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Newspaper Page TextAttorneys, IV. O. TtltiOLE, A T T O n K ri V AT LAW, I.n Or«ngp„... it Grorgln i ihn Houthem Christian Ailvoimto.) TII V\KN<;| Vl.VU Pol, A “ UIMIJOIIN OP WlllstCY.” AI.llKUT II. COX, ATTOTtNF, Y AT LAW, I.nGrnngo Georgia W III.L pmrtioo in all tlio Courts of tlio Tolls] Clfmilts, », n. TOOLS. TOOLPi & M\nnv, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. I.aGrangr Georgia, ^IXTlLT, practice in the Superior Courts of tlio enmities . V V °* Troup, Hoard, Carroll, Coweta. Meriwether and rI ar T3"*,. T Bn ' ,n fo* Wwnromo Court of Georgia, and in tho United States District Court at Atlanta. QFFIGK^Kwit^flido of tho Pul die. Square. ocSO-tf **• O. FKnnKfX, I N.-.I. HAMMOND, 1 K. W. HAMMMNI), LaOrangn, Ga. | Atlanta, Ga. | LaOrntigc, Go, FBIIRELL, HAMMOND & IIIIO., ATTORN KY8 AT LAW, Ijft Grange, Georgia, ’VTT’ILL practice in Tronp county. All business entrust- ▼ V od to their caro will Mr. Mltor:—I boliovo in tho I^ww—“tile fourth estate of tho realm." No nidi* known its power. Its Hrlarenn hands touch oltery sphere of life and affect every department of activity. Tho influence of tho press is felt in every fibro of our civilization. It discussos all questions. Thoro is no issuo so ^ravo but that it may bo flippant in tho disposal of it; there is nothing so trifling that, uprm occasion, it will not mag nify it into grave importance. Its voice directs those gfoftt movements Of the pooplo that make • or unmake administrations and it determines the results of an election lor constable. It sets forward a grand enterprise of science and ener gy like tho Atlantic Cahlo or tho Pacific ltail- ‘FinT ed to their caro will recolvo poraonnl, prompt and careful attention. N. J. HAMMOND still remains a memhor of tho firm of A. W. Hammond A Bon, of Atlanta, oxcopt as to Troup Dentistry. D. II. ALFRED, RUItOEON DENTIST, La Grange, Georgia. OFFICE—Northwest corner Public Square, j. t. DonniNB, SURGEON DENTIST, n.WTNG located at T,aOrange, respeetfully ^tenders his professional services to the citizens "of tho place, mid surrounding country. All work done at his offlceshnll be neatly and substantially executed and warranted to give satisfaction, at reasonable charges. For reference apply to Col. Hugh Ducbannn, Col. W. F. Wright, Dr. Calhoun, Dr. Wellborn. Ncwmm, Ga.; and Dr. Stanley and Dr. Wimbisli. I,aGrnuge, Ga. OtRc.e up stairs over Pullen & Cox's old stand, Northwest turner of Public Square. jnnH Medical. H Drs. LITTLE *Sc BAUGH, AVTNG associated in the practice of Medicine in its i be found at tho Drug St< -x - —.md at night at their respective rest- , pr.Jlttugh tuny be found at tho residence lately MEDICAL NOTICE ! T\R. R. A. T. RIDLEY, having associated with himself, J/ his son. Dr. CHARLES 11. RIDLEY, a recent gradu ate of the Now Orleans School of Medicine, would oiler their services in the various branches of the Medical Pro. fcsslon, to the citizens of LaGrango and surrounding country. A residonno of thirty years in TaGrnngn, and an extern aivo prac.tiee during that time, by the senior member of the firm, is a sufficient guarantee to tho people thnt ull cjises, either from the town or country, will bo promptly and faithfully attended to. Office one door North of PulVn A Cox’s old stand, and three di*ors South of the Post office. Miscellaneous. NOTICE THIS! Cutting n ml Work Done Promptly! ATT Terms CASH! W. C. HEWITT, Virginia. HEWITTS’ E. W. HEWITT, Virginia. GLOllE HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GA. FAUE THREE DOLLARS PER DAY. FRANCIS A. FROST, R A N Iv E H , (Office West Side Square, next door to Wise £ Douglass,) La Grange, Georgia. G OLD and SILVER bought and sold. Atlanta, New York and Philadelphia EXCHANGE uhvays cm hand at Atlanta rates. gg-Special attention given to Collections._ octHO-tf NOTICE TO COTTON PLANTERS ! GEORGE KIDD, mInufactudeh of IMPROVED COTTON GINS, W OULD respectfully at; tounce to his old friends, and tho public generally, that he is still engaged in his old business of MAKING COTTON GINS, near La Grange, and would bo pleased to receive orders for work In Ills Hue, A. P. ROBERTSON, Agent, May21-4m* _ LaGrango, Georgia. N. E. HOLOMON, WHOLESALE GROCER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, IMPORTER OF Brandies, Wines, Jamaica Rum, Holland Gin, «fec., WHOLESALE DEALER IN DOMESTIC LIQUORS AND CIGARS. 205 Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia. April 30th, 1800.—if s ATLANTA MARBLE WORKS! WM. GRAY, Proper, S. B. OATMAN, Ag’t, DEALERSIN American and Foreign Marble, MONUMENTS, TOMBS, VAULTS, HEADSTONES, TABLETS, Mantles, Statuary, Urns anil Vases, A ND all descriptions of FTNTRTIED MARBLE OF THE BEST WORKMANSHIP AND LOWEST PRICES. m9 m DESIGNS FURNISHED, for thoac purchasing of frtt of charge./ MODELING, in clay or plaster, and other ornamental uxtrk*. ny All orders faithfully executed and promptly filled, ay OFFICE AND YARD—Opposite Georgia R. it. Depot, Atlanta, Ga. **“ “ *ctlfl-tf CLAGIIORN, HERRING & CO., COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 7 Warrou Block, Augusta, Georgia ; Corner Venduo Range and Accommodation Wliarf, Charleston, South Carolina; 120 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pcnitsylvn n la. L IBERAL CASH ADVANCES mado at all times on con signments of COTTON. ary JOSEPH S. BEAN, of LaGrango, Georgia, is onr Agent, and will give prompt attention to shipment* ami ad- vant**- 8epll-U_ Alexander ergenzinger, (Huntor Street, near Whitehall,) Atlanta, Georgia, YTTOULDrespectfully Inform his old friends in LaGrango TT »ud surrounding country that ho is prepared to fill all orders for 1 FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERING, MATTRASSES AND BEDDING, DECORATIONS, WINDOW CURTAINS, *o., Ac,, A Ay All orders o refully and promptly attended to, > the most reaaonablotcrms. octlfl- THE UNRIVALED O O T mjc jmL MmL 32 33 Still at hits Trade. F. HOLLE RE8PEOTFULLY Informs fils prompt-paying patrons (no others solicited) that hois still pre- | pared to serve them in the Boot and Shoo Line, s home, a short distance from tho sqnare. ijy .Orders jWk left at Mr. John Ragland's, A. Lehman’s, or the Post Wtre, will meet with prompt attention. mrtWf rout! nnd reports the proceedings of n village debating society; it tells the world of political revolutions that, give now governments to mil* lions, and pnrades, in a porfect ecstasy of inter est, tho details of tho last prize fight or trotting match. Tho press wields tho host and the worst, tho most conservative and tho most de structive agencies that give shape to society and sow tho seeds of histones yet to bo. It is ubi quitous and irrepressible. No man iR beyond its influence; one cannot stay in society and avoid it To escape it ho must got out of the world—as he would escapo the atmosphere. The press and public opiuion are the Siamese twins of society; what moves the one inspires tho other. Public opinion is reflected in the press and tho press forms public opinion. The one may bo judged by the other. The utter ances of tho press give us the diathesis of the times. The newspaper is a sliding scale by which we may measure tho riso and fall of pub lic and private virtu -. Do the conductors of the pie s generally know the tremendous power of this enginery? The words of Oiesar were but the hand of a child to this Hercules of our civilization. Is tho press outsido tho great law of responsi bility to God that blinds every soul to “obedi ence to truth." Are publishers and pditors, like railroads and other corporations, without souls? and shall they, along with railroad superintend ents and directors, claim for themselves utter irrcHponsibleneus to God and man? Is it not true ot publishers and editors, as of other men, tlmt the abuse of a great power is tho perver sion of u great trust V a heinous sin against God and a grievous wrong upon man ? We give thanks that among tho conductors of tho press are earnest and true men who fear God and labor for man’s peace “ as ever i ■ tho great taskmaster’s eye.” There are some who have words of cheer for every good thing, and who, unmoved by bribes or frowns, look sin in its brazen face and, in God’s name, rebuke it—al ways and everywhere. Ileaveu grant them re inforcements, for in tho wide harvest-field such “laborers are few.” What the preRs is, whatsit ought to bo and wlmfc it may be, what influence it is now exert ing, are questions of grave importance to every good man who thinks. It is a matter for thanksgiving that certain elasso- of publications do not have their origin in tho South. There is not a Southern city that would siy'ain such treasuries of villainous woj V J hsceno recitals aud diabolical sug- ges ' * re paraded beforo the country in tin .rfu.g organs of Pandemonium—the “ Police News,” and other “ creeping things”, “after its kind.” When the depraved among us delight their prurient tastes with such rare bits of sensualism they are obliged to import it. It takes New York or Chicago to cater success fully to such appetites. Up to date, Southern Bishops and divines—Heaven be praised!—have nofc»cntered the columns of Bonner’s Ledger— trottting for pay with “ Dexter” and Beecher.— But the carnal appetency is showing itself.— The importation of this depraved literature is constantly increasing, and, if the truth may be spoken—our secular press is largely responsible for it. Rome of our Southern papers are doiug their utmost, to debauch Southern sentiment — If this result is intended, it is criminal in the last degree, as conspiring with the devil against the life and purity of society; if it is not intend ed, and the wicked things that are written and approved by somo of our editors are simply spontaneous expressions of the thoughts they think and the principles they entertain; if they write as they do, because, being what they are, they cannot write otherwise; or, iij indifferent to the good or evil they may accomplish, they only “ grindfor the toll,” in any case the charac ter of many of our daily papers demonstrates tlio mental and moral unfitness of their mali ngers and editors for the places they have pre sumed to occupy. The time has come when—“ for the money”— the most disreputable business may be advertis ed and the most unworthy adventurer be edi torially endorsed in the columns of three-fourths of the secular papers in the country. There is not a vagabond gang of tenth-rate minstrels too mean lor editorial commendation; there is not a circus troupe so meagre in its appoint ments, so contemptible with its spavined horses and so loathesomo with its drunken men and coarse women, that editorial rhetoric cannot be bought to exalt it into a “magnificent cortege” —“a most delightful entertainment;” there can not come this way ail imitation of Black Crook, or other ^%vil’s show—so appallingly nude, so revoltingly obscene, but that editorial sanction shall immediately glorify.it as “a chaHte exhibi tion”—a “ spectacular drama of thrilling inter est" Of the majority of these papers there is hardly a single issue that iR not defiled with dis gusting personalities, with half suppressed blas phemy, with low jests and double entendre that may amuse the wits of the bar-room aud the bagnio, but that make every pure woman blush and every right-minded lm n ashamed. If to any charitable person these remarks should seem unduly severe, I only ask that ho will at tentively consider what evidence of their truth the next dozen papers, he may chance to see, will afford, and I am persuaded that ho will ob ject to my statements only because they are de ficient in fidelity of analysis and energy of ex pression. • On last Sunday morning two, at least, of the daily papers published in this city presented to (their patrons—along with religious notices—for ^ahbath reading, extravagant laudations of a cer tain “ ale house” and drinking simp that in the local column had won editorial favor by the. magnificent present of a whole "Dimijohn of Whisky !'” It threw these gentlemen into a state of preter natural mental activity while they invoked both prose and pootry to express their unutterable gratitude. You may thiuk that my account of the affair is mere burlesque, but i assure you, sir, there was no burlesque about their grati tude—it was sincere and rapturous. One of onr city papers haR repeatedly, within the last few months, publicly roturned thanks to various bar-keepers for so small a favor as a single “ bottle of whisky.” In this latter ease it is not easy to determine whether so violent a strain upon courtesy and gratitude is the evidence of un common thirst or of extreme “impecuniosity.” Not long since we were regaled with an edi torial leader, Btrong and eloquent, in commenda tion of a certain “Lottery,” located here aud in tho name of Masonry and benevolence; for which I refuse to believo that Masonry is re sponsible, and upon which—since it so antago nizes the Pauline and Christian methods of be nevolence, I cannot expect the blessings of heaven to rest. I rejoice to know that there was one paper, in Atlanta, that could not be bought over by the “ management,” to the advo cacy of this immoral device lor making an easy living. When, sometime, since, it was charged that tho late managing editor of the New York Tribune had sold tho influence of hiR paper“for a consideration,” a howl of indignation was raised that startled the Rloopiug virtues of the “fourth estate,” from Maine to Oregon. What is the difference ? That the Tribune, man could not be bought with “ dimijohiiR cf whisky” nor other such beggarly bribes. Chiefly therefore a difference of price. If such things as are under consideration were private affairs, more expressions of indi vidual taHtes nnd opinions, they might bo pass ed by iu commiseration of their weakness or contempt for their venality. But, Mr. Editor, a newspaper can in nowise be made a private affair. It claims to guide and reflect public opinion. Its utterances concern the peace of society, the sobriety, virtue and des tiny of our children. Those of. us who do not believe that the amount of whisky a man consumes is a true measure of his civilization nor can a conclusive proof of his fitness for tho office of editor, are entitled to demand that, if every Ibw sink of in iquity arid appliance of demoralization muRt be advertised, it shall not, at least, receive editorial endorsement; that those who assume to guide our opinions shall not thus nnblushingly pro- claim to the world that their own aro lor Rale. Tins evil is not peculiar tef Atlanta. It is ep idemic to a most alarming extent. Venality is the tun of the age, and the Press furnishes hun dreds of conspicuous and shocking examples. I suppose that there is no business man of our city who does not know that a good u fee” will command for the merest stranger tho strongest editorial endorsement; thnt for money enough laudations can be purchased, of which their Wri ters do not believe dno Word; This lias gbne so far thnt no man who is acquainted with these moml Idiosyncracles of tho Press pays tho slight est attention to any commendation of an adver tiser thnt Crtn bo ffindct That man must bo green indeed who, going ns it stranger into onfl of our cities, would enter a place of businoHs simnly because ah Editor had recommended it Who does know' that a majority of those pa pers will publish a more extended notice of "Kenney’s Alc-honse" for n "demijohn of whis ky" than of the oldest and most rcliablo estab lishment ill the city that confinos itself to legi timate advertising. I do not hesitate to say, and with all possi ble earnestness, that such conduct is criminal nnd injurious to the last degree. As far as such newspapers have influence it is exerted to make vice respectable. It tends to confuse the moral perceptions of tho young, to blunt their sensi bilities, to accustom them to vice and harden them against tile truth. It true thnt the abuse of a great power Is a perversion of a great trust. The greater tho pow er the more criminal and destructive is a care less or mulicioiiH use of it It will not answ er for these gontlenion of the Press, who recklessly play with thunderbolts, to raise their hands in horror when they behold the wreck and ruin that has been wrought and exclaim—"I did not intend it” They are under every sanction of human and divine law to intend not to do it.— " If fire 6reafc out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field be consumed therewith; lie thnt kindled the fire shall surely make restitution" If I, for one, did not see that a licentious Press is responsible for the ruin of thousands of our fellow-citizens; if I did not recognize in the Press arnost potent agency for good or evil, I should hold my peace. If a pare pross in " the mightiest of the mighty means, on which the arm of Progress leans,” a perverted Press is the most destructive agent of sin and ruin that can breed npostacies from Faith and from Liberty. Hell’s great leader is torriblo not sim ply because he is wicked but because he ir also powerful; he is Satan and Apollyon, but he has been "Lucifer, Son of the morning.” I havo written these plain words because si lence has ceased to be a virtue; because with my convictions,silence would bo as wicked as the iniquities I deplore. # Such persons as may find themselved embrac ed in the indictment have no just ground for complaint. If they believe what they say they should thank me for extending a knowledge of their sentiments; if they do not believe it and only publish what is paid for without regard to the truth, they should not blame me, since they themselves have already advertised their insin cerity to the extent of their circulation. I ask you, sir, in solemn earnestness, whether there are not enough good men in the country to sustain a secular paper that we shall not fear to take into our houses; a paper that will not be tlio organ of cliques—that shall be free and pure —that taking the heaven-tempered Bword of Truth in loyal hands shall "smite with fiery force” the most hoary untruths and tho mightiest and most inexpugnable corruptions of the rulers and of the people? ATTICUS G. HAYGOOD. Atlanta, Ga., July 9, 18G9. Supreme Court Decisions. We take from the Atlanta Intelligencer the fol lowing Account of recent decision of the Supreme Court: Killis Brown, plaintiff in error, vs. William Wright, et. al., defendant in error—motion for new trial from DeKalb. Judgment of the Court below reversed, and a new trial granted, with the following instructions: 1st. A guardian who acted with the caution of a prudent man, and loaned the money of his ward prior to the adoption of the Code first January, 1863, and took a note well secured by mortgage upon negro property, which was lost by reason of the emancipation of slaves, is not liable to his wards for the amount so lost. 2. A guardian who acted iu good faith and received Conlederate treasury notes, in pay ment oi debts, Rue his wants, at a time when prudent men generally received them in pay ment of all debts due, acted under color of law, and is piotected by the act of I860, aud the ordinances of the Conventions of 18G5 and 18G8. And if lie loaned out the bonds, so received prior to the first of January 1863, upon what was at the time good security, and they were afterwards lost by the results of the war, ho is not liable. A guardian who loaned out or invested tho funds belonging to his wards after the adoption ot the Code, without an order of court, did so at his own risk, unless the investment was iu the stocks, or other securities authorized by law and he is liable for the value of tho money or currency received by him and so invested or loaned, allowing him a reasonable time to in vest it, whether he lost it or not 4. When the guardian loaned out the money of bis wards after the adoption of tho Code, without an order ofthe court and took a note for $1,500 for its repayment andthe court on trial retused to allow the note to be read in evidence, because it was not stamped, held, that the court did not err, ns the guardian was liable in such case, for the valne of the currency when re ceived, allowing him a reasonable time to re invest, and the note whether stamped or not, was properly rejected. The Honor of Georgia.—The "Metropoli tans” of Savannah celebrated their fourth anni versary on the night of the 21st inst. From the Republican of that city, we make the following extract from the proceedings at the festival given on the occasion. It will reach the heart of every Georgian: At this stage Gen. Joseph E. Johnson entered the room and was received with long continued and vociferous cheering. The scene was beyond description. F. Rip Sweat—^The heroes of Manassas. (Drank standing and in sileuce.) In response to a lurious unanimity for a speech, Gen. Johnson arose and was received with deaf ening cheers, repeated again and again. After silence was restored, ho said: Gentlemen, you must allow me to say that you have made a poor selection, as I am no speaker. I must tell you, however, that in accepting your very kind invitation to-duv, I did it without refe rence to the ordinary pleasure of a supper. I nocepted it because I expected to meet men of u class like yqtir-men who, by their faithfulness and courag^ during four years of war, upheld tho honor of Georgia (applause), and who, during four years-,*endured all the fatigues of campaigns with the firmness of Roman soldiers, and left open to skulkei^J^e road of retreat. (Tremen dous enthusiasm). The Generar then gave— To the honor of all Georgians who bravely up held tho honor of Georgia. (Loud cheers). Alphabet of Rules* Attend well to your business. Be punctual in yonf payments. Consider before you promise. Dare to do right. Envy no man.^M " Faithfully perform your duty. Go not iu tlio path of vice. Have respect for your character. Interest yourself in the cause of charity. Join some religious.society. Know thyself through Phrenology. Lie upt, for any consideration. Makotfffriends among the good. Never profess wnat^you do not practice. Occupy your time m. usefulness. Postpone nothinfi&mat you can do now. ^ 1 * •’ mr neighbor. man for his labor. From tlio Hnvamiah llrqmbllcan,] ‘"I'll. ( ter In Ueorgln Hutdry. It in Romewhnt strnnao that, while our hlnto- rinns imve mined and delved among the lmmty tomes of the pant in Honroli Of everything bear ing upon the early htetory of the Htate of Geor gia, a moat interoHting and valuable document published no further back than J7:!n, and con taining a legal grant of all tho hind lying be tween the Havannah anil Altamalm rivers, and inward to the Apalachian chain of mountains, I 1 ™" entirely overlooked. Yet, so it is, nnd McCall, Stephens and their co-laborers, in their laborious researches, havo missed a paper that each would linvo regarded ns a prise. The document referred to is a grant from the Palatine and Lords Proprietors of tho Province bl Carolina to Sir Hubert Montgomery, Baronet, his heirs and assigns forever, of tlio territory described nhovo, as a distinct province, under the name nnd stylo of “ The Mnrgrnvnte of Azil- la. How many citizens of Georgia know that their State once boasted of tins beautiful name of" Azllin?" The document referred to is cop ied verbatim below, nnd may lie found in a voi- umo cntitlod " Tracts nnd other papers, relating principally to tlio Origin, Settlement nnd Pro gress of tho Colonies iu North America, from tho Discovery of tho Country to the year 177G. Collected by Peter Force. Washington; printed by Peter Force IBM." We are iudubted to tho indefatigable energy of Mr. Ooorgo Shaffer, of tills city for tho unearthing of this volume and the production of a grant to Georgia, which an tedates tho Oglethorpe advent some fifteen yenrs, It reads ns follows: "The Underwritten Palatine and Lords Pro- pnetors of tho Province bf Carolina, do on con sideration hereinafter mentioned Grant Hell alien tVlease and confirm to Sir Robert Mont gomery Baronet his heirs and (assigns forever, All that Tract of Laud, which lies between the mouths of the said two Rivers to the seaward; and moreover all Veins Mines and QuarrieR of Gold and Silver, aud all other whatever be they of Stones Metals of any ottaef things foilnd 6if to bo Found within that Tract of Land, and the Limits aforesaid, with liberty over and above to make settlement on tho South side of Allata- maha River; whioh Tract of Land the said un derwritten Lords do erect into a distinct Pro vince with proper Jurisdiction Privileges Pre rogatives nnd hranchises, Indepeudaut and not subject to the Laws of South Carolina to be liolden of the said Lords by Sir Robert Mont gomery his heirs ami Assigns forever under the Name and Tile of tho Margravate of Azilia, at and' umler the yearly Quitreut of one penny Sterling per acre, or its value in goods or mer chandize as tho land shall be occupied taken up or run out, payable yearly to the Lords Proprie tors Office at Charles Town, but such payment not to commence till Three years after the arri val of the First Ship there Which slinll be sent over to begin the settlement; over and above which penny per acre. Sir Robert his Heirs and assigns shall also yield and pay to Lords Pro prietors one-fourth part of all Gold or Silver Oar, besides the Quota reserved to the Crown out of the said Royal Minerals; District Courts of Judicature to be erected, and such laws en acted within the Margravate by and with the Advice, Assent and Approbation of the Free men thereof in Public Assembly us shall be the most conducive to the liberty of tho said Mar gravate and as near as may be conveniently agreeable to the Laws and Customs of England but so ns such laws do not extend to lay duties or Custom or other obstruction upon the Navi gation of either of the said Rivers by an inhab itant of South or North Carolina of their Free Commerce and trade with the Indian Nations eithe within or to the Southward of the Margra vate, Sir Robert consenting that the same du ty shall be charged on Skins within the Mar gravate, which at that time stands charged on such skins in Soutu Carolina and appropriated to tho maintainance of the clergy there, so long as that Duty is continued in South Carolina, but the said duty shall not be increased in Azilia, tho’ the Assembly of South Carolina should think fit to increase* it there, nor shall it longer continue to'be paid, than while it shall remain appropriated as at present to the main tainance of the clergy only. In consideration of all which Powers Rights Privileges P eroga- tives and Franchises Sir Cohort shall Transport his own expense a considerable number of Families with all uecessarys for making a new settlement iu the said Tract of Land, and From tho Chicago Republican.] Cotton Production in tho Bouth. Not ldntf agd wo expressed thtf oontictloh that the tidy wiM ttdfi for distent xHiep the South would bocomo almost exclusively the producer of cotton fabrics in this country, itnd that the cotton manufacturers of New England would bo impelled by imperative circumstances to transfer the scene of their operation into neigh borhood to the fields which grow tho raw ma terial. We find in tho annual report of tile Augusta (Ga.) Cotton Factory strong support of our opinion. The result of one year’s produc tion was—total earnings, $149,7(>3-75; totul ex penses, $49,040.37; net profits on the twelve months’ industry, $100,717.38, on a working capital of $600,000. Tllib, too, is only a single example. Not one cotton mill is at work in the cotton region but makes remunerative returns on amounts invested. It is this state of affairs that induced Senator Sprague of Rhode Island, to make his experimental venture in South Car olina. When it is considered liow persistently the people of the slaveholding section were opposed to every description of manufactures, and that the present industrial prosperity there has been the growth of less than four years, it is Evident we havo tne beginnings of a movement which must eventuate in aggregating upon Southern soil the production of shirtings, sheetings, osna- burgs, calicoes, and all the various fabrics of cotton. A thousand individual circumstances must combine to produce this result. What reason is thefe that the machinery which turns cotton into a finished product Rhoitld be located liuudrods of miles from the place where the raw material is grown? What commercial or other necessity is there that a bale of cotton should be taxed with the cost of transportation, of cartage, of warehousing, before it can be converted into cloth? Why should the wages expended in manufacturing industry be paid out for the benefit of tho community for distant from the region which produces tho staple ? Why should all the waste of the manufacturing pro- coss be contributed to enrich lands nfnr from tho locality tfhero the crop was planted? IVhv should the price of the finished article bo in creased to the consumer by a multitude of transfers; first from the plantation to the factor, next to the local speculator, then to the Eastern buyer, finally, through half a dozen other changes of ownership, all involving more or less of profit and augmentation of price, into the hands of tlie manufacturer? When cotton mills shall be extensively enough established in the neighborhood of plantations, sale will bike place directly from the producer to the fabricat or, avoiding all intermediate charges and ob struction. Wo do not think that we overstate the future of cotton ill this country when we claim that ul timately no raw material, or at least ofily a very insignificant quantity compinred with the whole crop will be exported to foreign countries. A part may go abroad in the crude state of yarns, but the bulk will lie distributed in the shape it will go into the hands of consumers. Cotton manufacturers in England aro an artificial nnd purely conventional production not founded on auy tfne economical principle. This strained nnd enforced condition of fabrication must final ly give way to more healthful methods. Eng land cannot for many years more, maintain her supremacy in cotton manufactures, The ma terial she Uses for weft, and ninlost entirely for woof comes from the United Suites. Only Egypt, Brazil and the West Indies prodnee that kind of staple which is desired in Great Britain. America’ grows the bulk of the raw material which enters most completely into ail cotton fabrics intended fat wearing apparel.— The supply from all sources is very limited, com pared with that from the United‘States. India has a large growth, but the staples is short.— This product is mainly employed in weft, but its staple is so short that hitherto it has been found possible, even with the impr vements of machinery, to bring out any finished manufac ture without considerable resort to American cot ton. Consider, then, the crop of raw material iu tne United States as retained upon our own shores, and as entering ns a conspicuous factor i u to our own production for exportation. In such ease, England would as she should, topple to her fall. Her supremacy in tlie world’s com merce would bo transferred to this country. This is plain. Cotton bales are only slightly compressed on the plantation. When they go to Eiuope, steam machinery is brought into Groceries. II. 8. WIMLlUUt. A. 0. AllUAUAMB. WIMBISH & CO., MKUCIlANTH and "i'llAlitrfltN, (North Fjwt Comer Public Square,) La Orange Georgia, W OULD respectfully invito the uttontiou of tho public to their Urgi; Htock ul‘ GROCERIES, HARDWARE, PROVISIONS, HEAVY BOOTS AND SHOES, BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIALS, stoYejU, STEWART’S CRU8UED, POWDERED, A, D and 0 SU GARS, and SUGAR HOUSE SVltUP and MOLASSES, CHOICE IllO, LAGUAYRA and JAVA COFFEES, STOVES—qWorraiited to give aatiafactiond GUNNY and BLANKET DAOGfNGf (G to 40 In. to9'( lbs.,) OREEN LEAF ROPE and ARROW TIES, AXLES, HUBS, DIMS and SPOKES, (buggy and wagou) BUGGY TRIMMINGS, (every kind,) OUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES and CAPS, PLANTATION nnd MECHANIC’S, TOOLS, (every kind,) LOCKS, BUTTS and SCREWS, (great variety,) BUGGY and WAGON HARNESS, CALF SKINS, SOLE, UPPER and HARNESS LEATHER, IRON and STEEL, (Swedes and Reflned—all Bizen,) SUPERIOR CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO, BACON, LARD and FLOUR, (superior quality,) COTTON YARNS, OSNABURGS, STRIPES & SHIRTINGS, NO. 1 SHORE and BAY MACKEREL and WHITE FISH, and EVERYTHING ELSE in our line, on the most reason able teruiH. Call uud see uh. WIMBISH & CO. Potato?*. T HIRTY Barrels Early Goodrich and Neshannocb Poto- toes, both very curly aud choice varieties, jnst r< ceived by WIMBISH k CO. Km Orleans Molusses. Choice article, for sale by Groceries, &c. FROST, HALL & CO. WANT TO BUY? * ■ «»K'r H OLD BANK BILLS AND WORN OUT GREENBACKS! Best Orlcun TUST received by WIMBISH k CO. WIMBISH £ CO. Quarrel not wi Kooompense Save somethin) Treat everybody Use yourself to Villify no person Watchfully gunn ’Xamine your coi Yield to superior Zealously pursue Business Tact. 3 dullness whioh haffj all branches of bn York appears to bo* Times, Ti'ibune and sheets, whilst the Hera has been issuing two i per week. We notici our exchanges from^ business. entefprifij an the fact may ajr on sound ealcuk the life of tradg perative tha leans Excha - idleness, aily. snt ht path. thstanding the extreme ’led for many months , \t advertising in Now msnaUy active. • The Mi often print triple for several weeks past three quadruple sheets ie same feature among ir cities noted for the their citizens. Strange fh the surface, it is based LdvertUing is at all times no time is it more im- i’es like these* —Xew 0r± frZ‘‘im?r, 8l n°?i‘-° r n 6 T C m,° f th ™ J e,lrH I req'iiKiti™' ami tho bales are subjected to... S hfll of this Grout, Then the Grant tense pressure, bo that they mnv oocuny ns lit- slmll become void, anything herein contained tie Hijace as possible in the kohl'of the vessel _ to the contrary notwithstanding. "Dated June the nineteenth, 1717. ‘ •Cartaret Palatine, Ja Bure for the Duke of Beaufort M. Ashley John Colleton.” " description of the country. " It lies about 31st and 32nd Degrees of Nor thern Latitude, is bounded Eastward by the Great Atlantic Sea To the West a part of the Apalachian mountains, and to the North aud South by the the two great Rivers mentioned in the Grant. It lies in the same latitude with Palestine herself that promised Canaan which was pointed out by Gods own choice to bless the labours of a favorite people." Frolics of a Georgia Girl.—The subject of the following notice is a native of Georgia. Her mother was a Miss Hunter, of Hancock county: The newspapers, a while ago, published a great deal of gossip about an eccentric and rich young lady, of San Francisco—Miss Lillie Hitchcock. She married a Mr. Coit, and sub sided for a while, into private life. On the last Fifth of July celebration, she set all San Fran cisco to talking about her again. While the grand procession was passing the Occidental Hotel, the young lady sat at an open window, and amused herself by throwing lighted bombs into the ranks. One landed on the back of a ringed urchin, and exploding, burnt a hole in his coat Thereupon the fair aggressor sent for him, bathed his wounds, and presenting him with a twenty dollar gold piece, and sent him on his way rejoicing. The boy intends to stop in front of the Occidental all next Fourth of J uly.—Couriet'-Journal. A Weather Prophet. —Capt. Saxby, of the Royal Navy has called public attention to the following facts which, if verified by results, will prove a curious instance of a priori reason ing: At 7 a. m. on tho ensuing October 5, the moon will bo at the part of her orbit, which is nearest the earth; her attraction will, therefore, be at its maximum force. At noon the moon will be on the earth’s equator, a circumstance which never occurs without marked atmospher ic disturbance; nnd at 2 p. m., lines drawn from the earth’s center will cut tho sun and moon in the same are of right ascension. The moon’s attraction and tho sun’s will therefore, be acting in the same direction. In other words, the new will be on tho earth’s equator when in perigee, and nothing more threatening can occur of high tides and destructive storms. Sir John Herschel has said that no man jeal ous of his reputation will be a weather prophet. The foregoing prediction, which assumes to be grounded on ascertained physical facts, is giv- eu with an air of perfect confidence, and may be tested in the ensuing autumn.—Lomlon Times June 4, 1869. Southern Female Colleqr.—This institution is situated at La Grange, this State, and- is un der the chnrge of L F. Cox, A. M., President — La Grange has long been famous for the excel lence of its schools for youug ladies, but at no time in the past has it ever had one of higher merit or larger usefulness than that under Pres ident Cox. It is situated, too, in one of the healthiest sections of the State, aud perhaps the very handsomest town in the country.—Colum bus Enquirer. An old salt tells the following yarn to illus trate Grout’s present position with reference to the Government. During one of his voyages he saw a fore-and-aft schooner coming down to wards him in a very awkward manner, and yaw ing about as if there was no one at the helm.— As soon as he was near enough to speak to her he hailed, "Schooner ahoy 1 Who commands there ?" At this summons a green-looking yau- kee yelled out, " I undertook to, but she’s too much for me I"—Age. Tho Atlanta Constitution says: ir James King, Esq., son of Barrington King, who has spent some time in Now Jersey as a manufacturer of cotton goods, propose to subscribe $50,000 in machinery, aud $5,000 in money, if our citizens will raise $50,000 additional, to put up (faotton factory here. Other citizens are offering induce ments to him to locate there, Cannot the citi zens , of Atlanta seouro his experience and the benefit of his machinery." Tho Radical press of Virginia’’ call colored men " niggers” since the election. tie space as possible in the hold of the vessel.— This compression injures the fibre of the cotton. When its tangled condition is straightened out, much breakage of individual threads occurs, and the product in the looms is correspondingly de fective. Herein, we have a conspicuous advan tage over Etiglisli fabrication. Southern man ufacturers would not labor under any such dis advantages. The full strength of tho fibre would he brought out in the manufactured ar ticle. Iu this way American products would be far in advance of those produced in Great Brit tain. Thus every element of success favors Ameri ca. The very few that would remain with Eng land are hardly worth consideration in the light of competion. The Union would almost neces sarily become the centre of all cotton manufac tures. The artificial and cenventional snpprem- acy of England would be dethroned, and her scepcre in the commercial world be transferred to the Southern States. QNE Barrel STRAIN’ED HONEY for Clover Seed I THRESH an«l GENUINE, for Halo by WIMBISH k CO. family Flour ! F RESH and of superior quality, just received and for aalo 1>Y WIMBISH k CO. Extra Flute Cheese! 1 flfWl EXTRA FINE CHEESE, jUHt received lvUU by WIMBISH £ CO. T_jiverpool Halt. O NE CAR LOAD juwt received and for Hale by UtfvQ WIMBISH £ CO. Guano! Grurtiicf!! Guano!!! 500 BUSII. WHITE CORN, on band and to arrive, by WIMBISH £ CO. MANURE YOUR TURNIPS- A FEW TONS of OBER'S AA MANIPULATED GU. ANO, for tho turnip crop, juat received aud for Halo by July Hi WIMBI8H £ CO. C. C. MARCHMAN. WILLIAM A. SEAY. Tho Columbus Sun says that parties owning wild lands in any portion of the State of Georgia had best be looking to the taxes and titles of the same. It iR reliably informed that a company has been formed to steal all the lands of this character that may be reached, and that the pro jectors of tho scheme have been busy, in Atlanta, for weeks forming and maturing their plans of operations. The Columbus Sun says: "A number of work men are engaged in reconstructing the dam across the Chattahoochee ^opposite the Eagle and Phcenix Mill. The low water is particularly favorable to such operations, and we trust that this time the work will be so performed as to successfully resist the tremendous torrent that in times of freshets resisfclessly sweeps everything before it in the current of the stream. Street improvements are the rage in Macon, at present. A new pavement is being laid be fore the whole of the Washington Block, on the corner of Mulberry and Second streets, and sev eral others are being laid in different portions of the city. The city authorities are Also re pairing the crossings on several streets, and when all aro completed will afford nice and pleasant walking. Tommy, my sou, fetch a stick of wood.” "Ah! my deal mother,” replied the youth, "the grammatical portion of your education has been sadly neglected, you should have said, ‘Thomas, my son, transport from the recumbent collection of combustiole material, upon the threshold of this edifice, one ofthe curtailed ex crescences of a defunct log.’ ” A clergyman who was consoling a young wid ow on the death of her husband, spoke in a se rious tone of his many admirable qualities.— " You know, ” he said " you can never find his equal, search as long as yon will. To which the lobbing fair one replied, almost broken-hearted, ‘I’ll bet I will.” The New Illustrated Edition of Webster. To the student, the scholar, or the general read er, Webster is indispensable. We unhesitating ly recommend this mammoth edition of Web ster to everybody. —Montgomery Mail. Gen. Kirby Smith seems to be popular as an instructor of youth. In one State alone, says the Louisville Courier-,Iounwl, sixteen hundred ladies have promised him their sons as pupils for his military academy. The Athens papers say that P. F. Lamar has resigned the Sub-Collectorship of Internal Rev enue iu that district, and it is rumored that Mr. A. F. Nunnally of Walton connty, is to succeed him. C. C. MARCHMAN A CO., GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ]West Sido Public Square,) La Grange, Georgia, J£EEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND: 3^ 3^*3 3X33, (Every grade,) «^C3333sr 3.HT3D ojm.’acwi, (Great variety,) B3C03s [Clear SideR, Clear Ribbed 8iden, Hama, and Shoulders,) XBU3K1 (Sides and Shoulders,) S17O3.9I0 , (All grades,) [BSEWW AWTJ TTJEAH, (Rio and Java Coffee; Green and Black Tea, Attorney General Hoar has delivered an opin ion that the main line of the Pacific Railroad commences at the 100th meridian longitude west, and terminates at the eastern boundary of the State of California. Will also furnish genuine PERU VLAN GUANO, BONE DUST ami LAND PLASTER, ull at Baltimore prices, with freight added. Give us your orders early that you may have them tilled in time. Will send your ordern to Ober or Merry man, ap yen! n!ay prefef. Can furnish you Laud Flawler, iu Btroug new aackH, at £22 per ton, at the depot hero. WIMBISH £ CO. Bulk Mcnt. WE will sell BULK MEATS, for CASH, at very short v T profits, or order them for a small cominiHsion. dec!8 WIMBISH £ CO. BE CERTAIN TO READ THIS! DO YOU WAtfT -TO MAKE MONEY ?' then t:w aiyl, u+tliri DRIED DLACItHERIUES, DRIED CHERRIEfj, DRIED APPLES, DRIED PEACHES, And we will pny you full market price in CASH OK GROCERIES. * t—-aL*a»’3c*:m' :s: w E KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, a select stock J3ACON, CORN, SUGAR, COFFEE, SYRUPS, FLOUR, &o., &c.* i’hich Wo offer CHEAP FOR CASHH. We want to buy $10,000 Worth of old BANK BILLS ind WORN OUT GREENBACKS. Wo will pay you theif uU worth. FROST, HALL £ COj J. W. B. EDWARDS, AGENT, COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND DEALER IN CHOICE GROCERIES AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES, (At Pullen £ Cox’s Olct Starid,) L*a Grailgt!,u Georgia. FRESH GROCERIES* SUGAR, COFFEE, MOLASSES, AO. J. W. B. EDWARDS. MECHANICS’ TOOLS. M ECHANICS! < kinds.) Files, (mill and band a and carriage,) and all kinds of TOOLS, cheaper than the cheapest, as I will sell them at cost. J. W. B. EDWARDS. HARDWARE, &C. Y OU can get Locks, (all kinds,) Butts. Whitewash Brushes, Sad Irons, Coffee Mills, Ovens, Lida, (without ovens.) Spring Balances, and almost anything needed about the houae, very low, at J. W. B. EDWARDS* TOBACCOS, LIQUORS, CANDY, AC. T OBACCO, Cigars, Wine, Whisky, Brandy, Candy, Can dles, Shot, Lead. Potash, Crockery, Glassware, Tea, (at cost.) and aU such things, to be found at J. W. B. EDWARDS’. “ QUICK SALES & SHORT PROFITS.” (The best of all kinds,) MOLASSES, SYRUP, RICE, CANDLES, &c. TO THE PUBLIC. B EING determined to keep a good stock of groceries, and to sell them as cheap as they can be sold in this market, we very respectfully Holicit a liberal share of pub lic patronage; and therefore invite buyers to give us a cni) uud examine our goods and learn our prices. [d;C. C, MARCHMAN £ CO. EVANS a RACLAND, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, (East Sido Public Square,) La Grange, Georgia. iceived by and you will find I will do what I say. h W. B. EDWARDS. CALL AND SETTLE. J. W. St, EDWARDS. REMEMBER 1 " J \ HELEN is COX’S OLD STAND, opposite tli« 8*ptl» E l Clmrcli. aprfltf J. W. B. EDW, JOHN N. COOPER, COTTON WAREHOUSE, GROCER ANQ COMMISSION MERCHANT, (West Side or tb. PnbBc Sqiun,) Grange, . < < give Ills personal attention to the STORAGE, ',*** EVANS H RAGLAND. The press of the into National Intelligencer is advertised for Bale by the United States Mar shal, to satisfy the claim of the proprietor of the building for rent. Tho West Point cadetehave received orders to prepare for a marehing expedition early next month. This is an innovation in tho regular routine of instrnotion. a-Ret your neighbor to subscribe for the LaQranqe Refouter. THE finest Bio COFFEE for salo by X EVANS £ RAGLAND. S UGARS, A,iBandC, caabohadat , EVANS A RAGLAND. jQO you smoko flno CIGARS? TYRIED BEEF (finest quality) at XJ EVANS £ RAGLAND- Guano! Guano!! Guano!!! , A GENT for Wilcox, Oibb. & Co.'. M.nipuUted GUAJfO. JOHN N. COOWE. Mitt H*1U«„ J AM, .iso, agent for th. Virginia nsj Lime t QNE «f W Atebmn. LIME on h.nL ^ New Orleans Syrtix* and Sugars ST RECEIVED. Also, A large and well selected stock of GROCERIES, always oH hand, which will be sold •Hi . LOW FOB CASH. JOHN N. C0OPEB.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The La Grange reporter. (La Grange, Ga.) 184?-193?, August 06, 1869, Image 1