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GOOB THINGS!
ALBANY NEWS
[TRI-WEEKLY.]
NOTICE.
ALBANY, OA., July 31, 1880
FOR GOVERNOR:
ALFRED H. COLQUITT.
Subject to Democratic Nomination.
For Congress—2d District,
BON. H. G. TURNER,
OF BROOKS.
national Democratic Nomination
FOR PRKSIDEXT:
GENERAL W. 8. HANCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOB nCB-PHKSIDKHT :
HON. WILLIAM H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
L/raffcTjp* * err* of 0*^*4:
—Gk*. W. S. IIaxcock ur 1SG3.
*Tbo right of trial by jury Um Mm orpu, the
liberty of the press, the freedom ofape.cb, the nat
ural right* of persona and the rights of property
moat be presereed.*—£5rfrocf from tie order of Gen.
The commanding Genera), la the discharge of
the treat rspoeed la him. trill maintain the Jest
power of the jwdiciary, and is unelUtng to penult
the cNH authorities and laws te be eabanmed by
military interference.”—Romm*** * Sne Orleans or-
rttk, 1S7C*
•Military interference with etoctiooa, "unless U
sftmO be necessary to keep tbe peace at the
le prohibited by law, and oo soy ler win be allowed
to appear at any polling place, unless citizens of the
Stale they are registered as rotors, and than only
Jar the porpom of voting.*
JSb.213, Ifne Orleans, Am,
THE PLATFORM.,
The following is the platform unani
mously adopted by the National Demo
cratic Convention:
.cfUM Cn'.tM Stales.
, Ueoarsdree to the c
nee sad traditions of the Dsmocr tie party as
a tel by the teaching and example or a long
fir—rrsilr smmniin snl iieiiiiifn amt em
bodied in the piatfinm of the last National
don and
which
i departments In
be the form of
inpotim; nosumptuarylaws;
i and stats for the rood of acb;
tend and protected.
ML Heme rale, honest money, the strict main-
ice of the public (kith, consisting of co'd and
V and paper eonrortiUe into onto on demand:
n strict maintenance of the public fatb, state and
naffsnsl; undo tariff for revenue only.
Fourth. The subordination of the military to the
drD power, aad a general and thorough reform of
the eml service.
Fifth. The right to a free ballot Is the right pre
servative of all rights, and must and shall be main
tained in everyone of the United Slates.
8txth. The existing administration is Um repre
sentative of a conspiracy only, aad Its daim of a
right to anrround the ballot boxes with troops and
deputy amrahah. to intimidate and obstruct elec
tions, and tbe unprecedented use of (be veto to
■atntatw iU corrupt and despotic power, insults the
people and impsrils their institutions.
Seventh. The great fraud of 1576-77, oy which,
upon a false count of the electoral voles of two
e f at the p>P« was de-
bepresident, and for the first time in
i history the will of the people was act
* r a threat of military vlo^rnce. struck a
— w at our system of representative govern-
The Democratic party, to preserve the coun
try from civil war, submitted lor a time with firm
aad patrlotle fitith, that the people would punish
tirio crime in 1880. This issue precedes and ds '
every ether. It Imposes a more sacred duty i
the people of tbe union than ever addressed to
coaecieMe of a nation of free men.
ttht. We exqerate the course of this adminis
tration In making the places In tbe civil service a
reward fire political crime, aad demand a reform by
atatate, which shall make it forever impossible for a
fl candidate to bribe hb way to toe asat of a
Our Nominee.
The Democratic Convention of the
Second Congressional District, nomi
nated IIox. IIexby G. Turner, of
Brooks county, as a candidate for
Congress, and adjourned at 12 m. on
Thursday last Tlio Albany News
places his name at its mast-head tills
morning, and announces its willing,
hearty and enthusiastic determina
tion to perform its part of the grand
work of electing him to the exalted
position.
It is well known loonr readers
that Mr.Turner was notour first
choice for tho nomination. We advo
rated the claims of Dougherty’s hon
ored and worthy citizen lion. Wm.
E. Smith. The reasons for our teal
in his behalf have been fully set
forth. We now yield our choice, ac
cept the verdict of the Dawson Con
vention, and with the solid Democra
cy of the Second, enter, to ■ win suc
cess with the noble Turner* as our
leader.
He ranst be elected, and when
elected, will do honor to his people.
Georgia has not a more active, able
brilliant, deserving and patriotic son
than he who has been chosen to bear
the Democratic banner. For years a
member of tho Georgia Legislature,
he has been declared by the people
of the State a giant intellect and the
leader of the House of Rcpresena-
tives. Distinguished honor to a de
serving son!
Let all past differences be buried.
Let harmony and unity of action pre
vail. This is the key-note of Dcmo-
ratic success. There must be no lag-
ards. ‘ This is the honr for action.
To Col. Tift.
Well be brief, Colonel; for brevity,
yon know, has been highly commend
ed to some writers:
1. Are you a Democrat? Of coarse
you are.
2. Do you favor nominating con
ventions? Of course you do.
3. Did you not enter tbe late coun
ty meeting in Dongherty fully deter
mined to abide its action ? Of course
yon did, else yon would not have al
lowed yonr name used before it as a
candidate for a delegate to tbe Stato
Convention, nor participated in its
deliberations.
4. Having been defeated by such
an overwhelming vote, do you feel
that it would be proper, just or hon-
orable for you to boltour organization
on acconnt of that defeat? No, you
do not.
5. Well, when the four Dougherty
delegates, assisted by 230 other dele
gates to the State Convention, nomi
nate Colqnitt for Governor next Wed
nesday, and he is announced as the
nominee of the Democratic party, are
you going to support him? Of course;
all good Democrats will vote for him.
True Democrats will never bolt nom
inations.
6. Can you vote.for Gov. Colquitt
if you conscientiously believe onc-
half tbe evil things you’ve said about
him?
Now for consistency.
■pintabes esndidsta far Ibe rasttod pin to
-nfchbanaafcxwSbrsaujoritrorbb country-
rem.sod (ten -bleb he n excluded by (be lead-
enef the Mini party. <• receleed by tbe Dew-
eersta of Ibe (Tatted sum with eenelMmiai sod
B io hi, wielom, pjtn.jl-
» by the renlln of a
r ,ssd they farther aorare him that
-‘.the retirement wbleh be bee
J by tbe sympsthieeand respect of
bwbo reperd him worn who, by
indside of pebllc morality sod
I purifying the pohlic eereice. merits
. _raliinde of hi* country sod hb party.
Free ship, and a Using chance for Amer
ican commerce oo tbe eefle; on tbe land no dlscrim-
I nation la Cstnr of transportation lines, corporation,
or monopolies.
Borealh. Amendment of Ibe Barlinpme treaty;
no more Chinese tmmtpmtioa, except for lrare],
ednestton and foreign commerce, so. therein car v
‘TwSSfftbUe money and poh’le credit are for
pnhUeporpoeesmtely.and public fated for actual
Thirteenth. Tbe Democratic party b the friend
of labor mad tbe laboring man, aad pledges Itself to
protect him alike against tbs cormorants and tho
Fourteenth. We congratulate the country upon
tho bonwty and thrtReftbe Democratic congress,
which baa reduced tbe public expenditure SltjuOO,.
cdO a year ; anon the continuation of prosperity at
bama and aatbosl honor abroad, sad abonreall.
npon tbe promise of socb a change io the adminls-
Iratloo of the gorernmeat as shall Insure tin a gen-
■Ins and lasting reform In crery deportment of the
Hurrah! for U. G. Turner, of Brooks.
Let it be reechoed thronghont the
District.
The Whole District is enthusiasti
cally ready for the Congressional
race, and Turner is booming.
Tbe motion to nominate Hon. H. G-
Torner, of Brooks, by acclamation,
was made by Hon. L. P. D. Warren,
of Dongberty.
Tbe Macon Telegraph and Messen
ger, a Hardeman paper, thinks Col
quitt will go Into the convention with
213 votes. The Atlanta Constitution
thinks he will have 230. Well wait
and see.
The ticket—Hancock, Colquitt and
Turner. Let’em,)!. This Is solid
Democracy.
Let every Democrat in the District
unite in the work of eh cling Turner
to Congress.
Col. Tift does not apologize to our
readers for consuming so much of
our space this morning with a rehash
of his same old and lengthy epistle
against Governor Colquitt. In be
half of the suffering reader we ask
pardon for him, and as a panacea for
the pain inflicted upon them,-tender
our assurance that this is the Colo
nel's last on this subject. If there is
a single proposition in it that hasn’t
l>ecn answered repeatedly and satis
factorily to all reasonable men, we
liavn’t discovered it. Perhaps the
reader may, therefore we invite
perusal, provided you have time to
read it before the meeting of the gu
bernatorial convention.
Pcrham, of the Free Press, and
of Brooks County.
Stand up. You are a good one.
You made nobody mad, won num
bers of friends, nominated Air. Tur
ncr, and arc entitled to honor for his
success. When the writer gets ready
to go to Congress, if you are not too
far bent with old sgc, lie will call on
you to put him throngh. Really,
though, Mr. A. P. Perham, of the
Brooks county delegation managed
Air. Turner’s candidacy in a most
excellent and praise-worthy manner,
lie entered his strength solidly, kept
it well organized and without giving
offense to any one of his opponents
held iiim up till others were drawn
to hint by attractive good behavior.
We give three cheers and a tiger for
Perham, of the Quitman Free Press.
The United States Entomological
Commisaion, headed by Prof. Ctias.
V. Riley, M. D., of St. Louis, is at
present engaged in an investigation
of the habits, ravages, and prevention
of the cotton worm in the South, an
appropriation for this purpose hav
ing been made by Congress at its lost
session. Prof. Stcll will go to Texas,
Prof. Smith to Alabama, Prof. Jones
to Mississippi, Prof. Willct to Geor
gia, etc. Each member of the com
mission will he aided by the local sci
entists in the different States.
Governor Colquitt and hta Ad
ministration—No. 3.
REPLY TO JUDGE VASON AND
JUDGE JONES.
Editors Albany Mews:
The answers of Judge Vason and
Judge Jones to my communications,
broadly hint that my opposition to
Gov. Colquitt’s administrations is
prompted by a desire to obtain of
fice. I regret that these gentlemen
do not seem to recognize any higher
motive for the statement of important
facts affecting tho integrity of the
Government and the highest interests
of society, than the purely selfish ono
of a desire to obtain office and livo
at the public expense. I will state,
for their satisfaction, that I do not
seek, or desire, any public offico. 1
try to stand in my proper plkce as a
citizen, sharing the blessings which
arocommon to all, and shrinking front
no duty or responsibility which citi
zenship imposes for the protection
and perpetuation of. good govern
ment.
Judge Vason asserts that the legis
lative committee which investigated
tho charges of corruption against
Gov. Colqnitt, pronounced his record
“to be good and clear of all fault,”
and Judge Jones intends to convey the
same idea in quoting tho resolutions
finally reported by the committee of
investigation, and adopted by the
General Assembly. This is a great
mistake, an assumption without one
word of authority from the commit
tee or the General Assembly. They
exonerated him, as I stated in my
first communication, from any cor
rapt motive; fWnu the charges of
corruption w’.ieli had been made
against him, and on which he de
manded investigation; he was vindi
cated “on the issues made by him,
and specified above,” that he did tiot
'participate in the fee” received by
Mr. Murphy; that “no offer of any
such thing was made” to him; “that
said fee did not control his conduct
in said endorsement, and that whether
said endorsement was legal or illegal,
the motives of tiie Governor were
pure.” Tltis is the extent of their
vindication of Gov. Colquitt; whilst
he is charged in the reports of com
mittees, and the sworn testimony
which they have left upon record,
with every neglect of duty and viola
tion of law which I have specified,
except those derived from tho decis
ions of the courts.
Judge Vason’s explanation of his
virtnal charge against Judge War
ner, of Influencing the Supreme Court
to render a wrong decision for his
benefit and the injury Of Gov. Col
qnitt, has so modified it, as to attrib
ute it to human error, instead of in
tention ; and thinks that with divine
assistance it may be forgiven.
Judge Vason says: “I gave the
reasons why I believed that this judg
ment (of the Supreme Court) holding
that it teas the duty of Gov. Colqnitt
to have placed the whole of this fund
(.$198,000) into the Treasury, was an
unjust one.” But the Supreme Court
did so hold, and that court is the au
thorized and final expositor of the
law. Gov. Colquitt did violate the
law in withholding or taking
from the Treasury some (50,000 and
paying it to Alston and his associates,
causing loss and damage to the State;
and the arguments aud assertions of
Judge Vason against theso admitted
facts, arc futile and vain.
In tlic Murphy-Colquitt matter, I
understand Judge Vason to contend
that both Murphy and Gov. Colquitt
were right; Murphy, a clerk in the
Treasury Department, was right in
practicing before the Governor
for a fee, to influence him to sign the
Northeastern Railroad bonds, and
Gov. Colquitt, with a knowledge of
his intent, was right in permitting it,
because there was no law to prevent
it!
If a proposition had been made by
a joint committee of the General As
sembly to pass swell a law during the
gubernatorial term of such men os
Troup, Cobb, Jenkins, Johnson, and
a host of others, who have filled njid
adorned the offico of G.ovornor, they
would have considered it a deadly
insult, “What”! they would have ex
claimed, “Do you propose to pass a
law to prevent me from tolerating a
gross insult to my person, my official
position and my State? By heavens!
If you suspect me ns being capable
of such conduct I will resign my po
sition, and yon shall select a man
whom you can trust!”
The General Assembly lias not
passed such a law, and, I hope, for
the honor of the State, that a com
mittee of the General Assembly will
never again find occasion to recom
mend it.
. 1 stated that Gov. Colquitt had not.
performed his duties prescribed in
the Constitution, of examining the,
Comptroller-General and the Treas
urer, under oath, quarterly, or often
er, “on all matters pertaining to their
respective offices, and to inspect ana
review their books of accounts,” and
to require of them a quarterly report
of the financial condition of the Slate,
which ho is to carefully examine,
publish an abstract thereof, and cer
tify hisexamination.
In answer to this chArgo, Judge
Vason says: “I undertake to say for
Gov. Colquitt that it is not so, and
demand the proof.”
i 1st. If Judgo Vason is right in his
assertion, if Gov. Colquitt did make
tho examination required by the Con
stitution, the conclusion would he in
evitable that he knew of, and sanc
tioned, tho wrongs for which Gold
smith and ReniVoo were impoached;
and the only alternative to this is,
tho more charltablo conclusion that
ho nogloctod his duties, and did not
know of the crimes that wero being
committed against tho laws.
2nd. No abstract of quarterly re
ports by the Comptroller-General
and the Treasurer, of the financial
condition of tho State, certified by
the Governor as having been exam
ined by him, and published for tho
information of tho people, as requir
ed by tho constitution, article 7, sec
tion 15, haf ever been made.
Judgo Vason wants to know how
Gov. Colquitt could have found out
that Treasurer Renfroo was receiv
ing interest ou the State’s deposits.—
Ho could have found that out very
easily, by examining Treasurer Ren-
froe under oath, as required by the
constitution.
Judge Vason seems anxious to
know what are my “notions of the
duties of the Governor.” They are
solely aud simply that ho shall faith
fully perform tbe duties of his office
as prescribed by law, and as promised
in the sacred obligations of his oath.
This may be considered by Judge
Vason old fashioned, illiberal, “puri
tanical,” and a proper subject for
ridicule. But it is the only safety of
our government, and tho only pro
tection of our citizens against the de-
moralizing practice and open advo
cacy or paliation of official delin
quency, broken laws and violated
rights.
The snm of the defense made by-
Judge Vason of Comptroller-General
Goldsmith for the violations of law
for which he was impeached by the
House of Representatives, and found
guilty by the Senate, and of Govern
or Colquitt fo* not suspending the
wild land tax and thus preventing
or stopping the wrong is, that the
State was rather bcnefilted, than in
jured, by the illegal action of the
Comptroiler-Gonera); that the State,
thereby, got more money than she
could have done otherwise; and
whilst tho Comptroller got a large
amount of illegal costs, no one wits
hurt but the speculators; and, refer-
ingto me, ho asks: “Does he sympa
thize with tho speculators? Nobody
else hurt. Does he now think sin
cerely that Gov. Colquitt did wrong
iu not stopping theso sales, and thus
protecting ttie sacred rights of these
speculators?” Snrely, Judgo Va
son cannot be in earnest in justifying
or excusing, by such arguments, of
ficial corruption which has tilled one
of the darkest pages In the political
history of Georgia.
I have no “sympathy” with official
violators of the law and their oaths
nor with their aiders and abettors.
The “hnrt” of such violations of law
extends to the whole State; and Ido
“now sincerely think that Gonera)
Colquitt did wrong in not stopping
these sales and thus protecting the
sacred rights” of all tho citizens of
the State.
Since Judge Vason’s defense of Mr.
Nelms, Principal Keeper of the Peni
tentiary, in answer to. my statement,
that he extorted money from lessees
of convicts, and when they appealed
to Gov. Colquitt he refused to inter
fere for their protection. I have look
ed over the testimony, where I learn
the following facts: 1st Col. Alston
and W. M. Tumlin were applicants
for the position of Principal Keeper,
but Capt. Nelms was appointed, and
he gave Alston ouc-lialf of liis salary
up to the time that Alston received
the large fee from tho Governor—
eighteen months. Alston had never
done any service in the office, and lie
then proposed to Nelms to “go out
of the office” if ho would pay him
livo hundred dollars, which was
done, and thus terminated that
agreement. Nelms also agreed to
pay W. M. Tunilin four hnndred
dollars out of his salary, if ho got the
appointment, if Tumlin would “get
out of the way and quit cursing Col
quitL” “Upon that,” says W. B.
Lowe, page 107; “Tumlin went with
him to tlic Governor, and he said to
tho Governor, that tho appointment
of Nelms would he satisfactory to
him, and he would withdraw in. his.
favor, or something of that kind
Afterward Tumlin claimed the moit
cy,and Nelms gave him liis drafts on
the Treasurer, as Principal Keeper,
for tho four hundrod dollars. Did
these shameful transactions create the
necessity for the extortion which
followed ?
2nd. There was a lease of convicts
by tlic State, known as the old lease,
which expirod April 1st, 1879. Tlic
low then required the Kcopor to de
liver these convicts from the jails to
the lessees, at their expense. The
lessees complained that Nelms made
the expense too great, and in Februa
ry, 1877, made a verbal agreement
with him to pay |I2 a head for de
liveries, which was complied with to
the end of the lease. Under the new
lease, commencing April 1st, 1879,
tho law required the lessees to receive
the convicts nt the jails, without ex
pense to the State. Simpson & Co.,
and tbe other lessees, agreed among
themselves to retain tho convicts
where they wero then working, and
thus avoid the necessity tor a redis
tribution. Nelms demanded ofSiinp-
son b Oo. $12 per head for construc
tive expense of delivery, though lie
states that lie did not movo them an
Inch. Ho subsequently offered to
take |8 per head, and threatened that
If they did not agree to it by 4 p. in.
he would move the convicts to Ala-
con and charge them $12 per head.
Simson & Co. employed Judgo Hop
kins and appealed to tho Governor,
who had undisputed control of the
matter, showing him that Nelms’ de
mand was Illegal anil exlortionnti:;
Hint no service was to be performed;
that no contract had been made by
Simpson & Co. to pay $12, or any
other sum per head; that tho remo
val of tho convicts to Alacon would
bo a great injury, and that Nelms had
demanded a final reply by 4 o'clock
that afternoon. Judge Hopkins.says
the Governor “roplted, in substance,
that he thought the Keeper lind the
right to establish a point for Hie dis
tribution of convicts, ami that as to
trouble about the twelve dollar con
tract, ho had nothing to do with it;
it was a private contract between tlic
Company and the Keeper, nnd tin Imd
no control over it—(page 73-4.) A!
tills lime Simpson & Co had 110 mules
at work, with the convicts on their
farms, and rather thau suffer tlic
lossand disorganization which Nelms
threatened, and Gov. Colqr.itt per
mitted, they notified Nelms tlmt they
would pay his exaction under protest.
They received a reply to this in the
hand-writing of Col. Avery,
crotary of the Executive Department,
signed by Nelms, in which he says:
“I know my rights fully, aud will
nsk nothing more, while I can he sat
isfied with nothing less.”
Under these official threats Simpson A
Co. paid Nelms $1512, for which they
exhibited Ids receipt as “Principal Keep
er of the Penitentiary.”
Nelms’ crime is defined iu the Code
4507—“Extortion shall consist in any
publleoflleers, unlawfully taking, by col
or of liis office, from any person, any
money or tiling of value, that is not due
to him, or more than his due.” And the
next section provides Hint “such officer
shall be subject, to indictment, and on
conviction sltnll he punished as provided
hi Bcction 4,310 of this code, ami shall
moreover he dismissed from offiee.” The
punishment referred to, is “line not ex
ceeding $1,000; imprisonment not exceed
ing six month: to work in tlic chain-:
gang on the public roads not to exceed
twelve months, and any one or more of
these punishments may lie ordered in the
discretion of the court.”
Governor Colquitt did not dismiss
Nelms from office, nor indict liitu, but
virtually sanctioned Ids extortion. A
significant fact is, that the other Icsscs,
Gov. Brown, Gen. Gordon and Col.
Lockett, like Simpson & Co., iiad con
victs in their possession at tlic termina
tion of the old and the-beginning of tlic
new lease which required no expense for
delivery, but on which, according to
Nelms’ claim upon Simpson A Co., they
owed Nelms several thousand dollars for
constructive expense of delivery. And
yet Nelms never demanded or collect
ed from cither of them any money on tills
account, probably concluding that they
were not proper subjects of such extor
tion.
With reference to the endorsement of
the Northeastern Railroad liomls by Gov.
Colquitt, Judge Vason makes no new de
fense, hut he says: “Col. Tilt undertakes
to make Attorney General Ely a witness
in tiie case, and creates the impression,
by extracts from his testimony, that the
“Supreme Court” passed upon the merits
of tills case.” Judge Vason is entirely
mistaken. Here is what I stated:
“The question ot tiie right of tlic road
to State aid, was carried to the “Superior
Court” by consent, and there fully argued
and decided upon its merits. Attorney
General Ely, in liis testimony, page 48,
states that tiie Court ruled “on tlic
ground that no rights had vested in tiie
Northeastern Railroad Company; and
on tiie ground that a resolution could not
repeal an act; that this resolution did not
except tills road from the repealing act.’’
He subsequently states that the Court
ruled distinctly on tiie merits of tiie
ease, and decided against, the Railroad
company. Tlic ease was carried to the
Supreme Court, where it was derided
that tlic clause authorizing a reference to
the Courts was unconstitutional, and the
ease wasjlismissed. As tin; 5th ground
against tiie endorsement, 1 said: “The
Superior Court of Cherokee county,
Judge Rice presiding, after arguments
upon the merits, decided against it.”
Judge Vason asks: “What does Col,
Tift mean by this language; For tiie in
dorsement; tiie arguments of Mr. Mur
phy aud liis associates, nnd tiie Influences
which they were able to mass upon the
Governor?”
I intended by that language to convey
the facts which Mr. Murphy himself dis
tinctly stated iu Ids testimony before tiie
investigating committee, on page 3(i, and
to do that as nearly as prartieablc in tlic
language of the repoit of the committee.
Mr. Murphy says lie made an argument
to Governor Colquitt, got 1). X*. Hill, Mr.
Carleton and several others, whom lie
names, to go ami see the Governor on tiie
subject, and tiie question is asked him:
“Mr. Murphy, these are the things
you did* What else did you do, now, to
induce the Governor to sign tliesc I studs.
Who else did you get to see him ?”
A—“I do not remember; I got- every
body 1 could.”
Q—“Brought nil the iutliienee to bear
you could legitimately?”
A— 1 2 3 4 5 6 * * “Yes, sir?”
The Committee in their re|iort say: we
arc of opinion tiiat tiie inde|>eiidciire.of the
departments of tiie Slate Government, and
the purity of tlic public service would lie
seriously threatened if It were tolerated,
that an official or subordinate ot one de
partment should la: permitted to practice
before,or “mass influence upon” the chief
Your special attention is directed to the full and well-as
sorted stock of
Family and Fancy Groceries, .
AT
.1. B. HIIiSMAM 9 ®,
Walter’s Building, Broad street
A.Z1L1 FRESH AND CHEAP
oc2-iy
of another department of the State Gov
ernment witli a view to influence his offi
cial conduct.”
That is what was meant—what Mur
phy said and done, and what the Com
mittee so aptly described as “massing in
fluences upon” the Governor. I made
'‘insinuation.” I stated simple facta,
ami Judge Vason must draw his own
inferences from them. •
1 am gratified to know that Judge
Jones agrees with me in my estimate of
Judge Wantcr, and he states the fact that
the judgment of the Supreme Court is the
law until repealed. Very well; the Su
preme Court decided that it was tbe duty
of Gov. Colquitt to have paid all of that
$198,000 into the Treasury; consequently
Gov. Colquitt violated the law in paying
any part of it to Col. Alston and his as
sociates. And yet, in the face of this de
cision, Judge Jones claims that the Su
preme Court was wrong, and that Gov.
Colquitt was right.
I am gratified, also, to know that Judge
Jones condemns Murphy with all his
heart for attempting to influence the offi
cial action of the Governor for pay.—
But asks does the Governor kuew of
Murplicy’s feet In my last communica
tion I quoted the sworn testimony of both
Murphy and Colquitt, stating that he
did knon-—that Murphy told him that be
was interested.
My purpose in these communications,
lias been the vindication of truth, the
purification of the public service, and the
promotion of good government.
Nelson Tift.
E.CRJNE
HXS OPENED A HEW
BAKEIY AID C01FECTIQNER!
At the old stand of Joseph Demoot, and
will keep on hand at all times.
and is prepared to ftiralsh
to the city and country FRESH
BREAD* CAKES, CAMDIE8,
uataU goods In lib lias, of boat quUty ud low
Ho also has oa band at his store ■ good lot of
which hg will closeout at low flgnrre, so ho wDheo
to devote himaelf entirely to his OoofoctionarT bu
siness.
A share of the pobUc pstronsge is rrepoetfsltr so-
martim E. CHINK.
FOB SALE
OR
RENT!
LARGE TWO-BOOMED
STORE HOUSE
-AT-
Arlington, Georgia.
APPLY TO
A. W. TURNER.
LEARY, GA.
The Democratic Party in Geor
gia Has Used the Majority
Bute Since Recoil
struction.
Editor Savannah Morning Wet os:
There seems to be some discussion
going on in the public press of the
State as to whether the coming Dem
ocratic State Convention, that meets
in Atlanta 011 the 4th of August to
nominate State House officers and
electors, shall use the majority or the
two-thirds rule.
■ I have looked into the mailer aud
find that the utibrokcu lino of preced
ent since reconstruction has been the
adoption and use of the majority
rule and the disuse of the two-thirds
rule.
After Bullock fled the first Demo
cratic convention met in Atlanta De
cember 6, 1871. The ’ Committee on
Rules and Organization was:
First District—Julian Hartridgc,
M. Itawls.
Second district—C. W. Styles, H.
It. Tarver.
Third district—Gen. H. L. Benning,
J. A. Long.
Fourth district—A. D. Hammond,
F. D. Dismukcs.
Fifth district—J. B. Gumming, G.
FV Pierce.
Sixth district—G. McMillan, W. G.
Mitchell.
Sovcnth district—J. A. W. John
son, J. C. Fain.
This committee thus reported:
“A majority of the committee rec
ommend that iu making tiie nomina
tion the majority of tho votes cast
shall decide.
A minority report was offered in
favor ot tho two-thirds rule, signed
by. Mitchell, Johnson, Fain and Mc
Millan.
Col. John C. Nicholls madea mo
tion to adopt the minority report in
lieu of tiie majority report. The
vote stood, yeas 40, nays 130. Tho
majority report for the majority
rule was then adopted by 131 yeas,
to 38 nays.
lion. Julian Ilartridge Was made
permanent President of the conven
tion.
The second Democratic State Con
vention was held July 24,1872, in At
lanta. Tiie Committee on Rules and
Organization was:
First district—Gen. A‘ R. Lawton,
A. J. Love, J. C. Nicholls.
Second district—G. J. Wright,-W.
M. Tumlin, \V. D. Williams.
Third district—W. D. McDougald,
J. II. Fannin, W. J. Hudson.
Fourth district—Clifford Ander
son, A. I,. Hamilton, D. U. Sanford,
Fifth district.—E. H. Pottle, J. B.
Gumming, R. W. Carswell.
Sixtli district— W. E. Simmons, J. B.
Carlton, G. McMillan.
Seventh district—W. H. Payne, J.
C. Bronson, W. T. Newman.
Tlic committee unanimously rec
ommended the adoption of the roles
of the House of Heprescnalives, and
tiiat iu all nominations the majority
govern.
Tho report was unanimously adopt
cd for the majority rule.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, Jr., was
made permanent President of the
convention.
I11 1870 the Democratic State Con
vention that nominated Gov. Colquitt
din so by acclamation, not changing
the majority rule.
It will be observed that in the con
vention of 1872, such gentleman as
Col. J110. C. Nicholls and G. McMil
lan, who, in 1871, opposed tiie major
ity rule, favored it in 1872.
Such gentlemen as Hon. Julian
Ilartridge, Gen. A. It. Lawton and
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, placed the n... .... ,..t t.« -»k —
majority rule upon us. Also, that »kr-Hir/•walarfocttiiutimUilCitieoguF. ‘
the majority rule lias governed the
Democratic parly since rcconstruc- — ■ 1 :
lion, ami is now Hie Georgia Demo- GEORGIA—Douoiikrtv County.
c ratio usage. • w-hEDINAKY’S OFFICE, July Trim, 1880.-T-
Mr. Kdl (01% 18 there Ally reason V7 U carter. guarCian of T. M. Nclfoon. luring-
why the majority rule should now bo SdS SSbS/“forSTin [-™qISreJJ« U rre« , w
changed hack to tho discarded and lot No. a. on iu»*d aim, Albany. (!», ibo an*
1111-Democratic two-thirds rule? Let tb.r-oporiyrereia rei.or. to,ib. i-more ot
the party have light and discuss tho J?toS^ciuJufore
qoustinn ilitelli^entlv. August, 1880, why mb! H|n>i lent Ion riioukl not bo
f'nui>nviv..iTu grouted. B. A. COLLIER,
LOMMONM EALTil. July8-41 Ordinary,
Schedule of the S. W. B. B.
mHE schedule of tho South wetter* KaBread oa
X mod after Sunday, the 9th mat, witt ha aa toU/
lows:
Train for EuCauls A Macon leave Albany—11 A) a aa
“ from “ " arrive • — 335 p m
M to Arlington leave Albany 400 p m
" from •* arrive “ lfcOOam
«9*Nifht Freight Train will be discontinued on-
til Anther orders.
May 8th, 1880.
LIME!
LIME I
Bricklayers, Plasterers, Whitewashers, etc., should
call on me for the very best article, cither by letter
or In person.
L J. BRINSON,
jolylft Albany, Ga.
A NEW KIND OF WATCH CASE.
Mew because it is only with! t tbe last few years tbs
It has been Improved and brought within the reach
of every one; old in principle because the first In*
vention wss made sod the first patent taken out
nearly twenty years ago, and cases made at that time
and worn ever since, are nearly as good aa new.—
Bead the following, which it only one cans of many
hundreds; your Jeweler can toll ©t similar ones:
Maksfikld, Pa, ltay 28,1878.
I have a customer who has carried ooe of Boaf
Patent Gases fifteen years asd I knew it tiro yean
before he got it, and it now appeam good for tea
years longer. B. 2. OLNkY, Jeweler.
Remember Jas. Boas’ is tbe only Patent Oaso mad«
of two plates uf solid gold (one outside aud one in
side) covering ©very part exposed to wear or sighL
the great advantage of these solid plates over cJeo-
tro-gtiding is apparent to everyone. Boss* la tite