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About The Cartersville express. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1875-18?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1876)
-pH K express. WILLINGHAM, Local Editor Notice? 15 cent? per line, and 10cents ,0, additional publication, and no display j t ne local columns of this paper. ' l ',l''nVge and death notices are published ’, of charge. t uies and tributes of respect are i f.tr at the rates of ten cents perlinc. -AV , a ies are charged for at the rate of -till 111 ' jo per square- A. It. Hudgins. Agent. ,| U ,lginj is authorized to receive and re '! , fuhscriptions to The Express. C. 11. C. WILLINGHAM. Cartersville, August 10, 1876, AKOUND THE town. Gathered Here and There by our lteporters. \\'i !, now the weatlier isn’t so : , m! in’ably cool after all. Hunt out the interesting local no ,, fJ. H. Satterfield in this issue. "\y e noticed Col. Trammell, of upon our streets yesterday, i. joe Wright made a splendid ar in the court house Thursday. ' Hie Anderson’s are feeding myr ils of hungry folks daily at their p~taurant. ••sedentary Taurus” is what Col. ~_: ttj n !r Bull” of Sioux notoriety gOC 3 t>y now. r .. .. oi.rlif if lo fn con Waiermeloncholy sight it is to see nowadays hugging the top ‘ im of his pantaloons. V man cannot eat enough in one iilV (0 do him a whole year—neither lie advertise on that plan. Peaches are very scarce hereabouts -but then we are able to go for, watermelons with a vengeance. It only remains with the grasshop ,, r- and the foreign belles whether w i ter-ville last much longer or not. HPs Renfroe, daughter of State ’ asurer Renfro, is visitingCarters le the guest of Miss Lillie John -on. ji !U Stephens did the handsome ’„: ;• by “setting up” to watermel , the other day to The Express •.Mil,lf. yji-- t iara Stovall returned home i'uc-.-day afternoon. Her many wniis will no doubt be glad to wel come her back. • :1 e Tennessee House, as engineer ed by l T ncle Joshua Sumner continues Acid its hungry besiegers outlie fat of the land. Sam Milam talks business to those v -ho owe the late firm of S. F. Milam & Cos. Look for his notice and gov ern yourselves accordingly. Che beautiful golden vested bee is railing around vermilion petunias, aMturmine nasturtiums getting up j ney'for this year’s crop of peaches. A slick place in the pavement and a piece of watermelon rind came r , .tr sending a young man’s head to (Ana the other day, on West Main street. It is as impossible for this deponent iiiid a real blood-thrilling, hair ding, local item, as it is for a three mbs old young one to say “Con stantinople.” y.r. 11, rgrave is shortly to remove c , ;i)lishment from the Ricks j to the Bartow House where a ni is b ing elegantly fixed up ; for him. There is always one particularly : y mid active fly these mornings makes it his business to call a u; for his breakfast —the fly’s 1 nkf.-t. we mean, ii. H. Hall & Cos., the timber mer its of Rock mart, have an order Cr a tremendous amount of lumber or the insane asylum at Fondulac, Michigan. We feel safe in saying that the peo ]!. of Cartersville will soon have an ( i-pportunity of attending a theatrical ■ exhibition. Some of our amateurs ■ have already set to work getting it tip. Mr. M. V- Hollingshead left Car te -ville Tuesday evening for Dalton, where lie goes to represent the Car t r-villo Lodge of Odd Fellows in to Grand Lodge which assembled in that place yesterday. If they are very nice and good, oat, Frank Cohen, of the Rome doesn’t hesitate one moment to .1 ’em “cantilopes.” Somebody tio “lope” Frank off to the night-school. A hundred years ago, our grand i rs tell us when you called on ! 'he kissed you good-bye. Now y u suggest anything of the kind her calls you into the library ■■• task? you how much you are •tit. Are we a nation ? 1> b Harris, of Kingston, is detain in Cartersville on the jury and it i Nought the young ladies of lving n will have to send a petition to MeCutchen to release him; at • y rate if they do not we think Bob will grieve himsdlf to death. The man who painted Patience as Luxora looking girl reclining on a suulstone mound with a smile on L r angelic Dee, never in his life saw ; > average local reporter rushing wntically around town looking for n ver-to-be-found local items. Cant. J. L. Hill, of Pulaski, Tenn., r rived on Tuesday last to visit his fuller, Mr. George W. Hill, one of °ur oldest citizens. Capt. Hill has ' i> en in Cartersville for a number yens. We trust he will find his urn among his old friends pleas ar't and agreeable. '•’G saw a mosquito work about n minutes yesterday, trying to get iii through the skin of a man u ‘ 1() owes us for more than two subscription. Howvvelaugh -1 a t that demoralized little insect "■> with a look of disgust, he folded i’ his little bill, put it in his pock ' • ‘Uid made off for another victim. '*' • D. Winburn is the man who , mend anything that is broken. ' e have tried him and know lie can u ° what he says. So, if your sewing machine, musical instruments, para j umbrellas, and in fact if you ‘arc anything that is broken or out 1 or 'lGr take it to him and get it * m order, neat, durable and cheap. u mediately in front of The Ex- office. HON. 15. H. HILL. One of his Clear and Stirring Talks at our Court House last Saturday. Mr. iiill came up to Cartersville on Saturday morning lasi. He arrived upon the “goober train” from Atlan ta at 10 o’clock, He was met by a number of friends and was induced to make a short speech at 12, notice of which was sent around town. At the appointed hour the court house was well filled. When Mr. liill ap peared a tremendous cheer rose from the people. He was introduced to the audience by Gen. Young in the following remarks: Mj Friends and Fellow-Citizens: In all ages and in-all countries thegreat ness of a nation has consisted in the greatness of its men. It lias been said that the reason why your State achieved such great renown and in fluence in the nation was the unusual number of great, practical statesmen to which it has given birth. We are here to-day to listen to and to do honor to one who has done so much to honor our State as any and probably more than any one of the present age. And I will say that if there is one man above another who deserves the grateful thanks and pride of every man South of the Potomac that man is Benjamin H. Hili. In a recent debate in the Congress of the United States, when all the power and Influence of the great Re publican party in Congress was con centrated in one of its most distin- guished statesmen whose duty it was to charge the men of the South with everything that was cruel, false and infamous, there was one man on tho floor of that howee who In your defence, and who hurled back the falsehood with a power and an eloquence which has challenged the admiration of the civilized world. I have the honor to introduce to you to-day that gentleman in the person of Hon. Benjamin H. Hill. As Air. Hill advanced the crowd greeted him with loud and continued cheering. When quiet was restored Mr. Hill proceeded in a calm, forcible manner to make a speech of one hour and ten minutes. The following is a stenographic re port made by Charles Berrien Wil lingham, it being his first attempt at reporting by short-hand. It is prop er to say that if there are any inac curacies, it is due to the inexperience of the reporter. MR, HILL’S SPEECH. Fellow-citizens : lam here very un expectedly this morning. 1 had no idea of making a speech, hut on ar riving here my friend Genera! Young insisted on my saying a few words. For several years I have had but one idea, and that is the restoration of the institutions and principles of our fathers, which have been rent asunder. I have believed that the object to accomplish was the defeat of the Republican party, and restora tion would be the result, and hones ty once again in our high offices. As I said to an Illinois gentleman, it is impossible for the Republican party to be anything else hut corrupt, one of the most curious facts in the histo ry of our country. The people are giving some evidence of their weari ness of the intolerable corruption, and the defeat of the Republican par ty is the only way that can save our interests. [A pplause. j 1 was an old Whig; I fought the Democrats then as hard as I now do the Radicals. lam an anti-Repuhli- j can because there 13 no other way, j and I am no Democrat from any ' party conviction. i have never : wanted nor held office before this, as ; I said to the people of the Ninth District when my name has been mentioned in that connection, hut I j wanted it this time because 1 have j always believed that the election of j 1876 * would he an important one. Every intelligent man should admit j that the election of 1870 should be the turning point, and we must work if we would succeed in turning out that party. And it depends to a great measure upon the Democratic House of Representatives, the first one in which the South lias been well represented since the war began. Georgia’s eight able members —not counting myself—worked to secure this end. That Congress has met; it has been a long session. Their whole work has been directed to that which .1 have alluded to—the defeat of the Republican party in the next elec tion. The masses of the Northern people have been honest, but have been kept in delusion by this party to advance tiieir own interests; they have no other use for the Republic, j Surely tiie Northern people will wake up. After Congicss met tliey saw what we were after —they knew what was behind—and they com menced to prepare to meet us. In i this they had two advantages—the j President and the Senate; they also had a very fine set in the House. They began to revive sectional pas sion, and even before the Jhristmas holidays they had the whole plan concocted. Their idea was to come down suddenly upon the Southern people. It was to wake up such a storm of feeling in the North as would overthrow the Government; ves, break it up; the Government had to be kept in the hands of the Republican party. The evidence they had was u large book—larger than this (holding up a copy of Geor gia Supreme Court reports) —the evi dence of the horrors and crimes of tiie rebels against the Northern sol diers while prisoners; Mr. Blaine held it up as an evidence of Southern infamy. Rut in this they failed— they failed because the truth was against them, the Southern people were against them, and their prison- ers had not starved while in our J hands. [Prolonged applause.] The men did everything they could to prevent such things. Fortunately, 1 had the aid of several gentlemen that nioffit and with their assistance I procured evidence—evidence written by their own men, and the next day when X read this proof it was very exciting; it came upon them so sud denly that they were much surprised j perfectly astonished. I was very intimate with Mr. Davis and knew them to be false— infamously false, j That was the only charge they had left. [Applause,] I received a paper from London, m . which mention was made of my fight with Blaine. They said they could i not. understand it; they thought the ■ South was guilty of e uelty to pris- j oners; they endured hardships; there was|one blot they had not been able to wipe out; the facts were >e fore them ; the Southern people did cvervtliidg they could to avoid this. In fact, under all the disadvantages under w hich we labored, the fact is brought out Xhat the Southern pris oners suffered more in Northern hands than Northern prisoners did in ours. All the clothing we couid sret was to run the blockade, but the whole world was open to them. The care we had for them is proven by the fact that twice the number ot rebels died in* Northern prisons as did Northern soldiers in ours. LAp olause. 1 When I read this why were they uneasy ? It was the truth [Cheers.] X will say that it might have been thoughtless in making that remark, and there may be some who blame me for it; 1 could not stand and see the peoale of the South misrepresented in that manner— charged with being the most cruel people in the world, and to go down to posterity as brutes. (Applause, j H the people of the South had have condemned me I should have come home. Mr. Davis’ record has been made up; nothing I can say could defend him. That charge, my friends, has never been repeated. The committee went on with their work of showing up corruption, and their chief aim has been to find out all about the Republicans. I will go over the facts briefly. We proved that the Government had been spend ing sixty million dollars unnecessa ry* the total cost being two hun dred and eighty millions a year. Right here I will tell you something that you don’t know. A fellow will come along with a list of the expeu ses of the Government under differ ent administrations, commencing with Madison, who, he says, paid a uttie over a dollar on the thousand ; Jefferson a little less; and he comes on down to Grant, who, he swears, only paid forty-eight cents on the thousand. Why don’t he make it hity V No, it is just exactly fortv eight cents. These Radicals are a mighty sharp set of fellows; they never steal the money before it gets into the Treasu ry vaults. They manage to work around and have appropriations made. Take Belknap; you remem ber that he secured an appropriation for placing head-stones over the graves of Union soldiers. This job lie let out to a friend -of his. The work was done, but Belknap nian to get. the. largest portion oft Re appropriation, l only give tnmas an illustration of the thievery that has been carried on in Washington, and a man who would convict them by their looks must, indeed, be a very green one. It is my candid opinion that if we had all the money they stole we would now he enabled to pay our public debt. But about t lie Presidential election. Some are confident of a victory, hut lam not, although lam hopeful. I will give you my reasons. There was never a set of men who had more at stake than these Republican lead ers, and they M ill throw every obsta cle in the way of the investigating committee; they would sink the Government to-morrow before they will have that investigation, which they know will come in the event of a Democratic victory. They are begging the people of the NoVth to keep us rebels out. Ido hope that the Lord will spare me to that day. If all this corruption has existed what will they (the Democrats) do when they get possession of it all. [Ap plause.] And the great question now is, are the Northern people willing to turn all the rogues out and put rebels there? They never did care anything for the Union, and they have tried to make the rebels infa mous because they would fight. | Ap plause.] Why, my friends, just look at that hank—the Freed men’s Savings Bank it’s called. The leaders of this insti tution procured a charter from Con gress. They said that you (turning to his colored hearers) had not been educated, and they, like good, kind, Christian fellows, wanted to take care of your money for you. They were good men—preachers some of them. After they got a large amount of money—hundreds of thousands of dollars—the hank then broke. That money was stolen, some from poor negroes who had been laboring hard for years and had saved their money, some losing as much as one and two thousand dollars. And, my colored friends, those leaders would putjyou hack in slavery to-day if they could. \ Applause. I 3 have talked to you too long, but I want to say that I think our pros pects are good for a Democratic vic tory in the fall. All the facts concerning these late investigations have been published, and how can you expect tiie country to be otherwise? There are men. in Congress who came there poor, hut are now worth their millions. How did they make it? Surely not by their five thousand a year salary. They have used their office to make it. Let us have a change. [Applause.) When Mr. Hill closed his speech the court room was rent with long and continued applause. We are happy to say that he was warmly greeted by our citizens, among whom he has many warm friends and steady admirers. When you see a man that shuffles loosely along with his knees knock ing together and his toes pointing in —whose eyes roll furtively and whose hand is ever suddenly jerking above his head as if warding off a blow, you can rely upon it that that man is haunted by a mother-in-law —But when you see a party who lifts his feet high, and holds his nose in the air and has one eye shut in a knowing manner, and whose nouth is distended with a self-complacent grin, and who seems to feel good oil over ; you can bet your last cent he has just bought anew “Domestic” sewing machine for his wife. Splendid Crops in Bartow. From nearly aii points in the coun ty we bear of the most magnificent corn and cotton crops, according to present outlook, had in the county since the war. Some of our farmers will not be able to house all their corn. We are glad to learn the grasshoppers are not so destructive as they were two weeks -ago. It is thought the wet weather and cool nights and mornings have stupefied them. Messrs. Moon & Trammell are selling a good double sole Brogan Shoe at 51.40 lor cash. . '•The Express” I.edger Stolen. Some time between Wednesday and Saturday morning of last week, someone feloneously entered our office and abstracted or purloined therefrom our ledger, containing the accounts for advertising and job printing due to this office. Any person who will return the book will be suitably rewarded and no questions asked. Opening of tlie Erwin Street School. Prof. Millican, principal of this in stitution, will open its exercises on Monday next. Mr. Millican, as sisted by his estimable lady, make this institution the pride of the city. We trust their list of scholars will be full to overflowing this term. Died. On the 30th of July, Walter, in fant child of Lindsay and Sarah Bur dick, at Bartow Irou Works. CHATTOOGA’S CLAIM- The State Senatorial Question in the Forty-second District. To the Editor of the Express ? Feeling assured that you area true ! Democrat, a lover of justice, and a worker for everything promotive of the interests of the party throughout our land, vve, in the interests of the party, as citizens of Chattooga coun ty, devoted to the success of the party, just at this juncture desire to make an appeal to the citizens of Bartow and Floyd counties in behalf of the right of Chattooga county to nomi nate a candidate from her hounds as Senator for the 42d Senatorial Dis trict. It is upon facts we predictate our right. Upon these we propose to stand or fall. We regret tiie necessi ty of making tills appeal, and would not do so, were it from the fact that our rights have been persistently ignored by certain parties in Rome, exceedingly anxious to govern and control the entire matter, regardless to the claims of Chattooga. Since the formation of the district, it has been the custom of th party within the three counties —Bartow, Floyd and Chattooga composing the district, each in its term to nom- inate the man from its hounds to represent the district. In accordance with this custom, Floyd has had her Mitchel, Bartow her Price, Floyd her Smith, and Bartow her Wofford, and Floyd her Burns by manipula tion, who is sought by certain Tinmanitea TO oe cilaryea to Oiuit tooga. Now as this latter statement is the point upon which an issue is to he made, we invite attention to the fol lowing facts : A convention was called to meet in Rome the 28th of March 186S, by a publication in the Tri-Weekly Cour ier of the 26th of March; just two days before the Convention was to meet; of this call Chattooga knew nothing until after the convention had met and adjourned, when we then heard of the nomination of Maj. John T. Burns. We ask a careful look into this matter, Only about forty-eight hours after the call was made, the convention met. How could Chat tooga, twenty-five miles away, re ceive the notice given in a Tri-Week ly journal, mails only weekly, ex tend the notice over ;her mountains and valleys, hold a convention, elect her delegates, and tliey arrive in Rome twenty-five miles away, all in the short space of forty-eight hours? Does not every one see at once, its utter impossibility and impracticabil ity ? In short it was not done. But the Romanites contend, that in the convention of the 28th, the right of the nomination was conceded to Chattooga, and her delegates were requested to proceed to nominate a candidate and that they nominated Maj. John T. Burns. In reply, we ask, inasmuch as Chattooga had not held a meeting and authorized any delegates to the convention in Rome, how could the minutes of the proceedings of that convention make any such declara tion, when Chattooga had no dele gates in it? Now the facts in the case are as follows: There were three gentle men from Chattooga— namely, Col. John Jones, Maj. J. F. Morton and Capt, J. C. Withers — in tlie conven tion, but they did not claim to he delegates from Chattooga: were there 4y from persons in tho city of Rome, and when they weie requested to nominate the man, de clined, so to do, inasmuch as _ they were not present by the authority of their county - when Maj. Burn’s name was proposed by Col. D. R. Mitchell, but not by the authority of Chattooga, and he was nominated by the “so-called convention.” These facts are established by the following affidavit of Capt. C. J. Withers, against whom no man can say aught, and whose varacity stands unimpeached. GEORGIA— CHATTOOGA COUNTY. —Personally appeared before me, John Taylor. Notary Public tor the aforesaid connty and Mate, Clayton J. Withers, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he was in attendance on a convention held in Rome, March 28th, 1868, for the pur pose of nominating a candidate for the 42d State Senatorial district to be elected April 20tii following—there were two other citizens of Chattooga county present in said convention besides himself; namely, Col. John Jones and Judge J. F. Morton, neither of whom, nor himself, were present as bona fide delegates of Chattooga county, and that lie was present at the solicitation of Maj. John T. Burns himself. He further more depositji i\hd saith that when the convention conceded the right to Chattooga to nominate the candidate and requested the foregoing named citizens of Chattooga to make the nomination they declined so to do, stating as the reason for so declining, that they were not present as the accredited delegates and representa tives.of Chat ooga county, whereup on Maj. Burns was put in nomina tion by Col. D. R. Mitchell, of Rome. ” • C. J. Withers. Sworn to, and subscribed before me, this 3d day of August 1870. John Taylor, Not’y Dub. This was the way in w r hich Maj. Burns was put upon Chattooga. But it is asked, did not Chattooga receive and endorse him? We say, most emphatically, no, His nomi nation was never ratified by the dem ocracy of Chattooga. THo election occuring on the2oth of April, about three weeks after the Home nomina ting convention, the democracy of Chattooga, to prevent tne election of a radical, simply acquiesced in his nomination, and voted for him, not as a Chattoogian, but simply in pre ference to voting for a radical, and to prevent a party defeat. We did not consider Mr. Burns a citizen of Chattooga. For at the time of his nomination, he was re siding in, and doing business in Rome, and when hegavq in his poll and other taxes, he gave them in, in Floyd county. His name does appear on the tax book of Chatooga county only for 1808, but it is in connection and jointly with his brother Mr. George P, Burns, and the then tax receiver—Mr. William IXix—informs us that the tax was given in at that time by Mr. George lb Burns, and after the election. After this and while lie was Senator, for the years 1809 and ’7O, his poll and other taxes appear on the tax books of Floyd county. Does this not show clearly that he considered hiinselfa citizen M Floyd. But Maj. Burns was in the town of Summerville, Chattooga county, on; the day of his election, and Mr* | Joseph" M. Wyatt, a candidate for the office of Sheriff, solicited the vote of Maj. Burns, but he declined to vote, stating as the ground of his objection, that he was not a citizen of Chattooga, and therefore, could not vote in the county, all of which is verified by the following affidavit of Mr. Waytt. GEORGIA — CTIATTOOG A COUNTY, i —Personally appeared before me, | John Taylor, Notary Public for the county and State aforesaid, Joseph M. Wyatt, who being duly sworn, deposi’th and saith, that tie was i candidate for Sheriff, for the aforesaid county of said State in the year 1868, and that he solicited the vote to Maj. John T. Burns, then a candidate for State Senator of the 42d Senatorial district of the aforesaid State, Maj. John T. Burns being inSunimerville, the county site of the aforesaid coun ty, on the day of the election held therein, it being April 20th, 1868; and that he said John T. Burns de clined to vote at all, stating that he was not a citizen of Chattooga , and therefore was not entitled to vote. J. M. Wyatt, Sworn to, and subscribed before me, tiiis the 3d day of August, 1876, John Taylor Not’y Pub. We will further state that, in the ; iforesaid convention, there were no lelegates from Bartow, as well as lone from Chattooga. The three that vere in it from Chattooga, were there lot by authority, hut simply at the earnest solicitations of the friends of Maj. Burns. But our friends in Rome ask: “Why did not Chattooga demur to the appropriation of Major Burns when Bartow claimed the next nom ination?” Simply because upon the principle of fair dealing, and regular rotation, it was Bartow’s time in epurse; and as Bartow had.no hand ia the manipulating of Major Burns into the Senatorship upon the credit of Chattooga, it was deferred until tae present. For the point to he made, is not with Bartow, hut with Floyd, wiio has had two and Chattoo ga none. This, in our opinion, should satisfy all reasonable men.” In conclusion, we present our claim to nominate a candidate for the 42nd Senatorial district of the State, on the following grounds: 1. Mnce me argnniz-nron rrr tne District, Chattooga has never been represented by one of her bona fide citizens. 2. That the citizenship of Major Burns was outside of Chattooga and hence not one of us. 3. That he resided in Iloine at the time of his nomination, at the time of, and after his election, and so long as he remained in the State. 4. That the counties of Chattooga and Bartow sent no delegates to the convention nor had an opportunity even, of so doing. f>. That a two day’s call was no no tice, and virtually a sham. 6. That neither the Democratic Executive Committees of Chattooga and Bartow were extended the privi lege of expressing their wishes in the matter. 7. That the convention in Rome, had no right to appoint or recognize delegates from Chattooga unless ac credited by the county. 8. That if it was-Chattooga’s time she should have had at least the privilege of giving expression to her preference, 0. That Chattooga county returns to the city of Rome, thanks for the courtesy and magnanimity in furnish ing them a Senator, hut would sin cerely demand the privilege of ac cepting its voluntary charities. With these facts, and such as can not he denied, standing out in bold relief in vindication of Cnattooga’s right in the premises, howsoever willing and determined some politi cal aspirants in Rome may be, to de prive Ciiatttooga of her right, if pos sible, we cannot believe that noble Bartow, and the more considerate and magnanimous citizens of Floyd county, would ever enter into any arrangement with persistent office seekers in and about Rome, to wrest from us, that to which, we are justly entitled. All of which is moat respectfully Submitted for the calm consideration, awd magnanimous decision and ac tion in the premises, to the citizens of Bartow and Floyd counties. Many Dic.qocu.vxs. i'Ol' tin.- Wo will sell you 11 yards ol' the best calico for sl. Remnants under 10 yords 0; 4 cents. A handsome muslin dress for $1.27. All other dress goods including p plins, grenadines, tincu lawns, etc., 2a cents per yard, Parasols and tans at your own price. Children’s cloth ing from lour years and upwards, linen and cassimerc suits, we offer at prices to SELL. Ladies’ Sundowns, 25 cents, formerly sold at 75 cents, veiling 35 cents per yard. Ribbon-, laoes, collars, cuffs, etc., at halt price. Call and sec for yourselves. Wc make no charge lor showing goods. N. GILREATII & SON. Fancy Street Talkers. To the Editor of The Express'. It ii quite remarkable how prone human nature is to prate. Some men for the want of facts draw heavily upon fancy, as to what certain men would have done, years hack, if they had been elected, etc. This looks to one outside, like such talkers had run out of soap. Sup pose Gen eral Gordon had been elected Gov ernor,, would he have paid off ail the Confederate claims against the State? One can imagine and impute it to him, hut how many sensible men would believe such vagaries? Men who have such a propensity to talk, without facts upon which to base an argument, had better save their am munition, whet their wits, and he patient. Let the Presidential, Gu bernatori and and Congressional elec tions pass off, and these imaginative street talkers will have more facts to face and controvert than they are probably aware of. Let us have one thing at a time, and in due season. Street fancy talkers can have a man to face, who can’t be intimidated by numbers, con founded by sophistry, nor drowned by swelling words. Men who go about ostensibly under a sacred commissioni had better stick to their mission, than prosti tute it to slandering their moral su periors; for there will be a day of reckoning, not far in the future. The ' good people of Barlow have been bamboozled long enough, and oui Czar must roost lower. Looker-On. County Nominations, Mr. Editor—A short time since “Democrat” expressed a desire to re vive county nominations. This was' thoroughly tried two years ago and signally failed. Why then resurrect that which the people have repu diated and killed ? If the aspirants for legislative honors will come to gethea and select ten good man to pass upon their respective claims, I think they will be more likely to give satisfaction and do right than to require an impossibility, viz: To get the people to turn out at each pre cinct and vote. There being no le gally authorized managers, all will ; prove abortive and a farce. Should a few men however, rttempt to foist nominees upon the people, they will not be recognized, only as expo nets of dictation. j‘Let Us Have Peace” IIOX. A. R. WRiGHT. The Judge ‘ In a Straight bdwlzt Two, Having a Desire to be at Peace.’* The following characteristic letter from Judge Wright, has been for warded to The Express for publ • cation. From it wo infer lie is unde cided about running its an indepen dent candidate for Governor, We present the letter because we are in favor of free speech, and because we sympathize with it in several points. We do not, however, think it wise or expedient in a crisis like the one upon us in national affairs to divert the Democracy from the great ques tion of securing a victory in the Pres idential contest. Victory in that is worth more to the country than all other questions combined. Rome, Ga., Aug. I, 1876. Gen. Jesse A. Glenn , Dalton , Ga.: My Dear Sir— Yours of yester ! day. saying: “If you propose to make the race for Governor you should an | nounee yourself at once. If you will not enter the contest, I think it due yourself and your friends that you so announce” is duly received. I have received many letters upon this sub ject from both Democrats and xte publicans in the last day or two. 1 am much embarrassed as to what duty to our terribly oppressed people requires. Nationally, my opinions are, as you well know, with this North Western Democracy. The contest of William Allen in Oaio. against ;he exactions of the bondholders, and for the rights of the laboring man, I regard as one of the noblest in the annals of time, lie was beaten by an unfortunate com bination with the Catholics, which ought to have had no significance and by the control of the German vote by Carl Schurz, in the interest of the Eastern bondholder. Our Southern Democrats seeing the light of victory put out in tnat line themselves combined with the Eastern bondholders on Tilden, on the single idea of retrenchment and reform. So we have candidates given us by both conventions in the interest of capital. The great indus trial and producing classes are wholly ignored and the country continues in the hands of the bond-holder. I owe him no ill will. Like the Jew, let him have his “pound of flesh,” but for Heaven’s sake don’t let him eat up the people. Like the barren womb he cries “give, give,” forever. Georgia is paying on a bonded debt of many millions enormous interest, On some as high as eight per cent. These are exempted from taxation, so our Georgia people who labor and produce, and out of whom in their last analysis al 1 taxes come, not only pay the interest, but as the bonds are not taxed, ail the burthens of gov ernment. The last legislature instead ot taxing to pay interest falling due, issued anew batch of 8 per cent, bonds now taxable, to pay it with. And yet we can get no convention to restrain by constitutional enactment an increase of the bonded debt. Due convention ignored, the other day, the question altogether, and immor talized its intelligence and integrity, by putting in one for “retrenchment and reform,” Well, as we Demo crats have had the home government lor some years, 1 suppose it is to re trench and reform ourselves; good— but whether it is the Governor or the Treasurer, the convention does not inform us. Ot course I have no sympathy with llayes and Wheeler, for they, the Republicans are, par excellence, the debt niekers, tuul the bund hold ers. I shall fall in with tiie ballance of the pack, in full cry, on a rabbit track. Hendricks is a noble man, but like the helm to a boat, he is lacked on behind to steer with. Rut all this is not an answer to your enquiry, some men, agreeing and sympathizing with me in my views, conjure me not to run. “You will destroy harmony,” “Letter let things go, they will ratify them sehes bye-and-bye,” etc., etc. Oth ers say, “We want a man to vote for, don’t desert us. How can the peo ple do anything if none of those who understand these things, because they have looked into them, don’t lead us.” I am In iny sixty-third year. Age is making inroads upon me. Labor, mental and physical, li urts me. • A cam paign requi res ine to talk to the people all over the Stale. Of course, 1 can get nothing I want before the people through tiie press. It follows “organization” though it leads to death. The eyes of thousands of political dead-beats will be cocked at me in scorn. There it no crime in the cata logue of crime with which 1 will not be charged, and even friends and hon est men will think there are leprous spots, although not visible, “I am in a strait betwixt two, having a de sire to be at peace.” I will settle the matter in a few days. Very truly, Augustus It. Wright. To get bargains in Clothing, Hats and Shirts, go to .1, 11. SATTERFIELD’S. I mean to close them out and will sell. J. 11. SATTERFIELD. Frank Evans, of llie Albany News. We have frequently, during the past week, had the pleasure of meet ing this promising young editor, who is spending a short vacation here with his wife. .Mr. Evans JbidsJ fair to be a leading journalist of Georgia, and considering his age, lie is not sur passed as a newspaper man in the State. The News is one of our best exchange-*, and we shall be glad to see it prosperous. Mr. Evans will always find a cordial welcome at these head-quarters. Four thousand yards of Prints, choice styles, just received, which I will sell at the lowest ca=h price, J. 11. SATTEttFILD. Barut Corn Good for Hogs. Last Spring Jlr. William Johnson, of this county, had his corn pens burned, and the result was a full stock of burned corn. This he fed to his hogs during the Spring and Summer. While his hogs have run with those of his neighbors, lie lias lost none by cholera or any other disease, while his neighbors have lost nearly all they had. The moral of the subject is that burnt corn is good for hogs. In order to close out my large stock o!' sum mer dress goods, all kinds of styles, 1 will selj them at 25 per cent, less than New York tost. J. 11. SATTERFIELD’. Death of Mrs. J. M. Stephens . This esteemed lady died at her residence in this place on Saturday the sth of August, after a long and painful illness in the 58th year |of her age. Her remains were taken to Canton where they jwere inteired by the side of relations. Mrs. Steph ; ens left a family of eight children to mourn her loss. She had been a | consistent member of the Baptist church 38 years. BARTOW SUPERIOR COURT. | Cases Disposed of Siooo Our East Issue. Our Superior Court is still in ses- I sion. Quite a number of motions, j certioraris and other cases disposed i of. Judge MeCutchen and Colonel Hackett, solicitor general, are dis charging their duties faithfully and i-factoriiy to all. stale vs Benton Carrot), colored, aiding or attempting prisoners to es cape; verdict guilty; sentenced to three years in the State chain gang. In the case of John A. Erwin vs Mrs. Mary L. Tumlin, Mrs. Lula Lyon et al, applicatian to resign ad ministration of the estate of L. Tum lin, deceased, appeal from court of ordinary, the jury found in favor of J. A. Erwin, sustaining the decision of the court of ordinary. State vs Henry Brown, colored, burglary; breaking in store of Car tel's, Taylorsville, Ga.; verdict guilty; sentenced to twenty years in State chain gang. In the case of State vs A. Nelson, colored, the defendant was sentenced to five years in the chain gang. [New trial granted in the case of James 31. Elliott vs W. A A. 11. 11. Cos., damages for injuries to persou, verdict in favor of plaintiff; on trial last term. FIFTH WEEK. The follow ing are the grand jurors for the fifth week : John J Calhoun, foreman; John J Yarbrough, T A Jiogfajv, JE P An thony, Samson Stephens, George L McDonald, Wiu L Taff, Allen Hays, Redding Floyd, J K Gilreath, P J Williams, W A F Stephens, Jas W Manly, Silas Stephens, Jno S Leake, G C Gholston, Reuben Nowell, II II Hall. The following are the traverse ju rors for the fifth, week : Number I.—Jos Bradley, S L Pit tard, A A Dobbs, J W Foster, J A White, L I) Jolly, Dan’} Sullivan, B F Mosteller, Win Layton, W II Linn, J M Smith, J W Linn. Number 2.—lt W Satterfield, J W Thompson, Andrew Baxter, T S Hawkins, J T Conyers, J H Cobb, L Burrough, C E Alexander, W F Hammond; Henry Baker,O li Brad ley, B A Bridges. State vs John King; horse stealing; verdict guilty; sentenced to five years in the chain gang. The case of Mayhau vs Southern Mutual Insurance Company is now progressing. Court will adjourn Saturday. His Honor Judge MeCutchen goes to Catoosa county next week. YVHV WE ARE POOR. A ‘‘Sufferer’*,” Sensible Elucidation of the Question. To the Editor of 7he Express: Know ing the columns of your pa per are always open for the publica tion of anything of interest to the masses of the people 1 thought 1 would use them as a means to call the farmers’ attention to one item in which I think they do themselves ft ml the country n great injury. And that is the price they pay for picking cotton, I wish the particular attention of that class of farmers or planters which are knovgi as croppers or renf ors as they are the principal sufferers. They will renter crop a farm, work all the year to make a crop of cotton and pay a price for picking it out to a set of hands that have lain around all the year doing nothing, who now come in, work a few days and make more money than the hands that have worked all the year. Good cot ton-pickers, at 50 cents per hundred, make from a dollar to a dollar and a half per day, while the hand that makes the cotton does not make 25 cents a day for the year round. Prices for everything else has de clined, why not cotton picking. You now see the injustice to the farmer. I do not think that they can be aware of the fact that at the present price of cotton, that 50 cents per hundred weight, takes about one-sixth of the whole cotton crop to pay for the {tick ing alone. Taking cultivation and all other expenses into account where can profits be? Echo answers, where. I also said it was an injury to the country. It is, in encouraging a set of lazy devils to iie around doing nothing all the year, waiting for cot ton picking time tojump in and make their jack. They w ill barely work enough through the year to keep soul and body together, go naked, waiting for cotton picking, when they will get as saucy as piney-woods hoosiers in huckle-berry time. I see in your paper two articles headed “Hard Timps and its causes.” Its causes can be summed up, in my opinion, so far as the farmers are concerned, in a nut shell. It is the raising of cotton to the exclusion of provision crops and paying time prices for provisions. Sufferer. Warren It. Hightower, a young man from Upson county, is missing. When lest heard from he was in the vicinity of Jacksonville, Fla., but for many months he has not been heard from. Questions for Every oae to Answer. ~ Are yon troubled with indigestion, ! Constipation of the Bowels, Dyspep- ; pepsia or any disease of the Liver? Have you suffered for years and found no relief from the use of med icines? Do you have a fa nt appe tite, and are you troubled with feel ings of languor ? If you have these feelings we know you have not tried the new discovery MERRELL’S HEPATINE, at David W. Curry’s Drug Store. It is performing won derful cures in this and all other communities where the people use it. It is pronounced by all the best Liver Medicine in the world. Two doses will relieve the worst case of Dyspep sia or Constipation of the Bowels. Each bottle contains fifty doses, and a teaspoonful of this medicine in a wineglassful of water three times a day, produces a most wonderful change. Where the system is run down with loss of energy and appe tite, or Dyspepsia, with all its train, of evil, is effecting its deadly work, this remedy, Merrell’s Hepatixe, never fails to bring about a speedy and permanent cure. Those who doubt the merit and virtues of this medicine and live from day today without trying the Hepatixe, have our sympathy, but can not be cured unless tney take the Medicine. N. JI. P ATI LA,©, Fashionable Tailor. Thunklul for past l'avor respectfully so licits a continuance of patronage. He \|,J guarantees GOOL) PITS and work done rit., in the best stile. SHOP up stai.s, Bunk Block, opposite depot. Business Notices. Erwin. Ramaaur Jt Cos. Vre offering’ gop.fis at prices to $ nit the times, Erwin, JRamsaur A Cos. Vre receiving new goods, and are offering special inducements to cash buyers. New croautt setaj VH qualities and Prices lor sale by W. H Wikle A Cos. Oie-Horss For Sale. I have for sale a gouu second-hand one-hose wagon, but little uep. which I will sell cheap to any one wishing such a vehicle. A. l>. VAN DIVE IIE. Having decided to close out, I offer my stock oi Looks, Stationery, Candy. Toys, etc., etc. at cost, and advise all seeking ba.gains to call. juni29-2n. 11. M. CLAYTON. look At Erwin, Ramsang & Co,'s stock [of clothing hats and shoes. Muslins and Dress Goods sold at and below ost, at G. W. SATTERFIELD’S. VACUUM OIL BLACKING the best article for boots, shoes and harness for sale by the pint, quart, or gallon by Sayre & Cos. Dont lorget that the BOSS, tire great five cent vIGAU. can be had only of Savrc ,t Cos. “OF II OWN.” “OU R OWN” superior collogne, fire tjalows on baud and for sale by Sayre & Cos. Argand, Sun nudSuu hinge lamp chimneys, both plain and crimped, in all sizes. Lamp chimneys of all kinds and kerosene and head light oils at Sayre & Cos. THRESHING MACHINE and Engine Oils, in Extra Engine and Lard Oil, for sale by Sayre A Cos. Ti e * BOSS CIGAR and be convinced it is the BEST to be had for the mouey. Rupture cured in from 30 to 90 days by the use of the'Triumph Truss and Triumph Rupture Remedy, manufactured by the Triumph Truss Compauy, ,334 Bowery, N. Y This truss and supporter took the medal at the last session of the Great American Insti tute Fair. Send 10 cents lor their new book. SAYRE & CO. Ilaspcctfully call the attention of the public to their complete assortment of Drugs, Chemi cals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, t.l;i>s, Putty, Perfumery and Fancy Goods, which they offer at Prices to suit ti e times. Lightning Fly Paper, double sheets, 5 cents a sheet, 50 cents per dozen. Vacuum Oil Blacking, in one-half pint and one pint cans or by the quart or gallon. Oil silk and Rubber sheeting for nursery pur poses, by the \ ard. Lamp good- and chimneys of all kinds. BOSS. BOSS. BOSS. BOSS. BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS BOSS The best five cent cigar iu tj|e market, guar anteed pure Havana filling. BUY TIIEM TitY THEM and be convinced they are all that is claimed for them. Sealing wax fo* - Emit Jars, cheap, at Curry’s Drug Store. Jury tickets and county forderS taken at par for goods, at Curry’s Drugstore. One barrel best lard oil, just received at Curry’s Drug Store. Paris Green, the Grasshopper Exterminator, at Curry’s Drug Store. Five gross Hoyt's German Cologne at Curry’s Drug Store. An assortment of choich teas at cost for next thirty days atCurry’s Drug Store. Perfumery and toilet soap- in great variety, a Curry *s Drug Store. BeM 5 cent cigar in town at Carry’s Drug Store. Supply Paints, Oils, Varnishes, etc., always oat hand, at Curry’s Drug Store We have reduced our Grenadines and Piques to still lower prices—way below cost. .1. 11. SATTERFIELD & SON. Effects Truly Wonderful. CAKTKBBVIUI.K, Gt,, April 26, 1869. This will certify that two members of my im mediate family, alter having suffered for sev eral'years from menstrual irregularity, and having been treated without benefit by va rious medical doctors, were at length com pletely cured by one bottle of Dr. J. Bi ad field’s FEJ.tKl^tnns.vrrm. , mnenne, turtrti* 1* my duty to furnish this certificate, with the hope of drawing attention of suffering women kind to the merits of a medicine whose power in curing irregular and suppressed menstrua tion, has been proven under my own personal observation.' Its effect on such cases is truly wonderful, and well may the remedy be called “Woman’s Best Friend,” Yours Respectfully, JAS. W. STRANGE. CARTERSYILLE RETAIL PRICES CI'RKEXT. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY A. R. HUDGINS TlOUß—per cwt $3 50<g4 25 COFFEE—for best, %Ub 25(g) 33 SUGAR—S 4 lb, Ex. C., 12V<$ “ “ A I'S‘PS “ “ Crush UK# “ “ “ Yellow 11 >i<S SYRUP—S 4 gal —N. O 15fcT “ ” “ S Drips 90'yo K MOLASSES—good quality, ~ 40,a> Ml MACKEREL (new) £ kit No. 1— 2 (UU .“ *• “ No. 2 1 — “ “ “ No. 3.... 1 Stkgl CHEESE—best article.creum, 2 >(a) CANDLES —[S lb 20<# 25 SALT—f 4 sack 2ms CORN —jt bushel oHS 65 MEAL—ft bushel 79<q) 75 WHEAT— “ 9J; 110 LARD—jS 1t).... is 13 BACON—haras—tb (S 17 “ bulk rib sides—|l lb —S 13 “ clear rib sides— —(S 15 “ shoulders —p lb —taj 12 EGGS— p dozen 12j,'($ BUTTER—(4 lb ‘MS 25 CHICKENS 10;g> 51 SODA CRACKERS, (fresh) 12>i'4 15 LEMON “ . “ 15><$ BUTTER “ “ SUGAR “ “ XXS .. CRACK NELLS 80rt$ 35 ASSORTED jar).. 90(S 35 “ JELLIES! in tumblers) 20,<$ 85 “ “ (ingoblets).. 30(3) 85 GINGER 35® spick.. so® .. I'EI'PEU . 30.9 .. CLOVES (ft oz.) - KX9 .. NUTMEG “ - 20® .. MACE “ 15(@ 20 STARCH (earn).per oz.. 20® .. “ (pcari)per. lb tx® 10 EXTRACTS LEMON (ft dot) $2 00®250 “ VANiLEA “ 4 00 W<)RCESTER SAUCE “ 5 Co®6 00 TOMATO CATSUP “ 3 50(93 00 BROOMS “ 3 50(94 50 BUCKETS (painted) “ 2 50(93 00 TUBS “ (ft nest) 4 o0(4i 00 WHEAT BRAN (ft cvvt.) ... 1 Uo®l 25 SHORTS “ . 125(9150 PEARL GRITS (new)—ft ( 9 GARDENSEED -porpjper ... 10(9 •• WELL HOPE—ft II 209 .. AXLE i.iiEa>E--V■!, .a ..9 16J* >. W. coLLINS AX ES 1 409 .. AXE HANDLES 20 (9 .. PLOW LINES—ft pair (32 feet)... 409 .. APPLE VINEGAR—Vt gal 50® .. PICKLK (In barrel)— ft gal 50:9 .. GROUND PE AS— ft pt (*.V .. STICK CANDY—js lb 20(9 30 FANCY CANDY—ft lb 359 50 PEACHES & PEAKS (canned) doz. S 50(9 • - OYSTERS —(canned) 2-lb 3 50(9 .. SARDINES —ft b0x....' ... 25® .. CURRANTS—O lb 20® .. lb 60® .. SOAPS—Various kinds 05® 15 RAISINS—ft lb. ... 25(0, .. JI ACC A RON!—ft lb 20$ .. APPLES—jt bush 60,0,1 000 LEMONS—per doz Ts(a.l 0C DRIED APPLES —pel lb "(a, “ PEACHES 7^ | GREEN TEA —ft lb 1 20(ol GC BLACK TEA—ft lb 100® .. ; POWDER —ft Tb .. ' SHOT—V- tb 12i£<® W. PROOF CAPS—ft box 15® TOBACCO-ft lb soil 51 ; CIGARS— 02® 15 111 E— 11® 12>£ City Property FOB SALE OR EXCHANGE. I offer the house and lot on corner of Main and Bartow streets for sale at a bargain; or will exchange for a small farm near Carters i ville. Address MRS. S. W. GIBSON, Cedabtowx, Ga., Or apply to Dr. W. W. Leake, on premises. FOll SALE. " a GOOD little larm in and near the cor poratj limits of Uartersvilie, 30 acres all intultiratson—good orchard--'roe-stone wa ter-never-falling well—nice, comfortable house with six rooms besides store-room and kitchen. Willsell at a saeriliee of si,ooo. Ap ply to MRS. ALMEDA M. SAMFORD.
