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Sfct Courier. ESTABLISHED IN 1843. THE COURIER has n large and Htondy circu lation in Cherokee Georgia, nnd Is the best ad vertising medium in this section. 91. DWI9ULL, Proprietor. Thusrday Morning,!: : : Nov. 20,1879 No, WE don’t think Felton was ever made a D, D. We suppose the Savan nah News added those big letters to his name as expressive of its big, big D’rision. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun sup ported Dr. Felton ns earnestly last year as did the Cartersville Free Press, hut it cuts loose from him and places him where he belongs. We cannot be justly charged with saying that “Dr.Felton turned Radical.’’ Wo always believed that when the names of Georgin Radicals was writ, lo! Bill Felton’6 would head the list, or come very near it. tVhen Congress meets again Felton will bo lionized by his Radical co-labor ers in waving tho bloody-shirt; Mr. Ste phens will stand shivering on the brink of something, ns ho always has done, afraid to do anything; and the Demo crats will go on like nothing had hap pened. And that is about the size of it. A thousand Felton's might denounce •the Democratic party and declare for Radicalism and itsefTect would be scarce ly felt. HOW THEY WELCOMED ORANT. Gen. Hampton; in reply to a request to visit Chicago to welcome Grant, tele graphed : “Thanks for your politeness, but I must decline the invitation.” Said like u gentleman. Gen. Longstreet, looking forward to the day when he may be Duke ol Gainesville, seems to think that the American peoplo have it “deeply set in their hearts to ennoble the nation by again honoring Grant.” Ennoble I That’s good. Mr. Stephens would be there if he could, and then says something about the “late lamentable cooflict in arms,” and then tells “every earnest patriot” what he ought to do. Mr. Stephens, you know, is half his time lamenting some error somebody else has com mitted, and the other half giving some body advice. Gen. Toombs tics his hair behind with an eelskin string, sticks a turkey feather on the left side of bis hat, and startles all Chicago with the blood-curd ling ory of “Death to the Union I Holawogguschay!!’’ DR. FELTON’S LETTER. Green, Hancock, Hart, Jackson, Jeffer son, Lincoln, McDuffie, Madison, Mor gan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Taliaferro, Walton, Warren, Washing ton and Wilkes counties. Third District—Appling, Berrien, Bryan, Bullcch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Dodge, Ech ols, Effingham, Emanuel, Glynn, Irwin, Johnson, Laurens, Liberty, Lowndes, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Rock dale, Seri ven, Tattnall, Telfair, Ware, Wayne and Wilcox counties. Fourth District—Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Campbell, Carroll, Clayton, Cow eta, Crawford, Douglas, Fayette, Har ris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Mer- riwether, Monroe, Newton, Pike, Put nam, Spalding, Talbot, Troup, Twiggs, Upson and Wilkinson counties. Fifth Distaict—Baker, Brooks, Cal houn, Chattahoochee, Clay Colquitt, De catur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Hou ston, Lee, Macon, Marion, Mitchell, Muscogee, Pulnski, Quitman, Ran dolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumpter, Tay lor, Terrell, Thomas, Webster and Worth counties. Proclamation- State of Georgia, Executive Depart ment : In grateful recognition of the Divine Providence which has rewarded our labors with plenty and protected our homes from pestileoco, I, Alfred H. Col quitt, Governor of Georgia, do hereby designate and appoint Thursday, tlie 27th day of November instant, to bo observed as a day of thanksgiving and praise. And I dp earnestly recommend that all the people of this State do, upon that day, abstain from their usual voca tions, and assembling at their places of religious worship, reverently unite in praises and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings that have crowned the year and in humble prayer for the continuance of His favor to us and our posterity. Given at tbe executive office in Atlanta, this 15th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-nine, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fourth. Alfred H. Colquitt, Gpvernor N. C. Barnett, Sec. of State. Public Opinions of Manifesto. Felton’s We publish Dr. Felton’s letter de nunciatory of the Democratic party, by which he substantially cuts loose, not only from the party in the Seventh Dis trict of Georgia, but from the Democra cy of the Union. This wc expected, and its postpone ment so long is what has surprised us. The defeat of the party in several Radical States and in New York has made this placehunter doubt its success in 1S80. Therefore he quits it. Success, with Dr. Felton, is the test of a parly’s merit. The Democratic party cannot win, he thinks, hence he quits it. Dr. Felton’s sophistry in regard to the position of Congress on the election law is so apparent as to cause one to think he is either an imbecilo or is trying to deceive. If, ns he tries to show by quoting from the Constitu tion of the United States, Congress has the right to control tho election of R n p resentativeB, then the Democrats were only acting in discharge of that Const! tutional prerogative iu trying to pass a law on the subject, and Mr. Hayes, a creature of fraud as President, hindered them in the proper discharge of their duty when ho vetoed the bill to do away with troops at tbe polls. But the Constitution does not give Con gress any power to piss laws governing the election of President and Vice-President, and it was to the Presidential election that the Democrats in Congress were looking, and for the purpose of securing au honest election and a fair count that they desired to hedge in Mr, Hayes. The States have complete control of all matters connected with the election of a President. If Dr. Felton knew that he evidently tries to deceive. If he did not, he is unfit for the office he holds. THE CENSUS OF 1KSO. Georgia will be allowed five super visors in the distribution of the one hundred and fifty in taking the census next year. The State has been divided as follows by Superintendent of Census Walker: First District—Bartow, Catoosa, Chat tooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dado, Dawson, DeKalb, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Ful ton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Haber sham, Hall, Haralson, Lumpkin, Mil- ton, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Towns, Union, Walker, White and Whitfield counties. Second District—Banks, Burke,Clark, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Glasscock, New York Time*, Rep. Mr. Felton dwells on the effect of the recent election upon the Democratic party. He regards this effect as suffi ciently destructive to preclude the hope of electing a Democratic President. Baltimore American, Rep. He hoB become so disgusted that in an open letter ho has cut loose from the Democratic party. Dr. Felton and Hon. A. H. Stephens have long been intimate friends, and hold almost identical views on political matters. Washington Star, Inil. Dr. Felton is one of the Independent Southern members of the house. He has, however, always acted heretofore with tho Democratic party. What gives it more significance is the fact that both ho and Mr. Stephens have always been on the most intimate terms, and generally hold the same views on polit ical matters. Chicago Intor-Oeoan, Rep. How even Southern Democracy may he awakened to a lively sense of the treachery and imbecility or the North ern bourbons, is exemplified in the withdrawal of Representative Felton, of Georgia,'from the Democratic com muniou, announced in our Washington specials. Savannah Naarj, Dam. Henceforth we will know exactly where to place the Rev. Mr. Felton, D. D., Georgia’s champion political divine, and will have demonstrated throngh dom of the ballot box.” Convinced by these disasters that the election of a Re publican President is inevitable, he hastens to prepare a way to the camp of tho enemy. Culuiubus Enquirer Sun. Georgia is Democratic to the core, os Dr. Felton will find to his cost in the next rice. His letter at this inoppor tune occasion has killed his political prospects and given a blow to inde- pondentism that it will not recover. We will hereafter choose men we can trust, who will know when to encourage friends and not dishearten them as Dr. Felton has done. We will cling closer around our cause. We will nominate men who will be true to no clique or ring, but to the State; no independents but honest Democrats, who can say yes and no and mean it, and elect them. We know of no document written at such a time as the present which will tend more to unite firmly the regular Democracy than this Felton letter. Georgia cannot afford to vote for those who so fully misrepresent her peoplo as the author of such sentiments. We would rather have au open foe than the one who gives encouragemeut to the enemy in the time of peril. The Fel ton letter invites republicanism to make any and every advance. Geor gians must rally to the Democratic col ors and reject false advisers. Felton Denounces the Democ racy of the Union. And Timidly Waves the Bloody Shirt. Washington, November 14.—Repre sentative Felton, of Georgia, who is an independent Democrat, and was elected to the forty-fourth, forty-fifth and forty- sixth Congresses against the regular Democratic candidate, has written the following letter to a friend in this city: Cartersville, Ga„ Nov. 4,1879. Dear Sir—I received your letter re questing for publication my views on the situation and future outlook for the Democratic party; the extent and prob able future of the independent move ment in this State; if the South would be satisfied with the nomination of Mr. Tilden; also, what effect will the spirit of repudiation in several of the South eru States have on the commercial re lations of the South? Each of these questions would require a long article to answer them satisfactorily, but must content myself with a brief reply to your entire letter. First—The present and future of the Democratic party. I am a Democrat, and sincerely believe that the principles of Democracy as enunciated by Jeffer son and illustrated in the past by the teachings and example of distinguished statesmen areessentialtothe perpetuity of our form of government. To establish and preserve those principles should command the untiring attention and labor of every citizen, whether in pub lie or private life. In doing this we must carefully separate the truo from the false. We must remember that men and organizations may grow corrupt, and that sometimes, by a blind allegi ance to both, we may sacrifice the very principles we oherish. . We must re member that after the late civil war the Democratic party was placed by its op pouents in the attitude of defending the South against the stalwart element of the Republican parly; or, more plainly, the Democratic party was un justly represented as antagonizing the uniou sentiments of the North. We have lost the confidence of the North and we can never regain control of the government until we convince the citi zens of the United States that we ari more conservative, more observant the constitution and the laws, more honest and economical, more capable and better fitted to guard the integrity of the Union and tbe rights of tbe citi zen than the Republican party. We must recover the confidence of the peo pie before we cau recover political nates one whose Bole desire is to be on the strong side, and who stands ready to sacrifice party and-principle to grat ify personal ambition and secure his own political preferment. Louisville Courier Journal, Dom The reverse sustained by tli9 Demo crats in the fall elections have embold ened the spirit of faction at the South and already there is talk of “independ ent movents” here and there. In Geor gia, Dr. Felton has for years bad & “bolt" of his own, bottled and labeled and ready to be uncorked and let loose. / upon the world. August* Chroniclo k Constitutionalist. The letter is dated the 4th of Novem ber, but did not appear in print until the 15th. It is evident that it was not written the day of its date. The elec tions in New York, New Jersy and Con necticut took place on the 4th, and it is safe to say that no one in CartersviUo knew that day of the reverses sustained by the Democracy in thoBe States. It may be asserted with equal safety that if the Democracy had held their own on Tuesday Dr. Felton’s letter would not have appeared. In that event we would have beard nothing from him of Democratic “mistakes and ciiminal blunders," or of “outrages in Southern localities upon the law and the free him the true status of a model inde pendent—a term which usually design -power. During the extra session of the forty-sixth Congress, I privately and publicly expressed the opinion that the proceedings of that session would result in the defeat of the Democratic party It was manifest to me that the passions and prejudices of partisanship, rather than reason and statesmanship, were guiding the councils of Democratic leader.--; that they were making capital for their opponents, instead of strength ening their own party, and that they were soli iifying the North against already solid South. I need not recapitulate the mistakes aod criminal blunders of that session our threat to withhold the appropria tions until certain repeal measures were approved by the President; our indirect announcement to the world that we in tend to ignore the executive branch of tbe government and to make Congress with its factious turbulence tbe absolute dictator of this country; our unsuccess ful effort to repeal the eleotion laws, not upon the ground of inexpediency, but upon the ground of their unconstitu- tionality, and vehemently pressing that objection in the face ot the following section of tbe constitution: “Tbe time, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legiB- laturejthereof, but the Congress may at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except ns to the places of choosing Senators.” The discussions upon these various questions made tbe impression upon the Northern mind, that Democracy was nothing but State rights run mad ; that we would sweep from the statute book tho last war measure, if we, as a party, were in pow- that secession and rebellion would again follow as necessary sequences of this extreme view of Stato rights. Thus that most wholesome axiom, Support the State governments in nil their rights as the most competent achr -I ministration for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti- Republican tendencies,” was perverted by the impolitic speeches of our unwise leaders into tho rook upon which our party went to pieces. Then we had tbe wild effort to create excitement about the use of the army at tho polls. Had there been an army at the polls there would have been some sense this theatrical display, this rehearsal of providing an imaginary foe. There should be no army at the polls, and our countrymen, while they enjoy their liberties, will never again permit an armed soldier at the ballot-box. His presence there is a symbol of despotism, but one of the first acts of President Hayes alter his inauguration was to withdraw the army from every Southorn State where they bad been stationed in violation of law, and during this entire war of politicians there was not a single soldier interfering with the ballot-box in any of the States, and we had the direct assurance of this patriotic Presi dent that during his term of office no soldier should approaoh the ballot-box to interfere with the freedom of elec tions. Yet we received his protesta tions with ribald jest and biting sarcasm and “his fraudulency” was tbe mildest epithet we applied to the President, who, for this patriotic work, should re ceive the respect and gratitude of every Southern man. I need not con tinue these recitals, theso demonstra tions of incapacity, of blind passion. Suffice it tc. say that our Democratic Congress has alarmed the Northern people. They are afraid to intrust the administration of the government to the hands of violent men. They would rather risk the perils of centralization than again endure the horrors of revo lution. They would as soon see the government “shot to death” as to have it “starved to death.” All this bos been the work of our self-constituted leaders. The great mass of the Democratic party are conservative in their opinion and as true to the constitution and the union. Yet the toiling millions, par ticularly in the South, are unjustly held responsible for the vaporing follies of these hot-heads. In addition to these blunders of the extra session, there have been in some Southern localities out rages upon law and tho freedom of the ballot box, which, though they may not exceed in violence similar outrages in the North, yet they have served to in fiuence the Northern miud against the Southern people, who, as a whole, con demn such outrages us heartily as any man in the North—the Dixon murder, the Chisolm murder, the frequent acts of intimidation, and the efforts of the advocates of “cauousdictation” to drive, nolens volens, all men into the support of their nominees. I repeat, these acts of violencce, and attempted violence, while not confined to the South, and many of them greatly exaggerated have contributed largely to the present and prospective defeat of the Demo iratic party, and if we fail next year electing a Democratic President, which now seems inevitable, I can only say “Democracy has been slaughtered in the house of its friends.” You ask me to what extent the inde pendent movement is spreading in the State. I answer, it promises to sweep the State from the mountains to the seabord next year. I believe our next Governor and a majority of our State legislature will be elected as independ ents. The honest and intelligent citi zens of this State are determined throttle and overthrow that organized bourbonism, which has wellnigh de stroyed the v c -ry bulwarks of genuine Democracy, that never learns and never forgets; that stands os a barrier to our material progress, narrow, selfish aud illiberal, its only bond of union a strug gle of spoils, its only hope of success the tricks of the caucue and the lash of the party. Its fruit has turned to ashes in the hands of our countrymen, and Georgia Democrats have resolved to res cue the Democratic party from its de structive grasp. lodependeutism do.s not rely upon party machinery; con fides in principles; enthrones country; and trusts the people rather than party leaders. You ask if Tilden’s nomination would be satisfactory to the people of this State, and if the South would give him a solid and cordial support. The people of Georgia would not be satis fied with Mr. Tilden’s nomination. He might, and I think he would, carry the State, but it would be “by the skin of his teeth." Tho people of Georgia are PROCIjAMATIoiT Btzt. o»Ga aotA, Exsoimvr, D BPiRTMt „ * Atlahta, Ga., Nov. 18 is-o W hereas undertiie A cr aS, October IS, li-79. th» Bank of been appointed B ate Dopoeitory- it 1.“ * l “ Ordered, That the Tax Collootor. of th. tiea of Floyd. Chattooga, Polk, WalkL u OOUI1 * .on, Gordon, Whit field? Catooia and^Miirr.*."' 1 * instructed to pay into said Depositor* .i, 1 V* U "bj'lhe g'ov<rnor.°* th * *&*^*?9 I.W. AVERY. 6 cc>l RK D D .;j; fi0LQ:,,TT ' nov20iw-wlt convinced that lie loves his money more "Vo-wr A dim,..: than the Democratic party. They be- Gl tlSGIHCRtg. lieve that had Mr. Tilden never been heard of, Democracy would to-day be triumphant in the union. They are tired of his grievance, and hundreds of the best Democrats in the State will not vote if he is nominated. There is no use in talking about Mr. Tilden. I im agine that to day’s work in New York will quietly lay him away among the other relics of antiquated bourbonism, and hereafter men will study him as a rich specimen of the “ways that dark and tricks that are vain.” believe there is but one man in the United States who, ns a Democrat, can win the presidency next year. That man is David Davis, of Illinois. Mr. Bayard is an honest, incorruptible man; but his position on the silver bill at the last session of congress, nnd his finan cial views generally, will afray the whole greenbaok party against him. And here let me say, that party is not dead nor does it sleep. The people be lieve that if Mr. Bayard’s views on finance are correct, then Gen. Grant and Secretary Sherman and other Re publicans are entitled to all the credit of their establishment, and should en joy all the honors which may accrue from their successful advocacy. In ad dition to this objection, his candidacy would fail to quiet the North. The Bcnrecrows that Republican leaders, aided and abetted by bourbon fanatics, have erected among the people, would not down at Mr. Bayard’s bidding. Da- vid Davis would be acceptable to con- j PlOWS 811(1 AlFlCBltal IHplfiflltS! a ar L. W. BARRETT, V ate of Stelbyvillo, Tenn., hai o P « e( | „ No. l>r Broad Street, A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES ’PROVISIONS, And Some Hardware. W ILL PAY THE HIGHEST MMUTFt PRIOHS lot Country Produce, DRY and GREEN HIDES, aud earnest',’ tho patronage of tbe pnblic. ’ 0 cl ™ f&'Coma and try me. !-*• W. Barrett. Romo, (la., Nov 12, 1877. tw-wlm f 5?$2Q«? “Ar.. sat re* • novUtw wly ’ Po. land, Maine. B. F. Avery &. Son’s sorvative men in all sections—to green- backers, to working men, to oapttalists, to Democrats, and to thousands of Re publicans. His candidacy would reas sure the North. It would give assur ances that the Democratic party would be conservative, and that the party would not starve or shoot the govern ment. But he will not be nominated. He is not the sort of man who is popu lar with the manipulations of state and national conventions. Your last question’ is: What effect will the spirit of repudiation have on the commercial relations of the South? Let me say that I do not believe the spiritof repudation exists to any coasid- erablyextent in the South, certainly not in Georgia. We favor the payment of every dollar of puublic indebtedness, State and federal. In the midst of our poverty we are willing to labor and to be taxed for the preservation of the honor and credit of the govenment. I am sorry if there are any States or in dividuals who advocate repudiation as a remedy for tho financial ills we are suffering. The remedy wonld increase our poverty a hundredfold. We also insist on paying this indebtness in good money, just such money ns our farmers, merchants aed mechanics are compelled to receive every day—silver and green backs. Business is now reviving. The stimulant of a large influx of gold into this country from Europe, good crops here nnd bad crops there, ha9 brought it about, because the volume of money lias been increased by a favorable bal inca of trade. This revival of businss is now blessing the country; but when the gold takes the back track, as it is liable to do at any time, then comes the crash Let us have free and unlimited coinage of silver; let us increase our greenback circulation pro rata with tho in crease of silver and gold, and thus, by keeping up the volume of money, make the present “business boom” permanent. Then, my word for it, repudiation, and the very spirit of repudiation, would perish in the land. Iu conclusion, whatever party shall be in power, may the different sections of. the union reap the benefits of a wise and liberal policy, growing in wealth and population, in virture and intelll gence. May the liberties of onr coun trymen be perpetual. Very respectfully, W. H. Felton. Atlanta Fun- Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17.—To-day a terrible fight took placo at the Atlanta rolling mill, between four employes about wages. On one side was a young man named Harris, son of A. L. Har ris, and David Reid, foreman of the patent department. On the other side were two brothers named Sheats. Reid fired seveial shots at the Sheats brothers without effect, when Frank Sheats struck Reid on the head with a sculling, inflicting a-pain ful wound. Harris then struck JSd ward Sheats on the head, crushing his skull. Edward Sheats can not live. All the parties are under arrest. The receipts of California wheat at San Francisco, of current crop, were 10,260,000 bushels for four months to November 1st. The receipts are now a million of bushels ahead of last year to same date, after running considerably behind to the 15th of September. The exports of wheat and other produce to foreign markets, from Sin Francisco, in October, were of the value of *4,- 975,000. The wife of a Philadephian who had his life heavily insured set his death down to profit and loss. Cant is useful to provoke common sense. FOR SALE BY WRIGHT & O’BRYAN, Borne, Ga. T HE UNDERSIGNED ARE THE AUTHOR- tied Agents of B. F. Avery A Bom for the ealo of their various styles ol Flow, BliJtt o| all kinde, Stocks, Wagons, etc. WRIGHT It O'BRYAN. nov7tw-w0w ®7flA WEEK. $12 a day at home eerily madt. O I # Costly OutOt Iroo. Addrose Trdi i Co. Augusts Main. novl3uv.wly United States Mail Line—The Coosa Biver Steamers I Ornci Ga & At.a. S. B. Co., | Rove, Ga., Oct. IS, 1879.1 T he following shedules will be run for the setion ol 1872-80 s MAIL SCHEDULE. The Magnolia vrlll leave Rome evory Tueidi, at 8 a. m. for Gadsden; returning, will ltsvo Gadsden on Wednesday at 0 a. m, arriving si Romo on Thursday. Leave Rome on Friday at 8 a. m. for Qreeu- port i returning, leave Greenrpert on Saturday at 8 a. m„ arriving at Rome on Sunday. The Etowah Bill will leave for Gr«omport,Ali, every Wednesday at 4 p. m.; returning, leavt Greonapait Thursday at 7 a m., arriving in Rone on Friday. Leavs Rome on Saturday at I p in. for Centro, Ala.; returni&g, leave Centre on Sunday at 7 s. arriving in Rome on Monday. J.M. ELLIOTT,Gan’ISupt 7Ja week in your own town. Terms and (S flpUUoutfit free. Address H. Him.it?* Co., Portland,Maine. noyKDw-wly IRON BITTERS, A Greet Tonic. IRON BITTERS, A Sure Appetizer. IRON BITTERS, . A Complete Strengthens. IRON BITTERS, A Yaiuablo Medicine. IRON BiTTERS, Not Sold u » Jltfrngt. IRON BiTTERS, For Delicate frail*. Highly recommended to tho public tor all d e ensce rwulrlny renem and efficient JOX"" Ilyin tndli highly recommended. }Beltteee»«* on Ihedlgestlveorgsni. A teaspoonful be«w meals will remove ■“ dyspeptic symptoms. TRY jT. Sold by all Druggists. BALTIMORE,Mi novtw-wly KOSTJpft UlTTEf* S Let your first attack ot . in t d n i ,*! , b “stnmscb *J Route tbe dormant will tho Bitten. The ‘?“«* h “ , i“ p 1 , h „ u ,andi o'* 1 '', This is * fact eaUblisbed by J nesses, whoso testimony ii s^P'I*^ w irh g<»' their own sxp.ri.nces. Those.“ hl , «sg oral debility of evory ph“ e h * j, n . upon** eine an unfailing agent in buiwmg Dewing their strength. „,,«!»& 11 For sale by all Drugged Dealers generally. —" Mill Machinery for rpHE MILL MACHINERY f ttr*> 1 DeSoto Mill !• f ° r “'‘'M Utonos, ^,’ ,ir of 3i ft. French I >d and furrowed oopplWi?® will bo *” I attar, 5 reels, bolt. ® oS> ' . Enauiroof J< •• pair ol racod i Bmatier. low. En_ m*r29 tw wtf I Newspaper advertising '*t kol *'jf; ] and vigilant of salssmani each day, *“ i ,L,klng custom* 11 I and oeaielessly at work reeling all elassat.