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U TILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS, both State and Federal, except Bartow county criminal court. J. M. Neel, alone, will practice in said last mentioned court. Office in northeast corner of court house building. feb27 S.D. GRAHAM. A. M. EOtl'E. GRAHAM & ROUTE, ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW, CARTERSYTLLE, GA. Practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the Superior Courts of North-west Georgia, and the Supreme Courts at Atlanta. office west side public Square, up-stairs over W. W. Rich & Co’s. Store, second door south of poßtotiicn. Ju>ylß - B. CONYERS, ATTORNEY - -A T - Jj A W * ' AND Notary Public, (JARTEBVILLK, : • GEORGIA. (Office: Bank block, up-stairs.) WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF the Cherokee and adjoining circuits. Prompt attention given to all business. Col lections made a specialty. june29-ly F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist, (Office over Stokely & Williams store.) CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. T WILL FILL TEETH, EXTRACT TEETH, and put in teeth, or do any work in my line at prices to suit the times. Work all warranted. Refer to my pat rons all over the county. augl6-ly. F. M. JOHNSON. JOHN T. OWEN, (At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store,) CARTERSVILLE, GA. WILL sell Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Spectacles, Silver and Silver-Plated Goods, and will sell them as cheap as they can be I(Ought anywhere. Warranted to prove as represented. All work done by me warranted to give satisfaction. Give me a call. julylS. Traveler’s G-uide. COOSA RIVER NAVIGATION. On and after December 16th, 1878, the following schedule will be run by the Steamers LIA or ETOWAH BILL: Leave Rome Tuesday Sam Arrive at Gadsden Wednesday ...,6am Leave Gadsden Wednesday 7pm Arrive at Rome Thursday spm Leave Rome Friday Bam Arrive at Gadsden Saturday 7am Arrives at Greensport . 9am Arrive at Rome Saturday 6pm .1. M. ELLIOTT, President and Gen’l Sup’t. ROME RAILROAD COMPANY. On and after Wednesday, May 19, the Rome Railroad will run two trains daily, as follows: MORNING TRAIN. Leave Rome daily 8:00 am Arrive in Atlanta at 12:36 p m Leave Atlanta at 7:45 a m Arrive at Rome at 11:00 a m EVENING TRAIN. Leave Rome daily (except Sundays) . 5:30 p m Arrive in Atlanta at 11:00 p m Lea vs Atlanta at 6:00 pm Arrive at Rome 9:00 pm Morning train connects at Kingston with trains for Chattanooga and Atlanta; at Rome with trains south on S., It. & D. Railroad. Evening train connects at Kingston with trains for Atlanta. EBEN HILL YE R, Jas. A. Smith, President. G. P. Agt. CIIEROKEE RAILROAD. On and after Monday, May 17, 1880, the train on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): PASSENGER TRAIN. Leave Cartersville 9:50 am Arrive at Stilesboro . . • 10:30 am Arrive at Taylorsville 10:50 am Arrive at Rockmart ,11:45 am Arrrive at Cedartown . . . . . . 1:15 pm RETURNING. Leave Cedartown ........ 3:25 p m Arrive at Rockmart . 4:28 pm Arrive at Taylorsville 5:22 pm Arrive at Stilesboro 5:47 pm Arrive at Cartersville 6:30 pm • FREIGHT TRAIN. Leave Taylorsville . 6:00 am Arrive at Rockmart 7:loam Arrive at Fish Creek 8:25 a m RETURNING. * Leave Fish Creek 11-10 am Arrive at Rockmart ... 12 "oo m Arrive at Taylorsville . . . ' ’ * i ;3o p m WESTERN AND ATLANTfc R. R. uk- 16 fo,lowiri * 8 r ,rcse nt passenger sched- NIGHT PASSENGER—UP. Leave All an ta 3:00 p m Reave Cartersville 4:53 pm Kingston 5:19 pm Dalton 7ilo p m Arrive at Chattanooga 8:47 pm NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 5:25 p m Leave Dalton 7:10 pm Leave Kingston 8:39 pm Leave Cartersville 9:05 pm Arrive at Atlanta 11 jOO p m DAY PASSENGER— UP. Reave Atlanta 5:20 am Reave Cartersville 7:23 a m Reave Kingston 7:49 am Reave Dalton 9:21 a m Arrive at Chattanooga ..... .10:56 am DAY PASSENGER—DOWN. Reave Chattanooga 6:16 a m Heave Dalton 8:10 am Reave Kingston ......... 9:43 a m Reave Cartersville 10:11am Arrive at Atlanta 12:06 pm CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—UP. Reave Atlanta ..s:lopm Arrive at Cartersville • 7:22 pm CARTERBVII.LK ACCOMMODATION—DOWN. 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In order to do so we call attention to our club rates: Five copies one year I 8 75 Ten copies one year 15 00 Twenty copies one year.* 25 oo Fifty copies one year 50 00 All orders must be accompanied with cash. Above rates apply to shorter periods than a Now, bet our friends go to work and help us in promoting the good cause. Address all orders to THE FREE PRESS, Cartersville, Ga. THE FREE PRESS. MY LITTLE BOY THAT DIED. BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN. • Look at his pretty face for just one minute! His braided frock and dainty buttoned shoes— His firm shut hand, the favorite plaything in it— Then tell me tnafttier, was’t. not hard to lose And miss him from uiy side— My little boy that died. How many another boy, as dear and charming. His father’s hope, his mother’s one defight, Slips through strange sickness, all fear disarm- Atufiives a long life in parents’ sight. Mine was so short a pride!— And then, my poor boy died. I see him rocking on his wooden charger; I hear him pattering through the house all day: I watch his great blue eyes grow large and larger, Listening to stories whether grave or gay. Told at the bright fireside So dark now since he died. But yet, I often think my boy is living, As living as my other children are, When good-night kisses I all round am giving, I keep one for him, though he is so far. Can a mere grave divide Me from him—though he died? So, while I come and plant it o’er with daisies— (Nothing but childish daisies all year round) — Continually God’s hand the curtain raises, And 1 can hear his merry voice’s sound, And feel him at ray side— My little boy that died. —Good Words. “FENCE” OR “NO FENCE.” To The Free Press: I am a county-liner—live in almost a stone’s throw of Bartow, and naturally feel an interest in your local fence ques tion. It seems to me to be an injustice in an enactment that compels a farmer to build and keep up expensive to prevent the depredations of others stock. From reliable data we are informed that no oth er civilized country compels the farmer to protect his crops against stock. YVhen this country was sparsely settled and tim ber was abundant the present laws were enacted. Now the reverse is true and the law is in opposition to the vital Interests of our states. From an estimate at hand the average size of farms is about 200 acres and the tendency is in the direction of smaller farms. The actual cost of fencing a farm of this size is $2.50 or $1.25 per acre, where plenty of the very best timber is. Where oak is used it is often $2 per acre. The statistics obtained by the government shows that the south eastern states have about 3,028,000 acres of land and it cost to fence these farms $177,200,000, an. average of $1.90 per per acre and that the total value of cattle, hogs and sheep is $57,000,000; therefore every dollar invested in stock we are re quired to pay out $3 in fencing. Esti mating the cost of maintaining these fences at ten per cent, it is said to cost the seven southeastern states $17,000,000. The waste of land under the present fence law is about 10 cents per acre. It is estimated that a 200 acre farm costs yearly in fencing and waste land over 25 cents per acre and on smaller farms the proportion gro\vs'~Slarmingly larger as size decrease, for instance it will cost about $3.50 to fence one acre and the loss of. land production is in proportion. Suppose you were to collect a tax at this rate annually from farmers, what an uprising would it create in public senti ment. YVell, if we cannot stand a direct tax so heavy in the name of reason and common sense how can we profitably stand this unjust indirect tax? The poor er the farmer is the heavier is his tax. I have in my mind’s eye a very poor, hard working man who to-day owns twenty two head of lank, lean, long-nosed mis chieyous hogs and has had about the same number every year for the last four years. Had he been forced to keep them up and feed them he would have had about five head, and these five from the same crib and one-half the feed would have made him more and better pork than he annually gets off of twenty-odd. The same rule holds good with cattle and sheep. Soon after the war I seeded some land in clover or crab grass and timothy. I purchased twelve head common sheep, and put into this plat. My flock gave me the first year about a pound of wool per head, second year 1% pounds, third year also increased, and the third and fourth year I sheared two fine weth ers which made me 11)4 pounds wool, all the result of constant fencing of them. The fifth year I turned out my sheep and dogs killed nearly every head. I have had the same experience with hogs and cat tle. Force us to keep up stock and we will cut off the heads of worthless stock and improve our stock. I know of many settlement disturbances, all the result of depredations of neighbors stock. Turn a good cow out to range and she will give, thus kept, about one or two gallons of very poor milk and worse butter. Keep her up on a good pasture and she will give you three to five gallons of rich, delicious milk and butter, worth 50 to 100 per cent, more per gallon and pound. In other words a cow well pastured, will clear you not less than thirty cents per day, or $9 per month, more than one turned out to eke out a miserable exist ence, roaming over our barren waste places. Fencing stock means the hus banding of all our resources. It will stop the eternal drain of piano bills, for we will save therefrom much valuable manure. I have but little doubt but that if the old fence worms of our seven southeastern states were put in cultiva tion for three years and the proceeds re sulting therefrom placed to our credit that it would wipe out our part of the national debt and clear our state debt soon thereafter. Farmers of Bartow’, if you desire to inhabit your county with intelligent, honest, reliable and industri ous renters and laborers, away with your present fence laws at once. For ev ery senseless railer who may leave your county on this account you will have a half dozen better applicants. I am aware there are a few instances where this rule will not hold good, but only a few. The buneomb slang about the cost of fencing the county, is not a penny’s w eight compared to the general good even if there was any truth in it. Turn your plows where you are justly entitled to turn them, viz.: on the pub- CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1880. lie highway. Do aw r ay with your miser able, filthy polutions to farming interests, viz.; fence worms, and let th#se who are barbaric enough to wish to lead a wild life, go w here the climate, soil and pro ductions are in keeping with such ideas. Why is the butter produced on Peters’ farm, in my county, is worth 35 and 50 cents per pound ? Why is it that Ten nessee butter is regularly quoted at dou ble the price we get for ours? Simply because their stock is kept dp and fed from good pasturage. A renter can make money by pasturing his cow on good pas ture and pay $2.50 per month, hut in 99 cases out of every hundred he can get pasturage free by helping to maintain the pasture. Respectfully, Anxious Looker-On. -. THE PROS AND CONS. Nothing is more commendable than un affected Christian zeal (w r hen confined to Christian limits;) nor, on the other hand, is there anything more detestible and inexcusable than rellgiousdanatieism. I appreciate, I think, to no little extent, the motives which actuate the great masses of Christian believers; but I have, I must, confess, but little respect for that class of religious enthusiasts, who denounce all who oppose their “peculiar” views as hypocrites and devils. During a recent session of the Virgin ia legislature, a certain gentleman, over jealous in good works,” arose and sup ported in an eloquent harrangue, the following resolution: Resolved, by the general assembly of the commonwealth of Virginia, that no infidel shall hold any office of trust in this state.” At oneg, the war of words began, pro and con., and after an exciting contest of brief du ration, the measure was defeated. That resolution, I undertake to say, was a foul insult to large numbers of the best citizens of Virginia. It clearly im plied that infidels are dishonest, unrelia ble and unworthy of the confidence of Christian people. But is that true? I answer, no! It was a clear outrage upon reason, justice and common sense. The idea prevails, very popularly among Christian people, that infidels are invariably and necessarily corrupt and wicked men. Such, however, as the facts conclusively show, is not the case. That numbers of them are, I do not deny, and for such I have no sympathy or re spect. Mr. Moody, the great revivalist, de clared from his pulpit some months ago that it was “absolutely criminal for a Christian lady to become the wife of an unconverted man.” I fail to appreciate the force of his logic. He virtually de nies that any but Christians are virtuous and worthy of confidence. That is cer tainly a great mistake. I know he knows, and we all know that the facts will not sustain him in this reckless assertion.— The most sympathetic and charitable men I have ever known are unbelievers, and some of the most affectionate and tender husbands I ever knew were of the same class. That Christianity and infidelity are antagonistic fn their principles and prac tice is not denied. But that infidels in toto, are enemies to the Christian relig ion, Ido deny most emphatically. In deed, I doubt, materially, whether one of every ten cherish other than the most friendly feelings towards that great cause to which we are all so much in debted. We wage no war upon Christianity. (I speak now as a representati\ r e of that great conservative element known as morality.) We are sufficiently humane to appreciate a benefactor. Christianity has made us what we are, and we ad mire and appreciate it. Without it men would degenerate to brutes, and wicked ness and crime would reign supreme. Our message, then, is this: “go on con quering and to conquer,” until the whole earth shall be filled with the glory and blessings of the Christian religion. W. M. C. GORDON AND TOOMBS TALK. About seven o’clock last evening Gen. Gordon and General Toombs met in a a bevy of distinguished gentlemen in front of the Kimball house and had a friendly chat over the news from Chica go: “Gordon, what do you think of Gar field’s nomination?” asked Gen. Toombs of General Gordon. “He is a strong man—one of the strong est men in the party, perhaps, with the exception of Washburn.” General Toombs—“l think so myself, but I didn’t know the d—d fools had so much sense as to nominate a man like him.” General Gordon —“That is the trouble with them. They have too much sense in campaigning.” General Toombs—“Well, these fellows who are going to Cincinnati have got to put up our best men to beat him !” General Gordon—“ Yes they must, in deed.” General Toombs—“He must not be any d —d sham!” General Gordon —But he can be beat en.” General Toombs—“Who by?” General Gordon—“By Tom Bayard, by Field or by Jewett.” General Toombs—“Bayard is strong on the stock exchange, but not with the peo ple.” General Gordon—“l was in New York the other day and talked with both Kelly and Tilden men, and they told me that Tom Bayard hail that sort of strength which embraced all classes of democrat* and the higher classes of the republicans —the reputation of a perfectly incorrupt ible man.” General wouldn’t suit even the higher classes of the republi cans.” General Gordon —“Why not?” General Toombs—Because no republi can wants an honest man in office.— (Laughter by the crowd.) Judge Uuderwood, of Rome, has pub ished a card declining to be a condidate for governor. The Courier is authorized to say that he would not object to being attorney-general for the state. FIELD AS A MAN OF PLUCK. Boston Herald. During Mr. Field’s legislative days in the California legislature the members were little else than walking arsenals. Two-thirds of them carried either bowie knives or pistols. Some flourished both weapons. When a member entered the house he unstrapped both his revolvers and laid them on his desk. It was done with as little concern as hanging up a hat, and it excited neither suprise or com ment. There was a hot debate over the proposed impeachment of Judge Turner. At the conclusion of Mr. Field’s argu mens, B. F. Moore, of Toulumne, arose to reply. He opened his drawer, cocked his revolvers and laid them on his desk. Then he launched himself on a sea of vituperation. Mr. Field was handled without gloves. The most offensive epi thets were used, and the speaker openly declared himself responsible for his lan guage at any time and place. Mr. Field answered Mr. Moore’s argument, hut made no. allusion to his personal re marks. After the adjournment, how ever, he asked S. A. Merritt to bear a note to Mr. Moore demanding an apolo gy or satisfaction. Mr. Merritt refused, through fear of beiug disqualified for of fice. Mr. Richardson, another member, also declined. Happening in the senate chamber, the jurist saw a stone cutter seated at a desk writing. He was David C. Broderick, president of the state sen ate. They were bowing acquaintances. “Why, judge, you don’t look well,” said Broderick, “What’s the matter?” “YVell, I don’t feel well,” Field re sponded. “I don’t seem to have a friend in the world.” “What worries you?” inquired the stone-entter. ’ * The jurist gave the particulars of Moore’s assault upon his character, and said that at all hazards he was deter mined to call him to account. “Well, I’ll he your friend,” Broder ick replied. “Write your note, I will deliver it.” The jurist wrote the note at an ad joining desk, and Broderick placed it in Moore’s hands. The latter gentleman craw-fished. He said that he expected to be a candidate for congress, and that he could not accept a challenge, because that act would disqualify him. * “I have no objection to a street fight,” he added. The stone-cutter replied that a street fight was not exactly the thing among gentlemen, but if Moore would do no better, he should be accomodated. He torthwith named time and place, and Moore promised to be on hand. YVithin an hour, however, he changed his mind. He informed Broderick that the Hon. Drury Baldwin would act as his friend, and deliver a reply to the note of Mr. Field. On the next morning the stone-cutter tested the jurists skill in the use of a pis tol, With a navy revolver Field plumped a knot on a tree at a distance of thirty yards three times out of five. Broderick expressed his satisfaction and urged the necessity of bringing the matter to a speedy issue. “Bring it to an issue at once,” Mr. Field responded. Broderick quickly called upon Drury Baldwin and asked for a reply to the note. Baldwin replied that his principal had made up his mind to drop the matter. “Then,” said the stone-cutter, “as soon as the house meets Mr. Field will rise in his seat and repeat Moore’s language as to * responsibility. He will state that respect for the dignity of the house prevented him from replying to him in the terms that the • attack deserved when it was made, and after detailing Moore’s re fusal to give him satisfaction he will de nounce him as a liar and a coward.” “Then,” said Drury Baldwin, “Judge Field will be shot in his seat.” “In that case,” rejoined Broderick, “others will be shot tn their seats.” At the opening of the house Mr. Field took his seat at nis desk as usual. Brod erick was seated near him with eight or nine personal friends all armed to the teeth and ready for any emergency. When the journal was read both Field and Moore sprang to their feet and shouted, “Mr. Speaker!” That officer recognized “the gentleman from Tuo lumne,” and Mr. Field resumed his seat. Moore read a written apology, full, ample and satisfactory. Broderick afterwards befriended Mr. Field on many occasions. They were standing at the bar of a hotel in San Francisco in 1852, when Broderick saw a man throw back his Spanish cloak and level a revolver at his friend. In a twinkling he flung himself between the two men, and pushed Field out of the room. The prompt action undoubtedly saved his life. JEFF LONG’S VIEWS. Atlanta Constitution.] In a talk with Jefferson Long, the col ored delegate from Macon to the Chica go convention, last night, lie expressed himself as pretty well pleased with the nominees of his party ? “How did the colored delegates deport themselves at Chicogo?” “Very well, indeed. r lhey were quiet in manner and earnest in action. In fact their conduct impressed everybody favor ably and was not only complimentary to the colored race, but to the southern people, among whom they live and from whom they get their ideas of good man ners and genteel deportment.” “What about the reports of efforts to buy them up?” “There were undoubtedly efforts made to buy np colored votes, hut the colored delegates were indignant at being classed as saleable persons. There was plenty of money to buy them with, but the men who tried it were mistaken. I know one colored man who was offered $1,300 to make a break and lead off the colored men in his party, hut he declined it.” “Did mauv of them vote for Gar field?” “No, sir. They were generally on the Grant side. On the last ballot Georgia stuck to her colors pretty well. Only one man in our delegation voted for Gar field.” After some minor details anout the con veition the departure of the Macon train claimed the ex-delegate’s attention and he cut his talk short and depar ted. Gov. Brown says he is an organized democrat and has no svmpathy with in dependentism. His friends confirm this statement by saying that he has been fighting the independents in upper Geor gia. If this is so, how could nis appoint ment to the senate conciliate the indepen dents? Would not the appointment of Dr. Felton have had a better effect? Did not Gov. Colquitt pick out the wrong man, if he was looking for a propitiator ? Gen Wofford might have filled the bill better, even, than Dr. Felton as the doc tor is already in congress. But Gov. Brown, it seems to us, was the wrong man for the busines. The father of Senator Bay aid is at' death’s door. The old gentleman is an ex-senator, and one of the foremost men in the United States. GENERAL GORDON’S SPEECH. Columbus Enquirer. We received, by special telegraph, yes terday morning about 3 o’clock, a very full synopsis of the speech delivered by Gen. Gordon in the Atlanta opera house Friday night. We suppose every reader has perused it. We certainly fail to dis cover where General Gordon has explain ed where there was not an arrangement between Brown, acting on Newcomb and Gordon and Colquitt as willing agents for the advancement of Brown. We ad mit Gen. Gordon’s right to resign at any moment he pleased. If he resigned, knowing that Joe Brown was to be his successor, he veas untrue to the democ racy of Georgia'that trusted him. On this fact rests the whole question, and all of them dodge it. If Gen. Gordon did not know it, then he is exhonorated from all blame*;, if he did, he has forfeited the high place he held in the esteem of Geor gians. If he did not, then all the blame rests on Colquitt. Brown we blame not. If he can buy his wav through extra neous influences, then we must condemn the creatures on whom he exercised the influence and trust them not. Gen. Gor don endorses Gov. Colquitt’s senator as “a good man.” Then may the good Lord help our once supposed Georgia Bayard and chevalier, for this same man charged him with corruption and sale to the Hayes party only three years ago. If he admits Brown “a good man,” a “fit ting appointment,” then Gordon must admit Brown’s charges to be truth. Gen. Gordon endorses Colquitt’s senator. In whom can we trust hereafter ? Let’s go back to the old time politicians—Gen. Toombs or Martin J. Crawford. They were not so valiant in war as some telling their ©wn deeds make themselves, but in civil and military life pure honor girdled them. No stain of “arangement” ever touched their garments. # They advanced because of brains and honesty, not hur rah and fictitious glory. Longstreet fought as gloriously as any, was wounded as badly, but he is now a republican. Give us true men that will sustain our honor now, not in the past. Angels have fallen. Those were chosen in heaven who had not. We have brave men who battled honorably and are scarred, but have not faltered in the faith, and as true as the needle to the pole. General Gor don tells of his services in battle. Was he not rewarded with the baton of a lieu tenant general, second grade below his commander ? Many a pampered child of fortune followed him, foot-sore and bleed ing, college-cultured but content to be among Lee’s veterans. They did the fighting!—what reward have they ? Gen eral Gordon has received the rich prizes. The people have more than paid him for wtiat he has done! Did he requite them when he gave up a senator’s place for Joe Brown, the fiercest enemy Georgia ever had. Joe Brown, who, we have the authority of one of the ablest naval commanders in foreign waters at the time, used government vessels to ship his own’cotton to Europe in the name of the state of Georgia ? Gen. Gordon says plainly that Gov. Brown appointed Joe Brown to get the support of the independents of North Georgia to vote for himself for re-election for Governor under the guise of making democracy a unit—that is in his selfish ness to gain power, Colquitt insulted the rest of the state to gain Joe Brow n’s in fluence. The Kirkwood ring must be broken. We have only three questions to ask Gen. tordon. Did you know ex-Governor rown was to be appointed your suc cessor when you resigned; and did you no* know that such an appointment was distasteful to a large section of Georgia; and were you not, knowing that feeling, in honor bound to deliver the trust the legislature gave to you back to that body, instead of a governor, who would ap point Brown for his own selfish aggran dizement? These can be answered with out a speech. Let Georgians in their might rise up and defeat Governor Colquitt. He had the appointing power and insulted thou sands by giving an ex-republican and persecutor of citizens of the state posi tion, to advance his own fortunes. We have ever defended General Gor don, and especially when Colquitt’s or gan and Brown were attacking him. We can do it no longer after this transaction, though Brown’s money possibly may shield him and his friend Colquilt. GARFIELD’S RECORD. The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution , under date of the 10th inst., says: Garfield’s nomination has not created much enthusiasm here. He is a man of ability and nobody dis putes the fact. His nomination was well received among democrats because he will be so easily defeated. His record is voluminous and vulnerable. The press will oppose him on account of his adhe sion to the duty on wood pulp. He is the beau ideal of high tariff men and protectionists. He voted for the back salary grab; his vote is recorded in favor of the Chinese immigration; he got ten or twenty thousand dollars for voting for the famous DeGolyer pavement bill; his record on the marshal’s bill makes him objectionable to - republicans; he has been known .to shove more points than he made playing a social game of billiards; he claims to be a Christian statesman and still drinks whisky, and a well-known citizen told me that he had caught him cheating in a private poker game.— Another gentleman, and an Ohio man at that, told me to-day that at the battle of Missionary Ridge, Garfield ran, leaving his command, and it was two days before they found him. When you add to this record the fact that Garfield is a radical and that this is our time to have a presi dent, it does not take much of an arith metic to convince a man that Garfield will not be elected. The Nashville Banner says Mr. Field’s strong points as a presidential candidates aae: 1. His pluck in various contests. 2. His comparative youth and personal vigor. 3. His record as a war democrat. 4. His states’ rights record. 5. His hard money record. 6. His strict construction of the consti tution. 7. He is down on presidential election frauds. 8. His freedom from entangling party complications. 9. has never voted a republican ticket. m 10. His friends say that he only demo crat who can carry the Pacific States. 11. He is a married man. 12. He attends the Episcopal church once every Sunday, though he does not fast in Lent. New York, June 11.—The following call was issued to-day: “A meeting of the national democratic committee will be held at the Grand ho tel, Cincinnatti, on Monday, June 21, at 12 o’clock m. (Signed) “Federick O’Prince, “Seo’ty Democratic Nat. Com.” $ RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements will be inserted at the rates of One Dollar per inch for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each additional insertion. CONTRACT RATES. Space. 1 mo. 8 mo*. 6 mo*. 1 year One inch, 12 50 $5 00 $7 50 $lO 00 Two inches, 875 750 12 50 18 00 Three inches, 500 10 00 17 60 25 00 Four inches, 625 12 50 82 50 82 00 Fourth column 750 15 00 .25 00 40 00 Half column, 15 00 25 00 40 00 60 00 One column, 20 00 40 00 60 00 100 00 NUMBER 49. GEN. GORDON’S ADMISSIONS. In his speech, which we publish, he explains in direct terms nothing thatthe people desire to know'. It is a mass of irrelevant matter. He has been asked in direct terms by those who possesed for him the highest admiration—held him as Lite preux chevalier—whether, before he resigned, he knew that Joe Browu w r as to be his successor. If be did, # he w'as untrue to the people of Georgia who trusted him, unfaithful to the confidence imposed. He clearly intimates that he did know it. This is the reward he gives the people of Georgia for honors that have been heaped upon him. His military and civic record has nothing to do with the question. There is nothing in them to explain. His resigning a po sition so near the close of the session to permit Joe Brown to have it is unpardon able. It w'as not Gen. Gordon’s honor, it belonged to the people of Georgia. The legislature placed it in the charge of Gen. Gordon. He ought to have return ed it to that body. A few weeks delay would have done it. He gave it to his friend Colquitt, that he might, with it, give it to Joe Brown, aftd thus secure the latter’s influence to re-elect Colquitt. Gen. Gordon Jntimates he knew the facts. That’s enough. He became a party to the “agreement” and “under standing.” Uniting the democratic par ty in the Gordon-Colquitt view is tn foist ex-republicans in office, to get their influence to re-elect Colquitt. They want to inflict on us again the gross in competence of lack of ability. These charges of arguments and understand ings do not come from Gordon’s ene mies. They emanate from those who de fended him from every attack —especially that made by Brown only three years ago, w'hen in the Atlanta Constitution Brown charged Gordon with bribery and corruption. Now Gordon and Colquitt asks the people to trust him again. It will be noticed that Gordon’s friend Hogg wants an immediate acceptance, not a resignation. That could very well have been put off a feW weeks, until con gress adjourned, and assent given to the ofter in the meanwhile. No, it all has the appearance to a candid observer that friend Colquitt has to have the senator’s place to placate Joe Brown, as only by appointment could Brow'n get it. The speech was a eulogy on Gordon’s milita ry record and public life, and a special plea to the sympathies of the people in behalf of Colquitt. The agreement is clearly proven by this speech. Gen. Gordon must remember others fought in the Confederate army besides himself, and others too had the confidence of Gen. Lee, but no democrat has before given a senatorship to an ex-republi can. The argument that to reclaim tw*o dis tricts in a state that gives demo cratic majority by calling in Joe # Brown’s aid is simply ridiculous. Who, the’strictest oi ganized, would not rather have Felton or Speer in congress than Brown in the senate? FeJton and Speer are admitted to democratic cancusses, vote with democrats and have been and are better democrats than Browu. They have ever supported democratic measu res while Brown has fought them. If Gen. Gordon desires any reputation for ability he will stop such silliness —such egregious folly. The idea is laughable. Giving an ex-republican a Uuited States senator’s place to reclaim Georgia when her legtslature and congressmen are dem ocrats is an utter absurdity. It would be intensely amusing were not the facts so full of shame, pain regrets. —Columbus Enquirer. “You have made the custom-house a centre of partisan political manage ment.”—R. B. Hayes to Collector Ar thur, Jan. 31, 1879. “With a deep sense of my obligations under the constitution, I regard it as my plain duty to suspend you in order the office may be honestly administered.” — R. B. Hayes to Collector Arthur, Jan. 31, 1879. “Gross abuses of administration have continued and increased during your in cumbency.”—John Sherman to Collec tor Arthur, Jan. 31, 1879. “Persons have been regularly paid by you who have rendered little or no ser vice; the expenses of your office have increased, while its receipts have dimin ished. Bribes, or gratuities in the shape of bribes have been received by your&ub oroinates in several branches of the cus tom-house, and you have in no case sup ported the effort to correct these abuses.” —Seeretary Sherman to Collector Arthur, Jan. 31, 1879. • A SWELL GANG. Marcellus Thornton in Evening News, I understand that the Atlanta Consti tution will haye a special parlor at the Hotel Emery in Cincinnati, where it will entertain its southern friends in splendid style. Capt. Evan P. Howell, its chief editor and one of the proprie tors, and also one of the delegates at large from Georgia; Mr. H. W. Grady, another one of its proprietors and prin cipal writers; Mr. J. C. Harris, (“Un cle Remus”) the associate editor who in dites those inimitable and irresistible minion paragraphs; and Mr. Sam W. Small (“Old Si,”) the stenographic re porter, will constitute the C onstituiion’s quartette. If they do not enliven Cin cinnati that town will be too dead for anything. Fred Grant —“Who’d a thought it— they a%tually went back on Paw!” Senator Conkling—“l feel the same sensation that I experienced when I looked into the muzzle of Sprague’s shot gun.” Senator Logan—The country’s gone to the devil.” Don Cameron —“I wish I could sell out that fine lot of niggers I bought the other day.” George Francis Train—“ The internal bias of republicanism has collided with a polar wave, and the times will increase with abnormal celerity after this.” Judge Lochrane—“D —n it.” — Atlan ta Post. We have recorded the severe rebuke given to Gov. Colquitt by the supreme court in the Alston-Garlingtou fee busi ness. In the report of the decision in the Colquitt organ, it appears that Gov. Colquitt paid $15,000 of the state’s mon ey “for the use of Alston,” not to Al ston. Is it not legitimate to fenquire to whom his money wa3 paid? We have heard it was to Gen. Gordon for money loaned to Alston or an vance to the Her ald. Is this true? Was there another arangement? Gov Smith denied making the agreement Alston-Garlington claim ed, and Gov Colquitt paid.— Colnmbus Enquirer. If the ravages of the phylloxera are not stayed in France, our native wine growers will probably find a greatly in creased sale for their wares, indeed, it is gravely suspected that American wines under foreign brands are already making rapid headway in all the markets of the world.
