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void. X. TRIBUTE TO VALOR. Speech of Mr. A. S. Johnson at the Ueunion of 44>th tin. Scenes of Privation ami l>ee<ls of Bravery Recited —Notable Career of a Noble Regiment. At ttio recent meeting of the For tieth Georgia regiment, held in this city, Mr. Albert H. Johnson deliv ered an address to the old veterans, comrades of his father. The follow ing official note of the address was taken by Hie regiment : On niolion Hie thanks of this body are returned to Col. Albert S. Johnson for the address he lias delivered to ns this day, and request a copy of the same for publication. In accordance with the above re quest, the Courant-Ainerican pub lishes the speech of Mr. Johnson as follow s: Ladies and gentlemen, comrades of my father, 1 greet you w ith open bunds aiid a heartfelt welcome. At the request of the chairman, I speak to you today. In doing so lam at once honored and humbled; honored, for in that invitation I feel and know you wish to show to me and mine, and to tlie world, the love and esteem in which you held him who was your com mander, who now sleeps beneath the soil of the land he loved so well; hum bled that my faltering tongue must fail to do justice on this occasion to you and the cause for which you so bravely fought. My heart swells with gratitude to each anil every one of you for the courtesy you have this day shown me, and so long as memory lasts, to long s nt 11 I gratefully remember you. The purposes which called you togeth er tliis day are indeed noble ones. To renew your comradeship, to recall pleas ant memories of the dead, to talk with each other, your neighbors and your children, of your struggles and your trials in defense of your country; to hand down to generations yet unborn the living manciples for which you fought and or which so many of your comrades died martyrs. Hut X ask you to remember —■ ■■Freedom's batt'e once begun Bequeath from bleediug sire to son, Though baffled oft Is ever won.” Some of the sweetest moments of ray 'llle have been while listening to some ■ old soldier tell n v Ills hopes, his prayers, .his hardships and his Bufferings. Tears .would always come unhidden to my icves, and while I looked upon him, you .cannot think how proud i was that I .sprung from the loins of one who was your comrade. Today my heart beats in .unison with yours in the thought that it Is better “To be a mourner at the grave of right, Thau to lie king of tile carnival of inglorious might,” I have read many of the letters which, while in the army, my’ fattier wrote to my mother. In them he often spoke of the kindness and bravery of his sol dier.)-some kindness shown to him, some brave and gallant act done in de fense of their country. He loved and he honored you, and iiis sweet spirit is with you today, bidding you God speed. From those letters, and the writings of others, I have learned how well you loved your mothers, your wives, your children and your houiee; how well you loved yonr sunny southland; how well you loved your proud and native state, and how, during the dark years of suf fering, of woe, of sorrow, of death, you stood forth with the truest and bravest and noblest in ber defense. Palsied be my arm and palsied be my tongue should those lessons I lorgot. 1 also learn that your regiment went (irst to the mountains of East Tennes see, then through Kentucky, then to Vicksburg, where you experienced all the torturing pangs of thirst and hun ger, without one single murfnur. And when exchanged, you went through that famous campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta,then to NasUvill ..thento North ’Carolina where, under honorable terms of peace, you gave up the struggle. Eagerly did I read the history that on each and every battle-ground you show ed yourselves “the cool, brave soldiers in the shock of battle,’’ and illustrated to the world your devotion to your homes and your country, and your glory fUid renown hath gone forth to live in all ages to come us the brightest gems In jlu? laurel wreath of Fame. Melbink-s I can almost see before me now tlm battle flag of your regiment as it jauntily floated above your lines, pierced and torn by shot and shell. It lias been described by one of your com rades and J use almost his language. I can see it standing there,fearlessly, sau cily, like a thing of life, telling from every one of its voiceless wounds that brave hands had borne It and brave hearts upheld it. Proud little banner flag of the south and her sons- the fair est mother and the bravest sons the sun ever shone on. How -iroud am I that he tells me you never fa te ed in your de votion to that flag —that you watched and followed it as it snread its graceful folds before the dark Background of our southern skies, and stood beneath its stars and bars when the work of death was quickest and hottest. I have been told that when you enter ed the buttle of Chickfcsaw bayou your original regiment numbered more than seven hundred and fifty guns, and when you surrendered in North Carolina it numbered less than sixty. This sad bat eloquent fact tells far better than words the character of your service. It tells of struggles, suffering sacrifices, long, weary marches, sleepless pickets, shoe less feet, pallets of mud, deeds of un matched valor—the unwritten history ■of heroes ami ma’tyrs! It tells how nobly you did your duty; how bravely your comrades fell, ami how sweetly must he their sleep. And today, on the •earth beneath which your comrades lie, avc, commemorating their virtues, say •of each of them; “l.lifht lie flu? turf which rests upon Ills breast. ■Tfreon be the craws that grows over his grave, j Fadeless be the laurels that flourish 'round his tonih.” I need not in this presence present the many unanswerable arguments to show the justness and righteousness of the cause for which you fought. They are. written upon the pages of an imperisha ble history, and shall never fade. Well do you k .low them and bravely have you shown your devotion to them. My country men, my task would be incomplete, f would be recreant to my -duty, did I not tell you tiiat you have not all the praise. Those noble women of the south, who by their many acts of kindness, by their many cheering words, by their devotion to the sick and wound ed, by their noble aid and comfort to all /soldiers; by their heroic sacrifices; by their virtue and their lives, they gave the gourant-american. you all the aid in their power to enable >ou to succeed in that most laudable undertaking. Through no fault of theirs nor of yours did you fail, hut over whelm ing numbers and unlimited wealth gave the victory to your enemies. For all this they have our deepest love. But did they stop there? Have they vet ceased to show their devotion? No! But carrying out a thought born ol the brain of a noble woman of tne south, a lover of its cause, and treasur ing the memory of its dead heroes, each passing spring time finds them seeking every lovely hillside where sleeps your brave comrades, and with the fairest, truest hands on earth, they strew gar lands of sweet and fragrant flowers upon their graves, each floral wealth glisten ing with their tears. Is this all? No! On each anniversary they meet together amt have some chosen orator tell them again the same glorious and true history, and thus teach it to their children. Aiid for this they have won, as they deserve, the applause and homage of the world. My countrymen, you deserve no great er praise in war than for your greatness and nobleness in building up from the ashes your country anew. You returned from that struggle broken in fortune, your homes in ruins, foot-sore and. wea ry, and though you found your noble wives and children pinched with hun ger, your spirit was unbroken, and you nave shown to the world that true and brave hearts and willing Imnds can make their country live and flourish. You bravely met and fearlessly passed through the hated, damnable era of re construction, and once again you “are in your father’s house,” and once again you have a voice in your nation’s coun cil; once again vour proud state stands lorth the peer of auv state in our union, with no shadow on her shield;and there is no brighter star in our country's flag • han that which glitters there answering for Georgia—the “Empire state of the South.” Your patriotism, your fidelity and your devotion keens it there, and no partisan, usurping dictator, though he be speaker of the house of representa tives, can wrest it from its proud posi tion. Speaking for a younger generation, whose desire is that their country shall I’ve and be blest, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the noble les sons your examples have taught us and we assure you we shall profit by them. But your work is not yet done, and we Join our hearts and hands with yours to make a mighty and successful effort to give our country a safe deliverance from t io dangers which now threaten her. Though the darkness of sectional hate and the race problem still environs us, methinksl see beyond the clouds the dawn of a brighter day—“the approach of an accomplished redemption, radiant in the smile of an approving Goa.” Now, to you, brave defenders of our country, we bid you a most cordial and heartfelt welcome. We love and delight to honor you. Revolution in the South. [The Interior.] During the last decade the South has been busy at work, drawing on its vast reserve of raw material, in the shape of minerals and lumber, increasing its production of cotton and tobacco, corn and sugar, and in a thousand ways adding to its wealth. The gain during the de cade in the assessed value of prop erty lias been $1,306,729,927, while the growth of manufactures has been so rapid that at the present rate of progress the south will soon be as distinguished for its manufac turing interests as the north is. A trade journal which hasrecent lo compiled some statistics of this remarkable development, states that there are now 355 cotton mills in operation, as against 161 ten years ago, with 213 cotton seed oil mills, and that at least $100,000,000 is invested in timber lands and saw mills. The output of pig iron last year was 1,566,702 tons, or more than one-third of that of the whole country, and while new furnaces are constantly being built, nearly 20,- 000,000 tons of coal were mined. Companies, with large capitals, are rapidly being formed for the devel opment of iron and coal mines, and iron is now produced at less cost in Alabama, and coal is cheaper there and in the adjacent states, titan in any other part of the country, Over 20,000 miles of railway have been built since 1830, and in nine months of last year 250 railway companies were organized in the south, ami development on this line has appar ently only begun. Foreign com merce has increased to $590,540,296, and banking capital to $76,454,510, while over 7,00,000 bales of cotton were sold last year, and 652,291,000 bushels of oats, wheat and corn were raised. Beside this, the material wealth of the states has been largely in creased by fruit and vegetable gard ening, many large plantations hav ing been converted into “truck farms” for the supply of northern markets, and by the development of the phosphate and other indm tries. The population of the south has also greatly increased; a recent report, based upon estimates made by the governors and comptrollers ofthe twelve strictly southern states, showing their population to be 16,489,150, a growth in ten years of over thirty-three per cent. This is probably as great a gain as in the remainder of the states, for although the latter have receiv ed the bulk of the foreign immigra tion, the inequality has been bal anced in large part by the migra tion from north to south, by the influx of German farmers into Texas, and thatoi European miners and artisans into the mining and manufacturing districts of the south. Indications are that the rate of increase has not been greatly different in the two sections, and that the south has kept pace in growth with the rest of the coun try, despite the fact that the immi gration of the present decade has equaled that of the two preceding it. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. 18!M>. . ABOARD OF TRADE. l To be Organized by Our Business Men to Night. Our Merchant.# Alive to the Importance of O loti—Thirty-FI ve Have Agreed to Buy Cotton. The merchants of Oartersville are now knuckling down to busi ness. They are looking strictly after the commercial Interests of the city, as they have never before. On Thursday night of each week they hold meetings for the purpose of discussing affairs pertaining to trade, such as freight rates, ways and means of building up our cot ton market and increasing and ex tending tlie trade of the town. Commencing with the single pur pose of enlarging our cotton re ceipts they have found these meet ings beneficial in the interchang ing of views on other matters. So many different tilings having come up for consideration it is thought advisable to organize the merchants into a hoard of trade. This will be done to-night. The merchants will meet to gether at the council chamber this evening at 7:30 o’clock for the pur pose of discussing this and other questions. No merchant, who has the interest of the town at heart, will fail to lie present. No one who lias attended the meetings of the merchants can fail to note the enthusiastic interest that is- being taken by each and every one. These meetings are a complete revelation to those who have considered our people incapa ble of uniting for a single purpose. It is, indeed, refreshing to see all pulling together for a common cause. The meeting held last Thursday night was quite a large and enthu siastic one, notwithstanding the elements were against it. Mr. 11. 11. Hall was called to the chair and Jesse Willingham was requested to act as secretary. Tiie report of the committee ap pointed at the previous meeting for the purpose of obtaining signatures, merchants’ agreeing to buy cotton was received and adopted. There were about thirty-five signatures to the agreement, which is as follows: The undersigned merchants and trad ing men ofUartersville pledge ou •selves to support any movement that will make < artersviTle a better cotton mar ket and secure larger receipts; that we will, if necessary, go into the market and buy cotton, ana earnestly encour age all'ett'orts to accomplish the desired objects. A general discussion of the mat ter followed. It is quite safe to say that every merchant of impor tance in the town will buy cotton. It was moved and seconded tiiat a committee he appointed to obtain information concerning the organi zation of a board of trade, to report to the next meeting. Carried. Messrs. Matthews, Rowan and Heyward were appointed on the committee. The meeting then adjourned. COMMUNICATIONS. A Word of Warning to Democrats. Editors Courant-American—The alliance party, state and national, has issued a circular, or manifesto, which declares its requirement for membership or association with the order certain classes or professions are unworthy of membership and they claim the liberty to black ball any man they object, to—even a single black ball will postpone an entrance into the order. This is foreign to democratic usages or poli cy, which opens the door to all natu ralized or native born citizens who have not committed a felony or been legally proscribed. I hold in my hand a list of the classes or persons who cannot enter under any circumstances. Sjch persons are deemed unfit, unsafe — enemies to the peace and prosperity of the county and unfit to be voted for or to hold office. All men who join the alliance and take the oath thus declare. Hon, Martin V. Cal vin, the chairman of their judicial committee, signs the paper, and you will find it in the Atlanta journal of May 2nd, 1890. This is alliance law: No banker or bank cashier, but the owner of bank stock can enter; no owner of a warehouse or opera tor of a warehouse on his own ac count; no agent for cotton seed oil mills; no merchant “engaged in buy ing and selling goods for pecuniary gain;” no practicing attorney is eli gible; no cotton buyer or salesman; no man who sells goods on commis sion, or buys and sells goods’on his own account, can enter. (Men can buy for farm hands but it is a crime to buy for the public). No allliance man clerk in a store or mercantile house; no man who buys or sells sewing machines; no railroad hand, track hand, conductor, brakemau or train hand can enter. Only county ministers of the gospel can enter, and county doctors. To preach in a city church or attend a town patient is sufficient to close the door. What are the people going to do about this matter ? If you are un- lit, unsafe, unworthy to join in the selection of those who are to rule you and make laws to govern you, because you follow those professions to make an honest living, are you willing to walk up to the polls and confess yourselves their slaves and their serfs? Who put these mas ters over you and your business ? What claim has Mr. Cor put to man age your money and “broker” your business, that you are thus pro nounced unfit and unsafe and un worthy to hold office* or to confer witli those who propose to run the government, state anti national ? Citizens of Bartow county, preserve your self-respect! Watch the men who would capture the democratic party, calling themselves the only lit men to hold the offices. Mr. Liv ingston will go to congress, uml Mr. Everett will go to congress under the brazen assumption that you who are ttius proscribed are unlit to hold office, and unsafe to lie consulted! When you go to the polls and vote for men who thus pronounce you unfit and unsafe and enemies to your country’s good, you simply place the president and vice-presi dent of a star chamber despotism over your business and over the destinies of your children. These men joined the alliance to go to congress. They went tq the head of the order by denouncing you in secret and in public. Are you will ing to barter your good name, your honest business, your future, to a set of tricksters that have made such a declaration against you? Remember who put Corput at the head of the finance bureau and who keeps him in their embrace, and then hear tiiat crowd pronounce honest merchants as unworthy of support. Watcß aid Wait. A Few Word* to Bu*ine*H Men. Editors Gou rant-American—l re gret to see in your paper of last week a call fora county convention for the purpose of electing delegates to attend the Rome convention. I had hoped tiiat Cartersqille would at least stand aside and lfct the dis affected politicians of Rome and the farmers’ alliance have their little fight out. it can do Cartersville no good to engage in a warfare against the nominee of the democratic par ty for congress, as Mr. Everett ist.s certain to lie as tiie convention at Calhoun will be in session. From the slim number of signatures of business men that are attached to the call, I am certainly of the opii - ion tiiat others take the same view as I do. I have tv Iked with several merchants, personal friends of I)r. Felton, and who have always sup ported him, and they think the pres ent movement uncalled for and ill advised. They feel friendly to the farmers’ alliance,and, although they might have voted against their can didate for congress in the regular way, they do not sanction the hold ing of a convention of bolters. Mr. Editor, to show what injury it might be to the towns, allow me to quote a few lines from tiie Tun nel Hill Enterprise, a copy of which is now before me. The article in question only alludes to Rome, but it will apply with equal force to Cartersville i TUe citizens of Home had better go slow in this matter of bringing out anew candidate for congress. Mr. Everett is the choice of tho people and if a man leaves the party and supports an Inde pendoMt, ho is no more a democrat titan ltoed, and should be looked upon as a turn.eoatby all houest men. Go slow, ye Homans! He eantious of your actions against the farmers, do not force lliym to take desperate means of retaliation. For any aciion you take opposition to the wishes of the farmers in litis matter, will bring to Home the loss of thousands of dollars this fail in the loss of cotton, it will be a repeti tion, perhapa, of the fall of lass. The day has come that the farmers are to have a voice In the government of which they are the main supporters. Now again, listen to tho warning while it is yet tiinoi wait not until you feel the arms of a boycott tightning around the throat of your commerce. If you continue tills, and force this boycott upon yourselves, you will find that your petition to the farmers will avail'naught, and the name (the cotton market of North Georgia) will know Koine no more. I tell you, citizens of Home, the farm ers of this countiy are organized as never before, and il they are com pel led to establish this boycott, Home will feel its effects for years to eonte. If Home persists in Its course there will be a meeting of the county alliances of this district and the boycott will lie ordered. Ho again, go slow! Now I am confident tho bus!nett men of Cartersville do not wicli to be placed in the same predicament, especially as the fight lias already been fairly fought and won. This call is made by politicians, and not business men, and I hope the latter will have nothing to do with it. Business Man. A Few Words From Mr. Fite. Editors Courant-American—Hav ing given the facts in your paper of the 14th inst. in reference to the ac tion of the county democratic con vention, which selected delegates to the late gubernatorial convention, and having at the same time cor rected the falsehoods written by “Ixtoker-on” as to the action of said county convention, I will not fur- 1 ther notice the anonymous scrib bler. Very respectfully, A. W. Fite. A full turnout ut the merchants’ meeting; Oeiiight is desired. This is the time when every <bartersviile ItusitiCKS man is expected to do his duty. J THE GREAT MEETING. A Fine Array of Pulpit Orators to be Present. MH|fitifluent Mmmli? Furnished l>y One Hun dred Trained Voice*—Vast Crowd* to Attend —A Card. The great Tabernacle meeting commences next Sunday. And vast crowds will attend. In fact it is expected that it will be the biggest meeting yet held in tliis city. Some of the best pulpit orators in tiie country will preach for us and they will have as an in spiration the presence of the peo ple of tins whole surrounding coun try. The meeting is well adver tised and tiie people are coming from every direction. The rail roads have offered low rates and have prepared ample accommoda tions for their patrons. The first service of the Taber nacle meeting will lie held at 10:30 o’clock next .Sunday morning. The sermon will be preached ty Dr. Mullins, a gentleman of fine oratori cal powers and genuine ability. Mr. Culpepper, who is well remem bered by those who attended the last Tabernacle meeting, will preach in tiie afternoon at 3 o’clock. Dr. Mullins will again occupy tiie pul pit at night. There will be three sermons each day, at 10:30 in tiie morning, 3 o’clock in the afternoon and 7:30 at night. Besides these services there will be a prayer meeting each morning at 6 o’clock. Dr. J; B. Hawthorne, Atlanta’s famous preacher, will he present at some of the meetings and his many admirers will have the pleasure of listening to him. Rev. Ham P. Jones, whom all delight to join in honoring, will preach once each day if not oftener. Many of Geor gia’s other eloquent pulpit orators will be in attendance on tiie meet ing. The music will lie under tiie di rection of Prof. Excell, who will he assisted by one hundred trained voices. Invitations have been sent out by Mr. Jones and Prof. Excell to parties to join the choir, who are expected to meet at the Tabernacle at 7:30 o’clock next Saturday night fbr the purpose of organization. Those who expect to attend the meeting are assured tiiat they will have the pleasure of listening to some of the very finest music. The following card from Rev. Mam P. Jones explains itself: CARTERS VI 1.1. E, Aug. 2 r ), 181 ). Editors Courant-American: Dr. Mullins, of Cleveland, Tenn., and Rev. J B. Culpepper will have charge of the Tabernacle meeting from its be ginning until I return from New York the 2nd day of September, l’rof. Excell and Rev. Geo. R. Stuuri, will come with me from New York, ami Rev. Mr. Cul pepper will remain with us until the close of the meeting. We pray ami long for a great awakening in Carters ville and community. Sam P. Jones. The East and West railroad will have on sale excursion tickets, one fare for round trip. On next Hun day and the following Hunday an extra train will be run leaving Cedar town at 7 o’clock a. m. and arriving here at 9:15 o’clock, giv ing plenty of time before the morn ing service. This extra will leave at 5 o’clock in tiie afternoon. The Western and Atlantic rail road will also give excursion rutes. Moved to Town. Dr. F. K. Calhoun, w’ho has for long years been a practicing physi cian at Euharlee, has moved to this city, w here he has hung out his professional shingle. He has long been recognized as one the leading figures in the medical fraternity in this section. Starting in life w ith fine educational advantages and naturally possessing a studious mind, improving every opportuni ty, there are few if any better equipped for the practice of the medical profession than tie. Per sonally he is a most pleasant gen tleman and he and his family will be quite an accession to our society. He will receive here that warm welcome that his well known mer its bespeak for him. New Teachers Elected. At a meeting of the board of edu cation last Tuesday evening Miss Alice Napier, of LaFayette, was e'ected assistant teacher in the high f.c'iool. She comes well recom mended as a teacher and a lady. In a class of 2(!), at the Piebody In stitute, Nashville she won the fifst honor. Our people will extend to her a genuine Georgia welcome. Miss Leila Hall, who has l>een the efficient teacher of the first and second grades of the West Side school, has been promoted to the third and fourth grades and the position she formerly held will be filled by Miss Lou Graham. The board changed the opening of the'schools from Monday the Ist to Monday the Bth, of September, giving teachers andpupilsone more week of grace. I am prepared to furnish ladies and gents’ their meals during “Tabernacle Meeting.” Will also furnish ice cream, fresh oysters and celery. Can he found on West Main street, near City Bakery. Pomp Johnson. P2RTCR fat O-VAfIGHARO Are now offering every dollars’ worth of SUMMER GOODS IN THEIR HOUSE AT ACTUAL COST, TO CLOSE OUT. Our buyer leaves this week for the eastern markets to purchase an immense stock of fall and winter goods. We are compelled to make room for them, consequent ly all summer goods in our house will be sacrificed at once. WOW + IS + THE + TIME# TO SECURE A BARGAIN. All our white goods at cost. All our satines at cost. Our entire stock laces and embroidery at cost. All our light weight shoes at cost; all our fans at cost. Great reduc tions in every line to make room for new goods. We mean business. Our stock must be reduced at once. Now is your opportunity to buy. PORTER £ VAUGHAN’S Low prices for the next 20 days will astonish the most economical buyers. Cotton challies worth 7c., cotton challies sc. worth ioc., fine satines 10c. worth 20c., fine satines 16c. worth 25c., fine plaid and striped white goods 11c. worth 20c., fine plaid and striped white goods sc. worth 10c fine plaid and striped white goods 15c. worth 25c., ladies’ silk mitts isc. worth 30c., ladies’ silk mitts 25c. worth 50c., ladies’ Jersey undervests 9c. worth 25c., ladies Jersey undervests 15c. worth 35c. A few straw hats left at less than cost. A few pairs ladies’ Oxford ties at 75c and SI.OO, worth $1.25, $i.75.Q <9> Examine our stock before purchasing. We can and will save you money. PORTER & VAUGHAN LEADERS OP THE DRY GOOBS TRADE. NO. 13.