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CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
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[ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. |
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taking down the testimony entire; also, ob
jections of attorneys, rulings of the court, and
the charge of the court, without stopping the
witness or otherwise delaying the judicial pro
ceedings. Charges very reasonable and satis
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Traveler’s Griiide. ■
CHEROKEE 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 pm
Stilesboro 2:15 p m 2:20 j) m
Taylorsville. . . . . . 2:45pm 3:oopm
Roekmart 4:00 p m
GOING EAST.
Roekmart 6:00 a ni
Taylorsville 7:00 a m 7:15 a m
Stilesboro 7:40 a m 7:45 a m
Cartersville 8:35 a m
WILLIAM MacRAE, Sup’t.
COOSA RIVER NAVIGATION.
On and after Monday, November 30th, the fol- :
lowing schedule will be run by the Steamer
MAGNOLIA:
Leave Rome Monday 9 a ill
Arrive at Gadsden Tuesday 7 a m
Leave Gadsden Tuesday Bpm
Arrive at Rome Wednesday 6 p m
Leave Rome Thursday 9 a m
Arrive at Gadsden Friday 7am
Leav e Gadsden Friday 0 p m
Arrive at Rome Saturday ...... 6pm
j. m. Elliott Gen’i snpu.
ROME RAILROAD COMPANY.
On ami after Sunday, June 3rd, trains on this
Road will run as follows:
DAY TRAIN—EVERY DAY.
Leave Rome 8:10 am i
Arrive at Rome 12:00 m j
SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Rome 5:00 pm j
Arrive at Rome 8:00pm |
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R. j
The following is the present passenger sched
ule:
NIGHT PASSENGER—UP.
Leave Atlanta 2:45 pm
l.eave Cartersville 4:38 pm
Leave Kingston 5:04 p m
Leave Dalton 6:50 p m
Arrive at Chattanooga 8:25 pm
NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga ..%.... 5:15 p m
Leave Dalton 7:osp'm
Leave Kingston 8:34 p m
Leave Cartersville 9:oopm :
Arriv e at Atlanta 10:55 p m |
• ' . '/ DAY PASSENGER—UP. !
Leave Atlanta 6:25am I
Leave Cartersville B:l6am !
Leave Kingston 8:43 a m
Leave Dalton . . . . 10:20 am ]
Arrive at Chattanooga 11:55 am
DAY PASSENGER—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga 7:10 am
ueave Dalton 9:06 a m '
Leave Kingston 10:39*im
Lt-ave*Cartersvi 11 e 11:06am ;
Arrive at Atlanta 1:00 pm
CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—UP. ,
Leave Atlanta 4:20 pm
Arrive at Cartersville • 6:35 pm
CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION —DOWN.
Leave Cartersville 6:25 a ni
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E. L. LITCHFIELD, Proprietor.
Ci ON VENIENT TO THE DEPOT, AND ITS
j tables supplied with the very best the mark
et affords. augß.
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VOLUME I.
SUCCESS !
SCROFULA CURED!
'
J • * j . ; /’
The North Creorgia Medical In
stitute Discharges Another*
Scrofula Patient!
My litttle boy now four years of age was af
’ la / It* ji
llicted with the loathsome disease, Scrofula,
which exhibited external symptoms at about six
months of age. He became very weak, his skin
presented a peculiar yellow appearance—had no
appetite, became so very poor in flesh that he
was really unpleasant to look at. Large swell
ings appeared under his right arm, and finally
they broke and continually discharged the most
fearfully offensive odor—almost unbearable—his
mother could hardly bear to wash and dress the
deep-running sores. After the disease had gone
on for about a month, we called in our family
physician, a man who bore the reputation of be
ing a learned and skillful physician. After
treating the case for a number of months, he
told us that it would take two or three years to
perform a cure. However, he continued to treat
the child, but with no manner of benefit as we
could see. Indeed, with the painful lancing and
unpleasant internal medicines the poor little
creature seemed to grow' more restless and a
great deal weaker.
About this time myself and wife came to the
determination to change physicians, but ivere
greatly troubled as we then knew 0 1 no one
whom we could trust with more confidence than
the one engaged. Happily, through the advice
of a friend—one who deeply sympathized with
us in our dire distress—we were directed to sec
and consult Drs. Memmler & Johnsonf who had
established an Infirmary in Cartersville. Our
consultation with those gentlemen resulted in
our turning over to them the treatment of the
little child, whom we deemed beyond the skill of
any earthly physician; but our love for the dear
child, who had gone through so much suffering,
prompted us to leave nothing undone that prom
ised the least relief. After thoroughly examin
ining their patient, Drs. Memmler & Johnson
began treatment. We had given only three
doses of their medicine, when we noticed consid
erable improvement, and every day thereafter
improvement w'ent rapidly on. With nothing
but internal remedies, no sore, no plasters, no
lancing was resorted to by the above named gen
tlemen. Simply their internal remedies, after
hardly three months’ treatment have performed
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the cure which it was said required years to ac- j
complish.
And now, in conclusion, I invoke the richest ;
blessings of the Great Physician—who looks over
all things—to bless and prosper them, and to the
afflicted world w e feel that we could wish them
no greater earthly blessing than to fall under
the care and treatment of these gentlemen. If
any desire to hear from me directly, they will ad
dress me at Cartersville, Ga.
Most respectfully,
o•: *•' > C his VlrtO
NIMROD X HO WREN,
mark.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd
•lay of February, 1879.
,T. W. PRITCHETT, N. P. ft J. P.
HMRRBSmI
All Chronic Diseases Cured and
Surgical Operations Per
formed at the North
3 J Uk’ffl’gib Medical -C* i i I *
’ Institute.
MEMMLER A JOHNSON,
Proprietors.
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Vegetine *
j . IT IS A
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Mr. Stevens:
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Vegetine j 86 Athens Street.
VEGETINE
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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, Ac., Ac.,
Crockery, Ac., Ac.,
AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES
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TO SUIT THE TIMES,
TO SUIT THE TIMES.
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Call and Examine their Goods and Prices
Before Buying,
J. A. IvRWIN & SON.
Cartersvillc, Ga., Sept. 10th, 1878.
Sugar (hired Rams,
The very best Chicago brands cheap at
THE BARCAIN STORE.
J. C. & S. F. MTLAM,
Commission Merchants,
COTTON BUYERS,
X)eale*t£ in. standard. Gruanoe,
agents for
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, JniTA/l€ jUMnaVycß’ii
CAN FURNISH ANY KIND OF AN EN
gine from four-horse power to one hundred
and fifty.
SAW ANT) GltlST MILLS, TftllESHEitS,
And in fact any kind of machinery.
Please see us before purchasing, Office
at T. A. Foote’s store, West Mim street, Car
tersville, Ga. feb27
LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN.
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This lecture will prove a boon to thous
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CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THFRSDAY MORNING. MARCH 30. 1879.
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. ,
To the Free Press:
j The policy or *‘necessity,” us it is
' elfiimed Ky the present stjate school sys
tem of placing uneducated teachers in
| tfie public schools, is one of the aston
-1 ishing features and principal fraud of the
system. The pet argument is that the
; “grade” or grading policy demands it;
that a primary school may be taught by
the teacher knowing but little; that if
one can teach, in some measure, the “ru
diments,” such an one will suit the pri
mary school. This Is a fallacy. Apply
this style of reasoning to all professions
jin the land and see how it works. The
profession of law demands that no one
shall be licensed to practice till he either
receives a diploma ffom a law school, or
an equivalent license from the “legal
college” after a rigid examination The
laws of the state prohibit, under severe
penalty, any one attempting to practice
physic, without a thorough preparation,
j “education” if you please, in that depart
ment, attested by a diploma. In accord
: with this cautious and wise policy in ref
erence to these important professions, the
people the sensible people, demand
men of close and thorough training to
conduct their legal business and attend
their sick. Some may prove inferior and
soon lose their occupation, as they are
sure to do, but the “powers that be”
never constituted a grade in the whole
departments of law and medicine. The
authorities and people demand educated,
skilled, experienced men, full of knowl
edge, full of science, as doctors and law
yers; but any tyro, any noyiee, a mere
incipient, a “numbskull,” one that reads
badly and spells “worsely,” who can’t
tell a “silent letter from a loud one,”
who canT divide 37'A by o}£, who don’t
know an adverb from an adjective, whose
“capacity” to teach, and “efficiency” to
govern, is found on a paper called a li
cense. Go to the schools and hear the
spelling. The pupils run an “express”
. through every word, never repeating the
syllables so as to find the accent and the
syllabic" connection in sound, which en
sures clear and correct pronunciation.
Ifisten to this error as it exhibits itself in
the pupils’ reading; stammering and
stuffing the words, chopping up the first
part and either swallowing the remain
der or belching the terminal syllables
through the nose. Unable to master, at
a glance, those long words he never
learned to spell, he repeats, hesitates,
and soon falls into a drawling tone, sim
ilar to the noise of a singing “skule”
taking the sound. Ignorance and care
lessness mark everything such teachers
teach. A bright hoy, twelve years of
age, who had studied (V) arithmetic un
der one of these “soloHs” for six months,
in subtracting 9 from 17, made 17 marks
and then erased sof them and counted
the others. These and a thousand other
defects mark the pupils in these schools
where your uneducated teachers rule.
We have had more trouble, vexatious
trouble, often a hopeless task, to teach
such pupils to “unlearn what they have
‘ learned amiss” under such empty-headed
| teachers, than we ever had in all the
I other literary duties of the school.
Little as our people think it, here in
the formative period, in the beginning,
the evil probes deepest and stings through
life. Few children ever recover from
the had training in the primary school.
Few people ever “get over their rais
! ing.” Errors so infix themselves in the
j
| woof of education that they are never
eradicated. W r e are being damaged just
here, at this point, in our education.
Men and women “graded” with high and
low classes, or good and bad, if you j
please, carrying the authority of the
state, affect to do that of which they
never knew anything at all. Propose to
teach, having never learned; profess to
train, having never been trained; pro
pose tot communicate knowledge they j
never had, and demand pay for a service I
they are utterly unfitted to render.
Why not grade the doctors, the lawyers,
the judges, the legislators? Why not
have some homestead lawyers, some
criminal lawyers, and so on through
each class of crime, training each in
that specialty ? Why not grade the doc
tors? But this is too complimentary to
an intelligent people. The man that
knows how to cure a fever, must also
know how to cure a chill. The doctor
that affects to serve'the sick, must know
all that lies in the domain of his profes
sion, from the anatomy of the human
body to the slightest derangement of the
circulation of the blood and the origin of
every disease. Thus the people demand
educated physicians, and are willing to
pay well for intelligent, skillful service.
They seek for educated, thoroughbred
lawyers to their legal claims, and
astute judges to interpret the laws. But
these same people patronize ignorance
and thus declare that the uneducated can
educate; that the ignoramus can make
the children wise. This inattention to
the qualification of teachers has long
been a curse to this state, and for years
has perpetuated a class of pedagogues
that has justly become a byword and re
proach. Awake to this fact, the reli
gious denominations of the state, before
the civil war’ built up and sustained col
leges and schools to destroy the evil, and
elevate the masses through accomplished
teachers. They were largely succeeding
when the war occurred, and now in pov
erty and crushed with taxation, they are
still trying to supply the small demand
for trained teachers. But the majority
of our people no longer appreciate
schooled and prepared teachers from
such colleges, but fancy that the touch
of a school commissioner’s magic wand
can furnish the much needed “schule
teacher;” and the state authorities, true
to their ignorance in the premises, make
this “false philosophy” a ruinous fact.
The Georgia legislature—the governor
and the state commissioner continue to
lieat their gongs around this educational
i calf they have created, and call upon the
dear people to fall down and worship it.
Ignorance rules the hour and the “blind
leader” (blind having no eyes) strive to
lead the people “into the ditch."” Brains,
training, intelligence, experience, skill,
high-born education is all right, it is a
glorious thing in a physician, a counselor,
a judge, a statesman, but in a teacher, in
an educator, it is “nothing worth.”
The man of letters is being retired be
fore the outeoming “new issue.” Placed
upon a level with this “new issue,” he
is humiliated and dishonored amid a herd
of illiterate boors and wooden-headed
pretenders. What truly educated and
accomplished scholar and teacher can re
press his indignation and conceal his
shame, in the midst of such degradation ?
He is forced to exclaim, “To what vile
ends we come at last!” This Is largely
the state of things in this county, and
perhaps all over the state. Anybody
can teach a public school. All around
us now, they* are coming out swarming
upon the people thick as the. “plagues of
Egypt,” and about as desirable. The
good people are pleased at the low price
of tuition, and fancy the teacher is all
right because he has his “license.” She
is a good teacher because she only has
seventy-five cents a month and gives the
children picture premium cards every
Friday. Such cheap teachers can well
afford to sell their time for seventy-five
cents and $1 per month, for talents they
have none. One of this “kind” applied
“somewhere” to a quarterly conference
of the Methodist church, seeking a re
commendation to North Georgia confer
ence, was examined in the “branches of
a coqmion English education,” and ex
hibited such ignorance of grammar,
arithmetic and orthography, that he was
unanimously rejected. One of the old
citizens was very indignant, when he
saw the man’s ignorance, and said, “that
is the way we are imposed upon, for this
fellow has been teaching our children
under the license of the county commis
sioner for two years.” Let the people
demand educated, trained, experienced
educators and they will he forthcoming.
Let them rebuke the fraud and imposi
tion of this defective system, and the
“market will regulate itself.”
The quiet confidence that our people
have in the capacity of a licensed teach
er, reminds me of an anecdote that bears
upon the point and well illustrates it:
An “old time” clergyman who believed
that the scripture passage, “open thy
mouth wide and I will fill it,” applied
especially to the pit, and that no “prep
aration” was needful, often censured a
young and studious preacher who care
fully prepared every sermon, for not
trusting in God to help him preach. The
young man told him that no man could
talk well about a thing he knew nothing
of, and that good preaching came from
close study and thorough preparation in
some way. The old man laughed at such
an idea, and proposed that he would
prove his point by trial; that each one
should preach from a text given him by
the other as lie entered the pulpit. The
young man assented, and the following
Sunday the old preacher handed him the
text about Balaam’s ass: “And the ass
opened liis mouth and spake.” The
young man with his trained and ready
mind, took up all the facts of the history
and the miracle of a beast reproving the
intended sin of the prophet, and made a
fine sermon. At the night service the
young preacher handed the aged clergy
man the words of the ass: “Am I not
thy ass?” The old man announced his
text, cleared his throat, adjusted his
“specs,” cleared his throat, re-read his
text, scratched his head, saw all his thun
der was gone, cleared his throat, paused,
repeated the text slowly, and then turn
ing round, exclaimed to the young
preacher, “Mj r brother, I believe 1 am.”
A blessed day ’twill be when many of
these teachers become as wise as the old
man. J. T. Lin.
THE RESULTS OF THE CONVICT
LEASE.
To the Free Press:
When we read the long and harrowing
account of the death of poor “Boh Al
ston,” we drew a painful sigh and said to
ourselves, no good follows such a terrible
outrage upon civilization as the present
lease of the Georgia convicts. The diffi
culty grew out of Gen. Gordon’s busi
ness. He, it seems, was at last anxious
to “wash his hands” of the matter, now
that exposure had been threatened and
the hideous thing stood revealed, as a dis
grace to Georgia and to the lessees.
Gov. Colquitt, who allowed John B.
Gordon to carry a share for him until a
few months ago, went on to Washington
to consult about the convicts; at least it
is supposed that business engaged a part
of his time, after they had replied to the
“Felton letter.” \Y r e find Col. Alston
was sent honte tp sell out Gen. Gordon’s
interest, which he offered at four thous
and dollars. Col. Alston was a true
friend to Gen. Gordon in this matter, for
he told the writer, his voice trembling
with zealous earnestness, “I have begged
Gen. Gordon a long time to get rid of his
interest. I told him it would do.” He
said he had made many bitter enemies
by that legislative report —that his friends
were angry, but said he, “my conscience
and my duty to the state demanded that
report. I could not do- less, and the half
has not been told.” lie anticipated a
stormy time at the July session, but alas!
Ills lips are cold in death. His enemies
have silenced liis voice ia this matter.
He appears to have suffered for liis con
victions of duty—aye, he has given his
life for the truth.
Mr. Cox is the agent and manager for
J. B. Gordon on his lands in Taylor
county, (see report.) His camp was the
the immediate property of this United
States senator, who has so little respect
for this high office, as to connect it with
convict camps. Resolving to anticipate
the terrible criticism that is certain to at
tend this scheme, he sends Col. Alston,
who had so long entreated him to give it
up, to make the trade. Mr. Cox, it
seems, brought up a member of the pres
ent legislature to buy the miserable con
cern. add poor “Bob Alston” fell a vic
tim to the rage of this “agent of John
B. Gordon.” The poor fellow died in the
office of the treasurer pf Georgia—in
Murphy’s especial room, both oi whom
! are also lessees in this scheme.
Capti Nelms, the principal keeper was
also a witness to the dreadful fray. But
one man \vas present, viz., the tax col
lector, who was a disinterested spectator.
There, surrounded by lessees, and the
keeper, in the Capitol of the state, after
an interview with the governor (who also
had a secret share until a short time ago)
this brave man fell.
IT is blood cries aloud for justice. It
has been said, for several years that ev
ery man was attacked who dared to resist
the “public plunderers” of Georgia.
Has it come to this, that the chairman of
a legislative report must give up his life,
if he dares to protest? When is this
thing to end? Is nobody safe? They
spare no sex—they tight everybody who
interferes with their combination for pub
lic spoils.
Brave and gallant heart! We look up
on yonr death as a mart; r’s sacrifice to
the wrongs that pertain to conviet scan
dals, and the state’s disgrace.
Bartow.
CHEROKEE COUNTY,
Polities and Things Briefly Given by a
Correspondent.
To the Free Press:
The farmers ip this county are busy
stirring the ground and preparing to
plant the usual amount of acres in corn
and cotton; and for some time past thej r
have had beautiful weather for farm
work.
We have had a lull in politics since the
late heated unpleasantness, but it seems
that skirmishing has begun along the
lines again. During court week “Jeems”
was busy within the bar one evening
showing what he supposed was another
“mare’s nest,” which he had found in
the.papers. It was Reese’s letter accus
ing Mrs. Felton of sending north for
money to be used in whipping out the
democratic party! ,Oh, how horrified
was he at the discovery! But it seems
that their story (lie) as usual had no
foundation in truth, and that Mrs. Felton
is still ahead. The “agonized” would
do well to let both the Doccor and Mrs.
Felton alone. “Jeems” must look out
for something else in the papers, or
among Mrs. Felton’s private letters again
for campaign thunder. lie seems to be
“fixing up” for something, and the coun
try is waiting with breathless anxiety to
see what it is. The people in this coun
ty unanimously desire, I think, that he
shall oppose the Doctor for congress in
the next race. They want to see “Old
Record” wean him from “sucking”
again as he does not seem to “accept the
situation” as cheerfully and as submis
sively as he might. The general impres
sion, however, is that he does not desire
to “divide time” with Dr. Felton any
more. There is a “rod in soak” for this
modern Don Quixote, and if he don’t
“roost low” he is certain to feel it. “Our
George” got “Jeems’ ” posish, and
Jeemes feels that something ought to he
done for him. But why did he not take
his chances last fall, when he was so
prominently spoken of as the proper per
son to he nominated by the Ringgold con
vention ? He and his friends were too
shrewd for that. His hands were not
clean, and he was afraid of that rod!
They have a fine printing establish
ment at Canton now, and the Georgia
Advocate , published by W. T. Laine &
Cos., seems to be very well received,
especially by those of the people who are
religious or religiously inclined, it being
strictly a religious paper. Brewster, I
learn, has sold out his interest in the pa
per to Laine, and has again retired from
private life. We don’t think though,
that he coukl keep his pen still if liis
special favorite should conclude to make
another race for congress or for anything
else. Brewster is one of those sort of
men, who, when he says a horse is six
teen feet high, will stand to it to the last.
The work of laying the track on the
Marietta and North Georgia railroad is
progressing finely. The train runs now
something near two thirds of the way
from Marietta to Canton, and the foot
steps pf the iron horse are expected to
he heard soon in the streets of Canton.
I see the Cherokee road is to be extended
to Pryor’s, oh the S., R. & D. R. R.
Then if there could be an extension from
Cartersvllle to Gainesville, via Canton,
would not those three villages spread
themselues! But I have written enough
for this time. Yours, independently,
Pepper Box.
LUDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL,.
To the Free Press:
Knowing as I do that you look upon
every worthy enterprise and institution
around you I have thought inasmuch as
there is a flourishing school of high or
der at this place I would give your read
ers some information in regard to the
same.
In the first place it is situated in a most
healthy locality an 4 students here are
free from those temptations incident to a
majority of the towns in Georgia.
Secondly, the chapel is a good one,
well suited for the purpose for which it
was built. The principal, Prof. Vincent,
is a perfect gentleman, a thorough schol
ar and well understands imparting
know r ledge to others.
Thirdly, he delights in teaching and
though pressed all day, never evinces
w'eariness. The Professor has an excel
lent corps of assistants.
Fourthly, the dormitary system is the
one adopted here, though board ckn be
had at from five to seven dollars per
month. Your correspondent has formed
an extensive acquaintance among the
pupils and he feels impelled to say that
he has never met a better set of young
men and young ladies. In fact, the
young people here are from the best fam
ilies in the country for twenty miles
around.
Fifthly, tuition is reasonable. And,
finally, Mr. Editor, hoping that your
readers who have children to edncate
from home will give this institution a
trial. With good wishes for the success
of your highly interesting and spicy
journal, I remain,
Yours, truly, Veritas.
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NUMBER 36.
THE WHITFIELD GREENBACK EES.
They Endorse “Old Record’s” Speech
Urge a Stand.
1 .At a meeting of National council, Xo. 1,
of Dalton, Ga., on Friday last, the lol
j lowing preamble w and resolutions wore
: adopted:
Whereas, There is reason to believe
| that one object of the.call for an extra
I session of congress as early as the 18th
| inst.Ts to forestall the rapidly growing
strength of the genuine democract’,
known as’the nation or greenback party,
by organizing the next lio\jse. of represen
tatives in the interestsjof the hanks and
! bond syndicates and hi > >
' their will and purposes: therefore,
liesolved, Ist. That we heartily endorse
every ’sentiment of ilie lion. W. H. Fel
i ton’s speech of February 14th, 1870, and
■ especially where he declares that the in
dustries and wealth of the country are
! entitled to more consideration than
“mere party success, or the shibboleths
and technicalities of political organiza
; tions.” 1
! 2. That by his bold and statesmanlike
struggle to rescue the so-called democrat
ic party for the control of bank monop-
I olists amFbond syndicates or rings, the
j Hon. W. IT. Felton has 'deserved well ot
his Cdhniry.
3. That by liis consistent and persist
ent efforts for the lnaintainance of the
true principles of genuine democracy, as
expounded long ago by Jefferson and
I Calhoun, arid us now embodied in the
platform of the nationahparty, the lion.
W. 11. Felton is entitled fo the gratitude
arid confidence of his countrymen.
4. That there is no true or genuine de
mocracy in the proposition to ignore the
financial question,.which..is of the first
and vital importance to the industries of
the country, nor in the proposition to ac
cept leaders at the dictation of tne hanks
and bond syndicates*
5. That the organization of the next
house of representatives the struggle is
one between the industries of the people
on one side, and the banks and bond syn
dicates on the otner; and in that strug
gle we look to “Old Record” to lead in
defense of the people.
G. That we rely on “Old Record” to
stand firm on his doctrine of “Principles,
not men, nor parties,” and to resist by
every means in his power, all efforts to
organize the house of representatives to
the exclusion of the financial question or
otherwise, to the detriment of the indus
tries and rights of the people.
7. That we earnestly hope that the oth
er representatives from Georgia will’ also
stand by the people against the hanks
and bond syndicates in the organization
of the house of representatives, as well
as on all other occasions, ,and that our
Gordon and Hill, will do like
wise.
8. As farmers and mechanics, part of
the people of the United States, we seize
this occasion to express our admiration
and return our thanks to the Hon. Rich
ard W. Townsend, of Illinois, for his fear
less denunciation (in his speech of 22d
Feb., 1879), of that legislation which has
made the general government “a horn
of plenty.to the bank monopoly and a
sword of destruction to agricultural and
mechanical interests.”
9. That a committee be appointed to
correspond with Senators Gordon and
Hill and representatives Speer and Per
sons, and respectfully ask them to state
for our information how they stand on
the financial planks of the Toledo plat
form.
COL. ROBERT A. ALSTON.
Col. Alston’s career was one rich in
episodes of a remrarkable and often ro
mantic nature. He was a man of pecu
liar character. He was descended from
a famous family, the Alstons of South
Carolina, who. were men of power and
reputation, and whose dash and courage
made them remarkable. They were
duelists born, and*men who rate 1 life as
a bauble in a combat for a principle or a
sentiment of honor and pride, or in ven
geance for a w rong inflicted. Col. Rob
ert A. Alston was to this manor born,
and he ‘succumbed to that fatality winch
he so often declared was an inheritance
of his name—a death by violence. The
history of his family in this regard is a
part of the traditional history of the
South in the days when men fought and
died at each other’s hands to wipe out in
sults, imputations and wrongs. We can
not now r recapitulate the record. The
man who fell last w eek and has passed
from among his fellow r -men was one who
deserved a longer life and a better fate.
He was brave to recklessness, generous
to a fault, kind as a woman and unswerv
ing as a friend. He was endowed with
intellect, and his strokes of success w r ere
inspirations of genius. He was irre
pressible in energy and exhaustless in
resources. He went where others dared
not go, undertook w'hat others dared not
attempt, and succeeded w here others had
failed and failed again. He was a rest
less wrnrker and one who never tired in
the pursuit of a purpose. Those who
knew him best appreciated his character
at high standards, and those who might
not esteem him w r ere those who had been
so unfortunate as to know his faults and
see none of his virtues. All in all, his
death was untimely, unhappy ..nd ca
lamitous.
Col. Alston was born in Macon, Ga.,
on the last day of December, 1832. After
emerging from his school days he engag
ed in mercantile pursuits in Charleston,
S. C.,‘ and at the age of twenty-four
years, married Miss Mary Charlotte Ma
• Gill, daughter of a large planter. He
began the study of law and w as admitted
to practice in 1858. lie pursued the law r
until the war came on, when he entered
the service and rose to distinction as one
of the leading spirits fn Morgan’s raiders.
He was one of the bravest of that brave
band, and through a hundred fights reck
lessly invited death but never received a
w ound. At the battle of Cy nthiana, Ky.,
it is related that he lost his breakfast by
having his biscuit shot from between his
I teeth. After the war he came back to
! his charming home in DeKalb county
| and engaged successively in law', farm
; ing and journalism, up to the past two or
three years. He dvr.s one of the owners
and managers of the ill-fated Atlanta
Herald, a journal wdiose brilliancy and
i enterprise made it famous in its day. Of
late he has returned to his profession of
law, and in claim cases has made much
money, the bulk of which he gave
promptly away to the creditors of his
newspaper venture. He was well known
all oyer the Unioh,' and in Washington
city Was a general favorite with public
men in congress and in the government.
He w r as a shrewd observer ot men, and
could mould them often to his purposes
as with the hand of a master spirit. He
w r as a good citizen, and in his office of a
representative in our general assembly,
his career promised to be of great useful
ness to the state.
Greeley, Col., has sign-boards on its
principal streets reading: “Twenty-one
miles to the nearest saloon.”