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HOME JOURNAL,
I-1'BLIS.HI I IiVKKV BATVHPAY T
VT. .J. SLATTKR Ss CO.,
W, J. SLAT'J'KJl. II. Hi I'VI.IS.
Tor Terms, See Fourth I'tigc
UeiiiUn"? Mat! or on livery Pug''-
TO COKHFiSPONDENTS. .
Ko niMlcet'aii bo taken of AimiiJ'moiu CVniimiinkn
tions. Whatever U Intealei! fur Inxiirti'm in
'J liu Hume Juuriml. must le ittitli.iitffli-4 ly
tin) niirou and uililras of t!iu ritur not iim'.-Ojsitrllyfoi-"Mitli.n1
lint us u iiur;iiilM for
j oo. I faith nml i-i'siKiiiHiilliy.
All IiuiIrum letluM fur lliU nlionM l0 !
ihiiasoil to "Tlio llmna Jouruil," Wlm hontirr.
Ill Hiiuiiiiiiiioatlunvlhriiiibliiwiloii niustUi writ
UllOll 61111 Hi ll! Ill' lilt- iiw.ai"l Willi all other
inulKi con 'i-'l wi' i'llkii'lal ili'Pm'l-
ini'iil. s!iunll WMwaioil! Kdiwr of 'I'hti Home
i (tirti.-il, WInrlieMcr, Tifiin.
We uiniiot, an u nik, iimU-rtatii to relum articles
nut fuuinl unliable, fur pulilicmioii.
Pjrm.icil Mi-l.if-lfH w ill I"' liirrti.iloiily uh ttJvurtine
in. lit, nml iitilnul.il' riitun.
Tin: choss in akk.
A cross.marl. (tlui X) iii'iin ii Mibscri-
l,.. minei- Is llilemleil lis II llllliilelltioll lor ;
1:1111 til pay lip lor UH' Millie luilll ll n il.-
ilile lillic. or tlio paper will lie ill.-eon
Uhllfil.
liltKVITILIS.
Colorado' and Nebraska will havi- to
cvmimn the word "white'' from th'-ir
(.institution to in; aeiuiiieii.
-The Iciidiiiff colored men In Wie-hlnu'-ton
content plate a mass meeting to rejoice
over the pas.siiKe of the suffrage hill.
Minister Kigolow notilles the State
Jiepiiilinenr, llml the French w ill entirely
anil lliutllv evacuate Mexico In
Manli
I
next.
The iiasnigii of the Iiislrict sulfrajjo
Mil lias caused no excitement in Washing
ton, cither among whlt or coloVd citl-
A private caldi: dl'palch received lit
New York, stat a lluit the Knipn-s Carlol
tadled at Mlriiiiiir on last Friday tiitfU,
14th In4.
Kx-(;tvci iiijj- Andrew declines the n -
...:..i i .,i,,t.,..l l.nti ii ii ten :i eon lil
i.ijiiiuii. in. " i
lo prosecute Uivcriiment claims in i-.ii-..
land,
A Wiikliiiigfon Kpm-iiil says the Si na c
FlnaiM! Commitlec will thivot.- Hit Chris '
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mas recoi lo tne prcparaiioinu o" ' ;
bill.
Kev
Jiov. lieorge W. Maley, of the Metho-
,11st Chuii. I, Soul h. one ol the pioneers of :
M.,t.,ii., inti,,. Wesi. died lii Cinclniiati i
JaM Sunday. I
A collision between the local nuihori-;
lies and (lovi'i'iior Fletcher's inililia is re
ported lo have ocruirrod In Lexington,
.Missouri. Gen. Iluneock has sent an dlll
eerofhi.s stall' lo Hivc.-tigate t lie mailer.
'CI.. 11,,.,.., ill linir riiminitti'C for
tiiehMrict of Col.iml.la, have pcrlce!! ?
mid will l.ring lu early next week, a hil
It. repeal the charter of I he eilics of Wn.-h
ingl.iu and (Jeorgelown.
A Convention of the Utidii'iils of Ken
lucky will probably he held in Frankfort,
on Wednesday, the lllth of February. The
Democracy hold theirs in the umu city
on the -M of that mouth.
M'crci.'.ry Munion nas pre-iineii inn
colored Fpiscopaliaiis of Washington with
brick to build a church. The value of the
value (ll the gift is over $ll).OIIt.
The llostou I'ost of Thursday says, rd
porially: -'It Is slated that lion, (ieorgc
II. l'ci.ill.-ton, oflihlo. hasdeclarctUiimself
ip favor of Imparl ial sufl'rag.i as advocalcl
by the J.ostou 1'ost and Democratic pa
l.crs." Ceil. Sweeney, of Fenian fame, has
gone lo Savannah, ia to join his rei
inenl, the pltli regular iuDulry.
The ( omn.iltee of Ways and Trfciius is
mid to favor the sale nf lll.UOU,00( of the
Treu-ury reserves of gold.
Several Important seizures of liquor
were mad.', in HaltimorR, during the past
week, for evasion ol the revenue laws.
lion. Jacob Thompson was a passenger
on board tliu French sleimicr St. Nazal re.
i:t Havana, Dcceuibcr Si.li, en route for
Vera Cruz.
Vp to the present time four separate
petitions for the impeachment of the
President hav been presented. They are
all frcui the West, and bme an aggregate
id'aliout two hundred and II fly name.
The North Carolina Legislature, on
the Kiih inst.. passed a bill granting par
dons lo soldiers of the Confederate ami
Union armies, fur offenses against the
criminal laws while under military rule
There does not seem to be tiny disposi
tion in Hit. Senate Couuiiil'tca on Foreign
Itelations to report against the coi.lirma
Mon of General 1 i x us Minister to France,
and he w ill probujily he conllrmed.
It is rumored that It Is contemplated
to establish in Washington Hi. nlllelal ga-
zett". which will eonlaiu exclusively all
the government anuouneeiumits and ad
vertisement"!, anil thus avoid the Kiuuhhlc
among the Wanhington newspaper in re
gard to official advertising.
Thern U a village in IVnu-ylvaiiia
called Loiigacoming.
rr-iCnglirh detectives think tl.ey tue a
Fenian trick In the Ocean yacht race
A victim oftha John Itrown raid has
r .revived pension from Virginia.
Tho garret ing acasou'' uiipearn to
li.-tre begun in Liverpool.
RUtori Is advertised in the Ivicliuinnd
pupcm to appear tiiere December 21 and
'25 tickets
Senator Koberts. nf Texas, addressed a
lv.ter to liU consUtuiiits on the Mth lust
u.lvislng that the people exercise their
highi-ft virtues in maintaining lnw and
oi.hr and show themselves worthy of
tetter fat than now aeegu to await them.
He y m them: "lie hi-peful, mid pusli
forward industrial pursuits, develop the
Country and try to mend your own for
Imc.'' UobcrK th Fcu'utn President, tins
wi-itte:nto Col. Lynch t -J regrrtto toll
you that 1 do not beliero that you ar
to ! bunged." He belicvta Col. Lynch'
t K-cution would result in the captnr of
Cuvla by the Irish. Tbit la ra.ry mj pa-
trlot'ui.fl lo an t-xc-rM that Colonel Lym li
will seared j appreciate,
' A kut of l'aooaylvanlit poUtlcUn
. la Washington, last week, looklug
Into tin Senatorial contest In that btiti-.
Thtt innat active of the number are the
f rUnrta of Mr. Cameron
An- Imi'r.'seioi.
ouU to b t reated in nm.ts (piurters
UtatTUait.titcvetu inti.it,.it t . itli.lrw
fromthe uVM but Uut hu
8ITLA
Another vi-ir H about pn-llig away.
Its revolution., and progr-HoiM. whether
In Hi.- direction i.i' I.Hi'-i'iy and happiness,
I or Despotism' und wretchedness, uni be
coming, !iitorti-. At such a lime II would
seem ui'jiropriatfj to review mil- history,
fork Is said rnunry l I'iillonopliy, tvadi
inj.' Iiy pximijilc.
A fow liri yearn uxo'iiir Ship of State
wus fjHlluittly i-lilin.'f tliv waves In mhl
ocuin, tin! iKtinlriitlon ut' the worhl In'r
OF Till-:
TION.
frli'hilA vainly imiiiilnx that WH"iami wanted to raise a body of volnti
alil (o uiirrl'lo a iiioiifanu norm, nw-Hi-ciitnlnif
that lie vonhl t-vi.-r nlV-r
wri'di. Jltit nlas! wily a fmv Hlmri vciim
have sped hy. nml v hduld her a 1 ready
aniiiiiff the bnahtr: ruliintf heiidlonj,' to
diNti'tii tlon,
Our Consilliit!on win lonjr regarded u"
the pci-rcetlnri of human wiadmn. !o hn
a. tin- (Jovcriiini'iit wiim-ont rolled hy iin-n
who revered tliU cuiiipai't of our l'a:.hi-r.
It vn safe. UiiHIiero urn-ea parly In tl"
North v,hoi! religion was hlind funati
ci. in, whoc lintrio'lii vim cxprined I'.v
railing tlie CoiHlnillon of the coiliiti-y
a
eoveimiit wltliilriith." and a "lea.
v itli
hell." 1111(1 who' Will ell Word Wits lllltl'eO Ol
HieShiiih. This tmrfv. clollieil witn tne
livery ,f heaven, while serung the devil,
graditally pained the aseeiiilciiey in the
i- . . i. .' ...t...i ..1.1.. I. I...i'l...r .il.liilneil. ll
.Mir i en i mi iiu iii ' ."f i
,.(. , diluted '
i. ,! . ,.r:, .in! iiminleiMii. which I
wiissulivcrslvcofllieCiiiilinilonnl rijrht : .Miclmel Uahn, who squandered a pro
of the Soutliei u people nml M.iies. ( I fusion of Confederate rhetoric in tbo
iiidii inleresH and emu Dim dangers unite
I dilVen-nl communities. Such ciuiitiuiMity
jofinlcrcsls and dinigers united tin- Soiiili-
ern Stales. The Small, ile.-palrliig of Jus
iticc and rltfht In the Federal I loveriimeiit.
oivaiii.cdH Ihncriinieiil l'r tin- lirotection
iifhcreiiilanncrcd inlcn-sls.
lint our enemies, not content to let us
ulniic in "Hie pursuit, ot naiipnie.., in
scpcrati; lialiolialily liny more llian in Iho
Federal I'nioii, marshalled their myriad
Ii(i!s.'svcil, over the land like a deluge,
ilcslri,;, -ing our inlcn-Us and the (Jovcrn
mciil organized for tln ir irolectlon.
Tin. ri.ni'cdcracv. liiditiinr lo the dcalh.
peri.-in don ilieiiiddoi hiiiilc wiiliswonl in :
liaiiil.l.iirlingdeliaiicc at, it-enemy. It !' J
deml. Inn . very page of its I.Mory is -ov-1
i,,., u i i i, nil a ir iirv lo w iiciiaiii
...., i ..III, l,iii irnrv t,o vv 1 1 icli ii 1 1
u .,, . , i..,..il.t. will, live us
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Pingustiie human lamily loves liheriy -j
Pi its deli nders a trlorv that can :
,... i-. wi.ii,, Manas-ia. the tVililerucss. I
'
shiloh, ( liicamaiiga. anil a liuiiilreil ol lier i
llchi's made classic, hv Soulhcrn valor, are! ,,,,' i ,-fi:.,,.i,1. !
roLihereu-llml will 1 Immortal JmlM "nareh.sts and ineendia. es
the mm of Slonewall Jackson. I.ee.
Heuui-euiird. li;i i. and tlieir compat riots. '
This glory helongs to the vholu South. !
Together, Tesnins Missourians. Arkaii-l
shins. Alaliaiinaiis, 1 lorhllans. hcinueu-
Florldians. Kcntucl-
ins, i icorgians, (. iiroi in inns, I cunes.-eeans j
ians, ( jiroliiiiaiis, Tcnnes.-eeans
Misslssippiiois :i ml Marylamlers, "fought
hied and died" with Virginians nrouud Iho
tomhof tVnsliinglnn. Together was iiiiu-
I'M their hi... .a thousand gory llehls.
! froni the Oliin lo the ( lull', and even on the
! prairies far beyond the Kill her of Wafers.
! Together tl.ey tat around the fame camp
! fires, talked of their ilisfant homes und
! h.ved ones; together I hey inarched uu ler
I the slurry banner of the South; together
jtbey fell ; logellier they sleep ill death.
! Inspired by the rectitude ot Iheir cause
they fought as only heroes light, and,
iho.ijfh (lead, tl.ey w.l
.(;,.,.,. . the iron-heart
outshine the fiery
I Ihim.'.n, the im-
pel nuns Frank and the sturdy lirittmi. In
tlie gulaxy of laiiie.
Almost every liiHiilyin the South mourns
its dead siiiiieliu.es the lather oil he fam
ily oflcner I he brother and son,
The South not only mourns her dead,
but her living are impoverished. From
the l'oloniae to the l!io ( rrande almost ev
ery family was culled upon to sacriiice. In
many Instances, all Iheir curl lily posses
sion their slaves, I heir stuck. I lie! rgi-iin.
The comforts of ll.e poor mail's home and
the luxuries of the rid., were all swept
atvay ; and, last of all. too often, the torch
wns appli. il to the home-roof, and the In
mates were turned out h inscless and pen
niless wanderers.
The South lost everything but her hon-
She 'surrendered to xtipeiinr iiumhers
and resources." She submits, to the ile-cl-donof
the sword; and in compliance
with that deolsiou she is ready and w ait
ing to resume nil the obligations ofcitizen-
sliip in the I'nioii ; to labor lor ils pros
perity, perpetuity and glory. Put I be par
ly which drove her out of the Union will
not now lei her return into It; and it Is try
ing still further tode-poil usofour rights.
Almost uncomplainingly we auller.
If we woredisposcd to forget Hint we are
Southerners our enemies would not let us.
They still treat us as enemies and not as
friends and brothers. They make us cher
ish the memory nf our putt. Tl.ey make us
remember our sufferings the loss of our
loved ones the loss of alloiirearllily com
forts they make us think of mir comrades
on Iheir long-uiid weary marches uji.tcr
the" tattered banner tl.ey make us think
of our dead who are scarcely allowed to
sleep In peace.
The war Is over. Itut the I'nioii is not
restorul, The sound of arms Is no longer
heard in the land, hut while-winged l'eace
yet funis no place for lier feet she, has
not even an ulive brauch-lii her inoiilh
The. war U over. Hut tho South still
bleeds.
The war Is over. But our enemies are
fiirijinj hcic chaini for the South.
Such Is the 8itMtii as the year l-fld
take its plaie in History.
lii.M.rtui.t Arrival.
A distinguished gentleman nud a
very old one, has arrived iu Winches
ter, and can be found with 3hssrs
Whipple & Kriime. He registers his
nnrne as an.a cuius, ami it report
be true, lie is older than Mcthusnloh.
lie lias brought with him a great many
delicious articles, such :uj candies, nuts,
oysters, sardines, perfumery, and music,
lie., andJnvites Iho young folks and
the ladies especially, to como an 1 sec
him at his headquarters that Is, at the
house of Messrs. Whipplo & Kruuio.
Ho also desires to see the old men
wi,h whom ho was acquainted some 20
or SO years ago. lie will not remain
long, and asks to have a cordial greet
iog with all at Messrs. W. & K's.
Tin Supreme Court ofGeorgl.i de
ttided, 111 a caso brought before it . thu
other day, that ' the wife and children
' of a person who bus created a lien upon
his property may secure their interest
in the sumo by proceeding under the in
solvent laws, without resort to t- luity.'-
Osu of Iho Louisiana Radicals re-
cjaUy declared in a Hpum;ll t) his fel
low Radicals at Washington, Unit tho
... .... .... .,,.., , i 4. t,itli niurht to
8i ' 'B- , " ,-
no rosirioieu to ih-Bi ......
iiiiiiiipei.elinbhi "loyally.
Wc lonrii from tlio New Orleans '!.
;yun, says the Nashville Manner, that
i his is tho individual who, when the
Federal llnt-t was tu front of that city,
raved liko a lunatic- about tho disgrace
of "submitting to the vilo Yankees,"
tours to board tho nhip of wnr, or set
lira to them, or do some other impos
sible thing. Certainly the "loyalty" of
that portion, in the Kadieal senso of tho
term "loyalty," cannot bo considered
unimpeachable.
"lint, niter nil, Inquires the J'icaune
where lire we to go to find thin'Minim
peaehublu loyally ?" In Mr. Cutler,
who wan ft .ealous member of the
Southern Kiglits, or Secession Asso
ciation, until expelled from that organ
ization ; and who raised a Confederate
company which he baptized the "King
Culler Cnards," alter his own sweet
patriotic name? Or in Mr. Fish, whose
. . i,ti,
name stands eighth on
the roll
of the
Southern JMijhU Association?
Or in
presentation of Confederate flags?
And if not in these, where shall we
find that sacramental quality of "unim
peachable loyalty ?" Our own experi
ence lends us to answer nowhere
Certainly not in Tennessee. If our
list of white voters were to be reduced
to those, whose Unionism never wa
vered ; who never rendered allegiance
to the ".-iociilled j" who never presenteil
Confederate ilags, or took Confederate
oaths, or subscribed to Confederate
loans, or helped lo raise uonieiiei.uu
coin panics, or enlisted in the Con fed-
l,nito B,.rvit.,, or ilc.li Confederate ofllce,
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,,,,, l ,ai, , 1 liovn nml'O 1 lilll I nil 11 :
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dozen voters in the city of a!hv'J.
mid our lecislative hulls would present
,w,ii,;,,,r l.nt n li,.,mrlv account of I
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, V,.t tn riu Ii n pondition I
exposei. n.y uie i - I
Slate of Louisiana. In their address
to Congress, they say :
..e do not ask for vengeance on
(m l,m,lllit.f) Ul()1 ,,rl, tK.y would destroy
, for t,,8lice only; we ask
j you to give us a government in this
Slate, in which only tne loytu, doiu
white and black, shall participate, and
wo do solemnly declare that in our
opinion there can be no peace, no se
curity, no real liberty in Louisiana,
until' such n government shall have
beem established. Willing as we are
to forgive the past offenses of thoHe
who having sinned against tlie govern
ment, are now sincerely repentant, we
are at the same time opposed to any
compromises with its known enemies.
We do not believe in submitting con
si ilutional amendments to rebel legis-
.......... ,l,..,t. In lini'iiifv unceiifl in
('he defunct Confederacy. Ve protcnt ! q"t trilmto to the memory of de
,, Mt lb., continuance of the present pt-rtod friends who deserve everything
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so caned Mate goveruniciii in ijuuiii
ii.ua. We ask you to abolish it, nml
substitute one composed of those who
require no executive pardons before
they enter upon the duty of their o!Ii
ccs. Do these things, and the loyal people
of Louisiana will ever hold in grateful
remembrance the members of the 3!)th
Congress."
The loyal people of Louisiana, like
their sympathizers in Tennessee, are by
all odds the most modest of mankind.
Give each of them an oflice, with free
access to the treasury and tho entire
control of political afllairs, and the
disfranchised rebels are welcome to the
nest.
communicated.
Editor Hume Journal:
Several weeks since I saw an article
in your paper justly censuring the peo
,. , .,, , j i i :
ple of Chattanooga for their want of
charity but while wc judge others we
should be very cureful that we are blame-
L.sa and I fear our quiet little village
is not entirely so now. Several weeks
wc have had worthy subjects of charity
in our midst, and so far tis I can learn,
! not a helping hand has been raised.
Trul v. no ono has perished at our
doors, but I think our Christian peo
ple might find something to do were
they so disposed. I fear a worldly man
uttered the truth not long since when
he said "there are but few good Sam a
ritans now a days."
A I-'niBSD or Humanity:.
W We take pleasure iu informing
lovers of the weed, that they can find
at Mr. W. 11. Farmer's the finest assort
ment ofl'ipe ever brought to this
market, and a superb article of Smok
ing toh ceo. I Ic has also a great many
Notions nud Christmas tricks for the
young folks. Billy o'twy keeps good
pipes, good tobacco, both for smoking
and chewing purposes, besides the best
Baltimore Oysters, o Mr Kentelt brand,
and if you don't believe he sells every
thing in his line low, try bim.
Correction.
The statement made heretofore In
this paper in reference to tlie case of
Slate vs Keith h Mathews on a prop
osition to change the venue was a mis
take, so far as that the spplicatiau was
made by the defendants, but it was a
suggestion of the court We make this
correction in justice to the defendants.
' Till Atlanta Intelligencer says that
the pork.packiug business is now being
extensively and successfully carnc(Lon
in that city t for the first time. About
fifty men are employed in a pork-packing
establishment there, and five baud
red hogs had arrived by ono train.
I ho Threo-Flfth ltule.
The origin of tho threu-flftha law
was the result of a compromise be
tween tho Southern anil Northern
States, mid as was always tlio enso in
every eompromlsa between tho South
and North, the .South was tho loser.
The three-fifth rule was considered by
the Smith as ii concession, at the lime,,
to Norlhere aggressiveness, and If our
reading of tho history of the early days
of our government bo correct, Mr.
Madison tho great aposllo of con
stitutional frodom, so exprt-Mod him
self. Tho proposition of two-thirds
had been negatived, when in tho spirit
of compromise Mr. Madison proposed
two-filths, which was agreed to. That
ii wus n liberal concession on tho part
of tho slavo owners of tho South was
certainly true, because considered as the
wealthy class of our section of the
Union, the burden of taxation was
greater npou them than upon the same
class in the North. The per capita tax
was alike in its effect npoir tho poorer
class, whether North or South. Allu-
iliorr tn iliis. il eorrosnondont of the
New York Record says :
If the tax were one dollar per bead
it was the same to the poor person in
the North mid the South, for each
would pay the dollar; but not so with
the wcalthv man. If he were a prince
ly merchant in tho North, and owned
no slaves, ho imid tlio dollor on his
owe head only and on each person of
his family, if he had such. Hut how
was it with the opulent planter in the
South, his wealth constituted in a large
part of slaves, on every live of them he
would pay threo dollars, besides the
dollar on 'himself and each one of his
family. It is plainly seen why that
compromise was held in the light of
concession on the part of the Southern
Stu'ei. Do those people in the North
whose aspic tongues Is ever ready to
vililyllie ftoutlicniers, navo a uiougui
o( those early uayswneu the iiiiucrs oi
these Southerners shed their blood and
expended their wealth with generous
lil - 0( loaillV 111 llie common cause ui in
dei.cndenee V No II 'they have such a
.
thought, they are not honest enough to
acknowledge it. They are too base in
their hatred of ibose brave and
hi'di-
. ii,,,.,,.,,.,,
toneii pi -opii; u gnu uik'" k
nu
honest aspiration.
Tlu.tlll,,e.imh(i nlk. in its oriWhi, bad
no relerencc to represenuuion ; n, per-
mined only as a feature ot the moileot
j proportioning requisition lor hinds
upon die States.
Communicated.
Tho Concert.
The Mary Sharp College entertained
the public with a concert on Thursday
night.
Music on the piano by l'rof. Guil
ford singing by about a dozen young
ladies.
The piece wns a Cantata, or Christ
mas song, in eight or nine parts, com
posed by Mrs. A. U. Graves and set to
music by l'rof. Guilford.
TJic Cantata is a beautiful poem,
and tbo musical performance was high
ly creditable to nil parties.
The preface, or history of the Can
tata, read by Mrs. Graves, was an el-
thal was said of litem ; and the reading
by Mrs. Graven was the highest order
of elocution. We have never heard a
lady, nor even n gentleman, read as
well as Mrs. Graves does.
We suppose we will give no offence
by saying that the young ladies not
only sang well, but they looked well.
We have no idea ot torgetting the
inimitable violinist Richard was him-
lelf again. '
n appreciative community will not
soon forget this and tho many other
instructive entertainments for which it
is indebted to tbo President of tho Ma
ry Sharp and his accomplished lady.
Head Center Stephens.
The Dublin Nation of November 24,
. . . . i i j t
says : "As might no expccieu, me
Government is not idle or unobservant
at this critical time. Circular after
circular has been issued to the con
stubulary directing them what precau
tions to take for the, safety of their
barracks, impressing on them the noces
sity of attending closely to their drill
in 3cld movements, and commanding
them to be especially vigilant in their
watch alter "suspicious characters,
and their look out for James Stephens.
The Dublin garrison is taken out once
a week to bo exercised iu strategic
movements in the neighborhood of the
city. Some reinforcements have ar
rived during the week. And it is cur
rently rumored that a largo number of
warrants for "suspected persons" are
in the hands of the Dublin Police, who
i n'y await a word from the Castlo to
put them in execution.
Since the foregoing lines were writ
ten, we have found that a rumor of the
arrival of James Stephens in Dublin
has begun to circulate throughout '.he
city. Of its truth or talseliooa wc
know nothing, but tno rumor is cer
tainly afloat, and among parties affect
ing to be well informed.
Wa had tho pleasure of a call yes
tcrday from Gen. Robert Lowry, one
of the Mississippi commissioners to
Wnnhino-ton to intercede in behalf of
Mr. Davis. Gen. Lowry brings back
no word or hope of encouragement from
the President, nor dies lie believe there
is enough conservatism left in Congress
to save us froln tho vortex of destruc
tion into which Radical misrule if car
rying the country at railroad speed.
When Messrs. Hillyerand Lowry first
called on President Johnson, they were
led to believe a universal amnesty would
soon be proclaimed, but a couple of
weeks later this Impression was re
moved, and they now come liDtne con
vinced that the day of Mr. Davis libera
tion Is still far distant Jattton (Jiiu.)
CturioH.
-m i
It is not expected that Congress will
pass any financial measures until after
the holidays.
A Paris letter says that Stevens
reached there after staying a day and
night in London.
The French have beeu defeated near
San Luis, and it is expected that city
will soon full in Liberal hands.
POLITICS AND THE MINISTRY.
A MethodiHt Prcuchcr ElectonVto
the United States Senate, ana
Protest Affulnst Ills Acceptance.
Tho Arkansas Legislature, a few days
since, elocted liev. Andrew Huntkh, a
Methodist miuistcr, to the uuteu
States Senate. Kev. W. C. Johnson,
editor of the Memphis L'krhtia Adto
eati, thus refers to tin factund protests
against his acceptance :
The Little Hook Uaxftlt speaks in
high praise of Dr. Hunter, and deser
vedly so, as u traveling preacher of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
who has been well known through his
labors in Arkansas for more than a
nuarter of a century; and likewise
says that it was 1110 wish oi uio come
people of tho State that he would acc
cept tho position to which he has been
elected by the Legislature.
ConcedingthatDr. Hunter posseses in
a high degree tho intellectual and moral
qualities becoming in a United States
Senator, wo do most earnestly hope,
that ho will respectfully decline this
office. This is otir bone, becauso al
.. . . a .1 .. -...I....
ready he holds, and should (111 a higher
and better o.'lice, tho duties of which
are impcritive on him and most impor
tant to be performed, in view of the
welfare of the Church and of society
in his State. Legislators and Congress
men certainly ought to bo Christian
men, but not Christian ministers. These
ought not to conic down from the pul
pit to occupy even the highest stations
of earthly honor and responsibility.
Besides, even if it were allowable,
the work of the chinch' at this time
ought not to suffer loss by the absence
of "one of her chief ministers, when it
is not probable that he would be allowed
to take his seat in tho Senate, even if
his State were recognized by it.
So wo hope, in view of principle and
policy, that tbo State of Arkansas will
excuse Dr. Hunter. Tho church can
not spare him for work which could be
well performed by some other one of
her worthy citizens.
The Cause of the Stnguation of
Business and Dull Times.
"Dull times;" "nothing doing;"
"business at a stand still ;" "industry
not remunerative;" such are the obscr-
vations hourly made everywhere, and mJaf ni,pTOtll.h rt,e holidays gives great
tho question is, why so V The circu. ! lulpetu8 to aU br.mcl.es ot business. Ev
lating currency is near ono thousand ery wie WiUlU 8,ething extra to carry
million of dollars, three times greater i -(.to his wife'and little ones. Ilownnx
thun before the war, nud no obligation lolHly ,ie ..plttle responsibilities" will he
requiring those who furnish it to re-' es pfCtu Santa Clans to visit them next
lecmitin coin on presentation, ire
The;
depressed business condition of the
country can not, therefore, be laid to
ii want ot money, tor there is a super
abundance of it somewhere jn the
country. The cause of the dull times
is not in the want of money to carry
on with ease and facility the business
of the country, but in tho oppressive
burdens nil branches of business are
compelled to sustain in the shape of
taxes. That is the mill-stone that is
hanging to the neck of labor, industry,
trade and commerce. 'Profits are nearly
all taken by the tax gatherer, and every
thing consumed is thereby rendered so
higli as to compel everybody to do
with as little as possible.
Under such a condition or things
there can be no stimulus to industry.
except up to the point required simply
for self p eserviuion to Keep uie mill
from ceasino- work altogether and' to
prevent production from languishing
into complete indifference. Prosperity
is out of the question, when a large
part nt the results of labor are eaten
up by taxes. Discouragement takes
r f . .
the place of cheerful hopefulness, and
diminished consumption makes trade
dull, times hard, business stagnant.
Pk-onomy in public expenditures, the
raising ly taxa'-ion no more money
than Is absolutely required for an
economical admisistration of the gov
ernment, anil the payment of the pub
lic interest should be rigidly insisted
on by the people. They sbonld demand
of Congress and of tho executive de
partments of tho Government a cur
tailment of expenses, a -.d the abolish
ment of all useless expenditures. There
is no doubt that the expenses of the
Federal government can be reduced so
that not more than one-half the taxes
now raised need be levied. That would
ba a great relief, and under it business
would again revive, and prosperity
receive a fresh start. Let it io tried.
Cincinnati Enquirer. .
Napoleon's Rjctukat. Tho Unita
Cuttolica; of Rome, of Nov. 27th, con
tains an article entitled, "The Fall of
the First and Second Empire," from
which the following is an extract:
'Since the Sieck and the I'emps, of
Paris, speak openly of the downfall of
the Popes, we may speak a little of the
second empire. Napoleon the third
has fallen back; he is lost. Ho has
retreated from Poland from fear of
Russia; he haa retreated from Ger
many from fenr of the needle gun ; he
has retreated from Mexico from fear of
the United States; lie has retreated
from Rome from fear of Orsina and
Massini." The clerical journal prints
two columns in tho same strain, and
concludes by saying, thnt it sends the
article in print t the bmperor at unm
niecrne. to Gen. Floury, to M. de Mai
ret, and to M. de Sartiges, in order
that they may put it in their archives,
and take it down for perusal when the
proper time shall have come,
Committees or Cokobess to Aoitate.
The Hon. Mr. Elliot, of Mas3., we
sco Is about to go to New Orleans to
look Into the riots there - What more
Coniress can have to do with riots in
New Orleans than in New York, or
Indianaoolis, or Boston, is not clear-
save to agitate, and fiud fuel to keep
the country on Are.
A Whito Physician of some note
was assassinated in New York the oth
er evening. . Thousands of Dollars in
Bonds arc almost weekly robbed from
White men here.. Our Criminal records
abound in crime. The Opera is flour
whim. Ristori will toon bo here.
The pretty waiter girls in the Concert
u..i v.-v.it. u
oiuouus numiMii. ih'i, v v
very place for Mr. Eliot's Congrcssioii-
. ... tra - - -- -
ai vomuiiuw!. w ' v 4rw.
Thercceiuts from internal rcvenn
yesterday were 8487,897, and for the
fiscal year to date 8l53.700,a3'J.
The Remiblican miiority in Illinois, on
the State ticket, at the Into election, is
oilkially reported at 55,170,
Sknatok Wade ox Femalk bvr-
phage. The following letter wns read
at the recent meeting of tho American
Equal Righi9 Association : ,
Jeitkkson, Ohio, Nor. 14, 18156.
Simon 11. Anthony, Secretary American
Equal Rights Association Madam
Yours of tho 9th lust, is received, and
I ihsire to say in reply, that I nm now
ami ever uuvti been tho. .julvocuto, of
cquarand impartial suffrage to all citi
zens of the Unitod Stales who have ar
rived at fio age of twenty ono years,
and who are of sound mind, ' and who
have not disqualified themselves by the
commission of any olfenae, without any
distinction on account, of race color, or
sex. Kvery argument that ever has
been or ever can be adduced to prove
that males should have the right to vote
nimlieH with ennui, if not greater force
to Drove that females sotild possess the
same right : and were I a citizen of
vour State, I should labor with what
ever ability I possess to engraft these
principles in its constitution.
Yours very respectfully,
15. F. Wade.
The President has sent te the Sen
ate a tho iisitnd military nominations.
Thurlow Weed has joined the
Democratic Manhuttcn Club in New
York citv.
A military force is being stationed
in Canada near the line at St. Alnans
Tho courthouse at SneedvillC;
Hancock county. Tennessee, was de
stroved bv fire a few days ago.
--There is a rumor in New Orleans
that OrtcL'tt intended instituting suit
ao-ainst the United States for false ira
Di-isoninetit.
An ex-Alderman of Memphis
named Aurke. shot and killed Dan
Mornn at a Fenian ball in Memphis on
the night of the 17th inst.
A private cable dispatch received at
New York, slates that the Empress
Carlo tta died at Miramar on Friday
night.
MAKKET .REPORTS.
XA SH VI L IE MA It KE T.
Nashville, Dee. 10.
Pkr JonvNAi.:
The grocery market this week has been
vni'v irniill. W lib nricus a little lirmcr. The
omiav Mjdit, and who can disappoint
i them?
I deem It unnecessary to give quotations
for the lending groceries this week, its
there is but little, if any, change from last
week. - ..
Fire Crackers arc worth 54 23 per box.
Common stick candy. 20e per pound.
Mixed candies 28c per pound.
Kaisins SO per box.
Almonds -10c per pound.
Oysters, (cove.) S'J 10 per dozen.
" (fresh.) $! per dozen.
Sardines 2."c per box.
Oranges f 12 SIJ per barrel.
Cocoa Vuts. 15o each.
Mackerel S3 per kit. v
Corn is selling readily at 80c per bushel.
The dry goods market is excellent, all
being very busy.
The cotton market opened to-day at 2.V.j
but closed very firm at 2(5e nett, with an
upward tendency.
Our Hanks are taxed to the utmost In us
shtlng our cotton merchants in purchasing
j anil making advances on inu -.-...
j brought to this market. Last, week, in one
i i ... ..i ,. ,,,,1,1 fiftn hiihu
day, there was sold over 000 bales.
Our warehouses are all full.
Elver very high. .
Plenty of steamboats.
Leoxidas.
ST. LOUIS MAKKET.
St. Loris, Dee. 19.
ThemarKcts are heavy and business res
tricted by the want ot shipping facilities
South.
Cotton lirmcr; 29e for low middling and
3ht for strict do.
Flour lltfter i superfine Kail $0 20; ex
tra Spring
Wheats 40(32 lo.
Corn dull at 8!iS91.
Oat firm at 24(820.
Bacon, clear sides, He.
Lard fiV.
Whiskey S2 23(2.2 27.
Dressed hogs 8c.'
LOUISVILLE MARKET.
Louisville, Dec. 19,
Cotton active, with sales of 230 bales of
good ordinary to low middling at 2931
cents.
Flour, superfine. 89 60.
Prime winter wliens 82 70.
New corn C5(70.
New mess pork $20.
Green hams, 10e. s
Shoulders 6e.
Uo(3Ug6
A-ir ORLEANS MARKET.
New Oiu.kass, Dee. 19.
Cutton market higher; sales 3,800 bales
low middling. 30 31c.
Receipts last four days 15,358 bales.
Exports ll,5CC.
CINCINNATI MARKET.
Cincinnati, Dec. 19.
Flonrflrm; nperHne$9 80.
Corn steady at 5560c
Oats 50c.- .
Whiskey 3 2.
Hogs in good demand; tales of 6,000 at
$7 607 75 net.
Lnddu!ltllia.
Bacon 13 fcr shoulders and sides packed.
Sugar cured hams 18c.
Gold l37((l37)a.
Petition to Hell Lnnd.
B. Franklin vs. Grant etals.
OS
,N THE FIRST MONDAY" JN" JAN-
'uary, iMi7, 1 win proccwi w sen ine
land, described in the pleadings, at the
Court house door in Winchester, to Jiic
highest bidder tor cash, to gatiafy the claim
of it Franklin. V,..,
' i JOHN CLENOCIM,
der.'.0 Ids 3 00 Clerk.
GJiHl A 1 BAR UAIN81
a i i. nr.ui.id havinir Itnili .condemned
A ami aolil bv the Tax Collector tot the
tuxesof 1HJS, a nil bid in by taw uuhwkv,
and turned over to the County, can r"etm
,i. ui.w. I.v oulllniran the uiidcpdznea In
s reasonaiile time, ying taaecot, ami
60 per cent, on the mc. Or the same can
lie settled with my deputy, D. R. !tAtTEa.
declS - wtf Clerk.
SELLING-; OUT I
ii.
5ELHHG OUT!
WHOLESALE ONLY !
GREAT CHANCE
FOR
CITY AND COUNTRY
MERCHANTS!
A.
36 North Market Street,
Nashville, Tenn.,
HAVING DETERMINED TO MAKE
a change in business, offer their
large stock of
FOREIGN
AND
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS, NOTIONS, Eie.,
Not only AT COST, but at prices to suit
any one ready to lay in a supply.
We call the attention of all merchants to
this, as we know it will be to their own
benefit to call on us, as our
WHOLE STOCK
MUST BE
CLOSED OUT
AT THE EARLIEST DAY POSSIBLE.
A. LOUIS & CO.,
30 North Market Street.
dee15-lm.
N. & 0. Eailroad.
CHANGE OF TIME.
Olliec of General Superintendent,)
N. & C. and N. & N. W. Railroads,
Nashville, Nov. 20, 1883.)
On and after Tuesday, November 27th,
1806, and until lurtlier Notice, Passenger
Trains will run as follows:
Nashville & Chattanooga Lino.
Leave Nashville for Chattanooga and all
points South, at 5 30 a. m., and 8.30 r. m.
Arrive at Chattanooga nt 2.00 p.m. and (I
a. m. next day. Keturning, leave Chatta
nooga at 2.40 a. n. and 0 v. w. Arrive at
Nashville at 1.00 a. ji. and 11.30 a. m. next
day.
All trains connect at Wartraco for Shel
by villi-.
SiiKi.uvvii.i.R Accommodation. Leave
Wartract! at 12.10 i. and 8.30 a. m. Ar
rive at Sfii'lbvville at, 12.50 r. m. and 9.15 a.
m. Leave shclbyville at 7.20 a. w. and
11.00 p.m. Arrive at Wartrace at s.OSa.
m. and 11.45 a.m.
Fare to New Orleans, $34 25
Mobile, 31 10
" Mem phis 10 00
" Iliiutsville, 7 35
( lose connection made at Stevenson and
Chattanooga for all cities East and South.
Sleeping Cars on all Night, Passenger
Trains.
Nashville and Northwestern Line.
Express Passenger Leave Nashville for
vllle and all points West and
Northwest, at 0.1)0 a. m. and 3.00 P. m. Ar
rive at Nashville at, 10.00 a. m. and 8.00
P't3P Trains on the N. & N. W. It. R. con
nect at Johnsonvllle with the Cairo and
Johnsonvillc Packets without fail.
3?-Berths and meals free on steamers
connecting with the Nashville and North
western Railroad.
tgr Trains stop at all intermediate
points. WM.r. INNES.
Gen. Sup. N. & C. and N. & N. W. R. R.
J. W. Browx, GenT Passenger Agent.
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