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frEWNAN, GEORGIA.
Friday Homing. October 30,1868.
Ex-Gov. Brown.
From the Xashnlle Bovver.
pling with the evils poverty, with the healthy and demoralizing speculations.
Important Speech by Governor Seymour, difficulties of their new position and re- If we turn our attention to the great agri-
J | lationshrp, the first feeble efforts of their , cultural TV cst we find that they do not
Buffalo, October 22.—Governor Sey- i people to gain the means of livelihood | have currency in their business transac-
. i were blasted by an unwise, selfish and j tions, so that they suffer from evils and
mour delivered a speech here to-nignt to T j n j; ct i ve acr> " [ sav unvv i?e, because it j lasses from want of it. What is now go- j
lie said : has had much to do with the failure of ing on over all those great regions ? Is
FOR PKKSIDEST.
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
Of New YorR,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
FRANCIS P. BLAIR,
;Of Misscuri.I
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.
KOI* THU STATE AT I.ARQE.
(Jbn. JOHN 13. GORDON, of Fulton.
Hox. JOHN T. CLARKE, of Randolph.
FOR THE DISTRICTS.
1. JOHN 0. NICHOLS, of Fierce.
2. Cot. CHARLES T. GOODE, of Sumter.
3. RAPHAEL J. MOSES, of Muscogee.
4. AUGUSTUS 0. BACON, of Bibb.
f>. M.\j. J. B. GUMMING, of Richmond. *
6. II. P. BELL, of Forsyth.
7. Cot. JAMES I). WADDELL, of Cobb.
roa REPRESENTATIVE or THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT,j
IllCill BldIMM,
Of Coweta.
The Election Laws-
We publish in this issue of our paper, the
Constitutional provisions and statutory laws
governing elections in this State. Voters and
Superintendents of elections can inform them
selves as to their respective rights and duties.
Of course, that portion of the oath prescribed
hy law, enacted previous to the adoption of the
Constitution, in which the voter is requited to
swear that lie lias resided in the State two
years, and county fix months—must be chang
ed to six months in (lie State, and county 30
days, as prescribed in the Constitution.
| This notorious personage has come out in
writing” as Erskine pompously terms
letter, in which he stoutly and flatly denies the
j charges preferred against him, of being the an- j
j thor of certain “ writings” to Mrs. Fannie a very large audience.
Martin. He moreover asserts his innocence of j
| the other charge of being guilty of improprie- ; U ^ CJV
| ties with her. j
j Mr. Brown, in bis “ writing then goes into upon the succe.s of the.r .chcrne oi a cre( |j t t ] nt ] 1C p aC j before a t Hie North, re- to loed our own people, but by its sale in
a lengthy history of his acquaintance and con- j construction, and the last words uttered ^ etforts under stiI1 „ reater dif- foreign lands to pay the interest on our
I nection. with Mrs. Maitin. and finally attrih- , l '} * ,c J r I ea er *- ar ‘- 1 3Cir P r .t . , ficulties than before. I say it was a sel- debt, and the articleslwe purchase abroad ?
utes the hostility of Mrs. Martin’s husband t° . dare that reconstruction is a failurestmt ^ ^.because it was done in the in- This is the first great financial
j f,)C ^ act at V" c so1,£r * lt 11.“ ( ' ‘ °. U .]* “ 1 - ] , n , a ''°? C \ l0 , n J' ! i j tercst of the eastern manufacturer already of our country and of the \\ est
; to employ him (Brown) as her counsel to bring j ,orj > 1 a 1 ■ s >c, “ 1S0 . r er wealthy from the fruits of the war, p r o- mercial paper is that which is made
Unit against him, (Martin) for three hundred | presence of great armies, and that the I * ’ F ~ •
] bales of cotton, which were given to Mrs. Mar- ! Grst duty of Congress when it inec
tin by the Confederate Government, for infor
mation furnished, and which cotton Maitin
had in his possession, and refused to deliver to
his wife. Mrs. Martin was alarmed, for fear he
would squander it. Brown did not consent to
become her attorney, because Martin and the
cott<ni were in Mississippi—in which State he
did not practice law.
Accompanying his *' writing,” he publishes
numbers of certificates, from many prominent
and reliable gentlemen, residing in Atlanta and
Millegcville, declaring, in their opinions, and
from their long acquaintance with Brown s
handwriting, that they believe that Brown is
not the author of them.
At present, the testinonyof these gentlemen
is convincing, and we must, in our mind, ac
quit Ex-Gov. Brown of the charges in the Mar
tin case.
ifflinuniiiaN &
WHOLESALE
GROCERS,
Corner of Marietta and Broad St.,
ATLANTA GEORGIA.
Have for Sale
S TJ G A It S
necessity 125 barrels—Powdered, Crushed A, Extra C, ! and p.-Operty is the paramount duty
9rti . r> o- ! eminent, and shall be impartial
{ Corn-; \ ellow C, Demarara, and I orto luca. . . ’ 1 “
, c P*ete,
llade lor, "XT' TT' XT' tr* Cl And Whereas. The Sheriff .. ,,.1, .
[OFFICIAL]
PRO € L A I?I A TI © \
By the Governor.
Whereas, notwithstanding tlie Kxccntis
Proclamation of September 14th, 1868 m ■
lawless acts have occurred in violation thi r i '
| whereby the lives and property of citizens l,a° v ’
| been destroyed, the rights of free .speech j °
' paired, the performance of the duties of the It
ces to which citizens have been elected, deni,',i
the lives of citizens so threatened as to
them to abandon their homes and property
And Whereas, “The protection of peL.,,.
^
and com-
Go Early.
Let every Democratic voter in Georgia be at
the polls by 10 o’clock, and not leave until lie
deposits his vote for Seymour and Blair.
Look After Thera.
It is the duty of all good men to look after
such voters as arc careless about voting. Talk
to them, and urge them to a full and patriotic
performance of their duty.
Provide Conveyances.
There arc numbers of poor men in each coun
ty, who arc ns true as the truest, but who have
no means of getting to the polls. It is tiie du
ty of their more fortunate neighbors to furn
ish them conveyances.
No Reason to be Discouraged.
The late elections have not discouraged us.
The Democrats have gained Congressmen in
every State, Radical majorities have been great
ly reduced. In Indiana, in which State the
Radicals at the proceeding election, had twenty
thousand majority, the vote was so close that
the Democratic candidate for Governor will
contest the election. There are many and glo
rious chances of Seymour’s election. 'To the
polls, Democrats, to the polls.
30,000 Majority for Seymour.
Georgia must give Seymour and Blair 30,000
majority. She will do it.
Let ns Bury it.
Whatever may be the fate of the Radical
party in other States, we must bury it in Geor
gia. and place upon its grave the strong seal of
public indignation.
Popular Enthusiasm.
Gov. Seymour is on the stump, and by bis
presence and addresses is creating an ehthusi-
nsm in the North and West, not equaled before
during this canvass. Our Northern Democrat
ic friends are aroused, and will give a glorious
account of themselves next Tuesday. God
grant them success.
They Love His Principles.
At every station, town and city on the rail
roads. over which the Democratic candidate for
President travels, the people collect in multi
tudes, and rend the very heavens with their
cheers, when they get a glimpse of the glorious
statesmen.
Why is the case ? It is because the people
love Seymour’s principles.
The Difference.
A Democratic triumph next Tuesday will res
tore to the people of America free Constitu
tional Government, while a Radical victory
will continue negro and military supremacy.—
Under the former, peace, plenty and liberty
will bless those States—while under the lat
ter, oppression, misrule and Africanism, will
convert our land into a Pandemonium, from
which theie can be no escape except into the
long leaden death-like calm of a military des
potism. Ye true men of the £land, ye lovers
of peace, law. order and prosperity, let us make
one united, determined effort to elect Seomour
and Blair, whose principles are truth itself.
Award Him Honor.
Much as I desire the election of Gen. Grant
—important as I believe his success is to the
whole American people, and particularly to
the Southern people, I would not. to secure it
sow discord and strife iu a single family
white or black. Some more ardent than 1
may think such an expression savors of indif
ference. I stand by the declaration in all its
parts.
Joshua Hill, in a published address if To the
Reflecting men of Georgia,” written on the 20th
of October, 18G8, used the above language. —
M ould to God his sentiments were the senti
ments of his party. But, unfortunately, he is
the only one in the Radical ranks, ‘of anv
prominence, who will adopt them. On the
contrary, the leaders would, to elect Grant, or
themselves, sow discord and strife in every
mily, white and black, in Georgia. Hill’s
ents do him honor
An Attempt to Override the Constitu
tion.
pection 70, of Irwin’s Code, vests the Gov
ernor, with authority to suspend the collection
of the poll and other taxes, due and owing by
the people, until the next regular session f
the Legislature. What is the design of the
law? Evidently to give the Executive the dis
cretion of relieving the tax-payers temporari
ly of burdens, in times of great pecuniary dis
tress. It was never comtomplatod by the law
makers that the Governor would use this pow
er for the advancement of the interest of one
political party. Not at all. Moreover, this
law docs not prevent the people from paying
their taxes, nor relieve them of the debt, or any
disabilities incurred, by reason of a neglect, or
refusal to pay. All that it does for the people
is to keep the Tax Collector, or other ministe
rial officer, from levying on their property.—
On the other hand, the law does deny the priv
ilege of voting to all who have not paid their
taxes. Of this disability, the Governor, by a
suspension of the collection of the taxes, can
not relieve them.
Our advice to tire superintendents of elec
tions is to challenge the votes of all who have
not paid their taxes, and unless they take the
oath prescribed by law, refuse their votes.—
Bullock cannot suspend this provision of the
Constitution, no more than he can that refer-
ing to the lunatics and idiots. This policy will
he generally adopted by the Democratic party
in Georgia. We will put Bullock to the test,
and if lie seeks to override the law, the Legis
lature will take him in hand. We are morti
fied too, that Bullock should attempt to found
his reasons for issunig the proclamation upon
a falsehood, to-wit: That croncous burdens
have been required, under the provisions of
the Constitution of 1805. He knows, or ought
to kuow, that under that Constitution, the pull
tax, the collection of which alone, lie suspends,
was one dollar to the State—the exact amount
required under the Constitution which he as
sisted in framing. As to the assessment fur
county purposes, he knows, or ought to know,
that the Inferior Courts, were not empowered
to assess exceeding fifty per cent., on the State
tax, unless recommended to do so by the Grand
Jury, or the indebtedness of the county for the
building Court house, jail, etc., required a
larger assessment--which event did not occur
in a dozen counties in Georgia, during the year
1SG7. The poll tax for 1867, the collection of
which he suspends, will not on an average, ex
ceed 81,50 to the voter. The tax of 81,50 is
the onerous burdens which Bullock complains
of. It is all pretense. Cotton is selling at 22
cents per pound, and in such times any
with common health and strength, can easily
procure that amount if he is disposed to assist in
paying the expenses of the Government. Bul
lock knows there is a prospect of flush times,
and takes care not to suspend the collection of
property. Not at all, because that step would
be of no service to Grant.
By this proclamation, Bullock knew that if it
was accepted as he hoped it would be, that it
would lose the State $90,000. for at least
60,000 negroes, have not paid their poll taxes,
and never will, unless required as a condition
precedent to voting. If not paid this year,
these taxes never will be paid—for a neglect
to pay them will not deprive the defaulter of
the right of voting in 1S69, for all the vo
ter is required to swear is that he lie has paid
the taxes owing by him, for the year pieeed-
ing the election at which he proposes to vote.
Shame on such condescension, on the part of
one who claims to be the Governor of the
State of Georgia.
We have said enough to give our readers an
idea of the base purposes of Bullock, and we
hope they will remember these things against
him.
We cannot conclude without again urging
the Democratic party everywhere, in the lim
its of the State, to see to it that no negro votes
who is not willing to swear, as the law re
quires, that he has paid his taxes for the year
is will tccte d Ly an enormous tariff of six cents this object. It is payable at the commer-
rHa'out of 3 P oun( ^ upon all cotton exported, which cial centers at short date. It has nofcon-
~tiie outlet was si,u P ! y proposed that he might buy it j ly an acceptance at the East, but is forti-
c O F F E _E S_
85 Bags—Rio, Laguyra, and Java.
be to turn reconstructed Geor;
1 ‘!\}- n ‘ on ' (-Applau- - ) ' Tor a price six cents less than it was worth tied by a bill of sale of the very property . ,
of this canvass the Republican party ask- . * , , „ , ,1 T , . u 4 , - j 150 Kits and Barrels, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Mvck
i i • 1 * “ .i in the markets of the world. Isay it was ! which is bought by its proceeds.
1 0 ] C .i C< ! n * f 1I Wl Trl mntrv ! 3 vindictive act, for if you will read the! Why is it that this commercial paper, made
ground coat it had O overened the country ; Co g ^ the tax were for purposes so essential and meritorious, am-
for the past four years wisely and well,;, . . • , , i ply secured and having about it every feature
and demand a popular approval of their evie “ to . c . over tlie se ^ s J 1 interests that , which commands credit, should command the
policy. After a full discussion of three
months, touching the wisdom and the in
tegrity of the policy of the Government, . . . , . . ,
J i' " . ic i their constituents, upon the around that
with regard to reconstruction and finances, < . , , ’ v .
■ it was to be imposed upon the South as a
FISH.
erel.
25 Half barrels White Fish.
25 half barrels blue fish.
, t , j prompted it, you will find that it was j monstrous interest of ten or twelve per cent?
made upon members from the Western This is a grave question, affecting the welfare
States who voted against the interests of
alike stripped of the market value of
. c, i i A penalty: and thus we find that the black
stored at the South, that the burdens oi X J ’
, , , , . v V ,. j ,, : ar.d the white man of the South were
debt have not been lightened, or the evils I . . , „
of oppressive taxation have not been lift
ed off f rom tlie labor and
country as they should h
en from iheir first groun
of every citizen in the land. There is a great
wrong being done at the very basis of the basis
of prosperity and personal comfort of the citizens
of tlie United .State. When the Western deal
er in produce goes to bankers of Chicago, Mil
waukee, Toledo, or other commercial centers
o f the West, and offers a draft payable in an
Eastern city, of undoubted credit, to get the
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the people of this country were unwi ling
to approve their acts, they now try to
hold power by making the people believe,
not that they have done well, but that
the Democratic party would do worse if
they succeeded at this time. To prove
this, they ayer that the success of tlie
Democratic ticket will involve the coun
try again in civil war. They feel that no
thing short of civil war would be worse.
[Cheers.] They have declared that the
Democratic nominees are ready to over
turn their legislation by force. To make
the charge still more dramatic, 1 am to
be sent to my final account by the
hands of my political supporters, and
that General Blair then is to trample be
neath his feet the reconstruction laws as
ruthlessly as General Meade stamps them
out by his military orders, with the con
currence of this same Republican party.
If I am to go to my last account, 1 trust
I shall be judged by a kinder and more
charitable tribunal than my Republican
triends have proved to be. [Laughter.]
If the Democratic ticket is elected and
Gen. Blair should reach the Presidential
chair, how would the case stand ? lie
would be confronted by a Republican Sen
ate; by a House of Republicans full of
Generals; by the army of the United
States, flanked by the Loyal Leagues and
by the Grand Armies of the Republic un
der the command of their own candidate
for the l’rcsidency, whom they declare to
be the first Captain of the age, and yet
we are gravely told that standing alone
and shackled by Congressional restraints,
he can crush out all this power and plunge
the country into civil war. If this be
true, then General Blair is the most vig-
meu
power
prosperity,
plause.]
I might go on to show how, in addi
tion to this wrong, they were trampled
upon by military despotism ; how they
were placed under the unrestrained power
of vagrant men who gained wealth and
official positions by ministering to the pas
sions of the public, aud keeping alive dis
order. These men who, now in the Sen
ate of the United States without consti
tuents, vote down* the Senators of New
A^ork. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois,
and gained their power over the South,
and ever the United States because they
hers of Congress and commanders of ar
mies, are most imbecile men who ever
njust
can do no better ; that he has no currency of
his own, hut that he can collect it for himself;
that the whole volume authorized by Congress
has been taken up mainly in the Eastern States;
that in order to get this currency the banks
must go to tlie East and borrow it, and must
pay an interest for its use ; that therefore the
bank he applies to must charge all that intcr-
! est as a compensation. Says the borrower. “I
find that I must pay interest to two hankers.—
Is it right that Rhode Island, or Massachusetts,
or New York should have the share of curren
cy which belongs to our Western States ? Are
not tlie citizens of the West forced to pay to
the eastern States interest upon the currency
which rightfully belongs to us ? If I must pay
you, the hanker of the West, and also the han
ker of the East to ten to twelve per cent., just
ministered to passion in the North, and < "'^ eri I ought to pay hut one halt that amount.
1 must take it out of the price which I pay to
(5© Quarter, half,
and whole boxes Candles.
FLOUR OF ALL GllAOES,
Bv car load or less,
VARIETIES.
Molasses, Syrups,
Sardines,
Vineger,
Snuff,
Oysters,
Teas,
Spice,
Pepper,
Soda, Salt,
Starch,
Candy,
Drips,
Mustard,
Ginger,
Rice.
stirred up disorder in the South, No fair
minded, thoughtful Republican will calm
ly sit down arid look over this action and
not feel that the policy of his party has
been unwise and hurtful.
During the progress of the war another
National difficulty arose, which excited
alarm in the minds of thoughtful men. It
was found, as our debt rolled up into a
great volume, that the government bonds
were taken in the Northern Atlantic States,
and our Union was thus dissolved into
debtor or creditor States. This was the
perilous relationship. It could not well
be avoided, but the evil might have been
mitigated if there had been a wise and
economical administration, which should
have kept down the voluminous indebted
ness, but those in power saw fit to do an
other thing. They drove out of all exist
ence by heavy taxation the currency of
all State banks ; they grasped the exclu
sive power of issuing paper money ; they
gave to the holders of Government bonds
the privilege of issuing banking bills un
der what is known as the National Bank-
orous man who has lived in the history .
of the world, or Republican Senator, mem- ln S system. This was a privilege ot enor
mous value. I will not stop now to dis
cuss the wisdom of that system. As Gov-
1S67.
Posterity will Curse or Bless You.
For your vote next Tuesday, posterity will
curse or bless you.
J^gf^The Indiana Legislature stands : Sen
ate, 31 Republicans to 19 Democrats; House
55 Republicans to 43 Democrats.
The Tax Voting Qcalifcation.—A corres
pondent of the Savannah Republican makes
the case very clear, thus: The Constitution
makes payment of taxes a qualification to vote.
The Governor, under the provision of the Code,
postpones collection of the tax. But the arti
cle of the Constitution, adopting the Code,
expressly excepts so much of the Code as is
inconsistent with the provisions of the Consti
tution. Therefore, the 70th section mav au
thorize the Governor to suspend the tax", but
this will also suspend the voting, as no one
can, constitutionally vote who has not paid
the tax. This is true, at least so far as the
tax of 1867 is concerned, which all had an
opportuui*y” of paying.
disgraced a public position. [Cheers.] F rnor ^Lis btale, I vetoed a law- refus-
Now I admit there is a fear in the minds ! ,D S banks T ^ organize under that sys
tern because I saw as far back as 18G3,
that it inrperrilled the future harmony of
our Union. The point to which I wish
to call your attention is the unwise and
unjust manner in which this great privi
lege was distributed. Wise men would
have looked to see how it could be given
out so as to minister to the general pros
perity of our country, regardless of all,
this great monopoly was given to the great
Commissioners. They were mainly Irom
the old and rich States who had been
able to take up the Government bonds.—
Thus not only our debt but our currency
was sectionalized. While the State of
Massachusetts with about 1,000,000 in
habitants lias about 857,000,000 of this
currency, the State of Illinois, with about
twice that population, has less than ten
million dollars. In the State of Rhode
Island they have about forty dollars to
each inhabitant, while Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin and other Northern States
have only eight dollars. If so much cur
rency is good for Massachusetts, why is
it not a good thing out West? But the
injustice in this distribution was the least
ot the evils which grew out of this lack
of foresight and statesmanship. It is in
answer to say, in justification of this ine
quality, that the West had a good chance
to get this privilege as well as the other
States. This was not a matter to leave to
chance. The Western States were not
then in a condition to secure this curren
cy, for the very reason that they most
needed it. If the rule of proportion was
to be disregarded, it should have been
done in favor of the very States that now
had the smallest share It was the duty
of wise statesmanship to see that curren
cy was given where it could be of the
greatest service to the public. It may be
asked if the West was not able to take
bonds, how would they avail themselves
of this privilege ? If this action had
been reversed and fifty-seven millions had
been given to the State of Illinois and
nine millions had been given to the State
of Massachusetts, which would be much
of the Republican leade rs, but it is not
this absurd fear; it is the dread that the
public mind having been twined to its
financial and political policy is reaching
conclusions that will sweep them from po
litical power; therefore they seek to change
the issues ; therefore they have changed
then front in this contest.
We are admonished it is a dangerous
thing to change front on the eve of battle.
I'propose, in tlie course of the canvass,
on occasions like this, to discuss the poli
cy and conduct of the men in power. To
night I must confine myself to a few
puiDts. Elsewhere I shall speak of other
wrongs and errors.
W hen this war ended, nearly four years
man a „. 0 ^ - t j e j t t j ie g ou thern States disorgan
ized and impoverished. The duty of re
storing peace and prosperity to that sec
tion, and putting it into a condition where
it could add to the National prosperity
and aid to bear its burdens, fell upon the
Republican party. The difficulties of the
task were increased by the fact that its
population was made up of two distinct
races one of which had been held in slave
ry, and was now sudden^ called upon,
untutored as they were, to act a part in
our social and political system. 1 do not
wish 'to moderate the difficulties with
which they had to contend, but the mag
nitude of those difficulties demanded that
they should enter upon the task in a wise
and thoughtful way. Armies alone can
not bring back a due sense of the value of
order to a community. They can only
restrain violence. The healing measures
of the statesman must work their cure.—
The great object to be kept in view was
to give all classes that prosperity which
tends to make man desire peace, which
gives them hope. Despair ever makes
disorder. Another great object and end
was to lift up the African as far and as
fast as it could be wisely done. Human
ity dictated this. The interest of the
white population of the South demanded
it. As the two races were to live upon
the same soil, their common interest call
ed for harmony of purpose aud feelings.—
Undev this state of affairs, wise men
would seek the aid of the most intelligent
and iufluentiai men of that section of the
country, taking care to guard against any
influences springing from their prejudices.
Have these obvious truths been regarded
by the men in power? Has not recon
struction failed, because they disregarded
them ? The first step towards restoring
order and producing harmony between
the races was to administer to the pros
perity of that section which pros
perity will be shared alike by the white
man and the negro. Unless the employ
er made a profit on his cotton he could
not pay the labor. Failing to do this,
disaster brought not only poverty but con
fusion and discontent. True statesmen
would have stretched out a helping hand;
but what was the first act of the men in
power ? It was to put a monstrous ex
port tax of six cents a pound upon the
cotton raised by the labor of the negro
upon the plantation of the white. Strug-
DA, in kegs and boxes, &c., Ac., Ac.
A LARGE and COMPLETE
STOCK-
To which the attention of the trade is respect
fully invided.
ORDERS SOLICITED, to which PROMPT
and personal attention will be given.
ZIMMERMAN & VERDEIiY.
WHISHT & DOUGLASS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Newnan Georgia.
TXT ILL practice in the counties of the Tal-
V ? lapoosa Circuit ; Fayette, Merriwetber,
Troup and Heard, of the Coweta Circuit in
the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia.—
Also, the District Court of the United States,
for the Northern District of Georgia, at At
lanta.
We are also prepared to give at once, the
proper notices to have all judgments rendered
on contracts, prior to 1st day of June, 1865,
submitted to juries for adjudication ; and to
take immediate steps to secure to parties de
siring the same, their Homesteads, under the
late laws of this State. All communications
confidential. Give us a call.
W. F. WRIGHT,
Oc. 30-3m. E. DOUGLASS,
more fair than the present distribution,
the people of Illinois could not have es
tablished the banks; but the capitalists
of New England and New York would
gladly have established banks in these
States for the sake of advantages gained.
Now this would not only have been more
fair, as any one sees, but it would have
avoided the great evil to which I will call
your attention. The people of the North
ern Atlantic States who hold about two
thirds of all the cunencv, do not need this
amount for their business purposes.—
Their modes of conducting business do
not require this form of credit. Former
ly the banks of the City of New York did
not deem it worth while to issue notes for
circulation. We now see that at oertain
seasons of the year they send currency to
the West to bring forward the crops.—
When it is not needed for these purposes
it is accumulated in vast sums in the
cities of New York, Boston and Philadel
phia. It is not wanted for regular busi
ness purposes. It is used to promote gd-i
Blacking, Herrings,
Soda Crackers, Butter Crackers, l’ic Nic Crack
ers, and also, all grades of
SMOKING TOBACCO,
, - , . , And also a large quantity of
the farmer for his produce. Now, all this is 1
true, and here is the great wrong which tends j CHEESE, of different Grades, and SO-
to produce ill feelings between the States, a
jealousy of the credit of the States and a sense
of injury which harms the national credit.—
This unwise distribution of the currency lies
at the foundation of much of the feeling in cer
tain of the sections of the country against the
bondholders. It is no unusual tiling to see it
stated in the papers of Chicago and other Wes
ters cities that the grain market is cheeked for
the want of that currency which rightfully be
longs to that section. Not only is the farmer
thus paid a lower price for his produce, but the
whole commercial interests of our countiy, in
ternational and foreign, are injured hy this
lack of foresight. But the evil does not stop
here. When tlie currency has been used to
place the agricultural products in the markets
of the East, it is no longer needed for those
purposes. It piles up in vast volume in the
cities of New Y’ork and Boston during the win
ter months. Those who hold are impatient to
have it profitably employed. They invite bor
rowers to use it for purposes that end in those
wild and demoralizing speculations that have
done so much to corrupt the morals and des
troy the habing of industry, which alone can
make a people truly prosperous. Not unfre-
quently it is used again, to buy up all the beef,
pork, flour and grain in the hands of Eastern
holders and in the warehouses of our commer
cial cities, and to put up their prices against
the laboring poor, the toiling mechanic and the
consumer of the East, in this way, too, cheat
ing the exportation abroad and destroying tlie
commerce of our land. Now, if with wise
statesmanship, under the same National bank
ing system, care had been used so place this
capital where it was needed the share which
would have been given to the Western States,
would never have remained idle, or have been
employed for hurtful purposes. There would
always have been use for that capital which
would have promoted prosperity and advanced
the healthful enterprise of great and growing
communities. This error of our rulers is at
tended with another great evil. There was no
other provision made for the South ; no care
taken to revive their prosperity, so that its
people might aid in advancing the prosperity
of our land. It is for our interest as well as
theirs, that they should again be made pros
perous. We find that this error in the distrib
ution of our currency is cursing our business
with enormous rates of inteiest, lessens the
price which the farmer gets for his products
and harms both our domestic and foreign and
National commerce. The evil should have
been corrected, and it has never received the
attention of the party in power. [Cheers.]
There are other great wrongs which I will
discuss more at length on other occasions. We
say that taxation should be equal upon every
species of property according to its real value.
The Republicans say so too. They declare so
in their fourth resolution, that it is due to the
labor of the nation that taxation shall be equal
ized. With this declaration upon their lips,
will they tell us how they made it unequal ?
Will they tell us why, for four years, they have
allowed this conceded injustice to remain upon
the statute books! How can we believe that
they mean what they say ? They charge upon
us that we are in favor of repudiation. Have
those who make this charge frankly said how
they meant to deal with the public creditor?
We have said where the agreement is that he
should be paid in gold, be should have it, and
where the contract did not define that he
should so be paid, be should be given a money
as good as that which we used for the sacred
purposes of paving our pensions or rewarding
the toil of the laborer. We have the right to
place claims of the public creditor among the
sacred things of a nation's faith. [Cheers ]
We have tried to maintain a policy of security,
which should make his debt sure ; and, of wis
dom, which should put the nation's credit so
in the markets of the world that the public
creditor, public pensioner and he who toils for
the public good in the workshops or in the
field, should all be paid in a currency made
good by a wise and honorable conduct of pub
lic affairs.
And Whereas, The Sheriff of each county j s
by law, charged with the preservation of life
property and peace, in each conntv ;
Now, Therefore, I, Rufus B. Bullock, Gov-
ernor, and Commander in-C’hief of tHo mi v
and navy of the State of Georgia, and of i],
ndiitia thereof, do hereby issue this, my
Initiation, charging and commanding .slid Sher
iffs, and each and every other civil officer in t . v .
erv county in this State, to see to it ilmt t! ,■
lives and property of all citizens, and the pen, ,,
of the community, are preserved ; and that all
persons are protected in the free exercise of
their civil and political rights and privikg.s
And, further, to make known that for failure in
the performance of duty, the said Sheriffs and
other civil officers will be held to strictaccoiie
tability, under the law. And, to charge upon
every person, resident in this State, that they
render prompt aud willing obedience to Un
said Sheriffs ami other civil officer, under nil cir
cumstances, whatsoever; and that they demand
from said officers, protection, when threatened
or disturbed in their person or property or
with denial or political or civil rights ; anil, that
failing to receive such protection, they repoit
facts to this department.
The following extract, from General Orders
No. 27, dated October S, 1868, from Head
quarters, Department of the South, is puhr
ed for the information of Civil Officers and tin;
general public, by which it will be seen that
said civil officers will, in tlie performance of
their duties, be sustained by the military pow
er of the United States.
Given under my hand, and the Great Seal of
the State, at the Capitol, in the city of At
lanta, tins 8th day of October, in tlie year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-
eight, and of the Independence of the Uni
ted States the ninety-third.
Rufus 13. Bullock,
Governor
By the Governor :
David G. Cutting,
Secretary of State.
“ Headers, Dei*’stent of the South,
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 8, 186S.
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Who Wants a Homestead?
LAVENDER It, KAY,
A TTORNEY A T LA W,
Is now prepared to draw up papers for set
ting apart Homesteads in realty and Exemp
tions in personal property.
Particular attention is also given to the col
lection of debts, preparing petitions in Bank
ruptcy, making out administrators’ returns,
and all legal business, of every description, in
trusted to his care.
Office on Hancock Street, near Newnan hotel.
Oct30-ly
General Orders, No. 27.
Whereas, by an act of Congress of the Uni
ted States, approved March 2d, 1865, it is inside
the duty of the Military authorities to preserve
the peace at the polls at any election that may
lie held in any of the States ; and Whereas,
this duty has become the more imperative,
from the existing political excitement in the
public mind, from the recent organization of
civil government, and from the fact that Con
gress has, by statute prohibited the organiza
tion of military forces in the several States of
this Department, it is, tiierefore, ordered,
“That the several District commanders will,
as soon as practicable on the receipt of tins or
der, distribute the troops under their commands
as follows ;
In the District of Georgia :
One company 16th Infantry, to Albany.
One company 16th Infantry', to Columbus.
One company 16th Infantry, to Macon.
One company 16th Infantry, to Augusta.
One company 16th Infantry, to Washington,
(Wilkes county.)
One company 16th Infantry, to Americas.
One Company 16th Infantry, to Thomas-
ATLANTA MAHBLS
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es
New Store—New Goods
GREATLY REDUCED
TIIE OLD Stock of Richardson & Sanford
having been closed out to other partners,
the undersigned, the senior partner of the firm
of Richardson & Sanford has resumed business
on his own account, and has recently purchas
ed a complete stock of STOVES, &c., at greatly
reduced prices, which he offers extremely low.
F. M. RICHARDSON,
Corner Whitehall k Hunter Streets.
0ct.30-6m. Atlanta Ga.
D. N. JUDSON, AG’T.
Manufacturer and dealer in
Italian and American
MARBLE.
BT B,
Box Tombs, Head Stones,
Application for Ezemption.
AKTHA A. ROBiNSON, has applied for
_ exemption of personalty and setting
apart end valuation of homestead, and I will
pass upon the same at 10 o'clock on Friday
the 13th day of November, 1868, at my office.
L. R. Ray, Attorney for Applicant.
Oct. 30-2t* J. H. COOKE, Ord’y.
Application for Exemption.
Z F. TURNIPSEED has applied lor exemp
tion of persouaity, and setting apart and
valuation of homestead, and I will pass on the j from canning arms
same at 10 o’clock A. M. on Saturday the 1-ltu
day of November, at my office.
J. H. COOKE, Ord’y.
Smith & Turner, Att’ys for Applicant.
Oct. 30-2t*
AND
FOOT STONES,
^.T THE
LOWEST PRICES.
Terms CASH!
Office and Yard corner of Peachtree &. Walton Sta.
ATLANTA GEORGIA.
Oct-30—I2m.
GEORGIA—Coweta County.
YTTHEREA3 Virgo C. Cooke applies to me
Yv for letters of gaurdinship of the person
and property of James T. Morris, minor orphan
of James T. Morris, deceased, under fourteen
years of age -
Now these are therefore to cite and admon
ish all concerned to be and appear at my office
within the time peescribed by law and show
cause if any they can why the guardianship
of said James T. Morris’ person and property
may not be entrusted to liirn.
Given under my hand and official signature
this October 25th, 1868. J. H. CUOKE, Ord’y
Oct. 30-30d°
Fancy candies cf all.flavors at
THURMAN A'COS.
GEORGIA—Carroll Connty.
^TT HE REAS John W. Stewart applies to me
VV for letters of administration on the es
tate of Elijah Wildman,late of said county, de
ceased.
These are therefore to cite sod admonish all
and singular the next of kin and creditors, of
said deceased, to be and appear at my office
within the time allowed by law and show cause
j if any they can why said letters should not be
| granted.
| Given under my hand and official signature
! this October 23d 1868. D. B. JUHAN, Ord’y. ^
1 Oct. 3D-30d.
One company (C,) 5th cavalry, to Athens.
The company at Savannah to be reinforced,
should occasion require, by such number of
the men at Fort Pulaski as can be spared from
the post.
a o o o o
“ Detachments, when necessary, may be
made to points in tiie vicinity of each pose;
but in no case, nor on any pretext whatever,
will be sent without a commissioned officer,
who w;il be fully instructed by his post com
mander.
“ The troops will be considered as in the
field, and supplied with the necessary camp
equipage ; the men to be furnished with com
mon fonts, if practicable, and if not practica
ble, with shelter tents. Commanding officers
are permitted to hire quarters, temporarily,
when it can be done for reasonable rates ; but
this will not preclude the necessity of carrying
tents, as the commands, in all cases, must lie
in readiness to move at the shortest notice,
with all supplies required for their efficiency.
“ District Commanders will instruct Post
Commanders in their duties, and the relative
position of the civil and military powers. They
will impress on Post Commanders that they
are to act in aid and co-operation, and in su
bordination to the civil authorities ; that they
are to exercise discretion and judgment, unbi
ased by political or other prejudices ; that their
object should be exclusively to preserve the
peace and iinhold law and order, aud they must
be satisfied such is the object of tlie civil officer
calling on them for aid ; they must in all cases,
where time will permit, apply for instruction
to superior authority, but they must at all haz
ards preserve the peace, and not he restrained
by technical points, when, in their conscien
tious judgment under the rules above set forth,
it is their duty to act. Post Commanders on
being notified of the proposed holding of po
litical meetings, may send an officer, and if
necessary, a detachment, to watch the pro
ceedings and see that the peace is preserved -
“To the people of the several States compos
ing the Department, the Major General Com
manding appeals that they will co-operate with
him and the civil authorities in sustaining
law and order, in preserving the peace and in
avoiding the scenes of riot and bloodshed, and
the wanton destruction of life and property,
which lias already in some instances, been en
acted in the Department. He urges absti
nence from all inflamatory and incendiary ap
peals to the passions; discountenancing the
keeping open of liquor shops on days of politi
cal meetings and of election ; tlie abstaining
and asserCofr the indi
vidual right of construing laws by of
arms. No just cause is ever advanced by
sort,or. violence. Lot there be charity and foi'
bearance among political opponents, whatever
may be the result; let each good citizen deter
mine that all who, under the law, have the
right to the ballot skill exercise it undisturb
ed. If there are disputed points of law, le»
them be referred to the Courts, and let not mobs
or political clubs, or other irresponsible bo
dies, construe and undertake to execute the
law. This appeal is made in the earnest hope
that the Major General Commanding can rely
on the good sense and correct judgment of tile-
mass of the jKiople, and that he will not be
compelled to resort to tlie exercise of the pow
er with which he is intrusted, aud which he
will most reluctantly employ. But he thinks
it is his duty to make known, that so far as the
power under his command will admit, he will
not permit the peace to be broken, aud that lie
will not be restrained in the conscientious d'°'
charge of his duty by technicalities of H"!
made when the present anomalous condition of
affairs were neither anticipated or provided
for.”
By order of Major General Meade :
R. C. Drum,
A. A. G.
Application for Exemption.
E LIJAH ELMORE has applied for exemp
tion of personalty and setting apar. nn
valuation of Homestead, and I will P a33 U L>^
the same at 10 o’clock on Thursday, the I-*-
day of November, 1868, at my office.
Oct. 30-2l° J. H. COOKE, Ordy.