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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: AUGUST 14, 1877.
To the Convention.
We clip the followiug editorial from
the Chronicle and Constitutionalist,
which appeared in that paper on the
4th inst.
Gentlemen of the Convention : You
against any Constitution which yon
may submit for ratification. If the
white vote is seriously divided your
Constitution will, inevitably, be rejec
ted. You will see, then, how essen
tial it is to the acceptance of the in-
will certainly pardon a few plain words strument that it should antagonize as
from a journal which was among the j tew interests and contain as little un-
first in the State, if not the first, to ! necessary or objectionable matter as
advocate the measure which brought
your body into existence. From the
time Bullock fled the State until the
recent election we urged the assembling
posable.
It has been noticed with regret by
such as are solicitous for the success of
the great movement which has been
to the treasury and prevent the ex*
trhvnganl expenditure of the public
mon’v. that would frame a wise, just
wjisrv they properly belong. The fact
•ha*, among I lie* delegates were a few
of the most prominent citizens ot the
State—men whose talents and whose
public services had won tbr them a
vote of the State arrayed solidly omy which squanders. lt*is the econ-I
omy which saves at the-' spigot and
wastes at the bung. It is thceconomy
which is penny wise and pound fooiish.
It is the economy which saves in small
things and loses in large ones. This
species of economy has always been
injurious to States and {^^individuals.
The merchant who will not give fair
wages to an honest aud-.'competent
book-keeper finds it no economy to
pay a • small salary to a dishonest or
incompetent accountant. You save
nothing to the State by deducting a
few hundred dollars from the amount
paid the Governor, the Judges and the
State House officers atftTalrolishing
petty clerkships. It is necessary that
all State officials should receive a fair
salary aud have adequate'""assistance.
If they do not get things the
efficiency of the department is destroy
ed and the State loses lafgfc sums of
money by such ill timed economy.’’
If so:* e of your nienibera, will take
the trouble to inquire at the office of
the Westoru and Atlantic Railroad
they will be astonished at learning
what salaries are paid—in- this day ot
hard times aud bankrupt railways to
the principal officers of that corpora
tion the President, the Superinten
dent and the Tree surer, .✓The lessees
pay them because it is to their interest
to do so—because each official is first-
class in his department mid it pays his
employers to give him good compensa
tion. The State will make money by
adopting the same policy. It is not
of a Constitutional Convention. We! pressed with such untiring zeal and
fought the good fight as best we could | such unwavering devotion ever since
and never once swerved from the true | the victory' of 18 < 0 made Georgia iu
faith. Representing, as we believe we j fact as well as in name a free State of
did, the views of a largo majority of j the American Union, that there is in
th» people of Georgia, we ‘favored a ! your body a class of men who iusist on
Constitution for Georgia made by | every opportune or inopportune ocea-
Georgians -an instrument that would j siott, in season and out of season, upon
reco'iiize the changed condition of | loading the Constitution with things
affairs, ihat would lie iu consonance ■ as objectionable in themselves as they
with tiie spirit of the age, that would j arc unnecessary and impolitic. The
protect the people of the State from proper work of the Convention, the
-filiation, that would close the avenues labor which the delegates were selected
to perform, consists in farmiug a gen
eral scheme of government; in au-
nouucing clearly and unmistakable
and liiieral system of government and certain fundamental principles for the
Iw; mat'ers oi detail to the tribunal j protection of the people and the ad
vancement of their interests—leaving
the work of fashioning the detnils to
the State Legislature, where it proper
ly lielongs. The Legislature must be
guided and governed in the arrange-
ivputation national in its character— ment of these details by the general
•and several who had achieved distinc- j principles which you adopt It can
to !i nifed sphere, and the ; not, either through ignorance or iiiten-! tb«* payment of salaries which depletes
fact that nearly all ot the inembois j tion, exceed by a hair’s breadth the
of the Convention were spoken well ! limits which you prescribe without
,,f l,v those wini were supposed to j having their acts ‘ declared null and
kune then! best, snvngthened the | void by the judicial power which you
!,• !i-.?f tha! your action would l»e pin-1 create. A favorite argument with this
dent, catholic aud conservative, j class of your body is that past Lepts-
Candor eo «p.*ls us to say that these j lature have been incompetent and
expectations have not yet been real- j corrupt; that future Legislatures will
ized. Candor compels us t<> say that j be incompetent and corrupt; that the i devoutly to be wished by clipping a
the public purse. Ifvou'stnp the raids
on the Treasury made possible by the
present Cosstitufon, if you stop the
increase ot the pubpc debt, if you pre
vent the gis it ing of suh.-idies and
loans of credit you will soon bring
about a reduction of taxes. You will
never bring about a consummation so
though you have- been in session Convention, alone, is wise and pure;
nearly a month you have as yet done 'and that, therefore, the Convention
n ’’ting to elicit the commendation of must perform tiie work of the Legisla-
the people who honored you »o ture and leave the latter body nothing
greatly and who trusted you so ft', p- j »«* do but to meet, pass an appropria
tin' dollars from the salary of some
already under-paid and over-worked
official. In* the meantime, you are
disgusting the people with Uie very
^ numgsof “ ecoomiAi 1 *' -f.incut ;»nd
Iv Ajien >h.y gave in'o your finals j tmn actL,a:d Gentlemen, jVcform.^
Gie'fciskof framing’ tin'organic*. law tliis *orr of r. n-onuig will not do. j Of Course these femaiks Apply only
tuxier which they and their ei.iidu.ii ! The premises are as false as the de- j to the class of delegates to Which we
ami their children-* children should ^ duction is erroneous. Since 1870 the I have called attention. We canned as
live. \ Legislature of Georgia have been elms- • yet tel! whether they number a major-
Ii i- tnm that, so far, you have : en by the jicopic, ami have represnted ; itV of the Convention or not. We do
(ho e very little to call forth either I the people. If they were corrupt the not pretend to decide whether they arc
praise or blame from the constituent- fact lias never been shown ; the charge 1 acting under the influence of erroneous
von represent. It is rather that j has never been made until now. If j opinions, honestly entertained or
which ha- been prnjMvsed, not that ! the»r time was consumed to a groat j whether they are mere place-hunters,
which ha- been done, that which is j extent by what wo term frivolous leg- j animated more by their hunger for the
being attempted, not that which has j| islation it was in a great measure the j flesh-jwts ot office than by a sincere
been accomplished, wbicb ha- pro- j fault of the Constituliuu under which I regard in l ie interests of the State
That future Legislatures j 811,1 { ’ r '' welfare of the people. Rut
trusted to arrange the situ- ' ve (1 ° S8 .v to von that whoever the men
and whatever their motive they are
doing injury to the cause which they
should have nearest to their hearts.
And we say, further, that if they suc
ceed in obtaining control of the Con
vention they will frame a Constitution
which will he rejected with startling
unauimity. '
'!
yoked t-en-ure as wide spread as ii i- j we lire,
deserved. The evil has not yet been cannot 1
nrnr.'lit, and there is still time to pie details of government, when the
address you in a few words of warning general scheme is before them for their
and admonition, though you may re- guidance and instruction, we do not
ject. the cue and contemn the other.
There are certain things which yon
believe. We do not for an instant
question the justice of the compliments
your labor. Owing t<> the opposition
of the Republicans and the over cou-
will do well to reinemlier w Idle at j which have been so lavishly bestowal
upon you by the press; wo do not
pretend to say. that the book of “ Bi-
fidence of the friends of a Convention,; ogmpicnl Sketches” is not as true as
the measure was carried bv a small j the lunik of Genesis, or the book of
majority in a very small vote. If the j Judges, but we do not think that all
great body of the Republican party j the intelligence and all the integrity of
in this Stale was eomjiosed of men ot ; the State can be contained within the
intelligence, who thought and acted compass of Kimuai.i.’s Opera House,
for themselves in jiolitical matters, j No, gentlemen, there were great men
the fact that you have not sought to j before Amamemnon, and wisdom will
incorporate anything in the Coustilit- ■ not depart fiom our borders, or virtue
tion calculated to deprive them of! be no more,* when your body adjourns,
f.ny of the rights guaranteed to them j Believe more firmly in your State aud j
by the Const it lit ion of the United her people, and trust something to the j — they are as God made them—but
States and the Amendments would ’ capacity and the honesty of those who j almost anyone can look well, especially
<'.i-nrm their hostility and cause them | shall come after you.
to vote for or against the new Consti- The same class "that we have men
How to he Handsome.
Most people would like to be hand
some. Nobody denies the great power
which any person may have who has a
handsome lace and attracts yt u by
good looks, even liefore a word has
been spoken. And wo see all sorts of
devices in men and women to improve
their looks.
Now, all cannot have good features
i ntion, as they might deem its provis
ions beneficial or inimical to the in-
\en-sts of all the people of the State,
w ithout regard to race or pariy affilia-
with good health. It is hard to give
rules in a very short space; but ill brief
tioned arc also doing much harm by
the ill-timed enthusiasm -and misdi
rected zeal with which they champion
what they are pleased to call by an
(ions. Unfortunately, as you all j unhappy contradiction of terms the
kn<>w, such is not the cam*. This , “ cause of economy.’’ Economy, God
large vote is controlled in all political : knows, is a virtue which necessity
matters by a handful of ipon whose makes many pructieo now who never
i. telligenc.e aiul adroiiiKjss have made ! practiced in liefore: The severity of
them leaders whose mere word is as a j the tinie3 makes economy a necessity
I >\> in their followers. For some rca- with individuals ns with governments.
*-i,. not easily explained, or under- That it should bv rigidly enforced no Good teeth are a help to good look*
ktood, these leaders are animated by one will deny. But there is true econ-1 Brush them with a Soft brush, espe-
:■ blind hatred of the Convention and ’ omy and false economy—an economy I ciallv at night. Go 1 to bed with
i-\- wni’k. They care not how good which saves money to the State and j cleansed teeth. Of course, to have
, r bow bad ’.bo new Constitution may 1 people, and an economy which over- j white teeth it is needful to let tobacco
K. Whether the quu thing or tho shoots the mark and works mischief! alone. AH women know that. Washes
«(her they will offer the in-t rninent instead of pOod. The economy about ‘ for the teeth should bo very simple.
1 tier o|>|>o>iiion solely bccaii-c of its which so much has been said in your j Acid may whiten the teeth, but
, u rnity. Yon may justly consider i body is of the latter kind. It is not i it takes off the enamel and injuries
t- ;t y« -m -tart with the Republican thceconomy which saves, but the econ- j them
thSso will do:
Keep dean and wash freely. AH
the skin - wants is leave to act freely,
and v it takes care of itself. Its
thousands of air holes must not be
closed.
Eat regularly, and sleep enough—
not too much. Tiic stomach can no
mote work all the time, night and day ,
than a horse. It must have regular
work and rest.
Sleep in a cool room, iu pure air.
Nu one can have n cleanly skin who
breathes bad air. But more than all,
in order to look well, wake up mind
aud soul.
When the mind is awake the 'dull
sleepy look passes away from the eyes."
1 do not know that the brain expands,
but it seems so. Think, and read, not
trashy novels, but books and papers
that have something in them. Talk
with people who know something;
hear lectures and learn hy them.
Men say they cannot afford books,
and someiimes do not even pay for a
newspaper. In that ease it does them
little good, they feel so mean while
reading them. But men can afford
what they really choose. If all the j
money spent in self-indulgence, in j
hurtful indulgence, was spent in books >
or papers for selt-improvement, wo i
should sec a change. Men would grow
handsome, and women too. The soul j
would shine out through the eyes, j
We were not meant to he mere j
animals. Let us have books apd
read them, and sermons and heed;
them.
ltiots of the Past.
I
Some Notable One* of tills Country.
Under our popular system of gov-1
eminent there ought to he no such j
•✓.ing as a riot to enforce a popular !
claim of any kind ; lint the people of j
a free country are not unlike those j
who I've under a despotism; there j
is always :m elenie. t ready to break j
out into furious demonstrations to:
ri_;hi what is regarded as a gr evance. j
A li.-t of unite of the most notable
riots since the revolution will be found
to include tbe following :
In July, I8i'2, at B.iiiimmc, a
newspaper, opposed to the war with
England, was demolished.
September 2t, 1831, four persons
were killed by the militia in a riot at
Providence.
August 18,1835, several men killed
and w landed in a riot at Baltimore
about the Bank of Maryland.
July 10 12, 1833, a riot occurred in
N\*w York frity about the supposed
aims and objects of the Abolitionists, j
who were accused of promoting amal-!
gamatiou.
Angn»; 11. 1834. a Catholic semi-!
nary or mimu iy was binned at I
Cb:u lestuwn, ii is?.
August 12, 18 ! 1. forty houses were l
destroyed in an “Abolition’! riot in i
Philadelphia.
February 13, 1837, a riot was)
caused by the “hard times” and high ;
priees ot Hour, ami flour warehouses
were sacked and the flour destroyed
in New York.
May 17, 1838, Pennsylvania Hull
and otherjbuildings weie destroyed
Vy an “Abolition” riot.
December 8, 1838, the Pennsylva
nia Legislature was broken up by a
moli, and, after several days of riot,
the militia were called out to suppress
the. rioters.
May 6-8, 1814, in a riot between
native Americans and Irishmen, in
Philadelphia, thirty houses and three
churches were burned, fourteen per
sons killed and forty wounded The
military were called out to suppress
tie tt’oli. This riot was renewed
July 7, 1814. when five thousand
troops were called out, and forty to
filly persons killed tefbru the mob
was quelled iu Philadelphia.
The anti-relit riots iu Albany,
Rensselaer, Delaware and Columbia
comities, in New York, from 1844 to
1847, were put down by the Stsito
iniiitiu, after much disturbance and
destruction of property.
The Aster place riot, between the
friends of Forrest and Maeready,
took place May 10, 1849, when sev
eral persons, among them many inno
cent spectators, were killed.
The great ami-draft riot iu New
York, July 13-16, was the latest out
break ot tho Jitob spirit upon any
great scale previous to the present,
deplorable railroad riots, which li ive
shocked and saddened the country
and caused great loss of life and
I
I property.
11 Don’t show my letters,” wrote 1
! a Rockland young man to a young j
! lady whom he adored. Don’t be I
j afraid was the reply: “I’m just |
| as much ashamed of them us you I
i are.”
THE GEORGIAN PGR 1S77.
With increased facilities for carrying on the publication of our paper
for the New Year- the Georgian will be found, a3 heretofore.
Strictly Democratic,
And will endeavor to supply its readers with the most careful, com
plete and trustworthy accounts of current events. It will
remain its usuaWbize, eight pages, and has
lore Readied latter In Its Columns
Than any two weekly papers iu the State. We nave the largest
bona fide subscription list in Northeast Georgia, and we
intend to make it, as heretofore, an interesting
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