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, To the p«bllr.
,\V> Imvo IliiH tiny dl«pn«cl of tin* offiw j
hf tin' S’i'H H lo Col. Cnrcy W ■
Stylos, who will i-onlimlP il» )»ttblieati"n.
Wo com mend him lo the citizens of Albany j
nud siiitou ruling country, find tni>t th.it
you will give him your earnest : 1 »| , l""' , -'“
The pnlitical tdiaraeter ol the j. ijh r w ill be
coni i titled.
* J. F. (’.Mtotl.K A* ('".
taking leave ol’ the patrons ol tj, P
News, we make our grateful acknowledge
ments to those who have kindly assisted in (
Pennsylvania Redeemed !!
(iiiORiot'S \nis from onto:: t
The Democracy has carried I’otin-ylvahia
l»v a majority of Ji.ooo. The city ot Phila
delphia, the hot hod of RndicalDm, gave a
; Democratic majority.
The whole Democratic Nate ticket of
in On- ertaUMum-irt <>1 n m Alli.niy, l, l)lkl( |.j. r.ovmidris eltdul
AVo Imvo labored for llie |«i»l nine mniillis , ln( |R racc lor iriior is no dose, that Iti
In (rive you ,i ivudulde >" j | m|M ui»il,lo to lull wlm is . <
HIIIICW wo krinu- velum- loinc sWl.lw siilli'.'i^o WHS lost liy nil over,
■•siisn ofeirnmst.'iiKws wliu li Imvo ulmi.ly , v)| ,. llllillK llln j„,.j t y.
Iioon rclcrrod In in tW columns, nii<l in \\V w ill lie cn.'iiflll |„ niw liill .l. tnils
parting we congratulate you, that in mtr I Saturday.
Mteressor, you will find one abundantly!
able to make a good paper, being one oft ho j |) 0 \ 0 t Vole.
most vigorous writers in the State, and an j
experienced newspaper man. \Ve commend j \\\, M . L . that the ennservatiu* prijja of the
him to you and Iru-t that you will extend ,. ,m,(, -y haw agreed upon this point, and
to him that liberal patroiiage t" which his ( jj,.,, reenmmondiiig it to the volets who
energy and worth entitles him. j oppose the Deconstruction Acts. Our
To our Urethcru of the'Dress we extend.a esteemed eotetnporavy of the Augusta
jiarling hand,and thank them lor the court«•-
ney they have uniformly extended to (he
News. We leave the ttipod for otliev
duties which are more eonjeuial lo our Id l
ings than politieal strife, tun know ing whelh
C'hroiiiele and Sentinel has (hanged his
tactics, we are glad to see, and says:— “The
only alternative left ns is, lor the press J
the Nate to unite upon that line of conduct
wliieli promises the best chalice of sueess,
pan: I life notice. Indodt ‘t scents str.hec
tlrnf rl iuan of liii iiitelligt'iicc should ItaVc
falltii into such ah etwr, and tho only soltt.; f lytm
(ioii I can give of Ilia tomluct is this—that j I H*. •
ItcylSr so mu Fdason, Is desirous of having t Rujvg'V*
the Courts suspended, nud the course of the > receive a I»to-j
Judges lit retaining their seats and admin
istering the law, thus protecting lilo and j mlmhe
proper!x , comes in conflict with his wishes 111,0 ' l '- v
' • .M'.iiivu
and interest. Docs tie not know that no
Judge in Ueorgia has yet decided that the |
u jury order' is legal and right. *fhat the,
j order does not call upon them so to decide, I
. 1 Cliciiy Street,
land that it the slicrill s observe the order,)
I and summon none lint registered voters,
I that thcipiestion may never come before the
• oiirt—except some litigant in court feels
| injured by the'rule, and makes a ease for
the decision of the Judge. Is D. aware of
the difficulty in making hiioIi a case? How
could it he done, except upon assertion ol
the itfoiiT of a party to huvcsouio excluded
friend sit upon his ease, and if such a ease
was made, would not our upright ludge be
satisfied that the intimate relation thus ex- .
I On lie h
hibited, ought to disiptMify such a juror.— ! «„bi u n, ( . r.
Again does D, not know that under our 1 »uji»y. m hunl.
com: that no person can sit upon a Jury, ex- .i„ ■]..
I eept he be a voter?
I It is not a right but a duty, ami often
j times an onerous duty to sit upon a Jury.
If a person has not enough patriot Dili and
i intelligence lo he entrusted with the right 1
' to vote, then such peisou ought not to be al-
, lowed tosil upon the jury. K he is (famous
lie is not lit for a juror, This is nothing
' new under our law. Hut if he is unjustly j
j end without good cause, deprived by law of
I he right of fratieh!u.‘, I submit whether '.Im
r we shall ever return to journalism again f ' .up) urgc t throng its columns itsaeeeplanee
by the people. We believe all the oppon
ents of the lleeotislruction liill-. ran he
united upon the proposition t«?'rf\oid voting
for or against a (’oiivetitioii.
As it n'(piires a majority of registered
votes to secure the holding of a convention
it may he defeated by not voting either w ay.
We learn from the Natonul Intelligencer ol
the :ird that vciy important information
was, we understand, received yesterday
tloin New Orleans, U* the effect that, the
whole Ibidienl plan of reconstruction lain
been ipdetly l.iid upon the si.elfin Louisiana.
It will remembered that by the Congress
ional plan thcipiestion whirl her conventions
to from Stoto govern incuts shall he held at
all is to be submitted for popular decision,
ami that to authorize the holding of such
eonveiitions, the sanction ol a majority of
those registered is leijiiired liy the express
terms o| iIm reconstruction acts. It scenfs
that notmarethan a third ofllnixc register
ed have voted in lav or of holding a Conven-
Iionjn l.oiiisinna, imd that coiim ipiciilly the
but certainly not until we have a country
free from military satrups and Dndieiii rule,
with a devout invocations lor your success,
lie hid you good bye.
S. S. SVVICKT.
To Ihf Patrons ami Friends ortho Alban)’
JVrns.
I»y miiioiiueeiueiii ol the lorincr proprie-
tom you are inlonned that I have purchased,
and will hereafter run the “News.” Prom-
i-ing you all the energy and brains I pos
sess in the Kdiiori.il m.'iu.'igement, I shall he
glad lo tecoiv u that sort of eiicoiirngniient
which is essential to enable me to furnDh
you a rinsT n. vss i'Ai*r.n.
I Icing eompidted to return to I (rooks Ibr
a lew days, I must lieg your indulgi'iiee.--
.Mr. Sweet has kindly eomvented to eoniin-
ue his labors till my ri'tr.rn. 'flu* political
complexion of tin “News” will not be
changed, as you will probably discover on
in v assuming the chair lCditori.il.
Hoping lo he permanently installed by
tl.rSlhti.iM, A iffl «,• hl|Hl Imre |ilon<- M .|„, llc , I
jni. ti—"mi< inhi iiyivralilr mlitK.,s.*, ( , ulltK . nlcl|
I I...I you jjfniil imiifflW, Willi nil taniriil. in- „ „„„
\milmn „ry„u, |,mi.,,rrll.y I,ft,., m„l , ;„ iou vlml t|lU in
rn„m„r,l S noM Will to tho W i;ln! , ■„ „ fyl , w | ml Mlllv |
CA,,KV " • ' Sl v ' Ks - m iiritrly nil ll.r ui, n .,.r m .|,l.'.l Si -I
convention.
There can be no longer any doubt as to
the certainty of the assembling of a conven
tion in < (Corgia, the appointment of dele
gates by (ion. Pope and the arranging of
districts so aa to give the Kadieal parly a
huge majority iu the convent ion lias dis
polled every hope ol white men havingaiiy-
tiiiag to siy about tlm forui.iliou of consti
tutiou, yet we agree wit It our friend of the
(iriiliu Star, that we believe that negro suf
frage will never lie pcrmauueutly engrafted
upon tin* legislation of anv State in the
Du ion. .
Much depends upon tin- immiug North-
ern elect ions, when the ipiestiou of negro
sutlVage will be the leading issue in fact,
however much it may he apparently com
plicated with other issues.
Pntil these elections are over, we feel like
patiently watching the politieal manoovres
of those military reconstmotors, trusting in
Hod lortlie vindication of the principle of
justice, nrnl for the general overthrow ot
these corrupt conspirators, who aim at the
downtall ol AmerivauJibctLy^aud.Um-pms-
tv i; l| u I
tinotis.«•
, -in • i • ii • W<m| It I Oil
Mate e.svn nghttully eonvnv .ml his nlh guvm u j,„ v n
so far as to compel him to do jury duly? So
fake either view of tlieipiestion and no body
)•* hurt, except such as desire the I VUIrtsdxt ..,j.,i, |,
ho suspended. I.et me tell D. that this will will V.! Cheap fci Ca.Oi. u
not t>g ir ii..- |.nwut jiMljpn tiivi* Jerry Walter’n new Buildin
way, thi'lrplaces will he tilled liy bayonets, ;
and the courts will go on, and judgements
will be given. And should this not prove
to be practicable, the eases, parties, and wit
ness will be called awnj from home to ap
pear before a military tribunal.
Again what Is a judge to do? It D. \<
light, that the .Military Hill is a usurpation
then lie cannot tender his resigation totlen.
Hope, Ihjsaslie says would he a reeognition
of this I'M' im'A’I io\, and would bo pmjuiy!
II he tenders his resignation toOov. Jenkins j
lie caiuiot accept it, lie is supereeded by !
bay one! u. Them then is no other course I
lelt him hilt, to move on in the even tenor of j
Ids way—stand by the laud marks of the
lO l.l.l'
An. Hioiit Aoaiv,—Only ilmso who
have had the blissful experience, can appre
ciate the labor ot moving a printing ollice,
(specially when a large Cylinder line IVess
i< to he taken down a narrow stairway. We
have accomplished the feat; with the assis
tance of our most genial friend Pal Dodgers
one of tha best machinists iu the State. Pat,
however, was astonished when he had sue-
oecdod in getting the “Hoc” into sepernte
pieces. He thought that there was enough
to make two, hut w hen he commenced re
building, everything w ent to its place with
out ft single mistake. Wc are imw tilled
up in our new ollice, directly ovei the store
of Mr. I logon, and opposite the K\prc-s
Dflier, where we will he pleased to see our
triends, and especially those who owe us.
('ormpoarirnrr.
We invite attention to tho following,
and Impe all parties will give Joe a hearing:
Av.vvxsy, Ha., Oct. ls«7
Papt. Job Wii.i.ia.ms I am here from
Haker County—but few of my colored
friends are here from that County, lam
much pleased with your address, now be-
ing delivered.I vviali you to address tho-
Inw.as long ns he’can—and if a (picstion | ,0,00 °
ivii-cs before him enforcing a departureIrom I"
our law, ami tlm udmininlralion ol a rjlle of!
military law in ils place, Ihusicrilieiiig the
rights of a party, let him then do as Coke .
sail I under similar circumstance; “ I will do ,
vvliat it is III fora Judge lo do,” Hut pray
do not encourage our judges to do likeJudgc :
Deese, go away from home to look lor trou
bles, lull await, as Coke says, “ till a ease
arise! It."
Again, let me ask D, if he is aware of the !
citizens of our county on next Tuesday at
Newton. If you will, I will give the neces
sary notice. He kind enough to let me
know. Yours very truly,
Hi:o. Hr.ACKSTo.vn.
Ai.haxv, Cl a., Oct. 5,
Sin:—I will speak tor your people on
next Tuesday week, the 15th inst., without
fail. Yours, Respectfully,
JOHKFIl K. WI [.1.1 A NS,
To Mr. George Hlaekstone, at Newton
Haker County, Georgia.
Givk Ckkoit.—Our “Sued” neighbor
the Albany News has copied about one col-
1 ration of American manhood.
\\ e have no compromises to make with
the enemy, anil we defy them to do their
worst. There is a day of retribution coming
when these political rogues and moral as
sassins, will reap their just reward in the
execration of their own race and the deep
darning curses of the negro dupes, when
they shall have touud the utter ruin of the
country and Federal bayonets, are driving
him from the land of Ids birth, as they did
the aboiigimvl tribes, when Anglo-Saxon
prowess asserts it« supremacy and determi
nation to rule tho country, then will the
. ... - J ..r. mi., . Ii.niiu will- ri!|- , , , , .
iiiiiii of our Report of Judge \'ason*s sen-1 "J ,r,M mon cH v N n,,t ' nflihating
t dice of the florae mimic iti us, without
acknow ledging the source whence lie deriv
ed thesame! I’ome,neighbor,do give us
xvhat belongs to the “Citizen.” Do not
ignore our existence, as too many of our
colon)(tornrics seem inclined to do, in the
matter of news and first published in our
column?.
\Yo clip the nhovo from the Georgia
(•itlfeii, published at Aineriens, Wc assure
tho Amiable Doctor, that it was not’our in
tention to ignore his existeuee. 'five article
shouldjiavo been credited to the Citizen,
and it was one of those very common mis
takes, which occur vvlien tho editor ii> absent,
and the devil ocenpiet tho “chair editorial.”
Dai.ii.mouk Commkkciai.—TIuk excel,
lent paper comes to us greatly diminished
in size reason, tho dii 11 ness of business. It
is still a live paper, and one of our best ex.
changes. Should any one desire a Haiti-
more paper, we would commend this one to
jtlw/n onsiderntiun, the Daily is six column*
, CdBT* Tempt at km »the I5r*> that bringsl elo*elv|«j«M p)/)ller, and only four do)-
tytbcuum oMoheurt. j | arS |K'r annum.
immleseripts, nvllnl Sot hern Dadicals, gaze
upon each other in mil to despair, calling
upon the locks and hills to full upon them,
ami hide them from the face of an outraged
and insulted race of freemen. WiyWnit
the day, with patient endurance, nor d*» we
doubt its speedy arrival, if our people will
hetiue to thcmselvs,and each other.
sought to save our people, as well as our
judges Irom this anomalous and unpleasant
status—Imt lie failed, but proved to us that
t here was no remedy for us in i lie govern
ment, JVudeuee ami wisdom then would
dictate t hat wc should abide our time, and
seek rebel by an appeal to the good sense
and patriotism of the people through the bal
lot box. Has 1). registered under the law?
If so, lie has recognized and gave t he same
countenance to the military orders that the
Circuit Jiidge has to this jury order. Wo’tl
it bo charitable and kind to say that he and
every other pri son who has acted, lias coin-
committed piiriury? It would not he.—
D.\s logic makes him guilty, for ho bus
sworn to support tho Constitution, and
thus obeys, sustains and gievs operation to
a law that violates it. Hut 1). is not guilty
unkind spirit, and has Forgotten that oil!
maxim “ that thoso who live in glass houses
should be slow to throw stonos.”
— “Dovueuty.”
Haunxvkli. Skstinku—We are in receipt
of n neat, well filled sheet bearing the above
title, published at Unrn woll C. IT. S. C. The
editor isdisgusted with political matters and
says let us all emigrate to Hawaii; belter to
die there, and sleep beneath the sweet green
turf of a palm grove, with an ilium bunch for
a tombstone, and the flowers of a great pur
ple Con volulus for an inscription; than to
1 continue to drag out a “lengtheningchain”
of miserable existence, the sport ofRadieals
and ol Fortune with the sound of a drum to
arouse us in the morning, and the clang o*
the sabre in its scabbard to lull us to rest at
night: with a Phillips a Stevens Wade, a
Greeley or a Simmer—for a never ceasing
hng-a-hoo.
Tiik Faiwur.—It seems that the negroes
themselves defeated the cause ot Conven
tion iu Louisiana, they having a clear ma
jority of 4U.OOO in tho State. They did not
vote, Poor PliiJjtlahor has bepn in vain.
0
XjOST.
K the rostl leading from Albany lo Joriftn’s
Hpfcku. Any person finding u.ciu, and leuviug
|Ucm at the office of the Albany Nows, wilt be Uber-
h 11 v rewarded.
Ocl.Olh 1857. JAMES DICKEY.
« IINN 'in:.:.
t’.ACON Jilin*
\. 15. IIn*t .
All I..IPS It I* M l II
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•jvi - ici: rt.ont,
•’ii b-•xc- T<)I5 \‘ i ).
•j*» ki-i r. v. <•. row in
50 * lci.jr-1 .1.1 -1.1
rixmt, M'l- i:, ui
0'ST®‘3?3ESE : 2.S5,
fact,that hisuvhole argument is based upon i .• .■% £> MIAtUEaR
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TERMS
STRICT I*) CASH.
Tears* Lav/ton & Oo-
the hypothesis* that our Stale is in the l.'nion
and that ourpe^jile are now under ourown
laws and subject to no otlur. Is he right
in this? If so, then Judge Harris of our
Supreme Court, is wrong, lie says that
Georgia is a foreign State held by conquest
.'iiul subject to the laws of the victor
is right, then Gen. Pope holds rightfully the
tvliolt! li-Ki-.la.ivi-, cxwfflvu mi'l Jin'lfoliil f|, f C,null\ lUl-r.tffvn (? I
imwiV ill - tin-SmtiMinil iiotio can ^lins.iv WCJltUl l>. I
1 10 ll '" m ,,s „ 'I 1 '' I Tlic Slocklii.lilei’ii or ilil. C'um]iiiny, m-e ,i IP J.1
i‘in Hint ions tioin the supeiior nower ol the in >u t cti.l a oillc.l tirct ii r ' to In* .convened 1.1 die
Slate. Our Kxeeutivo saw tlic evils and I office «f ibo Company ill dlls City, on 1 lie -liIi day
iii;u ;
l W Important lo
Ivifc 1 r
Stockholders of
Co.
of Duccnitier next al noun, fori lie purpose of con
didcring llie proprieiy of amal^anmiins ihe Mns-
t'ngeu and Soulti Western Kail llotd ('ump.iniufi, ns
nulhorixed by an Act of i.ho llnnorul Ahsombly o!
IS 1 -,?'"' 0 ‘'""iB ■’""“ffl Jorin « S , «**I«II ..I j |'vi, K . Hi IlivniUie-.
As tho luocling is one of iinporlsuice, nil Hie
Stockholder* are n*.j«esU*d to bcrepriMcnlcd cilliei i
in person or proxy.
Stockholder.*unending the nbovu inootinjr, will
bo passed free over the line of this road by *:xliitii- !
ling itu tv cevltlteales of Stock lo il.e C oidnetov
JNn. T. lb>1 Fill I.I.UT,
Mneon, Del '.1 *f»7
ocl !•) no !>Il
Cotton Stored
Wu«,
" f COTTl)
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id.
3. INT’Xj. E.BVBNUB;
As.*ij*t, Asslssou's On'iec, .Mid. |»isi. (S : i,
Ai.n.vsv, Sept. 11,
by riven to all who may lmve
Ueveiiiie Dep.u t
i*n::!»AKi:i) to stoki:
O'l'TON ftir our friends an I i
The unull eoiunn^-icti.s tli.ii^cd
fearn, Lawton Co
p i -j ; °Tlt'K is lie
(AOiu, ; A x| business comieclioii xvi:ii tin
i.H-iit, lli.*: I can ho found ul my olilefc fiver ii.
n.. v oocapied by Draper & Kohei f*. .,t oil
witliin usual office hours. K. .Id'!.*.**'
•i-ionu r.s
\>-ist. Assessor Mi l.
At O N Id Y
Advanced on Cotton.
ROGERS & PATTISO
Machinists and Founders,
U.H l .\ )
AYiNC ost.ihlishe.l u
. CHINK SHOP at i|.;>
i«i lo lurni: li
WK Wll.Ijjtlllp (MTTo\* pui: oi |{ PH|KNDS
to tho best bouses in Now Y.ok wdl biiowii
Georgia people.
If desirable we will m ike I.IKllp \|. cash AU.
VANCKS on all Cotlon shipped by iv*. »t n j.o\V
KATE OPINTEKIJST. This will ciuhln Phinlers GEARING, (all sizes.)
I»» getmoney for, iinmedinl.i purposes, | l0 |,j 1
I heir Cotton Ibr a lime.
Tin charges will he (he im.-H vi
missions in New V.*i k. .
Call and «,»• ii>,
Poars, La-wton“&, Co.
Macon, O.i.
rol’NMlV anil
pht< we s.rc i.<> iv
T HE A No. 1 American CD; j-**r Soil.. “
pi t ll(, Wos'. - ’ IH-Iwv.I .XI.uiG, T
mu him* de-pill eh lor ll,0 r.I.ove p„u.
Proight-l p 3 r lb. on Cotton.
... M.Trvxiui'o,
tarn, | | rft'ar’I -hlnmcma of
Cj'llon «> •l.ov... iviil.ouc anj. olur a .., nn.lo!- , make
Ubornl filcnrt. In
Lirrrpout. or any olhpr tfuRnnrnn i’.iH
Savonpali ■,, ■. i (
SI'O.IB MII.I.s an,I KUTTI.i:S,
itlOX. STONEnml lliiL'SK
I'liOXTS, I ItUJJ MOIImi,!
WINDOW SH.I.S.
D D AC K UTS,
IIAII.INO Ol'.ATIN'O,
IIDIN I’KNCINlIjf,.|..||
CVrcnl Ml.vlp.-.) ini.! in fnc niTyilili,,. in Hiiii-
;»e id III*- Uiv>s. Iw Gie
IVIachiae Shop
,> "' 1 *.,t f„
mi} .mil all kinds ol .Macliiuerv.
-SqcJiK. jg;
Notice
R IN\.DKINSTON .X. C(.»„ and 11 V.MI.IN !
t»... onn.nub r™,;i" -mlirs \, " t * *"!' 1 V l """ Allmi./'CtTl.n place I* in n l.ipli
M int (In-lio 1,1 I-,.no or iv. ,V °n i° 1 llvallnn, in'lySVclllrniclils, liuvinp pooil Jai , K | f '
Mi l „„ r fll ■ n" - ^' ^ ' ’., h. ' 1 «*"» '"*'1 -II nnrcCry r.r.i l.nlMinp-, -n.l i. .-1
•Sep u| »;* i. .. v - • , who resides on llie p aee. j. w.
<•< l Kr ( .I-!,lfr "Wlj-OI
Mlnrtvn of nil pr.nlo- nml <|itnllli..s-
f - !.. nn.I I'nrlrr's Dsimlmrg-
M iCfiU Kiieeltirgs
} ai Ilf*— all nuinhei s
bagging of the Klanhel MntmracMirc— weight
ing J 1-1 Him, per yard
Airo.v npd Hnehle Ties, Nails
Powder and Khoi
Sugar of nil grades'
Coffee of all ipnlilies
Koap-i, I'ofash
Candles, liaisins
Crullers, Mnulf
Case l.i.pior.s and l»y the barrel
\ illegal-. Pepper
* pi-'e, Ginger
Hollow-Ware, Sn«l Irons
llatehi-fs, Axes
lira wing Knives
'J'al.le and Pockef Cnllory
Augurs, Chisels and Files
.\Ko •J l; 0,(K)tl lbs. assorted iron
\ cry cheap Plough Steel, eic.
Thanking our friends and stranger.*
ironage in the past, we re,‘•peelfully i
tiuimiioii of I he same for Gie fuiui e.
IVe will slnie Ilia I our senior i* i
'-ork. wlo-re hr will remain a uieuili longer. I.ik»rjl
the ndv'.intago of ihe pressure of houses and manu-1
facturei* v.ho are comp< lied lo realise.
J. B- ROSS & SON,
WIIOI.ESA I.E DEALERS,
M Clieiry and 55-Second«treel8i
sepS—1 m Macon. Ot-
Plantation For Sale-
HAVE a valuable Planf/ifion which I 0 " pr y I
sale to those wishing lo pur’clia'e. on f
- i erms. Tho | l-in(niioii islocafed in fhe Hr^ 1 • •*;l
1 I DoughertyA'ounfy—aboui six and a-lislf j" 1 ', |