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About The Butler herald. (Butler, Ga.) 1875-1962 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1880)
1 S ' The Duty ot Patriots. In the discussions which we hear on the strests and the criminatiom and recriminations which we see in the journals of both wrings df the Democracy, we think we can dis cern a spirit that is not only want ing in patriotism but which is so bitter and uncompromising in its nature as to portend a permanent disruption of the Democratic party of Georgia. If the division that now unhappily exists in the Dem ocratic parly of this State was one c principle there would be ground ope that it would not prove an brou^l ev *l- As it is however,— an) j about alone by prejudioe foreca» on ~ we Rre UDa ^ e to any result other than last- - -^trnl unmixed harm. We now appeal alike to Colquitt and anti-Colquitt men not to allow themeelves hurried by angry pas sions beyond the bounds of patriot ism and reason. We regret to see tbe prejudices and passions of both parties daily and hourly increasing. There ie no necessity for this; we ought not to be willing to work tbe utter ruin of Georgia Democra cy for any one man or set of men. Nor do we see why Democrats sbonld become excited and angry on account of the issue involved in the contest between Gov. Colquitt and Mr. Norwood; both are good men, and either will make a gov ernor of whom Georgia need not be ashamed. Why then should Democrats become estranged on account ot either or both these men. For ourself, we so deeply deplore the present division of our party that we shall not fall out with any Democrat who differ with us. Claiming as we do, honesty of pur pose for ourself, we cheerfully con cede the same to all who Bhall dif fer with us. Let us pursue a course of this sort and tbeie wi 1 be good ground to hope that our present differences will end with the election iu October. t'ludepciitleutisiu." Messrs. Editors; It is with much regret that we see a grow ing tendency to Indepeudentism parties in whom we had the utmost confidence as Democrats, become demoralized politically and run on un Independent schedule. They are not Republicans proper—neither do they cooperate with tbe Demo cratic party. They fail to bear in their nature tbe spirit of conserva tism. But are real Radicals in their nature, being so far in the extreme that neither party rtcognizeB only in so fai as they can be used mere 'tools." f ndependentism does not spring as some assert from a burning de sire to benefit tbe people, to amel iorate the mass of suffering hu manity publically, or to cleanse the cess pools of political corruption Not that theft may be exposed, or that the perpetratora of fraud in high places be brought to justice, or that the rums of government might be rescued from the party iu power in time to save the nation from a fall that will bankrupt the people and cause disgrace abroad? No not ail nor either of these moves h s noMe nofare to run as an In dependent. But that the office for which be seeks may be filled by his own august individuality. Independentism is the legitimate offspring of unsatisfied ambition. Originating in the faot his aspira tions are not met. He runs in his party nomination, the voters whom he loved so well, for whom he felt so much interest, and had so much sympathy, failed to recognize in him the qualifications proper tor tbe office he seeks. He ie aore. Hie ambitious na ture jaansitisfied. His aspirations 14>ot attained unto—one or two Indi to console advise him to run bn Independent. Yes, independ- i party organisation, inde- i of tbe honor and obliga- Voh here implied if not ex- Jand took in the peb he was de- OV. HEKSC11 El. V. JOHNSON, public were wholly nnpre- pai id tor the sudden taking off of Johnson,though it was known he had reoen'ly been very ill was pre-eminently one of the test men and profoundest sts smen that Georgia has ever produced. Nor were his moral worth and incorruptible integrity inferior to his mental powers. In the chair of the State, on the judi cial bench and in the halls of Con gress, he shone alike, and when in the Senate of the United States tktred cross swords in argument with Clay, Webster, Calhoun, or any other of the mighty intellects of the country, and always held his own. In (he death of this distin guished citic.-n Georgia has lost one of her noblest sons. “A prince in Israel has fallen.” The following succinct sketch of Judge Jnhnson is from the pen of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, and vas a contribution to Johnson's Cyclo|ift'dia: Herechel V. Johnson was born Burke county, Georgia, September 18th, 1812; graduated at the State University in 1834; adopted the profession of law, and iu 1840 en tered the political arena ns the ad vocate of the principles of Jefferso nian Democracy; was a presiden tial elector on the State Deiuircrat- ic ticket in 1844, and was appoint ed in 1848 to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate; was elected to tbe bench in his judicial circuit in 1849; iu 1853 was elected gov ernor of the State, and re-elected to the Barae office in 1855. In 1860 he was run for Vice President of the United States, on the ticket which was headed by- Stephen a Douglas for the Presi dency; he was in the State seces sion convention of 1861, nnd took an active and prominent par t against the policy adopted by that body;he voted against the ordinance of cesBion, but afterwards when it was passed by a majority of the con vention, he resolved to go with his State and sustain her in the course she had, in her soverign character adopted. Brought up in the State rights school iu politics, he believ ed his ultimate allegiance waa due to his State. In 1863 be was elect ed to the Confederate States Senate where he took and held a high pos ition until the close of the war. He was president of the constitutional convention of the State in 18GJ. After the removal of the disabil ities imposed by the fourteen,h amendment to the constitution of the United States, he was again, in 1873, placed on (he circuit bench for a term of eight yean. In the meantime (that is from the close of the war to the removal of the disa bilities referred to) he bad resumed the practice of law, which he pros ecuted with great success. In Jan uary, 1866, on the restoration of the State to tbe Union, under the proclamation of President Johnson he was chosen as one of the two United State Senatsn to which Georgia was entitled under the constitution. The duties of this office, however, he was not permit ted to enter U|K>n; his seat was de nied him by the reconstruction acts of Congress. As an orator, consti tutional lawyer and jurist, Mr. Johnson had few superiors in the United States. WHAT IN OLD FARNF.n HATH This is the advios of an old man who has tilled the soil for fifty years: I am an old man, upwards of three score years,during two scores of which I have been a tiller of the soil. I cannot say that I am now, but I have been rich, and have all I need, do not owe a dollar, have given my children a good educa tion, and when I am called away will leave them enough to keep the the wolf from the door. My expe rience has taught me that : 1. One acre of land well pre pared and well cultivated, pro duced more than two which receiv ed only the same amount uf labor used on one. 2. One cow, horse, mule, sheep or hog well fed, iB more profitable than twukept on the amount nec essary to keep one well, 3. One acre ot clover or grass is worth more than two of cotton where no grnss or clover is raised. 4. No farmer who. buys oats, corn, wheat, fodder and hay, as a rule fur ten years, can keep the sheriff away from the door in the end. 5. The farmer who never reads the papers and sneers at book farm ing and improvemmts, always has leaky roof, poor stock, broken- down Vd.es and complains of bad seaso i.” 6. Tne farmer who is above bis bus ness and entrusts it to anoth er, to tv." ge Boon has no business to aiiend to. 7- The farmer whose habitual beverage is cold water, is healthier, wealthier, ar wi er than he who does not re lb ie to drink. TX STOT YOB 1880. The Sun will deni with the « of the year 1880 in ita own i now pretty well understood by body. From January ! tuff ber 31 it will be ooulueted aa a new paper written in the English languag and printed for (lie people. As a newspaper, Thk Sun believe FOUND! in getting all the news promptly, ami ptiumting it in the moat intelligibli shape—tho shape that will euable the readers to keep well abreast of the age with the least unproductive expen ditnre of time. The greatest interest to the greatest nuuiber—that is the, law controlling its daily make-up. now hat a circulation very much lar ger than that of any other American newspaper, and enjoys an income which it is at all times prepared to spend lib erally for the benefit of its readers.— People of all condition of life aud all ways of thinking buy and read Tub Sun; and they all derive satisfaction of some sort from its column, for they keep on buying and reading it. i its comments on men and atfaire, Thk Sun believes that the only guide of policy should be common sense, in*, tpired by genuine American principles iml backed by honesty of purpose.— For this reason it is, and will continue to be, absolutely independent of |*arty class, o’ique, organisation, or interest. 11 is for all, but of none. It will con* tinue to praise what is good and rep*, rebate what is evil, taking caro that its language is to the point and plain, be yond the possibility of being misun- stood. It is uniutluenoed by motives that do not appear on the surface; it has no opinions to sell, save those which may be had by any purchaser with two oents. It hates injustioe aud rascality even more than it hates un*> necessary words. it ibkors frauds, pities fools, and deplores nincompoops of every species. It will continue throughout the year 1880 to chastise the first class, instruct the second, and discountenance the thrird. All honest men with honest oonviotions, whether sound or mistaken, are its frieuda.— And the Sun makes no bones ot tell ing the truth to its friends and obout is triends whenever occasion arises for THRO’ vJH THE CAMPAIGN I FOR TWO DOLLABS. The Macon Daily Herald will be sent to any address, post-paid, from this date to December 1st, for $2.00 The Hkrai.d is one of the most widely quoted papers in the State. Its readers are kept thoroughly |M)sted as to the existing political movements of the day. It is purely Democratic, up with the times, and one of the spiciest papers in the State. Subscribe at once and get a Live Daily four mouths and a half for Two Dollars. A copy will be sent free during the campaign to every person Bend- us a Club of Ten subscribers. All orders rjust be accompanied with the money, which may be sent by Express, Registered Let ter, or P. O. Money Order. Address, CHRISTIAN, SIMS & CO., Macon, Ga Colilijiesi DAILYWEEKLY, SEMI-WEEK- LY AND SUNDAY. THU DAILY THE COTTON CKOP. Americus Recorder: “It is now an almost acknowledged fact, that notwithstanding the late backsets, the incoming cotton crop will be (he largest perhaps which hae been made since the war. While this heavy supply will necessarily have a tennency to lower the price, we learn from competent authority, there is an existing demand for ev ery bale of it,even though the crop should reach the enormous esiime of six and a half million bales In addition to this, it is well known that a large crap at a very moder ate price yields more than a short one at a moderately high price. In the case of the former instance ac tual experieoc of our farmers will bear out the assertion While there is nothing like a boom in our great staple, we confidently believe the ruling prices will be remunera tive to the majority of th« planters. Experience and necessity has t iughr them ecouomy, and produo- | t on costs them much now than ndentism,where | formerly. The prospects of good shame. trade and fair sailing for our mer- Dkmockat chants, ae seen through the busi- a., Aug, 16th 1880, 1 ness horoscope, is very flattering. 1 Contains full telegraphic news from all parts of the world, editorials on a>l topics ei the day,resume of the general news and full Market Re ports. {Subscription price $7.00 per annum in advance. THIS WIKXIiY TIMBI Is a mammoth eight page sheet, is- “ ’ ,made plain speaking. These are the principals upon which Thb Sun will be conducted duriug the year to come. The year 1880 will he one in which no patriotic American oau afford to close nis eyes to public affairs. It is imposible to exagerate the imjMjrtanoe of the po’itioal events which it has in store, or the necessity of resolute vigil- lance on the part of every citisen who detdreM to preserve tbe Government that the founders gave us. The de bates aud acts of Congress, the utter ances of the press, the exciting con test of the Republican uuJ Democratic parties, now nearly equal in strength throughout the country, the varying of public sentiment, will all di rectly and eff ctively upon thr twenty- forth Presidential ♦*h*cii>-u,to he held in Xoveinlier. Four years ago next No veraber the will of the nation, us ox- pressed at the |H>llf», waa thwarted by au abominable conspiricy, the promo ters and beneficiaries of which still hold the offices they sto.e. Will the crime of 1870 be re|ieat^d in 1880?— The |»asr decade of years opened with a corrupt, extravagant, aud iuaolent | Administration intrenched at Wti&li' ington. The Sun did something tos ward dislogiug the gang and break ing its power. The same men arc now intriguing to restore tlieii leader and them^lves to places from which they were driven by the indignation of the people. Will they succeed? The coronting year will bring the answer to these inonientus questi* us. The The Sun will be on hand to chronicle the facts as they are develo|ted, and to ex*» hibit them clearly and fearlessly in their relations to expendency and right. Thus, with a habit of philosophical good humor in looking at the minor affairs of life, and in great things a steadfast purpose to maintain the rights of the people and the principles of tne Constitution against all aggress ors, The Sun is prepaired to write a truthful, instructive, and at the same time entertaining history of 1880. Our rates of subscription remain unchanged. For the Daily Sun, a ‘our-page sheet of twenty-eight col- ums, the price hy mail, post-paid ( is 55 cents a month, or $6.60 a year; or including the Sunday paper, sn eight page sheet of fifty-six column, tho prise is 65 cents a month, or $7.70 a year, postage paid. The Sunday edition of The Sun is also fnrniaeed separately at $1.20 a year )>ost«ige paid. 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