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(The Jjcniltl. M. n. pijkk. - - - Proprietor W.n. fVEAVEIC. - - Frtitor. THURSDAY, MAY 20. 1875. tHR PHJLOMIIIV OF TUP (iREELGI HOVRMEXT— KEXTITKI 'S IF< POSITION. * Our coteriiporary of the Athena Watchman in a recent issue. is nut in an article strongly com:i ending the readoption, by the Democracy if the Union, of the timnstr us heresy of Greeleyism. As we have said before we say again, that we thought il any thine was generally admitted by the Democracy of Georgia. it was that the “ Greeley movement " or New De parture ” so called, was a blunder never to be repealed It seems, how ever, that there are some among u“ who still cling to that error, and can not profit by the crucible of experiment One defeat and disaster under a false lead is unt sufficient to satisfy them Our neighbor of Athens says that Mr O roe ley declared in favor of “local self government or State Rights.” and somewhat to our surprise the able editor of the Atlanta News, while com menting with great force against the general tone of the Watchman t nrti clc, and guarding the people against its teachings, says : “This wc admit, but our cotempornry altogether forgets that this declaration was made, subject to the last amendments to tbe Federal Constitution, which admit of only the semblance and not the reality of State Rights.” ■ Now we think the Vries was a little too hasty in his admission Mr. Gree ley’s declaration was not “subject” alone “to Ihe last amendments to the Federal Constitution ” It was “subject” to the entiie Constitution, as well to the provisions of that instrument be fore, as after the fraudulent and bayo net adoption of those latter so called amendments, Mr. Greeley's language was, “subject to our constitutional ob ligations to protect the equal jights. Ac.” lie ever held that the govern ment of the United States was a con solidated government He did not hold it to be n Federal government — one created hy the States—-at all. He held it to he a centralized govern: cut with absolute sovereignty in the Oen w am vrfrr Tli'H VF?T TFOP’ the Central Government, and this he heid to be the case from the beginning— from the Declaration of Independence— even before the original Constitution was formed. The truth of history is exactly the reverse—all the powi-rs of the general government were tier Led hy delegation from the States. Mr. Greeley’s declaration in favor of “ local self government—State Rights" was, th it (“subject to our constitu tionul obligations to protect the equal rights of all," Ac..) our polity oxujht to he. to allow tbe States to perform the functions of local self government so long', and so long only, ns they may do it consistently with what tlie Supreme Central authorities may think right and proper. Hi- declaration and creed gave the controlling power in all cases whatever of life, limb or property to the Central Government. Under bis declaration and doctrine the States should, as a matter of policy merely, be permitted to govern themselves as they plea**, only so long as they consent to govern- themselves as it may please the Central authorities at Washington— this is the philosophy nf^Greeleyism— a consolidated empire. So far from his declaration having been made “sub ject to the last amendments," ami framed in view of them, the fact is, it was most manifestly made to cover, justify ami sanction all the usurpations ol Congress, by which these latter amendments had been carried by fraud and force of arms. The Southern States, after the war for the Unit n was over, and after they had, in pond faith,, resumed their relations to the Federal •Government, still claimed the right, under the Constitution, to regu late all their internal domestic polity as they pleased—that is, they claimed the right of “ local sell government”— this the Philosophy of Grecleyism ’’ utterly denied. According to its man dates the States wei.c n t to he restored to the Union under the Constitution, hut to be reconstructed, and made to exercise such powers of •* local self goverrient,” and only such, as it might please the Central Head tr.ost graciously to permit; and to exercise these doled out privileges too, only in such way as the CetW.al Head may preserve The Hidosopby of Gree leyism ” so far as it relates to the prin ciples of “local self government and State Rights,” is identically the saute as the philosophy of Lord Northisin towards the colonies in 177<>. And it is to be hoped that if this Radical Piocstrosity in political principles is to _ • be presented again, in the issues £>t the centennial contest of 1870, it will be consigned to the same infamy by the “ sons of liberty ” of this day as North ism—its prototype —waa hy theii sires a hundred years ago. In view of .hat coining civil conflict, upon which such momentous consequences depet and, the Democracy of Kentucky, in theii r. cent State Convention has sounded the right key-note. It is with pleasure amt joy we give it to our readers. It was unanimously uttered by that body and is in these words: “ We hold it to tie absolutely essential to the preservation of the liberties of citizens that the several States shall lie maintained in all their rights, dignity and equality ns such, complete and inalienable, and that the administration of their domestic con cerns is the surest breastwork against nnti- Republican tendencies. “ Every attempt on tbe part oT the Fed eral Government to exercise a power not delegated to it by 1 lie Constitution, or to exercise delegated power in a manner not therein prescribed, is an act of usurpation demanding the instant and unqualified Condemnation of a people zealous of their liberties. “ And we hold that any unconstitutional interference hy the General Government with the local affairs of any State to any extent, on any pretence whatever, should lie at once repudiated and condemned hy all classes of every section of the Union, as all such acts tend directly to the de struction of our Federal system and tbe consolidation of all power in a centralized despotism." There is a platform, short but com prehensivc. In it, is not to be found a -inule trace of the “ Philosophy of Greeleyism ”1 nt its every word line and sentence is all aglow with the “ Philosophy of the Constitution ” and those great fundamental principles upon which ail American Free Institu tions rest; and upon which alone they can be maintained and perpetuated. This is a platform, the same in princi ple, as that erected by the Georgia Democracy in 1870. It is wide enough long enough, and strong enough for every Democrat and every friend of Constitutional Government in the Union to stand upon, and upon it the lihnties of this country can be rescued in 1376. IBO\. WIVXIAN l>. HKM.EI AMI I>o\ PLATT. lion. Win. D. Kelley, a very notor ious Radical Congressman of Pennsyl vania. has recently been on a visit to Florida, is known that quite a breach too* place between him and pause bis views of policy upon tnc su’ - jeet of a general inflation of the cur rency wero not approved and sanctioned by the man at the White Nouse Much has been said in the papers every where, of a report made bv him since his return home, upon the staje of things South ; and specially of the deep regret expressed in that report ni >is having voted for the Force Rill ai the last session of Congress. What ean it mean ?, has been a general in quiry. It is not our purpose to ex plain the puzzle. Rut it so happened tlut this sudden and unexpected change of base, by this distinguished Radical leader, was made a very short time after Mr. Latnar of Mississippi, according to an Atlanta IferaJd re porter, indicated it as the policy of the Democratic party, next year, to run as their candidate for the Presidency some Radical, who is oppogod to Grant —sot It as Rlaine or Charles Francis Adams It is true Kellev was rot on his li-t. Who knows, however, but that this cute Pennsylvania politician scents another coming “tidal wave;" an'l is losing no time in pu’ting him self in position to ho the “ lucky man " when the Democratic Convention be gins their strife in choosing for their standard hearer between the most noted chiefs of the Radical camp? If they took Greeley from the g-eat State of New York why might they not tak l ' K'd!ey from the great State of Penn sylvania whose great iron interests con trol this Key Stowe” in the arch of the Union ? “As goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union,” is an established Tact in the past history of the Govern uient. Whether thin is the solution of the matter, wo do not know, and, as we have said, it is not our purpose now to timlerttUie any solution ol it. We only intended to present our readers with the spicy comments of Don Platt of the Washington Capital upon the subject ; and to present them with his views ot this policy of the Democracy's taking up Radicals as their standard bearers His general viewsnre thussummed up— which true Democrats would do well to heed in time : “ Now this thing's got to be stopped. That is not good grammar, but it is solid fact. It is not necessary to make a tact grammatical. A disagreeable fact seldom is grammatical. Now there s the Hon Pig-iron Kelley, a very disagreeable fact, and he is never grammatical. And it is precisely on the Hon. Pig-iron that we want the thing stopped. When the tidal wave fetches upon us drift-wood and dirt i toa dirty to mention, the tidal * get* l be disagreeable. The last lot, in the shape of ourolJ friend Pig-iron, that came loom ing down on us, was entirely too much. We felt that our time had come to join the Grant party and go in for Ottesarism. Not that we love Grant more, hut Pig-iron less. We cannot train with the ancient Pig. We feel premonitory symptoms of a bolt. If the lion. I’ig persists we will be driven to joining the Icicles under Adams or the Al coholics under Grant. It isa painful alter native, hut we can stand any sort of prin ciple but Pig-iron. Pig-iron principles would be worse on us than the Kidwell Bottoms, the ehimes, or navy revolvers and cannon-headed sticks ” VAX WIITIiWS AAO Dll. FELTON. The Savannah Neics is very decided in its disapproval of the sentiments expressed by Dr. Felton to an inter viewer of the Atlanta Herald, upon the -object of nominating conventions, etc The comments of the News are guar ’ed hy the qualification “if” the senti ments “ alleged ” to have been uttered by Dr. Felton were actually expressed as reported—this qualification was very proper; for no man should be held rcspon-ible for words reported to have been spoken by him, either in conver nations or public addresses. Owing to the great difficulty of giving just such force and meaning to language as the speaker intends conveying, it fre quently happons that inaccuracies ati-e in such reports, and we have got to that point where we accept as true, nothing from any public man. except what comes authoritatively from him self. In relation to this reported inter view, however, we have a word to say, and with the same qualification as that of our cotemporary of Savannah While we fuliy concur with the News upon what Dr. Felton was reported to have said of nominating conventions, yet. thee was another part of that in terview which we greatly regretted to .-ce We refer to what the Dr. was re ported to have said about tbe wi.-dom of •• the Greeley movement.” We art slow to believe that Dr. Felton was cor reetly reported on that matter. It is entirely inconsistent with what we have heietolore uuderst od to be his posi tion on that question, while it is like wise inconsistent with that degree of statesmanship and inflexible adherence ti> principles which we supposed char acterized the new member from the 7 1 h District. Ileuth of Lien. Itreekeneitlge. ISreckenridge is dead. SKETCH OF HIS UFE. John Cabell Drcckenridge was born near Lexington, Ky , January 21. 1821. He was educated at Centre College, Danville, studied law at tbe Transylvania Institute, and settled at Lexington At the breaking out of the Mexican war he was elected Major of the Third Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers, but had little opportunity for active service. After the war he was elected to the House of Represent atives of Kentucky, and in 1851 was chosen to Congress, and in 185-5 was re-elected after a violent and protract'd contest. During the first session of the 33rd Congress, in the course of the discussion of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, he was invo lt%d irt a personal alferea (inn with Mr. F. B Cutting, a member front New York, ieading to the prelim inaries for a duel, which, however, did not take Upon the accession of President Pierce he was offered the Ministry to Spain, but declined it. In 1856 be was elected Vice-President in conjunction with Buchanan as Presi dent. In 1860 the disunion delegates in the Democratic National Convention having separated from the supporters of S. A. Douglass, nominated Mr- Breekenridga for President, and he re ceived the electoral votes of all the Southern States exc-pt Virginia, Ken tucky, Tennessee and .Missouri, lu the same year he was elected United States Senator. After defending the Southern Con fcileraey in the Senate, he went South, entered the army, and rose to the rank of Major Genera 1 . He was repulsed in an attack on Baton R uge in Au gu-t, 1861. commanded a corps under Bragg at Stone River at the end of and at Cltieamauga in Septem ber, 1863, defeated Sigel at New market in May. 1864. participated in Early's advance on Washi gton in July of that year, and shared in the defeat at Winchester in September, [n Jan uary 1865, he was appointed Cowfed erate Scc etary of War. After the surrender of Gen. Lee he went to Eu rope, whence he returned in ltitiS. and again went to Lex ington, resuming the piaet’cc of law. On tile palliation of Mr 11. Wynn, in Tuckaloesa county, a few days ago, a large cartlieoware pot containing hu man bones was touched by the plow, and aftewards exhumed. It contained three skulls and other bones of very large sixe—so large that they are be lieved to have been the remains of • race of which we h<nre net history. For the Herald. RANDOM THOUGHTS, Mr. Ehitor, — A few remarks apropos fo the times may meet your approval, and claim a small space in your valuable columns; and perchance the random seed scattered in the proper direction, utay find u lodgment and eau.e some Wayfarer to break up tbe fallow ground to retain them. In this our age, we are in the midst of events- that we have not, of late years, beeoiitecustuuietl to, and as a mat ter of course, not exactly prepared for; consequently there is a disposition on the part of poor finite man to endeavor to look about and bunt up a refuge from the ills that beset us upon every side. But iu vain do we seek that refuge —and in the inmost of our S"u!s do we cry peace, peace, when there is no peace. Atid why is tltis I* From t lie simple fact, that we do not go to the right source—we have not our door posts and lijitel sprit.kled with Paschal blood. We hear various ways and means de vised by which to avert the dispensa tions of Providence in His visitations upon us for our wickedness, but to our utind. none that strike us as being at all effectual. David says, “The Lord reigneth, let the people tremble; let them praise thy great and holy name, for it is Holy ” And again it is said. “The eternal God is thy refuge, and lie shall thrust nut tbe enemy from before tbee, and shall say. Destroy them ; Israel then shall dwell in safety alone.” Now, we would ask, is the Church militant dwelling in safety? Are we standing upon the walls of Zion and aloud and sparing not ! Are we striving to guide the old ship of Zion in the right channel? Are we. as the chosen people of God. letting mir lights so shine that others may be constrained to glorify God? We trow not. But onr lights, in the pre-ent day. where do they shine ?—in grog shops, hillijnl saloons, at card tables and hail-rooms —yea. th• -y are hid there —don’t shine and we have bee me stun bling blocks inthewuy of sinners We would again ask. are these effi ct ual remedies for the dispensations spo ke.u of? We say ir.y. But we are commanded, a? professed followers of the meek and lowly Jesus, to “come out from among them and be separat front the world.” ana “not to be partakers in other men's sins.” Now, are we mauds, nr aro we at our posts fighting mightily for Iho laith once delivered unto the saints ? Let each one put his hand upon his heart and answer for himself hefnre God. And as we are as sured that 0 al “rideth upon the whirl wind and directcfh the storm,” it be hooves us as professed Christians to re turn to our first love, living soberly and righteously before Got!, and in cv erything that we tin first ask ourselves the question, can we invoke the bless ing of God upon it ? and doing thus, we will, in some small degree furnish to the world around some little evi dence that we are the favored people, the people saved by the Lord ; and then, and not till then will Zion travail and bring forth sons and daughters to the glory of God. and the wrath of Him that ruleth all things he turn ed into joy, and we become a nation noted for our piety. OLD FOGY. STATE ITEMS. The Baptist Church at McDonough, Ga., was destroyed by fire ou last Mon day. On last Sunday, Mrs. Eherhart, of Elbert county, Ga., committed suicide by hanging. The Port Royal Railroad is reported bankrupt. Col. S. K. Johnson is mentioned as successor to Gen. Mcßae, in the Super intendency of the Western uud Ailan tie Railroad. Ncwnan, Rome and Jackson, Ga., h .ve each raised the banner of temper ance. and declared against the retail ol spirituous liquors. Gen. John C. Breikenridge ditd at his residence in Lexington, Ky., on Rlst Monday, At the last Term of Fulton Superior Court, thfee npgroes were convicted f murder, and sentenced fo be hanged on Friday the 4th dry of next month. Judge Gibson refused to grant an injunction restraining the Georgia Rail road from paying tiw* interest on Bonds of the Western Railroad of Alabama, upon which the Georgia Railroad is in dorser. Jndge Ckiherne Pneed. ol the Rich mond County Court, has this ‘broad hint” posted in his office : “The Mathematics of Crime —Statis tics show that of every ten men who die in this country seven are talked to death. Take heed that thou no uiur dcr do.” The Savannah Advertiser says, a carefully compiled statement of the amount* of fertilizers shipped from Sa vannah shows that the shipments of the present and of the past seasons are almost identical the difference bs'ng less than sixty-seven tons in a business that annually amounts to nearly forty thousand tons. The shipments from Savannah in April aL , ' , roi>Bted the usu al amount of 11 324.267 pounds. Ihe Advertiser adds : “From reports reeeiv. cd from the country, we conclude that the amount of guano used the present year will exceed that employe*! during the past season, as last fall there were hirge amounts of fertilizers stored from the previous years at almost every de pot. This has all been sold, and with this season’s shipments will show an in crease in the use of guano of some eight to ten per een ” GLEANINGS. It is estimated that, at least two hun dred thousand people attend the meet ins of the American Evangelists in London during a sincle week. The Federal soldiers at Mobile par ticipaled in the Memorial exercises, in honor of the Confederate soldiers, and sent a large wreath for the Confederate monument. Robert Burns’ autograph sold in London, the other day, for £6O. while Queen Elizabeth’s brought only quar ter that sum. “Tlie rank is but, (lie guinea's stamp, A man’s a man for a’ that.” —i ♦- tm" The Meinphi* Appeal of Friday, in forms us that a private lei ter from New Orleans mentions the d'-eih of Sant Anna, near Jalaps, a few days rgo. - * <—. The San Francisco Bulletin, esii uia'es the three leading product* "I that State for the comin<r season as fol lows: Wool 50,000,000 poun 's; win. 15.000.000 gallons; wheat, 45,000,000 bushels. St. Louis. Mav 1-I—fhe Kansas City and Northern Hsilroad report freiuhi trains on the road badly delayed bv ii>asshnoners on the track, render- aTufltlC rrnpwaioro to nra ac *j grades St. Joseph, May 14 —During the last four days, the grasshopper plague has assumed an alarming aspect. 'I h weather has brought these pests out in full force, and farms in this neighbor hood are black With them They are doing terrible damage to the wheat and oat crops, as well as tiie gardens. Dis couraging reports are coming in from all parts of the country. The buffalo yn.it. which is causin': so much destructi"D among cattle in the Southwest, is a small insect, not more than half the size of the house fly. which suddenly appears in the air by millions and settles upon all four-looted animals within reach. A horse or cow will be literally covered with them at night ; in the uioruino the animal will be found dead and swelled to an enor mous size. The bite is very poisonous, and the wound tjuickly testers Cattle owners find that the most effective way of protecting their animals is to cover them with a coating of dilut'd tar, but if that can not be done fires are built and the smoke drives ofl the insects Amongst the wild animals, especially the deer, on the Arkansas side of the river, the ravages of the gnat are eve where apparent Without any protec lion, the de'T fall vi tints in large num bers to this poisonous insect, which, however, does not touch man. Tradition has it that years ago, when Benjamin Franklin was a young lad, he began the study of natural philosophy and soon became fond of applying technical names to common objects. One evening, when he mentioned to his father that he had swallowed some tnatine acephalous mollusks, the old man was much alarmed, and suddenly seizing him called loudly for help. Mrs. Franklin came with some warm water, and the hired man rushed iu with a garden pump They forced half a gallon of water down Benjamin's throat, then held him by the heeis over the edge of the porch and shook him, while the old man said. ‘ If we dotf t get them things out of Benny, he will oe pizened. sure.” When they were out and Benjamin explained that the articles alluded to were morely oyster?, hi? father fondled him for half an hour with a trunk strap for scaring the family. Tradition adds that ever afterwards Franklin’s language was marvelously simple and explicit. buy the best i THIS IS THE ON yf^ LY QUALITY OF WHITE P| LEAD MADE BY JEWETT & SONS FOR THE LAST SIXTEEN YEARS 1 Oils, Colors, Varnishes, Glass, Paints, Brushes. All in lull Assortment. J. H. ALEXANDER, AUGUSTA, GhA. A full stock of DRUGS and CHEMICALS, Garden Seeds, etc. All goods sold at lowe-e pri. es for Ca-.li. MAGIC CURE for Chills sent by maii on receipt of price, One Dollar per “9*' . May “0, 1875—tf J. H, sLKXANDEH. n s iii s s s p Manufacturer of Cigars, AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN TOBACCO, PIPES, Corner of Ellis and Mclntosh Streets, paint and oil store"! * 53 Jackson Street, Augusta, Georgia. THE BEST OF ARTICLES I ALL FRESH AND NEW I WHITE LEAD. ZING.PAINTS, BRUSHES.VARNISH, PUTTY, COLORS. LINSEED OIL. WINDOW GLASS. MACHINE OIL. GIN OIL, KEROSENE OIL, Etc., Etc. iJ-TtCKMS CASH ON DELIVERY ;or approved city accep anc. OKO. 33- CONNOH.. 53 Jackson St , near Bell Tower, Augusta, Ga. may 20, 1875-6 mo Soda-Water! II WING just received one of Jolm Matthews' latest improved Patent Lapland Apparatus, 1 wi'.li fme syrup* of various favors. C7"Tickets 10 cents—s. per dozen. A. Girillln. May 20, 1875 tf “’©a : : *&s wr : COTT 3R X : -s# i A VENUE SALOON!; (rear Ball & Co.’*.,) ;•••• : tfreenesboro’, Ga , ; John P. Cartwright, Prop r.! respectfully announce to niy-ygBJ friends anil the public generally that I have just opened the finest Saloon in this city. My bar is supplied with the finest pure do 6*aT mestic and imported Whiskies Blnimlirs, GINS, WINES AND LIQUORS OF EVERY VARIETY, AN9 CHOICE CIGARS. FRESH LAGER RECEIVED DAILY. ICE ALWAYS ON HAND. The patronageof the public is solicited, may 2tMh, 1875-yl .1 P Cartwimosit J. F. T iYIiOK, F VBIIIONARf.I BARBER AND HAIR BRESSER, Main Street, over J M Storey & Bro., tiiay2o.’7s tf (jreknemßoho*. Ga. Notice to Contractors and Others. BY direction of the City Council notice is hereby given that bids will be re ceived until five o’clock, p ni., on the first Vcdnesduy in dune next, (heing the. time of the regular meeting of the Board) for putting down a substantia! rock crossing at Pole Bride Creek ; also a bridge across said creek. Specifications may be seen at my office, where sealed bids can be handed me. Council reserves the right to reject all bids if they deem it to the interest of the city to do so. WM. H. BRANCH, Clerk and Treasurer Cily Council, may 15. 1875—2: Itrightl.v Breaks (lit* Tlornhis of anew era in I lie annals of medicine. Alcohol will soon he banished from the list of remedies, and only known as a poison. Dr. J. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters composed entirely of wholesome botanic ex tracts and juices, are everywhere super seding the fiery astringents, which no man or woman ever yet took without bitterly repenting their credulity. There is no dis ease, acute or chronic, in which the new tonic may not be administered with bene ficial effect. mayOml C oS. Jus. A. Thornton Is our duly authorized Agent to solicit and receive tmbsenp tion to the Herald, and re ceipt fvtr the sutae. Job \\ oi k soli cited. i \ew Goods!; :NeW Goods.: jNE W GOODS;! J. F. HALL k CO., J. F. HALL & CO., TjTfThall&goj Are now receiving their Are now receiving their SPRING STOCK SPRING STOCK Spring Stock of Ladies’ Press floods, Notions, of Ladies’ Dress Goods, Notions, Boots and Shoes, Boots and Shoes, Ladies' Hats, Gloves, Ac. Ladies' Hats, Gloves, Ac. We are offering great We are offering great ' GREAT ’ ’ INDUCEMENTS * Inducements to cash buyer* Inducements to cash buyer* as our stock has been bought for cash,with fresh goods and fair dealing and short pro fits, we hope to share a fair trade. We caL the special attention of the lad ies to ottr attratlive stock of Ladies Hat*. J. V. HALL A CO. April Ttli. 1875.-3 mo Adjonniffl C ourt, At Chambers, May Bth, 1875. rPIIF, Regular March Term, 1875. of L Greene Superior Court, having been adjourned until the 2d Monday in May next, to meet at the hour of 10 o’clock, a. ui., and the Presiding .lodge, from severe personal indisposition, finding it not possi ble to attend at the time of said Adjourned Term ; It is ordered, That the Clerk of said Court of Greene county do adjourn said March Adjourned Term of Greene Buperior Cout t to meet on the 3d Monday in July next, at the hour of 9 o’clock, a. m.; and the Jurors drawn and summoned to attend at the said Adjourned Term, to be held on the 2d Monday insant. !ft-e required to at tend said Adjourned Term of Greene Su perior Court to be held on the 3d Monday in July next. Ordered, further. That the clerk of Greene Superior Court publish this erde* at the Court House door and also in lha papers published in the city of Greenes boro’. Witness my official signature. G. T. Bartlett, J.S.O.G.C. may 10th, 1875. Arrival of Train* sit tWreene*. boro' Depot. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. From Atlanta, . . 11:2 A. M. From Augusta, . . 1:10 P. M. N Gt:T PASSENGER TRAIN. From Atlanta ■ . . 3::.3 A. M. From august*, . . . 1:14 A. M. M 29 H. H. KING, Ag.nt, AND Smokers' Articles Generally.