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Year: 1876

The Presidents reply to Mr.. Blackburn g
resolution of inquiry was keen aud well
deserved rebuke to piece ct partisan i'm
pertipence, Mr.. Blackburn did not allude
to the President by name; but no one could
misunderstood the drift OF his question. He
did not explain his purpose in Offering the
resolution; but there was nothing to be
gained by it except little cheap and vul-
gar partisan sensation. II is indecent to
use official correspondence between the
legislative and executive branches of
the government for any such petty ends,
and when q member of Congress at
tempts to do it he not only dis
graces himself-whlch is a comparatively
unimportant matter, even when it is not
superfiuous-but he brings the country into
disre pute. We think, therefore, that the
indignant answer of the President was en-
tirely appropriate. Perhaps it was not
strictly in accordance with official etiquette
for General Grant to read between the
lines OF the inquiry, and give it an applica.
tion to himself which was not expressed in
the text; but we can not regret that he al.
lowed himself q little liberty under such
aggravating circumstances, and took the
opportunity to rebuke with stern dignity a
political assembly which is very much in
need of castigation. We hope the House
of Representatives enjoyed it.


The incident has served good purpose
also in bringing out brief, spirited and
satisfactory answer from the President to
the gable in which some blackguard news
papers have iudulged for several years with
respect to his summer holidays at Long
Branch. 1t was out of the question to notice
these criticisms (if they are TO be dignitied
by such terml until they came from q
quasi-respectable source. As soon as they
were taken up in Congress General Grant
answered and, we think, put an end to
them. Frequent and prolonged absence
from the capital may be an abuse; but there
is nothing in the constitution or the laws
which condemns the President to be four
years interned at Washington, and the pre-
tense that no executive act can bs per.
formed anywhere except at the seat of gov
ernment is a mere absurdity.-Ne'c York
Tribune.
Year: 1876

test to which any party can be subjected),
and although it originated in Radicalism,
it will yet end as tho true conservator of
all that is best for all sections of the COM
mon nationality under which we are TO all
live as one people. B.
Year: 1876

1t looks as If the old kingdom Of Is
real would be reconstructed at no dis
tant day, Information coming from
Europe plainly and equivocally estab-
fishes the fact that the last three or
four years have witnessed a return Of
the Jews to Palestine from every quar-
ter Of the globe. The number going
from Russia is entirely unprecedented.
The Hebrew population Of Jerusalem
ia more than double what it was ten
years ago. and the movement is going
on rapidly.
Year: 1876

A widow from Atlanta went on to
the Centennial, met a man for the
first time. who claimed to be a Duke,
very rich, and citizen of Boston.
The next day she married him. and
the day following he went of with all
the money she had, $1,000, and she
has never seen or heard of him since
Served her right.
Year: 1876

There was not a honey bee in Cali
fornia previous to the discovery of the
gold mines, and now there is not To-
cality suitable to the industry where
il is not to some extent prosecuted.
Two hundred thousand pounds Of honey
were shipped from that State to New
York in one consignment recently.
Year: 1876

A lady that would please herself in
marrying was warned that her intend
ed, although good sort of a man,
was very singular. "well," replied
the lady, 'if he is very much unlike
other men, he is much more likely to
be a good husband"
Year: 1876

Nothing makes young man SO
happy as to get around to the post
Office after it is closed, aud see letter
in his box to have his heart whisper
it is from her; to dream sweet and
tender fancies, hallowed with loves
sacredness, all night, and to come
down in the morning and find it bill
of 81 so for his last years under
clothes.
Year: 1876

A man of Amsterdam, N. Y. be
gan to celebrate prematurely last
week. and blew his eyes out with u
pound of powder. When they picked
him up he tried to tell them where
he lived, but was so shocked that he
couldn't remember the first two sylla-
bles Of the town.
Year: 1876

In to-day's paper we give two articles which we wish each of our readers to peruse earthly and honestly, without prejudice or bi- as. Especially do we commend the perusal of the two articles to that class of our southern people who have hertotore voted and af

 ililated with the Republican party.

 The two articles to which we refer are headed respectively Let us Have Peacew and Big otry and Intolerance! The sen timent and tendency of the one is directly opposite and most bitter ly antagonistic to the other. The one-the former-rehects correct ly and truthiully the honest, earn

 est sentiment of the masses of the Southern people. The situation is truthfully portrayed, and reas- ons why peace policy should be inaugurated and administered are logical and conclusive. No true man in whose heart there is the least spark of patriotism can fail to acknowledge the fairness and force of the argument How any
Year: 1876

The New Orleans Times gives an extract from letter from a New York correspondent to the Republican, which, as the Times remarks, has some features which are significant. That portion of the correspondence from which the Times gathers some encour- ment is as follows:

 "The German vote at the North is almost solid for peace. The German Americans say that they did not leave Europe to plunge their families into war. They came here in order to enjoy the blessing of peace, and they will undoubtedly, from this day forth, vote solid against any party which proposes the use of the sword to settle any domestic issue inside of the Union.

 Another most significant and encouraging feature of the peace movement is founu in the growing sentiment in New England that she and the South, so long divid- ed, must be one, before there can be any quiet for this nation.

 This development consists in the "unitication" of the German vote for peace and reform, and in an alliance, social, industrial, ed ucational and political, between New England and the South. This development will lead to an increased emigration to the South of Germans, and to large invest ments of New England capital in southern securities"

 We append the comments of the Times; and there is no doubt but that the solution of most all our troubles and the allevlation of the pinching hard times de bends upon the restoration of a real, lasting, peace between the two sections. That the ardent
Year: 1876

honest man can reconcile with his sense of duty to his country to throw straw in the way of 9 consumation of such a state of af-

 fairs is more than we can account for. A feeling of bigotry, intoler- ance, envy and hatred toward the unfortunate South could only promp. feelings so antagonistic to this policy, as those which breath forth from every sentence of the article headed "BigoSry and In tolerance"

 Strange as it may seem that there should be found advocates of each of these sentiments in a common country, it is neverthe- less true. And where shall each of these classes be found? They are seperate and distinct. There Is no more sympathy or affinity between them than there is be- tween oil and water. Arrayed on one side is one class and on the other side you will find the other class. The advocates of Peace are now within the great party contending for Reform, Honest Government and justice for all. The advocates for the infamous sentiments expressed In the arti- cle headed "Bigotry and Intoler. ance" are in the party which is welded to Grantism and Corrupt ion and which unfurl the bloody flag. Choose ye between them.
Year: 1876

PINE KNOB, PorE Co.,, ARK,

 Sept. 2S, 1876. To the editor of the DEMOCRATS:

 1 noticed some months ago a piece in your paper taken from the N. Y. Sun, in regard to the notorious HILL of the early times of Arkansas. Being familiar with the leading facts in regard to Hill, l feel it duty to correct the very erroneous statements given by the sun, as the great mass of your readers received it as true and as a scrap of history of the times in Arkansas. In order to to give a better understanding l will give the substance of the ar ticle in the Sun: Hill, or Curry's first difficulties were in N. C., on account of his elopement with . young lady of more than ordinary attsactiveness. Being pursued by his competitor in matrimony, being in the lead, Hill shot and killed him, and then fled to the wilds of Arkansas and settled on the St. Francis river and fixed him neat home winch was ren- derod doubly attractive by his lovely wife.

 Second, he was repeatedly elect cd to the Legislature aud was dis tinguishcd for his powerful and
Year: 1876

There are thousands of men who will vote the Hayes ticket simply because it is called the Republican ticket. They never stop to think for themselves. They never enquire what they endorse when they vote that tick ct. They never think any for themselves upon the results of q prolongation of Republican rule. They never once look ahead to see to what the policy of the Re publican party is leading. For q ticket to be headed "The Repub- lican Ticket" is sufficient for them. The mere fact that the Republican party has been the "big dog" is sufficient for them to know. For the benefit of this class, and hoping that there may be some of that class who arc sin cere and honest enough to listen to reason and justice, we will re- capitulate few of the acts of that party, and leave those who may read to judge whether it is for the good of the country or not to con tinue the rule of the party which endorses this policy. We can cite but few of the many eviden- ces of incompetency and corrupt. ion but such as we do select can not be denied to be purely and exclusively republican policy;

 RoBBING THE FREDMEN.--The failure of the Freedman's Saving Bank, with an indebtedness to depositors of over S3,000,000 has defrauded over 10000 poor freed . men of their little earnings, which they had been induced to intrust with the rotten concern under the false pretense that 1t was Government institution. This wholesale robbery of poor negroes was mainly committed by the most intimate personal friends of the President, and he could have prevented it if he had wished to, for the irregularities in the management of the bank were fully exposed in the New York Sun four years before the swind- ling institution closed it's doors. The Senecca Sandstone Company in which Grant was financially in tercsted, participated in this rob bery of the negro depositors in the Frecdmen's Bank.

 CREATING AN OLIGARCHY OF OF FIcE,HoLDERs.-When President entered office in 1869, the office

 holders on the civil list of the United States numbered 5i ,267

 In 1875 they aggregated 9l,ll9,
Year: 1876

desire and prayer of an oppressed

 South is for this consnm4atior

 there can be DO doubt But w

 give the comments of the Times l This seems to deserve specia

 attention. It comes from guar

 ter from wbi,a we have not here

 tofore received much encoura ge

 ment or sympathy.

 The country wants peace. This

 is the feeling deepest in every

 Southern heart. It comes from

 every class. It is alike the wish

 of the laborer and his employer.

 Every business interest needs it.

 Wherever the religion of God has

 its altar it's sincerest prayer is, "let us have peace"

 The nation wants peace for it's own Sake. Without it the occu- patton of those who stir up strife would be gone. They might cry aloud in vain. A prosperous and contented people would never heed their ravirgs.

 The people are tired of strife. It hlnders the revival of the inter- ests upon which we depend. Re sentiment retards progress. The memories of the war arc bitter, but their perpetuation will bring to our industries no thrift. Sec tional hate is the foe of rich and poor. It paralyzes the efforts of the business man. It renders fruitless the energy of capital, and the sinews of industry. It has governed the South too long. In it's results the fairest portion of the continent has been well nigh given over to desolation.

 The situation of the nation is one of peace. The policy needed Tn the South is not military but practical and sensible. The de- mand is now for rulers who can address themselves to setting the wrong right, not for men to set squadrons in the field. Men want to forget that one section was ever the foe of the other. The reduction of expenditures are more demanded than orations about Libby and Andersonville. These sentiments are growing in the North, and let it be remem- bered that they budded and bloom ed first in Boston at the Centen- nial celebration of Bunker Hill.

 There is every reason why we we should have peace between the sections. The expenses of gov ernmcnt are heavy. If the South were prosperous it could take the proper share of the national bur den. It would willingly contrib ute with generous hand to the proper expenditures of the nation.

 Through our prosperity the load of the West will be sensibly frightened. The North, which is now struggling almost desperate ly against prostratlon and busi ness embarrassment, would soon find the needed relief. The con tinuance of the wrangle is wanton to the thinking men of both the mighty sections of the country in their efforts for harmo- ny and good will. Without peace there will only be a com mon misfortune for all. Where there should be plenty, there will be poverty hard and pitiless with out it. the harvest we shall reap will be that of the whirlwind.

 Without peace there can be no general reform. Disorder breeds and strife fosters corruption. The soldiers who fought the war, the citizens who paid it's expens- es, and the true statesman who evolved its policies, all believe that war to be ended. If the Ad- refuses the demand of the people North and South, it must and will be overthrown and destroyed.
Year: 1876

being an increase of about forty thousand in six years only of Grants Administration. Many of these render no service to the country, but are merely political pensioners on the treasury, who in return for the money they draw are expected to work for the per petuation in pow CT of the corrupt Republican organization. It is this immense army of placemen who seek to usurp the control of our government. leaving the peo- pie no voice in the conduct of af- fairs. It is the office holders who constitute and manage all Repub- lican nominating conventions; it is the office holder who dictate the policy of the administration i; it Is the office holders who con duct political canvasses, and are relied upon to manipulate, and if necessary to falsify election re- turns. MT. Hayes, in opposition to the old Democratic principle of rotation in office, winch has al ways been held to be the only eff fectual barrier to the creation of an office holding aristocracy, pro poses to give life tenure of office to these men, and thus render them entirely independent of pub lie opinion. This will account for the enthusiasm they manifest for his election. All os these office, holders, on the occasion of every important election, are com pclled to contribute money for po- litical purposes, and thus enor- nous corruption funds are raised to use against the people who wish to reform the government.

 GRANTS RECoNsTRUCTIoN Poll CY.-This has consisted of depriv- ing the people of the right of self government interfering with troops to carry elections for the Republican party, and nulifying the will of the people as express ed at the polls when the result was unfavorable to the rule of ig- norance and corruption. The public debt of nearly all the re constructed States was campara- tively small at the end of the war; under negro and carpet bag rule it was rolled up to an aggregate of over One Hundred and Ninety

 

 Four million Dollars, while the taxation for local purposes has of ten amounted practically to con fiscation. An immense number of farms, as well as large tracts of unimproved lands have been seiz- ed and sold by the sherifis to sat isfy the insatiate greed of the plenderers who have represented Grants administration in the South, and who have succeeded in impoverishing the owners of vast portions of the most produc- tive territory in America, thus ruining best market for Northern manufactures that there is in the world. The present policy of Grant and the men who are man. aging the campaign for Hayes IS to rekindle the sectional animosi ties which are dylng out both North and South; to incite race disturbances, disorganize labor. and put those of the southern people who have redeemed them selves from the rule of the carpet baggers back into q territorial condition where they will be help less to protect themselves from utter ruin. Of course the success of this policy would be disastrous to tue financial interests of the whole country; but the onice-hold CTS who control the Republican party, and who would control Hayes should he be elected, care nothing for that. It is their own interests they arc looking after,
Year: 1876

At Reelfoot Lake, the next morn
ing after the storm, few days since,
thousands of dead fish fioated ashore.
No one knew the cause of their death.
The water was literally thick with
them.
Year: 1876

PROFESSOR j. WLLoUGHBY READE's Lee
rURE last night had to be postponed at AS
sociation Hall on account OF the inclemencY
Of the weather. He will give it on Friday
night next.


it will be seen by advertisement that the
Professor will give select readings tonight
at Leigh-Street Baptist church, Church
Hill, for the benefit OF the infant school
room of that church, AS the object is such
a good one, and the entertainment so enjoy
able, there will doubtless be q large attend
ance. as well to assist the church as to
spend pleasant and profitable evening. =
Year: 1876

Tilden dare not enter Michigan on account
OF the numerous judgments that have been
entered against him by the courts, and yet
the Democratic papers of that State swear he
is reformer.


Tiiden basely swindled the workmen en-
ployed in his Michigan mines, and now he
asks poor men to vote for him in 1874 on the
promise that taking the affairs Of
the state out of Republican hands
would instantly improve everything. What
has he done for them?


Charles O'Conor said: ''Tilden has done
some good work against the New York Ring
but he is politician" And being politi-
clan he worked against the Ring when he
saw it about to fall, just as he worked for it
when it was in the height of prosperity.
Year: 1876

while since 1859 the number of post offices
has been doubled and the frequency, extent
and benefits of the service have increased
four fold.


We have devoted SO much space second
time to this subject because Democratic Or
gans are printing this Confederate falsehood
Just as they preferred to publish rebel predic-
tions and falsehoods during the war.
Year: 1876

Gov. Tilden's Secretary, Mr.. Stebbins, has
given the New York Herald the only an
swer attempted to the charge of fraud and
perjury. Mark it:


1t would be remembered that lawyer might
work for a long time before be got his fee, and
conscientious man would, Of course, consider
the work he had done from year to year as a
case progressed, and that the fee, though re-
ceived in one year, was not his income for that
wear but it had been in fact, earned each year
during the progress of the case. That was all
there was about the matter.


If this answer is all that can be said, it
proves the charge. For though the fee may
have represented the work of years, it was
paid within one year and was the income Of
that year, and if the tax on it wasn't paid
then, it wasn't paid at all.
Year: 1876

They (the tfamers of the Constitution left rev.
olution organized whenever it should be
demanded by the public opinion of n state
left il with power to SNAP the tie of Con.
federation as a nation might break a
treaty, and to REPEL COERCION as a
nation might REPEL INVASION.


S. j. TTLDEN, in 1860.
Year: 1876

WHEN candidate Talbot shall have re-
turned to The State Treasurer the s62.4O of
mileage money which he has taken the past
three years in excess of the amount which
belonged to him by law or rather by the
ruling Of the House, his profuse remarks
about Honesty and Reform will be more
effective. Us little matter, Mr.. Talbot, but
then you know "'tis sin to steal pin,"
Year: 1876

The unofficial report that G. A. Finklen-
burg had withdrawn his declination as can
didate for Governor of Missouri and accepted
the nomination of the recent Republican Con-
Vention proves true. He has accepted the
the nomination and will enter upon the can
vass OF the State as soon as his business en-
gagements will permit.
Year: 1876

LOUISIANA Democrats have come 10 the
front with stirring proposition to. the col
ored men to the effect that if the colored vote
is not cast for Tilden and Hendricks, the
colored people will be denied work, treated
as enemies by the whites and starved to
death
Year: 1876

A few days since the poor Empress Char
lotte escaped from the Chateau de Lacken.
where she is still under care. After finding
her it was difficult to make her return, and she
was induced to do SO at length BY the stratagem
of fiiuging flowers before her, as she Is very
fond of flowers.
Year: 1876

r. B. RHETT, in his defense of cussedness
in South Carolina, pointed to the fact that in
1852 two white men were hung in that state,
under Democratic Administration, for
what he is pleased to term the simple killing
of negro. A writer in the New York
Times, who was in South Carolina in 1852,
remembers the circumstances of that killing.
The two whites caught colored man in the
swamps, and, after chopping off his hands,
tried to make him fight another colored man
in their train. They finally cut him into
small pieces, fed his flesh to their blood
hounds and burned his bones in brush
heap For this "simple murder" they were
hung, and Rhett triumphantly cites the fact
in evidence of the Southern desire to protect
the colored race.
Year: 1876

The discharge of that absurd gun which
Congressman Hewitt shot off in the interest
OF Tilden was very feeble, but the recoil Is
terrible. Hewitt can congratulate himself on
having delivered the most back kicking
speech on record.
Year: 1876

we do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

In the admirable resolutions adopted by
the New York Republican Convention the
honesty and consistency OF Gov. Tilden on
the currency question are impeached with
great force and effect in that clause which
calls attention to the fact that while Tiden
as the Executive of the State, signed the law
establishing specie payments in that State, land
requiring all taxes to be paid in gold on and
after Jan. 1, 1876, he, as the Democratic can
didate for President, joins with his party in
depriving the people of New York of the
means with which to comply with the law
and pay in gold. This is an argument that
comes home to the people of New York, who
headed the movement for general return
to specie payments, and now find Tilden try
ing to block the road. They call this duplici-
ty, and they evidently know their man and
speak advisedly.