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OF BOBSCtilPTlU^i
FeUr month* $1 00
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e .nUuuvd mi expiration i»f time paid i"r.
Erin's Flag.
Ht I18V. VVTHXjr«TAX. 7 *
JTtfptrt/ully ww/W to kit fund* m AbsArfUr.
U«wB fcrtn’H Flag ! fling U* fold* (•> the l«r#r«e [
la n Smt oV UW lad } let it tUvh r,‘*r the ana;
l.lft it out of the duet -let it wave a* of pro,
When It* ctdrfa, w*tl^ tbwr etara, stood around
It anti *w«*re
Thai nevi'rl—Do I—Oevi'r, that Banner would
vie 111
A* long M tfa heart or a Celt was it* shield ;
While .he bawl Of a Colt had a weapon to wield,
And bis tan drop ot bl»jd was uu>fad on the
acid. - '
IAfl it up! veuve it high! *Us as bright a* of old t
N«*t a rtidn u« llw WNdj not u blot on IM Gold,
Though tbe woe* and the wrong* of three hundixd
long j«>m *- / -
Hare dmu-bod Eriu* Sunburst with blood and
with two;
Though the clouds ol oppression embroud It lu
gloom.
And arewvl it the thunders of tyranny boom,
lamb aloft! look aloft ! |ol the clouds drifting
V,
ThereV a gleam through the gloom, there a a
tiv'bl III ttw sky ;
Tie the anuborn n-apsrndcut—far, flashing on
high 1
DU’» dak night ta wooing, her dajr dawn I*
iVjeNghJ
Ml It np! lift it op! the eld Btnror of Qreen !
Th* Wood ot lt*< son* ha* tirlgbtened it* sfaeh;
What ! -though the tyrant has trampled it down.
Are lit fold* not einblaxotied with deeds of re
nown ?
What! - though for sg«w « droop |n the duet.
Shull it droop UiM turner f—Wo, no 1 tint! ta
Take It up I take ft op; from tbe tyrant * foul
trr.ld.
Let him tear Urn (Iraeu Flag-we will snatch U*
la*t stin-d.
And twiviith It wall Iderd •* oar fondatber* hied.
THE CUTHBERT APPEAL.
Vol. n.
Ovrtlitaert, Georgia, THURSDAY, .April 2, 1868.
JSTo. 22.
Concerning' slotting-A Cm*-
tain Lecture to Mr. Mark
Twuln.
‘Oh go to Hltv’p 3*oii old foolI’
'Mr. Twain, I ntn very much sur
prised nntl grieved to—'
‘Don’t interrupt uio woman ! I lull you
it in nbaiird—yott lo»rn to aknto! You
will ho tvahting to jilnjr fniry in the
Blnek Crook Jiwtrt wtntoT. I t»U you
glinting in tin nc'compliHhntetit united only
to youth and comclimuw of face and sym
metry of figuro Nothing in ho charm
ing ns to nee a beautiful girl, in the #o-
qtiet'ub costumo of tlie rinka. with
oheeka rosy with exertion, and ey«*n
henming with excitement, vkimming tho
ice like ft bird, awoopiog down upon a
group of gentlemen ami pretending who
can't stop herself, and landing in the
atm* cf the very young man hor father
don't allow her to know—and darting
away again and fulling oq her head and
exponing herself—expoaing hefetlf to
rematka about her ctirelcsHuea, mudntn
—hold your tongue—and always tak
ing cure to fall when that young mnn is
by to pick bar up. It in chnrtmng I
•They look pretty and intertatiog, too,
when they are just learning; whenthny
sfiind alill u long tiuio in one place, and
theft atari one foot gingerly, and it
makes a break for the other aide or the
pond and leaves the balance of tho girl
Hprnwling oh this side Hut you—you
look fit und awkward at*d diem til enough
any time ; nmVwhtB yon are on ftkultm
^ you Waddle tiff an so fly, a ml stupid und
And *VH t"w by t'hc'durt in ths"”gr«vc* of our ungainly an a buxxard that hut* Imd a
dead. j borne for dinner. I won’t n»ve it mad*
. . ... . ... . ... , .am. And you get wmlor u little preen-
iJlw', 7 ’ Em. l«dV..y ihw put jour fantto.
*»1 wr'u ...» o, lb. »ftek« «bl«b llm/ Krln ([Uthur »od »* »|oUK,'«loo|iilrg } "iir
b. "i-v-ti i iiuud mid ouJ h.tliltojr .your
*«IWl.».«-l., il»lboumnd»wl,c.lbini»b(nl, ar|nn „„ t | ibu v „„ ad « chm.h
I.W.I .Iu7uin lb, .Vb-l«--.ltd.lMnrl!n, Tor ho^1; Wil * Vo full oil ». tt|I ll UMlVad«
Aod tie'll VOW by war hero**, wbue fptrlu b»v« the l.fa out of me ! ulid J uiwluy, when
H d ; I whb hhs enough to got on * kales my-
And W.-11 "Wear hy th<- ionics In curb eolDnlt* pv | f al , d Ki. kud lha frlrlt giunl’s aye out
That well Imltl* the Ijvwnt Uirov^l, danger and ' «« fi™) n " 11 J,' 1 4 J", "7 *l*“ 1 d
itrrail ! crocked the tep thot It l«H»Km| I ko the
Th.it #i-1l olintf i« tbe oatxw which we glory to ' H mi with nil VfM rays had tlroppt-d * here
ww 1 1 ’ . , . j I wtriu k, and tb'ry lined mu uhtcly two
1.11 lb.,b-b. ..to.,.ml ...il Ib.d.™v ■ p ur r. nii.u tltw m..u-.po.i'U wm.
*08weihm UM.nl »l,.l w« 1 IrniM »'Ub tlio cuntirtiou Unit I hn.l '
m.!.I ! ....I... I., fit.. i,.oiilii ill lli.. bt'i.ri.l .... -
mind, ho was finally bogiuaingto regain
some of his old thuo cheerfulneas, u non
your sltoes no painfully reminded him of
his poor saluted grandmother's coffin—’
‘Take that you brute, and if you dare
to come hock liero I’ll kick you out
again. You dpgraded old ruffian 1*
IOTA young gentleman from tho coun
try suibbud into a jeweler's store in this
city (Mtlwaukio) and iuftirmcd tho .pro
prietor that his occupation was that of u
oarpcnler, and ho desired to get a bo
som-pin emblematical of that profession.
The obliging jswi-lor looked over his
stock, nud finding nothing else, showed
him a very fine M usonio pin. Tho young
man looked at It carefully.
‘Yes,’ he said, 'that is it, Thera Is
tho compass and tho square. / use
both of them ; hut why didn’t thoy put
a saw in it ? It's first rate us fur ns it
goes. Hullo ! there's a G there, what
dues that stand for ?’
The jeweler didn't know.
The man studied it curefqlly for a
moment, and u bright thought struck
him. His fnce Hushed as il he hud mude
n discovery.
‘I have it,’ he said, 'it*B all right. G
stamls for gimlunt. That will do. I’ll
take il.’
There was A little touch of sadness
hi hia voice ns he pinned the cmbU m on
his cout and Wotit away muttering—
'Square, Compass and Gimlet. I do
wish there was a saw, though *
Who ltu.su—Fusbi.m rnlsa the wot Id
and a ihhet tyrannical mistress she hr—J
ftOMipwlling people towobinit to I lie most
iticonvuui.'iil things iiitagluuhlu for hor
auku.
Sim pinches our feat with tight shoes,
nr chokes us with light lir l.ojchief, or
squeezes the brouth out of our body by
tight lacing.
Hlie wakes people sit np by night,
when th«y might tit bo in bad; and
kuhps them in bed in the morning witch
they ought to lie up ami doing.
fell!- tmtkx-s it vulgar to wait on one's
•oil, and genteel to lift idle and iihcIsiis.
. bbu makes, peoplo visit when they bad
rather May nrlioino, at oln-n thay me
n-’t hungry, und drink when they are
mill— ! gnliu through to the bp*ids of the world,
Thai w*-.l lift up Ihe Grrrn, amt weM t«o down ; f u .,. ul ^ 0 J H(lW tho pmullulrt t>f liilfftUih*
Ul * W ** 1 ' * gllmmor all ur.lmal hm», It nil what wns
Ab B«—l iv n.«. UA-tTal r», «•")> S'™ your , , «kw»..I.M—,r r ..:i, ;
from ll-.i. rt., 1 ri.hin..m w ..inn,„ 1 h„r„ "« “H ' *“ r 1 """ -J
town. 11,.»hmi J ih.U. mr», « wvii-1' <*' r 1 >" y «»>— >
('• A) farmer. |*y lha ttiMSmo nun.e of
ffiw They hud ‘
eiiii’t Hiand ilia j ou n-|it and I won't !’
•ifr.
ghr tilv«dcs our pltjasuro and iatrr-
rnpts ot»r business.
frhu eouipuls ns to dress gaily, wheth
er upon their own property or tlmt
• >f nfhure, wlmtlip'r agreeable to the
Word of God or tho dintulaH of prido.
Mini ruins health and pttrfluocs *i«k-
tiuse, destroys lilt) und prwduuua prt'ttiu-
lute tleutlib
i*r 1$ hr 20 vean*. and four Inn d*oinu. ! ‘ll’ l l year .»lutier - I IcH you you
InWb'it nt children hleww-d t eir nn'mm wi»«T • rmg tslimn upon the lumil v by t Sim M^kus.f.Mls of parents, invulids of
Hilt they were not content. and even'll yottr dfsgr<U'eftd alOIOps to skate,) olt iltf and arttVifnlit of fill,
ally ugreed to part, no roiwtoi lni"« uiv- "|T«*uiig auaunt with yitr lug l'udkj ' ':T:
en, exmpt that they were tired . f l.ving hko « row plowing tow v«v fowiv hit | llir. I'littWO l»WT- Ibe f'UoWUtg Is
t igotlmr tin, on.- tn igiit winter if slippery weather. M a>b • you would , the atniuinent of the pulio debt pi the
lug, tho ’btial.mr I and father hudn » kind "<* ^ bsudy ul nut do|» a>i g your first of March ;
good-bye to In’s sti.iivi and took his leave, frffl, if J'oU km w v hut oCeurred wnen I Debt la-arl rg ruin intercsl $1,020,120/
-- -* 1 ----- * - *- - - " • -a- .««— ... l— .. M.— om,S()-10(); didit hearing corrysiuy im
forest |i,t»?2 S0H HO ]0U; not pr.vented
for payment $10,080.1^4-100; debt
111) went to Wisav.ni.in, eogug-d m tho U***k your shoes d”WM U* Imvo ibein
Ouweiin iln bt.eiues* (lu l--, owwaiotuilly mended,'
writing to his wife mid children,stMiding 'VNhatwtia » ? Tell mu wlmt it Wus
1 hem mim«y, etc. Alter nn absei.ro of —tell rn« what it wi.s this roniuUr, I just
nrvso nr iwght months, Mrp, Smith ro- kno%* ii’n oe.e id vmu lies.
ivyd ■ b-Uer from h«r absont lord, in \ ,n V«r mmd ; it iw» t of any «»n-
fi-rniiog lie** that he hud met HO old seq'ieneo—ffn to uusp.
heiningiio iotsrssi $414,166 Oil 51-100;
total debt $2,048,207,079 25-100 —
Amount in tiicTrensury,* uii*, $lfKi,02R,
474 65-100; «urr-m-y, $21,764,082 62-
fa‘lua4/i...te. and inlimula frintid of hers, i ‘iwi 't •« of consequence. Touvo li>0; U»bd,<ll2ll,377.4j> U-100 PpW
wl.om he lik.d very mneh, and, if she g«t to tell hw ; you almiit aggrnvnto mo | ],* as nishm lieasnrv $2,6119,829,022 80-
<tl.« wif,q th. ught best, ho would mar- *bl* way ; l won’t g<> tu sleep until you ,100; h deersas of $. ,48,),i0l.
• rlfwry mul lli..t uf ll,.ir uMIdu-li I 'Mr 1 wain, 1 kn,.w bnllnr. Y,'U nro li« M Ilia ‘ "™ !
Tl**if«i„,ifirrii»lely .vroln, »d™i«R j»l lining thi« U, ilr,»o liu, t„ dmlrnn., m nn.wo un l,y ll.n Inmul. r-r^ioUO-
him I<|Anno,aido.nIWIjrtArUiliglli.m """ Wb»t liw Ibo .l.wmnkw mvilnm in Alnhwna
to como diroclly to btir house, and ro- about my shoe. V\ !»»t did ho dor
-A, . i ,i il.. ,L...i. flni.'t I’
Yu nro hardily oomrn;nided to. pro-
■--iid imrmniiutely to iliVcstigutu wludlier
4 nve!; if vmi w .lta., b u _l,„_|oM,.,tlii.,rw».-.„j w!,i.ky dnml, nn
uro . * ... .. i.*i... I.... . ..i* u.. I., lirt/i •
•>. «
murried tho following Monday, and quence.
would atnrt Immediatsly, and reoch ‘M r Twain !
homo Wsduesdny evening Tho wife 'Well, he t<M»k it ami gn/.ed up«m it a
mads a «• bride's loaf,” sent invitations to jnng tmio In silence, and put his bund
all hor friunila i„ ll,.’ imigliborhooc!, and ktrcbirf Ui H» .jm, and bm»t inlo t»«r.
when the happy cmiplo arrived they) M by you born fool ! i wain arc you
found a spleodid entertainment and a gotng stark crazy V
goodly cmnnuny awaiting them, ami | 'He just stiK»d there and wept as it
wore WRrtnly welcomed uud cougruiula* hia heart would break, poor devil.—
1fd by oil They fumiohed a house There now, lot’s g» to shy.’
across tho slroet, and live ‘‘as bappy, ns i 'Sleep, yon lunatic | I'll never eloce
bnga in a rug.” Kvery morning the my eyes till I know what that Idiot wue I
father goes over, builds a fire, aweeps crying about—and you won t either, I
tho floor, und nuts on tho kittle for Mrs. can tell you that. Como l ,
tho floor, und puts on tbe kittle for Mrs.
Smith No. 1, and furnishes her with
money for the Hujiport of herself and
family. Tho children csll ono "Mother
Jane,” and tho other "Mother Susan,”
nud the utmost harmony and good feel
ing pt oralis on all stdus.—Uf. Louh
Urn*.
JF5C*A goat story is told of one of
the baggage master* at n station of tho
lloston and Albany Unilroad, n fat, good-
natured, droll fellow, whoso jokes have
become uuito pcqiuUr ou the road. His
name is Bill. A few mornings since,
while in the performance of bis duties
tn changing baggage, an ugly little
tfcotoh terrier got in his way ond he
gave him a smurt kick which sent him
O ror tho track; yelping. The owner of
the dog soon appeared in high dudgeon,
wanting to know Thy ho kickrd tho
that ymir dog V asked Bill,
with his usual drawl.
'Certainly il was, what right have
yon to kick him ?'
‘He’s mad,’ said Bill.
'No, Im's pot mud, either,' said tho
owner. “At
‘Well, I should be. if anybody kicked
ms iu that way,' resjumded Bill.
tttgvt
. ‘It was hard, very hard, after all Lis
waiting and toiling, for fifteen years to
get her oVer Imtc, and hove her die on
his hands, lie—he—well, he wns dla-
C ated. However, be laid her ont, and
and his friends sot up with her, and
. by .and by the memory of her virtues
B&.The wages uf four proroineotTJu- softened his bfUeruoas and turned into
r«q»eftns era as follows : Loni* Napoleon, u tender grief—a settled melancholy
$18,244) a day ; Queen Victoria, (6,027 ; hung about his spViU like u pall for
France Joseph, $10,650, and the King many days. However, by patiumly try
oMVnasia, $8,210. | iog to koejt sad thoughU out of his
whether il was good or bud—of goad,
is thar cay mure ov it, und whut’s the
pt i<*e ?
“Yu are strictlycnjlnod to Investigate
whether or not tlmr war eny ono tickot
voted by two niggers—of so, hi boo 7
“Has tho rutym’iiajnm bin constitu
ted ?—ef not, multiply by »ix and edrry
a bottle of whiskey.”
•32- Henry Olay Dean, ojjo of tho
spankers, atumped the Btute of New
Atnpslnre, with thenn word* in hia
utn. Ib* produinjed us follows :
if I could Iihvo my way I would
pluco Jeff. Davie in Congresn, wheru hs
rightfully belongs ; then I would go to
Concord, take ull thosomiserable UuUIh.
Hugs from tho Htuto Hnui, und mnka
- ’tu,n..t with it! Dfl von a bonfire of them In tho State Houho
\V-oM ho. Out w h it I Do you . lhon , would go nil through tho
.Ml nn lo-ln-Tmil. Ill * n “ tct ',^ url |, ull tlio in..nuMOU
to «. own-
‘Well lie—do< i fallow ' ho sflid ho 1 or . v ,,r H "l < l* erfl i 1,1 "bort, I would put
«!«<•.' Sl» hH.rnur.ua bi-n, I i»V«* **“JE*±,
can tell you
Oh, nothing.'
‘Now look here, Twain, If you say
tbrtt again I'll muko you sorry for it—
what was that numskull crying about T
’Well he—he—'
doted oniuT. ono nuu nurscu mm, ° - u < . ...to. »..r
you koow, and an—well, became to this [J s ij* 1 ey J* u . ‘ r
tl limes came und I o cot broke, lie J ,, f
Dungeon Rock.
A gentleman who recently Visited
Dungeon Kook, which is about two miloa
from Lynn, Muss,, gives nn interesting
account of it and its owner. It is situii-
t«d In a rticturesquo locality, and is a
very cool und plcnsent resting place af
ter a drive from Lynn. There scams
originally to hare bwn n cave reaching
into the side of the hill, the month of
which has been entirely stopped by the
lull of a rock of Bucli jinmcnao sizo that
it is imnossiblo to remove it. It in nn
old trmlitiun that the cave was-formerly
the alx)do of pirates, and they supposed
to huvolcft in it great tronsuros of jow-
wls and precious stones.
For Hixtoen years, Mr. Hiram Marble
by spiritiiul direction obtained through
mediums, a« he profe*Hvft, hua been at
work about the rook in an attempt to
diacover these treasures. He baa at
ready made un u.vcavutictt of one hun
drod und sixty-five feet, beginning a
short distance from tho rock, und u part
of it passing through solid limestone- -
Ilo expects that some duy, when the
blast is firud, tho dungeon will ho
reached and opened, and its marvellous
Weulth lie cnay to hia hand. Tho spirits,
he says, have »»sUrod him of hi* final
hiiccosh, and the direction of hin oieuva-
tion has boon dccidod by thvlr itistruc-
tlons. >
Tho whole hialnty of the Dungeon
Book, and uf truusUitts buried thurc,
hog been mvoalvd to him by a spiril
tunned Knvs**eo, tu.d ho has written out
in n j nmplilot. It is vathor misty, uml
lulls of the pirates that hid thuir treas
ures thero—of Afubul, wln>m tho loudor
married in Italy aml brought to the
cave, and wh* died there, and of Catha
rine, ilia wife of ahothor bandit, who
uleo died there, and was laid upon ono
of tho shelving rocks irtsiao tho cave.—
The airing v>t ncarm wud tho ring she
wore, will ho louiid there, according to
Ihe *pirts* atid tho ancient treasures,
u ill b.t gotlmred up flashingdium >nds,
clear scuiI peal I*, with heavy gold sot
tings, uud anii.qiio jowelry and orpa
incuts. The heavy ivon-buUnd box, left
there, been broken by tho action of
tho eifrth, and its content* nro now duly
mixed with dirt mid rubbish, which the
water Iron, u spring has been laving for
two hundred your*. Tho hopes ol ono
of the bandits will ho found 'there ho we*
killed by the fall of tho rook as ho was
guarding the wealth within ths outer
compartment of tho cavs
Dreams, mesmerism ami spiritualism,
have uffiriucd the existunco ul tlio troas-
jure, uml Mr. MutUo U sineevo in hia
soitn li Ov/icrwise liu ia rnthmfil and
j well iuf.n'mud. Hu has n house near
| the pl.iue, wiiii h is taken cure of by hir
dunglftor, whilu ho is u$uidled in tho ex :
' euviitiun by liis'sim, who is thirty fivo
j years ol ago. To obtuln it suhsistonoc
i without diigeuntihqlug his grpftt work, h«
! sella alkali heur and oopiod of his pam
phlet to visitor*, und pilots thorn to the
bottom ofihu sbuftfur- filldon cents.—
'llio excavating la nnoilly dorm In winter
and he him lately soinwliut slacked his
energy, us ho say* the spirits toll him
lliuL ho is digging quite fust enough.
Ltmicanrs Qoauhki, About a Kiss —
A Uldivrous iheident occurchd at r ro-
houraal of certain lablt aux viranlt gotten
up for ths bem fit of Christ church, Indiuu
up.>lis. They were, says a letter Writer,
playing solno infei nal nofiscimo, where
mi sxlnnikled muidoil all dresned in
whila. is kissed out of n hundred years
sloop by n good looking voting man with
n silken moustmtlm. The onelmutod la
dy vm vuvyTXdaatifhl, und tho young
man whoso ugreoulily dgty if wus to kiss
away the long sloop from her cye lidw,
is Simpuoled uf vylinl is called uiu thorn «
‘‘anviiKiug fondncRs'' For her, much to
tho discomfiture of a high-strung broth
er, wlio Inis loftier aims in view fur bin
sister. If ths kiss was not a real ono it
was at Isust u wonderful imitation, and
the jealous brother who wits watching
| tlio i chum Hid, was goaded to niudnes*.
i He denounced tho young man hk an in-
t fa mo is scoundrol, and demundod instant
and bloody sutisfuction. Thuro wore
a i words, ond shaking of fisiH under
Iiotimu noses. The young Indy
who certainly ought to know, protested
that she wan hot m tho least kl*wed,and
that it was none of her brother's huri-
uesH any how, Intt that unique spocimen
of tlio genus iikh refiiaod tu bo satisfied
or ooiufortcid, and sent u ohullongo to
the oflendirtgyoung man. Ho was final
ly put to bud with a two pound sack ol
poundeii ice on iris conk.
set
along
ton®
hard times caiue und I s ?ot ... ,
went into fruit then and >.fUsv into milk, 1 fgr*‘l5 Mrs. Blinkius at borne ?’ o*k-
into all borta of things, you know ; but ,.(j Mr. Suftodera of the servant girl who
n snsworod Ids ring at the dojr. 'Yes,
1 blave she is, sir.’
And is shu engaged V ‘An’ is it on-
bo got disappointed uvery time till this
present business fetched Him out at last,
nil right v imd be acut right off for tbs.
old woman. Bhe landed be is four ^ n g<*d you suy ? Fuix' an’ I can’t toll
woelm ago, but died that Very aamo yen, sir, bat she kissed Mr. Tiooent lust
‘ ' - * . - :e .L.I.aJ jM/.n tl.. ll.-..
svciiing Us if she had never seen the like
ov him, and it’s engaged I blavo they
are, air.’
Mr. Bounders should not baft been
so inquisitive.
•^■Piinco Napoleon wants his cou
sin, the Kmperoi to resort lo war a* a
mean* of restoring his waning popular
ity, and »* the only moans of saving the
Ns|*»leonie dynasty. Ho thinks u war
with l*ru%i>ia lor the Rhine Provinces
would be a good movement.
How Fj'.aki.iv OifTAivno. a Smurfox.
NN huo quite u yout Frunk-inh w«|,t to
Loudon, entered » printing-oUiue, and
inquired if lie could gut employment as
a prin-er.
Where are you from 7 inquired the
•ft®®*
America, was .the reply.
‘Ah 1’ Bftid (lie foremuu,. 1 'from Ameri
ca I’ a lad Iroiii America cooking »-m
ployment ns u printer I Well do you
really undorstaiul tbo art of printing?
Cun yo set type ?
'Franklin stepped to ono of tbo cnees,
and tu a very \>nef space set up Urn fol
lowing passage from tho first phapter ol
tho < h'Sj'i-l l>y Bt John t
‘Nathaniel euith unto him, Can any
good thing cornc out of Nazareth ? i'hil-
Irp said unto him ‘Cporo und sue.’
It whs done ho quick, so accurately,
And contained n delicate reproof to ap
propriate and powerfa), tbit it at once
guvo him vhafuoter and standing with
ail jn the office.
ADDRESS
of
HERBERT FIELDER, Esq,
•troai tax
RANDOLPH COUNTY MEETING,
U.lBCtt 28tii, 1808.
Ftlipu -CiHicnt: Tim Sou thorn people, IneJiuHng
our mist lYisu ami eXperltliccd statesmen* ouu
ablest jtiriul*, njja-o that the law* ol Coosi-ota,
known us the itceonstroctloii Acts, by the mi-
ihurilv uml proVMu)N of which cenvoHiiom. Imv*
been hold nud Dew urgnuic lows proposed ior
several Of the Rtulrs. ore In pnlpabiu violutloii of-
the CoUkfc tullou of tne United titatca. From tlie
nubllo jnurooU it set-ins tbul u Invgv and r«.s|>ccttt
ule |h)ilion uf the leadiug niiml* ot the Northorn
b>U\W» comiui-B in Lhl» uplnUn, and awst of tho
remaining portion seem* churly to admit that
th*Co nets, oml the proceeding* hud under them,
urp oivtuidc of theFiulurid Cnn.qltullon, and arise
out of the Bi ci-rallicu of tho present situation,
which not being ouiili-uiplatu] nt Ihe origin of
ojirgovoinmvnl.hy the frunH-i'Hof tho Coustitu-
tin ft wuru nut provided fbr in that instrnniuid.
It is umU-oe*iuy now to uru'uc with Hmuhi-ni
uietf, lo prove wlmt prrbup* every inlelhgi-ui
person among them already butlvve, that In pro
viding thu in eseal luuthod wad term* of recon-
atructioii, Conjjn*« hoe not only disregarded the
rluhU of (he people, nii'-judged the aictupitut best
onloulati’d lo prpiuoto tho welfare of both races
III IhuBoutb. hut Uoddcn under foot (he Con
sTltutloU of our country, tint witlsfyiiiR our-
•olvirt of tho truth aud justice cf tills roiictusiuii.
will not be suDkii-ut to shivlil oh trorn Urn evils
tlmt Will iifr-ewarily fallow the comumnllou of
the CiNignsHiniial cehcmo of UeooiiMrnctioli. In
(ho Crilicul emeripiiii'y now upon, us, |t Imcniiws
the people of every class, to take such lutolligeiil
actloq, ns will In-sl to ml to avert IhrcKk-atd evils
uml hu| ending enlaiultics, and pr. in >tc the gen
cnil public gooJ.
CInter tlm Itei-oiHt/uoliou Acts tlieiiiN-lves,
there wi'io. so far us friabft Ut tlto aotloti ot tbe
people, three nwxles ot chances of defeating Vbc
plan proposed hf CoagreM. Tho (list was tbo
option givtMi tu ull iiot dt^auchiicd, of goin£ to
the jwlb, und voting against the Ota volition call
ed by the Military CuimtuttuK-i* of each District.
The second uiw to ulwn sound men—nimueuting
t\io virtue, iuteiiigciioo olid property of die Stair,
and tlnoiigli llicui to vote dow-u the radical
change* In tho oigiuiic lew, nxmlivd by Coil-
gress. This was, hi my hmnbjo judgment then
olid now, tbo etoleut of noocinpllsbuiciit, aud
UiercfijM tlio counw most odvisaldu to Ue pur
sued. Hut theiMj two opportunities are paswd
unlniprovr’d by the tunas.-s of tho peoplo; will
wo nru. itfipr(inching the third mid Inst, which is
to vote iigulnst the ratllk-lillou of tho Allnnln
Constitution accotdiug to the niodu prescribed in
the lawn of CoiiRtesa, This, if sarcessfnt, SvlU
•ccoinplUb thn eud doulrcd by nil true Georgino*.
and Ihereforc. nil snob tuny and should bury
tlielr former dlMWoneon of opinion luf tn wuy*
uud iiieupH, wed with one heart, and tnind unite
in nn effort to umke Ibis modi) cfTeellyq, It un-
nucccwful, 1 feur >t Will be tlie last peaceful
uu-ttiod Ihnt will be oltl-red to 114,
It In true, aomu of our people f, pJ>o*ed to Uih
CobstitattOD aoem to chsriah tbo ko|s-, thut even
wlicu this oppiirtimlty ia pn»‘. a iim thii g legtsla-
l v 1 or judicirl will transpire lu the future, to ic-
lii-vo un from negio snftVngo a d thht lout domi
nation of nugrtsM uud depraved Whllea thut lu
s6ou to ctaali our hope*. Oihoi-s, from supposed
hejiulllH to nrlac from other provisions of the pi o-
poged CoiMfUiitlua arc nppfjreiltly pivpurhig to
acorpl Its odious fenlnrcs, under one of two Tutnl
coiiulilfftcu.)- tlio one to uluk tn the level with the
Alrk-uti, aud tear down, j»lt-co by piece, the par-
titlou- loclul, civil aud politloni—between (lie
' i-aotn ( tho other is a hope ngitlnst hope, tlmt in
soiim way lioreuflor und not yet dvflued, that bar
rier uiid pnrtUlon between tile hicv*. time wilful
ly dmtroycd, will ho again rebuilt, and the white
man of tho Hootli fully rsinslated in his last no-
J ltlon. I am fruuk to *ay, tlmt in my liiimmii
udgment. cironnistalicet 1I0 not worn to warrant
the tiufics ot eUiut clomi mentioned. llo:.oe the
conclusion, tlmt wr muxt goto tho polls In snfli-
denl lUiinbi-rs to defeat ft, or taku the dreaded
ultuiiinilvo Iht-N presented, of accepting and liv
ing under a Slate Goternniunt destructive to
every materlul, serial, and moral internal, and
wliherllig to ull hope of pence, or ubtudouing
forever tin* land of our fat bora.
1 shut), lu the cmirfo of my remark*, endeavor
to slmW to the debtor cliUj* of our people) that
their hopes or Otmncinl relief, through ihe npti
lion of the pvbpotod OupsNmfibn are Valtncious,
hi-utuMi it will never l>ruve Hnwtlrv, nnd (bat If
it could |/n»voetlbctoul, It would only he Ihe ad-
Qlinl.-tuimg uf a deadly poison to Iciuiiimto Mid-
deu)y. tlie phini of a lingering disease. Hut fof
Ihe present let ns ooimld.-r the qin-atimi as to how
wo are ever to get rid of the prujMMri Constitu
tion uflcr it shall have til" p rati lied according to
fim rcwpilremeiiis of Congtcu.
The grout leading Idea of Ihe American peo
ple. the 0110 thut iiljdcrlii a nil our copstltlitiou*
and (HTipnatcf our wliohi poliUcul aud judiclul
annals, is that Uovui'iim-iiis dmive their just
powers from the consent of Un) governed. A
great port of our history !• a detail of arts, vlow-
cd In one light, were tb- eM-rcise of nnlnrul nud
liiallimatile right*; blit viewed from another
stand point, were nsu(p.itiuns which grew up In
to the snuetton uml idndlng force of public Jaw*,
by tbs general c-iuse'llt or non-reHlNtoiiee of (he
people, and tbe prevailing power of majorities to
uonipoi tho acquiescence <>J ininoritiex. Gougrers
li e., li mu I inn- 1 ' 1 >me. *vunu-d and exeroisetl
powers wnieh die n • .1 in.- < ..n-niutidii
never intand-d ■ .r autfc’papst. but the r».rc«* of
prei-cd.-nt. Hint III.- Clf.it .. - >;• —. ' i. .e
been lrre»b-liblo. nnd st ^p Pf M*»p tic g>.rvriiu*rr'>
ol 17«9, Inis heeirsitaugad fr. u».. t-mifvdvn'cjr of
dutes ur Uepul-tig^ to u aetitral wad cuitw)t'.tlTU<l
govermneut of tlie majority, Tho (list pevyjaliop
in one sense wbh a iistiruation. hut it W-as In uc-
otuiladco with the popular will, ntidlli Uie ardent
desire for polillcel liUrly, nnd uatloiiid Inde-
pSKdoilor, the people d(*r.-j'nrdv«t. bated, nntl
dually lorgut Ibeir UrilWi aUejrisncc Recession,
was not provided for in the Federal Consiitotion,
apd not probibltod by H. 1'h" right of It de-
p-ndnl upon (be mil or of tlio compact, and its
MioaeM upon physical force. It was, to um a
modern pliriun>, ii(ilsidi' tb<> Constitution. Our
Onquilcs (Jeiieunced il us u iwurputlmi aud rel» ll-
’ion. but by the gem-rill oouseut und acqiil ^-iirt
of tlie pepjlh) of (he rirmth, it soon acquired the
force of public law, aud the Instituted gormu-
im-otaod aoihoiiihis oouaequent upon it were
generally obeyed as well, aud would hove tievft
to an imi-OuV; jx ri»*l of tioio, bad not force
ftroin without iute:p.»«-d ta prevent It. 80 Ipyat
were we lo l|lr (toufL-dcracy, (tint upon rturdown-
fisll, wo tvgsnlsd tbo re»!orutiou of tlie force of
.the Union, upd (he uuth»ri(v of the g-iKT.il (3or-
ernment. as 0 usurpation of power. U» which wo
mi tun i 1 tad only when cowpUstHy yvmppwrred,
When tho I’rusidcnt of Ibo United Stales un.
d-rtuuk die buuua- work of rerunstroeDOo npon
hi* plan, It- *u d< nuunced a* 11 umiriier by bin
nnd «ur fsdnh-c Ills aqllieilty formcfallng tjiu
t«.Tms upon wbh-b we .-Jumiil bo allowed rupu)-
•oilUlivu tu noagr-w, bs well us hmdiog timbires
of the fttst* Go. smnuni* b» be framed by cbn-
ventimts called .lister tit* dirvutimi, was boldly
denied by ’b# psrty opposed to biiu, in and out
of CmgrHI. Uol. um<vvUm-Icw», those BtUe
Government" were loaned, tbe Conflllutluns and )
Jaw* adopted, being (n socofdance with its* wilt
of the people over whom they went U> operate, 1
bare genci ally been acquiesced lu and obeyed
as »uch. lint fnrsatward tub rfercilc®, wedioold
(wHtaps adl'-re lo Uwe 8taU Goreromcnlii in
definitely, looting sight of .he qu'-ftloa u* to
whether tliey were oonstitnllonntly OT nucimMl-
tnlioimllyoidered, and W-hotlut they Wcro regu
larly or irregularly mimed,
Hut in Hits state of nllaim, Congress hia Infer-
potml, and by virtue of n coMllfutlonnl nmjorl-
tv or two-ildtUs In that body, which overrides
llio Otdof Eseoutivo authority of the Govern*
went, ha* otdeced nctr yovermucuts for 0% -de-
(.luring thorn- fornied under Uvo plan ot recon*
Ntniotion. devised by the UroHtdent. provislnusl
only. The quotlon. thetudore, With us n* n peo
ple, Hubjcot to tlio authority of tho gnu-ml Gov
ernment, U not. what Oooijrwis of right can do,
or In Jttrtkn ought to- do, but what that body
" <11 probably do. nnd wlnt wo. in the present
emergency, nnyhl to do for onr go]f piv-scrvailon.
If wc look to (ok C’ongn** •* nt pnrent com*
point, mid Jndgo from ihu cvcni* of tlie j iiHt two
Venrs m mnuitesllng the spirit and atm* of that
oody, we piay Justly unllcipnto thnt It will be in
vain to army bofoiw them the rfotatlon* of tho
Con/titutLou coitlnlnud in tin* reconstruction nets:
their odiou* proscription and dlsimnctiisement ot
tlie able and experienced statesmen of thoPouth,
nnd the apparently tm-cktesa effort to wtuhlMi »
ruling party among us, based upon opposition
to. and proscription of the inu-lllgpuco nnd vir
tue of the country by cxtendingpollllcsl suprem
acy to tho ignorant nud depraved. There truths
have been ably set forth liefore them by tlie l*res|-
dvnt tn bis mmnges. by Trit-nd* ol tbe conutUn-
tioiinl government la Congit-M, nnd by the pow
erful dwiuMng press of tbo Northern States. -
Amt they seem a* powurieM.to Impress otther
their rcnsoii or •yraimthy, as tlio pitiafo of the
liii-cls in tlio forvHt,.tbo inunlnmto rock* Iwncnlti
them.
Wo may, for like reasons, nntlcipnle (list wlicn
tlio proposed Constitution of Georgia Is diclnred
ratified, and prerented, it will bs In vain to ti ll
tbeui ot inji tico and frauds In iVgtatniHou* and
«l«o(looa *, ot the %rwlgn eiwvenV that tm> con
trolled the Convention asd shaped ths organic
taw | and of tta ruinous effects upon every ntn-
to rial Inter, tt in tbe South j of our prospective
dvollno In morals, under Us hauefnl tnflueiico, of
Uie destrurtivu dements opposing each other,
Dial lAust Hooncr or later bo arrayed by It; of
tin* dtsnsiroui flnalo of tlio great fin|ienmng wl-
six, and the iiupeiiitrable cloud of l.nrbttrDm, that
will eventually settle upon till* once bright and
happy him!.
il l am told that Ihe ruling party of the Nor
thern States i* rapidly losing it* strong-hold up
on tlio affectlotie and ronfluenoe of (be people
with whom there seems to be n truly gratifying
returning sense of JiiHt ice. tlmt blcf* fair In the
next annual elections, to hurl this parly from
ptoco ami power, tt is with bitter regret I havo
to reply, tlmt the prplbltad change, for Uie pres
ent. only relates to the House of Ib-prewnUtivos,
that Hit- Senate will prolmbly for years to coma,
still Imre power to prevent any inch legislative
enactments ns will lend to restore us to our le-
S UImatc right of •df-gorernment, and undo the
igrant abnsos thot are now Iwlug heuped upon
us. WltU a tnan.\cled imllclary, and mi miyidd-
iilg Senate, nud pawlblr an WroutiVO Inimical
to us, he I* more sanguine than l am wlio can
fed hopeful ot change* in the Federal Adminis
tration in time to save us from min. For in the
mean time, these State governments, Inaugurated
lu tho South, officered, ns they must necessarily
be, will have drawn many Into their latcreit.-
They will have made treason to onr race nnd to
our political, dill and social happiness, appear
respectable (in number* at least) and so compli
cate our affairs, that oven tho Democratic party
rostor.i! to fail powirnt Washington, would be
deterred from undertaking another rndloal change
by 'ho Qooftiiinn and containn* It would hid lata
t.) provoke, nnd be induced, by the l fear ol great
er evils to leave us iu the condition In which
they may find us; our appeals for Mid from
ihls bondage horsofter, m»y probably bo answer
ed. tlmt we had tho option glum us. under iuws
passed according to tno forms required by tbo
Ooiufitiitlon, to accept or reject the governments
propon'd to us. liqjuit and untrue as tiffs an
swer would be, It would afford a pretext for ro-
Iusing to undertake wlmt would seem to be at
tended with vast, if not impossible difficulties.
For such reasons, 1 feel warranted In tho con
clusion tlmt Jf wosiiffbr tlionpproiichlngolectioil
upon ths rntlileutlon or rejection of tbo prepared
CiniHiltiitlou to pa.<* without such united setion
as will icicure Its driest, we will Intvo passed the
cold dark slreiun of our political, moral and so
cial deuth, with no grounds to hope of ever see
ing the sunny side of it neiiin. We have reached
the lout alternative of defeating this radical
change III onr political syslani. uceoiding to the
mode, nnd by the means provided in It, or ac
cepting tl for onnulvQS, and such miserahle mid
iiufaitunata portion of our postarliy. who may
lx* unable or unwilling to leave It. The trying
Smho is upon us, mid wc must choose our fate
within Ihu next few days. Hence it Is a ques
tion ol the greatest momont. What Is there l«
(ho proposed Constitution <0 oonunond it lo our
favor, or ev*u render if toleruble t aud whst
doc* il contain that will provo iiijm-lons or dcs-
Iraellve lo Ihe |ieoco, pruiperity uud general wel
fare of our peoplo f
1 proiMusMo address myseif to this question
with u sulloRotw care (or tho truth of my stub -
nieiits nud Uie correctness of my eoiiuhiMons.
looking only to the public good, and without
ktioaut malice or (llwlU ta any claw of pu*oni
black Or white, ta wlioao Opinions ar hitcrqar, ul-
lualpu may bo made. It Is of Importance, thut
wlmt wo r»y in dMctiSklug the great issue before
us, should bo Addnysed ta Ibo Judgment sml out
the iiAnsiops ol lbs people | aud that such hon
est dini-reoces of opinion hh may extaf after full
gnd fair iimutlgntfon, rhuuM be toieruUd. For
it Is only (liroiigti the medium of enlightened
ten ion, that we can hone for wise aclioii ou tho
part of the people, and for a rufo snd peaceftil
solution of the difflcultlw Hint thicken around us.
The innierlid U which (be Atlanta Convention
was cumpoaW has been fully exposed by the
K vm ol tho Slate, and wy are nil familiar through
at mcdjilin with the tueu a* well a* their foul
ta-ed* The truth upon Ihls subject surpasses
Dottau. and unborn millions will laugh for hgi*
ta taw*, if the black w«o«l ta ever handed down
to town, nt lb.* eimilc cbsracleta end tlidr won*
•l-rful pirformatior*. fro y»u think .tlie sw(«-d of
Ma»haigt..n would ever have been unsheathed if
bn had knoan to this it led T Wus this tho con
summation (hot provoked Ihe great dthinfa far
Amorienn ta-vdorn, that nr.ui8.-d the genius of
Franklin, Hamilton, Adams, .l.-ffemon Ind Mudl-
son T tslisdva of tVorrvu and I’ului'kl! IVns it
this lor which your noble blood flowed T Think
of four negro*, three of them frtvb importation*
H-prsaertling in n CWljtutionil Convention, a
Urge aud popii our District like this! Think-that
■ he moot id.re. l- d and gifted.men of Amerhta,
with a tqlvtnn oath upon the place where their
hcarW nixi comeienow should bo, sit in the Sen
ate and Utilise uud not only approve but pro-
moUs ttlib most ummtttval vtttlo of affairs. yTbwV
would (bo snueNtors of tlnise mvn from Miugwcim-
setta, Now Turk and I'emisylysnta, have thought
of their derccudiuits. if possibly they could bare
iOtagfoed, the intellects transmitted lo them
would be prostituted lo such diabolic*! pnrp.*w»?
Hut 1 do not reier to ll here to rlillcub* the late
Convention, hut to introduce an otm-ctioa to
1 fair l oo-litulum of a |>i6cs with lli«r gepvni
iK-fariwim deigns. If tbi* t^nsiitiiitor. ta adopt
ed, the whole fnune work of legtal«tlm> must bo
conj.untiiii.Kil in thtf very nature of tilings, uud
fty positive requirement* by the flrat Lngislaturc.
This body will Ux the status *f the country.—
Now, this returnkublt) body Itself tltoUght dial •
cltijiMisblp *ud residence uf givsn period, neces
sary to Icuru something of tbs wonts of tbe peo
ple of tile SUV, ms IS 10 qualify a person tn be a
member of tbe Legislature, but even on this
point tln-jv !» »a es«*-plio« m to Utc llnd otaetlon,
Unt f^ 1 ibis, many of ibe Irainm of the organic
taw would Is; (nelllgible to legislate under It.
Med * IU booftner be iirnomp taut without a fix*
« d r.nmdenee uml citi/cuship ta sit-in tbo Ix?gi«la-
tuic and ebuogo pr modify the l*wr. liutat
®l)t Cutljbcrt TVpptal.
frATBS ov ADYERTlSIlfa t
One dollar per square or ten lints fbr the Aral In
sertton, and 8evetit.j-fl»e Cenfs per square far each
subsequent insertion, not exceeding three.
thus square three months • 00
Ono aqusee one year. to 00
Fourth of a column tlx months.00 00
iUtf column ala rhootba TO 00
One column six months
this jmwlnrc, wmidwiug negroes and depraved
adTonlurers of our own ruuo, are not only capa
ble nntl competent to frame a constitution for a
people to whom limy are strangers, but to *lt tn
tho ffivt Legislature tinder Unit Codeiltntlon, and
frame and ported an enlist system ol law*. Hut
for (Ills rest rvntlon ns lo Ihe tlmt election, three
mif of ilia four negroes sent by tbe negroes of
UiIh District (0 represent them in tho Atlanta Con
vention, would l*o Incompetent ta sit in the Leg-
Mature tinder Urn Cons tit a tion rando by tbem-
selvwt. Two uf them are sntd already to be
nominated by the Leagues to represent tbe coun
ty ot Uindoipk and the Itth Betw.offal District
ta the Legislature. They have innde a Constl-
tUtlon and now propose to legislate for* neoplo
white and black, they navSV saw until n few
monttiH ago. And wlmt i* trnc In this Dliiriet, la
donbtlcra true in many othira. This is the chuta
of men who will control the appointment of the
Judiciary, and who will vote away Ihe money
of the peonIS, impoverished ns tlmy ere. irpon
ths rebuilding of the State Cupltol, atitf tfrioii
wild and visionary schemes ot edueulion. TSrte
are the man w ho have nothing to' M taxed tbem-
•oIvom, are prepared, to lay burthen* npow im
which even in fatter days of prosperity We
would find too grievous to ho borne.
Tbe subject of educating tho masses has eft-
gaged tlie attention of the best and purest men
of tho age and country. After tlmt of food and
raiment perhaps none is more vital to ns n* «
people—and nothing here snggos.ted is intended
ta oppow) the wliliea of those who dcelre to son
•very Intellectual being amoiig tie educated to
the extent of their reepcctlvo mental capacity.
But public necessity farces us to take a practi
cal view of thl* as well as of other enterprises of
public utility. Wo have to benr in mind the
stinging destitution and noveity ot the people ;
tbe ourroii* taxes imposed upon cur leading pro
tracts 5 tlio demoralised condition of luhor, utul
tho genera! almost bankrupt condition of the
people, bven with debts made stnoe the War. If
the Convention had empowered the Legls'nturo
herenfb r in its discretion, when tbo people wire
able to l>oar taxation for tho purpose, to ergnniee
a system of comtnmi school and general educa
tion, there would have been far tern grounds to
coinplain. But by reference to Sec. l, of Article
0, of tlio proposed ConstUntion, the following
imperative language is found :
-Toe General Assembly at ilt /IrH union after
the adoption of this Constitution, t/nfl provido a
thomtjh system of General Education, ta bo for
ever tree ta ntt the children of the State, the ex
pense of which shall be provided far by taxation
or otherwise.’ 1
Now, who l* there stating res, that does not
well know, that a thorough system of general ed
ucation tn tho preeent general prostrate condi
tion of our people, cannot be sustained by taxa
tion or otherwise? Let whoever will, enter upon
a calculation of the number of children, the cx-
BoiiHt- of building, ami organizing and officering
tlie scheme, and (he wages of employee*; and
then cast up tho meagre column of depreciated
remnant ol property? nnd consider hew frw com
paratively who have any property to bo taxed,
and the impracticability ot this imperative coti-
Ntitationnl requisition will be at once nrpm-nt.
Its failure is not less certain than tbe odium
that will rest upon those who are so nnmtndfril
of the true condition of tbe coontry, tu to at
tempt it *t this Juncture, nnd thn only beneficia
ries wilt probably bo the officials and employe- *
Who will receiv-.* pecuniary compensation at the
expense of tbe public,
The taxes necessary to support their mammoih
scheme must full upon the poor land holders tf
the State, and it should fa borne in mind that
the homestead of tbe poor man i« expremly
made subjeetta the tux. White the industrious
poor nun is taxed beyond endurance to sustain
this common school sratem, with other grievous
exactions, and while ho tabors like a slave In tho
Held to make the money to save his homestead
from sale, Ids indolent neighbors will fa stealing
hi* hogs, his cuttle, hia grain, vegetables and
poultry, to feast a set of Indolent chlMretl who
are to be fostered at tbe publio schools,
I have no war to tnnke upon the unfortunate
colored race ot my native Stale. 1 fnvofed and
practiced humanity and kindness to them when
atari-*, ami have in an humble way used tbe till-
ents and Influiiico 1 had, to secure them ta him
as freemen. Brought to America mttluly by the
ancestor* of our enemies, who made * pecuniary
gain by stealing them and selling them here :
their Ignorance and depravity are now quoted
and pampered in order to mako political capital
and gain of them now. It becomes us rather (0
pity and aid the freedman.tlian oppress him In
hte poverty or reproach him for his mental and
moral destitution. But the Instincts and behests
of seif-preservation, Unit common sense lh.it
should control iu ull enterprises, public ami pri
vate,-aid that common honesty und Justice be
tween man and man without which there ran fa
nu Confidence, penefl or security,are of higher
rnsrlt, and more to fa practiced new than prolli-
gute and ungulded charity, beslowwl by lrrrs|Kin-
idlile wandering men, nut of the earnings of tbe
already oppresud resident population of tbo
State.
Tbe Convention hatfsoen fit. not only to trans
fer the dominion and control of th« State to tfa
Afrlo.in race, and such white men u* ln»m iuter-
e*t or Otherwise may choose or be forc-J to fra
ternize with them, and lay thn groi/lidwovk of
•octal equality ns t shall hereafter show, Imt in
greut purl to 10 fix tho real property of tlie State,
as lo farce tbe people to slay and cttclurs these
evil*, or to abandon tbe earning# of their livesr
Tbu homestead provided, is of sufficient value to
Dover a largo majority of the farms ami town
irsldsnces of the mate, and the Lcgistattira Is
Imperatively required to fix it permanently upon
the faintly. There might be seme excuse for tbe
uftfrriunute debtors or the State to consent lo
thus trampid and loetdiz* their entire capital, ff,
indued it could be thus shielded from existing li
abilities. The great ond they drain* moat Is to
avoid old debts contracted under cireumstanoce
or pnsqs.Tity, when tbry bad plenty of property,
other than tfalr homestead ; and there flee their
cider difficulty. That the liberal homestead law
would fa effective as to delta to fa contracted
hereafter, there can fa no doubt. But as to
them, tlie same end might be accompli-hed by
ilmuls of settlement witli power of sale and to
chance the Invi-stiij-Mit, where the good of ^he
family should require It
In couuvetfan with the homo*tt«d clunsa,
many of our people rely for relief upon that pro-
vis on In the proposed Constitution which dentes
jiirlsdh.-tiou ta the courts ta fa organized under
it to enforce contracts made prior to Juns 1HC5,
But for thus*, 1 am frank to say 1 do not failovc
thire is*, native white man in South-weetern
Georgia who could be induced to rote fix tbe rat
ified on of this Constitution. And it Is to that cla*i
*no are Inclined for this ruusou alone, lo vote
for it (hu( 1 pro pore in respectlril terms to submit
my views,
l do not propose tor assail it upon the ground
of unjust dtacriuiinations, lu allowing certain
contracts to fa enforced, while other are prohib
ited. For 4 take It for granted that ills tho
ctam of men who aru within ita provisions, who
Ink ml to u vail thvmeelvc* of It Hence it will
hs re no weight with them to sty that others are
denied relief. ■ x
It is evident the Coavpntion was not actuaUd
by relief as a inotlva other than to secure the
1 all11 cat)00 of the ConsUteUoo and tbe perma
nent organization of a party bused upon it. For
they have given lo the Legislature power in
their discretion to open jurisdiction to all cases
whatever, lltnce, the relief white man will have
not only to ratify tho (JoosUtutlou, but rally to
its rapport hereafter at every election, lest a Leg
islature should be chosen who will clothe the
courts with juriKjictlou. 1 bis Constitution there
fore ta uot an offering of peace, upon the subject
ofifcbta, but ol discoid strife and continued
anxiety. If It liberates the debtor from 1 iff tt*4*
[CoXtudbo 0* 2d Pior.j