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VOL. XXIII.— NO. 29.
The Cartersville express.
Established Twenty Years
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BARTOW COUNTY—OFFICIAL OIXECTORY.
County Officers.
Ordinary -J. A. Howard—Office,-court h onsc.
Sheriff—Jus. Kennedy.
Deputy sheriff—A. M. Franklin,
Clerk ol Superior Court—‘Tiros. A. Word.
Treus u rer— Humphrey Cobb.
Tax Collector—VV. W. Rich.
Tax Receiver—W. W. Gian.
Commissioners—J. fcl. Wikle, secretary; A.
Knit lit; W. I. Benhain ; A. C. Trimble; T.
CV Moore
CITY OFFICERS—CAUi'ERSYILLE.
Mayor—R. U. Trippe.
Boar aol Aldermen—J. C.Woffford, E. Payne;
L A. Chapman, A. L. Barron: .Ino. A Stover,
M. H.Gilreuth; W. C. Edwards, K. W. Satter
field.
Clerk -George Cobb.
Treasurer—Bcujuuiin F. Mountcastle.
Marshals- John A. Glad tea, Janie j D. Wil
li arson. „
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Al'dhoult t - Rev. L‘. M. Kyburn, pastor.
Pleaching every Sunday at 11 o’clock ft to. and
8 o'clock, p. m. Sunday school every Sunday at
9o’clock a. ui. Prajor meeting on 'Wednesday
ut,<bt.
t’resbj'teriiin--Rev. Theo. K. Smith, ptistor.
Preaclijnfj every Sunday at ll o’clock, a m.
Sun lay school every Sunday at 9 o’clock.
Piayt i Wednesday night.
Uiudist-tttfv. R. It. Hearten, pastor. Preach
ii A -.very Sunday at 11 o’clock, a. in., >edS p.
in. .Sunday icliool every Sunday a: 9 o’clock,
Prayer tote mu* on Weant.-day riijhc
episcopal—A. W. Uees, Doctor. Services oc-
CAsfuUklly.
SBCRKT SOCIF.T i 12S.
OTAR LODGE, No. 322. I, O. G T. Meets at
k ydheir hall oyer J. W. Jackson’s store, ever.)
Thursday night.
J. C. HENDON, W. C. T.
P. M. CLAYTON, W. H. a
EACUHTS { : HO.YOB,
mJ' jia
Bartow Cos. Lodge, No 143, meets
y >||™( every Ist and 3rd Monday night
Curry’s Hal), e ; st side ofthe
\'f square, Cavtersville, Ga.
W. L. Kirkpatrick, A. C. Smith,
Reporter. Dictate*
4 MERIC AN LEGION OF HONOR. Carters
\ ille t ouncil, No. 152, metis even second
and fourth Monday nights in Curry’s ha 1.
GEo. 8. Cobb, J. W. Harris, Jr.,
iv creiury. i ommander.
POST OFFICE i’OJU Y.
Malts North open 7:30 am 4:52 pni
Mails open 10:10 i m 9:01 pm
’ ails NurtnclObe 7:ou a m 4:00 p w
ails south close 9:45 a m B:3t i> m
A* rokee K R. close 7:30 an
jgg|f“ Talking Heck Mail, via Failmount
leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at
5:00 am. Arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and
ib id ays at 5:00 y m.
Monev Order and Registered Letter
Otn. e open from 8:45 am to 5 p ru.
fer" General Delivery open from 8 am to 0
pm. Open on Sunday lrom 9am to 10:30 am.
J. It. WIKLE, P. M.
WE* TERN & ATLANTIC If R.
I\N AND AFTER June 20;h, 1860, trains on
V> this road will run as follows:
""northward.
stations, j No. 1. j No. 3. j No. 1. J
Atlanta, 2 50pm 5 20am 7 rOam 5 10pm
Marietta, 8 35“ 6 90“ 6 43“ 6 GO "
Cartel -v’e 456 “ 723 “ 949 “ 7 92“
Kingston, JSOO “ 7 51“ 110 18 “ 800 “
Dalton. I 6 28“ 913“ jl9 03pm
Chatta’ga. f 823 “ 1Q 56 “ | 140 “
f OI T TH\V A ED.
STATIONS, j No-2. j No 4, No. G.
Cb aita’ga. 335 pm I 7 05am C 45 1 m
Dalton, 7 16“ 8 37 “ IMS “
Kingston, 843“|10 16 “ 1 Olpia 5 30am
Cavtcrsv’e 9<>7 " 10 46 “ 202 “ ! 604 *
Marietta, 10 12“ 11161“ 4 99“ 733 “
ktUnta, _ It 00 ** jl2 4Cpm 615 “ ( 850 “
CHEROKEE RAILROAD.
Office (Jberokke itaii.road, )
August 30th, 1819. i
CNN AND AFTER Monday, >eptemper 1,1879,
“ the train on thts road will run duit.', ex
cept Sunday, as follows:
I, HAVING.
Cartersville, 7:40 a in
Arrive as Stilesbero 8:30 a m
Arrive at Taylorsville :62 a m
Arrive at iockmart 10:00 a m
Arrive at terminus 10:5u a in
RETURNING.
Leave terminus 3:00 p m
Arrive at Rock mart 3:40 p m
Arrive at Taylorsville 4:45 p m
Arrive at Stilesboro 5: 3 p m
Arrive at Cartersville 6:00 p m
ROME RAILROAD C MPA NY.
On and alter Monday, Nov. 17, trains on this
Road will run as loliinvs:
MORNING TRAIN—EVERY DAY.
Leaves Home 6 30 a rn
Arrives hi Rome 10.00 a m
EVN.MNG TRAIN—SUNDAY'S EXCEPTKI).
Leaves Rome 6:00 am
Arrives at i me 8:00 p u.
Both trains will make connection at Kings
ton with trains on the W. and A. Railroad, to
and trom Atlanta and points South.
Ebkn Hili. yur. Vres.
Jas. a. Smith, G. P Agt.
TANARUS, VT. MILNER. J. \T. HARRIS, JR.
MIJLISrK HARMS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE. GA.
Office on jYcbt Main street, above Erwin.
A.". W- FITE
IT TO BUEV AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA,,
office:—With Col. A. John-on, West side
public squaro. When not at office, can be fonm
at office of Cartersville Expkk s, Oyeia House.
HAT SiON AJL HOTEL,
DALTON, GA.
J. Q. A. LEWIS* Proprietor.
(TSIHEONLY FIRST CLASS UUIK9 IN Til6
JL City. Large, well ventilated rooms, splen
did sample rooms fur comm, miat travelers,
polio- waiters and excellent pure water.
Hates moderate. sepi9tt
IT. JAMJBS HOTRL,
(OAitTKBJrILbtJ, G 1 a,)
rrilij UNDiiIcaiGNEU fiAS RECLNTLI
JL taken ch..rgo of this elegant new hut. 1. li
has btM:a newly furnished uinl is Hist class in
all respects.
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9 av orablta ueyuiS Cos traveiing theatrical com
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Ihe Cartersville Express.
YELLOW FEVEu—Black Vcmit.
It is too soon to forget the ravages oi this
terrible disease, which wiii no do ibt return in
a m re malignant and virulent lorui in the tall
months ol 1819.
Me UUFLL’S llKt* 'TINE, u Remedy dis
covered m Southern Nubia null used with such
wonderful results iu South Atuertca where the
most aggravated eas s of fever are found,
causes irum one to two ounces of bile to be fil
tered or strained from the blood each time it
passes through the Liver, as long as an excess
of bile Mists. Uyits woadej i'td action on ih
Liver and Stomach ihe Hepatine not only pvu
vent to ;t certainty any Lind o' Fever and
Black VomiL i>nt, also cures Headache, Consti
ua i.*n nt the Rowels, Dyspepsia auii all Ma
larial diseases.
No otic need tear Yellow Fever who will ex
pel the Malarial Do i sou aud excess of bile f ova
the blood b> usiug Mehrell’s Hkpatinw,which
is void u.v nil Druggists m 25 cent andsl .UU bot
tle.*, or will be sem bv . toss bv ihe Proprie
tors, A. F. M.EBRFLI. & CO ,
Philadalplila, Pa.
Dr. PeiMoii’s StilUwia or Queen’s Defisli
The reports of wonderful cur. of Uheu
matistn, Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Syphilis, Cancer
Ulcers and Sores, that com iroui all parts of
the country, are not only remarkable but so
miraculous as to be doubteu was it not lor the
abundance ol proof.
REMARKABLE CURE OF SCROFULA.&c.
Case of Colonel J. C. Branson.
Kingston, Ga., septemoer 15, 1871.
Gents:—For 16 years I have been a great suf
ferer Hum Scroiula in its most distressing
forms 1 have been confined to my room auu
bed lor 15 years with scrofulous ulcerations.
The most approved remedies for such cases had
been used, and the mo.A eminent physieiun
eonulted, wiihout any decided benefit. l’hu>
prostrated, distressed, desponding. I was ad
vi-eu by Dr. .vyer, ol t loyd county, Gu., to
commence the use oi your Compound Kxiruct
Btillingia. Language is as in.-uflicient to de
scribe the relief 1 obtained from the use of tin-
Stillingia as it is to convey' an Adequate idea <♦.
the intensity of my suffering beioe using tout
medicine; sufficient to sty, I abandoned all
other remedies and continued the use ot your
fixtructo. btiliihgia, until loan say truly, “1
am cured of ull disease, with nothing to ob
struct the active pursuit of lay profession.
More than eight mouths have elapsed since
bis remi-.rk.Hi.Te cine, without any return of
the disc asc .
For the truth of the aoovo statement, I refer
many gentleman in Bartow county, G a.. And
to the members of tin . nr of Cherokee Circuit,
who :oe acquainted with me. 1 shall ever re
main, with the deepest gratitude. Your ooedi
ent servant,
J. C. T’.U t Att’y at Law.
A MIIiACLE.
Gents:—My daughter w ,s taken on the 25th
lay ol June. 1863, with what was supposed t“
be Acute iincuuiai iam, and was treated for the
same with no success, in March, following,
pieces oi bone tng.ui to work out of the right
arm. and continued to appear till ml tin
none bom the eibow t. the shoulder jo! nt came
out. Many piece- oi bone came out ol the
eight toot and leg The case was ihe upro
nounoed one of White Swelling. After hav
ing been confined about six years to her bed,
and the case considered hopeless. I was in
iuceti to try Dr. Pemberton’s Compound Ex
■ ractot 8t llingi t, and was so well satisfied
With its effects th u 1 ha\ a continued use ol the
it until the present.
Aly and ugliicr was confined to her bed about
-ix vear’s before she sat up or even tin ned ovei
without help bile now -i;s up ull day, aoo
.-ews most ol her time—has walked across tin
mom. Her general health is now good, ami 1
believe she u i.l, . s her limb- gain strength,
walk well. 1 attribute her recovery, with I lit
J a ( J iQg_u.-e,.01, \.VAir \b\
VV. ii Ii LAN ION.
West Point, Ga , Sept. 16, 1870.
GENTS: —The ai.ove certificate o Mr. W . H
Blanton we know and certify to a? being true
rhe tiling is >o; hundreds of the most respected
citizens will tertilv to t. As much reference
can begiven as may be required. Yours truly,
9ltA WFORP & U \LKEK, Druggists,
lion. ii. D. V I i.LI AMS.
23-, Dr P EMBERTON ’ > STILLINGIA is
urepared l;y A. F. ii LiUIELL A \ i< . Plula ,
Pa. Sold by all Druggists in SI.OO bottles, or
sent by express. Agents wanted to canvass
everywhere.
Send fo<- Book—“ Curious Story”—free to all
Medicines sent to poor people, in in
stallments.
for sab* by I). W. Curry.Cartersville,Ga.
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Successfully us din l>yspepsia, (,'hronic Diar
rhoja and SuroJula.—Proi. s. Jackson, Univer
sity . Pa.
Efficient in snamla; excellent appetizer and
blood purifier:—H. Fishei-, M. D., Ga.
Valuable in nci v uis prostration, indigestion
md clilorosis.—G. E. Mathews, M. D„ N. G.
A flue tonic and alterative, very valuable in
diseases peuuli <r to lernales. chronic lever and
ague, bronchitis and diseases of the digestive
organs —J. F. tioughton, M D., Ai
Very beneficial in strenyihcning and improv
ing a reduced system.- itev. Jno. W. lleck
with, F.ihliop of in.
Invaluable as a nervous tonic.—lion. I. C.
Fowler, Tenn.
Recommended ns a pryphyluctlc in Malarial
iliMr'c.s.’'—l>. R. Fairex, M I). N. O.
Restores debilitated systems to health.—T. C.
Mercer, M. O , Ind.
•Used with gveat benefit in Yfalaxlal Fever
i ami Dipt her: a ’ —S. F. Dupon, M t>..
Prim e of mineral tonics.—Francis Giilam,
31. D,. N. U.
Of great curative virtue.—Thos. F. Rumbold,
M. l>., St. ouis.
Brn< filial in uterine derangements and ma-
Rvious conditions.. G. M. Vail, M. 1., Ohio.
Beat remedy ver U'C<l in diseases of the
throat.—l\ Sifford, M. D , N. L.
’ionic, alterative, diuretic; one of natures
.m utest remedies.—Medical Association ot
Lynchburg, Virginia.
Adapted in certain affections of tho kidneys
and bladder; dyspep-ii, chlorosis,
scrofulous and cutaneous aS'c.lons, — Prof J.
J. J. Moorman, M, i>., V i.
Relieve- headache, promptly both sick and
nervous.—Rev. E. G. Dodson. Va.
Sample supply >e t free to any physician de
-iiing to test. Pamphlets sent free. Analysis
with eac-D package. Water as it comes from
the (springs $1 per case of 6 gallons iu glass—
s2 50 ior f> -ulons. $i for 10 galotis, $7 lor 20 gal
lons in casks. Mass 50 cents anti fl; ?2.50 and
*5 lor hail ooz. Pi!l>, pure sugar coaled 25c.
50c. and $1 package; ft. 25, 12.50 and $5 half doz
si lit postpaid any ft he: e. This Mass and Pills
amt itn in noticed space all the curative
jjoweis oi the water,and is convenient,palata
bly and soluble
Springs open for fsitors June Ist Board S3O
per uiunih. Special rates to families and par
ies. t arri:g**s meet v. si tors at Forestand
i.awyor's depot, each our miles lrom springs,
upon ad ice of arrival.
Address
A. M. DAVIS Pres, of the Cos .
72 Main at., L\ mjbburg, Va.
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CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1880.
MARIETTA & NORTH GEORGIA
RAILROAD.
Public Meeting; at Canton—Speeches by
Jos. E, Brown, Gov. Colquitt,
and Judges Underwood
and Lester.
July 27, 1880, will be remembered
at Canton. Avery la’-pe assembly'of
citizens interested in the extension of
the Marietta and North Georgia rail
road from CAnton to Murphy, N. C*.
were thereto hear addresses from the
gentlemen named above.
Judge Simmons, of Pickens county.
Was chosen to preside. He was glad
to see Governor Colquitt was still in
terested in the enterprise; glad, also,
of the presence of Gov. Brown, Judge
Underwood, Capt Howell, arfcl other
visitors; spoke briefly of the impor
tance of the enterprise, and asked
General Phillips to explain its status
and the objects of the meeting.
Gen. Phillips said: The litigation
now in process, by appeal to the su
preme court, gives temporary trouble;
all the creditors except onp, the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad company,
had brought suit against, the road.
The meeting was called for the pur
pose of getting expressions from
friends in Atlanta. The particular
time was given, as on that day work
upon the extension was commenced
by ttiirty-six hands (convicts.) The
bill provides for the use of two hun
dred and fifty on the road, and the
proceeds from the hire of the remain
der for a number of years. Not only
had the W(9tern and Atlantic rail
road failed to press the company, but
Gov. Brown had concurred with the
views of Judge Lester in regard ro
the use of hands, and refused to join
ihe other lessees in the suits pending
SENATOR BROWN’S SPEECH.
Having been called upon by the
chairman, Joseph E. Brown address
ed the meeting. The fact that Can
ton had been “long” his “home”
having neen announced, he referred
briefly to hN career.
O i the last day of 1843, he arrived
U Canton, then the most prosp rous
of the little towns in Cherokee Geor
gia, with his clothes in saddle-bags,
encumbered hyarW tf of m>l\ i—
red in procuring an educat on. He
was cordially we’e rned hy R, F.
Daniel, Judge Donelson, and others,
a few of whom, and many of whose
sons, were before him. On the first
day of January, ,44, he opened school
with six scholars. The outlook was
gloomy, but he went to work in good
earnest. The people co-operated with
him zealous’y, and by August he had
sixty pupils He studied law at
nights and on Saturdays. In every
way encouraged by that people. His
affections will over cling, and hie
gratitude continue, to tbet people.
Ho gave an interesting history of
railroads. At the time of his birth,
in 1821, there was not a foot of rail
way on tho habitable globe. The
short line from Liverpool to Man-
Chester was built in 1829. Eaglisb
nubility went over it on an excur
sion. A man was killed on the jour
ney. The next year, in 1830, the
Charleston and Hamburg, 8. G., rail
road was built. Then the speaker
dwelt upon what the railroads had
accomplished, contrasting the times
then and now. In 1818-9, at the
close of the Mexican war, it too*
months to go the Pacific, and much
endurance of hardships. Now in a
week the journey may be made in an
elegant palace car, and on ariival
stop at the Palace hotel, perhaps the
grandest on the face of the globe.
Now in the United States alone
there are eighty-two thousand milee
of railroad.
He then referred to the providen
tial supply of the telegraph for the
protection of human life; to how
hard a struggle it was for Morse to
an appropriation by congrees to
boltd forty miles of telegraph line,
from Washington to Baltimore, and
how strangely the wire and polls ap
peared to him while passing over the
road. The telegraph! which spans
every continent and ocean, and by
which correct reports of what tr ns
pired the day previous all over the
world, may be read at the breakfast
table. He also spoke ol the telephone,
hy which the human voice may be
carried instantly as electricity itself,
and how the contestants fur ritrhfs
agreed that the Western Union tele
graph company use the long lines,
and the Beil telephone company
monopolize it in cities. This ar
rnngement Is not to be perpetual,
so we may expect the president of the
United States to conyerse at will
with the prime minister ol England.
All thesn successful inventions bring
with them corresponding obiiga*
tk>Uß.
An interesting history uf the labor
and patience required in building the
state road was given. It wrs eight
years after its beginning, in 1837, be
fore much headway was made, and
fifteen \enrs be ore its completion.
He remembered the danger of “snake
beads.” as the train would run over
the fiat iron nailed to wooden rails,
when nails would como out and end§
would fly up and run into the car*.
It is a good property, pay* the people
$300,000 a year, and they ought not
to sell it. Ho did not want to buy,
nor would he expect to re-lease it.
He commended the narrow guage of
the Marietta and North Georgia; had
traveled over them extensively in
Colorado, and finds them capable of
doing an immense business. Run
ning time of passenger train* is tweu
ty milae an hour.
The grand result to be attained
by the extension of this road, is
the development of the mental
powers of that people and giving
them proper moral tendencies.
It will be a struggle to build the
road, yet the country through which
it parses, will be tripled in value.
He dwelt upon the advantages of ed
ueating the people. There w*ere
coming presidents, perhaps, in that
region. Educate the children, and
the rough will be knocked off of dia
monds, the brilliancy of which cau
never be obliterated. He illustrated,
to the credit of Prussia, how well it
paid to educate the musses. It was
compulsory, even, there. The buy
wasearefuily watched until he show
ed nis natural inclination, and if ii
was marked he was given the higest
advantages. The speaker so warmed
on this theme that ho forgot himself
and abruptly concluded with an apol
ogy for his remarks. Lis
audience f orgot also, and only ac
quiesced in deference to the various
speakers present.
Governor Colquitt congratulated
Gov. Brown in having fallen among
such a people, in the beginning of
lifu’s career, and congratulated the
people in h iving among them such a
youth as was Guv. Brown, It wa
not. his fortune to grow up among
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on a four years’ trial with many of
their sons,.a trial that “tried men’s
souls,” and h knew that such men
must have had a noble ancestry.
There was a pathos in his remarks
that moved many to tears.
He wanted the railroad built that
that ihe people of North Georgia
might the better know their brother*
of Middle Geor ia, and the “wire**
grass” region. He wanted the young
men of Cherokee to hunt Wives in
the other sections, and the yonng
men below to go up into North
Georgia for wives. He commended
the advantages referred to by Gov.
Brown, so the people, as they became
the more enlightened, might make
for themselves permanent homes. He
had traversed the country on foot, on
horseback, and occasionally in a bug
gy ; knew its great advantages, and
pledged himself that If re-elocted ha
would use his executive power for
the extension Dd completion of the
the road. Asa last word he con mend
ed peace and a cessation of bickering
Ho wanted ihe road couaplei&i that
he might have rest from the perpet
ual “ding-dofig” of Phillips in behalf
of the “narrow guage.”
Judge Underwood bed not visited
that people in a long time, but he
knew them well and was delighted
at the prospect of their getting a rail
road through the beautiful country
through which it is to pass. In re
marking upon the gieat road of tbu
State, he attested that no man did
more than William Phillips, father
of the president of tha road, although
h hailed from the remote county of
Habersham. As he progsecsed, his
mind went back to his boyhood and
ho wanted Gen. Brown to tell the
audience of ihe “mountain nymphs,”
whom they both had so greatly ad
mired. Brown would not undertake*
it But Underwood painted such a
picture that many a verdant youth
will conclude to 10. k out for a loca
tion in advauce of tho iron horse.
Judge Lester had waited so long
fur his turn that heflllGd with enthu
siasm, and his ‘‘five minutus’ ” epeech
whs like giving refreshments to the
audience.
He explained his decisions coreerß
ing the convict labor, “nc! believed
the supreme court would reaffirm its
decision already made. He was
ready to push to the extent of hia
ability, and push on until ihe U
reached. He wanted tho e’ever peo
ple of Our on no’ to give up since
they bad secured the road th-t far.
-—
firGubaeribe for the £&?&££&
HANCOCK TO THE PEOPLE.
Hi* Letttr of Acceptance.
New York, July 29 —Tht follow
ing is General Hancock’ii letter of
acceptance:
Governor’s Island, New York
City, July 29.—Gentlemen: I have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter, of July 13, 1880, ap
prising me formally, of my nomina
tion to the office of president of the
United State* by **the national dem
ocratic convention” lately assembled
in Cincinnati. I accept the nomina
tinn with grateful appreciation of the
confidence reposed in me. The prin
ciplos enunciated by the convention
are those I have cherished in the
phst and shall endeavor to maintaio
in the future.
The thirteenth, fourteenth and fif
twnth amendments to the constitu
tion of the United Stato% embodying
the results of the war fbr the union,
are iovlolable. If called to the presi
dency I should deem it my duty tc
resist, with ali of my power, any at
tempt to impair or evade the full
force and effect of the constitution,
which, in every article, section and
amendment, is the supreme law of
the land. The constitution form
the basis of government of the United
States. Powers granted by It to leg
islative, executive and judicial de
partments, define and limit the au
thority of the general government.
Powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution, nor pro
hibited by it to the states, belong to
the states respectively, or to the peo
ple. The general and state govern
ments, each acting in its own sphere
without trenching upon the lawful
jurisdictoin of the other, constitute
the union. This union, comprising
the genera 1 government with gener
and powers and the state governments
with state powers for purposes local
to states, is a policy, the founda’ion*
of which were laid in the profoundesr
wisdom. This is the union our fath
ers made and which has been so res
pected abroad and so bom flee nt at
home. Tried by blood and fire it
o model form of free
popular government, a political ays
stem which, rightly administered,
has been and will continue to be the
admiration of the world. May we
not say nearly in the words of Wash
ington: “The unity of the govern
ment which constitutes us as one peo
ple, is justly dear to us. It is the
main pillar iu the edifice of our real
independence, the support of our
peace, safety and prosperity, and of
that liberty we so highly prise and
intend at every baasard to preserve.”
But no form ot government, how
ever carefully devised—no principles
however sound—will protect the
rights of the people unless their ad
ministration is faithful and efficient.
It is a vital principle in our system
that neither fraud nor force must be
allowed to subvert the rights of the
people. When fraud, violence, or
incompetence controls, the noblest
constitutions and wisest laws are use
less. The bayonet is not the fit in
strument for collecting the vot©4 of
free men. It is only by a fnil vote,
a free ballot and a fair count that the
people can rule in fact, as required
by the theory of our government.
Take this foundation away aod the
whole structure falls.
Public office is trust, not a bounty
bestowed upon the holder. No in
competent or dishonest person should
ever be entrusted with it, or if ap
pointed, they should be promptly
ejected. The basis of substantial,
practical civil service reform must
first be established by the people in
filling elective offices. If they fix a
high standard of the qualifications
for office, and oternly reject tha cor
rupt and idcompetent, the result will
ne decisive in the action
of the servants whom they entrust
with the appointing power.
The war for the union wsa success
fully closed morr 1 then fifteen yen?',
ago. All classes of our people must
share in the blessings of union,
and are evually concerned in its per
petuity and in proper administra
tion of public affaire. We are In a
state of profound peace. Henceforth
let it be our purmiee tocultlvateseuti
ments of and net animos
ity £<v r> inet ocr citizens.
Our ro*?erifi int*r>r*te, vcrled ond
str.nrecd'r-*, dccnrnd enrconcert and
unit and viplr.nce. A sedulous and
scrupulous e*.re of the ptibllc credit,
to : ther with u wiso find economical
mansgem*ct of opr ex
penditure should b? mcfptcineu in
orde- thr? labor m.“f be lightly bur
dened, rv6 tbst Hi p —"ons tncy l*e
protected in LUIr to thz fruiu
S. a. CUNNINGHAM.
of their own industry. The time haa
come to enj? y the substantia* benefits
of reconciliation. As one people we
nave common interests. Let ns en
courage the harmony and generous
rivalry among our owt* indus'.r**,
which will revive the languishing
merchant marine, extend ourcorn
merce into foreign countries, assist
our merchant manufacturers and
producers, to develop our vast nata
rai resources and increase the pros
perity and happiness of our people.
If elected, I shall with divine favor
labor with what ability I possess, to
discharge my duties with fidelity ac
cording to my convictions and shall
take care to protect and defend the
union, and to see that the laws be
faithfully and equally executed in all
parts of the country alike. I will as*
suma the responsibility, fully sensi
ble of the fact that to administer
right y the government is to dis
charge the most sacred duty that
can devolve upon an American clti
sen. I am. very reapetfully,
WinpieldS Hancock.
To Hon. John W. Stevenson, presi
dent; Hon. John P. Stockton,
chairman, and others of the Nation
al Democratic Committee.
The Death of Albert Sidney Johnson.
[A Georgia Col. la the Cincinnati Inquirer.]
O i Sunday, the 6th day of April,
1862, Johnston, with his eager army,
Organ h : s fatelul fight. He handled
his ardent army with briltianl skill
and impetaosity. Whenever there
was a pause in the onward move
ment he led the charge in person.
To those saw him that day, as the
w riter did, in all the glorious fever of
that delirous success, mounted upon
4 magnificent steed, his massive fig
ure seeming to enlarge to gigantic
siz * with the ardor of battle, his face
nfl me with his indomitable spirit of
fight, he was the ideal embodiment
of trie fiery essence of war. He threw
himself with reckless indifference in
to danger. And the last charge that
broke the Federal position was led
by him in person under a perfect
blaze of flame and hail, his horse shot
in four places, his clothes pierced, his
wfln-u-yU out by a iiil'uitr< mu, uuii lito
person untouched. It was in this su
preme moment of victorious onset, a
decisive triumph seemingly and sure
ly in his eager grasp, that, a fatal
bullet stiuck him, a small wound un
der the kuee, severing the popliteal
artery.
Governor Harris, of Tennessee,
who was on his staff, rode up to him,
setting him reel in his saddle, and
holding him steady, asked him:
“General,are you wounded?” He re
plied deliberately and with empha
sis-: “Yes, and I fear seriously.” He
was lifted to the ground. His boot
was full of blood, and the life current
pouring out beyond recall. He nev
er spoke again. General Preston
knelt by him, and asked him pas
sionately: “Johnston, do you know
me?” General Johnston smiled faint
ly. Lying in a ravine out of the
reach of merciless bullets, he was
dead in a twinkling.
Gould General Johnston have had
immediate medical attention he
would have survived. His staff sur
geon was Dr, David W. Yandell, of
Kentucky, and he was away from
him under circumstances that consti
tute the most touching and beauti
ful feature of this romantic death.
The Federate, In retreating, left, of
course, their wounded behind. In
ridi*g forward General Johnston
came across a squad of wounded Fed
eral officers and soldiers. Stopping,
he kindly addressed them, and asa* and
if any were wounded. Then, turn
ing to his staff, he remarked:
“It nearly breaks my heart to see
men in that uniform rmfiferinsr. Doc
tor,” addressing Yandeil, “do stop
and see if you can do something for
they* poor fellow*.”
Dr. Yandell slopped on his humane
mission, and General Johnston owed
his death to the absence of skill and
instruments, and this absence was
dee to his tender humanity to the
wounded f>e—a humanity the more
striding because it vras exhibited in
-II the excitement of battle.
—<c*-
—R*!*jgh (N. C ) Newt , democrat:
“Silvery undoubtedly did much to
re T Kfd the growth of the south, as
we*s understood north. It
eosy near twenty yerrs ago,
r.nd there is no need now to discuss
its growth or its ills. The slave is
free; no is h?e former master. Pecu
niarily the iatter profirs most by the
ehan-a, ami the south is growing,
~HI cill grow.”
act*
It is better to spauk than to spoil
tile baby*