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VOLUME VI.I
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1873.
iNUMBER 17
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ATLANTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10.
Hasans. Editors-I desire to intimate, that some
of onr *• Wholissls Marnhants'-’areanxkma to cat the
wholesale trade of Atlanta short by. unreasonable dis
criminations. I know of an arrang—rant effected by
■’cl* *r* W atodfc, he to pay otriy a
th, - a..«» M*ah for goods that he or any mer*
char. vlicUM'^y. at leant New York pricer,
freight -tide#, -dicer ase Mr. Bosworth has been in
tha wbolvtsl# trm’e of tniselty. Is no reason he should
enjoy such advantages over other merchants who bny
of Atlanta. Let him go to New York, or anybody
else, rather than give them all advantage. The
writer of this can jive names, and will do so, if
another instance of the hind oomes under his obser
vation. And farther, other men can cut prices on
ichole stocks, as well as the house In question.
/ tin i 1 >■ t M ( J. « ! MSBGHANT.
EMTOBUL CORRESPO.VHENCE.
Air-Lime Jettiap.
latereatimg Facta and Fane tee About
Gaiaetviile,
Hr. Steyhensenis Mineral*.
Matter* at theOcamce White Sulphur
Sprluga.
• August ltm.
CP THE ATR-UNE.
Dear Constitution: As thin section of the State la
every day becoming more properly appreciated by the
people' at large, and will henceforth receive mojp of
their thoughts and care, I will trouble the readers of
Tire Constitution' with another letter from up the
road. The charming landscapes, magi ificent ecenery,
fat chickens, good mutton, pure milk and nice butter,
of Northeast Georgia have all been enjoyed by an
unntusUy large number this summer; then, too,
tbare is an extended and increased confidence in the
efficacy of the air, and mineral waters of the moun
tains. I think that in the fnture these attractions
will no longer aolely be looked at in regard to the
interest of those who own mineral springs and
pleasant bouses of entertainment merely, or of the
Individuals that resort here for health and pleasure,
bat also as an ictusl means of greater prosperity to
this i action.
This Is a matter of gratnlatlon, no less to th
political economist, who desires to see the prOBperity
of North Georgia.than to the phitantbroplsiaud mm
of edence who takes pleasnre in the development of
remedies for the ilia of humanity. By next season
there will be many changes in the summer resort in
terest of this section. These changes will consist
partly in extended accommodations at some of the
old places, and also in the improvement of several
new ones.
In a faw days the Iron horse will pass from Charlotte
to Atlanta, and doubtless onr gallant city will do h--_r-
self full honor on the occasion The road is an im
portant one for Atlanta, and ia already giving evidence
of what it is to accomplish for this section.
Work is being rapidly pushed forward on the North
Eastern Hoad from Athens, which will cross the Air-
Line. The heavlt at work to do now on the North
Eastern, Is some five or six miles of it just before
reaching the Air-Line. It is impossible to predict the
advantages which will occur to the up country from
these roads when finished.
GAUtXSVtLUe. *>
There are qnlte a number of visitors from various
pans of tha State at the above pleasant town, ana tliey
add very much to It* life. Hugely do toey erjr-ythe
pure air aronnd there; ride to me Chalybeate Bpring,
one mile South of Gainesville, for-the benefit of its
tonic properties, or to the magnificent lime and Mag.
nee tan Spring st New Holland, i*o mile* from town,
to renew their lease on life by imbibing ita water, or
to exchange* joke with the genial Colonel Lowe.
The tr-ide or Gainesville jnst now is very good for
the season of ihe year, with a fine prospect of a heavy
business this fall. 1 found excellent stocks of goods
In the stores, and cheerful, courteous merchants be
hind the counters. A nest b.ock of brick buildings is
being finished on Broad street. In the second story
of them I found the pleasant editor of the Eagle, com
fortably located, gathering news from bis exchanges.
The Methodist church, now about completed, is
quite an ornament. In fact, several handsome houses
have been added, to the town since I last wrote, and
thSUOWA present* every luUcoilon of improvement
and prosperity. The college building, with its sev-
<*»y feet front on Main street, begins to make quite a
■how, and is giving employment to a somber of men.
DU. II. F. STEPHENSON—XINIBALS.
I made a pleasant visit in Gainesville to the above
named gentleman, former Assayer in the United
States Branch Mint, a practical engineer in gold, sli
ver and copper mining for many years. He has a
A Strang* PxnromiuNCE.—The following telegram
was received yesterday:
Atlanta. Ga., August 13, 1873.
To jB. F. Hart:
Our men have left town. Impsssiblo to play.
So this is the answer to nnmerons messages dis
patched to the Magnolia Bass Bell Club of Atlanta,
with reference to the game for the championship of
Alabama and Georgia, while they hid expreseed their
willingness to play with the Festive* of Enfanla,
at the Central City Park, Macon,* Georgia. Our read
ers are familiar with the action taken by esehClnb to
date, and it is not necessary that we review It. It U
true that when the Atlanta Club accepted the invita
tion to play, they designated yesterday as the day on
which the game should come off, but the Festives,
unwilling to go to Macon on uncertainties, asked a
tee days extension of time, that they might arrange
all the necessary preliminaries with reference to
ground*, etc. It was impossible that they should
have done it sooner. The Magnolias may possibly
claim this as a convenient gap over which they mlgh
step, and thus avoid the issue.
The tardiness with which the Atlanta boys respond
ed to the messages of our clnb was accounted strange,
and certainly furnished enough time in which "onr
men” might leave town' if they desired to do so.
Vrhxtsver may he the reasons which influenced the
action, of the Magnolias It would seem that after ao-
oepting, halting and declining they might forward
the bet and ball and yield the championship to the
Festive*.—Eitjaula (Ala.) Times. y~,.J
1.0. O. F.
Elecilen s( Brand officers —Next
.fleeting sit Savannah—The
Graad Ledge Aijssrns
sme Die* *
The Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. met yesterday moraine
at 9 o’clock. At half past nine the eltction came off.
with the following reauli: _ •
ERHarris, of Rome—RW GMatter.-
A Brandt. Auguata-B W DtpntyG M.
W G GramUng. Atlanta—R W G warden.
J a Delta, Macon—R W G Secretary.
T A Burke. Athens—R W G Treasurer.
Luther J Glenn, Atlanta—R W Grand Representa
tive to Grand Lodge of United Sates.
The offiesre elected were Install! d at 4 r. M.
The H. W. G, Master appointed the 1 allowing offi-
CC ReV T H Stoat, Thowsston, G Chaplain.
Lewis H Clarke. Atlanta, G Marshal.
J G Blood worth, Griffin. G Conductor.
L G Scbeussler. Columbus^G Guardian.
11 Lowecthal. Macon, G Herald.
The following
• DISTRICT DETCTT GRAND RASTERS
■were also appointed: -
SftY&nnAb—F D Jordan* .
Atlanta- Schiller Lodge. H Bobl. W R Barrow.
Macon -H Spahr. D B Woodruff.
Columbus—J 8 Bradford.
Marietta—H M HammetL ’
Athena—H Benase. -c
Griffin—M Lowenstein.
Hawkinaville-A K Taylor
Dalton— D E Allen.
• 'Xecnaboro—J W Stone.
Cartersville—S H Pattiilo.
Dawson—J M Simmons
Albany—J S Moremin
Win termite—IH Pittird.
Galnsville—G Rakestraw.
Clarksville — J J Varner.
Bruoswtck—J E Lambright.
Acworth—B M Mitctell.
NXXT PLACE OF RZETISO.
The Grand Lodge will meet in Savannah oaths
second Wednesday In Angnat 1874.
The present session lathe largest since the war, u
not the largest ever held in Georgia. Tfio seaeionwas
harmonious and pleasant.
NXW LODGE.
A dirpenration was granted to organize Sawnea
odge No. 7* at Camming, next week.
ADJOURN SIN* DEE.
At a late hour yesterday evening the Grand Lodge
djourned sine die.
and mineralogy of Georgia, and has developed wealth 1
in large quantities that has enriohed others, while he
has remained poor. The Dr. exhibited to me the re-
suits of his various “pannings” within fifteen miles
around Gainsville; consisting of ametnyst, topaz,
beryl, also some minerals which are regarded as ac
companiments of the diamond. All of which were
very beautiful. He also showed me specimens of As
bestos, Kaolin, copper, flexible Sandstone, horn
blende and soap stone, Conld not Dr. btepheneon as
State Geologist accomplish yet more for Georgia ?
OCONEE WHITE SULPHUR SPRING.
I spent one month st the above spring. I wrote to
The Constitution of the pleasant society, and who I
met there. The place has been fall to Its rapacity to
accomodate, pretty much all the season.
During the month we had excellent sermons and
lectures from Bev. J. B. K. Legate, ol South Carolina;
Rev. K. W. Warren, of Atlanta; Rev. J. K. McIntosh,
of Columbus, and Rev. Mr. Bunnells, of the springs
neighborhood.
Many evenings wero pleasantly spent in danaing,
I cannot designate the many beautiful and accom
plished ladies I have frequently seen upon the. ball
room floor. Atlanta contributed her share. Among
the gentlemen dancers, on several occasion,! saw the
efflcientSnperintendentof the Georgia Railroad. By
the way there la a quiet joyonsneas about this hand-
same gontleman. a rove or releasing; and adlsposision
to be pleased, which, joined with bis reputation as a
railroad man, rendered him a popular and admired
guest at the springs.
A rumor prevails at tho spring* that several well
known gentlemen of means and influence, have
thought of puremteng the property and improving
it. A few thousand dollar* judlcionaly exrended in
ereetiDgJbtrlldings, laying oft the grounds, building a
bowling alley, etc., woula not only repay the proprie
tor, but would also be to the interest of individuals
wno reaort to it for health and pier sure, and would
add to the prosperity of the surrounding country.
It la unneotssary to say I found ont several secrets
here, for Cupid flatter* his Wings in this transparent
atmosphere. These secrete, however, will some day
be made public under the appropriate heading in The
Atlanta CoasTtrunm. By the way, three-fourths
of the visitor* to toe Spring* this season, are ooaaiant
readers of The Constitution, and til* the favorite of
the ladles.
Pleasant recollections are scattered along Ihe “Mile
Track” at the Springs, yet I cannot bleee in my heart
th* modern Caine Gracchi who bequeathed to posterity
the memorial of distance around the track. I shall
often call to mind the “old mill” on the Oconee, with
out shatter* or lock, where the neighbors go and
f rind their corn, leaving their tell in a box. Oft wilt
remember how sadly the whip-poor-will.'down the
spring hill, smote the wooded silence* with her son-
rowfuicry. Here, too, wiU I call to mind * tho soft
flatter of the little bird, as It nestled-itself down to
sleep in the leave* near Ool. McAmy’s cabin ; also
the shrill music of the katydid, as it swelled through
the air from the oiks aronnd “Bachelor’s Hallrat
moube frreently will I remember the Sulphur Spring,
with
“Its blended shades ~ ;
Or west* and wood, hills and leveiglade*.
I is graceful slope*, its winding vales;
It* cloudlets azure and its balmy gale:.” .
■TMCAPB aCBIT OP A-TXiASTTA.
ijjfHF
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
JUDGE JOHN COLLIER.
We are delighted with the popular favor, which has
greeted onr efforts in this new department of The
Constitution, and the general appreciation of one of
the prime objects we have in view, namely, the pre
sentation to the yonth of the land of practical and
useful lessons drawn ftom the lives of men, who
have nobly worked their way up, almost unaided, to
honor, position, wealth or success by dint of fidelity,
energy or other traits of character. We are more
gratified by this public appreciation in
view of the fact that it strengthens our own confidence
In the accomplishment of great good by furnishing
incentive snd encouragement to the poor and itrug-
be achieved and the grand success that ecus be
acquired, by practical illustration taken from every
day life all about us. The subject of eur pres
ent sketch has..moved ip a sphere qf. action, ind
in a profession; gnite differaM JMa that of eH^er
of the two gentlemen, whose akeethes have
preceded this; and we shall consequently have, the
pleasure of vlewiDg another successful life, pos
sessing characteristics equally well developed, yet em
ployed In sn almost entirely different field of opera-,
tion.
. - ' . BIRTH. ... t* > Vt! * ‘
John Collier was bom in Gwinnett-county in the
year 1815. Meredith Collier, his lather, moved from
ont and ouf, which wa* sacredly psse'ived till come
years after his marriage, when one of his children
discovered its hiding plaoe, and the prized relic was
very quickly in numberless pieces. But we dare only
bint at these things that seem so in contrast with the
quiet, dignified man of to-day.
It will be borne in mind, as stated before that Mr. C.
had attended School bat* brief period, and had en
joyed little time or opportunity since boyhood to make
up the deficiency. With scarcely any education at all,
then, we find him assaying the study of the most diffl-
«uit and abstruse of all professions, and one in which
Only the few, of fine . capacity and
peculiar talent, rise to distinction or
4veu aueced, while many of intellectual power and
strong will very frequently fail. But thlswie simply
Indication of a trait that has had much to do with
the conduct and Jesuits of his life—resoluteness of
kharaettr. We think, however, that it was hardly
gling, by holding up the honorable reward that may Probable under the circumetauces that he had made
- ^ np his mind to push right throngb, but intended to
read awhile, perhaps for the remainder of the year,
for mental Improvement and instruction, and desist
for a time, returning to the far;;,. Hat.ivUau
tentlons may have beau, and however, while reading
Blackriore, he- may hJreloneed for the ole. fwm, tie
blast of a horn, andVgood old o'poEsum or'raccoon
hunt, he yielded to the , persuasions
of ' friends, atuL determined .to., make it the
law, an<Mn the spring of 1843 hr*‘croaBed’the 'Buhl-,
con” by- gaining %d»ls«lon , to , tfie bar ariitb^an the
practice. .,4,-4 r•* *r : b.-r
mAebiage.
In tho xnotffl Jk# '-October, * 1843, he married a
daughter of Mr. Samnel T. Wilson. It is
when he was appointed Judge of the Superior Courts
of the Coweta Circuit, remaining upon the bench un
til honored by being dropped from it by the Badlcal
Governor of the State. A* a judge he gave great
satlfsaction, his administration being highly accept
able to both lawyers and people, and he retired from
the Bench wi.h much honor.
A LARGE PRACTICE.
judge Collier has done, and ia doing, a very large
business. His old time friend and partner, Judge B.
B. Hoyt, having retired from the practice, he made
other partnership*, and 1* now associated with Cod.
P. L. Mynait and his son C. A. Collier, as Collier,
Hynatt & Collier.
POPULARITY.
In at the baptism, and growing up with onr city, he
has ever been a ravoriteof it* people, and has been
several times elected to the Board of Aider-
men. But one thing that demonstrates more
the confidence of onr citizens in his integrity and
sound ability ia the frequency of his appointment as
counsellor for the city, or legal adviser. Often mat
ters of great importance are referred to him simply
for his opinion and advice. A Director of the Georgia
Western Railroad, his cool judgment and advice are
specially invoked at every meeting of the Board,
where the writer baa often noted the marked respect
paid to him in this particular; and his counsel la ever
that of sober thorght and wisdom.
GENERAL REMARKS,
Judge Collier is a man quiet azd urbane in manner,
and bis general character ran be best expressed by
an adjective in common use, that, in fact, presents
the very trnest idea of him. He is emphatically one
of the “solid” men or oor city. Without ostenta
tion, he is equally without ita twin concomitant, af
fectation. H is just whit he appears to be, and noth
ing else. He has been a member of the Methodist
Church since the year 1853.
BIS FAMILY.
He has a large and moat interesting family, and in
his domestic relations ia kind and- indulgent,
meriting and receiving the devotion ot all
belonging to hiB household. He has eight
children living, five sons and three daughters
One of the former is a splendid machinist, now we
believe in charge of the State Road round house.
Another.eon graduated at the University, of Ga, and
Still another at a commercial college inlBaltimore lOne
of his-daughters graduated at the Wesleyan Female
College last year. We mention these particulars for
two purposes—to show he i* determined that
his - children shall enjoy those great
educational advantages that he conld
not, and secondly, that he has with great good sense
educated his children with, a special view to some
occupation oi'business, and* not ss too many rich men,
for lives oi idleness and vagabondism.
CONCLUSION.
In the spring the writer met him in Florida, in com
pany with Judge Hayden. He evincedimach enthus
iasm over the “Land of Flowers.” We are not sure
that he went for his health, but mare for recreation,
as he appears to be hale and hearty, attending ncUv,•
ly to the duties of Ms profession. The life of such
a man cannot be too long for the city whica Ia so
fortunate to possesses so honorablq an I valuable
a citizen,
ARMkSTOFA POSTAL THIEF.
Recovery *t the Funds.
Come days ago It was discovered that some govern,
ment postal order funds had been abstracted from the
mails between Cave Spring snd Atlanta. Mr. W. H.
Harrison was tha route agent suspected. The govern
ment special detec tire agent, Captain J. E. Walker,
wa* sent from Augusts to investigate the case, and
succeeded in capturing the guilty party
on the llth instant, and recovering the
money. Following up his only clus
Detective Walker transferred the agent, Harrison,
from his regular run to Selma, and took him bick to
Dalton. There hews* arrested, and Walker obtained
foil confession. He was then taken to Selma, where
the money was recovered. Ronte agent* and post-
masters in Georgia, have gmerally an excellent rep-
station, but if they have “an eye to badness,’
any raacaOy, they had better not attempt it until De
tective Walker gets away from this section.
Postal Cards.—'The Postmaster-General has derid
ed that Postal cards are not dropped letter*: and do
vot require two cent stamp*.
when the subject of onr sketch was quite a child. Mr.
Meredith Collier was a farmer, and his son'was reared
as were farmer boys generally, in the earllir days-
He passed bis entire boyhood in a farmer’s home,
and performed all the usual routine .work of a
farm. v
A FARMER BOY’S SCHOOL DATS.
In these times educational lacilities were very few,
and, Indeed, did not exist stall In many localities.
Consequently, it was difficult to obtain an education;
and even then it could only be acquired to a very 11m.
lted extent and under great disadvantages.- When,’
however,.our farmer-boy was large enongh_to goto
school, and there was one to which he could go, he was
sent That is, he went to school during the time inter
vening between the lsythgbjr of the crop and the fod
der-gathering season. This covered a period of some
five or six weeks only, and- this was tiie - en
tire time ‘ devoted 1 .to school "during
the year. Those who know the man
now, and yet are .not acquainted’ with the his
tory of his eirlyedncation will be greatly surprised
at the revelation here made of .hi* meagre opportu
nities for instruction and the acquiiitlon of learning;
for no one coining in contact with'the able lawyer,,
and ready talker .of to-day, would surmise that bis
school-instruction comprised but six weeks of the
year in an ordinary county school.
BECOMES A WAGONER. 1
When he grew large enough to-be entrusted with
the management ef a team, he drove a wagon to add
fro between DeKalb county and the city of Augusta,
a distance of about 170 mile*. Many* bale of cotton
bur youthful wagoner hauled to that city, and many a
stock of goods and gioceries he carried hack to the
merchants of Decatur. Thus the fall and winter sea
sons were spent, until he arrived at years of majority.
GOES SOLDIERING.
Some* here about the year 1837 or 1858, he enrolled
at a private in Capti John Jones’ corn^my of cavalry to
gather up the Cherokee lndiana- These Indians when
collected, were carried to Ross’s Landing upon tlje
Tennessee river, where' now the growing manu
facturing city of Chattanooga sends up ita columns of
black smoke , from Its coal-fed furnaces. Captain
Jones is'now living in Chattooga county, was for a
long-time sheriff,’.and .has been a member ‘of-tiie
Legislature. »■» #»- - • *
IN THE SAW MILL BUSINESS.
Having now been by turn a, farmer-.wagoner* and
soldier, young ColUer, carrying ont hiis constitutional
proclivities for constant, steady employment and
labor, determines to be a miller, and in the Spring of
1841.he formed,* partnership with a young- man
named Elliot, and rented a saw mill from A. H.
Green, the father of the present Deputy Sheriff, Clem
Green. The two young men falthfally attended to
their business;themselves running the mill daring tiie
spring of the year mentioned. They sawed the string
ers upon which rested the first ten miles of.iron rail of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, from Atlanta to the
Chattahoochee River. We fancy that the' honored
Senator or able Judge of later days, whenever he rode
over the Western and Atlantic Railroad, or walked
upon the track, for which his own youthful birds
had prepared the first timber, felt pleasant yet peculiar
emotions, as memory wafted thought and Imagina
tion alike back to the warm, fresh period of life’s
early struggle.
The railroad contract’w&s finished about the latter
port of the summer, by which some mofieywaa made.
READS LAW.
probable that this very sensible act of
the young man increased his popularity,
for In the [following year,-1844. he was elected
.- COLONEL OF MILITIA . 1 i ; '■ ■' -
—of the DeKalb county militia. iWe opine that, if Col.
Collier, had not already-won a bride, he'-cbnld .now
easily have cwried away the hearts of • the fair ladle?,
always partial to'the uniform, and especially when, as
In his case, the regimentals only showed to’greater
advantage a tall, manly, stoat' form, covering rally as
stoitaheart. —-Y \ >-* . ■■ 7- *-'
But; now a man of some public note, with a Wife
and child to take care of,‘Colonel Collier pursued the
- PRACTICE'OF ms-PROFESSION *’ •
with'{laborious application and great assiduity. Re
practiced in the Justices Courts throughout DeKalb
county, walking on foot to attend them.-' Iff this way
he' managed to make; enough money, to support com.
fortablyhlBlitfie family. ' ’-t-j 1 '
His mode ot traveling to the distant jastice’a'Conrts
reminded ua of an incident'occurring in this city’last
year—a yonng lawyer' mounted upon amnio starting
upon a journey to a similar court in Fulton county.'
Not believing the act one of purposed ostentation to at
tract attention, we at once set that young man down
upon the list of 'those who make their mark In the
world byuslng.lhe means available, however ordinary
or economical, puslY their\fortunea in the', race ■ of
human endeavorafter position, wealth or success.
■ - MAKE8 ATLANTA RIB HOME.
CoL Collier continued hia practice without c'nim g-
of special note till the year 1846. .In the. fall-of that
year^he purchased the land,' where he now lives, and
moving a'log house_to iti he changed hia residence
from Decatnr, and on the 16th day of January. 1841
ne and hi s family' took up their abode in their log
house mansion, -
DAILY LIFE
From the year 1843 to the jear 1853, hffk»pt«p a
email farm. On this he did Jhia own blacksmith, work
in the-moming before going down to his law office.
• DRAFTS THE CHARTER CF ATLANTA.
' Up to 1647 there was' no Atlanta,' tnt' simply tiie
village of Mart has ville. We are now to give, not the
aloty of her name/but tiie'very inception of onr
rity> existence' Id the year mentioned,' CoL Collier
drew up the charter changing tho name oi Marthas-
ville to that of Atlanta.' Here, then, we start at the'
threshold of the' mighty'‘ -Gate City of the South,”
but-at this time having only some dozen houses;
-about as good and stylish ms the. Colonel’s log mtn-
'elon. We pause to wonder at the great rareer'of At
lanta—inj847 a dozen cabins, and in 1873 a rapidly
growing city of thirty-fice thousand people.
' STATE'SENATOR.
In the year 1853, Colonel Collier was elected to the
State Senate by the people of DeKalb county.' Dewing
the session of the Legislature or 1834-’35, the 'new
county of Fnlton was made from DeKalb and adjoin
ing counties.
' In the y^ar 1859 Colonel Collier wss again elected to
the Senate, this time from Fulton. Hia Senatorial
honors wers : well worn; and- he performed the duties
of his office with great fidelity and to the satisfaction
of his constituents. .
• 4 • AFTER-THE-WAR.
- By the casualties resulting from the- late war.’CoL
Collier lost almost the entire accumulation of the
labor of twenty years, property amounting perhaps,
upon a' gold basis, to nearly $50,000; but he came
baik to Atlanta, at the close of the'war between the
States, and. nothing daunted on finding nearly all his"
livered tlieope'niug address; He pointed totie 1 great'
benefits- which 'have been and are to.be’reaped Irom
the Sikte Agricultural Society. He drew a contrast
between 1 the ^planter now and'theplant er before the
war—bis note then being;worth as much as a Bvnk-
of-England note’£that nofe>ow'given niusrn'ow'lie"
secured by all his real estate, an* even-then regarded
unsafe, v He made an e*rn&t%i$eatito th* planter* to
recover their-former power and'- influence;vnrglng
them to make the truth prominent In • every transac-
tion, snd faithfulness■ th# mark■ of every obligation.
He ie one of Georgia’s brat and trnest men.No man
ln tne State has a etroDger.hold.on the people’s affec
tion. and no man is more worthy of the office of their
highest confidence... Who wonld not be prond to see
him honored in the next Gubernatorial election?.* »
* THESE FABSORB*
Qnlte a difference in the Giscuesion in ihe-chape 1 now
and the speaking generally heard here. Np .college
vers of rhetoric or oratory, bnt goad'hate
We now reach the period of young Collier’a history .property destroyed, he laid off his coat, and inthe
when his life began to shape-itself into, permanent
form. In the month of October,'1842, he went'
to Decatnr, Georgia, - and commenced reading'
law under the Hon. Charles Murphy, His fellow
student and friend was qdite a wild yonng lellow, bnt
whether.ihe two were tilike unto each other” in this
respect, we are unable to say, though one. wonld
hardly think so in view of'ihe. staid, .steady, sober
Utter life. . '.
» Yet, we will venture to hint at|sotne vague rumors
(not *o rfry .vague either) that our whilom ypung.far-
mer not unfrequantiy demonstrated his ability to
thrash tome or the best men in the oonnty. Also
that be conld draw a bow snd make a fiddlrialk in
superb style—iadted that he himaelf made • violin
wonted stylet'of the mao. went to work. He com
menced .“churning up brick," and on Whitehall
street, erected a two-story building In which his law
office is now located, his boys carrying up the brick
and mqrtar, and himself doing the work. He here
illustrated a trait of character that is unfortunately,
too eften wanting in the composition of yonng men,
lor hpw many we find with a false pride preventing
them, though, dependent, from engaging in honorable
too. Not so with the subject of cur sketch. He Is
never ashamed to‘-put hi* hands to the plow,” when
circumstances demand it.
JUDICIAL HONORS.
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.«iirW3Vtk.Y'eii'*JL*r«4K1V KSYION Atif’'
• al <*PtT * * ” & ( -.i? 0 |
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General Colqwitt. U«le($haix>>H*
These Farmer* Tfd.lK~Uie-Inte*e#tj
ffiia'nifestcd—-Governor Smitb' i .
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intakes a Great Speech-Preii-
dent Brown’s Paper enlfa
dustrial Education--!
President Ticlienor, ' - ■' ■’
‘7 -. f'* * if? fvsji; * * m
of tke Alabama j ,
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C . w V e ® e i*:rt iui.! ,v>? -n ' ,
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v. ■ vK - ; i. ; Iat -11,
The Beceptiou Given' by tiie Peo-
, • i i at-.:? i i:--l; ;
pie of Atliens on Wednes-
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dat- Evening.
tail
I’j boa
Mator Stanley, in behalf ot the people .of,Atfien*^
boy flower*' ^
common sense. We doubt whether these old walls
ever hsttned to such talks before. The number oi
delegates present is large. f ,
' ZEE GRANGES S
are also her*. They go off down there in the Phi
Kappa Hall *Ddnot>ody-kljow» who they plot (gainst
Nor what reconstruction.p!*n t hey »re-devising
Tney are de*tlned to be a po«er in this country.
How they will prevail ia the next election! *1 **" j
thing.
Well, wl
The
pLute.. Yes^it did ao please. ■
talked 'bout the wrotiradopefo agricnltnrslInter
eats. He showed how ranch power the farmer told; it
he would only nee it.. Agriculture is jne backbone of
ILe whole bod# of soeie'y.'and yet tire other members
hav.- it in complete eubjectiou. Hence there is little
genuide progress.' He produced tta ietics to‘show
that there had been a failing off of 40 per cen% in-4be
sgricnliural products between I860 and 1870, which
Sgrrcuriura* uuu .UIV, suivu
result could not De attributed to tho increased adrount
of cotton raised, because .that amount was also -lesB-.
But here’s the trouble-we do not have our smoke
houses snd com cricsat home. ■’ ■ . -
Bnt little business done yesterday. In the after-
noon. Mr. D. E. Butler, chairman c'f committee “To
-Prevent Negro Emigration from the 8tate.” made a
very lnterebting report. He stated that there had
been ten thousand emigrants. Of these,- slxdtrootand
were, biacke, and twenty-live hundred of-tae latter
were able-bodied meh.‘ It Was agreed by *11 that-the'
negro labor was better -than any - foreign element.
The evil of emigration is gradually correcting ( Itself.
The negroes come back disgusted so that the tendency
to emigrateds decreasing, b : \ . A .V*. 1
This morning some discussions are arising from
CoL"Y*ncey’s reporfon-tbe-Transportation ofEime
for Agricultural Purposes. A committee was appointed
to w-it on Governor Smith and request sn address—
reported that-he would comply. He wsa then' con
ducted to tha stage... , • , , j
The labor question. How control Ihe negro. edu.
cate him? Thenhe qoits work aflu goes to preset-
ing, or is a rascal outright. All the younger negroes
have quit work, and of the old ones only those work
faithfully who diet so before the war. More vagrants
now th*n ever before. No new law made lor them.
Every man who can bo coavic ed of not havingh vis
ible means of support ought to be sentenced to tfie
chain gauc. The Legislature can control it. That
body can also pass law* enforcing tire fulfillment ot
contracts. 1 he farmers, since thpy control tae Legis
lature, ran protect themselves, and they ought and
mus' do it . Send only honest, true men who will
enact laws which shad secure the general good.
Again, the cotton crop from the close of the war up
to the present time has amounted to $2^30,000. (Ml
What has been done wlthdhis immense earn ? - Is the
planter, any richer by U? Has he spent it building
churches, colleges,educating his children, making hu
farm more valuable and in other ways of Internal im
provement? What has become of it? Some of It is
lying on your worn out field* in poor MasaachusetU
dirt*
the line of transportation tire farmer* are poor and*
oppressed. Now. what the farmer has to do, is to
keep that fl 10 at home, enttiog eff the aupport of
those -Middle Men.”
Ie there a farmer present who can tell tire contit*—
euts of this land? Xhe knowledge he has of his 1 - TV '*
t* acquired by experience. It takes sn ordinary life
time to find ont how to cultivate a farm. The farmer*'
of this country are ready to die of old age when they
bt-rin to be competent and Enccetalul. All this jna*
b-- -aewe have t een too niggardly to make appro
priations t - establish a bureau for the analysis of oar*
soils By this means we conld have gained, in a short:
time, the information which it takes a life-time of- ex
perience to acquire. Don’t sav the Legislature worMO
not make the appropriation. For as before stated, tkr
farmer can control tho legislator. The Yankee* mah*
such appropriations. See what results follow. Thsy
know their lanes.
If the granges will do no other good they will teach
the peom* what a power there ean be in this country
resmtini: from concert in action. Let us depend- ox-
God, but act together. Give more than form to omr-
oruanizatlon. Give them substance. If we accom
plish mnch wo must struggle much. The farmer*,,
the repnentative men of Georgia, are called upon to •
grasp the situation and direct the conrte of event*.
He spoke one hour and fifty minutes. A vote of
thanks was returned to the Governor for the-
expression of such honegt and manly sentiment*
During the afternoon session several admirable-
speeches were made. Prof. Broun’s piper on Scien
tific Education was heard with gnat Interest Bk-
spoke of the State College, the difficult!** under whist*
It was undertaken, and ita present flourishing oonaCi- ^
tion. Inthe College here and the branch College at (
Dahlonega there are about 300 stud ents, many of whoor
have given abundant evidence of the success of tte-
enterprise The State Colltge hero is In perfect har
mony with the University. No social distinction wa*
feared—the only aristocracy being that of scholar
ship. The College need* a complete building and lab- ’
oratory. The city or Athens has made a donation ef
$25,000 for the building. -*!•
President Tlcnenor. of the Alabama College, at An*
burn, in answer to a call from the Convention, mad*
some very able and htppy remarks. He did not aerew
with Gov. Smith in the promulgation of vigrant laws^.
but thought the “remedy” mu-t be fonncMn „ur sons
and daughters. They must be educated to labor.
The brand of shame mutt be removed from it. ‘Xo>
restore labor to its dignity, science must be called In.
We have not asked science to elevate it. Let science-
do for agriculture what she has done for meobaniras
aud the other arts.
THE RECEPTION.
The ladies of Athens gave the convention a large-
and elegant reception in the evening. It was fb*
most enjoyable entertainment or the kind we ever
attended. God bless these Athens ladles 1 Who t4 -
the farmers present will not long and gratefully Re
member their kindness ?
We must not forget to mention that General Co*- -. ;
qniitwss reflected President, and Malcolm Johnson. V
becretary of the convention.
The body will meet next year in Columbus.
BATLR0AD MAGNATES. ^
There was quits a largi assemblage ot :aUroadxM(j <*
nates at the Kimball House yesterday: There wereprare- -
entHon. J. £. Brown, President of the Western, and i
Atlantic Railroad; Hon. Jonn P. King, President of
the Georgia Railroad; Hon. G. H. Hazlehnrst, Prest" -
dent of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad; Hon..
A. L. Tyle-, Vies President of the South Carolina •
Railroad; ,T. B. Peck, Superintendent.'
Selma, Rome and Dalton R B; S K Jolrcaon, 8npe>.
Intendent of tho Georgia B B; Virgil Powers, Super
intendent Southwestern It B; G J Forescre, Snperin-
tendest Atlanta Division Central It B; W Rogers, Su
perintendent Central RB; LP Grant, Superintendent
Atlanta and West Point & R; J M Selkirk, Superinten
dent Great Sai’thern Freight Line; W J Rosa, 8nper- --
JAoai.palV'WMI'CbaBleetonlJ R; E B Walker-' ..
llastoc Trausporwtion Western • id Atlantic R ll; C
-W.Anderson, Geuetol Freight Agent. Nksbville-aat
Chananoosa It K; A lope. General PrelglCft
Agent Wilmington, Columbia aod Augtr>-
(i'*I?''R; W M Smith, General Freight Agent
file ancl Naetville snd Great Southern BS;J‘
, Sb, General Freight Agent, Bas: Tennessee acA
WginfaliR'; IThomas M*gU!,'GeneralPaesengcr'axiu
Freight jgent, Ylrginlaand Tentossce Air-Line; Raj -
‘Knight, General. Freight ’Agent, Selmp, Home Kfi
Dalton B R; K M Cottingtam, General .'Westeisb
Agent Coast -Line; C A Sindall, General -Agent Ctoo-
'.tril'R : U;J- Lauderdale, Agent Wietern KR;"J 3
Griffin, .Geno/al- Western. Agent Great Southern
Freight-Line; Major .Sheldon, Local Agent Centnfe
Ii R at Macon, ■; • \ tj .n., . < i. >«-r
• on assembling on.motion of .Mr. A. L. Tyler, Cvhl.
G. J. Foreacre, vas-called,to .thot Chalr, and J. HE
Pgden requested to actlaB: Secretary. ..The rate* OR
cotton were made.theisame aelast,year, except Nuh-
yiUeandHcmphUwhlchjrasleft for future^acticaw.
Rates to Providence’were msde^aevenrejnts"’ lower.-
The action of last. meeting * was . rSaffirmed.’ '
“ After the tnneactioffof businees matter^ the' meet
ing adjourned.’ ^
. GUEEN LINE CONVENTIOM.””* 0 ‘
The Green Line Executive Committee met yester
day, there being present/ Capt- GJ Foreacre; chain*-
man;'Maj. C W Anderson, Mr. Virgil ; Power?; Mr..8,
'BrtTohnson, 6oh L'P Grant, Mr.'M H Smith,'GemWm
McRae, Mr. TE Walker, Secretary. ■
There were attending the meeting, Mr. JohnL Bco-
meillet, General Freight Agent Atlantic and Gulf Bail-
roaa; Mr. A I Krsder, General Freight Agent SA
Louis and - Eontheastern' Railroad; Mr. * Ray Knight, _
General Frelgfit “'Agent,' Selm»,“ R3ine and Dalton
Bsi:road;Mr.' E’B'Walier,’ Master' Transportation.
Western and Atlantic Railroad; . Mr. JohnjBjPeek,
Superintendent Selma/ Borne and ‘Dalton' Bailroid;
Mr. ’.J' M-Selkirk,' Bnperintendent Great 1 Southern
Freight Line;.Mr. A L Tyler, VicePresldentSontk
Carolina Railroad-
The coramittee were principally engaged is exam
ining and adjusting claims.
' - The committee on classification changed the clatafe
fleationof hay so as to make it “per car load,” iaateaff -
,of “per 100 pontda.” ^ i i
Dahlonega Diitrict Meeting at Gain*— -
P ‘-' •;* <’ i--' vt lie. " .- ,”V/ '
WzDNpinAY Evmnimo,August. 13th., 18J8.
. Every thing hag been put in a high atate of prep-
ration in cnr city'for the DUtrict Meeting, andjunple'
arrangements made by"j.H.*Baxter, the energetic,,
industriocs and. worthy, Bastor. of the Mi E. Church. .'
to have all Relegates and vlsltora taken rage of am cog .
. Quite * large number of delegates arrived during ;
the evening aid were cordially received by Mr. Bar- -
"ter, and assigned to their respective hornet.*'' * >l w
The Rev. Geo. B. Kramer, of Lrorenceville bounty. .
preached at'n'ght a most beiutifnl, impreasjve anii
logical sermon from 1st Clause of the £3d Veree, 5ti>
Chap, of 1st Theas. ' After which the if. announced
‘that Conference would 'meet kt“ 8ii al v.Vfor'busd.
net A.' Free chit g at' fl'A. re.; and at night - during’ fire-
week , . ..-i : • ii \d l-*t*«^l* #.1*1
. r jr a. u.. .Thursday, 14th.
Conference met. * Optneijtiy Elder Dodge reading
lesson. Singing *nd prayer. * ', ‘ \ ~ ' *
- 'The former Secretary being absent Rev. D. L. Are- .
dereon.-P. O. Hall: Circuit, was elected to fill place. ■
snd Bev. ,W. F-Quilllin,-Assistant Secretary. Roll
made out aqd called..Present—'W A Dodge, PE; W
P .Quiuian, J W Parks, B J Johnson, Geo R Kramer, .
J H Baxter, D L Anderson, J T Rogers, J W Kargrove, ,
J W- Baker,-W C Holbrook, ?-P Eeynolds,i David
.Smith, John R Barrett,- T M Jones, John .Westbrook.
J Wilson, J W Grogan, A WhelcheL ABC Dorees,‘ 7 W
H W Guriey,'WjT Logau,‘R,J .Balding, j p Duckett.
Calvin Spencer, ,W 5 QullJlJm, W R. Hansock.
at TH cants per pound. Borne of it Is invested
I n the $110—difference between the costof oorain
low* at 15 cants per bushel end the uric* when
brought here at $IS5 per hvahaL fcmcbciy has
become rich hut not th* farmer, since at both ends of
The hours of business were fixed at 8# to 10J£ a.
ac.;hnd3toCm»r.- - 1:13* * tfr--
Set spirt front hrif of chuiph .fog the .use oj, Con
ference and rear hall ter spectators. . 1 - -1 < ' i,
. Raised a .committee ot five .on, the' .state or tire-
church-t-J. W. ■ Enter, B. J.' JohnjOh.'Jt tvi Parka;.
W. C. Holbrook, J. W. Grogan. J : - * ■ *
: A committee on worslilp—E Ider. Dodge, J. H. Bax— -
ter, D. B, Anderson. -,», - •# ,-5
. Bcportersof newspapers were invited to the privi
lege of the floor. '
Ministers of sll denominations were inriled -to
seats. v - * -' '
ADJOBNED UNTIL 3 O’CLOCK.
Bishop Fierce arrived on the 10:30 train from Atlan
ta and preached an elegant practical sermon on secret
prayer from Mathew 6—0, followed by the moat fere-
vent, scnLaUrring prayer from the of lipe Bsv. Efe
John P. Dunces it has ever been our lot to beer, i
-Or