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Office at the store of P. L. Moon & Son, East Main Street. CARTERSVILLE, GA. nlyis R. W. MURPHEY, ATTORNKY-AT - LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE (up-stairs) in the briek building, cor ner of Main & Erwin streets. julylß. J. A. RAKER, ATTORNEY-A r U -IjA. W , CARTERSVILLE, GA. \T7"ILL prnetice in all the courts of Bartow YV ahu adjoining counties. Prompt atten tion given to all business entrusted to his care. Office in Bank Block over the post office. july!B. E. P. OB All AN. A. M. FOVTE. GRAHAM & FOUTE, A T TOENEYS-AT-LA W. CARTERSVILLE, GA. Practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the Superior Courts of North-west Georgia, and the Supreme Court 9 at Atlanta. Office west side public Square, up-stairs over W. \V. Rich & Co’s. Store, second door south of Postofllce. july!B. , T. W. MILNER. J. W. HARRIS, JR. MILNER & HARRIS, ATTO RNEYS-AT-LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office on West Main Street. july!B F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist, (Office over Stokely & Williams store.) CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. I WILL FIL , TEETH, EXTRACT TEETH, and put in teeth, or do any work in my line at prices to suit the times. J6Qjj?“Work al. warranted. Refer to my pat rons all over the county. augls-ly. F. M. JOHNSON. JOHN T. OWEN, (At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store,) CARTERSVILLE, GA. \Y7TLL sell Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. YY Spectacles, Silver and Silver-Plated Goods, and will sell them as cheap as they can be bought anywhere. Warranted to prove as represented. All work done by me warranted to give satisfaction. Give me a call. july!B. CHAS. B. WILLINGHAM, Stenographic Court Reporter. [ROUK JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.j I MAKE A CLEAN RECORD OF CASES, taking down the testimony entire; also, ob jections of attorneys, rulings of the court, and the charge of the court, w ithout stopping the witness or otherwise delaying the judicial pro ceedings. Charges very reasonable and satis faction guaranteed. Traveler’s Griiide. ~riIEROKEE RAILROAD. On and after Monday, June 10, 1878, the train on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): GOING WEST. .Arrive. Leave. Cartersville 1:30 p m St i lesboro 2:lspm 2:20 p m Tajlorsville 2:45 p m 3:00 p m Rockmart 4:00 p in GOING EAST. Rockmart 6:00 a m Taylorsville ...... 7:00 am 7:15 am Stilesboro 7:40 am 7:45 a m Cartersville 8:35 am WILLIAM Mag’RAE, Sup’t. COOSA RIVER NAVIGATION. On and after Monday, November 30th, the fol lowing schedule will be ruu by the Steamer MAGNOLIA: Leave Rome Monday Arrive at Gadsden Tuesday a m Leave Gadsden Tuesday Bpm Arrive at Rome Wednesday ®P ni Leave Home Thursday 9am Arrive at Gadsden Friday 7 a m Leave Gadsden Friday 6 P ra Arrive at Rome Saturday 0 pm J. M. ELLIOTT Gen’l Sup’t. ROME RAILROAD COMPANY. On and after Sunday, June 3rd, trains on this Road will run as follows: PAY TRAIN—EVERY PAY. Leave Rome Arrive at Rome 12:00 m BATURPAY EVENING ACCOMMODATION. Leave Rome 6:00 pm Arrive at Home • * • B:QQ p m WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R. The following passenger schedule took effect July 12th, 1879: NIGHT PASSENGER—UP. Leave Atlanta 2:00 pm Leave Cartersville 3:54 pm Leave Kingston 4:21 pm Leave Dalton 6:10 pm Arrive at Chattanooga 7:4< p m NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 5:14 pm Leave Dalton p m Leave Kingston 8:34 p m Leave Cartersville 9:00 pm Arrive at Atlanta 10:55 pm DAY PASSENGER—UP. Leave Atlanta 6:25 am leave Cartersville 8:16 am Leave Kingston 8:43 am Leave Dalton 10:20 am Arrive at Chattanooga 11:65 a m DAY PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 7:10 a m neave Dalton 9:06 am Leave Kingston . . 10:39 a m Leave Cartersville 11:00 a m Arrive at Atlanta 1:00 pm A LECTURE to YOUNG MEN. Just published in a sealed envelope. Price six cents. A k. ture on the nature, treatment and radical cure of seminal weakness, or spermator rhoea, induced by self-abuse involuntary emis sions, impotency, nervous debility, and impedi ments to marriage generally; consumption, epi lepsy and tits; mental and physical incapacity, Ac.—By HodEltT J. CULVEftWELL, M. D., author of the “tureen Book,” Ac. The world-renowned author, in this admirable lecture, clearly proves from his own experience that the awful consequences of self-abuse may be effectually removed without medicine, and without dungerous.surgical operations, bougies, instruments, rings or cordials; pointing out a mode of cure at once certain and effectual, by which every sufferer, no matter what his condi tion may he, may cure himself cheaply, private ly and radically. fifetJp'This lecture will prove a boon to thous ands and thousands. •Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, on receipt of six cents, or two postage stamps. Address the Publishers, THE (JULY Ell WELL MEDICAL CO., 41 Ann Street, New York City. Post Office Box 4586. July 18. _ LITCHFIELD HOUSE, (Acworth, Georgia.) E. L. LITCHFIELD, Proprietor. /''IONVEXfENT TO THE DEPOT, AND ITS V j tables supplied with the very best the mark et affords. augß. VOLUME I, Bartow County Sheriff'’s Sales. WILL BE SOI.D before the court house door in Cartersville, Georgia, on the firsl Tuesday in February next, 1879, between the legal sale hours the following described property, to-wit: Lots of land numbers 384, 385, 386, 388, 389, 390, •>9l, 330, 331, 332, 330. 337, 338, 311, 312. 313, 318 and 405, and fractional lots numbers 892. 329, 333, 334, 385, 317, 32ft, 319, 257, 258, 259, 200, 240, 247, 387, 403 and 414, all lying and being in the 17th district and 3rd section or originally Cherokee, nOw Bar tow county, Georgia, containing in the aggregate 1180 acres, more or less, described and conveyed in a certain deed of mortgage executed by John J. Calhoun and Nathan Sayre to Joseph VV. W. Marshall, bearing date J tine 19,1*09. Levied on and will be sold as the property of John J. Calhoun and Nathan 0. Sayre to satisfy one Bar tow Superior Court mortgage 11. fa. in favor of Samuel S. Marshall, trustee and assignee, vs. John J. Calhoun ami Nathan C. Sayre. Property pointed out and specified in said mortgage rf. fa., and in possession of defendants. Also, at the same time and place, lot of land number 188, in the 23nl district and 2nd section of Bartow county, containing 1(50 acres, more or less. Levied on and will be sold as the property of James W. Riddle ami H. J. Finley to satisfy one Bartow Superior Court li. fa. in favor of Thomas Hutcherson vs. said Janies VV. Riddle and H. J. Finley for the purchase money. Prop erty in possession of defendants. Also, at the same time ami place, lot of laud number 718, in the 4tli district and 3rd section of Bartow county, containing 40 acres, more or less. Levied on and will be sold as the property of the estate of Robert M. Stiles to satisfy one Bartow Superior Court fi. fa. in favor of Planters’ and Miners’ Bank vs. Margaret W. Stiles, ad ministratrix of Robert M. Stiles, deceased, and Thomas Tumlin and Eli Barrett, indorsers. Property pointed out by Mrs. Margaret W. Stiles, administratrix, and in her possession. Also, at the same time and place, twelve and one-half acres off tlie northwest corner of lot of land number 210, in the oth district and 3rd sec tion of Bartow county. Levied on and will be sold as tlie property of C. VV. Whitworth, one of tlie defendants, to satisfy one Bartow Superior Court 11. fa fn favor of /. T. Terrell vs. J. 11. Denman andC. W. Whitworth, principals, and K. C. & J. E. Roberts, indorsers, i’roperty pointed out by C. VV. Whitworth and in his pos session. A. M. FRANKLIN, Sheriff, JAS. KENNEDY, Deputy Sheriff. Commissioners’ Sale. J. Nelson Tappan, Trustee, &c. vs. The Cherokee Railroad Company and others. In Equity, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia. By virtue of a decree in the cause above stated, the undersigned commission ers, duly appointed by said court, will, on the Fourth day ul March, 1879, it being the first Tues day in said month, before the court-house door in ‘the city of Cartersvilie, in the county of liar tow, Georgia, during the usual hours'of public sales, sell at public outcry, the following prop erty of the defendant, Tlie Clierokee Railroad Company, to-wit: Its railroad, situate in the counties of Bartow and Polk, Georgia, from its terminus at Cartersville, in said county of Bartow, to the terminus at Prior’s station, on the Selma, Borne and Dalton Railroad, in the said county of l’olk, with its franchises, rights, privileges and immu nities, including its road-bed, bridges, trestles and iron and its locomotives, cars, trucks, with all its appurtenances, and all its other property, real, personal or mixed; this sale not to Include any peronal property not now in the possession of Daniel S. Priutup, the Receiver in said cause, or money or ehoses in action. Terms—Five thousand dollars to be paid down immediately at the close of the sale and the bal ance of the purchase money to be paid within thirty days from the day of sale,-with interest from the day of sale at the rate of ten percent, per annum, and to be paid in the city of New York or the city of Atlanta, Georgia. If the cash payment of live thousand dollars is not made promptly the commissioners will be at liberty immediately on the same day at the same place to re-sell said property under the same terms of sale; and if the deferred payment is not made within the time above specified all money paid on the purchase and rignt of the purchaser to the property sold or possession will be forfeit ed, and the commmissioners will have the right to take possession of said property and to re-sell the same. Said sale will be made subject to confirmation by said court'on the report of the commissioners. Possession will be given as soon as the purchase money is all paid. Titles will be made by the commissioners un der and by approval of said court, w hen all of the purchase money is paid. DANIEL S. PRINTUP, WILLIAM F. DRAKE, jau2-td Commissioners. Great Bargains. J. A. ERWIN <te SON ARE OFFERING AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS, FALL AND WINTER GOODS, CONSISTING OF Dry Goods, Clothing, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, &c., &c., Crockery, &c., &c., AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. TO SUIT THE TIMES. Call and Examine their Goods and Prices Before Buying. J. A. ERWIN & SON. < ’artersvfile, Ga., Sept. 19th, 1878. NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL INSTITUTE Cartersville, Bartow county, Ga. F. Wm. MEMMLER. M. D-d (PrcvrVrietoi's. LINDSEY JOHNSON. M. D.,i TnE GREATEST DISCOVERY KNOWN FOR CURING CANCERS. CANCERS AND ALL CHRONIC DISEASES Successfully treated. We cure cancer without *! 1 e , l !1 re m* under Dr. Memmleris 1 great mjeimil cancer edv. Payment altei cancer and healed. An kinds of sukgioal opku ATIONS PERFORMED. CONSULTATION 3PBBS3C! Office hours: 9*to 12 a. m.; Ito6p. m. uov - h BARTOW HOUSE, (Cartersville, Georgia.) _ _ „ e , T nrvrß TT VvTnG REMOVED FROM Master House bark to UK’ noise, an*! having *!”* 2gS? hotel, .""S pijSSri'' * lace the traveling public in tL most wUl. the Terms Very Low and m ' v l Times. BOARD can be than anywhere else indw/*h Gtoig see for yourselves. THE FREE PRESS. SUCCESS! THE DREADED CANCER CODED. The North Georgia Medical In stitute Discharges Another Cancer Patient! STATEMENT OF O. C. CAMPBELL: During the year 1800, a small, dark-brown speck appeared on the skin, between my left cheek and nose, and continued for about six mouths, when it dropped off', leaving a small, red spot on the skin. Gradually the little brow speck re-formed on my check, and enlarged a little. After forming and dropping off’ in this manner several times, and enlarging a little every time, the scab began to looseu a little around tlie edges and adhere in the middle, and would bleed a little when pulled off. After this I could dis cover a small quantity of yellowish matter form ed undsr the scab when it was pulled oil’. This state of things continued on until the year 1869, when the scab had enlarged to the size of a grain of coffee. During the year 1870,1 had a se vere spell of fever, which settled in my head, and this spot on my cheek became very much in flamed, and ran into my left eye, inflaming it also. Becoming alarmed, about this time, I con sulted several eminent physicians, all of whom pronounced it a cancer, and told me it would finally put out my eye. •I then tried a patent medicine, recommended by a physician, but without any good results. My next resort was to tlie conjurers and faith doctors , two of each, without receiving any bene ficial results, tlie cancer all tlie while growing gradually worse. During the year 1874, or 1875, two physicians, claiming to.be able to cure cancers, came to Rome, Ga., and advertised themselves as cancer doctors. Having called on them, and placed myself under tlieir treatment, they examined me and pronounced my affection cancer. They put me under a course of treatment, which lasted about five weeks, but resulted in no material benefit. The eancer, in the meantime, had grad ually increased, until it entirely surrounded my left eye. About tlie middle of September last, I learned from Mr. M. E. Cooper the fact that F. W. Memmler, M. D., had located at Cartersville, Georgia, and that he professed to cure cancers. By advice of Dr. Marion J. Dudley, of Gordon county, who was my family physician, I came to Cartersville, consulted Dr. Memmler, and placed myself regularly under his treatment; and j will avail myself of this opportunity to express gratitude both to Mr. Cooper and Dr. Dudley for tlie information and advice, which I look upon as nothing less than Providential instruments in bringing me under tlie treatment sf Doctor Memmler. After the preliminary examination which Dr. Memmler made of tny case, lie frankly told me that he could not promise me a permanent and thorough cure without the amputation of my left eye, which operation lie was afraid I would be unable to survive, in consequence of my ad vanced age, 1 being then about seventy years of age. He said, how'ever, that lie could give me relief by stopping the cancer pain and arresting its future eating into the flesh around my eye. After treating me about two weeks, he informed me that, as my constitution was stronger than he had at first supposed, and I had stood the treat ment better than he had expected, he could do more for me thau he had at first promised. I have continued under his treatment from that time until the present, and I now consider that he lias done far more for me than lie promised. I think now that my cancer is entirely subdued, the pain is relieved and my eye-sight is unhurt. in conclusion, I offer this certificate as a free testimonial to the professional skill of Dr. Memmler, and tender him my heartfelt thanks for the inestimable benefit conferred upon me, and would earnestly advise all persons offlijpted with cancers to avail themselves of his treatment. O. C. CAMPBELL, Postofllce: Calhoun, Gordon county, Ga. The above certificate was sworn to and sub scribed before me this December 14, 1873. J. W. PRITCHETT, N. P. & J. P. V ! & ■ *1 All Chronic Diseases Cured and Surgical Operations Per formed at the North Georgia Medical Institute. MEMMLER & JOHNSON, * Proprietors. CARTKOSTILLE Ga CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY K, 1879. 3 * : . . * r f 1 ...... . We must congratulate Claude Cochran and his Ellijay Courier. He has aban doned the patent outside feature, and now prints all of his paper at home. By the way, this is a good advertising me dium for the Cartersville folks. As yet heard from not a single one of the county election contestors have been successful. No judicial proceeding can overbalance a few franchises in this State. A candidate should depend on the voter and not the lawyer. Miss Daisy Hampton, daughter of the Governor, will shortly visit Washington. She is represented as being tall, slen der and graceful, with magnificent dark hair and remarkable conversational pow ers. In all this fuss about the Hill-Murphy affair the most ardent friends of Murphy, Colquitt & Cos. have only replied that Hill is mad because he didn’t get the hone. Does this extenuate, friends ? The Canton Georgian has been changed to the Georgia Advocate and will here after he a religious paper. Now what Brother Brewster is going to do in elec tion times we cant imagine. Col. W. T. Thompson, the veteran ed itor of the Savannah News is prominently alluded to as the man who will fill the unexpired term occasioned by the death of Hon. Julian Ilartridge. Gen. Shields has been nominated by the Democracy of Missouri, for Senator for the short term. He is a .war veteran and has already been senator from two States. Throughout the State ice packing was freely indulged in during the late cold spell. Who knows but what we can get our juleps this summer for ten cents. Thej greatj violinistj Wilhelmj willj visitj Atlantaj shortly). Itj isj saidj hej slingsj aj nastyj howj. Henry Watterson, the distinguished editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, will lecture through Georgia. THE TEXAS PACIFIC. Views of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens on the Subject. Washington Post.] As the question attracting the most in terest in the Southern section of the country at this time is, perhaps, the one relating to the passage of tlie Texas Pa cific Railway hill, a Post reporter called upon the lion. Alexander H. Stephens, whose efforts to secure a Southern trans continental line make him peculiarly the exponent of Southern opinion in this mat ter, for the purpose of learning what his views were on the issues presented by Mr. Norwood in behalf of the California Southern Pacific Company lunumg Air. Stephens in his room, the following con versation, which cannot fail to he of in terest, took place: “Mr. Stephens, have you seen Mr. Norwood’s recent letters to the Georgia Atlanta Constitution upon the subject of the relative merits of the California Southern Pacific and the Texas Pacific railroads ?” “Yes, I have seen them.” “What do you think of the views pre sented by those letters, contrasting the relative merits 01 these two proposed lines?” “They do not change, in tlie least, the opinions i have entertained upon tlie subject for many years. Tlie subject of a trans-continental railway from the Pa cific to tlie Atlantic waters, upon the nearest practicable geographical line, lias occupied a good deal j>f in} r attention ever since the acquisition of California. The conclusion to w hich I came, as is well known, as early as 1852, was, that a line commencing at or near San Diego, on tlie Pacific, and proceeding eastward in its course, on or near the 32d parallel of latitude, or as near as practicable, throughout the States cf Texas, Louisi ana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia, |o Norfolk as the ultimate terminus, woilld be the most feasible route, looking to distance and cost of construction. Sich a line I have at all times been in favor of. This is w hat I call a true Southern Pacific rail way. Mr. Nonvood advocates with zeal the same object, hut supports the South ern Pacific route as the true and best one, which is organized aid controlled by a California company. He is very particu lar in drawing a very blear distinction between this Caliiornii company and what is known as the Tctas Pacific com pany. Now r , if I concurred with Mr. Norwood in tlie views le lias presented, 1 should most eertainlC most zealously eo-operate with others In tlie line of the views he presents. V \l rat I want is a trans-continental road, jon the shortest practicable route betw r e(ji tlie Pacific and Atlantic oceans. 1 wait this, not only because it is, in my opinion and in my belief, for tlie people >f the Southern States a matter of the uqaost importance, but because, taking iito consideration tlie difference of lengtlipf the respective routes, it becomes a miter of great im portance to the people of all tlie States bordering on tlie Ohiii and eastward, embracing even those <!' New England. “In tliis view, I eoipider, as I have often said, a road on theline proposed in tlie Texas Pacific hill H the greatest en terprise of the age. “It would confer incalculable benefits upon the people of thaSouthern States. It would : Iso he of givat benefit to the people of all the States cist of the Missis sippi, as I have said. The benefit to the people of these States arises not only from the advantages on this route result ing from tlie mildness of the climate in w inter, but from the shortness of the dis tance over which the Chinese, Japanese and other products will have to pass in reaching consumers throughout all these States. From San Diegp over this Texas Pacific route to New York is nearly two hundred miles shorter than the present route from San Francisco over the Cen tral Pacific Union to New York. These two companies, the Central Pacific, run ning from San Franeisfo to Ogden, and the Union Pacific, running from Ogden to Omaha, now, conjointly, constitute the greatest railroad monopoly, perhaps, in the world. The Texas Pacific will greatly relieve the evils of that monopo ly. lam against all monopolies that can be properly avoided.” “You don’t think, then, that the Texas Pacific is only an extension of ‘Tom Scott’s’ Pennsylvania Central ?” “By no means, my dear sir; far from it. On this point I differ totally with Mr. Norwood. That Col. Scott is in fa- vor of it, and may he president of the road, is not at all surprising to me. This only shows that he has the good sense to perceive that all the country east of the Mississippi would get the most of their commerce as well as travel from tlie west ern coast, over the Texas Pacific, be cause, as I said, of the shortness of the distance as well as the freedom from ob struction from snow' in the winter time. He w ould, by a connecting branch at St. Louis, get a vast deal of trade and travel for distribution over his Pennsylvania Central; this is true, and there is noth ing improper in it. This benefit to the Pennsylvania Central and the people of the western and eastern States would cer tainly be of no detriment to those of the South. This cry of ‘Tom Scott’—l state this with all respect for.Mr. Norwood, for whom 1 personally entertain the highest esteem —is but a bugbear. He only re peats what lias been so often said before by those w hose interest it is to defeat a competing line which w'ould he so bene ficial to the whole country North and South, and would do no injury to any body or to any interest, except to the ex tent it might lessen the dividends of the present huge monopoly to which I have referred. The greatest error indulged in by Mr. Norwood, in my opinion, is the belief on his part—and I cannot question his sincerity—that the Southern Pacific, so-called, really and in good faith means to construct a road on the Southern line as I stai ed; that is, from the Pacific coast to some point east of the Mississippi riv er, on tlie 32 deg. N. latitude, or as near as practicable, making a great trunk line from tlie Pacififi to a point east of the Mississippi, and at that point connecting with other roads now in operation, reach ing to the Atlantic coast. I have no idea myself that they intend to do any such thing. Ido not wish to do anybody in justice, either persons or corporations, but this is my decided judgment.” “What, then, Mr. Stephens, do you think is the object of the California Southern Paeifhr?” “My opinion and my belief is, that their main object is to defeat just such a line as I have indicated, and which is of such importance to the whole country. The California company, known as tlie Southern Pacific, as I understand, is con trolled by the owners of the Central Pa cific, now running from San Francisco to Ogden, and the Union Pacific, now running from Ogden to Omaha. These tw'o companies, now, as I have stated, Co-operate together and constitute the great railroad monopoly I have referred to. Mr. Huntington, if Ibe not mistak en, is the managing agent of the South ern Pacific, so-called; he is also one of the controlling men, if not a managing agent, of the Central Pacific. It does not seem reasonable to me'that he should, or that these companies—tlie Central Pacific and its ally, the Union Pacific—should be zealously engaged in the construction of so formidable as I have indicated, a real Southern road would he. When Mr. Huntington, then, or his com pany, urge upon the ‘Southern people, even by the' t employment ot the ablest counsel, the abandonment of the Texas Pacific road from San Diego, and the abandonment of a line as near as possible on the 32 degrees parallel of latitude to some point on the Mississippi as near as Vickburg as possible, on the ground that they will complete it ior nothing, 1 oim ituttiiiuK or me exclamation 01 oia Laocoon when the ‘wooden horse’ W'as proposed to he brought into the walls of Troy, a city which had gallently with stood and repelled every assault except the wiles of a guileful enemy,— ‘ Timeo Danaos et Dona ferrentes ,’ which may very well be rendered: I suspect the Greeks n making this magniJicent offer so gratuitous ly tendered. Men are not usually govern ed by such Hopkinsonism in politics or business, however it may be in religion.” “YVhat do you think will he the ulti mate terminus of the Southern Pacific road, of California, if it should ever be completed?” “On this point my opinion is, of course, mere conjecture. From the maps pub lished by them it would seem that Gal veston and New' Orleans were their two objective points as termini ; hut lam very much inclined to think their object is, when they have reached Maricopa Wells, w r est of El Paso to diverge northeastward ly towards Santa Fe, connecting with some other road in that direction, and thus controlling what is known as the ‘great meat country,’as tributary to the present monopoly. This would most probably result also in the ultimate com pletion of the roads to Galveston and New' Orleans, hut all'this is mere conjecture.” “How is it, Mr. Stephens, in your opinion, that this Southern Pacific Cos,, of California, manages to raise the im mense amount of money it is actually and without doubt spending in tlie construc tion of its proposed road?” “My opinion is that this money comes from the Central Pacific and Union Pacif ic companies. This Southern Pacific, so called, is, in my judgment, hut an ott shoot of this huge monopoly to which I have referred. Their profits are enor mous, far beyond eight percent., and the excess of these profits, in my opinion, is tlie source from which the money you refer to is derived, and lienee it seems to come with a very ill-grace from them now to talk about a subsidy , so-called, to the Texas Pacific. The truth is, the Texas Pa cific hill, introduced by me, asks nothing of the government, except the guaranty of tlie interest on its tamos rur or itniiwa time, w ith the amplest security to indem nify against any probable or even possi ble loss to tlie government. It is well know'n that a very large and real susidy w r as given by the government to the Cen tral and Union roads. “Subsidy, indeed! These companies, besides immense donations of land, got the obligation of the government, not to guaranty the interest on tlieir bonds, hut to pay the interest annually accruing thereon for fifty years! and the govern ment, if I mistake not, has actually paid nearly a hundred millions in cash already from the public treasury, and, according to these charters of these roads, will have to pay almost, if not quite, as much more before the maturity of these bonds. The Texas Pacific does not ask the govern ment to pay a dime of interest on tlie bonds, except in the event of default by the company. As to the immense land grants, 1 make no complaint, hut I do mean to say that it epmes with an ill grace from them or their agents for them now to talk of subsidy as to the Texas road. According to my view’, they are now using the excess of earnings of tlieir own much greater subsidies for the ille gitimate purpose of defeating competition against their present huge cormorant monopoly. This excess of earnings they ought now in ‘good faith’ to be applying to the payment of the interest on their bonds, —thus relieving the government — instead of using them, as I believe they are to defeat a rival line. When, acting in good faith, usually provided for the payment of tlieir ow n debts before mak ing gratiously expenditures for tlie bene fit of others. It is well known that these companies, at the last session, resisted Mr. Thurman’s hill, w hich only required them, out of the excess of their profits over eight per cent., to provide and set aside a sinking fund to meet their liabil ities on the bonds-guaranteed by the gov ernment, as stated when they undertook the construction of their roads. It is said that very large amounts of money were expended by them for the purpose of pre venting the passage of this most eminent ly just bill. How this is, Ido not know; but it is well known that they resisted that measure. This excess of profit of their own monopoly is, therefore, in my opinion, the source from which comes the money you now ask me about, which is employed for the purpose of defeating any enterprise tnat will interfere with, that monopoly. I, therefore, look upon the California Southern Pacific Cos., which Mr. Norwood seems to be so much taken with, as simply a ruse and a sham—a i trick-of-the-G'eeks’—intended to mis lead the legislation of the country, Xorth and South, from tire best interest of the entire country. It is, in my opinion, another sort of a ‘wooden horse,’ intend ed for mischief instead of benefit to the real Southern and shortest continental line. I am, indeed, truly sorry to lie compelled to differ so widely with Mr. Norwood upon this very great question.” “What,Mr. Stephens, do you think of his criticisms of Mr. Matthew’s bill in the Senate ?” “I think ne is very greatly mistaken in supposing that the real friends of the Texas Pacific have ever, or ever •will, vote for the bill as reported by Senator Matthews, flow those changes’happen ed to be made differing from the bill introduced by me in the House I do not know. 1 have never conferred with Senator Matthews upon the subject, hut I am assured by the friends of the real Texas Pacific route, that Mr. Matthews will, when the bill comes up in the Sen ate, move to amend by inserting the omitted features which Mr. Norwood criticises so closely. I certainly will vote for no bill that does not secure the construction of the main trunk of a road from the Pacific coast to some point on the Eastern bank of the Mississippi river, and throughout the route as near the line of the 32 deg. of latitude as is feasible and practicable. This is the route lam in favor of, and so far as I know the Southern Pacific Cos. of California has never indicated .the .slightest purpose to construct' such a road as this. I am for the main trunk only on the line described. As for the branches, they will necessari ly all come in due time, as the necessities tor them shall arise. There will inevita bly be branches to Galveston and New Orleans on the right, and branches to St. Louis and Memphis on L the left. With the main trunk thus constructed, tlie road eastward, from its terminal point on the left bank of the Mississippi, will make its progress over existing roads through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the two Carolinas, Virgirrfa’to Norfolk, right through States and with branches to Mobile, Brunswick, Savannah, Port Royal, Charleston, Rich mond and~Baltimore*as Avell as all other intermediate Atlantic ports of importance. I speak of Norfolk as the probable ulti mate terminus of the road, because by striking the Atlantic at this point, the distance Asiatic commerce seeking, a European market, w ill have to be trans ported, will be at least six hundred miles shorter than by any other trans-continen tal route, and b5 r this roufp tho dangers of the capes of Florida and of Hatteras will be escaped. This road, therefore, as I have said, is of incalculable value to tlie Southern States, and will do much good to all the States, and no harm to any person, except to the extent to w hich it would lessen the profits of the present monopoly.” “In what way do you think such a road as the Texas Pacific,“"advocated by you, will be of so much advantage to the Southern States?” “The advantage will consist, in the tirst place, in opening up to foreign im migration, one of the finest portions of the habitable globe. The lands in Texas and Louisiana, through which it will pass, are unsurpassed anywhere in the United States in fertility. The tides of immigration have heretofore set toward the chilly regions of the North, simply because the channels of travel are open there, and not in the more genial lati tudes of the South. Besides this, it would add greatly to the wealth of the Southern States. I have not time to in.ike the figures now, but I think it may be stated, within reasonable bounds, that the aggregate increase of value that would result in one year to the real es tate of the Southern country would not be less than $200,000,000. The present railroad interest, from what would be its eastern terminus, represents a value of not less than $75,000,000. This, in my opinion, would be quadrupled in four years, when the immense trade from the western part ot our country, and irom the eastern part of Asia, especially from China and Japan, begins to pour through this channel on its way to Europe. I have no hesitation in 'saying, also, that the entire land belt for twenty miles in width, on each side of the road, would be quadrupled in value in the same time beside a like increase of value on all its branches. The other incidents and inev itable effects of such a wonderful devel opment of our resources—the increase of population—the new life given to indus tries of every character, are almost be yond calculation. It is with this view that 1 have so persistently and earnestly urgea me passage oi tnw rc.w ciftc road for so many years. This bill, as drawn by me, if passed, will secure the accomplishment of this great work in four years. In regard to this matter of subsidy, which is the scare-crow in the matter, I have this only to add I propose no subsidy in the proper meaning of that term. My bill only seeks the guaranty of the government for a limited time for the interest on the. bonds of the company, thirty-eight millions, while it offers a security, which, no one can ques tion, saves the government from the loss of a dollar. But, I would vote for the bill if it provided that tlm government should not only guaranty the interest, but should ultimately be bound for the payment of the bonds; for, even in that view, the southern section of the coun try would not get as much by half in aid of the development of their resources as the northern section has already received in cash. I should, in this view, vote for it as a just measure, by way ot giving a just portion of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands to this section. These lands belonged to the general gov ernment as a common fund, to l>e used for the benefit of the people of all of the States. Georgia herself ceded to the gen eral government all that territory which now constitutes Alabama and Mississippi. From the proceeds of the sale of these lands, so ceded by Georgia, the govern ment has received already an amount nearly equal to the whole amount of the bonds, the interest of which, and for a, limited time only, the Texas and Pacific Go. now asks a guaranty, as stated; so that if the government should ultimately have to pay the entire amount it would be but a return to the Southern portion of the Union of a part only of their just interest in the public lands, a part too, NUMBER 28. but a little in excess of what the State of •Georgia alone contributed to that public fund, and far short of the amount they would be entitled to receive upon an equal distribution of the proceeds of the sale of all the land so ceded to and ac quired by the government. lam just as clearly convinced of the constitutionali ty and justice of the measure as I was of the constitutionality of tlie distribution of the surplus revenue arising from tho sales of public lands in 1830. Georgia then got seventy-five thousand dollars, and with it commenced her great trunk road from Chattanooga to Atlanta, from Which such immense benefits have been conferred, not only upon the people of Georgia, but upon those throughout the valley of the Ohio. If it was constitu tional for Georgia thus to sanction the reception of her quota of that distribu tion, it is equally constitutional for all the States east of the Mississippi, to say nothing of Texas, Louisiana and those west of it, whieh are so much interested in the Texas and Pacific road, to receive the small portion of the proceeds of these public lands whieh would he involved in the liability incurred as I have stated. In advocating the Texas Pacific with the earnestness and zeal I do, and in what I have said of the monopoly of the Cen tral and Union Pacific, 1 do not wish to be understood as at all inimical to the true interests of these roads or of that line of communication across the conti nent, I censure the selfishness and ava rice of the managers of them and their efforts to secure a perpetual monopoly, but I assail none of their just rights. I wish to he understood only as maintaining the equal rights of all tlie sections in this matter of railroads. The chartered sights of the Central and Union roads I would main tain with as much firmness as I do the great interests of the entire country east of tlie Mississippi in the Texas and Pa cific road, as 1 have presented them. I am also in favor of giving like aid to the construction of the Northern Pacific. Asa citizen of the United States, I feel an exultation of pride in the Central and Union Pacific; this feeling would be in creased on seeing the Northern Pacific completed, and still greater increased on seeing the Texas and Pacific completed, because, wßile all three of these roads are of great importance, the last, I think, would be more beneficial to the greatest number of people -of the United States than either of tlie others separately or both together. It£B AND FED. . The Assembling of Northern Settlers in the South in Charlotte, N. C. Atlanta Constitution. Wednesday last witnessed the assem bling of a very important body in Char lotte, N. C. The northern settlers in the Southern States were invited by N. Du mont to meet here and give a full, fair and free expression of their views touch ing the statements in the northern press that northern men could not dwell in se curity here or express their political views in safety. In resfionse to this call .delegates to the number of sixty or sev enty came from the States of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The larger portion had seen service un der the stars ami stripes of the “late 'un pleasantness.” The opera house was decorated with Federal and Confederate llags. The following were elected permanent officers: N. Dumont, Charlotte, Presi dent. Vice-Presidents—W. B. Middaugh, Danville, Va.; A. J. Curtis, San Mateo, Fla.; P. F. Lawshe, Gainesville, Ga.; H. Coykendale, Black’s Station, S. C- Secretaries—R. E. McDonald, Char lotte; T. J. Conger, U.; J. E. Woodhouse, Concord, N. C. The following were appointed a com mittee on business: Rev. Mattoon, D. D., Charlotte; A. J. Curtis, Florida; H. Goy, Cendall, S. C.; W. B. Middaugh, Virginia; Major 11. D. Ingersoll, Geor gia. Maj. B. R. Smith presented an address of welcome to the convention, and a com mittee submitted afterwardsja response. Speeches were made by J. C. Bates, H. L. Bollman, W. B. Middaugh, Alai. Powers, T. Hoyt and others, all concur ring in the statements that they had ex perienced kindness at the’south, and had no difficulty in voting or expressing their views. /The committee on business submitted an elaborate and ably prepared paper completely controverting in all points the asservations of the northern press re garding the treatment of the Northern people in the South, and the bulldozing of republican voters. Language could not be more explicit than that of the paper, and the members of the conven tion, in attestation of the truth of their statements, signed their names and States to the document. It was a frank ex pression of their experience in the South and totally divested of political bias, as Democrats and Republicans alike joined in it. NO Southern man was allowed to participate in it and it was emphatically the work of northern men. Its truth fulness cannot be gainsaid without at tacking the veracity of Northern men. 'fhe paper sets forth in proper language, the capacity and advantages of the South. It was adopted and 10,000 copies of the proceedings are to be published. meantime Northern settlers in the South are requested to meet in their respective counties on February 15 to select dele gates to a State convention to meet March 1. State conventions elect ten delegates to the general convention, Julv 4th. At night, after the adjournment of the convention, the body was addressed by Mayor Smith, C. R. Jones, Col. W. Johnston, Ilam Jones, Judge Bailey, Judge Ship, General Young, Colonel Holt, Rev. Dr. Mattoon and others in el oquent and touching temarks which were recaived with enthusiastic applause. “Iteb” and “Fed,” who had fought each other on opposfte sides of the same en trenchment, fraternized in the best o f feeling, evincing the same spirit of pa triotism and love of country. Sectional and political issues were forgotten m rev erence for a country peerless in its cli mate and unrivalled tn Us scenery and resources. Judge Key'has called the attention of the President to the fact, that one-hun dred and forty-five additional post-ofihes will become Presidential, the returns taken showing the salaries of the post masters in these offices to The President says he is glad to see the growth of the country as indicated by the grow th of the post-office department, but he does not crave the responsibility o£*3 having one hundred and forty-five tional post-masters. Alexander H. Stephens is a very skill ful whist player, and author of the arti cle on whist in Johnson’s Encyclopedia. Taken altogether in detail, a very wonder ful man is the little Georgia.n—Post. RATES- OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements -will tie inserted at the rates of One Doilar per inch for tike first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each additional insertion. CONTRACT RATES. 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