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} m r no t satisfied with demanding, as the
result <>f its ease, that she siudi vote, it
that alt women shall vote. It lias
fouiid a white blackbird, and is ready to
U , ar fi u wn the whole fabric of Govern
l.ont, if it is »»ot forthwith admitted that
jj blackbirds are white. In the same
“ av some bright particular Negro star—
generally, however, not a Negro, but a
Jail-breed, w hose white blood gives him
t'l e brains that arc adduced to show the
J'vinity of his black—is pitched on as
proving that Toiissaint J/Ouverture is
j.'‘ thf , r ®hc rule than the exception amODg
\fricans. This star is put through all
the modes and paces of the # Old Bailey
,'!},oo!. It is shown he can write, ergo ,
]] Negroes write; he can read, ergo , all
lead; iio knows that suffrage is not kept
in brigs, ergo, his race must vote. This,
vou si e, is the philosophy of exceptions
;, nn , na d —the same sublime generaliza
tion of particulars as made the man who
(bund the first Frenchman lie met at
Calais red-headed, immediately jot down
in note book: Mem. All Frenchmen
have red hair.
Another fundamental difference between
those two theories of suffrage, is, that the
Sensible makes fitness convertible with
the public weal, while the Fanatic utter
]r disregards the idea of utility. How
will this do in the long run, is the touch
stone of the Sensible theory; granting
that there are, exceptionally, lit cases
among women, and among Negroes, can
the extension of suffrage to such excep-
bo made consistent with the general
benefit of the body politic ? Will not the
xcluded of those classes, to which the
exceptions belong, be stirred up to mu
tiny, by what they may deem invidious
preference to certain of their fellows?
Will it not disorganize home relations to
bring women into the arena? Will the
introduction of an alien and unimprova
ble race engender animosities, or no ?
How will it do, in the long run and on the
whole? It finds that it won’t do at all.
Men hold life, liberty, and property, only
H) long as the possession thereof is com
patible with the weal of that society in
which they live. These are all termed
“inalienable rights/’ but that only means
inalienable otherwise than by due course
ot law. We alienate murderers from
life, burglars from liberty, libellers from
property. All for the good of the whole,
you see; and for this same good wc for
bid the exceptional woman and excep
tional Negro the franchise, lest, by ill ex
ample, they keep up perpetual bub-bub
in the State and in the home.
The Fanatic theory combats ail this.
It insists upon its white blackbird.
Perish the whole world, otherwise than
that all women an and all Negroes come to
the polls. What is the peace of society ?
What the sanctity of the home ? What
that pride of race which is as instinctive
as to shrink from a snake touch ? What
that desire for love, and not politics, for
one's greeting when one comes weary,
at night, to his home ? Away with them!
fliey are as dust in the balance, com
pared to a wife “killing” her husband’s
vote, and Cuffee a suffragan, in a Gov
ernment as piebald as it is free.
Still further, there is a distinction be
tween these theories—the distinction cf
Justice. In our political community,
is a body that bears the burdens of the
‘Mate. In peace, the fruits of its toil
maintain the temple ; in war, the streams
ot its blood form a river around it that
a Deman cannot pass. The intelligence
of this body makes the laws of the land;
its length makes the public wealth; its
'odor is the ultimate guarantee of public
jhc;y i his body is the White Men, and
‘>m\ uite Men are The State. Women,
children, Indians, Chinese, Chinooks,
aud Negroes, are but tlie tags and fringes
'uthe robe. None of them have reared
I'pthe Temple, and not a soul of them
aas ;in y right to a voice in its manage-
Fanaticism controverts this, ‘ It
1 pciares tor an equality of political power,
elective of an equality of political
uesert. It wants to level the efficient
,lowi) t( > the level of the inefficient. It
“■cits to make housewives, youngsters,
Jl /‘‘ barbarians co-equal with that mag
nificent breed of men, whose existence is
Ule cro "’iiing glory of the world. Is this
just ?
for the importance of Suffrage,
j-uirrage is mastery. To the extent "of
suilrage, each man is the master of
\ "ther man in the body politic; and.
I '* o Wan this, in every election, there is
•a a )n ° • UKla w * loSe ballot gives the law
therein, or affected
10 illustrate tin’s, ietussuppose
II A and B are opposing candidates,
measures, and that A receives 15 000
»", and B *O.OOO. The impression Is
lias beaten A by 5,000 votes,
is not the case. A is defeated bv
' llt *°W, mid the 4,999 additional are but
r,;“^ sage - ex phiio this, let us sup
mat we are present at the counting
" !l the ballots. The first, let us say,
! mt U * cr A”; the second, “for B”;
• ,re the two neutralize, or “kill” each
other, and, were the count to stop here,
there would be no election. But it goes
on. The third ticket is “for B”; this puts
B one ahead ; then the fourth “for B”; B
two ahead; the fifth “for B”; three
ahead. The sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, all
“for A.’’ This wipes out B’s three votes,
and puts A four ahead; and so the count
goes on, until we will suppose that the
last bailor there is in the box “for A” is
counted out, and he is found to have had
15,000 votes. At the same time, or
shortly after, B is found to have ex
actly the same number, 15,000. Here,
the vote is again neutralized, B’s 15,000
“killing’ A’s 15,000, and there is no
election. But the next ballot is “for B,’’
and elects him, since it gives him 15,001
votes io his opponent’s 15 000. The
4,999 ballots yet remaining do not make
him any more elected The fifteen thou
sand and first ballot has done that, and
the man who cast that vote has deter
mined the matter at issue for the whole
35,000 voters. This principle has two
curious exemplifications in the history
ot elections. In 1849, under a law which
required the successful candidates to have
a majority of all the votes cast, Marcus
Morton and Edward Everett ran for
Governor in Massachusetts. The poll
stood:
Marcus Morton 51,034
Edward Everett, and scattering. .51,033
1
So that Morton was elected bv one vote;
nor would he have been any more elected
if he had had 50,000 more votes added to
that one. Someone man cast that vote,
and, by it, elected a Governor of the
State. The next case is no later than the
Presidential election just o%xu\ In the
County ot Chemung, State of New York,
the vote stood :
For Grant 3/109
For Seymour 3,708
1
So that someone man carried that
County for Grant, and, to all practical
purpose, made the 7,417 voters thereof
utter one voice.
“One vote mav be fraught with the
fate of the Republic.”
• And, now, a word on Negro Suffrage.
As above given, will be found arguments
on the subject. As to facts, the South
can never acquiesce in this measure, or
permit its present temporary and illusive
existence to continue a moment longer
than the armed force, which begat and
vitalizes it, remains. On the weakening
of that, Negro Suffrage will weaken; on
its disappearance, disappear. It is said
the Soutli can never acquiesce, because
it is meant that it is not in her power to
acquiesce. It is against Nature to do so,
and Nature cannot be contravened. An
attempt at acquiescence would fare as a
would-be suicide who casts himself into
the stream. No sooner does he touch the
water than Nature asserts her rights, the
infill overpowers the man’s will, and the
poor wretch strikes for life.
In the North, they snarl at the South
because she won’t. But the truth is that
she can’t. The blood in her veins won’t
let her, and never will. Negro Suffrage
is the bastard son of the Bayonet; and
neither can, nor will, outlive its sire.
Tyrone Powers.
NEW ORLEANS (LA.) CORRESPONDENCE
OF THE BANNER OF THE SOUTH.
New Orleans, Nov. 17th, 1868.
Banner ot'the South :
Our Street Railroads are truly labyrin
thine, and their number and length are a
marvel to strangers, while their utility is
undeniable. At the same time, they have
their imperfections, like every human in
vention. By their introduction, much of
the quondam sociability of our city has
been destroyed, and every day it is grow
ing less and less. These modern facilities
for each man’s transportation between his
place of business and his residence, lessen
the opportunity for lengthened walks and
talks with his neighbor, whereby was for
merly cultivated a homelike intimacy be
tween citizens, which existed here more
universally than in any other American
City.
Commerce and domesticity seem to pro
gress inversely.
In the good old days of Gang syne/ the
residents of the faubourgs were accustomed
to go in squads, immediately after break
last, towards the Levee, where was held a
sort of “high change,” for two or three
hours, in the midst of sugar, molasses, to
bacco, and Western produce. The rest of
the day, till dinner time, was devoted to
the mercantile duties of the counting
house, or office; but, after dinner, little
attention was paid to any claims, save
those of family or society. In the evening,
it was no uncommon thing to see whole
families, including ladies, children, and
nurses, of the old Creole residents, taking
their daily promenade along the same at
tractive Levee, whose busy gangs ot steam
boat hands, and fresh river breezes, afford
ed. at once, interest for the eye and refresh
ment to the lungs.
Those days and their customs have
passed away forever.
>M3S!BgI~®F fSI gffiirar.
Now, each merchant hurries from his
coffee to bis car, reads his morning paper
in transitu, and, once arrived at Ins office,
gallops through his correspondence, gives
orders to his broker regarding the sales
and purchases of the day, dispatches his
telegrams to New York, or to Europe,'
spurs up his collector, arranges his Bank
account &c., &c., and, when the day closes,
he onl/regrets that its shortness has pre
vented a half dozen little speculation* he
had counted on in the morning. To
morrow is but a repetition of to-day, and
so on. usq ue ad, finem —with never achance
to call on his neighbors, and not even
time to give a civil reception to a stray
visitor. “ Glad to see you—sorry I’m to
engaged just at this moment—but, take a
seat and make yourself at home; there are
the morning papers. What? Going in
such a hurry? Well, good-bye; call in
again, when you are passing”—and the
good man does really mean every word he
says; and actually believes, with a certain
amount of regret,"that the necessities of
his business require friendship and courtesy
to be thus set aside; never reflecting that
all this slavish servitude to Mammon, can
purchase for him only what is earned by
the Levee laborer, viz.: the ability to occu
py one house, wear one coat, and eat one
dinner at a time. Indeed, the laborer has
a decided advantage over the merchant
Prince, in his ability to enjoy the architec
tural beauties of the latter’s fine palace,
with the brilliancy and perfume of his
costly gardens, without any ot the expense
of keeping them up! And the farther
luxury is his smoking his dudeen without
tear ot a curtain lecture thereon, since lie
has no curtains to be spoilt.
No less a transformation has taken place
in the residences of men than in their man
ners. A recent stroll through the heart of
the Cite showed that the once prevailing
stylo of one-story brick houses, roofed with
the imported, heavy, brick, guttered tiles,
was now only the exceptional fashion, in
stead of the rule, as formerly. In fact,
those old landmarks are now so rare as to
be objects ot especial remark to all ob
servers. All around them houses as
new and modern-looking as any “progres
sive ’ Yankee could desire. And, indeed,
I may here say—in a parenthesis—“ ihat’s
w 1 1 at s the matter with our entire situation
at present; we are given over to Yankee
progressiveism, and so are going rapidly to
the D— ireetion that Yankeeism naturally
tends.
Among the architectural curiosities of
the old hirst Municipality, there is one on
tiie corner ot hayou iioa<l and Derbignv
Street, entirely sui generis , in the shape of
a well built, genteel, two-story residence,
with three large trees projecting through
the roof and shading the whole house!
These three trees, however, are only the
main divisions of one large live oak whose
tfuuk rises through the floor of the build
ing, and branches out in tho manner indi
cated. On the terraced root of the house,
are placed a number of rustic seats, where
the family can enjoy, most literally, the
delights of their own roof-tree.
Passing from the First to the ancient
Third Municipality, the change of scenery
is almost ns great as that between the
modern Second and the venerable First
Municipality itself. If, in the First, there
appears a partial paralysis, the Third pre
sents ail the aspects of utter death and de
cay 5 with the housestumbling down, the
Levees fallen in, the fences neglected, a
large moiety of the dwellings “for rent ”
ami the stieets almost deserted. W hiking
up from the United States Barracks—
which are on or near the lower boundary
line ot the city—one sees but a succession
of scenes of desolation, extending far above
the ruins of the noble Touro Almshouse,
which, in themselves, form a monument
of Destruction quite as striking as any left
by the ancient Goths and Vandals. "This
splendid edifice, at the time of its destruc
tion by lire, was occupied by that portion
ot the National troops which are distin
guished for having “fought noblyand,
as we are now about to “ have peace ” it is
to be hoped that “the best Government in
the world” will quickly restore the build
ing to its former condition of usefulness in
the cause of Charity.
The late Lake trip of our beloved Arch
bishop was so beneficial to his health as to
enable his Apostolic labors to go on with
out interruption since that time, lie has
already ordained several new Priests
erected new Parochial Districts, tilled sev
eral Pastoral vacancies, and made impor
tant changes, and new appointments in
the Country Parishes. At this moment, he
is continuing his Visitation in West Baton
IwOiige, whence he will proceed downward
through the River Parishes, administering
Confirmation, Ac., till he reaches the Oity\
Here, he expects to arrive about the first
week in December, when lie will hold a
Convocation of all the Bishops in the Pro
vince. Meanwhile, the venerable Bishop
ot Galveston is here, zealously exercising
his Episcopal functions for the benefit of
such Parishes as our own Archbishop had
not yet reached.
We, also, have information that the
Eight Bev. Bishop of Natchez, who has
been absent for many months, soliciting
alms tor his impoverished Diocese, is now
on his way home, and will probably be here
in time for the Convention in December.
Our people are rejoiced at the antici
pated advent of a detachment of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, whose arrival
is expected within the next three or four
weeks. A Lecture, to raise funds for their
support, will be delivered next week by
the lion. Thos. J. Serames, whose well
known eloquence will, doubtless, attract a
large audience.
It is generally believed that the Churches,
Convents, Monasteries, and other Ecclesi
astical establishments in Cuba, have ac
quired great wealth by the large bequests
and liberal donations of the faithful; conse
quently, it will not be surprising if a gang,
or gangs, of armed robbers should shortly
invade the doomed Isle, with the cry of
“Liberty” on their lips aud the design of
Plunder in their hearts.
80, be prepared for the next sensation,
Cuba and Liberty!
Southern Radical.
CHEAP PAINTING.
1 100 lbs. of the
COST r Pecora Colored Paints
LEAD) (Costing 12* dollars) will paint as
much as 250 pounds of Lead (costing s37#) and wear
longer. We make the best WHITE LEAD. Any
FANCY COLOR for Cottages made to order. Best
VARNISHES and JAPAN. For particulars, address
S. BOWEN, Sec’y,
_ . novl2 ' 2m Philadelphia, Pa.
P. Quinn’s LiteraryEmporium,
189 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GEO.,
Keeps constantly on hand a fuU supply of late
NOVELS, LITERARY MAGAZINES, FASHION
BOOKS, COMIC PAPERS, NURSERY TALES, TOY
BOOKS, WRITING PAPER, CHESS BOARDS, and
SCHOOL-BOOKS a comple * e ass °rtment of
Any Book published can be had at short notice, and
at Publishers’ prices. Give me a call before pur
chasing elsewhere. nov2l-tf
NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS
AUGUST DORR,
merchant tailor,
220 Broad St. (Ilersev’s Old Stand),
Begs to announce that he has received a complete and
magnificent Stock of
FRENCH, ENGLISH, and GERMAN
Gloths, Cassimeres, & Vestings,
Which he is ready to make up to order in the MOST
FASHIONABLE STYLE, and at prices as low as any
IN THE CITY.
ALSO,
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
Os his own Manufacture.
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, of all kinds, which
win be sold at the lowest possible prices.
GIVE ME A TRIAL.
AUGUST DORR,
oetl i —3m 220 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
NEW
BOOT AND SHOE
S T ORE.
NOW OPENING!
IN THE STORE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY MRS
A. HUNKY AS A MILLINERY STORE.
I- I 3 - Grlll.AJFtlDE'X'
Respectfully announces to his friends and the
public taat he has on hand, and will continue to re
ceive, all goods pertaining to a first class
BOOT AND SHOE STORE.
Comprising in part the following :
Gents’ and Boys’ BOOTS and SHOES, all styles;
Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s BOOTS and SHOES,
all styles;
TRUNKS, VALISES, and SATCHELS, of all styles;
All of which he offers for sale at VERY LOW PRICES
for CASH.
He also takes pleasure ii announcing that he has
secured the services of Mr. JAMES HENEY, who will
conduct the business for him, and who will be pleased
to see his friends and the public generally, who desire
to procure anything in his line of business.
oetl7-3m
O’Bowd S&Eulherin,
GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
288 Xdroacl Street,
AUGUSTA, GA,,
HAVE ON HAND A FULL STOCK OF
SUGAR,
COFFEE,
TEAS,
SOAP,
STARCH,
CANDLES,
TOBACCO,
LIQUORS,
SUGARS,
BACON,
LARD,
FLOUR,
AND EVERY THING
Usually kept in a Wholesale and Retail Grocery.
PRICES AS LOW' AS THE LOWEST.
mh2l ts
J. P. H. BROWN,
DErrexss,
189 BRO*AD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA.
sepl'J 3m
I>R. H. T. CAMPFIELD,
DENTIST.
Rooms, 223 BROAD STREET, opposite Central Hotel,
oct 24 6m ° Ver BraUCh * SOnß '
Medicines, &(*.
PLUMB & LBXTXarSB.,
dealers in
Pure Medicines and Chemicals,
DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS,
GLASS, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY,
FANCd ARTICLES, GARDEN, GRASS, AND FIELD
SEEDS, FISH HOOKS, LINES, Ac , Ac
212 Id road. Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
sep26—3m
ESTABLISHED 1111850
J&\ TLIE Subscriber would respectfully inform
US 3 ie °* Augusta and surrounding coun
fc§SsM»k’X’ tbat he keeps a special Establishment for
the
Repair of Fine H atches & Jewelry.
All work entrusted to his care will be executed
promptly, neatly, and WARRANTED FOR ONE
YEAR.
xit his Store will be found one of the largest stocks of
Gold and Silver Watches,
Os the best European and America manufacture in
the Southern States, with a select assortment of Rich
and New Styles of
Etruscan Gold Jewelry,
Set Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies,
Oriental Garnets, Coral, &c.
—ALSO—
SOLID SILVER WARE,
CONSISTING OF
FULL TEA SETTS, WAITERS, ICE AND
WATER PITCHERS, CASTORS,
GOBLETS, CUPS, FORKS,
SPOONS,
And everything in the Silver Ware line.
Fine Single and Double-Barrelled GUNS ; Colt’s,
Smith A Wesson’s, Cooper’s, Sharp’s, Remington’s,
Derringer’s PISTOLS, and many others of the latest
invention.
Fine CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING CANES,
PERFUMERY, PORTE-MONN2EIS, AND FANCY
GOODS of every variety, to be found in a Arst-class
Jewelry Establishment.
A. PRONTAUT,
One door below Augusta Hotel,
IG3 Broad street, Augusta, Ga.
QftlQ 6m
Wffl, EI. TI TT <fc LAID.
Wholesale Druggists,
264 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA. GA.
Have in Store a very large an .I select stock of
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
GLASS WARE,
PAINTS,
OILS,
FANCY GOODS.
and Drugists’ Sundries, adapted to tlio wants of Mer
chants, Physician, and Planters, and which they offer
at a very small advance on Manufacturer’s and Im
porter's prices.
\VM. H. TUTT A LAND are also the Proprietors of
TUTT’S SYRUP SARSAPARILLA
AND
QUEEN'S DELIGHT,
he great BLOOD PURIFIER; a speedy and certain
cure for Rheumatism, Liver Complaint, Effects of
Mercury, Syphilis, Diseases of the Skin, Swelling of
the Joints, etc.
It imparts a beautiful roseate hue to the complexion,
rendering the Skin Soft and Fair.
Price, SI.OO per bottle, or six for $5.00
ALSO,
TUTT’S EXPECTORANT,
An infallible remedy for Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Spitting of Blood, Croop,
Shortness of Breath, Whooping Cough, and a great re
lief to Consumptives.
ONE TRIAL will satisfy any one of its efficacy.
ALSO,
TUTTS VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS .
These Pills are offered to the public with the great
est confidence. Though they have never been adver
tised, Gross upon Gross of them have been sold in the
past Six Months. They are Warranted to contain NO
MERCURX, but act directly on the Liver, which pro
perty is owing to the Podophyllin, or Mav Apple,
which they contain. Their operation is gentle, pro
ducing no griping. If you wish to “BREAK YOUR
CHILLS," use these pills, before taking Quinine, and
a cure will be sure and permanent. They are espe
cially recommended to DYSPEPTICS,
oct 24 —(>m.
PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTICE.
PERKINS & PELOT,
[At the old Tucker & Perkin’s Lallery.]
Are prepared to furnish every style of Picture known
to the art, in superior style.
Pictures of all sorts copied into Portraits of every
description. oct 24—6 m
DRUGS,
SUGARS,
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