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THE MARIETTE JOBLRNAL.
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Marietta, Georgia. - -
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wan.. FPORPRESIDENT:
Hon. HORATIO SEYMOUR,
a 5 OF NEW YORK.
. FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
-General FRANCIS P. BLAIR,
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General P, M. B. YOUNG,
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Ay node “BIDINYOUR TIMB! & -+
* Tn connection with other matter re-
Tating to the then pending conflict the
Jollowing we wrote and published during
the wars i ‘
- #The good resulting from the conflict,
would have buen reached in the natural
order of progress; the ovil, is the fruit
of the blindest animal passion, from
‘which no geod can flow, save, in the ex-l
hibition to the future, of a terrible ex
ample of popular delusion, and, perhaps,
this is well. These States are subject
to physical, social and moral conditions,
which revolution may ameliorate or.
modify, but cannot otherwise change.—
Sun and soi} will forever distinguish the
Southern and Northern mind, Physical
diversities will continue to diversify so
cial and moral conditions, and causes of
collision will again arise which ignorance
and passion may foment into war, ‘but
which, adequate intelligence, may con
‘vert to poaceful and beneficont uses.—
If slavery is abolished the Southern and
Western States, with a preponderance of
political power and an indentity of in
dustrial interests, will have the control
of Federal legislation. The New Eng
land Stalcs, foremost in the crusade
against slavery, may then find themselves
dependent upon the intelligence and mag
nanimity of the South.”
So too, Mr. ADAMS now reads coming
events by their shadows. He says, in
his recent speech at Columnbige—
©* You have suffered the penalty ¢f yonr intemper
ance, and you are feeling its effects bitterly m-S‘:_v.
We, too, it I am not very much mistaken, havea day
of reckoning iu stove for us 3 n painful robering from
eur debauch, If we persist, it is impos=ible for auy
tolerable Government to. centinue long, for it will
degenerate into a mere sguabble of coutending fue
sions for a chance to oppress for a time their less ac
tive or less nunierous opponcuts.”
We can forgive, if not forget, that
Massachusetts burnt women for witches
and inhumanly persecuted better people
than her own, Wecan forgive her pros
titution of the ends of government in us-
ing it as a means to build up her section
al interest at the éapense of the general
welfare. We can forgive her co-opera
tion with ilic mother country in stealing
the African from his native freedom and
forcing him upon our unwilling ances
tors. Wo can fo.give her, when, fired
by envy of the *‘Cotton Lords,” she be
gan and centinued her agitation of
“abolition” until Jokn Drown was exe-‘
cuted and war became inevitable. We
could forgive her prosecution of that |
war while we believed it to be for the
preseryation of the Union; but now, Mr.
Adams tell us, our relations with her are
those of the conqueror and the conquer
ed: that we have no “Constitutional
rights”’—that Soutbern life, property,
liberty, Las not appeased Massachusetts;
that we are still prisoners of war; and
dependent on her will.
“There is Massachnsetts” ! unappeas
able in Latred—insatiable in malignant
deviitry. “Distrust and fear” wielding
the power of a conqueror will allow ue
neither to forget or forgive.
And the day of reckoning will come.
Let the government change as it may—
even from a Republic to an Empire—
life in the old land will recuperate—-we
will regain our voice in the national
councils and Massachusetts may yet in
voke the magnanimity of the Seuth.—
_ When that time comes if she clothes
hersclf in sack-cloth and ashes and sin
-cerely mourns her sins against humani
ty, let the South pardon her; but mot
until guitc certain of her sincerity.
ee PP I
%" June CLAKK, of ihe Southwest
ern Circuit decided after two days ar
gument the “Relief Law” unconstitution
-2l and void. 8o says the Colstitution.
OUR POLITICAL CONDITION.
5, e stated indho auisct goyr oppo
sition to tadxc,&i:%m“tr%t%;the whole
e ak =B R OB O .
system is founded m_asg'bpalfon‘and in
’vaifcs a total revolution of the govern
!ment. It is to be no longer Constitu
‘tional except as the Constitution may
be useful to the will of the dominant
party in our future history. Krom this
stand-point, with-a deliberate knowledge
of the consequences, the radicals passed
the reconstraction bills, and in bletting
out slavery destroyed the supremaey - of
the great Awerican Charter of liberty.
Government in futiire will be by sce
tions—majorities—passion or prejudice
—unrestrained by organic law,
Mr. Apaums in his late Columbia
speech said in speaking of this radical
action—
“'l‘!wly took up your old greund and insisted that
after all you were an alien enemy, your couutry eon
quered territory- yourselves piisouers of war, and
mur rights of every kind forfeited. This is. at the
‘bottom, the meaning of the reconstruction acts un
der which you now live. They are based on con
quest and the right of the vietor in internatiopal war
’nn-. Ido not finink that this was, upon a cowpre
hensive view of the general and permanmt welinre
of the whole people, a generous, wise, or a coustitu
tional course to take; but it has been taken.”
'~ THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
Another provision of the law, no less
objectisnable, than those hitherto notic
ed. Heretofore, when by industry and
frugality men accumulated a little prop
erty the law sccured to them the control
of it during life and the right to be
queath it at discretion. Under the
Homestead law a friend of a man's wife,
with her consent, can divest him of the
eontrol of such property during life and
deprive him even of the gratitude of
wife and children for his lifetime
labor in their behalt by taking from him
the power to bestow, as his last act, his
own. This will inevitably prove a
'source of discord in domestic rela.ions as
it makes it the interest of the wife to cali
in outside friends to divest the husband
of the control of property, which he has
the best right to “sell, alien, or devise.”
3 Has taE INeviraßLe Come I—
Mr. Cabaniss, who manipulates the Creed
of the Georgia Democracy, emphatically
asserts for the party that *‘we submit to
the present status of the colored race
among us, and will protect them to the
extent of our power in the right of suf
frage, secured to them by the Constitu
tion of the United States and amendments
thereto, and the Constitution and laws of
this State.”
i Some BODY, calling itself the democ
racy of Georgia, had better assemble at
once and silence this man, or we will be
sold out forthwith to Joe Brown and
radicalism. The only issue he has left
between us now is—*‘which party shall
have the spoils?” If Mr. C. speaks by
the card let it be authoritatively annouanc
ed that the democracy of Georgia accept
the Reeonstruction measures as a finali
ty eminently right and proper, univer
sal negro suffrage included.
% Axorner Murper.—White men
are killed in New York every day right
‘under Mr. Greeley’s nose. We would
like to say, as the Tribunc does to the
occasional “taking off” of a negro down
South, “this thing must stop—it will
have to step after the 4th of March.”
We would like to see it—both in New
York and down South, but we fear it
will be continued long after Mr. Greeley
has reached his stop.
e et~ PP A S
I StumMp SPEAKING.—We publish a
sensible article on this subject. It is
time we had outgrown a custom, at once
pernicious and degrading. Political
oratory has had its day. For no long
period will it continue to sway the pop-'
ular mind. The peeple read more for
themselves and form their opinions, as
stump orators form theirs, and those here
after who assemble to hear them will be
mainly those who cannot read. Such
they may continue to lead.
We advise stump orators now to ele
vate their ambition and make themselves
fameus for originality. Then, though
they may not win office by the art of elo
quence they may, like Henry Ward
Beecher, make it profitable by advertis
ing, “to deliver a lccture on the can
vass at 50 cents a ticket.”
eel DD A e e
Corumsia, October 17.—The Demo
cratic State Central Executive Club
have unanimously adopted a resolation,
presented by Wade Hampton, endors
ing General Lee’s letter to Rosencrans.
The sense of the club is decidedly in fa
vor of qualificd negro suffrage. An ad
dress to the people will doubtless be is
sucd in a few days.
MR. AD%S A;l‘ CHARL%TOK
“He said t!ég the people of the South
must not expegt much from any politieal
[party.’j‘,&? l‘fG%t is elected it will mot
be as hard for the South as many fire
appear to think. They should remem
ber howeyer,above all things, that wheth
er they like it or not, they could do noth
ing; they could net again go to war.—
Where would they get ammunition, or
oven banners. The policy of the South
is peace. 'The North desires au assur
‘ance that slavery will not be established,
‘neither in the old form nor yet as a pun-
Jishment for crime ; and there must -be
perfect freedom of speech. Then, and
‘not till then, ean there be perfect recon
«iruction, harmony and reunion.
'g_ He spoke words of kindness ‘to the
negroes, who were present in large
numbers, assuring them that it was to
their interest to stand by their friends
whoem they had known Jongest, and not
be carried away by the fair promises of
carpet-bagzers, who ozly want their
votes, When the present questions
are settled, as they soon must be, white
would stand by whité; and black must
go down unless the negroes abandon
their present course. He said he was
opposed to universal suffrage, but was
satisficd that the people of the the South
are ready to concede impartial suffrage
40 whito and black, as in the case of the
‘Radical State of Massachusetts. With
the extinetion of slavery, he said, all
cause for bad feeling between the North
and South had passedaway, and ho hop
ed that soon Maseachusetts and South
Carolina would again stand side by side
as brothers and friends, as they had done
in the days of the revolution.” ~
Circumstances alter cases. In 1775
Massachusetts was considerably interest
ed in the African Slave Trade and had
a motive for being friendly with her
Southern customers, Desides, she was
restless just then, under the British
Yoke, and wanted the South to help her
to independernce. The South made
common cause with her—succeeded—
and has been greatly hated and abused
by Massachusetts ever since and s
now so mach ‘disturbed and feared”
that Massachusetts prefers political al
liance with her negroes.
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
If the Democracy have not carried
the States in the recent elections it has
greatly gained upon Radicalism. Apart
from reducing their monstrous majori
ties it has gained some six or seven
members of Congress. We are pleased
to learn from the Louisville Courier that
the sterling patriot VOORuEES is elected
from Indiana. The Louisville Courier
says: ;
“The returns thus far indicate that the
Radicals have carricd Pennsylvania by
a majority of from five to eight thou
sand ; Ohio by a majority of seome ten
thousand while Indiana has probably
elected Hendricks Governor. A Dem
ocratic gain or a Radical loss of one
hundred votes to the county would give
the Democrats Pennsylvania ; a gain of
one hundred votes to the county would
give them Ohio, and a gain of a very
few votes in each county would give
the Democrats Indiana by a decided
majority. Cannot these gains be made?
With proper exertions they may, and
we trust that the Democrats will stand
with their ranks firm and unbroken,
and go into the battle on 3d of Novem
ber determined to retrieve their fortunes
and secure a final victory. Let not
Democrats anywhere abate their zeal,
nor tire in their efforts to rescue their
country from the blighting misrule of
the Jacobins, who are hurrying the na
tion into universal bankruptey and ruin.
This country was never in such danger
as at this moment. It is a country
worth saving, and a change of Federal
rulers is the only thing that can save it.
If the Democrats succeed in November,
the Constitution and the Union will be
restored and the country saved. If
Radicalism triumphs all will be lost.—
Democrats, conservativés, patriots, in
all the States, to the reseue. Organize,
sacritice and work as becomes you with
‘unflinching spirit and breve determina
‘tion, and if you do so the victory will be
yours!”
| SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE.
" The Richmond Whig furnishes the
following :
“In view of the mischicefs which have
been engendered by violated faith, by
war, and by the wide-spread dishonesty
which pervades the public service, it is
very doubtful if any other Government
be practicable to this demoralized land
but a vigorous and impartial despotism.
If the choice of the despotism be left to
as, for many reasons we should prefer
that of one man to that of a meb. The
many-headed tyrant is ever heartless
and cruel, the one may happen to be
wise, patriotic, generous and benignant,
and he may take pride and pleasure in
promoting the happiness of all his sub
jects. With the departure of free gov
ernment, this, at least, is our best
chance.”
s J‘%‘;OE:ICIAL-]
+PROCLAMATION,
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V/HEREAS, notwithstanding the Executive Proc
lamation of September 14th, 1868, mauny lawless acts
bave occurred in viglation thereof, whereby the lives
and p‘l;g;n‘ty of eitizens have been destroyed, the
right ee speech impaired, the performance of the
duties of the offices to which citizenshave been elect
ed, denied, the Jives of citizens so threatened as to
cause them to abandon their homes and property :
AND WHEREAS, “The protection of persous and
pnrny.is the paramount duty of Government, and
shall be impartial and e_yggiew o
AND WinEßgAs, The Sheriff of each countyis, by
law, charged with the preservation of life, property
and peace, in each county ;
Now, Therefore, I, Rufus B. Bullock, Governor,
and Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy of
the State of Georgia, and of the militia thereof, do
hereby issue this, my proclamation, charging and
commanding the said Sf{)erifl's, and each and every
other civil officer in every-county in this State, to see
to it that the lives and property of all citizens, and
the peace of the community, are preserved ; and that
all persons are protected in the free exercise of their
civil and political rights and privileges. And fur
ther to make known that for failure in the perform
anee of duty, the said Sheriffs and other civifwnfliceru
will be held to a striet accountability, ander the law.
All‘é,__to charge upoir every person, resident in this
State, that they render prompt and willing obedience
to the said Sheriffs nm{ other civil officers, under all
circumatances whatseever; and thatthey demand from
said officers, protection, when threatened or disturb
ed, in their person or property, or with denial of
political or eivii rights ; and, that failing to receive
such protection, they report facts to this department.
The following extract from General Orders No.
27, dated Oetober B, 1868, from Headquarters, De
partment of the South, is published for the informa
tion of Civil Otlicers and the general public, by
which it will be seen that said Civil- officers, will, in
performauee of their duties, be sustained by the mili
tary power of the United States.
Given under niy hand, aud the Great Seal of the
State, at the Capitol, in the city of Atlauta, this 9th
day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Independence
of the United States the ninety-thivda
Rurus B. BULLOCK,
By the Governor: Gevernor.
Davip G. CoTTING, :
Secretary of State. p
“HrapQ'rs, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
e Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 8, 1868.
General Orders, No. 27.
“WHEREAS, by an act of Congress of the United
States, approved March 2d, 1865, it is made the du
ty of the military authority to preserve the peace
at the polls at any election that may be held in any
of the States ; and Whereas, this duty has become
theamore imperative, from the existing political ex
citement in the public mind, from the recent organi
zation of civil government, and {rom the fact that
Congress has, by statute, prohibited the organization
of military forees in the several States of this Depart
ment, it is therefore, ordered,
“That the several District commanders will, as
soon as practicable, on the receipt of this order, dis
tribute the troops under their commands as follows :
»-*» » » :
In the District of Georgia:
One company 16th Infantry, to Albany.
One company 16th Infantry, to Columbus.
One company 16th Infantry, to Macon,
One company 16th Infantry, to Augusta.
One company 16th Infantry, to Washington,
(Wilkes county.)
One company 16th Infantry, to Americus.
One company 16th Infantry, to Thomasville.
One company (C.) sth cavalry, to Athens.
The company at Bavannah to be reinforced, should
occasion require, by such number of the men at Fort
Pulaski as can be spared from the post.
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“Detachments, when necessary, may be made to
points in the vicinity of each post; butin no case,
nor on any pretext whatever, will detachments be
sent without a commissioned officer, who will be ful
ly instructed by his post commander.
“Phe troops will be considered as in the field, and
supplied with the necessary camp equippage; the
men to be furnished with common tents lif practicable,
and if not practicable, with shelter tents. Com
manding officers are permitted to hire quarters, tem
porarily, wheun it can be done for reasonable rates;
“but this will not preclude the necessity of carrying
ing tents, as the commands, in all cases, must be in
readiness to move at the shortest notice, with all sup
plies required for their efliciency. A
“Distriet commauders will instruct Post Com
} manders in their duties, and the relative position of
the civil and military powers. They will impress on
Post Commanders that they are to act in aid and co
operation, and in subordination to the civil authori
ties ; that they are to_exercise discretion and judg
ment, unbiased by political or other prejudices ; that
their object should be exclusively to preserve the
peace and uphold law and order, and they must be
satisfied such is the object of the civil officer calling
on them for aid ; that they must in all cases where
time will permit, apply for instruction to superior au
thority, but thev must at all hazards preserve the
peace, and not be restrained by technical points,
when, in their couscientions judgment under the
rules above set forth, it is their” duty to act. Post
(‘ommanders on being notified of the proposed hold
ing of political meetings, may send an officer, and if
uecessary a detachment, to watch the proceedings
and see that the peace is preserved.
“To the people of the several States composing‘
the Department, the Major General Commauding ap
peals J\‘nt they will co-operate with him and the civil
authorities in snstaining law and order, in preservin
the peace and in avoiding those scenes of riot a.nfi |
bloodshed, and the wanton destruction of property
and life, which has already, in some instances, been
enacted in the Department. He urges abstinence
from all inflammatory and incendiary appeals to the
])unsions; discountenancing the keeping open of
iquor shops on days of political meetings and of
election ; the abstaining from carrying arms, and
asserting the individual right of construing laws by
force of arms. No just cause is ever advanced by
resort to violence. Let there be charity and forbear
ance among political opponents, whatever may be
the result ; let each good citizen determine that all
who, under the law, have the right to the ballot shall
exereise it undisturbed. If there are disputed points
of law, let them be referred to the Courts, and let not
mobs or political clubs, or other irresponsible bodies,
construe and undertake to execute the law. This
“appeal is made in the earnest hope that the Major
General Commanding can rely on the good sense
' and correct judgment of the mass of the people, and
that he will not be compelled to resort to the exer
cise of the power with which he is intrusted, and
which he will most reluctantly employ. But he
thinks it is his duty to make it known, that so far as
‘the power under his command will admit, ke will not
permit the peace tolbe broken, and that he will not be
restrained in the conscientious discharge of his duty
by technicalities of laws made when the present
anomalous condition of affairs were neither anticipa
ted or provided for.”
- By 6“101‘ of Major General MEADE :
| R. C. Druy,
A . A'G.
GEORGIA COBB €OUNTY:
W hereas, George H, Camp, Executor of the L ast
Will and Testameat of P. H. Prather, late of said
county deceased, haviog petitioned the undersigned
Ordinary of said conaty, showing that he desires to
resign his trust as Executor as afoiesaid for reasons
therein stated and having named Mrs. Jane Y.
Prather, widow of said deceused, who is qualificd,
willing and entitled. to accept said trust.
These are therefore to eite and admonish the said
widow and the next of kin of said deccased to ap
pear and show cause at regular Term of the Court of
Oirdinary on the first Monday in November next
otherwise letters of Admiuistration de bonis non with
the will annexed, will be granted to said Mrs. Jane
Y. Prather, at that term of said court. Given under
my hand as Ordinary, this September 30, 1868.
E. A. DOBBS. Ocdr.
R.H. M'Cutcheon & Bro's Column.
W E HAVE IN STORE AND
FOR SALE Y
500 PAIR
| -y
Home Made Shoes
OF THE ;
e} O e
JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE g
ONE CAR LOAD
-~ OR == : ~ g
VIRGINIA SALT <%
At §2.80 per Sack.
s §() § s 4
WE are again in the Fur Trade and will buy all
RAW FUR €KINS
Cauglit from the present Oct. 9th, 1368, until
SEYMOUR and BLAIR
Take their seats (in March next) at which
time we hope our Taxes will be less.
APPImATIAY 0. DR
8 0 ITCOTCERRN & ERE:
GROCERS
—AND—
GbAERAL COMIS 10V HERCHANT,
EAST SIDE'PUBLIC SQUAKE,
Marietta Georgia.
DEALERS IN
BACON, ;
LARD,
FLOUR,
PEAS,
CORN,
: MEAL.,
SYRUP,
MOLASSES, ,
MACKEREL,
SUGAR,
COFFEE,
TEAS,
SPICES,
SALT,
SODA,
STARCH,
CIGARS,
LIQUORS,
BROOMS,
BUCKETS,
NAILS,
FACTORY YARNS,
POWDER,
SHOT,
CAPS,
SOAP,
CANDLES,
TOBACCO, &c.,
BOOTS, SHOLS and LEATHER.
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Marietta, Georgia.
September 4th, 1868.—1 y.