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FH PUBLISH KO EVERY SATURDAY BY REV. W. H. HEARD, - - - Editor. A. W. BURNETT, - - - - Manager. 5 4 TURD AF, FEB. 24. 1883_ To the Readers of The De fiance. This paper having changed hands.it will a£fcer this date, be edited by gentlemen of the com pany that have bought out Mr Burnett. The paper is on a sure basis, and will be published a< usual, on every Saturday. It is the intention of the company to make it the best advertizing MEDIUM IN THE STATE, tn politics, it will be strictly Republican and independent of cliques and, rings. It is their intention, after this is sue, to change the name of the paper from Defiance to Thf Vin dicator. We hope our friendsand the public in general, will give them their support under the new’ name and management. They will vindicate thecause of the oppress ed and advocate their rights and give the paper their strict atten tion for the benefit of its patrons. Thanking my many friends for the support given the Defiance, I respectfully ask the same for The Vindicator. Respectfully, W. H. Heard, Editor. Valedictory of the Publisher Atlanta, Ga , Feb. 24th 1883 To the Public : Since the establishment of th. Defiance to the present, I have had the management of the publishing department. I lost my friend and partner. J. H. Brown, and have, fora considerable part of the time since, labored under some disad vantages and embarrassments. But j have never succumbed to these dis advantages and embarrassments. I believed that Atlanta should have a good journal edited by colored men. I have held on hoping and trusting, and not in vain. A company of gen tlemen have purchased the types, presses and other material, and have met and elected their editors, and se lected their general travelling agent, and will, next week, give the public .such a journal as I have prayed for, The new paper, under the management o! the company, changes its name, but but by agreement all my subscribers are to continue to get their paper at before. All advertisements now in the paper and paid for will be carried And all amounts for subscriptions and advertisements clue the Defiance will be sent to the Vindicatol, and receipt ls will be duiy issued, I ask that hearty support to ths enterprise as it now stands that you gave me. Tb£ company has elected as edi tors, Hon. W. A. Pledger, W. H. Heard and B. H. Carter; and local editor, H, L. Walker. The general travelling agentjs A. W. Burnett. After again thanking you for past support and fa vors I am, Respectfully yours A. W. Burnett. Manhood. Men should act as men and not as so many grown up boys in whatever position placed, and then they will be respected by their fellow-men. When a man is elected to any position ho should perform the duties of that office unbiased, and with ablitj, and then he receives the applause of the public. While he may be condemned by a certain class 01 clique, yet he should not be mov ed from his course; it may cause him to fill a martyr’s grave, but the course pursued will be follow ed, partly if not wholly, by his successor, for public sentiment will certainly go in the right di- % rection. When an officer selves in a subordinate position he should be courteous to (his superior and do his whole duty, yet he should not be a boot lick to his superi or to retain his position; for if he is a man, and competent and is thrown out of employment for not being a boot lick he will find something else awaiting him to employ his time and to furnish him a livelihood. If colored men appointed to position would show themselves competent to fill them, and then, not be tht* boot-lick of their superiors or em ployers, they would prove a surer promoter of the race and they would be employed for their worth and not merely to quiet a faction or to do the dirty work tn conventions and ward meetings. If they would move on this plan they would solve the negro ques tion, and whenever they had grievances, would petition those in authority, and stay at the door and continue to knock, they would bo admitted and their cases at tended to, if only for their im portunity. Manhood says I have rights as h citizen of these Uni ted Slates and those rights must come. I am a part and parsol of this nation, and I intend to trouble it until every right comes. We want no petty office, that is only a bone of contention. We want our rights, and nothing less and nothing more. We want our rights as citizens, and as of ficers and the same recognition as other citizens in every depart ment of life. Until this man hood is manifested in the colored people, and respected by every one in authority there can be no set timent of the question of what and how we are to get this race, where it will not be the only question in politics. We have only this to say. in our con clusion. that until we are recog nized as men, we will never cease to agitate this question. The ne gro is in fault in many instances, for, in most cases, only those of 1 the race that can be used, are employed and allowed to rest upon the bed of ease, while many hold positions who w’ll speak out, yet they are only given positions to shut them oft’. But there is no manhood in holding on to a petty office and seeing your race out raged and not say stop, you op pressor. 4ft. < On The wing. Atlanta, Feb. 22d. 1883. To Readers of the Defiance: We boarded the Central Rail* road 4a. m. trian on the Lord’s Day. Ah hough it was the Sab bath, and at that early hour, the hurry and bustle of city life were perceptible as well as the disre gard of the sacred day. Nothing worthy of note occur red between this city and Macon, except the Agent throwing up his catch at each station, as the postmaster stood by with lamp in hand. Arriving at Macon he received a new cargo of mail, and then the idlers and street loungers, and others who were off duty throng ed to see the arrival of the train as though it were the middle of the week and not Sunday. Moving on toward the Forest City, we saw nothing to remind us of its being the Sabbath, until we reached Toombsborough, there the crane was empty; the postmas e r had laid aside his every day duty for one more pleasant and suitable to the day. The mail agent cried out mail, and the answer came, “We want no mail on Sun day.” We take this occassion to say that .the United States Congress with its exalted ideas of civiliza tion and Christianity by statutes, should abolish handling of mail at post offices and postal cars on Sunday. borne one will argue that the mail accumulating on the Sabbath could not be distributed on Mon day by the some force. This would only be the case for a short while, for persons learn ing that their mail would not be dispatched on the Sabbath would not mail it. While if it were the case, men could be detailed to do work on Mondays. > Having reached the city by the sea, a few persons were gath ered at the depot. The masses there seemed to have a higher ap preciation of the Lord’s day, and were at their places of worship. Our landlady, in company with our old Charlestonian fiend, Rev. J. E. Adams, was attending con firmation at the Episcopal church, which was being conducted by Bishop Beckwith, of Atlanta. Rev. J. E. Adams was visiting the Forest City for the purpose of overlooking the mission work of the Presbyterian church. We supposed that our board ing house was deserted, but on entering we found we were mis taken; for our talented young friend E. R. Belcher, esq J was keeping house and enjoying him self reading William Cullen Bry ant’s works. We asked him why ne was not at church. He replied “I feel bad this afternoon”—“as usua’.” Mrs. Lafayette is an Episco palian, and this being the time of “Lent,” accounts for the scarcity of bacon at our boarding place. She does not restrict her boarders as she does herself, but treats them to all the delicacies of the season. After a plentiful repast we wended our way to St. Philips; on entering we saw seated at the desk, and near brother Moses, a portly, intelligent looking dark man. Our enquiry, “Who is that brother?” was answered, “Bishop Wayman.” We were happily sur prised. We tuned for a sermon, and din’t tune in vain. Upon the whole, the colored people of Sa vannah are up with the times but the post office,at Savannah is the most miserably managed concern in the United States, of ’ its size. There are thousands of clamors raised against the present incumbent and his management of that office. Everything is done for the ease and convenience of > the employees, nothing to iacili- • tate business. Monday morning we boarded . the Central train and were re- • tur ing homeward. At Tenvilb*, on that road, we received a let ter which read as follows : On Tuesday night, Feb., 13th, Richard Hook was tied hand and foot and a lock ahd chain around his nck and whipped nearly 5 to death with a plow line by . a white man named Harry 5 Adams, who had a girl and } her mother living on his place. ' He beat this gir' with a buggy trace. The mother in entreating for her child, was threatened with the same treatment. Hooks could ’ not secure any protection, lor he > had no money to pay the lawyer’s ’ fee with. The colored ladies are very indignant over the matter and say that they will have the j case investigated. Thus citizens and freemen are treated in a county which boasts ’ of the name of the president I whose birthday is celebrated to day. Respectfully, “Gegrvmmai.” season. Old Pelican’s Letter. Visits Conferen?e at Sandersville, Ga. s Outrage of a Railroad Condu -tor— He Answers to Questions Pro pounded to him. Jug Town, Wnlton Co. Ga., ( February 15th. 1883, f Editor Defiance. On the Ist. inst. in Jcompiny with several ministers, we visited the A. M. E. Annual Confer ence, seiting at Sandersville, Geonia. We met many of our old friends and schoolmates, among thorn, Revs. J. S. Flip per. P. B. beters, and Prof. Butler, principal of the school at Sandersville. The Macon, or Middle confer ence of the A. M. Church, Ims a great deal of intelligence in it, and we were informed that *it would compare favorably, in point of intelligence, with either of the other GeorgisrConferences of the said Church. The best and most learned reports it has ever been our pleasure to hear, were read by the different c< mmittees. The minister also read some fine es says. Revs. E. P. Holmes, and R. A. Hall. respec fully of Co’um bos, Ga., and Macon, Ga , ca red oft’the laurels for the best essays. The firsr prize was $15,00; second $lO. . , Everything passed oft nicely; the people did all they could to care for the ministers and succeed ed finely, and nothing would have occurred to mar the pleasure of the conference had it not been f<«r a brutal conductor who coward’y insulted Bishops Campbell and Dickerson, together with about fiftv other ministers This chiva'rie (?) conductor wanted the Bishops, wi;h the oth or ministers, to go into a box car that c«»uld not accommodate them and they refused to go. whereupon he abused them at a rate hitherto unknown in the circle of gentlemen. The question may be asked, why did he want them packed away in this dingy little box like so many sardines; simply because one poor old country white woman was in the car. On our way back home a white man, who had, no doubt, heard of the way the conductor treated us, questioned us concerning our restiveness in regards to our biu— tai treatment on the rad reads in general. ‘•Why is it that you colored people are always clamoring for ‘first class’ fare, and fussing be cause you are not allowed to ride in the car with onr white ladies; d-m’t you know you can’t ride with us, and that you would be better treated if y<m went on and said nothing ?” To this eloquent interrogation we replied with all the energy and ajrogance we could muster. ‘•Sir, we do not clamor to ride with your ladies, nor with you; but we d<> clamor, and shall ever, ‘until Gabriel blows his trumpet,’ for our ights on these internal railroads Sir, we simply want what we p >y for, and it agitation, clamor and quarrelling will give it to us, we intend hencefortn to play our part well. Remember, sir, it was agitation that rided Europe of the iron grasp of the monster Catholicism, in the 15th century. It was agitation that threw off the tyrannical yok** of Great Britain, and it was agita tion that broke the hellish, slavish chains of Ameiican slavery, which held four million sable sons and daughters of Afiica. ’lheiefi re we concluded that agitation will give us our rights as treemen, and we will agitate them in the pul pit, upon the slump, upon the highway and in the home circle, until the last semblance af Ameri can prejudice is buried in the sea of oblivion, never to be resurrect ed again in time nor eternity. After recovering the shock, our genial interrogator essayed to propound another question. “Why is it that your women are not more moral and virtuons?’‘ Winding our ball up and ram ming it as tight as pos-ible, we hurled it at our adversary with all of the force and vehemence under our command, ‘‘Sir. when you white mon stop prowling around like a ravenous lion, seeking to ruin every nice colored girl in the State, then our people will be more virtuous. It comes with bad grace from a party, ves the piime party to a peoples’ degradation and immor ality, to throw up this immorality to them, or to ask why they aie in such a statr. You are aware sir, that nine-tenths of the color ed girls who losh their fair nam s, are thus basely robbed of th» ir vir tue by th- cunningly devised schemes and satanic lies of some brutish, hellish white man. whose deeds of murder and rapine are as black as his he»rt, and his heart is rs black as the midnight shades of the infernal regions be low. And. worse than all. we have no place to which we may flee for redress in these matters, as the jury, councellor, and, in many instances, even the judges are guilty of the same foul deed, and will side with the guilty and let them go free. ‘*Men who live in glass houses, should never throw stones.” The train having arrived at Millen, I bowed to my gentle in terrogator and bid him a sadder, if not a wiser adieu. Okd Pel. Remmember we go to press early on Sniuruay morning. Ad vertisers will please send thvir fadors early on Fridays. We are compelled to leave out several this week, ffl > MillTl -NEW— BOot &) Shoe House I 73 WHITEHALL STREET, IS NOW OPEN And I offer to the public a choice line of Cl* Mt Bills ill SlliS, OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE— Consisting of all styles Ladies’, Misses’, Childrens’, Men’s, Boy’s and Youth’s BOOTS AND SHOES of every description, all fresh and new, made of First Class Material, and of the Letest Styles, which I am offering CHAP FOR CASH. Call and make your own inspection. Ail goods marked in plain Figures. C E MURRAY, 73 Whitehall Street. FURNITURE! CABPETS I —AND— Window Shades CHEAPER TMHtajist ANDREW J. MILLER, 818 U PEACHTREE ST. Atlanta, Ga. Remember If you should visit Macon, Ga., at any time, and wou.d like to get a shave, just ask for R. II Hart, the popular barber, you will find him always pleasant and ac commodating to strangers, july 22, tf. CHAS H. COX. No. 30 Whitehall Street. Sial Eunra, Manufacturer of Rubber Stamps, Stencils, SOCIETY BADGES AND REGALIA. Seal and badges for 8. and D. of J. a specialty Will send send sample of the new and elegant Badge of the Order of S. ana D of J., on receipt of 75 cents. Atlanta, Ga. NEW BARBER SHOP. 78 Deca tut St- To the old and young men : If you wish ot get a clean and easy shave, call at 78 Decatu street WASH LEVELL, Proprietor, Clotiiitl mmui 48 Decatur St. Biz Boom in Clothing. Gents’ FuanMdng Goods. The Latest Stoe of Bate, Cajs. Boats. Shoes. fc You can save at least twenty-five per cent by buying your goods from 8. ROSENFIELD, 48 DECATUR ST. FasMla By Mrs, C. HUTCHENS and DAUGHTER No. 17 North Collins street. A’so HAIR DRESSING and M LUNARY Working. Making ana Repairing Gvutiemcn-e Clothing. Perfect fits guaranteed. * Jan. 28-3 m. RUFVS COOPER, The Old Reliable MERCHANT TAILOR, S lits made to order. Repairing and clean* in' a specialty. 37*4 Peachtree street. NEW BOARDINGHOUSE 11, DECA UR ST J. B< Jones- Proprietor. HOTEL and RESTAURANT. Meals at all hours, and good Lodging. Table supplied with the best the market af fords. Give the Jones House a trial. ang 19 3m. FOR A GOOD SQUARE MEAL, 'Hol and Cold Lmhfis —CALL GN— MR. and MRS. PULLIN. Everythingkept in ample order. They also take boarders by the week. This is the place for young men that desire a * nice place to board. NO 991 WHITEHALL STREET. CURRAN&CO, 102 DECATUR ST. Sell Furniture on installments Cheap. Buy, Sell and Repair Baby Carriages 102 DECATUR ST. ME. MAHER, Dealer in luiiwM & Domestic ffiws LIQUORS AND CIGARS, No. 11 Mitchell & 52 Peachtree sts ATLANTA. GA. NEW SHOE SHOP. Cor. Wheat and Butler* T, Brown, 'Prop fl am prepared to do all kind of Shoe Work. All work guaranteed. I will make the best shoe of any man in town, for 92.50. Give me a call at once. Repairing a specialty. Don’t forget the place, corner WHEAT and BUTLER Streets. sepL9-1883. GO TO THE PARLOR ICE CREAM SALOON —AND— RESTAURANT, The neatest place in TOWN. You can get Oysters served to order. I have just pur chased a New and Fresh Stock of Confection eries. Keep always on hand ICE CREAM and SODA WATER. J. A. BROWN, 71 reach tree St NEW GROCERY STORE, (54 Decatub SrHßir Just opened with a full atcek of fresh gn> eeries and country produce, cigars and tobsa co. I solicit the patronage of the public la general. ~ c. W. BEAL Prop. 4