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VOL. 6. NO. 10.
ATHENS GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 27, 1877. university of Georgia unw OLD SERIES, VOL.
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1.AW XTOTICES.
J 8. DOHTCII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Curuesvillo, Ga.
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JACKSON & THOMAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Office South West Comer of College Avenue
and Clayton Street, also nt tho Court House.
All parties desiring Criminal Warrants, can pet
them at any time by applying to the County
Solicitor at this office. dccl6~197-l-tf
For Representative Clarke County :
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Q I). lHI.T.i
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all business and
the same respectfully solicited. janll-ly
Fopb Baxuow.
. JJnrrovv Bros.,
D. C. Barrow,' Jit.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Office over Tulmadge, Hodgson & Co.
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TH BASHER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsvillo, Go.
Office in former Ordinary’s Office.
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p CS. THOMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office over l*«*t-Office Athens, Ga.
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JOHN W. OWEN,
ATTORXEY AT LAW,
Tocoa City, Ga.
Will practice in all the counties of the West
ern Circuit, Hurt and Madison of the Northern
Circuit. Will give special attenion to all claims
entrusted to liis care. oct20-1876-ly.
For Senator 27th District.
II. 3D. 3Vi:»3D^A.3SrXE!3L,,
OF WALTON COUNTY.
Lamar Cobb. Howell Cobb,
codb;
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga
Office in Dcuprec Building,
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Alex S. Ebwix. Andrew J. Cobb.
JSRWIN & COBB,
attorneys at law.
Athens, Ga
Office on Corner of Brond and Thomas streets,
over Childs, Nickerson & Co.
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^M. COCHltAN,
at law,
Gainesville, Ga.
Real Estate and Gcncrnl Land Agent forthe
purchase and sale of Mineral and Farming
J .amis in Hall, and the other counties of North
east Georgia. Mineral ores tested and titles to
property investigated. Special attention given
totfio purchase and solo of city property.
ma.7i—Gm J. N. DORSEY. Attorney.
^SBURYG. McCURRY,
Attomoy svfc Lair,
Hartwell, Gboboia, *
Will practice in the Superior Courts of North
east Geoigia and Supreme Court ut Atlanta.
Aug 8. 187« tf
L
Jamb* R. I.yle,
Watkinsvillo.
A LE cfc EUVriN,
Alb.v. S. Erwin,
Athens.
attorneys at law.
Wiil practice in partnership iu the Superior
Court of Ocore-c County, and attend promptly
to all bnslueas intrusted to their care.
juny-3m.
btjshtess cahds.
rjp A. lLElt,
Watchnaahq t Sc «7eweler.
At Miehacrstorc, next door to Reaves & Nich
olson’s, Broad streot, Athens, Georgia. All
work warranted 12 mor.ths.
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SCI! AEKElt,
COTTOX7 BTJ7BR,
Tocoa City, Ga.
Highest cash price paid for cotton. Agent
,or Winnhip’s Gins and Press. ocS0-\875-tf
■yy It. LITTLE,
* attorney at law,
Carnesville, Ga.
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Col. J. H. Huggins.
The gentleman whose name heads
this article was; by the primary elec
tion of Saturday last, made the nomi
nee of the Democratic party to repre
ser.t Clarke county in the next House
of Representatives. We cannot say
too much in commendation of this
choice of the people. Col. Huggins is
a man fully competent and qualified to
represent our people in tho legislature,
and they may all, Without regard to
i-ace, color or previous condition of
servitude ** feel assured that their in
terest has - been entrusted in good
hands. He has served several sessions
in the legislature ahd is quite familiar
with the duties which will devolve
upon him. His large acquaintance in
North Georgia, hailing as he does from
that section of the cOnntry; his legis
lative acquaintance firrin his previous
connection with the general assemblies
of our State, and tlieu his extended
acquaintance by reason of his army asso
ciation will give him an influence and
power in the legislature which few men
possess. Again, there is an obligation
which our people and Ihe whole people
of Georgia owe to Col. Huggins,
which his modesty has forbid bis
making known.
It is a fact conceded by all that
tbs J* wees* of • Gc^;cfnop-->Colqnitt’s
command at the battle of Olnstee
saved Georgia from being overran by
the Federal army as were our sister
States. This success as we Irai
from Governor Colquitt himself, was,
if not altogether, in a very large de
gree due to Col. Huggins. The facts
are these. Governor Colquitt, (then
General commanding) finding or
supposing the enemy had the decided
advantage in position, alter a hard
fight in Yvliich Col. Huggins’ regiment
had been principally engaged, or
dered him. (Col. Huggins) to re
treat. Justnl the time Col. Hug
gins received the order, he discovered
that the enemy were retreating.
Instead of obeying the order, he
pressed the enemy and won a glori
ous Y’ictory. That night leaving the
battle field, after having cared for the
dead and wounded, he found his way
to General Colquitt’s headquarters,
and taking his hat off, addressed him,
thus. “ General, I have come to
answer to my disobedience of orders
to*dav. The General arising and
taking Col Huggins by the hand said,
“ Colonel, allow me to congratulate
and commend you, I was delighted
to witness the effects of your disobe
dience. . May you never be a less
obedient officer.” Citizens of Clarke
county, Democrats, do you want to
know any more about this man Col.
Huggins, who is now a candidate to
represent you iu the legislature ? Do
you doubt for one moment but that
lie will be as faithful to your interest
in the representative ball as ho was
on the battle field ? Let your appre
ciation of so good, true, faithful and
honest a patriot, bo demonstrated by
electing him unanimously to the leg-
isture.
The Court House Guestioifc
Owing to our absence from home
last week, the card of Judge Thomas
appeared in our columns without
editorial comment. It is due our
selves to say that it was not our pur
pose in our article to reflect upon
Judge Thomas when we charged the
injustice of refusing the new Court
House to the public meetings of the
citizens of our county. That portion
of our remarks which were so con
strued, were altogether suppositional.
And now, still disclaiming any refer
ence to Judge Thomas, which might
be deemed unjust, still .allow us to
say that by reason of his own state
ment in his own card, we. in our sup
sitional position were not far wrong,
for he says in bis own language
You will, therefore, pardon, me if,
out of abundant caution,' I avail my
self of your kind 1 permission to use
your coluinns .-for. the purpose !of
making cleqr my connection with this
matter of the Court-House.
Immediately after the completion
It was oqr pleasure to hear the able
and interesting lecture of Mr. Henry
W. Grady “ The Patchwork Pal
ace,’’ delivered in Atlanta on the
evening of I
of the Youi
ciation. Tj
treats the
enjoyed, a:
propose t
criticism o!
ture.
Col. J.
on last Sai
tion, at w
and ten vc
gins recei
ninety-six
presented
signatures
ber of W;
Yancey
not inten
the field
$15tli inst., for the benefit
g Men’s Cbristiau Asso-
is was one of the rarest
)le of the Gate City ever
it a subsequent date, we
iq a fall review and
most interesting lee-
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CHAI. C. JONES, *B-
JONHS
T. E. EYE.
<3c IHS-VIEJ,
1TT0KXEYS AND CODXSKLLORS AT LAW
SIBLEY’S NEW BUILDING,
£11 BROAD STREET, Al'Gl’STA, GEORGIA.
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of the new Court-House, and in fact
before it was fully completed, numer
ous applications were made to me for
its use. It was then fresh arid new,
and I was satisfied that any kind of
promiscuous crowd, either white or
colored, would either soil nr deface it
to no small extent I did riojt feel au
thorized to allow it to be, so used
especially when these parties bad the
samo facilities for pnbfic meetings
that they had had heretofore. I con
sulted the Court-HousejBoard, which
was composed of some of our best
citizens, and they agreed fully with
me. I therefore told all applicants
that I would refer the matter to the
next Grand Jury amj lcave the re
sponsibility with them. That* Gravel
Jury—it being the Jury of February
term, 1877—made the following re
commendation :
“That no damage may lie done
to our handsome Court-Room, we
strougly recommend that iu future,
no public meetings of any kind be
allowed there, and we calf the atten
tion of our County Judge to this
point.”
From this it must readily be per
ceived that if the Grand Jury made
such a recommendation, that it was
done at the instance of Judge Thomas.
Well, tve think the Judge should
try and keep the new Court House in
apple-pie order, but in so doing we
would like to ask, what law or usage
is conformed to which justified him
or the Grand Jury in excluding any
of our tax-payers from the prireliges
of a new Court House, when the
paint is dry, and which their money
has aided in building. Well, at last
this is a question for the people and
not for the Judge of the County
Court or the Grand Jury, aud we
return it where it rightfully belongs.
. Huggins was nominated
’" iy at the primary elec-
election three hundred
were cast,' Col. Hug-
two hundred and
ow , Cbl, Yancey is
a candidate over i the
ninety three men, a nuth-
l will not support Col
liey affirm that they did
lling Cot Yancey into
Now, people of Clarke county, who
has the be&Vright tdftrepresent you,
Col. Huggjjas, a -
dred and ninety-six votes,^orCol.
Yancey, who can only show^ ninety-
three signers to bis declaration, pf
independerop ?
Col. Jfcey aud^iis friends iirge
the people against nominations.
Well, the,people.of Georgia thought
it Lest nominate our present Gov-
To the Public.
When declining a few weeks since
a most complimentary invitation from
a number of llie citizens of Clarke
county to again become a candidate
for the legislature it was my purpose
to take no part whatever ittSfre se-
lection of my successor. This pur
pose yvjjs strengthened,. when the
negotiation which was pending be
tween the present editor of the
Georgian and myself had progressed
so far aB to result in the sale of my
paper to Mr. Combs. Just at this
juncture, a primary election tvas held
in, the county to determine the candi
date for the legislature, at which elec-
tipn, Col. J. H. Huggins was chosen
-standard beaver of tho Democracy,
Mr. Combs uofamilia with the pending
local political issues and ambitions for
the success of the Democratic party,
earnestly solicited me to continue as
editor.so far as these particular issues
were concerned, until after the elec-
ernor. Tho people of the United
States, botfii Democrats and Republi
cans, thought it best to nominate can
didates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidutf*®.^a»d at the,last nomina
ting mivlstj
Radical party, on last Monday night,
nominated or passed resolutions
pledging their support to their chosen
caudidutc, Col. B. G. Yancey. See
resolutions elsewhere.
IS, who received two bun- l } on - Thia 1 consented at last to do,
for two, Yvliat £ considered, good and
sufficient reasons. First, it had been
the straight-forward policy of the
Georgian to sustain strict party
organization, aud jC!ol. Huggins be
ing regularly nominated by. a prima
ry election^ I could consistently
support Mm as the. nominee of the
Democratic party. Secondly, it had
come to 1 Tny-knowledge that certain
parties, had been busily seeking to
assist me in this work of right and
justice.
In concluding this personal an
nouncement, which I regret the
necessity of having .to make, permit
me to say •‘'at'recent events have
teuded to coufirm my. suspicions that
issues other than those pertaining
directly to the selection of jour Rep-i
resentative in the Legislature is
sought to be engrafted upon the
legislative contest. It matters not
however much my personal inclina
tions might lead me to meet such
issues, still my sense of justice to the-
people of Clarke county with whom
I was born, with whom I have always,
lived and with whom I expect to die,,
and Yvhom I have had the honor to.
serve in the Legislature for five,
sessions, will not permit me in any
wise to become accessory to such
injustice to them and their interest.
Then, in the editorial duties which
I have assumed, I shall confine myself
to the issues between Col. J. H.
Huggins, the regular nominee of the
Democratic party, and Col. B. C.
Yancey, the Independent candidate
for the Legislature, leaving all oilier
issuejfor their proper time and place,
Yvheu and Yvhere I trust £ shall he able
to meet them with full justice to my
self and satisfactorily to my people.
Sfe -, Very respectfully,
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H. H- Carlton.
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pumas ,KU been busily seeking to “Candidates for Mayor.”
damage Ci 1 Huggins :in his candidacy 1
the legislature, by stating thht lie# the Organ of the Independents,
was my candidate and brought out.^the Southern Watchman of the ’20th
by tne. *This -statement k or was k--
J^IYKBT AND SALE STABLE.
Currlaffos, Bumles & horses
for hire. Terms reasonable.
E. M. WHITEHEAD,
Washington, Wilkes county,- Ga.
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Heard, the champion of Col
Yancey at the colored mass-meeting
of Monday night last, it is said, was run
out of the State of South Carolina on
account of his outrageous conduct
We further learn that he Yvas so
obnoxious in the county of Elbert,
that he was ousted from those quar
ters and landed here in our midst.
Ho is now engaged iu teaching the
“young idea how to shoot.”
Why? Why? Why?
The question is being asked from
all quarters, why the Southern
Watchman did not publish the c ill of
the Democratic Executive Committee,
for a primary election on last Satur
day? Well, this is a natural and
pertinent question. The Watchman
claims that time enough Yvas not
given in the notice. But if the slim
circulation of the Georgian succeed
ed in bringing out fully half of the
Democratic voters of the county to
this election, then is the Watchman
with the largest circulation in North
east Georgia, not culpable for the ab
sence on this important occasion of
the remaining half of the Democratic
voters of the comity P Brother
Watchman, better give a better and
more plausible answer. With so many
powers (italics are ours) behind the
throne this excuse won’t pass muster.
The Radical Convention which on
Monday night last, nominated Col.
Yancey as their choice for the legis
lature was composed of not over one
hundred or one hundred and twenty
five colored inen. The negro vote of
the county is about seven hundred.
The question now for our colored
friends, is, will they submit to this
riug or clique arraugement. Wasn’t
it a ring, with the resolutions cut and
dried ? Heard the introducer of these
resolutions, who says lie framed them,
brought them to the meeting in his
pocket. If this ain’t packing matters,
Yvhy then let the independents dis
prove it.
We are requested by quite a num
ber of the signers of Col. Yancey’s
call, which appeared in llio Watch
man of the 20th inst, to say that
their names were put to said card,
not for the purpose of bringing him
out as an Independent candidate, but
to give him a chance to submit his
claims' to the people as to whether he
was the proper man to represent them
in the next. General Assembly.
They furthermore request us to
say, that they do not feel bound ' by
their signatures to support him in bis
present attitude and that if it becomes
necessary their names will appear in
the next issue of the Georgian.
Is Col. Yancey favorable to the
Nprtheastern Railroad and the en
dorsement of the bonds of this: road ?
Citizens of Athens and Clarke county,
this is an important question for you
to consider.
Heard, the colored orator, of Mon
day night, and the framer and intro
ducer of the resolutions nominating
Col. Yancey as the candidate of tbe
Radical party, urged the negroes to
vote for Col. Yancey, the old Const!
tution and for Atlanta as the Capital,
for this Yvas the Radical ticket. He
farther stated to the meeting, that be
did not care anything special about
Col. Yancey, but bis election would
break up tbe Democratic or White
Man’s party and that was wbat he
and all the colored people desired.
Democrats, white voters of C'iarke
county, how does this doctrine, this
Radical pronunciamento suit you?
Read the resolutions.
qntrue as it was wilful and inaticious.
I had nothing whatever to with in
ducing Col. Huggins to become a
candidate for the legislaaure. His
name *.vas mentioned and his candi
dacy suggested in the papers of the
town, appearing first I believe in
the Southern Watchman, during my
absence from home. It is well
known to Col. Huggins and to all
others who troubled themsclres to
inquire, that Capt. Pope Barrow was
my individual preference. But sup
pose Col. Huggins had been my
choice, and suppose further tlsat I
bad suggested him as a suitable man
to represent Clarke county in the leg
islature, should that be used to this
detriment ? I would like to ask in
this connection, has it come to that
pass in our county, that as a free
thinker, and as a free, independent
man and voter, I must not be al
lowed to express my preference as to
who shall be my representative ?
Then, for the above reasons and since
matters have taken such a turn and
furthermore since an iunocenl man is
likely to suffer on my account, and is
sought to be damaged by my enemies
Yvho seem driven to unjust, small and
unfair snbtifuges for the furtherance
of their personal ends, I feel in
honor bound both as a gentleman
and a friend to see to it, that tmeh
injustice shall not be done unopposed
by me. Therefore with such a
state of affairs existing and be
lieving Col. Huggins the regular
nominee of the party, to be a most
excellent man to represent our
county, I deemed it but my duty, as
well as pleasure, and in full accord
with justice to Col. Huggins and the
people of Clarke county as also to
myself, to have declared myself un
mistakably and unqualifiedly for
Col. Huggins, and having assumed
the temporary Editorship of tbe
Georgian to do all in my power
both through its editorial columns
and my personal efforts to secure'
his election. And I furthermore
hereby call.upon the honest, just,
impartial, intelligent, fair-minded and
well-thinking people of tbe county to
paragraph)
“Capt. J. H. Rucker,■ Rev. John
Calvin Johnson. Henry Beusse, Esq ,
and Dr. Wm. King are candidates for
Mayor ; all independent Democratic
candidates. Why don’t some caucus
fiend denounce them as “designing,
ambitious aud insidious,’’ and shriek
for a nomination. “Gentle shepherd,
tell me why.”
Well, as there is no such thing as a
Democratic municipal organization,
such as exists in our County, Senato-
lial and Congressional politics, and as
our city elections have never been
threatened with Radicalism, these
gentlemen, of whom the writer of the
above so truthfully says have never >
boon suspected of being “designing,
ambitious and insidious.’’ Whenever
these gentlemen, “candidates for May
or, enter, as doubtless has the writer
of the above elegant paragraph, into
a combination with the Radicals to
break up the Democratic parly, ihen
will they be “cried out against as
designing, ambitious and insidious,’’
and tbe Democratic party, composed
of what the paragrapher is pleased to
term “caucus fiends'' will look after
their candidacy.
—After pondering tor six years on
the query : “ Why do animals fear
fire ?” a Southern professor answers :
“ Because fire is hot.’’
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA :
The citizens of Georgia have enjoyed, in a
large degree daring the present year, th; bless
ings of a merciful and bountiful l'rovideuce.
We have been spared tbe scourge ot pestilence;
our harvests have been plenteous, onr com
munities have been peaceful. Sou al order has
been universally preserved, and the hearts of
the people have been cheered by tbe prospect
and promise of a restored harmony and fra
ternity.
It becomes ns as an intelligent and grateful
people w make formal, reverent and heartfelt
acknowledgment of this good and mercy.
To this end, I earnestly invite yon to moot n
our several places of worship on Thursday, tho
29th of this month, to testify our gratitude to
God, aud, with our households, bow before the
Majesty of Heaven, thanking Him for past
mercies, and invoking His care and blessing
upon the future of Georgia and our common
country.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
Executive Department, at tbe Capital
in Atlanta, this 15th day of November,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven.
ALFRED H. COLQUITT,
By the Governor: Governor.
J. YV. WARREN,
Secretary Executive Department.
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