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’ii" ■■■MKmnMSrororoHMnUMgmB—a—a—u— • Tie -TC£mXI©4i r\ >^e^L*=JcrtE rgiti. Weekly 'Ueloo-raph. and; Eak-aa—LiegrEioIV •^T . | i| i Social Science in Alabama. 'V il('irrni)l) HI ill jlCSSelljrer. . Intba 1I«I1S« a Mi \va» introiluctd to relieve all I U K ■ n t - lf ’O persons married during the war from the obturations -—— 1 ■ — ; created. This in done in consequence of the recent jiACOX. JANUAitl 25, 5S70 dietnin of tho_ Supremo Court declaring all acts Cf \1>W IS TJTK XIMK TO SUBSCRIBE. - ..moth tVeekljr TetegraMi and Jim*' 1 Messenger, taioioR fifty-six columns in eight largo Is and crammed with reading matter—agn- ] political* mifecellaneons, markets and every description. This paper has a *** ° ioJ1 of five thousand copies and is rap- ^ogmpopol^ SfIIli .M eeitly Telegraph anil Mes Telegraph senger, s sixty-four columns of reading matter 1 Jf[ ft n t,a is a paper of almost unrivaled 'T 7 price $4 00 per annum. valu e * * n a i!y Telegraph autl Messenger, i„ #si its appointments a first-class jour- j aril has an extraordinary circulation. Price f1000 per •n'nuro. The Atlanta Intelligencer. We have watch* d 'he course of this journal for some months p. stwith considerable inter- st ClaimirgWh® * Democratic newspaper of the a* rides' f ct, it has, within the period named, done .-ore harm to that party in the limited sphere of its i^luence, than any Radi- . eT or politician in Georgia. We do not c * because that is a charge we are P^ed to prove. There are hundreds of nrtial, unprejudiced men, who do believe it however. They say its whole tone is proof enough, and ask no other. They could not make affidavit to the fact of motive, in a court of justice, but it wonld take a good many affi davits to convince them that the motive was not an they believed. Wo certainly should dislike T ery ooch to have the Telegraph and Messen- ok, occupy such a position in the eyes of the party sad the true friends of tho State. fl- e submit that the time has come for this sort of thing to stop. No real friend of the people of Georgia and their interests can be si lent now, while so many outrages are being commited by a band of wicked and greedy con spirators at Atlanta. We do not ask that they be denounced by name and personally, and that, too in unadulterated, unadorned Saxon. We only demand that their nets be noticed—that the people be informed of what is going on. How •their rights are being brutally violated, and •their representatives menaced and insulted. We have not seen in this professed Democratic mper one word in reprobation of any of the il legal, revolutionary, and wicked efforts of Gov. lallock to onst legally chosen legislators from ieir seats, and fill them with his partisans. Wo ive listened in vain, as we had aright to, from paper boasting its Democracy, to hear it de ice, or at least protest against the many i-Pemocratic, anti-constitutional acts that ive marked each day of Gov. Bollock’s efforts get fnll control of the Legislature. We had ight at least to expect a notice of these evil in the columns of a Democratic paper, even that has not been vouchsafed. The lers of the Intelligencer, so far as knowing at Bnllock & Co. were doing to carry their its, might as well have taken a paper pub- in Oregon. It has even subordinated and ik its mission as a purveyor of news, a chron icler of events transpiring right under its very i, in the studious endeavor to keep tho peo- ileiu ignoranco of tho attacks so constantly nd shamefully being made upon their rights. Hot one word, not even a whisper or - legislatures, judges, constablee. etc., during (tie j war illegal. A bill waB also introduced and referred to allow the sexoa to cobvbit. provide! they arc- lib- ; oral in their conduct and aro willing to occupy the rnlationeliip of man and wife Pres* Dis.patclu.of inti,. _ . . , . . This movement in the Alabama Legislatnre will, donblleas, arrest tho attention of the de votees of “social science'' throughout tbe world. That body is showing themselves the most “ad vanced” among all the Legislatures of earth— for it is the first one to bring forward a propo sition of this character. The courts of the Stato having annulled all the marriages solemn ized daring the war, the Legislature now comes forward, in a liberal spirit, to show that they want no unfair advantages taken, and, there fore, enact that marrying hereafter shall not be necessary at all In that State. The sexes have only to live together in a “liLcraV? way and that’s sufficient. One of onr editors who was married (or thought ho was married) in Alabama during the war, but woke up one morning this winter to Bad himself annulled most unexpectedly, nnd all his coDjn- gal and parental relations disjointed, has not yet decided whether he will settle down on this “liberal” basis—have the marriage ceremony over again or snap his fingers ,at the entire judi cial and legislative authority of the State of Alabama as Ethiopically and radically admin istered ; and we do not know how to advise him out of the quandary or dilemma. He might refer to Senator Sumner as the High Immortal Grand Panjandrum of Radical law, but unfortunately the Senator is in some way compromised on that topic, and tho referee might be prejudiced. Besides, 11 Reconstruc tion" is the particular and especial forte of the Massachusetts Senator; but wo understand this action of the Alabama Legislatnre does not pro pose a recotwtruction of the severed matrimo nial bonds, but having broken up the Union, proposes to authorize it to remain broken, ns to the law, so that the parties consent to live to gether in a liberal sort of way. This is not reconstruction, but only a prelim inary part of tbe process. A genuine recon- structor, like Sumner, breaks the bonds, it is true, but only to mend them again. And if It becomes necessary, as in the case of Georgia, to keep on breaking them a good many times, it is only for a greater display of skill in the mending—for the more the Union is broken and the more it is mended, the stronger it becomes and the more inviolable the Union is shown to bo. The Union in this respect is much like a poor fiddle, which is said to be vastly improved by being smashed and then glued together again. And we have heard of enthusiastic fiddle recon structors who wonld smash their fiddles every month of tho year nnd then glue them to gether with a wonderful tact and ingenuity, and swear that by this process they would be able in due time to entrance the very angels and draw them out of heaven with their recon structed music. Now Sumner and Wilson and Butler are just such enthusiastic political reconstructionists. By process of bursting up and then uendiDg the Union, alternately many times, they hope to make it “a more perfect Union”—a spectacle for nil mankind—and perhaps they may succeed —who can say ? Bat these Alabama Reconstruc- tors only smash and don’t mend, and are there fore unworthy of the name. A fact not peculiar, by any means to the col- EM POKTASiT CO«R^SPOS 1>E.\< E. filler Justice ltrowu's Opinion Upon the Disabilities of Legislators. Atlanta, Ga., January —, 1870. Hone Joseph E. Brown,Chief Justice of the Su preme Court : " . The undersigned committee, appointed by a meeting of Republican and Democratic mem bers of the General Assembly, respectfully call your particular attention to the opiuion of the Attorney General of the State, lately published, relative to the disqualification of members of the Legislature, and request your opinion as to its correctness. Wo desire more particularly to know whether the persons whoffiledthepositionsof State Libra rian, Notaries Public, Road Commissioners, Offi cers of the Militia or Officeis of Municipal Corpo rations, ns they existed prior to the secession of the State,and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, are dis qualified as members of the Legislature, or can they safely take the oath prescribed by tho late act of Congress, under which the Legislature is being re-organized. An early reply is respectfully solicited. We are, very truly, yours, eta, J. E. Bryant, I. E. Shtjmate, Dunlap Scott, F. M. Harper, Milton A. Candles. W. C. Ssoth, W. F. Hoxjjen, A. J. Williams, J. H. Caldwell, C. B. Wooten, C. K. Osgood, J. T. Burns, W. P. Price. Atlanta, Ga., January 1870. Gentlemen: I have received your communi cation, and after somo consideration, I have concluded to comply with your request. As the question connected with the disabili ties of members of tho Legislature, cannot, un der the laws of the land, come before the conrts of this State for adjudication, I do not see, in tho midst of an emergency of so great interest to the people of the State, why the judges of the State courts, who, as a general rule, should avoid, all political strife, and public discussions of political questions, may not express their opiuions when desired by their fellow-citizens. As you are well aware my duties upon the Supreme Bench aro now very onerous, and I have not the time to appropriate to the prepa ration of a written opinion upon a question out side of my duties on the bench, which I could desire. I, however, submit the following re flections and am satisfied in my own mind of the correctness of the conclusions at which I have arrived. I consent to the publication of my views on this question, the more cheerfully because I was denied the privilege of giving my rea sons for the opinion expressed under oath in Senator Wellborn’s case, before the military commission now sitting to inquire into the eli gibility of members of tho Georgia Legislature, when I stated that I did not consider the posi tion held by him such an office as is contempla ted by the Constitution and the reconstruction acts of Congress. I appeared before the com mission under a military order, as a witness on the part of the prosecution, and as my opinion there expressed goes on the record, I see no reason why I should not in this manner do what I was not then permitted to do—put upon record the reasons which have led me to this concln- of disapprobation of scenes and deeds ored Radicals of Alabama, may perhaps explain hat have disgusted and alienated from their authors, many who were heretofore in full arty fellowship with them have we had. The bnly words of censure it has offered were directed ng&icst Democrats and their allies who, on tbe first day of the session showed a determination not to he bnllied and rnn over by Bullock’s men. If censure has come from any ither professedly Democratic source against hose who resisted tbe attempted outrages of hat day, we have not heard of it. Wo have bead, however, a great deal of denunciation from ueb sources of the uutbors of thoso attempted batrages. That has certainly been the voice of > party. The Intelligencer has separated it- f from the people of Georgia os well cs the arty iu its dealing with this last reconstruction fall, and its construction by Gov. Bullock’s At- ney General. It has gone out of its way to jive a quasi endorsement of that construction, |>y appealing to the fears and doubts of Demo cratic members. It has pursued a line of policy i this question, directly calculated—whatever i motive—to shake, instead of steadying tho nocratic column. If it has not openly assisted enemy, it certainly has not aided those khose friend it boasts itself. These aro facts at caanot and will not bo denied. Of their otive, as we remarked before, wo have noth- ng to ay, now. Lot the public divine that for Itself. We leave the subject with these two questions for the Intelligencer, and to which wo respect- lolly solicit categorical answers: I 1st Do you endorse the last bill passed by poagress for the reconstruction of Georgia ? I - I 1> > YuUeixW.sj the construction put upon I' by Attorney General Farrow in so far as it re- ”*s to what classes nro disqualified from hold- I office as members of tho Legislature ? Divisions and Strifes* I The Washington correspondents represent tho podical party in Congress as rapidly losing its fohesive power. This tendency has been strong ly developed latterly on tho Georgia and Vir- !>nia questions as well as upon some other top ic*- The Senate is becoming very impatient of * leadership of Sumner, and tho House ditto pf that of Butler. Tho Senate has given gravo pffeuce to tho President and many of his Radi- friends by their conrso upon Mr. Hoar’s domination and their obstinate adherence to he tenure-of-office bill. Tho Senate is charged ri’th ambitions and revolutionary designs to aopolize tho government—a pie in which tho louse demands tbe right of inserting several of Its own fingers, if not tho whole hand. In point of fact it is said there is more hos- dity between different factions of tho Radicals i between some of them and tho Democrats, hus, it is not impossible that Sonthom Re action may servo tho Radicals in Congress *the same way it has served thoso in the athern States, and prove an apple of univer- 1 discord. We hope so. It would be retribu- p T » justice. ^hen tho Northern Radicals have fully com peted their arrangements for tho permanent aipulalion of tho Southern States, by means negro votes, they will assuredly find that *yhavo mado nothing by their labor. Not of tho Southern States will they perma- atly control. So, when with infinite labor, 1 at tho expense of infinite wrongs npoacon- l government, they have foisted upon 8 American people as the Fifteenth Amend- ae nt of tho Constitution of the United States, Ifte bastard, misbegotten offspring of a surprise l’ 1 ?oa the people—packed,bogus provisional Leg- , so-called, and of Congressional ter rorism, intimidation and peremptory requis ition— so, wo say, when this work of the Fif- j -centh Amendment shall bo done, we hope it |*ill also be found to effect no practical purpose I contemplated. We hope, before this adminis- I b * a °n is over, the Radical party will have be- I come crippled by its own divisions, at least to I &a extent which the acquisition of negro votes l m the North, by the Fifteenth Amendment, I u'v k® wholly inadequate to repair. So mote I it be. this effort to bring down all upon a lovel and legalize concubinage. Perhaps tho great mass of tho negroes in tho Southern States are not legally mapried and do not want to be. They prefer to live together in tbe manner described by tbe dispatch. In the piping times of “do bnro,” they were marched up by double file and married, as to thousands of them, very snmma- rily, but tho glue of matrimonial reconstruction did not stick. Perhaps not ono in a dozen of those reconstructed couples singed reconstructed. They were worse than the Stato of Georgia, so far as staying in tho Union was concerned; and the several pieces of thoso reconstructed couples, if hnntejl for under a search warrant, would bo found scattered about in a promiscuous and chaotical condition, like tho ruins of Balbec. Doubtless many of them would be found to have altogether forgotten tho circumstance of tho marriago—or tho name of tho bridegroom or bride, as tho case might be. Now tho reader may not believe it, but this is a stato of things which seriously embarrasses criminal jurisprudence. Whatis to be dono with these people ? Will you indict them for bigamy, adultery, and so on ? If so, then you ought to proceed as old Parson Green did with his back sliding church—turn them all out, and then compel them to show cause why they should bo admitted. Tho shortest way would be to find a general bill, and require parties who wero mar ried to bring iu the documents and provo it. Now the Alabama niggers meet this difficulty by dispensing with matrimony altogether, and it is one way to meet it, if not the best one. They le galize concnbinnge, and, in so doing, at a single bound place themselvesin the front rank of mod em civilizators, so to speak. They become tho i head-centres of “social science,” and we call on the New York Tribune to note and give them credit for the fact. Improvements in Tolcgraplriiis. Tho New York Herald says various improve ments in tho rapidity and cost of sending tele graphic messages are now being made. Ono of theso is tho automatic telegraph invention of Mr. Little, which is said to bo capable of trans mitting two hundred to four hundred words per minute over a single wire, which is ten to twen ty times faster than can bo transmitted by tho system used by tho Western Union Company. Tho new system of telegraphy, the Herald un derstands, will be put in operation between New York and Washington within a few weeks. Another is the inauguration of a new company, called tho Metropolitan Telegraph Company, which proposes to send messages for ono cent per word, and, if required, to put a private wire in tho office of every business house in Now York. This company will have subterranean cables, consisting of copper conductors, per fectly insulated and carried in galleries or tubes beneath the surface of the streets, which will insuro reliable communication at all times and under all atmospheric conditions. A Solid Chunk op Truth.—Says tho Houston (Texas) Telegraph, in a recent issue: Tho man who thinks that he can make a news paper to please everybody is a simpleton. Ho might as well expect all men to fall in love with the samo woman. Tho only harm wo wish the growlers against any newspaper, is, that they may bo each required to play editor just long enough to see how easy (?) it is to execute his notions of what a newspaper should be and how much easier it is to find some who will proclaim that he. is not fit for his position. Preaching isn’t truer than that. The editor has not been, and never will be bom who did and will sot find some leather-head or sap-head among his readers to growl and say: “How much better I oould do that job.” The number of men and women, too, who think Nature especially elected them to publish newspapers without a fault will hardly be known, bnt if the writer was running for President he would like immensely to have their votes. His election would be snrei It is a singular coincidence, also, that those who grumble tbe loudest, always fail the moat disgustingly when they try. Article 0, section 3, of the Constitution of tho United States, the Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment, and the different acts of Congress, known as tho reconstruction acts, being in pari materia, like all other laws where the subject matter is tho same, must by a well known rule of construction be considered and construed to gether. The 3d section of the 0th article of the Con stitution of tho United States declares that the members of tho several State Legislatures, nnd the Executive and Judicial officers of the United States, and of tho several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution. The 3d section of tho Fourteenth Constitn tional Amendment is in these words: No person shall bo a Senator or Representa tive in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or mili tary, under the United States, or under any State, who having previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, or as an officer of tho United States, or as a member of any Stato Legislatnre, or as any Executive or Judicial of ficer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in in surrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; bnt Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each honse, remove such disability. Tho act of 2d March, 18G7, known as the Sherman Bill, provides, that “no person exclu ded from tho privilege of holding office, by said proposed amendment to tho Constitntion of tho United States (tho 14th) shall bo eligiblo to election as a member of tbe Convention to frame a Constitution for any of said rebel States, nor shall any such person vote for members of such Convention.” The first supplemental reconstruction act, passed 23d of March, 18G7, prescribed an oath for voters at the elections to be held for the Conventions in the rebel States. This oath re quired the voter to swear “that he had never been a member of any Stato Legislatnre, nor held any Executive or Judicial office in any State and afterwards engaged in rebellion or in surrection against tho United States, or given aid or comfort to thojenemies thereof; that ho had never taken an oath as a member of the Congress of tho United State, or ns nn officer of the United States, or as n member of any State Legislatnre, or as an Execulice or Judi cial officer of any Stato to snpport tho Constitu tion of tho United States, and afterwards en gaged in insurrection and rebellion against tho United States or given aid or comfort to ihe enemies thereof." The second supplemental act, passed 19th July, 18G7, puts a legislative coostruction upon the above oath. It enacts that the true intent and meaning of the oath prescribed in said sup plemental act is (among other things) “that no person who has been a member of the Legislatnre of any State,or who has held any Executive or J n- dicial office in any State, whether he has taken an oath to support tho Constitution, of tho United States or not, and whether ho was hold ing such office at f he commencement of tho re bellion or heldit before, and who was afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to tho enemies thereof is entitled to be registered or to vote; and the words Executive or Judicial office in any State in said oath mentioned, shall be construed to include all civil offices created by law for the administration of any general law of a State, or for the administration of jus tice.” Tho act to promote the reconstruction of tho Statp of Georgia, passed the 22d of December, 1809, requires that each Senator or Representa tive, before taking his seat, shall, in addition to tbe oarth or oaths required by the Constitu tion of Georgia, take an oath that he has been relieved from disability by act of Congress, or an oath that he has never held the office or ex ercised the duties of a Senator or Representa tive in Congress, nor been a member of the Legislature of any Stato of tho United States, nor held any civil office, created by law for the administration of any general law of tho State, or for tho administration of justice in any State, or under the laws of tbe United States; nor held any office in tho military or naval service of the United States, and thereafter engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to its en emies, or rendered, except in consequence of direct physical force, any snpport or aid to any insurrection or rebellion against tho United States; nor held any office under, or given any support to any government of any kind, organ ized or acting in hostility to tho United States, or levying war against the United States." These are the different Constitutional and statutory provisions on this subject, which it is necessary to construe together to arrive at a just conclusion as to the true scope and meaning of the oath prescribed for the members of the Legislature by the late act of Congress. I apprehend that comment is unnecessary to convince any lawyer or intelligent person that the terms Executive and Judicial officers, men tioned in the 3d section of the Gth article of the Constitution of the United States, as originally ratified ; and the same terms in the Fourteenth Amendment of sAid Constitntion, and in the act of 2d March, 18G7, were intended by the law-givers to refer to, and to embrace the same class of officials, and none others. But it had been found in practice by tbe per sons appointed to register voters in the differ ent States, under the two last mentioned acts, that persons who had held Executive and Judi cial offices, before the secession of their respec tive States, claimed that they had nover taken an oath to support the Constitution of the Uni ted States, as required by the 3d section of the Gth Article: and upon search no snch oath could be fond. To meet these cases, Congress declared, in the act of 19th July, 1867, that such person should be ineligible “whether he has tateii an oath to support the Constitution of the United States or not.” In many cases the oath may have been and lost, and as it was the duty of each Executive and Judioial officer to-tuke it, before entering upon the discharge of his official functions, Congress intended to say that such presumptionthonid be conclusive. Inotti er words, if he held the office when it was lis' duty to take the oath, he should be ineligible, whether he took it or not. Butitconld not have been the infection of Congress to go further than the original Constitution and the Four teenth Amendment went, nnd prescribe new disabilities by rendering a class of officials 'in eligible 'who were not Executive or Judicial. Congress proceeded to define the terms Execu tive or Judieiil officesp not to create, new disa bilities by declaring a class of officers not Ex ecutive or Judicial, to bo disqualified. The language used by the actof Congress is: “And the words Executive or Judicial in any State, in said oath mentioned, shall be construed to include all civil offices created by law for tho administration of any general law of a State, or for the administration of justice. ■!■■■ And I may here remark that the act of 22d December, 1SG9, uses the very same language in tho oath prescribed for members of tho Leg islature. The case seems, then, to turn in a great measure, upon the true meaning of the word administer or administration. . Every person who held any executive or judicial of fice before the war, in which he administered any general law of the State, or in which ho ad ministered justice, is ineligible, whether he took an oath to snpport the Constitution or not, and such persons cannot safely take tbe oatli prescribed for a Senator or Representative if he afterwards engaged in rebellion against tbe government of the United States.. _ What is meant by the administration of a general law of Stato, or the administration of jnoticA? To ascertain the true meaning of the word, it is best to appeal to lexicographers of acknowl edged authority. Webster, in’bis unabridged dictionary, which is, I believe, acknowledged in this country to be a work of the highest au thority, defines administer as follows: “To act cs minister or chief agent in managing pub lic affairs, under laws or a constitution of gov ernment, as a King, President, or other su preme officer. It is used also of absolute Mon- nrchs, who rule not in subordination, but is more strictly applicable to limited Monarchies, and other snpreme executive officers, and to Governors, Viceroys, Judges and the like, who are under the authority of laws. A King or a President administers the government or laws when he executes them or carries them into effect. A judge administers the laws when he applies them to particular cases or persons. In short, to administer is to direct tho execution or application of laws. 2. To dispense, as to ad minister justice or the sacrament. 3. To af ford, to give,or furnish, as to administer relief,” etc. The samo authority defines tho word execute. to mean (among other things) to carry into complete effect, to complete, to finish—we exe cute a work undertaken, that is, we pursue it to the end. To cany into effect the law, or the the judgment, or sentence on a person, etc. . It seems very clear, from this authority, th#t tho officer who executes a law, is one who car ries the law into complete effect, not ono whose duties and authority are interlocutory, or stop short of completion. As, for instance, on offi cer having authority to issue a warrant, or an attachment, bat no authority to hear the case, or make any decision in it, render any judment upon it, would not he an executive officer, be cause his authority stops short of tbe exeontion of what he has commenced. Nor would such an officer be a judicial officer, because he has no authority to give judgment or decide upon any matter in dispute. The very mention of a ju dicial officer at onco conveys to tho mind the idea that he has authority to adjudicate causes, or render judgments of some sort, or in some class of cases. While tho mind arrives with equal facility at tho conclusion that no person is an exeentive officer who does not have power to execute somo law; that is, not simply to do certain ministerial acts, bnt to carry law into complete effect. And in this caso it 'must be a general law of the State as distinguished from a local law, confined to a particular county, city, or district. I conclude, then, that no officer is included iu the disqualification who did not have authority to administer a general law of the State by ap plying it to particular cases or persons, or who did not have authority to administer justice, as by frying causes between man and man, and rendering judgment in some way binding on persons or property, or who did' not have au thority to execute somo general law of the Stato by carrying it into complete effect. Construing the Constitutional provisions and the acts of CongTeGs together, I see no other rational con clusion ns to their true intent and meaning. The Fourteenth Amendment intends to dis qualify only such persons as were, in the gen eral acceptation of the term, Executive Legisla tive or Judicial officers of a State, or officers of tbq United States, such as were contemplated by the framers of the original Constitution, when they directed that they should take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States. If iny time would permit, which it will not, I should have to extend this opinion to too great a length, were I to undertake to apply these rules to all the different officers mentioned in the published opinion of the Attorney Gen eral, to which you specially invite my attention and ask my opinion as to its correctness. Suf fice it to suy, that in my judgment, his opinion embraces certain classes of officers who by no just or known rnlo of construction, are or can be included iu the disqualification intended by Congress. Taka tho case of the State Librarian as it existed irior to the war. No oath of any kind was required, le simply took care of the Library, and did such services connected with it as are usually performed. What general law of the Stato did he execute or carry into complete effect? What general law did ho administer or apply to particular cases or. par ticular persons ? What justice did he administer between man and man ? What causes did he hear and determine, or What judgments did ho have au thority to render ? To state the case is to argue it Ho, in no just sense, administered any general law of the btate, nor did he administer justice. The same is true of a Road Commissioner. Ho is J ouriii IVIessexi^er. -...z. laws. If road commie-loners aro ineligible, why aro DO'lESTICS. net alt thesoT ' ' ' _ ' '■ r Macon Shirtino Ji the bt*«e IabrauSm is disqualified, wuyxs not Domestics—8-4 per yard .....12>$ tbe Gappy a of the State Housu Guards? He has no , SuiiiTl no—7 -8 per yard 133-7 14 military conjmi-.ion, and is paid a salary from the 31 . .IX V. ilvaiK-L.'x'-i'EV!.V'.IB treaamy. And if lie is, why is not‘’Uncle Den,” Drilling—Heavy Brown per vard 18 the good old African Bervant, eo well known to the Heavy Georgia Stripes.*, ft-.’i.... .18 people of Georgia, who for so many years, nnder t Osnabcbqs No. 1,8 oz 22 different administrations, built SreB and swept, and : No. 2 7 oz .19 keptin order the offices of the State House, for ■ Richmond. ”!.[T.-"19 which he was annually compensated from the : ' amikdgBvitltr Wn/.y..* —*jB , 4 » T • . 3,' , .1 Flint River. No. 1 23 »ith all due deference, I must say that the poei- j <3 15^ © 20 © 21 @ 22)* © 21 tion insisted tipon for Hie exclusion of tho class of officers mentioned above is simply absurd. While I admit there may bo somo difficulty in drawing tbe lino with perfect accuracy between offi cers, or persons acting under tho laws of the State, who are, and-those who are not embraced in the disqualification, probably the nearest approach to a general rnle would be to say that- the public civil officers of tboState. commi^eioned bythe Governor, who accepted their commissions and qualified prior to tho passage of the Ordinance of secession, who wero by law required to take an oath to snpport the Constitution. of the United States, are to be con sidered officers for the administration of the gener al laws of the State, or for the administration of justice, and are disqualified. •* The act of 18tli December, 181G, required all officers, civil and military, to take an oath to sup port the Constitution of’the United States and of this State. But- the act proceeds to show what is meant by the officers to which it applied, when it adds, *‘apd the form of said oath so to be taken and subscribed, shall be forwarded with the dedimux to qualify the said officer, or be taken and subscribed at the time of receiving said commission.” The class of officers who wero to take tho oath, then, appears to be such only as received commis sions. Such as it was usual to send out a dedimti3 from the Executive office to qualify. This is no doubt the broadest sense in which the framers of th.. Constitution intended to use the terms Execu tive and Judicial officers. I apprehend the Congress of the United States would dismiss an application for removal of disa bilities mado by a Notary Public, a Stato Librarian appointed under the law as it stood m Georgia prior to the war, a Road Commissioner, a Road Overseer, an Executor, Administrator, Grand Juror, and tho like, with tho prompt reply, “You aro under no dis ability, and need no relief." ' ' r. • '. • In conclusion, I need only remark that I sco no legal reason why a person who held the position of ' State Librarian, Notary Public, Road Commissioner, officer of the militia, or officer of a municipal cor poration, if in the lattor cases they had no general civil jurisdiction, to administer a general law of the State, or to administer justice, may not safely take tho oath prescribed by the late act of Congress for members of the Legislature of this State. I am, gentlemen, very respectfnlly, Joseph E. Brown. To Messrs. J. E. Bryant, Dunlap. Scott, and others V»*A1 -JAKKfcT?* r> it Domestic !Harkei> J25&. Flour dull and declining. HNAtfCUL AMD 00MMEBG1AU simply appointed with others to see that tho roads, bridges, and causeways, aro kept in order in a dis trict of a few miles in extent; and while he may im pose a fine upon a defaulter for refuting to work the road, he has no general jurisdiction as aq officer who administers any general law of the State in anji legal sense of tho term. He was required to taka no oath to support the Constitution of tho United States, or any othor Constitution. A Notary Public, prior to the war, fell in tho samo class. By tho act of 1816, tlio appointments of You* due Masters, Notaries Public, and Lumber Meas-u- rere, was vested in the Commissioners of incorpo rated towns, or the persons in said towns in whom tho incorporate powers wero vested. No Commis sions were directed to be issued, and no oath to bo administered to them, bythe act to snpport the Constitution of the United States. At a late period the appointment of Notaries Pub lic was vested i:i tho Inferior Courts of tho respec tive counties, which was the case till tho date of se cession. Tfcoy wero mere local commercial agents. A few years before tho Stato seceded, they wore au thorized to issue attachments and administer oaths, but they had no Judicial powers; no right to hear or determine any question^or to administer justice be tween man and man. As to militia officers tliero can be no pretext that they are disqualified unless they had civil duties in connection with their offices as BUch; which author ized them to administer jnstico. or to administer some general law of the State. Such was not the law of Georgia. It is equally clear that municipal officers of cities, towns or villages, aro not disquali fied, unless they had some general jurisdiction in addition to their municipal functions. I am aware it is contended that every law connec ted with tho Government of tho Stato is in some senso public. And the Attorney General has arrived at the conclusion that the State Librarian, Notaries Public and Road Commissioners were all public offi cers, because they each discharged some sort of offi cial duty nnder tho laws of the State. So they did, and so did many other classes of personsnot men tioned by him. If a Road Commissioner is & civil officer adminis tering a general law of the State, why is not a Road Overseer a civil officer? He warns the hands in obedience to law, and takes control of them, and works them under his direction; and reports them to the Commissioners to be fined in case they are de faulters. But like the Commissioner he takes no oath to rapport the Constitntion and executes no general law, as a public officer. As tbe law stood before tho war, inspectors of beef and pork, inspectors of flour, inspectors of lumber, pilots, commissioners of pilotage, tobacco inspectors, jailors, estimators, etc., were ail officers in the broadest sense of the term, acting under the laws of the State. If Road Commissioners are dis qualified, why are not all these in the same condi tion? All jurors act in an important official capacity un der general lawB of the State. Why are they not included in the disqualified class ? Again, a general law of the State provides for the administration of the estates of all deceased persons by executors or administrators. Why are they not also included ? All marriages are celebrated under a general law of the State. Then why not include each minister of the gospel who solemnizes a marriage under this general law, and makes his official return of the fact to the Ordinary? The principal keeper, and other officers of the Penitentiary, act- nnder a general law of the State. So does the Superintendent and other officers of the Lunatic Asylum, and the officers of the Academy for the Blind, and of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. AU persons appointed to ap praise an estate, and all commissioners to assign dower to the widows of the State, act under general Weekly Heview of the Market. OFFICE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER,) January 19—Evening, 1670. ) Cotton.—Receipts to-day 12G bales; sales 399; shipped 411. Receipts for the week ending this evening, tho above i-a-huled. 1626 bides; Bales 2063; ship ments 2117—showing a decrease in receipts for the last week from thoso of tho week bofore.of 13G bales; increase of sales 23 baleB. Tho market has been steady and firm all the week, and tho demand has, generally, greatly exceeded tho supply—holders manifesting a stubborn indisposi tion to enter the market. Sinco our last weekly re port, prices have advanced }£ cent, and tho bulk of sales for the week has been made at 23 cents for middling, tbe market closing firm this evening with a good demand at those figures. Offering stock still very light. ! MACON’ COTTON STATEMENT. Stock on hand Sept. 1,1869—bales,. 173 Received to-day. .-. ’.. 126 Received previously ...63,980—64,106 61,285 Shipped to-day 411 Shipped previously 46.15G-46,167 Stock on hand this evening. 17,718 FREIGHT ON COTTON FROM MACON. Freight, all rail to Savannah S0.E0 U100 lbs Freight, sail Savannah to Boston... .%c t* lb Freight, sail Savannah to Liverpool.9-16d, and Id U lb by steam. Freight, through by rail and steam to New York S1.S5 V100 lbs Freight, through by rail andsteam to Philadelphia 1.85 U100 lbs Freight, through by rail and steam to Baltimore .'. 1.35 t* 100 lbs Freight, through by rail and steam to Boston, via New York 1.70 U100 lbs Freight tariff from Macon to Brunswick the samo as from Macon to Savannah. Financial.—The money market was rather easier during the week under review than for some time past, and good paper has now little or nh difficulty in getting accommodation at the usual rates of dis count. The stock and bond market continues very dull and lifeless, and operations in this class of securi ties aro extremely limited. Exchange on New York, as will be seen below, is now buying at par and selling at bi premium. With this slight change in fin&ncialquotations, we append last week’s figures: EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK. Buying .’ 1 par. Selling prem. EXCHANGE ON SAVANNAH. Buying % dia. Selling par. UNITED STATES OUREENOT—LOANS. Permonth.. 1)*@2 per cent GOLD AND 8ILYZB. Buying rates for Gold . . .$1 18 Selling 1 24 Buying rates for Silver 1 14 Soiling... 1 20 RAILROAD STOCKS AND RONDS. Central Bailro&d Stock 115 Central Railroad Bonds 98 Macon & Western Bailroad Stock. 125 Southwestern Bailroad Stock 93 Southwestern Bailroad Bonds 98 Macon & Brunswick Stock 85 Macon & Brunswick Railroad Endorsed Bonds... 87 Georgia Railroad Stock 102 Georgia Railroad Bonds 98 Mnscogeo Railroad Bonds 95 Atlantic* Gulf Railroad Stock.. 40 Augusta & Waynesboro Railroad Stock 87 South Carolina Railroad Stock.. 3 40@45 Cotton States Life Insurance Stock .100 Groceries and Provisions.—Trade in this lino haa been moderately good during the greater part of tho week closing this evening; but for tho laBt day or two it has been greatly restricted on account of the exceedingly wet and inclement weather.— Sinco our last report bacon and bulk meats have de clined about j* cent per pound, hog round, owing to the steady decline reported in tho Western markets. In other articles this market baa been steady and quiet at quoted rates and wo have no.change in quotatione, and submit them as follow* after care ful revision: BACON—Clear Sides (smoked). ...9 19;'© Clear Rib Sides (smoked)... 19 ‘©‘ Shoulders 37 -<t • Hams (country) !• -,« Hams (sugar-cured! ... v ■ <•* BULK MEATS—Clear Sides.... Clear Rib Sides Shoulders 19J( U'.'-I 17)* ' -V i Wheat dull and favors buyers. Corn dull and heavy. Pork dull; mess 27 75 <£28 09. Lard dull at 16)7'©1C)*. Turpentine steady at 44)*. Rosin quiet at 2 05<a 2 10 strained. Freights firm. Stocks unsettled; off from vesterdav’s prices. Money easy at 6SS7. Exchange, long 8)*;’short 9)*. Gold 21}*. 1862s. coupons 15J*. Tennessees, ex- conponso??*; now 45)g. Virginias, ex-coupons 53; new 61. Louisiana 6s. old 69)*. new 66; levee 6s 65!*; 83 78. Alabama 8s 94: 5s 63. Georgia 6s £0; 7a 90. North Carolina 7s, old 41)*: new 24!*. South Caroliuas, old 82)*; new 75)*. New York. January 19. evening.—Cotton heavy and drooping. Money 5'c6. Sterling firm and in improved de mand at 8K- Gold steady. l£6’2s 15>*. Southerns weaker in Tenr.essees and North Caroliuas; gener ally firm on balance. Bxlttmoeb, January 19.—Cotton quiet and steady Flour firm but not- active: Howard street super' fine 4 GO® 5 00. Wheat Bteady; primo to choice Ma-’ ryland 1 40(21 45; Pennsylvania 1 20®1 23. Com active: white l C0’21' 01; yellow 90(291. Mess Pork strong at 29 50(c30 50. Bacon, shonlders 13)*(t?14. Whisky Bcarco at 99-21 On. Virginias, old 49)*; 18C6s 57. North Carolinas, new, 24 bid. Savannah, January 19—Cotton receipts 2778 bales; eales600; exports 8311; middlings 24)*; market firm. Augusta, January 19.—Cotton market quiet but unchanged; sales 538: receipts 396; middlings 23)*. Cincinnati, January 18.—Com dull at 75Q76. Pro visions unchanged. Pork 27 50; 27 00 offered. Ba con in jobbing demand; shoulders 13; clear sides 16. Lard, kettle 1G?*©17. Whisky dull at 93. Mobile, January 19.—Cotton sales 3250 bales; re ceipts 3135: exports 1603; demand good: middlings 24; market dosed quiet but firm. New Orleans. January 19.—Cotton sales 10,200 bales; receipts 7734; exports 6775: market more act* , ive and prices advanced )*; middlings 24)*©24i*. i Flour, f-nperfine 6 25; double extra 5 75; treble extra 6 25. Com active at 1 00. Oats 70. Hay, | prime 34 00. . Pork 29 50. Bacon scarce and firmer; i shoulders l-lj*(214)n: clear rib sides 17; no clear in market. Lard,' tierce 16)*: keg 18. Others un- changed. ’ ? ' Gold 215*. Sterling 31)*. New York Sight % dis- j count. _ wnreljpi Markets. London, January 19, noon.—Consols 92)*. Bonds 84**. Liverpool. January 19, noon.—Cotton market steady; uplands 11)*; Orleans 11)*; sales 12,000 bales. Later.—Cotton firm; sales 15,000 bales; actual sales yesterday exceed published estimate by 5000. Pork dull. Bacon 57t6d. Liverpool, January 10. evening.—Cotton market steady; uplands 11%; Orleans 11**; sales 15,000 bales; for export and speculation 4000. Havue, January 19 —Cotton opens quiet on spot and afloat. Paris. January 19, noon.—Bourse opened quiet Rentes Slow Henry day and J. Q. Aditms Played “AU Fours.” From the Charleston Courier. \ In the summer of 1838 one of onr editors was an attache of the South Carolina Bailroad dele gation to Lexington, Ky., to attend a barbecue given by the citizens of that place to Hon. Robert Y. Hayne, President of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Bailroad. After the barbecue Mr. Clay invited the party to dine with him at Ashland, his keantifnl coun ty residendee and rich cattle farm. At tha table one of the guests called attention to two beautiful paintings on the mantelpiece; whereupon, Mr. Clay, pointing to one of the paintings, said archly and smiling, “I will tell you how I came by that painting, provided (bowing to one of his guests) it does not go into the newspapers, as it involves an anecdote. He then proceeded thus: “Mr. Adams, Mr. Gallatin and myself, three of the commis sion for negotiating a treaty of peace with Great Britain, in 1814, were at Ghent, boarding at the same hotel. One morning we went to a great exhibition (or sale) of paintings, and each of us purchased one. On returning to our quarters our paintings were sent to ns. Admir ing Mr. Adams purchase very much, I said to him, “I wonld like to win your painting from you; I will stake mine against yours at a game of cards.” “Agreed,” said Mr. Adams. “What game will you play?” said I. “All Fours,” said Mr. Adams. We cut for the deal; I won it; dealt, turned np jack, and scored “high, low, jack and the game,” and the next hand counted out and won the stake. I then turned to Mr. Gallatin (who had purchased a picture of Virgin Mary), and said, “Mr. Gallatin, I would like to win your painting from you in the same manner as I have wonthatof Mr. Adams.” “No, sair,” said Mr. Gallatin, in his broken English, “I did not win the Yeergin so, and I shall not lose heer so.” The company were all highly amused at tbe anecdote, and at the manner in which Mr. Clay narrated it, fully coming up to his reputa tion as a raconteur. The cream of the anec dote was that Mr. Adams, a staid and demure gentleman, should not only aRsent to play cards with Mr. Clay, bnt should have proposed a game of “All Fours,” at which Mr. Clay was a perfect adept. The anecdote, in duo respect to Mr. Clay’s admonitory proviso, has never been in print; but now that the illustrious parties con cerned have* gone to honored graves, we feel at liberty to give it a place in onr columns. ' ^ j ■ - j v - i-.t..., *as oo m £ w alazs. STOLEN, tb* 8ub$f*ribcT\ on thf n^bioftfeo lOtfeior i? atrnt. » medium siscd mjHKISL* HOR E: fiv« years old ; with a whitein bi« face; cue kifkl f'uit white up.to the : mane long, fore aft ttf- tending down t*‘ trie-eye*; hi* never iuoeti altered in conaeqaeoee04 hi* aeed n«*t oou.iutf down; tear on withers on the loft fide caused by a fistula. The above reward will be‘l» ii \ tomryone giving me in formation po that I can get him. . , A- B. HARRISON, J3ni8-d-t£w2t. At featonfan, Ga. AC WORTH, GA. ft SPRING TERM of this School opens on the * *wofcdajr m January, 3S7f* t under *p expe rience d and successful Board ot Instructors It is be lieved that this-is tho chfapkst School in Georgia, as wen as rne of the most thor ugh and mo*t practical Tuition tr»*m SIS 00 to$*7i f>0 per year; Board $12 00 to $15 00 permonth. Two Hundred Dollars will cover all the neceflfan expenses of a stud?Dt for the schol- > ear^ Student prepared for any class in college, or for business. The place is easy of access and net to be surpassed for health. . - - For further information or for circular*, address J. A. CARSWELL, jan4-d«fcw3t* ' Principal. Botudon, Carroll County, G-a. TW® SPRING TER-Vr will open Thursday, 30th of Jt Janutry, 187'Vaud cobtinue six ironihu. ruirion i:i.d inciuent .1 fee. in unut. S-.2 CO. . Board, including luei, uuhii.ir and fish's, can bti had at S12 to $!o per month, psyahlo monthly in ad-, var.ee. Students who "fiiets”I'lini that their expenses <!•* not exceed $6 per month. Bowden is famous for its goo i health, pure atmos phere, excellent «atcr, and troejom from indace- ments Co extravasaneo and dbiiparion. The course of instruction in Langu«?e%. Mathe matics.- Book-kcepioff, Enginecritg, otc., is thorough and practical. Boivdon is earily reached by stace from Nexnan, Ga.. on Monday, Wednesday Md Friday-of each week. •■t'-ecf ■» r ’For any other information, nr for cat»locues, ad dress MAJ. JNO. R. itiCHARD.-ON, ' REV. F. II M. RBNDERSON^h- dee’29 w4t i - • Secretary Board Trustees. WANTED \ A FARM! I N; ahealthr locality, t- Rent for the ensuing year.l Any ono desirous of running a Farm on shares this year, will do well to apply to r . WILTON, janll-deod3ttw3t* Macon. Ga. NO SXOUSE FOR IDLENESS! $100 TO $300 310AT&1 M ADE by Minbfen*. Teachers, intelligent voting meii, liwlies, farmer*’ s.>ns, etc., Felling our XEW IMPROVED COMMON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. It m a.kcs tho cl»sti Irck-stich. and will hem. fel tuck, a t.itcb. bind, braid,nnd embroider in a most su perior‘manner. Price only 8.0. KulW warranted io ihreo years. For simi licity amt durability, it has no Kxpori'nccd A cents croat !y desired. TRAV- Et.ING and t OCAL'AGEN’lS wanted everywhere. For circulars and terms to agents, address ShCOMB i CO„ doti6 w.lm * Box DC West Point. Ga. GEO/ KIMBROUGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Woottec, lee County, Ga., W ILL attend to all business intrusted to his care. Will also act as GENERAL LAND AGENT in Southwestern Georgia. My Land Partner, Dr. H. B. L1PSEY. who is well posted with tho Lands in this settion. will give his special attention to the business. Persons wishing to sell, cm forward full description, numbers, price, etc. V\ e will furnish information connected with the business free of charge, decll-wtf ... BURKE, GUILFORD & CO., DRALKKB IN PI ANOS, ORGANS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, STRINGS, SHEET-MUSIC, MUSIC-BOOKS and MUSICAL MERCHANDIZE, 84 MULBERRY STREET, MACON, GA., NNOXJNCE that for the next T33CIHTT TJA-YTS Bargains may be had for CASH in exchange for PIANOS, ORGANS, etc., etc. Now is tho time to get a first-class instrument at. a LOW FIGU RE. Bon’t ho deceived by Northern advertisements of cheap pianos, but buy of a regular bouse at home, which guarantees every instrument sold. jsnl.VitAwlw TRUSTEE’S SALE. Valuable Jones County Land. T)Y ORDER of a committee, representing the mi- X) jority <b> th in number and iu interest) of the creditors of Woolfolh, Walker A Co., (in bankruptcy) I will sell, within the lesal hours ot sale, before the Court-house do-ir, in the town of Clinton. Jnne3 countv, ON '1U1-.SDAY. THE 8th DAY OF FEB RUARY, 1870, to tho highest biddor, for cash, the following property, via: A splendid plantation in said county of Jones, ly ing immcdiatelv on the M. A A. R R., and generally known as tho “Pitts p’aee,'’ containing b97 acres of land, more or less; the same being lot- N. s 182 and 183, snd two other lute, the numbers of which are not known; all in the district of said Jones county, Ga. Said laud sold as ihe property of James H. Woolfolk, bankrupt, for tbe benefit of his creditors. JOSEPH E. MURRAY. jon20 dlaw2t.twlt Trustee. BAGGING—Borneo, 2)£ lbs. per vard.. Kentucky Roll, 1% “ ** ” 26 33 45 12)* 9J*@ 12)* 1 50 @ 2 00 2 00 @ 2 50 50 @ 60 40 @ 50 (-3 40 © 25 @ 50 © .25 © 20 SO 22 45 22 16 65 i i:*<s 14j*@ 31 _ . „ 38)* BALING TWINE, per pound 25 IRON TIES—Arrow, per pound 8 COFFEE—Rio 22 @ Laguayra SO @ Java 43 @ DRIED FRUIT, per pound 10 © RICE per pound TEA—Black Green... BUTTER—Goshen Tennessee Yellow Country CHEESE—Accordingto quality... EGGS LARD— SUGAR—According to grade MOLASSES—According to grade.. FISH—Mackerel, bhls, No. 1,2,3. 15 00 @24 00 Kite .'. - 2 75 @5 00 Codfish per pound 10 @ 12)* SALT—Liverpool per sack @ 2 50 Virginia 2 50 WHISKY—Common Rye 115 Fine : 2 50 Com..... 125 Bourbon 3 50 ALE—Per dozen 3 00 TOBACCO—Low grades per pound 50 Medium...., 60 Good 75 Bright Virginia. 86 . Fancy ■ 1 25 FLOUR—Superfine per bbl 7 00 @7 50 Extra i 8 00 @ 8 50 Family 9 50 @10 00 Fancy Family Brands 11 00 @12 00 GRAIN AND HAT. CORN—Yellow, Mixed and White. 1 35 @ 1 40 MEAL 140 @ GBITS @ 1 60 OATS / . 90 WHEAT—Per buihti'.i'.r.150 FIELD PEAS.. HAY—Northern 1 90 Term ease Timothy..... Herds Grass 2 00 Tenneeaeo.....!.... .1 2 00 9 1 40 ©5 00 © @ 8 00 @ 4 00 @ 55 © 70 @ 80 @ 1 00 @ 1 60 © 1 00 @ 2 00 2 00 @ 2 00 2 00 ALLEN’S JLUNG BALSAM. THE REMEDY FOR CUMXQ- Consumptinn, Coughs. Bronchitis, Asthma And Croup, AS AH EXTECTOEAXT IT HAS NO EQUAL. It is composed of tho active principles of rootB and plants, which aro chemically extracted, so as to retain all their medicinal qualities. Ministers and Public Speakers Who aro so often afflicted with throat diseases, will And a sure remedy in this Balsam. Lozenges and wafers sometimes gives relief, but this Balsam, taken a few times, will insure a permanent cure. Will all those afllicted with Coughs or Consump tion, give this Bolaam a fair trial, they will be pleased with the result, and confess that the sure remedy is found at last. It Is Sold by all Druggists In Macon. jan!2-lm The most complete and elegant stock of Triple Plated Silverware at reduced prices. E. J. J OSKSTON. Latest From the Ladies. —Smce the introduction of Phalon’s Yitalia or Salvation for the Hair, ladies who formerly used dyes are universally abandoning them. They find tho new article so harmless, bo clean and pure, so pleasant to the senses, and with all so superior as a means of renowing the original color that they absolutely shudder when they think of tbe filthy stuff thoy once used. janl6-eod&wlw. A WAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES— .ejl comfort and core for the ruptured. Sent post paid on receipt of 10 cents. . Adderes, DR. E. B. FOOTE, dec 15-eod3m. 120 Lexington Avo., N. Y.' * - A. made new easily, without doctor or medicines. ■ entpost-paid on receipt of 10 cents. Address, DR- E. B. FOOTE, dec 15-eod3m. 120 Lexington Ave., N. Y. Charleston, November 8,1863. To Dr. II'm. Jenson: Drab Sib : We take this method of recommending every mother to use your Southern Soothing Syrup in the nursery, for, it is certainly one of the most valuable medicines produced, and we do not hesi tate to pronounce it far superior to the “Mrs. Win slow” or any Northern production. The value of the S. S. S. to children teething, claims this patron age of all mothers, snd your liberality in keeping down the price all you could during the trying hour of our need snd scarcity, deserves the most general and extended snpport of the Southern people. Respectfnlly, <w“*> £t?F.X£JP“' 'Wanted, a DRAUGHTSMAN of skill, and some experience O. in Architectural work. Apply or address ID. B. WOODRUFF janlMStwlt Architect, Macon, Ga;. HAM’S IMPROVED COTTON PLANTER, Onaiio Distributer, P ATENTED by J. G. HAM, and received theprt* miumat tho Monteomery nnd Rome Fairs: is now manufactured at the t»ait> Work-, and on exhi- tn«0 ut -WRtGLEY & KNOTl’S STORK, A cents for the city of Macon, its simplicity and perffet work- ioi: induces every Planter to try it. It distributes small or laritB quantities with perfect reaulsrity, and needs no certificates To see it work convinces every one of its usefu’r,css and labor-savins qualities. bend iu your orders at once and get a e,o<l machine. Manufacturer’s Prico, $12 each. J. N. HUTCHINSON. Manufacturing Agent, Macon, Ga. janff) dswlm* G EORGIA. QUITMAN COUNTY.-Brynnt King. harimr op.iiied to be appointed Guardian of the persons and property of Berry King and Henrietta King, minors, under fourteen years of age, residents of raid county, this is to cite all per osa concerned to he and appear at the lourt of Ordinary, to be held at roy office on tho first Monday in March next, sad show Carso, tf any they can, why said Bryant King ,hou'.d cot bo appointed such Guardian. W. P. JORDAN, janfO-wSOd* Ordinary. B. A. WISE & CO., Cherry Street, MACON, GA. OFFER AT REDUCED PRICES, 300 COOKING STOVES, IOO COAI, GRATES, 100 PARLOR and BOX STOVES. Wishing to close out our entire stock of Cooking Btoves, wo will offer them at great bargains. Planters wishing to purchase can do so by Warehouse acceptances without additional cost. Every cook stove warranted or the money returned O-ORDEBS SOLICITED. B. A. WISE & CO., Cherry street, Macon, Ga. nov26-tf The SSaral Carolinian, The Great Southern Illustrated AGRICBLTDML MAGAZINE! 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