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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 S 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. — : 0 Horseshoing : 0 CARRIAGES, BUGGIES AND WAGONS Repaired at Short Notice aud in the-Best Style. ; 0: I TAKE method to info! my friends 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! 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We had the pleasure of hefting a gold brick of 85 pounds, or $8,000, all in one chunk, last Sun day, It was from Cupt, luiboden, and on its way from the mines to the mint. Louis Meaders watched it so close we had uo opportunity to steal the precious chunk. 0 ft glees color to the blood,\ natural healthful tone to ] the digestive organs and nervous system, making ( it applicable to General l Debility, Loss of Appe- \ tlte, Prostration, of Vital I Powers and Impotence./ MANUFACTURED BY THE DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO., Ill N. MAIN ST., ST. LEVIS. junl0,’82.b'y. JAMES G. BAILIE & SON ^Dealers In ets, Oil Cloths, Chromos & Upholstery Goods. Window Curti kWh 11 Papers & Borders, Choico Family Groceries & Plantati C S£ Shad Suppli Old St The Monroe Advertiser contains a long account of the mysterious murder of a peddler in Mon- t VniYFAic j*- roe county in 1876, with tho statement that the Congress, buch unfair proceedings ) 8uppO80d mwaerwltM ^ found , n the per . DfiVOr injured any Ulan.” wu of a negro, named OUrk Taylor. 2! 5. BAILIE & BROTHER, st Augusta, Gi