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ITHUISHBO WEEKLY EVERY FRIDAY BY
J. C. WOOTTRN, J. A. WELCH.
WOOTTEN& WELCH,
Pr opr ietors.
J. C. WOOTTEN, Editor.
THE NEWNAN
Cjre Jtaan: JjaA
VOL. IV.]
NEWTrA-lST, GA., FEIDAY, OCTOBER 9,1868.
[NO. 5.
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From the New York Tribune.
Letter from the Hon. B. H. Hill.
To the Editor of the New York Tribune :
Sir—I have read all you have said in
Bureau agent in Lee County, aud Murphy
tn Dougherty county, adjoining the c>>un
j ty in which Camilla is situated; and in
| the c. u ities of Lee and Dougherty there
are five negroes to one white. I hjve no
THE VOICE OF THE ARMY. anything else—stands that of restoring,
the people of the Southern States to hope-
DON ful. cheerful self-government.
Restore them this, and as certainly as
Belief Bill.
a. M. GLASS.
n. W. NORTH. T. T. BOriANyOX.
GLASS, NORTH & CO.,
WHOLESALE
1 the Tribune on the subject of the collision j * dem l ^ at one doten white hepubiic-m-*,
at Camilla, in the Slate of Georgia, l j coaid be found in the counties 'lhu>.;
I beg permission to make a statement which • ^ t,u soe . at a glance the temptation* <-fler-1
will present this whole affair in its true | ed 1 ''*'<* and M « r l’ h - V tv ** ;ifficc b -'
; light to you and the Northern people. ! the ,ar " e aegro votes. Accur-Mr.Jy since
Early in the canvass the whites of that!
! State (nine-tenths of whom are Demo-
! day follow, .ho «.» oor poli.ic.. subili.y ^ , The Ge „, ra| AuembI , of , h .
and
crats) received positive information that
: the negroes were being encouraged to arm
Ftotail Dealers
IN
GRAIN, FLOUR, MEAL, BACON,
LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE,
MOLASSES, SALT,
COUNTRY PRODUCE, &.C.
1 themselves and hold nightly drills in mil
, itary style. They were told that the ob-
the pas-age of the reconstruct mu measures
these men have sorted with the negroes
Pierce was for a time a cand.d-tte lor Con
gress at the last election He has now
received the nomination for that position
from a convention of negroes.
Letter from major generals
CARLOS BUELL, TM S. ROSECRAN8,
WII.UAH B .RANKL1M AND W. (“BAL- ^ „„ S „,„ cia | pro , pcrl ,,
DY ) s.MlTil TO THE orf.at DEMOCRAT- j speed : !y follow; the value of property in
ic meeting at indianaimlis—tke the Sou.'h will increaseour public secu
rities will g*» to a premium ; our green
AN ACT for tbc relief of debtors, and to au
thorize the adjustment of debts upon princi
ples of equity.
State
of Georgia enacts that in all suits which shall
Bates of Advertising.
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Monthly or semi-monthly advertisements
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meats, each insertion.
Liberal arrangements will be made with
those advertising by the qua* ter or year.
All transient advertismeots must be paid
for when handed in.
The money for adrertiseing due after tbs
first insertion.
the courts of this State, or upon contracts for
SOLDIERS OF THE UNION MOVE
TEDLY ON THE RADICAL REBELS.
UNI
j<ct of the Democratic party was to re en-
I slave them, and that they must resist its
1 success by force, and especially kill ne
groes who should vote the Democratic
: ticket. Very soon this canard, which
originated in the Leagues, was openly
proclaimed. White and colored speakers
at publie meetings advised the negroes to \
was elected Sheriff by the negroes at the
last election, but was unable to give the
bond. He is now, I believe, on the elec
toral ticket. We have narrowly escaped
several bloody riots in that region before.
Our people here believed these men, es
pecially the latter, incited them. They
were both distinctly in view, with others,
The following letters from distinguish
cd Generals in the Union army were read
to the Democratic Mass Convention re
Murphy : cently held at Indianapolis :
backs will become par; coin
cy accounts, with ad their evils and com
plications, will disappear from the books
of our business men
the payment of money made prior to the 1st of
•wirl pnrrpn ! June 18 ' >5 ' for the sale or hire of slaves, I
it shall ami maybe lawful for the parties in all
suchcasesto give in evidence before the jury em-
panneled to try the same, the consideration of
the debt or contract which may be the subject
Believing wi'b all my soul that the preser- ! of the suit, the amount and value of the prop-
vation of our Govei nment from despotic ch»n- ’ <*rty owned by the debts or at the time the debt |
We have in stoic a good stock of
k Boots, Shoes &, Leather
—for—
FALL AND WINTER
Trade, also the best brands of CHEWING and
SMOKING TOBACCO,
get ready to fight, and were reminded that j w h eri we counted the difficulties in the
i they could use the torches for dwellings j Wa ^ P reserv * n £ peace, a,,d # when we
! as well as the guns and axes against the sought to secure the proclamation.
ges, r.nd all those inestimable blessings de
pend upon this restoration of the Southern
people to wholesome, .-heerfui self-government,
I am equally certain thnt it can be done, and
dare pledge my honor and life for them that
they will give and observe all proper guaran
tees to renounce secession, slavery, and their
dependent issues; to protect, educate, and ei-
was contracted, or the contract entered into
to show upon the faith of * hat property credit
was given to him, and what tender or tenders
of payment he made to the creditors at any
time, and that the non payment of the debt or
debts was owing to the refusal of the creditor
to receive the money tendered or offered to be
tendered ; the destruction or loss of the property
IRON, HARDWARE and
mmY imm
That is usually kept in a FIRST CLASS
Family G rocery
House, are included in our stock. Thank
ful to our patrons for past favors we hope
to merit and receive au increased trade
this season, for we intend to keep a good
and assorted stock, and
SELL AS CHEAP
As circumstances will permit.
tSept!8 1868—tf.
NEW GOODS! NEW MODS!
Wk have received our new Stock of Goods
from New Yoik,
Purchased Entirely for Cash,
Consisting of
Dry Goods and Notions,
Boots, Shoes Hats, Clothing,
Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery,
Shoe Findings of every descript’n,
Buggy Trimming of all kinds,
Saddlery, Harness Leather,
Sole Leather, Calf Skins,
In fact everything usually kept in a Mixed
Stock. All of which we will sell
LOW FOR CASH.
I people. A painful rumor ubtained cur
; rency that the acting Governor (Bullock)
was in sympathy with, if not actually aid
ing the movement. I do not know that
this was actually so. This state of things
naturally created an alarm. Several out
breaks were attempted, and several con-
, spirucios to kill while people detected.an
: the nagroes, when arrested in
portions of the State, said they
thority and orders to this effect. We al-
. so most satisfactorily obtained information
! that the object of the few whites who in
cited the negroes to their crimes was two
fold. First. To place the negroes, by
discipline and excitement, beyond the in
fluences which might induce them to vote
with the Democrats, or not to vote at all.
2d To provoke collisions expressly to in
fluence the Northern people with charges
of “Rebel outrages.” Now the in.erest
and the policy of the whites was just the
reverse. In the first place, it was Demo
cratic property, and Democratic families,
which would be endangered if riots oc
curred. In the next place, if the negroes
became demoralized by these politicio-
niilitary organizations and frequent assem
blages, the crops would not be well gath-
erd ; and Democrats owned the crops, and
their impoverished condition made them
anxious to gather as much as possible for
the anticipated high prices. But lastly,
we knew that the result of the President-
: ial election depended chiefly on the vote
of the Nothern States, and we were cx-
! oeedittgly anxious to avoid every possible
1 occurrence which could excite the pas
sions of the Northern people. Our prop
j erty, our safety, our families, our matu- |
I ring crops, and our party policy all com- |
I bitted, to make us anxious—universally |
! anxious—to keep the peace. IIow couid j
I we effectually keep the peace? None:
but those who felt the responsibility will i
ever know the difficulties with which our .
situation invested this question. But we ;
resolved by common concert and coun- j
sel.
First. To bear every insult, and even |
outrage, possible, and never to resist or
But in spite of that proclamation, and
all the rem onstrances of our people, and
the fears of our women and children, they
persisted in holding armed assemblages of
negroes, and the Camilla riot is the un
fortunate result.
This Camilla riot, properly understood,
Northern people more
FROM GENERAL BUELL.
Airdrie, Ky., September 15.
General John Love, Chairman Execu
tive Committee of Indianapolis: . , . .
-r-v xr . ... • ev»ae the frcednien to the exercise of all the I upon thefaithof which the credit was given, and
My Dear oIR My engagements will j f l1inch5se they enjoy in Ohio, Indiana or Mi. ; the amount oMuvi by the creditor, and bow,
not permit me to accept J our invitation to ; jjoi?; and faithfullv to perform all the duties j and >n what manner the property was destrov-
attend the Democratic Mass Convention j incumbent on them as good citizeus under the *d or lost, and by whose default,
to be held at Indianapolis OH the 23d I Constitution and laws of the Uuited States. j _ Arid in ail such cases, the juries which try
instant; but I am interested in its object ;
will exhibit to the
Clearly than a thousand speeches could, V”” “TT'T
different i ■> “ , ,, „ ditions which the Constitution
had au- tbe exact reason why the Southern whites
are, unwilling to extend universal, indis-
and shait rejoice in its success.
Eight years ago the Republican and
Democratic parties coutended for the ad
ministration of the Government in the
election of a President. The first, organ
ized solely upon sectional issues, appealed
for support to passion and sectional preju
dice. Its leaders taught that a dissolu
tion of the Union was preferable to con-
had es
tablished, and pledged themselves to hold
which
A ad what more could we ask of them, or j the shall have power to reduce the
what greater p-sults could patriotism desire j amount of the debt or debts sued for, accord-
for the country than depend on this issue? j
Not even the prosecution of the war chsl- |
lengtJ \ more thorough renunciation of party
preferences and personal dislikes on thenltero*'
nur country than does the attainment of this
great good.
The desolate ami mined South, the oppress
ed tai-pnyers of the West and North, generos
ity, mercy, love of country, apprehensions of
evils to come, cVtry motive that ought to move
ing to the equities of each case, and render such
verdicts as to them shall appear just and equi
table.
Sec. 2. That In all cases in which verdicts
have been rendered or judgments entered up
on debts contracted prior to the first day of
June. 1SG5, and the judgment remains unsat
isfied, it shall be lawful for the defendant or
defendants, by motion in the court in which
the judgment wus obtained, to have the same
give the people, under just guarantees,
. . Tf no lntercouse m society, business, or poL-
cri mi nate suffrage to the negroes. It is - . . . , Jf .
tics, with the principle class of citizens m
Decause icy ca e pi s- , t h e opposite section—an altitude which 1 r'e* 31 peaceably and legally to proceed to re-
1,y a very few bad while ux-n, seeking of-, could nothing but disunion or sec-! ^ Anize tLeir own S ov ‘ 5rnn * eDt witLin the
fice at their hands, and made terrors to . , , . ° , . ; Union.
tiooat war. In iN pubhc demonstration? j Wjtb such convictions,T held the man who
it ini iated a military organization, and j wmid not express and act upoD them, a trai-
with threatening motives, beating drums,
and warlike tread, it filled the air with
the premonitory mutteriugs of a battle
field. Opposed to this revolutionary
spirit stood the great Democratic party,
which for an almost entire period of sixty
the hearts of true and uulde men, appeal to us i submitted to a jury for a trial, upon the same
to sav by our votes we will stop that liop**lc3J ; terms and conditions as are contained in the
folly of attempting to govern the Southern j preceding section, with like powers to the jury
States by what we call “loyal blacks,” and i lo reduce the amount of the judgment accord
j society, and destroyers of safety for proper-
! ty and security fot families. Many of
the more intelligent under.-Rand and re
pudiate these influences, but the greater
number do not.
In these very counties of Lee and
Dougherty, in which Pierce and Murphy
the • * n K 1° l ^ e equities of each case, and render
such verdict as to them shall appear equitable
and just: and the judgment rendered in such
case shall supercede the prior judgment; pro
vided no judgment lapse reach the priority of
its lien by reason of the rendition of a new
tor to himself and his country, and despise the j judgment nod provided that in all such cases
- , ! , P . \ , S io r p^ f years had administered the Government
in both those counties) that tn lobo— at- J . , . , .... , . ,
, ; ill with a wisdom and fidelity which were at-
ter the surrender, mark you-r-lanus were L . . i .. . ie tt r .
... , r a ,.-. o.iii i tested by the general welfare. Unfortu-
seilmg at from §1U to $-0 per acre, lm- , , ,r °. , , , ,
j. 1 ' , .. ,. _ i nately the sectional passion which had
me late y a er e passage o ies e been ar0US ed disturbed its councils and
construction measures, these very lands I -. ., , . 4 ,
, . . , T j • .i . ; divided its strength ; and
commenced declining, and I do know that;
some of them have recently been sold j
pintisar. who would find fault with any reas
onable stcn« he might tike to bring about so
preat a good to the uatiou.
Recommending my convictions, and the rea
sons tor iliem, to thp judgment of my fellow-
ooldicrs aud countrymen, I remain, very truly,
W. S. Roseckans.
(with cotton as high as it was in 1866) at
one dollar per acre in gold !
To have our families and our lives thus
constantly menaced aud our property de
preciated, is certainly a fearful and sad
j condition. Let every man in the North
j place himself, his family, and his proper-
| ty in this condition in his native country,
! and then, w'aen he makes the most peace-
| able efforts possible, in a lawful way, to
| avert these dangers, let him hear himself
j denounced as a “Rebel,” “au enemy,”
j aud ‘ a traitor,” and guilty of “Rebel out-
! rages,” and he will have some idea of the
, exact condition of the Southern whites,
| many of whom did all in their power, like
i the writer, to prevent secession, and who
its opponent,
representing a minority of the people, tri
umphed at the polls. War came. The
North and the South were arrayed in
deadly conflict against each other; but
it was not among the mass of the
Democratic party that the idea of dissolu
tion was entertained for while more than
one faltered of those in the opposite par
ty who had helped to stir up the strife,
thousands of Democrats instantly rushed
to arms to preserve the Union and main
tain the laws.
It would be useless to revive these mem
ories at this time, for the purpose of mete-
iug out in just proportions-the responsi
bility of the conflict which ended near-
four years ago; but in tracing the causes
and devising a remedy for the evils which
now oppress the nation they are full of
FROM OEV. WM. B. FRAXKLIJJ. >
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17, 1868.
My Dear General—1 have received your note
of the 7th instant, inviting me to join tbeUnion
White Boys in Blue of Indiana in the grand
mass convention to be held in Indianapolis on
the 23d instant. I regret that other engage
ments will prevent my acceptance of the in\*i-
tation. I regret it more especially because
your organization i3 one of the few which
j rove that the soldiers and sailors of the war
were Democrats as well as Radicals. Had such
organizations been formed and encouraged in
all of the States, I do not doubt that it would j l l* e property at the time that
appear that a majority of the Union soldiers | P* ace .
and sailors now living, belong to the Demo
cratic party, or do not belong to the Radical
party.
I congratulate you upon the cheering pros
pects in your State, and am truly your friend.
W. B. Franklin*.
Gen. J. Love, Indianapolis, Ind.
twenty dais notice 9hall be given to the plain
tiffin execuiion. Cases in the Superior Courts,
and in cases transferred to that court from the
Inferior and County Courts and iu the Justices
Courts, ten days notice shall be given ; and in
all cases commenced by motion in either the
Superior or Justices Court the case or cases
shall be in order for trial at the term at which
the motion may be made but shall be subject
to the continuances ns in cases upon the ap
peal.
Sec. 3. That in all cases in which the do-
frndant may have in possession the property
tor which the debts sued on was contracted,
the jury shall have power to render a verdict
returning the property, together with compen
sation for the use of the same ; provided, that
any improvements be made by the defendant
shall betaken in consideration, or any part of
the purchase money which may have been
paid for the same, according to the value of
the trial takes
have never seen the day when they would c ,,, , ., . . , , i m a erana
„ . J .u n fitness, io day these parties again stand oo
not give their lives to preserve the (Jon- -. *• i 4 dianapolts
^ 1 | posed to each other in a Presidential canvass I anA
The characteristics which distinguished
lit years ago are even more mark
The one arrogant, despotic, rev
from oen. wm. r. (baldy) smith.
Yew York City, Sept. 8.
Gen. John Love :
Dear Sir—I am to-duy in receipt of your
letter of the 4th instant, asking me to join you
j in a grand mass convention to be held in In-
Sec. 4. That in suits against trustees, exec
utors, administrators or guardians, it shall be
lawful for the defendant or defendants to
give in evidence the loss or destruction of the
trust property which came into their hands,
or its depreciation in value, and the value of
the property in their hands at the commence
ment of the suit, shall be the measure of dam
ages rendered by the jury against them;
provided that no trustee, administrator, exec
utor or guardian shall be exempt from lia
bility for the value of any trust which be may
have wasted, or which has been lost by bis
neglect or default,
! them eij,
now.
stitution.
Our people bear these evils. Is there
resorfto for"rio a"n7fo™'wheli I “J “ ther «J««*■ 7 i ' r j 7 .... ...
| actually necessary to protect pi operty, per-j ?f tleU * ^? * ^'p e ‘ ,r oiuntionarv ; reckless of constitutional re
I son or family. I ,e, " ? . Because 1 ^ look ho P e to | stations, of the respective prerogatives of
Sec. To stop, by the constituted State q ,! c - ? r ern P eo P e ^ rescue t jem. j the different branches of the Government,
authorities, all these nightly drillings, se- . /i' 30 Vu.* 1 j ^ ie rights of the States and the liher-
! ties of the people ; still by proflsgaey and
\\ o arc agents for one ot the best importing. ... .• i „„
. : cret military organization, and armedas-
ouses in New York for the sale of all kinds of | .
I seuiblages, of every character, as calcula-
Mill Stoucs and Spindles, : break the peace.
i We had no confidence that the Gov
the Northern people to rescue them.—
They love every man North who is will
ing to rescue them. They want, above
all thiugs, peace. They will make any > . . . .
, n J . j* wrong augmenting a public deot already
ot ler sacri ce, aece e to any o t< r e ; enormous, and increasing the burdens
Bolting Cloths, 1 We had no confidence that the Gov-1 * aan x or . Can q ,, j. e? “ secure peace, j U j, 0 n industry and trade by unnecessary
Smut Machines and fixtures, j ernor would voluntarily aid us There j b^the^ow^act M dT-Vono^thTm'' aud , unec l ual taxation—the other, fditnful
IT . . Q i t tore, letters were addressed to the Legis- ^ ^ e as always to the theory of our Govern
Hoisting Screw* and Dales, I, - .. T c .-i.,,,,.-! selves by disfranchising taeir wisest and! • / . ....
° lature urging action. 1 he Legislature j n , ment, and the true interests ot the
All of which wo will sell at New York whole- j jjj act by passiug resolutions requesting ! best nien > agree to a scheme which
sale prices, with freight added to this place. ^ | ^ urgi ^ the Govcrnor to i« sue his pro-! must place.their wives and their children,
Persons wishing to purchase *'
Mill Materials,
before making their purchases will find it great
ly to their advantage to compare our price list
with those from other houses.
Thaukful for the very liberal patronage be
stowed u(>on us heretofore, we respectfully
solicit a continuance of the same at the old
stand of REDWINE & CULPEPPER,
North-East Corner of Public Square,
May 30-tf. NEWNAN, GA.
carnation forbidding these armed demon-i and remnant of property, un-
' strations. The Governor issued his procla-! der lho doul, » ,m ®( >gnonmt semi-bar-
nation, but m a style and by false ehar s es ! ^rons negroes, ejc.ted and led on by a
which greatly confirmed the worst fears! ^ _ bad ^ men who have no des.re
\ e 4 ,,l_ _: t u , but to get office at the hands of these ne-
1 of the whites as to ins sympathy with 1 ® TIT , , .. , ..
J groes. >V hy should they, tor'peace, con-
Anduew J. Smith. Wm. Allen Turner
SMITH & TURNER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
NEWNAN, GA.,
WILL pay the debts, in a Court of Bank
ruptcy. of all who apply to them before the 1st
June.’1868. and will practice iu the Tallapoosa
aud Coweta Circuits. [Nov. 9 tf.
s o
OOL
Advanced Boys
T HE FALL SESSION begins otr^ Tuesday,
28th July.
Tuition from $S to $5 per month.
Board $15 “
It is the design of the Principal to build up
a School of the first class. Having an expe
rience of fourteen years he flatters himself
with the belief that' his success is surpassed
by very few.
Testimonials will be sent on application to
those unacquainted with his system of teach
ing. DANIEL WALKER, Principal.
Newnan, Ga. July 24-tf.
WARE..HIOITSE
AND—
COMMISSION BUSINESS.
I HE undersigned haring rented BERRY'S
FIRE PROOF WARE HOUSE the present
on, will give the business his personal at
tention, and hopes to receive a share of patron
age from his friends and the public.
As some of my friends have seen proper to
electioneer against my business, on account of
it being a partnership business, I here state
that I gave my note dated 1st Sept., tost, and
due 1st March next, for $400,00, for the rent
of the ware House, Hues Brewster.
Sept. 35-tf. Newnan, Ga.
these movements.
B«t we bad the proclamation, and we
hoped that all threatened dangers would
disappear. Now, there was not the slight
est desire, as you seem to think, of inter
fering with the constitutional right of
black and white “to keep and bear arms,”
or to have Republican meetings—as many
and as long as they desire. We only de
sired to prevent military drills, aud or
ganizations not authorized by law, and
armed assemblages calculated to break the
on the 23d instant. I thank you j 5. That in all suits which may be com-
and the rest of the “ White Boys in Blue,” fur i menced by original action or by motion, under
counting me *»s one of you, and possibly the ■ l his act, both parties thereto shall be competent
Nineteenth Indiana may be represented by i witneses.
some men who may remember me kindly. I j Sec. 6. That in all abitrations to adjust and
regret very much that my private business and j sel H e debts contracted prior to June 1st, 1865,
ether engagements will prevent me being with j *be same roles and regulations shall apply,
and the same evidence shall be admissible as
you in what I hope will be a demonstration so
over' helming as to beat down ignorance in
high places and crush tyranny,
AH the “White Boys in Blue” look to Indi
ana to place ber3elf right on the record at the
November election.
Yours very truly,
Wm. F. Smith.
sent to that which must destroy all peace ?
Yours, very truly,
B. H. Hill.
New York, Sept. 24, 1868.
Not Deep Enough for Prayer.
Two raftsmen were caught rec<ntly in
a big blow on the Mississippi, by which
many rafts were swamped and roanysteam-
boats lost their sky rk'gius. Tht raft
r , was just emerging from Lake Pepin as
, t° P re *f U ! the squall came In an in.'-tant it was
by the civil; .,.7 „ ;r .w.-
peace ; and these we desired
by legal authority executed uy u» — | pitching and writhing as if suddenly drop
officer. \ ou now have' t e exoe reason j j Q j 0 fjh ar ybdis, while the waves bmke S eat res P ec L
why the sheriff met t le approac tpg, arm-, tremendous uproar, and ex
ment, and the true interests of the peo
pie stands forth to remove oppression and
restore the Constitution to its just author
ity. If there is anything in our past his
tory worth cherishing; if it is true that
the liberties of a people are safer under
inviolate constitutional rules than under
the arbitrary dictation of any government,
still more under an unlimited power ar
rogated by one branch of it, then the peo- radical,
pie of this country cannot too soon decree
a change in the present management of
its affairs. A return to the support of
Democratic principles, by those whom it
influences, which tt is unnecessary here
to describe, have reduced into an unnatu
ral political association *rith the Radical
party, will effect this great object in Nov
ember ; and [ trust tnat the strength and
enthusiasm of vour Convention will add
another to the many encouraging indica
tions that such will be the result. With
From the Federal Union.
Too Bich to be Lost.
In a county not remote from this, a very ar
dent and classical young lawyer was address
ing a mixed multitude of white and black, fa
voring Democratic principles ami nominees.
In the crowd was along, bandy-shanked,rather
baldhead»*d, and elderly looting negro man,
who had waited on his young master, through j hereby repea
several campaigns, tiii the close of the war,
but who, since the war, had become intensely
Bigoted and noisy, he was a leader
and after exhibitiug the
ed procession, »„u n..er | pN ,.i„„ i nsto „t destruction one of the non
Governor s proclamation, told the leaders ; , Qn ^ bnecs ao(| eol „ D , e ., rad
ATviil.l li.-virl fhn mnAtincr nPflPA-ih V r *
they could hold the meeting peaceably,
but begged them not to attempt it in viol
ation of that proclamation.
Camilla is a eery small village of not d bot pcsh , 0 „ a
exceeding, I would sav, oOO inhabitants 1 TJ® ’ll.. _ :J . r
fi , , would say, 300
—white and black—men, women, and
children.
A large assemblage of negroes gather
ed from surroundingcounties. led by these
white men, and ail armed, and to be ex
cited by inflammatory speeches, ami many
of them by other causes, placed the peo
ple, families, and houses of that little vil
lage in danger of pillage, rape and burn
ing, with the alternative, if prevented, of
fearful “Rebel outrages,” to kill negroes,
and prevent fn-e speceh, scattered all
over the North just as the State election
was approachiog which, it was believed,
would determine the Presidential elec
tion !
I know both Pierce and Murphy, the
two white men who conducted the whole
affair. They are of the mo6t emphatic
specimens of what are termed carpet bag
gers. Before the passage of the Recon
struction measures, there was no com
plaint heard against them.
These measures dtsfranefeised every in
telligent white citizen who bad held of
fice iB that county. Pierce settled as a
praying with a vim equal to the emerg
ency. Happening to open h ; s eyes an ia
stant, he observed his companion, not ca
po!** it
the water at the side of the laft.
What’s that yer doin,” Mike?” said
Your obedient servant,
D. C. Buell.
among the blacks, and fond of controversy.
He stood up conspicuous in the crowd, with
bis hand to one ear, =o that no word of the
orator could escape him, for he had given no
tice, that he intended to make “some pints”
with the Dimicrats, if they “ didn’t plumb the
track." So full of rhetoric and law was tbe
speaker, that the old negro had almost des
paired of comprehending any portion, of the
discourse so as to make “a pint.” Bot at last,
the speaker firing up with hi? snnjeet, and ris-
i ine on tip-toe, exclaimed: “The truth is.
i fellow-citizens, we are fighting over the great
J battle of constitntional liberty—not only for
the principles established by our revolufi"nary
fathers—but for that precious heritage of j»er-
sonal aod civil rights, wrested bj the noble
barons of England from tyrannical King John,
on the banks of the Runtungatetie.”
pur-
he; “get down on yer knees
there isn’t a minute between us and
gatory!”
“Be aisy Pat,” said tbe other as he cool
ly continued to punch with his pole ; “be
aisy. now, what’s the use of prayin’ when
a feller can tech bottom with a pole?”
Mike is a pretty good specimen of a
large class of Christians, who prefer to
omit prayer as long as they can “tech bot
tom.”
FROM GEN. ROSECKANS.
St Martin’s, J>«own Co., O )
Stpteaber 21. 1868. j
Gen John Loot, Indianapolis, Indiana :
General—Indispeusible duties pre
provided in the first section of this act.
Sec. 7. In all cases where levies have been
made and the property levied upon b»3 not
been sold, it shall and may be lawful for the
defendant or defendants to file their affidavits,
stating that they desire to take tbe benefit of
the remedy provided for in this act, aud the
sheriffs to whom said affidavits are presented,
shall receive the same; and suspend the sale,
and return the papers to the court from which
the process under which they act may have is
sued. or to such court as may by law have ju
risdiction ; provided that the property levied
upon, shall he returned to the defendant
upon his givL.g bond and security, as is claim
cases.
Sec. 8. That all laws and parts of laws mil
itating against .inis act, be, aud the same are
i.
Benjamin Conley,
President of the Senate.
A. E Marshall,
Secretary of the Senate.
U L. McWhorter,
Speaker of tiie House of Representative*.
L. ("AKKIFGToSr.
Cierk of the House of Representatives,
The Quaker’8 Letter to His Watch*
maker.
I herewith send thee my pocket clock,
which greatly stamleth in need of thy
friendly correction. The last time he was at
th v friendly school he was no ways reformed,
nor even in the lea~t benefitted thereby; for
I perceived by the index of his mind that
he is a liar and the truth is not in him ;
that his motions are wavering and irregu-
Xj quicker said than done. Uncle Simon ,
threw himself erect an-I shaded: Wno dai liar; that his impulses are sometimes very
SCHEDULE OF THE A. & W. P. R. R,
L. P. GRANT, Superintendent.
DAT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Atlanta - - - -
- - 768 a.m.
Arrive at Newnan - -
- - 9 67 "
Arrive at West Point
- - 12 80 p. m.
Leave West Point - - -
- - 12 60 p. m.
Arrive at Newnan- - -
- - 8 23 *•
Arrive at Atlanta - - -
- - 6 26 “
NIGHT FREIGHT AXD PASSSXOXR TRAIN.
Leave Atlanta •
- - 4 35 p. m.
Arrive at Newnan - - -
- - 7 47 “
Arrive at West Point -
- - 12 35 a. m.
Leave West Point - - -
- - 11 40 p. ».
Arrive at Newnan- - -
- - 3 35 a. M.
Arrive at Atlanta - -
- - 6 46 a. it.
GEORGIA RAIL ROAD.
E. W. COLE, Superintendent.
day passenger
TRAIN.
Leave Atlanta
5.15 A. M
Arrive at Augusta
6.00 P. M
Leave Augusta
- 6.30 A. M
Arrive at Atlanta
6.00 P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Atlanta
6.20 P. tf.
Arrive at Augusta
8.15 A. 11.
Leave Augusta
8.00 P. M.
Arrive at Atlanta
6 00 A. M
J AS.E.JOTSTES.
GROCER and
PROMCE
Merchant.
GREENVILLE STREET MASONIC BUILDING.
3STE"W2ST-A.3Sr. GkA.,
HAS on hand at his COMMODIOUS STORB
ROOMS, and daily arriving—
CORN,
BACON,
FLOUR,
AlEAL,
COFFEE,
SUGAR,
SYRUP,
RICE,
LARD,
BUTTER,
GHJA.NO,
And all other articles in our line, to which we
invite tbe attention of the purchasing public
Febraary 16-23-tf.
SADDLERY AND HARNESS.
Run Here Everybody!
/ T'*HE undersigned takes pleasure in announ-
( ring to his friends and customers that ho
is again prepared to do anything in the
Saddlery and Harness Business,
with neatness and despatch. My motto ia
“ Quick sales and short profits.” He also
manufactures
Zjoa.th.or Collars.
Call and see him op stairs at Old Repository.
Country Produce taken In payment for work.
Nov. 2-if. GEO. W. VANCE.
WOOL CARDING.
W OOL will be received at the store of H.
J. Sargent, sent to the Factory, and the
rolls therefrom returned.
Tbe Superintendent
at the Factory, who is master of his business,
gives bis personal attention to carding the
Wool. The oil is furnsshed by the Company.
H. J. SARGENT, Pres’t
June 19-tf. Willcoxon Manufacturing Co.
Sargent’s -A_xes.
SCOVILL'S HOES.
now, fori vent me from attending tbe gathering of
Franklin said : “Time ia money.”—
But Pre seen folks try to pay their bills
on time, and time went back on ’em.—
Time ain’t money only when it passes.
Lawyer’s ideas always look fees able.
“Why.” said a physician to his intem
perate neighbor, w doti 4 t you take a regu
lar quantity ol whiskey every day; set a
regular stake that you will go so far and
m» father?’’ “I do bat 1 get druuk be
fore I get to it.”
officers and soldiers at Indianapolis, to
irhich your letter invited me ou tbe 2Sd
list.
But beyond the great gratification I
should experience in meeting so many of
my old companions-iu arms, and mingling
our memories of the past with resolutions
of future efforts and sacrifices for the
honor of the land and flag we love, my
pre;enceJhere would accomplish no more
than a simple statement of my views on
she chief issues which, now agitate the
coanfry.
1 believe oor free institutions and high
est material interests are in grave peril.
I shall, therefore, perform a solemn aod
responsible duty to ray fellow soldiers and
couutyuen, wbo love this nation more
than party, by stating what 1 think the
most viuii issues before the public iu the
approaching Presideorixl election.
Above all oiher expends—expendi
tores, taxation, bonds, “greenbacks,” or
you say . jn ? Somebaffv bepn rnnniag Meade j quick, which betoken not an even temper ;
;-"-he-ea?* W.s it G- '-vobu-g? * 03 ir-ee! at otbe r times it waxeth sluggish, (not
General Meade didn’t run. I w.s dar-he withsfaridif ,„ l frequently urge him;) that
couldn’t run—ficcou. jui hardly '-rawi back up
dfin bills, let alone run. Tru:i» is, both sides
got whipped, and jurt walked off in different
rections. Whoever talks about General Meade
as Running Meade, from King John or anybody
else, tells a Dirnicrat lie.”
Ths niggers shouted over tbe triumph of
their leader—a general lauzh ensued—the
speaker became confused, and all adjourned
to the barbecue.
MarriAge for Money.—I never
knew a marriage for money that d'd not
end unhappi'y. Yet managing mothers
and hcnrMess daughters are contiuually
playing the same unlucky game. I be
lieve that many think that they will not
have a better chance, and dread beinn
dependent. 8uch marriages, no doubt.
«ometiutes prove tolerably comfortable
but a great number would have been far
happier single. If I may judge by ob
serration of such matters, marrying for a
borne makes that home a tiresome one.—
Mrs. Ch-id.
Wealth is no si ~ - f w r-\ iu a man
but it goes farther aow-a days.
when he should be on his duty, as thou
knowest his usual name deDorcth, I find
him slumbering and sleeping—or, as the
vanity «>f human reason phraseth it, I
caught him napping. Hence, I am in
dneed fo believe he is not right in tbe in
ward man. Examine him, I beseech thee,
thoroughiy, that thou mayest, by being
well acquainted with bis inward frame
and disposition, draw him from the errors
of his waj3. and show him the path where-
j.i he should go And when thou iayest thy
correcting hand upon hitn, let it be with
out passion, lest thou drive him to ue-
struction.
Do thou regulate his motion for the
time to come by the light that ruleth the
day; an«i let bimjearn from that unerr
ing guide the true calculation of his table
aud edneatiou ; and'*.when thon fiudest
him converted from the errors of his ways,
and more conformable to the above men
tioned rules, then do thoa send kim borne,
with a just bill of charges, drawn out by
the spirit * if mod erti on. and it shall bu
j * v r m
I sent iu tbe root of evil to thee.
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Sargent'* No. 10 Cotton Yarn*
HE above goods, and Is all numbers, are
T :..
offered to the public.
An ample stock always on band at tha store
of the subscriber in Newnaa, Georgia.
Oct 26-tf. H. J. SARGENT.
COPARTNERSHIP.
H
AVING this day sold half interest of my
_ stock to Tollison Kirby, I return my
thanks to all mv customers for their liberal
patronage and solicit ths same for ths firm,
which win be canted on under tbe name and
style of J. T. & T. Kirby. J. T. Kirby.
Aganst 21. tf.
T WO MONTHS after date application will
be made to Court of Ordinary of Heard
county for leave to sell all tbe lands belonging
to the estate of Sanders W. Formby, late of
said countv, deceased.
Sept 4-2m * W. T. FORMBY, Adgt'r.
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