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QUITMAN BANNER.
F. K. FUDJJS, Editor.
QUITMAN:
rmo vv, april, as, ihti.
“.Justice.”
Tl«e only diOlfetice lx tween our Tlirmi
as count) - cornnpomlut, vvlio writes over
tlie noni deplume cl ' Jv. tick," and tin -
Banner, in reference (o tlie vote given
for the Democratic nominee for Senator,
l.ihl Duuemlier, is ti.is: " Justice'’ says
the nominee received all the white votes
cast save three or four. Thus we do not
deny; but did lie receive the fail demo
cratic vole of the count)? Was the foil
vote cast? If not, for what lcason?
Why did Democrats refine to vote for
Senatoi? Did they nut f el, yea, maui
feat great indifference ns 1 1 the result?
And, we reiterate, did not this indiller
eneej influence nrmny Democrats, who vo
ted lor Mitchcll for Representative, to
decline ftm casting of u bullet for Bkukkt
for Sen .I ,r?A reason for said iudifiercuce
is cited by “Jcstice," but, in our opinion,
it is far fioru being av. lid one. 13km*
kkt was not a ci t 55 *ll us Hie county of
Thomas— lie was iiominati and by delegates
from Uo'quit and Brooks (Thomas de
clining 10 take part in tlie Convention)
ergo, became the count it a represented
refused to accept as the m.minee a dis
tinguished lawyer of Thomas, whose
name was suggested, the ruling pass'on
was to be vindicated by the ruin polit y
— and thus the lh tnocracy of the .Sev-
I'lilli Distiict suffered defeat. Thin is it,
>lr. .1 esTicr.; and as yon appear to lie a
loan well posted—( ne who lma been be
hind the p liticnl screen—wo n-k you
candidly, as a man of honor, if wo have
not. stated the case correctly.
•’JfSTCE” also makes a startling expose,
in his letter, of further official bund tians
nctions, which will open the eyes ol old
fashioned Democrats, who n - e not con
versant with (he di dges of politicians
and tin; bartering propensities of those
wlxi “crack the whip” around tlie cars ol
tin; 'rank and tile.’ We shall have some
leisure time this summer, and wc pro
pose enter ng into thcdinfciing business;
and as our scapel is in good condition, it
in possible some of our sul jeets may be
jiratcd to tlie bone. Wc have had an
old rkeleton on hand for some time, and
now is a suitable peril dto compare it
with tin) anatomy us c rtiyii jpitycvls
that arc recking with c *rfnptiun.
Can tin*South 1 uii-.li a I’res'deut?
In nil tho South'.’ru Status I hero is not o-io first,
ralo caadiitatu fur tho I'resiiloncy. „V. Y. Hun*
!f I.y tin’s is meant a true hearted
Southern gent’en an mid h meat patriot
nnd s’.ateman, who would eunstnt to fol
low in the footsteps of Grant, became a
H»ribc taker,’ override tlie Constitution.
and administer the government entirely
in the interest of radicalism, Dana, of the
Sun, is correct; there is i.ot 0110 honest
tuna in the South who woo'd make a
“first rati ’ President of the character rc
fered to. But if, on the contrary, a can
didate fur President is desired, wlm will
enforce the Constitution and the laws,
re igiously regard his oatli of tifflco, nd
minister the government in republican
simplicity, ad drive from power and
p’aee the blackguard thieves and cormo
rants who have fisti tied their fangs on
tlie Lody politic there is not a State
In tlie South, but that ceuld furnish the
Ih public a ‘first rate’ Presid int. Geor
gia could tender Stephens or Toimiis;
S- nth Carolina, Hampton or Butler; i lori
da, AMi Hi on or V a is.:; M ssissipi could
tender the noble patriot, statesman and
Christian soldier, Jeitkp.son Davis; yea,
every State us the 'rcbcllinus’Soulh could
present fur the degenerate lii publin ol
America, a wise and prudent statesman,
who, if, Pi esident, would nature tho lib
erties of a long suffering people, and rt
istaldhh the government of Washing
ton.
The Kll Kin* Bill.
The infamous Ku Klox bill, which wc
publish in to-day’s Banner, passed bo'll
houses of Congress on the 20th—ti e
Senate by a vote of 36 to 13, and the
House by a strict paity vote, 9.5 to 71.
The bill as passed, it will be seen was
s! orn of ‘‘Sherman’s amendmcnl,’’ which j
levied damnges on any community the
seei.e if an outrage; and the iron-clad |
jurris test oath was made applicable on- i
ly at the discretion id the IT. S. Judge I
and I) strict Attorney tiying and prose
cutii g the case. The military clause,
however,Jis retained, whereby the Presi
dent is clothed with tho powers of an
autocrat, commissioned to overrun the
States with military liirlings, and to
suspend the writ ot habeas n.ipus at his
pleasure.
Ti e N. Y. Ilerald says tho bill has got
hfih and is intruded to bile. No doubt 1
of this; but the people of 1110 North had
In tter beware, as it may b:le where not
intended—its lungs m y he inserted in
New England Puiituns. In f cl, we arc
inclined t-. the la I.i f, that it will linri
li> body So bad as the Radicals them
solve-; and altbongli designed to aid in
propieg the Waning fortunes us lie Ja
coliirn, and to secure success ill the next
Providential cintest, it may eventuate
in tho utter ihiluliou of that party.
1 ho intelligence of the North must, so ti
er or later, comprehend the a sniu to
flow Item such extreme, unconHiitiiliumi'
legislation; and when the popular tide
of indignation sets in, it will carry dis
may to the hearts ami destruction to the
I opes and plans of those who have mtnh*
a foot-hail of the. t'o:lst itution, and im
periled tl:c lihcrti.B of the people if
America.
Keep ( onl!
The friend* of the Banner in a neigh
boring town are notified that the expres
sions, "That and and edito 1" and “Its a
and and lie! are very irreligious, unneces
sary, and grate harshly on moral and
sensativo cars; and t' l-y have nb.ut the
same effect as is experienced by a mule
when kicking against a stone wall: the
injury recoils upon themselves entire
ly. The (act of the business is, if they
have committed a blunder, been told ot
the same, and had their fe dings wound
ed, and prop - >fla to try a lilt with the
Banner, it will lx; vastly to their inter
est to lap cool; (or if they become exci
ted, and throw 'dirty water’in this direc
tion, wo assure them that the nturri
'compliment might necis'txtis a heavy in
vestment in fumigatore, to purify the
almostpticro iri which they live.
Congress.
This body of law makers, the majority
of whom are perjured men, wu arc happy
to announce, adjourned on last Thurs
day, the 20th ii.st., after placing upon
ti c statute books cf tho nation, the most
outrageous, iniquitous and ailiitrary
!aw that ever displaced a government
claiming to be Republican infirm. Since
ils adjournment, we breathe freer; and
trust, in the interim between now and
December, the extrem’s's may l am
that w'kili in and moderation in council
arc esccritiul to tho maintainnuee of con
stitutional govi rnment.
Senator Hill in IBGU and IB7T.
Hue. Ji n, - uA Hint, made a capital
speech in opposition to tl.e admission of
E. stEli Blodgett to a seat in the Senate,
and no doubt materially contributed to
the defeat of the aspirations of the “lit
tle perjurer;” but afterwards, in a run
ning debate with Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, he placed himself in a very
contemptible light before the people ol
Georgia, and gave evidence of his de
basement of soul. In .i - rRROv°“ to 'the
insinuation that he, himself, was not
‘ snns pour cl sans reproche," so far us
the charge of perjury, preferred against
Blodgett was concerned, for that he
snnght office under the government of
the Confederacy, and afterwards sub
scribed to the “iron-clad oath, Joshua
Hill used .the following remark:
"I say there is not a human being in
the Slate ol Georgia who knows mo hut
knows that I would have suffered citt
cifixiuii before 1 would have held office
under the Confederacy, of any descrip
tion, or voted for one of its 1 filters, or
have had any connection with the vile
concern. There is rot a man on earth
who knows mu who believes that I
would.”
The honorable gentleman is the keep
er of his own conscience; and it is for
him to reconcile his ambitions desire for
the nomination fur Governor, in 1863,
and bis present denunciation of that
“vi’c concern”—the Southern Confedera
cy. To mildly characterize his position,
ho is either a fals .er now, or was a
base trickster then —soekiug the posi
lion of Executive of his own State,
whureby he might betray tho people in -
to the hands of their enemies. Tlie fact
is, tho gentleman is entirely and pecu
linily aWU man. It is his Alpha and
Onego.
Red llmiincAM-M.—Tho Savannah
lirpublican says (hat there was nothing
that occurred in the excesses of the old !
French Revolution of 1793 of mure era- ;
zy character than tho late unblushing j
proposition of Rochefort to chain dislm- j
guised members of tho present Fn nch
Republican government, at Varsaiies,
together in a public square in i’aiis, and
allow tin in to be torn in pice shy a 1110 b
who have had relations killed in the in
surrection. Yet Rockcfort, who public
ly makes this suggestion, is a prominent I
leader of what aspires t.< be tho domi
nant party in France, and -which really I
is possessed of great power. It is an j
unhappy people that have such men as j
advisers, and nothing but evil can be j
expected oft! cm.
Peter's Musical Monthly.
Iti the May number of this valuable
monthly are 36 pieces ol Music, printed
from full sz and music plates, for which i
the publishers asks the modest sum ol
thirty cents. Send 30 cents for a sam
ple copy, or $1 lor the January, Febru-
I ary, March, and Apr 1 numbers, and we
are confident you will thank 11s f r rec
ommending it. Address, J. L. Peters,
I 599 Broadway, New Ymk.
i Tbs Savannah Aovrcri -er.— This daily
! telelii‘B oar office very irre 'uh.rli. \Yl.a
is the ti.a'tir? The AVtc.s and II -| ? ’ h-nii '
• iii-v. r fail, toil the Visits of the idc :ii- ■
aro ns irregular as a trade steamer 01.
the M s«issippt without a time relied.. 1c
THUS KU-K Lt X Bit-L.
Washington, Ara l. 20, 1871.—Tin* following
Is the ivi Iflnx bill, as finally agreed upon by
both Houses of Congress, and passed to day:
AN ACT
To enforce (ho provisions of tho Fourteenth
I Amendment to tlie Constitution of tlie Foiled
1 States, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Ite it enacted by the Senate and
House of Repre-tenlatives of the United States
I of America, in Congress Assembled. That any
: person who, under color of atiy ter, statute,
ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of any
•State, shall subject, or cause to be subjected,
any person within the jurisdiction of the United
j States to the deprivation of any rights. privi-
I leges or immunities secured by ihc Ci nstitulion
of the United States, shall, any such law, stat
ute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of
tin- State to the contrary notwithstanding, be
j liable to the party injured in nny action at iaw.
suit in eipiity or other proper ledress; such pro
ceeding to be prosecuted in the set era! )li
triot or Circuit Courts of the United .State:-,
wilh and subject to the same rights of appeal
review upon orror. and other remedies provided
in like cases in such courts, under the provisions
of the act ol the Oth of April, entitled “An
act to protect all persons in tlie United Stales
in their civil rights, and to furnish the means of
their vindication.” and the other remedial laws
ol the United Slates ivirch are in their nature
applicable in such cases.
Sec. 2. That if two or more persons within
any State or Territory of tiie U* ited Slate .Lull
conspire toget her to overthrow, or to put down,
or to destroy bv force the Government of tin*
United State , or to levy war ag dust the United
Stales, or to oppose by force tlie authority of
I in? Government of the United .States, or by
force, lntlmid tlion, or threat, to’prevent. hinder,
or delay the execution of any law of the United j
States, or by force to seize, take, or posse,, a any ]
property of the United States contrary to tlie j
authority thereat, or by force, inliribdatien, 01 i
threat to prevent any po ron from accepting i
or holding any otfico of trust or place of confl j
donee under the United States, i r from di-char j
glng tlie duties thereof, or by force, tntim’da- !
tinn or tlire.it to induce any officer ol ihe United i
Staies to leave any State, district, or p'ace where i
his duties as Mu ll officer might lawfully bu per
formed, nr to injure him in his person or prop i
erty on account of his lawful discharge of the ;
duti. a of tils office, or to injure his p-rron while
engaged in the lawful discharge of the duties ol ;
his office, or to injure his property, so as to mo-;
lost, hinder, interfere with, or impede him in the ;
discharge of his official duty; or by force. In-j
timidution, or threat to deter any party or wit- !
n.ws in any Court of the Untied States from at- j
tending Biirh court, or from testilying in any:
matter pending in such Court, fully, freely and
truthful!) - , or to injure uny such parly or wit-,
ness in bis pi is m or ; r.ipei ty on recount of hi.-:
having so attended or testified, or by force, in 1
litnidalioli or threat to influence tho verdict,
pro entmeut or indictment of any juror or grand
juror in any court of the United States, or to
injure tiis person or property on account of any
verdict, presentment or indictment lawfully as
sented to by him. or on account, of his being or
having been such j ror, or .-hall conspire togeth
er or go in disguise upon tlie public highway
or upon the premises of another, fur the purpi so.
either directly or indirectly, of depriving any
person or any class of persons of the equal | re
lection of the laws, or of equal privileges or iiu
luunities under the laws, or for the purpose of
preventing or hindering the constituted author
ities ot any State from giving or securing to all
persons within such State the equal protection
of tlie laws, or shall conspire toge her for the
purpose of in any manner impeding, hindering,
obsti ucting or defeating tho due course of jus
tice in any State or Territory, with intent to de
ny to any citizen of the United States the due
and equal protection of the laws, or to injure
any person in his person or his property for
lawfully enforcing the right of any person
or class of persons to the equ;>h rreoteo l -yfilje
Ot' hjy’ force, intimidation or threat to pre
vent any citizen of Jhe United Mates, lawfully
entitled to vote, from giving bis support or ad t
vocaey, in a lawful manner, toward or in favor j
of tho election of any lawfully qualified perron |
as ail elector for ITosidont or Vice l’resident of
the United Stales, or as a member of tho Con i
gross ot the United States, or to injure any such i
citizen in his | ersou or property, on account of
s ch support or advocacy, each and every per
son so offending sLa.l bo deemed guilty of a
hq.h crime, find, upon conviction thereof in any
1 >isti ict or Circuit Court of the United States, or
District or Supreme Court of uuy Territory of
tho United States, having j-trudiei, -a of similar I
offences, shall be punished by a fiao not less
than live hundred nor more than f ’ ausaml j
dollars, or by imprisonment, wi.ii u-iih -n i
hard labor, as the Court may determine, or by j
both such tine and imprisonment as tho Court
shall determine. Anri it'any one or more per
sons engaged in any such conspiracy, shall do
or cause to be done, any act in furtherance of
tho object of such conspiracy, w hereby any per
son shall be injured in his person or "property,
o deptivrd of having and exercising nny right
or privilege of a citizen of the United States,
the person so injured or deprived of such rights
and privileges may hare and maintain an ni tron
tor the recovery of damages occasioned by such
injury or deprivation of rights and privileges
against one or more of the persons engaged in
such conspiracy, such action to be prosecuted
in the proper District or Circuit Court of the
United States, with and subject to the same
rights of appeal, review upon error, and other
remedies provided in like cases in such Courts
miller the provisions of the act of April ninth,
eighteen hundred and sixty six, entitled “An
act to protect alt persons in tin* ladled States
in their civil rights, ami to tarnish the means of
their vindication.”
Fee. 3. Thut in all cases where insurrection,
domestic violence, unlawful combinations, , r
conspiracies in any State, shall *so obstruct or j
hinder - tlie execution of the laws ihoroot, and of
the United States, as to deprive any portion or >
class of the people of such Mate ot any us their
rights, privileges er immunities or protection I
named in the Constitution and secured by ihD i
act. and the constituted authorities of such Mate j
shall either be unable to protect, or shall, from ’
any cause, fail in or refuse pro Section of the pen-}
pie in such rights, such facts shall bed vmtd a !
denial by such Mate of the equal protection c! !
the laws to which they are entitled under the j
Constitution of lire United .States; and in all j
j such cases, or whenever any such insurreetfon. ’
violence, unlawful combination, nr eonspi acv. \
shall oppose or obstruct the laws of the United 1
States, or the duo execution thereat, or impede i
or obstruct the due course of justice under the
same, it shall be lawful for the President, and it !
shatl tie his duty, to take such measures, by the !
employment of the militia or the land and uacal ;
forces ot tho United State-, or ol either, er bv
other means, as lie may deem necessary for the I
suppression of such insui recti ,u, domestic via !
truce or combinations; and rury person wimshall i
be arrested under the provisions of this and ihe ’
proceeding section s! a'l he delivered to the mar- j
shat of the proper district, to be dealt with ac i
cording to the law.
Sec. t. That whenever in any State or part cf j
aStato the unlawful combinations named ir, the i
proceeding secdon of this act shall be organized !
aad armed, and so numerou- and powerful as to i
be aide, by violence, to either overthrew or!
set at defiance the constituted authorities of su-t, !
State, and of the United States within such sm;,-. j
or when the eons'iiuted authorities are in com-1
plieiiy with, or shall connive at tho unlawful -
purposes of such powerful and armed eumbiua !
: tions. ad w henever, by rtxtsen-of either or ail '
j ot the causes aforesaid, the conviction of such I
j offenders, anil the preservation of the public j
; i-afetv shall become in such district impractica-1
bk* in every such case such combinations siiali t
. b * deemed a rebellion against tint Government !
lof the United States, and during the rontinu- !
arc. - of a ich rebellion, and within the limits of!
(lie district which shall b>* so under the nv sv
Uiereof, s :eh limits to bt* prescribed by procla- :
Illation, it it shall be lawful for the i're.-Ment ot ■
! the United .States, when, in his judgment, the '
: puht c safety .shall require it, to suspend the i
j p ii d.eges of Ihe w: it of habeas corpus, to the
endtu.it such rebellion may be oi erthrown : (
i* o. ideal. That all the prov i.-ious of the nd '
sec lieu of an act entitle I "An act relating t -
' h 8 -is corpus, and regulating judicial wr-'ceed
” g- in certain ca-es." Approi .-J March 3,
which relate to the discharge of prisoners, other 1
; 11. m prisoners of war, ar.d to ih ■ penalty for :
! relaxing to obey th •order of court, shall b ■ in j
full farce so far us the same arc •.ppU.a'.le to the
I provision* of tills s-etion; Frorideit farther,
I Tint t!,«• I’resident shall first have made procla
mation, as txey provided by law.
snob insurgeri'a to diaperss; And provided also.
| ihat Die provisions of this section shall not be
ii force oher the end of the next regular session
j of dong: ess.
: her. •">. That no person shall be a grand or
petit juror in any court of the United Stales,
i upon an inquiry, hearing or trial of any suit,
[ proceeding, or prosecution, based upon or ari
! sing under the provisions of this act, who shall.
I in the judgment of the court, be in complicity
Mvi’.li any such combination or conspiracy, and
every such jtirov shall, before entering upon
any such inquiry, bearing or trial take and snb
j. cribe an oath in open court that lc lias never,
j directly or Indirectly, counselled, advised or
voluntarily aided any such combination or con -
j spiraey. and cacti and every person who shall
! take this oath, and shall therein swear falsely,
j shall lie guilty ot perjury, and .hall he subject
to the pains and penalties declared against that
crime, and th»* first section of the act entitled
"An act defining additional causes of challenge
and prescribing an additional oath for grand
and petit jurors in the United Stubs courts
approved June seventeenth, eighteen hundred
au l sixty-two, be, and the tame is hereby re
pea’erl.
Sec. C. That if any person or persons, having
knowledge that any of the wrongs conspired to
be done, and mentioned irrjtbe second section or
this act, are about to be committed, and, having
power to proven', or aid in preventing the same,
.‘ halt neglect or refuse so to do, and mo o wrong
ful act shall he committed, -itch person or ] er
sorrs shall Ire liable to the person injured, or
nis legal representatives, for ail damages caused
by any mi 1, w ongful act, w 1 !i u h lir. t-'iarro and
person or persons, by reasonable diligence \
could have prevented: and such damages may
he recovered in an action on lire care in the |
proper Circuit Court of tiro United States, and
any number of persons guilty of such wrongful !
neglect or refusal, tnay be joined as defendants ]
in such action: provided, that inch action shall
1/e commenced within one year after such cause
df action shall Inn e occurred, ami if the dea’li!
rtf any person shall be caused by any such
wrongful act and neglect, the legal represent;’.- !
tires of such deceased person shall l ave such j
action therefor, and may recover, not exceeding j
five thousand dollars damages therein, for the j
benefit of the w idow of such deceased person it i
any there be, or, if there be no widow, for the
benefit of the next of kin of such deceased per
son.
Pec. 7. Thai Dothing herein contained shall be
construed to supersede or repeal any former act
or law- except so far n« the seme nmy he repug
riant thereto; and any offences heretofore coin
mltted against the tenor of any former act shall
be prosecuted, ami any proceeding already
commenced for the prosecution thereof shall be
continued and completed the smim as if this set
1 nd not been parsed, except so tar as the provis
i ions of tii is act may go to sustain and vul date
such proceedings.
Correspondence of the Ban wr.
Getter fiom Thomas County A
Karticals lioml-iurn.
Cairo, Ga., April 22, 1811.
j Editor Q pitman- Banker:
I My Dear Sir: —Permit me to say, tha'
' tr your article of 2lst inst, itr rt ference
| t” the late Senatorial i leal ion, you have,
without reason, been unnecessary seven:
upon the people of Thomas county, it
is a great mistake that the Democratic
candidate for Senate lost a hundred
voles because he was not a Tin mas
onuufy man. With the exception of
t.bf' e or >■ TT white men, on the Radical
t’ckct as candidates, that gentleman re
a ived tire entire white vide. I admit
that si me exceptions, previous to t! e i
lection, wire taken to his course, not be
cause Iro was ‘not a citizen ot Thomas
county,” but because be accepted office
under Govenroi Bullock; the erroneous
influence being, that lie w o fed At ti e
public crib must two fealty thereto.
These ol jections were all retnovr and by
the candidacy of a ‘carpet bagger’ for
the same position, and ail white men,
excebt the few mentioned, voted for bint.
So 111 rich lor the acli nos the good peo
ple of Tlr mas county. 1 take no acce p-
Itons to the balance of your article.
You are aware, Mr. Editor, that the
colored vote of our county is largely in
majority; you tnay not be aware that at
the December election that vote was
controlled by ‘Captain’ Brown, the 'car
pet bag'Postmaster at Tbomasvil!e. In
mass-meeting of tire colored people ‘Cap
tain 1 Brown nominated tie mi rubers of
•he Legislature, tho Clerk and tire Coro
ner To nominate, ivas to elect. So Cap
tain Blown elected the members of tire
Legislature and County officers. On ac
count of his action in this matter, Messrs.
1’ rider and Johnson, Ids securities as
Postmaster, withdrew from his bond, and
turned h in over to the tender mercies of
lire Posti ffice Department; aid for a time
it was /'cant! that lie would be unable to
give new bonds; lint just at this fearful
juncture, Dr. It. J. Bruce, a prominent
member of the Baptist persuasion. Dr.
P. S. Bovver, late Treasurer of the S. G.
and F. U. It, am! Mr. James A. Linton,
a prominent merchant aud reliable gen
tleman of Thomasville, magnanimously
cumc to the rescue, signed the ‘Captain V
bond, and thus saved Thomasvi Je from a
to** ;tenons to conten plato without a
shudder ! Pi eve gentlemen ate all ‘lead
ing’ democrats. Mr. Linton, 1 am in
formed, was a candidate before ti c new
Guy Council, (which defeated the
‘straight out Democratic white ticket,’
headed by J. L. Finn, lor Mayor,) for
the position of Cotton Weigher. Finding
tiro ‘Bond’ question rallu-r ia Iris way, he
telegraphed to the Postmaster Get oral,
request ing permission to withdraw his
name, but thatyhir seeing i fficial replied,
that it was such an unusual thing to find !
the name of wealthy Southern geatlemerr
otr tiro Bond of a Ca pet bag official, he
must most resp ctfriPy decline the re
quest. He viewed the action on the part j
of ‘Captain’ Brown's bondsmen, as an
evidence of the fact, that prominent
Southern men were willing to '‘accept
the sitiii,tter>, : ’ ami : s-st the “Imal!
! North" in crushing out the Ka-Kiuk. "I
S * Mr. L'ntori !o t t'.e place rs ‘Cnt-n
Weigher,’ tail still retains Unit ol B rids
man n.r the ‘Captain’—the man \v n ie-;
| cured the election ol the tt'-gro effic: !s
: refered to.
I am informed that the action of the
ffenllcman named, was by way o’rctuu
neru,on f ur tire active part the ‘Captain’
toos in favur of the 'straight out demo
dralic white ticket, headed by J. L.Fitm
■ or Mayor,’ at ttn. ] a ( e municipal election
in Thomasrillp.
Ti e proudest ornamen. ~f a brave
man’s sm', is that fit which fie breaths
forgivrtiFH. The‘Good Book'tr ache. UR
to pray for those who despitcfully use ns,
and 1 kn »w of 1:0 stronger evidence of
true piety in man, than tire compliance
with this holy injunction.
The harmony, quiet and good will pre
i vailing throughout our county, is snre'y
indicative of the rapid* approach of a
political inilb’liium.
Yours very truly,
JUSTICE.
Beck on Utitli-r.
In the U. S. Uonsc of Representatives,
on the 20th, Beck of Kentucky, asked
j and obtained leave to make a statement
: on behalf of the Senator from Kentucky
j (Garhkt Dams,) who, he said, had been
foully denounced by the member from
: Massachusetts (Biti.ee ) That Senator
] and that member, said Mr. Buck, “had a
| c/mtroveisy oil (he floor of tire House;”
| win rcuf (in Butler, (Interrupting) sa : d,
j “Ah, in), I had no controversy with him.”
1 When upon Beck rotor ted:
Beck—-The Senator a- nouneed the
member in the Senate as a damned sC' Un
; dri l, and 1 w. u'rl characterize that as a
I controversy [Laughter.] They hail a
qua l red mi the floor of ti c Senate, at.d it
j ought to have ended there, and would
I have elided there but for the fact that
j tire member from Massachusetts saw til
to c< me r n the floor of the Home arid
| use language gros-ly nffeusivo to the
, Senator from-Kcntncky, and it was after
j that that the S- nator had pronounced
the speech which had been quoted by the
nr ruber—ti e un tuber from Mas achu
sotts. If lie ha 1 a personal r xplanalinn
to make In: should i.rive made it at once,
but he bad waited until li st Tuesday,
| the day that Congress was to adjourn,
: and then naked leave to make it, having
I sent printed slips of it in advance to Bos
j ton and to tin New York Herald, kn w
! mg that the Senator would have I It the
city before In- could have s en it in print.
! Then fto 1 object because it had been
j held up to leng and not because 1 did
! not want te give tl.e gentleman a chance
j of replication.
! Butler, into, rnpting—The reason gir-
Icn by tlc gentleman was Ural ho Would
not let me speak ho long as the indict
ment agaii st bis State was continued.
Hi ck —ll I hail had an opp if unity t
reply to that mlictnreiit 1 w-n tl h ,ve
done it in a way which 1 hope would
nave Veen worthy ol the State. When
the gentleman was trying to get have
to-day 1 .Irked him whether o worr'd ns
sail the Senator from Keti'u -kv, ad la
repli and that he wouldn’t, and on that
statement Dt na.ciat after lb tin eral vot
ed to give him the privi'ege. 1 dal n- l
belieic what he said, and therefore vot
ed against it. [Laughter.] When tic
number l s sand announces that the
Senator from Kentucky lias bten guilty
of falsehood, 1 deny it and hurl it b ck,
and 1 say that the character of that Sen
ator is as good as that of any man on
earth. He new r did, wilfully, tell a be,
and ii i man bes tv ever accused him oi
it. When the mcmhr r said that tire
Sinat r was shir Ided by bis age, and that
he did not seek the proper redress, I
have o ly to ray, that while my Senator
ia neither a bully nor a blackguard, the
member eao get any redress from him
that ho seeks nuts duos tho trail, or any
where e's-c. [Laughter.j ldo not be
lieve that it Hi s in the mouth of the mem
ler fr. m Massachusetts to talk about
my Senator being shielded by his age,
or not seeking proper redre-.”. I have
witnessed SC'ires with that member
which satisfied nre that he would not
seek the redress to which he alludes.
[Laughter.] He dor s not forget that 1
irive, in tin- p e'sence of fifteen members j
of the H orse, seen the nu mber from Illi
nois, Mr. Far nsworth, put his fi tin the
lace if the member from Massachusetts
and denounce him in every way that one
man can denounce another, until 1 had
to say to the other members of the com
mittec stand ng by that I did not think i
that rate while man wou'd take it with
out a tight, and that the decent negroes
in my State would fight over it. [Up
roarious laughter.]
F.rrr sw-will—derisively—lt was on
account of It s extr me age, perhaps.—
[Shouts of laughter.]
Butler—pointing to Farnsworth-He
is n t a white man.
Eldridge—Now is the proper time to
cab in the chaplain. [Continuous laugh
ter.]
Cox—The coronet- should bo also sent
for.
• iug Oak City Hook and Ladder Com
pany,” of liainl ridge, will accept our
thanks f r an invitation to attend their
annua! Celebration and Sapper on the
Bth of May. If circumstances will per
mit we will endeavar to be pres-nt on
the interesting occasion.
Notice.
PER UN.- indebted to the late firm ot CUL
FEt’i'ER, CUEECII A CO. are hereby no-;
titled that they in nit immediately call on Cast.
It (I. TriMH Attorney alt.-'.n', lin i * man. and
-ettle sa eh claims, or suit will to commenced
fortiori it. Prompt attention to this notice will
save cost and trouble.
t’UI.I’EPPEIt, CREECH & CO.
April 14,187], tin
FOR SALE 7
T WILL SELL, CHEAP FOR CASH, my fine
IlricJi Store,
And Wei! Improved
Residence Eol,
lu Quitman, and also my
SkjsiU Farm,
Two mites from town, with good Improvements
uta.Jl .in D. is. CARROLL.
A t etc .Ydmtisrtucnts.
W. E. BARNES&cC
DEALERS IN
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
§Uver War©»
0 UFT.UA N GEORGIA,
\\ notify they if. f . f
■_ : |
pu:chaae4 by o n? of '*l J
th« firm in person. - -
and are gnarunle*'d
•o b#aa reyreMMited. Their slock embraces •
fine ussorfmont of
CLOCKS , of various styles,
Gold and Steer WA TCIfKS,
Ladies' and Gents' Gold Chains,
Jstdies* Coral, Jet Setts,
Gents' Masonic Pins,
Finger Rings, in great variety,
Gold PencUs and Pens,
Ebony .Stuffs and Gold Holders,
j A large and handsome assortment of
SILVER FINITE,
Embracing
Spori'i Iloklers,
Napkin Rings,
Tt-a k Talde tSpoous,
Butter Knives,
Sugar Shells,
Ladles, Ate.
I Cake Stands,
Fruit Baskets,
Castors,
Ice Ditchers,
Cream Pitchers,
' Butter Dishes,
j We are also prepared to supply the demands of
.-port.-men with ~
PISTOIA, f IRTIIiBCES,
fc-ITiL Btf.S, Shot Pouches,
POM Dr.R FLASKS, Ac.
Amt for the accomtuodation of patrons, we bars
on hand a small stock of
rot «.»■*•' ■ nm T Sy
Couaisting of
Dead Necklaces,
Black J etc dry.
Pocket tiouk*.
Pocket Knives,
Tooth and Nail Enishes,
Toilet Articles .
Lead PencUs,
SPJeCTACS/SS,
To suit the eyes of all, mounted in Gold, Silver,
Shell, Gutta Perch*, and Steel Frames, and ot*
the celebrated '‘Diamond** brand, manufactured
by J. F. Spcucor & Cos., Fraoticul Opticians,
New York.
\Ye propows tt> sell theso poods at very mod
erate ru'vs, and iuvite the public to the inspec
tion of the same.
at the of tlie Wafch.
We ar<* abo prepared t» Repair Watches, Jew
elry, &c.. with neatnesshih! dispatch.
W. E. BAKNES JtCO.
April 21, 1871. IG-tf
SCIIEETZ’S
Esta h k wia e tiWa is^ddfaaij
IS A RELIABLE
Family Medicine,
And can be taken by either infant or adult with
the same beneficial results.
A CERTAIN CCRE FOR
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Dys
pepsia, Chills, Sick
Stomach, Head
ache, <fcc.
IT CREATES AN APPETITE.
None would be without it after a Tnal.
OFFICE :
N. W cor. 6th and Race Streets,
lIIILADELPIIIA.
sale by J. W. Stalnaker, Quitman, G*»
April 7, 1871. ly
C'l KORGIA Brooks Countt.—Whereas, /as.
IT H. Robinson and J<d»n Delk. Administra
tors on tlie es'ateof James T. Robinson, dec’d ,
having made application lor Letters of dismissal
from said administration :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
parties interested liio their objections, if any
there are, within the time prescribed by law.
Otherwise s.iid letters of dismission will bo
granted and issued to the applicants.
Given under my officuil signature, this Febru
ary Ist, 187 L
5-;ha JAMES L. BEATY, Ordinary.
COMMERCIAL.
COTTON.—The following wore the quotations
of the Savannah market at latest date :
Maiding 13J<3131
Low Miccliug ISMj
Good Ordinary 12(0,1
QUITM.iM RETAIL I'RItES CURRENT.
Bacon Ift 1b...
Batlor—G on hen pt 1b... (ij Eu
Country- |f(tb... 25 35
Caudles 1b... 25 (4 5u
Cheese If* E». ..
Cotfi-e—Rio |£* 1b... 29 S3
Corn ip* bash 1 50(§
Crackers !. 2U (j, 25
Eggs Jr) do* . 20
Flour— .Superfine j‘ bbl . 9 00 (a, 10 00
Family if* bbl . 10 00 (5 12 0«
Ginger |f* 1b... a* 50
laud... iji ib... 18(4 20
Oysters can . (4 35
I’eaehes |Ft ran. (A 35
fickt.’S (ft jar.. 30 (4 75
l’otatncs—lrish bush i 50 (4 3 Oo
Sweet (ft bti.-b (4 75
Fowler : (!»>... 50 (4 Ctt
lVtash jl !h... (4 ~itt
Rice » t 0... 8(4 1#
Raisins ja to. . (4 40
-ait : ]:t sack, 2 75 (4 3 50
Snap ft, to. .. 10 (4 20
' 'gar 5* t 0... lr» (4 25
Syrup ftgai.. 50(4 6<»
Soda ft to.. 5 20
Shat ft. t 0... (4 2(1
S;a: h jt to. .. 20(4 2*
Tali. l ,.co good aiTkTe.. ( 1 tta . 125 (4 130
Vinegar [t gal Cos (4 73