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Year: 1879

The movement of General CONWAY in
behalf of transportation for the colOrcd emf
grants who desire and are not permitted to
leave the Mississippi Valley for the North
and West seems to have awakened the plant
ers to n sense of the danger that impends
over their interests. Those of Washington
County, Miss, have issued q memorial TO
the people of the North, which gives assur-
ances that they are willing to make fair
concessions to the colored people to induce
them to abandon their purpose OF leaving
the country. They argue that their con-
tracts with colOred labor are uniform
throughout that section of the country, and
that no cOmpulsiOns are used in making
terms with the negroes. They omit, how
ever, to make any allusiOn to the high rents
charged for the lands titled, though they do
discaim any responsibility for the high
prices charged to negroes by the merchants
who sell on time. This system of credit,
which prevails all through the South, is one
of the great evils which have led to dissut-


islaction and to emigration, but it is prac.
ticed by all classes. The custom IS almost


universal with landlord and tenant to
mortgage their crops year ahead to
merchants and nOte-shayers, at high rates
Of interest and at the same time paying ex-
cccdngly high prices for their purchases of
goods and supplies. This practice hangs
like q blight upon all hope of permanent
success and prosperity, Under this prac-
tice no doubt unnecessary hardships have
been afflicted upon the colored people by
the overbearing and unwise policy of the
controlling whites under 4 system and rela-
ton which makes all prospect Of social and
material improvement out Of the question.
The colored people are denied their poiti-
cal rights; they are deprived Of educa-


tional advantages to aid in their advance
ment; they are forced to deal with the mer-
chants Or staryc and 90 naked, and for what
they purchase they are compelled to pay
| cxorbitant prices for all the necessaries of
life, Under such a regime oppression and
! injustice have become the ruling spirit of
that section, and the colored people who
begin 10 feel that they have some rights
aud are entitled TO fair respect have very
naturally become dissatisfied, dsheartened,
and determined to strike for an improved
condition through the means of emigration,


This reveals The real secret Of the exodus,
and now that the movement is started it
will be difficult TO stay It's progress if means
are afforded to accomplish their fixed pur-
pose. This the planters seem to understand
Year: 1879

when il Is too late 10 avert the calamity
which has befallen Chat section. There is a
lesson in this which the people of the South
can study with profit. They have brought
most of the ills under which they suffer
upon themselves by a lack Of manly Fair
ness in their political and business relations
and interest. If the rights of citizenship,
which came to the freedman among the re-
suits OF the war, had been treated with re-
spect and justice, the relations between
planter and laborer, and between the two
sections of the country, would have become
fraternal and instead of feeling
of animosity, good-lellowship would
exist now between all the American
people. When armed organizations were
instituted to despoil the colored man of his
rights of citizenship, and even his life, un-
less he would submit peaceably TO the be-
hcsts of party with which he could have
no sympathy or alliliation in principle, the
people who had made these men citizens
very naturally became incensed. This was
the first great mistake of the South, which
inevitably aroused sectional animosities and
alterations, and has led TO much bad blood,
for which the South is alone responsible.


The planters now promise a reform in
their treatment Of the colored people. In
this is their only hope. They cannot prose-
cute their enterprises without them, and
the time has come when they cannot have
the benefit of their service for any certain
time unless they respect their rights and
treat them as citizens in all save their social
relations. The question is now in shape
where in time it will bring its own cor
rectiyes
Year: 1879

PRESIDENT HAYES will hardly see much
difference between revolution" and null
'liiication when either effects the same
object. He may not use as strong language
es did President JACKSON 10 the Nullifiers,
but the result will be the same.
Year: 1879

WE have a distinct recollection of the
fact that General GARFIELD said the peo-
"ple of the country would not permit a
ernment to death any more than they per-
Emitted one TO shoot it to DEATH" or words
to that effect. The Democrats must have
heard the echo of these words from their
constituents
Year: 1879

IT is announced that Senator CHANDLER
and ex-senator MATTHEWS will join in the
canvass in Ohio in support of the FOSTER
ticket. This fusion, if such it may be
called, of Stalwartism and Liberalism speaks
volumes in answer to the charge that the
Republican party is divided in Ohio. Wher-
ever Mr. CHANDLER goes no Stalwart will
hesitate TO follow
Year: 1879

THEIR elongated ears flap about their
assinine heads and they bray out as loudly
as they can the stubborn assertion, we
have not backed down." But the people
are not to be deceived. 1t is true they
have attempted practical notification, and
may succeed in that attempt temporarily
Yet they have not accomplished what they
started out to do, nor have they the power
to accomplish it so long as the President re-
mains firm and true.
Year: 1879

II this extraordinary session of Congress
adjourns on the 18th inst, as is now indi-
Gated in the House, it will have lasted ex-
actly three months, or a quarter of year,
during which period more mischief has been
done to the country by the consequent con-
tinued disturbance of the political equanim-
ity of the people than can be compensated
for by years Of discreet and pacific legsla-
ton. In fact, the only benefit that has been
derived from it has been the disclosure of
the persistent and sedtious adherence of
the BOurbons to the alleged principles of
the lost cause. This has had the effect TO
unity the loyal North as against the solid
disloyal South. The result is q foregOne
conclusion, and will be realized in complete
Republican restoration in every branch of
the Government within the coming two
wears
Year: 1879

TosAY that We are not in favor of troops
Mt the polls to keep the peace in case the
violators of law and right are an overmatch
for the civil authorities, and law and order
pre ruthlessly trampled under foot, is to
surrender the right of the Government to
enforce its own laws and preserve its own
authority. That would be to give our Gov
eminent away and surrender it into the
hands of its enemies. We cannot consent
TO this
Year: 1879

DO THE people really understand the full
meaning and purport Of the present Demo-
cratic attitude? DO they know that the
Democratic majority in Congress has prac-
tically asserted the dogma Of Modification
MS the ruling spirit Of the hour? Here we
have laws upon the statute book, to exc
cute which the President and his subordi-
mates are required under the obligations of
their oaths of Office, and which the majority
party in Congress have failed to repeal, but
which are rendered nugatory by the brutally
arbitrary dictum of Bourbon Confederate
caucus
Year: 1879

THE Democrats are beginning to pave the
way for an explanation of the defeat they
are certain to receive in the coming Ohio
election They are claiming that Messrs
SHERMAN and FOSTER are engaged in buy
ing up $1,000 or 10000 voters in that State
for the use Of the Republican party. Of
course there is no truth in this charge; but
the Democrats must have some excuse for
their expected defeat, even if it is manulac-
tured at the expense Of insulting the ntelli-
gencc and integrity Of large number of
respectable citizens.
Year: 1879

It is very generally talked on our streets that the present H. B. S's of Yavapai county are not legal board and if such is the case then their acts amount to nothing, and county scrip issued by them is not worth the paper upon which it is printed. This matter needs investigation at once, as the i'm pOrtance of the question demands it.

 The above is from the Prescott Miner, and it is not the first time hints of the kind have been given the by Pres colt press. The Miner appears to some what hostile to the actions of the Yav- apai supervisors, but the county is SO seriously affected by the statement, fl it be true, that that paper would hard. ly make it unless there were some foundation for it.
Year: 1879

A. c. Hesing is operating in mining in Sonora for Chicago company, and we will here let him tell his expert ence in getting his machinery through the port of Guaymas:

 The customs laws are very rigid, and they are now enforced very strictly. The duty on some articles is very ex- Itravagant, amounting almost to cOnfis- cation and he who believes that min ing machinery and tools may be i'm ported free of duty will find himself surely deceived. By oversight good many of my goods had been invOiced wrongly. Some goods should have been invoiced by weight that were not others were liable to three-fold duty because classed with other articles. Through the kind intervention of Con- sul Willard and Mr- Barting, got of comparatively easy, and had to pay double duty only on lot of hardware which had been billed as machinery, but is looked upon here as merchan- disc, notwithstanding it is intended for use in mining machinery.
Year: 1879

ITEMS from New York Bullion July 16: The Tombstone District in Ari- zona promises to give a new lease of life to the semi-fabulous mine of that Territory. A great outside interest is excited, and largely, we think, by the very full and clear presentation of local attractions by THE CITIZEN. This journal like that of the Standard, at BOdie, is tittingly named. Both represent their districts with marked ability. There is a mass of very loose writing in the Eastern press on the |" coming mining craze" "There is going to be a great excitement, and the mania will ruin thousands of in vestors," is the burden of the edito- rials. We'll, after the "mania has slain its thousands, gold and silver mining will go on and increase, mak- ing the people who trust in the mines rich. If the press so loud and liberal in predictions of a sort of mining pes tilence will take the trouble to study the subject, and show their readers the difference between stock gambling and mining, they will materially re- duce the list of ruined.
Year: 1879

Gen. Beadle returned Saturday from
Canton, where he conducted the Lincoln
county teachers institute last week. He is
pleased with the success of the work and
with the teachers who were present. There
were thirty. 1--we in attendance, and they are
complimented for their intelligence and in
dustry They have no graded or high
school in the county get and he says be has
seldom met better class Of district school
teachers. As to his own success be de-
clnes to say but the interest of the teachers
justified the best work any one could give


Canton 10 crowded with strangers and
railroad men. Mr.. Kimball the principal


field engineer has his present headquarters
there. The grading upon the 35 miles from
Pat,ersonville to Canton, except the last
four miles, is in full progress and much Of
the heavier work is DONE 1t seems from
oil one can learn there that the Milwaukee
road will build through Canton, though
Beloit and lower Canton are not hopeless
and are making the most desperate efforts
to secure the road. From Canton the route
bears little north Of west and will proba
bly, cross the Vermillion river just below
the junction of its west branch with that
stream, about mile and q half north Of
FiDlaY. Thence the route bears nearly
west for few miles and there turns more
northwesterly. This looks toward point
on Dakota river anywhere from the vicinity
Of Rockport to Firesteel. The location of
the route will he made to the Nermillion
soon. for the engineers are behind in their
work and the graders crowd them, as such
work could be entered upon so much car
lier this spring than usual The full pur-
pose of the company this summer cannot
yet he ascertained, if indeed it has finally
determined upon its plans. A fortnight
must settle the policy for this year.
Year: 1879

A very pretty aud romantic little story
comes from Clinton, Tex. A gentleman of
that town was out hunting a few days ago,
and while wandering along the bayou which
drains that portion OF Texas had the good
fortune to shoot q duck. About the neck of
the bird was a leather lockes. He opsned
the locket and discovered very neatly
written nose. The writer stated that last
sprlng, while walking along the shore of
Seuoufh lake. Washington Territory, she
saw duck in distress. o. wsding into the
water to learn the cause, she discovered that
. mud turtle held the duck hy its foot She
rescued the duck, and then conceived the
Romantic notion of writing note. fastening
It about the ducks neck and setting it free.
She further stated that she was sweet 16 that
the young men of her acquaintance did not
suit her fancy. and that sne would wed the
fortunate man who got her note. Now it
happened that the man who captured the
note had . wife, and consequently can not
respond to the call Of the sweet damsel In
Washington Territory. 1t world have ben
muca more rom 4nt'c. of courss, IL the dis
covercr Of the note had been unfettered by
matrimonial les. and had hurried to meet
the maiden whose message of love reached
him in such mysterious way, but the truth
must be told. even at the risk OF spelling q
romance.
Year: 1879

Less Pork and More Mutton for Meat -


More Wool for Clothing.


The United States needs more sheep In
all parts OF this country, to secure wealth
and comfort, Its people must have food and
clothing. The sheep furnish the best and
most wholesome animal food and the most
comfortable clothing yet tested by the mass
OF our people. In malarial districis-espe
cially where extremes OF heat and cold are
frequent-woolen clothing and freer and a
more common diet of good young mutton
would insure better health and better vigor
than generally charac.arizss pork esters and
wearers OF cotton and fine linen. From The
best data within our reach we ascertain that
there are on the entire globe about 500 600, :
900 sheer. OF these the United States
has but IS 900 000 Our manufactures con-
sumo annually more than 226, 900 pounds Gi
wool. Ii each of our sheep furnish five
pounds OF wool there would be yearly
deficit of so 600 900 pounds. Here is . good
field for enterprising stockmen. We need
double our present number of sheep. Lei
no one indulge a fear of overproduction
either OF mutton or wool. Could our stock
be tripled or quedrupled, they would no
only add to the comfort and healthfulness o
the people. but to their intelligence and
sobriety, as well as to the productiveness o.
every field used as sheep pasture.
Year: 1879

We are in receipt of several acrimonious
communications crticising the appointment
of Major THOMAS p MORGAN as Commis-
sioner Of the District, for the alleged reason
that he is not n sound Republican. We do
not regard it just to precipitatcly preiudge
Major MORGAN in his new official position.
The President has made this appointment
no doubt in the full belief that the ap-
pointee is sound Republican and will de-
velop that political Characteristic in the
discharge of his duties. If he does not dis
appoint that expectation either with the
President or the public, then he should es.
cape criticism. By his works we shall
know him, and hence it is but fair that we
should wait and see what fruits he is 10
bear. If his administration does not bear
Republican fruit, then the President will
have favorable opportunity five months
hence to correct an evident error by putting
a Republican in his place. Let us be pa
tient and work no unjust prejudice in this
instance We shall watch and wait for the
developments that time will bring and not
judge too hastily lest we may judge wrong
fully.
Year: 1879

should have been prematurely published in
full text in New York or elsewhere, inas-
much as it was generally understood that
unusual precautions had been taken to Sc
cure IL against premature publication; but
1t has been plundered and published pre-
maturely, and it is very difficult to coniec-
ture what is TO be done about it, One thing
is very evident-the only safeguard to per-
feet Withholding of any public document of
importance from the public prematurely
resides with the author, and that in it's
being transmitted to Congress or any other
department of the Government to which IL
relates, in manuscript. Then it becomes
public property, and all alike can have 1t
without resort to larceny or something
equally infamous TO obtain it. 1t may be
regarded as matter of enterprise TO pilfer
public documents, and so it might be re-
garded in the practice of larceny TO obtain
surreptitious possession of any other article
of property but such practices square
badly with the principles involved in
proper respect for the rights and property
of Others The moral standard of the press
is vastly lowered when it resorts to such
cxpedients in the prosecution of enterprise,
for they break down and trample upon the
distinctions between meam ct tium, and
in such practices it virtually declares to the
world that there is no respect to be observed
in regard to public documents, which are as
much the property of the author until
transmitted to the public through the prop
erly and legally-authorized medium, as his
coat or his boots. For this reason the press
cannot countenance this pilfering Of public
documents to be published in advance, any
more than it can applaud plunder and theft
in any other shape. 1t may be regarded MS
n stroke of enterprise, but it cannot be de-
Tended on any principle of right, and the
result will be that as u measure of safety
all documents addressed to Congress will
be hereafter transmitted to that body in
the manuscript. This will be the inevitable
result of this unbridled spirit of depreda-
| tion.
Year: 1879

bo incapable Of making any concession of
fixed principle for the purpose of winning
the succession to Senator WITHRRs' seat.
But so long as there is o possibility Of a
repetition in Virginia Of the experience Of
the Abolitionists in Ohio with Mr. CHASE,
just so long will it be the duty of the Re-
publican mombers of that Legislature to
stand by their colors and their candidate,
defying and rejecting all offers of n COM
promise with the Opposition In short, it
is their plain and bounden duty to act as
Republicans until the end and to accept
defeat, if necessary, rather than surrender
their strength to the support of MAHoNE,
WTHERs, TUCKER, HUNToN or any other
Democratic aspirant.
Year: 1879

THE Greenbackers cannot fail to be satis-
fled with the success that has attended the
attempt to give the country an interchange
able currency, however much they may
growl at the apparent contraction suggested
by Secretary SHERMAN.
Year: 1879

Now, Senator THURMAN is getting ready
to fight against an irredeemable currency.
He insists, apparently, that a non-legal
tender paper currency is not redeemable
The word interchangeability is not down
in his vocabulary.
Year: 1879

THE Greenback party in the House has
been resuscitated. Its members find some-
thing in the Presidents message TO fight
against. They are glorifying themselves
again over the possibility of holding the
balance of power and all that sort of thing.
Year: 1879

IT is matter of history that SALMON


p. CHASE was once elected to the United


States Senate from Ohio over several Oppo-
sition candidates when the majority of the
legislature was almost solid against him
when, in fact, he had only two votes in his
favor at the beginning Of the contest. Those
two votes were the sum total of the force
of the Abolition party in that body, but
served the purpose Of nucleus for the
gathering Of victorious strength. In the
Virginia legislature to-day the Republicans
have twenty-six votes ns against the divided
Democracy-a sufficient strength, it will be
admitted, TO enable them to make them
selves felt in opposition TO the candidates
for United States Senator of either or both
of the Bourbon cliques. Aud they also en-
Joy the advantage of having for their choice
for Senator two such unexoeptionable men
as General WICKHAM and DIR. SMITH, either
of whom-and especially the former
is capable Of rallying TO his support the
better and truly conservative elements oi
the Democratic membership. 1t is true
that they are both bitterly opposed on ac-
count of their Republicanism, by Democrats
of all and every kind, but not more so than
Mr.. CHASE was by his opponents And it
Is also true that either one Of them would
Year: 1879

THE Democratic press throughout the
country seems, for want of something
better to do, to be trying to raise an outcry
against the Secretary of the Treasury, by
attacking his eminent brother, the General
of the Army. These papers charge that
the General is endeavoring to establisha q gar
rison Of regular troops at the Arsenal, and in
sinuate (if they do not actually ASSERT that
by such establishment he means to II ave
at his command force to control and over
awe Congress, or at all events, the stdtes-
men God save the mark , of that body, who
may be opposed to his brother as candi-
date for the Presidency of the United States.
Such n statement is almost too absurd to
notice, yet for the benefit of those of our
Democratic friends who think that every
thing printed in their organs must be
Gospel truth, we would state that General
SHERMAN 49, great and simple patriot
that he is-knows full well that any at
tempt TO garrison troops in Washington
would be strongly opposed and frowned
upon by both parties; also, the General is
too well versed in the laws to commit the
blunder Ito call it by the mildest term,
though harsher one would be more ap-
plicable) of attempting to divert from its
original purpose an arsenal, built and
maintained for the public necessities, the
guardian of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth of the public stores, to the
wants or capacities Of any party feeling
Year: 1879

II is even yet to be hoped that the Re-
publican members of the Virginia legisla-
ture will hold their own as against the
Bourbon Debt-Payers on the one side and
the sham Conservative Readjusters on the
other. Any compromise or coalition be-
tween them and their Democratic adver-
saries would be mistake, and n disgracerul
mistake Mt that
Year: 1879

julius CEsAR's VIEW OF DEATH
Throughout his career Caesar displayed
always singular indifference to life.-
He had not much belief in God or the
gods. On all such questions he observed
from first to last profound silence. But
one conviction he had. He intended, il
he was to live at all, to live master of
himself Sylla might kill him if he so
pleased. 1t was better TO die than to put
away a wife who was the mother of his
child and to marry some other woman at
dictator's bidding. Life on such terms
was not worth keeping. What joy it


is TO read Of one man in the worlds his
tory who never played the fool or the
hypocrito. On one occasion the MAORI
ty Of the Senate, of which Caesar was
then young mem ber, wished to consign
large number of political offenders 10
capital punishment. Caesar opposed this.
He contended that death was not pun
ishment at all. Death was the end OF
human sorrow. In the grave there was
neither joy nor sorrow. When man
was dead he ceased to be. He became as
he had been before he was born. Proba-
bly, almost every one in the Senate
thought like Caesar on this subject
Cicero certainly did. Caesar spoke his
convictions OUT. A. BFeude,