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(f)inimim scpartci[. JOS. TILLMAN, Editor. THURSDAY. JULY 5, 1877. The Const!tulloiisil Convenlion. Thu eleventh day of July will dawn upon Georgia as ono of tho memora ble events in her soverigu history. Ever sinco ISO 7 her ]rooplo have Loon bound hand and foot under tho iron heel of a despotic, so-called Con stitution, which stripped her of her State sovereignty, and made her, with Olio fell blow, renounce tho heritage she assisted in creating consequent upon the result of the Revolutionary war. The machinery of government has been too cumbersome, and friction lodged unnecessarily in every depart ment. Tho high-pressure, extrava gant, and unjust system under which she Ims been moving since tbe recon struction measures inaugurated by an arrogant Federal centralized pow er, throttling her fair escutcheon, has been,borne with a meekness and for bearaneo sublime to contemplate. Her citizens, subject to all manner of double entendre at tho bands of so called peace-makers, have at last aris en in their might, and bade the ghost of Radicalism, which dared to raise its hydra-head, to down forever. It is true tho majority was not very flattering; but when wo remember that troublcsomo side issues were brought iuto the discussion of the question; the removal of the capital; imprisonment for debt; the whipping post; tho Homestead Exemption; all these militated against the feasibility of changing the organic law of the State. Hut we know that these ques tions were not at all pertinent to the exigencies of the case. Tho issue was a direct one: shall Georgians livo any longer under a Constitution which was framed by a few designing dema gogues for their own benefit; or will the whole people rise in their sover eign capacity, and place their fore most statesmen in a convention who will draft a Constitution, which will at once commend itself to thoughtful people everywhere, for its adherence to true republican form of govern ment, under which every race and nationality shall find a home in tho Empire State? This was the issue, and iu spite of all couilicting opin ions has won, as it deserved to. Last week we printed on our fourth pago the list of delegates to assemble at Atlanta next Wednesday. Place them side by side with the framers of the Bullock-Hlodgott Constitution, and those who voted nay, will bo only too glad to improve the opportunity of ratifying l*y their votes, tho Con stitution which this intelligent and able body of men will soon submit to tho pcoplo of Georgia for ratifica tion. The people of Charleston have erected a monument on the Battery to perpetrate the memory of the gal lant defense of Fort Moultrie on June 28,1776. When the Palmetto Guard, says the News and Courier, “first un dertook this noble work it seemed an almost hopeless task. The State was laboring under the evils of foreign and irresponsible government, and the people were reduced to the depths of poverty and almost of despair by the oppressive taxation of half a score of years. But the noble corps, by their magnificent centennial celebra tion, proved that there was life in the old land yet, and their orator and former veteran leader, the brave and eloquent Kershaw, sent forth a bugle blast that aroused the hosts of freedom and then attl there commenced a campaign, of the glorious success of which the unveiling of the Moultrie Monument is a fitting consummation and a splendid proof.” There is no price for wheat in East Tennessee. Buyers are not there, and the Knoxville Tribune attributes the change tc the foul condition of East Tennessee wheat heretofore. The Tribune advises tire farmers of its section to buy fanning mills that will clean their wheat thoroughly. By cleansing and properly grading their wheat tho "Tribune thinks the present crop of East Tennessee would bring at least a quarter of a million more. At the Hot .Springs, Arkansas, the government is preparing to make the settlers or squatters buy their proper ty over again. Home of it has been held by families for over a hundred years. No similar instance, wo are glad to say, ever occurred in the his tory of this country. Tho springs themselves and about three hundred acres around them will be retained “for the future action of Congress.” The successful democratic ticket in Charleston consisted of fourteen whites and three negroes. The re publicans abandoned tho contest, and many of the better sort of the negroes voted tiie democratic ticket. WASHINGTON LETTER Wabbimotox, D. C. June 2!), 1877. The four or fivo notable political movements of tbe jiasl may bo stated ns follows. Ist. Tho Presidential order pro hibiting interference by Federal of fice-holders, in tho management of caucuses and conventions. With this, and as illustrating the President's sin cerity, it should bo mentioned that Secretary McCrary of his Cabinet, stated on the same day for lowa, to manipulate the Republican State Con vention. A further illustration may be found in the removal of the Collec tor at Baltimore and the appointment in his pluco of tho most skillful Kc publican politician in Maryland. Great is civil rervice reform. 2nd. Tho action of Now Hamp shire’s House of Representatives, in tabling a resolution approving tho Southern policy and tho reform pro fessions of the Administration. This was done by the full Republican vote. 3rd. Yesterday’s action of tho Re publican State Convention of lowa. The Convention seems from the Tel egraphic reports, to have treated Mr. Hayes in very much the same way rtiey would have treated Mr. Tildon, if the latter were President. The people out there don’t know Hayes as a Republican. They believe in the party, not in him. He is tbe tail, an<i is to bo wagged, not the dog that is to wag tho tail. To these things, all of tlrem signifi cant, must be added the New England trip of the President and members of bis Cabinet. This is as purely a po litical affair as tbe otheis. Your readers will remember that your cor respondent has more than once fore told the elaborate reception the Pres ident would meet in the business and manufacturing cities on his Northern trip. Hut tho attention thus shown have not tho actual political signifi cance that the action of representa tive Republicans of New Hampshire and lowa, noted abovo, possess. Douglass, moving to predestined de feat in every New England State, in 1800, was welcomed as generally and as ostentatiously in Boston, and Port land, and Bangor, and elsewhere, as Hayes has been at the first named place. No city controls any State of New England, or any of the. other Northern Republican Statos. The Southern excursion of the President is not definitely arranged yet, but the probability is that it will take him to New Orleans, at least, and that at some time during the summer he will be the guest of Wash ington’s illustrious banker, Mr. Cor coran, at the Virginia White Sulphur Springs. At this place will also as semble many' of the Democratic and Administration politicians of the South and North. A report from Texas that Randall was sure of tho delegation of that State in the Speakership contest, has revived the discussion of that subject. I see no reason to change the opinion previously expressed, that Randall has tbe chances iu his favor. The last of our public schools has closed fertile summer, and tho prog ress reported is very gratifying. The system is expensive here for various reasons. "Whenever tho District builds a school house it makes it a too costly a building. The Franklin school house for instance, though a model in appearance, is an extrava ! gance. The interest on tho cost is | something over sl3 per year for every scholar it can accommodate. The schools are made expensive to tax payers, by the large number of indi gent colored children who are taught. An act of Congress requires the school money to bo divided between tho races in exact proportion to the number of children of school age. As tho black man practically pays no taxes; and black children are very numerous, the burden of tho white man is increased greatly. The bulk iof these blacks camo with the war, and our school expenses increased at that time and from that cause and without corresponding increase of revenue, about one-half. Tho untax ed Government clerk, too, sends his children to tho schools. Nemo. With tho Southern Governors, the cotton exchange people and tho poli ticians generally, tho White Sulphur Springs, of Virginia, bid fair to re gain their old-timo prosperity. If haif of current gossip be true, the coming campaigns, even that of 1880, will be blocked out at tho old springs this summer. Tho outlook in tho Indian country, says tho Herald, is by no means cheer ing. If a Catholic clergyman who has lived among the insurgent sava ges is not misinformed, tho govern ment will have to encounter a form idable force, numbering upward of nine thousand braves. One of the worst features of tho whole allair is that if it had not been for tho mis management at tho agencies hostili ties would not have taken place. It is stated that New York bankers have issued $15,000,000, in letters of credit io American touristy this sum mer. The Cross and the Crescent. Mr. Editor: Tho war now raging between the Russians and the Turks, in a religious point of viow, elicits lint littlo interest to us on this side of the water, because we are in the main indifferent as to which will bo tho successful party, being ourselves of a very different religions faith. But to my mind, ns an individual, there is a decided preference. I confess I have been not a littlo surprised to hear some intelligent men express the hope that the Turks might triumph. Tho reason gener ally assigned for such a wish is, that Protestant missionaries would be safer under the Ottoman than the Russian government. Those who hol-.l this opinion must have lost sight of facts that have transpired within tho last few years, as well as tho gen eral conduct of Iho Mohammedans towards Christians of every shade- Protestant, Greek and Catholics. Tho whole history of the Turkish government has shown that unless restrained and over-awed by other powers, she has invariably pursued a course of the most proscriptive vio lence against all opposers of the false Prophet. The recent atrocities in Bulgaria ought to satisfy c very mind on this subject. One instance may be given in illustration. In an area of less than five miles square 20,000 human beings, of all ages and sexes, were slaughtered in cold blood. The quivering forms of infants in their death agony were borne in procession by the soldiers upon the points of their bayonets; young women were exposed and insulted in every con ceivable form, and then hacked to pieces, and other barbarities prac ticed that might shame the very deni zens of perdition. Their tender mer cies would be cruel. Besides, it is a great error to sup pose that the Russian government, if in the supremacy in Turkey, would bo intolerant towards persons of other than the Greek faith. If nothing else would prevent this, the terms of the recent protocol agreed upon by tbe great powers of Europe would be a safe guarantee. This impression has grown out of the arbitrary forms vest ed in tho Czar of Russia. But while the Russian rule is imperial, and, to same extent, despotic, it is not the absolutism it was a half century ago. The Mohammedon belief recognizes the one God, but totally ignores tho one Christ. It puts a visionary dreamer, a pretender to miracles, an impostor and a persecutor in the place of the great Teacher sent from God—tho God Man. It propagates itself by violence and tho sword, and not by divine and spiritual agencies. It ministers to licentiousness and lust, and holds forth to the anticipations of its votaries an Elysian of sensual delights as the consummation of their aims. The Greek religion recognizes the “One God and the one Mediator be tween God and man, the man Christ Jesus;” and there is a vast difference between a religion in which Christ is received and honored as the Divine Saviour of man, and one in which there i3 no Christ—no atonement. Timotiieocs. A Romantic and Thrilling Recog ltitiom About ten years ago two brothers j left their homes iu Illinois, and went to California. Tho elder was a man ■of tho most steady habits, and had received a good business education. | but the younger was inclined to be j 1 dissipated, and, indeed, had figured , in so many scrapes at home that his ! departure was not regretted in bis native village. The two brothers liv- 1 jed for a short time in San Francisco while they looked for situations. The j younger brother, however, fell into I bad company and they separated by ! mutual consent. The elder brother j obtained a situation in a wholesale store as porter, and by bis diligence and steadiness so worked himself in- J to tho confidence of his employers that he rose from the position of por ter to that of partner iu the firm. He lately purchased a house in Bush street married a lady with a consider able fortune of her own, and on last Christmas evo be saw three beautiful children around him enjoying the delights of a Christmas tree. The family retired at- midnight, but the gentleman had hardly closed his eyes when he was awakened by a noise down stairs, and moving steadily to the parlor with a revolver in his hand, lie saw a man endeavoring to open tho buffet where he kept his silver. Leveling his revolver at the thief's head ho exclaimed, “Stop or you’re a dead man !” Tho jimmy dropped from tho hands of the burglar, who, falling on his knees, cried out, “As God is my judge, brother, I did not know that you lived here !” The gen tleman then discovered to bis horror that tho burglar whom he was about to shoot was tho younger brother whom he had not met for nearly ten years. That night the burglar slept peacefully under the roof ot his for giving brother, who assured a friend with tears in his eyes he was about to give him employment in his o\yn store, and that ho had never spent a happier Christmas. — San Francisco Call. A London dispatch states that one hundred and seventeen persons have been poisoned in that city with scar let fever tainted milk. The Homestead Provision. Of course no sensible person be lieves that tho action of the Constitu tional Convention, whatever it may ho upon the subject, wilt affect tho rights of those who hold exemptions under tho present homestead law. Nothing of tho kind is contemplated, ns it would he in flagrant violation of a recognized principle opposed to dis turbing vested rights, mid to rel ro ad i ue or ex post, facto legislation gen erally. No doubt the convention will per fect a homestead regulation, which will bo at once liberal and efficient.! and so plain and definite as not to need the interpretation of the courts. To assert that it would be proper to reserve to the taker of a homestead the light of waiving the same when ever it suited his will and pleasure, would make of tho provision a practi cal null ill/. It would be equivalent to lodging a sura in bank of equal value to the property exempted, with power to draw upon it until every dollar was exhausted. Now, every ono knows that the homestead is spe cially designed to protect the families of the i inprovident and in fortunate. Men in good circumstances or of thritty business habits don’t need, and scout the idea of taking a home stead. To allow the drunkard, or spendthrift, therefore, to virtually alienate and use up this “last shot in the locker” for his dependent family would he an net of sheer cruelty to them. Granted that individual in stances might occur when an unfor tunate, but worthy, head of a family would use this homestead credit ju diciously for the benefit of his house hold. But per contra, how many necr-do wells and reckless men would squan der this last and only credit reserve in obtaining money to purchase whis ky, useless articles of luxury, or even to spend in the gambling hell. It is safe to say that if tho homestead can be thus bartered away in five years one half of thoso who avail themselves of its exemptions will bo found destitute of both home and credit and with no more hope in the future. The right to waive the homestead would result practically in a very brief period in transferring the title to the property of thousands of those the law was designed to protect, to the pockets of merchants, bankers, and cross road shop-keepers all over tho country. Hence the importance of so adjusting the new homestead as to make of it a reality and blessing to tho unfortu nates who need its wholesome re strictions. Tile true idea of a homestead is the setting aside of a reasonable support for every family until tho youngest child is of ago, and the parents die. Then, as entailed estates are not al lowed under our form of government, of course even-handed justice would demand that the homestead having fulfilled its intent and functions, should be divided out to those who no longer need its joint benefits. To make it a mere means for pro tracting the expiring credit of the head of a family, it has been shown would soon be equivalent to vitiating and destroying the exemption en tirely.— Macon Tetcgroph. ITIIYTIQ ©III ® Its 1 a II £ A Noted Divine says They are worth their weight in gold. READ WHAT HE SAYS: Pn. TutT: —Dear Sir: For ten years I have been a martyr to By: pepsin, Constipation, and Piles. Last soring: year phis were recommended to me; I used them (but with little faith). I :im now a well man, have pood appetite, digestion perfect, regulars'ools, piles gone, and I have gained forty pounds solid flesh. They ;irc worth their weight in gold. Kev. U. L. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky. THTTtA rr s In Hr. 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Read th© Answer It is a plant that prows in the South, and is spe cially adapted to the cure of diseases of that clitnatc. ‘ nature’s mm remedy, Entering at once into the blood, expelling all scrof* ulous, syphilitic, and rheumatic affections. Alone, it it a searching alterative, but when combined with Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, and other herbs, it forms Dr. Tutt’s Sarsaparilla and Queen’s Delight, The most powerful blood purifier known to medical science fbr the cure of old ulcers, diseased joints, foul discharges from the ears and nostrils, abscesses, skin diseases, dropsy, kidney complaint, evil effects rtf secret practices, disordered liver and spleen. Its use strengthens the nervous system, imparts a fair com plexion, and builds up the body with HEALTHY, SOLID FLESH. As&n antidote to syphilitic poison it is strongly recommended. J lundrcds of cases of the worst type have been radically cured by it. Being purely veg etable its continued use will do no harm. The best time to take it Is during the summer and fall; and instead of debility, headache, fever and ague, you will enjoy robust health. Cold by all druggists. Vrice,si.bo. Office, 35 array Street, New Yorh. 46-47 THE CIII2AP DRYGOODS HOUSE! DAVID WEISBEIN, rVo. 100 Ui’oito-litoii Street, NATAiMVAII, GA. o Oil i ■ i ■ mmmmmmmmmmmmrmmtmmmmtm ARE CONSTANTLY IN RECEIPT OF A GREAT MANY inquiries from all parts of this State and Florida, where we do not advertise, so that we find it almost impossible to answer each inquiry separately. We ' now tako this method to explain to the of THE REPORTER all the particulars necessary for them to know. In a very short time we will publish in this paper as COMPLETE A PRICE LIST AS IS POSSIBLE. Wo now call your especial attention to this; 1. Wo will send samples to any one who will write ns for them, with | prices attached, provided a 3 cent postage stamp is enclosed and every arti cle mentioned which parties desire, and can be sampled; but do not write us to send you samples of everything, for that is impossible. Write us for samples of such goods only as y T on have a notion of purchasing. Remember also, samples only give an idea of what tbe goods are, but do not give the article full justice. 2. Do not have any hesitancy in ordering tbe goods you want, for we guarantee every article to come up to sample, and if unsatisfactory, it can be returned to ns at our expense, and we will refund the money. 3. Should any article turn out unsatisfactory, which might occur through an oversight or otherwise, do not prejudge ns of having done so intentionally, but give us the benefit of the doubt, and before returning it, write us your complaint, so that, if possible, we might arrange matters satisfactorily, without tbe trouble and expense of returning. I | 4. Calicoes we cannot always Hatch in the pattern, as we sell large quantities of goods and it is impossible to keep every pattern for any length of time. Such and similar goods wo guarantee to till, by giving the same quality, and as near the pattern as possible. ! i | 5. We ask as a favor, that parties order ing goods be very particular in writing their name and shipping point in plain letters, to avoid mistakes; also, to make their order as definite as possible, especially on articles ; of which samples cannot be sent, would ask to give us a limit in tho price, to enable us to form a proper idea of what tin,* article is to be. G. Whenever it is possible, \vc prefer the Honey to aeconlpany the order, but we will send the goods C. O. D. (cash on de livery) by Express, and if requested, we will instruct the agent to open the package for examination before paying for it. 7. We do not sell on credit under any consideration. If previously arranged, we will take a cotton factor’s acceptance in payment. ft. Do not order any goods* unless yoii have the money ready to pay for them. 1). We prepay the freight on .all orders amounting to twenty dollars of over. This is the very best we can do, for our profit is so slight (as we retail our goods at wholesale prices) that we cannot afford to do better. We admit there are houses who pay freight on ten dollars worth of goods, lmt common sellse tenches plainly that their profit must be liii'tfcf than oflrs, or else they could not afford Id do it, and, therefore, in * uch cases* the party ordering the goods of such a house pays the freight after all —only indirectly, Wo havo endeavored to be as honest and Candid in our statements as the language at our command can do it, and if this fails to convince, we do not know what can. Wo hold ourselves legally responsible to carry out the abovo assertions and consider this a binding contract, entered upon by us freely and volun tary, and affirm it herewith by our signature. Very Respectfully, DAVID AVEISIIEIN, No. i6q Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga. phoprietoH OF THE CHEAP DRY GOODS HOUSE* Savannah Advertisements. MKIN II AUI) lIHOS.&CO* WHOLi SALK HOOTS* SIIOEiS, IIATS. Gents* Furnishing Goods, AX'D JtAXITVACTIIIIEJIS OF HKADV-MADK CLOTHING, Nos. 129 AND 181 BIIOUOnTON SrUF.ET, SAVANNAH, GA. Office 396 and 393 Broadway, N. Y. 215-260 Orders Carefully Executed. I. EPSTEIN & JOBBERS IN PLAIN AND FANCY l>i*y (jrood^* NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES* IIATS, Etc., Ere. Particular attention paid to country order, NO. 137 CONGRESS STREET, 215-26(1 SAVANNAH, GA: )I. W. NEUBUKOER (SUCCESSOR TO FRED, GOEMAN, ) Watchmaker and Jeweler, I>EALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, JfnlveK unci Plutols, • 180 Bryan Street, Opposite J. G. Watt,, SAVANNAH, GA. .'2ST* Repairing done at shortest notice. 215- Weed & Cornwell, —DEALERS IN— IIAIID WARE, I RON, AND T IS 13 I , , 173-17.> Broughton Street, 208-2:11 SAVANNAH, GA, Cormack Hopkins MANUFACTURER OF TINWARE, AND DEALER IN HARDWARE STOVES, TIjST wares, —AND House Furnishing Goods, COXTRACtOB FOB TIS BOOFIXO A\D 0011 SICE WORK. 1 C,7 BROUGHTON STREET, 208-234 SAVANNAH, GA. •Tamos B. Sheldon, Cotton Factor' —AND — General Commission Merchant, 102 Hay Street, - GA ignments solicited, upon which liß ancea will be made. 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