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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 FIRESIDE COMPANION- Connected with our newspaper, we have a Cottrell-* &. Babcock sRpess, The finest Book and Job Press, together with the l-.cst selectioi of Job Type, all new, and ordered within the last six month.-, and are prepared to do all kinds of it It a new supply ot Rules and Figures, we are prepared to turn out all and every kind Railroad Blanks, Abstracts, Tags, WAY BILLS, ETC., TOGETHER WITH St piemen is. As Cheap as they can be done in any city in the South. The Work iien in our Job Department cannot be surpassed in Elxoelleno© andL ftji-’Divr it? a cnU at our old stand. 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