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Year: 1879

A blunt backwOodsman from Texas tells the
Confederate Brigadicrs that they have a la
mentable lack of brains, and in the end viii be
obliged to pass the appropriation bills without
conditions. He utters the general opinion.
The Washington correspondent OF The Herald.
who has wasted great deal Of wellmeant
advice in trying to help the Democrats out of
their disgrace, gives up in disgust, and re-
marks Of their latest device: "TO say that il
is childish is to speak injunouSy of the
sense of real children" Bat the BrigadIers
were fairly warned by TIE TRIBUNE that this
device would only bIiag upon them greater
contempt than ever. How is Ut that men
whose lives have been devoted to politics,
who once were famed for their skill III leader
ship, and whose word is law in a Democratic
caucus, fail so utterly at this emergency 2 Is
there not reason for the feeling which,
as the correspondent just quoted admits, has
become general throughout the North, namely,
that :" the vote of the Solid South has been
shown in the last three or four months to be
ga powerful and Obedent aud almost abjcct
instrument for serious mischief III the
hands of the worst, the most turbulent,
"reckless and ignorant part of the Demo-



" the sensible conclusion of many candid OBJ
" servers here is that the country does well
" to guard itself against its predominance Y


Whether the Southern politicians are patri-
otic or not, they might reasonably be expected
to care for their own interests. Yet here they
are smashing their heads against the same
solid stone wall. day after day, and begging
everybody to witEess that exhibition of states
manship. What Is the explanation of this
strange phenomenon


Was il not well said of a despot, " His
greatest peril Is that he never hears the
truth"f The Solid South has suppressed
freedom of speech. How, every Southern
man knows. For the few daring leaders who
have resisted the prevailing opinion there.
the rife and the shotgun have sufficed. Men
less obstinate, by the hundred, have been
driven from the South. The great body of
Republicans in that section purchase safety by
silence. Social ostracism and prescription in
Year: 1879

business wait on any man who darcs to con-
demn the ruling faction. How can that fac
ton learn anything, under these circumstances,
of the real temper and spirit OF ITS opponents
1t learns nothing, and Is glad


The Solid South has taken pains tn isolate
itself. II will tolerate no active Republlcanlsm
within its borders. II viii listen 10 no out
spoken Republicanism elsewhere. Uncom-
promising hostility toward all those who have
for twenty years led AMI represented pubhc
opinion at the North-this is the prevailing
spirit of the Confederate Brigadiers They
cannot forget that they were beaten, and are
destitute OF that largeness of soul which rises
above the past. Naughty, sOured by merted
calamity, rooted in their hostility to Republic
can ideas and leaders, separated and isolated
by their own choice, what can they know OF
public opinion at the North And yet they
hope to rule this country! Men who have no
comprehension of the character, spirit, DIR
poses or opinions of twO-thrdS OF the people
of this Nation, nevertheless persuade them
selves that they can govern 1t!


The Confederate Brigadier always fancIes
that he has to deal with an ignorant, passion
ate, narrow-mnded and shallow people. lie
builds great hopes on the smallest tricks OF
the demagogue, for he cannot understand that
the sober common sense of the millions OF
voters at the North treats such tricks with
CONTEMPT. He listens to the advice given by
shallow, knavish partisans at the North, be-
cause they agree with him III thinking that
the people are fools and raScals. a North
ern trickster, who has crawled into Congress
by appealing to the passions OF the raoblc'
appears TO the Southern Brigadier to under
"stand Northern sentiment" His fatal ad-
vice is followed. Sincere and true friends oil
the Southern people, who would gladly see
the South extricated from its unhappy posi-
ton. are treated with insOlence and forced into
opposition.


The South is too solid for It's own good
too solid. by far, ever to rule this country.
No party that has the support of the Solid
South ever will rule in this country again. no
public man of either party who is cursed
with the support of the Solid South ever VIII
hold large influence for the people OF the
North are not idiots, and cannot be cheated
by the tricks of crossroads politicians.
Neither are they knaves, nor will they lntrust
power to men in whom the disposition to re-
pudiate all obligations has become chronic.
For all time the North will have the ma
iority, and the Solid South will never know
enough of Northern character and opinion Sc
riousy to divide the Northern vote. This
country is not yet ready to be ruled by Its
least intelligent end.
Year: 1879

The Treasury has now been paying coin on
demand for five months. The debt statement
of June 1 shows that the stock of gold coin
and bullion has been slightly increased during
that time, although about $4,000 900, or
about &2,00OO00 each month, has been
diverted to swell the hoard of standard silver
dollars lying idle in the Treasury vaults. The
following comparison of the condition of the
Treasury on the 1st Of January aud on the LIST
of June will be interesting, and to those who
think of voting for the pending Silver BILL
should be instructive
Year: 1879

The Albany Ldw Journal sustains on strictly legal
grounds the position which THE TRIBUNE has al
ready assumed, on the broader grounds of public
policy, with respect to Governor RobInson's vetoes
of the appropriations to pay awards by the Board
of Audit. 1t will be remembered that certain
citizens whose contracts with the State for work
on public buildings were abrogated, claimed before
the State Board of Audit the natural and reason
able profits which they would have made II the
state had allowed them to fulfil their contracts,
that the decision of the Board, composed
under the law Of various State officers, was
in their favor, that the Legislature there
upon made appropriations to pay the awards,
which the Governor vetoed. We urged at the time
that leaving all technical questions of law out OF
considerations this was subst tantialy an act OF bad
faith. The Boardl of Audit was created In accord
ance with constitutional amendment which de-
prlved the Legislature of the power OF passing upon
claims against the State. For its own protection
against thieves and to check one fruitful Of
legislative corruption the State chose TO refer all
such claims to a small court of public officers,
usually men of good character, and always well
known and easily made responsible for their acts.
The Governors veto placed the State in the position
of refusing to abide by the decision Of tribunal Of
its own selection and own creation. This seems to
Us violation of the honor of our Government.


Inc AtDdHy LGC journal goes tufbner anu uecldTtb
tie Governors action to be also repugnant TO good
law 1t is shown that the statute which created the
Board authorized it to determine" on the justice
and amount of claims, and speaks of its conclusions
as decisions using the word several times IL IS
held that the intention of the State not merely
to supplant the Legislative committees on claims,
but 20 constitute "a court Of independent final and
conclusive authority" The Board does not make
reports but decisions; it hears aud determines
as in a reference at law The votes of majority
shall be necessary to, and shall constitute, de-
cision'-a foolshly superfluous provision. if the
Board were intended to act merely as a COMMITTEES.
Ii is not necessary to insist here upon the duty of
the State 10 be- quite rs honest as any one Of its
individual citizens; if that duty was not enjoined
by numerous decisions of courts it would still be
imperative.


But the only point with which the Governor mado
any impression upon the public mind was his objec-
ton to requiring the State TO pay expect profits.
is sufficient to say, in answer to this that our own
highest court has declared that the obligation of a
contract would not be impaired by the refusal Of
the State to perform IT !" and also that the United
States Court of Claims has invariably allowed
profits, when they were natural and not solely
speculative 1t is to be hoped that the State will
never again be committed such bad faith and bad
lou
Year: 1879

for the French Government, which i'll this IN
stance made firm stand in favor OF
Conservatism. The descrtion of Blanqn
by his Radical friends is due. no doubt,
to the conviction being forced on them
that it would be neither polite nor
patriotic 10 embar1ass the Government at this
critical moment.
Year: 1879

Mr. Garrison's death naturally gives rise to much
discussion of his character and career some OF 1t
iudIc0us and kindly. and come of it otherwise The
"SocialistsD of Boston have passed certain rather
extraordinary resolutions upon the occasion, in
which they openly declared the time to be at hand
IN which property in land and all natural resources
will be abolished; aud this consummatcn, we OBJ
serve is to be swiftly followed by the abolition of
the unjust and destructive privilege of using pri-
vate wealth as capital" 1t seems hardly decent to
utilize the death of man like Mr.. Garrison in such
n way; but it may be said without injustice TO his
memory that he set men an example of speaking
freely to the very verge Of paradox. We have never
heard, however, that he entertained any extraya-
CANT notions about private property, forwith all his
zeal he had great deal of the hardest
kind Of common sense. Moreover, his whole
life was devoted TO n yindication of the slaves
right to his own earnings, aud absolute estate in
them. Ii is paying but sorry compliment to his
memory thus to misuse the occasion of his death.
No doubt he left his own savings, whatever
they might be. to be divided among his heirs
according to law. A meeting of the Methodist
ministers of Boston and vicinity had hot debate
over certain resolutions affirming Mr. GarFsons
christian character" but they were finally
passed. The Boston pulpit generally last sun
day spoke in the same liberal way.


The opporunc rain will do much toward redeem
ing the hay-crop in this latitude from being the
total loss which was lately threatened. And yet
no growing weather IN June can altogether
fasify the dismal prophecies Of the farmers
who have learned by experience that n 4" wet May"
alone can fill their barns with grain and hay. The
fact is that in spite of much cheerful talk in the
papers the Spring crops hereabout are not promis-
ing. Winter grain is short i'll straw and
head, and the meadows far from
promising their usual burden. The grass will
thcken on the bottoms and spring up raukly let us
hope but the hay will be light and lashy, ant lack
the body and substance which an earlier growth
insures. And by the way did not that PoSltiyist
Predlcter" among his evil bodings. foretell par
tial failure of tho hay crop" for 1879
Year: 1879

A correspondent gives picturesque descrip-
ton, OF another page, of the universal leisure
of Southern city, where all the sunshine is
utilized by absorption, and hurry and worry
seem TO be unknown.
Year: 1879

The Greenback party of Maine nOmnates
its last years candidate for Governor, and
places him on platform which denounces
the sale of the four per cent bonds as "a
fraud on the people. Fortunately, the
people who own the bonds, and the people
whose votes are sought by the Greenbackers,
arc one and the same, and the nature of the
fraud will be justly appreciated.
Year: 1879

Another Democrat looms up in Congress
who is blessed with a vigorous vocabulary. 1t
is General Joe' Johnston, who assures his
Democratic colleagues that the President would
brush through their Army bill restrictions as
"easily as a bull would march through a cob
"Webr
Year: 1879

The coming session of Congress promises
to be trial of endurance. Both polti-
cal parties agree in admitting that the ap.
propriation bills which failed to get passage
at the regular session should be passed as soon
as possible after the re.assembling of Con-
gress. But the Republicans are very proper
ly determined that the Objectionable legisla.
ton which the Democrats insist upon affix-
ing to the bills shall be resisted to the extent
of their power. There can be little doubt
that the victory will be with them if they
hold their position. For if the Democratic
able, and support the measures their party
have agreed upon, the veto power of the
President will certainly be exercised.


The Democrats by forcing the calling of an
extra session, and by the delays in the trans
action of the business of that session which
they threaten are seriously impeding neces'
sary legislation and must take the response.
bility of the delay and disturbance that re.
suit. The Republicans have always been
willing to pass the appropriation bills, but
they will never consent to measures which
NO less eminent Democratic authority than
Senator Bayard has denounced as revolu
tionary. Their opposition is justified by the
character of the measures and will, we con-
fidently believe, receive the approval of the
people. Naturally the Democrats will per
sst in their course until they perceive thai
longer persistence is hopeless, for they be-
lieve that the issue of the next Presidential
election is in great measure dependent upor
their success in the struggle in the House
They have suppressed the Republican vote il
the South and feel sure of the solid support
of that section. But in order to secure vic
tory it is necessary for them to control two
or three Northern States, among them New
York. OF Indiana they are tolerably eel
tain. New York they can carry again a:
they have carried it before, by manipulation
Of its ballot-boxes and poll lists. The chic
obstacles in their way are the United State:
supervisors. If these can be done away witt
they have no doubt that by the use of tht
system of judicious voting and counting in
vented by the late William M. Tweed, they
can control the electoral vote of New York
With that state and with Indianajoine tt
the solid South they are sure of the mex
Presidency. Their fight is a fight for plac'
and power, and it will be fought desperately
1t is the duty of the Republican Congressmer
and Executive to meet the onslaught un
finchingly, and maintain with all thei
strength and resources the contest for tn,
purity and freedom of the ballot.
Year: 1879

THE meaning OF the proposed Democratic
legislation is clearly and vigorously set forth
by the st. Paul Pioneer Press, thus: 1t is
to restore the reign of the Hollands in Gin
cinnati and the ruffians in New York, who
were the source OF Democratic maiorties,
that the Democrats wish to repeal the cleo
tlon law. The act of shameless lawlessness
by which the Appropriation bills were de-
feated is in the interest of a larger lawless-
ness by which it intends to corrupt all metro
politan elections and confirm the new reign
of Democracy. After all, the act is char
acteristic enough. 1t is cardinal principle
of Democracy to fight all laws TO secure the
purity Of elections, registration laws and
those guarding the ballot.box from fraud,
and to rely upon reversal of the honest popu'
lar verdict by corrupt means for party sue
cess. But this last exhibition of the party
predictions is so open and shameless that il
is likely to bear good fruit in the shape of :
healthy reaction of public opinion.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters ana communj
cations. The and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used,
Year: 1879

The difference between the
Republicans and Greenbackers
is very great, but there is moth
ing good to the country in the
financial policy Of either. The
one would contract the currency
to such an extent as to paralyZe
all industry; the other would
expand TO such a degree as to
unsettle all values and destroy
all credit. The one would man
age the finances in the interest
of the syndicates and banking
institutions; the other make the
government q great banking in
3titution whose prime object
WouId be to fill every mans
pockets with irredaGmabIe pa
per currency. The one would
5tarve the people to death for
want of money; the other would
Kill them nc less effeCtualIY by
over doses Of money. As a par
ty, the Republicans have a de-
cided tendency toward central
ism and Imperialism, while the
Greenbackers are next of kin
TO the communists and anarch-
lists. The hope Of the country
is in avoiding the extremes Of
these parties. Therefore, the
hope of the country is in the
Democratic party.-Little Rock
Democrat.
Year: 1879

In The matter Of removal Or non


removal Of the county sita OF


Sharp county, Arkansas.


Be it remembered that on this
18th day Of July, A. D. 1879, a
petition was presented to the
court, praying for an election
for the removal of the county
site of sharp county from Even
ing Shade, its present location,
to Center, in said county, said
place being called Center, being
located on the southeast quarter
of the southeast quarter Of sec
tion al four, township an sew
enteen north, Of range (5) five
west of the 9th principal meridi-
an; and it appearing from the
abstract Of title filed Herewith
that the title thereto lS good,
and that a good deed, or deeds
Of warranty, can be made TO said
county, Whereupon to locate the
public buildings, and after eX-
animation of the number Of Pc
titioners annexed to said petit
tion, and after comparing the
same with the assessors list Of
polls returned by him for the
year 1878, and finding that the
number Of names signed thereto
exceeds One-third of the names
or number returned thereon, to-
wit; the number of five hundred
and ffty-four, and all and sin
gular, the premises being seen
and by the court fully under
stood, tits ordered and adiudged
by the court that The prayer Of
said petition be granted. And
it is further ordered and adiudg-
ed by the court that an election
be held for the removal OF non
removal Of said county site Of
Sharp county, to take place at
all the voting precincts in said
county, on Monday, the 25th day
Of August, A. D. 1879, and that
those voting at said election for
removal will cast their ballots
thus: ''For RemoYal;" and those
voting against removal will cast
their ballots thus: Against Re
moval." And tits further ordered
and adjudged by the court that
the sheriff of Sharp county cause
a notice to be published Of said
election, for o. five consecutive
weeks preceding said election,
in the Sharp County RECORD, a
newspaper published in said
county, and also by posting
three notices in hand bill form
in three Of the most public
places in each township in said
county thirty days before said
election, &c. And now by the
authority in me vested as Judge
Of said county, | do proclaim
said election, the same to take
place at the times and places
mentioned in this order, and in
pursuance Of law, and the said
sheriff will make due return of
how he has performed this order
at the next term of this court.
Year: 1879

THE WIFE's PIN MONEY
We do not know if it be posi-
BILE for a man to understand a
sensitive, high spirited wOman'S
reluctance to ask for money, be-
cause he can't put himself i'll
her place. 1t would require an
impossible stretch Of the imag-
ination for him to conceive what
his feelings would be if he were
compelled to ask somebody
when he wanted a new hat, or
coat, OF pair of shoes. Perhaps
he might be able to approx
mate to something near her
state of mind if he could recall
his abject terror when, as a boy,
he approached his father to
crave the boon Of a few extra
dollars. A lady said to US,
Il have lain awake half the
night dreading the stern neces-
sity of asking my husband for
money next day" A wife who
does her share Of the work for
the family is entitled to her
share Of the profits, and if they
were so recognized and trusted,
it would bring relief and content
ment to many deserving ones,
and make them happy "keepers
at hOme."-EX.
Year: 1879

1st Know what kind Of work you want
to accomplish. If plough, do you want a
lap furrow or flat furroW turned? If har-
row, do you want scarifier or pulverizer
or smoother implement? Do you want
light draft or heavy draft? And so with
other tools.


2nd. Decide on the most efficient nipple
ment to accomplish your purpose. II corn
shelter, do not consult a false economy by
getting one a little smaller than you can most
proftably use. If cultivator, get one that
is strong enough to wear. If pulley. one
that is stronger than any possible strain to
which you can apply it.


3rd. Always get the best and most thor
Oughly built instrument in the market, and
be willing to pay for the workmanship. A
cheap tool is never satisfactory in the end.
Buy at as low price as you can, but don't
get cheap tool.


4th. Before buying see if you really need
it, Calculate the gain which will come from
its use and the saving which may reasonably
be expected from its ownership.


5th. Remember that too many implements
and too expensive implements are a ruinOus
draft on the farm profits. Balance this
thought, however, with the opposite refec-
tion-there can be no greater waste of re-
sources than going without tool that is
really needed


rev larInerS Duy 100 many IoOlS, Duu many
buy unintelligently and wastefully. The best
tool is always more profitable to buy than an
inferior one, and yet, no matter how good
the implement, it is unsatisfactory unless
you find occasion for its advantageous use.
The saving from machinery comes from use,
not from storage.


Now, if farmers will add to this careful
buying, intelligence in taking care of the
tool so wisely purchased, they will save a
severe drain on the farm income. A rusty
plow by the roadside is very common sight
at this time of the year. A farmer ploughs
a field and concludes that he will want the
same plough in an adjoining lot next week,
and so instead of taking the plough to the
barn and placing it under cover, he leaves ii
on the ground to be ready for use.-Scien-
tifc Farmer.