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K'<mlii<-ilh.v. April 11. I*7o.
BENSON & McGILL. Editor#.
A. 0. McCURRY, Associate E’'r.r
Thi* paper may be found on tile nt Geo.
P. Howell A Co.’s Newspaper Advertising
Bureau (10 Spruce Street), where adver
tising contracts may be made for it in New
York. n 1
THE pot B PEE CENTS.
The passage of the law by the last Leg
islature authorizing the issue of four per
cent, bands of the size and denomination
of national currency, was regarded by all
as a wise measure for two reasons. First,
the reduction of interest on the indebted
ness of the State; and secondly, the bonds
answering the purpose of a circulating me
dium. would tend as an Antidote for the
evils of the great contraction in the vol
ume of circulating currency, which is gen
erally considered as being entirely too lim
ited to answer the purposes of trade.
One of the strong objections to the
passage of the bill was its alleged un
constitutionality. It was claimed by the
opponents of the bill that the bonds would
be bills of credit issued by the State, and
would clearly fall within the prohibition
of the Constitution of the United States.
Notwithstanding these objections, the bill
was passed by a large majority, and the
the bonds have been issued and started out
on their errand. More recently the char
acter of these bonds has been called in
question by the authorities at It ashington.
The question has been considered by Com
missioner Rnum, an<l he decides that they
are bonds, nnd not money, and banks can
pay them out in lieu of currency without
being required to pay a ten per cent. tax.
The decision, is, therefore, in behalf of the
the baby bonds, and the little things can
go onward to accomplish the happy results
for which they were intended.
A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The following is the substance of a de
claration of principles submitted in a reso
lution before the Democratic caucus, one
day last week, by Mr. Stephens. They
are clear, ringing, and timely presented,
and, as is suggested by our nblc contempo
rary. the Chronicle and Constitutionalist,
would form a good platform upon which to
tight for the next Presidency :
The aims and objects of the Democracy
is a restoration of Constitutional liberty,
and with it peace, harmony, and prosper
ity throughout the land. It abjures the
renewal of sectional strife ; it accepts all
the legitimate results of the late war. it is
opposed to the revival of African slavery
in any portion of this country or any other
kind of slavery or involuntary servitude,
except as a punishment for crime ; it stands
pledged to maintain the union of the States
■ under the Constitution mid amendments as
they shall be expounded by the Supreme
Court of the United states; it is against
all revolutionary or unconstitutional meth
ods ; it is for law. order, and protection of
.life, liberty and property, without respect
to persons or social conditions; for a re
dress of all grievances, it looks alone to
the peaceful instrumentality of the Con
stitution, through Ist, the law-making pow
er; 2d, the law-expounding power; 3d, the
law-executing power ; and lastly, the
ultimate sovereignty of the ballot-box ; in
favor of a free ballot and a fair ami just
count ; while opposed to a large standing
army, as were tho framers of the Consti
tution, it favors an army large enough to
repel invasion, defend our frontier, all
necessary forts and garrisons, and enable
the President to put down domestic vio
lence, or insurrection in any of the Slates,
as well as to aid civil oltiecrs in the execu
tion of legal process, in pursuance of the
Constitution and acts of Congress of 1795
and ISO 7 ; it is opposed to the use of the
military of the United states in controlling
elections ;itis in favor of tlie maintenance
of the public credit, but opposed to the in
crease of the bonded debt unless the exi
gences of war should render it neces
sary ; favors retrenchment of expendi
tures, lessening the burdens of taxation,
and a thorough reform in the present un
equal and unjust methods of raising reve
nue ; favors the placing coinage of gold
and silver upon the same footing, without!
limitation or restriction on the amount ot
either; it is for reviving the languishing
and perishing industries of the country by
an increase of the volume of currency
founded on a firm basis sufficient to meet
the demands of trade in all branches of
business
It will be readily observed that this de
claration of principles embraces all the
cardinal doctrines of free Government, and
their maintenance at this time is necessary
to alleviate the nlllictionsof a heavily bur
dened and distressed Commonwealth, as
well as check the despotic tendencies of the
same under the recent extravagant, corrupt
and oppressive administration of public af
fairs. These principles, founded upon the
great and broad foundation of popular sov
ereignty, certainly commend themselves to
the approval of all lovers of good govern
tnent and the unchanging principles of jus
tice and right. __
The Gainesville Engle, in speaking of
Bro. Grubb's loss of bis splendid paper by
tire says : " Grubbs is indomitable and will
rise if anybody can.” Of course; it is
their nature to rise again, more beautiful
than ever, with wings to bear them from
one fragrant blossom to another. Hut
there is nothing wonny ahout Grubbs.
The Curnesville Register is clamoring for
anew and secure jail,
THE GEORGIA CHAIN-GANG.
The recent murder of Colonel Alston, at
Atlanta. Ga.. hasdrawn renewed attention
to the terrible treatment of convict# sen
tenced to the chain-gang in that ,*tate.
Colonel Alston has made himself obnox
ious to those who are pecuniarily interest
ed in the maintenance of the system by hi#
philanthropic efforts to reform the abuse
connected with it. and it is believed that
he w#s deliberately murdered in order to
put an end to his troublesome interference.
The system is one that sad I) - needs to be
interfered with. The proper management
of convicts is a problem not yet fully solv
ed. even where the most careful and con
scientious efforts have been made to reach
a wise conclusion. But it is generally
recognized ns a fundamental principle in
dealing with them, thut the great end to
lie sought is the reformation of the crlmi
| rial, and his restoration to society nt the
close of his term of imprisonment a wiser,
rimro industrious and netter man. With
this end in view, a certain amount of phys
: ical labor is required of every convict in
some branch of industry, n knowledge of
. which will he useful to him after he leaves
the prison. But the Georgia system pro
vides merely for getting the utmost allow
ance of work out of the convict, without
any regard whatever to his own well-being.
The system consists, in a word, in hiring
out the convicts to contractors, whose
only object is to make all the money they
can out of thehaples# prisoners, by work
ing them, often in the most unhealthy dis
tricts and with an insufficient supply of
food, to the last extremity of human en
durance. The death rate, under this in
human system, is officially reported to he
enormously high. In one camp last sum
mer the mortality during four months was
ten per cent, a month ; and as fast as the
convicts died others were pushed forward
to take their places. The contractor is re
ported to attribute this fearful mortality
to the climate: but there are ugly rumors
abroad of cruel whippings and more cruel
starvation, as more potent enuses of the
appalling death-rate than even the mias
matic elimato.
To add. if possible, to the disgrace of
this inhuman system, it is reported that in
many of the camps male and female con
victs arc indiscriminately chained together,
nt night as well as by day. with the shock
ing result# that might readily be expected
from so gross * disregard of the rules of
common decency.
Nominally, the laws provide for a regu
lar monthly inspection of the camps bv
officers of the State. But in fact such in
spection has been scarcely more than a
form. The camps have been so scattered
about the State that it was impossible for
the inspectors to exercise any real super
vision over the management of the con
victs. and the contractors have been prac
tically free to use the unfortunate creatures
under their charge in any way that best
served their selfish interests. Official as
well as private investigation shows that in
many instances they have used their un
limited power with an almost incredible
inhumanity.
The system has now been in operation
ten years, and unless th? Legislature, which
convenes in July, shall annul the con
tracts which have just been renewed, it
will continue to disgrace the State of Geor
gia for another term of ten years. Let us
hope that, for humanity's sake and the
honor of their State, the Legislature will
put an end at once to the miserable system,
and nt least place the care of their convicts
in officially responsible hands.
The above is from the Examiner and
Chronicle, of New York, one of the lead
ing Baptist newspapers of the North. If it
is not true, the proper authorities of Geor
gia should give it the lie.
EDITORIAL MELANGE.
Peru has declared war against Chili.
McDuffie County is about to vote away
the fences.
A ewe died at Point Lick, Ky., recently,
aged 21 years.
The Register is stirring up the fence
question in Franklin County.
Hal Peterson, of Coffee County, lias a
flock of four thousand sheep.
Two negroes will be hanged at Appling.
Columbia County, on the Oth of May.
There are 55 Union soldiers in tho pres
ent Congress, and 77 Confederate soldiers-
Atlanta is working for a market. The
only market they have now is “ mark it on
the slate."
This is court week in Carnesvillc. A
number of our distinguished lawyers will
be on hand.
The Echo says Oglethorpe is not yet ripe
for the fence law ; but that the sooner they
got ready the better.
Three-fourths of the tax-payers in Ogle
thorpe County are in favor of a county
court, says the Echo.
The Henry County Register, published
at Abbeville, Ala., is the best County
paper outside of Georgia,
A merchant in Gainesville, says the
Engle, bought $250 worth of gold dust the
other day from one man.
The Toocoh News says it is the general
opinion that the fence law will never be
adopted in lUbershum County.
Richard Taylor, son of President Tav
lor. and a general in the Confederate army,
died in New York on the 12th. of dropsy.
Capt. IV. 0. 11. Shepard. U. S. Deputy
Collector, has captured in bis division alone
between forty and fifty distilleries, says the
Toccoa News.
Parties over in Wilkes County are pump
ing the water out of a mill pond to get
some Confederate gold that is said to be
concealed there.
The Atlanta Constitution, from inform
ation from all sections of the State, is of
the opinion that the fruit crop is not in
jured materially.
That tale we had in Thk Sun recently,
about two alligators eating a man, turns
out to be an April Fool. We thought it
smelt a little fishy.
The following are the positions on com
mittees assigned the Georgia delegates in
Congress by Speaker Randall : Stephens,
chairman committee on coinage; General
Cook, chairman committee on public build
ings and grounds ; Hlount, chairman com
mittee on expenditures in the department
of Justice and member of committee on
appropriations; Nicholls is on committee
l of foreign affair# ; Smith, military affairs
' and patent# ; Persons, agriculture and na-
I rial uflairs; Hammond, judiciary commit
t •; Felton, committee of way# and mean*;
I Speer, privileges ami elections.
We will fight any man and make a month
at any woman who speaks in our presence
against the editor of the Eatonton Broad
Axe and Itcmizcr. Hear what he says
about us :
The Sim, published at Hartwell. Ga., is
the brightest sun to its size, old Sol not
excepted, that it has ever been our fortune
to gaze upon. It is an honor to its pub
lishers and to the citizens of Hart county,
and we wish it many years ef usefulness
and prosperity.
In the debate on the admission of Bell
as Senator from New Hampshire, Ben Hill
by a slip of the tongue spoke of the ap
pointee as presenting his credentials to the
Confederate Senate, whereat the Radical
journals yell. “ I told von so !’’ *• Revolu
tion !” and •* Rebel Brigadiers !”
The Washington Gazette gravely savs a
man in Wilke# County ha* a cat that goes
hunting with the dog# and catches more
rabbits than they do. We do not wish to
be catechistic. but what kind of a cat is it?
A little girl at Resaca was given a bar
low knife to play with. While running in
the yard she fell on it nnd rut a terrible
gash in her stomach, the bowels protrud
ing. from which she died.
The North Georgian has resumed publi
cation at Bellton. Blats geta up a tidy,
newsv. moral pnper. and Banks may con
sider itself fortunate. You have a good
paper, now support it.
We stop the press long enough to sav
that the T.eader. published at Winston. N.
C.. is the wittiest, neatest, newsiest paper
we have seen “ ever since before the war.’’
Micajali Owens, of Wilcox County, 80
years old. walked to TTawkinsville last
week, a distance of 28 miles, and nearly
all the way back the next day.
A rumor is going the rounds of the press
that Grant is crazy. Does ho see
snakes and bull pups? If be docs, it is
just a slight attack of the jimjams.
Milo Sutton (col.), last year in Houston
County, made with one mule sixteen bales
of cotton, two hundred bushels of corn
and two barrels of syrup.
BILLY BRIDLEBITS REMARKS.
Messrs. Editors : In The Sun of the
2d inst., Mr. Pumpkin Rind, in answer
to my inquiry as to "where is Bow
ersvillc?" says it is in the upper edge of
Hart and lower edge of Franklin counties,
and is two and a half miles long and vn-ied
in width. Now. T understand why I could
not find it. it is so much scattered, it is in
too many pieces, and they so far apart.
Why i inquired of a lady between West
and East Bowersvillc (a little off the road)
where Bowersvillc was, and she did not
know; hut gave as a reason, she had only
lived in that locality a short time. So it
seems there are people living close in and
around Bowersvillc who do not know
where Bowersville proper is lorated. iv\>
wonder i went through it arid did not
know it. for it is too thin. No. Mr. Pump
kin Rind. I did not get puzzled in the least
while at Royston. for I did not see, taste,
nor smell anything stronger than guano
while there.
Whon I opened The Sun of the 9th and
saw the article of Mr. Hal to me. I was
sure l would now find out where Bowcrs
ville was. but was doomed to disappoint
ment. lie sonred aloft so high and so wide
and stayed up so long, that 1 began to
tremble for his safety. He has lived long
and traveled far and wide; well, so have I.
1 went as far west as Carnesvillc once, and
hack again. lie has been through rain and
sunshine ; so was I in both to-dav. and
never melted a bit. lie has seen peace and
war, famines, earthquakes, seen the stars
fall, has rocked on the mighty deep, where
tlie wind was blowing great big waves as
high as pine trees, he has seen the forked
lightning flash ; so did l this morning
about day. He lias beard with fear and
trembling the roar of heaven's artillery;
so have l—and Gen. Sherman's too. But
Mr. llal. I can't account for Bowersville
being so scattered in any other way than
that, whon they went to move thateountry
postoffice from Hon. W. F. Bowers', the
team must, have become frightened at
something—perhaps the engine—and r;:n
away, scattering the village up and down
the railroad, where it sprouted and is now
showing signs of life and growth in patches
nlong the grand trunk railway at different
places. Mr. llal says there are a dozen
wagon roads leading to Bowersville. Well.
1 did not sec them, the woods were on fire
close to tiie town and there was so much
smoke when I passed there, it was impos
sible to see everything about a town cover
ing so much territory.
. Bill BridleblTS.
In the Woods. April 12.
A DUommc that \* ricks ili .System.
Every function is deranged, every nerve
unstrung, every muscle and fiber weaken
ed by fever and ague. It is, in fact, a dis
ease which if unchecked, eventually wrecks
the system. In all its types, in every
phase", it is dangerous, destructive. Stu
por, delirium, convulsions, often attend it,
and cause swift dissolution. But when
combatted with Hostetlers Stomach Hit
ters its foothold in the system is dislodged,
and every vestige of it eradicated. That
benign unti-febrile specific and preventa
tive of the dreaded scourge is recognized
not only within our own boundaries, but
in tropic lands far beyond them, where in
termittent are fearfully prevalent, to be a
sure antidote to the malarial poison ami a
reliable means of overcoming disorders of
the stomach, liver and bowels, of which a
vitiated torrid atmosphere and brackish
miasma-tainted water arc extremely pro
vocative. All emigrants and travelers
should be supplied with it.
ISO.
If you want to buy the standard brands
of fertilizers, and don’t want to be hum
bugged into something you don't know
anything about, go to E. Shaefer, Bowers
villo and Toccoa. who will sell you at same
price as last year. Cotton option 15 cents.
Go to E. H. Benson Jc Co.'s and buy a
nice straw hat for the summer. Latest
styles at the lowest prices.
WE ADVERTISE WHAT WE SELL AND SELL WHAT WE ADVERTISE!
THE BEST OUU3C STOVE IN AMERICA!
If m don’t Believe it. ask JOHN B. BENSON, a. k. childs & co,
154 _ Jl TH&Js O, LrJt.
Don't be I*nt Aside.
" Don't be put aside.” said Henry Ward
Beecher in a sermon. " There are only
two people who have a right to put you
aside—your doctor and your sexton. No
one else. It is ignominious to see men sit
ting down in indolence simply because they
are growing old. Don't seek easy ways
easv ways lead to rust. Don t talk about
your-elves ; don't talk about your age. and,
at all events, for decency's sake, don't talk
about your diseases. If you know you
hare the rheumatism, that is enough.
Don't be prematurely eld ; don't be older
in your feelings than you are in the face;
don't withdraw from your interest in life.
Read what is going on in the world—don't
leave to your younger men the tasks of life,
and get out of their way. Don’t get out
of anybody's way, and, above all. dorr't
get in your own way. Mingle with the
young; enjoy their pleasures. David
sought out one of his own posterity, doubt
less, to lie in his bosotn and keep him warm,
and t is well for you to be warmed by the
sympathy and companionship of the young.
Keep young to the last. Blessed be the
man who goes to heaven like a boy.’
There is lots of sound sense in the above,
if old Beecher did write it. It is amusing
to attend some of the churches and hear
the preachers quarreling about dancing,
when, perhaps, there are not more than
two or three dancing parties in the county
during the year, and those at highly re
spectable and genteel residences, llierc
is no more innocent or refcned amusement
than dancing, but dancing ami parties ate
the hobbies for preachers and deacons to
run on ; when swindling, cheating, lying,
and buying anything a brother can got on
credit, and never think of paying for the
same, is all right. We know lots of preach
ers who won't pay their debts. \\ liich
is the worst, dancing or stealing? A ma
jority of those who are members of the
church at this day and time are no better
than common sinners.
Oak Bower Items.
Pleasant breezes, pleasant showers, and
oh, such a frost!
Mrs. Elizabeth Stowers lias been closely
confined to her bed in affliction for several
weeks. Her suffering at times is intense.
A young negro boy living with Jas. B.
Stowers, became angry with a mule he was
plowing a few days ago. and took out his
knife and split its tongue about three
inches. Such heinous crimes should not
be tolerated.
The services at Milltown last Sabbath
were very entertaining. In the morning,
the lessons recited and cspetially the sing
ing by the scholars were splended. An
excellent address was delivered to the
school by Rev. B. C. Thornton, and after
a short intermission, a good, practical ser
mon was preached by Rev. Calvin Sanders,
and in conclusion, thu Lord's Supper was
administered. D. C. A.
Just a few tons of guano left in E. B.
Benson & Co.'s warehouses at Hartwell
and Bowersville. Call early, as they wish
to close out the lot.
Notice.
p EORGTA—HART COUNTY.
VT To all whom it may concern: Notice ianere
lu- given that a Charter for the Hartwell Railroad
Company to construct a Railroad from Boweinvilhv
on the Klbertou Air Line Railroad, to Hartwell, llart
comity. Georgia, "ill be applied for at the session of
the Legisleture in July next. ,
By order of the Board of Directors of 11. XL K.
Cos l this April 14th, JH79.
E. 1L BENSON. Secretary.
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP 1 .
riMIE undersigned have opened u now* Ulacksmith
L (Shop nortliwcM uf tin- public square, opposite
\V. 11. Stephenson A Co.'S, and are propanol to do
any work iu tliair lino ip tlie very best stylo clump
tor cash, or on time foi those who intend paying n,
every cent due us bv ibe Ist ol November next. V e
will take iu payment, wheat, corn, oats and coal at
market prices.
137 1101-MAN Si POWELL.
TIT i ITmpn A LIMITED NUMBER OF
W All i Dll Pvtive. energetic canvassers to
l! till 1 AjUlengage in a pleasant and profita
ble business. Good men will find tliis a rare chance
to make money. Snell will please answer (bis
advertisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply,
staliug wlmt business they have Ins'll engaged in.
None but those w ho mean business need apply.
Address, FINLEY. HARVEY A CO.,
I*4 Atlanta Ga
GEO. J. HOWARD £ BROS.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
AM Dealers ii Paints, Oils, Glass ml Perfuinery,
29 East Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga. m
R C. & J, CARTER,
in ii n i mi r
- GfR ( )(3 ERS, •
IIIIULLtIfILL
65 East Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga.
E. W. MARSHALL. W. H. SNOWDON.
E. W. MARSHALL & C©„
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Notions aat Coil,
9 & 11 Hayne Street, Charleston, S. C.
FIMD LAY, ROBERTS] CO.
(Successors to Ward Brothers. Established, 1816.)
IMPORTERS
HARDWARE,
CUTIERY, GUNS, &C. f
i.iß 9, South Calvert st, Baltimore.
PLOWS 1 PLOWS!
AATE have just received a double dose of AVERY"S best Plows and Stocks. We
YY cal! particular attention to our DOUBLE PLOWS,
which we sell at just half the price asked for other double plow-stocks. If it is cheap
Plows vou want, this is the place to get them.
E. B. BENSON & CO., Hartwell, Ga.
BENSON & CO., Bowersville, Ga.
Stockholders’ Meeting,
OF THE
HARTWELL RAILROAD COMPANY.
r \ HE Stockholders of th*' Hartwell Railroad Com
pany are i vouch ted to meet at the Court House on
the Ist Tuesday ill May. for the purpose of transact
ing important \nisiness connected with the building
of the Road. The Directors expect to submit for
ratification proposals for the construction and com
plot ion of the entire Road.
By order of Board <f Directors.
E. B. BENSON, Secretary.
Greatest Bargains-vom'^Ns
during this month eve# know n in the V. S. We are
DETE R\4IXEI> to maintain our position as
the (Hf 4 PEST and most KFLIARI.E House
in the World, and will, to Dispone of our Present '*tock
of -TOO and SECOXDHAXI) ISSTRV
24 EX TS of HE ST makers including WATERS', and
SHOS IXOERS. place them within reach of / very
Family in the land by offering them at FACTORY
PRICEc, aU fully warranted. We have been in the
business nearly Thirty Years and cannot be I'mlor-
Mid on rirst-elass Instruments, by any house in
America. Take advantage of this GREAT OFFER ,
andsendfor Catalogue at once. HORACE WATERS
and SOXS‘, 10 Eat I4tb fit., Now York. 90
WINDING UP
GUANOS.
We have on hand now only
8 tons Atlantic Acid Phosphate,
15 tons Soluble Pacific Guano,
30 tons Whann’s Raw-Bone
Super-Phosphate.
All First-Class Fertilizers.
We do not ask you to take our word for
it. but if you will only apply to us we will
furnish you with the names of some of the
best men in this County who have used
those Guanos. We are anxious to close
out the lot. and hope that you will buy
some just to try it—if only one sack. We
are sure you will be pleased. We would
be glad to have your patronage if it is
even one bag.
E. B. BENSON & CO-,
bowebsville, oa.