Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE OABTEMSVIIXE_ EXPEEKH
; y c. H. C. WILLINGHAM.
New Advertisements.
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A. R. IIUIHJIXB. J. r. MOUNTCASTLE.
Hudgins & Mountcastle,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Hand-mads Harness, Bridles, Saddles, Etc, Etc.,|
And Dealer* in HARNESS IIAllI)WAKE, SOLE LEATHER, COLLARS, &c.,
West Mail Street Next door to 11. M. Clayton & Cos., CARTERS VI q A , !
W. H. WIKLE & CO ,
DEALERS I.V
Basis, Music, Statienery. Picture Praises, Pictures, Mians. Toys, Noyeities.
Splints, Zephyr, Perforated Board, Mottoes,
And till other Material lor Ladies’ Fancy Work.
(jive i b a call. No trouble to thuw goods. Ni xt and or to Poet* ffl ‘e, Cartereville.
H. M. CLAYTON cfc CO.,
Cartei*svil!e, Georgia.
DEALERS IN
BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, ETC.,
Confcctionory, Toys, Pictxa'os, Eto.,
FINE CIGARS, FINE CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCQS, PIPES, ETC.
Agents for Mme. Dcmorest’s Reliable Patterns. A large lot of Zephyrs
constantly on hand. octli-bm
I*. L. MOON. a. L. MOON.
A LARGE AKD FRESH STOCK
—OF—
Eij Cecils, notions, lei’s and Eojs’ Clot Mis, Boots, Shoes, Eats,
Ladles' Dress Goods, Hardware, Crockery, Oueensvrare, Cutlery,
f l RECEIVED by PL. MOON & SON, all of which tiny are ottering at very low prices
Titos.* desiring to purchase v\ ill (lo well to c all and examine prices and buy their Good*.
octii 3rn P. L. MOON & SON.
. McCanless & Williams,
CARTERSVILIE, GEORGIA,
*, • OVES, TIN WARE,
’ * Furnishing Goods.
OltATt ’lts. The people aie respectfully in
vlted to call and give us a trial. *Ve>f Main
THE MERGHANTS & MECHANICS INS. COMPLY
Of HIC2IMOND, Vn.
Cash Capital $220,000, Cash Assets $315,000
£25,000 in U. S. Bonds Deposited in the Treasury of
Georgia for FURTHER Security of Policies!
mm* well-known company mas pud its moirsand* of dollars to
* .1 lim lilts in Georgia since lhe war, and will maintain its well-earned reputation lor
\)'wellGigs,' SY .'lMer"lia dI *.'* Mi' O*. Gil. llnnae- and rodMil*. insured at fair rates
Agen.s at all prominent poiuti in the State, to whom apply, or to
It STOKES SAYEE, Agect,
.ic:lft-stn CAHTXKSVILLK, GA.
FOK THE FALL TRADE.
r*:\ B 1 2'i3E’$£ & HA' L
I® HARDWIRE DEALERS.
t CAItTEItSVILLE, GEORGIA.
KEEr CONSTANTLY ON HAND
All kinds of Plows, Wooden Ware,
Buggy and Wagon Material* of all kinds,
The Tennessee Plantation Wagons, C’heap,
Halter M LeatbP.r Beltina, Cora Spellers, Straw Cotton, Csrpenlers’ Tools,
Grass Seeds,"Pocket Knives and Table Cutlery.
Guns ami Pistols, Hollow Ware, Mouse Traps, &e.
rr niir PHUnST All I We have anything fi on. the point of a needle to the
COivcE ONE, Cumt ALL ! mouth of auaci, .<>**. w c I{VKKB>
octn-tr * n.n.iiALL.
| ROME, GA~| *251
TO SELLERS OF COTTON AND PRODUCE.
Something to Your Decided Advantage !
_ r .. ipiryiuT to T OR rttv j?oMK IT \S NO SUPERIOR IX THK
AS \ M ARKET TANARUS., ir, Votth f \ i. Cotton Urinprs throughout the season a
ST AI E, an<l certain! w q . * there will be tins season uuij’le re.vly money to
whi-h can not bo obt ?t i nut eUcwherf • an \*: n are verv iiiU in all branches,
: sSyrß
v> hat you want iroin us.
j. a s. bones a co.,
HARDWARE & IKON,
Wagon Stock,
Tcwars’ Plows.
TWO STOKES, FOUR FLOORS.
RCUNSAVILLE & BRO.,
Groceries & Previsions, Bagging. Ties,
Salt, Tobacco, and Leather.
Heavy Stock. Nice Goods.
Camp, Glover & Cos.
largest. | Dpy Geots, Boots, Slices,
BEST, lints, Clothing,
Carpets <ft Oil Cloths.
aad
BOU(H T LOW nOWNFOR
CASH. anti will lie SOLO
LMLAt'tbl i ILOSK. Wholesale Stock.
J. M. LOVELACE,
BOOTS AND SHOES*
CALF SKIN LININGS, ETC., ETC,
fJPIIIS Stockwas bought completo thl*
swton-iio uia Qood. ,
HILLS & M c DONALD,
FU R rv ITU Ii JB,
Mattrasses, Etc,,
Finest to Cheapest Grades. Go in
for Sol it 1 Comfort and Fur
liisll Your Homes.
Prices Kifclit.
W. M. GAMMON,
Clotting for Men, Eoys and drildren,
Gents’ Shirts, Collars,
Gloves and Cravats.
NEW AND NOBBY GOODS THROUGHOUT.
HAWKIHS, BUTT & CO.,
STOVES & TINWARE,
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, &C.
immense variety
of
USEFUL, ARTICLES
for
IvEEFING HOUSE
GEORGIAN GREAT ISSUE- !
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
Atlanta's Proposition a Very Liberal
One. She has the Undoubted Right
to Carry it Out, and will do
so In Good Faith.
We are aware that it has been said
the people of Milledgeville have a
vended tight in the capital, and it
cannot t.e removed from there with
out bad faith on the part of the State.
This is a great mistake. The capital
was first located in Savannah ; then
removed to ‘Augusta ; t.ien to Louis
vilie, in Jefferson county. And the
c institution ol 1795 1 anted it, in its
own language, permanently,iu Louis
ville. It was alterwards removed
to Milledgeville iy a. mere staiute.
And in 1868 it was removed to At
lanta, she having made a more lib
eral bid for iis location than was
made by the city of Macon, her then
competitor fur it before the conven
tion of 1868, and Atlanta was incor
porated in the constitution as the
capital. Atlanta and Louisville are,
therefore, the oniy two places that
tia\e ever hail any constitutional
guarantee that the capital should re
main there. MilledgeVtde has nolle
such, and if, indeed, any place other
than Atlanta has a right to claim
that tiie capital is guaranteed to it, it
is Louisville.
Atlanta has expended about *200,-
00U in carrying out her contract win
the convention of I£GS. Hhe has in
good faith fu:ly complied with her
contract with toe Slate, and many of
lilt* ablest lawyers iu Georgia believe
she has a vesud right to the capital.
Certainly no other city iu the Hiate
can set up so high a Claim. But lor
the purposes of this argument we
waive this claim, and admit that no
city iu Georgia has any vested right
to the capitoi.
The location of a capital of a State
is, therefore, a question of interest
and convenience to the citizens of
the State, and they have a right to
locate it wherever it costs the least,
and a fiords the most general accom
modation and convenience, and at
-uch place as they think most to the
credit of the Slate.
We aie aware, furthermore, that
some o the friends ot Milledgeville
have used an argument which looks
lo us like it must be intended to de
ceive: tnat Atlanta has no power to
carry out the proposition she inis
made to build a capital for the .'state,
as she cannot do it without violating
her charter. This is an entire mis
take. The city of Atlanta has a
charter it is true, and is a public cor
poration.
The Code of Georgia, section 1872,
says: “A pub.ic corporation is one
having lor its object the administra
tion of it portion of the powers of
government delegated to it for that
purpose; such are municipal corpo
rations.” Section 1861 say*: “Pub
lie corporations being established tor
; public purposes are always sulj.ct to
dissolution by the General Assem
nij.” And *ilie Supreme Court of
Georgia, in volume 6, page 130, iias
decided that they may be dissolved,
modified., enlarged or restrained, at
the will oi the Legislature. The
Legislature, tiierefoie, has the power
to alter, change, modify or amend
tlie chatter of Ailauia, or of any other
city m Georgia at pleasure. It is not
luce u railroad, batik or oilier private
corporation.
Tne original charter of.ljip pity of
Atlanta luici no provision widen
would have prevented the city from
carrying out any pioptisiupu she
might make to bund 'lie capital, of
do any other like act. And if her
present charter denies her that pow
er, and there were nothing in tiie
constitution to enlarge her powers,
th l’( would be no difficulty about
the Legislature, at its next session,
granting to her, by amendment to
the charter, the povv* r to carry ogt
the proposition; and there could lie
no reason to doubt that the Leg isi a
ture would give the power, li ihe
Legislature did so, Hie result would
bo Unit tim city would present to the
State a beam jml loeaiioti for the
capitoi, and build a capitoi upon it,
and present it to the people ot Geor
gia. W hat representative in the Leg
islature would refuse to give At aula
the power to present to the people a
gift worth half a uuiliou of debai>?
But tnis is not necessary. Ahe
Convention itself, that trained the*
constitution, lias made ample pro
vision for this very case. They have
provided a plmnge of the chattel of
Atlanta, or of any other cjty making
a similar offer to tiie Htate. by giving
to such city the poWfcr to cairy out
the proposition. ihe provision was
introduced by Mr. Hammond, of
Atlanta, who wa*a }romineut mem
ber of the consfitulioual i:nnvrh£ioj},
and a very able lawyer, for tiie very
purpose oi enabling Atlanta to carry
out the proposition liicii she had
made to tiie convention, and which
she now makes to the people. The
provision is express authorizing any
city to do so Aitule p, s< etion 6, of
the ih w constitution contains the foir
lowing;
“Provided, That if apy municipal
corporation shall offer to ihe htate
any property tor locating or building
a capitoi, and tiie btau* accepts such
offer, the corporation may comply
with SUcfi otic..”
The word property, jp hs fullest
sense, includes real ami persopaj
property, and money. A man’s
greenbacks are his own property.
Atlanta offers a beautiful piece of
real es ate, w hic h she has owned and
been bemiUj'yingajiicp 1554, on which
to locate the capitoj, and thP props
ertv, or money, \eiin w hich to build
ihe capitoi. indeed, she offers to
build it and present it to the State,
Tiie moment the constitution is
adopted, therefore, the highest law
iu tiie laud, the fundamental law,
the constitution itself, repeals every
thing m the chrtrlPf of the city of
Atlanta w hich is in conflict wPh if;
and which stands in the way of her
carrying out her proposition in good
iaith.
But we will not further discuss the
proposition. Under this provision
of the constitution it is simply non
sense and absurdity for any one to
deny the power of Atlanta to carry
out her proposition, jj .lawyer who
has any regard for his reputation will
deny it over his own signature. And
ail * who know the fidelity and (
promptness W'ith w hich Aitauta has
always met every contract, and every 1
obligation, know that she would
carry out the prop, sition promptly,
and in tne strictest good faith.
But tne opponents of Atlanta fall
back upon one mote point, which is
their strongest one, and that is to
produce a ttciitjmfpr among the peo- <
pie of Georgia that everything thitf
was done by the Radical convention
of 1868 iiius now ue undone; and as
that convention removed the capital
to Atlanta, it inut now be carried
back to Milledgeville. This is a sim
ple appeal to prejudice. It can claim
no other merit. When the advocates
of yjid y dgevi4e are whipped out at
every point, they fall hack ypon this
simple seoiimeeU fcbouitj thfi? cuu-
CAItTEItSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15,1877.
trol the voters of Georgia when they
have so much at stake ? Clearly not.
The late convention which formed
the constitution which is now sub
mi!t*d to the people for ratification,
have adopted and incorporated into
the new' constitution many provis
ions of the constitution of 1838. lie
cause they were considered wise, and
because .they had worst'd well. Our
present jury system, the homestead,
abolition of im>••••■>nment for debt,
and of whipi .. . crime, and pro
vision for free education, are illus
trations.
But in this matter, to meet this
very sei tirnent, the convention struck
Atlanta out of the new constitution ;
in other words they did not put it in.
Ihe convention of 1877, therefore,
has undone what the convention ot
1868, iu putting Atlanta into the con
stitution as the capital. This meets
me sentiment. It is already undone,
so far as the constitution had the
power.
But then the constitution went
further, and though a majority of its
members were in favor of Atlanta as
the capital, they submitted tne ques
lion to the people as an original
proposition upon its merits, whether
Atlanta or Milledgeville shall he the
future capital of the State. As all
the peopleof Georgia know who were
old enough to recollect what occurn and
prior to the war, there was then
an excited oniest going on between
Atlanta, Macon and Miihdgeville for
the capital. The people were then
dissatisfied with Milledgevile; and
had there been no war, the capital
would long since have b.en removed
from there.
But the convention of 1877 simply
struck Atlanta, which had been put
into the constitution of 1868, out of
that of 1877, so a- to meet the objec
tion that it was put there by the
Radicals, and then left it to the free
vote of the people where the capital
ought to be. And the voters are
now called on to decide that question
upon its merits, and with a view to
their own interest and preferences,
without any regard to what has been
done in the past.
This, then, disposes of all the sen
timent there is in the contest, and
narrows the issue down to the simple
one of interest, economy and conve
nience. Viewing it in that light, the
friends of Atlanta have nothing to
tear at tiie hands ol tiie intelligent
voters of the State.
As a further evidence of the fact
that there is no question of Radical
ism in this iseue, and that a vote iu
favor of Atlanta docs npt endorseany
improper Radical action, the follow
ing distinguished democratic leaders,
whose adyice b considered a safe
guide for Democrats on all other is
sues, are known to be in favor of the
permanent location of the capital in
Atlanta, to-wit: lion. Alexander H.
Stephens, lion, Robert Toombs, Gov.
Charles J Jenkins, Hon. B. H. Hill,
U- H. (senator { Hou, Jno. B, L}or ioj).
U. 8. Senator; Hon. Iliram Warner,
Chief Justice ; Hon. James Jackson
and Hon. Logan E. Bleckly, Judges
of the Supreme Court ; his Excellen
cy Gov. Colquitt, Attorney-General
Ely, Hon. Augustus R. Wright,
General Win. T. Wofford, Hon. \V m
H. Felton, Hon. Milton A. Chandler,
Uon. Jofin W f JL pni]erwood ? Hon.
L N. Trammell, lion. James if.
Brown, General \ m. Phillips, Hou-
Wt... U. Dabnev, Hon. G.N. Lester,
Hon. 11. P. Bell, lion. W. P. Price,
Col. Emory Speer, lion. Hugh llucii
411411, iJou. Geo. 1) 12.ee, Hon. Por
ter ingrain, fjon. M‘b- Wrjgfit, pfb
W. Q. Tuggle, p>b li"}!” 4* iHyis,
lion. James L Spvutrd, lion. Her
hurt J?’n j-lejr, Gen. Henry &• Jackson,
Gen. R. Lawton, lion. Janies £5.
Hook. Col. J. Gauahl, Hon. Claiborn
rtueed, Hon. Win. Nl. Il* ese, Hon.
Augustus Iteeae, Judge U. 1). Har
rell, lion. Arthur Hood, Col. Willis
A. Hawkins, Hon. C. C. Duncan,
Hon. A. D. Hammond, Hon. J. A.
Hunt, Hon. Jim. L Hal|, Col. p. H,
Dismuke, Hon, W. S. Wallace, Hon.
Wm. E. Smith, Hon. John D. Stew
art, lion. John L. Harris, Hon. A.
W. Holcomb, Hon. D. W. Lewis,
Hon. B. C. Yancey, Col. P. W. Alex
ander, Hon. Robert P. Trippe, Gen.
i). M. Dubose, Col. Carey W. Utyica,
Hon. N. J. Hammond, Gen. L. J.
Gartreil, Hon. Martin J. Crawiord,
Hon. J. D. Matthews, Col. A, D.
Candler, Gov. Joseph E. Brown,
Gpv. James M. bmith, Dr. H. V.
Miller, and a large ouuibvr of mfiers.
What a grand array of Democratic
names, all concurring in the opinion
that Atlanta is the proper place for
ttie capital. These gentlemen are
tree reoresentatives in every section
t.f'the State. ’Filey, ate s**iw 40*1 ft's
Halite. No one m-e.l fear lhat he errs
when they are liis associate*. Then
there is noßadicitlisrnor Republican
ism to be promoted by votiiijf for Al
lanpi. If it was so all ihest) leading
would lie against if.
On tne other I mud, tho following
Republican leaders are for Allantif,
10-wit :
Gov. Bcnj. Conley, Hon. IT. K.
McCay, lion. A trios T. Akerman,
lion Dawson Walker, Hon. \\ 7 |u.
?d;trkham, Hon. Jonallutii isforcro**,
firm, [leury R. Farrow, Col. John E,
Ip vantj Tlon. Fostg)' Blodgett, Copt.
John L. Conley, Maj. W. li. Smytne,
Maj. Madison Beil, Judge John S.
Rigby, lion. W.C. Arch* r, Col, Ben
jamin Dunegan, Col. J. J. Findley,
Hon. B. F. Brinberry, Col. C. H.
Prince Hon. Duncan Joidan, 31aj,
It. W. White, iiaj. V T . W- Rrq'.yn,
Maj. Lewis Pleasant, Col. A. E.
Buck, Jas. Blue, Hon. Edwin Belch
ir, lion. James M. Sim*, Col. James
Atkins, Col. A. N. Wilson, Collector
Alvin U'ltfrip l , (Jo! W. V- Merrill.
Col. E. C. Wade, y. Spalding,
11 on. Charles Wcs.-ojovykey, C’<J
John A • Wimpey ,tn<l a number of
others,
Then there Is no Democracy tc V.e
promoted by voting for Atlanta. If
so all these leading spirits of the Re
publican party would be against it.
'The truth is it is not a political
ouesfilpn api] the prominent leaders
On both side*, 114 well us the mass of
the people, go for Atlanta because it
is best for the State, most convenient,
and will save a large sum to the
treasury which must he raised by
taxation to remove the records and
papers and enlarge the building if
iyp go hack to HJflledgeyllle. These
leading tiipp ol both pafth‘B £noyy
that economy is necessary now.
They are all tax pajers, and they go
far Atlanta to Wtvp money tq their
(-WU pockets and tfie pocket;} of a}l
the tax*paycra of the Statf*,
Tho authors of this addrew concur
With them because they are
Tax-Payers.
The People will Save Half a Million Dol
lar* by Keeping the Capital at Atlauta.
Is it the interest of the over-bur
dened tax-payersof Georgia that the
oapitol remain in Atlanta, or that it
be removed back to Miihdgeville?
The true light in which to consider
the question Is to treat it as a matter
of dollars and cents. The place that
will best accommodate the penpleand
government of Georgia, and cwit the
in tfiO rijfbt jdfifß (ot the Ca^l
tol. Viewed in this light, Atlanta
has vastly the advantage, as we shall
now proceed to show.
In tliis article we shall treat the
question in an economical point of
view. Oar people are now generally
poor and overtaxed, and not a step
should be taken that willadd to their
burdens. Would it then be most
economical, and require less taxation
for us to return to Milledgeville? We
answer, emphatically, it would he
had economy, for the reason that it
would cost, in the first place, from
$20,000 to f2j>,ooo to remove all the
furniture, records, papers of file and
the property of the Btste, of every
character, including the library, back
to Milledgeville, and re adjust them,
putting everything in its proper
place. It must be remembered tnat
there are files of papeis of all charac
ters, from the thinning of the Btate
government down, to be carried,
amounting to a vast number; and
that they are ail tangled and displaced
more or’less in the removal, it has
taken under the Bullock and Smith]
administrations, a great many thou-;
sands of dollars to get them all as
sorted and put back to their places, j
so as to make them easy of reference, j
since the removal to Atlanta. Thev !
are now in good order, at their proper
places. To go over all this again, in- :
finding a.l ihe freight.-! and other ex
penses is, as is already stated, a heavy j
expenditure.
But this is not the worst. The old I
capitoi at Milledgeville, is not suited j
to, and would not accommodate, the j
present Btate government. It has
been about ten years sin *e the gov
ernment was removed from thsre,
and everything is more or less itt a
state of dilapidation and decay, and
it would take a large *um to put it |
in order, if there were no increase of
the buildings necessary. Bat tiie
building is wholly in-ufficleut. In
the first place, the representative itali
was built when we had only thirty
or forty counties. We have since
had ad increase of about 100 coun
ties. It was very much crowded
when the Legislature left Milledge
vi]ie, and there have been rjipte a
number of new counties formed since.
The present Legislature, as it exists
under the Constitution of 1877, is
much i rger than it formerly W'as.
Every man acquainted with tne
building knows lhat 176 members
cannot be comfortably seated in the
representative hull ut Milleugeviffo.
Then there is a lack of sufficient r*ioins
for the clerks and committees con
nected vvitn the legislative depart
ment. The clerical business was al
ways cramped at Milledgeville.
The gallery only runs across one end
of the House of Represent Hives and
Senate chamber. Each would ac
commodate about fifty persons. These
are entirely too small and alwavs
were. This disposes of the upper
story of the building.
Go the story next below is the
peptiyeoffice, the office* for the |a e Cr
r. tary of state, for the Uornptroip-r
and tor the Treasurer, These would
answer the purpose for a few years
yet, hut they are limited and too eon- j
traded. The State Library was not,
half its present size when the capitoi
at Milledgeville was crowded till
there was no room to put up the
books—one half of then} poyld not ho
put up in good order iu it at present,
It would, therefore, be necessary to
build anew library room at a heavy
cost. Tiiis disposes of ail Hit rooms
in fc the story between the representa
tive bail and the basement, except the
Jiiije room for the Htate House
jjuarjs and |,he nfijee formerly occu
pied by the Surveyor Generaf, which
ofiice has been abolished. But since
{fiat time the office of Attorney Gen*
era) has been established, und'is now
one of the departments of Govern
ment, and is to he so continued un
der the new Constitution when rati
fied. The Attorney General would,
therefore, have to take rooms for
merjy qccufihxl by tho purveyor Gen*
erol. This disposes of every room in
the building except the basement
rooms, w hich are down upon a level
with tne ground* and some of them
are s damp that nob dy pretends, or !
has pretended,.to use them as 1
There is no wiom, therefore, in thej
cellar or basement of the old capitoi,;
for any one of the departments.
Since thegovernment was removed
from Milledgeville we have estab
lished the department of agricujtufp, I
which iu recognised and wfil be con- j
finued under the new constitution, j
There is no room of any character in
the State House at Milledgeville not!
already mentioned, suited to the ac- !
of tfiat department;. ;
We iiitve also established i tie Geolog
ical bureau. There .s no place in the
old capitoi where there can he a com
fortable office for tbftt (JeuafUjfen|.
We jptye also ostfiblGiietl tiie office of
Hia|e Hchooi Commissioner, which \$
continue.) by the new const It ut ion,
and there Is 110 room in tho old capi
tal for the accomodation of that de
partment.
Until a short time before the re*
mova| from the w
pteme Court ot ttie Htate sat ai differ
ent, points in tiie Slate of Georgia, and
was not located permanently at the
papitaj, it Wh* l i u;tte<l there $
room lead to 00 hired for it in
town not at all suited for its sessions.
We believe there was a room pro
pared lor this court iu the basement
of tt e capital a short time before the
removal; but it is not suited to any
such use. Wimt Georgian would be
proud of his Htate to see the Supreme
Court sitting in ihe cellar or base
ment of the old State House? The
hupitie.-s of tffid UupH {las} gi ! o\vn to a
pojnf fihgre jt novy keeps tlie Judges
in session nearly all the year; and we
must have a proper ball in which to
fitJd H t-‘"U r, B A n d the records
have grown to such an extent that it
wants at least two large rooms for
the accommodation of the Clerk and
records of the Supreme Court. There
is not a single office iu the old capi
t.l of any character that is suited to
ling, which G uqt occupied by one of
the departments mentioned. It
would be necessary, therefore, as soon
as the Legislature returns to Mil
ledgevilie, that they make an appro
priation to build a large extension to
the present limited building, so as to j
extend the library room, prepare an j
office for the Geological Department, j
ctie for tiie Agricultural Department, :
proper offices for the Judges of the j
HupreqieCourt, end a proper ball in I
Whffih to hold tha{ Coiirtj and proper j
jpofiie fpf the CierV anti apd feporda,
as pone of these departments are pro*
viiicd for in tho old cupi <4 at Mid*
edievllle, after accommodating the
other departments first mentioned.
It will, therefore, cost probably $25,-
000 to move everything back to fdiil
edgevilie and place It in proper con
ditjpp, and less tfian sl6o,fiQO to
Build augh accommodations ffii fire
necessary for the depart ments of gov
ernment that have been established
and located at the capital within the
last few years, and wnich a-e to be
cvnlinutni under the new constitution.
Every man, tnerelore, who votes for
Miliedgevilie, votes for the appro
priation of at least $175,000 to
pcbYDlon (iff tbb ditfetVut depart
merits at Miliedgeville; he votes to
put this additional burdtus on the
tax-payers.
Now, suppose we remain where
we are, how does the matter stand ?
The present State House in Atlanta,
which has been ridiculed as an opera
house when commenced before it was
bought by the State and city of At
lanta, lias full and ample accommo
dations for every one of those d< *
j>artment, and a good deal of spare
room. The rooms of the Executive
Department, in the present building,
are ample and comfoitable; so of the
offices of the Secretary of State, the
Comptroller General, the Treasurer
and Attorney General, the Supreme
Court, includintr a proper hall fur it
sessions, and good rooms for the
Clerk, Ooutmissioner of Agriculture,
the Geolng,cat Bureau, the St tie
School Commissioner, and the Prin
cipal Keeper of the Penitentiary,
whose office we omitted in the Mill
edgtvilie estimate. Since the con
victs are leased he has to have an
office in the capitol in which in
keeps his books and records, anti
there is none for him in Miiledge-;
viile. There are also, at Atlanta,
ample rooms for all ttie clerical dc
partments connected with the Leg
islature, and there is room enough
for the present library, and fora lurgt
extension of it in future. In a word,
the Present State House has every
room in it that is necessary to accom
inodate every department of govern
ment as at present organized, and
none of them are cramped or crowd
ed, and they are all finer rooms, with
better finish and more comfortable,
than any the Slate has ever had.
We challenge contradiction on the*
points, and ask any man who joins
issue with us to point out wherein we
are wrong.
if it is said the halls for the Legis
lature are not comfortable, we reply
that the present hall for the Senate
is as couifurtfthle as iu needed or
Could be made. The representative
halt is amply large for all purposes.
The single objection to it is that the
acoustic arrangement is not as good
as it should be; and it has been a lii*
tie difficult to hear in the hall when
a man speaks rapidly and inix‘-s up
his words. But by the expenditure
of a few hundred dollars thn can lit
re tried ied. The galleries of both. tlu
Senate chamber audUh'hit i\v
hail, QpMlpying three sides uf each,
are large and ample to accommodate
tbe crowds of citizens who wish to
witness the action of their represen
tatives on important occasions. They
are simply superb as compared with
the little, contracted galleries at Mill
edgevide, where the public have
beep so gftgn annoyed and vexed at
their failure when they wished to
witness the legislative proceedings at
Miliedgeville,
The cry lias been by the advocates
of Miliedgeville from year to year,
that the feltate House was in*
sufficient and would fall down soon.
Jl has boon occupied now some eight
years, and during the time lias been
examined tnree or lour diifcreni
limes, under the direction of thej
Legislature by competent architects j
and engineers, and lias m every in-;
stance been pronounced perfectly
safe, with some HUffi repairs that j
were needed Ut the time. There J
have been immense crowds packed
into it u at public and other meetings,
and no giving away; and if it stood
there a hundred years there never
would be. Then it is the cheapest for
the people to stay where they havj
ample accommodation lot every de
pat tment oi’gqveiomept, and where
they have ho expense of moving
back or returning to Miliedgeville
which would cost $21),0U0 or $25,000
for die removal; ami tnen there is
not building accommodation there
for nearly oue-haif the departments
of the government, fjiiaii we, upon
a mere sentiment of updoing what
has been dOUffi involve ourselves in
the .i>urdity and heavy expense of
removing lrom a place where we are
well accom a point where
there is not hail the accommodation
needed? We feel tout no candid
man who will fairly pivtisiigate the
gutgett will hesltaiu a moment to de
cide.
Again, in Atlanta there are ample
hotel accommodations for any crowd
that comes along, at the cheapest
rates of any prominent city in the
Union, the Midedgeviile hotel
U burnt, as is well known, tbe hotel
accommodations there are scanty and
poor. The old town is a goon dt-ai
worn, and there is nothing there to
attract either crowd* *T touch travel.
Uu.iseuuent ly capitalists cannot afford
to puluf good hotels there. And
even if th< cajhlal vyo ; *> moVed uaek
liiere, its p,e L-gistaturc, under the
neyy ipecej Um *<nee in
two years, find lio members get but
a day, it would not compensate
uoy association of capitalists to build
even a respectable hotel there.
What Georgian could have felt
proud of the capital of the State, the
other day when the president and a
ppft of ins cabinet visited the capital,
if it had been located in Miliedgt
viiie, where half the crowd could not
find hotel accommodations, and
where everything looked worn and
dilapidated ? Atlanta is a thrifty,
growing city, is more accessible hy
railroad tiia.ii any point in Georgia,
and more prosperous, with ample
accommodation. And in thftt view
it is opr Jrqe ihlcretf Id continue the
pnuiffil there.
it has been said, however, UnU
the lobby influence in Atlanta has
been worse than it has been in Mill
edgtvilie. This is a great mistake.
The lob yist will go wherever the
Legislature is, no matter whether it
be in Miliedgeville or Oke
fenokeu swamp. They hang around
it, no matter where it goes. It is
said, however, that the Bullock gov
ernment ran into many excesses
there. Suppose it had been MiUedge
viile, would it have been likely to
go into less excess? The same men
Who puqtralffid it at Atlanta would
have controlled it at Milledgeviite,
and its course would have been the
same. Place has little or nothing to
do with these tilings. The influences
that control at one place will gather
a route the body and control equally
at another. Alabama, South Uarui
Ijtpi, Florida and Arkansas, each
suffered fiore tian Georgia, and the
Capitols ol|these ‘states remained in
Montgomery, Columbia, Tallahassee
and Little Book, Just as tliey were
peffire the war- Jn thisHtate the cap
ital was removed to Atlanta, and we
suffered less by itadical plunder than
they did in the other States. It
place had anything to do with it,
the argument is in favor of Atlanta.
The influence of a large majority of
the people of Atlanta was against the
Radicals, and they did a deal
to restrain thetp. They would prob
ably have dorse a great deal more
harm at Miliedgeville where there
was no such restraining influences as
was exerted at Atlanta. Upon the
score, therefore, of just and laudable
Btate pride, and especially upon the
score of economy and avoiding taxa
tion in future, it is infinitely better to
alloW watt ere stand lust as they do,
Cv VOUUTU ) *
T. W. BAXTER,
MANUFACTUEEHS’ AGENT,
FOR SALE OF STANDARD
FERTILIZERS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, GINS,
MOWERS AND REAPERS,
THRESHERS, HORSE POWERS, HORSE ~*AKEs
COTTON & lIAY PRESSES,
Steam Engines, Saw & Grist Mills & Mill Machinery,
iOLD AT MAXVPACTCRKV TERMS AND PRICKS.
OFFICE ON MAIN STREET AND WAREHOJSE ON W. & A. RAILROAD,
C XRTF.RSV 11,1. F„ ftA.
(liniitii, wm id Hi.
ROBERT H. JONES,
CARTERSYILLE. QA.
The Oldest Carriage MamiiaHtircr In ihc Siate-Estab*
lished in ms!t.
II vr ® rk - l*y r orc and since the war, i> in all this country running stilt. lie has the
Sy m vie in thc'Vniu'^| *Ute‘ ’ U W ° rk h t 0 att > ,U 110 iu “ nn-l equal
Jr lA’ one t’l—.v irth otitis men or. |J O U giving now his
N1 ‘• VbAT LEN J'lON T -THK !U >I S F>s. h tving no partner. lie will* "| wrk
l inTn*h' ** V ‘' r b, '<n-old in Shi. Country. His long experience and thoivi git
h”?.V f "mne-s, a.,-*. betng .done. .u..ble- himlodn Ui> motto is -Live nu t,*
I":, jheu < u.i ho no exeioe lor an v 4in oil for an vtliing in hi- line If g (> od ci
iuntlr llnt.-lfcd, lashioniitde tnd rCHa'd < work be de-ire l. t.et thn peoplo of the Soiuli *uuill
■lii-uc"! V eßtcrpd * e * l ‘ieuMi;Ue<i sI'L'DEB VlKIt W AGON for sale.
htill at ti-ieiu old stand,
rvvjtiLM- •
BTOKELY c WILLIAMS
DEALERS IN
STAPLE & FAftCY DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes.
\V F i'?‘ ro 10 "bht< to okro)J friend- and* patrons th Cwt arc stilt’ ruiiniuftfotii Mtsim-!>
T f w>*.b o-'r paying > tsrona on the is aat time her. lofore given.
But will Expoot Prompt Paymont at Klaturity.i
Those lutvin;? (-..i-h at purehass will rtat the lienettt of a heavy deduction. And we tronid
mo-t respeetrully reuuest ?ho-e I'liivlin-tnjr for ea-li to-ay to u- at the time: 'We nil ra-h
this hill, nwo wiUtiiea tno more readily afit.v price-, li there i-nolliing -aitl onr prices will
he given ati; a 'rates. STOKE LY X WILLIAMS.
H D Those o\ring us due jviper w'll do us a great favor bv calling and making enrv pay.
el. U. ment. • m 11 . )-2) M'OKEI.Y VWILI.IWS*
<M^>^aAua —-"tir-TT-mrtwr-jT: irirr-—nßi—ii-ibcmih u—m mi nnarnxMmr im—tumui iliu-jhu——l
IBOOK WALTER
PORTABLE ENGINE.
EFFECTIVE, SIMPLE “DURABLE & CHEAP.
The want of a small portable engine and boiler. .*neon
fctrueted n> to l>e lurnislirti at a priefe within the reach of
every one, lias long been fell, for proetoiea rcfitiirinw
threshing >r running plimfution corn tail!-. This is ex
pre.-sJv adapted l>oth in constructions and costs. Evciy
ei ginn is tin longl.ly tested In t\t i.-e tlie working power
and lean s lltc wotf- ct.inplete. just as shown in ent.
Any iiiKniiiatioi. will tie turiiislual upon application to
T. W. hA ATLIt, Agent lor Manufacturers.
Looli these Prices:
Hose Power, ....$250 00
gSW* s**'-' 5 **'-' * Agent l'or Manulaeturen*.
DAVID W.CUiIRY,
iiLBiiLE i nm Him,
CiVi^nri^ir.T.i:, (;a.,
DEALER IN
Drugs, CUiemicaSs, Patent .We.Behscs,
Paints, Oil*. Varnishes. Window (lu.ss,
Putty, Lamps and Lump Clood*,
Trusses of the best make.
Fancy and Toilet Articles.
Blair. Tooth and Xail Rnishcs,
Perfumery and Toilet .Soups.
* itfiira and Tobacco** of the bpj*t Brand**,
Spicei*, Ae.. Ac.
PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED AT ALL HOURS.
Pure Bunting Oils a specialty. jnnls-iy.
ililiipiiii
B. J. Lowman & Bro., Proprietors,
MAMUFACTLRERS OFj
SORGHUM MILLS & EVAPORATORS.
HOLLOW WARE, GRATES, MANTLES, ETC.
All Kinds of Iron and Brass Castings, and Re
pairing done with Neatness and Dispatch-
TO the public wc would say that we are thoroughly experienced in our business kjpl do not
hesitate to guarantee satisfaction lu all work dou# by u>. as we ue uothing blit the best
m tterial and employ none Imt the beetworkiuan.
Cai-toi -vi Up. <;h, l in il 27.
Cartersville High School.
.
THE Fall Term ot lie CARTERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL will ho fin August flth. ISTI,
and continue fourund a half mouths. Rates ol Tuition from f-i.&J to ff per month, accord
ing to graoe.
TUITION r7V YA.33XjI3 MONTHLY.
Patron- wiil receive the benefit of the Public School Fund. Purent, sre earnest! v desired ta
enter their children at the beginning ot iho se-sion to facilitate the classify Dig of pupil*.
Music will bo taught in Connection with the School.
The schoolrooms are pleasantly situated, retired from everything that ul#hi distract’the
attentioi of the p-'piU. Ho tr I can be had with goo I families at in > lerate prices. No eflbi t-j
will be spare*, ta deserre s’noiiltnnation of tite liberjil patronage givcu hereto.ore.
R. .IQI-IXSTO V
Tli© Stanton House,
CHATTANOOGA. TiiNN.
TOE STANTON IIOLTSE H now prepared to accommodate permanent and tran-lent rtte*ra
with every comfort nd conv.-usetiec to be f<ptd in any Urst-ela-s h,.ttd in the oonntrv. ‘ U
is situated near the itailro.td lei>ots, ..ud bqt a -uort distance from the bu-me--. centre of the
cilv. Trie hoij-e ha- hocu receptjy y-cluai-ocd tbronglumt. The sleeping co<o.s are large an.i
comfort ilj'e, tlie santplg ruouts for eomniereial agents spacious ar..l eo'uvenleut; tho Ainia •-
room airy, pi.;up weirveutilated and supplied with every variety the market jffonts.
A SiHiard Room, Bar Room, Barker Shop, and
Office aro in. the House,
We solicit the patronage of the traveling public, and feel assured we oaa give better at.
njodidiou than boutib aud guarantee sutislavttUU at all time*
Ouvfe f*. L'octs, Chief C'lerb, *
VOLUME XYIII-MJMBEH L r >