Georgia Historic Newspapers

    The Meriwether Ob Utt.lv Vindicator ■
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BY WX. T. BJV*S
Mr ##l MSB ANNUM. IX ADVAKCK
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ORDINARY
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TAX RECEIVER t .Jk§.GWmmta
TAX CO LLECTUR ..... J, O. OMm
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BURVEYSMU.v- <*• F, M*u*rwt
COROltfiH . John ft. }<mm.
COUNTY (XMUiiiONKgA.
H. 1. Ohuon, Atroa
C. J Amim, i B Brakauaa,
Allen H. WMaoc.
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Madison Keeve*. I*- A Parker,
A-H. r.ceßßtn. Bee.
SENATOR 36 h IRatiirt, P. M. Duncan.
UEITUSaKN FaTIVEF.
K. J. VS S*ai, C w. WRY***
BUSINESS CARD3.
iulIN W. PARK,
ATTORNEY AT LA V -,
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Wul practice In Mtriwcthar u I tag ad
cluing court let.
A H FltK MAN,
Attorney at law
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ALBERT LEHMAN
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Silver Piute Were
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IVW, Til'!' Gallery, sod H, f
h , rt.c ter r *••• *•! m*kr*. -Joeeph
Hodge,. td G*"G! Womesbolrna.
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fri>d< in Meriwether.
ALBERT LEHMAN
ITKIWSON &* BEED
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Dealer, m HWlf,
ware, wagon a hiowy mate
HIAL and l*LTiH<3.
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MERIWEfXHKH FEUBft AliYlB7B.
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Ami the.Chv leoa prtggtl
It ninra^'B#sriypMP rn tll *t lh
author ol the vows*/® ’ft* ahkl that Ah.
fence C mquer* Wee,' a native ot
Charleston, Pn k-nok W.lhMi T .om-u,
horn here in iSTL * w#L lire la.C'ts
ißnoali in 1830. 4' readers
t 4'ulit Hite to pti-c'ifShirßn 1 test ot a son.:
HjjjK, 1 kty yeSM agdKMav su:ig 'Li tnsu>
taad%hf *kjftC u ' 5 * *S‘A t'lj to he hern'
mmUmUM* agß&hf'inster* an ! decry
btffcrlcr*, ue SfM-Uielr tauciea upon
ti e tNn Ami here it it:
I\a aaioAhai fbttntr couq ers l >\e,
.Biftah ! helje e it net,;
l' lik'd, iu liU poWr W prove.
But thou art uot lorgot ;
Lady, though ikte h bid Tis pa*t,
Yit still thou art as dear-
At! WarfUgfYdft#*
fta tf Lee 1 thee here.
"I plunge into the busy crowd,
—Aud sitii'e to hoar thy mnw ;
And yet, as it 1 thought aloud, |
They tvmr me stttl the at me ;
And wjb.-n the artONcap pitstc* round,
S tosf! foine other tail j
But sfiten I Mk my hemt the sound
TCy mime u ausac.i J there.
"A.id vvheu some other name l lemo,
AUll try 111 wl l'|n r love,
FuU aid toy lies*! (o ihie rrluru.
Like the reUUiiiiiK dove,
Le viiiit I 1 neTer chu forget,
AaJ nut b lor^ol,
FOl 1 uinal hear the sume regret
Whale'er liny he 111) lot.
"Leu as Ihe Wnauded bird will seek
liv f.v r,to bowel to die,
r'w, loti i I w.iihl heal thee pe.'k
An . v a ! on pa Iti g Ugh
’Tie sai l that ahseuei coi ipte.s love;
But oil 1 beta Vei tl uOt ;
1 yr t, led. a lax ! Us (ow e to. 1" ove,
Hal' tiioa a I tat f.-igot.
SLtAIOIt t-tIHUHY
TUKi IIKVMIKU II t)’ OFT UK
i>QUIH UOM \ MIIO l \rtUh \/’S
l\ III s 1 11/ 11 I It) t MiliKll.
KT i' I.oMtl 1 W. AVitliV, of eIKuRO A
From tin Delloit Flee F. .■ s |
It I* a striking .'ad. not aenuitogh- an
ammiahm* one in 'lie ei iinsOu lihilosoph i
..i w r It.at till' tirigliK-I > xemp’ais ol va’
r Slid geti'os HI II" 8 lUtlietn s' li ol H e
Kh Hi 'ig u: w i iii ny. y 'I paoloil ,il t hi I
fan plots Yury wen- 'ev >mly it'fi
gl mis, sail illuslrnte iu iLeir daily live
the swi eieaf giane* ol a fervent hut humble
tr’igion Tliey kept their lalih |"ie In
i)l the il<setiiiantH of their yeirs ul
rtrl’e, amt Ihey .ev'.lei l splroual
rill, ney of usi liest piyer lor, *aci e as
wrl as to the iu*ie aibil.allieilt "I 'HHI I *
,ikl Initiations Among the iii<nernn|'ic
u.,u inl .n< t* <d lh< Will'! <'< b liUmUil
,and tin rrl Itof-ert K I**, hi* •“‘*•11 J'“k
tun, ll.ahop I'olk, ntl lbs- fuhjes't of tlii*
•U<t< It, Lieutenant (L’icib! Jen H ** l '*
'lull, t | MMClit ' Of the I t>i , ®d H.'ilcn
:■( imi ti, from Ci*-<rKi
Tin y **'•" ,11 < f itim
CIIIMkTIAN OKK I I X*r.H,
* *,*ll * gicat leader*, and Use fl-* l* 11
brant tlul iuouLul ol IU '• Ueuetil
Gordon never U* t tight **f o|
CluLl In *ll tli* tutliulent dlatmcttoii* < I
tUe at'Ugylr. Hilead pnyei meeting* In
C.mp among lb* sol tier*. *nf Id me y
oilier way Kiui-lil t" p en# i;odiimli b
n,t ,riny ’li, tli* i orl Upi 101 of fTf'tnl
llle.
UoKt>"|t h 111 f H I Kll
The wiH*i fl t htO'ime > ,u*,!’. t*<i *i'l>
<**rl Gordon In the winter "< '‘AM. I>
Ibf eiiy ' l Ml!ktlgeil>. during Hie •<;•
•ion ol th* Wivlkior* ird n
• m then ►(kiting In l*H h**i'lK*i.
young Jetiow, *Ui * wile •"<* mi*®
b#!**-, but unknono, üb'j*<luhl “il wlU*-
out lortune- h*m *ov*r,l
!*<iißg J'orti*l. In hi* bum bln powiou
of r< [<orwr be mm ue •Oflh * |g>|HWilpti *<y
geri*l I'koknei*, iH* J" mptneM, *hH
ily nd i cwunn oiUtion, Utkl t the clour
ol the *e“in, when ccodir>g lo ib <;n -
tutu, tb* Uwuilng mtmi/ui* were rail'd up
oo lor k lew word* of l*r*w*.l, * eotwteey
not •bo>B to any one oft he hotly,he rcceiv
ed the tniveiisl coOH'liurcnt of lieiug by
generkl r'Krf dem*ile'l lor • •peecb, ud
be broke the monotony ol the talk* try
an impromptu re*;>on*w *•> tooetiing and
brilliant Dmi Ote ferkre congri-getldh ol
law meter* wa* ahke rerptbu-J *d e>*e
| rifled Into a Urni ol
VIMAMACTMtoTip IMpiMST
A perrf'ew rtf drfeoV 0 *t bool mat® n
Gordon baa rela'rd in the lari lew '-ay*
u. Ibe wrher •• iocfdert that fl’<ely exon -
ptifle. ike aplerdid moral ctamin* * U>e
m.t,. A t art *1 cl .pirited boy* Including
Gordon, did i orr.* n ucb-ef lb at evok)
lb ire cl lb* iw bel. Unable t* gel at
U** perpetrator., lb pedagogue p<4 the
boy upon there, wtr dere ar and diet li e
duett'|ae*tioo to every adU*r .1 to bi*
Indbridaal .gwy “ u> •w** l - Not O,IC
owned wrjrtjl * * uc *’ /cra tf lfibK d,liial
Ul Gordon - . alien be, with uu
bwiUlin* piomptoeia, ackoowlegea bi.
paitlblfMflsa in fh+mm*r- s-TV- w**t
thea ataed him Ittrtber *.o Hale who were
engaged with bita. Gordo, refund <o
Implicate any one e’.ae, and threat nor per
te talon could move bitn. Wiib a * .agirg
rebuke to those whom he deabthhlti ai
the cowardly concealer* U the matter,
the teacher dedtsed ha ptwrteh fie doo,
wiien b alone had the courage to 'tt 'the
truth about himaett, aud yet brayed line
en illy to sblehl others. The ’eaeher c nil
nentiiig upon the incident laid that from
'.lift day G odo rleJ Hie ieUOol IU "pR3T
in 1 escmp'ar. And it la to !>. doubted il
in nli tlu' adventurous crisW'of hi* shining
career lie ever displayed rniww iumh rtoaly
’he intrinsic nobility of ais character, or
Achieved a more supreme ttinmph tliae b*
did i. this interesting tmyLli episode. The
gentleman added that hr had w.itched c
liouxly tu>rdim's life, and bid beeit sur
piieod ai no exlialitttion Ih&t be bad woe,
slide lie bad legarded il as m loregoua
elusion that Goriioa would outstrip his
•cbooluia'ea in acbleveiag the honors o!
the woiid
A Irieadiy critic, speaking of Gordon’s
career as a soldier, c nimed that it was no
cxaggeiation to trim ft a
Ml LIT Ai¥ MlitAC R,
—ln ihr laitrr part ot tin* war Ira~ tamo
■ ea> iind rti'e old' world, and the null Qsi-d
rejucsentaflve' of enc o! the great Kng
lish JimriiaN, tjisc ibing some impoitanl
actio , in hurst oi admiralioti oyer tio.
don's nit Vimin's, d.-signnled him as,the
i sii g >i ulig initiliny ui iiTiis of the b-iulb
eiu inuiy. Ibis was high praise, though
not unursei veil. Thy place of Simiewall
JaekaiMi remained unAtied until (Tendon
undoubtedly Jsnr vtiW ilitK.'.' >i.veh.:
warrior in the esUinalion ul the armies
and people aa the .right mm of Lie. It
muai indeed have been a hrlllianl rp ill
that could have awakened Ihu popillul
Copt> and inalcl.iug J.icksttii. Bui ttordiiii
did i*s|ri.e thvvsplundtd rlprutaodn, an I
the liaLtwxJV'J.iiionths ol ilie war slie I
resplendent • to' 1 : ~ ap--::
oi *dr Kim tin s c ul liguri’ to 1. e til the
di-mai gloi) that M irkrtl the La ic lailuie
til the irvuitttttm. Iu the lertilPu last days
ol the struggle il was the ringing name of
thud a that most liciplOnlly thrilled tin
pupiic car. lii the inighiy thior* of h gl
pnm e. ind i xpu Ing w ,ir, P was the ki ight ■
ly fig me ol Gordon Ilia*. Ld the desperate
hop' s of n falling e itlsr, Wherever tin
blunt ol battle lell their was placed On-
On. lie Has —the—Uuli di’l Inilt cl L c’s
utiny, 1 iptng lot. > d u//. ' itq ienow a that
■vill lasi Willi lie lust ily of lhe ilMaledi
pnoveaieu'..
CoHO iN’a KAUI.Y MCHVICIt.
Tin i lfii'lor’al li i 'l'ia s e ueer dm hie
tills lil't dl'ilimll. yral ol llir w;i | lllii*
c'llo ing litn it ihe obseiiri y ol Ins ii l\
set vlas nnd hi lon •an 1 lnim’ib*. tn.it vl
liable dun, a- an unknown *oh ud’u'V'c,
ll wns a icing and fit c* blep llom I’ * j .
lain <1 iiiltin * and ile* ft ocoii 11 I long 10, at tfo
the beginning, to the lam and l.cuteuuit
(ii in iil** h it', rt aphiruleiit in Hie Ih-i
move.mi III* ol giand'aimy. It win.
.;n )y h y :nr lieh re lie heciiMM' u <1 .lonel
It wu* Ag /ii, Iftlh.iuii ttn i year, ImToi* In
beciUMe n ililu.idfri. it Mu* not until Miry,
IHIH, that he hegan to become turnout.
Mot lien he di I have an opportmlly lie
allowed unat aa In hli.n, and hla tire mu*
na*wllia*il a* ml it ami merit l h>u >
He hei ume one ol Hie billli 'nl tig i e* ol
the army. groM inr; couklanHy In I nne, h *
lieioiam and ypoiv at lip ' llltjing w ith iu
cleaned luatie in the hi Cumulating adve i
tie, o| Hie ctuie,; mid when the end wa
iiii.i'ng md rt intiy ramc it watt Gordon
wtill hi* unconquererl bayonet* that lt
leli ti e lull'* lotulh aiiou* ol l’< ti rnlieig ;
It at Gordon, widahrtiiad and tiuditmay ■
ed, ttial in the i ulhiiiHoii* relrett le.td and
l iuglit In trout ol the enemy m ith !iia alia!
leied t,and ol hetoor : and it wa* till* aailir
Gordon that ail cboaen to cut Ilia way
through the ee.O'iipiietmg leg oil* w•I It hit
lr*/m'ii ol 2,000 intrepid men m n,e lor
loine* l h"|<e ilittl mh< ever eoiile.iopla-eo
bv .oldiei >y dc*|ie*thm. And when tl*e
hMotli. tecue Ol AppomaHo* (J ml U ilc
came w i ll m< iiioiable amiuud'-r ol ibe
Army ol Virgiui* and tin cme ipieut col-
Irp”: ol tin Southern ranee, I 1 *n Hie
Ktiiaol G i Wi w 1,0 divi lei I web bi greu'
c .ief'oin, L <:}, ami ruj celebrUr of that lie
role but in <-|/krti u 'in' luion of grand
drama And when wcoßi.ider that Gor
don wa* hut <hi year, of age ahe a be i>vi
Ibu* fought Lit way ,o dar.zl log dUtiuc
lion and thus com.|>iCttouly arui hrilluotiy
coiniecled biinanll with biatotic event*, *o
grand and mcuK'Dloua, It. couititrlte* a
pLowd-iaaiilag* or liem he Ciw children.
*> JllDofl’a CHABOBI.
It mutt not be Mippayd, k wtv.r, the'
becaure bi. early wiliuiy recur J wa n->t
much known (fiat it wt* clinriolena'iciilv
tnei ilorioua. At “Kevert l'ine” be led t*
choree that mode t,is regiment, the ax'li
Alai, .una, a record ol glory, bei g MM! out
I (M) mu. At Malvern Hill in the dee
[,erale i.barge upon Dial hnpiegtiablo rui
tion he It, and left the dead Of bla biigedi
nearer tin; ei.tmy'e gutu Utan any ulbe-i
unnotaoX At Hbarpaborg lie won from
tie n. D. 11. f 1 all lu the official report of tbai
officer the characltsiizatioo ol “the Cheva
lier Gayard ol the riny,” and hero obtain
ed bi* hrlgaelier com natation.
ooKonjt at atnr.Baie
1. wan at the battle of Gettysburg, how
ever, th*t taming point fu the tortene ol
the (douibefn cent?, that Gen. Gordon gave
evidence of that military perception that
.bowed him to poMea. genuine military
genloe. Bent to anpport the left wing of
Lee** army thal waa being lurried, Gordon
received the idea of rsveraing the more-
Kent and by a daring charge be awejA
back the enemy * tight flank Ilka a whirl-
wi'l, and piisliing hi< ndv.uitagr lie, wilb
hit 1,200 muaketa, killed, wounded anO
capvured 6,600 ol the tee ny ars Waite I
the t hole Fedcrd Ins in retreat. He ur,-
cd lb Iprrrsi gof the euciny, lint vainly,
lie tIF red to lead, n charge with his bri
gide tm l'aa very hei;hts which were i
-stt,AS icpu'sr as Hie result. ' Ilal Got
don’t Advice tiecn follow id there is every
f wl| lc' believe lb it a ’iectaivc vicl O
would bave been gained. The unom , L
line Were broken, and the fstv me haloids
•f aptly s burg weic unlirtifi<‘d, and ilie
chMOfs'iii captuiing tlieui were ’ inttnitely
be.ttcr thf.u when the luiilu alien, l w u
■usde the ue.xt day to t i’a tlieui I mn an
ei.tmy that h#l all night to wcuver Iron
delmt tttid iutrcji Ii tLe p nvertul p sill m
Gnt#’. eagle eye saw Itio advantigo.
Even Alter mjin, so impressed was ho
wiA %"** ep|Hiilunily that lie earn* sily
' attack, ills J idg nrut
was over iu!ed, but tioni this time his iep
ulaliou lor mih'.aiy capacity ot the highest
, )r dci —w as ftxetr, timl tils i n> a> rap'd liuul
brilliant as ho could wish, lie leaped with
swill cdietity I rum coummud at brigade to
divisim and Iron division to corps,
KItkUKHICK IH KO AS 1> M’OTTsVhV ANI A
t n the sth ol May, 1864 he smsd the
army by ■ Charge hi. ii.tide at Ficdeiiclu
lung. And in the next day’s tf ;ll lie oon
ceivtd and rxeeuted a bi ll taut ilasli upon
the I'licilly’s light flank that dwoigau /. and
a niq *•' Viuil? y! v.inla l lieu e lit.
lU ad liuusetl histoiic hy reliieving the day
hy a coni ter charge Kith a dlvnini. I'ms
yyus the memorable occasion when Lee. in
uu ugony oliht|>aii at ihe danger ol hia
a my, pushed laiwnid Io bead Ihe charge
jhaosvß aiid.Gqr.Utii s> /.ed ll.e Uiidle ol
ie-e’s hoise tad leading him hack with
ptlHhOii'iie pri'lcvl:*lions ifgaitisl the heloir
eil C"il>iunli< | el impel illing hii lile, caadiic
led the tucccrHul onset tiimmll.
A I ehllAH.r It I; Kti
In the eciehi ale.l Valiev eainpuigii ol
IHtll, ill he trait le ol t'. dm fiecW, (.onion
ina, ln rmo id tin: most In illluut move nent*
of lit* war, Inc ,king live iliirda ol Shell
(hui'i, it. hr lit, y mMb bit, corpn, <vnd n ung
nig with * ou*.imaittlc rhill to tnaku the
vieio. v deeisive. Hot anloi Innately, GrtlT
,ialK ,i ly count f iiuiude 1 .hi* “id 1 * • to'
iiai.ee waa lost, mi l l iter In the day the
leeov md enemy and, leatad oor own nun) .
Uoulon’* aliategy In tlii* netion iv,n mat
!i'i Ip, and blende I u so'-dterly aeumeo and
hiVluciUlc end icily an.l n mililat)' P'eei*
ion and skill ileal alamptd the anpi rlalive
or,!' i ol In* grtiei.il ship.
no >*V n v t ir qnmuan
Nearly all until are hruve etiougb to
liglil. Ilutbui iitui irt the uvenige i,
ioin ii e.tus run ug t> and comb* the enough
I’vitonal truveiy is not a laic rpmlily Gy
a> y mem*. Hot there i( a dereii ol com
age, nrt common, Hint ia veiy min and
vei y alli' live, that ha* in It a so,I ol In'
rule exaltation Chat enH i< 4* po e-*r In
u suhli ji 't 'd a'nnuph' ie of r.lilv line leel
log and k 'lghlly deed. It* lns|ih*ton
mukes men do l*rol • thing". Those anf
.l)nti-d tiy It show Hie God-like spirit of nil
hiviiic.ihlc intiepidlfy. Their gieal aoiils
line above <ta get and pain end exhibit the
a,veiling in-entire <>l i olde as| lr*U"ii in I
the hit tie id u* allmiilatioa ol high thought,
and lolly ptlipose. ‘.Kitliagnf, ll,e p eal
naval leadei on the N oiti.em able, w
sod, a man, Gordon pout axed tbliex., t*
e I |>rr* trial eourage In ii* lulieat degree,
and lie made a* soldi me u demoiut at.on
ol it *1 the Indite <d ►hatpahorg ax tlift Ids
i ayolarn int or modem wailaie ran I ill
nlah. II" was a • olonel tlitsnr, and lii
regiment lo lla salienl iiohlllon Impoilant
io maintnlii. 'I lie (lie njiou it wa* liighl
fol. Gordon via* wwnmled twice hi the
right leg, then pai dully hi the h II arm an I
ilia,i io the slion'der. lie Housed to h av,i
Hit- lie!' 4 , hot tilmnly a, and atsggeri ’g will,
i,aio and weakueva, lie rctnaintd at l,ia
poat c*mmaudin/ til* men, who kd|sl r-’l
him to retire. No oidtriary romage i mild
have wrought *tl' b heroism- It wa* a
migoilh e .1 ths|ilay 'it ar. inltepid devotion
io duly and lolly z-al, wli aa ia rar*.y
•cell. At le gtli a filth bullet, pa**iug
through hi* !ll c nfek, atratc'iod him in-
Miurihl* on Hie ground an I Ikou (lit hi*
suiaoTjatidurance to lermioat ion.
AliTto tfTT- day G r don care* ibis elo
qoent icar upon hi* lace, con*pieu®it*
and death !cs* testimony ol liia msgnlficent
gallantry. Gordon'* appearance end man
ner hear the ioifiieaa of hi. chlvsl lc *|drit.
It i* ioipo**ihle lo mistake it. Ills flue fig
ure. hi* tnarilti nearing, Ida hank, liaod
soine lace will* ila t xpreaaioo ol nobi ity,
and Ii: • reotle hot ibkuly courtesy, nil no
erilugly rw]/re*ei,t the h-ooine soul ol the
man, hi* truth, courage and go <due*.
ni, dom a t ic tksdkii me a.
I‘eihap* the most aalieut trait ol Gener
al Gordon is hii domestic tends rue-* >. All
Id* intoxicating tuoceMes tuid Uu; whole
sale adulation be lisa received have lelt
c m ll,e axiue limp!* hearted, alUc'iooa'e,
oii|,rteutiuu* gentlemen aud the most dc
voted fotci o! hi* wife that the biatwy oi
ihow sfter t qusrur of k
century of wedded trial. In all ol llie vicia
aiiude* ol id* eve tfu) military career hi*
wife <co in panted him, Staying with him
In camp, hovering near him on tne u,u'ch
and in batti to mloieter to hi* needs anti
to receive and nure him wounded. Ami
to- day •)>• thus alien a him, and he re|>aya
her devotion with an absorbing lenderne a
to impwbmo4 •Inglet'Ct* v*d lerrpr ol
attach incnb
mi Mii.rraHY t-ArxciTY.
In ea.in.atiag the military letaad ol this
fiery and IwpeliiOUA, hut yet most mslh<Hl
ica! a ul calcul.VlhiF fil.-.er, one must enn
s khr impoilnnt hc! that Gordon was whol
ly untrained to war. He lac.cd ike great
beucfll ol a mihtiry islucitlo.i. He was a
ciiilia i oiti.er wholly untutored iii tin
eurricalum oi war. . Ilia lighting 'capaci
ties.\v*ie simply Ihe mtubive genius o‘
liatile in lha inan. Ilia tLnleygy came by
ntiiv* ina'inct, It l true Mi .1 lie neve
had an opportunity (•> seo.il l.c was capn
b'e ii the large co i. biuail m am) co iipte
liei aive plana campaign upou , a gieat an
na. lilt in the or ses ol grand bailies lie
had an > agle p ie. pii mof the light thin
Iu do, such as only true military invita
tion can giro. Ha bad, to >, tho lam art <il
liau lling bis troops wilt an expocuonx)
vigor aud piccbi m. Uonl'm showed ‘.hat
he knew Ilia value oi time, iHspst'b and
audac.Uy. It is aa unsolved problem wbst
he could bave Rilsen to. As it was, uu*
trained soldier us hy was, became out of
the -war- with *neli a glow lug it-tord trl
ael’ievuuieul that there was u<> limit to llic
prophecy of hir soldierly possibilities, ami
amoug the great pel) le ol Uia own 8:le
lie returned homo n very idol in tliulr
pride an.) all' dim’.
a 11.1) -N SINCK Til If VVAh.
Since peace came G .rcloii lias fieen ard lit.
ly devoted to lehabid Ming tjeargii and
the South mid restoring a true natloual mi.
£n. lie lias liceu liberal i.nd plagri*ive.
His Si ale hns dt liglile l lo In nor. him
Made Governor in IHIB lie vy as cheated
out of the ■ fflee hy a lai c count and a man
llilmhlc-i igged in who robtuil the Slate
aud il'Ci lied it- Ii irdeie iu Hie middle <d
Ins lei m G 'ril'in was then elected United
S'.ntes Senator myr the uioal p >pu ar an I
powertaiy>lAi; >*-,4 the Slate. As .a
'Si afui hiV ha- *usi.iitJ"himo'iY' naivi j r
lie has lx miu a salied figure in lire lit
iiuial eoun il. ll.i lias boon w ise and pru
dent, anil yat active, uselnl an 1 In iltl int
lie has lie. a a elantiploil of lire true spirit
il nmiaiial lial raizilio i, and yet tho elo
quentmid lypicul ri'|)iAUututlVo of Ii is
fecMoii, hoi neeils and dtgnit/. His puhile
com re ha* huua n I ultra tly direclnd il has
been forcible, priiciiiiiil.au <l, s' at oh nantlke.
ito lias viea i.ly iim'lo ualtnnit cliiraetei
m a iso i ll'll, lie in* l> true ii 'ii I-1 well
in 1110 xul'id ;o'e, Inn dlii g | ulillc ipies
lien, ably mid vignioimly, nml illuslnd
li gld Hlale. Wil Ii the liifirc ol lilt mlli-
Uiy In mu. tliu .shining i aveluncu ol Ills
ehi'luetm mid lii* averwhelming papulan
ty jit (• and illlc ill to tin a 'in c the brilliant
piiMiliiittlea nl Ids Inline.
vd D r Tutt's
Expectorant.
la the mffit siilal b*l*n •• a*si.tr
• iilTrrera from iiiihnoiiars dlasase*.
ruled, and at lawssWks |k*
will'll inuiTui's* lh oouah. A *ln*l* “*
thi w?.t dl.tre..la ,***!,*•"}.
a, hitlie* nerou*e*i, amt nl,loa
ferer In enjoy nnlet r**t *t nl*l>t. Pw** *
tikxaxut s orslisu, It tone* the w**V slnin-
I.h SSd I* apeelally rcommou<l.d for
clilldrau.
What other ß say about
j Tutt's Expectorant .
Had Asthma Thirty Years.
Bai/timo**, y.traeryj, I*7*.
a 11,.,. W AMPn't thirty jre*r,*i,d i,**r louiM
. .... s, -“ r ‘TOi;;:'.s.. e.
A oX Merits
U . familiar n.m. tn my
Mr • IJOnka it tk* b* uMduiii* la Urn wM,
.sit til* cl.ll.trrn rsr It I* ' at, rr Ilian esl.w.
sumlj.. 4 *' NOAH WOODWABO, 101 H. Poydr.. t.
“Six, and all CrouDY.”
•*T nitftia mol li# rot •Urhlldrvn { 11 of lhwnhv
I rrn rmi\tj. Without Tali'* Jts[>4 torai’t, I don't
It,ink they rni!l h*v* ittrviv**! ol It*# MlU* k*
rr.nkf.rt, K,.
A Doctor's,Advice.*,
•• In my pr.ilne, I .tlm .11 f*"iil,r. In k|, Tu" <
J'.|,r. tor.nt, tu .uildan *m*rgm,.*, Iu cuuglia
civui,, Uo.hth.rla, etc."
1 1 TANARUS, P, CLLIt, M.D., N*w*rk, N X
sotd Hr r? drufff/irtr. Prlr# SI.OO. Ofl*
85 Murray Btrtrt, York.
mm
"THE THEE IS fIIWI II ITS UIT.“
.■’■"teTiiaiiaav
44 Trtt** Fill* *m • |3S!rta*i"f *f ,h *
sr.nih cntttrT. I ’— HCVVfIT ■ OaOOOD, N.W Y.rk.
"I has* otrd tnrgor f th* IN".
Ttwv *r* a,.p*Hor to any modlcb,* for I,diary hi*.
srh.r. t**r made," •
I. f. CARR, ARjjoejMit Law, Ag*rt*, oa.
“I hare u*d Tutt 4 . Bll* Sv* yr*ra in n,y f.mlly.
Thrrunuual*d l<>r">Mirne*.*it Imls.im.','
t. R. WILSON, O—Tftoswa, T*xa*.
•'J bar* oiwd Tutt'. Mr.II- ins wi'h great bsm-fit '•
w. W. MANN. Editor Mototo R.goUr.
••W. aH Aflv lr..rmira Pill* o A*, of *ll
oth.n " tAVRE 4 CO , CartoravdU, O*.
'•Tutt 4 * Pill* bar# UnTyE. t* triad to axtatill.h
lh.tr mrriu. Thr. work ilk* magir.*'
W. H. BARRON, SMt S.mmT •.,
14 T/t.rs i. no mrrlM.it,. or w.tl .'li|X.,l lo Ik. 'W.
of u,i,ru. tlisrrrd.r. .. Tull’. Pi 11.."
JOB. BWUMMFL, R.ehm.nd. Vlrgl.l*.
AND A TMbUIAbD MORE.
Mold by druyyirU. 88 omit a hutr. Offitt
85 Murray Htroot, firm York.
TUTTS HAIR DYE
OTDORBXD.
HIGH TESTIMONY.
TtOM THY. rdrtrf JWKHAL.
b*. T-r*.
whlMi raiwwaa yoalhftil IrrMtr iVtbr htr.
That rmtnenS rlirailrt b*_ Mirrrs-rSr-l la
1/f.sfarfiif a Hair try. whlrb tmlUla.
b.t.rr to jwrtoctlon. Old harks lor. may
*., rrJoSo*."
Frlre 01.00. nfllro 88 Murray 81.,
Mow York. Bold by all drutjyUlo.
X.-OLIstELt
HOUSE.
85j WHITEHALL aod,92i BU t.kD^'s
AtllMUft, 0g -
D m T forget lo atop at the; above named
ilouse wlie i you go to Atlanta. I guaiau*
tee snlisfai non to tvery reasonable perOfl*
iryd chi.fge Oi'ly
ONED DLL ARlper n d*.y •_.
lit AAG D.UPBHAW, F.w- '
18,8 THE
Atlanta Crattitntiom*
FOH tS
Will maintain the reputation H haa already
won as the lead in j southern daily. Tin*
particular fraturea winch Bara given ft a
popularity that iiirght alnroat be '.eftned.
syecial, wH n;t unly be fiuHinnaA, fcu*
suel) laipr'ivemont* mailn aa will give ad
dp iona! / st. vh.icity and brilliancy to its
columns. Li
Tit': KDIT-HtAL DKPAKTMTKVT
rll the topic* of lha timo will candidly,.
CHielully mid Ih'iro.ighly Ire diacaated, hot
not to tlie.exteiit ot lediounea. The po
ll ic il lei ” wid Iki happily relieved by
piquant ; arngrap ilC'!comments Upon CW
rcnl even's.
TIIK I.ATIHT SE.VS.
Thu en'erprlac of the OnnatTriTTf >K in
gstlining ami placing bulore Ha resdera
iu* lull *1 and in sliest inielllgenca from all
parts ol the world, which bus. been fra
q'lenlly il ustrnled ol lata on apeclal occa
sions, when events of absorbing public iu
toie-t wem transpiring, mid which ha
Ii en mole Ilia suhJ.ACt ol cnugratulatorf
cotnment hy both press aud people, will
sulfur no while it ini. I'iu: asta al advan
sw; , } .t i.UU ica'A'i.i p], the f yoiittt'utli>'.t at
the pohtleil, co.nuiereiai center <>( the
8t te, toyether with the special facilities
Hi il air Iho ouig'owth ul euorgy, expe
licnee hii I ample manures*, will til l>* util
i/.*<! In the benefit ol iu in lent. Its dia
puielies are s'ip< rinr to ilioae of any daily
nowapafier so.tlb ot N itlivlllo.aii'l ilteisi
is fuller and Iro.liar. In this leaped the
Goiiklilnlioii lias no rival in Georgia.
It will he il,e aim ol the elitor* In fb
mre, ns it lias bean in the past, to make
iheir p iper in every respect a reflet at
Georgia’s progress and Georgia’* great
ness, and a tallbful, vigorous and unswerv
ing Gha aplon of Georgia’* Inierexta. —^
No rlloit or expense will be spared to
nm a il.c G nstltullon Indiapensable to
the I awyer, Merchant, Faimcrand onlHl
clau, sod in euder It equally w Icoma la
the Guuuiing.rooin ami at the fireside.
“Oil Hi’will conllnno lo air III* quaint
pbllneuphy ihr'iugh It* eolmnn* and “Un
clc Ki'iiius” w ill occii*luualiy wSrhle ona
ol Kri* ; lantation songs. The dupreme
C'Mirt ilecisi ns,.niatt rs pi l*lning to lha
E*jullie liusine** ol tlio Aiaie, aud Ihe
pioceu ing* ol (he legislature will.ell,fl id
tluiir sin pleat and ouiiesl recod in the
fun i itutton.
'I lie W cck y ('on.tltullon will lie In ev
ery re.ucct a* newsy and a* enteiUhilng
aatliudutl). It Mill comprise *very fea
lurc i,I Interest that experience can pnaai
o y anggeai —i oar,dully edited resume of
Hie l ilsi new* from nil part* ol the world
and m ft. r* of political, literary, aclentlflC,
agricultural and colnmofclat tii-rwicnt wfll
find In ll* column* theirnompleteat embod
llU'lll.
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comtncuotd
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