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Weekly Democrat.
THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1873.
[From the Memphis Appeal.]
Poor Louisiana-
The outrages imposed on the people
of Lousiana, are the greatest crimes of
modern times. Such a government has
no parallel in ancient history. When,
a few days since we saw it announced
that Senator Carpenter was to visit
Lousiana, we flattered ourself into the
belief that the President had sent him
on a mission of justice and peace. When
we saw that he had’ been invited to ad
dress the people of New Orleans, we
were impressed with the belief that he
would be equal to his opportunities, rise
with the occasion, and lift the contest
out of the mire of polities. Reading,
late on Wednesday night, only such sen
tences in Senator Carpenter’s speech as
were unobjectionable, we approved them.
But, after examing the entire speech
yesterday, we have no hesitancy in pro
nouncing Carpenter a vile partisan dem
agogue, and in pronouncing his speech
as infamoj* as the knaves whose cause
he had been sent to Louisiana to es
pouse.
Carpenter admits that both parties
are to blame; that neither has been du
ly and rightfully elected. But then he
takes sides with his own party gang,
and endeavors to soothe and mollify the
outraged party by telling them that Con
gress will take the matter in hand and
do justice 1 This is equivalent to a per
manent settlement of the whole matter
so far as the Government is concerned,
as Carpenter knows that Congress is
overwhelmingly Badical, and will ratify
any scheme he and the President may
patch up in order to give the thieves
and plunderers the spoils for which they
have been struggling. Thus it will be
seen that the artful and crafty Carpen
ter has deliberately bound and delivered
Louisiana over to the villians of every
sort both black and white, to be robbed
and plundered until the last cent is gone,
and the despoiled people are no longer
able to contribute to the support of the
State government.
The design of the conspirators is to
thrust if possible upon the osuntry a
war of races; not Greek against Greek,
not Saxon against Dane, but the An
glo-Saxon against the negro; the high
est type of man that it has pleased God
to create, against the lowest yet discov
ered on the face of-the earth; and wh^ |
is this ? Simply to enable the Radical
party to live and grow fat off a plun
dered treasury—simply to pave the way
to proclaim amidst anarchy and confu
sion, that U. S. Grant is President for
life, or king. The negro imbroglio an
swers the purpose, and the Radical par
ty has determined to use him for this
purpose.
There is bound up in the transactions
now transpiring the germs of a war of
races. More certain is it to come, in
our opinion, than the mar of rebellion,
based upon negro slavery. It is a ques
tion which involves considerations of
the highest and most vital importance—
nothing less than Anglo-Saxon civiliza
tion. The influence of the United
States in realizing the sublime expecta
tions which have for one hundred years
or more been as clearly defined to the
minds of great men, as were the ex
pectations of the Jews as they pondered
the utterances of their inspired proph
ets; the well-beingof the nations of the
. earth, is involved in the white man’s so
lution of the problem. The African
race cannot be elevated to the leader
ship of this mission. The triumph of
Radicalism cannot, in view of the vast
interest at stake, be of long duration.
There are outcroppings of tyranny
unknown under any former administra
tion ; a manifest determination to rule
at the expense of constitutional govern
ment ; a determination for which there
are no extenuating circumstances, such
as a state of war enables despots to plead.
There is not the slightest admixture of
reason, justice, statesmanship, or law.
On the contrary, every act by which
the rightful State government is sought
to be overthrown is an act of vile usur
pation. in which a negro is made a
prominent acter, sustained by a besotted
tool of Grant’s administration, in the
person of E. H. Durell, who disgraces
the office of United States District
Judge for the State of. Louisiana. He
became, probably by the authority of
Grant, the leading spirit of the eonspir-
spiracy to impose upon the State a gov
ernment of fanatical and vile negroes,
and the still more felonious and vile
managers, white adventurers, who, since
the war, have been eating at the vitals
of every Southern State ?
Louisiana, in her humiliation, shorn
of her power, prostrate and bleeding,
blasted as if struck by a thousand
lightnings, sends forth a tyiil over the
land which strikes on the car of liberty
like a fuuhral knell. A great sovereign
'? blotted out, A miserable usur
per displaces a white man chosen to
preside over a State in area an empire;
rich in all that constitutes a State, with
glorious memories of noble deeds per
formed by noble men. Capable of achiev
ing a destiny in comparison with which
Rome,in the pride of her glory, pales as
a rush light before the meridian sun,this
State, with its past history and its p»os-
pective greatness, is turned over by the
aid of Radical bayonets to the voodo civ
ilization of "plantation negroes and a
miserable crew of scalawag and carpet
bag vampires.
This is the role that Radicalism pro
poses to play with the entire South—
and this fairest portion of our national
heritage is to be given up to negro rule,
if it be in the power of the dominant
party—flushed as it is with its victories
at the polls—to accomplish it. The
outrageous proceedings in Louisiana
have been such as to awaken general
alarm all over the country." People
have begun seriously to ask the question
whether if these proceedings can be
done in Louisiana they cannot also be
carried on in New York and Pennsylva
nia. The President is.so mixed up in
these troubles that the conclusion ts ir
resistible that much .of the responsibil
ity for this state of lawlessness is charg-
able to him. We have been trying vig
orously for some time past to find some
thing in bis course that we could con
scientiously commend, but we have made
so nearly a failure of it that we have
about given it up in despair.
Cold Blooded Murder —A German
Scissors Grinder Killed and Bob
bed.
Albany, May 20.—There is intense
excitement, in this vicinity, in conse
quence of the discovery of diabolical
murder perpetrated on a German, by
the name of Herman Hutcher, a scissors
grinder, who left this place about four
weeks ago, for Catskill, as he had ’been
in the habit of doing. After he had
‘been absent an undue time search was
made for him, and by the means of
blood spots discovered in the house of a
man named Joseph Waltz, at Athens, a
clue to the deed was obtained. The old
couple and their son, living whdfe Hut-
ehen stopped, were arrested, and after
being held in custody , some time the
son, Joseph, confessed how the deed was
done. He stated that when Hutcher
had retired he stole up to his room and
struck him repeated blows with a ham
mer until he killed him. He then rob-
hed him of thirty dollars and his watch;
bid his. machine, wrapped his body in
the bed clothes, and secreted it behind
a stone wall until the next night, when
he buried it. He says he had no ac
cessories. The old couple deny all
knowledge of the horrible deed, and
say that wtien they inquired the cause
of the noise beard on the night of the
murder, Joseph said Hutcher was vomi
ting, and they were satisfied.
Emigrants for Liberia-
We learn from Rev. J. Oloott, Secre
tary of the American Colonization Socie
ty, that since the commencement of the
year numerous applications have been
made from Georgia and other Southern
States for passage to. Liberia, amount
ing to several hundreds. One "of these
applicants is a pastor of a large church,
who represents that some fifty of his
congregation wish to accompany him-
The American Colonization Society has
colonized since the close of the war 2,-
9S7 persons, 613 of whom were mem
bers of Christian churches, and 16 li
censed ministers of the Gospel’. The
first emigrants to Liberia under the
auspices of the Society sailed from New
York ia 1820. More or less have gone
every year since, and the result is the
establishment of a Christian common
wealth on the continent of Africa, hav
ing a population within its boundaries
of 500,000 souls, with* all the means
and appliances of becoming an import
ant power on the earth, as it is now a
nation recognized by all other civilized
powers. And all this has beey done at
a cost of less than $2,500,00.
In Liberia, of course, there can be for
the colored man no question of social
distinction on account of color—no re
pulsions or want of affinities by differ
ences of race. There by reason of cir
cumstances, the colored man takes his
true position among his fellows, accord
ing to his worth and capacities, and it
is disclosed by the letters of some of
the applicants for passage to Liberia
that it is the recognition of the fact
that though the laws may make all po
litically equal in this land of whites and
blacks sojourning together, yet a gener
al and instinctive social line will always
exist between the two races, no matter
how kindly may be the spirit of their
relations, and Jiow much concerned the
one may he in advancing morally and
materially the interests of the other.
Acting on.this, and meaning to do a
good work in behalf of themselves and
their raoe in aiding to build up a pro
gressive empire in Africa, the iand of
their fathers, many seek fortune in Li
beria, where they become at once land
owners, and scope for their business and
industrial enterprise.—Baltimore Sun
The Cheerful Face.
BY ANNA CLEAVES,
Next to the sunlight of heaven is the
sunlight of a cheerful face. There is
no mistaking it—the bright eye, the
unclouded brow, the sunny smile, all
tell of that which dwells within. Who
has not felt its electrifying influence ?
One glance at his face lifts us at once
out of the arms of despair, out of the
mists and shadows, away from tears and
repining into the. beautiful realms of
hope. One cheerful face in a house
hold will keep everything bright and
warm within. Envy, hatred, malice,
selfishness, despondency, and a host of
evil passions, may lurk around the door,
they may even look within^- but they
never enter and abide there; the cheer
ful face will put them to shame and
flight.
It may he avery plain face, but there
is something in it we feel, yet cannot
express; and its cheery smile sends the
blood dancing through our veins for
very joy; we turn toward the sun, and-
its warm genial influence refreshes and
strengthening our fainting spirits. Ah,
there is a world magic in the plain,
cheerful face! It charms us with a
spell of eternity, and we would not ex
change it for all the soulless beauty that
ever graced the fairest form on earth.
It may be a very little faoe: one that
we nestle on our bosoms or ping to sleep
in our arms with a low, sweet lullaby;
but it is such a bright cheery face! The’
scintillations of joyous spirit are flash
ing from every feature. And what a
power it has over the household! bind
ing each heart together in tenderness,
and love and sympathy. Shadows may
darken around us, but somehow this lit
tle face ever shines between, and the
shining is so bright that the shadows
cannot remain, and silently they creep
away into the dark corners where the
cheerful face is gone.
It -may be a very wrinkled face, but
it is all the dearer for that and none
the less bright. We linger nearer it
and gaze tenderly upon it and say, “God
bless this happy face! We must keep it
with u's as long as we can, for home will
lose much of its brightness when, this
sweet face is gone.”
After it is gone how the remembrance
of it purifies and softens our wayward
nature 1 When care and sorrow would
snap our heart-strings asunder, the
wrinkled face looks down upon us, and
the painful tension grows lighter, the
way less dreary, and the sorrow less
heavy.
God bless the chcebful face ? Bless
it! He has blessed it already; the stamp
of heaven is on every feature. What a
dreary world this would be without this
heavenhorn light! and he who has it not
should pray for his daily bread.—Phre
nological, Journal.
The following extracts are made
from ‘,Prenticeana, or Wit and Hu
mor in paragraphs,” by Geo. D.
Prentice.
The question is often discussed
whether the savages enjoy lile. We
suppose they do, as they always
seem anxious to take it when they
get a chance.
An editor in Michigan, talking of
corn, professes to have a couple of
ears fifteen inches long. Some folks
are remarkable for the length of their
ears.
A Southern editor, remarking up
on the subject, says that he knows
all about cotton and rice, but doesn’t
understand hemp at all. Perhaps
he may yet get the hang of it.
A female correspondent suggests
a condition od which she will give
us a kiss. We feel in duty bound to
say to her, that kissing is a thing
that, at every proper opportunity,
we set our face against.
An exchange says that we have a
right to take an umbrella or a kiss
without permission whenever we can.
Well, but if the umbrella isn't re
turned, the fault is ours ; if the kiss
isn’t, it is the lady’s.
Mr. Thomas Pott, a citizen of
Western Tex^p, publishes a violent
communication, against his neigh
bors in general, because he has had
an axe stolen. His rage is evident
ly a tempest in a T. Pott. -
A New Englantj writer says that
it has been found that negroes can
be better trusted than white men
not to betray secrets. We suppose
this is upon the principle that they
always “keep dark.”
A Democratic editor in .Indiana
says that he should hazard very lit
tle in contradicting our assertions.
•Very true—he would be hazarding
the merest, trifle in the world—noth
ing but his character for veracity.
The Printer’s Estate.
We find in an exchange, the follow
ing remarks, which all printers and pub
lishers will agree in calling sensible,
and commend them to the attention of
the reader. They will apply to all lo
calities in which newspapers circulate:
The printer’s dollars—where are they ?
A dollar here and a dollar there scat
tered over the country, miles and miles
apart how shall they be gathered to
gether ? The paper-makeiw the jour
neyman compositor, the building owner,
the grocer*the tailor and all assistants
to him in carrying out business have
their demands hardly ever small as a
single dollar. But the mites from here
or there must he diligently gathered and
patiently hoarded, or the wherewith to
discharge the liabilities will never be
come sufficiently bulky.’ We imagine
the printer will have to get up and ad
dress to his widely scattered dollars
something like the following : “Dol
lars, halves, quarters, dimes and all man
ner of fractions into which you are di
vided, collect yourselves and come home.
You are wanted. Combinations of all
sorts of men that help to make the print
er a proprietor gather in such force and
demand with such good reasons your
appearance at this counter, that nothing
short of you will please them. Collect
yourselves, for valuable as you are you
will never pay the cost of collecting.
Come here in single file, that tfie print
er may form you in battalion, and send
you forth again to battle for. him and
vindicate his feeble credit.” Reader,
are you sure you haven’t a couple of
the printer’s dollars sticking about your
clothes? If you have, order them home
immediately.
The Bight Key.
At the meeting of the Georgia Press
Association in Atlanta, on Wednesday,
the following resolution, offered by Dr.
H. F. Andrews, of* the Washington
Gazette, was adopted:
Resolved, That the Press Association
of Georgia disapprove of"the use of the
free passes, furnished by- railways and
other common carriers, to its members
further than the objects for which they
are furnished; and that any member use-
ing such*passes for the purpose of carry-,
iug on, aiding or assisting in any pur
suit or business not connected with the
press, be expelled from this association.
Origin of the Word “Lady.”
Formerly, in England, when the af
fluent lived all the year round" at their
mansions in the country, the lady of the
manor distributed to her poor neighbors,
with her own hands, once a week, or
oftener, a certain quantity of bread, and
she was called by them “Leff-day,” that
is, in the Saxon, tec bread-givar. These
two words'were in time corrupted, and
the meaning is now as little known
the practice which gave rise to it; yet
it’is from tlir.t hospitable custom that,
to this day, the ladies'of that kingdom
'alone seive the meat at their own tables
T. B. HUNNEWELL & CO.’S
GROCERY
AND
DRY-GOODS EMPORIUM!
EAST OF COURT HOUSE, BROAD STREET,
fiainbridge, - - - - Georgia.
CORN! CORN!
ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS CORN and other grain, at the very Lowest
Market Prices, can be found at the store of
T. B. Hunnewell & Co.
FLOUR! FjLOUR!
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BBLS.FL0Ul£best brands, just received
and for sale by
T. B. Hunnewell <fc Co.
“THE KEHHESAIV
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ROAD and
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Fulman Palace Cars on tw 1 ’ 00 ' tl •
1 & 2 to Lynchbnrp- .
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v n i xo change
Aew OrleanstoLync-hburg4i. Mo „ t 1
Atlanta and Dalton ^ ^*°l|
. , ONE CHANGE
Atlanta to St. Louis via Cfc,,
MA.VT MILES S!;0R t er MANY HOntS , .
TO NEW YORK
Than any Other Route from Atkn,
Parties Contemplating Traveling «i ,/ I
for Map, Schedule Et*k° U ( ^L
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Atlanta, Ga.
“Absolutely the Best .ProtectionI
Against Fire.”
Over 12,000 fires Actually Put j
Out With It!
MORE THAN $10,000,000 00
Four Good Habits-
There were four good habits a w
mati earnestly recomcnded in his coun
sels, and which he considered toiie es
sentially necessary tor the management
of temporal concerns; and these are
punctuality, accuracy, steadiness, and
despatch. Withou^he first of these,
time is wasted; without the second, mis
takes the most hurtful to our own cred
it and interest and that of others may
be committed; without the third, noth
ing can be well done; and without the
fourth, opportunities of great advantage
are lost, which it is impossible to recall.
V. M. Borum; J. A. Knighton
Borum, &
Knighton,
• v DEALERS IN
FAMILY AND FANCY
GROCERIES,
DRY
GOODS,
' j * SHOES,
Notions, Ac., Ac.,
No. 3 BOWNE BLOCK,
Respectfully call attention of their friends,
and the public generally, to their cheap and
well assortei stock of goods, which they are
Deteimined to Sell at the
LOWEST
BATES !
a®“We are constantly receiving new
and fresh supplies of Choice Family
Groceries, and will not be undersold
BY ANY ONE
IN THE MARKET!
Wishing to devote our time and
attention exclusively to the grocery line
we offer our stock of DRY GOODS,
SHOES, and NOTIONS
At Greatly Re
duced. Prices.
fcaSf" No Trouble to show Goods !*^t
Please .call and examine our stock before
purchasing elsewhere
BACON! BACON!
TWENTY THOUSAND LBS. BACON just in and for sale at the Lowest
Market Prices by
T* B. Hunnewell 6c Co.
WORTH PROPERTY
AYED Fljpif THE FLAMES.]
The Babcocl
SUGAR SYRUP,
SALT, COFFEE, to be found in large or small quantities by calling at
the store of
T. B. Hunnewell & Co.
COTTON YARNS.
TWO HUNDRED BUNCHES COTTON TARNS just received and for
sale by
T. B. Hunnewell & Co.
Shirtings and Sheetings. .
Six Thousand Yards of Shirtings and Sheetings just received and for
sale by T, B, HUNNEWELL A CO
F. W. FARWELL, Secretary,
78 Market St., Chicago; 407 Bioilj
way, New York-
In flnilv u*e by the Fire UcpaTtmenul
the principal cities* of tho L'niori. ThcGol
eminent has adopted it. The leading M
wiys use it. [incb201f
Send for “Its Record."
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WH'.SENANT’S
Caterpillar
Destroyer I
One ’-'and can Destroy Caterf
• pillars on Four or Five
Acres per Day!
Cost of Compound is very little. II
Success is G uarantecd!
Having purchase*! the right for Iters:j
county, we take pleasure in offering ill
farmers within its borders on liberal :«y
The compound can be applied upon fir I
five acres per day by one hand. It?*
in destroying the caterpillar and [pstail
the plant in vigorous growth ha? bee” ’“j
tested and is beyond question. To ■Jfl
fully guard against the depredations of V
caterpillar, planters should use no dear I
investigating its claims aud dffecung ti
proper arrangements to obtain the
to be derived by its use. Its full and pertq
success guaranteed. •
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mch20-6m Baiubndg',
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Sashes,
blinds,
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Blind Trimmings, Sash
Weights and Cord, n*
and
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Which we are selling asIo "Jjle f'
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