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VOL. 11.
THETHOMASTON herald,
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LEGAL ADVERTISING.
As het etofore. since the war, the followin''are the
price l for notice! ofOrdirntries, Ac.—to bk pmi> in ad
va'Cv :
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Forty Days* Notices .. fi 25
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Mortgage Hales, p r square. $5 00
“bet asid • a liberal per centage for advertising
Ken von self unceasingly bes-re the public; and it
matters not what busi ess you are engaged in. tor. if
Intelligently an I industriously pursued, a fortune will
Vthu resu 1 —Hunt s Merchants’ Magazine.
''After I began to »'verfi-e mv ironware freelv,
basin ss increased with on 17, ng rupiditv For ti n
fiors east I hive spent £8" MOO yearl to keep ny
interior wares hes re the public Had 1 been timid in
»4vertising. I never sb arid have po sesged my fortune
of— Me(ciod Helton. Birmingham
'• \dverMsing like ’tid is' touch, t.u>-ns everything to
gold M it, you" daring men draw millions to their
coffers Stuart <'l iy
• Vhit. iii'l icitv is to love, and boldness to war, the
sVll’fal use of printer’s i iD is to success in business ’’ —
Be ciier.
Witho it the aid of advertisements T mi and have done
noth ngin mv p culations 1 have the most couple e
fai h in "printers’lnk.” Adve tising is the ‘‘royal road
t*> h i-iness B arnnm
Professional Pards.
Dr itmivm perdue l'!tvinij paftifl
nen lv located it. The Rock, tenders bis professional
•rrvlc* to th- Mirroundit g commuity. and promises t«i
tpire no labor or attention to those who mat patronize
°’ in - july22-fimo
OWDTH’II & Art rnov
-1 (’ounsel’ors r.t Law,Thomaston. Ga Will practice
in the several Courts of the -Mate of Ocorgi 1, and attend
promptly to all business entrusted t<» t.lieir care.
* h SiNOwicti [lnne‘24 fitno.] w. x. beai.l.
|) 1 Y \ I)\’&(11N V] (T Rb' \ »t. 1 r P>>- ;i t
I f Law. Griffin. Oa. Office in Mtnah ’'all, n* xt door
t" ’he ■•tak Ogvir-E Will practice in the Counties
rompiming the Flint < 'ircuit,, and in the United States
wti'ict imrt. Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy,
mavis |y
|\ V \li \UX \' \ LliY Vrr rnevs at
I / Law, Griffin, (la. Will practice in all the coun
,o* the Flint Judicial Circuit, and in the
foiimies of leiiwethey, Obivton, Fayette and Ooweta.
’ I practice ip the Supreme Court cf Georgia rnd the
’-'net ourt <>i the United states tor the Northern and
South cm Districts of Oe-rgia
*• D NUNNAELY. [a pi 15 ly] L. T DOTAL.
I V \LLKN \ f 111 r cv :t r I > vv I'ti 1111
J*.; * H *J on . Ha. Will practice in the counties com.
»-.'.•i'l ' , " nl Judicial Circuit, and elsewhere by
<*.
ocm Uteney’s brick nuilding. " inehll-ly
I) I Et KEN 1 » \LL ff ,r - his pr fo«-
, services tc the citizen- of l homasto-i and
I! f)" 1 r V, ,na c °untry. May be found durin t e day at
Htirduway’s xtore, at night at the former resi
fo of h oles Wilson. jan 14 ly
I L KEDDfN'G \t nr "'v n r L w
D • Rarnesvil c. Pike co. Da. Will practice in the
'"’nties comprising the Flint Judi nal Uir nit, -nd
evhere by special ontract Al • usiness promptly
*'. e nde,| to Ofltce in Elder-building, >verchamber’s
Store. angfi- y
T lOVI \S BEALL Atfurnev tc L w.
I Thomaston, Ha. Will practice In the Flint Cir-
Cl ”t and else where bv special c>ntr*.ct. aug27 ’y
I'' 1. t| VLL Xtr-ir’-FV cal <) 'U'l'fll -r
5J*Uw vVill practice iu the counties composing
” R ’’ircuit. In the Hupreme Court of i.eor ia,
iii th» Court <«f the United States for the
ler o and Sou hern Districts of (.eorgia.
. June 18th. lS7"*ly.
Me'’ \I-L \ A r, «>rn“Vß
Inrlv sn ,|' '’"vingt >n, (’eorgia. Will attend regu
poaorf. ' ' p » , ‘t'ce in the Superior courts of the
UiQo e c! ’ ewt( in, I’.utts, II nrv, Spalding Pike
p er ’ Won, Morgan, DeKalb Gwinnette and Jas-
dec (i-ly
J M vrtlK'l S A ■ f.H'V .t
c " "Pusiag tj. ,l , o " , t°n. f>a . will practice all the counties
' hat' ahooohee Circuit and elsewhere by
—decUMy
li F.' i ' i^ 1 l IRIPDK A cn-liev u L»vY
*" 1 s o th.' H r!l : <}a , vv *" Practice in the State Conns
S*v»nn-ih r n,le, t States’District <-ourt at Atlanta and
— — ’ r,i ’ dec- ft ly
J. !'. .\tr 11” ley ;|i L I'V Ha l * e®-
Fl’nt o vvni practice in all the counties of
—. l| f ■" r, d Hopreme Court *>f th. State.
WKI'UUNK \ • •rnex at
‘"J ’t'oi, Ga Will practice in nil the
~v c’hattahoo< heo t.’ircuii, and Upson and
deeiS-ly
0 0 f >amll cimtimie she *.r »cti(»p
Su tt Office at B. D. Hardaway’s Drug
r ded--ly
|} f. vN,r V, l ' s n'Pt-P'* t.n
vlfoctlce ,0 ”' t ‘2@nsof Upson that he will continue
” ! «ton (- * itclne in its various brioches at
decl^-ly
A’t.m.pv at Livr
I h ‘Kand’in tk it'? P r, tcffee In <’ircutt Courts of
n United States District Courts.
LADIES’ FANCY STORE!
OVER
MESSRS. FLEMISTER & BROORS,
CORNER OF HILL AND BOLOMON STREET®,
GRIFFIN.GEORGIA,
r OULr> re.pfntfully Inform the e-iod
citizens of Thomastoh and vicinity that we have now
in store, and keep constantly on hand a superior stock
and very latest styles of
LADIES’ FINE DRESS GOODS,
LADIES’ & CHILDRENS’ SHOES*
LADIES’ JEWELRY,
LADIES’ HOSIERY,
LADIES’ MOTIONS,
MILLINERY, &c.
A thousand, little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer
ebants know nothing about, to be found at our Store.
MILLINERY 1
The Choicest, Freshest, and SWEETEST, stock in
the maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of
customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Call on or
address
MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & CO.,
innyl3-tf Grlfiin, Georgia.
ANDREWS & IIILL,
MANUFA«TUI<EKS AND DKALKKS IN
FURNITURE,
COFFINS, Etc., *c,
AT
J. & T t G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles
Southwest of Thomaston, Ga.
ITTE w«uM inf-irm onr
v f friends and the public generally, that, we have
estatdished a
FURNITURE MANUFACTORY
st. the above named pla- c, where we manufacture and
keep con-tantlv on handsupet -r i-'iirniuire <<f all kinds,
1 arlvtie®. and grades. We are prepared to fill all or
ders tor (’()h B INa, and do nil kinds of ( abinet work
with neatness and <Hspatch We fl itter oufselVes that
we can please all that, knuw good work when they see
it Our facilities and advantages in preparing our own
Lumber and Manuf .etu-ing our ow W ork en ihl. sus
to offer anv quantity, better vari. ties, an ' and ei.'edly
bettor bat gains than other Furniture dealers in this
section of country. M’e earnestly request, all that are
in need of anything in onr line to'c tli -nd examine • ur
stock, as we feel satisfied that we can give satisfaction
in style, quality and price. All work warranteed to be
as represented. Orders solicited
may2o-ly .IAS ANDREWS & L S. HILL.
FOUR GOOD BOOKS.
Should be Had in every Family.
DEV* it TOY \ L ut rj Prnotif«ul P -lvy-'ott
f\MI LY BIBLE, containing a. copious index,
one,>rdanee Dic’ionarv of Hihlieal Terms. Geograph
ical and Historical Index, .fee Fourteen hundred pages
furnished in three styles of bi ding
L \ WS o» BUSINESS tor all the “Hates in the Union
Bv Fheophilus Parsons. 1> T. D This volume contains
forms f r m-n of every trade or profession, mortgages,
•’e-'ds. bills of sale.'easts, h >nd, articles of copartner
sh’p will, awards, ifec Published by the National Pub
lishing 1 o . Nemphis. Tenn
i'll r, I (FP’. OF (fP'N. R. E LEE. 1)v -las D. McOibe,
author of a life of Stonewall Jackson. Thi- bonk should
find its wav into every family as it is one of the best
written accounts of the heroic deeds of. the Great Vir
ginian vet published
LI HT IN THE EAST, by the well-known writer,
Fleetwood.
Mr JOHN A. COCHRAN has taken the Agency for
Upson and Pike counties, and wi 1 call upon the people
with theße invaluable books immediately aprill-Bt.
STE REOSCOPES,
VIEWS,
ALBUMS,
CHPwOMOS,
FRAMES.
E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO.,
591 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Invite the attention of the Trade to their extensive
assortment of the above good-, of their own publica
tion, manufacture and importation.
Also,
PHOTO LANTERN SLIDES
and
GRAPIIOBCOPE.
NEW VIEWS OF YOSEMITES,
E. & H. T. ANTHONY *fe CO.,
591 Bt iadwat, New Yokk,
Opposite Metropolitan Hotel.
Importers and Manuf.ctmerb of Photographic
Materials. rnchlS lftm
The Southern Farm and Home.
A FIRST CLASS AGRICULTURAL MONTHLY.
G EN. W. 31. BROWNE,
EDITOR
At S3 00 per Year in Advance.
r E' fIK S >t»d V ulll'Tio C'»m HiPnires with
1 November number. Now is the time to sub
scribe. Address, J. W. BURKE. »fe o< ».,
octS ts Macon, lit.
DR. THOS. A. WARREN,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
OFFFRS hi« «orvi(*PS to t'tr* c ’’Z' oq of
Griffin and vicinity Special attention given to
the treatment ot
CHRONIC DISEASES.
Tliose at a dist, nee cancan consult him by letter
Office over George Beecher *fc 10 , 111 Street.
aprll‘29—tf
WATCH REPAIRING.
rpHR o* f T t>snr. und adjmm-.t
I counties are respectfully informed that I have
moved my stock to the store o Mr Mm M allure, and
am now prepared to execute work in my line of busi
ness, on the must favorabl terms. Rep iring of all
kinds done at the slvrtest navice and 1 the neatest man
ner. I have l.acilities mr turning out good w«rk, and by
strict attention to business hope to receive a liberal
sba»e of patronage. Very respectfully,
aprilS ts WM L. BRYAN.
!
FIIIIR iin'Ly-stwr>f»d hoin>r no uianently
1 located fn Thomston.still tertrlersthier professional
services in the practice of Dentistry to the cl'izertsof
Upson and adjoining counties Teeth inserted on n id
silver, adamant# eor rubber. All work-warranted and
ago and fit guaranteed. Ufl&ce up stairs over WILSON
SA WYER’b store.
docO ft BRYAN A SAWYER.
THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1871.
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA.
BA' RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
tioveriior of said Statci
M HERE4 8, At the July Term, A. t). 1871 of the
Siidfcrior Court, held In nhd for the county of VYashing
ton. one James Oxford was tried for, and convicted, of
the crime of murder, and sentenced, bv the Judge pie
si ling at the Court, to be executed by hanging by the
neck uutil dead, on Friday, the Ist dav of S ptember,
proximo, and whs by order of said Court, committed to
the jail of the county of Baldwin, fur safe keeping, to
await the fulfillment o* his said sentence; nhd.
M hkuk is. It has b, en officially reported to this ~)e
--partoient. that on the nignt of the 2‘2d of Julv, 1871. in
the efty of Milledgeville. county of Baldwin a ba d of
lawless and disguised person-, of about seventy five >n
number, did, by forte atld Ihtlmidktioh, obtain fbdn rl*e
Sheriff of the said county of Baldwin, the key* of the
j il of said county, and did unlawfully open the same
and release therefrom the said James Oxford, and set
him at liberty; and,
WnfcnKAft. Upon a previous occasion, to wit: on the
night of the 14th of October, 18fl9, while the said James
Oxford was confined in the jail of the county of Han
cock, under an iudictment charging him with the mur
der <fa respectable citizen of said county, a hand of
disguised and lawless persons, of about sixty in num
ber, did, by force and intimidation, obtain from the
Sheriff of said county of Hancock the keys of said j-til,
and, having overpowered the guard stationed ihcreat
for the safekeeping cf the risoners confined therein,
did unlawfully open sai l jail and release therefrom the
said James Oxford and set him at liberty ; and,
Wit sinus, 'I hese repeated and flagrant violations of
th- law, hy bands of disguised persons, clearly estab
lish the fact that there is a determination upon tie ir
part to prevent the said Oxford from being br 'tight, to
punishm-nt, mr the crime of which he stands convicted
thereby sitting the laws of this State at open defiance,
and thwarting the ends of justice ; ahd,
Wrkreas. It is the duty off.hr Executive, ard the
interest of every good citizen of this State, to see to it
that the laws thereof are rigidly executed.
Now, therefore, in order that the majesty of the law
may be fully vindicated, and to this end that the sen
tence imposed bv ihe Court upon the said Oxford as
afores id may be fully executed. I do hereby i*sue this
my proclamation, offering a Reward of FIVE THOUS
AND DOLLARS for the apprehension and delivery of
the 8 dd James Oxford to the Sheriff of Fulton county.
And I do moreover charge all officers, both civil and
military, in this State, to be vigilant in endeavoring to
apprehend the said James Oxford, in order that, he may
be brought, to punishment for the crime of which He
stands conv'cted.
Olvrn under m.v Hand and the Great Seal of the Stme
at, the Capitol, in Atlanta, ’his fourteenth dav of Au
gust in the year of otir Lon) Eighteen Hundred and
Seventy one, and of the Independence of the United
States the Ninety-sixth.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By the Governor:
David G. Cutting, Secretary of State. augl9-4t
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA.
BY RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Governor of salt! State.
WHEREAS, Official information has been received
at this Department that a tnurd-r was committed upon
the body of John A Griffis, in the county of Hiard, on
or about the ISth of November, 18?n. by Thomas Teal.
Pascal Griffi«, and Susan Knowles, as is alledged. and
that the said Thomas Teal. Paschal Griffis, and Susan
Knowles have fled from justice:
Now. therefore, to the end that they may be brought,
to trial for the crime with which they stand charged, I
have thought, proper to issue this mv proclamation,
hereby offering a reward of ONE TH«>US\ND DOL
LARS each for the apprehension and delivery of the
said Teal, Paschal Griffis, and Susan Knowles, with
evidence sufficient to conviet, to the Sheriff of said
countv of Heard
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the ; tate,
at the Capitol in Atlanta, this seventh dav of Angnst,
in the year of our Gird Eighteen Hundred and
Seventy-one. and ot the Independ nee of the United
States of America the Ninetv-siv'h.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By riie Governor;
David G C< tt*ng, Secretary of State. augl2-4t
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA.
BY’RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Governor of said State.
WHEREAS, Tthis been renresented to me that Wal
ter Wilson, Joseph Hodo, Richard Laz nbv. and Rad
ford Perkins, «tand charged with the eiime of assault,
with intent, to murder, upon Ephraim Gibbs, in the
countv of McDuffie, on the 13th day of May, IS7L and
that they have fled from Justice, I have thought proper
therefore, to issue this ir.v Proclamation, hereby off-r
--ing a reward of ONE THOUS\ND DOLLARS for all,
or S3OO eaeh, for the apprehension and delivery of the
said Wilson, Hodo, Lazenby, and Parkins, with evidence
sufficient to convict, to the Sheriff of said c untv, and
State, and also a further reward ot Five Hundred Dollars,
upon the same conditl ns shove recited, for any acces
sory, before the fact, to said crime.
Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of the ‘riate,
at the Capi'ol, in Atlanta, this fifth day of August,
in the year of onr Lord Eighteen Hundred and Sev
tv-one, and of the Independence of the United States
the Ninety-sixth.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By the Governor;
David G. Cotting, Secretary of State. aug!2-4t
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF GEORGIA,
Atl»nta,G*., Augu«t 1, 187.1
Pursuant to secti >n Ist of th- Tax Act. approv- and 18th
of M arch, 1"69. whi<-h authorizes the Governor with the
assistance o*' the • 'omptndler General, to assess and evy
such it per centage on the tax ride property as wiff pro
duce, in the estimation of the Governor, the sum o» five
liun red theiisand doMars. exclusive of specific tax-3,
and after approximating as marly as prac» cable the
amount in value of all taxable property in ihe State as
exhib t -i in t le Dig-sts ; it is
ORDERED; That four tenths of on- p r cent, be ars
sess-d and collected upon the amount of *h- value of
property rcurned by each tax paver, subject to taxa
tion (idvolo em. RUFUS. B. BULLO> K,
Governor
Madison Beall, Comp’r General. augs 4t.
S5 TO SlO PER DAY.
who engagf lit on# new hnsfnfss make from »to $lO
per dav in th. ir own localities Full particulars and
instructions sent free hy mail. Those in ne dos ner
m oent, profitable work should address at once. Gxo£gi
Btikson <fe C<t., Portland, Main®.
yVIISCELLANEOUS.
Monopolies.
We find the Democracy of Cali ornia
making a bol l stand against monopolies
1 hey have renominated Gov. Ilaight, and
notde issue distinct and clear. The San
Fr anctsco Examiner, one of the ablest Dem
ocratic j Hiroaisin the United States, accepts
the gage of battle tendered by the monopo
lists, atid cbarlv and boldly sets forth the
encroachment* which the great creatures of
the law are making urmn ttie rights 1 t their
creators—the States and the peop'e.
Until ft recent period the endowment of
companies with special privileges was con
fined to the Sta»es. and in them the grant
■ f special franchises C'"j and not exceed the
limits permitted by their C'-m-titutiong
And if the-e grants interfernd with tfie
rights of communities • r individuals there
was power in the Supreme Court to redress
the grievance. Under some of their char
ters the privileges grunted by the State
were inten f&icd by the corDorations, and
especially by tliose in carrying trade, so as
to bring them before the supreme tribunal,
and public or individual wrong was ultim
ately redressed.
In the States were these corporations ex
isted they were constantly strivng to
expend their powers with little regard to
public 'pinion or convenience. They were
always aiming to exercise political control,
and the Democrats, on priciple, denounced
hem <v> heartless monopolies, and endeav
ored by pr. per legislation to protect the
people against their aggressions. In the
past few years an important change has
taken place in end"wingo rporations. Now
they receive grants of public moneys, public
lands and extraordinary franchise. The
old doctrine of the rights of States, in these
matters, has been mod.tied bv Congressional
action under the rule of lUdieah.-m ; arid
t;jey traverse S'ates by virtue of their
national charters almost independent of
State control.
Some of the organizations possess in the
aggregate, territories, incme and privi
leges, the and vrlopotent of which will make
them, by their power, a thud element in
Oir system ot government Their l’r< sidents
and Directors will become m >re important
agents in the body politic than the Govern
ors or Senators of commonwealths, and their
poliey will be aggressive against every
barrier opposing the ex’enemn of their
power. Evin now they have attempted to
reconstruct the Supreme Court.
I tie Bank of England find the Bank of
France enjoy special privileges th it. make
'hem powerful institutions to promote the
national pro-purity of the respective cun
nnd they are under governmental
control. Ihe public good is tneir main
object, and their ra'es of interest are at
and fi rent periods the lowe-t percentage that
wiil promote the interests of legitimate
business. Die amounts in these great in
stitutions are largeiy under individual con
trol, nnd if the aggregate amounts disposed
of by their directory seem enormous, we
cut assure our readers that we have a
monopoly in our mulst whose power D
greater than is possessed by either of these
institutions. It is the monster railroad
corporation that spans our continent ; that
whs lands in the best val eys of our Stare ;
tint se'emed its mures of travel so as to
en brace the lands covered with timber and
lie pi ce« where water is abundant. Along
’ie course of rivers it has the landings,
vhere vesels can load or discharge. It can
I»vy i’s tolls at the highest prices at which
farmers can send their goods to market
without suffering a total l >ss. It can de
cee which towns shall be the termini or
slipping places of their trains. It can
ptrsuade or coerce towns into enmpliar ce
wth their wishes. Where this corporation
dtsire to benefit a community, their cars
an m de t > tarry where from any cause
lev disiike their citizens, they hurry be
yond them, after rapidly landing thdr
Passengers.
Diet e will be in time cop Acts between
stich a corporation and ind viduals. as well
at communities. The possession of such
eitraordina y power as the railroad ino
nmuly enjoys tempts its officers to exercise
it.ar.d no matter »hat may De th- general
potev of the directory, its agents can warp
it oas to benefit themselves. Bit we may
be informed that thus far there is no ade
quite ground for cur accusation that we
ait alarmists that w- denounce the men
wtji have aeeomp ished the greatest work
o'modern times as mere sordid speculators
-that our outcry against a monster m .-
n>pi»ly is a mere dodge to rally the people
tithe support of the Democracy. Such is
n.t our purpose. We dread the effects of
tie concentration of wealth in the hands of
afevv ; we dread the concentration of paw*
e in the hands of limited number that the
pivileged few will select as their agems.
Ve make no war on the individuals, but j
w find that the great corporators fhr. ugh
<«t the Union are combining together; that
tie lailroads in several States have selected
afew to control them ; that the spirit of
cunpetition which it was supposed would
e:ist from the r rivalry, and which was the
fa-ely alleged plea made by the Radical j
paty to endow them so munificently, has j
ce.sed. Instead of cornpettt on we have i
e" solidarion. Instead of facilitating the ;
d'-ehipment of States and teritories by low
fregbts and low fares, we are menaced
w n deoroa-md accommodation and high
pries.— Union nnd American.
ft'R government is certainly the best in
fhfworld, for it runs itself. The President
th(St‘oe f ary of State, the Seeetiry of War
thiSeeetarv of the Interior, the Secretary of
thtNavy, the Postmas'er-General, the A t
toney-General. the Treasurer of the Unit
ed States. tfie A'-istant Secre'arv of the
the Reg’n-ter <>f the Treasury, the
Astistant-Secretary of the State, the Second
Aibtor. the Third Auditor, and the Chief i
Clrk if the Interior Department are all i
abent, some in Europe on two or three
myths' leave, and the others ens >viog the
deghts of the Summer resorts. T ’ere are
no vacations in the salaries, however.—
Mi‘>e Standard
B uarck’s new es»ate. given him by the
Emte’or for his servic- s latterly, has an ,
area 4 eighty square miles, and contains
tweiu-three villages. The ’and has been .
hitlerto crown land, and represent a eapi- j
tal aloe of more than one million thalerd.
PIATF liM OF TUB TfiXAS Dem CRACT
Whereas, It beiomes necessary from tune
to time for the friends of constitutional gov
ernment to reassert their devotion to it,
and to proclaim ihe principles upon which
it should be admini-ttred ; and when its
enemies obtain power, to expose the usur
pation to the end that the whole people
may be aroused to action to their
rights at the pallot-box ; therefore,
! lit it Lesotved, 1. 1 hat the Democracy
if Texas have an trbidmg confidence in the
devotion of the National Democratic party
to correct principles of government; and
we pledge ourselves to co-eperate with it
as an integral part thereof, in its future
efforts to re-rioi-t; the government in its ud
nrnnistration to the on which it
was founded.
2. That we rely upon the honesty and
capacity of the people for self-government.
3 That the Constitution, as formed by
the free voice of the State, is the foundation
of the cower of the g vernment.
4. That the powers of the General Gov
ernment are restricted to the express grants
of the Constitution, and all rowers not grant
ed are reserved to the States and the people
thereof
5 The regulating of suffrage and elec
tions belongs t 1 the respective States ; and
any interference by the General Govern
ment, with intent to control either, is a
gr iss u-urpatii>n of power* and the Use of
military at elections to overawe the people
and prevent a fair and full expression of
their political sentiments, is utterly sub
versive to free government, and shouhl be
resisted by all proper means, until the evil
is abolished, and an honest, untrammelled
ballot restored.
0. The abolition of slavery, as a result of
the war, is accepted as a fixed fact, and it
becomes our duty, by State legislation, to
provide for tDe security and well-being of
all classes of men. native and foreign born,
white <>r blaek
7 The imm'gration of the white races
from all quarters of the world should be
encouraged and there should be no unrea
s n’ ble impediments or delay to naturali
zation and citizenship, the D mnerntic party
having been uniformly in favor of liberal
policy toward all persons of foreign birth,
who in good faith seek a home among us.
8 That we will yield obedience to the
Constitution and laws.
Thirty Men lviu.to and Eaten.—The
HomriUiU Gazette publishes t*ie f Mowing
account of recent difficulties in Ovalau. The
great topic of conversation here, and one
which, to my mind, is of paramount im
portance, is the present warlike aspect of
the natives—not as yet, toward the white
population, hut an 01 g themselves At the
back of this is and, and only a few miles
fiyrn the beach* is a powerful trihe known
as the Levoni On the rums) end of the
island resides another tribe. Both tribe
appear to have some diflerenees, and had
fought, the particulars of which were made
known to ’he 'king hy a man named Cor
nelious. Upon obtaining the information
Thackombua sent over to the Levoni men
requesting them to desist from fighting
The reply was that they would kill the
individual who had informed him of their
doings, and who they soon found out
to lie Cornelious. I should state that, up
to this time, the people of all the tribes on
Ovalau had professed Christianity, and oor
nelious was said to fie a urnst exemplary
pious man, well known to missionaries end
native teachers. Nevertheless, upon Cor
neiious making his appearance among them
he was instantly clubbed, his body muti
lated and then interred Two days after
fiis interment the b -dv was exhunvd, in
accord rice with nn old native custom and
a “man oven” was constructed and heated
with red-hot stories. In this the body of
poor Cornelious was thrust and hiked like
a pig. And then a barbarian feast was
held by these beastly cannibals, who de
voured every p >rrion of the remains, pick
ing the bones and reserving them as troph
ies. Bor ibis only wetted their appetites f >r
human flesh, they next made an onslaught
on thmr neighbors at the north pnd of the
island, and .have killed. I undi rstand. a bout
thirty, all of whom it is felieveJ have been
eaten. U-rrerliVl Gazette
Jefferson’.'-Opinion < f King j . —While in
Bur pe 1 <itt-*n amu-ed my-elf with con
templating the characters .if the then r<ogn
ing s v reigns of Europe Loui- XIV was
a fool, <>f my own knowledge, and despir the
answer made for him at his trial The King
of Spain was a fool, arid of Naples the
same They passed their lives in hunt ng,
and dispatched two couriers a week one
thousand miles to let each other know what
game they hud killed the preceding days.
King of Sardinia wis a fool. All these were
B urboris. The Queen of Portugal, a Bra
gai Zl. Wi.a an idiot by nature, arid s > was
the King of Denmark. Their s >ns as Re
gents. exerc’fed ihe powers of government
The King of Prussia, successor to the great I
Frederick, was a mere hog in body as well
in mil and Gustavus of Sweden and Joseph
of Austria w*-re really craz ; and George of
England, y u know, was in a straight waist
coast. There remained, then, none but old
Catharine, who had been too lately picked
up to have lost her common sense. In this
81 ate Bonaparte found Europe ; and it was
this state of its rulers which lost it with
scree a struggle These animal** had be
come without rninda and powerless, and so
will every heredifort monarch be after u
few generations. Alexander, the grands n
ot Catherine, is yet an exception. lie is i
able to hold his own. But he ia "niy of
the third generation. His r ice is not yet
worn out And “80 endeth the book of
Kings,” from all of whom the Lord deliver
us 1
And so you have taken the tetotal pledge
have ye?” asked one Iri-hman of another. !
* lodi'd * I V ave and am not artharpfed of it j
ather.” ’’And did n t Paul teil Timothy to
take a little wine for his stomach?” “S> fie
and and. bnt my name is not Timothy, and
there’s nothing the matter with my stom
aeb. ,y
———■
A HYSTERICAL female G like a hnund pup
with -ore ears If the subject is nut treat
ed tenderly lo k o U r for veils
Men only brink a little something when
ailing. Therefore we are a nation of inva
iids.
Miscellaneous ltcnui
A mill privilege—Kissing factory girls.
Most lovers like to be alone—with their
sweethearts of course.
•Women in arms’—Well, where should
they be?
Some tail irs would make cap ! tal drag
oons, they charge so.
A dentist can stop a woman’s tooth, but
not her jaw.
Poetry seems to know most of God’s
world. History of the devii's world.
A bad marriage is like an electric machine,
it makes you dance but you cau’t let go.
Maids of h«uor—Those who do not jit
suitors.
Justice Peters, of Davenport, has shackled
938 couples in matrimonial bonds since
1803.
“Sallv, what time does your folks dine
to-day ? ’ “Soon us you go away ; them’s
missus' orders.”
An old bachelor is a travelor on life’s
railroad who has failed to make the proper
C mnectioiis.
The woman’s Right’s phalanx of terrible
females wants the American lyomen to fall
in, they are more used to falling out.
A wid'wer was recently rejected by a
damsel who didn’t want affections that had
been “warmed over.”
The pews of some of the churches ought
to rest on pivots, so that the occupants
could see who comes in without straining
their necks.
A Maine family consistirg off ur sons
and a daughter, lately married their next
door neighbor’s four daughters and one son.
Won’t it be jolly when they all get mixed
up in a family jar ?
“Now’, my little boys and girls,” said a
teacher. “I wantyou to he very still, so still
that vou can hear a pin drop.” In a mo
ment all was silent, when a little boy shriek
ed out, “Let her drop.”
“You’d better look out for your hoss’s
feet above here, mister,” said a ragged boy
to a traveler. “Why?” asked the gentle
man, nervously pulling up. “Cause, there’s
a fork in the road there, sir,” was the can
did reply.
Leavenworth, Kansas, is said to boast of
a man who is so tall that iiis likeness can
not he got into one picture. A local artist
has painted his head and shou’ders, aod
announces that he will be “continued next
week ”
Avery smart boy on his return from col
lege. attempted to prove that two were equal
to three.
Pointing to a masted chicken on the
tab’e he said : “Is not that one?” and then
pointing to another; “Is not that two? and
do not one an two make three?” Where
upon his father said; “Wife, you take one
and I’ll take the other, and our smart boy
oau have the third for his dinner.”
Josh Billings, before he went to Saratoga,
sent the following quaint letter to the Le
lauds, of the Grand Union :
Nkw York, August 12.
Le lands, M? Dears: I have been at
L°ng Branch for the J tst six weeks frolick
ing in ttie water, and I went to come to
Saratoga and let the water frolick in me.
I want to c>me up next Wednesday night,
the 16th, and stay two or three weeks. I
want as comfortable a room as I can con
veniently have for myself and wife. Gieat
care ehould be taken in making out my bill
that it should be as modest as possible, for
I have a very sensitive nature Big bills
always did scare me. Remember me fond
ly to A. T. Stewart, Vanderbilt, and any
other distinguish'd individuals that may be
with you. 1 regret that my wife can’t
firing her poodle with her ; the pup has had
an attack of Bore eyes, is Congress water
plenty this year ? 1 hope so, for 1 am dread
ful dry.
With much love for the whole human
family, I remain your humble and hand
some servant,
Henry W. Shaw, or “Josh Billings.”
Polling a Lion’s To tii —A Glasgow
professional man has just extracted a tooth
from a lion. The patient was well lassoed.
W hen the lion was somewhat exhausted by
struggles to free himself, the doctor mount
ed on a tub in front of the stage. A piece
of wood was placed in the lion’s mouth,
and at once the beast made a snap. Then
a pitchfork was held up, and placed in the
mouth, kept it open, while the inside was
thcr< uglily washed Afterward the doctor,
pushing his arms through the bars into the
lion’s mouth, and running his band over
the teeth, found the loose grinder. A ters
rible struggle ensued. The lion plunged
more vig< rously and howled more fright
fully than ever, tossing his head from side
to side, and at times forcing his hinder as
well as his front paws against the bare.
But ultimately the doctor triumphed over
all diffieu ties arid dangers, and by
of powerful fotceps extracted the loose
tooth, which was found broken and disea-ed
near the root. When the task had been
completed the lion sank down completely
exhausted, and while fie lay steady and
Jjuiet the doctor cut out the over the
jaw, and fouud the bone severely injured if
not broken. It was, however, deeme i ex
pedient to subject the beast to another
operation.
Hi w ritrri-h Babies ake Treated.— A
Mrs Harvey, who has been traveling in
Turkey, and visiting harems, gives the fol
lowing ace unt of the manner in which
new-born b »bies are there treated :
Soon after their birth thev are rubbed
down with salt and tightly swaddled in the
Italian fa-hion. The pies-ure of these
bundig°s is often so great the circulation
becomes impeded, and incisions and scari
fications are then made on the haods, feet
and spine, to let out what the Tuikish doc
tors aui nurses call ‘the dead blood ’* The
unhappy little erearure is ooly occasionally
released from its bonds, and never thorough
ly washed until the sacred month of thirty
and ys has expired, when it is taken with its
mother to the bath. No wonder that the
sickly and ailing sink under such treatment
and that the mortality among infante should
be frightful.
NO. 39.