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f(ot%Hst Georgian.
PUBLISHED
ON WEDNESDAY l/ORNING
BV
H. H. CARLTON & Co.,
Proprietors. -
II. II, CABLTON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25.
General Local and Traveling Agent.
Capt. J. E. Ritch,
(• the duly tutborietd Agent of the Nouth-Rast
OlORHUX.
Capt. Ritch U Also the duly authorired Agent of
that splendid weekly, the '* bunny booth.”
Capt, Ritch, the General Agent of
the Georgias, will attend the fall
Courts of this Circuit. Let our sub-,
scribers be ready with their cash.
The full reports of .he proceedings
of the Troup Artillery re-union, and
of the threatened negro riot in Middle
Georgia, 30 fills our space this week,
that we have been compelled to leave
out our usual amount of other State
and general news.
EDITORIAL NOfES.
\Ye call especial attention to the notice
of the Secretary of the State Sanitary
Board. The proper blanks for carrying
out the purposes of the law establishing
this Commission have been furnished
the Ordinaries of the different counties,
and an earliest appeal is made to every
U. H. J. Tersus. II. H. C.
“ Editorial Correspondence from
Indian Springs.”
The voice of our brother; the “ Sage
of Liberty,” is now beard from abroad.
, In what plaintive strains he tells of the
j disturbing tboraa which have sprang
1 ’neath his “ bed of roses,” so cruelly
j interrupting the enjoyment of his
“ sweet do-nothing,” in his umbrageous
retreat. Alas! no doubt he’s heard to
; os claim:
“ O for a lodge in some vast wildncrness,
Some boundless contiguity ol shade/
We regret exceedingly, that we
should in anywise have been the cause
of Col. Jones having to say, “while in
the discharge of so sacred a duty as
that which now calls him from home,”
alas! there is “no discharge” in his
“ warfare.” But our friend must re
member, that in this day and time,
when men are so jealous of their “equal
rights,” we cannot always have
things exactly our owu way, and if he
will only take tho trouble to refer to
his repeated correspondence pertaining
to the University question, he will
doubtless find that he, more than any
one else, is to blame for this his present
annoyance.
Thinking that we were done with
the discussion of this question, we
equally regret the necessity of haviu;
to say more, but justice to ourselves
demands that we notice Col. Jones'
last, so far as to correct the erroneous
impressions which are more than likely
to be produced in the public mind,
hv this his last notice of him whom he
sustaining our 'State nstitution hence
forth, even if it does require some
sacrifice oi individual preferences or
antipathies.”
As far ourselves, we have no
individual preferences or antipathies to
sacrifice,. and out only air? and ambh
tion in the past having been, as it wQ)
ever be in the future, to do all within
our humble capacity to build up the
institution to that standard which it
deserves to attain as a State Univer
sity, therefore we have no weapons to
ground. ... ... .
Together with oor friend of the Tel
egraph and Messenger, we crave the par
don of our readers for again taxing
them with our University controversy.
And now, 03 a finale to our part of the
discussion, and inasmuch as our mo
tives may have been misconstrued, we
beg leave to say, that claiming to have
done nothing more than our duty, and
disclaiming anything like presumptieus
or egotistical reference, we are willing
to be judged by our record as to
whether we have not always vied with
the friends of the University who have
sought its good. And, as it has been
claimed by some, that there are those
who have written more about the Col
lege and done more for it than the less
pretentious, we respectfully suggest
that the record determiue as to who
has been its best and truest friend.
First Re-Union ofthe Troup Artillery.
first day,
It shall be the duty of the Com mis- j Gen. T. R. R. Cobb, in the spring of
sary to take charge aud provide for 1 1862 , W as now received, amid the
Agreeable to a previa ««. the | Sg£ rUculftr dei>3r ‘ ment ? m j cheers of the old Company! the Athens
Troup Artillery assembled at the Court
House, in Athens, on Wednesday last,
the 18th inst. The meeting was called
to order by Capt H. H. Carlton, and
on motion by him made, Maj. M. j by ballot.
*1 H * J . . . « . _ • * .
The President and Vice-Presidents
shall be a Committee to arrange for
each anuual re-union.
The Committee recorameud that the
Company elect their permanent officers
one indicated in the Secretary's notice,
to give such assistance as will make | honors with the titlc of the “ Hots P ur
the inauguration what it is designed to
! of Athens.”
be, a great sanitary and protective in
terest to our whole Commonwealth.
The Poor House Question.
He says:
“ We propose to devote a few words
to “ Dr. H. H. C.,” not, however, in
any spirit of anger or controversy.
We feel too amiable for that, although
We are glad to see that our Grand I our hurry skurry young brother did
J ury, at the receut session of our Court, ' almost place himself outside the pale of
took notice of this all-important ques- ! b - v ?? u P! iD ? tl ? e . ^ " con
. ... .. . * . ^ ! temptible with his denial of the asser*
tion, to which we called attention some | t ; on t hat (be charges against the Chan-
few weeks since. The Grand Jury ■ cellor were merely “trumped up” to de-
having done all that they could in the
matter, tbat is, call the attention of
the people to the subject through their
presentments, we trust now the tax-,
payers will give such consideration
thereto as will secure in future a wiser,
better and more successful plan for
providing for the poor of our county.
We repeat it, that the purchase of a j
poor house farm will not only reduce
the expense of maintaining that class
in our midst who are dependeut upon
the county charity, but will have no
inconsiderable tendency to subserve a
higher purpose, that of so elevating the
moral tone and stimulating the self-
respect of this people, by supplying
means for their self-support, that in
stead of continuing,to fill our pauper lists
they would become a resjiectable, use
ful and industrious portion of Our
society.
At a more convenient time we pro
pose to say more on this subject, sub
mitting a plan by which we think the
farming system can be established and
sustained, certainly without increasing
the present tax upon the people, if not,
ns riflhink, with a certainty of re
ducing the present expense of support
ing our poor.
The Negro Sedition.
We copy from the Macon Telegraph
anil Messenger, and from the Atlanta
Constitution, a full account of the
threatened uprising of the negroes in
Middle Georgia. Great excitement
has been produced, not only in the
counties directly threatened with the
seditious movements of the negroes,
but throughout all Middle Georgia.
This movement, like all similur at
tempts on the part of the poor ignor
ant, deluded and misguided negroes,
has and ever will, prove abortive, only
producing for the time being intense
excitement among the people by reason
of the fiendishness of their purpose.
These pocr creatures, the easy tools in
the hands of the enemies of the South
and of good and honest government,
being by them deceived as to their rights
aud privileges, under the laws of the
land, have doubtless been led on in their
hellish designs by radical carpet bag
gers, scallawags, scoundrels and inter
lopers, as a preparation or scheme for
Republican success in the approaching
Ohio election as well as in the coming
Presidential campaign. The Radicals
having so signally failed through the
“ civil rights bill ” to resurrect their
decaying party, are determined in this
life and death issue with them, to re
sort to any means, - it matters not how
fiendish or brutal, to louger continue
their administration of the govern
ment, the chief characteristics of which
have been corruption, constitutional
violation, robbery aud rapiuc. Then
let not our people, from these attempt
ed but futile outrages on the part of
the poor ignorant and misguided
negroes, who are responsible in but a
small degree for these savage demon
strations, so give way to excitement as
to lose that wisdom and judgment
which properly exeroised, must ever
foil the attempts of our enemies, and
which otherwise, will only be acting in
accordance with the partisan designs
of the present Radical administration.
Let ns a little while longer, be patient,
prudent, wise and discreet, and all will
be well with us. Let the people of
Middle Georgia, and of our whole
Southern country, still exercise that
prudence which so wisely marked their
course last fall. Let us keep out a
sharp watch for the miserable white
scoundrels and adventurers who are
tloubtlessin our midst poisoning the
ininds of our colored people, and arrest
and bring them to punishment, to
gether with the leaders among these
misguided and deceived negroes.
feat his re-election. We have already
said that he was not the author of those
charges, but simply the chronicler and ]
disseminator. Hence, there was no is- !
sue of veracity Iretwecn us.”
Now, we submit the question to Col.
Jones himself, as to which ran the
greatest risk of “ placing himself out
side the pale of courtesy,” he who made
the assertion that the charges against
the Chancellor were merely “ trumped
up" to defeat his re-election, or he who
stated that such an assertion was con
temptible? Col. Jones certainly knows,
and cannot fail to remember, that the
very first charge against Dr. Tucker,
and that from which arose the whole
discussion ol the Chancellor, was made
by the Georgian. This fact is gen
erally known, and the Colonel could
not have failed to learn ns much, from
a conversation we had with him when
he wns in Athens, as one of the Visit
ing Board to the University.
If lie ever said that wc were not the
author of those charges, but simply the
chronicler ami disseminator, we failed
to see or hear of it.
Col. Jones further adds:
“ Aud now, we respectfully submit,
that it is uot in good taste for the
Georgian to keep alive its opposition
| to the Chancellor. It caD but tend to
impair his usefulness and accomplish
nothing. And this we trust Dr. Carl
ton will see.”
We would ask our most patronizing
friend, what are his grounds for sub
mitting any such statement, when we
have acquiesced iu the action of the
Board of Trustees ia re-electing Dr.
Tucker, and since which time, we have
made no allusion to the Chancellor
whatever, only so far as he (Col. Jones)
has forced us, in defense of ourselves
against the false impressions which his
editorial correspondence was so well
calculated ty produce in the public
mind ? We deny ever having been in
opposition to Dr. Tucker, only so far
as our duty in a public position, aud
as a true, honest and impartial friend
to the University, required our notice
of his unwise and indiscreet manner of
correcting the students, which impro
prieties were well calculated to damage
the College, impair the usefulness of
the Chancellor, and which he himself,
nor Col. Jones, nor any of his friends
can justify or successfully defend.
We are uot willing to admit, that
seeing and opposing error in any one,
necessarily implies opposition to the
persou. We are more than willing now,
as wc have ever been, to freely and
fully commend all that is wise aud
proper in the Chancellor, aud will as
gladly “ uphold his bauds” in the suc
cessful administration oi the institution,
as Col. Jones or any other over-anxious
and zealous friend of Dr. Tucker,
whose partiality perhaps blinds them to
his faults.
Our contemporary, in reply to our
charge, that he claimed to be clothed
with power that the law did not give
him, and which we still think, states
that the action of the Visiting Board
“ was merely suggestive and advisory,”
and in accordance with work mapped
out by us for the Board before they
met. This is true, and in the main,
we heartily endorse their report, and
especially do we commend them for
publishing the same, that the people *f
Georgia might know the status ofthe
University; but if Col. Jouea will pro
duce anything in our recommendations
to his Board, which will in the slight
est degree justify him in having de
voted his time almost exclusively,
while acting as a member of that body,
to the defense of the errors which had
been discovered in the institution, then
we will yield the point, and say we are
wrong.
In conclusion, the Colonel* entreats
that “ we all ground our weapons, and
vie with each other in building up and
High Handed Rascality.
On Wednesday last, about noon,
young Mr. W. 8. Wood, from near
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett county, ac
companied by his aged father, arrived
in our city, and from the great excite
ment which they exhibited, it was evi-
den that some wrong had been done
them. Capt. Cobb Davis, our efficient
Chief of Police, who is ever on the
alert for evil-doers, soon found out
from Mr. Wood, that a couple of men,
claiming to be doing business in
Athens, and at that time commissioned
by Messrs' Beusse & Moon and Mr.
Wiley Hood, of this place, to go to
Buckhead for the purpose of closing
I up a firm there which was in their
debt, had called at his house a day or
two before, aud agreed to pay him eight
dollars to bring them back to Athens.
These men, making quite a plausible
story, exhibing papers to prove the
object of their absence from home, as
well as a plenty of money, induced
Mr. Wood, he having laid by his crop,
to comply with their request, they
promising to pay the money upon their
arrival in Athens.
So taking them iu his wagon he
brought them safely to Athens, and
when passing through the upper yart
of the city, they making an excuse to
stop a few moments, saying they de
sired to see some parties iu that neigh
borhood, disappeared altogether, leav
ing Mr. Wood standing in the street
with his team, but minus the eight
| dollars, Capt. Davis, learning all
these facts, and getting a full descrip
tion of the parties from Mr. Wo<xl,
went at ouce to work to find them out,
and soon learned that they were one H.
H. Tolbert and one Thomas Wbitecot-
ton alias White, who lived in the neigh
borhood of Seymour's Mills, iu Madison
county. The Captain at once obtained
a warrant for the arrest of these parties,
and dispatched two of his trusty and
efficient police after them, with instruc
tions not to return until they were dis
covered and arrested. That night they
arrested Tolbert at bis house, who plead
guilty to the charge, stating that Wbite-
cottou had left the neighborhood, but
if they would release him he would
pay the eight dollars and costs, and
deliver Whitecotton up to them when
he returned. They collected about
twenty-five dollars out of Tolbert, in
cluding horse hire and all other costs
and expenses, but he has not yet de-.
livered up Whitecottou. We are of
the opinion that it would have been
better to have arrested both of these
rascals, and caused them to have suffered
the full penalty of the law, that others
might not fall victims to their rascali
ty. Mr. Wood, after two or three
days tedious and perplexing experience,
returned home as fully satisfied tbat
the Athens Police are a clever end
most efficient set of officers, os be is
determined in future to avoid being
swindled by such characters as Tolbert
and Whitecotton.
A bad Accident In Uauks County.
FIVE MEN WOUNDED, THREE OF TOEM
SERIOUSLY AND ONE MORTALLY.
We learn from Messrs. J. J. Shep
pard and D. S. McWhorter, of Banks
county, that on Tuesday evening, the
17th ir.st., while five citizens of their
county were engaged covering a dwell
ing house, near Burns’ Mill, the scaf-
foldiug fell, wounding them all severe
ly. Mr. William Myze had his leg
badly broken, and his brother Thomas
had both of his arms broken, one veiy
badly, at the wrist joint.
Mr. Thomas McKie, who was con
siderably advanced in years, was so
badly injured that he died the follow
ing day, having suffered severely from
bis wounds.
Stanley, the first and original Captain
of the Company, was called to the
Chair. On taking his seat, Maj.
Stanley addressed the old Company in
a few happy and most appropriate re
marks.
The Chair declaring the meeting
ready for business, on motion of Lieut.
H. Jennings, Private J. M. Barry, was
elected Secretary, and Sgt. J. F.
Dillard, Assistant Secretary. The
roll of the old Company was then
called. Present: Maj. M. Stanley,
Capt. H. H. Carlton, Capt. A. F.
Pope, Lieut H. Jennings, Sgt. J. F.
Dillard, Corp’l B. F. Culp, Privates J.
M. Barry, R. T. Brittain, J. Bradberry,
R. T. Durham, J. W. Hale. T. F.
Hudson, J. Jennings, George Lang
ford, John Lilly, James Mauldin,
George Malcoiu, John Moon, A. L.
Nance, John Rickies, T. Richards, C.
Shirley, W. A. Strickland, S. Swan,
E. H. Ware, T. D. Williams, J. R.
Crane, T. A. Jonas, O. Vincent, J. J.
Jennings, J. W. Leadlietter, F. M.
Dos ter, H. T. Buushell, W. J. Pitt
man, J. R. Malcom, R. W. Pittman,
I. S. Muon, W. A. England, J. J.
Williams, W. S. Barrett, A. H.
Pendergrass, Walter Bradberry, H.
L. Mullins aud John O'Farrell.
On motion, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That the Rev. Dr. A. A.
Lipscomb, the soldier’s triend, aud he
whose heart and prayers followed us
all through our struggle during the
late war, be especially invited to meet
witli us iu this our re union.
Resolved, Tbat the surviving mem
bers of tbe Athens Guards, Georgia
Troopers, Mell Volunteers, Clarke
Rifles, and Jobnsou Guards, be invited
to participate with us to-morrow, in
our re-uniou diuner, at the Gum
Spring.
Resolved, That the present Athens
Guards, the representatives of their
gallant and heroic predecessors, and
our comrades in arms, be invited to
meet with us at the Confederate Mon
ument, on to-morrow morning, the 19th
inst., at 9 o’clock, and act as an escort
for our Company to the Gum Spring.
Resolved, Tbat the Secretary be in
structed to furnish copies of the above
resolutions as early as possible.
On motioB, the following Committee
of Arrangements was appointed : B.
F. Culp, C. Shirley, R. T. Brittain,
George Langford and W. A. England.
On motion of Capt. A. F. Pope, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of seven
lie appointed, who shall perfect a plan
of organization of the Company, as a
Company of Veterans, and submit the
same t j the Company at 3 o’clock p. in.
The Chair appointed the following
Gimmittee:
Capt. H. II. Carlton, Capt. A. F.
Pope, Lieut. H. Jennings, Sgt. J. F.
Dillard, Corp’l A. L. Nance, and Pri
vates M. Cheatham and J. Mauldin.
On motion, Company adjourned un
til 3 o’clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The Company met again at the
Court House, at 3 o’clock p. ra., Maj.
Stanley presiding. The origiuul mus
ter roll of the Company, by which
it was mustered iuto service at Sa
vannah, Ga., May the8tb, 1861, was,
by Maj. Stanley, presented. Upon the
call of the roll, it was ascertained that
theoriginal Company which left Athena
for Savannah, April the 24th, 1861,
and which was mustered into service at
the latter place, consisted of ninety
members, including officers aud pri
vates. A most remarkable fact in
connection with tlie history of the old
original Troup Artillery, was, tlmt out
of this number, only tweuty-lwo are
dead, up to this time. What makes
this fact more remarkable, is that sev
eral of the offic# and rnauy of llic
men'remained in the organization to
the very dose ofthe war. Out of the
forty-five members present at this first
re-union, the names of fifteen appear
upon the original muster roll.
The Committee on plan of perma
nent organization then made the fol
lowing report, which wa3 received and
adopted by the Company, for the
government of their future re-unions:
Report of Committee.
We, the Committee to report a plau
of permanent organization, respectfully
The Company then proceeded to the
dection of officers with the following
result r
For President, Maj. M. Stanley;
for Vice-Presidents, Capt. H. H.
Carlton, Capt. A. F. Pope, Lieut. C,
; believe our Georgia insurrection I, •
i*i one which obtained ,1
>pe,
W. Motes and Lieut. H. Jennings;
Secretary, Capt. Howell Cobb; Assist
ant Secretary, Capt. Pope Barrow;
Quartermaster, J. R. Crane; Assist
ant Quartermaster, B. F. Culp; Com
missary, Robert Brittain; Assistant
Commissary, M. Cheatham; Chaplain,
C. J. Oliver.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That a Memorial Commit
tee of five be appointed, whose duty it
shall be to prepare a list of the killed
and wounded, the time and place, and
also to prepare memorial notices oi the
dead, during the war and since, which
Committee shall furnish tho same to
tbe Secretary at the next annual re
union, to be, entered upon the Com'
pany record.
The following Committed was ap
pointed by the Chair
Lieut. T. F. Murray, Chairman,
Sgt. J. F. Dillard, Con'.’l E. T. Eng
land, Privates I. S. Moon and C. J.
Oliver.
On motion of Capt; H. H. Carlton,
the following resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That Dr. James Camak,
who illustrated bis devotion to our
Southern cause by giving his unceas
ing and uotiriug energies during the
whole war, to the care and attention
of our sick, wounded and needy sol
diers, following them upon tbe battle
fields, dispensing his services where
most needed, be especially invited to
be with: us in this our first rc-union,
and that wc exteud him a cordial invi
tation to all future re-unions of this
Company. 1
On motion, an ihvitatiou was also
extended the Mayor and City Council,
and the Press of Athens, to unite with
the Company in their re-union dinner
at the Gum Spring.
There being no other busiuess, the
Company then adjourned, to meet at
the Confederate Monument, on Thurs
day, the 19th inst., at 9 o’clock a. m.
The following letter from Gen’l C.
A. Evans, who was invited to address
the Company on the occasion of their
re-union, was received and read. Also
the letters from Lieut. C. W. Motes
and Corp’l W. A. Hemphill, of At
lanta, and Private F. M. Stovall, oi
Augusta, Ga.:
Augusta, Ga.,
August 18th, ’75.
Capt. II. 17. Carlton,
Athens, Oa.
My Dear Sir:—On my return
home I find your letter, cordially invi
ting me 10 be present at the re-uniou
of your Company. I regret exceed
ingly that I have been unable toatteud
the pleasant occasion. I would have
been delighted to tell your comrades
how gallantly they supported me at
Morton’s Ford, and how highly they
were praised by Gen’l Ewell. I am
sure that you and your Company have
the most abundant reasons to justify
you in the pride you feel in your
Company, and in the desire to preserve
its history.
Thanking you most heartily for tbe
compliment you pay me by your invi
tation, I remain, now and always,
•Your faithful Confederate fellow
Soldier, /' \ .
Clement A. Evans.
Guards presenting arms, and the baud
playing “ Dixie,” the whole crowd
was doubtless thrilled with those emo
tions which stirred their souls in days
gone by, when marshalled beneath that
“emblem,” which represented our now
“ lost” but much loved "cause.”
With the Athens Guards acting as
an escort, the “ Troup Artillery Vete
rans” now marched out of town, to the
thrilling music of the Athens Brass
Band. ' Arriving at the
gum spring,
where we were to enjoy the re-uniou
dinner, and where already quite a
crowd had assembled, we found Mr.
Nickols had very thoughtfully arrang
ed so that most of the crowd could be
seated. The procession reaching the
platform, the Guards haulted, and
opening order, the [Troup Artillery,
headed with Maj. .Stanley and Dr.
Lipscomb, Col. Yancey aud Maj. Cobb,
marched up and were seated, the
Guards, then the ladies and citizens
generally following. By request of the
President, the exercises were now
opened with prayer, by Rev. Dr. Lip
scomb, and we recognized the same
soft voice that invoked God’s [blessings
upon the old Company, fourteen years
ago, as wc started to liattle for our
homes and our liberties, aud before we
knew what war was.
SPEECHES.
Major Stanley, after addressing his
old Company, his fellow comrades in
arms, and the crowd generally, in a
few appropriate, well-timed and feel
ing remarks, then introduced Major
Lamar Cobb, who spoke extempore
and right from his heart. The Major
spoke beautifully, and with such pathos
as to kindle the old feeling which,
Prospect of Trouble with Negroes.
We have received, through the kind- j the one which obtained duri r ‘ ‘
ness of Major Shellman, a copy of an'slavery era, and it will be a ^
extra issued from the office of the Ir- j for the lawyers whether this full' 1 .'”' 1 ' 1111
winton Southerner containing the fol- ! the case of our preseut
Lie!.... lnSS..M a«.L!.L I, 1- A T I llAfta f/> iLa A. t -'&■ rtla.
lowing letter, which was brought to Ir-1 tions to the negroes of
winton, on the 16th, by Mr. B. Hall.
The letter was picked up near Wil
liamson’s old store, in Washington
county, alter one of the nightly drills
of the negroes. Its genuiness is vouch
er! for by Rev. Mr. Baker, of Irwin-
ton:
Augtst 6th, ’75.
James Wallers, you and your com
pany must start to killing the whites
on Aug. 20th. Kill every one you can
find. Tell Hamson Tucker to kill all
the whites he can find and go towards
No. 11 station and there will meet you
Gen. Murris and his staff and Gen.
Rivers and his staff.
You do as I tell you and Captain
Tucker. This must be a secret. \ ou
tell brother Jack to kill every white
man and get every gun he can. Make
out to the white men that you are sorry
that they think we will hurt them, and
if you know of any man that has got
money, make them give it to your
treasurer, aHd we need it.
Have all your companies readv.
Kill with axes, hoes, pitchforks, and
get gunpowder and shot as you kill.
So I close to depend on you.
In making a copy of this letter we
inadvertently omitted to copy the sig
nature, but tlmt is unimportaut.
After the letter was found the white
people sent a spy to one of the negro
We have not thefow
hut state the matter from recollect;”'’
That there is both a name a-rt
punishment for the crime we are 1-
fieri. sat ‘s-
. Yesterday Governor -Smith
graphed to ex-Governor Herschel v
Johnson, who is the presiding i U( t '[
the superior court of the middle c\L-
an« who lives in Johnson county ,
give all necessary assistance fo’,h°.
offioers of the counties in the matter
and do whatever the ernergenci-s ,t
the cases demand. The court of j!
quiry, by a subsequent dispatch , va '
announced to the governor as havin-
been ordered for Monday next, the
23d inst., when, nothing "occurring i n
the meantime to interfere, the parties
now under arrest will he arraigned fall
their crimes.
Not a false alarm. A telegram t,
the executive from a gentleman of the
highest reliability and who left Atlanta
on Wednesday night for the scene oi t
disturbance, was received last evening
It stated that matters were apparent! 1
quiet, and the work ot arresting ,i/l
conspirators was going on quietly ha!
firmly. This geutlemau, who w., !
somewhat sceptical before leaving, coa. ]
eerning the real magnitude ot f n , <
j affair, assures the governor that i
people have hud full and serious grout.;
meetings who, upon his return, con- j for all their apprehensions and action,
firmed all that was in the villainous j That the unearthed villainies of f..
“ In our souls will lie down deep,
Hid lrom all; but tee shall feel it,
Often stirring in it* sleep.”
Col. Yancey was then introduced,
who entertained the croud with an
able and most eloquent address. The
Colonel while he counselled that wise,
prudent and unresisted obedience to
the “ laws that be,” which is but the
sure type of a true patriotism, still he
defended iu a masterly style the cause
for which we fought, and from tho his
tory of that “ peculiar institution,”
which once received from Massachu
setts such jealous and fuetering care,
aud which finally arrayed the North
in enmity towards the South, proved
document. The spy had no knowledge
whatever of the existence of such a
letter.
A lady living in Jefferson county
was warned by a negro man to seek a
place of safety, as there was going to
be trouble pretty soon. The lady took
his advice anil got away. This is
further evidence that the missile meant!
the worst kind of mischief.
A gentleman living in Jefferson
county telegraphed to Macon last
Saturday to ascertain if guns could be
had for the use of the whites in defend
ing themselves. Guns and ammunr
-f tion were promptly sent down. -
dispatch was also sent asking if they
needed any meu, and they answered
no. They thought they would l>e able
to take care of themselves it they got
the arms.
negroes were to be fully executed, hal
they not been discovered and frustra;!
ed, is a matter oi utmost certainty.
Governor Smith is ready, at a inora.
ent’s notice, to resort to the most de
cisive measures. He is pruceeJin-
with extreme prudence and eauti-n
and constantly has advised the cxeni^
of these qualities upon the officials im
mediately engaged in maintaining and
executing the laws.
Tennili.e, August 19.
The excitement caused by the
closure of the extensive negro insur
rection movement is becoming aliaved
aud for the present, quiet prevails.’
• The peace officers 'have been vert
active and prompt in jlic-ir dealin g
with the threatened trouble, a0t | tbore
are now, of the conspirators, over fifty
in Jail.
Arrests continue tw he made wlien-
In answer to a dispatch, Lieut.
Walter T. Ross, of Macon Volunteers, i ... , ,. ,
Company B, received the following I evel , the , now “ or discovered parties
communication yesterday : 1 f r ® foun<1 ' “ nd , pt tb ?* e “ «*•
Sandersville, Ga., ) 1 tod » : evctul ,iave vuIu,Ua,1 '>'
75. j
Sunday Night, August 15, 18'
To Lieut. IP. T. Ross:
Your dispatch just received. I am
in hopes the telegraph operator replied
immediately, as he did nut send me the
telegram until after nightfall. We
had considerable excitement here last
Friday night, as a report reached us
that the negroes intended taking the
town and killing every white man,
that we were not rebels against Con- ! "onmn and child if they met with any
‘resistance. If such was their idea they
stitutional Government, .but ri.pl, the seat of war up to
justafiable defenders of those rights, t f or them on that occasion, as ne ,y 9 ! !“^r. Ine movements ot the neg
nrivileces and nrinomlex frnnrantcod ! rosw-ltnl thorn tbsii tlm ..I 111 their vicinity, lead the [teopl
recommend that the following rules be
Athens, Ga., Aug. 22, 1875.
Editor Georgian : Dear Sir—l
have the pleasure to send you herewith
forty copies of the Premium List of
the Georgia State Fair, to he held at
Macon, next October. Do me and
the State Agricultural Society the
kindness to announce in the next issue
of your paper, that the Premium Lists
are at your office for distribution.
Very truly yours,
Wm. M. Browne,
Vice Pres’t Ga. State Agtic’l
Society, 9th District
We will take great pleasure ia dis
tributing these Premium Lists, and
hope those desiring copies will call or
send to our office, where they may be
obtained at any time.
adopted for the government of the
Troup Artillery at their future re
unions.
We recommend that we style our
selves the “Troup Artillery Veterans.”
The offioers shall be composed of a
President and three Vice-Presidents, a
Secretary and Assistant Secretary,
Quartermaster and Assistant Quarter
master, a Commissary and Assistant
Commissary, and a Chaplain, who
shall be elected annually at the re
unions, and continue iu office until
their successors be appointed.
It shall be the duty of the President
to preside at all re-unions of the Com
pany; in the event of the President
being abseut, the Vice-Presidents shall
preside in the order of their seniority.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary
to keep a record of each meeting ot tbe
Company, to perfect the roll efthe
Company, enrbraciug the names of all
who may have at any time belonged
to the same, to set opposite each name,
if killed nr wounded, the date of death
or wound, and the uame of the battle
in which said member was killed or
wounded; or if any member should
have died, either during or since the
war, I he date of death; also, to gather
all the incidents of the Company that
would he of interest, aitd have them
recorded
privileges aud principles guaranteed j readied them that the citizens were
unto us bv our forefather* of 1776. ! prepared for them. Our town was
These speeches, while not at all rebel- j _ tl,ro ^ h : _ the b >'„ tbe
liousin their spirit, but simply a state-'
Cbi
Atlanta, Ga.,
August 17, ’75,
. 77. H. Carlton,
ear Sir:—We regret that it is
impossible for us to be preseat at the
re-union of the Troup Artillery. If
we are uot present, our hearts will be
with you. : r j, .
Some of the pleasantest moments of
our life were spent with the Troup
Artillery, in the Army of Northern
Virginia.
Enroll our names on the list of the
Society that you intend forming, and
the flames of the old love that the
may i
members of the Troup Artillery bore
for each other, he re-kindled and kept
burning for all time to come.
Yours truly, L
C. W. Motes,
' ‘ ‘ W. A. Hemphill.
Augusta, August 17,1875.
Dear Captain:—Your Card inviting
me to a re-union of the Troop Artillery
was duly received, for which please ac
cept my thanks- Until the test min
ute, I hoped to be with you; but now,
find it will be impossible
It would give me the greatest pleas
ure to meet “ the boys” once more, and
have a good, hearty hand-shaking all
round. Remember me kindly to them,
one mid all, and say to them that
though I can’t take part personally iu
the re-union, I am with them in spirit.
Hoping you will enjoy yourselves as
much as 1 regret my inability to be
present, I am,
• Very truly your friend,
F. M. Stovall.
SECOND DAY.
Thursday broke upon us with all the
brightness and loveliness of a Spring
day. The same hand that had guided
and guarded us as a Company through
the war, certainly fashioned the day
far this occasion.
At 9 o’clock a. in., our bugler of
’61 blew the assembly, when tWAthens
Guards, commanded by Lieut. Tal
inadge, and the Troup Artillery, by
Capt. Carlton, assembled around the
Confederate Monument, just where
stood the old liberty pole, and where
tbe old Troup Artillery assembled
more than fourteen years ago, to leave
for the war. Strange feelings creeped
o’er us, as the command was given to
“foil in,” the first time siuce we dis
banded at Amelia Court House, having
hurried our guns beneath the soil upon
which We had foaght for four tong
tor preservation; aud any
expenses incidcut to the duties of this } -ear9 > aud with team consigned them
office, shall be liiet by voluntaiy con
tributions.
It shall be the duty of the Quarter
master to provide for personal com-
1 fort, quarters, fuel, and transportation
at each re-union.
to the keepiug of- that grand old Coni'-
monwealth.
: As the old riddled battle flag, which
was presented to the Company by our
esteemed aud much loved commander,
ment of facts and constitutional truths,
were not at all calculated, especially
when coupled with the recognition of
the recent treatment which President
Davis has received at the hands of the
people of Illinois, to induce us to pon
toon the “ bloody chasm ” with a
sacrifice of principle and self respect,
that in obedience to a policy which
represents neither truth, honesty nor
patriotism, we may shake hands over
the bones of “ our fallen heroes and
brothers,” which now lie bleaching in
the chasm.
TnE DINNER,
Which was principally prepared by
those noble and patriotic women of
Athens, whose deeds oi kindness fol
lowed us all through the war, and
whose patriotism and Spartan-like cour
age and endurance nerved the strong
arm of our soldiery for four long years
of sanguinary conflict, excelled any
dinner of the kind it was ever our for
tune to attend, and for fear our de
scription might fall short of justice, we
will simply say, it was fit for a King.
The barbecued meat, which was pre
pared by someof the old Company, was,
by all pronounced, superfine. Water
melons were in abundance, aud with
the exception of those who were too
full for utterance, nil, with one voice
exclaimed: “ what a pleasant aud en
joyable occasion this Troup Artillery
re-uuion -has been.”
Dinner now beiug over, the Compa
nies were assembled, and after the
“ Troup Artillery Veterans” had ex
pressed their deep-felt gratitude to the
ladies, for their exceeding great kind
ness in providing them with a dinner,
to Mr. John Nichols, for his generosi
ty ia allowing them tlie use of his spring
aud grounds, to tlie Atliens Guards,
for their courtesy in acting as their es
cort on this occasiou, and to the Com
mittee of Arrangements, for their val
uable services, which so contributed to
the success ot the whole occasion, there
was an exchange of compliments in the
way of “ three” heartfelt “ cheers” be
tween these Veteraus and their gallant
Escort, when all broke rauks, to meet
again one year hence.
There being many still lingering
about the grounds, loathe to leave
scenes of such pleasure, it was decided
that a Court-Martial would be in order.
Charges and specifications being now
preferred against Private R. Durham
and several of his comrades for robbing
a dairy in Virginia during the last
year of the war, they were arraigned
and tried iu regular Court-Martial
style. Several important witnesses
beiug abseut, the sentence ofthe Court
was withheld until the next re-uniou.
The trial was very entertaining to those
who could hear, and to those who could
not, ridiculously amusing.
This first re-union of the “ Troup
Artillery Veterans” was both a pleas
ant and sacred occasion, and it is great
ly hoped that each surviving member
will do all in hia power tn perpetuate
our future re-unions, as the annual oc
casions of our sacred interest and
pleasure onW to cease, when the last
“Surviving Veteran” shall be sum
moned to join hia “fallen comrades”
in that last and final' “Grand Re
union.” !
military companies,
juiet now.
All is perfectly
lit behalf of the military aud citizens
of Sandersville, I must render thanks j
to you and the Macon battalion for the
interest you have manifested in oui
welfare, and if at any time we have
anything like a riot and need assistance
we will certainly avail ourselves of
your kindness, and notify you to that
effect.
Very respectfully your friend, etc.,
F. A. Guttenberger,
Lieut., Washington Dragoons.
Three of the leaders of this insur- J
rectionary movement were arrested on
Monday, and a note to a merchant of
Macon, received last night, says the
most intense excitement prevails in
Washington county. Other arrests
will be made as the parties can be
found. With the ringleaders in the
hands of the legal authorities, the
people will probably have no cause for
further apprehension.
From the best information we can
get, we are satisfied that there is no
filmy bugaboo in this mutter, but that
it is an affair of real concern, betoken
ing a most distressing state of society.
We have no idea of what there is to
incite the negroes to such a step; but a
woeful day it will be to them if ever
they attempt to execute such an in
fernal scheme. We hope the whites
will act prudently in the matter; aud
let such of the leaders as have beeu
or may be arrested, receive proper
punishment at the hands of the law.
Let there be no unnecessary violence,
but the utmost patience with an ignor
ant and illy taught race of people.'—
Telegraph and Messenger.
Later Developements.
We ex'.ract from the Atlanta Cons
stitution the following:
The first intelligence of the discovery
of tho hellish plot was received here iu
a dispatch to tiov. Smith from Win.
Wartlten and W. H. Wylley, of San
dersville. The governor in reply sent
the orders to the sheriff aud command
ers of ntilitia of the county. A fuller
report came to the governor later in
the cveuiug from Mr. WyJler, the sub
stance of which was:
“ We have forty now arrested, and
confessions implicating every negro
military organization iu this ami ad
joining counties, except Captain Wo.
Hicks' company here, and information
implicating many negroes not belong
ing to the military.
All quiet except the rapid move
ment of negro missionaries and night
meetings of tlie negroes. We are
striving to get three of tho most no
torious ring leaders whom we have not
yet secured.”
Yesterday moili ng the fir-4 dispatch
wired to tlie Governor was from Mr.
Wylley, and among other things, con
tained the folio -ving:
“ Arrests continue. Confessions of
guilt from four of the prisoners, and I
hear of more. Confessions show that
the counties of Washington, Johnson,
Laureus, Wilkinson and Jefferson are
threatened, and fifteen other counties,
the names of which are not known to
the prisoners who confessed.” “ Prince
R. Rivers ” is tlie arch-conspirator.
Josepii Morris, of Burke, comes next.! terdav.
A deputy sheriff is in pursuit of Morris
confessions in which they implicate
those arrested and many others whom
the officers have not caught, but f,r
whom they are now searching.
It is re|M>rted that Prince It. River-,
a notorious character fiom South Car-
liua, is the prime mover in the upris
ing. and that Cordy Harris and Frank
Murkerson, of this, and Joseph Morri?,
of Burke couuty, are his suliordinate?,
Macon, August 19th.
There is very little satisfactory new
this
;rces
peojile of
Sandersville to seriously anticipate an
attack to-night.
Spies and scouts sent out in ail di
rections return agreeing in reports that
large bodies of negroes are underarms,
ami they are also represented to be well
supplied with ammunition. There is
great excitement prevailing aniong tin-
people of Washington and Jefferson
counties. The people here are qu.et
but manifest a deep interest in the
events transpiring. The second Geor
gia battalion will go down to the scene
of the trouble if needed to aid in sup
pressing nuy outbreak, but our people
hope the prompt actions of tire state
i officers and the wholesale arrests beiu^
.made will suppress further troubles.
v ' * '' Augusta, August 19.
This city is in a perfect uproar of
excitement over the startling and
threatening news from Burke couuty.
The Augusta battaliou was telegraphed
for,but upon applying to thogoveruor for
marching orders, he refused to let it go.
Whereupon many members ofthe bat-
j taliou volunterred and went anyhow,
taking with them their guns and am
munition. Any number of men could
be hadat the word to go and aid in
squelching this fieudish uprising. The
leader of the insurrection is Gen. Joe.
Morris and the latest reliable advices
state that he is strongly postal at a
point ten nribs from Wayensboro, with
a numerous body of followers, lbs
command has arrived and is anxious
for a fight. They are arresting and
detaining all who attempt to pass the
road throigb their lines. A large body
C* i>.vnnn l.m HTrti.nA O f Q itl'llM'k
of troops leave Waynesboro at 9 o’clock
to-night, for the purpose of attacking
and breaking up the band thus sta
tioned in hostile proximity. IB-
whole arms-bcaring population of
Burke county is out underarms, and
a bloody collision is imminent, it the
negroes stand to their ground and resist
the officers.
now. All quiet now. Military on
duty. Will arrest twenty more tes
morrow.
A singular point in this matter may
be mentioned here. All the dispatches
nearly, mention Prince R, Rivers, of
South Carolina, as one of the instiga
tors and active ring-leaders in the in
surrection. The name oi the crime of
which these insurrectionists are
will be a matter of interest.
Augusta, August 19.—The arrest-
of the alleged, negro insurrectionists in
Johnson, Washington and Jefferson
counties, were continued to-day. lbir
teen armed negroes came into W rights-
ville and surrendered themselves iu
Burke county.
A collision between the whites snt
blacks seems hourly imminent. Bo'J*
races are under arms, and tho negrec=
are reported to be massed a few in!!'*
from Waynesboro. White scouts tvere
fired upon by negroes this a. m. A
number of volunteers left for Waynes
boro to-night, aud it is feared a tight
will soon take place. About a li't"-
rlred arrests have been made in ter
different counties. .
Augusta, August 19.—A dispat**
from Washington, county, report* lf ‘
fairs more quiet to-day than yestmk r -
About fifty arrests have been ***’
The captaiu of the dragoons w 1 ?'
day telegraphed, asking pern , is*j'' a
picket the bridges. He reported
the firing of guns, and besting^
were heard about Waynesboro mg ■
before'dast.
i Two negroes, Frank Hughes, » C *P
tain of a Waynesboro negro ramp* ■’
and Joe Gray, a “ major,” were arr>-
ted Wednesday morning by the s
iff of Burke county and taken to
gusta, where they were lodged tnj •
The sheriff promised another bat* 1 . 1
♦“rday.**^ 1 * ' ' ,. gt
Latest;—Augusta. Ga-. Jjf j
i ’ .. has surremle
i
oo.L.Caody Harris has sur
himself./ ; -' .... on —
Waynesboro, Ga., Aug*- -
Since I telegraphed to voui - f
the parties sent in o J™ ^
ris, have returned with no ' lb (jll (t
negroes have dispersed. good
large, ami will doubtleM _ ^ #f ,
his escape. “We . t , ; ac(in ,p|ete'
gnnizations to-day. Q u *® 1 Hfro id.
fy restored, we think.-d'