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SATURDAY, AUGUST gB.IHTO.
J. C. QALLAHER, Editor and Proprietor.
Is it a Correct Rule t
Ha* n United State* Commissioner in
quisitorial power—tin- right and power to
compel witneiwes to appear before him to
ssccitaiu if tilt: law has been violated, or
in it his duty only, when an affidavit is
voluntarily mndc that. A. B. or C. has j
committed a crime, to issue u warrant for
bis urrest ?
If the Commissioner in invested with
compulsory power, to bring witnesses be
fore him, upon a mere rumor, and compel
them to disclose wliat tliey may know in
reference to supposed violations of the
law Viefore a warrant is issued aflrl a charge
specifically set forth,Commissioner Wayne,
at Ka van null, is derelict in duty, and Col.
Farrow, the United Stabs Attorney for
the Districts of Georgia, is certainly a very
Inefficient officer for not instructing and
compelling him to do his duty. Hut if
they have not this compulsory power, then
Commissioner Wayne is strictly In the per
viw of his duty, and Col. Farrow is not
vulnerable to censure. But certainly the j
official conduct of Commissioner E. C. J
Wade is subject to a very rigid criticism,
for he did, in more than onu instance, ex
ercise that power. In the case of Lee and
Brown he issued subpoena* for two wit
nesses to appear before him, undor a pen
alty of five hundred dollars, and compelled
them to make affidavits before him, upon
■which information, thus acquired, he is
sued his jvarrant for the arrest of the par
tiea. It it a correct rule? Was it a part of
his official dirty ? Was it mode so by his
oath of office ? If so, don’t the same rule
apply to Commissioner Wayne’s duties, or
do they, under Radios! Administrtion, have
different oaths to suit various localities ?
Col. Furrow says, npon the hypothesis
that the facts stated by us are true in refer
ence to the coat in the Lee and Brown
eases, that a crime has lmeu committed.
Commissioner Wayne knows that Col. Far
row says so, and he knows that Commis
sioner Wade admits it; he knows that Mr.
Brown will a wear to every material fact,
ta knows that Mr. Freeman’s receipts will
show the amount of money taken from
Mr. Brown, a* costs in the cases, and we
assure him, i£ it is a crime, as Col. Farrow
says it is, that evidence of the most con
clusive character will be produced to sus
tain the charge. Then, if it is n correct
rule, when practiced by Commissioner
Wade, why cannot Commissioner Wayne,
upon the same rale, issue snbpmna* for
the witnesses whose names we have given,
and compel them to come before him and
make affidavits ? And then, if they will
swear what we say, they will swear then
of ion United States Attorney Farrow’s de
cision that it is a crime, issue a warrant
fof tlo wrong doers, and deal with them
as the law directs.
We know very well that the rule is not
ft correct, one, but we refer to these nets to
attract the attention of the authorities to
tins vile prostitution of principle to gratify
a selfish ambition, a wicked prejudice and
avaricious desires. Men have been ar
rested, charged with offences that the
United Slates Court had no jurisdiction
of, and money unreasonable sums—ex
torted from them as legal costs; and this
is all known to Radical officials, and not a
blush of shame appears on one of their
faces; not a word of censure falls from of
ficial lips, except Col. Farrow- writes us
that it is a crime punishable by law; after
which silenoe reigns in the Radical camp.
Did he mean what he said when he as
sured us that he, would prosecute United
States officials, if they violated the law,
with more vigor than any other class of
criminals, and that lie would readily oo
operate w ith citizens wishing to maintain
the laws ? We assured him that we could
establish, by competent and conclusive
proof, every fact we hud published, and
that we would co-oporate with him in the
investigation of the cost questions; but
Col. Farrow is silent. We presume the
cases are too plain, not sufficiently com
plicated for a display of his geuins and
legal ability; or else he fears an investiga
tion will involve his party in disgrace. We
ussitro him ho need have no fears of the
latter, for the party villainies are so mani
fold. and its degradation so complete ns to
to render it invulnerable to criticism.
In our next issue we propose to give a
full and complete history of the origin
of the warrauts and arrest of Colquitt
citizens.
The character of one Mr. Hardwick;!
how he was brought before the Commit)- i
misaioner and made to testify.
We w ill give a history of the proceed
ings in the ease of the United States vs.
J. S. Norman, Homy Gay, and four others,
oharged with nn assault with intent to
murder; the characters of David and Virgil
Norman, tho prosecuting witnesses. We
will give some account of the military
moves in the county of Colquitt, the ar
rest, how made, the propositions for a
compromise, by whom proposed, the 1
amount l-equired to settle matter, and how i
the cases were finally disposed of.
Tim Marianna Courier says: The enterpil- i
lar is generally iu the cotton fields of this
county in sufficient numbers to dcstoy the
crop within two more weeks. The third crop
of the worm is fully developed,and the hope
of escape from damage is rapidly vanishing
from all who have heretofore lain the flat
tering unction to their souls. We know no
reason to change the opinion expressed last
week that only-a half crop will be produced
in the county.
Mr. John Forsyth, editor of the Mobile
Register is now in Eurinie in search of
health. Tile Register of Tuesday contains
*n editorial letter from him written in Lon
don. He saw only one well dressed woman
iu Liverpool, and says that she was proba
bly an American.
A 'listen county editor was lately pre
sented with a gold pen; but he doesn’t nse
it. He says it isn’t half so handy as a pair
of common shears in editing a paper.
South Georgia Agricultural and Mechani
cs Association.
Wr< have just received from Col. A. P.
Wright, President ol the Association, a
premium list. We lmvn’t ns yet had time
to examine it minutely, but sufficiently to
discover that premiums are awarded for
everything of an agricultural or mechani
cal character, usually exhibited on such
occasions. Not only numerous are the
preminms, but liberal in the amonnte
quite an inducement, wc think, aside from
the genius and pride of our nature, to
elicit competition.
When we have examined more particu
larly we will writo more elaborately, fa
voring and encouraging the enterprise us
one of infinite interest to Southern Geor
gia; an enterprise that should stimulate
every county, if not with a apirit to excel
in all things, with n laudable emulation in
many respects. We would urge all of our
readers in Houthoru Georgia and Florida
—farmers, mechanic*, horticulturists, flo
riculturists, arboriculturists, and all other
branches of business—to prepnre their ar
ticles and contend for the prizes.
Elder J. R. Graves, of the Memphis
Baptist, says that there is no room in the
Baptist church for open eommnnionists
uny more than for nffcctionists and infant
runtizera or Armenians. He thinks Hpnr
geon, with his present views, would work
greater harm to the Baptists, in the
church, Khan the Pope himself can do out
of it.
Wliut will the Eld’er do with open com
muuionista, infant rentizers, or Arme
nians, and. even “Hpurgeon, with his pres
ent views,” when he come* to eat and
drink at the table in his Father's king
dom? Will they all- have to wait until
the close romnrmniomsts get through? We
don't understand theology; but we do
think that if an Armenian is qualified for
Heuven that he or she would make a very
respectable associate in this world.
—
The Recuperation of the South.
The Morning New* says: “The Finan
cier, in an artielo under the head of ‘The
Prospects of Southern Credit,’ makes
special mention of Georgia, and says the
plucky way in which this State has treap'd
her obligations within the present year is
worthy of the high praise due to courage
under adverse circumstances. Georgia
bonds, in consequence of the wisdom
shown in the management of her finances
under a responsible administration, stand
higher than those of any other Southern
State.
“Alluding to the carpel-hag debt, the
same paper says that there is only one
method of lightening it, anil that is to put
under it more population anil more wealth,
and then continues—(and we quote it* re
marks prominently it this connection, be
cause they are so heartily in accord with
the views of the Morning News, expressed
on various occasions:)
“Nothing is so justly timorous as capi
tal, and oven a bad government is less
feared by it than one of uncertain tenure.
The ‘reconstructing’ which lias occupied
the attention of politicians in Congress
for eight years has been a failure; the
people should have been left to govern
themselves. That mistaken course must
he abandoned. There must bo no more
satrapy-making; no more carpet-baggers
elected to the Senate for party purposes;
no more subjugation directed by the party
in power for that, party's supremacy. The
! extent to which these things have been
done in the past it is needless to discuss
now, hut if the people of the Southern
States cannot govern themselves the Fed
eral Government cannot govern them.
Let them alone hereafter. Capital and
emigration will not trust them until per
manent governn/ont seems to be secured
to them; that will not be until local self
government is secured.
In the second place, there must be a bet
ter appreciation of the natural advantages
of the States themselves. Slavery merely
scratched the surface of the soil and kept
away better methods; so the original ‘vir
gin’ soil is much of its virgin yet. The
system of river communication is some
thing yet inadequately appreciated; the
mineral resources nre not merely almost
untouched yet.but nre inadequately known;
there are several harbors, unsurpassed in
the world; there is no good reason why
cotton may not yet be spun and woven
without being first freighted aeross tho
Atlantic, or even to New England.
At present there is only half a country
to pay taxes, to furnish markets, to em
ploy industry, to help repair the ravages
of war. Let the mau who has no sympa
thy with these States understand clearly
j that he is suffering with them. These
| States need capital and immigration, hut
as no emigrant ever crossed or ever will
cross a State boundary, except with tho
hope of bettering liis condition in life,
they will get neither until they get hope.
Their uncertain government is enough of
itself to deter immigration, and to that is
added their burden of debt which nobody
is unselfish enough to go and share. The
movement of population must take place
I soon, either into the States or out of
them; one course will bring recuperation,
the other abandonment. Show eapittd and
j industry that they will not lie exposed to
| Ihe overturning of government; that their
j opportunities for developing wealth exist,
; and will not lie disturbed by violence: that
1 the turning point towards revival has come l
and passed, and there will be a movement i
!of both Southward. The people of the
I South to be ready and waiting.
| To work this change requires, first, an
I abandonment of outside interference with
| the government of the States; next, a bet
: ter appreciation of the attractions of the
States; next, a change of feeling in the
people of the other States. There is res
toration for the people of the South in
this way and in no other, and iu this in
stance generosity and selfishness unite in
tho same plea.
Sineo Bobhi, the poet wrote that beuti
ful poem, “No, no; I enn not forget,” his
w asherwoman has been waiting to interview
j him, to see if he has forgotten that little
' William for expended otbow-greas.
State Gossip.
Valdosta runs a dental engine.
Macon City Council lias voted 86,000 to
the Wesleyan Female College.
Caterpillars are reported as numerous in
Lowndes.
“Draft* by candle light” is the popular
game in Thomasvillc, and is engaged in
even up to the wee sma’ hours.
William Archer, the mail robber, hns
been removed from Savannah to Augusta
try order of Judge Erskine.
Bottled soap-suds with a little sweeten
ing is now sold under the name of soda
water, in Sumter.
The Sumter Republican has this: “Bay
windows are getting to Ire fashionable in
this place, A festive youth got one put
in just over hi* left eye at the restaurant
last Saturday night, and ‘yet he is not
happy.’”
This from the Thomasville Timet: “Bill
Jones, an inmate ol the county jail, ha*
become very religious of late—so much so
that he is annoying to those living in close
proximity. We would like to suggest to
the gentleman that if he would get nearer
to the Lord that it would not be necessary
to pray so loud. ’’
An exchange says: “A man in Middle
Georgia the other day stepped up beliind
a mule that he was about to purchase.
His leg was very neatly bandaged, (not
the mule’s), and the doctor thinks the
tame will knit very nicely in a few weeks.
He has been expelled from the Young
Men’s Christian Association for some vigor
ous allusions on the occasion.”
“It looks to us at this distance,” say
the Columbus Sun, “as if very near all of
Brunswick is about to pass under the auc
tioneer’s hammer. Tho City Marshal ad
vertises for sale on the first Tuesday in Hep
tember, for non-payment of taxes, ‘water
lots,’‘hay lot*,’ ‘old town lot*,’ and‘new
town lots,’ commencing with 118 and end
ing with 2,611, with few exceptions.”
The Thomasville Time* is responsible
for the following epitaph, which, it thinks,
will rate as good ordinnry:
.“Under this sod
And under these trees
Lavs the body
6f Solomon Peas.
He’s not iu his hole,
But only his pod;
He shelled out his sou!
And went up to God.”
This from the Advert iter and Republican:
“Three men got into a difficulty on tho
Isle of Hope train on Sunday evening,
while returning to the city, and used their
knives pretty freely. In the melee one of
them came near cutting a gentleman who
was aboard the train. The gentleman wns
standing on tho platform endeavoring to
keep the men from getting into the ear,
where there were a number of ladies. Al
though some of tho men were very bloody,
we did not hear of any serious results.”
The Earl;/ County Neies has this: “Tn
the sixth district, where wo first heard of
the caterpillars in any quantity, the crop
is still uninjured by them. Mr. W. A.
McDowell, who is one of the best farmers
on the Chattahoochee river, gives it as his
opinion that crops, both corn and cot
ton, are poorer on the river this year
than they have been for the past two or
three years. The season ha* been too wet
for the river lands. He also gives it as his
opinion that the caterpillars will eat out
the cotton crop on tho river by the lust of
the month.”
We clip the following from theEatonton
Messenger: “Mr. J. W. Farley caught, near
his mill, on Murder creek, on Thursday
last, a hugo heaver weighing thirty-five
pounds. He stuffed the skin with saw
dust and exhibited it at Denham A I'nl
mer’s store, creating some excitement,
a®d drawing out a few beaver tales and bio
graphical sketches of the beaver tribe and
their habits. Mr. F. stated that this spe
cies of the animal creation has done much
damage this year upon his land lying along
the banks of the creek. This one was
caught in a trap made for the purpose."
A horrible murder was committed near
Bartow a few nights since. Some nn
known person, supposed to have been a
negro, called at the door of a Mr. White,
who got up and opened it. He was then
shot throe times from without. The rob
ber, satisfied that his victim was dead,
walked in and demanded the trunk with
the money in it of Mi's. White and a Mrs.
Dorch. They gave the trunk to the scoun
drel, who went a short way in the woods,
opened it, took out nil the money—twenty
dollars—and departed. The perpetrator
of the deed has not yet been overtaken.
At a hotel in Atlanta a few nights since,
a courageous lady by the name of Mrs.
Henry R. Christian, formerly of Savan
nah, healing a noise in her room, sprang
out of bed only to face a powerful burglar,
whom she immediately grappled, at the
same time crying lustily for help. The
villain, fearing assistance would arrive iu
time, hurled the lady from him and made
for the window, but being detained a mo
ment, unable to unfasten it, the lady re
newed the attack, catching him by one of
bis suspenders, which, being unable to
sustain his weight a-, he leaped from the
window, snapped like a thread. He landed
in tree near the window, and not having
a secure footing among the foliage, he
placed one hand npon the wimlow-sill for
the purpose of steadying himself, when
the lady, taking advantage of this now op
portunity, seized the hand and endeavored
to hold it; hut this, like her previous at
tempts, unfortunately proved fruitless, for
the burglar again releasing himself, sprang
from the tree, and, running a short dis
tance, he sealed a back fence, only to faU
into the loving embrace of a genial poliefl
man, who recognized him as a waiter em
ployed in the house.
The diamond pin presented to Mayor
Turner of Sic .ix City,lowa,cost twelve thou
sand dollars instead of twelve hundred, as
sti ted by some paper. Tax pyeni will re
elect Turner since they can’t afford to pro
vide anew man with diamonds.
[From the Chronicle snil Sentinel.]
BILL ARP.
lie Of I'M Ilia Views on Vtmli lmfth-nc*
and Miss Moon Antny.
Roms, Ga. , August, 1878.
Mr. Erlitur:
Soosan Antny ain’t nuthin to me—that
is nuthin partikler. No woman ain’t ex
sep Mrs. Arp, but when I heard they was
a tryin her for votin, my feminine instinks
earned me strait to the. Court-House. I
was on her side before I got there, and I
am on her side yit. Women in general is
my weakness, und espeshually a woman
whose name is Soosan. I always envied a
man who could fondle over his wife or
sweetheart and call her “Soosy.” It
sounds bo meller and soft. So when I seed
Hoosan Antny arrained up before the
Judge like a konvict I was mad—mad with
the whole Yanky nashun. They raise! a
hellybilloo over the old broken kenstitu
shtin, and mend it up so us to let the black
babboons vote in the Ratal States, but if
a white woman of sense und spunk dares
to do it, it shocks their pewritan modesty.
The old Judge tried to look fierse and sed
a woman shoiildent undersex herself. I
have seen a heap of men who, when they
got sorter old, took up a sour-grape spite
against good lookin women. But Soosan
looked at the Judge as strait as an egul.
She stood up square on her paster joints
und remarked that she was free-born and
nativ born and had property of her own
and had a right to vote for the lawmakers
of her choice. She said that women done
ns much for the country a* the men, and
if they dident fight in a tattle they raised
the hoys that did. That haven em and
nursiu em and tendon to em in sickness
and in heith was a harder job than fitin,
und if the men dident believe it jist let
em try it awhile. She sed if the Judge
could name one good reesun why they
slioldent vote she wanted to know why.
Soosan's eyes fiashed a little ange.Uk fire
when the Judge fined her one hundred
dollars, ami she remarked that every ad
vause in siviiizution tad to have its mar
tyrs, and she was reddy. She throwd a
hundred dollar bill to the clerk, and sed
she would bet another hundred that the
money never reached the State Treasury.
She dident mind that old Judge no more
than if he was a monkey. She told him
that ; f they would base the votin bisness
on morality, or property or intelligence or
all three put together, tho women would
be satisfide; but they based it on wcariu
britches, and drinking whisky and chaw
ing tohukker, and kcepin one wife at home
and another sum where else. She de
clared that she had as much rite to choose
her politikal masters as the Huthem nig
gers or the lieethen Chinee. That if the
women could vote there wouldent be a
drunkard, nor a thief, nor a fool on the
bench, nor in any other offis, and whisky
would lie harder to git than arsonik. An
old, red nosed, swell faced man winked
one eye and hikkuped “the h—he—bell
you say.” When the court adjourned the
crowd cheered Soosy, and one man sed
he’d see her a fair flte with the Judge; an
other said tho law dident say whether the
britches must be worn outside or inside,
and another sed hed rather risk the wo
men to vote than thousans of them drunk
en furriners and fools who elekted John
Morrissey.
Now I’ve been thiukin a heap about this
votin bisness myself, and my opiyun ar
that Gov. Jinkins is a rnity smart man.
The first time lie run for Governor they
beat him bekans ho. sed he dident think
that every fool and every vagabond ort to
tie allowed to vote. He was tor druwin in
the lines hinted of lettin em out, and the
melankolly sequel nave proved that lie wer
rite. If I wer a king-T wouldent let any
body voto who couldent tell whether Gen.
Jackson was (led or alive, or who took
more than three drinks a day a* a regular
thing, or who chawed tobakker after be
hod gone to bed, or who wns a meaner man
than his daddy, or who taleeved iu gosts
or witches, or who dident put on a clean
shirt onst a week, or who diilent earn 50
cents a day at some respeektabul bisness,
or who shouted at nite meetins mere than
two hours on ft stretch. I heard a blind
freeuologist say that the wav to test a
man’s sense was to draw n strait line from
the top of liis tipper lip to his forrerd and
another from the lower corner of his nose
to the hole in liis ear, and if the angel be
tween was less than 00 degrees he might
be smart for a monky but he was a fool for
a man. He said that liis test would rule
out nearly all the idiots and Afrikins from
votin, ami if it ilident their faith iu witch
es would. I wouldent let a furriner vote
until ho had lived here and behaved him
self for ten years, and he shoiildent vote
then unless he had married nn Amerikin
gal, or was a raisin children on Amerikin
soil. I wouldent let uo unmarried man
vote who was over thirty years old; though
I would let all ieh justify by Rwcariu that
they had tried hut nobody would have em,
I’d make em name the gals iu their affi
davy.
I would let every married man and his
wife and every wiader vote if they wasn't
out off by the foregoin exseptions. They
should have one vote apiece for themselves
and one for every child tliey had. The
bust would elevate tiie Arpiau family about
elektion times shore. Akkording to Solo
mon, all sick ought to have a heap of privi
leges, for it aint no pikayune bisness to
raise a big drove of children. Jest let any
hide-bound bachelor try it and see. I look
upon respektable children as the hope of
the State, and if I had my way these stag
nant old rips who won’t marry, but prowl
round and live easy md die rich and leave
no sign, at least none to speak of, should
be taxed heavy and the money appropri
ated to the orfin’s fund. What’s a miui
worth to the State who leaves no defend
ers after he's ded and gone; who patron
izes no Suudy schools or Mundy schools—
buys no candy or baby clothes, or balls, or
barlow knives, or long stookius, or jacko
net muslin, or hoopskirts. or galluses.
What intrust has he got in perpetnatin
gre- ■ principles? Why a ebromok old
bachelor can just turn over in his little
one-horse bed and die and not keer a darn
if the world cams to nn end in fifteen min
utes. He wouldent keer if the devil was
to break liaise and eat up the women and
children alive.
Now I'm not sayin a word agin them;
married foaks who sumhow or surnbow I
else haint aksidentally been blessed with
offspring. By no means. They show a
willingness to hav and that's enuf for me.
I’ve always apologized for peeple done the
best they could, whether tha succeeded or
not. I aint no Bonvpsrte to chop a man’s
head off for losin a tattle, whether he was
to blame or not. I’m a frisnd to married
foaks. children or no children. Lawful
wedlock is society’s main spring—its back
bone—its life inshooranee. I’ve no pa
tience with these stingy old stags who j
won’t many without they git a pile of pen
shun money, who want to be hired to do !
it, who hang around a town waitin for sum
j-ich gal to turn up, while there’s lots of |
qaxir ones, purtv and clever, jest waitin to
take shoogor in tiieirn.
Now I don’t want to be misunderstood j
about this votin bissness. I aint in favor j
of women mixin up with skallawags and
trash at the polls. By no means. I want
the moral strength of their votes because
they are better and purer and honester
than the men, but I would hev em to stay
at home and let their husbands or then
fathers or their next frend vote for em as
the case may be. If a man tooled bis wife
out of vote it wouldent exactly be a clean
thing, but it would be u family matter,
und nobody’s bisness. It wouldent be the
only thing that some men fool em about.
There's strong inind*d women und weak
minded man, and in fluch cases 1 would let
the longest pole knock down the persim
mon. The time used to was when a mar
ried woman dident have no voice in-nothin
—exsept makin baby clothes. She couldent
own any jirojierty—she had no sivil exis
tence. 'if anybody givkci anything law
required a man to keep it for her. If she
couldent live with a drunken husband and
quit him, the law giv him all the children.
But os the world grows older she keeps a
steppin up higher. Now she can own as
much property a* anybody, and she can
make a will, and in sum States set on a
jewry, and in 9 cases out of 10 she get* the
children when there is a divorce. Sum of
em are studyin medisin and make the best
sort of doctors for women, and for children
a half Lour old and under. They doclerkin
and book keepin and telegraphiu and
pi in tin, and can keep a post offis tatter
than a man and never steal a sent. If they
do peep into other women's letters it is
only out of kunosity, and they always seal
em up again. Take it altogether it looks
to me like the time has mity nigh cum
when the men have got to admit that u
woman is just a* good a* a man, if not tat
ter, in most everything that requires more
sense than musceL I won't say she ort to
voto if she don't want to, hut I say that no
politishun could buy her vote with a drink.
Ban Aw.
Mental Aberration.
Avery touching case of mental aliena
tion in a charming young lady is described
by a careful observer. Not long ago her
mother found her in lier room, energeti
cally dnroing stockings, and soon after she
appeared iu the kitchen and assisted that
wondering dame in making and baking
bread and pa*try. Alarmed by these fear
ful signs of intelloctaal disorder her fond
parents immediately sent for a skillful
physician, who watched her through a
key-hole while she sewed buttons on her
father's garments and mended those of
her little brother. Much affected the ven
erable man remarked that never, during a
medical practice of twenty-five years, had
he known any young person to manifest
such symptoms as these.
The most heartrending phase of all,
however, was shown the other day, when
her kind father, with u faint hope of arous
ing her from her sad state, gave her two
hundred dollars and told her to buy anew
dress. Alas ! ’twas useless, hhe instantly
observed that she didn’t need anew dress,
and if he would let her keep twenty-five
dollars to pay a poor w idow’s rent, she’d
inoch rather he would take the rest of tlic
money for himself.
For a few moments that grief-stricken
old gentleman gazed upon his hapless
eliild, then hiding his face, muttered be
tween his sota:
“Her mind is gone 1 Her mind is gone 1”
What a pity so few lose their minds in
that way.
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Ancient Blue Laws of Connecticut.
The Governor and magistrates, con
vened in General Assembly, arc the su
: preme power, uniter God, of this indo
j pendent dominion. From the deteruiiua
j tion of the Assembly no appeal shall be
; made.
Whosoever says there is a power and jn
| risdiction above and over this dominion,
; shall suffer death and loss of property-.
Conspiracy, attempting to change or
! overturn this dominion, shall Huffin' death.
The judges shall determine controversy
I without a jury.
No one shall ta a freeman, or give a
vote, unless ho lie converted,and a mem tar
in full comniunitiu with one of the
churches allowed in this dominion.
No man shall hold office who is not
found in the faith, and faithful to his do
minion: anil whoever gives a vote to such
person, stall pay a tine of twenty shillings
for the first offence, and for the seeund lie
shall ta disfranchised.
Each freeman shall swear by the bless
ing of God to bear true allegiance to his
dominion, and that Jesus is the only
King.
No Quaker or any dissenter from the
established worship of the dominion shall
ta allowed to give a vote for the election
of magistrates or any officer.
No food or lodging shall be afforded a
Quaker, Adamite or heretic.
If any person turn* Quaker, he shall ta
punished, and not suffered to return but
on point of death.
No priest shall abide iu this dominion;
he shall lie banished, and suffer death on
liis return. Priests may ta seized by any
without a warrant.
No one is to cross a ferry, but with an
authorized ferrymun.
No one shall run on the Sabbntb day, or
walk in the garden or elsewhere, exeept,
reverently to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals, make
tads, sweep house, ent hair, or stave on
tho Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her child on the
Sabbath or fasting dny.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on
Saturday.
To pick an ear of com growing in a
neighbors garden shall be deemed theft.
A person accused of trespass in the
night shall be judged guilty unless he clear
himself by his oath.
When it appears that an accused lias
confederates, and he refuses to discover
them, he, may be racked.
No one shall buy or sell lands without
the permission of the selectmen.
Whoever publishes a lie to the preju
dice of his neighbor, shall sit in the
stocks, or be whipped fifteen stripes.
Whoever brings cards or dice into this
dominion shall pay a fine of £5.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold, silver, or bone lace, above two shil-
Ungs by the yard, shall ta presented bv
the grand jurors, and the selectmen shall
tax tlio offender at £3OO estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he has no
estate, shall be let out, and sold to make
satisfaction.
Whoever sets a fire in the woods and
burns a house shall suffer death; and per
sons suspected of this crime shall be im
prisoned without benefit of bail.
No one shall read common prayer, keep
Christmas or saints’ days, make minced
pies, play cards, or play on an instrument
of music, except the arum, trumpet and
jews’ harp.
No gospel minister shall join people in
marriage; the magistrates only may join
in marriages, as they do it with less scan
dal to Christ’s Church.
When parents refuse their children con
venient marriages, the magistrate shall de
termine the point.
Adultery shall be punished with death.
Fornication shall be punished by com
pelling marriage, as the court may direct,
A man that strikes liis wife stall pay a
fine of £10; a woman that strikes her hus
band shall be punished at discretion of
the court.
No man shall court a maid in person, or
by letter, without first obtaining the con
sent of her parents. £5 penalty for the
first offense; £lO for the second; and the
third, imprisonment during pleasure.
Married persons must live together or
ta imprisoned.
Every mail shall have his hair cut round,
suiting to a cap.
IKW ADTEKtISKHUTS.
CUE HORN FciMINGHAM,
Wholesale Grocers,
CORNER BAY AND DRAYTON STREETS,
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA.
HOUSE ESTABLISHED 1815.
QOB STOCK COMPRIZES EVERY VARIETY OF OROCEBtEB, VIZ:
FLOUR, of every grade,
HAMS, BACON,
.SHOULDERS and SIDES,
BULK MEATS,
PORK, LARD,
BUTTER, CHEESE, CODFISH,
MACKEREL, POTATOES,
MOLASSES in hhds and bbls,
SUGAR in hhds,
’ VINEGAR,
ONIONS, etc.
SHIP CHANDLERY,
A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK CONSTANTLY KEPT ON HAND.
NAILS AND SPIKES OF EVERY VARIETY.
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LIQUORS—FOREICN AND DOMESTIC
Ol* the purest and Best equalities.
ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF WINES, VIZ
CHAMPAIGN,
CLARET,
MADEIRA,
SHERRY,
PORT, and
NATIVE WINES,
w o:o
(aimed Hoods.
OYSTERS.
LOBSTERS,
SARDINES,
SALMON, MEATS,
PEACHES,
TOMATOES.
GREEN CORN,
GREEN PEAS,
MILK, Etc., Etc.
Also a Variety of
JELLIES and PRESERVES,
LEMON and RASPBERRY SYRUPS,
CATSUPS, PICKLES,
MUSTARD, MACCARONI,
COFFEES and TEAS of every variety,
TOILET and other SOAPS,
POTASH of all kinds,
TOBACCO, CIGARS,
MATCHES, etc.
We Invite Country Merchant* to Examine our Stock.
CLAGHORX A CITNIVINGHAM.
11. L. GENTRY, Travelling A-ent.
L. DeWITT. JU. MORGAN. T. 8. BANFOKD.
DeWitt, Morgan & Cos
139 CONGRESS STREET,
SA.-TrA.JSnSTA.T3:, GrA.,
DEALERS IIV
Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS,
TTniJ , ON Ist OF SEPTEMBER, COMMENCE OPENING THEIR FALL AND WINTER
Yv stock, and will offer the same for CASH on the most reasonable terms.
DRESS GOODS,
SHAWLS and CLOAKS,
QUILTS and TOWELS,
EMBROIDERIES and GLOVES,
WOOLEN GOODS, for GENT’S and BOYS,
FULL STOCK OF PLANTER’S SUPPLIES,
angl6-tf
Dr. D. COX,
Llll STOCK, SLAUGHTERED MEATS, I\D PRODUCE
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
—AND—
PURCHASING AGEN TANARUS,
Savnnnnh, Oa.
STOCK LOTS
William stud West Broad Street*.
Produce Depot
In Basement of City Market.
CONSIGNMENTS OF
BEEF CATTLE, MILCH COWS,
. SHEEP, HOGS, GAME,
DRESSED MEATS, &c„ Ac-,
—ALSO—
POULTRY, EGGS, VEGETABLES,
FRUITS, MELONS, SUGAR: SYRUP, , .
HONEY, HIDES, TALLOW, Ac.,
augis-tf RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.