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Attorneys.
VOLUME XXVI.
LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1870.
NUMBER 1.
Dry Goods, Groceries &e.
xv. O. TUOUI.lt,
A T T OKNEV A T L A W ,
Qppryitt- .
„ ,. ()X
attorney at t.aw,
r,n (.ni ii O.or«l».
W 11T.T. praetleo iu nil tlio Courts of tlio Tnllsponsa
Circuits. ma.vi.pi
». r. ramn.ii, I n. .». iiammoru. I i\ w. iiammono.
LaGrange, fin. | Attnntn. On. | LaGrange, Gft.
FERRELL, HIMMCWD & HRO.,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
X* Grange Georgia,
W ILT, practice In Troup county. All business out rust-
cd to tbolr earn will receive personal, prompt and
careful attention. , ,„ ,
N. J. HAM MONO still remains n member of tin* linn of
A. W. Hammond k Son, of Atlanta, except as to Troup
county. Jeo-tf
Dentistry.
II. II. ALFRED,
HURGT.ON DENTIST,
Cicoi'g In.
OFFICE—Northwest corner Public Square,
i Tlmmton’s Hook Building.
January sth.lsflO. _ . .. ..
“ ,f. T. DOHIHNS,
STinn KON DKNTIHT,
TIVV1NO located at LhOWUro, respectfully
tondera Ills proreaslonal m-rviees to the eltl/.enH
Of III., fitac,- I • ■— *"
at bis ollleosh
ml warranted t
For reference apr.lv to Col. Tlngli Buehnnnu, Col. W. F.
Wright, Dr. (’alhonn. Dr. NVellborn, N- wnan, On.; and i)r.
Btnnley and l)r. Wimblali. LuGmnuc. Oa.
ofllee up stairs over Pullen A O
corner of Public Square. ,
ork dim
Medical.
Dr*. LITTLE A 11Al GII,
H aving aaaoclnted in tlio practice or Medicine In Its
various branches, respectfully offer their services
to the citizens of LaOrango and surmnndiUK country.
During the day they can bo found at the Dru« Store of
Bradtlcld \ Pitman, and at night. at their
dnnccH. Dr. Itangb may be fomul at the
iceupled by Dr. .1. A. Long.
March
-l'itf _____ ]
MEDICAL NOTICE !
R. R. A. T. RIDLEY, h
cMidence latch
D. LITTLE.
A. BAUGH.
D bis son. Dr. CHARLES B. H
ftte of the Now Orlouna
tbolr services iu the varl
fession. to the citizens
‘ A reside
Hivo practi
the firm, is a snfficiei
rases, either from tl.
and faithfully attended to.
dated with himself.
LEY. a recent gradii-
>l«»f Medicine.
of the Medical l’r
■t the people that all
iry, will be promptly
ii k Cox's old iiUml.
Miscellaneous.
NOTICE TAH^ i
S£l THE SUBSCRIBER, thankful for past favors, a
Htl bv u prompt atUmtlon to business, hopes for a coot
, EM nance of the sumc
Cutting uni! Work Done Promptly !
W Terms CASH 1 Xo Work delivered until Paul for
GILBERT FOItUKS
EKANdS A. FKOHT,
11 A N KEIt,
(Office West Side Square, next door to Wise A* Donglni
I.tt Ur..*. Georgia
OLD and STLVKU linnght and sold. Atlanta. N*w
l J York and Philvlclphla KXi.’UANOE always on hand
at Atlanta rates.
K s.v i ll attention civ.m to Collections. o. tJU-lt
THE CEOnCIA MARBLE WORKS
yrafmruU to fill all ordoTO for MAltlll.E, >u,l
E w c o o d s
A. LEVI & CO.,
AKD jiltaii. L>i:.vur.ua ;
STAPLE DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS, HATS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
C3 JLCP’JC'JHE JC3V €■» »
tensive and well Hole
unco, and Troup i
1 and examine our
ted stock—all fresh uud new.
AVc shall Sell
the Cheapest
FOR CASH.
MB. W. -X. PULLffiN,
l'lirNOIPAI, SAT.KSMAN,
t„ Jl,•«»!». LEVI
Public Square, n
ill gladly welcome his friei
CO.'S New Si ore. Northcnst Cor:
, door to Wimbish k Co.. LnGnui
AR80SS & WHITFIELD,
DRY COODS, DRESS COODS, HATS,
boots and shoes,
MM. EWO ,
i determined to
A:’
finished In tli • h
the sumo work c
Marble is equal t
tents, Slabs, Toi
it stylo,
»1»n, <fcc..
id nt LOWER PRICES tha
with Northern Marble. Uu
.the BEST AMERICAN.
it bo supplied with BLOCKS and SLABS of
For any iuformutlo:
cr W. n. STMS Is the Agontjit Lvtrai.Rc,
■ TH i : UNUIVAL151)
» <L* r SC
Si ill i
sui, b -: vc
:SPEOTFULLY infonns his prnmpt-p\yin«
-.tin (no otlicrs aolicited) that he ia still pre-
d to nerve thorn in tho
Boot anil Shoe. Lfne,
nt his homo, a shortdistanoofrom the square. IMP Order*
for work left at Mr. John Ragland’s. A . Lehman’s, or tin
post Olfi • •. will meet \vRh prompt attention. _ inrJi*ll_
Ii. I*. 8HAOK LiliiF()R1),
WITH
CHAS. H. MYERS & BRO.,
BRANDIES, WINES, GINS, RUM, SCOTCH ALE,
BROWN ST OUT,
SALAD OIL, CASTILE SOAP, tfcc.
—Constantly on hand—
CHOICE OLD RYE AND BOURBON WHISKEY,
No. 72 Exchange Place,
uovlfi-flm _ BALTIMORE.
N E SOLOMON ,
WHOLESALE GROCER & C0iHH.ISSI0N MERCHANT,
SAVANNAH, OEOHOIA,
»»- OFFERS FOR SALE, AT LOW rWCES, -fc*
MAOItKKEI.,
In llarrolA, II.If Bnrryl., and KitH:
GIYSIIKX nUTTKH,
factory cheese,
StAto null Skim CUcco;
VINEO. oetllf
LESS THAW OUR USUAL PROFITS.
4%, TRY CS, IF YOB WANT OOOI1S AT LOW FIO--4#
.!» CUES. WE WILL NOT BE CSDEIIHOLP.'f.A
TO THE OENTLUWIEN:
UV A l.rgo lot of FIEOE OOOIiS, for ra,m’B
»a.VF.RY (ClFAl'.-n*
SALESMEN :
A. F. ORIOHS and WALTER T. FOHI1ES w!
be plf»a,‘d to wait on all ouetomrr,.
]T AdtOSS .S. WIllTFlF.l.n,
NEW VARIETY STORE!
l'ABItILll'8 UUKISTMAN ADDItKNH
TO TUB l’ATIIONH OV
THIG LA GHANO E IIEPOHTIG11.
Ilnrk ! tlioro’n ft knock ut the outer door,
And ft weary «tcp o’er tlio cold wet floor.
Who comoH now through the wind ftud nlcot,
With ft Imud like ice und fronted fuotV
•Tls tho OABHlElt liOY, I nlmoHt know;
No one lews brivvo could tempt tin* hjiow.
Ycr. there lie bis papers, scattered free,
Almost like leaves from tho autumn tree;
Hero's ono for Jones, and ono for Brown,
And one for Hmitli who lives up town;
Ono lor tho shoemaker, poor liuno Ilodgos;
Ono for tho aristocrat, old ’SquiroBogers;
Ouo for the seamstress who sews on shirts,
And ono for tho belle in her Bilken skirts.
The Carrier Hoy, on his Weary round,
Forgets no patron iu all tho town.
What shall we find in his still moist shoot V
There’s been a lire on a distant street.
The flames at midnight mounted high,
And seem to lick the starry sky;
Hut at lust they were quelled by dariug men,
And all grew dark and quiet again,
Hut a roofless family shivered tboro.
In the chill night wind Und piercing air,
Halo little children cried for bread,
Who a few nights since slept warm in bed.
'T was a sad mishap to the houseless ones,
’Tis thus that the newspaper puragrupk runs.
What’s next ? a nmn in a distant islo,
Almost iu tho heart of a desert wild,
Has washed from the sand a glittering gem
Hueli as flash and burn iu the diadem
Tho monarch wears, on his regal throno.
Few on earth such a priceless treasure own;
Was “ luckless wight” e'er so luoky at last,
In any year or age of the past?
“ Tho Gold Ring men,” fill tho next column:
Butterfield and Grant are both quite solemn,
At the aspect things in Wall street wear;
Boutwell and Fisk and Gould all swear,
To things so strange—so very, quo or—
That people stare to read or hear
How gold is bought, und gold is sold,
And .Mammon worshipped as of old.
Who would have guessed one-half we hear ?
Forsooth ’tis queer—Yw very queer.
Ah! what is this under tho London head?
Georjc Pmlxwhj is surely dead /”
The kjnd and good old man, on British soil,
Has closed a life of care and ceaseless toil.
Nations weep o,er his cold and lifeless clay,
For a philanthropist lias passed away.
Lay him dowu goutly to his dreamless rest:
Such men In life and death are blest.
What news from Paris came to-day?
How does the. beau month act? what say?
Has tho Empress cast off chignon or trail ?
Dote tho feoblo old Emperor Boom to fail?
Are the electoral meetings noisy or quiet? .
Obey they yet every royal nod and fiat !
Or does the mercurial Frenchman dare
To unmuzzle the press and freely declare
How sincerely lie censures all public measuret
And believes his astute Einpeior sqiiauihrs
treasures.
Gh> France ! thy future who can now foresee ?
Who shall thy next proud monarch be?
The Suez canal is finished at last—
The Pacific rail-cars are hurrying fast
To the land of gold on the other shore—
A restless tide like the oceans pour—
Home Chinamen back to China, are hieing,
While others their fortunes here are trying.
Around the world by Steamer and Hail,
By canals, and turnpikes and fluttering sail;
Hither and thither vast crowds now press,
As if haunted*forever by wierd tjnig.st !
So will they onward crowd and huddle and go
’Till called to sleep in the shndes below.
SueU is the news the Cahkier Boy brings,
And down at your doorstep so carelessly flings,
Have you no silver to give him to-day,
Or greebacks to c.heor him upon his rough way?
Be liberal, be generous; for how would you know
Where storms are now sweeping, or how the
crops grow,
Were he but to miss you or slight you—I pray,
Remember the Carrier and Printers to-dny !
Then shall the New Year its rich blessing bestow,
And Fortune smile sweetly where ever you go.
.December 2. r >, 1809.
the N11 um 11\o. :4a.
JIY ». 11. HILL.
Perhaps the
< a question every
isest auswer that
given to this question is this: h>>
suu nothlny. All J sin.11 add, 1h only
nuke the wisdom of this uuhwoi up-
LA GHANGK,'
TOlMAIir,,
OEOHOTA.
CLAGIIORN, IIEIUUXG «Sf CO.,
COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
No. 7 AVarrou Block,
AugntGn, Georgia ;
Corner Veniluo Range and Aeeommodntiou Wharf,
Charleston, South Carolina;
120 CUeatnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
45J- JOSEPH S. BEAN, of LaGrange. Georgia, is «
Agent, aud will give prompt attention to ihipments anil
nances.
T pYihlitr generally that I havo just received und opened
a large lot oi
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, TOYS,
FRUITS, «tc.,
All of which I am determined to sell
CHEAP AS THIS CHEAPEST,
My Stock cnuHiHts of
FLOTJR, (nil j?mdeH,)
M iGAL,
BACON,
COFFEE,
SUGAR, (all grnrtf**,)
N; O. SYRUPS,
MOLASSES,
AND ALL OTHER
CHOICE FAMILY SUPPLIES..
I have also on hand and for sale a good lot of
HATS,
BOOTS,
SIIOFH,
FINIS LIQTTORS and
CIGARS, (all Rindw,)
TOYS, (in abundance to pleane the little one*,)
CANDIES,
NUTS,
FRUITS, of all descriptions and
choice quality.
FRESn
MOBILE OYSTERS, LOBSTERS & SARDINES
Served iu all etylOB to satisfy the nppetito.
FORTUNIO PRIZE BAGS & CASKETS,
5, 10, and 25 Cents IGacR.
KV CALL AND 81SE MY STOCK.
oct2‘2- L 4 eoltf R. B. TOMML.
NEW FURNITURE STORE.
COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE
I WOULD respectfully announce, to tho citizens of La
Grange, aud Troup und surrounding counties, that I
am receiving und open! tig one of tho largest stocks of
•M? W mj UK
Evor brought to this market—consisting of Parlor and
Chamber Sotts, Wardrobes. Marblutop Bureaus and Wash-
stands, from tho commonest to the host Bedsteads, Exten
sion Tables, Oak or Walnut Crib ltockors, Rocking Chairs,
and a lot of Chairs, from the cheapest to tho best, aud
many other things too tedious to mention—all of which I
am offering
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
I feel assured that I can sell lower than the lowest, as I
have purchased from tlio largest mauufactorios in the West
—FORCASH. „ , • ... . .. ,
Persons needing anything in my lino will find it to their
interest to examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Tho ladies are especially invited to call.
gafo aud Sainplo ItoSm under the Sims Houso.
,1. II. LILlfi.
LaOrnngo, Ga., October 20th, I860.— tf
SAVE YOUR MONEY!
ATLANTA NURSERIES,
Atlanta, Ga.
HARDEN, COLE & CO., Proprietors.
W E havo for sale this season a superior stock of Fruit
Trees, Grupe Vines, Small Fruits, Roses, Ornamental
Trees, Shrubbery, &o. AU of which hove been tested In
the South, aud ore adapted to tho climate.
Catalogue sent free on application. Address
HAUDEN, COLE & CO.,
Deel0-9m Atlanta, Gi
DRY GOODS,
Consisting, in part, of a full line of
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, CLOAKS, SHAWLS, HOSIERY,
and an endless variety of
NOTIONS AND DRESS TRIMMINGS, MILLINERY,
latest styles, a very heavy stock of
CENTS’ CLOTHING & PIECE GOODS,
Evory grade and prico of
BROWN AND BLEACHED DOMESTIC®,
SHEETINGS, 8HIRTING8 AND BED TICKINGS,
Large aud complete stook of
MEN’8 BOOTS AND SHOES, all grades. In LADIES’
AND MISSES’ SHOES, tho
THE BEST 8TOCK IN THE CITY.
FULL BTOCK HARDWARE AND CROCKERY.
I also keep full line of
SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, PEPPER, 8PICE8, SYRUPS, Ac.
I will bo pleased to show you through this very large
stock of Goods before purchasing, and foel suro that you
can find everything yon may desire at
SATISFACTORY PRICES.
seplT-dn*
State of PartitH In the Georgia Legislature.
Wc copy tho following from tho Atlanla Cuii-
stttulion:
We have been looking into the matter closely.
With the broadest application of the Georgia
bill in tho Senate there will remain thirteen Doin-
Kepnblieans are excluded, there
will be twenty-five, of whom live on no occasion
..ver voted in favor of auy extreme measure of
Radical policy, aud can probably be relied upon
t<> vote against Radicalizing tlio State. Others
of them have never been considered by Bullock,
Blodgett and Conley, as reliuble Radicals.
Thus, the union of the moderate Republicans
with the Democrats against extreme measures,
can make a majority of thirty-eight who will
probably qualify.
In the House there are n ur ten vacancies,
leaving one hundred and sixty-five to organize.
At least eight};of these are eligible Democrats.
According to the report of the radical members
of the Committee of the House, who reported
upon4he eligibility of the House, members, only
three, were said to have been ineligible— McCul
loch, Long and Nunn -the rest, in tho language
of Bryant and Neal, extreme Radicals, “ having
bv their oaths rendered themselves clearly eli
gible.”
Their eligibility is again to bo tested by their
oaths. Not more now than then will bo exclu
ded by the oath ot the recent act of Congress.
This will leave 102 in tho House, of which 77
are Democrats.
The vacancies made bf the ineligibility of
Long and Nunn, it is said, will be filled by two
Democrats who received the next highest num
ber of votes in tho election of 1808.
The vote for U. 8. Senator in the House, July
29, 18G8, is a fair tost of Republican, as well as
Radical strength. Tho Republican vote was 71.
Of these,-six have died or resigned leaving G5.
Only voted for Blodgett, though tho nomina
ted candidate ol' tho party, with all Bullock’s
appointments for sale to buy liis election.
Thus, with the negroes in aud the few Demo
crats out, tlio House would bo in control of the
Democrats and moderate Republicans, who have
never, under any sort of pressure or temptation
given their votes to Radical measures.
At the organization of the House in 18C8,* ft
Democrat was elected Clerk by fivo majority
ovor a leading Republican. Hardin received 38*
votes.
Since then, in filling j^cancios, five Demo
crats have been sworn in nWnerabors. By death
and resignation, the Radical vote has been, les
sened, it is said, nine members.
In every view there is much reason to hope
the Legislature will not be under Bullock's con
trol; and there is almost a certainty that bis
control will not enable him to succeed with the
most important, to him, Radical measures,
We shall say more of this agaffi.
Woman Suffrage.—The following is the act
of the Legislature of \Vyoa$»g Territory, estab
lishing female suffrage:
lie it enacted by Vie Counciland House of Represen
tatives of Wyoming Tt
Section 1. That every ’woman of the age of
twenty-one years, residing in this Terrtory,
may, at every election to be holden tinder the
law's thereof, cost her vote. And her rights to
the elective franchiseaad to hold office Bhall be
the same under the election laws of the Terri-
as those of
nbal take effect and be in
passage.
bo shite that the common-
marital relations is not
of Hie above act.
good loaf? Because it’s
“What shall
hour repeated,
could Ij«
nothing;
added to
parent.
Of the legislation now being hurried through
Congress concerning Georgia, two remarks nmy
be pn diculed :
First. This legislation initials both injury
aud insult to our pooplo.
Second. So great ik the injury, and so inex
cusable tho insult intended, find the men iu
Congress who propose them anticipate viulei^
resistance by our people, and, therefore, haw
authorized the President, on the requisition of
Bullock, to employ the army and uavy of the
United States to enforce the legislation.
What a commentary is this on free government!
Wlmt a work for the army aud navy of tho United
States in a time ol peace!
i not the Uni not'our fathers. 2'his is,
emphatically, a J!<cnnslruchtl Union. Alas, for
Hindi a Union ! Tho ingenuity of man, in its
ost devilish exorcise, could not provide more
irtaiu schemes to promote hate and to produce
wars and successions of wars iu the l'ar(r) future
than these measures of Congress, which, under
pretence of reconstructing the Southern States,
e really destroying all the States, and the lib-
tics of all tho people of all lie* States.
But this legislation now being enacted by
Congress suggests some valuable lessons which,
ell learned by our people, will go far to com
pensate for the evils proposed.
1. When the Reconstruction measures wore
first proposed, in 1KG7, there were some good
men among us who thought it would be better
for our people to narticipato in tho work of re
constructing the State government, with a view
to mitigating or defeating its evils. To these I
humbly, but most earnestly replied, that we
could not succeed by participati m in defeating
the work of reconstruction, because that work
would bo entrusted to men who. under military
protection and by frauds and false counting ot
votes, would, in any event, declare the measures
successful, while, by participation, we should bo
hypocritical in seeming t » help a purpose wo
despised; would relieve the iniquity of much of
its odium by giving it our seeming assent, and
would thus be parties to our own degradation
and bound by tho results. Or, if by any means,
wv should succeed in mitigating the evils, Con
gress would either not accept the work, or, alter
accepting, would, under pretence of fraud and
deception on our part, recall their acceptance
and order the work of Reconstruction to he done
over again. In the light of subsequent e rents,
and, especially in view ot tho present legislation,
will any man longer doubt the wisdom, propriety
and decency ol non-participation in this work of
self-destruction aud self-degradation ? The only
result to us of participation is to lose our own
respectability by imparting it to tho scheme for
our ruin.
2. Tlio itching for office which too many liafe
manifested during «his rule of infamy ha < been
a source of u.> iiitle mortification t<* many of our
people. Wo havo been constantly assured of
great horrors it wo did not have llopre&entali vos
in Congress! For myself, I am l’roc to confess,
I have always thougnt that our people ought not
oven to desire representation, until they could
choose their own representation. Imbed, a man
of true honor, should feel insulted if even sus
pected of a wish to get. r.u office while his supe
riors were proscribed by a wicked and unconsti
tutional disfrancliisemiert. When thieves seek
agents it is honorable to bo rejected as unwor
thy.
If, then, this legislation shall convince our
people that they can gain nothing by accepting
and taking part in this^fcrnsliuetion iniquity,
and shall ft.'t as a causflKo burn out all desire
for Federal oflico in every decent Southern man,
its evils will become more tub ruble, ami what
our enemies intend for our iut« r discomfiture
may become the beginning of our r. dmuption.
There is another effect of the* legislation 1“
reconstruct tin: Utat * again which is l.ot wholly
destitute of a compensating consideration..
There was quite a number, perhaps n majority
of our people, who had become disposed to
make a concession to Uougrcss and tin feelings
of the Northern people, in p, spirit of oonc'lmtiou
for peace. In this spirit I am ol the opinion
the Democrats of the Legislature hud concluded
to rc-seat tho negroes uud ratify the Fifteen.h
Amendment. The result of such voluntary ac
tion would either have dismembered the Den.o-
erntic party of the Shite, and caused the forma
tion of a Republican party, which might hc.v
controlled the State; or. to prevent the result, il
would have compelled tho Democrats to be i
•nciled to these acts, aud not to have nmde t
support of these measures a test of party fideli
But Congress has prevented the voluntary ad
tiou ol these measures, und has provide'
their forcible adoption. Congress has orderi <
that these measures shall not bo adopted b'^
those who could have hud any claims to repre
sent tho intelligence, and virtue, and will of the
State, and has ordered them to be adopted by
tlioso who will most eertaiqly represent ueitln r
the people, nor the honor, nor interest, nor will
of the people oi this Slate. Thus we are re
lieved of all odium which might attach to a vol
untary adoption of these measures; of all dan
ger of a dismemberment of the Demoaratio
party by reason of such adoption; and of all
obligation to respect the adoption us binding
when made by the Carpet-bug strangers, deluded
negroes, and thieving outlaws whom Congress
has entrusted with these measures as alone
worthy to pass upon them. I confess there is
much in this fact to gratify me. The real peo
ple of our State are relieved from the necessity
of passing through the only ordeal in which I
had reason to fear their manhood would be for
gotten. My opinion upon the eligibility of the
negroes under tho negro Constitution whs well
known. But the Legislature was the nole judge
of this question for themselves. To re-seat
them after unseating them would have been to
admit themselves stultified, and to abdicate their
ow n independence as a co-ordinate department
of the State government. So the principle of
tho 15th amendment is another subversion of
tho whole system of the Amerieau Govi rnment,
and no earthly consideration could induce me to
support it. Yet, I confess 1 had mado up my
mind to regard with tolerance (hose who should
differ with mo on these questions, especially
where it was known that Bullock was really anx
ious for the defeat of both the negroes and the
15th amendment, as means ot enabling him to
induce Congress to remand the State to a Pro
visional Government iu order to extend and en
large his own powers for thieving. But Con
gress, afraid the excuse for oppressing us would
he averted by tho Legislature, has relieve^ the
Legislature of the humiliating iniquity of avert
ing it
It. is well known again that tho present Legis
lature has boou lavish-even reckless in creat
ing debts in behalf of plunderers for tho people
to pay. Now’ that Congress lifts declared tho
Legislature which created these debts only Pro
visional, tho people will not hesitate to declare
the debts so created to be only Provisional also,
aud that, too, iu spite of auy * provision by Con
gress to the contrary.
My humble opinion, therefore, is that otirpoo-
fie should receive this additional attempt by
i Jongress to destroy them as tho RomannSenate
received the invaders of their country—with
quiet dignity and stolid indifference. Let it be
our jjtudy henceforth to care as little as possible
floral affairs and as much as possible for
our tJWn. If President Grant shall deem it 1ub
duty to employ the army and navy of the United
States to guard and protect unassaultod thieves
and robbers, let him ko do. If he shall go far
ther and use that army and navy in arresting
unofteuding citizens who are only engaged
peacefully attending their private affairs, why
let him arrest—yea imprison, shoot and hang 1
The blood of the martyrs is the Hood of the
Church. ” Ho is not worthy of liberty who is
not willing to be its martyr. -
Above all, lot ns still preserve our manhood,
and do nothing which can possibly bo construed
into our assent to their reconstruction infamies,
how’over often repeated.
We still have bright skie^, fortilo soils, and a
healthful climate. Tlieso are tlio gifts of God,
and are above the pow^r of Congress to recon
struct, and beyond the, reach of even Radicals
to steal or carry away.
Let as devote all our energies to the sole work
of enriching our fields, beautifying our homes,
The blank angel of political, social and moral
death is deepening the shadows of his wings
over the Continent. Those shadow’s swill coin
tninly settle in tho thick darkness of despotism
and sorrow on the Northern people. - Then the
sun of Liberty will dawn aguiii upon the BoutJn
That dawning will reveal uh w ith coffOm refill* d,
with waste places rebuilt, with resources of all
kinds al home, and with SUHtafhed honor and
unsullied manhood preserved. And, to these,
whatever else honor call commend, or virtue
desire, will be add< d for ns and lor our children
J thank God Hint 1 was born in the South, and
with spirit that know s no fear of her enemy, m.d
would not escape a full share of her sufferings
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11EL FOR
.Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 22, lGf/1.
BY virtue, and in pursuance of an Act of Con
gress, to promote tin- ret instruction ol the State
ot Georgia, approved, December 22d, 1809, of
which the following is :i copy, to-wit:
“AN ACT to promote the Reconstruction of the
State of Georgia :
Ih it mat ted by (In Smalt and House of llcjrtcsente
allots of the Hinted Slates tf America in regress
ass< tabled, That the Governor of Georgia, be,
and is hereby authorized aud directed forthwith, tlir
by proclamation, to summons all persons elected
to t)i" General Assembly, as appears by r. proc
lamation of Major Gi imial George O. Meade,
tii (U nerul uouunahdiug tit.- Military District
including the Stab oi Ue rgin, dated June
the twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
eight, to appear on soma day certain, named m
tlu* proclamation, at Atlanta, iu said State ; and
thereupon, said General Assembly shall proceed to
perfect its organization ill conformity with the
constitution uml laws of the United Slates uud
the provisions of this net.
Section 2. And h* it farin' r enacted, That when
the members ho elected to M»id Senate and House
ot Representatives shall be convened,every mem
ber, and every person claiming to be elected as a
member of the Senate or House of Representa
tives. shall, in addition to taking the oath re
quired by the Constitution of Georgia, also take,
subscribe, and file in the office ol the Secretary
of State of Georgia, one oi tho following oaths
or affirmations, namely:
“ I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that 1 have
never held the office, or exercised the dntios of
Senator or Representative iu Congress, nor been a
member 6f the Legislature of any State of the
United States, nor held any civil office created
by lajy for the administration of any general
law of u State, or uudi r the Jaws of the United
States, nor held auy office iu the military or na
val service ol the United States, and thereafter
engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
United States, or gave aid or coinport to its ano
mies. or rendered, except in consequence of di
rect physical force, any support or aid to any
insurrection or rebellion against the United
States, nor held any office under or given any
support to any Government acting in hostility to
the United States, or levying war against tho
Uuited States, so help me Codin' on pams and
penalties of perjury, an the may be;” «>r
tli i illowing oath or affirmation, viz: “ I do
solemnly swear, or affirm, that I have been re
lieved by an act of tlio Congress of the United
States, from disability, as provided tor by section
three ol the fourteenth amendment, so help me
God, or on pains anil penalties of perjury, as
the case may be.” Such oath or affirmation when
bo filed, shall be entered on the record by the
Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, aud
said oath or affirmation, or a copy of tho re
cord thereof, duly certified by said Secretary of
State, shall be evidence in all courts and places.
Kvery person claming to bo so elected who shall
refuse, decline or neglect, or ho unable to hike
cm of said oaths or affirmations, shall not be
admitted to a seat in tho Senate or House of
Representatives, or to a participation in the pro
ceedings thereof, but :>hall be deemed ineligible
to such seats. •
Sec. 3. And be it further emiebd. Tlmt if any
person claiming to be .;lect.-d to the Senate or
ii..use shall falsely take either of said oath-, or
I affirmations, he shall bo d. .ucd .'uilu of per-
I jury, and suffer tli" pains ami peimltu-s thereof,
j an 1 mav he tried, convicted, and puni died tliere-
! for by the Circuit Court of the Uuitrd .Slates for
| tin* District of Georgia, in which District said
: crime was committed, and the jurisdiction of said
I Court shall be sole and exclusive for the purpose
aforesaid.
I Ki t\ *4. And be U further enacted, That persons
j elected, as aforesaid, aud entitled to compose
such Legislature, who shall comply with the pro
visions cf this act, by taking one ot the oaths or
e prescribed, shjjl thereupon
' nate and House of ltepr* sen-
aris by Sunlight
and Gaslight
M: h..w its Btti
!at"AihTiituitSi
'* UemitHulCity:
.1 Fill-
in t’ui'irt.
Atlanta, t
K\v
TO MY FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS
H0UP AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES;,
CORN!—1S70—CORN 11
rpilOSE who wiHh to buy aiiU pivy the Oath far OOfMR
1 now, t» ho (h.Uvorf*d iu Dik'i-mber, Janunry or
nmry, will tliul it .. tlieir iuhii . Ht tocull on nn«t once, at
w»* have inode orr«iig..miu.t« for a lnrg» lot which wo wll
Hell Qt luw yricud. ou'JV 'Fjl'JUT, BALL Ji 09.
FROST, HALL & CO.
HAVE IN STOHE, AND TO AUU1VJ»,
TUB FOLLOWING;
•IT.LISHIl
ti. f >hh», nr Hi. Louie, Mo.
10,000 ACi:\TS M AVU I) FOll
WALKS AND HOMES OF JESUS.
By Row 1». Maim ii, 1>. i».. author of AU/ht Semes of the
McKinney, 13oh
•Ntmit at.. rhihith lphltt. Pa,
Tins MOST it ii'io HL’LU.VU HOOK
OF ’7(1.
Itr.VIfiED AN1> KNLAIIOEU 11Y OKU. llOB&KT
It is a Inr'ji awl hi'iiutiful octarn rn'imt, ill
I SI..I i:„r,riiviniit. Map*. <f
An agent in V
■it the It ret week.
the up.'TitK nil nay. tVc
i.-j.tl fur dreulATH, ffivluf.'
IVEltSlTY FUBLISUING CO., 1
|Of^S*N or NEW YORK;
' or. tltc t mlt i-tVorl<l «t Vcvv York
Arovl l!,t UrUn.r.i t; ntir. S!!’
mill) of D:m rure tip. Mohr Money in n-
EOltliXVl. AGENTS TUAN ANY OTHKll Book.—
Taken thre< i-vchm , ill tlio time t«» j.iint fnKt
10 Day, . „
50. AGISTS WANTED.
N. Y. BOOK CO..
14r. N’twanu Sir. t. Nr >’ York.
Dr. E. B. FOOTE, No.
iti.ooo AGENTS WANTED FOR
RETROSPECTION.
Tlic lln. «t Engraving in the v.o rket. Apply at <uuft to
'GUITTENDEN .V McKlNNEY.
18CS Cl'i auul 4trt. 1 i>ilaiicl]illiu, l’tt.
w 7 Octave Fiuno*.
1’IANO CO.. New Yark.
COMMON &EMSE!!!
ANTED—AGENTS.—$2V \« r imlitht.* koII the.ml
(.' Ni iNi. IMi'ltOYED COMMON SENSE 1WMIL'
Nir MACHINE. JTic* only rl*. Great induce
to A.{. ins. This i- tli" iu< • t popular Sewing Ma-
S2D0
—will d..
l the
doiio.
htuntl.v
>MB .V
kill'
my Ma-
fleeted i
by dechi
said Senate and House of
actively, by the election of
h House.
'artfu r entit led, That if any
iolenoo or fraud, wilfully
apt any person, or peraons,
ing either of these oaths or affir-
ibed by this act. or from parfcici-
pating in the proceedings otsaid Senntoor Mouse,
uto-r having taken one of said oati.s or affirma
tions, and otherwise complied with this act, he
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and may bo
tried, convicted aud punish. .1 therefor by the
Circuit or District Court of tin* United States for
the District of Georgia iu which District said
offense shall he committed, and shall be punished
therefor by imprisonment, and at hard labor f .r
not less than two or more tlmu ten years, in the
discretion of the Court; and tho jurisdiction of
snidOouris shall be sole and exclusive lor the
purpose afore si id.
Sec. 0. Awl be il fur they enacted, That it ishere-
d that the exclusion of any person, or
elected as aforesaid, and being other
wise qualified, from participation in the pro
ceedings of said Senate or House of Representa
tives, upon the grouud ol race, color or previous
condition of servitude would bo illegal and revo-
lutionarv, and is hereby prohibited.
Kr.c. 7. And be it further enacted, Tlmt upon
the application of the Governor of Georgia, the
President of the United States shall employ
such military or naval forces of tho Unityd
States as may be necessary to enforce and execute
the preceding provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. And be it. f irther enacted, That the
Legislature shall ratify the fifteenth amendment
proposed, to the Constitution of the United
States, before Senators nnd Representatives from
Georgia are admitted lo scats in Congress.” .
I hereby issue this, my proclamation, to sum
mon all persons elected to the General Assembly
ol the State of Georgia, as appears by the
Proclamation of George G. Meade, the (reneral
Commanding the Military District including tho
State of Georgia, dated June 25, 1868, who are
qualified to appear at Atlanta, in said .State, on
Monday, Tenth (10th) Day of January next,
whereupon such of the Raid persons us are quali
fied to hold office, in accordance with the pro
visions of the Acts of Congress in such cases,
made and provided, will bo organized in the
Senate and House of Representatives respective
ly, as the Provisional Legislature of the State
of Georgia, for the purpose of promoting the
reconstruction of Civil Government in said State
in accordance with the laws of tlio Uuited States.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Provisional Governor.
.i
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X* J* Brandy,
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e? Dozen Bittora, DOOTS. Sboea, Hutu, aud
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O 1J a fab lot °f
5 Pluutor’s Tonic, 0HOICE Quecunware—
ALL OF WHICH WE OFFER CHEAP FOIC OA8H.
ROPE PREFERABLE TO TIES.
place, but what '
:otton buyer In LaGrange, or any other
will advise plautora to buy R'pe entry
me in the place of Tin. There are many reasons why
>>-.pe is superior V) Ties, a few of w’kich wo will mention,
iz: Ono or two Ties burnt off of nearly every halo tiiat ia
shipped from this place; tli.-n Ropo must ho put in their
place, and, of course, it comes out of the buyer. When
they burst off, they aro perfectly worthless. Every buu-
dlo of Ties you buy has already in it from two to six Ttoi
worthloaa. Ropo don’t give you this trouble or oxponaa;
heavy and as cheap, aud 24 per cent, more service
able than Ties. FROST, HALL & 00-
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS AND COMMISSION
MBBCHAITTS
SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.
KriiT ! — KNIT !! —KNIT ! I!
4 GENTS WANTED everywhere to well tho AMERICAN
A. KNITTING MACHINE, the only practical Family
Knitting Maeiiine over invented. Price $25. Will knit
i0,000 stitdioH per niinUte. Addrcr-
tho whole oi tlio time or f<*r tho «p
light and profitable
easily corn from floe, to $5 per
tory
Section 2.
force from an
It may be
law right ‘
repeal
multiplying our productions, erecting foundries,
building factories, and developing in every form
our vast material resources.
Towards the colored race let us redouble our
efforts to be just, kind nnd forbeariug. They
are the authors of our wrongs. Nino out Of ten
of them wish to do right. I doubt whether the
same number of any other color or race of the
human family' could pass tho sarao ordeals
through Which they have passed during the lost
four years and do as well as they have done.—
With a few wicked or deluded exceptions, they
will join us in bringing contompt on all these
Congressional iniquities and on their authors.
Georgians Relieved.—The political dtsahili
ties of the following Georgians have just been
relieved by act of Congress:
Noah L. Cloud, of Decatur county; Wm. F.
Wright, of Coweta counly; Foster Blodgett and
W. C. Dillon, of Richmond county; H. II. Pet
tis and John L. Harris, of Fulton county; Geo.
H. Lester, of Oglethorpe county ; W. W. Paine,
of Chatham county; Wm. H. Edwards and Amos
T. Akerinan, of Elbert county; F. B. Hoscal,^ of
Jones county; T. W. Thurmond, of Bpalding
county; T. W. King, of Monroe county; E. C.
Grannies, of Bibb county; John C. Hendrix, of
Atlanta; James L. Bishop, Jesse Hendricks, and
Wm. Kelly, of Dawson county; ltobt. D. Har
vey, of Floyd county; Wmilliam D. Bendy, of
Forsyth county: Enoch Humphreys, of Gordon
county; G. M. T. Ware, of Pioroo county; G.T.
Davis; of Brooks county; E. S. Griffin and Jas.
Hammook, of TwiggdBbuuty; John It. Hill, E.
Richardson, and J. M. Cooper, of Dougherty
county; Bern, Conley, of Richmond county;
B. B. deCrnflenroid, of Baldwin county; James
W. Green, of Upson county; Nathan Gunnels,
of Banks county; Thomas J. Speer, of Pike
county; Henry C Wavno, of city of Brunswick
Chfts. D. Davis, of Walton county; J. W. B.
Somers, of Newton county; Joel F. Thornton,
of Greene county; Win. R. Davis; George M.
Hood, and Charles P. McCalls, of Richmond
county; Wm. M. Moore, of Warren county; D.
H. Walker, of Walton county; Dr. Thomas F.
Greene, of Milledgeyille; Joseph MoWhorter, of
Oglethorpe county.
The Reconstruction of Virginia.—^As wo in
timated yesterday, Virginia is not destined toBe^
cure her readmission without a struggle, and we
may have tho scene of the Georgia debate re-on-
acted. If so, the differences of odinion will bo
still more pronounced and the result inuoh more
problematic.—Forney's Chronicle*
P P •? ? P
mom ant*. Busi
ns of either Bex
ening, nnd n proportion*
W°£
Tliul. all who
this notice may sorul their nddm>n. an 1 tout the busi-
k«, wejuuke tliiB unparalleled offer: To each aa are not
11 antiafiod, wo will Bend $1 to pay for the trouble of
writlnu. - Full particulars, a valuable, muunlo, which will
do to commence work on, and a copy of The People’s Lit
erary Companion—ouo of the largeni and beet fuutily news*
papers publiHhod—nil Bent free by math Header, if yon
want permanent, profitable work, address
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100,000 A gent a Wanted for
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€, It. JOHNS A IU,
JjOHttiL.AHb's I
“EUREKA”
Smoking; Tobacco, |
It is put up in hapdsomo r
■' rschaum Pipes aro dai
M' 1
:i iU-.ut article of grann-
rginia; wherever intro-
is universally admired,
which orders for
LOTtTLTiArtD’R j i B 1
' tho choicest leaf
•king; it
. _„ t . > _ e pound
three of ordinary tobaceb. Iu this
jctr.icted: iFleavos no disagreeable taste alto
mild, light in color and weight, bo-
will lust — ... .
brand we slso pack orders every day for first qualitv Meer-
HcliAinn Pipes. Try it and convince youraelves it is aU
it claims to be, “ tbk einkht of all.”
--j. . Tliis brand of Fine Cut chewing
CENTURY! tobacco has no equal or superior
Silt ok in *"
LOiriLLATtg’S
lorillaiuj'S | have now bccon in general use
If your storekeeper docs not have these articles for sale,
ask hiinto got them: they aro sold by respcctablo jobbers
almost every where.
Circular ot prices mailed on application.
P.MMULLAUD & ' ~ ‘
their large a
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES, &c.,
WE HAVE IN STOHE AFD TO AHR1T3
1 Car Lgnd Oats,
1 »* »* Corn,
1 i* Salt,
100 Bnahela Seed Rye,
100 “ Barley, .
10,000 lbs. Bacon, Hama, Sides Si Shoulder*
10 bbls. Molasses,
5 “ Byrnp,
40 » Sagur, A, B and C,
53 hhdo. New Orleans Sugar,
10,000 lbs. Flour, In barrels, sacks and half sack®,
all grades,
535 boxes Tobacco,
50 Kite Mackerel, Nos. 1 and 2,
5 bbls. Whisky,
10 boxes Soap, common and toilet,
a.l bags Coffee,
5,000 yards Bagging,
25 colls Rope,
10,000 lbs. Iron Ties,
ALSO.
O8NABUROS, SHIRTING*, LINSK
Kentucky Jeans,
G-eoruia Stripe. & Cheok.,
Cotton. Yarns,
Boot, and SJioo.b,
Snuff,
Lard,
Iron,
. ■ , j, _!V and, in fo<5
- aK'WaKJBS.'WiM?***'**** 1 '
to bo found iu »
FlUST CLASS STORE.
U coeto nothing to loot Come
i o.)mp«ro pAecmia wo Jlrt m * to 10 0UI
• • 4 ■ |) lor ^1 to trale *Hb u«.
j CO.. Stiw York.
A SK yonr Doctor or Druggist for SWEET
aVININE—Tt equals (bitter) Quinine. Mannfiuv
tured by BTBAN8, FAltH k 00., Ohomista, N. Y.
TAB. WHITTIEH. 0 Wi’lio St.. Pittsburgh, Pa._
1/ Mo., ot Union-wid” repnStlon, treat* all venereal
diBeaKes: al*o,'seminal uuigBiunB, impotcucy, ko., the ro-
snltof sulf-ahuK'. Send 1 stamps for uoalod pampblot
50pp. No matter who failed, state cubc. Oonaultation freo.
VEST LOW FOR THE
\ .
10, Gallons Copal Vart
lO “ Coaoli
10 44 Japan
Also, sundry articles of DRUGS which we
low, a* wo do not propone to keep up thla *
the trade. Thankful tor the liberal l»t
extended tho house, we are detcrmiiM
fair dcalinga iu tho future, to mortt a
same. M*pl?
