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XS GEORGIAN; APRIL *4, 1877.
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. duty to keep the public j Saf©ty fffOUl 2T1?0S.
• ltll puff-ot thetiolde deeds j Hundreds of live* and millions of property
loquence nf his hprtpf-t.-. can be saved by the n*e«t tiie Amerio m Fusee,
• the only Safety Match in the world. For sale,
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.itch my
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.o come and li e
and wait on my
.. ell, come as soon as you like—
even to morrow.”
“ O, you told me you were not go
ing to marry Miss Hose to-day,” she
said, divided between delight and re
proach.
HON. BEN.T. II. HILL.
Parties Seeking Office.
A n Explanation—Why Senator lllll lla. \ot Pressed
Applieatloit. for Office—The Holy of Senators
to ThelrCoiintltuenlii—They llare no Itlslit
to Advance Friend* or Injnrr Enemies—
The Executive and Legislative De-
partmrnt* DUtliirt—The Con*
cluolnn Whirh Mr. lllll
lias Itrartird.
.iilier/
, would be just
mg the constitution
to neglect and dsro-
oits of the department
oolongs. •
tjje Senate is clothed with
executive functions nn<i du-
It is, in this, respect, (he ads
.oory body of the President. But
advisory, how ? Is a Senator to ad
vise the President whom he, the
Senator, would like to have nomi
nated? Is he not rather to advise
the President whether nominations
made are of lit and proper persons
for the offices designated?
This advisory position is a* public
trust. Each Senator is a trustee, not
for himself nor for his friend-', nor
against his enemies, but for the pub
lic good. The Senator represents the
whole State and every citizen in the
State. Every citizen is entitled to
have that representation fair, equal
and imjxirtial. When a Senator se
lects one applicant for an office, and
represents that one, he becomes par-
uglU
only to il4n
Miis Senator,
The Duty of Senators to tial for that one, and partial against men ofjbutrii|css cxpuripQut ftiptipial
all <jthers. Htf abdicates his office of ifi vat ion.
trustee formal), and becomes the attor
ney for one, and, as experience sadly
shows, too often for a consideration
in some form ; and any considera
tion which induces such partiality is
quite as bad, morally, as a considera
tion in money. Each applicant for
an office is entitled to an impartial
consideration of his merits for the
cilice sought, apd he is, entitled, not
fit 1 impartial 'judgment: of
', UuU also to impartial in
formation from- his Senator as an ad
viser of all others who are to pass on
the application. When the Senator
becomes the advocate for one appli
cant, he, by that act, disqualifies
himself both as a judge and an adviser
upon the merits of all other appli
cants.
..Ip my qpinion, a Senator has no
of applicants fijjr office, and use the
influence of his po-ition to give that
applicant success, than a judge on
the bench has the right to select one
litigant in his court and use all the
powers of his judicial |M>sition to se
cure success for that litigant.
No man can be fonder of his friends
than myself. No man can be more
gratified when his friends succeed
under a fair and impartial considera
tion of theic. merits. But I esteem
*ttc public good, and my own duties
as a public servant to promote the
public good, far before all personali
ties or obligations. If I were to use
a publico office to gratify private
friendships, or to avenge private
wrongs, or to promote, in any way,
my private or political interests, I
should feel that I had become guilty
of a gross breach of trust, for which
the proper penalty would be disqual
ification to hold any public office
whatever.
These views, -so plain when once
stated, prevailed with nearly all—if
not all —of our leading .statesmen ill
our early history The first depar
ture from them was partisa s i.i its
character and purposes. The depar
ture lias progressed until it has
assumed a personal character, and
it I were called to designate the
crjiue of all Crimea in this generation,
I" would say it is jtcrsonalism in
Government—by which, I mean the
use of the offices of Government to
promote personal interests and am-
Hit ions. Three-fourths of the evils
tbnf now “ctir-ie tlier country, and
nearly all the perils that have threat
ened the Government, have sprung
Thousands of offices have been
made solely to provide places tor
friends and members of Congress.
Millions of money are levied in taxes
upon the people annually to feed
these supple servants of some of our
(jreat men. The President often
finds himself denounced or his nomi
nations opposed sofply became they
do not suit the purposes of these ring
chiefs in Congress.
The large crowd of carpet-baggers
that were sent South a few years
ago were the mere tools of leading
men who desired, through their
tools, to get control of the Southern
States for their own advancement.
And there are men now in the Senate
making themselves most valiant de
fenders of those who linger to annoy
our people and disgust all good men,
soldy'ybeeAilsjj tltfey hope, through
these few who remain here, to get
delegations to suit them in the next
Nominating ^Republican Convention.
, The cflfiiAiS th<fcouutt$, tOOy.jtW
filled with mere politicians ready to
serve their masters, instead of w ith
bv the gross, dozen or single box. ut
'feb6-tf. BURKE’S Book Stoke.
Miss C. Potts,
Fashionable Dessmaker,
(Over University Hauk.)
Broad Street, Athnne, Gfau
Would respectfully inform the Ladies and
her friends generally, of Athens and vicinitv,
that she is now prepared to do Dressmaking in
the Neatest and most fashionable styles. With
her experience in the business, she feels sure ot
giving satisfaction. may 14,1375—28-tf.
A. K. CHILDS.
K. NICKERSON.
Y. H. WYNN
S-A-3!*!E HARRIS,
Boot and Sh.oe>2£alx3r,
ATHENS, GEOlgGI^; ^
(Ovm Jacobs & Michael’s St >re.)
First class work turned out on short notice,
at liberal prices. Give inc a call and get goo.1
material and fine work. march 13-tf.
Mariwatiiap ,-fSft Few,
BILAOICSIIVEITIEI’S
TWO SHOPS. FOR J 877.
* Otic at the old stand in front ot ,
Messrs. GANN & 11
ou;
The other on the road to thAi
opposite
pper bridge and
[Chronicle and Constitutionalist.]
Atlanta, Ga., April 12, 1877.
The circtdar letter to, which Mr.
Wright nulled my 4 ‘attention* lids fiot
been received. I rcanndt, {therefore,
answer the specific questions of that
letter.
The inquiries of many persons,
daily coming or writing to me, will,
perhaps, render it proper for me to
explain more fully than I have yet
done, the rule which I have pre
scribed for myself as a Senator on the
subject of appointments to office. I
do not intend to preserihe.a'i’ula fop.
others, nor to censure others who
| "Tliftcr from me, and who have
I (MVPtPribcd or may prescribe a differ
ent rule of conduct on this subject.
When Mr. Hayes was inaugurated
and announced his patriotic purpose
to give the country a non-partisan
administration and a better civil ser
vice, I deemed it proper to consider
Avliat would he the proper relations
of a Southern Democratic. Senator to
such a President. This inquiry sqon
led me, for the first time
to a full investigation into the whole
question of the pfoper relatiorts df a
member of Congnsfg, and especially
of Senators, to the .^pointing power.
The conclusion at which I arrived
was announced to the public in a
‘.elegtam in these words:
“ With my sense of public duty, I
can make no recommendation for
office—especially for offices to be
nassud upon by the Senate. There
can he no reform unless Congressional
control of executive appointments he
broken up."
Further reflection, greatly aided
by a rapid experience, has most thor
oughly confirmed me in the exact
orrect ness of this conclusion. Some
of the reasons in support of this con
clusion, I will no a- state.
1. Under the constitution, the
!auctions of government,afe divided
md vested in three separate depart-
aunts. This division was unwise
in css it was necessary and promotive
of efficient and harmonious adminis-
'ration. If the diviunn is unwise,
die constitution onghflfc be clfllnfft^fi.
h ’t is wise, every good citizen should
aid its purpose by observing its terms.
K"t whether this_.diviaian jvw wise
" r unwise, it is the. constitution, and
" v crv man who is entrusted to take
I»rt in the administratio’n of that
institution, is imdet. the most sol-
1 inn obligation of his bath to respect
nul observe it. Now, the functions
Congress are legislative. The
! "nctions ot the President arc cxecu-
dve. There arc certain checks upon
cuih not material here to mention.
The appointments I am now consid-
froin this great crime.
There are men—noisy men, too—
In their struggles to control the
public patronage and wrench the
Government frbiA real functions
and to make it a machine to serve
individuals and rings instead of the
whole country, we will find the active
cause of the evils so forcibly and
truthfully described by Judge Hook:
Otfr national politics have been
marred by had passions and sectional
animosities f ir many years past, and
the only legitimate offspring of them
have been intense strife and blood
shed, and the hatching out of a
brood of small politicians all over the
land, whose brains :tnd patriotism are
as limited as their statesmanship has
been cont emptible’.” •»t
How can we ever expect to elevate
the statesmanship of the country, re
form abuses and nationalize our poli
tics if even the high position of Sena
tor is to be degraded to an agency
for office seekers and general political
jobbery ?
Even if the foregoing reasons were
not sufficient to justify theboiuMusions
announced in the above telegram, I
am frank to confess that, with my
limited abilities, I a n not able to dis
charge the higher duties of the Sena-
torship if I give my time to the busi
ness of procuring offices.
The proper rule is tor applicants to
forward their applications for office
directly to the appointing power.
Every applicant from Georgia has
the right in his application to refer
to me, or any other Senator or Rep
resentative, for information touching
his fitness for the office sought,
will cheerfully and honestly give such
information as I possess to the Presi
dent, if asked, before the nomination
and to the Senate in passing on the
nomination. Before the President
and the Senate every man shall have
from me an equal chance on his
merits. Disregarding the abuse and
misrepresentations of those whom I
cannot accommodate with a violation
of my sense of duty—the least worthy,
being always the most exacting and
spiteful — I shall rely only for support
on an intelligent people who have no
interest but in good government.
We are entering upon a new era.
New and great questions will soon
press us tor solution. If we would
avoid a continuance of the evils that
have cursed ns in the past, we must
abandon the causes that produced
them. If we would elevate our poli
tics, we must improve the wavs of our
l*oliiiciaus. If we would relieve the
bin dens of the people, we must sus
tain honesty to government. We
must have no office that is not needed
CHILDS, NICKERSON & CO.,
WIIOLESALB AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
HARDWARE, IROH, STEEL HAILS,
HORSE AND MULE SHOES,
IIORSK SHOE NAILS,
Agricultural Implements,
Leads, Oils, Glass and Varnish, Harness Leather,
Mr. JOHN Z. COQPEU’ty ,
Livery Stable. We. have first class workmen
HORSE SHOEING
of every deseriptiyii,,. * - \ /
Plating and Concave Shoes
| Manufactured to order.
WAGONS, BUGGlfcf, CARRIAGES,
And all kind* of Farming; Machine* and Im
plement* repaired on short notice.
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HEED THE
Words of Advice,!:
PILLS
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LI.S
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111*
PILI.S
SPECTFCLLY offered by ILLLS
.. .. .... for many ,., LM
II. Tutt. M.D.,
tt-L rears Demon stratnr of Anatomy In , c
tutt’j it"' Medical College of Georgia.
II.II/ Thirty year*’ex|>erlenee In the
TU TT S practice of im-dleim-. together with I ■ LLS
TUTT’S Itm-eu year*' test of Tint's Pill-, PILLS
TUTT’S and the thousand* of testimonials PILI.S
TUTT’S given of tlu-lr elBearr. warrant me PILLS
, - . ■ -■ hi iiosijlrcljr pili.S
_ “ PILLS
j.*'.!!..' ommendedfojf all Iht- flljthat afflict
Cotton,, lanilli & Jute Rope,
CARRIAGE AND SADDLERY HARDWARE,
HUBS, SPOKES, BUGGY WHEELS, AXLES,
SPRINGS, RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING,
MILL SAWS, MILL FINDINGS, ANVILS, VICES .
BELLOWS, HOLLOW WARE, ETC., ETC.,
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Manufacturer’s Agents for the sale of
Fair bank’s Standard Scales.
WINSHIP AND SAWYER’S CELEBRATED
Cotton Gins, Cider Mills, Syrup Mills and Evaporators, Watt Plows,
Farmers’ Friend Plows, Pumps, Circular Saws, etc.
Anv article In our line nut >n stock, will be ordered when desired, with tho least
possible delay. ' ’ _ _ ,
dee 19-1 v Call and Examine Our Stock and Prices.
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TUT r*S Affwllmi-!, Female Complaints.pills
rrv rs al( of which result from a derance- piv i s
luenf of the liver, no medicine has
IJvEi.V'cr proven so surcessfttl a< I>K.
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TUTT’S : THE DEMAND FOR TUTT’S: PILLS
TUTT’S :PILLS ia not confined to tbia; PILLS
TUTT'S -country, bat extend* toall parti; PILLS
TUTT’S :of the world.
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TUTT'S :goml digeatlon, aound >leep,: PILLS
TUTT’8 ibnoynnt apirit., fine a pelite,- PILLS
TUTT’S :»ro aome of tho rcnlte of the’
TUTT’S :uao of TUTT’S PILLS.
TUTT’S
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AS A FAMILY MEDICINE j
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PRINCIPALOFFIO E
IS MURRAY STREET,
MEW YORK.
PILLS
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DR. TUTT'S
in both tho Senate and House at
Washington, whose ouly idea of the and no officer that is not competent.
science jaf government is defined by
thi? atf^bf controlling the public
patronage as a means ot holding
power. They form rings, make com
binations, organize cliques, and in
some instances absolutely control
large States. They get their tools in
nearly all the departments of the
cring are executive. A member of Government at Washington, and in
Congress who seeks to interfere with ' the States, and each tool regards it
Broad Street. Over Burke’s Book Store.
STOVES!
STOVES! STOVES!
I ant now offering for sale nt
Low Prices,
Tho following celebrated Cook Stoves, all of
which arc warranted equal to any offered in
this market.
IRON KING, GATE CITY,
BEST,
CRICKET, PALMETTO.
Call and see before purchasing.
J. C. WILKINS. _
Benjamin II. Hill.
“ Btidgct, I told von to let me have
my hot water the first thing in the
morning.’’ “ Share, sir,” said Brid
get, “ didn’t I bring it up and lave it
at the dure last night, so as to have
it in time!”
Thi* unrivaled preparation has per
formed some of the most Tistonishinsr
cures that are recorded in the annals of
history. Patients suTering for years from
the various diseases of thR. a ^ er
trying different remedies, spending thou
sands of dollars in traveling and doctor
ing. have, by the use of a few bottles,
entirely recovered their health.
“WON’T GO TO FiqRIDA,”
__ New York, Au just 30.18TB.
DR«TUTT•
Dear SirWhen ia Aikan, last winter, I used your
Expectorant for my cough, and realised more benefit
from it than anything I over took. I am so well that
I will not go to Florida next winter u I intended.
8end me one dozen bottles, by express, for some
friend.. * * ALFRED CtTSHlNO. *
133 West Thirty-first Street.
Boston. January 11.1974.
ThisoartiBas that X have recommended the used
Dr. Tutt'S Expectorant for diseases or the lunge
for the past two yean. ao<» to my knowledge many]
bottles have been used by dy pxflekts With the Hap-’
piest result*. In two otui where it was thought eou-
firmed consumption had taxed place the Expectorant
effected eonro. E. H. 8PBAQUE. M.D.
“We can not speak too highly or Or. Tutt'S Ex
pectorant, end (or the sake of suffering-humanity
hope it ^ay bscomo more geturally kpo wa."-Uiaua
tias Aovocvre - . r.
Sold by I).-i;-,'hts. Price st.no
For Sale.
A 8-coud-hand Wheeler * Wilson Sewing
Machine; has been bat little used and is in per
fect or-ler. For sale cheap for cash. Applv at
aug29-tf THIS OFFICE.
New Jewelry Establishment.
The Jewelry House of Child* & Moas, late
L. Scheveneil & Co., was this day sold to Mr.
Frank P. Talmn-lgr, he will remove his stock
from College Avenue and consolidate the whole
into one at the stand No. 3, Broad, St., Athens,
Ga.
A. K. CHILDS,
R. L. MOSS.
To ■felxa Pvtblio-
Returning our tiiauks for recent favors from
our patrons, we bespeak for our successor a
continuance of the same
■•**, A. K. CHII.DS,
iunfl-tf.J R. L. MOSS.
>» wen.
Bool and Shea Manufacturer,
COLLEGE AVENUE.
JNEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE,
On baud, Uppers for innking Low Quartet
Congress, Alexw-Ties, and Prince Alberts. Rc-
puiriug promptly executed. Send ten dollars,
■er mail or express and yon shall recei ve a first
lass pair of boe’s. iune 30 lS7.i-S5-tf.
FRESH MEATS.
J. J. Heard & W*. P. Hood,
Cobner Foundry and Oconee Streets.
FRESH BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, and SAU-
sagc,( Fresh ana Bologun Sausage). Our So
licitor ia always on the street ready to supply
the wonts of the citizens of Athens. Please
give ns vour orders and we will guarantee per-
,ect satisfaction. The highest market prices
paid for Beavcs, Sheep, Goats and Hogs.
june20.l4g6.ly. J. J. HEAD A CO.
MEDICAL NOTICE.
At the solicitation of many of roy former pat
runs, 1 resume the
Practice of* IVIedicine
front this date. I will pay especial attention to
tiie disease of Infants and Children, and the
Chronic Diseases ot Females.
\VM. KING, M. D.
june 16, 1875—33-ly.
1877.
Boots
1877.
Shoes
an d
TO ORDEH.
IT. W. Haudr-up,
Artist.
Has removed his shop to the McDowell Build
ing, on College Avenuf. Price? liberal and
first-class work guaranteed,
june 16, 1875—83-tt
Persons who call on dentists are
politely shown into the drawing room.
GENERAL TIKET 1GDHCY,
RAILROAD’ TICKETS,
For sale, by all routes, and to all principal
points in tlio
UNITED STATES.
Buy vour Tickets before leaving Athens, and
get all information from
Capt. WM. WILLIAMS,
Agent Southern Expresa Co., Athena, Ga.
May 12, ’75 S8.tf.
- noticb:
A fter this date, county advek
tisements which have heretofore been pub-
Cards now in operation at the Factory, at the I lished in this paper, will hereafter be published
' then*, Ga.' in tho Sun, a Gazette published in Hartwell,
Wool Carding Factory.
The undersigned has his new Custom Wool
eastern terminus of Broad street, Athens,
Work done satisfactorily and with dispatch.
II. F. FOWLER, Proprietor.
nprillCMm.
I Hart countv, Ga.
I C.STEFUENSON, Ordinary,
1 nug.25.tf. Hart county, Ga.
For the Benefit or the Tribe of
ATXS32TS
And Northeast Georgia.
EDWI1T X>- XTSWTOXT,
SALESMAN fob
Messrs. Qpdjfeke, Terry & Steele,
White Goods, Notions, Linens, Laces and Em
broideries.
—AND-
General Merchandise Broker.
OFFICES:
375 BsroaAwajr’, 1T&vr
—AND WITH—
Messrs. Thomas & Fleming,
DEUPREK BI-OCK, ATHENS, OA.