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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: MAROH 6, 1877.
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H. H. CARLTON, - Editor.
To the Democracy of the Ninth
Congressional District-
Tile Gainesville Convention which
convene*! on the 28th nit., lor the
purpose of selecting :t candidate to
represent the Ninth District, in the
45th Congress, has presented the
name of the lion. II. P. Bell of
Forsyth County. We need not oc
cupy this space or consume time in
presenting the claims of Col. Bell to
the cordial and undivided supi>ort ot
the Democracy of which he is now
the able and faithful standard hearer.
Nor reed we attempt to sound the
praise of one, whose record as Ex-
Congressman. and whose record as a
true, tried, and never swerving
Democrat, ever faithful to the duties
and uspousibiliiies imposed, and
able, earnest and successful in the ac-
coihplisnnient of the interest ot his
people, commend him to the voters of
the 9th District in stronger terms and
with more convincing proof of his
pre-eminent fitness for the position,
than all we could say in his belialt.
Col. Bell having been duly and re
gularly chosen, by aConveiniou of the
Democratic Party, as the standard,
bearer of the Democracy of the
Ninth District, the duty of every
Democratic voter is plain and un
questionable. m
So impressed must be every intelli
gent, reflecting, and patriotic citizen,
of our now threatened District, with
the fact that our only safety from
future Radical domination, intensified
iu op ression and corruption, by the
continuance of its sway, is in pre
serving, now more than ever before,
the Democratic Party in the strictest,
most compact and unshaken organi
zation, that we feel as if we were
speaking, perhaps unnecessarily, to
those already awaken and fully
aroused to tli necessities of the hour.
But s ich are our impressions, and
such our convictions that this is, be
yond question, the most critical period
in the political History of our country,
that we cannot forbear contributing
our humble efforts towards more full}
ami more thoroughly arousing the
country loving voters of our District,
and seeking to rally them in one solid
phalanx around the standard of that
party which has rescued our grand
ohl commonwealth from the hands
of the foulest, most corrupt and op
pressivc government which ever dis
graced American civilization and ajone
through which we can protect her
from falling again into the hands of
thieves, plunderers and oppressors.
Why, it may be asked is the hour
so threatening and the danger so
great? Democrats, remember that
even while we write, there is trauspir-
ing at Washington City the most
outrageous, disgraceful and unjust
scene of usurpation which ever black
ened the record of any country. The
inauguration of a President of these
United States through fraud and
corruption, the usurpation of free
government by those whoso, only
rule of government is power and
whose selfish ambition and party
agrandizement are,'with] them, para
mount to constitutional liberty, are
but the works of that party against
which we would' warn you, and thp
throttling of three Southern States for
the accomplishment of their end, is but
an earnest of what we may expect in the
future. These results then, together
with what we msy natura ly and rea
sonably expect at the hands of a Na
tional Administration, forced upon the
people of this Country at the sacrifice
of every constitutional safe-guard
vouehedsafe by the founders of our
Republican form of Government,
leave us nothing to hope for from
that source, but oil the contrary de
stroy our every interest in the Nation
al Government and circumscribes the
safety to our lives aud our liberties,
to our property and our every inter
est within the sovereignty of our
own State Government Then to
make this protection sufficient for
the necessities which are already
upon ns, and which must necessarily
increase by reason of the new lease
given to Republicanism, we must
hold and preserve in unshaken, un
interrupted and undivided organiza
tion that DemocAtic power, strength
and majority, which alone proved
our redemption from former wrongs
and which aione can prove our sure,
certain and impreguable barrier to
future ruin.
The inauguration of Hayes with a
party policy, which undoubtedly fore
shadows a tempting and insidious con
servatism towards the South, all of
which means but the rebuilding of
Radicalism in our midst with re
newed power and strength ami with
more respectable and intelligent
leadership than it ever before could
boast, are facts and evidence, cer
tainly sufficient to satisfy every
thinking and calculating mind ns to
the unmistakable evil which must re
sult from the slightest disintegration
in our Democratic ranks at this time.
Added to the danger ol disruption to
our party at this time from the dis
integrating policy which will now
prove the adoption of successful,
unyielding and uncompromising Rad
icalism, is the division which will
inevitably obtain in our ranks from
the injudicious action ot the late
Legislature in submitting the
question of a Constitutional ' Con
vention to a vote »of the people.
It must be apparent to every one
that upon this issue, and made at this
particular time, there is great danger
of wreck to the Democratic party.
It must be remembered that in the
Convention framing the Constitution
of 1868, there were a goodly number
of prominent Georgians, who, added
to the large number of our citizens
having availed themselves of the pro
tective features ot that Constitution,
create a dangerous and most formid
able nucleus around which will he
rallied the Radical clement of our
State for the purpose of d-featingthc
call for a Convention.
And then, fellow-Democrats of the
Ninth District, remember, that there
is yet another still more dangerous
element itijotir midst, threatening the
very foundations of our party organi
zation, ar.d thereby, that safety and
well-being of our whole District,
which alone can come of unity of
action, of thorough Democratic or
ganization. We mean the independ
ent candidacy ot Mr. Speer aud oth
ers. ,Such a course on the part of
Mr. Speer and others, will yet prove
the initiatory evil, around and upon
which will culminate the disasters
which now threaten the safety of onr
party and our country.
Fellow-Democrats, he not captiva
ted by the glittering and. deceptive
presentations of an independent can
didacy, which finds its support more
upon imaginary wrongs than really
existing evils. Remember, vaulting
ambition finds many grievances, many
false pretexts with which it seeks to
justify its ambitious and but too often
ruinous course. Such a condition of
affairs in our District at this time,
gives great alarm to the wiser and
thinking men of the State, who, in
view of the present attitude of affairs
in our country, desire to see that
party which, at least, has saved our
State, our section and our district
from the ruins of Republicanism,
safely launched into brighter and
more inviting fields, where, as a
patriotic organization, fonuded npon
the true and honest principles of
government, may yet, and at no very
distant day, save our Republican
institutions from the dangers which
now threaten our political fhtnre.
We repeat, the recent events In
the political arena of our country,
coupled with the poftical issues which
have recently been rinsed in our own
State, must make it apparent We very
one, that the slightest interruption to
the solidity of the Democracy at this
time, would be exceedingly impolitic
and highly dangerous to the safety
and to the sovereignty of onr State.
Such interruption must surely bring
back into our midst that corrupt and
oppressive radicalism which charac
terized the dark days of our recon
struction and which, being routed by
the solid democracy of Georgia, took
its flight from our State, our section and
onr district, when Bullock, Blodgett
& Co., became fugitives from justice.
In conclusion, we’ would entreat
every true patriot, every true Demo
crat of the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict to remember the 13th day of
Marcli, and rallying to the ballot box
and to the support of our standard-
bearer, Hon. H. P. Bell, elect him
to Congress by such an overwhelm
ing majority as will administer
the proper and well-deserved
rebuke to independents and dis
organizes. Then, with victory
perched npon our democratic ban
ners, every true patriot will live to
rejoice in the purity aud perpetuity
of our Democracy, which will as sure
ly prove the bulwark of our peace,
happiness ar.d prosperity, as it will
prove the more effectual and lasting
death of Radicalism.
Mr. Emory Speer and bis
Glittering: Absurdity.
Never before perhaps iu the politi
cal history of this country was there
so glittering an absurdity, so decep
tive an idea of “reform” presented
for the capture of a people, as tliat
presented by Mr. Emory Sjteer as
the “ platform” ofhis “ inde)H*ndent
candidacy. 1 ’ Tliat the people, the
intelligent, reflecting and patriotic
people of the 9th Congressional Dis
trict or even the smallest portion
thereof should be deceived by this
clap-trap idea of “ reform ” is some
thing we cannot believe. If^eU
should obtain', we must confess that
our surprise thereat, could only be
equalled, by Mr. Speer a man of
much intelligence, attempting to draw
the people into such a political snare.
Mr. Speer has laid down the gen
ernl proposition, that owing- to the
•* unjust basis of representation ** in
our Congressional Conventions, the
lower or, as he is pleased to term
them “ cotton counties ’’ of the
Ninth’ District, have been and
will continue to be cheated iu
the selection ofCongressman. When
we reflect that the present time hon
ored “basis of representation "’has
given to the United States Congress
such men as Cobb, Jackson, Hyllier,
Hill, Bell, McMillan, Price and
others, a representation which in the
earlier, better days of onr Republic
placed Georgia through our own
Congressional District ill the front
rank of Stales in the Congress of the
United States: when wo further
reflect tl at in reviewing the record
of onr District we find that this end
of the District, yea and even our own
county, lias furnished more represen
tatives in Congress than all the other
counties of the District put together,
we must necessarily conclude, that
Mr. Speer is wrong, and that his
statement that we have been cheat’ d
and wronged, simply falls to the
grvund. ’
Mr. Speei would doubtless seek
to leave the impression, that Mr.
Hill failed of a nomination two years
ago, by reason of the present “ basis
of representation.” We boldly and
positively assert that such was not
the case. There were two reasons
why Mr. Hill did not receive the no
mination. 1st. The indiscreet action
of his friends in driving to the wall
all opposition to him early in the
contest. 2d. Ssome of the very
counties, which Mr. Speer now thinks
are cheated upon the present “ baas
of representation ** were against Mr.
Hill in that Convention, and secured
his defeat or rather prevented his
nomination. At a subsequent Con
vention Mr. Hill was unanimously
nominated without the Slightest
change in the u basis of representa
tion ” aitd the nomination gratefully
accepted by Mr. Hill. No doubt
Mr. Speer would further hold, that
the late Convention has met and
through the present “ unjust basis of
representation,” defeated the candi-
basis of representation. is incorrect
aud needs change, that there is a
right way of bringing it about. The
appeal from these wrongs, if wrongs
there he, is through the people in
their Congressional Conventions as-
dates from this end of the district sembled. There is an inherent right in
and thereby the upper or mountain j every Convention to adopt its own
counties, which seem to he the great rules and its own basis for governing
bug-bear to his Congressional aspira- representation, which cannot be suc
tions, succeeded in nominating the ; cessfully questioned by one man or
Hon. H. P. Bell. | one or even two countie.*. The
Democrrts, let it he remembered,. United States Congress fixes its own
that not one word as to the “ basis rules. The General Assembly of
of representation’’ was uttered iu the j Georgia fixes and establishes its own
Convention, and the lower or “cotton rules. Then certainly the Conven-
counties ” were the ones which norm : tions of the Ninth Congressional Dis-
inated the Hon. H. P. Bell. It is trict should be allowed the same right
asserted that some counties were and privilege. Then, away with inde-
in that Convention, if not in Mr. pendent candidates and d'sorganizers
Speer’s direct interest, «it least for ! who would gull the people into their
the purpose of working on his plat- 1 support by appealing to their preju-
form and effect ing a change in said, 1 dieee, and let them be properly and
much talked of and abused “ basis of severely rebuked, by electing, on the
representation.” If such was true, 13th day of March, by a rousing
they simply became ashamed of their majority, 5 our regular democratic
position and opened not their mouths, nominee for Congress, Hon. H. P.
Now having shown conclusively as Bell.
we think, that the charge of unfair- j , n . , - - ■ - - .
, , „ 0 . ! The threatened disorganization in
ness made by Mr. Speer is tar more , „ , ~ . , ,.. . .
. , , , . ; the 9th Congressional district, result-
unjust than the “ basts ot represent.-!- i. . , . , , *
, , , j mg from the independent candidacy
lion ’ which he attacks, let us anal-1 , ,, ~ , , , TT
. „ , . . of Air. Speer, has brought H. I*,
vze what Mr. hpeer s position or I _ 1
. , ,, , Farrow out as a Republican ean-
proposition it earned out would work , 1
! v ~ didate,
in our representation in the Congres- __________
sionul Conventions. He propo-; Two years ago Enory Speer tried
ses to establish the basis of i to get between H. P. Bell and Ben
representation upon the popular! Hill. Now he is trying to get be-
vote of the respective counties, j tween II. P. Bell and the Democratic
Of course, this means the white or Party,
democratic vote, for no one would ! , -
suppose for a moment, that the negro ! Where is that excellent manifesto
or radical vote would be allowed in written by Emory Speer in 1872
a Democratic Convention upon which against R. II. Lantpkin, as an iude-
to base a democratic representation. J pendent candidate for the Legisla-
And now, to prove to every one ! ture.
that if Mr. Speer’s idea is carried out, j 0
i ,, ^ : The record shows that Ex-Con-,
not only would Clarke, Oconee, and | „ « u n
, * , .. , ’ „ , , ’ gressman Hon. H. P. Bell, our pres-
perhaps other ot the so-called “cotton *
. , , , _ ent Democratic nominee for Congress,
Coptics’ lose somewhat of their i . . . , . . , -
. _ , ; continuously voted against the admis-
prescut power m our Congressional j . ,. „ , , , ,
11 ° . l ston ot Colorado. It Colorado had
ITews Items.
—“ Do you understand the nature*
of an oath ?’’ a juryman was asked in a
St. Louis Courtroom- “ Of course I
do,” was the reply. “ Do you mis
take me for a member of the Electoral
Commhsion ?”
—Europe wants for 1877 at least
5,772,500 hales of cotton, and, npon
the basis of4,350,000 bales of America
and liberal estimates elsewhere, it is
calculated there will be deficiency of
515,000 bales.
—Francisco Yicarte Aguilera, Vice
President of the Cuban Republic,
died Friday in New York. His dis
ease was cancer in the throat. He
leaves five daughters and five
sons.
—About SIOO.OOO is still needed
to save the Old South Church, Bos-'*
ton. Some of Bston’s best men are
now on the committee charged with
the raising of the money, and hope
is felt that they will soon raise the
whole amount. If this is not raised,
the 81 <0,000 which has been condi
tionally subscribed will be lost to the
enterprise.
The Fourth Annual Meeting
Of the stockholders of the Oconee
Building and Loan association will
be held at the office of L. &H. Cobb,
on Saturday the 10th inst., at 7£
o clock, p. m. a full meeting is desired
Wm. King,
* President association.
March 6-lt.
The best “ smoking” cigar in the
city, sold by H. T. Huggins.
jan30-2t.
Conventions, being among the very
smallest counties of the district, but
his plan would give the absolute con
trol of the district to the middle tier
of counties.
The following tabulated statement
is taken from the Comptroller Gen
eral’s report, for the year 187(5:
Banks
No. White
Poll*.
.. 753
No. Col’d
Polls.
... K2
Dem.
Maj’y.
591
Clarke
.. 78V
25
Dawson....
.. 74(>
85
711
Fannin
.. 893
... 11
882
Forsyth....
Franklin...
. 1,198
... 148
1,050
*1,166
... 259
970
Gilmore....
.. 1,0X4
... 14
1,000
Gwinnett..
. 2,m.
... 4in
L78S
Hall
. 1,648
... 196
1,553
Habersham.
. 1,036
... 1S6
900
Jackson....
..1,520
... 576
744.
Lumpkin...
. 788
.. 46
742
Madison....
. 743
.. 291
452
Morgan....
.. 740
..1,174
.
Oconee
. 558
.. 385
173
Pickens....
. 802
.. 18
844
Rabnn
.. 587
.. 15
572
Towns
.. 448
.. 13
435
White
.. G14
.. 62
542
Union
.. 832
.. 19
813
It is a
triie democratic principle,
which even Mr. Speer himself cannot
afford to antagonize,
that the true
not been admitted Tilden would now
be President. Let every Democratic
voter in the Ninth District support
the man whose record shows such
foresight in behalf ol' his country’s
welfare.
Mr. Speer’s great idea of “ Re
form,’’ his glittering alisurdity, was
never a question' before the late
Gainesyille Convention. His friends
were so thoroughly convinced of the
absurdity and absolute cheat in this
cry of “ reform ” and unjust, unfair
“ basis of representation,’’ that they
never essayed to raise the question in
the Democratic Convention.
and rightful power of control in all
democratic conventions or assem
blies is the democratic majority.
This, then, being accepted as an
unquestionable principle, it is clear to
be seen that Clarke, Oconee, ami
other counties which Mr. Speer
would place in the attitude of com
plainants, having upon the present
“ basis of representation” a larger
voice in our Congressional Conven
tions than they would perhaps have
upon any other basis, certainly than
upon that change proposed by Mr
Speer, have no legitimate or just
ground for complaint,* and should be
the last to raise the cry for “ reform.”
Did we say raise the cry lor “reform? ’
To do these comities justice, if, since
seeing from the undeniable facts
herewith presented, that if there is
any injustice in our “ present basis of
representation,” it is in having more
voice in the Conventions than we are
entitled to, upon what Mr. Speer
thinks should be the just basis of
changed representation in onr Conven
tions, then, we appeal to them to
recall Mr. Speer and let him correct
bis platform, and then fly to the
mountains and to the house-tops and
cry “reform,” and let justice be
done though Mr. Speer’s political
ambitions should fall
No, fellow-Deraocrats* be not de
ceived by these glittering and decep
tive presentations of an independent
candidacy. Remember, that if oar
Tzib-u-be of Rospoot
To TUB MBXOBYOrTHE LATE HOW. J. II. ClUtlSTT*
by tub Citizens of Athens.
At a meeting of the Citizens of Athens, held
at Dcupree Hail on Monday, 2Gth February,
the undersigned were appointed a committee to
prepare resolutions, expressive of the sincere
regret with which this community heard of the
death of lion. J. II. Christy, and of the high
estimate in which his character and services
were held by all classes of the people. The
committee have adopted the following:
Wueiifas, It has pleased God to remove from
this world our valued fellow citizen Jouk II.
Cubibty. and.
Whereas, It is becoming tliat the community
in which he lived so long, and by which he was
so well known and universally respected, should
make a public expression of their appreciation
of his character and public service ; therefore
IUtolttd, That the Citizens of Athens have
heard of the death of John H. Christy, witli
profound regret, aud, while they bow iu humble
submission to the Will of Him who doeth all
things well, they feel that by this mournful
event, not only our city, but our state and
county, have lost an bouest, patriotic, and saga
cious counsellor, whose whole public career has
been spent in the promotion of good govern
ment aud the conservation of the liberties,
rights aud prosperity of the people, and whose
private life in every relation has been upright,
benevolent and deserving of our approval and
esteem.
Revolted, That lion. Y. L. G. Harris of this
Committee be requested to communicate to the
widow of the deceased and the other members
of his family, with the expression of onr heart,
felt sympathy, this action of the citizens of
Athens, and tliut the city papers be requested
to publish these resolutions..
H. H. HULL, Chairman.
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B. K. REAVES, vCommittoc.
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moh6-2t
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Howell Cobb.
Dissolution.
The Copartnership existing between J. S.
England and C. J. O’Farrell in this day dissolved
C. J. O’Farrell ainuming all liabilities of the
firm. Lula City Feb. 15th 1877..
J. 8. ENGLAND, ,
feb27-4t. C. J. O’FAREELL.
C LARKE SHERIFF SALE.—Will be sold
before the Court House door iu tho City of
Alliens, Clarke County, Georgia, ou the nrst
Tuesday iu April next, within the legal hours
of ante the following property to-wil: two
hundred acreaof land, nitunted, lyingond being
in the county of Clarke; there ia a line dividing
said land in to two ono hnndred acre lots, and
will be sold either way, wbioh ever will suit
purchasers on the day of sale ; said land lying
on the left hand side o' the Lexington road
leading from Athens to Lexington, beginning at
a atone corner on said road there being 57a K.
to 100 S., 60 E. to 970, to a three corner at tho
oroas road, leading from the Georgia faotory to
Beaver dam thence along said road to a planta
tion wood road thence along said road lead to a
pine corner thence 840 15 W. 2800 to a stono
corner thetioe to a pine, thence to. tho begin
ning comer, a sior.c ou the . Lexington road,
adjoining Jones, Mrs. Fleming, Mir. Moor,
John I. Huggins and Ma*». Kiug’s other lands.
All levied npon by virtue of a fl. fa. from
Clark Superior Court, August Term, 1876.
Benjamin B. Williams vs. Mrs. G. W. King.
A11 to satisfy.the ubovo stated fl. fa. I have a
plat of said land—any oue wanting tosoe a plat,
call on me, thU March 5th, 1877.
* J. A. Bbowniko, Sheriff.
march6-30d.
For Sale.
Two Hundred Thonaand Oood14i4nd|i Bhln-
les. TEN GLAND & O FARRELL,
feb27-St. Lula City. <*
G EORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY.—Ordinary’s
Office, 24th February 1877.—James D. tit-
ard has applied for exemption of peraonalty
and setting apart and valuation of homestead,
and I will *pass ndon the same at 11 o clock a.
m on the I7th day of March 1877, at my office.
feW7-St-4 ASAM. JACKSON 1 , Oid&uy