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I pgpttt (sii^cttc. I |i\B\K !iV,LLE ' < KoKfii *‘ I lV . FEB. 21,1878. I•" ' 0 Howard gives notice ’ r h outadvertising columns that tb^ 1 ", ws Colored, is under con >n A !i, him tor Uiis year, and warns hiring theesaid Ben. l the notice Of Mr. C. W. Brown Kt4u _ ue wh o offers meat for sale cn call on him if you need such fa shown last week a remarkable Itwaaadoubte-hcadcd we •"* “7 c ’" re two mouths, two sets of nos- The tops of the heads the horns and ears grow were uni, * i-iniT a double head, but with two Htad lived tl.c would D o v. •. been hut two horns. It was jiXiU u ' l ' L Bennett’s place, in calved on Bennett does not Whether it was calve and alive or dead, n was certainly a two-faced calf, with a i developed body and limbs. It was diluted puplicly on the streets last Thursday, and was indeed an interesting grouty to look at. Hymeneal. Porch Matthews. —On the 14th inst., ""residence of the bride’s father, Mr. p F. Matthews, Rev. J. M. Wood joined Q the bob' bonds of matrimony Mr. Ben ’ain Porch and Miss Fannie Matthews. We tender the happy couple our best ji.fces, and hope they may live long and ,tare the best lot of married, life. For the nice cake sent us, words cannot ex • rtssonr appreciation, and memory can neve r allow ns to forget. Our warmest congratulations go with you through life. CompTlOS Cuked. —An old physi cian, retired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formular of a simple vege table remedy for the speedy and perman ent cure of consumption, bioneliitis, cata*. rrb, asthma, and all throat and lung aff ections, also a positive and radical cure for nerrons debility and all nervous complaints, after having tested its wonderful curative •lowers in thousands of cases has felt it hi? duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire to relieve human suffering I will sen.!, free of charge, to all who desire it. this recipe in German, French, or English, with full directions for preparing and us ing, Scut by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper. W. W. Sberar 126 Powers’Block, Rochester, N. Y. 4\v DEAFNESS and Catarrh cured. No Medicine. Book free on receipt of stamp. Address Geo. J. Wood, Madison, Ind. tf Sweet oranges and Fancy Candy at T. B, Lyon. Buy your Christmas Goods from T. B. Lyon, for he has the largest and best etmk in town. T. B. Lyon will have for Christmas, Dressed Turkeys and Cranberries. Speak for your Christmas Turkey at T. B. Lyon’s. T. B. Lyon has in stock 25 Boxes of all kinds of crackers. T B, Lyon has the largest stock of Whiskies, Urankics and Wines ever brought to Barnesville, which he will sell cheap. Fresh mackerel just received at T. B. Lyons. Fresh Beer at T. B. Lyon's, Fresh Fish and Oysters on hand eyery day at T. B, Lyon. .; T. B. Lyon has 200 doz. Eggs. T. II Lyon lias a large stock of Fancy Apples on hand. Fresh Oysters at TANARUS, B. Lyon’s, 25c per qt. fresh Fish and Oysters Every day at r. B. Lyon’s. Buy your Hardware. Stoves, Tinware eootkery House furnishing Goods, Ac., ‘' mil. It. Chambers, very cheap for e :i -h. and reasonably cheap on a ‘ftditwhen credit time comes. I offer for sale ( 1000) one thousand arres of land in Upson county in one : dred acre farms. 1 will sell it cash ur *>u time to responsible men. J. F. West, FokSau;.- 1 will sell (GO) sixty tme level laud, lying between and J - 11 Jenkins, Esq . x\\u i- lil in tht ‘ town of Barnes** all nn.W fttteacres in tdie woods, you u [yiXW - Lottie soon if you want it cheap. j. F West. A good assortment of Axes at v*rv W R. Chamte rs . I want t° sell by J an ut sugar J,ffii hOU r and dollars worth of lard, flour i Ca “- d JL’ bacon boots, sho'e hats wo l th poods, 4 C j n ,‘; c , ca P s - dr y buy from TP w£ t . tbem ’ co,ne %(£? C ‘ anything, and Mas soon as Pm , a . nd P ay hira et VOU’ve *nl 1 ■ (u Cau set there w otb ““ or not, and tw jT n ,) ®u ea f mn y more goods P ’ and mak e him feel happy. save moL U , U | l ijauts and farmers, will West ey ’ by tr a<g with J. F. ' Vill SCIUt HKt l0 1 t ,| 0f ClntlliD g tliat 1 &ean wl ..t i b all new and fine. Ut 1 “y- J. F. West. 1 OF MILLINERY. " f r nim -I,ILU-NH;\ "> onr Fall Slock of w *Ul, ake Nl> tPANCV JDS, which and J ir ' 11 **k‘asure in showing oap '“"tirel, Bew M ' ,o,,, crs. We have a nice, Prir ' x Tliankr *" at Low *" r lib,,r R | ,w a"* 1 many customers *'** to l) 0 o o ' ia<s, ‘ hereto lore, and prom* MKST TO PI.EASE ALL, u with their trade, e * Very Resp’ly, iS ’ A- CHAMBERS. i Tb *°* is Y our Time I aT BARGAINS!! J - F. MENDES the next sixty days, his y ' lj f Woolen Goods at cost Utesv goods are needed in tV?' i such as Flannels, Lin r i C assimere, Clothing, vni 0t • ir, ins will be offered, Q*Hhm Pa 11 * V:ant a revl t < ■,; | l _ Mrefore offer our (■'all at - pPT ted Period •‘ftndtj’/ r a ( J°°d trade. • r 'joods cheap. “German Hyrup.” No other medicine in the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualites as Boschees German Syrup In three years two miiion four hundred thousand small bottles of this medicine were distributed free of charge by Drug gists in this country to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of the Throat and Lungs, giving the American people undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The result has been that Druggists in every town and village in the United States are recommending it to their curtomers. Go to your Druggist, and ask what they k/tow about it. Sample bottles 10 cents. /Reg ular size 75 cent3, Three doses will res tore any case. / T. li. Lyon wants one thousand bush. Sweet Potatoes. Also one thou sand bush. Peas. T. B- Lyon has just received one car lead J. M. Yeach’s Fancy Flour. Oranges, Apples, Onions and Cabbage at T. B. Lyon’s. lOOOlbs Asst. Stick Candy just received at T. B. Lyon’s. I want every man woman or child to pay me what they owe me. I can use tlie money, come and pay It at once. j. F. West. “T. IS. Lyon 1* ready for All.” He has just received One car load of C, R. Sides. 1 car Choice White Corn. 1 car, all grades, Flour. 100 Bu. Choice Rust Proof Oats. He also has a laarge stock of Lard, Hams, Mackerel, Nails, Hoes. Axes, Traces, Humes, - Sugar. Cot Tee, Rice, Tobacco, Cigars, and Wines and Liq uors of all kinds. He will keep in stock the above goods in large quantities, which he will sell as cheap as any one in this market, FOR CASH. Also agent for that popular and well known Sea Fowl Guano. T. B. Lyon sells 2 good cigars for sc. Fresh Beer for 5c at T. B. Lyon’s. Country Merchants will do well to call and get T. B. Lyon's prices at once. Select cream cheese at T. B. Lyon’s. T. B. Lyon lias on hand the best as sortment Fine, Medium and common chewing Tobacco in town. T. B. Lyon will sell candy and crack ers in job lots, at Atlanta and Macon prices. (Continued from second page.) discriminated against them. Both by our example and by the example of England and from the reason of the thing, I think it would be wise to limit the legal tender pow er of silver, giving it a place in the currency which ic may occupy with out competition with gold, just as the minor coins occupy a distinct field. Then silver will be always at par and have an equal purchasing power with gold in the ordinary bus iness of the country, and there will be no necessity to be constantly re enacting laws to keep silver and gold equal. Air. Morgan. Will the Senator from Georgia allow me to ask lnm whether he would favor the use of silver in the payment of the bonded debt of the United States or the in terest thereof ? H. I am coming to that directly my friend. lam going to deal with the bonds my opinion is that the bonds ought to be lifted out of this question, provided we can lessen tax ation by it; but I am coming to that directly. I would give silver a legal tender power for all payments in any one payment not exceeding 8100, or even more, for a compromise. lam willing to do that, and I believe the country would accept it, and would be gratified by it. I believe it would preserve the value of the silver dol lar without increasing its weight. I do not insist upon £IOO as the limit; I will be reasonable on that point. It is the principle lam after. I believe at last you have got to come to that. I believe that is going to be the re sult of all tHis confusion in ti e world about the single and double standard. It is not natural, it never was intended by nature, that silver should have the same extent of cir culation that gold has. Who would think of coining a twenty-dollar sil ver piece? No one; any more than you would think of coining a dollar copper piece. We will build our fi nancial temple thus: We will have copper and nickle for the mudsills; let us then make silver the base ment,and let us make its superstruc ture of gold. Give each its place. Give the copper and the nickle their place in circulation, silver its place in circulation, gold its place; aid above gold let there be drafts, checks, and such paper money as you may see proper to authorize. That, 1 believe, Mr. President, is a solution of the question. I submit these views with diffidence became I admit that is a very complicated and difficult subject in any view, but 1 belive that is what we ought to do. I do coufe.-s Ido not com template with the slightest degree of pleasure the proposition that we are to multi ply the depreciated money of this country and thus prolong and increase the agonies of the people which re sult from that depreciated money. I want to come to an honest stan dard. 1 would have gold and silver both in circulation each equal to the other, and a paper money coitvcita ble into either according to law. Then I believe confidence will be restored; then 1 believe business will revive; then I believe these failures and bankruptcies will begin to end; then I believe the laborer will begin to have bread and the naked will be gin to have clothing. It is strange to me, after the world has passed through so many revolutions and lias so often felt the bad effects cf a depreciated currency in producing first speculation and extravagance, then collapse, and then bankruptcies that we will not see that it is pre cisely the ordeal through which tliis country is now passing, and that there is no escape and no remedy for it until you get back to a sound cur rency. But a sound currency in this country means gold and silver mon ey equal each to the other, and a pa per money equal to either. That is what it means and nothing else. Give me good reasons for believ ing that remonetization alone will restore silver to an equal value with gold and I will support the measure. Butfor the reasons I have given, with the plain history of tbeAVorld occur ring at the very time this silver began to depreciate, (lor i he greatest depre ciation of silver occurred in 187 G when it fell 20 per cent.,) lam con \ incod tiiat all these causes culmina t uii: just at that time, this demoneti zation by eleven nations, this °reat increase in production and the great ! decline in its demand, combined to produce that wonderful result in the history of this country. Believing so lam not willing, anxious as I am to he in accord with my friends on this subject, to take the the hazard of driving the gold from the country for money that I believe will be more depreciated than the greenback, and that would pull the greenback down to it, and postpone resumption and continue this condition of uncertain tv and hardship and suffering among the people. Mr, President, I have taken so much longer than I expected that I shall hurry on. I have dispos ed of the questions that I think ro bcfin-e tho .Senate. Ido not say that I will insist on all the amend ments that 1 have suggested as indis pensable before I will vote for the hill. I never will vote as it stands. lam willling to compromise. I be lieve that gentleman who differ with me on this question are as honest and patriotic as lam. They are men whom I love. I desire to be in ac cord with you in all things because I know your worth. I am willing therefore to unite with you to bring about any method that will reasona ble secure what we all say we want, (quality in value between these two metals and hasten tho period of re sumption. I will unite with you in anything that is reasonable to that end; but do not attach your support to a bill which I think is as monstrous in its character, a bill that I think will relieve nobody but a few bullion holders and will enrich them, a bill that will multiply the bankruptcies of this country, which will increase the sufferings of this country, which will postpone the resumption of spe cie paymeutsand the day of a sound currency. Do not plant yourselves in favor of such a bill and say you will not move an inch. Come; we are all to gether, Our people ate interested. They are suffering. We desire to re lieve them. Why cannot we have wisdom enough to adopt a proper measure that will avoid the evils on the one hand and secure the good on the other? Air. Whithers. Let us do it. H Exactly. Now let us go to work and do it; but you say “this bill or nothing.” Having disposed ef these questions that bedong to the issue I want to make a few more remarks upon mat*, matters which have been introduced into the discussion which I think have no relevancy, but it is prop er that I should say 7 something about them. Air. President, with all due defer ence to every man in my hearing and to every member of the iSenate I enter my protest solemnly against two arguments which have boon too often used in this hall and which are used everyday through the country 7 . 1 know of no way 7 of dealing with a question but witli frankness and can fior. I represent nobody but thepeo pie, and the Government, and truth. I care nothing for bondholders or c reditors, or bankers or any other class of people. I beliove that legis lation which is wise for one class is v. ise for all classes. The man who attempts to array in this country the poor against the rich, and those who are not bankers and bondholders, against those who are, and talks ; bout legislation for the benefit of a class, is doing Herculean work to de s roy the happiness and interests of all classes. It lias been said, and it lias gone over the country in a thousand fas cinating forms, that the bondholder bought his bond originally for six ty cents in the dollar or less. 1 have one word to say on that sub ject: When the government first ne gotiated its bonds we were engaged in a terrible sectional war. One party to the sectional fight had pos session of the Government. It was uncertain what the result would be. The depreciation upon that bond was the result of tout uncertainty. I confess myself that I was on the side that was against the bondhol d r, and I was doing my very best honestly and conscientiously, to make the bondholder lose not only the forty cents which lie sought to make but the sixty cents he paid for the bond. I say frankly and con i ntiously I do not feel that it is be c ming in me now to raise a hue and a cry against the bondholder because in spite of my efforts to the c ntrary he made a good bargain it s not my fault. It was a fair fight ;nd I took the consequences. I hope no aouthean man will ever urge that argument. I say it with pro found kindness. Then, again, it said that originally the bonds were payable in currency, that they were payable in lawful mono}'. That is clearly true. I believe ac cording to the original law the bonds were payable in lawful mon ey, which meant legal-tender cur ie ney, Now, Mr. President, while upon the subject I will say that the credit of the Government is as dear to me as any man. During the war 1 was doing what I thought was right. A hen I surrendered 1 surrendered honestly. I belong to this Govern ment; it is my Government and mine forever, and I intend to be just as f. ithful in all respects to the credit of the United States as I would have I een to the credit of the Confederate .'-Mates if they had succeeded. It is my country, and I am gratified to know that no southern mau upon this iloor has thus far uttered a sentiment to the contrary, nor do I believe one will. But it is said these bonds were or iginally payable in lawful money, that is, in greenbacks, i admit that to be true. You say it was a great wrong to change that law. Gentlemen, let us deal with perfect fairness and candor here. The law which origi nally authorize! the bonds to bo par able in lawful money also authorized tiiat lawful money to be funded in G per cent, bonds. Congress after— "‘i'd repealed that binding portion of the law. Now, if you will insist it was right to pay the bonds in law ful money, you ought to restore the funding quality of the money in which you paid it. That would lie a singular idea. Where would be the gain and benefit of paying for a bond in lawful money, when the man who got the lawful money could turn right around and demand another bend, 1 suppose, if you will make greenbacks fundable in G per cent, bonds, there is not a bond holder now but what would take them for his bonds,because would be worth a large premium, and he would go immediately and fund them in 9 per cent, bonds. Mr. Kern an. Greenbacks would go up then. 11. Yes, greenbacks would go ufi to gold. Ido not think that we ought to rail against that act of 18G9, for another reason. According to my reecollection, in the great presi dential contest of 18G8 payable in lawful money. That is my reccol* lection of the great Ohio posi tion. The Republican party took the contrary position that they ought to be in coin. The people, I think very unwisely, decided in favor of the Republican party. Air. Yoorhees. Will the Senator from Georgia allow me to correct him? In the State of Ohio and the State of Indianna the Republican party took pr ecisely the same ground that the Democrats did on that question by resolution in the State conventions. 11. The position was that the bonds were payable in lawful money. V. Yes. 11. That was right. Well lam not going to get up a division in the party here now. V- Oh, no. 11. lam opposed to that; I say that position was taken; I know it was argued in the canvass. B. That position was taken in the national convention. H. Very well. The Ipeople de=* cided against the democratic party, and 1 think very unwisely. The act of 18G9 was the first act approved by General Grant, who was elected as 1 understand it, in response to what they considered and claimed to be the verdict of the people in that election. So that if the people have authorized this act, and it is tin unwise act, let tlie people who authorized it complain. In the mean time I accept this as the law of the land, without any further controversy about it. Then, as the act of 1870, the great purpose of the act of 1870 was simply to refund our debt at a low er interest. It authorized the re funding of our debt into 4,4 J, and 5 per cent, bonds, I believe four percents. Nobooy, I suppose, can complain of that; but a great hue and cry has gone out to the country about tlie act of 1873. lam not going to defend that act or any of these acts; I am not responsible for them; but I am only speaking of what I tlnnk the proper remedy is. Senators, what difference does it make? Suppose, for the sake of tlie argument, that it was unwise to strike silver from the coinage in 1873 suppose it was done surreptitiously, that does not affect the question of restoring silver now or not restoring it, We must determine, not wheth er it is wise to strike it from the coin age of 1873, but whether it is wise to restore it now. We should determine this quess tion not according to the condition of things in 1813, but according to the condition of things now. Sup pose it was unwise to strike silver from the coinage in 1873 under the condition of things then existing, still if under the condition of things as they now stand it is uuwise to restore it with unlimited legal-ten der power, will you do an unwise act then? That is bad logic and worse statesmanship. Pass this bill or not, according to the present con dition of the country. If it is wise now to restore silver, let us restore it; if it is wise not to restore it, let us not restore it. It is wise to restore it with limited legal-tender power, restore it on terms, and let us pre scribe the terms and do whatever is wise and best for tire country. There is another style of argu ment to which I wish to express my utter dissent. There are some who claim that under these laws as they exist the bonds are now payable in gold alone. In my judgement that is a • totally untenable position. It is ' true, I admit, that you cannot pav the bonds in what was not coin ; but if silver is restored to the coinage that moment the bonds are payable in silver as well as gold because the pledge in the act of 1809 is not to pay in gold, is not to pay in silver, but to pay in coin, and both silver and gold are coin. So the act 1870 expressly says that this bond is redeemable in coin. Silver at that time was of as much value as gold, and the best way for every body to meet this question is to meet it according to the facts. There is not a judge on earth who would not hold that “coin” in the act of 18G9 and the act of 1870 meant goldjand silver. Yon may by virtue of your sovereign power have a right to strike either from the coinage ; but if both arc coined, then the bond is payable in either, and that position is the true oue, the correct one. Gentlemen who are anxious for the credit of the nation do an injus tice when they charge bad faith up on the Government simply because it stands up to its contract. There is no bad faith in executing the con tract. There is another tiling I wish to pav which has been said. It is said increase the weight of the silver dollar before you pay it to the bond holder. Under the act of 1869 all 1 bonds issued before that clay, or which have been refunded under the act of 1870, are payable in gold or silver a 7 whatever is tlie standard value of silver and gold when the bond is paid. But that rule does not apply to the bonds that have been issued under the act ot 1870, because the act expressly says they shall be redeemable in coin at the value of that day ; that is in silver of 4124 grains,in gold of 25.8 grains, ion cannot change that act by changing your coinage law. That is fixed. You may pass my friend’s (Air. Eaton’s) bill to make a silver dollar of 440 grains. He is only en titled to 4124, because that was tlie standard value in 1870. Though silver may fall in commercial value to 50 per cent, on the dollar, still if the L nited States chooses to pay in that coin, she lias tlie legal naked right to pay in sdver worth 50 per cent, so it contains 4124 grains. That is the true construction of tno oontract. If silver increases In val ue the bondholder can only get 4124 grains to the dollar. If silver des creases in value the bondholder can still get his 4124 grains, because that was the standard value of the sdver dollar in 1870. That any law yer or any Judge on earth 1 believe will be compelled to say. B* Is it wise? H. Ihe question of wisdom is an other tiling; and here I want to make a remark which I wish the country to hear. There is a vast distinction between the right of the bondholder and the policy and credit of the Gov eminent. This thing of charging ev ery man who wants to maintain the credit of the Government with being on the side of the bonholder is not only unfair but assumes that the peo ple whom such speakers represent are against the credit of the Govern ment. My opinion is that tlie inter est of all classes of this country, and of none more than the laboring class es, to maintain the very highest cred it for the Government. Now how arc statesmen to meet this question ? Here is a condition of things nobody anticipated at the time tlie law was passed. The ob* jeet of the act of 1870 was to lessen the burdens of the people by fund ing the debt at a lower rate of in terest. At the time of the passage of both these acts, 1869-70, silver was fully equal to gold, if not bet ter. Therefore the word “coin’' was used, wbicli included both. sib. ver and gold. But there has fol lowed a condition of things which nobody had anticipated, which the Government did not anticipate.— The increase in the production of silver, the decline in the demand for it, the natural tendency of the commercial world to discard silver and adopt the gold standard, have carried silver below where any of us thought it w r ould go. Now what is to be done in this situation ? I trust nobody on this floor will cater to a desire in anybody to pay the bondholders as cheap as you can, or as the common saying is, cheat them as much as you can. Deal fairly, deal justly, deal honorably. A government cannot afford to be anything else than honorable and just. The bondholder must be con tent with his contract if the Gov ernment insists upou it. The Gov ernment must stand up to its con tract. There is no bad faith when the contract is discharged according to its terms. Now, what will you do ? I think this is the wise course for us to pursue. I suppose every gen tleman will admit that under the present state of things, with the de velopment made by this discussion that has been going on for two months, there will be n,< more 4 per cent, bonds negoeiated. I do not suppose that any capitalist, when he learns that he is to be compelled to take silver at what ever depreciation, at the option of the Government, and when there is such a clamor raised in the coun try to make him take it, will ever take a 4 per cent, bond under ex isting law. Ido not suppose any man on this floor thinks he will. Now, then, what will you do? If the present laws remain as they are the result is the people must pay a high rate of interest. This generation will not pay the prin cipal. You cannot expect this gen eration to pay the principal. Ido not think we ought to require this generation to pay the principal; hut this generation must pay the interest; and now is it not wisdom, is it not our duty to adopt such a plan as if possible will procure a lower rate of interest for the peo-- pie? We are told officially by the Secretary of the Treasury that if we can fund ~ur existing debt in 4 per cent, bonds we shall save $23,000,000 annually in interest to the tax payers. Gentlemen, you who cry relief for the people, you who talk about an overburdened people, here is an opportunity to serve the people, serve them really, save them $23,000,000 annually. How will you do it? The way is plain. Do not stand here trying to bring into disrepute the existing laws of the country ; do not stand here abusing the bondholders and arraying class against class. Do this: remove the confusion and uncertainty- which have grown np since the enactment of the present law, and say to the capitalists of the world that the Secretary of the Treasury may negotiate anew bond payable in gold if they will take the bond at 4 per cent. We do not expect to see silver always less than gold. If silver depreciates wo cannot govern it by arguments. We expect to make silver equal to go’d and our paper equal to gold. There is no harm, thorefore, iu making anew con- tract with anew law. It is a matter of business , it is a matter of common sense. The capitalist is ready to exchange a bond bearing •I per cent, to avoid the dangers of fluctuation; but the capitalist i not willing to change that and taks a low rate ot interest and continue that risk of fluctuation under exist ing laws. lie may lor the purpose of a safe and secure investment be willing to take 4 per cent, bond it it is certainly payable in gold. Now remove the doubt. Pass laws authorizing the Secretary of the 1 reasury to enter into negotia tions by which he shall refund all our debt in 4 per cent, bonds, and make them for that reason, to secure that consideration, payable in gold. \\ hy not? You remove the doubt; you take the bond outoi this whole question; and if vnn d~ him “ payable in gold you simply do it for the beuefit of the people by lessening the interest which the people have to pay. Ic is not for the benefit of the bondholder that I am in favor of giving this bond, it is for the beuefit of the people; it is a question of taxation. Twenty three million dollars saved to the people is no small matter. Ido not want to cheat the Government; I do not want to cheat the bond-; holder; but I am willing to make a new contract, because the value of tho present one i3 uncertain to the creditor and burdensome to the people. Now let both people and bondholder be satisfied, come to gether in the spirit of honesty and candor, and let us make anew con tract and remove the uncertainty which the bondholder dislikes, and remove on the other hand the bur dtn of interest which bears so heav ily on the people. This is my prop osition. Mr. President, I protest, there fore, against everything that tends to bring the laws of the country into disrepute, and I protest equally against everything that attempts to claim bv interpolation a benefit for anybody under the law that lie is not entitled to. Mr. President, I shall conclude what I have to say. I know what I am going to say in conclusion is prompted by no feeling of passion or prejudice. It is prompted by nothing but an honest purpose to offer in my place in this Chamber a warning to the country against evils which I think are entirely probable if certain courses are con tinued. My friend from Connects cut, (Mr. Eaton,) in a speech which he made, remarkable for ability, el oquence, and prtriotism rarely sur passed, uses these words: Agrarianism and communism will never find a foothold in Hie United states. Appeals against classes and sections have been heretofore and doubtless will again he made, hut confiding as I no in the good souse ot the people, they pass by me as the “idle wind, which I rospeot not.’’ These are noble words, worthy of the best men in the best ages of any country. Would I could feel as niy honorable fliend says he of the evils to which lie alludes; but, sir, I cannot do it. We all know that the passions of a people may be lasbed into a fury which no pow er can control. Sir, the people of the United Sta tes, we know by sad experience, have been persuaded to believe that it was a religious duty to destroy by force a proi_ erty recognized by the Constitution. Can my honara ble friend the Senator from Con necticut read those lines ofcompul sory repudiation in the Constitution of the country which he and I are sworn to support and will support and not feel his confidence weaken? Sir, what means it when we hear speeches, and able speeches, deliber ate speeches, eloquent speeches, pre pared speeches, seeking to prove to the country that all the laws which form the basis to-day of the credit oi the Government were passed by fraud bought through Congress for the purpose of making slaves oi the common people to a moneyed aris tocracy? Sir, those words, “ pir ates” “ bloated money-holders,” fortunate men living in ease on the labor of others,” “ tyrants seeking to enslave the poor,” these are fam iliar words in the vocabulary of American fanaticism and demago gism and they have had their career of blood and waste and terror. For myself I stand here to rejoice in the recollection that on no occasion un& der no circumstances have I ever taught either individuals or a peo ple that there is any possible con® tingency which can justify the dis regard of a solemn obligation of any kind. The first sin is not the easi est committed. Tell me not that there is no danger of repudiation in this country —ay, no danger of agra rianism and communism and cru sades against property when the country has written all over it in letters of blood a chapter of history which tells of nothing but a crusade against property. Sir, there is but one patriotic course tor men to pursue in the high positions of this country. Call back if you can, the -people to an honest renewed recognition of the obliga tions of contracts and of covenants. Teach the present generation, teach all generations that unflinching fidelity to obligations, fidelity to constitutional obligations and fidel ity to contract obligations, through all trials and at any cost, is the pur est religion the wise ststatesmanship and the highest patriotism. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. I hereby forewarn all persons against hiring one Ben Andrews, colored, as he Is undt r con tract with me for the present year, and left me without any provocation whatever. M. G. HOWARD. Feb. 19, 18TS, I IN the District court Of the United States, for .„, t 10 koythern District of Georgia. In the omtter of James M. Home, bankrupt, In liank- Notiee is hereby given that the Court of Bank ruptcy called a second meeting of f , M - Uol ne - Bankrupt, to he Jf.Vi' S V I 3 o!Ucc the city ot Miuon, Q ®;> °,n the mil day or March, A. i>. isis, at 12 o-°c k ’ ?*■' lor A ,lt ‘ Purposes mentioned in the *‘3 Section of the bankrupt Act of .'lurch 2nd. lbot. 1 Ills 16tii day of February, ist> 2t FRANKLIN ASKIN, Assignee. 20,000 Ihs. FINE MEAT FOR SAUK. PARTIES who can make acceptable paper can buy and pay next fall. *'■ " • kown. STRAYED, From the premises of J. F. Mendes, on or about the lath day of January, a cow of a dark red col or, with a white star on her face, and largc lierns. Any person having seen sucli a cow v.'iil confer a favor by reporting to me. charges will be paid by me. j. F. MENDES. c. <sc'{soisr, Dealers in Paints, Oils, Glass, Brushes, Valentine's Varnishes, and llasin j’s Paints, Third Street - - - - MACON, GA. W. G. ASHLEY Wholesale and retail dealer in "WHITE PINE DOOMS, SASH, BLINDS- Mantels, Brackets, Balusters, Window Glass, Putty, White Lead, Oil, and All Kinds Builders Hardware.' NO. S. BROAD STREET. Atlanta. Ga. OLD RELIABLE ~W3 {1: Store j. W. HIGHTOWER & CO., BARNESVIELE, - - - GEORGIA. HAYING purchased a large stock of Drugs and Medicines, direct from the trade, will continue a cash business at their old stand. When we say cash, we mean we can sell As Low as any Mouse in Georgia. To satisfy yourself, come and see us. Our Mr. HIGIITOWEII is always i hand, to till Physicians' Prescriptions, carefully and promptly, having a full kno .vledge and experience in that department. We can furnish you Medicines, GtjEp/CAIS, J{flD YoiLEJ J\ t fffSGLES Of Every Description. PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS A SPECIALTY. In fact, you can get everything usually kept in a Frst Class Drug Store. WE MEAN BUSINESS, Call and be convinced. novl-tf II KAIMM AUTKItS! I STIFFOEUIILBCK k EB. are now receiving tbeir usual MAMMOTH FALL STOCK, consisting of The best brands of Prints of all colors and shades, Dress Goods, Ging hams, Bleached and Brown Sheetings and Shirtings, Bleached and Brown Drill, Jeans, Satinetts, Tweeds, Cottonades, (lassimeres, Plaids, Checks, Stripes, Osnaburgs, Bed Ticking, Cambrics, Table Damask and Napkins, Irish Linen, Linen Duck and Drill, Ladies and Gents’ Handkerchiefs and Gloves, Ho siery of all styles and quality, Lace Goods, Buttons and Braids of all descriptions, Ladies’ and Gents’ Bows and Ties, Collars and Cutis—both linen and paper— Combs and Brushes, Shirts and Drawers, Sus penders, Hooks and Eyes, Pins, Needles, Working Cotton, Spool Cotton, Sewing Silk, Knitting Pins, Hair Pins, Traveling, Soap and Perfumery, v. ologne Pomade, Pocket Books, Root, Wood and Clay Pikes, Umbrellas, Hardware, Ta*. ble and Pocket Cutlery, Chew ing and Smoking Tobacco, Snuff, Candles, Starch, Soda, Soap, Sugars, Coffees and Teas, Rice, Crockery and Glass Ware, Hames and Traces, an elegant stock of Clothing and Hats, Boston and Baltimore Shoes and Boots (home made Shoes a specialty) Corn, Flour, Meal, Bulk Meats and Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Molasses, Salt, Mackerel, Iron and Steel, Ilaiman’s Celebrated Plow Stocks and Plow Hoes, Haiman, Brown & Co’s Celebrated Trowell, Steel Handle Hoes, Scovil’s genu ine and patent Hoes, Singletrees, Heel Pins and Rods, Clevis and Lap Rings—snd a thousand other articles too tedious to mention; in fact we keep every thing. We seli at bottem prices, either for cash or time. COME AXD SEE US. tzr We have, In addlUon to the above, In connection with Mr. lb F. Reeves, one of the best Merchant Mills In Middle Georgia, known now as Greenwood Mill, on Greenwood street, where you can, at all times, swap Wheat for Flour, Corn for Meal, or have your grinding done prompt ly, and satisfaction guaranteed. Our Mr. Reeves, with 20 years experience, has charge of the Mill, and will give It his personal attention 8 Paul LllfP 5 * (jy/r COTTON C/NS& PRESSES FOR STEAM , Jianommorse power, sorghum mills etcxtc. n/eCUMR WJNVHIP & BRO. ra ATLANTA.GA. HYDE, SHATTUCK & CO. ==== MANUFACTURERS OF BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUNS, Revolvers and Pistols, Cun Implements, etc. Extra Heavy Guns for Lung Range n Specialty. i Cut this out and send for Catalogue | "□ A TUTUT Tl and Price-List, enclosing 3 cent stamp. I -LI xXJLX JL-LILiJL/, i Hampshire Cos. t Mu M. Dr. W. T. Park, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, has for twenty five years made the treatment of all Chronic, or (Hi! Standing liiscascs, And .11 Diseases upon which other physicians have FAILED a specialty, with a success unpre cedented. besides* he has, of his own discovery and pre paration, an established painless cure lor the fl Tl ¥ TT US' loliPiii.NK and i.AI'DA II II I II Hn NU.M habit, and its cau -8 m ses. (.1 MLVNI EKING sat -1 1 U Irsisfictlon on three days’ trial. .Mail to him a full description of whatever af , llictlon you may have, and ton cents for reply. ! GEO RGI A—P ik R Cou\t y. Whereas Wm. M. Kendrick Guardian of Aman da P. Kendrick applies to me, for an order to sell the real estate belonging to the said Amanda P. Kendrick. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, to be and appear at my olliee on the tirst Monday in March next, to show cause if any why said order should not he granted. Given under my hand and official signature this lath January 187S. TANARUS„ J. B LASING AM E, Ordinary.