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THE REASON WHY. The following article clipped from the Chronicle and Sentinel, touches up the friends of the bogus bond compro mise in good style. The editor says: The advocates of the odious com promise seem undetermined as to who shall be held responsible for the pre mature death of their little scheme. Some swear it was Governor Smith who dealt the blow, while others damn the Legislature for the murder. Though it is “none of our funeral,” we may be pardoned for remarking that we think both wings of the compromise men are at fault, and that an indict ment will not lie against either the Ex ecutive or Legislative branch of the Government. If any one is to be blamed it is the “magnanimous” bond holders themselves. When the job was first concocted they were cursed with too much confidence and were entirely too sanguine of success. Because the people and the press waited to hear the proposition and decided to investi gate before denouncing it, silence was construed as weakness, and the ring imagined that they had only to come and conquer. Upon his first appear ance in Atlanta—at the commencement of the session—the Agent of the bond holders stated to a reporter of the Herald that he “would not come before the Legislature at all with my compro mise, unless I come backed by Gover nor Smith’s special endorsement, and by the endorsement of the very best men in Georgia. The plan of compro mise will be considered by over fifty men—among others, Governor Jen- Z ins, for whom I entertain the very highest feelings of admiration—and when I come to the Legislature I will come bac/ed by the endorsement of the Bond Committee, ami the endorse ment of fifty men whose w isdom and patriotism cannot be doubted.” After publishing to the world this magnificent ami patriotic declaration, the agent perhaps imagined that if he departed from its terms the scheme would be covered with merited ridi cule. Having announced his line with so much confidence, its abandonment was out of the question. As to carry ing out his plan, that was, of course, an impossibility. Governor Smith would not endorse the scheme, nor Governor Jen/ins, nor the Bond Com mittee, nor the other celebrities, whose names it was so confidently announced would go upon the bondholders’ paper, and the. fifty wise and patriotic men dwindled ns rapidly as Falstafi ”s men in biieZram, to ex-Governor Brown and three or four others. How then could the innocent purchasers and bona Jide creditors have the hardihood to asi< the Legislature to accept their • compromise? In view of the deelara l ions of their agent, did they not even go too far when they insinuated their | little proposition into the desks of the ' members? Fie upon you, gentlemen, ' for tiie charges made against guiltless I parties! The blood of the murdered compromise is not upon the heads of the Governor and the Legislature. It crimsons the garments of the bond holders. I’hey have slain their own offspring, and their clumsy attempt to hide the deed will not avail. Igno rance and over confidence have been followed by infanticide. Gen. Giiant received the insignia of office on Tuesday last for the second term ns President of the United States. He H'.ys we are to judge his futuit by his past acts, and therefore the coun try has In fort* it, what they may expect from the incoming •administration. There is much to condemn in the offi cial acts of General in the past four years, and we should thiiiK that instead of adhering to error, that he would profit by them, and give the country a better President, acting s > as to conciliate rather than disturb the varied political and social elements of the Nation. We expect nothing from the present administration, therefore will not be disappointed, let what wiil turn up. Should tin President xisit the South this spring, we hope by the action of our people, he will be convinced of tin injustice he has doin' our section. ♦ ♦♦ The Gen'l K. E. Lee Monument. The grand monument to the memory of Gen l L*e is now rapidly being constructed under the direction and Aill of Prof. \ olen tine. And in order to complete it at the earliest possible day. the Executive Com mittee of the Lee Memorial Association, of Lexington, Ya., w aich is composed of >uch distinguished men a Gen’l Pendleton.Geu’i Terr... Hon. Win- McLaughlin, Col. Pres ton .Johnston. Chas. Davidson, and others, have <*uth rued the publication and sale of a perfect steel engraved portrait of Geu’i Lee. I'be proceeds of its sale to be ap -1 eI in furtherance of the object of this Association, namely : to the erection of a monument to the memory of Gen’l IL E. Lie, at the Washington and Lee Universi ty., Lexington, Ya. The portrait will be 1 ’ sold only by subscription, through regular ; authorized agents. Every aubscriber for • the portrait will receive a certificate signed i by the Secretary and Chairman of the Lee 1 ; Memorial Association. We commend this portrait to the public, and hope some good energetic man will secure the agency in this section in order to help on the good work. Messrs. W. W. Bostwick & Co., Nos. 177 & 179 West Fourth Street, Cin cinnati, Ohio, have been constituted and i appointed General Managers of Agencies, and any communications addressed to them for circulars, terms, and certificates, will receive prompt attention. New Apportionment Bill—This bill as it. finally passed provides three represen tatives each to the counties of Bibb, Burke, Chatham, Fulton, Houston and Richmond. Two representatives to the counties of Bartow, Cobb, Clarke, Coweta, Carroll, Decatur, Dougherty, Floyd, Green, Gwin nett, Hancock, Harris, Jackson, Jefferson, Macon, Mei ri wether, Muscogee, Ogle thorpe, Monroe, Newton, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Thoma-', Troup, Washington and Wilkes. (hie representative each to one hundred and three counties. Bill takes effect after expiration of terms , of members of the present General Assem bly. A SPEC of war is being made on Gov. : Smith, mostly in regard to his appoint ments. We know nothing of the Gover nors appointments, except that some seems jto have given dissatisfaction. In the ap pointment of one Judge, we have heard some particular complaint, more from the | fact that the Governor disregarded the al- * most unanimous wish of the Circuit. How this is we do not know, but hope the disap pointed will soon tame down, and ail become quiet along the line. It is better to laugh i than cry over defeat. Hope for better luck next time. The only honest ring that has been reported upon and not whitewashed by a Congressional Committee in these latter days, was that of the Ku Klux. While they made some parties git up and git, yet they always notified them . in advance of what they might expect ' if they did not move to some other I latitude. The Ku Klux were ostensi- i blv organized to prevent Credit Mobil iers from stealing what little was left ! in the South by the thieves who passed ' through her borders during the late unpleasantness. I An Ohio Farmer correspondent ‘having ' nothing to start with’ puicbasod on easy ( terms ‘one of the poorest farms in the ' township' and made it productive. His plan is as follows : First, plow deep, then seed with wheat; in the spring sow clover in the field, the summer after I take off the crop I pasture one season, and the next season 1 let the clover grow up and come out in the bloom, and when the heads be gin to turn brown 1 take my three horse plow and break up the land nine inches deep let it lie until the first week in Sep tember, then I take my two horse plow and go four inches deep, and then sow in wheat again. The year following, in the spring turn up for corn to the depth of nine in dies as at first. —— - In a Tight Place.—The /«//<■ face radi cal members of the Alabama L gislature. How about the civil rights bill, your col ored f riends insist shall pass your honorable body, will you dodge the issue, or will yon vote them social as well as political rights? When you vote them social rights do you propose to brtol and bed with them ? We would recommend cinnamon drops as a deodoriser, ns we believe, if the proper qua ity i n-<d, it will out smell most ne groes. especially if they pay piopcr atten tion to daily ablutions. — tint is the best attitude for self-de fence?’’ said a pupil, putting on the gloves to a well known pugilist. “Keep a civil tongue in your head,” was the significan reply. A Chinese proverb declares that a wo man's mouth leaks secrets, in which ca.-e we would advise that the roof of the mouth be shingled. It is stated in a Wilmington (N. C.) dis patch that Henry Berry Lowery, the out law reported killed some time ago, is now living in New York cty. It is said that claims have been filed against the estate of the late Jatne.: Ei-k. Jr., almost equal in amount to its entire value. The freight business of the Louisville Railroad, from Iziuisviiie to Montgomery is heavy. Iwo hundred and fifty freight ears passed Birmingham iu one day last week, which the lit ml- I says is not uncom mon. Atlanta Constitution, For 1573 I A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER, DAILY AND WEEKLY. The Favorite of ail Classes. Lawyers, Merchants, Farmers, Etc. TWEL VE REASONS FOR SUBSCRIBING. 1 The Constitution is publiihed at the j ■ Capital of the State, and contains Pro- I I ceedlngsof the Legislature in full, together ' i with constant and accurate information of : the actings of all the Departments of the ' State Government. 2. It has the sole and exclusive right of pul,- ' fishing the Decisions of the Supreme Court from the Reporter of the Court. These Decisions are delivered on Monday I of every week and are immediately pub- I fished in The Constitution. Hence every lawyer in Georgia shouid take the pt>per, , and the great proportion are subscribers’ 3. The Constitution is the Official Journal of the State, of the city of Atlanta ■ and a large number of counties. 4. The Constitution publishes a weekly ! Cotto» Editorial, embracing remarks on the Gold Premium and all matters affecting the cotton trade, with statistics difficult to be obtained elsewhere. Producers and dealers in cotton, not alone in Georgia, but all over the country, procure the The Con ■ stitutton for these articles, 5. The Constitution furnishes Tele- [ j graphic Dispatches and news from al! quar- i ! ters of the globe, including markets, do- * j mestic and foreign- Hence the paper is ' popular with merchants everywhere. 6. Besides our Daily Associated Press , Dispatches, “The Constitution’’ hasspe- i cials from Washington, the National Cap ’ ital. I 7. Its Correspondence Department is '■ unsurpassed in the South, having special correspondents at Washington. New York, ; and in various parts of the country. 8. “The Constitution’’ publishes a j monthly Fashion Letter from New York, j written by the most celebrated female Fash ion writer in the United States. The la ! dies, therefore, all want “The Constitution. 9. A new feature for this year will be • ' Weekly European Correspondence, by which the readers of “The Constitution’’ will be taken on a tour through Europe. j 10. The ablest writers and statesmen of j Georgia selects “The Constitution’’ to give I their views to the public, and so do the PEOPLE, and hence it is the admited lead ing Democratic Journal of the State. 11. The two great speciaities, ourSu- i preme Court Decisions for the lawyers, and I our Cotton articles for the merchants and ; farmers, make "The Constitution unrivall j ed in this part of the South. 12. 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If DilHfcncr, Civility and Fair Dealfns will build up c successful variety store in Rome, I will do it. Gr« me v»irli your personal presence or trust me with your orders. J. B. CARVER, Janl6b&f4w Empire Block, Rome, Ga. Mony nd Labor Savd. Att ntion Housekeepers 'I HE LOUISYILLE SOAP MANUFACTURING Is now manufacturing a Laundry Soap of pure cotton seed oil, one bar will go as far as two of the old style. For sale everywhere. \y. D. HOYT & CO., WholesaleSAgents, Janßly: NO. 43 BROAD ST., ROME, GEORGIA. Don’t Fail to see It!!! THE FINEST FLORAL GLIDE EXTANTr Briggs & Brother’s annual ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF BLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS A- SUMMER-FL 0 WEEING BULBS FOR 1573 \\ ill be out December Ist. It wiil be Illustrated with four hundred Cute anl Engrav- ings Colored Plates, &c., and will embrace instructive bints upon the growth of Flowers and Vegetubles. w.OO Sent to all old customers and to al! others 2-5 cents, which is’refunled in see ds wth thefirst order for $1 free,th Jor more.