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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT. VOLUME I. BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1872 The Weekly Democrat, FCWJSHeJ* EVERY’ THURSDAY MORJflXC. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: One Copy one year - - • $3 00 One Copy six months ■ - • 1 50 Betdin; Matter on Every Page. [From the Jeffersoninn Democrat] Cincinnati! Convention—Sig nificance of the Liberal Re publican Movement. The political movement which will assume some significance in the per formance of the Convention which is to assemble next May in Cincinnatti has its origin in two moving causes: first, it is an effort on the part of the moderate Republicans to regain the leadership of the party which they organized, built up and made respectable and influential. I licj were once its acknowledged leaders, master spirits in forming and direc ting its politics and policies, but when it made war on the Soutli to destroy slavery and consolidate the States into a nation, certain bold, reckless, ambitious spirits saw that they could put themselves at its head and dispose ol such leaders as Chase, Sumner, Greeley and others by being rugged issue Radicals. Virtually - , the able and the true leaders of the party which elected Abraham Lincoln President in 1 SGI have long been deposed from its leadership, and for some time have no choice hut exile from public life or a humiliating position in the Rad ical camp, that of endorsing and de fending measures and policies which in their hearts the really reprobate. II they did not sec fit to choose cither horn of this dilemma, then they had no other recourse but to go over to the opposition or attempt a third party movement. But. there is a second element in the ‘Liberal Republican movement.’ It is composed of persons and inter ests which have failed to receive certain benefits, emoluments and honors from I ho Administration. lnF inctrent is not near so respec table or sincere as the one first de scribed, though it is likely to be clamorous and impetuous in demand ing a platform and candidates at Cincinnatti. It is governed by in terest. and a desire to avenge real or supposed injuries. It is selfish and ■cares more for loaves and fishes than for principles or country. Yet itis.au element of strength. The Greoleys’ Sumners, Browns and •Schurz could make no headway at all in organizing a new party with out its co-oparation. But there is no real sympathy between the two. If there had been no attempt to organize a “Liberal Republican” party, this ciffice-seeking element would have rallied to the standard of the Democratic party. This was well undcstood by Greeley and com pany. They would then have been left alone and too insignificant in numbers and available influence to i»c more than a mere faction with in the party from whose leadership they have been deposed. To ac knowledge themselves beaten and deposed in their own household is an infliction which they do not like to parade too publicly. Consider bow loth they have been about tak ing an active part in the Missouri call for a “National Liberal Repub lican Convention,” and, now’ that they have finally concluded to join in the movement and attend the con vention, and are about doing all they can to make it numerically strong, wc suspect that their private fiujign and hope is not the organiza tion of a new and independent par ty but to make such a formidable showing of 0] position that the Phil adelphia Convention may be induced to drop Grant and his Administra te. and cither accept the caudi- dates nominated at Cincinnatti or eke such as will be unobjectiona- e to Liberal Republicans, in which ^'ont the “Liberal Republican tnovement ’ will suddenly collapse. « e are of this opinion because ■reeley and company have not and ‘ o not propose to change their poli- they are now just politically ; uat werc ten years ago; they 1° " 0t f0nu an alliaace Mith the noV^ i atlC party ,Jecau se they can- unon it ° Pt princi P les "or stand roToreT Their °*>ject h to diin ,?,h Cm VC3 t0 thel °stleader- P 01 thc Republican par ty, which has been almost oblitera ted by the overshadowing genius of rugged issue Radicalism. This they hope to do by the proper direction of the Cincinnati Convention. If they can defeat Grant and the Imperial ists who back him, by this indirect manoeuvre they will have accomplish ed their real design and be fully re stored to leadership. There will then be no occasion for a *‘Liberal Republican” party. But this scheme may miscarry and Grant be thc regular nominee of the Radical party—What then? Just this, the Liberal Republican candi dates will have the advantage of be ing in the field, backed by an organ zation representing and receiving thc support of all the dissatisfied ele ments of the Administration party. It will be under the leadership of thc same class of men who first or ganized the Republican party and carried it into office in 1861. There will then be two main chances left them; first, an endeavor to go into office this year by getting the sup port of the Democratic party; sec ond, failing to gain over by demoral izing thc Democrats, to be able to dcleat Grant his Radical party by remaining in thc field, relying upon their ability to reorganize their party and lead it to victory in 1876. Such wc conceive to be thc significance of the “Liberal movement” upon ana lysis. Aside from any question of duty, what would be a politic course for thc Democratic party in reference to this movement? Is it not to keep entirely free from connection with it directly or indirectly? Con sider its motive and real design. Democrats have not and cannot have any legitimate affiliation with it. All wc can do is to do nothing but let it alone, keep our counsel and stick to our faith and organiza tion. Thus, intact in discipline and in courage, we will be alert to im prove every opportunity afforded by thc struggle between the contending and diverging factions of t he Admin istration party. Wc should neither j' w •••»-> .. - -■qxo xxj riCStl'O} the “Liberal" movement. To serve our purpose, and to advance our prospects, thc Cincinnatti Conven tion should lie neither too small nor too large. Ifit is too large and influen tial it will prevent Grant’s re-nom ination and unite the Radical party, if it fails in this, it will be in the field and without excuse or desire to re tire. Just thc position in which it can injure Grant the most and af ford Democrats au extraordinary opportunity to elect a Democratic ticket. Live to Children. It may be taken as a general rule that the man who lias no kind words for children has a cruel trait in his nature. There is something in the artless simplicity of a child which appeals at once to the kinder emo tions of the heart. Perhaps there are more sublime study than the ways of a child. In many instances they can give lessons to grown up persons, and their pleasing prattle and winning manners serve to soften the asperities of men’s minds. It a lady wishes to judge of her inten ded's disposition, let her observe his conduct towards young children; if he treats them with harshness or unkindness, at onoe break off the match with him, for as surety as the sun will shine to-morrow, her mar riage will be an unhappy one; if, on the other hand, she sees his face light up with a smile at their ap proach, and if he address kind lan guage to them, let her Dame the happy day at once. A good joke is told on an Elmira grocer. One of the ministers of the place was having a donation party the other evening, when Mr. , ambitous to appear liberal, marked a four dollar up to twelve dollars, and took it in as his donation, get ting much credit for his liberality. The next day the minister called at the store with his twelve doliar cas tor, stating that as they could not afford so expensive an article, he would be pleased to exchange it for its marked value in other needed goods, and the minister was soon wending his way homeward loaded down with a dozen dollars’ worth of selected groceries. The Griffin Star supposes that, from thc guano trade ol that section, every farmer in the county must be using fertilizers on the present crop. Discoveries at Pompeii. An English writer speaking of Pompeii, gays: One house in Pom peii had evidently been in a state of repair when the volcano storm bur ied it. Painters and decorators and sleaners were masters Jof the situa tion. The household goods were all in disorder, and the family, if not out of town, most have been under going that condition of misery which spring cleaning and other like in fections invariably entail. Painter’s pots and brushes and workmen’s tools were scattered about. Tell tale spots of whitewash stained wall and floor. Such domestic imple ments as spots and kettles had been bundled up m a cornor all by them selves and the cook was nowhere. Dinner, however, had not been forgotten. A solitary pot stood sim mering (if it ever did simmer) on the stove. And (start nol, for it is true) there was a bronze dish in waiting before the oven, and on that dish a sucking pig, all ready to be baked. But the oven was already engaged with its full complement of bread. So the sucking pig had to wait. And it never entered the oven, and the loaves were never taken out till ofter a sojourn of seventeen hundred years!—They had been cooking ever since thc November 23d, A. D., 79. M. Florilli has them now in his museum at Pompeii, twenty-one of them, rather hard ot course, and black, but perfectly pre served. Thc oldest rose tree, according to a South German paper, is to be found close to the church wall in Hikleshcm. The roots have pene trated under the crypt, the trunk is twelve inches in diameter, and six or seven of its branches overshadow the eastern side of the church roof, bearing countless roses every sum mer. It is not known how old this rose tree is; but there arc documents ui existence showing that Bishop Ilczilo, nearly one thousand years ago, hail a stone wall built to pro tect this tree. Traces of this wall ara still in existence. What would the American people have thought in the early days of the Government, if such a thing as this could have been truthfully said of one of earlier Presidents, as it is of the last. An exchange says it has fallen out with its lexicographers. And why ? Simply because they would have it believe that “grant” means ‘to give,’ whereas the veriest block-head, who has kept his eye on the White House, during the last three years, has not failed to observe that Grant means to receive—everything that is offered him—provided always that the express charges have beeR pre paid. Looking for Yon. Have you see's the Spring in her muslin mists When the -rising sun gives its greeting kiss, And every beauty about her form Is wakened and quickened with pulses warm, And the satiu leaves and the waxen flowers, The shine and the heat of the devours. And she spreads her richest essences rare All under his nostrils upon the air ? For thus do I feel when “looking for you!” Have you seen the Summer all parched and dry. Burnt under the molten gold of the sky, And all pleading there to its face of tire For a drop of water lest all expire: For a dull soft shower of cooling rain, That will strengthen the drooping leaves again And uplift the lips of the poor hot flowers, That pine and wilt in the long sunny hours? Thus,, love, is my heart when “looking for you.” Have you seen the Winter, its heaping snows, And the rivers stopped in their restless flows, And all frozen stark as death in their beds, And a leaden sky all ova^our heads. And man and beast in straken despair Looking up with pain thro’ the heavy air, And watching and waiting the ling’ring son Which shall cause the river again to run ? Then you know how I feel, “looking for you." We’ve read of Tantalus hearing the burst And fall of fountains, while burning with thirst All parching, scorching, consumed for one drink— His lips just beyond the cool moistened brink— And hearing the waters shiver and plash, And seeing their waves on the white rocks dash. And all fragrant fruits just beyond his mouth, While deep in nis heart was an endless drouth, Thus, thus do I feel, when “looking for you.’ The following note was found in a bottle floating in the Alapaha river: ‘Appling Co., Dec. 2.—Whosoever finds this bottle and this note, will know that I am no more; as I have drowned myself in this river this night. I went to see Martha to-night and found another man a courting her, and it was more than I could stand, as her and me were to get married on Christmas. Yours truly, “John R. Soule.” A Singular Dream Tho Frankfort correspondent of the Courier-Journal of Saturday writes as follows; The announcment of Gen. Hum phrey Marshall’s death brings to re collection a dream related by him to some of his friends, in a room of the Capitol Hotel, a week ago last nightt which made little impression on them at the time. Gen. Marshall, ex-Gov- ernor Charles Anderson, Lieut-Gov- ernor Carlisle, and General Hodge constituted the party; and the sub ject of supernatural manifestations and presentiments had been under discussion lor sometime, when Gener al Marshall suddenly turned to Carl isle and remarked.- “I had a singu lar and most vivid dream last night. In my sleep a spirit appeared before me and asked what I knew of Judge Davis, thc nominee of the Labor Reform Convention. My reply was that I knew very little about him. “Then study his record, and make yourself thoroughly master of it,” said the presence, “for the country is on the eve of great events, with whicli you are to be associated. Be hold!” “I looked,” continued - the General, ‘ ‘to the part of the heavens indicated, and saw before me a politi cal panorama, and from year to year I beheld my own name recorded un til A. D. 1880 was reached, and af ter that it was seen no more. I shall live till 1880. John, I am satisfied of it—I shall live till 1880.” • |From Sout iem Farm and Home. Letter from Jo!m Piowhandles. IN AGRICULTURAL UNION THERE IS STRENGTH. Mr. Editor :—When the lawyers and thc politicians of thc present day come to ask us clodhoppers for our votes, they invariably tell us what a monstrously fine thing agri culture is; how it “lies at the foun dation” or “at the basis” of all pros perity; how thc lawyer, the doctor, the preacher, the manufacturer, the merchant, the mechanic, and the man of letters, could not live an hour without agriculture. It “freights thc ships whose sails whiten every sea,” etc., and a good deal of the same sort of fine talk. But, sir, 1 never knew fine words to butter parsnips satisfactorily. To be told that our business is so grand does not help us much, unless the acts of our admirers correspond with their words. “Handsome is-that 4iand- sonie does,” is gooiPsense ifit, be not the best grammar. The lawyers and thc politicians, when they want to tickle our vanity, tell us these fine things, but when they have got what they want, and we come to them to aid us as an industrious class, to improve agriculture, to endow an agricultural college, to make an ap propriation for an agricultural socie ty, to furnish the means for agricul tural experiments, or to give ns help of any kind, no one bearing their reply would ever suppose that agri culture lay at the foundation or at the basis of anything, or that any interest worth naming depended upon. We are, then, a set of clod hoppers, who want the State to furnish our bread and butter—impu dent mendicants, whose business it is to hew wood, draw water-, and to raise provisions for the lordly gen tlemen who condescend to make out laws and spend our money', but who have no earthly right to ask that a dime shall be expended for such a luxury as tin agricultural college, or an agricultural society. If we want such things, let sv put our hands in our pockets and pay for them, with out burdening the body of the tax payers, by an appropriatioa of the public money lor any such purpose. Now, Mr. Editor, I, for one of the clodhoppers, am quite tired of this insolent assumption, and, and, as 1 firmly believe that, though clodhop pers we may be, we are the most intelligerit, the most enlightened, the most powerful, as we certainly are the most useful, class in the land, I propose that we combine our forces and use our strength to teach these tine gentlemen a wholesome lesson, by leaving them at home to manage their respective affairs, and going ourselves to the legislature and to Congress, until we have secured our own interests, and thus promoted the welfare of the whole country.— Open the statute books of the Fed eral and State Legislatures, and you will find them filled with enactments protecting, endowing, subsidizing, and promoting every other industri al, mechanical and professional in terest, but you have to search with a microscope to find anything which is intended to benefit agriculture.— Take the tariffs, for example, and their operation is directly detrimen tal to agriculture. Look through the list of appropriations of money and lands and you will find hundreds of millions of dollars and acres ol land lavished on special interests and industries, while a lew thousand dollars, to purchase a few bushels of seed, are all that is given to agricul ture. And so it will continue to be «o long as we “accept the situation" —toil like slaves to furnish thc mon ey which constitutes these millions, while we are excluded from all par* ticipatlon in their distribution. There is only one remedy for this, and that is a combination of thc agricultural ists for their own protection. There are all sorts of industrial leagues, unions, and protective societies. We aloue have no union or co-mteill* gcnce, and though we have complete power to protect ourselves, wc neg lect to use it, and are made the prey and the butt of all other interests. The greatest men this country ever produced were planters by pro fession. They had no other business. When they directed thc councils ol the republic, we had an honest, be nevolent, capable government, which was respected at home and abroad. What have we now? I am no office-seeker or office- lover. I should hate very much to seek or hold one. But there are thousands.in every State far worth ier and more capable than I am, who could and would accept office if elected, and who would use their brains and their influence to protect and promote agriculture, knowing what agriculture wants, and what she ought to have. Let us farmers go to work and form planters’ or farmers’ unions in every State. Let us select men of onr calling to the legislatures and to Congress. Let us assert our power and maintain our dignity, and while wc may spend a few hundred thousand annually for the advancement of scientific agri culture, thc expenditure will be more than a hundred fold counterbalanced by the justice, wisdom and honesty which we will infuse into the legisla tion, and in the increase of thc pro ductive wealth of the country. It is true that all other profes sions, trades and industry are de pendent on us for their existence.— They have preyed on us long enough. It is time now that we help ourselves. We have the votes. Combine them, and we shall soon have our own. John Plowhandes. The press of the State is generally indorsing the action of Governor Smith in donating thc land scrip to the State University. There was a singular phase of the railroad war exhibited in Augusta Friday evening. Between six and seven o’clock the inward bound train of the Charlotte, Columbia and Au gusta railroad, and the outward bound train of the South Carolina railroad, met on the Washington street track, near thc corner of Ellis street. Each train, or rather managers, claimed the track and both refused to give way. The S. C, men said that the Columbia train should have waited at the bridge, and the Columbia men said that the Charleston train should have waited on the curve near Washington street. After much talk, the chief of police induced the Columbia train to give way* Hanging at Sumter, North Caro lina—Horrible Affair.—Wc learn by a gentleman employed on the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad, who arrived here last night, that Taj lor Wilson, colored, was hung at Sumter yesterday, at 2 o’clock, for the murder of Tom—,also colored. The gallows was arranged by the Radical Sheriff of the county, verj peculiarly, an anvil being attach ed to the end of a rope, which was expected to fall when the rope was cut and thus break the neck the con demned man by suddenly jerking him Up, instead of allowing him to drop. The thing worked very badly, Wilson being raised from the plat form a few inches only, and very gradually. He suffocated slowly, for a little less than five minutes, and then succeeded in raising his hand and drawing himself up by the rope. At this juncture came the most hor rible Dart of the whole aftair, the Sheriff advancing towards him and holding his hands to his sides until he was too w r eak to raise himself again, and was compelled to endure a slow death. The affair was des cribed to us as one of the most hor rible oa record.— Wilmington Jour nal, BAILY PILLS FOR CHILLS AND FEVER 1 enuum ANY RSMiaOY ton CHILLS AND FEVERI For Sale by J. D. HOYL k BRO. Dr. H. C. 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We are personally acquainted with the parties to the above certificates, and vouch for their veracity. Editor. mch21 lm JEWELRY, El’C. PAINTER. 1 wish to inform the readers of the Semi- Weekly Argus, that I am now prepared to do all kinds of HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING, GRAINING, MARBLING, PAPER HANG ING, GLAZING, CALSOMINING In aU colors. I am prepared to do work thc country or neignboring towns. Have hand a fine assortment of Paints. My prices are moderate and I guarantee my work to stand. Call on or address JAS. F- VAN HORN, oct!3 lv Bainbr idge, Ga. DR. E. J. MORGAN. Office in Dr. J. D. Hoyl A Bro’s Drug Store Can be found at night at his residence. pB Water street. - dec22 ly W. O. SOBERS, ' Broaf Street, BAINBRIDGE, - - GEORGIA Keeps constantly on hand Watches, Clocks, J EWEI.HT, Diamonds, Silver-W are. Fancy Goods, Cutlery, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. TOYS, &c., <Src., In great variety, which for style, quality and price cannot be excelled. A fnU line of HOLIDAY and BRIDAL I’RE >ENT$ in Store. ^^'WATCilES and JEWELRY repaired at short notice, and warranted. oct!7 6m NEW NUMBEJV 45 D. McGill. M, O’Nbal, MCGILL * 0TO5AL. ATTORNEYS AT taA.W,. Bainbridge, Ga. Law Office up Blairs nwtr tho Post Offie*- NOTICE. Tbb I* to forewarn all parties not lo al low Mrs. Mattie R. Reid, who ha« left my bed and board, lo contract any debts on my account, «« 1 almfi in no data be responsi ble for them A.T. Ratt). Bail bridge, Ga., Apvil 11th, 1872. THE CHEAT CL00D I IIRIFIEI’ Possessing powerful invigorating These Bitten ara positively Invaluable In ALl.SKIN DISEASES: ERUPTIONS: They purify the system, and will cure wmuMmmma Remittent and Intermittent Fever*, end are a preventive of Chill* and Fever. All yield to their powerful efficacy- Arc au antidote to change of Water and Uet, to the wasted frame, and correct ail Will save days of suffering to the tkk, and CUBES NEVER WELL PEOPLE The grand Panacea for all the ills of life. 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