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THE Si ATE HOUSE. , in ire modesty ami Hiat becoming gen-
Tbe debate of 14th Oct., ia the Legi»la- tilitv so essential to a representative
ture on the Education Committee’* Export
of a substitute for Turner's b.ii in regard
to the fature use of the State House and
Governor’* House at Miliedgeviile^was, br
mistake oftlibHoase Reporter, wrongly re
ported iu the Atlanta newspapers, so far as
regards tbe speech of the Hon. Wm. P.
Price of Lumpkin county. Instead of
<d our people. “Honor to whom lion
or is due.” #
i Correct Dtminn.
We percicve with pleasure that
the Supreme Com! of Teonessee—
Judge Nelson delivering its opinion—
has decided that the late Confederate
MILLEDGEVILLE:
Tiridaj, fteTcmberl, 1871.
arguing for we Agricultural College only, g' vernment was a government de Tac-
and it at Dahtoneg
at Mdiedgeville in
initDense donatio
Col. Price, in fact firmly and powerfully uole8 Cvere J egaij an<1 a proper am j va[
opposed Turner’s Bill, for such negro . id consideration of a contract
; college, aud advocated the establishment. j, . .. C} „ . .
! .1 <«, Agricultural U.llege,; ouc DJt-, B * '° " ,e fil? , S ,h,S P a ‘
louega, .ud ouc Milll.dg.OH.. U. ! P" « Jul 5' 1SS9 ’ ° ur «»<l
:uan !»elbre, he arose in incomparable lose my right.” or that o'lier expres- ; iiy, in nearly every pan of the .North ■ QC*I f IV/’ <1171? > T JTT^f
■t ajesty or* more familiar acquaintance. : sion of unequalled magnanimity which ! ma- ■Ay and noble tributes have In-en | ’-'fr A I U)Sj
This can be affirmed of few men who enable him to ascribe the glory of their paid to his memory. L * - ——
have ever lived or died, audofnooth- joi>t victory to the sole credit of the: Let us try
er man whom it lias ever been my for- dying hero. DiJ 1 say unequalled ? jthese events
tune to approach. Like Niagara, the Yes, that was an avowai’of unequalled • brief bu: pla
more you gaze the more its grandeur magnanimity,until it met its parallel in Srru.h we see these alii versa!
grows upon you, the mure its majesty his own grander, self negation in as- ritous demonstrations r First, beeau-e
expand a*id filled your spirit with a suining the sole responsibility for the j most ot the people mourn ihe loss of
fuii satisfaction that left a jierlect de defeat at Gettysburg. Aye,my country an honored leadr mid a friend but
light without the slightest feeling of men, Alexander had iiis Arb-le, Ctesar besides (hat, as-it seems to m
oppression. Grandly majestic and his Pharsali i; Napoleon Au-teriitz, but I embody a r»erliiir>>
t«» learn a lesson from ! W. S STET >9}« & P”
r. 'vvh W - ,r l5 t| ShaU H V^'OULD KEsiKCTFFI.LYr*, ; ’
M " by IS It ill it at tile ff ti m A the chi* - h . * * t:
?poula-
their Stock
n
jf
JULY
f HO: Cp|£g
ine, th< \ -
bi. ti they g e o«>w »
M:,W?evi!:e,Oi ■
spirit greater
the heart as it did light to the under- the heroism of battles or ail the achieve-; els which have cea.-ed io be u -i.j
standing.
But as one of the great Captains will him with a chaplet grander far than cv- i
General Lee first pas9 review and in- j er mighty conqueror wore.
ments of the war, a spirit which crowns private intercourse.
j These demon si radons involve no
> vain and useless repiurngs at the re-
EXPECTORANT
•IB H«MNSE FOB COKeKBS^ | ™”.Uli.r to b. Ul.^.1 ..’u,. 1 ,l,e sa,De P oi ‘ l ‘ otl maintainej iu an, S9CC ^ '"f™' 'h««i.icU<n orbislorv. Iwb n,»v tn that la S l closing suit ..fa grant; .ring**,' 1.61 nr^ .hr '
was wining to De liberal to tbe negroes, ^ \Ve will not compare him with Wash scene at Appomattox, and l will draw symbols of ?
FOURTH DISTRICT
Wiaburn J. Lawton,
OF BIBB.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS-
a noble »rr~t whiel
tneuce a picture of that man as he laid j honor to any peoj>io, and when prop-
aside the sword, the unrivalled soldier, erly interpreted, they are an invitation
w D ' 1 L l * • . . — - ■ » »* «*» not cut iii/Ui V/ mill >» 11 li vi doll
nd endow their two colleges at Atlanta ela borate dissentient opinion of Judge j n g tmK The IQIrK J will halt instinc-
•nd Augasta, generously; hut he was ut : Iverson L. Harris when a member of 1 lively at the comparison of two such
terly opposed to insulting the white peo- the Supreme Court of Georgia. 1 men, so equally and gloriously great, to become the most' exemplary of to reunion and harmony noun the only
| " *-• . j principle o:, which w e can be a free.J
deferential 1 confederacy, a recognition of the feel- !
homage paid this great citizen by even ings, tbe equality and the ri»hts of all.
pie of Georgia by fixing a black college iu The case is that of Chancellv vs. with modest, yet caitn and nnflin
tbeir State House, aud tbe Riporter’s ac- Bailev, and one «*thei—extracted by ca ’ n a’ co,1 fitrpiiee we place him by the
' count did Lim great ii>ju B tice ; total mis- us from the 37th Yol. Geo. Report*. ‘ side of theMarlboros and Wellingtins, j
citizens.
I can
never forget the
1st Dut.—W. W. PAINE, of Chatham, (short
term.)
A. T. McLNTYRE of Thomas, (loDg
term.)
representation. Col. Price did bis Lest
both for an Agricultural College in th
We mention this fact merely to ex- ! who take hi 8 h niches in , lbe pantheon of the Federal soldier, as with uncovered They are an invitation to ^ihe whole !
press our graiihcaiioti that sound and
State House, founded on tbe 17. S land t mo f l important principles which may
immortality. Let us d ,*eil fora moment, heads ih
mv trirnds, on this thought. Marlboro
templated iu mute ad-. people, if there be any remninms ran
miration ims now captive hero, as be j cor in their bosoms, to burv it forever
2d Dial.—KELSON TIFT, ot Dougherty, (both donation, and a present support aud also he 'g 001 " 6 ' 1 b - v il, ' er e»t or malignity for Mev, ‘ r ( ] iel de,eal > 11 'J lr . ue - . V,c ^ or y V Jlle lhrou 8 h lhe,r ra,)ks * I'np'essed ; in the grave of Lee.
1 1 v pport, ana also . _:n j —11 — L _ . j marked every step ot triumphant forever, daguerreotyped on this heart, I will not discuss nr recall the na«t
with that hat d- It is for the pen of ihe impartial i.isto-
For tlie Speedy Ftslie-
AND PKS1AENT CURE 0?
Cons u in p t i o n.
BroL,cliiLis
ASTHMA, 0OliOS,
AND ALL DISEASES OF THE
iLUNGS. CHEST OK THROAT
round him. rian to delineate the cau«ej, progress : r
s then spok- and consequences of the amazm^Con- 1
*” • Jb . lVUfk‘ '£4. vl VV 11IVC*, ( lUOg 1 “ • / ■ J | q T~V
6th Di«*t.—W. p. PRICE, of Lumpkin, (both aQ d t' j e otate House, aud 60 offensive
terms.)
7th Diet —P M.
terms.)
B. YOUNG, of Bartow, Cbolh
tbeir foolish demand to act on this ques-
tiou, as a distinct body—a third House, '
been traitors or rebels.
We were simply enemies.
I the tear- test.
! Kingdom before Marlboro stepped up- ful eve told of the love they liore him, Gen. Lee, sharing alike this glories and
the stage. The great Marshals in symphonies more eloquent than any 1 misfortunes, I have only this in suv *
anguage can describe. Can 1 ever
on me stage.
Turenne and Conde were no more, and
In regard to those who followed ' which
r HE EXPECTORANT is com
si vet v of HcrbH aoJ M leiiaein
UiT
! —-
Not*.—Where two names are mentioned, the an African House, that a white maioritv
irat ia u on Vital,* fur ttie r'ortv.firat amt the sec. - . . J a
In oiiedieuce to tli> ir firm convictions, • causing them to throw of the acnl
ond for the Forty-second Congress, and must be ,be Legislature indignantly laid (Le
w hole matter on tbe table
of Georgia have nobody to blame but tbeir
first is a candidate for tbe Forty-first and the sec
ond for tbe Forty-secon ’
so stated on the ballots.
Tiir Augusta Fair.
We attended last week the first An
nual Fair of the “Collun Suites Me
chanics’ Agricultural Fair Association”
at Augusta, Ga. We have no hesiian-
Tbe Legislature that has just adjourned ‘ ej from the scene. Marlboro, pre-em- I which fell Irom tny lips as 1 rode i>e a war w hich the world saw
‘ftthe I
„ sat for just seren vionths and fifteen days, inently great, a* he certainly was nev- side him amidst the defeated, dejected testifies of. Beim* overcome, they ac-
e negroes exclusive of tbe recess, a period without ertheless, led the combined forces ol and weeping soldiery, when turning to i ceptetl the resulls°
cy in saying, that it was a complete Milledgeville in the Legislature, some of
success, and reflected great credit both whom voted against the Agricultural col
upon the managers and city lor iisgood lege, because they mean to bring the Gov
order and system. It was but little eminent back to the old seat. They re
inferior, if any, to the State Fair, take fuse to give up the State House to any
it all in all. The grounds we admired body; and At/anfa made a mistake last
a paraded iu tbe bistory of tbe State.—
own oversmart, ill advised, foolish mem- The numbers also voted themselves nine
bers, who rejected tbe counsel of their
white friends, and lost by trying to man
age for themselves. Brides jCol. Price,
there were very many other friends of
Thl Georgia Romp Parliatnrnl. Lux embourg, the beloved, had vanish- . forget ? No never can I forget the words ; and traditional teachings \hev wane I 1 ediiects *® the Brand Tub,
T l _. 1 ; „ j i ... 1 c. xi.. ,lt, n ... I foil i«„ n ..... K.. 1 i... ...i. i * . ’ “ ' ^ u . time forms a toothing coating, rt,:
and yet . tarioD which profile-. rhecCK^?
The xbjec: to be obuv.aed i 3 cleans? :h- --
of a!! impurities: to nourish an.j streiivtii^n
when if ha? become impaired an.I enferb’.ed t v
Submission. e * w • to rvuew and invigorate ih? d .
! the blood, and *ir ugihen the nervous or^.L
I lion. The EXPEClORANT d. , - : V‘
Con- tonishinpdegree. It is active bar m: . an-"
iuipaniag functional euerjfy aud 1 -; a
It atfoids Oxy<r>n to ritaiize the biu
gen la assimilate tbe matzi-r—
England and ot Holland, in the fresh- to me lie saui
- . .. s °t their dt leaf, and '
1 could with that I yielded a calm yet proud
t 5 , f uess ol their strength and the fullness . was numbered among the fallen in the As to the rest, the comrit rer' then
irs per day, a greater charge for their: , , c - , ?• . . . i ,,| „ , , . , , . , , r ' Itr °ra Uiem
: ,i i l j , of their financial ability, against pros-! last battle ; but on ! as he thought of I selves, for their own glory mu't c —
dof/a
services than has ever been made by any
Stale in tbe L nion. Allowiug thirty pay
days to tbe month, they were in session
irate France, with a tieasury depleied
a people worn out
i a treasury depleted, the lossol the cause—of the many dead less that they were brave. (Applause )
, discouraged aud de- j scattered over so many fields, who, | Neither aui I here to si»cak of th 1
• . _ . . t — ! I ...ill, ... ~ i :i• I. iw : Nitrt.^
two hundred and twenty-five day6. and jected. But let us turn to another corn- sleeping neglected, wiili no govern- niiluaiy career ot Gen. Lee. His
etch member received twn thousand and
ticenty/ive dollars, exclusive of mileage.—
parison. The great Yon Moltke, who , mental arms logaiherup their remains feats oi arms in connection with tho«e <*<JBalizeS Iflf "flflTOB' ill Tile lift"
now ride* upon the whirlwind and sleeping neglected, isola’ed, and ahme | of his great adversaries not onlv fill P r *d“«»s«inie:and composure.
They also sat for less Lours in the day, i comma nd S the storm of Prussain in- | beneallitiie weeping stars,which naught! this hemi«phere, hut in the old world !
and comparatively did less business than | vaslon> has recently declared that Gen- but their soldiers blankets about th*m are known from the Arctic Circles to i
■ '"LV Tel P ri!ree Cei cha%,8 which they ; eral Lee, in all respects, was fully .he j O'.! as these emotions swept over his * the Indian Ocean. Iiis surviving (£
have to answer to their
they
constituents, to
_ I • /. ... oaj uoiuiug I IUC VJIiaUU
more than those at Atlanta, being well * eeK ,n ‘ al ‘mg to pass the college bill iu the legislation they have
suited fortlie purposes intended, one J be 6h *pe presented by tLe people of Mil- statute book.—Sar. Rep.
equal of Wellington, and you may the
say unthiug of the villanous character of fi’dter appreciate this admission when ; I
great soul he fell that lie would
am him down 10 icst in the
put upon
the vou remember that Wellington was j grave where laid buried the common dirr has made th
the benefactor of Prussia, and probaii-' hope of his people. Bui Providence will- Jt is «*f him as a
the ied S evi,Ie - E 0r men of power freely; A more infamous body as a body, nev- j ly Von Mokke’s special idol. But let ed it otherwise. He rests now forever, that I desire to
promised support to Milledgeville; but er before disgraced the annals of Georgia us examine the arguments ourselves.— j aiy countrymen, his spirit ii th? bo
* ’ ‘ * France was already prostrate wh^u U°m of that rather whom be so laith
being able io throw the eye over
whole at a glance.
All ihe departments were filled, and
well filled, and the displ iy was atlrac- .»„ ,]• ,. , , ,
v J they could Lava saved it, and afterwards. »r« f»>r tb
\\ e cannot partic- , t |j e Atlanta Senator Mr. Du
they stood by and saw tbe negro members lugislation. A miserable bayonet thrust
defeat tbe Agricultural College, while concern »p the people of the State. We
have comrades need not vaunt the achieve
*atne f ments of one w hose reu avu as a sol- j
circuit of the earth.
mau and a citizen
■ •ter a few
words, which arc me le?s necessary 1
alter tiie thrilling arid affectionate de-
TO CO.\»l lPTIVES
is iavaloabit:, as it immedial'
ticuit breathing and harrassiuj
tends ?he dist ^sa.
j p-'.iieves tee
cough whk-L
FOB ASTIITI 4
It is a specific—?ne dose often re ievinz t
earne«* tressieg choking, and proi.;c.«g c<i.3i ut.
ant repose.
FOB CiCOl P
repudiation of two thirds of
nnin», nut the their acts. Lsueciaily, the bonds author- L -■ , , - , . , ,
... . . u*u 0 , put me v J’ juo «Biuwr i have contended vvirti nature, and to
Atlanta negro college into the appropria- 1 *z*d to be tssueit for certain purposes
tiou bill for SS.000, a year forever. The i ~
live anti inviting.
ularize as to wliat we saw, as it would
fill up several columns.
The stock of horses and cattle See. seat of government in Atlanta is more and •
was not as large as we exjiecled, more auceruin, as long as the State House
though those exhibited were very good, j at Milledgeville, is undisposed of; and death of the great Lee, one ofh is most
In the way ol agricultural imple-, c08ts ,be ' n,< * r e»t of $50,000 a year lor : brilliant Lieuteuants, General John B
ments there was a good display, and i g uar ds. All is well that ends well.
BALDWIN.
Wellington met Napoleon. That great j fully served, his body beside the rivei ‘ (ideations to which most of you listen-
emperor had seemed to make war up whose banks are forever memorable,; ed this morning. Ail men know that pecTORAKT* fa^he
on the very elements themseiveg, to ami whose waters are vocal with the > he was great, nobby and self poised.
wlthiut a bottle
house. We i
Central Robert E LEE.
Boi*gj by General Jno. B. Gordon
glories of his triumphs. No sound but by many he i
. have almost defeated Providence him- • shall ever wake him to marshal glory : been, though just, _ __ j
I self. The enemies of the North, more again. i\o more shall he lead his ,n- cold ; yet I do not hesitate to declare
vincible lines to \ iclory. No more that the waiinth of his beait and the
i savage than Goth or Vandal, mounting
Atlanta duly commemorated the ' lHe swi,t ? ales of a ^ ,,s . sian winter, had shall we gaze upon him and draw from ; depth of his a/Feeiious
, i-j - earried death, desolation and ruin to fits quiet demeanor lessons of life. who knew him w ell,
ous certificates of its having relieved, a.m
supposed to have ® taBt b r « t h* tixtla sufferer.^ruec le.ith
* r , . ,1 niost inevitable.
'el apathetic and
NOTIIEKS BE ADVISED
keep it un Rand
were, to those 1 This dread disease requires prompt
the very gates of Paris. Wellington Bat oh ! it is a sweet consolation to striking of h
among the most
.aracteiistirs. For
Gordon, having been’chosen orator ot : fou S h t at Waterloo a bleeding and u*. my countrymen who loved him,; the last year oi tLc war it was my lor-
o i L l . _ ! 4-lf! I .• * that nn rnnr/» chit I hu l»rirvh» sntni bn • t.mn i.« k . i •» «•
soon as the hoarse, hollow cough is nea:i -.
the remedy, and it is easily subdued :
BUT DELAY IS DA.IGEKOl*
on an extensive scale.
Gins, cotton presses, grist mills, and ’IHE AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS
the day. We t copy in full
from the brn ^ en nulion—a nation electrified it is l ^ a l no more shall his bri
labor saving machines were plenty.— Ibis body, tbe first of the kind ever as l//
Also different kinds of machinery, and 8emb,ed !n tLe South, met in Augusta, Ga., X«.
last week—Georgia, Alabama, South Ca- ■
proceedings his eloquent and
tribute :
feeling
Dr. Miller's introduction of General Gor-
steam engines.
In the Mechanics’ and
department, there was a handsome
display. Fine mechanical work of all
, FtlloicCitizens :—When the news
rolrua. North Carolina, Virginia, District j which has clothed the nation in mourn-
’exas, Tennessee, ing reached us, the love, ihe affection
which was enshrined in every heart,
prompted some outward mauiefstation
irue to almost superhuman energy hv
the genius of Napoleon, but a nation °r the people’s wrongs,
prostrate and bbeding nevertheless.
hi spirit be tune to be itirown much with hint, and
bowed down to earth with the burden* j during the two months immediately
Pr-
cling
rjive
the fall
iuties
of
made
our in-
agricultural of Columbia,Maryland,’ T
It is sweet
consolation to us, that his last victory, re
Comparp this, my friends, the condi- through faith, injhis crucified Redeem- tercourse close and constant. It was
tiou of France and the condition of the er >' s the most transcendenily glorious under these trying circumstances that
j United Slates, in the freshness of her 1 his triumphs. At lhtsvery hour I came full to know afid appreciate his
w'hile we mourn here, kind friends are heart and character. ~
GF* The properties of the EXPECTORANT
are demulcent, nutritive, balsamic, s . shiny a:
healing. It braces the nervous system a: . j -
Richmond oi»r duoea pleasant and refreshing sleep. ga
IT EXHILARATES AND RELIEVES
GLOOMINESS AND DEPRESSION
Kentucky and Missouri, were represent
ed by 150 delegates. Tbe Congress orga
Strength, in the luxuriance of her re
sources, in the lusty-hood of her gigan
tic youth. Tell me whether to place
he chaplet of military superiority with surrounded by the mountains of his n.i-
Iri those long
consigning the last which remains of * and painful interviews he stood reveal-
our hero to his quiet sleeping place, j ed to me a considerate, kind, oentle
kinds. I ine productions from the soil, nized by the election of Hon. H V John- °f our respect for the memory of General; I- 6 C ^ e, ,k m* lif^ supenort y \m ; g mountain
T-- , , i r i ! . r , • t '°nn- i I.,' . him, or with Marlboro, or Wellington r • llve otate—mountain
l me woolen anJ cotton goods, from the son of Georg.a, permanent President and : “-obert L. Lee. In obe.itence to . that Eve>n lhe greafest o( Captains, m his glory of whose rna
different factories in the State. | L Canington, of this city, permanent! P r0(n P l,,, 8» lb,s vasl ,,,r °"g *s »ssem-, T J a|}an cafnpa i gns> flashing fame, i„ j to-day seem but habil
ains the autumnal
agnificent forests
firm, Christian gentleman. 1 cannot
adequately express to you the vast
emotion that dwelt beneath his calm
Containing all these qualities in a convei.;-:
and concentrated form, it lias proven to be t..-
M0ST VALUABLE LUNG BALSAM
ever offered to sufferers from Puimouarv disea;
Prepared by
W. H. TUTT & LAND.
AUGUSTA. GA
w J * ^.umuoui -II I » . « : . , liailHIl LililipdiHM?* iiiauni^ lame, m j ~
In the Floral, fine arts and ladies’, Secre,ar > —Messrs Cooper of Ga., Nelson Fverv voice ifT^ri!!!«Tnm" f L ■ hghtn’rtg splendor, over the world, >'g. In
’ nf AI* Ite a t-. , ; Lvery voice in tins community united 3 „ , . i- dmr.sae
partment, we saw many things, the ; ’’ H W od of 8. C., Edraon.ton 1 derianaiina .he individual „•!, fVen Bonaparte, met and crushed in d L r ’P S8e
department, we saw many things, the
handiwork of the ladies that were not
of N. C., Lyons of Va., Compton of Md ,
Haggard of Tex., Spurr of Ky., Foster of
? u in the valley, the
i • • i , oven Duuuijiti ic, mci aim c-iu?iic:<i ill drops
designating the individual but three or fbur, I think, Aus- the grasses and flowers. Let him rest, | an ardent iove f r his
intents of mourn- (exterior. I can convey no better idea 501,1 Drugsisls Everywhere.
October 10. ] '70
only beautiful, tasty, elegant and orna- i and s rJ r . „ ' ot i exprewton ol c
tl. 6 ! 1 ’ d Sbr yock of Mo„ Vice Pre*i- dtence to that
mental but useful,
beautiful
The
re were ma
»y
: should attempt to give some vocal
j expression of our sorrow, and in obe-
unammous choice, 1
trian
armv.
pearly dew iof the impression he made upon me
seem but tears of sadness upon J than to say that he inspired me with ;
>»,>■ on,) fiMwars i d i i* _ i person anda DRY AND FANCY
, (len,s - After adopting a Constitution and have the pleasure oi introducing to vou
paintings, penct mgs and | By-Laws, and the appointment of Com- to-day the sharer of his glory, the com-
drawings, mostly the productions of i mittees to report upon tbe various subject* panion of his overthrow, the right aim
ladies. We may say, the fine art de- wbich should interest and claim theatteu-
partment was handsomely represented. ! bon of sneb a body, they adjourned to
All kinds and patterns of sewing ma- meet in Selma, Ala., on tbe 2nd Tuesday ^ orator ot ltie <ta A* [Cheers.]
chines were on hand; and the ladies : ln December, IS70 Address of General John D. Gordon.
armies, while onr Lee, with one j and now a2 he has gone from us, and profound veneration for
. badly equipped, in time incredi-’ a5! we regartl him in ali the aspects of Oh ! mv friends, it waj
blv short, met and hurled back in brok- career and character and attain-. noble and grand in its proportions thai
• en and shattered fragments, five of the mpnls, as great Captain, ranking the most heroic might be proud to bear
Iiis character,
s so massive,
MXXjI JUST e;±i1 r .
1IRS P. A. LINDRUM lias just re tome
New York with a
greatest prepared and most magnifi- among the first of any age ; as a patri- ; it,yet so gentle and tender that woman j LlirgC 3Qtl fjrpfil Iv Sflcclcd StO'.'k
cently appointed invasions. Yea,more ; 1 whose sacrificing devotion to his ! might, claim and adopt it for her own.
of our dead and beloved herm arid next | in rapj( j succes8 j on ; ; coantry ranks him with Washington; [Renewed applause'.] If the spirit T .™
mos >e ove( , enera go . jon ou f j one a | ter another, of the United Slates’ as a Christian like Havelock, recoginz- : which auiinttes the assembly heiore
Js w u.
seemed particularly interested.
We can but say, well done for Au
gusta ; and as she has done so remark
ably well on the first trial, we hope
that her success will but stimulate her
to greater efforts.
Tennille and Atlanta Railroad.
The Latonton Press and Messenger
says:
“Donor lo Wbom Donor Ii Dor.
MijFnends : We have met to weep, to
' mingle our tears, and given vent burst
most accomplished and admirable com- ,n g his duty to his God above every me to night shall become general ami
other earthly consideration with a na- j extend over the whole country, then
\ j( . e live modesty that refused to appropri- indeed may we say that the wound*
r P red, ale the glory of his own,and which sur i of the late war are truly healed.
li:i
MILLINERY
&C
tnanders.
Lee was never really defeated
could not be defeated ! Overpnw
The are many members of both hou-| n S liearls - The sorrowing Souch al- foiled in his efforts, he might be, but 1 ro,,ru1 ^* ,,ow hlS <?nt,re character and ca- i ask
ses of the General Assembly who as- ! read y c!a<1 ’ n inoaraer3 ’ weeds, bows never defeated until the props which rCf " r u ‘ ll ! a unfading light; with | the
pire to become so prominent at 1 her head a fresh to day, iu a heart-slick- j supported him gave way. Never un- I an Gitegrtiy^of life and a sacreil regard ^ the
Wc
ask only for him what we concede to
many qualities of others. Among
' Consisting, in part, of
Japanese Silks anJ Robes.
Scotch Plaids. Bia
The celebrated Reo Lion Brand Alpaca,
All wool deLaines. Empress Cloth.
Merino, Calicoes. A
their con-tii k . °.°^ j en or phanage : and it cold have been til the platform sank beneath Iflm did lor . Guth which no man dare assail;witb J erals who fell during the war or hav.
» i uen s, that upon all tnsig- ; promilted lo indulge the sensibilities ofj any enemy ever dare pursue. On that a riHe! itv to principle which no misfor- since died, may be mentioned Thomas
questions, their voice is sure J my heart, I would have fled this most ; melancholy occasion, the dowifall of '•oul.l shake, he inust ever stand and McPhetson. Y\ l>at CoidedcralP
t<» be heard, and the bunkum manner in i honorable task, and in soiitude and sil- | the Confederacy, no Leipsic, no Wa-
! once have wept the loss ot the great; terloo, no Sedan can ever be recorded.
General Lee is known to the world
as a military man ; but it is easy to di
certain j u,y proud privilege to know him well, j vine from his history how mindful of
all just authorty, how observant of all
more eminent of the Federal Gen- Blenched. Brown.Plaid and Striped Homesti
Beil Ticking, Blankets. Flauaels, Lin-ev
Siiawla. Toive.s, Cloaks, Hoods, and \^-
rioua othei articles too numerous to
There is no doubt now but what this !
which their claims for popularity are i , , - ,
j set forth, would lead many persons toi 3 ^ ^ "'“T r T rbo8e ^ ?* e i
believe that through the, i P lore * 1 loved General Lee, f'*r it was j
. , 7 .! wmiremini
pearless among men in the estimation of | would refuse to raise his cap as their
Christendom, this representative son j funeral train passed bv ' (Applause.)
the booth, Robert E. Lee, of Virgin- ; Or grudge to drop a flower upon their
j soldier grave ? And why ? B.-cause
mention. H-r
Stock of Shoes is Complete.
All Sizes and Qualifier.
Among them the beautiful Jnanita Cone:-- J
Slippers.
road will be built,as the bill granting lhe l * !easU,PS " f re defeated or became the ! I love him with a profound and a 11-filial
Central Railroad will, endorse the
bonds, and* we learn the city of Atlanta
will subsetibe three hundred thousand
dollars to the stock. With these sub
stantial guarantees, and the fifteen
thousand dollars per mile of State aid,
are the least heard. Take
an instance.
TIIE DEAD nEBO.
S[leech of Gen. Breckinridge.
a meeting held
ihisflaltering task which your kindness 1 near the conclusion of the war, dark- j Lee, the following remarks were made ! plause.]
O O j I I 1 p I ... un JOOI nuLiiwi IJ ^ •*' ’ ^’ • 1 Ult O y »CCD/t XV t C
charter has been signed by the Cover- ! ,aw ol lhe land. Fortunately lor the I love » w >lh a sincere and unladed affec-J const it'Jtmnal restriction would have On the Kith inst., at
nor. The city of Savannah and the people, those who make the most noise I , ‘ on * 1 said I would have retired from ! been his career as a civilian. When in Louisville, Ky., in u
, | La'iiea, Misses and Childrens Hose: Be'
they Were men ot courage anil honor, half Hose. Notions ot a'l descripti, r.r. L*t
true to their conviction - of right, and s , tv ! e ^ of i* , * e l rjr ; c -•
soldiers whose hands werp unstained
by cruelty or pillage. [Great ao-
Wlten the bill came up to arm t h3S iin I M>sed .’ bul remembering that ness w’as thickening aliout the falling ; by Gen. John C. Breckinridge :
($500 000) live B * j * , P ro P r iale . +,i 3 words, his deeds, his great example fortunes of the Confederacy ; when its Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen :
J 1 . l,n rc(l thousand dol- has taught us that duty was the most very file was in the sword of Lee, it , It from any cause it has been sup-
lars for repairs ol the Slate Railway, . commanding obligaiiou, '
Superintended at present by the Hon. 1 morn >rtg lo your wishes.
we think there is no doubt of its being Foster Blodgett, we find quietly work- baVrt I!,e ^ 1o llon()r General Lee, j meanor, the manly decorum, respect- am not responsible tor the origin of the
Ul l * , inw against the out rape ihr» m j ^Lonor him dead whom we loved ful homage, which marked all his deal- ! supposition. I am here simply lotnin-
Lel us understand and truly inter
pret the causes of the extraordinary
I j. iic — c — — — J — — i w ' 1 j *■* -• u,t, I, ( a. Mum an, i-nuijv. ii i,<io ucm sup- honors offered hy alt ranks of soctei^
lars lor repairs ol the Slate Railway, ; commanding obligaiiou, I yield this j was my proud privilege to know with posed that l am to deliver a set ad- and alt shades of opiui^Ji to the mem-
I a special admiration, the modest de- dress to-night, I can only say that I ory of Gen. Lee. Why is this vast
and mixed audience assembled io de
plore his lo'sri 1 \V by do you preside,
tiler share '
in full operation. It would give Sa- 1 j * 1 '" l,lll,ul ari ,lin uence j naveumted to honor him supremely, j civilized warfare, that tbe observance > I find myself in the presence of a vast ! sincere ; because Lp ever exhibited Building.
* i 1 i y tie whole house. Nfr. Hooksj an “ history itself has caught tbe echo j of his general orders, as to private assemblage of the people of t Iiis great i fortitude in adversity and clemency in I Cal1 an<1 examine our fine stcck of
th
not
planting
have money to invest. It would be a
paying road from the day it was put | ^
would
vannah a still more commanding com
mercial position, and be of immense !
benefit to the Certtral Railroad.
The line should be from Tennille on
to Milledgeville, up lo Ealonton, thence
an air line to Aliaula. It would be
bul little out of the way to go through
Monticello, and thence an air line to
Atlanta. The citizens of Monticello
would doubtless subscribe liberally to
get it through their town. Let us have
by all means the Savannah and Atlan
ta Air Line Road in the next two years
We look upon such a Road as a neces
sity, and demanded by the times.
loss of i sir, who ueitl
d ali his con vie-
v that the gentleman inen-
a favor of, or opposed to
proposition to control an influence | have united to honor
iv3« in lavnr i . 11rump of fame itself is proud to honor
uo„'.l was in favor of, or opposed lo j |,j m- Korope and .be civile,I wo,I,I
lions nor approved the methods by
wbich he sought maintain them ? ]
venture to auswer that it is because
-iewlhejhis intellect was large and sound ;
•art w
piety
S-witvhes. Bronze for .^hoes.
Large and heauBfu: selection of
BONNETS. HATS, FEATHERS,
FLOWERS aud RIBBON'-
Call nnd examine her stock before pnreh.i- Z
elsewhere, as she intends to scli as CHEAI’ AS
THE CHEAPEST
Milledgpviile, Oct. 4. ]S70. 4^ 3:i:
REMOVAL
THE LIVE
DRUG STORE
his triumphant entry into the teritorv ! frequent and immense vicissitudes ; because bis heart was great and good HAS BEEN moved to the store room N
of the enemy, so regardful was he of'which have marked the last leu years 1 because his piety was humble and A. Joseph’s Dry Goodsand C lotting Store.
we noticed took strong grounds as 1 mancle il irn mortal,
before stated, against tfie bill, and it '
Honor Lee ! i property and private right?, left the j and beautiful city—who meet together j victory ; because be was a stainless drugs
U by, sir. a> tiie sad nows of his death i line of his march marked and marred without distinction ol party to express ; gentlen.an ; because, ati«-r the lust ^ MEDICINES
J ' .-barred j theit respect for the memory of the '
is with the speed ol thought comma ! I»y no devastated fields-
carry a [Cheers.] ruins or desolated homes — | man who, was the leader of the Con-
i suffered the tale it deserved. A«ain I V'^.t "’'"T m in<iU “''! cnra,T,u ! '’- v no devastated Be ds—charred , then rfsprcl h»r ll.e memory of the supreme effort Was finished, w ith incom- ■
we fin,l him,, Un. .* ,u i r ’ { meatesJ t° ine worlci, it will carry a [Cheers.] ruins or desolated homes— man who, was the leader of the Con- parable dignity and pa ieuce he taught i
. , j L 1 I * a ,n 8 e ease o the j pang even to the t.earts of marshals i Bul it is in his private character; or federate armies in the late war be-' his prostrate comra les how to suffer
sat roa , thereby voting direct for the ! ol monarch*, and lean easily ; ratliet, I should say, his persoal ento uveen the Stales. (Applause.) This ! aud bet sirring ; and, fipnlly, because,!
interests of the people, simply giving ! laric y that am'dsllhe din and clash and tion and virtue, which his countrymen is in itself the omen of real reunion.— by the assemblage in Inni-elf of valor, 1
to the tax payers relief from a burden i carna g e ol war. the cannon it?e||, iuj will uio* t delight to consider and weit • I am not surprised at such a spectacle ! tnoderali«»n, wisdofii, iruUi, self control |
forced upon them to support a Rail !!»!!!,*^ jrering news, j upon. His tnagnauiuiiiy transcending j presen ed hpre ; f»r although al the j and all their associate virtues, he was J
Road formerly oaviop inir, ili». Troac I 11 .6 V M9 ®' ls roar around the all historic precedent, seemed to form j close of the war it seemed to me from j an honor lo l be age in which he lived, land SCHOOL BOOKS,
from ‘25 nf & wa * ?' ^ ,f> ,asl< 15 ,I<)1 w,,b * ! a ne ' v chapter in the book of liumant- j tny distant stand-point that every ele-1 and presented a fit model for the imi-
. ° ’ Lind now pay- jout pain, while yet his manly frame ty. Witness that fi tter to Jackson, af , mer.t of anarchy was assembled with- j tation of Iiis own and all succeeding
mg not itng. The Hon. gentleman’s ! stretched upon his bier, to aiteinpt ter his wounds al Ch triC'-diorsvilIp, in j in the bosom of the Commonwealth, i times. [Applause.]
position was sustained by a large vote, ! *° anallZe ,llP ele rents that made him j which he said—-“I am praying for you ' yet, happily, so great were the pru- j His luturc place in history is doubl-
'* i and the bill will certainly pas? Alii ? rul jY ? rcal ‘ ^ has been my fortune with more favor than I have ever pray-j dence, moderation and magnanimity I ful.
~ ’ ,n l,fp - * rnm L«.„nn ala a..«, t,..^ e d fot myself— and that other, more of the people, that all political and so
disnrteretedpa thetic—“I could, for the j cial relations in Kentucky will coin-
good of my country,’ wish that ih
'The Democratic Dominating convention
for tbe I iftb District, met in Augusta on
Tueaday, and nominated Gen. D. Bf. Du
Bose, for tbe long term, aud Judge Steph-
KhA- Corker for the abort term.
Jv b ^ *
PUKE CHEMICALS,
DYE STUFFS,
PAINTS,
OILS,
VARNISHES,
GLASS,
PUTTY,
MISCELLANEA :
life, from circumstances, to have
, come in contact with some u horn the
posed ol without bravado or bluster world pronounced great—some of the
ot these important measures were dts-
upon the part of the Representative ; e ® r lh’* celebreied and distinguished—
from Wilkinson, and the record or such bul I declare it here to-day, that ol
men should be noted, and if any honor ^ rn .° r V* 1 ,I * a,, vv ^ oln •* has ever been
U meted oul, hi il he oiveu lo .hi. pr.v.l^ge approach, he was the
. c . , . * IO s greatest ; and I assert here, that grand
class of gentlemen. In short, we ad- as might be \our conceptions of the
wounds which you have received had
been inflicted upon my own body,” or
that of the latter message, saying to
General Jackson that “his wounds
were not so seveie as mine, lor lie loses
hut his left arm, while I, in my loss,
pare favorably with those of other
States.
Not in Kentucky alone, but through
out the whole South, a universal and
spontaneous cry of grief has broken
tori ii at the death ot Gen. Lee, and, to
the honor of human justice and char
For a time tln-re will be those
here and ihete who, enraged at behol
ding ihe calm nn<! steady lustre ol his
character, will assail it with malignant
fury ; yet history will -declare that the
remains which repose to-night in the
vault beneath the little chapel iu that
lovely Virginia Valley are uot merely
those of a matchless soldier, but also
of a great and good American.
STATIONARY,
FANCY and TOIL! !’
ARTICLES, and in fact everything kept in a ■
clasu DRUG and BOOK STORE.
L. W. HIST & VO.
Milledgeville, Oct. 4, 1870 40
NOTICE
TO
TAX-PAYERS.
1 TAKE THIS MODE ot announcing that t ?
TAX- BOOKS will be closed on the tn>‘ •*
Noveember. „ .
J. R. STROTHER. T <
Miiledgeri e.Oct.ll, leTO H