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ATHENS, CEC RCIA.
In re?i>vB>e to
before thf* K'i-Klux
Gd»ii»»'it<;<*j|t W i^hi'iS
Frank Blair, nuo of
members of that C
rf%ng l<Sr,^fech vie
find in the Atlanta Era. The resolu
tion called. Sot information os to the
debt of the States, .rate of ^taxation,
tax laws and election laws, and otlxr
documents necessary"to the'investign-
tion. Gov. Bullock's reply is a read-
! able paper, and we regret that we have
not roem for It entire. He opens with
• ernor is a statement bv his Secretary, I favorites or corrupt rings, ami on base I American citizens who believe these
! thowin* thenumber of naxdons arant-' combinations of Corrupt plunderers- fects to be true are bound by the
showragthc number ot pardons gram ^ wrmom extent to which this ! sacred obligations of patriotism, h
Uieretor. The pardons arc a« follows: ^ iW become iiMoifcst Jo one who 1 thins*. and by opposing end it. "The
Got. Bollock’s Reply to Blair’s Resolu
tion.
[^resolution offered 1,y b(>V ^. U .’ **** tfi ° fT* financial corruption has been carn ( ^|a^con^ncetoopp^thwstateof
Investigatin'.'
* by v
Duutoci
tuittee, Gov. murder commuted, 15 : voluntary ■ nods of pence, and there can be no ex :
manslaughter, 24 ; involuntary man- j cuse for more than a small increase
slaughter, 7 ; assault with intent to j corresponding to the ratio in which the
murder, 36; burglary in the nighttime, j population has advanced. But where
41; burglary in the day time. 11; sim-! the ordinary expenditures for the fiscal original or delegated, we hereby pledge
pie larcenv, GM: Inn-env from the per- year ending June 1, 1870, exclusive of
1 . 1 l" 1. If. V !>! lnfor.
must reduce the aggregate yields some-1 ’ r « i,eh
what below an average. The hay crop |
will be a comparatively Kigali one.— j
A START IN LIFE FOR OUR
' . ' r’l r“hiy; Uvtjf .liri.i. tvit T-km o' cjcaj tr«s the expenditJfe> of tiie Gdv- p-r on • itlteres'
'5 Vi- i>i. ioii- '."i - u-rder -i). r-.n newt dutiiM the six \L-avi which . o.iaage will asx
inocraiic 0 f wuiish 25 were pamouetl before trial; followed the civil war. Both were pe- and by whatoe
/. n.vw nnmmnfrwt la • mlnntnrv . w.vla nf wminnri tVioro r*nn l>r> no ex- reforms. The <
f'f'tltyj?y v’ viitaom profast-agfaffit the right of
* ” 'll 1 " ■ . — _JJi Congress to tlius interfere with, or in-
• A k.-turnon Inquiry.
W.tiU
son, 1; Jarceuy febti the house; 14;
larceny after a trust has been delegated,
5; other larcenies, *24; assault and
battery, 14; assault, 8; assault with
intent to commit rape, 5 ; arson, 5;
robbery, 8; stabbing 3 ; cheating, 3;
swindling, 3; incestuous adultery, 1;
bigamy. 6; fornication, 3; adultery, 6;
. forgerv, 4; perjury 3; seduction, 2; .
pure into martyrs solely within toe, k.duappiug, 1; hastardv. 1 ; rape 1; o^eers are vo destitute of moral priu-1 lawful business, by an imperative ad-
Atluita recnntlv we were control of the States; and argues from | bribery, 1; compounding felony, 2;i«uple as* to disregard allj^gal limita-1 ministration of justice iu the ordained
Indian annuities, pensions, and Inter
est on the public debt, were'$148,669,-
922 43, for the years ending June 1,
lfJBO, the expenditures for the same
purpose Vrcrt but $55,918,188 72.—
Here is shown the difference between
the ordinary cos* of carrying on our
Government when its agentsare honest,
and the cost of the same thing when its
ourselves and our associates so for as
in us lies,
1. To put the ship of State once again
Constitutional tack and hold
’e P°*toes P ro "| ise ■» ave i rage ? ie,d j f Young Men, and Men of Mirim.»
a they escape drought and rot m the * v ‘"WUliC L
t, ! future. NotwithsUUidiug the Colorado . IilAl \ -jSURES A
Successful Future
EASTMAN “
iureresT.-nl in preventing
uow, to what extent
means we propose to make ; bu „ conned vigilance has partially
reforms. The question is a fair one, . ,i
and we will answer it briefly. It will | a TT _
be the duty of the Democratic party, { Ocmnlgee and North Georgia Railroad,
and, to the extent of our authority,’
ou her
her head firmly aud steadily to that
course."
2. To protect the individual citizen
of all parties, classes and creeds in the
enjoyment of life, liberty, property,
reputation and the pursuit ot their
The Covington Enterprise says that
Col. Jere Cowles has just returned
from the North, where he has succeed
ed in perfecting arrangements by which
lie is confident that the speedy con
struction of this road is secured. He
is satisfied that it will be in operation in
time to carry off the crop of 1872.—
He thinks the engineers employed by
College'
Atlanta, Georgia.
An Institution of Learning-Devoted to the Practical Educa’ion of v 1
toys, and Men of Midd^Aaf ™ ° S Tm *
llniritv.
• n asked' "What do vou Athens the soundest State rights standpoint, malpractice in office. 1; itidiig prisou- turns tinon their own
folks intend to do, since Campbell Wal- toahow the danger of such interfere..^. . «’ l .° «***. =* = commit.tor five, repreamtatlve gov-
luce is elected President of tho Georgia j He
Western f" Our reply was, that “ the i and it is not much of a stretch of fancy
success of the Athens aid Clayton road j to imagine our portly and handsome
did not depend on Campbell Wallace, ' Executive masquerading before the
or anv other one man ;” and as there ! Committee in a suit of clothes which
iu»y be some weak and faithless spirits j unit* adorned the sage of Monticello.
among our readers, inclined to make j The illusion is somewhat disturbed, it
the same inquiry, we beg to answer
ow the danger of such interference. . a . - ; . -
T ® . , neglect ot duly, 8; intermarrying with- eminent is simple in its machinery,
quotes Jefferson, at some length, - n j ev ; t jcal degrees of affinity, 1; mis- easily maintained, and “dispenses its
1 is true, by the recollcctiou that lie so
recently stood there at the head of a
demeanors, 29 ; contempt to courl
Pardons have been refused in
t, 1
the
following cases, to-wit :
Murder, 10; manslaughter, 5; as
sault with intent to murder, 4; bur
glary, 4 ; horsestealing, 3; simple lar
ceny and other larcenies, 8; rape, 2 ;
assaults, and assaults and battery, 7 ;
riot, 1 ; forgery, 1 ; cheating and
. swindling, 1 ; perjury, 1; robbery, 2 ;
delegation, seeking to do for Georgia stabbing, 2; fornication 1; adultery,
the safiie great wrong of Congressioual
interference of which he now com-
them precisely as we did our friends in
Atlanta. While we. in common with
our people generally, duly appreciate
the railroad ability of Mnj. Wallace,
we haw ; rwr felt thnt his connection I But since he is right in his
with the enterpri-e was essential to its j present argument, we need not stop to
sm-ce a Tltere are at leiwt a,half arraign him for inconsistency, since, in I
iiozcn men on the Board of Directors, ■ the language of Dr. Watts
ii i. j* a • -i »-_• f\ *• Mhlle the lamp holdiout to burn !
<M|Rll:iO lit dlfichar^illg tilt UUII'S oil Th*» vUf»l iinn«»r may rrturn.
Pre-idem. The \noplt ur- detennined After administering this just rebuke j
to bflUd the road, aud tliev will brush j » t , those who are injuring the Union
aside all obstacles, and find the man ! Republican party by an extreme con-
and the means to accomplish the work. ! gtruction of the late reconstruction
The Directors, considering the ac- j measures, lie pays his respects to
cepiance of the Presidency by Mnj. 1 Treasurer Angier, who he snvs has been
Wallace doubtful, selected an efficient • scattering willful, malicious, unfounded
Vice President, aud empowered him J and unfair Maiciuentsthrough the press
with all the functions of President.— |'„ r the purpose of injuring the credit
lie lias done much in the last month to ' 0 f the State, and preventing the sale of
strengthen the enterprise, by the. in- ; |, er securities. He states, in defense
cream* of subscriptions, mid. by awak- 0 f his conduct toward the Treasurer,
cuing the interest of the Central Road, that the Comptroller General is the
uini of the people of Augusta. W e ; official cheek on all the other depart-
do not believe anybody would or could ' nients of the State, and that the
have done more in the same length ol Tri^tsurer is simply the disbureer of
tilin'. The Board of. Directors met j such money as may be placed in his
yesterday to select, from numerous ap- j hands by the Governor, or from taxes
plicants, a corj«s of eugifteers, who will ; collected through the Comptroller Gcn-
:U once' be put o.t the lino; and we j end. Ho says the public debt of the
have reliable assurance that dirt will j State iu 1861 was $3,688,750. On
l« broke at the earliest possible day. the first of July, 1868, when lie came
Tlterc has been considerable di.<>at- into office, it was $6,256,635; showing
i-fuction expressed at a rumored alliance ! an increase between the close of the
»ith the Air-line road, whereby a eon-! war and th/close of the administration
nection will be tnaile with that road at j of Gov. Jcukins of $2^67,885.
Gainesville. We sec no good reason • The Governor omits to state that
for diverting the road from the direct most of this increase was to pay war
line to Clayton and Knoxville; but we
l; bastardy, 1 ; receiving stolen goods, i
1; carrying concealed weapons, 2;
playing and betting, 1; and other mis
demeanors, 3.
ADDREsS
OF TI1F.
Democratic St-ite Central Committee
Pennrvlo.inia.
blessing like the dews of Heaven, un
seen nud uufelt; save in the beauty
and freshness they contribute to pro
duce ; the secure tranquility of a regal
establishment may sometimes be a
compensation for the burdens it int-
l>osc3, but a rotten Republic is at once
the most costly, the most ..oppressive,
and the mo t unst .-ady of all political
sructures.
I To support the extravagant corrup
tions of an administration like the
present, and at the same tinkr pay the
pensions and the interesfMpjlie debt,
would require heavy taxation at best
and established courts.
3. To preserve the power of the gen
eral government in their whole consti
tutional vigor gts our sole defense
against foreign aggression, the safest
bond ot union between different sse-
tions of the country, and the only sure
promise of general prosperity.
4. To maintain, unimpaired, the re
served rights of the Stales, not only
because they are guaranteed by the
Federal Constitution, but because the
States alone can safely be trusted with
the management of their own local con-
5. To reduce the expenditures of the
Government by confining its appropri
ations to legitimate objects, by a rigid
system of accountability and economy,
But the party in power lias contrived j and by abolishing much of the unneo-
to make the taxes doubly burdensome j ossary and pernicious machinery with
by their mode of levying and collecting j which it is now encumbered.
them. Great gangs of unnecessary of-i *>• To moderate the burdens of the 1 tTT pftAn .
fleers are supported and fattened out ot j people, not only by economic d admin-'
them. They arc in madv cases im-1 Ltration, but by « system of taxation
the present is to build a Narrow Guage
Road, which can be constructed aud
equipped for about one-third the cost
of ordinary railroads. The efforts of
Col. Cowles have resulted iu securing
the requisite capital to build the road,
and the purpose b to press it to com
pletion without delay.
Why cannot a combination be made
lie tween this company and the North
eastern ? Athens is almost on an air
line from Macon to Claytou, which is
the most practicable point for getting
over the Blue Ridge.
The Executive Committee of the J posed, not with any view to the supply
Democracy of this State, to whom the j of the public Treasury, but solely to
following address was referred by the j operate as bounties for the benefit ot
recent State Convention, now present | individual and private corporations.—
the same to you as embodying some of! While the mouth of labor is thus rol>-
the reasons which actuate and control j bed of the bread it earns, the fortunes
the organization they represent. We ot monopolists and ringmasters are hid-
herc solemnly renew our oft-repented ! eottslr .-welled, and their rapacity iu-
declaration of fidelity to the great prin-! fiained for still further aggression upon
ciples upon which our party lias acted j the rights of the industrious masses.—
from the time of its first organization, j The necessity of revenue reform is ad-
Our ultimate objects are those of our mitted on all hands, and by none more
fathers when they adopted the Federal j freely than by candid supporters of the
Constitution, to-wit: “To form a more i so-called lb-publican party iu Congress,
perfect Union, to establish justice, to j but the majority is so completely con-
iusure domestic tranquility, to promote j trolled by private interests that consid-
the general welfare, to provide for the ■ crations of public duty have no intlu-
eomnion defense, and secure the bless- j cnee upon them.
ings of liberty to ourselves and our No people can lie wholly enslaved so
Alabama ami Chattanooga
The Chattanooga Times,
of Saturday, learns from reliable
sources that a very bad state of feeling
exists ou the Alabama and Chattanoo
ga Railroad below Tuscaloosa, not only
upon foreign imports as well as domes
tic productions, which shall lie just and
equal in its operation upon the proper-
tv and business of the country, not en- , . , . ,
riehing some while it impoverishes a,n °”S ,hc employees, but also among
others, and not upon to the frauds noty
habitually practiced.
7. To preserve the.public credit by
the prompt payment of the public ob
ligations.
know of no objection to any just com
bination with the Air-line company.—
It is a fiction to suppose that Atlanta
is to control that road, or those connec
ting with it. It k also a delusion to
fear that the lessees of the State road
can manipulate the eoancction from
Athens to the West Cur their benefit,
whatever route may be selected. A
road from Athens to Knoxville, togeth
er with a road to Eatonton, which is
sure to follow, makes Athens a good
commercial point, which neither At-
damages sustained by the State road,
public buildings, and to make good
liabilities that had fallen due during
the war. But it was not, perhaps, his
business to make this explanation. He
simply states that in twenty two months
Gov. Jenkins spent $2,960,509,41,
while in twenty-nine months the present
administration hasspent$3,788,804,77.
He shows that in 1860 the value of
taxable property in the Slate was
$3,69,597,592, besides the value of
slaves, which was $302,694,855. In
posterity.” We sincerely believe that
the government of the United States,
administered as it was in former ..ays,
with a direct view to the advancement
of these principles, would do for us and
for our children all that any people can
reasonably desire from the political
system under which they live. We
arc equally sure that if not carried out
in the spirit of those by whom it was
framed, it must become a curse instead
of a blessing. Situated a« we arc,
obedience to the fundamental law means
not only the honest j<erformance of
sworn obligations, but freedom, peace
mid prosjierity to all classes of the jpeo-
ple. On the other Itand, the usurpa
tion of inteidieted or undelcgatcd pow
er is not only a crime in itself, but the
fruitful parent of other crimes, and
will lead, as it has already led, to in
definite misgovernment, corruption
and tyranny, subverting all liberty,
and rendering the rights of all men in
secure. When we speak of the Feder
al Constitution, we mean the whole in
strument, with all its amendments, and
acknowledge the equal obligation of
every part. Several of those amend
ments were carried by brute force and
long ns thev the protection of an inde- ^' ore ^ ie pcopie, it they de-ire
pendent and upright Judiciary. The lhe . lr Government admuacici
Radical party, feeling tins, have tried
by all - - - -
those who have furnished ties and oth
er supplies. It is said that if they are
not paid within 30 or 60 days they will
burn the bridges, tear up and destroy
8. To consecrate the public lands to j the traeK ala Sherman.
the use of the landless people who need : 1 “ _sa^saa§
it by a system which will secure a suf- | New Advertisements,
fieiency to all, and stop at once the j —r-r—
long scries of swindles bv which so j r 1 ^ A 1 ^ T , TL} /\ TJ
m my millions of Acres have been givqji 1 ^
away to those who already have more fob the benefit of the
These arc some ol' the duties which j ladies Memorial Association,
to i
anJ what everysuccessful man ust-s. no nutter wlut lit fast what every „
nv.rv vnnety of usmeu end Finance, from retail to BankinIr 8 oL^? r w “‘T **• It
ACTUAL HVStSESS INSTRUCTION. Book-k
hr 7t,e~ae»V I
'ethofts, h u , ln T
„ elt Money, and Bu»ini;r«r^21“l!" !uc ’ ‘ un >merci*l | 1 . k 1 '
lt» Ii wUit»-».—It i* located in Atlanta, tho Capital of the Sima ^ ' i
it" health and climate, it* building enterprises, iu railroads -infi ., l i 9* ,,c **° of the South-Lm.^ .
easy of access from all the surrounding States. JS and 8cho ° l9 - It is centrally
l ime or Kuterlrg —There are no terms or divisions. ' * I
year with crjunl fdvant>>(T« Tluea sn. w><w -» . u ,ll » V
For further i
July 14 lm 1
« A - R - EASTMAN Principal.
Atlanta, Ou.
with cireful and polite driven, at the ahortest notice. They are&dso preemi ,
FEED A3ST3D TAKE CABB OF HoSs
nacle rate., am- They also have HACKS to send toany part ofthe country dnlrrC
— OAST I trivru
at reasonacle rates.
Great Bargains Offered for Thirty Lay*.
I N ORDER TO REDUCe"oUR STOCK BEFORE THE
FIRST OF MAY, we offer THE FOI.LOWIXQ GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO PlRCUo
Carpets worth 50 and GOc. s at 85 arid 45c.
Carpets worth Slfo 1 50 at 05c. to 1 25
Carpets worth SI 75 to S‘2 25atSl 25 to SlSOl
I^njrlish Hody JBrussels a,t cost of*importation.l
xLnjrlish Velvets at less than cost.
Crumb Cloths mid Druggets at cost.
P“ r ti p 1 ' 1 " try Customers arc Invited to come forward and purchase, especially tho* wha hart Un |
raitiDU ter a reduction in urices. LAST YEAR MANY CALLED IYUEN TOO LATE. 1
ALL CARPETS \t A It I. fun -u ,,v.- ... ........
1870, the valuation ot all property was j by frauds upon the publle will, so glar-
lanta, the State Road lessees, nor any $226,119,529, being $143,478,063 less ing as to take front their authors all
number of Rip Van Winkles, here or j than the valuation in 1860. He says the
elsewhere, can prevent. The route by j bonded debt of the State July 1,1868,
which tho CMinretioa is made, the | was $6,544,500, and this was the
gauge of the mad, and who shall build j amount January 1, 1871. .
or control it, arc all eecomlary eonsid- n e rc f era ^ the gyat em of 6tate aid
<-r i tiona; the tree policy being to make
hottest and cheajtest. connection,
uiKi to secure fur play to all parties at
interest. The laws of business—the
wants of the public, and the energy
with which the channels of commerce,
when opened, are controlled, will settle
the relations of Athens, of Gainesvillle,
of Atlanta, and all other points inter
ested, to the enterprise.
adopted by the Legislature, whereby
the credit of the State is lent to roads
having ample cash subscriptions in
vested to make the State secure. This
contingent liability has been incurred
on the Brunswick &. Albany Rond.
200 miles, at $13,000 a mile, on the
Alabama & Chattanooga road, 24 3-10
miles, $8,000 a utile. The only other
roads that have constructed the number
We regret to observe too much in- j 0 f miles necessary to entitle them to
clination to split hairs over subordinate j State aid are the South Ga & Fla,
considerations. The grand objective; $8,000 a mile, which when corn-
point is a railroad from Athens through j p l rU >d from Albany to the Florida liue
the Blue Ridge to the West—a rival, j ill be 73 miles long,—$584,000; the
if you please, to the State road, and a j Brunswick & Albany whieh, when
relief from the monopoly so lung en- • completed to Eufaula will be 242 miles
joyed, and so unwisely improved, bv i long, $3,630,000; the Cherokee
the Georgia road. Then we shall see
whether it is to be a feeder to this poiut
or that. It Athens is content to bar
ter spun truck for country produce, the
railroad, which when completed to the
Alabama line will be 47 miles long—
$587,500; and the Richmond and At
lanta Air Line which Is entitled to
retd will cer'ttinly do her u<* g'«>d, and ; $12,000 a ntilc. but which has decided
will he a feeder for live towns nbevc to cancel the aid received, mid go on i
means, fair aud foul, to make
the Federal Judiciary afllinstruiueut to
aid them in their crusade against the
law of the land. They have filled the
inferior courts, especially iu the South,
with their most unscrupulous partisans.
Again and again they have construct
ed and reconstructed the Supreme
Court—sometimes reducing, and some
times by increasing the number of
judges, always with a view to make a
majority which could Ite relied on to
indorse their anti-Constitutional legis
lation. When the judgments of that
august tribunal sustained the ancient
principles of liberty aud justice, its
authority was denounced, disobeyed,
nud contemned. They have iuterposed
in a' pending case with legislative de
crees to "lake away the jurisdiction of
the court, and prevent it from protect
ing a cjtizeu. whose plainest right they
desired to invade. We solemnly trust
that they have not yet succeeded, and
will ncver succeed in bending the court
of last resort to their foul purjto.-e.
Their so-called reconstruction laws
are a series of experiments for the re
duction of the Southern States to the
lowest condition of political slavery,
hoping thereby to make them instru
ments for tho enslavement of every
other section. To this end, they have
not only refused them a representation
in Congress, but forced them to be
misrepresented by persons “who came
there to get oppressive laws enacted
against them. Thev have steadily
struggled to make the State govern
ments the tools of their partisan tyran
ny. Wherever they have fully suc
ceeded they have debauched the ad
ministration of justice, disregarded the
popular will, and produced the most
frightful disorders. 4?calaw:;gs, carpet
baggers, and the most ignorant of the
negro population, welter together in
one mass of moral putrefaction, scourg
ing the respectable and peaceful citi
zens with their dishonest exactions.—
These outrages are openly justified, and
their encouragement declared to be
necessary for the good of the Radical
party. The foremost members of Con
gress have avowed their determination
to legislate upon them with references
to the chr.tices it ninv give them of
with a decent respect for the Con titu- j
tion of their fathers, or with tolerable
honesty iu financial matters. '
We have no test of orthodoxy, nor j
disabilities for nor discrimination |
a :ainst former political antagonists.— j
We cannot and do not object to by-gone j
differences, provided the citizen he j
truly and iaitiifully devoted now to tho
interests and institutions of ihe whole
country and all tiie inhaiiinuits there
of.
Our object is not revolution, but re
storation ; not injury to our opponents,
but an assertion of our own r.^'ots anil
those of our fellow-citizen .
By order of the Democratic Execu
tive Oimmittee.
Wm. A. Wallace, Chairman.
Area iu Corn and AY heat;
TheJulv returnsof satistical division
DEliPBEE’S aau,
Fridait Nigh' July 28f/t, at tilt o’clock.
Refreshments served in the Hall.
Admission 50 Cents.
THE MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK.
waiting tor a rixiuction in ii __
ALL CARPETS MADE FOR 30 DA YS AT HALF PRICE.
All are mvited to partake of the Bar^idus at
JA.S. G. BAILIE & BItO’S,
205 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA.
Floor Oil Cloths, Window Shades and Wall Papers k/bn
England & Orr,
claim upon our respect. But wc can
not deny that they have actually be
come a part of the Constitution ; nor
can we avoid that fact, nor get behind
it, by showing the currupt misconduct
of the men who at that time controlled
Congress and mastered the State Leg
islatures. - Whosoever swears to sup
port the Constitution must perform all
that is “ nominated in tlie bond.”—
Any change which experience and rea
son shall prove'to l>e desirable must be
made in the prescribed way, and not
by revolutionary and disorderly means.
THE DECLARATION OF 1871.
No candid person will deny that the
leading men in power at Washington
have been unfaithful to their duties.—
They Lave broken the pledges they
made to the people, and, in reckless dis
regard of their oaths, they have vio-
htted the plainest provisions of the
Constitution. They have deprived the
States of their sacred right of self-gov
ernment in matters purely local, aud
disarmed them of the power to inforce
their own laws for the preservation of
order within their own boundaries.— . _
They have pissed bills of pains and I earning future elections. Iu other
penalties, operating on millions at once, I words,^the worst wrongs, and the most
and below her, even if she owns all
the stock. But a better destiny awaits
her. The roads referred to will make
her a favorite distributing point for the
products of the West to all Middle
and Lower Georgia. The roads re
ferred io will open out the markets of
the continent to her manufactured
goods, and the water-power, that now
foams and tumbles over the shoals all
armttid her, will he harnessed to tens
of thousands of spindles, and Athens
will become one of the first commercial
and titsnufactoring centres in the South
in spite of the barnacles which have
clogged Iter progress, and permitted
others for a time to take the lead of
her.
without- further aid front the State.
The whole liability of the State, in
cluding, the Richmond & Atlanta Air
Line, on these endorsements is so far
$7,545,900, all ot which is amply
secure by the individual subscriptions
on which endorsement is granted. He
defends t,he policy of State aid, on the
ground that it enables unknown com
panies to negotiate their bonds to bet
without regard to the guilt or innocence
of the parties. They have trampled
on all the securities of life, liberty and
property. They have treated the Itab-
eas corpus law with contempt, and de
nied the right of trial by jury. They
have sent out swarms of their hireling
agents with instructions to kidnap, im
prison and kill free citizens for politi
cal offenses, without judicial accusa
tion, without warrant and without trial.
They hnve not only trodden upon the
great principles, embodied in the ori
ginal Constitution as it came from the
hands of its framers, but even the
amendments, which thev themselves
interpolated, have been broken with
out remorse whenever itrsuitel their
ter advantage than they could do with- j interests. In defiance of the Thir-
out it, and secures tho construction of j teenth amendment they have doomed
needed lines which could not otherwise i man .' persons to the worst hind of
“slavery or involuntary servitude in
the public prisons, without the pre-
he built, aud which will greatly en
hance the value of lands and other
taxable property. *
In referring to the elrnrge thnt “ the
wealth and worth of the State is dis
franchised.” and that the State is con-
The Pennsylvania Platform.— ,,
W« publish the address remttlv issued j <***«' * ra "9 w and mcn
bv the Democratic Central Committee i charartflr ’ there is no d«ftan-
of Pennsylvania and said to have been ,n lho P rCf * nt *«»te <-onst,-
writtou by Mr. Black. It uppers to I tation - * hUe that d,ctated Johnson
mi to have a goodly amount of the ring disfranchised 95,000 persona He says ;
u *» : * .Lo ciatA e— o- t„.
tense ot rebuke? If the warning
be not given by the people, or fail
of its proper effect, can wc hope for
pe tce? It seems to us an error to
suppose the American people tame
enough to he kicked under the yoke of
a despotism, or ignorant enough to be
juggled out of the great inheritance of
free government which the fathers left
them.
shameful violations of common justice,
arc committed, iu order that a certain
combination of politicians, already in
power, may continue to rulf us for
their pleasure, and plunder us for their
profit. y
Of General Grant we desire to speak
with the respect that in due to the
Chief Magistrate of the nation, and a
soldier of great reputation.. But it is
pcunfuUv manifest that-he 1 isrinrifh for
his place. He has never made the
slightest efforts to preserve, protect or
defend the Constitution. On the con
trary he has given to its enemies in
Congress, all the aid and comfort lie
could, and he has assumed without
scruple, powers which kings are careful
not to exercise, aud which nn.Repub!t-
of the Department of Agriculture
show marked increase in the acreage of
corn amounting to fully three millions,
of acres of which two millions are due
to the determination of the cotton
States to supply theinse ves with bread
and meat. It is assumed that the area
in corn equals forty two millions of
acres or more than half of the total
acreage of all tilled crops. The only
States failing to increase their area in
corn are New York, the New England
States and the Pacific States. The
per centage of increase in other States
is as follows: New Jersey, 2 per cent.;
Pennsylvania, 1; Delaware, 3; Mary
land, 1; Virginia, 5; North Carolina,
9; South Carolina, 12 ; Georgia, 10;
Florida, 7; Alabama, 11; Mississippi,
14; Louisiana, 15; Texas, 15; Ar
kansas. 24 ; Tennessee, 7; West Vir
ginia, 5 ; Kentucky, 3; Missouri, 10;
Illinois, 6; Indiana, 4; Ohio, 3;
Michigan, 3; Wisconsin, 7; Minne
sota, 11; Iowa, 15; Kansas, 50; Ne
braska, 30. The condition of winter
wheat on the 1st of July was somewhat
above an average. The spring variety
presented a worse appearance than has
been reported for several years at the
same date. The ripening of winter
wheat ltas been fully a week earlier
than usual, and a large proportion hud
been cut at tho date of the returns.
Never was there a better promise in
early spring, and the comparative pre
valence of insects and local injuries
from drought hove been the principal
drawbacks. The States showing com
paratively low condition arc as follows:
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu
setts, Connecticut, Virginia, and all
the more Southern States except Texas,
while Kentucky presents an average of
35 jter cent, deterioration; Indiana 7
per cent, and California 17 per cent.
Office, 144 and 146 Broadway. N. Y.
F. S. WINSTON, President.
A ssots.S50.OOQ,OOP
Largest Company in the World,
Al’PLY TO
R. B. HODGSON,
“ ~~Aqmt, Athrns, Ga.
J03. P. CATtLTON, M. D.
o
UEUPJREE’S 3 LOCK.,
Georgia*
tel
&
o
England 8c Orr,
Inlaid Picture Frames
parloeTornTments.
' PHE UNDERSIGNED has opened
1 an establishment in Athens A»rthe manufac
ture of Picture Frames and Parlor Ornaments.
He is locate l on the to.ner of Clayton and Lump-
k n streets (forroeily Judge Hilly* r’a office.)
In addition to the above, n.vrticulur attention
n* r ll be given to the hanging of window shades and
all kind* of inside ornamental work. Orders
t>olic.ted. C. J. DISBUU&.
TO TIIE PUBLIC.
T HAVE PURCHASED the inter-
J- estofMr.Wm. J. Morton in the late firm of
Ritch A M rton, ml will continue the business.
I ho;»e, by fair dealing to retain the cu.-tomers of |
the lite firm, and to receive a fair share of the 1
tr'deinmy line of business. A fresh stock of
Clothing and Furnishing
jRoods
will be received for the Commencement tr«de.
July 21. J. E. HITCH.
IMPORTERS OF
aSftS’ifc w star*e*
T&Me and
AND MANUFACTURER’S AGENTS FOR
SILIILR PLATED WARE.
1-5
(GLASS TOP.)
c
I GrtsTMilTandCotlon S ee dHalltr
i COMBINED.
( '\WNED in Georgia, marie in Gw-
V.V j*ia, and of Gcorg : a material. Thi« it i
wrought iron Mill, not cast iron, and is case hird-s-
ed, so as to run for years withou* wearing out. It
grinds
Fine Meal, Homony, Hulls Cotton Snl,
leaving it clean a» Wheat. It i* the Sinpl.it, cu»
ut, and most Durable Mill and Sent Duller it tin
country, and 1st.illy warranted for five rein. It
will grind too bushels of corn, and hull 3UC- huiheis
of seed per day. with one hortc potter, on rt.ia
gin year. Send fur circtilerand prii e lilt, u
R. R. GCETCIHUS k CO.,
JanlSGm. Coluinhus.Gi.
For Sale or Exchange.
T HAVE 300 acres of land in (V
_L burne Co., Ala., which I will sell cheap, vt
change for real estate in this city. Thera vri
acres cleared, 38of it the best bottom land on M
creek, producing 50 to 75 bushels of corn ner «•
and cotton in proportion. The reinsindfr ii *
tho woods. The farm is *J0 miles from the
Home and Dalton Railroad, one and a quarter ad*
from the county site, Edwardsvilie, 6 mile*
the located depot of the Columbu» and Chs-
tanooga Railroad, aud one mile from the
of the Griffin ami North Alabama Bsilro^
There is an excellent store house (not
longing to tho place), which can be bought *r
rented chca.p and is a
Splendid Stand Tor a Country Store.
Titles indisputable. For further information ip*
ply to, or address
Dr. J. W. MURRELL,
March 3t-3ni Athens. Cs.
SHARP & FLOYD
l=>
rv»
can ruler can hold without mortal of- Among the States showing high uver-
ROTTF.N N ESS
of the true metal, and if the Demo
cracy of the North and West will
adopt tlie line of policy indicated by
this address, we spa no reason why
Southern Democrats may not cordially
acquiesce in it. t» »* » very great ad-
vance on the’“ new departure” pro-
gramme, and not materially behind
the Democratic platform of 1868.
~5I3tciif]l county is boasting of the the office he now holds.
tint open-cotton boll.
there are not in the State, so far as he .
knows, more than a dozen men in office
elected or appointed, who are not either
native- of the State or residents before
and during the war. In reference to
himself; he modestly states thnt he was
a citizen and slaveholder before the
.war, and that his personal comfort and
pecuniary interests would have been
greatly increased had he never accepted
OF THE ADMIN:wrRA
TION.
fense to popular liberty. Instead
guarding the public treasury, lie en
couraged the corrupt extravognuce of
Congie-s, and some of the worst jobs
have had their origin in the “ Rings”
which immediately surround him.—
Before and about the time of Ms elec
tion, his inconsistent expressions show
ed that he had no eonvictioris (perhaps
no knowledge) upon public affitirs.—
He avowed openly in writing, over his
own name, that he had no policy, that
is to say, uo opinions or sentiments
which would control his choice of
Appended to the letter of t|»e,Gov-
for lawless usurpation of power. Pow
er not delegated is always abused. In
this, as in other cases, usurpation has
been accompanied and followed by cor
rupt ion. Frauds without number,
aud almost without limit, have been
OOmiuitted on the pdblic. Men of the
worst character for common honesty
are permitted to occupy the highest
|dacce. Of the money collected from
the people, and not ’stolen before it
reaches the Treasury, a huge portion
is squandered by Congress on party
ages are: Ohio, 4 per cent, above;
Michigan, 8; Illinois, 7; Missouri, 3;
Kansas, 7; Nebraska, 10; Oregon, 1
per cent. The winter wheat of Iowa
and Wisconsin is in high condition,
but insignificant in area. The section
having the largest area of winter wheat
is thconeiu which itscondion is highest,
ti.ough a majority of the winter wheat
States report comparatively poor con
dition. The only States trout which
favorable reports of spring wheat are
Treat the Human Machine Kindly.
The winding parage 30 feet in length, through
which the main portion of waste matter of the sys
tem is discharged, is lined with a membrane as
delicate as silk, and as sensitive as a net work of
nerves can make it. Neither constipation, colic,
diarrhoea, dpentery, nor any other bowel com
plaint, can be cured by abusing ami convulsing
tills tender membrane with u furious purgative.
The best and safest remedy in such eases is that
mild bals unic and delightiul ton c laxative,
Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient,
wlrch heals, tones and invigorates the irritated
tesiine-, while it relieves them from tho morbid
humors which provoke abdominal disease.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
THE GEM! THE GEM!!
r PHE BEST FRUIT JAR ever in-
JL vented. For sale at the
NEW DRUG STORE.
mea-ures. But leading anff ambitious
We complain of our present rulers i me . n . uf ^.Republican Wtf proposed received are Maine, New Hampshire,
rlawless usurnaiion of nower p ow . i to hint a policy which tvoulq serve their i.'ounectieut and Oregon, ihe per
iuterests at the expense of .aqua! rights, below an average arc as fol-
and they accompanied thcif suggestions
with offers of enormous presents in
money, lands, houses, ana goods, far
exceeding in value the annual salary
which the people agreed to pay him for
an impartial and just administration
of their government. He accepted the
presents, adopted the policy, and ap
pointed the donors to office.
THE ISSUES.
It will surely be admitted that all
lows: Missouri, 36; Illinois, 30; In
diana, 2; Ohio, 7 ; Michigan, 4;
Wisconsin, 20; Minnesota, 30; Iowa,
18; Kansas’, 15; Nebraska, 11. The
chinch bug ltas been very destructive
to spring wheat. After allowing for
the increase .in acreage and the large
yield of winter wheat in good wheat
districts the loss iu the spring variety
Good Blacking Blushes,
AT $1 50 PER DOZEN.
AT TIIE
NEW DRUG STORE.
"W
FRUIT
K*
JARS! w
Successors to George Sharp, Jr*
^ ^ swell
A tlanta, Ga.
OFFER a large variety of
FINE WATCHES.
CLOCKS,
JEWELRY,
SILVER WA’RR
SPECTACLES,
FANCY GOODS,
FINE BRONZES,
AND STATUARY.
WE HAVE A FULL CORPS OF
jJttoheUtu, Jmlim I lut 11 ®
We sell these Crates for net cash, for $3300, and j AXD ffood*
'Manufacturemany x|
In our own shop, »"<> sre “
Oilnr.ll> for goods or woik prompuj^
To Merchants.
We will duplicate an jr Nett York assortment of
Crockery, Cutlery or Glau- Ware.
We haTe assorted Crates of BEST
IRONSTONE & C. C.WARF.
ofour own importation, pitched to our order, and
exactly suited to the vault of Country Merchant.,
containing no high-priced dishes or tureens, or
other hard stock, but just such Goods as those in
constant cash demand.
guarantee entire eatlstaction to eecry purchaser.
W iU send list on appUcation.
2'here are thousands whose
habitual condition is one of
languor and debility. Thous
andssuffering from Indiges
tion, Uysyepsta, and troubles
of the liver, Mxdneys, and
flow els. What must they do ?
The system needs renovatieg and strengthening'
New vigor must be ipfused in the digestive organs.
The stimulating, regulating and tonic properties ot
Dr. Crook a Wine of Tar will give a vigorous vital
ity to these oraen*. They must try it. They will
soon feet its Influence, aud must persevere until a
cure Is effected. Keeping the Stomach and Bowels
in a vigorous condition with Dr. Crook’s Wine of
Tar is the t es defense sg-dnst all diseases. Though
Dr. Cr Nik's Wine of Tar is the b. st remedy for all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs, tt is not prepared
exclusively for aich dis wees. The rich medicinal
qualities of Tar it contains wouM alone excite a
regulating and strengthening action on Iheatomach
and twweb, but there are Vegetable Ingredient, o<
undoubted Tonic value-, combined with U, which
cauae It to Bal.d ap the weak sad debilitated, rap.
Idly restore exhaastrd strength, cleanse the stom
ach, relax the liver, cause the lood to dimat. and
sun pure blood, removing DyspepslaT Jaundice
lndigeatton and kindred eompiainuTTryonebot^
tie. Aakfcr Dr. Crook’s Wine of Tar.
. „July ts-et ;*•
GRANTVILLE, GA., APBIL 7,1871.
Mum. McBride X- Co—Atlanta, Ga :
We have Juat marked the Crockery, Ac. We are
pleated with the bill. Allow as to congratulate
you on securing such a Good Packer. Scarcely a
piece broken. Fill the order for Qitlery at lowest
prices. Truly Yours,
GARRETT A ZELLARS.
June 24,-ly.
Office Northeastern Railroad, I
Athens, June 17; ISil. S
TCT OTICE is hereby given that the
-LN Books of Subscription to the Northeastern
Georgia Railroad are now open for aubsc. iptii'ii, at
their office; alao, 8 per cent on the subscribed
stock is now due and pa) able to It. I,. Muss, i rf 11 **
nrer, or his deputies, at Jetfer-on, Homer, Har
mony Grove and Lexington.
H. L. BLOOMFIELD, Acting President.
J. A. CttAWFonn, Secretary.
June 23-tt . -—
rpHAT BROWN’S GIN I pur
A chased of 8ununey A New too
in Athdns) about two yearn agd, Is as good as new
now. and there is none better-^ HOLDER
■SL All goodsen graved f 1 ^* ““«*•
We make a specialty or nlinOl
PREMIUMS. FOR J®]
and are prepared to tn
plication. We guarautoo the —
t S5SS.‘SS88‘
Cal) and see us. _
SHARP &F LOYD.
Whitehall Street,
May 2V1 y ——
W.M. WOOD-
DEALER IN ALL KINHS OT
PtrENii®*®;
JiURNITURE REPAIRER
Lsrtsaf 2S is&b&S
E
of wood coffins and Flak
Com* at ways on band. w
Warerooms onjCJayt°“ s ^n,UAM
Church. 8ep* om.
rpHE Best Aniline
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