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The True Citizen. WAYNESBORO, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1888 ‘ The Survival of the EVteet.' THEi CONVENTION'. There is considerable difference be tween the statements of the Macon Telegraph and the Atlanta Constitu tion in regard to the returns from the primaries. The Telegraph gives Stc- phens 145, Bacon 183, uninstructed 120. The Const! tu ! ion gives Stephens 212 J, Baoon 83', unins ructed 84. This is indeed a wide difference, and leaves ns completely at sea in making up an opinion ; we, however believe that the majority rule will be adop ed by the ©onven'iou, and that Mr. Stephens will be nominated. Should the two-thirds rule be adopt ed, it is doubtful whether either Ste phens or Bacon will receive the noun- nation, but an outsider. It is tojbe hoped that the delegates all have patriotism ©ufficient to avoid the disgraceful action ©t tire l**st gubernatorial convention, and if neither Stephens or Bacon can bo nominated without such miserable wr 'ngl ng, let their friends withdraw thoir name?, and give us some other good and true Democrat to vote for.— Georgia has plenty of material out of whioh to make a governor as good as either Stephens or Bacon. Tn regard to Congressman at large, the Constitution of the 11th inst. says; “We drop out the incomplete table for Congressman at-large simply because it ie impossible for us to give any definite idea as to the result. There are so many candidates, and so few instructed, deloga es, that it is impossible to see which way the current is ruining. From our returns Hall and Barnes con test, for the head place, wi h Hardeman and Curie ton close behind. The other candidates, however, claim that full re turns will put ibem to the front, it will require a b:i 1 lot in settle the lead ership, and we are unwilling to do any candidate injustice by publishing in complete returns.” Thu- is the matter loft in doubt,— M e feel satisfied that wu are correct in saying that Hon. George T. Barnes is the favorite in all this section of the ► tate, and wo know that there is not a Democrat c voter in Burke county who would not vote for him with pleasure.— die Georgia, th? men ion of his name in connection with the office of Congress man at large wins the approval not on ly of an extensive ci cle of professional brethren, but also of mamy clients and friends who have long been personal witnesses of his fidelity and ability. We have every confidence that Ma jor Barnes would represent the Sta e at large in the forty-eighth Congress with a dignity, moral power, statesmanlike influence and honorable action worthy of all commendation. Possessing a strong judicial mind, scholarship of high order, and an enlarged acquaint ance with the political history of this nation, he is tireless in his industry, and eminently wise and conservative in his views. We do but express our can did conviction when we affirm that his indefatigable labors in the committee rooms, and his earnest, potent advoca cv of important measure % on the floor of Congress would redound to the best interests of Georgia. While it is tiue in one can lay ex clusive claim to any office within the gift of the people, it is nevertheless cer tain that valuable service renderod to the party and State, commend the candidate for office to the favor and gratitude of his coustituents. When it is asked, therefore, what has Major Barnes accomplished in the past, his friends point with pleasure to his long, zealous and distinguished labors in the ranks of Democracy, bo'.h State and national. Since the olo«e of his career in the Legislature of Georgia in 1864, ns chairman of the committee on mili tary affairs, and since the termination of his military service upon the fall of the Confederacy, he has been con stantly at work advancing the pros perity of the Democratic party, whose success has been and is essen tial to the best interests of the South and of the whole country. Among the first and most energetic in the re demotion of the State from Radical rule, he has ever since been actively engaged, in convention and upou the hustings, in promoting the noblest ends of the organized Democracy. For years has he been Georgia’s representative upon the national Democratic committee. Of his coun sels and private means has he con tributed wisely and liberally in the conduct o! political campaigns. The present system for the more thorough union of the Slate and national organ izations within the Democratic ranks, was the result of his sage suggestions and earnest effort. Several times has lie represented Georgia in nation:.1 conventions, when true and trusted leaders were selected to nom inate the standard bearers of the [Communicated. 1 OLD BTJttKK 1NT THK LEAD! CHOP PROSPECTS IN MIDDLE AND SOUTH WEST GEORGIA VIEWIU/ FROM II. R. AND RUG GW. Kephzibab Dots. July 4,1882. We re.frrot to hear of the illness of Mrs. J. F. Carswell. Our delegatee will ccrtaiuly fail to car-j Democracy upon the broadest fields ry out the will of dieir consu.'uen*s if they do no- standby him until it is * positively determined that lie cannot be nouiiu ted. The Citizen is for Barnes against the field. We hardly believe that the Radical party will make any nominations ei her for Governor or for Congress unless a disagreement among the Democrats give them a hope of success. IION. GEORGE T. BARNES. Augusta Chronicle. The following is a copy of a letter addressed to delegates to the State con vention, ;n behaif of lion. George T. Barnes. Augusta, Ga., July 8. 1882. Dear Sir : The behalf of lion. Georg Richmond county, take the liber y of | addressing you this letter upon the sub ject of his candidacy for Congress from the S ate at. larere : f battle. All these duties has he discharged, all these offices filled, cheerfully, efficiently, and at a personal expense of time, convenience and money.— Never has he been an applicant for office in the pay either of the State or national government. Such long- continued, valuable and disinterested service certainly merits the com- mendation and the gratitude of his State and her people. His candidacy, beyond all question, is supported by personal and politi cal ability. Unblemished is his priv ate life. Careful has he ever been of all obligations—most faithful to trusts reposed. In eyery instance has he been loyal to the cause of organized Democracy, cheerfully and liberally e undenugnod, in j supporting the nominees of party, r 8° 1 • °i; whether local or national. The candidacy' of the Hon. George T. Barnes, we may truthfully say, was compassed at the earnest solicit- , . - 1 ation of his friends. Only twelve In preser, mg him as a gentleman j days since did he consent that bis worthy of the high position wi h which bis name is now associated, wehaye no desire to die ate any course or choice t.i the delegates to the State Democrat ic convention. We are persuaded that a.l their efforts will bo directed 10 the conservation of party harmony and the development of party strength. In view of the fact that hisoaniidacy has been proceeded by the announcement of the names of other excellent and prominent gentlemen fur the position, wt are in no wise inclined to dopvicate or to ig nore the claims of candidates from dif ferent portions of the .State. i ho Hon. George T. Barnes is not unknown to the people of Georgia. In deed, the marked favor with which his candidacy has been received in many counties, encourages tho belief that the {■hate at large shares iu that warm per sonal esteem and strong public confi dence in which ho is held in thi8 com munity. Kcr more than t,w nty-fiye years has be been an earnest, con fictitious and eloquent practitioner in the courts of Georgia. His career as a lawyer has been distinguished by strength, prjbity, consistency and flattoring Recess.— Reckoned us one of tho leading lawyers most competent advocates in Mid name should bo used in connection with the prominent position with which it is now associated, and we are prompted by tho short time in tervening between this and the as sembling of the convention to Address you personally in his behalf. We have every reason to be sincerely gratified at the favorable indorsement of his claims in various portions of the State, and to rejoice at the strength which bis name has de veloped among his numerous friends. Such are some of the reasons which induced Major Barnes's friends to prevail upon him to stand for the office of Congressman at large, and such are some of the qualifications which, in our judgment, eminently fit him for the honorable and efficient discharge of tho important duties appertaining to the high positiou. Heartily commending his candi dacy to your favorable consideration, wo are, Very respectfully, your obedient servants, Charles J. Jenkins, Wm. II. Reese, of Wilkes, Chas. C. Jones, Jr., of Richmond, M. A. Stovall, of Richmond, John H. Jones, of Burke, Patrick Walsh, of Richmond. Mr. Editor : To fully appreciate education, we in list see the superstition f the Ignorant; to properly value wraith, taste of poverty ; to hon estly love the advantages of our homes, view the hardships abroad of others. Two weeks ago your correspondent left the "banner cotton county” of thh grand old com monwealth for Augusta by private conveyance, via the Walker’s bridge road. We thought the crops very fair 'till we reached said bridges, with one exception. Some of the tenants on the Corker place, formerly the Dewitt Clinton, had. for want of better, planted Western mixed < orn, ami It was tasseliug out at. a foot and a half high. Of Course they'll iced Western again at #1.40 per bushel But at, fir rather beyond Walker’s bridges, tnis county we saw the ‘‘abomination of desolation." Corn planted and tasseliug under same ciniums.ances as above mentioned, and cotton chopped out and plowed oil land that should make 500 pounds of liut to the acre, and yot, wantonly given up to be destroyed by cattle. The fences being carefully laid to the ground foi their convenience in an egress. Tho course for such destruction we guessed, being want of horse feed and "Sambo’s ’vanoin.” Richmond | was boldly holding up her head, with corn a lit tle in advance Of Burke, hut her money crop, i watermelons, not quite up to the standard.— However, fruit seemed plentiful. We remained in Augusta a couple of days, and then left for Macon, via the Macon and Augusta K. R., to at tend the commencement exercises of Mercer University. We shall not leave our subject to speak of the worn out theme of correspondents —"eommenements”, but will try to "stick" to cotton aud com. With our dress coat carefully bundled, and our dusler tightly buttoned around our corpulent frame, we rolled from under the Union oarshed, Augusta, at 10:80 o'clock on Friday morning, the 28d ult. The run on the Georgia Road to Camak, Warren county, was pleasant, enough, owing, perhaps, to the entertaining columns of the Citron, A, Con., which we had with us. But at Camak we changed cam for Macon, and had to wait two hours for the Augusta hound Georgia train to make connection, and our impatience- like all "green” travelers munifest—began to come to the surface. At this juncture we wont into t he smoking car, and were happy to find Rev. W. L. Kilpatrick, now Doctor, of llephzi- bah, who was hilled for our destination. After an exchange of compliments, suoh as generally pass between a former teacher and pupil, we proceeded, at his invitation, to satisfy our hun ger at the expense of a nicely broiled chicken, rolls, etc., with juicy cloarstoue peaches for desert, all of which showed that somebody in | flephzibali knew how to please a hungry man. I At 2 p. m. we left Camak. and, we must say, the ] Macon and Augusta road presents less attract- ; tions to the traveler than any other in the State that we’ve ever run over. There is nothing I along its line to la crest the paintet’s eye.— | Bleak clay hills and sandy bottoms are all that’s 1 to be seen in the way of natural objects. Tho | corn and cotton certainly looked poor, especially j was this the case iu Baldwin. At Milledgeville our omnibus waited at th« depot, whose horses were actually poorer than , the majority Of Burke’s plow stock. Rain was ! very much needed at the time, judging from the dust that settled on our baggage and flew into our eyes. At0:45 o’clock we rolled into the depot at Macon, where our genial young friend and neigh bor, Jo i P. Applewhite, who is a student at Mercer, met us, and taking our baggage in hand soon landed ns in comfortable quarters, where the sight of a well filled board of choice viands, to which we did full justice, caused us to forget our wo s ou the road. After supper we repair ed to the Masonic Hall to hear the debate be tween the Phidelta and Ciceronian societies of the University on "Woman Suffrage.” But 1 promised to keep quiet on that subject, so I’ll simply state that our "sisters, our sweethearts, and aunts will not for sometime,” at least, have the pleasure of voting some greasy haired, ‘sun flower” man into the chair where Mars Aleck specks to rock, so the judges de ;ided. From Macon we went to Reynolds, I'oylor county. It. is situated on the Columbus branch of the S. W. R. R ; 42 miles from tile former place aud 68 from t^e latter. Your readers will feel an interest in this place from the fact that it is the birth place and home of our friend, Nr. T. B. Marshall, the telegraph operator in your town. We were entertained for a week in royal style by his family and friends. By way of warning to the Waynesboro girls, we'll say that several fair Reynolds belles are preparing to capture him on his next visit home, which is anticipated soon. We attended the commencement exer cises of Butler Female College and Male lnst.i- tu'e. Butler is the capitol of Taylor, and is noted for its pretty girls and sandy streets, We would suggest to some of our discontented cot ton growers—young men—that If they want a good wife, and fortune thrown iu, go to Btitier. There, with a little capital and enterprise, tliey could esrtablish a glass factory, and ship saml to boot, for a life time without materially dimin ishing the supply. The crops in Crawford, Houston and Taylor reminded us of Burke to some extent. Cotton seemed to lie fruiting well. On returning to Naoou we noticed car loads of j melons at each station. No large oneR, however. I We thought t,o reach Waynesboro in time on I the4tli to use our extensive influence in the nomi nating convention, but our Burke Democrats are generally "on time” in politics il nothing else, and at 2:25 o’clocs, when the whistle announced our approach home, we looked out of the window and heard a Stephens shout, and knew by that the job was did. Well, Nr. Editor, I guess your readers, ortho majority ot them, are satisfied with Burke as a I farming country, and ii they ain't they can’t And j any betteras a whole. * Knowing the value of space in your apprcciat- ! ed paper, which so well deserves its title, True Cit., 1 am Very truly, &e., A Sodomite. Ji^ly 7th, 1882. Tliouison Tiotes. ' July 3d, 1882. Watermelons can be found at all the stores but of interior quality. The county was visited by over one inch of rain Saturday evening. The corn is as good as tho land will make. Cotton Is improving but Inferior stands all over the county. The gardens were never better in this county. The linest vegetables I ever saw grow eau be seen iu tho gardens in and around Thomson. Robt. Barksdale, of McDuffie, was married to Miss Tolor, of Columbia county, last Wednesday evening. The high price of meat, nor the scorching rays of a July’s sun do not stop the matrimonial mill from grinding. Hon. A. E. Sturgis replied t.<> the committee in last weeks Journal, which I think is unanswer able, and will close tho controversy, as it is con ceded by most every one that, he demolished their charges and proved them all false by his constituents in tire grand Jury room. Prof. John Gross’ spring term of school dosed Friday, with speeches and compositions in tee day, and dialogues at night. Jimmie Lee Wil son took the first prize as tho best orator, or declalmer. Joseph Gross took the second. Subject: "Roderick Dime to James Kltz James.” Miss Mamie Gross took I he first prize in com position. Subject: "Woman's Rights.” It was original ai d equal to Dr. Mary Walker’s best effort, In fact, surpasses anything 1 ever heard oil the subject, and showed sin: had given it close attention. Misses Luolle Benton and Flora Carswell shared the second prize between them. Hon, J. C. C. Black delivered an address to the pupils. Subject: "Get more than you Have, and Be more than you Are." It, was praised bv all as one of the best speeches they ever listened to, ami 1 am satisfied that if we could get a true expression from our people lie is their choice for our next Congressman. The acting at night was splendid and showed a mas ter hand In their training. Professor Gross is liiuklng quite a reputation as a teueln r, and lias as many pupils as he can attend to. Before this goes to print, lie w ill lie married to one < f the sweetest young ladies in McDuffie county, Miss Mattie Lou O’Neal, which takes place at the Baptist church Wednesday evening next, w^ich I will try and give you the particulars of in my llCXt. __ _ TV HUNK, Albany, July 11.—The first bale of new cotton w as received to-day by E. L. Wright & Go. it was raised by Primus W. Jones, of linker ooun- ty. Its weight was 42H pounds, class low middling, and sold to A'B. Weslow at 20 cents per pound, and shipped to Tolar, Hart &Co„ New York. The chicken crop of this section Is very poor and lieu fruit scarce. There is a young lady in town who Is jnst. sweet sixteen but a little Gray. Miss Georgia Carswell has returned home from an extended visit to Thomson. The friends of Miss Lula Miller are anxiously awaiting her return from North Georgia- Miss Dotenall, one of the reigning belles of the Palmetto State is visiting Miss Laura Baxley. Tub Citizen is one of the newsiest and neat est papers that we know of and is an ever wel come visitor. Mr. II. II. Kilpatrick lias returned from Macon, where he is finishing his collegiate oourse at Mercer University. Mr. M. K. Green and Mr. A. H. Anderson were in town a fci days past. Edwin and Howard are "all wool and a yard wide.” Misses Hattie and Ida Davis, two of onr most fascinating and accomplished young ladies, are contemplating a visit to tho Oa-e City. Dr. Gilbert. Banks and wife, of vour city, is visiting relatives here. The Doctor and his accomplished wife are welcomed in our midst. We were on a visit to your county last week and spect a day with Mr. J. M. Reynolds. Jim has the finest crop we have seen, and we hope that his efforts will be crowned with success. Mr. George Jones of your county, a very popular and energetic young man, was in town last Wcea, and wo think returned home heart less. How about, those flowers, friend George? There are quite a number of persons who have engaged hoard here for the summer. We don't see wny our town should not become popular ns a summer resort for the citizens of Burke, as It is very convenient to their business and one of the healthiest places on tho globe. Tioeh. ICE. ICE. -*• I Icc can be had by Wholesale bifid Retaf Constantly ou hand, at tho Waynesboro }fe House. C. E. SCHERER, „ Proprietor! mayl9,'82.t-f. T. D. OLIVER, ATTORN Id V rr J , a w, WAYNESBORO, GA. Will practice in the Augusta, Eastern and middle, circuits. Special attention giveL ter Justice Court practice. may5,’82.b-y. ANY ONE who has a good Cow with a young calf,and desires to exchange them for a good Rouhle-barreied Shot Gun can hear of a chance to trade by applying at this office. If you need Billheads, Letterheads, Notes, Mortgages, or Legal Blanks brins your work to The Citizen office, and it will be pr mptly and neatly executed at city prices. May26 z*3.n s-ay 1*1" n z. 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