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: ■ I-1 m C'Ijp Jiftumiit 13 mi lil. 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 I U OfTlfW uiUuJA 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. { 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 e§ 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.