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WtV mm i —Hunts Merchants’ Magazine.
"\fler I began to u Iverti-w tnv Ironware freely,
kdiit-n Increased with mii tmir rapidity. For ten
mi owl I have spent £3n.iMlo yearU to keep ny
wssriut wares before the public. Had i been timid in
rivprtMng, I never should have pn-se«acd my fortune
uf£i.Vi,min’’, McLeod Helton. Birmingham
“ vlviT'islng like Midas' touch, tu r ns everything to
f»M. !l it, your daring men draw millions to their
'■offers”—Stuart (May
’ Vhit and icily is to love, and boldness to war. the
0 fal use of printer’s i ik, is to success In business.’
Br cher.
Vi’hn it the aid of advertisement I • ou’d have done
noth ng in my -p dilations. 1 have the most coinple e
f*i h In ‘•printers*lnk.” Adve. tising is the “royal road
t« badness Karniim.
Professional Paros.
\\ XHEV LL \ r ’ rpv I,ov I’ti
' i »sbm. Oa Will practice ir the Flint Hrcuit or
ilxwtiete,and attend promptly to business, jin 13- ts.
\\ I E\\ EH. A'tonipo Ilf |,aW
' T b " lri:is,on ' Htt. "'ill practice in all the Courts
'' l, “ I" lint Circuit, and clsewh- re by special contract
l ’"' v 'B • heticy’s firiek building Houtheast c wrier
fwuip stairs. v ' j .nIH-tf
ni 'Hit \.M I'EK.I HJ E uv.nvf ,» -
n,, n Iv locate I at The Itock. tenders his pc fessional
’ ' sto th- Mtrroundirg eornmiiity. and promises to
'!’■ eno labor or attention to those who rn ia pat.roriize
july22--»imo
MH -A\l> 'V I( ’ I[. \t r . rney ti and 4' •• * i». -
at Law, Thoniaaton. Oa. Will practice
' L 'c sev,*ral ' 'oiirt.s of the St.af eof (Georgi a, and attend
1 -"npUy to ;,ll business entrusted to his care.
novli ts
|) »YX (»\ MIHVHIKE \ »r»*c PI :| |
t, ~f* 1 w- Criffim. Ha. Oflfcein Almah Hall, next do«r
com,"*i’ T ' K O|,r,oK "'h practice in the ('ountiei
L’wtt' o''* l,U * • "ii’cuit, and in the United States
, ' K ... Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy,
*nnv Lviv
])! Yv, V& \U\ \ ALLY Vrr niHiv or
(. . , '“b driffla. (4a. Will practice in nil the »>un
C t > ;:;"'T in * I * u ' Elint Judicial Circuit, and in the
\y. e '"t v * e 'iwether, Clayton, Fayette and Coweta.
!)j,t j l '' t( Hice in t| ie Supreme Court of Heorgia. and the
Ct "'’Hot the United Mates lor the Northern and
in , ern l,istri cts of Georgia
ls **i'iv. [apllft-ty] L. T poval.
m iLLEN. \ttor ev n' L w T'i-hm
j,.j ' Ha. Will practice in the counties com
' - the Flint Judicial Circuit, and elsewhere l»y
I wo tract. All business promptly attended to.
I ' e in Cheney *8 brick nuilding. inchll-ly
\Y Tlv KENdi\LL .ts .* h'- nr f«-
danal services tc the citizen- of ( hoinastou and
ding country. May be found Diirin the day at
j . 'hti st.ire. at night at the former reside ce of
"dl. opposite ib>gers * Cheney’s Warehouse.
!*• U \y
'' REUDIN'.i. At or o-v a; Lw.
e„ * ®srnesvi| e, Pike eo, Ga. Will practice in the
el I '’ n M ,r > s ing the Flint Judicial Cir nit, and
•'>11,77,' >s ontraet Al usiness promptly
Hi\ s7.',T t '’ in Klder - building, ver* haiulmf's
ug'i- y
] rl! 'ILL Art.»ffn-v n* L>w,
nit unit Will practice in the Flint Cir
-—by special eontr.jct. aug27 'y
J UjL \itoroev >tnd G hi'i*eil r
t;i > Klim,., practice iu the counties composing
*•'! in ths pi lnt ' the Supreme Court, of 'wor ia,
,^m»ii|,tncU!ourt the Untted States for the
Thnns.fr.' * le,- n Histricts of Georgia.
-
& MuCALLx A rr **r 1 vs
r . v an 7 e!' t y ° v ’ingt >n. f’eorgia. Will attend regu
va't,ce In Siii>eri<»r * ’«»urts of the
iiutts, II nrv, Soal ling Pike.
’ v *" r gan, DeKaib Gwinnette and .las
r \ it* v \ * - *
ts Lk, r . 1 MVniEWS A t rti'*v ut
l „ , p niog th7-°*>! t, * n * ( * A « practice all the counties
"'si , I: *t'ahoochee Circuit and elsewhere by
decin-ly |
?)»Ac pfioY hi l,iiw fta>-'ft*-
ft j’ >a "'H practice In ail the counties of—
"'t and. Supreme Court of the State.
i)\ U U T V , uK r 1 lUNK. ,\ / r..c.**i 7t
I „f th ll Will practice in all the
■ , 6 ' Hircuil, and Upson and
I , dedS-1y
f ' V, H 0 mtlnue flip 11rut*tic* 1
t' itie. Office at B. D. Hardaway’s Drug
dec'^-ly
Attorney »ct Ltw
V" P r *ntloe in Circuit Courts of
c Uuited States District Courts.
LADIES’ FANCY STORE!
OVER
MESSRS, FLEMISTEE & BEOOES,
COHNKR or HILL AND SOLOMON STKKKTS,
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA,
w )t T LD respPßtfully inform the j».>od
citizens of Thomaston and vicinity that we have now
|n store, and keep constantly on baud a superior stock
and very latest styles of
L*Pl(S’ FI\|:;DIIESH 00008,
A CUJHbtIUEWS’ SHOES,
L ADiEji’ JEWEhRY,
LADIES’ HOSIERY,
LADIES’ NOTIONS,
MILLINERY, Vkc.
A t/uouftand little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer
chants know nothing about to bo found at our Store.
MILLINERY !
The Choicest, Freshest, and SWKKTEST, stock in
tire maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of
customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Call on or
address
MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & 0.,
mayl3-tf Griflin, Georgia.
ANDREWS & HILL,
M ANCKACIDCERS and dralkus in
FURNITURE.
COFFINS, &c., &0.,
AT
.1. & T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Jlllcs
Southwest of Thomaston, Gu.
\\f E would rp*nof.tf n !l v inform onr
I* friends and the public generally, that we have
estahed a
FURNITURE MANUFACTORY
at the above named ]da. c, where we manufacture and
keep Constantly on hand superior Furniture »f all kinds,
varieties, and grades. We are preparsd to till all or
d. rs 'or COFFIN*, and dn all kinds ofi 'a'dnet work
with neatness and dispatch We flatter ourselves that
we can (dense all that know good work when they see
it Our facilities and advantages iii preparing our own
Lumber and Manufaetu'ing our■ oiv Work enables us
to offer anv quantity, better varieties, an ' dc eb’edly
better bargains than other Furniture dealers in 'his
section of country. We earnestly request all that are
in nee«' of anything in our line to c ill .ml examine ■ ur
stock, ns we feel satisfied that we can give satisfaction
in style, quality and price. All work warranted to be
a» represented. Orders solicited.
inay2(My .1 AS ANDREWS & L S. HILL.
CHEAP READING
THE
AT LAN 1A NEW ERA.
CLT J 15 K A rE!S .
In order to plat e the
WEEKLY NEW ERA
within the r ach of all. the proprietors have determin
ed to to offer the following
SPLENDID INDUCEMENTS :
One copy, one year $ 8 on
Ten copies one year. .oft each lft ftt*
Twenty copies, one year. $1 .“ft each 2ft 'ft
Thirty copies one year ftl.itftea h Bft ftft
The Weeklv Era contains nearly twenty-eight col
umns of choice leading matter eacli issue, consisting of
Politics, Literature. Market Reports, and
GENERAL NEWS.
Make tip v.uir Clubs at once.
Postmasters are authorized and requested to act as
Agents A.idlest NEW ERA OFFICE.
july‘29-t( Atlanta, Ga.
JEST KKCKIVEP!
gQ BBL 9. BLUE GRASS RYE WHISKY.
0Q BBLS. CROWES I YE WHISKY.
DHLS. DUNCAN BOURBON.
1.00 nBLS ' FAIKF vY bourbon.
BBLS. CORN WHISKY.
Arda Large assortment of imported and Domestic
BRANDFIS AND WINFS,
I M’hirh we offer extremely low. As we buy only from
Distillers an I firs class Importers and only FOR CASH,
we can offer rare inducement. Give ns a call and ex
it mi <mr stock. L■ OHE.V & CO.,
ocl2l 8m Atlanta, Ga.
CANNON HOUSE,
(Recently St. James Hotel.l
Marietta Street, Gate City Block,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
B mriL D tv, $2.00. oi*t2l-6m
DR. THOS. A. WARREN,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
OF FF.RS }ii* services to fi»e c ; tiz' ns if
Griffin and vicinity Special attention given to
the treatment of
CHRONIC DISEASES.
Those at adistince can < an consult him by letter.
Office over George Beecher & t o , • ill Street.
april29-tf
WATCH REPAIRING.
11F, ttitizens <»f ( T t»s.» atifi HiijncP'if
£ counties are respectfully informed that I have |
moved my stock to the store o Vr. Wm Wallace, and j,
am now prepared to exeotite work in my fine of busi
ness, on the most favornbl ts-rms. Rep iring of all
kinds done at- the shortest no ice and i theoeatest man
ner. I have facilities ft.r turning out good w >rk, and by
strict attention to business hope to receive a liberal
abate of patronage. Very respectfully,
aprilS-tf WM. L. BKTAW.
BYINGTON S HOTEL,
CMKflßft BROADWAf AXD HILL StnKvlS.
GRIFFIN, .............€»EO*t«fA.
THOMASTON. GA.. SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 17. 1872.
FURNITURE
AND
VARIETY WORKS,
THOMASTON, CA.
T WOULD RESPFUTFULLY NOTIFY
.•ill who aue in need of anything
FUR NIT UR E
line, that I am now manufacturing
large quantities of various styles at
as LOW PRICES as the same goods
can lie bought in any market in
Georgia. All work is warranted to
give satisfaction. We are also pre
pare to do all kinds of
WAGON WORK,
having secured the services of com
petent workmen. Can also furnish
NEW BUGGIES to suit the most
fastidious, and will do nil kinds of re
pairing in that line promptly and in
good order. We can furnish Sash,
Doors, Blinds, and other
BUILDING MATERIAL,
upon short notice and as reasonable
as they can be bought elsewhere.
Dan Dress and Match Lumber of all
kinds, and having a large number of
good Mechanics employed all the
time, we are prepaired t«* take
Contracts for Building
of all kinds at low rates. Mr. J. J.
INGRAM, who is in charge of the
business, will be found at tho Shop
all times, and will be pleased to serve
any one in need of anything in his
lino.
MR. J. C. ZIMMERMAN,
will also be found at this shop— he
is making the BEST CHAIRS ever
before made in this country, and
will be pleased to supply all who
wish
SUPERIOR CHAIRS
which he will fully guarantee to give
satisfaction.
This is an enterpiise dependent
upon the public for a support and
though it may look small, it has cost
a large sum of money to put it in
operation. A liberal share ot patron
age is solicited,
JOSEPH ALLEN,
nov4-tf Thomaston, Ga.
RQffERS & CHENEY,
WAREHOUSE
AND
COTTON COMMISSION
AJSTPS,
THOMASTON, GEORGIA.
I \ r F, take this rrethr.d of informing nir
T V frl ■ niU and the puh’lc generally thatour NE'vl
W \ UF.Hi >USK is now coin JeteJ and we are now pro
pared to serve them in the
ir . •: ... -r ... j 7 - 7 '%
Storage and Sale of Cotton.
Onr Scales ar» new ami correct, and having serurd
the services of a competent and reliable Scab sm.in, ve
can safi iv guarantee to <lo justice to both buyers ail
selb re. I I lEKAL
ADVANCES
will be made or, CO P I ON' in store BUYERS X
THOMASTON will pay Ba n-svllle PRIOKs tbr CX
ton. Insurance on Cotton in Warehouse <>ne per ce£.
oct7-Gin
FOUTZ’S
CELEBRATED
Horse gJalPoiflen
01108 preparation, long and
known, will thoroughly re-invigoile
broken down and low-spirited hor»,
by strengthening and cleansing le
stomach and intestines-
It is a sure pr ventive of all diseais
incident to this animal, such as LUIr
FEVER. GLANDERS. YELLOW
WATER. HEAVES. COUGHS, DIS
TEMPER, FEVERS, FOUNDER, fM
LOSS OF APPETITE AND VITAL
ENERGY, Ac. Its use improves jdfrfvßtuSJmf
the wind, increases the appetite— V r fni
gives a smooth and glossy <|kin —and M y
tranTo-ms the miserable skeleton .* s
intoa fine-looking and spi-ite 1 hfirse.
. To keepers of Cows this prepa-
JR-Jl in -- tion is invaluable. It is a sure p
t jfl ventive against Rinderpest, Holkr
sci I Horn, etc. It has been proven y
» actual experiment <o increase ie
r.' quantity of milk and cream twety
per cent, and make the butter fid
and sweet. In fattening cattleit
gives them an appetite, loosens their liide, and mats
them thrive much fas ter.
In all diseases of Swin*. such as Coughs, Ulr? Ja
the Lungs. Liver, Ac., this article acts
as a specific. By putting from one
half a na(x;r to a paper in a barrel of
swill the above diseases will b- eradi
cated or entirely prevented. If given
in time, j» ce-tain p-eventive and
cure for the Hog Cholera.
M7ID E.
nad Storekeepers th.^ U gjj OU j
“ ll 50Uth
y.ir s'*' e i’y J’ Alt' A I ER,
' X 1 ' * aovtt-ly
Tlio’naaton, Oa.
Miscellaneous.
Consider the Results of Idleness.
The foil, >winjr Composition was read at
un Ga , by Mi.-s Harriet McMdlican,
of Ca*s c-.ur.tv. at an.exhibition given by
litw. T H. Stout, who is now in charge of
the Female School at Thomaafon. Its
merit for original thought, beautiful and
impressive idea*, and instructive Easons,
induces us to give it publication, and com
mend 'ts perusal.
Composition'—subject, idleness.
1 nis >uEject cannot fail to arresi the at
tention. and c >mmand the respect, of ev< ry
thinking mind I- there a being now living,
who is capable of reflection, and accustomed
to meditation, who a- es not feel the deepest
remorse, when the past is called up and in
vestigated with profound scrutiny ? The
young, who are little accustomed to retro
spective thought, whose cheeks are ntanteled
with the tint of the summer rose, may try
to quiet the mind and the conscience, and
attempt t > shot out the accusations which
force, their way to the heart, as r. collection
spreads before them the go'den inomerUs
which have been wasted, but gnilt will
fasten on the soul, and the spontaneous
feelings of the heart, will acknowledge the
most criminal prodigality. The young do
not genera'ly regard Idleness as a great
crime, aid therefore they do not know how
to appreciate time. Its intrinsic value is
covered by the vail of procrastination. They
indulge a vain hope, that they shall he able
to accomplish in old age, what should have
been achieved in thp vigor of youth. They
often insist, that much of their time should
he spent in that way, which is’ most agree
able and pleasam {that when niaturer years
steal on them, and the pleasures of youth
have fled, th►>n they expect, by increased
diligence, to re leem their misspent time.
But alas 1 how sad and futile is the thought;
when (.l«f age comes, imagination’s picture
vanishes, arid all is sad reality. Life is too
short, and time too valuable, to be wasted.
With the deepest interest, we appeal to
theyoung to beware of idleness. Accustom
the mind to habits of regular labor. Fix
the attention upon a course of usefulness
to yourselves and others. Awaken within
you, a desire to accomplish some noble pur
pose. Cultivate habits of patient endur
ance. Let it he y.iur ambition, to secure
the approbation of the wise and good. Link
y urselves to those, who are engaged in
laudable enterprises. Let your motto h*,
determination, activity, and perseverance.
W nile you are voting, vipw with care and
solemn mod tatiop, the grand over which y> u
are destined to pass. Allow riot imagination
to deceive you in wli-t is before you.
Ihink well of the difference between those
who begin cautiously and earnestly in the
business of 1 fe; and those who idle away the
precious moments of preparation. While
strenjirh, vijror, and sueceßß attend the
firmer, feebler ess marks the unsuccessful
effirls of the latter. May the who
hear mv Voice to-day, derermino to identify
i hem selves with that part of the community,
which s actively engaged in useful emyloy-.
merit ; arid hv the r industry and useful
ness mav they C au*e tlieir names to he
honored, and to he handed down to posterity
as {rood and iireat.
Allow me to impress upon your minds,
the {;reat necessity of untiring effort and
c nstant application. Your friends will he
deiijjhted that you have not disappointed
their expectations. And oh ! how the
hearts ot the fond parent will tlm.b for
joy, when he sees his brightest hopes and
his most sanguine expectations have been
realized. May we a'l have a fixed deter
mination to sustain ourselves amid the
trials and misfortunes of life ; so that those
who feel a great interest in our welfare
may have no cause to rn< urn over us. We
have power to turn our feet from the paths
"f the foolish, and seek true honor. W e
are more and more impressed with the
fact, that we have power to control our own
destinies, exo-pr in cases of absolute igno
rance, in the way of improvement. Snail
we not look round and enqn’re, what we
are doing? and what we ought to do? If
we have been dreaming away our lives, we
should wake up to action. We should re
member, that this is an age of progress and
of wonders, and that it offers an opportuni
ty to al) who desire to work.
The old and middle-agrd, abke, become
the theme of my thoughts. Perhaps they
are ready to say, “too late I" But we think
the words “too late,” inappropriate to every
srage of life. They should not be utterel
by the innocent, thoughtless, joy-I..ving
child, or by rhe buoyant youth ; neither
should they find a Te-ting place in tl*e
bosom of manhood, or be breartied by the
livid lipa of declining age. Never should
manhiod or old age give them birth ; vet
how tfren are our ears saluted with the
melancholy sound, “to-, late!” Y u who
h?.ve re, “hed the meridian of life, remem
ber that ti> . . r ,
bloom of health once covered
viur cheeks ; » ...
, * n n vno rejoiced in hardi
hood and strength
... , -i your pathway in
life was dec-fed with ti.
4 n -.pd, , ° ra “f nope. Lye, |
and happu PBS ; then you r
stamp r'''are and sorrow. BuT * M,re r, ° ;
m;l .‘-fl 'hat the hand of eii'knthia 1),“ (
U 7' n - t " nr '" rm - »"<t that tht bloßKOina 1
of 'ffectioo and jo, have withered around ■
Y" u > *he mantle of sadness may have en
veloped you in its folds, and you nmy h tve
concluded that there is no longer anything
to live for in this beautiful world ; even
after you have experienced al! this, you
must not dare to be idle, or say, “t< o late.”
While there is life, write it upon the tablet
of your heart, never, never “too late” for
effort. Go forth to conquer; with a deter
mination not to yield ; bent upon writing a
name among the stars; resolved to buffet
the billows of adversity, and with a firm
purpose to stem, with dauntless courage,
the tide of misfortune, and then success
will surely be yours.
And in conclusion, may I be allowed to
appeal to the old, whose face is nearly
run; votary of the shrine of mamon ! re
creant from the faith ! do the misspent
hours, days and years of your past lives,
haunt you ? Do you feel that there is no
redemption? no reparation to he made?
Do you tremble upon the threshhold of the
grave? D» you too exclaim in the agony
of despair, “Alas! too late!!” Take hack
vour words:—not too late. Though the
death damp were upon your brow, and
your heart strings can vibrate hut a little
time, there is still hope of salvation. No,
not “too late ” Be not idle, erring, frail
one. The jewel which now so brilliantly
sparkles in the coroner, has been a rough,
unsightly pebble. Hast thou felt the death
barbed shafts of taunt and jeer? the mock
ing, stinging laugh of those once thine
eqoa'e? Art thou, too, ready to exclaim
in the bitterest grief, “too late!” Joyless
heart, ’us not “too late.” Peace arid lian
piness may yet dwell with thee. Let thy
motto be, “onward and upward and a
crown of g'nry and wealth will He thine on
earth, and one of bliss and immortality,
thou shall receive in Heaven.
Mrs. Lf.e - Claim — At tne instance of
Senator Johnson, of Virginia, says a Wash
ington letter, the Judiciary CorSmitte will
sht.rily c -nsider the claim of Mrs. Robert
E. Lee for payment for the Arlington estate,
n--w used by the government as a national
cemetery. The prevailing belief is that the
Committee will recommend an appropriation
to liquidate the claim of Airs. Lee. Several
Radical Senators have already acknowl
edged the justice of the claim. The title
of the Government is not valid, the require
ments of the law having been entirely dis
regarded in the acquisition cf the property
The estate was sold for tax-s, but it is
asserted that Airs. Lee, through an agent
tendered payment, of the taxes, hut the
Government officers refused to accept it.
The property was hid in at the sale by the
Government at S2G.O(JO, but only $92 was
paid, ithat being the amount due as tax.
Another informality in the sale was the
disposition of the entire estate, whereas
only a sufficient portion to liquidate the tax
indebtedness should have been detached
and sold. Airs. Lee, in a memorial to Con
gress, asks for $300,000, deeming that
amount a fair price for the property ; but
there is a decided difference of opinion on
this point, some claiming greater value for
the property, and others charging that the
amount a-kej is exorbitant. As this prop
erty was a part of the original estate of
Mrs. Lee. the animosity borne towards her
husband for his prominent participation in
the rebellion is not expected to prejudice
the case.
The B iston Post says a change has come
ever the aspect of political affairs in the
Republican party. The opposition to Grant,
which wa« supposed to have been blown
away by the artificial whirlwind created by
the politicians duriug the recess, is appear
ing more powerful than sver, and at last it
has taken form in the propositi »n for a
Convention of disaffected Republicans, to
he held in Cincinnati on the first Monday
in May. As matters stand at present, this
Convention promises to he of the very
greatest importance. A well-informed cor
respondent of the New York Tribune writes
from Wavhington that the friends of Grant,
in Congress are really afraid, and that th. ir
l ist resort is to frighten his opponents into
support by declaring that Grant at and the
party are inseparable. Senators freely con
fess that within thirty days the situation
has greatly changed and that, although
they do not give up their hebef that Grant
will he renominated, it will be only after
a severe fight. T ey admit that other men
in the party are more available, and esti
mate that, if he is elected, it will he by a
very close vote { while the best thing for
the party Would he the formal refusal of
Grant to run. The Cincinnati < oriveu(iun
Comes in now to increase the fears of rhe*e
gentlemen arid to warrant their estimate if
the difficulties in the way of Grant's renom
illation. Affairs have been tending to this
end ft.r a long time, and it is to he hoped
that noth.ng will interfere with the prose
cution of the schema
W hen HA. It '! — Bv the r «»ty of Wash
ington the termination of the ref-elbon i
fixed upon tne *bh of April, 1865. when,
according to the recent decision of the
bupr -me Court, the war was not t>v“r until
April 2. 1866. This is a very interesting
v'Pfti' ir, though the war is not over yet,
judging Congressional policy. —Baltic
more Sun.
Hnnctitjr of thr Kallot-Boi.
'Ve ,h * following well-timed and
appropriate remarks from the Savannah
Republican of the 10th inst., and hope our
Legislature, when it meets in July, will
take some step to remedy this evil or evils
in Georgia:
“There is more in the conduct of recent
elections in the L T nited State* to cieat*
alarm for free institutions than can be found
in the revolutionary enactments of Congress
or the usurpations of the President. Had
laws are not always executed in their rigor,
and even a daring and ambitious President
may be made to pause under the indignant
frown of an outraged people. Bnt corrupt*
ion at the ballot-box is (he fruitful source
of all political evils. There are no waters
eo bitter that they cannot How from that
fountain. It is treason to liberty among
the people themselves, and the moral sense
of the nation must he r< used iu order to
check and eradicate the evil.
The recklessness and perfect desperation
in tlm management of elections under the
rule of Radicalism, is without an approach
to a parallel in all our history. The evil
has not only been tofaru’et!, but has actu
ally become part and parcel of the policy
of that party. No election bill is passed by
a Redical Congress or Legislature that is
not designed to exclude the people from a
fair hearing at the polls. It seems to bo
the determination to hold on to power,
rightfully or wrongfully, w hether the peo
ple desire it or nor. Indeed, we have only
the empty forms of popular institutions left.
Political managers control both the elec
tions and the government. It was openly
announced the other day in the Senate, in
support of the House bid of apportionment,
that it would give lhe liadiculs so many
more Representatives than they would get
under a fair law by which the people would
be represented according to numbers. Such
questions as constitutionality, right, the
welfare of the country are never inquired
into or put in issue on the passage of any
measure.
How long can this government last under
such a total abandonment of the vital prin
ciples upon which it Was founded? Tho
freedom and purity of the ballot box is tho
very essence of Republican liberty. There
can be no free government without it, and
we must make up our mind to check cor*
ruption or go into anarchy or despotism.
How shall it be done? The first step is
stringent laws against Illegal voting, and
their rigid enforcement. We have always
thought the penalty provided by law fur
this crime bore no proportion to its magni
tude. It has got to be one of such common
occurrence, that tho popular mind has lost
its keen sense of its enormity. When we
recollect that an illegal vote knowingly cast
is an attack upon free popular government
and moral treason to one's country, it is
clear that the penalty cannot well be too
severe. The offender, if not actually de
cerving of death, should be imprisoned for
at least twenty years, and deprived of the
franchise f*»r life. The evil isone that calls
for excmplwj punishment—like the eevero
enactment of England against forgery,
which executed upon a distinguished of
fender, has suppressed the crime in that
kingdom for more than a hundred years.
It is only in this way that the public mind
can he attakaned to tho real of
the offence, and bad men deterred from its
commission. Wo have several inoro im
portant elections approaching, and we hope
to see the State of Georgia inaugurate a
new cope that will effectually eradicate the
crime from her borders, arid by its salutary
effects challenge the admiration of her sister
States. Ihe law cannot be made too strong,
nos the penalty too terrible."
Ip official figures are to be credited, less
than 10,000 Germans were killed outright
in the late Franco-Prussian war. All the
ingenious means for destroying life per
fected under the patronage of Verhuel Na
poleon were Used to sweep away the invad
ing Prussians, and yet but 18,000 and somo
odd of the latter yielded up their lives on
the soil of France. It would appear that
the more destructive the weapons of war
fare the less average number of killed. In
biblical times, when men fought hand-to
hand with battle-ax and spear, and chariots
with scythes swept over the martial plain,
it was not anusual for hundreds of thous
ands to be slain in a single day. In a
battle between the petty nations of Israel
and Judah, five hundred thousand of the
former are recorded to have fallen by th»
hands of their brethren. In the battle of
Apulia, between Hannibal and the Romans,
fifty thousand of the later were slain.
Cajsar slaughtered nearly a million Gauls
in his conquest of their country. In tho
more recent battle of Leipdc, when modern
arms hod attained what was then considered
perfect tun, over 100,000 of the French and
the Allies were killed and wounded. At
Waterloo 37,000 men were killed and
wounded on tbo side of the Allies. In the
desperate battle of Antietam, Md., the loss
in killed and wounded on both sides exceed
ed 32,030. Though hundreds of thou.saqds
of men were contending in the Frunoo-
Prutssiiin war, not, a battle was as sanguin
ary as that between the Union and rebel
forces at Antietam, not to mention a dozen
other* ot oux Protector.
NO. It.