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Volume HI.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1871.
Number 24*
THE
foutbntt fUmdr*.
BY
E. A. EAEEISON, OEMS & CO.
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legal advertisiku.
Ordinary'’s.— Citations tor letters
oi ad uiuistration,guardianship, &c. $ 3 00
Homestead uotice 2 00
Aoplicationtor dism’u from adm’n.. 5 00
Ai piicatioiifor dism'n ofguard’n
\'i'ilii’atioL for leave to sell Land
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
Salas of Land, per square of ten lines
S;ue of personal per sq., ten days....
Sheri fs — Each levy often lines,
Mortgag
3 50
5 00
3 00
5 00
1 50
2 50
5 00
5 00
sales of ten lines or less..
Tax Collector's sales, (2 months
Clerk’s—Foreclosure of mortgage and
oth;r monthly’s, per square 1 00
tD*ray notices, thirty days 3 00
Sales of Laud, by Administrators, Execu
tors or Hu irJiaus, are required, by law to
be held »n the first Tuesday in the month,
'gen the hours of ten in the forenoon
an l three in the afternoon, at the Court-
h mse in the county in which the property
is situated.
Notice of these sales must be published 40
days previous to the day of sale;
Notice for the sale of personal property
must be published 10 days previous to sale
day.
Notice to debtors and creditors, 40 days
Notice that application will be made of
the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land
4 week-.
Citations for letters of Administration,
Guariianship, &c., must be published 30
days—for dismission from Administration,
loathly six months, for dismission from guar-
hinship, 40 days.
11.lies for foreclosure of Mortgages must
be published monthly for four months—for
»;tablish ng lost papers, for the full space of
\irce months—‘or compelling titles from Ex-
iters or Administrators, where bond has
Keen given by the deceased, the full space
of three months.
Application for Ilomestead to be pnblished
twin- in the space of ten eonseeutive days
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
MACON & AUGUSTA R. R.
PASSENGER TRAIN’S GOING
EAST DAILY.
Leave Macon at ...6.30 a. m.
Arrive at Milledgeville 8.17 a. m.
“ “ Sparta 9.24 a. m.
“ “ Warrenton If),30 a. m.
Arrives at Camak 11,45 a. m.
Connect at Catnak with up train on Geor
fia R. R. for Atlanta.
Arrive at Augusta ........1.45 p. m.
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING
WEST DAILY.
Leave Augusta.. 12 00 m.
Leave Camak ...... .... 3,00 p. m.
Arrive at Warrenton 3.12 p. m.
“ “ Sparta 4.18 p. in.
■ “ Milledgeville ....5.23 p. m..
“ “ Macon 7.10 p. m.
TUI-WEEKLY FREIGHT
GOING WEST MONDAY, WED
NESDAY AND FRIDAY.
Leaves Camak.... ..........6.15 a. m.
Arrives at Warrenton.. ......6.35 a. m.
“ “Sparta 9.00 a.m.
“ “ Milledgeville.......... 11.40 a. m.
“ “Macon 3.35 p.m.
RETURNING—G O I N G EAST
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY.
Leave Macon .....6.45 a. m.
Arrive at Milledgeville 9.46 a. m.
“ “ Sparta 11.51 a.m.
“ “ Warrenton : 1.56 p. m.
“ “ Camak....2.26 p. m.
Change of Schedule.
GEN’AL SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, >
CENTRAL RAILROAD, >
Savannah, May 27, 1871. j
AX AND AFTER SUNDAY, 27th INST.
Passenger Trains on the Georgia Central
Railroad will run as follows ;
UP DAY TRAIN.
Leave Savannah ... ....7:15 A. M.
Arriveat Augusta 5:38 P. M.
Arrive at Macon 4:51 P. M
_ Connecting at Augusta with trains going
Rorth, and at Macon with trains to Columbus
and Atlanta.
DOWN DAY TRAIN.
Leave Macon.... .... .... .. .. ....7:00 A. M.
Arriveat Milledgeville....... — ..8:45 P. M.
Arriveat Eatonton ........... 10-45 P. M.
Arrive at Augusta...... ...... 5.38 P. M.
Arrive at Savannah .5:25 P. M.
Making same connection at Augusta as above.
NIGHT TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Leave Savannah............ ......7:00 P. M.
Leave Augusta ..........8:30 P. M
Arrive at Milledgeville...... ......8:45 P. M.
Arrive at Eatonton...... .... 10:45 P. M.
Arrive at Macon ...... 5:15 A. M.
Connecting with trains to Columbus, leav
ing Macom at 5:25 A. M
. 1 rains leaving Augusta at 8:30 P. M. arrive
111 Savannah at 5:30 A M.
NIGHT TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Savannah 7:00 P. M.
Leave Macon ......6:30 P. M.
Arriveat Augusta 3:30 A M.
Arrive at S.vannah... ....5:30A.M.
Making close connection with trains leaving
Augusta
Passengers going over the Milledgeville and
Eatonton Branch will take day train from Ma-
eon, night train from Augusta, and 7 P M.
train front S ivannah, which connects daily at
Cordon (Sundays excepted) with Milledgeville
and Eatonton trains.
WILLIAM ROGERS.
General Superintendent.
May 5, 1861. J tf.
j&acon &t>bertfsements.
0, F, Bl’LLEffiX & SOX,
IANUFACTDEERS&REPAIRERS
—OF-
BOOTS AND SHOES.
IN BASEMENT OF
f. L GROCE'S SHOE STORE,
HOLLINGSWORTH BLOCK MACON, GA.
R March 21,1870. 11 3m.
E P. STRONG.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
IN
Quotes & pilo ts*
No. 52 SBCOSTD STREET
MACON, GA.
R March 21, 1871. 113m.
CROCKETT IRON WORKS,
MACON, GA-
Build Iron Railings for Grave IiOtS and
Public Squares, die
Make HORSE POWER SAW MILLS,
GRIST MILLS, Portable Engines, and Iron
and Brass Castings of all kinds.
E. CROCKETT.
R March 21, 1871. 113m.
T. W. WHITE,
MILLEDGEVILLE GA.,
WILL PRACTICE IN THIS AND THE AXJOINI2IO COUNTIES.
CP* Applications for Homestead Exemp
tions under the new law, and other business
before the Court of Ordinary, will receive
proper attention.
January 1 1871. 1y.
T MARK WALTER’S
Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
MARBLE MONUMENTS, TOMB
STONES &C., &C.
#
Marble Mantels and Furniture-Marble of ell
kinds Furuii-hed to Order. All work for the
Country carefully boxed for shipment,
p M’ch 12 ’70 ly. r Feb 1, ’71 ly
STEREOSCOPE S
VIEWS,
ALBUMS,
CHROMOS,
FRAMES.
E. & H T. ANTHONY & CO
591 BROADWAY, N Y
Invite the attention of the Trade to their ex
tensive assortment of the above goods, of
their ousn publication, manufacture and impor
tation.
Also,
PHOTO LANTERN SLIDES
and
GRAPHOSCOPES
NEW VIEWS OF YO SEMITE.
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591 Bkoadwai, New York,
Opposite Metropolitan Hotel
IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURES OF
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P March 11, 61 6m. R March 14, 10 6m.
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No SUGAR OF LEAD—No
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It restores and prevents the Hair from be
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ASA DRESSING FOR THE HdIR IT 15
THE BEST ARTICLE LV THE MARKET.
DR G- SMITH, Patentee, Groton Junction,
Mass., Prepared only by PRoCTOR. BROTH
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up in a pannel bottle, made expressiy for it
with the name of ihe article blown in the glass.
Ask your Druggist for Nature’s Hair restora
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For sale in Milledgeville by L. W. HUNT
In Sparta, by A. H. BIRDSONG & CO.
p July 2 ly r I eh28 71 ly.
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Board.- $3 per day.
Baggage carried to and front Depot
free of charge
Herring’s
)ion Safes!
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BELLA HULL’S LETTER.
Savannah, Ga., February 24,1871.
Messrs. Herring, Farrel & Sherman, 251
Broadway, New York:
Gents.—The large and destructive fire of
February22nd, consumed the building occu
pied by us. We were using one of your Her
ring’s Patent Champion Safes, made sixteen
years ago. It contained Seven Hundred Dol
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We were unable to get the safe open until
eighteen hours after the fire. We found the
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was the binding of the books, drawn by the
steam. This test of the fire-praof quality of
your safes was a severe one, as all can testify
who saw the fire. The amount of combusti
ble materials of the building itself, added to the
cotton and other goods stored in it, made as
hot a fire as often occurs.
Respectfully yours;
BELL & HULL.
W.M. DAVIDSON’S LETTER.
Savannah, Ga., February 24, 1871._
Messrs. Herring, Farrel Sf Sherman, 251
Broadway, New York:
Gents.—I had one of your Herring’s Patent
Champion Sates in the fire ef Wednesday
night. February 22d. It remained in the ruins
thirty-six hours before it could be opened. My
stock of goods (being a wholesale liquor mer
chant) made a very hot fire, thoroughly testing
the quality of the safe. It contained some
money, my books and papers two gold watches
two silver goblets, and other valuables. All of
them are preserved in fine order. The covers
of the books aredra^nby the steam. It was
a genuine test, and your Champion Safe has
done me excellent service. The fire was ore
of the hottest that ever took place in this city.
Truly yours,
W. M. DAVIDSON,
HERRING’S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES.
The most Reliable Protection from Fire
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HERRING, FARREL & CO . Chicago.
HERRING, FARREL & StySKMAN, New
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SAVANNAH, GA
r May 9, 1871. 18 3m.
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[The following Story, written ly a gifted
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ent year.
MAUDE ARLINGTON;
Or, the Secret Marriage.
A TALE OF THE LATE WAR.
BY ALICE ARNOLD.
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DOWIE.MOISE & DAVIS,
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CHARLESTON, S. C.
For sale by L. W. HUNT & CO., Milledge
ville, Ga.
For sale by A. H. BIRDSONG & CO
Spaita, Ga.
par June 3 1871. p 73 r 22 4t.
FOUND AT LAST !
An Antidote for
Fever & Ague.
Mcrcaturs, Barnwell District. S. C., July
12, 187(1.
Mr. B. F. Moisei
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I am desirous of prescribing your Fever and
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8 DR. JOHNS.JAMES.
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and shall use them with confidence.
J.P. BUCKLEY, M.D.
r A.p June 3 1771, p73 r 22 4t.
CHAPTER V. .
Peccavi.
The following day two divisions
oi the Federal cavalry, under Tor-
bert, attacked Lomax and were
handsomely repulsed; but this i3
matter of history, and I am not a his
torian. During the engagement,
Maude de Caroli, stationed on an
eminence which commanded the
battle ground, knelt and prayed,
scarce knowing what she did, that
her Iraitor husband might fall by her
young brother’s hand.. ’Twas the
first lime in her whole life that she
had ever felt actual hatred to any of
God’s creatures, and alas! she deem
ed not that
ms
“Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.”
In the official report of this en*
gagement, we find the following
words:
“Gen. Lomax’s loss was slight.”
How drear a mockery they would
have rung upon one heart that
night!
# # • • •
’Twas evening; the storm of bat
tle had subsided, pursuers and pur
sued were miles away, and a solemn
hush reigned in the air. On the
edge of the road a woman krieit,
supporting upon her bosom the head
of a youth who was rapidly gasping
his last moments away,.and beside
them, leaning on his sword, stood
the d) mg boy’s superior officer, wh<
ha J loved him as his own son. The
strong man wept; but the woman’s
lace was stony and tearless. Hei
golden hair was dabbled in ihe blood
which she had vainly tried to staunch,
and the dews of anguish stood out
upon her brow, tut her lips uttered
no sound, as she beheld the grey
shadow descend upon the features
of the last loved one.
Suddenly he started up, unclosed
his eyes, and fixing them upon the
West, his lips moved inaudibly ; a
smile of rapture lit up his counte
nance, there was a short, low, gurg
ling sound ; then his spirit burst its
bonds, and but the fair casket was
left in her arms. And the settiog
sun spread out red in the West, fit
emblem of a soldier’s death ! And
the sombre twilight that succeeded
was typical of the valley of shad
ows, which leads to the moonshine
of eternal blessedness.
It was a pure young life that had
passed away; for no mean or dis
honorable action had yet sullied Ro
land Arlington’s career, and faith
fully had he borne his part in his
country’s service.
“In a lonely, peaceful dell
Where the moon-light loving fell,
There they laid him ”
and the gentle birds rang his requiem.
But she, the accursed, the outcast,
with the wrath of Heaven branded
on her brow, excluded from the Ca
naan of rest which her parents and
brother had found; she, who had
deceived them, must wander forth
into the world aod walk in the thorny
path which she had herself chosen—
must tread the burning plough-shares
oflife, * and reap the bitter fruit of
her early sowing. “Quand on son/re,
on se persuade aisemenl, que Von est
conpable, et les violent chagrins portent
le trouble jusque dans la conscience
says Madame de Stael; and thus it
was that Maude regarded heiselfin
the light of an irreclaimable sinner,
cut off from all peace in this world,
and debarred all hope of a better.
After her brother’s death, she went
down to Richmond, and was taken
ill of a fever A'hich, confined her to
the house for three weeks* Her
friends uiged her to remain perma
nently with them ; but the idea of
tame inaction w as insupportable to
her. Other women there were who
performed valuable service in the
field as well astbe hospital; she had
heard lately of Hose Ruthven, who
had accompanied her husband to the
West, and Miss Belle Boyd’s name
was on every lip, but which of them
was so well-fitted for the service as
she, bereft of every lie, and longing
to fling her life away? The threat
ened evacuation of the Capital, also,
was a great argument in her favor;
as soon as she was strong enough
she returned to the camp, and when
we next behold her it is as the bear
er of important dispatches to Gener
al Longstreet, with whom the Com-
mander-in-Chief was then endeavor
ing to form a junction.
* • # • •
It was a mild afternoon in the Feb
ruary of’65, that four men in Fed
eral uniform were sauntering along
the Vaughn road, two of them, in ad
vance, conversing iu an anxious and
interested manner.
“We’re certain of her, now,” said
one, drawing a long breath, and stop
ping for an instant, in his walk.
“How do you know she was to
come this road ?” demanded his com
panion.
“Paul Grey,”—indicating with
his thumb over his shoulder one oi
the men behind—“that deserter from
the Rebel camp, who came into our
lines this morning, seems to be quite
confident of it. He avers that he
overheard all the arrangements, and
she is bound for Longstreet’s camp.
By Jove ! Harry, if she doesn’t give
us the slip, now, she’ll be the finest
bird we’ve bagged yet.”
“Take care that this Paul isn’t,
trieking you. This may be only a
trap to place us in the enemy’s pow
er.”
“If he is playing us false, by
Look here you, sir! at what hour
was the lady-spy to leave the Rebel
camp this morning ?” And he turn
ed to Grey. But the latter, a mean,
starveling figure, raised his finger,
saying “Hist!” And just then the
sound of horses’ hoofs was heard.
The men stationed themselves, two
on each side of the road, with their
pistols cocked and ready ; and pres
ently Mabel’s glossy brown bead e-
merged from a bridle path in the
woods. Instantly, the man who had
first spoken, rushed forward and
seized the bridle “Surrender, in
stantly, or die!” he said, raising his
pistol on a level with the rider’s
, nead; and his three companions
closed around.
Maude thought of the papers she
carried, and resolved to attempt a
compromise.
“If it is money you want,” she
said, without showing any signs of
tear, “1 pledge you my sacted word
of honor to raise whatever sum you
demand, and bring it myself, to any
place you may appoint, lo morrow ;
if you will only let me go ou.my way
unmolested, to-day.” All the valu
ables she had about her wer6 her
watch, a cosily diamond ring, and
her wedding ring, which latter she
was resolved—mockery, though it
might be—never to part with; but
taking the diamond from ber finger,
she offered that, with her watch, as
hostages of her promise. The men
only laughed, however.
“Oh, you’re a sly one; I know
you of old,” said the deserter, who
had put the others on the scent, “but
you’re fairly bagged, now, my lady ;
and the best that you can do is to
submit, and come quietly along with
us.”
Maude soon saw the wisdom of
this, and resigned herself lo her cap
tors, one of whom walked in ad
vance and led tbe horse, while the
other three brought up the rear, k
was a tedious, mournful ride ; and
tlie prisoner experienced a sense of
relief when, about nightfall they
came to a ford which they were
obliged to cross.
“Will the horse ford?” demand
ed one of her guards. “Certainly,”
she replied; and tbe whole party
plunged in.
When they had reached the mid
dle, where the water was tolerably
deep, Maude, feigning to be seized
with a veiiigo, suddenly threw her
self from the horse, and dropped on
her face into the stream below.
Quick as thought, while apparently
struggling to rise, she tore the pa
pers from her bosom ancf thfQst thSrff
under the water. The darkness fa
vored her little manoeuvre; and she
was lifted back into her saddle with
out its being discovered.
They reached tbe Federal camp
at ten, and the prisoner was at once
taken to headquarters, where Gen
eral Wilcox and several of his offi
cers were conversing together. The
guard first entered, announced her
arrival, then ushered her into the
august presence.
Wilcox surveyed ber from bead to
fool with evident satisfaction; then,
without asking her to be sealed. “I
understand that you are one of the
Confederate spies,” he said. “I do
not deny that 1 have, not unfrequent-
ly acted in that capacity,” she re
plied calmly.
“Are you aware that tbe penally
of a spy, when taken, is to be hung f*
“1 am.”
“Do you not feel frightened at tbe
possible prospect before you ?”
“That, I presume, is hardly a
matter of interest to you,” she re
plied, with languid indifference;
“but I shoqld be glad to sit down,
as 1 have ridden a good distance to
day, and am fatigued.”
“Where do you come from ?” he
asked, motioning her to a camp-
stool.
She was silent.
“Come, out with it; confess that
you are direct from the Rebel lines.”
“1 have no object in denying that
lam”
“Then you have papers upon your
person.”
“I have not.”
“That is false.”
“As you please,” with a shrug of
ber shoulders.
“Corporal of the guard,” speak
ing to a soldier who stood near,
“this woman must be searched.”
Then she sprang up, her eyes
flashing angrily. “I refuse to sub
mit to any such indignity,” she said,
“I give you my word of honor that I
have ’’no papers about me; and I
will not alknv any one to approach
me for the purpose you have men
tioned.
“Are you aware,” he asked, “that
I have ihe power to order you to be
shot here, before my face ?”
“I am aware of your ability, and
I do not doubt your willingness to
commit any cruelty ; nevertheless,
I repeat that I do not fear you.”
Wilcox laughed scornfully. “My
hands are too full to deal with you,
just now,” he said, “and as there is
a detachment of Rebel prisoners go
ing on to Washington to-morrow I
will send you along with the rest.
Corporal, take her to the guard-tent,
put on a pair of bracelets, and see
that she is well watched.”
(To be continued.)
The Recent Railroad Movements Ex
plained.
Savannah, Ga., June 2d, 1871.
Editor Morning N ics—Having been
informed by my friends in tbe interior of
Georgia that there is prevalent in that
section a report that the recent lease of
the Macon & Western Railroad by the
Central had been secured through 6ome
collusion of the Central Railroad with
the gentlemen interested in ihe con
struction of the Atlanta & Savannah ; i n tbe resuits to
Railroad, and having had my attention
called to a newspaper article, in which it
was intimated that I had as a “junior at
torney” been a party to this matter. [
consider it hut just to the Central Rail
road, to the interes’S of the Savannah
& Atlanta Railroad, of which I am a
Director, and to mvself, that a statement
of facts should he made. In uiy corres
pondence with C,d. Robert (J. Humber,
of Putnam county, I find a loner of the
25th of May. which presents these facts,
aod I prefer to present them to the pub
lic by the publication of this letter, rath
er than by a statement made subsequent
to the events which seem to have dis
turbed tbe equanimity of some persons.
Very respectfully yours,
H. D. CAPERS.
Savannah, Ga., May 25th, ’71.
Robert C. Humber, Eatonton, Ga.:
Mv Dear Sir—Your letter of the 23d
iust., has been anticipated by me, and
hence my communication of tbe same
date, giving my conjectures as to the
action of the City Council of Savannah
on the resolutions adopted at the citi
zens’ meeting on the 16tb, a copy of
which I have forwarded to you. The
claims of the Atlanta & Savannah Rail
road have been presented to the people
of Savannah, as we desired that it should
be presented solely on its merits, as an
enterprise iu which they are interested
as representatives of Georgia’s commer
cial emporium.
As far as my part in this matter is
concerned, whether well performed or
not, I have certainly labored under great
embarrassments, just such as you know
how to appreciate, from* oar extended
conversations and correspondence. You
are, therefore, fully prepared to ap
preciate the remarkable action of the
Council last night, a copy of which I en
close, taken from this morning’s papers.
From the information I have receiv
ed, I am satisfied that some good has
already come to Atlanta and 8avannah
the-termini of oar road, even though
our friends along the line may be for the
present disappointed. I am assured that
a lease of the Macon & Western Rail
road has been, or is about to be consum
mated by the Central. This is a result,
at least, of the agitation of the questions
involved iu the construction of the At
lanta and Savannah, and an incident in
the progress of our work which will re
quire careful consideration. I would in
vite jonr thoughtful attention to it now,
as I will make it the principal subject
of this letter, and it must become a sub
ject of grave deliberation among the
friends of the Atlanta and Savannah
Railroad.
Yon are familiar with the circumstan
ces connected with the inceptiou of our
enterprise and the obtainmentof its char
ter from the Legislature. Pray, pardon
me, if I should weary you by repeating
them, and be assured, my dear sir, I on
ly do so to preserve against every future
contingency the record of a work which
has to this date been preserved in its
spirit, and moved onward in the fall re
cogaition of every principle of equity or
of law—recognized by men of character
in tbe civil walks of life. Oar charter, as
you are aware, was obtained from the
Legislature by myself representing tbe
wants of the people in your section of
middle Georgia, and their great com
mercial friend, tbe Centra) Railroad.
Mr. George W. WyPy, a sagacious
business man and public spirited citizen
of Savaunab, acting at tbe time as tbe
President of tbe Central Railroad, du
ring the absence of Mi. Wadley, approv
ed it, in advance of its being submitted
to the Legislature, and has to this day,
unofficially declared his hearty endorse
meat of tbe enterprise as one in the in
terests of the people along its projected
line, tbe cities of Atlanta and Savannah
and of the Central Railroad.
Acting under bis advice, I presented
the hcarter to the Legislature in the form
of an act of incorporation. This bad
not been done long before I discoveied
in the opposition arraigned against it the
interest it was to affect on the State.
Notwithstanding that we asked for none
of the “aid” which was being lavishly
bestowed upon the multitude of railroads
chartered at this session, onr enterprise
was met with an opposition in the Le
gislature, the very organization and
openly declared purpose of which evi
denced the faet that rival corporations
were at least afraid of its power. This
opposition was by persistent effort over
come and tbe charter granted by a very
small majority vote in both branches of
the “developing” General Assembly. As
soon as I returned to Savannah and could
do so, I presented tbe charter to the
Board of Directors of tbe Central Rail
road in session, believing that it was
from the circumstances of my relations
the property of this corporation.
It was then for the first time that I
beard directly the views of Mr. Wadley,
the President of the Central Railroad,
expressed upon this subject, as it had
been associated with the interests of his
road. Mr. Wadley, in the frankness and
deliberation characteristic of the gen
tleman, stated to me, that under the cir
cumstances then existing the Central
Railroad could not aid in the construc
tion of the Atlanta & Savannah Rail
road, either as a branch qf the Centra],
or as an independent line of railway, and
that as far as the interests of his road
were concerned, be did not appreciate
the necessity for its construction. The
action of the Board ef Directors was in
harmony with Mr. Wadloy’s views, as
expressed to me, and thus terminated all
connection whatever of the Central Rail
road with our enterprise.
Up to this time I considered that I
had been acting as attorney for the Cen
tral Railroad, with the interests of an
attorney in tbe work which* had beeu
completed by him, and as a citizen of
Georgia, with the interests of a citizen
Secure 10 this seaport,
the city of Atlanta and the people along
the line of the projected road from Ten-
nille to Atlanta. Since then, by no
word, spoken, written, or in anv man
ner whatever couveyed, has Mr Wad-
ley or any official of ihe Central Rail
road intimated to ute, or to any me con
nected with our enterprise, rhat I am
aware ot, that he desired the construe
t ien of the Atlanta and Savannah Rail
road, or that he or nis Board of Direc
tor.- would encourage any more in that
direction. This, as a tact, you are a-
w*re of. AM ibat has been done to
wards the construction of our road has
been accomplished through the advice
and counsel of our President aud Hoard
of Directors and as independant of the
advice or of any collusion with the Cen
tral Railroad as we are to-day of the rail
roads in Great Britain.
The lease, therefore, of the Macon
ant) Western Railroad by the Central,
if indeed it be really accomplished, is
bnt incidental to the active manner in
which we have prosecuted our work.
Mr. Wadley, with the sagacity of an
able executive officer, has watched the
progress of the fight, and having placed
himself in position, has accomplished an
end which be would have achieved at
some day by a slower but by an equally
sure process. Had he done less than
this, he would not have been ac
ting up to his past record as a discreet
and skillful officer.
I think Atlanta and Savannah should
be congratulated on the result, and give
us at least, the credit of having hasten
ed the completion of a through line be
tween these important commercial
points.
There yet remains mueh merit in onr
enterprise, and I am rather indisposed to
leave the field when my judgment is
convinced that there is a remaining
chance for snccess. Let us bury the
dead, send the wounded to the rear, get
the old women and the croakers out of
dangers, and call another council of
war.
I have great confidence in our Gener
al, and at tbe same time that the great
Central has not expressed any opeu
friendship, we have no reason to believe
there is any enmity existing towards us.
Tbe country betwean Tcnnille and
Atlanta is as fertile to-day as it was last
week, and if the people along the line
really feel the necessity for tbe road,
they mast come forward and evidence
this by subscribing stock. Atlanta is
a progressive place abounding in ener
gy, and desires to reach the trade of this
fine country. This in manifest in the
subscription made to the road by that
city, and in the manner in which it was
done.
Tbe increasing commercial importance
of Savannah, as a seaport, will at no
distant day stimulate merchants of en
terprise to establish a wholesale busi
ness here which must bo maintained to
make our oity more than a depot, and
who knows but that tbe day will soon
come when the people of tbis city can
canvass all questions of public improve
ment, and express their judgment in the
good old-fashioned way of freemen? In
the prosecutinn of our work, however,
we must fully appreciate one fact con
nected with our record. We are clear
of lt State aid," the great curse inflicted
on onr people in these days of affliction.
Let us keep tbe record preserved. If
onr people want a railroad, in the name
of common honesty Jet them build it
with their own money, or with means
secured in some other way than by com
promising State eredit, State pri<ie, and
their own self respect. If railroads can
not be built in this way, in my opinion
they are not worth tbe time I have ta
ken in writing tbis letter.
twly yours,
H, D. CAPERS.
