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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN, FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 29 1872.
THE ATLANTA SUN
FROM THE DAILY EDITION' OF
[ Wednt«*E«*wT. 22d, 1872.
A Word to Our Neighbor.
In ibe issue of tbe Constitution, of the
19th instant, appears an editorial under
the beading of “Mb. Stephen's and the
Constitutiox ;” which sets out ■with this
sentence:
“Our courteous oUtorUl, measurably endorsing a
“protest or the Griffifi Georgian against the Bcemlng
“intolerance of an article iu the‘'Scs," has treked
“a somewhat acrimonious reply from our respected
■contemporary. Mr. Stephens.
m _ "We shall certainly
"endeavor not"to imitate an acrimony that we dep-
“recate, < specially to allies. We feel no acerbity,
“and mean to show none.”
"Will onr neighbor excuse us for ashing
him •wherein there was a smgte word of
“acrimony” or “acerbity” in onr reply
to his indorsement of tbe Middle Geor
gian's charge against us of intolerance?
The only part of our article quoted, as
evidence of our “aciimony,” is in the
following paragraph:
Hm It not been the constant labor and fBmtot
Mr. Stephens, ever since he became connected w ith
The Scjr. to arouse the people. tlio_boneE t maesps.
everywhere, to exercise their great right as freemen,
to investigate the state of political affairs and reflect
on them earnestly? Has he not repeatedly and
earnestly proclaimed to them that no people can re
main free long who do not so reflect; and to inves-
tigate, in time, io set understandlngly, when they
come to exercise the right of franchise, on which
the stability and perpetuation of every Government
depends?
Now we nsk, most respectfully, if there
is an y “acrimony” or “acerbity” in this?
Is it not the plain utterance of an unde
niable truth? Why was this truth so
uttered ? It was, as all our readers know,
in direct reply to onr neighbor’s indorse
ment of the Georgian's protest against our
“ intolerance.”
What was that protest ? ' It was against
what was said to be a want of toleration
on our part, which denied the right of
investigation. The words were, Mr. Ste
phens “ IS SO INTOLERANT AS TO DENY THE
HONEST MASSES THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE
AND REFLECT UPON THE POLITICAL STATE
01 AFFAIRS,” &C.
Our readers know full well the charge
and the answer. Wherein again we ask,
is there any “acrimony” or “acerbity”
in the answer ? Tho important question,
then, is the statement of the answer
true ? Can there be any acrimony in
simply stating an unquestionable truth ?
Nay more; was there any “acrimony”
or “acerbity” in propounding the ques
tion to our neighbor “how he could
‘measurably,’ or in any degree, indorse
this naked, bald and utterly nnsustained
assertion of the Middle Georgian ?"
If the assertion was “naked, bald and
utterly unsustained” by the facts of the
case, was there any “ acrimony” or
“ acerbity” in declaring the truth ? We
think not. Great and important truths
should be announced in clear and distinct
as well as decided terms; and great and
important errors should be denounced in
terms equally clear, distinct, and decided
—especially when these errors embody
grave charges aghinst the party denying
them. Whatever may be our faults of
temper, we think tliatneither “acrimony”
nor “acerbity” is one of them, no more
than “iutolerance.”
We have strong convictions of what
we consider right in private, as well as
public affairs. Thoc*>- \vttaus ataays
cuUlfUfour action, and we give utterance
to them in periods of danger, in the
strongest language at our command; but
always in courteous language towards
those who differ with, us, so long as the
line of logical argument is pursued, and
no resorts be had by an opponent, either
to discourteous language, or to “naked
bald assertions,” resting upon no fact or
truth to sustain them.
We maintain that there was no “acri
mony,” no "acerbity,” no “intolerance”
in our article entitled, “Choose you
' this Day whom you will Serve.”
All we asked in that article was that
there should no' longer be delay on the
pirt.of the people or the Press in form
ing their opinions, and expressing them
in reference to the proper course which
should he taken by the friends of Con
stitutional Government, in the great
civic Armageddon contest, now soon to
be upon us.
In the article we invoked nothing so
strongly as the expression of opinion,
that we might know where our cotempo
raries, the “sentinels' upon the watch-
towers,” stood on the questions now agi
tating the country* Iu this very invo
cation, too, we stated more explicitly
that we indulged the most perfect tole
ration of differences of opinion. What
we wanted was to know where the
guides, and organs, of public opinion
stool.
Was there any thing “intolerant
that ? Was there any thing acrid in it ?
Was there any thing objectionable in it
o any body, except to those who, for
some motive or other, wished to conceal
or keep back their opinions ?
We have a few more words to say .to
tour neighbor. These we shall endeavor,
as is our custom, to express in the most
courteous manner—but with that earnest
ness of purpose which controls all we say
or write.
Iu times of peril, we believe that every
one in position should make known his
sentiments upon, questions and matters
deeply involving public interests.
1. First, then, a great question now
before the Democracy of the Union is,
shall the Party support Mr. Greeley for
the Presidency, either by making no
nomination at Baltimore on the 9th of
July, (with the understanding that as a
__ In the second place. Our neighbor
has repeatedly alluded to the fact that
we said some time ago, in the then de
moralized condition of the Democratic
Party, produced by the “New Depar
ture” movement, that we would be will
ing to support Judge Davis, or any other
“Liberal Republican,” so-called, who
would unite with the Democracy in the
rescue of public liberty from the hands
of the present Centralizing Dynasty;
and, now, as we understand onr neigh
bor, he maintains that Mr. Greeley is as
much against Centralism as Judge Davis,
who, as he says in the article before us,
sanctioned the infamous Missouri test
oath.
On the point of tho comparative mer
its of Judge Davis and Mr. Greeley, we
have only a few words to say to-day. Of
the merits of the decision in tbe case of
the Missouri test oath, we do not now
intend to say anything, further than
that, however wrong it may have been,
it certainly had nothing centralizing in it.
It was in obeisance, at least, to the Sover
eign Right of the State of Missouri.
Missouri had passed the act, and Judge
Davis refused to affirm that she did not
have the right to do it.
The State of Georgia oDce passed a
“test oath” for the missionaries among
tli6 Cherokee Indians in our State; and
all who are old enough recollect the in
dignation that was felt when an attempt
was made to have this act set aside by
tbe Supreme Court of the United States.
If Mr. Greeley has ever evinced such
a disposition to do obeisance to the
Rights of the States as Judge Davis did
in his decision, so pronounced to be ne
farious, we are not aware of it.
3. But enough on that point. Did not
Judge Davis decide in favor of the rights
of the people in the Milligan case? Did
he not then throw all the weight of his
judicial power against the unconstitutional
suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus?
Did not Mr. Greeley denounce that
decision ?
How with the McArdle case ? Did
not Judge Davis, on the Bench, declare
against the usurpations of Congress by
which McArdle, and thousands of others
were put under the rule of Military Des
potism ? Did not Mr. Greeley denounce
that decision, and did he rot exert all
his powers as a Public Journalist, to de
prive tbe court of their jurisdiction of
the question, before the decision was
rendered ?
Is there not a wide difference between
the two, on these great questions of the
rights of the States and of the People?
Is not one a truly “Liberal Republican,’
while the other is a “Radical Republi
can” of tbe deepest dye?
4. Nay more; is not Mr. Greeley to-day
in favor ol all the iniquities of the
usurpations by which the ten Southern
States were put under Military Despot
ism ? Is he not to-day in favor of all the
infamous acts ? Is he notin favor of the
more infamous Ku-Klux Act, under the
oppressions of which South Carolina is
now groaning so grievous 0 ■ Aie not
portions of Mr. Greeley at
Farming as is Farming.
Judge C. H. StroDg has shown us a ]
specimen of clover, grown on the farm
of Mr. Jackson Graham, on the Chatta
hoochee river, near Warsaw, in Milton
county, four miles from Duluth, on tbe
Air-Line Railroad. Mr. Graham has
just been mowing his clover, and says it
will yield three tons to the acre. The
bunch shown us is four feet high! just bi
frill bjoom, and as fine looking as we
ever saw.
In a letter from Mr. Graham, he says
he was brought up iu Kentucky, and
never saw finer clover there than he has
on his farm now—grown on his river
bottoms without any fertilizer whatever.
He has some ten acres in clover. He
said he sowed the land in oats and clover
at the same time—only dragging a brush
lightly over the ground alter the clover-
seed were sown.
Judge Strong also showed us a cotton
stalk from Mr. Graham’s form, (last
years growth), 1 which every cotton
raiser in the South ought to see and
study. It has a tap root, over four feet
long! It grew on bottom land where the
soil was loose, and not too wet. It shows
the great depth to wbicb the tap root
of the cotton will penetrate, if the ground
is only stirred and made loose enough.
Cotton and corn are frequently ruined
and the crops of laud cut short by sum
mer droughts. If the land could be
plowed deep before planting—to the
depth of several feet—the crops would
not suffer from dry weatber. The roots
would penetrate to a great depth in
search of moisture, which would keep
the crops from parching and becoming
stinted and drying up from drought.
From the Louisville, (Ky.,) Ledger, May 17,1872.
After tlie Indorsement of Greeley at Hai
ti mo re—Tlien Whul!
From the Waynesboro’ Expositor, May 18, 1872.
Prospects of Greeley and Brown.
more
the present as well as in the past ?
If so, is it not a matter of infinitely
importance for the “ honest
masses ” of the Southern people, who
have so fondly “clutched him to their
breasts” to be informed as to these facts,
than as to what strength he can carry in
the Republican Ranks ?-
We should like to hear from.our neigh
bor on all these points.
Troth and right and justice, are what
we aim at;—and we shall always, in the
future as in the past, prove ourselves to
be courteous to him and all others who
may so join in tbe discussion for tbe en
lightenment of the public mind, so long
as they are courteous to us.
A. H. S.
Still more of South Carolina.
In November, in 1870, the day follow
ing the election of Governor Scott, a ne
gro, by way of bravado, fired a pistol in
the public square of Laurens C. H.
In a few moments after the firing of the
pistol, as mentioned, a'volley .of at least
half a dozen shots was fired into the pub
lic square from the Constable's office near
by; and immediately after this, under
the excitement of the moment, a Mr.
Johnson, of Tennessee, with a number
ber of others, stormed the Constable’s
office.
A general panic at once ensued. The
Sheriff applied to Judge Yerner for ad
vice and instruction. Judge Yerner ad
vised the Sheriff to make a general search
for concealed arms and ammunition, as it
had been currently reported that such
arms and ammunition had been concealed
near by. The United States Company,
stationed at the Court House, had left on
the morning, of election, and if was ap
prehended that the neg'roes would obtain
those arms and use the'm to the injury ol
the white citizens.
The search was accord ingly^made, and
about fourteen bushels of cartridges and
a great number of Springfield rifles were
found concealed in Mr. Crev/’s barn. This
is the notorious Jo. Crews, who is-.consid
ered one of the worst and most dangerons
men nusotun Carolina. In every respect
he is utterly depraved. In a speech or
harangue to the negroes at Columbia, he
told them that a war of races must come,
and that when it did come, he advised
them (the negroes) not to leave’ even a
white infant for seed.
A very good friend, whose good opin
ion we prize highly, but who, we regret
to say, though a “life-long Democrat,”
has left the camp—asked us yesterday,
what we should do after the Baltimore
Convention shall have indorsed the nom
ination of Greeley; and how we can ex
plain away - the force of onr present ar
raignment of that “great and good” man
and his record.
The first proposition we have respond
ed to in almost every issue of th & Ledger
since the adjournment of the Cincinnati
Convention. "We have, day after day,
announced that if forced to the dire ex
tremity of supporting Greeley or Grant—
we should take the former—not for any
good to be found in him—but upon the
idea that no change can make matters
worse.
As for modifying or retracting, or ex
plaining away any of the facts which we.
have from time to time stated concern
ing him and his record, and the deduc
tions drawn from those facts—we shall
simply not pretend to do so. We can
not from our standpoint, defend the
record of Horace Greeley, and we shall
not undertake the impossible task. If
we are forced to support him, it will be
in spite of his record, and because noth
ing better is presented.
If there be no other candidate oppos
ing Grant, then the mouths of the De
mocracy will be closed, so far as partici
pating actively in the campaign is con
cerned. No Democrat can defend Gree
ley without utter stultification; and our
honest conviction is that there are a mil
lion oi Democrats in the United States
who can not be brought, in any state of
case, to vote for him.
It is because of this that we chose to
dicuss him and his record candidly be
fore it is too late. We do not thiuk the
Democracy ought to touch him, and we
prefer to say so in time, and to give the
reasons. There is no use-of attempting
to cover up the past life of Greeley. It
cannot be done. His record is too well
known by every man in the laud.
It is a fact thoroughly understood by
the merest school boy, that he is the in
carnation of Radicalism — the father,
founder, and ablest defender of all that
Radicalism means in its most offensive
sense; that he originated the “cloud not
bigger than a man’s hand,” and never
ceased to “agitate” till it spread and set
tled like a funeral pall over the whole
country—smothering and strangling the
liberties of a whole section; that he was
the friend and defender and instigator of
old John Brown, and his first act in the
bloody drama which, has crushed the
Scuth and made it a mere satrapy; that
having egged that people on, and induced
them to believe that they would be, and
ought to be, permitted to withdraw from
the Union, he’ became the most savage
and devilish of all those who clamored
for their blood, so soon as his advice was
acted upon by them; that he was one of
the very few men laying claim to decen
cy, who applauded beast Butler’s hell-
inspired order at New Orleans, inciting-
his soldiery to treat the ladies of that
city as “women upon the town plying
their vocation;” that after the war was
over, and the gallaut Southrons—
who had made a fight against odds of
which history presents no parallel—
grounded their arms and lay prostrate
and powerless at the feet of Federal pow
er, yielding in good faith all the issues
upon which the fight was made, he, with
mock magnanimity begging that they be
spared the gibbet,- ancl at the same time
urged the enactment by OongresSj and
the-execution by the President, of every
infamous measure proposed for their op
pression and humiliatiou; sparing their
lives that he might torture them; refusing
to bang that he might still further degrade
them; letting them live that he might,
by little and little, crush out their man
hood; that up to this very moment no
measure of oppression upon the people
The New York World says: “There is
no mistake about it. The majority of
our exchanges, Democratic and other
wise, go for Greeley and Brown.”
The World still fights shy, but admits
that Democratic editors have a perfect
right to indicate their preference for
the philosopher, provided they acquiesce
in the dicta of the Baltimore Conven
tion. No genuine Democrat proposes
to fight the Convention, but we opine
that long ere that body assembles the
masses of the party will have decided
that the only effectual way of getting rid
of Grant, is to support Horace. With
the veteran Ritchie, we can only say nous
verrons.—Telegraph and Messenger.
Yes, we shall see. We shall see that
what you opine will be the decision of
the masses, to govern the press,- will
come to nought. Your hypothesis is
too Veak—and you too weak-kneed.
We shall see that the touted voice of the
Democratic press, supported*by that of
the masses, will cry aloud, to the great
discomfiture of “your Horace:” Laissez
nousfaire! And, in acting for ourselves,
we shall have the proud satisfaction of
knowing (even in defeat-, if, indeed, we
are defeated), that we still are free—
free eternally from the incubus and foul
blot of having aided a thieving faction
to power to further rob, insult, and de
grade us. We may expect no more from
the unqualified supporter of the “Enforce
ment and Ku-Ivlux Acts” than from him
who, under and by authority of said acts,
even now denies us the sacred right and
constitutional guarantee—habeas corpus,
Greeley “champions the Ku-Klux acts,’
while Grant ads the champion ! “When
thieves fall out honest men get their
dues.” What more propitious time than
now can we ever expect or hope for ?—
Let us, then, Democrats, far Heaven’s
sake, act for ourselves!
Orphan*' Home, nenrNc
Editors Sun
or «ro Ml
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in your paper to acknowledge
the lowing contributions
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and to add
UNIVERSITY CORRESPONDENCE.
citizens of Au ail .
statement o! fn
showing the status of this most h 1
lent institution? • tben «*l
handsome donation to the university—
THE NEW STATE COLLEGE—SCHOOL OF
DRAWING, ENGRAVING AND LITHOGRAPHY.
These things happened in the autumn
of 1870. Why-was no notice taken of,
them then ? These outrages and these the SouJi has been proposed by But-
disturbances are now, iu 1S72, ascribed *.® r » M°rton, Sumner, Conkling, Chan-
to the Ku-Klux-Klan ! when it is shewn,
and can be confirmed by ample testimo
ny, that they were the work of the worst
class of negroes, under the lead of the
infamous Jo. Crews, and of Radicals of
, the worst type known in South Carolina,
or anywhere else.
Watchman, What of the Night?
In reply to this inquiry, coming up
from every quarter, we say, the night is
dark and threatening, but not without
the occasional gleam of the star of hope.
The popular mind everywhere is begin
ning to investigate, "reflect, understand
and be awakened. The Democracy are
beginning to realize the fact that they
have been trifled with; we mean the
“honest masses.”
They are beginning to see what was
the real object of those designing '‘trust
ed leaders" who started the “New Depar
ture” movement. That object, as now
seen, was to transfer the upwards of three
millions of Democratic voters to the sup
port of some one holding Radical princi
ples of the deepest dye. This stirring
up of tbe masses is a most hopeful sign.
To all of the true friends of Constitu
tional Liberty, everywhere, there.ore,
we say be of good courage and-stout
hearts. Stand to your posts, and though
the night be dark, gloomy and threaten
ing, yet we are not without hope.
The darkest hour is often just before
the dawn.
pend upon the people—the .“honest
masses”—those who have no interest in
“Rings” of any sort, except the “Ring”
of Jeffersonian Democracy, whose main
and chief object is good Government.
Read the articles in this ipsue of The
Sun from the Louisville, Ky., Ledger,
the Athens, Ga. T Banner, and the “Yoice
prom Tennessee.” a. H. S.
A Voice from Tennessee.
Editors Atlanta Sim: The action of the
late Convention in Nashville, indorsing
the nomination of Horace Greeley for
the Presidency, has doubtless caused
much surprise to our Democratic friends
in other States. But if they understood
the situation of political affairs here, their
wonder would cease.
Our State Convention was held so
soon after the adjournment of the Cin
cinnati Convention, that it was impossi
ble, at that early date, to know what
were the sentiments of the people. In
our town (Winchester) the idea of our
State Convention endorsing the Cincin
nati nominees, had not been heard of by
us up to the time of holding our County
Convention. And in our County Con
vention, every syllable that was heard in
relation to the matter is to be found in
the following resolution, which was sub
mitted, among others, by a committee:
“Resolved, That we are willing to co
operate in whatever line of policy our
Convention at Nashville may adopt ia
relation to the next Presidential election.
dler, Pomeroy, or anybody else which
has not met his hearty advocacy;
that he fell out. with Grant, not be
cause of any disagreement on principles
or policy, but only because the latter
placed the official slate of New York in
the hands of Conkling; that he has not
now, and never had, a sentiment but of
hostility to Democrats and the Demo
cratic theory of the government, and,
savagely as he denounces Grant for
weakness, venality and corruption, pre
fers him to the purest Democrat in the*
land.
We say all these'facts are known, and
cannot be smothered out or covered up,
and they render it simply impossible for
any Democrat to defend Dr. Greeley.
Therefore we think his indorsement at
Baltimore would be fatal, and we want
to prevent it. To this end we propose to
raise our voice iu warning before it is too
late. . ' • ' ;
We hope we have made ourself under
stood.
Prom the Athens (Ga.) Banner, 17th May.
No Right to lie Silent. ' 1,
Th* absence of political matter this
week must not be construed into a pas
sive indifference to the startling phazes
developed by the opening canvass. Ab
sence from home until almost the hour
of going to press, leaves no time for the
preparation of political matter.
. BBI We da
not believe,' however, .that , any Demo-
1 he resolutions were adopted without crafc ought to be silent at this critical
discussion; for, when we objected to them, juncture. Whatever the National De-
Party they will support Mr. Greeley); or Greeley is still chopping away among the
ky giving him the formal nomination of *f ees o1 ' *''k a PPaqua.’' Well, let him
their untnoken organization ? How does wooa-work and he will never get far
our neighbor stand on this question in [ enough above it to become a cabinel-
koth aspects "of it ?
before the committee, we were met with
the assurance that they were simply
“gammon,” and didn’t amount to any
thing. A few men controlled the Con
vention and did all the voting.
I am particular in giving you this de
scription of the condition of public af
fairs and the action of our County Con
vention; for from it every intelligent
man may infer .what the situation was in
other Democratic counties of the State,
The ultimate results will de- Before the meeting of the Nashville Con
ven; ion; and reasonably conclude that
the Delegates to that Convention had no
authority to endorse the Cincinnati nom
inees, or pledge the Democratic masses
to their support.
It is safe to say that the action of the
Nashville Convention has taken the De
mocracy of the State by surprise.
This is the third time that the Demo
crats of Tennessee have been- betrayed
by their leaders.
The Sun beams upon us regularly
and we hope that'in future it will con
tinue to do so. Woujd to God there
were ten thousand such Suns in the
political heavens.
What think you of “Free Trade and
mocracy may do, we hold it the duty of
even the humblest member of the party
to express his preferences and convic
tions honestly. As we have said before,
nothing but a square fight, under the old
flag, can enlis. .any enthusiam from us,
and every day seems to more clearly
demonstrate that the path cf victory lays
in that direction. We expect to abide
the decision of the constituted expo
nents of party action, bnt we protest
against lowering our standard when
tbe enemy is whipped in advance by
division and demoralization in his own
camp. \ : - .
The Courier-Journal says “Horace
maker.
Mr. W. C. Bryant saw, on the slope of
Chapultepec, a grove of cypresses, the
largest of which, called “Montezuma’s
Tree,” had a trunk thirty-seven feet four
inches ia circumference. On top of 'the
hill Maximilian had fitted up a summer
palace, but he did not have the opportu
nity to enjoy it much. It is beautifully
situated, in_a garden, .where the air is
sweetened all the yem: with Bhrubs in
bloom. The view from the top of Cha
pultepec is very fine, and the Mexicans
are fond of quoting a saying of Hum-
ll /ll J Zn Ah n. 2 At. 1 *1
The contributions, follower
include former subscriptions, bujf 0
donations, for the purpose of enabr
us to build and furnish a “second >> |
“new Orphans’ Home”—the first, 0r ’ „ t; *
Home,” having been more than fil! c j °
while multitudes of homeless orpkL
are knocking at our doors for admi?)
CONTRIBUTIONS. ^
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A lady of Trinity Church, by H. S. JoW^
Hou. Madison Bell “uson.
Col. James L. Dunning
Col. James M*. Bail 10 2
General A. IT. Gnlnnitt. '**'lCrt .
General A. H. Colquitt..-
Col- W. C. Morris
Genl. John B. Gordon...
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Athens, Ga., May 17, 1872.
Editors Sun : Day before yesterday the
streets of Athens was crowded with men,
women and children, collected to witness
a grand parade of the Firemen. The
Hook and Ladder Company made an
exciting display of their dexterity in the
use of their ladders. After their display
in the afternoon, they disbanded and
repaired to the Deupree Hall, where
they were entertained with a sumptuous
ball, pleasant to those who delighted in
the dance, and delightful to those who
enjoyed good eating.
Last night the citizens held a public
meeting iu the. court house for the pur
pose of doing something for the State
University. After the report of the
committee, appointed ky tbe chairman
at a similar meeting tor a similar purpose,
called by "the council of the town two
weeks back, to draft resolutions suitable
for a permanent action, Dr. Lipscomb
addressed the meeting with an appropri
ate talk; then gave way to Prof. Broun,
who, as usual, said much iu few
words. After a few remarks by citizens
of the place, the resolutions, which gave
to the University, as an absolute, uncon
ditional gi t, $25,000 were passed unani
mously.
From the speeches by citizens, we feel
ssfe in saying that much more will be
c(oue in tbe future by the town; of Ath-'
ens, towrrds advancing the State Uni
versity. A motion was made and passed
to appoint a committee of three from the
citizens of Athens, to solicit subscrip
tions to the amount of $25,000, from
the citizens of Athens and other places
of the State, to be given to the Uni-
cersity for the purchase of apparatus
for the agricultural, chemical and other
departments of the University.
The newly organized college of agri
culture and the mechanic arts, is in
splendid operation. Agricultural stu
dents are coming in daily.
About one hundred and fifteen ap
pointments have issued; most of the
leading sections of the State are repre
sented; and nearly every branch of
industry. About seventy have already
.entered.
Young men are here from machine
shops and foundries. Some of them
have been actively engaged in manufac
tures, and have laid them aside to get
such an education as will fit them to be
first-class superintendents. These new
classes are composed of very industrious
and earnest young men. They have
taken hold of their work with real pur
pose. Every effort has been made to
have them comfortably accommodated.
Many of them are boarding in private
families at $12 50 per month, exclusive
of incidental expenses.
A new drawing department has just
been opened, under Prof. Charbonnier.
A new school of Wood Engraving and
Lithography will be commenced next
week. From the genius of the gentle
man who takes charge of this specialty,
much is expected. For the present this
movement is a private enterprise, and it
will be supported by friends of the Uni
versity, without any use of university
funds; bul it will doubtless soon devel
op into such an interest of practical value
as fibran.ch of industrial education, as to
be introduced by the trustees into the
University Curriculum. A. A.
What JIakcs a Live Town.
mile these contributions have W|
made by our Atlanta friends, nianvnaT
ers have been received and still are r 1
ingin from other cities and section^
the State, as well as from other S
which are^ being acknowledged in o
Jonrpapel
Southern Christian Advocate.
(The Sun) and the Atlanta
are read by thousands who neverseTL—
Advocate, hence my request to be Wvfl
in both the citvrmnevs ‘“■B
city, but that I may furnish vmJI
readers with reliable information .4 M
the nature and design of this new en^
prise *
I am-sure if tbe people of «•«<)...■
snould become fully acquainted with tb
Qvrcfom rvf v-io* YT it .. ‘I
system of “Orphans’ Homes,” ther"
would not be a homeless orphan in
land ten years from this time. 1^1
equally confident that crime, pauperis"' ft
and convicts would, in tho same time, ill
diminished 50 per cent., and the esp^fc-
ses of the State, in poor-houses, jails,i^.ma
tentiaries,etc., would be greatly curtailed.!^
Instead of these evils there would grovffii
* m virtuous, industrious, and Christie.-.P*
up
men and women to bless the country, i'.'m
stead of cursing it by their depravityan'H
crimes.
Our plan differs, in many essentisiH
points, from the old. system of pec>^B
houses and houses of correction, oi-fraj
phans’ asylums, poor schools, and mtum-H
al labor schools. • Is
We propose, and thus far havesnis.H
ceeded beyond our best hopes,to establish H
homes for the destitute orphans inttaHj
land, to which they are taken andprovi-BB
ded with all the comforts of home; hav-S|
ing a Superintendent and Matron, who - hi
becomes as parents to them, and where®
they are trained as farmers and median- 9
ics, or fitted for some other honorable 3
avocation, by which they will have an M
independence in their own brains andH
hands, when dismissed from the Home. IS
Although we have been under way bnt H
a little over one year, we already have a H
good farm, and quite a number of boys H
trained to plow and hoe, as also to look B|
after collaterals of the farm. »
We have also a shoe aud boot shop, in H
which three of the boys are being T
instructed in that trade. These boys j
are now doing very clever work.
Then we have one (shall have more
soon)* in the printers’ office learning t
useful and lucrative branch of industry- L_
It is hoped that we shall be able, b 6 ’ B
fore’ the end of the year, to put one 0? H
tyro more similar establishments (black ol
smiths and carpenters) into operation. Sj|
Tbe girls are all taught to cook, wash ly
and iron—to clean up and keep tlie house R
in order, and, at th.e same time, are be- fa
ing fully instructed in the use of the B
scisors and needles, by a most competent B
lady. They have made great proficiency B
in all these departments of female indus- 49
try. They will also Be educated in such B
mechanic arts as seem appropriate to the B
sex. . B
Beside all this, all boys and girls are B
receiving, by competent teachers at the 19
Home, a thorough English education. H
Last, and most important, they are I n
socially and religiously instructed. Be-
sides morning and evening prayer in the
family, the children all attend Sabbath §1
school and preaching on the Lord’s day. B
This, Messrs. Editors, briefly explains B
what we mean by the “Orphan’s Home.” 9
We now have thirty-seven children in the B
old Home (too many), and are rapidly ll
completing a new house, on the same |J
body of land, and a superior "building for y
the school, having so located it as to ■
make it convenient to a dozen different
Homes, or families, as we shall be able
to build and sustain them.
We now greatly need a cash- help to
finish the buildings above referred to,
and hope the friends of the orphans,
both iu Atlanta and everywhere else, will
continue as hitherto they have doue, to
send us the assistance required.
Address me, at Atlanta, lock box, 232.
Jesse Boring, ’ -
Ag’tO. H., N. Ga., Conference.
From tlie Philadelphia Ledger.
Female Physicians.
Constitutional Liberty” as the platform} boldt’p, that it is the fiuest in the world,
and battle cry of the Democratic party, bnt Mr. Bryant thinks there arc finer in
in the next election. J. R. 13. * 1 the neighborhood of Orizaba.
The Miller County Star, published at
Colquitt, gives a list of the assets upon
which that town predicates its reputation
as a live place, as follows:
The best citizens of any town in Geor
gia, and the prettiest women; two preach
ers to preach, our sins away; two lawyers
to get us out of scrapes; forty dogs to
keep us awake at night; ten children to
the family to make us work; twelve young
ladies who want to marry; three dry
goods stores to sell us clothes; five gro
ceries that sell whisky for medicine; the
best pianist in the State; a good black
smith and wood shop; a good school and
a good teacher; plenty of room for more
good citizens; vacant houses that can be
rented; vacant lots that will be sold; a
railroad from Bainbridge that will
soon be completed; two churches;
a music ^teacher who can’t be
beat; the best hotel in Georgia, (not the
Sheriff’s, who has only four boarders—
fare not very good but plenty); five fam
ily grocery stores, all doiug a good-busi-
ness; one doctor to cure or kill ns; good
water and plenty to drink, and the best
newspaper in Southwestern Georgia,
called the Miller County Star.
In his address before the American
Medical Association, Dr. D, W. Yandell,
the President, placed the question of the
admission of women to tue. practice of
medicine, upon the basis of “demand
and supply,” in accordance with the doc
trines of political economy. Thus, if
there is a demand for female physicians,
that want must be supplied, and unless
such demand exists, it is useless for a
woman to attempt to earn a livelihood as
a medical practitioner. Observation,how
ever, shows that in the treatment of
certain classes of diseases, particularly
those of women and children, females
have acquired" great skill and experi
ence, and are consulted by persons
who object to male physicians. Womer.
are universally acknowledged to make
the best nurses, and if this be the case,
why should they not also be competent
physicians ? The only difficulty is pm
sented in the treatment of surgical cases,
in the conduct of which women have
not sufficient nerve to perform critical
operations.
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Red and white—Brown’s hair ant
Greely’s hat. The Democrats will bea
the whole thing blue next November nn<
the colors will be complete.
■8523““ “Greeley may not make a. good
President,” says the Courier-Journal.-*
Correct—in fact, it is more than proba
ble- that he may not make even a poor
President.