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THE EXPRESS.
The Exfkkss is the Una defender and advo
cate of the riches and interests of the people of
•11 classes, and the unrelenting of
all rings, cliques or combinations urbanized to
defeat the popular will in politic* or to Injure
class 01 citizen* materially.
Oirtersville, May 11. 1877. •
MAkl MEKTING
To Xutuiiatf l>el gate* to the Conatitu
tianal Cunveutiuu,
All the voters of Uartow county are expect
ed to meet at Cartarsville. iu the court house
Ob Saturday, the 12th of May, (the second Sat
urday of the month) at 10 o’clock a. M., for the
purpose of nominating delegates to the eon
iitutiou.il convention.
THE CONVEX riOX QUESTION.
The interest in this subject is be
ginning to increase with something
of warmth. Its discussion deveiopes
more opposition than we supposed
existed. That opposition, however,
we are glad to believe, is growing
gradually weaker ; and as the people
generally examine into the impor
tance of a good constitution for the
better promotion of the material in
terests of themselves, we are disposed
to think opposition to a convention
throughout the State will he found
very eon.-iderably in the minority.
There are those who now believe the
convention will be carried by a ma
jority of twenty or thirty thousand.
,Jf that be true, it is very important
that the people should see to it that
t..ey are represented by the best men
in tiie State—men of ahithy and
sound discretion, whose reputation
for honesty and patriotism is unques
tioned and unassailable. It will he
no occasion for small men who have
neither the intelligence nor the pa
triotism to grapple with the great
principles of popular government or
to understand the true ideas of public
liberty. We repeat that new is no
time to look to mediocre men for
such a constitution as will ptoteetthe
interests of the State, promote the
material prosperity of the people and
secure their happiness.
Indiscreet advocacy of the conven
tion, we regret to say, has had the
effect, in the discussions of minor
considerations, many of which scarce
ly have any connection with the
framing of a constitution, to create
opposition to the convention. These
discussions, we are happy to tate,
are giviug w T ay to the higher stand
ard of discussing the real subjects that
\vlil claim the proper attention of the
representatives of the people when
assembled for the purpose for which
the Convention is to he calkd. We
regard this as a good omen for the
success of the convention—so much
ho that rvo unw believe there is little
doubt that the majority of the people
will determine at the ballot-box in
June to overthrow the work concoct
ed by aliens and enemies of Georgia,
which gave to the people a constitu
tion which has proven but a burden
upon them for nine years. They be
gin to see h> the levying of enormous
and oppressive taxation upon their
onorgrit*.)? and industries that they can
never prosper under laws made to
meet the requirements of the present
organic system. They see that ex
travagance and corruption brought
that constitution into existence, con
ceived, also, as it was, in the usurpa
patien of the Congressional recon
struction of the States and brought
forth by theaid of the military power
of the Federal government; and,
therefore, they must see that extrav t
gance, corruption and oppression are
inherent in the very nature and op
erations of that constitution. When
the masses are broug >* to see these
faults of our so-called constitution we
have the confidence to believe that
the patriotic manhood of the hgjgest
voters of the State will repudiate*the
spawn of outrage and hatrechind
for themselves such a system of fuiii
damental laws as will secure the ad
ministiation of justice among all
classes aud conditions of the people,
and in accordance with the true prin
ciples of safe and sound go /erpment.
But to accomplish this great pur
pose aud to throw around themselves
the sanctity of true law and order and
good it is necessary that
the free peop\e of Georg se
cure the services of the ablesq the
best and fturelt men as debates to
the convention, cab onlV l|f
don* by the active
the voters of the BRate in the selection
of such represen tsmves.
politicians and office seekers idWuld
retire for once and sink personal as
piration in the great purpose referred
to. The position of delegate involves
a responsibility no true man will
scarcely desire to assume by any ef
forts of his own. It would be the
highest presumption for any man to
seek it and to electioneer to secure it.
It is a presumption so indelicate, not
to say extremely egotistical, that we
can scarcely believe any man fit to be
elected will attempt so hazardous an
experiment with his own reputation.
If there be such, it is to be hoped for
the benefit of the general in'erests of
the public welfare that they will be
effectually suppressed by popular
condemnation. Therefore, we say
let the office, seek the man and not
the man the office, leaviug the voters
to make their own selection of dele
gates free from the importunities and
electioneering tricks of political aspi
rants who have a greater thirst for
offices than they have the ability to
till them when secured by the usual
modes practiced iu office-soeking. If
the people are true to themselves and
their State and country they can ef
fectually souelch all such aspirants
at least in the selection of men to.
frame their organic laws.
la conclusion, we have to say that
now believe the convention will
report galled, and that the purpose of this
the effect 11‘° lUlpreßS the of our
of Macon cv W ‘^ 1 ie £ reat a nd overshad
a raid on An l lookiug
by force of provisions. We ex press
ed our disbeliet in the report when
we noticed it.
t Mr. Stewart, of the firm of S'evv
art, Austin & Co.* rmrcbuot milieiH
Of &thiiitul bai jAgfediod aa iavesf*
few who speculate in politics at tne
expense of the people. It makes no
difference to that few how high the
taxes are they can meet them with
out difficulty with the means wrench
ed from honest toil under the opera
tion of oppressive laws. If retrench
ment and reform in the government
are desired, and the lightening of the
burdens of the tax payers is wished
r or, it is very apparent from the ex
perience of the last nine years that
we can never secure either under our
present constitution.
Then, we say, let the people arouse
from their lethargy, act for the pres
ent and for the future, and secure the
ends of good government by selecting
iheir best aud truest men for the con
stitutional convention.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
We take pleasure in presenting the
following articles from the pen of our
distinguished friend—one of the old
est and most consistent democrats in
Georgia. Mr. Cooper belongs to that
old school of politicians whose ge
nius and patriotism made Georgia
the “Empire Slate of the South.” In
other words, he is one of the old
landmarks'of the better and purer
days of our grand old commonwealth,
and anything he has to say on pub
lic questions command* the respect
due the opinions of the sages. Maj.
Cooper is well stricken in years, but
his solid mind is as clear aud dis
tinct as ever upon all questions affect
ing the public interests and his heart
is as true t<> the cause or good
government. True and incorrupti
ble as his political record has ever
been, we know that the following
succinct ideas on true republican gov
ernment Horn his pen wiil he read
with interest by all true and faithful
Georgians and the frieuds of liberty
everywhere:
NUMBER ONE.
A Convention to revise the Constitution is
a meeting of the people iu mss or by repre
sentatives chosen and called only by them
selves, to assemble at a time and place of their
own appointiueut to form anew or repair the
defects of their old Constitution. This as
sembly can only be called by the people
themselves. It is original aud primary. It
has a plenary power to change or abolish the
old and form anew government to suit them
selves—uurestricted by, or irrespective of any
provision of the old Constitution.
In regard to the several States composing
the United States government, formed by
themselves, they, in their sovereignty, re
stricted themselves jn one respect, to-wit:
They, in a Constitution formed aud adopted
by them for the purposes therein ycpressly
set forth, bind themselves td-adoift. noue but
a republican form of Government. No one
of these States, can change or abol
ssb their old Government aud form anew one
trot Republican in form, without the consent
of the other States of the Union. But in all
respects, where not expressly restricted by the
Constitution adopted by tli %i as sfrseretgu
Stat Pfc for lji formation, of -Ijiat Uuiou- —the
holds i§poji JRo x twky wu
make a Constitution to suit themselves, and
no other power can make or dictate It to them.
They are as to this sovereign and indepen
dent, Hence, no Constitution, formed or
prescribed for them, Without their couseut
can be binding on them. What then is a
Constitution? We will consider hereafter.
Mark A. Cooper.
NUMBER TWO.
A Constitution is a brief statement iu
writing of a few permanent, admitted princi
ples ©('government not to be disregarded or
violutd because essential to tbe rights of the
people and are the foundation of a republican
Constitution. It also presents in form, a spe
ni float ion of tbe objects, powers and duties ot
tUe government thereby framed, distributed
into three departments—Executive, Legisla
tive aud Judiciary. It sets forth explicitly
aud fully the province of each of these re.
spcctively—what shall be done by them lu
the action of government, to make laws,
judge and execute them. A few other topics
and very few are admissible and find a
place lu a constitution Such as relatjs to
estates .and helpless women aud children
Ephemeral or changable topics are left for
legislation aud have noplace.
The object of a Coustitutiou is, to organize
and put into action a government for the
protection of the rights of thejpeople who are
to be governed by it. For their happiness,
peace, good order and diguity.
We here see what a constitution is. It is
fundamental iu principle, supreme in its au
thority. Made by the people to be governed
aud not by another in the exercise of a pow
er belonging to theifi and not to another —in’a
Convention called by them fdFTtrst pappose,
which no other power could call.
When thus, made by Georgiaus, it becomes
the Uousifuition of the State of Georgia.
Otherwise H U uof.
This position being true, and (ieopgjaqs of
all parties have always held them to bo true,
now to'consider this question, to
wiu flavu :tu:jueopU: of Georgia such a Con
stitution ? If
TUU question in onr next. V ' V
•' / Mark A. Coopeb.
Mn Mr. Cooper
defined, itf srshort rfnd tion-
is -meant by con
stitutional hnv and%vv<Aiat. are the
powers of legislation urMer law.
Heshowyxothe reader that a con
vention assembled to frame a con
stitution, is the .expression of the
will of the sovereignty of the people
from whom all authority in free gov
ernment is derived. He shows that
a convention of the people through
their authorized representatives so
assembled is superior and above all
other power except that of ther Fed
eral constitution, and that such a
convention can wipe out of existence
all existing constitutional law and
set up for the people an entire new
code of fundamental principles by
which they ar to be governed ; that
such a convention has the power to
abbreviate the term of office for
which our (Jovernor is elected if they
see fit to do so,
In short, -a constitutional
convention is simply a dele
gation of powers of the people in
their sovereign capacity assembled
to express the will of the people in
whatever change, whether by re
vision or otherwise, they desire in
their organic system of government,
even if it is to the extent of a com
plete annihilation of our preseut con
stitution and the oreation of anew
constitution altogether the only
limit being that it shall be republi
can in form and not in conflict with i
the Federal constitution.
Mr. E. P. Speer has disposed of
, r . i
aiid in (lie city and county about a
dojen negroes hold appointments of
public school teachers, paid out of
ihe county revenue, and ai jointe i
i>s n whitij Boardi u|t of wnOiu Ufa
ikmUtfatik
THAT “GOOD Hill, FOK GEORGIA.’'
We publish on the first page of
The Express this week the Atlanta
Constitution's account of “A big haul
for Georgia,” detailing how $199,000
was secured from the Fedeial gov
ernment to the credit of this State.
The amount is an overcharge for
rolling stock on the Western A At
lantic railroad purchased by the State
from the United States government
immediately after the war. The full
statement referred to will he found
in our paper as directed. The secur
ing of the $199,000 was all right, but
the manner in which it was secured,
and the enormous percentage paid
to certain parties for the alleged
securement of it, is what is puzzling
the brains of not a few people. It is
not understood how that Georgia,
being representented in Congress by
two senators and nine representatives
should he under the necessity of em
ploying outside parties or lobbyists to
effect the adjustment of the claim.
Nor is it understood how these
agents could he rightfully allowed
twenty-five per cent, of the whole
amount for what our Congressmen
are paid to attend to. The bill au
thorizing the payment of the claim
was passed in both houses of Con
gress the 2nd of March last, and it
seems to us that it was only necessary
for the Governor of Georgia to call
for the money and receipt for it.
There was hut little discussion in
dulged in the consideration of the
hill in either house, but It was passed
with little difficulty. Senator Gor
don and Mr. Candler each stated the
character of the claim in their places
respectively, which seems to us to
have been all that was necessary to
be done.
Now, the is, What did
these outside parties do to secure
this just claim ? Were they attor
neys or lobbyists? They were not
attorneys, because congress is not a
court. Was it for the exercise of
superior influence over that of our
Congressmen that secured the action
of Congress? Ii that he so then it is
not very complimentary to our Con
gressmen. But, it is said that Gov.
Smith made the contract with these
gentlemen to push the claim before
Congress, of course as lobbyists, for
which he agreed to pay twenty-five
per cent, of the claim for their ser
vices, which amounts to $49,750,
twice as much as the large and pop
ulous county of Bartow pays in taxes
annually. Was it not Gov. Smith’s
business to arrange all the necessary
papersjin the case and forward them
to our members of Congress whose
sworn duty it was to look to the
interests of Georgia in the matter?
What clid these gentlemen do that
our Congf&ssmten could not have
don© and did not dy ? Congress had
a precedent covering the whole
ground of settlement in the adjust
ment of exactly the same thing in
connection with Tennesee roads with
the advantage of the argument in
favor of Georgia in that she had
promptly met the demands of the
Federal government in the payment
for tne ruiiiug stock furnished her
road. With this precedent staring
them in the face the members of
Congress could not have refused the
claim under a proper presentation
of the case, The question is, we re
peat, what did these feed gentlemen
do to secure the passage of the
hill allowing the payment of the
claim? And why did not Governor
Smith through his attorney-general
and secretaries prepare the necessary
papers and place them in the hands
of our Congressmen ; and having
done so why eoqld they not have
udl tlmt v was accom
plished b||j<gemlemen but 'little
known in Congress? v
We ask these questions with all
.due respect and out of no predjudice
to any one. The enquires are upon
the lips of thousands of the people,
and they want to know, and they
have a right to know in what man
ner and fqr what purpose $49,750 of
the State’sVponey is paid out. It is
an ex pi a nation irjqst be made.
It is duo to-the people and it is due
to our Congressman that it should he
known just exactly how this matter
stands. It may q}} be light, hut it
is dos’red Just to know how it is
right. , •'
On the sth instant a convention
wiW Held at Freeupmisville, Milton
the nominating
candidates for tfjg
vf u\ion from the Oi/ih senatorial ws
district is of the counties of
Cherokee, Mil top and Forsyth, and
the following were placed
in nomination • - r
Col. J. It. bri\vvn and E. E. Field,
f Cherokee.
A. W. Holcombe, of Milton.
Oliver Clarke, of Forsyth.
AH of these gentlemen are farmers
except Col. Brown, and are the largest
tax-payers In their respective coun
ties. Our young friend, Marcus H.
Field’s name had been suggested for
nomination, but hu respectfully de
clined. The ticket selected is a good
one, and the voters of the fi&th will
doubtless elect them triumphantly.
“When ignorance is bliss it is folly
to be wise.” We are reminded of
fhis cjuhtation in the statement that
taimpMo comity pn§t 85 votes for the '
constitutional amendment last week
and 45 against it, It is said that a
large number of ttie people thought >
the election w'as to vote on the call
for a constitutional convention, and
acting on that beuef voted “no rat
ification,” tperehv intending to ex
press their opposition to a conven
tion. Thus Lumpkin gave the
largest vote of any county against
ratification. Now, what puzzles us
is, What is the use of having a news
paper in that county ? And what is
the use of Hon. W. P. Price resid
ing in Dahlonega unless he tells the
people what’s up in these elections?
pon..-
ni .six mill'a mile for each iiner
foot, full wiifta, of car space occupied
when thespttd is less than twentA.--
iive mi it s an wvU*
VkOViA it fcittA&U
THE MEETING TO„-MOi:R O \V.
The mass-meeting to he held to
morrow at the Court House is tor the
purpose of a free consultation of the
people as to who are the pioper men
to befselected as delegates to the con
stitutional [con vention should it be
called. As is well known, this Sena
torial district, composed of Bartow,!
Floyd and Chattooga, will be entitled j
to seven delegates. It is universally I
claimed and conceded that the two
first named counties are entitled to
three delegates each and Chattooga
one. But it must not be forgotten
that the whole delegation may he
selected from any one trf the coun -
ties if the people should choose to so
elect. The purpose, however, is to
distribute the delegates among the
counties according to the population
of each county as a matter of fairness
and justice.
With this statement it will he
seen how necessary it is for the voters
of Bartow county to concentrate
their votes upon three of their best
men who may seem tube the choice
of the majority, so that we shall not
fail to have, our county fully and
properly represented in the conven
tion if it is called. To divide upon a
number of candidates may de
of our full quota of delegates.
seems to generally
among our citizens that ,ve
should have the utmost harmony and
concert of action among ourselves in
the presentation of three good men
for the Convention, and having so
acted the people of Floyd and Chat
tooga wiil also concentrate upon our
candidates, together with their own,
and thus we wiil certainly secure
their election.
It is to be hoped that the meet
ing to-morrow will be harmonious
and result in the greatest possible
unanimity. Some of us may be de
feated in the naming of the gentle
men we may desire as candidates. In
that event we must conform to the
action of the majority properly ex
pressed. The names of gentlemen s.y
far announced for the convention are
Gen. Wofford, Gen. Young, Dr. Le
iand, Maj. Fitten, Maj. Waring, Col.
Cannon, Mr. Veach, Col. Johnson,
Col. Akin, Dr. Stephens, Dr. Baker
and perhaps others. Either three of
these gentlemen would well repre
sent our county and the people gen
erally, we believe, would vote for
them cheerfully.
Let our friends all attend the meet
ing with the purpose of harmonizing
and uniting upon the three gentle
men who may appear to bestrongest,
m then they will he elected beyond
doubt, and Bartow will have her
ful[ quota of delegates in the consti
tutional convention.
Col. Josephus Claudius Harris, of
tho Atlanta Constitution , has a great
deal to say about Count Johannes B.
Gormanne, once a member of the
Georgia press, hut now of rice mill
notoriety. We don’t know whether
thecount ought to feel complimented
or like “cussing” out the carroty
headed Josephus or not. Either Ijorn
of the ilileinm.t will satisfy us.
We despise the truculent manner
in which the so called President is
lauded by a certain class of Demo
crats. Hayes was made President by
the most stupendous fraud ever per
petrated'upon a free people,and we do
not see how Democrats can give him
extra credit for doing what is his
sworn duty in the administration of
the government.
One of the late Parson Brownlow’s
sentiments, when speaking iu Phila
delphia in 1800, was this: “If I have,
after death, to go cither to lioll or
hekvefli, I shall prefer to go with
loyal rtegroes to hell than with rebels
to heaven.” Well, as the old man is
now gdfce, it is not for us to say which
way he went, whether up or c}ovvn •
but wherever he may be there’s going
to he trouble in the camp—that is to
say, if he can have his way as to his
own actions.
Emory College, at Oxford, Ga.,
seems to he in a flourishing PQncJi
tion, notwithstanding the hard times.
The current catalogue, just received,
gives us the information that 107
students have entered the institution
within the past year. Hev. a. U.
Haygood, I), D., as tho president
with an able and distinguished fac
ulty to sustain him, cannot fail to
make Emory prosperous.
A Salt Lake dispatch says fhaf fho
n embers of the ’ Farmer’s Jfauvoo
drilling in meetinghouses,
■ brfens, stables and corrals in Salt Lake
City and most of the minor towns.
Breech-loading rifles Ini ve been shin
ped in great numbers, and several
boxes of arms have gone to Southern
Utah from the ce-oper.itive store,
which is largely owned and entirely
controlled by Brigham Young.
*?•*-
We are acquainted with Marcell us
Thornton, of Atlanta, who eagerly
devoured thirty quails in as many
days; but, behanged if we know
Marcell us Thornton, of England,
who is belaboring the Turks. \\ T e
make tlwv statement simply to state
that it is our misfortune in being so
ignorant.
Don’t forget to attend the mass
meeting sn Cartersville to-morrow for
the selection of delegates fq thppn
sutimoual convention, whether you
are in favor of tne convention or not.
The convention ma\ be palled jp spjte
of opposition to it*, and every good
citizen will want true men in it.
Mil M. Speights lias retired
frodMpOreenville (S. C.) jYew*.
AftcWaying ma<|e a tnqst gallant
and successful fight last fall for the |
political redemption of South Caro- j
lina. W e regret that cjrcu instances ’
forced hjtn to retjre from the A r eu% j
but hope his retiracy will be of short i
dura tfbn.
It is very strange that we cannot
receive ttie Rome papers in Carters
’*♦ op the day of publication.
GEN. EOBERT TOOMBS.
T.tombs’ letter to Col. L. N.
Trammell on the convention question
will he found t<n first of 1
The Express. It wi.l he seen Unit
the General sS decidedly in favor of
a convention, and that ho agrees
with (Ji. Akin in regard to certain
changes that oug.it to be made in the
constitution. There is a groat ded
said of Gen. Toombs on titjt* score of
rash expressions which aro often
daotardiy used to his picdjudiee;
but th®ra is no man who knows him
truly that will not say he possesses
one of the most brilliant minds that
has ever illumed the intellectual sky
of the American continent. Lieides,
Gen. Toombs is one (>f the purest and
most honest men ever in
in this country. He is, politicany,
like Caetar’s wife was —above sus
picion. There c miot he found in
ali his political record one blot to
blemish his reputation. Fsr liis
Straight forward manner of calling
tilings by their light names, and
denouncing what is wrong, lie is set
down as a very extreme man. lie
does appear to some as such a man,
but lie l.us never yet failed to give a
proper diagnosis of all political
problems.
VYu are glad to know that Gen.
Toombs is a strong advocate of a con
•titutional convention and that there
it uo df;ubt but what lie will* he a
member of that convention. With
such men as he and Charles J. Jen
kens, Hope Hull and others as dele
gates, we have no sort of fear about
having a constitution that will
maintain and preserve the rights and
liberties of‘the people. It is well
known that Gen. Toombs is a. friend
to the people, and the toiling muses
have ever and will ever find in him a
true and faithful friend. The record
of his whole life goes to prove his de
votion to the cause of right in this
direction.
We hope our readers will all
peruse (lie letter of Gen. Toombs
carefully, and receive what he says
a-i emanating from a statesman truly
devoted to the best and highest in
terest of of the State and people.
Secretary Sherman has been oft)
daily notified ly the centennial
board of finance that tney have paid
into the treasury of the United States
$1,000,000 on account of the appro
priation made to the centennial ex
hibition. Half of the amount was
paid to the sub-treasurer at P.iiladel
phia and the other half to the sub
treasurer at New York. The remain
ing five hundred thousand will be
paid this week.
The tax assessment of Atlanta
shows a reduction of two millions of
dollars in the \alue of city property
within the paso'year. That is what
is meant by tluTTerui “shrinkage in
values.” Three"or four more years
of such shrinkage will dry up the
town, and then i us e wifi the capi*
tol stand ?
The Secretary of War Ji.is ordered
-.be enflsted men to be discharged
between now and the Ist of July, in
order that the reserved pay mid al
lowance.- may '•> * p vi 1 from the cur
rent year’s appropriations. The dis
bursement amounts to a bum SOOO,OOO,
Ra-s-dd i.s ituluconionti to
(jeTUian ittul Aineripd'.i invul offiaert*,
etiffintfri's aiui machitiiwU.. Numbers
tiid en route fur .St. Put.-i^fnrj*.
New A dvertisemeiit,
i)Uw Fax holier.
XTOTICE is hereby given to t!■: city tux
.l.l payers qf i Aivtoesvfile, ha., tha*- tin- books
Sin now opuu lor the purpose ol reciviug the
returns of all taxable property within .lie city
limits—other than real estate. The books will
be closed on the 31st ultimo. This May 7th
1377. R. M. PATTI LLO,
City Tax Receiver and Collector,
roaj 11-3 t.
A. M. FOUTE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERS VILLE, GA.
Special attention given to the collection of claims.
Office, west side public square, up-stairs over
IV. VV. Rich & Co.’S store, second dooj- soptll of
I’Ostoffice, tnayll.
Assignee s Aotiee>
In the District Court of tlie United Slates, for
the Northern District of Georgia.
In Hie matter of ) ,", ,
Joseph 1,. Gash, bankrupt, i ln Ba"ruptcy.
T° Whom it may concern'; This Is to give
notice once a week for three weeks, that I
have been appointed assignee of the estate ot
Joseph E. Gash, ot Adairaviilo, in the county
of Bartow, and State of Georgia, within said
district, who has been adjudged a bankrupt,
upon his own petition, by the District Court
ol said and strict. AUGUSTUS M. FOUTfi
May 9, 1877. Assignee,
IW4JU *R.
The Kennesaw Gazette,
A MONTHLY TAPER, PCBUSHED AT
ATLANTA, GA.
~.V eT b^ e 'i 1° Railroad interests, Literature,
rn'Ln'v.'L t Filt f, < ewts ifir .vvar.
CIiROSIO tfi every subscribe is
| Addifesa Ikenncsaw Gazette,
j Atlanta, Ga
MRS, T. B. WILLIAMS,
ROME, GA,
IFI no\y jn stfq'-e a tine assortment of the
,4 F latest styles of Hats. Bonnets, Flounces,
i 1 io*. I hcos, Bibs, Ruchiogs, etc., and will con
11 iiuu to receive each week all Die new novel
ties as they appear in market.
Thanking those who have favored her with
their patronage and hoping by fair dealing
ami strict uttciitiou to orders to merit i contin
uance of the same. Remember I sell von troods
a- low or lower thru they can be bought any
where in the State. * ■
i am alsg pj-epamj to do
m*x? A. 3VE I=> IISTG
n very best style or no charge,
aprS7 Sm.
OiTV DRUG STORE.
DR. M. G. WILLIAivIS.
f KEEPS coustantly on hand 'Fresh
j, Drugs, (.’hemicala, Oils, Paints,
Machine Oils. Toilet Articles, Per
tornery, the tainous Celluloid Truss
Bj'iiees, AUdmuipal Supporters, etc
gnd solicits a continuance of pat
rcuage trom his nmnerons custom
ers; also, request* those that are indeotid to
him to eullaud settle their accounts, as he i
much m need ol funds; having been indulgent
herelniore. sep7-ly.
I*o f MKV HOKIJ),
A SPLENDIDLY Illustrated Monthly, de
voted entirely to Poultry, $1.25 a vear.
mirrrufwnp,JV.‘\ ci,u i !a Gretas
1< M LT ii l \T OLI d),| i 1 artford, Con n.
H. It. rtiiLLO,
Fashionable Tailo r
j,.• B Than klul tor past favors respectfully so
WIIp a continuance of patronage, lie
. -and work done
kmtditcbatSbiKUrßtA runur i
Will MlMlMi.
B. J. Lowman & -Brs., Proprietors,
ii Ait U FACTU RE F.S OF
SORGHUM MILLS k EVAPORATORS,
HOLLOW WARE, GRATES, MANTLES, CTO. .
All Kinds of iron snd Brass Castings, and Re
pairing don? with Neatness and Dispatch
rjv> nu> pc '.V. 11l I tf .. •• Iff :fi -oughlv exponent*-d in o k bu-in- ail I Ino
1 h ■‘.ii u.- ifn.ir.'tuttM- -,i*i- ii.ii in <i ii work done by us a> \>e u-j it idling bat i'io l> *>
in Hid i•-! *!:<: fioic *it In- l.if-iw rLtntn.
CariOi>v !!•.♦, £ *;i.. 1 jnf v 7. is*7.
"the exFrkss. >■<>'TtTior
Now is tha Time to Subscribe.
Ten Copies one Year lea*
Bdi'teen s>oil!irs
'File Great Papei'ofGheeo
kee Georgia.
Single fiabseriptions Two
liollars Per Amiuni,
Take yosir i’onnty Paper
and Pay lor it.
Family Supplies Received'
in Payment tor the Paper.
Mnl*scribe ! MabsrrJsc ! !
Suinserib? 11l
Tax Receiver s rUWice.
| will attend tile }>l :>-,> and time- m l:.lloned
X Gulow *< ; r tin? purpose <t i f.-.-i, ing Agri
cultural Stair-tic-:tud fax r. ti.i i- oi Bartow
county for tin: present p.. tr . Finn-ws will
please eor.id prepared to give ic un ,-of crops
produced Inst year and of lauds t.. bo < nltiva
ted tiiis year.
( assvitlo, ii pril 2. If}. 30.
Kingston. .April 3, 17. am! Me j,
Ad slrs( Ill'-, a pril l, I.M, m. I Slav :i.
Sixth district. April 10. and Miv 1.
Pine Log. April it. VO, and May j.
Wolf Con. April 7. 21, and Aim 7.
Kiihatlee. April 9,21, , mi May’it},
„ Stilcsboro, April TO, 21, ami Mu- 17.
Allatoio i. April 11,2a, and Xi.,\ !).
Carter-) ilk\ April 12, id, 2ti, 27. a.cl Id n 10
11. 22 t o 511. ’ ‘ ’
Stamp Creek, April 11. 28 and May 8,
UiiU’s, Alav 2.
Li Ron's, May 14.
Taylorsville, Way 15,
Stegall’s. May ly,
Bartow, May 19,
Roger*, May 81.
„ , .1. II.WAI.SEU, .lr.,
Beeoiver °i Tax Returns Rartow County.
mchvg-tilstjn n.
Sargeanc’s
RESTAURANT.
Within a 100 Xards of the Depot,
NO 14 BROAD STREET, ROME, GA.
*
Board and Lodging per uiontli |2O 0
Board per mouth,.,, i(i (io
Board and Lodging per week 7 0
Board and Lodging per Dav i 2.5
Board pet Dav " 1 m
Supper, Breakfast autl Lodging 1 on
Single Meal 35
Single Lodging :r>
Table Supplied with the best the
Market Affords,
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
aprSQ.
S6OO PIANOS FOR 5250
And all other stylos in the same proportion,
including Brand, Square and Upright—all
.tv/ M-, direct io ihu people. ,n factor,t
/;ce. No agents; no commissions; no ..i'-
eonnts. 1 hose I’ianos made one of the flnest
displays a. the ( .ntennid Exhibition, ami
RVoL, " ,u l. u la? Ußi *- recommended lor tin-
I IOHPST HONORS. Regularly iucoj.poj.gtod
Manufacturing Co.-Xcw
the largest and iine-st in tjj wOifd. The
Square Grands contain 'iJaUdliliek's new pat
u.t Duplex Ovoiitvj,,,# scan,, the greatest im-
J'* l " a lor > *>l' Bin o making.
T p * pi igjds .'U o the Anrvi hi .1 nitric i. Pian
os si nt on ti ml, inm’i fail to write for 111n
free 61 :1< ” ‘escrljitlvo Catalogue,—mailed
MENDELSSOHM PIANO CO,,
_aprn__ No. 56 Urmpiwa y, N. y.
The Kicks House.
Oni‘’ eiksv ill uj Gii.
•loshiia Siimiipr. Prop’r.
rs’ini: accommodations and fare attliis House
I, arc unsurpassed in this section, and the
eh urges arc w - lf.w as the lowest. iuiu2z
•lOILN TAYLOR
is
Himself Again!
rrUJE public iI hereby informed that I liave
1 again changed iront and can now be
n !i v . ' I , P“ rlo >‘. up-si airs, over
l •>!. IV. W. Rich .-.store. I have a neat, retired
and eozv shop, m here gentlemen mav have
thear tonsoii.il work perlormcd without the
rude gaze ol Uie world upon them. 1 bone
my old mends will not forget me. Price* as
J 1 ®";!!:,, John tavlok.
COUCHE HOUSE.
Kingston, Georgia.
mills huge and comfortable house is now
4. kept by \\ . W. Rainey and Mrs. T. R.
Louche, who was formerly proprietor of the
pouse. ihe tiavelir.g public will Had good
tlaiii acconuuodaUons. l’artieswishing board
** will fin— Kingston one of
the healthiest and quietest localities in Upper
Georgia, 'three or lour families can get corn
lortaldc rooms in view of trains. Terms very
reaosuable. W. W. RAINEY.
. Mrs. T. B.UGUL HK
NOTICE.
PERSONS who desire can purchase lots In
the city cemetery by applying to the un
00;Signed. Lots already ocdupied orciaiuie i
Eust be paid lor at once. No further inter
ment- will be permitted until lots are paid for
excepting where panic* are unable to. in
which cases the Cemetery Committee will pro"
vide, free of charge lots in that portion ol the
cemetery set apart for this purpose.
, , . It. M. PATTI LLO,
Limn man Cemetery Committee.
U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIA TAXES.
Slay 1, 157., to April UJ.jl
rill Ik RevLcii statutes of the United St ties,
.ft -ssrli .u 5.32! 1. lit 17. 911nnd S.’dli. r. piire
CM-iy jieison.cvg ;;- and in any i.v.-, ; -
tion. or i uinui .> idi ivii.h is Inin li idle
to a SI'E, I Vi. TAX. 'i‘'> •■IUtCIUtM AMI
ri.ACi: co.vspu n.isi >. is tu.s u.s-
T A 151.I’sIISi SNT )K I* I. ,I'M Of HI .'I
NKSS aST \ >ll’ <inii.il i ; ilie payment ,t “ ihl
is BE. 1 \I, f i.\ tor the -i r e.-inl 1 x Year
ginning May 1. 18.7, h. i. re c unineiicing or
continuing h'nsine-e i..U r April!}), 1577.
A ridnrti, a> iires.-ri >e l on r’orin 11, is also
required Uv law ol every per-u li tide to Spe
cial Tax, ,i- above.
Tiie taxes embraced v. itbiu the provisions a
the Jaw above quoted arc the following', vi* :
llootllPe s . ?'t)j IE
Deal Ors, retail liquor .. '2.00
l>Ha[ei’s. wholesale liquor .... lUI 00
Dealers In malt liquors, wholesale.' 1 .. 50 (X)
Dealers in malt liquors, retail 20 0 i
Dealer .in leal t ■ ...v* < ... ...... 2i.110
Ret ai I dealers in iet l .‘.ft-J a,
And err side*-tit orer fttfH, tlfty rents*for
every dollar ia excess id
Dealers in inunufacijircd to'JaceO 5 (0
Maniilaetnreis of 5ti115...... S)U)
•Vml fu gacii s‘4ll in i uuLietnre.L.. .. fti m
Aji li. v cadi vrorm niauniaetiii-ed ... £h tut
Mafart n tv‘.l Sp! tolia. eo JfijCO
.Mur.ulactur. l- of cigars to to
Peddler.-, o( tobacco, liiq) c.c.ss move
than twd horses or othe aiiTuiaV-) 5J Cos
Peddlers of tobacco, see nid class (two
horse- oj u toe.' anon i1n.,,,,. oil
Peddlers of toiar'q.. thirl class ~>no
Inn <ii or other aiinna', 15 (**
Peddlers of tidj.u co, h urt)! cln-S ’(on
foot or public, con vcv„u.-e) % j.)
Breweis of ies- ibau .'.oo barrels...., r 0 (( ,j
Hsewtrs ol C4u barn's or i. 10re.... '"
Any person so liable, who shai' laV.Vo cau
ply Willi the loregoing v. qnirp.„,..,ts will be
subject to severe penalties.
; Persons or linns liable, 1„ ~a v ;n . 0 f t p e
Tv'i'loimY.'LY JV"* Ag hb'jvuf. 1,1 list apply to
ANDREW LU\ itK. qttdp'eh.rot Internal Rev
enue ot Atlanta, or to IJieputv ( ..ileciorol
then; Division, alii Y, a y for and pane ere Ibe
i-l eceu-J a.\ atu np or stamp- they, need, i rim
4*< mV')T l?,T ’ !Ull ' v| Tn<l.*T FL'flTllEß
special-Tax ?tjmps will be transmitted by
ipa.i onlv on receipt I yini ulic person or firm or
tiering thesame ol speedic directions so io do.
together with the iiec sary postage stamps or
the amount required to pay Die postage. The
postage ou one stamp is‘three cents and on
two stamps six cents, ii U i- desired thatihev
be transmitted by r*gfterd n ail, ten cents
additional huu’.d accompany the application
(.BEEN B. RaUM,
er of Internal Revenue.
Office of Internal Rivenne.
M aslungrtbii, 1). ( ~ danuarv 2:!, 1577.
inc. 1,25 4t.
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla,
FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD,
. , j i , This compound of
If// 1 j/. vegetable altcra-
Hu S a rs nrarilla.
. ■ ’isLl.-s of Potash and
Lj: 1 . jr. ii. iu k-s it most ef-
i ii-VMn,' cun ■ ~f usuries
f which ar e
* " v ry p ev.-P ai and af
flicting. It I'i’.r.fl k ■■ t! e bhyi I, pur es tu! the lui’k
ing huitims in it. s s' era. that, undermine health
ami settle Into ttonbi-sonw disorlers Eiuptlons
of the tk n are * lie aa;*.: • < n .he surface ot
humors that shoe Id he expeUed pro., <,o blood.
Internal iteiangcfbeoto are tin determination of
the same humors to some interne.) ovgm or organs,
wln se action they ,1. range, and whose substance
they disease and destroy. Ai .~ ifidlijrjiiit*r
expels these hnm.us fitm the bCO, Mien they
are gone, the>iisorders..Ui, y piodu.-o dhwppear, such
as l loertitinb* of :ke IXr- r. Kldnty*,
Lung*, krujfttlou* and £ruj‘ii.ce Vjuani vf th*
* \ i/h, St. Anthony l ■ ■-, A'-.-c < r t~r v-oA/v.
pi npl,', , Kioto!, Sx, lioilk, Vonmrx, Totter
an,i Suit Itheum, Soald lle,nl. liingirorm. l loern
en l A.TiS, liheunmUxm, X*>intJ.jia, Tain- in the
80-ex. Side and Head, Si ale Weahnexx. Sterrili
ty, Ltitehorrhea aridnj Jen,:, xfernal „hf ration
dad vt, l ine dixtux. •••, J-rojixy, i>y ,:,ej. :ia, EuuUdet
hoi, an,l Oe'U,\,l Li b,lHy. With tkeir departure
health returns.
PREPARED liV
Dr. J, C. AV ED & CO., Lowell, Mass.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
SOLD BY ALI, battISISTS ANU DKALKKsi IN MED
-ICINK.
D. W. CURRY, Agen*,
OariereriUc.
CHEAP GOODS.
ERWIN, RAMSAUR&GC
Are now receiving their
Spring aiul Summer Goods
and will sell at prices extremely low for
Cash or to Prompt Pay
ing Customers.
All jer>ons indebted to them are rcQuestoil
o make early payments* dec2
* Thrash’s Consumption Cure
| Read u-hat Dr. LO VICK PIERCE
has to,san about, if.
Dfak Bkotukh Dav:ks—Kveusc mo for
writing only when I am deep!: interested. 1
nave been voiceless about two mouths. Could
not read and pray iu a ianiily. Had tried
many tilings. Got no benefit from ui?v. Since
Conference, someone sent me, from .Inicrkus
a bnttlonf Til RA-Hi’s CONSUMPTIVE < 1 RE
AND LLNG RhS’I’OK I,U, which I have been
taking now tni l- the ninth day. I can talk
now with some <-a>e. I crime here among
other tilings, to supply myself with ibis medi
cine. No druggist here has it on sale. I inu-l
illtVi >*■ i •**• t you to go in person to Me.-.-r
--| i Lra-li x to. and show tqem this letter, and
make them send me to Sparta, Ga., two, three
limdv"’ * X>ttleS ’ wi,h bin ' 1 gettiMg on
Forsalc wholesale and retail by D, IV CUR
1.1. Druggist. Caner-ville, G.t. Call and get
e I rial bottle at 35 cents. api 20-1 y.
STREETERS 1
FANCY STOCK FARM.
IAOR BRICE LIST SOME THIRTY
l*. ur Bud carefully bred
enn.'iiv i ’ all varieties of i'AXCX
//.vv' NH CAYUGA. Mi s-
KU iV7tm-raeS TK CRESTED IN.'UK ft, .
I. RON/. E H R ktl s, white and browuCHI
NA. AHUCAN and EM DEN GEESE: Gl'R '
MAN CANARIES; RING DOVES, ANGORA :
HIMAI AVAN LOP-E Ali and DUTCH R^R.
/ . and SUFFOf.K PIGS and Register
ed JERSEY CATTLE. ° 1
EGGS FOR HATCHINC IN SEASON.
For letterslrcquiring answers enclose three
cent stamp. STREETER, SON & uo..
ilia?2s-1 y. Youngstown, Ohio.
The express,
Cnrtcrsville- G a.
iU i f*. |i %1 1 - r &
i 1 -
By C. H. ۥ
Tlie Handsomest mi Weetiy
Is Clierskee Georgi?.
OPPOSED TO ALL RINGS. CLIQUES
AND COMBINATIONS
Ll.
INDISTINCT print
Th Organ of He People.
|
, The Advocate and Defender ot the
I
j Interests of all Classes.
democratic to the Core
1577. riosiiccGis. is;;.
THE F,\PKus.
TTKDEP. the present a) tf tu .i r, > i-
growing Into popularity a* i<
increasing circulation lolly attests; and it
pretont ratio ol Increase continues, it will ski
have the lifbgcst circulation of any wcil ,
paper in the State. Coining to Cartel<i
under somewdiat adverse circunist nevs. a ,;:
false impressions ma le in . .■ 0 (
coming, to his detriment, :..:<i tikding tlio j
per nearly “run down,” the present proprietor
feels himself under man? g aleiui o'qigal,. ..,
to numerous iriemls for the ai.i tl,c? h a
given him in reviving this once | i., r pi
per. Tliese liave given to its circulation
impetus which it is hoped will make i) a j>, w<:
in this section ol Georgia for g.-o-l for the
building up of our material inteic-t
--and for the promotion or .lie cause of u n > ai. I
undefded; Gemocrac?.
The FxprcMi
M ill ever le found the (true an undine •
jft * en d ol the People, the opponent oi .
cliques, rings or combinations, if there ho :
j such organizations to deceive, mislead or
thwart the popular will, in all political m„-
ters. It will be the aim of the editor to t- -
flaotpopul.tr sentiment iijHMi all public q.ie
i when that sentimeut is true to free gov
ernment and public liberty.
Tlit* I'xjirosii,
however, will oppose all ..ttemj ts to pervert
the true principles of the Democratic par;.
amjteedv to inculcate at ail times and under
all circumstances, the great ami card,i and
princijdes which uad. rlio nn.l form the basis
of all free government. Opposed! to all in: - j
! Tations ui>ou the principles-of the DciaoC j
! racy,
The F\prrsn
Will be found ‘‘now and forever,” a Pcwo
| cratic journal of “the st raigiust st ct” vii:l- t
j a shadow of turning either to the right oi hit
j -believing as we do, that the happiness of tie
people, and the prosperity of this country uc
. penj upon jj restoration oi tlic old Liii.ir.arl
lof our fathers—i a reluni to first principle,
j alone can retain to us tree government.ae I
1 hono-t a.Uninistration oil tie political aflfai. A
| lire ‘tfoifn try. •
Tlie ExpresH
will no*er omit any to set forth ii
great advaut.igcs of Cbcrofcee Georgia. It- ]
aim will be to udv tuac by all i. , .... j B j, 1
power, the material pi(.-; ei ity <•!' t . . e< . t j
of Georgia, lavorc-das it is, with a ..’Jaiate. the I
flni in U.o wxield, vv ito a soil nu-u: a-.-td. 1
;d with hgrin lftiral hnd-mihcrai re urr ]
j uncqnaloi!— inhabited by :ui honest add thrifty I
i pcojtle, ietidiigent aud wormy of all prosper.- j
ty. To develop these sources of wealth, aid v I
make Cherokee Geofglu thetganlen -pot oi I
thj.eoohtry w.li be among the chief cdorG
tbi* jotiinr.l.
Tlie i-xpres^
i fi* ere fore, appeals to an honest nnd I'.iMii. r j
j Hating public for at patronage which shall 1
j t ,la^e il *•* our power, to present ago 1 i- I
j per, creditable to the State In which it i- pul- I
i and a special pride to the people u! Bar- 1
j to ' v county. .Rapidly overcoming :he fals* i
and infamous, the weak and silly charge that I
this journal was to be, or is to be, or i* ti e or
; gan of a ring—au imposition on general intel
ligence—
e Express
will >e found in'the end a Journal (bat v. .11
not stoop to subserviency iu any form—that it
is a free and honest paper that will rc.-t if*
prosperity upon its own merits, and will ’ofi
seek to baiid up itself by imploring simi - -
thv or by efforts to create false preiii.lk'*
against
The Express
cannot win popoular favor r ujssa tfle gresed* A
of merit-the sooner it beci>*es extinct tkt
bettor it will be for the popwav good. There- |
lore all who arc willing toirust au hom I* l ■'
pose and effort to present a respectable ioor* j
nal, true in Its Democracy, true to the p , iJ i
nd true to right an J justice, are respeeifullJ
usailcited to become subscribers to Tut
TBItSVII.I.K EXritKSS.
C. H.JC. IfILLDGBiJI.