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Year: 1874

by regularly executed grants, postal rights
and safe transportation inland included, the
cost to the government or private corporations
of sending out ten thousand settlers, their
maintenance and the first years implements
and seed for cultivating the land, the building
Of villages, towns, market places, slaughter
houses, churches, educational establishments,
ing presses and machinery, the establishment
of steamship lines, the making of roads and
drainage and irrigation. Provision was also
made for the regular incorporation of the
towns the free election of officials, police
justices and the higher functionaries having
general jurisdiction. In addition they were to
claim exemption from export duty for fifteen
years, while the home government was to
make the import duty merely nominal on all
produce imported direct; all agricultural,
kitchen and domestic implements and utensils,
machinery and building material to be admit
ted to the new colonies free Of duty. This
was the tenor and purport Of the article,
which was generally commended at the time.
Now, it is just possible our diplomats may
argue that all this trouble and expense were in
CURED by the German government simply in
behalf OF the Asiatics; but we think the facts
undoubtedly indicate the Colonial ten
set forth and encouraged has been suspended
the change has been extremely sudden and
hitherto unexplained.
Year: 1874

To the Editor of the Banner:


NASHVILLE, February 17.-While 1
do not recognize the right of a chairman OF
an executive committee Tor even the commit
teel acting for political organization dur
ing a canvass, to act for the organic alton
after the canvass ends, 1t may not be out of
place for me- as chairman of the State execu-
tive committee of the Independent or John
son organization in the last canvass, TO
suggest meeting of those who united In that
movement, and others who approve
these suggestions. therefore now
suggest that the friends of a lib
ersi movement, looking alone to the good
of the State, and not to the success of any
party, meet at Nashville on the first Thursday
in April. 1t will, in all probability, upon full
consideration, be our interest," 10 unite Win WIN
the Democratic party, but self-respect, after
what took place In 1872, fol bids such union
without some fair understanding. AT present
there is no one on either side authorized TO
make terms. What Tennessee now needs is a
party bold enough to admit that independent
thought, free speech and honest action are
worth more than any party. 1t is q fact as
pregnant as painful, that the political leaders
of both the great parties, with many honora-
BILE exceptions on both sides, while they
Joined in a general war against each other,
slipped through the pickets and formed
partnership rings with each other 10
rob the people, and then returned TO
their ports to renew the fire against each
other. We need an open confession OF the
sins of our leaders, and bold declaration,
though 1t may be rebelltous in q party sense,
that the development of our resources, the
breaking up of rings and monopoltes, and q
removal OF the immense burdens imposed
upon the people TO benefit otiice-holders and
stock gamblers, is of more Importance than
party. Intelligent men, uniting for the good
OF the State, Will not likely raise any question
over the name of a party, or other immatertRl
issues, but in business way, and without
prejudice from past differences, will take any
step which may be found necessary TO unite
good men against corruption. II this sugges-
ton is favored by gentlemen In different parts
of the State, and they will confer with me, l
will try and have their suggestions published.


A. s. COLYAR.
Year: 1874

II the whole state debt were repudiated,
ma TIE State revenue laws nullihed in Shell
~ county, the relief afforded would hardly
I,e felt-Ndshuflle linton and American.


Exactly so, judge. But the people OF
ssbsISy don't believe in reputation,
and would not have relief by any such
dishonest means. They have too much
at stake to think Of Reputation ior B
moment. As Is the State credit, 30 Is
the credit OF nearly all the corporations
private and public, In the great money
markets of the world; and as,
like all large communities, our credit
is cur life, we cannot afford to
even sguint toward repudiation. But
above that consideration is the moral
one, which, with all people, should out
weigh all others. Our burdens are hard
to bear, but they must be borne with un-
I'll, by increase of population and in
crease and variety of industries, we
make them lighter. And we submit to
our cotemporary that even to discuss
50 fearful a contingency as possible,
Year: 1874

THE temperance movement is MAX
ing headway IN Mississippi. In Meri-
dian daily additions are being made to
the brotherhood, and the Banner wants
a full temperance ticket elected at the
next municipal election in the town of
LouisvilIe-to be held on the first Mon
lday in March.
Year: 1874

The New York Times has taken to
telling the truth. Here is one of the
latest evidences of it. 1t says: "At a
moment when the sad condition Of
affairs in Louisiana is attracting the at
tention of the whole country, and when
Mississippi has elected a steamboat
porter to the United States senate only
because his skin is black, the proceed
ings of the South Carolina legislature
are more scandalous than at any time
since the close of the war"
Year: 1874

THE New Yolk Times says Louisiana
is ga State in the hands Of men not le-
gally chosen to Office, who obtained
possession by an illegal decree of fed
eral Judge, backed by the military force
Of the United States" Correct.
Year: 1874

MANY citizens of both parties in Mis-
sissippi are convinced that a stay-law is
a profound and absolute necessity, and
it is possible the legislature will pass
one since the "colored people are
already suffering
Year: 1874

Foley Hall, the author of EUer Of Thee
I'm F6ndty Dreaming, was gentle
man of wealth and great intellectual
endowment. Admired and petted, he
led wild, reckless life, in which his
wealth melted away; until he had not
wherewithal to buy bis daily bread.
Year: 1874

The afternoon train going south on the Naugatuck road Thursday of last week. narrowly escaped an accident. A large OAK loS had fallen upon the track between Beacon Falls and N,ugaluck where there is deep cut. Fortunately the obstruction Was discovered in lime 10 stop the train.
Year: 1874

You can't tell much about the girls
nowadays, they are so like a newspaper
-sapitally made up. To see girl as
she really is. you must drop in ON her
unpectedly. As some one has remarked.
the way to find a girl out is to call when
abe isn't in.
Year: 1874

Mckee of Mssissippi-George C.-the indi-
vidual who represents in a very able-b bodied
manner the Yth District of that State in the
Federal Congress, seems an altogether estima-
bic person. Precisely why The Washington
Capital should call him Legislative Pump
"km- Head" we are unable to discover. The
remark seems not wholly complimentary, but
we are not sufficiently familiar with the social
customs of the National Capital to say posi-
lively that "pumpkin-head" is not term of
endearment. Possibly, since the cessation Of
partisanship in the agricultural regions and
the development of the Grange movement, the
use of agricultural epithets as pet names has
come in fashion at the National Capital but
even then this particular remark, from a
chronological point of view has somehow the
flavor of unkindness. For estimable. as the
pumpkin is when viewed merely as vegetable
reposing on its native heath, it has quality
of hollowness that the science of cranOlogy
by no means recognizes as indicative of intel
lectual power.


That the Honorable Mr.. Mckee of Mississippi
did not consider the application Of the term
as intended to be complimentary, is sufficiently
indicated by the fact that he searched Wash



petuosty and rattan stick for the author Of
the article in which the agricultural figure oc-
Cured. 1t has come to be understood in
Washington that the degree of friendliness
with which any person seeking for the editor
of The Capital is animated may be measured
with reasonable accuracy by the size of the
stick with which he prosecutes the search.
The rattan with which the Honorable Mr..
Mckee went feeling after the editor, if haply
he might find him, was about half an inch in
diameter, fact which influenced tho minds
of impartial spectators to the belief that he
used it as Gen. Taylor did the dogs in the
Florida war-simply to find out where lie was
and not to worry him. The editor of the
paper being absent, he transferred his affec-
tonate solicitude to q namesake, the amable
young poet and House Librarian. Him he
found in the library of the House, and to him
addressed his abrupt conundrums and tender
greetings.


native of Mississippi has lived in the State
since the war, when not occupied with the
duties of craftsmanship in the United States
Congress, and has become thoroughly imbued
with the notion that chivalry consists in find
ing man smaller than himself and click
ling him. He congratulated himself upon
finding John j. Piatt. lie at once pro-
ceeded to the examination of that gentle
man with the startling inquiry whether
he was the author of the article call
ing him q Legislative ,pumpkin-head.n Mr..
Piatt responded that he was not, but that ho
read the proof of it before it was printed.
1t is related by a local newspaper, to which
Year: 1874

which at any rate deserves careful
thought. He would have the Secretary
of the Treasury fix rate, to be amended
if necessary monthly, by which merchants
could with their checks purchase gold iOr thc
payment of duties only. The gold would thus
virtually remain in the Treasury all the time,
and vet would be used by the merchants at
the Government rate for business with the
Government. The payments of interest would
still throw annually enough gold on the gen
eral market to provide for the purchase OF
exchange.


V. Our business men have for months been
standing still. They were unwilling, they said
to undertake anything till they knew from
Washington what to depend uDon." Now
they know. We do not expect an immediate
return to such Aush times as those before the
panic; but we certainly ought to see the stag
nation ended. The first to move now are likely
to be the ones to reap the largest rewards.
Year: 1874

The bill now before Congress for defining
certain vexed questions of domicile and citi-
zenship is of such necessary and useful char
acter that it is to be hoped no timd conside-
rations of the foreign vote will prevent its
passage. The provision which has been most
severely attacked is that requiring naturalized
American citizens residing abroad to register
themselves at a consulate or legation of the
United States, and to make declaration of
their intention TO return to this country. Those
who omit to comply with this requirement.
and who reside for two years continuously IN
a foreign country. are held to be domiciled
there. Those who are engaged in commercial
pursuits are not held to have given up their
domicile in America, however long they may
remain abroad, unless they have no inten-
ton of returning. The children of
American parents born abroad retain
their citizenship during minority, and
their right of electiDg their nationality after.
Year: 1874

On the second page of THE TRIBUNE to-day
we print summary of the proceedings of
the National Academy of Science during the
first two days session. The members of this
association are men of mark in various
branches of science; and the reports, though
not altogether of popular character, will be
scanned with interest.
Year: 1874

The condition of Cuba to-day is a note
worthy example Of the dangers from which
country may suffer through a redundant
currency. The letter from Havana which we
publish on our second page gives some in
cidents which show that the financial en-
barrassments there have become so great that
there is no hope for their removal for many
years, even under the most prudent admins
tratiOn.
Year: 1874

The bill at Albany for setting aside plot
Of ground in the Central Park for military
parades and drills is full of danger. The
Central Park was not intended for such
purpose, would be largely damaged
by it, and would certainly be made
q less desirable breathing place for the women
snd children who now find it 80 precious a
boon. There is no difficulty in getting space
for all the parades we need, without Invading
Central Park.
Year: 1874

@s- "Why," said pompous lawyer to a
witness, "you know you were caught in the
act of listening, else how do you account Tor
looking down the stairs that night with Your
head almost between your legs, eh p al you
please, sir" responded the witness. al was
looking bow the pain in the back of my head
wasn
Year: 1874

@s-A Sunday school teacher was in the habit
of making collection in his juvenile class for
missionary objects. He was not little sur
prised one day to find counterfeit shilling
among the coppers; and on asking the class
who put it there, the donor was pointed out to
him by one who had seen him deposit it,
"Ddn't you know that this was good for moth
ing?" said the teacher. "Yes," answered the
boy. "Then what did you put it in the box
for2" The boy cody replied, al didn't pose the
little heathens would know the difference so
thought it would be just as good for them"
Year: 1874

From the Newark IN. J.) Advertiserl


The NEW YORK HERALD has made creditable
achievement In journalism by procuring from the'
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, OF Maryland, an opinion
upon the legal and constitutional questions In
volved in the Louisiana situation. The selection
and retaining OF Mr.. Johnson for this service waS
eminenty judicous He Is not exactly O rcpuoii-'
can not democrat, not partisan In any sense
but he is an eminent jurst who by all his training
has warm Southern sympathes representing the
best ana most intelligent sentiment OF the Border
States and has the confidence OF the people
of oil sections, both as TO the clearness OF his
judgment and the purity OF his motive. Hav-
ing held the most distinguished positions in
the service Of his country, he Is now out Of
politics, and his opinion in the HERALD must
he accepted as the deliberate opinion OF a
great lawyer, given to u client who only desires to-
know the law and not to make or pervert It, 1t ia
altogether new feature In Journalism and Is tina
perfection Of all that is good in the practice Of
'interviewng"-becaus both parties act from
one motive-the circulation OF intelligent viewa
and reliable Information.
Year: 1874

proved over and over again by unimpeacnab1e ana
overwhelming testimony. state nothing as hav-
ing occurred since 1870 which has not fallen within
my personal Oficial knowledge. l have not
given YOU detail OF hundredth part OF the blood
and crime, but prominent Incidents in the fearful
history. l am, as may say, the witness
OF crimes which, in the absence OF troops, | am
unable TO punish or prevent. In November, 1872,
was compelled to report to Attorney General
Williams that were to attempt the performance
OF my sworn duty II would be the signal Tor my
death and that OF every white republican in North
Louisiana. | have felt compelled TO make the
same report within twenty days. My heart Is
oppressed with care and sorrow. am unable to
write as / otherwise would; forgive deficiencies
and believe me your friend.
Year: 1874

A writer in the Galaxy says: "Ev-
cry art has limits, in endeavoring to
pass which it becomes not only power
less but ridiculous; but within those
limits it admits no rival, no co.worker.
Hence it is that great music is not writ.
ten to great poetry, that music is not
married to immortal verse. A beauti
ful song, like one of those which
Shakespeare has scattered through his
plays, needs no music. BY its inherent
quality it attains its end. In itself it is
song. II sings itself, and is both
words and music. What would Take,
O take those lips away gain by being
sung to any music? If the music were
great the poetic value Of the thoughts
would be lost, or sink out of sight for
the time if the music were inferior to
the words it could only provoke the re-
sentiment of impertinence. Hence it is
that lyric writing not of the highest
order-that which embodies the pleas
ant suggestion of emotion in flowing
rhythm, without much strength or
beauty of expression--is most frequent
ly made the vehicle of fine musical
thought. The composer expresses
that which the song has suggested to
him. His is the passion, bis perfect
utterance. Lyric expression may come
from one soul, not from two. Words
written for music should merely minis
ter to occasion, and be the humble, un-
seen nucleus of beauty, like blade of
grass made splendid by the jewels of
the morning.
Year: 1874

A writer SAYS : "The mountain re-
rion of east and particularly the south
eastern part of Tennessee, one oil the
most charming places that can be found
for grand and beautiful scenery, has re-
ceiyed the title of the Switzerland of
America. to which it is fairly entitled.
The sportsman never fails here in meet
ing abundance of game, aud both land
and water TEEN with the spoils that made
East Tennessee the favorite hunting
ground of the Indians. But it is the
almost fabulous mineral wealth of this
region that is drawing so much atten-
tion to it, Here tilted up on edge
are the different strata of minerals Of
various kinds and astonishing richness,
only waiting for the hand of man to put
them to their proper uses. Both
coal and iron were known to exist
in large quantities in this section, but
they were not developed, simply because
the habits of the old slavery days led
the owners to have no relish for the
busy conflict and strife by which the
wealth and power of the N rthern states
had been SO rapidly acquired, Since
the war, however, change has come
over the spirit of their dreams, and
Chattanooqa, thanks to the energetic
northern men, drawn hither by her
great natural advantages, has become q
thriving manufacturing center, and
promises to become one OF the most inn
portant points in the south"
Year: 1874

More than one hundred millions of
people are habitual coffee drinkers, and
amorg them not few OF our readers.
The new way of preparing the berry
for market by which it passes through
pulping, steaming and washing ma
chine, yields a clearer and brighter
bean, popular with dealers, but in q
considerable degree damaged as to the
strength of the coffee. While the ave-
rage price of the article has advanced
from 90 to 100 per cent. its value as q
beverage has been reduced about one
half. Tea and common sirup are quite
as much injured by art and chemical
manipulations,
Year: 1874

The following curious incident con,
nected with the funeral at Westminster.
of DR., Livingstone, is related by a Lon,


don correspondent:


One man was making money in st,


Margarets church-yard in a more ex.
ceptIonablo way. He was selling a green
pamphlet, which bore on it in large let
tiers, Wonderful Adventures. Living
stone. His pretty black wives most
wonderful traveller There was also
on the pamphlet q coarse woodcut, re.
presenting a man with his hair standing
straight up on his head, as might well
be the case, since lion looks at him
with grateful complacency, a snake seeks
his intimacy by lining about his knees.
and a monkey pulling off his hat, or
hair, it is difficult TO say which. Aston
ished that any one should have the au-
dacity to sell at the door of the abbey
on such an occasion a pamphlet with
such m inscription the same being also
paraded on a placard--I bought copy
price one penny to find what this hard
pressed caterer for the million could
have to say about Livingstone. 1t turn
Ell ont to be a humbug. Between the
Wonderful Adventures and Living.
stone, in large capitals, were painted
in a microscopic script the words 'of
celebrated African traveller like Dr.
Inside there are ten pages of rubbish
about some man (uame not Fivepl who
resolved to 60 on foot and by land, TAX.
ing near cut, to rescue Sir John Frank
lin in the Arctic seas, this alyenturer
took Africa in his course thither. By
that route he reached the mountains
Of floating ice, where he found dog
who conducted him TO a place where
lay a skeleton, which he supposed to
be that of Franklin. 1t certainly was
a brave trick to sell this stuff with its
cover, but this is & land of
free trade"
Year: 1874

"I WOULDN'T be a cook for the whole
world" exclaimed a fashionable young
lady to her betrothed lover. "Of
course not, he replied: 4" if you were
cook for the whole world you would
never get through your work but you'll
be able to manage it nicely for our
little family"
Year: 1874

Our attention has been called to an
error which occurs in the HERALD's
article on freights and fares, which ap-
peared in yesterday mornings issue.
We then stated, upon what we ac-
cepted as good authority, that prior to
the appearance of GOoDALL, NELSON
Il PERKINS steamers on the coast
route, the Pacific Mail charged seven
dollars per ton on all freight brought
from San Francisco to the port of Will
mington. Had we said the old line
charged these rates while owned by
BEN HOLLADAY, we should have been
correct. Since the line passed into the
hands of the Pacific Mail, the nominal
charge has not exceeded five dollars
per ton, though we have no doubt that
averaging the freight by weight they
netted seven, and perhaps ten, dollars
for every ton brought down before the
appearance of the opposition. The
classification rates by which freight is
received, has, we presume, been prac-
tised ever since men began to learn
the tricks of trade, but it is always an
expensive rule to the shipper. A baby
wagon or light buggy may be made
to measure a ton, when in reality it
does not weigh as much as the steam
er's clerk. This, however, is practised
by all steamboat and railroad compa-
nies, and will be remedied when the
Changers are through with other and
more important matters. With regard
to the rates for freight as now charged,
we are informed that the freight which
goes out of this valley is largely in
excess of that brought in. This being
the case, it would not be to the advan-
tage of the people to equalize the rates
by taking off of the down freight and
adding to the up bound. Merchandise
from San Francisco to Wilmington
now costs five dollars per ton-the
same as charged by the Pacific Mail
before the opposition was placed on the
route.
Year: 1874

In referring to the election under
the Local Option law, soon to take
place at Los Nietos, the Star says: " If
the eintermeddlers with others business
carry their point, we think we are CIV
ing good advice to those who deal in
liquors in any way to say to them to
stick to their business just as though
nothing had happened. No grand
jury will ever indict them" We
think this bad advice, very bad advice.
No man will abandon his claim to in
telligence by asserting that the Local
Option law is not now law of the
state in actual force. 1t was the Act
of the people of California, in Legisla-
ture assembled, and when the Act re-
ceived the signature of the Governor,
it became a law as binding as any in
our statute books. All elections held
under the Local Option law are legal,
and to advise men to disregard the
law which such elections establish, is
to advise them to violate the law, and
thereby jeopardise personal liberty
and individual property. We are no
stickler for Local Option, but we re-
spect the law and recognize tue will of
the people as the law of the land. We
hold that in any community where a
majority of the qualified voters have,
in accordance with the provisions of
the Local Option law, voted against
the retail of liquor, to retail liquor
within the boundary fixed by the elec-
ton, is an unlawful act, and certainly
those who advise the commission of
such an unlawful act, are giving bad
advice. The assertion that no grand
Jury will ever indict those who commit
such unlawful act is unwarranted, and
could only hold good with grand
jury composed of men having rather
vague notions of the sanctity of an
oath. Local Option may be an un-
constitutional ltw, but has not yet
been so pronounced by the proper tri-
bunal. and until it is so pronounced it
is law of the State, and its violation
is an illegal act subjecting the violator
to the penalties named, hence we say
advice to disobey the law is bad adj
Il.