Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 April 1869 — Page 4
THE JOURNAL.
T. H. B. McCAIN and J. T. TALBOT, Editore.
CrawfordSYille, Ind., April 1.
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Our Ladoga correspondent, this week, is disposed to complain of the course of the Joubnal in encouraging the building of railroads. We publish the communication with pleasure, as we are willing that the feeling of the poople of the county should be expressed on this subject, although, in the present instance, the feeling is stronger than the reasons advanced to support it.
Our correspondent complains that an increase of the value of a farm is of no benefit to the owner, as the profit cannot be realized without selling the farm. His objection is based, upon tho false idea that land has any other real value than that furnished by its products. lie cannot truthfully say, that his land, or anybody's, is higher in value, but does not yield him any profit. The profits of land, determine its value, and these depend upon the character of the markets at which they arc disposed of.
Again he says, give us plenty of good gravel roads, that we may get to market readily, and we do not need the railroads. Here is another mistaken notion, under which not only our correspondent, but many other farmers in the county are laboring. His argument is good as fax as it goes, but stops before it gets half way. Crawfordsville and Ladoga arc valuable as markets only in proportion to their facilities for communication with Indianapolis, Chicago and other better markets, where the demand is greater. If Crawfordsville were without railroads, and the only market for the farmers of Montgomery county, they would never get rich, whatever the number of gravel roads centering in the city.
Farmers, and other people as well, are learning slowly that railroads are necessary to prosperity in all kinds of occupation, because they serve to shorten the distance between product n' and consumer. It is a necessity, an-, linst which people hurrying to be rich umot stop to argue, that railroad companies receive substantial iissist* nice
irom Lllc
country through
which they propose to run a road, before building it. This assistance takes lh\ shape
Of
public and private
donation and is more than returned to the fai -incr in the increased value of his proa 'nets. We cannot believe the extensiv ~n of the Kvansville & Crawfordsvii lc road will be an exception to the ri ilc. Neither can we believe that ou friends from Ladoga will be sorry
when the road is com
pleted, even that completion is hastened by lib eral supscriptions on the paper which' our correspondent says he has not ye seen. Hasten up the railroad. ————m opiarioar t-Auost.
Anna Dickinson, in her lecture, A Struggle for Life, admh "able in every respect save, that it pc'ints out no remedy for the evils so fa elingly described complains that women's sphere is narrowed down by the most unyieldiug of all laws, the law of public opinion. Granting' that the present social system and th'e necessity of a wider field of labor for women are as great as she claim:?, it is but proper to ask, what is the remedy.
The law of public opinion must be changed, but how is this change to be accompleshed. Woman's sphere of labor is narrowed. She knits and sews, works in the capacity of clerk and teacher, and keeps things in or der generally, while under the influence of the home circle, and public ppinion does not affect her. But when does this law of pulic opinion commence its rigorous operations? Suppose a young lady of this city or any city opens a shop and sets out to repair watches and clocks. Suppose? on the other hand, a young man in
need of money, prepares himself with a hod and proceeds to make himself useful to some mason. Against which of the two does public opinion cry out louder Perhaps this illustration is not a fair one. It does not cover the whole ground. But it is here that the fear of public opinion operates with the saddest results upon young men, and it is not out of the natural course of things that women should have the same difficulty to contend with. The woman, in the ease we have supposed, might succeed, and we have no doubt she would, if full of energy and industry, and the man might succeed or fail. Women might fill the places of men in dry goods stores and groceries, and they do in many cases, and we see-no reason why the law of public opinion should hinder their success if they possess a moderate degree of pluck. In what respect then is this 'law of public opinion peculiarly unfavorable to women Young men commence life, by thousands, every year, in the face of this same law of public opinion. Some of them are triumphant, others are not. The necessity of opening the whole field of labor to woman has not hitherto been recognized. /./'.It has not been felt. Indeed it is doubtful if there ever has been such a necessity. Woman's wages have been uniformly less than man's, sometimes because the labor is worth less, and sometimes without any reason. But the fact still remains the same for both women and men. Industry and pluck are stronger than public opinion. Anna Dickinson's words, 'The best argument is suceess,' contain a world of wisdom whether they be applied to the efforts of man or woman.
WHY NOT.
Governor Baker has called a Special Session of the Legislature, to meet on Thursdaj' next. The resigned Democratic members will return to their seats, re-elected. The appropriation bills will probably be' passed, and then the same old issue, the ratification of the Suffrage Amendment, will come up for action. We do nut believe the Democratic members will hazard the good will of the people by residing again. They have been returned, but by
110
means indorsed.
It then becomes Republicans and Democrats to look well to the merits of the proposed Amendment. Its adoption cannot materially affect the political condition of Indiana."/l'lie senseless appeals to prejudice which have so often been made are now out of date. The fear of equality in tlie social circle, and the fear of compulsory intermarriages between whites and blacks used to influence even men professedly common-sense and intelligent, but the day of such terrors is passed.
On the other hand, the adoption of the Amendment will operate both ns a political and a moral reform. Indiana has been both in orally and politically inconsistent in her legislation with reference to the negro. Both the letter and the spirit of the Declaration of Independence have been outraged by taxing the negroes for public school purposes and' denying them the privileges of schools which their taxes have helped to support. The wrong ha^ affected but few directly, for the negro element is small in this State, but it is a wrong nevertheless, and it is our duty to right it. There can be no question as to the right of our Legislators to ratif}r the Amendment, although they were not elected directly upon that issue. The doubt is all on the other side, whether they can be justified in refusing to ratify it, whether a majority have any defense for refusing to a minority a plain natural right. Then why not ratify
ARK YOU READY?
Are our friends ready to meet the enemy in the conflict which is to come off in a few daya. These small skirmishes are not less important in their general results than the great biennial and quadrennial field engagements. Prepare for the encounter.
CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL: APRIL 1,1869.
THE SPECIAL EI-Et TIOWS.
The resigned Johnsons and their friends made the Special Election, on Tuesday of last week, a test of the standing of Montgomery county on the Suffrage Amendment. The result shows what reason they have for glorification.
The total number of votes polled for Senator and Representative, in the count}', in October, was 5,305. Of these, the Johnsons received 2,072. At the Special Election, the Johnsons received 2,108 votes. Deducting this last number from the total vote of the county, and counting the remainder as the Democrats proposed we have a vote of 3,137, or a majority of 900, in favor of the Suffrage Amendment!
We do not propose to push our Democratic brethren to the wall with even such a majority as this. The lesson is a wholesome one however, and we hope our own, as well as other members of the ^Legislature will profit by it.
II.I
(iIU)UXI»i COMPLAINTS.
The Virginia papers are complaining of the appointment of Mrs. Van Lew to be Postmaster of llichmond, because she was a Union spy during the rebellion. The appointment, they say, was intended as an insult to the people of Richmond and the South. This is ridiculous. Wc have no doubt that Mrs. Van Lew rendered essential service to the Union cause during the war, or that this fact was the reason of her appointment. But that is not a good ground of objection on the part of the Southern Press. General Grant has appointed one of the most energeticand devoted of the rebel Generals to a Government office —and we certainly think a similar favor to one who sustained the Union cause ought not to be regarded with suspicion. We do not think General Grant sought by this or any other appointment to placate the distinctly and persistently rebel sentiment of the South yet the protest comes almost entirely from that quarter.
Prof. 11. T. Brown estimates that the coal and iron fields in the State cover an area of about 8,000 square miles, and that the greater portion of it is accessible without the expense of shaftingor pumping in its mining.
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES.
IFISUKI: noiiKUTv. (I. ii. nKKiirroN. jr. D. noiiKKTT. KSTAI5L]SII101 IX
DOHEKTY & DEXGHTON,!
Manufacturer* of
Carriages and Buggies,
VKJMK'IPGDEN.
Sulkies, Spring & Farm Wagons
OI'' ALL KIXIS.
X«« Brick WaNliiiiMoi'' Slrotl, oijo»ilo ('ciilcr t'liuirli.
CRAW FORDS'VILL K, IND.
very lihenil patronage bestowed upon us iii the last ten years by the citizens of Montgomery, Parke, Fountain, Putnam and .Boone counties, and our large and increased business, impresses us with the sense of obligation we are under to our customers, and we feel it our duty as well as pleasure to express our thanks for past favors, and hope to retain and merit in future a continuance of the same. We would desire to state that the quality of our work is nearer perfection than ever* before, owinirSo
Eulai'ged Facilities
for Manufacturing and keeping a greatly increased stock on hand. We would call 'special attention in this connection to our styles, which are up to the most approved fashions of the East.
We invite the farmers and all others to examine our work, which we are determined shall stand on its own merits.
We warrant all our work from one to two years.
Old Work Made Hew.
Repairing done to order in wood, blacksmithing, painting and trimming. Will take Old .Vehicles in exchange for new work.
JQjrR'emember the place,. Washington St., opposite Center Church. apl DOEtERTY & DEIG-HTON.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. rpHE undersigned, Trustee of Union _L township, makes the following statement of the receipts and expenditures for the year ending on the last day of February, 1*M.
FUNDS RECEIVED. //. __
Tjnir Tiy 555 00 ?o0Wt«:::: Road Tax Special School Tax 2,371 87 Tuition
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4'-8/
Total Funds Received $0,687 48
FUNDS EXPENDED.
Dog Tax Township Tax Mi® Road Tax 7o« Special School Tax Tuition
-919
°2
Total Funds Expendod *6,196 40
Balance of Funds on hand March 1, 1869, S'V91 08 WM. 1'. BRITTON, aprlwl Trustee Union Township.
NEW YORK STORE.
SPRING DRY GOODS!
NEW YORK STORE,
ixm iwroMs. JM.
arc now daily receiving our latest purchases of
SPRING DRY GOODS,
And offer our customers throughout the State a stock of New Goods, which for quantity, quality, variety and prices, far excels that of any previous season.
We invite special attention to our stock of
Plain anil Fancy Silks,
Shawls, Mantles.
DRESS GOODS,
Lawns, Calicoes, Muslin:-.
Oinghain*. Tie knurs, shirtings, $
A L£ fi I E S.
Hosiery, (5 loves, Corset-,
Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts. L'arasols. .••••
Carpet "Wurn,
CLOTHS for MEN & BOYS' WEAR,
Ladies' llats. Collars. Cutl-. Lace.
Handkerchief-. »Ve.
iPrices 20 percent, lower
Than anv other house in the tiadr, :it
INDIANAPOMS,
nichllnio
im
DRUCS^__
Road Tliis*!
T. W.
FHY &
CO.
HAVE .IUST OPENE! A
Fine Assortment of Drugs,
A I N S
CHEMICALS
Ai\D OILS,
E S S
TOILET AND
FJLJVCY ARTMCIjJbS,
A JAI£GE ASSORTMENT OF
CIGARS AND TOBACCO
OF TKKFINCT QIJALlTy.
All of which we will sell at the very lowest market price.
(Dall
DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, AC.
CAMPBELL
AND
HARTER
Are now reccivin:
$5T NEW PATTERNS.
Of
CARPETS & OIL CLOTHS
FOR
SPRING TRADE.
IlST'They have added to this Department, an entire new stock of
W a
AT LOW PRICE-.
Oil Shades, Cottage Blinds,
Curtain Damasks, Cur
tain Laces, Cords,
Tassels, &c.
I5T lowest Market Prices
l'A KAXTEED.
CAMPBELL HARTER.
3Plo
-'iows I
I-Mows*
CAMPBELL & HARTER
HAVE
JUST RECEIVED
THEH
SPRING STOCK
UK
RICHMOND PLOWS.
Big Stock of Hardware-
OOP Chopping Axes?, atone dolhn'^eh,
CAMPBELL & HARTER'&
GREAT
inducements to builders to buy their Hardware, Nails, Glass, Sash, Doors, &c., at
CAMPBELL & HARTER'S.
THE
best X-cut Saws in the country are sold at CAMPBELL & HARTER'S.
BLACKSMITHSShoes,
ami see us, on Green
street, two doors- above I. W. Lynn & Son. June 21, I860 T. W. FRY & CO.
can find a large assort
ment of Horse Horse Naifoand
Ir°"'"CAMPBELL
& HARTER'S.
Knives and Table Cutlery
marked down BO as to undersell all com-
tetit!0gAMPBELL & HARTER'S.