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Year: 1877

my meagre salary while travelling in a
Northern Conference, and purchased a
place in which to live but have re-
Gently had word sent me by some of
the chivalry, that Hampton was elected,
and l must pack up and leave. But
our poor people never needed help from
the Church they love, so much as now
in good advice, and the consultations
which the Gospel only can afford.
Many are being turned from their homes,
and denied the scanty favOrs they en-
joyed before, for the reason that they
would not vote the Democratic ticket !!
l have been told by those who claimed
to be my best friends, that the only
way for me to live in the South was to
go with the Democratic party. From
eleven years. residence in the South,
and extensive observation, l positively
know that it is of no use for man to
undertake to do business here, in which
he depends in the least on the sympathy
or cooperation of the Southern people,
unless he will endorse their political
views.


Since the recent claimed election of
Tilden and Hampton, l have heard
men again and again boast, that, al
though beaten by the North in the re-
cent conflict of arms, they have now
beaten them at the ballot box. Many
of them fondly expect to recover in this
victory of ballots, more than what they
lost by the defeat in arms; and no man,
Democrat OF Republican, can make
them understand, or believe, that what
they have gained in the ballot is not
the cause for which they bravely fought
in the recent civil war. They do not
understand the North and much less
does the North understand the South,
and the nature and purpose of the lead
ing politicians of this section. The
spirit of party intolerance is as bitter
and unrelenting as before the war.


During the recent excitement over
the supposed Democratic victory, as
went upon the streets, colored men
would frequently come to me and say,
''If you are obliged to leave here, you
must let us go with you; for we are
told that we are spotted, and we can
not live here" They had been spotted
for the reason that they had been known
to vote and act in sympathy with the
Republican party. One of the finest
young men of this place was, recently
dangerously stabbed in the neck and
side, for the simple reason that he ven
tured> to step between my son and a
ruffian who was seeking his life. In
my late visit to Charleston, our people
told me there that the recent political
excitement and trouble in the city had
been more perilous to them than any
period during the war. What will be
the issue we cannot divine, but, unless
there is change for the better, we
have reason to fear that the condition
of the colored people here, will, in many
respects, be more deplOrable than when
in slavery. They were then protected
and cared for by the people of the
South as valuable property, and now
their presence is intolerable, so long as
they are regarded as political enemies
A. WEBSTER.
Orangeburg, S. c., Dec. 9, 1876.
Year: 1877

reduced circumstances, the accumula
ton of the last five years having been
lost-a disastrous stock operation-and
if you would spare me 5000 l will be
ever thankful for your favor. Give my
love to ALL" A few days later the
young man received the following: "My
dear son have buried you once, and
that's an end of it. decline having
any more transactions with a corpse.
Yours in the flesh. Father
Year: 1877

REFUSED TO DEAL WITH CORPSE.
"A scapegrace, who had left his fathers
house in New York under a cloud and
had exhausted his credit in Virginia
City, New, telegraphed recently to his
father to this effect: ''yonr son Walter
was killed in the Consolidated Virginia
this morning by falling cage. What
shall we do with the remains 2" In re-
sponse telegraphic order for $3.50 was
received with the laconic request: !:
"Bury them" The young scamp took
the money and had an elaborate spree.
When he was in condition for writing
he sent by mail to his father the follow
ing note: 81 have just learned that an
infamous scoundrel named Barker sent
you fictitious account of-my death, and
swindled you out of $3.50. He also bor-
rowed $85 from me and left the coun-
try. l write to inform you that l am
yet alive, and long to see the old pa
rental roof again. l am in somewhat
Year: 1877

WORCESTER Press: This is the sea-
son of the year when hopeful youths
wend their way to college halls, there to
learn wisdom, and are met by graduates
making their way back to the outside
world, holding in their hands parchment
certificates of deep potations at the
fountains of lore. And one great differ
ence between the hopeful youth and the
learned graduate is that the mind of the
former has but faint conception of the
possibilities in his pathway, while the
latter has learned that pair of pants
with cords tied around the bottoms OF
the legs is an excellent substitute tc
take along instead of bag when the
student makes nocturnal descent on {
professors grapevines,
Year: 1877

TRAVELLERS in Turkey describe two
different ways of shoeing horses in
Turkey and Russia, which may seem
very awkward compared with the simple
methods of the American smiths. In
Turkey and Servia the horses head is
held by one man another holds the leg
on his arm, the third operates on the
foot. In Russia the horse is placed in a
square cage, made of rough planks OF
wood, and is strapped around the belly
with wide leather straps attached tc
cross-bars of the frame work; his head
is also tied safely; the foot is fixed to g
stake in the ground, and held by ar
assistant while the smith places the
shoe on.
Year: 1877

PARIS Letter: Some days ago two
young men and a fast girl went to La
Grande Tatte, an island in the Seine, to
breakfast, and, to give the cook time to
prepare it, they hired a boat and rowed.
They had not gone far when the boat
broke in two pieces and all were thrown
into the water. Only one OF them
could swim. Ropes were thrown to the
man who could not swim, and he was
saved. The swimmer dived to save the
girl, but instead of bringing her up he
brought up the corpse of woman (he
made sure it was the girD which had
been three weeks in water. Meanwhile
the rapid current bore the poor girl far
away, and she was drowned.
Year: 1877

THE japanese Government presented
n lot of the young carp of that country
to the California State Fish Commits
sioners. OF the number shipped, eighty
eight passed the voyage in fine condition,
and we're placed in the tank with the
goldfish at Woodward's Aquarium in
San Francisco, to be nursed until old
enough to spawn. An attempt will be
made to introduce them into all the Ia
goons Of fresh water in the southern and
middle portions of the State.
Year: 1877

THE young ladies of Newark, n. J.,
who belong to temperance organizations,
pledge themselves not TO associate with
young men who use intoxicating drinks.
These young ladies belong to wealthy
families, and their influence is being felt
by the young men, some of whom have
signed the pledge rather than lose the
society of the fair Temperance advocates.
Year: 1877

THE Republican party leaders seem
determined to oppose Mr.. Hayes South
ern policy. They see in it condemna-
tion of their whole course during the past
eight or ten years, and virtual admis-
sion that in that time the Democratic
party was proposing a wiser and better
policy. 1t is true that Mr.. Hayes lays
himself open to the charge of having sus-
tained and co-operated with party that
pursued policy so directly opposite to
that which he is now putting in practice.
But in answer to this his friends point 10
the promised reforms in the Republican
platform, and allege that he is carrying
out their promises. Here again, howev-
er, he is met with the charge that he was
connected with a party that acknow ledged
its baseness and this is followed up by
the proof that the party leaders di 4 not
intend to pursue the plan laid down
in its platform, or they would not now
condemn Mr.. Hayes for doing as he has
done.


The great aim of both parties should
be an economical administration. Mr..
Hayes has adopted some part of the Dem
ocratic policy, and so far as it goes toward
decreasing government expenses the
Democrats will sustain him in it. But
his policy is not sweeping enough. Per
haps it is the best which Mr.. Hayes can
now offer. At all events he is so much
of an improvement upon Grant that the
whole country feels arelief, if we except
the Republican political leaders, who see
plainly in the Democratic policy which
Hayes has in part adopted the death-blow
to many of their schemes for robbing the
treasury and keeping up thousands Of de-
based political wire-woTkers in each OF
the States to continue to do the dirty
work by watch the party has so long been
enabled to hold power and tax and retard
enterprise. The charge OF this system
will certainly destroy the Republican
party in all the southern States but il
should be destroyed. And the bette
class OF Republicans, black and white
will vote with the Democrats.
Year: 1877

The Charter Oak Insurance Com
pany, after vain effort to make the
public believe that it is sound, and
that property sold for sl,547,000 in
November, 1876, is worth $1,000 600
to-day, is likely to 20 into the hands of
receiver. Insurance Commissioner
Steadman of Connecticut has at length
chosen to take the plain path of duty,
and to try to save what is left of the
wreck Of IA once trusted institution
The Charter oak cannot win back its
lost reputation.
Year: 1877

FRUITS OF THE PRESIDENTS PoLICY.-l
The Journal Of Commerce says the aban-
donment of the State campaign by the
Republican party in Mississippi is the
highest tribute the Presidents Southern
policy has yet received The Republl-
can organization in that State, though
hopelessly overmatched by the opposition
was able to poll over % 900 votes at the
last election, and could carry several
counties this year If kept together. But
to make any show In the fight would take
much trouble and large sums of money,
and the latter is not forthcoming from
Washington. In former years the whole
power of the Administration was direct
ed to maintain the Republican party in
the Southern States, and then they held
Mississippi with a firm grip. Latterlv
the people of that State have succeeded
IN throwing off the Washington domina-
ion, and no amount of patronage which
the President coulduse-if disposed to EN-
ployit-could reinstate the old political rule
IN Mississippi. To the Presidents honor
be 1t said that he has so far declined to
allOJ tne kpOllS OF Once to those who
have so long abused that State and are
now by their own folly deprived of pow
er. His Southern policy includes not on
ly fair treatment Of all parties, but the re-
Jectlon from his confidence of the more
notorious carpetbaggers who have been
the curse OF all the States where tbey
have ever gained supremacy Thus de-
prlved of Office and plunder, these men
cannot he expected TO feel like keepinp
up party organizations and fighting los
ing battles at their own expense. The
executive committee of the party in Mis-.
sissipni IN their address to their friends
Valnly strive to conceal the real reason
of their action. They praise the PreSi-
dents Southern policy in a lukewarm
vein. To have omitted all mention of it
or Condemned it would have arrayed


them open hostility to the President, and
that they wish to avoid al present. One
ohJtct of the move is doubtless to coerce
the President into changing his tactics
at the South. 1t Is broad hint that he
must not expect to be supported by a
party there unless he is prepared to sup
port 1t handsomely in return by his pat-
Tonage, Should the President stick to
DIS determination and refuse to do this.
he break mp of the Republican party in
MlsslsSlppl Will probably be the prrcur-
sor OF hke Phenomena in all the other
southern States. And the same causes
VIII Lead TO similar results throughout the
%hole country. The refusal of The Iowa
hepubncan convention and that of the
Rev Hampshire Legislature to annroye
Vi Cnt Hayes administration are straWs
Whlch snow the way the wind blows
Year: 1877

NICKsBCRG, MISS, Oct !.
Editor Of the Herald;


Dear Sir: Being a constant reader Of
your valuable paper, Of course nothing
editorially or otherwise published in
your columns escapes my notice.
Therefore, ask your usual kindness to
allow the following thoughts to appear
In a small space of your paper-to
some extent in reply TO an article
which appeared in your paper on the
subject OF negro emigration 10 Liberia,
etc. l have this 10 say: The negroes
Of America who understand their true
interest IN this, their native country,
and their true relation to the highest
civilization, never talk Of emigrating
to any country. We are as much
Americans as any race In this country,
not excepting the "lndian," the origi-
nal race. What constitute American
Why being borned aud raised on
American soil. Why, sir, even less
than that will constitute an American.
A person who was borned In another
country aud emigrates TO this coun-
try for the purpose OF making this his
home, and dose so, Is American. Then
why are all this talk about negro emf.
grafton as though he did not form q
legitimate part Of the great body Of the
American people. Again there are
colored men In this country who are
wealthy and talented, civil and refined,
and enjoys, with the highest sense OF
honor and appreciation, the dignity
and importance Of American citizen
ship, aud as loyal to the Republic as
the flag itself and as patriotic as patriot
ism can be. And ! candidly believe
that the glory and prosperity Of the
south and of the country resides in the
moral and intellectual elevation of
the whole negro race scattered all
over this broad land Of ours, but
must say that l admire the able man.
ner in which you use your pen for pub
licstion and the new ideas produced on
the progress of advancing civilization


am kindly yours, etc.


Z. G, HALL,
Year: 1877




The least ObsOrvant citizen can see
that our city has within the last few
years made rapid strides towards be-
coming one Of the best cotton markets
In the South. Since our Cotton Ex.
change was successfully organized il
has grown to large proportions, and its
efforts have been ofvast benefit. The
successful completion and work.
ing OF our Cotton Compress placed US
in condition TO compete in the direct
shipment of the staple 10 the consum'
ers Of the world. The character Of the
cottons that come 10 this market for
sale has greatly aided to give this city
very high reputation with the spin.
ners. All these things combined have
at last placed Vicksburg in a position
TO compete with any market in the
South, and we expect to see her con-
troll within few yeara, all the cotton
that ought naturally to be tributary to
her.


One act cannot too often be pre-
sented to cotton producers This sea.
son there has been no difference in the
quotations here and in NeU Orleans.
Some lots have been sold here above
New Orleans quotations, and some lit.
tie may have been sold below, but
from day to day the quotations are the
same, and the average OF sales here isful-
ly as high as the New Orleans average.
This has been the case for only a short
time, and many producers are not yet
fully advised Of II. There used TO be
many buyers here who bought to sell
again in the New Orleans market.
There has been nc profit in this for
two years, and now the buyers here
buy 10 ship directly to the consumers.
Many of the factories have agents at
this place, and these agents have had
orders for cotton here for some little
time that they could not fill, on ac-
count Of the planters being backward
in sending the staple to market.


Some who read this may think that
Vicksburg is only temporarily selling
cotton at New Orleans quotations
The causes that have produced thil
successful competition are not tempo
rary, aud consequently sellers can al
ways rely on getting fully as muct
for cotton in ViCksburg, as can be hat
for II in New Orleans. This SHOULD
induce all those who can send cottor
to Vicksburg cheaper than they cal
send il to New Orleans 10 ship it here
We present these facts TO cotton pro
ducers, and If they still have doubt!
about Vicksburg as cotton market
we respectfully request them to giv'
the market fair test, and We are surt
they will be fully satisfied that cOttor
Is sold here from day to day fully vi
to New Orleans quotations.
Year: 1877

The following, from the New York
Journal Of Commerce, will be Of inter-
est not only to tobacco factors but 10
cotton dealers as we'll:


PADUcAH, KY, Sept. II, 1877.


desire to know Just what is the law Of
state OF facts:


A B OF this city consigned for sale -
his. tobacco to q d, factor In your city,
and drew against them. The factor sold
enough tobacco TO reimburse himself for
advances and then failed, making an as.
slgnment. Without the knowledge or
consent Of the owner and consignOr here
be hypOthecated the tobacco for money,
The owner here owed him nothing when
he failed, except perhaps an item Of
freight; now, can he, the c0nsignor here,
claim and obtain the tobacco in kind from
the assignee in your city? II not, upon
what principle Of law, justice or equity
can the property OF the conslgnor here be
taken and applied 10 the payment OF other
persons debts! This 10 Important; for II
II can be done in your city and State,
Western shippers have no security, and
ought TO know 1t at once.


REPLY.-The unrestricted right 10 sell
always includes the right TO hypOtheeate.
1t is better for the owner that the con.
signee should hypothecate for less than
value, than that be should sell outright,
and put the money in his pocket, for the
consignOr can now recover his property
by repaylng the advance. II Is q very
plain principle Of law that the cousignee
OF goods taken to sell on commission may
borrow money on them, and II any one
should suffer by this act, II is certainly
equitable that the consignor who trusted
him with so much property without any
security, should stand In the gap.


The law Of this State provides that every
factor or agent who shall be entrusted
with any merchandise for the purpose o
sale, or rs security for any advances TO bC
made or obtained thereon, shall be deem
ed to be the true owner thereof so far as Il
give validity 10 any contract he may make
with any other person for Its sale, or dis
| position Of the whole or part OF 1t for any
money advanced, or negotiable instrument
or other obligation In writing given BY
such other person upon the faith thereof.
Year: 1877

savinu her CreW-BraVe Conduct Of


0mosrs aRd Men.


CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE crew OF
the lost steamship Magnolia are still
here awaiting the return Of the Captain
who left this morning to make arrange
ments for their transportation TO New
York, where they live. The men are
very destitute. The first officers say
that they had hard time in getting
from the sinking vessel TO the bark
Stralsand, which was two miles to
leeWard. One boat containing seven
men swamped after leaving the Mag
nolia, and everything swept overheard
The boat was budeted about for three
hours, the men having no oars hanging
on the sides till rescued by their
comrades. The transfer required
four or five hours. The sea
ran very high and five trips were made
between the ships, 1t was impossible TO
stand on deck without holding on to
some imm0vable part Of the vessel.
The men worked co0lly and bravely.
The Captain was the last to leave the
ship, and he and q few who were with
him came near being left by the bark
as II was thought the Magnolia had
gone down and the men could not be
saved. The second officer, however
prevailed on the Captsin Of the bark to
send out boat, thus saving the party
All speak very highly of the brave con-
duct of Captain Doggett, and Of the
Captain of the bark.
Year: 1877

air, and of necessity breathe more or less
of the heavier poisonous germs constant
ly floating through it. TO prevent such
from asserting their prejudicial effect
upon the system, Dr. Bulls Blood Mix
ture should be used as its efficacy is sim
ply wonderful.
Year: 1877

The nomination Of Key as a mem
Der of Hayes's cabinet must be regarded
as the initial step in the development
of a policy, seeking to disarm Southern
distrust and to promote peace and good
feeling th-ough the Southern States.
MIR. Key led q Confederate regiment
during the late war, and was the Dem
ocratlc Senator appointed to fill An
drew Johnson's vacancy, but at the last
session of Congress lie was the first to
make speech from the Democratic
side looking to Southern pacification
through Cancellation of and co-opera-
ton with the incoming Republican
administration. That he and Presi-
dent Hayes would be able to harmon
ize was made sufficiently clear to
the latter by the sentiments
of a private litter addressed by
Mr.. Key to a personal friend on the
sixteenth of February last, in which
he said:


81 snl ready to do all I can to restore
confidence and government to the peo-
pie of the South. This can only be
done by the hearty determination OF
the sections, for which have labored.
II, without requiring of me the sacri-
fee Of my personal or political inde-
pendence, you fad that my name can
be used for the good of the South in
your best judgment, you are at liberty
to use it. If 1 were to become mem
Der of the administration l should not
feel myself at liberty to place myself
in opposition to its general policy, but
should feel bound to build it up and
strengthen it in the hearts of the peo,
pie. If the time arrived when l could
not heartily cooperate with it l should
resign. If, as 1 hope and believe, the
administration will develop broad
and liberal policy towards the people
OF the South, 1 would not hesitate to
incorporate my fortunes and sell
with it," H.


Let US accept Mr.. Keys position a.
an earnest that Mr.. Hayes proposes t.
carry out generous policy towards
the South. Blaine, Morton & Co. ma!
drive him from this position; but 81
long as they do not, let the Southern
people lend him the moral aid which
is demanded of them.
Year: 1877

President Hayes proposes to execute
his proper Official authority as COM
mander-in- chief of the army and navy
and withdraw both from the Southern
States. In view of this fact it surely
becomes every citizen of the South to
conduct himself in such a manner that
Hayes's action in this behalf may be
approved by the whole country. There
should be no lawlessness or violence.
OF disorder and bloody deeds there will
be none where there is no drunken
ness. There was never development
of so-called ku-klux violence that
whisky did not nerve the hand that
struck the blow or fired the pistol, and
the peace and prosperity of the South
and maintenance of the force in gov
ernmcnt that resists insane Radicalism
depends very largely upon the sobr,ety
of those whose follies and crimes have
done the South infinite harm. These
misdeeds have been grossly exaggera-
ted. An act of whisky-born folly be-
comes, when illuminated by telegraph
ic lightning and diifused over the face
of myriads of newspapers, myriad of
murderous deeds. Our very political
peace thus depends upon the suppress
sion of the crime of whisky-vending


If the President withdraw, as he pro-
poses, all soldiers from the South
his conduct can only be approved
by the people when perfect repose
and order and safety for all classes
of citizens, white ard colored, is uni
versally confessed, even when there is
NO power to protect the weak save that
of decency, sobriety and correctly de-
fined public opinion. But the law
should be the capitalization of this
opinion and nothing has done so much
to reform it in Texas as the discussion
of the whisky trade, and nothing has
done Texas such service in the world,
eyes or SO much to correct the worlds
opinion OF US as tho adoption by the
best populations of the State of the
provisions of the whisky prohibition
code, and surely nothing could serve
the State more than the success of the
prohihitionists at the State capital.
The moral effect of this event would
be felt not only in the South, but
throughout the Union and confessed al
Washington. In serving ourselves W,
serve Texas and declare that they who
have pronounced Us drunken, murder
Gus savages have spoken falsely of us


If whisky die and be buried wher
Hayes's soldiers 60 out of the South, 81
may more than half the cost of munic
ipal governments and of courts, anC


peace will be maintained and life and


property be secure without the inter


vention of bsIpuets or bailiffs.