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Newspaper Page Text. JI.I/DAii n jf R w Heu’ES—VOL. All. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 2, 1882. NO. 32. £ |3 i i corgtan, \\ y\, PAltK, YaI & l ro^'r. ' * “ ^ *1 till Aijlfel'lJlR O dlijwr v, » t GEORGIA. ,0STAKIjIMIIKit IN INR. SUH80HU*1'I0N I’lUCE. I'lnl* rUrae Months, of Ton btioYenr... . ..*a.oo ... 1.00 .. 80 .,.15.00 ...10.01 Nn JExtriv Clinrgo for Postage .I’ftr BUSIN ESS CA RDS JOHN W.; fioBiSON,"” At Loi’iieV tit Law. !\V ^ r j T ftg oca 11. lH77-tf MAN, ¥ LAW, I'KN X11'* AC, <* A. \|1 l usinesH promptly attended to, , y i . .. /11 cu. i.— ■ ■ RICHARD W. CONE, A1T0RSBY at LAW, , ‘ tj K 1 tS\ lLL^i GA. »<T Wlfl Jii )1, D.C. 31 < SU MMEIIL1N, 31D I’fO’SKT^N Ann 8UIVtN'.ON- \M ■> *’ «««*•« POWDER Absolutely Pure. This jMnvdrr novc'r vnrlos. A mnrvcl of nur stbMigtliaiMl \vhol«f<(Mn<*nfts. Alias* qcuu o mionLr thuli flit onltotiry kii *l^ .0^1 citiiiioi i)ti M1<1 id t-ofcpotl- tion with tint mult it 'iih* AL BAKING l’OWIU* f low' tost, short woiRht, ii)uin Hold only ' IKK Good Meal! U'ood Flour —Made at Rliort notice at— The Eureka Mills Sun «•«» . Saucltiivv y le, Ga. *A\l calW lor pvofessiouol servioc promptly rMpoodod to. fST union at llli.. jRn a7 l{ G W. S. Whitaker, biUNTIST Sandersv lie, Ga. S’lSIlHH «1AM*« Offloo at his rwidenocon Uarris Htreet. deo. 7, 1878—tf jTkT^h'T" «• 11 HlifES & ROGERS, ATTOIINISYS ATLAW • {Stuiclcjt’rfvillo. Gti*. .Will pndlipo in Iho oovnifion of . A- Johnson, Eiurtnnfli. oml wii- tou, Jofie’HQ*!. ktoson," hud in thn U Sputliprn Dial riot ®f G«»rgi». P art. iih nfettw ill bay S. UourU lor the Will alt a. monfc in uSying. aUliug 01 renting ttoul Estate. ,, ,, *fl“Offl0e on west sido pXfubllo Square ' net. IJ.’bMf. CENTRAL HOTEL ’A aslant a, (Scoruia. In the c-ny-o oil the- Qity. autl of businesi With Rail luwK and tJtJimship Ticket offici in Itotn utn, wttoro dll 'inloruiation will b alvouasio theftf rival, and tlopiutdioi of trains Mrs. WM- M. TIlUMAS, doc. 7, 1878—tf Proprietress. The following urn the standard grades of Flour, put up in 21 and 40 pound Bucks ChnJciu Family, Extra Fuinily, Family, Extra, Hapiiiine,, , • ■ Irosli (lorn ifeafl Wheat liran, Ship Stud, Grits, No botlor yield of mint or coin cun hr made. No better quality of Flour or Meal from the same wheat or corn, can bo made in the country. All the Mill products kept for Bain at ,file store oi OUll KUOS, who iqu agents for the iniHh. and by other nierunatits fu Sumlt-rs- ,villa and Burrumoling country. C. It. IMtIKWLE. Till above in an cnterpiise timt is giving as uintdi or more satisfaction to its patrons ns my mill hi-tliCoountry. Hunters art-getting good yields from t'nt ir wheat ns (trull as good llour, and it is safe to say that no better corn meal can he,matin in tlm country. And while it is not yet paying a remunerative income :o the proprietor, It is a great convenience to Saudcisville und tho whole country around; mil all seoui proud of the enterprise. QUITE AU FOUND GUILTY. The Prompt Verdict of tie Jury Washington^ Jahutiry 26.-- Judge Porter resumed bis argument this noruiug ami reviewed the testimony of John W. Gnitouu. The/ prisoner interrupted biui continually with declamations,“Thnt’s alio!" “You’re a Woodman!" etc. * * * Tho iuterruptious of tbo prisoner increased in yiidutu^e and frequency till, reinforced by objections from Mr. Scpville, the olanior nqd dip for it taoiacDl) fuseiiiblt'd a slqall lbtbol, Judge Porter continuing his argu* irrout flpyjd a oonthiMed struggle to tnaifo Itis voles' board ngaillst the clamor and v lo alitiso of tho priso ner. He closed at thieef)’clock and in conclusion said: “TIo who has ordained that human life shall be shielded by liuinun law from human orirno presides over your delibera tions, and tho verdict which you will give to-day will bo rccorde whero wo are all to come at tho groat day. I trust that vordict will bo l<?ojn]>C H|pd Mll’kphold tllu.jiiaj sty of the law, ami rcilool credit upon your integrity, ami that a warning shall reach all lands that political unirdcr shall hot bo permitted to uvenfie political wrongs or settle po litical disputes. I trust you will so dischargo your duty that by your action, at least, political assassina tion shall find no sanction to make hope inter national agreement, tlm law shall be ITHE ONLY MEDICINEl Vt. Wr’dAKTER > WTJ'fci -, L. J. GUlLMARTIN & CO. , CO’iTOV rjtt TOItS !■ COMMISSION ilEBCHANTS, 1 if,« J oia • mliIt 81 ly. Harnett House ‘ (.Formerly I'LANTE 1^9' IlOTFD, i MAIUUtT SQUARE, - SAVANNAU, GA. M. L. UAHNETT & CO., - . r» r, RATES ; 12.00 PER DAY. T rilS favorRe fSmlly Hotel, iindcr its new management, is recoinmwnied for the Mvailewtl of ita OUlSlNE, llOMELIRE COMFORTS, I’.OMIT ATTENTION and MommATK RATES. . April 28th-tf Wiisliingtoii Institute, Male r an^ female. 1lXIO\ lYAKCOCK €»., • SUHINO TELU1 opeus J^n. lOtU • “ “ cloneH with Examination and Couccrt July Gth. dsfitiou per month $1.5J) to $1.00. Ltftd per month.$0.09. A eoftA 9nhfml, on Kiasoortble terms, in a boaltliy oeality. _ , > IVY W. DUGGAN, nbv 2J, 1881—tf 1.X F.IIIIEU J.iqutu UU DUV FOIUI That Acla nl tlm snine lime on ms um, ms sowsls, AND ms KIDS SYS. WHY ARE WE 8ICK? . Because we allow these great* otyans to \bccoine clogged or torpid, ‘and poisonous |/<t/fNor*rtr# therefore fofetd into the blood \that should be expelled naturally. WILL SURELY CURE Ikidney diseases, LIVER COMPLAINTS, ■ FILES, CONSTIFATION, UltINA*Y| blSEASES, FEMALE WEAK.VERSES. AN 11 NEItVOL'H 11ISOUDEK8, \by ca.uil*<ffret action of Hust otyant and I \rutonn0 thAr liouier to throw <tf Ulttatt. VVliy HufTor IlillouH palna nntl nclical I Why torment'od nttli PIIos,*Caiistlpatlont I Why frlglitsnoil or«r «l*onl»rml Ktilnvya! I IVhy cmluro nervous orslek hondaches! | foelUM'itSY-WOnTarutrrjoiee hi health. I It Is put iipbv llrr Veaetublo Form, Intlnl 'unsono package of whlcll makes six quarts of I natilcliU'. Also lit IJuuUl Form. VCITt'onccn.l J truted, for those that cannot rcnillly fr.qiaro lt.f I ?TIt acts with cqnat emclcnaf In hlllicr rorm. | I tiKi’,II os iouu ii^icouisr. rnic*. ri.ooP WET.I.S, ItICItAUDNON k Co., Prop’s, f | (WllWnd the dry port paid.) KTOtlKfiTOV, tt. | -M. -, NEWMAN & SON ARE NOW Ol'ENtN'G A BEAUTIFUL stock of 4 p pi^edent ho real ter, agd I tlio tlmo*ivl 1 r c6tn6, wlitm by i Rational agreement, tho law i stfonglhenod that a political assas sin fchnll linvo‘10 plac6 on t of the oarth. Tho assassin of Gar field knew that against tho law of God bo was breaking with bloody hanAs into tho house of li'e, but he did not know that over his grave, if a grave ho is to have, would be written this inscription: "Tho gravo of tho cowardly us sassio, tho swindler and tho mur derer.” "Ho did not know when Garfield yielded up his life, that tho hand that aimed that pistol against his life wrote the name of James A. Garfield in characters of living light upon ti»o firmument’as radiant a 1 if every Lttef was trucod in living stars." Judgo Cox then read his charge to the jury. He comtnouced by say ing that tho Constitution provides that in all criminal prosecutions the amused shall enjoy the right of a speody and public trial by an impar tial jury in tho State or district whero the crime shall have boon committed. That he shall be iu- farmed of the cause and nature of 1 ho accusation against him. That ho shall be confronted with witness es against him* That lie shall have •onrpulwary prooess to obtain wit nesses in his favor, and that he filial! have the assistance of counsel" iu his defense. Those provisions were intended for the protection of the innocent from injustice and oppres sion, and it was only by their faith ful observance that guilt or inno cence could bo fairly ascertained. Kvery accused person was pr< Burn ed to be iunoceut until the accusa-' lion was proved. With what diffi culty and trouble the law had been administered in tho present case the jurors lmd daily witnessed. It was, however n consolation to thiuk that not one of those sacred guarantees of the Constitution had beou viola ted ou the persou of the accused. At last the long chapter of proof was oyded. Tho task of the advocate was done and it now rested with the jury to determine the issue between public justice and the prisoner ut the bar. * * * * Before proceeding further ho wish ed to, notice an incident which had taken pluco poudingJJie recent nr gument. The prisoner had fro ’ tpnmtly taken occasion that public opinion, as evidenced by tho press and correspondence, was iu his fa vor. Those declarations could not have been prevented except by the process of gagging tho prisoner For tlm selo purpose of purging the record of any objectionable matter ho should simply Bay that auythiug which had been said on either side in reference to public excitement or Dry Goods, -Clothing, Hats, Shoes,^vopaper opinion was not to be regarded by the jury. The iudietmont charged the defen dant with having murdered James —BY— K. G. HIU CE, TONSOltiA^ ARTIST, DKAJiliH IN IMSKFUMES, €IUAitS,ETC. Wiop under Kandersvilio » Hotel, Sopdersyijle, Ga.'®^ Upon 6 b, ol, close a ; p v m. Hfttmrduy, HRW . a .t* 8 carefully selected by our Junior, in New York. our stock of Juwelry, WatoUo*, Gold and Silver PLATED WARE! consisting of a great variety of novelties, never before seen in this market, is exoeed- inelv handsome. Wo make no display of sensational advertisements, but will convince m,r friends when they honor ns with their natrounge, that our goods ore good solid ioods, and our prmes as reasonable as the most exaotlqg crm expect. HewMaa & Sep • tf ing occurred in the heat of paiwion or uuder provocation, then it would pear that thoro was no premedita- 1 attempt, uud, therefore, uo mal ice aforethought, and that would re duce the crime to manslaughter. It was hardly necessary, however to say that there was nothing of the kind in the preaent cuf*. The jury would ha/e to nay either that the defendant was guilty of murder or that he was innoceut. In order to eonstituto tlio crimo of murder the asaassiu must have A remarkably sane mind. Iu technical terms lie must be "of nonnd mind, memory and discretion ” In the next place every defendant whs presutuod innocent until tho ac cusation against him was establish ed by proof. In the next place, notwithstanding this presumption of mnoceut-e, it was equally true timt the defendant was presumed to bo sano and to liuve beon so at tho time the crime was committed. That is to sav, that the government was nut hound to show affirmatively as part of its proofs that the defendant was sane. As insanity was an exception and ns tho majority of men ure sane the law presumed tho lnttor condi tion of every man until some icubou was shown to believe to tho contra ry. Tho burdou was, thoroloro on the defendant, who set up insanity as an excuse for his crime, to pro duce proof, in tho first iustnuco. to show that the presumption was mis taken so far as,it relatedjto the pris oner. Tho crime, theroforo, involv ed three elements—the killing, tunl- i-oand a responsible mind. After all tho evidence wua boforo tho jury, if the jury, while bearing in miud both those presumptions, that is that tho dofuudant is innocent until ho is proved guilty, and that he iu suuo till tho contrary appears, still entertained what is called a reason- r bio doubt on any ground or as to any of the essential elements of the crime,jtlion the defendant was enti tled to tlm benefit of that doubt uud nu acquittal. Judge Cox proceeded to say that it was difficult to give an exact defi nition, 10 define of what reasonable doubt consisted. But I10 gave a number of illustrations conveying tho approximate idea. ■* # * * The defenso of insanity hud boon so abused as to bo brought into great discredit. It was the last re sort iu cases of unquestioned guilt. It had been an exouso for juries to bring iu a vordict of acquittal when there was public sympathy for the accused, uud especially whero there wus public sympathy for the accus ed, and especially where there was provocation for tho homicido, accor ding to public sentiment, but not according to law. For that re .sou tho defense of insanity was viewed with disfavor, and public seutiment was hostile to it’ # * * * It would be observed that that in this case there was no trouble with any question about w< ut might be called total insanity, such us raving mania or absolute imbecility, iu whiclih all exercise of reason is wanting, and where there is uo rec ognition of persons or thing or their relations. But there was a dobutu* able border line between sanity and insanity, and thoie was often great difficult^ iu determining on which side of this lino a party w.is 10 be pat There were cases in which a man’s mental faculties generally seemed to be iu full vigor, but where ou one single subject he seemed to he deranged. A man was posy ss- eJ, perhaps, by a belief iu some thing absurd, which he oould not ho reasoned out of, (what was called an iosane delusion) or he might have some morbid propensity, seemingly in harsh discord with the rest of bis intellectual and moral nature. Tin so were cases which for want of a bet ter term were called partial insanity Sometimes its existence, and some times its limiG, were doubtful and undefinable, and in those cases it was difficult to determine whether a patient had passed the line of mor al or legal accountability for his ac tions. Tho jury would boar iu miud that a man did not become irrespou sible by tbo mere fact of his being partially insane. Such a man did not take leave of his passious by be coming insane. Ho might retain ns much control over them as in health He might emmit offenses, too, with which his infirmity had nothing to do. He might be sane as to the crime he committed) might under stand its nature, and might be gov erned by the same motives in rela tion 10 it as other people, while on other subjects having no relation whutever to the crime he might be the victim of a delusion. Whenever this partial insanity was relied on ed disorder. Assuming that the in firmity of mind had directed an in fluence on tha crima, tha difficulty was to fix the oharaoter of Mia dis order, which fixed responsibility or irresponsibility in lav. Tha out going of the jndioial mind on that subject had not born always satire- ly satisfactory nor iu harmony with the c uolusious of medical science. Tho oourts had in formar times passed upon the law in ragard to in sanity, without any regard to Hie modi 'id aspect of the auojnot, but it would only be properly daait with by the concurrence of harmouioufi treatment between the two sciences of law and medicine. The courts had therefore adoptod and again discarded one thoory alter another iu their efforts to find norne common ground ou which to s'and, and Ida effort would lie to give to the jury tiie results most commonljf accepted by the courts. It would be woll to say a word to tho jury ns to tho kind of evidence by which tho courts ami juries were guided iu this difficult and delicate inquiry. That subtlo essence called tho mind, defied, of course, oonlnr inspection. It could only be known by its manifestation, Tuo tost was ns to whether tho conduct of a man and his thoughts and emotions con formed with those of persons of sound mind, or whether they con trasted harshly with thorn, By Unit a judgment was formed ns to a man’s soundness of mind, and for that roa- son evideneo M wns admissablo to show conduct and language that would indicate some morbid eornli lion of his iutelloetual powors. Ev erything relating to his mmtal and physical history was, therefore, rele vant, becauso nay conclusion ou tho subject must often rest on a large uumber of facts, and letters sponta neously written nfiordod one of tho best indications of one’s mental con dition. Evidence of insanity in par ents wus always pertinent, but juries were never allowed to infer insanity in tho accused from the mere fact of its existence in his ancestors. When however, there was evidence tend ing to show insano conduct on the part of tho accused, evidence of iu sauity in ancestors was admissablo as corroborativo of the other.— Therefore, it was that in this case the defense had boon allowod to in troduce ovidonco covering tho life of tho nccuscd and reaching also his family antecedents. In a oase so full of details ho should deem it to he his duty to call tho attention of tho jury to particular parts of it.— But lie wished the jury to distinctly understand that it wax their prov ince. and not his, to deci 'e upon the fact, and if he at any time seem ed to oxpress or intimate an opinion on facts, which he did not design to do, it would not bo binding on thorn But they must draw their own oon elusions from the evidenoe. 1 he distinctions, which he bad alrendy given to the jury, imparted that the true to t of criminal responsibility, where the defense of insanity was interposed, was whether the accused had sufficient uao of his reason to understand the nature of the act with which lie was charged, and to understand that it was wrong for him to commit it. If those wore facts ho was criminally responsible for his net, whatever peculiarities might be shown of him in other re spects. Ou the other hand, if his reason was so defective in coune- qnence of brain disease that ho could not understand what ho was doing, or could not understand that what he was doing was wrong, he ought to be treated as an irres; ou- sible lunatic. Judge Cox previously submitted to tho jury whether they would pre fer t 1 remain and hear hisebargeto* day or wait until to-morrow, it hav ing been suggested to ndjoorn. They chose to hoar tho charge at once.- - Judgo Oox accordingly ohirged as above. At 4:40 p. in. the jury re tired and onme into court again at 5:30 p. m., uud rendered a verdict as indicted. A, Garfield, and it was tho duty of the court' to explain the nature of tho crime ciiargod. Murder was committed whore a persou of sound momory fiind' discretion unlawfully killed a reasonable being in the peace of the United States with mal ice aforethought, It had to be prov ed: First. That death was caused by the act of the accused, and (ur-|as a defense it rnnst appear that the ther that it wus caused with ; malico|crime charged was the product of a aforethought That did not mean,! delusion or other morbid coudi- however that the governtnentliad 10 tion and connected with it as an im prove any ill will or hatred on the‘feet with its cause,and thatfit was the part of the accused toward the de-1 result of sane reasoning, which tho ceased. ***** party might be capable of notwith If it could be shown that the kill-standing his limited and oiroumscrib- Hie indictment?” “OUITY OF MURDER.” Before Q10 verdict was recorded Taking Caro of John. isruo rvcuruau . J,. 18 , ^ P^ 800 , 8 l .° Mr. Heoville demanded a poll of the ,enrn t ' , “ urt \° r f <o tl.nr jury, which was gruntel and etch ? n ^ ““i* 80 V UBy ro * jury, which was grante responded, "Guilty," as his name was called. As tho lust man an swered, Guiteau hln ieked out, "My blood will be upon tlio head of that jury, dott*t yon forgot it.” Judge Oox then turned to tho ju ry and laid: "Gentlemen of tho ju ry, I cannot expre-s too many thank a for the manner iu which vou have discharged your duty You havo 1 iohly merited the thunk* of your countryintn, and with thanks, gentlemen of the jury, I dismiss you.’ Tho defense has f nr days iu which to make any motion in urreHt of judgment, notice having been giveu before the court adjourned of such an intention. ^ ▲ Terrible Possibility. Mr. Park Benjumiu, nu cx-navai officer and nn accomplished scien tist, has written a sketch which ought to wako up the American peo ple to c sense of their naval und military veakuoss. Tho story pur ports to be a forecast of what is very likely to take pluco. For some flight or offense, Spain doclnres war against the United States, and four Spanish iron-clade are thoroupdn sont to the port of New York. Tho Franklin, our very best war-ship, engages the Salamanca, hut the gnus of the Spanish vessel tear tho A merienn all to piece* before tho Bhot ftom our own vessel can reach tier armored antagonist. Finally tho invading .fleet got into position oulsido of Go ney Inland, and deliberately shell New York, in four days making the city a heap of blazing ruins. The object of Mr. Benjamin is to bring home vividly to tho American people that while they have nu extensive sen-coast and rich nud populous cities liable to capture, they have no navy, nor have they any large gone. A very modest naval force would require five years to build and got in readinoss. To construct the machinery ncoussary to make an Ainistrong or a Krupp gun. woulu require eighteen months of time. The largest guns we could put in position would bo inulluclivo f r 1- gro.itcr distance than tlnco miles; imt tlio Spanish vessel would carry guns which could shill New York at a distance of eleven or twelve miles Mr. Benjamin's stateinnats are horue out by the official reports of our leading naval nud military nutburi ties. Bat tho American people pay uo hood, Democracies are prover bially short-sightod, and never real ize peril until it comes. Every school-boy knows that potentially we arc the greatest naval und mili tary power ou ourth, but the averagi American cannot realize that it takes time to create au army and navy, or to construct groat guns, and that An unarmed giant is ai tin morpy of a seven-year old boy arm ed with a pistol. Nothing but some fearful disaster like the capture ol the city of Now York by somo con temptible naval power will make our people realize tho situation. Dcmortttl'8 Monthly /or December forming the world, that they huve no time to reform their own lives; though itis sometimos tho case tin t they could find plenty of reforming to do in their own henrts and in their own homos. Said John Par sons one day wliou speaking ou this subject: "1 have enough to do to take cnie of John. It takes the Lord and me too, to tako care of John; so I go about my business, and take caro of John ” A g >od many people seem to understand ulmost every thing else better than tho art of taking care of John. This part of tho Christian’s work they lmvo neglec ted. They havo weeded other gar dens and forgotten their own; they have taken caro of their neighbors but neglected themselves. Lot them “take care of John," and it would be nothing strange if John’s neigh bors soon learned to take caro of themselves. How the Verdict was Received. The jury had been ont about tweutj minutes when a recess was taken until 5:35, and in ten minutes afterward tho jury cafled to the bai liff that they were ready with a ver dict. Tt ey awaited the return of Cox in their room. Ail eyes were bout on the face of tbo foreman as he entered the eonrt room at the head of the jnrj. No one really doubled the nature of the verdict as soon as it was announced that ODe had been reached, bntapac- ulations had been ao variooa aa to the way in which tha jury wae to hang that it was hard to raalise that a verdict of guilty had beet raaehed with so little delay. "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon your verdietf" queried the clerk. “Wo have," answered the (ore man Finding $1,500 in a Cartridge. Charles Adams, a watchman, who died last month iu New ii.<vet>, wus supposed to have tneaus, but onl) $(> 0 or $T0 could be found. Yester- lay ths appraise’s of his estate found in au overcoat a dirty, white woolen beg about 6 inches long and 3 inches wide with short straps at the side. Mr. Blair opened it and fouud within the rubber lining a green, greasy cartridge shell, such as are used in snorting rifles and are mauufaotnred at Winchester’s. T ere was nothing very attractive about the olfoot, aud Mr. Blair h&udod it over to William H. Augur, one of his employes, to throw away. Mr. Augur took it one side and had the cariosity to pull off the cap. Inside was a roll of green paper, large enough to fill the inside of a lady’s thimble. Pulling out the substance, Mr. Augur jumped with surprise The roll wheu unfolded was found to of five bills, one of $l,0u0, one of $600, and three of $100. It appears when the undertakers removed the clothes from Adams' body the bog was found strapped about the waist Some ona cut open the bag and dis covered the cartridge shell. It was covered with veruigris, and Dr. Quinn cautioned those iu the room not to handle it carelessly, for Lar of gvfting poisoned. It was suspeo- ted that Aaams had worn it for a charm car to ward off rheumatism.— Kelt Haven special. Pat Flanigan in Court. "Patrick Fluuigau,” said the Dis trict Attorney, oue day in comt, ‘ stand up and plead guilty or not guilty to the charge tho Common wealth hath prefer! ed against you." When Put had complied with tha polite roqu sY thm made by the offi cer of the law, the Attorney procee ded to read from a paper iu his hand i very graphic description of a cer tain transaction iu which Put had been engaged a few days befoio. "-Wh.it say von? Are you guilty or i.ot guilty?” asked tho Attorney. “I’m not guiliy of half tliiin tilings you’ve read to ino," said Pat, look ing at tho court; "but I did have a nit of a row lust Saturday was a week; and I dunno jist vat I did, for ye see I was stavii/ drunl drunk, on the whiskey yer Honor ye meanest corn ever tastod." "But Patrick, wo never lasto it," said tho Judgo, while a smile lurked in ambush behind tho grave, judi cial countenance. "Sure, new, don’t yo though?" •■aid I’at, with a look of miuglod sur prise aud imrodnlity—"don’t ye though? Woll, thiu, yor ought to jist once, to know h .w to pity a poor follow that does. ' Sure yer Honor t/ranls licenses, and how yo know the '•ii8Chi f yer doin’ to honest mon lik mesilf, uni' ss ye takc-a drink now an* thin—jist to soo how it acts, aud to know how it mukos n man behave bisself" "Who gavo tlio liquor, Patrick?" iskod tho Court, ou a voyage of dis covery. "Well, Id nuno jist vat’s his name," sui i Pat, too honorable to turo in former, while a gleam of true, native humor twinkled in his eye. "But I know [ seed tt license hani/iu’ behind the bar. l 7 o sue, Judge, I was wroughtiu’ fm tho city ou the streets, jist close by, and I was drouthy, and it was so handy, I wiut iu an’ took a Iriu's that orient to have hurt a Ru by; and iu tin seconds I was cruzy Iruhk—an’1 dreamt ihat I was u8 Doiinyorook fair; au’ that’s all J. ro- tuember till nixt inorniu’ when 1 was boardin’ at sheriff Ryan’s hotel.” "But," said t ie Ci uit, “you are rhargod with perpetrating al aggra vated assault and battery on Mr. S., the hotel keeper.” Catoaq* county is out of debt and has $10# cash is her treasury. She has required her court house, built a new jail, and made many improve "What sav you, is the defendant 1 , meets u» * he way of bridges andoth- guilty or not guilty, as ebarged in er psblis conveniences. " \V ell, yer Honor,” said Pat, "if l did, I only gin him back jist vat’s in his owu whiskoy, an’ if yer Hon- >r Hadn’t give nim a license, I wouldn’t ’ve been drunk; an’if I uadn’t bin drunk, I wouldnt 've got into tho fight, and if I hadn't ’ve.got into tho fight, I wouldn’t ’ve bin Uere this tuornin’ ouyhow.” This was a process of reasoning uew to the court. It was a self-evi dent truth dressed iu plain clothes, aud while the law was with|thtOourt, Pat evidently had all the logic, and he here summed up the mischief of the license system in a few senten ces. Scores of men are made drank every day, just because it is so easy to obtaiu liquor. The law places it in reach of every man. On the streets of our towns and cities are hung notices of 'Choice Li.p ors,” "Cool Lauer,” "Ale," nnd "Fancy Drinks,” to tempt the laboring man to come iu aud spend his money for stroug drink, that his family needs for bread. On the path be must wain to aud from his daily occupa tion he sees these temptations on every side. The licensed saloon aid grog-shop afford him every facility to become a drunkard. His appt« kite, renewed and kept alive by in dulgences, urges him on. There is no obstacle in his road to ruin; cu the other hand that road is opened and made pluiu aud easv by the law. What wonder is it then that tha rum-shops flourish while the families of their victims starve? The Herald & Georgian for only $2 per year.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Sandersville herald. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1872-1909, February 02, 1882, Image 1