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(SEMI-WEEKLY.)
L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor.
THOMASVILLE, GA.:
FRIDAY, DEUEMBBR 20, 1807.
ggp*Mr. N. 11. Starbuck is our authorized
Agent, for tlie City of Savannah, to receive
and receipt for advertising and subscriptions
to tlie Southern Enterprise.
NO PAPER DURING CHRIST
MAS-
That our printers may in common
with the rest oi mankind, have an op-,
povtunity to rest and enjoy the Christ
mas holidays, we shall issue no paper
next week, but will put everything in
order to commence afresh with the
new year, and take this opportunity to
notify our readers that fir the year
1868 the Southern Enterprise will be
issued weekly on Wednesday, at 83,00
per annum in advance. Let the ad
vances be made as fast as possible, for
we shall certainly need the money to
carry on the business.
THE MEETING TO-MORROW.
Let it be remembered that the Plan*
levs meeting of last Saturday adjourn
ed to meet again at the court house to
morrow, Saturday the 21st. Sevejal
committees are to make reports of
high importance to the farming and
all other interests of the county. Let
every body attend. One committee
will report a system of Volunteer Po
lice or Patrol duty for the county, and
this service should have, the coopera
tion of cvety good citizen irt the coun
ty white and black.
SUPERIOR COURT.
This Court'u still in session and has
been steadily engaged in tl e trial of
criminal cases. The county prison,
however, is new nearly empty of un
tried prisoners, and adjournment will
take place to-morrow.
CHRISTMAS.
As the year draws to a close and the
"ood old Christmas holidays approach,
it will not be improper to take a brief
retrospect of the past, and close up
the old year with a little good advice
to our audience of readers. We say
troodfadvice, because we mean it for
good, and feel quite sure it will result
tn good to all those who follow it..—•
Our politic 1 condition as a nation has
been deplorable during the year 1867,
and as Southern States, humiliated
and wretched in the extreme. Asa
nation we have presented to ncivilized
world the worst features of our charac
ter as Americans and decendants of
the English blood, in that, our legisla
tion has been vindictive against our
own people, and in total disregard of
every principle of law or even common
justice. For party purposes, we have
agreed to ignore the Constitution of
when they have appealed to our ttiag
lanituity and our sense of justice, wo
have answered by even more stringent
measures of discrimination until their
voices have been silenced by the bur
den of our oppressing, and their
hearts sunk in despair. We have
shamefully forsaken the uptight path
trod by our forefathers, and not hav
ing (lie fear of God nor man before
our eyes, have ruthlessly plundered
the sacred temple ol Liberty and
wared open war upon her long estabs
lislied institutions. Not content with
ibis, we have even gone further and
attacked the recognized standard of
civilization itself, in that, wo have de
prived a civilized, enlighten'd ant/
Christian people. e.Lpttr own race, kith
and h'jßTfrtol. 'uf all their rights and
privileges and set up over them another
ro Jf, in every respect dissimilar and
ifperior, and who have no capacity as
Jwell as no right either by conquest,
* occupation kindred relationships, his*
tor chime or even common intelligence,
to eiij y and profit by the ancient free
In tiiutions established by our ances
tors. This is the feature of our chars
i ter we as a nation have presented
o a civilized world. It cannot lut
ard us as greatly degenerated.
As Southern States, we have suf
h red much aid suffered patiently.—
he have seen our privileges taken
•ay, not one by one, but all at * ne
11 blow. We have seen our fields
snlated our property destroyed and
or character traduced, but, wo have
held our peace We have seen and
It. the heavy yoke of oppression cast
non our necks by a vindictive party
* Congress, and looked with appro
> nsion to the result of their iruqui
‘ inus measures, hut for all this we have
not departed from our pledge as pa
roled prisoners of war. We have be
lieved that there was a gradual return
ing sense of justice among the
Aotthem people, and the late elec
tions there proved that wo were not
mistaken, but that the day is dawn
ing and soon we may hi hold the sun
in his noonday glory. Thank God,
the tide has turned, and we nro able
to bid adieu to the old disastrous year
ol 1807, with a lively hope that ct’e
the coming year shall expire, Ameri
ca will once more he free and every
one of her sons, from the least to the
greatest, may be able to repose under
bis own vine and fig tree with none to
make him afraid.
With this pleasant feeling let us j
return to the present end be thankful, j
Let us lift up our heads once more !
and be glad and rejoice that we have i
i day to celebrate which gave birth,
not to a nation, not to a man, hut. to a
God-man—a Savior of this sinful
woild. A Saviour who, “though our i
•us be as scarlett can make them
white as wool ” Let us attribute all I
out trials and tribulations, the disap- I
point merit of our desires and ex* -
pectatioim, the loss of our property
and privileges to Ilis chastening hand.
Let us forgive freely arid fully all who
hove, tresjmssed against us, as we
would be forgiven, and pray that lie
may remove the rod of affliction from
our people. The Israelites prayed for
these things and their prayers were
answered.
Now let each one who may read this
determine to make glad at least one
heart during this Christmas. Look
around you, is th re no poor or afflic
ted person you can visit with presents
of food or clothing? Think how hap
py you could make that poor sou' and
how little it would cost you, God gave
you all you possess whether it he lit*
tie ur much, and lie gave it to you
only for a very short time —O, how
short may that time prove to you ?
Do these things and you will enjoy
Christmas, for G* and will bless you be
votid all your expectations, lie can
open the “windows of heaven’’ when
lie will, to dispense bles-ings, and lie
(unlike man) never forgets to be just.
We have much to be thankful for,
though we may not have succeeded
in business as we hoped to do. We
have had health food clothing, and
(lie society of our loved ones. Is not
ibis a great deal ? What more can
we enjoy on earth ? But there are
some who have not enjoyed these bles
sings. Will you not make this a hap
py Christmas to them ? Hoping and
believing that, you will, we bid you
adieu until we greet you in the new
year and sincerely wish all our readers
and friends a merry happy Christmas.
CHRISTMAS DINNER.
If any of our readers should be at a
loss where to go to get a good Christ
mas dinner, we recommend them to
pay a visit on that day to our hearty
good natured old friend, 31 r. W. >l.
Matthews, proprietor of tlie Young
house. He never fails to have good
dinners, and we fear not to recommend
him lor Christmas,
WARNING TO EVIL DOERS
In the Superior court for this county
Judge llansell sentenced on Saturday
last, five colored persons to be punish
ed according to the several crimes, of
which they were found guilty by iui
partial juries.
lVer Foy was convicted of horse
stealing, which the law punishes with
death, Lut the jury recommended him
to mercy, and he was accordingly sent
to the I‘eiiitentiary for five years.
I’leasant Adams and his wife were
convicted upon their own confession
of cow stealing and they were sen
tenced to four months imprisonment
in the county jail and payment of the
costs. Pleasant Adams fainted aid
(ell to th ; floor when the sentence was
pronounced, hut soon recovered. It
was too much for his sensitive nature.
Sam Hardaway and another, name
forgotten, were (tucd's 100.00 and costs,
of suit for stealing goods from the At
lantic & Gulf Railroad Depot at Thom*
asville, or in default of payment three
months imprisonment In t rotiouno
• n j rfurrtyc IT UUIIIIIIIM
tered a.severe but just rebuke to evil
doers, and warned ilie-l arge audience
of colored people against idleness and
lawlessness.
COMPLETED.
The Extension of the Atlantic &
(1 ulf Railroad from I bonmsville to
Hainbridgo lias been completed an ’
the road was opened for the regular
trains on Monday last. The Company
redeemed its pledge and finished this
noble work under the greatest difficul
ties arising from the short crops, the
fall in cotton and the extreme scarcity
of money.
Ry this Extension the pjj-v .i.\ r ,Vis
-." .mall is putm coininuii'cation with
another large and wealthy section of
country, which is expected to add 110,-
000 hales to the cotton trade of the
city. Already Ba\annah outstrips
New Orleans by 11,000 hales in her
shipments of cotton, and charleston by
18,000 bales, and by this extension to
lluinliridge she is made the thief cot
ton port of the South. This is the
result of the enterprise and capital off'
her citizens. Let her now lay hold
on tho Soudi Georgia & Florida Rail
road enterprise, and she will place
herself beyond all competition.
CONVENTION.
Pope’s Atlanta Convention has as
sumed the authority of a legislative
body and gone to work to revolution -
ize the State.
On the 16th inst. a resolution was
introduced that tlie Convention take a
recess from tho 18th December to ilie
9th of January, the members to ho en
titled to Milage. Also a resolution to
vacateall the civil offices of tlie Stilt e on
and alter tho Ist day of January, to he
tilled by Pope or by popular election.
T. McCoy, introduced a resolution
providing a c- mniittee to enquire in
to the right oi' the Convention to leg
\ islate by ordimmeo or otherwise.—
This is tlie most sensible measure
yet proposi and. The standing Com
mittees were appointed but we have
no room for tin in to day.
Atlanta, Dec. 17. —No resolution
was adopted to-day of any matter of
legislative character.
A resolution was introduced to pro
vent discrimination by common carri
ers on account of color. Also a resolu
tion recommending tne removal of Gov.
Jenkins and tho appointment of Rul
loek, of Richmond county.
RELIEF.
Wo publish elsewhere the ordi
rancc passed by Pope’s Convention at
Atlanta for the relief of the people.—
It is only temporary, to serve until
the Convention ean perfect a bill pro
viding more permanent relief against
the evels complained of.
V hetlier that potent body will he
able to perfect a plan of relief that will
not, conflict with the laws of the coun.
try we leave for Radicals to determine
’I lie wisest among them have not been
able to suggest any possible remedy,
heretofore, but it may he, that with i
Bradley and his compeers in the har
ness, the thing may now he easily
done. We do not believe any plan
the Convention may adopt vvill with
stand the test of the courts, and we
would not therefore encourage the
pieo[le with a false hope A Bank
rupt law has been provided by the
Government for the relief of the op
pressed, and to those who do not wish
to resort to the Bankrupt laws, wo say
compromise on the best terms you can
as the only remaining practicable plan
of relief The Convention or tho
Legislature may give relief for a season
hut this docs not cure the disease.—
The evil day is only put oft and will
come at last with accumulated force
and must be met, principal interest
and cost.
ASSAULT UPON AN EDITOR.
Two young men, C. li. Hopkins Jr ,
and Robert Hopkins, sons of Col. C.
11. Hopkins, of Convention notoriety,
entered the printing office of the Sa
vannah Republican on Saturday even
ing last, and assaulted the editor Mr.
John K Hayes. The Republican says
C. 11. Hopkins struck Mr. Hayes in
the face, and held him firmly by one
hand while the other felled him with
the loaded end of a whip, and other*
wise beat, kicked and abused him un
til he part’ally recovered from insensi
bility, when Mr Hayes ran out of tho
office and took roltige in the store of
Alr. Hone. They were arrested upm
the charge of an as-ault with intent to
murder, and gave bail in the sum of
83000,00. Subsequently, the critical
condition of Mr. Hayes prompted th/
rearrest of the parties, and tneir h-d A'-
ment, in prison 'o await trial
The cause ot the attack, says tho
Ilepuplican, is supposed to have been
the editorial in the edition of Satur
day in which they believed allusion
was made to their farther.
PLANTERS MEETING.
I’u suarit to previous notice n large
number of tlie respectable planters of
Thomas county assembled lliis day at (lie
court bouse at )g o’clock M.
On motion It-m. It. I>. Moore was called
la the Chair and L. C. Bryan appointed
Secretary.
The object of the meeting having 1-ccn
explained l-y Hie reading of the published
notice of the same, on motion of Col. A.
T. Mclntyre n committee of five, A. T
Mclntyre, Win. Stegall, Ansel Dekle, J- sh
un Taylor and Daniel A. borne, was ap
pointed to report business tor the meeting.
On motion of Mr. George fallen, Got. J.
h. Seward and Col. S. I*. Spencer were
added lo tin- committee
During the absence of the committee
several gentlemen addressed the meeting,
among whom were Mr. J. 11. Whaley ami
Cos). J. 1.. Seward. Tlie latter delivered a
-very earnest ami eloquent address full of
I practical advice and encouragement to Ag
/ ricultiire, while ho appropriately repri
manded laziness anion laborers and cen
sured Hie abuses prevailing among the far
mers.
On motion of Air George fatten a com
mittee was appointed by Hie Chairman,
consisting of Messrs. George fallen, .1, 11.
t Whaley, Thomas E. Itlneksiiear, James D.
it nil laji-im H •- •*- ••
permanent organ izafion for Thomas Coun
ty Agricultural Society.
The business committee, through its
Chairman, Col. Mclntyre, reported the
following resolution, which lie preinced
with remarks explanatory of the impulse
which net tinted the commillec :
iti'.i-oitT or ('OMtnrna:.
’1 hat in view ot the great importance of
the subject and the necessity of mature
and discreet nolion in the premises,
lie it mitred, That Hie meeting to-day
oppoitil a oommillee of Iwo from each dis
trict in Hie county with instructions lo re
port loan adjourned meeting, lo be held
in this place one week from 10-day, a plan
of operations for tlie coming year alike
conducive inlhe interests of both employ
er and laborer.
Theetiim.miilee recommend the meeting
to adopt the loYeg'inng as its action for lo
day. A. i n . -Ali Istviii:,.
Chairman.
On motion the resolution was adopted,
and the following appointments made on
I he committee:
for Thomasvilla District.—Geo. fatten
J. H. Dekle.
for Aneilla District.—J. 11. Whaley, J.
J. Everilte. ,
for Kelly’s District.—W. 0. Mitchell,
O. N. fowel.
for Duncanville Disb ict.—Rolit. Raines,
Wm. Howard.
for 18lh District.—E. Ward. John Hin
son. '
for 17th District.—Joseph Singletary,
John Hurst, Sen.
for Murphys District.—P. Hutchison,
James Morrow.
for Ways District.—James McDonald,
Adison Way.
t'n motion of Col. Seward both commit
tees wero instructed to finnish reports to
ibis body on ils reassembling at this place
on Saturday next.
Mr. fallen ottered Hie following resolu
tion which was unanimously adopted :
liesotveil, That a commillec of live be
appointed lo prepare and report, on Sal
in-lav next, a plan for the organization of
a \ oliintcer Police, to be composed of
whiles ard colored, for flic protection of
persons and property in the county, id
which Hu Chairman of this meeting s'- II
be Chairman.
flic following gentlemen were iicrnrd
ingly appointed •• It. I!. Moore, Cliainuan,
Maj. Geo. fallen, Win. C Mitchell, Hubert
Raines and Gaidner Culpepper.
The meeting then adjourned to meet on
Saturday next.
1! It. MOORE, Ch’iu'n.
L. C. Bay ax, Sei’y.
Bradley’s Legal Opinion.
In the t'oiivoutiiin at Atlanta, on
the question ot the reconsideration of
the relict ordinance (so-called), Brad,
ley, the Wuhoo, delivered his opinion
which the correspondent - I tlie Macon
Journal and Messenger gives as follow,-:
Among other things. Mister Brad,
ley said : ‘This Convention holds su
preme power in Georgia so -ong ns its
acts are not in conflict with ('ungress
ai»-l the Constitution of the Lnitcd
States. '1 he Supreme Court of this
Territory is the creature of an illegal
Assembly, which assembly was, in
turn, the creature of an illegal Con
vontii n• brought iico being by an
usurping I‘icsideut. TANARUS! o go-call and
Supreme Court of Georgia has no le
gal jurisdiction whatever uter Con-ti
tinlonul questions, and i.’s late decision
ndver-ely to the constitutionality of
Stay Laws is null and void.’
Relief-Letter from Ex-Governor
Josep E. Brown.
Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 10, 1867.
lion. J. 11 Parrot :
Siu:—ln Compliance with your re
quest I reduqe to wiring the substance
of my remarks during our conversation
upon the subject of relief to the peo
ple of Georgia.
The war his resulted in the destruc
tion of hundreds of millions of dollars’
worth of property in the State, to say
nothing of the destruction in other
States Mu Hi of this was destroyed
by the action ot the Confederate Gov
eminent, but much the larger part of
the loss grew out of the abolition of
slavery by the Government of the
United State), and by the action of the
State under the dictation of the I'resi
dent ot the United States.
Thus tlie prop riy in the hands of
debtors, with w ticdi they expected to
make payment, hut been destroyed by
the Governmeo.. Thousands of hon
est, prudent men, who contracted
debts prior to tie war, which bore a
vi ry small prop-rtion to the properly
j owned by them,have been impoverish
; eil by the w„r, and if foiced to p-y
tlic-e debts in tie present condition of
(lie country, they must be turne I out
of doors with tieir families, homeless
and penniless.
I Th-s is neither equitable) nor just
I Snell debtor- have not involved them'
s -Ives by | r fligacy rior bad manage
ment. They acted prudently and ju
diciously wliei the debts were contrac
ted. Had not their property been de
stroyed by the Government, they
would have mafic payment and had
ample means left. 'J he war, for which
they were no in.-re responsible than
the creators, hap caused the Govern
ment to destroy Jthi ir property with
out compensation In bucli a state of
things, 111 ild tbit, it is right th. t tlie
loss be divided (between debt -r and
creditor, and that stay laws, and
homestead laws, and any other laws
I which may be neeessiry to divide tlie
| loss by inducing) creditors to coinpio
inise and settle in reasonable terms,
' are right in prijicipl and sound in
policy; and theiieglect to puss them
is a deielietioii If duly on the part ol
the representatives of the people.
1 need noticin' to tlie lunkruptcy
aud rum broughj upon us by ttie fall
ol cotton lo less khan l alf the price
expected by our j-lantors wl on they
made tho expeniitures necessary to
raise the pr.seritjcrop. All see and
know what has men t lie result. They
cannot meet prestut liabilities, much
less pay debts euitracted prior to, or
during the war. They are oldiged to
I have relief
It. is said that jour Supreme Court
will soon deolaioilir lay law uncon
stitutional, and tutu 100 - the Sheriffs
upon our people.! If so, property will
change hand.- vek lapidly from the
I people to tlie f'-jw speculators who
j may have money, hut very litt.c mon
| ey will be teaii/o by the sales to go
i in extinguishment ot (.lie indebtedness
j .h„ pucj.lo. tlloul.l mini- 1)1- th--
j ease, 1 see but no safe remedy, ami
j that is. in the fomution of the u- w
j constitution of tlr Mate, to deny to
| all courts and mnistc-ial otliceis in
this Siati, tor a t a-oi-able time, any
jurisdiction to eufoioe any contract
| made prior to tile and of the war, by
judgment’ exe/ution or otherwise. If
tins should be characterized as an ix
tremo measure I icply the emergency
is an extreme ne, ami the public good
as well us the peace of society, de
mands the appic-aiion of tlie proposed
remedy.
In one clast of cases 1 would make
tho denial ot ji risdietion pcipctual. 1
refer to notes given for slaves, A
sold R a slave in 1860, to/ <?f,UOO,
and Look Ills ilotc. In 1860 the gov
ernment took the slave froiu B, and
made him free. It' A bad kept
him, tho govcrnmtnt would have done
tho same. A Inn lost, nothing but
the hire of the sLve for the time B
held him. The equities of the easel
require that A give up i>’s note and
that 1> pay him biro tor the time ho
used the slave.
insert it tlie Constitution of Geor
gia a prov ision Hut no Court shall ev
ir eiitirlain jurimlietion of or enforce
any contract the consideration ol which
was a slave ; but tho Courts of this
State may cnteitin suits tor tlie Lire
of slaves, and ilia work is accomplish
ed.
The Courts then (tlie Judges being
sworn to support, t his Constitution)
can never give judgment, but th y
may compel B to pay what the jury
may find is justly due for hire. In
addition to tbes-,- meustm-s, l think
wise statesmanship and sound policy
require an enlargement of tho In-mu
stead allowed by Itw to each family.—
This should be incorporated into the
bill of rights as one ol the most sacred
provisions of the Constitution.
Each family, without regard to race
or color, should be allowed to hold
one thousand uollars’ wort Ii of land,
of which they tuny have become hon
estly possessed ns owner, together wit 11
the dwelling house and all necessary
out-houses, (he value of which should
not be counted in estimating tho val
ue of the laud, unless in a city, town
or incorporated viiluge, the improve
ments are worth mure thuu the usual
average ol dwelling houses. This
should he held sacred to the family,
and free from levy and sale under any
judgment, execution or oil or process
i.-sued by any Court in this State.
The calamities of the war justify
this when applied to past indebted
ness, in much the larger class of ea
ses No injustice could result from it
in ease of future indebtedness, as no
one would give credit on the faith of
it.
Asa matter of public p Lev, it
should commend itsed i cry one
v- bo realizes the pteseni dit or, of
the eountiy. Slnvorv i dishe I
Ihe large landed ati.-i icy ot the
States is biokcn down. The old plan
tation system must be abandoned
We must divide the country into
small tracts. Those who own large
tracts shtul l sell, at reasonable prices,
small farms to those who cultivate the
soil, but who are now interested in it
as owners. Tlps would attach our
people more firmly to their present
homes, and induce others to settle
among us. Population is the true
wealth of a State.
We have vast tesources to develop.
We need more labor and more capital.
We should so frame our Constitution
and laws, and so regulate our conduct
as to invite both. He who briugs
capital, or muscle and nerve, into
Georgia to aid in her development,
and conducts himself as a peaceable
citizen, is her friend, no matter where
lie was born, or what he is called. If
you adopt a lil erul homestead law se
curing the borne to tlie family, no
matter how unfortunate or profligate
the husband and farther may be, you
invite men of small means to leave
States which have not enacted such
laws-, and invest their money iri land
in Georgia, where tliny vvou and have an
assurance of a h me lor themselves
and families during life, and lor the
widow and the orphan when tiny are
gone, no matter what misfortune m: y
betide them. There f-h--uld also be a
reasonable exemption of pcrsunul pr-p
--cr-‘y.
Before closing, I may remark that
several of the States of the Union have
greatly enlarged their homestead laws
within the last few years. Some ex
empt as much as three thousand dol
lars. tt isa matter of just congratula
tion that the humanity of the present
time repudiates the barbarous laws of
past ages, which not, only incarcerated
the husband for debt, without any
charge o' fraud on bis part, but turn
ed the wife and children into the
streets helpless beggars, whenever the
- husband from any cause, made en
gagement he could riot meet.
Trusting that, the Convention', over
j which you preside, may act wis ly and
J promptly on this important question,
i lam, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
Joseph E. Brown.
An Ordinance for Immediate Re
lief.
Whereas, tlie question of affording
some relief to the people ot Georgii
from the burden of indebtedness which
is now oppressing them is likely to be
j acted upon by this Convention at
I some future day ; and
Whereas, large amounts of property
j arc now levied on and about, ti be sac
rificed at sheriff’s sales ; and
\\ heroas, the debtors in such cases
should be entitled to the benefits
| which may be confcried ori other
j debtors by tho future actoin of this
) Convention ; therefore,
lh it ordained by the people of
Georgia in Convention asexmbletl, and
| it is hereby ordained by authority of
; the same, That from and after the pas
-ago of this ordinance « 1 levies which
| have been or may he made, under ex
ecution issued Imm any court of this
State, shall be suspended unt 1 this
Convention sh *ll have taken, or refus
id to take, final aetii n upon ihe mat
ter ol relief; and that all sales under
execution in violation of this ordinance
shall be null, void, and of no ef
fect.
The rules of order repotted by the
select committee Hereon, appointed
yesterday, were then taken up, discuss
ed, variously amended, and adopted
Two hundred copies were ordered to
be p: inted for the use of tho Conven
tion.
'l’ho committee of seven to wait on
| Gen Pope. Tonofft-d that that officer
j would give himself ihe pleasure ol an
early attendance at tlie Convention,
j The Convention then adjourned.
j. Statistical Report of tho South
Georgia Annual Conference,
: Remhvcd at ith Annual Senniou in Snvunnali,
h commcmintf iVrciiihcr llth, JSti?, by the
I Hoveml l'reacliciH in chur^o.
I. THE REPORT OF N'MIRK. RS.
Whiten. Colored
1. Members,
*„\ Local Preacher#, x!l() ,Y 1
il. Infants baptised during
the year, 583 4<M
I Adults. ‘ 1,331
• r >. Sunday Schools. liOti |.*>
t '». Ollieers mid Teachers, 1,533 K 1
7. Scholars, 5).0f)3 |,o4t»
S. Sunday School l\e<piis*tes P,\o!'9 *|oti
9. Volumes in S. S Library 11,337
10. Church Periodicals taken
11. REAL ESTATE HKI.H ASUIIURUH PROPERTY
Number. Value
I. Churches, 37(i $333,135 00
I Tlie Mtiitti-H they af
ford ‘ 88,300
( 3. ParMunurcH, *JS 30,250 00
I. Other property, viz :
Colleges, i’amp-
Orounds mid
Lois ot Laud, 100,050 00
111 MONIES RAISED DI KING THE CONFKKFM K
V K A II
1. For building, repairing or furn
ishing churches, puiTcumifes,
schools. \.c , wilitiu the hounds
of the 1’ ufe.vuee, s’*,3B3 05
2. For the support of Pastors and
their Assistants, 37.825 21
3. For the support of the Presid
in# - lders, 0.925 50
I For the support of the PYshops, S|7 55
5 For the I’ou erence Collection, 2,933 2»
0 For Domestic Missions, 2.7 19 3|
7 For Forei-rn Missiotm, 51135
8. . or the Bible cause, 150 50
9. Fot Sunday School# within tho
Severn o!uir#ufc, 3.137 82
10. For l'on sere nee S S Society, 206 30
11. In aid of other l lunch enter
prises, 1,383 00
Levies in Spite of the Relief Or
dinance
Atlanta,. December 14 — ln
rent defiance ol ihe relief ordinance’
adopted on Thursday last by the on
vc-ntio -, the Sheriff levied here to day
on a store and closed it. Geo. I\qe
was appealed to and replied that ho
could not intervene, the ordinance
tuetch saying that levies shall pe sus
pended, but not preventing their be
ing made. Ibis construction is sus
tained by the bar and under it tlie or
dinanoe defeats its own end.
Teach your children lo help them
selves—but not to what doesu t belong
' to them.
Conservative Central Executive
Committee.
By authority of the sixth resolution
adopted by tlie Conservative Conven
tion of tlie People of Georgia, assetn
| bled by delegates in this city on the
j sth instant, the following gentlemen
j are hereby appointed and will consti
tute the “Central Executive Comrnit
{ tee’’ ordered by that resolution :
E G. CABANISS, of Monroe. Cliainuan.
KUOEMUS A. .N’I.SKI.T. of Bibb.
JOHN J. GRESHAM, of Bibb,
JAMES JACKSON, of Bibb,
GEORGE \V. ADAMS of Bibb,
E N. WHITTLE, of Bibb,
JAMES R SNEED, of Bibb,
ANDERSON W. REESE, of Bibb,
A. It \\ RIGHT, of Kicliinontl.
J ELIAN II UtTItIDGE, of Chatham,
NELSON TII TANARUS, of Dougherty,
B. W ALEXANDER. ofMuscoijce,
JAKi.D I \\ 11iTAKEli, of Fulton,
J. W \ JOHNSON, of Whitfield,
Sl'.M NEK J. SMITH, of Towns.
In aee-'i-linee witli tlie manifest
meaning of tlie resolution, this Com
mittee, for efficient and prompt act : on,
is made central. It is respectfully
suggested ihat the Committee should,
at an early day, organize, and appoint
sub-committees for the different sec
tions of the Slate.
The gentlemen appointed will please
accept the pub icution of this order as
a notice to each of his appointment.
BENJ. 'll. HILL.
Conservative papers of the State
please copy.
OBITUARY.
Died, at his father’s residence in Tliom
asville, Ga.. on (lie 1 Gtli inst., Eowaiid
'iValtih:, son of Mr and Mrs. J. C. 1 eltrs,
aged iwo months and one day.
My slay was short. Father, Mother—
To a land of l-li.-s I'm gone;
There I II meet my lit l l e Biot -er,
Fi-i-iu every pain and sickness borne.
Come, dear Father, Mother, Friend,
To this land of bliss I’m gone,
And meet your little son’s last end,
\\ here you are saved fr> m every sin.
A Fbiknd.
Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 17,1807.
New Advertisements.
BACK AGAIN.
MILT. STARBUCK,
THE I’AVOJIITi:
HAS returned to TlionniMville, and will re
sume the immutfement of .Jetler#' l’lioto
1 #rmdi («:ilhtv for a short time javviou# to tlie
linul elosin#ol it. Those, wishing Likenesses
| in any known style of the Art will do well to
call s ion. as the Gallery will remain open for
it short time only dee 20tf
NEW GOODS
AUD
NEW PRICES
Jeffers & Son-
H‘ A V 1C JUST IJFCEIVKI), in addition to
a fresh supjdv of
FAMILY GIOOaiES S PiiiVISiOK
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
Domestic
DRY GOODS,
Hats find caps,
| BOOTS & SHOES,
Crorkerj and Tinware,
And many - ieles needed hy every fam
ily ; nil i*i v<- been bought since the
decline i i-d will he sold at lens than
they < ; li •*< Im. i elsewhoio.
(’all iit .»I:*M:SSB t\ for any
thin# you u . Hiidsuve half your money.—
Remember ihe place, next to’L. (JoldlnnVh.
dec 20 t f_
FT -tE WOHIvS
FIRE WORKS!
VLAKOE assortment of Fire Works for tlie
(Tristma# Holidays, for sale cheap at
dee 10 It .JEFFERS & SOVS.
COCOA MTS.
VhAKOK lot of Fresh (‘ocoa Nuts just re
ceived at
dec 11 JEFFERS k SON S
Hew Sweet Cider
II 'ST received lit .1 OFFERS A SON S
-I*--- it Next to L Quldburga.
ORAiNGES,
IFMONS. AI’I’LES and NETS of all kind#
A just received fresh at
; dee 2«t 2t JEFFERS A SON S
i:sr 4iiijs«i tn:vr.
A LL hi. -L oft; . RDKN. FIELD and
FLOWER NEEDS Bullhui# Roots,
Fruit and Ornamental Tree*. Shrubs. Plants,
t etc . const,!ally on hand and sold in quantities
to suit purchaser.* De.tleis supplied Ml North
ern W noh s.de Pric s
Every article is vv. r tinted us selected by our
own house in Philadelphia.
L. loFRNY tV CO.
•M. I-), i onier Bay mid \\ hit.titer S|u M
Ml! % V> 1 11,
I AND
>orth Ptrrond wired,
I*llll. % l>l A.
dec W!\
Two Mules
AND A
S2 Iloi’bo Wngon
\\ T ILL BE SOLD LOW FOR CASH
▼ V or Iru-led for latsui near I hotmuivslla.
For iMrtWaiara Hi-i-ly ut UiMOdicv.
-b« C Im
i i. titer: i.i. r or
Aborted Number*. bv
S U Ri (BISON A CO
A go J Mipplv of t I*l*l it it: t i in it
% Ml 111 I* -KIM. f„i .
V S. li Ii- iltlsoN A CO
TURNIP SKKD
1710 U bolt i'iiuttiuK, raetived «»d l-r ml* bv
i JOHN MARK.'
#IOO reward
rixHE undersigned will give the above te-
A ward for the capture of the thief, with
proof to convict,uml recovery of
A Dark Kay Horne Mule,
live years old, with inane aud t a j| closely
sheared, which was stolen from his pluululUm
six miles South of Thomasville on Sunday
nigh', the 15th inst., or lie will pay SSO for tlie
recovery of the mule. MOSES FETCH.
December ltith 1867 -ts
!F Albany News. Quitman Banner. Mon
ticeilo Gazette, Tallahassee Sentinel cony one
time and send hill to this office.
FOR RENT.
(WILL offer for rent on the first
Tuesday in January next, be-gEgjKa
fore tlie court house in Tbomasviile TEslfjjflK
the plantation belonging to Martha —*
Hanley, minor heir of S. 11. Hadly -A
dei-eased, containing about JOO acres of open
land, a lurye portion of it i# as com and
cotton hind as there is in the county.
Terms, note with approved security due the
hist ol January, 1809.
JABTH o A^L.
i*oßt|>oaied AdmluhtraloUM
Nale.
RKOBfiIA-Thomn# i'ounty
Afficeablcto an order of the honorable
court ot Ordinary of said county, Will he sold
in i lioma: ville, on the first Tuesday in Jan
uary next, all the lands to the
I'.Htate ot Francis Kearce, late of said county,
deceased, consisting of lots Number 389, 404,
and part of lot number 257 in the 13th district
of said county, well improved. !£ood dwelling,
irood gin house aud screw, all necessary out
buildings, 200 acres of cleared laud, four
teen miles from Thomasville on the cotf'ee
road.
I ertris, one half cash, balance twelvemonths
with security. At. C. SMITH,
<• 2Jtd Adui'r
CLOSING OUT.
w. jfc ..»-1. A a
WfV ARE NOW CLOSING OL’T OUR
* * Stock of
AND
AND
BUSQ-Y MATERIAL,
AT PKICItN
BELOW COST
For Casli.
iwteml winding
iS?* I, P our business by the
' lwl of
Vjv " v/ 5 nn opportunity is present-
'*'■ ed to buy
CHEAP HARNESS
AND
B A X> DLES
rimt may never occur again here.
WE ALSO OFFER FOR SALE
TWO BUGGIES
AND ONE
Jixcelsloi* dfFjcjOi),
#»K savj-:, IN GOOD ( OXiirno.v,
,'H Stcarna -sTlTiu-viiiu ('elebratoil Make,
AND
THE STORE & LOT
" Occupied by us.
All owing n* are respectfully re-pircfcd to
call and pay up. They can iiot now take a
better time, for we an- iiuxiou* to pay OUR
DEBTS.
tIcta.ANIIAX A IJTTI.E.
dec IQtf
LIVERPOOL
SALT.
I SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT FOR
O*) I mile, to Store Connlgnment, ut reduc
ed prices, viz:
In Olil Murks,
■ u New Muck). |-i,AO.
E. REMINGTON A SON.
Nov IP linvtw
NOTICE.
•* KOIICII A —*I’ bo nan, 4'onnly.
Agreeable loan order of the court of Ordi
nary of miid countv, will be *»ld at Ihe Ime
residence of W \\ Heir, deceased, of mtid
county, on tin- seventli duv of January next,
nil tlie perishable property of said dcecn*r»i,
ln-r-M-s nodes eiiltle, hogs, i-om, f-ntilcc, cotton
plantation utensils, wagons, and other artielea
not here mentioned. Terms made known on
I I e day of Sale.
MARY ANN HEIR,
dee 13td» Adtn’x.
A DOl.l*ll I'M M« H tl. FI. lt A
NEW YORK.
J Dlls K. Hit OWN A (s.,
PHIL VDBLPIIIA.
AUOI.PIIIM r. MFII AIF l: IC. Jr..
BALTIMORE.
GKN LJIAL
Commission Merchants,
PLANTERS and others who need namev,
an-l prefer to hold their cotton f--r belter pr)
re-. Can oi-tan- very liberal a-tvao- - e« cm <x»m
signmeuts t« either of the above Houses by
calling on their Agent Mr George I’aUe*
Referring to the - ird of Messrs Schaefer ,
and Brown .V (-■ ! I* and, f to the Merchants
ami Piatilers of Thor:-.,* county my services in
the •Hipment of llnarlMtoa. Tlie firms nsm
ed have been long and favorably known to - he
Southern shipper*. I am al*o authorized to
receive order* for Ih-roo Floor, etc . which
will be filled un the best terms.
080 PATTEN.
Thomasville Dec 14.15K7 ts
SM FFi M>f r F !!- l„riPsr>|-. and
lia I Ron.) Scotch and Mm . abov KnclTs
in Jar*. Bladders or Paper*, for sale hr
fehb'lStf JOHN STARK