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J. T. WA.THlIl3vrjft.3Sr,
PROPRIETOR.
Athens, Skitkmber 21, 1830.
FOR PRESIDENT OF TUB UNITED STATES,
W. s. HANCOCK,
* OF PENNSYLVANIA.
^ FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
W. H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
Presidential Electors.
roll T1IE STATE AT LAEfiK
J. C.C. BLACK and B. E. KEN NON.
alternated:
LOTI IKK J. GLENN and A. P. ADAMS.
DISTRICT ELECTORS:
Tint District—Samuel D. Brad well, of Liber-
tor. Alternate—J oaephtw Camp, ol Emanuel.
Seconc District-—Wm. M. llammood, of
Thotta*. Alternate—Wm. HarrLon, of Qnlt-
men. . .
Tliirf District— ChriatoplWr C. Smith, of Tel-
* r ,r. Alternate, Jumea Bishop, Jr., of Dodge.
~ Fourth Diatrict— Lavender ft. Kay, of Coweta.
Alternate—llenrv C. Cameron, of Ham*.
Fifth District—Jno. 1. Hall, of Spalding. Al
to mate—Daniel F. U1U, of Fulton.
Sixth Diatriei—Kenben B. Niabet,of Putnam.
Alternate—Fleming D. Dnbignon.of Baldwin.
Seventh District—T*re. W. Akin, of Bartow,
alternate—Peter W. Alexander, of Cobb.
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, Gwin-
Altcrante—Marion C. Boyd, of White.
- . FOR GOVERNOR,
ALFRED Hi COLQUITT.
of DeKalb.
TOR SXCRETART OF STATE:
n\ C. BARNETT, of Baldwin.
ton COMrTBOLLKB OKNIRAl.
WM. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond.
roll TBuacMn:
D. N. SPEER of Troup.
Von /nrouxKT-oaxaiuL:
CLIFFORD ANDERSON, of Bibb
FOR CONGRESS—NINTH DISTRICT:
HON. EMORY SPEER,
OF CLARK.
FOR SENATOR 27m DISTRICT,
: h. d. mcdaniel,
OF -WALTON.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
POPE BARROW.
7/ON. II. D. UcDANIEL.
It is with great pleasure that wo
place this geutk-inaii’a name at the
head of our columns, as candidate
for I lie Slate Senate. The counties of
tlie 27ih district did themselves honor
in nominating hitn. Mr. McDaniel is
one of the few men who have held
office without being a politician ; one
of the few who have so honored his
office that naught of detraction has
been saidj against him. To one who
knew—as the wilier happened to
know—how Mr. McDaniel was es-
teemed in the Senate, and what defer
ence was paid to his ability there, his
nomination conveys nmnixed gratifi
cation. Indeed, tlio failure of the
district to retain his services, would
have been of serious detriment to the
whole State. Able, experienced aud
honest, bis mind will not lie swayed
by passion or impulse, and his acts
will be based on pure purpose and
well-balanced judgmci t,
Mr. McDaniel has made himself a
name with the thinking people of
Georgia, and bis services will be called
for at no distant day, in n higher
sphere of action. ,
POLITICAL POINTS.
Nor-
The republicans are on the ragged
edge of despair.
According to Blaiue, the Maine
votors had an eye to the main chance.
Really, it looks like Garfield is
going to be nearly as badly beaten as
Norwood.
Let’s sec—the motto of Maine is
" DirigoAll right, lister of the far
cast ; direct if you like.
. VERY TRUE.
The wholesale abuse which has
been heaped upon that, noble son of
Georgia, Gen. John B. Gordon, by
those who know him best and ought
to honor him most, has caused both
surprise and indignation among the
people of other States. It is a fact,
and it ought to bo known as such
that he who charges anything disrep
utable ou Gen. Gordon, stabs the
honor of his own State. Here is
what the Banner, of Bossier, La
says on the subject:
“ Georgians ought to realise that
General Guidon is not their exclusive
property, bnt that his reputation is
dear to all those now surviving who
once ‘ woie the gray.’ People who
do not live in Georgia will not read'
ily listen to or credit any charges
against him, and those who assai< him
will likely be condemned by the
country at large. To put the point
sharply: Georgia ought to honor her
most eminent, and, so far as the
world judges, her most deserving citi-
for if General Gordon cannot be
trusted, people might come to the con
clusion there was very little in the
State worthy of regard by honest
men.’’
San Francisco has newspapers in
ten different languages, including
Chinese. ________
Colquitt and Norwood are both to
be pitied. They are both getting
roundly abused.
IIon. .F. M. Longest, of La-
Grunge, has been appointed judge of
the Coweta circuit.
Sam Hill is still at large, and is
not likely to be captnred. He is still
a lunatic—of course he is.
Blaine seems to think that bis
8100,000 was'met in Maine by a fero.
cions Democratic sgiq . of the same
amount.u ./.-t/• -i --.,n
It is reported that Judge Warner
will be a candidate for chief justice
at the approaching session of the
legislatun;. ‘ . T, - )'
The fora Democratic factions in
Virginia are making efforts to settle
their differences and unite. A con.
sufonuftfoti devoutly to be wished.
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Edison says he has perfected the
electric light, and will soon pubs
liah. ap artipla giving the advantages
of -electricity over gas, in lighting
cities. -f nv>ifii'»n oil' or
INSURE YOUE GIN 110 USE
This is the season of the year when
gin houses begin to burn. We can
not think of any more important duty
that devolves upon a farmer just now
than to see that he is provided
against the loss of his gin-house by
fire. Thousands of dollars are loBt by
these fim eveiy fall and winter,
which might be saved by a alight ju
dicious expenditure in the way of in
surance.
Many say they cannot afford it;
and it is true that gin.housc insurance
is high when compared with that
of other buildiuga. But the question
is, which is the more costly—the pre
mium that is to be paid, or the risk of
loss that is to be taken. Many
hardworking farmer in Georgia baa
found himself, in the last few yean,
so seriously crippled, by a loss against
which be might have provided for a
few dollars, that it baa taken him
years to recover. An acquaintance of
ours used to say that “ a man can do
without insurance, as he can do with
sods; but he ought not to do without
either.* ■
The Rome,.Courier Is charging Dr,
Felton with bring a high-tariff man.
Surely thw cannbl be iroe. If h is, it
ought to>, remand Df. Felton to pri
vatelife ,.;
In the Atlanta Constitution appears
a brief dissertation on constipation,
and its relation to Simmons’ liver
regulator, signed “Hiram Warner,
Chiof-Jnotice of Georgia.” In' which
volume of tho Georgia reports was
this decision first .published ?
Tlie Norwood boom has lost nincli
of its strength. When a boom con
sists mainly of enthusiasm, it very
soon leaks out. Enthusiasm is good
in its place; but it needs to. be thick
ened with a good admixture of votes.
Yon never, saw men more confident
than the Colquitt men are now,
When Norwood first came out, tho
Norwood papers announced 1 with
great flourish: “Ben Bill is going
take the stump for Norwood.’’ Bnt
be didn’t Then tiiey said: “Ben
Hill is going to make a speech lor
Norwood.” But still bo didn’t; Then
they said,:, “Ben Hill is writing a let
ter for,Norwood.” ;i The letter has
never appeared. Suppose they com.
promise now onT~V>n statement that
s&frp Is *“<«•» Sm JfcwQ,
Norwood. > i ,<• umhMD'f atiithu. i!
I» another place we publish «»'ar
ticle' on ‘‘ How republican candidates
fir6 bfoirght ont'la the ninth.” -It is
nothing about khp
»init.;ItwiU
noted that - the names of the-witnesses
to Col. Taylor’s RaOmahu are'hot
SS'wlSimgStffflffi
communication among4he-p<
we isanhSf • rnreitigate tbs
hie ftnthnm. TbU ire «n!jr
with reference to this article,■' hut •&
general principles. •‘ r
ONCE MORE, MAINE.
It seems difficult for onr fiisky sis
ter away down east to settle down
r 'lt long .enough to let us know how
really has gone. The latest dls-
patches tell ns that 497 towus have
been heard Troth, which give Davis
74,416, PLUtfed 73,000, scattering
338, This gives Davis n plurality' ol
416. Bat ax towns are yet to hear
from, which last year gave Davis 61
Smith 27 and GarCelon 201—which is
equivalent to n fusion plurality of
167. Deduct this from Davis’s press
ent plurality, and it will leave him
plurality of 249, winch is 89 less than
a majority, on the supposition that,
there will be ho further gains or losses.
It is strongly believed, in demo
cratic circles that there is doctoring of
the returns in the interest of tlie res
publicans, in some of the back towns
of Maine. It is thought that the, re
publicans, bring made desperate by
the supposed loss of the siate, are
using fraudulent means to increase
tbe. vote.as it will appear in ihe re
turns from the back counties, so as to
alter tlife remit. It is bnt just io
say howcvei, that this is auspicion.nnd
that as ye^ there is no proof of it.
Whether the result of the present
election will help to give Maine to tho
democracy in November^ w question.
able. Tt.will inspire the democrats
with fion&fonce, and will ns certainly
put the republicans to Work with re
newed vigor. Tftiicre is a purchasable
vote of any considerable sixe.in t!
State, bd'Ji parties will exert the
nUnost to geliLibd it is a Question
of which can make the bigger, offer.
Would it not bea good idea fdr the
Colquittites to issue a proclamation
orderihg'ik'Oballot boxes at each poll
ing place—at ‘ihe one "vbfeta conic
deposit ttieir ballots for the' beat man
for GoVembr; at the other they could
vote, os they d<A A tin agtfculli
ftir, for th8. prettiest’ 'and devei
fellow socially. Tho last box could be
labeled “Vindication of private
actor,” and we think Governor
2 o<tt would ny» better, iq it than The
ret box.—CcihmtM Enquirer-Sun.
vote* for th* best.governor and -.tor
«the'prettiest and cleverest man so*
cially,” will alljfo in the samebor.
The Augusot News puts
wood's majority at 20,000.
The man is foolish who loses Vis
temper in this campaign.
Gon. Lawton’s partner, Gen Henry
li Jackson, is for Colquitt.
The people of Athens would i-ke
very much to hear Gen. Gordon.
Gen. DuBose did not speak at
Caruesville, nor at Hartwell os was
announced.
lion. L. N. Trammt11 says the sev
enth district will give Colquitt a
handsome majority.
The Norwood papers are again
publishing the letter of Bro. Re»piss,
of Taylor county.
Hon. George R. Black, of Scriven,
lias been nominated for Congress in
the first district. A good selection.
B. F. Biimberry, of Randolph, has
been nominated for Congress by the
Republicans of the second district.
Tho Waynesboro Herald says ol
the appointment of Judge Hawkins
“ It is a d—d poor appointment.'
Choice language that.
The Augusta Newt has a long ac
count of how “ the 1,269th district”
is hissing for Norwood. This is ter
rible. We tremble to hear from the
1,270th.
Mr. E. T. Psine is making more
voluminous charges against Gov. Col
qnitt. Mr. Paine’s own reputation is
not good rnough to warrant him
attacking that of others.
A correspondent of the Irwinton
Appeal says that the manner in
which the Norwood campaign is con'
ducted is making votes for Colquitt
Drive on, boys.
The Constitution says: “And now
they say that Hancock was not at
Gettysburg, nor Colquitt at Olustee.
Is it possible that Garfield and Nor
wood fought all the battles ?”
It is said that- Col. Alexander,
chairman of the Norwood state com
mittee, has advised the Norwood
managers to boast less and wotk
more.
lion. T. M. Norwood spoke in
Greencsboro Monday, and Judge
Augustus Recae ou Tuesday. Col.
C. C. Black spoke on Wednesday,
but made no allusion to the guberna
torial matter.
When we rem-mber what Sir Wil
liam Moore, of - the Augusta News,
said about the primary election in
Richmond, and then remember how
tlie county went, we knew what esti
mate to place on his prophecies.
The colored people ’of Chatham
county, resolved, in mass meeting that
they would support “ their Christian
brother Alfred H. Colquitt, for gov
ernor,” and that they “believed God
had called him to the same.”
Hon. Wm. II. English writes that
the result in Maine cannot fail to
greatly strengthen the democratic
cause ia Indiana. Aud Hon. John
G. Thompson that it will give the
democracy in Ohio many thousand
votes, and probably carry the state
for them. So mote it be.
If tlie Rev. David E. Butler had
been appointed railroad commMoaer,
and the Hon. Thomas M. Norwood
had been appointed United States
senator, there would have been much
leas fuss iu Georgia. However, the
Hon. James Milton Smith would
probably have been heard from.
The Conetitution says Mr. Nor
wood has only eighteen days in which
to retire from tho contest. We beg
to inform the Constitution that Mr.
Norwood does not need eighteen days
in which to retire. He is going to
retire suddenly and vehemently and
all a^ once, amid tumultuous ap
plause—from “ the Colquittites.”
now REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE
UROI UUT OCT IN THE NINTH.
Iiintsting Disclosures of Col. R. S. Taylor.
(Communicated.)
Our organized brethren are occa
sionally prune to charge .the indepen
dents with being allied with the re
publicans. This is fine campaign
thunder, and no doubt would have its
effect if the people were the senseless
and idiotic herd that some gentlemen
of that school seem to think they are.
Sometimes, however, it suddenly be
comes quite clear that the nominee ia
as keenly anxious to get republican
votes as the independent—and some
times it has been darkly hinted that
a certain distinguished nominee, while
pretending to be the purest and whitest
and most immaculate democrat that
the Vorld has ever seen, darkly ool
iudes and oonapires with leading rads
to induce a republican candidate to
take the field in our district. Now it
is clear that democratic success is
never jeopardized so long as nobody
but democrats make the race tor pub
lic offices. The chief claim of the
nominee for support is that tlie people
must vote for him in order to insure
democratic success. This is pretence,
and we boldly charge that Mr. Bell
has, on at least one occasion, brought
a republican candidate into the field
through his own efforts, and this was
iu tho contest with Mr. Speer, in the
year of our Lord 1877.
Now for the evidence. Colonel
R. £h Taylor, formerly of Athens, uow
A RATTLING DEBATE 1
Speer sad Bell Lock Horns at UwreneeriUe.
(Coinmuuicatetl.)
While Colquitt and Norwood are
making the fur fly from each oilier,
and while Smith and Gordon and
Wofford and Carlton, and a hundred
pf other Btump oratoisare making the
Empire State ring from one end to the
other with that most American of ali
American institutions, the stamp
speech, it is not to be forgotten that
we have a side-show of our own in
the 9th district which presents a bill
of attractions of the first magnitude.
VVe mean the joint discussion which
is now progressing between Hon. H.
P. Bell and lion. Emory Spesr, the
rival candidates for congress. On
Tuesday last, the first of these joiui
debates was had at Lawrenceville, in
Gwinnett county. _.The day was fine,
court was in session, and the people
of Gwium tt, Hail and Jackson began
to flock into that ancient town ot
Lawrenceville, long before the time
when city folks get their bteak last.
The crowd was variously estimated
at from 1,50U to 2,500 people. A spa
cious stand was erected on the court-
house square, under the spreading
branches of bendiog trees that had
witnessed similar gatherings in the
days of Cobb and Jackson and Ilill-
S er, and the worthies who rendered
lustrious the old 6th district iu ante
bdlum times. But we have no space
to give the surrouudings of what was
of Klberton, Ga., was tho post master of “jf “‘Wresting occasions
at Athens, and a prominent repuhliv “ <*eorgm s.nce the war.
ca^i iu the day and time when Mrjl* had been necided tlrnt Mr. Speer
Speer and Mr. Bell were opposii
each other for congress, in that briei
but warm canvass. Col. R. S. Taylor
Iras made a statement. He made it
on Wednesday, the 15th inst., af
Gainesville, at the Piedmont Hotel, in
the presence of several gentlemen,
one of whom is a distinguished physi
cian of Gainesville. Col. Taylor states
“when Mr. Bell reached Athens on
the Strnday after his nomination, he
sent for me. I was around at the
post office putting up the mails. 1
went around to the Newton House,
where Col. Bell was stopping, and
went up to his room. He told me
that he wanted to beat Speer, and sug
gested that we should bring out a
republican candidate. He told me
that he would pay all tlie expenses
incurred by me in bringing out tbe
republican candidate. I told him that
it could bo done very easily, and as I
wanted to beat Speer, I set to work
should open the debate. He will}, his
competitor ascended the platform'at
precisely 12 o’clock and quite a num
ber of citizens occupied seats on the
platform. John Clay Smith, Esq., a
talented young lawyer of Lawreuce-
ville, presided over the meeting.
The opening speech of the champi
on of indupendentism occupied an
hour. Mr. Speer Iras already won
quite an enviable reputation as au
election orator, but we aud all those
who heard him, believe that he is at
his best when face to face with his
opponeut, in joint discussion before
large popular gatherings. His manner
is eulirely natural and simple. He
speaks without notes and without any
memorandum whatever. His voice
is exceedingly clear and distinct, and
penetrates the remotest part of tho
open air audience. His m ivcments
are easy and natural, aud which - only
a moderate degree of rapidity, at
ing. Ho admitted that most of his
poeehes—all of them' except one—
had been delivered either in the eve
ning sessions of the house or on Sat
urdays, when the bouse met not for
the transaction of business, but
for speech making. But he
Mid with much, force that the
ablest speeches which were ever
made it Congress were made ou such
occasions, when the gentlemen there
had ample limetd consider what they
said. Mr. Bell recited the effect of
his financial speech in the house, and
said that he was londly applauded by
Gen Garfield. He also said that Mr.
Stephens had remarked that h>s
speech on the Mexican pension 'bill
was. tho finest ever delivered on that
subject. He defended the practice of
tacking riders to appropriation
bills, and condemned Mr. Speer very
strongly lor voting for the rule to the
effect that this practice should be
abolished. He admited tliat' Ke had
introduced a proceeding to re-im-
burse Mr. \V. B. Whitmore out of
the Treasury the money expended by
him in defending himself against the
charge of murder: for killing an illicit
distiller in one of the monutain coun
ties. He said it was hia duty to do
this, and defended tlie propriety of
his conduct. Mr. Bell’s entire speech
was defensive, except in one or two
particulars, where he assailed Mr.
Speer’s record.
Mr. Bell’s hour nnd a halt having
exhausted, Mr. Speer took the floor
for his speech in conclusion. The
crowd, which bad dispersed to a con
siderable extent over the court-house
square, now concentrated around the
speaker’s stand. This brief speech
was said h) all who heard it to be
the most powerful effort of Mr.
Speer’s lii'u. It was like a rolid shot,
straight to the mark. Mr. Speer
showed by quick aud brief quotations
from the record that nearly every
speech made , by Mr. Bell in congress
had been really not delivered on the
floor of the house. He stated that
ho had been taunted because r< pub-
both received one. The truth is I
felt not only indignant but iusnlled
when I read mine, with an interview
with Mr. Bell fresh in my mind. The
circumstances of that interview I pro
pose to give you ” Mr. Simmons here
arose and asked Mr. Speer what right
iKThad'to read a private letter? Mr.
Speer replied that “ if the gentleman
would possess his soul with" patience,
he would get the answer to his inquiry
mthe next sentence,’’ which was:
“ The' circumstances of that Interview
Iptopose to give yon, audT give it
with no injunction of secrecy, bnt with
tbe full privilege to use it as you see
fit.” (About this time Mr. Simmons
seemed to appear as if he had heard
something drop.) “ I was not pres
ent at the last convention, but was
attending Cherokee court at the time.
Bell and I were engaged on opposite
sides in a very important case in that
court. On the third day of the trial,
shortly betore the dinner hour, Geo.
Bell reached Canton, bringing news
of his father’s nomination. In a tew
minutes court adjourned, nnd Col. H.
P. Bell came to ine and informed me
of the action of the convention, and
stated that he was anxious to sec me
at his room at once. We were both
stopping at the same lintel, and in go
ing to my own room, it was necessary
for me to pass that occupied by Judge
George ,N. Lester. As I was" in the
act of passing the door of Lester’s
room, Bell, who was in there, hailed
me, and I went iu. He at once stated
his purpose in asking an interview
with me. He naked me frankly what
I waa going to do in the then " ap
proaching election. I stated to him
that while he was not niy choice for
congressman, I should support him
because of his nomination, aud my
desire to preserve the organization of
the party in the di-tricl and elsewhere
At this announcement he was warm
and vehement in the expression of his
thanks. His next inquiry was as to
my opinion ot the result in our end of
the district, I stated to him frankly
that as far as my own county \va9
beans had applauded him, and yet {concerned, lie was decidedly weak,
to do it I lorget whether or nQt times when vehement and impassion-
. ~ . . ari 11o Qiinnlra mu h o aivimvinn onnurl
Be 1 ! suggested tbe name of Archer as
the suitable candidate, though I rath
er think he did. I spent some thirty
dollars in printing circulars, and in
sending telegrams, etc. I regret to
say that though he promised to pay
me for this expense of the republican
campaign, Col. Bell has nevt r paid
me a cent. I went to Gainesville. I
was the whole republican convention
myself. My recollection is that
~ was the only republican delegate
that met in Gainesville. We sent
the circulars and handbills into every
county where there was any republi
can vote and Archer got some 1600
republican votes. These are tbe facts,
aud CoU Bell cannot deny them. Col
Farrow and I did tho whole work ot
this campaign When I came to
Gainesville and saw Archer, he had
been fully apprised of the programme,
and entered into it without any ob-
jection.
This was the way Mr. Archer v#as'
brought out Onr readers will re^
THE BROWN- WESTMORE-
i LAND AFFAIR.
A duel has bceu pending for
some days, between Dr. J. G. West
morelaud axd Me. Julios L. Brown,
of . Atlanta. Friends beard of it,' and
procured the arrest of both the par
ties, and had them placed under bond.
It appears now that all danger of
doel is at an end. We sincerely hope
it is. Duelling is little if any better
than cold-blooded mnrder. A
who strikes dr shoots or stabs anoth
er, while writhing under insult or op
pression, may plead the heat of pas
sion as, to some degree, an excuse.
But the man who meets his antago
nist by pre-appointment, after a day
or two has passed, with ample time
for his blood to cool, and then shoots
him, has no excuse in the rightofGod
or ruto. His brother’s blood is upon
him, and like that of Abel, will
cry from the ground. • .*»' i
Tlie caiise of tbe difficulty between
Dr. Westmoreland and Mr. Brown,
wm a-newspaper article written in an
Atlanta paper by the former. H*
charged, over his own signature, that
Julius Brown, daring the republican
convention, was stationed in the goir*
eroor’s office- “to contract for, instruct
and pay men to vote for Colquitt for
governor and for legislators favorable
to Brown.” We qnoto his own lan
guage. His letter had other similar
matter in : it. In next day 5 * piper,
Mr. 1 Brown denied aD the charges
and branded them.'a* lies. Dr. West-
moaeland challenged, biiu, with the
resnlt'M above stated. ; . l s
Tliis seems to ns a very nniitiriee*'
tory way of doing things. 1 ’.'Pf 'Dri 1
Westmoreland’s . charges were trap,
he could have proved them., If the)
were not tree,'he ought not '.to have
made theta. A duel or a Joxeti'duets'
would not have made them* trim, i
they were not so ;ahd Would not have
vindicated hb character. MeBA&tt
be oaMhl wt&t they write; for the
E bGc prints,'and the papers should
careful wliat they publish.
ed, he speaks with a swinging speed
that would trouble any but a most
experienced short-hand reporter. The
opening speech ot Mr. Speer was a
compact, carefully considered and
well put argument Ha had the in-
divided interest and attention of the
crowd. He announced that his can
didacy was independent of party man
chinery. He maintained that party
conventions were aways an evil—
some times when the exigencies of
party were great, they were necessa
ry evils—when, as was the case in the
9th district ot Georgia, they were en
tirely unnecessary as a means of tho
success of the democrats, they were
an unmitigated evil. He contended
that they were not representative of
the people, that they were almost in
variably controlled by the few who
had the advantage of living in close
proximity to tbe courthouse - that
there was no law on the statute books
which in any degree guaranteed to the
citizens their fairness—that they took
the campaign—they will remember
with what virtuous indignation Mr.
Bell charged upon Mr. Speer that his
independeutism bad rendered it pos
sible for a republican to be elected—
they will remember how be pointed
to .the alarming fact that the republi
can, was now in the field—they will
remember how he and his allies soiind-
ed tlie tocsin of alarm, and how they
held Mr. Speer’s candidacy responsi
ble for Archer’s candidacy. “The
mills of the gods grind slowly, bnt
they grind almighty flue.” In tbe
rolling cycle ofyears it now appears
that the fradulent Mr. Bell concocted
the Uhole scheme to'put tbe republi*
can candidate in the field, and that'
he pledged bis personal pecuniary re
sponsibility to pay the expenses of
the campaign. Was there ever such
transparent hypocrisy? Is it tree
that a manly and honorable people
can sustain a gentleman whose record
as a Democrat is smirched by this
dark machination ? *
We give tbe facts to .the people.
Let them determiue whether Mr.
Beil is a suitable represent alive of the
Democracy of this banner democratic
district of Georgia. Had. they not
rather giv* their suffrage to
who though independent of pan
chinery, is according to Alexani
Stephens, “one of the truest demo
crats upon the time honored princi
ples of tbe party, in the Congress ot
the United States ?”
Emory Speer.
We found so.no opposition to Em
ory Speer, the young Demosthenes of
Georgia, but it is diminutive aud nn
organized. He will bo returned to con
gress on a tidal wave of popular en
thusiasm. Bell b sure to be the
wont beat man that ever popped up
hb head in Georgia. Hon. Mr. Speer
made a brilianl record in congress;
did more for hb constituent? than
any member from tlie State, and the
prople intend that be shall eontinn*
to represent them until promoted to
the Gubernatorial chair or tbe Sen
ate. Hon. Mr. Spesr is the best elec
tion eerer extant, He dona an old
wpo) hat, palled down orer his left
eye, rams a pair of coarse pants in hb
boots, and goes for Bell if, the moan-
tain counties without gloves. He has,
been known to tram sixty miles a
day and make three speeches on .thi
way. This man b irrepressible ant
unbeatable.—Oglethope Echo.
'•That Spanish baby,” of whose
expected, advent the Banner gave .no
count a ftw day* once, bad probsbty)
arrived at the time the pqblicatior
course .gramma ;jrad; papa, ,gud^
the friends were, disappointed—which
tfttl'* gre^ *bin>c—to the
jiSfrSi
confess wekno* nothing »f natural
rights. Bntthit b always the way.
which turned Eden into .the.,world,
and b doing its bert toittrfBtho world
iqto another Eden,
its of the candidates a way from the
people, Ac., Ac. He inaiutaiued that
n spite ot tlie most overwhelming op
position, he had been fleeted to con
gress iu opposition to the convention
system—that no harm had accrued to
the democracy thereby,. He demons
straled from the leading men of hb
rarty that he was a democrat in tjbe
>est sense of the worJ. His defense
of bb record was , unanswerable, and
he gave the; most convincing proof
that Mr. Stephens was right when he
said in a recent interview that “ Mr.
Speer was one of the most attentive,
working men in congress, and one ot
the most vigilant and attentive meny
here in looking after the interests Of
bis constituents. He b a ready de
bater, an attractive speaker, and was
always when he addressed the house,
isteued to with undivided attention.”
We can well understand why this is
true. Mr. Speer b young, and ener
getic and active. He was.elected to
congress against odda wbich were per
fectly terrific—and wo can see (tow be
would be devoted to the best interests
of hb constituents; and bow when he
took the floor to speak in tbe bouse of
(representative* hb youthful appear
ance, engaging manners, fine physique
rand splendid voice would bold the at
tention even ot that unruly body, the
American, bouse of representatives,
We are delighted to reourd that i bb
manner toward hb antagonist ' was
marked by tbe utmost courtesy. Mr.
Speer’s speech was greeted with con
tinued applause. :
When be took hb seat, that, veteran
among the politicians ©f the 9th, wbp
has been put forward by the organized
wing: ot the party a* their standard-
bearer, look tbe : floor. Mr Bell is no
unworthy antagonist in point of reputa
tion of the dbtingnbbea young Geor
gian who bad just taken lib seat. He
was in tlie confederate congress, and
has served two terms ripen lu lhecon-
is of the union. He h over 6 feet
ih, and b a very fair type of the
litieal esmuaigner. His voios b pot
as good as Mr, Speer’s, aqd be speaks
with more deliberation, aud ha# a sort
of clerical sententionsness to bis re
marks, which, however, does not de-.
tract from their force- He was re-1
oeived well by the crowd, and listened
to with much attention, except by a
few unruly members who bad mani
fested some Inspiration other than that
which lrad been afforded by the elo
qaenoe of tbe speakers. The inter
ruptions, however, were trivial in their
ouracter, and th« crowd was most
good humored. One rustio, wit said;
that Bell bad no.clapper, and n few:
unoomplimauiary remarks were made:
about an., .elegant rilk::hat, which,
adorned CoL Juhap,. who accompan
ied Mr. Bell.on the stage, and which
w4* ' dlsrcsptClfblljr called' k\ churn.
“-iver the crobd began to ~ L '
Mr. Bell prided himself because Gar
field had applauded bis financial
speech. The great Georgian whose
kind terms Bell had quoted in hb fas
vor,had fully endorsed his position
as a democrat, and bb record in con-
gress. Bell had charged him with
being unable to reconcile the state
ment that be had defended the peo
ple of the 9th district with the tact
that he was absent one day for a few
hours. lie admitted that be had
been absent for a few hours—every
member of congress was occasionally
absent from his seal— Gordon, Hill,
Stephens, Bell, all of them might ab
sent themselves and not one word of
complaint would be uttered agaiust
them. He could not possibly have
anticipated that his district would be
assailed on that occasiou referred to—
but even had i( been true, he had be
fore that completely defended the
peSple of the district, and made the
first defense for them ever made—
whereas Mr. Bell had been in con
gress tour years, dnring which time
they were oppressed and imposed
upon, and not one syllable had he
ever uttered in their defense. But
it the gentleman charged him with
being unable to reconcile hb state
ments while in public office, were Mr.
.Bell’s skirts entirely clear on this sub
ject ? Ho read from a letter ot Mr.
Bell, addressed to Hon. George Dead-
wyler, dated the llth.of June, 1878,
in which be stated that he (Mr. Bell)
was under no obligation either ex
press or implied, not to be a candi
date for congress in. the then election,
lie then asked how coaid Mr. Bell
reconcile that with the statement that
;jie had made toDr..CarltoA, iu Feb
ruary or March, 1877, in Athens,
Ga.. He then read train a letter, of
Dr. Carlton to the Cumming Clarion,
Mt. Bell’s oigan, which that paper
had refused to publish, the following
statement of Dr; Carlton of what Mr.
Bell had said to him on thb subject:
.“For yonr earnest support - of. me,
which I am satisfied will go far to
wards securing my election, I shall
ever feel profoundly grateful, and as
I only desire an endorsement by an
eluctiou to the. 45th congress, know
state, opan my word aud bouor. aa «
gentleman, that I shall:not be a can
didate again, and thnt when the time
comes, me and my friends will do ev
erything iu onr power to reciprocate
the favor,' and reward you as your,
service to the Democratic . party *<o
richly deserves.” . This was in 1877,
and yet before the next election in
1878. Mr. Bell Irai written tq Dead-
wyler tirafheirM under no pjiliga.
A STORY ABOUT ANDEItSOS VIM,E. .
The Detroit Free Dross tells a re*-'
markable story of a bloodhound’s
gratitude at Anderson ville. The
prisoners were allowed to Jgo out in
squads, strongly guarded, to collect
Urewoou. One day it was the hero’s
tarn to go, and for the first time since
his imprisonment he caught sight of
“ Co 1 ”"*-'! Catchem,” the big blood-
hound. The Michigander noticed
that the dog limped painfully on one
of his lore feet, but gave the matter on
special attention until, after being out
for half an hour, he sm down to rest
near one of the guards. The dog .ap
proached the guard as if to ask some
favor, but was repulsed with an oath
a , nd threatened blow. He,.then
skulked and came near the prisoner,
who saw that he had an old horse
shoe nail run iuto his foot. With
a little coaxing |,e got the dog
near, and finally p U || e d out
nail, and me animal ran
away seemingly well pleased. Twelve
days after that, one night about inid-
mght, a tunnel was ready. The pris
oner was a long time getting clear of
the neighborhood, and weak and
starved as he was, he waa not mo u
lhan two miles from the stockade
when day broke, and “Col. Catchem’’
was put on his track. When he heard
the hound coming he looked for a
suitable tree to climb, bnt fai'od to
find one. Armed with a club, betook
his stand, and determined to make a
fight lor it. The dog recognized tho
man, and began exhibiting eveiy sign
ol friendship. After a few minutes
elapsed tho pursuers were heard in the
distance. The dog at once trotted oil
in that direction, and was shortly
baying and leading them over a ficti
tious trail. The .prisoner pushed
ahead for half an hour, aud was then
rejoined hy tlie dog, who kept either
close to his heels or jus! ahead of him
all day, and lay beside him in the
woods at night. This position of
guardian or companion he maintained
until toward night of the second day,
when he returned to the stockade.
The prisoner was then thirty mih-s
away, but on the fifth morning lie was
recaptured. When he retained tho
hound met and caressed him. From
that hour to the close of the war tho
dog would not take ihe trail of an
and that I did nol think that he could
carry it at all, but thnt if he did his
majority would be small. I told him
that he was unpopular with our peo
ple because of his course towards Mr.
Hill, and for the additional reason that
it was thought that he had already escaping prisoner,
been sufficiently rewarded by the dis
trict. He then replied substantially
this:. “Well, Simmons, one purpose
I had in view in asking this interview
was to say to you that if I am honor
ed with a seat in the Federal Con
gress this time, I pledge my word aud
honor that I will not be a candidate
agaiu.’’ Judge Lester followed this
declaration ot Mr. Bell in these exact
words—“ aud I pledge my word that
he shall riot be a candidate again
Of course B ill remembers the inter
view distinctly, and I thought
pretty cool for liim to write a letter
to me stating that he was under no
obligation, express or implied, not
to be a candidate now. True, he
is under no obligation to any
particular individual, but :
gentleman is under obligation to pre
serve his word and honor sacred
though Mr. Bell cares no more for his
than the devil does for piety.”
Mr.. Speer here dccliued to read the
balauce of the letter, because ot its
abusive character, but offered it to
Mr. Bell, who declined to look at it.
Mr. Speer then inquired if Mr. Bell
could reconcile these statements ? He
had stated facts, and read the Tetters
of prominent democrats, aqd furnished
the affidavits of konost men, be would
leave the |
iutapr again. Me. Betf. conf&deJ
Irai hevJtWM^aMA^drnra'
nominated film."Up read aj^yoat
many billfc Which laid been tfii
by him in ! congress; and'Which; Htoy
' [«<jyd >4fbd become Ibd
doulit'haVe- benefited
IJ-oW.-urfacMv
of them-had
law, Would n
the pciople immi
the press of busii
i, or' stale
V' (giier cause, had prevented their pase-
Browning, Samuel M. Hunter and F.
A. Modgepn; organize^ demqcrafe
Clarke county, who being swurn said
that Hon. EL P, BeH d»« 9“ the . 2d
dar of April, 1877, <( say tirat all he
(H. P. Bell) desired was an endorse-
mentfrom thepeoplo of tlie 9th dis
trict, and if endorsed by,a re-election
to tbe 45th congress, that he., would
not be a candidate agafy.” Mr. Bell
liere aroee and interrupted the speaker,
who requested the chairman to de*
duct the time occupied by Mr. Bell’s
interruption from (he time allowed
him. Mr. Bell admitted that he had
said these things, but raid that the
universal demand ol the people in
duced’him So again consent 1 to serve
them. Mr. Speer replied that ho had
nothing to do or say about Mr. Bell’s
change of determination not to be *
candidate, bnt the issue presented by
Mr. Bell’s denial in the letter to Dead-
riyler,- which was a circular letter dent
all over the district, tliat hc was an-
demo obligatioto, express or implied,
directly or otherwise, not to be a can
didate. ' Tliis was the fotne. Haw
oould Mr. Betl reconeile that dental
with the pledge of bis sacred word
and bonoMb.Oariton that he would
not again he a candidate, but for
Carlton’s unselfish generosity to him,
he wouM do all in his power to m
ward him at the next election. “Bat
this is dot all the evidence/’ said Mr.
Speer. “I shall send you a letter
front high democratic authority—from
a gentleman who by force of eirettm-
stahees has been made the elector for
this districtand- who*baa prompted
Mr. Bell ill hia speech tovday. Hion.
Wtn.TC 8immdhs, of Gwinnett,” Mr.
3pCer rfead'frotw the letter written by
IMF: Simipoaetd Hon. Hi fivCMteofr/
a*follows i 1 “Bell; sharety afler tbe
adjburnnient’ 'ofeongresv wrote kletsi
ter in which he stated that’fie wassat'-
is&d-' fftar ttfortealitaf fhCin all pent
ot' the''district;' that the people en
dorsed Mi eoftHe'lii ! oongresij ! ’and
earheitlvde.ii'cd lo refurii him, <dftd
th-il aii be whs v jradsf no - obligation,
either expfesi'br'irriplied tii't
candidate, «^K>' J his titfA* ’Wdnld be
before the convention ! f<Jr ! reih<ftilhm'i
tion. This letter tie caused to be
copied andscattered ilibroadcast
throughout* the district. . . Fit* agd J
Cotton Market Report.
By Mom & Thotnas, Cotton Stormro and
Coininuuiun Merchants, Clayton Street, Athens,
Georgia.
To day’s quotation, ore
Stains and Tinged
Ordinary 7 1-2 a 8
Good Ordinary 8 ,a 8 1-2
Low Middling! 10 a 10 1-4
Middlings. 10 1-2 «
Good Middlings 10 8-4 a
Middling Fsir 11 :
Market—Dull and Declining.
September 19, 1880.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
. . to make the proper
conclusions. _.The effect of this evi^
dence upon the ere wtj was overwhelm
ing. Mr. Bell made,nt> fort of attempt
to avoid its. force, auJ Mr. Speer, af
ter .speaking some fifteen .miltatee
longer, concluded his speech a raids)
the greatest excitement and applause
on tbe part of tbe audience, which
now seemed to have collected every
man and woman who had been in the
town. The effect pf the discussion was
crushing to tbe nominee. The stipng-
est advocates of Mr. Bell did not hes
itate to admit this. No feeling was
manifested on the part of either of tlie
disputants. , The language used was
parliamentary throughout, anil, tlie
whole djscutsion, while dealing, in
serious and severe facts, was accord
ing to the most rigid rules of proprie-
l J’ »u*div ■ l " ,'j ••
.Mx. Speer and.Mr. Bell spoke .in
Dahlonega oq ‘Friday, and ihe.discus-
slqn will be ppntinued to the pub
lished appointments to the end of tho
campaign. VVe trust lbat the people
ylriU piflt, put .every w;bere, ami give
both candidates s fair and courteous
bearing. : <i '.ri/
| -n- fcf Tr—:.rtr« ■.
PENALTY FOR. ILLEGAL
UonfL. VOTING, ETC.
Til'. Il'T-rfTT'. "I
IMany will go to the: polls tho ,6th
of next October ignorant-qf the law
constituting the light to vote,: and
their ballots will bo thrown aside.
As being of great interest to the pub-
TNT OTICB.
A LL pemons indebted the firm of T. J* Let
ter & Co. will find their notes and account*
at their old stand, and arc requested to oomo
forward and make settlement.
sept2i*w4t T. J. LESTER & CO.
49m YEAR OF THE
Medical College of Georgia
IATJGUSTA.
T HIS Institution constitutes tbe Medical IIo-
psrtmcnt of the State University, tlie Di-.
pioinas are signed by its Oliancelhr.
The session will commence on the first Mon
day of November, and will end on tbe first of
Match following. Apply tor circular to
-11-wSti. GEO. W. BAINS, Dean
ooujctt.—Where** Rob-
mo for Letters nt Ad-
jtate of Robert (i. Wil
liams, tale of s*id county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite aud admonish all
concerned to show cause at my office on or be
fore the first Monday in November next, why
said letter* should not be granted.
Given under my hand mt office this 15th Sep
tember, 1880. ABAM. JACKOON,
sept2l-wtd (12.45) Ordinary.
Leave to Sell Real Estate.
p EOBGIA— Cum oomrrr.-WhereM James
G W. Duke, Administrator it bonis non of
Joaisb W. Hale, deceased, applies to me for
leave to sell all the Beal Estate ofsaid deceased,
to-wit: One- traot of' Land lying in Ooouee
county,'containing about 180:*cres.
These pro tlieret'ore to cite and notify all con-
certtel to show cause it my office od or before
,the first Monday In November next why said
leave should not be granted.
Given under my baud at tffiee this 18th day
of September,18S0. ■ 1 . ' > . ■:
. ...;.I ..ij . i ASA it. JACK8UN,
mjttljwW , , , Ordinary.
ially at this particular time,
I the act of the Georgia
D slatprc, approved Oclbber.6,1879,
beating upon the qnalification of Vo
ters: (llkrtl .«» wikfm
Section. L. He it Enacted by the
General .Assembly of the .State of
Georgia, That. section 4569 of‘the
Codo of 1873, jybich provides a 'pun-
iehment for buying or selling,. offer-
ins to buy or soil, or being concerned
in buying or setting a vote, and - lor
votiug unlawful at any election in this
Stale be, and the snipe is hereby
amendt’d, so. that said section shall
read as. follows; Any person who
shaff hereafter vote at any such elec
tion who has got resided in ibis State
one year next, preceding such elec
tion; or who has not resided six
raputht next preceding said election
ih the county in which he has so vo
ted; or'who fits not paid all taxes,
vybich since thefoiopnou of the presv
ent ponstitutioh of this .‘State, have
been required, of him previous to tbe
yjfor in whUffi. said election occurs,
and which be has had an opportunity
of'payingagreeably to law; or who
has beep convicted in any court ot
oofopeteBt . jarlMlwdn of" treason
the Jtatq^ojr embrezloment of
publip, funds, malpractice in office,
involving moral turpitude, punishable
*ar. wjm’MmWmm,
onraept*. iff ^^^jlteotrary, unfm
•wiA *«)n^conviotion
wjfifcWb*
Section 2. Ee'tt further enacted
by the (Mhbrlty of aforesaid, That
all lawaoriparig ot laws in conflict
with thi* atti be;” aud the-same are
hereby repealed* a »« > •
1 Approved !Octol>er,i6; 1879. b.t
ni Uf.iia.,t;s Jx.r.C .j
Out ifefifenrFraipapcoi) they speak
of tereond belonging; to “ the . highest
bullion and railroad society.’? i.n b u:
Leave to
Estate.
( I EOBGIA—CLARKE COUNTY—Whereas
X Sarah Ida Henderson. Admir<i*tnitrix of
Hathew H. Henderson, Into of Mid county, de-
“W* 1 . fPto trio for lenvo to tell
“^^Ctoiteaud notifyifit|
ccruod, to ahow cause tt my offlet oa or bti
eon-
before
the first ‘
leave should
Given uud
of September.
‘ . ASA M. JACKSON,
aeptSI-wtd 1*2.701 Ordinary,
iy offli
November .next, why said
jniated.
ider my hand tt effice this 20th day
«r, 1880.
Monday in ,
ould not be granted.
G EORGIA- CLARKE COUNTY—Ordinary'*
Office, Ordinary Sitting for County Tax
Purposes, die-September 11th, 18SO.
Obdcbzd, That the following levies be and
are hereby mad* upon the State Tex for tho
year 1880, for the following county purpose*
and noceaaary current expenses or tho county,
to-wit: iJ - > ' “-re ou~.."
To build or repair Court House, or: Jail, or
Bridges, or other pubUo (improvement* accord.
Ins to oontract IT per cent.
To pej Sberifi*, Jailors and .otlier officer*
fees that they mey be entitled to,out of tltu
county by law, ineludiug *1,000 for the Judge
of the City Court, 9 per cent.
To. pq pxpeuare incurred in support of the
’Ta’tfo expenses of the county for Bailiff* tt
Ceprt.' non reeident wi»pe«e* iu original onaee,
■panel, aerranU' hits, stationary, end the lika,
5l-* pereent. <• • ' i
, To pay JnrurslJ per conk
To poy interest cm Rouds of tho eopoty, 20
^Top yother lawful indebtedneae oflba oonn-
S r and any iawfel ohaigc* agaiust the county
uo, or to beaome due during tbe year, or past
dot! 80 per cent. '-> ■ 1
i These aavend levies aggregate. 100 per cent,
oq Die State Tax or 85 rents on each one hun
dred dollar* worth, of property, making the
Stalp'and Comfy levies for tliia year the seme
*• lest year, via 7i> oqnta on tbe one hundred
dollar* worth of property. Any surplus of any
of the funds raised by the above levUbto be ap
plied to the payment of Bonds ot the ooanty.
ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary.,
A true copy the minutes.'
. sepSk-wSffit Aaa.M. Jxoxaox Ordinary.
MULES, MULES !
T HE undersigned will have a good lot ot
MULES tt an early date, and will eiqtinuo
to keep stock dunng the aeanoa. Ail in need
will pleree call and See ua, end satUIV them-
■eivet before purohuiD^ elMwhom. >
GANN & REAVES.
aeptl4-d2w-wSm
. < Hecolver’a Sale.
"PURSUANT to the decree In the
f adackren v*. Uaygood, et.aL, ]
Superior Court, will pa sold a t r, .
before'the bourt-honu door-ln Athen* cm
of. John
ttaL, UiliiuCUrko
tt {eiblie outcijjh
op*k Avenue in Athena, I, „„„
l4®d by John C. Jackaoa, and hi*7*niily,
^Term ejah, RUFUS L. IItWS,
rej.tI4.Sfif '••••? Roodvif.
— rr-r—r-.
Administrator’s Sale., . r
sasttsaaRfo-
eleven shares of the c.