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Newspaper Page TextLiberal Christian offer moil of him psper to auv one wfco 1 who wrota the followinp frajr- »nd how lie may obtain tho re- ]v>fui. It was fonml on a torn rap r which wae picked np in a iho wood* in Indiana, more than .. .-ho spoke of things 10 tlic dying bringe, all the while; o«- sweet parting word*. wig her flowers and bird**. sleep. s«lcr uown the garden walk, rwe on all the happy talk ad beneath tho lime*. «ieu eve when aho and I Kching hero tho flashing ekr. in W and tho ee»; ml the children in the lanes, ini; homo the harvest wains, nmting in their glee. ever rend Only 1st a woman be sure she is rious to her husband—not useful, „„„ valuable, not convenient dimply, but lovely and beloved ; let her be tae tions, let her feel that her cares and love are noticed, appreciated and returned, let her opinion be asked and her appro val sought; and her judgment be respect- ed in matters of which she is cognizant; in short, let her only be loved, honored and cherished, in fulfillment of the mar riage vow, and she will bo to her "bus- band, her children and society, a well spring of happiness. She will bear pain, and toil and nnxi ty. for her. husband’s love to her is a tower and fortress. Shielded and sheltered therein, and ad versity will have lest its. sting. She may suffer, bnt sympathy will dull the edge of sorrow. A honse with lovo id ft—and by love I mean lovo expressed in words, and looks, and deeds; for I have not one spark of faith in love that never crops out—is to a house without love;as a person to a machine ; one is life, the other a mechanism,' tho unloved woman may have bread just as light, a hon.se just hs tidy as-the other; but the latter, has a ; spring of beauty .aboiii . her, n .joyous- j n penetrating and pervading I right- ; ness to which the' former is uu entire j'trangrfr. The deep happiness of her ! heart shines ont in herTaee. She gleams ! ov ^ r - It is.airy, and graceful, and warm j and welcoming with her presence ; she i 18 fnM devices and plots, and sweet surprises for husband and family. She \ Word to Mother.-'. ,:icli mother is a historian. Sho write: : the history of empires or of nations I’.apcr, bnt sho writes her own history the imperishablo mind of her child. That tablet and that history will 3 deli bio when time shall be no That history each mother shall r.in. and read with eternal joy or bio grief in the coming age of . The thought should weigh on u.l of every mother, and render ply circumspect, prayerful and i’lifnl in her solemn work of training bor children for heaven and immortal- bo minds of children are very suscep- •> ami easily impressed. A word, a '• »a.v engrave an impression on the :d of flu- child which no lapse of timi eJTiceor washout, Ion walk along soa shore when tho tide is ont, and form characters or write words or lesintho smooth white sand which nend out so clear and beautiful at r feet, according as your fancy may ate: bnt the returning tide shall in a hours wash out and efface all you 0 written. Not so tho lines and meters of truth and error which your duct imprints on the mind of your d. There yon write impressions for everlasting good or ill of your child, eh neither the floods nor the slow 'ingages of eternity can obliterate, v careful should each mother be in treatment of her child ! low prayerful and how serious, and earnest to write tho eternal truths od on his mind—those truths which 1 lx? his gu do and teacher when her e shall be silent in death, and lips uiger move in prayer in his behalf, 'bug her dear child to her A Woman’s Idea of What a Kitch en Shtuldbe. To begin with, I would Lave a kitchen well lighted ; some, yea a great deal of the broad expansive sunlight coming in boldly, as if it had a perfect right to be there. That would, of course necessitate large windows. And then I would give ' much attention to the ventilation of kitchen as I would to a sleeping room, would have a large circular device am. pending over the cooking stove with a hole in the centre and a tube leading to the top of the house to carry off tho sa vory smells which the process of cooking generates, and prevent them from per meating tho house. For these smells, however savory and agreeable are apt to take away something from the keenes3 of our appetites ; or, at least, cause us to anticipate something better than tho reality. ’ Then I would have a large sink with a permanent soap stone or marble wash bowl, for washing the dishes, and another for draining. I would also have an adjustable pipe lead ing from the hot water tank to either of these basins. Besides this, I wonld have sundry cupboards and closseta arranged 1 00 tb^wall. so as to be tasteful and , do- corrativeas well ns convenient Then I would have a space devoted to tiny drawers, such as one sees in a drug store, and labelled in this manner; Soda, allspice, nutmegs cream of tartar, ect ; so that nt a single glance I could discover just what I wanted, without rummaging to find these things in some out-of-the- way comer, placed there by some untidy Bridget. Tills wonld save one a world ire uow devoted to instructing every servant as to all places of things. Cooking is becoming so complicated a-day« that one needs all the arrange ments, aud as many utensils a chemical bus never done with the romance and poetry of ljfe. She hers*lf is a lyfic poem setting herself to all pure and gra cious melodies. Humble house-hold hel” 1 ^ j JSe'me 3 '^’“", d ‘S“ ^ " rc ‘ 1 j tect ling high ; and tho end sanctifies the £Jf, ryW "” “ p, ‘“' for ev ‘ means. "Love is Heaven, and Heaven j is love.” V ’ ' ‘ ' ~ . 0 •„ j ltussia is moviug large bodies of troops A hTORY With a Moral.—A young into Poland. *”'■** paymg special attention to a young smut God. °' v Hap Him.—The Newark ivTsays ; **A mini named Hotcli- • ov ‘‘ r Market, tho other i’. thought ho wonld have some fnn mg bis wife by dropping a loose k down the chimney into the fire e in her room. Sohecrept softly out nd ami with nothing on but his cat shut, sneaked np stairs and got it of the roof. Mr. Hotchkiss dropped ® bricks down the chimney, each ■ 'nth a vigorous slam, but his wife er screamed a solitary time. So •i Mr. Hotchkiss gave it up, and ' i t./ lp w ' on '^ down stairs; but he , ,l:at Mrs. Hotchkiss had her 0l ' t of 1,10 ‘rap door watching him tie Umc, and when he had finished |>aa shnt the trap and fastened it on t'\i it*. 1)0 113 well to state •ur. Hotchkiss spent the rest of tho f s d mg on the sharp peak of the *• *itli his trailing garments of the • ttuttenng in the evening breeze, pug -l in Lonely To-Night.” Mrs. V j, li* ln hn»ated to ber confidential ■ s that she thought she bad him. A Hood Story. ’l.Vn a V me tliere lived among oi an adjoining count y an old l ettan , "Tiose entire personal and i consisted of a wife, and a «-wntilat«l cabin, half an acre of not ; l ,r °duetive land, and a violeut fond- •• ..T ,at is sometimes called “tamr- l*dy, met with the following incident du ring one of his visits. Being invited into the parlor to await the lady’s appearance, he entertained himself as best he might for some time, ami was becoming very weary, when a little gi.;l about five years old slipped in and began to converse with him. i always tell when you i ur house,” she said. “ Why, when you are going to be here sister be gins to sing and get good; she gives me rake and pie, and everything I want, and he sings so sweetly when yon are here and when I speak to her she smiles so pleasdntlv. I wish you would stay here all the while, then I oonld have a good time. Bnt when you go off sister is not good. She gets mad, and if I ask her anything she slaps and baugs me about. This was a poser f<*r the young man. 4 *Fools and children tell tho truth, he muttered, and taking his lint lie left id returned no more. Moral.—Parents wishing their ill-na tured daughters married, should keep their small children ont of the parlor when strangers are there. The Little Corporal is responsible for tho following: At one of our neighbor’s houses was a very bright little girl. It chanced once that they had us a guest a minister, an esteemed friend. Little Anna watched him closely, ami finally sat down behind him and began to draw on her slate. “ What are you drawing, Anna?” asked the clei gymau. “Ise making your picture,” answered the child. b'o the gentlrman sat very still, and she worked away earnestly for awhile; then stopped, compared her work with tho original, and shook her little head. “I don’t like it much, she said.— Tain’t a grout deal like you. I dess I’ll put a tail to it and tall it a dog.” Fancy his feelings. • . r Tr v " nieuca wuu S: ,< * n ™ ft t his land mnst be Hut he Lad no horse, and un.l u , uau no horse, and ;V‘ "“potwblo to borrow one.— I,. * ess ’ tl J 0 ground must he broken °r “ 0 horse. end it was finally li on tl. ,h ti tbo “ ol1 * should ana', iv° ld , m , an ,' holJ ban- sna ilnvo, while 1 n ,lrew the nlow ;npr«r;ie^,*^£rl willcned out "get up there!” be ravttrh ,8 m ^ tho Sarness with ‘horfnS T 110 , 11 “•pped the tiaees rt, and ho shot forward against a th«f lPad 8trikin ff 1110 of a rail ‘he force of a manl. Thunclera- • l *. 0 , man !” be exclaimed, as he i- i‘°., ood aQ d dirt from his eyes, t yon say w-h t ’ T, ll ‘ s tel egraphed that among the “ll-foreMetrw„ “Baron H. Kin- 10 hgurotl hero before tho war.” ^‘«wed will l»o rembered as Capt. , V' 1 !'.’ wko ton years ago =»l lnraself and a respectable family >UT , ? dty iato in-. 'l) l ;i no nsefnl pnr- . J 1 “ ser '’ed in recalling the cir- iin ! '' we ° 1; ly odd that the whaeqnenHj united W marriage 1 “ daughter. Duringonrcivil war M buna valuable, but not wholly i. T , U>e Confederates. ■: Ha , 0 'nulmcted the French tg {W, ,, l'“t we know of hie r ^trdSet n0M “" 1 '* tent ‘° r ; 'l Uve 8 r. . o Ume5 ’ wa ere euro ho • r /<lt,i | tt i ‘ B rams to «« hut fbr ' ■ Cl ' 'Uterfereneo of thoEm- * ' J iccat/une. A litUo ionr-year-old child told a n , led ,17* a ^°°1- On being 1W niotlier, and mi. lUd ftuJJ?” 7, w he ‘°rldled np to tha A country girl once went into the city to pay a visit to one of her best friends; this friend was married to a rich merchant, and a leader of fashion. In city etiquette, of coarse, tho visitor was verdant, and made numerous mis takes. Her friend wished to initiate her nto the "mysteries,’ ami as they were :oing to a large ball, gave her, the follow- ng instructions, viz: ‘‘Eat only one small cake and one suacer of ice cream, and when your attendant presses yon to take more answer that you have mastica ted a sufficiency, and raoro wonld be superfluity.” Things went ou very smoothly until her attendant asked her to partake of more refreshments, when, to tho horror of her friend, and amuse ment of the company, she answered, in a loud voice: *‘I havo evaporated in sufficiently—any more would go flippity- floppity." The Garden of Eden.—A traveler in the East writes that the site of the Garden of Eden is, according to tradition, lo cated at the junction of the Euphrates and Tigress, at ftn Arab village called Korneli. Scattered along the bank are about two hundred houses, made of reed and thatch, at, while on the extreme point, where the river meet, a shanty has been built for a telegraph station! It is well (says The Churchman) some what curious to think of telegraph dis patches being sent to- the Gulden of Eden; and it removes a certain halo with which our imagination lia3 surrounded the spot. But modern progress has penetrated those countries of the East which have beeu long in decay, and they are doubtless destined to undergo a wonndorful resurrection. flQr ln consequence of statements made in a letter going tho rounds of the press recently, to tho effect that there were several thousand Confederate prisoners on the Dry Tortugus in a stute of destitute; without means of getting away, Mr. George F. Marlow, of Selma, addressed a letter to the War Depart ment asking as to the truth of the state ment. The enquiry was responded to by E. D. Towcsed, Adjutant Gen’ljof the United States, who says “there is not a single Comfederate prisoner in the custody of the United States anywhere at this time.” He says "there were never more than two thousand men, U. S. soldiers, prisoners and all, if as many; at one time on that island. All these statements concerning the Tortugas are utterly false.” S&.A fool, a barber, and a bald-headed man were traveling . together. * Lo dug their way.'they were, forced to sleep in the open air, and to avert danger it was agreed to watch by turn*. The lot first fell on tho barber, who for amusement, shaved the fool’s head while he sleeping. He then awoke him, and .—, fool raising bis hand to scratch bis head exclaimed, “Here’s a pretty^miatake; There is a poor fellow- at Bangor who says '“it*s working between meals that’s killing hhA*!- • . ’ .’4 King William was at Waterloo, and was then IS years old. St. Louis arrests her gamblers for va grancy and fines them $500 each. They tell of a fouudryman in New Or leans who is so pious that he will only make upright boileis. I ho New 1 oi k Herald sustains Jacob in the family difficulty with his brother Esau about a mess of pottage. Somebody stole a diamond butterfly, valued at 92,000, from M’Ue Nillsson's head-gear. Bavaria has made arrangements to sup ply her army with a new pattern of mit railleuse, which fires 350 balls per min ute. The Democrats of New York have imously renominated John T. Hoffman for the office of Governor. Some .western towns are employing fe male clergymen in self-defense, as they never run away with the girls i gregation. The Cumancbe Indians don’t like the negro troops employed on the Texan frontier, for the reason that they have fancy for the woolly scalps. Free Masons, of both the German and I’ rench armies, are said to have evinced their humanity and brotherhood dnring the war. The Charleston Courier corrects the report that Gen. Beanregnrd assisting in its defence. He is in this country, and has not visited Pari: eml years. It was Holden, the ltadical Governor of North Carolina, who invented the fa mous expression, “We’ll fight the Yan kees till hell freezes over, and then fight them Gen. Robert Toombs will deliver the addr. ss on the opening day of the Co lumbus Fair. A woman in Missouri has recovered from tlio bite of a rattlesnake, although the injured limb was swolleu to three times its natural size. As Mrs. Briguoli {nee Isabella McCul loch) has become the happy nigther of twins, it is inferred that that marriage really took place some timo before its an nouncement. Among tbe historical facts connected with Verdun, it is narrated that during the wars of tho French Revolution fifteen girla of that town, all under fifteen yeare of age, were sent to the guillotine for having danced at a boll given by Prus sian officers. The beantiful Bois do Boulogne, the Paris park, is now filled with cattle, hogs and swine, hundred of thousands of them being herded there in anticipation of be- seiged Pane. A drunken man at tho Omaha Hotel was choked to death last week, at the dinner table, while attempting to swallow a piece of beef. His wife almost died of Rhame and sorrow. . x Tbe New York Herald declares: “Now that the reign of fashion is at an end in Peris, American .nodistes are setting up styles for themselves. Europe will have to look out for the fntnre for fashions in this country, and tho fickle goddess will issue her proclamations here,” It is reported that the steamer Lafay ette, which sailed from New York on Thursday, took out 100,000 Remington rifles, 3,000,000 of fixed ammunition,-^ battery of sixteen pieces and 500 volun teers for the French Army. Tbe Prussians have threatened with death all who attempt to repair the rail ways they destroy in France. ported that the Prussians were badly defeated on the’ 2Sd in an attempt to storm the fort on Mount Valerien; West of Paris. A special dispatch to the N. Yi Tele gram of 2Sd, saya that there was firing near Paris at 10 o’clock on that day. Ri fle andeannon firing were heard on the Streets of Paris this morning. On the 21st it was distinctly observed from the heights that a conflict was going on in the city. Later intelligence says that, a revolution is threatened by the Red Re* publicans, who are furious against the present leaders. . “ * • • John Smith married my father’s great uncle’s eldest daughter, Melinda Byrne Consequently I was a relative to John. John’s family had often visited^ C onr quiet country home, and at each visit had most cordially pressed ns to return the compliment. Last October, business called me sud denly to the city of B -, where relatives resided, and without having time to write or apprise them of my com ing, I was intending a visit to the family of John Smith. With my accustomed carelessness, I had left his precise address at home in my note book, but I thought little of it; I could easily find liim, I thought to myself, as the cars set me down amidst the smoke and bostle of-—. I inquired for my Relative, of the first hackman I came across. He looked at me with an ill-Suppressed gnh. - What wa9 the fellow laughing at * To be sure my clothes were not of the very latest ont, and it is not just the thing for any one ont of tho army to wear blue with bright buttons; but my coat was whole, and my aunt Betsey had scoured the buttons with wlxiting and soft scup until they shone like gold, repealed rajr question with dignity. ‘•Can you direct me to the residence of Mr. John Smith ?” “S-m-i-t-h ?” he said slowly.’ “Yes, sir, Mr. John Smith. ] ried mp Slather’s great uncle’s eldest danghtei Melinda.” John Smith seemed to he a common inn with him, from the peculiar tone he used in speaking of that individual. “Ah!” remarked I, “then there i: ore than one of that name in the city?” “ I rather think there is.” “Very well then direct me to the est.” West street, second n’llsee the name ‘The nearest is i left hand comer—; the door.” I passed on, congratulating myself on the cordial welcome I should receive from John and Melinda. reached the place—a handsome house with the name on a silver door plate ; I rang the bell—a servant appear ed. “Mr. Smith in ?” “ No, 8ir; Mr. Smith i “Mrs. Smith—is she? “In the army ? oh, no—she is at tli beach.” “This is Mr. John Smith’s house, i i the army.” it ?” ‘It 1 “Was his wife’s name Melinda, aud was sho a Bryne before she was married, from Squash ville ?” The man reddened and responded an grily, “I’ll not stand here to be insulted! Make off with yourself or I’ll call the police. I thought from the first tliat you was an entry thief, but you don’t play no games on me!” and he banged the door in my face. I, a thief ! If I had not been in such a hurry to find the Smiths, I should have given that rascally fellow a sound chas tising ou tho spot. Inquiry solicited the facta John Smith resided in Arch street. Thithor I bent my steps. A maid servant answered my ring. “Mr. Smith in Before the lady could reply, a big, red faced man jumped out of the shadows be hind the door, and laid his heavy hand on my shoulder. ‘Yes, sir,” he cried, in a voice of than- der. ‘Mr. Smith is in. Ho stayed at home all day on purpose to catch you! and v by Jupiter, I’ll have my revenge!” ‘Sir, said I. “there mnst be some mistake. Allow me to inquire if you are Mr. John Smith t" ‘I’ll inform you about Mr. John Smith away that you won't relish, if you don’t settle damages forthwith. Five thousand dollars is the very lowest figure—and yon must leave the country I” I cried what do you take me for? You’d better be careful or you’ll get your head caved in?” ‘Til cave your head in for you, you. young villain, you !” cried be springing at me with his cane. “ Oh, John, dear John !” exclaimed a- ahrill female voice, and a taH figure in a of flouences bounded down tbe stair way. Don’t—don’t, for the love of heaven —don’t murder him.”- - “Whom do you take me for.*” cried I, my temper rising. ‘It looks well for you to ask that ques tion !” sneered the man, “you who have my wife’s heart, and here uow to plan to elope with her ! I’ve fouud it all out—you needn’t blush, and—” “I beg pardon for interrupting jou,” said I, “but I have never seen your rife before. I perceive that she is not Me linda, the eldest daughter of my father’s great uncle—” “Sir, do yon deny that yon are William Jones? Do yon deny that you are in love with my wife ?” , ‘I am not a Jones—I have not that honor, sir. My name is Parkwell—Hen ry Parkwell, of 8qashville!” and, with a bow, I took myself off. After that I called at the residence of three John Smiths—none of them my Mr. Smith, and nothing occurred worthy of note. My next Mr. Smith resided in Port land street Thither I bent my steps. It was a very small house—evidently not the house of wealth and cleanliness. I made mjr way up to the front door, through a wilderness of old mgs broken croekety, old tin ware, eta, scattering a flock of hens and rousing a snappish lit tle terrier from his nap on the steps. -A red-faced woman ' answered. my rap bnt’before I oonld' make ' my customary inquiry she opened on me like h two- edged butcher knife. Well, oi; all the impudent rascals that ever lace, yon beat tho lot 1 I want, to knotr it yon had the cheek to come here again > Ton’d like to sell me another Germfen-silver tea-pot, and another brass bosim pin’to dear Aramiuta-woflldn’l you—* “B/ no means,” and I; “I beg leave to inform yon—” “Oh, yon, needn’t beg! We don’t believe in beggars! I s’poseyon thought I should not know (hat black bag of yourl lh CaKf6riiy?7*51ear s ont of my presence or m lay my broom-handle orver^on ! If there is anything I hate, it’s'ffpeddlar—especially a rascal like yon!* ‘Allow me to inquire,” said I, “if Mr. John Smith’s wife was Melihda Byrne, the eldest daughter of my father’s—” The broomstick wss lifted, I heard it ent the air liko a mlnie bullet* and sprang down the steps into the streef, at my best pace. TJ man I do not fear, bnt who ca ? k 0 * 0 ”* angry woman ? I would rather face an angry lion. 1 called on two more Mr. Smith’s— still unsuccessful in my search. It was getting near dark, and I was more than anxious to reach my destinatiou. My next Mr. Smith was located Lenox street. It was twilight when I rang the bell nt his door. A smiling fellow admitted me, fairly facing me into the hall, before I could utter a word. “Walk right in, sir,|they are expecting you! The ladies will be down in a mo ment. Miss Hattie is in the back par lor. Walk right in, sir.” I was gently pushed toward the door of a shadowy apartment, and at the en trance I was announced r - “ Mr. Henry !” The gas was not lighted, and the apartment was in semi-darkness. I heard a soft, quick footfall ou the carpet, and a pair of the sweetest lips in the world touched mine; and, good gracious —for a moment the world swam; and I felt as if I had been stowed in honey, and distilled into Kubin’s best triple ex tract of roses. “Oh, Henry—my dearest aud best! Why don’t you kiss me, Henry?” cried a voice like music. “ Have you ceased to care for me.*” and again the kiss was repeated. Who could resist such a temptation? I naturally a diffident man, bnt I have human nature in me, anil I paid her principal and interest. “Ob, Henry, I had so feared that be- ng in the army had made you cold heart ed—good heavens!” She fell back against a chair as pale as death. The servant had lit the gas, and I stood re vealed. “I beg your pardon, marrn,” said I, ‘‘there is evidently some mistake. May I inquire if Mr. Smith’s wife was Melinda Byrne, tho eldest daughter of my father’s great uncle The red flush came to the young lady’ cheek—she was as handsome as a picture —and she rep ied with a courtesy: “Shewasnot. Yon will, I hope cuse me for the blunder I have commit ted. We were expecting my brother Henry from the army, aud your blue cluthes deceived me.” “For which I shall always wear blue,' I replied gallantly. *«Allow me to intro duce myself—I am Henry Pockwell, of Sqnashville;” and in making my best bow, I stumbled over a ottoman, and fell smash into a china closet, demolished at least a dozen plates and as many glass tumblers. I Sprang *to my feet—seized my bag, and without a word dashed out of the house. I knocked over a man who was passing at the moment, and landed myself head in the gutter. The man picked himself np, and was about to make a dis play A)f my muscle, when the glare of the street lamp revealed to me the well known face of my John Smith. “Eureka!” cried L “Allow mo to inquire if your wife was Melinda, the eldest daughter of my father’s great uncle Bryne ?” tl*e 2d Congressional District. Amuunr, Gl, Sept. Slat, 1870. Pursuant to call the Convention as- aemWed at 10* o’clock, A. M. OoL W. O. lleunng, of Decatur, wsa appointed Chwnan for pagination, and A E an of the Dougherty delegation, suggested tint owing to tho absence of delegates who ware .expected in this afternoon, the meeting bo a temporary one for the of such business as would no tconflict with the right of the absent Suggestion adoppted. _ ____n oTCoL W. A. Hai Worth, the roll of counties was eriled, following delegatee reported Bito-S. P. D4t«, Dr. E. a Carrtr. Calhoun—C. J. Boyton. Clay—by Carey W. Styles, proay. « L. M. Grif- r*■ mm' Ku *" el - B - £rly—R." H. Towell^® n ! f A-"’' Warwick, D. U. Sloan, B. A. McKinney, A. H. Alfricnd. Mitchell—B. F. Hndapeth, J. W. Twit- ty, W. A, Byrd. Sumter—Wm. Styles, (colored.) j^wrill—Samoel Williams, John E. Worth—W. A. Harris, Daniel Hender- aon, H. B. Joiner, J. J. Williams, R. G Ford, Jr. Webster—Dr. C. R. Moore, T. H. Pick- ett,* The appointment of two aets of dele gates from Mitchell, was announced, .upon which'action was postponed. . Col. Harris then stated that more than the allowed number of delegates had each ofTBS. laid Committee, w^wOl fi^W? “Rfo togoiber, mgoniio and^^P^ to organize tho district sneosaa of onr cause. Baohfl, That we recommend the pie of each county andmilitia to •och committees os To tie Member» of lit jDemocraffc JErecn- ftee Cmxmiltrt, id fongratioHal IK*- promotc the -S* „ A ” '•—'-man of the Democracy of the Dirfrict, it is te* duty, by a resola- the 21st, to -u . * . -- - .w— c - lioa <»f tli® Cou'ivuhvi TZhjSSSl* t0 caU you' together, for tl,< tion and the adoption of such measure* may seem best for the success of our cause in the approaching election. Ah orga»Uatiou.u the prime object to bo attained, and as the time is too short to jostiff the delay that a meeting would necessarily reqaire, I deem it tho wiser course to suggest a programme, and urge youractive cooperation in giving it shape and vitality. It is suggested . been appointed from Worth, and present. He hoped that they wonld be S ited to take their seats without any ion or desire to increaso their vote. On motion of CoL John A. Davis, they were admitted to seats. Col Styles moved that a Commits on Business, to consist of eleven mem bers, six of those present, and five from those to arrive, bo appointed. Motion carried, and present members chosen: C. W. Styles, of Dongherty, W. A. Har ris, of Worth, O. R. Moore, of Webster, R. H. Powell, of Early, L. M. Griflin, of Decatur, and John R. Jones, of Ter- “She was,” said he, grasping my hand, “and I am delighted to see yon! Bnt confound it, you needn’tcome at a fellow sol” Bi|t I mnst cut my story short. Ho took me home with him and I had a good visit; I saw Melinda to my hearts content. Nay, more—I met and was properly introduced to Hattie Smith— and—well— I am having a new shit of cla£ka made—and in duo course they will be married—myself in them, to the young lady just alluded to. a bill. To declare tho Poll Tax of this State for the year 1868, 1869 and 1870,'yet uncollected, illegal, and to prevent the collection of the same. ^.^kereas by the 29th paragraph of tbe BiU of Rights, it is declared that “No poll tax shall not exceed one dollar an nually on each poll;” And Whereas, Article 6, paragraph 1st, of the Constitution makes it the duty of the Legislature, and its first session, to * *y»tem of education free to all children; And Whereas, Paragraph 3d, of the same Artiole, solemnly devotes to the support of said system—to wit: a system of Common Schools'—the poll tax al lowed by the Constitution; , And Whereas, the General Assembly 3W *ote» its first session, and has not yet established a system of l ommon Schools, and there is not in this State any system of Common Schools to be supported ; it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State «>f Geor gia in General Assembly met, That all poll tax assessed and imposed on the people of Una State’for the year 1868, illegal and not warrant- by the Constitution of this State, and that Tax CoHectors be relieved from all such poll ty as appears unpaid in their respective digests. roll. G. W. Warwick, of Lee, moved that a Committee on Permanent Organization be appointed, to consist of seven mem bers, four from those present and three from those to arrive. Motion carried, and present members chosen: G. W. Warwick, of Lee, J. A. Davis, of Dongh erty, B. F. Hadspeth, of Mitchell, and S. P. Davis, of Baker. On motion, a committee of fivo' on Credentials, was appointed, consisting of T. H. Pickett, of Webster, C. W. Styles, of Dongherty, W. A Harris, of Worth, B. B. Bower, of Decatur, and Samuel Williams, of Terrell. Col. Styles, with his characteristic cor diality, extended, in behalf of the citizens of Albany, to all the delegates, that hos pitality for which the city is always dis tinguished. Through Colonel Styles, Major Cam- field, Messrs. Hoffttadt, Welch, Echardt, Strozer, Fay and Cook, citizens of Al bany, as a Committee, extended to the Delegation an invitation to attend a Social Hop, to be given at Welch’s Hall in the evening. The Convention, on motion, tendered thanks for this demonstration of kind ness. There being no farther business before the Convention, on motion, the meeting adjourned to 3fP. M. W. O. FLEMING, Chairmn*. A. H. Alfriexd, Secretary, 3| O’Clock P. M. fBThe meeting was called to order by the temporary Chairman. On motion* Carey W. Styles was thorized to represent Clay County P»*y. The Committee on Credentials report ed the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we find no sufficient differences existing between tho men contesting seats from I! county to preclude the Convention from admitting all of them; and exonerating the contestants from any blame in the proceedings in the two meetings recom mend that Messrs. B. F. Hadspeth, W. A. Byrd and J. W. Twitty be admitted seats as delegates from said oonnty. And the same Committee reported the credentials of all the delegates, claiming seats in proper form, which report was adopted. Messrs. r .. McKinney were -adi tee on Business, and Messrs. Lumpkin, Twitty and Styles (ool’d) to the Com mittee on Permanent Organization. G, W. Warwick, Chairman Commit- e on Permanent Organization, reported ie following: For President— Captain John A. Davis, of Dongherty; Vice Presidents—Colonel C. T. Goode, of Sumter, CoL W. O. Fleming, of Decatnrr'Secretaries—A. H. Alfriend, of Lee, E. S. Carew. of Baker. The President, on taking his seat, ad dressed the meeting briefly and forcibly, alluding eloquently to the harmony and wisdom that characterized the proceed ings of the State Democratic Convention, and commending the action of that body as a patriotic example for this Conven tion. CoL Styles, Chairman of Committee on Business, reported the following resolu tions. 4 * Resolved, That wo endorse the princi ples and policy set forth in the resolutions adopted by the State Democratic Conven tion recently assembled at Atlanta. Resolved, That we approve the policy recommended by the Democratic mem bers of Congress of nominating none bnt eligible candidate* to offloe. Resolved, That, recognizing the politi cal rights of all citizens under the law, our future interest and destiny being bound together in the interest and des tiny of Georgia, we cordiality invite all good citizens, without regard to color or previous condition, to unite with us to secure bur common interests in an honest and economical administration of the government Resoved, That the bill to change the election laws, of Georgia now before the Legislature, known aa the Akerman bill, is in violation of the Constitution; is calculated and intended to defrand the people of the free choice of their officers and-representatives, and.to transfer their power and rights which are guaranteed by the Constitution, to the custody and will Revived, That two thirds of the votes of tins convention shall be necessary to nominate. CoL W. A Harris, of worth, offered the following additional resolution, which, vuth the foregoing was unamously adopt- Resolved, That recognizing the im portance of the coming elections in Geor- gi*. tre, the Democracy of the 2d Con gressional District hereby pledge our- adves to lav upon the altar of patriotism all personal feelings, prejudices and diff erence, and address ourselves to the task of electing onr Congressional and coun ty nominees. ... Colonel Styles, after briefly alluding to the prominent mention of CoL 0. B. Wooten in connection with tbe nomina tion for the 42d Congress, aadanuonnee- ing that that gentleman did not desire his name .used adversely to the settled policy of the party, offered the following resolution, which was adopted with en thusiastic applause: Resolved, That this Convention appre ciates the motives that induced CoL O.B. Wooten to decline the use of his name for nomination in antagonism to the policy of running none bnt eligible can didates, and that we commend his pat riotism and devotion to onr cause, in his adherence to the universally expressed .... ’ ” * ■ fi, that That wo appeal to the honest men of all parties in the Legislature to defeat this infamons attempt to subvert tho liberties of the people, and we warn the political assassins who are urging the passage of this bill that their treason to -. Gem Wimpfen, in a recent letter, says the Emperor surrendered at Sedan in a cowardly manner. Wimpfen proposed - amovementwhich would have-redeemed n Kesoh .^ TI l at . * h ® Fresidont of the itrAwrti.irww ™ • Convention appointed a District Execn- eveiything, but it was overruled at once.- tive Committee/to consist of one from and approved will of the party CoL W. A. Harris, oi Worth, address ed the Convention, declaring that hp was wedded to no man; that he ‘'H per sonal preferences, old friends in the dis trict, for whom, under other circumstan ces ho would rather vote than for CoL Tift. Bnt reviewing the unpropitioos circumstances under which CoL Tift had raised the Democratic flag in 1868, and borne triumphantly through the canvass, and his earnest efforts for the State after his election, entitled him to the nomina tion of this convention. The remarks of CoL Harris were oloquent and to the point G. W. Warwick, of Lee, said that his delegation was instructed to vote for CoL F. H. West, for the unexpired term of the 41st Congress; but that gentleman being in fnll harmony with the Demo- cratio party, and desiring to throw no ob stacle in the way, and wishing to carry out the will of the party. to elect none but eligibles, withdrew his and proposed that of CoL Nelson Tift for tbe 41st and 42d Congress. No other name being proposed, CoL Styles moved that Colonel Tift be nomi nated by acclamation, which motion was carried unanimously and with loud ap- se, the chair announced CoL the nominee. On motion, a 1 com mittee of five was appointed by the choir to wait on CoL Tift and inform him of his nomination. Being conducted to the hall, CoL Harris, of Worth, introduced him, and taking the stand, he addressed the Convention, accepting the nomina- tion. CoL Harris, being called upon to ad dress the meeting, remarked that he had made his speech, and moved to finish the business of the Convention. On motion of CoL Harris, CoL Carey W. Styles was elected by acclamation, Chairman of the District Executive Committee. In pursuance of tha resolution ou ooe4 forthwith, in the most expeditions manner, to organize a county oxecutivo committee with a chairman, (if practica- Second, Thai enchjxiouhty^execative * or five, in*cock Militia District. These committees should be composed ’ of active, prudent and vigilent men, and in all cases, chairmen should be selected for probity, energy, intelligence, and in fluence in the community,—and above all, men who are zealous in the canto, and will faithfully discharge the duties of the position. ' -r The Chairman of sub or Militia Dis trict Committees should report to the Chairmen of County Committees; those to the county members of the District Executive Committee, and they to this of fice. ^ All matters pertaining to the canvass will be conducted by these committees, and they will be the medium of commu nication and action. Members of the District Committees are requested to pat themselves in com munication, without doby, with the Chairman—giving their address and such information as they may deem important They will address their communications to “ Col J. L. Knight, Secretary, Dist. Ex. Committee, Albany, Ga. ” The Committee will be convened at an early day, to oonsidar the interests of the party, and adjust county difficulties. The importance of immediate andthor- :h organization will be apparent to h member of the committee, and they earnestly invoked to move at once and vigorously. Respectfully, Carey W. Styles, Chairman Democratic Ex. Com,, 2d Congressional District. J. L. Knight, Secretary. Tbe Cotton Crop of 1869-70. Of the material and political effects of this exhibition of Southern industry, the New York Herald thus speaks: ‘ Sufficient data has been received up on whioh to base a calculation of the amount of our cotton crop for1869-70 — The whole number of bufee will reach ovsr three million too hundred thousand—being an increase of over eight hundred thousand bates upon the crop of 1868 69—or. in cash, about eight million dollars. This is the best kind of reconstruction. It knocks the best pins from under the Congressional ultra Rad icals in the most effective manner. : It Baker—S. P. Davis. Calhonn—J. Jno. Beck. Chattahoochee—Theo. Sapp. OUj—Richard Kennon. Decatur—1M. Gnfliu. Dooly—S. It. Goode. Dongherty—L. P. D. Warren. Early—James Buchanan. Lee—G. W. Warwick. Mocoa—Gen. Phil. Cook. Morion—Col. Butts. Miller—L V. Heard. Mitchell—W. W. Twitty. Pulaski—C. C. Kibbee. Quitman—T. L. Guerry. Randolph Eugenios Douglass. Sumter—T. M.Fnrlow. Stewart—J. K, Barnnm. Terrell—C. B. Wooten. Wilcox—Geo. W. Reid. Webster—8. Bell. Worth—W. A. Hems. Why Taxes are High. We have received from the National Democratic Resident Committee the fol lowing statement of Expenditures, bo- ginning at tho Administration of Jaokaon and coming down to the present,' or Grant'a : Jackson’s Administration, 2 years cost per annum, $18,224,034.32 ; total cost, $145,792, 276.20; population, 14,000,000; ooot per capita, $1.16, exclusive of interent and principal ol pablio debt. Van Boren’s, 4 years; cost per annum, *30.182,452.53; total cost, $120,729,810.- 15; population, 17,000,000; cost per capita, $1.78, exclusive of interest and principal of public debt. Polk’s, 4yean, cost per annum; $36,- 835,713.33; total cost $147,842,853.34; population, 21,000,000; ooct per capita, $1.75, exclusive of interest and principal of public debt. Fierce’s, 4 years, cost per annum, $53,- 014,055.58; total cost, $212,066,228.94; population, 27,000,000; coat per capita. 1,96. exclusive of ioterest and principal of pablio debt. Bnchonnan’s 4 years, cost per »nnnm ( $65,915,249.44; total coat. $263,661,197,- 76; population, 30,000,000; coat per capita, $2.19, exclnsive of interest and principal of pablio debt. GRANT'S 1 TEAR, cost per nwnnm, $190,796,355.00; population, 40,000,000; «wt per capita, 34.76, exclnsive of inter est of pablio debt. -Vote.—The Linoohi administration it omittted, for the reason that the extra ordinary expenditures of that adminis tration were occasioned by the war, and coaid not. be fairly compared with Grant’s or previous administrations, although tbe cost ol tire Florida and Mexican Wars were paid by tbe above named Democratic administrations. the 8oQth cannot be too highly estimated, and that when the energies of her peo ple are rightly directed they are certain to achieve signal success. The cotton crop of 1868-69. put -tho Southerners on their feet; that of 1869-76 will set them fairly in motion on the high road of their former posperity. Furthermore, it is gritifyingto know that Southerners the . present yenr raised an unusual amountj¥i e of corn and wheat and other aahstantia! i products, and hence will not have to pur- , ohase so heavily as heretofore from tlio West and North. They trill thus be en abled to hoard their snrplna, so that in a few yean, if Providence continues to •mile npon their Insurious soil, they will have the satisfaction of knowing that they possess in abundance all that man eon , To Southern energy, then, rightly directed, wo soy God speed.” Tan Pnosrmrr nt*HB South noicFon- sci's Stjutopoist.— 1 Tho folilowing, which clip from Forney’s Press, gives a dear inright into tho object of Attorney General Akanaaa’a recent visit to Geor gia. The mooted gnestion of ‘hrho pre pared tho election.bffl” wonld oeemto have some additional light thrown npon Says the Press: ” Letters received by the. Republican Congressional Committee from different ports of tho Sooth indicate gratifying harmony among tho Republican leaden, and prognosticate tbe oneceta at tho Re publican ticket s* the coming elections. Tho Democrats, who have relied upon divisions in tho Republican ranks, are beginning to discover Out they mnst a- dapt some other tactics to eloet their can didates. In Georgia, Governor Bullock, co-operating with Attorney General Akerman, is uniting all wing* of the par ty, and the prospect i> that tho election there witt be favorable.” Advices from Orleans attribute groat importance to the engagement which oc- - : — , _ - curred at Vessoax. Tho Prussians suf- feegovernment will bo rewarded by the f ere d much from tho French artillery hid den in the woods. Thebattlo lasted all day, and -the Prussians were at length forced to retreat. A N ot roa Famonoamra.—The New Orleans Tima says: A nat for physiolo gists to crack may be fotmd in the state- mentofa gentleman of unquestionable veracity, to the oflect thmtawomon in 8t Landry recently gave birth to triplets, in ’ all respects representing the voting ele- ' ment under tho ’acts ol reconstrnction; that is, one white, one mulatto, and one block child, all of. the|malo persaarion, and none of tho woman's right kind. Af ter that who will not soy that[the black man is not‘a man and a brother?’. This woman’s husband, it ia jnat* to remark, haa left lhe Parish for Europe, to con sult with tho most eminent physicians there upon this physiological phenome- I^Russelt correspondent of theLon- don Times; writing to that paper 'a de kko Prussians snf- scnption of the battle-field arouud Se dan after the surrender, says it looked-, like “ masses of colored rags glued to-' gether with blood and brains, and pinned ' into strange dope* by fragments of

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The Weekly Sumter republican. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1889, September 30, 1870, Image 1