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Tuesday, Aug 31, 1880.
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THIS PAPERKt«
M.wap*per Advertising Bureau <10 Spruce
b^inade^for^lt'in NEWYOBK.'
lightning hods.
I urn nroparc'il to tnke contracts for putting up
I lilitnlii* Ito<l* In Hil* city and adjoining country.
All parti** Wanting rod* on their liouac* will snvo
money by calling on mo. 1 will put up n good rod
,1 low figure*. 1- 1 • LAVE I UN K, Jr.
Sandersville, Ga. uug 2*i.—Jt
The following Ticket was blinded to
tie for publication.
For Aldermen.
Mark.Newman.
Morris Happ
B T IUwlinqh
E A Sullivan
The following ticket waH handed
fo us for publication.
MAYOR.
J N GlLMOftE,
COUNCIL.
M Newman
W E Watkins
Mobris IIapp
B T Rawlings
J3 E Rougton
PERSONAL.
Col. R. L. Warthen is visiting
the Springs in North Ga.
Ur. Wm. C. Gibson left ln*»
week for Philadelphia.
Miss Hattie Ghcezeling from
Warren county is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. C. I. Duggan in our city.
Mrs. Judge Garlick and Miss
Ward from Burke county is vis*<
i.ing Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mayo
in the city.
Mrs. F. A. Fambrohas return
ed from Ihe Springs.
Col. T. D. Hawkins and fami«-
ly of St. Marys. Ga., are visiting
their relatives Mrs. Ryals and
family of this city
LEMONS, at Z. H. Roughton’s.
Tin' following ticket la suggested by a citizen,
for publication.
COUNCIL.
M NKWMAN
SB JON*8
R K.ROUGIITON
B T RAWLINGS
G. W. II. WHITAKER.
For Senator—20th Senato
rial District.
Responding to tbe expressed wishes of
democrats from all portions of Washing
ton comity, as well as from other portions
of this Senatorial district, the name of
Hon.C. R. Pringle is respectfully an
nounced ns a candidate for the nomina
tion to the position of Senator, before
the primary election to be held at the
various precincts of the county on Sat
urday, the 4tli of September. The in
flexible integrity, unfaltering devotion
to the right, and constant fealty of Mr.
Pringle to the principles of democracy,
commend him most henrtily to the voters
of IFabhinoton County.
Watkins’ Hall.—This beauti
ful building is now rapidly ap
proaching completion and presents
a very imposing appearauco—it is
a great addition to our town.
Tanner & Co.—Good goods at
low prices arc always to be found
at the Augusta Family Grocery,
where attentive clerks will take
plasuro in showing the excellent
Coffees, Teas, Sugars and Flours
now on hand—see advertisement.
The Municipal Election.—
On Monday next the election for
Mayor and Aldermen of our city-
will take place, and it is of the ut
most importance that good men be
selected, the great question now
before our people is the establish
ment Public Schools iu our city,
shall it bo done, if so elect a May
or and Aldermen who favor the
measure.
The Telephone.—The public
spirit of some of our eitfzens it-
exhibited by their building a
Telephone line from Tennille
to Nandersville and placing the
two places immediately within
speaking distances. The line
will be controlled by Jacob I.
M.>ses, Esq., and John C. Htr -
man, Esq., of Tennille, at jvhicli
place four instruments will b
located while in Sandersville
there will be two, one for the
public at Gallahers, the other a
private instrument for the exclu
sive use of Doctor Iiollifield and
Doctor Rawlings will be placed
in the office of the Sandersville
Hotel.
Ouu Churches.—At the Chris
tian church the Rev, T. M. Harris
recently closed a series of very in
teresting meetings which done
much good and added eight to the
church, The ordinance of Baptism
will be administered soon. In
consequence of the inconveniences
ot performing the service at the
pond, a Pool will be built in the
church under the pulpit, so that
the interesting and important Or
dinance of Baptism can thus be
administered in the full view of the
whole congregation.
The annual meeting of the Min
isters and Deacons of the Washing
ton Association convened with the
baptist church in Sandersville on
l'riday last,the services were largely
Attended and were very interesting,
they continued until Monday. The
next annual meeting will be held at
Sparta.
TheSundav SehoolCovention of
the Mount Vernon Association was
held with the Baptist church at
■Tennille last week the Programme
was fully carried out, the atten
dance good and the services pecu
liarly interesting and instructive.
Accident.—A negro man in the
employ of the Central Rail Road
had his hand mashed off by the
Pile Driver while at work near the
Deep Cut on Wednesday last.
Death of T. Grekn Duggan.-
It is with feelings of sadnesB that
wo announce the death of this ex
cellent man, a devout Christian, a
good citizen and an honest man,
he was much beloved and will be
greatly missed. His friends and
relatives have the sympathies of
our whole people in the groat loss
they have sustained.
The Political Canvass is now
getting hot, the cauldron is at boil-
ing point, and the question is put
aud answered, and put and dodged
by many of the politicians every
day in the county, go whero you
will it is nre you Colquitt or anti-
Colquitt, for Joo Brown or against
him. The horses nre groomed and
the people nre taking choice—the
riders are mounting and on Satur
day next tho Primary election in
our county will toll us who arc tho
winning horses in the raco for the
Senate and for members of the
House.
Ice at Gall&hcr’s $1.60 per hundred
pounds, loss than 100 lbs. two oents
per pound.
Attention Democrats.
If you wish to keep posted during the
campaign, send 60 cents and
get tho Sparta ISHMAELITE for four
months. It has gone into tho canvass
with gloves off aud is making it rather
lively for tho boys. It is of the “yellow
oved black cat” vnriety, aud will make
tho fur fly from the Kirkwood ring be
fore the contest is over. Now is tho ac
cepted time. Address,
IRES
LE1PIS, FOBI
& ROBERTS.
Sparta, Ga
Letter of Rev. John It Respess,
of Taylor County.
We call the special attention of conduct was right in the letter,
e communication
sp<
our readers to tn
of this gentleman. He is one of
the ablest and purest men of the
State, and a distinguished minis
ter of tho Primitive Baptist Chuoh.
His friends in every part "of Geor
gia will read hie views with great
interest. The clearness, force and
patriotism which characterize his
presentation of the qustion will
command tho approval of all in
telligout and independent voters.
CITY FINANCES.
From tin* report of the Finance
Committee of Council, which has
been handed to us yesterday too
late for publication in this issue
of the Mercury, we gather that
the Assets of tlnvCity consist in
Shares and Bonds of the S. & T.
R. R Company of the par value
of $8409 89
and cash on hand 209 69
We also make the following ex
tract from said report: “We res->
pectfully add for the information
of our citizens that by Resolu
tion of Council adopted on the
9th inst., the interest and divi
dends arising from the City’s
investment in the S. & T. R. R
Co. as also the proceeds of sale
of Licenses to retail spirituous
liquors shall hereafter be appro
priated entirely to pay teachers
under a free school system, to
be inaugurated at an early day
for the benefit of white and col
ored children, whi.se parents are
residents of our city.”
The whole report will appear
in our next issue.
How Watches arc Made.
•It will be ap|mreul to any one, who
will examine u Solid Gold Watch, that
aside from the necessary thickness for
engraving and polishing a large propor
tion of the precious metal, used, is nee
ded only to stiffeu and hold the engrav
ed portions in place, and supply the
necessary solidity and strength. The
surplus gold is actually needless so fai
ns utility aud beauty arc concerned. Iu
James Boss’ Patent Gold Watch
Casks, this waste of precious metal is
overcome, and the same solidity and
strength produced at from one-third to
one-lmlf of the usual cost of solid eases
This process is of the most simple na
ture, as follows: A plate of nickl
composition metal, especially adapted
to the purpose, has two plates of solid
gold soldered on ench side. The three
are then passed between polished steel
oilers, and the result is a strip of heavy
plated composition, from which the
cases, backs, centres, bezels, &c., are
cut and shaped by suitable dies and for
mers. The gold in these cases is suf
ficiently thick to admit of all kinds of
chasing, engraving and enameling ; the
engraved cases have beeu carried until
worn perfectly smooth by time aud use
without removing the gold.
This is the only case made with two
plates of Solid Gold and warranted by
special certificate.
For sale by all Jewelers. Ask for il
lustrated Catalogue, and to see warrant.
july 13, ’80—ly
Butler, Ga., August 18, 1880.
Mr. Editor: Tho political
opinions of an obscure citizen as
myself arc perhaps of but little
importance so that I would not
obtrude thorn upon the public
were it not that 1 feel it duo my
self and those friends who attach
some little value to them, to give
the reason why I ennnot vote for
Governor Colquitt for tho next
Governor of Georgia. You kuow
and my friends know, that I was
an ardent supporter of Governor
prior to the recent Gubiwnntorinl
Convention, and did what little 1
ottkl to secure a delegation to the
Convetion in his behalf, I was a
Colquitt tnau in preference to any
ot the other candidates before the
oarty, because I believed him to
jo a persecuted man, one whom
the politicians sought to destroy
without a cause. I did not prefer
him because I thought ho was a
better Democrat, or because I
thought ho would make a better
Governor than either of them, or
than many other distinguished
Democrats ot Georgia would. My
preference was purely a personal
one, and whilst I yet esteem him
as a friend, 1 dare not prefer him
before the unitv of the party or at
the sacrifice ot principle; when I
voted for him at our primary elec
tion as my choice of them all for
Governor, no principle was then
involved, but to vote for 1iim now
would bo, in my view, sacrificing
a principle and tho unity of the
party to a personal preference;
just wlnvt, it seem to me, the ma
jority of tho late Convention did.
Therefore I cannot vote for him,
because to do it would bo infidel
ity to the trust committed to me
its a freeman and citizen. I hold
the Convention committed a crime
in refusing to make a nomination
for Governor. I could and would
hav% voted for Coluuitt if at
tho majority. Immediately upon the
heel of the two-thirds rule they pas-
ed by a majority what has been call
ed "a gag law,” saying in effect, that
no man should be nominated save
some one of the candidates then be
fore the body, which was sayiug, as
the sequel proved, that no man iu the
State save Gov. Colquitt should be
nominated, that no man should be
chosen for Governor of Georgia un
less he had announced himself as a
candidate for that position and had
sought it. Is that a principle of the
Democratic party, that a man who
gets an office must always seek it?
Was it ever a principle of the party
before?
As to the minority, I know not the
spirit that actuated them, but can
only judge them by their fruits, and
They made concessions, yieldip
their own personal preferences an.
giving tho majority the selection of
any two or throo dozen distinguish
ed Democrats for whom they would
cast their votes and harmonize the
party. Could not they have saved
the unity of the party by naming
such uioti as General Lawton, Judge
Crawford, Jackson and Stop lions, all
good and truo Democrats? Thus the
majority had tho opportunity aud
upou them devolved the duty of pre
serving the unity of the party by
yielding a personal preference with
out any sacrifice whatever of princi
ple or manhood. To this they Were
bouud by their own action in pussiug
the two-thirds rule, when it was seen
to bo cloarly impossible to unite the
minority upon Govornor Colquitt.
But they persisted and sacrificed the
unity of tiie party to their personal
preference, and violated the covenant
they had voluntarily made iu the two-
thirds rule, and have said to the peo
ple of Georgia that they prefer Gov
ernor Colquitt to tho Democratic
party. This notion I cannot endorse,
nor ought it to be endorsed by the
Democratic party of Georgin. The
minority tire not responsible for it,
because they could not help it, save
is a sacrifice of their manhood. They
yielded their personal preferences
and left tbe selection of the cundi-
late to tho majority, excepting Col
quitt only, and Jhe majority had
agreed, iu effect, that if they couldn’t
nominate him by two-thirds, to mnk<
i nomination by two-thirds of some
good Democrat. That is what the
Convention met for, and what they
•light to have done. As to Goveru-
>r Colquitt’s vindication, he was no
bly vindicated so far as the majority
could do it by their ballots aud eould
have afforded to have made his aspi
rations a peace offering to the party
tlmt had so greatly honored him iu
the past and iu that very Convention.
Tnutthey had a majority is nothing,
is they did not have the majority
they agreed to have to make a nom
ination. It’ they lucked ever so little,
that little was as great an obstucle
is if it were twenty times as big. I
it presented a greater temptation to
lo wrong aud violate their plighted
uitli than a less majority would, but
the glory of resisting tho temptation
would have been in tho same ratio.
Saul lost the Kingdom of Israel by a
very little lack He was commanded
tnd assumed to do it, to slay the
A. male kites, oxen, Bhoop and all, to
spare nothing, and he came very nigh
doing it; he only lacked a very little;
lie spared a few sheep and oxcu, and
them not for himself, but to sacrifice
first|to the Lord. When the Prophet
he hud been nominated by- a mti- .Samuel went down to inspect his
Buy your School books from B. E.
ioughton.
Strayed
A Small Black Cow, Marked, swallar
fork and a under bit in the right ear,
under bit and a slit in the left ear, with
red Calf with white face. Any informa
tion thankfuly received.
aug 31 1880 D ■ H. TUCKER.
Remember you can get at B. E.
Roughton’s Drug Store all kinds of
School Books.
jority but not after tho Convention
had bound itself by n two thirds
rule. I say they committed it
crime, because in making no nom
ination they left a disputed suc
cession and all the train of disas
trous consequences incident to i:.
The least it can involve in out-
form of Government is strife, bit
ter feuds, and party destruction.
Our government is a government
of parties, upon which is devolved
the duty of naming our rulers and
their successors, and, when the
delegates of the people selected
for that purpose aud invested
with that power refuse to do it,
they are guilty of crimnal negli
gence, for which the people should
hold them responsible. I charge
this guilt upon the majoriry pat
ty of the Convention, because it
should bo laid at the door of that
party or faction which could witn-
out a sacrifice of principle have
prevented it, and which, to per
petrate it, made a sacrifice of prin
ciple. The majority voluntarily
and of their own accord adopted
the two thirds, rule rule, binding
themselves to make a nomination,
and by a two-thirds majority. It
was their privolige to do that or
not to do it, just as choose; there
was no compulsion;, but after they
did it, it was not their privilege
to set it aside, but their duty to
abide by it; there was then com
pulsion. It is my privilege to go
in debt; it is not my duty, that is
to say there is no compulsion; 1
may or may not, as I choose; but
If I do go in debt, it then becomes
my duty to pay my debts, and it
is not my privilege to refuse to do
it. lam bound,-and so was tbe
Convention by the two thirds rule
and having voluntarily bound
themselves they could not without
a Violation of principle throw off
their obligation. There has been
a good deal of talk of high moral
principles in connection with this
contest, but it seems they were
forgotton in the heat of passion,
that the righteous should not
swear deceitfully; and though they
swear to tlufir own hurt, they
should not change, but stick to it.
There is another thing that iu my
judgment savors of a bad spirit in
work Saul went out jubilantly to
moot him exclaiming, "I have fulfilled
ihe commandment.” “If so,” grim
ly said the prophet, “what means
tbe bleating of these sheep and low
ing of these oxen which I hear?”
Therefore he lost the kingdom, and
bad us well have done nothing as all
ae laid done, for all he did amounted
to nothing for tho lack of the little
bo didn’t do. Because the lack, or
what he didn’t do showed that he had
lone all he did do in tho wrong spir
it. This I honestly believe was the
way tbe majority did in the conven
tion, and I cannot follow them.
I'lieso are my reasons for not being
a Colquitt man, though I was one a
few days ago. Did Samuel chango
in rejecting Saul even though he Lad
chosen and anointed him? If 1 have
changed I do not know it; I have
found out the facts and the right aud
must net upon them.
J. R Rkspksh.
From the Sparta hhmaelite.
THIS IS A FREE FIGHT.
The Majority View of the Base, as
Col. Jordan Sees it.
Mr. Editor.—The catholic views
which have ever characterized the
conduct of your paper; the inde
pendence of thought claimed for
yourself,and so vigorously express
ed and generally conceded to oth
ers, induce me to submit a few
thoughts on our present unfortu
nate Gubernatorial contest.
During the past heated contest
up to the 5th inst., we agreed ful
ly. In Gov. Colquit two mutually
recognized the pure patriot, the
courtly gentleman, the gallant
soldier, and cherished for him a
feeling akin to affection itself.
But we did not consider his ad
ministration so brilliant aud fault
less us others claimed. We hon
estly thought the good of the
majority, give us Colquitt for two
more years. Now Mr. Jefferson
defines a democratic government
to bo one in which “majorities
rule.’’ If this be true what was
the duty of the minority after the
majority had expressed its prefer
ence ?
To my mind there can be but
one answer and that is: to bo eon
sistent democrats wo must sustain
Governor Colquitt. There is no
qestion here as to preference be
tween men. The sole question is:
are wo to romain consistent to out-
faith, and_ continue a democratic
form of government in which the
will of the majority when fairly
expressed is to govern, or shall we
revolutionize this whole precon
ceived theory of our institutions,
and permit a factious minority to
dictate to tho masses of the people.
But in your last issue, you call for
tho proof that Governor Colquitt
is the choice of the majority of
the people. You stated that only
one half of tho party participated
in tho primaries that elected del
egates to the late convention.
Grant it. As before stated, this
issue waB submitted to tiie people
over a year ago, and every one who
felt any material interest in the
matter, turned out. Of those who
participated almost two thirds pre
fer Governor Colquitt to any oth
er man. Is it not fair to presume,
that of the one half that failed to
manifest their choice, tho same pro
Portion favor run™.** s
portion favor Govornor Colqitt ?
Yea even more. It is a
remarkable
fact that the principal opposition
to Governor Colquiltt is in the cit
ies and towns, and along tho rail
way thoroughfares, while his sup
port comes from the rural districts,
and the brawny arm of labor rarley
evinces its strength in primary
nominations, but reserves its telling
blows until the final election, while
the inhabitants of towns and along
tho railways, often meet together,
discuss matters and bccomo inter
ested, in tho nominations: general
ly turn out and participate in it.
Viewed in the light of attending
factB, it is difficult lor me to uuder-
staud how any conservative, thought
ful democrat can sincerely believe
that the majority of the people of
Georgia do not endorse Gov. Col
quitt for another term. But you say
Gov. Colquitt has not beeu notnina-
Led under the rules of tho conven
tion. This is luiuontably too true.
Does this failure on tho part of
convention to do its duty, i xcuse you
and me from doing ours? The duty
of the convention was to noniiuate
for the high office of governor the
man the people of Georgia preferred
should di charge that trunk Thu
fact that the convention proved re
croant to its duty, does not lessen our
obligation to tho people and the
State. Again you say: Gov. Col
q lilt’s friends udoptodthc two-thirds
rule, then refused to he bound by it.
Yob, aud for litis undemocratic con
duct in adopting an ohsolute, and
harsh rule, 1 con lentn them; then
bad faith in violating it after its adop
tion, meets my unqualified censure.
It was certainly the duty of tho con
vention after adopting the rule to
nominate undor it. 1 was in the
nail of tho convention when tho vote
to adjourn was takon, and urged my
friends to vote against adjournment.
Had the convention continued anoth
er day I have no doubt of a nornina
tion. The sole duty of a convention
iu making nominations is to select
from the dozens of the State, the
candidate for offico tiie people prefer
to vote for. Ttue tho convention
fa led to do its duty, but we know
the people’s choice—let us ratify it.
Lastly you say: Tne in e operate
speeches of Gov. Colquit’s friends
embittered the opposition to such an
extent they would have compromised
their manhood t by supporting him.
Again wo ure agreed — that the “gag
rule” as it is called, and imprudent
speeches of some of the majority,
are unpardonable. But is Gov. Col
quitt responsible for all the folly of
uis friends? Are the people of Geor
gia to be denied their choice for gov
ernor, because of the intemperate
speeches of unwise partisans? I can
not conceive how the speech of Mr.
A. or Mr. B. should ullect the nomi
nation of any man, * x-.-ept the speak
er. You insi t however, party dis
cipline does not require us to support
the recommeudatiou of the majority.
That is true. Butin my judgment
allegiance to democrat y d es. Gov,
E I O
When some misguided merchants state %
That they themselves are always great,
In giving better bargains than tho fellows
In the same trade, it seoms their bellows
Are blown so often that they think it’s truo,
While lookers-on say, “Gammon! It won’t do.”
So as a rule, ’tis altogether best
To toll tho truth and let folks judge tho rest.
m
Gash Buying and Selling.
Low
Colquitt stands before ihe people up-
of 224 rep-
on tuo recommendation
reseutative men from every section
and community of the State; Mr.
Norwood at tho request of eleven.
These are the candidates who ask
tur suffrage. Two-thirds of the
counties of the State iu primaries
uavo declared for Colquitt. Not a
ngle one for Norwood. Nine-tenths
of tuo press have spoken for Colquitt
—I kuow of but three dailies iu the
State that opp* so him. I believe
from the best information I have, the
majority of the people prefer G* v.
Coiqu.tt. So bonevmg, I deem it
my duty us a * emocrat, in deference
to their wishes to s ipport him. On
the contrary, if ItLought a in j triiv
pre erred Mr. Norwood, I would
Prices, Quick Saes,
and
S MALL PROFITS.
THE
Augusta CroceryStore.
G. W. Tanner & Co.
May ii, i88o-6m
J T Tapper
Blacksmith, Machinist and
WOODWORKER.
Wishes to inform the public that he is still on hand doing noth
ing but first class work in the above branches of mechanism.
Also agent for
Liddell's Patent Portable
Engines, Saw .Mills, Corn and
W*heat Mills
And MACHINERY for Plantation, Custom or Merchant Mill*
Call and see me on north end of Harris street.
Sandersville, Ga. apr 20-tf
J.T.Laveigne,
NEXT DOOR TO ADAM’S LIVERY STABLE
I am prepared to do all kinds of
Carriage
Blacksmith & N •»
party and country required a mo tcheoriu ly advo ate his claims
change. The a iministration was in my own quiet way. I kno v him
arraigned more than a year ago.
The issue \va; then made up, anti
Governor Colquitt put tho coun
try on notice that lie would appeal
to tiie people for an endorsement
and vindication. Botli sides ivere
fully represented. Tiie people
constituted the jury that were to
determine the issqe. The people
spoke in unmistakable terms,
They said by an overwhelming
to > e a goo I, able man. If I am
mistuken.aud Mr. Norwood shou d
be elec ed, Georgia will havo an Ex
ecutive, of whom uuy State in tLe
Union might well feel proud. But it
hot a men stood before the country on
equal terms as to the recommenda
tion, with my knowledge of their re
spective records, I would not hesitate
to prefer Gov. Colquitt, for reasons
I may assign in a future communica
tion. Resp’y, J. T. Jordan.
AT REASONABLE PRICES. ALSO DEALER IN
CASKETS, At Prices to suit the Time.t
April, ioth iSSo tf