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The Weekly Democrat. Thursday, October 17,1872. 'Liberal Republican Ticket En dorsed at Baltimore by tiie ' National Democratic Convention. For Proficient of the United State* t HORACE GREELEY. OF NEW YORK. For Vice-President I BENJAMIN GRATZ BROWN, OF MISSOURI. Elector* for the State at Large: W. T. Wofford, II. L. Benning, Washington I’oc, Julian liartridge. Alternates : A. II. Colquitt, Edward "Warren,’ A. n.-*IIansell, George D. Rice, District Electors: Principals. 1. II. G. Turner, 2. R. N. Ely, 3. W. J. Hudson, 4. J. M. Pace, 6. N. R. Casey, 6. J. N. Dorsey, 7. E. D. Graham, Alternates. 1. J. Rivers, 2. A. L. Ilawcs, 3. B. F. Smith, 4. T. F. Newell, 5. A. M Rogers, 6. L. J. Alfred, 7. It. A. Alston. Second Congressional District—For Congress: GEN. GILBERT J. WRIGHT, Of Dougherty. Prepare for Squalls. The Atlanta Sun with oracular and mysterious solemnity, announces the Electoral Ticket thus: “The Executive Committee of the Jeffersonian Democracy of the State of Georgia met last evening and selected an Electoral Ticket, which will be pub lished in our evening edition of to-day. A committee was appointed to prepare an address to the people of Georgia.— The Address will be published and the Ticket announced at the same time.” • Now as we did not know of any such nursing mother of Democracy as the one referred to, we look forward with curiosity to the babe it is to bring forth, which we apprehend will he born only to “die and make no sign.” The Atlanta Herald, whose editor was once identified with the straights, (who, we presume, arc the Fathers of the expected infaut,) thus dashes cold water over the sponsors : “Doubtless there are some who will now turn from Greeley and join the few dreamers who are seeking votes for a man who refuses to become their candi date. But will it not he farcical to take up Charles O’Conor after his repeated refusals to servo ? Will any person tell — 1.0 it, .. vuuaniawj alter reading his letter which we publish this morning ? As well may wo vote for thcr phantom of Andrew Jackson as for Mr. O’Conor. Vindication of principle is not embodied in a vote. We prefer not to vote at all rather than cast a vote for the mere sake of casting it. What Mr. O’Conor might have effected had he accepted the nom ination is impossible now unless Mr. Greeley should withdraw, and the Bal timore nominee will scarcely do that.— We trust, therefore, that no O’Conor electoral ticket will he nominated. No body believes it lias the slightest chance Our Land of Liberty- The Courier Journal, of Louisville, announces this outrage against free of ah election while Greeley remains in speech and free opinion perpetrated on beaten. We print them with our hearty endorsement and earnestly commend to all'who love their country and are ready to work for its redemption to the end. There will he, of course, general des pondency along the Liberal lines in the face of this disaster. The weak-kneed will falter. The cowardly will fall back. The insincere and hypocritical will felicitate tliemselve in the “I-told- you-so” theory. The corrupt will make terms with the enemy. * * This conflict will go on in spite of current elections and candidates. A Liberal defeat in November will but foreshadow the complete reorganization of parties in the country. The basis that reorganization, as far as we are concerned, will he the vote cast for Horace Greeley; and it is the duty every man who loves liberty and hates drtic.pnemies of peace to stand to his now more devotedly than ever he did. It is never prudent to make con cessions to a triumph won by fraud in the interest of scoundrels; and the tri umph of Hartranft, a convicted thief, and of Cameron, a life-long plunderer, a..d of Morton, an unscrupulous and desperate conspirator, all rallying around a drunken, half-witted voluptuary like Grant, must be contested to the last as the precursor of-that great battle which is yet destined to be fought between the friends and the enemies of freedom on this continent. We therefore say to our friends every where, he firm and defiant, give not an inch of ground, and hold yourselves ready for every emergency. This is the first time we have gone into action and we have met a repulse. That pulse should inspire our energies and our courage. It should unite us against the enemy. It should bring accor dance and unity of sentiment to our own much-divided ranks. A defeqt of this sort is often the medium through which great and powerful organizations are formed. The Republican party itself was thus repulsed in 1856. , Our Libearl movement is hardly two years old. It is the natural antithesis of Radicalism, and if free government to continue in America its principles- must prevail in the administration of the government. The old parties will pass away with this contest. The party of the future is the party of Liberalism Reform and Peace. What [mayjlie in the immediate present will develop itself from day to day. But nothing is clearer than this; that we have only to be firm and steady, to maintain the inte: rity of our convictions, to repel the sug gestions of the time-serving, and I scorn the seductions of the corrupt, l'hldin fast to our faith and standing by our colors and our guns. There is safety only in this plain and open course. We shall for our part pursue it, neither daunted nor despondant; but hatin. Radicalism only the more as it shows itself the more corrupt, powerful and dangerous. We sincerely believe it to be the essence of all corruption in the State. the field.”—Savannah Republican. Gambling on the Elections. There is reason to believe, says the Savannah News, that large amounts of money have been won and lost on the late elections. Such was the general confidence of the Democrats and Liber als, especially of their party in Pennsyl vania, that those who make it a practice of backing their judgment with their money, did not hesitate to bet largely. It is stated that Mr. John Morrissy, the sporting cx-Congrcssman of New York, made bets amounting to several thousand dollars that the Democrats would carry Pennsylvania. The New York World, of Tuesday, says: “Politicians and sporting men assem bled at the Pool Rooms last night and wagered on tho result of the elections in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio. A dozen sales were made in the first ten minutes at 850 to 835 that Hartranft won the race. After a few sales at 825 to 819 in favor of Hartranft an Eigh teenth Ward policeman offered 8100 to anything that the Radical ma jority would reach 5,000, and he was suited at 895 immediately. Hendricks sold at first choice in the Indiana pools at 8100 to 850 on Browne, and 8100 to 855. In Ohio pools the Democratic ticket had the choice at 8100 to 870.— When the Pennsylvania pools were sold again and more politicians had surround ed the pool-desk, 8100 to 865 were laid with the Radical candidate leading. A United States soldiers by their military despots, who weakly imitate their mas ter: “Day before yesterday a communica tion appeared in the Courier Journal over the signatures of several members of company “I.” Fourth United States Infantry, now stationed at Lebanon, in this State, expressing decided but gen tlemanly and soldierly convictions favor of the Liberal movement and Horace Greeley for the Presidency. In consequence, as we learn from the Leb anon Standard of yesterday, the men so offending were immediately placed in the guard house by their officers. We ask, for information, if such expression of political preference is forbidden by the regulations of the army ? And if so, if any action has ever been taken against those officers or soldiers of the regular army who met in Pittsburg the other day and solemnly entered their protest against the election of Mr. Gree ley and their convictions that the elec tion of General Grant is necessary for the salvation of the country ? More over we would ask—simply for infor mation—if several members of com pany “I.” Fourth United States Infant ry. who published a communication in, the Louisville Commercial several days since, taking strong ground in favor of the re-election of General Grant, have known the inside of the guard-house of Lebanon post in consequence ? Of course no answer has been given these “impertinent” queries from a civ ilian, who. as well as a soldier, has no rights which an “officer and a gentle- very probably secure triumphant re suits the next. In polities we have similar specula tions and regrets after every defeat; but we, the white people of the South, should remember that we carry with us, and sticking to us as inseparable as the shirt of Nessus, the grand condition of defeat. So long as the generation who were active in the unsuccessful war of defense' against the Northern States survives, just so long will our support of any national ticket prejudice it the eyes of the victor States; and the fact that we support it constitute a very strong reason with them why they should vote it down. This is not a pleasant thought-, but it is a just one; and when that cold-blood ed old piece of malignity, Wendell Phillips, expressed the hope, the other day, that Grant would reign till the last rebel over forty years of age was put under the sod, there can be no doubt that he expressed the very widely entertained feeling of the North and West. Now the scheme of coalition which ended in the nomination of Greeley at Cincinnati and Baltimore, arose out of the conscious existence of this feelin: and an attempt to mollify or disarm it by the amplest guarantees in the nomi nation and platform, that the opposition to Grant was not founded in the smallest degree on any protest against the re sults of the war, on the part of Southern States, but simply to secure a liberal, equitable and law-respecting adminis tration of the Government. If any judgment at all were exercised in the selection of Mr. Greeley, as a candidate at Cincinnati, we suppose it was promp ted by the idea of making this assur ance as strong as possible in the char acter and previous record of the candi date. It could not be anti-war—anti- Northern movement with Greeley at the head of it, and yet it is not to be doubted that the comparative cordiality with which it was supported by the South, materially impaired its strength in the North. But doubtless we may take other rea sons into account for the failure of the * measure of success so confidently antic ipated a few days ago. The Cincin nati movement was nothing, if not a Conservative movement; but the nomi nee had no Conservative record.. Mr. Adams could have represented that sen timent, but Mr. Greeley did not. Hence it threw against the movement the vast bonded, banking, railway, and monied interest of the country—composing, with the government official and money in terest, so vast a financial force, as tp be almost incalculable. Old Gen. Jack- son said the United States Bank with sixteen millions capital would be fatal to the independence of the franchise; but the financial power wielded against Greeley may be counted by thousands of millions. Wc have no doubt it was the silent and mighty operation of this power which so terribly befooled the shrewd Greeley calculators in Ohio, Pennsylvania"and Indiana. They were old strangers—men of great experience in canvasses and elections, and they counted noses as carefully as they would have counted money. But many a man talked Greeley and then went quietly and voted for Grant with a reward his pocket. To cut the matter short, we see no other reasonable course of the Southern States than to consolidate the union of the whites for their own protection against public demoralization, waste and plunder. Here the despotism of the whites from the control of our State Governments means every possible evil and mischief to all classes. Party poli tics with us do not mean a simple ques tion of tolerable government, whether one side or the other be uppermost; but means total disorder and ruin if the whites do not, by cordial co-operation, secure and perpetuate the ascendancy of intelligence and accountability in the control of our State affairs. This done, let “the nation” wag as it will, we can, at least, earn our bread and eat it with perhaps a reasonable degree of peace. Philadelphian made a private wager at 8100 to 8S5 that his city would give a man ” 15 bound to respect or regard- Demoeratic majority, and then took a 8250 .bet- even. The Right Sort of Talk- The Courier-Journal, of Wednesday, comments upon the reverses experi enced in Ohio. Indiana^ and Pcnnsyl- hintighC he would never miss a crop or sell one at the wrong time. When Wise Afterthoughts- An old Georgia planter expressed his idea of the relative value of forecast and experience, in the remark that if his foresight was only as good as his Tania, by the party of Reform and Re conciliation. in a spirit that is truly admirable, and in words that ring with sweet music to all who are resolved never to cease the fight against Radieal “irrepressible conflict” between slave and free labor, and the country must be either “entirely slave or entirely free. He became Secretary of State to Presi dent Lincoln, and held that high posi tion to the close. He was dangerously wounded when Lincoln was assassinated on the 14th of April, 1865. He con tinued Secretary of State under John son, supporting Johnson’s policy of re construction against the party. He refused to recognize Maximilian in Mexico. He caused the purchase of Alaska. He made a tour of the world in 1870 and 1871. He has written a life of John Quincy Adams, a life of De Witt Clinton and volumes of speeches, Mr. Seward was an able, adroit and accomplished public man, and his death makes quite a gap. He was a determined abolitionist. either happens we maunder sorrowfully over what ought to have been done and resolve to be wiser; but the precise con ditions seldom recur, and a course which Wm. H. Seward. Says the Atlanta Constitution : This veteran statesman is dead. He filled a large part in public affairs a long time. He was born in Florida, New York, May 16th, 1S01, and was therefore at his death 71 years old. He was of Welsh and Irish descent. His father was a doctor and merchant of good means. Seward graduated at Union College, and in 1819 taught school in Georgia six months. He returned to New York, studied law and located in Auburn in 1822. At 27 years old he was chosen President of a State Convention. He was elected State Senator as an anti- Mason. In 1834 he was defeated for Governor of New York. In 1838 he was elected Governor of New York. In 1849 he was elected United States Sen ator. He was the promulgator of the • higher law doctrine,” and the author Colored Democrats are on the crease. From various parts of the State we learn that the colored men have gone against Grant and are taking sides for Greeley. Savannah has a col ored Greeley Club. It is constantly getting accessions of membership. Governor Smith made a powerful Greeley sptyich in Pike county and another in Spalding this last week. Brooks and Lowndes counties gave a large colored vote for the Democraite candidate in the recent election. An Early county man rises to the surfree with a cotton stalk bearin three hundred bolls. The Blakely News says that the most popular stock in the North and West is the Greeley stock. The Albany News says that there is a game on foot to gobble at the ex pense of the foreign bondholders, and involving the virtual destruction of the line from Brunswick to this city. Three companies are parties to the scheme, and if they succeed we shall hwe a road from Hawkinsville via Albany to Eufaula, and a hot struggle for the iron now on the line from Brunswick to Albany. The Madison Appeal says that Mr. J. H. Morgan has just returned from the West with a splendid lot 211 finest Spanish marino sheep. They were pur chased near Sandusky, Ohio, and selec ted from the best flocks he could find. Some are pure breed and others mixed. Mr. Morgan proposes making his plan tation near Madison a grazing and stock farm. He is fully satisfied that the climate and soil are adapted to grow ing wool. His experience in the West renders him competent to decide. The AYjUjjenton Clipper prints the particuuks^iFa ease recently tried in the Superior Court of Warren county, which is important to farmers. In De cember, 1871, W. A. Shurley employed a negro man and his family to work upon his farm on shares. The negroes located on Shurley’s land and worked till the latter part of February. Du ring Shurley’s absence AY. W. Swain sent his wagon to Shurlcy’s farm and moved the negro and his family to his (Swain’s) farm. Shurley endeavored to get Swain to return the negroes, but it was not done, and he brings suit against Swain to recover damages. The case was ably argued on both sides, Mil- ton A. Reese for plaintiff and C. S. Dubose for defendant, and submitted to the jury, who returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 8220 damages. The verdict, while it is regarded as quite moderate, is certainly calculated to have a salutary effect not only in Warren but in other counties. Philip Joiner, the quandam negro legislator from Dougherty, is gettiu up a colonization scheme whereby his colored friends may settle on Govern mont land in Arkansas. If he is ir earnest about it, the planters of Dough erty will lend him pecuniary aid. New Dress.—The Savannah Ad vertiser comes to ns now in an entirely new and very handsome dress, of which tho Morning News speaks thus : ‘ Our contemporary, the Advertiser, yester day donned a neat and handsome new dress, which improved its appearance vastly. We extend our congratulations on this evidence of prosperity, and our compliments upon the improved style of arrangement and general make-up of the paper. Scott, the carpet-hag Governor of South Carolina, has commenced an ac tion for libel against the New York Tribune, laying his damages at 8100,000 He had better followed our Bullock’s example, and run away with his steal ings. The City Council of Atlanta has adopted a resolution fixing the salary of the Mayor, for the year 1873, at 8800, and of members of Council at 8200. There are now only about ten candi dates for Mayor against one hundred or more before the resolution was adop ted. It is said that Walker now denies having ever been a ’candidate for Gu bernatorial honors. A few of the dark- fun. DR. TUTTS PILLS Increase the powers of digestion, and excite the absorbents to action, whereby all impuri ties of the system are carried off. The old stereotyped opinion that calomel must be used to “carry otf the bile,” has given away be fore the light of science. The vegetable king dom furnishes a remedy, free from all dele terious effects. They act as kindly on the tender infant, the most delicate female, and infirm old age, as upon the most vigorous system, eradicat ing every morbific agent, invigorating the debilitated organs, building up the flagging nervous energies. Price 25cts. a Bottle. *5“ Sold by all druggists. DR. TUTT’S IMPROVED HAIR DATE This elegant preparation is warranted the best in the world. Its effect is instaneous; it imparts no ridiculous tints; it will remedy the bad effects of inferior dyes; is perfectly harmless; it contains no sugar of lead; it has no unpleasant odor; it imparts a natural ;lossy color. Price One Dollar a Bottle. £gy“ Sold by all druggists. DR. TUTT’S EXPECTORANT. The properties of this elegant preparation are demulcent, nutritive, balsamac, healing, and soothing. It braces the nervous system and produces .pleasant and refreshing sleep. It exhilerates and relieves gloominess and depression. It detaches from the bronchial or wind tubes the mucus or matter which sometimes adheres to them with the tenacity of glue.— It mitigates the pain and removes the con strictions of the bronchial tubes and muscles of the chest. It resists the progress of infla- mation, ami assists the lungs to throw off the irritating matter which accummulaics. Price One Dollar a Bottle. Sold by all druggists. GRAND MASS MEETING OP THE PEOPLE OP DECATUR AND ADJOIN^ C? » V JW nD JC *3 Si IS BEINGr HFLD AT THE1HAM0TU FLINT RIVER STORES • * • OF MESSES STEIKINGER & ENGEL BROAD STREET BA INBRIDGE, GEORGIA. OVER 50,000 WORTH OF DRY-GOODS GROCERIES, MOTIONS, FANCY GOODS, &C- &C. ’ THE LOWER FLINT RIVER STORE IS DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DRY-GOODS TRADE, MAY! VERY APPROPRIATELY BE TERMED A A GRAND DRY-GOOIiS BAZAR. AND 33 MPOB.IUM AND or 1 FASHION Where all manner ol folks love to assemble and make their purchases. THE UPPER FLINT RIVER STORE “TIIE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.” How many diseases have their seat in the blood, diseases which have been treated vain ly for years. In eight cases out of ten, if the blood alone was*properly purified, how soon would health and happiness return. Dr. Tutt’s Sartaparilla and Queen’s Delight is a never failing cure for ail clood, scrofulous or syphilitic diseases. Under the influence of this compound the eye grows clear and sparkling, the complex ion like pearl: unsightly blotches, pock marks worms in the flesh, pimples and roughness of skin disappear, and the entire human or ganization grows redolent with health. Price One Dollar a Bottle. JGsS“Suld by* all druggists. laboratory: 18 & 20 Platt St., New York. Sold in Bainbridge by C. C. King & Co IMMENSE IS AN PR O VISION D E P 0 T and a repository for the more Staple Dry-Goods, and Plantation Supplies. Our Stock for the Fall and Winter Trade is complete in all Depart n j i ts and fully prepared to meet the demands of everybody. EIGHT FIRST-CLASS SALESMEN ARE EMPLOYED TO ATTEND OUR CUSTOMERS. All wc ask is a trial; so come and inspect our stock before going Isewhere. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. We are authorized to announce the name of R. A. Connell, as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Decatur county. Subject to the nomination of the Democratic party. NOTICE. Mv son, nenry J. D. Connell, jj.my duly authorized agent to transact any business for mo while I am absent from tiie State. J. I. CoNNFLL, Trustee. iliatku Rosewood BURIAL CASES, GLASS FACES, Much Cheaper THE PINE COFFINS MADE TO ORDER. Just received at the Furniture Store of E. J. HENDERSON. je27 4m A MERCILESS WARFARE AGAINST HIGHPRICES IS BEING WAGED BY I. M. ROSENFELD, AT HIS A FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR STOCK OF DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, CLOTHING, HARD-WARE, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS, &c. I would say to tho people of Decatur and surrounding counties that I have in store and am daily receiving A LARGE SUPPLY OF ALL;GOODS Of any and every style and variety needed by the city or country people. ;My stock of LADIES DRESS GOODS cannot be surpassed in the city, as regards quality and prices, I would alscAcall ’special attention to my stock of Embroideries and Trimmingr. BAGGIG AX Di TIES will be sold at Savannah prices. L M. ROSEN FELD. L. J. GUILMARTIN. JOHN IXANNEUY. EXECUTORS’ SALE. By an order from the Court of Ordinary of Dccatifr county, we will offer for sale on the First Tuesday in December, in the city of Bainbridge, the following lands belonging to the estate of T. P. Fain : Lot No. 834 and 29 J acres of lot No. 33-3, and 12 j acres of lot Xo. 348, and 150 acres of lot no. 347, and 125 acres of no. 335, and 30 acres of lot 369 in the 20th District, on which there is about 40 or 50 acres of opened land a good dwelling house containing nine rooms and out build ings. It lies nine miles south of Bainbridge on the road leading to Quincy. It is conven ient to churches and a good school, and is one of the most desirable settlements in the county. It is also tolerably fair farming land. Also lots no. 358 and 399 in the 21 District, on which there are about 30 acres of open land, two settlements and an old set of mills, and it is a very good situation for a mill to get custom. Terms, one-half cash, the other half on twelve months’ time with interest from date, secured by mortgage. The purchaser pays for deeds. J. T. FAIN, J. W. WILSON, Oct. 7, 1872]Executors, TAX NOTICE. corruption and tyranny until it is finally j brines defeat- and disaster one season may j of the famous saying that there was an j ies voted for him just for I will be at the the precincts on the days stated below for the purpose of collecting the State and County tax for 1872. Attapulgns, Oct. 7th and 21st. Cooper’s Shop, Oct 8th and 27th; Higdon’s Store, Oct. 9th and 23; Whigham, Oct. 10th and 24th; Lime Sink, Oct. 11th and 25th; Faceville, Oct. 12tli and 28th; Lower Spring Creek, Oct. 13th and 29th; Rock Pond 16th and 30th; Bainbridge, Oct- 12th 19th, and 26th, and Nov. 2nd, 4th 5th‘ 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th. The books will then be closed. Tiios. J. Jeter. sept- 26;h, 1872. lax Collector. L J, Guilmartin & Go., COTTON" FACTORS AND General Commission MERCHANTS, Bay Street, Savannah, Ga. Agent3 for Bradley’s Phosphate, Jew ell’s Mills Yarns and Domestics, Tobacco, etc. BAGGING and IRON TIES always on hand. Consignments solicited. Usual facilities extended to customers. (aug22 4m BAINBRIDGE F. X. BINGEL. M.B0LEY&C0., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in PARLOE, CHAMBER and KITCHEN FURNITURE, i 186 BROUGHTON ST., Corner Jefferion and Broughton, opposite St. Andrews Hall, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, All’ the latest styles kept on hand. Mattrass renovating and repairing of furni ture executed promptly and at reasonable prices. mch‘21 ly 1000 Dollars REWARD FOR ANY CASE Of Blind, Bleeding, Itching or Ulcerated Piles that He Bing’s Pile Remedy fails to cure. It is prepared expressly to cure the Piie3, and nothing else. Sold by all druggists. SST PRICE, $1 00. erase Sf ORE I SOUTHERN-MADE CLOTHING. NOEL GAINEY & GO., —FEELING— That unless the Industrial Pursuits could be sustained the eountry could never be truly prosperous, have determined to manufacture their ENTIRE STOCK in Bainbridge. ry THEY WARRANT THEIR GOODS CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN THE EASTERN MAKE. And challenge comparison in Quality, Stylo and Price. They also keep the best quality of SHIRTS AND GENTS* FURNISHING GOOD, 07-A LINE OF SHOES AND HATS.'8* Appealing to the people of Decatur, w3 say achieve your indcpeodtaco by building up your own insJitutione. mch7 ly