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About The Dawson weekly journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1868-1878 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1869)
§ah)Soii Journal. *. R. WESTO.V, Editor. OdW’SO.t.tT.I,. Thursday. August 19 ISfltf. teF" Reading maiuv v* every in IrSTWe learo that a trsot of land, containing 133) acres, in Marion coun> ty, was sold by Mr. Hollis Belk to James Story, of that county, for the modest sum of Fifteen Dollars in Gold per acre. This land is said to be but little better Shan the average land of the t county, The lands of Terrell are much better. Our Duly. While we oonoeivo it to bo our duty to build up our lost and ruine 1 fortunes, and devote our energies and time to de. velop our sections in every respoet par tioularly rgnculturai and manufacturing interest, still we hold that some care and thought should be bestowed upon the politics of the day. We may suooeed in our efforts to make cotton and oorn; may get a good price for our great staple; may build up factories, a sufficicaoy to supply all the staple good* and other implements, also the machinery that we need, that is now furnished by the North and East, — ALL, all this may be accomplished, and we may be as prosperous, as rich, as con tented as in days pas' ; still, without law and a party in power to execute tbut law according to the spirit of that law, your property, your happiness, your all may be swept from you by men who are serv ing party instead of their oouQtry. Georgia cannot boast ot her Governor or her State officers ; they seem to be, and are, as foreigners to her people and to the interest of the good old State.— But be it recollected, to the credit of Georgians, that the cause ot the Guber natorial chair of Georgia being filled by Bullock cannot be laid at the doors of the white natives, excepting a few scal awags that we do not own as Georgians, nor to a large numbers of colored vptee, but to the manipulation of the ballot box. We do not condemn policy, if kept in its bounds, but we do thick the policy adopted by Virginia and Tennessee will in all probability, work to the injury of the Democratic party. Give to us a straight-out fight with the enemy, and if he whips us, we will subject; and had rather be whipped by a kuown enemy than be hugged to the bosom of a secret or compromised foe. Let us keep it before our eyes and in onr minds all the while, that we can, we will, we shall oome from under Radical rule, and a:, sure S3 tho sun shiues, just so sure is it that Bullock is the last Radical Governor that will rule ever our State, provided we do our duty. Think of South Carolina, think of the Ala bamians who refused to go to the polls, think of the arbitrary and dospotic proc lamations of Bullock, his overruling tbe courts of the country, his giving away to his strong prejudices in favor of the black man, and his hatred to the white rebel, —think of all these, and resolve to nevn say that politics doos not troub le me, that I care nothing tor our polite ical situation, that Bullock and bis clan msy go to the D—l, that I have no in terest in my country; but rather let us say we will do cur duty in developing our agricultural resources, in building up iu our midst ootton factories, and in troducing other machinery that we need, in doing that which will lead to our prosperity as a section, and last, though by no means least, swear by tho God who made us that we will never tamely submit to a compromise with Radical ism. If we can’t be governed by men who are willing to abide the teachings of the Constitution, give us out and out enemies to our seotion, and we will know what to expeot. Lorenzo Dow once said of a grasping farmer that if be had tbe whole world enclosed in a single field he would not be eon tout without a patch of ground on the outside for potatoes If you are looking at a picture you try to give it the advantage of a good light. Be aa courteous to your fellow beings as you are to a picture. Bad examples do Dot authorize you to sin. Bo long as you know wbat is right, do it, no matter what others do. In China if a mau is not married by the time he is twenty years of ago he is drummed oat of town# No doubt the young ladies iu this country Wish such a custom prevailed here. Judge Erskine of the United States Court has decided that a bankrupt is en titled to the exemption of'a homestead out of land mortgaged by him to secure the payment of borrowed money prior to the time of claiming such homestead, j Success in Life ie very apt to make us forget tbe time when we wasn’t much. It is just so with a frog on a jump : he can't remember wheo he was a tadpole —Uit other folks oan. Indians will Dot take the scalps of negro johdiers This is a flagrant viola tion of the civil rights bid; tbe radicals ought to look after it. [Communicated.] Dalton, Ga , Aug. 11th, 1809. Editor Journal : —Believing that you would like to bear from otbtr sections of tbe country, i have ooncluded to give you a few items, as I have been ramb ; ting some of late. | I left tbe pleasant town of Dawson some time in July, aDd have ti a veiled through parts of Monroe, Pike, Upson, 1 Talbot, and Taylor counties, in all of which, I found the best corn crops that they have grown for a number of years, and some say tbo best that was ever made in the above counties. The cot ton crop I found pretty good, with the ! exception of Taylor county : the crop in that county is mined by the black ru9t. The cause I presume is from the large' amount of Bandy land planKd iu cotu n. In the otner counties, above named, tbe land is a stiff red, and I did not boar of ! the rust in a single ins'nnoe. Some say I tho cause is produced by tbe use of gn and, and indeed I have beard a good I many experienced planters 9»y that j they knew that to be tbe oause, as they I bad no rust where they bad not used gu ano. I hope however that will not prove true, as we have hoped to fiud a great benefit to our future crop by tbe use of it, Some say tbat it will piy any way, as they have already more cotton made where they used it than they will make, if this other land should never take rust. Alter leaving Taylor county, I trav- i ellcd, by Rail, via Micon and Atlanta, j Arriving at the latter point, I stopped at the IJ. S. Hotel, which is a good deal like its old oame-9ake,(just about“played out,”) the name being all tbat is left.— From Atlanta to this place, the corn crops are very sorry, indeed poor, as they have not had rain iu about fi e weeks. Some fields are now dry above tbe ear, aod the corn not made yet. Tuis place is improving very rap'dly and the buildings are all good, being of brick. Tbe people appear to be in good sp’rits, despite the drought, as they have an abundance of wheat on hand, which can be bought at from sl.lO to $1.25, according to quality. Bacon is worth 18cts I will leave here tc-moi row morning for East Ttnnessee, and will probably write you again. Mack. [From the Savannan Republican. The San Jacinto Disaster. ARRIVAL. Ol’ HER PASSEN GER* IN SAVANNAH. Full Particulars. We are enabled this morning (15th inst) to furnish n detailed account of the disaster to this steamship, gathered from her passengers, twenty-nine of whom readied this city yesterday morning, tbe balance, twenty-seven / doubtless including subordinate officers and crew, having proceeded to New York. STATEMENT OF A PASSEXOEU. We sailed from New York on Sat urdtiy afternoi n, the 7th instant at 4 o’clock. Tho advertised hour was 3 o’, lock, but in consequence of tbe large freight which was stored on the wharf she was delayed an hour. As it was, she was compelled to leave a consider able quantity of freight, s! e being “chock a blocK,” having a deck ioad After passing Sandy llook, the weath er was as fine as could be desired ; we had a good wind, all sail being set There was not a rook to the boat, At 10 minutes to 12 o’clock on Monday morning last, she struck on a sand bar opposite the old light house on Body Island. The watch at the time was in charge of the second officer. A strong under current was running. The Cap tain states that she was steering the same course she had usually -loue. SHE BCUSTB HER STEAM PIPE. Immediately upon discovering she was aground bve attempts were inef fectually made to get her over tho bar, she bursting her steam pipe in the last. The fires were at once extinguished and daylight was anxiously looked for, the tide bringing her in shore all the time. When she struck, a number of crates of cabbages and other deck freight were thrown overboard. At daylight we were within one sixteenth of a mile of shore, and found that a heavy surf had began making, and a strong northeast w ind blowing. About 10 o’clock a rope was got ashore, and the baggage was being taken off. A BOAT SMASUKD TO PIECES. Iu the attempt ODe of tbe steamship’s boats was smashed to pieces by the surf, and its occupants precipitated into the water. They were, however, all picked up, but had a narrow escape of their lives. After all the baggage bad been brought ashore, a number of gentlemen weie lowered by ropes into tbe boats, they going first so as to give the ladies courage to follow and safely landed Tbe boats then took tbe la dies who were equally fortunate. The balance of the crew tollowed, and at 4 o'clock tbe steamship was left subject to tbe winds and waves, having uo an chor out, and bard aground. SHE IS HIGH AND DRY ASHORE. Early the next morning (Tuesday) at 2 o’clock, Captain Atkins and Mr. Davis walked to tbe steamship, the tide having falleD, and found ber high aod dry in the sand. She was then eight foot iu tbs sand with no water arouod except on the shore side. She had ooe foot of water in her. At 11 o’clock she had four feet, and bad hogged eighteeo inches on accouot ot tbe sand washing from underneath ber bow and sbW3. ALL ASHORE. After the passengers had landed, they built a teat, occupied a number i>f old buiiding*, and made themselves a« comfortable a« possible under tbe unfortunate circumstances of their sit uation, bedding and food being brought from ttie steamship, the passengers cooking their own victuals. BOUND TO ELIZABETH CITY. Captain Adkins had succeeded in chartering two sloops, one of ten and , the other of thirteen tons, in which to take the passengers to Etizabeth City,' distant sixty five miles At 1 ] o’clock l we started from the island, but there j being a dead calm we were compelled to row. and at 6 o’clock on Wednes day morning we reached the city, after arduous work, just in tuns to take the steamer through the Dismal Swamp to Norfolk, arriving at the latter place at 5 o’clock in tbe afternoon. We went to the hotels, our baggage going by the Seaboatd and Roanoke railroad We reached Savannah yesterday morn ing at 5 o'clock. Mr. Nickerson, the proprietor of tbe Screven House, with | characteristic generosity, offered the passengers rooms and board at his ho tel tree of charge as long a9 they re mained in the city Upon stopping at Augusta, the pro prielor ot Hewitt’s Globe Hotel, kind ly furnished us with a supper and oth erwise displayed a generous hospitali ty, for which no payment would be takea From another passonger we learn tho follow.ne incidents About 1) o'clock the second mate discovered breakers ahead, and called on the Captain, who came on deck and asked what was the matter? The mate replied that he saw something ahead on tbe left, which looked line breakers, and on the right like land.— The Capttiin then went in the pilot house, and had scarcely entered when she struck. He took charge, and or dered more steam to get her off. The steam pipe exploded, and the hose was attached in case of fire. A man vo!-| unteered to go do an and shut off steam, and took the hose to extinguish fire, tie did both successfully. While one of the stern boats was half way lowered, the second mate and one of the crew got in her, but as soon as she touched the water a heavy swell washed her under the port wheel, threw her occupants into the water, and smashed the boat to pieces. A NARROW ESCAPE FOR IJFE. The sailor was fortunate in catching a rope and getting on board, but the second mate sank twice, when upon! coming up the third time he caught a rope which was thrown to him, fasten ed it around his waist, and was hoisted on board. He was insensible for about an hour. After the loss of the boat, another was lowered from the bow, the first mate taking charge with five of tho crew, for the purpose of taking a line to the shore, and succeeded after se vere labor. In returning to the steam ship the first mate was thrown over board in consequence of a heavy swell. He grubbed and caught the gunwale, but was washed oft Ho succeeded in another attempt id getting in the boat by the assistance of one of the crew. Wo cop) from tbe Norfolk Journal of the 12tb the following: A CARD OF THANKS. We, the undersigned, passengers on board the unfortunate steamship San Jacinto, lrom New York and bound for Savannah, stranded on the head of Body Island, feel it our grateful duty to extend our thanks to Captain Atkins, his fellow -officers and crew, for their kind and gentlemanly deport ment while rescuing passengers and and baggage lrom tbe hortible fate which seemingly awaited us cn the morning ol the 9th inst. A Bense of justice and emotions ofi gratitude constrain us to bear emphat ic testimony to their coolness firmness and unselfish devotion to the safety and comfort of those who shared iu their misfortune: Mrs Eliza Hudnall, R S Davis, Mrs T Daniels, J D Buoky, Mrs W P Rice, J W Gilder, Mrs Swain, W Brown, Mrs McCarthy, T Marshall, J M Mitchell, J YV Smith, M II YVilliams, C C Fitzgerald, H 8 Brackett, A E Porter, Calvin P Baily, James Quin, Herman Schwerin, P J Duody, Sugmuud Lang, Nicholas Dyer, Daniel Murphy, E A Swaia, Thus 11 Stevens, Porter Strauss. Body Island, August 9th, 1869 Up to the time ot leaving Body’s Is land no assistance had arrived to the relief of the San Jacinto, but it will be seen from the following facts from the New York Herald of the 11th that help was on its way ; A WRECKIN'! STEAMER DISPATCHED TO THE AID OF THE SAN JACINTO. The Atlantic Submarine Wrecking Company have dispatched Captain Waters, agent of the company, with the steamer Yankee and a large force of divers, men, anchors, cables, steam pumps, &o„ to the assistance of the steamer Saa Jacinto, ashore at Body’s Island, North Carolina. DKSKIPTION OF TIIE BAN JACINTO The Ban Jacinto was built io 1850 at Wilmington, Delaware, belonged to tbe port ol New York and was owned by Mr. C K. Garrison. Her hull was iron, with two decks and of 971 tons burden. Bhe bad a beam engine, her cylinder being 56 inch, with 11 leet piston stroke. Her dimensions were; Length, 207 feet; breadth 33 feet 2 inches, and depth of hold. 11 feet 6 inches; her draught being 12 feet. She was last surveyed iu New York in March, 1868, and rated At*. CAPTAIN JOSHUA ATKINS. We have been unanimously request j ed by the passengers to express their j admiration, not only for tbe gailaLi, conduct of Captain Atkins, but also for bis kindness shown in attention to their wanU. Mr. Skinner, the pilot of the San Ja cinto, was noticeable for r.is unselfish devotion to the safety of the passen gers. ). Dry n fl-rctiocs— sober thought*. From the Atlanta Intelligencer. Elections of Connl) Officers. Attorney General’s Office, ( Atlanta, Ga., Aug 7, 1869. ) Governor : Your communication of the 31st ult, with the enclosed papers, came duly to hand, and I have given them that consideration which the im portance of tbe question presented de mands. The question submitted, and upon which you ask for my written opinion is ODe which has been propounded to me by a number of county officers who were not, under the luw, entitled to the opinions of the Attorney General, and to whom I did not therefore leel at liberty to render any opinion. There is groat difference of opinion among i the people as to when the next elec-1 tion for connty officers will take place,l and it is very proper that tho question should be authoritatively answered and pat at rest Tho constitution itself, and not the , Code, determines the term for which connty officers have been elected ; and those who insist that the election for county officers will take place next winter, betray great ignorance of the constitution upon which they have so recently voted. The 9th article of tbe constitution says ; “The county officers recognized as existing by tho laws of this State, a:id not abolished by this constitution, shall, where not otherwise provided for in this constitution, be elected by the qualified voters of their respective counties or districts, and shall hold their offices for two years.” Therefore, it is clear that by virtue of 9th article of the constitution, coun ty < fficers will hold their offices for two years, unless it is otherwise provided for in the constitution. Does tho con stitution otherwise provide ? and if so to what extent? It does otherwise provide in the case of every county of ficer elected iD the election which com menced on the 20th day of April, 1868. That election was held under and by virtue of an ordinance adopted hy the Constitutional Convention on the 10th of March, 1868; and all civil officers elected under the constitution, by the people, were then elected, except jus tices of the peace. That ordinance provides that all of ficers elected at that time shall “hold their offices as though they were elect ed on the Tuesday after the first Mon day in Novembei, 1868,” it moreover provides that they “shall continue iu office till the regular succession provi ded for after the year 1868, and until successors are elected and qualified.” Tbo constitution itself affirms the valid ity of that ordinance and gives it all the force and power to be derived from a constitution—hence the present coun ty officers will hold their offices for more than two years from the time they were elected, but after the first regular succession such officers will only hold for two years —except in ca ses where the constitution fixes a differ ent term, as in the case of the office of ordinary, which is for four years. Those who contend that the old elec tion laws contained in the Code, and Wound from section 1,345 to 1,350, in clusive, are still of force and must cor.- I trol the next election for county offi cers, and bring on the election nearly one year before the offices can possibly become vacant, should remember that all our laws governing elections were rendered entirely inoperative, obsolete, Dull and void by the reconstruction iaws and our constitution. If these sections of the Code are of force now, of course they have been of force all the time since they were first made a part of our law. If they wore of force at the time of the election on the 20th ol April, 1868, tht n it follows that there has boon no collection of county officers under tbe reconstruc tion laws. If that election was not valid, then tbe whole reconstruction of tho Southern States was without au thority of law. If, on the other hand, it is admitted that the present incum bents were legally elected, then it fob lows tbat the reconstruction laws and the constitution prevail over the said sections of the Code, and that at the time those sections were superseded obsolete and void. If they were void, then wbat has since re enacted them ? They' were inoperative and void then and are to this day; for when a law is oace annulled, it is annulled forever, and can only exist again by ro-enact ment. If it had been the purpose of tbe framers of tbe constitution, wbo also framed this ordinance, to recog nize these sections of the Code as still of force, why would they have disre garded them iu tbe last election ? There can be no doubt that under the changes wrought by the recon struction laws, and the new constitu tion, those sections of the Code, under which it is contended by seme, the election for county officers should be held next January, are entirely obso lete, and that the Genera! Assembly must provide for sd election and suc euccession, just as it has in tbe case of justices of the peace, before aQy elec tion can be held for county officers. If j there should be no provision made by the General Assembly at the next ses* i sion for an election and regular suc cession, then by virtue of that provis ion of the constitution which provides they shall hold till their successors are elected arid qualified, they would sim ply continue in office until the next General Assembly could provide for an election. Therefore, it is my opinion that there is at this time no lav regulating the time for the election of county officers, aod that before any election can be held there must be further legisla tion. I am, very respectfully, Henry P Farrow, Attorney Genernl. His Excellency Rufus B. Bullock, Governor of Georgia. Bill of Injunction Against flic Brunswick &■ Allmuy Rail road Company. YVe have received a copy of the bill of complaint of the Atlantic it- Gulf Railroad, the Central Railroad and Banking Ooropanv, tbe Southwestern Railroad, and others, citizeris and tax payers of the State of Georgia, praying an ir.juDction against tie Brunswick and Albauy Railroad and N L. Angier, tbe Treasurer of the Stale, restraining the Company from con-truoting the propos ed Albany & Brunswick Railroad, and restraining Mr. Angier from endorsing any bonds purporting to bo issued by the authority of an act of the General Assembly, of M rob 18, 1869, in the shape of State aid in the construction of the Brunswick & Albany Railroad, at the rate of $15,000 per mile, id gold. Tbe bill sets forth at length tho grounds ot complaint, showing that the construction of the proposed road would be a breach of faith with the complain ants, and a violation of existing con tracts, that tho act to aid the Brunswick & Albany Riilroad Company is uncon stitutional and void, based npon fraudu lent allegations and pretenses ; that the proposed appropriation—sls,ooo a mile in gold, equivalent to $21,000 in U. S. currency—is fully S4OOO a mile more than is necessary to build the road ; and that the whole transaction from begin ning to end is a fraud upon existing compauics, and upon the tax-payers and bondholders of Georgia, concocted in the interest of “persons who are stran gers to her soil, who have paid no taxes into her treasury, who have no abiding interest in ber permanent welfare and prosperity, and who are seeking upon pretences the most fraudulent to possess themselves of a large sum of money . over and above the expenditures whicl they can possibly make in the construc ! tion of the road. Jutlgo Schley, to whom the applica | tion was made in the absence of Judge Sessions, after a careful examination of the facts as set forth in the bill, granted the Injunction,commanding the B &A. R. R. Cos. to desist from constructing tho railroad, and commanding N. L Angier not to endorse any bonds issued under the Act of March 18, 1869. in aid of said railroad.— Journal & Mes senger. •Yetv •!(( rertisewents. HOUSE AND LOT IN DAWSON, FOR S.tM.e. THE LOT FOR4/KRLY OWNED BY V,j. C. B. Wooten, on Depot Street, contain, ing Six Rooms, and all necessary cut houses, I the MOST DESIRABLE RESIDENCE in town. For particulars applv at this Office, or to T. E. LANGLEY, Brown’s Station. TeIRT female coiTege, TALBOTTON, CA. ; n ; The Fall Term of this College w ill open on the FIRST .VON DAY (6th day) of Septem ber, 1869, and continue Bve monthe. PER TERM. Tuition in any College Class $25 00 “ “ “ Academic Class 20 00 “ “ “ Elementary Departm’t 15 00 Incidental expenses (paid on entrance) 1 00 Diploma Fee (paid at graduation).... 5 00 Pupils may select Latin or French in the regular course. Instruction in the ornamental branches,at reasonable rates. IPhysoial Training: WITHOUT CHARGE. Board with the Best Families in the place, can be had at sls per. month. * Daughters of Ministers, who depend on Ministry for support, educated in the regular course, tuition free. All bills for tuition PAYABLE IN AD VANCE. Talbotton is seven miles from Geneva on the Muscogee R. R , and is easily accessible from that point by a daily line of stages. For further particulars apply to the Pres ident, HENRY D. MOORE. Talbotton, Ga. Auglff.it Fall and Winter Importation 186». Ribbons, Millinery and Straw Goods. ARMSTRONG, CATOR & CO., 237 & 239 Baltimore Street, DALTITIORE, Til). IJ/PORTERS and Jobber* of Bonnet and Trimming Ribbon*, Velvet and Sash Rib bon*. Bonnet Silks, Satin* and Velvets, Illu sion*, Blonds, Laces, Ruches, Kette, aud Crapes, French Flower* aud Feathers, Straw Bonnet* and Ladies’s Hats Trimmed and Un trimmed, Silk, Velvet aDd Felt Bonnets aud Hats, Sundown* and Shaker Hood*. The largest Stock of Millinery Goods in this Country, and unequalled iu choice varie ty, which we offer at prices that will defy competition. CSfOrders Solicited. aaglfc f JUDGE B II ID [Will 11 Til Mil 1869. COTTON CROP. 1869. X DXLH23 & tWlM'Mtt, ! W AREHOU SEMEN, WOULD MOST RESPECTFULLY INFORM THEIR PLANTING friends and tbe pnblio whom it has been their pleasure to serve for 1 ast two years so satisfactorily, that they will fiud them at the same place the COMING SEASON, as heretofore, prepared to Receive, Store, Ship, Sell, Or Advance upon tbeir Cotton to the best advantage. They shall keep thor oughly posted daily by Telegraph dispatches of all changes in the Markets in New York and Liverjool. Their Warehouse is The Largest and most Centrally Located, and situated in the most business portion of tho city, and their facilities for hand ling Cotton are ‘ NOT EXCELLED IN DAWSON. They premise themselves to work for, and PROTECT THE PLANTER in every way in their power. They flatter themselves they are Competent for the Successful Prosecution Os this vary important trust, one of the firm having been engaged in the busmes several years. Returning their sincere thanks for the VERY LIBERAL PATRONAGE Heretofore extended them by their friends do respectfully s< licit a continuance of ’be same, guaranteeing perfect so isfiction. Remember their rates st all be as LOW A8 ANY OTHER WAREHOUSE in Dawson. Dawson, Ga , July 22;3m ID JL "W S O IT HAMAH FAETOII. AND MANUFACTURER OF Tho(*. J,HAKT» I*i*o.» OK EVERY DEBCRI PTION. Patterns adjusted to snit tlic Latest and most Improved Style. beC “ in ‘ he Carriage business for q number of years, we flatter ourselves with cuted. he USSUranue * bat we caD S‘ ve entire satisfaction. Repairing of all kinds neatly «» Wood-work, Smithing, Trimming and Painting, ucaranc* UC S " cb P rec ' s '° l ’ as to make our repairing gival, new vehicles in *P" c end keeping op hand a wpll selected stock ot the most approved Manufacturers Patent Leather, Japanned Curtain Cloth, Warranted Steel (Patent and half P* ,ollt, Plain Axles, Bolts of superior quality, Hubs, Spokes, Bent Ilims, Shafts, Poles, &c., &.C., tides haaVil*/' coon * cte and wltß Carriage making. A new supply of tbe above *“ To secure a ijf ec r® ce *’ed, with many other thiugs belouging to our establishment branch and ..i/* 1 * Peonage, we iuteud keeping a corpse of experienced workmen to •nyTeitK N«th orTT 0 " 1, *^ 3,18,1 not b " Shop on Rest aide Main sf, opposite “Journal” Printing Office. Daw*, -i p C ° ! t' ** Thompson, Reuben Quite, Dawson, Gtt'f * AAtwaoD, La., J un 6 3[d) 1869—ts Carriages & Buggies
