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Year: 1876

The Richmond Wma deplores
the Hamburg slaughter of six ne
groes after they had surrendered
and takes the usual pains to con-
vince the Northern mind that the
Southern people arc peaceably dis.
posed toward the cclored man.
Now we wish to inquire how long
we are to be kept apologizing for
these law-less acts in tho cotton
States. If the Democrats THERE
doplorc them they can rise and put
down the evil doers, and they owe
it to the middle States and to the
Northern democracy that they do
itpromptly. Unless they intend to
do so, it will be useless for us to at,
tempt longer to stand between
them and the enemy. If they are
determined to ruin our chances in
campaign they will hardly find
allies for another one. lite utterly
useless for the temperate people of
the North and Middle States to I'm,
dcrtake to stand by those people lon
ger it they cannot show some APP,
probation of the sacrifice we have
been making for them. This is plain
talking, but we had as we'll speak
now, for if Tilden be defeated we
need not think of prolonging the
struggle.
Year: 1876

Our bonded State debt ls subject
That Is exercising the financial ideas
OF many OF our candidates at this
Tune, not 30 much as to how IL can
be secured and our State credit honor
ably sustained, but how they can make
II hobby to pander to the credulity
OF the taxpayer to obtain his VOte.-
Now n word of advice to these gentle
men may be kindly received, from the
independent candidate for Governor
down to the County delegate.


First. Take your standpoint on lust
and honorable principles, and make
your fight on that basis. If YOU are
beaten in the election, you have the
satisfaction of having done no one an
injury by the maintaining of such
principles, Self-preservation, SAYS one,
Is the first law of nature. This Is
true to our instinct, yet that never
dictates To any one the necessity of
acting the part OF dishonesty. Self-
preservation Ia also made of a compaet
community. so even handed homes
ty is the right of all and demands
equal protection.


liquidation also of debt, In mart
or as n whole, is "A direct violation OF
the principle of self-prOtection. That
which effects u community also effects
an individual in his honest rights
Whenever you deviate from the prin-
clples Of equal justice 10 all, self-prO-
lection no longer has protection
When the State of Tennessee, by her
act, repudiates part or whole OF
her debt, every principle of honest
Justice as worthy renowned State, is
Violated, and not only the State, but
her citizens have 10 bear the ignonly
ana disgrace of base repudiator, and
she Is Justly without credit or decent
respect, and sooner or later decends
INTO the cespool of corruption. The
WT Hi state In Topudiation of her
uoot would have an influence for evil
~ uemorallzing her citizens, that
liver liver VIII he rid Of but continually
repeated by her own citizens upon her
UMn D~d best self,supportors, and finally
produce anarchy,


DW why any reason for this 2 Let
Year: 1876




The minister gave out his text and
droPed along monotOnOusly. through
an argument which was 80 prosy that
Dlany head by and by began TO nod !;
and yet 10 was an argument that dealt
in limitless fire aud birthstone, and
thinned the predestined elect down TO
q company so small as to be hardly
worth the saving Tom counted the
pages of the sermon after church he
always knew how many pages there
had been, but he seldom knew any
thing else about the dlscourse. How
ever, this time he was really interest
ed for a little while. The minister
made a grand aud moviI g picture of
the assembling together of the worlds
hosts at the millennium, when the
lion and the lamb should lie down to-
gether and little child should lead
them. But the pathos, the lesson, the
moral of the great spectacle were lost
upon the boy he only thought of the
conspicuousness Of the principal cha
TactOr before the on looking nations,
his lace lit up with the thought, aud
he said IN himself that he wished he
could DO that child, IL IL was tame
lion. Now he lapsad into suffering
again as the dry argument was resum-
ed. Presently he bethought himself
Of a treasure he had and got 1t out. -
Year: 1876

How soon some women change their
minds respecting their husbands. Mrs.
Spinn was forever telling her husband
that he was not worth the salt in his
bread; but when he got killed in a rail
way collision she sued the company for
five thousand dollars.
Year: 1876

the immigrant, and the alnosG universal satisfaction of those who visit it with n view of seek ing q home, we encounter, every now and then. customer pro- fcundly disgusted with soil and climate which he perceives, on in spection, will fail to furnish him food, shelter, clothes. and ''oodles" ot money, without work. To ob viate the necessity of any gentle man of this class expending time and cash in exploring this State, VIC hereby give notice that while this is the best country we have ever seen, for those who WILL work, it happens to be exclusive ly adapted to that kind of men. The place where people can live without working, is in Texas just beyond our State line. Go there, young man! You will be subjected to no temptation, there for if in a moment of excitement you shoald be seized with a spas modic desire to work, you won't find any work to do. If you don't like Arkansas, go straight thro' to the Lone Star State; and you may have the happiness to discov CT, as Paddy learned when he became dissatisfied with purga- tory, that you may go further and fare worse.

 Tell me, ye winged winds, that

 round my pathway roar, Is there no favored spot where work

 Is not a bore?

 No lone and silent dell, no valley in

 the West,

 Where labor never comes, and man

 may always rest?

 The loud winds dwindled to a

 chuckle low,

 And, snickering. answered,-"No

 you idiot, No,"
Year: 1876

In the Spirit of ArKansas for February, the editor of the I'm migration Department, Hon. J. N. Smithee, State Land Commits sioner, writes up an interesting article on the mineral resources of Arkansas, and in connection herewith gives some interesting statistics from six counties show ing the progress made by them during the year 1875. These statistics were compiled by the county clerks of those counties in compliance with the request of Gov. Garland. At the close of his article the commissioner makes the following appeal to those clerks who have not yet forwarded their reports, and we hope his suggestions will meet with 8 prompt response from tine delinquent clerks, as such statis- tics will go a long ways toward securing our state the degree of credit which she deserves as one of the best States in the Union Mir. Smithee says:

 The above embraces tEe only reports so far received by the Com missioner. He urges upon county clerks the importance of making out and forwarding their reports at once, from the best reliable in formation at their command. It is not expected that the exact fig ures will be given in every in- stance, but an approximate esti- mate where there are data to go upon. We want to know what Arkansas did last year in every county, and the inducement she can offer to immigrants during this, the centennial year of the nation. As soon as all the reports are received it is the intention to publish pamphlet giving the report in full, that each county may appear in it's proper light. It is to be hoped there will be no delay in furnishing these reports. They shOnld have been made before this.
Year: 1876

Below we append an article from the Memphis Appeal which

 will be timely and profitable reading for our farmers if they will profit by the hints thrown out. Now, right now, before your crops are planted is the time to guard against the thousand ills which spring from the all-cotton system of planting in the South. Every fall He hear farmers curs- ing cotton, and every spring we see them strainiDg every nerve to make more cotton. Will they never learn wisdom? Will they never learn that our meat and bread must be first and cotton
Year: 1876

We had just as we'll expect to get good pure water from an i'm pure fountain, as to secure a good article and a full yield from trl- fling seed of an inferior variety. Our farmers should remember this and benefit by it just now. A crop will soon be put in. which will require years hard labor,- a years labor upon which many families depend for their daily bread. The failure of a crop, en- tailing the loss of whole years labor, is no trifling matter to a farmer, and gives him a set back, from which it-is hard to recover.

 The best preventive against such a contingency-rather disas- ter,--is to secure good improved seed. It will require no more la bor, no higher cultivation, to make full crop from good i'm proved seed which will give a re- munerative yield, and yield a fine quality, than it will to make a half crop from poor seed, which yield an inferior quality and a di- minutive quantity.

 Don't plant bad seed. It will pay to procure good improved seed. It is highly essential to the prosperity of our people that we have no failure in the crops during the next few years. Guard against it by procuring good seed, and giving the crops a fair cultivation.
Year: 1876

Du yew no anithing about this nu grass that i here so much about? What klne of stuff is this mardy grass anihow; will hit du well here? am progressive far mer an want to keep up with all the nu improvements. please tel me all about this mardy grass.

 A GRANGER.

 In reply to "A Granger" we will state that "mardy grass" was imported to this State and tried for the first time at Little Rock last year. It done so well and proved such an excellent article of food for the nice fast young men with tall hats, but empty heads, that there was an extensive crop of it put in, with grand ceremo- nies, at that place last Tuesday. Although it does best in large cities, lowing to the fact, as we have heard it said, that there are more fools there than elsewhere ], it spreads very rapidly, and this year small patches of it have broken out in various towns of the State. It is an unprofitable crop, and is always attended with loss.

 We could not advise you to try it. You will find timothy, german millet, clover, red-top, or herds grass much better crop.
Year: 1876

The way to have money Tn the country is to have something for sale that will command money, and when you are compelled to purchase always to buy from those who pay the money out at home. This is a tobacco and grain growing country, as well as ono admirably adapted to stock raising. Now tobacce and stock will always command money. No man who has tried either here, and attended to the business properly, has failed to make mon. ey. As long as we are cut off from commercial intercourse with tku rest of the world, we must make the best use of the advantages we have.-Fayetteville Sentinel.
Year: 1876



 The rate at which our mer- chants have suffered losses on cot ton purchased this season is real ly disastrous, and we look for the effect of these losses to so closely affect the general nature of the times in our section, that we make it the subject of particular note.

 The loss to merchants of this place will scarcely fall short of $7.5OO or $S,00O.- At first glance planters may think this does not concern them, but not so, for these losses are going to make our merchants more prudent in this years business and more careful in purchasing the staple this fall and winter. With the loss which their cotton dealings have entailed upon them, they will be compelled to watch the corners very closely to avoid a smash, and every precaution will be taken to guard against further losses from bad debts. It will be more difficult than common for our farmers to procure their store goods on account this year. Self protection will force many mer- chants to take no risks.

 In view of these facts it will be we'll for our people te begin right now to lay their plans to live economically this year. Cut of every avenue. of waste and crop off all needless expenses. There is room for great economizing. Not that our people live too well, but that they indulge in many expen- ses which are worse than useless. If the money, for instance, which is spent for whiskey and tobacco neither of which can be claimed as essential to the welfare of the laborer-were saved, it would amount to not less than Ten thousand dollars to the people of Pope county this year. This is a sum which would almost supply tEe bread for a years rations.

 We charge our people for their own good to think of this matter, and let prudence govern the ape tite.

 Again, cotton buyers will be very careful how they buy thls fall and they will be sure to keep on the safe side, so our cotton growers need not expect big price this fall. This should also be taken into account and expen- ses cut down to suit. If we ever wish to get out of debt and start fairly on the road to sure prosper, ity, we must so manage that every years crop in place of being g loss to our country, will add to our aggregate wealth. Last years crop did not do it.
Year: 1876

The resident members of the Democratic State Central Com mittee have issued a call for meeting Of the entire Committee at Little Rock on the Sth inst. to determine upon the tune and place of holding the State Con- vcntion.
Year: 1876

An ordinance has been prepared, and will be
acted on at the next meeting of the Camden IN.
J.) city council providing for an inspector of coal
oils and other Illuminating fluids, and preventing
their being sold when not up to the standard. As
the charter makes no provision for the appoint.
nent OF such an officer I: is thought that tie duty
can be performed by the sealer of weights and
measureG
Year: 1876




The laCcstorder Of Grdnt, through
his Secretary of War, to General
Sherman, is one which must natu-
rally cause uncasincss in the mind
of every patriotic American citizen.
Almost before the doors of Congress
are closed, the General in command
of the army is directed to hold in
readiness for immediate service all
his available force, and to have such
force $50 distributed and stationed
as to be able to render prompt assist
ance in the enforcement of the law"
Here is certainly an element of dan
ger to the liberties of the people,
The army is an agency by which the
people may be restrained in the free
exercise of their rights, but it can
never be employed to increase their
Liberties. AS n means of enforcing
law in time of peace, the military
power is very unsafe engine to en-
ploy. At such times the Courts of
law, are the proper tribunals to in
terpret the law and the civil arm the
agency to enforce it. This order ne
cessarily dcprivcs both these branch
cs of their proper prcrogativcs. By
issuing it the President arrogatcs to
himself the province of intcrprcto-
ton rs well as enforcement, and pro-
claims himself at once Dictator
This is n dangerous ground for him
to occupy, for American citizens
have gained their freedom at too
much cost of treasure and of blood,
to lightly yield them now. One 9th
cr question, however, will be likely
to be brought in to prominence by
this proceeding, and that is, whcth-
or it is advantageous to the country
that the President should be COM
mandcr-in-chief of the larmy. If
there is a possibility of his using the
soldiers, as u means of increasing
and solidifying his power, or even as
a lever for the promotion of party
political schemes, the sooner the
temptation to do so is removed from
him the better.
Year: 1876

And so it was not more brag of
Zack Chandler that West Va. was
put down for Hayes and Wheeler ut
the Republicn headquarters in Wash
ington. 1t is now well known that
the party managers claim the State,
and are even lively plotting the de-
feat of Gov. Mathews at the October
election.


Such a disaster would be a blunder
on the part of the Democratic party
of the State. 1t would rise into the
proportions of a gigantic crime, and
they would well deserve to be again
remittcd to the rule of test oaths, and
of every other species of dcyilitry
that radicalism invented to torture
and degrade them. West Virginia is
a Democratic State and only stipend
Gus folly can lose it to us.


Every one can see the so.callcd Pc
ter Cooper movement in this State is
fostered and abctted by Radical plot
tcrs; indeed il is almost safe to say
that without their covert and crafty
patronage, it would not have life
enough to show a dying spasm.-
Judge II. j. Samuels whose name was
placed upon the Cooper Electoral
Ticket on the Sd District,--likc DR..
Tanner in his District-takcs the
true position when he declines the
honor(?) and urges all tho democrats
Year: 1876

The Radical Disunion leaders are
astounded to find that they cannot
rely on the colorcd vote in any South
crn State. Everywhere the negroes
are finding that their interests do
not lie within the color line, and, led
by their judgment and detestation
they feel for the scoundrels who have
cheated and plundCred them equally
with the whites, they are ilocking to
the democratic camp. Intimidation,
threats and murder fail to stop the
stampede, and the bloody affair at
Charleston, carefully plotted by
Chamberlain, not only failed of its
aim, but reacted against its authors.
We speak not only confidently, but
adviscdly, in saying that so large
will be the conservative colorcd vote
that the Democrats will carry every
Southern State, including South Car
olina.
Year: 1876

There are about thirty strangers in
our town, who have no particular
business here. They have come in
within the last two weeks. They arC
of that class who viii give frOudu-
lent vote. They have been brought
here to vote the Republican ticket,
in order to carry this District. Spot
them, and when oncof them attempts
TO vote, arrest him on the instant,
Year: 1876

The very general popular belief
that Tildcn's election is an assured
fact, is having its effect in the grad
ual revival of business throughout
the country. From the moment of
Tildcn's election in November the
wheels of industry will again be set
in full and successful motion. This
is what the country wants and to
this end the people have decrecd a
CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Year: 1876

In the election of D. s. Stevenson
us Sheriff of this county, the people
will secure a good, correct and effi-
cicnt officer, one who will collect the
revenue faithfully and promptly,
knowing no man in the discharge of
his duty.
Year: 1876

Let the laboring man and mochOn-
ic, seriously contemplate the deprcss-
ed condition of the country, and see
if he is willing, from prejudice, to
cast his vote with the Republican
party. No poor man afford to do so,
unless he desires to entail still furth-
cr misery upon himself and family.
Year: 1876

The Republican Parish Committee of
Iberia will meet in the town of New Iberia
on the twenty second instant, to choose
delegates to the State conventions.


A parish convention will be held in
Franklin, parish of St. Mary, on the TWEEN.
tieth of May, for the same purpose. Dele
gates will be chosen from the clubs in the
parish on basis of one to every seventy
five Republican voters.
Year: 1876

The efforts of the ErpresS at misrep-
resenting the HERALD during the
temporary absence of the editor, are
eminently characteristic of that paper
and are therefore not surprising to the
citizens of this city. Nothing better
could be expected from a journal that
filled its columns day after day with
assurances of the soundness of a bank
which it knew was weak and its sus-
pension but a question of time. The
conclusion that nothing better could
be expected from such a paper, is
strengthened with the knowledge that
at the moment it was imploring peo-
pie to deposit their funds in this
shaky concern, its publishers were
borrowing money from the bank,
which they probably never intended
to refund, on paper which
the creditors do not now re-
gard as among the valuable
''UlllS COlleCJdOlc. vi tliC
ton bills amounting in the aggregate
to over half million dollars sent to
the Legislature from this city and
county, this ring jobber organ said not
word in opposition to the passage of
any and actually advocated the pass
age of quite number. We are not
surprised that the Express should at
tack the HERALD in our absence. We
have largely contributed to the defeat
of its schemes for almost doubling
the already heavy burden of taxation
now heaped upon our people and it's
howlings are the natural expressions
of the hyena that has been unsuccess-
full in an attempt to prey where such
animals are neither admired nor tol-
Grated.
Year: 1876

"MANY CITIZENS in last Satur-
days Express called on the people to
"agitate agitate " the Board of
Public Works question. We have no
doubt "Many Citizens" is in dead
earnest. Almost any village in the
State is afflicted with one or more
gentlemen of tie class of the author
of "Many Citizens: They are con-
tinual agitators and their occupation
is gone the moment the people refuse
to agitate. They live by agitation,
and they are not particular on which
side they agitate. 1t is their best, in
fact their only trump.
Year: 1876

field came from the Chinese them
selves. There is strong influence
among the leading Chinese against
conversion, and whenever they find
that one of their people is seeking Ju-
sus, they hound him until he is forced
to sever his connection with the mis-
sion, unless he is very strong in his
new faith. The speaker explained
that the mission was open to the men,
bership of everybody, at the fee of 81
per year, and that it had large num-
ber of members throughout the State.
Mrs. Goodall is pleasant and en-
tertaining speaker. At the conclu-
sion of her remarks Rev. Mr.. Hickey
addressed the audience on the same
subject when collection was taken up
for the cause.
Year: 1876

Now that the smoke and vapor con-
sequent on the first rush and
tussle over the Board of Public Works
have fioated away, and left the object
of the struggle unhazed and uncloud-
ed, we may perhaps be enabled to
take a calm, practical view of the
matter and define in part what it is
and what we may reasonably expect
from it, The HERALD has frequently
had occasion to revert to the unsys-
tematic and too often bungling mani
ner in which the public Improvements
of our city were conducted, and COM
plants of useless expenditures and
unsatisfactory work have, during the
past few years, been of almost daily
occurrence. These complaints have
not been confined to the chronic growl-
ers and those who add nothing to the
city's funds. They have come from
the property owners and taxpayers,
and to assert that they were uncalled
for and groundless, is simply to as
sumo what cannot be sustained by the
facts. There have been too much
change of grade too much raising
and lowering of sidewalks too much
worthless sewer; too much "red
gravel ~ too much haphazard, let her
rip, hit or miss style of improvement
in this city to successfully argue that
everything has gone on for the best,
and could not have been done cheaper
and better. The people complained,
and they had a right not only to COM
plain but to take measures for remov-
ing the cause for complaint. The
Board of Public Works is step toward
the attainment of the much
hoped for purpose. Hereafter all
of our public improvements will
be under the management of three
practical, well-informed citizens who
will not undertake work until its
practicability and advisability is well
considered, and when once undertaken
it will be well and economically con-
Quoted. We are assured of this be-
cause leaving the ability and integri-
rtyof the. mcmhers of the Board entirely
out of the question, the bond of each
for $780, guarantees it. 1t is reason
able to conclude that business con-
Quoted by three men who are bound
by heavy bonds for rigid perform
ance of their duty, will be more salts
factorily conducted than if left to
dozen men who have all the Other
branches of the city government to
attend to. We predict that before the
Board is in operation one year the tax
payers will realize its advantages and
acknowledge the wisdom of its crea'
ton.