smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

all the towns and villages whence you came ;
and may l not believe that you will carry
back from this now historic place message
of mercy and love that shall reach hundreds
and thousands of hearts, and bring them to
the service of the Lord Jesus Christ There
is no recommendation which you have made
to this church, am not authorized to speak
for them, but do speak for them-that will
not be adopted with alacrity, and with a tear
full thanksgiving to you. Whatever it is you
have suggested with US we have made, or the
way opened SO that the changes might be
made, any changes that we believe it would
be in your heart to make, and before you
reach your home. many of you, those changes
will have been effected.


Christian brethren, / see you now to bid
you farewell-the most of you. If ever yon
come to trouble; if ever your hearts should
be tried to the very innermost; if ever it
should seem to you that all the world was
adverse, am l bold if l take leave to say learn
from me? Let me assure you that in the
darkest midnight, and in the narrOwest pass,
that love that loved the world is sufficient
You may


TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST.


You may believe that Gods comfort is suffi-
cient for you. 1t is not vain thing for
you to preach. The gospel of Jesus Christ
in its fullness is enough for the living and
the dying, and for those that live, wishing
they might die, but may not. There is
strength in it; there is hope in it; there is
power in it. Never despair! Never give up!
''Lo am with you always" is truer to-day
to our apprehension than it ever was when
it was spoken to the apostles. And if my
trouble shall be the means of comfort to any,
body else, if on the rock on which my ex-
perience has run there shall kindle a beacon
light that shall keep hundreds and thousands
of others off from it, shall not sorrow that
I have labored and been in such distress in
days gone by.


/ commend you to God. l pray that your
return may be safe, that you may find your
households free from sickness, that your
churches may not have suffered in your
absence, that the work which in many of
your parishes was begun when you left, may
be going on with increased fervor, and that
in others, where there was no work, the sacred
fire may be kindled, and that your life may be
spared long to gather the fruits of your faith
full industry. Fathers and brethren, bid
you farewell.
Year: 1876

Our city was in state Of serenity yester-
day which could only superyene npon the
anticipations OF steady and sure returns OF
victory. The people felt safe In their prog,
nosticatiOns, and nothing could shake them
in their faith az to the final result. There
was considerable excitement last evening ut
Colonel Jordan's Central House over bet
Of $500 made by, Postmaster -Besttie that
Hayes would be next President. The bet
was taken, and . forfeit was put up for the
appearance Of the money to- day by 8 o'clock.


The p Postmaster will doubtless meet the
wager and in the end lose hislmoney.
Year: 1876



 From the Richmond tva.l Dispatcb.l

 The course of Tilden and Hen dricks among our colored friends is on the increase. Many of the most intelligent among them are falling into ranks. We append the following from the Rev. J. ". Dungee:

 EDIToRs DESPATCH :- 1 feel coin pelled, in justice to myself, the good of my race, and the best welfare of the community in which l live, to say few things which l think ought to be said.

 A card appeared in the Even ing State, few days ago, stating that myself, Mir. Derrick and Holmes were at work for the great reform movement. Derrick and Holmes, of the First Babtist Church (colorcd), published in the Enquirer of this city card declaring their allegiance to the Radical party, et the same time saying they are for peace and prosperity. Nov, these two dec larations are il conflict with each other. You cannot serve God and the devil at the same time. l warn these gentlemen now of the fearful calamity which their present course will entail upon the colorel people of the South, For years we have seen our peo- pie marched to the polls and com pelled to vote for any man brought out by the Radical party, without regard to his moral character or fitness for the office. This has been practices ail over the South. The men thus voted for or put in office have plundered the South ern people in the most shameful manner. Every State where they have had the opportunity has been sunk beneath burden of debt. Behold the cunning du- plicity which they practiced upon our people in the Freedman's Bank fraud, as well as in many other instances. In Washington, right under the eye of the Gov ernment, they had q Board of Public works which plundered the Government in the most wretched manner. The report of Hon. B. B. Douglas, of Virginia, and the Hon. w. s. Stenger, of Pennsyl- vania, expose the most startling frauds practiced upon us at time when we were helpless and coniiding in their friendship. 1t turns out to have been q scheme concocted for

 THE PURPOSE OF RoBBING our poor people. They have rob. bed every State Government in the South where they have had the chance. They have labored steadily to keep us arrayed against the white people of our section, who are our best friends. They have only used us as political tools. True, they have kept a few colored men in office, but it has been to do their diity work. The position of Mcssrs. Derrick and Holmes makes them a party to these frauds, and the only way they can clear themselves from It is to come out from bad associates. But l fear they are carrying two faces, and if so the community ought to be informed of it. On last Sunday all the leading color ed pulpits were used as medium of

 ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE RADICAL PARTY,

 and Rev. James Holmes took oc- casion to warn his people not to
Year: 1876

PARTY,

 and Rev. James Holmes took oc- casion to warn his people not to have anything to do with me. At the Rev. Dr, Wells church they endorsed Mir. Derrick as a good radical, also hear from good authority that the Rev. MT. Derrick belongs to one of the Hayes and Wheeler clubs of this city. If they are for peace and prosperity" why have these gen tlemen within the past six months used every means to persecute al d drive out of the town the pas tor of the Navy Hill church, be cause he choses to differ with them in politics? Why do they use their churches for such un- unholy purposes, and then pre- tend that they have nothing to do with politics2

 It gives me great pain to speak of the outrages practiced against mo and my church of late. The whole neighborhood of my church has been canvassed and the peo- pie warned not to attend my church. They have also compell- | pelled the children to leave my Sabbath school. Some of these childred have been to my house and wept bitterly because they were made to leave. They have threatened to burn my house and church, they have left no stone unturned

 TO DRIVE ME OUT OF THE CITY.

 ] heard one minister say he would compel me leave by all means he could resort to, Now, all these are all facts, Does this look like peace and prosper ! ity? No, no; it is just the work ! they are bid to do by the Radical 1 party. l say to these gentlemen and to tine colored people at large, that these things which they can not overlook. The first thing fol us to do is to make full and man. { ly rcconcillation with the whites among whom we live.

 J, ", DUNGEE,
Year: 1876

Your Regulator is enc of the best family med
cines ever used. l hsve not spent one dola
for my family for medicine in five years, only
for your Regulator. and must say it does all /
says it will. You can also recommend it IL
Collie for Stock, it having cured a fine mule o
mine worth five hundred dollars y. A Nelson
MScnn Ga
Year: 1876

Said wife to her husband the other day !:
"It you fail to produce me the moucy for a
new spring hat 10 three days you will be the
most astouished man in the world" When he
awukc the ucxt morning he found his wife u
the dressing room practicing with dumb bells.
Tie money was ''produccd" that night.
Year: 1876

After all, the greatest question to be
settled in the approaching election of
President and Vice. President, is whether
or no the self-government of the people
can be maintained in the United States.


If, in spite of all revelations of the cor
ruption and incompetenee which charac-
terize the Republican party and its lead
ers; if, in spite of Belknap's bribe taking,
Robeson's robbery, Fish's dishonorabIe
completely with Spain, Grants and Bah
cocks relations with fraudulent distillers,
and all the rest of that long and terrible
catalogue Of crime and misgovernment,
the Republican party can still carry this
election, the fact will prove that the Office
holding machine is too strong for the peo-
pie, and that the party in power can never
be turned out by the regular method of
an honest election.


In comparison with this question, all
the other questions on which men are to
vote on the first Tuesday of November are
Of inferior moment.
Year: 1876

This great reformer has accepted the


nomination of the Republicans as a candi


date for Congress from the Second District


of Maryland. Without political habita.


tion or name he appeals to the suffrages


of the people. Hopeless of being able to


elect Radical candidate upon Radical


platform, they clutched on to the skirts Of


MIR. Harris, and allowed him to dictate


his own terms in consideration of his as.
sent to be the fgurehead in their campaign.


But the honest voters of the Second Dis
trict will not be deceived by the transparent
partisan trick, but will re-elect by hand
some majority their present faithful rep
resentative, Hon. Charles B. Roberts.
They prefer, in this era of true reform. to
support tried and trusted representative
to political weathercock who is one thing
to-day aud another thing tomorrow, and
who is willing to accept the nomination of
any party or any set of men, no matter
how corrupt, which gives promise of ele-
waiting him into place and power. We
have yet to learn of any great public good
he accomplished whilst in Congress, or of
any great public measure he originated, or
any great public service he performed en-
titling him to the gratitude and support
of the people. His Congressional record
is a blank so far as public benefits are
concerned, whilst the manner and means of
his attaining that position were blot upon
the fair name of our city and dis
grace to the political history of our State.
The very worst that was charged in re-
ference to the election in the CITY last fall,
was mere child's play to the stupendous
frauds and atrosious outrages perpetrated
to secure the election of Mr.. j. Morrison
Harris to Congress in 1855. But we
draw veil over the damning record of
the past, and hope never to see its repcti
tion in the future. In this election, how
ever, the city will have nothing to do and
we have no doubt that the honest farmers
Of the counties will see to it that an hon.
EST and faithful Democrat will be chosen
70 represent them, one who will act in full
communion with his party, and through
he supremacy of its principles to advance
ind secure the best interests of his people.
thus j. Morrison Harris will undoubtedly
20 elected to remain at home, and Charles
3. Roberts be returned to the seat he now
10 worthily occupies-Baltimorc CAM
'aiga Democrat.
Year: 1876

The poor negroes were robbed Of all
their hard earnings by the Republican
party through the instrumentality Of those
twin monsters Of fraud and iniquity, the
Freedman's Bureau and Freedman's Say
ings Bank, and still the ignorant and most
stupid among them cling to the Republi.
can party, and believe those who robbed
then Of their all when they tell them that
If they vote the Democratic ticket thoy
will be put back into slavery again
Year: 1876

Iri. TO be hoped tha. something will b
done speedily to remove the unsightly old
building at the head Of Market street, thai
was at one day used as . market house
but at present an old eoopery and only al
eve sore in that quarter Of the city. Take
it down somebody and make centennial
buildings out of it, for it look. abont oio
enough to serve that purpose.
Year: 1876

A SPECIAL DISPATCH from Raleigh, N.
c., brings US news of another outrageous
and successful attempt of the blue blooded
Ku-Klux 10 repress free speech in that
State during the Presidential campaign.
This is nothing more than might be ex-
pected under ordinary circumstances where
a dozen or two fire eaters are cnngregated
together; but in accepting the challenge of
Judge Settle for joint canvass Governor
Vance, according to every principle of
that honor which is so dear to the South.
ern heart, implied that the same privileges
should be accorded to his opponent in the
presence of his friends as he received him.
self. AS yet we have no news of RepublI-
can voters in counties where loyal men
were largely in the majority listening to
Vance's reasonable utterances with any
thing more aggressive than silent con-
tempt. But now we learn that in Char
lOtte, the very home of Vance, where in
addition to the general disgrace is that of
a fragrant and special violation of hos
pitality, which virtue has so long been the
boast of the chivalry of the South, band
of ruffians, whose conduct was indorsed by
Governor Vance, interrupted and pre-
vented serenade to an honorable op-
ponent. An Arab of ordinary decency
would die before being guilty of such a
contemplate act. A repetition OF this
outrage should call for an investigation by
Secretary Cameron.
Year: 1876

THERE is no class in the South who
have been more prosecuted for opinions
sake than native Southerners who occupied
high social positions prior to the late war,
and who afterwards embraced the recon
struction acts and allied themselves to the
Republican party. If native Southerners
springing from the ordinary.walks of life
have been ostracised, prosecuted and
abused, what must have been, and is at
present the fate of those who by birth,
education and adoption were the peers of
any in those communities Conspicuous
among the latter class is Hon. John Win
smith, of South Carolina, who for years
prior to and Immediately after the war 50
ably represented Spartanburg county in
the Senate of that State. A gentleman of
rare culture and learning, DR.. Winsmith
was favorite with all classes of the peo-
pie, and it was not until he voted against
the infamous black code in 1866 that he
brought upon himself the contumely and
abuse which finally resulted in a midnight
assault upon his life. On the occasion in
question over fifty ruffians in paint and in
disguise appeared at his residence and lite
rally riddled his domicile with bullets, and
inflicted wounds upon his person, the scars
Of which he will take to his grave. DR..
Winsmith defended himself as best he
could, and before he was disabled his un-
erring aim placed hOrs dW combat several
of his assailants, who were afterwards dis
nouaraI hry thoir 1rnrplc fn ho laoIinn
Democratic citizens, and formerly his sup
porters and admirers. For this outrage
upon this venerable gentleman there was
net the shadow of an excuse. He had
persistently declined to accept office after
the reconstruction acts, and had contented
himself with endeavorlng to advance the
material interests of the new-made citizen.
His offense was that he had accepted in
good faith the logical results of the war,
and was willing to accord equal and exact
justice to all. So consistent has DR.. Win
smith been in all of his political relations
that the Republicans of his State never
neglect to honor him, and he ably repre-
sented South Carolina at the recent Cincin-
natl convention, and was one of the seven
delegates from that State who voted for
Governor Hayes. Such gentlemen as DR..
Winsmith are an acquisition TO any State,
and South Carolina Republicans need not
be at loss for party leaders when they
have such material in their midst. Al
though past the meridian of life, by his
stamina he has taught the Democracy that
Republicans have rights which they shall
respect, and has thus made himself noble
examplar for law-abiding citizens of his
State.
Year: 1876

THE Democrats boast that the ex-Con-
federate House reduced the appropriations
for the support of the Government many
millions ofsdollars. Governor Hendricks
says $50, 900, 900, but the figures show that
the diplomatic and consular bill appro-
PIRATES the same amount this year as last,
and is SO bunglingly put together that the
same consulates are provided for in more
than one part of the act, while prominent
and important diplomatic positions are
abolished. This is the economy and re-
form of which the Opposition boasts; but
to the intelligent people of the country it
will show the utter incapacity of the
leaders of the Democracy to conduct the
affairs of the nation.
Year: 1876

In THE efforts of Confederates in the
last House to make a showing of reduction
they displayed much ingenuity to disguise
appropriations so that the total amount for
the year will appear less than that for the
previous year. A noticeable illustration of
this is found in the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. In the law
OF last year stated amount for postage was
appropriated for each of the Executive De-
partments. The ninth section of the law
of this year, however, authorizes the heads
of the several Departments to make requ;-
sitions upon the Postmaster General for the
necessary amount of postage stamps for
the use of their respective Departments
not exceeding the amount stated in the
estimates submitted to Congress. By this
ruse alone the amount appropriated for the
several Departments is apparently reduced
nearly one million and a half. And they
call this retrenchment
Year: 1876

SOME of the ''biger" men in the employ
of the ex-Confederate House must have
had charge of the postal appropriation
bill when it passed that body during its
late session. At any rate, the Official
records at the Department of State show
that provision is made in the bill for
male" routes, and the Government
archives are thereby decorated with evi-
dences of the orthographical perfection of
the ex Confederate Doughface Democracy.
But the question naturally arises what
will Susan B. and Dr.. Mary, the latter
being Tilden supporter, say of this in
vidious distinction against the gentler sex?
Some provi sion should have been made
for female routes. Equality before the
law
Year: 1876

Gov. MORGAN paid S15, 900 income tax
the year that Sam Tilden perjured himself
by making an incorrect income return.
Morgan Is the Republican candidate for
Governor of New York, and Tilden-well,
he is the Democratic candidate for certain
defeat IN the national contest next Novem-
Year: 1876

ST. LOUIS, March 5.-The Times to day
will publish statement of what purports
to be part of the secret whisky ring prose
cutions here and especially the Babcock
trial. 1t asserts that Gen. Pierrepont was
very active and jealous in the prosecution
until Babcock was indicted, when his ardor
cooled and he began to use the influence
and power Of his Office to save that gentle
man. 1t is asserted that the attorney
general sent for District Attorney Dyer to
come to Washington. Dyer went and
while there Pierrepont, on the plea that it
was very important that he should know
what the prosecution would be in the Bah
cock case, obtained from him by the gross
est hypocrisy detailed statement of all
the oral testimony against Babcock. the
whole plan of the prosecution and what he
intended to prove by each witness. This
information, it is alleged, Pierrepont made
over to the use of Babcock's S counsel, and
this too with the presidents knowledge and
consent Storrs, senior counsel for Bah
cock, remained in Washington, and what
ever Pierrepont obtained from Dyer in re-
gard to the case he first repeated to the
Storrs got the benefit of all he had learned.
lhe attorney genefal private olHce was tHe
place where the plans to defeat the gov
ernment in its case against Babcoek were
matured every night preceding the time
set for trial.


Babcock and Porter met Pierrepont in
his office and closely studied every point
contained in the evidence for the govern


inert and prepared to overcome it. Bah.
cock was admitted to the conferences be
tween the president and Pierrepont


Whenever Dyer sent any additional evi


dence to Washington, Storrs was sent for


and when the plan of the prosecution wa


fully matured he was as familiar with it al


the attorney general himself.
Year: 1876

From an Lsterciew in the Washington Chronicle.


Gen. Belknap said that as soon as he
heard of the charges preferred against
him, and recognized that the situation was
one that admitted of no hesitation, he at
once repaired to the Executive Mansion
and made full statement to the Presi,
dent and Secretary Chandler, who hap
pened to be present. at the same time ten
dering his resignation, which was accepted
by the President after hearing the explain
alton.
Year: 1876

GREEN RIVER, Wyoming Territory,
March "a man just from the Wind
River valley states that rich mines have
been discovered in Big Horn and Owl
Greek mountains. A stagc IS running
from here to South Pass, one hundred
miles. The mine is about hundred and
twenty-five miles north from there and the
stage company is making preparations to
put on line to Camp Brown, forty six
miles north of South Pass.
Year: 1876

Let no guilty man escape.-U. s, Grant


Your tender of your resignation as
secretary of war. with the request to have
it accepted Immediately, is received, and
the same is hereby accepted with great
regret. %. s. Grant.
Year: 1876

FARMERS WORK TOO HARD.-Geo. r.
Drew, Vermont farmer, had the fol-
lowing to say at farmers festival:


"Farming can be made more pleasant
by making business of it and not at
tending to too many other things at the
same time. And then by not over work
ing. I think there has been an improve
ment in this respect, but there is need
of more still. [ have said [ would not
take the gift CT farm and be obliged
to work as I did when q boy. I now see
the policy Of giving children and young
folks great deal of recreation. [ am
sure that more work can be done in a
long run by working ten hours a day
than by being actively engaged for
fourteen hours. Also, we should not
be too much confined at home; We
should go away occasionally, and many
times we might gain enough to make up
for our lost time"
Year: 1876

SAVING MANURE.-There is at this sea-
son of the year, perhaps, more than any
other, a disposition to neglect the proper
care of the manure pile. The hurry of
the work OF the farm in general at this
season leads men to overlook those
things that seem to be less pressing: and
the great heat and drying winds of this
season lead to the dissipation of the fer
tilizing gases of the manure pile. The
custom of throwing the manure from the
stable and leaving it to lie and bum up
or dry away in the barn yard is quite
common, but it is certainly. very bad
economy. Stable manure, when thrown
into loose heap, begins almost imme-
diately to ferment, and if permitted to
remain in that condition enough heat is
soon generated to burn up the substance
and drive of the fertilizing qualities of
the manure. What is left after such a
process of cremation is worth but little
more, as q fertilizer, than 50 much straw.
It's nitrogen has all been dissipated in
the air. Indeed it has lost nearly all its
fertilizing elements of an organic char
acter.
Year: 1876

Great excitement prevails at Grand
Ledge, Mich, over the discovery Tues
day morning of flow of crude oil run
ming from the sewe, under the Denison
house to the river and spreading itself
over the surface of Grand river. The
flow is quite abundant, and the whole
village is excited over it. Pailfuls have
been gathered, and it burns readily
when match is applied to it. There is
either big sell or genuine flow OF
crude coal oil.
Year: 1876

A YOUNG man named Powers, living
in Lucas county, bit himself with a rat
tlesnake one day last week. The doctor
treated the young man by filing him up
to the eyes with whiskey. 1t saved his
life, but it made the worst Democrat
out OF him you ever saw.
Year: 1876

This Hotel has lately b,en enti ely rebuilt and
FURNISHED. 1t is the aim OF the management to
make a HOME for the travelling public OF the state
The rates are as low any other first class hotel


La State, MON