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.■LL-" .. The Weekly Democrat. BUT* K. HU8SELI,, Editor and Pi c>i»‘r THURSDAY. JTJNB 20. 1882. Let every Democrat in Decatur remem ber next Tuesday and be at his post. The meeting will be called at half-past eleven. ■harp. The “whole face of the yelh” is covered with candidates for the office of Congress at-large. Every nook and corner in the land has a candidate, and if.tl.ey were all i turned loose in a cotton field with a good overseer they would furnish motive power enough to make several thousand bales of cotton. Is there no chance to utilize all of this surplus labor, Dr. W. J. Land, a prominent chemist of Atlanta, committed suicide in that city one day last week. He was a native Georgian and a man of many superior qualities. Suicide, murder and assassina tion are becoming more and more fiequont in the country. The courts and juries might lessen the t r o last named crimes, but strange to say they do not. Senator Den Hill, God bless him, is in Atlanta and his health is reported to be improving every day. Ob, that this great j and good man man be spared many years yet to battle for Ms country and truth. This country has never seen his equal since the dtys of Clay and Webster; and should his disease be mortal the brightest intellectual light in all this broad land will have been prematurely extinguished. If the Two- Thirds Rule is abolished by the Atlanta Convention when it meets the 19th of July, it will do more to disinte grate and disrupt the Democratic party than all other causes combined. This time-honored usage has done more to pro mote Democratic unity than anything else. A candidate nominated under this rule is always acceptable to the party masses, whatever effect it has on the party lead ers. It is impssible for a ring or clique to pack a convent ion under the two-thirds rule, and therefore we say, let it stand. Had every Democrat in Congress iu 18TC been like William E. Smith of the 2d Congressional District of Georgia, that great statesman, Samuel J. Tilden, who was elected President and swindled out of it through Democratic stupidity, would now be serving his second term, and the princely Garfield would have been iu the land of the living. Mr. Smith’s vote and stand against the infamous electoral com mission ought to make him Governor of Georgia But there is little justice in the . bestowal of politi"ol honors. To-morrow Charles J. t:w<enu, the as- . sassin of President Garfield, will expiate his crime on the gallows at the jail in Washington city. Garfield was shot July 2. 1881, and Gitleau dies .Tune 30,1882, or within a year lacking two days of the fatal shooting. For our part we believe the assassin is crazy now, and was a luua- tic at the time he shot the President. Still it is better for the Arthur adminis tration that he be put under ground, and he will be put there insane or not to-mor row. The Rev. W. Watkin Hicks, the veteran and onery Florida scalawag will see the doomed man launched safely ofT into eternity Henry W. Grady, the most brilliant young journalist and the abb st newspaper letter-writer in the South, was spoken of for the office of Congressman-at-large. A majority of the press indorsed him with earnest enthusiasm. His own city—At lanta—approached him with a petition containing over one thousand of the best names in Georgia, and implored him to en ter the race. Never was a more flattering testimonial voluntarily otteied so young a ia»n. But Mr. Grady declined the honor for VliiMn^ou that he was wedded to his nnjfessiomVd lie could nqUtemgtfcTtoTKe' oue place without injustice to the other. Be this as it may, we would like to see uouii- uatiou tendered him by the July conven tion anyhow. No writer has contributed as much to the material development of Georgia as Mr. Grady, and the compli- 4 ment of a nomination by the Democratic party would be only a fitting recognition of the people's obligation to him. Capt. W. A. Wright is tue present very efficient Comptroller General of the State. He has held this office three years, and it has never befoie been administered with greater fidelity to the State's interest, or with more solid ability. Captain Wright is a one-legged confederate soldier, and a son of the late General A. R. Wright, of Augusta. Many of our old seidier readers will recognize him iu the boy staff officer with the blonde hair who followed the gal lant General Wright over some of the bloodi.-st battle-fields of Virginia. Capt. Wright was carrying an order at Gettys- > burg and while riding across the field a cannon shot took off his leg, but nothing daunted the brave fellow delivered the message safely. A man with so high a conception of duty as this can be trusted anywhere ; aud we look for the Atlanta Conveution to remomiuate him by accla mation. And we hardly thiuk there will be much opposition to any of the Stale Officers. Old father Barnett, "the noblest Roman ef them d11," will probably die in the Secretary of State's office, while Clif ford Anderson makes the best of Attorney Generals. Treasurer Speer bas admims- tered his office to the satisfaction of every body, und while not long since it was thought that he would have a formidable rival for the nomination, now it is con- ceeded tkatbe will probably have no oppo sition. : GUBERNATORIAL. TnE Democrat has had very little to say in reference to the gubernatori al nomination. One reason is that we have uo desire to forestall the judg ment of the people prior to the assemb ling of the State Democratic Conven tion ; the other, we have no special favorite for the office of Governor, and if we had we place to great an esti mate upon the harmony of the coming convention to imperil it in the slightest degree b^he persistent “boosting” of any man for that position. Unless when the party representatives meet in Atlanta on the 19th of July their action be harmonious and friendly the cause of Democracy in Georgia must suffer. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens is the most prominent candidate in the field for the nomination at preseut. He has long desired to be Governor. Indeed it has been the great object of his life to occupy the gubernatorial chair of the great State he has served continu ously for upwards of a half a century. His election, so to speak, would be a fitting climax to the dis tinguished labors of a lifetime. A few months ago, Mr. Stephens had abandon ed hi3 hopes in this respect. Bending under the weight of three score and ten years and fatigued with the in cessant labors of political position, he expressed his firm determination to re< tire from public life at the close of his present congressional term. Later the so-called “independent-coalition” paper —the Post-Appeal— published at At lanta, announced him as its candidate for Governor, and placed his name at the head of its editorial columns. Later a caucus of Independents met in Atlanta and nominated him for Governor. While these manoeuvres were in prog ress Mr. Stephens kept, silent, and his silence wa? deemed of sufficient import ance to call forth the severest criticisms from such leaiing daily newspapers as the Atlanta Constitution and Macon Telegraph. The Constitution’s rep resentative at Washington, in the mean time, sought an interview with Mr. Stephens, and was informed by the distinguished gentleman that he would accept the Democratic nomi’ ition for Governor if tendered him b^tbe con vention, nor would he run under any other circumstances. Other emena- tio.us to the same effect followed from him. Therefore*the Constitution saw fit to begin the advocacy of him for the Democratic nomination aided by other influential journals. At the same time the Macon Telegraph find a respectable number of the press began to oppose him. The coutest between these sev eral newspapers has been in many in., stances, extremly bitter, tending to iuflame the passions of the people and to inaugurate another campaign on the style of two years ago. That they will signally fail all true Democrats earnest ly hope. We are proud to say, how ever. that the great majority of the State press are acting wisely and con servatively—taking a stand for no par ticular candidate, except the nominee of the Democratic party whoever he may be. This, in brief, is the history of the Stephens movement. A great deal in truth can be said against him ; and much iu truth can be said in his favor. If the Convention think he will make the best leader for the com ing race and should nominate him, Tue Democrat will advoeate him earnestly and to the best of its ability to the day of his triumphant election. lion, A. O. Bacon, of Bibb county, and Speaker of the late Georgia House of Representatives, is also a prominent candidate for the gubernatorial nomi nation. He has recently published a letter announcing himself a candidate His utterances are noble and patriotic. What his chances are for the nomina tion we are not able to say, but that he has a host of friends throughout the State, and that his popularity is uni versal no one can gainsay. We con sider him one of the ablest men in Georgia, He is and has always been a Democrat; he has never occupied an equivocal position ia politics; he is easy to locate for the reason that you • will always fiud him in the front ranks of the Democracy. Mr. Bacon is in the prime of his manhood, being only 42 years of age, and one of the handsomest men ia the South. Beginning life an orphan and liiendless he has asceuded the scale rapidly. As a lawer he ranks with the first, and has built up a prac tice which has made him indepeudeut. He has served the people of Georgia in many high and responsible positions and has reflected credit upon them all. He would make one of the best Gov ernors the State ever had. Among other distinguished men whose names are not now before the people, but who' would fill the position ably and creditably, we might mention Hon. William E. Smith, the only un wavering Georgia Democrat in Con gress when the infamous Electoral Commission was oreated. If the people should bestow the nomination upon him, they would simply he honoring their truest fellow-citizen. Gen. A. It. Lawton would grace the gubernatorial chair. He is as clear-headed, as able and brilliant a man as there is in the South to-day.’ Then we have gallant and glorious old Tom Hardeman ; the intrepid McIntyre; the gentlemanly and polished Barnes; Lawson, Warren. Screven, and a host of others. There is no lack of good material for the con vention to select from ; and if the dele gates go to Atlanta uninstructed, and with the good of the party alone at heart, the nomination will be the mo6t acceptable ever made. STEPHENS XnD BROWN- It is amusing to us to see newspa pers who think they will go to Joe Brown when they die attacking the Democracy of Mr. Alex. Stephens. True the “great commoner” has “toted his own skillet” on various occasions, 2nd never Was beat at the business, bat he always claimed that he was a Democrat. He bull dozed the “organized” convention of the 8th congressional district a time or two, and made them nominate him unanimously under the threat that if they did not do it he would appeal to to their masters—the people. He also gave some very solid comfort to your uncle Bill Felton in his independent races for congicsa. In fact Mr. Stephens has done pretty much as he pleased in and with the Democratic party of his immeditate section since the war. He has been threatened with expulsion and political damnation, but he wouldn’t expel worth a cent and, claimed to stick only the tighter to the party. Yet with all of bis failings, shortcomings, idiosyncracies, etc., he never deserted the South nor went off after the flesh pots of Radicalism. While Mr, Brown was “crooking the supple hinges of the knee” before Pope, Meade, Bullock & Co., “that thrift might follow fawning,” Mr. Stephens was engaged in Wiiting his great work in defense of the principles for which the South fought. True S'ephcns pronounced a rather fulsome eulogy upon General Grant, but he didn’t go with a black and tan dele gation to Chicago and help nominate him nor did he vote for him at the election. And to his everlasting hon or be it said, he and his great brother, Judge Linton Stephens, stood square in the front of the Democracy during the Reconstruction period and the days of military domination. Where was Mr. Brown during these dark and try ing days ? Echo answers, where hut in the camp of the enemy! During the war both Brown and Stephens did what they could to cripple the adminis tration of President Jefferson Davis. In that respect they were par nolile fratmm, and we do not desire to separ ate them. But in everything else Alex Stephens’ patriotism and Demo cracy is a high above Joe Brown’s as the sun is above the moon. We have written this article not as a reflection upon Senator Brown. He is a Democrat. He joined the party out of tbe Radical fold; he was forgiven and set upon the highest pinnacle pos sible within tbe gift of the Democrats. That he fills the place with credit to the State we are ready and willing to admit; but that he does it better than many able Democrats who have grown gra/ in the cause, and seme one of whom ought to be in his place to-day, we d.eny most emphatically. We have written this article simply to call atten tion to the inconsistency of some news papers whose editors assume to lead the Democratic party. Observer Observed. Colquitt, Ga., June 23,1S82. Editor Democrat :—In your paper of 22 inst., I notice an article signed Observer, in which he draws the string of his little bow and lets fly his main quiver at me, but for the lack of force, his light and silly arrow falls harmlessly to the ground. Observer for some reasou withholds his name from the pub lic ; these reasons, I suppose, are best known to himself, but says the Editor may give his name if accused of being a coward, then his name can be given to the accuser, should he properly ap ply for it. Now this is what I call a bluff game, on his part, and as he made the bluff on such a poor hand, I take him to be an old busted poker player, trying to raisr a stake by mentioning the names of a few gentlemen in each coanty as the best men for office, and then confidentially telling them that he wrote that article. Now Mr. Observer, if you are a crank of that kind, yo* have jumped up the wrong tripologue, neither does Judge Baughn, Maj. Heard or J. S. Clifton want to go to the Legislature. So now old sneker, you won’t even make a drink by that little dodge. Oh, no, Observer, yon are no coward; why should I desire to call yon a cowanf? I do not know you, you have made your shot in the dark as all brave men do (?) At least I know you to be harmless, ycur gun was loaded with only a paper wad ; and if you were the coward that you seem to think you will be accused of being, yon would have shot a leaden missel through The Democrat and killed me dead, instead of firing off that powder gun- Observer speaks of not taking » flog- ing, who would dare attempt it from the tone of his letter. I imag’ne he is a man of a sensative nature, muscular, nerve and of a heroic and lion like dis position. Oh, yes, you are a mighty iion, your first roar has put my pen to quivering. Observer says “the good book says while the wicked rule the people mourn.” It is hard to tell from Ob server’s letter whether he is one of the wicked or one of the mourners. I think he does a l'ttle of both Observer asks »‘where are skunks to bo found.’ Why, sir, in ail classes; with men who drink, with men who don’t drink, ic the legal and medical profession, mer. chants, farmers, mechanics and I ant sorry to say in our Churches, yes even in the pulpits cf our churches. They are not confined to the Republican par ty. I would like to know if a skunk is not a skunk, and if there is any dif ference in a Radical skunk aud Demo crat skuuk. If observe is so very anxious to see a skunk, if he will look in a mirror he can see one quicker than he will to hunt up Sam Morton. I say again that I am not feeling for aid or assistance from any party or coalitionist, or a movement of any kind. It is well known that there is but one party in Miller county and I have for the last fifteen yeaars voted with that party; and it is before that party, the poople of Miller county, that I look to for my support, it is not to a few Jack Asses, who do not even live iu our county or district, who occassionaily write for a newspaper under an assumed name, and by meddling with other counties’ affairs make themselves dis gusting as well as ridiculous. Observer seems to think that he is better acquainted with me than the people of tny county who have tune and again elected me to several different offices of honor and trust all of which. I am proud to say, Lfilled to the satis faction of my people. So well did I dicharge nty duty as Clerfe of the Superior Court, Justice of the Peace and Judge of the County Court, that upon the closest scrutiny and examination, not an error or fault was found in my books. I have been a citizen of the county for 20 years and I think the people know me well enough to use their pleasure in voting for me, regardless of the advice of Observer, or any spoony article that he mav write. Neither Mr. Baughn, Mr. CliRon or Mr. Heard desire to go to the Legislature. It is true they are clever gentlemen, and either one would make a good Legislator, and as it is Miller county’s time for the Senator. Observer may yet have his pleasure gratified by seeing one of these gentle men from Miller in the next Senate. When Miller county fails to be able to select her own candidates and elect her own officers, then, and not until then will Observer be thanked to m ike our nominations, or that is to say, who should not be elected. Now for fear that our county will require the serv ices of some one out of the county to advise tts in our county elections and other affairs, and as Observer seedffe to he a good hand at the business, we wonld like to have his address in full, and as he is the fir6t who offered his services, his name will be first on docket. Now ' f r. Observer, in conclusion, 1 will say that every man has a plenty to do to attend to bis own business, and no doubt your own county will require all your advice in her own political affairs. I do not care to know who Observer is, his letter has done me no harm, though he may have intended it. Ai present I have nothing more for Ob server to do ; however, should he at any time have any business with me. my ad dress is, Sam Morton, Colquitt, Ga. Alexander H. /Stephens is a great man ; he has devoted most of his long life to the public service of Geonria ; he is a man of incorruptible personal honesty and integ rity ; he is the most distingnished citizen probably in the State to-day. Many of liis public acts we have condemned, and have never forgiven, as the readers of 'The Democrat well know, yet we never have shut our eyes to the many superior merits of the man; and if the Atlanta Convention can satisfy itself that he can best lead the Democratic party to victory in the approaching gubernatorial campaign, and should bestow upon him the nomina tion for Governor, we want it distinctly understood that this paper and this editor will do all in their power to aid in his tri umphant election. We are not partial to Mr. Stephens, aDd never have been, but above all passion, prejudice, favoritism and self-interest we are a Demoorat. Decatur Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA. Decatur County: • Will be sold before the court house door in the city of Buinbridge, Decatur county, Ga. between the legal hours of sale, on the firrt Tuesuay in July 1882, the following property to-wit: 13 pictures in frames, 5 small frames half size, t water bowl, 1 water bucket, 1 chest, 2 chairs, 1 desk, 2 lamps, 1 dark room, 1 half-size camera, 1 operating chair, 2 head rests, 1 operating tent, 1 re ception tent, 1 guitar—all levied on as the property of F E Harwell to satisfy one distress warrant in favor of R W Burrows vs F E Harwell. Property in poscsssion of defen lent. L. F. Burkett. June 1, 1882. isheriff Decatur Sheriff’s Saie. GEORGIA—Decatur County : TH11 be sold before the court house doo r in the town of Buinbridge on the first Tues day in July next between the usual liours of sale the following property to-wit, ; Lot of land number 248 in the 15th dis trict of Decatur coun y, Georgia—levied on as the property of Taylor Williams to satisfy on« mortgage fi fa in favor of C J Donalson vs said Taylor Williams. L, F. Burkett, June 1, 1883. Sheriff. Decatur Sheriff's Sale. GEORGIA—Decatur County : Will Vie sold before the court house door in the town of Buinbridge, Ga., between the usual hours of sale on the first Tues day in July 1882, the following piop- erty to-wit: One gray marc levied on as the proper ty of J E Rich to satisfy onefi fa in favor of Groover, Stubbs <fc Go. vs J E Rich and other fi fas in my possession. L. F. Burkett. June 1, 18S2, Sheriff. Administration—Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA, Decatur County : Ail persons having claims against the estate of the late Daniel Bussell, are here by notified to present them to me in term of the law; and all persons owing said estate are requested to make payment at once, or suits will be entered against them. Darius H. B hirer, Administrator on the estate of Daniel Bus sell, June 21, 1882.— tiw. Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA, Decatur County. Will be sold ou the 1st Tuesday in July next, between the usual hours of sale, at the court house door in Buinbridge, at public outcry : A law library composed of over one hundred volumes ol choice books, also one first-class Herring iron safe, also onv. cast-iron tan bark mill and some old irons—as the property of the estate of I. E. Bower, deceased. Terms cash. B. B. Bower, Administrator, Jnne 20, 1882.—2t. GEORGIA, Decatur County .• Whereas Henry Blount as Administrator of Benjamin F. and George W. Blount rep resents to the court, in his petition, duly filed and entered on record that he has fully auministe.ei on the estate of said de ceased. This is, therefore, to cite all per sons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can. why said ad ministrator should not be discharged from his administration, and receive letters of dismission on the first Mnudav in August 1882. MASTON O’NEAL, 3in. Ordinary. ~ji- ^isjvto valT This is to notify my friends, patrons and the pubic 1 generally, that I have removed my Harness Store next to F. L. Rabbit's on South Broad street, where I hope to receive :n future, the congratulations and patron age of my friends. Thanking the public for past favors, and hoping a continuance of the same, 1 am Yours Respectfully, J ACOB BORN. Jan. 5. 1882. E. A. POHLMAN, THE LIVE CROCER Will run a lightning schedule the present year, and will keep on hand for the benefit of the public the best and most select as sortment of GROCERIES, Ever seen ia Bainbridge. Also, FRUITS, * CANDitS, CONFECTIONS. Country produce bought at highest prices. All I ask is a triai, after which I know you will be pleased. E A Pohlman, WANTED. ICO.000 bushels of cotton seed for the growing crop. I am prepared to contract for the above, F. L. BABBIT. May 4, '82.—6m. -ARE THE BOSSES IN THE- Dry Goods and Grocery Trade, AND THEY ARE NOW Selling at Rock Bottom Prices’. CALL AND SEE H. I«. Ehrlich -Sc Co, i. c. win l ea, ARE READY F0RITHE Spring and Summer CAMPAIGNS * WITH A FINE STOCK OF GOODS. Consisting of Everything Usually Kept in a FIRST-CLASS STORE. COME AND SEE THEM. South Broad St„ Thespian Building Millinery and Fancy Goods. W OR 1 o O d Call and see me everybody, and examine my well seleefed stock of Millinery and Fancy ■ oo's, comprising everything kept in a first-class millinery establishment. Having just returned from the north, I am prepared to give my customers every advantage of th* latest styles and fashions. I have a splendid assortment of lace ana lalsle milts, gloves, wares and fronts of every description. Fine cologue and Eiuer Down, the best face pol iter in existence. Hats of every description from 2a cents to $1 Picture frames, sizes, very cheap. I have the agency tor E. Butterick & Co’s, patterns and they c»n b* be purchased o. me as cheap as of the firm. I pay postage on all patterns. Miss EH* Hogue, an adept in the art of mantua-making can be found at my establishment at any C n C 8 ^ e P* easfc d to serve her many friends. Ladies coming to the fity should call and see me before leaving. AU orders will receive my personal attention. Respectfully, MRS, UK. J. REYNOLDS.