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Cftfpamilioit Visitor
*i u.Hionai uiiu unnunu viuuu.
By fhe proper management of such
ft ctmercy wo must prepare for rc
sttmpti n. We favor coin ns tho
Mnndnrd of value, but wo agree with
Mr. Bueknlcw, that, “holding to
sound principle# of public policy does
rot rxele.de consideration of expedi
ency aid judicious action in this ap
plication.”
Wc it.\ito n perusal of an extract,
■which vc | üblifh in this issue, from
ihe admirable speech of ex-Senator
Buelfflew, delivered a few days ngo
at Bloctnsburg, Pa.
A Sttggosfion to Cotton Holders.
Now that many of our fannet s, and
especially land owners, have paid np
their Ml's, and have somo cotton
which they de-ire to hold or ship,
.tLagrargcva tare ct>numplating united
action in shipping surplus cotton, and ,
only wait for the selection of route.
We know of several planters who I
hold now from thirty to sixty bales;
and all will doubtless ship over the
route offiring tho best advantages.
Having carefully examined this matter
with reference to our suggestions, j
we find that every advantage is in
favor of Mobile as the port, where
cotton is intndid for sale there, or
for consignment to New Orleans,
New Yorl , or Liverpool. Goods
can be bought in Mobile on the most
favorable teitvs, aid cotton shipped
over the Western railroad of Ala
bama, nnd the Montgomery and Mo
bile railroad, has the advantages of as
eberp freight# as any other route,
with all tho protection that can be
given by insurance.
There are many counties in Geor
gia and Alabnn a that can make their
shipments via the Western railroad
advantageously, and get the benefit
p( low rates through, and less dis
tance, to one of the best sea port cot
ton markets South.
We are glad to learn that there is
a urowing sentiment in favor of ship
|4>>g cotton by this route, as it will
benefit our Ji. Jfc S. 1. It., and our
ss'-*er city, C’ 1 umbos.
We tojiy have tnore to say upon
this matter before the people decide
tipou auy route,
Ex-Senator Hr.ckalew.
Pennsylvania lias not a more emi
nent statesman than the accomplished
gentleman whose* name heads this ar
ticle, and we cheorfol'y reprint hi®
able exposition of the money ques
tion :
Now upon the subj'C'R of money
and public faith our pti'ty lias ad c
; lsration of doctrine, self-adopted and
now existing in full force. It was
at Ililtimore in 1872, when wo asked
from tin* people of the United States
their confidence and support for our
candidates and our cause, and is ex
pressed in the seventh and eighth res
olutions of the platform of that year.
These resolutions are as follows:
Seventii. The public credit must
lie sacredly maintained; anil, there
fore, we denounce repudiation in
every form and guise.
Eighth. A speedy return to spe
cie payments is demanded ali' o by
the highest considerations of com
men i ll morality and honest govern
ment.
That, gentlemen, is our party plat
form upon public faith and money,
and it will continue in force until
chan dby competent authority. A
national convention of !i!;o charac
ter to that of 1872 and wiili similar
powers will sit during the coming
year, and will announce again the
position of the Democracy of the
United States upon public questions.
Until that time no authority whatso
ever is authorized to speak decisively
for ns as a national organization.
Doubtless the Congress of the Uni
ted Stains, which will sit during the
coming winter at Washington, will
he required to meet various ques
tion* of finance and of government
policy, and the Democratic majority
of the House of Representatives, com
posed of men selected from all
of the United State*, will be enli-
tied, measurably, to speak for us
upon these questions, and perhaps,
y ith reference to them, to influence
our future action. At present the
Democratic party of tlio United
States, by virtue of their platform of
18*72, remains, as they always have
been, a hard money party, devoted
to a constitutional coin currency as
the standard of values, regarding de
preciated, inconvertible paper money
in time of pence ns both injurious
and disgraceful; anil from I his posi
tion they cannot depart without dan
ger Of dissolution or extinction as n
great national party. But the hold
ing to sound principles of public poli
cy, established by tho teachings of
political economists and vindicated
by the history of na'ions, docs not
exclude considerations of expediency
and judicious action in their applica
tion. The year after the Democratic
platform of 1872 was adopted a panic
smote the people of the United States,
first in the great cities and then
throughout tho country, from the
pressure of w hich we have not yet
recovered. Then and now we lad
and have a currency in circulation
composed of legal-tomb rs and na
tional bank notes, both proiided and
virtually issued by the government
of the United States. 1 agree tlint, a
reasonable and prudent man, taking
into account the existing money of
iho country (if we may cull it such),
and the existing prostration of busi
ness, may pause and hesitate long
upon the application of radical and
complete remedies, such as theory
suggests, for existing evils. There
fore, there has been, and there is, a
pretty general agreement of opinion
that the immediate resumption by
tlio government of the payment of
its obligations in coin shall not be
pressed; that such a measure is im
practicable at this moment, and prob
ably cannot be accomplished in the
very near future, there must be
pause gtvm, there must l>e prepara
tion made; tho government and the
people must in various ways, prepare
themselves for tho accomplishment
of thill grout object. Therefore, s" j
fur ns men aro proposing delay, and
with dclftV preparation f r resump
tion; so far as recent party platforms
in Ohio and this State, cl either po
litical party, look to measures of idle
! vim ion mid of pn partition for :i re
turn to the only constitutional stan
dard of money" in this country, my
judgement nml my sympathies go
with them; and 1 believe 1 speak for
■j majority of the Demociaey of 1 etitt
i ay Ivania when 1 ►) that, beyond the
limit and scope of these remarks
j which l now submit to you, they
I arc not prepared to go, and that any
! charge or supposition tout they de-
sire to launch government upon an
experiment it ixpanstoii and infla
tion is unfounded—an imputation
U p o n them that the uture will repel,
ns it will repel all other preM-ut
lurms of falsehood and mist ale.
To conclude upon this question ot
currency nml money, ue declare
that our party stands firm y in the
old ways-—immovably lor the prin
ciples which they have always be
lieved and professed, conceding only
that their position and their desire
and intention to return to the former
condition ol things when edit was
the standard of value and the e. n
s ltution of the United Scutes, which
requires it, was enforced, are plainly
c •nsisteni with prudeuce,jpith delib
e alien, and with all proper mess
urea ol preparation tor iho avcyiu—
phthmeiu of tl at great purpose.
Tbc Situation.—Outlook.
The turn recently brought about in
public affairs seems to have the effect
of uniting sentiment upon the most
momentous issue of the approaching
Presidential campaign; and it is likely
that the financial questions as w ell as
all side issues will !m\ e been adjusted
before the assembling of the next ta
tional Democratic convention.
Tho glaring National evil is ram
pant corruption—the only remedy
admini t n ive reform; a id the Dem
ocracy of the entire country in pled
ged to wage war against (Ira’ntism,
rings and con option in every man
ner and form. We supported onr
party in Ohio mainly for i’s masterly
fight upon these issues, without wait
ing to inquire whether or not the cur
rency issue was exactly what wo
wantrd. Wo favored the party strug
gle in New York none the less earn-
estly for the same ronnnns.
The Courier-Journal, referring to
what it calls “the crime of the Ohio
Democrat*,” says “the Democratic
party should now heave these Jon
ah* overboard.” When the heavin')
process beu'rts vc will commend its
Application to the Courier Journal,
for if we mistake not that paper sup
ported the Ohio platform of last year,
and it was the same this year in all
material points; and, like all other
Democrats, was opposed to the Rad
ical resumption act of 1574 (by which
them is to be a fotccd resumption).
Perhaps if we glance backward we
w ill find that Ohio was waging the
contest this year upon a similar bat
tle-ground to that occunii and last year.
The convention of that State met in
August., 1874, at Columbus, and, by
reference to the action of that .assem
bly, we find that the resolutions favor
a sound currency, the volume of
v,hich should be regulated by the
n ieestulics of business, and denounce*
m vicious all la wo that interfere with
such natural regulations; they favor
such circulation as the business inter
ests of the country may from time to
time require; they declare that sound
policy and justice demand that not
lose than one-half the customs duties
lie payable in legal tender note* of
the government, and favor abolishing
the franchises of tho National banks
to issue paper currency as soon as
the same can safely and prudently he
done, and that, the notes so w ithdrawn
by the hanks lie substituted by U. S.
legal tender notes.
Again: Tho latter part, of March,
IST t, n bill entitled “A bill to fix the
amount of legal tender notes at 8-100,-
000,000,” passed the House of Rep
resentatives of Congress by a vote of
108 to 77 —a Democratic majority
Vo! c.
The resumption act of January If,
1870, was passed by the House on
the 7il> January, and was voted
against by every Democrat- present
and voting. Therefore it, appears
that there arc a great many Jonahs,
representing every State in the Union.
But to givo an idea of the true posi
tion of the party then and now, we
i xtrnct the following from the Mont
gomery Advertiser:
In other words, the contest in each
of the States of Ohio and New Yoik
was made upon precisely the same
platform, practically, last year, that it
was this. In Ohio, last year, out of
| 459,(510 votes polled, Mr. Bell, the
I Democratic candidate for Secretary
I of State, received 238,400 and was
; elected by a majority of 17,‘.’02. In
New’ York, out of 752,4G5 votes poll
ed, Gov. Tilden received 410,301,
having a majority of 50,317. This
year, in Ohio, out of 5(12,691 votes
polled Gov. Allen received 292,i*04,
j being 53,958 more votes than Mr.
Bell received lu-t year and 77,010
more than he received himself in 18(53,
w hen lie was elected Governor by a
plurality of 817. We have not die
figures by which to show what was
the total vote ill New York this year,
but the majority of 50,317 of lasi
l ear has been reduced to perhaps less
than 20,000.
New York rej.dees and exults over
the destruction of tho one man power,
the overthrow of an irresponsible des
potism exercised through the secret
society of Tammany Hal*, the most
odious, intolerable, and hateful des
potism and dictatorship that the mind
can possibly imagine—so says the
Son.
'flic Tribune says tlio Republican
party Ima prevailed in Ohio, Pennsyl
vania, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin,
and has reduced the majority against
it in New York only by emphatic
declarations in each State conven
tion against the third-term move
ment, which contributed to its defeat
last year. ***** Tims the
result warns the Penioera’io party
that it cannot succeed except by ab
solute fidelity to national honor, and
vigorous prosecution of administra
tive reforms. * * * * Not only
New York, by a large majority, but
Massachusetts, Connecticut,New Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Wisconsin, would vote against Grant
or anv man identified with the cor
rupt sot which he represents, if the
tmb-.ev question were out ol the way.
We agree with the Tribune that,
if the Democratic party is wise
cuough to put the money question
out of the Presidential contest, by
adopting a measure of resumption
this winter, and nominating a caudi
date known to b sound on that issue,
it will narrow the contest, down to
one of administrative reform.
Reports from Calaula.
Mr. Seaborn O’Neal has a cabbage
growing in bis garden that measures
5£ feet across the top of it- Pretty
huge.
To see a man get up in the morn
ing and try to pull his boots on over
his head, arid hat and vest on his
feet, is a sure sign of something
■ rong. Our P. M. desires to know
how be happened to do it.
Those are b ring times. Every
thing is as u i?ear” as it can be.
A.- Josh Hillings says, “There is
lot* of folks in this world who rather
than not find any fault at all, would
not hesitate tew say tew an angle
worm that h's tail wuz altogether too
bn ' for tl e r si of his body.” G >od
many of that kind of peoj le living in
Ge.ugi i, too.
Bachelorio exclamation: “A-lass!”
M.iiilenly exclamation: “All-men!”
Every cloud lias a silver lining.
Wo wish every investment had.
Farmers all say they intend to
make a greater effort at farming, and
a much greater effo-l to use a ! econ
omy possible than th- y ever did, sim
ply to get out of deb!. We think the
merchants of Columbus and other
points ought to bear with them and
encourage them by advancing them
just enough to keep them from starv
ing, if no more; and we feel assured
if that is done, the merchants will
hive many accounts balanced that
now are standing unsettled, and will
remain so until next fall.
We heard a married'geullcman say
the other day that he never intended
to carry his little boy to town with
him again, especially to the circus, as
the hoy came homo and told his in a
all ho saw, heard and felt, thereby
bringing his papa in question.
Weather beautiful. Farmers tak
ing advantage of it in the way of sow
ing small grain, though a great many
are now done sowing.
We have a complaint to make of
the “ devil" —something similar to
that"of the M. G. li. The “devil’’
had ours bass (violin “box” instead
of “bow.” Whose fault—ours or
“ Satan's ? ”
Messrs. Reese & Baker aro now
busily engaged making arrangements
for tho purpose of shipping their en
gine, the “DeKalb,” and otln r things
belonging to their old mill. They
have a quantity of lumber in charge
of Mr. Elias Gammell, for sale low.
Great many are regretting the loss
of that circus in ivy.
Married, last Thursday afternoon,
at the residence of Mr. George Red
ding, Mr. Algernon Howard to Miss
Lizzie Redding.
A gentleman in our immediate vi
cinity, in trying’to curtail expenses
and be more economical, began thus:
He stopped buying meat, and began
to fatten his cows, and live on butter,
bread and milk. lie took his cows
from the pasture, and that night fed
them plentifully. The result was a
foundered cow. lie now says, like
all the rest, 1 iow is a man going to
live another year ?
Good many in our neighborhood
living entirely on squirrel and rabbit
meat. Bacon scarce.
The epizooty is prevailing exten
sively in this district —both horses
and cows affected.
What has become of the E. R. ?
Tlio perusal of his reports was always
a source of pleasure to the readers of
the readers of the widely-circulated
Visitor.
Dr. F. A. Stanford, of Columbus,
has been visiting Mrs. Lowe, who is
now very sick.
The crops of eats which aro just
peeping above the ground, are look
ing tine.
At the last, circus, an old negro of
the Radical persuasion, on seeing the
monkeys in a cage, said: “ Dem chil
dren got too much sense to come out
dat cage. While folks cut der tails
off, and set ’em to votin’ and making
constitowshuns.”
Good deal of cotton is being ship
ped from this station. Last Tuesday
17 bales were shipped by N. A S,,
though a great many- are holding,
waiting for the 150. rise.
J3T" The other day, Sam Bowles
went to church iu Springfield, and,
feeling the effects of his severe edit -
orial labors through the week, we: :
to napping. By and by lie was awa
kened by the preacher, who struck
his desk and shouted: “ Who shall
be able to stand up in the presence
of the Lord ou that awful day?”
And Sam Bowles, rising in his pew,
remarked: “Charles Francis Adams
is the only man that can do it, and I
nominate him for the position.”—
Chicago 7’uncs (Ind.)
Candidates for the office of
> deputy marshal of Columbus, are nu
merous.
Mobile Life. —See the advertise
ment of the Mobile Life Insurance
Company, in this issue, and if you
want to insure in a first-class South
ern company give the Mobile Life a
trial. This company now ranks as
one of the leading ones in the South.
It has just concluded au arrangement
to reinsure the Mississippi depart
ment risks of the American Life In
surance Company, Philadelphia, num
bering at least one thousand. In do
ing this, the Mobile Life, of course,
receives the transfer of tbe entire re
serve fund securing on these policies,
amounting to $123,000 in cash, ihe
annual premiums upon these th u
sand policies, averaging over one
hundred dollars each, wi'l net a com
fortable sum of over one hundred
thousand dollars more; besides in
ducing new insurers and indirectly
swelling still further the advantages
of this transfer to the home company.
Thus we see a sing’e transaction of
one energetic institution bringing
into Mobile, for use and investment
in her home business, say two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars in
cash, the.first year.
Some active, energetic man can
make a good tiling out ot it by tak
ing the agency for this company in
Harris county.
Florida.— On our first page, next
week, will be found another interest
ing Florida letter from our special
correspondent, “ Vidette.” All this
correspondent’s communications are
well-written and entertaining, and
his contributions would do credit to
any paper in Georgia. Writing for
tbe press comes as natural and easy to
him as swimming does to a fish, and
he will be out of his element until
he enters the newspaper business.
Let him embark in t hat, and he will
make for himself a name among the
fraternity.
Jggj"The N. Y. Tribune says:
Gen. Garfield’s promise that an
early effort shall be made in the next
Congress to repeal the act which im
poses a heavy postage on newspapers
jis timely. His explanation as to the
| passage of the act —that it was due to
| a misapprehension of its effect —is
: probably correct. Any other expla
; nation would make it something
! worse than an egregious blunder.
CENTRAL HOTEL,
Colurtilbizs, Q-a,-
Mrs. S. E. Woldridge, Prop’ss.
L. I. Harvey, Clerk.
O EORGIA—II arris County.
Wm A Stribling applies for exemption of
personalty, and I will pass upon the same on
the 29th day of November, at mv office.
novl!)-td 3 J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y.
GEORGIA —Hakeis County.
J \V Hunt applies for exemption of person
alty, and I will pass upon the same on the
29th and 'V o' November, at my office.
novl9-td° J. F C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y.
ca-XTy-jHiircr
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delphia, will be given to the readers of our
great literary and fashion paper, the Weekly
Family Journal, containing three splendid
c ontinued stories, together with short sketch
es and a large amount of miscellaneous read
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dealer will live you a copy free, or address
l lie Family Journal, 292 Broadway, New
Vo-.k, Agents wanted everywhere.
WAGON AND STOCK YARDS!
BETTI® KNOWN AS
“GRANGERS’ YARD.”
I HAVE enlarged my Yard by an addition
of stalls and sheds, with
Boarding-house, Blacksmith & Woodshops
convenient. A good substantial enclosure
and a watchman at niglit, making it one of
tiie most secure and convenient in the ci'y.
In connection l Lave a well supplied Family
GboCubY, for the purchase and Mile of Coun
try Produce
Grangers and Farmers are particularly in
vited. Charges numerate.
.SB” Skin—Wheel and Plow. East of
P anteiV Warehouse and J & J Kaufman’s
Wholesale Grocery House.
DANIEL R. BIZE.
Columbus Ga., Sept. 17 -tf „ Prop’r.
HARMS SHERIFF’S SALKS.
Will be gold before the courthouse door in
the town t-f Hamilton, Harris county, Ga.,
between the legal twins of sale, on the first
Tuesday in December next, the following
property:
Lots of land Nos 171, 172 and also lots
202*and 203, all being and lying in the 920
district, to satisfy a ti fa in my hands in favor
of Euclid Waterhouse vs W. T. Godwin—
making in all 710 acres.
40 acres of land lot No. 171 south east cor
ner, lying and being in 717 district G. M to
satisfy a fi fa in favor of J. R. Scott vs. W.
T. Hnbbord. Levy made and returned to
me by A. T. Moore. L C.
,1 1> ROBINSON, Sheriff.
HARMS SH H R IFF ’S SALE
Will bes and i before the courthouse door in
the town of Hamilton, Hums county. Ga.,
hotnven the legal h airs of sale, on the first
Tuesday in January next, the following
property:
One hundred and forty acres of land off of
the south side of lot No 148, in the 19th dis
trict of Harris county. Levied on os the
property of J C Harrison. Rebecca Ladd and
Nancy F H irrison. to satisfy a mortgage fifa
issued from Harris Superior Court in favor of
P J Riggers Xgainst said deftudants.
novo-td " ,T L> ROBINSON. Sheriff.
GLORGLV Harris County.
James A Smith applies tor exemption of
personalty, and I will pass upon the same
•m the J2d of November, at mv office.
novl2-2t- JF C WILLIAMS, Ord’y.
A FIRST-CLASS SOUTHERN INSTITUTION.
THH
MOBILE LIFE IKSU’CE CO.
OF*
Mobile, Ala.
M. McCarthy, President. 11. M. FRIEND, Secretary. _ SHEPPARD
HOMANS, Actuary.
Patronize Home Institutions. Insure in this Sterling
Sound, Reliable Company.
The Mobile Life can give you a* poodpro'.ection for your money as any Northern company.
The Mobile Life was organized by well-known merchant.-! and bankers of Mobile, in June
1871, and has issued 5,500 Policies, and paid over ’
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Death Losses.
Every loss has been promptly paid without a day’s delav.
INSURE YOUR LIFE I INSURE YOUR WIFE’S LIFE
INSURE YOUR LIFE | INSURE YOUR WIFE'S LIFE
In tla© MOBILE! IjXIFTEL
Live, active, enterprising men wanted in evorv county in O corgi a to work for the Mobile
late. Apply to It. o. RANDALL, Geii’l Agent, G-id.-den, Ala.
J, H. HAMILTON,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER
Junction Franklin, Warren and Oglethorpe Sts., Columbus, Ga.
my LaRGe Stock of
GROCERIES A IST I') PROVISIONS,
is Uow tull'and will,be"sold*at the lowestjiosfible prices for Cush !
Bagging, good and heavy, at 12j-.
Iron cotton Ties of different patterns at 6c.
Large stock Flour of all grades. Bacon and bulk meats.J
Large lot best Black Seed Oats. Corn and Meal.
Lard—choice leaf in tierces, kegs and buckets.
Molasses and Syrup in variety.
Sugars and Coffees of every grade. Choice Teas.
Domestic Dry Goods, including Osnaburgs, Sheetings, Checks, Stripes,
Cotton Yarns, tfcc. Wines and Liquors, Shoes, Tinware, &c., *&c.
I guarantee satisfaction in all things. 11. C. Farley and
son are tvithfme, and cordially invite their friends to call on them.*
My stock will always be kept full and complete. No charge for drayage.
Respectfully, J. H. HAMILTON.
FALL AND W INTER CLOTHING.
Thornton & Acee,
NO- 78 BROADIST.; COLUMBUS, GA-,
Have just received a larsre nnd well-selected stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods for
men, hoys and children, embracing all of the newest and most desirable styles, both in ma
terial an I manufacture. Alo a fine assortment of Overcoats, Underwear, Hats and Caps,
Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas and Walking Canes.
We call attention to our Excelsior Shirt, which is ahead of all rivals. No I—six1 —six fine
Lm m-bosom skirts, nnlaundried, for $8 ; No 2, six’fine Linen-bosom shirts, for $7 50.
We are constantly rtcehiug additional shipments of new goods direct from our manufac
turer, whi<:h“we guarantee to he well made, and at prices that will defy- competition.
oct29 THORNTON & ACEE, 78 Broad st, Columbus, G.
200 COOKING STOVES
FOll SALE AT PRICES TO SUIT HARD TIMES, BY
W. H. ROBARTS & CO.,
who invite the attention of the public to their large and complete stock,
consisting of
Cook.ing and Heating STOVBS
(Charter Oak and other first-class patterns),
Grates, Hollow Ware, Wood and Willow Ware, Silver, Plated and Britannia Goofo
Crockery and Glass Ware, Pocket and Table Cutlery, of oar own impqrtation.
Manufact rers of Tin , Copper and Sheet Iron Wire of every description
Prices as low as the lowest. [Columbus, Ga., Nov. 28, 1874.
A. SI. ALLEN. A. G. BEDELL. J. S. GARRETT. J. M. O’BKlt* -
ALLEN, BEDELL 1& CO.
Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants,
FONTAINE WAREHOUSE,
Columbus, - - Georgia*