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THE JOURN AL.
J. b. HOVL, F.DITOR.
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THURSDAY MukNING, June 7, 77.
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l*r DftrgalfK to Convention
L. C. BOYL. It: E. KENNON.
nfTerre'l, of Clay,
A. HOOD and H. A. CHITTENDEN,
of Randolph.
To lh* DrmarrorT of Hie I'le
ventii Senatorial Ditfiirl.
On next Tuesday, the 12th inst. an
election is to be htld throughout the
•tate of Georgia to determine whether
er not a convention of the people
•hall be called to revise the present
constitution of the Siate, and to elect
delegates to said convention, if called.
The Democratic party iu this dis
trict Kae, in the usual and regular way,
met in mass meetings and in conven- j
tion and nominated its cvndidaies
These candidates are R. E. Kenuon,
of Clay county, Arthur Hood and H.
A. Crittenden, of Randolph county,
and L. C. Iloyl of Terrell county. —
These candidates, for reasons which
they have repeatedly given to the peo
ple, are all in favor ot calling a con
vention. They were known to be o
at the time of their nomination. They
ere the regular nominees ot the party
and expect te be elected, if at all, by
democratic votes.
Opposed to these, the reg
ular democratic nominees, is a tick
et nominated by a faction of dis
satisfied and disgruntled disorganizes.
This last tieket fs composed of men
some of whom are in favor of a ren
rention, some opp sed, and some on
the fence. At least, the candid*:# for
this county, whose letter of acceptance
we publish in another place, does not
say in that letter, whether he is in
favor of or opposed to a convention.
This faction expects to elect ite tick
et, and defeat the nominees of the de
mocracy, mainly, by the help of radi
cal and negro voter. They avow
titeir intention to do so. It is evident
<o eveiy one that a large majority of
the white people are decidedly in fa
ver of the regular democratic ticket,
and of a convention. A proposition
has been mado by the democratic
nominee, for this county, to hia op
ponent to leave the negioee unsoltciC
and to vote just as they please on the
question; and for each candidate to
eppeal only to white voters foi sup
pert, This proposition was rejected,
and the intention avovted of defeating
the democratic nominees by the aid of
negro votes.
This, fellow democrats, ia ibe situa
lier., and it is our duly, as a demo
cratic journalists to warn you of the
dangers to which we are expj r ed.
It is too much to expect the state of
Gccrgia, with a democratic majority
of 80.000, longer to live and groan
aad suffer and bleed and die under a
constitution made by radicals and laa
tensd upon us by bayonets.
The few scalawags left among u,
each as Jno. L. Conley, and Amos T.
Akermas, are flooding the country
with circular* appealing to the ne
groes to vote down a convention, and
tasten it still c'orer upon ua. and we
are aorry t* say that some ot cur own
■eighbors, professing to be democrats,
are joining in the appeal; andattempt
ing, disrupt to disorganize and defeat
the party upon which onrsalvation de
pends. with negro votes. It will be a
woeful day for our state and our coun
ty when cur officers aie elected ana
ferced upon ns by this ignorant tmd
irresponsible class of our populaiion.
Then, Democrats, we appeal ioyou,
for the sake of your parly, for the sake
ef your county, for the sake of your
wives and childreu, whose safety from
insult and outrage depends upon the
ascendency of .he good and true de
mocratic people of the state, to rally to
the support of the ticket you Lave
nominated.
More depends upon this than the
mere election or defeat of our present
candidates, or the defeat or success of
the convention movement. Our exist
ence as a party deponds upon it; and.
upon our existence as a party, de
pends the safety of our lives our prop
erty, and the protection of our hemes
from out-age and msult. Then, rally
Democrats, to your standard, and let
ue teach these disorganizes, now and
forever, that our party is not to be
broken up, or our rights and liberties
again wrested form u, by a horde of
ignorant negroes, by whomsoever led.
It w halt or waver we are lost. If
disappointed white men once find that
they can rid# into p'aco and power on
the backs ot ignorant negroes, they
will continue to resort to that expedi
ent to gratify their spite and their
greed. Ret us teach all persons cUirn
ii g to be democrats, that the only
proper and legitimate way te secure
•>RVce, is inside of the party, and through
the regular channels.
Go to the polls next Tuesday,
Den . C ra>. end vots the. whole demo
cratic ticket. Make no compromise,'
make no swaps, vote the Simon Pure
ticket from top to bottom. And above
all things, see that no illegal votes are
cast. I( is bad enough to have the
whole tieg-o race arrayed against you
t<y rr.en of your own color; it is worse
to be defeated by illegal votes. See
that no itao votes who is not entitled
U. do so.
No or.e who has not paid his poll
tax for last year, if liable to it, is en
entitled to vote. See that none such
do so.
The country is flooded with circu
lars, as 'said before, from the radi
cal leaders, appealing to the negroes
to vote down the convention because
it is a democratic measure, and yet,
these independents, these Tutnli
nitos, or whatever they may choose
to call themselves, who ars trying to
get office with negro votes, are insist
ing that’this is no party issue.
How many white men in Terrell
uounty were opposed to the conven
tion before Bill Turnlin made his:
raid into the county? Are the leaders
of that movement men who have in
the past been democrats, always true
to the party ?
These are perteneut questions.—
We leave them with you, democrats
for an answer.
Once more, let us warn you that
this, *<> called “independent” move
ment is an insidious attempt to break
up tljp democratic party. The chief
Rader in the matter was elected to
the legislature from Randolph county,
a few years ago, as an independent
against the non ineeof the party, and,
mainly we are intoimed, by negro
rotes.
Democrats beware, keep awake! be
alert! look out for traps ! do not bo
caught w ith chufi!
This is the most important crisis
that has beeu upon us since the war.
“Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty.”
‘•Be freemen te-dnjr, cordwuiners
Or be, forcvir,
; Judge Jason on the Conven
tion.
Is compliance with a request made
, by many ot our citizens, and published
| in cur last issue, Judge D. A. Yaeon
| of Albany, spoke, at the Court House,
on last Tbuisday, on the all-absorbing
subject of “Convention - ” Col. C. 15.
Wooten, who was, also requested to
speak had been called away by busi
ness before tne time arrived.
The Judge spoke for more than an
hour and was often cheered by the
large and enthusiastic audience pres
ent.
At the risk of great injustice to the
Judge’s eloquent address, we will try
to give a brief outline of some of its
points.
Speaking, in a general way, of the
principles of government and the
otigin of our present constitution,
the Judge, spoke in substance, as fol
lows.
“A just government is founded up
on the free consent of the governed.
“Georgia, as one of the old thirteen
States, with a government made by
her people, eztered the struggle, with
her sister states, ogainet the mother
county, Great BritUin ; and the re
sult ot the seven years etruggle was
the recognition of the separate inde
pendence ot each state. Thus it was
that Georgia, as well as her sister
states became a freo and independent
government. By a concurieuce with
her sister states in adopting the con
stitution of the United States, she par
ted with a portion, only, of the pow
ers of a etate and the rights of a peo
ple, by delegating to the general gov
ernment such as were necesemy for
the welfare of the whole. These freo
states thus made and created a feder
al government. By the constitution
of the United States, the constitution
containing these delegated powers
and the laws of Congress made in
pursuance therewith, and the treaties
etc., etc., are dec red to be the su
preme law of the land. Tt ey are
binding upon the states and the peo
ple thereof. This is tho contract cf
our fathers. All laws or acts of the
federal government, out side of tho
constitution, are nugatory and void.
“This is a true exposition of the
principles of our government, and
from them is easily deduced the rights
of Congress, the rights of the states
and the allegiance of the people.”
’’Our present state constitution
ignores these sound principles and !
sets up an antagonistic government at
war with denucratic doctrines and in- i
tended to cryatalizj the most obnox
ious form of federalism in our system.
It dues this in declaring;, as a funda
mental principle, that ths people of
this state owe paramount allegiance
to tbs constitution and laws of the
United States, andthtfecernmeui thereof.
This is hsrtty, in this, that it de
bars* that ths people must obey all
act* nt the government o bather cm -
\
stitutional or uooonptitutienal. ft is
fillet, in recognizing the existence ef
unlimited and despotic power in ihe
Congress and President of the United
State. It puts the/iglifs aid powers
'of the state under the dominion and
supervision of the United States gev
i ernmen', it i* not democracy, but fed
' eraltsiu. No. honest democrat can
■tan'l, fora moment, open such prin
ciples. To retain this clause in our
constitution is to sustain a heresy,—to
give the lie to tho teachings of our
fathers, anl the truths of history.”
“In the convention that framed the
constitution of th* United States, a
strenuous effort was made by the fed
eralists to vest in Congress supetviso
ry control over the acts of the several
states, with power to annul such as
were deemed obnoxious. This was
voted down by a very large majority,
and the clause referred to iu the out
set, adopted in lieu thereof. This
clearly shows that unlimited and des
potic power was, especially, repudia
ted and all powers not delegated were
reserved by the people. This being
so, every true Democrat ought to vote
for a convention of the people for the
purpose of utriking this heinous heresy
from our fundamental law.”
The Judge urged the people to
move immediately, in this matter for
be ‘had painfulexhibilions, every dny,
of demoralizing influence of this he
re'ical doctrine upon the minds of our
young men. Many of our intelligent
young lawyers are being impressed
with it, and are starting out in life
j full-fledged federrlis’s. This was the
wot k intendod to be accomplished by
the dominant party iu Congress, in
! forcing our present state constitution
| upon our people. Ii was to poison the
minds of our youth, and thus plant
New England indeasupon oursoil.”
The Judge showed that the Su
preme Court of Georgia in the 39th
Volume of the Georgia Reports, page
280, in the case of Shorter vs Cobh,
Chief Justice, Joseph E. Brown, deliv
ering the decision ef the Court, had
solemnly decided that this state con
stitution of ours was tho werk of Con
gress, and not of the people of Geor
ge. He insisted that, if this was
true, Georgia was not now a statu, but
a territory; he urg’d, that there was a
consistency in some of our friends,
who prefered a territoiial government,
voting against “Convention.” “From
their stand point it would be cheaper
and better to call upon Congress to
make then, cessary amendments, wh n
needed. Congress had, already, amen
ded it by striking out the relief clause
which it Contained when adopted, and
could easily do eo again, pat ticularly,
when ealled upon by these friends of
ours who concede absolute power in
Congress ”
“You have no corstittiti- n, my
friends, fhe one uedei which you are
now working, is the spawn of Con
gress. its accouchers were radicals
and carpetbaggers, and it was nursed
Iby ignorant and corrupted negroes
I who were summoned by the Freed
man s Bureau to be present at its
birth and take charge of it. It was
born in infamy, baptised in corruption
and its foster parents were rogues of
the commonwealth who have flod the
realm; it is a cheat and a fraud; it is
a retteu corrupt mass; let the free
people of Georgia meet and bu-iy it out
of sight fotevet. Let us have a con
stitution made by ourselves, for our
selves and our children forever.”
He said that be favored the consti
tution of ’GS, for “that was the work
of a free people; let it be restored
with ouch alterations aod additions as
are demanded and rendered necessary
by the changed condition of the coun
try.”
He coctendod that even the friends
of the preseut constitution ought to
favor a convention to get rid of the
infamy and disgrace of its origin, and
purge it of its admitted defects. “The 1
Supreme Court of the United States 1
had declared the laws,
as well the hrniestead laws, ia rela
tion to contracts made before its adop
tion, null #Dd void, yet they are re
taiued in our constitution as a part
thereof, and our civil officers are sworn
to respect them as such. It is disloy
al to retain them.’'
"There are many defects" he insist
ed “in our present constitution. It
contained about 90 changes from that
of ‘65. Moat of them ought to be
stricken out” lie ‘MM not hare time
to discuss them now. Tho best men
of the country ought to bo selected to
to consider them and pass upon thorn.
The true friends of “Convention”
ought not to divide upon these ques
tions. If so tho fnto of convention
will be hazarded. The true, and only
practical way o' accomplishing ths
work, is for tho topple to dctcimino
whether they ere satisfied to continue
to live under this basrard concern. If
8", vote “No Convention” and seal
your fate under this weight of infamy.
If you desire to be a free people and
have a constitution of your own voto
“For Convention ” Select your best
men to do this work; send no carpet
bagger ot scalawag to sit in that
grand council; sen 1 good men sad
true, that you know, and trust to them,
and they will do the work.”
“I am glad to know,” tho Judge
continued, “that you have, before the
people, men of this cl*S9. They have
made character and are to be trusted.
It jitst occurs to tne that Col. Iloyl,
whiln in the Senate, was the origina
tor of the measure that led to the re
lief of the people of Georgia from the
paymonefthe bogus Bullock bonds.
This shows that ne has been and will
be watchful of the people’s rights.”
“But let there be no dissensions in
the ranks of the true democracy. If
these men are not all good and true
and fit to be trusted, don’t join the
enemies of democracy unde" the false
banner of “No_ Convention.” Keep
clear of all suoh. Call them back to
tho banners of Democracy. Get out a
better class of men, if you have them
pledged for convention, aud if by this
course ycu can get better men elect
them. Men who are ccnsient’ously
opposed to convention can not be hurt
by this course for they can vote for
either or neither ticket and “No Con-
vention.”
“What is the sensor of the anti con_
ventionists having any candidates at
all? What a silly thing it is for a
sensible man to run for an office that
lie says should not exist, ana, if elect
ed, take his seat and take the people’s
money and undertake to do a work
that he says ought not to be done!—
How can an honest man work against
bis convictions? If there is such a
man be has no truthful heart. He
can not, safely, he trusted.”
‘ I must say, my friends,” the
further remarked, “that 1 have rot a
great deal of respect for the sincerity
of these ‘'no-conventionit. I do not
know how it is, in your county, but,
in most places, I fiud that the number
ot anti-conventionists has increased
since the nominations wero made. Is
this seeming desseusion the result of
of disappointment to selves or friend*,
in the result of the nomination ? This
is all wrong. If you are mad, get
cool; let us not fall out. This is not
the day for divided councels. btick
to the banners of Democracy. Theman
who under the false banner of non
convention enters an organization for
tho purpose of capturing the colored
voters and defeating the wishes ot the
true Democracy commits a crime
against his blood aud race, and it will
stick to Lira like the shirt of Neseus.
Let the colored men vote as they wil ! ,
let them vote freely for the men of
their choice, but do not mislead them.
Let them stay at home, if they eo de
sire, and remember the untold evils
they have suffered, heretofore, from
designing and corrupt carpetbaggers.
And, don’t fail to remember that the
true definition ot “Scalawag” is one
who perpetrates a fraud upon the col
ored votirs.”
“This abominable constitution, and
{ all the iDfumous acts of rsconstnction
were forced upon us by corrupt carpet
baggere. They forced the colored
I people by the use of bayonets to vote
for it. Let the white men of this
country put their eyes upon that class
ofourown people who undertake to fill
| the places of the departed carpet-bag
! gers,in using the colored voters to fas
ten this infamy upon the ceuutry. The
1 red hot bolt* of th* infuriated ven
geance ot an outraged andhenest peo
< pie will be hurled at such and they
will be driven to ruin. This is no
time for tricks; chicanery should be
: laid aside. The great issme is now
upon ue. 6hnil wo be a free people.
Providence, ns ia the case of ancient
Israel, notv says to us “Enter into
Canaan” shall we do it, or like the
stubborn Jews refuge to go. If we
do, it may come upon us, ns it did
upon that ancient people, for it is writ
ten ia his wrath he swore “They shall
never enter Canaan.” Caleb and
Joshua were tl> only adults that
P**hil out of Egypt that ever reached
the promised land. This was allowed
them because they followed wholly
after truth. Lot us all strive to be
thus faithful and we then shall be
come a redeemed and happy people.” j
55 ant of space fort.ids us *o follow
the Judge further in his eloquent re. i
mark*, lie discussed many other
poiuts that have escaped our memory
and laek of time p-evented a discuss
ion of others upon which tie people
would lsnre liked to Itcnr him.
Calioun Department.
C. S. SIMMONS, : Editor.
rou :dk constitutional convention —
dklef.gatu.B 9th sen ns.
P. E. BOYD, of Calhoun,
I. 11. HAND, of Baker,
R. T. NESBITT, of Early.
Cut Woiims- —We hear a good
deal of complaint among the fanners
in rcfernce to the cut-worm that low
infest the cetton fields of this county.
We hear of a few farmers wliero the
stand ol (ottnn has been damaged to
a considerable extent by these pests.
Eaiilt. —Mr. Thos W Hammond, a
prominent planter who resides in the
seventh district of Baker county, in
forms us that he has a field of cotton
j that will average nearly knee high
ar.d flowering rapidly. The first
bloom making its appearance on last
Saturday, the 2ml instant. Mr. Ham
mond is a spiended farmer and trust
always gets the first bale into our
market.
Speaking al Arlington.
Editor Calhoun D.pt Daicnon Journal:
In response to a call from the citi
zens in, and around Arlington, the
Hon. W m Tumlin, of Cuthbert. ad
dressed the people of Calhoun Cos; on
last Thursday, on the great Conven
tion question. About II o clock,
when a large crowd had assembled ia
; the little town, an announcement was
made, that tee speaking would take
place at the camp ground, one or two
hundred yards below the depot. Ev
erybody, bent on hearing what Mr,
Turn.in had to say, huiried off to the
spot, where was found a large struct
ure ample enough to shelter and seat
all present.
I took my seat on an easy pine log,
rather back of the audience, but in
full view of the speaker’s stand, f.uff
ing away for life on a two and a half
cent ciga., forgetful of all things else,
with my whole attention directed to
what was going on in front.
After all were seated, and every
| thing quiet, on motion, Mt. J. L.
Boynton was called to the chair. A
resolution was then offered by the
Hon T. J. Perry, and adopted by the
meeting, that, after the close of Mr.
Tuinlin’s address, the question of con
vention should he open to all, in or
der that it might he fully and impar
tially di'-vus.Ted by both sides.
Mr Boynton, after making a few
preliminary remarks, well 6uite t to
i the occasion, inttoduced the speaker
; to address the people on what be
j would term “a lack of wisdom and
consideiation displayed in calhng for
1 a constitutional convention.”
I Mt Tumlin took the stand, and hav
ing taken as his text “Bob Toombs,
he proceeded, coolly and deliberately
to tell why, as liw thought, a conven
tion should not be held. lie starter
out with the proposition that he
expected to prove his every assertion
by facts. Ino ic-d, too, that, in order
to make his arguments more forcible,
how shrewd he was in trying to make
the impression on the Calhoun people,
that he had, long s.rToe, fully determ
ined never again *o run for office ; en
deavoring to show, by this statement,
that h's mind was unbiased by any
aspirations, whatever, and that bis
head was ‘‘rectus in curia”
I dou’t propose, now, to give his
points, in the order in whic.h he dis
cussed them, hut on y as they present
themselves to my mind. In the run
of his speech, Mr. Tumlin took up
Boh Toombs, and after handling him
very gently for one hour, telling of all
his mean ac's and wrong doing, leav
ing untold, of course, his good deeds,
left the impression upon my mind, and
I suppose, on the minds of many oth
ers, that his position was, that be
cause Bob Tiomhsis a ■ ouventi>nist
and a lawyer everybody else ought to
j oppose the convention. The same as
!to say. “If Bob Toombs is for a con
vention we will he against it, and, if
Bob. Toombs is against a convention
wo will he for it, just so we are
against Bob. Toemhs, let us crack our
whips ami drive right ahead, because
Boh is always wroDg.” He came
down, too, pretty heavily on the law
yers, saying that they were the first
to mislead the people, and the sole
cause of this great cry for a convention.— |
Now. I am a member cf that profession, '
myself, and, for this reason, wiH refrain frors
saying’ anything more on 'hat point I wifi j
only ask some conventioniat who is not a ;
lawyer, if Mr. Tu-alin's statement is true.
lie contended that the Legislature could
make all the changes in the present const!- '
union that the con re n lion proposes to make, I
he did not say that a!) of them would ba
made, nor did be prove bv any facts that
the legislature could make all the changes
proposed and desired by the pei pie. He
made the assertion, too. that by holding
the convention the people of Georgia would
be oat, directly SIOO,OOO, and, indirectly
$2,000,090. The $11)0,090 directly spent,
would be the actual cost of the convention,
aud tin? two millions would be inditectly
spent by the people, if I mistake not, on
aecount ot the confus on and increase of
litigation which would arie from a change
in the fundamental law of our state. Accord
ing to my simple judgment, he failed to get
up facts to sustain him in these assertions.
lie, aist, made it ■ point that the bill pi©,
viding for the raid convention was, itself, a
ftaud, and that the Dew constitution, when
made, would net be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejeciion ; and that the
delegates or.ee in conren'ion, would huve
the powei to vote to themselves one hun
dred thotv-atid do rs per day.
Even aimituu; ,as lac.j that the dele
gates, wend to e themselves SIOO,OOO a
day, how, mo waeic woitd they get the
money ? Besides, nus not the Legislature,
under the present eousti.ntion, the same
power ? Would it, aud could, it be recoeni*
ed as a constitution unless submitted to the
people for ratification or rejeciion
It is very evident, trom Mr. Turolin's
speech, that he is afraid of his own neigh
bors, that he is not willing to trust Georgians
to make Georgia laws.
Tha lust point lie attempted to argtr©
was the Homestead I.aw, and, with
All due deference, he remind* 1 m
i verv tacch of a man in the homestead,
it i eufpediting he knew nothing
about. He contended against any
law that prevents a man from selling
or convoying his property ashe pleased;
that whenover such a law as the
homestead, spokon of by some people
came into existence it would ruin the
credit of the country, —that the home
B‘ead ought to 6tand ns it now stands,
giving a man the right to waive, it
and mortgage his property and give
liens cn the same as he saw fit. lie
soemed to forget, or else never knew
that a waiver on a homested, once
taken, is void and of no account. He
went off a little wiser, on that point, I
am certain, for Mr. Boynton told him
better, before he left tho shelter.
Mr.R. W. Davis,a distinguished law
yer from Blakely, was called on and
followed Mr. Tumlin. He made a
very nice and ablo speech in opposi
tion to Mr. Tumlin, and showed many
reasons why a convention should be
held. Ho showed, very clearly, that
the constitution could not be, and
wou’d not be changed or amended ><y
the legislature us is proposed by the
contention. One strong evidence ot
this fact, was that it had not been
done. Efforts had been made, lime
aol again to effect such changes, hut.
always to no purpose.
Mr. Davis is a small man, in one
sence of the word, hut, from the way
Mr. Tumlin scratched his head, the
small man get the best of the fight. At any
rate, Mr. Tumlin bellowed, especially, when
it was told that be was the man who intro
duced a bill, some years ago, to keep the
negroes from going to the legislature. Mr.
T‘s excuse, to the negroes was, that he did
it because he was sworn to do so, and not
because it was his own gcod pleasure to do
so. But, as to old negro said, “A man can
repent,"
Alter a second opeeeh from Mr. Tumlia,
Judge J. J. Beck, of Morgan, rose in re
sponce to a call, and made ihe most practi
cal speech of the occasion. He showed the
partiality of the present constitution be
tween the different classes of people.—that
it could not be recognized ai a constitution,
flo showed its many weak poibts, generally.
Suffice it to say, his speech, as a whole, was
full of sound sense and logical reasomnst,
from beginning to end, and th ew a consid
erable damper over the argunreut adduced
against convention.
Mr. Jeff Boynton followed Judge Beck,
and made a beautiful speech, hut 1 have
lime to notice but one point. He took the
position and tried to make it appear that
there were so many reasons whv the people
wanted a convention, and that their opinions
were so different, that they never would
come to any agreement on a constitution,
but would remain in session for 79 years y
which is a bad argument, lor the same
might be applied to the legislature, and, if
good, the legi.lnture would be lorever hi
se-sion without doing anything.
Upon the whole, Mr. Tumlin did his own
par.y more harm than good. We would
like for bins toeonae over again.
A CONVENTION IST.
Leary, Ga., June 4th, 1877.
.#</t its Jltake §lB *Jtt J.,
Our large life-like Steel Engravings of the
fc sidentia! Candidates sell rapidly. Send
Precircular. N. V. Engraving Cos., 3S Wall
Box Street, 3216, N. Y.
STEWARTS
ADJUSTABLE TREADLE
FOR “bFERATING
Sowing Machines Without
r.iTia if: an urjvnr.
'PBE most complete method of propelling
I the sewing machine. It saves four fifths
the labor and entirely avoids the casse of
physical injury ; endorsed by the medical
fraternity. It can be attached to any ordin
ary sewing machine without removing the
machine from the bouse. No sewing ma
chine should be used without this important
attachment. Send for our circular,- which
explains the principles. Address
NEW YORK TREDLE MEG. CO'.,
64 Cortlandt, Street, N.’y.
k Tom B. Artope,
MARBLE & GRANITE WORK
AiO.XUMF.JrTS, IlEvil) 9TO.rF.S<
Box Tombs, Vases, Iron Railing,
COPINGS, BUILDING WOBK, •
Corner ,?ecCfid Sod Pobhif Sts., opposite J. W. Bnrke A Co.V, rear of Ross A Colenun’*.
MACON, - GEORGIA
Orders solicited. A. J. BALDWIN, Agent at Paffsom
“A DECIDED ADVANCE." \
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Awarded the erand "doM Medal ft Prncrea* u f
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No other Sewing; Machine In the
World has an “AUTOMATIC TEN
SION,” or any other of the charac
teristic features of lisle machine.
Correspondence aud invesib.atioH invited.
Wiilco* & Gililts s. M
fOor. fcosd JH.) ttfla It road JSev "orf,
brown house
E. C, HRO9I g A. SO.y Prop's
r I' , ABLE always supplied with the best the
I market affords. Polite aud attentive
porters. Cb rge s moderate
SJ 1 ** * *t home. Agents wanted. Outfit
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Hard Times
routed; by
ALLISON &. SIMPSON,
Georgia,
Prices for Uin Issue of the Jour**i,
Randolph County Seed Rye.
Randolph eounty Rust Proof Oats
C R Bacou, 9$ to 10
C R bttik sides, 8$ to 9
Bacon shou'ders, 7$ to 7$
Bulk Shoulders 7$ to 7
Canvass hams, 12$ to 13$
Lard, best leaf, 12$ to 13
A Sugar. 13 to 13$
Ex 0 Sugar, 12$ to 12
C Sugar 11$ to 12$
Coffee, best Rio, 24 to 25
Coffee, medium, 22 to 23
Bagging, 14$ to 15.
.Vleai, 80c
" Bite corn, sacked 80c
XX tamly flour, per bbl,sfi.so
XXX family flour, per hhi, 88.50
vTtuek & V\ hiteiock’s choice $9.75
Salt, Liverpool, 51.65 to 81.75 ''
'■alt, Virginia, 52.10t0 B*2 35
titios’ 81 &U ° 15 lot8 ’ 90: 1688 < 3 Ua *'
-yrup, 75 to 90
New mackerel, per kit, 81.25 to 81 75
New white fish, per kit Sl.lgtoJl’sft
Natl j, 20 to 25 lbs to the dollar.
Nails, by the keg, No 10, 83.50
New buckwheat
'l'obacco, trom 5o to 75 cts per r.ouai
Snuff, best by the jar 75 cents.'
Powder, best Orange rifle, by the ker
31 cents *’
Shot, $2 60 to $2.75 per sack.
Avery's plow stocks and extra nlow
points, $4.50 to $5 P
Ilainran's plow stocks and extra nlow
points, $3 to $3.25 *
Allison & Simpson's celebrated plow
stock, $3 r
Cook stoves from sl2 to SSO
Office stoves from $8 to sls
Best axes $1
Best trace chains 6s, 10, 2, 75 cento
Plow hames 50 to 75 cents per pair
Plow lines 20 to 25 cents per pa ; r
Plow hoes in abundance from 35 ets
’o $1
Heel pins 12$ to 16 cents.
Plow rods 25 cents
Single trees, well ironed, 60 ef*
Single tree irons 45 cts per sett
Iron wedges, 50 cts
Andirons lrom $1 to $3 per pair
Sad irons, all sizes, 8 cts per pound,
Hollow ware of all descriptions, pote
ovens, spiders, etc., etc.
Painted 2 hoop buckets, good, 2$ t
25 cents
Good well buckets 65 te 75 cents
Well chain 0 , all sizes
Tubs of all sizes and descriptions
Iron —plow, tire, rouud and oval, from
4$ to 5 cent: l .
Steel— all sizes, fio-u 7$ to 8 cents.
And unmorous other Goods in tbs
Hardware Line too numerous to men
tion. All we ask s fot those wishing
to purchase, to call and examine our
immense stock belure purchasing
elsewhere.
We will duplicate any Bill in our
Line within two hundred milet of this
place, freight added, and in many
I instances save you the freight and
| expense of going and returning, hotel
1 bills, etc.
Call and examine, and you will bs
welcomed and greeted by a host cf
the tnos accomodating yonng gentle
men this side of anywhere.
I Will pay cash for meal or corn 75c
per bushel.
i Messrs. Brown, Hay, Gamble end
| Toombs, cordially invite their friends
, to call and see them at the well knows
I store of
ALLISON & SIMPSON.
A'sv. 2nd 6m
be found at ray
Always to
'VfORTH side of Court House Square, seat
the Mill. Thankful tor the very liberal
patronage in years rmst, I egain respectfully
ask a share of the same, and asstsre you sat*
isfeation. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Musical
Instruments, Guns, Pistols and SeSing Ma
chines repaired. Watches damaged by bad
work especially solicited.
Jit 8m JP. ALLEN.
Old Stand,