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<® jje licmnair Hudit.
NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
SfcttudayMorning, February 29, 1868.
Oood-Friday is the last Friday of the la«t
week of Lent, and is the day of the enicifcuon.
Tiie shadow having reached its deepest phase
on this day the Tmefjrae—a service signifying
darkness—is celebrated by the Catholic church.
vers? This law does not meet the wants of TB6 War Department Imbroglio
the people.
What, then, yoa may ask, is my remedy ? 1
am in favor of relief in any shape that the
people desire it. If they want air extension of
Confab between Messrs Stanton and Thomas— The Of
ficial Isgal Zhxuments.
Easily Answered.
OhT cofrespomient ”T” i# easily disposed of.
In some very material particulars he misquotes
our words or meaning, and in other respects
makes many egregious blunders.
He admits that any act or ordinance repudia-
hourteen yellow candles, representing the \ ir- ; the Stay Law, I am in favor of that; if they Our dispatches have notified ns of the
i gin. Apostles and women, are lighted, and want the Homestead Law or Repudiation, I
I fourteen psalms are chanted, and at the con- =h:i!I not object. My individual notion at the
charge as? Secretary of War; and your
affiant further states on oath, that .he is
informed and believes thathe said Thomas
has, in the said City of Washington, and
district aforesaid, assumed and attempted
to exercise the duties of Secretary ol V\ ar,
and to issue orders as such ; and your si
lt matters not how just
elusion of each one a candle is extinguished
until aTl are blown out, when a noise similar
to that of an earthquake is heard, an 1 dark
ness prevails until dwindled by the glorious
sun of Easter. Thus concludes Lent.
A few reflections and we are done. Have not
the American Congress, long before Good-Fri-
in
peopi
*• nrivate debts is unconstitutional. That V T - , , "
ting private day, extinguished ten brurlit lights, and kft ii
tthoolff etfd af! coBtrorersy, and «ouW Wore darUn „, n , ini „„ 5 of ", , Lw
any cour. m g not crucl f le( j the Constitution, scoffed and spit
..j nroner an act or ordinance may be, yet it i ......
and proper an . _ . .. i upon its upholders, an»I withheld from their
it is in admitted violation of the Constitution
close of the war was, and it is yet unchanged,
that the debts of the country ought to be
scaled in proportion to the robbery sustained
by each individual debtor.
What now, Mr. Editor, is your remedy? If
you are opposed to any kind of relief say so.
Don't be afraid to tell it. But for the sake of
the people and the good of the eo .ntrv, do not
; try to saddle flits position on the Conservative
party. I know many good and true men o
that party who desire and merit relief. I be-
arrestand admission to hail of General fiaDt j 3 a i lSO informed and believes that the
Thomas for his original effort to become , sa jj Lorenzo Thomas
Secretary of \Yar, ad interim. Y\ hat fol- threatens that he will forcibly remote
lowed is given in the dispatches to the your complainant from the building and
i j .. the apartments ot the becretary or \\
that the Senate take ortier for the ap- pll) lf)TJ]YT "DTTT T v
pearauoe of said Andrew Johnson to an- ^ Jj \J JLiXj
swer to said impeachment.”
Wade said : ' The Senate will take or
der in the premises/
Special Committee. Howard, Trumbull,
Morton, Konkling, Edmunds, Pomeroy
and Johnson-, were appointed to examine
GREAT REMEOIEs.
giws out and impeachment matter and report proceed
ings.
BILL’S CEORON BITTERS.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
the apartments ot the becretary ot war
in the War Department, and forcibly take
possession and control thereof under the
Western Press, under date of midnight,
Feb. 22, as follows :
At half past eleven o’clock. General l a j,j pretended appointment by the Presi-
Lorenzo Thomas having just been releas- ' j ent 0 f t } ie United States as Secretary of
ed on bai 1 bv Judge Carter, presented ^’ ar a( j interim, and your affiant alleges
himself at tlve door and told Mr. Staatou j the appointment under which the
f that he would like to see hiim
said Th-omas claims to act and hold and
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United States, the courts would be j ® ' Tn ^ ^ em by i lieve it is ttie voice of three-fourths of the with anything he had to say.
Mr. Stanton requested him to proceed , perform jhe duties of Secretary of War is
of the
forced to declare it of no effect. It is worse
than folly to argue before a court the propriety j
of an act which violates a Constitution which j
the court is sworn to upbobb 'V “ * f t ch a»e away the darkness of tire great Southern
Constitution may be changed to effect future , w .. f _, * |
a noise which sounds to their ears like unto an
earthquake? But. thank for the fact, as
sum of Heaven dispels the gloom of
Catholic Lent, so will the sun of Democracy
party. Let us all, then, ding to it ami vote Gcu. J homas remarked tnat he had
wholly unauthorized and illegal, ami that
the said Thomas, by accepting such ap-
- V I debt—this party acq-ries ed, under protest, to 1 to do SO by the President of the United
j comes the resurrection, ah! yes, the resurrec
tion of our liberties, and a victory over the
vile misrule of Radicalism — Satan’s twin
brother.
, , . 1 political lxnt. We feel cheered by the hope
contracts, but the courts are powerleiw to make ; ^ 3 v
that chance and so is one State. Iwenty six j
tnai cu K ■» j , quake sounds at Washington are ominous
Kbitrs must give their consent to any amend- j ,, ,
biausm s b ,,./.*•» *• . I the presence of a Good-i nday. Erelong there
in nr alteration of the Constitution of ; J ”
ment tO Oi alter I C( - Jlnps the nsnrrwtifin ah > vnu t} w ri-cnrnv.
the United States.
Our correspondent is mistaken when- he says
such acts or ordinance* as we have been writing
of are ex post fado. Only penal statutes can be
long to that class of forbidden acts. Again is
our correspondent in error when he says the
Bankrupt Act is unconstitutional. The Consti-
tutionr in express words, gives Congress the
power to pass snch acts.
The position of onr correspondent that the
poor men of the country—those not owning
over $600 or $600 worth of property—arc the
ones who need relief (repudiation) is totally
erroneous. Such men are already relieved by
the laws of Georgia, which exempts more than
that amount of property to each head of a
family. The men Who owe large amounts and
arc in possession of a vast deal of property,
are, in our opinion, the loudest in their de
mands for repudiation. Their reasons are ob
vious.
Wo admit that there are thousands of
the robberv that reduced us to penury and £?«*.» le— ,
o„ rf ,l over-that *. ^ | »“ .’Sf’Sd'Sd ^ S
r t unreasonable to suppose that it win obey tne : p y . .
01 1 r 1 1 • , , . , f nn room to perform his duties as Adjutant
unlawful and miniman bchest3 of a.n insane | " J
and God-forsaken Congr-ss, and listen not to 1
;ood
and true men who are involved, and whose
ability to pay was partially swept away by the
result of the late war, and that to require of
them one hundred cents in the dollar of their
indebtedness would be unjust. But are there
not thousands of creditors who hold demands
upon those who are now rich, or at least fully
able to pay all they owe, while they, the cred
itors, are in poverty? What justice, in Heav
en’s name, is there in robbing the poor creditor,
perhaps a widow or orphan, disabled soldier or
infirm man or woman, to enable the rich hut
dishonest debtor to ride, dress and live in still
greater splendor. The thought is preposterous
and revolting. Our correspondent should re
member that there are two sides to every ques
tion. We think the claims and condition of
both debtor and creditor should he considered,
and not those of the debtor alone.
Our position is simply this: Every man who
owes a just and fair debt, founded on value re
ceived, should pay it voluntarily, if able ; and if
he has not the will but the ability, the law
should force him to do it. On the other hand,
creditors should consider the losses of them
selves and debtors and settle on the principle
of justice and equity. Of course no man ought
to pay any unju6t demand.
We arc now done with this subject, and in
oenoluuon we innat sav that we are vastly
pleased with the position of our correspondent,
viz: .that the action of the Radical Convention
on repudiation is a trick to deceive. His ad
vice is wholesome. AVe hope and believe it
will be followed. If “T,” who is a worthy
and good citizen, sees fit to write another arti
cle, as foreshadowed, and will avoid personali
ties and confine himself to argument in com
batting the gentleman's position referred to,
and which we omitted, we will publish it,
otherwise we cannot, as we deprecate commu
nications of that character.
Lent.
Weary of the “ Stanton-Johnson Imbroglio,”
“Reconstruction,” “NegroSupremacy,” “Ne
gro Conventions,” and politics in general, we
will on this day (Ash-Wedncsday) think and
write on this, the greatest of Catholic fasts.—
In other words, gloomy over the prospects,
having passed the penumbra, we are in the
beginning of “ the great affliction,” and have
determined to discourse on the gloomy subject
of Lent. AVhat is Lent? The word is derived
from the Saxon, and indicates a spring fast.—
Lent is a fast observed by Catholics and Epis
copalians, of forty days duration, besides Sun
day. It ends on Easter. “ Easter-day is the
first Sunday after the full moon which bappeus
upon or after 21st day of March; and if the
full moon happens upon Sunday, Easter-dav is
the Sunday after.” Easter-day this year falls
upon the 12th of April. Low-Sunday is the
19th of April. Running back seventy days we
come to February 8th. which day is the begin
ning of pre-Lent, which lasts until Ash-AA'ed-
nesday, which season (we mean pre-Lent) is
styled the penumbra—the shadow of the grdat
approaching fast. The last Monday of pre-Lent
is Collop-Monday, because the ancient Anglo-
Saxons, that day being the last of flesh-eating,
cut their fresh meats into steaks or cullops and
hung it up until the conclusion of Lent. The
next day is called Pancake or Shrove-Tuesday,
because it was formerly a custom to eat pan
cakes on that day and to get shrived. This
day is the close of pre-Lent, and is the time of
High Carnival. (Carnival is derived from car-
nis and tale—farewell to flesh.) We suppose
our readers are familiar with the mode of cel
ebrating High Carnival, and hence we will not
consume time on this branch of the subject.
The following day is Ash-AA'ednesdav, the
first day of Lent. Ash-AYednesday derives its
name from the custom which early prevailed
in Rome of the priests blessing palm ashes and
sprinkling them on the heads of the people, to
remind them that they must return to dust
and ashes. Ash-AA'ednesday occurs this year
on the 26th of February. The Lenten season
extends from this day to the close of Easter-
even.
The origin of this fast is supposed to be as
follows: Christ, while on earth, said, “ But the
day will come when the bridegroom will he
taken away from them, and then shall they fad.”
Hence the early Christians “ began their annu
al fasts on the afternoon of the day on which
they commemorated the crucifixion, and con
tinued it until the morning of that of the res
urrection, a period of about forty hours. The
Oms of fasting was 6 na Uy lengthened to forty
day* mnanuch ^Christ once fasted forty days.
. * ° was » after much discussion,
taxed to be *>><4. between * .v w > j .
v, . _ * Between Ash-AYednesday and
Kaater. But we must hasten.
Communicated.
Stay Law, Repudiation, &c.
CHAPTER I.
Ala Editor: I am not in the habit of scrib
bling for newspapers, not being so fond of
seeing njyself in print as some; but from the
position that you and others have taken, and
are trying to force, as it were, vi el armis, I feel
a slight inclination just now to jot down a few
random thoughts.
Let me remark, rn the first place, in the way
of explanation, that I am owing some money,
but that there is as nincb again due me as I
owe; so that the sentiments I here express,
are not actuated in the Ien3t by self-interest—
the great and controlling vice of the present
day. I will remark further, that, fet the gov
ernment act as it may, it is my intention to
pay the last cent that I owe as soon as I pos
sibly can do so.
It seems, .Mr. Editor, to be a very common
idea with you that he who advocates repudia
tion is insane. When you sav that no sane
man will contend that repudiation is consti
tutional, I agree with yon. AA'e all admit that
stay laws, bankrupt laws, homestead arws and
repudiation are unconstitutional—being expost
facto laws they are in their very nature uncon
stitutional. But because a measure is uncon
stitutional, it does not necessarily follow that
it is wrong or unjust. Constitutions are made
for the administration of light ami justice,
and it is hardly possible to lay down any fun
damental ruje, outside of an axiomatic propo
sition, that will stand the test of a century,
without an exception; and whenever these
exceptions arise, the people, the same power
that established the rule, have a right to set it
aside. This proposition was demonstrated a
thousand times over during our late war.—
Whenever the Constitution failed to meet the
exigencies of the times, it was set aside and
other laws established in lieu thereof/
So, nine or ten years ago, first from a frown
of Providence, it became apparent to the citi
zens ot Georgia that a Stay Law was necessa
ry to save her people from bankruptcy and
ruin. The idea was almost universal. Geor
gia passed the Stay Law. It was unconstitu
tional, and the Courts have so decided in
every ease that has come to my knowledge.—
Now, sir, do you not believe that that law,
though unconstitutional, proved a blessing to
the State ? Do you not believe that our ar
mies, if Georgia and other Southern States
had not resorted to it. would h:.ve fallen to
pieces ere the close of 1S63? Do you n,t
believe that if every Confederate law had
proved as salutary and efficient as this, tliai
the result of the war might have been differ
ent? This Stay Law wait a blessing to the
country up to the close of the war, without a
doubt; aud, at its close, the same, and per
haps a still greater, necessity for relief still !
existed. Our cities had been burned and de- |
populated—our country fifhd people robbed— 1
in tact, ruin and desolation was written on the
face of everything.
with it; it is the only hope and salvation of, come to discharge the duties ot becretary j pointtuent, aud thereunder exercising and
this country. This party repudiated the war j ot War ad iuterim, having been ordered ! attempting to exercise the duties oi bec
retary oi War, has violated the filth sec-
tiou of the act above referred to, and
thereby has been guilty of a high misde
meanor, and subjected himself to the
pains and penalties prescribed in the filth
section against any person committing
such offense, whereupon your affiant prays
that a warrant may be issued against the
said Lorenzo Thomas, and that he may
be thereupon arrested and brought before
your Honor, and thereupon he may be
dealt with as to law and justice in snch
case appertaining.
Edwin M. Stanton.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this
the 21st day of Feb., A. D., 18G8.
D. K. Carter,
Chief Justice.
After a long conversation with Robert
J. Walker Gen. Thomas left his office.—
It is reported that Mr. Walkers advice to
him was to remain passive and to earry
out all orders of the President, but await
the actions of the court and not forcibly
eject Mr. Stanton. Geu. Grant took no
part in the controversy between Mr. Stan
ton and Gen. Thomas. After General
Thomas left, the friends of Mr. Stanton
also left. After leaving the War De
partment, Gen. Thomas in company with
Robert J. Walker, went to Grant’s bead-
quarters, thence f to the White House,
where he was admitted without delay.—
Attorney General Stauberry, Secretary
Wells and A. J. Kenedy, were present
at the interview. Gen. Thomas conversed
at some length with the President., giving
an account of his interview with Mr.
Stanton; then the President withdrew
to the library with Mr. Stanberry where a
private consultation was had.
In a short time the President reappear
ed and wrote out some order which was
borne away by Col. Moore. It was ru
mored that this was a peremptory order
to Mr. Stanton to withdraw forthwith
from the War Office.
the cries and petition of our own down-trod
den people. %
One word in regard to the Convention. It
has, as all know, repudiated the debts. This,
fellow-citizens, is a trick to deceive. They
use repudiation as a cloak for the filth and
corruption, the disgrace and dishonor that they
would force upon us. Like the angler, they
have presented, as they imagine, an enticing
bait that will enable them to use the deadly
point that it conceals. Let us be ou our guard.
Tne Constitution they frame will be beneath
the dignity of a free and honorable people.—
Tbe iniquity and corruption of universal suf
frage, in the nostrils of high-minded men, stink
to the very heavens. Let us, then, vote it
down, and save our honor, though we should
lose the rags from our back3. T.
1 Gen. Thomas replied that he had been
ordered by the President to be Secretary
of War ad interim, and he intended to do
it.
Mr. Stanton replied that he should not,
and again ordered him to his own room ;
and denied the power of the President
to make any sueb an order.
Gen. Thomas said that he would not
go; that he should obey the order of the
President, and not obey the orders of Mr.
Stanton.
Mr. Stanton remarked that “as Secre
tary of War i order you to repair to your
own place as Adjutant General.”
Thomas— 1 1 shall not do so/
Stanton—‘Then yon may stay as long
as you please if the President orders you ;
but you cannot act as Secretary of War/
Thomas—‘I shall act as Secretary of
War/
Gen. Thomas then withdrew into a
room opposite, being the general receiving
room. Stanton immediately followed him,
after some conversation :
Stanton—‘ Then you claim to be here
as Seretary of War, and refuse to obey
my orders ? ’
Thomas—‘ I do sir. I shall require the
mails for the War Department to be de
livered to me, and shall transact all the
business of the War Department/
At this juncture Gen. Grant and Aid
came in. Geu. Grant said playfully to
Mr. Stanton , ‘Friend, I am "Surprised to
find you here; I supposed you would be
at my headquarters for protection/
The following is the warrant for the
arrest of Gen. Thomas:
United States of America, Dis
trict of Columbia—To David S. Good
in, United States Marshal of the District
of Columbia: I, David K. Carter, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, hereby command you
to arrest -Lorenzo Thomas, of said District
forthwith.
The following is the affidavit of Hon.
E. M. Stanton, on which tbe warrant was
issued : „
To Hon. David K. Carter, Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of the District
Columbia, comes Edwin 31. Stanton, of
the City of Washington, iu said District,
and upon oath says that on the 2lsfc day
of February, A. D. 1868, he, the said
Edwin 31. Stanton, duly held the office of
Secretary of War under and according to
the constitution and laws ot the ’ United
I States ; that he had, prior to said 21st of
*3 0 5 50 Februar y> A* D. 1868, been duly nomina-
G. Al. Han vet, Treasurer.
Treasurer’s Office, (
Communicated.
To the Citizens of Newnan.
In the last week’s issue of this paper I find
an editorial, calling attention to the condition
of the finances of the city, and asking the cit
izens to keep the remaining outstanding city
bonds in circulation, &c., &c. A\ T e fully appre
ciate the good intentions of our public spirited
editor, and, to sustain his statement, I here
with place before you an official abstract from
the Treasurer’s books, hoping that it may give
the desired confidence in placing it on par val
ue with green backs.
You will observe from this abstract that we
have not only met the current expenses of our
own administration, but have reduced the
debt of t lie preceding year from $1,464 to $542,
thereby placing the finances of the city in a
healthy condition compared to that in which
we found it. Then the bonds were passing at
par, aud now we are neither encumbered with
old or new debts, and have only $600 in actual
issue, with taxes due to the amount to reduce it
to $325. Yet these bonds must remain locked
up in the hands of the holders, for what? It
cannot be for want of confidence in its redemp
tion ; for if so, why recoguize it as money
when so much was in circulation, when now
there is a much less amount outstanding than
will be required to pay this year's city tax.
I offer this statement, not asking alms for
the city, but leave it to tbe judgment of the
citizens, and particularly the merchants, wheth
er it would not prove a mutual benefit to both
city and merchant to keep it iu circulation.
Joscru AY. Wiley, Mayor.
EXTRACT FROM TREASURER’S BOOK.
Debt outstanding, City Bonds included, $541 25
Solvent Executions in hands of City
Marshal, 21G 75
Sixth Day’s Fight—Feb. 2&.
THOMAS IN COURT.
Gen. Thomas appeared in court with ;
his counsel. Judge Carter issued a sub
poena tor Stanton, with h s commission
and other documents. Pending its service
the Court proceeded to other business.
Stanton’» lawyers asked for a postpone
ment. but Thomas’ lawyers objected.
Gen. Thomas’ Kail surrendered him,
and he was a prisoner. A writ of habeas
corpus was demanded, but Judge Carter
Hold Thomas to go hence-
This closes the matter, unless the Grand
Jury takes cognizance.
It is expected that a new quo warranto
against Stantou will be applied for.
EXAMINING WITNESSES.
Upon the Impeachment articles the
House Committee examined Gen. Emery.
Serious differences are reported in the
Committee.
The idea that the Radical troubles are
thickening prevails, though no tangible
facts transpired.
Stanton announced that he had receiv
ed a subpoena and would obey at noon,
but as the case had been thrust out ol
court no further proceedings would be
had.
STANTON’S REQUISITION HONORED.
3IcCuiloch honored Stanton’s requisi
tion to-day for various amounts on account
of the War Department.
Stanton did not go to the Department
to-day.
SENATORS IN DOUBT.
Several Senators expressed their doubts
about the conviction of the President for
a violation of the Tenure of Office bill,
therefore, the impeachment charges will
embrace seven or eight counts
Oin.
! Arkansas Heard Fr
| TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL >I F v
- - -
Stoney Point, White Co.,:Ark. MavM ■*,
Dr. John Bull-Dear Sir: List Febr'n!!,
... J.O
was in Louisville purchasing drugs, anfl re 1
some of your Sarsaparilla and Cedron'ft:*Ai 0t
My son-in-law, who
RENEWAL OF THE JOHNSON AND
STANTON FIGHT.
Continued from the Fourth Page.
Fourth Day’s Fight—Feb. 24.
BOTH SIDES.
The reception at the White House, to
night is remarkable for the unusual crowd,
sbaonoo of Hadioal nffi-riala and pre
of foreign representatives. Dispatches
of encouragement to both parties continue
to come. The Radicals in some localities
have fired fifty to one hundred guns in
honor of the House resolutions.
Seventh Day’s Fight—Feb 27.
THOMAS SUES STANTON.
Thomas lays damages against Stanton
at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Thomas applies for a quo warranto against
Stanton. The President takes no part in
the proceedings.
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DR. C. D. SMITH
R ETURN’S thanks to a generous public for
their liberal patronage, and will con
tinue the practice ol his Profession. Partic
ular attention given to Obstetrics and the Dis
eases of AVomen aid Children. Motto, “Live
and let live.’’ May be found at his Drug Store
in the day, and at his residence near the depot
at night. [February 20-tf.
FLETCHER LEAK.
WELLBORN SIMMONS.
Fifth Day's Fight -Feb. 25.
GRANT AND TIIE ARMY.
GROCERS & PRODUCE DEALERS
Roarks Corner,
(N e a -r Whitehall,)
City of Newnan, Ga., Feb. 27, ’68. )
and appointed to the said office of Secre
tary for the Department of War by the
President of the United States, and that ! army are a unit in support of Congress.— |
A special dispatch sent hence, north
ward, says Grant in a conversation with ;
Senator Wilson, said the officers of the -A-TXj.A.I'TT-A-., Ct -A L
Cedroa Bitters
. , waa w ith me in u
store, has been down with tire rheumatism f
seme time, commenced on the Bitters and.
found his general health improved ’
Dr. Gist, who has been in bad health trM
tnem. and he also improved. ' *”
Dr. Coffee, who has been in bad health <
several years —stomach and liver affected_; m ‘ CT
ed very much by the use of your Bitter
deed the Ccdron Bitters has given von In *
popularity in this settlement. ' I think I 'Ti-'
Sell a great quantity of your raedri-w^
fall—especially of your Cedron Bitters and sT
saparilla. Ship me via Memphis, care of pjJ'-
ett & Neely. Respectfully, c. B.
Bull’s Worm Destroyer.
To my U. States and World-wide Headers.
I have received many testimonials from nr
fessional and medical men, as my aim,an
and various publications have shown
which are genuine. The following letter f ro l‘
a highly educated and popular^hveician in
Georgia, is certainly one of the mostsendb!
communications 1 have ever received p *
Clement knows exactly what he speaks 0?
his testimony deserves to bo written in | e /,
of gold. Hear what the Doctor says of Bill re
WORM DESTROYER: ' 5
ATllanow, Walker County, Ga i
June 2'J, 1866. 'f
Juhn Bull—Dear Sir: I have recenii;
given your “ Worm Destroyer ” several trial:
and find it wonderfully efficacious. It hasn*-;
failed in a single instance to have the wished'
for effect. I am doing a pretty large country
practice, and have daily use for some article of
the kind. I am free to confess that I know of
no remedy recommended by the ablest author*
that is so certain and speedy in its effects. On
the contrary they are uncertain in the extreme
My object in writing to you is to find out upon
what terms I can get the medicine directly
from you. If I can get it upon easy terms, l
shall use a great deal of it. I am aware that
the use of such articles is contrary to the teach
ings and practice of a great majority of the
regular line of M. D.’s, but I see no just cause
or good sense in discarding a remedv which we
know to be efficient, simply because we mavb«
ignorant of its combination. For my part, I
shall make it a rule to use all and any means
to alleviate suffering humanity which I maybe
aide to command—not hesitating because sum,
one more ingenious than myself may have
learned its effects first, and secured the sol#
right to use that knowledge. However, lam
by no means an advocate and supporter of the
thousands of worthless nostrums that flood
the country, that purport to cure all manner
of disease to which human flesh is heir. Please
reply soon, and inform me of your best terms.
I am. sir, most respectfully,
Julius P. Clement, AI. D
Catching it ” Again.
; his said nomination had been submitted j Not more than a dozen out of twenty-five
| in due form of law to the Senate of the 1 hundred would obey an order from the
The Chicago Times winds lip a scathing
view of Gen. Grant with the following terrific I
peroration:
Now, Messrs. Jacobins, your candidate is
convicted of that which should make him in
famous. A\ ill you present him to the people
United States, and his said nomination ; President unless it came through him.
re -1 had been duly assented “to and confirmed
*! by and with the advice of the Senate,and i
QUO WARRANTO ABANDONED.
The administration has abandoned
the
> as a proper man for Chief Magistrate of this , upon his induction into said office, and
he. the said Edwin M. Stanton, had duly
: accepted said office and taken and sub-1 6°° warranto against Stanton, as proceed-
1 scribed to all the oatli3 required by law ; ag&iust Thomas to-morrow will cover
You are such a constitutional man of course
you did not want the Stay Law, a Bankrupt
Bill or anything of the kind. AVhat did you
desire ?
Well, the people decided on the Stay Law,
and it has been extended up to the present
time, aud it must be admitted that it has
body, it will be a witness against him on the
last day. AV i 11 you take him with all the evi
dence of his shame and foul dishonor upon him,
as your standard bearer in the coming Presi
dential campaign? If so, you have fair warn
ing that if the people can be led to the con
demnation of a man by proofs of his perfidy
and dishonesty, those proofs will be forthcom
ing in regard to Ulysses S. Grant in other and
proved a great blessing to the country: for if I not less grave matters than those in controver-
the law had not bridled the unprincipled and
avaricious dispositions of tbe Shylocks of the
land, who did but little for and received but
little injury from the war, it is highly probable
that the places that have witnessed poverty
aud partial ruin only,ere this would have been
the scenes of starvation and death.
The Stay Law has been in operation for
eight years past, and now, Air. Editor, I ask
you seriously, and I ask every candid man, if
there is not as great a necessity for relief at
present as there has existed at any time during
our past history? Again: do you see any
possible prospect of this necessity growing
any less? It so, in what way and at what
time ? Are we not becoming poorer and poorer
every day? Are we not drifting on to poverty,
both white and black, as swiftly as the wheels
sy between him and the President. Addicted
to grovelling vices ; a liar; a traitor to friends
who confide in him, and to his own convictions
of light; a thimble rig politician, without
brains enough for craft; a slippery demagogue
he deserves complete and full exposure. His
the ground.
The Cabinet met at noon,
except Thomas.
All present
and he had never resigned said office, or
been legally dismissed therefrom, and he
claims that he does now legally hold said j
office, and is entitled to all the rights, j
privileges and powers thereof; and the j ,
said Edwin M. Stanton, on oath, further j at the
states that on the said 21st day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1S68, in the City of Wash- j
STANTON HOLDS THE WAR OFFICE.
Stanton still holds the War Office, and
has given orders to his subordinates to
communicate nothing to reporters.
General Grant and Judge Fisher were
EXCITEMENT SUBSIDED.
ington aforesaid, Andrew Johnson, Presi- j T i „ -
dent of the United States made and issued i . m P re p 10D la
The excitement has subsided entirely.
an order in writing, under his hand, and
with the intent and purpose of removing
him, the said Edwin M. Stanton, from
services as a cat s tail strategist have shielded • the said office of Secretary for the Depart-
ment ot War, and suthorizing and em-
1 powering Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant
j General of the army of the United States,
him too long. Simple justice to the people re
quires that they be informed as to the manner !
of the man,
Akrest of J. J. McGowan, Tax Collector | to act as Secretary of War, ad interim
of Chatham County. A esterday morning , an( j directing him, the said Thomas, to
outsiders noticed a sergeant ot the United - . , 0 . ,
states Army in close contiguity to tbe office of , immediately, enter upon the discharge „
the County Tax Collector, J. J. McGowan, Esq., j auGes pertaining to that office ; j aU( j ^en voted on without debate or dila-
and speculation was rife as to his business.— j and your affiant further states that the ; tor y mo ti ons
borne thought he was there to protect the civil said pretended order of removal of him —
court ia the administration of justice; others
growing that the Sen
ate proceedings will be tedious.
IMPEACHMENT IN THE HOUSE.
Stevens and Bingham reported that
they had performed the duty of informing
the Senate of tbe irapeacment resolutions.
A new rule was adopted, which pre
vents dilatory motions by less than one-
third vote.
Resolution offered that report of im
peachment articles be debated one day,
The Impeachment and Reconstruction
court ia tne aanuaisiraiion or justice; others .1.„ - 1
that he was there to wait on the County Court; I , .. % ’ , Committees were allowed to sit during
others again, and they negroes, said he was ! wholly illegal and.void, and contrary to ; the sessions. Adjourned. °
there to see justice done to the white as well 1 the express provisions of the act duly
as the black man. We suspected the reagon, i passed by the Congress of the United
of time can bear us? Is it possible for the ar l^ 5 atter some reconnoitering, found onr sur- i States, on the second day of March, 1867,
entitled an act regulating the tenure of
certain civil offices. Your affiant on oath
• • a j • , i tmse correct. He was waiting for the Tax
people to pay their indebtedness in the next 1 r> n . tu .1 c T , , .
r r r J j Collector. The gentleman finally made his
ten years, even if peace and prosperity should ; appearance, and was served with an order for
smile upon us again? I hardly think any sane ! his arrest, for refusing to obey a General Ordei
man will answer in the affirmative.
AVhat, then, is your remedy? Surely not
the Bankrupt Law. If the man that adrocates
repudiation is branded for life time, as you
assert, he who advocates the Bankrupt Law
certainly wears the same brand. They are
both, beyond a doubt, unconstitutional. The
principle involved in one is the principle of
the other. If you reject one on the ground of
unconstitutionality, you must, it you are can
did, reject the other on the same plea. The
Bankrupt Law is otherwise objectionable. I
am told that it takes from one to five hundred
dollars to take the benefit of it. Why, sir,
two-thirds of the people who merit relief do
not possess this amount; and if they are to
yield up the last cent and bring their families
to want and suffering, would it not be desira
ble to give it to their creditors instead of law-
from the Military Commander of the Third
District, requiri-ig him to collect the taxes,
which coi.fiicte I with an order from the Civil
Governor ot Georgia requiring him to suspend
the collection of taxes. Mr. MeGowan pre
ferred to regard the order of Gov. Jenkins,
and refused to deliver the books, &c., pertain
ing to his office. He was taken to tbe Ogle
thorpe United States Barracks, where he now
is. A sergeant was stationed at the Tax Col
lector’s office, and Mr. J. L. O'Byrne remained
in the office, by the request of Air. McGowan,
to take care of his private papers and effects.
AVe are happy to inform the friends of the
Tax Collector that his treatment at the hands
of the officers in whose custody he is, is kind
and considerate.
The money (taxes collected and other avail
able assets) are probably in the same deposi
tory as the money of the State, expected to be
found in the State Treasury, ou deposit in New
York, or some other Conservative seaport.—
AYe hardly think it will be forthcoming.
[SarannoA Fact, 21rt.
further states that the said Lorenzo
Thomas did, on the said 21st day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1868, in said City of Wash
ington, accept the said pretended appoint
ment of Secretary of War ad interim, and
on the same day left with your affiant a
Adjourned.
IMPEACHMENT IN TIIE SENATE.
BULK MEATS,
MAGNOLIA HAMS,
PLAIN HAMS,
Rio Coffee, Java Coffee,
Syrups—Sugar House and White Drips,
Crushed Sugar, Extra “C” Sugar,
A’ellow Coffee Sugar,
Lard in Tierces and Kegs,
Rome Mills F F. Flour,
Potatoes—Pink Eye, Prince Albert,
Early Goodrich Potatoes,
Mackerel, Candies,
And anything in the Grocery Line at very
| Low Prices, at
LEAK & SIMMONS".
Feb. 15, !868-6m.
BULL’S SARSAPARILLA.
A Good Reason for the Captain’s Faith.
READ THE CAPTAIN'S LETTER AND THE
LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER,
Benton Barracks, Mo., ApriT 30,1866
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Knowing the effi
ciency of your Sarsaparilla, and the healing
and beneficial qualities it possesses, I send you
the following statement of my case.
I was wounded about two years ago— was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen months.
Being moved so often, my wounds have nr.t
healed yet. I have not sat up a moment sine#
I was wounded. J am shot through the hips
My general health is impaired, and I need
something to assist nature. I have more faith
in your Harsaparilla than in anything else. I
wish that that is genuine. Please express me
half a dozen bottles, and oblige
Capt. C. P. Johnson,
St. Louis, ilo.
P S.—The following was writted April 2'j,
1866. by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of Capt.
Johnson.
Dr. Bull—Dear Sir: My husband, Dr. C. S.
Johnson was a skillful surgeon and physician
in Central New York, where he died, leaving
the ui/ove C. P. Johnson to rny care. At thir
teen years of age he had a chronic diarrhea
and scrofula, for which I gave him your Sarsa
parilla. It cured him. I have for ten years ,
recommended it to many in New York, Obw
and Iowa, for scrofula, fever sores, and general
debility. Perfect success has attended it. 7j
cures effected in some cases of scrofula and fever sra
were almost miraculous. I am very anxious for
my son to again have recourse to yourSarsap*'
rilla. He is fearful of getting a spurious ar i; '
cle, hence his writing to you for it.
wounds weie terrible, but I believe he will re
cover. Respectfully,
Jennie Joassoi
DR. JOHN BULL,
Manufacturer and Vender of the Celebrated
SMITH’S TONIC SYRUP-
At noon, tbe Clerk of the House ap
peared and announced tbe passage of the
impeachment resolutions.
Several partisan papers sustaining im
peachment were sent to the Clerk to be
read.
Hendricks objected, and on vote the
! Senate objected to hear them.
A number of members of the House
Sale of Furniture, dec.
copy of the said pretended order of the j entered and took seats, and aftewards the
President, removing your affiant as Secre
tary of War, and appointing said Lorenzo
Thomas Secretary of War ad interim cer
tified by tbe said Lorenzo Thomas, under
his hand as Secretary of War ad interim,
and the 21st day of February, A. D.
1868, in the City of Washington afore
said, delivered to your affiant the said pre
tended order of Andrew Johnson to the
said Lorenzo Thomas, with the intent to
cause your affiant to deliver to him, the
the said Lorenzo Thomas, all reeords,
books, papers and other public property
Stevens and Bigharn Committee entered.
Mr. Stevens said:
“ Mr. President: In obedience to the
order of the House of Representatives we
appear before you, and in the name ct
House of Representatives and of all the
people of tbe United States, dy impeach
the President of the United States for
high crimes and misdemeanors in office ;
and we further inform the Senate that
the Hoase of Representatives will, in due
time, exhibit particular articles of im
peach ment against him, and make good
Will be Sold on Tuesday next,
Before the Cowrt House Door in Newnan,
One set Parlor Furniture,
A lot of Cottage Chairs,
Bedding, Bed Clothing,
Table Cloths,
And other articles too tedious to mention, and
one Horse, belonging to the estate of John
Dougherty, deceased.
Feb. 2£lt. W. B. BERRY. Adm’r.
now in his, the affiant’s custody and the same, and in their name, we demand
ARE\TS WAHTED.
$250 per month the Year Round, or 900
* per cent. Profit on Commission.
W E GUARANTY the above salary or
commission to active, industrious
agents at their own homes, to introduce an ar
ticle of indispensable utility in every household.
For full paiticular3 call on, or address
G. W. JACKSON & CO. „
Feb. 15 -It. 11. South st., Baltimore, Hd.
FOR THE CURE OP
AGUE AIVB FEVER
OR
CHIEFS A AD FEVER-
Tbe proprietor of this celebrated
justly claims for it a superiority over a °re
remedies ever offered to the public for n-
certain, speedy andpermanerd cure ot -re'- , .
Fever, or Chills and Fever, whether 0 »
or long standing. He refers to tne
Western and South-western country B
him testimony to the truth of the 85 ;j
that in no case whatever will it fail t$
the directions are strictly followed ana “ ^
out. In a great many cases a siDgle “
been sufficient for a cure, and whole ^ ^
have been cured by a single bottle, w>- ^ ^
feet restoration to the general healta• r .
however, prudent, and in every ca-e ^
tain to cure, if its use is continued ^
doses for a week or two after the an j
been checked, more especially in ^jeiad
long-standing cases. Usually, this ®
will not require any aid to keep the re .
good order; should the patient, how
quire a cathartic medicine, after ha'i o ^
three or four doses of the Tonic, a sin 0 Xjg
of BULL’S VEGETABLE FAMILx
will be sufficient. . ,
DR. JOHN BULL’S Principal Office
3fo. 40, Cross -
LOUISVIBLE,
Street-
All of the above remedies for sale b.r
Dr. J- T. REESE,
Jaunarv 25-1 v. Newu*