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fhidlwwi (f tml cdcrain. EV AD4IR & SMITH. GEORGIA RAILROAD. Augusta to Atlanta, 171 Milos —Fare, $5 50 GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent. MORNING PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 9.05, A. M. Arrives at Augusta at 6.20, P. M. Leaves Augusta, daily, at 0.30, A. M. Arrives at Atlanta at 9.45, A. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 7.15, P. M. Arrives at Augusta at 5.56, A. M. Leaves Augusta at 2.30, P. M. Arrives at Atlanta at 11.45, P. M. This Road runs in connection with the Trains of the South Carolina and the Savannah and Augusta Railroads, at Augusta. ATLANTA & WEST-POINT R. R. Atlanta to West-Point, 87 Miles—Fare,..s3 50. GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M. Arrives at West-Point at 3.10, P. M. Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.00, P. M. Arrives at Atlanta at 7.51, P. M. NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 0.30, A. M. Arrives at West-Point at 5.46, A. M. Loaves West-Point, daily, at 3.15, A. M. Arrives at Atlanta at 7.59, A. M. This Road connects with the Montgomery & West-Point Road at West-Point. WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD. 'tfisw-N - Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,....ss. JOHN W. LEWIS, Superintendent. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, daily, at... 10,10, A. M. Arrives at Chattanooga a* 7.00, P. M. Leaves Chattanooga at 1.45, A. M. Arrives at Atlanta at 10.00, A. M NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Loaves Atlanta 7.30, P. M. Arrives at Chattanooga 5.35, A. M. Leaves Chattanooga 4.20, P. M. Arrives at Atlanta 3.45, A. M. This Road connects,each way,with the Romo Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Ten nessee and Georgia Rialroad at Dalton, and the Nashville A Chattanooga Railroad at Chatta aoogn.. MACON A WESTERN RAILROAD. -■£& _■ ‘ A-‘ Jj&wMI JWI Atlanta to Macon, 102 Miles—Fare $4 50. ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent. Macon A Western Railroad Company, ) Macon, Georgia, July 30, 1861. J ON and after Sunday, 4th of August, the Passenger Train will run as follows : Leave Macon 10 A. M. Arrive at Atlanta 4 P. M. Leave Atlanta 11 A. M. Arrive at Macon 5 P. M. The 11 A. M. train from Atlanta connects at Macon with the Central Railroad 10 P. M. train for Savannah, and South-western Rail road at 11.45 P. M. for Columbus. ATLANTA CLOTHING HALL -■ - —— I HAVE just returned from the North with a largo stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING, a and am ready to supply the cit- WM Hens of Atlanta aud the sur- >1 rounding country, with | ■ CHAI'S, PANTS, VESTS, SHIRTS, Handkerchiefs, Neck-ties, HATS, CAPS, SOCKS, and everything else in the Clothing line, ot good quality and at LOW PRICES. L*; JAH "’ho deaire BARGAINS give me a call. —ALSO, ON HAND — Jewelry I Knives I Combs! A.n«t other Notions. M. OPPENHEIMER, Whiteall street, nearly opposite msrehlstf Eddle.nan 4 Bank J. H. LOVEJOY, B Wholesale A Retail IMKR, And Dealer in To bacco, Wines, Li- ’■»' quote, Cigars. Ac., Cherokee Block, Peach-Tree Street, (.ioorjsin. febSS ly \ 1 ’ RISK Y!-3CI barrels Pure Corn Whisky » ’ in Shire and for » ale by inneil BUTLfcR A FKTFRB, THE PUBLIC GOOD BEFORE PRIVATE ADVANTAGE. WM. H. BARNES, - TROS. P. FLEMING. V WHOLESALE PROOUOE (DEMERS (y AND GENERAL Assign MASONIC HALL BUILDING, <Opposite Passenger Depot,) ATLANTA, G-EO. o PROMPT ATTENTION PAID TO FILLING LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON C’ONSIGHSTIVIEJNrTS. BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON THE CASH SYSTEM E—X—C—L—U—S—l—V—E—L—Y ! o Prices Current mailed to customers weekly. Wholesale Produce House, NOW ON HAND, LARD, ) at ( CORN. LARD, > Barnes, < CORN. LARD, J A Fleming, ( CORN’ MASONIC HALL. In Store, BACON, ) at f FLOUR. BACON, 1 Barnes, 1 FLOUR . BACON, j & Fleming, ( FLOUR. ALL ORDERS ) at ( AT THE WILL BE 1 Barnes, 1 LOWEST FILLED, J & Fleming, ( PRICES. FOR CASH. Consignments solicited. Liberal advances made. Large Stocks kept od hand. Orders filled with dispatch. 50 Casks Bacon—to arrive, « 800 Barrels Flour—to arrive. 5,000 Sacks Prime White Corn—in store. 40 Ferkin K’gs Fresh Lard—in store. General Commission Business attended to by BARNES &. FLEMING. Masonic Building, March 18, 1861. Atlanta, Georgia. BRYSON & BEAUMONT, Manufacturers and Dealers in MEN'S & BOY'S CLOTHING, GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. CLOTHS, CASSTMERES AND VESTINGS, Markham’s Iron-Front Building, White hall, Street, t. m. BRYSON, I ATLANTA, GEORGIA. t. u. bkaumont J April 2d, 1861. Notice. IN consequence of the withdrawal of the Steamers between Mobile and New Orle-ns, the Through Freight Tariff from New Or leans to Atlanta and Columbus, established in March 1861, is suspended until further notice. GEO. G. HULL, Supt. A. 4 W. P. R. R. I). H. CRANE, Supt. M. A W. P. R. R. COX, BRAINARD A CO., Mobile and N. O. Steamers, june 8 -dtf. WANTED IMMEDIATELY, on Ann POUNDS of first quality of Black Z* V, VV/v Side Upper Leather, or Kips, for which the highest market prices will be paid in cash. Also, 50 first rate Shoemakers, to bottom Pegged Shoes, can find steady employment, at the highest wages—cash paid every Saturday evening, in full. Apply, on Whitehall street, at the manufactory of I. T. BANKS. N. B.: No •• Blue Monday ” craft need apply. “ Intelligencer ” please copy. Sept Im. Attention, Soldiers! SWORD and Pistol Belts, Camp Chairs and Stools, Enameled Oil-Cloth, suitable for sol diers' wrappers; also, MILITARY CAP FRONTS, STRAPS, and SWEATS, made to or der, by applying at H. B. GARDNER’S Carriage Factory. Corner Hunter and Forsyth Streets, Atlanta, Georgia. Also, all sizes Packing Boxes, as cheap as the cheapest Carriage work done at the usu al rates. SeplS-lm. IN STORK- 150 Gallons Kerosene Oil—(of light color, and odorless.) 1,000 Gallons Alcohol. 100 Bottles Chloroform. 1,000 Gallons Spirits of Turpentine. 25 Bottles Calomel. 25 Bottles Blue Mass. 1,000 Bottles Quinine. 150 Bottle Morphine, july 30-ts MASSEY A LANSDELL. WANTED! QOME eightorten got ijournyemen Hatters,to O make Wool and Fur Hats. Steady employ, ment and good wages. Apply to mil. J. M. HOLBROOK. Atlant*. Ga. India Rubber THE undersigned has a good supply of India Rubber Coats and Blankets on hand. Atlanta, Aug. 14-ts. D. MAYER. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1861. TO THE VOTERS OF GEORGIA. The time designated by law, when the vo ters of Georgia will be called upon to choose a Chief Executive, is near at hand. There are two candidates for this office before the people, Joseph E. Brown, the present in cumbent, and the Hon. Eugenics A. Nisbet. We do not desire to draw any comparisons between these gentlemen that would reflect on either. Both are honest, faithful and capable, and cither would make Georgia a good Gov ernor. Gov. Brown is the candidate of Judge Whitaker of Atlanta, therefore, his friends say he is the peoples’ candidate. They say he is untrammeled by Caucuses, Conventions, or parties. Judge Nisbet is the nominee of a peoples’ Convention, composed of one hun dred and seventy-five delegates, who repre sented fifty-eight counties. It would be a safe calculation to say, that these fifty-eight coun ties represent a voting population of forty thousand, nearly half the voting population of the State. Now, I would ask the question, Who has the best claims to being called the peoples’ candidate, Gov. Brown or Judge Nis bet ? How many counties did J udge Whita ker represent ? How many voters did he represent? We submit, whether it is not more evident, from these facts, that Judge Nisbet is the nominee of the people than that Gov. Brown is ? The Convention which nominated Judge Nisbet was not a Party Convention. It was called without reference to party, and was in tended to settle conflicting claims and inter ests, and to harmonize the people on one can didate, so that we might present to our ene mies the happy spectacle of an united people. It is ridiculous, then, to rail out against Con ventions, as some of the friends of Governor Brown are now doing. Conventions undoubt edly have their evils, as no human institution is perfect. Joseph E. Brown has been twice nominated by Conventions; a Convention was necessary to prepare and adopt the Con stitution of the United States; and a Conven tion was necessary to take Georgia out of the Union. So long as Conventions were the in strument by which Gov. Brown stepped into place and power, he had no complaint to make against them ; but now, that his claims are ignored, and the people ask him to step aside that there are others equally as deserving, as well qualified as himself, he and his friends have discovered that Conventions are terrible concerns. They are now the work of aspir ing politicians and designing demagogues, ruled and controled entirely by “King Cau cus.” “Circumstances alter eases.” The question of precedent is a very strong one against Gov. Brown. The people of Geor gia should watch with a jealous eye, this time honored custom, which is as old as the Con stitution, as imposing as law. and which has never, in a single instance, been violated in the old government of the United States, or in the history of Georgia. Gov. Brown, stands before the people us Georgia, asking to be re-elected for a third term. Such a thing was ne\ er heard of before. The genius and spirit of our Government aud of all republi can Governments contemplate a change of the Executive officers. If a people did not change their Executive officers, in accordance with some rule or precedent, the Government would not be republican in form. All Exe cutive offices have patronage annexed to them. This patronage should not be kept in the hands of one man too long. Look at the old United States government, voters of Georgia! There an example was set by the great and good Washington, which no man, under or dinary circumstances, should trample under foot. He could have held the office of Presi dent for life, but his sterling integrity, and unsullied patriotism, would not allow him.— He had great wisdom, ripe experience, a pro found knowledge of human nature, and was well instructed in the principles of republican government. He had carried the country safely through a seven years revolution. He was President of the Convention that framed the Constitution of the United States, and de cided all the questions raised in that body— He was fully acquainted with the letter and spirit of that instrument. He was chosen, bv the unanimous voice of the American people, the first President, and held the office for two terms. At the end of that time, when press- ed by his countrymen to serve another term of four years, he answered, and hear the an swer of Washington, voters of Georgia ! “No, my countrymen, the precedent is a DANGEROUS ONE; IT TENDS TO CENTRALIZATION, AND IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT AND THE INTERESTS of a Free People.” Let us remember, with a sacred remem brance, the advice of the Father of his coun try, given to his fellow-citizens, at a time when the grave was about to close upon him. The example set by him has grown into a sanctified principle, which was never infring ed under the old government, and which, we trust, will never be infringed in the new.— Those pure and incorruptible Revolutionary patriots, Jefferson and Madison, never thought of such a thing as aspiring to the Presidency for a third term. They were too firmly impressed with their obligation to the people, and too well instructed in the princi ples of our government to attempt such a thing. If any mortal man, since the days of Wash ington, deserved this distinction at the hands of his countrymen, that man was Andrew Jackson—the soldier, the statesman and the patriot. Jackson was a strong partizan, and he lived in times of great political excite ment. Near the close of his last term in the Presidential chair, he was approached by some of his warm political friends and urged to be come a candidate for a third term. The Old Hero indignantly refused, saying that his en emies had always charged'him with being a tyrant, and were he to run for the Presidency a third term, that ivould be ample proof that he was a tyrant! Such was the opinion of Old Hickory on third terms in office. Let us now refer, for a moment, to the his tory of our own State. Who had more warm and devoted friends, as Governor of Georgia, than George M. Troup ? A ripe statesman, a pure and incorruptible patriot, a man of un questioned integrity, who had higher or stronger claims to this extraordinary honor, than he did ? No man ever stood higher in the affections of the people of Georgia, than did George M. Troup, and yet at the expiration of his second term he retired to private life, more honored and loved by the people, than if he had let his “ vaulting am bition overleap” the sacred line which had been established and observed by the Fathers of the Republic. Such has been the prece dent established throughout the entire history of Georgia, away down the long line of Gov ernors, from the first Governor representing her State sovereignty, to the present time. This sacred precedent has never, in a single instance, been violated. Gov. Brown, in his letter to Judge Whitaker, mentions the fact of the Hon. Jared Irwin having served the State, as Governor, for three terms. This is a mistake. The Hon. Jared Irwin never served the State of Georgia for three consec utive terms. Such a case was never known in the history of Georgia, and the Governor virtually acknowledges it, in his second letter, by not alluding to the fact. The only case in the history of the Southern States, in which a <Tovernor has been elected for three consecu tive terms, has just taken place in Tennessee. Governor Harris has been elected Governor of that State for a third term, under the fol lowing circumstances: At the time of the election, there was a Secession and a Union party in the State. Gov. Harris was an orig inal secessionist, and did more than any twen ty men in the State to take the State out of the Union. He declined, at first, being again a candidate for Governor, but he was nomina ted by conventions, which were held in Mid dle and West Tennessee, and finally acqui esced in allowing his name to go before the people. Let it be remembered that Gov. Harris was the nominee of two of those con ventions of which Gov. Brown stands in such awful dread. The Union men of East Ten nessee, not satisfied with Guv. Harris, brought out Maj. Polk as the “ or “ Peace Candidate.” The result was that Gov. Har ris was triumphantly elected by the people of the State. The choice showed the good sense and wisdom of the people of Tennessee, for had Major Polk been elected Governor civil war would now be raging in that State, NEW SERIES: VOL. I-NO. 198. and our whole Northern border would be lit up with the fury of the internecine contest. Maj. Polk received something over 50,000 votes, showing that the Union party mustered pretty strong at that time. In the case of Tennessee, we think Gov. Harris was right in running for a third term, and we think the people were right in electing him. But no such circumstinces exist in Georgia at this time. There is no 11 Union” party in Geor gia, and there can be no parallel in the case of Tennessee and Georgia. One of the strongest arguments which the friends of Gov. Brown use for his re-election is, that he has been in office so long, that he has become familiar with its duties, that he understands the Executive routine, and that a new man would have to learn all this. Well, grant all that Gov. Brown says, to be true, grant that he has made a good officer, that he is honest, energetic and capable; all these are not sufficient reasons for keeping him in office. This argument is not worth much. Judge Nisbet is as familiar with the history, condi tion and necessities of Georgia, as Governor Browa or any other man in the State. Judge Nisbet was a member of the Convention which took Georgia out of the Union. He introduced the Secession Ordnance in that body. From first to last, he was one of the leading minds in that Convention. That Con vention elected Judge Nisbet a member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. He has served in this body from its first session to its last, with distinguished ability. Much of the time of the Confeder ate Congress has been devoted to secret ses sions. With the whole workings of the se cret legislation of our new Government, Judge Nisbet is perfectly familiar. Govern or Brown knows nothing about this. In this one thing alone Judge Nisbet possesses a pow erful advantage over Gov. Brown. Judge Nisbet is more perfectly familiar with the se cret workings of the Government than any other man in the State. In fact, he is the the right man for Governor of Georgia at this time. The history of the world has never before brought forth such scenes as those through which we are now passing. We are in the midst of a revolution, and we need a man at the helm of State who has ability, wisdom, decision of character and experience. We need a man who is not only well acquain ted with the policy of the State, but who is also well acquainted with the policy and workings of the Confederate Gavernment. Judge Nisbet is emphatically that man. No man in the State is better qualified for the Governor of Georgia than Judge Nisbet.— Aside from his public qualifications, he has all those traits of character and mind which bespeak the man for this time. Voters of Georgia, the case is now fairly before you. You must decide who will be your next Gov ernor. Will you support a man who is run ning on the unsafe and unprecedented princi ple which Washington condemned, and which Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson refused to sanction ? Will you go for or against the sacred precedent set you by the lamented Troup, and the long line of Governors who have succeeded and preceded him? We call upon you, voters of Georgia, to stand by the old landmarks ; stand by the principles taught you by the Fathers of the Revolution, by the principles of true Repub licanism, and by the doctrine taught us by the founders of our New Government.— Should you sanction this dangerous innova tion of a third term man, it will rise up and meet us forever after. “ Nothing but that highest and rarest of official integrity which forbids a man to prostitute the public offices to his own advantage will then stand in the way of endless succession of aspiring dema gogues for third, fourth, fifth and sixth terms, and your Governors will not have warmed their chairs before the plots for official perpe tuity shall have commenced.” Put down this monster innovation, at the ballot box, Freemen of Georgia, and you will reflect credit on yourselves, honor upon the State, and it will entitle the proud old Common wealth once more to claim her glorious motto of “ Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.” SONS OF 76.