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Year: 1867

If God were to take the sum and moor
and stars out of the heavens, the chances
of husbandry would be what, if God were
to take woman out Of life, would be the
chances for refinement and civilization
Woman carries civilization in her heart
it springs from her Her power and ia.
fuence mark the civilization of any coun-
try A man who lives in a community
where he has the privilege Of woman s
society, and is subject to woman's infu
ence, is almost of necessity refined, more
than he is aware of; and, when men are
removed from the genial influence of vir-
tuous womanhood, the very best degene-
rate, or feel the deprivation.


There is something wanting in the air
when you get west of the Allegheny noun
tains on a sultry day of summer. The
air east of the mountains is supplied with
sort of pabulum from the salt water OF
the ocean, by which one is sustained in
the sultriest days Of midsummer Now,
what this salt is to the air, that is wo-
mans influence to the virtue of a COM
munity You breathe it without know
ingit All you know is that you are made
stronger and better and a man is not half
a man unless a woman helps him to be.
One of the mischiefs of camp life is that
woman are removed from it. The men
may not know what it is that let's them
down to lower state of feeling, or what
that subtle influence was that kept them up
to higher state of refinement, but it is
the woman in the one case, as it was the
presence of woman in the other. Woman
is light which God has set before man
to show him the way to go, aud blessed
is he who has sense .enoughto follow til
IL. w. Beecher.
Year: 1867

If anything in the world will make a
man feel badly, except pinching his fing-
ers in the crack of door, it is unques-
tionably quarrel. No man ever fails to
think less of himself after it than before.
it degrades him in the eyes of others,
and what is worse, blunts his sesibilities
on the one hand, and increases the power
of passionate irritability on the other
The tlgth is, the more peaceably and
quietly we get on, tho better for our neigh
bors. In nine csses out Of ten, the better
course is, if man cheats you, quit deal,
ing with him if he abuses you, quit his
company if he ISLANDERS you, take care
to live SO that no one will believe him.
No matter who he is or how he abuses
you, the wisest way to do is to let him
alone for there is nothing better than
this cool, calm, and quiet way of dealing
with the wrong we meet with.
Year: 1867

them from the country. My motto now
is, death to all estrangeros


There is no danger Of the Yankee in.
terferiug with us so long as the Southern
States (Estsdos del Surf are kept out Of
the Union; besides, the black men would
side with us, and may at any time pro-
nounce against the whites. Before we
get through with the foreigners, the Yam
KEGS will think we are in earnest, and the
time will come when their notables will
be begging for their own heads, instead
Of begging for the Austrian.


In our struggles for liberty we have
lost nearly all. Our lands, and our
mines, and our liberty, and our women,
and our honors we still have, but the for.
eigners have all the available wealth Of
the republic; but they will see in less
than three years that Mexicans will have
what they want in Mexico. You will
understand from this my position, and
should | by any chance whatever become
a candidate, you will understand my
unalterable platform. Whenever the
time comes you can make this letter pub
lie in such manner as you think proper.
| know that you and l think alike on
these matters, and know that my coun-
trymen will applaud our patriotic deter
mination. God and liberty


EsCoBEDo.
Year: 1867

The New York World, of late date,
contains a well digested article upon the
forthcoming crops, based upon the most
reliable information from various see
tious of the country. The cotton crop
we think is overestimated one million
bales. Tobacco, rice and sugar are likely
to be in nearly the same proportions.
We make the following excerpts;


The grass crop is from one.third to
one.half greater than has ever before been
cut in the United States. Wheat will
show full 33 per cent. more than the
harvest of any previous year. The corn
crop, at least in this section Of the coun-
try, and Notwithstanding the backward
weather, is full of promise. Farmers
in New Jersey say that corn is as high
as it was at the corresponding period
last summer; and although out West it
is claimed that this crop is " two weeks
behind" yet the very short time re
quired for its maturity and the present
prospect of favorable season are guar
antees that we shall have the usual
quantity of this always sure crop. The
prospect fer oats is good, and certainly
nothing could be iner than the present
weather is fer wheat


To show the exuberant promise Of the
present season, we present, in compa =
rative table, the yield Of 1860 and the
estimated crops of 1867:
Year: 1867

is conscious. He only speaks when oili'
cial necessity demands an expression OF
opinion. Then, with measured words,
he does that which is best, at this june
ture, for the whole country. He bows TO
the exigencies of the couutry's condition
and assents to the action Of the supreme
power in the Union.


They acted wisely in New York, those
national Republicans" who nominated
Grant for the Presidency. Radicalism
still distrusts him. He has not been thus
honored by any organ or convention OF
this Stevens. Brownlow party. They fear,
but do not love him. He has too much
at stake, Of reputation won, to sacrifice 1t
while President He is the eye sore OF
Sumner, of Butler, of Ben. Wade, of
Phillips These men never chant the
praises of Grant, and you, Messrs. Edi'
tors, were at fault when you stated that he
had been nominated by divers Radical
convocations. With better reason do you
name the objection that Southern advo-
cacy Of Grant would be fatal to him.
This would be true if we approved him
as Democrat. When we assent to his
election, declaring at the same time that
he is of a party with which the South
has no sympathiss, the force of your OBJ
lection is broken. We do not approve
Grant as Democrat or as an enemy of
Radicalism. We take the chances and
trust the man, his history and incentives,
to honorable deeds that must shape his
course. Since my motives have been
questioned& let me ask whether our
newspapers would not find more reason
to support Grant if they were not afraid
that the circulation of papers, the life
blood of editors, might be lessened
You'll have it to do. Face the music
even now and support Grant.


It FREE THINKER.


sWe think our correspondent mistakes
as to this. We know no reason for ques-
tioning, or why he should think it in
Year: 1867

ne. The Athens (Ga) Watchman
tells of an intelligent colored man of
Newton county, who had been spoken Of
as registrar, who upon hearing the
"iron clad" oath read, remarked that he
could take it conseientiously, but said
be would be d-d if be would sit with q
white man who could.
Year: 1867

E6rWe understand that the mortality
from cholera is increasing in Memphis.
AS high as Gfy deaths have occurred in
q single day. The malad y is confined to
the negro population, and the low, hIthy
classes of white people. The papers
make no report Of the disease.


We quote the foregoing from the
Huntsville Independent as fair sample
of the paragraphs which have, OF late,
been going the rounds of our ex-
changes, greatly to our detrlment'
The falsity of such reports is too appa-
rent to deceive any one at all cognizant
with the mortality in Memphis during
former visits of the cholera. The great
est number of deaths reported in any one
day last season when the malady
was raging in our midst as an
epidemic was but fifty-seven.
The newspapers of Memphis are making
no effort to suppress any fact concern
ing the public health or welfare. On
the contrary, we wish the facts to be
known that such exaggerated rumors as
that in the excerpt we publish may be
put to an end. The fact is the NOR
tuary report for the past week does not
show fifty deaths in Memphis from all
causes. We have concealed nothing
which has come to our knowledge in
this matter, and our friends in the coun'
try, as we'll as in the city, may rely upon
it that we shall not.
Year: 1867

The law Of Tennessee requires Admins
traitors to publish insolYeut notices in a
newspaper A written notice carries out
neither the spirit or letter of law, but It does
no injustice to all interested parties and lays
the Administrator liable for damages to all
who are losers by his non-conformity with
the law. We quote from the code Of Ten
nessee, section 2, $50:


The Clerk (of the County Court \ <
shall make an order upon the executor or
administrator, to give notice by advertise
ment in some newspaper published within
the State, and also at the court house door Of
the county, for all persons having claims
against said estate to appear and file the
same, authenticated in the manner pre-
scribed by law, on or against day to be
fixed IN such notice, which shall not be less
than three nor more than six months after
the date Of notice; and any claim not filed
on or before the day fixed, or before an ap-
preparation of the funds of the State is
made shall be forever barred both n law
and equity.
Year: 1867




1t is not good practice to let the sheep
run out on poor, frost bitten pasture, as long
as they can maintain life, before taking them
al. and feeding them Indeed, half the
wintering sheep depends upon the condition
IN witch they are IN on the first Of December
If they have had to provide for themselves
up to this date, and even up to the first of
January, as is frequently the case, they are
IN very poor condition to Withstand the
inclement season Of winter, and many Of
them viii come to an untimely grave


One of the great secrets of success with
sheep is to begin to feed early IN autumn,
just as soon as the pasture begin to fail If
the pastures fail, the sheep viii fail too, IN
less they have outside aid. They cannot
begin the winter IN too good condition II
they are strong and fat they are prepared to
resist the cold and storms but, If weak and
poor, they fall an easy prey to the trying
winter weather


Every sheep man should thoroughly Gull
his flock at this season, and dispose of all
the old and poor sheep at some price or
other. This Is another secret Of success in
sheep raising-sell off the poor ones-keep
the best ones. This Is the season to Gull the
fOck-befere winter sets In, Don't fail to
do this, if you weuld be a successful wool
grower.


Another. seeret.of success is, to keep no
more sheep than you can keep we'll Have
plenty of pasture for what you keep, and
plenty of hay and grair to feed them in
winter. If you want them to have heavy
feeces, they must have heavy feeding-they
cant have them without 1t pays to feed all
kinds of stock well, particularly sheep.


Another matter Of great Importance is, to
have good shelter for sheep-it is indispensa-
bic almost to success. Cheap sheds can be
put up that will ward off the cold winds and
rains. We do not advocate close yards for
sheep. Exercise is healthful, and if they
can have the piekings to be found IN the
fields ia cur latitude in winteG-the exer-
else and the grass they get are highly bene-
fetal to them. Blue grass pastures, rye
fields, etc, are very desirable to the fcck-
master COLeman's RllraL World.
Year: 1867

4 FTendish Outrage j1a Maury Coun IL
The Nashville Banner Of the 18th gives
the details of a most horrible crime in
Maury county The name of the lady who
was the unfortunate victim Is withheld 1t
seems that some time during 1851 or 1862
she married gentleman living IN Lawrence
county, and accompanied him thither A
few days ago she returned to her old home,
on a visit to her brother at his residence be-
tween Bigbyville and Mount Pleasant, In
Maury county. Last Monday, after eating
her dinner, she said that she would take a
walk In the orchard, as the weather was fine,
and left the house, Several hours elapsed,
and inquiries as to her whereabouts began
to be made. The family at length became
alarmed and search was made in the orchard,
Lying among the tall weeds, insensible, and
with frightful cash in her throat they
found the unhappy lady. Around her We're
the evidences that she struggled desperately
to save her honor. She was Immediately
carried back to the house, where every pOssi-
bic attention was shown her. After her
wound was dressed, she revived so far as to
be able to communicate by means of signs
some idea of the horrible misfortune which
had befallen her l. was ascertained that
the william who had violated her person was
a negro, of whom she was unable, owing to
her condition to give a description After
having accomplished his purpose he pierced
her throat with his knife, intending to add
the crime of murder to that already com
mitted


When last heard from the lady was not
expected to survive her injuries. The negro
had not been arrested.
Year: 1867

ago by the Telegraph announcing that
Lindsay, a negro orator, had declared that
the streets Of Richmond should run with
blood. What ne really did say was: The
Examiner says that the streets Of Richmond
viii run with blood. If that issue is forced
upon US, we must be prepared for i"
Year: 1867

The State Department is in receipt Of
dispatches announcing that Juarez had made
concession to the United States Of right Of
way through Sonora for the transportation
of troops. This is subject to the approval
of the Mezican Congress. 1t was solicited
BY our government several months ago
Year: 1867

We do not intend to be misunder-
stood nor misrepresented in our con-
gratulations over the National Demo-
cratic victories, and our endorsement
of the principles and policy upon
which they were won. We did not
say-have not said-and do not in
tend to say, that they can effect the
action of the present Congress in the
matter of Reconstruction On the
contrary, we have conjectured that in
the very losses which the Radicals
have sustained at the North, will be
found their most potent reason for
consummating reconstruction in the
South, in the speediest possible man
ner, under Radical influences.


We have said, and we repeat, be-
cause the lessons of the past are too
fresh in our memory to be forg often,
that the Democracy of the North
mean well and vote WELL" but they
have no idea of enlisting in any sec
tional war for the benefit of the South.
Rather than that, they will furnish
men and money on the other side, and
submit to the most despotic admins
tratlon of their government, in order
to prosecute a successful war. With
in the past few days, we have copied
an article from a leading Northern
Democratic journal declaring that if
Mr. johnson should become involved
in contest with Congress, it must be
distinctly understood that it is GA.
Johnson's fight-not the Democra-
cy's."


SO we have said, and we repeat our
opinion, that the Northern Democracy
cannot, by any victory they have won.
prevent reconstruction under the aus
pices of the present Radical Congress.
Believing this,we were anxious to de
gree which we have not language to eX-
press, that it should have been disarm-
ed oft dangers and evils as far as pos
sible, by being placed in the hands of
conservative, reliable men, such as were
nominated for the Convention by the
Conservatives in Attala, Kinds, Car
roll, Marshall and other Counties
We beliece that time wiU amply establish
the aoiSdOna Of oar course.


But we can find no reason to reject
the sound principles and the conserva-
tive doctrines upon all the great ques
tions of governmental policy, held by
the Northern Democracy, BECAUSE they
| have no power to prevent the accom-
plishment of its purposes by the pres
ent Radical Congress. If the South
is forced into the Union under Radi-
cal organizations, with one half of her
white citizens DISTINGUISHED even
though it be owing to their mistaken
policy in refusing to adapt themselves
to circumstances they could not con-
troll, the small minority that remains
Year: 1867

to exercise the privilege of suffrage,
will from the very instinct of self-pre-
servation, cling the more closely to
the National Democracy, as their only
hope ofrescue from the storms of per-
secution and prescription.


We reiterate, therefore, that if the
people of this section, believe that in
the principles of the National Democ-
cy as enunciated in their recent cleo
tions, there is ultimate safety for the
country from anarchy and misrule, and
especially for the oppressed and down
trodden South, let us take them up,
with one heart and one purpose, 'sand
engrave them on all our banners
Year: 1867

The RIGHTS OF BANKRUPTs-We e
publish this morning the most i'm
portant decision yet rendered under
the bankrupt law of Congress.


In the case we now publish, the
counsel opposing the bankrupt asked
questions about some money that
came into his hands after the petition
had been filed. The bankrupt's coun-
sci objected that creditors have moth
ing whatever to do with property
that may come into hankrupt's S
hands after the date Of filing Of the pc
tition. The opposite side claimed that
only such property as might be ac-
quired after the adjudication Of bank
ruptcy was thus freed from creditor S
claims. Constituting the statute by its
wording, the United States Judge sup
ported the position taken by the
counsel for the bankrupt, thus fixing
the point of the discharge Of the
bankrupt at the date of filing the pc
tition- If, after that period, property
should fall to the debtor, making him
a millionaire, still only what he owed
before the filing of the petition would
be accessible to the creditors.
phis Bulletin.
Year: 1867

From all the signs of the times in
the North the radicals will need the
support of the ten outside Southern
States in the Presidential election, and
it is altogether probable, therefore,
that under the present system Of re-
construction, they will be hurried
through the mill, and reinstated in
Congress, in season to vote for Presi-
dent next November. The late South
ern elections make this the safe policy
it is thought tor the radicals, and they
begin to see that further delays may
be dangerously. Y. Herald.


On the other had, National Intelli-
gencer says:


The effect of the elections upon the
the Radical majority in Congress is
already manifested by the faltering and
foundering off their rank and file
The leaders cannot bring up th cir men
to face impeachment, nor the Sumner
Stevens project for imposing negro
suffrage upon all the States alike
These two Radical issues are dead,
and the party will be buried with
them.
Year: 1867

A TRUE PATRIOT He The man
mentioned in the following, from the
Aberdeen Miss. Examiner, is worth
all the reconstruction and anti-recon-
struction, loyal and Southern rights
politicians in Monroe county, in real
usefulness to it.


Why did he not try to be a cotton
planter, raising the Southern staple to
furnish revenue to Congress, wages to
loyal voters, and food for worms I?


As an instance of what can be done in our
county, we would st.te that Mr. p. G Bry-
an, who farms near the mouth of Matubba,
saved this year from two acres of land, fif-
teen Thousand pounds of peas and pea vine
hay; enough to winter thirty head of cattle
This large amount of forage cost no other
abor than that of planting and gathering,
and if viewed in no other light than that of
wise have been fed to stock, the result is
startling.


Mr.. Byran also raised off of one acre and
without more attention than that given to
peas, oyer thirteen thousand pounds of
pumpkins; enough to feed at least fourteen
head of stock magnifcently through the
winter, or fed with the peas, tue product of
these three acres, which any boy could have
plowed and planted easily, are ample to win
ter forty-four head of cattle
Year: 1867

1t is estimated that the present price
of cotton did not yield to the planter
what six cents per pound did before
the war; and, according to well
known Louisiana cultivator, the staple
cannot be produced for less than
eight cents per pound, in gold, leaving
the planter with less than two cents on
each pound produced. The tax add
ed makes the production of cotton
most disastrous to the farmer
Year: 1867

"Old Thad'' said he was glad at the
defeat of the republicans in PenDsyl-
vania, because OF their cowardice in
lodging the issue of negro suffrage.
Yet, in advoiding that issue as a local
question, they came within a thousand
votes of carrying the State. What
does he think of New York, where the
radical test of universal negro suffrage
was put into the party platform as
State measure, and where the results
are like those of tornado tearing up
everything by the roots.-New York
Herald
Year: 1867

The Memphis Ledger is not sure
that anything is to be gained by the
removal of the cotton tax. 1t thinks
it would be better to increase the tax
to ten cents than to have a bounty
paid for production. The South can
make more at something else, and the
real loser by a tax which would force
the South to quit raising cotton, would
be the North
Year: 1867

By reference to the Sexton's Report
it will be seen that there were % inter
ments during the past week, three of
whom died out of the city There were
eleven deaths from yellow fever
Vicksburg Times, 18th
Year: 1867

1t seems to be still question wheth
er Gen Grant will consent to be the
Radical candidate for the Presidency
If he does not, that party is hopelessly
swamped Grant was a Democrat be
fore the war made him famous, ard
may be he will yet return to his first
love
Year: 1867

AMERICAN MANUFACTUREs-THE AMERI-
CAN WATCH COMPANY OF WALTHAM, Mass.
Our readers know that the best mechanism
of the best manufactures of this country is
unsurpassed anywhere in the world. The
genius of American inventors and mechanics
produced the cotton-gin, the mechanical
reaper and mower, the sewing machine, the
best telegraphic instruments, and last, but
not least, the wonderful machinery of the
American Watch Company of Waltham,
Mass, a mechanism that takes hold of the
raw material-the brass and steel, and gold,
and precious stones, and under competent
direction turns out that daily wonder and
necessity-a perfect ime-kceper.


Beginning in 1850 in very moderate way,
but with the determination to make none
but thoroughly good watches, the Company
have continued to enlarge their works from
year to year, Gas they were unable to supply
the demand0 until now they manufacture
about one-haf of all the watches sold in the
United States. Their factory covers over
three acres of ground, and as an illustration
OF its extent, we MAY mention that it is snp-
piled with over sixty miles of iron pipes
These watches have proved SO reliable that
several of the railways of the country now
furnish them as a part of their equipment
and while recommending other lines to adopt
the same precaution against accidents, the
editor of the Boston Railocoy Times remarks
We have carried one of these watches for
the past four years, and although it has had
to submit to rough usage in camp life, horse
back riding, &C, we do not hesitate to say
that it is the best time-k keeper and less ex-
pensive to keep in order than any watch we
ever carried" The Company's success has
stimulated the manufacture and importation
of many worthless counterfeits, so that bny-
ers should be careful to- see that they obtain
the genuine American watch made at Wal
tham