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The True Citizen.
XV AYNKSBOUO, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1BB2
'The Survival of the Fittest."
NOTICE.
T he Democracy of Burke county are
requested to assemble in mass meeting,
at Waynesboro, at 11 o’clock, on Tues
day, the 4th day of .July, 1882, to elect
delegates to the gubernatorial conten
tion, elect a Couuty Executive Commit,
tee, and attend to other masters of in
terest to the party.
The members of fte Entire Com-
mrttee ere especially requested to meet
fl M ,| "" '** lbove men ’
RANDOLPH R1DGELY,
(’hairman Democratic Ex. Committee.
We copy the above notice from the
advertising columns of the Herald,
(without the hope of pecuniary reward,)
by special request, for the benefit of
our readers. We do so most cheerfully,
and add th-t the time has come when
the yeomanry of the Democratic party
must give the subject their attention,
so they may be prepared to act both in-
telligibly and firmly when the hour ar
rives for each individual voter to deliver
liis opinion by his vote, and sanction the
action of this convention by his pres
ence and acquiescence. Too of en has
a lack of proper information and a fail
ure to act with firmness, been t;.ken ad
vantage of to force candidates upon the
people whom they did not want; and,
afterwards, when disatisfaction was ex
pressed, the voter is met by the argu
ment—and that too with good reason—
“you were there, or might have been
there, and approved of all this astion
and the nomination is by your vote or
your default in attendance.” Foj
these reasons we urge each individual
member of the Democratic party of
Burke county to give the subject his
profoundest thought, and come prepared
to act firmly and for himself. If you
wait till the day,or the hour for action
to come to make up your mind, you at
once become the instr mient of some oth
er man who has made up his mind.—
From this source has come more disa
greement, more inharmonious action of
the party than any other. Let our peo
ple think for themselves—if you want a
certain candidate, say so boldlyif one
is offered who is obnoxious do not en
dorse him “though the heavens fall.”
The question, “shall our delegates to
the gubernatorial convention go under
instructions V' is an important one. Let
us appoint such delegates in whose in
telligence, integrity and patriotism >ve
all have full faith, and leave them to
set as their own good judgment shall
dictate. Our readers have not forgot
ten the disgraceful tarce enacted by the
last gubernatorial convention, when
too much instructions came so near en
tirely disrupting the party in the State.
From this cause has sprung the Coali
tionists, and the Republicans have taken
hope. Let our delegates go free, to
act for the best.
What the call of the Chairman of
the Executive Committee intends to
cover under the clause to be found in bis
cell, “and attend to other matters of
interest to the party,” we do not
known. But we must suppose it re
fers to candidates for the Legislature.—
Jt has generally beep understood that
there was to be no nominations made
for the Legislatuie, and for the sake of
harmony, we would say to our leaders
that the utmost caution is necessary
right here. If a false step is made in
this matter, the party will be torn up
by the most violent dissensions, its uni
ty of action destroyed, and even its suc
cess rendered doubtful. The Demo
cratic party of Burke county has
scarcely yet healed from former dissen
sions, and to open these old weunds
afresh at this time is nearly tantamount
to its destruction ; and he who attempts
it should be treated as a traitor in
the oamp of the party. These may be
considered bold words—but they are no
bolder than true. The Citizen does
fc know how to speak by innuendo,
planting itself firmly upon the prin
ts of Jeffersonian Democracy, propo-
to utter its opinions in words of no
ubtfal meaning, withou
and let the cousequen
em selves.
A DOtlULASVILLE OUTRAGE.
Atlanta Post-Appeal.
One of those outrages that should
come as a traditiohivl relic of the
barbarous ages, was perpetrated on a
poor Italian youth, whose tongue
could not make itself understood, in
Douglasville, a few days since, the
Villainous participants being no less
thao th* city a.ud county officials.—
The facts as reported by a citizen
Dou^iasville, that the sheriff, ordi
nary, clork of the court and an al
leged lawyer, drew the boy to a
mock trial, and not satisfied with the
travesty on justice, fell upon him,
knocking his image stand and its con
tents, his only and honorable mean*
of livelihood, to atoms. One of the
scoundrels then put his knees on the
prostrate man’s breast ana holding
him to the ground deliberately rob
bed him of $5, found in his pocket;
and not content with highway robbery,
they broke the helpless youth’s
shoulder and dislocated bis thigh,
and he remains there now, crippled,
and a beneficiary on the bounty of a
promi-euous charity. It is alleged,
ICbmmwnlcafcd.]
GOOD POLICY.
Editor Citizen : I fully agree with that con
servative correspondent of yours, who, in the
^ast issue of The Citizen, deprecates political
agitation, and suggests a ticket for the next
General Assembly, in this: that no rancor or
bitterness or undue excitement should fill the
publio mind. But in furtherance of the wise
policy he suggests, I submit that men of long
experience, and practical business habits—repre
sentative men, men qf the people, should fill the
seats in the next Legislature to which Burke is
entitled. And to this end I venture to mention
the following named gentlemen: S. A. Gray,
Esq., and Hon. T. J. McElmurray, with, perhaps,
Dr. E. A. Perkins, or some other good citizen as
the third man. Vox Populi.
ANY ON K who Bias a good Cow
wiihu young calf,and desires to exchange
them for a good Double-barreled Shot
Gun can hear of a chance to trade by
applying at this office.
If you need Billheads, Letterheads,
Notes, Mortgages, or Legal Blanks
bring your work to The Citizen
office, and it will be promptly and
neatly executed at city prices. May26
BLACKSMITH1NG
ICE. ICE
Ice can be had by Wholesale a
Constantly on hand, at the JVaynt
House. C. E. SCHt
Pro
mayl9,’82.t-f.
T, D. OLIVER,
ATTORNEY AT IX.
WAYNESBORO, GA.
Will practice in the Augusta, Eastern
middle circuits. Special attention given
Justice Co irt practice. mayo,’82.t
IN ALL ITS
MATRIMONIAL.
in defense of the inhuman action of
the fiends engaged in the outrage,
that they were drunk. That the pro
ceeding was not cm.tenanced by the
better peojde of Douglasville, the
citizens held a meeting \ e-ter day, at
which they denounced the action of
the officers, and asked them to re
sign. The following is the boy’s
statement, translated by an Italian
friend, who went to DouglasviHe yes
terday and returned to-day :
“Mighili Benardi, the boy that got
hurt says : ‘The 9th of this month I
find myself with a quantity of plaster
toys in the town of Douglasville, and
as I just got there I sold 25 cents
worth of the toys to a worthy lady.
A few minutes after, the sheriff asked
me the price of all my toys. I told
him $50. After this the sheriff said,
‘you ask $50 for your toys, have you
got any license?’ I said, ‘No!’ ‘Well
you must pay $50 for the license.’ I
said, ‘I will leave.’ Then the sheriff
took me by the arm and brought me
to the court house. As soon as he
arrived at the court house he search
ed my pockets and finding $5 took
them, and I never seen the $5 again.
Then the sheriff, with others, made
me take down the plank of images,
kicked and broke them all in pieces,
and then knocked me down and
jumped on me and kicked me to
death, and they would have had me
killed if I had not called loud and
screamed, so that by the noise citi
zens came to see about it and saved
my life.”
This is his oath, the boy says, be
fore Louis Coner and partner, who
translated the boy’s testimony.
Later.—Cols. Spencer and Cald
well have been retained to prosecute
the Douglasville authorities in the
assault upon the Italian image vender.
Col. Spencer stated to a reporter this
morning that under the facts as he
had them the authorities were liable
in a civil suit for heavy damages, be
sides being liable for criminal pr> se-
cution under two or three counts, one
among them being highway robbery
the Macon
Emorv
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fear or fa-
s care
An Atlanta special to
Telegraph of June 13th says
Speer has been granted a temporary
injunction by Judge Erwin restrain
ing Yancey, Cranford and Gant from
nblishing letters from Speer to
resident Arthur and Madison Davis,
the negro postmaster at Athens,
which were placed in their hands
by Christie, former private secretary
to Speer. I have been informed by
a responsible gentleman, who has
seen the letters, that they will, if
given to the public, forever fix upon
Speer the fact that he is in full sym
pathy with the Republicans; that he
has been scheming with them to
build up the Republican party in
Georgia, and that he is responsible
for Davis’ appointment as postmas
ter at Athens. The negro Davis is
addressed as “Dear Mat,” and he is
told that he has been recommended
by Speer to Arthur for tfc position,
because his appointment would do
more than anything else to build up
the Republican party in that section,
and that . he had represented his
county in the Legislature with dis
tinction and honor. Relying upon
this, Arthur sent his name to the
Senate. All through the letters Speer
represents himself as being in full
sympathy with the Republican party,
and as socking to build it up.
The Post-Appeal, in speaking of
the above matter, says: “We make
free to say that the points that can
be made against a public man by the
violation of confidence and his priv
ate pupers, will not bo appreciated
by a fair-minded man. Mr. Speer
should dissolve the injunction and
let the outrageous work proceed. It
will not defeat him for re-election to
[ Communicated. ]
HIS CHAMPION AND MR. STEPHENS.
Mr. Editor : Never, perhaps, since the days
of knighthood and chivalry, when even crowned
monarohs entered the lists as the avowed cham
pions of causes and colors, have we been treated
to such an exhibition of gallantry and display
of devotion, as has been f uiuished by our learned
friend, the “Doctor.” His gratu tous defense
of Mr. Stephens, and his supreme intolerance
for those who dare be “presumptuous” enough
to differ with him in his political ideas, “can but
make the judicious grieve.” He has carried his
championship and devotion to such an extent,
that he threatens to become greater than liis
lord. This would be quite a calamity, as it
would also prove a source of much concern to
the great Commoner and his numerous adhe
rents. But leaving this particular phase of the
subject, let us look to our humble selves.
“Youthful Brutus considers himself doubly
unfortunate, in that he has incurred the disap
probation of so powerful and triumphant a
knight as the “Doctor”; yet conscious as he is
of his misfortune, he feels compelled to raise liis
humble head in order that he may give feeble
utterance to a parting word, ere he sinks forever
into that “unpresumptuous state so paternally
recommended by ids counselling Nestor, the
‘Doctor.” Yet oven in this aot, he is deeply
conscious of the aim st tragic attitude which he
voluntarily assumes. When "college buncomb”
is forced to encouuter, single handed and alone,
all the acquirements and experiences of a gen
uine, orthodox education—ah education which
vaguely terms every other graduation “oollege
buncomb;” when the timorous “zephyr” is
compelled to match i s gentle force with the
destructive violence of the “cyclonewhen the
“youthful” and “self-conceited Brutus” is left
to the bitter fate of a possible recovery from
alleged communications, in which “college bun
comb,” "political pigmies,” “small potatoes,”
vines and fig bushes,” “Randals,” “Walshes,"
“zephyrs,” “cyclones,” and other meaningless
terms—all jumbled together in one chaotic mass,
and thrown desperately at his devoted head;
then does the picture become overwhelmingly
sympathetic, and provocative of the deepest con.
cern. Such an unequal contest might fitly be
compared to the tournament, in which the au
dacious Saracen dared to measure his impotent
scimeter with the powerful battle-ax, wielded
by the strong English arm of Richard Coeur de
Lion. But the tragic farce must be continued
for a few brief seconds, ere it is ended forever.
Our gentle friend, the reader, will pardon us
for the length of our introduction, which is—lite
rally—a ‘ ‘much ado about nothing. ” We promise
that the sequel shall be brief. A hurried re
trospect will hasten us to a conclusion. We
have ev erbeen taught that this was a free and
independent country; unbounded by parallels
of latitude, thought has ever been free and uni ver-
sal—at least, so we believed; and it was with this
solemn conviotion full upon us that we penned
for a recent number of Thb Citizen an artlole
whioh differed—sincerely—from one that ap
peared in a previous issue of the Herald. That
that communication, praising in superlative
terms Mr. Stephens, emanated from a spirit
which could brook no opposition, however can
did, we strongly suspected. These fears have
since been confirmed by an alleged reply to our
article, In which—instead of discussing openly
and freely the Issues involved—recourse was
had to the miserable subterfuge of an attempted
slur upon the writer’s youth—which he glories
in, upon his diploma—whioh he is proud of, and
bis future welfare—which he himself it is to take
care of, and for whioh he alone is responsible.
Now, in regard to our position, we reserve the
sama privilege whioh we grant to every citizen
of free America, the right to have an opinion,
and the right to express it. This is why we
penned in a public medium an honest, but un
fortunate difference of conviction. In regard
to Mr. Stephens—he holds his commission from
the public, and his public acts are the common
property of every citizen, however humble, and
we consider it no more an act of “presumption”
on our part to criticise him adversely, than it is
an act of presumption on the “Doctors” part
to uphold him dogmatically. Were it not that
principles have been eliminated by our learned
opponent, we could in a very facile mannef
show that our prejudices against his candidate
are well founded. This is the gist of the entire
affair. As regards the alleged reply, we have
nothing to say. Nothing need be said. As we
have iutimated, instead of discussing general
issues, it descended to the miserable plane of
attempted sarcasm, poor wit and ill-expressed
humor. It was but a rotten egg, full of gas and
putrified ideas. Beyond a nauseating sensation,
its effect has been rather stimulating—for it has
been one of relief. * And here Brutus drops his
pen, for despite the fact that he writes with his
nostrllB closed against the stench, and with nos
trums near at hand to revive him, he fears to
risk a oloser examination into the alleged, nau
seous communication—vaguely and indefinitely
termed a reply. Brutus.
BRAUCHE S.
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I TAKE
method to info!
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Burke that I am the duly authorized agent
the leading “Bridal and Natal Gift” Associg
tions in the South uud West, and that I
divide my commission with all Burke cons
people. A young man will be foolish to ms"
now without joining one or more of these As|
ciations, and parents should not neglect
opportunity to give their sons and aaught|
the necessary start in life without drawing
0 . 7, their own personal estate. Besides the mat!
OflPClCCltl/- monlal insurance, we pay from $400 to $3000 fc
" the appearance of every little stranger born il
lawful wedlock, and on legal time. A $900|
policy in either will cost from $12 to $15. RemitT
giving age and place of birth, and your applical
tions will be forwarded the same as if I had seen
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Augusta, Ga.
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our depot, awaiting transportation to the mines,
than was ever seen there before, some of the
water wheels aud cases weighing 20,000 lbs. We
are told that the aggregate weight now upon
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Many of the mills are doubling tlieii capacity,
and all are paying splendidly. Over 150 pounds
of gold per month 1b passing through this oity to
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