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ih e South—Charges //gainst the
.';rr:rs —Final Puis tig cif the Re-
Atlanta, CVa./Djc. IS, 1 SO7.
A" I pr dieted at the close of my
< of yesterday, the resolution ot
A". C' ii ’ vvo 1 1 requesting General Pope
»•> remove Governor Jenkins,'and ?p
--. I'iv-llr, Bullock in, his place W.as the
r ■■c.t of an angry and e xcited debate
"day, which lasted throughout the
- ,n».i. t the close of which the final
-He w; taken ami Use matter settled.
Aj> aeon as the journal been read
Sr. sLadicy {mulatto), who had the
’ or, commut'd bis remarks in support
f the resolution, and after alluding to
ihe r :;i3ons he had given the day be
-.i iiv n Jvienly commetHied an attack
upon 0 nVrul Pope for not having re
•a ,v«,J a;! «>{ the present State officers.
h declared with great vehemence that
-V (hsirci’ tl had-prevented reconstruct
U a: ay, the m irse he .had pursued, “i
'<» n ‘ wish to make any reflections
m C, •lorn! Pope,” he exclaimed ; “1
n-kt: a Ur cot'charge against him. 1
c i'" rgo hhit with having dirge fly pro
-nt ; i reconstruction by keeping these
in office and with having thus
bled opr enemies —Uj : e enemies of the
.•publican party. You may talk to
■■ a!-out his.po ition ; but it was be"
•"uic" these irrPrft had white skins. I
'«nt -hese rebel officials removed. We
■tve n ;.j here just as capable as tiiey.
''■'no voters of the State demand a
change, at least the majority does.—
vvejrr present here €9,909 colored men
■h! oily 86,000’ white ones, ami ii even
iue whites wish (1 ivcntor Jenkins the
colort dda not. Bhaii the white mu
j inly rule uic black majority ? No !
. here are more colored men in Geor~
gut who aided to put down the rebell
wn with guns and bayonets- than
whites, and their voice niustbe heard.”
in this manner the mulatto went on for
about twenty "five minutes.
Mr. Blodgett read from a written
paper asp 'c,.h composed of interr^ga^
• erica, all of which he answered him
■ >!f with the words, “Our present.
Pro visional (Governor.” The gentles
jtn favored the resolution.
/President PyrroU vacated the chair,
/id made it lengthy speech in opposi
tion to the icroluiion. tie defended
f General Pope from tire assault of
fb-jdley, declared that although Gov
ernor Jenkins, had done much of late
•o merit his condemnation,'he could do
no harm to reconstruction, because 0e
v as 'umlaremtrol of General Pone.—
lie d o nou»ccii the measure as being
Au'.tofaciiqueV! men that desir- and to get
ntrol of uifc Mtato Gove nun ut, and
•'•'ked and Clem Pope was to be abused
because he would not contribute to the
ambition and awari.fioushess of men
whose sole obj -ct was to put their
hand., in tr• the puclcets of i!te Slate and
grasp the spoils. There was no other
motive ; it was the ambition of a few
men pvht* dcsored to^prostitute the Con
"ention for tfie sake ofofiipe. lie was
opposed to mv king tliis body a politic
al rOK ; bat Tor two days past it had
been nothing holler, and the telegraph
bad cn-ri 'd this fact to, every part ot
«hc Ur'.io h In conclusion Air, Pam tt
• • lifted an otion p is!polling action
mv- ;bo rc-obiiion unit] the BUi of
in! ti.'irv hex ..
Mr. J. L. Dunning, of Atlanta,spoke
in opposition to tlie measure. This
gentleman ir variably speaks one way
and votei another. After making the
most som idle speech in opposition to
ii»« resoj ition, he deliberately voted in
favor of Is passage.
’ 7 r. r-ryant made a very violent
hami.guo m support of the resolution.
SHo denounced- Governor Jenkins as
being in the company of “murderers,
■ beh , amt too assassins of Anderson*
■die.” Ail talk about this not being a
pa;; is an body was nonsense ; It was
minbmii ti one seu.se of the word, it
"'as there to advance the interests of
ti e RefurMican party and the Recoa"
• . m-i so: s Acts ui Congress. He be
hoved in lii: great iiepublioon party ;
itm loved the Reconstruction. Acts of
'ongre.- s. tie bad been a Republican
ali his ider and the gentleman made the
;* 'onishing announcement that he
‘•took it froui I:A,mother’s milk.” He
lid not believe that the present State
of'cers should remain in power; they
' OcrfO’d no protection to the people.
•id lie gave the generally accepted
idea of the youth era man in hb'pertof
Hie country by declaring that Union
• non were being daily got upon in
Georgia Aby fheians and with bowie
■- j and revolvers.” Mr. Bryant
!fired the t he want-; and to be “secured
■'"ui bowie knives and revolvers;” lie
wanted officials who would protect him
nd the colored people? in their rights,
f! ■ n!-o wished Mr. Bullock to be
■‘roris! god Governor, 'i’hat individ
ual wm a jnm of ability; he had iutel
i-f nnmpcd on his brow, ard the only
argument lie had heard brought against
.on! wos that tie was a “member of this I
e..vr Convention.”
Mr. S..L.IA feaid that all the talk he
id listened to about sixty-nine thou
md negro voters being represented in
1 Convention was nil bosh? He was
•'Voted from a district in which there
only sixteen hundred white vet
out of a total registry of over five
ihniisaud, and neither his colleague nor
' i”'s. liiutd received seventy* five white
Vn t.‘s; he was, the.efore, elected by
negroes, but he Imd not come there to
*'£' Into for any particular race. lie
’; ,(! come there to perform a high na
',r>'ial purpose, and not to scramble for
hicn. liy was, thank God, a native
emvian ; Isis fathers were native
uis, ami therefore be was not
“• the Lit a who had conic into the
ul '' ; :i b-vv wcc;.s ago ;uid wanted to
‘ ' ev, - l 'Vthing and everybody. (Ap-.
if,..., . !y tvh'ne spectators, which
' ' ; ' M - ••• > by t! e I 'resident.) He
vi ''!>eu : m p.,. 3 .s:ige of tin resolution.
1 1! -an’ b‘e said he smelt the
urged m Congress
•aat negroes, fifteen CEOBf—
dtewomen thus
-sfue world. Jhe time for a
gjjppa aof tlie spoils had not yet come;
‘vtlicii make a constitution first, and
after it iiad been ratified by the people
they could look for spoils. The ene
mies of the Convention were organiz
mg and were gaming strength every
day. They were the wealth and in
teiHtfrnrie r.f the State, and if this
resolution was passed it would place a
;j-vi ii tlirir hands wfiich wftfitd
jeopnrdizc, if it did not destroy, the
entire work of the Convention.
Mr, Prince said titat lie find heard all
that Mr, fSafidlti fowl said about native
Georgians. lie was proud to admit
that 11 e was a son of Mew. England? —
He had come ail the way from his
native rocks and lumber fotests to aid
in rt.grafting upon the people of Geor
gia those principles of “freedom, edu
cation and civilization which exist in
New England.” And after declaring
this highly philanthropic purpose, the
gentleman spoke at length in favor of
the removal of Governor Jenkins and
the appointment of Bullock, whom he
Y lievea the very essence of statesman
ship and financial ability.
Air. Holcombe, a Conservative Un
ion man, said that the declaration of
Air. Prince explained the animus ofthe
wh: ; ■ question. He (Mr. Prince) was
from New England, anti not a native
Georgian, and just such men in the
Convention wanted to grasp the spoils
oi ‘ Hi<io iu the State. (Sensation, and
applause from the white spectators.)
He had come there wish views differ
ent from those entertained by the ma
joritybut he had endeavored to cast
aside all partisan h oling and to assist
in iraruing a Constitution under which
the whole people could live at peace
and in prosperity. * Was the Conven
tion acting in this spirit? or was it not
then considering tg resolution of the
moat shamelessly pturiisan character?
lie warned the present that
Governor Jenkins'was the chosen rep
resentative of the legal voters of Geor
gia, and must not be disturbed. If the
majority, yielding to passion and pre
judice, went on in the way they had
been going ever since the meeting of
the Convention, the result would be
that they would array race against
race, to the dufriinent of both and the
final one. He desir
ed the restoration ofthe Union, and so
did every native Georgian; but lie did
nqt wash.restoration brought about by
means of injustice and proscription,
-tiui the people of Georgia would never
consent to any reconstruction which
was founded upon the enslavement or
proscription oi a single one of their
countrymen.
As Air. Holcombe made this declar
ation the white spectators again loudly
applauded him, and the President, ris
ing, requested that no such manifesta
tions be made in future.
Mr, Ilolcombe continued iiis re
marks and said that he saw no cause
lor the removal of Governor Jenkins ;
he had done nothing to merit removal.
Besides, the very fact that such a
resolution was deemed necessary was a
censure by implication upon General
Pope,-and if the Convention believed
that the General had not faithfully
performed his duty be would move a
resolution requesting President John
son to remove him and appoint some
other commander iu his place. Taken
as a whole Mr. Holcombe’s speech
was a very sen -idle and temperate one,
but was utterly lost upon the majority.
Air. McCoy (moderate liopuoliran)
s'id that it had been openly charged
that men r.ol natives of Gaorgia—men
who had been in the State only a few
weeks or months —had formed a eom r
binalion and had come to the Conven
tion for the sole purpose of grabbing all
tiie offices iu the State. lie had not
.believed the charge, but was forced to
admit that the resolution looked very
mucb that way, and if it Was passed
everybody w »uld believe that the
charge was true. There was no nec
essity for removing Governor Jekins;
be Imd not tho slightest power nor
iiiiluence ; he had no official patronage
of any consequence, and the only
appointment within his gift was that
of Superintendent ofthe Penitentiary,
Superintendent of the State Road
(Western and Atlantic Railroad, run
ning from Atlantato Chattanooga), and
perhaps one or two more offices of an
insignificant nature. And that brought,
him to the main reason that underlies
the whole question ; it was nothing but
an effort to seize the State Road. The'
resolution was the.scheme ofafew men
who had only been in the State a few
weeks or months, hut who were anx
ious to take possession of the offices
under the State government. Had any
reason been assigned—any good rea
son—why Governor Jenkins should be
removed ? General Pope, notwith
standing his great powers, dared net
remove the Governor without a cause.
The General was responsible to a
higher authority, which would never
permit such an outrageous act.
Air. Caldwell, the author of the res
olution, said that yesterday he had the
authority ol one next in power to Gen.
Pope to declare that a measure of this
kind was needed, and he hoped that
the resolution would be adopted. lie
and; l not favor the “infamous attack”
made upon Gen. Pope.
Mr. Bradley (mulatto) —Air. Presi
dent, I rise to a point of order. I
don’t want to be called “infamous.”
Mr. Caldwell rejoined that lie didn’t
call anybody “infamous,” only the
attack. Proceeding with his remarks
he said that while lie did not favor the
attack lie equally opposed the panegy
rics passed upon Gen. Pope. He
“ wouldn't.kiss his foot and wouldn’t
lick iiis boots.” If Gen. Pope went be
yond his powers ho was a usurper,
and as a freeman he would not submit
to u; urpation ; but lie believed that the
General £would pay attention to the
(Jon vPulton and would comply with iu
request. So far as the insipuiatians re
garding the State Road were concern
ed, he hurled buck with scorn the
imputation ol evil. lie was in ! avor of
measures, not men, and if any objetr
o prescribed H* i«~ -
r tm ’ 1 11 ‘ I'h Air. Bullock fie
won.a withdraw that gentleman’s name,
ail'd leave it to Gen. Pope to select a
loyal successor to Gov. Jenkins. In
conclusion Air. Caldwell moved to ad
journ, ho being evidently apprehensive
that the motion of x\ir. Parrott to post
pone until the Btli of January would
prevail.
The motion was !o«t, hut Mr. Cald
well felt relieved. The fact was that
during the speeches tho extremists had
plainly warned the hesitating that if
they did not come up squarely to the
issue they would get no more .negro
votes, and would consequently be left'
out in the cold.
The motion to postpone was lost,
and the cesolntinn, 'with Bullock’s
name It it out. was voted upon, the
result being yeas, 94, nays 59, thus
showing that the Convention contains
a large majority of extremists than was
at first supposed.
■ Some ot the white delegates, elected
as Radicals, have become alarmed.—
i hey declare that if the Convention
continues its present course they will
do all in their power to defeat any
constitution it makes, and the proba
bilities are that when the question of
ratification comes up a decided majori
ty of the voters will keep away from
the polls. i lie Georgia Convention
cannot reconstruct the State; every
delegate has an eye to. some particular
office, and in the general scramble for
spoils nothing is thought of but self;
and ii evan they can succeed in forcing
the constitution through by the same
means as that by which the question
lor calling a Convention was declared
carried, it will be obeyed only just so
long as’two hundred millions per an.
num are H-ert for hoping uji a large
military establishment in the Smith.
Mr. Bullock Recommended for the Of*
/ice oj Provisional Governor—A Bill
for the Relief of Delegates—Pay and
Mileage Quest ion — Resolution for
Thanks to General Pope.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 19, 18G7.
The Convention did but littie of
interest to-day. As was expected, the
name of Mr, Bullock, the express
agent, and one of the delegates from
Augusta, was again proposed for re
commendaton to General Pope for the
office of Provisional Governor of Geor
gia, when Governor Jenkins shall
have been removed. But little oppo
sition was - made to the measure, the
minority well knowing that the whole
scheme was a “cut and dried oho,” to
use the language of a delegate, and that
nothing done by the few honest men
in the Convention could prevent the
passage of tiic measure. It was ac
cordingly passed by a vote of 18 yeas
to 50 nays.
Air. Chatters, a negro delegate, in
troduced a bill for the relief of dele
gates, which stated that a goodly
number of the members of the Con
vention were men of reduced means,
and had not tiie money to pay their
expenses with. If, therefore, some
relief was not afforded to them, they
would be unable to. return to their
homes during the holidays. The bill
went on to provide the means for the
payment of these impecunious mem
bers from the meeting of the Conven
tion to its recess.
A resolution fixing the pay and
mileage ofthe Convention at the same
rate as those received by the last
General Assembly oi ‘he State was
passed.
Air. Miller c.fibred a resolution,
which was adopted, thanking General
Pope for the “wisdom, justice and
moderation” with which he had exer
cised the vast powers given to him by
the acts of Congress.
A small sensation was caused by Mr.
Blount offering a resolution requiring
the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions to inquire into the truth of the
statement made that Messrs. Bryant,
Clift. Coston and others (Yankees),
and Turner (negro), had not resided
in the State twelve months at the time
of their election as delegates to the
Convention, and were consequently
not citizens of Georgia.
It having been, stated by a member
that the Treasurer of the State had
intimated a determination not to order
the payment of any funds for the use
of the Convention, Mr. Bryant rose uo
excitedly, and declared that it was
time for the Convention to show what
its powers were. They would soon
have a “loyal” Governor (looking at
Air. Bullock), and now they required a
“loyal” Treasurer. He therefore of
fered a resolution removing the present
“rebel” incumbent of that office.
The resolution has not yet been
acted upon, but when it is called up,
there is not the slightest doubt of its
being passed. You will thus see the
plan of the Convention. The Gover
nor first and then the Treasurer. If
the majority succeed in ail they are
aiming at, by the lime the Convention
adjourns the State ol Georgia will be
as bankrupt financially as it now is
politically. And Bryant, who is so
anxious to get rid of the present State
Treasurer, has not lived in Georgia
one year! t •
After tliis last outburst of devotion
to the Union the Convention did noth
ing of importance.
To }lic Conservatives of Geor
gia.
ROOMS CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL- )
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE- >
Macon Ga Dec 20, I 807. )
Conservative clubs already formed
in this State, will please report their
organization and address forthwith to
these headquarters. #
Counties where clubs are not formed
arc earnestly invited to take immedi
ate action, and report the same as above.
Ail communications should be ad
dressed : CONSERVATIVE CEN
TRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MACON CA
Mr. and
Havana, Doc, 26.—The Cuba has
arrived, with Mr. am! Mrs. Davis aboard
m route for New Orleans,
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SAM L ]{. SMITH, Editor and Proprietor,
GartersvilJ© Ga., Jaa. 3, 186$.
General ASesM.v,
Our readers are, doubtless, aware that there
lias been a change in Millitary Commanders
in the Third E strict, Gea. Pope has been
removed and Cion. Meade appointed to suc
ceed him,as will be seen by reference to a dis
patch in another column of this paper, It is
but reasonable to suppose that our people are
anxious tg know something of the antecedants
of their pro pective Commander. Wo take
from the cohimns ofr the Augusta Daily
Chronicle Sentinel the following particulars
of his past file and character. Wo hope that
while these facts are read with a great degree
cf pleasure, the admonitions and advice of that
paper wiil not be overlooked or unheeded.—
Lei us not bo too ready to eondenin, but put
the most charitable construction upon alf his
acts and doings. ]!« vviil not cm no to thwart
the measures of Shcrman-Shallabergcr Till,
but to execute them. Let us hop-; that lie
many do no more:
Tins (Ustiiigub bud officer, who hns
been designated -by the President as
the successor to General Pope in com
mand of District No. 3, is perhaps less
known to to the people ofthe South
than any of the Corps commanders of
the Federal army. His services in the
fielu were more solid than brilliant,
ant! there was an absence of dash and
daring in his military character such as
usually attracts popular applause.—
Indeed we believe, that previous to
tiie battle of Gettysburg he was not
generally known even at the North. —
lie had been for some lime previously
in command of one of the best Corps
in the army of the Potomac, and at the
battles of Fredericksburggand at Chan
eellorsviilc was said to have handled
his Corps with considerable eo.-lness
and sagacity.
After the inglorious defeat of fight
ing Joe Hooker at Chancollorsviile
General Meade became, the chief in
command of the Federal army in Vir
ginia. It was Meade who commaded
the Federal army at the battle of Get
tysburg, and his failure to attack Gen,
Lee after the abortive attempt of the
latter to carry the heights on the third
day, shows that his pm deface and good
judgment are stronger than iiis ambi
tion to show in an affair which requir
ed great boidneis and recklessness to
promise any show of success. He was
always esteemed a gentleman, and we
believe that those in onr army who
had known him previously to the
breaking out of the war hat! high re
spect for his character as an officer and
as a gentleman. We believe that our
prisoners who fell into his hands in
the vicissitudes of battle always re
ceived from him the consideration and
kindness which an honorable officer
invariably extends to a vanquished foe.
We have never heard him spoken ii ! y
of either by friend or enemy. In his
character as it was developed by the
war he was eminently conservaiive.—
We have no means of knowing his
views upon the great questions which
now separate the Union, but we be
lieve that he is a man who will per
form to tiie utmost of liis ability, but
without partisan bias or feeling, the
duties which his new position de
volves upon him. We have heard that
he is a Democrat, but of this we are
not certain, lie is descended from a
noble Virginia ancestry, and we should
be greatly disappointed if he proves
untrue to the traditions of liis family.
From a brother officer we learn that
Gen. Meade was an active participant
in the war with Mexico, and that he
did service the greater portion of the
time on the staff ol General Worth.—
We believe that he was not particular
ly conspicuous in any of the struggles
which occmred there, but that he pass
ed through the war without attracting
public attention or that of bis brother
officers. Ater the war wii’t Mexico
lie was principally engaged in the corps
of Topographical Engineers, and was a
greater portion of the time on duty at
Washington. lie Isas always sought
the association of gentlemen and has
shown great difference to the opinions
of the rabble. He is, like most army
officers, a great stickler for military
etiquette and discipline, and religious
ly believes that the first great duty of a
soldier is to obey instructions, whether
they be right or wrong. In this view
of his character we shall expect him to
follow, to the letter, all the orders and
instructions which he may receive
from Washingion as to the manner of
his enforcement of the Military Bills.
We have seen it stated recently that
General Meade had declared that ho
would sooner loose his position in the
army than become instrumental in car
raving out the revolutionary schemes
of Congress. This we do not believe.
Ilis long and intimate association with
General Grant in Virginia leads us to
the conclusion that his views on the
reconstruction question are morb like
ly to be in unison with the latter than
in opposition to him. At any rale, we
should not expect him to go farther
than to cecure to the people of the
State all the rights and privileges
which are not destroyed by the Sher
man Bill, ii must be borne in mind
that General Meade, it: his position of
commander here, is the mere creature
of the reconstruction laws which he is
sent among us to enforce. He dare not
disobey any of their provisions. At
the same time, we believe that he will
go no farther than the plain terms ol
thcShermapi-Shellabarger Bills require.
We believe that he will revoke the
illegal and vindictive decrees of Gen.
Pope—that he will restore to office all
those who havr* been remove] wit limit
just cause, anil that Ifc will discontinue
:ie patronage to the scalawag press,
?; fiifh, under the order of (Jen. Pope,
the people ot the State were required
*o give them. We believe that in fu
ture all elections and registration of
volers will he fairly held and honestly
VUirnetl. We believe that General
' mb; will break up the rmst of vipers
in Atlanta who have been fattening up
on the public plunder, and that the
“Augusta ring*’ will be excluded from
his counsels and his presence. Ist
One word of cau'ion we would offer ‘
to the General. It is that he avoid Joe
Drown as he would the devil. If he
v ill keep this hoary old political sin
ner far from him, he may secure some
peace and quiet. But just so sure as
Joe insinuates himself into his confi
dence, just so sure is his peace ol mind
! destroyed and his ability honestly to
; conduct the affairs of hL District shak
■ en and impaired.
To our people we would say, hold
yourselves in manly patience and for
l ar.Tnce, Be not too quick to find
f alt or too slow in acknowledging
favors and merit. (Jive to General
Meade your confidence and support in
t ie trying position to which he is call
il. Remember that a wide difference
of opinion must necessarily exist be"
t veen you and 1 im upon the justice
and right of the late war. Respect his
opinions, give credit to the honesty of
.his convictions aid his bravery in
defending them, and we doubt, not that
he will accord to the people of the
t 'ale full credit for like convictions
and services.
Progress of Reconstruction,
n following article on the Progress of Rc
chnstruction, we clip from the Atlanta Daily
Opiv'm of the 28th ultimo, one of the leading
Reconstruction papers -of the State—in fact,
(’en. Pope’s official organ, we believe. The
sentiments contained in said article are but the
r< hex of the opinion of the masses oftiie State
who love good government, and our Republi
can institutions, irrespective ot party predilec
tions, and tend to show that the spirit of’76
is not entirely eradicated by Jthcsc degenerate
times. We ask all our readers to give it a
careful perusal ami answer if they do not fee*
a heart within them beating responsive to its
wil ieseme sentiments. We truly love hon
esty and candor —the sacrificing of self-inter
est f. r the public weal—a dignified regard for
the divine rights and privileges of those whom
God hath seen proper to honor with His im
age, and a prill a for race that will not truckle
to the wishes and designs of fanatical dema
gogues—-sticklers for power and pap. We are
proud to see the press being unmuzzled and
speaking out, in unmistakable language, sen
timents in unison with the principles of Amer
ica,/ freedom and constitutional liberty, in ap
pro ing right and condemning- wrong, cither
in 1/gii low places, such as the spirit that
characterizes the following article :
This journal was the first in the State
to advocate Reconstruction on the ba
sis of the Congressional Plan. We
did this not because the plan in itself
commanded our entire approval, nor
i yet because the measures provided for
J its execution were in accordance with
j the :>pirit of our republican institutions;
I but because we realize the helpless
j condition of the Southern people, the
j importance of a "Speedy restoration to
j Bfcise right" fo-jotid by tm.xacceeKb.il
I revolution, and the purpose on the part
! of the conqueror to exercise the pre.
j rogalive of prescribing lerrar to the van
quished.
It cost something at that time to ad
ad vocate such a measure. In time,
i however, it responded to a popular
sentiment, and other jonrnels joined us
in the campaign. Men irrespective op
old party lines affiliated with the move”
! merit, and the work lias already pro
i grossed so far as u> produce a Conven
tion, representing the Sovereignty of
Georgia, and charged by the people
with framing an organic Law in accor
■■ dance with the specifications in the
*Rlan of Congress.
That Convention has had a session
of two weeks. The result has been
anything but encouraging. Much has
transpired to disgust the public and
dishearten the advocates of Reconstruc
tion. Less than a dozen small men,
possessing neither education, charac
ter, natural ability nor political expe r
rience—men who have neither the tal
ents to conceive nor the plodding in
stincts to copy a sensible ordinance;
nor yet the prudence to keep silent
when silence alone would have screen
ed their shameless ignorance—these
arc the men who have assayed to shape
the policy ol the Convention, and ren
der the officers of the State subservient
to the intrests of a clique. They have
succeeded thus tar only in chattering
themselves intonotoriety;their schemes
of plunder have been too transparent
to deceive, and too flabbily executed to
commend success. The coalition form
ed with this disinterested clique, by
certain parties in Atlanta, and in dero
gation to the best intrests of Atlanta,
has only partially- succeeded. The
Slate Road is still out of their hands,
and let us hope, for the sake of the tax
payers of Georgia, that it will remain
so.
The Convention re-opens on the Bth
proximo. Delegates who have accept
ed seals in that assemblage at a sacri
fice of their own personal interests, and
with a view only to aid in restoring
peace and order to our distracted coun
try, will be present. Let us hope that
all others may be absent; and that the
quorum thus formed, Witl address itself
promptly to the legitimate work before
it. it is important in more respects
than one, that this should be done.—
Another two weeks of scrambling for
office and plunder, another session of
wire-pulling, intrigues, and combina
tions, looking alone to the personal in
terests of it few small men in and out
of the Convention, will cause every
respectable Union man in Georgia to
wash ins hands of the whore affair,
We speake plainly because we feed
that, under the circumstances, it is a
solemn duty to do so. And we do
this, too, in the full knowledge of the
j fact that it will cost us several sub
scribers, and perhaps the entire print
ing of the Convention to do so. Nev
ertheless, the Opinion can afford to
lose both, rather than squint at or
endorse the disgusting role of a faction
who seek to make the whole recon
struction movement subservient to their
own rinse and selfish purposes. We
have already sacrificed more than anv
other public journalist in the cause of
Reconstruction. We have done this
from principle alone. No sneaking
desire for office, public patronage, or
emoluments of pla<*e lias prompted our
course. We desire, above all things
else, to see the country settled and at
peace ; for this and this, only have we
labored, and will continue to labor.
NEW AD VERTISEMEN TS.
LET THERE BE LIGHT!
THERE IS LIGHT,
NON-EXPLOSIVE L IGHT.
This light Is easily comprehended in darkness;
T HE
Clearest, Brightest, Steadiest
CHEAPEST
Light now in use.
O
Estrella, or Star Oil.
0
The material of which this oil is manufac
tured is abundant in this camitry, and pur
chasers buying this oil need hrwe i;o fears of
being bountifully supplied. It is manufactured
and lor sale in Cnrtersvple by Messrs Marsh
& Thomas, sole proprietors for the counties of
Bartow, Cobb, Polk, Floyd, Whitfield and
Gordon. All persons arc hereby forewarned
against infringing on this right in any way, as
it is duly patented —the only patented Burn
ing Oil ever introduced into this market —and
as the right to the above counties have been
secured by the above firm, atiy infiingment on
the same will be punished to the extent of the
Jaw, Lamps, Burners and Chimneys, also,
sold at W. L, Kirkpatrick’s Drug Store, for
CASH, by
MARSH & THOMAS,
January 3d, 1808-ts
mV IS' W IANN mV
CLASSICAL SCHOOL.
Near Adairsvilfo, Via,
rgIHE sixth session of this school will open
\ on the 20th of January 1808,
My nui: her will bo limited to 12 boarders,
atUt tiveivt'day sttuftrfits, *Ttic' funner will fee
received into my family and have the same at
tention, in eve-y respect, as my own sons. My
entire time will be devoted to their intellectual
and moral culture.
A fair knowledge of the elementary branches
will be required for admission. Students will be
prepared lor any class in college.
For circulars containing references to pat
rons and others, course of study, regulations,
terms, &c-, address
JOHN H, FITTEN,
Jan. 3d, 1868-2 w, Adairsviiie, Ga,
ST^iaSSBORO
MALE & FEMAJ.E
IHSTSTI rOTB.
The exercises of this institution will be re
sumed on Monday, January 20lh, 1868, un
der the supervision of
J. a, RITAS.S, Principal.
Assisted by
W. J. BZcCOEimCK
and
Mrs. M, E, RYALS will have control! of
the Musical Department, and will give instruc
tions in vocal music free of charge.
The Scholastic year will be divided into two
sessions of 24 and 16 weeks,
Rates of tuition in Academic
Department, long session, S3O
Short session 20
Intermediate, long session 21 60
“ short “ 14 40
Primary, long session .... 14 40
“ short “ 9GO
Incidentals, for each session I
Music, long session, HO
“ short “ 20
Use of instrument per month J
The boarding house will be under the su
pervision of ihe Principal. Terms, sls 00
per month, one half payable in advance, the
balance at the expiration "of the session—or if
preferred by the boarder, payable at the expi
ration of each month.
JAMES G. RYALS, Principal.
January 3d, 2868-lm.
Dissolution of Copartnership
THE undersigned hereby gives notice to the
public, that the partnership, heretofore
existing between James G, Miner and myself
iis dissolved; I will no longer be responsible for
and liabilities contracted after this date by said
partnership, GEORGE NORRIS,
Partners, MINER & NORRIS,
January 3d, 1868-11.
House and Lot for Sale.
npilE house and lot formerly occupied by
B TANARUS, F. Stocks is now thrown upon the
market, The house contains four rooms and
four fire places; good kitchen, well and smoko
house; and the lot contains acres of land
with good garden, stable, &c., and near a pond
of fresh water, adjoining the steam mill lot.
The above property will be sold in a body, or
divided, and the half with the improvements
sold seperately, For further particulars ap
ply to J, G,STOCKS,
at the livery stable,
Jan. 3d, 18G8-tf, Cartersviilo; Oa„
For Hale. m
Dlt. W. W. x,EAK, near this place wishes
to sell six. or eight good, young mules,
and one four horse wagon and harness, Ap
ply to him at W. L. Kirkpatrick & Co’s Drug
Store. Dec. 6th, 1867-ts
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Lcols to If our Inter*
est!
KEW GOODS
AT Lo¥/ PRICES.
THE undersigned takes pleasure in announ
cing- to the citizens of Bartow and adjoin
ng couuties, that he has just opened out a
fresh and well selected stock of
OFiLL VARIETIES.
usually kept in a DRY-GOODS Store,
all of which was bought on the very best, terms ,
and I am willing, and can afford, to sell at as
SHOUT PROFITS
my one, and flatter myself tbit I can giv
satisfaction,
£otf) in (Etualitp antr sprite,
to ary one who will favor me with a CALL,
Hoping to receive a liberal share of patronage
from my old customers and friends and the
public generally, I await your call,
P. L. MOON,
CARTERSVILLE, Oct. 17, 1867,
S. CLAYTON & SON.
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
CARTERSVILLE, GA,
Dry Goods and Notions,
Shoes and Hats,
Quecnsware and Glassware,
Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Buckets, Tubs &c,
Sugar and Coffee,
Lard and Tobacco, &c., &c.
We respectfully invite you to call and ex
amine our stock. Wc propose to sell goods at
as low prices as any house in the town.
S. CLAYTON & SON.
Dec, 20th, IJST-tL
Special Notice!
Al.fi persons owing us for Merchandise and
Bagging and Rope MUST come forward
and settle for the same. One call is sufficient,
The goods wore sold in expectation of an early
settlement. We are not responsible for the’
declino in cotton and cannot wait longer.
HILL A BUNN.
Dec. 20th, 18G7-lw.
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Lewis L, Abbott,,... .11. L. A1 bott p. f\ Jtix.r,[j*
ABBOTT ami Bros.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
AND
Wholesale Dealers
I N
Produce Provisions
AND
Whitehall Slrccl,
ATLANTA, GEA_*
'ESTABLISHED IN BUSINESS IN 1658.
Coflcc I Coffee !
r* Bags' choice Cell'c.e just received ands,,
| {J stflc as low as tho lowest by
jf ABBOTT A BUGS
Commission Merchants,
Atlanta, Ga.
Bagging| bagging l
1 A Bales very heavy 1 India Bagging, j IW
\ / received, and for sate by
AifiOTT df BROS..
> Commission Merchants,
Atlanta, Ga.
Rope l rope !
Coils Rope f<» sale by
t)\J ABBOTT A BROS.,
Commission Merchants,
Atlanta, Ga.
Sugar!sugars I
20 Bbls extra C Sugar.
r>/ k Bids Yellow O Sugar, just rccciv, I.
Sj\J und for sale by
ABBOTT & BROS.,
Commission Merchants
Atlanta, Ga.
Flour! flour!
800 Sacks superior Fumilj Flour.
800 Sacks extra Family Fiour.
O/W \ Sacks extra Family, now in store,
*0 V/ Y/ and Dr sale hv
ABBOT'? & BROS,
Commission Merchants,
Atlanta, Ga,
Cotton Yarns!
Bales Cotton Yarn.
5 Bales 4-4 Sheeting, for nale by
ABBOTT & BROS.,
Commission Merchants,
Atlanta, Ga.
Wo will pay the highest prico for Corn,
Oats and Flour.
ABBOTT A BROS,
Atlanta, Ga.
Nov. 29, 1867-6 m.
Hew Marble Tard,.
S. B, BATMAN, Jlgcnt.
For WILLIAM GRAY,
Importer ami Dealer in Italian, Block”
adille, and White Rutland Statuary
MAEBL E.
WB arc now receiving and
I desirable stock of finished
uni!.rough Marble, which
we oiler to the public on
, the most rcasom&ble
llcruiH.
m
Owing to the high price of marble at th'a
time, many persons are kept from purchasing.
I propose to reduce prices so that all can buy.
My facilities are such lor purchasing Ihe ma
terial, that. I will be satisfied with small profi ts
and quick sales —such is mv motto.
We arc prepared to furnish in he best style,
Monuments, c irved and plain, Pox Tombs,
Tablets, carved and plain, Head-stones, Urns,
Vases, &c„ and Furnishing Marble of all do
soriplions,
With good and experienced workmen in all
departments of business, we hope to merit a
shaie of public patronage- Designs of Monu
ments and any other work in Marble, furnish
ed gratis.
Orders solicited and promptly filled. Office
and Yard adjoining Bellvue Hotel and opj o
ite Georgia Railroad Depot. Jas. Vaughan, of
Bartow county, is our agent.
Dec 20th, 1867-ly.
REMOVED
FRESH GROCERIES
also, PRODUCE, bought and sold,
" It is useless for us to enumerate all the ar
ticles in the Grocery Line. We keep every
thing necessary to be kept in a regular
II 1 111
Provision store ,
Consisting, in part, of
BACON; LARD, 1
MEAL, FLOUR,
CORN, WHEAT,
SUGAR, COFFEE,
SALT, SYRUPS,
CHEESE, RICE
CONFECTIONERIES,
SWEET MEATS.
CANNED FRUITS,
SOAPS, CIGARS.
TOBACCOS, &C.
BAGGING, ROPE AND TWiNE, &C.
And a thousand and things too numerous to
mention in a nawspaper advertisement, to ail
of which we invite the attention of the public.
Wo will sell Groceries, etc., just as lowdmvn
as any other Grocery House in the market
can afford to sell. Call and see us and try us
at our new stand, A. A. ‘SKINNER
Cartersville , Nov. 8.
ER. BASSE EN. B. W. YORK. li. T. JOUUDAN
SASSEEN'S
United States Hotel
Cor. Alabama and Pryor streets,
ATLAXTA, GEORGIA.
Within 100 yards of the Passenger Depot.
SASM.EEN, YORK and JOUKDON, Propr’s,
Dec. 20th, 1867-ts.
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