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(I he Tjcntld. 3. It. PA UK, - - - Proprietor H’.M. WEAVER, - - Editor. THURSDAY, JULY 22. 1875. THE FI AA A C'EM Arc assuming a prominence in the politics of the country, which threatens to overshadow issues equally, if not far more important. We find the great political parties divided and at variance among themselves upon this apparently all-absorbing subject. The Eastern bondholders regard the Western infla tionist, with evident suspicion, and look upon every effort to increase the volume t>r the currency as a direct blow at all classes of Government Securities. The honest yeoa nnry of the West view the matter from a different standpoint, and clamor for an increase in the circula ting medium of the country. We have no disposition, at this time, even had wc the ability, to discuss the question hi issue between those contending fac tious of the Democratic party. We al lude to it merely by way of expressing our regret that such prominence should have been given these questions at this time. It is inopportune, and the dis cussion which it provokes, is calculated to produce disaffection in tho ranks of the Democratic party. We repeat, it is unfortunate that the financial plank which is creating such discoid in the Democratic party of the Union, should ever have been adopted as part and parcel of tho platform of the Democia cy of Ohio. While it may be, and doubtless is the henest conviction of a majority of the party in Ohio, that the financial policy foreshadowed in their platform is the best for tho country, the policy of promulgating such views on the eve of a great national contest is, to say the least of it, injudicious. While we would not ignore the magnitude of the interest involved in the currency ques tion, wc are constrained to tho opinion that it has been prematurely sprung, and that its discussion just upw, will result in damage to the prospects of the Democracy of the Union. We have uo fears but what the Ohio Democracy under the lead of the gallant veteran Wm. Allen, will achieve a signal victo ry in the Gubernatorial campaign now being so vigorously conducted in that State, but our serious apprehensions are arcused lest the financial principles promulgated by the Ohio Democracy may creep into the council of the Na tional Democracy next, year causing disintegration and consequent defeat in the great Centeunial Presidential con test. If the great principles of 1776, for the maintenance of which the fathers of the Rqpublic, stakel their lives and pledged their sacred honors, and upon which the couutry enjoyed unexampled prosperity for three-fourths of a centu ry are lost sight of, it will he iuimato rial whether the currency is inflated or greenbacks are at a premium. C’OTTOX. July Report ol (Ik* Agricultu ral Repiu'liucnt. EVERY STATE BUT TEXAS IIAS AN IMPROVED PROSPECT. Washington, July 15.—TheJu ly returns to tho Department of Agriculture aro unusually full, showing an improvement of the cot ton crop during June, in all the cotton States except Texas. The Stato averages are ns follows: North Carolina 95, an improve rnent of 3 per cent.; South Car olina 99, improved 2 per cent.; Georgia 97, improved 6 per cent.; Florida 101, improved 7 percent;; Alabama 102, improved I per ct.; Mississippi M3, improved 3 per cent; Louisiana 105, improved 10 per cent.; Texas 93, declined 3 percent.; Arkansas 104, improved 14 per cent.; Tennessee 109, im proved 10 per cent. Some portions of the cotton area were affected with drought, which, however, was (ess injurious to cottoh than to oth er crops. Its injuries were mostly compensated by the opportunity it afforded for better working of other crops. In Texas, cut worms, cot ton caterpillars and grasshoppers were injurious in some localities.— A few isolated reports also mention cotton Ike, but insect depredations so far have not affected the crop to an extent worth estimating. —At a circus, while the rope walker was going through his performance, a boy about twelve years old turned to an acquaintance of the same age and re marked : “Tom, don’t you wish you could do that?” “Yes, I do,” sadly replied Tom, “ but my folks make me gtf to school and are determined that I ♦han't never be nobody ! ” For the Herald. The C lismgrri Polifitml Menti ment, both Aortli anil Month. Greene County, Ga., July, '75 Air. Editor, —I respectfully beg spice in the columns of your paper to pub lish a series of brief letters, giving the evidences of a change in tho political sentiments of the country, I propose, likewise, to. give reasons why, in my opinion, this much desired spirit of conciliation should be encouraged by every patriot, indeed by every person without regard to past or present party affiliations. Of course it will not be in ferred by your compliance in publish ing roy communications, that you in dorse the views set forth iu the pro posed series of brief letters —but rath er because of your willingness to pub lish anything affecting tho iutcrcst of the country. 'The signs are numerous at present of a better understanding between the North aud the South. The Centennial celebrations have awakened memories which have led many of the more discrete and active minds iu the South to look forward in stead of backward, to recognize present duties, to contemplate higher aims. The remarks of his Excellency, Gov. Tilden, of New York State, at a recep tion given by that distinguished Exe cutive, at Gramercy Park, to the South ern Editorial Excursionists, furnished a pleaeing illustration of this desirable ohange and feeling. The visitors of the Governor represented the Alabama Press Association and a large portion of tho press of Tennessee, amongst whom nrz some of the most talented editors known to journalism ; ehivalric and southron in an extreme degree as i hey were in ante bcllum and helium times. In the address of his Excellency, he welcomed his Southern visitors arid re commended more frequent intercourse between tho intelligent men of the North and South, saying that had there been lets sectional isolation before the war, its causes would have been avert ed and leaving the inference, that the elevation of the South to a full concep tion of its share in national progress would be subserved noio by freo and closer interchange of opinion. Catch ing an echo of proceedings of the cele bration of the battle of Hunker Hill, he expressed the hope that ‘ hereafter we shall stand as in the early days of the Republic. United for one Constitu tion. one destiny, one country, and that we shall have “common purpose throughout tho whnlo Union, to estab lish and perpetuate good government every where.”,' Uon. P. 11. Powell, President of the Association, responded fur his brethren of the Press of Alabama aod Teunessee. He expressed in warm terms, their ap preciation of the treatment extended them on their visit to the Empire State, lie said, “everywhere we have been re ceived with open Ire arts and open arms, and we find that tho people of the North entertain the most kindly feel ings towards the people of the South.” This being true, it is evident that the honest masses North(not politicians but patriots) are anxious that bygones shall be bygones truly ; that the dead past shall bury its dead and that they are willing for the future to cooperate with the South in scouting and perpet uating these common interests and tho-e of their common country. Do not the above smack strong enough of reconciliation, conciliation and coopera tion? And ought not this spirit be en couraged ? The answer is affirmative ; and the reasons therefor arc the above recited demonstrations. Indeed, it is high time that this sort of sound should be heard from all leaders in the South who mould and caste public opinion.— It is quite as true, that it is high time that the South awake to the importance of living in the new era of true Democra cy, which recognizes no caste; which adjudges all honest labor honorable; which recognizes popular education es sential to the permanence of free insti tutions; which seeks to extend and give to every eitizeu their rights and privileges under the law though it may be that the law was conceived in hatred for the people of the South, and its ap plication odious, distasteful aud humil iating. A Douglas Democrat of 1860. —A Huston editor blushes for the ignorance of three young girls of that city who tried to get their horse’s head down so that it could drink by unbuck ling the crupper. Probably the same girls unbuckled the breeching strap going down hill, because it pulled against the poor horse so. —“ Sir,” said au old judge to a young lawyer, “ you would do well to | pluck some of the feathers from the | wings of your imagination and stick dietn in the tail oi your judgmeut.” ——“ How odd it is,” said Pat. as he trudged along on foot, one hot sultry day, “ that a man never meets a cart going the same tray he is !” TIIE MOI TZIEHA VOTE. Him it tiny Up Hade to Count in tlio rmitleiKiul Election. [St. Louis Republican.] The South has been at peace for six months, because it has been let alone Louisiana is quiet, Arkansas is quiet, Alabama is quiet, Mississippi is quiet, and even South Carolina is quiet. We no longer hear of Ku Klux in Tennes see ; of plantation battles between whites and blacks in Mississippi; of negro mobs marching to sack towus in Arkansas and South Carolina ; of wholesale butcheries of harmless ne groes by masked ruffians in Louisians. These things are over, for the present, at least, and we may hope that they are ended forever. That active agent of disturbance, the carpet bagger, is re tiring from the South ; and the native whites and blacks, left to themselves exhibit a surprising capacity for getting along peaceably together without out side help. All the accounts we receive from the States on the Lower Missis sippi represent that the largest cotton crop, and the largest corn crop also, ever raised there will be produced this year —the result not so much of a fa vorable season as of the more cordial understanding between the two races and improved habits of industry. The fact is, the whites and blacks are be ginning to address themselves to the solution of the difficult problem of their future relation, with a patient and for bearing spirit; the blacks arc turning to the native whites for counsel and as sistance, and the whites are reeognizmg their obligations to the weaker and con fiding race. Both find the new friend ship a fountain of prosperity ; an im mense cotton crop blesses their recon ciliation, and their land is becoming once more the bright home of a pros perous and happy people. All this means that the entire South is lost to the Republican party. That party never controlled a veto of a Southern State except through violence and intimidation; as the Southern States were allowed to become peaceful they slipped, one by one, through its fingers. It seems strange to be told that Texas, now Democratic by 57,000 majority j Georgia, now Democratic by 55,000 majority; Virgiuis, now Demo cratic by 30,0U0 majority, and Ten nessee, now Democratic by 47,000 ma jority, were, a few years ago al) con trolled by Republican Governors and Legislatures, and represented in Con gress by Republican senators and mem bers. Yet, it is True, and in tlitT these States the Republican lenders may foresee the loss of the last three South ern States that they still control— Louisiana, Mississippi and South Caro lina In estimating the probable result of the uext election, therefore, the Re publicans are forced to oonsider that they will lose the 09 electoral votes of the nine Southern States which Grant carried in 18/2; and that the 100 vot e of the twelve Reconstructed States will, probably, bo cast against them, together with tho 38 votes of the ether four ex-slave States of Delaware, Kentucky. Maryland and Missouri— making 138 Southern votes against the Republican ticket to begin with, and leaving only 4G rotes to be lost at the North to insure a Republican defeat. This is certainly a dismal outlook for a Republican who lias inuglit himself to believe that the eontiuued ascendency of his party is necessary to the safety of the Union; and it accounts for the tactics decided on by the Republican leaders of trusting not to their own strength, but to the possible folly of their opponents. Their only hope is that the Democracy will commit some monstrous blunder which only tho Democracy can commit, and thus for feit the victory within their reach. “KE< OXSTKI C TIOX.” Nonry Loss to tlic South by the Abolition ot Slavery. [From the Petersburg K*vvs.] An able correspondent of the New York Evening Post gives some highly interesting facts and figures connected with this sub’eet lie says that the diminution of assessed personal proper ty in the late sieve States between 1860 aud 1870 by reason of the emancipa tion of the blacks is very marked, and the amounts of decrease very large.— Alabama, with hundred and seven ty-seven millions of personal estate iD 1860, returns but thirty-eight millions in 1870 —a decree of two hundred and thirty-nine millions. Arkansas is re duced from one huudted and sixteen to thirty-one millions in this respect Mississippi returns three hundred and fifty-one millions in 1860 against only fifty-nine millions in 1870—a decrease of two hundred and ninety-two mill ions; and South Carolina presents even a greater differette.e, returning three hundred and fifty nine millions assess ed personally in 1860, and sixty-four in 1870, being a loss of iwo hundred and ninety-five millions. Georgia, in | 1860, returned a larger amount of as sessed personal estate than any other State in the Union, namely, four hun dred and thirty-eight millions. In 1870 this total was changed to eighty three millions; a loss of three hun dred anafifty-five millions. Missouri, though slave State, lias suffered com- little. Her jpersonalty, as assessed in 1800, was one hundred and thirteen millions. In 1870 it was in creased to one hundred and thirty-sev en millions. Taking the aggregate os timated true wealth of all the slave holding in 1860, it presents a total of'six thousand seven hundred and forty-six millions of dollars. In 1870 the same aggregate falls to five thousand four hundred and sixty two a loss of twelve hun dred eighty-four millions. The non slavubolding States, on the contra ry, show an immense increase during the same, period. In 1860 their aggre gate estimated true wealth was nine thousand three hundred and forty mill ions, aifS in 1870, twenty-four thou sand three hundred and sixty millions; being aid increase of t fifteen thousand and twenty millions. If wo look at the weal:t)i of the late slave States in in appears a great increase from thru period to 1860. The total in 1850 was twenty-nine hundred and forty-seven millions; and in 1860, six thoiisarnaseven hundred and forty-six millions-~showirig an 'increase of thir ty sevenyundred and ninety-nine mill ions, or o|be hundred 'and twenty-eight per cent. Had the war not taken place, the same 'ratio of increase would have fixefi the wealth of ,the Southern States injlßßo at fifteen thousand three hundred and eighty-one uiiHions, or more thas two and a quarter times what it actually proved to be. Thus has tho war blighted the rich prospects of the slrrveholding States. Tho whole country fyflees in her aggregate wealth to the same extent, though not iu the same proportion as tire Southern States. This is the enormous amount which the North has taken nut of Southern pockets its fanaticism. Tak ing this together with other losses, is it wonderful that the South is so slow in recovering her prosperity. Could any othejppeople on earth have been so plunderefiand beggared and shown such fortitudqp and equanimity? And yet our Radical masters are not satisfied. IT lint Dues it Menu? r The following circular and letter was gotten possession of by some ol our gne-’*' ; i}j:ens, and as it evidently is "•tot t- ( .i inr any good,' was handed to us to 'bo made public—which was wise and right, and we thank them for it. Here is the circular, verbatim : MASS MEETING. There will boa National Convention of the Republican Party held on Satur day, July 24th 1875, at Sandersville, Washington Cos., Ga., No 13 Station, C. R It-, for the purpose of nominat ing some proper aud fit person ns a Military General of the Second Dis trict of Georgia to be .commissioned by the Governor of the State. And also appoint r county chairman of the exe cutive committee of Washington coun ty, Ga. And We envitc Each county in the State of Ga. to send 35 Delegats with a iigal credential to represent their counties and cast their Ballard for said a Nomination That the Hon James M Smith be requested to order an election in the second District of Ga. and We Respectfully ask all the gentlemen to wear the Blue Military Summer Dressing with a white waist band round the waist comedown to the ground aud a red feather in their hat arid each company shall carry the Band of Music and the procession shall start from the C R. R. to the county site Sandersville by Hon General P It Rives, from Aiken County, South Carolina. We envitc 19 counties to be present. Canoia Harris, Secretary. Washington co Sandersville ga. June 23th, 1875. Here is the accompanying letter ; Mr. Wm. Harris. Hon.—l will try to do. so I Seat my sell to send you an Notice as you did, tne you will pitas to send me another notice to Glas Cock and to Warrenton, and tell thorn to meet to Sandersville Ga the of July -24 General .Moruas. Now, can anybody tell what it means ? We surmise that it means no good. A glance at the name of the leader, “ Hon. General P. R. Bives ” will at once convince those familiar with South Carolina and Aikin co. history, the past few years, that there is no good in it. It is a fraud, inten ded to mislead our colored people. If there is any such office as Military General of Second District of Ga. un der the constitution of Georgia, we don’t know it That may do for Rives in South Carolina, but not in Georgia, aud be bad best go back there. These South Carolina negroes are going to try to poison the minds of our colored peo ple by the next campaign. There is something significant in this, and we warn the people to watch it carefully, yet cautiously aod lawfully. And to our sensible citizens of color, we warn you against this. It is an insult to your intelligence, for any of you who can read and know anything of our State laws, know that there is no such offi cers in the State and that its design is fur another purpose. Rives is the notorious outlaw and scoundrel, of Aiken county, South Carolina, who has kicked up so much fuss and riot over there, and we would remind him that we have law in Geor gia and that the day for such as him is past with us, and he had better walk a chalk line, while ever here.—[Sparta Times & Planter. THE Till It I> UGOItGI.I, Preparation* for It* Recep tion in Portsmouth. [Norfolk Virginian ] Pursuant to notice a meeting of the citizens of Portsmouth took place yes terday evening at the Mayor’s office. The inclemency of the weather prevent ed a larger attendance than would have been under other circumstances, but we observed several of our most prominent merchants and citizens present, who took a lively interest in the proceed ings. On motion the Hon. A. S. Watts, Mayor of Portsmouth, was re quested to act as President, whilst the members of the press present were nominated to act as Secretaries. The President then called the meeting to order, and said that he was prepared to hear any remarks from the citizens on the question at issue, viz : the recep tion of the Third Georgia regiment on the 4th of August. lie said that he need not remind the people that it was here where these brave Georgians made their first stand in a cause which was then dear to us all, and that when a call for increased troops was made dur ing the great struggle for Southern in dependence we found these same Geor gians willing and ready to fiil up the gap. The soldiers of the Third Geor gia made many warm associations in Portsmouth, and it becomes us to re ceive them in a hospitable manner, and them to feel and believe that time and distance does not diminish from the mind the remembrance of friends. Major Grice then carne forward, and in a few neat and opportune remarks offered the following resolution, which was carried unanimously : Whereas, The citizens of Ports mouth have learned with much pleas, nre that the veteran survivors of the Third Georgia Regiment have decided to celebrate their next annual reunion in tiiis city on the 4th of August, and remembering'their pleasant association with our people during the first year of the late war, when they were stationed near us, their prompt response to the call for troops to reinforce our own in Apfil, IS6I, and thei gallant recard during that long and unfortunate struggle, we will welcome them as be comes citizens of Virginia, and do everything in our power to make their visit an enjoyable one, and with the view of executing our desires be it lietolved, That the Chairman ap point a committee’of ten citizens, with power and authority to appoint sub committees, to collect funds and make all proper and needful preparations for the reception and entertainment of our friends of the Third Georgia Regiment during their visit and stay in our city. The Chair then appointed the fol lowing Committee in accordance with the preceding re-olution, viz : Major G. Grice, Captain Thomas A. Rain, Major W. 0. Wingfield, Captain Joe Sam Brown, Judge L. R. Watts, Cap tain James 11. Robinson, Captain C. W. Murdaugh and John T- Hill, Esq. On motion, the Mayor, A. S. Watts, Esq , was added to the committee, a meeting of which was requested to con vene at the Mayor’s office this morning at 10 o’clock. The attention of mem bers not present is drawn to this an nouncement. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Tlic Sana; of Sixpence. Mr. Tyler, in his Primitive Cul ture,” thus applies to this work the law of the interpretation of myths : “Obviously, the four-ami-twenty blackbirds are four-and-twunty hours, and the pie that holds them is the un derlying earth, covered with the over arching sky ; how true a touch of na ture it is, when the day breaks—the birds begin to sing ! The king is the sun, and his counting out his money is pouring out the sunshine, the golden shower of Dante. The queen is the uioon, and her transparent honey the moonlight The maid is the rosy ftgwre dawu j who ris s before the sun, her master, afld bangs out the clouds, his clothes, across the sky. The particular blackbird who so tragically ends the tale by snipping off her uose is the hour of sunshine.” One of the college exchangee says that a clergyman of a certain Church, on a recent occasion, dis covered, after beginning the ser vice, that he had forgotten his notes. As it was too late to send for them, he sain} bo his audience, by way of apology, that this room ing he shoull have to depend upon the Lord for what he might say, but in the afternoon he would come better prepared. LOOKING GLASS & PICTURE!i FRAMES PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY ! v o . THERE is no necessity to semi North or elsewhere to have Looking (.lass and Picture Frames llegilt and Repaired, when they can and will be done by the subscript as LOW A PRICE for the same work as in any city in the United states. PORTRAIT FRAMES of all sizes and styles made to order at abort notice. LOOKING GLASSES both French and German, of all sizes, furnished. OIL PAINTINGS, Cleaned, Relined und Restored. CHROMOS of every description always on hand, Send on ycur work and SATISFACTION GCA RAM ELD. €Um E'GCLia* J 91. fl® zNEA r E' M 5 June 10,1875tf il() Broad St, Augusta, <ia. QEO. A. OATES, Dealer in ? School and Miscellaneous Books and Stationery and Everything Usually kept in a first-class Look Store. [9 lO ISrontl St., Augusta, Cu. Piano Portes! PERSONS wishing to buy a superior PIANO FORTE at a reasonable price, will do well to call on the subscriber, who is the oldest dealer in Georgia ; and the owners of hundreds of Pianos that ho has sold, will testify to their durability. lie has made arrangements with the celebrated makers, Guild, Church & ( 0., of Boston, whereby he can sell ft first-class Piano at a low price, part cash, and the balance in instalments. No Pianos with fancy names sold, but all have the makers names and warranted for five years. He is also agent for the celebrated manufactunes ot Stein way & Son ; Bacon & Karr, (formerly Bacon & Rowen,); andStieff & Son s. all ot which will be sold at factory prices. He is also agent for the most approved CABINET ORGANS. GEO. A. OATEU 240 Broad St. Augusta? Ga. IE?” Pi an os Tuned and Repaired. June 10, 187-df ” BANKRUPT STICK! - GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED!! I I vVING recently been appointed Assignee of TOIEISEKT Jfc KROTII* HIS, Bankrupts 1 will close out their entire Stock of Goods in the City of Greeneshoro' Tbe Stock of Goods are TKW BS E EJ .. ISn3 US BL. BE GLZ "lES'’ .HE! ST® 9 And consists in part of Candies, Nuts, Lisins. Jellies, IVewrves, Brandy Emits. Pickles, Catsups, Sauces Flavoring Esfi acts, Spices, Baking Powders, Toilet Soaps, Perfumery, Crackers, Scoto.lfSiiuft; Crockery, Pipes, Cigars, Candles, Matches. Paper, Ink. En velopes, Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Sardines. Ojsters and Lobsters, Also Fancy China Vases ami Toilet Sets, Pocket Albums, Photo- * graph Albums, Fancy Boxes, Walnut Writing Desks, Toy Hooks, Paper Dolls, beautiful China and Wax Dolls, China Tea Sets. Violins, Violin Bows and Strings, Ttunborines, Accordions, Toy Drums, Wood Carts, Wagons and Wheelbarrows. Also a good assortment of Pock et Cutlery. Razors and Straps, Pocket Books Lead Pencils, Jewelry, Pics, Needles and Thread, Ami many other Article* too liumcrou* to mention. I respectfully invite all to eali soon and make a selection, feeling assured that they wi be ASTONISHED at the LO \Y PIUCES. Him. 11. BRANCH, Assignee. Greenesborongh. Ga., June 25, 1875 —2ms THIS IS TIIE ON LY QUALITY of WHITE (fcffl LEAD made Sz'TEl&f BY JEWETT & SO>B FOR THE LAST SIXTEEN YEARS! Oils, Colors, Varnishes, Glass, Paliit-sT Brushes. All in lull Assortment. J. H. ALEXANDER, ATJaiJSTA, G-Al, A full stock of DRUGS anti CHEMICALS, Garden Seeds, etc. All goods sold at lowest pi ices for t'asli. MAGIC (JURE for Chills sent by mail on receipt of price, One Dollar per hex. May 20, 1875—tf " J. 11. ALEXANDER. < m fr?f i\ mtf m j§) mmi| W • r* Manufacturer of Cigars, AND WHOLESALE AND RET All DEALER IN TOBACCO, PIPES, Corner ol'llllis and Mclntosh Streets, may 20, 1870—3m0 * -r PAINT AND OIL STORE! 53 Jackson Street, Augusta, Georgia. THE BEST OF TmOLES I ALLJFBESH AND NEW I WHITE LEAD, ZINC, PAINTS, BRUSHES,VARNISH, PUTTY, COLORS, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, MACHINE OIL, GIN OIL, KEROSENE OIL, Etc., Etc. Hj’Tkrms—CASH ON DELIVERY; or approved city acceptance. GEO. D. COIVNOR’ 55 Jackson St., near Bell Tower, August*, Ga. may 20, 1875-6 mo CA EOltftLl-tircpiie < ont> —, vT Vincent S. Hall Administrator of John Hall, deceased, applies for Letters of Dtsmisslen, and such Letters will be grant ed on the first Monday in October next,un less valid objections theretoare filed. Given undev my band and official signa ture, this June 10th, 1875. Julv7-3 JOEL 1\ THORNTON, Ord’y. CoS. Jas. A. Thornton Is our duly authorized Agent to solicit and receive subscrip, tions to the Herald, and re ceipt tor the satne, AND Smokers’ Articles Generally.