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SOUTHERN BANNER: APRIL 30, 1878.
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:i» interesting condensed report of
the Innernational Sunday School
Convention which recently held its
session in Atlanta. It will appear
in onr next issue.
We regret to learn that Captain
John Rutherford and Captain Win.
Mason, hull? formerly of this place,
sustained considerable loss by the
burning of the Brown House in
Macon Ga.
Gold and silver are now being
readily exchanged for greenbacks by
all the banks of the country, hence
the passage of the Silver bill has
virtually brought about resumption
of specie payments.
South Carolina remembering the
grand results of two years ago, from
thorough party organization, can
to-day boast the livest and most
thoroughly organized democracy in
all ilie country, and will again expc-
• lienee the benefits thereof in Novem
ber next. Let her sister States, now
threatened with independents and
disorganizors, follow suit.
Tne diplomatic war between Eng
land and Russia still continues
Whether it will be fought out on this
line, even if it takes all summer, or
whether they will finally resort to
arms, can by no means be satisfac
tory determined from tl e varying
intelligence which is beimr received
from those European disputants,
whose warlike propensities are so
largely* fed with the jealousy of
power.
The departure of the Liberian
Exodus Bark, Azor, for Africa, took
place on last Sunday, leaving tht-
Charleston harbor about 8 o’clock,
:t. m. There were 2G0 emigrants,
South Carolina furnishing 188, Geor
gia £4, (principally from Burke
county,) Alabama 8, North Carolina
6, Florida 3, and Louisiana one.
These emigrants sailed for Africa
under the auspices of the Liberian
Exodus Association.
The Georgia Republican a Radi
cal paper published in the city of
Atlanta, is vigorously attacking
Marshal Fitzsimmons and his depu-
ties, seeking to build up a prejudice
among the people against these
officials. This antagonism ot the
Republican to these officials, is simply
due to the fact that they are demo
crats. Let our people give not the
least heed to these partisan attacks,
hut remember that iu ns much as
these offices, under a provision of the
General government, must be filled,
it is much better to have them filled
by our own people, “to the manner
born” than by carpet-baggers, scala
wags and adventurers whose only
purpose is to plunder and oppress our
people, that they may grow full
handed.
Col. W. L. Salisbury, editor and
proprietor of the Columbus Enquirer-
Sun was murdered at Seale Station,
Russell county, Ala., on the 21st
inst. by Dr. R. U. Palmer. The act
was most cowardly, Palmer attacking
Salisbury unexpectedly and shooting
him in the back of tho head. The
murderer at once made his escape
and has not as yet been heard from.
Tiie shooting grew out of a libel suit
which Palmer had brought against
Col. Salisbury. The damages sued
for were $250,000. The jury re
warded only one cent damages, and
Palmer thus defeated in his attempted
revenge, took the. life of Col. Salis
bury, who was peaceably and quietly
making his way Uv his home in
Columbus. It is to be hoped that
the murderer will soon be arrested
and brought speedily to answer
according to law, and as his crime
certainly deserves.
A Word to our Colored People-
There seems to be quite a spirit
among the colored people of some
sections of our State to emigrate to
Liberia. Recently the Exodus Bark
Azor sailed from Charleston, S. C.
with two hundred and sixty emigrant
passengers for Africa. This is a
very hazardous experiment, and
judgiug from the experience of all
who heretofore have been captivated
with this idea of emigration, we have
but little doubt that those who have
recently embarked for the African
shore will regret it ere they have
reached their destination. The col
ored people raised in this country
will be exceedingly liable to those
violent diseases peculiar to the
climate of Africa, and which at times
are even so destructive of fife among
the natives, as to well nigh depopu
late their country. Again it will be
much easier for the colored people to
earn a living in the country where
tin y have been raised, and the habits
and customs of which they better
understand, than in a country so
entirely different in every respect and
with which they have not the
slightest acquaintance. From the
friendly feeling which we entertain
for the colored people in our midst,
and if for no otherireason, we would,
fiom a humanitarian consideration in
their behalf, advise them to remain
contentedly where they are, and
uniting with the native white people
of the country, who are their best
and truest friends, seek to improve
and bmlil up our couutry, that in so
doing their race may likewise be
benefitted and improved. By pru
dence, industry and good behavior,
the colored people of this country
may secure for themselves many ad
vantages here, which they will cer
tainly fail to find in Liberia. Visitors
to Africa report those who, since the
war, have emigrated from this ooun-
try to Africa as being in most abject
misery and anxious to get back but
have not the means to do so. Then,
colored people, take our advice and
remain where you are and onr woid
for it, your deluded bretheren who
have ventured this hazardous exper
iment will soon inform you that you
have acted wiser than they.
1 An Appeal to the Democracy. I In the name of that independence
i which the so called independents so
What Ought to be Done In
the Ninth.
The Executive Committee ought
to be called together at once, and
they ought to issne an address to the
true Democracy ot the District. Iu
this address they ought to namo a
place and time for holding a Con
vention to nominate a Democratic
candidate for the next Congress.
The time appointed ought to be not
earlier than the middle of Jnly. They
ought to prescribe a basis of repre-
sentation in the Convention that will
he fair and sat'sfactory to every
fair-minded Democrat in the District.
No proxies ought to be permitted in
the Convention, but each county
ought to be represented by one or
more of its own loyal Democratic
citizens. An earnest patriotic appeal
ought to be made to the wool-hat.
Democracy of the old banner district
the Ninth—to turn out in primary
meetings at their county sites, or
better, in their militia districts, and
select their best and truest men to go
to the nominating convention. With
such a convention, composed of men
chosen in this way, no matter who is
nominated, we will whip the fight,
and Radicalism and its twin brother,
independency, will be consigned to
oblivion. The white men of the
Ninth aro not yet ready to disband
the Democratic party, and the suc
cess of an “ Independent” means the
destruction of Democracy and the
triumph of Radicalism.—North Geor
gian. Jackson Democrat.
[From the Gainesville Eagle.]
Editor Eagle: Mr. Eniory Speer,
the “ self-instituted ” candidate for
Congress, and editor of his own or
gan the Southern Watchman, in the
issue of his own organ ot the 2nd
inst., and in an editorial headed
themselves, we would ask whether it
is more in keeping with tru# political
liberty and sound tfeniocratm princi
ples for the people, in their own pucker home again.,
chosen and accustomed way, to select
_. „. v”S u r,<the m an to represent them, or allow
G.v° «•»*» showing,”says:•-MrelcWituted” cnn,)idate to Ain-
“Tilt: next canvass in Georgia
promises to be extremely warm, and
we promise our esteemed friends of
the Constitution that *so far as the
9th Congressional District is con
cerned, that the so-called nominee of
the so-called convention will he the
last man in the race.”
For unblushing cheek, we wonld
call this first class. And now Demo
crats of the 9th Congressional Dis
trict, we would ask, with the gaunt
let so boldly and so cheekily thrown
down, what are you going to do ?
Are you willing, as a free people,
with your rights never questioned
within the long, brilliant, and suc
cessful history of the 9th District, to
thus have your accustomed institu
tions tantalized and ridiculed by a
self-constitnted candidate, whose only
real objection thereto is tho appre
hension that he might not be chosen
as the Standard-bearer of the organ
ized Democracy? Again fellow
Democrats, are you willing that this
ambitious young man should arise in
your midst, and l>y action as well as
by words, say unto you, “ fools as
you aro, your past history proves
that you have demonstrated no abili
ty or capacity for governing your
own political affairs ; that you have
been cheated, wronged, ontraged
and completely hood-winked by al
lowing conventions to put upon you
such men as Cobb, Hillycr, Jackson,
Price, McMillan, Hill, Bell, and other
representatives who have contributed
to place the 9th (the old 6th) District
in the front rank of Congressional
representation ; therefore, I, Emory
Speer, the great young apostle of the
people’s rights and of trite sound
democratic principles propose to
reform you and your political insti
tutions and usages by ottering myself
as the only pure, honest, fair and
trustworthy candidate before you,
and the only one for whom you can
safely and wisely east your ballots!’’
Shades of cur departed and lamented
Cobb and McMillan! bow the devel
opments and accusations of this
modern reformist must make yon
restive in your honored graves! Dem-
crats of the 9th District—ye who
have been for so long a time cheated,
outraged and hood-winked by these
designing politicians, tricksters, ring
masters and clique conspirators, who
have so nobly and so ably illustrated
Georgia’s honor, patriotism, chivalry
and statesmanship in the Halls of the
National Congress for the past fifty
years—how will you ever be able to
fully reward this political Moses who
proposes to lead you Bafcly and tri
umphantly through the wilderness of
political corruption ?
What presumption in Mr. Speer
where in the same editorial he further
states, that “ Hon. John Hockcnhul!
will not be iu a hurry to call the
convention together.” Does lie
spe ik ex cathedra ¥ Has he prose
lyted the honorable chairman of tin
Democratic Executive Committee to
his political faith ? or lias he subordi
nated him to the power of his politi
cal wisdom and so-called ideas of
reform? Democrats of the 9ili
District, ye whose freedom and
independence constitute your highest,
greatest, and most sacred political
boon, and in consideration ami de
fense of which Thomas Jeffers n, the
founder of Democracy and the author
of the famous declaration of Inde
pendence, concluded that immortal
declaration with the memorable
words “ to this end we mutually
pledge to each other our lives, our
fortunes and onr sacred honor,” we
would a-k, are you ready, are you
willing to sacrifice your 1 right to
select, iu vonr own chosen way, who
shall represent yen in the councils ot
the nation, to this political autocrat
and his halt dozen confederates, who
tor the gratification of their ungov-
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tate to them his,cwn claims, his own
fitness, and his own worthiness for,
office ? Organized we stand, dUin
tegrated we fall.’’ .
Organized Democrat.
Trial Before United States
Commissioner Smyth.
Commissioner Smyth has been very
industrious since his appointment as
United States Commissioner to issue
warrants on every frivolous case for
violation of the enforcement act that
comes to his knowledge. It makes
no difference what kind of a case it is,
or what the circumstances are, he
issues the warrant and against as
many white men as possible, and they
aro brought up, and the United States
is put to the expense of bringing them
here for the trial of which the United
States Commissioner gets Jive dollars
per day, and it generally takes two
or three days to try them, and some
times when there is more than one
case, they are divided between two
commissioners, and they will each
get five dollars per day for their ser
vice. It makes no difference what
happens to a negro in any county in
the state, he comes up and procures
a warrant, and. theu wages iu the
United States commissioner’s court
begin to run. The United States
government is the paymaster, and the
commissioner is the time keeper, and
the consequence is, big bills are to be
footed. Of all the men who have
been brought before the United States
court for violating the enforcement
act, none but one has been committed
aiid ho plead guilty. And this, too,
under the laws as administered when
Mr. Smyth was the marshall that
summoned the j .rors.
Yesterday there was a trial before
Commissioner Smyth on a warrant
issued by him at the instance of L.
W. West charging that John C. Hart,
W. J. Durham and W. O. Flucker
put the said West out of the ladies’
car on the Athens branch railroad at
Union Point. West swore that he
was forcibly ejected from the car.
The defendants and two other wit
nesses, Messrs. W. M. Macy, and
W. II. Christian, the conductor on
the train testified that West was
drunk and disordily on the train. On
this testimony the defendants were
bound over in bonds of five hundred
dollars each to appear before the U. S.
court in September, to answer the
charge of violating the enforcement
act.
The defendants in this case are res
pectable men and have been brought
from their homes on such a case and
bound over. Of course this will be
the end of it, but the commissioner
will be paid and all the expenses lor
bringing these men up will come out
of the government.
It is-said that these suits are more
frequent lately because some of the
commissioners want to bring Col
Fitzsimmons into disrepute, lie having
to make the arrests. It is the duty
of t he government to put a stop to
these frivolous arrests. It is not only
an outrage on the people who are
brought here but it is an imposition
on the government.—Atlanta Con
stitution.
The-College P. M*. is ‘down with
measles. Wh'o will be next ? l!
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S. M. Woodward is considered one
of th? best parliamentarians in col
lege,. iJi ili ~l !*;.-•
Gen. Browne and Prof. Lumpkin
were delegates to the grand Sunday
School Convention at Atlanta.
It is conceedetl by all that B. H.
Walton is tho best Secretary the
present Moot Parliament has.
The University campus is now a
beautiful place. The trees have all
put out and the grass is rapidly
growing.
Mr. A. W. Smith is now clerk of
the Phi-Kappa Society, and dis
charges the duties of this office in a
most excellent manner.
“To he a member ot the Jewish
Sanhedrim, was next to the highest
positional eminence among the Jews,
and therefore the following qualifica
tions were requisite.. It was required
that a man should* he of unstained
birth, skillful in written and tradi
tional law, acquainted with physic,
astrology, mathematics and the lan
guages;* that he Bhould not bo a
usurer, a gamester, or deformed, but
of go*>d personal appearance, maturo
age and wealthy.
Nieodemtw was one of the three
richest men in Jerusalem Upon tho
marriage of his daughter he gave her
h dowery of a million denarii (4,000,-
000.)
lie subsequently became so poor
t hat his daughter had to beg bread,
Business called Dr. Mell away
from college last week. Dr. Tucker
occupied his place as critic of the
Moot Parliament.
Mr. R. J. Carmichael, was elected
one of the spring debaters last Thurs
day. He will, no doubt, do the soci-
ly great honor. After the election
he was called for and responded in a
felicitous manner.
Secret Societies.
rued ambition would ghidiy over- j n li his property was confiscated
throw your political fib-, riles ? , when l e became a Christian.
The advocate of secret societies in
college has one serious difficulty with
which to contend. This difficulty is
set forth in their very name. They
are secret fraternities, hence, much of
their real merits cannot be displayed
to the public gaze. But, though
deprived of this great advantage the
cause is still too strong to be defeated
in an argumentative point of view.
All manner of secret societies are
commended and supported, except
college societies. The Masons, the
Odd Fellows, the Good Templars,'
(and others too numerous to mention)
as organizations for benefiting our
race are esteemed next to schools
and churches. If these associations
benefit older men why do not college
societies benefit young men. Has it
ever been demonstrated that they do
not ? if so when ? echo answers when?
Again, college fraternities are recog
nized in almost every institution of
learning except the University of
Georgia. There are no prohibiting
laws against them at Mercer or
Emory. They are found in tne
Carolina’s, the “ Old Dominion ’’ has
nearly a dozen. They exist in the
colleges of California, of Illinois and
almost every state in the Union. The
only places so far as we are informed
where they are opposed is at Knox
College, Galesburg, Illinois, and ihe
University of Georgia. What is
there in the atmosphere ? what in the
climate? what is there in the social
surroundings of Athens that make
them so odiouB here ? They are the
same at other institutions where
they are commended. They present
the same features, their members are
animated by the same desires and
have the same objects in view, why
then are they sought to be annihilated
here? It is contended that they
should be abolished, first because
they lep to cliques which give rise to
much antagonism and contention
among tho students, and second, that
they mouopolise the honors of the
debating societies frequently to the
exclusion of merit. These reasons
wo propose to examine. First they
give rise to antagonistic cliques. In
answer to this we submit this ques
tion: Do the debating society honors
or the secret fraternities cause the
animosity and the contention ? We
apprehend no one will find any diffi
culty in deciding this question. A
few yeai-s ago there were no secret
fraternities at the University of Vir
ginia, yet the straggle there for
honors was more acrimonious and
fierce than at our college. But why
particularize? It is a undeniable
principle in human nature that when
ever the Goddess discord throws
amongst us Jibe golden apple many
will claim it. As long as there arc
honors to he confercd by society vote
there will he aspirants for those* l, or .
ors mid partisans) of those aspirants
Those, then, who would put an end to
strife in the litterary societies must
either abolish the honors conferred bv
those societies or aanifiiiate ambition
and partisan friendship in the breast
of man. There are in our University
—as every where else—two great
classes neutralized by the secret fra
ternities which, if they were not thus
neutralized wonld raise passions to
white heat and cause enduring hatred.
But admit the argument we have
been reviewing, and even then \V6
believe if our opponents could see
tho disinterestedness with which
students cut off* from tho sweet in
fluences of home are advised and
when sick how tenderly and atten
tively they arc waited, on by their
club mates, the anti-secret society
laws would be repealed.
But to proceed to the other argu
ment. That secret fraternity mem-
hers monopolise the honors of the
debating societies sometimes exclud
ing a more meritorious person. This
might be answered by the general
assertion that merit will ever find its
reward. It is recognized by boys as
well as men. But only the best men
are admitted to the secret fraterni
ties. Before one can hope for mem-
ship there he must win a college
reputation. Now the best men in
each fraternity are run by their club
mates for the honors. Hence after
all merit is recognized, and the soci
ety honors are rarely improperly
awarded.
But as to the effect of the anti
secret society law’s. They destroy
institutions fraught with incalculable
good to the students. We think the
facts show they drive students away
from Athens. What is it that causes
such a marked falling off in out
numbers? We have a University
whose reputation is national—which
is endowed with every educational
facility. She can show almost a
century of unequaled prosperity,
during which time many of the
greatest men this nation can boast of
have issued from her classic walls.
She lias a faculty that will bear proud
comparison with that of any similar
institution. Athens is situated in
one of the healthiest regions of our
State. Why theu does the Univer
sity fail of full attendance? We are
told, on account of tho scarcity of
money in the country. Parents are
unable to send sons. That this is one
great reason nono will deny. But if
this were the only impediment to our
success how can Emory college boast
of her 225 students ? Why is Mercer
so prosperous? The University has
infinitely more property than either
of those. The former is liberally
endowed—the latter are not. The
former is a child of that great sover
eignty the State of Georgia, the
latter are not. But in the latter
secret societies are recognized, com
mended, cherished by trustees and
faculty—in the former utter annihila
tion is the fate reserved for them by
the trustees. We confidently believe
an examination of the University
catalogues wifi show a constant
decrease in our numbers ever since
the anti-secret society laws were
enacted. This is perfectly reasona
ble, when we consider how attached
a student becomes to his olub. And
laws not only destroy the clubs but
absolutely prevent us from choosing
our own associates. In substance
they say we shall attend no meeting
of a secret society while connected
with college. We regret that our
limits prevent us from discussing at
length these and many other disas
trous results of the anti-seci et society
laws. Certainly wo do not expect
by our feeble efforts to influence, in
any degree, the trustees of the Uni
versity. But we hope the attention
oif the press maybe arrested and
directed to i his matter. When the
press arouse ths people and the peo
ple become the friends of the secret
societies the laws will be repeated—
voxpopuli vox Dei. '
A number of the University cadets
last Wednesday evening most beau
tifully exemplified tho fact that the
military still bows to the civil author
ity. Oh 1 my countryman, ours is yet
a land of liberty.