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Tlio Cherokee Georgian
P. H. BREWSTER, )
J. J. A. SHARP, -Editors.
J. O. DOWDA, )
Canton, G-a_,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1876.
Rotation in Office.
We think the people of this country have
adopted a very unwise policy in constantly
changing those who make and administer
our laws. This is one of the natural results
of party organizations; for every one who
labors for the success of his party, expects,
as a matter of justice, a reward for his ser
vices—a reward to be paid at the ballot
box by his fellow-citizens, and, as the num
ber of claimants for official positions of
honor and emolument so far exceeds the
gifts to be bestowed, there must be of neces
sity, a continued change of favors in order
that justice may be approximated in the
distribution. One man is put down, and
another set up, for no reason, except so far
as is possible, to give every man a chance to
draw from the public crib. The evils re
sulting from this policy are many and obvi
ous. We shall not attempt to discuss them
all, but will only mention one which we
think is the greatest, and which causes great
injury to the public good. It is the placing
of novices—men of no experience—in posi
tions of trust and responsibility. “Let well
enough alone” is a good motto, and should
be applied in all the relations of life, and it
should be especially applied to those whom
we have chosen as our public servants. If
we have reposed confidence in a man by
committing to him our public interests, and
he has not betrayed our confidence, but has
proven himself to be honest, capable, and
faithful in the discharge of his duties, we
Should not exchange him for one who is
inexperienced and untried ; for we can pos
sibly g tin nothing by such an exchange.
Let him alone so long as he fills his office
to the satisfaction of the people by whom
he was chosen. If, however, it is plainly to
be seen that he is the v-ror.g man in the
wrong place, the.sooner in* place is taken
by another, the better. We should not
place men in office merely to gratify and
please them, but to serve the country, and a
genuine patriotism requires that we lose
sight of personal friendship and of every
.selfish motive in selecting men for office.
We should endeavor to place our best and
wisest men in power, and keep them there
so long as they can serve us more effectually
than others, and the longer a good and ef
ficient man remains in office, the better does
he understand the duties of his position, and
the better is he qualified by experience to
discharge those duties. The continual
changing of our office-holders in the South
lias been one of onr greatest, errors. Our
Congressmen and State Legislators have
barely time to be initiated in parliamentary
rules and usages before they are replaced
by others who arc without experience, and
who must devote their term of office in
attaining the knowledge possessed by their
predecessors, without doing the country any
good. An experienced legislator, one who
has served bis country or district for a se
ries of years in succession, is worth a dozen
novitiates who know nothing about the rou
tine of legislative business. And the same
may be said of otln rs who are placed in of
ficial authority. Our Yankee brethren un
derstand the secret of political success, and
appreciate the advantages of cultivated and
experienced Statesmanship, and the past
history of the country attests the soundness
of their policy in keeping their trained men
in power.
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Editorial I’orrcspond'Hice.
Atlanta, (J\.. Feb. It. 1876.
Legislation is still progressing slowly.
Quite a number of lulls have been acted
upon, and the House is well up with the
work before it, yet I fear that the time pre
scri’ied by law will be entirely consumed,
and some even intimate that we will not
get away without extending the session a
tew days. It may be right, it may be
pr< fitable to the State, lor legislators to
stay lure to pass l<x:al laws, and appropri
ate the people's money tor useless purposes,
but I can not see the wisdom of it.
Our people seem to forget the great im
portance of State pride, and narrow down
their legislation to matters pertaining to
their own immediate localities. We all
have more or less sectional feeling, it is
true; we all love our homes and firesides,
and should promote their welfare by all
reasonable means; but wmn this is done
wc should look abroad, and strive to be ne
fit the State nt large. The interests of our
people are closely identified, and we should
heartily support all public measures which
tend to elevate State pt ide and redound to
the general good.
We have been working hard to set ure
legislative aid to our railroad enterprise.
While the members sppear’<> be satisfied
that the road is a necessity to our people,
and that the enterprise r> q uo s assistance,
they say they can rot he p us in the in it
ter, because th'ir e ~p .n s are opposed
to the gnnling of St f< o ful th it the
policy will rniu the S’ .to. flu sc who en
tertain tnisse views overlook the tact that
t lousands of d i its are ye.irlv s, (1 t abroad
fir provisions, itou. marble, ami other pro
uacliou.s » >t< h cuu'd l»e h d in ndance
wl’hiti the limits ot our own State, if the
section winch the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad propo-esto peju t a'c were
Oi»en«inp; and whin the r Iro.id would
di:ec»ly and immeJuit* y bemfii the ptop’ >
id mg its linn, is th re any one so blind as
n*»t to s« *.* that it wuuld ui imau ly ben< fit
t,c wuolv c ».iini"!i ? ’1 he vis*
am »u''t ol "iui y divert d mt * home ch.ut
tiels in co sc n vuce, lae st.a.tdn-given to
mmhrr iti-r m*l ilwva.io ■** in .’us H and
the result int i ■>. r. wsi of tax »b • nrop ■ v,
Uvuxu u» .i wrv w a- reau .o-e the
State for any outlay it might make in be
half of the road. I sincerely hope that
legislators may be enabled to comprehend
the situation, and come to the rescue.
I see here several prominent men from
your town. Colonel Teasly, Dr. Turk, Mr.
McClure, Mr. McAfee, Mr. Galt, and the
senior editor of The Georgian are at work
like Trojans for our great enterprise. Maj.
Evans and Capt. Dial are also here in the
interest of the road, and for other purposes,
one of which is the exhibition of some ol
the finest gold specimens that we have ever
seen, taken from the celebrated Dial mine,
in our county. S.
Repeal of the Bankrupt Law.
We copy from the Atlanta Constitution
the preamble and resolutions passed by th c
Board of Trade of that place, because they
have the ring of the true metal. We are
satisfied the sooner all such laws are defeat
ed the better it will be for the people, whose
real sentiments, in our opinion, stand as ten
against such laws to one for it. Repeal it
of course at once and forever.
At a meeting of the board of trade to-day
the following preamble and resolutions w r ere
unanimously adopted:
Your committee charged with the duty of
reporting such action to this body as they
deem best in reference to the national bank
rupt law, beg to submit the following :
Whereas, We have with great satisfac
tion learned that the bankrupt law of the
United States has been repealed so far as
the same can be done by the house of rep
resentatives ; and
Whereas, We believe said law has
wrought untold injuries to the interests of
the whole people of the country. There
fore, be it
Resolved, Ist. That our Senators in Con
gress are most earnestly requested by this
body to exert whatever influence they can
command to bring about a prompt and
sweeping repeal of the bankrupt act and ot
all acts supplemental thereto.
1. Resolved, That our immediate repre
sentative, Hon. M. A. Candler, and the rep
resentative of thc first district of this State,
Hon Julian Hartridge, have faithfully and
truly served the best interests of all classes
of their constituents by voting for the repeal
of a law which has justly become odious on
account of the numberless frauds and
wrongs that have been cloaked bj 7 its pro
visions and encouraged in its execution.
3. Resolved, That copies of this pream
ble aud these resolutions be forwarded to our
Senators in congress.
Bold and Daring Robbery.
Correspondence of The Georgian.
On the night of the first of February, at
the residence of Mr. Dempsey Springer, one
of our quiet and peaceable citizens, a scene
occurred which has never been surpassed in
the history of crime for its audacity since
ours has been an enlightened country —for
such crimes were frequent in the days of
John A. Murrell, and when the Indian
savages inhabited this county. About six
o’clock, on the above mentioned night, a
trio of armed men came to Mr. Springer’s
house, while he was in thc kitchen with his
wife and daughter, (which was his entire
family) who were preparing supper. He
heard a voice at the door, whereupon his
daughter answered the summons. One of
the party then inquired, “Is Mr. Springer al
home?” Mr. Springer went to the door
where lie found himself confronted by a
man with a pistol in one hand and a large
slick or club in thc other. He (Mr. Sprin
ger) exclaimed, “Who are you, and what
do you want?” The man replied, “lama
revenue officer, and have been informed that
you have in your possession a barrel of con
traband whisky, rem irking at the same
time, “if you move you are a dead man.”
There only being one door to the house,
Mr. Springer wisely concluded at once that
an attempt to escape would be instant
death, and forthwith surrendered and sub
mitted to his fate. The man now demanded
a light, which was brought out by Mr.
Springer’s daughter and given to him.
About this time Mr. Springer naw another
man standing behind the man to whom the
light was given in the shadow of the house.
This same man turned and handed the
' light to the one behind him; he then walked
1 across the yard to the. dwelling house, and
there met another man who assisted him in
, breaking open the door. They entered the
; house and went to his bed and t >ok his pis
' tol from under the head ot it and his rifle
gun from the rack. They then went up
stairs, brought down thc trunk which con
tained his money, carried it out into thc ap
i pie orch ird ab mt fifty yards from the house,
j broke it open, took out the money which
amounted in all to three bun Ired aud four
dollars, and emptied the remaining contents
' upon the ground. During this time, the
■ man to whom we first allu led, remained at
the kitchen door with his pistol and club as
j a guard for the party, at the same time
running his hand into Mr. Springer’s pockets
'and took from them his pocket-knife and
• purse containing s om • twelve or fifteen dol
lars in money. By this time thc other two
men had completed their work and returned
•to the house. They then warned Mr. Sprin-
'g« r not to come out again that night. Thc
• trio with their ill-gotten gains thtn left by
I a circuitous route through Mr Springer’s
field, taking his pistol with them, but leav-
I ing his rille gun in the orchard by his trunk.
Early the next morning Mr. Springer gave
’ the alarm, several of the neighbors came in
j and tracked them about one mill’s from his
I residence :•» where they mounted their
h«<rsvs, and from this point tiny were pur
sued several miles in the direction of Law
renceville. Mr. Springer suspicioival one
I Mr. I J Cruce, of Gwinnett county, a son-in
law of his, a« being one of the perpetrators
ol the crime, and imine liateiy swore out a
warrant for his arrest. The panics who
went to make the arrest received informa
tion on their way that I J. Cru e and B.
A. Gokistou crossed the Chattahoochee
! r ver in company with John ('nice and
w. re swn at different places on that day.
and by uuieretr parties from the river to
vi uin one mile r»f Mr. Springer’s house as
they came in and returned at night. The
partiis we.’u immediately airested. and on
their way to this pie e. J >hn Cruet* a id B.
A. G-ild-Hvn bring in a tc/.-y tog tb'-r,
John Cruce leaped out about one half mile
from Major Petty’s residence and made his
escape. The other two, I. J. Cr.ice ai.d
B. A. Goldston were brought Delore Squire
Bolling for trial. The evidence was too
plain to leave a shadow of doubt upon the
mind of any one as to their guilt. They
gave bond for their appearance at court and .
were released. We sincerely trust that i
these, and all their instigators of such
crimes as this, may be brought to a swift
and speedy justice, and the good people of
our land be ever hereafter unmolested by
such God forsaken men as these seem to be.
J. B. R.
Letter from Alpharetta.
Correspondence of The Georgian.
“Old father Sol” is not this morning
clothed in his brightest smiles. The sky
is bright, the air is balmy, and I feel bouy
ant; and while in that condition I propose
to give you the promised desription of our
little village and its surroundings.
I find our community sober, industrious,
and enterprising. We have two stores, two
black-smith shops, one tanyard, three shoe
shops, three lawyers, two physicians, one
large commodious church (Methodist) and
a Masonic-hall, with a large comfortable
academy in the lower story.
The academy is in charge of Professor
Weldon, an able and experienced ’eachcr.
He is well patronized by the community.
Then we have, “green and flourishing in
mid winter,” the largest Sabbath-si hool in
upper Georgia. Near here are two more
ever-green Sabbath-school—one at Warsaw,
and the other at Shiloh. We have in the
village a very interesting, weekly prayer
meeting. And, thank God there is not a
“doggery” in our midst.
1 fear, that you are already reaching for
your scissors. So more anon.
Alpha.
The bill passed by the House of Repre
sentatives to repeal the bankrupt act does
not affect suits and proceedings now land
ing in the United States courts, wherein an
adjudication in bankruptcy has been made.
Such suits are to proceed and be governed
by the provisions of the present laws,
which are to be continued in force only for
the purpose of closing up suits now pend
ing. The Senate has not acted on the bill.
The vote in the house reads—yeas 170 ;nays
58. Messrs. Candler and Hartridge voted
for the repealing act, and Messrs. Blount,
Cook, Felton, Harris and Smith against it.
Mr. Hill did not vote.
Why?—Willingham of thc Cartersville
Express very pertinently inquires why Bul
lock, Blodgett, and Kimball are not brought
to justice, if there is a strong probability of
their being guilty of robbing the Slate of
un'old thousands. Their wher abouts are
well known, and we say let them be brought
into court, tried, convicted, and punished ;
or, if it shall appear that they have been
slandered, let them be vindicated an 1 ac
quitted. We can sec no reason why they
may not receive justice—especially the
two B.’s, w r ho are said to be poor now !
Brother Redwine of the Gainesville
Eagle asks how we went round the large
woman in the road, and desires to know if
it was with our arms. Os course wc took
our arms with us. .
The letter of Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, of
Virginia, favoring large appropriations for
internal improvements in the South and ad
vising the abandonment of the ante-bellum
policy of a strict construction of the consti
tution upon all these matters is heartily
commended by nearly every Southern jour
nal. Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, and the gen
tleman who think with him, are advised
that if they do not like this policy and can
notfsupport it they had better step down
and out, and let gentlemen who will he of
material service to their States take their
places. The South is beginning to tire of
this never ending discussion of the constitu
tion, and is to day to a man for the old flag
—and an appropriation. —[Baltimore Ga
zette.
Probably the most, remarkable coljec'ion
ever taken up at a single religious gathering
was the one at the closing meeting of Messrs.
Moody and Sankey at Philadelphia. Mr.
Moody had announced on the previous
evening that a collection was to lie taken
up, and all came prepared to contribute to
the work of the evangelists. The result of
his appeal was a collection aggregating
about 100 000. There was also a subscrip
i tion ot $5,000 and a gift of a diamond ring
for which SI,OOO was realized.
To the domination of the negro thc
Charleston N -ws and Courier declares that
the white citizens of South Carolina will
not submit. It says; This is no thre >t. It
is the simple declaration ot the conviction
that things have come to such a pass ’h it,
if we do not mend them, we must emigrate
or starve. We do not intend to emigrate.
This State is too precious to bo abandoned.
We wdl bold it and keep it! We are here,
and wc mean to stay.
A manufacturing ami mining journal
says, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee have
more extensive deposits and beds of iron
ore than any ot the other States of the Un
ion. Tennessee has more extensive beds
of marble of greater variety of c>Jor ‘han
any other State in the Union. The copper
de|xx«itß in Tennessac are more extensive
and valuable than those of any other section
in America.
Acworth High School.
r piTE SPRING SESSION will open on
I Monday, January 10, 1876, tinder the
control of J. C. Holmes and Mr«. 8. E.
Holmes, Principal*, an 1 Miss E. Johnson,
Teacher in Music Department.
RATES OF TUITION PER TERM OF 20 WEEKS.
Reading, Writing, and Spelling... .SIU OU
English Grammar, Arithmetic and
Geography 15 00
Latin, Algebra, Rhetoric, Logic 20 00
Greek, Trigonometry, Surveying.... 25 UO
Music, per term 25 00
Good board can be had at from $8 to
$lO per month.
Thankful tor past favors, the Prianpais
pledge th- ir best efforts to sustain the repu
tation of the Institute. 22 Gt
HALEY'S YARN—Every skein is of the
same length, and saves much
trouble iu warping.
T. W BAXTER,
Commission Merchant,
And General Agent for the sale of Standard
Fertilizers, Agricultural Machinery, Gins,
MOWERS, REAPERS, THRESHERS, HORSE POWERS, HORSE RAKES,
Cotton, and Hay Presses, Steam Engines, Mills, and Mill Machinery,
SOLD AT MANUFACTURERS’ TERMS AND PRICES.
Office on Main street, Warehouse on Western & Atlantic Railroad,
Cartersville. O-a_ 28 iy
1859. ESTABLISHED 1859.
McMillan & Snow,
Wholesale Dealers in
GROCERIES,
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.
WHOLESALE HOUSE,
No. 11 Foisyth street, near State capitol.
FANCY GROCERY HOUSE,
25 Marietta st., near DeGive’s Opera House.
SEEDS of all kinds.
100 barrels new Mackerel,
200 half barrels new Mackerel,
400 kits new Mackerel,
100 half barrels White-fish,
100 kits White-fish.
Also, a large stock of staple and fancy
Groceries, at lowest prices. 27 3m
New York. V Jacksonvitlo, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga. T e O. vv V Charleston, 8. C.
Furchgott, Benedict & Co.,
No. 38 Whitehall St.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Have one of thc largest and finest stocks of
DRY GOODS & CARPETS
always on hand. Send for samples.
All orders for goods amounting to
$lO and over, will be sent tree of express
charges. 27 ly
THE DEATH-BED OF ANDREW
JOHNSON.
A FINE ENGRAVING, just published
A on heavy plate paper, 14x19 inches in
size. It touchingly portrays the last mo
ments of the gr at statt sman, with family
and friends grouped sorrowfully around
him. It is a beautiful gem of art, and
should hang in every house and cottage in
tne land. Sample copy sent by mail, mount
ed on a roller and postpaid, on receipt ot 25
cents, or 3 tor 60 cents. Address
BURROW & CO., Publishers,
Box 91. Bristol, T< nn.
JV" Agents wanted everywhere to sell
our new popular Pictures ot Moody and
Sankey, Death-bed of Andrew Johnson,
aud one hundred other subjects. No mon
ey required lin'd pictures are sold. Send
stamp for catalogue and terms. Address as
above. 27 4t
Special Notice.
r plIE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale
1 One Hundred Acres of Land, forty
acres of which are und> r fence and in cul
tivation. The remaining sixty acres are in
the woods and well limbered. A small
creek runs through the place, having some
ten or twelve acres of bottom land upon it.
On the place are all the necessary houses,
ii good condition, a goo I orchard, and an
excellent spring of water. It lies in the 3 I
district and 2d section of Cherokee. Ihe
whole lots are Nos. 10 and 11 ; the half lot
is adjoining, but number not remembered
I will give a b irgain in this property, if
sold soon. Titles unquestionable. For fur
ther particulars, call on W. H. Branon, or
at the office of The Cherokee Georgian.
21 F. S. BRANON.
W. A. BRIGHTWELL.
CARPENTER, CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER,
Residence, Canton, Ga.
o
ALT. work done by me will be done with neat
m*.« aud ill-patch. Prices iea»oua:>lt‘ —Hatiaiactiun
guaranteed.
Aug 4. 1-6 m
E>r. -J. 11. Speii'.
CANTON, GEORGIA,
(Office : J. B. B.irtou's Stoie,)
H WING resumel the practice of Medi ine, Sur
g> rv and vb.iteiri■ •<, teu-i, rs his services to bis old
t’ri>*Q f ls and j>.it:‘‘>'is. .m i the cominunity generally
'1 hanking theoi tor past favors. r»s]-s tfu'.ly HOiicits
• ■ >miuu ii •• -it of the sjiue. i ol « . nieb and
children made » speciality. Will attend calls day
or night. 2b-ly
JOHN L MOON. GEO. F. WOOTEN.
A WOOTEN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Atlanta, _ - ~ Georgia,
Office, Opposite National Hotel.
Notice.
r T' , !IE undersigned are now prepared to
1 furnish planters m l bnilherswith a su
perior quality of prey liine, at the Cherokee
Lime Works, six miks West of Wuk-sca,
Ga. T’r.w’O m nts |.< : b ishe’. nt thc kiln.
tyIIARPA RICHARDS’.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
IFIEIR. TILIZZEZRS.
PRICES REDUCED.
Mark W. Johnson & Woodruff,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Wholesale and Rt tail Dealers in
Farm Implements, Seeds, Fertilizers, Carriages, Bug
gies Wagons, Portable Steam Engines
Improved Live Stock, Etc.
offering, at prices greatly reduced, the following attractive stuck :
50 Boyd Excelsior Plow’s, 50 No. C. Ex- c’s or two-horse Steel Plow,
500 Dixie Cast one-horse Plows, at $3, or 6 sit one order for sls,
500 one and two-horse Fanners’ Friend Cast Plows—the best Turning Piow ever offered
to the public,
500 Feed Cutters, sill sizesand prices, 150 Corn Shellers, from $9 50 up,
200 dozen Handled Farmers’ Shank Hoes, cheaper than ever before ottered,
75 two-horse iron-axle Farm Wagons, from $75 up, and warranted,
BUGGIES —We have the largest Repository iu Georgia, aud can suit every fast,
every pocket.
JUertilizers.
3,000 tons of the best standard Fertilize rs, now ready for delivery, consisting, in part of
1,500 tons Russell’s Ammoniated Bone Su- 200 tons Stono Soluble Guano,
perphosphate, 100 tons I’rirc Flovit ol Raw Bon***,
500 tons Stono Acid Phosphate, L>o tons Land Plaster,
50 tons Potash Compound, 500 tons Ovstcr Shell Lime.
Also, 20,000 pounds Sulphate of Ammonia, Nitrate of Soda, Muriate ol Potash, etc.
Seeds.
Our Seed department is the most complete to be found North or South. No seed can
be called for that we can not furnish. We have now arriving—
-10,000 doz Papers of choice and genuine Garden Seeds,
1,000 bbls Early Rose, Snow Flake, Br >wn< Il’s Beauty and Perri ss Potatoes. Order now.
250 bushels of the celtdirated St. Domingo Yam, very tine and curly,
500 bushels of Red Clover,
1,000 pounds Lucerne, While Clover, Crimson Annual Clover, etc.,
2,000 bushels German Millet. And right here let us urge every farmer, in Georgia t«»
order al onre, one <>r more bushels of ibis German Millet. W* know of no'.hirg
equal to it under the sun as a hay or forage plant, and seed will be scarce.
1,000 bush Is Hungarian Grass, 5.000 bushels lied Top or Heid's GraM.
500 bushels of Timothy, 10,000 bushels Red Rust Proof Oats, the only
2,000 bU'hels of Bme Grass. Orchard Grass, Oal worth planting Horn January ko
Rye Grass, Vitches, etc., March,
500 bushels of New, Rare, and Desirab’e Cotton Seed, etc
We are in earnest, mean to s* II cheap, and will give one of Warr* n’s Patent Horn to
all who send us ar order amounting to $lO Send for pi ice IMs.
We sell Farm Engines cheaper than any other Southern bouse. Try us.
26 3m MARK W. JOHNSON & WOODRUFF, Atlanta, Ga.
JOHN S. REESE <fe Co., Geueral Agents, Baltimore, Maryland.
JLZDJYTZEt EROS.,
-Atlanta, Geoiwa,
Sole Agents for the District of North and Middle Georgia, North Ala
bama and Tennessee, for the
PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY,
Capital, $1,000,000 !
JUST RECEIVED:
1000 Tons Soluble Pacific Guano,
100 Tons Acid Phosphate for composting.
(NO OLD STOCK ON HAND)
We arc now prepared to furnish dealers and planters in any quaiiti
tv desired of thc above high grade and popular Fertilizers, which are
fresh and in fine condition, and the analysis recently made, of tho new
stock, show about 15 pur oent. available ‘Phosphoric Acid, 3 1-4 per
cent. Ammonia, and nearly 2 per cent, of POTASH. Sold od time, ae
usual, at low price, with the option to the planter to pay in Cotton first
November, at 15 cents per pound.
Call on. or send to us for circulars and analysis.
' Respectfully, [26-2mJ ADAIR & BROTHERS.
Rome Stove and Hollow - ware
Worse.
A written guarantee with every stove sold. If any piece break*
from heat, or anything is the matter with your stove, bring it back and
we will fix it in two hours or give you another one. Every article
warranted. Puts, Ovens, Skillets, and lids of all sorts.
SEAY BROTHERS, Proprietors,
Office and Salesroom-G9 Broad St.
Foundry, corner of Franklin street and Railroad.
Gin-gearing, Mill-whuels, Castings, made tc order
COPPER, TIN, AM) SHEET-IRON WARE.
Tin Roofing. Guttering, and Job work promptly attended to. Tix
Ware sold ven’ cheap. 13-3 m