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THE CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS.
BY (’. 11. C. WILLINGHAM.
The Cartersville Express.
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Professional Cards.
w. T. W'OFFORD. | | J. M. NEAL.
WOFFOIli) & XEI.L,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
dec7-3m.
T. W. MILNER. J. w. HARRIS, JR
?lIMER and IBAKKIS,
attorneys at law,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
Office on West Main Street.
J. flf. MOOx\,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
Office: Uji-stairs over Stokely & Williams,
West Main Street. _ apr2o
James W. Harris, Sr.
AT TO RN EY-A T LAW,
OnedoorEast of Express Office, Main Streer
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
g.HT-30-
A. M. FOITE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
( With Col. Warren A kin,)
Will practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb,
Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,Whitfield and ad
oining counties. dec2-ly.
K. W. HERPIIEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, Ga.
>TFK.E (up stairs) in the brick building
"Mirner Main and Irwin streets. dec2-tf.
oTii. KATES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
Office up-stairs over Dostoffice.
(lei 'M y • __
Or. J* Dickson Smith,
PR&CTICma PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
Office and Residence at the Ricks House.
janl9 tfc.
Business Cards.
jrOTIi’K.
rpniS if to irive notice that wo are now pro
5 p <red UxU> general plantation work, hors
in- Ac. Vll orders laitlifullvattemled toe
<rirrr> n" trial. JONES & GOWKit,
ui \!-tl'. Successor} Gower, Jones A t o.
'.Livtry, Sale & Feed Stable
M. C. & J. E. ROBERTS,
Near the Court House.
C4KTEKSVILI.K, GA.
„ &il& 1} i>^r4 c * ry
V' anil we will treat you righi. jtine!s-ly
.SALE, UVERY AND FEED STABLE.
THOMPSON & SCOTT
-g constantly on hand good vehicles
IV and tine horse.', aud every conveyance to
accinoinodate the public.
Last Main street, Cartersville, Georgia.
in ayl-tf
A. 1. V.OIHVKKK,
BAKER AND CONFECTIONER,
RESPECTFULLY finrorms his old lriends
that he i still at the old stand, ready and
•.williug to serve tne hungry.
\\Veddiftgs & Parties Serveri'on Short Notice.
JOHN T. OWEN.
At Sayre & Co.'s Drug Store.
VfTILL sell Wtetche*, (locks and Jew
y y elry, Sputfc*&es. Silver and sil
▼er-plated Goods, and arp s.oi them as cheap
as they can be bought anywhers, Warranted
to prove as represented.
All work douieby mo Warrante dto give sat
luction. Give me a call. jaw '37 •
COMFORT FOR THETeET.
ALL who would have tect tree from CORNS
dress the feet with with a view to health,
-ooii taste and comfort. Shoes made., on my
lasts,
MODELED FROM INATURE,
7tn essentially‘different style, and latest im
provements. They pres* the fcotevenlv, giv
.mg ELASTICITY IN WALKING, and by the
ttgouuity of their construction they appear
SMALLER than they really are,
gving an olegant appearance, even jto the
arrest aud clumsiest feet.
WILLIAM J. MALONE,
Anatomical Boot and Shoemaker,
oeti <y Broud Street, ATLANTA, GA.
Travelers’ Guide.
THE COOSA RIVER STEAMERS.
Steamers on the Coosa Rivet will run as per
schedule as follows:
Leave itome every Monday at 1 p m
Leave Rome every Thursday ....8 air
Arrive at Gadsden Tue>day"ar*d Friday..!* am
Arrive at Home Wednesday- and Saturday# p in
J. M. l.t I.IOTT, Oen’l g|ip*-
CHKUOK.EE railroad.
FROM ami after this date the following
Schedule will be*run on the Cherokee Rail-
Leave lioekmarr at 7:90 A.M.
“ Tav'orsviUe, 8:00 “
Stilt slvoro, 8:25 “
Arrive at ( artersville, 9:10 “
Leave Carlersville 3:90 P. M
St'llsboro 3:50
“ Tay.orsvilie 4:30 “
Arrive at Rockmart 5:15
ROM K It AILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Sunday, Dec. 12th trains on the
Rome Railroad will run as follows:
DAY TRAIJI— EVERY DAY.
Leave Rome at 7 a m
Arrive at Rome 11.30 am
SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMOUATION.
Leaves Rome at 5.45 p m
Arrive at Berne at...- 9 p m
WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
The following passenger schedule took el
fect March 18,1877 :
NIGHT PASSENGER—UP.
Leave Atlanta 3:25 p in
Arrive at Cartersville 5:26 p m
“ “ Kingston 5:44 pm
“ “ Dalton 7:24 pin
“ “ Chattanooga 9:21 m
NIGHT PA SENGERTRAIN—DOWN.
Chattanooga 4:°5 p in
Arrive at Dalton 6:00 pin
“ “ Kingston 7:48 pm
“ “ Atlanta 10:17 p ui
r* A Y 1* ASS EX G LRjjT It A IN—UP.
Leave Atlanta 6:56 a m
Arrive at ( artersville.. 8:54 an;
“ “ Kingston 9:22 am
“ iialton 11:04 am
“ “ Chattanooga 12:45 p m
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga . 6:45 am
Arrive at Dalton 8:45 am
“ " Kingston 19:41am
“ “ Cartersville 11:10am
“ “ Atlanta 1:1b pin
WI. K. HUSE,
|GENERAL
INSURANCE AGENT
Represents the following xirst-eiuss
compauies :
GEORGIA HOME,
OF COLUMBUS, GA.
Rates ow and guarantees dividends yearly.
The private property of the stockholders bound
for all of the obligations of the company.
NIAGARA,
OF NEW |YORK,
The assets are nearly a million and a half.
ATLAS,
OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
Assets are over half a million dollars.
AMERICAN,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Incorporated in 1810. Charter perpetual. As
sets, one and a quarter million. Surplus on
the first ol January, a quarter ot a million.
HOME PROTECTION,
OF NORTH ALABAMA.
Invests only In United States bonds. Issues
against Lightning as well as£re. Guarantees
dividends yearly. Losses adjusted by the
agent,
Also) represents
OTHEK fIRST-CLASS COMPANIES.
not enumerated above. Insurance guaranteed
at the lowest rates in first-class companies.—
All losses promptly and equitably adjusted.
Cartersville, Ga., May 4, 1876.
Tke Morning News,
SAVANNAH, GA.
rax HE political campaign of 1876, which ln-
I eludes National, State ami County elec
tions and which undoubtedly wili be tlie most
active and hotly contested of any since the
memorable canvass of l c 6d. is now lairlv
opened. The National Democratic Party will
this year make a bold, vigorous, and douotless
successful struggle lor the maintenance and
supremacy oi those principles which are vita
to Hie prosperity of the miblic, and eseutial
to the well-being of the people.
In addition to the Presidential elect.on, the
neoi>le in Georgia and Florida will elect new
mtatc Governmeiit.s. In Florida tlie campaign
promises to be unusually vigorous, and there
is ;i probability that for the iirst tunc since the
w ar: the people of that Radical-ridden State
will elect s Democratic State Government. In
these campaigns the people are deeply inter
ested; and everv mtciiiggnt citizen, who has
the welfare ol his country and ,;;s section at
should acquaint himseit with e*c,j Cp-
Lul at r—and ieforin that is now going
° To this end he should subscribe to and assist
in circulating the sarauiiji Moi ning News,
an independent Democratic newspaper, ot
pronounced opinions and fearless in their ex
pression; a paper that is recognized every
where as the best dalle in the South. Its edi
torial department is vigorous, tbpughttul and
consistent, w hile its new* and local depart
ments are marvels of industry and complete
ness Its department of Georgia and Florida
affairs is not confined to a mere barren sum
marv of events transpiring in those States, but
is enlivened by comment at once apt, timely
Tlie ample resources ftf the establishment
will be devoted to furnishing t4P rf aders ol the
MORNING NEWS
with the latest intelligence from all parts of
the world, through the press dispatches, spe
oial il'S'iatclies, special correspondence, and
through these agencies, the paper will be the
earliest chronicler of every n .teivorthy inci
dent of the pcditiral campaign ot 18.0.
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FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS
Arc Ranted by a million of people in Amenca,
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M 'Old Ytt&fliU Welcome” by Hewitt
FLORIDA.
What a Cady Thinks of the Beautiful
“Land of Flowers.”
To the Editor of The Express :
You ask me to give you my impres
sions of Florida - which attracts and
interests me, would fail to influence
others, unless similarly situated with
myself. The climate and health of
the couutry, and the greatest incen
tives to emigration. If health is a
greater blessing than wealth, then I
say to all asthenatics, go to Florida.
My husband says nothing could in
duce him to leave that sterile land
for the rich valleys of North Geor
gia. Why ? Because he is well and
can enjoy the comforts and blessings
of life.
But you ask, what is there enjoya
ble in that poverty-stricken land ?
In the cuisine department I saw the
following edibles : cabbages, cucum
bers, beets, Irish potatoes, new sweet
potatoes, spring turnips, birds, fish,
oysters, country-cured hams, pork,
beef, sausage, strawberries, dewber
ries, whortleberries, mulberries, or
anges, lemons, shaddocks, grape fruit
ar. i new honey—comprise the more
delicate dishes. Yes, this is a poor
country—and some of the people live
in palmetto houses, and nearly ail ol
them in log houses. A resident of
the county made four hundred bush
els of potatoes on one acre of land,
which he carried to Key West and
exchanged for 400 bushels corn.
Can an acre in Etowah valley excel
this ? A gentleman in South Florida
last year gathered eighteen thousand
oranges from one tree, I saw this
statement in a newspaper published
in Tampa I think. Again, a poor
man six years ago went to Florida
and had only 51.50 to commence
with. He hired out by the day until
he could buy a piece of land. lie
took the native orange trees and
grafted them with sweet orange grafts
and now he says nothing less than
830,000 could buy his grove. It re
quires energy and perseverance to
succeed anywhere. In Georgia one
has to toil year after year. In that
country, when you have au orchard
established, then the future is com
paratively easy. Of course, insects
are more troublesome than here, but
no worse than in South Georgia.
I met Mrs. Mitchell and her sister,
Miss Cooksey (from Baltimore) at
Cedar Keys. Mrs. M. says she spent
the summer in Florida and was de
lighted with the climate even in Sum
mer. I have heard that the Florida
people were not neat housekeepers,
or tidy in dress, etc. One day I was
invited to diue at Dr. Frear’s. He
called round after us saying we would
go by Dr. W.-’s and take the ladies.
Imagine Illy surprise when Lbe ladies
came out elegantly dressed, jumped
into the wagon and we all took a ride.
We had a feast of good things and
“flow ot soul” I never have seen in
Bartow. Indeed, those people are
incomparable.
Of course I am prepared to love
Florida, for the genial sunlight dif
fuses its warmth thro’ the hearts of
the people, and frigid selfishness can’t
find a locating there. Beautiful sal
vias, lautannas, vertbenas. and other
rich, gorgeous flowers spring up
spontaneously along the banks of the
Alafia. Little skiffs here and there
dot the surface of this beautiful
stream; for oyster lovers and seekers
ot pleasure resort here for tflo grati
fication of palate and heart. I saw
persons in Florida who were dissat
isfied with ihe country but they ad
mitted that t’was easier to make a
living there, and that they had much
better health there, but they lan
guished for society. I think after all
health and contentment is the great
est boon granted us. Society in its
present condition is not worth a sigh.
I can say nothing of the wet s.ea:
son, except that it is a propitious
time for planting out fruit trees
Those who have leisure* to sport
will find huuting and fishing npt only
pleasurable but remunerative. I
would not advise any one to go
home-seeking until they prospect for
themselve. That which pleases me,
might disgust them.
A friend of mine the other day ac
cused me of “putting on.’* Alas,
alas, she has never sounded the depth
of love I bear her, or she could pot
have made that cruel thrust.
Excuse the digression, but allow
me to say I have given you an wi
varnished statement of my views of
Florida, hoping next fall I may go
hand i;i hand with many I love, to
that land of perpetual spring.
A. M. S.
IMPKOVE3IENT OF GEORGIA RIVERS.
We are enable to lay before our
readers a letter from Secretary Mc-
Crary, In which he announces that
all the suspended Georgia appropria
tions for river improvements will be
expended this season. We give the
letter; War Department.
Washington City April 17, 1877.
Sir: Acknowledging the receipt
of your letter of April 6th. sugges
ting tliat considerations of a public
haraCter nowjustify the expenditure,
upon the works designated in the riv
act aud harbor act of August 14 1876
so far a§ relate tp the following riv
ers, viz: the Chattahoochee and Flint
rivers, in Georgia ; Oemulgee river,
Georgia j Etowah river, Georgia and
Coosa in Georgia and Alabama $ also
that the appropriation allotted tlie
Muscle Shoals in the Tennesee river
ought to be used, T have the honor to
inform you that the appropriations
contained in the act above referred to,
and the improvement of the Ocinul
gee, Etowah and Coosa rivers have
been made available for expenditure,
for liio unallotted balance of the ap
propriation for the Muscle Shoals,
Tennessee river, has been authorized.
The appropriation of $20,000 forme
improvement of the Chattahoochee
and Flint rivers, Georgia, will at
once be made available for expendi
ture. Very respectfully, your obe
dient servant, Geo B. McCrary,
Secretary of War.
Hon. J. B. Gordon,
United States Senator.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 4,1877.
AG RICU LTD H A L.
I Thoughts for the Month From the old
Southern Cultivator.
The campaign is now fairly opened
—grass, weeds, baking surfaces, and
drought, are fairly marshalled
against the farmer, and he must
move right onward to the attack.
Every day he halts, his enemies eu
i reach and strengthen themselves.
But the assault must be
tempered with sound discretion and
sound judgment—the best ploughs —
that is, best adapted to his soils, to
the manner in which they have been
prepared, and to the immediate or
indirect effects of the weather, must
he selected—the plough, the hand
and the mule must be well suited to
each other, so that no force be lost,
but every “lick tell” to the utmost,
fhe workings now given must fit
well to those that have to follow ; in
other words, the farmer must look
ahead and unite all his operations
into a harmonious, complete whole.
It is impossible to say how much of
the available, working force of the
world is lost by misdirection and
| imperfect fitting of successive opera
tions, but we would not probably
miss it very far, by saying that fully
one half is thus virtually lost. What
a need there is for strong, trained,
effective brains—brains that can see
el wrly, co-ordinate and harmonize,
can execute promptly and thorough
ly I'iVvO makeail things work together
or good. Every day the magnitude
i ji ihe demand of agriculture upon
knowledge, and the power of using
knowledge, grows upon us—no other
avocation compares with it. We
have been experimenting a good
deal upon the capabilities of an acre
of laud—testing its muxiurn produc
tive capacity : but we have scarcely
made a beginning touching the pos
sibilities of the man, of the farmer
himself—what he can be made, how
wise, how skillful, how successful he
may become. Let us fully realize
aud never forgei that “there is more
in the man than in tlie land .”
In the northern part of the cotton
belt com is now ready for its first
working. The manner in which
this should be done depends upon
circumstances. If, for instance, the
land is stiff and has been “run
together by heavy rains since it was
last ploughed, it is all important
that the first working should be very
deep, very close, and very thorough,
at this stage of he crop the need not
fear root cutting; run the plough
very close (a subsoil one is excellent
for the purpose), but do not “dirt”
the corn much—leave that for subse
quent workings—throw just enough
dirt to it to cover up young grass.
If, on the other hand, thesoil is loose
aud friable, and larger and shallow
running plough will answer—a nar
row shovel, for instance. The only
object in this case being to keep up a
good tilth , and prevent growth of
grass and weeds. It is not well to
nave the hoes follow* the plow imme
diately, because, in so doing, the
hoes uncover, without cutting a good
deal of fine grass close to the plants,
which otherwise w’ouid be effectually
smothered. Eight to ten days after
ploughing is a good interval to fol
low with his hoes. But it is well to
thin down to a stand at once—and,
for this purpose, hands should follow
the plough, thinning out aud un
covering such stalks as the ploughs
covered up- On uplands manure
may be advantageously applied
around the hill at this working—put
in at the second ploughing it may
fail of its full effect from r ains not
falling soon after its application, and
the corn maturing before the manure
becomes available. The chief
difficulty in applying manure at
the first working is, in getting it*
well covered, as the corn will not
bear much dirtiug. It can be done
by barring off, putting manure jn
furrow, auu then throwing dirt back
again. On bottom lands, the appli
cation can be delayed till the second
work, as moisture is there abundant.
CHOPPING OUT COTTON.
With tiie usual metnod of sowing
cotton seed thickly in the drill, it is
very important to chop and thin out
at the earliest possible moment. It is
very desirable that the young plants
should grow off rapidly, but jt is iin .
possible for them to 4° this if crowd
ed togetlu r. They struggle against
each other, grow up tall stem er,and
when finally thinned out are disposed
10 fall over. Whenever this hap
pens some time elapses before gro vth
fairly begins. Go over rapidly,
then, and thin down, not to a final
stand, but as near to it as can safely
be done, Chop out with a wider
hoe than that subsequently used,
that the spaces between hills may
be wide enough to admit the hoe
without danger of brusingthe plants
It takes both increased care and time
to hoe between two hills just far
enough apart to admit the hoe be
tween them. If the ridge is sharp
enough and soil sufficiently loose for
the hoes to chop advantageously, it
may be done before planting the cot
ton ; but if the ground is hard
11 is well to “run around” tlie cot
ton in advance of the hoes. It is
thought by many that “baring oft'”
and leaving the cotton on a rather
high and narrow ridge haa a good
effect —the first to make the soil
about the plants warm up more rap
idly. This is probably true, as in
the*spring the air is generally warm
er than tlie earth, and the more the
latter is exposed to the former, the
warmer it will get. The second ad
vantage is. that the roots of the plant
is thereby forced to ‘ run deep—and
this guards the plant measurably
against subsequent drought. The
chief objection to “barring off” is
the increased of the yopng
plant, not y,et stpou’gfy rpoted, to fall
down when the cotton is chopped
out. We repeat tlie remarks made
in connection with the first working
of corn, if the land is hard, run close
to the cotton, and plough deep and
thoroughly, if it is friable and loose
use any plough tliat will faeiliate
work and kill young grass —the terri
ble May grass which will now spring
up, and is, by long odds, the most
troublesome to contend with in
working the crop, Go over the cot
ton very rapidly at this working
us jt is very important to give corn
its second ploughing ai)4 get back
to the cotton again at an
eariy day. Tlie second work
ing of cotton the important
one, requiring unusual pare, and
demanding more time, which must
be secured by hurrying over quickly
at its first working.
SWEET POTATOES.
Put out slips as fast as they come
and make them come rapidly, if the
weather is dry, by watering the
bet}s copiously, Those set out early
are surest of making iarge tubers j
but they ought to be consigned in
fall or early winter—they will not
keep as well as those from later set
j tings out. The usual plan of putting
I out slips just after a rain and packing
the dirt around the plants is not a
! good one. Just before a rain is the
i best, but, as one cannot risk its
coming, it is well to wait until the
the earth is sufficiently dry not to
get hard from working it. Dip the
slips in a grout of clay or dung, press
the dirt to the roots, and fill iu light
ly around the stem, and there will
be no difficulty. They are readily
set out in dry weither by following
the above plan, with the addition of
pouring a gill of water info each hill
before the loose dirt is thrown
around the stem. Always set out iu
the latter part of the afternoon.
MILLET —DRILL CORN.
This is the favorite month for
sowing millet. Frost is over and
the warm weather forces it for vard
rapidly, naking it get a start oi
grass and weeds. It is a very good
time also to so7* corn for fodder.
Opinion seems to be drifting in favor
of sowing it too thick, letting the
stalks bear nubbins, and cutting
when the grain is passing into
“dough.” With the aid of these
crops no farmer is justified in being
short of an abundant supply of long
forage.
PEAS,
It is well to plant a portion of the
pea crop now. Let it be an early
variety, that will mature aud ready
for gathering by the Ist of August.
There is compartive liesure then und
goed dry weather—hence good sound
seed* We are in the habit of gather
ing such as we need for seed purposes
at that time, putting them away
in the hull, in barrels; thus keep
well until planting time.
HARVEST.
Look well ahead nnd make ar
rangements to he ready for harvest.
See to it, that it does not catch you
in such a “push” that you will be
compelled to hire extra labor at ex
horbitant rates. Hire the extra labor
if necessary in advance, and get
your crop in good •ondition before
hand.
CUTTING CLOVER.
If a mo ;er is used, it is not necess
ary to delay starting 1 in the morning
until the dew is eutirely dry—because
the clover is not in swaths, but spread
uniformly over the ground, and will
dry off quietly readiiy. If scythes are
used, always wait uutil the dew is
off. That cut before noon with
mower may be ralteo* up in the even
ing and protected from dew by
being thrown into cocks—that cut
with scythes may remain undisturbed
until the next afternoon. After
cocked.it should never he opened
and exposed to sun or lew again—
but gathered iuto larger cocks if the
weather is settled, or thrown loosely
under shelter if the weather is
threatening.
HON. ALEX. H. STEPHENS.
He Expresses Himself on the Vital Ques
tions of th^Day.
From the Washington Republican,
A representative of the Republican
called yesterday upon Hon. Alexan
der H. Stephens, for the purpose of
obtaining some general expressions
of opinion regarding a, few of the
most important questions of the day.
Mr, Stephens was found in quite a
couversaut mood, in consulta
tion with Gen. Eaton, the Commis
sioner of Education, on tiie subject of
public education, He said that he
had some decided views on education,
but they were not matured for publi
cation. He has always been a firm
supporter of the theory of the educa
tion of all classes. He long advo
cated the education of the colored
race when slaves, because he believed
that education would render them
better capable to dischaage even their
most menial duties. Now that they
were free, he believed they ought to
be educated, as it would make them
better servants and better citizens.
He said that while the colored people
or the Sauth were iq sorpe places'in
large majorities, yet they paid no
taxes. Asa general rule, taxation
falls upon the white population, and
public schools, if maintained at all,
would have to receive their support
from the white people. As to public
or free schools generally, he was not
much inclined to believe in them,
llis experience has taught him that
men seldom fully appreciate that
which costs nothing. lie thought
every child in attending school
should be impressed with the idea
that he was enjoying a privilege for
which lie or his parent was bound to
pay. He said further that the color
ed people were lacking in the skill
required to run a large farm or plan
tation, and for this reason they would
always, more or less, depend upon
the whites. They would be found
flocking around their old masters or
ihose treating them best and paying
highest wages. It would then be
feasible for each “boss” planter to es
tablish a general school fund on his
place, to which all the laborers should
contribute alike. They could have
their own school houses and chapels
while the lord of the manor could re
serve trie right of presentation of
teacher and preacher, Tnis contri
bution could be ffxcd at a sum cer
tain and pre-arranged by the contract
of tenantcy. He talked at some
length on tho subject, strongly ap
proving M education of the masses.
After General Eaton had tiuished
and departed, the Rcpublimi} repre
sentative said:
Mr. Stephens—You celled upon the
President yesterkay and held quite a
long interview with him. May I
ask what passed at that interview ?
Mr. Stephens—Well, sir, 1 would
prefer not saying anything about it.
it was simply a pleasant Social chat
upon our first acquaintance. The
Republican ’s notice of the call in this
morning’s issue was correct, and was
the most agreeable of any I have
seep. j. saw one notice ip which I
was reported as saying to the Presi
dent that he “must dq his duty,” etc.,
etc., Tb e fact is, J told the president
that he had done his duty, and that
if he persisted in his line of policy
already begun he would be support
ed seven-tenths of the American
people. I should prefer saying noth
ing more on the subject.
BEX WADE’S LETTER.
Reporter—Well, Mr. Stephens, I
presume as a matter of course, you
have read the letter of the Hon.
Ben Wade, What do you tt]in£ of
that letter and how do you regard it
as representing the sentiments of the
opposition ?
Mr, Stephens—When I read the
letter the comments that were sug
gested to my mind were these: Mr.
Wade never could have intended
such a letter for publication. Be
sides being a politician, Mr. Wade is
a gentleman and has held some im
portant and distinguished positions.
He has a personal dignity to sustain
and a gentleman’s reputation to
maintain. The language ot his let
ter was, to say the least, most ineli
gaut and vulgar, and not very be
coming to a man of Mr. Wade’s posi
tion, if you will excuse me for say
ing it.
Reporter—Do you think such sen
timents will concentrate into any
thing like a successfnl opposition
against the administration?
Mr. Stephens—l do not I think
as Mr. Hayes policy is enforced, one
I by one those clamoring against the
President will hush their noise,
abandon the opposition, and fall into
the line of the advancing columns.
For myself, for the first time in
twenty years, I see a hopeful future
for our common couutry. Black
tnen and white men stand equal be
fore the law; the affairs of the State
are to be governed by local authority*
Federal action is to becontlned within
its constitutional restrictions. There
is dawning a most glorious future.
Heretofore the several parts of oue
whole have been too unlike and dis
cordant. They now stand firmer as
a unit than they ever did. They
better understand each other, and
are in better harmony. The masses
of the people disconnected with poli
tics, both North and South, have,
since the war. longed for peace and
harmony and the restoration of self
government. It is a great mistake to
think that our Southern people are
hostile to the blacks. They accept the
situation honestly. They do not de
sire a revival of slavery. I do not
believe there are tweuty men in
Gorgia whs desire it if a single oue.
Certainly I have never heard of such
a one. The carpet-bag element
been a great misfortune to the South,
They have kept the races apart and
put them on the defensive. Their
misrepresentations have worked
gieet wrong. Th# least intestine
trouble they reported as outrages of
the Ku-JClux only ns an excuse to
aik for troops to overawe the people
and advance carpet-bagism. They
are responsible for the gap that has
existed between the races and the
North and South tduce the war. But
the future is much brighter for the
country now.
ORGANIZATION OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
Reporter—Well, Mr. Stephens, al
low me to ask your opinion regard
ing the organization of the next
House of Representatives. Do you
think it will be organized upon a
compromise basis?
Mr. Stephens—No Ido not. My
opinion is that it will organize upon
a basis of existing nominal party
organization, the same a* heretofore.
I think the Democrats will meet and
nominate candidates as usual, and
the Republicans will do the same. I
do not think that the administration
policy so-called, will be the basis of
the organization of the next House.
I think the Democratic party North
and South will almost, if not quite,
unanimously sustain President Hayes
At present, however, I think they
will organize as Democrat,
THEORY OF A NEW PARTY'.
Reporter—How do you regard the
theory of a new* party, based upon the
new policy of President Hayes ?
Mr. Stephens—l do not think such
an organization will take fo*m im
mediately. Where, however, people
are acting together harmoniously,
and believe in the same principles,
they necessarily create opinions and
form organizations, What is to be
the future on this subject in this
country no one can now safely ven
ture an opinion. It will be princi
ples that will give character to the
organization which will spring up.
When certain principles are laid
down, those who unite and support
them will, of course act in party con
cert in the future.
REVIVING THE WHTG PARTY’.
Reporter—Do you attach any im
portance to the talk about reviving
old Whig party of the South ?
Mr. Stephens—None in the world.
The old Whig party is functus officio.
Its great leaders were all Jefferson
Republicans. Jefferson was the
founder and great head of that party
arrrayed agaipst centralization. So
was the Whig party. Another point.
From Jefferson down to the time of
President Lincoln every President
was a Jeffersonian Republican. All
this time the principles they advo
cated were the same as those em
bodied in the policy which Mr.
Hayes announced in his inaugural
address. It will not do to force organi
zations. Let the people alone, and
let the policy work its developments
as to nominal organizations in the
future i t s in the past.
QRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
Special Dispatch to the Constitution.]
Macon, Ga., April 26.
The annual grand convocation of
the grand council, and the annual
grand convocation of the grand roy
al arch chapter of Georgia, met in
this ojty yesterday. There was 3
large attendance.
The following officers were elected
iu the grand council :
W A Graham, Thrice Illustrious
Grand Master, Blakely, Ga.
Thomas Herry, Thrice, Illustrious
Deputy Grand Master, Rome, Ga.
Benjamin F. Moore, Thrice Illus
trious 11. A, 8., Atlanta, Ga.,
Joseph E. Wells, Illustrious Grand
Treasurer. Macon, Ga.
C lv Armstrong, Illustrious Grand
Jfeoorder, J\laeon, Ga-
A. M. Wollikiu, Grand C. G., Al
bany, Ga
W. S. Rockwell, G. S., Savannah,
Ga.
C, R. Freeman, Grand Sentinel,
Macon, Ga j
The following officers were elected
ip the Grand Chapter :
L J Glenn, G H P, Atlanta, Ga.
W J Johnson, D G H P, Blakely,
Ga.
R M Smith, GTE, Athens, Ga.
J W Osliu, G TANARUS, West Point, Ga.
Jos E Wells, G TANARUS, Macon.
J E Blacksbear, G S, Macon, Ga.
A T Liet, G 0, Ringgold, Ga.
D Meyer, G C H, Atlanta, Ga.
A H Snead, P S G, Forsyth, Ga
W A Graham, G Ii A C, Blakely.
B L Stevens, G M 3 V., Valdosta.
Thomas J Perry, G M 2d V,
Rome.
L J Sheppard, M, Ist V, Oov
ipgton.
G R Freeman, G S, Macon.
One hundred Southern Republicans
have written Morton a letter of pro
digious length, which is printed in
tiie New York Hr *. They appa
rently want Morton to use his in
fluence for Hayes to secure offices in
the Southern States for Northern Re
publicans who have resided there, so
as to propagate the party tenets—
These men evidently do not believe
in the quest for nid Southern Whigs.
London, April 28.—The Pall Mall
Gazrtte, of this evening, says the
Danube is declared closed to naviga
tion by the Russian commanders.
The Lloyds confirm this and says that
neutral vessels must leave as soon as
loaded. No inward bound vessels
will be allowed to pass after Sunday.
Important to Everybody!
1!7l. SPRieSTDGK. 1177,
I have just received one of the largest and and most complete stock of
SPUING AND SUMMER GOODS,
CONSISTING IN
DRY GOODS.
LADIES AYD GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
CLOTHING,
boots and shoes,
TRUNKS.
HATS, d€„ AC.,
EVER BROUGHT TO THIS MARKET.
The goods were all selected by me in person and as I paid
CASH for my entire stock, bought them at remarkabltt low
prices. Now, as times are hard and money scarce, I will sell
my goods at such prices as will enable everybody to buy what
they want AT FIGURES NEVER BEFORE KNOWN IN
THIS MARKET.
Call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
M. LIEBMAN,
Formerly S. A M. Liebman.
West Main Street, April 5, 1871. 2m.
T. W. BAXTER.,
MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT,
FOR SALK OF STANDARD
FERTILIZERS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, GINS,
MOWERS AND REAPERS,
THRESHERS, HORSE POWERS, HORSE RAKEs
COTTON Sc HAY PRESSES,
Steam Engines, Saw & Grist Mills & Mill Machinery,
SOLD AT MANUFACTURES’ TERMS AND PRICKS.
OFFICE ON MAIN STREET AND WAREHOUSE ON W. St A. RAILROAD,
. CARTERSVILLE, GA.
STILL AT THEIR. OLD STAND.
3TOKELY & WILLIAMS
DEALERS IN
STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS. DRESS GOODS,
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes.
WE desire to state to our old friends and! patrons that we art stillFfrunniusr.'oui tmslne.i
wii.li our paying p itrons on the usnal time heretofore given,
But will Expect Prompt Payment at Maturity.
Those paving cash at purchase will get the benefit of a heavy deduction. And wc would
most respectfully request those purchasing for cash to say to us at the time: “We will cash
tins bill, as wc will then the more readily affix prices. It there i> nothin* said our prices will
be given atti n 'rates. STOK.ELY X WILLIAMS.
NR Those owing us due paper will do us a great favor bv calling and making carrpay
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press)) adapted both in constructions and costs. Every
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and leaves the works complete, just as shown in cut.
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T. W.'.BAXTER,
SPECIAL NOTICE.
To Every body and the
Rest of Mankind.
Two fine new and unused
Pianos can be bought at The
Express office at first-rate bar
gains.
Three good sewing machines,
bran new, can be bought cheap at
this office.
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VOLUME XVIII—NUMBER 18