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National Ucpublican
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THURSDAY MORNING March I*. IMB
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For PRESIDENT
Os this United States:
ULYSSES<«RA,\T.
For Governor
OF GEORGIA :
llo\. K. B. BULLOCH
Or RICHMOND.
PLATFORM,
Resolved, That ire pledge our support to
the Constitution framed by the Constitu
tutional Convention of this State note in
session.
Resolved, That tee present to the friends of
Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution
as our Platform, and tee urgently request
them to ratify it.
Resolved', That tee pledge our support to
the llox. R. B. Buli.ock, our candidate for
Governor, this day nominated.
Resolved, That tee earnestly reipicst the
friends of Reconstruction to ratify the
domination of the Hoy. R. B. Bullock in
their Primary Meetings, and sustain him by
their vo'es.
THE CAMPAIGN.
No one can overestimate the importance
attached to the political campaign upon
which we are entering. The respective
hosts have chosen their leaders and raised
their standard. The issue is made up.
The National Republican will ho
found battling, iu the front rank, for the
Restoration of Georgia, for the new Con
stitution framed by her representatives in
the Convention at Atlanta, for new men
and new measures, and, as a sequence; for
the peace and prosperity of our people.
“There's work for every man to do.”
To make TnE National Republican
effective in the great work before us, we
propose the following liberal
KATES FOB THE CAMPAIGN:
DAILY, single copy, 3 months SI.OO
“ 10 copies, “ ** 8.00
The Republican contains more reading
matter than any other daily journal in the
State, including the latest news by mails
and telegraph. ts
WIIAT IS THEIR PLATFORM?
It is somewhat difficult to discover, from
the pronunciamcnto of the little squad of
old politicians calling themselves the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Democratic
party, and which nominated Judge lieese
for Governor, what is the platform upon
which they intend to place their candidate.
Their proclamation is more remarkable for
what it does* not say than for what it says.
They tell the world that their “opposition
to the action of the several Conventions
called in pursuance of the Reconstruc
tion acts is well know r n,” and their oppo
sition to several other things, they say, is
equally well known. They thus are kind
enough to inform ns what they oppose, but
they do not inform us what they propose.
They make but one single proposition,
and that is to elect Judtje Reese, if they
can.
We may fairly infer, however, that they
will not “go back” upon their previous
opinions—that their best efforts will be
used to defeat the action of the Convention
and prevent the ratification of the ConstL
tution; not that they have any particular
fault to find with it, for we have yet to see
the first objection urged to it except for
the Relief afforded by it to the people.
To that feature alone is their opposition
confined, and upon the platform of anti
relief have they nominated their candidate
for Governor. They appear to. be rather
indifferent whether the voter votes to ratify
the Constitution or not, so he votes tor
their candidate.
This is a cunning dodge. They are
fully aware that though the ConstiUition
may be ratified by the people and by
Congress, they can nullify its relief pro
vision by electing a Governor who will
veto any law to carry it into effect—\rill
appoint judges who will declare it uncon
stitutional, und who will obstruct in every
way its operation. Should they be so lucky
as to get a majority in the Legislature, they
know that* the courts may be opened at
any time, and relief be rendered nugatory
in that way. To elect a Governor or a
Legislature opposed to relief is as fatal as
to defeat the ratification of the Constitu
tion.
Let that portion of the people who favor
the relief measures not be deceived. These
artful dodgers will pretend that it is of
Very little consequence to them whether a
Voter casts his ballot for or against the
ratification of the Convention, so he votes
for their candidate for Governor. But
electing that candidate will in reality
lie worse than a defeat of the Constitution.
In the latter case we shall remain under
military Government, and the military
authorities possibly may see (it to allow
the collection of old debts to remain sus
pended. But if the Constitution is ratified
and an anti-relief Governor elected, he will
have the power to defeat all the beneficent
provisions of the Constitution, und again
make half the property of the people of
the State of Georgia suliject to the Sheriff*
hammer.
The only safety for the people is, vote
squarely, not only for the Constitution, but
for Col. Bullock, our candidate for
Governor, a man who standi upo« the
Constitution as his platfllßn—wim hod *
large share in its formation, and who is
pledged to carry out its provisions to the
last word and letter. ~, . t
REMOVAL OF I ITT CAPITAL.
It could hardly have l>een expected that
the removal of the Capital of the State
could have been effected without eliciting
complaint from somebody, and we have
l>ecn somewhat surprised that no louder
outcry has Ijcen made by those interested
in the matter. The principal objection
that could be made to the removal was
on the score of expense, but for the pres
ent tl|e proposals of the citizens of At
lanta have obviated that Objection. At
some future time it will be necessary to
provide a State House and other public
buildings; but the expense will" hardly be
so great to build anew as to lie continu
ally repairing the tumble-down old build
ings at MillodgeviHe. For years the
people of Georgia have been anxious to
remove the Capital, and once, when sub
mitted to the people, the proposition was
lost by only a few votes ; and now, since
the Convention have decreed the removal
to such a convenient location as Atlanta,
wc are confident that its action will meet
the approval of a large majority of the
people.
REASONS FOR VOTING FOR MR.
BULLOCK.
KUUUKR 111.
Fourthly. I will vote for Mr. Bullock
because he is a gentleman. Any one who
has the honor of his acquaintance knows,
from his nffability, kindness, gentleness,
and defferential delicacy, that he is not
only constitutionally, but by breeding,
a gentleman; and not until his great
worth had made him prominent among his
party was a breath heard to the contrary;
and every time I see one of the dirty flings
of a dirty party press made at his estima
ble character, I feel choked with indigna
tion at the wrong, and my sympathy is
excited for his worth, and I am anxious to
vindicate him by my vote; and I have no
doubt but that thousands of voters who
appreciate truth and justice will, by the
same incentive, be nerved to a like resolve.
I know that universal suffrage is a des
perate extremity, to which we have been
driven by a wrong-headed, obstinate and
desperate party; but the question is not
between white and black, that is not the
true issue, but between loyalty and trea
son, between those who have ruined and
will again ruin, and those who may ruin
the country, between wickedness and ig
norance, between ferocity and stupidity,
between those who have burned without
trial black men, and scourged, tarred and
feathered, banished and liung white men
for opinion's sake, and those who by their
ignorance may bring unknown evils on the
country.
If the country should again be surren
dered to the intolerant and blood-thirsty
rebels, the only difference wc shall know
between the “good old. day of IJanton and
Marat,” and their future rule will be the
substitution of freedmen and Republicans
for slaves and Abolitionists; and again on
false alarms of insurrections, the tar brush,
rope and faggot will perform their old
offices. If it was between negro suffrage
and any other party, even a copperhead
party, I might shrink from the former; for
the bite of the copperhead is painful, but
tlmt of the rattle-snake is death. Even
now, when the latter arc on their best
behaviour, they can not suppress their
bloody threats, such as, that they—the
white Republicans—“ought to be hung,
and will be hung,” and even are rash
enough to threaten in their press the best
men in the country with the scaffold. With
malice aforethought, in their last Legisla
ture, they passed a bill which will hang
every Republican in the State; and the
ghouls are now muttering, in their hellish
rage, “ see-so-Tum, wc smell the blood of
loyalists, and will have some.”
A tyrant, with a quill behind his car or
a sword by his* side, may be terrible, but
more terrible than either is a mobocrat
witlwi tar brush in one band and a rope in
the other. Who can blame men for seek
ing refuge under evils they know not of,
but which they know can not be worse
than those they know from Woeful expe
rience, to be unbearable, and are again
impending ? Who can blame men, whose
sight is offended by the ashes of the stake
and the blood of loyal men that still stains
the ground, and which cries to heaven for
that vengeance denied by the laws of the
land, for shrinking from the return of the
reign ot terror threatening them ? When
ever I have felt doubts as to which of the
evils to choose—the known or the un
known—l have felt my constancy strength
ened by reading one of the articles abusing
Mr. Bullock, in the secession press:
“ That gilded bug, with painted wings—
That ehiid of dirt that stinks and stings."
Libkbty.
[communicated.
QUEUE?
If (he wet-nurses who met in caucus at
Macon recently, are quarreling over their
several services in case of the newly arrived
stranger to Democracy—Hon. Augustus
Reese—don’t you think the “Democratic
Granny," Ben. Hill, ought to “command
the peace” between them ? If Sneed and
Wright both claim the honors—ought not
the ‘'honors to be divided”—one doing the
“dirty work” and the other the "perfuming.”
Eh ? Squash I
THAT FLAG.
Mu. Editor —Yo’useem to think thero are
no greater humbugs than that man ‘‘Bates,”
who goes about “toting the Stars and Stripes
through the South.” But wo beg to differ
with you, for we happen to know a little man
who hang on so close to Butes’ coat tail,
while ho sojourned here, that he actually
pulled it clean off his hack) and the greatest
humbug of all was to see him (who formerly
professed to despise the flag) navigating the
streets with n subscription list, gathering
greenbßcks to replace the coat.
Bon Short,
A NOT 11 KB RICBAHB IK IHK FIKLD.
Judge Irwin, of Marietta, in en address “to
the voter* of Georgia,” announces that, in
compliance with communications from vari
ous portions ot the State, he hat decided to
become a candidate for Governor.
Thus the Democracy have two candidate*,
and two judges to choose between, and
possibly bofore the election comes off, they
may have half a dozen. The more the
merrier for ue. Somehow, the nomination
of the Democratic Executive Committee
does not seem to carry with it much author,
ily, as it is repudiated thus early.
Alabama. —There seems to be some
doubt whether the bill for the admission of
Alabama will pass Congress. Wc hope it
will not. If the majority of the people of
any State do not wish to return to the
Union, let them stay out in the cold till
they get tired of it, and ask of their own
accord to be permitted to come back. The
udmission of Alabama under the circum
stances would be the worst of policy,
encouraging those who want to go back
into the Union but are too cowardly to
vote for Reconstruction to stay away from
the polls, under the belief that they would
be brought back even if they used no effort
to get back.
Not Accepted. —About a week has
elapsed since Judge Reese’s nomination
was made by the Junto at Macon, and we
arc not yet informed whether lie will
accept the nomination. Rumor has it that
he will not, but at any rate if he docs not
expect to be distanced in the race he ought
to start soon. The time between this and
election is so short, that among the numer
ous Reeses in the State, the Democratic
voters ought to have time at least to learn
his Christian name.
3ULLOCK AND RELIEF.
Editor of the Era: The interest I have
taken in the great question of financial
relief to the people, since the close of the
war, has made me friends in all portions of
the State, some of whom, doubtless, would
be glad to learn of iny preference for Gov
ernor among the candidates already, or
who may horeafter become such. There
fore, in answer to the inquiries being made
of me by friends—by letter and otherwise
—you will please give space to this.brief
article, in which I pronounce for Hon. R.
B. Bullock, of Richmond county, and
advise all my friends throughout the State,
whom I have met and with whom I have
corresponded for three years on the subject
of “Relief,” to rally to the support of the
nominee now before the people for their
suffrages.
Mr. Bullock was an able and useful mem
ber of the Constitutional Convention, stands
fully committed on this vital subject of
“Relief,” and fought manfully for its suc
cess, as well as for the great cause of Recon
struction, during the entire session of the
Convention.
My advice has been, listen not to the
syren song—“nothing can be done.” My
advice now is, since something has been
done, is, rally to the polls on the 20th of
April; vote for “Ratification” and for R. B.
Bullock for Governor, and all will yet be
well—the dying wail of Shylock, and the
Billingsgate of the new fledged Democracy
to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Jesse W. Jackson.
Jhickhead, March 14, 1868.
GENERAL GRANT IN THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE ELECIION.
The New Hampshire election has set the
Republicans fair'y upon their legs again.
They could hardly be more delighted if they
had gained a wholly unexpected success.
The prestige of the State elections of last
October and November was heavily against
them. The proposition of universal negro
suffrage, upon which they had been so
signally defeated in Übio autl New York,
but to which they still stood committed
throughout the country in sustaining the
Southern reconstruction policy of Congress,
was against them ; the heavy taxations,
expenditures, frauds in the revenue, and
corruptions of all kinds incidental to our
heavy taxations, and the gloomy prospect in
reference to the lightening of these oppres
sive burdens, were all so many dead
weights upon the dominant party. It was
supposed, too, that the encroachments of
Congress upon the Executive Department,
and the bills proposed for the reduction of
the Supreme Court to a mere appendage of
Congres«, would operate to the demoralisa
tion of the Republican rank and file to some
extent, and that the impeachment prosecu
tion against Andrew Johnson would by the
New Hampshire people be more apt to be
regarded as a desperate and mischievous
party proceeding than a public necessity.
Yet, against all those drawbacks the
Republicans in Now Hampshire held their
ground. They triumphed in the late
election over all these obstructions in
rallying under the flag of General
Grant as their candidate for the next
Presidency. This was, in fact, the initial
fight for testing tho popularity of General
Grant as a Presidential candidate, and the
result shows that he cannot be beaten.
Generals Sickles and Cochrane, under tho
banner of Grant, in reviving the political
issues of tho rebellion, revived tho old war
spirit among the people, and the opposing
Copperhead orators brought in from other
States to preach tho old Copperhead gospel
of the peace Democracy aid good servico
for tho Republicans. Thus wo see yet once
again that where Copperheadism, with all
its obnoxious peace principles and affilia
tions during the war, boldly presents itself
before tho people, its offensiveness weighs
down all the subsequent oppressions, cor
ruptions, spoliations, usurpations and revo
lutionary measures and schemes of the
party which carried through the war against
the rebellion. Thus, too, it is apparent that
General Grant, as the great Union cham
pion of the war, upon his record of the war,
and upon his merits as a sound, practical,
conservative statesman, has secured in this
preliminary field fight a success which
emphatically pronounces him the coming
man.
So much for New Hampshire. Connecti
cut comes next —the 6th of April. The
largest vote ever cast in Connecticut was
that of last year, when, upon a total roturn
of some ninety four thousand, English, the
democratic candidate for Governor, was
elected by a majority of nine hundrod and
eighty seven—a tight fit. Hawley, too, had
to carry the deadheads of Barnuin and his
menagerie, and these deadheads broke down
the Republican ticket. What is tho prospect
now 7 Among the sneakers at the Radical
rejoicings over New Hampshire at Coucord,
on election night, was Colonel Ordway,
Sergeant at Arms of Congress, who said
that “Connecticut would follow New Hamp
shire's example as sure ns the sun would set.
By that time Johnson would bo impeached
(Meaning removed), and the next move
would be the nomination of Grant for the
Presidency, and all the States would give
him a majority but Maryland and Kentucky.”
From these remarks it would appear that
the Radical programme ietoget Johnson out
of the way in season for a clear field in the
Connecticut election. Perhape they will fail
in this, but in any event it is safe to say
that the Democrats will have to work as
they never worlied before to hold their
possession of Connecticut.
The impeachment, it is disdoted, ie no
drawback to the Republicans, and it is be
cause the Democrats gave the cold shoulder
to their best friend, Johnson. His favors,
great and small, are thankfully received, but
the recipients themselves turn their backs
upon Johnson. Politicians, like corporations,
have no souls. A benefactor who has
nothing more to give is nothing to them. The
impeachment prosecution will doubtless be
strengthened by this result in New Hamp
shire, and nothing hut his resignation, we
apprehend, will prevent the removal of
Andrew Johnson. The ten outside States
bottom end up. will then be reconstructed and
restored with all possible dispatch to both
houses of Congress and to a voice to the Presi
dential election This reconstruction ques
tion, well done or badly done, will thus be
practically put out of the way, while
upon the questions of the finances and taxes
we perceive that Congress will shape
its legislation to catch the popular breeze
of the passing hour, leaving the future
to provide for itself. With all these advan
tages in their hands for the Presidential
campaign, under the banner of Grant, how
is this Radical party to be defeated next
November? That is the question. Would
it not bo well for Mr. August Belmont,
Chairman of the Democratic National
Executive Committee, to call his committee
together and reconsider the appointment of
the 4th of July as the day for the meeting
of the national party convention ? Why
not have a convention forthwith to cast
about for anew departure on anew party
Elatform, broad ana strong? And why not
ave another convention in July, if deemed
most expedient, for the nomination of a
Presidential ticket ? It is something to he
first in the field in view of the floating
elements of the country; it is certainly
unwise in a party of politicians without a
fixed policy or a candidate to wait wholly
upon a chapter of accidents to shape their
course.— N. Y. Herald.
The President Discouraged.— lt is
known positively that some of the Presi
dent’s counsel were both greatly surprised
and very much discouraged by the temper
of the Senate regarding the application for
a continuance. It appears that Mr. John
son, and those immediately around him,
had great confidence that enough Republi
cans would go with the Democrats to secure
all the time he asked. Up to Friday
evening he had credited the stories that
quite a number of Republican ’Senators
would indirectly do all in their power to
defeat impeachment, but after the action of
the Senate was made known to him, he lost
hope and became despondent. Those of
his counsel now in the city had a con
sultatifh with him Friday night. At first
he insisted that Senator Conkling’s motion,
ordering the trial to proceed as soon as the
managers had filed the replication, unless
for cause shown, would easily result in
giving him all the delay he requested, but in
this view ho was not sustained by his coun
sel. Mr. Stanhery the same evening himself
expressed in very strong terms about the
President’s prospects, and to represent him
as saying he believed Mr. Johnson had not
a ghost of a chance before the Senate,
would be to express his idea in a very mild
form. However, very strong effort is to be
made in the matter of showing cause and
affidavits regarding the necessity of having
certain witnesses at a distance, are already
in course of preparation. The whole
strength of the counsel for defense will be
put forth to carry their point.
Freedmen’s Affairs. —Several reports
have recently been received by General
Howard from Assistant Commissioners of
the Frecdmcn’s Bureau in the Southern
States.
The Assistant Commissioner for North
Carolina reports that but little land will be
cultivated the ensuiug season, unless aid is
extended by tho Government. The educa
tional work is in a very satisfactory condition.
During the last month there were 248 day
and night schools open, in Which 265
teachers were employed and 13,422 pupils
attended, being an increase in one mouth of
18 schools, 26 teachers, and 914 pupils.
Daring the lust month, $4,153 12 in bounties
was collected from the Government and paid.
Rations were only issued to the inmates of
hospitals and asylums for orphans. Total
rations issued, 3,555. Total disbursements,
$7,917 12.
The Assistant Commissioner for Georgia
reports that 14,108 rations were issued to
tfce inmates of hospitals and asylums, and
none whatever elsewhere. There is littla
destitution. Schools in operation, 114;
teachers employed, 126 ; pupils in attend
ance, 7,43S —1,300 more than the previous
month—and the schools are increasing as
the facilities for receiving pupils are ex
tended. New school buildings have re
cently been erected at Savannuh, ftlacon,
Augusta, Brunswick, and Griffin. Total
expenditures for the month, $20,524.85.
The report of the operations of the Bu
reau in Arkansas, for January, is encour
aging. The freedmen manifest a desire to
possess lands. There is an abundance of
labor, and there are only isolated cases of
want; the counties provide for their own
poor. The school houses are all occupied
and the schools in a flourishing condition.
The freedmen express great anxiety about
the continuance of the Bureau, fearing that,
once retnqved, there is no safety for them.
llow he Looks. —A Washington corns
pondent, speaking of Thad. Stevens, says :
Mr. • Stevens Boon after entered (the
Senate Chamber) borne in upon his chair
through a side door. He looked about as
he has looked any time these three years.
No nearer dead than when he has been
reported about to step into the grave, and
no more alivo than enthusiastic friends
have predicted another decade of useful
public service for him. He sat at the table
with his brother managers, but took no
part in the proceedings of the day.
Disgusted with Andy. —Jno. Forsyth, of
the Mobile Register, has become disgusted
with A. J. He says Johnson never affiliated
with anything but the lag end of Democracy;
that he is and always has been Radically
inclined ; that he allowed the Philadelphia
Convention to go to nothing ; that he failed
to turn Republicans out of office and make
room for hungry Democrats, etc., etc.
The action of revenue officers in New
York, in sei/.ing cotton arriving there from
the West, has had a bad influence on the
market. The Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce held its regular quarterly session on
tho 11th, when tho matter was brought up
and discussed with great animation. A
preamble und resolutions were adopted,
showing the absurdity of tho conduct of the
New York officials. The resolutions were
ordered to be sent to the Secretary of the
Treasury, by tolegrnph, and the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue. In the after
noon, a telegram was received from Mr.
McCulloch, stating that he had peremptorily
ordered all cotton seized to be released, so
the difficulty may be regarded as settled.
* RATIFICATION MEETING AT
DALTON
Dalton, Ga , March 14,1868.
According to previous notice, a goodly
number of the citizens of Whitfield county
met in the Court House in Dalton, to give
expression to their views in reference to the
Constitution framed by the Convention, as
also their views of the nominee. Col. R. B.
Bullock, tbeir standard bearer' in the ap
proaching Gubernatorial election.
On motion of Col. Broyles, the Rev. J. T.
Compton was called to the chair, and Robt.
Batey requested to act as Secretary.
At the instance of the Chair, Col. Broyles
was requested to state the object of the meet
ing. We subjoin a syuopsis of bis remarks.
On motion of Capt. Jas. Glenn, a com
uiiUee ol five was appointed to draft resolu
tions expressive to the sense of the meeting.
The Chair appointed Capt. Jas. Glenn, Robt.
Batey, C. E. Broyles, E. Coffee and Dr. L.
P. Gudger.
The committee, after a short absence, re
ported the following through Capt. Glenn,
their chairman :
Resolved, That we will cheerfully extend
the right hand of fellowship to all who will
firmly plant themselvei upon the Constitu
tion as framed by the Constitutional Con
vention, ignoring all past political difference,
and will unite es a baud of brothers in the
ratification of the Constitution, believing it
to be the only speedy way to peace and
prosperity, and a restoration of our State to
her political relations in the Union.
Resolved, That the action of the Conven
tion, in the passage of the relief measures
and homestead bill meet our entire ap
proval.
Resolved, That we plant ourselves upon
the Constitution of the Convention, as a
platform of principles, and will cheerfully
support the Hon. R. B. Bullock as the
Republican nominee for Governor, pledging
him onr united support.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be sent to the editors of the Allan's
Daily Era, and the North Georgia Republi
can, with a request that they bo published,
and papers friendly to the cause are re
quested to copy.
The Chair appointed Robert Batey and
W. W. West as delegates to the Convention
to nominate a candidate for Congress, from
this District, to meet at Kingston, the 12th
instant.
Calhoun, in Gordon county, was fixed
upon as the place, and Wednesday, the 25th
instant, fixed as a suitable time to nominate
a Senator for this Senatorial District. And
Saturday, the 20th instant, the day for hold
ing a county meeting to nominate county
officers. John T. Compton,
Chairman.
Robt. Batey, Secretary.
SUICIDE OF A WJZAIID.
The Cleveland Leader contains the fol
lowing correspondence, dated March 6,
from Meadville, Ohio:
Before this comes to hand you will have
learned that Professor Anderson, the well
known prestidigitateur, committed suicide
last night in Cincinnati, by shooting, first
killing his little son. The cause, no doubt,
was domestic trouble. A dispatch was
received here this morning from Cincinnati,
stating that Mrs. Anderson would no doubt
be on the Eastern hound express train,
which arrives about 10 o’clock, and in
company with a man, who was described.
A telegram to Mrs. Anderson was also sent,
which, if she was discovered, was to be
given to her. Mrs. Anderson was on the
train, and in company with the man de
scribed, whose name is Morris, an individual
who had been in the employ of Professor
Anderson as a supernumerary. When the
dispatch was banded to her, Morris reached
out his hand and took it, opened and read
it, and then handed it to the victim of his
wiles.
It read about as follows: “Your hus
band last killed your little boy, and
then shot himself. They are both dead.
Come back, for God’s sake !” The poor
creature was quite crushed by the awful
news, but struggled to her feet and left the
car, the man Morris following her. She
went into the McHenry House, and re
mained till the afternoon express train left,
when she started for her desolate home.
The appearance of the couple attracted
attention on the train. She seemed to be
dejected and laboring under great distress
of mind, and paid but little attention to
him, who talked to her almost incessantly
in a low tone of voice. She is represented
to be a fine looking woman, of thirty-five
years of ago, with a face indicating
a weakness rather than wickedness. No
punishment could he too severe for the
wretch who is the author of this terrible
tragedy. We pity the poor, ruined woman.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Concord Statesman pledges Grant five
thousand majority in New Hampshire next
fall.
The Connecticut election takes place
April 6. The Democrats carried the State
last year by nearly one thousand majority.
The Lynchburg (Va.) News thinks the
result of the New Hampshire election is
“rather incompatible with the idea so sedu
lously inculcated by the Democratic press of
an immense revolution in the popular mind
against the Radical party.”
With reference to the impeachment, it is
said to be a rather singular coincidence that
the last previous case of impeachment was
that of Judge Humphreys, of Tennessee,
who was impeached upon the testimony of
Andrew Johnson ; and that one of the man
agers prosecuting that impeachment was
Mr. Pendleton, who is a presidential rival of
Mr. Johnson for the Democratic nomina
tion.
A Washington dispatch says that the Ways
and Means Committeo are endeavoring to
fix upon a revenue system which will be
reliable for $300,000,000. There present
hope is to secure fifty millions dollars from
whiskey, twenty five millions from tobacco,
fifteen millions from oils, twenty millions
from stamps, fifteen millions from licenses,
thirty millions from incomes, eight millions
from railroads, and the balance from cus
toms.
A moustache spoon is said to be one of
tho latest Yankee inventions, the object
being to provide a spoon by means of which
soup, medicine, etc., may be carried to the
mouth without liability of being spilled or
of soiling the moustache. The invention
consists of a movable cover so combined
with the bowl of the spoon that it may cover
the greater portion. It also consists in the
combination of a lever and a spring with the
spoon and the cover, & that tho latter may
be readily closed or opened.
The Internal Revenue Bill, which passed
the House of Representatives on Tuesday
last, with but* two dissenting votes, and is
now pending in the Senate, repealed all parts
of tho Internal Revenue laws which lay a
tax upon domestic manufactures, excepting
so much of them as relate to the takes
imposed on gas made of coal, wholly or in
part, or of any other material on illumina
ting, lubricating, or other mineral oils, or
articles the products of tho distillation,
rcdistilUtion, or refining of crude petroleum,
or of a single distillation of coal, shale, peat,
asphaltum, or other bituminous substnuces ;
on wines and on snuff, aud all the other
manufactures of tobacco, including cigar
ettes, cigars, and cheroots. The particular
portions of the law repealed, are sections 94
and 95 of the Internal Revonue law of June
30, 1864, and subsequent aq[s amendatory
of theso sections, and the repeal is to take
effect on and after May Ist, 1868.
SPECIAL NOTICES. /
PER SOUTH CAR*
OI<INA RAILROAD, March IS, 1888.—8 0
Btrom, J 0 Tucker, |BJ, L J Miller, R * Cos, M
Ilyomt A Cos, Ramey 8 k TANARUS, B O’Donoell, B W,
W C Jessup, J M Clark A Cos, Hatch k Good
rich, T R k Sod, W Hill, Geraty & Armstrong
C A Williams A Cos, C . Baker, D Bulling, CB
Day & Cos, W 11 Tutt, J Prager, Kenny k Gray,
Wyman k May, D R Wright k Cos, P Morrie, A
Brandt, Bothwell Whitehead k Cos, Bessman k
Uallaban, Vaughn k Murphy, Augusta Factory,
A Dorr.
jjjj“ CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL
RAILROAD, March 18, 1888.—E B, Plumb k
L, J G B A Bro, R W M, R S & TANARUS, J Btogner, J
M C, E Mustin, C B Day A Cos, Lt Wright, V R
A Bro, E F Blodgett A Cos, A Poullain, Miss
James, J W Bacon A Bro, P Ilansberger A Cos,
Conley F A Cos, 8 Piscr, J C Moore A Cos, E G'D,
G K A Bro, G A Oates, Warren L <fc Cos, I T
Heard A Cos, W Thomas, O’D A M.
NOTICE.—WE, THE DRAYMEN
OF THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, having agreed
among ourselves to haul for the Public at Urge
for FIFTY CENTS per load, we ask tho pat
ronage of our friends, as heretofore, as we feel
that our rights by taxation, as Draymen, have
been infringed npon. The blame is somewhere,
but we censure no one, but simply ask our friends
to sustain us with their patronage,
li. GLASSCOCK,
PERRY THOMAS,
F. MILLER,
C. DAVIS,
JAMES PARKS,
D. KEY, and others.
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jj®» NOTICE—
TO THE TAX PAYERS OF RICHMOND
County. In compliance with instructions
received from the Comptroller General of the
State of Georgia, I shall commenco on the 9th
day of March instant to collect a Tax of one
tenth of one per cent, on the digest of this
County for tho year 1887. The levy of this Tax
is provided for by an ordinance of the State
Convention ; and said ordinance further provides
that twenty days after the date of this notice it
shall bo the duty of tho Collector to issue
execution, with the addition of fifty per centum
and all costs of levy and sale.
My instructions aro imperative, and I must
enforce the samo rulo against Tax payers.
JOHN A. BOHLER,
Tax Collector Richmond County.
mar3—tap!
gjg- MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY,
AND TIIE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN
HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on the Crimo
of Solitude, and the Physiological Errors, Abuses
and Diseases which create impediments to MAR
RIAGE, with sure means of Relief. Sent in
scaled letter envelopes, free of charge.
Address Da. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON,
Howard Association,
fcl— 3m Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IST otice.
rpilE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX-
J- ISTING under the style of COHEN k
KAVLAN is hereby dissolved by mutual con
sent. Mr. JACOB KAPLAN is alono author
ized to settle all claims of thi late firm.
G. COHEN,
Augusta, March 13, 1868. J. KAPLAN.
COPARTNEBBHIF NOTICE.
Tho undersigned having this day formed a
copartnership with his brother, LEVY KAPLAN,
tho name and stylo of the firm will be hereafter
known as J. KAPLAN A BROTHER.
JACOB KAPLAN.
Angusta, March 14, IS6B. mhlß—3t
Fr ei girt IST otice !
PERSONS WISHING TO SHIP COTTON
or other Froights by the Augusta & Sum
merville R. R. Cos., will find an order book at
the stores of Messrs. Claghorn A Herring, corner
of Warren Block and Reynolds street, and at
Messrs. Hatch A Goodrich, No. 171 Broad street,
where all ordors left will be promptly attended
to. A. HATCH, Superintendent.
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IST otice.
ALL PERSONS.HAVING CLAIMS against
the Estate of AARON 11. JONES, deceased,
will present them, properly attested; and all
persons indebted to the samo will make payment
to J. A. JONES, at Jones, Smyth A Co.’s.
11. E. CLARKE, Executor.
MYRA E. JONES, Executrix.
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NEW SPRING GOODS!
I HAVE RECEIVED ;*
A FINE.ASSORTMENT of
NEW SPRING PRINTS,
GINGHAM,
ROB ROY, for Balmorals,
PARASOLS, etc., etc.
Thcso goods were bought before the recent ad
vance in prices, and will be sold LOW.
11. L. A. BALK,
febl6-tf 172 Broad Street.
ESTABLISHED 1855.
THOMAS RUSSELL,
JEWELLER.
19Ss Broad. St.,
NEXT DOOR BEUOW THE FRENCH STORE.
WATCHES, CLOCKS, and JEWELRY RE
PAIRED at the shortest notice. All work war
rented.
All orders will ho thankfully roeeived, and
promptly attondod to.
mh 14—lawly
J. J. BROWNE,
QARVER AND GILDER.
Looking Glass and Picture Frames
CORNICES, BRACKETS,
CONSOLE TABLES’
MADE TO ORDER.
Old PICTURE and LOOKING GLASS
FRAMES RKGILT, and OIL PAINTINGS RE
STORED, LINED and VARNISHED,
AT 136 BROAD STREET,
AU6UBTA, GU.
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“THE MUSIC BOOK
For every boy and girl,
IS “MERRY CHIMES,"
Containing Hundreds of Popular Songs and
Kxoroisos by wtileh any ono oan learn to sing
them.
This now Book will bo found superior to all
similar works, iu many points essential to a
popular Instruction Book in Vocal Music and
Collection of Melodies for the young.
Price, 50 coats. Sent post-paid.
OLIVER DITSON A CO.,
Publishers, 277 Washington Street, Boston.
UHAS. H. DITSON A Cos.,
mb 13-ts 711 Broadway, New York. '
NEW ADVERTISERS!
AUGUSTA THEAT^I
LESSEE A MANAGER—JOHN
FAREWELL - HEX,, |
And positively LAST APPEaIuJ*■
Distinguished Artist,. <1
Mr. and Mrs. Harry tyj
WHO LEAVE
On Friday for New Orleans, jfl
engaged to appear on Mondiy, JjJjß
A NIGHT OF COMEDyTmi-SICsTI
Mb. axd Mrs. Wat,,- ■
lIY NIX CII Alt acJ
FORK ISO THI
BEST BILL YET OFPfcB
Thursday Evening, Marcl
The Elegant
Fit to be a l> Uc J
Francine Preval v
Marquis de Richville "
Character Dance Miss Kvrc
Followed by the new ComedhuTi . ■
entitled,
A CUP OF TEu*
Thomas Caddy ’ B
Lord Henry Gadabout
J oseph J -lfl
Lady llertniDie Uadadout...!!
Conclude with the laughable fag. ■
OUR COUNTRY COM I
Cousin Joe (I’m Healthy). >
Margery, a Rough Diamoad
The street cars will be J
the Theatre, to carry parties WT* I *®
ADMISSION—To Parquet, a ]
Gallery, 75c ; Colored Gallery tt.l7 W
Reserved Seats can be procsreditSß
Book store without extra ebarre. S R
Good order enforced. ° I
Do^penatf.-tocouuneaeeugJ
Letters of AdmiEijinsTi
gTATE OF GEORGIA- «
Whereas, Abner P. J
for Letters of Administration mZiiU
John C. Greer, late of said coun
These aro therefore to risnjSlß
and singular, the kindred
deceased, 18 bo and appear kjr L
before the first Monday j
cause, if any they
should not bo granted.
Given under my hand at: Aeial
this 18th day of March, ISIS.
k I JIiTBI I
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IN THE DISTRICT
States, for the Northers
In the matter of l tr
JNO.W.SH ACKELFOI’.D, 115l 15
Bankrupt. J
The said Bankrupt having
for a discharge from all hi- dtVtsnohJfl
the Bankrupt Act of March %
hereby given to all person- iaimnltafl
on the 30th day of March, lilt,UllitiH
the forenoOD, at Chambers of tit td
Court, before Lawson Black,hpatill
Registers of the said Court i: Smtuafl
the Register's Office in
why the prayer of toe eaidpetibutftkjH
rupt should not be granted Ait
ticc is bereby given that
mootings of creditor.- will be ituiniijfl
time and place. H
Witness the HottonkeiihljH
r„ .. t Judge of the nil tiSnaU
[SEALJ anJ the ((J j
of March, 1868. fl
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INTHE DISTRICT COURT OF
States, for the Northern fferirt it
In the matter of ]
LEWIS S. SALMONS, W TTi ■
Bankrupt. J
Tho said Bankrupt having
Court for a discharge front ell bis
under the Bankrupt Act u llste!!,
is hereby given to all persons
appear on the 30th dir of Herd,
o’aloel, in flip fnrpnpfla. it ( nifflbetl ofa^^B
District Court, before L»»sot
of the Registers of the tdi
at the Register’s Office ill Atlaott,
cause why the prayer of the slid
Bankrupt should not be grutei
notice is hereby given that the
meetings of creditor? will be held «
time and place.
Witness the Honor»l!eJ)h««
r ._, - Judge of the
[SEALj an j the seal the»(lkll*M
of March, IS6S.
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IN BANKER H
This is to give notick? w*
-Gib day of Febnary..UU**^M
of Jefferson ville.in the ccaatv
of Georgia,who has
hrs own petition : and that the
debts, and delivery of an?
iiig to said Bankrnpt. to
and the transfer of any
forbidden bv law; that a meet ‘?K
of said Bankrupt, to prove
choose one or more a-^cooes
be held at a Court of Bankrapi y
at the Register’s Office m
eon, Georgia, In-lore Alexander o
Register, on the day of Mara,
at 10 o’clock a. m. WM g.D^H
mb 19—It
an OKDINAHC* ■
An Ordinance, to authorise til
Green Groceries iu this C-ity
lie it Ordained btfthe CUy -
and it is here!-:/ Ordained V
same. That from and
Ordinance, any person o e •'
Green Grocery in this Cite, o-t V
ing to the City Council for
placo were ho or sue lme®
Green (Irocery. and a«omp».
tion with a certificate of .
the neighborhood in W “ IC ‘ uj,
is to be carried on, recoinme*M* H
as a fit person to bes
Provided, however, ths
than one certificate, and
shall be signed by any
applying for, a license.
Beforo oponrug such
cant shall take [ ut »
shall pay into the Ci.y T
hundred d-llsrs. *
one year only, hut m»J • t |. e
year, at the same price, y.
City Couucil. All “Jj-'of
in force, until the hr.t O’
tho same are granted.
Licences at pro rata pnc*f a* W
tion of tho year.coantmg
of the quarter m 1
as a whole quarter, and m> *
granted for a less time that M
tion of the year. thi iW
On obtaining such Lc* }
shall be authorised to •
ho is licensed, fresh „
such other articles and H
sold in the markets of .j
It shall be the duty
exhibit the ears ot such
sale, to the Clerk ot t
deseription of t ho “■A’ of *bo*
tho animal so Kilh>*> rb) the £|H|
when there is ao «
brought with toe ea.»
of they shall pay a M
lars I and all „n
tho Clerk of the M.rh
pense,
pose, which shall. »
examination of
said Clerk being paid *** cents
each examination, and WU
And be it /u.-"-
offending ag»‘ u?t fir©
every day suea offenc .
Amt be it /«’■'* ; ‘ f ord«<H|
dinaneos and part- Hg
against this Ordinal
hereby, repealed. t hoD tk Mi
Dene iu Council, this.
im - FOSTER BLOPW*
Attest-JAS. *•*•'•*' Ul • |H