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(Quitman stcpartci[.
W. It. BENNET,
H. M. >1( INTOSII, - • Editors.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 1871.
Georgia Press Association.
Tlu> annual meeting of the Associa
tion will he held in Macon, on Wed
nesday, May 13, at 12 o’clock m. By
a resolution passed at the last meet
ing, editors ami publishers of papers
in South Carolina, Alabama and Flo
rida are respectfully invited to attend
this meeting-
Members are requested to come
prepared to pay dues.
By order of
J. H. F.still, President.
J. It. Christ] UN, Secretary.
, * apers within flic State of
‘ Georgia published on the Aux
iliary Plan—Action of the Exec
utive Committee of the Geor
gia Press Association.
In accordance with the action of
the Georgia Press Association, at its
last annual meeting in Amerieus, the
Executive Committee publish the fol
lowing list of newspapers published
within the State of Georgia on the
auxiliary or patent outside plan:
McDuffie Journal, Georgia C'tipfxr,
Camilla Enterprise, Fort \ alley Mir
ror, Acworth J limitur and Eastman
Times.
Tho Association prohibits its mem
bers from exchanging with or quoting
(clipping) from all papers published
on this plan. We, therefore, in the
discharge of our duty, and in accord
ance with instructions, publish the
above list for the guidance of Associ
ation papers.
Hekby F. Andrews,
Acting Chairman Ex. Com.
C. IV. Hancock,
J. B. Gorman.
Association papers throughout the
State please copy.
The Branch Hoad to Florida.
The project of building a branch
road from the A. & G. K. 11- to some
point in Florida West of the Suwan
nee, attracts attention in various
quarters, and the idea is predicated
upon two events precedent that are
likely to happen. The first is that a
Railroad is to be built from Jackson
ville to Jessup, thence Northward via
Milieu on to Chicago. This line,
known as the great Southern Railway,
will more than likely bo built, as con
tractors are already at work upon this
road, and if our information is cor
rect, the entire distance from Jackson
ville to Jesup will in a few weeks be
under contract, and hurried to com
pletion, thus shortening the distance
to be travelled by rail between those
points more than one half. That this
enterprise will be soon completed
between those points there can be
but little doubt, as the company con
trolling it have the means with which
to prosecute it.
Then, accepting the building of
that road as an accomplished fact,
the natural inference, as has been
suggested by a cotemporary, is
that tile Lawton and Live Oak Branch
will be discontinued as unprofitable
and useless. Should tliis contingcnce
happen, then it is but reasonable to
suppose that those controlling the
A. & G. R. R. will naturally look ful
some means to increase the freights
and travelling o\ci thoir line. Now,
what country will they, can they tap ?
The fertile fields of Madison, Jeffer
son, Leon and (ladsen counties, Flor
ida, present tho only field of opera
tions, except it be extension to Mo
bile, a more stupendous enterprise,
and which, it is hardly probable
would in any way interfere with the
proposed branch road. The point of
deflection from the A. & G. It. It. will
be either Quitman or some point not
farther west than Thomasville. There
are several objective points spoken of,
but of that wo may say more hereaf
ter. Our object at present is to show
to our people the necessity of being
alive to their own interests—that they
may be prepared to act in the premi
ses when the auspicious moment
comes. Let us suj-ipose that a point
a few miles from here be selected as
tlie point of deflection. "What will
Quitman be in five years from the
completion of that branch road ? Let
Doctortown answer. A trivial incident
changed the crossing of the Macon &
Brunswick road from that place to
Jesup, a distance of five miles, and
to-day Doctortown lias one occupied
house, perhaps two, while Jesup has
reared a number of buildings tho
present year. History will repeat
itself in regard to our now thriving
village, if we sit with folded hands and
allow a station only a few miles away
to become the junction of the branch
and main trunk road. Then mercan
tile interest would spring up as if by
magic, property would increase in
value at that point, and tho natural
conveniences of its location entice
trade from our town until our proper
ty would be worthless, and our streets
desolate. Nor is it of interest to tlie
people of Quitman alone. It is of vi
tal importance to the tax-payers of
the county, except to the favored few
who own land in the immediate vi
cinity of the supposed junction. For
if this change should come over us,
then you must make it trip to the
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Boston be selected as the juncumV
| then capital enough would soon con
gregate there to make anew county,
with that as its county site. AVe
would lose a portion of our best citi
! zens and bring many more within its
I influence, so much so as to get their
I produce and their trade. Wo want
Quitman as the junction and we must
j offer such inducements to tlie .powers
! that be” as will insure it to us.
But we are not tho only ones who
| are interested in this matter Tr
cannot get the 5- nt Quitmun
„ we would prefer it at
j Thomasvillo or even farther West, as
l it would interfere less with the valu
; able trade we are now getting from
the region South aid Southwest of us.
But that would not suit Oavannah or
| the Gulf Road, as the cotton from
Madison, Jefferson and Leon counties,
I Florida, would, in going by Tliomas
ville, describe a right angle, and thus
make it thirty miles further than if it
J came direct t oQuitman. The proba-
I hility is that in that event Savannah
} would not get this cotton at all, as it
: would be much nearer for these coun
ties to ship by the Florida Road to
j Jacksonville, and thence to Savannah,
Charleston or New York, if deemed
expedient. True, the road from
Thomasville to Monticello would be
valuable, as it would supply more di
rectly than by Quitman an important
link between middle Florida and up
per Georgit . Nevertheless, we can
not see that it would contribute much
towards Savannah or the Gulf Rail
road. But we desist for the present.
Crime in Thomas County.
The last issue of tlie Thomasville
Times asks the question, “why is it
that crime of all kind is so prevalent
in our midst?” We would not pre
tend to fully answer this query, but
we think we understand one of the
principal reasons for this state of
things. For some five years preced
ing the last, we were somewhat famil
iar with the criminal prosecutions in
our neighboring county. When the
Superior Court met there were gener
ally from ten to fifteen prisoners in
jail, awaiting their trials, and perhaps
there were indictments against fifty
or one hundred others, who were out
on bond, or not arrested. When tlie
Judge took up-*the criminal docket,
j tlie first thing to be done was to “clear
the jail,” and it generally required
from three to five days, and some
times much longer, to finish up that
part of the job. By the time this was
done, tlie Judge generally concluded
that he had devoted as much time to
the criminal business as ho could
spare, and the Solicitor General and
ather lawyers being tired of tlie crim
inal docket, the matter was dropped,
and the cases carried over to next court
Soon it came to be understood that
the jail birds would be tiled first, and
as it was not known) lioiv long it
would take, those out on bond (gen
erally charged with misdemeanors)
did not think it worth while to be
very particular about being prompt
in their attendance on Court, espe
cially if they were not anxious to be
tried. Prosecutors and witnesses
soon understood matters tho same
way; so that when occasionally there
was a few hours or a day or two to
spare after releasing the jail, in nine
cases out of ten the defendants, or
some of the witnesses, were absent,
and tho cases hail to bo continued-
Thus it has been that justice follows
the criminal with slow pace ill Thom
as county, unless the crime is great
or the party too poor to givo bond.
We might give some other circum
stances which we think probably not
unfrequently assisted the criminal to
escape justice, but we do not feel call
ed upon to do so just now.
If we were allowed to suggest (but
wo are somewhat timid, lest, like our
friend Captain Hunter, we he charged
with inter-meddling,) wo would say
that a well organized County Court
would have a great tendency to re
lieve the county of this plethora of
crime. Those charged with smaller
crimes could generally lie brought to
speedy trial, say within’a week or |
ten days after the warrant was ob
tained, unless indictment were de-1
manded by the Grand Jurors, and |
even tlu-n the delay need never be ,
longer than six months.
Tlie Superior Court being thus re- j
lioved of all misdemeanors, w< mid I
have ample time to try every felony
case that would be brought before
it.
But then wo understand that many
of the good citizens of Thomas are op
posed to a County Court, and we have
no doubt the evil disposed are also
opposed to it.
Correction. — In the advertisement
of Col. F. C. Wade, Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue, relative to spe
cial Revenue taxes for tho special tax j
year beginning May Ist, 1874, a typo
graphical error occurred in the fig
ures at the bottom of the advertise
ment, which made it “1875,” when it
should have been 1874. See tho ad
vertisement.
||j- Altiv.i ti\<‘ ami be
R mtcnicil.
K;'i:’.!.ii nr nu t w illi a
kc( an and anxious to emi
grate to Texas in search of rich lands.
He said lie could not be content to
cultivate as poor landaus we had in !
Brooks county. In that wo thought j
he was right, but wu greatly differed
as to wlmt was the remedy. Our |
proposition was not to emigrate to
rich lands and encounter all troubles j
and trials necessary ton move to a j
new countrv, but to remain w'-. ” |
* ... , ■ ..it ti]itl enjoy sill
I are, make thr land*
\ -cs sincl advantages we now
: tile T)'* 1 ” °
1 possess. We have no doubt; that the
same amount of money, toil and labor
it would take to remove a family from
here to Texas, anil settle them thifi-e,
if properly directed in manuring anil
cultivation, would make the common
pine lands of Brooks as productive as
tlie Texas lands. And then how
many disadvantages does (lie emi
grant to that State labor under I We
would not pretend to depreciate the
Lone Star State, but in talking with
a gentleman who had lived in Texas,
and who hud travelled extensively
not only in North and South Ameri
ca, but in tlie Eastern hemisphere
also, he remarked, “Texas has tome,
rich lands, very rich, but that is all
you can say for it.” Let us go to
work to have some wry rich lands in j
Brooks also. Let us not only im
prove the soil, but make our homes
attractive to our children and com
fortable to ourselves—raise all of our
provisions, and live independent and
be contented.
GEORGIA MAYS.
—Augusta lias organized a crema--
tion society.
—Mr. Stephens left Washington on
last Saturday.
—The Tliomaston Herald is “com
pelled to chronicle the sale of Mr.
Thomas 0. Hall to Mr. S. F. Foster.”
—The editor of the Perry Journal ;
boldly announces that lie is tlie 700tli
dead head on tlie Western and Atlan- j
tic Railroad.
—A LaGrange man “struck ile” i
. I
at a recent revival and asked to be ;
forgiven for having subscribed to the ■
Atlanta IJerald.
■ —Tlie negro who killed the young j
man who was trying to frighten him i
by playing ghost, in Carroll county,!
has been tried and acquitted.
—The Early County News is jubi-|
lant over the fact that four lawyers :
came up voluntarily last week and;
paid their accounts to that paper.
—An exchange says that two young j
clerks of Tliomaston wear corsets, j
stockings and garters. That is noth
ing new. We know some who wear j
all these tilings and curls and dresses,
too.
—S. C. Shivers, Tax collector of i
Hancock county, was convicted at the !
recent session of the Superior CoW
in that county of embezzling sll, Got®
and will probably be sent to the pen
itentiary.
Saturday was a big <l\y in At
lanta, an election for magistrate hav
ing been held in that city. Fatty
Harris, J. F. Walker and an ambitious
darkey named Curry, were the candi
dates. Walker was elected.
—Col. J. R. Sliced has retired from
tlie editorial management of the At
lanta Herald. Under his valedictory
the proprietors say that “tho chief
cause of this step is, that not being
able to employ editors, we are deter
mined to do our own writing.”
—Covington has had a love scrape.
A Tennessee chap who loved a fair
damsel in that town came down there
last week to “jine hearts and hands”
with her in the holy bonds of wed
lock, but when “pa” was interviewed he
said “Nary time.” Young Tennessee
charged around considerably, and
swore he’d “have that gal or kill her.”
This aroused tho parental feelings of
the old man, and he took out a war
rant for tho young fire-eater. This
brought our young Jiero to reflection
which resulted in liis departure upon
tlie first train, whistling softly tlie ap
propriate air, “The gal I left behind
me.”
—Atlanta correspondence Augusta
Chronicle: Many have been the spec
ulations to-day as to tlie result of the
controversy between Mr. Stephens
and .Mr. Hill; and the prediction
seems to bo almost universal that Mr.
Stephens has floored his antagonist.
The severity of the strictures, they
say, needs no apology, because they
are justified by the facts, which they
claim, are incontrovortibly presented.
Some say that Mr. Hill will attempt a
reply, because he cannot challenge
him. There are not a few who think
that by this accusation from Mr. Ste
phens, Mr. Hill’s prospects for politi
cal preferment are forever destroyed.
The controversy has brought into re
mark Mr. Stephens’ masterly ability
as a controversialist. His wonder
ful precautian and deliberation, and
his unsurpassed familiarity with every
circumstance of history, have all been
commented upon. A gentleman sta
ted to-day that, notwithstanding Mi-.
Stephens’ accurate knowledge of his
tory, and his matchless memory, ho
never made an unqualified assertion
that was calculated to affect any one’s
character without first consulting
written recorded history.
Tilt: <i ALLOIVS.
Tlie I.asl iff Ihc Hull Murderers and
the Wife INilhoiut.
THE COX I) EMX ED DEXY THE II!
GUILT TO WE LAST.
Impressive Servtees on the Hollows Tlie
Drop Kills nwl Four Men are suddenly
Launched into Eternity.
A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CRIME.
... murder of Juniper Hall
Sin'--- 1
bn November last, the newspapers
throughout the country generally
have given such prominence in their
oolunms to the details and discussion
of the horrible crime, and the trial
and conviction of the perpetrators,
t hat it would simply be rehashing what
has already said and made fa
miliar to our readers, to attempt a re
sume of all the facts connected with
this extraordinary cane from begin
ning to end. It is a matter, however,
in which the people all over the coun
try are more or less interested —so
much so, indeed, that on lasf Friday
representatives of the press from far
and near thronged the jail-yard of
Thomas county to witness' and report
the execution of those at whom the
fatal finger of justice had been point
ed, followed by the terrible sentence
of death. Scarcely had the hearts of
those wretched creatures ceased to
beat before the electric wires were
flashing tlie news and particulars of
the quadruple execution to the press,
upon whose wings it was soon borne
all over the land.
It appears that Juniper Ilall, who
is said to have been a quiet and in
dustrious citizen, enjoying the friend
ship and good will of his neighbors,
lived and made a crop last year upon
the place of Mr. Henry YVyclie, near
the Florida line. On the 25th day of
November, accompanied by Nimrod
Austin, Bird Blackshear, Charles Bon
der, Emanuel McCormick and Mingo
Washington, employees on the place,
| Mr. Hall carried five bales of cotton
j to Thomasville and turned it over to
! his merchants for settlement of ac
i count for provisions and plantation
goods which had been furnished to
himself and hands whilst making the
1 crop.
After making a few purchases and
depositing the articles in the wagon,
; the five negroes, apparently in good
l humor and satisfied with the disposi
i tion which hail been made of the cot
-1 ton, boarded their vehicle and started
for home, leaving Mr. Hall, who was
|on horseback, to follow. The latter
| remained in town for some time after
the wagon had left, and became some
■ what intoxicated. Supplying him
| self with a bottle of whisky, however,
he finally mounted his mule and pro
| ceeded homeward, unconscious of tlie
I dreadful fate that awaited him.
It seems that after the negroes had
| left town they began to talk among
themselves about the disposition
f which had bgen made of the cotton,
freely expressing dissatisfaction, and
j charging Mr. Hall with deceiving and
unfairly dealing with them. Each
one had some fault to find, and ac
cused their employer of swindling
them out of their portion of the crop,
etc., etc.
This was the tone of conversation,
which had grown more and more
spirited, between these ignorant and
treacherous negroes, when they were
first overtaken by Hall, some four or
five miles from town. Of course the
approach of him whom they had been
so freely discussing interrupted tlie
abusive conversation, but the facts go
to show that it was only to bo%ntcn
sified. Hall being considerably un
der the influence of liquor, as he
neared tho wagon began to use some
abuse to the negroes, charging them
with stealing his hogs, etc., and say
ing that if it were not for them he
might raise something on tlie place.
After preceding a short distance
Hall fell behind the wagon and did
not overtake it again until they had
reached the six mile post, when
nothing of an unpleasant character
was said, and all took a drink out of
Hall s bottle. He foil behind and
overtook the wagon the. second time,
when all, in apparent good humor,
took another drink. Hall by this time
had become so much intoxicated that
he could hardly ride his mule, and the
negroes stopped tlieir team and sug
gested to him that lie lmd better get
into tlie wagon, which he refused to
do, remarking that lie had a mule to
ride, and he intended to rido it.
Just here the deed of horror is sup
posed to have been committed.
We cannot attempt a review of the
evidence and all the facts connected
with the case, but will simply say that
after Mr. Hall was missing Nimrod
Austin, Bird Blackshear, Charles Pon
der, Emanuel McCormick and Mingo
Washington were arrested upon sus
picion of taking his life. Each of the
accused confessed some knowledge of
the crime, but relieved himself of all
blame, charging the immediate com
mission of the deed to the others.
The body of Hall was nowhere to be
found, however, and nothing definite
or reliable could bo obtained from the
negroes. At first they told that it j
hail been deposited in a certain pond
near by, but a satisfactory search
proved this statement to bo false.
Continued and vain search was made
all over tho woods for miles around,
the people of the neighborhood all
lending their aid to its recovery,
which they hoped would reveal some
of tho mvstevtorj connected with its
ii.vippearanee. Witnesses were in
troduced who had met Mr. Hall and
the negroes on the road together, and
all the circumstances went to show
the guilt of the accused, hut there was
yet one fact to be unquestionably and
unmistakably established, and that
was, Hull Juniper Hull was dead. He
was missing, and the fact that ho had
not left of Ids own accord was clearly
established, for his mule had gone
home with saddle and bridle on, but
no rider.
On the 25tli day of January, how
ever, just two months after his disap
pearance, the body of a dead man
was found, which was identified as
that of Juniper Hall, in a dark, thick
bay, about throe hundred yards from
the roafL The remains had evident
ly been under water, but no rain of
any consequence having fallen in that
vicinity for several weeks, tlie water
had gradually disappeared, leaving
the body exposed. The dogs and
wild beasts had scattered the man’s
lames for several feet around, but the
clothes and one foot, which still re
mained in its shoe, a knife, the teeth,
Ac., were identified by the son of Mr.
Hall.
The prisoners had a fair and impar
tial trial, and were ably defended by
some of the best lawyers in Tliomas
ville. All that could be said and
done in their defense was brought to
bear upon the jury, but the evidence
was incontrovertible, and the verdict
rendered was “guilty”— Mingo and
! Bird being recommended to mercy,
and consequently sent to tlie peniten
| tiary for life, whilst Nimrod, Charley
| and Emanuel were sentenced to be
: hung, it having been proven that they
j choked Mr. Hall to death.
Tims much of the Hall murderers,
| and we pass on to the case of Web
[ stcr Jjyons, tile wife poisoner, who, in
| our opinion, was tlio most wicked ol
j the four murderers wlio were launch
ed from earthly existence on Friday,
j The facts in his case are plain and
j briefly as follows:
Having become enamoured with a
woman of ill-repute in the neighbor
hood, his legitimate wife, who he had
sworn to forever love aud fondly
cherish, lost that attraction which-she
probably once had for him, and her
life finally became a burden to him, to
relieve himself of which, under the pre
tense of giving her some medicine for
a cold, ho administered, in the pres
ence of a negro girl, a dose of strych
nine, which proved fatal in about one
| hour offer it was taken. These facts
were clearly proven, and although
Webster was ably defended at his
| trial, a jury of his country pronounced
i him guilty of the heinous crime, and
he was justly sentenced to die.
So much in review of the crimes for
which these four men were suddenly
| deprived of life, and we proceed to the
scene of execution in Thomasville on
j Friday morning.
About 1) o’clock, in company with a
i number of newspaper reporters, we
proceeded to the jail, where wo were
I admitted and conducted by the
! Sheriff to the entrance into a dark
I dungeon upon the second floor, where
ihe prisoners were in chains. The
i fatal hour was fast approaching, and
| preparations were at once com
menced. The condemned were re
: leased from their shackles and
brought, one at a time, into tlio open
passage, where they were robed in
clean white socks, drawers, shirts and
[ long gowns. Whilst dressing, they
; all talked freely, readily answering
: the numerous questions asked by the
curious representatives of the press,
and giving directions for the disposi
tion of tlieir bodies and effects. Web
ster Lyons, the wife murderer, seemed
j more cheerful than any of the others,
| and stated that ho had slept well the
1 night previous, and enjoyed his break
, fast that morning, and requested that
1 his body should he buried besides his
murdered wife—talking all the time
| as though nothing of importance was
soon to happen.
Sheriff Luke offered the prisoners
a drink of whiajjy just before starting
to the gallows. Nimrod and Webster '
turned the bottle to their lips and!
drank with apparent unconcern, but
the others declined tlio proffered bev
erage. Ilobed in tlicir white shrouds,
with their hands securely tied behind
them, the ghostly procession were
then marched down to the gallows,
which was surrounded by a high pali- .
sade, about forty feet square, adjoin
ing tlio jail. The criminals ascended
tlio steps to the platform of the gal
lon's—Nimrod alone being so weak
that he had to bo assisted. The Sher
iff then proceeded to place the noose
over each one of their heads, after
which the attending ministers were
invited to ascend the steps to where
those four wretched men stood, as it
were, upon tho very brink of eternity.
Tlie representatives of tho clergy of
ficiating were all colored, as follows:
Dowdell, DeLumotta and McDonald.
Tho latter delivered a short but ap
propriate and intelligent address, ex
horting those who were about to die
to trust in their Saviour, and the spec
tators to let the scene before them be
a warning of tho danger of crime.
The old, familiar hymn,
“Amt am I born to ilie," Ac,
was then given out and lined by the
Rev. Dowdell, and raised to a good
old-fashioned tune by an aged colored
brother, who stood with tears trick
ling down his furrowed cheeks at the
foot of the steps. The darkies all
joined in the singing, ns did also
Webster and Charley. The latter
soon became excited and begun to
shout, exclaiming, “Pray, brethren—
go on—don't stop, brethren. Oil! 1
had to fight to meet my God,” Ac.
Much more was said by him during
the singing, which we could not Im
derstanil. At the conclusion of the
hymn, the Rev. DeLamotta offered
one of the most feeling, eloquent and
impressive prayers to which we have
ever listened. He pruned for the
souls of the criminals, and begged
that their lives might not be charged
to the Judge, the jury or the officer
jof the law who would soon sever the
fatal cord, but that tlie sin might he
laid heavily where it justly belonged.
After the prayer the ministers all
shook hands with the prisoners, and
Webster laughed at the oddity of the
proceeding, with their hands tied be
hind them.
The Sheriff now informed tho con
demned that they had but a few more
minutes to*live, and that if they had '
anything to say they could have an -
opportunity for doing so. They all
had more or less to say.
Nimrod, Emanuel and Charley bit
terly denii dto the last that they had
taken the life of Mr. Hull. Wo were :
told that one of the ministers instruct
ed them to confess their sin to God,
blit not to tlie curious crowd who
would be there to see them die. *W e
give this merely as rumor, however,
and do not pretend to vouch for its
correctness. Webster had nothing to [
say about his guilt or innocence, but
seemed cheerful to the last, and an
nounced his readiness to go.
Parting words were exchanged be
tween the criminals and their friends
on tlie ground—Nimrod requesting 9
his brother to take care of liis
five little children and raise them
right. He and Charley requested that
“Uncle John Hall” should preach
their funerals. The Sheriff then pro
ceeded to place the caps over tlieir
heads, and asked them if they were
all ready. Nimrod and Charley
asked for a little more time to “say a
few more words.” It was granted,
and again the glittering,broad hatchet
which was to sever the cord which
supported tho platform was uplifted
and the question, “Are you ready?”
repeated. Someone answered, “Yes,”
the drop fell, and four men were
launched into eternity. The fall was
four feet, but we think none of the
necks, except that of Emanuel, were
broken. Dr. Taylor, the attending
physician, and his assistants, pro
nounced them dead, tlieir Hearts
ceasing to beat in the following
order :
Emanuel’s, in (i minutes.
Charles’, in O J minutes.
Nimrod’s, in minutes.
Webster’s, in 10 minutes.
At the expiratiom of fifty minutes
the bodies were lowered into plain,
black coffins, and turned over to their
friends.
No attempt to carry out tlio threat
ened rescue was made, but every
thing was done peaceably and in
: order.
The Thomasville Guards and the
Ochlocnee Light Infantry, from Bos
ton, had been ordered out by the
Governor, and were encamped upon
| the Court House square, ready for ac
■ tioii in case of an insurrection, lmt as
no attempt was made tlieir services
vero uncalled for.
Sheriff Luke acquitted himself hon
orably in the faithful discharge of his
duty, and the execution of tlio sen
tence of tlie law was carried out with
decency and ill good order.
IS. ii. Hill and A. 11. Stephens.
The recent great speech of Mr.
Hill in Atlanta before the Historical
' society lias called forth a very severe
letter from Mr. Stephens. Of course
we do not pretend to decide the
questions made by the speech and
the letter. These two gentlemen in
some sort rivals in public estimation,
have never been able to agree very
well together. They are undoubted
ly two of the most brilliant men the
State has ever produced, and perhaps
are about equal in egotism. Hence,
each, while fond of displaying liis
own foresight and ability, is by no
means very charitable in extending
tlio like privilege to the other.
Alas! for human nature, to see that"
such genius and eloquence cannot
rise above potty vanity and jealou^^
To Hip Pillions of llushainvy
of Hip Cotton Sliilps.
Tho organization of the Direct
Trade I'flion has been effected. This
grand scheme is the conception of tho
Patrons of Husbandry, and under .
their fostering care it will lie eonsum- i
mated. The benefits will not he eon
lined to them, but, beginning with the
greatest amelioration of the condition
of our farmers and planters, tho good
of tho organization will be felt
throughout our whole society. All
classes will share in the grand result;
Imt to the tillers of our soil wo appeal
to make tliis effort of the Patrons of
Husbandry in behalf of our greatest
interest, a splendid success from the
start.
Long have you sufferoiMrom un
necessary burdens. The time has
come for your release. The way is
direct and sure out of your troubles.
Millions may be saved to the men
who earned them by hard, honest
work. This may he done by direct
trade through our own cities, mer
chants and agents. The present cir
cuitous channels by which the ( pro
! dilations of our soil and labor Reach
the consumer arc not. the result. or ( any
necessary law of trade. They are ,ar
-1 >itary, and are adverse to the
of producer, manufacturer and con-1
Burner.
Let us resolve that what ve raise
shall take the most, direct routes to
jour final markets, and the sales'*•<*-• '•
j turn through as few tollgatcs as pos-.v
sible to our pockets. We, mean no
j hostility' to any man, class or section.
' W e only propose to protect ourselves. .
, Difficulties there will be, and discour
agements, and much hard work, in
the accomplishment of our object; but
thV- infinite value of the success will
be wort.li all that it will cost, and far
more than human foresight can esti
mate. -j.
Capital v ill he needed, and that can
be raised by the divided and general
support which tlie granges of this
State, and the Southern States should
feel it tlieir interest to give. A good
amount has already been subscribed.*
More is required. Every grange in
Georgia should feel that direct trade
was of the last consequence to our
suet c. s as farmers and planters, and
feel it to be a privilege to contribute,
by liberal subscriptions, to the success
of tlie enterprise. A moderate con
tribution on the part of every grange
would make the Union ail assured
■success. We look to our brethren of
other cotton States for aid and co-op
eration. They are no less interested
than the farmers and planters of
Georgia. Lend us your help, breth
ren. *
Speaking for the officers, directors
and all who have taken part in the or
ganization, we pledge imr word that
what you entrust to us shall be used
for your good—for tho liberation, re- •
j dress and independence of the plant
ers and farmers of the South, and for
a commercial reform which will im
part new life and activity to our i-itiis,
and be reflected in the pr< isperity of
every department of industry.
Subscriptions will, lie taken bv note,
payable on the first of October next,
m cash or cotton. Bring the subjei t
before your councils; canvass for sub
scriptions to stock; urge all to help
the enterprise; communicate the re
sult to us, and apply for any informa
tion you may need.
A. 11. Coi/juitt,
President Direct Trade Union.
Atlanta, (la., April 13, 1871.
Sumner’s, Successor. —The result of
the election for United States Sena- -
tor, to fill till- vacancy of the late
Charles Sumner, was reached on tliu '
thirty-third ballot. The whole num
ber of votes cast was 2(57—134 neces
sary to a choice. The vote stood as
follows, electing Hon. William 15.
Washburn by a respectable majority:
Washburn, 151; Curtis, 01; Dawes,
20; Adams, 15; Luring, 4; Banks, 4;
Wendell Phillips, 1; Stephen U. Gif
ford, 1; John G. Whittier, 1.
Milham B. W ashburn was horn in
Winchester, Mass.', January SO, 1820,
and graduated at Y'ale College in
1814. He has always been engaged
in the manufacturing business; was a
member of the State Senate in 1850,
and of the lower house in 1874; was
subsequently President of the Green
field Bank, and was elected a repre
sentative from Massachusetts to the
Thirty-eighth C ingress, serving on
the committees on claims, and revolu
tionary pensions. He was a delegate
to the Philadelphia “Loyalists’Con
vention” of 1800, and was re-elected
to the Fortieth Congress. He has
since the war been twice elected by
the Republicans as Governor of the
Stale, which position he now’holds.
Prospects of the Cane Crop out
West. —The New Orleans Picayune.
says that “the appearance of the cane
fields along the coast was never more
encouraging and cheering than at
present. Both the plant and stubble
have a remarkably healthy and vigor
ous appearance, and should no seri
ous mishap occur there is a prospect
of a large crop of sugar this season.
The very mild winter has left seed
cane in a better condition than lias
been known since the war. It is to
he hoped that our sugar planters will
be consoled for the many misfortunes
of the past season by a brilliant result
of the present.”
—Macon is going to have a
day-school festival, and one n(U i/
last week a party of ladies n
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