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SAM’S. M. LEDERER k CO.,
Importers of and Dealers in
F'OH.EUG-KT, DOMBiBTIC,
MMM & fMO SIY fiiuai 3
113 Broughton street, Sava mail, Ga.
Is:iVs of Brown Sheeting, (’arcs of American Prints, Cases of Bleached Goods,
Bin s ‘ " i»vn Sliirtinw, Cases of Kentucky Jeans, Bales of Blankets,
Bales of O/ ialmi as, Cases . f Kerseys, Bale* of Flannels
Having removed (■> our very large and »p ici eis toiildileg, we are enahlod to keep the
Largest Stock Ever Offered in Savannah, and Merchants Visiting
(hir city .i.u e.jic - Oli im Uu Itop iy a visit to our Extensive .Separate Wholesale Department, b 'l'ore purchasing.
November 2?. ’67. '
- \VAN VA! I CARDS.
ms @ Ki.ij e
Knylull’s Oleum Vitie.
rpilW Great (1 1 * r i Lim..:•• cis an almost
X wifaliible curt* fin
Wu-mt ••*,* Vou u.W u.fi u.i-m'r Pmn.i in !/.«
ttack. Hi-ca.it. Sllr* ' I ./ AertieK*
Ur.ul’idtt. Tm,tluu .. . Vo„,.
Jur.j> o'- Bj .ins. ■ “ ■ . - ‘ l*.
It,da. £»ea Hums, itc.
Ttits (Treat remedy -io> il.l lie in every house.—
For Hun>w this rnnc ly has no eq.nl.
A-sk (V.r Kay ton’s Ol -am Vita-. Take no other,
rieut by express for rl.'i-i
Kayton’s Magic Cure.
An Egyptian Remedy,
For the cure of and ten Cowjlis and folds. Asth
ma. Acid Stoinaoh 11 .ar.liitvn. R'O Tteoal. Rea
Siektws.. Cholera IHarrlwi. Crani|.s and I’aina
in the atom veil. Sent by express for SI.
Kayton’s Dyspeptic Pills,
Arc a sure and pleasant cure for DY SPEP.SI A.
DHHKDi’fUL (’ >NS TIPATfi >N. nml
all disorders of the Uver. atom ich and bmvids.
and when taken regularly " ill eleause Uiebioml.
T’tie-e art* tin* grei'ost An’i Billions PUD tv a*
jd iced b ff-iiat llk* public. Sent by mail for SO
CvMtiw 1 >ei t* 3x.
The dim e Ue Pcines are prepared and sold by
PROS* 1 . n. 11. It.IITOS,
SAVANNAH, ... * GEORGIA.
To whom n’t orders should he ;• hfinwed : or to
hiCWIi de. 'ile Agents, A A. SOLOMON'S &CO
. . t 'it.
g&Sr \ liberal discount to parties selling air ;; o.
For i.l tinianvn. at Dr*. v’.fiitKS & -Irtk
drug aiore.
Febeuarv 22. IRI'7. ’ ly
D. FALVEY,
EVERY VARIETY OF
ID > > • KEt •
c a ’xM» a H*•c,y* ■* ■> >*3
B 2i* i.saiyi U W . .iltA •W ,
St. Andrews Halt Building,
Bnniydd'di St., 2>l doer from .ft ll’trson,
Mavamiali. < «•<>.
HAS IN STORK a large and varied assort
u.fi, n[
Mahogany, Walnut,
CIMTM AMO BEVELED
Sstts,
Tables 8c Bureaus/
<»r Every Style mi !’a"efn. 1
C J£ A 3 il 3 ,
OF EVERY DESCHIPTIO.V, <tC.. ttC
Mt»vemh»*r 21 hi". 3m
"CLASIMH & CONiWIAM.'
w.ioi.KKAta: aNt> inh’iii.
(i ro (* vr s sum! iii;> liaudler^,
Cor. Bay *ad Drayton sts., 3a va Tilth, -it.
Keep ceoVvi it Ivon hinand i
of Family PUntatioii ; also a
choice select ion of L qayrs »V i ies und ftt-jjurs.—
Order promptly attended t«. and quality ;«ar
antoed. A s-'jitUkum
w ratty vV Tatty,
pi-iix anh oa,\Aft-srXr.
W£ASTE n S a s J
Hmi STIIELt, lAVAWHJ, L 4.
K iDamiHlng and Repairing NVady executed.
Lim 3 , Lath, Piaster, Hair, and Building
ssuxS-ly Material or sale.
F. CONST NT,
Bull St., near Bar Street.
Havuuiudi, Geo.,
~D£AL£R IN
Imports anh Domestic Cig;irs,
TOBACCO, PIPES, &0.
With a long ejtabK-bed sla an Im
porter, he eadyAyOia to keep -'asi g*»o<l a siock.
in q.i.uitiiy aud assortment, as c ±n be louiul in
the State.
“ The Hec33s.”
CONNECTED with the Cigar and Tobacco Es
/ lablishment, is a
SAL O O X
for accomniodariou of regular patrons and •
thepubiic generally, where the
Best of Imported Liquors
are -»erved. with a LLNGH each dav. Strangers
will find it a quiet resort, with no Wines or Lt
q iors that are not choice. angl3-29-ly
Jo 6 work of every and -tfcripli iii neatly
and expeditiously'd me at this odi-.-e.
Site ((Jwilman laini^.
F. R. FILDES, Editor.
yol. ir.
NEW YORK.
1 All’A KTI AI, St ITIM N». - o
ther iVealth. Ilefinemeut. *»r Condition, are
exempt. The I‘nu.oroKKN. or Females’ Friend is ;
ex'jVressly fur the benefit of fun.lies who in iy be j
suttering from Nervous t ri abdltv. Distressing |
AppreheU'ious. and all the.se troublesome com- |
plamts that invite premature old age. and render !
life miserable The Pbilotoken acts l.kea charm !
in relieving pain ; and by < o moiling the ner- |
voiis system, restored those feelings ul confidence j
auil ► ilialae ion that insure happiness. It is a ;
radical cure for Dysmcnorrluea, and a trenxnre
th it should be possessed bv every female who
de- ir* & to resto; e, improve, or preserve her!
health, beauty and phy.-ue.il oomlort. Descrip ,
five pamphlets, containing valuable information
for !hvalUD and heads of families, w ill be sent on
receipt of postage stamp. Price *1 per bottle ;
the usual discount to the trade.
HARR Vfx. If!>LF.Y CO..
Wholesale Druggists. 11l Chambers h*., N. Y.
I > XSX.SVS nzniiov bu thu.
IV 1 lie mns’ efficient Diuretic and ionic for
the treatment of alt complaint.' resulting from
weakness and darnngetnent o r the Kidneys and
Urinary Organs such as pains and w eakness in
the back mid loins, gravel. dn“sy, slranguary.
incontinence, inftnrti&tion of the mucus surf acts.
Ac Risi.ky■'.*= Hi tin can be used in all cases, for
children as well as adults, with perfect safety.
Physicians are finding that Risi.KV>ij» the most
uniform and reliable preparation, besi le being
of greater strength and in larger bottle* than
anv o hers. Sold by the Druggists and Meroliants
fcrsl.so. IIAKRaL. RioLEV & CO.. ,
Proprietors.
N’. B. All officinal preparations of medicines
bearing our label are nude according to the U.
S. Pirn m.icopo ia. and'u!) goods sold by us are
warranted to be as repr»useuu*U, or may be re
timed at our expense.
Determined to maintain the reputation wliich j
our hoiiFiv have always enjoyed for dealing in
ilKi.ivnut: .Mt-ou-iNj-.s, and to merit the continued
confidence of our ctimumers. we assure them
thai the ' line attontion will be |>»id to order* by j
mail a* when personally presen -
IIARRAL, RISLEY & CO.,
? V#»i U'sule Eimi/tjisls,
Ml C’lMtimtt-* and 1 11 sn.v Sts.. NEW YOltK. I
Successor.H to llaviland. Keese A Cos.. IfiiiO:!
Haviland, Hartal rf* llisley : ilarral, Rtsley «i J
Kitchen : Ilarral. Itisley *!t Tompkins
August 2. Ksfi7. tbn
11. M. DAVI-NPOIItT
WXXH
E.S.JAMAY &CO,
BUY GO OSS,
:>SO Broadway, New York
Flan n’t l.i,
OS..V.K,
Collnt’K Sc Tien,
Skirt Braid*,
DrCKrt Onod*.
\Vliitcr (»o uU,
Liiu*n Uo mlm,
ChmkM. Eit»br«iiderit*«,
Foolish (’rapes,
Hosiery, * I
Dreaa Shir t*,
R iltLonn,
Lace Arfielea
Blia win,
Silk*,
Yankee Motion*, &c. ;
August t), 1807. tim
CARHSRT& BROTHER,
Late of G-corgia.
|mprt:rs d' ddtbolcs.dc Dealtrs in!
Staple stmt I’ji iitj
miow&m&s,
IT Barclay St. and 22 Park Place,
.IVir- I *o)’k.
September 13. 1807. hrn
f.jk'3 jA italic Burial Cases.
VLL •n'Mtt kept constantly cm hand at the atore
of J. T. tiudJ. Monticello. and C. 11. Smith |
ore, Madison, Florida. A two, an assort men !
- cpnsta itly kept at the store of M. >*. MclN
T(/Slf. Quitman. Ga. Jash on delivery.
T. & W. A. VV. SIMMONS, Agon
i December 14, 18»jt» tan
J3HN D. DELAM.NOY,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
QUIT-MAX, GA.,
HAYTXO locate! himself permanently in
Quitman, for the purpose of transacting a
General Commission Business,
Solicit* a renewal of favors, from hia friends and
i th** public.
! dence, one mile from the town, on the road to
TUomasrille. eep27-6ra
SHALL TII3 PBESS THE PEOPLE’S HIOHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWfID BY TEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.
QUITMAN, GEO., JANUARY 17, 1868.
• . . . _ .
BALTIMORE lIOLsES.
WW. ( ANRY. lIKHNAItU GU.PIN'.
Canby, Gilpin *!k Cos.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
NoBTHWEiT C'lK. I.lctir ANIt 1, tMUARUY ST«.,
BALTIMORE, MO.
JOHN W. BRUFF & CO.,
WHOt.KMAI.K OKAl.lil'S IN
fiheigi in ms my mi.
No Q 1 •*> .IS;i 11 inioro ?St.,
Between Charles and Randolph sts.
John W. lb 11 If. \
•«ohl. W Balter, f BALTUVI ORE.
Jo*. E BniflF. f
A. B. Faulkner. ’ nug .'M v*
DARBY & CO.,
IMPOKTEim AND DK.VI.KItH IN
iUv G'mJv.tomv',
No. 293 vVost Baltimore St. and No. 1 N. liberty St.
Baltimore. Maryland.
L, Fassano 8c Sons,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
iJOTIOWSp
Fancy Goods, Hosiery
W auumiiy ■ ’ ‘
Trimmings and Small Wares,
268 IV. Bit.rtii be Sr . .. . li.U.TIMOI’K
»»*23 '>»•««♦
Passano, M.tgruder & (Jo.,
Wlr drsulo lb* . lurs in
Boo(8,Slioes Ac St ns
258 Bl'timoi*© St.,
HAJjUMORE, I/ UIYLA.VD
ftHg’3 n ft ■ ,, m*
l> IJ ft dpi •v. 11. ts Roane Geo Vi 1i o trd
Shipley, Roane & (’o.,
M l\l I ACII DKHf» \M> JomiERS OF
Clotliin §£>
30J IVvsl li. I> II..I•- Strccl,
»ng.’3-sm* BALTIMORE, MD.
GRaFFSM, 6Pi3TiIER&C3.
(fommiosion
103 LOBISAuD 3TUBET,
Uultiiuure, Maryland.
vVHMI.KHiLE KE.U.EIIB !.V
BACON, CORN, FLOUR, SUGAR,
COFFEE, LIQUORS,
And Oiou'-ru-H of Every Description. i
A|tril 12. H 1.7. 11-ly
Fountain Hotsl,
[ Ivic.nr StHKKT, HALI IM-iUE, Mahveanu ,
. W. SI. C !.*i!» Pro.
Omnibus ft nr) Btspiuft Wagon in ain-nßince up i
on all Ur.sit- hmi! iioat L,suidinf[<.
WiESENFELD & CO.,
(VHOKES.ILE
Clothiers,
242 Baltimure St.
I BAKTIMOUK MARYLAND.
snpilil 6m*
j i.rcirs j. i.AMKIi. John vv sei.iit.
1857. FALL TSLABS. 1357.
Lucius L. Lamer & Cos.
Importers and Jobbers o
ii'ii'Y
No. 244 Baltimore Street,
BAfiTIMOKE MARYLAND
paid to orders. Stock
complete, (/real iflducemeuts ofTere 1 to Cash
uyers. «eptl3-tm
M. FITZGERALD,
MANUFACTURER,
! ANDWHoEEHAbK kBBTAIL DEALER IS
CMBES, iaiIBIALS
Syrups,
FJM (OiffiCTIOMiRI, &(i.,
A’l LOW PRICKS.
WHITAKER STREET,
One Door iron* Coaigrf's, Savannah, Ca.
Orders SuliCfMd.^C
March 1, 1867. ly
AAT AD )Xl3 jM
T > T Ul3
P-'opla of 0-3 »rgit cad Uu
Stitoj
Fel’ow Citizen* of G orgia and of tV; U>i t
ted States:
By a ’ mvontioM lu?M at Nf tr«>n on tli«*
sth an 1 (itli of Docember, 1807, n‘)»n'
Boutin# lno ConstM'v »five peojilo of (ioor
g’iii, llu* u I'lo.rsio iH'd Wi*iu np|W»Mite>l a
Oopumtl i? to j' pare an Adilrum* lo you,
setting I rill i! it *. »* s<ntimt*ut.s, tlioir ufui
dition, lli ir lb n fnl appr 'uMision oflui u:v
| ruin, and tu* final .iverihr*\v of Cuu itn
!iuiiitl tf-wni nui ! In and this
imp n t ut duty, wo firing: l<» Hn* luak tin
I'arupst nii.l pninotio and .sire, not only t«»
proujote Hit* w.-d'uv of our own Stuto
bill also that of our whoU cmrfti y.
Wlion tin* Into un inppy war tonni n
ted and tin* Confederate urms woi*t? *'ir
rendered, a sin<rlo cottdirion only was ie
ijliiit'd, w iie‘i was that we slionld return
to tlu* pursuits of peace ami ofiey the
1 Constitution ‘ and laws of the United
States, under t"e
th.it, so loujr ;»s we continued to and » so,
we shonld be protected in 11 »»• unmolested
enjoyment in the rights and priciloo-.M
wiiich that Constitution arid those laws
guarantee to each State and to every
Citizen. We have k -pt oiu* proudsi* in
letter and sp rit; and, from that, day to
this, tin resistance has been offered l >
the Federal authorities The laws of tne
Unit' and Slates are (jnietlv .obey *d with
ont the necessity of military power l<»
enforce them. Their Courts are open and
their processes respected. Crime 4 in fi
punished by the regular and established
modes of judicial procedure. With mig
iiuiii iy and hopefulness, our people me
ted in an honest effort to build up then
ruined fortunes and reestablish tnen
lost prosperity. 'Flu* war lej, our h ones
saddened \'ili bereavement, and, in
thousands of iiistauees. in ashes li
brought Universal sorrow and poverty
Our li'dds were desolated, our labor dis
organiz'd, our industry paralyz'd, afi
our enterprises destroyed or crippled,
and our capital sunk. Towns and cities
were plundered and burned, and i ten in
habitants driven, in destitution, from
their homes. But these were the fruits
of war—not legitimate, to be sure
such, however, as usually attends its
mutch of Ire; and, theivf »re, we submit*
ted t" them with patience and lortiln le,
cheered fiv the hope, that the (juarrel and
carnage having ended, the return "I
peac and prosperity Would begin and
tnat, at least, potifiral fraternity would
l*o restored. Under thi inspiration we
endeavored to I‘ugel the fiille ness w oo \
the struggle bad engendered, tocullivafi
a spirit of conciliation and harmony, nml
to evince, ill every possible Way, our d«-
sire fi» have Georgia restored lo her c hi
si national relation p. i.e Union. Tern
file has been our dis.ippoiaim ml II 'V.ug
been lin ill <1 in the attempt at secession,
upon tli • idea that suen attenijil was ro
(jottion, we supposed that it** suppression
left Georgia a State in the Uni n, Hidl
po.Sst s.-ieg t.he inherent l ight ol sell g >v
eminent und tie* c »i.s itulioaal rigiil "I
lepreseutalioh n Congress. lii'Oad ol
tins, otveVcr, the (.'resident ol t ie I'uiled
Stales required that we sli ml I tirg.iTZ
n new Slate'government, ratify the C m
atitutioual Am ndmeut, afiolmhiug slave
ry nml incorporating Hie same |*r»vib mi
into our fund.i neuLit law; dial we slnul i
.epmliale our Stale w.ir dent • I atom
gale I lie Onlinance *d Secession a id al
Hi - laws m furtli.'i aiice of t i** Coufede
rate cause■ Ani nate Iby a d-u.*r uin.i
ti m io make any sacrdice l»Ut ti i;tL «»1
honor, suppressing even 1h • spiril ol
conipini-nt, for the sake of peace, w did
nil mat be required—even Kiim uderiwg
our most valuable pr qnuiy, tn.it of »ur
slaves and c- nsellled lo h l .Coll|e U.lllio-t
paupers Snppos ng fli.it such depart
ment might caal'eiige the m iguanmi.ty
of the vn;t«*rs towards a fallen loe. we
then thought, surely .the dawn of pence
was in Hignl, aun mat our ng'ut t * the
ptoteciioii and benefits of a co.union
Constitution would be re.cogn zd. We
elected our S'-nators and Bepres • 11 •
tiv.-s, th is de nonsl rating, not only "Ur
. X}" (a ion, fiat ills * our errnest desire,
again to participate ill the councils an l
promised »• •ssiugsof the Union restored
But, as before, disappointment was our
Lite. Our members wee spurned from
fee Halls of Congress and unr peopled -
no?,need as traitoi’H find rebelWe have
been persistently charged with l»**-4 1 11 ty
to the Coimlitulion and Uii on, and treat
ed a-; out'! ws lion both. Wii >1 w• and •
not thus ailul ■ lo the dep uMm ml ail
temper of < tir people in a spirit.*f b »ist
irig, yet we clinllenge contradiction ol
our statements, and fearlessly array
them fi fore a candid world, as evid uce
of the injustice., unkiu luess and false
hood of the charge* against us, urged as
a pretext foi our oppression.
| iboscriptioii I’rorn toe we con'd '
i endure; tin* Charge of hostility to it were :
'tolerable; .from our prostration w • migiu |
I nse; om pove.ty we might surmount if i
Iwe c iild he left undisturbed and perm t
| i. and to enj *y our inherent right of sell- |
! government. Our noble St ite abounds
' with the elements and res mrces of nia
| terial wealth; her people are eiiterprisoig
I and lull of tbe conscioii iiiess of unsullied
ponor and unsubdued mmb »*d. Give
I play to their capacities, unfetter their
j elastic imm-gies, re n »v.* uuuecessnry amt
j unjust burd ms from their lab >r, and they
will achieve prosperity for theuM dves
mid tile blessings of exalted civiliz irion
for their posterity. But *>ur oppre. v*rs
are- not willing to do this. Toey claim
j to m ike us the victims of their p ilitieal
J policy—worse than that—th<*y n quire
j us to be insti umeutal in executing that
1 policy, upon the peril of their vengeance;
that a proud au l gallant people, up »n
whose honor none but the tongue of*slaii
lei* ever breathed aught of shame—(heir
■ own brethren by race, by an- f-stuy and
by political tics*—shall v .to* fin their own
degradation or forfeit he right* of five
American citizens. Remand af er de >aud
j having been made and submit Led to,
! with as much complacency as a g**ner
, in & people child bring t » te pi*rlorma ace
I of humiliating duty, the si:li«m > prop i*
led by the military Acts for Rccomstruc-
ti *» ijj Luo hitter c i.ilice offered to our
I ps, as the maximum of the victor’s
..Magnanimity, winch we are to drink to
the dregs, on pain of p d.tic.d death for
refusal. But, in mu' anxiety lor friend
*lnp and good governme it, we did Hot
dash it hastily hour us. Uu its lace it
prose Sid to respect our wisiies; it pro
posed that we should vote freely, for or
against it - -accept ‘>r reject it -and thus,
fiv implication at least, invited us to ex
am.lie and c > sider it. o ilai so, in the
tight of t **e C mstuuli ui, and we louu l
ii .1 one w.*.d in tnat iust uniont t » war
ant the p issage of the ltec-uiKtrucii-*u
Acts T u*y rest up ni the assun.’ptnm
mat Oongiess Ims tm* power to coxsiiu'cr
a ,vkknm. xrs for tiie Stales. they abro
gate tlu? Uoveinm ut -»f (Jeorgia, Wiiich
! ! l“ organiz.kl m defer*;ucc to the
Lies d -Hi's wishes, and. in its stead,
place us under a Military Governor
clothed With tin* p »wer •>! despoii.Nm, un
der which the sovereignty of the people
is ign ucd and the principles of Migna
Cliarta, me *rp u ated into Hie Uonstitu mu
lor the .security ol properly, life and fiti
eriy, are trodden under foot. They dis
franchise a large p ntm of the most in
telligent a id virtu mis cit semis, as a pun
ishment for alleged crime of winch they
nave imt been legally convicted, and coa
ler universal hullYage up m llie emanci
pated in groes. Ifi nce, the Uougressioii
a. scheme is not only violunVe fit the
; Constitution, but grossly cruel and mi
| just, amid v *id of ui it far seemg and
j i'i*mpivo 'iiuivi stalesmausmp woieu
! seeks good government, m con l rad is line
li. |> iriM.t.i iw.x-t..|.!iicy. K.ii- win
can fail t" see (/it: to -s ? Acts must lead,
and were miended to lead to negro supre
macy P li.se vvny such distiitiichisomeiii
of till. Win leas to throw p WCI* of the
ballot box into H»c control of the e'd’ruu
cliiscd black facer
Sjicli is olivi liislv their design, de In
eed from their Idler and .-pint, not deim and
by ill' ll an dim sand In. y illustrated by
tne m inner of i.iioir eufo.eemmit. Having
p. iced us under military law, and Lolera
Hug our orgaiiiz'd g o ernqi lit us nieiely
provismnai, its e vil officers were com
pedod to snpp u t them, on pain of dis
missal Judg saud other were
deposed for refusing to Violate the Con
stitution and laws which they had sworn
to obey and execute; all evil and nidi
lary offieers were onleie I t-* pulrfisii then
legal advei tiseuieuis in such papers only
as sUSta i lied the Jo.igi essional *sC<ieiue.
rims the pu.'iiy and m lepeud*.*nco ol our
jinl caaiy liave been polluied and stricken
and iwn and tin* sunnily of the jury box
deseeru ed by eonq* • img jusy lists to tie
mad-' up of .m lies and olaC.is indisci'im
in.ilely; and Hum tne liberty of the press
is fei tei ed an t loin aled aL Hn* will ol
llu; D.sti.et U nuoiauder ami Mililary
itoveriioi* of the Slate. so these We
oiignt add nuuieroii.-. instances «*l the vi
olation ol person * I ina-r.y, by ui rests
without l< g and icons 11uni r warrant, au*l
• mpriHonaieuL Withoiii an iHjnii ial aun
public tr al by jury. In cou«,deratioi ,
liiereldre, that tne estab isliill'*nt "I il-gro
sujircm inj was their intention, and that,
ii.i.n id.- motle of their ‘enforcement, it
would evidently fie con-mui iled, vve linn
i\ and deliber.uely opphsud the Rccon
s t met ton Acts, as m *st cumpalible witu
.nr sell respect und, our duty to tne dead
.iu<l I lie 11v ug —to Hie present and future
Bit povv r li»s, thus fir. liiilniplied
..ver' I'ea.-xm, justice and right; and the
(JoUVeill IO.) pi oV idl'd lol*. representing He
; i oos only, wita tne exci;pu«m of .« few
thousand Waites, u»w sits, to cryit.ifize
ml., c uisliinilon il forms llu; p dicy «■!
i*ri"gmg tne riiatc ol Georgia under the
'ioniiinoii o [ negro supre in icy. It i* with
out. parallel in tne annal- o| the World.—
For ait oiign mstoiy f'li uisucs iiistauees
of abolition yet it affords no example "I
an a.tempi ny military force to cievato
tne eiuaiicip i ed slave idiove Ins re'Oeni
master, to subordniae tlig CnpCi ior to
t he. ml- rior race, and cloum the* latter
with me p »iiiicai power of Urn e>iu|c. Jt
is the most outrageous p *liey ever udvo
oan*d by a Curmli in people. It. should
arrest tne alarmed attention of every
lYieml of c M.smuiiunal governm t
ihr oigliout the Union, as it must uwa en
the astou.sme ill ol tne civilised World.
Tne p'lpiniA mu of such monstrous
wrong IMS IHJCII I e.sei ved for the doiiii
mmi poiv»*r now c- mi rolling the destiut
of tins co'Uilry —f*r imm a Morn it mu.i
put ami obey the Cousin ui , MI ,>f « g..v
ernnienl pi o.’esi by and ivilig, as a fun
daniental prmcqde, “its pist powers
i i*. *iii tne c ms. ut ol tne governed."
Follow-Citizens : rmali negro supremi
rtj fie perm uicnny entu oiied m me DUir
-a Georgia? Snail ten ft.ales of tins
Union tie surrendered, at the point •.! {! •-
bayonet, to toe and million ..f tin; African
race i ftnull eight in loons o! wuiles be
sutijected io the run? "i fimr millions of
t)lii.:Ks t ft.i Hi Lucy bee »me our M igis
trates, oiir Legislators, our Judg s, our
(roveniors, and itepr« sclitatives in G-*n
' less ‘i Si ill seven hundred thousand
: i **n.n nnl egroij-*, who «:aii nmtucr lemi
nor writ vno ku> w mitiiii'g »il the pi in
| ciph*s ol t *e UonsUtuiion <*r of legi.-.lai io «,
1 u rrari ius by mstiuct, and laugut tiy p •
. iuioai dr.ll masliM's tiiat tfi‘*J, have inj i
| lies lo avenge against tile While race, be
ad lulled to the nallo'.-no.x ? The'se ar ■
the ,n • neat "is q lesLn.ns v/uich de nan 1
solution a id and siurh iln; peace cud lint
,ii,»ny ol .uir country, if tsey are to In*
• tecid,.'d affirm tuv.;,y, v/unl pen o. Lingue
ea.* p ntrny.the diref'l c .la inties wr.i'ui
we snail leap it no and scant day? Tne
preie.it and jrau ; mi mi of Gnverii nput Will
j c nitmue to grow worse, our materia.
I prosperity, already urre ted, will i*e <i«'
i siroyed forever; s »cn*ty, already sli >cked
!by sU'l leil ana forced cm.uge-, Will !»*■
thrown into Uie hi *si ileplorablucoiidithM*
of insecurity, and property, lilt? and Lb
erty will fie exposed to irromediabic
I F l -' 1 *!•
j If our silence, in the past, has been
I constru : i Into apathy and inddf Teuo ■,
j then wo h ive been greatly mis ippreiieii
;! and *d. We have unharitte 1, almost with
j out c niipiaihi, l* cause * wry win. per ol
1 pr *iest h is b« en construed intjdisloy alty
I oy our oppre -s *r.s.
j We have offered the feeble opposition
of scarcely uttered remonstrance, only
j because outnumbered at the babul*box,
[53.00 per Annum
NO. 49.
mid ilu-ivt .lv impotent lor successful re
sistance. The (Jonsorvati ve p<‘*»j»lo of
Georgia feel tluit tame submission Ims
ceased to la.* a virtue, ami has become a
crime against tlieii country, tneir ia«v
am! future gbuemtion.
Tne ruthless arm of milmllowo 1 p »\v
er mty enslave and degrade them, lon
they will never, by word or deed active
>r passive, consent to tue.outrage offered
to i.»eir manhood, hut they will struggle
ig.tinsf, U »*y every legitimate means
wmcli they (mu command. They appeal
to tue friend* of Count it iiliou.il govern
11*111 i noug.i mil the land to rn.ly t u..
rescue from the grasp of relentless ecu
tralism.
li is the province of enlightened Mutes
in mslnp to f.cuicli lor tiie cau-so oi poll!
ical maladies, with a view lo their re
moval. it :s easy lor any candid obsei
ver to detect the origin of loose existing
evils windi threaten such calumny t««
our country. VVc have previously re*
.narked that the Keconstrucliou Acl«
assume that Congress lias the power t-.
c iustrucl governments b r me proser b. it
■'lutes. Tins assumption M tne Iruiilnt
are.it of ail p nlllcal irounk*. It ts not
pretended to il me author.ty is to he
‘on doi mo Coii.sltinuou; tin lot! eon
«i\uy, uis asserted to ho outside « *i t-e*
Const nut lou. i ins is an admission oi |
the iniiity of Clio w.i no sea -me.
Mow e.ui Congress act oins.de of tin
Coiisinull m ( Outside oi ttie CmihlUu
t.on mere is no Executive, n » Ju.ilC.ury,
.10 Congress—no Government ot me
Called Juntos. V.) lls.de oi likj Constiln
non, Cougre>s —or ratlier the men who
comp iso it—have no more authority tii.in
any other body ol nid.v.duais voluiitai'ox
isseaiolovi. Outside ol the CoiisLllulioi.
pi-y3 have no commission to l« gts.aie
Upo.i any subject for any purpose in
any mauuei w.iul.socver livery act nut
iuo C'mhUtui.on is usurpation and
dter y v.mi A uat vitality, men, can
dime oe in a State Oovorumeul, c«m
•».lucloti in pursuance I la.vspus ed b\
aiitlim ny, claimed to lie onm.de *»t in.
Oo.istimi.ou/ Liovv long Cm u stand attei
tllif bayonets tlnu prop it up snail iiavu
iieeii rein ved / It is a fabric vvitu out
i 'lladall Mi a.nl must tail. lh si* are a
>t-|l end in piop isitious too axiomatic to
(tlmil oi argument; amt tuey necessarily
present, lm* lao c maiderutem ol Lae poo
pie of the United 6 tales—cspecia IV in.
neon It* ol lm>sc Stales design ued hi tue
p' ‘ - w '* .o"
par.aucc ol me day as loyal—:.ns grave
md m ». n mi.mis queollou. If the State
I \vriniieiiis, now tie.iug c-msiructed by
0 Migiivs are mils invalid and can be
uainiaiued -mly uy force, are Hi *v | r.
pared t-» luCUI tile expense and liaz trd to
.oeny oi a standing army, lor stica pur
p .se ( Are taey prepared tor a mdll.uy
h-spoii-on over ten great Stales of Inis
1 1 .11 o.i ho me mere pm pose ol oppress oi
me wn.le race and ciuMam.i.g negro mi
piemaey '/ A ill it bo seriousiy mam
.aiij.ul mat the government can I‘elaiu
.is |. del'a I Caai ac.t-r u,.d Vei sort, a ill sucti
i policy ( Aid any caudal mto asset t
111.11 it is consistent vfilii me c mlessediy
d riguts '<l tue Stales '( -
s\'||o tides liol p. rceiVe tIIUL It Wdl be
.ne miLire aouo.pt nm and me
conversion oi' mu constitution <1 K •public
mto a*'.elevated oligarchy, wuo.se wd.
uslead of toe Coiisiiuiiioo vr.n tic in
suprem • law ot me laud !’ And at.
i ms 1 .1- IV/ at '/ For the suae ol negro
supremacy over me S nutlet u States; t o
mi; sake* ol degrading eight mill.mis oj
vva le people, loal lour millions oi ne
gives may l»e lorcud into a slams to.
waicli they are utterly uuiilted. An up
peai to the people of me .Norm vvlio navv
me p r.vei , to preserve • lie Coiisi iUilion.
Are y.»u prepared to pul in jeopuidy om
sv.se lain .c oi governmoul and me i.b.-i
--iy ol mor«* man luiriy unlji uis of om
•wn rare, lor ti.e sake oj eub auciba lig
enir lUiliioiiS ol illiterate and scmictVo
,z and Ainu ins? s\ e spea v as iioiow.se
men, judje ye what we say.'
yV'o oeg to dfer auoi.ier vi. w for the
cauh ctuisnieiM.il l 'ii *'l mo .Sormeru peo
ple. i’uey almost niiiversa.ly v intend
mm secession was a numy. Tue w.t,
iiav.ilg so and. cuied it as a question o.
pract.ee it is not neccss.tiy now o Con
test it as a question of ngot l'm.-n ic.
me assumption be rallied. It ioliow
. hen, mat not only the Ordinance of ac
c-* -si 'll was void but lu.it all l ie Hilii c
jileul proCeetlings w as—the cin.ru lab
ric eivo.e i upon .1 —won: aiso v ml. i'.om
labile was tue nlale govern.uems wn c..
were in I'XlHleuce and in -p rail mi Wo ..
i iie «lonfederate arms were surrendered
and me war was terminated. 100 6.an
g .Velum mis were illegal because imy
were hudt oil a breacu of me UUe Cos.,
s. tiuti.» tui relation between tue .’s'm..’'.
.m l rhe Federal G •v.-rumeiit. sue pro
p Hilixux are true upon me ussiimp.nMi
tuat secession was a nUdiy, as
npoa by tin: N'*rUic**n people. !• l«»in;*Vs
it. mi the. ii I hat the 6iates w>iv ncvi.-i
•at ol me Union, and mat m y r.-iam
| me.i right i » continue as siicm, .mwev i
j tiled’ visible org<tu.£**ll mi .m l couf*lim
n Mini renilams may have been d.smroed
ny secession. So lar, ail is pl.nU ..mi
easy. file next step is tile beginning
oi lm ddiieuby. It luese .-jiiHe gnVci’n
oieiits w ie v oid, and theieiore led w.t.,
in.; Conledef.iLe C.lUse, HoW Ca i 111 -o
p.uc •* ne c mslititd mi iliy suppi/ed ' -
dan iL be dme by lecoiistriicimn t iiy
,ew 6iate governments cmsliticuu «*y
mu Fresideut, C nigress or any om r
~0,v.:r l oUreiy ua. A > depot n *.u
of the Government of tin* United States,
nn' all o the n C untnm and, is invested
with power lo c instruct govern n mi>
for the AiaiCH J i.>.ead ol uo ug c.mler
r.:d by tiie U.nistituuoii. iL iS paipruly
*v * - .* • *
.iicoiisistenL wmi it lie duty, oi lme
.vnolc du.y of tiie United ..tales w,m
icspccL t » the 6late G .vernments, is
olea. iy d-tiued in me U m.-dimi i m. Intt j
,la v* k to guarantee to eveiy .Stale a
ib puolicau form of govirnuiieut ; to j
guarantee it, not to c.eate it—to pr. *
serve not to destroy and lin n ivoou.sti net
it. Uan you guarantee waat does ii u
eX sL? Tue very idea of guaranteeing a
government implies, necessarily, the pro
existence of the government. Ami mi>
is precisely the duly wu.ch the United
States owe to ouch State—lo Mipoort
and uphold the government with winch
each State started iu the Uuiou, whether
terms m mmmm.
IW.MUaKI.V in advaxck.
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1 Month.
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Ohitir.cy noti;*es. nb'desnf lb -ii.rf .•> -1 ;'
articles o a personal character, charged
advertiscmeuis.
L-'or tumounoinj; candidates for o;. r, SIO.OO
yt
t!i it start Was ui idea, lir- tieguiu ur of
i late period i»f mir hist<ny Wfh»iM»vef
th** start was made, each started in |hu
■ l uioii with a Republican form of gov*
j enuueut. Tii sis certainly true of Q«4,p
gin H"d all tiie original thirteen j and
me admission of other States at subse
•i'leut. p'u uuls, was a confession by the
g'VerumiMt, •: lierel’ »re. with wlii-h a
Stale started in the Union is (In* govern*
iue.it winch Itn* Luited Stales is obliged
o» tlphold. It may be modified in the
legitimate way-—that. is. by the pe gr!c
• and the Slate, but always under f! e liipi
tamon tliut it uiu->t reman lb-pnhl cm in
iMiii. Ami sine* l the failure of secession
‘Hid the (I- ois ion by the 8w..,d
secession was a nulity, us ques
tion of pi act ice it vv mid sewn
t'*at each .ta e is bound to pre
sei ve its mgiu.il relation to the. Union,
as well as to have a Republican form of
government. When there is a breach
>f either ofthese l.miiut ins, i lie l 1 ie.ul
of legality or couM.ilutionabty is drop
ped. Ail that may come tdierwards is
“ l ‘ ll » illegal bams and void. Such is
ihe inevitable conclusion, viewing ihu
siieject ii'om the Northern stiiiidpuiuM
A uat, then, is the remedy ? Is it lor
(Jo .giv.ss to step in and construct anew
g"**vct'iuiieiil '{ We have alr<-ttily slciwn
j iliaL tin y have no such p /Wer. I>m tne
; remedy m lo go'b.mU a a| pick up the
Uncap o| legal.ty right where it was
Propped; or in oilier words, restore the
govei'ument which was wrongfully dis*’
muced. It was not destroyed l,y seces
sion a>siimuig recession *o lie v ul ; ita
Itinciion.s were sniided only its t Uices
were v ie.it 111, blit liot «XI ingu isli d.—
.Janice, ii lollows 11',Jit as soun as ilie dis
liirn.nge.iii.se (wibc)l w is s, cession and
i, results) vva; rein ved, the legitimate**
GonAitu.i ins of the Slates which were in
loi’cc at the ll.lie of secession, i.htud iu
l uc.r origin 1 1 vigor, aid the . dices of
me r govmu uent> hljoi.U liuvn* be u im-“
me J i.u e.y lined by me proper cuiM.lu
em-y. i‘ni.s doctrine ol maiul.lining the
■ ucc hsiou o| legality in the Stain, gov
eriimeiii.s is prec.seiy vvhal was 4 c and -d
by ilie Supr -me Court of the Un ted
''(ub- . iu m■ c i • .1 i) iit's r. be li ui, in
,in-.de is) 4ii.l. Th • iuiy belongs not ip’
Cos. igr>o.rt alone t.m lo me i’resnh.-ut alone
nor lo til Federal Judicia y alone, but to
a.I of ihem each acting in its appropriate
speie —it I‘eloiigs to tiie United S-atcs.
ad ol t ,e p »wms of the Un’teii Slates
-land pledged lo jt,« perf,>rm;im e the
duly of maintaiiiing the Stale Gov ru
• neut win which e icl» State entered the
Union w.ili Much m i lllicntious as ii may
iave received t»y in.: free and \' duuiary
iction of iis peo.de consistently wiiii ilkj
Uouslimtioii ol the United Stales. \\’lieii
ever there is a breach of tile liiinl.il,t >u
nip i e,| by tin* C iistit 1 1i *n of the Uni
ied States, ever . tiling thereafier 100 be
c• n s i> e ,al and vo and The remedy
t lei’.-lore is a remission b ick to tin; in
lerrupted legil sla ÜB. Now the lath
vv 4 has lecnle I, as a <pi ■ ti *li al fact,
that seres'ion lu •!(«» tin- thread ofconsti
iulio i.il relation b< i ween lm: seceding’
States and the Unit' and States, and that
me govern nents founded on secession
were illegal and Void, and fell Willi the
Confe ler iie cause. T u 'sc fabrics having
ihn.s fallen, the peopu: ul the States, its a
igical necessny, are n-nnUed back to
. • h»ir (J nst tuimns am* Governments
winch ox. sic I t the tune o| Secession.
All mat was n-cess.try—til that llio
United States mi br la- I’eleral G »nsti
-11111 mi, had tne right to do—(and th it
im-y were l*mml to do) was to restoic
tiiosfe- g »ver iin 'its and const thtimis
ii. to the pc iph*. This was their ho!-'
ihm c Mislitiitioiia! obligation If it had
oei-n rompilv rec »guiz and and performed
me Com i would have been immediately
no mi on/.cl ami ad political disturbance
.seti.id. Tne remedy '.heivjore lorpr.fi
ui ibs and the on y preventative of utter
Intmi* ruin is lm- each department in its
appropriate sphere, and all the depart
ments combined— -constituting tin* G iv
ermneut ot tue United Statcs-to return
in good ait.ii to the Const ii ut im. lu.it
instrument guarantees the <*q lalitv of
me States in riguts an J and gnit.y, and rco
ogu z s the fun tainjulal pAncpK* that
acu for itself shall confer and definn
.''Late citizenship, and proscribe* the <pial
i.icalion t >r ex rcisiug the elective fran
enlse and hoUluig oifioe.
In making Cos earnest protest against
•eing ,dac and by lorce, mi ter negro d»-
,nii ».i, we 1 1 1 .-%a vo vv all feeling ot resent
iiimil towards ib it uutoriuuatc race. As
.vi- are and stiued to live togetner, we de
•s re i.irin *ny and irn nds lip between them
tu I onrseives ; as tuey ale made the
dupes of unscrupulous partisans mid (le
s going a lveiiUi. era we pity tiieai ; as
mey are ignorant, depemh-nt anl help
m-ss it is ■•urpurpis * m pr »i«ct hem iu
lue eiij lyrneut of all the rights nf person
md pr-'periy lo which their freedom en
ures tllelll.
CowwruatiMmen nf Georgia : Awake to
i p.op r.s n-. <>( y -or danger ! Org .n
--z • lor sell protect.oil ami c-aKelotfs »p*
lios.tn-ii to tne direful rule of negro su
premacy, wu.ch is sought to be e.ifo.v and
pou us and om- coil Iren m defiance of
i h- C Mi-ii.uti m, and in contempt of the
civilization -it the age and the opinions
ii blank ud
I'e.ilow ah reus of ike North: Within Iho
l.i-t lew mou.lis me quesUon ol negro
sulj’rage Ii is lieeiqbeiore you at I ho baoot
o.i\ . iu a voice not to be miemnderstoo(l
you Uiivedeci id against it. You deci
ded v-duutaniy U lias been and *cided for
us, against our wdl and against our con
victions of what is eompatab.e wimg md
governiueiit and the C institution ol the
Cm ted Stall** : and decided by those who 1
do not exp el lo i.ve under the Stale gov
eruuiems mey pr pose to establish hy
lorce. You decided against it, u.thoiigdi'
| un: numi'rr ol negroes <miolig y jii was
; ini small to constitute u counide: able,
; .tiucn less controlling element in politick'
it iu mdaiiied by our oppressors that we
-.hall have it notwithstanding mat it will
lead to iu gro supremacy «#ver us. We
.ti .; p.ivv. i.'ess ; you are potent to lorbidf
Lie outrage. vV ill you stand aloof utuf
eaimly see us subject to this da lining
wi uig ; and that when it wdl iuq er
il the bepubiic and spread baleful disSM*
1 ler over every interest.