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I VMI'S F B VTTBNFIELD, Editor. j DEVOTED TO LOCAL, POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. j I*. F. JOBE, Business Manager.
VOL. 1. _RUSSELLVILLE. ARK.. THURSDAY, JULY 1. 1875._NO. 23
the democrat. ;
kseMe Printing Assoaition,
J'ublinhers ami Proprietor**
Office -Up stairs, Battenfield Building,
East Main Street
,1. K. BATTEN FIELD,-Editor.
The county clerks have been
enjoined by Chancellor Lukin from
assessing the personal property
of the Iron Mountain railroad.
Cane Hill College and the Cane
Hill Female Seminary have been
consolidated. These are both old
. schools and have very favorable
reputations.
The Van-Guard is receiving a
cross fire from the Dardanelle In
dependent and the Fayetteville
Democrat, but don’t seem to be
sustaining any serious damage.
The Democratic Central Com
mittee of St. Louis, have invited
the National Democratic Conven
es tion of 1870 to meet in that city,
and have promised ample accom
modations to all who may attend.
Mr. Henry Green, who has long
fill jd the position of business man
ager of the N. O. Times has sev
ered his connection with that
paper. Mr. W. II. II. Judsou of
St. Louis succeeds him.
iUl. v. ii. x iunv.1, xv/i outrun
years connected with the N. O.
’ Picayune as commercial and finan
cial editor, has severed his con
nection with that paper, and goes
west to try his fortunes in the
golden state.
The oil works building at Pine
Bluff will be completed by the
loth of August. It will be a
large two story brick. ’Ball for
Pine Bluff, that’s the way to pros
per—don’t wait for others to start
* the good work of establishing
manufactories but go ahead your
selves.
Bent Turner, lately radical sher
iff of Faulkner county was arrest
ed one day last week by the sher
iff of Sebastian county for embez
zlement while in office, The Ga
zette of the “21th inst. said he was
in that city trying to fix up a
M bail-bond of $3000. The way of
the transgressor is hard.
*~The Colorado potato bug has
appeared in vnst quantities in the
states of New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, and is making
a destructive march through those
states. The prospect in those
* states is decidedly gloomy and
the destruction of a large per
ventage of the crop is almost in
evitable, i bc destruction ol tnc
, “ bugs and their eggs is engaging
the interest of the farmers and
the trial of all kinds of expedients
will no doubt develop the best
method of dealing with these ob
noxious insects.
The Democrat at Evening
Shade, is amused at, and cannot
account for the seeming discrep
ancy of opinion between Col.
Frolich and ourself in our re
ports of the appearance of things
* in a business point ot view while
^ \ve were at Little Hock attending
the 1’resS Association.
Frolich says:
“Little ltock, notwithstanding the
hard times are hovering at her
i tires hold, is moving onward and
upward.”
We said:
“We found business in the city
rather dull and the pressure of
hard times plainly visible.”
Now, we don’t see any discrep
ancy here; the two reports using
o almost the same words—“hard
times are hovering at her doors,’
and "the pressure of hard times
are plainly visible,” meaning
s about the same thing.
There may bo something, how
ever, in tlie hypothesis of the
Evening Shade man, that the Col.,
in his perambulation, found a
more lively part of the city than
we did. Such a thing is by no
means impossible, you know, in a
last young city. Perhaps an ex
planation—for the benefit of the
vuileman from Evening Shade-—
lmm Col. Frolich would be in
order
V
JULY 4, 1875.
The rising of the sun next Sab
bath morning will usher in the
dawn or the 99th anniversary of
our release from the yoke of Brit
ish tyranny and oppression. On
that morning it was that the sun
for first time shone upon free
America. What a long line ol
events the recurrence of this day
brings to the American mind, and
with what a self satisfied degree
of pride he reverts to the immor
tal deeds which have character
ized our nationality since the
dawn of our national career. And
the valor and heroic endurance
by which our claim to recognition
as one of the powers of the earth
was first won, is no greater source
of gratification than the rapid and
unequaled progress we have made.
Why only a few generations age
and what was these now grand
and powerfnl United States:
Where we now sit in the very lap
of luxury, surrounded by all that
exalts and embellishes civilized
life, and makes existence desira
ble and enjoyable, the wild wil
derness spread his arms afar and
the wild fox dug his hole unseal
ed. Here the forest moustci
roamed at will, and the rank this
tie nodded in the wind. The red
man was lord of all. Where oui
si.nt.olv minisinns now stand and
the tall spires of ft thousand chap
els rear themselves aloft, the
wigwam and the camp-fire of the
savage alone dotteel the unbroken
wilds' of the American forest.
Where our palatial steamboats
now plow tiie bosom of our mighty
rivers bearing the trade and com
mcrce of the greatest nation on
the globe, the canoe of the red
man only skimmed the surface o!
the deep. Progress and civilian
tion is stamped upon everything
that meets our gaze. A lane
i dotted all over with school houses
churches, and philanthropienl in
stitutions almost as thick as the
' star bespangled canopy of the
J heavens, tells the tale of American
| thrift, progress and enlighten
ment. A land where all men arc
free and equal, and secure in the
possession and pursuit of life,
liberty and happiness stretches
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
anil from the ley lakes on the
North to the golden, sunny banks
of Florida on the South, blossom
ing as a rose and inviting the
toiling and oppressed sous of every
land to come and find a genial
home.
Science, literature, art—every
thing that constitutes greatness
and civilization arc ours. Let
our anniversary find light hearts
and beaming faces. Let the
booming of our guns and the
flutter of our flag*; proclaim om
pride and joy in the day that gave
us freedom, liberty and greatness.
Till: IMMIGRATION MKBT
ING.
Elsewhere we give the proceed
ings of the meeting held here on
tiic liOth inst. for the purpose ol
organizing a county immigration
society. Notwithstanding it is a
very busy time with our rural
friends, who arc in the midst ol
harvesting oats and threshing
wheat, the meeting was weM at
tended and most of the delegates
answered to their names, only
three townships failing to be rep
resented. The interest that was
manifested and the unanimity
that was shown portend the best
of results. There was no halting
or pulling back and no difference
of opinion as to the desire for new
i settlers and more dense population
; of good, honest working men.
An organization was effected and
| we can say the selection of oilieers
! —President, Secretary, Treasurer.
iind one Vice-President for each
township, were most exccllcnl
ones. We believe those chosen
will engage in the work in carntsl
and we hare no doubt that mucl.
good will be accomplished.
Franco is suffering severely
! from those river floods which havt
m> long been considered as the es
pecial characteristic of our West
era country. < Jaronne now enters
iutoenmpetilioii with the .Missis
I siin*'
| LOOKING TO ARKANSAS.
llou. C. E. Tobey' hands 11s si
letter from a gentleman in Gaze
county, Nebraska, making inquir
l ies about our state, and say ing
that himself and a number of
others have their eye ou our state,
and perhaps on our immediate
locality, with a view of coming
here and making their homes
among us. The gentleman asks
! a number of questions as to cli
■ mate, soil, timber, crops, seasons
! &c., and states that if favorable
; replies are given he will perhaps
decide at once on our state.
We are glad to sec attention
turning this way, and arc satis
fled that if parties looking for
new homes will come and look at
our country they will liud it all
that they-could desire, or at least
as near so as any country’ in the
vast domain of the United States.
And we are glad to have the names
and letters of such parties handed
to us; we will take pleasure in
sending them copies of ur paper
and all other information we can
get.
Our county immigration society
will soon be in working trim and
we then will secure some valuable
statistics and other ‘information
which will be of great interest to
parties who anticipate moving to
our connty. We urge upon the
various foininiMt'fs to lit* at work
actively anil energetically. There
is no time to be lost, for an im
mense mass of immigration will
be in motion in a few mouths and
if we would secure any wc must
make an effort.
ALL OVElt THE STATE.
Last week they had a good
rain in Dallas county.
The farmers in Little River
county have been experimenting
with rye and are pleased with
the success which they have had.
In Sharp county they have had
an abundance of rain and owing
to the large wheat crop, many are
now offering old corn for sale.
WASHINGTON.
Friend Van lloosc brought into
our office this week a specimen of
the Flint or Spring wheat, raised
•by Rob Dickson, of Middle Fork,
the heads of which contained
about one hundred grains. We
arc rather fuvorabiy impressed
with this species of wheat, from
the fact that it ripens about two I
weeks earlier than other wheat,
and consequently is not so liable
to rust.—Fayetteville Democrat.
Our farmers have got their
corn fields cleared of all weeds
and grass, and are now about i
] ready to commence harvesting.
' In some places the wheat is dam
aged somewhat by the spot, but
the yield will be a pretty fair one
—as muclv, if uot more than lust
season. Corn is looking well.
. _• 11.._1 *1.7.1
^IVMI lllj^ M WHIP IMIt H/l
ri large yield. The present oat
crop in this county has never
been equalled. Upon the whole
we have much to be thankful for.
—lb.
WOODRUFF.
Mr. Jett hiis just sent us a
bunch of magnificent oats, one
stalk of which measured I j inches
around and the head 25 inches
long. Such cards are the best
possible, immigration societies,
, and they will do more than any
1 thing else to invite the grass hop
[ per sufferers of Kansas and West
I Mo., to leave those states and
' come to Ark —Augusta bulletin.
l'ULASKI.
There a,re fifty-two papers pub
lislfcd in the state. Of these;
there are six dailies, 011c semi
weekly, forty-two weeklies arid
tlflree monthlies. There are two
agricultural, one educational and
two real estate journals. There
is one which claims no party affil
iation.' Thfcre are four republi
can papers, and thifty-cight dem
! ocratio. All of the republican
I journals save one, give the pres
ent administration a hearty sup
port. Of the weeklies about one
half are patent in- or out siders.
—Little Rock Gazette.
M. G. Walker, W. M. of the
Rock port lodge No. 50, A. F. and
A. M., bids the craft be on the
lookout l'or one J. R. Uautrel, who
lias obtained money from him un
der false pretenses, uhd has left
his family at that place destitute
and. among strangers. C^utrel
claims to hold a demit from Frc
l donia lodge No. 02, of Ala.*--ib.
A correspondent at Arkadel-;
phia writes, under date of June
22d.: “Our town was thrown in
tu great excitement lu?>t night.
About ten year.) ago a murder
was committed in Mississippi by
a man named Smith, and up to
the present time he has been liv
ing in Arkadeiphia. Last Sntur
day he was arrested for the crime
and taken to jail. Last night at
the dead of night, as the moon
was shining bright, a gang ol
masked men went to the jail and
demanded of the jailor Jim Haw
kins, the keys of the cell iu which
the prisoner was confined. Haw
kins could otter no resistance, at
they were all well armed. They
took the prisoner from the jail,
and at present writing he has not
been found.”—lb.
An adjourned meeting of the
hoard of claims, acting as assess
ors ot the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad, met yesterday,
Clerk R. W. Worthen presiding.
Resolutions were adopted to the
ett'ect that while no legal proceed
ings are pending to prevent them
from making the assessment as
provided by sections 49 to 54,
Miller's Digest, yet us in the case
of the proceeding to assess the
St. Louis and Iron Mountain rail
road, an injunction was granted
against any assessment being
made on account of charter ex
emption, and as from similarity
of case such action would doubt
less be repeated, the board de
clines to act further, and requests
the legislature to repeal the law
under which they were a3sem
bled.—Ib.
Jacob Baess is now in Den
mark, of which lie is a native,
endeavoring to influence those ot
his countrymen who are emigra
ting to come to this State, lie
was sent out under the auspices
of an association of citizens oi
this place. Mr. Cuerdeu, who
gives us the above information,
says that he intends to visit some
of the localities in this state
which commend themselves to his
judgement as suitable for settle
ment. We trust he and his as
sociates will be cncourag< d in ev
ery suitable way. They are dis
plavmg very commendable enter
prise and defraying all the ex
penses therof out of their own
private purses. In the Fayette
ville Democrat of a late date, we
notice a letter from Mr. C. to Col.
Patton, expresting an-intention to
place one or more colonies in that
county, and the Democrat extends
a cordial invitation to flie asso
ciatioii' to do so. As soon as its
funds permit, the association in
tends to scud agents to other
countries; in each instance selec
ting a native of the country to
which he is sent.—Little Rock
Grange.
SHARP.
Crops of all kinds are said to
be more promising throughout
Sharp, Izard and Fulton counties,
at present, than they have been
for years. The recent dry weath
er has enabled farmers to get well
up with crops so that they are
now in fine condition, and their
hhYids can be spared for wheat
harvest.—Evening Shade Demo
crat, 19th ult.
tqNOKE.
Mr. A. G. Ilan.ey, from Peoria,
Ills, has lately located on Grand
Prairie,. Lonoke county, and
speaks of the country as the finest
he. Ibis eter seen, and capable of
producing almost anything that
Ut* glUWU III niJj BCtblUH ui
the union. He added tliai if the
farmers of Illinois were aware of
the advantages our state possess
es, there would be a large immi
gration from there this fall. Give
the facts to the world.—Weekly
Grange.
JEFFEKSOX.
Sad.—A son of Mr. Jacob S.
Sleek—Frederick—aged 18 years
while seated on the-river bank
above the eity last Sunday even
ing was suddenly attacked with
apoplexy /pul fell into the river
and was drowned. His body was
receyered soon after a short dis
tance below; where it had lodged
under aa obstruction. He was
buried Monday at ten o’clock a.
in.—Pine Bluff Press.
Johnson.
From Cant. Gwaltney we learn
that the wheat crop, pf Sarber
county Is turning out even better
than tire . dinners anticipated,
wheat over six feet high, and 150
stalks frorp one grain lias been
produced in that county.—Van
G uard.
♦ . ,» » ^ .. I
, We learn, from Mr. McMilleu,
that Mr. Ike Taylor, an old man
who lived oil lied House prairie,
in ran Klin county,' was thrown
from his horse one day last week,
and kUlrd. llpj,neck was broken.
Mr. Tavlor was ubout seventy
years ol'agf.—lb.
The nioney crisis in Kugland,
we are told, is past, and the cause
of the recent failures js attributed
to over speculation. American
securities have not suffered from
the panic.—N. Y. Herald.
What is reason now was passion
heretofore.
Our Letter from Conway.
Conway, Akk., June 23d, 1875.
Once more the gladdening show
ers have visited our quiet village
and surroundings, but nothing
like a general season. The gay
frondescence of blooming spring
has been supplanted by the matu
rer fragrance of a smiling sum
mer.
But still onward we move to
ward the mighty ocean of Time’s
ever rolling events, changing
seeues presenting new pnases in
the development and out-growth
of a commonwealth, whose pride
is the boast of a chivalrous, ener
getic, l’.appy and prosperous peo
ple.
The citizens of our count)-, with
a spirit of progression, look for
| ward with a lively degree of in
! terest to that period of time when
| the goddess Ceres shall (ill with
I abundance the barns of our econ
omizing and industrious farmers,
whose stalwart forms and iron
frames have inured to the voca
tions of their daily life, and we
have the very flattering promise
of a bountiful profusion.
Considerable rain has fallen,
yet it would not be nmiss to pay
its periodical visits, reassuring
the reward that “a laborer is wor
thy of his hire.”
The fields of waving corn that
kiss in playful dalliance the even
ing zephyrs, as they dance forth
on the wing of Flora, breathing
soft accents of the gentleness of
dewy night, when together in ag
onizing pity, their tears in count
less numbers fall, to refresh for
the blushing loveliness of the ro
seate morn. Cotton and oats both
speak in the rank for promising
. . _ .• . ._
riLUiuimint, wuv
fully conic.
Iu your last issue was a piece
coining as the voice of Conway
paving an outlook which is con
stantly anticipated by the well
wishers of every circle of business
society.
We have those lands for any
who may wish to sojourn and nat
uralize as permanent citizens.
Good investments can be made by
any barties desiring to invest
their monies in real estate. Cat
tle and hogs have the advantage
of both summer and winter range
so that a great expense is there
by saved to the people, in the one .
tiling of forage.
Mr. Thomas House, \>f Mount
Vernon, (a pleasant little ptyce in
the.north-eastern portion of this
county,) reports everything en
couraging in that vicinity.
Threshing of wheat is now be
ginning and quite a number of
threshers are going the grand
rounds, and doing a capital busi
ness, and we may hope fur an in
flation of o«r circulating medium,
] as the wheat is being thrown on
; the market for nearly every man
will dispose of a few bushels.
‘•Pin money” now is little like
‘•lieu teeth” were when we used
to be boys, in the long ago, as we
ate our “bread of happiness” and
drank of the “sugar of milk.”
And as your granaries will likely
overflow, haul your wheat to the
clever and good humored William
| Ingram who has goue to a great
' expense in procuring one of the
! best flouring mills extant, and
! solicits the patronage of his many
I frinn.lo
Anil as days that have once
charcterized the juvenile history
of otir country and town, have ere
this been reckoned among the
things of the past, we find that
our people are a. Christian people,
and. choose rather the pathway of
solid bliss, perpetual happiness,
than the inklings of a semi-bar
barous era and as the germination
of such .magnanimity unfold it
self not long before another an
other church-house will adorn, of
Baptist christening. Success to
them in every effort.
Ill the,dry goods line trade is
dull with us. We have four dry
goods houses, two drug stores,
two saloons, four law firms and
but five attorneys, two hotels,
three practicing physicians
and three. that have
retired from practice. Prs
W II Cal fee & Bro., is a firm do
ing an excellent work. Dr.,
Vaughan, who is a brother of
Vaughan, of the firm of Martin &
Vaughan, of Springfield, ppuw^y
county, is located in this place
for the purpose of practice and is
doing a good business. Carpen
ters we have in abundance, and
plenty of work for them to do;
brick' masons, (and Firestones,)
plasterers and painters, and all
seem busy enough, but complain
of hard times, we think they
caifsjht them from the merchants,
doctors and lawyers.
't’o-day Mr. Max Frauenthal
has had his front yard cleared of
an office and warcroom, that ob
structed the view from the street
to his cozy little residence in the
rear; he is of foreign mould and
manufacture, but fortunately for
many ol the good people of Faulk
ner comity he was thrown umong
| iu. lie is a thrifty, tuterprLing
merchant and manages his bus
inesss kilfully, and suffers none tc
go away, hungry or unclad. Apro
pos he has just received a wel
come visitor, in the form ol
lleavon’s brightest jewels to the
sons of men:
A little girl of ten pounds weight.
Just from the “faderifled."
With beaming joy on every cheek,
A rule of power in her dimple hand,
Because her name is Cora.
Our genial townsman John D.
Townsend is arranging to open a
telegraph office, which will be in
full blast in a few days. Then
will the electric spark touch its
brother, who lias passed the ca
ble amid the sunken galeons and
battling navies of the other ages,
among the corals of the deep, tc
present the thoughts aud acts ol
the antipodes.
Our Probata Judge, the Hon.
J. \V. Duncan has opened an of
fice for the practice of law and will
practice at the Conway bar as well
as elsewhere; glad to ha\*B him.
Probate court meets on the first
Monday in July; County court
the second Monday; Justices
court oil Saturdays aiul Wednes
days Esquire Hartye presiding.
In which court to-day Thomas
Compton was examined its to
the charge ol'larceny (horse steal
ing), found guilty and committed,
gave bail in the amount of $300.
Col. Bruce is right sick at this
time, but good health generally
prevails. More soon. Yours,
MURRAY.
STATE FINANCES.
RECUPERATIVE POWER
OF ARKANSAS.
Address of the' Board of Fi
nance.
A Good Showing.
State Board of Finance,)
Little Rock, Auk., June 18, 1873. j
At the time of the meeting of
the constitutional convention,
there was a debt due to the Union
Trust company of New York, for
money borrowed by the state of
Arkansas to pay interest on the
public debt, for. which $395,000
of the bonds of the state were
pledged as collateral security.
Since that time this debt has
been paid oir, amounting in all to
$71,126.36, and the bonds thus
pledged have been returned into
the treasury and canceled. There
is in the treasury at this time
ample currency to meet the July
interest on all bonds that hjive
been issued since tho beginning
of the year 1874. Owing to the
failure of crops last year, and the
excessive taxation of previous
years, the legislature at its last
session made the payment of
taxes for the previous iiscal year
permissive rather than compulso
ry. Under these circumstances
it is gratifying to be able to state
that the people have voluntarily
paid seventy-live per cent, of the
entire taxes due in 1874. The
present stringency in money mat
ters had led us to expect il much
laaa fnvAmiltln fl IVSllIt,
which wo think may be attributed
not only to the economical desire
of the people not to be behind in
the pa} ment of their taxes, but
also to a dispositisn to assist the
state in her financial standing.
Iu answer to numerous inquir
ies, we wish to say that we see
no reason why the funding of the
state scrip as now allowed by
law is not the best investment of
it which can be made by hold
ers. The present price of scrip
makes this a self-evident fnct,
provided that the interest on the
bonds shall be hereafter promptly
paid. The limited number of
the bonds which can thus he issu
ed, the circumstances under which
they are issued, the absolute and
inviolable light given by the law
to have the money at any time in
the treasuiy applied by judicial
proceedings against the state
officers to the payment of the in
terest, the frugality of the admin
istration of the government which
is one of the most insuperable feat
ures of the present constitution,
render it, in our judgment, impos
sible that the interest on these,
bonds shall not he at all tiiries
promptly paid. Under these cir
cumstances, we cannot but thiiik
that the funding of the scrip in
these bonds otters a secure and
profitable means of investment. ,
We would also say thut, the
scrip issued since the, twenty
third day of December, 1871, is
not by law fundable.
No one can huve been anywhere
iu the state during the last few
months and have failed to observe
that the recuperative energies of
the people have manifested them
selves in a very surprising milli
ner. This h(is been felt, und.twil!
continue to be felt, iu the imp, o' e.
lueui of our liuaucc^. so that no
I may confidently trust, in a sliorl
time, to see a great and marked
change in this respect. Great as
has been the disadvantages undci
which the state has labored, gen
oral and wide spread as has been
her financial distress, we believe
that a few years of prudent econ
omy will place the state in as
grand a condition as that of other
states which have not suffered
from the same misfortunes.
A. II. Gari.and,
U. M. Rose,
Gordon N. Pkay,
State Board of Finance.
THE DEMOCRATS OF OHIO.
Meeting of the State Conven
tion at Columbus.
A Platform of Solid Planks
Unanimously Adopted—Tire
Full Ticket—Old Warriors in
The Field—Ratification hast
Night.
Columbus, June 17.—The Dem
ocratic State Convention to-day
was one of the largest ever held
in Ohio. Rufus P. Ranney of
Cleveland served as permanent
President. The following ticket
was nominated:
For governor, tTilliam Allen of
Ross; Lieutenant-Governor, Sam
uel F. Carey of Hamilton; Supreme
Judge, Thomas Q. Ashburn of
Clermont; Auditor, E. M. Greene
of Shelby; Treasurer, John
Schreiner of Meigs; Attorney
General, Thomas E. Powell of
Delaware; Member of Board of
Public Works, II. E. O'Hagan of
V.fio
The following platform was en
thusiastically adopted:
The Democratic party of Ohio,
in State Convention assembled,
proclaim the following “proposi
tions of political faith and action:
First—A sacred adherence to
the principles of government de
clared and put in practical opera
tiou by the Fathers of the Repub
lic.
Second—Opposition to aggres
gression by either department of
the Government upon the func
tions of the others, and to the ex
ercise by Federal authorities of
any of the powers reserved by the
Constitution to the States respect
ively, or to the people.
Third—The protection of the
Government to all citizens without
regard to race, color or previous
condition of servitude.
Fourth—The President’s ser
vices should be limited to one
term, at a salary of $25,000 a year.
Fifth—Retrenchment and re
form in every department or the
Government—Federal, State, and
local.
Sixth—No grants of land or
money by the Government, or use
ot its credit to railroad, steamship
or other companies.
Seventh—The preservation or
the remnant of the public lands
for the benefit of citizens of the
United States, and foreign emi
grants who have declared their
intention to become such, who
will occupy and cultivate the
same.
Eighth—that the contraction of i
the currency heretofore made by,
the Republican party, and the
further contraction proposed by '
: 4- ...I*.!. .. iiinnr 4 .. llwi I'ai-.cwI
sumption of specie payment has al-.!
ready brought disaster to the bus- j
inessof the country and.threatens
general bankruptcy. Wc demand :
that this policy he abandoned and
that' the volume of currency be
made and kept equal to the wants
of trade, leaving the restoration j
of legal tenders to par gold to be |
brought about by promoting the
industries of the people and not j
by destroying them.
Ninth—That the policy already
initiated by the Republican party
of abolishiug legal tenders and
giving national banks the power
to furnish all the currency, will
increase the power of an already
dangerous monopoly, an.'d the
enormous burdut's now oppressing
the people without oiiy compeu
sating advantage, P.nd that we op
pose the policy, and demand that
all the nation'll bank circulation
be promptly and permanently re
tired, and. legal tenders be issued
in their place.
Tenth—That the public inter
est demands that the Government
should cease to discredit its own
currency, and should make its
legal tenders receivable for- all;
public dues, except where respect j
for the obligations of contracts!
requires payment in coin, and that
we favor the payment of jit least
one half of the customs in legal
tenders. ■.
KlevorTth—The extinction of
the present national banks, ami
the establishment in their.stead
of a system of free lmnks of dis
count and deposit, under such
regulations as the State may re j
pectiveJy prescribe, and no paper,
currency, except such as may be
issued.directly by and upon the ;
faith of the general Government.
Twelfth—A tarilf tor the sole i
pm pose of revenue.
Thirteenth—We favor the com
plete separation of the eh in ch and
state; religion*independence and
absolute freedom of opinion;
equal and exact justice to nil re
ligious societies, and purely secu
lar education at the expense of
taxpayers, without division among
or control by any sect, directly or
indirectly, of any portion of the
public school fund. In view of
the admirable provisions of our
State Constitution upon these sub
jects, which arc due to the energy
and wisdom of the Democratic,
party, we denounce the Kepubli
can platform as an insult to the
intelligence of-.tfre people of Ohio
and a base appeal to sectarian
prejudices. .• t
Fourteen—That we are opposed
to the passage of what are called
sumptuary laws, or any interior
ence with social habits or customs
notin themselves criminal; and
we repudiate any espionage by
oue class of citizens upon another
under an pretence whatever.
With this declaration of prin
ciples and policy, we arraign the
leaders of the Republican party
for tbeir extravagant expenditure
and profligate waste of the people's
money; tor their oppressive, un
just, and defective system of
finance and taxation, for their
continued tyranny and cruelty to
the Southern States oi''the Union;
for squandering the public lands;
for the continuance of incompe
tent and corrupt men in office at
home and abroad, and for their
general mismanagemant of the
Government; and we cordially in
vite all men, without regard to
past party associations, to coop
crate with us in expelling them
from office, and in securing such
an administration of public affair*
as characterized the purer and
better days of t’hc republic.
The State Central Committee
organized to-night by electing A
T. Walling, Chairman, and Joseph
Qufzweiler, Secretary. A large,
ratification meeting to-uigtit Was
addressed by Gov. Alien, Senatof
Thurman, the Hons. George II.
I’eudleton and Thomas Ewing.
doing a Fishing.
As the weather waxes warmer
tjfie enthusiasm of our fishermen
increases; likewise the venom of
the reptiles that lurk in and
nbqut the streams. Among the
outfits recommended... fo'f fisher
men and suakes, vc find the fol-t
lowing, which was ordered by an
Americus, Ga., party, of a grocer
and fisherman outfitter of that
town. It is to be supposed that
the party had lots o’ fun:
“Dear Sul'' Myself and a coup
le of frteiVda are going a ‘fishing,
an'cf you will send us by bearer
the following articles, which
please.qlinrge to my account:
..“Four pounds of salt and a
small cask of whisky.
“One pound of ground black
pepper and a demijohn of whisky.
“Ten pounds of lard and a large
jug of whisky.
“One canvassed hjMn and six
quart bottles of whisky.
“Threegood stout thyhing lines
.*ukI three pocket llasks of wliis
Ey
“One paper of large Limerick
hooks and a gallon of whisky in
any ole} vessel you don’t use
about the store.
“Also send me one i>utind..->f
white sugar ami a small keg of
whisky. Hurriedly yours,
Pt*tL Cook.
“P. S.—As we shall lie gone
several days, and as snakes are
bad on the infer at this season,
my physician has just stepped in
and suggests thut we take along
a little whisky. Send it and tu
ter it upon your book with the
other item-; as above. UP. 0.”
Si\ Persons Drowned in OlU
River Duke.
From the Gazette: • ‘‘About 2 p.
m. Sunday, a party of seven color
ed people, who had been attending
church ontEhe north side, attempt
ed to cross Old river, near the
Steele place, in a rickety boat.
Several objected to the attempt,
but Scott Anderson insisted that
he would carry them over safely,
and relying upon liis skill the at
tempt was made. When about
two-thirds of tha way across the
overloaded ami frail boat ‘Sauk,
and six persons were drowned.'
Among the drowned were omr
man, Scott Anderson, and Mini
Patscv Jordan, Mrs 'Tim Steele
and three other colored • woilmn,
.whose names our informant did
not know. Cue woman, the mot li
ef ot 1’. .Jordan, and also step
riotber ol'Tim Steele, had sullr; ■
cifentpresence of mind to cling *i«i
tby boat until relief 'came, amt Was
sfcvcd. Four of the bodies had
been recovered, between .the time
of the accident and yesterday
morning.
lie that will not reason'is «•■ big
ut; lit: that cannot reason is it fool;
and iic who dares not reason is a
■•lave.