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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN.
THE DAILY
Saturday Mousing October 7,
%The Louisville Courler-J#nr*aI
aid its Proposal to Discuss
with the Sun the Issue Made
in the Sun’s article of the 19th
of September-, Entitled “The
Great Issue- Involved in the
Co it test of 1S7S, and the Uni
ty of the Democratic Party.”
By
Jour/'
was lvpnbii
stn
nblw.lv
_ mishap the Courier-
23d September, in which
-d our article above alluded
to, with its eT-uiHiit.-: upon it, did uot
reacl-. nununiil within the last two days.
This will explain the reason oi the delay
on our part in replying to those com
ments, and the proposal therein con
tained ti> discuss with us “the issue made"
in onr article of the 19th September. It
Trill be recollected by our readers that
the greett issue presented by us ip that
ns in these words:
it b
artic
‘•It unit fco admitted toy tha friends oi C." mstitu-
"ticmal :l). r:y o.i rywiiere in tliif country, that, all
"OthSr question j .i l.tlin chirf and vital issue in
"the political 'contest next year, in the Unitcil States,
-"will b- OuMtitationMm, or the preservation oi the
"Federal Union or 8>atca, on the one aide, and Cm-
“tralisrn, or the consolidation of the whole of the
"people of all the States, into a Despotic Empire on
- ‘theother.”
The foregoing is tha,dislincl and square
issue we made, upon which, it was insist
ed that there should be unity in the Dem
ocratic Party. Nothing more and nothing
less. We also, in the article, maintained
that a majority of the masses of the De
mocracy in the^Union is with rm upon
the principles involved in this issue, and
that there should be unity and harmony
upon it. The overwhelming evidences
and proofs adduced that a majority of
■tho party is with us on this great issue,
tbo Courier-Journal does not undertake
to assail, except by simple denial. That
Journal, however, in a double-leaded ar
ticle, assails our position, aDd the issue
thus made by us, in the following words,
-which are given in full.
The Issue.
In order that rational peoplo may know precisely
what sort of enterprise they aro asked to engage in,
vro print in full the moat recant manifesto of Mr.
Stephens against the "New Departure." Mr. Ste
phens makes the issue as distinct as it can be made,
lie win havo no unity except upon the basis of tho
repudiation—no matter by what process—of the
Constitutional amendments. He does not ask a sus
pension of debate, and he refuses ail compromise
with whnt ho holds to be an infamy—that is, the
_ ,l ficw Departure.”
"U/rjft -viow -Departure" simply proposes to leave
? the -Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments unmo
lested Where they stand in tho Constitution, repeal
ing the obnoxious laws of Congress passed by their
sanction, and granting universal amnesty. Mr.
Stephem will not bo satisfied with this. He Is for
wipin i out tho amendments altogether. Those who
do not go with him to the full extent of his scheme
»ro not Democrats. There is no half-way point.
T.r- -New Departure”nncncBUxau. Thcrepudia-
ti>u of the Fourteenth and Filteenth amendments
i« the only hope of free, constitutional government.
This is Hr. Stephen’s issue, Hanaro and plain; and
he claims that the Northern Democracy are with
- him. 'Ho haB also claimed since onr August election
Shat ''ontneky’s majority for Leslie means that and
nothing else.
TV e are n .ad to havo tho issue thus squarely stated.
We contest it. TVe say that Mr. Stephens’ entire
premise is falsa and hi3 whole plau is revolutionary,
ruinous and impossible. His assumptions in regard
to the Northern Democracy and the proprietary
claim he has set up as to tho Kentucky Democra
cy are equally wild and unfounded. Each of the
words we write is measured—they era ment to be
precise, not discourteous—and we propose hereafter
to discuss the question with Mr. Stephens ou the
issue mads by him. Ho is ontsido of all National
Democratic lellowshlp and sympathy. His theoret
ical view cf the question is debatable, but purely
•abstract. His practical view of it is sheer lunacy,
llis prophecy that grass would grow in the streets of
Now 1'ork was not crazier than this plan for the
overthrow of tho Iiadicais. A moro unsafe counsel
lor, in short, could not possibly bo secured by the
Democratic party if it had the pick and choice of all
the lunatic asylums in the world. As a principle in
the ethics of government, Mr. Stephens absolutely
misconceives and mistreats tho wholo question. As
.a principle of action, he advances a proposition
which is a burlesque upon the common senso and
• ordinary intelligence oi tho time.
Now, if he has any followers in Kentucky, let them
declare themselves as explicitly as' their leader, aud
• organize at once. They have tho law laid down to
them, anil nothing else will suffice. The repudia
tion of tlic amendments is the one sole issue before
s the country, and tho only thing for the followers ol
_Kr. Stephens Is to decide upon the method. They
1 have only to determine whether they will agitate
s-to repeal*them, or whether they will declare them
.null and void, pledging themselves to disregard
them if they arc placed in power, aud making this
-tho terms of their appeal to tho American people.
This article of Mr. Stephens will be republished
1>y every Radical newspaper in this country. It will
be circulated all over the North as a powerful Kadi-
cal campaign document. It cannot ho evaded, but
must be met. Tho Democracy of Kentucky must
accept it or they must repudiate it. TVe repudiate
it. TYo lefuee to accept it. Ard wo earnestly ask
those of the Kentucky press who aro equivocal in
their position as to the amendments to do one thing
or tho other—either to help us put down this wau-
•tonaudmad folly or to support it boldly, so that
tho Democratic party raiy know exactly where they
stand, and bo able to relievo itself of all resp nsi-
.bility for their acts.
“Notv, in onr article, Tvhicli isliere so
'broadly assailed, what is there about the
“New Departure” and the so-called Con
. -stitutioiml Amendments ?
This is the sum of it:
Upon what, then is it essential that they mnst first
i be unite-.! f Unquestionably upon the siosl rotaf ques
tion or issue involved in tho contest. There can be
no proper union in action until there is perfect union
in sentiment on this point.
We make these remarks in answer to quite a num
ber of our cotemporaries, who speak with so much
earnestness in behalf of unity on tho part of the Dem
ocratic party; and occasionally refer, directly or in
directly. to The Sex, as one cf tho Southorn “im-
practical:- s” and “extremists,” 4c.
Now, to all sncli we say, that we think their zeal is
beyond their knowledge. They either do not under
stand ur, or do not understand the difference be
tween ns and those who advocate what is styled tho
‘•new departure.”
We aaiocate unify with all the earnestness at onr
command. but unify upon tbe cfsenfiaf question in
volve 1 in the contest—iurity, in opposition to these
nturjxiti i s by the ruling dynasty—which clearly
show its purpoad to be to e.-tablish a centralized cm-
j,ira in boa of the free institutions established by
-the fathers; while tho “new departnrists” advocate
unity upon an acceptance as “finalities," and an in
dorse wo of as •Verities" and “rightful acts,” of those
usurjiatorr meantrts, which so clearly show the ulte
rior purpose -i and real designs of the party now in
power, aud from whose grasp the liberties of the
country must be rescued, or all will be inovit&bly
lost. Now, waiving the question of what is the rent
object of thoso calling Oiemsetres Democrats, who ad
vocate t . j- -ticy of the “new departure” movement,
we would, at this time simply ask if anything conld
’ be more '-impracticable" than the adoption of such
course as they recommend, with the view of thereby
arresting future usurpations? Can pov.-er of tyranny
ever be displaced, either by yielding to its demands
ov sanctioning its crimes by open approval?
The foregoing extract, we suppose,
contains tbe matter upon which are pred
icated all tbe denunciations of the Cour
ier-Journal againsT tbe article of The
Sun alluded to. From all tbis ;
SUN.’ Journal, is therein openly avowed. If
we misunderstand the position of our co
temporary, we vish to be corrected.
If we understand the Editors of the
Courier-Journal, they are not for unity in
the Democratic Party against fire usurpa
tions, upon which the “fraudulent
amendments” rest solely for their existence,
because they do not believe that they
were usurpations. Are we right in our
understanding of the position of the
Courier-Journal on the subject? They
propose to discuss with us th§ questions
presented in our article of 19th Septem
ber. Let as then distinctly understand
what is the question to be discuss3ed. We
have maintained and do maintain that
the usuipations, by which the 14th and
loth amendments, so-called, to the Con
stitution were most glaring, foul and
flagitious.
Does the Courier-Journal join issue
with us on this point ?
We also have maintained and do main
tain that no amendment to the Constitu
tion of the United States, reding solely
upon usurpation for its existence, is a
valid part of the fundamental law of the
land.
Does the Courier-Journal join issue
with us upon this point ?
We also have maintained and do main
tain that, whenever a case comes before
any court, under “Enforcement Acts” or
“Ku-Klnx Bills,” involving the validity
of these stupendous frauds upon Public
Liberty, it will be not'only the right but
the duty of the Court to hold them to be
utterly null and void !
Does the Courier-Journal join issue
with ns on this point ? Is this position
of ours what he styles the “revolutionary”
“plan” of “Mr. Stephens ?”
It is true this is one of very many effi
cient modes which, as we maintain, the
people have of gelling rid of the tyranni
cal operation of those measures, but,
wherein is it, or either of the others, Rev
olutionary? We want a specific answer
to this.
Moreover, we ask wherein is any of our
premises false? The Courier-Journal
says our “entirepremise is false." Will
our cotemporary show wherein, in a
single particular, it is either false, or un
tenable ?
We have noticed the article of the
Courier-Journal, copied above in full, and
accept the offer, therein made, to discuss
the questions presented in our article of
19th September, with the sole purpose of
promoting the public good; and with no
intention of bandying epithets with that
Journal.
Whether tho truths, as we holdthem to
be, which we proclaim andmaintain,are in
deed nothing but the emanations of “sheer
lunacy," as our cotemporary announces
them to be, in “measured” and “precise”
language; or whether “the propositions”
adduced by us rests upon “a principle of
action,” “which is a burlesque upon the
common sense and ordinary intelligence
of the times,” we will, very contentedly,
leave for that intelligence to judge for'it-
self. ' ^ ft
But, if the Courier-Journal has no
better answer at command to show that
Mr. Stephens’ plan for “the overthrow
of the Radicals,” is utterly “crazy," than
the prophecy made by him, to which he re
fers, the Editors of that paper had better
be looking to the soundness of their own
upper story. Mr. Stephens never made
any such prophecy as that gras3 would
grow in the streets of New York. Tbe
“entire premise" of our cotemporary in
this particular, is entirely without founda
tion. Mr. Stephens never uttered any such
nonsense as that. We, moreover, think
onr cotemporary will prove to be quite
as frail a prophet, as be unwittingly sup
poses Mr. Stephens to have been, in his
assertion that our article would be “re
published in every Radical newspaper in
the country."
Our articles are just what Radical
newspapers, generally, do not republish;
and if our cotemporary has seen, or shall,
see, that one in a single Radical sheet,
from Maine to California, he will oblige
us by sending it to us.
We receive a goodly number of Radi
cal exchange*—as many, perhaps, as the
Courier-Journal—and we have never yet
seen a single article of ours republished
in a single one of them. The republica
tion of an article of ours in a Radical
sheet is what we never expect to see.
A. H. S.
£Frem the Columtras Sun October 3rd, 1871.]
Mr. Stephens and liis Enemies.
We call the particular attention of our
readers to a portion of a reply made by
Mr. Stephens to a correspondent of the
Augusta Constitutionalist. The enemies
of Mr. Stephens being completely foiled
in their puny efforts on the field of argu
ment, are now forced to lie low, or resort
tc the greatest misrepresentations or the
vilest forgeries. Almost every new depar
ture parper we open teems with person
al slang and political slander against this
pure man and patriot, who to-day occu
pies the very ground but lately deserted
by his present villifiers. They imagine
vainly, that if the high mark at which
they aim can be hit with their
poisoned shafts, that the true principles
| to law and liberty which he illustrates,
-ien, i | ^jj f a p vvitli him and die. Their shots,
“Somehow or other, his voice for open
war is no longer heeded up this way.—
Down in Columbus, Georgia, the Daily
Sun, of that city, keeps up its firing,
banging away as often as Mr. Stephens
gives the order.”
Here, in less than five lines, two dis
tinct falsehoods are asserted. Mr. Ste
phens was never an advocate for “open
war,” except against rogues and royal
ists,” and it. is well known here, what
ever may be unknown among the mum
mies of Memphis, that we were “firing
and baDging” at such cattle as the Ava
lanche years before Mr. Stephens assailed
the vermin now gnawing and crawling
over the social and political bones of the
South. As an old Clay and Webster
Whig we have received few “orders”
from Mr. Stephens to “bang away,” but
when we differed with him, we never
fired the first piratical shot into his colors,
always floating plainly to the breeze.—
We never misunderstood or affected to
misunderstand his position, for his mind
is so clear, and his language so terse,
that if we did have occasion to misrepre
sent him, we would rather suspect our
own prejudices and stupidity, than a
want of ability in Air. Stephens to make
himself understood.
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SUN-STROKES.
The arrest of Brigham Young was
a harem scare ’em sort of business.
JG@?“The Courier-Journal says: “Wild
geese are moving South.” The editor of
the C. J. will be along after a while.
It is stated that Blind Tom clear
ed $41,000 last year. Tom says he would
be glad to see one dollar of the amount.
BgL. Pennsylvania will vote next
Tuesday. The canvass is lively up there,
and a heavy vote will be polled.
The New Orleans Picayune of
Tuesday came out in an entire new dress,
and looking “as fresh as a daisy.”
It is becoming very evident to
the minds of the “latter day saints” of
Salt Lake, that their “latter day” i3 ap
proaching.
New curiosities are developing
every day. The latest is a lawyer who
studied under John Randolph, of Ro
anoke.
Some malicious fellow suggests
the following epitaph for Butler:
“Here lies ihe d—l's eldest son,
Who caused the world some bother—
His bones here rest; his soul haB gone
To call upon his father.”
BgL-WestoD, the pedestrian, will be on
the grounds two days during the Macon
Fair, and give exhibitons of bis el-leg
ibility to the title of the champion walker
of America.
Parton [Mr. Fanny Fern) is said
to be fond of lecturing, and the only
reason why he cannot - make lecturing
profitable to him is, audiences cannot be
found who are fond of hearing him lec
ture.
The New York Sun devotes an en
tire column to the great national ques
tion—“Does Grant get drunk ?” The
public would, no doubt, manifest more
interest in the question—Does Grant get
sober—and if so, how long does he stay
so ? ^
A Newark paper, noticing the
death of Henry Sanderson, the pianist,
concludes with the following verse, which
is possibly better in conceit than it is in
theology:
“If piano music’s ever heard in Heaven,
And Harry’s faults forbid him there to go,
The miniBteriug angels will come get him—
He can’t he spared to go below.”
B@L»Grant lias gotten miffed at Catecazy,
the Russian Minister, and asks the Em
peror to recall him. The Emperor is
Czar-ry that his Minister should he an
Envoy so extraordinary, and asks that he
be tolerated until after the visit of the
Grand Duke. In the meantime Grant
will refuse to see Catecazy, except in
company with Alexis.
USSf* The Atlautic Mouthly, excellent
Radical authority, estimates that, during
the year 1870, the people of the United
States paid, in taxes, to the general gov
ernment, ten dollars and sixtwo-two cents
a head; and yet the party that collected
this^enormous tax has the' effrontery to
come before the people, asking support,
at the ballot-box, from the producers and
working men of the country, who have
this tax to pay.
Theodore Tilton asks, “Shall our
daughters bo allowed to read the works
of the great masters of literature, which
contain passages and allusions of an ob
jectionable character ?” There is some
donbt about a correct answer to this con-
nundrum; but, if tbe choice lay between
“tbe works of the great masters of litera
ture” and the “Life of 'Victoria Woodhull”
by Theadore Tilton, tho verdict would be
unanimously in favor of the former, as
the least damaging to morals and good
taste.
Morton, it-seems, has also been
dabbling in “grease.” While he was
Governor of Indiana “he made contracts
for sanitary supplies for his State troops
in the Western army, which accounts
were shortly after paid by the Quarter
master General. In the settling of the
State account with the general govern
ment, these accounts were found charged
up and were again paid. This little
game has been now discovered, and steps
will be immediately taken to inquire into
tbe course of this irregularity.”
STATE MATTERS.
his congregation without a minister. He
has made an arrangement by which .Prof.
Williams, who has control of the Acade
my for the Blind, in Macon, will instruct
his classes for a few weeks.
A Savannah young man, named Pat
rick McGrath, relieved himself of “the
burden of life” by severing his jugular
vein with a razor. Partial insanity was
the cause.
Two Spalding county negroes, return
ing from a corn-shucking, had an argu
ment on the way, with knives. “They
carved in a way that all admired,” and
one of them is now in bed, the other
in the woods.
The Griffin Star says: “We have had
our attention attracted several times of
late to the immense crows of custom
ers, and especially lady customers, etc.”
The question hereupon arises, does it
look well for the ladies to “crow” in
way that attracts public attention'.
Columbus is building a new factory
that will commence operations with forty
looms. That is looming up very well for
a beginning.
John Williams, a “previous condi
tion,” was caught stealing a can of lard.
John plead against prosecution and of
fered to compromise by taking the good,
old-fashioned thirty-nine lashes. The
appeal was granted and John felt as he
used to before freedom. This was in Co
lumbus.
One bale to five acres is the most that
some planters in the lower counties are
counting upon, though some hope to re
alize as much as one bale to four acres.
Mr. Matthew Crawford and wife, of
Lowndes county, died last Saturday with
in an hour of each other.
The Calhoun Times appears under a
new title head.
Savamlah holds herself out as a first-
class winter resort.
One thousand hands are expected to
break ground on the Griffin and Madison
Railroad next week.
Griffin has fully made up her mind that
she cannot any longer be happy without
a new hotel.
The ’possum season having opened,
the Chattooga Advertiser laughs at the
idea of hog meat.
Air. G. A. R. Tucker has bought the
Chattooga Advertiser. He ought to
drop one or more of those ominous ini
tials at once.
The report that Mr. Miller Force had
been shot has reached the Chattanooga
Advertiser, but it still lacks confirmation.
Augusta voted Wednesday upon the
canal enlargement. A large majority
was in favor of -widening the ditch.
The “most potent, grave and reverend
seignors” of the Putnam county grand
jury have determined upon the removal
of the capitol to Milledgeville.
Archibald J. Battle, D. D., of Marion,
Ala., has been elected President of Aler-
cer University. Will the boys he able to
do Battle?
Dalton sidewalks must deserve to be
classed among “ways that are dark.”
Mrs. Cathy fell from one of them the
other day and “broke her left arm and
leg very badly.”
Dalton had three frosts last week.
_JThe Standard, after having walked
around the village four or five times one
morning before breakfast, has made up
its mind that there is no longer any
reason to donbt that “Cartersville is one
of the most prosperous towns in
Georgia.”
500 Corsets.
In White, Grey and Scarlet—some reg
ular $1 Corsets for 75 cents, at the Lon
don Store, and a general article at 50
cents; and such desirable bustles, d&wlt
The Undersigned hereby notifies the
public that he has severed all connection
with the combination known as Wootten
and Haight’s Circus, he having sold out his
entire interest in the concern on the 30th
September 1871. P. B. Wootten.
oct6-d&w-2t. Atlanta Ga.
Tlxe Good Templars.
At tbe Grand Lodge of Good Tem
plars, held at Macon a couple of days
since, the following officers were elected:
E. J. Kirkscey, Columbus, G. W. C. T.
J. W. Burke, Macon, G. W. C.
Maggie Bleakley, Augusta, G. W.V.T.
W. E. H. Searcey, Griffin, G. W. S.
C. R. .Moore, Dawson. G. W. T.
Messrs. Hancock, Jones and Philips
were elected Representatives to the R.
W. G. L. Mr. J. G. Thrower, of this
city, is Superintendent of Cold Water
Templars. . We understand that Col. E.
S. Bleakley, of Augusta, is to take the
field as Grand Lecturer. The order is
now in a most flourishing condition.
The next Grand Session will be held at
Albany, on tbe 4tb October, 1872.
Dress Trimmings.
Evei* a tusk to match, can be found in
the rarest styles at tbe London Store.
Former Taste and Selections are now
doubly excelled at this Emporium of
Styles. d&wlt
What’i Tout Name 1
A short time since a lady inquired of
the clerk at the ladies’ window, in the
Atlanta Post-office:
“Mister, is there a letter here forme?”
“What is your name madame ?” in
quired the polite clerk.
“Why, you’ll find it on the back of
the letter,’’Was the innocent reply.
Trial of Rev. N. P. Hotthkiis.
The trial of Mr. Hotchkiss, charged
with cheating and swindling in the State
Road business, was to have come up be
fore Justice Johnson yesterday at 10
o’clock; but by consent of counsel of both
sides, the case was indefinitely post
poned.
Col. T. C. Howard at Gainesville.
Col. Howard, who has been arousing
the people to the importance of scientific
agriculture in a series of brilliant and
most telling lectures, closed his labors
for the Atlanta Industrial Association in
an address at Gainesville, last Wednes
day.
Not having a large audience in the
morning—the hour appointed-—at the
suggestion of some one, the address was
deferred until evening, when town and
country exerted themselves until the
court house was filled to overflowing.
To the farmers ho spoke of the natu
ral advantages afforded in that mountain
ous country for sheep-raising; of the al
most miraculous fruits of the use of fer
tilizers, and adjured them to arouse
themselves in the growing interest mani
fested in scientific farming everywhere,
until many of the most prominent citi
zens of the place thanked him, and again
resolved to revive the drooping spirits of
their agricultural society.
The ladies were not overlooked, but
received wholesome advice, for which
they showed their_ appreciation by their
smiles and applause.
Col. Howard has done a good work for
the Atlanta Fair. The-nature of a sub
ject seems no consideration with him
He is eloquent in all. One of our young
townsmen, who has no prediliction for
farming, expressed himself perfectly
spell-bound.
>-«-* .
National Agricultural Congress.
This body held a meeting in Nashville,
Tennessee, this week, and perfected its
organization. We observe that Mr. Oli
ver H. Jones, of this city, and one of
our best known and most popular citi
zens, was honored with the distinction of
Vice President. Among the other gen
tlemen thus honored we notice the names
of ex-Governor R. M. Patton, of- Ala
bama, and General John S. Marmaduke,
of St. Louis, late of the Confederate
army.
From gentlemen who were in attend
ance upon this Congress find upon the
Nashville Fair, we learn that great inter
est is manilested among the people of
Tennessee in regard to our Atlanta Fair,
also in regard to the Georgia State Fair.
There will be a great many Tennesseeans
in attendance upon both.
Quite a number of fine horses will
also be brought down, among which are
the bay mare Tennessee, from Nashville;
the dun horse Rattler, from Bowling
Green ; aud Chieftain, a promising hay
colt belonging to John Overton, of Nash
ville. It is also very probable that Pilot.
Temple will visit both the Atlanta and
Macon Fairs.
Black Silks
From that Heavy Loosing Sale in
New York worth $2 50 for $1 50 at the
London Store. Call at once. d&wlt
The Telegraph ana »le MCOc . r
Once More.
We clip, from the issue of our Ma
cotemporary of the 4th inst., theTf
lowing, it being part of a leading Jn
rial of that date: b edlto '
Electing Ineligible Co„g ressm ,
“We see Mr. Stephens, in The Att .v!
“the 2d instant, devotes a column Str>I i of
“of the policy of electing Se££to£
“to tho disqualifications imposed by toeHthrt *S®4
--tional Amendment, against tho d •cl a «i^ Conf ' ti fc
; f'Ugraph that it is % foolish am th *
“policy. His line of argument is that
“Georgia believes tbe amendment to be n^ rbody ia
“tional and void, and, therefore, to comnvw® 8 ^-
“spent it at all in the election of menfhoi i nd «-
“grcss.wouMbea dishonorable amSSgOg;
‘‘toniodlfy Mr^Stephems^^h^^g 0 ^^^
“are uot likely to change our o ™ unon tv 0rtainly
“Where, then, tbe use of discussion*
“hold that from first to last, all this ™
vading and subjugating the Southern St!?. f lc '
‘‘compelling them to become an'inte^ral
‘•United States Government against < J* ho
“will, was a piece of flagrant usurpation ,(. declared
•‘only with the Constitution, but also
“underlyingprinciple upon which i’ mot ? ratul
“thatali rightful government onTo^h'
“the governed. me consent of
“Nevertheless, we, like evervbodv e’s- ,
“tho stress of circumstances.' We'tookf)^. lded to
‘■oath and then went and voted for a repreS? ty
• in the Congress of the United States. SmSS? 1 *
‘basely surrender our principles ? Did *1°
“Mr. Stephens phrases it, 4 tho kbghte*fc‘
■vantin this thing.’ ' - Lord ^thy"-
“It certainly was not done alone or in n
“but with a great multitude, ali of w2* 1 *-
“same, and we havn nnf l,..o .v,_. md the
Report of Interments in tlxc City Ceme
tery for tlxe Month of September, 1871.
Whites over ten years 10
Whites under ten years - - 12"
Colored over ten years, - - 8
Colored under ten years, - - 23
Total 53
Colored over whites 9
Childred over adults 35
J. W. Craig,
Chairman Board of Health
clearly appears to us, that the Co> rier-1 Q f the scorn aud laughter of the world’ i T mLv ^
Jowrtud never will give its consent to sup- j fall short of the object. The arrows sent j . , , ,, ° umbim, who has
bv two feeble arms to bend the bows. ! i us ^ been elected to the presidency of the
Atlanta Post-office.
port any Candidate or Platform, which
>does not
ities,”
so-call
Wo thought, from the beginning, that I because it is not coupled with either
this was the meaning oi the authors of j ™ ^? te that dirty, j wiil remain m Columbus probably until
,, ,. XT _ , „ , stupid sheet, the Memphis Avalanche,
iiio Aew Departure movemen.. It was I that claims to be the author of the most
because of our belief that this was their I foolish political humbug of the age.—
realm and intention, that we have ' Speaking of M”. Stephens, this delect-
opposed it as we have. The object, as able cracked organ of the new departure
we undertand this article of the Courier- thus blows:
Ed.
Atbaxta, Ga., Oct. 6, 1871.
Daily Sun : Sir—Please publish
system has been per
fected, through which A50 or less can be
sent to any part of Great Britain or Ire
land, or from these countries to any part
! of the United States ; and that the At-
trustees were very anxious tohave fcj^f 0 ® 06 *f- e ? designated as
, . , i one office through which funds can be
him at the head of the institution lm- transmitted.
mediately, but he was unwilling to leave I James L. Dunning, P. M.
his new charge.
November first, unless his chnrcli secures
a temporary pastor before that time.-
Tll€
The following has been picked up and
is handed to ns for publication, in order
that the owner may know where ii can
be had: •
TO YE GOUVEItNOURE.
A Most DoKfnl Song Bye a Most Doleful
Wyglxtc.
Oil, Rufus, are you coming, dear?
And do you mean to come ?
Tlie faithful ones will suffer sure!
Unless you hurry home,
For Angier’s barred the Treasury door,
And we can’t get a crumb J
From Gotham to the sun-set land
You've wandered many a day,
Unmindful how It fares with us
While yon are far away;
It wouldn’t be so hard, you know,
If An-gi-er would pay.
It must have been a treat to g x
A-whizzing o'er the plains;
Ami see the bison scamper off
With all their might and matter;
But, dear, tbe pleasure you enjoy
Don’t mitigate our pains 1
We’ve waited long to hear from you.
And tried to wait in peace;
But then we never counted on
Distressful times like these;
They would not go so very hard,
But we are out of “grease.”
Ah surely, sir, you do not know
The fix your friends are in,
Who’re out of cash and into law—
’Tia here our woes begin—
irarranfs are plenty, but thsre’re not
The kind that brings the “tia.”
j Who would lia- e thought our enemies
Would kick up such a fuss;
We’il suffer lest you hasten homo
To save us from this muss,
j While we have claims to prosecute,
They’re prosecuting us.
j Oh Governor, do not tarry long!
We need your presence so!
' While you are off “upon a breeze,”
We’ve in a furious “blow!”
, Come back and take ihe reins oi State,
And check oar reign of wo.
ia«uiu>,iw me saae or tno argument tt,V.
“have gotten thus far without shame, ihahonnr l^ 0
“dastardly sacrifice of principle. We renow/ri « *
“allegiance to the United States by mere foL
“compulsion—we have abandonol tho rfeht ^ 1
“government of our own choice upon mere
“sion—we have abolished slavery on comuS4
“we have abjured secession on compulsion-^ w
■repudiated out Confederate debts on compulsion
“and now we are about to go into tho election
“United States Senators and Representatives on com
“pulsion. Still we are all right, so far-wohavo n^i
‘“in the slightest degree bowed the knee to Baal
“far our legs ana our honor are all straight.”
. We do not raise any point, nor join any
jssue, with our cotemporary in anything
in tbe foregoing; except that we “are note
about to go into the election of United Stales
Senators and Representatives on compul
sion."
-Let it be granted, for the sake of argu
ment; that we abandoned tire Government
of onr choice upon compulsion—that we
abandoned the cause of Secession as a
mode of redress against Federal wrongs,
on compulsion—that we abolished slave
ry on compulsion—that we- repudiated
the Confederate debt on compulsion
that we did all these things-at ihe point of
the bayonet—it does not follow,, therefore,
that we are now goinginto the election of a
United States Senator on Wee. compulsion,
or any compulsion whatever l
Whoever yields only to the superior force
of arms, does not thereby “bow the knee”
to the “Baal” of unjust Power. That is
the offspring of the will, and comes from
vohmlarry.;aclion. WC'are no longer un
der the power of bayonets. We are under
7io compulsion whatever to- elect any sort
of Senators or Representatives to Con
gress, except those of our own free choice,
who possess the Constitutional qualifica
tions, as. we understand those qualifica
tions. And whenever we yield, of our own
accord : , onr own judgment,.as to those qual
ifications, to the dictate of admitted
usurped authority, it will be, noto?i com
pulsion, but by voluntary action..
This is just what we would not have
the people of Georgia—with their past
untarnished honor, in all their humilia
tion—ever to do.. Whatever may have
been their losses and sacrifices—and
whatever they may have done on. compul
sion—at the point of the bayonet—their
honor isaayet .and.their integ
rity, in the maintenance of tho right,
when left to themselves, still remains
pure and unspoiled.
In relation to the election cf a United
States Senator by the next Legislature,
we repeat, we have no special favorite.
There are many good and fcraeDemocrats
in the State, to whom tho “ineligibility"
clause of the “fraudulent Amendment”
does not apply—a3 well as a great many to
whom it does. All that we urge is, that
in making a selection, tho members of
the Legislature shall not act upon the
principle of a recognition of the validity
of this unparalleled fraud and usurpation
of their clearly defined Constitutional
Rights. Let them exclude no one because
of this “disability," so-called. No good
can be secured by such a course, while
infinite mischief may result from the pre
cedent.
It would be better for the State to be
unrepresented in the United States Sen
ate for fifty years, than that it should be
represented, avowedly, not by the free
choice of Georgia, but by the dictation of
a usurping Faction in Congress.
A. H. S.
.Wedding Trosscaai.
Those vital orders can be executed in
all the Latest Styles. The purest ago
nies at the London Store. d&wlt
SvE=* The Cincinnati dimes and Chroni
cle, Radical, exclaims, “ United we stand
—divided, where are we ?” By this
time you certainly ought to know how it
is yourself, as your party is admirably
divided.
EgL- Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa vote
to-morrow. Pennsylvania will elect State
officers and a Legislature, and Ohio and
Iowa will elect Governors, State officers
aud Legislatures. These are the most
j important of the fall elections.
As a hint as to the sanitary con-
j dition of the “New Departure” it may
I be mentioned that it has been entirely
; omitted by the Democracy of New York.
! Probably they did not want to take any
- “dead weight” upon their shoulders while
! entering the race.
BgL. A New Y T ork correspondent oi the
, Washington Patriot says “ gray hair is
| becoming fashionable; 1 ’ whereupon tho
j Mobile Register asserts that “ it is an old
j fashion.” It might be added also that it is
i d fashion that never change
I owner dues.
until the
