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THE MONTGOMERY ADVER
TISER AND MAIL.
The journal which stands at the
head of this article, devoted over a
column of its editorial space, on the
1st July, to assaults of no disguised
character, upon the political editor of
Tsb Sun. In noticing these attacks
it is no purpose of ours to bandy
words or epithets with the editors of
th*t paper. This is by no means in
the line of our object at preaent. We
are looking after, and guarding tlie
interests of the people, as well os
their safety, security and good govern
ment—subjects of much higher im
port and magnitude with us than per
sonal controversy of any sort.—
But, that our readers may be fully
aware of what is said ugainst us, even
on the ad hominem line, we give them
below the aforesaid invective in full,
with such ^comments as we think
proper for the editors of the Adverti
ser, and their charges.
The article from our Montgomery
contemporary will be given in sepa
rate paragraphs, and in regular suc
cession, in smaller type than the text
of our oomments. with such remarks
as we think htting each as it occurs.
In this way our readers can better
understand the whole.
The assault with the replies, then,
thus opens and proceeds:
ADVESnsEm—A Matt Without Friend.
—A Disconsolate Itmtoiaana 1
We are sorry to state that an editorial
in The Atlanta Hun over the signa
ture oi AH. Stephens, iorbids us any
longer to doubt the politioal purposes
entertained by the “Sage oi Liberty
Hah.”
Sun—Indeed! well, wo deeply re
gret that we should be the cause of
grief to any one; but we arc told “it
muBt needs bo that offences come.”—
The chief object with every one
should be, not to he the just cause of
them. It is so with us.
Advil—Wa are foroed to believe that
he has mounted the Editorial tripod
(with questionable taste end propriety
area in the opinion of his firmest
friends we presume) to oppose and if pos
sible to defeat the National l)uinocratio
Party in the next Presidential election.
Sl’N—Well, you must allow us very
respeotfully to say that this only
shows that you know very little ubout
some matters you are attempting to
instruct the public upon.
Advb—What his motive may be iu thus
indicating his inimical intentions, we shall
not attempt to scrutinize. We fear that
the hint of his opposition, not in igno
rance, but in a too intelligent wilfulnoss,
cannot be questioned. Wo heartily wish
it ooirid be denied or explained. Wheth
er his motive may be bom of the morbid
egotism of a sickly mind and disappoint
ed ambition, or may have sprung from
H»yt species of fanaticism which feels
happiness in the oonccption of being
martyrised for what he may regard as the
truth, however impracticable ; we shall
not stop in enquire. His motive may be
a good or bad one—in either alternative
the/octe of the ease are the Bamo. He
opposes, and will prevent, if iu his pow
er, to accomplish it, the triumph of the
Demoaratio Party next year, and the
consequent defeat of the Radical Party
from whose hatreds and revenges, imbe
cilities and corrupt ions, we have suffered
so terribly siuiw the wur, and which atiil
from ita strongholds of power menaoee
us with dreadful insults and renewed out-
wgm.
Sun—You are quite as well in
formed us to his objects os you profits
to l>e as to his motives. Ilia object is
not to defeat the Democratic Party,
but to defeat any party and every par
ty that shall attempt to come into
j>ower on those principles, or upou a
sanction of those usurpations which
have brought “these troubles” upon
the country from which “we have suf
fered so terribly since the war.” Any
parly in his opiuiou so brought iuto
power, fortified as it would lie behind
these “strong-holds,” conld not only
“menace” but would ultimately ut
terly overthrow the entire fhbric of
our five institutions, lie is for the
success of the Democratic Party, not
however upon the principles on which
these “strong-holds” of despotism
were erected hy Radicalism—but up
on their own old oreed of standing
fast by the Constitution,and “arraign
ing before the liar of publie reason'’ ull
the mischievous misdeeds of those who
litti(«b#oogfit‘'(!p‘ tivuble<' pp.iii us,
- ■'JUL.lBE.UegS
tributed, if you pledle, to broke
down party-hacks, of t* those Oisera-i stone
ble sycophants of power, it any such I hu
can be found, who have sold them-] have
selves for expected spoils or favors,
which they have failed to receive/but
not to him who never sought offioe—
its honors or its emoluments, in his
life; whose aspirations at all times
have been for the advancement of the
public good not his own.
Advb.—We say that it doc* not enter
into oar inclination to ascribe to Mr.
Stephens any unworthy motive in patting
himself so conspicuously before tbs Pub-
lie in the character of the editoe of a po
litical newspaper, in the extraordinary
role he if now ploying. It ie oertaiu that
he ie making a plea of extreme devotion
to his extreme, though we think, oorrect
views rrepeeting the Constitution, the
ground work, or practical pretense for
pronounced and butar hostility to the el-
reedy foreshadowed
,ne of the Nation
al Democratic oi
Sun—What “foreshadowed course
of the National Democratic Organi
ration ?” Is the “ New Departure ”
policy of abandoning the principles
of the Constitution, (on which it is
admitted we are correct), and at
tempting to occupy the “strongholds”
of Radicalism, by sanctioning their
usurpations, here meant ? Do the
editors of the Advertiser really think
that the Democracy of the United
States are, in their next general Con
vention, going to adopt as their creed
what a few trimmers and tricksters in
their ranks in Pennsylvania have set
forth as their programme of action
in 1872? If so, we venture to say
that the editors of that journal will
find themselves quite as much at fault
in this particular, as they are iu as-
scribing motives to us. Our opinion
against theirs is, that the honest
mosses of the real, .true, genuine De
mocracy of tho Union—the three
millions who have not yet bowed the
knee to Baal or his image, will never
do so monstrous a thing.
Advb—We even keeitatato to repeat
the suggestion we have heard, that his
object u to provoke attack from the Dem
ocratic press in order that, looking to
some conoealed ulterior scheme, Radical
asperities towards himself may be soft
ened or altogether ameliorated.
Sun—You do!
Advb.—Nothing of this sort is neces
sary to set theeeiuof utteroondemnatiou
on wliut be is now doing. If he were the
best man and noblest patriot on earth,
his conduct would only be the more rep
rehensible or the more to be deplored,
because his capacities for mischief and
evil would only be thus increased instead
of being diminished. It is quite enough
that our own ordinary intelligence clearly
perceives, and that his extraordinary in
telligence cannot fail by possibility to
perceive, that his writings and counsels
as oonvcyod to the readers of The Sun,
must injure (it they have any effcot at ill)
the prospects of Democratic success, ami
mmu bring to that extent, at least, aid
and oomfort to the erneleat, most mulig
uant and most uurulenting enemies that
ever yet oppressed a patient and helpless
poople.
St’N—Notat all. They only bring
to grief those schemers, intriguers,
trimmers, ami “moneychangers,” who
w ish to come into power, possessed of
the “strong-holds” of despotism,
erected hy the usurpations of their
predecessors, so that they may ad
minister the Government under
Democratic- name, hut on Radical
princip'es. We think it likely that
our writings iu Thf Bun do uo in
considerable injury to the prospect
of success on the part of this class of
politicians. This is just what they
are intended to do; hut iu them our
“most unrelenting enemies” will find
quite as lift ,e u.o nod eiiifort as the
trick.!,-.... a
Advb —To prove this, we qnotq from
The Atlanta Hon. Mr. Stephens says:
Wo uelth r claim uor look upon, u political
friend* or ttltiee. any men or party. North or South,
who are uot true to Constitution aud the cseentlal
principles upon which it «u IhumnI. We are
engaged iu uo struggle for the b*re auoocaa of tbla
or that organisation, whatever name it may aaeume,
whoee eole object la the acquisition of the spoils of
offioe. Our objects are fhr diflorent—far higher and
worthier, we trust. With ua the chief aim now la
for uuion aud concerted action betwaen all the true
friends of the Federal Constitution iu all the Mtates.
and fur a grand
ing J.o the “ touch-
to^mid to the three
ore, who would
same tAing at the same
tli'sj, luyl 'pot been most
wrongfully disfranchised, by usurped
power*, as they were, have become re
creant to. thf great caqse in which
they were^ enlisted ? If so we .repel
the imputation thus cast upon them.
These are the men we claim as
friends, because we believe them to be
true to the Constitution. They con
stitute in all a host of not less tlian
three millions! “A man without
friends,” yon say! Where will the
editors of the Advertiser go to find
as many f Not certainly in the ranks
of the Democratic party. Whether
they shall be able to rwruit as many
from renegade Democrats and strag
gling Radicals, together, time must
disclose. One thiug is oertain, if he
who recognizes as friends those only,
who are true to the Constitution is
in fact without friends, as the editors
of the Advertiser would seem to
maintain, then he is in no worse con
dition—“ disconsolate ”—as he may
be, than the country over which he
might well weep! Our country is not
quite in this condition, yet, we trust
We Baid farther, that we should
never recognise as a political friend
or ally any one who shall maintain
that the usurpations attending the
Reconstruction Acts have all been
settled “ in the manner and by the au
thority _Constitutionally appointed.”
Do the editors of the Adrertiser join
issue with us upon that proposition ?
Are they to be understood as holding
that the Democratic party throughout
the Union, should maintain so perni
cious a principle or proclaim so glar
ing an untruth 1
But we have not said that Mr. Val-
landigham’s Dayton Resolution on
the subject of the new Amendments
was “false.” That Resolution simply
declared these Amendments to lie tie
the line ufi&er the “old banner,” han
ded down from the founders of De
mocracy and the builders of the Mag
nificent Temple of our Liberties.
Advb.—Whether he wishes to lead a
new movement, or whether indirectly to
wound those who have rejeoted his des
tructive advioe, the result cannot be
otherwise than to assist, voluntarily or
involuntarily, in retaining the Radical
Party in its hateful and dangreoas su
premacy.
Then are some facta all moat see and
appreciate. An affectation of blindness
will not do. An affectation of being
able to avoid the logical operation
of these facte trill not do. One of
these facte ie that there are and can be
but two actually contesting parties for
politioal Administration between this and
the Presidential election. These two
parties are the National Democratic
Party, and the so-oalled Republican or
Radical party. One or the other must
succeed at the election. If lie Demo
cratic Party thee not, the Radical Party
will certainly again triumph, and again far
four long yean the South will be tortured
with socialistic Radicalism, and no eitiem
will be abb to/eel assured tied kb Sab Gov
ernment will stand for thirty days at a time.
Sun.—These are some facts which
ought to be apparent to alL One of
these is that there is a party in power
seekibg to perpetuate its existence,
whose chief object is the overthrow
of the Constitution, and with it our
entire system of Government, which
it was established to Becure. This is
known as the Radical or Republican
Party so-called. Another fact, which
all ought to see and know, is that the
only way in which these ulterior ob
jects can be prevented, is by arousing
the true friends of the Constitution
everywhere to a proper sense of the
danger of the crises, and bringing
their combined energies to act in con
cert at the polls for a rescue of the
Ark of their Covenant from the hands
of those now bent upon its desecra
tion and destruction. It ought also
to be known that this can only be
done by a full exposure of the enor
mous wrongs and high crimes against
Public Liberty which have been com
mitted by those who have so shame
lessly abused their public trusts. To
from 1
Oralnh .
Fur this purpose we put “the touchstone" teat, iu
the language of Mr. Jefferson, to all alike. Before
entering the real conteet in 18TJ, it Is essential to
know hy the previous application of this “touch-
stone," who arc “our friends,” and who are our ad-
vereariee. Whoever shall prove himself to be e
true friend of the Constitution. w* shell rooognlse
as our friend aud ally. Whoever ahall uot, we shall
recognise as our adversary in the coming greet con
test between Imperialism and Constitutionalism -
brtweeu a consolidated Umpire and a Federal Re
public.
We say in advance, however, that we ahall never
recogt ise as a politioal friend or ally, let him hail
from any quarter he may. any one who maintains
that the openly confessed usurpations attending the
r< construction seta have ell been settled “w the man
ner and hy the authority constitutionally apwintni”
and who ahall deprecate any arraignment of either of
these acta or their authors, before the bar of public
reason ter popular cond. lunation. Ail such are no
fritnds of ours—of our cause or the liberties oi this
country. A. H s.
Now it is evident to Mr. Btephens os to
all othovs that whether the Northern and
Western Democrats believe themselves
in their present attitude on the Vallan-
digham Resolutions to be true to the
Constitution or not, Mr. Btephens does
not admit that they are true. Indeed he
complains of their heresy, and ev> n that
they sax-false.
Si n—Is there a word in this 16ng
extract quoted from ns, (and which
constitutes the gravamen of onr
oflense in the judgment of the editors
of the Advertiser) about tlie North
ern or Western Democrats or 'flu'
Democratic party, in any section of
the Union ?
Wind we sgid ’Wits, we neither
I,umed or looked iijiou any , ta.
facto parts of the organic law, and hy! '1° ^ us * m< ® 8ave the country is the
no means affirmed that they were de bigli mission of the Democracy.
jure or rightfully so. It was the
Pennsylvania Harrisburg ('(invention
whioh declared that they were rightful
parts of the Constitution, having be
come so “in the manner'aml by the
authority constitutionally appointed.”
This is the statement which we said
contained a great untruth
Moreover, the Editors of tlie Ad
vertiser need not be reminded by us,
we trust, that Mr. Vnllnudigluim’s
Dayton Resolution on this subject
was not adopted by the Ohio Conven
tion either in form or substance.
Advb.—It then follows unquestionably
that hejdocs not “claim or look upon them
as politioal friends and allies.” In other
wolds he does not oonsidor the Democra
cy of Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, Ar
kansas, Tennessee, Iowa, Maine and Wis
consin, who have already in their State
Conventions ncoepted the two Amend
ments os accomplished facts and as dead
issnes, to be his friends and allies, uud he
is deeirons that hia readers shall see them
with his feelings, not as friends and allies,
but as men to be regarded ns enemies.—
Moreover no one oau possess a reasonable
doubt that New York and every other
Northern and Western State will within
a comparatively brief period occupy pre
cisely the same position. Nnv, more, so
far as the tbuth has yet spoken the Houth-
era Democrats ana Conservatives dis
tinctly reveal their inflexible purpose to
oo-operate with their democratic friends
from other teotions on the same pro
gramme. The National Democratic I ies-
olutions are just os openly to be read to
day as thongh they had been unanimous
ly affirmed by a Convention in June or
July of next year.
Sun—You think so, do you ? You
indulge the hope, do you—that the
lltli Resolution of the Harrisburg
Convention will beoome tlie Demo
cratic “Shiboleth" in 1872 ? Well,
that is just what uot less than two
millions and a half of Democrats with
very “inflexible purpose” arc *lctor-
mined shall not be done. We shall
see whether the wire-workers and
“money-changers” can trick them in
this business or not.
Advb.—And it would surely seem that
Mr. Stephens has either entered on the
petulant, puerile, quite irrational project
of proposing to ooovert the Democratic
Party to his own peculiar views, rejeoted
by them almost “en masse," or else that he
seeks to do what is perhaps practicable,
and for soma undefined or nnreveuled ob
ject, to ocoasion whatever discontent and
confusion he eon make in Georgia or
elsewhere in the body of the Democratic
organisation.
Sun—“The petulunt, puerile, quite
irrational project of proposing to con
vert the Democratic Tarty to his own
jieculiar views, rejected liy them al
most ‘en masse I’ ” Was there ever a
more extraordinary scintillation of a
disturbed imagination ? Who in this
instance is trying to convert, or rath
er to transfer, whole masses hy a sim
ple Resolution, without a why or
t> wherefore? Where are the masses of
the Democracy of Pennsylvania who
have already rejected aud repudiated,
not our views, but the traasfor Ue*>-
Advb. —The principles and policy of the
Radical party are ..ell known whether rep-
seuted by Greeley or Grant Wh*t
matters other little personal differences
when they both favor alike the Bayonet
elections Act and thi Ku-Klux bill.
Greeley is os much opposed as Grant is
to Mr. Stephen's tests of Oonstitntional
Orthodoxy to which he wonld so rigidly
subject the Democracy. Whether Gree
ley or Grant be President the infamous
schedule of social and politioal Radical
ism will be the same in the hands of
either Presidential curse. But from what
he says Mr. Stephens is jUBt as unfriendly
to the Democratic party on the Ohio anil
Pennsylvania platforms as he is to the
Radical party. He is so indifferent, ap
parently, lietween the two sets of ene
mies that he is eager, and turns editor
for the purpose, to distract the Democ
racy if possible for the direct or indirect
benefit of the Radioal Tyrants.
Sun.—Mr. Stephens, it is true, is
just as unfriendly to the 9th Resolu
tion of the Pennsylvania Harrisbarg
Platform as he is to that platform set
up by the Radical Party through Sena
tor Morton at Washington city; be
cause there is no essential difference
between them. As mnch as Mr. Gree
ley may be opposed to Gen. Grant we
venture to say that he gives that 9th
Resolution of the Pennsylvania Plat
form his hearty endorsement, and re
joices at what he may look upon as
the prospect of soon seeing the entire
Democratic Party as “repentant sin
ners'’ entering the Radical folds. If
the Democracy of the Union shall
unfurl a banner, bearing this Resolu
tion, as the Editors of the Advertiser
seem to think they will, then may
the Philosopher of the Tribune ex
claim as old Simeon did, “now letteet
thou thy servant depart in peaoe.”
The complete Revolution in the Gov.
eminent which he has so assiduously
labored to effect for thirty years will
have been accomplishedand approved
by the “Nation,” This most lamen
table result, we trust, will never en
sue ; and, hence, we are by no means
an indifferent spectator to these dra
matic scenes—hence the active and
earnest part we take with no view to
“distract the Democracy,” however,
but to awaken them to a full sense
of the importance of preventing so
horrible a catastrophe.
Advb.—The Democratic statesmen
think after the most anxious reflection
and deliberation that all they can posmhly
accomplish, tinder all the euoumstanoes,
at the next election is to save the Con
stitution as it stands, and to preserve
the Republio itself from destruction.—
Mr. Btephens either believes or affeots to
believe if they will allow him to writo the
platform, that they not only oan save but
fully restore the expurgated Constitution
os interpreted by Jefferson and Calboun
and in the spirit sad meaning of the Res
olutions of 1798-99. Because the North-
eru and Western Democrats differ with
him in respect to this aboard ides, he
forms an issue of opposition and assumes
by plain inference that “the sole object
oi the Democracy it the toqnisition of
the spoils of office. ” We will venture to
predict, however, that should the Derao-
lutkm of the Harrisburg Convention? I
Behold them os they now stand npen
tho “old platform” of (heir “time-
and consigning them, with their an- North or South, as a political friend honored principles,* and instead oi
thors, to that righteous popular con
demnation which they so unques
tionably dcicne. Tliis is what lie is
endeavoring to get the Democracy of
the U nion to d->. L this endeavor - position ? Are the editin'! of ilia'
ally, who is not true to the (Jan- j depricating all discussions upon snb-
i tot ion, and the essential principles J jeets pertaining to the Reconstruction
nn which it w ax Wed. Docs the Measures as “dead issues,” see thorn
tdner/irrr join issue with us'lii tlii burling their effective denunciations
I
right or wrong ? Is the motive which
prompts it a bud one or good one ?
Does it spring from “a morbid egotism
of a sickly mind” or “disappointed
ambition ?” Disappointed ambition
indeed! Let such feelings be at-
jouruul to be understood us holding
that this is mischief-making doe-
trine? Do they mean to inthnate
that the two million six hundred thou
sand and odd voters, who proved
themselves true to (he Constitution
igaintt “the fraud, )>uriidy aud vio
lence” by which these most palpable
usurpations were consummated! Tie
assured, gentlemen, our object is not
to produoe “confusion or discontent
in Georgfc or elsewhere,” but t» affect
union, harmony and victory all along
the Radioal party on theotber, iie will la-
apt to find is the one or the other «*<u
tingency that Democratic success would
mean something more than the spoils of
office.
It Mr. Stephens desires to escape nn-
nicssored odium, let him on s “sober
ocooud thought” oonsent, linos they can
not follow him, to allow the Pendlatona,
Tlmnuiins, Hoffmans, Blairs, Hanoooka,
McClellans, Vallandigbama, Blocks, Voor-
heea, Brooks, Woodwards, Aiitma, Coxea,
Books, Hendrioks, Seymours, and tana of
thousans like them, the Mends of 4
tntional liberty, the opponeatsof
potion, the bold and strenuous deh
of oor people from outngo for years past,
though themselves in a minority, and now
pledged to aoootd to m an honorable
equality as States of an American Union,
ie lied in the approaching straggle.
Bun—Gentlemen of the Adver
tiser, give yourselves no concern
about Mr. Stephens* reputation or his
good name. Odium, whether meas
ured or unmeasured, never enters his
thoughts when moved, as in this in
stance, by a^high sense ofPublic Du
ty. Some misgu ided Democratic par
tisans may think that all they can ac
complish at the next election, is to
save themselves from worse evils than
those now upon them, and that even
this can be done by not only ceasing
to denounce usurpations, but by
sanctioning all of them, so far as the
past is concerned; and in this way
they propose to make an effort, at
least, to secure what is left of Liberty.
These men are not statesmen. If they
were they wonld know that “what of
Liberty ” they consider as left, can
nover be saved or secured by the
course they recommend. Power is
ever progressive and aggressive—ever
grasping and encroaching. Give it
an inch, and it never fails soon to
claim and take an ell If it is to be
successfully restrained in the end, it
must be met at the threshold; and
these persistently resisted, without
terms or quarters. If the citadel be
voluntarily yielded, the outposts will
betaken as a matter of course. If
bold and avowed usurpations, based
upon “fraud, perfidy, and violence,”
and in violation of every civil right,
of seven millions of people, be once
sanctioned as rightful acts—not to be
questioned — upon what rational
grounds can sensible men be inspired
with any hope of saving, by the
greatest possible exertions, anything
that may be supposed to be left of
popular rights ?
We do not believe, as intimated,
that the “object of the Democratic
party is the acquisition of the spoils
of office.” Far from it The great
object moving the masses of the De
mocracy everywhere, is the salvation
of the country; but while this is
true, *e believe it also to be true that
there are with them, as with other
large bodies of men, a class known as
camp-followers whose “sole object ” is
the spoils. One of our objects is,
that this class in the Democratic
camp shall continue in their posi
tion of “ Bummers,” and not be per
mitted to assume that of “Leaders.’
We say further; we have a high ad
miration for the Thurmans, Hoff
mans, Blairs, Hancocks, McClellans,
Blacks, Voorhees, Brooks, Wood
wards, Adams, Coxes, Becks, Hen
dricks, Seymours of the Democratic
Party; perhaps a much higher admi
ration, as well as estimation, of the
statesmanship of Borne of them than
the Editors of the Advertiser. Few
living men stood higher in our esti
mation than the lamented Vallandig-
ham. Still we did not approve his
Dayton manifesto, modified as it was
and resorted to as it most probably
was, as a political strategic movement,
partly as a blind to the enemy, and
partly as a flank manmnvre against
the real “new departure” pronuneia-
mento, concocted in New York, and
proclaimed in the 9th Resolution of
the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Con
vention. Be all that as it may, how
ever, it was, in our opinion, an error
in judgment on the part of a truly
great man, who was thoroughly de
voted, os we believe, in heart and soul
to the cause of his country.
Be further assured, gentlemen, we
have uo desire or inclination to write
any platform for the Democracy. We
want no new platform written for
them by anybody. Our whole soul is
enlisted in nrging them not to aban
don that one erected for them by Mr.
Jefferson, (not by Mr. Calhoun), and
upon which they have stood so long.
This platform is planted upon the
ramparts of the Constitution. Our
appeal is, “Never abandon it; never
depart from it 1”
As Themistocles, when the fate of
all Greece depended upon one im
pending battle, stood forth and urged
that the stronghold of Salamis should
not be given up, and abandoned
(whioh the leaders were about to do),
so we now, in a crisis of like peril,
raise our voice, and urge the Democ
racy, on whom the hopes of the Con
tinent and of the world rest, not to
give up their impregnable position on
the ramparts of the Constitution!
In this is their chief strength. This
is their Salamis. Themistocles was
thought to be mutinous at the
time. He was denounced as a sower
of dissensions. .The hand of Eury-
biades was raised to strike him down
as an enemy to the cause—as one
giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
The calm hut frm reply of the tut
daunted Athenian was :
‘ Htnke, but boar mo."
Fortunately for Greece he was
heard. His reasons for not abandon
ing the port of Salamis prevailed. This
position was not depart rd from. Here
the hosts of Xerxes were la-aten, and
the Teutonic system of local self-gov
ernment was preserved against the
most formible effort to overthrow it,
and to establish in its stead that of
the Asiatic type, which was general
consolidation and centralism.
Themistocles, we imagine, cared
nothing for the odium of words, or
even that of blows, if they had fol
lowed. He was moved hy the pro
found conviction that the liberties of
hit country were at stake; and it was
no time to consider matters of mere
taste, propriety, or even military
subordination. We referred to this
incident a few days ago, on another
occasion, in illustration of our present
position; and now repeat it, for the
special benefit of the Editors of the
Advertiser; that they may bear in
mind the fact that there can be such
a thing as earnest, zealous, enthusi
astic, disinterested patriotism, which
rises as high above all mere selfish
personal or party considerations as
the priceless attributes of Liberty rise
in the estimation of ail who are fit to
enjoy it, above the glittering fascina
tions of Power, whether exhibited in
the splendors of Royalty or in the
more imposing insignia of Empire.
” A. H. &
itlisrellaneoM.
fcOBT. H. HOWE.
JSem 2l&t>erti«emeM0.
/CLAIMS OOK/LXOTKD. — Iftfli
V j fonu*d fitrnnble oonnectiou with n renpoui
ble Attorney et Washington, D. C.. I will file aud
proaecnte all claims entrusted to my cart- apainxt * b>
United btetes. be/ore the Houthern Claimn Column*
sion, or any Department ot the Ooveruuieut Office
11 Marietta, i
r Peachtree street, Atlanta, (is.
D. P. iZUtt
Attorney at I.aw.
THE LADIES’ CHURCH i PAR
SONAGE SOCIETY
O'
iff Admission 26c. The
the chnrch and mends are requented to meet at th
Kimball House at 9 o'clock, Thursday morning.
jyll-St
8LH.1W.I7.I
Loan & Building Association
T he beoular monthly meeting of
Germania Loan A Building Association wi
held on Tuesday, July 11, at Concordia Hall. Duea
can be paid during the day at Beermau A Kubrte,
at night at the hall. CHA8. BKEHMANN.
Jyll-lt • Treasurer.
T. C. MAYSON,
Sole Leather Trunks are large aud I
J. H. BARRETT. T. C. MAYSON.
jyll-4t Auctioneer. Proprietor.
The Prize of a Gold U'alch
Awarded.
ot the distribution of the Lady's Gold Wat*
Brooch aud Chain, at the store of Win. Rich A Co,
the evening of tho luth instant, certify that On-
holder of Ticket No. 328, held by Mr. R. J. Biuikley,
of Union Point, Georgia, is eutitlod to tlie abov
prize. J. J. Thrasher, W. L. Hubbard aud Bail
Campbell, Committee. jyll-lt
ATTENTION, LADIES.
My Entire Stock of
Millinery Goods,
ILL be sold out at greatly mlun
JOHN II. HOLBROOK,
jtl the Hat Store.
GKAND FESTIVAL.
Mechanic Fin Co. No. 2,
Of ATLANTA, will hold a BASKET PIO NIC, at
PALMETTO, Ga., on the Atlanta & West
Point Railroad, THURSDAY, July 13, '71.
for all delicacies of the season, and to ke,-p tbe
whole party oool. Positively no liquors allowed
among the Company or its guests. The train will
leave the General Passenger Depot at 7 o'clock, a.m ,
precisely. Price of tickets for round trip 60c. Child
reu and servants half fare. The Company reserve
the right to refuse admittance by returning tho price
of ticket. Floor Managers—C. Steadman, of No. 3,
Henry Haney, of No. 1; M. J. Lowry, of Hook A Lad-
Wm. Lumpkin, of No. 4; J. M. Toy. of
7oT
No. 2.
Committee of Arrmngements-Charlos Hughes,
J. M. Toy, John K. Downs, David Shaver. Henry
Gullatt.
Tickets can be secured from any of the Commit-
JyU-2t
STATE OF GEORGIA.
DEPARTMENT OF 8TATE,
Atlanta, July 6,1871.
ORDERED:
By his Excellency, the Governor, that his procla
mation of June 3, 1871, offering a reward of One
Thousand Dollars, for the apprehension and delive
ry of Mathew Harris, with evidence to convict, to tlie
Sheriff of Jackson county, be, and the same is here
by, revoked, and that the Secretary of Stale give
public notice thereof.
Given under my hand and seal of office.
DAVID G. COTTING,
jyll-dStwlt Secretary of State.
MARSHALL,
DRWTIST.
Corn*” Marietta and Peachtree Sta.,
Over Phillips k Crew's Book* tore,
Atlanta. Georgia.
WAMM ITJULL
HOWE & HUBBLE,
JMPORTEUS OF AND DEALERS In all of
FOREIGN AND DOMKNTI
lilQTTOXUi.
SPECS AL ATTENTION TO SOUTHERN TRADE.
JVW. 4.1, 4. r » mmd SB, %wssiii'< Rlresf,
C’l.n/.r.VJ Ti t ffffg.
gUtea
Lookout Mountain,
FROM ATLANTA, OA.
T ickets, fob the round trip, nine dol.
LABS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS, inJlu!
ding Stage Fare, oan be had on appUoation to J h
Porter, General Ticket Agent, Union PMeouger u,
pot. Atlanta. E. B. WALKER.
juuc3G-!im Matter Transportation
LUMBER ! LUMBER ?
W E have on hand a large lot of Lumber, Shiu-
gles, Laths. White Ptue Doors and Saab. Alsu
three hundred thousand (300,OuO) feet of Southwest
Georgia Flooring thoroughly seasoned, which we are
selling at reduced prices. Offioe and yard comer
Forsyth aud Hunter 8treeta. r
june27-dlm. MURPHY k MKRRIAM.
mihibt o. hott. mb war «. row*-
I^ te Teller Ga. Nat Bant
HOYT & JONES,
Bankers and Brokers
ATLANTA, QA.,
Dealertt in
Uold, Silver, Stocks,
Bond*, Mortgagee,
Domefftio and Foreign Exchange,
ltailroad and other Securities.
Mpeolal Attention
GIVEN TO COLLECTIONS.
Refer to Oeorgia National Bank, Atlanta,
and National Park Bank, N. T.
SURE
POP.
HEATH TO RATS,
ROACHES,
BEDBUGS, trC.,
never failing, boxes doable the rise as others. Her*
tactically sealed and always fresh. For sale at
wholeaale at Pemberton, Taylor and Co.’s»
and aU other dmggiffta. fthSMj
Auction & Commission.
geuerally t
d have opened au auction
and commission busiuei
The Dugan Building, om Hill •tract,
whore wo will be pleased to serve those who may
need our services. We propoae to sell any species
•>f property, dual right and make prompt raturna of
all Hales. Consignments solicited. Liberal advances
made on goods iu store, to be sold at auction. Reg
ular sale days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Sales of
Iteal Estate promptly attended to.
J. A. CHERRY, Auctioneer.
mcdowell a oo.
GHIFFIN. OA., May 19, 187L my30-3m
I'lie Beat Pi
1 AM OLAD HE HAS COME.
er la the State of
now cane your chain, and make them look
i for the name you will pay for a bottom. No
or varnishing chairs when 1 ease them, and
IfphoMerinsr, Fsnrtwv Mr post ring-, ile„
o give satisfaction. Furniture covers cut, made and
. fit warranted. Hair aud spring mattresses made to
•rdor. All kinds of household furnitvre aud up*
holstery doi ‘ “ ‘ ‘ ‘ “ “ *
Vuction Wareroom, o
Late of Richmond, Va.
Change of Schedule.
Arrives at Chattauooga
r PASSES (IKS TSAIS—OUTWARD.
FAST LIME TO NEW TOM— OUTWARD.
Leaven Atlanta 2:46pm
4 ‘"es at Dalton ? 7:63 pm
MI3I1T PAHKKKQEB TRAIN—INWAED.
Leaves Chattanooga 6:20 p nj
Arrives a? Atlaata..
I TRAIN—INWARD.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN—INWARD,
Leaves Dalton 2:26 a m
Arrives at Atlanta 9:10 a m
Air The above schedule goes into effect July 2
Wl. K. B. WALKER.
June28-12t Master Transportation.
MVff. .lUCkfC, ~
Painter and Decorator r
O FFICE abov. W. O. Jtok’a, Whit.hall atroat, ra.
turns tbauka to hia old patrona for former
ravom, and hopes hy attention to bualnees to merit g-
lontiuuaiice of the same. apM ly
dh. j. u. muhuhy,
SURGEON DENTIST,
E.'
John C. Whitui
h's )>atron« an
dental operations performed promptly aud in the
most approved style. A liberal ehaira of public pate
r-inage ih renp. ctfully solicited. * “ *
where be will be pleased to meet
public generally. All klnda of
ladpr
Jy7-lm.
Cfcni QUoertiectncnt—Cife JJnoumncc.
ATLANTA DEPAnTMENT
SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMFY,
ATLANTA,
JOHN B. GORDON.
. DWn a
President.
A. lie COIJ
.or ITT,
Vre Preside
Georgia.
W. C. MORRIS,
Secret Ait,
PURELY Southern Inetltuth
#
, Investing its Money where it obtains IU Patron
auy of Usage in the country —its loHsts being overllfty per cent, below
e—its Ratio of AdikU to Liabilities being greater any institution of
BO-A-FLID OF 1 DIHHOTOHS.
J. B. GORDON,
A. AUSTELL.
W \PE HAMPTON,
1» 0. YANCEY,
W. A. CALDWELL,
D. U. MURCHISON,
E. W. HOLLAND,
WM. JOHNSTON.
ROBERT THOMAS,
J. S. HAMILTOh
B. H. COWAN.
W. B. COX.
OAhD.
, . _ Atlanta, Ga., July tet, 1X72.
U the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders and Directors of the Atlauta Department of tbe South silt
Insurance Company, the undersigned were appotnted. in accordance with the earnest desire of thfc
Idantand Secretary, a committee to examine the books, assets, liabilities, etc., of the Department C
We have paMenUy and thoroughly examined everything pertaining to the Company's haste see, and—*
graHAad In being able to elate to the absent Directors. Stockholders aud Peiicy-holdere, that thebuatnsaaof
the Company has been conducted tyr the officera with economy and fidebty; and that our burner cowidesute
* - - - unt, him, A
UMoeuutry 10 farnlab to Pohcy-hoidere ea
(Signed.) J. 8. HAMILTON.
BIN. C. YANGST
WrHt a. h. ooLQurr,