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THETHOMASTON HERALD.
J. C. Me MICHAEL & M. C. CABANISS,
EDITORS AND PROPRTItTORS.
'CIIOMASTON~ AUG. 28, 187?.
The THOM A STOW HER AI.D has n Large
Circulation In Upson, Pike, Meriwether,
Talbot, Spahllng, Monroe, Bibb, Muscogee
and Butts.
Cholera.
The cholera is spreading in Ger
many. A late dispatch informs us
that it has appeared in several dis
tricts on the German side of the
Russian frontier.
Belligerent.
The Mission Indians in Southern
California have been fighting among
themselves. Some fears are enter
tained that the isolated whites will be
attacked.
Colored Club. •
The colored men of the tenth ward,
N. Y., are forming a political organi
zation in favor of Horace Greeley as
the next President. Grant has over
looked the darkies in the bestowal of
office and presents, and hence they
wish to try someone else.
Withdrawing.
The German forces are withdraw
ing from the neighborhood of the
fortifications north and east of Paris.
Reports say that the Assembly has
decided to remain at Versailles, while
several of the Government offices will
be removed to Paris.
Importuut Decision.
Judge Erskine decided the other
day, that the Section of the Code
which prevents the intermarriage of
whites with blacks, is not contrary to
the civil rights bill, nor the 14th
amendment to the Constitution, and
that such marriages are void.
* Cassius M. Clay.
The reliable Cassius opposes Grant
for the Presidency and declares for
the ‘Farmer Philosopher’ of the Trib
une. Cassius says, that Grant with
his antLamnesty proclivities will be
a dead weight for any party. Right
Cassius.
Nebraska.
The Constitutional Convention of
Nebraska, which has been in session
some time, has adjourned sine die.
The New Constitution framed by the
Convention will be voted on the third
Tuesday in Sept., and if adopted, the
officers will be elected on the first
Tuesday in November.
Emancipation.
The latest intelligence from Rio
Janeiro, reports the bill for the
emancipation of slavery in Brazil as
having passed its second reading in
the Chambers of Deputies of that
Empire. The Emperor is thought to
be in favor of the principles contained
in the bill.
Wrangling.
Columbus, Lumpkin and Cuthhert
are contending about the terminus of
the Bainbridge, Cuthbertand Colum
bus Railroad. It will either go to
Columbus, stop at Lumpkin, or be
turned to Eufaula or Hawkinsvi'le.
We are not particular as to where it
goes.
Grant and Illinois.
Grant has great doubts about the
“Sucker State” and desires an active
friend from there in the next Con
gress. With a view to accomplish
that object he offers Ex-Governor
Oglesby his entire patronage if he
will run for Congress. Trumbull and
Logan have discarded Grant.
Paying In.
The Sun says: “We learn that
Mr. C. P. McCalla, the General Book
keeper of the State Road, has paid
over to the State Treasurer several
thousand dollars of restitution money
which has lately come into his hands.
This is taking the right course, and
one that will be approved by the
public.”
Morton.
Senator Morton, of Indiana, made
a speech at St. Louis, on Wednesday,
the 16th, in which be said, that he
did not come to take part in the local
dissentions in that State. He said,
“I want all Republicans to rally for
the great principles of the Radical
party.” Akerman and Grant should
take heed from this example. The
President should think of his conduct
in New York, in Louisiana, in Ar
kansas and in Alabama, and receive
instruction from »u example that will
benefit him.
Declined.
Gen. McCook is reported to have
declined the Gubernational race in
Ohio because of bad health. We nre
inclined to think that the inevitable
failure in the New Departure move
ment is the cause of his declining the
race. Ohioans ! put a good reliable
Jeffersonian Democrat on the track
and heat the race.
Kentucky Election.
The election in Kentucky last week
resulted in a grand triumph of Jeffer
sonian Democracy. Gov. Leslie and
others placed themselves square on
the Bourbon platform and denounced
bitterly the New Departure. Such
a victory is worth winning, but a tri
umph won on the abandonment of
principal platform will scarcely elicit
from us a feeling of joy.
Mas sacliuset ts.
There seems to be a third party
originating in Massachusetts. The
canvass for Governor has already be
gun. Several aspire to the office. The
Haverhill Gazette in refering to the
next Gubernatorial election says: ‘The
probability ’ now is, that tuere will
be three candidates : the Republican,
Democratic, and the candidate of the
odds and ends, which have sloughed
off from all parties.”
Atlanta—State Road—Alexander Case.
Atlanta is now the place of unusual
civil disturbance and excitement. The
State Road defalcation has been the
cause of many serious charges against
some of her unsuspected citizens, and
almost every day we learn of new
arrests being made.
The Sun of the 24th gives an ac
count of the arrest of Isaac P. Har
ris, Treasurer of the State Road under
Foster Blodgett, and B. W. Wrenn,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
under Gov. Brown. Each waived
examination and gave bond in the
sum of SIO,OOO, and declare them
selves ready to vindicate their innoo
cence of the charges alleged.
Idie Alexander case, about the
killing of a negro, has terminated
before the Magistrate, who committed
him without bail. Further proceed
ings are now being instituted before
Judge Ilopkins. The negro excite
ment created by this case still con
tinues.
Ku-Klux.
Grant and the Radicals are deter
mined to crush down, bayonet out
and Ku-Klux every member of their
own party, who does not think it
expedient to re-nominate Grant and
vote with the Radical party. In
stances are daily occurring which
clearly demonstrate this determina
tion on their part. Since the result
of the late election in Kentucky has
been fully ascertained, the Radical
Ku-Klux organization has notified
several of the most prominent negroes
who voted with the Democrats, to
leave the State under penalty of some
punishment.
The Demccratic party now becomes
the protector to the negro who voted
its ticket. Coercion seems to be the
motto of the Radical party, both as
regards the whites or*the blacks of
their party. May many more open
their eyes and vote with him whose
motto is justice and protection to all
under the law.
Mockery.
We see the very principle, which
our ancestors fought for and gained
from the British Government, years
ago, being trampled under foot and
ignored. Nothing in the way of pre
tense is a more perfect mockery of
popular representation than the pres
ent Legislature of Connecticut. An
other attempt to re-district the State
for the purpose of equalizing the
Senatorial Districts has failed. Think
of the injustice in the First Senatori
al District, w’hich has 50.000 inhabi
tants, and that of the Twenty-first,
which has a population less than
9,000. Each of these districts has
the same right in the Senate. In the
lower house the same inequality is to
be had. Cities of 40,000 and
80.000 inhabitants select the same
number of representatives a- villages
of 400 and 500. With these disad
vantages the people cannot possibly
protect their liberties and their rights.
It seems that Radicalism has them
by the throat and intends to hold
fast, by refusing to equalize the
districts,.
Rudical Complain!.
We see every day complaints of
the present administration by promi
nent men of the Radical party.
Grant's bayonet rule in Louisiana,
bearing with it the impress of dicta
torship and a gross usurpation in
order to insure his re-nomination, bis
interference with the local affairs of
North Carolina and other States is
not approved of by many prominent
men of his own party. The following
was spoken by a distinguished .mem
ber of that party:
••This i* admitted (by all candid men)
to be the litttest, memest and most trifling
Administration that the country has ever
had. llow long wiil'the people be hum
bugged by pretenders ?"
We repeat the question. How long
will the people suffer their liberties
snatched away, their rights taken
from them and the safe-guards of
constitutional liberty trampled under
foot ? How long will the people
submit to the substitution of, “that
Government derives its just powers
from the consent of the governors, for
the grand old maxim that govern
ments are instituted among men,
deriving their just 'powers from the
consent of the governed? How long
will the people allow such infringe
ments on the Constitution as the
conditional suspension of the habeas
corjms act? How long will they
allow bayonets to intimidate and pre
vent men of any party entering into
a convention and acting, because they
think the re-nomination of the Presi
dent inexpedient.
We might propound a volume of
such questions, and wonder how long
such evils will be allowed. Selfish
and unprincipled men, during the late
internecine war, took advantage of
the fanatical spirit of philanthropy
then pervading and* ruling the coun
try. These men since that time have
been kept in power, perhaps because
it was thought essential to the pres
ervation of the Union and popular
liberty, or perhaps like the “New
Departurists,” because they are in
power and because they have been
during and since the war.
It is high time the mind of the
multitude was grasping these ques-*
tions with the view to answering
them.
We would not hazard a prediction
as to what would be the state of affairs
should the present administration he
repeated. We are taught by the
history of the past, that when the ele
ments become so thoroughly charged
with corruption, that they must be
revolutionized. Perhaps, Victoria C.
Woodhull, the nominee for President,
from the feathered tribe will come in
as a reformer. We think the only
redemption lies in the Democracy.
Ret m licit.
Joseph Fry, the great triplicate
Billest of State Road notoriety has
returned to Atlanta, and says he in
tends to face the music. It is ex
pected that Joseph will elevate him
self to the more respectable position
of an ordinary felon, by telling on
somebody. We hope he may, and
that his labors in this directi »n may
be abundantly rewarded by a grand
expose. The stealing was immense
and the thieves are many, and for
that reason we know that Joseph can
do good work. Fry them up Joseph.
Joseph, too, like his late associates
in this business, admits that he stole
a large amount, but asks the public
to withdraw comment until the facts
are all heard.
To the Soutlicrn Democracy.
Great caution and care should be
taken by the Democratic party in the
ensuing campaign. It is doubtless
the most important that the Ameri
can government has ever witnessed.
We consider that the continuance of
a Republican government depends
much on the success of the Demo
cratic party. The Chicago Times
thus speaks to the Southern Democ
racy :
“There was a good deal of sense in the
suggestion made by Mr Horace Greeley at
Alexandria, Ya.. the other da\, that we
should have a respite in poli*i a the present
year, to lit us to meet the grave issues >f
next year. Above all, it should he the es
pecial care of the Democrats of the South to
throw no obstacles in the way of the success
of the party in the national election. Arty
action on their part that could be warped
into a desire to overthrow the wnrk of re
construction would be worked up by the
Radicals into political capita) f«r the com
.ing Presidential campaign. They should
he afforded no such opportunity. The
conservative people of the South should
bear their grievances as best they can, and
proceed discreetly to aid the national De
mocracy in securing a Federal A Jminis
tint ion underwhich the needed reforms will
he poss hie Then they may address them
selves to the work of deliverance with a
certainty of success.”
Slate New*.
George W. Adams is suggested as
a candidate for the Senatorial vacancy
caused by the resignation of Thos. J.
Spear.
The Middle Georgian says, that
the friends of Judge A. M Speer and
family, will be pained to hear of the
death of little Alice, after a short
illness.
Ilorse flesh in Griffin is very spirit
ed and unruly.
The Talbotton Standard says, the
boll worm has appeared near Talbot
ton. Mr. Jno. Clements counted 50
in one place, the other day on his
farm. We are fearful this enemy of
the cotton plant, is on many planta
tions unobserved.
The Indian Spring hotels are quite
crowded.
A special election will be held in
Bibb county, on Wednesday, 13th
Sept., to fill the vacancy in the 22d
Senatorial District, caused by the
resignation of T. J. Spear.
From the Dahlonega Signal : “We
have often heard people say that they
believed frogs came down with the
rain. Frank V. Moose telh us that
as he came to town last Tuesday,
when near Sugar Tit, several frogs
fell upon him during a heavy rain.
Lie says the ground was literally
covered.
Tile Storm at Savannah.
Such a fall of water as is not seen
in a. life time occurred at Savannah, on
the 18th and 19th. This great storm is
unprecedented, almost flooding the
entire city and causing great damage
to public and private property in
Savannah as well as destruction to
crops and other injuries within the
vicinity of the city. The sluices of
water rushing all through the town
destroyed thousands of dollars worth
of property. The Bibblo Canal waa
was overflowed its entire length, from
the old shell road to the river. The
storm ravages extended seriously to
the different railroads, and it required
some time after it was over to repair
the damages so as to recommence
operations. Says one of our ex
changes :
“Ir Wiis truly a night of horror to those
exposed to the furi<>u3 at'Tm To th<» e
-j*fe 1 y housed there whs the Consfa t sound
of foiling trees and limhs.of tunihiing walls
occasionally, the crash of awning sheds, the
-lamming of loose hlinds, and the creaking
of old sign hoards, accompanied by the in
cessant howling of the wind a*d the patter
ingot rain. Scarcely a house in the city
could resist eff-c'uallv the beating rain
that seemed to fi <d its way* through the
most impervious roof. Buckets, basins,
pans, and every available vessel large
enough to catch and hold water, was brought
into requisiti n. and maov abound sleeper
w«dtp next morning to find a pond ot water
in his bed room."
Really this has been a stormy sea
son, both on land and sea. From our
dispatches we notice within a month
many terrible wrecks, and before the
September gales are over we expect
to read of many more.
Carpet flagger*.
The Springfield Republican, one of
the most respectable Republican
journals of New England, thrusts the
following pith, point and sense at the
above mentioned animals :
“They [the carpet-bagger*] are doing
more barm to the country to-day than the
locust or caterpillar, or any other kindred
pest. They are teaching the less int< Uigent
and discriminating Southerners to despise
and bate the N"rthern people more heartily
than ever; they are bringing disgrace upon
the great Republican parry and upon the
national government. That their rapacity
is insatiable, and that they steal every penny
they can lay their hands on,-are compara
tively trivial counts in the indictment
against them. Yet. this constant plundering
is a very serious matter to tlie communities
which are plundered. It means increased
indebtedness and heavier taxation. It is
just such rascality that is making the name
ol Republican a stench in the Soptiiern
States and bringing suspicion and enmity
upon honest immigrants And matters will
not mend much so long as needy and greedy
adventurers are appointed to responsible
Federal • fficee. and fellow-shipped by
Northern Republicans on the floor of Con
gress.”
Governor Geary.
We like to see them with the true
grit in their gizzard. In regard to
the bayonet election he states:
“If Grant don't like my position,” he
remarked the other day to an interviewer,
*T can't help it As the Governor of this
coiT»mnnwp;iltb, I was bound in my message
1 1 allude to that, and to condemn the action
of the General Government in using the
marines at Philadelphia during the election
of lest year. I don't believe in that p licy,
and I never can be made to believe in it.
Had I the power I would give the South
universal amnesty. Then I would say,
‘You are put upon yoor good behavi »r.
Il dd your elections in your own way f
Elect your own candidates. Let the efec*
tjojiß be corducted fairly. If yon are not
able to maintain order, let your Governors
or your legislators call upon me. and I will
back them with the whole strength of the
Government. I believe that would have
done more to secure peace than any thing
else. You can't govern this people with
the bayonet. Whenever it cooips to that,
the republic is a failure, and we bad better
ednfess it.”
Presidential Prospects.
The Tennessee Patriot looking into
the future thus views the campaign :
'•Time in its unceasing flight will soon
bring upon us another Presidential Cam
paign, the result of which will likely decide
whether we are to have a Consolidated or a
Republican form of Government. The im
portance of the approaching Campaign can
not be measured by anything short of a
mighty uprising of the people, nor ca n its
effects however oppressive be too severe for
those who Rip-Van-Winkle like shrink
from duty. There seems to bo but few if
any well informed Journals or Statesmen,
who deny our ability, if we work in harmo
ny, to select Geotr.il Grant’s smeessor.
Upon this point we quote from the Nasle
viile Banner of a recent date whieh says:
An apparently well posted correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial has been
taking a glance at the chances of the next
Presidential contest from a point of view
anvthing but favorable to the success of the
Radical party. He shows that th“ Demo
cracy have gained New Hampshire. Mis
souri, Tennessee and Indiana since 1868,
and is gradually but surely the
front in all the Southern States — iecause
its adherents here have a monopoly of the
wealth and intelligence. On the other
hand, the Republicans have not gained a
single State, and if they loose either Penn
sylvania or Ofiio in the contest, it is fare
well tott e-fle-h pots lie does not think
that Democratic blundering can be refied
upon to any great extent tor the next Cain
paign. The signs of a shrewder manage
ment are becoming appaient, among which
is mentioned the disposition to acquiesce in
the results of the war. and to put forward
our best men. The late exposure of Tam
many will cause the New York “Ring” to
take a back seat in the next campaign, and
make the Democracy more careful in the
selection of a candidate
Tiik Enemy « Fi.an of Campaign. —The
appointun-nt by Congress of what is
known as the Ku-KtuX Committee. a r d
such portions of the Report 6! that Commit
tee as have reached the* public eye have fully
developed the Radical party’s plan of cam
paign for 1872. No man need doubt that
ttie stock in trade <d that party will be the
same as it was in 1868: “the disloyalty of
the Southern white-,” “the rebellious acts
of rebels,” * the persecution ot loyalists,
black and white,” in brief, “the Ku Klux
Klan” will be the hobby on which the Radi
cals hope to ride into office in 1872.
If the elections which will be held be
tween now and the assembling of Congress,
result favorably to the Radical party, we
would not be surprised if the members of
that party in Congress do not attempt the
passage of some act relative to the South,
which will have no parrallel in their past
legislation, for the boldness and-depth of its
stab at the vitals of the Constitution. Then
how silly, not to sav criminal, it is in Dem
ocrats to be denouncing each other in the
presence of such danger Let the platform
• f 1868 or 'he platform of the advocates of
the “New Departure” triumph, yea ler the
Democracy sweep the Uni- n on no platform
rather than the South should stiff r the hor
r >rs of anothe reconstruction The enemy,
made bold by our supposed divisions, has
thus early made known his plans, and if
the Democratic leaders are not the verb st
dolts, the silliest of mortals, they wdl hush
their notes of inte r nal discord, Counsel hat
mnnv, aid gve blows to none but the enemy.
Newnan
We judge that the olfactory nerves
of the Courier-Journal are consider
ably disturbed by the unpleasant odor
of the Radical party in that vicinity,
from the following discharge:
“The Ra dical party has become so cor
rupt and so smells to heaven that it is lik**ly
to breed a pestilence. It is impo-Mble.
however, for it to breed a w-.rse pestilence
than ir-eif; and it ought to be soaked in
carbolic acid at nne*» ”
No Use Knocking. A yonug Kentucky
couple recently in ole a successful elope
ment. Soon after, an nffi.-er w»*e sent in
pursuit and arriving at the hotel where thev
were-topping, found fhpm snug ir bed. He
explained his errand, when the young lady
said with a ringing laugh : “Tell tna it is
too late. Snuggle up, Will, and dou't get
out for birr..”
]S[EW yVDVERTIS£MEN[TS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
TMEB ard of E bieation f Undone only,
will hold their regular session on the First Toes
dny in September. It would be well for all the school
oti cers to l e present. J. M. O KEENE,
Thomaston, Aug 2(5-tf Com mist- loner.
GOODS AT COST!
r piTE residue of the stock of goods of B.
J D. Hardaway fs now in the hands of s Receiver,
and rr.us» be clo-cd out at as earlv a day as .possible for
the benefit of all parties. I am employed to sell the
poods. Those on hand are principally Vail and winter
goo s,and ns they are advancing, alt who expect to bov
this win er will do well to call on me at the old sta and.
Sign oi the red O. W. IMVFS. Agent.
jiug‘26- It forG W. MckENNKY, KecT.
TEXT BOOKS.
Y( >IJ R attention is called to that section of
the School Law which requires the ntrodiiction
into schools of the Text Kooks adopted by tbe State
Hoard of I duration, for the use of Public Schools.
These bo >ks are sold at half prf.-e In order to further
tbeii introdu* -tio in the .-chools and make the burden
as 'ight as possible in thus tna-.ing a change These
book will be and are on hin-l at Viewers A'water A
Sherman's store and will befnrnished to the *rhoola by
th> mat the cash price Let no pat on hesitate to make
the change, as they will be largely recompensed in the
adv inoem nt. of his children und the curtailment, ot ex
p nse tn tbe future. JOHN M. GKEKNE,
aug26-tf School i omtuiseioDer
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GEORGIA.
BY Hurrs B. BtLLtK,
Governor of »*W
WIIRREaS, The Alabsma shd Chsltsnoi)?* r *
Company has failed to pay thesemi-annu.il lntrrr r
<m the flr>t days oi -L.nuary and July, ullinu', op , ' att:
tain bonds of that (Company : and
Whrreas The P»ate of Georgia indorsed for »r 4 --
nnteed tb.- pr<;mpt payment of the Interest »n< I "
pal of said bonds and hss oiid to tfte ho’den
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the semi annual intereet due on the first days<«
ary and July aforesaid; and
"Whereas, The said Alabama and Chattannof*
road Company accepted, concurred in, and
the termt and conditioi»s prescribe*! by Isw M - 3t
said indorsement was mads by this State:
Now, therefor*, by virture of the auth° ri,T j
vested by the Constitution and Laws of ibis
Rtrrrs B. Bcluic*. Covtr»>t aad Commsn * r n
of tbe Army and Navy ot this State. «nd of tb ' ##
thereof, do issue this my proclamation ■***'”*
that the !-tate of Gef*rgii is in possession *»# tbe A ■
and Chattanooga Railroad, its track, roaii
err, franchiseF, and propeity of all ahd f*try ,
tint), lying or l>eii gin the >tate of Georgia, » n . ,
ORDERED, T hat all oflo ert of thU lM
military, exercise due diligence, to the
agent of this State be mair tame* to the pe»er f *
sion of Alabama aLd CTiattamaiga K *
its property within «his State, and restrain *
from any action whatsoever to dispossw* ! c -
the further order of the Kxecntive. 4 U «,
Given under my hand and the Great Seal 0 *
at the Capit<* in Atlanta, this second d,y 'l i 4,trr
in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred*
ty-o»e s and wf the Independence of the l all
ol America the Ninety-sixth. t-
RU/US 5
Ny the Gevernor:
David G. Corrmo, Secretary of fitate.