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The Monroe Doctrine
And Thomas Jefferson
By WILLIAM L. SCRUGGS
Editor Constitution: Tn his communi
cation in The Constitution of last week
Mr. Watson seems to think I ought
to have written him privately asking for
Is authority for those statements, in
stead of bringing tha matter before the
public.
The presumption is that Mr. Watson’s
ijstery was intended to be read by the
public. And if so read, then to challenge
i üblic comment and criticism. Hence
my short article in The Constitution of
w hlch he complains.
The point* at issue between Mr. Wat
son and myself, it may be remembered,
me purely historical. They relate to
ilia so-called "holy alliance” of 1815-22,
id to the authorship of what is known
s th "Monroe doctrine.” He had al
eged that tho object of the holy alliance
*.v .: io restore the South American repub-
< io their Spanish allegiance; and lie
. ini this in such a. way as to justify
inference that that was its sole ob
ject. In connection therewith he also
. -scried that Jefferson's letter of October
24, 1323. addressed to President Monroe,
a : "He first full and explicit setting
torth of the Monroe doctrine.”
I pointed out, as delicately and cour
te isty as I could, that with respect to
i .. purposes of the Indy alliance ills as
sertion was less than half true; that its
ci'j et. as partially disclosed as early
is 1821. and as made manliest at tho
: i conference of 1822, was four-
■ that Its primary object was th 3
■iservatloa of existing European dynas-
t'-t.d it.-* secondary object was the
„*,.|U.*st O s the South American repub
. *. licit Its third object was the partition
I : of tho ■- count
ahi J powers, the remainder
1 r. stored to Spain; and that its
■*d ultimat.- ob.i# t was the ex
on of European power, political
. 1 .md "sphere;: of lulluence” mi
•’,m**ri**an continents. I am glad to
that Mr. Watson has adroitly
iil.i his original statement so as to
e tii these points and that on that
t ■ere is therefore no longer any
e between us.
'■ ■ ;■•■■ is less complacent in his cou
about the authorship of the Mon
ri: • . Having asserted that ths
:*.-, is 16 feet nigh.” he seems to feci
ad'T obligation to “stick to it.' -1 -id
-o:n this 1 am obliged to dissent; and
ho i isit of again offending his morbid
i*iH;!es (though quite untntentlon-
■ ) 1 mbe permitted to reassert that
■i. Jefferson. s;o far from being the first
give »xpression to the Monroe doe
i id pi ihing wh itever to do with
or i n ar with its lirst formal promul-
i.t'iv for the proof! Perhaps It
.«!n p'ify matt- is if we begin by de
w: w>- mean by tne Monroe
r Stripped of all superfluous ver
igc and diplomatic cu; .onies, it ntaj
.-nndensed into three very short sen
es. to-wit:
1. N'n participation by th- United States
the political broils of Europe, and no
terj , by Europe in the political
affair? of the American republics.
2. No more European colom-s on these
*>ntin*nts. but »m> •■■ already established
not to be interfered with.
3. No extension of European political
-\stems «n any part oi tld.-> hemisphere.
That is essentially all th< r-.- is of it.
Now 'et iif- see how it originated.
’■'rem Ena very foundation * f tic gov
•rnnv'nt there had been a settled convic
tion in th* public mind that it would be
Ir r>»i|ti a.-*I ozaidous for us to Inter
meddle in European political broils. And
,ie opinion was even more general that
would very -<-riously menace our peace,
nd • *.f*ty a- a fi- • people to permit
lirsnran dynasties to obtain any new*
othold er to in any way extend their
of ■ liti influence on this
:n:*r>her*’. Th- only division of svnti
•i ;;i on these points grew out of th**
■net episode of 1793. Geimt was the
• rich ambassador to tho United States,
-night to bring about an alliance of
country with France against
viand. lie was able, adroit,
-a —-**r* * t a t y of stat--. fell into
■ . oi th'.- wily Frem.-h-
t.-*.-i for ,i while lie and his political
favored th* proposed a Ilia nee.
.. ■ firmly' i-.rd sP-adfast i v op-
■ ;i. V.-r ’ soon, how--' J -ffer- • >:,
>. I.:.- ■ artisans witn him. In the im.-an-
’.rmit.*. proc!. >ii tlloti of April
■: -i' 1 . c ab!" nu well address of S-o-
- 1796, was tlie next i.flieial utter
tie- sanji.-t. It will be found
.... j. pits-*.** 69 to 78, of the
■J- YT d - -s,
— -■ -:? V*£;W L^ >k >a~- ' : " f ' •-">
i :- i then your system is out of balance, and , ;.j ■■ ;■. .
:, a flaw somewhere in your constitution, I : /' .. | y -,y
. •a 5 ; i' flier that you are losing health tea _
•.'!•.•■■•< Il inwiybtiuaybesligLt, Imtitmak...
mdc-riul ch?uve in one's looks and feelings, and ” . ..
■• building up process is begun m time. !. •„ ye, ■
;. and strength are soon gone and health :
' fell If you ire losing weight there is -
.■r v,_. r blood is ueteri orating and j'
,•. ..-ffiinv- too poor to properly nourish the body, and it must be. purified
enriched before lo«t weight is regained It requires something more
■um an ordinary tonic to build up a feeble constitution for unless the poisons
. ’ I r'fuins that sre lurking in the blood are destroyed, they v. ill furt;.< r im
rl ■sh the blood and weaken the system, and you continu*' to ]<'.% i>. ■ - t.
InS. S. 8* will be found purifying and tonic properties c n. hied. It
mu only builds up weak constitutions,
' :.t searches out and destroys germs
1 poisons of every description and
ch arises the system of all impurities,
thus laying the foundation for a
1, ilthy, steady increase in weight
and future good health.
Food may be bountiful and the
appetite good, but still the system
weakens and we remain poor in flesh
unless what we eat is properly digested
and turned into rich, pure blood.
8. S. S. re-inforces the Stomach and
aids the digestion and assimilation or
food, and there is a rapid up-building
of health and strength. S. S. S. acts
promptly and beneficially upon the nervous system, strcnguiens an., tee--.,
it up, and relieves the strain by producing sound, rdreslnvg .sleep, xou
can find no tonic so invigorating as S. S. S., and 1 ung composed ewhisnc;-,
of roots and herbs its use is attended with no Lad <?.! xU O’. .pc • >l< wul
find that it braces them up. improves the circulation oi t*ie b.ood, and
„, stimulates all the bodily organs. and
J*™** /S persons of delicate constitutions can
g g L i(L lake S. S. S. with safety, as it does not
derange the Stomach like the strong
L** " SB mineral remedies, but acts gently and
, v iti lou t an v shock to the system. Those
**a K x*>'' w ] IGSI . feelings tell them they are not
strong or well, and who are growing thinner and falling bes>w their usual
weight should take a course of S. S. S. and build up again. S. a. 8. i ;
recognized everywhere M the leading blood purifier and the safest and bes ;
of all tonics. We cheerfully furnish medical advice, without charge, to all
who will write us. THE &W2FT SPECIFIC GO*, A TLANTA, GA,
"Statesman's Manuel,” printed in 1853.
: He therein warned us to "have as little
: political connection with European na
tions as possible;” that “European na
tions have a set of primary interests
which have no relation to us as a free
people;” that "the causes of their fre
quent quarrels are essentially foreign to
our concerns;” that we should "hold our
selves aloof,” and "avoid complicating
ourselves, by artificial ties, in the vlclssl
j ludes of their politics;” that "our de
tached and distant situation,” with tho
Atlantic ocean between them and us,
would ■ ■'■ to do thi that Bellig-
erent nations, "realizing the Impossibility
of making > nique is upon us,” aou’o
"not lightly hazard giving us provoca
tion;” and that w< would thus bo "free
to choose peace or war as our own inter
ests, guided by justice, might dirt t or
counsel.”
And yet Mr. Swift, of the Columbus
liar, who com*?? to Mr. Watson's aid in
this controversy, tell, us that Washing
ton’s address contains no germs of the
Alonroe doctrine.
The revolt of tho South American col
onies against the authority' ot Spain be
gan July 5, 1812, and had a successful
termination March 8, 1822, when Presi
dent Monroe formally recognized their In
dependence. This was done over the pro
test of the Spanish minister at Washing
ton, a defiance of veiled threats by the
Spanish cortex, at a time when the holy
alliance was at the zenith of Its power,
and nearly a year and a half before any
other power bad acknowledged their in
dependence.
And yet President Monroe was al.rn.-e-l
for not taking the initiative sooner. Coti
gtess and public sentiment were far in
advance of him. As early as Febru ry,
1821. Henry Clay, by his m.itclif s elo
quence and indomitable will sucieeil.'d
in passing througii cotiur, ,-s a sei les of
r< solutions recommending the recogni
tion ol the independeiiee of ill >:-■• col. .-
■ tries; and it was in one of hi.i niarvil
cus speeches in support of tlio. • resolu
tions that in* homy threw down the
gauntlet to the alii d powers of Eurono
and gave u.; the memorable words,
"America for Americans.”
Thomas Jcffnspn hud not yet been
heard Com.
Cm July 2, 1823. -Mr. Adams, Mon
roe’s secretary of state, addressed an of
i ticial letter to Mr. Hush, our minister
i at London, and pi i-sumably by dir< etioii
j of the president. In that letter, referring
I to the contention, by both England and
Russia, ilmt certain “unoccupied” j.os"-
* tlons of tlie American liemispi-* re were
j open to E-irojiean colonization and to tic:
1 designs of the holy alliance upon the
| South Am* rieun republics, iiistinei.y a
- with a view of giving notice to
i England that "the Anu-ri*-an continent..”
I were “no longer subject to colonization;”
that being already "occupied by civillz d
nations," they would “be accessible to
Europear.- on that footing aion-
On the I7ta of the sajne month he had
an olTii iid conference with the R .ssu n
minister at Wa.-hingion. At tl inter
view, a fte r repea ting the ■ lb: J ■■
what he had writt-u to Mr. Jtu.-n. !*••
bluntly told the minister that we w-iild
"contest Russia's right to any m w t r: -
toriai establishment.-; on tliis coiitimmt.
and "assume distinctly Live piireipl* that
the American eoutinents w>-r*- m* hmr 'C
subjects for any new voloni-J >.-iai*it.-h
--ments.”
Still n.; a word I’r ira Mr. .'effei'roii;
and te.it .1 word or hue Ir-mi M'. < i ■
ning. who. ace* rding to Mr. Mal-son, h .-1
; souicithing to do iii th- formulation ot lit*.’
! Monroe doctrine!
! On the 20th of August, 1823 -forty
i tine days after the dal- of Al- Adan.
I lu.-te to Mr. Rush, and when its cont-tits
I hi’-.l been madi- known to th ■ Hritish pre
: mii.-r. Mr. - aiming addre-ssed a "prlv.tie
! and conildentl ' note to Mr. R’u i-it -s
; t - produe-'d on p-.y-s 47 and 48 oi 1- -is
| collection (I r-iver.-ity i’l* ~ t.'umln'idg'!,
I of 1902;, ana the otigmnl may bi .-- in at
t : ' ■
i t.i is of that n'-ie? There i- not •■v-m a
I ].-nt of the Ml nroe doetrit.e, m
, it! Th* re is niervA a propo.-a! that l*.i:-;
' It nd an I the Unit< d Stab s join in "a
I public d.-.*laration" against tin a;- ime
id 1 ns of tlie ■"! alh mcc iii - ■■■ t 1
i Aim ri ll How *h*i Mr. t";‘*d meet ties
< pr.-posa!” At theii* p. is-mal tmefer-.'ito
i which ; '"oWe-.i be lol*'! the astute pl • -
I iriei tl. J in. i.ml Im mstruelions to tn t
. * ■ b v. ih i •■ ■
, on dbility, at et , join in ■u h a 1
-■ ■ I
I was lb.it eondit'on? It was. as wo !■• m
I from Mr. Rm a- dispatches, that Img
i lard v mid "b< -In by i • ugnizi: r t -■■--e
j republics” as the United Suites had done
WONDERFUL GAIN irl WEIGHT.
Hantsvilie, Ala., Jau. 10. 1303.
Some years ago my general health
gave way; niy nervous eyc.win was
shattired, and 1 could got nothing; to
do me any good till I began, to use
S. B. S. I commenced to imj rove at,
once. My appetite became t,plend;d
and from 135 pounds I increased to
180. I became well again, by taking
8. S. 8. and would take no amount for
the good it did mo. My health is
now perfect, and I believe if every
body would take a bottle of 8. 8. d.
occasionally, they would enjoy life
as lam doing. W. X*. WINSTON.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19,1903.
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two years before. This Mr. Canning <!■-
<■ ii. *1 to .I-', .-md so th- matter dropp*' *.
Thi.-. was early in. September, 1823. On
tli • 21st of D.«.-ember tollowing Mr. (.'mi
lling, io an of!: ial note to the Brltk-li
i iii-.fi.::- in Madrid, used this signiticani;
Ii :'gi.a- -i "Mi-narcny in Mexico and Bru
>: would cure the evils of universal d<-
ti.* and prevent the drawing ot ■<
I- mar*';itioii. which 1 most dread, name
ly. America v*is*is Europe.’’
Tlii.i .io- .- not look mu-’h like the Mon
r e iioctriuu!
Hui th;.; a* not all. Mr. Stapleton, hi
lj iund and ,-iographer, n;i pages 195-0
■ his wo'-k, . *.v.-i Hint Mr. ('aniiitig "held
;: -,i I:: -i: v” Ib.-.- "E... United State.? li:i*i
t." right to take un. irege at Hie estab
i lin.en: - f i *w colonies from Europe on
y uno • up:-d parts of the American
So m , : f-,*r ;!"■> abaijrd 11:,-torienl 11c
t mi. so often t* ,- '.led by careless ami
i. ii.lorm.-.l wri: tx, llm.t Mr. ('arming
n qiiv'l. I a- -lid not originate, the Moti
i< ,- do* trim.. Tli*.’ fact is. !w had. nothing
a t...-, I - witii cither its genesis
.■ it- ibri.i; al;-.i . He win-- r*-aiiy to take
si. ~.. ;o prev nt the allied jMwers from
Inierfe.'ii:;:; on behalf of Spain in U**
--irtli American colonies; and Im wa
■ a.: 11'. hi.moi.;* I*> proven! the :illi< -
i'. iiii i■ .r,iii*i;Aug tli": :- countries among
I!..*;; 1. !.e.L lb- would not recognize
1.. ii .I-;. >. ,ei.-i*i* of the new republles,
h i- con.- I- me ei’u.tial point in Mi.
.-■ ntii.wii.-; w re to be com--idvri-d < lose i
;.. ~ -i co onlz non. it was not
I. 1 th*, hole allium *.- had about "gi\ia:
... i,. a., a I.” in eons.-queme Os th
b \.i mil a- i* amine-.l liaml'.u stand Ulk ■ :
.1. . **\el'-*! ill ”lt.-.- Aiimrlcii.i; puli*/;,
lie I,” 111. I teal In; In-’l iti 't :i liew
” A la was "Hie sage Moiitie-110 nil
tl.is v’,,l. ’.■ At nome a;-emtmg Hu- .-w
, III" raising e.iubii.t".
, , ...:,■ tub r, 18.13, Alr. M..i*r*e■
d bi '• of Stille had r* -w.v*. i
I . th'uw : -Wil "I:*- glUniivt to tile allied
p ;;. 'll:-.. S'lli. It poiill.:-' ill ills forlil-
euiiiii;;- tm.i- a oi D-'. •-..uber 2 luoi bi.-e.i
pnU-t.Tll-. d".oiled upon. 1!*- *‘md I■-
. ... i I a of . iippoi l
b\ u c.;i ’.. . . As an RCI of <y lu ;t i
In.i'.i I It- H'-fil I.c ;■'(• 1* I- 'Si* b.'li i,
■i. ’.t lU a? (•’• ■ i: • i>'- '-Hirrinu, a J fa
;7 t: P ■ A \Ziit : i.> Air. j ■•ff. ■in Go--
1.. M . I; I; i. s Il !:■• ; and a eo.npa
li- Illg p. ; < *■,*: . *in.ii ::g op.iiiuu i :
I- . to tli - m* dilated .-ie,* M.. J-.f
1.. .11 ■; : after t'-e a • **!' til"
I r. 11" U l* . r 24. that Im quit
a., ei .1 *., 11 •. 11 •• . -I Mat :li .;l "o.ir 111. *
*,.;■*■ ini i ■ *.- * m ia i m sim*lid no . * r i.-n
. itiiis employing the almost identical
(I ■■ a *\ . ;*■ ■■•.’:* W •;. i.ig * I tw< 0
i* - .■ a .■■ nr. 1.-.:.; that *■ it oml
xim slrn'i!*! '■ " ' ■ r ■■ Ut* r Ear-q.--
: ilel-m* dub ,-. <*; -A 11:1.Hit- llu.ll>;:.
\.. *J. : ..:!•>v ing Hi - . . : - ■ and
a.*.,pt . a, n*. > ‘ t'ue t .'.act i-xpr* : sloe
\\ .::■■ ,'.s mldr< ,*s 1:. added
• \rm :• . N•• tl; au-1 S* H ii. li ' a .■■■•• i
,p ii.'e:!' i. n<" from tim Earo-p.-
nil j. ■ ■ .pari-, imr own. She should, tiler*-
*, . a n • »i’ li -r ow i s,-p.i r-ii t,-
,i d .o . it fi. 'ii Europe ’
,-,D..ful r* mmg of the president s
famous i-n-;. -it Di - m'*** r 2. 1323.
u: i tu iv j tstffy o.ir di llnition of Hie
,\b.:- .<- iloc tfine. It. will als.i ji ti:;.
■ i.tferc': e ti.il ?.lr. M •uro*- must !i.n
11.. i. c-'P.v of Washington’s larcwei;
nrnTr- . ** ;.*re Mm at the time In- pre-
. ,-,1 i .at r.:■ H - tb.'.-r* ;r, ■ ..--rl
ns a p im-ipl -' that “tile Aiimrwaa con-
■ ni. . 1 y ill*- free ami independent eon
diiion ■* :;--v ha.i its. .lined and mainiaim-d"
w. I■■ ’■>. *> ;■■ i>e ''l.siiler.-l as su!.- --ts !’*.:*
f..tur- .li'.ou’z.ition by Europe” a sub
s nulial t ■: ; :ti*n ** : what Mi. Ailums
|-.,d v, to ..Jr. Rll.nl, -ill-i of wmi*
In- had ri-peati.*! to the Russian mmlster
in*'i. *..hs before.
Tho messapu goes on to say that "i’l
I!:- wars of Earop-i'i’. powers w.- haw
never taken at , o>: t.” ami that "it dues
*; »t comport will*, our poimv to do so. '
I. it that "with the movements in this
m-misph'-r-' we are, of necessity, niore
imtm-ui.it -ly conei rm: I ” that ’ the poliii
s. stem’ es the allied powers is ■ s
s.-’itially dis" * >nt in this res-p**, t from
i ■: ot Amer! . and that "this diffet -
a* proceeds from what exists in their
respe* live governments" -thus fullowins
ci.'sely the spirit and often adopting the
verv v> *i i- of Wn.s'.iiiigton s address.
AttT elaborating this point the message
proc, *ds to ; ; s< rt that “we owe ii, thet* -
f.n-o, to candor to declare that we should
.-i - !*■;■ any attempt" on the part of
Eur.'p-ai; powers "to oxt<-nd their sys
P a p, uax pirti'ci of thi- iwmhpher.-
an dnmmrmis to our ponce ami safety;”
tb.it "with European c-oloiiies already e-s-
1.. we hive not interfered ami
si.ill nut iriP-if’i*." but with respect to
"the governnmiits who have deela.rc.l
tl . ir imli ;*mid* :. ■*< and maintained it, ami
whoso imlepen *** ice we have acknow 1-
ei'i’Cfl. w ■ could not view* any interposi
tion for the purpose of oppressing them,
or for controlliiii. in any manner their
*li- ti> >. by a:.- E'rop-.in power, in any
other liplil than as an unfriendly dispo
sition I *w.ird th* United Stat-s;" that
“i: would be impossible for tho allied
p.>w*-rs to extend their politi al system
to any portion of either continent with
out endangering our peace and happi
ness,” and that "it would be equally im-
possible” for us to "behold such interpo
sition in any' form with indifference.”
Again, in his annual message of De
cember I. 1824, after reasserting the doc
trine contained In bis former message,
just quoted from. Air. Monroe said: "Sep
arated as we are from Europe by ths
great Atlantic ocean, we can have no
concern in the wars of Eurupoin govern
ments, nor in the causes which produce
Hmm;” but that with regards to our
(South American) neighbors, our situa
tion is different;” that ‘it is impossible
for European gc.veriunents uc Interfer#
in their concerns without affecting us, ’
It has been often asserted that Mr.
Adam.-:. AD'. Monroe's secretary of state,
was tin* real author of that part of the*
message of December 2, 1823, which re
lates to what is now known ax the Alon
roe doctrine. It is not probable that the
origin'll draft of that message is now in
existence. If it is I have been unable
to find ii among th* manuscript archives.
II might, if found, justify H.'s claim.
Rut evi'ii in Hint case the fact would
remain that it was the preside nt him
self who announced Its pi "eq les to tli“
world as they were formulated in that
document. It was h** alone who stood
rixsponsibl ■ for it. it was his official
sanction which gave authority to its
pln- .e an,! lifted it above the plane of
personal opinion. And by a parity ot rea
soning the ,-:imc rub- wilt al l I;, to the
diplomatic note of July 2, 1823, and to
the declaration made to the Russian niin
lst<?r fifteen days afterwards.
Nor would I, if 1 could, detract an
iota from the fume of either Air. Jefferson
or Mr. Canning. Roth were, great men
In many respects: in some respects Loth
wire very small men. Rut to ns-ert that
tho Monroe doctrine originated with
I It her of them or that cither of them gave
It first formal utterance or that either of
them wore the first to s: f - r it. is to
Ignore the patent facts of history.
LETTERS FROMTHE PEOPLE
Cartooning the President.
Editor Constitution: Will you permit
me lo express to you how greatly I
r- ".r -t tie* r* app* aranee of r-atlectures
upon the president of the I'nl'i-il States,
as example*.! iiy y r>ir "A I»ifH<*-Ht Trip.”
showing tlv- prcsl.lent u* jn Mark ll.*n
i.ii’s elephant. AVhatever rnny be our
opinions as to the cluiru■■■•■ ris.j •■.« of the
man who is honored by th ’llice. lie is
tl*.- pri'sident. He occupies the lofty posl
lion hom;r-d by Vi'usjiin*. ■ ->*'. J;i'-ks**n,
Lincoln ami Cleveland. I hop'd that the
tinlime’;; death of the bo! .-.rd McKinley
marked the end f rever to the unseemly
caricatures which raged about him and
ia'.iiimeil th.- w-uk against him -hlm. our
pre-ideal. AV* have rejoice*! in the de
cency of the past two years We have
fei. that our newspapers w r - united in
* thing, viz; to uphold our honor be
fore the world, and to give no em.-ourage
meiit to t1j,..: black umu hi." who laid
one president low. who rejoiced tn that
act, ami who, doubtless. Is m/W wait
ing lor our indignation to subside Hint he
may <io his foul deed again.
Do we not luive a rl in, as lovers
ut’ the republic, to ask j -n for an apoi
ogj Wi l you not set ,in example to
th.- smaller newspaper.--, mu express tour
r-.*;.;r.-i at publishing a caricniur*:- upon the
"ilrst guitl'.-man of tin- ian'i?” Innate
* lUt'tesy is never so Ei '-at ns win n sia
<-'-rely acknowledging f.i lit. Permit us
Ann. I‘i 'iins *o do you ’inr-ior, please.
Ith.ii a, Sep:etn!;i- 24, 1903,
H. WADE HIBBARD.
Black Horse Cavalry.
Editor < onsiltiitii ■> : A member of tha
Ninth Virginia cavalry. . Stafford. Ya,
riiiu - .. the undersign-. I to give for Hie
I n r •/our r ■ de: ■ Info. ma. ion
relating l*> tho s.-eti-n. of the 01*1 Do
ti inion from whi-nce une the famous
"Llkick Hor.-e” cavulry
The company, made . mostly of young
n.' i from Fauquier ■ >ty, Virginia, was
.. sprir.kllti*.; f.om adj : i.g coutitios. was
iiHaelii-l lo Hie Fourt' Virgin’ll cavalry,
Ei tz Hugh Lee’s * * I ■ ■i - They were
the tii’est men ewa- loiinted and as
brave as ever drew "r*i in battle.
Tie." allot e informal" a i-' given at the
ye*-u.’st, of Roliert A-liin', company' A,
Ninth Virginia < aviii;
J. F. WHEAT.
Comp-aiiy A, Fourth Virg!;.la ('ivalry.
Dumfries. \ a
Beehtler Kan. Mint.
i.l reply to an inquiry in The Consti
tution of yesterday. In regard to tha
output of a mint operat*?d in this sec
tion by private Individuals in the early
lilies, .V o Fry .of Atlanta, who has
rn-i lea c .r.ful ;idy of old and rare
ec-Lis uii'l ’s eons. I. red an autlsiri'.y on
th* subject, writ*, a;
Editor Consti* ution: The coins about
which Air.-*. N. S- Do’-kilds**u, of Flaren-.e,
li.uulies ver,- i t' s.in North Carolina
.- .■ pluw- vi'lli-l R'liii -I foe i. Sana* Were
st .'lined "ti-orgi-, "old" am! others "N.
c . lid.” Till W.-I : i .. :.: fmei
oi' the in . ;al was likewise stanip' d on the
<:diis. Ail contained the bullion their
fa. *- value imtii a i*:d. There were only
th.'.'*.- denominaiicns made, the SI, $2.50
;.u,! $5. They appeared about the year
1834 and bore tin* u nite of A. lie* ! i|--r.
ABF. FRY.
Fine Coin in Oglethorpe.
Editor Coiisiiiiitioii: 1 notice an ,ar
ticli- ii. The t,'ons:ili'tion of today iiuout
th ■ lai:;" <-orn te '■> : of R. L. Horton, of
Rome, with an ill*, stratlon showing Air.
Jbrtoa ii a ;.*!>:■. ol corn 14 feet h’qh,
f- i , u-a of which weighed 4 pounds 9
ounces.
We have just bad a man who live.- in
litis section bring in live ears, dry
to grind into m, :l. Wni -ii
w. c-'i-.l 3 pounds 5 ounc*-. Tlicse < ars
w grown on u.- *inl. iTo- man who
a' 'i rm r a-:' Air. II '.".or. but h- has a
li. id •>- this com • ••■ i Is tin..-
A T BB.b liITW ELI. & SONS.
'■pA fcx Lj
Oeadlv
Gmsp of Grip Pros
trated Me.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
Built Up My
Shattered Nerves and
Gave Me an Appetite.
Os the millions of people, who today suffer
from nervous or heart weakness, a large per
centage trace the cause directly to dendiy
L.iiGrippe. It is a ticrm disease, and makes
a d. cct attack i:,’ ~ the nerve;;, ptitting an
extra strain iti-*.n them at the time their vital
ity is at the lowest ebb. if 1 aGripi-e has
left you w t i a shattered nervous system , with
of appetit . 1 ck ol enetfjy* Ins nntia,
freouent headaches and morbid tendem ies,
you should strvngtl m the wcal cucd nerves
with Hr. Mile." Ncvine. It will undo all
that prip has Cone, bring back appetite, rest
and restore the nerves to their normal activity.
“1 want to write this terlimonial for the
beneiit oi those who have s:itieic-.i from that
dreaded disea .e ■ 1 .afirippe. I suftered sev
eral weeks with it, and nothing 1 tried seemed
to l.'. nefit me in an’ way, sliape or form (I
suffered almost death) and lit in ly my
daughter tet mm 1 Dr. " . • 1
■ ,I . nti fully say from the - t
<i tv I felt Letter tiu-i’. in weeks. It gave me
r uef, l.'init :]■ my -battered nerves and gave
tne a splendid appetite. I cannot speak too
hi;;lil','o: it and '.'.ant to say, <a li and every
'■lie who has suffered from I-iGiippe will
rind instant relief by getting a bottle of Dr.
Miles’ Nervine. Insist on having it and take
no other, ft is simply splendid. Hoping
this will benefits * 't'.:- y *orsultiier I remain,
—Mrs. Gtroß'.’-F. B. Hall. Jackson, Tenn.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tle Dr. Miles’ Remedies. Send for free book
on Rervouv nod Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind.
MIELD M Os
BOR PRISONS,
He Says That Since Appomattox
Wemly Every Southern State
Has Maintained an Insti
tution To Train Crim
inals.
Cincinnati, October 12.—Dr. AV. P.
Thlrkield, corresponding secretary of the I
Methodist Freedman’s Aid and Southern !
Educational Society, today, in delivering
Hie opening address of the evangelical |
alliance, charged that the outrages of
- negroes in the south are due to the chain i
■ gang system. H* said in part;
| "Far be it tor me to utter one word
I in extenuation of the unspeakable crime
I of which some black men are guilty’. Let
■ us keep in mind, however, that only
about 20 per cent of the black men who
are lynched have even been charged with
the unspeakable crime against the sa
credness of womanhood. Let black men
bring every influence to bear to make
su- ii crimes impossible. Let there be
prompt execution of the law against
those and all crimes of all men. Lynch
law, however, is anarchy. It brings in
the reign of barbarism; it brutalizes mem- ■
bers of the mob; it undermines govern- |
ment; it does not stop crime.
Schoofs of Crime kuaintained. ,
; "In estimating criminality among the ,
i black people, we s-muld keep in mind that I
: since Appomattox nearly every southern i
.-■late has maintained a school of crime— I
■ an organized institution for the training i
i of criminals. This 1 charge against the ,
i convict lease system ol' the south. Tills '
■ system, with Its thousands of victims, has
’ been the eause of much of th*- outbreak
' ■!.g of crime among black i through
I its brutalizing and dehumanizing inliti-
unco on lids of iiugrbL-s.
"Linder ths system both prison and
prisoners ore farmed out under the con
trol of private corporations—sold to t.ic I
highest Lin ler. To the lessees the bodies ,
anil souls of eonviets are assigned. The i
motiv*.- of both state and lessee is not J
morals, but money; not reformation, but *
exploitation of criminals for gain. It is i
crime turned into a source of revenue;
the brawn and blood of crim nals barter
ed for gain.
’ t'rlmiiinls are generally scattered in
branch pi'lsons—quartered In rude stock
ades without proper sanitation, food or
clot-hlmt. T!i<- uvii’age lite of these con
victs is less I .;m ten years. Old ami
young a r*- promiscuously chained and
i .I'. J. '.l *'.g**th< i. Even men and women
lire in some camps, not separated. Hard
ened erimi:. *is and the boy convicted of
hi.- Hist crime; the comparatively good
and the most depraved, vile and aban
doned, are <iiaim.il together. One warden
if a state pemlentiary protests tn his re
pot that under tin- present law and
istom the penitentiary is the school of
crime instead of being a rc*t'ormat*>r; In
stitution. fifty boys under 18. nine
tenths of tihem leave prison much worse
than when they came in.'
Alabama Warden’s Evidence.
"Years ago a warden of the Alabama
penitentiary bore witness to the filth j
and vermin and horrors of these prisons.
'Our system, snii'l he, 'ls a better train
ing school for criminals than any of the
dens ®l' Iniquity that exist in our large
cities—a disgrace to tin. state and a re
proach to **ivil.ration.
“There is in those convict camps no or
ganized ruormatery eltor 1 . Tin- aim of
J the state is the fttr-.* of convicts, without
- cost, and even the reduction of taxes !
through the rale of criminals. It is one
| tiling to employ them on public works
Utu.*a* the care of the state, ill a cliain
..... item It . qt it- an "■ r thi ig
• to farm thejn opt Jo Hie highest bidder .
,md<r tin- coTivi*;t lease system.
■ Tiic outeorm pf ti*e cam'nl iiivostig.l
tl*,., of the convict lease system on th*-
part of the goveinor *>f (l.otgit was a
I-..-,-elation of imiunia.Uity. b. roarity and
si"i"ieb-s ininmrulity. Aluuh pf it was
uini: forth,- public prim-.
■■io a period 01 tw- j-eurs ov-t 1,100
~< these convicts ■ ■ ani from sou-h*.-r:i
Timik of 1-100 li.a-V'.;: mnrder
i **r« Emu- nl large —L a less men roaming
! al. in della’*-'*’ of ijjj law and oilier.
Think of-• .'-y.-tem Him ha- no r-. form* -
■ t -vy eleni'.iiiK no system lo cure men *.*l
I criaie, but that cilmgitcs yomig criminals
in - rime, mid Hint by its barbaritv bru
t: ij e and -■ '■ :i mize3 mon tirnt do n ...
i *ti*> under the horror of H*x sy-u *.n to de •
. baucii atul T'grmL t•> i.-ty I 'l'.'m s*. h
criminal:-' wlu.it wimiler if there have .
I come forth h>.m*!r*;vl- "1 m.'—.' monsters.
The Atlanta Stockade.
“Even at (ii** late session v* : the prison
congress in Atlanta, visitors went to the
city stoi'kinle. wiier*. c> ;i*litious are imil--r
: the oversii ’at of enl’.ghiciieJ vfH
under the employ of the city. The ele- J
ii.* nt of gain ■■' 1.-t cllmii’-at* *k ;■ t th -o
hum: 1 • people ‘-..p. • 1 a pubis* pro • it .
against tjj<* h’-h inipi'dy :> >>d immorality
of till* pt I -*. I*l - A* 11. •■Ven und**r th
1 ,iVor.ii'le conditions. T! ;• nil should
term i I't*.*. r system and thus n o
t ... c'liieall'. n ■’* ■*: ■ - ■ ■ Tlu pl*' - ot
system Is .* - iwing u( the wind, and it is .
bound io i. ji th** V. wind
■*C>',i-r a . ..*' ■ tl*. 'j: *m>* ot th
Sell' "i- *fl rime R lhe :■* *1 I.ir-. m
ti,,- thousand.- nt gt *d.:•..*•*.. Hom lie
Ci.rh linn schools mnmtiiiii"*! by the >*• ■
): ■*, ,:!vu**.- of i'll*- north and -■ *.;iii. Iml
one grad UH'* has *<• r b"<*n ■ ■■■ise.l
i.. : ii, ■ . _ :ii--a. th- cr* i.*.- ■ ; v. ■■ n-
a: hood.”
Mi- 'i Itirki* Id urn !.- n .*.* rom: m*p* ■ ' ’ ■'*'
. th* phll-mthr-ph and Uhl i.-liau * ei*.- .
both *d the south ami north to jo!:i liutuis
in edin-ati'imil and mi.-sion.irv efforts 1 it*
th, s-.lmion of this g'a*.*• st pro:*!, m of h
races ev< r given any :.nli*m t*> solve.
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I
WITH DOG, GUN AND DAUGHTER
Samuel Weleh Tried To Keep Oil j
Drillers Off His Hand.
Hartford City, Ind., October !4.--Thi*
farm of Samuel AV. 1.-h is tonight guard- I
cd by 28 armed drillers of the Ohio Oil : :
Company, who have picket- post* 1 and
who are earnping on the land.
Tl. ■ company has held a lense on the |
farm i*ir nine years, but has not drilled I
AV* l**h desiring to have the farm dev l- 1
. oped for oil, r* fi*s**.l the lei's, renewal i
and leased to Austin Lewis, who to.!, y '
hauled derrick timber- on thi.* lease pre- , .
* paratory to drilling. The Ohio Company 1 :
: siarie I to haul the timbers of£ tie- farm. : j
‘ AVelch got a shot gun and a vicious dog ;
to help him r*.*sist the removal. His :
! daughter climbed on the timbers, bit it
j although the dog bit the company's fore- j 1
Z*T -
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I -> 5 ’ UAN' ■"'< ■*
I '' ‘ A '•'■■*'- * *'*■ *’■ a ' ■■£
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1/ Fibroid Tumors Cured. Ij
A distressing case of Fibroid I umor,
which baffled the skill cf Boston doctors.
Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, Mass., in.
the following letter tells hovz she was
cured, after everything else failed, by
Lydia E Vegetable Compound.
Mrs.Mayes’ First Letter Appealing ’o Mrs- . Help:
“Dual M is. Pinitiam:—l have been under Poston doctors’ treat
ment for a long time without any relief, '.they ii b ;.ne I have a fibroid;
tumor. I cannot sit doivn vnthout great pain, and the soreness extends
up my spine. I ha\ r e 1 loAvn ’ . My ab-
domen is swollen, and I hiu/e had Uoa\ ing .* p.Jf ; for three ycars ; My
■■■■-... •
ur ii.*o syinpionta of Fibroid 'lumor given, b; yctir hi’ 1 book ac
.*■ ■ ’ to you for advice.” —(Signed) Mrs.
E. F. Hayes, 252 Dilley St., (Hoxbury)'Boston, Mass.
Note the result of Mrs. FL’jkham’s advsee—at
though she advised Airs, diayes, of Boston, take
her medicine —which sJie -’Gu'd help her
her Letter contained a o; r ..'■:•?/£«*. instruc**
about the happy resuit.
“Dear Mrs. Pinkham: Sometime ago *. wrote to yon dycrib
fiig my ;.;yni; be*;. a:i*' ■ d your advic”. b'.-u 1 a*'.-■ al i followed
all your diriAJirfl cai*'fidlv. End to-*.*;;,.'i am a a\- 1 ■ m.m.
u Th use of ...... '*' *< - , V . '. ■ entirely
expelled tne truiior and Hi'-ugthtntd. my uLme Aycmin. 1 (.an walk
miles noav.
“Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compoi ; d is •'
lars a drop. I adviso all Avoimn who am ■ h..*. .-d vrith tumors or
female trouble of any kind to give’it a faithful ■ lai.'’ —(Signed) Mas.
E. F. Hayes, a52 Dudky d • ury; h .'•* *.
Moßßti.iiw p**,y‘ *- •n t; ' oiouv —cr take
the pitice of t.':e i; ■; : lit •; ,;*i ; -.- ’. .- . i-. i- iaklmiu’s
Coniimuriii. brongh ‘to *-.- Lluyor.
Such testimony . . ’he..*.* r. dly ad '-*■■• n*. *, cm-vipPng
evidence that Lydia * ,?* .. . 7 .■* , ;
without a pern- as a r-. i,'*’. y ht *-. 1 di :. ...ui.y b.* . - -’••m* ; jili
ovarian troubles; tumors; iii?. rmi.i.l - ; i*? ;.”V:*'i:, so and dyp
placements of the romb; backache; . i . - lor pai
mensti uiticn. Surely t/ie voluino am . >’ . onia! let-
ters '.A' ar*.' dtti’y printing in tlien tw.-.y ■- t-. -ran. ; ,r ■' -for doubt.
Mm. 7. yes tw her alxwe addrin wil glr -■ '-*< r any h aers
which sick v/( men write-icr fuller mformation about her illness.
Iler gratitude to Mrs. Pinkham and Lydia .7* ; ■ ■
Compound i*. so genuine and heartfelt that she 7. : r * t/miblc is too
great l"f h**r to r akc in re'f-.ii'ii fi*r he* if. iJi • ■' 1
Truly is k said that il is Lydia I-k 2 ’7>L:. ? . '■ ’* io 5 onh "
pound tliatic curing *.o many w.’-man, and no* * ■ hie; don t for
get this when some druggist v-'ants to sell ;*.>u *-■; *7 else.
C- w n FC*A's r * ? T if X’*- C.v-r.ot RrtLwith pr >.«,* ••* th- !---lf.*rß ar 1 Bignatorasof
7 >!*?’ -‘ ’ft wi-ki. »:*.wo * ■ :•: : *■
■ :. •> IL I’BUuxaut Jledicino Co«. Lynn, Man.
-ja...v*- .«■ -
man. t*.< limiers v.- r*- ihwn- J <./:* t : ••
fi'iin with Alls- Welch -itlLi : on : of
th- in. Welch .1111’0"..::.;; I'.'ira -•* *
to 111 ::-*.-i.-t .u . :i:., J th 1*..:., <
has ru-iivd the dci!:*-ra *;-*’i .'lon !*■■:- r.
who are g*t.n*-Jir*t; tl -.* pro;** : iy. Ti dole
Oil Cure for Canter.
no I*-- ii of I'.iin or *.:ls.*gur< o.vnl *:
i'omhii-.ittiC'ii Dll 'or .. -.■*-:■ i;
s I'itiiiiig and baiiny. s.u'i.- mid s A\ . ; c
lor fi'.* b**> ■!": t*> the S *mlier:i > ifli** . i".
1-. \ Hye < '■*. Box :■■. Dep K
T- x.
EUSS AT.D EURY rDR SOLDI’!” *-
••Bleeding' Ktnistis” Will B ■ Scene -m
Next War Gnnit-
t'ainp Smw*r- ’•'■*■ ' ’U ’• ’
hr 15.- Tl:. joint o. in* •*. .* oi
u'r t.- and natimi.il g * .. .1 >*•; i -m,-
14.000, ■ 9.000 r* : . * n*d :* t*;.i>
it** ■■ that i *r: • l ■: :: tn- m
l-'a-t !;■*■■■ I ■'* a ■ i ■■ ’
;i* >■* * ! :e m I■■ i * ; ■ I
mobilization *■: m< r.- :!• I- ’■< ,** - *
his bi-i -i mteiW'td si.**e t- *.■• . a■ **
Tl . v. d.-i it rm * I '■ • ’.•** ' ■ '
Hi, Sixth. Hev. ■l.* . N .'*< - '1 v *■■*
tfelh. I’v. -lir:-T. Tw*■:.ty-■ ii-i; th w ■
Tv* .-’. t\ *1 * *li b itt* ri- s term :’:•* dis I
inn.*, 1 :<:**.:. 1 y * *.’ * •:*.•■: .i I
deiK-rnl li.it*Tl. - in- I*l* : *n.- -tv. ,
O.i Nervous DebilEy. written ’y tl.-.*
]< ..dim .qieeial'.-a : i th! • *.***".*r: ry A’■
,* ■ ■
man building. Atlanta, Ga.
LOST HIS LIFE FOR THE CANBY.
Boy Di owns iu Spring in Reaching
for Candy He Dropped.
Columbia, S. (’■, Octo:** * 14 -IS)**" i.’.lA
AVhlle attempting to t • ■-' ■. a -;i ':: .'
candy winch In* bad dr*>p| "J ini * a -pi*:*:*”..
Moses DeWitt, a '• oirng wh.ite boy, llvi::,'
near Sociely Hill. <’’ st* ri' :!d eoun:
fell into the spring ami was dn-wi-■ I
before assistance could * 'itch him. The
lltth ' '
Tucker, were cutting
Jt Im.l b' *'■! tii'-ir i ti.-i'Jtn to "Id id
to lb** spring for w it* b ;ty:i this o -.a
sb.m his !'.*:*(■ abs rve ,*:ii*- *.l almon and a
search for him v ■ ■ Insti lit-
11.- fellow tvas found ’.■■■.'■■< st in
spring. Although 111** w*. no' y*'i >x
tinet the dis every was tii.-d* too late I ■■■•
resu.-ci i a t ion.
Cotton Yarn Company Assigns,
rawtueket. il- I 0.-. ob. r 13 A> .
si.'.'unu’iit I -i th'* I * ’ * lit oi **i "i s w o
made tmlav by il, .ro. i. cd A’. :m.. .*.■ a■
Ing Company. . " C> n;: al i '.i’i--. 'I ii-* *
sits are placi.l at 5234.000 and the Ei.bii
p
000 :■ I’
manufactures cotton yarns.
COTTON EXCHANGES AGREE
To Withdraw <T. f .ot:P. i'rcp: All
Unaut 1> • li.r.ed Persons.
; N< vv York, • . r.'.' . - I s—-'•Y"-re Lip y Y--t
--i ter, -H' the OrY.ip- vx-hajige.
• • >. ./ \ : ■ v. ; thir- a •> ’ r
< ; tw • . • \ pw
W ’ • i: 1 1 l Ur 1 b .-
i ph < ' ■■!•.- 1 ■ h . • gre i
’.'ri- '.■• i.. .. .. >: ; .. r '.-,v any
.f.J.- ■ .? ;.oy ;-.7Cn All .'E
; " ’ • ■ : V"!' 'e: i, h; lSs tutn.-ii
' . U , lt Gra.-e-
. kill i -n- .< •!: • t» Sy of a boy
' 1 o ’ . tbit of missing
S .iki'iL; off-v : t t ling by his
i yil-.-it th, . ■ . I. :: a soar.ih by
. pSt- . liuJy ipsvt.ibiing his
■ ■■■ ■. - ■■ ■ > .V‘ S ..tur.-s w.-tv
j ■ ■ i-'< ' ' its A iicv.U they
• « ' l! -it .-■■a .ut.’ buried me
At.u, Mor^'liit-i-. Free Treatment.
■ -■ ■ t. Free
; Color Qurtiion Cruses Trouble.
■ liurAuid < ■ to', r 15.—The ques
! 0". <■:' ■.!• . J n as m .., n ,
' ■ Hit intel -
■ i: ri .• ■ ■ 1 Car Work-
: • i•' i •<' As ! ct the meet -
i • s.-iil t'.s:- sentiments
<ii\i '• • *’ u th..it no division was
Prevention
better than cure. Tutt's Liver
I iils will not only cure, but il
taken m time will prevent
Sick Teadache,
dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
TUTT’S Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURE.
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