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Newspaper Page Textauto atti ftmiwtML DATED APRIL. IQ, 1870. -^Tof SUBSCRIPTIONS. fOB THE WEEKLY. *£S ,$S 00 . 1 «• 01 i.x ron TTIK TRI -WEEKLY. _.*4 0© 200 iOfl* u \ __ 1 00 - itrictlT in *<lT*nM, tbe pr.ce of 1 W„Lly Co.t«« will l»»»* J*“- * nd ! 1 5taS»"r“fiw«*" r morn, on* copy will bo fur- jiJ r»“- — F , rgomt . time the Georgia press and Lvebeon urging the appointment of , j [. r= t hoi V. Johnson to the vacant ' t ] 10 p.p. Supreme Bench. A few j 3 3 -iuco. lion. A. II. Stephens called the President in the same behalf. TI'PliM> oirs fc'KAlfO ^ PHIIuA- deei'iih. \ Mr. Morton, President of soino of h p larsrs* fW* railway companies in I’hiladelphh’. was recently detected in •, !U i n e without authority, Home twen- ,V thousand shares of stock, the par value of which is SI J">0,CK)0, hut the nuirket value about *3,000,000. lie i-onf&sses the unlawful transaction, but Mietts that others are implicated, and ,!emc3 that he got any part of the spoils. His cash account is also about a liun- u thousand dollars short. These are gleaned from the New York II,-raid of the 23d. M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR. “WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.” TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VOLUME XXXII. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1877. NEW SERIES-NO. 5 For tho Courier. The Capital Question—Atlanta or Milledgeville. , (K SH U.L THE CMIMTAI. LOCATED! We publish two articles upon this j n |,ject in this paper; one from “An old Farmer of North Georgia,” and the oth r from the Atlanta Constitution. The people of Atlanta and Milledgeville haw a large local, selfish interest in this ,, U i imifiiue oi tnose imme diate localities the voters of the State will be likely to consider tho interests of the commonwealth taken as a whole. If Atlanta is to he the permanent capi tal a new -State 1 louse, at a cost of some where from one to five millions of dol lars will have to be built. If Milledgo- villc gets it, repairs, and perhaps en largements, to the cost of fifty or one hundred thousand dollars will have to It mado. And then the question comes in as to which is likely to he the freor from cor nicing influences, and which will bet ter subserve the convenience and gen- ml interests of the whole State. Senator (’(inkling’s opportuniy, says aa exchange, has arrived. Tho New York Republican State Convention met voU-rday. and the Senator promptly |jut in hi- appearance as chief manager, hr report of the proceedings incom- Ldc, hutgivea enough to show the spirit pal prevai's. The speech of Chairman :t no .!<>uht -minds the Republican ■Me i. New York. It means war a the civil service policy of the Ad- i-tratioa, and the applauded allusions efirant indicate the spirit with which at war will he waged. It has hereto- ir-.-hccu .ininmneuu mat .-senator Conk- w would make no issue with the 1’rca- lihntoii his --..uthern policy, but, tolerate | n;i!i:i--rencps of opinion on that point, t-k t unite his forces against tho rvii- rdor. Mr. Coukliug is l tiie Senate Committee on -hich all Custom-house ntments arc retc..^). so w ), en c-omc- to appoint successu.. ‘ mi-11, Arthur and Sharpe, of the New « (u.-tom-housa—all friends and po a «'i appointees of Coukling—it is to t in the appointments will be referred, w, -h 1,1 course, desire to know the i'T every removal and if a simple •’••''‘“t (ho l’rcsideut’s order be the -ua-signed, he will oppose the con- sii'-U"! the successor. Itis just here .'"tv light against the Admiuistra- -■ui-'-t likely to break out—more -' l a-to Hayes than would be the 1 -tit his ‘'Southern policy.” t-aimi-rce, «EOR(;|a LMNFSES. Hampton will he at the 1 l,n ® r ‘ has received ovor four hun- w 1 ™ halts ot cotton this season. .““o* appears that thoStatofair, bo- P“ ln C :it Atlanta October 15th will be Mt - Cini itophor White, one of the utuins of .Savannah, died very pH’ last Thursday. la--t tjuuday night Airs. J. A. I™? 1 a " hriflin, was seriously burned 0 explosion of a kerosone lamp. I Comptroller General is prepar- t ,sd ) (he wild lands of Georgia I' 6 * ‘hh taxes have not been paid, l-ome of tho Northern papers aro dis- r^’tho name of Hon. B. II. Hill I ' 11 * residont of tho United States. I {J'Julian Hartridgo, of Savannah, I I in favor of Mr. Randall for j-ptaker uf ti, e n ouse 0 f Renre- patives. j.* 5 ?' 1 '' dlat Atlanta, Macon, Barnes- ur . v (h and Griflin will send -Unici ■ --to i l " contend for the prize at 1:4 L h‘; Juhnson, President of (acr.-.h Benevolent Association, '• , L " l ged in behalf of tho Fer- “•“V®®rcrs. ptei] -ssi throughout the State are ,- *,“ er 'be; probability of the re- ■m. Toombs’ political disa- Huo- n ° Xt ^ 0n o re SS- aus been shocked by an ex- iv v Wo hope tho case ,L, h0r 0Ughly sifted, and the |.,. ' lrUtE made to suffer. ■J ri,^ .? r< ° nway waB shot and fatty '(■ ^ a * his homo in Fannin ■ an i rec,lwn y was revenuo ro- ■ trouhT V ° nc '^*h or8 a great >0. Job hochrano and ex-Gov. in^ EOn are Prominently men- if ,““**« w ‘(h (he appoint- nitej S g,°[ the Su P rem C Court of oiates to succeed Judge There can be little doubt hut what the Constitution will bo ratified—it ought to be. But the capital question tion will ho tho important question— Atlanta or Milledgeville. Now, if Geor gia was out of debt, and the people in a prosperous condition, and the taxes were light, it would then bo merely a choice with the people whether Atlanta, Milledgeville or Macon Bbould bo the scat of government. But whon Geor gia owes a debt of twelve millions of dollars, and new bonds have been sued to pay tho interest on that debt, now mark it, people of Georgia, that not one cent of the monies arising from tho enormous taxes you aro now pay ing every year has been paid toward that debt, or to the interest accruing on that debt; it shows plainly that the high taxes that you are called on annually to pay is not paying the indebtedness of Georgia, but the debt is increasing on you day by day, and year by year, and you will yet be compelled to pay every dollar of it The heavy taxes you are now paying is only paying the current expenses of tho State and 3'our coun- ♦»■■■ »K«si*o f *aUy linnvy OD illC taX payers who earn their living by the sweat of their brow. Well, if that be true and it is said to be so by thoso who ough to know, would it not bo the height of folly, nay, reckless extrava gance on the part of tho people, taxed and in debt as they are, to vote for the capital to be located at Atlanta, when it would cost the State one million of dollars to build a new capitol there, and especially when wo havo a capitol, and Governor’s mansion, and all the other necessary buddings to earry on the government of Georgia in Milledge ville already- paid for. Now, if Atlanta wants tho capital, let her citizens do aB tho people of Montgomery, Ala., did when tho removal of tho capital from Tuscaloosa was agitated, build a capi tol suited to the purposes needed, and donate it to the State, and that settles the question forever. Bat for Georgia to build a new capitol at Atlanta at a cost of one million of dollars, when thcro is one already at Milledgeville, is a thin f too prepostorous to think of. What would bo thought of a man own ing a comfortable house that answered all the wants and conveniences of his family, and was largely in debt, and took all his inuuuiu <*> '“ 1C “ L on wnat he was owing, and for pride’s sake ooncludc to build a new house on a more beautiful site, at an expense of some ten or twelve thousand dollars ? Why, all sensible and reflecting men would think he was acting very un wisely; and if it did not break him, it would causo him to work harder for many more years to pay his debts. And it is just so with the people of Georgia, yyKo aro oppressivoly taxed every year, and the enormous taxes they are pay ing do not even pay the interest on the State debt. Well, under such circum stances would it not be unwise for the peoplo to vote for a new capitol, which would bo voting themselves an addi tional debt of one million of dollars and interest to the twelve millions of dollars they now owe, and are borne down with taxation, and will be for years to come. Farmers, we say, look to your interests—this debt comes out of your pockets. Atlanta will not help you or your children to pay one cent of it, so if you are prudent and wise you will vote for our old capitol at Milledge ville, and save an additional debt for us of one million of dollars; and as good laws can be made at Milledgeville, and more economy in legislation, as will be done at Atlanta. At any rate, let us go back to Milledgoville until our debts are paid, and when paid, should the people see proper to build a new capitol, why, let it he done, when it will not oppress ua by heavy taxa tion, as it will now do; and, like a wise man, when his debta are paid, he can afford to build a new and handsome mansion for show, convenience and comfort, but whilst in debt, be wise, stick to tho old dwelling that has so long sheltered him comfortably from heat, cold and Btorms. Such a course Bhows wisdom and prudence. I am actuated by no prejudices against Atlanta in wishing tho capital located at Milledgeville. I feel like aoting for myself were I in debt, and my family and friends wanted mo to incur a larger debt. Reform and econ- my are tho wants of our people after the extravagant era we have passed through for the last ten years. The late convention has set tho people a good example in lopping off in the Constitution they have made. So let the peoplo follow their example, and begin retrenching by going bnck and occupying the capitol at Milledgeville that we already have, and save the Stato an additional debt of one million dollars. Since writing the above I learn that a general impression prevails that At lanta offers to build the capitol if loca ted there. There Bh0a4d.be a fair un derstanding with Atlanta as regards such a proposition before the ; election. We ale aware that Atlanta made such a proposition to' the convention, hat when tiie convention refused to have anything to do with the capital ques tion, and turned it over to tho people to decide by vote; it iB but natural to infer that when the convention washed its hands of tho captal and left it with the people, the proposition of Atlanta to ” 1 the capitol ceased; and if the build people voted Atlanta, the State thon to build the capitol. This is a matter that should be fairly understood before the election, as after, there can be no com promise mado—the voto settles it. Ax old Farmer of Nortii Georgia. Washington Correspondence. Washington', D. C., Sept. 21. If “shaking hands across tho bloody chasm” can have any effect in obliter ating that imaginary line separating, not really tho actual combatants in the late conflict, so much as the “home guards” and other harmless military organizations and individual warriors— the “invincible in peace and invisible in war” of Mr. Hills’ classification—it should havo been, by this date, secure ly bridged over, at least, if not wholly and permanently fillod up. Whatever tho opinion entertained as to tills, that or the other “policy;” whether the Pres ident’s example or that of Mr. Sher man can bo construod as strictly con sistent with the rules prescribed for the observance of subordinates, or whether tho frequent allusions to the “concilia tion policy” from the rear platform of railroad trains are in the best taste im aginable, Mr. Hayes’ sincere desire to itrcataLiioL tUe most cordial lratcrnal relations between the sections cannot fairly be doubted. Nor is it quite rea sonable to expect him, in the short space of six months, to have become so indifferent to hi3 political preferences of a life-time, and to the success of party to which he is largely indebted for all the eminence he has ever achiev ed, as to enable him to maintain a strictly non-partisan position at all times, even as “President of the whole country,” and tho leaning toward his party occasionally observed in his off- band speeches, can be forgiven by lib eral minded members of the opposi tion. The trial of F. E. Sawyer, with his alleged accomplices, on charges of a conspiracy against the Treasury while he was Assistant Treasurer, drags its slow length along in the criminal court, Yesterday there were called to tho stand ex-Treasurer Richardson, ex-Solicitor Banfield and other prominent ex-offi rials, and also the present First Audit or, Mahan. Tho most important points developed were that when the claim first before Mahan from the Secretary, it was endorsed as a matter undergoing investigation; but tho papers wero re moved by Haines, who retained, thepa wiiii tne endorsement erased, and again endorsed in Sawyer’s liandwritin: such a way as led to its approval. From tho testimony of a colored employe in the Commissioner of Customs office, it appeared that all tho parties interested were extremely anxious to keep the whole business secret. It has an ugly look for tho defondants ; and a verdict of guilty at the conclusion of the trial could, I apprehend, surpriso very few. How have tho mighty fallen The vicissitudes that have marked Mr. Sawyer’s career have been marked in deed. Only a few years ago a Senator, then Assistant Secretary of the Treasu ry, a few months after his retirement he appears in the records of our police court, and now in the criminal court. We continue to rcceivo assurances of Diaz’s good intentions ; but the resigna tions of Gens. Canales and Trevino, on the ground that they cannot maintain their local popularity and at the same time carry out Diaz’s conciliatory pro gramme toward us, are regarded as very significant of the hostility of the Mexican people, and furnish a striking commentary upon the viewB held by the Mexican military officers as to their duty to their Government. Ifono-half reported relative to the remarkable revival of business in all our large cities, especially in Now York, is true, and proves permanent, we have grounds for the heartiest con gratulations. The change noted in the latter city within the short space of six weeks is something akin to tho mi raculous. From a state of almost total stagnation and despondency the lost of July, we now hear that the hotels are all crowded with buyers from the East, South and West; whereas the streets were deserted and silent they are now impassible from their crowdod condi tion with every sort of vehicle pressed into service at the demand of the vast business being transacted; the side walks are piled up with boxes, barrels, bags and bales, and the wharves are beginning to assume their anti-panic appearance. Baltimore is sufficiently near to verify these representations as applied to her, and it affords your cor respondent unfeigned pleasure to be able to corroborate them in a moder-: ato way, so far aa can bo done- by per sonal inspection, and by the testimony of those whose judgment and veracity aro unquestioned. So mote it be. V /■ ,m V;. Knox. .. President Hayes in Atlanta. Gov* Colquitt’s Speech and the Response of the President. y , A Case of Re conciliation. [Pftduenh Kow«*T , In illustration of . Wado Hampton’s recent spoech at- Rockford,HI., pleading for peace' and fraternisation between the sections, we have a-business house in thia city whoes position and exam- the country, pie aro m06t remarkable. 1 The firmi* her£; not by somposcdnf Wo members; 01 ' rare from Ohio and the qth Tennessee; one was a Federal 4 and the other h Confederate, both ryingscars from wounds received'in battie;during the war. No;two busi ness partners were -ever moro friendly and confidential; inderil, their inter- l theyfor,' 1 there were course is as beautiful as that Of brothers sides for him.-' Both “dwelling toother in. unity^ andjwhfen we add that one is a Scotch 1 Presbyti rian arid the other an Irish Gatcholii we thirik-WO show the strongest oarec6rd.'' ,![ : 1,; : • v -j Atlanta Constitution. gov. colquitt's speech of welcome. Mr. President: In behalf of tho peo ple of Georgia I bid you and your com panions, who are present, a cordial welcome. We arc in the habit of open ing our hearts and our gates to strang ers who come among us from beyond our borders, and to us tho virtue of hospitality is its own exceeding great reward. Under any circumstances, the hospitality of which we trust Georgians may justly boast would make the Pres ident of the United States heartily wel come upon our soil. [Great cheers.] But you, sir, come into our midst not as President only. The vast interests over which you preside, the stupendous power which you wield as chief mag istrate, the dignity with which your name is invested by that power—are not the sole ideas which move us in this greeting to-day. [Applause.] But, that which is most prominent in our minds, higher and greater than every other distinction is the character you have illustrated [applause] —that of tion, to remove fear and suspense from the hearts of twelve million of —join follow-citizens—[greataoplauso] and restore to them a eono» of repose and security. [Applause.] If the agen cies which lately brought forty millions of people into fearful and unhappy conflict excited the attention of whole world, the moral purpose, the firm will of the fortunate magistrate who is first to control and calm the spir it which raised this mighty strife, will attract the admiration and plaudits of tiie good everywhere on eartn where good will to man prevails. [Great ap plause.] How strange—how passing strange—that men, brethren, of the same political heritage can differ or doubt as to tho beneficent effect of so holy an undertaking! [Applause.] We invite you, Mr. President, to the closest scrutiny. We are not mistaken, we do not deceive ourselves—we do not intend to deceive others, when say we mean peace; we mean union; we mean good government; we mean to give a help ing hand to any and to all who shall honor, bless and dignify the common country. [Applause.] The great moving causo_ of these hearty demonstrations which have greeted you sinoe [yon touched South ern soil is to be found in the generous confidence you have oxtended to our professions. We know, Mr- President, that you believe what we say, and your magnanimous trust exacts no cringiiu[, no servile guarantees. [Applause.] Dif fer though we may in party affiliations, yet without thinking of complications, -o r -»Y- thorn, we can " of the sympainy ana suppor good old commonwealth in all your efforts in behalf of constitutional gov ernment, and the complete restoration of goed will and fraternity between the States of thi3 Union. (Great cheers.) Again, sir, let mo assure you of the pleasure which your presence here to day gives us, and of our ardent desire to make your visit and that of your companions pleasant while you stay with us. In this spirit, and in the name of this people, Ibid you and your noble wife, these gentlo laches and hon ored gentlemen, a most cordial wel come. (Great applause.) PRESIDENT HAYES was next introduced and greeted with great cheering. He stud; FclloK-cilizcna of Georgia: My friends of Georgia, I regret that by reason of a slight cold' takon a day or two ago in a rain “storm in East Tennessoe, my voice is not in a condition to be heard for the first few sentences of my address by any considerable portion of this vast audience, but if you will bear with me I suspect in a very few minutes I shall make myself heard. The day before yesterday at Chattanooga I met a com mittee of your citizens who desired me and urged me to extend, with the par ty accompanying me, our trip to your beautiful and prosperous city. We were all very desirous to accept that in vitation. We felt that, extended as it was, it was a very great honor to ua in dividually. We felt that it would be a very great pleasure to meet you at your homes, but our arrangements ahead had been made, and I supposed it was out of the question to extend the trip. Happily, our railroad friends as sured us that by riding all of last and all of to-night, we should be able to visit Atlanta, and at once those who were the healthier and stronger of the party, urged by those of the other se-*, consented to come. And now we are here I wish to say in a single sentence, wo are glad to-be here. (Applause.) The very eloquent addresses to which we have listened, and especially tho very cncournging statements ito have heard from the Governor of Georgia are surely of themselves greeted as they have been, and endorsed by the ap plause of ibis great audienco-rthoy are of themselves so great a gratification that I would not, on any account, have missed tho pleasure I have felt this morning (Cheers.) I suppose -that here, os everywhere else, I am in the presence of men of both great poKtictd parties. I am speaking, also, in the presence of citizens of both races. I.tun quite sure that there aro before mo very- many of the bravo men who . fought in the Confederate army. (Applause.) Some, doubtless, of the men who fohgh' in the Union army.. : (Applause.) Ani_ hero we are, . Republicans, Democrats, colored people, white people, Confed erate soldiers and. Union soldiefs, all of one mind ahd bho heart’to : day'!. (Im mense cheerii^.) 'Andwhy8npqW,iW not be? What is there to separate,na longer? Without any Janit or yours, or, any fault of mine, or of any one of this great audience, slavery wasted in this country. It was itf the-' Constitution of Tho colored man wi ownvtflunl . . , „ fortune of ttnUltewas fiete. I' think ’ ate Bide, and fought bravely, risked icaflyii your lives heroically in behalf of your convictions, and can I, can any true man anywhere, fail to respect the man who risks his life for his convictions ? (Prolonged cheers.) And as I accord that respect to you, and beliovo you to be equally liboral and generous and just, I feel that as I stand before you, as one who fought in the Union army for his convictions, I am entittled to your respect (Cheers.) Now, thnt conflict is over, my friends. Governor Hampton repeated to you last night the way in which I have been in tho habit of putting it since I came to the South. There were a larger proportion of train ed Boldiere in your "army at first than in ours; in a much larger proportion you were good marksmen and good horsemen, and that is two-thirds of a good soldier. (Laughter.) But grad ually we learned to ride, too, (laughter) and, as somo of you know, gradually we learned to shoot. (Renewed laugh ter.) I happen to know how well you shoot (Cheers.) Well, having learned how to - ride and shoot, then it was case of fight between Greek and Greek, and when Greek meets Greek you know what the conflict is; (cheers) and, more than that, you know exactly how it will terminate. That party in that fight will always conquer that has the most Greeks. (Laughter and cheers.) So, with no discredit to you and no special credit to us, tho war turned out as At did. (Cheers.) Now, shall we quit fighting? ((fries of “Yes, yes!”) I have been in the habit of telling an anecdote of Gen. Scott and a statesman at Washington, in which the statesman said that as soon as the war was over, and the combatants laid down their anus, we would have complete peace. “No,” said Gen.-Scott, “it will take several years in which all the powers of the General Government will be em ployed in keeping peace between the oeUigorent non-combatants!”. (Laugh ter.) Now, I think we have gotten through with that, (cheers) and having peace between the soldiers and tho non- combatants, that is an end of the war. Is there any reason, then, why we should not be at peace forevermore? We are embarked upon the same voy age, upon the same ship, under the same flag. Good fortune or ill fortune effects you and your children as well as my people and my children. Every interest you possess is to be promoted by peace. Here is this great city of Atlanta gathering to itself all parts of the country its wealth and buBme88 by its railroads, and I say to you that every description of industry and legitimate- business needs peace. That is what capital wants. Discord, ciscontent and dissatisfaction are tiie eucinies of these enterprises. Then all our interests are for peace. Are we not agi icd about that? What do we want " r the future ? I believe it is the duty 'the General Government to regard - -iually altVo tKo Interests ami ilgLts of all sections of this country. (Cheers.) I am glad that yon agree with me about that I believe, further, that it is the duty of the Government to regard alike and equally the rights and interests of all classes of citizens. (Cheers.) That covers the whole matter. That wipes out in the future in our politics the seriion line forever. (Cheers.) Let us wipe out in our politics the color line forever. (Cheers.) And let mo say word upon what has been done. I do not undertake to discuss or defend par ticular measures. I leave tiie people with their knowledge of the facts to ex amine, discuss and docide for them selves aa to them. I speak of general considerations and notions. What trou bles our people at tho North? What has troubled them was that they feared that these colored people, who had been made freemen by the war, would not be safe in their rights and interests in the Sonth unless it was by the interfer ence of the General Government Many good people had that idea, 1 had giv en that matter some consideration, and now, my colored friends, who have Facts as to the Capital and the Capitol. The following article originally ap peared in the Atlanta Constitution, and is republished in this paper by request Our former articles under this head were mainly made up of quotations from public documents. Thesequotationawere sometimes long, and perhaps tedious. We do not apologize. We desired to furnish the friends of Atlanta with the facts and at the same time avoid a charge of making “garbled extracts.” That done we propose to discuss a few practical questions. First, let us look at the expense of the removal of tho capi tal. The law makes the following re quirements : “The executive office shall be in the rights and interests at mass i were let alone by the General Govern ment (Immense enthusiasm and cheering for several minutes.) And been so tew outrages' and invasions of your rights, nor yon so secure in your rights, persons and homes, as in the last nx months. (Great 'cheering.) Then, my friends, we are all togethor upoi bne proposition. We believe, and i_ this all those who are here agree, in the Union of onr fathers, in the old of ourfa there, the Constitution as it is with all its amendment 1 to see it enforced. ^ I see it stated occasionally thnt Presi dent Hayes has taken the course he has because he was compelled to it. [Voice —“We don’t believe it!”] Now, I was pompelleS to it. [Applause,] I was compelled to U by my sense of dnty under my oath of- office. [Intenso en thusiasm and cheers.] What was done by U£ was aono, not merely by focre of d*l circumstances, but was just and it to do£t. [CHeera.] Now, let us coins together. Letoach man make up hismind to be a patriot in Iris, own homo and place. You may quarrel ip a Sharp. contest (boat tho removal about the tariff, got ui sbotitthevmrreTii of the State capitals, and where they shall go to, [laughter] but’ upon the question of theuniemof the States ^kts .of all.the citizens, we igreo forevpr more. [Greatcheers.] I shall riot forget this reception and this greetiig. Every good purposo I have will strengthenedJfay what^ hays swftjhflmflpd'lteiButeMlay. J :thank TV It 211 1 ive (me here- - office, j bid '•[Cneenffi h-Jf s«y that it was by the crate* 1 'xT our however, and we of the two s^btibris differed about. whafshould'be- done with 1 him. - As Hr 1 . !ancoln told 1 us in .w^ r «OE»yynoM Now,paper idTertirinf Impels inquiry, Then the erticle offered U of good ^aelity fair price, the nntnrnl malts 1 ip dnlj+ft that Icir the lergert'iheio of whet is 1 state house, at the seat of government. If, from any cause, there Is no state house, or it has to bo abandoned, then at such place at the seat of government as tho Gov ernor may direct, and not elsewhere, un- less.made necessary from invasion, insur rection pestilence or rebellion. Tho Gov ernor shall reside at the scat of govern ment during his term of office.”—Codi 1873, section 79. Thegovemor “must assign rooms in tho capitol to all officers who must hold their officers there, (at the capital,) and in the absence of any legislative provision, designate the purposes for which other rooms are to be applied.” Ib. section 62. Thoso officers “who must hold their offices there” are the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Comptroller General, State Librarian, State School Commis sioner, Attorney General, State Geologist and Commissioner of Agriculture. And the Supreme Court “shall sit at tho seat of government,” is the language of the present Constitution, (76 section 6086 and of the new Constitution, articlo V." section 11, paragraph 5. Therefore, so soon as it shall have been ascertained that the vote was in favor of removal to Milledgeville, the Governor and every State-house officer, and theSu- prme Court will be compelled to move to Milledgoville. The Governor and State-house officers could no longer legal ly act as such at Atlanta. The Supreme Court could no longer legally sit at At lanta. Move they must, but how 1 We be lieve the most earnest advocates of re moval in the late Convention admitted that it wonld require ten thousand dollara (810,000) to repair the State-hou90 so make it fit for occupation. The Supre Court could not sit without the libra _ The furniture of the public offices arid the public records would bo necessary a Milledgeville for properattention to busi ness. To move all these would cost much money; how much the reader can guess. We can only guess, for we have no data on which to base a calculation. We moved but little from Milledgoville here. The State bought new furniture, etc., which was shipped diietly from the mar ket to Atlanta. Kune con estimate such loss as will arise from misplacement of re cords, loss of papers, etc. Many other incidental expenses would arise, which cannot bo foreseen. The Governor could board until Novem ber of 1878, and so we need not estimate repairs and refurnishing of the manninn as an expense absolutely necessary as a c«nditinn precedent to removal. The General Assembly could appropriate money to pay his board whon it meets in November, 1878. It is certain that money, and no small amount must be used to prepare for and cany out tho removoL Whence is it to come ? Not a dollar can bo used unless has boen appropriated according to law. The Governor cannot rely upon the con tingent fund ; for it is only sufficient to meet the usual current, incidental ex penditures of tho government. We can not dodge the conclusion that thi* YY-stfcr of expense and various troubles which will arise, when removal comes to be faced as a fact, will necessitate the calling of the General Assembly to meet in Mil- ledgevile next December or January. Snch extra session would cost hard! thought, or who have been told that I-Uess than fifty thousand dollars, (8501 was turning my back ;upon the men for its own expenses. It might cost more, whom I fought for, now listen: After "When it assembled it would perceive thinking over it, I believed that yoni that the old mansion, unoccupied for ten rests would be safer if years, needs repairs; that the furniture, of intelligent white men such as carpets, curtains and the 1?ke of the new could not be made to fit the old ntension, and would be compelled to di rect the sale of such furniture here at a sacrifice and appropriate money for such repairs and new furniture for MQledge- •in, the Governor, would bo obi to tell the General Assembly that he _ T ^ r , not safficient rooms in tho old capitol to assign to the State-house officers. He would be obliged to 'remind them that capitol was built when we hnri less than fifty counties, arid when our State was very small as compared with its pres ent proportions. He would have to tell them as did Gov. Johnson in 1855, the State-house must be “suitably enlarged.” Ho would necessarily remind them of tho report of the committee of both houses in 1855: “That tho present build- ng is inadequate for the ends for which t was designed is obvious to the most su perficial observer. It is lamentably de- "ective in having no committee rooms and. in the want of sue of the Representative chambers.” He could but quote from G?v. Johnson’s message of 1S7: “You will learn by painful experience that the legislative halls” (the halls of our fa thers) “are too small for the oomfortable accommodation of the legislature. I re new the recommendation to enlarge the State-house.” And, turning back to these records, made by hands friendly to Mil- iviUe. the General Assembly would find staring in its face the stubborn fact that the lowest estimated expense of snch enlargement ever made (8100,000) hundred thousand dollars. This expense of. enlargement must be met by appro priations. Hie friends of Milledgeville feel the pressure of this argument, and seek to meet it by saying: “Sell the present mansion and capitol,-and-with proceeds of them build a capitol which. will r be huge enough.” Let us look at tftj, Is it wise to makoatnottfwf ' pel putting so large and valuable erty on tho market?. But few J: Atlanta aad of of this (rid The French elections 1 have been oN Jor October -14th, so: that the .WBu bara W( o»portD,)|opuld buy the ; an .lllustrafion of those few none Tire build obo more to taste. Orifhe I’a late manifesto was to own it, knowing .that the: State' must tVQ SQ Republican Cham- sell, he would bide.bia-time for making mce’tho death of theporehare^ , - ..., v -rs it is The same remarks .would apply to the leader preserit capitel'^rith greater force" as itre party : a greater building.m--« -/touisw cia NtTTprpyf aSruHrint gramtyicto- Remember that Georgia was cheated wn when Ehe bought: that -house; that t real estate everywhere has declined. ' An Honorable Calling. ly since that purchase, and remem- tbat Atlanta holds the Northwestern insurance company's mortgage, fore closed, and calling for about 880,000 aa a lien on that house. What could be realized for it under the circumstances ? Again, look back at all the correspond ence between Atlanta and the State touch- ing the location of the capital here, and! rides the family enjoy. answer—answer honestly—whether the ” State enn remove the seat of government from Atlanta, and, with decency, refuse to pay back to her the money expended by her on her contract with the State to make her the permanent seat of govern ment ? We stop not to consider whether she could justly claim the two hundred line tfaousai C0HTRACT RATES OF ADVERTlSlHG. On* iqnu* on* montl _™_$ 4M Oa» sqaart three months..... 8*1 0—«q—sla months UM QaawawIwh*months—.... MM OTT-fonrtS oolumn out month 18 M OM-loarth colamn three mouths 18 88 One-fourth column fix menthe 18 88 0^fMrtketta«kiW8b«britaihs.-^Lt. 88 88 One-hslf column one month 18 88 ^oe-helf oolumn throe month! 11 88 Omihell column tlx month! ..... 88 88 One-hell column twelre mouth!.184 84 One column one month _.... 18 81 One oelimn three month!. . - 88 88 Ont column tin mouth! let 8! One column twelve months. 188 88 The foregoing retee ere for either Weekly er Tri-Weokly. Whon publithed in both pepere, 88 per eout. edilitionel upon teble retee. and nine 1 When people condemn farm life, bo- cause of its “drudgery,” I wonder if thoy ever connt up the advantages of uvmg on a farm. The fruit, the veg the fresh eggs, poultry, milk and butter, to say nothing of the many rides the family enjoy. How many of these could be indrilged in if the fam ily lived in town, and the same capi tal was invested there, that it takes to carry on the farm? When about to move to my farm, an old lady gave me this rather doubtful congratulation,“And so you are-going to be tied down to a farm ?” “Yes,” said I, “and to , , answer ousand dollars expended by you in words I have heard my mother her in this matter or only one hundred say many times, 1 would rather be the and thirty thousand dollars. The reader wife of an intelligent farmer B»»yi the can form his own deductions from tho I wife of a man following any other oc- facts heretofore irivan. I cunslinn m H mn monfinn ” Qinon fKn facta heretofore given. I cupation you can mention/’ Sinco tho No ono has ever complained of want I hard times I have felt like repeating of room in the present capitol. Its Rop-1 the same many times, with interest, resentative Chamber accommodated com-1 To me town life would be as nnendnra- fortably the Convention of two hundred I ble as country life would be to one who members, with its crowd of visitors, in I delights in the bustle of the city. I August Occasionally some member j love tho quiet life on a farm. The hor- complained that he corild not be heard I ees, the cows, the fowls, and even tho therein, but a careful inquiry would prove I pigs I am interested in. I have anoth- that had he been more interesting, the I er and greater reason than any yet members would have heard. We can I mentioned for liking the lorm. It is name members of the General Assembly I such a good place for the drildrcd. and of the late Convention whose every I The fresh air, the freedom from res word was distinctly heard throughout the I traint, the pure milk—almost anything hall. I that can bo mentioned in connection The State library of many thousands I with the farm, the influences there of books was l er, the floor of Senate Chamber. It is about forty fifty feet wide, and seventy or eighty long, I women. ' Give them an interest in a ana is supported by trusted beams above. I patch of ground, some of the ariiinah This immense weight, at that point, j to care for and train; if their teste caused a cracking-ot plastering, which I points that way, give tire inventive baa given our mwmiwi the opportunity to J ability a chance to expand, make home cry out “danger.” Bat; no one believed 1 as attractive as it should be, with books them. No officer seeker has ever held ] and music, and the children will/ Jove back from pushing his way into the I the farm and the home too well to ever building, though densely packed) no] wish to leave it for the overcrowded timid maiden has declined to accompany ] and dangerous city.—Mass. Plowman. her beam to «ee the ■ mem bled Wisdom of | — our State. The larger the crowd thel The Democrats won a great victory in greater has been the proportion of office-1 the recent California election, and will seekers and timid imudens. ] send a Senator to the United States 8en- We believe that no candid, man ae-| ate. in place of that bad man, Sargent, anointed with all tire facts, and knowing | The official returns show that the city the necessities of the. State, if. compelled | offlan Francisco elected two Demo te say which would beat aarye tire publio | cratic Senators and one Republican. purposes, for yean to come, the old or | The aggregate vote in the districts elect- tbe new State hotase, would hestitate to |ing was: -Democrats, 8,951; Repnbli- answer, the new. And nlch a man ] cans, 8,042. There ore four Assembly wouldsay that when-Georgia wishes to | districts in the city, each electing four build.anew, at either: .plaeej Jibe oodld] members. Two of these were carried build to greater advantage a*pl much I solid by the Democrats, who also elect- more cheaply at Atlanta than she could | ed three in another district, and one in at Milledgeville. 1 I each of the remaining two. The totals Onr deductions are that a sound econ- were: Democrats, 13; Republicans, 7. omy will avoid the expense arid confa-1 As for the Assembly as a whole, in a sion of removal; will not necessitate tiie | Senate of forty members there will be enlargement of the old State house or 111 Republicans and one Independent, the repair and refurnishing of the old I the latter of Democratic paocliyities; in mansion, and will wipe out the insurance Ja House of 80 members there are 27, or mortgage and all claims in favor of At lanta by letting the capital remain among the hills of tforth Georgia sublicans, with one Re- I publican elected os an independent, to [ 52 or 53 straight Democrats. These Sheep. | footing are from the San Francisco | Call, and may oertainly be relied upon ’ | as not too favorable to the Democrats. If the people of the Southland would | This gives them a majority of 42 on only do for themselves what they do for | joint ballot, which is more than their the corn-growers, the spindle lords and I most sanguine expectations.—Selma porkopils, they would soon be, not only | Timet. ~ dent thrifty pteptoever desired. Altege portion of ourriountry, with large opmi we P" nted i l P. ltcl l e i“'j h0 fields not in cultivation and theSmJW W as aUhia New England speeche pine forests, c»n, with a comwratiyety ?> nt expression S SSS.^rt rSiw taS-and ieconsjs^twtth the dignity of his great almost untried in the South—that is cer- 2®**- Pf 1 ®* % lesBC ' “ cr,to °! V*- tain to yield a profit to satisfy any man fect ^ 1 .. ta3te ? nd f 0 ?l u “ 1 ‘2 ^ * was captivated his immediate hearers, but will ( " " ' ~ I allude to sheep husbandry. . I presume that good native ewes can be bought for one dollar and fifty cents each, and a ram of pure blood, either Merino or South- down, can, be bought at 830. Fivehun-i . , .. , dred head of ewes^d ten rams will cost! command general approval. The excellence of this speech may be in part due to the admirable tone of Gov. Col- uot over $1,050. At four pounds to the “ » rnZ J H-... J animal will pay ten per cent on tire | m,ddIe than Delnocratlc GovonM,r principle, and all expense of shearing much as theold- ewea cost and the net I J 0 ® 810 *? you reached Southwn soil is to gain really fabulous in «£pari*ontoIhe “ . fo “ nd m ®. e eehe / oa3 confidenc ? w,th dependence on cotton. If thTTepherd whwh *?“ L wh £ T “ d you J desires to make wool a business, he woffid do well to use the pure Merino male; ifl^f 1 ^^ fj* 6 euaran,et3 ' ~ Ncw he desires to enter .fho mutton market, I J , thai the Southdown wonld be the ones, | The capacity of a man in swallowing and with proper care and attention, these ] g*** 0 f lager beer has been a question rams dun 00 hobo 9 by ctmir u ~ * n * ** ■ they be competent; no otl ed- If anindustriouAivirilant man heijnsataxted a kindred inquiry as to how could, with there fire hundred sheep, qt-imaay plates of soup a man can put to ldown. At a meeting of that club on tU .. eoni , c rop * 120th instant, Major McClellan, of West- *?? th . M , be ?^. eB rotek* ca the principle, [cheetor county, New York, stowed atleast donbling his capital ensr teo| lwtT twenty plates of turtle soup, and years by the increase.—Southern firmer, j the club awarded to him the prize of a • • m I boa net of vegetables. A snore aDDro* Hill on the ConatituUoiu | jSS?piixeTuld have becuattebgh of about one barrel capacity.—Cohan- Take the Constitution as a whole and | bus Times. as it is, I done* hastate tri say that, in I — inouiii* my opinion, it is the beat tins State baa | London, Sept. 25.—In consequence ever had 1 and noroosoAthathiity-ehAt] rifa strike on the Southern and Great of the thirty-eight I ., - , , ,,,. States of one Union has a be tter.. . I Western road, the Postmaster-General It contains several provisions i one of which wHl be weritn ted'fold the | , . , cent of the whole Constitution; u " | and bring the othere-te-LiverpooL It many of the improve-1 City of Berlin was the first steamer nf- ments which our progressive .enwii-] footed by the new regulation. T!.« enoe has made not only wise but neces-1 strike has lasted some time. Itiscon- sa*y.:.„ ,, * M-r«j i ,:i r , Ifinedto tho men employed in' repair- It colls a most emphatic halt to cor-1 ing the road. .r-jn J lSivSbS^S’und 1 it 0 ^ I We hoid^G^ Hampton has set pf- locked the treasury. 1“ tire,mm*.of .th*, ten to ^lng.' It tasi the best to i adopt stands and amendi , .. lo by several Southern States to the Presi dent :and his party in view of their pending tour.—Charleston Journal of Commerce. culminate Three years ago, in St Louis, an aaritrfHed'.]ite'y<Mmg:-4ife : «&ct boasted of it In jail he flst&stowgyj wlfMthe-mm. ratydal the! the tehee night be I lay down and died. Tho man next docnrfc ae thereat thritffife, iotf, 1 gave rijffifo "or The) at AQarita on -_pltal of the State 'Which cave Tilden his greatest majority bribed dut to do himhonar. Notitihg riotddI be better '' Gov. Colqujtt’a welcome of Hayes..! thePadficator—“tho peaoemakerbe- ' brethren' estranged”—and the n \p.—9pftwrfiM Repute Wo I flfijsnnpja •/.-■ :: 1 'J f tween I President’s face, may as well retire from the business at once. The war ended I some twetetrojr thirtew^yesiB ago, ami , ; j dry indwspaper dotaild Infeii ?o®tt»Biiew8, 8o 9A te illqriteate - litis! -nm -/ho took no, . it' out—-A’eie York , ai io!tio-> nor wMnmqmoo eiH McClellan accepts the nomination finjgTrnr nfNrnr. bed 1: FLe^ahatfdFGehTott. E; t«U in very, High’terms of President 1

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, October 03, 1877, Image 1