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THE TRUE CITIZEN
Yol. 1.
Waynesboro, Ga., September to, 1882.
No. 20.
GOVERNOR STEPHENS.
and ,Sweetheart.”—hounding h m down.
We remember him in the mountains,
when his voice rang out like a clarion
note, and he told how proud he was to
address the congregated thousands of
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. We
, , , , , , , remember him when the poor woman of
darky who used to do the cleaning up n , , . . , ,
', , . ” / ; Greemsboro was about to be condemn
around the old Confederate Capitol in because of a bad
Richmond. Possibly wo have forgot-
Post-Appeal.
We write this caption to see how it
will look. Also certain things that we see
in the papers remind us of a little story
W e have forgotten the name of the old
t< n what he said, but it was like this.—
Mr. Stephens had just got in by way of
Danville station, having been stopped
by a Provost officer, who refused to re
cognize the certificate from the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Taliaferro j
county that this was the Vice-President, j
The old man had seen him, but did not
know he was in earshot. Some one was
pumping him os to the members of the
Cabinet and the Executive. “Yes,”
said the old man, “I’ve seen
hefted ’uin pooty well.”
name only, and
and jury cry at his
—politi al. financial, educational and and recommended Pledger for tint, place.
phila tltrop'c. About his thin hair, In several conversations wiih gentlemen
like an aureole about a aunt, gather [“ “J "“'P w j!° ca!le ? “/ all f nU »"
, . , , c to the matter. 1 have stated, and now
forty years of untarnished honor, spot- rC p eat the sta1ci nent. that no such pe-
less integriiy. and ol ma ch'e-s glory, tition was ever presented to mo, and
In him, as in Ji fferson Davis, is gar- none was ever signed bv me.
nered the Innor of the Confederacy, 1 it Very respectfully,
and God condemn the man that would [Signed.] A. II Colquitt.
hurt him or hi. famo. i 1 ' he cur3 “ r >- *«>
Now, let us g, t cool and say th.i we! Ilm G,,v Colqmtt declines to answer
are not Stephens people, don’t believe | note ’ Mv i"q«"y » I
in the success of the -organized lW | “* *h. _p.tyn.ph
crary as a National hope, and that this
IfoVSOdrout
Presume, thy bolts to threw,
Nor deal damnation round the land,
On him 1 deem thy toe.
We remember him in Burke county
in 1855, when in sudden inspiration he
’um, and opened a Democratic camp meeti g,
|called for mourners, and amid shouts
“What do you think of President and tears combined, gave his hand to
Davis asked the questioner. j the hundreds who crowded up in re-
“Wel 1 , you sec, marser, Mass Jeff is nunciation • f the American party. We
along, slim dog. He’s sort of a cross remember the poor negro woman who
between a fox-hound and a wolf dog,! makes an annual pilgrimage to Liberty
how he made judge
appeal—
Still gently scan your fellow man, still gentler
sister woman.
Though they may oft go kenning wrong, to step
aside is human.
And that his invocation for justice and | paper has expected to doits lest, for
mercy arose to sublimity as he again ! Gen. Gartrell. We expi cied to “damn
qu. ted from Burns— j him with faint praise,’ it he was let
1 , , . , r , . „ • i 'Pledgers endorsements
Let not this weak unknowing hand, j alone. J>ut lie is our Geoigia pride ^ a | n , mi
and darling, you rascals, and confound '
j furnished me hv the Department.—
I It refers to an endorsement from
Gov. Colquitt of Pledger’s character
and standing. The endorsement is
Gov. Colquitt’s
from the Eag e by his authority ?
Now. what is the truth. It is this :
What I read at Gainesville was no
petition, but an official brief of
on file, for
the Athens office. The brief was
thin jaws, but mighty strong, long
legs, with a heap of spring in ’um, and a
sort of an eye like he might eat you if he
got hungry.”
“What do you think of Secretary of
State, Mr. Toombs V 1 continued the
person.
“Ugh ! Mars Bob is a big dog.—
He’s a heavy dog, he is. When he
takes holt, the seat of your breeches is I an( j
Hall, to see
Her Oracle, her Delphie.sbrino,
llcr Mecca of the mind,
because lie saved her life, when under
the false charge of poisoning a family.
We have seen men of both colors that
lie has saved from execution, and one
you if you hit him !
There is an old story of a cavalry
horse that was thou Jit too old for the
troop, and was put in pasture to die of j
age. A year, or years afier, the regi
ment c me and camped near. In the
morning the long note of the bugle,
“like a meteor in tune.” went thrilling
along the hills, and the old horse heard
it. He broke the hedge and galloped to
the line, and riderless and dying, took
his place in the ranks of s rvioe. We,
too, are o'd and turned out to pasture.
Put well we know the bugle note
That bids the squadron close.
We went
to hear
but
Stephens
to
find
him
’-'got to come out, sure ! He’s a hand
some dog, too, is Mars Bob, and it he
loves one ’ommip, it aint because thar
ain’t pojfiibww-loan get. He’s a fine
dog, and gib me a dollar like I w.is
somebody, a-d gjye?ro$ i V l diam, too.”
The interlocutor* more ques
tion: “What fh> you think ofVice-
Presicf&it Steuben s'?”
Tho old man had not taken greatly to
the small Midi, and bad not yet tasted
of his generosity. So he answered sol
emnly : “He ain’i no dag at all ”
We agree with the old African, al
though some of the Georgia press are
treating him as if he was the meinestdog
that ever “.bayed the moon.” Between
the late second officer of the Confede
rate States and the oldest and most hon
ored of American Congressmen and a j
Confederate general^ it was expected
that the rqpe would be only an ex
change of oour'fr-ieift 1 It was to b? ex
pected that petty politicians, and even
small scribblers, would recognize the
fact that they were in good company,
and not spit on the carpet, swear, nor
indulge in grogshop talk. He is a
rough fellow who won’t clean his shoes
and take off his hat when he comes into
a lady’s parlor, a> d if the sturdy man
hood and full flush of middle age in
General Gartrell, do not inspiro deli
cacy and respect, the thin Bairs, the
wrinkles of s> venty years, the hurt
limbs and the delicate health • f Mr.
Stephens should be ft It. Much of the
tensation of being with a refined, elder
ly lady, has alwa'O belon.ed to associ
ation with this old man, with soul in
eternal youth, and to his beardless face.
Ho is too old, too great and too Chris
tian to now demand the stern alierna-
tive of retractiod or the pistol ai of old,
and it is not manly to offer abuse that
will not be resented, and where the one
wha gives it, $ too obscure to punish.
We are Liberals and • it seems we
were mistaken in supposing that Mr
Stephens was, or wanted to be. in our
boat. Our wish may have fathered the
thought. But it will take only one
more abusive sheet, to elect him, and a
few weeks more of personal a'tuck will
rally to him -every old soldier, every
<n|td Democrat, and every old personal
fiieud in the land. With the b at
heart in the world to abuse him our-
Helvcs for not “toting our skillet,” we
have our objections to seeing the whole
paok of w rd mongers—Tray, Blanche
to
of them a white member of the Georgia 1 an( ^ ^id, but nou to see
Legislature. We remember him in abused. Liberal and National as we
1859, when he retired from Congress, ! are > ar| d utterly hope ess of old Democ-
was soa-cely able to stand and hid rac y
if our oldest and best man is to be
farewell to his constituents on the plat- a public dog, the dog of curs, we will
form at City Hall. But how, at the go with him if he leads straight toper-
farewell banquet at the Waynesboro ; Gition
depot, there was a transformation scene.
His brain has always been to him like
Ponce de Leon’s fabled fountain of im
mortal youth, and to plunge into its
vital bath was to emerge a young god
Some patriotic toast called him up.
The dishes were pushed back and he
1-ION. EMORY’ SPICKR,.
HE MEETS AN ISSUE WITH GOV. COLQUITT
Post-Appeal.
Atlanta, Sept. 8, 1882.
To the Public:
I have endured, as long as I pur-
in my possession, in
proper handwriting. It is as
lows :
STATE OF GEORGIA, )
Executive Department, n
A lanta, Ga., April 4th, 1881. )
Mr. Wm. A. Pledger, a colored citi
zen of Gergia, is well known to me.
I. am acquainted with him as a private
citizen, and I know him also in the
more public character of an editor, and
one holding high rank as a representa
tive of his party in the State. In every
relation which he has sustained to so
ciety, so far as I know he has conduct
ed himself wi ll a most commendable re
gard for the duties of a good ci izen.
I regard Mr. Pledger as one of unusual
intelligence ami culture for one of his
race, his opportunities having been
good and well improved.
Signed : Alfred H. Colqu'tt.
On the back of which is endorsed
“No. 55. G >v. A. H Colquitt en
dorses the character and general
standing.”
If this is not an endorsement of
Pledger, what is it ?
The Administration knew him to
hold the highest position in the Re
publican party in Georgia. If the
organized Governor of the State
could indorse him otherwise, he is at
once most formidable as a candidate.
With this paper before them can the
people be satisfied that Gov.XJolquitt
has not, as stated in his Gainesville
organ by his authority, “ever” en
dorsed or recommended W. A.
Pledger in any manner, shape or
form f<>r any office whatever.”
If this is justifiable in the organiz
ed Governor, why should I, an In
dependent Democrat, be hounded as
if I were a felon ? All of which it is
well that the people consider.
Respectfully, Emory Speer.
Cochran Banner r Messrs. W. G.
Clark, of Colev’s Station, and John
Anderson, of HawkinsviUe, passed a
portion of the day Sunday last, by
charitably furnishing ten of the coun
ty convicts on Mr. Walker Jordan’s
plantation with a free dinner. It
was done through a wager between
these two gentlemen that the ten
immortal gods, uo;r populi, vox del \ His Excellency^ Gov. Colquitt, ex- 25 P° u, ’ d ‘ lf « ‘ ur >
... ,. ., . . , the .-ame quantity <>i meal, 2 gallons
\\ e saw him often amid intervals of plains itself.
bloody battles, and knew him iruc to j Kimb\LL II USP, ]
the South always, if not always think-1 Atlanta, r-epfc. th, 1882. ]
ing her lealers wise. We saw him de- Gou. AlfredII. Cuhjnitt;
! Dear Sir : I find the following
i,,and the right of hatm corpus at h j„ th , ( iaiM , vii i e Kag l“
the time that the imperiled land made n , W8 p U|H . r 0 f yesterday: “We are
very little of personal liberty. We saw' authoiized to -tate on the au’hority of
hitn on his way to pris m, calm and Gov. Colqui t, himself, tint Mr Speer’s ! of Cave Spring, Gh., brought into «»ur
sen no and still in his integrity. \y e 1 statement that he ever ndoisod or ro- office yesterday a perfect natural
... , ,.. . . ‘ *, , commended W A. Pledger in unv man- pitcher, which he had found in Texas
were with him at the Slate oupitol when „„ . ... /• „ ..." «• r. I K .. ’
f I ner, shape or term tor any ornee or ap-1 a tew months ago growing as an ex
on the bir.hday of V\ ashiugton he began , pointment is unqualifiedly f lse.” \\ ill 1 cres°nce on a red elm tree. Its pro
to relif’t from the dust tho three fallen (you kindly inform me if this statement; portions are accurate, and it is about
pillars of his State, “Wisdom, Justice j * n trut ^ made by your authority L twelve inches high, and nix inches in
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES A
Repaired at Short Notice aud in the Best SB
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HE undersigned begs leave to inlorm
the public that he is prepared to do black-
smithing in all its branches, at his shop,
opposite Mr. S. A. Gray’s Stables, and
asks a share of the public patronage. He
makes Horse Shoing a Specialty, and does
his work promptly and well. He has secured
the services of a competent carriage maker and
Wheelright, and is prepared to make your
broken or worn Carriages’ Buggies alid Wag
ons as good as new.
Prices to suit the times.
Give him a trial.
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w s lif ed to the head of the table, over | po«e to do, the crusade against me
the five thousand in and about the de-! because of the appointment of a col-
pot. It was then no studied speech. 1 ored man, Madison Davis, to the
No reporter could have kept his wits | Athens Post Office. It when I saw
and pat it dowu. The wrinkles were! that the appointment of a Republican
gone. The feeble form stood like a' to that office was* intended by the
steel sprint. The gl rious eyes shone | Republitfhn Administr tion, I gave
like twin stars. The very motion of my support to a true man who was
my friend, it is also true that certain
ihe hands seemed to bear to us the
winged words. The service-worn man
was gone, and it seemed the shape of a
organized leaders had given such en
dorsemen s to Pledger, Chairman of
youth of eighteen, with the braiu of a i the Republican party, that, in spite.
sage, that stood theie, as he closed amid
a breathless hush, the most magnificent
climax of oratory ever heard from hu
man lips. It was his grand metaphor,
drawn from the vision of Ezekiel, of a
Federal Government of complex, yet
related parts, of the motion of, “as it
were, a wheel wi hin a wheel,” diverse
in detail, yet uniform in progression,
and the proclamation that when the in
tegrity of the State and the perpetua
tion of the Union thus moved harmoni-
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of the protects of the press and peo
ple of Athene, his appointment was
so imminent that he could only be
defeated by one who stands as fairly
ill tiie confidence of the Administra
tion as Madison Davis.
If the High Priests and Levites of
the organiz'd party endorse negroes,
is it not hypocritical for them to
assail me because I defeat their col
ored candidate, who was my enemy,
and defeat them and him with a col-
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ouslv together, that indeed the voice j ored man who is my friend 1
of the people became the voice of the J The following correspondence with
of syrup, and 5 pounds of bacon.
The negroes failed to accomplish the
feat, but were blessed with a square
meal, a'l the same, while Mes-o-j,.
Anderson and Cl rk wero satisfied
with their *mounc of fun.
Rome Tribunei Mr. D. W. Ford;
and Moderation.” We have he n at.
Liberty Ha l wlien he was scarcely able
to give corn bread and b >con to his
guest, and have been there wh n he
had enough, and gave of it like a prince.
Wo have staid there foi inonths at no
cost. We have had his confidence and
are ashamed to say have not always do
served it. But with the name of Ste
phens is interwoven the best^nd bright
est hititory of Georgia and of America
Itt spec:fully yours,
Emory Sp
| diameter, i» hollow, and has a p**r
er, j tect handle and spout. L is a curi-
j osity and an ornament, Mr. Ford
‘ | having had it nicely varnished.
STATE OF GEORGIA, i
ttXEUliTlVK GKI'AIITMKNI, [■
Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 8, 18S2. ) j Elder Z. T. Sweeney, pastor of the
lion. Emory Speer: . Christian church at Augusta, has ac-
I)ear Sir; In response to yourjeopted a call from the Christian
enquiry, I have this to say: It was (church at Columbus, Indiana.
report*#! to me that, in a speeuh at ■ — -
Gainesville, you held up a petition for! Four Amerious sportsmen on Wed-
the appointment of W. A. Pledger as ne*day killed over fifty pounds of
postmaster at Athens, and that you de- squirrels while hunting on Ltae creek,
clared th it I had signed the petition twelve miles from Atnoricus,
I neat boxti, J
I of three Nice#
| No. 1, (euo«gh to XV* mJ*
I lost o month,) $3 \ H
| Nat t, (suffioieut to oflfoct ^
11; permanent cure, unless iu X.
I acrvtre cases,) fS; No. 3, (laatlnr^N^^
lover three month.*, will restore tnoseX^G^
[i« the worst condition,) ®7. Sent byNjJV
j mull, iu pluiu wrappers. Full Direo-^Sw
[Uoua for usinj will accompany eooii fco£>
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junlfi,’82.h-y.
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AVGUSTA, GA.
THK oltlest STOVE DEAU.vR iu the city
Hundreds of families in Burke, Jefferson aiui
Richmond enunties are uslni; our stovts Hold to
them Uiirinjt the last tlfteeu years.
Every housekeeper, will iittest to their useful
ness, economy, ami comfort.
Call at FULLERTON’S for tl «
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Tho newest and largest and best, wood burn
ing stove In the market.
At FULLERTON'S you will find
TINWARE,
WOODEN WALK.
CROCKERY.
Si HOUSEKEEPERS
HARDWARE.
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(128 Broad Street; AuouoTa, Ga.