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Year: 1871

BEECHER ON COMPOSING SINS. -
If man lies | think he ought to con-
fess it, but it is not expedient to tell
all our sins openly. Nothing is more
disagreeable to me than to hear Of n
mans ailments. If person has a
sore, | don't want to hear about it. l
don't care to be RECALLED with the state
of a mans stomach or liver. have
ills enough of my own. Yet some
people will get together and Groom and
Groom and talk about each others sick-
ness, and about corpses, and how many
they have laid out, and have regular
grave yard banquet. 1t is the same
with spiritual ailments. There are
times when a man should make con


fessions of specific sins. If man ha:
be n carrying on the liquor business


a. is converted, it is quite proper tha


he should confess that he has beer
doing the devils work. If he has beer
engaged in any wickedness that ha


been open to the whole community


his repentance should be open. 1t j


not necessary to give an inventory O


all ones faults, but if we say anythin


it is better to be specific than generic
Year: 1871

|
and heard enough to convince the most


incredulous of the unscrupulousness of


some political partizans. But candor


compels us to confess that we were not
prepared TO expect the above, which
copy from the Little Rock RepuJG-
can nA1the 23d inst. OF course, every
ono in Nm commMnity knows that in
the above article. "a Union Man of
Hempstead COUNT mlsrepresents and'
slapders whole community of peace
loving and law abiding persons, and
the writer himself, if he be citizen


of Hampstead county, knows it himself


Just as well as any of us. But then


there are large numbers Of persons in


the Northern States who have been


schooled to believe that the Southern


people are set of savage canibals, who


would think nothing of making a


breakfast occasionally of fried niger


or "broiled union man." and it was to


appease the appetite of such, and to
confirm them in the belief of such
doctrines, that the above article was
written by one who falsely assumes the


name of "a Union Man of Hampstead
County" We believe that no homes
union man of sense enough to write ,
I single paragraph dramatically correc
would be guilty of publishing to th'
: world what he knew to be an incorrec


and slanderons statement of an afiai


wh;ch of itself, would not have al


sracted attention for an hour in any @


the Northern States, or anywhere else
but for the political capital which III
" unscrupulous writer hoped to max


of it.


Of As to the proof to be made on Il
a trial of the case in which Orange Boy
IS is interested, we doubt not, after SEER
he the above publication, but that son
as one may be found who can swear ju
he what his masters may consider necG
,s sary to be sworn. AS the grand j
or quest of this county is now in sessio
no and will have to act upon this ca
nd under their oatbs, we prefer not to d
is. cuss the matter now, as we might
en- accused of trying to influence the a


lions of that body We believe I
Year: 1871

present grand jury to be composed of
good men, black and white, who will
do what they believe to be right, and
we are willing for them TO 60 into the
investigation of the matter untram,
melled and uninfuenced by anything
we might say.


AS to the 'dastardly outrage" per-
petrated in this town short time since
the statement made by the writer of
the article copied from the Republican
is simply untrue. The boy was not
seized ON the street by five white men,
but was caught in the act of stealing
money from Il cash drawer behind the
counter, and seized by one white man
before he got out Of the house. He
was taken into the back room of the
store and genteelly whipped with a
small riding whip by one of the pro
prietors of the establishment, just as
the little thief deserved to be. He is
not under ten years DID, as alleged, BY
ga Union Man of Hampstead county,"
but was proven on the trial to be about
fifteen years old; besides which, if it
was not proven, it can be that he is a
common thief


Having established a rule of saying
only what we can substantiate by proof,
we submit, in support of what we have
said above, the following:


We the undersigned citizens of
Hampstead County, and members of
the Republican party, certify that the
statement made in the Little Rock
Republican Of the 23d inst. signed "a
Union Man of Hampstead County,"
in regard to the whipping of the little
boy, son of Martha Edwards, is un,
true. The evidence on the trial showed
that he had been caught in the act of
stealing money from the cash drawer
of Cheatham, Green e. Co., and that
he was taken into the back room of the
store and whipped by Mr.. Cheatham.
He was not severely injured, and was
not saffering from the effects of the
whipping the next day, as stated by
the Republicans correspondent, nor
was any other party found guilty. but
Mr.. Cheatham, who was fined, and
paid his line,
Year: 1871

ENHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO


the Property Holders of Shasta County that
in accordance with the requirements of law he has
entered upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


IF any person shall willfully make, or give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his her,
or their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her, their CONTROL such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred, or misrepresented by the owner any
agent thereof, to evade taxation shall upon dis
covery be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent. of the amount
such additional tax when collected shall be paid
to the person or PERSONS who shall furnish the
per centage for collection shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State"


If Tax Payers were to have a list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps themselves much an
noyanee, as well as facilitate my work.


G. W. TAYLOR,


Assessor OF Shasta County.
Shasta, April 3D. 1871. nj.
Year: 1871

VAN buren,, Ark. April "a. 1871.
Mr.. EpIroR-STn;


You will please allow me space in your
valuable paper 10 speak of the political con-
dition of the Colored People of Crawford
County. Arkansas. and also, while ] haye my
pen in hand to speak on political topics gem
orally. Having learned such Is the case, that
throughout the State of Arkansas the color
cd people have been deprived of many Of
their political privileges and are disregarded
in our elections, by a certain part OF the left
wing of the so called Republican party OF the
state of Arkansas. because they instructed
their men not to sell out. We only ask fair
play. AS part aud parcel Of the State, we
think it our duty to begin to think and act
for ourselves; having tried our Republican
friends and finding to our own knowledge
that they are our best friends while rhiie as
piriag 10 office, but rs soon as elected they are
ready for sale and our interest is gone to.


Now sir we rs people, rs Republicans
and as American citizens. are tired of being
treated In any such way as we have been
treated by some of the so called Republicans.
We are tired of being bought and sold for
dollars and cents. We believe in Republican
Government and therefore we think 1t best
for the colored people and the Republican
party in the State of Arkansas for the main
tenance of law and order in governmental





the Colorcd People of the State of Arkansas
to form Platform upon which to act for the
better puriormancc of Government in the
State. by which We may be able In ~ to
elect honest men to Office. who will regard
the peoples trust and will work for the good
OF the country, actuated by principle, Ms we
do believe that this is the principle OF Re-
publican In all its tulness. That the officers
shall he elected by the peoples ballot and
that when elected by the people their
rights shall be recognized, regardless OF
color. And now ii there Is not something of
this kind done. the Republican party in the
State of Arkansas Is gone in 10. And again
l hope that this VIII meet the hearty approv-
al Of every true Republican In the State
white and colorcd. hope there will not be
q JOHNSON FoRD to oppose this and accuse
some good Republican Of not being man
enough to father his own productions and
thereby have made scape- goat of George T.
Rutherford


But sir. II It were possible that could be
made scape- goat to carry of all of the filth
Of the Republican PARTY, should he willing
Year: 1871

The So.ihern Standard Of April 22d


expresses belief that good policy die


tates, that the Democratic party, togeth


er with all Conservative Republicans


hold a Convention sometime during ths
summer, for the purpose of agreeing up


on a plan Of action for the campaign o.


Of flSIa We fully agree with our co


temporary: that Convention should bt
held and plan adopted; but, We really
think it would not be worth while 70 at


tempt it so soon as the time named. II
would be difficult to secure good at


tendance in the summer anyhow-more
especially as the Convention should be
holden at Little Rock, and the distance is
too great as well as the expense Now
it being agreed to hold State Conven.
ton, why not say at Little Book during
the State Fair, in the Fall. The Fair will


cause many to 60 to Little Rock anyhow
and we can more easily secure a good at,
tendance. In this Convention we desire
TO see farmers, mechanics and others


who do not make politics trade. The
tlestinies Of people are never safer than
when entrusted to themselves. Let tho
Convention contain many who .ted the
evils under which VIC now groan, and we
may expect to see the work commenced
in earnest. Besides, this fall seems to
Us fully as early as there is any necessity
for us to act. We desire to sec this Con-
vention take the form Of reform meet
ing and not mere political gathering


Let all who 60. 60 with the full determ-
ination to ignore all trickery and to go
forward with an eye single to the com.
mon good OF the State. Let there be no
special AK to grind, except the great AK
with which the people intend to cutoff
the heads Of surplus office holders, and
thereby reduce the present outrageous
rate of taxation. Let there be no ambi-
ton to fatten upon the misfortunes ofthe
State, but let us all unite with one voice
10 decry the present iniquitous system of
robbery, and determine to drive the
,noney-changcrs from the political tenn
pie. If the Democratic party will strive
honestly for the proper measures, it can
easily secure the aid Of honest Republi


cans. The reforms needed arc rs much
needed by Republicans as by Democrats,
and in this contest there need be no con.
tion, but rather emulation among oil OF
us, to see who can be most disin.erested
and who can do the most public good.
Year: 1871

ET The Fort Smith NeW Era takes
exceptions to q short article we COPIED
from the New York Herald, which wa.
headed Grant Failure " This is wha
DELL says:


"GRANT A FAILURE. The Van Blu
rem Press, heads small item with The
above abusive of the President. We'll WI
have "granted a failure, when the De
mocracy with Durham in the lead sen,
Neal to the Legislature, for instead OF
representing his constituents, he neither
represented them nor the Democracy un
less the desire Of the latter is To secure
the spoils If this was not failure then
we do not know when you will have one


Well, il NEAL proved " failure" un.
der what class shall we place the Editor
Of the Neg Era i--was he q success as
legislator what did he prove? If We
were DILL, We would not attempt to
class any member of the Legislature q
"failurc, when he himself cut such q
sorry figure in his own party. Weak sis
ters should be careful how they talk OF
their betters. And again, he was in high
dudgcon the other day, because the Her.
aid gave him credit for news item he
had picked up. The N. Y. Herald article
was very good one and we do not sec
any abuse in it--unless the unvarnishe ed
truth is abuse.
Year: 1871

road from this city to that; it does not
want us to have either Railroad or a
plank road to connect this city with Van
Buren. Well, neighbor Dunham, call on
Mr.. John Austin, and ask him to see il
"thosc trees. F" are planted yet, to help
make the bridge. If so, we may soon
have bridge, and may be satisfied with
your dirt road. s. Herald


And the Herald is in favor Of a Toll
GATE RoAp. where travellers will have to
pay from 2J cents to 81 to pass over it..
1t will not cut much figure to the detri.
mcnt Of Van Burcn, we are confident.
But the people Of Fort Smith will be the
principle sufferers, as they will do large
amount Of the travel 1t is pretty well
admitted that the Railroad from Little
Rock will reach this place and probably
be detained here six months or year,
before 1t crosses over on Bridge. In
the meantime, the travel from Ft. Smith
to the junction of the road here, wi be
ten times what it is now. A Tole Gstt
Road is nuisance and imposition upon
any country, and the Herald viii! find il
so, il it is permitted to be fostered upon
the County. Mark our word, it will no,
be a plank rond--but very dear road to
Fort Smith. We have lived in country
where they were in full blast and know
what We are talking about.
Year: 1871

complimentary Suppers The enertain-
ment to be given tonight by Pocahontas Tribe
of |. o. r. NJ. at Johnson's saloon on Twelfth
street, is expected to be most excellent affair.
Arrangements have been made for two hum
dred guests, and all the delicaces of the season
have been provided for the occasion The
supper is given in honor of the Great Council
OF tbs State of Virginia of the above Tribe


On Thursday evening, the Order of Odd
Fellows of this city, will entertain the Grand
Lodge with handsome supper at st. Adams
hall, which will also be furnished by johnson.
The brethren of the city will see that the off
GERS of the Grand Lodge and visiting brethren
are well taken care of while in Richmond.
Year: 1871

Fun T0-N,ght.-Those who desire to
participate in an entertainment in which plea
sure will predominant, shoald attend the fancy
dress carnival to night at Assembly Hall. We
learn that everything has been done to make
this effort grand success, and to furnish all
who may attend most agreeable and nno-
cent ampsement. The sales of tickets have al
ready reached considerable number, but a
few more can yet be had.
Year: 1871

The gentleman who introduced Miss
Anna E. Dickinson, on the occasion of
her recent lecture at Steinway Hall, in
requesting for her fair and patient
hearing, cited recent case in which
several of the audience had-improp-
erly, as he thought-left the hall before
the completion of the lecture, and re-
minded his hearers that Wendell Holmes
after personal examination, had once
ascertained the cause of a similar phe-
nomenon to be full brain. But there
are two sides to this matter, and the
hearers, who pay handsomely to be
entertained, have rights as important
as those of any lecturer ( polite au
when uninterested, if they are comfort
able. Make them uncomfortable, and
there is an end to forbearance. When
Senator Summer delivered his address
at Steinway Hall on the Ist inst, it was
disgracefully close, and the majority
of his hearers, who sat in the body of
the hall, were restless, drowsy, and
miserable. To sit still for an hour
or two, under such circumstances, is
simply to feed the mind at the expense
of the body. II is a species of mild
debauchery, for which one is sure to
suffer in the flesh next day. Yet if q
man, to relieve his oppressed lungs,
goes out, he is uncharitably accused ol
having full brain, or of being ill-bred
or offended yet it appears to be necess
ary, to remind lecturers and lecture
room managers that an essential element
of success to their entertainments is
the infusion of the pure air Heaven into
their halls.
Year: 1871

A correspondent writes from Maine to
know If 1 can tell him where to go to
find Buffalo, and post him up about the
business generally. Certainly 1 can,
for I've made it my special study ever
since i determined not to 90 myself.
First, he must get first-class ticket for
the West-no matter what railroad he
goes by ali are equally bad, and the
alive are too problematied to build upon
to any extent. If stylish, and fond of
show at funerals, take rosewood coffin
along with you, for they give you moth
ing but pine in st. Louis; and further
along on the prairies you'll find only
bark, principally furnished by the pra-
lrie dog. BY all means take the rose
wood convenience with you; even if
You should not use it, there's nothing
like making a handsome appearance
when you are q tray cling. Tell them
to let you off at days City, on the
Kansas Pacific road,-ask them to let
you off as easy as they can. Iknow all
about this hourising metropolis; 1t was
laid out by brother of mine, who tried
to trade me an interest in it soon after,
u lOI II uOuDlc DdIIChCQ buOt kuI u
pointer dog. If you ask me how it is
laid out I can only reply generally, for
my recollection of the original plan is
somewhat indistinct, but at present one
can safely say that ii is laid OFT fiat.
The population of Hays is active and
enterprising; no stranger has ever got
away from among them with any money.
If yon haven't money they'll take your
clothes and saddle-bags, for they're
large-heated and hospitable out there,
and don't mean to be mean about small
things. Arrived at Hays, you are in the
heart of the buffalo country. Buffalo
used to come into the streets of the
town occasionally, but the local paper
printed editorials about them, and this
finally drove them of, One old bull
fingered on, but after they had finally
alluded to him as the monarch of the
Plains something over ten thousand
times, he too lay down and died. To
get buffalo now you have to 60 out
about five miles from town, but you
can get tolerably well killed by an In
dian without going half 30 far for it.
! Spotted Tail will call on you himself, if
you send him your address. It's a
great place to 60 for health, especially
If your physicians have recommended
arrow-root to you. You can get doz-
en- arrows rooted in you without going
much beyond the city limits. The
savage comes upon you with a spring
a hair-spring, so to speak. If you
have no hair II dosen't matter much,-
he just takes the bald place along with
him. Yes, my friend, Hays City is the
place you want to steer for, if desirous
to find Buffalo Lo, Lo, the poor In
dian.-Pdui, in Every Saturday.
Year: 1871

accordance with this address. which
/ heard him make in Malaga In the last
week o. oiSeptember, 1858. / believe he
was perfectly sincere and whole hearted;
l loved him; could have pat my arms
around him and kissed him, if that had
been the fasion.


saw and heard him several times
after this, and always with the same
favorable impression. believe he was
true patriot and an enlightened, far
sighted statesman; the man in Spain
who understood best what the Spanish
people need, and who is best able to
give it to them. His assassination at
this time ] consider as great calamity
to Spain as would have been to England
the death of Oliver Cromwell Immediate
ly after the execution of Charles /. 1t
looks as If God were not ready vet to
give peace and freedom to Spain, as if
she must suffer somewhat longer for
the sins and cruelties of past generations
The Spaniards are a splendid people,
one cannot help admiring them; and
yet there is In them a strong mixture
of the barbaric Moor as we'll as of the
European. Three centuries of the worst
form of the Papacy and the vilest spe-
cimens of absolute monarchy would
have been enough to demoralize and
ruin any nation. The Spaniards have
scarcely In all their history had a decent
sovereign, except for the very short time
that Joseph Bonaparte ruled over them.
The much vaunted Isabella L, though
more interesting woman, was not very
much better sovereign than bloody Mary
ofEngland, and the magnificent Charles
was glutton, hypochondriac and liar
as well as relentless, cruel, narrow
minded bigot and devotee. Poor Spain
when will she ever come to good2 She
has for ages shed the blood of the saints,
and God in large measure is giving
her blood to drink. Perhaps, however,
the very assassination of Prim may
have something of the effect there that
the assassination of Lincoln had here,
and establish his work instead of de-
stroying it. God grant it may be so.
Union.
Year: 1871

Our very pleasant contemporary,
Hearth and Home, tell its young read
ers how to take a coin out of water
without wetting the hand, and this is
their method: Fill plate with water
to the depth of about a quarter of an
inch; coin is then placed in the wa
ter; piece of paper is then lighted,
and put, while burning, on the surface
of the water, and covered with a tum-
bier. As the paper burns under the
tumbler the water viii rush up under
the tumbler, and leave the com in the
plate, when it may be lifted without
wetting the fingers. This is very in
teresting experiment, as it affords q
good illustration of the expansive pow
er of heat, and of the pressure of the
atmosphere. But We will tell our
young friends of more wonderful and
equally simple method of doing the
same thing. Suppose you were re-
quired to take q coin from the bottom
of deep jar, or even a pail of water,
without wetting your hand, and snp-
pose further that your naked hand was
thrust through the water, how do you
suppose it could be done2 Simply by
shaking little lycopodium, (sHb-
stances that may be procured cheaply
at any drug store,) over the surface OF
the liquid. Then plunge your hand
boldly but steadily into the water and
it viii not wet you in the least. The
cause of the waters not wetting the
hand is the same in principal as that
which causes the dewdrop to stand in
spherical drops on the cabbage leaf,
and the water to roll off the ducks
back without wetting it. BY a some.
what similar power, spiders and Other
insects walk on the surface of watel
without wetting themselves, and with
out sinking in the liquid to any per
oeptible degree.