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NEWN’A'N. GEORGIA.
SaturdayrMormng, February 22, 1868.
Laughable.—John Erskine, Judge of the
District Court of the United States for the
District of Georgia, in his decisions, speaks of
the “so-called Confederate States’’ like he
was soroabody. Where is Bill Arp?
FumiPA.—The Florida Convention recently
became discordant—the majority retiring from
the hall of deliberation. Both factions, major
ity and minority, proceeded to frame constitu
tions ar,d finished their work; but, having
grave doubts as to the propriety of their Con
away what they had done and l»egin anew,
i Tallahassee telegram of the 19th says:
fjfT"CottOTT j>oM in Atlanta last Tuesday for
17 1-2 to 1 Scents. Ditto in Newnan.
Alabama.—A Montgomery telegram of the
18th says, official returns from forty-two coun
ties have been received at District Headquar
ters, but, under an order from General Meade,
publication is refused. It is estimated that
09,000 negroes and 3.000 whites—total 72.000
—voted on the question of ratification. Half
of registered voters is 84,000. The Constitu
tion fails by 12,000.
JfTTt is stated that Sherman does not desire
to assume command of the new Military Di
vision recently created by order of the Presi
dent. The Senate has also refused to consent
to his being brevetted General.
The New Jersey Senate withdrew its assent
to the Fourtecth article by a vote of eleven to
seven.
If the South were powerless to defeat recon
struction under the Sherman hill the Northern
Democrats are not.
Watertown, Feb. 10.—The Democrats have
carried this town for the first time in fifteen
years.
Radicalism is dead, and time is only needed
for decomposition.
Washington, Feb. 20.—The President has
revoked the order assigning Sherman to the
command of the Atlantic, with headquarters
at Washington.
The President is always striking in the dark,
often makes unfortunate licks and is forced to
retract.
Anything PJ.sk.—Grant is anything else but
a great man. He is unreliable, as his conduct
towards the President in the Stanton case
proved. He is wanting in firmness, as demon
Btrated in his correspondence with Gen. Plan-
cock. He is not a scholar, as all the letters
and reports writteu by him show. He has
given no evidence of statesmanship, sobriety
or any other attribute belonging to one worthy
of presiding over the destinies of this great
nation. In fact, Grant’s reputation .is acci
dental—the growth of a night, as it were—and
we predict is destined to a speedy decay.
Gen. Gaktrell. — The Atlanta Opinion of
Thursday says: “ We understand that Hon. L
J. Gartrell will support the new Constitution,
aud that he will probably enter the field and
make a square stand up fight for ratification
under the reconstruction programme.’’
We hope the Opinion is in error. If Gen.
Gnrtiell so far forge ts his past, and his duty to
his country as to desert his race in the coming
contest, wc tell him he will yet curse the day
on which he was born. No forgiveness for
men who knowingly, willfully and basely aid in
surrendering Georgia to negro and Radical rule.
About through the List.
The Radical journals of Atlanta have devoted
considerable space,for the past six or eight days,
to cards, suggesting the names of different
members of the party for the offices of Governor
and Congressman. We think they have about
gone through the list. It would be very diffi
cult to find the names of any more whites he
longing to the party, and if all are candidates
who are spoken of, who will run for other State
and Federal offices? r>ut are not the publica
tions designed to induce those whose names
have been suggested to continue their present
part}* affiliations? The idea is: A sees his
name suggested in the public prints for Gover
nor or Congressman, and although he may
never be though of by nominating conventions,
still lie does not know but that his time will
come soon. Very good idea, for we are sure
the Radicals need the votes and inllucnce of
all who ever did belong to the party, aud can
not afford to lose one, and these public sugges
tions of A’s, B’s and C’s fitness to fill high
offices, are the cheapest way of rewarding party
friends that we know of. Another idea is,
that the Georgia Radicals are engaged in pub
lishing a list of their members, and, being so
few, have taken this method of concealing
their design.
Gentlemen, be liberal and slight none, and
ns you have gone thus far, if any modest
brother has been overlooked, hunt him up and
have his name in the papers.
Cotton.
The rise in the price of cotton, we are ap
prehensive, will finally result in evil to the
planter. In the first place, two-thirds of the
staple is already in the hands of the specula
tors, and not more than one-third in the hands
of the producer. One-third, then, of the
planting community - may derive an immediate
benefit; two-thirds are injured, because they
have sold their crops at 8 and 10 cents per
pound, and, if the rise is for a time only, will
be forced to pay advanced prices for their sup
plies.
This injury is slight and reaches only a cer
tain class. There may a result follow the rise
which we fear will reach the whole planting,
interest of the South. Excited by the high
price paid for the staple, there is much ap
prehension lest the planters will neglect to de
vote a sufficient breadth of land to the provis-
visionerop. and next fall will be heard through
out the limits of the cotton States a piteous
cry for bread. Communities will be forced to
send agents to ask alms of Western farmers,
and those who are able to buy will be com
pelled to pay exliorbitant prices for the “staff
of life, and planters will have no other re
source than to mortgage their crops and sub
mit to whatever price the bread-holder may
ask. If the present rise in cotton causes us to
witness such scenes, it would be better that
every bale of cotton was burned, though a dire
ful calamity indeed.
We do appeal to our planters to avoid this
state of affairs, and to make every reasonable
effort to produce an abundant provision crop.
Let our people become independent of the
V est, and then what cotton is raised, will sell
for sis much money as a larger crop. * Moreover,
the planters with full cribs of com can use
their own discretion about selling, and thus
avail themselves of all rises in the market.—
e believ e that our people’s high road to pros
perity lies through the corn-field.
ctemallv damn everv one whose name is con- of Grant is now started. ■ ® , °..***} . Jnm
netted with them in the eyes of all good peo- one word of it, and never will believe it nn
pie. Thev have attempted hv every possible Mr. Bell so writes or pub.lcly speaks. \,e
means to Induce some respectable men to run hope never to see such a letter, never lo near
for office. They have tried coaxing, bribery such a speech. In expressing this hope we
and sp- cious promises. Finally, they have are influenced by an ardent desire to see Mr.
resorted to the extremity of running their Bell do nothing which would tarnish his fame
names without their consent, under the hope 0 r injure hi? reputation as one of the hitherto
duct, sent for Gen. Meade, who proceeded to tD.-it. if elected, they will serve both the office statesmen of the Union.
Tallahassee and requested both sides to throw and the partv (hat placed them in it. But The Union need have no fears about the or-
X thev have hid but little success as yet. No
i man of character will submit to the infamy to
which it will consign him And now they are
unable to find a sufficient number of competent
men to hold the offices. The few that they
have, as a general thing, have neither charac
ter, credit or honesty. Those of them who
are Southern men will be scoffed at and spit
! three thousand millions of dollars which movement is likely to prove embarrassing TAT} TOTT\T 'pT'
they used to represent has taken the shape , to the President and create considerable ^ J3 j J
of a heavy burden upon the tax payers,! excitement when the facts are known. — '
“The Convention to-day, by a vote of 23 to
17. declared Billings. Sanders, Pearce and Rich
ardson ineligible, and their seats vacant.
“ Billings, by permission, defended his eligi
bility in a violent speech.
“ Excitement ran high, and the question of i npon by the present and fnlure generations —
eligibility was discussed to adjournment. j A sympathizing posterity will slit-d tears upon
After adjournment a negro delegate was t their graves, and tbeir children will dy from
attacked by the negroes, snpporteis of the Bil- ! the spot with ahudderings and disgust.’’
lings party, for voting against the expelled
members. One of the assailing p >rty shot in
the hip. ’
thodoxv of Mr. Bell. Its surmises in the
premises are quite correct. The old statesman
was never more devoted to civil liberty than
at the present moment.—Nashville Lnion.
The President's Very Latest.
the
Alabama News.
CONSTITUTION DEFEATED.
At the time of writing (Tuesday morning) it
is generally conceded that the Constitution,
framed by the Alabama carpet-baggers, has
l»een rejected. The exact vote for ratification
is not known. We are of the opinion that not
a thousand white men voted in the whole State.
THE CAUSE OF DEFEAT.
Notwithstanding the unalterable opposition
of the white men of that State to its ratifica
tion, still it is generally conceded that the
Radicals would have secured its ratification by
fraud, if the Democratic party of that' State
had not been thoroughly organized. As proof
of what we say, our Alabama exchanges are
filled with notices si mi la: to the following:
“ The Democratic Club in Baldwin, headed
by Dr. C. M. France, did ye Jinan’s service, and
kept down the poll to384 votes—less than rne-
third of the registered voters.”—Mobile Adv.
“ All honor is due to our worthy and inde
fatigable Sheriff, Mr. John T. Long, and the
gentlemen who assisted him, for the vigilance
displayed during the progress of the election
last week. From morning until night did they
watch with nnabating interest the dusky throng
of Alabama sovereigns as they swarmed around
the “pandora's box” of approaching desola
tion. All disorders, irregularities and frauds
were suppressed and avoided, as far as lay in
tlu-ir power, and it was not until after dark on
Saturday evening that they finally retired from
the scene of action, leaving the enemy cha
grined and demoralized for net having had a
bfctte’ opportunity to run the machine in his
own way and under more auspicious influences.”
Greenville (Ah.) Advocate.
THE EFFECT.
The committees in the different counties,
where they were permitted by the managers to
remain at the polls and challenge voters, took
down the names of all voters, distinguishing
white from black, and have had them publish
ed. As a consequence the Alabama papers are
filled with cards similar to those below, show
ing how damaging it is in Alabama to be con
sidered a Radical. It will be same in Georgia.
“Mr Editor: Please state in you* - paper that
the man G. W. LeFevre. who voted for the
Menagerie Constitution, does not belong to the
family of F. A. LeFrevre, or J. B. LeFevre, or
A. I. LeFevre. I make this request simply in
justice to my family’s honor, as I have been
accosted on the streets since the close of the
election and accused of having voted ; but,
thank God, I am able to proclaim to the world
that my family is not Radical.
“Respectfully, A. I. LeFevre.’’
Editors of Daily Register:
Gentlemen—Having seen the name of Alex
ander McCormick published in your paper as a
white man who voted at the recent election. 1
wish it distinctly understood that it is not the
Alexander McCormick who was so long in the
employ of Mr. Beroujon, and now in the em
ploy of the Gaieties Tlieatie.
Alex under McCormick. ’ ’
“ Ferrvary 28th, 1SG8.
“Mr. Editor: I see in your paper my name
as a candidate for County Commissioner. I
take this opportunity to say that it w;is put
there without my knowledge or consent, and I
cannot, under the circumstances, serve if elect
ed. Respectfully,
Coleman O’Gwynn.”
FRAUDS - THE MANNER OF CONDUCTING THE ELEC
TION.
The very latest version of what
President wants said to his constituents,
! is a letter from “Mack," detailing an in-
BA dical outrage. Urview on the 9th. We epitomize:
Not content with the perpetration of all! Johnson isn't “prostrate’ on impeach-
manner of frauds in some counties during the ment ; doesn’t “ writhe ” any.
f the election, the Radicals of “Let them go ahead. \V hen they
drawing from them all they can rake and
scrape to pay a larger rate of interest than
can be got of any other investment.
Highly Important.
respondent bet teem Generals Grant and Hancock.
The President evidently has been striking
in the dark in the matter, as a telegram
received to day from Gen. Sherman, now
in St. Louis, by his brother, the Senator
shows anything else than appreciation of
| the high compliment paid him.
The Lae 1M m Or- \ The General condemns the nomination
as one which should never have been
made, and being made, should never be
j confirmed. He does not stop there. His
indignation reaches such a pitch, he tele
graphs his brother his determination to re-
GREAT REMEBi
BILL’S CEDlfoF
AUTHENTIC DOCU^^,
Arkansas He;
TESTIMONY
-a rd
Stoney Point, White Co., Ark
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: fj.. V.'
was in Louisville purchasing d nrN
progress
Lowndes countv, enraged at the defeat of the
Constitution, broke open the Sheriff's office in
that county and extracted the boxes containing
the votes. The facts and the motives of the
rascals are given below. The reason the elec
tion was conducted fairly in Lowndes, we
suppose, is owing to the presence of a Demo
cratic Committee at the polls.
“The Montgomery Mail publishes a state
ment sigrn-d by a large number of the best
citizens of Lowndes county, giving the facts in
reganl to the lobbery of the sheriff "s office and
abstraction therefrom of the boxes containing
the votes of Lowndes county, cast by the ne
groes last week.
“ The vote of Lowndes county amounts to
2,587. against a registered vote of 4,054. The
boxes were stolen on Sunday night last, and
up to last accounts had not been recovered or
the thieves discovered. It was known at the
time in Hayneville that the netrro constitution
iiad been defeated, and the whites, therefore,
could have had no object in purloining the
votes ; and, besides, the good people of Lowndes
would not countenance sueh an outrage. There
is no doubt in the minds of all responsible
people, who are conversant with the facts, that
the Court House at Hayneville was forcibly
entered and robbed by the Radicals! Their
object doubtless was to throw the odium of
this bold outrage upon the white citizens of
tiie country, for the purpose of inducing Gen.
Meade to re-open the polls, and afford them
oppoitunities to perpetrate additional frauds."
The signers of the card say:
“The election was conducted fairly, impar
tially. and with justice to every voter, whether
white or black. A full and ample opportunity
was given to each and every voter to deposit
his vote, and although the polls were very
much crowded on the first days of voting, yet
there was full opportunity during the other
days to allow all to vote who desired to do so.
and before the polls were closed the voting had
entirely ceased, and the managers announced
to the public that, any one who desired could
bring in the charges I’ll try to answer
them, that’s all,” and he laughed as if he
didn’t believe the charges would ever
come.
Here is a new version of Grant’s diso
bedience :
“ Mr: Johnson referred to that part of
Gancral Grant’s correspondence in which
the General asks him to reduce to writing
tiie order given to him verbally, to disre
gard any order received from Stanton, un
less be knew it to emanate from the Ex
ecutive. “Here,” said he, “ Gen. Grant
asserts that 1 had given him such a verbal
older. 1 never did anything of the kind.
It was he himself who first suggested that
I could take such a course as to reduce
Stanton to a mere clerk, and it was this
suggestion from him, and not any verbal
order from me, that first brought the sub
ject up in that light
At this point the President produced
a letter from Gen. Sherman, dated Satur
day evening, January 18th. Sherman
says that it was the intention of himself
and Grant to call on Stanton, on the follow
ing Monday, to request him, for the good
of the country, to resign the office of Sec
retary oi War; but th .t he Icarus Grant
must go to Richmond,and he to Annapolis,
so that they can't call on Stanton on
Monday, but will do so at some other time,
and insist that he shall resign. Then
Sherman goes on to say that if Stanton
won’t resign it will be time enough to
look to “ ulterior considerations.”
“Now,” said the President, 1 these
uiterior considerations’ were nothing else
than the suggestions of Grant himself
that Stanton should be treated as a mere
Washington, Feb. 15.
In the House to day, the Speaker sub
mitted the following : j sign at once. Senator Shearman replied to
In compliance with a resolution of the the General begging him not to resign, | goire of yonr Sarsaparilla ;
House on the 14fh of February, I have an '^ sen 5 a no ’ e to the Military (. onmiitte, My
jthe honor to transu it herewith copies of requesting, in the name of the General, 9tm
I the correspondence betw en Gen Han- that the nomination be not confirmed
[cock and myself relative to the removal, | Sherman, in hisdispatch, ventures to pro
by General Hancock, of the Oounci linen
son-in-law, who
anij
Iron ft
was with
md Co
vote, but none at that time responded. This .
shows that full opportunity was given for all to j clerk, and confined strictly to the execu-
vote. _ tiou of duties imposed upon him by the
The boxes were left in the office of the . j e t(e r of the law. And \ et af ter having
Sheriff, where the election was held. This *
rocm is fire-proo , and has iron window shut
ters, and is otherwise a safe place ot deposit.—
This room seems to have been broken into by
prying loose the iron shutters of the window,
and the boxes thereby taken out.”
Meeting of the Conservative State Cen
tral Committee.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 13, 1868.
In response to a call from the Chairman the
Central Committee of the Conservative Party
of Georgia held a meeting at the Lanier House
in this city, this evening, and the Secretary
was instructed to spread before the public the
following extract of their proceedings:
“ Whereas, the only party at the North
which maintains the Constitution of the United
States as made and construed by the fathers,
and the union of the States thereunder, is or
ganized under the name of the National Dem
ocratic party ; and whereas, all men in that
dominant section of our common country,
without regard to differences of opinion upon
dead issues of minor consequences, embracing
the honored and illustrious names of Fillmore,
Wiuthrop, Doolittle, the Adamses, Dixon, Cow
an, and others too numerous to mention, are
either moulded into that great organization
oractiijg in cordial concert with it; and where
as close co-operation with that party is demand
ed by the instinct of self-preservation—the
first law of nature—as the only rational mode
of escape fr^ru the iron rule of military despo-
The manner in which the election was con- j tism, to be followed by a more humiliating
ducted in some of the counties of Alabama
sugge.-ted this and urged it upon me, lie
writes me a letter asking me to reduce my
“verbal order” to writing. It was his
own “ verbal order,” not mine.
Here the President evidently desires to
create the impression that Sherman is on
his side. But if he has been deceived in
Grant, he may be deceived in Sherman
also. . Besides, the National Intelligeucer
was trying to cypher Grant’s politics out
of Sherman’s record, only a few weeks
ago, on the assumption that they always
think alike. And the Intelligencer re
ceives its inspiration at the White House.
Speaking of Grant’s deception the
President proceeds:
“ That’s a fair Specimen of the way he
has been aeti lg ali along. This whole
matter is md the first or the only time he
has pla}ed that part. It’s only one of
a great many instances in which he has
grossly deceived me.
lie relates one instance:
I got a dispatch one day from Georgia,
telling me that Meade and Jenkins had
been in consultation, and that it was
probable that Meade would remove Jenk
ins. 1 sent for General Grant, and he
came over. I showed him the dispatch
in the City of New Orleans.
Very respectfuly.
Your obedient servant,
U. S. Grant, Gen.
New Orleans, February 7.
General U. IS. Grant:
I have removed nine members of the
City Council, two white and seven color*
ed, for contempt of orders of the military
commander, in proceeding to an election
for a Recorder for the seeond district,
and which is an elective office under the
laws by the people, and not by the Coun
cil. The attempt to hold the election was
made while I was absent in Texas, but
the Council was referred to Gen Sheri
dan’s order forbidding elections until re
construction is complete, without the au
tliority of the Commanding General.—
Nevertheless these members voted an im
mediate election, aud the project was car
ried. The election was about to be com
pleted when one or two members, more
timid than those, withdrew, thereby break
ing up a quorum.
A case in point is the order of General
Mower, of October in 1807, removing
the Jefferson City Council for a like of
fence. My action in this matter was in
accordance with the powergranted by the
reconstruction act, which allows a district
commander to suspend or remove per
6ons from office, and provide from time to
time for the performance of the duties of
persons removed, by appointment.
Winfield S. Haxcok.
test against being called to Washington,
to make it his headquarters. Sherman’s
dispatches relieved the Radical of much
of their apprehensions, and they are, ju-
I bilant to-night over the turn that things
fare likely to take. They claim Grant
j and Sherman are warm friends, and the
; purpose of the J’resident is to alienate
i them.
Jinti 5liiiu v riioctitinik
st °re, has been down with the rh ^ - 1
some time, commenced on the Bin ^
found his general health improve,’ V '
I>r. Gist, who has been in un
biul heal,i,
DR. J. S. DOBBINS,
SENl'SSW,
H AYING permanently located, respectfully
tenders his professional services to the
good people of Newnan and the surrounding
country. All work done at his office shall be
neatly and substantially executed in the most
approved style, and warranted to give satis
faction or the money will be returned.
Teeth inserted on Vulcanite Plate at the
following reduced prices:
Full Upper or Lower Sets $30
Upper and Lower Sets 50
All operations performed on the natural
organs with care, and the least possible pain
to the patient.
«^“TEKMS * CASH.
The best, references can be given if required,
ffsr* o dice up stairs over Johnson & Kirby’s
store, opposite Sargent’s, Greenville street,
Newnan, Ga. [February 23-3m.
fully explained in the article copied below from
the Greenville Advocate, referring to the elec
tion in that comity, where the Democratic
Committee were refused the privilege of chal
lenging illegal voters:
“ When the polls were opened on Tuesday
morning, a number of the
ters: They were refused th
Chief Manager, one Grover,
thorough and full-blooded
non need to these geiitlemc
thus shutting off every chance of challenging
on account of non-age or for other causes.—
The votes were being received and thrown into
the box without numbering, and without keep
ing a list of the voters as is requited by the
laws of Alabama, and as managers were re
quested to do by orders from the Chief of Reg
istration in the State. Possum, Parson, Scalii-
wag. Carpet-Bag. Sk<began Gardner, who is a
candidate for Probate Judge, was bossing the
concern, and when an applicant offered his
ballot his name was called out, Gardner, hav
ing control of the registration list, would aing
condition of negro supremacy, and whereas, | an( I told him I would not like Jenkins to
many of the Clubs, organized in the several ! be removed until I c-*uld hear something
counties of this State under the auspices of this niore about the matter. * He assurred me
Central Executive Committee, have already fch t , ^ See to it that Jenkins was
assumed theUemocnitic name, anti others have , ,
forwarded here their action requesting this ■ n °k removed. I thought this was enough i
est c
zens in the
■vise
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preventing
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illegal ve
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who
seems to be a
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it
every appii-
vote
whoso name
swe
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that it was,
Committee to assume the name of. and fuse
all Conservatives into the body of that party ;
therefore by virtue of iiie powers vested in us
by the Convention assembled in the city of
MaCon in December last.
“ Resolved, That this Committee assume the
name of, and be henceforth known as The
Central Executive Committee of the National
Democratic Party of Georgia,” and we recom
mend to the various Clubs at present organized
as Conservative Clubs, and to all the good
people of Georgial to form upon this the only
practical constitutional line, and rally under
this, the only banner left from the wreck of
the civil war, on which are still emblazoned
the fundamental truths taught by our fathers
of every party throughout the entire country-
“Tbe Constitution, the only bond of fraternal
Uniu
but judge of my surprise when the next
day I learned that Jenkins was removed.
I don’t believe Grant interierred at all, j
though he distinctly promised me he
would. That’s the kind of game he has
been playing all the time.
Alter the assurance that ‘that’s the
kind of game Grant has been playing all
along/ Mack naturally inquired whether !
or not the President understood Grant to
have been on his side all along. Here is
the reply:
“ Of course I understood him to be with
me all along, because I had his word for
it,’’said the President. “ He went down
Washington, February 8.
Major General W. S. Hancock. New Or
leans :
Suspend your order removing the City
Council of New Orleans until a full re
port of reasons are received. Answer by
mail. U. S. Grant, Gen.
Gen. Hancock under date of 9th writes
to Gen. Grant reiterating the reasons for
his action, given in his first letter, and
snys if he is not sustained he will ask to
be relieved from bis preseut command.
Washington, February 11.
Maj. Gen. W S Hancock, New Orleans :
If your order removing the City Coun
cil has been executed, and the new ap
pointees are in, you need not suspend the
order as directed.
IT. S. Grant, Gen.
New Orleans, February 11.
General U. S. Grant, Commanding the
United States Army :
The change in the City Council was an
accomplished fact when your dispatch of
the 9th of February was received, and
several appointees had already filed copies
of their oath of office. In my selection
I have appointed the best men to the of
fice, without regard to their political opin- ,
ions. All wait to take the required oath,
and the change will be of immense ad-!
vantage to the city*, as the poor of the !
city are dependent upon them.
Winfield S. Hancock,
Maj. Gen. U- S. A.
ESTR.1Y NOTICE.
T AKEN up by M. S. Johnson, of the 6933
District, G. M., one OX about four years
old, sides and legs red, white face and back,
marked with a split in the right ear and a
swallow-fork in the left. Appraised to be
worth Twenty Dollars.
Said Ox will be sold before the Court-house
door in Newnan, on the first Tuesday in March
next, if not claimed by the owner.
Feb. 23-11. WM. COLDSBERRY, C. I. 0.
them, and he also improved
Dr. Coffee, who has been in ,
several years -stomach and Ihn M
cd very much by the use of yoiir
deed the Cedron Bitters has' '
popularity in this settlement r [ .
sella great quantity of y„ur mir- I
fall—especially «f yonrcXm jSS 1
swpK-vu m,
ett & Neely. Respectfully, C. 8 \yA
Bull's Worm Destro
>vt
To my U. States and World-wide Eei-’l
1 have received many te.sf/r noni -,
fessional and medical nan, ns m '. ^' n
ami various publications have sf 1' 31
which are genuine. The follovrin-Tlf,
a highly educated and popular
Georgia, is certainly one o! the
communications l have ever recehli l
Clement knows exactly what hesn«fc, r j
his testimony deserves to he writt, •
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of gold. Hear what the Doctors
WORM DESTROYER:
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GEORGIA, COWETA COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern:
MANUEL BRITTON having in proper
rrn applied to me for permanent letters
of administration on the estate of Mary F.
Smith, late of said county, deceased:
This is to cite all persons concerned to be
and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, to show cause, if any they
can, why letters of administration should not
be granted on the estate of said deceased.
Given under my official signature, February
19th, 1868. B. U. MITCHELL, Ord’y. "
Feb. 23-30d.
GEORGIA—Coweta County.
\\T HEREAS William B. Brown, sr., admin-
T f istrator of William B. Brown, jr., rep
resents to the Court in hr3 petition, duly filed
and entered on record, that he has fully ad
ministered William B. Brown’s, jr., estate:
This is therefore to cite and admonish all
persons concerned to show cause, if any they
can, why letters of dismission should not be
granted on the first Monday in September next
Given under my hand and official signature
February 19th, 1868.
Feb. 19 6m. B. H. MITCHELL, Ord’y.
FLETCHER LEAK.
WELLBORN SIMMONS.
From the Louisville Courier.
The President and the Crisis.
! time as to the proper action of the people of
out, 1 all right!’ and the lovely missive went into j Georgia upon the proceedings of the Conven
tion at Atlanta.
“ Resolved, That the Committee urge upon
our friends in the several counties to perfect
iie box, rejoicing. Under this arrangement,
detection was out of the question. If Gardner
is mean enough he had everv possible chance
ion-*equal rights to every State, the only j "’ ' , , . , . T
true construction of that bond.” j South, anil came back more lor me -.han L
“Resolved, That it would he premature, in j was for myself. He wrote a report that
else
- g6t
the Southern States back into the Union,
as I had started out. He called on me
freqeuently for a long time after the eon-
"nesonea, mat u wouiu ne premature, in , was lor myseii. rie wroic a lepoiu n
view of the purposes of our late Convention in j encouraged me more than anything e
the appointment of this Committee do express j , d d(J t0 perserve in the effort to <
any opinion cr give auv advice at the present , , v, , , . , TT
* .. .i , , 's.iiiniArn Sf-jlfli nnf»L- infn tnP l.nif
the list or not. If Gardner whs not there for j stitution of our country, deserves and receives
the express purpose of defrauding, why was j from our honest and patriotic men wherever
he there at all? An honorable man could not ■ found, their unstinted respect and admiration;
be induced to manage an election, and he him- j and that, as men loyal to the Constitution, we
self being a candidate. Y'et Gardner w:is run- | desire to give public expression to our commen-
uing the concern at his own pleasure. The i datum of his course.’
True extract from tlie minutes.-
J R. Sneed, Sec’y.
Th.e Hon. John Bell.
paragraph from the
We copy the follow
shelbwilie Union :
English language does not contain words suffi
cient to convey an accurate idea of the con
tempt with which we regard such a man.—
Gen. Hayden and the Chief of Registration,
Mr. Hatchett, were written to, and the situa
tion made known to them. On the next day-
orders came to turn Gardner out, also to allow
voters to be challenged, and that the election i
should be conducted according to the laws of | This once able statesman is still alive, and
Alabama. Gardner went out sorrowing, but j ij ves 0TCr on the Cumberland now. He is new
the other orders were not complied with. ^ The j up «- ar d of seventy years of age, and compared
old villain who managed the farce, only re- ■ with his former sc-if is bat a wreck. His
marked upon receiving it. ‘ that he did xiot ; health is by no means good, and be but awaits
ha\e time to hold a court, ami tuns the thing i t ],e dread summons which must take him from
went on. One name was voted for another e;irth t0 - eternity. Aware of his feebiene-
where any similarity existed. Negroes Horn aad with lhe « u bUety of a serpent, some m
his hitherto- fri&uis who are
troversy between me and Congress had
JO lUCWlI ilO AJ.4VA V 1 011 [A«WII'1L ViJtAJJVV. | VU1 111 LliUO *.I UIO CVHI.ll WUIIULC IV |.*tr I irU-w J j 1 * A U . . I •
of committing fraud without detection; for tbeir organizations at the earliest day possible, j commenced, and it he meant anything
he held the lists, and the names voted were | and report to the Secretary of this Committee by what he said, he was my friend and
not taken down or numbered. All Gardner j “Resolved, lliat the tearless stand taken ; supporter He never talked politics very
had to do was to give the command and the j and maintained by President Andrew Johnson, j much bccanse Grant always pretended he
vote was received whether the name was on for the rights oi the whole people and the Con- I . J r . , . ,
mdn t know anything about it; but he
didn't seem to regard reconstruction as a
political question. He suddenly turns
up as a Iiadical candidate for the Presi
dency; and that was the first I kuew of
his opposition to me.”
The President’s views of the financial
situation are just, and rather original in
their presentation:
“ The fact is,” said he, “ fhat before
the war, there were three thousand mil
lion dollars worth of property in slaves
in the South, distributed so as to create
an aristocracy, which controlled the South,
and, through the South, the country.—
The war destoyed both the property and
the aristocracy. But now we find that
the property only disappeared from the
number* upon making affidavit that they “were I “ ls uHoer.o-™« s ; wno are now Radicals. | South to appear in the North in another
registered. Of course these were instructed | have ‘ n J Ta i _ b I*_ P _ J: a “ d . bav i p ' ; ** said - j -nape, ana to create, an aristocracy and a
other counties voting on the first day in great
considerable number have voted more than
once, there being no written lists kept by
which it could be detected, borne voted first
in their own names, and then afterwards voted
in the name of parties that they knew would
not be here. One negro being asked how many
times he had voted, replied that * he did not
know—five or six times, he reckoned.’ An
other offered his ballot but the name could not
be found ; no her name was given, and that
could noi l*e lound ; a third was given with no
better success, finally his ballot was received
upon making affidavit that fie had®bgistered.
hut that he did not remember the name!—
! extorted from him a lemark in which he ex
pressed a desire to see General Grant elected
President. Such at least is the report. We
do not beiieve if. We do not believe that Mr.
Bell ever expressed such preference. What
ever he may have said favorable to Grant, was
said long before Grant had manifested a desire
to throw himself into the arms of the Radicals
—long before Grant had signified his willing
ness to become a dictator over ten sovereign
States. Drowning men, however, catch at
straws, and hence the effort of the Tennessee
Radicals to get the use of John Bell’s name in
order to aid them in keeping “ old Whigs ” out
of the Democratic party. It is for this reason
political p*ower in the shape of bonholders,
more destructive of the Government than
the slave-holding aristocracy wtft, because
a continued burden upon it—drawing up
on the resources of the country to sup
port it, aud adding not one cent to to the
productive interests. The three thousand
millions of slave property, while it was
an evil, it was at the same time a good,
for it increased the productive resources
of the nation. But now we find the four
millions of negroes a charge upon the
Those villainous and abominable frauds will that the report stating Mr. Bell to be in favor country, instead of a benefit to it, and the
Three Hiyhly Important Movements—Consternation
Among the Rabicals—Gen l Sherman Indignant.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 14.
Developments seem to indicate that
Johnson has assumed the offensive, with
the determination to carry the war into
Africa. But appearances are deceptive,
and things are fearfully mixed at the na
tional capital.
Within the past twenty-four hours the
President has made three important moves,
all calculated to alarm the Radicals and
to produce an impression in the country.
We have had a rapid succession of
nominations. Lieut. General • Sherman
as brevet-General, the creation of a new
military department, styled the Military
Division ot the Atlantic, headquarters at
Washington, and third ordering General
Thomas Adjutant General of the army, to
report, wLich has been filled for the last
six years by assistant Adjutant General
Townsend. The latter order is significant
in view of those which precede it. Mat
ters of a private and personal character
caused General Thomas to be detailed to
duty elsewhere, and his sudden restora
tion was not anticipated.
As to the purpose for thus establishing
a new division, and fixing headquarters at
Washington, he may or may not choose to
explain. Yi’e have now Gen. Grant, com
manding the United States Army, head
quarters Washington. We have Brevet
Brigadier General Emory, commanding
department at Washington, headquarters
here. We have also Lieutenant Colonel
Wallace commanding the garrison of
Washington, with headquarters here.
The second order has been followed by
resolutions of inquiry from Senator Wil
son, calling on the President for the au
thority fo r creating a new military divis
ion. While his authority is denied in
the Senate, it will be found, on this point
the President is perfectly secure.
The Radical inquiry dow is. why has a
new military district been formed, and
another General with headquarters at the
Federal capital, appointed.
Still more important is the movement,
io regard to General Sherman. The
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V ALKER Conn I
June 2a ljs
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LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER.
Benton Barracks, Mo., April 30,lij
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Knowing the
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I was wounded about two years ago-
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(Japt. C. P. Johnson,
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Johnson.
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