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ieep a strictly flrst-elass house, and has accommo
dation for 300 guests. Terms, only $3 per day.
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THE MENA VISTA ARGUS
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VOLUME I.
ifliuimmiattons,
ta'-l -JfAJ" —S
WRITTEN FOR THK liUKNA VISTA ARHUS.
RADICAL HOIVLIVGS.
Hamburg massacre 1
\
The Hamburg sensation is caus
ing quite a bowl in (ho Radical ranks.
Threats of bayonet rule form a part
of their moral recitations, and a eon
tinned, fearful, waving of the “bloody
shirt,” is in preparation for the
South. The vile, selfish meanness of
Radical philanthrpy. sees nothing
but black objects, and has none but
polluted aims. Their philantropy
cannot see the white people at the
South, see the worthy aims of just
and equitable statesmen, nor fair
dealing citizens. They sea every
thing in the false shameful light, as
they did the Memphis riot, which
happened in 18ti6—-ten years ago.
and this remind us very much of that,
occurrence.
We dislike the blackguardism of
many journalists, and would keep
such vileness as the Congressional
Records, and recent facts, disclosed,
from the rising generation, but when
our dearest interest, our liberties and
perhaps our lives, arc, and have
been, so otten abused, and the abus
ers justify their course, as they af
firm on tho grounds ol our lawless
ness, we feel it a duty to resent ev*
ery foul slander heaped upon people,
after having been manufactured j
from lies and perjury, by themselves.
All their howlingsand Military in
timidation, offered to the Southern
whites, originated from just such
perjury, as that elicited in the inves
tigation, before the Congressional
committee, who were seut to investi
gate the Memphis riot.
That riot and the attempt, by the
Radical party, to fasten the blame of
the disgraceful occurence upon the
Southern doubtless
remembered by most of uPhintil to
day. Wc remember too, the report
of tho committee, headed by Mr.
Washburne, now minister to France,
detailing the ‘‘horrors of the crown
ing acts of atrocity and diabolism of
that night,” but tho Southern people
do generally know, as they ought to
know, the recent disclosures concern
ing the “scandalous origin” and the
perjured evidenco of that “atrocious
and diabolical riot in which Wash
burne said, ‘‘five respectable females
were knocked clown, kicked and
choked, “and afterwards at the point
of drawn pistols, were forcibly rav
ished, besides other acts of rape.”
This sounds badly for as and so does
all riots.
One of these female unfortunates,
whose virgin purity was so brutally
violated, was a Miss Francis Thomp
son, a seamtress and laundry wo
man, with whom, Washburne said,
a younger girl about fourteen years
old, was living. Both of these re
spectable colored females, were
brought before Mr. Washburno and
the committee, and swore, that on
the night of that memorial riot, sev
en policemen—-officers of the law —
protectors of the weak —keepers of
the peace—entered their house, and
demanded supper. It was said to
have been given to them. After eat
ing supper, their base demands be
ing refused by them, they were
knocked down, kicked and choked,
and then both were forced at the
point of drawn pistols to submit to
ihe brutal ravishment of seven men
—Miss Francis by four and the
younger girl, by three men.
DEMOCRATIC FAMILT NEWSPAPER.
BUENA. VISTA, MARION COUNTY, GA„ AUGUST 11, 187 G,
They also swore, the men took,
three hundred dollars from Miss
Francis, and so much disabled her,
that she “had high fever for three
or four days, ’’and that site had to
“go on cratches for three weeks,”
Worse than all it appears sinco then
that Miss Frances was SO greatly
disgraced by That rape, that she has
become the proprietress and direc
tress of a miserable, polluted houses
of ill fame.
Now all this going to Northern
minds, endorsed by the party in [sow
er, is enough to fill the minds of
good people there with such disgust
as to be easily led by the Sc.sig.iing
party.
Rut quite recently, however, cir
cumstances caused a doubt to be en
tertained, by some people in Mem
phis, who have long known Miss
Frances, relative to the real sex of
her, who was so shamefully and out
rageously raped ten years ago, by
“lour policeman.”
A warrant was issued for the ar
rest of the much abused Frances,
and four doctors were appointed to
examine her, and ascertain the facts
in the case.
Horrible! Horrible !! To subject
a respectable female to such an ex
posure, is too bad. But history re
quires a truthful record, of both
good and bad men, and parties too,
acd as bad as it may appear, the
doctors made the required reeonnoi
sancc and found the veritable identi
cal Miss Frances Thompson who
swore she was so brutally outraged
ten years ago, is not a woman, but
a man.
Yet Washburne, our present min
ister to France signed the report.
Twenty-two years has this misera
ble rioter, perjured detainer, gone
dressed in female attire, that he
might revel high in ciituc, and op
pression.
The city' council of Memphis,
should send a copy of the recent dis 1
covcries to Mr. Washburne in Paris,
and one to each foreigh nation, that
they might see how “the best govern
ment the world ever saw,” has been
getting evidence against a large class
of its citizens, and bow a corrupt
party has been kept in power.
So far as wc are concerned, our
minds are tired of treating one sec
tion rationally, and tho other mean
ly. This way of manufacturing
whole lies at the North, and getting
some unprincipled vidian to swear to
them against the South —this carry
ing elections at the North with gov
ernment money, and trying to carry
them at the South, with government
arms and munitions of war—placed
in the hands of an ignorant, vindic
tive, perhaps hired negro mob, wo
are tired of, and if we can only do
that much, wo will repeat—wo are
tired of it-
The party talk about violence of
the law. Heaven save us ! A par
ty whose sins and shame are so great,
that al! the grace in heaven, and out
of it too, will bearly cleanse it, to
talk of lawlessness and" oppression,
is down right mockery. Every com
plaint oi injustice, all cries of wrong
dealing, ot robbery and death, should
come only from the brave, noble geu
crons but down trodden Southerner.
Talk of “Hamburg massacre!”
Belter say Radical “Massaoree.” It
sounds very much like tho Memphis
riot.
The affair at Hamburg is bad —
too bad, at least, ’tis tine, but Radi
cal bribery has done much bo-h to
cause and to intensify most all South
ern riots, and this last at Hamburg
—“massaoree” it they please —was
a purchased of their own, made by
some mean instigator, of the Radical
party, witli money, which did not be
long to him or liis party.
General ColqnitiN Acceptance.
After tho unanimous nomination of
General Alfred H. Colquitt, ho was
escorted to tho stand by tho commit
tee, and spoke as follows:
Jfr. President and Fcllow-Dcmo
n rtfs: — l thank you most heartily for
the kinduess and unanimity of sup
port which has been shown me, and
which So lar exceeds any confidence
that I may have in my own worth
and merits, and places me under
such a weight of obligation, that 1
shall not even attempt, to express my
appreciation of it. Surely no man
ever bad greater reason for thanks
and gratitude, and it is due to myself
and to you to say, that while I live I
shall remember with the profoundest
feelings of gratitude tho display of
favor which you have made me to
day. And if I shall be called by the
voice of the people to official station,
the recollection of it will be incentive
to do my utmost to subserve the in
terests of tho Stale and advance jthe
happiness and prosperity of the peo
ple. [Applause.] .
f feel the compliment all th*e more
in the light of warmly championed
candidacy of other distinguished fel
low-citizens. Their merits, abilities
and patriotism, their capabilities for
the exalted office for which they were
pressed by their friends, I warmly
unite in endorsing, and I accept the
preference which you to-day have
made, in no vain conceit that it is in
any sense a tribute to superior excel
lence. [Applause.] I accept, gen
tlemen, the standard which you to
day have placed in my hands, and I
trust that it will bi so borne during
the canvass a3 to lead to victory;
' i
and, if victory is achieved, that in its
results neither you nor your too par
tial constituency shall have any reas
on to be ashamed of your standard
bearer! [Cheers.] But I know you
too well not to ba fully aware of the
fact that you will expect of me, if
elected, tho exhibition of my appreci
ation in the acto of an administration
rather than in any words that i
might speak hero to-day. rAp
platise.]
We are entering upon a campaign
in which-there are involved interests
of stupendous magnitude. Upon our
side we are contending for peace,
fraternity, economy, honesty in of
fice, and freedom from fho clap trap
of bought political power, the eleva
tion of the government from menial
hands to those in which there will be
found an illustration of tho purity
and high character of the men who
founded our institutions, and imposed
upon ns tho responsibility of their
perpetuity. We are confronted by a
great party, which practically, if not
avowedly, says it is for sectional
bate and agitation; that it will deny
to one third of the peoplo of these
States the blessings of a Union based
upon free thought and political
equality; who think tiro offices, of
this government, are party chattels
to be filled with office-holders who,
bat for their positions, would be de
pendent upon the charities of the
world. [Applause.]
Since tire war we have sought
peace, and through all our trials and
Protean hues aud shapes of recon
struction, wc have meant peace, and
the recorded facts of our history
prove it. On the hustings, in the
pulpit, in the columns of tho press,
and from the bench, lessons of chari
ty, good will and harmony to all
classes of our fellow-citizens have
been taught aud inculcated with a
sincere purpose, [Load cheers.]
Annual Subscription, $2,0-
NUMBER 45.
Aut I shall not, detain you to-day,
gentlemen, with an elaborate speech
upon the great national issues. We
have illustrated in tho administration
of the State of Georgia, since it was
committed to the Democratic party,
that no one ot the rights or privile
ges of any* good citizen of the coun
try bus been denied lo liim who had
a right to claim them. [Cheers ] In
illustrating this I might refer to the
present able and admirable adminis
tration. [Applause.] And in the
same line to which I have made rel
erence, it will bo the duty of that of
ficer wtio shall be called to preside as
tils successor, to couiiuue. [Cheers.]
Gentlemen, without going any
I further, and without any premedita
tion, allow me to say that, while I
receive your standard with great dif
fidence, distrustful of my own pow
ers, yet strong in the purity of my
intentions, 1 believe that with your
earnest co-oporation, we will vitalize
the Democratic party and give a gov
ernment to the country which will
encourage industry, unite a divided
people and be a token of peace, har
mony and happiness under theprovi.
dencc of God, at the coming of which
we might bow down in humble thanks
giving. [Applause.] I thank you
again, gentlemen, for your great
kindness. [Prolonged applause.]
Platl'orm oi tke Rewßoei’acy of
Georgia.
ADOPTED unanimously by tub state
CONVENTION.
We the chosen representatives of
the Democratic party of Georgia, in
Slate Convention assembled, do
make the following declaration of
political principles and party pur
poses, aud we invile every lover of
constitutional liberty and good gov
ernment, to co-operate with us in
maintaining and carrying the same
into practical effect.
Resolved 1. We rc-avow thor
ough identification with tho great
National Democratic party of trio
United States, and accept the plat
form of principles and policy recent
ly promulgated by the party at St.
Louis, Missouri.
2. The recent nomination by the
National Demobratic party of Samu
el J. Tilden, of New York, for the of-
flee of President, and of Thomas A.
Hendricks, of Indiana, for ttie office
of Vice-President, meets our hearty
approval, and wo do hereby pledge
our Democratic brethren, North,
South, East aud West, that w r e will
put forth the most active, earnest
and energetic effort to secure the tri
umphant election of these distin
guished citizens to the high offices for
which they have been named as can
didates.
8. Wc declare, without equivoca
tion, that wo areMecidedly and firm
ly in favor ot retrenchment and re
form in the administration of every
department cf the government, State
as well as Federal, and wo sincerely
rejoice that the National party, with
which wo are identified, has placed
itself definitely and squarely upon a
platform that begins, continues ciH
ends with the doctrine of purifi^H
and reform in everything
with tho government
istration.
4. Mj
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by Lhjp
trenchiS
set for tie
candidal
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I will bo deemed a distinct pledge on
| his part, that if elected, ho will so
exert the influence and power of his
office, as to roducc taxation, lessen
i the public expenditures, and lift, as
fur as in him lies, the incubus of
“hard times” from tho people.
5 Y*'e hereby pledge to the pcop
] le of Georgia our earnest efforts and
i zealous co-operation to perpetuate a
I just, impartial and economical ad
! ministration of the affairs ot tlse
1 State, to the end limb law and or
der may be obtained, tho public
r
I peace conserved, labor disburdened
| and energized, Sbnfidenee between
| man and man restored, and the pros
! polity and happiness of the whole
i people placed upon a sound and en
during basis.
Uaiuburg.
The jury of inquest met in Ham
burg yesterday morning, pursuant to
adjournment. At 12 o’clock tho
long expected verdict was rendered
sealed ancT placed in tho custody of
Trial Justice Rivers. That official
soon afterwards went to nis farm and
remained until a short time before
the South Carolina train, bound out,
j passed. He was tiien interviewed
by a representative of the Chronicle
and SeDtinel, and requested to fur
nish a copy of the verdict for publi
cation. To this he replied that lie
could not do so, as he had been sum
moned to Aiken by a telegraphic dis
-1 patch and would have to hurry in or
der to catch the passenger train.
The Chronicle representative then
asked to see the verdict for a few mo
ments, but this, too, was refused.
Rivers then left for Aiken. From
members of the jury we learned that
seven parties—Messrs. John Butler,
R. J. Butler, Harrison Butler, Thom
as Butler, Henry Gelson, John La
mar and John Swearingiu—are char
ged with murder in the verdict,
while about ninety others, including
sixty from Georgia, are charged with
being accessories before the fact.
We did not learn what action would
bo taken in regard to these. Tho
following is a full list of the jury of
inquest: Chas. Turns, Foreman; A.
B. Griffin, John Bird, D. M. Marfin,
Cyrus James, Andrew Carroll,
Giles Stokes, Samuel Eiger, Thomas
Carroll, Abram Bolder, Alfred Simp
kins, James Coleman.
We learn that tho following legal
gentlemen will act as counsel tor tho
parties charged in the verdict, if they
are arrested and carried before tho
Courts: Gen. M. W. Gary, Major
W. M. Gary, O. C. Jordan, G. W.
Croft, D. S. Anderson.
You cannot convince a dog witli a
string of fire-crackers attached to his
narrative that the American republic
is a complete success.
Mr. Evarts spoke in his oration,
the other day of “our debts to tho
men of 1776.” Ah! would that all
our debts were to the men of 1776.
A lady at St. Joseph, Mo., has bo
come so accustomed to watering Jim