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The Cartersville Express.
VOL. XX.—NO. 44.
ABOUT CITY AFFAIRS.
Candidates for Mayor Interrogated—
Their Answers.
The following correspondence ex
plains itself fully. We were not pre
sented with copies of the same until
this week, or should have conformed
to the wishes of the parties named.
Cartersville, Ga., Nov. 9,1879.
Robt. B. Trippe and A. M. Foute,
Esqs. Gentlemen: The undersign
ed, friends and advocates of popular
education, being informed that you
are candidates for the office of mayor
of the city of Cartersville; and be
lieving that every candidate should
declare his position unmistakably on
every question of public interest and
concern, desire you to answer the fol
lowing questions:
1. Are you in favor of the adoption
by the city of Cartersville of the sys
tem of public schools, as provided for
by the recent act of the legislature?
Will you vote for its adoption ?
2. What salary do you think the
mayor, the councilmen, and fceach
city officer should receive ?
3. If elected, will you publish,
when you enter office, an exact state
ment of the debts and liabilities, and
‘sources of revenue of the city. And,
at the close of your term of office,
will you also publish an exact state
ment of the liabilities of the city,
that the people may see and deter
mine whether your administration
has lessened or increased the burden
of our debt and taxation ?
We request you to answer these
questions through the columns of our
local papers of this week’s issue.
Very truly,
W, C. Edwards, F. M. Walker, R.
H. Jones, T. W. White, R. M. Pat
tillo, J. A. Stover, N. Gilreath, T.
Warren Akin, Lewis T. Erwin, Jas.
W. Harris, sr., Thos. W. Milner, D.
W. K. Peacock, J. T. Norris, Theo.
E. Smith, C. H. C. Willingham.
Cartersville, Nov. 10, 1879.
Messrs. L. T. Erwin, T. W. Akin,
and others. Gentlemen: Your com
munication was handed me to-day,
I have been warmly solicited by nay
friends to become a candidate for the
office of mayor of Cartersville, and
have consented to do so. The answer
I make to your questions is as fol
lows:
1. If in March, 1880, the people of
the city determine by their votes to
put the school law in operation, and
if at that time I am mayor of the city
of Cartersville, 1 will do all in my
power to inaugurate the system of
public schools as provided by the re
cent act of *the legislature. The school
system will receive no half-hearted
support, and my best energies will be
devoted to the advancement of the
schools. The board of education shall
receive my hearty co-operation.
2. I think the city officers should
receive reasonable compensation for
their services. The salary of the ma
yor is fixed by the board of aldermen
without the aid of the mayor, except
there be a tie vote.
3. If elected I will endeavor to
have a published statement, exact
and full, made of the financial condi
tion of the city at the beginning and
close of my of office.
Yours, &e., R. B. Trippe.
Cabtersville, Not. 22,1879,
Messrs. W. C. Edwards, F. M.
Walker, B. H. Jones, and others.
Gentlemen: Your favor of the 9th
inst., was not handed me until to
day. Asa candidate for the office of
mayor, I recognize your right to know
my views upon such matters of public
concern as you may consider impor
tant:
1. I am in favor of the adoption
by the city of Cartersville of the sys
tem of public schools, provided for by
the recent act of the legislature, and I
will vote for its adoption. I think it
proper that I should add here that
whatever of[influence I may possess,
in any position, shall be exerted to
wards the establishment of public
schools with the least possible ex
pense consistent with a fair trial and
proper efficiency. If, after such trial,
the plan should be found impracti
cable, I should favor its early abans
donment.
2. Each city officer should receive
reasonable compensation—measured
by their duties. I would not, in any
event, vote upon the question of fix
ing the mayor’s salary.
3. Should I be elected, I will use
my influence to have published an
exact statement of the debts, liabilL
ties and sources of revenue of the city
at the beginning and end of my term
of office. Respectfully,
’ A. M. Foute.
'HOOKER’S MONUMENT.
A “Rebel” Cheer for “Fighting Joe.”
[B. M. Hord, editor Rural Sun.]
The death of the late Gen. Joseph
Hooker recalls to the mind of the
writer a memorable incident, that
occurred during our “late unpleasant
ness,” of three thousand confederates
warmly cheering a major-general of
the U. S. A.
Those of our readers who shared
with us the privations of a prison life
in Rock Island, 111., during the se
vere winters of ’63 and ’64, will learn
with sorrow of the death of Gen.
Hooker; a sorrow born of profound
respect for a gallant soldier and a true
soldier, and the mention of his name
will doubtless recall fresh to their
memories the visit of inspection he
paid the prison in—if we mistake
not the date —the winter of 1863.
In full uniform and mounted on a
large, handsome gray stallion, Gen.
Hooker presented a grand appear
ance when he entered the prison gale.
By his side rode Lieut.-Col. Carrier,
second in command of the post, but
who really commanded it, and a
more cowardly, cruel and dirty vil
lain never disgraced God’s image.
Behind the two rode a couple of offi
cers—we have forgotten their names,
but they were members of Gen. Hoo
ker’s staff. Slowly the little caval
cade rode down, and then up the
lines of the wretched, half-starved
captives who wtfre drawn up for in
spection, and who instinctively
shrank back from the brutal and tri
umphant stare of Carrier, expecting
every mement to receive a curse or a
blow from him* The keen quick
eyes of Gen. Hooker seemed to scan
every man from head to heel, as he
slowly passed them in review, and
at the upper end of the lines, near
where the writer stood, the party
halted; the old general, half wheel
ing his horse, lifted his plumed hat
with as much knightly grace as if we
had all been courtiers, and a soft ex
pression passed over his face as he
said, “Young gentlemen, I am sorry,
very sorry for you, and hope soon
our differences will be settled, so
that you all can return safely home
again.” Simple as the expression
was, it was different from those we
had been accustomed to hearing from
the commander of the prison that it
touched the hearts of the “ragged
Rebs” like a current of electricity,
and instantly three thousand throats
gave a lusty cheer for “fighting Joe
Hooker.”
We are pretty certain that there
was not a man in the line who would
not, if he had a chance, have hung
Carrier at that time; and we are
equally as certain there was not a
“reb” on the ground who would not,
at the same time, have risked his
life to save Gen. Hooker from harm.
It is with profound sorrow that we
announce his death, for when friend
less, penniless and fettered in irons,
he cheered us by gentle looks, and
won our respect and admiration by
his kind words; and we, as an ex-
Confederate soldier, will contribute
our mite towards having his name
engraved upon the everlasting rocks
of Lookout mountain; and let the
mountain itself be his monument, for
no man during the war, whether he
wore the blue or the gray , more truly
won the sobriquet than did the gal
lant “Fighting Joe Hooker.”
Those Artificial Limbs.
The governor has requested the
press of the state to warn persons
entitled to money for artificial limb3,
according to the appropriations of the
last legislature, not to employ any
one to secure the same. Don’t em
ploy anyone, but write direct to Gov.
A. H. Colquitt, Atlanta, Ga., or to
comptroller-general Wright, of the
same place, for a blank, which will
be sent you to fill out. As soon as
you have filled it out, return it, and
.the money will be sent you.—J^r.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1879.
THE SECOND WAR.
Uncle Sam’s Part in Preserving the
Records.
Ex*con federate General Marcus J.
Wright, agent of the war department
for procuring statistics of achieve
ments by the southern armies, sends
us the following circular. We can
not too earnestly urge its importance
to every man at the south who prizes
the valor of his people in that event
ful struggle. He says:
“I was appointed on the Ist of Ju
ly, 1878, by the secretary of war an
agent for the purpose of collecting,
for the use of the government, such
records of the late war (on the con
federate side) as could be obtained.
In the work of my agency I have
obtained many valuable records.
Among others, copies of the large
and valuable collection of the South
ern Historical Society, at Richmond;
very many of the most valuable
works and .papers of the heads of
military departments and bureaux
at Richmond, and of the general of
ficers of the confederate army, includ
ingfbattle reports, field notes, corres
pondence, returns, rosters, telegrams,
etc. These records are now being
compiled with a view to their eariy
publication, and it is very desirable,
before this is done, to have all of the
papers which are extant, and which
may be valuable in illustrating the
nature of the great struggle from
which the country has emerged, so
as to put them in print, in order to
preserve them precisely as they are,
for the use of the historian, or such
other disposition as congreqs may di
rect. It will, of course, be impossible
to make this publication complete if
any of the records are withheld from
the government; besides, sich action
would be unjust to the actors in this
great struggle by depriving them Of
their proper place in history.
“There are, doubtless, many valu
able documents scattered over the
country, and only preserved by the
owners as souvenirs of their own
parts in the war. These being in
perishable form, and liable to be de
stroyed at any time, no delay should
be allowed in placing them in the
possession of the government, where
they will be put in print and pre
served from the chances of destruc
tion. To persons having such records,
and not desiring to part with their
ownership,but who arewilling to have
their contents preserved and made
public, I am authorized by the sec
retary of war to say that, if delivered
to me for the purpose above indica
ted, they will be carefully copied
and the originals returned to the
owners as soon as practicable.
“Packages of papers too large to
send conveniently by mail may be
sent by express at the expense of the
department.”
His address is Gen. Marcus J.
Wright,agent of the war department,
Washington, D. C.
THE HOOD VOLUME.
We are pleased to learn that the
chosen contributors have all consent
ed to serve the benevolent people of
Macon in the book to be published
as Georgia’s special contribution to
the Hood orphans. Senator Jno. B.
Gordon will write the sketch of his
life which will come first after the
preface by Senator B. H. Hill. Mr.
Joseph Jones, the efficient local edi
tor of the Telegraph and Messenger ,
was in Atlanta, Monday, perfecting
the plan adopted to secure contribu
tors and having succeeded, went
home happy. Macon will hardly let
Atlanta excel in aid of this noble
work. However, the Constitution
fund will hardly ever be equaled by
a single enterprise.
A World of Good.
One of the most popular medicines now be
fore the American public, is Hop Bitters. You
see it everywhere. People take* it with good
effect. It builds them up. It is not as pleas
ant to the taste as some other Bitters as it is
not a whisky drink. It is more like the old
fashioned bone set tea that has done a world
of good. If you don’t feel just right try Hop
Bitters. —Nunda IVeivs.
—To suffer and be pleasant is almost im
possible for an adult, and quite so for a baby.
When it is afflicted with Colic, Diarrhoea or
other troublesome disorders, use Dr. Bull’s
Baby Syrup. Price 25 cts.
AKERMAN FOR CONGRESS.
Dr. Felton and ex-Attorney Gen
eral Akerman possibly understand
each other. The doctor is evidently
in accord with every prominent re
publican in the district, and he has a
genial smile for every other. So it is
improbable that his late letter, pub
lished simultaneously iu Chicago,
Cincinnati, Washington, New York
and Boston was written altogether
through fear of repuolican opposi
tion. Mr. Akerman has been inter
viewed on the subject of his candida
cy, as reported by the papers, and
asserts that such publication was
wholly unauthorized by him. It is
perfectly natural that he should sym
pathize with the Felton movement.
Democrats when in a minority al
ways favor a cause of Independent
republicans—anything to divide the
opposite party is a fixed rule in pol
itics.
In this connection we express sen
timents which cannot be miscon
strued, and which we trust will not
be misrepresented. We esteem, per
sonally, Hon. Wm. H. Felton,# We
greatly respect democrats who sup
port him, as true men at heart, zeal
ously as they may espouse his cause.
We have an abiding faith in demo
cratic principles, and shall stand upon
them regardless of consequences. If
we fail to advocate nominations it
shall be without the minutest surren
der of anything but the contest which
will soon end, while the principles
shall live on forever.
Now, we mourn over party dis
affection in this district, and we are
seriously inclined to favor letting the
fury of our friends escape before fur
ther action is taken by the party.
Let Mr. Akerman run. He is one of
the most admirable gentleman we
have ever known, eminently con
servative for a republican, and if Dr.
Felton bolts the caucus at Washing
ton, there is little more to be expected
from him than should be of such a
republican. Mr. Akerman’s success
as a republican would greatly
benefit our misguided democracy,
and he would do much we believe to
temper animosities against the south.
Let Dr. Felton’s salary be continued,
if that’s the power behind the throne
and send him out to preach. He
could do more good in that way than
any one member in congress. If the
republican strength in the seventh
district were rallied democrats would
realize the necessity of standing
together. Let Felton democrats or
ganize as democrats, or let the party
stand aloof through oue campaign,
and demonstrate what they have
tried so long to impress.
Don’t become excited brother Wil
lingham. These are our individual
sentiments. If abler minds mark
out a different course we are quite
apt to fall into line.
Dr. Felton’s Letter.
Felton’s foray on the democratic
party appears in the Constitution of
the 18th. We have read it. It is a
daring, and, in many statements, a
truthful indictment. He arraigns the
party for its blunders, and shows just
what we all know, that if we fail to
elect a democratic president next
year, the party will have “been
slaughtered in the house of its
friends.”
The doctor still claims to be a dem
ocrat, but antagonizes the “organiz
ed” with vehemence and lurking
hatred. The extra session folly is
handled with gloves off, and he pre*
diets that Georgia will next year
elect an independent for governor,
and several independents to congress.
He starts a boom for David Davis,
as an independent candidate for the
presidency, and kills off Tilden as
unacceptable to the South, and Bay
ard as unavailable.
On the whole there is too much
hard fact in the doctor’s letter to get
away with by poo pooing. A truth
is a truth, if the devil announces it,
and in a fight with the devil fire is
the necessary weapon.— Seaport Ap
peal,
—Few are aware of the importance of
cheeking a Cough or common Cold in its first
stage. That which ip the beginning would
yield to a mild remedy, if neglected, soon
preys upon the Lungs. Dr. Bull’s Cough
Syrup affords instant relief.
S. A. CUNNINGHAM
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH AS
SOCIATION.
The American Public Health Asso
ciation meeting at Nashville was, in
many respects, the most important
yet held. It was also equal in pleas-*
ant incidents to any it may hope to
have for years; Nashville indeed can
entertain more hospitably than al
most any of her southern sister cities.
Many a pleasant reminiscence will
be had from the Nashville meeting.
The daily press jupplied as much as
could have been expected of its de
liberations. Hospitable homes were
opened wide to the delegates, and a
cordial address of welcome was made
by Governor Marks and other offi
cials. Dr. E. M, Wight, president
of the State board of health, in hir
address admitted that the governor’s
welcome words were so well chosen
that little more could be said. We
wonder if members from the north
realized that this compliment was
from a New England republican who
was the nominee of his party as com
petitor of Governor Marks in the late
election. May they treasure his
words in behalf of our southern coun
try as spoken by Dr. Wight.
In moving that Dr. J. Berrien
Lindsley, of Nashville, be elected by
vote of the secretary, president-elect
Billings said : “For the first time in
the history of the association finan
cial matters had been made easy, and
it was mainly due to Dr. Lindsley,
the local secretary. It was necessary
for the welfare of the association that
he should be elected treasurer. The
early publication of the transactions
of the present session of the associa
tion would, through his efforts, have ,
been fully assured.
The motion of Dr. Billings that the
secretary cast the vote of the associa
tion for Dr: J. B. Lindsley, of Nash*
ville, for treasurer, was carried with
out a dissenting voice.
Dr. Billings, on behalf of the exec
utive committee, read invitations
tendering the hospitalities of Evans*
ville and New Orleans to the associa
tion for its next annual meeting.
All the medical associations of New
Orleans, and the municipal authori
ties, together with the health bodies
of Louisiana and the governor, uni
ted in an invitation to the association
to make their city the place of meet
ing of 1880.
The New Orleans invitations were
accepted by an almost unanimous
vote.
Dr. W. D. Mussey extended an in
vitation to the executive committe
to hold Its next meeting in Cincin
nati,
Luxurious Travel—A Sober People.
Col. V. A. Gaskill, who married in
Vermont the other day, favored us
with a commercial suppliment con
taining an interesting letter. He
says of “luxurious travel: ”
“A couple of days in Boston and off
we go to New York on the Fall Riv
er route. Just think of a trip from
Boston to New York, over 300 miles
for $3.00, and a nice cabin for a
night’s rest thrown in. And then
such a boat, a floating palace for your
admiration and comfort. Think of
it! 380 feet long, and 83 feet wide,
with sleeping accommodations for
800 people and not crowded. With
such luxuries and so cheap, is it not
hard to keep from grumbling at the
high prices of travel south? But
then, the throngs that travel here are
marvellous. One wonders where
they all come from. • But here is New
York just before us, and we are pass
ing “Hell Gate” and all seems pla
cid, and in memory only,can we take
in that wonderful work which blas
ted out this channel which is the
gateway to fabulous commerce and
wealth.”
Concerning the absence of liquor is
Vermont he says:
“I guess this is a healthy place for
spirits ; not ardent, but disembodied.
1 have not seen a bar-room in the
state, nor an intoxicated person.
Beer is proscribed. This village of
Rutland, of over 10,000 people, is as
steady as a clock. There are no rum
blossoms here nor no rum fights.
Rum is the word here that takes the
place of whiskey with us.”
Chew Jackson’s best sweet navy tobacco,