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The Weekly Democrat. • BEN E. RUSSELL, Editor. Bfcinbndy, Georgia Sept. 7, 76 The National Democratic Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT ; SAMUEL J. TILDEN, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT : THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA. DANGER AHEAD. The extent of the danger which would arise from the success of the Cin- A WARNING. “He who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind,” is a proverb that may einnati ticket has only recently beeome well be pondered by the conscienceless apparent. It was very plainly seen i men who are doiDg their best to ruin that with Governor Ilayes as President | this country. Their evil deeds have The State Democratic Ticket. FOR GOVERNOR : ALFRED H. COLQUITT. OF FULTON. For Senator, 8th District, HON. ISAAC A. RUSH, of Miller. Fur tub Leuislattbk : A. A. ALLEN, R. T. PARKER. * NOTICE. Seeosd Congressional District Con vention- By order of the Committee in consulta tion with the Delegates from the several counties, a Convention of the Democratic party for the nomination ot a candidate for Congress for the Second District, is called to convene at Tliomasviilu on the second Wednesday in Septemher next at 11 o’clock a. m. The several counties are entitled to the same representation as heretofore allowed, double the number of Representatives to which each is entitled to in the lower house of the Legislature. The counties are requested to indicate by vote whether they desire the majority or the two-thirds Rule to obtain. 1J. A. Vason, Chr’n Ex. Committee. All papers in the District please copy. Mr- Bosh's Appointments- lion. I. A. Bush will address the citizens of Decatur county as follows; Beil’* District, Wednesday, September 13th; Wight’s Store, Thursday, Scptemhe 14th; Higdon's Store, Friday, September 15th; Attapulgus, Saturday September 16!h; Whigliam, Wednesday, September 20lh ; Lime Sink, Thursday, September 21st; Belcher’s District, Friday, September 22nd; I’ine Hill, Saturday, September 23rd; Face ■ ville Wednesday, September 27tli; Bain- bndge, Thursday, September 28tli, Spring Creek, Friday, September 29th, Itoe-k Bond, naiuruay, oeptemner 30th. And if elected to represent the Second dis trict, that has in the past honored me with its confidence, in the 45 Congress, I can but say that my vote and my voice shall be giv en sad raised in behalf of what I honestly believe to be tor the permanent interest and glory of Georgia and our whole country.— Whitrlry' g Address. Yes, you wero elected once. You cast your vote ; yes, cast it several times. And for what? For the Civil Rights infamy, which, but for the righteous decision of the Judiciary of the country, would hare brought trouble and Btrife to our lMd, if it had not precipitated a war of race*. !or the Ku KIux bill, which dragged innocent men from their homes without warrant «r reason, and solely to gratify the hatred »nd venom of your masters, Morton, Logan, Boutwelt, Butler & Co. For your infamous election bill, which sought to place you in office in defiance of the rotes and wishes of the people. Y ei, oh ye*, your vote and voice We been “given and raised for the permanent interest and glory of Geor gia,” havfFt they ? And you—you of all men—ask white men to vote for you f Vain man, did you borrow your “cheek” from the devil ? The National Republican, an infamous lyiag sheet, published at Atlanta by one W. L. Clark, who our citizens will remember as agent of the Freedman’s Bureau in Baiubridge, and whose ne gro social cqua'ity propensities brought upon him the contempt of everybody, negroes included, speaks of “mobbing” m Decatur county. 1 ho only attempt at mobbing in this county we have ever seen or heard of, was a colored man who voted the Democratic ticket, and who had to appeal to his white friends to protect him from the wrath cf color ed Republicans. ~ We notice that some of our contcm- perariea are complaining at the Savan nah News because of its failure to give report* of the yellow fever sooner than it did. When these grumblers have had a little experience in such matters, they wiil Ahd-that the News acted as it should have done—in waiting for au thentic information rather than deal in the thousands of rumors and exaggera tions that have been going the rounds. Phil Joiber, colored, of Albany, and Murphy tad Fierce, Radicals, who were in the Camilla riot, have issued a circu* lar in which they go for Brimberry with gloves off. The Camilla Enterprise says it bae lost Brimberry hundreds of negro Mite’ ’’ 4 Tr' there could not possibly be any cessa tion of the abuses which have been heaped upon the country under Giant’s administration. But it was not suppos ed that Grant himself would be a men ace to our liberties greater even than now. while he himself is President. We do not think that, at the time of the Convention, any such thing was intend ed. Grant indeed took pains to show bis contempt for the Republican party and its ticket. He seemed evidently determined to do what be co ild to it' jure tie prospects of the man whom he regarded as usurping the place to whioh be himself was entitled. It was soon perceived, however, that the canvass of Hayes could not be suc cessfully carried on without Grant’s as- sistaBcey and brains were set to work to devise some means by which he might be induced to come in and help them. Negotiations were set on foot, and their success is made evident from theohangc of Grant’s attitude toward the ticket. It has been made known to him how he ean consolidate his power, and carry forward his plans of self advancement much more effectually with Ilayes as President than with himself in the Ex ecutive chair. Grant, and the men now associated with him would then run the Government, even as they do now, and under the cover of Hayes’ name Grant would have every facility for carrying into effect the ambition of bis recent life. He would he put in the place of Sherman, and the army be ing devoted to him, he would be able to use it as he pleased. When he can do this, under the disguise of another’s authority, he will not hesitate about the purposes to which he perverts it. Grant and his minions will be the rulers, Hayes the scapegoat for all their evil actions There is danger ahead. Noi only the South, the whole country is in danger. Let the people take warning in time. Governor Tilden must be elected or the country is lost. gen. McClellan for tilden AND HENDRICKS. We extract the following from Gen Geo. B. McClellan’s letter to a friend recently published, indorsing the St, Louis Platform, and declaring for Til den and Hendricks; “In Mr. Tilden,’ says the General, “I am confident that we have a candidate possessing all the requisites that the exigencies of the times demand. In a long career he has given the surest proofs of ability and integrity. It is a very easy thing to preach Teform to an opponent, but a very different affair to carry it out in one’s own party. This Mr. Tilden has had the rare courage and ability to do. Against great obstacles he commenced and carried through the Herculean task of fighting corruption and pursuing the plundereis in hia own party, and it is almost superfluous to Bay that tha cour age, energy, untiring perseverance and acumeu he displayed in those memora ble contests prove that he possesses in a most eminent degree the qualities so much needed in our Chief Magistrate in the present crisis of our affairs.” • *••**• * «****. “In his hands,” Gen. McClellan adds, “may be saf*ly left the task of awarding liberal justice to the South, while jeal ously guarding the rights of the North and the issues decided by the great struggle ended, I trust and believe for ever. When elected I believe he wiU enter upon the duties of his high office with the single purpose of serving his country faithfully, and with no lower ambition than that of devoting every faculty to the glorious task of render ing the nation prosperous at home, hon ored and respected abroad. I would like.” continued the gallant soldier, “to appeal to those who in civil life have honored me with their friendship and support, aud especially and most earn estly to those men to whom I have nev er appealed in vain—my comrades of the war—and ask them to stand once more with me in our country’s cause, in a civil contest now, a» formerly in a deadlier struggle, aqd support to the ut termost the election Mr. Tilden to the Presidency.” “I b.lieve,” affirms the hero, “that the issues now at stake arc similar to those for which we fought—the honor and well-bein^of the Nation, * * * * civil Rights Bill on the Statute Book, and not even one of the many Democrats, elected to the 44tli Congress—to protect you from its pretended degrading in fluences—daring to ask for its repeal.— Whitetep's Address, No; no one has sought its repeal, for, thanks to the supreme Judiciary of the country, its pernicious effects have been stayed, and no one has been degraded by its passage save those white men who voted for it. been endured just about as long as hu man beings are capable of enduring, and if they go on much farther they will find to their ahrtn and cost, that they have put upon the camel the last straw, and that the back which has borae so heavy a burden is at last bro ken. If they have regard to their own safety, if they wish for tha chance of retaining any portion of the plunder which they have stolen from the coun- tr» of whose interests they are the pro fessed guardians, they will stop now. The people see through all the infamy of their scheme to make ilayes the President, and if by their money and bullets they succeed in Forcing him into the chair which Grant vacates stonn will burst upon their heads, such as they will wish they had never pro voked. Thieves and robbers have held the treasury keys long enough; the country is determined that it shall be despoiled no more. It will no longor see its substance wasted upon- the vilest creatures that can bear the human form. It says to these perjured plunderers that they most now take off their hands, and we say that they had better beed the warning. The temper of the peo ple is such, that longer trifling with it will be dangerous. We may be a long- suffering people, inaev 1 we have prov ed that we are, but there are limits to human endurance. That limit has how been nearly reached, and if Grant and his detested minions do not wish to pass the bounds, and bring down ven geance terrible upon their heads, they had better now withhold all attempts to trouble us with their presence any longer. The Democratic nominea of the Sec ond Congressional District should be a man of talent—one who can go into the campaign single-handed, and hold his own on the stump with the ingenious and slick-tongued Dick White ley, with out having to call in help. Such a man would amount to something in Congress and make the District a good represen tative, and such a man is Capt. H. G Turner, of Brooks.—Quitman Reporter. We have not the slightest objection to offer to the Reporter's advocacy of Capt. Turner, but, Henry, don’t you think that stroke was rather below the belt? IN IMPOVING METHODS OF AD MINISTRATION. Gov. Tilden builds up after tearing down. After ridding tbe City of New York of tbe Tweed Ring, he saw the ne cessity of erecting every possible barrier to the formation of Rings in future, both in that and other cities. lie therefore ad dressed a message to tiie Legislature in 1875, calling their attention to tiie crush ing burden of municipal debts, the need of restricting municipal expendi tures and lightening the load of local taxation, and the necessity of .providing some uniform and economical system i f trovernment. for Ui«cities of the. State. This message showed the aggregate debt of the twenty four cities of the State to be $175,000,000; the aggregate of city taxation, $30,000,000; the aggregatecoun- •ty and State taxation, $13,000,000; Hit- aggregate of taxation, $50,000,000. The Legislature authorized Gov. Tildes to ap point a commission, which he composed •of many of the ablest lawyers aud most distinguished specialists in tbe Slate, without regard to party. T|j» courmis sion has now been at work for more than a year in preparing a general charter for all cities in the State, which is expected to put an end to many of the worst abuses now existing in municipal governments. Gov. Tilden’s exposure of the Canal Ring blasted all the projects of the Ring and put an end to the wasteful expendi tures of the people’s money. But not content with this, Gov. Tilden, during the winter of 1876, urged upon the Legis lature a number of improvements in tiie canals which would greately increase their carrying capacity, and which could be made with the money—the corrupt ex penditure of which on the Canute Jus disclo sures had prevented. Measures were at once taken to carry these recommends tions into effect, and to introduce further reforms into the canal management. So that when Mr. Tiiden retires from tiie Governor’s chair next January he can not only show that he has broken up the two great political Rmgs of-the State,but that he has done much to repair the ravages they have made, and mobe than that, will leave to the cities and canals a reformed system of government—a bulwark for the tax-payer and an impassible barrier to the thief. Gov. Tilden is not a detective politician; his reforms are complete and statesmanlike. The New York Herald gives utter ance to a plain truth, when It says the reform professions of the Republican party belie its record. Had it. done its duty during its long tenure of power, there would be no urgent need of re-- form The real question on which the Presidential election is to turn, is, whether official honesty and administra tive reform be more important than the protection of negro rights in the South. If the country regards the nogro ques tion as paramount, it will elect Mayes; if it regards the reform question as par amount, it will elect Tilden. Tilden is a practical reformer- He showed himself to be e tch before he was elected Governor of New York, and the people regardless of political party so appreciating him, eit-cted Inn* by 50,000 majority over Gen. D"x to • most popular “War Governor” in the North * NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Baiulmdgc JVcadcmji, D. W. ROUNTREE, A, B., Miss MINNIE WOOTEN, Exercises will he resunied^aij MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TII And continue three calendar months. The Principal lias ju.-t completed a course at Eastman’s National Business College, aud proposes, in addition to the Academic course to offer unusual facilities for obtaining a thorough knowledge of the forms and tech nicalities employed by business men gener ally, together with an insight into the ele mentary principles of Book Keeping, by sin gle as well as double entry, and if possible prepare the older boys of the school to take charge of an ordinary set of books. The course will be thorough and compre hensive. Tiie discipline mild, yet firm aud impartial. Special attention will he paid to Penman ship— each and every one being required to write at least thirty minutes per day. We solicit the patronage of the farmers of Decatur comity, assuring them that no ef- fort will be spared to make it pleasant as well as beneficial to their children. With the hearty encouragement of ilie public, a streniiQujj effort will be made to render this scheol sefpnd to nunc. Any information may he olitni: ed by ap plication to b, tV. UOCN’TUF.F,. Baiubridge. Ga. NEW GOODS now pouring in the How long a time would elapse, then, after the election of a Democratic President and a rebel Congress, before the crack of the overseer’s whip would be heard throughout the South? Not under the Constitution, perhaps, but in spite of it- That is what Democratic ascendency means to day. Let these words be taken down and recorded. St. Paul Pioneer-Press and Tribune. Bosh. The condition of the negroes at the South will be better under Dem ocratic ascendency than it is now, for the Soul hern States will be more pros perous, more hopeful, and more peace ful. The first step toward the healing of the race troubles have already been taken in the division of the negro vote. Let tbe negroes find, as they eventually will, that they are better off when they work politically with the whites than when they cast all their votes in oppo sition to them, and both parties will be tbe gainers, particularly the blacks. MEN, MEASURES AND THINGS- As the Democrat Sees Tflem. The Indian war is over. Hon. Jno. H. Janies has been nominated for the Lcgislfttuic in Fulton couuty. The next, ses ion of Congress will assemble in December and sit until the 4th of the fol lowing March. The Columbus Times, one of the spiciest and very best papers in the State, has re sumed its daily editions. It. is now thought by intelligent politi cians that Tilden’s majority will not liill below 60.000 in Npw York. Wonder if Whitelcy has mule arrange ments to have hia usual quota of Deputy- United States Marshals in this district? Mr. H. W. Spence has been nominated for the Legislature by the Democrats of Mitch ell eouuly. Conover Las i. mej a circular to- the Flor ida Republican i, in wiiicii he says be is a n Jidafo still anil has il.i idea of coming down, , - ’ The JI<». George 4V. .7u.’:>m, _onewnWthe founders of t!;-j kv pirfimolv party, is - at Cor Tilden and ConineAs and takes iliv tump in Indiana. If the rc-ectea of thecountry fail “faster then npprepri itions aid expenditures are reduced,” Low long wiil it lake to pay oil the national debt ? Georgia is n Pcmoerafie Plate and yet tiie Republican organ will not lull tueir North ern friends how quietly the Republicans can make stump speeches in ar.y part ol the State. This is the talk of four volers out of every five you meet: --I go for a change—things cannot be worse, and may be better—a party in power as long ns the present gets corrupt, and we must have a change.” We’li bet $30,000 that Wm. E Smith is nominated on the first ballot at Tliomasville, if he is not by acclamation without opposi Hon. Every county in the District is for him but three—Thomas is for Seward, and Lowndes and Brooks favor Turner. Gen. Hays lias been accused of appropria ting a widow’s money during the war, un der the following circumstances : One of Hayes’ soldiers was condemned to be shot, and turned over to the Chaplain some $400 to be given to his widow. Haves said that the money must go to the government, and took it from the Chaplain, but lias never ac counted to the government for it. Look Fishermen. Fishing Tuck* i of all kinds, cheap, at Jewelry Store -i 4V. C. Subers. P. S. Blackwells Durham SmoUiug To bacco ut 80 cts, per lb 1-t- n EOKGIA-^Ph-atv* ( oixtv. Vi.' creas Samuel S. Mqpn, Executor- pf then's; will and testament of Luke Mann, represents to the court in his petition duly filed and i-i.*ered on record, that ho has fully adminis. ••“•d said estate, this is there fore to cite all p. sons concerned, kindred and creditors, to sb-w cause, if any they can, why said Executor should not be dis charged from his Execute., “ip. and rrcieve Letters of Dismission on th. ‘■rst Monday in December next. sep7td HIRAM BROCKET.' O.D.C. GEORGIA—Decatur County, Thirty days after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said coun ty, at the next regular term alter the expi ration of thirty days from this notice, for leave to sell two shares of the Eagle and lhoenix Factory Stock, of Columbus, Ga. belonging to James M. Dennison, my Ward, for the benefit of creditors. JOHN M. BROWN. Guardian of (lie person aud property of James M. DonaLon. ;an Another big gun for Tilden and Re form ; Arkansas has gone Democratic by 50,000. We want to hug Arktn- F Sportsmen Attention- Pistols and Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, and sporting goods generally, low prices, at Jewelry Store of 1-t _ W. C. Subers. A GTFT WORTHY OP A ROTHSCHILD FOI! ONE CENT, A copy of Brown’s llllustrated Shakes pearian Almanac, together with a copy of his illustrated paper, the Growing World, which is devoted to natural history, wlli be sent to any one free who will sei.d us their address on a one cent postal card. Address DR. O. P. BROWN, 21 Grand Street, Jersey City, N. J. _ Fine Sensibilities are Like Wood bines. Delightful luxuries of beauty to twine around a solid upright stem of undersjand- ing, but very poor thing* if unsustained by strength, they are left to creep along the ground. So it is with the body, when sus tained by strength aud health, then all is beauty and happiness. But when enfeebled by disease, there is no silvery lining to the clouds- Gloom pervades all nature and hope dwindles into despair. Invalid, would you enjoy that estimable boon,health? Know that it is within yonr power. Thousands have been as bad on as you are. Strength to their enfeebled limbs, and Joy to their desponding hearts has been imparted by the ?udicious use of Dr. Tutt's Vegetable Liver Pills, the boon to suffering humanity. Tbe man who declares that he is not able to take bis county paper certainly deserves the sympathy of all good men. After paying for his whisky and tobacco, there is nothing left for the publisher,and consequently the poor fellow is forced to borrow his neighbor’s paper. We pity him.—MonticcUo Constitution. Ar. Ordinance, io Enforce the its; y rteguiaiioks. Be rr osu.mkku. That frmn and after the passage ot this nrdin ..toe the occupant or icciipunts, owner <>v iwueis, of any lot in bits vesldeut or mliei- wi. Liu the c Ir limits I'l’tho^g; y of Bn in ■ridge, c-u u-.-i.fi c:i shall within twenty-four 5-.tirs .» :c - .-n.il no tice remove or have removed, or ah-t-.d any cause or causes affecting i-r hurtful io the he-.ltit ol the my, sin.a u- rank growth o! weeds, stagnant privy depo it. ani mal.ir vegetable matter in Stale of decay ; said weeds to be cut d-.v:' and burnt or re moved be yond the noniievo limits of the j corporation lino, and privy deposit lo be j buried near said privy, (Iminfcc.’io'r -,vjlh Hum, excepting liie privy pits in the differ- j out wards to which shall be added earth from time to time upon notification from the Marshal, his deputy or police, disinfecting also with lime. Be it also ordair-d rh it ay occupant or occupants, owner ot owners, violat.tig any of the previsions of this ordinance, he, she or they, upon oonviction before the police court, shall be fined not less than ten dollars nov more than twenty dollars, oy imprisonment, or labor on the publ'c streets for ten day* or any or all of said punishments, in the discretion of the Mavor or Mayor pro tern- A true extract ui tltc minutes. Jno, R. Hayes. Sept. 5, 1876. Cl’k City Council. An Ordinance for Levying the Gen era! Tax for 1876. Be it ordained by the corporation of the city of Bainbaidge, that onc-half of one per cept be levied on the laxablo property, real and personal of said city for extraordinary expense account, aud that three tenths of one per cent be levied on said property for ordinary expense account for the year 1870. A true oxti-uet ii'om the minutes. JNO. K. HAYES, Sept, 5, 1876. Cl’k of Council, DECATUR SHERIFF o SALE. Will be sold before the court house door in Bajnbridge, Decatur county, Georgia, between die legal hours of sale, on the firs; Tuesday in October next, the followin' property to wit; * One house and lot in the city of Bain- bridge, bounded on the east by Quincy aud Tallabasset roads, South by Ned Lucky, Pat Bishop and others, north by the E. i). lidle rs house and lot, and west by lands formerly the property of Russell, coutainin; five acres more or less. Also one house and lot bounded south by lot of T. B lluunewcll, west by Albany stage road, north by A & G R K, east by L O Jackson, containing three-quarters yf an acre more or less. Levied on ss property of G A Spiller, Trus tee of Alice Spiller, to satisfy a .Justice court fi fa in favor of C V Crawford and other fifiis in my hands. Levy made and returned by constable. OneJwo-story brick store house and lot on east side of broad street and running east along the south side Broughton street 105 feet, thence duo south to 1 E Bower’s prop erty, thence west 105 feet to broad street, known as store now occupied by I M Rosen- feld. Levied on as property of Mrs E J Scott (now Mrs Cardy) to satisfy a mortgage fi fain favor gf Dickenson & Stegall vs said Mrs E J Scott. Lot of laud No, 67 in the 19th District o. said county. Levied on as the property of Wm. T. Boyett, to satisfy one Superior Court 6 fa in favor of Jno. S, Bird for use of Groover, Stubbs & Co., vs 47. T. Boyett . L. F. Bcbkett. Sheriff. THEflKIS MONEY IN IT. In these hard times a good return for hones^labor is very desirable. Any active young man or young lady can earn a hand some sum by addressing, forpaiticulars, the Managers of Die Constitution, the great po litical and family journal published at the Chpital of the StAte. CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO.. ‘ *’*nU, Ga. oo u 43 Apd will soon be ope pf th e - . most attractive Stores ituourt I r ^ OO *»’ S3 ’.Visit it cLlinetly rn’cTfti f d b tit coir* {] !^J | iff the season that they XAjTUX-U-N ERSOLSk U |i!r.«arfN teiilj C 13 iNY n m- i?: u v-. jnvi st cr.oiu GiA, NOR ELSEWHERE.. * m Ct © op IVc have on band and are, constantly rO' ceiving a full lii>e of DK-Y GOODS, CLOTHING, FANCY GOODS, aHOCJSR XEN OF ALP KINDS, oo oo W’e invite the attention of the trading pub* lie lo the inducements which we propose ta offer during the incoming season. We in* tend to sell goods at bottom figures, having as otir motto ‘Quick sales and small profits. 1 GIVE US A CALL, And be satisfied of the train ot w hat we s WEIL & LOEB,