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ilr Ima Vista .
W. A. SINGLETON, Editor and Proprietor.
YOL. 11.
Rates and Rules for Legal Adver
rising.
sjh.Tiff SiUop, ouch levy ....$ 4.00
Mortgage fl la .HiileK, gholi levy 7.00
J'hx Collector’* salea, each levy 4.00
Citation for I ttera of Administration and
Guard Unship { 4.00
duplication for dismission from Administration
OuardiauHhlp and Executoi-nlilp 7.00
Application for leave io aril land for one aq’r.. 6.00
Fotlce to debtorn and ••redltora 4.00
Ij Uid sales, Ist square. |4, each additional... 8.00
Sales of perishable property, per square 2.50
fast ray uotieo, 00 days . 7.00
Notice to perfect service 7.00
U,t\oß ni si to foreclose mortgages per sq'r U. 60
Killer to establish lost papers, per-square.... 3.60
llulca compelling titles 3.60
Jlules to perfect services in divorse cases.... 10.00
Application tor Homestead 2.00
All Legal Advertisements must be paid for in ad
advance. _
Sales of land. &c., by Administrators, Executors
<if Guardians, arc required by law to be held on the
I‘irst Tuesday in the month, between the hours Of
ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the
Court House in the county in which the property is
of these sales must be given in a public ga
rotte in the county where the land lies, if thero be
anv and if there is no paper published in the county
boil’in the nearest gazette, or the one having the
argent gen Aral circulation in said county, 40 days
previous to the day of sale.
Notices for the sale of personal property must be,
given in like manner ten days previous to sale day.
Notice t" the debtors of creditors aud an estate
must also bo published 40 days.
Notice that application will be made to the Court of
Ordinary for Leave to Sell laud, kc., must be publish*
ctl once a week for 4 weeks.
Citations for Letters of Administration, Guardian
s',ip; etc., must be published 30 days—for Dismission
ft out Ad niuistrati on, Guardianship and A’xecutorship
4 ' ftulos*of Foreclosure of Mortgage must be publish
ed monthly for lour months—for establishing lost
papers for too full space of three mouths—for com
polling titles from Executors or Administrators,
Where bond has been given by tho deceased, the lull
space of three months. .......
A i>plication for Homestead must be published twice.
Publications will always bo continued according to
these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or
dered'.
... ii. HiMtoufe w. U. HiiitoYi
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
BUENA VISTA. GA
Will practice in the Courts of this Sluice
ftiul the District and Circuit Courts of th.
United States, _ mchSl-Iy,
itfcAfe o HOusc,
binithville, Georgia.
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j®*Mf!tils on the arrival of all < rains
Fare as good a3 the season affords.
Trine, fit) ecms a meal.
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hi;exa vis’i'v.ut.
nprxr.~wisoM, m. w. j
BUENA VISTA, GA.
may be left at my rest- j
ilenee at a hours oi llie day or i
DR. ET T.,JM ATH! f,
JLiu.ilUl
1 Julia left at mv office or reni donee promptly
jtltei icled. _J' cU-l-ty
SIMMONS & SIMMONS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AM K MIC US. G EORGI A
tHiDliiAii SOTMJIi
Dr. S. W, Woodruff will promptly attend
ill! calls in his profession. I,ay or night.
He also continue* to treat rvitli liis usual
success, all kinds of Chronic diseases of long
standing. Female diseases will receive his
special attention —his remedies m e mainly
taken from the Vegetable kingdom, but iu
his treatment of diseases, he selects from both
Vegetable and Mineral, usmay be most clear
ly indicated. Dr. Woodruff does not profess
t'o b.e üble to cure all cases but will certainly
lie candid in giving his opinion in every case
that may apply to him and exert himself to
the utmost of his skill to cure all who may
place themselves under his treatment. Dr.
Woodruff can be found all hours of the day
at his store, and at night at bis residence
North East corner public square, unless ab
sent, on professional business.
HOUII!,
(PUBLIC square,)
AMERICUS, GA.
J3. EASON, - - Prop ritcr,
First Class actunmoiktions, Two Dollars per Day
efforts will ba spared to make the
“French House” tireJWpular hotel of Amcr
-r’ivus. The best faro that the market affords,
polite and attentive servants and comfortable
sleeping accommodations wiil always be
found at this House. It is conveniently situ
ated to tho business portion of the city, tlio
post office aud the depot.
" iifwsfs
ESTABLISHED 1850.
Opposite FafttfcngcrDcpoL Macon, Gu
Throe JCNbl'lars Per Dny.
Meals 78 Cents, - - - Lodgings 78 Cents.
This Popular Hotel, E. E. Brown &
Proprietors, after a trial of twenty years, is ill
opened Jo tho public, with all the modern im
2irovemqntß and increased facilities for tho ac
commodation of the Traveling public,
The proprietors respectfully return their grate
ful thauks for the very liberal patronage extend
ed the Ilouao for Twknttt Ycaks, and assure
their mauy frionds that they will use their host
cn leavors for the futnro to givg tho sarno satic
faction that they have in tho put.
'/pST" Evory attention given to ladies and
faoi.ies.
J3TJTiIIsrA. VISTA. MAIUON COUNTY. OA-, MAY 16,1877.
fttfmmimxcatitftf.
~ CONVENTION QUESTION.
Mr. Editor:
Silt: —I sec “Citizen” is discussing
tbc necessity of a Constitutional Con
vention through your columns, and
as all questions have two sides, and
as your columns are open f>r a free
discussion of the question, and be
heving the changing of our funda
mental law to be a grave question:
one that should not be acted upon un
til it has been fairly and honestly dis
cussed in all its bearings, weighing
each reason for and against. I have
decided to propound a few questions,
and may in the course ol my remarks
give some reasons why wo should not
have a convention at this time. 1
am no politician, or political writer ;
I am one of the humble farmers that
must bo affected for the better or the
worse by the convention, if it should
be called. lam not an officer, nor a
candidate for office under the present
Constitution, nor do I expect to be
under any future one that tnay be
made. lam willing to live and die
like my father, a private citizen of the
old Commonwealth of Georgia,
Ist. What will we gain by anew
Constitution ?
2nd. Have wo any assurance wo
will get a better Con.sti'Ution than
tho present one ?
3rd. Will anew Constitution make
any more meat, corn, cotton, money,
or make people work belter?
I presumo that we will find some
who will answer all these que.-tions
in the affirmative, as they say we
must have a convention, because their
meat and liv .and depends np.m it; lit
igation nndir the present ono has
ended, fund they are ruined unless
they can get anew Constitution.
If these reasons be faers, I say let the
present Constitution be immortal,
and stand while time shall las*, be
cause under such a state of things,
the millennium would soon usher in,
and the linn and the jamb could be
down together in peace ; would that
these reasons were true indeed.
Again they say the Govormr has
too much power, that he is permitt
ed. under the present Constitmion,
to op >oint the Judges of the Superior
Court, and otic r officers. That is
true, but tin-judgbs must be confirm
ed by the Senate. This is a good
and wise provision in the Constitu
tion, The tendency to favoritism by
going out of office is so irresistibly
great, that he would lean beyond a
perpendicular between men, in a con
test for re-eh ction when Ins elecuon
would be influence by it. Is it not
nerkctly natural for him to lean to
tile man that supported him, and
against the man that voted and did
all he could against him ? This pro
vision should remain, and keep the
judgeship as far as possible ftom
these contaminating influences. We
think the reople are more likely to
get a good judge under these ap
pointments of. the Governor, than by
election. In tlie.se days of political
fraud, when there are so many vo
ters in the land, who can bo influ
enced by whiskey, and oilier means,
it is barely probable that inferior
men would not succeed against supe
rior men. Docs not evciy office,
within the appointing power of the
Governor come, more or less, through
the people by recommendation, I,
for one, am satisfied, that, in the
-A. DEMOCRATIO IF NEWSPAPER.
main, we get better, more competent
men in office, under the appointment
of the Governor than we would by
elections ; for in these days of polit
ical dishonesty, the best men arc not
always willing to enter a race, and
stoop to things that arc necessary to
secuie an election. Our good and
Christian men are opposed to treat
ing, so as to gain an election, and it
is almost impossible for a man, with
the present voting population, to be
elected without doing it directly him
self, or by his friends. Rather than
run the risk of being beaten, good
men w.ll rarely suffer their names
used in candicacy. Under the ap
pointing power, wo have none o
these evils to contend with ; yet, ev
ery man enn present tho name of his
friend, with his claims for the office,
and the Governor can consider them,
and appoint the best man. Some
may, and will, be displeased; but
oihers will be pleased, just as if elect
ed, and wc get rid ol the dernoraliz
iug influence of tho clccJon, and get
the country, as well, and in many
instance.-', h-Her, officers, than it we
j had had a great many elo. tiot.pt, an i
! treated, election, cu and, Lught, b'cd,
and and ed, an l sp-iu money to our
injury.
Again, they say under Hie p oseuf
ICo i.dilution wc have too many old
ie ms; that wo ought to have less: arid
! run the government cheaper. iVe
admit that In e mo departments we
have 100 many officers; but is this
[ the fault of the Constitution? V
Isays there shall be seven e’e b;
1 why then and > they have m re than
! ihat number in tho legislature ? It
is no fault ot the Con-dilution. 1‘
tile legislature di-n gartWt-niandu’cs
and violate it plain edict, would a
new Const tutsan bind them anv
* *
Would not die legislative
disregard it, as they do the present
on.* ? If they will not regard the
pi esc i;t Constitution, there is no rea
son why we should expect they would
pay any more attention to anew one
Now, Air. Editor, the people are
koking too much to the change of
law to benefit them. It would be
well, to look less to change of laws
and more to our (system of farming,
for great improvements. There has
b on mistakes in laws wc admit, aud
great mistakes, too, but there have
been greater mistakes in our system
of farming. No new C< ns'i.ution
will make a people prosperous, as
long as their smoke houses and corn
cribs, are in the West. Let us look
to our farms, and raise meat and
corn, and if our Constitution must be
amended, let it be done by the legis
lature, without thu extra expense ol
a convention.
If a Constitution works badly, it
ought to be change; if not, wi.y dis
tuib it ? Before tearing up our fun
damental laws, We should have at
least some assurance that we would
get a bettor ore. Some of tuo lead
ing reasons they give us for desiring
to tear down our present Cdnst.itu"
lution, are as follows: Ist, They t-ay
we did not muke it; that aliens and
negroes, made it; and for this, if no
other reason, wo ought to have a
convention. -Some even say, that
they want a convention, if it would
do no more than adopt the present
Constitution, word for word; just to
be able to say “it is onr Constitution.’!
Is this good statesmanship, to spend
$75,000 or 8100,000 of tho people’s
money, just to satisfy a simple Whim?
it it is a good Constitution, why tear
it up and destroy it just for that rea
son ? I did not build the house I
live in, yet ft is a good house, must I
te#v t * t ’* ow,, - JO 91 because, forsooth,
it vfas build by a negro, and, tnere
lorc, according to their argument, I
should not live in it. I never made
a car, and, therefore, according to
this mode of reasoning, I should not
ride iu one. So with almost every
thing that wo use or have. We did
not make them. Many are made by
negroes aud yankec.-s. No man in
Georgia ever made a yard of Broad
cloth, yet it is a good cloth, though
it was made by yaukces, aud I see
jhe\ do not refuse to wear it for
that reason. Thus we perceive that
their reasoning does not hold good
on this point. The people and the
politicians are unsettled, and ever
anxious for a change, hoping that
something mayiesult to their advan
tage, and that they may get sonic of
the spoils. They even see tho mi
rage in the future ; the inviting lake
of cooling water and refreshing
| shades in tbc desert, looks inviting,
but when they reach it, they c m lot k
back, and see the mirage iu the past,
5 and, like the Egyptians, are ready
I to make them captains, and return
,io the flesh puts of Egypt. “L t
it's return,” they say, “to the boose
our lathers built,” but every move
j ihey make is Luther still from the
i “house our fathers built,” Wo luul
| belter not return io the old house ol
I our fathers, lmt let us add to, and
I improve that house. Iu these da vs
J of improvement, let us uotretr (grade
' but l:ke Moses of old, let our word
Ibe on, go forward. If onr Libers
I houso had some good rooms, and
! wo admit it did, let us—improve,
I beautify, and add- io that house, un
til improvi me it will bo im| O; -b!
Ilavi g a good Laudation to Lqih?
to, let us noti,fifor* flown the f. 0 •'
work, but 1.-t us add to -and
strelighUn it. Should there be a
rotten piece in the frame, take it out,
and put a good piece in lieu tin reef.
Should there boa leak, slop that
The cost of tearing down and rebuild
ing wil bo too great. Besides wc
might split some of the lumber, and
spoil the whole edifice. II amend
ments are necessary, why not make
ihem by the legislature? They say
that will cost too much ; that the
egislaturc cost $250,000 per annum.
Now, Mr. Editor, they are simply
mistaken, it only cost from $85,000 io
*90,000 per annum, to hold the leg
islature, The legislature is going to
spend that amount, Consitutution or
no Constitution. If you have public
servants pay them for that service,
'they say there is too much local leg
islation. Who asks for local legisla
tion ? Is it not die people ? And is not
the legislature the peoples servant ?
If they want local legislation, and
are willing to pay for it, let them
have it, some local legislation is the
best that we ever have, and saves
iqn people money instead of spending
Look at the millions of Dollars.
Thai are sp. r.t yearly for ardent spir
its, and t-hc lives tnafc arc lost by
their use. By local legislation we
got lid of some of the shops of de
struction of money, lifes, difficulties,
&e. Every dollar spent in legislation
on that subject, is we 1 spent. God
speed the day when we will have
more legislation on this subject, when
no man shall be allowed to retail poi
son to his neighbor, or to destroy, not
only, the peace and happiness, of his
wile and children, but the peace of
the wholo community in which lie
lives. These, trouble andcostthestate
annually twice as much as all her
legislatures and school system in ad
dition. Yet, they say, just because
the legislature happens to pass a few
local laws against it; that it costs too
much when it is actually a saving to
the people, not only of momy, but of
peace, ami happiness. Exceptio.
Timur, hours s* glory.
The following letter, bearing the
signature of a reputable person, the
facts herein narrated being also
vouched fot by prominent residents
of the place, was printed in the Green
County Reformer, of Monroe, Wis.,
ot a recent date :
At the earnest request of Nellie
Blackford and her parents, I shall
endeavor to inform the public of the
strange and miraculous restoration
of the life and health to this little suff
ering girl. Nellie is thirteen years old,
and never has been a robust child,
aud eight weeks ago her motile
(who is suffering with consumption)
became dangerously ill, and Nellie,
thinking her mother was dying, left
her and ran for a neighboring lady,
They started back for Mrs. Black
ford’s, and Nellie was in such a hur
ry that she caught up fie three year
n and chi’d of the neighbor’s while the
la !y was ahead with the baby, and
| did not know that Nellie was running
i for file with that ’arge child. When
| .-die did see her, she stopped and cx
i changed burdens. Nellie also ran
! or another neighbor, and by the time
! he had run over two miles she arriv
. ■.I at home eompl toiy exhausted, and
i ; hus commenced the dreadful suffer—
■ I Noll c. She has been very ill
| for eight weeks, sutl'ming almost con-
anD •
\wis attend -d at first by Dr.
I Rieliter, and improved quite rapidly
exo pt pain in the spine.
Feeling bet cr, she quit taking med
icine. Still so weak that walking
seemed an impossibility ; but Nellie
Lit such a desire to again walk unas
sisted til ,t Friday, March 31, she
ventured : but the ” exertion- proved
too much, and falling to the floor,
she injured her spine in endeavoring
to save herseU, an l 'went into a vio
lent lit, taking the form of epilepsy,
lusting two hours. The next day she
had another, much more violent, that
lasted half an hour. The frail form
could kcarcely be held fey strong per
sons. Dr. Rood was called ; she
continued to grow weak, but had no
return of convulsions. Three days
after the first convulsions, both up
per aud lower extremis ies wore par
alyzed. She continued in this help
less condition until the Sabbath. Dr.
Hood called, aud said she could not
live till morning, and that no human
power could save her. Nevertheless
she did live, and during Monday
forenoon laid in the same condition,
perfectly quiet and conscious, yet
mableTo articulate, except iu the
gentliest whispers. Her mind had
been perfectly clear during all her
illness. The least exertion, even the
taking of a spoonful of water, would
cause her to sink away till the pulsa
tion of the heart could not be noticed,
nor could any pulse be discovered in
the wrist. They turned her gently
on the sheet, and that would cause
the sinking spells. She was also
deaf for days at a time. Her wish
was to leave her lite of pain, dityuid
live with God and the angels, ere her
dear afflicted mother left her a help,
less orphan.
Annual Subscription s2oo*
KO. 30
On Monday afternoon tho friends
and neighbors assembled to ece her
die. About 2 o’clock she sank away
growing weaker and weakc- till nb >ut
3. Ilcr extremities bec imo very cold,
and they thought her gently and hap *
pily passing ‘‘over the river.” Alt at
once a change passed over her lea
turcs, a sweet smilo illuminating her
countenance, and the most intense
delight seemed portrayed and linger
ed on her face till it fairly shone.
Words fail me to express the happi
ness, contentment and glory there
depicted. A continal change seemed
passing over her quiet face, all telling
of something bright and beautiful
passing before her enraptured eyes.
All at once to the astonishment of all.
she raised her little hands in the atti
tude xrf listening intently, changing
tier position continually and seeming
to listen with all the powf rof her
being. She continued in this state
for nearly three hours, seeming per
fectly unconscious of all surround
ing objects and sounds. She seemed
to gently rouse from this condi ion.
She opened her eyes, and seeing her
mother standing near, a sweet and
heavenly smile passed over her face.'
Her mother stooped and asked her if
she heard sweet music. Nellie had
spoken before of hearing music when
in her sinking spells.
And now comes the strange and
miraculous story of this little daught
er of affliction as related to me by
herself:
‘ 'I seemed as though I was walking
through a pleasant country till I came
to a place that surely was Heaven.
There were streets all paved w.tlf
gold, and such beautiful fountains as
clear as crystal that seemed to rise
up and then fall in bright sparkling
drops. I laid down on a soft, grassy
bank to rest, near a fountain, where
my grandpa who has been dead six
years came to me, and said I should
go back to the care of my little sister
till she was large enough to take care
of herself. My little brother, whom
I had never seen, came to mo and
told me he was my brother, and lie
played such sweet music forme on a
golden harp. Acrown of gold encircled
liis head he was all dressed in gleam
ing white, and so was grandpa. And
did not Jock So old as when here, and
his eyes were perfect, not blind in
the one ho used to be. His voice
sounded so familiar.
“Then, oh, I can’t hardly tell, I saw
Jesus all robed iu white, a dazzling
crown upon his head. He sat on
such a beautiful high scat that was
on a raised platform. All seemed of
gold, and there were beautiful tides,
flowers, streams and fountains of
clear water around the throne and
everywhere. Angels were flying
around, bright crowns upon their
heads and golden harps in their
hands, and they played the sweetest
music that I ever heard. I felt So'
sorry at first when grandpa told nu>
I should go back, and take the place
of my dear mother and she should
come. When I first seemed to get
to this place the sweet wold Wel
come ! Welcome! echoed ail around.
I saw so many things that vrords
fail to tell them now. The angels
said they would cure me, that I
should take no medicine, and I know
X shall get well.”
Since these notes were first taken
down, NelliS has improved rapidly—
has walked and been out of doors,
and seems in a fair way to get well.