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f ft* Komt BSTABXilSHED IN 1843. THE COURIER mis a liirwc and steady clrot;- lation in Cherokee Georgia, and is the best ad vertising medium in thlssecllon. M, DWIX E 3-.E, Proprietor. Saturday Morning, : : : Nov. 8,1879 “STAKV1N THE GOVERNMENT.” Congress convenes in regular session on the first Monday, the first day, of December, and if the Democratic mem bers of that body are truo to the coun try and to civil liberty we mny expect a renewal of the fight between the ex ecutive and legislative branches of the Government, as to whether Congress shall be allowed to exercise its constitu tional right of appropriating money for such purposes and only such as its senso of duty to the people warrants it in voting. That the executive and legislative branches of the Government are co ordinate, that each has well-defined duties and privileges, and that each is dependent in some degree upon the other, are propositions that no one taking tho written laws of the country for his guide can or will deny. That it i Surely, yes. is the duly of Congress to make pro-1 make laws; vision by appropriation ot supplies for carrying on the Government including all branches of service that are necessa ry to its constitutional and legitimate exercise, all are willing to admit. But it the majority of the Congress believes that the creation or continu ance of a certain branch or branches of service is either unnessary or unwise, and the President believes the contrary, then there must be a yielding by one or the other party, or at least a compro mise, in Older to reach harmonious ac tion. The Congress is charged with the duty of making appropriations of mon ey for all purposes of government, but along with that duly comes the privi lege of saying what particular things to bo paid for are necessary and expe dient, and its action is final and con clusive unless tho President intervene and by the use of the prerogative of his office, veto the action of tho Congress. At its extra session last summer the legislative branch of the Government, believing that tho uso of the army at the polls was wrong, and that the ap pointment of swarms of deputy mar shals to attend at the election precincts and overawe the people in the interest of tho Radical party, and vote and buy votes for Radical office-seekers, qb had grown to be the custom with theso hire lings of a party pi id with the money of tho whole people, should not be longer tolerated, an effort was made to wipe out the offensive statutes allowing such wrongful UBe of the array and public funds. And, also, the Congress refused to appropriate money to pay the army and the deputy marshals when used in such unjustifiable ways. But Mr. Hayes, using ths power granted to a President, and using it we verily believe in a way contrary to the purpose for which this power was granted to the President, put the seal of his condemnation on the action of Congress by vetoing tbeir action. It should be remembered that the es sential result of Mr. Hayes’ vetoes was to compel the Congress to vote supplies for purposes that it believed unneceB- srry, and not only unnecessary but wroug in principle. Theso paving- stones to autocratic power laid by the hands of such men as Morton and Chand ler nnd their co-workers in the cause of enslaving the people of the South gen erally and disfranchising tho Democrats of the North—these laws allowing a President and his sycophantic Generals to distribute the army all over the country on election day at places whero they could do .he most good for Rad icalism, and to pay five dollars a day to an unlimited number of ward poli ticians, bummers and sneakthieves to do the dirty work of a dirty party, had been passed when the Radical party held undisputed sway over every branch of the Government; and the Democrats in Congress believeing the laws permit ting such use of the urrny nnd the pub lic money to bo unwarranted by tho Constitution, and knowing that the laws were perverted to a partisan purpose, they determined to withhold funds to pay for such purpose. In this they did right. At the extra session Mr. Hayes ap. peared determined to have his way, and to be willing to see the wheels of government stopped rather than yield his opinion, and a sort of compromise was effected which temporarily lulled the storm, but the appropriations that were made were only for or.e year, and the same questions will arise again at the coming regular session. During the extra session it was the fashion for Radical speakers and writers to accuse the Democrats in Congress of frying to “starve the Government,” when in truth nnd in a fact Mr. Hayes was rightfully chargeable with conduct tending by its consequences to “starve the Government,” unless it be that troops at the polls nnd deputy marshals at election precincts are necessary to the constitutional existence of tho Gov ernment. If this last supposition be a truth them Congress was wrong, if it is Mr. Hayes was wrong. He who charges tho Democratic majority in Congress with an intent or purpose of frying to “starvo the Government,” or of beiug guilty or actions tending to that result, necessarily by imp'ication admits the wisdom nnd necessity of the laws providing for troops at the polls and for deputy marshals. There i3 no other alternative. And whether such charge bo made through ignorance of tho real form of constitutional govern ment or for partisan purposes tho es sential truth of the proposition remains tho same. “Starving the Government 1” What can fledgling politicians mean by as sorting that because a co-ordinate branch of the Government in the proper exer cise of its constitutioual prerogative and duties refuses to appropriate money to pay men to perform unnecessary and wrongful acts, it is thereby starving tho Government? And more particu larly, what do such men mean by the Government? Are we not taught that ours is a Government' of mixed pow ers, and composed of a legislative, a judicial and an executive branch? First, is Congress to then the judiciary to ex pound and declare what is law; and thirdly, nnd in the rear, is the exccu tive to enforce and carry our Ilia laws passed by Congress. This is briefly the “form” of government established by tho Constitution of 1787. But there is a large party in the North which has al ways been willing to see tho Constitu tion set at naught and the whole power of government placed in the hands of one man. This party we suppose con siders Mr. Hayes the "Government,” because he happens, while holding the office of President, to oppose the true democratic ideas of individual and per sonal liberty and States' rights. But there are others who prate of the Democratic majority in Congress try ing to “starve the Government” whose ideas have never reached a well defined shape. The “Government” with them is but a word nnd nothing more, a fig ment of tho brain; and because of lack of knowledge as to the genius and spir it of theanomalousRepubliefounded by the patriots of 1787, they crazily talk and dream of something that does not exist, a myth, a creation of their own diseased and ill-taught minds, which, when ma terialized, bt comes in reality a Cresar— a man whose, rule is governed by his will, nnd who is responsible to no ono. If there is any propriety in denomi nating any one branch of service ra tho federal republic as the Government, it can be only when one branch is re ferred to in matters over which it has constitutional control. Then the Con gress having exclusive jurisdiction of tho matter of appropriations it, the Con gress, is the the “Government" as to that particular duty or office. So, like wise, the courts have the exclusivo right to interpret the laws and apply them to individual ca3cs, and the executive is bound to seo that tho laws are en forced. In its particular sphere each branch of the Government is independent, and in the exercise of its legitimate nnd constitutional functions each branch is the Government. State News. The fourth fair of the Southwest Georgia Industrial Association will be held at tho fair grounds at Albany on tho lltb, 12th and 13th inst. Elder T. H-. Stout has resigned the care of tho Baptist church at Buena Vista, and Rev-. J. H. Corley of Daw son has been called to its charge by a unanimous vote. Tho new Georgia flag consists of a perpendicular blue bar from top to bot tom of the flag, next to tho staff, and three horizontal bars, red, white and red. Augusta, too, wants a free bridge fur the Carolina trade. Tho Augusta News says the question will enter largely into the present municipal canvass. The Sylvada Telephone states that a negro woman, who reported herself to be from Rome, passed through that place last week on her way to Savan nah. She has been on the road ever since the 3d of July, having walked all the way. Tho Thomasvillo Enterprise says that the Clement attachment is on tho brain of a few Thomas county men, and it is probable that by the next crop one or more of these machines will bo in op eration there. Mr. John G. Holtzclaw died recently at his home in Green county. He left orders for an inscription to be placed on his tomb to read as follows : John G. Holtzoaw. Born in the Flesh, May 15,1804. Born in the Spirit, May 4, 1828. Died-(Oct. 24, 1879.) Spirit immortal. Monroe Female College building re cently burned was insured for $6,000. Tho property cost over double that sum. President Asbury and Dr. Hill- yer wore losers. Another house will be built immediately. The exercises of the school will go on ns usual, Among the important acts of the Au gusta Presbytery in recent session at Gainesville, was one dividing the Pres bytery. The new Presbytery, called the Athens Presbytery, embracing twen ty-four churches, runs with the south ern line of Elbert, Oglethorpe, Clark and Oconee, and includes Northeast Georgia. The Georgia Legislature waB in ses sion 150 days, and the expenditures amounted to over one hundred and fif ty thousand dollars. In the House 1,029 bills were introduced, and in the Senate 219, Over 300 resolutions were like wise introduced. Of the 1,248 Jiills not over 348 were passed, leaving 900 consigned to tho waste-basket. Of the 900, fully 600 were killed on the second reading. Diamond Gut Diamond- Augusta Chronicle : Gen. B. F. But ler lias found time, during his canvass, to run over to Washington on law bus iness, and while there he has been very free of his opinions touching certain matters nearly concerning himself, and directly at issue with the present ad ministration. He has expressed much merited contempt for the President and Cabinet for dashing all ovor the country in emulation of stump speak ers, and pronounces such conduct scan dalous, undignified and unprecedented. His chief aim is at Hon. John Sher man, and, in the following style, he very cleverly wings Mr. Secretary, if he does not bring him to the ground: “I think Mr. Sherman’s claim, that good times have come in consequence of the financial policy of the Republi can party, is rather far fetched. It can not be sustained. It is very clear that returning prosperity comes from the fact of our raising five good crops in succession. This year’s crop is the very largest. But, even that would not bave brought prosperity and started business if there had been nobody to buoy the crops. God, in His providence, saw fit to bring famine upon a large part of Europe, so that there is a market for our products, and gold is coming in upon us at the rate of three or four millions a week. This inflates tho currency. It is no m<itter how it is inflated—the prices are rising and we are prospering. Now, although tbe Republican party claim the credit under these circum stances, would they have done so if it had pleased Providence to send the famino to us and plenty to Europe ? Suppose we were so poor that we had to sell out everything, would Sherman have taken the blame for the fall in srices? I think Mr. Sherman would save claimed that it was a dispensation of Providence, nnd not tho curse of Re publican finance.” This is true. Tho nrrogance of Mr. Sherman in claiming for the Republi can party the credit of the business “boom” is only equal to his blasphemy in more particularly ascribing to 1i!b own agency what really, as Gen. Butler demonstrates, conclusively, was the providence of God. The tide and time seem to be with Mr. Sherman and his partisans, just now, but they may bo against them next year. If such should bo the case, Mr. Secretary will have ample opportunity of being dosed with his own medicine and laughed at for at tempting to evade a rule of his own de vising. Look to your interest, and try the “WHITE SEWING MA CHINE” before buying any other. For fSale by E. C. HOXJGrH ROME G A «op25 Iw wtf * There is no causa of qparrel bat ween the Gartersville Fress Press and ourself. The Free Press is for Felton; Felton op poses tho Democracy, and we oppose Felton. The Free Press admits that it is for Felton, and that puts the Free Press “on the other side.” Dit. Bradford ha3 retired from the editorial chair of tho Cedartown Ad vertiser. We regret to see him leave a place ho filled so well; but, no doubt, he thinks he can succeed better in cor recting livers than the politics of Rad icals. The New York election is doubt. still Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser: A re markable caso of the restoration of speech has just occurred in MadLon county, near Huntsville. A few days ago Mrs. Geo. Martin, residing not far from Huntsvill", who has been for some time afflicted with paralysis, so much so that she has been for more than a year past speechless, while brushing a table struck a load revolver lying thereon. The weapon was at ouce dis charged, the ball taing effect above the left kaee of her paralyzed leg. An ugly, though not dangerous, wound was produced, but, strange to say, Mrs. Martin at once began to talk and has continued to so ever sinco tho accident Mars, which this week becomes more brilliant than at any time siuce 1877, is now tho most striking object in the sky, not even Jupiter excepted. Indeed, it almost equals Jupiter in apparent size The rich ruddy color of Mars, unlike that of any other planet or star, serves to easily distinguish it, and adds greatly to its splendor. The present opportunity is berng improved by astronomers in all parts of tho world to catch a glimpse of Mars’ two little moons. A telegram to the Galveston News from Camp, Borquo county, Texas, Oc tober 25th, says: “Thegrasshoppers are thick here, and tho wheat, which had come up beautifully since the late rain, is being entirely eaten up by them. Farmers say it is past recovery, and will have to bo resown to be of any ac ccount. More has been sown and had come up better than for years past. It is time enough yet to re-sow, if the seed could.be had, but, unfortunately, it is notin the county; and, again, their coming now almost invariably insures a full crop of them next summer. It is hard on tho farmers to have gone through the drought of last spring and summer, and to have the grasshoppers to commenco the seeding season with Cotton picking is about over, the yield being about one-third of a crop. Since the rain the weed has revived and com menced growing and blooming, and the prospect wn3 that the second picking would make nearly as good a yield as the first. But the cold nights and frosts of tbe past few nights will cut it off.” Montgomery Advertiser, bem.: With almost any good Democrat as the Pres idential nominee next year New York’s thirty-five electoral votes are as well as sured as those of any other Stato in the union. Nothing, in short, but tho most egregious blunders on the part of the nomocracy can prevent the election of a Democratic President next year, good ticket will carry New York and Indiana and all the Southern States against Grant or anybody else. Tho signs are auspicious, tho outlook cheer i.ig, and wo confidently expect that the grand old Democracy, truo to itself and its traditions, will savo the Country in 1880 from Radicalism, and place it once more in tbe hands of its friends. Senator Bruce urged the New York colored men to vote for Cornell. Tbe St. Louis Republican is of the opinion that he “should have furnished them with a few advance sheets of his Fieed man’s Bureau report. It might prol an additional incentive to their loyalty, perhaps, to seo how carefully their fi nancial interests have been looked uflcr by the Republican party.” It would not have made much difference either way, as the Northern colored man, as a general thing, did not lose much by the failure of the Freedman’s Bjnk. Tho Southern blacks were the principal suf ferers. W. N. THOMPSON, Empire Block, Rome, Ga, Wholesale and. Retail Dealer in Pure Old Wines, Liquors, Tobacco and Cigars, WHERE MAY BE FOUND A LARGE STOCK OF Old Georgia Corn, Kentucky Rye, and Bourbon Whiskies TENNESSEE AND LINCOLN. All of well-known Brands at Lowest F*rioes’ Also, Imported Bottled Wines, Brandies, Gin, Rum, etc. For Family Uno, which will bo Sold as Reproiented or No Bale, by ' W. TV. THOMPSON. nnvfi 1 * Announcement Extraordinary An Abuse Alluded To. Atlanta Constitution. The general assembly at its recent ses sion passed an act which was approved by the governor giving maimed and crip pled ex-confederate soldiers money to buy artifical limbs with. The governor got up a blank for the purpose which any person of ordinary intelligence can fill out, It is entirely unnecessary that any lawyer should be employed to col lect tbe rnony from the state such sol diors. The blanks will be sent to any one applying for them and the money to it. We learn that an attorney in middle Georgia has obtained some of the blanks and is making the soldier pay him ten dollars for filling out the blanks and col lecting the money from the state. Tbe poor soldiers get little enough any away. It is improper that a portion of the mony should be taken from them. Tho blanks are simple and process of collection easy, requiring no intervention of a lawyer. The governor has been endeavoring to prevent this tolling of the meagre allow ance to the soklier3 by sending blanks to county officers and members of the gen eral assembly for distribution among the soldiers. We are requested to ask our contem poraries to publish the statement of this article and to caution soldiers every where not go to the unnecessary expense connected with these papers, but to ap ply to tbe governor direct. Fraudulent Voting in Philadel phia. The Republican managers in Phila delphia were evidently determined yes terday to excel all their former achieve ments in ballot-box stuffing—not that the election of a Treasurer was so very important a matter, but just to give the Graut boom a good start off. That they went deliberately to work to accomplish their object is shown by tho fact that in tho city previoust the election they reg istered 139,G90 names, just 25,547 more votes than were registered in the city of Now York, which in 1870, contained 26S,270 more inhabitants than Philadel phia. Some idoa of the extent to which the list wore doctored may be drawn from Ibis fact, that tho Presidental vole of Philadelphia in 1S76 fell below the present registration 54,511. The city of Brotherly Love has heretofore borne au unenviable reputation for t lection frauds, but nothing in its hiBtory will ernopnre with their achievements yes terday.—Savanah News. The New Orleans Picuyune says that the supreme moment of a loafer’s life is.when a candidate asks for the us of his influence with tho workingmen of his ward. AT HORN & M’GHEES’ OLD STAND, ROME COURIER BUILDING, Hereby announce to the public that they have j rented one of tho Stores In the new Opera House, which they will occupy when completed, and in order to save the expense of removal, they oiler their ENTIRE STOCK ATi REDUCED PRICES! The Stock Consists of DRY, FANCY AND MILLINERY GOODS Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes. IN FACT, EVERYTHING A MAN, WOMAN OR *©*On.ll Early and Secure Bargains.ta COHElsr & CO., Horn & McGhees’ Old Stand, in the Rome Courier Building, •Op30 tvr wtf ROME, GEORGIA- J. II. BUTT & CO.,| WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Stoves, Tinware and Housefurnishing Goods! A lso, manufacturers of galvanized iron cornices, window caps, a Plumbing. Steam and Gas Fitting a speciality. Agents for Romo Stoves end oiner i class factorien. . L We buy in large loti for cash, thus enabling us to m&ko lowest possible prices. Tallin | for yourselves. (aprStwwtf R. T. HOYT. n. D. C0TIIRA81 HOYT & COTHRAN, Wholesale Druggists,, HOME, GEORGIA, HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF ORA.SS A1STD FIELD SEEDS, INCLUDING CLOVER, TIMOTHY, HERDS’, BLUE AND ORCHARD ORASS, BARLEY AND RYE, (and Oats to arrive.) Which they Offer to the Trade at Lowest Possible Fig ures 'j jul 10 tw wtf Clocks! Tick! Tick! Ti<*!| ALLEN & McOSKER- JUST RECEIVED A Large and Beautiful Asj sortment of C1)J s » INCLUDING THE LATEST AND MOST UNIQUE STYLE* Prices Ranging from $1 t0 late sT J CONSTANTLY REOEIVINO ALl< AND MOST NOBBY STYLES BRIDAL PRESENTS, FINE Silverware, &°* ALL GOODS SOLO ENGRAVED FR* E rcp» twwtf