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Newspaper Page TextPROFESSIONAL CARDS LAW VERS. VASON & ALFRIEND, Attorneys at Law. Oitht.: D. A* VASON, JltaRJ.OlMTgit OKFICK: A.K.ATJrniSHP, |#nbnrf f Ai C. S IKnir< W.l.Jam. WOOTEN * J0HB3, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 1 ALBANY. OKOKUIA UW NOTICE PF.TKR J.STmoZER, WM, E. SMITH, DOCTORS- J. tT IIOLMFS. VV. M. OiM.WS. Drs. Holmes &. DeMoss, DENTISTS. ALBANY. * - » GEORGIA. «Mkw And laboratory orrr l*o4 H**htMKioi» io»y !, l*.9-ly : W. BACON W. A. STROTHER, H.D. ALBANY. GEORGIA. Oiee over Gilbert's Drue Store. All trim MV at Ike Itntf Stsrr will weeiee promf* Dr. E.W. ALFRIEND, nrarSCTFCLLY —Isw SI. wr.kes,'tslh.Ts- AVfLMsbrssrlmot kie profession. t.. th.ritit.-n. St AlbssysxkdMrroasiliDgrounirT. otfic >t till. Nrrt Dnig Slow. Dr. P. I*. misSM AN, O FFICE Ilf FRONT Welch'* l>ru# SUrt. RfMtkAf* on Pint* »lrrrl, near IhW Baptist CXurrb. Daring stornv* from atficr, rocs- TrTI1 f *ht>uU k left at the Ovuc id?am. Janl-lj HO I K I.S DAY BOARD AT THE BARNES HOUSE, $20 Per Month. BOGEN HOUSE, (FORMERLY TOWS8 Hol>K,> BROAD STREET. ALBARY. GfcOROlA rflBK Fofsn House- »* b»« ready for the rrce|.tio* X of flair TV nan* i* a suHricnt guarani**# McAFEE HOUSE. Smithville- : : Geortriiv Opposite B B Depot. I. .Hr A FEE. Proprietor. By WESTON & EVANS. VOLUME 12. Devoted to the Interests of Albany and Southwest Georgia. A It 15 A N Y. a E O K <i r A , T HUBS 1) A Y, .1 XT L Y 18. 1878. I $2.00 Per Annum NUMBER 29 Two ileitcon were ahoul the prop.* eil one rem.nke.t • ••I’ll in that »*i:iv«-\ ar.l :t^ "XS hat an «»)»>( ihhIi* otlu;r. "If m> life i- on.. «li i*ntiiio new j-i iwysiril ; n. i l»e luiricJ Line a- I li%o.” man.” *»ai«l the >|»areil I w ill.” She a-'kial I In* clerk if he \v:t«* |»«»si- five, thoroughly e«»nviiice«l the were fresh. “Oh, >es.”>ai«l the yoim** philoaopher. “I know the\ are; wh\ tl»* J farmer saitl none of hi- hen*, were more than a year old.*' She hoiijfht a basket full on the spot. It is human to douht. Display a sitfii with the inscription. “Beware of paint.” ami nine men of ten w ill draw their foretltimers across the newly painted surface to see if the sijjn is not merely “an invention of the ene my.” The tenth man could not read. Dr. Harrison Westmoreland, of At lanta. who several years ajjo shot I>r. Red wine, for which crime he served a term in the penetentiarv, has never seemed of rijjit mil At since, and last w eek w as adjudged a lunatic. To lend a man “a quarter” politely, requires considerable coolness and self-control. To be slow and cere monies about it implies distrust: to slap down the coin with a “hauir” in dicates irritation, while to search all your pockets in succession conveys the impression that you will he left penniless by tin* transaction. A sini- in«r. quiet promptness marks the gentleman in this crisis. A good story is (old of a Rochester (X. Y.) deacon, w ho thought he rec ognized a young lady friend leading a little boy up a street, and stepping to her *i«V; he asked: ••Why. Mary, where did you get that child?” The scarlet face turned to his was that of an entire stranger, and her quick re ply fully satisfied him. “I came by it honestly.” was all she said, am! the good old man had something to think about all the way home to dinner, j , BARLOW HOUSE. AMERICOS, OA. Located la the Center ef bosineea—Of po» site the Court Route. Board Per Day $2 OO B-r. COLLINS. Proprietor. THE PEOPLE LIKE OUR 9 The Reasons Why: fl is o f 8 # 1 s '!■ Ll 9 A o A PC C=3 ur c=^ v. D5 % * 9 r> J? *wwir fir* trri* jIh #i Spring Clothes £ Cassinmeres i srD-.u.e iwiitn y.*i Farrington & Price. FOR GALE OR FvENT ! O NE STORE AND DWELLINO «l Gary. Oh . 8. W. R K. Mimnlob. fiWXl !«•*:>ti«>o »•#< Dum* ama. Apply to juMR-lu LOST! The Xetrs d Courier says: “Is it not unwise to attempt to put Mr. Ste phens dow n in this fashion, consider ing that lie was a coii«piciu»iis politi cian w hen most of his present censors were in their cradle.” That is where the trouble comes in. Mr. Stephens Inis outlived bis usefulness.and reach ed his second childhood, as ninety- nine one hiimlreths of the Heinoerat- ic papers of the United States believe. It is time for him and hi> friend General Grant to retire from Ameri can politics for the good of the eoun- try.— Anderson (.N. ('.) /ufelliyeucer. The Warrenton Clipper wants to know if the Sun is drifting from true Democracy, because we don't support Mr. Stephens. We were not awaie before that Alexander was the whole Democratic party. The Clipper man must have had a pair of Aleck’s old breeches suspended over hi editorial chair when he wrote that sentence.-- We shall vote for the man nominated by the Democratic Convention at Thomson—even though it should be A. H. Seephens—that’s the kind of a Democrat we are. It remains to be seen whether the Clipper drifts from true Democracy or not—Hartwell Sun. A Wife’s Remarkable Dream. - The Coroner’s jury in the case of po liceman John William- on, of Middle- town, X. A’., who shot himself on the night of June 30th, to avoid arre t f>i arson and wa< found in a dying con dition in a rye field twelve hours af terwards, have rendered :» vet diet ol suicide.” His wife testified tom .■inn ing on the night of her hu band’s stii- ide that some one told Iter l»er little hibt w*« dead, ami that site found him nearly dead in the field. She was awakened by a sound as of the break ing of a fence rail; and found in the Wthous** a pool of blood, which led to the discovery of her husband dy ing in a Ib id, ju-t a - -le* bad dreamed having found llie child. Another wit ness testilied to hearing some one in llie field singing “The Sweet liy -mid By.” w hich was jtM after William on had shot himself. In f ieorgia, the Democratic major ity i* so enormous it is full of ilisseu- ions, and at the mercy of independ ent movement-. By using discretion and combining with independent candidates again-! the old negro hating elements of the Democracy, the Southern Republican- may do valuable service for their party in the fall elections.*’ Of course the only hope of the Rads in Georgia is by omhiuiiig with the independents.— What a -liame it is that there are so many men in Georgia who are ready to lend themselves to aid in the schemes of the most corrupt political party that ever existed in mir eouu Knowing that the effect of their course is to give aid and comfort, to the party w liirh ha** brought up on oiiiitrv all the trouble with which it has been a Hided for the past '•ighteeii years, in no way «ti count for their eondurt exeej.t upon the hypothecs that they are destitute of patriotism, and are governed en tirely by the pme-t -dl-bne-s X. )\ Trihnnr. Grazed l»y llie I si* of Arsenie. out th** Hacr*iii*-ni<i !!• * . About a year or «-o ago « \ oiiny dy of sunny temperament, and ba-alit features began to u-e t *-s preparations for bieaehing her hair to the fashionable golden tinge and at the name time beearne a -lave to that beautitier of llie complexion and the form—the deceptive poison arsenic. Her features before, thong I not beautiful, were at least good. People soon remarked her ehanged appearance for the better. Her com plexion wa- ro-y and blooming: her hair soft. ilky. and of a beautiful tinge • her form plumper than it had been, and ber -kin -mooib and v. bit* But tier -elf -i ougratulalion did not la -1 long. Ileatlaelie -non followed, growing more and more violent every 'lay: but -nil be kepi on using the abominable • tuff w hu h has been the ruin of o many. Of late her nth-r ing- have been altiio-l intolerable. The ble-«inj* of -|eep liras not been her Her he:i*l was a terv hell of torture night and day. Her mind grew feeldei and feebler, her thought. wandered, her intellect »v,t, loft, and UhLiv. a gill of twenfv year-, Die i confined in a « ell in the .Stockton a maniac. (*)«/ gonesjwiidfuts. A NiiIImt Shinin' Mptur. II«h. Will.HI. Ifcll'OIIKITY Korxrv, .Inli !*. 187s. i,x .1 linnn.Yixif; Foplins of |>ri«1i’ :tn' I'xliiiltHsliiin roni's me, nald mi' ■•'lull Uni i lire, tu luik up mi pi-n lit kiiiiiiuil lu llip fosterin' knir of llie fulnr liysloriene. Iliro yore yriile* l\ sirkiiluleil jliriiel. llie faekt that a ■miller of mi ole elassmails lias iviiii I'aiui an' ilistiiielsliiin in the hog tralu or literature — i inene mi ole fren "Washington," oil' lierring konnly. M islur Knitnr. snr. Wash wiu a eliilil of pro/e an' veree hefour he .-eseileil I'riim klo/.e whileli wear only I peaee tu the hole sole, an'’ all hut- teneil up hehimle with grate liig white liutleiis. 1 riekolee the 1st peaee of veree lie ril. an’ it retl so: My iiiAuiiiiy says i unis’ not mi«*«*z WIk-ii «tiltin' up tin* Itrrkfu rhnv. This sot the hole naherhooil into a lit of nilmirnshiiu. an' slurrM up his inure tu loflver tlites. Ilis nex whs hamleil In me thro the feuse krark. whairi was kiillivalin krali gras in a kullen pa tell, ail* it wus a jim of its kind, an’ mu so: Th«* uiilk mail** lickfltsl llie little kim't* lt*«*l. An’ I In* liltl** kow ra/.tsl liur’J him* frl«*. An’ U~»i.l«* ilit* little kuw lay th«* iuad** qiii^hl ilnl With llie l>ut > kk«*t oil tuilok port'd ov«*r bur htsl; riu* luilt* kow didful !t**t*ui hurt ntall, Ah’«»u bur him* l«Mit hung tlir uiad«**t w»l**rfawl But enuf has hen sc«l tu sho the reder that mi fren wus horned tu graiee the pursoot of literature. Wash an’ me wus edikated at the -aim skule. an* boatli off us sto^l verry hi in—hour oane estiniashuu. We weiittu skule atween lay in hv an* crap getheriu time, :m 4 wun severel pecks «»f let her models for protisheiisy ill spelliu. As a privit sitizeii, he is ouered hi iwl tint nose him, an* lie is w f el qual- ilide tu til einiy ortis in the gif* of the peepul—perlickerly that off tacks re- • oavur. This short hiograffv is res pectably inscribed as a tribet tu his -turliii w urth ail hi uckkumpHshmeiits hi his ole klas-inait an* devoated fren an’ proud admirer, H.W.J. OLI Aunt Pliancy Dumvoody Again. H r A*J JHE WRITE:) IT. Milford, Ga., July h, 1S78. editor.-; Albany Xeiva: My husband being a reader and subscriber to your interesting paper, I beg leave to give von t few lines from Baker. 1 .«:> r.n old colored woman, and wa:. raided to spin and weave, which occupation I have kept up to the present day. I have, therefore, little or no education. I have supplied all my family with substantial clothing, woven l»v myself, and have woven several nice counterpanes, and knit one which I contemplate exhibiting at your next fair. Providence per mitting. On the -Uh of July my children •ame l dine with me, and in view ol their coming, I invited several of na good white friends to dine with me that day. They complimented me highly on my nice dinner. I had cakes, pies and puddings, with vegetables in almost endless variety. Well, I have a comfortable little home, every dollar paid for; cow- uni pig-, ami need for nothing, fcl’ow- eonclusively that if my colored friends would live by their own in In-lrv, and not he go trilling, we would he a happy and successful peo- My brag patch of cotton, of which •enl you a boll sometime since, is a- line :is can he. We are now suffering for rain : to-night it is thundering all und, and I do trust we may he blessed with rain. I never saw crops of both cotton and corn better in this lion in my life. Having, no doubt, worried your patience long ere you t through reading this, 1 beg leave to subscribe myself, Very truly, your oh’t servant, t ii \nlv Drxwoonv, Pol'd. Library of about fifteen hundred vol. utiles. The latest ami best papers and magazines are, of course, received reg- uh'rly, ami new additions are con stantly being made to the hooks. The Library is open from half past three o’clock in the afternoon till ten at night, and is at all hours well tilled with ladies and gentlemen. Miss Kmtiia Rylauder is very attentive to everyone, especially to visitors, and an hour spent in the Library is deci dedly the pleasantest way to kill lime to be found in Amerieiis. A copy ol* the Nr.ws on tile among the oilier pa pers of the Library, would, we lltink, prove attractive to many ivaders. We hope the Albany Library Association will take heart, and from a new be ginning achieve good results. L. The Louisville Knees. Louisville, Kv., July * r »th, 78. Editors Albany Xetrs: Gents— Agreeable to promise, I will drop you a few of the most important ideas or items, of the wonderful match race that came off yesterday, at the running course of the Louisville Jockey Club, between Teiihroeek. the pride of the Blue-Grass region, and Mollie McCarthy, the queen ot the I'aeitiie slope. The race was foul mile heats, best two in three for $10,- O00 a side, which was closely contest ed on the first two miles, McCarthy rather taking the lead up to the first half of the third mile, hut resulted in Tenbroeck’s favor, the mare coining ton staiul-still on the last half of the fourth mile, which of course distanc ed her and gave the victory to Ten- broeck. amid great enthusiasm and -bouts of applause from the vast as sembly of Tenhroeck's friends. The time made was (8: 19*4) eight min utes, nineteen and three-quarter sec onds, which is nothing extra in the way of time, hut that has nothing to do with the race, as they were not running against time. It is thought rliat Mollie McCarthy is injured for life, ami will probably not appear in public again. The two horses were in the best of training, und in tine oiidition at the opening of-thc race. There were a great many Californi ans present to witness the race, and were sauguine that they had the fa>t- st horse in the world, but they went >tV sadly disappointed, and were ..•oinpelled to part with a considera ble amount of their filthy lucre, which grived them most ofall. It is gener ally believed that McCarthy is the fastest horse for a short distance, hut Tcnbroeek can out-last her. Kentuc ky can now boast, beyond all doubt, that they have the fastest horse in the world. It is the intention of Mr. Harper, Tenhroeck’s owner, never to enter him in another race, as he sa>> he is the fastest horse in the world, and sees no use in running him. It is estimated that there were thirty thousand people at the races, gathered from all parts of the land. The weather wa# very warm and the crowd being immense they suffered iiiteneslv from the heat, but they were bound to see the big race re gardless of consequences, and there i- no two ways hut that it was tin? hig- ge.-t race on record, or ever will he J. \V \ . Letter from Baker. VISIT TO Loc’KFTr’s CONVICT • AMI' CHOPS—KOI'Kill OF .U.’LV, TFTF sMIlll AND PLENTY TO EAT. It was planted early, and will make without any oilier rain. Mr. R. Jones gathered Ibis week ii watermelons I hat weighed frith pounds. Two weighed 110 pounds. flic I'ourth of July was celebrated at Couch's Mill by about eight hun dred people. Tl»«* speakers invited were Messrs. McGill and Dotiadlsoti, of Rniiihridgc. From some cause, they failed to put ill an appearance; ‘onseqiiently it was quite a disap- »oinliiieut to the gathering. lion. \V. I*’. Smith was also invited to he present He, loo, failed to appear.— I heard a gentleman remark at the lehrution that all were in favor of SmilIi lor Congress,except those who were in favor of themselves first and Smith next. At 2 o’clock dinner was announced, ind all were invited to come lip and at. The table was loaded with lkir- •cciicd pig, beef, million and kid, am) akes. pies, bread, and everything that was nice. All bad plenty, and noiigli was left to feed four liiindivd negroes present. Messrs. Reid and ’ouch wen* the chief managers of the •evasion. It was pronounced a .me- ess by all. Yours. Jeff Davis. Our .Milford Correspondent. lili.lll PHoaPKCTS—FOURTH Ol* JULY AT corcll's MILL. set CQIBfACtly TbefiixJtr will llterfeiif r*w*i i*4 hy xeturolog th« attoc to me. Albany, Jos# 18, 2178. W. W. WILDER. d#?:td. IU Our Anioriciis letter. A MKIJMTs, July 10, 187s. It w ould require the genius of an Atlanta reporter to fully write nptHe *en-atioii- that have for some film- past kept Amerieiis in a stale of eon- slant excitement. This hitherto staid town ran no longer he railed tin qniete-t town in Southwest Georgia, lor ‘'sensation has marked it for her own.** and fully dot bed ber with its flashing sqnibals. Not even Allanl: ran -how a more startling record of events Ilian Amerieiis has willies during the past two weeks. To sum them up: There have been two at tempts at suicide, two accidental -hooting, one resulting fatally, and two tires. The work of rebuilding the burnt spare-, has already begun. The rinj of the hummer ami the dink of tin trowel will -oon he heard, and will perhaps prevent n * from dropping off into the u-tial slimmer sleep. T he "sellers around” are providing lliemselve > with benches and boxes on the • liady spots of the side-walks whence they can plav draughts and wateh the daily progress of tin* build ing... 'I'be iiio ,1 attractive spot about Amerinr at pre enl, i « the neat, easy room of the Amerieii ; Library As sociation. This Association, organ ized in .tannery last, has steadily and urelv piogrc*sed, and now numbers about one hundred and thirty mem bers. and poa'^T.e* a well selected Newton, Ga.. July 2. 1878. Editors Xews : Last Sunday morn ing. in eoiiipany with a party <>f ten gentlemen from this place, in two •arriages and a buggy, w e started out to visit Col. B. G. Lockett's convict amp on bis White Hill place, twelve miles north of Newton. We arrived there about ten o’clock, and were met by that hospitable gentleman. Col. Lockett. We were invited to coin* in, and our teams put up. A chat of an hour, then we were asked by Col. L. to inspect the place where wi would he put when sent to him. The stockade covers about one acre, and is enclosed by large poles, about sixteen feet high. 'The enclosure i: well shaded with large red oak trees. Sleeping apartments are well ventil ated, and as secure as any jail in tlii country. 'They are as clean as could well he kept. All the convicts had on clean clothes, and looked a* healthy as any body of men in South west Georgia. They express them selves well treated, have plenty h eat. and are well salislied. All an allowed to walk about the stockade during Sundays. 'They play uiarbl or indulge in any other innocent amusement they like. 'They are full of life, ami answer freely any qm* lions put to them. Contiiieineut tlieir chief dread. After all were satisfied talking with the convicts, we returned to tin house. Mr. Willie Lockett passed around a box of tine cigars, which were enjoyed by all. Soon dinner was announced ready, and an elegant one it was, too. Mr. Hawes was in vited to take the head of the table and carve the baked chicken, which lie very gracefully did, lo my sur prise. After dinner, all except Mr. Hawes and Col. Lockett, walked out with Mr. Willie Lockett to look at his cotton. It will average about three feet in height. We counted a . many as elven Indes on a stalk. lie claims, if In? has no disaster, to make a hale to one and a half acres. lb* also states that his whole crop is very good, hilt needing rain at that time. A light rain was falling at the lime we left. Crops along (lie road are very good. We-topped, on our let uni. at Mr. K. C. .tones’ to eat watermelons, lie has a field of the he-1 corn I have .ecu. lie claims twenty bushel* per acre.— W. A. Situs and Mr. Lee Huggins had not been a little indispo .cd. There lias been several estimates made, of wliat little they did eat. One says fifteen pounds of pork each, and eve rything else in proportion. 'The barbecue was no political waver, hilt was given for the sole purpose .of bringing the people togeth er and devoting the day to pleasure pence and harmony, which was car ried out to the fullest sense of the word. < )»i our return home we called on Rev. W. L. (*., ami had some charming music on the piano and or gau bv his daughter, the beautiful and accomplished Miss Annie, which whs rendered in such an exquisite style that made it very rare and full of pathos. Sic transit yloriu tnundi. Hoping that the time is n«d far di* taut ere I can give your readers something, in teresting, 1 remain Yours truly. Silt \ W IIKlt 1* Y Bi ON'IU . Mil.ford, Ga., July It!. 1878. /■.'ditto's Albany Xetrs: For some lime par ed your humble contributor has been patiently waiting for some ihiug new or strange to transpire to list m b the monotonous times, and was almost in despair of hearing any thing louder than thunder or tasting anything sweeter than sugar when all of a sudden, a few days ago, mad- ainc Rumor paid us a (King visit «« if wafted by the gentle zephyr, arous ing u from our lethargy and inform ing our lord and ladyships that they were respectfully invited to Couches’ mills on the 1th of July to a big bar becue. So on the morning of the above designated day myself, in com pany with tint very pleasant and most agreeable gentleman, Mr. T. XV. Hammond, at an early hour set out for the barbecue in order that we might make a little detour for the purpose of inspecting the crops and arrive at our destination early enough to enroll our names among those that •xpeeled lo indulge, ami take a front eat at the table. En route we passed nany splendid farms, all of which eem t<> he in thorough repair, and in a fine state of cultivation. The first ?» route are those of Messrs. Bryant, Adams and Curry, and from passing a person would judge that three more energetic and thorough going bach elors could not he found any where. We next passed the large and well inducted farm of Rev. XV. L. Curry. Everything around his premises put tine appearance and showed that \as in a pro-peroiis condition. Rev. « m i \ is a gentleman of line in tellect : and a.*- for goodness audasan expounder of the great and good Book lie is tiitcqiuilcd by auv one iu oiii* uiid* t. We made it convenient to ill on those two clever little men Messrs. Ivey and Collins, formerly of Mitchell comity. With line prospects for an abundant harvest we found them indulging in flowery anticipa tion** ol* the future. May they meet with unbounded success, ami induce others to come over and follow ill tln*ir loot-steps. After recoinioiter- ing their farm ami taking a fresh sup ply of refreshments aboard we all set out at full speed for the mills—made oue more hault on the way just long enough to examine Mr. Win. Jeter’s prolific corn. On examination we found ten distiuet cars on one stalk, and think it will make an average of half that number all over. Unde Bill says he will make more corn to the acre than any other man in Baker.— Mr. II. thinks Unde Bill the most cgot'Mh al man we met on the route. On arrival atom* destination Wi found a large amt eager crowd assem bled on the opposite side of the creek trom the beautiful little hamlet, all of which seemed to he perfectly jubi lant over the prospect of having a grand, good ami glorious old time generally ; ami it is nothing strange to suppo c that they did really have a jolly lime. When you learn they had such men at the helm as Dr. Geo. 1). t'ouch. < apt. Reid, Messrs. McCollum. McMurry, Mathews, Mims, Joiner and others is sufficient evidence guarantee almost anything a success; and will warrant any one that know them a perfectly georgeous time on such an occasion as this. A committee was appointed to uti pcriiitcnd the table, consisting of most all of the best looking and chivalrous young, men; Messrs. Led heller, Ivey Rowell. Wilhurn, my- elf and others too numerous to mention. At the hour of one I had flic exquisite pleas ure of announcing dinner ready, and all immediately responding to the call, came forward at once and com menced feasting oil the rarest goodies our bounteous old county affords, which was there in the greatest ot abundance. I failed to learn the num ber ot carcasses. ‘The erowd num he red about seven hundred : and all of one Hill'd of Hie barbecued meal wa- left untouched. ’Therefore, there iiiii t have hern for I \ or lifly beeves, beep, kid and shoals altogether. Dili* e.lion would have been repre sented vrn well it the table if Dr. Worth County Democracy* Al'I’OlNT.MI XT OF DEI la,A IT . In pursuance of a call of Win. A. liar ris, chairman ol the Democratic Executive Committee for the county of Worth the citizens assembled at the Court IIou • this Tuesday, July -d, to appoint Dele gates to attend the Congressional Con volition to he held in Camilla on the % tifth of September next, to nominat** a Candidate for Congre from fh»s fWond District. The meeting was organized by the election of Wan. A. Hams, chairman, E. J. Ford, secretary, On motion a com mittee of seven was appointed by the chair to suggest suitable persons to represent this county in said Convention. Committee : Judge J. W. Rouse, Judge W. W. Paulin, Hon. T. M. Lippett, N. fi. Tabor, Esq., Al. XV. Derisow, Esq.,.! E. Billups, Esq., and XV. F. Tanner. Esq. The Committee retired, and soon re ported the following gentlemen as Dele gates. which report wan unanimously ratified by Convention. To wit : Wm. Henderson, Second District; T. .1 Young, Sixth District; Wm. A. Harri* Seventh District; R. R. Jenkins, Eighti District; S. M. Hunt, Fourteenth ; J. i Billups, Fifteenth; D. Champion. Si.v teenth. We, the committee, appointed to ? « t Delegates to represent this county in Congressional Convention to be held in Camilla, recommend that on failure of any member who has been appointed, that they have the right to appoint ;« proxy iu their stead. We the commit tin- request that our Delegates be iustrueted to vote for Wm. E. Smith. Wm. A. Harris offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : Resolved^ 'That we leave it discretion ary to our delegates to vote to abolish the two-third rule or not, as may seem best to them in the convention at Camilla, y«-i it is our judgment that il should done and that the majority rule predoiui nate. Uesolrcd. That Gen. John B (•union, of DvC.il)> county, is our hearts choice for United States Senator, and «•.• loti peak the sentiment of the entire people of this section, when we say let him !»>■ his own successor, without opposition. T. M. Lippett offered the follow tie' resolutions which was also adopted: ficsnlretf. That we the Domoeratn of Worth county iu convention assetn hied, endorse, fully and cordially out honored Representative iu i'ongress Capt. Wm. K. Smith, the true Statesman, who stood by his colors, alone, luit uudaimt d, battling against the yreat./'iinul which was perpetrated on us, and still there, consistent and true to principal declaring as he does, to day, that Ilayes is a fraud and was hoisted to power lo fraud. We are proud he is our Uepr.- sentative and w illing he should he lor life. /.Yso/rd/, That our Delegates he in structed to use all honorable means to re-tiouiitialo him as hi:; own successor in the Forty sixth Congress, and never \ odd until they see it is impossible to re-nom- iliate him. l.et their wateh word he never fail, hut if fail they must, we then recommend our Delegates to pre- etit the name of our own honored ■ iti/.en. He who has spent his means an.l ability for about thirty years for Ins State and her people the Convention as a suitable Candidate to represent us in Com r. The lion. Win. A. Ham : ffnWri fl, That tin* Ai.nxsv \ i M and Adw/oci' he icipho lcd lo puhleh tlio proceedings of this meeting. Ii ,1. Wo A II mi i St’l'i't’ftli'll, I I.'l.t o. A l > riul«>iit Person. lion. <111111111 Hnrtritlge Not t.'aiuliilntr. i t t ■ n: ro ms conktititexts. I'he following-letter front Hon..lu ll 11 a rl ridge, Member of Congress from the I' irst District, is so patriotic, uni eonlaiiiK such good and whole- oitne advice to the Democracy of the ouiitry, that we reproduce it for the li netil #f the people of the tdecond: 7'« On Democratic party of the First t 'onj/ressional District: Viinn#ous inquiries have been made of me to. to whether I shall be a can didate for reiiomiiiatiou by the Con grcHsionnl < onventiou to assemble at nviiiinuli on the 28tl> of August next. i is doe to my friends and the party throughout the district that I should distinctly announce my intention. I shall not be a candidate for re- uomiiintlon. I have come to this con- • lu. ioii, and make tlte announcement with rejiirtanre; for to again repre- ent the First Congressional District "f tieoi'gia in the Federal Congress would atford me the highest degree of gratiiieation, and might well till the tuea- tire of any man s ambition.— I'he experience acquired by two term- of service might enable me to better meet the expectations of my couatitu- eney, and to repay iu rotne degree the kindtics which has honored me 0 • uch. But circumstances, altogeth er of a private nature, compel me to the conclusion al which 1 have ar- . i red, and to the determination i have announced. II is difficult for me to find ian- "iiuge adequate to express to yon the deep gratitude I feel for the repeated • ideuens of kindness and confidence >vitii which you have honored me. 1 hare endeavored to serve von with lidelity. It has been my desire and vim to act for your interests without 1 eferetice to locality or section; and with a view to the good of the whole district and every part of it. I am well aware that I have left undone many things I ought to have done ; but 1 trust that when our relations of representative and constituents are erered, you will bear In mind what ever service I may have rendered and overlook all my deficiencies. As I am no longer a candidate for cour suffrages, I can without impro priety give you mv views upon tvha! t conceive to lie your duty in the ap proaching campaign. The election A friend of mine went ometinn hack to have u tooth stopped. The dentist advised him that he hadhett. i have the tooth taken out, anil as- m e.I him that lie would feel no pain il h< look laughing ga-. "Bill wliat is the ell'eet of the p.i- asked my friend. "It aiiiiplv make, you totally in en si hie," remarked liie dentist ; "y.'e ilon'l know ally thin.', that lake: place. Mi' friend submitted ; lint just pre vious lo the gits being udininislere* he pul lii" hand in lie poekei and pulled Ollt Ilis money . "till, d.'ll'l tr.mhie about that now said the dent isl, thinking he w as going to he paid Ilis fee. "Not al all." replied the patient ; "I was simply going to see how mu.-It t had before llie gas took ell'rct Little Alice's grandfather is almost a eeiilomiriiiii. Oue of her play mates our day asked her, "IIou old is y. ir grandfather?" "Hush. ay in "I loll't speak *o loud. I believe tbs! forgotten him ouciuitg campaign. me ejection he held in November next w : ll be . tic of the most important in our his tory to the country, and especially to the South. The Republican party*will lose the rontrol of the Federal Senate in March next. They arc not iu com plete accord with the* Executive De partment. Tlieir great effort will be to control the House of Representa tive.. in the Forty-sixth Congress.— Without siirh control they have no earthly chance to carry the Presiden tial eleetion in 1880; with such con ic. I iheii prospect of success in that election is very much improved.— llcn.c they wifljKtrnin every nerve, use all means, resort to every device, and make all combinations or coali tions within their reach to obtain a ma jority in the next House. In the Xorthcru and Western States there are several closely contested districts, which, iu the present Congress, were carried by the Democrats by very small majorities. In these districts the Republicans will make strenuous exertions, and the result may be doubtful. In tlie South the plan will he to disintegrate the Democratic party hv placing independent candi dates in the tield, who will receive the support of Republican voters and dissatisfied Democrats. The disinte gration of the Democratic party in the South at the present time meaus Republican success in the next Presi dential campaign. By preserving a solid, compact Democratic organiza tion atJlie South, and by making all minor considerations, or desires, or ambitions, subservient to the great oh jeet of restoring the General IJov- ei iiinent to the original and true prin ciples of its establishment, the Demo cratic party lias obtained possession of the House of Representatives and the purse strings; will be in a major ity in the next Senate; and will have every pro-pert of success in the next Presidential contest; and thus will l>e enabled lo give to the people ol the whole country the blessings of an honest aud economical administration >f tlie powers of government, ami to the South the assurance of equal rights iu a Union which it is her tu mid her desire to make perpet ual under the legitimate protection of the Constitution. not tills great object of sufficient importance to us of the South, to c us to sacriticc ail personal de- . or ambitions, and unite in the preservation of the only political or ganisation liv which we can hope to secure and perpetuate our equality in llie Union, and our individual right- and liberties? i trust, my lellow-citizens, that you will ice to it iu the approaching con vent ion your delegates will act with harmony, and plan; iu nomination some candidate upon whom the whole strength of the Democratic party of the district can be concentrated; that von will frown down all efforts, front whatever quarter they may come, to impair in any way the power of our party organization by which alone w•• can hope to triumph. In tlte sup port of the ( .indidate of your conven tion. and in the effort to maintain tlie integrity of the Democratic party, and to achieve the success of our prin ciples and cause, you can confidently rely upon the earnest co-operation of • our fellow-eitizeii, Jrt.lAN llsKTRIIMtr. Onr Congressional Delegation— There Should l>e a/S'ew Deal.* CXMirUMICStTABY TO HON. WM. K. SMITH. Editors Constitution: It seems to me that if the people of this State act in the approaching congressional election as prudent men act in mat ters relnting to their own private in terest, the present Georgia Delega tion, with the exception of Hon. Wm. E. Smith, will not lie returned to to Congress, and I maintain that such a rule as this should govern then when called upon to select tlieir pub lic servants. If our present delegation failed to act wisely upon the mo-l important question that came In-fore them, it i- a good reason wliv the |H>ople should not again intrust to tlieir manage ment grave questions a If*'ding the rery vitals of onr institutions. ■* <’ they fail? I answer: yes. There Weill in 1870 two eamlioaies loi .o. highest oilin' iu the laud. 1'lie onr represented the great Democratic party of llie country, the other the Republican. Both went bctoic Un people and llie result wa- that Mr. Tilden received a majorit y of llie elec toral and upward- of majori ty of the popular vote. That lie was really and truly elected IVcsideill there can la: no doubt. Tlie Rcpitb- licans now virtually coucede it, and the entire Democratic parly affirm il. Mr. Tilden having been elected by the |n:ople was the <lc jure l*re idem of the people, nod should have been to declared by the representatives of the. people, wlio-c constitutional province it was to declare the limb Tlte house of Representative wa . demo cratic—the Republican majority ill tlie Senate wa- on the decrease—the bloody shirt hud lo t it- power—the great riia-s of tlie people were w ith Mr. Tilden, as attested by a popular majority of ovei IfM.OUJ. and why was he iiot inducted into the high ol- lice to which lie had been , ailed by the mighty sovereign: of the country. 1 answer that one ot two propo-itinnr is true, either the innn.ciat in Con gress were outmanuged or they were intimidated. 3. The Republican party having been defeated, dictated to tlie Demo cratic party tei in—a bold iiintf—a itew plau was suggested. A commis sion, or rather a couit of arbitration should be organized, to toii-ist ot some eight Republican.-; and seven Democrats, to determine who had been elected President, and— M .*traDfe. U w«* st.&tisr? ; Pitiful, it woudiouj iritlfur— :he proposition was accepted, and a new departure adopted, und like ait departures from truth and virtue, a most disastrous one, the luithfui eight stood by their man and Hayes was declared President. 4. This was tlie most stupendous mistake in the history of the country- having been made, we hear from our triends, for the erst time, that they had saved the country from another war. This patriotic declaration will not satisfv men who think l'or them selves and who think for themselves and who cherish tlte institutions of the fathers. Who w ould have made war ? Suppose the Democrats had stood firm, the consequence would have been a couut of the electoral vote in the house of Representatives under the constitution and I'ildeu de clared elected. Who would have made war? We had the popular branch of < ’ongress, a majority of the electoral vote and over :il>i,(S»* major ity of the popular vote—Tilden coun ted iu under the Cminstiiutioii. Who would then have made war? Where would it have heguii ? Tlie only- signs of war were among defeated iwditieiaiis in Congress, wlm alwa.s light with words instead of swords. it. But they say Haves makes a good President. Suppose he does, what has that got to do w ith the question? Will society justify the highwayman because he distributes the fruits of his crime among the poor? Is the receiver of stolen goods any the less a criminal lieraiisc lie makes a good use of them ? .-sh-.ill the people condone crime and reward frauds? The choice of the people was Mr. Tilden. G. I started out witli tlie proposi tion that if the people ol Hits State act in the coming election as prudent men act in malteraof private iutcrv.-t. the present delegation from Georgia would not lie relumed to <'ongress. To illustrate: Suppose, you. Mr. Ed itor, had a plain rascal law. Yon know that a trial. Iiefoiv the court constituted to try stti-h rases, must result in a verdict in your favor.— Your attorney meets tlie attorney of your adversary and they agree to* re fer the matter loan arbitration of tif- tceu men, eight of whom are known to be vour enemies, while only son n arc friends. Your rase goes'before I Ills commissi"!! and il -laud-eight to seven. Your rase, which lia- been a good one in court, lias been lo-t l>y mismanagement of your lawyer.— You, sir, would not again intrust your matters to hi- keeping. 1 -sub mit there is much analogy between the cases. 7. That the Democrat acted e.in-vi- entiously no oue doubts. Om own delegation, with the exception of the Hou. Win. E. Smith, nvoivt thi- ar bitration. If the., were outuiaiiageit by the logic of Morion, t'onkiilig, Edmunds, and Blaine, i-u t it time to change? If, on the other baud, iliey were intimidated by the defeated and therefore Hie weaker party, -iionld not Congressmen "be made ot 'H itl er stuff" With these remarks i sub mit the ease. f M. I.: I.sGrange, Ga. Koii. Wiu. E. Smith for ite-ZVom- tnutiou. Two More l'npcra tu Amerieiis. We hear il whispered on the streets Hint Mr. A. A. Murphy, of tlie Oeor- .jiu < cntrnl ll'eekly, published in .Macon, contemplates removing hi* office from Miicon to Aiucrieu*. H e hear also that Rev. Mr. Cleve land, a I'rimitive Baptist, has perfect .•.I hi- arrangements to .tarta weekly paper iu this city at an curly day. < 'nnie along, gentlemen. We cx- tfiol to you ini welcome, and hope that you vrill not be "disalo p.limed iu meeting with that success lint certain parties would have you believe awaits your undertaking.— Sumpter llcpublican. WI*ill vlvM-sa Itulchrr nj Wltfu lull* hit* viler due. Ami tteiUirtrs will not {ay ? W. II. it* the Dill's ou you lie'll 8iiy,'*l knew it? lu.I it within t week l di** Dill I still do seek, I’v t'corge, my chap, I'll suet!' Hon. Win. K. Smith, by a letter to tricud sometime since in Eariy county, placed himself in the hands of the Democracy of tlie Second Dis trict. and we see that he i' being urged Ivy many for re-noniin.ilioii.—- A\ e have been watching the drill of sentiment closely and w e are forced to conclude that be will be renomi nated without formidable opposition. By his niHiiiy and : trniglu-fnrvvard course iu (.'ongress be Ini vv on matiy who have heretofore opposed him.— The readers of the Times have been kept posted a- to bis acts ami doings and it is not for ns liei e to recount them. For one vv >• are proud of his record and it he receives Hie nomina tion he will meet with our enthusias tic support. Capt. Turner is pt-c cut. d Quitman Reporter, and Him had no ex|ierieiioe in (V, he is a man of Merlin merit and would make accomplished Reprcsr more than four y ear ly advocated his tiomi he is nominated thi- li for.I us great pleasti his election ; but Hu: v<> os is stronger for ^niitb ever, and wc think it u-. politic for Capt. Turner’ press him for war. I now. a hold »u the people that t Congressman has ever bad we are net greatly mistake will of llie masses they are put him in again. If they experience lei- already- shnwi the district will loo-,.' nothin — Valdosta Times.

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The Albany news. (Albany, Ga.) 186?-1880, July 18, 1878, Image 1