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THE ATHENS* GEORGIAN: APRIL 3, 1877. ;
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Application lor Letter* of Dismission Admin*
istrator 5 00
-Appli’tion for Letters ol Dismission Guardian 5 25
Application for Leave to Bell Land* — 5 oo
Notico to Debtors and Creditor* 5 00
."idea of Land, Ac., per square 6 50
Bales Perishable Properly, 10 days, per sq._ 1 50
i Estray Notices, 30 days — 5 00
■Sheri If Sales, per square — 5 60
.-.Sheriff MorUago fl. fa sales per square 5 00
lax Collector’s Bales, per square... — 5 00
Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 00
Exemption Notices (in advance) * 2 25
Rule Nisi’*, per square, oach time— 1 So
mr The above legal rates corrected by Ordinary
. of Clarke county.
gJJjtns (icorgiait.
-H. H. CARLTON, - Editor.
The Convention Question and
the Personal Bearing of
Its Discussion.
We regret very profoundly to see
the personal tendency that the Con-
-veniioii question is assuming. It is
•unfortunate in many respects.
The main idea of this movement,
the true basis of Us inception aud
progress has been, and must contiuuc
to be, the great impersonal consider*
aliou ol public benelil, arising from
curclul ami needed changes in the
organic law. Mo other giound-work
ot a Convention can stand a moment's
.discussion, and the people of Georgia
will sanction the matter on no other
foundation..
boiue of the advocates of tiie Con
vention are urging the wildest theo-
lies ot government, and the crudest
schemes ol change giu tiie various
departments of the Statu uuiuiuisira-
tiou. They would alter the whole
warp and wool of the machinery ol
our Mate government. Some are
pressing the r, inoval of mu Capital,
as if the very salvation of the btale’s
virtue depended upon getting the
.Government away from Atlanta.
• Others are advancing reasons and
. arguments equally ridiculous, until
. the whole matter is iu a qtuddie.
The people seem to be ’rather upa-
> thciic, while a few papers aud lead-
. -. ers are Very active.
_ The most absurd and iudefcusible
. of the personal projects is one w hich
we heard whispered when iu At*
lanla a short time since and
rumors of which come out occasion
ally wnu various degrees of positive*
ness. It io rumored that a lew ot
-the active, disappointed office-seekers
aud their lviends have really siarted
.a ticket of quite strong men iu.At
inula who a.e running scluiy upon
the idea of antagonizing Gov. Col
quilt’s administration, which .has
olicuucu mem by not putting them
1 in Us places. At first, w e were dis'
poseu to disbelieve any such loolish
Jjrojeci, mud to-'-ay, we doubt any
.stum geneiai sentiment, in the Gate
-City. Hut that there are some who
i>a\e entered upon such an inexcusa
ble crusade 4 , seems to be beyoud
uoubl. I hey babble about a "new
-deal”—meaning, that if the Couveu-
4ioii shall lip up the whole Stale
.government, they will have a chance
fit edicts they linve tailed to get.
That the people of Atlanta would
•filler into such a } ersonal warfare,
.animated by the very pettiest of small
• disappointments, and looking solely
io personal resentments, we cannot
• Relieve.
We should have hardly noticed it,
• hut that the rumor comes out with
• such persistence, and that the duly
.> Democratic daily there seems to be
.ready, dit the slightest opportunity,
-to strike at the administration.
We sincerely trust that there can
Theuothing in this. We’ are friendly
to Atlanta, and have had no •ympa*
•thy with the assaults upon her. But
wc are frank to vdrnit that if she
•could lend herself in this Convention
i movement to a personal scheme of
vihe disappointed against the present
Democratic administration, wo shall
•fed that she deserved some of the
tJuuMl things said against her. We
ng© still further and say, that if her
citizens could so far forget wbat is
•due to a great public question as to
•use it as a weapon to strike at a con*-
rscientious, able and honored Demo-
-c. at’c Governor, to whom Is due our
strongest support, we should endorse
zuxy punishment that might be admin*
istir.’d to her by an indignant people.
\We would rather remove the Capital
from Atlanta or see the Convention
a failure than see such an injustice
done to the Executive.
It behooves the people of Atlanta
to look well into it that they do not
lend themselves to the malicious
scheming of a few disappointed office*
seekers, who would prostitute a
great matter like au Organic State
Convention into the petty agent of
their malicious revenges upon a high
and worthy public officer.
We desire to enter our earnest
protest against all these absurd in
ducements for a Convention. Let the
matter be treated as it should be, as
a giand proposition of public policy,
to be decided solely upon statesman
like grounds and with exalted public
motives.
Is Administrative Economy
to Meet with Opposition P
The Atlanta constitution of the
25th inst., in commenting upon the
amendment to the Constitution,
passed by two successive Legislatures,
which declares certain bonds of the
Bullock administration illegal, null
and void, aud which, uuder a procla
mation of Gov. Colquitt, is submitted
to a vote of the people oil the first of
May for rcjecliou or ratification, con
cludes its comments with the follow-
44 There is no doubt that the amend
ment will be adopted, but iu our
opinion the action of the Governor
in limiting the publication of his
proclamation to one iusertiou in the
newspapers uamed, borders . too
closely upou that species ol ill-advised
economy of wliicn wc have seen so
much ot late. The amendment to be
voted is an exceedingly important
one, and it should be priutcu in tiie
newspapers uulil the day ot election.”
Wc arc somewhat surprised that
our most excellent iriends of the
Constitution should find grounds lor
complaint at an evideut attempt on
the part of Gov. Colquitt to practice
that economy so much ucedcd at this
time, aud which is but just to the
oppressed and over-taxed people of
the State.
To publish the proclamation for
forty days or up to the day of
election iu the seven dailies indicated
by the Governor, would cost not less
than seveu hundred dollars. As
these daily papers do not' reach some
sections of the State, ol course, it
would be necessary to publish the
proclamation iu some of the weekly
papers in order that the information
might be general. Then, say that it
is published iu tweuiy-five weeklies
lbi four weeks, aim this is a lair
proportion, the additional cost would
be three hundred dollars at least,
making a sum total ot one thousand
dollars lor publishing the Governor’s
proclamation.
Mow, let us see what the Governor's
44 il.-advised economy” saves to the
Siate: To publish me proclamation
in seven daily papers and twenty-five
weekly pupers lor one insertion each,
will not eost mote than one hundred
and fitly dollars—a clear saviug of
eight hundred and fifty dollars of the
public money with which to meet
other necessary expenses of the Gov
ernment.
Such au eieetion as the one iu
questiou, involving as it does so muuh
of interest'to the people of Georgia,
is not likely to be forgotten, and re
quires only that their attention be
called thereto.* Therefore, we think
the notice given, amply sufficient, and
iu true accord with that pressing
necessity of rigid ,economy incur
public expenditures. Especially is
this true when we refleet that it is
the patriotic duty of the Press of our
State to keep the people advised as
to their true interest, aud in the ex
ercise of this high province, they will
doubtless be kept in full and. timely
notice of the all-important election to
be held oil the first of May.
. Can it be possible that every effort
on the part of the administration to
economize, is to call forth opposition ?
Certainly, noDcmocraticpaper should
war upou a Democratic administra
tion for practicing that economy so
much needed, and which justice to
an over-taxed people so much de
mands.
For one, and we believe, for the
whole people, we are prepared to say,
“ well done, good and faithful Govs
emot 1 .” We commend you for that
course of economy in whiter jge.be
lieve you will persevere, and which
will show in its final result a com*
plete vindication of your purpose to
do your whole duty by the people
who have made you Chief Executive.
The President andHis South
ern Policy.
When Presidents are made by
fraud, and administrative policies are
but aims at reconciliation between
the exacting requirements of ultra
partisans and ‘the promisory obliga
tions of confidential, ambitious, but
too confident friends, then, politics
and its results are but matters of the
most uncertain conjecture, if not of
the wildest speculation. Especially
is this true under the administra
tion of a President, who having
foreshadowed his entrance upon
office with the most positive assu
rances of a wise and just conservatism
in the discharge of his executive dn-*-
ties, yet, demonstrates by his very
first official act a vasalatiou which
justifies the conclusion that he will
prove.but a shuttle-cock in the hands
of those who will unquestionably
shape his administration for the suc
cess of the most corrupt aims and
ends of the most unscrupulous Radi
calism.
part of Democrats would only be, iu
effect, to 'legalise the most gigantio
.fraud which has ever disgraced and
dishonored the political records of
our American Government No, let*
the Democracy stand as a sure and
solid barrier against such inroads upon
honest, constitutional government.
The evils that are upon us may not be
Remedied for the present, still let us
preserve in solid and nnbroken pha
lanx, that party power which will
make sure the protection against a
repetition of such frauds. Let what
ever of good may come of the present
administration be accepted with com
mendation, but without disloyalty to
principle or infidelity to p rty. Let
not Democrats be deceived by glitter
ing promises, and thus be led to
sacrifice their manhood aud self-
respect by making’overtures at tfayes
presidential shrine. He has no idea
of bestowing the patronage of his
office upon Democrats. This would
be a cheat upon the party, placing
him in office, aud violative of every
precedent and principle known tu
party organizations. All that Hay- s
intends by bis flattering promises, is
to induce Democrats to take that step
which will break the moral force of
their party organization. Should
Democrats Jail unwittingly into this
suare, such will be the result as surely
as that effect follows cause.
It is held by some, that Hayes will
Within less Ilian thirty days from
the inauguration of tiie present flft* recognize the Hampton aud Nicholls
ministration, the political skies be
come filled with tliejmost indubitable
evidences of an approaching political
storm, sucii as not only cal 8 into
question the honor, dignity and re
spectability of our Government, but
threatening both the safety and exist
ence oi that party organization which
is the only safeguard of our liberties,
proclaims this perhaps tiie darkest
and most dangerous hour of our
political existence. This condition ot
affairs necessarily brings grave app; e-
hensious and distrust as to our polit
ical future, aud yet, there are those
high iu position’ who admonish us to
be of good cheer; 44 that never did
serious question, whether high offi-
cials-had the right legally or morally
to contract against the only legisla
tive remedy left a representation
against fraudulent President making.
But says another, if the electoral
count had not been submitted to and
abided by, ‘’before this time, in my
opinion, a hurricane of war would have
been sweeping over the land.” Well
we can hardly think, that if the usur
pation of the highest office in tho
government through the exercise of
the most flagrant and outrageous
fraud ever known to or practiced
upon any people does not cause “a
jiurricane of war to sweep oves the
laud,’’ the prevention of such a wrong
would not likely bring such a result.
If however, such prevention ‘ could
possibly h’ve so resulted, it would
have proven a corruption in our
government which can only be exor
cised by heroic treatment, and which
in our humble judgment must at last
find its only true and lasting remedy
in revolution.
man come into presidential office with
more patriotic intentions than Mr.
Hayes; that Democrats should ace’ept?
office from Ilayes, thus aiding in his
liberal policy; that Hayes is a good,
true and honest man, and that we
have everything to hope for.”
From the stand-point of the.-e
gentlemen, they may sec aud know
things in a different light from that
iu which they are reflected upon us.
Furthermore, it may appear presump
tion on our part to disagree with
them; but it docs occur to us, that, if
a mull accepting the presidency, in
the ftlll knowledge of the facts, that
the means by which he was so made
governments. That the troops will be
withdrawn. That au invitation to
Hampton and Chamberlain to visit
the President, aud the appointment
of the Louisiana* Commission means
no interference with the Presidents
iuteutions.lo carry out his promises
iu regard to these states, and that for
sooth all this may be taken as an evi
dence of bis being a good, just, patri
otic aud well-meaning. President.
Has it not been determined by the
very highest authority that Hamp
ton was elected Governor of South
Carolina ? Then why delay and keep
in suspense this already greatly
wronged and oppressed people ? This
conduct on the part of Hayes, in the
face too, of his assured policy to act
otherwise towards these States, and
the decisiou of the High Commission
which has set in judgment thereupon,
is crippling the agricultural, commer
cial and industrial interests of these
States, certainly beyond‘recovery,
within the next twelve months, eveu
though he should finally recognize
the true governments of the people,
and is without the slightest excuse or
justification. We can see no reason
why Hayes should have thus violated
all rules of justice and fair-dealing as
well as his owu assured or implied
obligation, except, so far as such
were devised at tho sacrifice of every ‘means and devices serve a covering
principle* of true, hqiiest government
and constitutional law, be, truly good,
honest and patriotic, then, patriotism
must be a deception, and houesl, con
stitutional government a political
heresy. If the appointing of a com
mission by Hayes, composed princi
pally of avowed Republicans, if uot
of partisans, to investigate the very
question of difference iu Louisiana,
which the High Commission had to
decide before tho fraud was suffi
ciently complete to make him Preii-
dent, .be an eiudence of the liberal
policy to be practiced towards the
South, then we say, God, save us
from such a policy, and wc would
conjure our people to let their hopes
be anchored in some safer, more cer
tain aud invitiug harbor. .
Could true, honest aud patriotic
Democrats accept office under such
an administration? We think not.
Would they consent to become ap
plicants for or recipients of patronage
within the bestowal of such a Presi
dent? We trust and believe not.
How coaid Democrats or any one else
accept office at the hands of an ad
ministration without becoming bound
by every principle of political or party
fealty, if not by every principle ot
honor, to support the administration,
and thns supporting it become affili
ated with the administration party ?
Loyalty to the party and administras
tion would be but a just, honorable
and natural obligation of the recipient.
Such an unfortunate, ttnwise and
much to be lamented course on the
to his own guilt aud an escape from
his own fraudulency. This, then, in
the eyes 01 an honest people, would
only reflect him in a still more, dis
honorable, dishonest, and illegitimate
light. To recognize Nicholls is to
admit the fraud of his own position,
thns offending the party which made
him President. To recognize Pack
ard would be violative -of his own
promised policy and but a full recog
nition of that fraud and corruption
of which he woidd be the cbiefest part.
Thus placed in a most anomalous
condition, by ■ accepting a position
which cau only find as the ground
work of its success, the most stu
pendous fraud ever perpetrated upon
any people, we are at a loss to con
ceive how his administration can be
signalized with that honesty of pur
pose which brings as its fruit, good
to tho people. We have no such
expectations to lie disappointed,
and we. are frank to say that
we >aro iji full sympathy with
those who attempted to fillerbuster
against this fraudulent condition of
affairs. What if Hayes or his friends
did promise the recognition of Hamp
ton and Nichdlls ? Was this a just
or legitimate excuse or contract for
permitting a fraud and outrage upon
the American people which might
have been prevented by fillerbuster-
ing ? “ If the. inauguration of Haye>,
o raid liave thus been prevented, why,
he would bavo had no part or parcel
in the . recognition of .either govern
ment in either state. Again it is*a
The Extra Session.
The President has called an extra
session of Congress to convene on
the 4th of June. The only excuse
Hayes can give for calling this extra
session, is the failure.of the last House
to pass the Army Appropriation Bill.
The only prohibition in the Consti
tution against Congress making a
permanent appropriation for any
'portion t©f the public service, is in
regard to the army. The Constitu
tion provides that no appropriation
to the army shall be made for a
longer period than two years. Thus,
it will be seen that the President
has no power or means to provide
for the support of the army in the
absence of the usual appropriation
made by Congress. This constitu
tional limit upon army appropriations
is to be regarded as one ol the most
valuable safeguards of our liberties,
aud aiuce the army has become such
a pliant tool in the hands of the Re
publicans for partisan purposes, espe
cially in the South, no doubt, Con
gress had iu view , the wisdom of this
constitutional protection when it
withheld the appropriation.
It may be true, that the withholding
of an appropriation for the support of
the army, will not serve a restraint to
the President in the use of the
armed force of the Government.
But it must be borne iu mind, that
an unpaid aud unprovided-for military
force will not long remain a willing
or eomuinudabie arm of the public
service. Again, the Republicans can,
with no show of consistency, raise an
objection to this course oil the part of
a Democratic House of Representa
tives, s'uce it finds precedent in their
having adopted the very same course
to suit their purposes in the case of
Kansas. It will be remembered that
a Republican Senate, in that instance,
forbade t It6iise of troops by President
Pierce.
Now, since 4 Republican adminis
tration has continued to oppress the
South by an unlawful and unwarrant
able use of the array, and from pres
ent indications, Hayes proposes to
follow the example of his predecessor,
it is greatly to be hoped that the new
House to be convened on the 4th of
June, and whicii is Democratic by a
small majority, will repeat the wis
dom of withholding the appropriation
to the army, and thus let such legis
lative devices serve to plague and
defeat their inventors. It woutd be
well fi»r our Southern congressmen,
at least, to bear steadily in mind, the
safeguard thus furnished by the
Constitution to the liberties of the
people, and remembering the condi
tion ot South Carolina and Louisiana
and the late which may overtake
other Southern States, so shape their
action as to receive the plaudits of
their greatly wronged and oppressed
constituency.
Proclamation
OF ALFBED H. COLQUITT,
Governor of Georgia:
Executive Depakthi-ht State op Gxoboia,
Atiakta, G a., March 24th.
Whereas, Two euceesaivo Legislatures have
passed by a two-thirds vote an act to amend the
constitution of the Stale, an amendment and
said act approved xebrnory 2,1874, and Febru
ary 17,1877, adding an additional clause to tbe
sixth section of the third article of the consti
tution of this State, to-wit: A prohibition
against any power in the State paying or recog
nising in any way as valid any direct bonds,
gold bonds or currency bonds, or tbe States al
leged guaranty or endorsement of any railroad
or other bonds heretofore declared illegal,
fraudulent or void;
And, whereas, 8ection 2nd of said act.directs
the governor to submit said amendment for
final ratification to the qualified voters of the
State.
I therefore issue this, my proclamation, re
quiring a sufficient number of the proper
officers end persons authorized by the laws of
the State, to superintend general elections to
convene at the vorions election precincts
throughout the State, on the first Tuesday in,
being the first day of May next, to hold an
election in tho menner prescribed by law for the
election of members to the most numerous
branch of tho legislature, at whioh, said election,
tha qualified voters shall cost their ballots either
for “ ratification ” or “ no ratification ” of said
constitutional amendment, and the retains of
said election shall be made as required by law.
Given under my hand aud the Seal of the
Executive Depnrtmeut, at the Capitol, in At-
luma, the 24th day of March, 1877.
ALFBED H. COLQUITT,
Governor.
By tho Governor:
I. W. Avebt,
Secretary Execntive Department.
opril3-lt.
GRAND SPRING OPENING
-0F-
Ch,arlio Stem’s
CLOTHING EMPORIUM!
I would call the attention of my patrons and
the public generally to my fine stock of Clothing
For Men Youths’ and Bay
s*
Consisting of French Diagonals, Worsteds,
Cheviots, Cloths. Melton’s Scotch aud Navy
Blue Flannel Suits, all of the Finest Material
and tbe moa fashionable styles. Also, a first-
class stook of Gent*’ Furnishing Good* in all
branches complete. Hats, Caps, Straw Goods,
Umbrellas in Silk Alpaca and Scotch Gingham,
Trunks; etc., to'whicii I inviie the inspection of
the public, guaranteeing my prices to compete
with any house in the State. Augusta or Atlanta
Prices Duplicated.
OUR SPECIALTY — Unlaundered Shirts,
made complete, fine linen'Bosom and Cuffi for
$1. A cull is all we ask to convince one and all
, CHarles Stem, -
Popular Clothing Emporium,
Broad street, Athens, Ga.
Next door to Long & Billups Drug Store.
np?-ly
Millinery & Fancy Goods
MISS O. TwAjSdOTS
Has juSt received direct from New York a
chaste and beautiful assortment of
PATTHBN HATS,
which will be openod for the inspection of her
friends and patrons
On Wednesday and Thursday, April 11th and 12th-
Also a choice stock of all the Novelties of tho
season, consisting of Neck Ties, Lace Bibbe,
Kuching*, Backcombs, Flowers, Ribbons. Orn
ament*, Jewelry, etc. Beal Hair Switches at
Cost. Strict attention given to erders. Only
the best all silk material used in trimming. Au
early call is solicited by
vmrgMst CL •▼ a totflci
apS-Sra Athena, Georg s.
Lucas & Ware,
Ga..,
Are now opening their usual stock of elegant
Dry Goods, call aud see their
Dadies Dress Goods,
Hosiery, Gloves, Laces, Ribbons, Cravats, Hand
kerchiefs, Collars, Cuff* Embroidery, Loiuar
Shawls, Jockey, &c., &c.,
Gontlcmcn’a Fxencix,
aud Scotch Suitings, and Gentlemen’s Furnish
ing Good* Generally, units made to order by a
first class New lor* Tailor ut lowest city prices,
Boys’ and Childrens’ goods iu Cassini ere, Flan
nel, Linen,^Domestic, Cottons &c~, Ready Made
Clothing of the latest styles at lowest prices.
Trade from u distance solicited and parties
coming to Athena to buy goods will please
examine our stock.
april3-5t. LUCAS <Ss W ARE.
CUT it i3 sfi§ MEc 0UT
To every reader of this paper who scuds at this
certidcate and fl.Oo we will forward, for one
year, “Tits The as u ex," a magnificent Illus
trated Monthly Journal aud Housekeeper*
Mugazine, and one copy of onr new and elegant
premium Ohromo, entitled
Aehliig a Blewlng.”
A maoterpie-e of the Dusseldorf School ot
genre painting, by Prof. Jordan, size zOixlSi,
executed iu lue highest style of An. Retail
price of which is 85.00, aud a copy ot the fol
lowing beautiful poem descriptive of the
Chromo, iu elegant illuminated colon for
framing:
Ay; but wait, good wife, a minute;
1 have first a word tossy.;
Do you know what day to-day it*
Mother, ’tis pur Wedding-day [
J ust as now, wc sat at supper
When the guests bad gone away;
You sat that side, I sat tub aide,
Forty years ago to-day t
Then what plans we laid together;
What brave things I meant to do!
Could we dretun to-day would find us
At thb table—me and you.
Bettor so, no doubt—and yet I
Sometimes think—1 cannot tell—
Ilud our boy—oh, yes 1 1 know, dear;
Yes, He doetb all things well.
Well we’re had our joys and sorrows,
Shared our smiles as well as tears;
And—the best of all—I’ve had your
Faithful love for forty years!
Poor we’ve been, hut not forsaken;
Grief we’ve known, but never shame—
Father for Thy endless merries
Still we bless Thy Holy Name:
i nr iito Th '"» *»» “b*?® 8 fo .'y°“
AGENTS si“S£°s sss
and give you exclusive territory. Send us one
dollar, avoid unnecessary correspondence, m-
ceive your territory,, and go to work at once..
Upon receipt of which we will faptud Agcntfs
outfit, Certificate of Agency, *<~ Spe«mec
Hew York. . ~ marohH-»t.
“ ITotico-
All parsons having demands Mrinst ® 8 ® 1 ^
W. Center, deceased, are hereby notified to
p re Kilt the same to me for payment vnthfntne
timo'prescribed by bw,' and those indebted to
said deceased nro jcquestcd to make immediate
payment. April 2nd, 1877. , ,
> lasAO Powxtx, Adm r.,
ajri!8-6w. High Shoals, Ga.