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BV ELLEN J. DORTCH VOL. VI. NO. 33
OLD FRANKLIN.
mr County as it was Before and
Soon after the Beginning of
Nineteenth Oentury.
i
Yorainent Men who Oonbrolled Af¬
fairs in old Times.
T1IE TROUP AND CLARKE
, PARTIES.
While Gen. Washington was
President the two political parties
in th# United States were the Fed¬
eralist and the. Republican parties
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of
the Treat ury under Washington’s
administration, was considered the
father of the Federalist party, and
ho was certainly its ablest supporter
and defender' and perhaps the great¬
est ftatesman and ablest financier of
modern times. Washington was a
Federalist, but a moderate ene. The
federalists favored a strong central
government,and the concentration of
power in the hanfg o! tie Federal oi
general government. Br . the elec¬
tion of «ft)hn Adams as Washington’s
successor and the passage by Con
gress of ‘.‘the Alein aid Sedition
laws,” and their approval by Pregi
ident Adams, killed the Federalist
party most effectually, aud it soon
became a term of reproach to call a
man a Federalist. Tlion-as Jeffer
son was the ablest exponent and de¬
fender of Republican principles. The
Republican party subsequently as¬
sumed the name of Democratic par»
ty which it yet bears with naaily the
same principles advocated by Jeffer¬
son and bis compeers. In 1800
Thomas Jefferson was elected Presi’
dent over Jchn Adams; and fiom
that date there was only sn? political
party’in Gew gia, so far as Federal
politics wetc concerned, and that
the .Republican party, until the rise
of the Whig party about 1832. For
the first quarter ot the present can¬
tury all Georgians were substantially
Agreed in regard to Federal politics;
and yet they were af daggers points
on personal rathe/ than polities)
issuis. John, or as he was com*
monly styled, Jack Clarks, was the
son of Gen. Elijah Cfarke, who had
been a gaWant Revolutionary Briga¬
dier, and who had often whipped the
the British and the Tories, and Jack
Clarke, had as a brave boy born
arms sgainst the British aud lories
under his father's command. Long
after the war of the Revolution, Gen
Clarke, and especially Jack Clarke
aspired to the leadership of the gov¬
ernment of Georgia. Jack Clarke,
was brace, patriotic, and magnetic;
but profane, intemperate and uncul¬
tivated. His mind was naturally
good, but little trained in l*>ok-leam
mg. Ilis will Was head*trong and
ove rbearfng. The Clarkes weft
originally from North Carolina.
Among the early settlers of Georgia
were many A irginians and ofhers
u ho had some wealth, some culture
aud ydBncmeutj Wttq did not wish to
bo l^by a coarse,,ignorant like-Jack* Clarke, and un- anil
t uHu’-sd man
they, | ut Join aid ens of tbejr o»n
number Will'uu 11. Crawford as
their leader, and the parties took the
..^XfAirfaii and Crawford parries,
o*t grew’
tnftm he
was appointed minister to France,
and m 18!t Mauieou made him
•SfUtary d? war and next y»« **e
ivtaty Ot tb« and ot
vm Monrse * admiuistratiou he
was a candidate foe the pHuldsoej
but 4ef«at*d. During " w* U-
Crawford’s abs?nce from the State
while he was minister to France and
a member of Madison’s cabinet.
George M. Troup succeeded to the
leadership o'the party, and it soon
became known as the Troup patty.
Troup was born in 1710 on the
Tombigbec river now in Alabama,
bat then in Georgia. He was a grad¬
uate of Princeton College N. J.
and was a man of unswerving integ-.
ri|y and an eloquent orator. In
1828 Jack Clarke having held the
oiice of Governor for the four
previous years, Matthew Talbot, an
abler a nd a better man th in Clarke,
was nominated by the Clarke party,
and Geoige McIntosh Troup who
had been in the U S Senate was
nommated by the other party. In
1823 for the last time the Legisla¬
ture in joint session elected the Gov
ernor. Before the next election oi
Governor in 1825, the Constitution
had been changed giving the elec¬
tion of the governor to the people.
People fifty years of age and under
think that they have witnessed some
hot political canvasses, but the man
who did not witness the two con¬
tests of 1823 and 1825 wlicnTroup
was elected, do not know vety much
abont heated canvasses, I was 4 a
mere child of fLrec years in 1823;
but some of the scenes are indelibly
stamped upon my mind until this
day, I have seen even women get
mad about Troup and Clarke, and
fill to scratching and pulling each
others hair. I have teen a dozen
fights in less than an hour time,when
men had assembled at the Court
IIousv on public days, But there
was really no political principles at
19SUC between the parties. Troup
men and Claike men w ere alike Jeff
ersoman Republ ! cans. They differed
very little m rega.d to state policy,
and not at all in regard to Federal
policy. It was simply a contest of
the ins and outs, and founded in per*
sonal rivalry. But let one scene
suffice: The legislature of 1823, the
last legislature that ever elected a
governor in Georgia was composed
162 members in joint session.
Thomas Stocks of Morgan eounty
an ardent Troup man was president
•f the Senate ami presided over the
joint session. Beside him sat Wal¬
ker, speaker of the house, and the
twodciks sat in front to keep the
tally. The ballots wtre gathered in
slut and the hat placed before Wal¬
ker, aud took out the tickets one by
by one, viewed them and passed
them on to Stocks, who announced
the name to the Clerks. Before the
legislature met it was know all over
the State that 80 Talbot or Claike
men, and 80 Troup men btd been
elected; but there were two men
who had i.ot defined their position
up to the hour of the election, and
everything turned on their votes.
The candidates therefore ran neck
and neck until Talbot had eighty and
Troup had eighty, when the interest
became almost paraliziog, and the
vast crowd present hardly dared to
breathe. When Stocks put his eyt s
on-tbe next ballot he was trembling
like au Aspen leaf, and could barely
w hisper a little above his lux-nth.
“Troup,” hut when be saw tile face
of the next and last, he sprang to
bin feet, waved his band over his
head and shoaled at the vary top of
his voice—“Troup,” The body and
,h. M brv.lli ^in
Jiai.ri»t mmUier who had gone from
Wilk* county to witness the okc
lion drew * long breath of relief,
mi mm “Thank the Lord." lWt.
CAftNESVILLE, OA. f TUESDAY ^gust, 9 ,1887.
Duffle a learned local Methodist min*
istcr and teacher, exclaimed at
at the top of his voice: “Thank
God! Georgia is redeemed from ttic
dominion of the Devil and Jack
Clarke.” Old men hugged each oth
er in the ecstacy of their joy. Many
left the house and lay down in the
yard upon the ground and rolled,and
laughed and shouted for an hour lu
order to give vent to their pent-up
emotions, whi/e the Clarke men
hung their heads and bit their lips
m chagrin aud disappointment, at
the same tuue vowing vengeance
against victorious Troup. T.to years
later Troup and Talbot went before
ihe people under the new* c institu¬
tion. In the annals of Georgia there
has been no other canvass so buter
so hotly contested. And let os fond*
that another such will necer
be known. Meu fought, women
scratched and pulled hair. Duels
wj.-e numerous. Friends were es¬
trangod forever. Families alienated,
Animositios were engcndeiel that
lasted through life. And for what?
For nothing. The state was safe in
the hands of either party. But the
silver-tongued Troup triumphed
again m 1825 by a majority of about
six hundred in a popular vote some¬
thing like thirty or forty thousand.
Not Ions after the Troup party
mainly became the Whig party and
the Clarke party, the Democratic
party.
I have given this sketen of parties
in Georgia, tecauso the leading men
in Franklin county in those days
were arrayed on one side or the
oilier.
Groves H. Cabtledge.
[To be Continued.]
GOOD RESULTS
D. A. Bradford, wholesale pa) er
dejlcr of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes
that he was seriously afflicted with a
severe cold that settled on his lungs
had tried many remeiie* without
benefit. Being induced to try Dr
Kings New Discovery for Consump¬
tion, did so and was entirely curD
ky the use of a few bottles. Since
which time he nas kept it in his house
for all coughs and colds with best
results. This is the experience oi
thousands., whose lives have been
saved by this .-wonderful discovery.
T ria/ bottles Iter at Dr. II. M.
^Preeraan’s drugstore,
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD
Dr. Peiininzttn, of Palmetto, Ga
a well knosn and prominent j#hy
ccian says. During mr caret r m
the practice of medicine, I ustd.a
great deal of the prepf tation known
as Mother’s Friend, rnd went lo re
comm end it to every woman and
to ray lu other physicians. It makes
labor easy, hastens delivery and re¬
covery, end insures safety of both
mother and child. No woman can
be induced to gi through the ordeal
w ithout it after once using it. I have
also sold it as a druggist, with the
best of satisfcctic n. It is certainly
worth its weight in gold.”
All druggists sell it. For psrtitu
lars and full directions address.
Bradfield R<g»lat« iCo Atlanta Ga
FOR SALE.
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A novel EXPERIMENT.
Mr. O'Donnell, of the United States
signal service, has gone te Key West,
Fla., for the purpose of establishing
communication, by means of homing
pigeons, between that point and the
West India Islands, for the benefit of
the siginal service, Mr. O'Donnell
will commence his experiment with
about fifty young pigeons. He will
proceed to train them, taking them out
a mile or two from the office in varioua
directions at first aud allowing them to
fly back home, increasing the distance
from time to time. The way to train
them to go to sea is to give the birds to
captains of vessels touching at tiiat
point, who will take them out to
and libentte them. At first he will
take them out four or five miles,
ally increasing the distance until the
West Indies are readied. Mr. O’Don¬
nell says this will lie the first effort ever
mails to train birds to do duty over wn
ter, and of course is only an experiment'.
If successful, it will be a great benefit
to the service in conveying meteorologi
c *i data of various kinds, information
regarding storms on the islands, , etc.,
especially from points where there is
no cable or telegraphic communication,
It will enable the service, if the birds
can b* successfully trained, to give
quicker and more definite And reliable
information in regard to the prevalence
and character of storms, and the condt
tionof the weather on the several
islands. It is calculated a pigeon will
make the trip between Nassau and Key
West, about sixty miles, in one hour
and a half. If it is desired to send a
message from Key West to Nassau, the
middle tail feather of the Nassau
plgcous will lie shaved and the message
written ou tissue paper so as to make
it as light as possible. This is then
tightly wrapped around the shaved qnill
ami securely tied with a silk ^ thread.
The pigeon is. then liberated, when it
starts out for its home in Nassau. <)n
ariving there it goes directly to ita loft,
when it is discovered by the observer,
who removes the message and rsads it.
A message arranged in tide way gives
the bird no inconvenience whatever;
in fact, it does not know the message
is there. This is the scheme ns out¬
lined by Mr O’Donnell to sn inter¬
viewer at Jacksonville, Fla., and its
results Will be awaited with interest.—
Baltimore Sun.
TIIF LONGEST BEARD.
There lives at Corinth, Mies., a
man, personally and
igtoricaIly> pkilbp Hensen is a per
son of imposing present 1 # and ap¬
pearance. He is a farmer ,of sinaii
means, but more progressive and
wide awake than is usual »-ith his
class. He is about 60 year* of age,
six feet two inches tall, straight as
an Indian, and standing .erect his
beard reaches the ground. It is the
growth of eleven years, and is still
growing. It is unquestionably the
longest beard ever seen in any age of
the the world.—Clobc-Democrat,
ladies of the WHITE
HOUSE.
have found that their sometimes ex
ecMtive duties produce a k>w. weak
tired and tnm«U>ns stale of the sys
tan, Mid that iron restores richness
and color to tbs Wood, calisaya hark
a na tural healthful tone to tl»« diges
tive organ, and phosphorous mildiy
stimulates the brain,—all combined
Harter’s iion Tonic.
FOll SALE*
-
! Two elegant Chicago cottage Or
of the most durable style
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WOMEN AS PHYSICIANS.
There are ISO female physicians in
New York to-day, and the number in
Brooklyn and the surrounding cities
about double that. Among those in
New York city there are quite a num¬
ber who have incomes of #10,000; two
or three make yearly sums ranging
jrom 11.5,000 to 120,000, and one has
ave raged for the last four years a steady
income of f25,000. Dr Emily Black
well is the president of the Woman’s
Medical College, and has besides a
large practice. She has adopted chil¬
dren and makes a charming home for
them. Dr* Mary Putnam Jacobs has n
large clientele and consults with the
first mate physicians of the pity; indeed
more than.one physician has a regular
female confers, to whom he recom¬
mends some of his patients to go for
specjal courses of treatment. Several
of these female practitioners are. house
physicians to hospitals, and the Lucretia
Mott Hospital in Brooklyn in entirely
officered by them. Some women phy¬
sicians work in partnership with each
other, among irhoni re Prs. Elian M.
Mosher and Lucy M Hull of Brooklyn,
qnd the two sister doctors, Sarah and
Julia McNutt. Dr. Sarah lias charge
of the babies’ want of the Post-Gradu¬
ate Hospital, and Dr. Julia has founded
a training school for nurses. Both arc
physicians in high standing and hare a
large practice, especially among chit-,
dren. Drs. Annie Daniels and Kate
Parker are both women of influence
and of the widest reaching charity. Dr
Elizabeth Cusliler is a celebrated
anatomist and successful ovariotomist,
and yet is small, feminine, quiet-voiced
little Woman. Drs. Lozier, Post and
Pauncc arc all well known for good
work. Without exception these wo¬
men are quite., well-bred, gcntle-man
ered and soft-voiced.—New York
World.
- BIG YIELD OF CORN.
A gentleman in Americas has a
field of six acres ot corn growing on
hiq place the suburbs that he is con*
lident, will yield seventy-five bush*
els per acre. The corn ia v«ry thick
rash stalk having from one
to four heavy ears upon it, and pre¬
sents a fine appearance to passers-by
Th« owner has lmen fertilizing the
land heavtly for past fpur years, and
will continue to do sp until the yield
reaches 10 ) bushels pet acie. This
i* one of the advantages of the inten¬
sive system of farming.
A WONDERFUL INVENTION
The Cosby attachment for the
sewing machine is now b* mg offei*
ed for sale in this county oy Mr.
II B Higginbotham. It is highly
recommended by persons wjio have
have used it, anil a purchaser i*
found at almost every house where
there is a sewing machine. Its sim¬
plicity r takes its use easily acquired
and its cheapness places it within
the reach ot alb
On page 25 of , he Agricultural
list of the Piedmont Exposition cu¬
talogue appears the following:
Maddox, Rucker & Vo- Banker*
and Cotton taetors, Atlanta, G a ., of¬
fer for the best bale of upland cott, n
•100 in gold. Heeond best t SO
Third best *80. T* e bales to weigh
not l«s* tnan 450 pounds, and to b*
exhibited in the name of the pro¬
ducer.
ALL MEN APE NOT BAD.
Neither sio all pri-paml remedies
iureliable. This is proven by the
results following the «*•* ^
Harters. Iron feme for dYflepsW
rheum arism, scrofula, Jaundice,
pul liyer and iproeral wn«k*<««.
$ 1.00 PKI1 tear in
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON
NORNAL SCHOOLS.
Subject, “Teacher’s Iustituts.”
BY I*BES. E. C. 1IEWETT, or ILLINOIS
STATE NORMAL VNIVKHBITY.
The greatest need of the times, is
well-qualified teachers. It always lias
been so; it continues to be. so. Our
teachers are of two classes: (1) Those
who make teaching a vocation, and (2)
those who use it ns a temporary occu¬
pation. The latter are in the large
The former are willing io
take pains to prepare themselves; it is
the latter who need urging, and it is
particularly to these that the institute
should lie adapted,—that some plainer
Hay be secured for non-professional
teachers.
.The general means of preparation
are: (a) normal schools,(ft) books and
periodicals, (e) teachers’ meetings, («f)
observation, and (s) actual experience
in the school-room. And in this work
of preparations (here must’ always be
considered the subjects taught, the
principles and methods to be used, the
qeestion organization, discipline, etc.
In the matter of teachers’ meetings
we may gather in association, where
all meet o> an equal basis, and are
governed by pailiamentary titles; or
wo may employ drills’ which are
featherings extending ever several
weeks,—“short term school*,”—f«
actual work and preparation tor ex
animation-, or we tuny mak« use of
institutes, where, during a week or
so, teachers,active, earnest,
meet for drill, but for a wider
pose also, which will be teen in
nature of the institute, which
paper aims to unfold. Though
pored by want of time, and
the limited capacity of many of
in attendance, there should lie
in mind three great purposes of
institute.
First, the institute should arouse
teachers to the nobleness of the work
and leud them to uu ambitions de¬
sire to do the best work. The)
meet fellow-workers and receive aid
from experienced minds. It is a
place where a wise conductor can iu
spire an enthusiasm among the
teachers present. There is no place
more abused by )K>or instructors.
There should bo no room for men oi
needless loquacity or tor cranks.
The failure of hundreds of institutes
can-be traced to this same source.
Second, there febould be actual
instruction iu subjects to be taught,
in principles of instruction; and iti
managing, governing, and organ!*
ing a school Nothing can be com¬
plete, but suggestion can be offered,
and p.cscut knowledge made more
serviceable. Knowledge can be im¬
parted, and a great work can be done
by an instructor in recommending
specific work*, suggesting propei
reading, and by impressing upon the
young, inexperienced, and thought¬
less teachers that the field is wide,
the labor before them great, and
that succes cannot be secured with¬
out ) cars of incteasing toil. Acotn
won failiog among this class, that
they are masters of their work, is
exposed and corrected by the insti¬
tute. Beyond this, much can be
doue in the study of the nature and
laws of mind activity growth, and
the methods that grow out of them
Thus teachers are not only instruct¬
ed, but they are yet on track of a
fruitful study of themselves ahd of
others, especuUy of their pupil*
Third, the institute mu t Mouse
nteresi in the community. Its daily
work and evening lectures will give
idea* ot the importance of education
al mutters, and correct the various
popular oriors that impede the work
in considering the methods of the
institute, firsi, there must be one
head, who is well versed in the phil¬
osophy of instiuetion, of large, ex¬
perience and tact- His assistant
may ho a man of more moderate at¬
tainment*, b«*t impassive teachers
never can do good work- There
should also b« a closely followed
program to impress upon the
teachers the value of time and order
attd to shut out the rambling talk.
The methods of instruction aJioukl
bo by lectures and recitations, not
alone for much of their *< betanco is
lost On the mass of hearers, nor does
the lecture sufficiently resemble
school work. Without oritorical dte
play, the points to be imptessed
should bo clear, plain,pointed, sfowlv
s|K>ken, with opportunity lor ques¬
and it would bj well for lis¬
ters to take notes, and perhaps on
the next day give a recitation of the
leading features.
It possible, the institute should be
and thus broight to the
iltttie of school room work. Many of
the best prepared touchers complain
tnero is noplace for them, especially
if they have been present on former
occasions. A higher grade would
noton’y hold them, but secure their
valuable eo-operation.
In connection with the work there
should be model exercises in which
classes of children by skillful work
show the application of the princi*
pits taught. Prominent among the
methods Stands public lectures, of
which wo have a/ready spoken. The
people need reusing as well a* teach¬
ers. Success really depends upon
the people. There should be a goo.
uinc educational revival as tic re¬
sult of a well-conducted institute.
Institute work is also in perfect,
harmony with normal work and is
supplementary to it,—doing for the
many, as well as it can, what the
normal school docs for the few-. To
many, also, the interest and insight
gained at institute have l>*d them to
go to normal schools to more thor¬
oughly prepare themselves for use¬
ful work. In this way the institute
is feeder to the Normal school. -
Journal of Education.
PKOUD STUDENTS.
jl'he Statj Agricultural College of
New Hampshire is connected ufth
Dartmouth College «t Hanover. It
seems that the faculty and students
of Dartmouth think themselves
above fanner’s sons, for the pro¬
fessors do not invite the students of
Dartmouth refuse to eat nt the S'uno
table with the students of the Agri¬
cultural College. Such an exhibition
of bad manners and snobblishtibss
ple ought New to cause the respectable peo¬
of Hampshire to withdraw
their support from Dartmouth.
S; II. Pullen. living on the ('‘.m oll
Ilcaid county, sold Wiley Stew¬
300 bushels of old corn the ,otb< r
and wanted to sell 500 to him.
He says he will make 3,000 bushe s
year if nodiea ter come'. Good
say lie has land that will make
year Seventy-five busholaof corn
acre.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE.
Tho-best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sous,ulcers, salf rheum
cores, corns, sores, tetter, chapped
hands, cut Wains, and all skin erup¬
tions; and positively cures piles, or
no pay reqwred. It is guaranteed
give sathfaclioL or money refunded.
For sale by II al Fee man.
RECOMMENDED.
I have been using the Cosby at
tachm "tit to a sewing machine for
several days, and find it to be a «««
convenient and usefnl device. Lx
pertness in its use I* easily acquit - * d,
and it greatly lesions tha labor mm
tntigue of sewing oil a machine. No
woman who nice gtves it a fair trial
will ever he wilhoMt it. Cur»c* v|l, a
Ga., July 11, 1887.
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