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BURN THIS LETTER.
Alex, Hamilton’s Treachery
to His Party Leader.
AN OLD STORY TOLD AGAIN
Hmilton’f! Intrigue Against John Adams
Story of the Defeat of the Federal,
lit* In 1800—Tlie First Step
to the Duel.
From the Sew York Herald
It is & maxim in politics attributed to
Tallejrand, “never to write a letter and
never to burn one." The latter half of this
famous saying seems to have been well
obeyed in respect to certain letters that
bad a prominent place in the presidential
campaign of 1184. But the writing of let
ters seems to bo indulged in notwithstand
ing the maxim. Men will continue to put
down in black and white the words, “bitter
but true,” that sooner or later return to
plague the writers.
Two letters written during the present
campaign, one by Senator Ingalls and the
other'ascribed to Senator Plumb, have ex
ercised and are exercising an immense in
fluence on the canvass. They belong to
that class of letteis which come within the
maxim of the great French diplomat.
There is a famous letter which is now a
part of the history of American politics
that was the means of breaking up a great
party, and which was the first step leading
to the tragical death of its writer
Some account of that remarkable epi-
-aode in our national history may prove not
uninteresting to the readers of the Herald.
Of all the great party leaders this
country has had Alexander Hamilton
stands among the foremost, not so much
for his ability in management of his fol
lowers as in the power to command the
confidence of the leading men among
them. He was not the equal of Jefferson
as a party leader, for Jefferson commanded
nwt only the support of men like Madison
and Gallatin, but he also possessed the
confidence of the people, which Hamilton,
from lack of sympathy, never possessed.
Nevertheless, Hamilton was regarded as
the head of the federrl party, and all his
tnterances were regarded as oracles.
But there was one man, who from his
position and from his great deeds, refused
to acknowledge Hamilton’s supremacy.
That was old John Adams. Sturdy patriot
that he was, he had also a temper of his
own, and when he became president he was
not minded to have his confidential ad-
visers under the beck and call of Hamilton.
The result was that be and Hamilton came
into opposition on more than one occasion,
and at last, when Adams found that Pick
ering and Mr. Henry, hie secretary of state
and secretary of war, were more loyal to
Hamilton than to him, and were using
their official positions to counteract the
policy of the president, he dismissed theint
and thereupon occurred the first cabine,
explosion the government had known
This was in the spring of 1800,
almost in the midst of the election
campaign of that yar. This was bad
enough and had a very demoralising effect
on the federal party, but worse remained
behind. Hamilton took no pains to ron-
ceal hia hostility to Adams and his prefer
ence for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, who
was a candidate with Adams on the fcder-1
ticket. It will be remembered that under
the constitution, as it was at that time, the
electors voted for two candidates, witliout
designating which should be President and
which Vice-President. The candidate ob
taining the highest number of electoral
•YC!a>, iWing a majority, was to he Presi
dent and the cffiflWfft warning the next
highest number was to be Vice-President.
The federalists candidates were Adams and
Pinckney, and Hamilton began an intrigue
to obtain a larger vote fer Pinckney than
Adams, thus making 1’inckncy president
anil Adams Vice-President, lie did not
intend to defeat the federalist party, but
opposed by such masters of populai poli
tics as Jefferson and Burr, who were the
candidates of the Republican party, he was
treading very devious and very dangerous
ground.
Intent, however, on carrying out his
policy, ho wrote a letter in the autumn of
1800, which the secretary printed, intend
ing it for his confidential friends in New
Kugland first, and then to circulate it ex
tensively in the south at so late a period
in the canvass that the double play could
not l>e known at the north until tho elec
tion was over. It was entitled “A Letter
from Alexander Hamilton Concerning the
Political Conduct and Character of John
Adams, Esquire, President of the United
AMm* I* was a long ami extended re
view of the career of Mr. Adams aa Presi
dent, showing his utter unfitness anil dis
qualification for the ofiios and urging his
friends to give Pinckney an equal vote
with Adams. His hope was that if Pinck
ney got the equal vote in New England
one or two votes could be withheld from
Adams in the south, and this would bring
• pincknev in, with the Iwgcr vote. He
closes the letter with this sentence:
“To refrain from a decided opposition to
Mr. Adams’ re-election lias been reluc
tantly sanctioned by my judgment, which
has been not a little perp'excd between
the unqualified conviction of his unfitness
for the station contemplated and a sense
of the great importance of cultivating har
mony among tho supporters of the govern
ment. The letter was intended as a pam
phlet, and was sent to the printer under
the most stringent stipulations that the
work should be secretly executed and
evur^ copy delivered into Hamilton’s own
Aaron Burr was probably the most
adroit aa well at the moat unscrupulous
party manager this country has ever
known. He introduced that system of
party organisation and discipline which
has characterized political parties in New
York from his dsy to this. It was
him that he always found out eve
which intended to be cuticeaie
him. ■
once called a council of his intimate
friends and they resolved to give the lead
ing points of it wide publicity. Extracts
were made and published in the leading
republican newspapers in New England
and in Philadelphia, and they struck the
federalists dumb with amazement. They
tried to reply hut all reply was useless for
Hamilton’s style was recognized and he
was obliged to come out and confess it.
The exposure destroyed the lust hope of
the federalists and the party was rent in
twain. It was the beginning of the party a
downfall.
William Duane, the famous editor of
the Philadelphia Aurora. Jefferson's organ,
sent a copy of the pamphlet to hia friend
Gen. Collot. who bad tied to Paris to avoid
the law, with the following note:
“Citizen General: I know this pam
phlet has done more mischief tqgtbe par
ties concerned than all the labor? of the
Aurora.”
Adams himself said of it that if the
single purpose had been to defeat the
President no mere propitious moment
could have been chosen.”
John Adams was so thoroughly dis
gusted with Hamilton’s treason that down
to bis latest years, and he survived for
more than a quarter of acentury, he could
never speak ot him without a strong epi
thet of repugnance, a feeling that some of
his descendants have expressed quite as
freely and strongly as he did.
Hamilton’s conduct has never been jus
tified, even by his most passionate admir
ers. It admits of no defense, for it was
an unworthy intrigue to defeat the will of
the party. ’ No federalist of tho time
dreamed of Pinckney for Pres’dent. Ad
ams, and Adams only, was the candidate
for the first office.
Pea- Fowls at Home.
Thomas Stevens In September St. Nicholas.
These birds of brilliant plumage run
ildinthe Indian jungles, strut freely
about the rice fields and frequent the
sacred trees along the Grand Trunk road.
Those that frequent the Grand Trunk road
and stroll about in the vicinity of the vil
lages, are almost as tame and fearless in
the presence of man as the domesticated
ones that to proudly strut abont the lawn
of an American country house.
The reason for their tameness is found
in the fact that they, also, in common
with many things in boili the animal and
vegetable kingdoms, are held sacred by the
Hindoos. The natives neves hunt, frighten
nor molest the peacocks in any way-
because they are held sacred to their war-
god Kartikeya. In mythological times,
when the gods made war upon each other,
this deity, the “godof war and generalis
simo of the armies of the gods,” was be
lieved to ride to battle upon a peacock.
In consequence of this tradition the pious
Hindoo thinks it sacrilege to harm the
martial fowl or in any way to show it
disrespect.
The Rajput warriors used to go to war
wearing peacock featners in theis turbans,
and even now they believe that these fowls
scream when they hear thunder, because
thenoise is taken for the din 8f battle. It
was to me a pretty sight to see these bril
liant plumaged birds stalking about on
the Grand Trunk road, half tame in their
sacred security from molestation. As they
strutted proudly abrnt, or stood still anil
spread their gorgeous tails, it seemed to
me fit and proper that such bright orna
ments of the jungle should be protected
from wanton violence at the hands of
man,
In certain districts the British govern
ment has made laws forbidding the shoot
ing of peafowls by English hunting par
ties, or by soldiers lrom the garrisons.
This is done from the respect that the gov
ernment always desires to show to religious
prejudices of the natives. In other prov
inces, however, the natives, while they
retrain from molesting the sacred fowls
themselves, offer no objections to theshoot
ing of them by English sportsmen.
Where there ate no native prejudies to
be consulted, the government rather en
courages the sport than otherwise. The
officers and soldiers of the garriion ire
usually keen sportsmen, and every facility
is granted them for peafowl hunting, be
cause the sport is considered excellent
training m the use of fire-arms. The true
Anglo-Indian sportsman scorns to shoot
peafowl with anything but a rifle, because,
with a shot-gun, the sport is little else
than mere slaughter. With a rifle, how
ever, the killing becomes a matter of skill,
and soldiers who spend a good share ot
their time in shooting at flying peacocks
with their rifles, would be 'sure to acquit
themselves all the more credibly as sharp
shooters on the field of battle.
GEORGIA TRESS.
in Black Jake’s Hear).
THAI FOOL MARTINO WEEHUNT.
A Big Canal Scheme—Remarkable Fieli—
\ .fall for Bent—A Fight With a
Bull — The Mayor’* Strange
• Order.
of fun” out of “Colon-1” Weehunt. He
hail an idea, as he expressed it, that he
“hod a diirued sight more sense than his
_ - -n o - daddv,” and lie could be elected too.
The SOng the operit bang j} ut j,; s faith W3f- not strong enough and
he did not run. What method he tried to
test his call to make the present race for
the “Sinate” is not known, but he “is
hacked by Jesus Christ," so he says.
Whether he it, the representative of Christ
in this race or not we do not know, but we
have more respect for Christ than to think
that he is.
Possibly the method tried by “Colonel”
Weehunt to determine his candidacy for
the “Sinate” was something like the can
didate we once heard of who was to go out
into the woods and lie down beside a log
and if the Lord lifted him up and put him
on the other side of the log he was not to
run, but if he let him lie where he was to
make the race. At any rate “Colonel
Weehut is a candidate for the “Sinate”
and expects “to get thar Eli.”
A Jnil for Bent.
From the Cartersville Courant.
“What does this mean?”
“Where’s your prisoners?”
These were among the many questions
put to our clever sheriff during last Satur
day.
The cause of these questions wa t the fact
that the jail was all opened up for an
airing—every room and every cell stand
ing open—which is rather a peculiar con
dition of things, even in the eyes of the
oldest inhabitant.
“Out of a job,” replied Sheriff Frank
lin. “The county hotel has not got a
boarder-”
And so it is—the calaboose has become
a'most a useless structure long siuce—it is
«o seldom necessity to lock up anybody,
and now it seems that the county jail will
share the same fate.
We have asked several old citizens, and
none of them remember a former time
when there was not a single prisoner in
jail.
And this is a county with a population
of about 29,000 and a*city of 3,000 inhab
itants. We would like to know how many
counties in Georgia, or any other state,
now owns the distinction of owning an
empty jail. Let them speak up, and have
their names enrolled on the “roll of honor.”
tv. P. P. in Athens Chronicle.
A “Songof the Sperit,’’ as “the Sperit
sang it” in the heart of Jack Eads, a col
ored Baptist preacher, when he was con
verted and as he recently sang it for the
pleasure of a favored few. The absence
of rhyme and the faulty rytlun are com
pensated for by the vivid imagination, the
sentimental pathos, and the orthodox anil
evangelical spirit of the singer, whose
sonorous and flexible voice with easy add
accommodating grace rendered the whole,
despite the limping measures, with a Weird
and sanctimonious cadence and melody
which were really and religiously impres
sive. It is published as Jack sang it, with
some slight variations, by Jack’s permis
sion and by request of the writer.
wnen me stars begin to fall, and the elements
to smell,
An’ de moon shall be turned into blood—
Tbe lightnings ’gin to Hash, an' de tbundeu 'glu
to roll,
Oh! sinners, whar will yer stan'?
Oh! sinners, poor sinners, whar will yer stan’?
When de fires begin ter fall, an' de sea ter bile,
An' de waves roll de dead to tbe shore,
An’ de graves begin to bust, on de reserreck-
shun morn,
Oh! sinners, whar will yer stan’?
Oh! sinners, poor sinners, whar will yer stan’?
When you seede King Jesus scornin' in de east,
An’ bis glory shinin' on de clouds,
An'his angel In de sky blow de trumpet long
and loud,
Ohl tinners, whar will yer stan'?
Oh! sinners, poor sinners, whar will yer stan'?
When you see de great white frone, and de
Judgment seat am set,
An' de sheep all a Handin' on de right,
An’ dewickeo on deleft, wid de debit and de
goats,
Ohl sinners, whar will yer stan’?
Ohl sinners, poor sinners, whar will yer Btan'?
When de Sablor say, "Well done," and he call
de elect home,
An’ de angels sing de welcome Jubilee,
At, ' we march tru de gates oh de New Jerusalnm,
Oh! sinners, whar will yer stan' ?
Oh! sinners, poor alnuers, whar will yer stan' ?
Oh!•we'll praise de King Jesus wld de halle-
lnjah song,
An' we'll sing o’ salvation as we fir.
An' we’ll neb.-r sigh no mo', an' we’li neber die
no mo',
Ob 1 sinners, whar will yer stan’ 1
Ob 1 sinners, poor sinners, whar will yer stan’ ?
Oh! Christians, praise de Lord, ’til we praise
‘ sky-,
him to de .
Den de Baptistes will shine mighty bright,
But de cblllun ob de debit will wall for eber
mo',
Ohl sinners, whar will yer stan 1
Ohl sinners, poor sinners, whar will yer stan' ?
COL. MAUTIMl WKKIIUNr.
Patti's Pretty l’alnce,
London Figaro in a recent issue says:
“Mine. Patti has altered her mind again
and now proposes to sell Craig-y-Nos by
private treaty. The following is the
official announcement: 'Craig-y-Nos Cas
tle, 18 miles southwest of Brecon, 111 miles
northeast of Swansea, and 11 miles from
Penwvilt station on the North and Brecon
branch of the Midland railway. An em
inently beautiful and very valuable free
hold residential estate, charmingly situa
ted at the entrance of the picturesque
and salubrioua Swansea valley, com
manding extensive views of romantic
hill and valley scenery, and famed for
being the countnr sett of Mme. Adelina
Patti-NicoHoi., It comprises a perfectly
appointed residence, elegantly designed
and massively constructed in the Tudor
style of architecture, with every improve
ment that perfect comfort could demand
or modern science suggest. It contains
every accommodation for a family of
wealth and distinction, and has been con,
structed entirely regardless of cost. It is
surrounded by charming pleasure giounds
of great natural beauty extending to
about 38 acres, which comprise orna
A Csmlldnte with Itemnrknbln Backing—
How Ue Tested Bis Faith.
From the Canton Advance.
At the conclusion of Capt. Newman’s
speech in Dswsonvillc, Co!. J. B. Graham
ot Lumpkin, a candidate for senator from
the district composed of Dawson, Lumpkin
and White, made a speech in his own in
terest and give the boys something to
think of between now and the third of
next month.
At the conclusion of Mr. Graham’s
speech calls were made for “Weehunt,”
“Weehunt.” No sooner had “Wee” been
pronounced than a red-headed, red-bearded,
red-faccd man about 40 years of age,
dressed in coarse country jeans, and hav
ing liis vest thrown wide open and pants
stuffed into his boots, made a hunt for the
stntul in a 2:40 gait and, throwing his last
summers straw bat upon the table, began
his speech bv saying, Gintlemen and tel
ler citizens, 1 appear before you as a can
didate for the siDate, bekaze Jesus Christ
mill Iny irit ml ■ h r.v !'■■> n after me (it to
run a long time. My friends came to me
and said *CoL Weahunt we want yon to
run now,’ mid bekaze they dono this and
Jesus Christ has tole me the same I deter
mined to run. The race is between
Col. Graham and me, but I am gwiue to
be erlected. When 1 go down there I will
do something for you—I will stand by you
’til ‘the last pea in the dish is gone.’ Send
me and see if 1 don’t. I know how to git a
bill through. I will not open my mouth
fer three weeks, and will vote fer all their
bills, and then when 1 git ready I will take
’em all to one of them fine bars in Atlanty
and tell the keeper to set out the drinks
and then I will step up and say: -'What
is Col. Weehunt’s bill?’ I will pay it and
then pull my bill out of my pocket and
say, ‘Here, now, you must pass my bill,’
and they will do it, too. That’s the way I
will work them.” It was in this strain that
the“colone_l” spoke amid the deafening yells
of the excited crowd, who were ever and
anon hallooing "Hurrah for Weehunt 1”
“Stick to it, Martiug,” “Hit him again,”
etc. ' The court aoom was a perfect pande
monium of hilarity and good-natnred
humor.
A Fight With n Bull.
From the Watklnsvllle Enterprise.
A. L. Smith, who lives about three mi es
from town on the Athens road, had a seri
ous encounter with a Jersey bull one day
last week. Mr. Smith was walking through
his pasture when the bull made a dash at
him, knocking him down, and whfcn he
arose the bull downed him again. This
time, however, Mr. Smith succeeded in
getting his forefinger and thumb in the
bull’s nose and held him with such a firm
grasp that he again succeeded in getting
up, when he jumped a fence that was close
by and thus escaped from the enraged ani
mal. Mr. Smith examined himself and
found that he had received a broken finger
and several bruises in the encounter. He
then seized a fence rail and jumped the
fence, when the bull made another wild
rush at him, but with a well aiftied blow
he felled thg animal to the ground and be
labored him to such an extent that when
he arose, Mr. Smith says, he was com-
« conquered. _ The bruises which
lith received in the encounter are
f«t healing, and he is rcceiviug the con-
N0VEMBER FIRST
Is the Day Fixed for the
Primary Election.
CARLISLE AND MILLS INVITED.
Meeting of the Bibb County Democratic
Kxecutive Commute*?—A Harmoni
ous Section— Names of the
Manager* of the Jttectlon.
house and from :i to ;; „t H
cincts. Carried. * e otli er
TO INVITE MB. cabiim.
A. A. Sobers moved i*. t) J. ; . .
l"»'l an n.vieui, „ It,.,, "•
■'I 1 " 1 : """ r «'• Min-; 1 |
day during the fair. 10 ‘"scon oi !
The motion was carried m..'
J'L-H-I ve,lffl». .
be appointed to invite the ata l ri
>me 10 Macon and address
The motion * as carried and Cti
Yi e aa that committee- m 0 *' '
Hardeman, Conner and McGee Me8u '-
the meeting then adjourned.'
COSTLY ALUMINIUM.
Some Interesting Thin*. About
I'roil action. “"fills
"C. SI.” In Springfield Union
Aluminium, as the discoverer spel, i,
aluminum, aa it is often carelessly
nounced, is, like all mythical and exr.
sive elements, vastly overrated It?.
isl.es very rapidly, only the rust
white it la not very offensive. It **
be used for anything where it
contact with salt: a riot of . ~
would be perforated ly the salt af'" 1 "" 1
mon soup it only used fcr a few ni0 rT
spoons would he rough ami
the space of a year: nothing er,"
sn]t air or water could be made oUW
imum. When pure, its greatest
strength is __only a little/ mr,r» ril®
“THXFOOL MARTINO WK1CHUXT.”
“Col.” Martin Weehunt, or as he him
self says"lie is commonly called, “the fool
MartiDg Weehunt,” hails from the good
old connty of Lumpkin, which county by
the rotation system is entitled to the sena
tor thin time from the district composed of
tbe ' counties of Dawson, Lumpkin and
White. At present there are four candi
dates, viz.: Hons. Wier Boyd and W. P.
Vi I ... ■ 1 • t . Price, Mr. Giaham and “Col," Weahunt,
mental plantations, a succession of terraces .11 of I nmnkin
and winding walk, decoding to the . NotwiZundi
River Tawe; lake and fish ponds, extensive
and well-arranged glass houses, and pro
lific fruit and kitchen gardens, while ad
joining and connected with the castle are a
magnificent conservatory and winter gar
den, both of recent construction. The
said of' property extends altogether to 352a. 2r.
■/thing j lfip., and the agricultural part is 1st in
I from good tenants at remunerative rentals. The
, trout fishing upon the estate is some of the
How he obtained a copy of Hamilton’s I best in the kingdom, and the property,
letter has never been divulged, bnt he did * though small, affords capital rough sboct-
obtain it fresh from the press. HU first j ing.’ Mme. Patti last November had a
biographer, Mathew Davis, merely aaya higher offer for the estate than she U likely
that Colonel Ilurr, having ascertained that 1 to ask now, and she refused it on
inch a paronhlot was in pram, made “ar the ground that the wuhed
rangement*’’ for procuring a copy as aoon live in her
her Welsh castle until she retired
Notwithstanding the fact that “CoL”
Weehunt asserts that he is “gwiue to be er
lected,” he will surely (ail to reach the
“Sinate” thu fall. Some time ago “Col.’
Weehunt’s father ran fer and was elected
representative of Lumpkin. At the same
time, we believe, Col. Price wsh elected
senator for the district. When the resnlt
ns* announced, it was said that Weehunt
went farther into the fastnesses of the
woods among the liilU of Lumpkin, and it
took Col. Prim two weeks to find him boss
to get him to go with him to the Georgia
legislature.
HOW HE TEXTED HIS FAITH.
The succeu of hu father caused the bee
to hum in the “colonel’s” bonnet four years
(, and it is said that he decided to run
grain latinns of his many friends as the
champion “bull-fighter” of this section.
A Sword Captured nt Mauassos.
From the Waiblngton Oazctto.
There is an old sword at Sims & Pharr'
store that has been there for the past fifteen
or twenty years. It has engraved on the
hilt tiiu following words: “Presented to
First Lieutenant Rufus Johnson, bv Com
pany B, Hoffman battalion O. V. J.’’ This
company was' from Ohio. Capt. Erwin
s ays Iks sword wsb captured in the second
battle of Manassas, but ho does not know
by whom. It will bo restored to the owner
it he will write for it.
Ttiat Great Demonstration.
From tlioNew York 11-rald.
Yes, Mr. Thurman was too ill to speak
at tlie Madison hquare Garden, but the
crowd seemed to he perfectly well.
Aiul what a crowd it wasl New York
will lmve to turn over the pages of its
history for twenty years to find one to
match it. The numbers who turned out to
do honor to the old Roman have been va
riously estimated. The republicans looked
at the surging throng through the large
end of a spyglass, and like that obstinate
fellow who wouldn’t get aboard of the ark
in time to save his life, declared that
wasn’t much cl a shower after all.” Tire
over-enthusiastic democrats may have used
a magnifying glass, for they seem to think
that, as Byron said, "all the world and hit
wife were there.” To be cautious and
conservative, however, we should say that
in and around tho great barn of a place
there were from fifty to sixty thousand
men.
.Sixty thousand citizens blocking the
streeu and avenues waving bandannas and
by their applause expressing their ap'
proval of tho administration and its policy
is quite cnougli to take the opposition's
breath away. Their cheers were for a
President who stands by the rights of the
common people and for a nominee for the
Vice-Presidency who has a record with no
leaves pasted together for fear of inveati-
galioH-
As n sign of the times, an exhibition o'
popular sentiment, a prediction of the
future, that gathering was the most im
pressive event of the campaign so far. Mr.
Thurman’s visit to New York has, there-
lore, placed us under great obligations, for
if Ins reception here is any indication of
the heartiness with which he is to lie re
ceived elsewhere, it is safe to say that the
American people are not in favor of high
taxes and a useless surplus, and will say
•o in November.
is the printing should be completed.j from the stage, when she would probably
Another story Li that, heing a veiy early 1 reside in Paris or Vienna. It is said that
riser, he was walking in tbe streets of New i she has changed her plans because some-
York near Hamilton’s house one morning ( body broke into Mr. Nicolini’a fiahing hut, rMe for representative by suspending a !
when he met a boy carrying a covered and because report, are current that some | rope to a strong beam across an old well Sg
Blaine** Buy Is Faat.
From the Galveston New*.
Mr. Blaine’s influence was greatest when
ignorance and animoiiiy were greatest; but
from recent developments it u plain that
l«i.ia^uesri. VdUU'Ji •14UU tue UfBl
of reason anil truth. He has chosen a hard
row to hoe, and if he succeeds in leading
every one of his 4,000,< 00 alleged protected
workingmen to the poll* uexl November he
will have to meet and explain to the 13.-
000,000 workers not “protected” at all
what int* rest they have in continuing a
. system that robs them and some 50,000,000
other citizens every year for the benefit of
ago, and it is laid that he decided to run 1 a m i cr0 scopic minority,
ii a certain method the Lord told him to > 1 -
try mulled favorably. He was to test Ills I Don’t Kxperiment
faith in this call of Christ to make the
thieves are after the prims donna’a jesel
strong rml> mul n ._
and then, getting of! a suitable distance, Some i:li ,- *p imitation
when your tangs are tn dancer. Consump
tion always seems, first, only a cold. Do not
permit a-.-y dealer to Impose upon you with
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The democratic executive committee for
Bibb county met in the grand jury room
of the court house Saturday at noon.
The following were present: Chairman
R. A. N isbet, Messrs. B. C. Smith, J. G.
Deitz, A. A. Bubers, 8. C. Chambliss,
Frank M. Parker, T. D. Tinsley, W. B.
Chapman, J. L. Hardeman, Cicero A.
Thorpe, Joseph McGee,C. W. Howard, W.
R. Phillips, G. C. Conner.
Chairman Nisbet announced that the
object of the meeting was to decide upon
a primary election for county officers,
whether or not to have one, and if so at
whst time, etc.
J. L. Hardeman moved that the nomi
nation of all county officers should be
made by a primary election. This was
agreed to witliout a dissenting voice. I ,
C. W. Howard moved that the last Fri- about as nasty to turn P file SJdi.uP**
day in September be fixed as the day. corner, wlthm.t « ilf . U
\V. R. Phillips was in favor of holding
it on the same day as the state or national
election, so ns to make one day for all.
C. A. Tharpe said as it was well known
by the entire committee he had always op
posed a primary, and had protested against
it from the first organization of the party
in Bibb county; hut this being a political
year, he would not discuss that question
but would yield to the majority. He could
not see the practicability of holding a pri
mary election at the time of an election
for local orstate officers. Confliciions will
exist between the white and colored voters.
In the regular elections they have a right
to vote but they have no vote in a pri
mary. We claim to be a band of demo
crats, and there can be no sifting out of
the colored votes. All observing democrats
know that you should not tn'x up local
affairs with national elections. Let us
wait until after these busy elections and
then have the primary. Let us look to no
man, no tricks, no scheme nor to anything
but an honest ballot and au honest count.
He therefore moved that the primary be
held on Wednesday, Dec. 12.
W. B. Chapman moved that it be held
on Monday, tho 1st of October.
AN EARLY ELECTION.
T. I). Tinsley asked Muj. Tharpe for his
reason for wanting it deferred to so late a
day. Allusions had been made to schemes
and tricks and he was in the' dark. He
would vote for the date if there was any
good reason for it.
C. W. Howard said he thought the
sooner the election was held the better, and
his reason for voting for wanting it held
on Friday was that he saw a suggestion in
The Telegraph to have it held on some
day other than Saturday, as holding U on
that day kept many places of business
closed from Friday night to Monday mora
l's’. R. Phillips said that from the 12th
of December to tho election would be one
month and would give candidates ample
time to get around among their friends.
In answer to Mr. Tinsley, for whom he had
the highest regard, he would say that there
hail been allegations ns to the police offi
cers taking an undue interest in elections
which they had no rignt to do. It was
human nature for them, however, to act
where their interest lies. Another reason
for wanting the date deferral wns the mul
tiplicity of elections occurring this yesr.
But heproposed U> concur with tiie com
mittee on any day they might set.
W. R. Phillips said the primary elec
tion two years ago was held on the 15th of
December.
Chairman Nisbet said the election two
years ago came off before the state fair,
which wns held in October.
T. D. Tiosley said he did not know much
about elections, but he bad been told that
a candidate had the hardest time and was
at the greater! expenee before hia nomina
tion. He thonght an early election would
therefore be best.
C. A. Tharpe said as he had previously
remarked he would concur in the action of
the committee; they were all hi.i friends
and he would trust bis pocket-boo!; or hia
life in the hands of either of them.
T. D. Tinsley moved that the election be
held on the last Thursday in September.
J. L. Hardeman moved that U be held
on the first day of November.
VOTING ON THE DAY,
Chairman Nisbet said that according to
parliamentary rales the motion for the
longest date would be put first. He then
put Maj. Tharpe’s motion for the 12th of
December, and Maj. Tharpe was the only
member voting for it.
J. L. Hardeman’s motion for the first of
November was shoo put and the vote stood
7 to 5. Those voting for it were Messrs.
Phillips, Hardeman, Tharpe, Chambliss,
McGee, Deitz, Parker.
There seemed to be some misunderstand'
ing and the motion was again put, the
vote resulting the same.
As some of the members did not vote,
the motion was again put and was carried
by a vote of 8 to 4, Mr. Howard voting
for it.
J. L. Hardeman moved that the com
miltee elect the managers for the election,
He thought it was tbe duty of the com
mittee as guardians of the party in the
county to select the managers and not leave
it to the candidates.
The motion was amended by 11. C. Smith
who wanted the vacancies filled by the
committee.
ELECTION MANAGERS.
Godfrey-J. 8. Avant, J. P., Charlton
Johnson. A .1. Kmith
Warrior—James M. Parker. J. P., W. J,
Moaely, l‘. J. Parker.
Rutland—R. A. Johnson, J. P., J. J.
Tiirel.y, George W. Barfield
Hazard—W. L. Hughes, J. P., W. Y,
Howard, Henry Siui h.
Howard— Sterling Tucker, J. P., W. Ik
Emerson, William Cason.
East Macon—F. B. Tharpe, DeWitt Mc
Cray, B. C. Jones.
Court house-W. A. Poe, J. P., J. H,
Pellew, C. Mastereon, K. W. Jemison.
No. 4—N. 1. Brunner, J. G. McGolrick,
Alex Reynolds.
U was decided to have no clerks except
at the coart houie precinct.
look it and saw at a glance
chsnct hid thrown in his way,
the Georgia legislature missal having “lota bott1 '
oonspany. A
The following committee was appointed ; weighs 100 pounds.
^ y » nine/ more th.»
that of ordinary zinc, that i* ,
about one-half that of steel. Its hards" *
is about that of soft .copper, and it is W
)out as nasty to turn, file and driV „
ipper, without having the strength, nil,
bifity and malleability of copper. IuV™"
ductive power for electricity for the rami
weight is that of copper, hence telegraph
and eleohone wires might be made of ,,
if both have the same price, 16 cents De,
pound. Its peculiar chemical properties
preclude the use of soft solder with the
usual soldering fluids; it can be soldered
Dut at the pbints of contact and solder
aluminium becomes very weak or unrelis.
ble. Its peculiar melting point (600° Cl
precludes thi use of hnrd solder (meltim,
point 700 degrees C.) It is very sensitive
to impurities. Half of one per cent, ot sil-
icon, or iron, renders it as brittle as not-
tery ware. *
As clay banks contain abont aluminium
11 per cent., silicon 23 per cent., iron 4 per
cent., the balance being water and oxygen
it may be seen by any chemist, considering
the chemical properties of the impuriiies,
that aluminium cannot be isolated pure
from common clay for less than $2 a
pound, this being the lowost price of "the
chemicals needed, vessels, coal, etc., for
this purpose. If only as much as one-half
of 1 per cent, of silicon remains, it cannot
be rolled and drawn into wire, but silicon
and aluminium arc very hard to separate
completely. There is no market to speak
of for aluminium at $2 a pound. Mos' of
tire aluminium now used is beaten into
white foil and used for silvering
sigi\ letters, etc. It is used
for opera glasses, galvanic needle
indicators and a few scientific
purposes. It has been _ a source of great
revenue to the chemical credulity and
systicism upon moneyed non-chemists;
probably fifty companies aro existing in
the United States by which some sharp-
witted chemist obtains a living and the
investors a iargo amount of hope at first
hut considerable experience later. I do
not believe that one pound of aluminium
has yet been made in the United States
that lias not cost tbo maker at least $500.
The only factories are in France, and if
they sell it for $15 a pound it certainly
costs them $14 to make and sell it. Beware
of aluminium inventions!
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Chapman.
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