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PEOPLE’S F2ISESND. ' : -ZZZZZZ i Wha» is the Objective Point in Masonry ? This question was propounded to us by a profane, not long since. In con versation with him we could iwt fail to observe that he was filled with the idea that fraternity was like other so cieties, formed lor some selfish end — to promote some particular persona] or party interest. And this view taken by most of the people of his class. They cannot divest themselves of the idea that the governing principle of all men is self. This they consider a •ightt ous judg< mu nt, sn it they place others on a pnme with m*m selves. Now, the objective point of Mason ry, as we understand it, is the broth erhood of man. This imp Les eguahto | i ity tl < mdi ionof things . sought to be brought by the Christian I churches. AU men are equal before ' the divine law, which regards no one I for his worldly wealth wealthy or hoir i or. Great riches, official position, I commanding talents, are as nothing in. the epcs of the Ruler of the Uni verse. ’‘Except ye become as little children cannot enter into the King dom of God.” This is the plain teach- , ing of the Great Light in Masonry,’ and we seek to inculcate the same principle in our Masonic teachings . “The King must ley his wealth and state outside the Ala-.ou s door, • And the poor man finds his true re- . spoet upon the checkered floor.” , The objective point of Masonry then, is to teach nun thar they are brothers —that all belong to one great human j family, and that all the interests of mankind are interlaced and interwov en in such a manner that the real good ; of one is the real good of all. Care-i loss and indifferent Masons, or t hose j who have taken the degrees without, imbibing the principals of Masonry, ■ may conduct in such a manner as to j L-ad the profane to form the erroneous . <>pinion that our fraternity is <>u a par with the mutual benefit associations and bu aness It ague s that are in exis tence all around us, but the life oi ,n< true Craftsmen will provc rhat equali ty and fraternity tiro underlying prin eipl •; which give vitality to our insti tution. 'l'iJnajs. ARK A NS AS. q’he glad tidings are to us through the Proceedings that there are “no b'ekerillgs, 110 eontelisiolis, nostiitc, in this Graad.luri diction; nil crept work with the utmost harmony and goodwill.” This, bre.then, is just as | [t should be. mid shows “how good, and plea ;ant it is for brethren to dwell , together in unity.” “G7 hr<'' <i /on* | precail." I i-roi ixsioN vi.lists PiiAcTier. W’e have r-'ad the Annual \ddress • ■•. id M. >6 >■ Willi.mis. with a I een o lish. and woul I he more than happy to reproduce it lor the benefit of the Craft m tins our huge jurisdiction, but our space will only allow us to quote the following, for the benefit of all whom it may concern: • \Ve too often forget the moral du ties of Masonry. It is mis\ for any one with a tolerably retentive memory, and moderate application, to leain tin vsotorie work, and we call him a bright Mason, pnd often tolerate him in our badges, when he lives in open violation of many, sometimes all, the moral teachings oi the Order. He that tenches temperanee as one of the cardinal xirtuesof our Cider to t lie initiate, too oft.n. himself, ends the day in drunkenness and reveling. Sometimes, he that teaches him that he shall never u < the name, ot Ih ity but with that rvverenoo which is due from a evature to his Creator, himself violnti s his own precept*, and produ <*es upon tin* nund of the initiate the idea that Masonic morals are a thing to be talked about, for the sake of giv ing Musters ot Lodges ami lectmeis something to say. Masonic wriiers a subject upon which to write nice things, but that it i* not of the slightest moment whether the lessons are prae ticed 01 not. So long as Ma-amm will tolerate the profane swearer, the drunk aid and the libertune m th. Lodges uuseourged. so long will the wot Id. which we call the profane, distin guished from our sacred initiates, have u nght to call us hyp.H iites, and say we nrofess one thing, ami practice an- I other; and with how much greater < force docs the world utter its iudgt ) ments if we select the swearer, the j drunkard, or the libertine to rule, be cause he is a bright Masoe ? The standard of Alasonic morality must be elevated in Arkansas, and we must be come more earneet workers in the world, or we deserve to bo regarded i as a merely negative institution, with- I out any positive qualities or sen timents, and in this aggressive age we will sink. “I do not wish to be understood as asserting that our* Lodges in selecting their officers are not influenced in their choice by’ the moral character of the person selected ; nor do I say that j there are many instances of the oppo site kind in Arkansas; but I have known many mere than one such, and on? is too many. If you have no Ata sons in your Lodge, of good moral ] character, who are bright em ugh to I oxpmlifv your work, or willmgaiidablr .to l?.-rn to do it, you had far better I surrender your charter and cease to | exist as a Lodge, than to stand as a I moral blight in the vineyari lof Al son ry, by having men to govern your Lodges, whose lives are a libel upon j the moral principles and teachings of ! the Order ; who set an evil example to I the young Alasons, whom it is their duty to leach, and whose influence for good or evil is augmented by their po sition in the Lodge.” THE GRAX'D OItATIOX. AVas delivered by Bro. 0. C. Gray, and from it we clip the following: “ We claim many things for Alason ! ry, but we reach too fur wnen we claim for it the sanctity and saving power of reliijion. Alasonry is not, never u - ,-/..- ami never can be religion. It howev er, may be ran t d the most excelli nt 'dignity of being the co-adjntor, nay. ' more, the very handmaiden of r-ligion. But Masonry is not religion! Its ' meaner birthplace was the br>. n m an Ist ;u-litisli king, and all it . amis and labors and success; s are confined to ' while religion, taught us at our J mother’s knee, sprang from the. brum of the eternal God. Masonry is alone foi - while religion is for cternit’ . ; All that *'■? need, or should dare to claim for Alasonry, (in addition to the 'arts ami sciences it leachesy :s, that it '•; designed to smooth the rugged pnth -1 way of life; to make our journeyings : easa r; to teach morality and rectitude.; Jo Inculcate virtue, and to . nj<> n the 1 i.ile-of committed trusts. But Masonry teaches more!! 1’ teaches iiia; there is for every good man, a Working, earnest/;/<’, a with its darkened solitude; a resurrection w.>m tin dead and a cmselcxs eternity lap olid. It teaches the struggling mil lions of earth, that they have immortm sou' . but //civ ;• ventures to map out via method of their snivels' i. MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR. Tu the (icncrul . Isscm^h/.* I respect fully inv iie your attention to tile iol lowing statement of claims upon the i’reasiirv of the State, to meet whicn ' pr< .vision should I>e made ; ' your pres- I rut session: 1. Bussell Sage, of the city of NeW | York, claims (hat the State <>i is indebted t > him in the • inn 1 >! ’’ ”7”,- OiiJ for lo.ius mad', io the Stab d’lrw; the administration of Gov. Bullork. To secure the payment of this sum, with inti■•«•..f. cuvr. ncy bonds, m i .un til.g in the aggregate i.•.. YkHiOti, w. re deposited with Mr. S. .. . m.hseqiu ni to the time of thi . dcpo-.it, there was iibo deposited ill his hamb the nmouiii of .sJOt'.IHH' of the gold quartci ly b. md.. of the State, with the umli r.d.Hiding, as lie claims, that the same were to be held ns additional security f> rthe pay ment of t’li sum of money borrowed, it is proper that I should here remark that all the bonds de; osited with Mr. Sng >, as aforesaid, an admitted to be valid obligation o f the Suite. 2. It will be:;. < u by reference to the rep >rts of Comptroller General a 'I of the Treasurer, already submitted to the (ienernl Assembly, that the amount of the Gold Quarter'} Bonds issued by Governor Bullock, and admitted to l>e valid, is s2.">hS.hili). The interest on ■ these bonds, since Octcl t r Ist, IS7I, k must be provided for at the present s, ssion. This amount including the . interest to the Ist day of January. I IS7I, may be stated at >7, : 3. Tav amount of bonds of the S:.;te issued m 1" 12 and Ibtll, falling due . tin present year, is sl37,(Mh). Bn vi > sion shouhi lie made fur the payment ■ of these bonds at the present ses sion. 4. The reports of the Comptroller General and of the Treasurer, already transmitted, show that the bonds of the Slate, amounting to $251,500, will become duo during the year 1 v 74. It wi.l become i-<;Ci .'i.?.irv 1.0 piu>j.uc ioi" the payment of these bonds during your prcr ; c :'l session. 5. Th ■mt re:. on . . I u lit Debt for the,last half a year, 1873, the first half of the year, 1871, amounting to $5Ol, 1)35, should bo provided fur at your present session. G. Provision should also be made for th-, payment of .he claims against the Western and Atlantic Brilroaf!, which fr >m ii for nati >n recently ob tained by mt- I believe will not amount to more than .s7s,lcii). 7. It wi.il be necessary to raise for file payment of the ordinary expenses of the governm. nt, including the legis lative payroll, the sum of sGI)0,00il. That the whole of these demands on ; the Treasury may be seen at one view. I present the following tabular state ment: 1. To meet Bussell Sage’s claims $575,000 2. To pay interest on gold quarterly bonds to Jan. 1, 1874.' 367,000 3. T'o pay bonds of the State falling due tins year 137,000 4. To pay bonds falling due intoi i 2:1,500 5. To pav interest on public debt........ 561 6. Unpaid claims against Western and Atlantic 11. 7. Ordinary disbursements of the Stat?, including legislative payroll 600.000 Total 52,567,135 Krom the loregmug statement it; will be seen that the demands upon 1 the Treasu; y of the State, to meet - which provision should be made at your present session, amount to $?,- 567,135. (>ur m ans of i ing th s large taxation iqioii the Treasury are, ■ Ist, by taxation. 2d. By finding such portions of said claims a.s do not fall within the ordi nary cuiiuiit expenses of the govern- 1 ment. The valu :of the taxabh city of the State as Jiown by the iv port of the Comptroller General is ’ something •♦ver •<22G.imO.li:r There is no reason io doubt that ' tins valuation would be in re.-s. don an honest uppvakement Io . _tb,OPo,- ()!>1), But even ;it this im-r ;.-"d valu ation justice t<> ourselves forbids that we should r< lv upon this source alone to rai -e the amount r ipiiri d. Alanv of tile CLtiZ 'l.? ci tne Stair .;: Vr l.Z’mi very difficult to pay tin taxes imposed by the present law. I*' the pr< - lit r. should be doul'h d ;t v> •■’Jd ')< found in many im.tnm as imi ossible for ilif people to comply with the o<“- mands of the tax-gatin ri r, .vimont par: ing w iih ilu ir homes and :r»n ;v- ’ hold g< id?. I>' adopting r< ’ulmions which would si euro mi horn •' appra.:-. •- ii.ciit of th.' taxable prop: ••;'• .>1 lb. State, ami by adopting such m- as will i'v -><ui ill iiimiiiig tin I’liii; i stall !, except . ud: ;r- ■ hi ded m th- current ■. ft; : ■' • ernme’d. even tie present rate of . v ntion mav be reduct d wi. hout eitri melit to t He pulilic • t’V ice. J? j’om ihe loi'eg<am; - >i it ;t oi be seen tie t tiie amount of : ’ G.' : m upon the Treasury mcc-snry p> ], • prov ded tor at the pr-. - ent s; ■ ; ci : naw large. J submit the qUeslion oj the ways ami n.< ns im'm '■ eg ta claims and for relieving ihr jiui'lit credit from i’..-> pie nt ;.irrassed condition to flu 1 wisdom :>U't p-'.li mi ism of ih. repixscntatives <•! tile pe<- pie. James Al. >viiTu. G ivcrr.of, 'riii-: x u< We are as! mi icd to 11" 1 nn-i. v uo favor a' ompromi: •ol is issued by Bullock through Henry Clews A Co. But such is th • fact, that im n arc to be found who, from soim unknown cause, advocate ;i compro mi■? and th; assumption on dm part of the State of these niil’m us gal bonds, the procee Is of were pocketed bv Bullock, Clews and Kimi'all. We have no idea that any icsjh (table number of the Legislature will lend themselves to this illegal bond ring to thus defraud the people » i Georgia.— The question one year since was fully ventilated and >•»»!», and the Legis lature in declaring the bonds illegal and void, acted from a full knowledge of tlu facts. What mvv light has lai n thrown iqam this subject ? That the bondholders acknowledge the illcgadty i of the bonds, but to pre.t c! the credit !ot the State, it is better for Georgia to po?ket the losses. If paying illegal bonds, so acknowl edged by the holders, is nocessary to | lxaC C— Ct-ixb of lUU tO'Cace, llCLcei 'to have no credit. What we honestly 1 owe let the L gislature tax ns suffi ! jjmgii <_D tixO mccrosG, mid. I establish a sinking fund for the liqui- ■ dation of the debt. It is useless to l toll us that Georgia bonds will not | be at par m one yemr, if the interest is j promptly paid, and provision made to i meet tae principle at maturitv. W e would i kc to see public schools c fiablished in Georgia, butratherthan pay these boa ;;;, flmit we have declared von!, wo would favor a concentration of all our resources upon the payment ; of the public debt, and when that is ■ provided tor, then go to work and ■ build up free schools ami educate the - voirm of oar countrv. Tne debt now upon us was created ; through fraud, in a groat measure, and it is hard lor the people to pay this civ bi, wnicli ■ '.'ini' il'i iu.t i'c•>■(’ in s,c.s tj, 1 t alo-m tne icssnmption ami payment j of a debt that was conceievd and brought forth in fraud and iniquity. W e had as well have Bullock and his crow on us as a Legislature that would sanction and make valid their fraudulent acts. W'e will not believe that a majority of the people's representatives in the G<neral Assembly will so far forget, their honor ami the interest of their I constituency, as to vote for and legal ize the bonds that a former Legislature I with all rim eacts before them declar ,ed null and void. In the event they ; should become particeps (Timinis to the ! ; fraud, we rely explicitly on the honor ami. nerve of >v. Smith. Such a bill, i m our judgi lent, will never receive his I . . signature. Should it, we have mis placed our confidence, and Georgia • would hav'- a Governor that had gone ! back on his rec »rd, which, we think, he v. ill m ver I >. Thi: A<’’ :Mir SrntrruALi.-Ts or the 1 . Sor ra.—J he N" .v Orleans llepubli<‘an d< scribes the abode and habits of a p< } - .-on in t t ci!y is known in that v icmity as the pri; stes.s of the Vondous, a sect not unlike the Spiritualists in i tlmii - loctriufs, and well known thro’ Iho South. This priest; ss haslier abode in a little out-of-the-way alley, the sur ronndii /s M which are well calculated t<> chill tli i elmldcr with superstitious awe. r l his feeling is intensified when oi entering tl 1< >w do >rw ay the visi- I I r is ushiTt d into the presence of a ; v. i<-rd. i.iysb rious being, hollow-eved ami hollow-ch'eked, with long elf-like lo 1, ”d a lisiuded firm. A chintz cnrta'u hide* a doorway leading to an ! isim.iimg I - .'• in, into the precincts of w hicli im v!-.it'»r is a]L >umd io enter. It I is .*acred io incantations ami to the i •’• .t' pi its. Some time ago .!.■ prits’u-.'.s was visit-d I y the mother "t ;.-mng - idy who had died under p'-cumir cociinmtances. The voung I‘aiyv.is shortly to be married, and I whik apparently enjoying perfect h< alth sue retired to her room at night : nd we? i ur.d dead in the morning. The d> ; T h of her only d.iught -r almost I shi.tteretl her moth •’• s r; ason, ami be- I ■' ..cth sum rai she was induced lo I •. -it elm Aomioii priestess ami a.->k j h< r advice cone ruing her daughter.— tin cab ring .he door the pri ‘stess told moth' r le-r errand, ami tobl her . not i • bury ' r daughter until the We hmsday following. Despite the entreaties ot' the grief-stricken mother the daughter was buried. On the Wedm sday naim d by the Voudou, how ever, the’mother visited the tomb and at her request the vault was open ed. Suddenly the sound of loud shrieks broke upon the < ar, and tear ing <‘p< n the ci flin the mother clasped In r child in her arms. An hour later the young lady would have fallen a victim to the terrible fate of being buried alive. • « - It is proposed to tunnel the Ohio ami Mississippi rivers mar their junc- I I tion, in order to facilitate railway ; I movements. A company for that pur pose has l>eeii formed, with a capital of $10,000,000, amt has applied to Congress for an act of incorporation. NEAV ADVERTISEMENTS. Ayer’s Cathartic Pills, z >- For the relief anii cure of all derange, ments in the stoin ach, liver, and bow els. 'Wicy are a mild < aperient, and an excellent purgative. _ Being purely vege- Contain ' nomcrcurvormine. ral whatei'er. Jllucli serious sickness and w,ll i suffering is [ ”‘*v ait> ~ ed by their mue.r use; and every family should have tli mi on hand for their protection and relief. w.._n re uirecL Long experience has proven ‘.l. mto be th mf* est, surest, and best of all the ViUn with which the market abounds. By their occasional use, ‘he blood is purified, the corruptions of he sys« ix,.ii expelled, obstructions removed, ;<..« the wiiole machinery of life rest “ed to its healthy activity. Internal organs which become clogged ami sluggish are cleanset' '. v Auer’s Pills, and stimulated in ”' action, xnus incipient d ease is changed into health, the value of whit. change, when reckoned on the vast in... ’‘tides wt ?njoy it, can hardly be computed. The sugar coating makes them pleasant to take, and preserves tlieii virtues unimpaired for any length of time, sc that they are ever fresh, and perfectly reliable. Although searching, they are mild, and operate without disturbance to tiie constitution, ordiet, o? occupation. , Full directions are given on the wrapper to each box, how to use them as a Family Physic, ami for the following complaints, wliich theso Pills rapidly cure: For I;;• j'snepsi.i or Xmligmstion, Xis/less r.ess. ILisng uor and .Sx».ss wf Appetite, .hey should be taken moderat 'lyto stimulate the stom ach, and restore its healtuy tone and action. For Liver Com plain t and its various symp toms, EleatJacße, WscJi 9Iea«l» nelte, .Tauiiilice or <£reen Sicliuesn, IBi!- ious Colic and LSiliouw 3?ever*, they should be judiciously taken for each case, to correct the diseased action or remove the obstructions which cause it. For yjysentery or 3T»r;arii!ao:*;s, but one mild dose is generally required. For ISheu'.uarism. <f*r-.a rel. I*al« pitatiosa of tlao Heart. K’aiaa in the riide, DBack and ILoim*, thev should be contin uously taken, as required, to change the diseased action of the system. With such change those complaints disappear. For 3>a - opsy and Wropsical SweUling-s, they should he taken in large and frequent doses to produce the effect ofdrastic purge. For Ni’ppreM-'iion, a large dose should be taken, as it produces the desired effect by sym pathy. As a Tiinner Pill, take one or two Pills to promote digestion ami relieve the stomach. An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and bowels, restores the appetite, and invigorates the system. Hence it is often advantageous where no serious derangement exists. Que who feels tolerably well, often linds that a dose of these Pills makes him feel decidedly better, from their cleansing and renovating effect on the digestive apparatus. PREPARED BY JDr. A, C. AVPJI A CO., Practical Chemists, POIVKI.L, MASS., V. S. .1. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. Dealers in ami Alanufacturers of COPPER, TIN AND SHEET IRON Al 5 Id, XX! ) HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, Rome, Georgia. 'l?'’ 5 - I '•■ T ■ : S 3 ' A GOLD /Mbs7! R. E. LEE, BILL ARP, ROAIE GEORGIAN, CHEROKEE CHIEF, Arc Unsurpassed Cooking Stoves. Ami keep constantly on liAml al! styles of Heat’g Stoves Grates AND Hollow- W are? S de Agents for Rome Hollow Ware Man ufacturing Company. Plumbing gas ami steam fitting in all its branches done on short notice ami in best of style; would most respectfully recom mend <mr manufacture of stoves over any other for one reason, Then are all G'J, ami if any part oi’ cither of them -hould break will hi repaired at our expense ('orrespondence solicited from merchants I ami dealers for our wholesale prices. | ftf.febllß73. R. Company CHANGE OE S< HEDL’LE. On AND AFTE.R SUNDAY, OCTO BE It aOt-’, lt-7 ’ the truiim on the Rome Sailrmui will run li follows: MORNING TRAIN. Morninj Train leaves Rome nt : : *-3C a. m Arrive at Rome : : : : : 1:00 r. M. NIGHT TRA'N. Night Train Ic.iv-f Rome at : : 6:00 e. M Arrive at Rome at : ; : : : 9:00 i-. M Night train make* < connection at King-ton tor New York and al! point- North. .Vi-o make cl<xe con nection at Rome with Mail train on Selma, Rome and Dalton Rail Road for all poinl* South. .Morning traii makes i-l-ee <-onnt ction for Chattameiga, Na-livill anul all points Wert. Both trains close aonnectlons er Ado lanta. W. S. COTHRAN, Pride Drs. HOYT & GORMAN Respectfully announce themselves Practicing Physicians aXD— SURGEONS. DR. Gorman may he found at all ho-ir- in tho Offica Nn 54 driMd Street, when not pr< les-ionallv <-n --ugaged maySOtf.