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4 SOUTHERN BANNER: APRIL 9, 187$ ^outjjfrn fainter. H. H. CARLTON, - Editor. Terms ot Subscription. ONE COPY, One Year $2 OO ONE COPY, Six Months _... 1 OO ONE COPY, Three Months 80 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Citation for Letter* ofGuardianship 15 00 Citation for Letters of Administration......—... 4 00 Application tor Letters of Dismission Admin* istrator .. .... 5 00 Appli’tion for Letters ol Dismission Guardian 5 25 Application for Leave to Sell Lands — S 00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 5 00 Sales of Land, Ac., per square 6 50 Sales Perishable Property, 10 days, per sq... 1 50 Estray Notlcos, 30 days - — * 00 Sheriff Sales, per square 2 50 Sheriff Mortgage fl. fa sales per square — 5 00 Tax Collector’s Sales, per square- 5 00 Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 90 Exemption Notices (in advance) 2 25 Rule Nisi’*, per square, each time— 1 50 The above legal rates corrected by Ordinary of Clarke county. Ratos of Advcrtlslns. • Advertisements will be Inserted at ONE DOL- LARpersquare lor the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square for each continuance, for any time under one month. For longger periods a lib eral deduction will bo made. A square equal to en lines, solid. Notices in local column, less than a square, 20 •ants a line. Through the “ organized Demo* eracy ” of South Carolina, that State Is again to be blessed, honored, and t'nrther, and immutably redeemed by the election of Gov. Wade Hamp ton as his own successor. Hurrah for the organized. The war cloud still hangs over Europe, and at this writing it is im possible to prediet what will he the final result. England still maintains a most aggressive position, showing a most decided preference for the old treaties, and but little disposition to agree to a revision thereof. Owing to a recent meeting of Parliament to consider the question and efforts that are being made by other Euro pean powers, a declaration of war and a clash of arms has been post poned, hnt indications are that war is : Heritable. Doctor George Little, the State Geologist, has prepared a complete Catalogue of Ores, Rocks and Woods, -elected from the Geological Survey of the State, for distribution at the Paris Exhibition. The Catalogue also contains a full description of the Geological formations of our State, and makes a most interesting, in. structive and attractive publication. Dr. Little has prepared a full cabinet from his Geological department, which, together with the dcsciiptive Catalogue, will be taken charge of by Gen. P. M. B. Young, and exhibited at the Paris Exposition. “Lenox,” a correspondent of the Forest Hues, in writing up Banks Court, has this to say about Con gressional matters: The independent move has, in Ranks, some warm advocates ,• hut "our correspondent is of the opinion that many of the good and true men of Banks would rejoice to support a good man properly nominated, and prominently among the names men tioned as eminently fitted for the po sition, and who would be strong with tiie people, was that of Col. J. A Billups, of Morgan. We fully endorse the sentiment in regard to Col. Billups, He is a good man and would make a mos t excel lent member of Congress. better the temper of the people, and the signs of the times, and to recon sider and reverse their view’s. The people of this State have not lived in vain. The iron of Republi can oppression has entered their souls. Nothing in morals or religion re* quires them to forgive their oppres sors, unless they repent and prove their repentance by their works. We have power and intend to exercise it for the preservation of our liberties aird civilization. While not disposed to wage any war of more revenge, the people intend to countenance uo * harlotry in politics. Independents will be ostracised as worse than Radicals.” critic caucus of the next Legislature that all such representatives, elected as Independents, be not allowed ad mittance into the Democratic caucus of the next General Assembly. The Charleston Journal of Com merce commenting on the above reso lution, lias this to say: “ If there be any men in this com mnnity who entertain the idea that it will * be. practicable or profitable to play, fast and loose between the Dem- oeratic party and its enemies, we his expectations and by reason of that would advise such persons to study J can not deviate from ii. I can not turn lo the right or to the left with out being false to them. I had ex pected and desired when my term of office had ended, to turn over to my successor South Caroliua happy and free.” From the evidences of a wise de termination on the part of the South Carolina Democracy to stand by and maintain party organization,-aodonbt Governor Hampton will fully realize thorough organization which he in augurated in 1876, and which he now so earnestly advocates and entreats on the part of the Democracy, we have l-o doubt but that South Caro lina will be turned over to him, “ happy and free ” as his own suc cessor. True to their Colors. The Democrats of South Carolina tfill well remembering that it was stone through party organization that their Stato was redeemed and rescued from the hands of corruption and Radicalism, have determined to ♦uand by their organization that the political redemption which South Carolina now enjoys may be a con. tinned blessing to her people. Realizing the danger of the inde pendent movement, and equally real izing the good that lias come of thorough democratic organization, the Democratic Legislators of that Stale, in caucus assembled, last week, unanimously adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of the Democratic niemb> rs of the General Assembly in caucus that no Demo crat having the interest of the State at heart should unite with Republi- cans or. an independent ticket, and that this caucus, through its Presi dent, do recommend to the Demo- Key Notes from South Caro lina. The approaching political cam paign in our Sister State, South Caro lina, has fairly opened. It is gratify ing in the extreme to see the Deino- ciats of this long oppressed and out raged commonwealth, so true to those principles and those measures through which their political redemption came, and through which their tau.re poli tical well-to-do must he maintained. In a stiring address recently made by Judge Mackey to the Democratic club and citizens of Anderson South Democrats,. Halt and Con- -r-T, - . Bjder. If the Georgia Democracy permit the independents to disintegrate party ranks and thus weaken party organi zation, what will he the evil results to our Sister State, South Carolina, to say nothing of the evil to those sections of our own State where Re publican majorities exist ? . It occurs to us that this is a most important consideration for the true Democrats [Iron of Georgia, lor certainly if Georgia the strongest, and the “ Banner Democratic State” of the Union, permits her party organization to go to pieces, there can be but little hope lor our weaker sister States against further Radical oppression, to say nothing as to the ruinous result by way of bringing weakness ,to the whole National Democratic Party. The balance charged against the Treasurer at the close of last fiscal year, ending January 1st, 1877, 8564,283 33. Added, gives total charges against Treasurer lor fiscal year, ending Jan uary 1st, 1878, 82,562,640 17. Executive warrants have passed through this office, and the Treasurer credited therewith, amounting to 81,728,910 80. Showing balance charged against Treasurer, January 1st, 1878, $833,- 719 37. 1 •- Total receipts from all sources for fiscal year, 81,998,346 84. Total disbursements for fiscal year, 81,728,910 80. Below is a statement of each kind of property returned in the State, with its value in 1876 and 1877, which added and subtracted, shows a J. G. ItUSSELL, EDITOR. Carolina he gave utterance lo the j Democrats, ye who think or profess following, which we extract from the | small grievances in party usage, or Enterprise and Mountaineer. “ The Democracy will be the party to maintain the civilization of the State. He severely condemned In dependent candidates, saying that eur chief danger of success lay in division among ourselves, comparing the Independent to the bushwhackers in the war—who followed no ensign, drcreaae in 810,194,220 Description of property valuation Value in 1876. for 1877 of Value in 1877. Inioroved land $ 90,019,944 87,182,996 Wild land.... 1,835,828 1,700,518 City and town Property Building and Loan Aasociu- 54.186,087 51,269,736 tisu & brokers 244,353 Bank shares... 6,184,558 5,467497 Money and sol- vent debts.... 31,105,406 27,156,216 Merchandise .. 12,042,551 11,424,590 Capital invest- ed in shipping; ' ■ / i 133,846 tonnage 155.135 Stocks & bonds! 4,096,210 5,550,272 Cotton m ! fries •2,019,800 2,789,201 {iron works, foundries, etc. 412,505 263,366 Capital invest- ed in mining.. 76,151 72,516 Household <V kitchen furu’e. 10,186.671 9,959,093 Watches, jew- r] ry etc i 1,089,323 Horses, mules, | hogs, *fceep... 21.765,98.' 22,730,49! Plantation audl mecli'l tools... 2,5"4,273 2,943,124 ! Corn, cotton ; i held for sale Anri! 1st 812,216 663,910 t )tb-r property 4,191.443 not euuuierai < 6,*00,097 Defaulter’s i “ property 1 739,883 861,038 Then there is a kind of vanity which sustains the high opinion many men entertain of themselves; a kind of vanity which flourishes not alone among those who have imbibed but small draughts of the Pierian Spring. It is the vanity attendant upon learn ing small or'-extensive. Every man has it in his power to read, mark learn, and inwardly. digest the thoughts of other men. And yet, wo sometimes are actually given to plum ing ourselves upon the fact that we have perused other men’s productions. Row impellent is that self concern tration which employs for self aggran dizement all means within command, which looses sight of ail principle, mercy, justice, humanity, in its violent struggle for self-elevation. But this self-concentration is deluding its poor victim, it is unconsciously destroying one by one the sources of power, in fluence and honor. If it is connected with surpassing all-mastering genius, it may carve' out an illustrious ever- enduring name, but in any case it is rendering up to its idol stupenduous sacrifices. For a man’s life is wonder fully dependent upon tho individual? A third garao of base ball was played "““^‘ately surrounding him, those rpi j__. i.: .i with whom he is daily and hourly as* The discussion on the merits of the two societies of the University has been laid on the table by mutual con*, sent. We are pleased to announce the re covery of Mr. Tuck and esteemed member of the Sophomore class and a fellow Phi-Kappa. , ,, The Senior class finish the study of hM moral science this week. The next work to which they devote their atten tion will be political economy. —— ■ — • Jt The editor of University notes nominates Mr. T. Mell, for President of the Moot Parliament. Put us down a supporter. Mr. R. T. DuBose, has been elected 'editor of the Demosthecian department of the Chronicle. The vigorous and efficient manner with which he dis charges his duties is highly honorable to himself and the Society he repre sents. party organization, halt and consider. Would it not be better, under the circumstances, to correct the-e evils within the party than by boiling destroy the whole political household ? Treasurer’s Report. We are under obligations to our and will be readv to get the spoils from! „ ,, . any—stealing the livery of Heaven ni ost excellent Mate Treasurer, Col. to servo the Devil in. He expressed great fears that without the united eflirts of the Democracy, we might retrograde, and dissented from the common maxim that revolutions never go backward—arguing learnedly of the laws of retrogression ; as in the vibrations of the pendulum of the clock. He also urged the unity of the entire people. The colored people, he said, would follow the line of political gravitation and vote with the Democracy, unless mislead by designing politicians.’’ Judge Mackey it will be reme n- bered has been an extremely conser vative man in South Carolina politics, uffiiating most of the time w ith the Republicans. But seeing the evil of such a course to bis native Stale, and realizing the good, to come of or ganized and deternrned action on the part of the Democracy, conics out like a man ami plants himself square ly in line with these who seek ti e restoration and inaiutaiuance of good government. Governor Hampton on this same occasion addressed the people of An derson, from which speech, as report ed by the Intelligencer, wc make the following extract: Yonr county was the first to adopt the sy stem of primary elections; be governed by its result, and allow no independents to run. Independents may sometimes be good men, but now T they are our worst enemies. Be united in this grand movement, and send your best men to the Legisla ture. I urge you to be united. Do this, and you will find South Carolina iinniut."kly redeemed. I urge you to do it as the one thing most important. The contest this year will be lor the Legislature. That will be the great battle-field. If the Convention when it meets stands square on the platform of two years ago, and nominates a conservative ticket, I say that the Republicans will not put a candidate in the field, .and we will have the grandest triumph ever achieved on this continent. By doing justice to all men, our colored people will stand l»y us. I say to you it is far better to fail in trying to do right than to succeed in doing wrong. One of the pledges of that platform was that all men were equal before the law. I can say that I have favored no race, party or people in the administration of the laws of the State. I defy any man to put his finger on a single pledge of that platform and say that I have not carried it ont. I intend to walk on in the path that the Demo cratic party has blazed ont for me. I J. \V. Renfroe, for a copy of his an nual report for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31st, 1877. This report will be read and received with much gratifi cation by the tax-payers of Georgia, in as much as it shows onr State in a good financial condition, with bright hopes and prospects for the future. We make the following extract, showing the consolidated financial transactions for the year ending Dec. 31st. 1877: The cash balance iu the Treasury, Juuuary 1,1877 4 564,285 33 Received in tho Treasury from January 1 to December 31,1877, both inclusive 1,998,346 84 Total ..$2,5*2,680 17 Disbursements, from January 1 to December 81, both inclusive, as per Executive warrants 1,728,91" 80 Balance in Treasury January 1,1878 1 833,719 37 In a conciso statement of the pub lic debt, as shown by the Treasurer, beginning with the bonds maturing in the present year, and showing tho State’s liability on its own account for bonds running to maturity, the total valid or recognized bonded debt of Georgia is 810.634.500. Notwith standing the hue and cry of hard times, oppressive taxation, and gen eral financial embarrassment we chal lenge any State in this union to make a better showing financially than our grand old State of Georgia. When the tax-payers of Georgia reflect that but recently our State has emerged from the ruins and pros tration of ono of the most corrupt, oppressive, profligate and ruinously extravagant administrations which ever cursed any people, certainly they have abundant reasons for congratu lation over such a favorable financial showing as is presented in (he report of Treasurer Renfroe. Comptroler General’s Report. Through the courtesy of Comp troller General W. L. Goldsmith, we are in receipt of his report ot the operations of his department for the last fiscal year, commencing January 1st, 1877 and closing Deo. 31st, 1877. From the report we extract the fol lowing : There have been receipted for by the Comptroller General, for moneys paid into the Treasury, and charged on his books against the Treasurer, during the fiscal year, $1,098,346 84 The aggregate value of tho whole property returned in 1876 was 8245,- 853,850, and as returned in 1877 on ly amounted to 8235,659,530. The Comptroller General suggests several amendments to the laws gov erning the duties of his office, as well as those governing the duties of coun ty officials directly responsible to his department, lie also recommends that, as the fiscal year now corres ponds by law «iih the calendar year, the law be so amended as to make the fiscal year to run from October first to October first, each year. This change, he states, would materially facilitate the duties of his office, and thereby greatly advantage the inter est of the State as subserved by his department. The tax officers of the State are handsomely complimented in this re port, it being said of the tax receiv ers that they have been most assidu ous and faithful in trying to get a true and full return of property, while the tax collectors are com mended for having, up to this time, notwithstanding the lateness of the crops and scarcity of money, made better collections than for several years past. The Comptroller Gen eral thinks these offictrs are deserv ing the gratitude of the whole peo ple of the State. This annual report of the Comp troller General’s department is high ly interesting and instructive and proves Col. Goldsmith a competent, efficient and faithful officer. Judge Martin J. Crawford From a recent article in tho Co lutnbus Enquirer, which wc publish iu another column, we are glad to see that there is a strong probability that Judge Martin J. Crawford will be the Democratic candidate for Con gress in the Fourth District. With out any desire to underrate the ser vices or the merits of tho Hon. Hen ry R. Harris, or to appear to dictaie to the jieople of the Fourth District, we may cordially and emphatically second all that the Enquirer has so well said of Judge Crawford. His distinguished ability, eminent public service, varied experience and spot less character, both in public and pri vate life, commend him to the sup port of the people of Georgia for any position of honor or trust which it is in their power to bestow. last Thursday, resulting in the victory of the students. It may be proper to state that the game was interrupted hy a shower of rain at the close of the fifth inning. Mr. Malcora Stafford, who has been for several years connected with the jForest News, has retired from that paper. He is a good newspaper man. Tho Universal "Failing. Vanity, we all abhor, we all dep recate, we all possess We are prone to regard it as an uumixed evil, and as the work of a narrow intellect. Our unwillingnes to yield to its claims of superiority is the most unpardonable of sins, while at the same time it renders it the most remarked upon of all .weaknesses. The faintest glimpse of it invariably arouses our own amour proper, and thus proves its universali ty. It is connected with, nay, it is the well-spring of almost all the venial failings flesh is his to. Pride, envy, affectation, bigotry, self-confidence, self-assumption, cannot justify or dis- j ^^hinds""Tis the own its kinship. All men endeavor 0 f the ljgrds who visit your to conceal its existence in themselves, ^ and wkom lovc you beat to hear? but unhappily it is the lot of all men j Answer, them, all of you, remember- to fail in their righteous efforts. It; j„g we> the blind old man of Chios crops forth in conversation and writ-1 rocky isle and ever shalI h i., SO ng ings, in manner and bearing, in some i 8arpass a u ot her songs.” hankering after notoriety. There isr Socratesa.nl Aristotle are no great sociated, and their sympathies, affec tions and goodwill are estranged by selfishness, arrogance and kindred, resultant qualities of vanity. How often, to illustrate, do we become dis enchanted by discovering seeming generosity to bo ostenation, and ap parent great good nature, nothing but over-weening desire of popularity. However, vanity is not more incom patible with geniusand marked intellect than beauty in a woman is compatible with unconsciousness run your mind over the characters whose lives are epochs in the world’s history, and this quality of vanity stands forth among them -almost without exception. Greece’s prince of poets addressing the maidens of^ Delos, exhibits, in a playful manner, however, undoubted symptons. “ Maidens,” said he, “ if ever among mortals an unfortunate present in all men a longing, general ly vague and indefinite for the recog nition of their abilities or peculiar praiseworthy qualities. Van ^breeds compliments and sometimes martyres. There is some truth in the little Latin sentences, Caius praises Bulbils that Cains by lialbus may be praised. Vanity draws well, defines its lines upon the human countenance, and in rare instances shines forth with great brilliancy. How illy concealed is it often in walk, dress, gesture and ex pression How many men, for exam- pie, can walk conspicuously down a ball room floor without giving strong evidences of the fact that they are con scious of their presence ; nay, are not even unaware that they are the cyno sure of all eyes—the observed of all observers. How do their limbs as sume an unwontc-d stiffness, or per chance an easy nonchalance—their hands nervously grasp the lapels of their coats, or superfluously readjust their attire; their brows contract and their chius present an unusual degree of firmness. They look for the moment like men capable of grand achieve ments. Now and then a man divests himself of his robe of pride and puts on the garb of humility and mirabile dictu, is vain of his freedom from vanity. Vanity often brings great consola tion and comfort It reconciles to existence those seemingly destitute of all that is amiable, admirable or at tractive. The wretch “So empty that if ero there be f In nature found the least vacuity ’Twill be in him.” may recognize the fact that nothing of much worth ever did proceed from his powers or -exertions, but ah! he feels within himself, prodigious latent abilities; he feels in his soul that if he hut would, he could amaze the world He is conscious of capacities diffident and undesirous of vulgar display, ye% fall equal to any exhibited by his j neighbors. ' examples of humility. Demosthenes occurs to us with his thousand tunes repeated. “ I continually benefit the state.’’ Cicero does not escape our memory with his encomiums upon himself which if pronounced another could not but be esteemed fulsome. Perhaps among modern notables old Sam Johnston will present himself and his blustering opinionativencss. These are all household nanus, net selected instances; their number could bo justly multiplied without limit. Yet in spite of this conjunction of vanity and genius, in spite of daily instance of co-assisting intellectuality and self ap preciation we all at times reflecting that we are such stuff" as dreams are made of, that a3 Carlyle affirms “ we hover with insecure enough cohesion in he midst of the’Unfathomnble.” Wc all, at times, I say feel the folly of being vain, and that it would lie much more graceful not to put forth too many claims of superiority. Especially are we attracted to this conclusion when we consider how baseless are generally such claims, and in how ludicrous and unaruiable light the claimants com monly appear. Hon. W. H. Felton has delivered an able and interesting speech in Congress on the bill to regulate ac tional quarantine. Dr. Felton takes the position that the States are absolutely sovereign upon all questions relating to the public health, and that the Stales should not permit ’.icse rights impaired, even if their infringe ment should temporarily produce valuable results, because these re served rights of the States are the safeguards of life and property, and above all they secure the liberty ol the citizen against the centtalizing tendencies of the age.” Good, sound doctrine this, and we are glad to see the Doctor so alive to the all impor tant question of quarantine- and sani tation.