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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY i*. 187-
EXPLAHATIOI.
Tbo Arous did not come ont in its
ordinary size last week on the regu
lar publication day, owing to the fact
our paper had failed to arrive.
Wo directed our paper dealer al
ways to ship our paper via Geneva,
which be never fails to do. Last
week he directed it as usual, via Ge
neva, buttho miserable idiot, who
does the forwarding at the freight
depot, in Atlanta, thinking that he
knew more about where paper
should be sent than either the editor
of this journal o: Mr. James Ormond,
changed the direction to via Ameri
cut. Mr. Ormond informed us of the
change, but we were not aware of
it until the arrival of the mail yes
terday evening, when it was impossi
ble to get the paper in time for this
week’s issue.
The failure of the paper to come
out is not chargeable to us, but to
the idiotic blunderer in the Atlanta
freight depot. We are now more
than ever in favor of removing the
capital b ck to Milledgeville.
Ron. E, W. Millerr announces
himself a candidate for re-election
to the Legislature and gives a
short epitome of his official Acts.
It is a very patriotic and honora
ble record.
We to-day’s paper acer
tificate from Rov. W. H. Hn.tris, (col.)
that Mr M, G Brady has never sought his
influence, either by letter or by person
al solicitation. We have fall confi
dence in Mr. Brady that he is incapa*
hie of dark tricks or underhand deal
ings. His boneslv and integrity are
unquestioned^
—Mr. Hampton Stevens, Sr.,
one of the oldest and best citizens
•of Marion county, died suddenly
in Harris county, at the residence
of his son-in-law, Mr. Roberts, on
Tuesday last, ‘2sth inst>, of corrjes
tion of the lungs. A more extend
cJ notice will be given next week.
—Tile Baptist General Meeting
commenced in Buena Vista last
night.
Von will find some important
local news on our fourth page,
which was published in owr half
sheet.
—Master Irwin Dukes, a lad of
only twelve years, and very small
to his age, living near Buena Vis
ta, killed with a stick on Tuesday
last, a rattlesnake having twelve
rattles and a button, and measur
ing about five and a half feet iu
length.
The Chattahoochee Democracy are
like the Irishman's flea—“put your fin
gar on him, and ha ain't there." Thoy
notified ns by resolution that they want
ad the Convention held in Cuaaetta on
the 16th of August. They now inform
Us that they prefer that it be held in
Columbus on the 29th of August,
'When Marion tries to join Chattahoo
chee, it aeems she can’t. The proceed
ings of this meeting will appeal next
week
—While in Atlanta we expect
to stop at the Markham House,
which is without doubt the very
best hotel in Atlanta. Wo advise
the delegates to do likewise.
Colquitt is now the only promi
nent candidate for Governor in the
field. W® predict that he will be
nominated by acclamation.
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—lnflamation of the eyes is very
prevalent in the county at this time
We know of a very good eye water,
but a8 the proprietors do not adver
tise it, wc cannot recommend it,
this year may be’ ap
propriately termed •'Centennial rose
buds;
Proceeding* of (lie Deinocrnllc
meeting Hold on theSSils
Inst,
Buena Vista, Ga., )
July 25th, 1876. f
Pursuant to call, the Democratic
party met in convention in the Court
House, at 10 o'clock, a. m. The
inretiog was called to order by Col.
E. M. Butt, Chairman of Democratic
Exccmivc Committee. Col. E. M. Butt
having stated the object of the meet
ng, Mr. Jackson M. Gill was elected
permanent chairman and Jas. S.
McCorkle, Secretary.
Hon. B. B. Hinton moved a sus
pension of the regular order of busi
ness and offered the following resolu
tions: •
Whereas, For the sixteen years
preceding this present, the Govern
ment of the United States has been
in the hands of a political organiza
tion, hostile to the Constitution of
the United States; and,
Whereas, Under their rule the
people Lave snflered untold miseries,
in that the blood of the purest anil
best have been shed, the accumula
tions of years swept a way, and the
opulent and refined have been reduc
ed to a condition scarcely above want;
and,
Whereas, By tbo unconstitutional
ena< t nen's of the Congress oi the Un
ited States, a leiurn ot prosperity has
not followed a return of peace; and,
Whereas, A systematic scheme of
robbery by the office holders, at the
expense of the people, has marked
the period of misrule; ami,
• Whereas, Under the providence
of God, we aro still permitted to ap
peal to the ballot for the correction
of our wrongs; and,
Whereas, We have still an abiding
confidence iu the wisdom and patriot
ism of the people; aud,
Whereas, On the 27th of June,
the Great National Democratic Par
ty of the government met in conven
tion, fully comprehending the evils
and possessing wisdom to expose,
aud, we trust, power to correct, and
Whereas, Said Convention, alter
duo deliberation, nominated Samuel
J. Tilden, of New York, for the Pres
idency ami Thomas F. Hendricks, of
Indiarmv, for the Vice Presidency of
the United States; and,
Whereas. Said Convention adopt
ed a platform, which, if adopted, will
remedy our wrongs; Therefore be it
Unsolved, That wc hoil the nomi
nation of the said Tilden, a known
reformer, as an evidence ot returning
patriotism and fraternal leeling, and
one presaging success not only of
party but of Constitutional liberty, as
a boon not only to the S uth but hr
the peopie ot the whole government.
Resolved, That in the person of
Gov. Hendricks, wc find a statesman
of the highest order and a patriot
worthy of our confidence.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
said nomination and pledge ourselves
to use oar utmost ab lity to secure
the election ot said nominees.
Hon. E. W. Miller made a motion
to adopt the resolutions read by Mr.
Hinton, Seconded by f,bl. E. M.
Butt and passed unanimously.
The regular older of business then
being resumed, the following resolu
tion was offered by Hon. E. W. Mil
ler and seconded by Col. E. M. Butt:
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Senatorial Convention consult the
wishes ot the voters of Chattahoochee
county, as to the selection of a can
didate for the Senate, and all other
things being equal to regard Chatta
hoochee’s choice, and that the dele
gates contend uncompromisingly for
the rotation system.
Passed after some discussion.
Judge W, B. Butt then moved that
the chair appoint four delegates to
the Senatorial Convention, giving
them the power to appoint alternates.
Passed.
In accordance with this resolution,
the following gentlemen were ap
pointed by the Chair; Mr. Ja?. A.
Story, Judge W. B. Butt, Dr. F. L.
Wisdom, Mr. John F. Hollis,
Judge Butt moved that Messrs. J.
D. Wilson and J. J. Nicholson be ad
ded to the delegation. Motion pre
vailed.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Col. E. M. Butt and seconded
by Mr. A. M. C, Russell:
Unsolved, That we concur in the
notion of the Democratic party of
Chattahoochee county, in their recom
mendation that the Senatorial Con
vention for the 24th Senatorial Dist
rict be held in Cussetta on the 15th
day of August proximo.
Passed unanimously.
Hon. E. W. Miller made the follow,
ing motion:
Whereas. When Georgia was un
der process of reconstruction, and
when our Legis'ature wns composed
largely ot those opposed to ti e in
terest of the intelligent and virtuous
people ol our State; and,
Whereas, In those days of robbery
and misrule, the lion. B. 13. Hinton
(being then in the Senate) stood like
a stone-wall in our defense and eon
tributings by his unflinching devotion
to our country’s interests to the suc
cess of tho Democratic party; lie it.
therefore
Resolved, That it is tho sense of
this meeting that the Hon. B. B
Uinton is our choice to represent us
(the 4th Congressional District) in
the next Congress ol the United
State. 5 !.
Seconded by Col. E. M. Butt and
passed unanimously.
Judge W. B. Butt the
Chair appoint proper persons to rep
resent us in the Congressional Con
vention. Seconded by Mr. J. A. Sto
ry aud passed unanimously. The
chair then appointed Col. E. M.B utt,
Judge W. 13. Butt, Mr. A. M. C
Russell and Hon. E. W. Miller ns
delegates to that Convention.
On motion of Mr. A. M. C. Russell
the following resolution was second
ed by Dr. W. 13. Spinks and adopted
unanimously.
Whereas, Hon. Thos. Hardeman,
Jr., has withdrawn Iron) the guber
natorial contest, in a most, generous
and patriotic manner, in deflcrence to
the expressed preference of the ma
jority of the citizens of the State,
though at. the time having a strong
and increasing support, solely to pre
serve the harmony and insure the
success of the Democi atic party, and
with an “eye single” to the welfare
of our beloved commonwealth—
thereby proving his disinterested de
votion to his party and his country,
aud unveiling the nobility and unsel
fishness of his mind and heart; there
fore be it
Resolved, That wc feel it duo to
us and 7/ort. Thos. Hardeman, Jr.,
to thus publicly acknowledge our
high npprecia'iou anil admiration of
that commendable spirit ot natriotism,
party devotiou and self-abnegation,
that “prcfeis narty success to per
sonal elevation," which controls his
actions anti direc's his course, and
which is worthily expressed in his
letter of withdraw al.
Moved by Col. E. M. Butt that the
Buena Vista Argus he requested to
publish the proceedings of this meet
ing.
On motion the mcetiug adjourned
nine die. Jackson M. Gill,
James S. McOorkle, Chairman,
Secretary.
WHITTEN FOR THE BUENA VISTA ARQUH.
Tlie Legislative Question.
Mr, Editor :
In your issue of 1-Lst inst., there!
appears a communication over the!
signature of “One ot Many” in which
the writer briefly alludes to my
course in the Georgia Legislature as
the representative from this county,
and expresses a wi-h to know wheth
er I had any desire to be returned to
the position, and asks a response by
me through the columns of your val
uable paper.
At the last session of the Legisla- j
ture, while in Atlanta, I received a
petition signed by a large number of
rhe most prominent and influential
citizens of this county, asking mo to
introduce nd have passed a bill ap
plying the provisions of “The Burk
and Jefferson County Liquor law’’ to
Marion County. Believing the law
a good one in itself, and heeding the
prayers of the Petitioners, I intro
duced the bill and had passed an act
known as “the liquor law’’ of this
corin'y.
Although this liquor law has been
in force but a little over four months,
still any one who has observed its
salutary effect in the County, cannot
but favor the law. Now, Mr. Editor,
notwithstanding the introduction and
passage of the bill at tlie earnest re
quest of the petitioners and notwith
standing the meritoriousness of the
law itself, I have learned from a re
liable source that a number of men
of this county condemn the law itself,
and condemn my course as the rep
resentative lor having had the law
passed; and should I again be a can
didate, that they would have me de
feated on this question. I feel it a
duty I owe to the good citizens who
petitioned for said law, as well as to
myself to have my action in the pre
mises sustained, and as such I de
clare myself a candidate for re-elec
tion to the legislature and call upon
my friends and the good citizens of
the county, who petitioned for the
passage of the act, to sustain and
support it.
COUNTY COURT.
I And that great opposition to the
County Court exists throughout Ma
rion county. I have this to say on
that subject: I, in good faith, in
troduced aud had passed the County
Court bill, at the request of a num
ber of the citizens of the county. I
have no indtvipfai. interest in the
County Court, neither ran any law
yer (as Ims been charged by some)
for no matter what Court may con
tain the. business, the lawyer would
represent the case with the same
pecuniary benefit to himself. But,
Mr. Editor, the people having tried
the Court and pronounced it useless,
anil desire it abolished, 1 would take
pleasure in introducing a bill for its
repeal.
OTHER LEGISLATION.
T hope I may lie pardoned for al
luding to my course and action in
tho last two sessions of the Legisla
ture and would not do so, if my course
therein had not been called in ques
tion. Also, I think the voters and
the people should know what their
public servants have done for them
in the way of legislation. Two years
ago, while I was before the voters ot
Marion county as a candidate my
attention was called to some impor
tant subjects of legislation; among
other quest ions, of a general nature,
were ti.c subjects of Tax exemptions
to the heads of families, bogus and
fraudulent bonds, growing out of the
Bullock administration, and a State
Convention to alter aud amend the
Constitution of this Slate; also, to
look after the permanent settlement
of the boundary line between the
counties of Marion and Chattahoochee.
I promised to look into these matters
and claim that 1 have fully redeemed
my promise.
TAX EXEMPTIONS.
1 introduced a bill to exempt from
taxation to each head of a family one
hundred dollars worth of property.
The bill passed the house for SIOO,OO,
and was amended in tho Senate by
substituting $75,00 in liett of'sloo,oo,
which was concurred iu by the house.
Some object to this exemption be
cause ns alleged, some of our colored
population would be exempt from the
payment ol tax upon their property.
This may lie true, but, Mr. Editor, I
was not willing to tax every poor
man (it may be a poor crippled Con
fedeiatc soldier or their widows and
orphans) even down to the coffee pot
and flying- pan, because forsooth
some able-bodied man might be pro
fited by the exemption.
fraudulent bonds.
It will be remembered that two
years ago the great question before
the people of this State, was the en
dorsement of R. R, Bonds by Gov.
Bullock, and liability of the State
thereon. Now, Mr. Editor, I claim
that by reason of a minority report,
by three members of the finance com
milteeof the House—to wit, the Hon.
Turnbull, of Banks, the Hon. Baker,
of Bartow, and myself-the Stale of
Georgia has been saved the payment
of illegal and fraudulent Macon &
Brunswick R. R. Bonds to the amount,
of $600,000. The journals of the
House.will sitow how this was done,
and I invite the investigation thereof
for the truth of this declaration.
STATE CONVENTION.
My course in the last session ol the
legislature, upon the subject of call
ing a State Convention is known to
your many readers in this county.
The House passed the bill calling the
convention, but unfortunately it was
defeated in the Senate. I think the
Convention should be cdh-d tur reas
ons not necessary to rnent on in this
communication, and should the vo
ters of Marion again honor me with
a seat iu the House, 1 will use all le
gitimate means in my power to have
the Convention called.
COUNTY LINE.
It was no small matter to look up
and trace out the many acts of the
legislature, involving tlie question of
the settlement of the true legal
boundary line between the counties
of Marion and Chattahoochee, but 1
eventually had the line settled and
made permanent by the passage of
an act for this purpose with full sat
isfaction to the people of this county.
A NOMINATION.
I sec no necessity lor a nomination
for the present. Should future de
velopments demand a nomination, I
shall favor it to be held in some fair
way by which the vo ; ce of the people
can be reached, but in no event will
I be willing to submit io a caucus by
which the will of the people maybe
defeated.
E. \V. Miller,
||egftl j-Mmdisements,
GEORGIA— Marion Cjunty.
Whereas. Mrs M A Ur jne, adm’x of W M
Prune, dec'd, has applied for leave to sell the
real estate of said deceased, and for an order
to sell the -wild land at private or public sale.
Ail persons interested are notified of the above
application. Witness my hand, July L 1870
jy7-lm Jas M Lowe, Ord’y
Application for l.oavc to Sell.
GEORGIA— Marion County.
Whereas Robert Cranford, Administrator,
Ac., of Cyrus W. Ross has applied for leave
to sell the real state of said deceased,
All persons interested in the estate of said
deceased, are hereby notified of the above ap
plication. Witness my hand, June il, IS7G.
Jas. M. Lowe,
jne3o-l m. Ordinary.
GEORGIA— .Marion County.
Whereas, John C. Kemp lias applied to the
Court to grant the administration of tho es
tate of Calvin Johnson, deceased, to the clerk
of the superior court of said county.
All persons interested are hereby notified
of the above application. Witness my hand,
..June 30,
je3o-1 m Jas, M. Lowv.. OrVy.
fflfi. CENTENNIAL 1878.
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