About Southern banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1878-1879 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1878)
SOUTHERN BANNER: MAY 7, 1878. L*tfco.* ot‘ Ex-i'tvsitl k 1> =- vis to ilia Macon M rial \ssociatio ». AilSSl-tSIPI'I i’nv, MS" ) An t» 11, »«7»* ) 0<»uileim»ii—1 Minori ty i ir« i inv in iliility i«* ,- .e |iw>*ni :»’ 1 1 • ot'iliH corner stuns or' *\i in nt**M to In* uivctol at Mhiiui. Ga . i'i honor of o ir «l«-a<l Ci'iilitli- me -*»l- dtvrs.” Tin* event presents every attrac tion to me; it i in»|iiren by the Ladies’ Memorial Association; the lii nitinictit is to la* located in the key stone State of the •' nfcd<*r.ite arch ; and to coniinem -rate tiie sacrifices of tlio-e who died in the defense ot onr- inliei 'ted and “inalieiiahle ** rights. What though we were overborne by mi 'hers, and accessories not less efficient, truth is not to In* measured 1-y sue ess in maintain nz it ajainst force — nor i- the ulory less ••< i ini who upholds it in the lace ntieipial otl-is, inn i- u net rather nine toll s credit I lint lie co inie.i all else a-du-t in lhe haianeu uhen weighed with l.o i.ir Mul du y. On many astric .eii tici-l our soldiers stoou lew a.nl faint, but f.-atlcss s ill. lor they wore the u.nioniy of enquesiioniog c.nindence in tin* .cclituih* ol their ra ise, ami knew how to die but not to surren der. Let not any ot t lo ir surviv -rs iinpiiirn their uiiili by oft-rnnr the peiii.ential plea hat “they believed they wi tv right.” Be it nura to transmit to posterity our unequivocal testimony to the justice of their convictions, their virtues, and the scantily of the motives by which they were acmated. I- ir meet that this mn'umeut should have originated with tile la dies of the laud, whose swif denial was con piettous through all the trials and sufferings of w ar, wlio-e get. I** minis!ratio s in the hoapi'.als, and at wayside refectories, so largely coii- tri’ nted to relieve the sick and the wounded, and whose iiuiallerii.g devotion to their country’s catt-e in Ute darkest hours of ottr struggle, iLu-traitkl the fi le.it^ of the sex wliieh was Iasi at the: cross and first at the sepulchre. 1 am profoundly thankful to them for inviting me to represent them, as their orator, on the approaching occasion. Had it been practicable to accept, their request would have been, to ue. acoutiuand, obeyed with «o other reluctance, than the con sciousness of inability to do justice to the theme. Tnaiiks to the merits of our Con te lento dead', they need neither Orator nor bard to commend th-ir deeds t-» the present generation ol t’ eir countrymen. Many fell far from home and kindre i, and sleep ia unmarked graves; but all are gathered in the love of those for whom they died, and their memories are It ill »we<l in the hearts of all true Co federates. By the pious efforts of our people, many humble cemeteries, suclt as, in their improvement, were possible, have been prepared, and the Con federal c dead have been collected in tiicm from neighboring battle fields. There 'annually, with reverential affection, the graves, alike of the ♦nown,and the unknown, are decked with vernal flowers, expressive of gratitude renewable forever, and typical of the Impe of a resurrection and re-tiuioii where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest-. To ho remembered, honored, be loved by* their people is the reward bestowed on our Confederate Dead, ft is the highest which a good and purely patriotic man could desire. Should it be asked, why then build this monument? the answer is, they do not n< ed it, but posterity may. It is not their reward, but our debt, ff the greatest gift a hero gives his Race, is to have been a hero, in erder that this gift may be utilized to coining generations, its appreciation fcy contemporaries should bo ren- deied as visible and enduring as possible. Let the monument, rising from earth toward heaven, lift the Blinds of those who come after ns, to ♦ higher standard than tho common list of success. ft fig* man is .non .or duty, not for exj>e- diency ; iha< when an attack is made <ui the eotnii\iinity to which he be long-. by which lie is protected and to which hut allegiance is line, his tir-l obligation is to defend that community; and that uuder such condition- it is heti er to have “fought and lost than never to have fought at all.” Let posterity learn by this monu ment that you commemorate men who died in a defensive war; that they did not, as has been idly stated, submit t<> the arbitrament of arms the questions at issue—questions which involved the inalienable rights inherited from the ancestors, and held in trust for their posterity; but that they strove to maintaiu the State sovereignty which their Fathers left th- in, and which it was their A’ duty it possible to transmit to their children. Away then with such feeble excuse for the abandonment of principles, which may be crushed for a while, hut which possessing the eternal vi tality of truth, must in its own good time prevail over peri.-halde error, L- t this monument teach that hc- roi-m derives its lustre from the jus tice of the cause in which it is dis played, ami let it mark the difference between a war waged tor the robber like purpose of conquest, and one to repel invasion—to defend a people’s hi-arths and altars, and to maintain their laws and liberties. Such was the war in which our heroes fell, and theirs is the crown which sparkles with the gems of patriotism and righteousness, with a glory un- ditnmed by any motive of aggrand isement ir intent to inflict ruin on others. We present them to poster ity as examples to be followed, and wait securely lor the verdict of man kind when knowledge shall have dispelled misrepresentation and delu sion. I- it unreasonable to hope that m itnre reflection and'a closerstndy <>f the political history of the Union, may vet restore the rights prostrated by the passions developed in our long and bloody war? If, howevei, it should be otherwise, then from our h* rots’ graves shall come in mourn ful tones the Acsnrej fit: And if onr children must obey, They must, but thinking on our day, ‘Twill lees debase them to submit.” Yours faithfully, Jefferson Davis. Armageddon. Dr. Baldwin, the author of this celebrated prophetical work, says, Iiu-sia will conquer Turkey early in 1*78 ; England and Turkey will unite against Russia; many .ff.rts wifi he made to check liu-sia’s designs; yet. Iiu.-sia will take all the countries this side the crossings, ami is then u* cross over into Asia. And then the Russian empire has still two great final works to do. The first is to destroy the Roman church in Europe, and the second is to attack the United States, which will occur some time near 1878, and in doing so both Russia and monarchy will be des troyed. Wc may look to 1878 as the victory over monarchy ; as the possession of the world by the Christian Democracy, and as the end of war forever and the erection of the millennial republic. The United States are poorly pre pared as a uation, by defense, to resist such an invader; but wc are careless; wc would as soon exhort the man in the moon as to exhort our nation to bo ready for the danger before it comes; they would consider us afflicted with lunacy to preach for truth the predictions of the Scriptures. Yet, within twenty-six years from the date wc are writing, (1853,) the most awful tragedies ever imagined will be realizod by the world. It is to be the finishing point of the indig nation of the Lord, that was to rest upon the world for so ntauy years. It is to be the battle of tho wine press, the battle of Armageddon, and the battle of the great day. The United States mast, be the battle field. Oar policy will be to let them enter the country and roach the Mississippi or the Ohio valley, and then pour hail and brimstone into them. Wc shall fight with certainty ofeucoess. ; Personal Points. Genaral Grant’s cottage at Long Branch has l>een leased at $3,000 for the summer, season. "*Jk' r .-’"V . It is stud that Bayard’Taylor got so siek at sea that he threw up his hand while playiug euchre. 'a wealth is estima ted af $10,000,000 mostly accumu lated by judicious-advertising. a Mr. William H. Vanderbilt has given $1,000 for the enlargement of the library at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Jannuschck ia the happy possessor ol $191,700 worth of jewils, most of thpm presents from the crowned heads of Europe. » Gen. Williams, of Grand Islaud, Cal., owns a farm of 11,000 acres, of which he has sowed 6,000 acres in wheat and 2,000 in barley. Mistah Conkling, in the estimation of the Philadelphia Press, is a ‘‘gar rulous, reckless, imprudent and un exampled political and mental fool.” The widow of Rossini, the musical composer 1ms just died in Paris, and it is understood, has loft..the fortune amassed by her husband to an asylum for singers. The venerable Mrs. Sarah J. Hale still writes for Godey’s Lady’s Book. She is in her eighty-ninth year—a rare instance of physical and mental preservation. Rev. Francis II. Wall, who has become vice rector of the. American college at Borne, was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier’s college in 1872. He is very eloquent. Governor-General Dufferiu cost Canada about $130,000 last year in cluding the staff of the vice-regal residence and his trip to Columbia. Ilis salary is $58,666. The cotton crop for the last eight years has been 31,570,212 bales. For the eight years ending with 1861, when slave labor was used, the crop was 28,797,841’ “ Bob,* the sorrel war horse which Stonewall Jackson was riding when he received his fatal wound, is st’ll living at the age of twenty-three, and retains much of his old vigor. “I am acquainted with your broshers-itt-law, sir,” said a guileless would-be reporter to Mr. Greeley. “ Then yon know a couple of mighty mean men. Good morning,” re sponded the philosopher. Mr Ball. rd Smith, one of the most accomplished journalists in the conn try, lias retired flout the New York World, and taken the position of manaueing editor of the Sun. The Sun is to lie congratulated. Lord Kinsale is the only peer who ran remain in the presence of the Briti-h sovereign with his li-nil cov ered on occasions of state The privilege was centered by King John in the thirteenth century. Tilings are coming to a climax. The M r s R. B. Hayes temperance society al Washi igton have “ Resolv ed that the society discard th- name of Mrs. Ii. B. Hayes and denounces her as couple, e a fraud as her hus band.” There now. General. Carl Schnrz was not wounded during the war, Imt that ought not to interfere with his reti.e ment under full pay. The rebel bullets meant well.but, being aimed at Hehurz’s legs, their tailtire to suc ceed in their deadly mia-iou will he understood. —Chicago Time-. George Eliot is a- timid as a c ild, and refers to others with a simplicity that recalls Mrs. Bmwnjug. Site and Mr. Lewis have h m glit a country place in the beautiful country of Sttrsey, where they will p-i-s their summers and autumns hereafter, hut will not give up L union altogether, as has been reporied. George Francis Train’s recent visit to Boston uas, according to his own published eon less ion, completely '* psychologize. I tit.- demonology ” which for oiaoy y<nr» *ms m de him an eiieiuv of tne city, niter.* ’its early assort ti ns ami aff ction* eelite****!. He uow gr «-i usly pr uhesi s a great future tin Ko* vital • 1 : ! S» L&W OSTOTXCEiS. j a DOBTCU, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Carnosviile, 6a. anlS-1873-tt’ g 13. THRA8HEU, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WatKinsvillc, Ga. Office ia fonnor Ordinary’s Office. jaa35-1876-ly p G. r .I 3 >1 St ON, * ATTORNEY AT LAW, For and Office over Post-Office Athens, Ga. feb3-1875-tf JOHN W. OWEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tocoa City, Ga. Will practice in all the counties of tho West ern Circuit, Hart and Madison of the Northern Circuit. Will give special attaniou to all claims entrusted to his care. oct2A-1875 1y. D. C. Harrow, Jr Pope Barrow. garrosv Itros., ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office over Tulmadge, Hodgson & Co. jsn4'ly 0 I». MIIVL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Athens, On. Prompt attention given to nil business ami the same respectfully solicited. janll-ij Lamar Cobb. IIowell Cobb. £^«fc H. COBH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Athens, On JjOflico in Denpree Building, feb22-187#-ly JAnorew J. Cobb. Alex 8. Erwin. pRWIN <Sr COBB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Athens, On Office on Corner of Broad and Thomas streets, over Childs, Nickerson & Co. feb22-1876-ly Garden Seed!] Ahead of All COMPETITION AND GRASS SEED. We nave now t. e largest s tx- ot Seed in this part of Hie State, all of li.cli ure Fresh, ota ain-'Ie package of old Sw. iu our stock. We have aison large stock of STEEL HAIR ItltUMIES. Tho fourth lot since October last. Our HltUtfS, Paints, Bead, Oils, Varnishes, Turpentine, We can offer at low prices. V. W. LONt. & Co., septl ly At ens PLANTERS’ HOTEL, AT0 G-TJSTA, GA. The Leading Hotel ot the City Noted for its cleanliness, uii.i the excellence of its table RATES—*3 00 PER DAY. The Proprietor solicits from Vie citizens r| Athens u continuance of that lihe.ul patronage they have ..en-.tofore gn > n him. B.F.BROWW, <>ctlH lm. Proprietor ^SUBUBY . McCCBRY, Attorney at L»w, Hartwell, Georgia, Will practice in the Superior Courts of North east Geoigia and Supreme Court at Atlanta. Aug 8. 1876 tf James K. Lyle, Alex. 8. Erwin, Watkinsville. Athens. | YEE A ERWIN, A TTORNJSrS A T LA W. Will practice in partnership in the Superior Court of Oconee County, tmu attend promptly to all business intrusi >1 to their care.„ jau9-8ru. , LC3riw@tb.er <2c Few, BLA-CKSMITIi’S TWO SHOPS FOR 1877. One at tho old stand in front ot Messrs. GANN & HEAVES, The other on the road to the upper bridge and op|>osite Mr. JOHN Z. COOPER’S, Livery Stable. We have first class workmen SOUSE SHOEI1TG of every description, Plating and Concave Shoes s’ Manufactured to order. WAGONS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, And all kinds of Machines and Im pleraenls repaired on short notice. ian9-tf. fi. 0. ROBINSON. U AS JSUT RETURNED FROM A VISIT amongthc Principal PIANO and ORGAN factories in New York, Boston and other cities, having arranged for the Largest and most com, plete assortment ever offered South, at prices ABSOLUTELY BEYOND COMPETITION! |,OW IP KICKS Q™ S ALE-. Musics! Instruments OF EVERY' VARIETY. Sheet Music and Music Bools, THE LATEST PUBLICATIONS. Mnsical Merchandise, A' d everything pgrti.iiaLg to a J First Class Music House. TUNING AND REPAIRING, PIANOS. Church, Pipe and Reed Organs, anc. all kinds ot Musical Instruments Tuned and Repaired by Mr. C. H. Taylor, the best Skilled and one ol the most tboroui'b workmen South. Mr. Taylor devoted nearly fifteen years in the construction of itist’uuieuts in some of the beat factories in this countrv, and is the onlv authorized'tuner for the AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE. G. O. ROBINSON & CO. ; 265 Bread Street, Augusta, Ga. CENTRAL HOTEL. JACKHON «fc TO 1 , i ATTORNEYS AT LAW, • Athens, Go. Office South West Corner of College Avenue and Clayton Street, also at the Court House. All parties desiring Criminal Warrants, run sret them at any time by applying to the County Solicitor at this office. dccl6~1874-tf yy II. LITTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, «p!8-1873-tf Carnosville, Ga. y M. COCURAN, ATTORMST AT Z.AW, Gainesville, Gu. •Real Estotr an 1 General Land Agent forthe purchase and sale of Mineral and Farming Landsin Hall, and the other couutU-sof North east Georein. Mineral ores tested and titles to orope.rt' iuvestiented. Special attention given tothe purchase and sale of c : tv nropertv. may.’—6m J N. DORSEY. Attorney. S-CrSHTBSS C^JFIDS. 'p A. ILER, 'TO'o.bolivxi-a.l.’Ear 2c Jawalor, At'Miohael’store, next door to Re ives & Nich olson’s, Broa l street, Athens, Georgia. All work warranted 12 months. septl2-tf. Lt KCHAKFKR, cottou eirrsR, Tocoa City, Ga. Highest cash price paid for cotton. Agent or Winsbip’s Gins and Ijrcss. oe2<’-lS75-tf . IT « l^tVKRV AN« KALB ^ ■GafvtatreRt Buggies «fc horses <•> hire. Terms reasonable. E. M. WIIlTEIIi AD, I Wasliingtor, Wilkea county, Ga. Liver Regulator. Ilepatine Comp. Cathartic Pills. Tutts Pill, Porus Plaster-. Worm Candy and Vermifuge, Sarsaparilla, Bnchu. Tutts and llamblcton’s Hair Dye. Aniline prepared for use. • Long’s German Cologne. ’* luting’s Cologne. Lestd, Oir, Glass and Varnish. Morphine, Opium. Chemicals, llair Brushes and Comtis. Perfumery, Toilet. Soaps. And everything in the Drug Line, at lowest prices at c. \\. Long & Co.’s Drug Store, Athens, Ga. septll.ly. * -%' — - - £ — Southern Mutual insurance ATHE1TS, GEO^Ga:.a. YOUNG L. G. HAHRIS, President STEVKXS H.01IVK, Jirrretary, Ctross Assets, April 1, lSti,. .* • $7SI,.(I- Resident Directors. Y’ouno L. G. tf arris, -Ioiix It. Neivtox, I>r. Henry Hull, Alrin I*. Deari.no, Col. Robert Tkomas. iuv22-wly Stevens Thomas, Eliza L. Newton, Ferdinand Phiniz r Dr. It. M. Smith, John W. Nicholson, LIVERY, FEED END S/LE JiTHELE, t Athaaa, Georgia. GANN & REAVES. PROPRIETORS. Will be.fouud at tl'eirold aiimd, rear Frank lin Houae building, TIum iB -tree.. Keep al ways on hnud good Turnouts and co eitil dri vers. Stock well cured for wheu err rusted to our care. Stock on liund for sale s* alt • m«s. deoJStf. The Image of her Mother. 3A.TVT KCA.K.H.Isr. , Boo-b and. SHo©-Lffalcer. ATHENS, GEORGIA, (Ov. a J Acer a & Michael’s FtoheA First class work tururdonton short notice, .at liberal prices. Givs me a call and get goo * ■ material and fine work roarchlS-tt B- «r. Watchmaker and Jeweler, .. i Mu- i n- • ffiee, College Avouuc) AYgSWa, - GEORGIA. I U;iVo owned at the above place, where I will •rive *tric - nttont on to repairing ard v e ming of W c ’e«,Clocks and J 'wulry. All Wor done ii fir t c'n« trie and at r a-onab'c r.. -s. Giv to rival. april 28-6jn. isrovrsix.. B-2T rLUTI-I HUSTIC- In the Savannah Weekly Ne^s of Saturday, 20th April, will fo commenced a new serial story with the obfvc title, written by n lady of Savannah. ’ sew-- — > ’ .~a t i ‘V’-fc s* i The Weekly News u 'tut: Largest and Best Weekly IN THE SOUTH. It is a complete newspaper, and contains the latest Telegraphic and btat-* News, Markets, etc., an Agricultural and Military Department. ^IUidnptcd for general circulation throjigbout f ubscription, one year ...42.00. ix months '..... 1.00. Specimen copies sent free. Address J. IL. ESTILL, april 10 Ettvknuhb, Ga. ITotice. The Celebrated “HELLE OF KENTUCKY" Lour for Sale. ,, april 28-8m. , F. B. LUCAS. OB WORK OF ALL T E8CRIP- oil neatly done at tbb office* AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Mrs W. M. THOMAS, Prop’r Tiiis Hotel, ho well known to the citizens of Clarke and adjoining counties, is located in the ventre of the business portion ot Augusta, con- vopient to Post Office, TVlegrapli Ofllce and Depot, Mid offers inducements to the public uiieqtiakd bv any other Hotel in tho City dec4-'t'. THE NEW YORK WEEKLY 11E11ALD JABKH GORDON HKNNKTT,.Proprietor.; The Rest and Cheapo t Newspaper PnbliRhod. POSTAG LG p’LS.BIED. ONI D9LME YEAH, 50 CENTS FOR « MONTH An Extra Copy to every Club of Tin. The ST. Y. Daily Herald. Published every day it ibe'yeai ^os-bag© S*r©e. $iO pays foronc.ye^^ULdaysincluded. $8 pays for one ycai, without .-undays. SB pays tor six months, fc mdsys included*; S4 pays for six months without isunilayu. !£2 pays for one year for any specified day ol tn week. St pays for six months for any specified cay o’ week. t pays for one month, Sundays included i NEWSDEALERS SUPPLIED • Footage F're»B. Daily edition, 2f.^ cer ta per copy. Sunday edi tion 4 cents per copy. Weekly e-iition 2 c< t ts per copy. Address , NklV VOPk UkRiLD, ian23-4iu THE WHITE StlllG MACHINE, ■ «!( ' Said to be the lightest-running, the beautiful, cheapest, best, ami largest 8e Machine in the world. Ladies ana the p aro invited to cal] and aee, nt ths Office, doorto Wro. McDowell’s, C liege Avenuo J. BANCROFT, Age fob5-ly. ac; Legal Blanks at Low Fric A fall supply of J. W. Burke & Co’s. Ltgal Blanks—the best that ere- primed, always on hand. Prico rqduced to 75 ccotr ner quire, a*. BUBKE t BOOK Si ORE, College Avenue, Newton House BIock.BI apvil23-6m.
