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About The Meriwether County vindicator. (Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga.) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1875)
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Xing, Gnlteri”(: ' Job *'' r *t f d < vfy dcri|irt<*n done prompt y and lesnouably ' LAMPHentI LAMPtiODDS. KEKG SENE OIL eed LOME FL’H NISIIING GOODS (.•ncixlly <iti he. id aid itltll the fir*" of November will fajiir<-iv la- *>,t Cont. J K fI.AOdJ I KK, Azt _ otice. YLL FKKtiONii desiring watches, cltcki, • ing insenim *, |>iabut, Ac., repaired will do weii to cab <m Cspt L H Deuvlth at Judge David Ellis' .lore Hi nt-; an a|penri>ui of U-u years in the Isom i.u- ami use* o whisky in hu practice, which iuaeies iwxim. Jewelry repaired. I’, in jewelry made Ur oiuer. A.) work j, a anneal Be.isle’* sewing machine oil u t neat in vie world, at |1 a pint. The Eeunesaw Gazette * MOXTBir TAPEB, TUHLUIifcXr AT ATLANTA, OA. Derated to Railroad u tests, Literature Wu and Humor. Fifty Cents pea Year Oil HOMO to every subnenber. Addrew KENNBSA W GAZETTE, All I V. 1%. ohaub's Gallery. ORIFFLN GA. A SftQl LT t in ile of rice Photo ; splin ut all tUv and kin its. Ot r kiml i! picture* of every dew.ripi ,0.., Oid pj c •..res copied, enlarged and painted j a ol My Meriwether Irienf* are respectfully invited to call, (iRRENVILLE, MERIWETHER COUNTY. 0A„ OCTOBER 1, 1875. ninmirtsHEn ucmtOftAv lUogrn|>iii<':>l Skrirh of Hon, Ail till 11. JtIIMCV John H James wax bom in Ilcnry orfmvly. Georgia, on Ok lonib i-nili day <>i .July, 1880. Ilia fidtu r, IVuM James, a native ol North Oatroima, emigrated to lh:- Stat* about fifty yeai' nltd /named the l*(M aad eeoomplWn'd Us*> S-nah Senders, of Ftsuk iu county Tins e.ti mahh- lady has passed from euith, liul l.< i hu*bnd survive* at a green old age. bi t <>l menu! and physical vigor -a sturdy, re • spccled and independent fainter, at iiie old Uo nestend in Henry county Tin ,: Jj !of J <hn 11 J*m< a) • unmarked by any teatnris ot parliculat UtUatnA to tiie pub ic. Asa utenilair of a respectable and indusiitois family, devolei. to rural pursuits, he bote I is part in llie labors of the lann wit It uncemiilaining aud clu-eilni spirit, liuliitd to his paiiuils, ear lai ol Unit h.|il‘iness, ulii tlloi,,ile amt jml to Ids 1 O ftlels Tiuit ststem, tie tTtUSTfuTctl, in early years, me einbtyo i<l the sp.endi .l f'uiisii.iu chaiaeiei which makes him ap pret iaieil illd lioimie l by the gooil aim uobtc ol the S:ate. lie was ncvci known. to murmur at llie circumstances dl Ids curly lie, not in Hummer & heal w " litter’s cold to desert itis post ol dti'ju Pnniugh imtity a uidling day In has f dlowed tin plotv or handled tin hoe, as a huieloob i tniy, and in many n wintry blast labored cheertully lor the bread ol the family. Atier llie < lops were laid by, he w is pci inltted to enjoy tie; meagre adutiiag<ii> ol file mipid.iulmik! sidtoili, in which in oil -tallied,- —try cl'*rr —apt : u/it-—n: a -tm‘e,l ..i i.-.W.- .il Hu; l inlilllnlxls o I an KiiaiuU < im.it on Km about three months In id.ft-inlt.xl It boaflluil? school at lln- v ' ape ol Jotiestiol't!,-!!/. i which lie < nl< r< and Hit 1 cieal Luivanity ol Nature, in which In* ha,- gat},<uCl! a fund <*! pnu ln al ivimw it‘dp:< ill'll ll'll' of tin.lll' ll Iliiuiu; < and tin ft' i lids country. The facility with W Li t. 1 hfi iiieaslll is t'lial itclcl. cin till. 'Uti.t t ■ amt fliinga, is womieilnl tiirtbllng him, tilliriiii. i.fii j iiiei laioii, lo il ull couclus Al tin ugr ut twriiVy h* lifttk* tuliou In llm Mil homo, Polt-HU and to linn by iiiDii) It >|lll UlUliintTci. Hid ltd nit'll lit Allltllll*. There m n vltul prt mi |itit i k energy within tiliu that itujuin.l tmiif at uip uml t it ituiji iccne* mu! employment than Wde f-ut'litnli ut by 'lie In the country. However ileal nofii die pursuit* mid association* t>l hi* c litkllinutl and ytHitl, Im yielded l<> Up fcli'rtl I,M liHlUle and nought the city, lint Im itlli t tij’ vmi td, but bn tin: imilormance <d manly duly. A siiuatkm was |ti t■iiif >fly tccuied ut It'll dollim | it i im Mill. Bmu it was advttiuc.l It) twclv -TtTritnt-Omtl fitly acutt v andwiNn#fapntnry mid lit It lity tni discovered, and Ida ex j i tit ttt t pp trHM'd, Im filmy **ttn.-idmyu-il; .t itdiliig, lit tbit wMi-ttm, fine liumlml tint, titi. it i iti'.t ’Tt AT Umr pi ts'.< 1 tiliu ** ip. it ni.lf i ii in ut-It .ii 11 r-1 t l..ii cloi kijtdiuld tn tiii? rt lrrtionitiip of nil Bmpt-iy<:e, i.jpi ii j"t mi tbfc tuik'bt coiitl'it-'iic*; ol liia on jMltypi-. lit lb.'.'i, likVII<K >att.-'l 11>>IM Id* Miliilt|y Vv. ti Uppnmtitl llirtc httnilwl tlollin, wbitli In dti rnpi! miftti nut to t**Mtify liu itiuw on till* ft* II It i infill, lit' tlt’t Jill J t'j l uytilyfi 111 tint ol im Hiitiiimct’t. lliltlly judging (but rlum ge Irttiii |dnt V> point *1 ndtci* iry u> tlic lilt imd pr .11l ol Uia’ purmtil lit; tlt:li.miliiot| I') C'ittilutT it ill ill Hiili-rmit. l ii yt'iiit lie *oi iiiirx'luttl In itliiiidaiiCc it tip.M- platr in tlx Kt'titlxrii Hlifoe ld-t •inti, iMi Hu. -i< i fof itn pOu. )ii Arc ynttaiii: bwl **.* umuliiletl pro|iity valut tl i : iHi ftiy It- >i in I dolUre, mid tlermiii Mintiil to iiuiiM f >ht iilubim ,|| rvllaiuc U(ion hi- own men's) saggnUoui, which have provi u urn mug guides to baiui.u. In li-Ob, ie*- :tig that his posses; inns were snip e, md mfl j< <<l by s true and anient IJe';tkju, he sought and gainisl the bean and hind ol Ml*.* Hu*an C. Ivoonsrif dsughtcr of A K Liboiiard, Jfoq, ol Tl le t county, to wljc-ui im was married during that year, iileiscd with a wife of proverb ill (artlcnwi and beauty of character, ),*; kit that an eia had dawned uixni him re plete v.ith the pioodscs 'if happiness, atul ‘.hat his changed condiUon rerjuired a cliougu of pursuit. Accordingly, with ior tuwe enlarged, he located perujaneutly in Atlanta, eeg igif i; in the burin' ss ol bank lug. Foecers rewarded In* effoits unlit the war o! the Bister was instituted. This dr OOUib'anii', whLvL disturbed ine financial co/wi lion of so rmioy citizens, fell with lrc-avy force upon the fortune of Mr. James, leaving him oiiiy a small portion of his ar ipiisiticns with which, after the smoke of the conflict hv' passed, Pireaumc hi* w.M --• ■J pun."H About four thousand dollars in ; r;vh, and real estate of [x rhsj*, tuio; this amount in value, constituted a!! that was left him by the tedious and terrible strife. Uu taunted aud with a cite -rful spirit, he iwupened bis bank, and has sinee steadily prosecuted btninees with unvarying success. Grasping results through a power of per ceptiou well-nigh prophetic, hiaconclusions have proven unerring. He haa acquired iortuce alter fortune, until he now ranks as • ue of the wealthiest men in the State— owning as much (or more) real estate in Atla.it:, as any other citizen, aud welding a banking cap.ul equal P j every necessity of tdi bueiffeM position. Me J ante-sujoys ti*e cmifuieoce of all who Kuow n; a. Hi* capacity and uilc/ri ty ch allege the criticism of the world. No one can truly charge him With a single act eitln rof illih?ralirv or ddshon <:*, ami non * will doubt the power ot Ids intellect Wit* ju ljje it iiirouph tlie medium ol his achieve inwit*— the only reliable lest During the panic of 1873, when many of if,' wiaHiiiesi bankers were Coin [tolled to xusftr nd — some going into bankruptcy—.! heavy prtssuro was lirottgltl to bear vipviu llie esiubiishment of Mr. James, bv the uu , xluxated tiemands of depositor*. — Al ibis juncture be closed hie bank until be could marshal assets, when a number ol tin wealthy mm ol Atlanta, voluntarily and •Trough propos and to assume, in his belotlf, n.iUtliikis varying from five t<’ fitly thousand dollars each' Hitch utani teslation of faith is seldom mkt wtib in (Jtc aistory ol bankers or banking i.isftraßuwt'T and I his was au expression- ot ootilidoiux 1 ' uumislakaldy sinccie, since it was based upon the advance o! large suns ol actual capr al lor immediate use. Those shrewd in n had measured not only tlio integrity, lint U ability ol Mr James, and this ar t was die Iliein -; coiiiiill'.idaudn ib.it COUill tisvi- been given. Thu financial siorm passed, leaving mam w m.blo wn-ck as ill/ conseipleiicc of its lu ■ y, Imt tin establishment ol Mr. James stir uved it- tlitoalenings and came out even strengthened in llie tace of tiio dangers which scm.cl to impend, Unwilling in such a p riod lo force collodions from - hi many dciiioK -fca-llng-tliat such a tiounu would in grest mcoiivenicuce anil |H!iha|t* serious injury to them —lie placed promptly <m the itiarkel a large amount oi valuable city properly, which he brought 10 actual -dc at public outcry. Thus lie uUK not only efiaTiTed in cxleinl cxlraordi naiyJ.iV/ji sio bis pati< ua, buu.lo .make .m !i aihlulon l1 < Ins ba.iU ing capilal us would | repa'.e him, in all events, for tile r.tl ■ oi panic, sllickeil deprisiiol’s Mr .1 lines Inis wriJilght on' for himself, in m lie it itibty slioit lime, the reputation and an aceomplislicd ami lal ta mg llitaueicr. lie emend lilt irreua of COTlimerco tvlifli bill a |dow boy, alnl Inis handle I lie’ great (Imini'lal ftrobiem oiliu day with the.facility uni mii < < :>ii id a mauler. Kveii when fresh !. ..lu iim l.ain and the Ihdd, iiit com Uimoiic and his aelions were maiU*t by at’euraey, ami llii' history of his ct|Uil'ions show lew error* of judgment in the many details con •ditulbig Ids busiueas di'cisiou*. Men. born m lln lap ol wealth, edueulcd to tlio high est degree in literary and commercial sehools, having long experience in hanking tinder llie most advantageous ciieuiitslanc, es i-atia ui it a privilege to advise with John 11 .1 Hines. lli.i loiluiuf liiH lift n inadt', not by i>ig (f.irdly savings, but Imrok: iiivssliilQrils. Ut lying upon bU null oi)lilJ)Htbn*lini uml Jutlgnnuil, Im bill nmitHifd In I m y liy yen Un lug wliuro Otliern Ic anid to go. As an illMstrat'on, Ii r m!i/,o<i OKI tW<H)tjT ttHW Min I doilm • lit mi tlm pu rebate a l"t "l Ijoiidi il a Milpt.'iitled bank. I'bniu aecuti Ilfs weir [ltaly luTvi'ltist'il 111 till) paper* ol flit Btttt. uml by dbtilbatlnt bmidbllla Ttte+r ebane’et an-! Ute tints nj itttL- wnr brought U> the notlct: of bank or* gottorally, but lin y lulled to f ' Hitpri'UeiiiJ the Hhiiatloi. ..ud Muftercu) Mr. James to purcliaso iliein tor a little over tlire<f hundred doltmr DetiTTiig In Kto< ks and bonds is an uupoi lint It-utme in but Iwnkittg ttoom-n-r, nn-t tboijgli regmde'l bnurilous, bus brought him only an unbroken auceeiuialon ol llumi t;ial triumph*. il<‘ scan* the queallou, de Cities, in Is mid *'!f eei'dl. No one bus dirplayrd •>■ much outer prist , good jmlgiiK lit or relliied taste in the improvement of Admita The most valuable, beautiful und liupoaUigitiuelures me due to hi* d<*igna. His bonk block extending on Wbllebail Irom Alabimo tlreet tiHvanls the railroad cr'issing, tie K*w:ut!ve Mansion and his pr.vab; rui dei.t-f m I’etudHree atreet are i rnmnitni* to tin city ant] monument! to hi* liberal enter priac and n fined tMUk The last U u coally and inugnu'cnt model oT art hiteelure. Though, as tilct!, his sab sof city properly in vm were rxmiiderable, be Mill telalna a large amount of great value, bnngdig Jilin gt)od annual profit* by way of rent. Kvery room in his *paciou* hank block, embrac ing bvn.'tqfnf* aro! afiirst, UoccupireJ. Here is siluatc'l hi* hankmg huaineas, the in ichi rn ry ol which move* with a quiet precision ami absCiibe of oatentation, which scciii to lie copied from the equanimity and deport rneni ol the proprietor. With him ila from j*ortiw is a favorite point There lio may f; seen almost every morning, giceding the pawert by with f;i* genial face, or engaged in pleasant conversation with those who pause in the sunshine ol his presence. N " one would imagine that Mr. Jaioegtlias an unpleasant cure up<m his heart, or a dis torbing thought Iti his brain. * Hi; 'v lieam n with a lustre that burns a'eadily, and bis countenance is aerene as a cloudleso morn of the spring. Kmc from all affix-ta lion, ready at cverymomentpieom u no 1 >' with others, showing no aclfi h fttieenc for the sake of gaining advantage, practical, far seeing, sensible and good, no wenjkr that his presence is an attraction which causes many of the passing throng Pi hah before him. To say that Mr. James is a noble churn, ter is only the language of true description At home, fa society or in the counting house be illustrate-! this truth. His family consists of his wife, a little gir’. about ten tnd a son about nine years of Sge. N j happier home adorns the State- Affection premies over it and with generous care pro vide* for every want Towards his employ ees he maintain* a respectful, polite aud kind deportment, never Besoming that chili iog austerity so vOtninou with those who wield baphat m the eon*ml of labor. T socii'ty he always adds it charm liy his ge nial good nature. He is a man of great lilieratlty, Jurnisl. lug a etrlking txeoption to the maxim that human nature incomes mi'erly in llie ratio ot its Ifcumulstioua. Tim evidences ot hi" gcuareoity arc -ecu on every hand. At his individual expense t vo commodious ami handsome church erlilleea have boon bul.t in Atlanta, and to the complutiouof anolltei he contributed llie sum of three thousand live tumdied dollars, lioth ol theehurclies w tiich le hud elected are regularly sup plied pastors and set vieos oach Habbath. Though lie has been it devotedly pious member of Hie ll.ipii"t denomination since ifiis eighteen hi year, and now ut lachcd to the Bccond llapil t (Jliutch ol A l lanta, U fk possessoil ol uolhing like bigot ry, but gives to ail churches uud all races, whether Jew or Ountile, Cn Itolic. or Pun ostant, htune or foroigt;, whilo or black. Thousands oi inj'Hn cbtirllics have rclii.veil the neejssitws of the poor, and If the worth <it mcgjpamild tw measured by Hieir gift* to the neodv, that of Mr. J untos wottlil apixtar pre-utniueut. His donations to churches since the Wat sum up m<re than ditoen fhotUHtdd dollars, an amount considerably ill exeedsot the entire capital wiiu wliich he t esuined business. The fact that ho gives in tlm prune of guUliea him front most of those wh > have isistowed eliiritlu* and beneflu. itis the general custom to cling closely to the sot <ll.l dust until robbed by death <>l the pow ol eejoymont, and thou Ur be<fncutu a pot liou toelmiity and the chuieh. ThUUjEh laiuAu-ite iu.itll hi* U ditts, .he has never Joined a temperaneo suei. lv. His advice, however, lo all now is lo guuid tiicmselvus vv till J/aloua earn against the 1 it .odious Indulgence in si mug drink. He is a member ol die Masonic (rub mi ry uud liv in olmdiuiiee to its injuiiftiou' of pttTlty and eliarity. To glVb some Idea oi US aiipiix neiou liy the ileaomluutlou to which he is attached, it may bo said Unit he is prominent lu almost ull of lu Impoi taut Uttlerprisca, being a truoum of Morta l University; trustee and treasurer el the Ueorgla Its pi Ist Oiplmns' Home; Mug, ul so, w ith tlm help ot tils good wile, auperiu leuduat of tiiat instllutiun, lie has given lo Ulil "Iluine ' more than any oilier man, and hla wile mote than any oilier lady, Uu baa for a number ol years been prost dunt of Uio Atlanta Qililu Bociety; alao, of Kultou Comity Balitiaih Bjlmiol Hocloly, both o( Wtdeli are coin posed ol members ol Lhu vmtoui orthodox denotnlnatifiis' In lhiswchavuimioftli.il hull caleeuied liy ChristhUH ul othei nhuroliua who liuve iinsv ' - if* viruttM and hoiiorod hiur In 1871, Mi. /aims was caliud unmi miiusly to tlm Mayoralty ol Atlanta, havliii IPt Uw‘n u*miin*P'.i liy a popular yola ul ilui Deinocralle cill/.rns oyei three gentle men <d higlutat standing <cial!y add p.lii. it ally. This Intlieates Ills nilengtli with tlm 1 )...o. u . tuiy ol (1.0 e-ity and ills- gHtat putauu id popularity Till. it lhu only .111 u lie ev* t held. It was not soil jilt, hit aecoptod 111 eu'iM:) tendered by Im e'Jiie'lliietit* in manner ao emup b.uiuury. A 01. n uppn t i.id.tn of his ti liiiiitlu > allve alii tty and lit -, mtegriiy prouq.nu: Uitnr eiioieu. A* prM>t that hla admluifil illoil Wat Ii ’eejilel *ol approved, he win strongly urged to allow Ills re election Tali he declined. Ills public service was tiliaraett rlzcd by a d< .-.ire lo advance tin e uiniioii liitcrcoU *l the city and by the suicUml homily. In 1H72, his n.tine wa itiggcsutd In con nect on with the gulijiiiatoiiat election tilllntj. Many citi/a ns ot loteslght and iu fluent e dettilud t > sue Jtitl) J.i position loi the exercise ol Id* great financial mind in redeeming the Htato Irom her fiunlfi ial Cm Iranaasmenls and perplexity. They saw iu him lhu hope ol (leorgia, and, llterelore entreated him to allow his name placed be i ;r<- the nominating convention of tbut year. This lie disdiuo.! to do, and appro bending that In* position might not be lolly Understood, sllJ tbut this might inn.rlerc with Uie deiirud unauimily of that body, he published a letter in which lie declared that he would, under no circumstances, lie a candidate at that time. 'l i e s igge ition ol hi* name for Governor brought out u number of jealous aud unjust comments, designed Pj prejudice Ids stand iog with the people. It was alleged that ue had realized a large fortune from the Treasury of Georgia by the sale of ids lu-igiufkeut residence lor an Executive Mansion. The facts and figures sliow that the report of ids profits were e lugger at 101.* I he original cost o; the land, building aud furniture convey mi to the Slate amounted Pj s7u,doo For those he icceived f lOft/rib .n depreciated liouda, which, by cx'iaor.d nary shrewduees, he managed to dispose of to Henry C.c-ws & Cos. tor pi'i/M). ’I in* elt him only the apparent profit of f.iz,- WI 'The land cost Me. James SIO,OOO I,'jiou this for three or four yours, wmle unproductive, hu paid State, county an i city taxes. Add Pi this the interest on its oust, —$10,000; then P> this add the interest tor one year on the cost of the budding, it having been about that iengtli of time in process ot election, and Consequently un productive. When Unite amounts u-u summed up and subtracted from the appa rent profit —$lii,ooo —it wi.i !xi reduced Pi an inconsiderable arnouu', if not ailogclhei absorbed. These facts and figures am cap sbic of n'i f proof, and CC. tiuuiy viudcale Mr. James -ffectualiy against tin* chaige. A* st un as it was sold he built another fuiiy as haniLonse which cost about the ssm*., wLicli clearly show* that he built the lirst one for his own use. Tlio more aertoti' allegation that he aliseouded from the t o i fedetaey during her struggle tor indepen dence was pul in eireitlalioi . This was regarded liy itig pjrpimcuis uf his pol.ta al wd vamvmont as a I Hal; shot—ouu the VVOUUI cause him to hide hi* face in sluom irom Ins lountrymeuj one ihat would elnvs him among the enemies ot t!s.r,:i.i, e.m vl.ichig alt that he was me tin, ami then tore itnruiio to-har iuietv"ts, Mr. James Wa apptisvxlof the leal with wl.ieh this slim der was oireulated, and also ih.it tlimisamls ol honest people bclicvoit the i -is.it. He gave nodieoet denial, calmly uw liting lim ivtiodol Ids choice to << nploy the proul at his c tiiniitnd lot hi* viml,cation. Tiie lacs arv thrsu : Fir a stunt, porht i lie was m Hie military serviev l , Imt u|mui tlm lender ni his persona! aid its bearer of dts pafclies lo ftue'.gn powers, lie was granted a release front the army aud furtiisltud a pass pot Itcyoud our dm> liinburking at WlluiiugUin, North Oaruliutymi a uluekadi. runner, lie roaeliod N iss.-tu lu safety, and remained there most of the time until the eiose ol tlio war. Ho visited aud spout a short time in C anada, and while there dc voted himself, at great personal cost, to the object ol relieving JijatUein sold lor* wh<> languished in Northern prisons. Many received tlm bnnellta of his liberality and know not to whom they were. Indohlutl. To tlUtkit hi* plans elleelive, U was BSSlmial tin t profound seerosy should Iki inatntiilnoo When he advetllsed in the Nuw York Herald, il \vn* over on iissiitin*| nam . 15 limps those who were his laxtcfirinrie liave huioue'ltly heliovod or eheul tied tin Utijnst clmrgo. Il so, they should, when t.rfoCHH-dsd —tlm tietual tarts, .He rrpmty .active till 1 /.caloua. lu aiuiug J.iliee In << pors< euletl patriot. The pa;spinl ol Mr. James was granted b,y lion. J. I’. It"uj.vmitt, H< i telary •>1 Wiale <>l lie Ooniedetale State.*, and was doubt lie. allowed oil the hypothesis that the applicant could nun! would >ollllol' mole illlcient set vice Isyouit out lines than us a pi Witte lit tlio ranks, ft is ulisiird to say Hull Mt. lit uj imiii, 111 18(11, when able bodied soldiers were in so much demand, would iiiue allowed Id* departoro on any ether account. f.iwt some may dispute the tinted null ol this stulcnicuL uutl pci mil in urging I lie lain and prejudicial charge, vve UIU |>ei milled lo publish the billowing copy o| the pMiporl, and to ruler In Mr. .I.iiiicm fur lhu cxaiubmtlim of lhu original; toNViun'.itATic Status ok Amkiiica 71) all whom I/ia ms l‘re/tcnt /oM Conn: (Jrcel tug ; l, thu uudorHlgnod H< eietftry ol Htate ol the lloiitcderwUl Htales ol Ameilca, heie.bj requir t all whom il may coho' ii to ikiituii ".olely t“ I*lll*. .1, II Jaxncfl. aixompauhtd by his wife, a citigen ol lhu.t km h i lei ale Htait ol America, anti In cane of need to give him ail lavvuii in.l ami protection, tllvuit under my hand and Hie im pression ul tin seal of tlm l>epa*tmnl Btei'l ot HI ute, at, rtirr i li'y of Rtebinmidi Hii.i the twelfth ol Oelols r, ISflll jrtiglltid.l .1, V. IJittNJTMIN, Recrelaiy ol Biale, This act at Mr Lknjutiiin wu appruvet by Hon, Jaini.H A Baihlou, Mecrelaiy ol Wnr, as Will atqsiar by rtvereui e to an or ivuiul filer lroiu dial olll.a-r ms iu po* .wiiiioii ol Mr. Janie*. Tills pnsipmi was not grunted m blindness, atul il llie person to uliuii! it was isitO'il is u ihjecl to public ociisura, I hue who graiitoil it must also lie condemned. The (JonHaler.u y not only ro ipilrcd soldlois In light her billion, bit agents to a*i*t outsitle ol bur Il'iiiU, uml m'liiy wuo employed in the laltcr capneily. We tinnw sonm ol ilionO, ami they rank to day a* high iu the afleelloiis ol their coiiii trymen ns the hero* n wh * luoasle 1 tin st'irm ol actual battle. Why then <.ek to make M*. James u saciifleu on Ibis ac count ? During the war In was the owner of one hall iulutas'l iu the piqier which bore the sigeilic iul title ol Tlut tiouOu rn IJunfeiUnu-y During his proprielorsliip of llml Jouru .1, be hud employed os editors *1 different iii lervals, Mr. William B nlth, Mr Unbolts ol Nashville, known as “John Happy," Mi. Cardoza, ol Charleston, uml last, but nit by any means least Mr. Wallcrson, now ol the Louisville Courier jourtift'. Thu writing* ol M’f James correspond in slyly to that ol this conversation ami public speeches. They am concise, uiiumbuliishcd, to the |s)iiil, dear and lorciblu' Ale- ent article, originally faibllslieij in the JJiilv C n)Ututioi),oii the suhjeci ol thu usury aud homnstuad laws, U regmdud as the ablos* financial review Uit lias emanated pom ny of the leading men of Corgis. It his tiecu produced iu many papers hotn North and K t .lit and its argument* anti theories Uavu attracted the luvoiablo iiolluu of the greatest liuaucieis and idalesmeu ol the re public. '1 die view* ol M . J one* on a nun,tier of iiiipoHunt HI ate q fieri lon . sho H that he is t ii'low.-d with the ele.neut* of statustn m .liin, which may Ik; brought into re<| list tion t.r the good ol bin couu'ry. A large uuml/er ot intl ienlial G. orglana have urged hint u> hecotuu a caudidstu for uoVi.-i n.r at the elictiou. They (relieve that In, more than auy other person, ts adapted Pi that position at u period when out buatictai erudition demands extnwrrdi nary wisd sit and ability tor its successful management it sn army mint Ire led l slide an I victory, w wo ml select otr greatest mi.iury chief , and if the financial ■pieelK.ii* ol Hie .SoiP: need t.r b<; sirlvssi Pr advsUlage, eoniue ll sella: demands tliat our gnaitea- tioaucier should be calie<l to the mb in. No man wlio rightly judges euu Joiiln that Mr Jsiow Prwer* lar alroVo all outer rued in Georgia m ilu, particular ilia irieuds and admirer* (relievo lua ad ,i luistratiou wo.uid *o adjust and regulate the .tuauixat ol the bU ea pi Id-craVo the people, in a great degree, Irmn the burden <rt taxes under which Urey have lolled sine,- the war; and this opiß.- u lies at ’be base oi twi anxiety lor ut* crwtwui MLi W So4Lf3?->- o 'Vh< 'I l.iltle Mamie Died. S, (tlio. Hay*. 3fp J< mi ■, tlx- Flower of llie f)td|. Hotie-mt-f- (’ltfi Hays 8,5 The Brloml house <>n the Hill, rt '"• Oho Haya. 35 H<'s le, ill ni love nmS. Jt (’ho, Haya At MvdisiroUlH.mil' '.and Oho. Haya 85 Nobby Swell, Song and Chont*. Hay*. 85 The [ditto list! .klikik tip Home alter all. Son.; and'Ohorn*. f|*y. 35 W Mother There t Song and Oho. Hays. 85 Tie Unpe on tlm D r—Willie’* Dead. Song ml t’lioru . Hay*, ttrt Madebtlne Ofey. tbmg and Olio. ..Ilaya 8V llirmsy Miudiree. B. and Ole*. ...Ifay*. 35* Dora, Darling Brnig and Olio Hay*. 35. ify HAYS. Wliere is F.au tn-wiglit fft AO Dank* 30* linuury and tkild. Som> adOtm. DtnkaifO Shad >w of long ago. H and f.’liu. Danka 30' Allie, Darling rhtug and Obd, OaolM 30 Olt in Dreams a Hweel V dieealhl mo. tking *ml Olio Dank*. 30 Tlm Holden Wedding. S. sud O. Dank* 3fT' Why don’t you Wiily lo me. Sister. Hmig and Oho. ...Dank* 3ff The W tilierod U.saj. H. and Oho Dank* 80 You’ll forget me, by and by. Smg ami Olmrit*. Dank* 30 F.omDu you’ll lie true to me. St me ami o**cmH, , D mks 30 lillllo llirilm M ty. Siing and O. Dauka 30 Sun of my ttoul. Sacred Snto ami IjuartcHe ..Dinks 30 Dy DA Nlt3. Dishi tg Female Haull. Serin- OoitltO S in/,. Stewart 80 Angel (JstHMVf. Kad -H**n*{ Stewart 30 sill;- ms l. Ml*<*l>, Mottfecr *. ***>. SUiwsrt in J*>l 1 lest Uiil 111 Town. H and O HruwarliJO True as Sletd. I’icluro. Her.u Comic hollg. Stewart 35 Sin.' urn a Smg of my Noruli, Stewart 30 Won’t we Out a Swell. Serin Omuic Snug. Slew art DC) Kltio Dear, lor you I’m waiting. S >ng ami Chorus Stewart 90 Don’t loigol to love in*. S. Jt, 0. Ski wart 80 Help Ouu Another. Picture. Sorl< r-Uvmie Song. Stewart 85 Sweet Motile Moore. S amt 0. Stewart 80 Flirting on the Streets, Sello- Uonile Song. Ski Wart 30 ity STKVVAUr. Littlu (lirlie’s with tlm Angids now. Bttiig ami Clioiua. Cbliitie 30" Forsaken. Il.illad. ... Cbrltilie 1W Wiltliig, Isive, for Tliihi Htiß||MiStlii) C*bflUu IS) Boiue out) lusse l me in my Bleep Mmg and Chorus Chrlolle IRI Little 1 lauds we clasp no inoru. B ing and Chorus. Christie SO liy ( 11KIHTIK. I'ulil'sJil I mud loraale liy .1 << IMCTKRH MJd lkiiutiivay, N. )L I* D Uo* MJtl. Try Your Luok. We want every Indy 111 tlm United States lo inn our large, night page, literary and laniily pu|*'i, •Tile hoiivuiilr,' and iu order that all may judge "I its intuits lur litem -elves, we will send it, Oil trill, sis months lor only Ml et*, ami to every sulsicriber, mi will m ud by mail, postage prcpohl, inn ot 'an Mamiuolli I'lemimn I’ackeUeoniitlulng Id gut.,l Knvclopes, 10 shisjl* extra itota paper, I good I Veil*,ld,t, 1 gi*i*l lead IVu i il, 'J Klein I'em, I Mtiiioi am Inin Kook, I Calif I’ltoUigraph til all tlm f'reatilenta ol llm United Hi,Pes, uml a nice I’rnmluin of Jewelry, wollli Irom "Ati ulm Ui sl. Don’t let Ibis pass yon, try one package, Kvuly body is sure to get more goods Ilian limy eVt I bought belt ire Im thu price, Mild lie) luckiest go' Irom live to leu times the val ue ol Ilnur inuimy. The |)M|ior alone is more limn worm bO cents, uutl we give you lids magnificent prize extra. IfemeiulNir llm pa| r and the Rocket Im only Ml CUUtS. Ageula want' 11. Address W. M. KUHHOW, I*o Uni jH Itrislol, Tenn. v lFhopson, - ’ HUE A.ND LII& . *. . ~ M . LNSU UANCE AGE JUT, IKXrANBVILLE, OA., I i,iS|)|.os/kI t/t snrva mr frindr Issrl s WikSSr eouiii; wii.t Usatru lu luva ibnlr (iroperty saeare again l 10, or dan.xe ' by Bm. To (boss wi blits lociwUi n Inberttinoafor tbs "I,'iVKlr ir.VKs" ißny ior laava bcblud, f absll It i <l*H (UWdtastrvß tbam wttb >plu V oiicy ia lira ALABAMA GOLD LIKE IN'UIIAMOECOMPANY, •n injr o(hr tynvpmuy *>f tbtlf uwi %W“ I arji working alrectly for Us M ALAB4II4 OOl*U" iu4 dirt uv ln* i4a to “Jlm mm. Darwin O’, Joue% ATLANTA. VINEGAR WORK* ai HUG AD STREET, Atlanta tie. Wbiis Wise Vim- mr. cigar Viaegtr Md twee* I 14 1 Ua I •<>wftr<l ti'fj Js saA- lowsal SMtaanl, NO 41
