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,t][g a large asssortmeut, at 25 per cent less than cost.
P~3 El
wc offer sit. 33 cents a piece, worth 75 cents
KOjVTAG, RIIAWLS, Etc., Etc., at less than cost.
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CARTERS V I L r L E, GEORGIA,
corner of Public Square and Main street.
Having determined to
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we take tills method of informing the
of that and have mentioned above a few of tlie Arti
ticles to show what si lIEDI 1 CTIO A of Prices we have
made on our present stock of Goods.
SCSE-Come and try us if you want to save from
25 TO 50 FIB. GMT.
on your purchases, for we will sell all goods as
above stat ed ; remember the place and firm.
L 0 EWENSTEIN & P F E I F E R,
•hmuavy 24th, 186T—wlm CARTERSVILLE, GA.
Ik Ixptcss.
SAM’L H. SMI J’H, Editor and Proprietor.
Cartersville Oa, Feb. t, IS6S
The Ccjsservat Ive creeling in!
Bartow County.
In response to previous call, apor-i
lion of the citizens of Bartow couniv
assembled in the Court House at Car
tersville, on Tuesday, the 4th instant,!
when, on motion, Col. Russell H. '
Cannon was called to the Chair, and
Dr. U. G. Roy requested to act as
Secretary.
The object £of tfie meeting was ex
plained in a few brief remarks by Col -
W. 11. Pritchett, t) be for the organiz
ation ofa Union Conservative Club for
Bartow county. The names of dele
gates was then called lor, when the
following were recorded:
Pine Log District—Adair and Allen.
Wolf Pen—Steadman, Tracy, and
Baker.
Stamp Creek —John Jolly, Goodson,
and .T. W. Jolly .
Allatoona—Dr. G. G. Roy.
17lh District—Cannon and Sims.
Cassville District—Dr. Williams,
Bogle, Dr. Ilardy. Walker, Price and
Akin.
Kingston Wooley, Mayson, Har
din, Crawford, Dr. Jones, Roper,
Sbeats, Huson, and Earp.
Adairsville District—McDovv, Gash,
and Penn.
6tb Dist.
Cartersville District—Young, Dobbs,
Stegall, Pritchett, Harris, Milner }
Strange, and Smith.
Upon motion a committee of one
from eacli district were appointed to
report business for the meeting, as
follows : W. 11. Pritchett, Dr. Sims,
Mr- Penn, A. F. Woolov, Mr. Alien.
John Jolly, Mr., S’eadman and Dr.
Roy. 'Ptie Gth not being represented
the number was restricted to nine.
The Committee retired and after a
few moments absence returned and re
ported, as follows,:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Whereas, the Conservative party o*
Georgia, in Convention Assembled in
Macon on the sth day ot December
last, adopted a platform of principles
indicating the course that should he
pursued by all conservative citizens of
this State, without rpgard to former
political differences of or party
associations; inviting all true friends of
Republican government and supporters
of constitutional freedom, to unite in
maintaining unimpaired the Constitu
tion of the United States, outside of
which is alone to be found bad govern
ment, tyranny and oppression, therefore
I. Resolved, by the Conservative
eitizpns of Bartow sounty, in primary
meeting assembled. That we most cor
dially approve and endorse the princi
ples and policy enunciated by said
Convention.
IT. Resolved, That his Excellency,
Charles J. Jenkins, Governor of Geor
gia, John Jones, Treasurer, John T.
Burnes, Comptroller General, and N.
C. Burnett, Secretary ol State, should
receive the thanks of every true patriot
of this State for their firm adherance to
principle and their devotion to the best
interest of the people ; and their expul
sion by the sword from the office they
so worthily filled, but raised them
higher in the estimation of all lovers of
Constitutional liberty.
111. Resolved, That the convention
now in session in the city of Atlanta is
illegal, and unconstitutional, and its
action, whatever it may he, wilt not be
binding on the people of Georgia.
IV. Resolved, That the government
of Georgia is a white man’s govern
ment. Fbe right to establish it was
fought for aud won bv white men, and
the descendants of revolutionary sires
will never be so degenerate as to allow
negro supremacy in the Empire State
of the South.
V. Resolved, That Georgia is now
in the Union, and it is our firm and
determined purpose, to stand by and
support the Union under the constitu
tion of the United States.
VI. Resolved, That every species of
property, whether real or personal,
bonds or oilier securities of the United
States, should have an equal share of
the burdens of government, and be tax
ed alike. The poor man’s home is as
much entitled to exemption as the rich
man’s bom's
VII- Resolved, That the efforts now
being made in Congress to destroy the
Executive and Judicial departments of
the government of the United States,
for the avowed purdose of continuing
ten Stales of the Union under a most
tyranical military despotism, and there
by keeping in power the most corrupt
political party that ever disgraced man
kind and dishonored civilization, should
I receive the slearn oppositionand deci" ,
! ded cond'-mnaliou of every lover, o( his
! country.
| VIII. Resolved, That we, a conven
tion of the Conservative citizens of
Bartow county do hereby establish a
Club, to be known as the Conservative
Democrttic Club of Bartow county; and
that said Club shall meet in this Ilall
every Saturday evening, at 3 o’clock,
for the transaction of business.
YV. 11. PRITCIIE FT, Chairman
WM. STEED MAN,
WM. ALLEN,
M. G. WILLIAMS, et ul.
The above report was then adopted
by a unanimous vole. 7’lie conven
tion then proceeded to effect a perma
nent organization, by viva voce , which
resulted as follows :
For President, Dr. Leland ; for Vice
I President, Col \V. 11. Pritchett; for
> Secretary, Samuel 11. Smith.
On iflOtion, the President was re.
quested to secure speakers for the Club,
anil that the proceedings of the meeting
he published it; the Cartersville Ex
press, and all other conservative jour
the State. During the session,
at intervals, the Convention was ad
dressed bv Hon. Warren Akin, Col .T.
Watt Harris, of Bartow, and Ar
nold, of Atlanta, in *ble and patriotic
speeches.
The Convention then adjourned sub
ject to the call of the President.
R. 11. CANNON, Pres.
G. G. Roy, Sec.
Viva I,a Caudal Extremity—
Long Live tlie American Con
gress.
The vivas rise and are echoed and
re-echoed from the Potomac to the Rio
Grande. Glory be to the Rump—long
live the mighty collection. Who can
help it ? are Southerners stone? Are
we made of cold brass and other base
metals that we can’t appreciate the
great things being done for us? And
when we see, and when we appreciate,
can we fail to luizzah till our throats
are sore at what is daily transpiring?
Who is it that dares to say that we
shall not make merry over the good
things we are getting? That man who
will stand up in open day light and
impeach our right to this dear privilege
lmd better be a member of the Ga. con
vention as much as he might g3g at the
alternative. We are determined that
nothing shall choke down our exlmber
ant demonstrations of joy, Lo, here
goes, Iluzzah !
Aaron Alnigger Headley wants
a White wife.
We have reason to thank this Boston
negro for his candor at last, in avowing
openly that he has consummated a bar
gain by which the negroes of the Con
vention would vote for relief, if the
white Scalawags would vote fora law
allowing white and black lo intermarry
at will. If any one had said to us that
Aaron Allnigger would have corrupted
his noble African blood with that of any
of the white trash of the South, we
should have made haste openly lo brand
the whole thing as a lie! But the af
oresaid Boston negro having announced
the bargain, we are f»rced to admit his
willingness to marry someone of our
white trash, meantime girls look out,
lor the Bosu.n Sage, lawyer, and mem"
; ber oh de great Ring Streaked and Stri
ped wants a wife! This African Ass
Bradii y is a member, a leading member
in Georgia, not only of the Atlanta col
lection but of the great Republican par
ty, a dec rple of the* mighty conclave of
of Ridicals at Washington, whos every
act such men as Sumner Wilson <s-Co
approve anul bid him God speed in his
glorious work(!) of regeneration at the
South! A part of the programme is to
marry the white women of Georgia to
dirty pups like Bradley.
And we are to be decoyed into a sup
port of Squire Bradley’s negro marrying
programme, by ajclause in the consti
tution for relief! Verily the people of
the once Empire state have come to a
sorry pass. And Bradley is not the
party to blame for much of his appa
rent rascality, he has not braines en
ough to conceive any plan, he is simply
a cat’s paw sent here by the Radicals
in Boston and else where north, to an
noy, bedevil and trample over the peo
ple they envy and hate, Sumner and
all leaders would give anything but
money, for several rebels to shoot Brad
ley; then the capital they would make
of the martyr. Poor Aaron he is more
to be pittied than cursed, he Ims no
brains, less principal, fit for nothing but
a tool, has simple impudence and a
strong smell; the later, nature gave him
so it did the same to minks and pole
cats Poor Bradley!
Tlic Conservative Convention
Held in this place on Tuesday last
was ai entire success, aU was done in
peace and harmony and resulted in the
organization of a conservative club for
Bartow county. See proceedings.
| The Radical Convention, held at the
same place and time, busted up in con
, fusion and disorder without accomplish
| ing a tiling only a few taps.
| We would like to say more about
i both conventions, but have not the
space, may do so next week.
i the Bill of Rights, adopted
by the Convention, and the Loan Bill.
Georgia Stale Convention.
lleauq’rs ThiED Military Dls’t j
(D-. pt. Georgia, I'iyrida and Alabama, v
Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 2, IB6S. )
General Orders, No. 22.
Numerous applications having been
made to the Major General Command
ing, relative to the provisions and the
execution ol General Orders, No. 49,
series of 1867, Ironi these Headquar
ters, and being satisfied from reports
and representations that, in some in
stances, the o p uions of the order
have proved embarrassing ansi ol an
effect not.designed when it was issued
—the intention having keen to prevent
by prompt and energetic action the use
of official patronage to obstruct, hinder
and delay reconstruction under the acts
of Congress—he, therefore, directs that
the aforesaid order be modified to read
as follows :
1. The giving of all advertisements
an J other official publications hereto
fore or hereafter to be provided for by
State or municipal laws or ordinances,
by the civil officers whose duty it is to
cause such publications to be made, is
prohibited, to such newspapers and
such only, as attempt to obstruct in
any manner the civil officers appointed
by the military officers in this District
in the discharge of their duties by
threats of violence, of prosecution or
oilier penalty as soon as the military
protection is withd r awn for acts per
formed in their official capacity.
2. Ii in any of the counties in either
of Slates in this District, there be hut
one newspaper published, civil officers,
whose duty it is to advertise in accord
ance with law, are authorized to
advertise in said papers regardless of
the provisions of paragraph 1 of this
order.
3. All officers in this Military Dis
trict, whether military or civil, and ai!
boards of registration, or other persons
in the employment of the United States
under military jurisdiction, are directed
to give prompt attention to Uie enforce
ment ol this order. Opposition to
reconstruction, when conducted in a
legitimate manner, is not to be consid
ered an offense ; but will be so consid
ered when accompanied by violent and
incendiary articles threatening the pre
servation of the peace, or by attempts
to obstruct civil officers, as indicated in
paragraph lof this order. Should any
civil officer violate the .provisions of
this order, the case will be promptly
reported to these Headquarters.
4. This order is not to be coustrued
as affecting advertisements being pub
lished at the date of the order, or prior
to its receipt by the civil officer who is
affected thereby.
By order of Major General Meade.
Official: R. C. Drum.
Assistant Adjutant General.
Bi*l of Rights, as Reported by
Committee of the Whole.
PREAMBLE TO HIE CONSTITUTION.
We, the people of the State of Geor
gia, in order to form a Permanent
Government, establish Justice, insure
Domestic Tranquility, and secure the
blessing of Liberty to ours'dves and our
posterity, acknowledging and invoking
the guidance of Almighty God, the
Author of all good government, do
ordain and establish this Constitution
for tiie State ol Georgia :
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
Sec. 2. All persons born, or natural
ized, in the United States and resident
in this State, are hereby declared
citizens of this State, and no law shall
be made or enlorced winch shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens
ol the United States, or of this State,
nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of its
laws.
Sec. 3. No person shall bp deprived
of life, liberty or property, except by
due process of law.
Sec. 4. There shall be no imprison
ment for debt.
Sec. 5. The punishment of all frauds
shall be provided by law.
Sec. 6. The writ of habeas corpus
shall not be suspended, unless in case
of rebellion or invasion the public
safety may require it.
See. 7. A well regulated militia be
ing necessary to the security of a free
people, the right of the people to keep
and bear arms shall not be infringed;
but, the General Assembly shall have
power to prescribe by law the manner
in which arms may be borne by private
persons.
Sec. 8. Perfect freedom of religious
sentiment be and the same is hereby
secured, and no inhabitant of this State
shall ever be molested in person or
property, or prohibited fiotn holding
any public office or trust on account of
his religious opinion ; but the liberty of
conscience, hereby secured, shall not
be so construed as to excuse acts of
licentiousness, or justify practices in
consistent with the peace or safety of
the people.
Sec. 9. Freedom of speecli and free
dom of the press are inherent elements
of political liberty. But while every
citizen may freely speak, or write, or
print, on any subject, he shall be re
sponsible for the abuse of the liberty.
Sec. 1(>. In all prosecutions or in
dictments for libels, the truth may be
given in evidence, and the jury shall
have the right to determine the law and
the facts.
S?e. 11. The right of the people to
appeal to the rourts, to petition Gov
ernment on all matters, and peaceably
assemble for the consideration of any
matter, shall never be impaired.
Sec. 12. Every person, charged with
an offense against the laws of the State,
shall have the privilege ant! benefit of
counsel ; shall be furnished, on de
mand, with a copy of the accusation
and a list of the witnesses on whose
testimony- the charge against him is
founded ; shall have compulsory pro
cess to obtain the attendance of his own
witnesses ; shall be confronted with the
witnesses testifying against him, and
shall have a public and speedy trial by
an impartial jury.
Sec. 13. No person shall be put in
jeopardy of life or liberty more than
once for the same offense, save on his
or her own motion for anew trial, after
conviction, or m case of iris trial. :
Sec. 1 L .No conviction shall w<Jfk!
corruption ol blood, and no conviction
of treason shall work a general forfeit
ure of estate longer thatr during the life
of the person attainted.
Sec. 15. Treason against the State
of Georgia shall consist only in levying
war against the State, ;*r against the
United Slates, or adhereing to the
enemies thereof, giving them aid and
comfort; and no person shall be con
victed of treason, except on the testi
mony of two witnesses to the same
overtact, or his own confession in open
court.
Sec. 16. Excessive bail shall not be
required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments in
flicted, nor shall any person be abused
in being arrested, whilst in arrest, or
whilst in prison.
Sec. 17. The powers of the Courts to
punish for contempt shall be limited by
legislative acts.
Sec. 18. Legislative acts in violation
of this Constitution or the Constitution
ol the United States are void, and the
Judiciary shall so declare them.
Sec. 19.
Sec. 20. Laws shall have a general
operation, and no general law, affecting
private rights, shall he varied in any
particular case by special legislation,
except with the free consent in writing
of all persons to be affected* thereby ;
and no person being under a legal disa
bility to contract is capable ol shell free
consent.
Sec. 21. The power of taxation over
the whole State shall be exercised by
the General Assembly only to raise
revenue for the support of government,
to pay the public debt, to provide a
general school fund, for common de
fense, and for public improvements ;
and taxation on property shall be ad
valorem , only, aed uniform on all
species of property taxed.
Sec. 22. The General Assembly may
grant the power of taxation to county
authorities and municipal corporations,
to be exercised within their several
territorial limits.
Sec, 23. There shall be no poll tax
levied, except for educational purposes,
and such tax not to exceed one dollar.
Sec. 24. The social status of the
citizen shall never be the subject of
legislation.
Sec. 25. The right of the people to be
secure in the persons, houses, papers
and effects against unreasonable search
es and seizures', shall not be violated ;
and no warrant shall issue, but upon
probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, particularly describing the
place or places to be searched, and the
persons and things to be seized.
Sec. 26.
Sec. 27. Private wavs may be grant
ed, upon just compensation being paid
by the applicant.
Sec. 28. There shall he within the
State ol Georgia, neither slavery nor
irvoiuntary servitude, save as a pun,
ishmentfor crime, after legal conviction
thereof.
Sec. 29.
Sec. 30.
Sec. 31. No person shall be molested
for his opinions, nor suffer any civil or
politic incapacity, or acquire any civil
or political advantage in consequence
of such opinions.
Sec. 32. Laws shall be passed by the
General Assembly to protect from sale
under execution, except for taxes and
the lien of laborers and mechanics lor
services rendered a reasonable amount
of property for each head of a family,
for the use of his or fier family, nnd in
case of the deatli ol the father and
mother, then for the use of the minor
children; and the property of no wo
man shall be liable for the payment of
ber husband’s debts
Sec. 33. Ail penalties shall be pro r
portioned to the nature ol the offense.
Sec. 34. Whipping, as a punishment
for crime, is prohibited.
Sec. 35. No Lottery shall be author
ized, or sale of Lottery Tickets allowed,
in this State.
Sec. 36. No person who, after the
adoption of this Constitution, shall en
gage in a duel, stud, or accept a
challenge, or be aider or abettor to a
duel, shall vote, or hold office in this
State; and, every such person shall,
also, bes übject to such punishment as
the law may prescribe.
Sec. 37. The State of Georgia shall
ever remain a member of the American
Union ; the people thereof are a part of
the American Nation ; that every citi
zen owes paramount allegiance to the
Constitution and Government of the
United States, and no law or ordinance
of this State in contravention or sub*
veision thereof can or shall ever have
any binding force.
Affairs in Miu.epuevh.le.— From
a private letter to the Editors of this
paper, dated Milledgeville, Jan. 30lh,
we make the following extracts :
“Gov. Jenkins has had General Ro
ger, Capt. Rockwell, and Capt. Whea
ton, the military appointees now hold
ing offices of Goveinor, Secretary of
State, Treasurer and Comptroller Gen.,
served with a notice to appear in
Washington Cith on the 7th ol Febru
ary, as he will on that day file a bill of
injunction, &c. General Meade and
General Grant have, no doubt, been
also served with a similar notice in this
time.
“Capt. Jones hag been paroled until
the first cf July. I don’t know the
nature ol the parole, as it was not writ
ten out when I saw Capt. Jones yes
terday. Rut 1 learn that he is not to
leave home, or the city, without
permission, and presume tnat as he is
tinder duress, he too will take means to
test the legality of his arrest.” —Macon
Messenger.
The Macon Telegraph says : “Ex-
Comptroller Burns gave us the honor
of a visit yesterday. Gen. Meade
stated the simple truth, when he said
that Mr. Burns declined to co-operate
with the military as the authorized
rulers ol Georgia.”
The only safety matches ?re said to
be rich matriages.
It is reported that Gov. Jenkins
has been or is to be arrested, by or'
tier of Gen. Meade.
flie special committee to whom w->»
referred the preamble and resolution,
petitioning Congress for a loan, &(?.*
have had the same under consideration
and recommend the atfn prion, n<j amen
ded,. Philip Martin, Chairman.
Isaac Seely.
John T. Cosiin,
H. H, Christian,
O 11. Walton.
N. P. Hotchkiss,
11. K. McCay.
The Constitutional Convention of
the State of Georgia presents to t| ie
Congress of the United States the fol
lowing consideration :
A loan by the United Slates Govern
ment, to the impoverished planters of
the Sooth, »fa reasonable amount of
United States currency, for agricultural
purposes, properly guarded by mort
gage, anti equitably drsfriSuied among
the most needy, would he of incaltmlas
Tile advantage to the whole country.
Such a loan would restore * th*
productions of the South, and give a
market for the goods of the Noitfi and
the produqe of the West.
It would at once energize the South
in an honorable attempt to compete
with England, our rival in cotton-ram-.
ing, and return, with interest, a full
payment for all her zeal in fostering our
hue troubles, in order that she might
establish her selfish policy of produc
ing cotton in the State, to the injury of
our cotton StiUs, and thereby take
commanding control of what has been
the great source ol our commercial
prosperity as a people.
Mortgages on real estate can be tak*
en of twice the value ol the money
loaned.
No man need borrow more than two
thirds of what he can give assurance
will be the value of his coming crop.
The people of the South need relief.
Almost destroyed by the “great con
flict” just over, Providence, so far, has
not smiled upon the Southern planter.
In 1866 there was a short crop from
drougths and other causes. In 1867
planters planted, hoping lo realize from
25 to 30 cents per pound on cotton.—
Compelled to sell generally at from 10
to 12 cents per pound, by the decline
in market, cotton planters have failed
to realize tin* cost of production, and
are, to an alarming extent; compara
tively helpless for the coming crop.—
In proportion as the cotton planter 1*
unable to plant for a large amount of
cotton, will the freedmen necessarily
suffer. ’I lie exient of suffering among
the freedmen, unless Southern planters
are fostered by the Government, will
he appalling to the Christian heart. —
'l’lie “nation’s ward’s” cannot be bet
ter cared for than by thus providing for
them remuneialive laboi upon that
staple with the production of which
they are already familiar, and which
yields to them the greatest reward for
that service which they are best fitted
by tlif ir raising to perform,
A liberal loan- by Congress, as indl
cated, would do much to stimulate
national fraternity.
In view ol the foregoing, Re it there
fore jesotved, That? the Congress of the
Uni ed States be ri spectfully petition
ed to appropriate 830.000,000 of Unit
ed States currency, to be loaned, under
proper regulations, to aid in developing
the agricultural interests of needy
Southern planters.
Revolved , That copies of the forego
ing preamble and resolution be trans
mitted to the President of the Senate,
and Speaker ol the House of Repre
sentatives of the United States, wills
the request that the) be laid before those
bodies and that copies be also trans
mitted to the Presidents of the Consti
tutional Conventions in the Southern
States; and that we invite the
co-operation of such Conventions in
this application to Ccngress.
After some discussion the question
recovered on the adoption of the report,
when the ayes and nays were called.,
and stood : Ayes 111; Nays 13. The
report was consequently adopted.
*‘J. JS.” Turns Propliet.
The “immortal J. N.” projihesies
that Thaddeus Stevens will die in his
bed in Washington City, on the 12th
of February, ISOS', perfectly happy ;
but the negroes and whites will have a
bloody fight at his burial.
Ulysses Grant will be thrown from
his buggy on Maryland avenue, on the
morning of March Ist, 1868, about 11
oclock. Ills segar will be driven down
his throal, and a portion of it enter his
lungs, developing a disease from which
he will never recover. He will never
be President; Andrew Johnson will,
but he will not long survive his re
election.
About dusk, on the 25th of July,
1868, Horace Greeley will be attacked,
near the corner oi lludson street, by an
armed negro, who will indict serious
wounds upon his head and face, in*
chiding a severe gash in his right groin.
He will recover, but will disap
pear in 1868, and never more be heard
of.
Salmon P. Chase will perish at sea,
on his way to Savannah, sometime in
the spring of tiie present year. The
Republican party w ill regret his loss
even more than Grant’s.
Before the year 1870 Charles Sum
ner will be driven Irom this country ;
and after many years of exile in Afri
ca, will return to Boston, where he will
die at a great i.ge. Alter his death a
temple will be erected to his memory,
and lie will be worshipped as the god
of beauty, Durity and courage.
September 16i 1868. —The bones of
A. Lincoln will nslii.ight be removed
secretly to England, for salely from
the Wes'.ern mob.
October 4th, 1868.—General mourn
ing throughout New England this day,
and crape to be worn for six mouths,
for the death of the good and great
Benjamin F. Butler. who died last
evening in Sing Sing Prison, of cancer
of the heart and lower bowels. He
was imprisoned falsely for theft. Four
negro females in various parts of Mas
sachusetts will commit suicide for grief
over this beloved departed.
The friend who heard or says he
heard “J. N.” make the above predic
tions. adds that “J. N.” declares that
1868 will he a very hard year f*r
crops and finance, ami that he sees no
*nd to “the pressure.”—Ur. Ikfgbt}.