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The True Citizen, A live Weekly Paper on Live Issues Published Kvery Friday Morning, at Way nesboro, Ga., bv the SULLIVAN BBO T H E B S. RA TES OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Copy One Year, $2.00 “ Six months, 1.00 “ ** Three months 50 IT All subscriptions must be accompanied by the CASH. THE TRUE CITIZEN. Yol. 1. Waynesboro, Ga., September 1, 1882. No. 18. The True Citizen. Advertising rates liberal. Transient advertisments payable in ad vance. All contract advertisements payable quar terly. All communications for personal benefit will be charged for as advertisements. Advertisements to occupy special places will be charged 25 per cent, above regular rates. Notices in local and business column 5 ets. per line: in local 10c s. per line,each insertion. For terms apply at this office. Current Comments. A great deal of rust has appeared on the cotton in Burke county, and fears are entertained that it has been badly injured. Alas ! alas! Gen. Toombs, after a thousand declarations of maternal fidel- iiy, has ‘‘shook” his old mother, and Georgia mourns the ingratitude of her great sou! In the con roversy between the At lanta Herald and Gen. Toombs about remarks made by Gen. Toombs of Mr. Stephens, Gen. Toombs got decidedly the worst of it. The Macon Telegraph & Messenger of the 28th, contains a “sensible” arti cle in opposition to rotation. The don key who brays over the columns of the S)1 vania Telephone would, however, be likely to call it “driyel.” Our opinion of the editor of the Syl- vania Telephone is just that held by the great French Marshal, Murat, of the buzzard Murat said, “I have try him bake, I have Gy him fry, I have try him roast—de hi id is no good /” If wewere asked what Burke county needed,wo should say, Burke county needs the very best men to he found. The people of Glasscock county are wide awarke and moving in the interest of a railroad through their county.— The proposed course of the road is, to leave the Georgia R. R. at Norwood in Warren county, run through Warren- ton, then down the Waynesboro road near Stellayille, leaving it to the left, and on to Mllen on the Central R. R. The length of the proposed road is about 65 miles with but one bridge to build on the whole line. If this road should be built, if will open a new era of prosperity in the history of Glass sock county, and would be of incalcula ble advantage to Millt n. Let the road be built. The following s artling item is copied from the Fort Valley Mirror. It looks as if the lessees were about to make an attempt to s’eal the State Road proper ty with the ohanc is of success in their favor. The Mirror says : The inven tory r f the Sta e Road is said to be missing from the Executive Depart ment. It is said that the lesses of the State Road will render to the State a bill for repairs, etc., equal in amount to the value of the road. What startling announcements. It has been intimated for some time that J fe Brown and his pack were preparing to gobble up this road, and it is time for the peeple to begin to meats. of smooth things is held in creator fav r and that the public demanded his im- than in political conyeivions. In these mediate death. He was accordingly bodie. I here is usually an insane belief h j at about 1: jj m in tIw ‘ that the ship will steer clear of the ° , , . , * , breakers and run through all right if, enee of the assembled multitude. The care be taken to blind and gag the look-1 crowd then dispersed, and all signs of out. Nothing is more com * ion than ■ disturbance ceased. The other prison- for members of a convention applauding ers are j n jail to await further develop- to the echo some brainless wind-bag for nssurring them that a complete victory is before them, while in their hearts most of the time they feel defeat to be inevitable. In my judgment this Re public cannot live long in the atmos phere and contaminated state which now surrounds the ballot box. Monied corporations, to secure favorable legis lation for themselves, are now taking an active part, in elections, by furnish ing large sums of money to corrupt the REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING. Preamble and resolutions introduced by Benjamin Reynolds to the Repub lican mass meeting, held at Waynes boro, Ga., Aug. 26, 1882, ani unani mously adopted : Whereas, There are two Demo cratic candidates before the voters of Jieply to iJlittht.ecl Hope*,. ADDIIEHSKI) TO J. U- C. Pray. Rentte belnp. irlve me heed, As kneeling humbly by thy side, With lacerated heart I plead That I may be thy blushing bride. I long—I wildly long to press Thee to my heart—I know ’tis rash ! I pine to print a fond caraes Upon thy meek and mild mustache. Why, tell me why, thine eyelids drop T Why turn away so pettishly f Say, why with fierce, tumultuous flop Thy bosom heaves ooquettishly ? I know that thou art young and fair As tiny buds in early spring— But thou shalt be my constant care, Thou frail and fragile little thing l I’ll sew their shirts and darn their hose, Thy victuals cook; thy fires will light— * I'll grease thy gracious Roman nose - Each snowy oroupv wintry night, So surely thou’lt not tell me nay. And bid me dying ault thy side— Brace up pull down their vest and say That I may be thy blushing bride, —I. B. TEMPER Ah CE WORKS. voting population. If money is to c n , . .... . . „ . trolour e'ections and the decision at | Georgia soliciting their suffrage, for the ballot box, it won’t be long before! the office of Governor, namely the I - , . ,. ... ... „ , i! wtll control to essence ofjion. Alex, II. Stephen, »s th. j nominee of the bourbon Democracy,; county between the wfii? with broad views and progressive ideas, realize the situation and stare the facts to keep pace with 'he march r f improvo- in the face. Why is the inrent< ry mis- ment to repre e ent us in the Legislature. Weneed men who are good financiers, sing, and why is the State due the les sees for repairs, etc., when the terms of this country and government, and we should hot respect, nor cauntcnance any man that will stoop to the use of whisky or money to secure a vote for his elec tion. I am in for sustaining the great principles that is held and claimed by the Democratic party, which are the foundation and true principles of free gov rnment, among which are equal rights to all, special privileges to none, protection of the weak against the strong, equal taxation, free speech, free press, f ee scho >ls, tree and incorrupt!- b e ballot and opposition to this County Court. Many votes will he cast tor the different candi la es for the Legislature and county officers that is in favor of and wiT support the above Dinned prin ciples. Respectfully, Pinky \V oo ns. capable of looking well into the future, the lease stipulated that the road and vho are honest enough to take : should be turned back to the State at care of the money gathered by taxation and placed in the public trerasury. “ What is that rumbling?" That “rumbling,”-our very dear Colonel, is tbo roar of Thf Citizen Press, as it carries the truth and glad tidings of liberty to the people! The days of “bossism” in Burke oounty are past, their power is broken, and The Citizen will not down or die at any man’s bid ding. But continues to increase in strength and volume, and will do so un til ihe last* boss” is pol.tically dead, the expiration of 20 years in as good condition as when the lease wen* into effect ? The next Legislature will at tend to these matters. Communicated. NO NOMINATIONS. A SCHEME TO MURDER THE PEOPLE OF A WHOLE COUNTY. In Choc'aw county, Ala., on the 15ih inst, , a bundle of papers disclosing a well organized plot among the negroes to kill the entire white population of and Gen. Lucius J. Ga*-tre]l as an In dependent Democratic candidate, and Whereas, The Republican state convention, which assembled' in the city of Atlanta on the 21 day of August instant, recommended the name of Gen. Gar Gel I to the people of Georgia, as a suitable candidate for all cla a s» s of citizens who are oppos ed to “rings and bossism” in politics to unite upon. Therefore, be it Resolved: 1st. That, we, the Republicans of Burke' county, in mass meeting assembled, county between the whisky men and prohibitionists, the Blackehear News And Signal says ; As an incentive to renewed efforts on their part, it perhaps might not be amiss to refer to matters in Pierce county. A few years ago Pierce Countv was badly in debt, and her jail wag crowded with criminals. B'acks sTjqar was note.' far and wide for its fights, disorders and crimes of all kinds. To-day there is money in t> e county treasury, there is no jail io the county, it having been burnt and never rebuilt, and Blackshear, a town containing 1,200 souls, hasn’t even a marshal, and Ins no need for one. Our town, instead of leing noted f r hen-by most heartily indorse the its disorder, is now noted for the per- action of the Republican Stater con-\ feet-order that prevails throughout vention in its recommendation of, limits, --rid instead of a t«-wnof „ ~ „ i rowdies we have a town of law-abid - Gen.Gartr. ll for Governor, and ire ^ uprighr citi „ na . Alld a „ tbig pledge him our most cordial and W e ca« attribute to the abolition < f undivided support in preference to j the sale of whisky. When the pro- the candidate <f the political ring- masters in Georgia. 1 2d. Resolved, That we have the that coun y, wss found near one of their j highest and m r, st explicit confidence rendezvous by two gentlemen who ac-, j n the honest}’, fidelity, patriotism Mr. Editor : An active campaign • ing for Governoi and Congressmen bus already commenced, and will soon be fully open for all county officers. At the bead of the list stands Alexander H. •Stephens for Governor, who is one of the Brightest stars of the •South, and an honor to the State. His position in , . . , Congress and political career tlroneh- A newspaper writer asserts n the . out ifl 8ufficient t0 8ecure hig election 6 for most positive manner that Gen. Gordon Governor without any comment or re does not want and would not have the 1 commendation, and a:l true and honest Georgia Sena’crship. Gen Gordon is . me " w ^ oa8tl 'heir ballot for him. . , . . . . t- lfte Democratic Executive Comniit- roported to he now travel ingin Europe, • n „ , . , . , * . tee will prohabiy meet soon at Waynes- at a salary of to negotiate boro to consider the propriety of nonu- the bonds for his railroad, S3,(X,0,000 nating candidates for the Legislature worth of w hi oh he is said to h*veal-| an ^ county offices, which convention ready to have disposed of. On his re- 8 ^ ou ^ hive a large portion of the . „ * I TOt * rs ®f Oie eouuty, and the nounna- •urn he wUI be so completely immersed | , iona , if any> b . „„de b, Mr, open cidentally came across the documents. The matter on the following day was laid before the Solicitor General. On the same day—Wednesday, the 16th—a quiet meeting of the citiiMisof Mount. Sterling and ) u h r, (situated in Choctaw county) was called at the lat er named place, to consider the best and surest means of suppressing this proposed and excellently planned i cut-break and massacre. After some hours of hea ed discussion, it was finally agreed that the following, who ate sup posed to he the principal leaders, Jack Turner. F. D. Barney, Jesse Wilson, Peter Hill, Willis Lyman, Aaron Scott and Range West., and to whom bad been assigned the duties of leading the in his privt to business that he will have | dealing, and by a majori y vote of the j different squads to Butler, Mount Ster- no fame to attend to political matters. I whole people, and not by a few—as is ' generally done in these nominations We Are fully aware that, advice to and not to nominate a few of the mosi farmers'by newspapeis is usually laugh- favored for selfish and special purposes, ed at, we shall neverthebss urge upon | lor justice demands honest and couips- .. ., „ _ • - , | i tern men for all coun y and jSiate them the uece«8i y of plantnt,' 'arge 1 «• , . , .. . r o ® | offices, and also equal rightt and priv- oat crops. The experience of the pr s-j i e g e8 f, r at i citiasons. and that no ent year, should convince every farmer | monopolies be organized to interfere in in the State of the importan ce of this' an y manner with the rights of the crop, and the time has come when prep- 1 | ua88es the people, and that 1-w and , ,, , j n , a . jus* ice be administered in every in- ,r» i<>n nhoulil bn m»de for plnnUn?.-| „ asce 0 „ e tl , „ f ,. ere moek n „ dM , 1 ho oat crop was the salva ion of onr to res ore the Democratic [arty to pow- faimers ;his year, and acting upon this er at the approaching election, ^nd to exporiemn*, we hope that not a .-ingle | te ‘'P h. in power for ac indefinite period, farmer will a undanco. neglect to plant oats in An Associated Press dispatch, dated Atlanta,Ga , August 26th. says; For several days Judge Summons has been hearing argument in the case of the State against the lessees of the Western and Atlantic Road, in which it is sought to be shown that the presint bond is il legal by reason of the fact that if is signed by railroad officials ns officials, s to be Deuioo atio in principle as well as in name, aud not to claim themse ves Democrat for the mere sake of office. \\ hen a D inocrat geis into office he shoul I -erve the people in a faithful, honest manner ; failing to do this ho should be forever proscribed by the party. A man to call himself a Demo crat, and to be a Republican in princi pie and in practice, is a traitor of the deepest dye, and to weed out all such nun is the unbounded duty of tho Democratic masses. The people are cer tainly prepared to vote all such corrupt and not as individuals, and for other j n . ,on P. ower ’ * or sate protec reason,. The case waa cn information, 1 t!t, . n °.f ocir ''ff'i'a and liberty w. must . , .. | vote tor nene but noun I and hones* in die nature ot a quo irarre/ito, de | uiei , f or U U oounty and State offices, liiaudipg that the road come into Court! aud not f or tht.se cross road and gro$ and show why the bond shon'd no he j “hop politicians, who would sell their declared i.legal. The .Judge deoided the bond insufficient, and tho case will now lo tried ou its merits in the Su preme Couit. birthright and country for a mess ot pottage. Geullemen be careful in what you do in your nominating con vention, for there is no place ii the world where the professional prophtsier liBg, Desotoville and other places for the purpose (>f killing all whites, re gardless of previous standing, at each place, should le immediately arrested and lodged in the oounty jail. Their arre-t was quietly affected on Thursday, the 17th, without disturb ance or bloodshed, as was antii ipated by some. On tho same day, a largely attended mass meeting of tl.e citizens of the county, of all classes, was called to meet on Saturday, the 10th tode?ide the fate of the prisoners. Th* plot, it was disovered, has been in existence since 1878, and the conspirators now number 40(>. They have a plentiful supply of p wder shot and guns, and thought themselves sufficiently streng tc accomplish their fiendish d signs.— Sunday night, the 17th of September, had been appointed as the date for its consummation. The papeis further showed that this day was carefully se lected, becauso then all the while peo ple of tho county would he at a camp and ability of our friend Jesse Wim berly, E.-iq., who is now » candidate before the people of Burke for tho Legudaturo, believing that if he were elected, he would represent every in terest of the people—agricul'ural, mercantile, educational and religious —fairly, impartially, faithfully and ably—without regard to color or politics—we hereby unanimously indorse his candidacy and pledge him our cordial support. 3d. Resolved\ That we hereby hurl buck the imputation thrown in our faces, that we have sold our votes and influence in the past, or that we can be bought in the future to support men or measur-s that we be lieve to be wrong ; that wa will look upon with disgust and will treat with contempt any man, bo he white or black. Democrat or Republican, who wi'l sell his vote for money, or who offers to 1 ribc the honest voters of the county to v>>te against their honest convictions for men in whoso abilities aud fitn*ss for office the peo ple have no confidence, and who can never obtain office except through 1 ring-rule, bribery or fraud. That we pledge ourselves as true men to stand by the men we indorse, and we bibition move was first agitated among u°, some of nur business men were afraid of it. They were fearful that their Jtrade would be injured if whisky wn» removed. But the uni versal verdict now in that trade, in stead of being hurt, has been benetfi- ted. Farmers who before were behind with their accounts in consequence of having a whisky l id to nay, ;re now even with the world anu prospering. The dead beBt hvs given way to the paying man. JNevv citizens, and good ones, are coming in, attracted by our peace and order, and tl.o^e of the lower class have sought climes more congenial t<> them. The youth of our county and town are growing up without having evil examples and temptations set b - fore them, and on every side do wd hear the praise of temperance sung. EASTMAN RIOTERS. Eastman, Ga , August 26.—In the case against Ella Moore, Reddick Low ell, and others who have been in tri al for the past five days on an iridic - mentforthe murder of James Q. Harvard during the riot at this plami on August 6'h, the Jury after being out three or fmr hours, brought in a verdict about eleven o’clock '»*(; night finding nil the defendants, ten in number, guilty of murder in the second degree, and recommending Jack Knowles, John Keliam, Robt. St it h and Henry Howell to imprison ment for life in the penitentiary. Tho prisoners have had a f«ir and hereby announce to the people of tke j This is perhaps the county the following proposition, ^ ir " 1 ^ me * n ^ ie history o* Georgia namely : That wo are ready and wil ling to support for the Legislature one Republican, (whom we have en dorsed,) and two liberal, broad-mind ed, progressive Democrats, who are willing to legislate for all Hasses of the people of the county without re gard to color or politics. We do this in a spirit of compro mise and kind feeling towards all our where ten prisoners were put on trial «t once for murder. The State waa represented by J. Delacy, Roberts ifc Smith, E. Herrman, Win. McCiee, J. M. Stubbs and Solicitor-Gentral Eason. The counsel for the defense arc Col. Jack Brown, T. L. Taylor, and J. Bishop, Jr. The sentence of the Court has not yet been pr - nounced. There are sixteen more meeting unarmed, and ooqli then offer! fellow citizens of Burke county, and ' P risom>r8 in J" 11 to be tried for the no resistance. The meeting called for .Saturday brought together about 700 oi izens, among whom were about 150 uegroes, who, after having heard the papers read, by air almost unanimous vote, deoided that J*ek Turner w ia a turbulent and dmgerous character, u regular fire-brand in the ooiumunhy, with n further view of harmony, and the obliteration/brewer of the color line, that (we regret to say it) some few unpatriotic men in the county arc trjiug to draw, by forcing a nom ination on an unwilling and patriotic people. Morris R. Jones, Ch’m. Phillip Watts, S-c’ty, same offense, seven of whom are now arraigned an on trial. This is an era of high figures, but it might pay the people to quest in therm-elves as to how long they will carry the weighty I urdon f Federal taxation. They staggered unt’er $419,- 000,000 during t,he last ft>oal year,