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Volume LXIV.
ATIIENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 18S0.
Number 43.
ADDRESS
OF HOY EMORY SPEER,
Adelaide Neilson, the beautiful
aotre-a who became so famous as the
imiiersonotor of “Juliet," died sud
denly in Paris a few days since. The
circumstances surrounding tier death
are said to be to auspicious that a po
lice iijijuirv m»ydiM»WSfy>-
.Toilge lliiaai Warner hai icnderiil
the Governoi his unqualified re-igna-
tionof the office ol chief justice of the
supreme court of Georgia, to take
effect the 1st day of September next.
Judge Warner says he has doi e this
for reasons of a private nature exclu
sively.
At Uir Court House, in Athcns,Saturday Eve-
nlng, the 14th last.
Cot.. John A. Stephens thinks
the surest and quickest way to get
finally rid of Colquitt is to proceed
upon the principle : ‘simili;« similibns
curanlnr,,” ni.d give the people an
other dose of CVqnittism. Nither-
theb-ss, we slmll vote for Norwood
all the same.
My Fellow Citizens:—It may seem,
in some degree, superfluous that I
should address you as I purpose to
do this afternoon. The most of you
have known me from my boyhood.
You .know most auo»rntely who J am
; ^pd tyhril I ain. If I have merits you
are Mciulitless apprized ot them, and
if I am not aliogether meiitorious, as
has been sometimes insi-ted, [laugh
ter,] you know the reasons wherefore.
My friends, perhaps, I had best can®
vass elsewhere. The scripture teach
es us that a “prophet hath honor
save in his own country and among
his owu kindred.” The feelings which
I have on this occasion show clearly
to my mind that I ant neither a
pro] diet nor the son of a prophet, for
1 have honor, this day, at my own
home, and among my own kindred,
if. they adhered to the convention idea,
after the nomination, because the only
principle for |>olitical guidance of that
party isto vote for the nominee. How
much more fair and frank it was for a
candidate to appeal directly to the
people, and permit them to have a
lull opportunity of canvassing his fit
ness for office, and judging for them
selves. He maintained that the peo
ple were capable of self-government—
that the great foundation stone ot the
American superstructure was this
capacity-on the part of the people to
govern themselves. The logic of this
was that they were capable of choos
ing their own Representatives. It
might be said that they would make
mietakes 8 mistimes. True, they might
make mistake! sometimes, but they
could correct them at the next elec
tion, and it was far better tor the
people to make mistakes occasionally
than to he totally ignored all the time,
as was the baneful result ot the nomi
nating system, which captures the
power of the people by trickery, and
confers it upon a few delegai es, who
nse it in many instances for their own
purpose, and for the advancement of
ChaUahoccliiM comity bn- instruct
ed her di-bgate-i in bio digression nl
convention lo vole lor Persons as the
tirst choii-e ot the eounly as long as
time is any reasonable prospect of bis
in munition, mi l in ease of a Injure lo
semi c bi- nomination, to vote for Al
bert Cox a- Ibe see-mil choice of the
county.
The Atlanta Daily Post gives no-
t'ee l hut ; t will be enlarged about toe
25th inst., by the addition of one cel-
ii un to each page. After September
ti e 1st, its subscription price will be
six dollars n year, and sixty cents a
month. The Post is live ami rattling,
ai d will support tl.e Norwood side
in the campaign.
The editorial valedictory of lion G.
A McCurry appears in the last number
of the Hartwell Sun. Col. McCurry
was one of the most talented young
editors in the State, and will be
missed Irom tho ranks. The people
of Hart are to lio congratulated
I hough, on the fact that their bright
bale paper is still in such efficient
hands as Messrs. Ayers and McGillare
know n to be, and we hope that “Old
IV will net entirely cease lo coruscate
in its columns.
Ukv. Henry Ward Beecher
some lime since received a-letterfrom
n young man, who recommended him-
,elf very highly as being honest, and
dosed with the request, “Get me an
easy situation that honesty may be
rewarded.” To which Mr. Beecher
replied: “Don’t be an editor, if you
would he ‘easy.’ Do not try the law.
Avoid school kieping. Keep out of
the pulpit. Let alone all -hips,stores,
shops and merchandise. Abhor poli
tics. Kerp away from lawyeis
Don’t practice medicine. Be not a
farmer nor a niechauic, neither a sol-
dim nm a sailor. Don’t study Don’t
think. Don’t work. None of them
are easy. Oh. my honest friend, you
are in a very hard world ! I know of
but one ‘easy’ place in it. That ia
the grave.”
sell he believed that the true banner-
cry of every true Democrat should
be “an iudi-soluble union of inde
structible States.” He had circulat
ed generally his speech in opposition
to the political rideis upon the money
bills of the House, and stood on the
'3013' majority.
l Congress by
He had not voted
argument therein given to the public.
He half been criticised by the organ
ized papers for his vote against Igna
tius Donnelly, and in favor ot Wash- m
burn, who, though a Republican, , He inquired was the nominee of the
was elected to hia scat in Congress by jpmiliiilte 08—aHtlou'ina position
implicating them ol wanton violation
of law. His main speech upon the
subject was one of tho most brilliant
efforts in the House during the last
session.” And agaiu from the same
interview: “Mr. Speer was one of the
most attentive working men in Con
gress. _ He was a ready debater, an
attractive speaker, and was always
when he addressed the House, listened
to with undivided attention.’’
positioi
to osrail him for not keeping his
against Donnelly as yet, except rathe, .promises to the people ? Hu thought
committee, hut if he lived to get back not. Gentlemen who occupy glass
to Washington, he would do so.
Why? because Washburn was enti
tled to the seat, having been legal'y
elected. You might as well expect a
Republican to be elected in this dis
trict as for a Democrat to be elected
in Washburn’s district—because it ia
a Republican district. It was sought to
overturn Washburn’s majority because
the ballots voted for him weru num
bered ballots. This was a fiction of
partisanship which the speaker did
not think should control his con
science. Every one of the 10,900
ballots voted tor the speaker in his
election was a numbered ballot, and
to have seated Donnelly upon this
pretense logically could have unseated
every one of the Georgia delegation
together with the Representatives ot
two-thirds of the other states of the
American Union. Representing an
honorable constituency, he did not
believe ho would be injured for honv
would have voted for Donnelly bad
he been elected. lie was not elected,
he would vote against him with very
great pleasure. Donnelly, until he
north of Mason and Dixon’s line
Now, however, he claims to bo a
Democrat. Mr. Dontieily should re-
t.'ux seems to be in the lead so fur
in the fourth district. From the
counties that have acini lie has fifteen
votes, I’er-ons eleven, and Sraitu six.
Ti,.. Columbus Enquirer says the con
vention consists of thirty-eight votes,
two-thirds ol which arc twenty-five
and a third. So this puts the situa
tion iu rather an uncertain attitude,
and bill's |terhups at some out-ider
not yet named. We have no doubt
the convention will nominate. The
example of the Stale convention will
not bo followed. We do not ,hclieve
that any of the delegates are wedded to
personalism, and no one desires a vin
dication. Concessions for harmony
will be freely granted.
Iu the campaign of 1878, Persons
was elected to the Forty-sixth Con
gress, receiving 13,33G votes against
10,101 for H. U Harris.
Dll. FELTONS OPPONENT.
Mr. J. W. Robertson, of Cobb
c unity, lias been nominated to make
the race against Dr. Felton iu the
Seventh district. The maioritv rijle
lie added alter a parse, ^
like him. The fact is, Jones
m, much of himself; tclU •» mu|f
know that he doesn’t leave anyr
for the imagination.” f.
J turner Nicholson has gone “
ward. He will -ojourn in
ion city, doing the sights in tbf
ital for a lew days, and tho, f
coed lo New York to lay in » d
of goods for tho
member—Reave*, Nicholson Sfl
MilledeevilleUnion and Reo
Piof. J- E- Witherspoon, wbP
the chair of Mathematic* to thj.
file Ga. ? M. A A• C ol,e $ e *f-
and the honor I so richly enjoy is the
I'rescnce and cordial countenance of I themselves end their favorites. Mr.
this lurge'and kindly audience of my Speer maintained that these conven-
Iriends and fellow-citizens, who tions were not truly representative of
have greeted uie here to-day. Indulge the people. He iastanced the election
me a moment that I may thank you of 1875, where in convention Mr. Hill
lor your greeting this cven'mg. As was defeated for eight days, on four
you all know, I am about to engage hundred and sixty odd consecutive
in one of the fiercest of political cam- ballots, and where he was overwhelm-
pnigns.' The Goddess of Fortune is ingly elected by the people at the
proverbially fickle. I am not iuex- polls—thus demonstrating that the
peiienced of the pleasure of her convention which defeated him did I orable public conduct, even though il
smiles, or the severity of her frowns, not represent the people who elected was iu favor of a Republican. He
;md parenthetically I can say, perhaps, him, and called attention
with the Latin poet ol old, to the lact that many
“Though I’ll praise her when site’s kin ’, counties which were voted against
But it she dance* in tho wiml, Mr. Hill in the convention, gave him _
Aud shakes her wings and will not *try, overwhelming majorities at the polls, assumed the role of a Democrat, a
I’ll puff the fickle j»do sway.” This particular convention wuich nom- ■ very short time ago, was as hitter an
Whatever, my friends, may be my nated Mr. Bell was a laughable farce.! enemy ol tie; Southern people, and as
fortune iu the contest, whether of Clarke county, which voted 1750 venomous a Republican as there was
disaster or of victory, nothing can Democratic votes lor Tilden, after the * "
bereave me of that pleasure which most vigorous exertions of the orgau-
your welcome and your hearty, man- ized to get a full vote for delegates,
ly and kindly greeting inspires in me had voted 28 votes for delegates lo member that when a member of Con-
to-day, [Applause.] Will you in- the Gainesville convention, anJ had a gres-, in 1808, he had said on the
ditlge me with one other reflection of gentleman as a delegate who had no floor of the House that the land
a general character ? more connection with Clai ke county
Tbe outlook in the political heav- politics than it he had not lived in the
ens is very stormy indeed. The Ninth congressional district, and who
Presidential contest is iuqieiidiiig and had icarcely acquired the privileges
the two great contending parties in of citizenship in this county. In
this country are about to engage in Franklin county, a call had been is-
deadly conflict. The Gubernatorial sued by the chairman of the Execu-
contest overhangs ns. It is like a tive committee for primary elections
lowering cloud surcharged with thun- in each militia district, and in every
der and lightning. The elections lor militia district of the county it was
the State Legislature is hard upon us, positively refused, and no primary
and the Oongreisional contest, to ) elections were )ieM- A couveutjon
which I specially wish to invite your was then called as a dernier resort
attention, will perhaps, not be with- There were 44 people attended it.
out its asperities. Now, my friends, (Hon. Tlios. Cryuiea here aro>e and
this is a free country, and while some reminded the speaker that there were
may differ with me in the statement, 1500 voters in Franklin county). Mr.
lor my part, I am grateful that ev- Speer went on, and asked if these 44
ery man in the broad reach of this gentlemen constituted any fair repre-
“land of the free” has the perfect sentation of these 1500 voters. Of
liberty to vole as he pleases. Our this convention it might also be said
government depends upon the entire of the 44 voters present, 23 by their
freedom of the elective franchise. In votes indicated a preference lor our
a recent ringing and manly letter own distinguished county man, Hon.
which has been given lo the public, Alexander S. Erwin, and yet the
it is declared that “a free ballot, a delegate elected by a convention ot
lair ballot and a full ballot is the only this sentiment voted three for Dell
security for American institutions.” with singular disregard of tho wish of
This is the utterance of Geu. Win- the people who sent him there. Even
field S. Hancock, the gallant stand- the grand old county of
ard bearer of the National Democra- Clarke was voted by Judge
cy. Now, what is the conclusion McDonald in tbe Glinesvilie convene
which I purpose to draw from this tion for Mr. Bell, and it might well be
statement ? It is this. That a toler. doubted whether Mr. Bell on the day
ant spirit of a difference of opinion on of the election would receive more
political questions is to-day one of votes in Clark county thah Mr. Mcs
the first duties of patriotic citizen- Donald received in his memorable
ship. My friends, tbe times call lor canvass for the position of delegate,
tolerance. The welfare of the coun- He trusted that his allusion to Judge
try demands tolerance. The peace McDonald would be construed in the
and quiet of communities, the perpet- kindest possible sense. The Judge
nation of friendship, the preservation was an excellent gentleman, though
ot friendly social relation—in fact his politics are bad. The speaker
eveiy question and interest of public rather hoped ho would get right be.
nrosperity and individual happiness fore the election and vote lor him,
demands that people may differ on notwithstanding he was a delegate to
public questions without bitterness the convention. The grand old conn-
and recrimination, without calumny ty of Habersham had refused indig-
of private character, without detrac- nantlv to send any delegates at all.
tion and slander, and all the worst Could it be said that the Democracy
features of popular elections iu soa-1 of Habersham county was questions-
sons of great political excitement, ble ? It was as pure as the pellucid
For myself I do not hesitate to avow waters of her mountain streams, as
t he intention of conducting this can- over-towering as the lofty proportions
vass in a spirit of fair play and cour- of her wood-crowned hills. Tliero
lesv> were not 25 Republican votes in Hab-
Fellow-citizens, I am here to-duy ershnui county. Lumpkin county
grants given to the stockholders of
Southern railroads who had been in
rebellion, should be declared null and
void, and that the lands should be
divided among the freedmen in tracts
of 40 acres, and that the planting
c!a-s of the South were intolerant
and the enemies of the government,
and that, their lands should be taken
from them. When resisted by Mr.
Blaine, he replied that Mr. Blaine did
not draw the distinction betwoen-loy
ally and disloyalty, and, said he, “in
the language of the illustrious Am
drew Johnson, rebels must be made
to take back seal a’’ This is the man
iu whose favor parlizan sheets were
condemning him because for Donnel
ly’s sake he refused to unseat a Re
publican who had been legally elected
by three thousand and thirteen ma
jority. Donnelly had said also that
the condition of intelligence in the
Southern Slates was a disgrace to
civilization, and that tbe great mass
of the people were too ignorant to
exercise the right of suflrage. Pus 1
sibly Mr. Douuelly thought that
about the speaker. Mr. Speer com
intu'ated himself that he bad
sufficient intelligence to
that under the law and
houses are not iu a position to throw
stones. What did Mr. Bell promise
Col. John B. Estes when that gentle
man was induced to take the field
against Hon. Beni. H. Hill in 1875 ?
Said he to him “Bale, you go to the
lower end of the district and canvass
the counties down there. I will look
after the mountains for you, aud will
speak every day from now until the
election. I will meet Ben Hill wher
ever he speaks in the mountain coun
ties, aud whenever lie comes to For
syth, i will meet him there.’’ What
did Mr. Bell do? When Mr. Hill
came to Forsyth, he not only refused
to meet him, but assured Mr. Ilill ot
friendly interest in his welfare, and
as that gentleman states, introduced
him to his audience. Not onespeecb did
he make during the entire campaign,
and Estes, relying on his promises,
was slaughtered in the house of his
alleged friends. The speaker had
these facts directly froai Mr. Estes
himself. He called upon a gentleman
present, (Capt. Barrow) who corrob
orated the accuracy of the statement.
What was the conduct of Mrf Bell
towards that, distinguished gentleman
and your fellow-townsman, lion. H.
H. Carlton, in 1877? When Dr.
Carlton informed him that he intend
ed to support him, and icad to him
certaiu articles which he had written
in his favor, Mr. Bell voluntarily
stated, so great was the pleasure
which Dr. Carlton’s support gave him,
that he would never be a candidate
again before the convention, and
longed for the day wheu by his iuflu-
guished antagonist was also invited to I all. There was a singular absence ot
he present. Tho public is here in desire on the part of the politicians of
force; the Indies, I atn delighted to the District to become the nominee
see are here, hut I do not perceive | of the convention, and two of the del-
tho presence of my distinguished an- egates to the convenuou had laugh-
tagonist. This is a matter of deep ingly assured the speaker that they
regret to me, because the truth ot had given Mr. Bell the nomination,
disputed public questions is best as- but would give Mr. Speer the ofhee.
curtained by fair joint discussion. Hr. Speer then proceeded u> speak
However, I shall say nothing of that of his own record as a member of Con-
gentleman that I shall bo unwilling grass. He was elected to Congress
for him to hear and to know. I under circumstances of the greatest
The speaker then proceeded to dis- disadvantage. Perhaps no one in the
cuss tho unfair features of ihe system history of Georgia had ever been sub~
of nominating conventions. Ho in- jected to more bitter and ,continuous
sisted that Mr. Bell, who was the opposition. The press, the politicians,
nominee of tbe Gainesville conveu- the greatest dignitaries of the State
tion, had been a candidate lor the aud some of the most distinguished
nomination and for Congress long be- men of the Democratic party had
fore the convention had met, and that united iu opposing him. He had
bo had been traversing the district in however, b-en true to his party and
different directions, speaking to pub- to his country, and he was one of
lie gatherings with a view of canvass- those who believed that it was the
ing for the nomination. He referred first duty of a patriot to hold hia coiin-
to the address ot Hon. Allen D. Can- try superior to his party. He
dbr, chairman VttfcaJExeeotive com- quoted from the interview of Hon.
mittee of tne organised Democracy, Alexander H.. Stephens—clarem
in whit* that gentleman slated that et venerabile women—the following
“any candidate who sought to secure language : “Mr. Speer in Congress is
tho nomination by canvassing or oth- regarded one of tbe truest Democrats
er disreputable means was unworthy upon the time-henored principles of
the support of the Democracy.” He the party, in that body.” lie had
insfa'cd that Mr. Bell liad said, long differed with the majority of the par-
before the oouvention met, and before ty on tbe question of tacking riders
the delegates to the convention on appropriation bills, becauso in his
were elected, that he (Mr. Bell) I judgment, it was. one of the most fruit-
was assured of the nom- tul sources of discord possible under
ination. He protested that the j our system, and because it assailed
system was most unfair, in that it pro, the very existence of the government,
vented the people from canvassing the The speaker believed that this was
merits of a candidate. Tue people the best government tbe world ever
oould not kuow who the candidate saw, and that the only hope of our
would be until after the nominating I minority section was a rigid adhers
Convention met, and they could not, anoe to tbe Constitution. For him-
rcoontly converted Democrats was
not entitled to a scat in the 46th
Congress. He had been flippantly
assailed because he had introduced a
bill to prevent the United States Army
from unnecessarily insulting the re
ligious convictions of the great body
of the American people by their dress
parades and military band concerts
on the Sabbath day. The speaker
did not see why he might not intro
duce a hill ot that son. as well as any
other man. Many who had
made greater pretensions to
■iety thin he had done,
nid witnessed these desecrations with
out even a protest. May he not be
permitted to contribute his mite. He
paid a splendid tribute to Dr. Atticus
G. Hay good, and other distinguished
divines, tor their co-operation with
him in his effort in this direction, and
read nn elaborate article from the
Wesleyan Christian Advocate fully
justifying; his position. He was proud
of the traditions of the American sol
diers. They had been the study of
the enthusiastic moments of his boy
hood. Whether they were the em
battled farmers, who on the green at
Lexington fired the shot that weut
rffund the world, awakening in a
million hearts the love ot liberty 'and
enkindling on a thousand altars the
sacrificial fire of freedom, or whether
they were the hardy riflemen who
from behind the cotton^bags at New
Orleans shot down the seasoned vet-
ence Dr. Carlton should be honored
with the nomination of the convention.
Notwithstanding this, my distiuguishs
ed antagonist was the active oppqnent
ot Dr. Carlton in the next convention
—caused his defeat and the nomina
tion of Col. Billups. Perhaps the
peech of Hod. Wm. E. Simmons, ot
the county of Gwinnett, before the
Lawrenceville convention ot 1878, has
not passed from the recollection of the
people of that county. In that speech
Mr. Bell was arraigned in the severest
terms for promises to that gentleman
which ho had not kept. Politics, how
ever, “make strange bed-fellows,” and
what the Hon. Wm. E Simmons will
do in this contest it is impossible for
the speaker with accuracy to predict.
These are facts which Mr. Bell can
not deny, and if they be true, should
be be the Representative of a high-
minded constituency?
Mr. Speer concluded his speech
amidst tremendous applause in the
following language:
And now, my friends, I am about, to
bring my remarks to you on this oc
casion to a conclusion. But I cannot
see gay good-bye without telling you one
the tiling else, and that is that as long
evidence, this lovely specimen of as m y heart pulsates with the throb of
life, I will never cease to cherish with
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
In expressing our choice for the
lion. Thomas M. Norwood for Gov
ernor of Georgia we are moved by
no bitterness of personal or political
feeling towards the present incumbent
of the Gubernatorial chair—no more
than we were four years ago when we
preferred that illustrious Georgian,
iHemcbel Y. Johnson, for the stupe
place. We believed then that Gov
ernor Johnson would make a better
go vert than could General Colquitt.
We knew the two men, had seen and
heard them both, and were convinced
of the superior fitness of the man of
are choice. We admired, too, thedig-
nified- attitude maintained by him in
abstaining from those electioneering
methods which, of themselves, we be
lieve indicate the unfitness of the man
who practices them for an office of
such high honor and grave response
bility as the governorship of a great
Sta'e.
Four years have elapsed since then,
and their painful history is most sad
dening confirmation of the wisdom of
our choice and the correctness
of our belief at that time,
Who believes now that if
Ilcrscliel V. Johnson had been called
to the executive chair of Georgia four
years ago we should have witnessed
such scenes ns transpired at the Cap
itol last year, and such as we now
witness, and such as we have yet to
witness ? Surely not an honest, in
telligent man in the State. There
was a man whose past gave us assur
ance of his future. He had been tried
and found not wanting. He had
filled many places of honor and trust
for Georgia, and had illustrated her
well in all of them. He had been her
governor, and had made such a gov
ernor as to req lire no “vindication.”
But a persistent system of
personal electioneering, such
as no man like Her-chel V. Johnson
would or could indulge in, resulted in
the placing of General Colquitt in
office.
ination in order to “vindicate” hira«
self against the criticisms of his iriends
and supporters who shall have elevat.
cd him to tho high anil responsible
position of chief magistrate of the
State.”
affectionate gratitude those who in
the hour of my extremity stood by
me in the dark days of ’78. I have
no ill-will toward those who opposed
me. I have good will to all; but lo
you, my trieuds, you hard-handed
mechanics, you wool-hat boys, as
they called you, you who walk be
tween the handles of the plow, who
swiDg the hammer and strike the
fiery sparks from red hot iron, you
who toil about the molten iron aud
ponderous machinery of foundry and
work shops, and amidst the wondrous
mechanism of fuotories, you who
Against all persuasions aud all re •
monstrance, and all invective, stood
by m.i, whom you knew your friend
and fellow-citizen, I return tbe
gratitude of a heart that knows not
how to forget a friend. My 'friends,
like the Spartan three hundred iu the
pass of Thermopylae, though the
darts of calumny aud detraction
came so thick that they obscured
the fair light of heaven, you
fought on in tho shade. Like the
old guard ot Napoleon, when at Wa
terloo, torn by shot and shell, borne
down by charging squadrons, bleed
ing at every pore, when called upon
to surrender, their immortal response
came back through the din of battle,
“the OldJGuard dies—it never sur
renders.” You are the Old Guard of
Independenlism. Your heroism was
rewarded and victory, hard-earned
and well-deserved, crowned your un
sullied standards.
erans of Packenham, or the brave
volunteers who pursued the dusky
Scminoles through the morasses of tht My true'and generous friends, I can
everglades, er died amidst the ravines ^Yi as did the prophet ot old, if ever
barrancas ot Buena Vista, or scaled I forget you, may my right hand for-
the heights of Chepultepec and Chur, get its ounniog aud my tongue cleave
uhusco, and in triumph flung to the to the roof ot my mouth. Yours was
biceze the Stars and Stripes above tbe struggle tor Independentism.
the “halls of ]the Montezumas,—” Yours was' tbe glorious victory. On
wherever against a loreign foe tbe your loyal hearts and strong arms—
heroism of the American soldier had on year free judgments and un-
boi ne aloft, to victory the banner of
our common country,' his heart went
out with them. But the soldier would
be none the less a hero, and his tra
ditions none the less glorious, when
he was permitted by uie law of the
land to respect the religious convic
tions of the grest body of the Ameri
can people, who believe tn that old
and simple and beautiful religion
which teaches ns to “ Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
Mr. Speer maintained that he had
been diligent and attentive to his dm
ties as a member of the House. He
quoted this language from the inter-
bosgbt suffrage, depend the happl
new and prosperity of our common
country. Let us persevere as we
have began. Let us maintain that
the people are capable of self govern
ment. Let us demand our right to a
free ballot, a fair ballot, and a full
ballot, and the principles of true In-
depeadeutisra will grow stronger and
stronger as the years ro 1 ou; liberty
will strike deep the flag staff of free
dom in the free soil of America,
“And tl.u, tlie day wilt batten on,
When Freedom’* flag here tint unfurled
Shall wave shove earth’s prostrate throne?,
And it* bright star* shall light the world.”
This is all in the past, and cannot
be recalled nor remedied, but the peo
ple of Georgia are now called on to
say whether or noi the lessons ot the
past shall guide them in tha way of
wisdom in the future. The time has
come for them to again elect- a gov
ernor. The same candidate who was
before them in seventy-six is before
them now, but under circumstances
widely different from those then ex
isting. It is not necessary that we
should here point out tho difference.
It is known to all who can read and
understand. The same system of
personal electioneering has been pur
sued—intensified, indeed, more re
pugnant to all proper notions of seem
liness than in the former campaign—
but it has not resulted now as it did
then, in putting Alfred II. Colquitt
before the people as the nominee of
the Democratic party for governor.
Oil the contrary it has resulted iu
there being no nominee; in the discord
and breaking-up of the State Demo
cratic convention without the perform
ance of its highest duty but one; in a
“recommendation,” by one wing of
the convention, of one man to the
people as a candidate for governor,
and in the presentation, by the other
wing of the convention, of the name
of another men to the people as a
suitable candidate.
These two men are Alfred IL Col
quilt and Thomas M. Norwood. They
are the only men who are candidates
tor t he governorship of Georgia. In
the absence of a possibility of any
concert ot action by which the whole
vote of the Democracy could be cast
for some man other than either of
these—a consummation, by the way,
that was earnestly striven r or by the
minority but persistently thwarted by
the majority ol the con vention—in the
absence, we say, of snch a possibility,
it is our duty and the duty of the peo
ple to choose between these two.
Our choice is already made, and
on the same grounds that governed it
in 1876. Between Alfred H. Col
quitt and Thomas M- Norwood we
cannot hesitate. The memories of the
past, the troubles ot the present, the
hopes of the future—impel and beckon
as one way. Knowing them both
aa we do, familiar as we are with the
record of each, we prefer Mr. Nor
wood because he has not sought the
office, and because we believe the
representatives of tiie large and {pa
triotic minority of the late Democrat
ic convention speak the truth when
they say that, should the call made on
him be ratified by the peo
ple at the polls they “will never find
it necessary to “ investigate”
his official conduct at every
turn nor to submit to such painful
scandals as those at which they now
AS OTHERS SEE US.
SACRIFICE OF THE HARMONY OF TIIE
PARTY—“PERISH THE DEMOCRAT
IC partt; siNif |3ie :'com!
WEALTH; NEITHER ARE WORTH SAV
ING UNLESS COLQUITT BE THE SAV
IOR.”
The New Orleans Times of the 12,
has tbe following editoria', which we
reptoduce in order to show our read
era how the Colqniltites are regarded
by impartial Democrats abtoad
“The course of the supporters of
Governor Colquitt, in the Georgia
Convention, must alienate the sym
pathy of the Democracy of the
whole country. The minority seem
to have been disposed to surrender
their favorites and compromise on
any sound Democrat, other than Col
quitt, who might be presented. But
rule or ruin was the incentive of the
majority of the Convention. When
they found it impossible to obtain the
requisite two-thirds vote to nominate
their man, they recommended him to
tiie people aud adjourned the corn er,
tiou.
“This is the most flagrant instance
ou record ol the sacrifice ot the bar
mony of a great part;, and possi
bly the welfare of a whole State to
the aspirants of an individual candi
date. It is the Republican idea of
the one-man power. ‘Perish the
Democratic parly; sink the Conitnoni
wealth; oeither are worth savin
less Colquitt be the savior,’ was the
cry of the Colquitt men in the Geor
gia convention. The Colquitt-Gor
don-Brown combination have split the
Democratic party in Georgia Let us
see what they will make of it.
“There will undoubtedly lie a true
Democratic ticket in the field notni'
nated by the minority, or a Conven
tion called by the minority, and \v
•hall not lie surprised if that ticket
meets with the support of many of the
ablest, most distinguished andinfluen
tial men of the Slate.”
A FINAL EFFORT.
A GREAT MAN FALLEN.
DEATH OF HERSCHEL V. JOUASOY
During last Monday Mr. Norwood
made a final effort to reunite and har
monize the Democracy, by a formal
proposition to Governor Colquitt that
they—the Governor and himsclf-
•hould unite in a request to the State
Democratic Executive Committee to
issue a call to the Democrats to meet
again in convention to nominate a
candidate for Governor. “Should
you unite with me,” wrote
Mr. Norwood, “should you
unite with me in this last
effort to preserve the party, and to
prevent much acrimony and unchris
tian “feeling which will, no doubt,grow
out of this contest, I wilt promise,
without asking that or any other con»
dition of you, that my name shall not
go before tho convention.”
Governor Colquitt dedint d (o uuite
with Mr. Norwood “in this last effort,”
and so the ball is “still a goin’ on.”
Mr. Norwood, though, deserves the
thanks of true Democrats for his pa
triotic effort to heal the breach in
the party.
A telegram was received at Union
Point about half-past eleven o’clock
yesterday morning, addressed to Hon.
A. H. Stephens, at Crawfordvilie,con
veying the sad tidings of the death i t
ex-Governor Herschel Y. Johnson at
bis home in Jefferson county, la-t
Monday night. There being no tel.-
raph office at Crawfordvilie the dis
patch to M r.Stcphens was sent to U nio. i
Point and conveyed thence to him 1 y
hand. We know none of the partie
ulars of the sad event. Governor
Johnson had been unwell for some
time, but our latt intelligence from
him, prior to this, represented him as
improving.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Herschel V. Johnson was born in
Burke county, Georgia, Sept. 18,
versatym 1834" ;- adopted tire plfffiE- .
sion of law,/oh»tlh 1840 entered tin
political arena as the advocate of the
principles of Jeffersonian Democracy ;
was a presidential elector on the Stale
Democratic ticket in 1844, and wa i
appointed in 1848 to fill a vacancy iu
the United States Senate ; was elect-
ed;to the bench in his judicial circuit
in 1849 ; in 1853 was elected Govern
or of the State, and re-elected to ihe
same office in 1855. From ’55 till
1868 he was a trustee of the State
University. In i860 he was run lor
Vice-President of the United States
on the ticket headed by Stephen A.
Douglas for tne Presidency; he wai
in the State secession convention ot
cj801, and took an active and promi
nent part against the policy adopted
by that body. Hc-vcted against the
ordinance of secession, but after
wards, when it was passed by a ma
jority of the convention, he resolved
to go with his State aud sustain liet
in the course she had in her sovereign
character adopted.
Brought up iu the Slate Rights
school in politics, he believed his ul
timate allegiance was due to his State.
* In 1803 he was elected to the Con
federate States Senate, where he took
and held a high position till the close
of the war. He was president of the
constitutional convention of the Stato
in 1805. After the removal of tke
disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment, he was again, in 1873,
placed on the circuit bench for a term
of eight years. In the .neau time
(that is, from thu close of the war
to the removal ot the disabilities
referred to) he had resumed the prac
tice ot law, which he prosecuted with
great success. In January, 1806, on
the restoration of the Slate to the
Union under the proclamation of
President Johnson, he was chosen as
one of,the two United States Senators
to which Georgia was entitled under
the Constitution. The duties of this
office, however, he was not permitted
to enter upon;his seat was denied him
by the reconstruction acts of Con
As an orator, constitutional lawyer,
and jurist he had few superiors in the
United Slates.
Of his death we can truly say that
a great man has fallen in Israel. Geor
gia loses in him a son ever true to
her dearest interests, and whose life
makes a chapter in her history which
she will never be ashamed lor poster
ity to scan. The closest scrutiny will
reveal no act of his life in which he
was not animated by the purest pa
triotism. Alas, atas 1 how few such
have we among the political leaders
of to-day!
view of the Hon. A. H. Stephens ,
“Mr. Speer was one of Uie inert vigi- The total value of propertyln Jadt-. Mde thtir f nor wonld h at ^
embers In Cans, son county aggregates $1,780,172.50. ,. .
MR. NORWOOD.
The following sketch of Mr. Nor
wood appears in the New Illustrated
Universal Cyclopedia, and is from
the pen of Hon. Alexander II. Ste-
phens. It is a tribute of which any
man might be proud, coining, as it
does, from so distinguished a souice:
“Thomas Mason Norwood was born
in Talbot county, Georgia, April 26,
1830; received an academic educa<
tion at Culloden,' Monroe county,
and graduated at Emory College,
Oxford, Ga., in 1850 ; was admitted
to the bar iu February, 1852; opened
an office at Savannah in March 1857;
was a member of the State legisla
ture from the county of Chatham in
1861-2; was alternate elector for the
State at large on the Seymour and
Blair ticket in 1868, and was elected
to the United States Senate for six
years from March 4, ’ 1871. Hia
seat was contested by Foster Blod
gett, but was finally awarded to Mr.
Norwood December 19, 1871. Mr.
Norwood is a democrat. As
writer and an orator he is distin
guished by purity of language and
elegance of style, as well as scholarly
attainments. His newspaper articles
in the political canvass of 1870, over
the signature of “Nemesis,” are
among tiie fir eat specimen- of pol
ish.-d invective of this generation.
The same may be said of his speeches
delivered in the United States Sens
ate,”
lant and attentive members in Coos' son county aggregate , , . , . . . ,
grass I think, aud defended tbe good j The census mates the population of | ~ ose “* * lls a ^ m come by
name of his people against charge! the county 16,412.
“Don’t play tag around tho hind
legs of this mule” ia a placard iu an
fore the country and ask for a renotn- - Indianapolis stable.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee met in Atlanta the 17th
inst., and elected Hon. L. N. Tram
mell permanent chairman, and IV. T.
Newman secretary. After proper
steps had been taken for forming
Hancock and English clubs, Hon. M.
\V. Lewis offered the following reso
lution;
The harmony of tbe Democratic party bc'ng
endangered, and its very existence, as a distinct
mlitieal organization iu Georgia, being impor
ted by tho failure of its convention, which as
sembled in this oily on the fourth inst, to dis
charge one of the most important Unties iin-
posed upon it by the call of the Executive
Ooti mittee, towiu the nomination of a candidate
tor Governor;
Resolved, fist this committee hereby call
another convention ot the Democratic party of
Georgia,to assemble in this city on Wednesday,
the IS* of September next, to nominate a can
didate for Governor.
Resolved, That we reoominend to the party in
the diff-rent counties to appoint delegates to
said convention on Tuesday, the 7th ot Septem
ber next.
The majority of ihe committee are
Colquittites, and the resolutions were
defeated. ’ -
Mr. Lewis then offered the follow*
ing resolution:
This committee having been appointed by
tbe president oftbe late Democratic convention,
under a resolution adopted by tbe unanimous
vote of that body, for tbs purpose of proposing
such measures as we may deem conducive to the
reservation of the organisation of the pai ly in
teorgia and accomplishing its auoccss, consider
it not within the sphere of onr duties, a* the
official repreaentauvea of the Democratic party
of Georgia, to interfere in any manner with the
canvass tor the office ot Governor being made by
two distinguished members of our party, si-ee
said convention made no nomination tor said
office. But as the convention, with great una
nimity,nominated an electoral ticket for Presi
dent and Vice-President of the United States,
and Under their rales also nominated candidates
for Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller
General and Attorney General,
Resolved, That this committee will cheerfully
discli rge the duties imposed upon us by using
all legitimate means to secure Uiu triumphant
suooeae of said nominees.
This resolution was referred to a
committee of five,of which Col. Haw
kins (Colquittite) fa chairman. Tho
committeo then adjourned to nrt t
again the 28th~inat.
Mist Beckwith, a young lady nine*
teen years ot age, succeeded in ao«
iplfahing a thillf hours’bontinucw
tbe Aquai'um in London.