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MU' All SuhncriptloiiH moot ho paid invariably In ml-
rnnro. No diaorlinlnutlon in favor of anybody.
/>«• Tim Paper will ho ntopnod. In all inwtancoa, at tho
tlino paid for, unloaa HuhHCfiptiona aro provionaly ronowod.
4«T Address nil ordora to
JONRB k WlMilNOIIAM.
Attorneys.
AV. O. TtlOOMI,
TOJINI3Y AT 1,AW,
TOOI.1C iS; MAURY,
ATTOUNKYS AT I.AW.
VOLUME XXV.
LAGRANGE, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1869.
{NUMBER 10.
(jroceries.
T.nCtr
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.Oeci
3 In the Hope
r«la,
■ninth*
irts of tin
to. Merlwotln
gli», and In
•eflO-tf
W ir ;If
(Iarria. AIho, in tho Hnpreme Court fir •
tho United Staten Distriet Court nt Atlanta.
Jfir OFFICE—Kant Hide of the Public .Square.
». C. PF.ltUKI.r., I N. J. HAMMOND, I K. W. HAMMOND,
LaOraUKo, an. \ Atlanta, (ja. | Jjuirnnge, tin.
FICRHICLL, HAMMOND iSi KUO.,
ATTORN FA’S AT LAW,
La (.range, Cicoralu,
W
ed to their i
careful attention.
N. .i. IIAMMOND still remains n nn
A. W. Hannnund A: Hon, of Atlanta, i.
county.
Dentistry.
11. II. AliFHKD,
SU1K1EON DENTIST,
ago, Clcorgl
Public Squuro,
k iiuinuuu.
Htb, 1HU
J. 1
DOUIIINS,
SURGEON RKNTI8T,
HAVING located at T,nnrange, roapootftilly
tnndora Ida professional Horvicca to the citizens
of the place and aurronudinu country. All
work done at his ofllcoaball lj
executed and warranted to gir
chnrgoN.
For reference apply to Col. Hugh Hucbanan, Col. W. F.
Wright. l)r. Calhoun. Dr. Wellborn. Newnau, Ua.; and Dr.
(Stanley mul Dr. Wiinhlsh. I.uGrange, Gu.
Oftlco up stairs over Pullen & Cox's old stand, Northwest
corner of Public Square. JauH
Miscellaneous.
A. D. AD11AIIAMS.
WIMBISH At CO.,
MKHCIIANTH mid TKAUEUH,
(North Kant G'oruor Public Square,)
GeorgIn,
Lit ml Plaster, &<-.
[ WriJ, furnish, nt La Gran go Depot, h
load. GROUND LAND PLASTKK,
food na the best.
In aacka (per ton) at
In IJbla. (per ton) at
LaGrango, Nov. 1M.— tf
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, PROVISIONS,
HEAVY BOOTS AND SHOES,
BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIALS,
STOVES, AC., AC.
STEWART’S CRUSHED, POWDERED, A. D and C SU-
UA1(S, and SUGAR HOUSE SYRUP and MOLA88E8,
CHOICE RIO, LAGUAYRA and JAVA COFFEES,
STOVES—(Warranted to gtvo autlafaction,)
GUNNY and BLANKET BAGGINGf (41 to4fl in. to2Vl lba.,)
GREEN LEAF ROPE and ARROW TIES,
AXLES, HUBS, RIMS and SPOKES, (buggy and wagon)
BUGGY TRIMMINGS, (every kind,)
GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES and CAPS,
PLANTATION and MECHANIC’S, TOOLS, (evory kind,)
LOCKS, BUTTS and SCREWS, (groat variety,)
BUGGY and WAGON HARNESS,
CALF SKINS, SOLE, UPPER and HARNESS LEATHER,
IRON and STEEL, (Swedoa and Uetlnod—all sizes,)
SUPERIOR CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO,
BACON, LAUD and FLOUR, (auperior quality.)
COTTON YARNS, OSNABUROS, STRIPES A SHIRTINGS,
NO. 1 SHORE and BAY MACKEREL and WHITE FISH,
and EVERYTHING ELSE in our lino, on the most reason-
able terms. Call and see ua.
WIMBISH A CO.
Dry Goods, &<\
NEW CASH 8TORE!
GOOD GOODS,
CHEAP roll CASH AND CASH ONLY,
VIHO 11. I.. HOPSON
II
AS oponed a atoek of nuw and woll-aoloctod
DRY IAOODJJ
A. K. COX, Agent
utl "Work. Dour Promptly I
Georgia. Ttmuoasoe,
THE OLD TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
T'XITEJD STATES HOTEL,
Atlanta, C.ooi-nl.i.
NASSEKN & MANY, Proprietor*.
J. F. W. BRYSON AND ISAAC N. SCOTT. Clorlvs.
FRANCIS A. FROST',
DAN K E It ,
(OlHno Wont Side Square, uext door to \Vl*e A Dmis!a*»,|
ha («iis?i"i', Georgia.
rpiIIRTY Burmin Early (
1 toes, both very earl;
coived by
WIMBISH A: CO.
Now Orica na -Molasses.
3 article, for salo by
A'
Rest Orlcui:
UST rocoived by
WIMBISH A C'O.
iSugar
WIMBISH fi CO.
■piRKSH
I
Clover Seed l
3d GENUINE, for sale by
WIMBISII A CO.
lly Flour!
T'UESII and of auperior quulity, just received and for
do by WIMBISH A: CO.
« OLD
Atlai
at Atlanta
ft ,r Special attention gi
s’rr dv: 11 \ 1
f pi IE Huhacriher has a lo
l FARM WAGONS for i
material* and admirably
of fat
'licet Inn _octnn_tf_
\VA(JONS.
• strong and handsome
•v are built of the best
a and admirably adapted to all the conveniences
Hauling, marketing, kc. They are sold at MOD-
KRATK PRICES and warranted to bo na they arc repre
sented.
In the absenee of the undersigned. Mr. Leo C. Sentt. at
the store of Evans A Ragland, will show them to persons ,
wishing to purchase. Call ami secure one before they are
ull Hold. THOM AS W. McGF.K,
f bo-tf LaGrango, Georgia.
OAVEN & KA11XAHD,
COL’T O N AV A It KIIO U S K,
T.u Grange, Georgia.
rpiIANKFUL for tho liberal patronage bestowed onus
S last year, we nnnnimco to COTTON SHIPPERS AND
FARMERS that we have ro-openedour old Stand, near the
V- I{ - Depot, and will give prompt and personal attention
Vo nil cotton stored with us. Wo also liavo u NIGHT-
WAT( HMAN in tho establishment, aepll-tf
TjIvo:
QNF. CAR LOAD just r
Which ho olTcrs to hiu friuuduand tbo public;
CHEAP FOR CASH.
Determined to do a CASH BUSINESS he will price Ida
goods so ua to induce persona to patronize him.
lie would respectfully uak au inspection of bis goods
ami prices. Call and sun him I junB
DRY GOODS AT COST, OR LESS!
A LL goods bought of Dr. Klinbro, will be offered at
J\.
GEORGIA NEWS AND VIEWS.
Efforts are about being made in Atlanta to in*
dues Bishop Fierce to make that city bin homo.
Tho Amorious Republican Bays the work of Hot
ting out Hhadc trocs in that city goes bravely on.
Commodore Tattnal 1ms Hottlod in Savannah,
and has become engaged in the Insurance busi-
Tho citizens of Elbert county are agitating
tbo project of building a railroad from Elbcrtou
to Augusta.
The local editor of the Savannah News wan as
saulted and badiy boaton iu bis office ono morn
ing last week.
Tho Savannah Advertiser announces the death
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN GEORGIA.
We are permitted to publish thin brief and
comprehensive statement and conclusive argu
ment in the case of Georgia now under consider
ation by OongrosB.
To the Honorable Chairman and Members of the
Committee on Reconstruction:
By your permission I present this statement
concerning tho affairs of Georgia, which are bo-
ing considered by your committee, and 1 respect
fully ask for it your usual careful attention. J
think you will agree with mo tlmt this case has
no*precedent or parulel.
Governor It. B. Bullock, holding his nor mis-
und performing the functions of Governor
of an old and highly esteemed citizen of that I un der the constitution and laws of Georgia,
conies before Congress and this commits
asks thfft tho civil government of the State shall
be destroyed, and military or provisional govern
ment established. The reasons given by him
for this proceeding, and which uro attempted
to be supported by testimony, may be summed
up in three distinct charges against tho people
of Georgia:
. . TT . . _ , , 1st. Tlmt the Reconstruction acts of Congress,
go out of the Union again, Joshua Hill is to be providing for tho admission of tho State to rep-
city, Mr. Oliver M. Lillibrid;
The West Point Observer says a negro was
shot in that place the other night by another
negro for appropriating the latter’s wife.
Tho Augusta Chronicle it’ Sentinel 1ms conclu
sive information that in the event Georgia is to
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Anrwimr.Mr.jm? at fl per aquara of 10 solid llaaa flf
thin type for one innertlon. Subsequent lnaertUma half
prl^ Doubly column nffTPrtlnrmentn, 25 per pact
T
t 8 00
6 00
7 no
10 00
1ft 00
Six Squares ' 14 00
Quarter Column.... 16 00 25 on
Half Column 28 001 40 00
Throe-fourth* Col’n 85 00' 60 00
One Column 1 45 00 00 00
Ono Mquaro.
Two Sqnaron
Throe Squares
Four Sqtiuros
**’ Squaros.
Provisional Governor.
In Columbus there i
I .v.,mutation were not complied with.
• , . , . , . I 2d. That certain colored members who were
, eight schools, having • elected to the Legislature were declared ineli-
in atteudance 750 white scholars. In attendance j gilds under tho constitution and. laws,
at the colored schools, the number is 275. .So ! 3d. That the laws are not faithfully executed,
M1J-K tho Columbus Sun. an ; 1 that is , unpnnlfhed.
_ ( In examining those charges I shall purposely
From the Columbus Enquirer we learn that a j omit all comment on the extraordinary procoed-
Tobaeeo Manufacturing Company, began work of the gentleiuau who at the same tinn
untfl the flrat day of April next, or
Spring Stock.
Aiil reccivina Goods weekly, tri
Until I shall get 111 i
in that city on tho 22d, in the Bank building.
Their presses and machinery are all new.
From the Cartersvillo Express wo learn that
arrangements are being made to build a Baptist
Church in that place. Tho church of that de
nomination was burned by the Federal army du
ring the war.
Tho Journal says movements are on foot to
reorganize the old fire company of Marietta,
which had its existence before and during tli
cupies and ignores tho position of Governor of
Georgia.
Tho laws of Congress for the Reconstruction
and admission of Georgia have been complied
with in every single particular.
The election of delegates to form a constitu
tion, the meeting and action of the convention,
the adoption of the constitution, and the election
of officers by the people, the organization of tho
Legislature, the striking out by the Legislature
of certain sections of the Georgia constitution
according to the expressed will of Congress, the
adoption of tho fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution of United States, the inauguration
war. Such a movement ought to ho put on foot I of the Governor, the announcement of the witli-
La Grange. I drawal of military and the establishment and su-
1 premacy of civil law, and the proclamation of
! Tll ° Columbus ’Enquirer is mformod that Win. j thu President certifying the compliance of Geor-
j B. Butt, of Marion county, has been elected a | giawith tlie conditions prescribed by Congress
e all in per
fect accordance with tho letter and spirit of the
law. And finally, ns if to settle any question,
which could be made in future on this po.nt, the
House of Representatives gave their assent, by
a unanimous vote, to the fact that reconstruction
was accomplished in Georgia by the admission of
her representatives to seats in the House.
Thus we have the laws of Congress; tho sanc
tion of Gen Grant,
J. M. BEALL & SON.
n.OTHIYU, LOUTS AND SliOfS, HATS AND CAPS,
I tv, to fill the vacancy established by tho death
! nf Win. M. Butt.
There is considerable excitement in Dalton,
growing out of the unearthing of a vast coal
mine in Johns Mountain, which is a mile from
Dalton. The coal is said to be of an excellent
quality so far as tried.
The Journal says many “beauties" from abroad
are now gracing our city with their presence, as
students of tho Marietta Female College, of j t j iat Georgia
I which Col. Joseph T. Montgomery, formerly of ( the Union, on an equal footing with her sister
' Htatei
tho proper remedy? I answer without Irui'it-
tion or a doubt: In Georgia, as in every republi
can State, the only proper remedy lor this and
all similar evils is tbo ballot and the courts.—
These means are as ample, and will be as potent
in Georgia as in any other State.
Both branches ui the Legislature of Georgia
have recently, in deference to the opinion of
those who differ with them on tho question of
the eligibility of colorod citizens to hold office
under the constitution and laws of tho State,
passed the following resolution:
“ Whereas, It is believed that n judicial decis
ion of the question of the colored man’s right
to hold office in Georgia, under the constitution
now in force, would restore the State to her
proper position in tho Union and give quiet
throughout the State; and whereas, said question
is one which the courts of the State can properly
take cognizance of; and whereas, we, the repre
sentatives of tho people of Georgia, ore unwill
ing that any effort should be spared on our part
to bring about a stute of peace and happiness to
the people, and a settlement of that important
question: be it, therefore,
“ Resolved)/»/ the Senate and House of Represent
atives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly
omened, That a case involving the right ol the
iolored man to hold office, shall, as soon as the
same can be properly brought before the Su
preme Court of the State, be heard aud deter
mined by said court, and we behove that the
people of the State will, as they have heretofore
always done, in good faith abide the decision ol
tho highest judicial tribunal of the S*r>te, when
ever so declared.”
This seems to be tho only proper response
which could have been given to the charges of
wrong which have been brought against them
here. It shows a consciousness of right, aud a
desire at all times to abide by the constitution
and laws, as they may bo expounded by the 1 Cincinnati:
courts. j Atlanta and Rome
But it is charged that the laws of Georgia are
not faithfully executed; that they are resisted;
that tl e officers are unfaithful; that the disposi
tion, feeling, and treatment of the wliite people
towards the black people and towards republi
cans and Northern men, is bad; that, conse
quently, there is a necessity and justification for
the interpositson of Congress and the reorgani
zation of the .State.
Tho testimony on “The condition of affairs
in Georgia" has* been printed, and I as* it ns a
matter of justice to my State, that every mem
ber of the committee examine it carefully before
any decided action is taken. Much of the testi
mony given against the people and State of
Georgia carries on its face evidence of prejudice,
exaggeration, and the promptings of evil. Many
of the statements are not only palpably false,
but ridiculous.
On the other hand, commencing at page 140
of the printed testimony, the official aud sworn
testimony of nearly one hundred judges of courts,
mayors of cities, and others, chiefly Republican,
covering all parts of the State, is so uniform and
consistent as to carry conviction of its truth to
every unprejudiced mind. According to this
From tlio Columbus Enquirer.)
The Railroad to F<n Grange or West Point.
“Wo are glad to bear that tho people of narriii
county are fully aroused to the importance of
this proposed roo'l and pm actually canvassing
the "i.vs arm meansc. ; .iu ^ig it. This is par
ticularly the cose along the route that would ba
followed by a railroad from this city to La Grange.
A gentleman from Harris expresses to us ri*
confidence that the people of his county would
subscribe enough to build the road through
their territory, if tho peoplo nf Muscogee and
Troup would build it through theirs. We ar®
assured that the officers of the Georgia and tho
Atlanta and West Fofnt Railroads manifest m
lively interest in this road, and strong Lopes ar®
entertained that the companies which they rep
resent would give it material aid. All the inai-
cations encourage the hope that it will prove m
Buccef a.
While on this subject, we copy below a tabl®
of freights which we cut from the Louisville
Democrat of the 16th inst It shows the discrim
inations that are made against Columbus in
through freights coming Southward, and give®
us an idea of n gain which our city and tho peo
ple trading with it would make by having amor®
direct connection with the Atlanta &. West Point
Railroad. It will be seen that freights are con
siderably cheaper to Montgomery and August®
than to Columbus', though the latter is nearer to
Louisville than either of them, and that there
is a greater distance in faver of Macon than dia-
• a ices ro 71 ir :
Railroad 1'nr.roim Sorrn.—The rates estab
lished are ns follows. The special rates on ba
con being the same ns fourth-class to Montgom
ery, Augusta, Milledgville, Charleston, Savan
nah, Wilmington, Selma or Columbus. They
are also lower than the sea board routes or from
r mft d e responsible j testimony the laws of Georgia are faithfully and
fi r tho mlrainistriitiou oi the low, to the dodura- in , lmrtia ii v executed; .hero is no resistance to
tionof Gen .Meade; the proclamation of the | tbe l Iaw - the offlcer s are faithful to their duties;
the President; and the solemn action of the | tho diBp ’ 08 j tion , feeling, and treatment of the
House of Representum-es, all m effect declare j le towards the blael: people and towards
ing that Georgia 18 now a recognized Stute in L *
Hosiery, iVotion*, &c.,
\Y K Z
»ml Winter Stork
On
pool Suit,
leivofl aud for sale hr
WIMBISH k CO.
11110!! Gmimt!!! j We invite all buyum to pall befor
R(KlttlnM*«U’H) MANIPULATED will keep./li/f tinea of all Goods
liable foatilizi'i'M for cotton, earnestly roquust
T X T ’F. uro Afttfuta for Obor’
}} GUANOS, certain nn
Will also furnish Kimnino PERUVIAN GUANO, BONE
DUST and LAND PLASTER, nil nt Baltimore prices, with
freight added. Oiv« ns yonr orders earlv that
have thorn Idled in time. Will send vonr order,
or Morryman. as you may prefer, (’an furnish you Laud
mg now sucks, at £’J2 per ton, nt the depot
WIMBISH i CO.
llullc Mont.
1 CASH, nt very short
WIMBISH A CO.
D
MEDICAL NOTICE !
R. R. A. T. RIDLEY, having nssociatud
l)r. CHARLES B. RIDLEY. 11:
Of the Ni
their 8ervie.es in the various branches of the Medical Pr
feHsion, to tho citizous of LaGr.myo and surround!]
A residence nf thirty years in LaGrango, and nn oxto
i*ivo pructlco during that time, by tho senior member
> ilrm. is a suindent Buar.i
cases, either from the town or country, wi
and faithfully attended to.
MT oilin' one door North of Pullen k Ct
11 be
old stand,
and throo doors South of tho Pi
CLAGHORN, HERRING & C O.,
COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 7 Warren Block,
Augustii, Georgia ;
Corner Yonduo Range ai^ Accommodation Wharf,
■yyE will sell
do6l8 l>r ° ' 1
5QQ BUSII. WHITE CORN,
Q TONS A.A. GUANO just rot
CHARLES HANDY,
(SUCCESSOR TO W. C. TANCEV,)
C 'OMMISS ION MERC II ANT,
AND DEALER IS
CHOICE GROCERIES AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
(At Pullen k Cox's Old Stand,)
C1IAS. HANDY.
Those Indebted to Us to Settle their Accounts
J. M. BEALL k SON.
Spcclni Notice to the Ladies
this place, is President.
The people of Walton county, by public meet
ing, have protested against the extravagant
course of the Legislature, denouncing the per
diem pay of nine dollars as “ an outrage upon
our friends ! our impoverished people.”
Mr. Charles Axt, a farmer residing half n mile
j from CrawfordHville, on the Georgia Railroad,
j was murdered the other night. His throat was
I will SELL j cut and lie was covered with bruises. The mur
der is shrouded in mystery.
The Georgina says the saw mill belonging to
Dr. Usrv, (formerly Kelley & Usrv,) seven miles
from Sandersville, was destroyed by lire a few
days since. The burning is a serious loss not
only to the proprietor, but to the community.
The Washington Fire Company, of Savannah,
had a celebration on the 22d, it being their 23d
Anniversary. The address was delivered by
Charles O. Lawotte, Esq. A beautiful silver
trumpet was presented, by tho foreman, J. A.
Barron, to 1st Assistant, James Kearney.
The members of the Catholic Church in Co
lumbus lmve resolved to erect a new Church, cost-
The only statement which seen or heard, in
tended to show that the organization of the
State Government was not legal, and conse
quently void, is in the paper addressed to Con
gress, without date, by Governor R. B. Bullock.
The sum of it is the Legislature elect were not re
quired by Gen. Meade to take wliat is known as
the “ test oath,” but were allowed to take thejr
scats on taking the oath prescribed by tho Con
stitution of the State.
It is a sufficient answer to this to say, that
about the time the Legislature of Georgia was
being organized, Governor Bullock called the
attention of Gen. Meade to this subject, and in
sisted that the members of tho Legislature
should be required to take the “test oath-”—
Gen. Meade delayed his decision until ho could
consult General Grant. General Grant had al
ready consulted the Honorable chairman and
other members of the Reconstruction committee
in a similar ease in Louisiana. The result was,
instructions from General Grant that the test
oath could not be applied to members of the
j State Legislature. This has been the uniform
decision and practice in all the reconstructed
States of tho South. Those facts settle the
question of right on this subject.
In Governor Bullock’s testimony before the
Reconstruction Committee, he makes a similar
question on the legality of tho organization, and
says, that in his opinion, twenty-five or thirty
ing some §35,000, on tho Convent lot, the build- members holding scats in the Legislature ar
DERS. They will meet with prompt attention,* and the ing to front Randolph street. The sum of §0,000 I eligible under the fourteenth amendment,
aitic lr-H daHinid selected with cart. WliGUARANTEE SAT- v . , i at n n 1 This is the mere opinion of ft single mdivid-
1.SFaction rqi.ed immediately, ami Mr. McCoully ual> whose IogB , dutle * hllve u0 connection with
Soliciting your Orders, x
respectfully,
, M. BEALL k SON.
agreed to furnish a marble altar equal to about ' the subject,
September 1st, lsr.s.— Vool
ALBERT LEHMAN,
WATOH-MAKKH AND JEWELJilt,
NEW JEWELRY.
Charleston
.South Carolina
EARNESTLY requAnt tho nttantinn of thoso wanting
* ' ‘ch is complete.
CHARLES IIANDY.
120 Chestnut Street,
IBERAIj CASH ADVANCES made nt all times 1
J signmonts of COTTON..
OS’; JOSEPH S. BEAN, of LnGrnngn, Georgia, is 1
Agent, aud will give prompt ntUi
I to xhij
1 fats nlift aJ-
iepll-tf
ATLANTA MARBLE WORK !
Will. GRAY, Prop’r, S. IS. O ATM AN, Ag’t,
DEALERS IX
American and Foreign Mnrblc,
MONUMENTS, TOMBS, VAULTS, HEADSTONES, TABLETS,
Mantlon, Statuary, Urns mul Vases,
4 ND nil descriptions of FINISHED MARBLE OF TIIE
J\_ BEST WORKM ANSIIIP AND LOWEST PRICES.
®iT DESIGNS FURNISHED, for those purchasing of up,
free, of char net
/^-MODELING, in clay or plaster, aud other ornamental
works.
CJr All orders faithfully oxecutod and promptly filled.
UOJ-OFFICK AND YARD—Opposite Georgia R. R. Depot,
Atlanta, Gn, octlfl-tf
ALEXANDER KRGENZINGER,
(Iinnter Street, near Whitehall,)
Atlanta, Georg la,
\rs:
all orders for
FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERING,
MATTRAS8ES AND BEDDING,
DECORATIONS,
WINDOW CURTAINS,
kc., kc„
STOVES, TIIS-W^VUE, &C.
J. F. SLAUGHTER,
J3KALKR IN
HEATING AND COOKING STOVES,
PLAIfrJAPANXED. TRESSED AND PLANISHED
LANTEI1R generally 1
P LANTER?
my atoc
k before purchaad:
pleated to call and examine
‘nowhere.
CHARLES HANDY.
[ UST reccivod a largo stock of
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
WATCH CHAINS, CLOCKS, (of all a
JEWELRY, (of tho vory latest styles,)
A
LL kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE bought nt the
highest market prices.
CHARLES HANDY.
W AN '
ANTED.—500 pounds DRIED FRUIT.
CHARLES HANDY’.
GOODS received every
\TEW G'
Ax cheii
G < EN. EDWARDS,
f will be glad to
JAS. IT. SCOTT and R. F. CAUDLE
see their old friends.
CHARLES HANDY’.
CHARLES HANDY’.
<artyand'^ M - w '**'
LAGRANGE,
GEORGIA.
ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK,
In my lino of business, done to order.
T B ™S. HE * B , EST °9°king STOVES THAT ARE
X BUILT, and I can aud do
Sell Them n. Cheaply a. They can he Pnr-
eha.ed anywhere in Georgia r
tdr Merchant, supplied with TINWARE »t reMomWo
prtets.
EVANS & RAGLAND,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCEKS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
(East Side Public 8quare,)
La Grange, Georgia.
I AItGE supply BAGGING and ROPE just received by
j EVANS k RAGLAND.
^ Large supply flue o&sorUd LIQUORS at
4 8SOR
jl for salo by
I F you want heavy BOOTS and SHOES call
EV ‘'
gHOT-GUNS, PISTOLS and CAPS
rnHOSE who chew and tin
EVANS A RAGLAND.
8SORTED Btock of HARDWARE, IRON and NAILS
EVANS k RAGLAND.
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The Journal says the lmrdy mountaineers of
Cobb county are not only great producers of
grain but lire successful trappers. They are
daily bringing in fine fur skins of different kind
of animals they have trapped, for which the mer
chants of Marietta are paying the highest market
price in cash.
We learn from tho Republican that Joo Wilson,
a negro, was before Justice Verdcry, a few days
since, for examination upon a charge of harbor
ing a negro named Lindsey Pierce, who is charg
ed with having seduced a white woman whoso
name we do not mention for the reason that she
is said to be respectably connected.
Tho Augusta Press thinks Bullock put his
“hoof in it” and made a blunder by not signing
the resolutions of the Legislature, referring the
negro eligibility question to the Stipren 3 Oonrt;
and it thinks that the Governor’s incompetency
has saved the State from the consciences of a
shallow attempt at political jugglery.
Tho. Telegraph says the demand for lumber in
Macon is much greater than the supply. In
consequence of this the price has advanced fully
five dollars per thousand. Until here recently
it has gone n begging in our market, and many
sawmills went out of the business for the want of
patronage, but they could find plenty of custom
ers if they were in operation now.
Tho Journal says three young men of Marietta,
a few days ago, were out on a fox hunt and after
an hour and a half chase gave up the pursuit and
to the summit of historical old Kennesaw ascend
ed. While there they were completely envelop
ed in a cloud, and to tlicir surprise, below them
could be distinctly heard tho rain copiously fall
ing and, yet, there was none fell where they were.
The Sun notes the death of Mr. Daniel Huff
probably the oldest man in Muscogee county,
which occurred on his plantation, not many
miles from Columbus, on tho 24 ult, The Sun
says his age was somewhere over eighty years.
Ho was a most estimable gentleman, and went
to that city in 1828 or 1829, before tho streets
were laid out, and when Indians wero plentiful
in that section.
We loam from the Grand Lodge Proceedings
of Georgia that, at tho opening of the last Com
munication there were 206 chartered Lodges, and
with the exception of three, all at labor. Four
new Lodges wore chartered. Tho entire num
ber of Lodges, with tho exception of twelve,
have made their returns aud paid their dues.—
The list of members of Lodges who have mode
returns appears to be 15,555—thero aro probably
about 500 names not returned. Initiations, 894;
Passings, 800; Raisings, 863; Admissions, 717;
Rejections, 207; Resignations, 387; Deaths, 115;
Suspensions, 257; Exclusions, 47.
It appears, from the proceedings of tho Legis
lature, that the Secretary of the Senate, A. E.
Marshall, has no less than twenty-four clerks in
his exployment. The work can bo readily dono
by from eight to ten, and all above that number
are just so many useless drones quartered on the
treasury. At this rato, with the same reckless
extravagance in all other departments, how long
will it take tho State to bankrupt uudor a Radi
cal administration ? Let the people remember
that for every dollar thus thrown away, their
taxes are to be increased in the same proportion.
The right way to stop such things is to expel the
officer who is capable of thus abusing his trust,
On the other side, wc have the legal testimony
of the members themselves, and of the respoc-
ivc bodies of which they are members, that not
one in either House is ineligible under the four
teenth amendment.
When the Legislature was organized in July
last, unclin' the military command of General
Meade, the respective houses of the Legislature,
after a careful examination of each member as
to their eligibility under section three, constitu
tional amendment, article fourteen, reported
that they found none ineligible.
It is worthy of remark, that upon this ques
tion of eligibility of tbo two hundred and seven
teen members iii the Legislature, and including
the colored men who wero then present, there
were only two dissenting voices—Mr. Adkins,
who believed that /ico Senators were ineligible
and Mr. Higbeo, wlio believed that four Sena
tors who lmd not been relieved by Congress,
were ineligible under the fourteenth amend
ment of the Constitution.
Governor Bullock at that time, iu his report
to General Meade agreed with Mr. Iligbee iu
opinion that there were lour ineligible members
and disagreed with General Meade aud two hun
dred and fifteen members of tho General Assem
bly, whose duty it was to know and determine
the facts under the law.
Without any proper evidence to the contrarj*
it is to bo presumed that the members o. the
Legislature have faithfully performed their du
ties, aud that there are none now holding their
seats in violation of the Constitution.
But let us suppose, for the sake of the argu
ment, that there are four members or even more,
who are holding their seats in violation of the
fourteenth amendment. What is the remedy ?
Surely not the destruction of the State Govern
ment by Congress; not retaliatory laws which
shall deprive the whole people of Georgia of
their rights under the Constitution and laws as
will remove such members as are ineligible un
der the fourteenth amendment of the Constitu
tion.
The declaration of the Legislature, that colored
men are not eligible as members under the Con
stitution of Georgia, has been denounced here
and elsewhere as a violation of the conditions
upon which Georgia was restored to civil gov
ernment and to representation in Congress, a
violation of the State Constitution, and a wrong
to the people of tho State. *
The answer is—
1st. Neither the reconstruction acts, nor tho
civil rights bill, nor tho fourteenth amendment
of the Constitution require any State to provide
that colored citizens shall be eligible to office.—
Consequently, neither the Constitution or the
laws of Congress have been violated iu this res
pect.
2d. The construction placed upon the Consti
tution by the Legislature has doubtless been in
fluenced by tho apparent intention of its framers.
I11 the convention, the tenth section of the ar
ticle relating to franchise provided that “ AU
qualified electors, and none others, shall be eli
gible to any office in this State unless disquali
fied by the Constitution of this State or by the
Constitution of the United States. ” If this provis
ion had been adopted it would have settled all
doubt. It was reported to the Convention from
a committee and ordered to be printed on the
14th of January. On tho 14th of February, af
ter discussion" and proposed amendment, the
section was stricken out by a vote of 126 to 12.
This left the Constitution Rilent as to qualifica
tions for holding office. The action of the con
vention was construed to mean that the simplo
qualification of elector was not sufficient. It
was contended that the right to hold office was
inherent in those who were born oitizeus; that it
was necessary to confer the right to hold office
by express provision ou those who wero born to
slavery before they could exercise it; and that
this had not only not been done in the constitu
tions but the convention had rejected a plain
proposition having that object.
These and other facts aud arguments were
used to secure votes for the adoption of the con
stitution by tbo people, as well as to justify the
action of the Legislature in the exclusion of col
ored members.
Lot us suppose, for the sake of tho argument,
that the decision of the Legislature is wrong,
and that the constitution, rightlv construed,
makes every elector eligible to office. What is
Republicans and Northern men is, as a general
rule, kind and conciliatory; there is a universal
desire for pence and a proper relation to the
States and Government of the Union; and that
there is 110 necessity or justification for the de
struction of the present Government of Georgia
and the establishment of a military or provis
ional government.
The condition of affairs has been steadily im
proving since the establishment of civil govern
ment, and especially since the Presidential elec
tion, and th«-re can be 110 doubt that any inter
position by Congress to subvert and reorganize
the State government would bo disastrous to the
interests of the whole people. Disorders would
increase, capital would bo withdrawn, improve
ments would cease, industry would ‘be crippled,
productions, incomes, the prices of property,
and the ability to pay taxes would all be dimin
ished: and the people of the whole Union would ! L. McLAWS.
he sufferers to some extent with the people of M. A. STOVALL
Georgia.
An examination of all the facts shows —
1st. That the law of Congress recognizes
Georgia as a State in the Union, entitled to rep
resentation in Congress, and of necessity having
equal rights with other Slates.
2d. That the action of the Legislature, in
their decision that colored men wore not, under
the constitution and laws of Georgia, eligible to
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West Point
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Savannah 2 36 177
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Georgetown ....
MilletlgevlUo 214 174
Wilmington 2 46 1 «7
Selma..' 2 17 176
Columbus 2 32 1 89
Ba'-on to Enfaula, Fort Gaines and Georgetown
is taken at SI 42 per 100 lbs., and to the other
new points ns fourth-class freights. Bacon to
Columbus SI 19 per hundred.
New Orleans, December 10, 1868.
Toth• Eli tor of the Kew Orleans Times: - The
Land We Love, published at Charlotte, North
Carolina and edited by Gen. D. H. Hill, of the
late Confederate army, has claims upon our peo
ple as a home monthly, reorienting our own
s ntimonts nrnl feelings. Its contribu f ors ar®
all wr 1 tiers of recognized ability, who give as
high a standard of literary excellence as can b®
found in the Northern periodicals, some of which
are so often abusive of the peoplo and customs
of the Smith.
To the late Southern soldies. the “ Land We
Love" has peculiar attractions; it is the acknow
ledg'd organ of the lute Confederate Array; it
preserves the record of the heroes and devotion
of our soldiery, ml it is now almost tho only
channel by which the truth of history can he
vindicated. For these reasons, we, Genernl offi
cers of tlm late Confederate Army, do cordially
commend this Southern enterprise to the favor
able consideration of the psople of the South.
The 1**3w price §3 per annum' puts the Maga
zine within the reach of those of reduced means,
and it was made thus low to secure this object.
Wo remain yours, verv trulv,
•T. B. TTOOD. O. T. BEAUREGARD,
R. L. GIBSON, HARRY T. HAYS.
N. U. HARRIS. JOSEPH WHEELER,
WIRT ADAMS.
Augusta, Ga., February 17. 1809.—The nn-
dersimed concur in the above;
G. J. RAINS,
A. GUMMING,
R. WRIGHT, WM. M. GARDNER.
Gen*. John B. Gordon. -- Col. Hodgson, editor
of the Mail, in an editorial letter from Louis
ville, gives an account of an interesting talk
with Gordon, who was his fclllow-traveller from
Atlmta. We clip the following paragraph:
Gen. Gordon has a high opinion of General
-;-— *--- „ , ‘ . n. Grant. lie gives him credit for a higher order-
office vras a question confided to their junsdic- J of buit _ tlmn U Ren erallv piven. nn<i beUeves
tiou by the constitution, so far as members o! ; , hftt he is frienil]r t0 , !le S ov ' '
the Legislature were concerned; and if the
have committed an error in their judgment, it
can only he corrected by the court, whose judg
ment, when pronounced, will be the law.
3d. That, according to tho most reliable offi
cial testimony, the condition af affairs in Geor
gia, considering the circumstances which have
surrounded the people, and the trials through
which they have passed, is better than the most
ardent friend of peace could have expected, and
is still improving.
I lmve said that the case of Georgia now be
fore Congress for consideration has no precedent
or parallel.
Will Congress make a precedent in the case of
Georgia, which in future may bo used, by large
party majorities, in times of great political ex
citement, to suspend or practically destroy the
government in any State which, shall stand in
the way of their policy or purpose ? Surely
not.
Loral and temporary errors of Government
aro easily corrected by powers provided for that
purpose iu our admirable system. Violation of
fundamental law are apt to become chronic and
incurable. The patriots and the statesmen,
looking to the welfare aud interests of the whole
country, and to the far distant future, will rise
above the atmosphere of sectional prejudices
which lias been engendered by the war, and
make it his pleasure, as well as his most sacred
duty, to aid in uniting all the States and all the
people once more in bonds of peace and feelings
ol friendship.
This can be done by giving equal rights and
equal justice to all, it being an indisputable truth,
that with them the people of all the States have
a common interest in the unity, glory, and per
petuity of the American Union.
Finally, if tho State of Georgia, as a State in
the Union, entitled to representation in Con
gress, can ever be fixed beyond controversy, then
it has already been dono by acts which have
been passed, and under which her representa
tives have been admitted to the House.
There must be a time when errors are cured,
when doubt and agitation must cense, when sta
bility and confidence are assured, or discord
would reign forever. For Georgia, that time
has arrived.
In the name of her good people, and for tho
sake of the common interests, harm onions Un
ion, and perpetual peace of our common coun
try, I ask that Congress will stand by tho law
which recognizes Georgia as a State in the Un
ion, entitled to representation in Congress, and
on an equal footing with her sister States.
Verv respectfully, your obedient servant,
NELSON TIFT.
The Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment.—
It appears that Congress has at last settled down
on a resolution to amend tho constitution in the
matter of suffrage. The House bill provided that
“ the right of any citizen to vote shall not be de
nied or abridged by the United States or by any
State, by reason of race or color or previous con
dition of slavery of any citizens, or class of citi
zens of the United States.” The Senate, however,
changed the language of the amendment so as
to take away all restrictions not only upon the
elective franchise, but upon the right to hold of
fice. The Senate amendment provides that “No
discrimination shall be made in the United States
among the citizens of the United States in the
exercise of the eloctive franchise, or in the right
to hold office iu any State, on account of race,
color, nativity, property, education, or creed.”
There was* a good deal of struggle iu the
House when the Senate propositon came up, and
Mr. Bingham made a strong speech for concur
rence, but the body was against him by more than
three to one, and upon the Senate was thrown
the responsibility of defeating the whole thing
or asking a conference. The Senate took the
matter up again, and receded, from its amend
ment, when the resolution, as originally report
ed, was carried by the constitutional majority.
The next thing in order is for the States to
defeat this encroachment upon their reserved
rights. Experience has proved that Congress
has already too much power, and this new
measure is but another step toward a consolidat
ed despotism.—Savannah Republican.
Potatoes should always be kept in the dark.
Rural housekeepers do not need to be told this
but many others who live in towns and cities
should know that potatoes exposed to the light,
for a day only, have their flavor injured, and
the longer exposed the wore they are. Never
pso a greenish potato,— American Agriculturalist.
that he is friendly to the Southern people. Mr.
Tift, one of the Congressmen elect from Geor
gia. carried a letter of intro ’notion from Gordon
to Grant. He found Grant communicative and
very firm in his opinion that since the recon-
eonstruclion of Georgia, she has n right, to regu
late her domestic affairs to suit herself, subject
only to the constitution. Iu other words his
opinion is that so long as there is no constitution
al amendment to nrohibit it, Georgia or any oth
er State may d ?cicle for herself as to who shall
vote and who shall hold office. No wonder that
Wendell Philips is beginning to howl ? If there
is to be n Grant party, we should not wonder if
in two years it would be the Democratic party.
But, as Gen. Clanton save, let us at least wait
fo v ”the inaugural.” Of course the inaugural
will indicate nothing, but the complexion of the
cabinet may be suggestive. Everybody is on
the qui
, for the 4th of March.
Information to Railroad Travelers.—Tho
fallowing rules of the road are based upon legal
decisions, says the Augusta Constitutionalist, and
ought to i»u universally made known :
The courts have decided'that applicants for
tickets on railroads can be rejected if they do not
offer the exact amount of their fair. Conductors
are not bound to make change. All railroad
tickets are good till used; conditions good for
tiiis day only, or otherwise admitting time of
genuineness,* are of no account. Passengers
who lose their tickets can be ejected from the
ears, unless they purchase a second one. Pas
sengers are bound to observe a decorum iu the
cars, and are bound to comply with all reason
able demands to show their tickets.
Standing on the platform, or otherwise violat
ing tho rules of the company, renders a person
liable to be put off the train. No one has a right
to monopolize more seats than he has paid for;
any article in a seat, while the owner is tempo
rarily absent, entitles him to the seat on his re
turn.
George D. Prentice.—Hodgson of the Mont
gomery Mail, who is on the wing, in a letter
from Louisville, thus draws a pen picture of
what time’s wear and tear has left of tho once
gifted and brilliant Georgo D. Prentice. Tho
writer says:
Yesterday I had an interview’with Mr. Prentice.
He is not the man he was ten years ago. Indeed
his genius is gone, and his persona mere wreck.
His family is broken up—wite dead, oue son kill
ed on the Confederate side, another settled on a
farm down the river—and the old man verging
on three score and ten, cooks his breakfast and
dinner in his little room on the third floor of the
Courier building, and lives only iu conversations
about the past. This man once wielded an im
perial power with his wit and his music. Now,
the world has whirled past him, aud he lies on
the shore a mere stranded wreck, just as wo will
all lie if we should reach three score years,
through a revolution. Such is life 1 To-day an
emperor, to-morrow a cypher.
Kimball’s Opera IIfuse,
This is the house that Jack built.
The State Treasury.
This is the malt that lay in the house that
Jack built.
Gov. Bullock. , . .
This is tho rat that eat the mfllt that lay in th®
house that Jack built.
D11. Angier. , _ . ..
This is the cat that caught the rat that eat tho
mal. that lay in the house that Jack built
The Sub-CoMMiTTEE.
This is the dog that warried tho cat that caught
tho rat that eat the malt that lay in the Lous®
that Jack built—Federal Union.
The Legislature, . ,. . ...
This is the cow with the crumpled horn that
tossed the dog that worried .he cat thnfc caught
tho rat that ate the malt that lay in the house
that Jack built—Atlaniu Constitution.
The tendency of monarchies and empires in
Europe is to republicans; the tendency of the
United States is to monarchy or empire. Which
is in the right direction? “The wicked is like
the troubled sea, always casting up mire and
dirt”
Some farmers are so stupid oa to laugh at
their neighbors who practice carding their cows.
Yet tho good results of this pnv tice are seen,
not only in the better appearance of the ani
mals that are carded daily, but in fuller »Uk
pails,
