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kstablishhd 1ST 184,3. M. PWHELL, Proprietor. C.B.C. WILLINOBAM, Editor. Voluntary Communications, containing In- tcrestlng or Important News, respectfully solic ited from any IT ‘"Sflieotcd^cimniunlcatlons wo cannot under- take to return unices the. postage Is sent with them for that purposo. . Tuesday llorainfi. March 16,1875 THE CAMPAIGN IN 1876. To those who are at all in the habit of reflecting, the Presidential campaign next year is a subject of great impor tance. It will be the great test of strength between the two parties into which the politics of this country is di vided. Political tactics will be of the most intricate nature. It will require the nicest diplomacy to turn the scales cither way. It will be, beyond all doubt, one of the most hotly contested elections ever held in this country for President The popular mind is in just that state or condition, that a single word or sentence indiscreetly uttered in the heat of discussion by prominent poli ticians, may turn the tide of popular feeling either way. Of course, this is more particularly so at the North, where the two parties are more evenly balanced. Here in the South the intelligence and respectability of the country was all one way. - The Republican party is on tho down grade everywhere. Nothing but indis cretion upon the part of Southern lead ers will prevent its ultimate and utter disintegration. This the leaders of that party see and understand. Hence, it is their policy to revive the sectional bit terness that has existed between the North and South, and thus create a ral lying cry for a more thorough union of the Northern people against the rebel lious spirit of the South. Every word of- denunciation hurled against their leaders in the late war is regarded by tbpm os an insult to Northern patriotism in prosecuting the war. The people there may not like Grant’s administration, but the moment he is denounced, the popular sentiment unites in his vindication as ours would be united in the vindication of Robert E. Lee’s memory. Tho legislation of the late Congress has been with a view to this Southern ir ritation and to produce conflict in order to create capital for the campaign of next year. That was the object of the civil rights bill and the force bill. These were intended for political purposes. The discussion of them in Congress was char acterized by intense bitterness. Upon j£a whole, our Southern representatives mot these issues and misrepresentations of their constituents with discreet cool ness, and were not drawn into the irrita ting discussions to the extent of sectional denunciations. A fow indiscreet passa ges were made on the part of one or two , Southerners in the course of debate, and we see how quickly these havo been turn ed against us at the North—reviving, to some extent, the bitter asperities engen dered by the late war and kept alive so long by political tricksters who had no other capital. We refer briefly to these things to show our friends how easily it is for indiscreet Southern politicians to thwart and defeat the ends whioh we nre all particularly aiming at, by intemperate and unguarded language. Whatever we may mean by our ex pressions they are differently construed at the North and grossly perverted by our enemies and afford to them the stick with w^ich to crack our own heads. Our Democratic friends there who are struggling to restore to us and to the whole country the rights of free gov ernment and to perpetuate it, have these false issues to meet—false as they are presented by our enemies to the masses. The impressions made by them are difficult to remove from the popular mind, who, like ourselves, see all questions of a sectional nature from one stand-point, and that is from our own side of the line. There is scarcely a man North who does not honor Grant and his generals personally for subduing the so-called rebellion, however much he may dis agree with them politically. Here is the great danger to us in the prosecu tion of the next Presidential contest, It was our ruin in 1872. Our policy, then, is not to assail Grant personally at the South. It may do at the North by those who sustained him in the war. We should make the issue one of assailing the measures of the Republi can party and its usurpations upon public liberty. The appeal should go out to t'.«e people of all sections for the restoration of good government and the perpetuity of civil liberty. Our lan guage should be that of conciliation, though there may be every cause for the most embittered expressions. What we want is Democratic votes —to place at the head of the govern ment a party that will remove the as perities of the past and give justice to all sections. Our true course at the South is manly dignity and a fiim ad herence to correct principles. Wo have too much to lose in childlike discussions of n personal character toward a lead ing man of the opposite party. Let them indulge in these, and while they do so, our course will he dignified and manly and addressed to the popular reason of all sections. Truth is what we must vindicate, and in its vindica tion act liko men too exalted to indulge in the clap-trap of personal vitupera tion. These are the principles upon which we must endeavor to shape, os far as wo possibly can at the South, the issues of the next Presidential campaign. Upon this line we will scarcely fail of success. MEETING OF Clt\ BONDHOLDERS, About $200,000 of the city bonds were represent* d^ntT the meeting yes terday. The mayor and city council submitted the following proposition, viz.: 1. That we will pay to the holders of Rome city bonds the amount ac tually paid by the holders thereof for the said bonds. 2. That all past due interest on said bonds for 1874 and to include April 1, 1875, the coupons to bear 7 per cent interest from the time they fall due, to be funded in new bonds. 3. That in full settlement of the debt upon tho above terms tho city of Romo issue to holders of her old bonds a series of new bonds to he issued un der an act of the Legislature approved February 17,1875, authorizing a com, promise of the Rome city debt. Twen ty-five per cent, of the new bonds to be made due and payable in ten years twenty-five per cent, in fifteen, and the balance in twenty years from date of issue—the whole hearing interest at 7 per cent, per annum, payable semi' annually. Said interest to bo due and payable on first day of April and October each year. 4. That one per cent, or bo much thereof as may he necessary shall be lev ied each and every year to pay the in terest on the new bonds and to create a sinking fund for tho first payments of said bonds. This proposition of the "city fathers, is as liberal as can possibly he complied with by tlio tax-payers, and, as it gunr) antees to tho bondholders all the money they have actually invested and 7 per cent, interest from tho time of investment, they will not be essentially losers by the entire transaction. It should bo homo in mind that one- half of the four hundred thousand dol- lars bonded debt of our city is a dead loss to Rome, and it will not be wrong for the bondholders to consider our loss es and our disability to pay the entire debt as it now stands. Good feeling pro vailed in the meeting and liberality oti both sides was exhibited. We hope good will come of it. MICHIGAN’S NEW SENATOR. In tho Senate, on the 12th there was considerable curiosity to get an expres sion of opinion from the members of the Senate in regard to Louisiana af fairs ; and when it was understood that Michigan’s late supremo court judge, Senator Christiancy, was to address the Senate, expectation was aroused. A special dispatch to the Atlanta Constitu tion says that when— “ Tho Senator began his remarks with perfect coolness, and the manner in which he handled his subject drovo terror into the hearts of the Grantitcs. When ho declared that it would take several regiments toimposo upon Mich igan such an imposition os the Kellogg government, ana that there were not soldiers enough in tho United States to make them love it, it made the auditors feel os if tho old constitutional days were returning. Tho Senator lins been congratulated extensively on his ad mirable effort” We have no-doubt but what the new Senators aro much rooro conservative than their predecessors. Senator Chris tiancy was elected by a combination of Democrats and conservative Republi cans, and succeeds the notorious Zack Chandler, who was so bitter and unre lenting to the people of tho South. If wise discretion is observed by tho Democracy in Congress, especially in the Senate, we feel confident that Mr. Christiancy will be found an able ally upon all vital questions affecting the rights of the people of tho South. AN AMERICAN CARDINAL. Right Reverend John McCIoskey, of New York, has been raised to the dig nity of Cardinalato Arch-bishop of New York. This is the first instance in which such a distinction has been made in America by the Pope, it being the highest office within the gift of his Holiness. Of course, the appointment has created much joy in the Catholic Church of this country, os it has been leng desired that Archbishop McCIoskey should be raised to this dignity—thus recognizing on the part of the Pope the fidelity of the Catholics of this country to the Church. This will make Cardi nal McClosky the head of the Church in this country but will not necessitate the appointment of a new Archbishop. It oaly gives him additional title and dignity, and without increasing his jurisdiction or power. Cardinal McClosky was born Brooklyn in the year 1810. Ho reooived a liberal education, and was ordained 1834. Ten years later Bishop Hughes, whose house he now occupies, made lym bishop of Axieren, and af terwards was tranoferred to tho diocese of Albany. He labored faithfully in that see seventeen years before he was installed as tho archbishop of New York after the death of his warm friend, Archbishop Hughes. This archdioceso includes New York, New Jersey, and all Now England EX.GOV. BROWN ON OtIR BONDS. We have seen arecent letter from Ex- Governor Joseph E. Brown in which he states that ho is owner of considerable amount of the Rome city bonds. Ho has oxaminod tho reoent law authori zing, the city authorities to compromise tho bonded debt and he deems it ade quate to protect the bondholders. He expresses bis willingness to take what he actually paid for the original bonds, to be paid in the proposed new bonds at 7 per cent interest and allow them to run twenty years, if deemed necessary, His brother, James R. Brown, will do the same, and wo aro informed that Frank Miller, of Augusta, who controls a largo amount of these bonds, is will ing to compromise on the same terms. We regard this as an equitable basis for both parties and we hope the com promise will be effected. John Mitch el has been elected to the British Parliament by men of Tippera ry, by a vote of 3,114 to 086 for Moore conservative. Disrcali will, of course, move to keep Mitchcl from taking his his seat as before. In that oventthe men of Tipperary should re-elect him for a third time and continue to return him until tho British Government is forced to recognize him. There is an example iq English history where such an event occutred before. Mr. Stephens’ vote on the Louisiana resolutions, so bitterly assailed recent ly, is growing into favor, as the real state of the case becomes known. The Iticmond Dispatch, alluding to the con troversy, pithily says: “Old Alex, is al most sure to be right on usch ques tions.” There arc a great’ many peo pie who are apt to go off “half coked, and say things to lie regretted even by themselves. Journalistic competition in Atlanta has got to.such height that the Herald shudders to think that tho Constitution may have its “ Washington correspond ent caged up in some remote corner of their stately building, grinding out telegrams in tho loneliness of solitary confinement.” The Bee-keepers association ofGa. and Ala. met at Talladega Ala. on the 4th inst, but owing to the floods but few dele gates met. No business was transacted adjourned to the 2d. Wednesday in May next. Business in New York.—New York*! March 13.—Customs to-day 319millions, for tho week 2,503,000. Imports for the week 3,177,453, dry goods; 4,046, 402, merchandise. Specie shipments for the week 664,240, of which 437,400, was gold coin, principally Spanish, to The new Cardinal is a ripe scholar, Havanah. During the week tho mar- a bold and devoted churchman, and a ket for cotton mi spot has been quiet, man of sleepless vigilance ; but as he has uniformly sought the most unos tentatious way of performing his vast work, he has never acquired any espe cial fame. The raising of such a man to the highest episcopal dignity reflects credit upon the appointing power, and will be received with satisfaction by all classes of people in this pountry. Count Marefosky, one of the noble guards serving the Pope, will start from Rome immediately for New York, bear ing the birettft or official notification to Archbishop McClosky, of his elevation to the cardinalship, and in a few day 8 ) subsequently a Papal legato will follow with the cardinal’s hat Hon. A. H. Stephens arrived at his with some slight changes in values' Liverpool accounts have not been very favorable, and fluctuations were influ enced by the report of cotton receipts in the port. Business with spinners has been rather more liberal, but this class of buyers operate cautiously. Fu tures have declined with the general business of tho week. The total sales, 126,362 account, and 3,363 for iramedi ate delivery, Mrs, William C. Dawson, widow the latojlori. William C. Dawson, for merly United States Senator from Georgia, a highly popular man, and one whose memory is still fondly cher ished by the people of this .State, died at Memphis a fow days ago. Her maid en name was Rliza M. Perkins, She was born near Franklin, William son county, Tennessee, of parents who , , ,, r , were among the most numerous, respec home, at Crawford ville, at noon and B influontial people of that Friday last, in better condition than he could have expected. We trust that his life may he long spared to serve his country with wisdom and patriot ism, notwithstanding the snears of the few newspapers and a few men who dare to question bit> fidelity to Georgia. State. Either her father)l?amucl Per kins, or her uncle, United States Mar shall in 1807, and the captor of Aaron Buyr, at Natches, The Standing Committee of South Carolina! consented to Jogger’s copsocra- tion, bpt refused Dejfoyeq’s, Amusements. GRAND GIFT CONOERTl Tuesday, March 30th, 1875, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LADIES’ MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF ROME, GA. Eoch holder of a ticket will etand a chance to draw 500 Dollars in Gold! besides l-IO other VALUABLE GIFTS. TICKETS $1.00 EACH. Tickets For Sale at II, A, SMITH, JANES df YE1SER, TI10S SCOTT. A Macon Duel. Wc clip the following specials from tlie Atlanta Herald, of Sunday: Macon, Ga., March 23, 1875.—The public curiosity is still unsatisfied in regard to the rumored affair of honor said to be pending between Mayor Huff and Alderman Hotchkiss. No meet ing has taken place. The most pro found silence is being observed. Noth ing lias been made public, or will be made public to-night. SECOND DISPATCH. Macon, Ga., March 13, 1875.—The deepest interest is felt in the affair by the publio, and ali sorts of speculation and conjecture prevails. Tho impene trable secrecy that curtains the matter but increases the public interest No authentic information can be ob tained. But it is certain that no ar rests have been made by the officers of the law, and it is also believed that tho parties have left the city. The rumor of their departure is believed, though in what direction is not known. Killed by Lightning.—Bamesville, March 13,1875—Our whole communi ty has been thrown into a painful state of excitement by a fearful occurrence, which took place near here early this morning. Two brothers, one age twelve, and the other fifteen years, Bons of Mr. James R. Black, a prominont farmer of Upson county, were struck and instant ly killed by lightning. They had fled for shelter to their father’s gin house, when the storm came up, and had only been there a short time, when the lightning struck the house killing both. The aflicted parents have the sympa thies of every one here.—Atlanta Con stitution. Delaware and the civil Rights Lhioh is tho moat superior ware over Law.—Dover, March 13, 1875.—A State \ brought to America. It is warranted not to Senator gave notice that he would ask WEEKLY AND TRI-WEEKLY. Mew Advertisements. A MlH COTS HIS OWN THROAT ! J. B. CARVER, T he great crockery man of home, is opening out his Spring Importation of CROCKERY, GLASS & CHINA, including a largo shipment of Hope & Carter’s Iron- Stone China, permission to bring in a bill entitled an act in relation to certain classes of per sons exercising public imployment. The bill provides that keepers of hotels, taverns, etc., shall not be obliged by law to furnish refreshments or enter tainment to persons whose reception of refreshment be offensive to the major part of customers, or injure business, and similar provisions for places of amusement, and passenger carriers. Cuba.—Havana, March 13.—Val- maseda assembled quite a number of the wealthiest citizens and requested ’advance lof a hundred thousand sterling to pay the expense of bringing inforcements from Spain. The sum was subscribed.Valmaseda has notified his officers and volunteers that they will soon be needed for temporary and active service the batallions deciding by lot which shall go. Six hundred in surgents entered Saqua and burned twelve plantations. The day of the passage of the civil rights bill, Buttlers desk was adorned with a basket of rare flowers, upon which was inscribed: “Justice to all is equality before the law. The coun try owes you its grattitude. From la dies in New York.” The gift was from the Beast’s colored lady friends Tho New Orleans Picayune is advised by letter from Wichita, Kansas, that there has lately been the heaviest fall of snow ever known in the upper Mis sissippi and Missouri valleys. The people on tne lower Mississippi are warned to look for great floods when this snow melts. Tho nextState to hold a general elec tion will be Connecticut, on tho first Monday in April. As in New Hamp shire the contest is expected to be close and the result is regarded as doubtful Congressmen, as well as a Governor and members of tho Legislature, are to bo chosen craze, ami ia hardly ever broke. Carver is 11 cutting his own throat” in soiling this ware, viz.: HIS CUSTOMERS ONCE SUPPLIED, WILL NOT WANT ANY MOKE CROCKERY SOON. FULL LINE OF GENERAL HOUSE-FUR N1SHING GOODS, FLOWER POTS, STONE JARS, CROCKS, Ac., always on hand. CHINA HALL, Rome, Ga. marin,wtf-f©b9 NOTICE! U. S. Internal Revenue SPECIAL TAXES May 1, 1875, to April 30, 1876. It is telegraphed from Washington as a very suspicious circumstance, that tho last fire in tho Navy Department broke out in the room containing the evidence of the fraudulent loan of one million of dollars to Jay Cooke, McCul loch & Co., of London. The signing of tho civil rights bill fell rather flat upon upon the leading colored men in New Orleans, none of them car ing, apparently, much about it, and few, if any at all, seeming to desire its en forcemeat. Dio Lewis says that mule meat is , ust as good as beef. That it may be Dut it is a little strange that so thor oughbred an ass should insist upon eating an animal so near akin to him Courier-Journal, When a man asked Gen. Longstreet what he thought of the situation, the general replied: ‘Well, I know that sugar cured haras go good with fresh- laid eggs.” CONSUMPTION CURED. To the Editor of The Courier, Ebtkkmro Friexd: Will you please inform your r«od«r> that I havo a positive CURE FOR CONSUMPTION and all diaorders of tho Throat and Lunga, and that, by Us use in my practioo, I have cured hundreds of oases, and wifi giro $1,000.00 for a Guo It will not benefit? Indeed, so strong is my faith. I will send a Sample, fro/t, to any sufferer addressing mo. Please show this letter to any one you may know who is suffering from these diseases, and oblige, Faithfully yours, DB. T. F. BURT, feb! 8,tw-wfim 09 William St. New York Booraem & Van Exalte, 18 VEBEY ST., NSW YORK. Belfast Ginger Ale At $1 30 per Dozen. GINGER ALE SYRUP FOR BOTTLERS, $1 PER GALLON. sepS8 4 tvly rpHE REVISED STATUTES of the United States, Sentious 3232, 3237, 3238 and 3239, require every person engagod in any business, avocation or employment which renders him liable to a SPECIAL TAX, TO PROCURE AND PLACE CONSPICUOUSLY lN HIS ESTAB LI8HMENT OR PLACE OF BUSINESS, STAMP denoting tho payment of said SPECIAL TAX for the Spoeial Tat Year beginning May 1, lb75, before commencing or continuing business after April 30, 1875. Tho taxes embraced within tho provisions of the'Law above quoted are tho following, vix. Rectifiers, $200 00 Dealers, retail liquor, • - - 25 00 Dealers, wholesale liquor, - - . 100 00 Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale, - 50 00 Dealers in malt liquors, retail, - . 20 00 Dealers in loaf tobacco, - . - 25 00 Retail dealers in leaf tobacco, - - 500 00 And on saIos of over $1000, fifty cents for every dollar in excess ot $1000. Dealeis in manufactured tobacco, - Manufacturers of stills, .... And for each still manufactured, And for oach worm manufactured. Manufacturers of tobacco, ... Manufacturers of cigars, ... Peadlors of tobacco,tirst cluss (more than two horses or other animals), - Peddlers of tobacco, second class (two horses or other animals), ... Peddlers of tobacco, third class (one horse or other animal), • Peddlers of tobaeco, fourth class (on foot or public conveyances), - . 10 00 Brewers of less than 500 barrels, Brewers ef 500 barrols or more, Any person, to liable, who shall fail to comply with the foregoing requirements will be subject to severe penalties. Persons or firms liable to pay any of tho Special Taxes named above must apply to J. * oltzclaw, Collector of Internal Revenue, At lanta, Ga., or to A. J. Coopun, Deputy Collector, Cartersville, Ga., and pay for and procure tho Spocial-Tax Stamp or Stamps they need, prior to May 1. 1875, and WITHOUT FURT NOTICE, J. W. DOUGLASS, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Office op Internal Revenue, Washington, D. 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Tho I.argcet Circulation, The Courier is the oldest paper pub lislied in Cherokee Georgia—it having been published 31 years, twenty ot them by the present Proprietor. During this long period, the influence of The Courier has been directed ;to the end of promoting the great interests of this section of the State—sparing neither pains or expense in doing all it could to advance the same. The result is that its career has been prosperous and its influence very decided in the discus sion of all questions involving the in. torests of the people and of the country As in the past, so shall the influence and labors of The Courier be in the futuro—never swerving from the advo cacy and maintenance of all measures looking to the development of Cherokee Georgia and the interests of the people thereof. Its Politics. In politics, The Courier shall, as al ways, bo firm, but conservative and respectful to those who may differ with its views; but, in defense of the hon or of the people and of their rights it will be neither laggard in or indiffer ent to the maintenance of these) In a word, The Courier, polilicall , is an- advocate and defender of the masses, the hard-working people, whether mer chants, professional men, tillers of tho soil, mechanics or laborers. To these we look for support in tho maintenance of tho right. Its Circulation. Perhaps, there is no paper in Chero kee Georgia that has a finer circulation among the people who trade at Romo than The Coubieii, Its circulation is the result of constant and industrious efforts to placo it in the hands of it home people—those whose chief mar ket it represents, the City of Rome. As an Advertising Medium. In this respect it offers superior ad vantages, such as is enjoyed by lew papers in the South, and published in a town of no greater population—thus giving all who wish to trade from the surrounding country a splendid and unparalled opportunity to make their business known though its columns —the paper permeating, in its influence as it does, the whole of this section of country—going in large packages to every county, to the various post-offices within a circuit of fifty miles around Rome, both in Georgia and Alabama- Hates for Advertising. The advertising rates of The Courier are very liberal considering its large circulation throughout this soction ol country. Merchants and business men desiring to keep themselves constantly known to the people will find The Courier a splendid medium at very reasonable rates. Boarders Wanted. reasonable. feh20-tf. Our Purpose. 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