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FRIDAY APRIL 27. 1877.
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HAHK M. SLAMDTOBD. LOCU T. OIMMAmD,
LABrUBI) A ARRiBD.
Altontii Md Coiinr ml Law.
OW* titer WXtCh *-* ••
Will praotlo* In the Bute end Federal OoorU.
feban
Till* JO li PRINTING OFFICE.
NEATNKSo AND DIBFATiftf.
We invito everybody who need any de-
WlflUpftp! Jop Pyuntjng to call at the
fotw ** TuntsW*. Office and gt
their work done In the latesfstylo, witli
neatness and dispatch. Bill Hoads, Let
ter Heads. Pilce Curds, Invltix
tion Ttolcots, Poetohi, Srtd Hand RIIIA a
specialty.
**- Any quantity q£ the Ixwt qiutl^lj£_of
tags tw sale. 1 hit SI \ tt ’
Mr. 1.1. Mosrs.
We are triad jo know that the report of
th<|forloo9iHiioeß bt thifs u.ueS (itoWJiHd
gentleman Wfa Hoblreot. SIo Jhh out
yesterday ail soolng to business, asusu al
, leaO at the Ranh in House*
Mr. J, F. Turner of Baltimore, agent of
the Pacific Guano Company, died at the
Rankin House last night about 1(1 o'clock.
Tills gentleman has boon An the city sluea
the 6th and has been sick over since Ills
arrival. We learn he Is a married man
and leaves a wife and ehlldrtm at hife home
in Baltimore.
f ! • Communion Hoars.
Ait til* tto-nalfrWHD y<*lW#l
taken as a monumental fund. The
amount received by the several boxes at
the Cemetery Is thought to be larger than
those taken at the OperA House. So at
least $125 may be regarded as a sure esti
mate.
The fund on band, (and new at .Interest,
we believe, is about S2,SUQ. It Is rapidly
growing, and before long the ladles may
lie looking around for “plans and specifi
cations.”
MKN. .) A K LEVS WAX WORKS.
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(UAXCtO. VK#
M< lOrtuu l be Hr r i'o-Mht.
.<1 rl /■' Qi J ,pi f., \t£ I JR, *
Another dispatch from Airs. .Turley
dated Aiigdstn, was received yesterday,
stating: that no foars may be entertained
00 her account, and to provide everything
for hor arrival to-day.
Her baggage came yesterday, under the
care of the Henry V. Combination, and is
perfect and elegant, 1n every respect. Mr.
Slum, her poet, 'WIN on the same train
with her to-day, and she has asked us to
state to the publlo that she wishes a full
attendanoe on their part, to repay the
stupendous outlay incurred in traveling
to\?olvtfflbag. :
Hussrll Circuit Court.
the Court did but little on Wednesday
after hearing argument for Continuance
of the Mainika ease, which resulted In set
ting It for yesterday to give time to bring
In witnesses. i ~
The cases tried were:
State vs Warren Myhand, col., assault
with intent to murder. Verdict, assault
and battery; sentenced to six months
hard labor for the oounty and to cover
costs at 15 cents per day. State vs Rich
ard Boyd, carrying concealed weapons.
Plead guilty; verdict, flue of SSO.
Court then adjourned.
Thursday (yesterday) morning the Mo
inika case was taken up and tho following
jurors were ohosen to try the cause:
I C Evans, J H Mosley, CL Hook, Forbes
Bradley, jr, J B Lacy, J H Stewart, Thad
Jonas, W T Anderson, A U Vann, T H
Owens, W K Chappell, and W. M Burt.
It Is doubtful whether they will tnoro
than get through with this case to-day.
Able counsel will represent both skips—
the State atitl the accused.
I'RKMII AKIIIVAI.W
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THE JXJCW YORK STURM.
Spgtilefi lAco Scarfg.
2,000 pairs KID GLOVES, of all grades,
Including Harris’, Provost side cut, 7 but
ton Kids, which can obly be had of us in
this market.
Also Jugla’s ombroldorod back Kids, and
Harr* soamloss.
mpst completel
assortment In Columbus.
CORSETS of any grade and kind.
GENTS BURNISHING GOODS.
Good c heck MUSLIN UNDER SHIRTS
at 158.
Ladleq UNDER VESTS.
300 MOSQUITO BARS.
Gordon It Caroill.
TO-UAlf AT RII.KH.
NEW PRINTS at 6c.
-,,RU Fringe*,
. Black Silk Fringes frgin too. to 750.,
Plaid Debeges at too.,
LINEN TRIMMINGS,
30 dozen Ladies TIES and SCARES
from too. to $9.00.
Apr. to sod 4t. J. Kyle & Cos.
Nash, Door, and Blind Emporium.
‘2,000 Window Sash glazed.
1.000 pairs Blinds with HafTer'a Im
proved Blind‘Hinge.
1,500 White Pine Doors.
50.000 feet White Pine Moulding.
2 11 for sale cheap, by
Willingham A 00.,
On Randolph St,, opposite Garamel’s old
stables. ' jaUtf
lam Still giving bargains la Alpacas
Bleached and Brown Cottons,
mhto tf J. Albert Kirven.
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AHEAD OF .41,1, COMPETITION.
JOST RECEIVED :
Twentydozen tlnalinen Bosom Shirts—
-2)00 Linen In Boeoms, Wamasutta Bodies,
ail complete for one dollar each, the most
perfect fitting and best'inode Shirt in the
city. Give it a trial,
apris tf Thornton a Agke.
NOBTHKM* EK POTATOES.
a ——-*—s, —
A CHOICE LOT OF
Early Rose, Jackson Whites, and King
of Early.
For yale bv ~ , ~ < ~
jail tr ,f Hr Hamilton.
fleonev RHlnolil In Ills Role ol Henry V.
George Itlgnold appeared last night.at
Bpr||igtr Opera Mfnsa, *ho drabs olrolo
Mi tell and a i|#ent many fallbry gents
Being supported by an excellent set of
actors and actresses, the whole play, ex
cepting a few casualties caused by the
drop-curtain, passed with uniformity and
elegance.
Mr. Klgnold Assumed Uie ehaiaotor of
Prtneij |ie<ry both in
serious as well ns playful actions, as to
bring continually the applause of his
audlenco..
Thosoones representing Fluellon, Pistol
and the lock, and tlm courting scene, and
whore King Henry receives the cheers of
his troops, while mounted upon his whlto
oharger. Tho latter scene was made to
lost a few minutes longer last night by
a (Disarrangement of tho curtain, thoro
hy causing his majesty to bow and his
fulthful subjects to shout threo times as
long as was Intended 111 j,he play.
We have novr before Boen a more klng
>ly character than Mr! Hlgviold; hi* bear
ing, though lofty, Is not haughty, his dic
tion Is clear and his manner pleasing.
ITEM* AWVT TOWN.
A glance at the town yesterday, by one
acquainted with its quiet ways, was sufli
ctcut to suggest the on-coming of some
-Irttoroetteg event. Though the morning
was lieavlly beclouded and drizzly, and
the forenoon rainy and threatening, yet
tlm stseqts ware full of earnest souls ladeu
with Bowers, wreaths and chaplets to
plate upon the graves oI loved and hon
ored ones, dead! After midday tho skies
cleared up. Uio rain ceased, the sun shone
out; and the world was bright and glo
rious as a May day; and by 2 o’clock the
stores and business places were closed,
and throngs of civic and military citizens
were wending their' way to the Opera
House to hfear the oration. Tho account
of the Mumurhil ceremonies will be found
"clhewhere.
It being a legal holiday, the Bunks of
tliicity were closed yesterday, and the
warehouses made no report of. salon* re
ceipts or shipments; all, however, wore
doubtless light.
The tiia in from Macon brought the
Heury V. Combination, whoso stock of
baggage was immense. Their little hand
bill, stating that they wanted 100 men for
the Buttle Beene, caused some sensation
among the lovers of wardn time of peace.
A good opening for tramps.
The crowd at the Opera House last
night showed, conclusively, tliut it will
always pay to bring to Columbus a theat
rical company whoso talents have distin
guished them in the higher walks of the
drarnatic profession.
THE HOLIDAY
yesterday was only partially enjoyed by
the printers—but a partial holiday of the
printers makes a huge gap in the reading
matter of a morning paper, as may be
discovered by our readers. Hut wo direct
atteution to the Oration.
It was as quiet oh the streets xostoi iiay
as a country Babbath. The highest com
pliment that can bo paid our policemen Is
that they mil not permit anything to hap
pen, no matter how tho newspaper men
want sensation.
THE MILITARY
companies looked finely yestorday. Alter
all, we like £o see handsomo young mon
rigged up in handsomo uniform, toting
mmikots around. It used to look like war
fiutlt does so no longer in this country.
WHERE DID ALL THE FLOWERS GROW
that were twined and garlanded and fes
tooned all over the “Silent City” yester
day ? We have always classed Columbus
among the beat supplied oltlee In tho land
with line (lowers, but it struck us as won
derful, as wo saw the profusion that was
visible everywhere yesterday.
THE LAWYERS
of the Columbus bar drew for seats yes
terday In tho Courtroom. We hope all
wore pleased with tlieir "draw."
THE OPERA HOUSE
was too dark yestorday aftornoon for the
memorial orator to read his notes well. A
stronger light would hare .preventod
some little stumbling.
the Schools
or tho city aro, excopt tho College, to havo
a weeks holiday; it Is a good thing—chil
dren ought not to bo too closely held
downto liaril mental labor, and to them,
a very easy thing to "older pooplo" is
frequently hard, boyonil solution.
Some of the single graves at the Ceme
tery were elegantly decorated yesterday.
Notably that of Capt. John W. Brooke,
whoso (iriy sword was wreathed in
Hpwers and 'old across his grave, 'fho
flowers forming an ingenlouslyeonstract
ed and beautiful monogram.
ATLANTA NOT UN.
Stores wore f closed in AtjJappta at 2
o’ojoek k' M. onSiemorlal duy.
The ladies of St. Luke- Church Atlanta
are making somo money out of their
Strawberry Festival.
Coj. 11. L. Mott, of Columbus, Georgia,
Is an applicant for the position of collec
tor of revenmo of this distriot.—Cbnsfirtt
tion-
Tho military of Atlanta indulge in
nightly drills by moonlight upon the
streets.
Mr. Brown, who had charge of the new
lee factory last summer In Atlanta is
there again, and. It is said, will start his
factory soon.
Mr. Sit. George, well and favorably
known in Atlanta, has been appointed
general agent of the Port Royal Railroad,
with headquarters in Atlanta. Mr. St.
George Is esteemed highly as a tine busi
ness man, an energetic worker, and thor
oughly reliable.
Mr. li, A. Anderson, tho popular freight
agent of tho Western and Atlantic Rail
road, received a gold headed cane, from
tho hand* of his eolleagoes on the road,
tho other day. Mr. Anderson received
from tho same souroe, on the occasion of
his marriage, a month or two ago, tho
hanilsoiuest silver tea set ever brought
to Atlanta. He is deservedly popular.
J. S. JONKE,
TUE OIUOtMATOK OF CHEAP
PRICES IN COLUMBUS.,
Will offer to-piorrow,
LARGE LINE OF EMBROIDERIES
at fabulously low prices.
Have an immense line of RIBBONS to
bo slaughtered, commencing to-mor
row.
DRESS GOODS kt the. formerly 25 to
50c.
FIGURED LAWNS CHEAP.
Also expect to open to-moruw
NEW PRINTS
and popular brands of BLEAtJHED DO
MESTICS at gilt edge prices.
apr2s tf
TWKI.KTIf MKHOWAI, IIAY.
THE ORATION UT CART. .1. H. Me.
(T.KHKEY APRIL VO, I ATT.
A i no u m i) hoi ■'.
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ro RlUIAa>dY r>li>i< to the
Irry--C>rmoulr,...V Vmt Crowd.
Yesterday being the twelfth anniversary
of the organization of tho Ladles’ Memo
rial Association, tho people of the city,
under the direction of the management of
that Association, closed all places of bus
iness and joined in the ceremonies Institu
ted in Honor of the fallen heroes Who so
nobly gave their lives to the "Lort
Cause”
At 2 o'clock the three military com pa
nleS—Columbus Guards, Lieut. Grimes,
commanding; City Light Guards, Lteut.
Williams, commanding; Muscogee Kiilee,
Captain Crawford, (Commanding, were
formed fn baltalibrt arid marched in
fine style to the Opera House; wherein
line they awaited the orator of tho day,
Cob J. R- McCleskey, of AmerloOß.
The services at the Opera House, were
opened by rnnslo from the Columbus
Choral Union. Rev. Mr. Null followed
with prayer.
Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, in behalf of
tho ladies of the Memorial Association,
Introduced the .Speaker, in a short com
plimentary address.
Capt. J. It. McCleskey, then advanced
to tho front of tho stage and delivered tho
following eloquent address.
Ladles and Gentlemen, and Ladies of
<ke Columby* Memorial Associa
tion <
Hero and there on the earth, sculp
tured cenotaphs have lifted high their
laurel-capped statues of warriors, states
men au<l poets, oommcinoratiye of their
valpr, tlieir wisdom and their genius.
Memorial volumes of biography aud
song inscribed by the hand of personal
love and friendship have reviewed the
lives and secured the fame of worthy
men in every department of honorable
action. Kings and princes have reared
monumental piles of masonry to extort
for themselves when (had that esteem
and glory which their virtues could not
command for them while living. But
it has remained for the intuition of wo
man’s love and patriotism to institute
here in our own dear South a memorial
more comprehensive and eloquent than
ail of these, embracing, as it docs, in the
amplitude of its significance, every Con
federate soldier who gave his lift; to his
country—a memorial that no sculptor
can embellish, that time cannot deface,
that no vandal can desecrato ; that is as
high above the cunning of the artificer’s
hand as the inimitable azure of God’s
own painting is above tho reacli of tho
artist’s brash ; as pure and beautiful in
its sentiment as are the love and patri
otism of the Heaven-blessed women who
conceived it; aud in tho paUlos and ten
der grace of its suggest ivcnOss without
a i>arallel in the history of uatkmal grief
and glory. It is the heart’s consecra
tion of a day; the lavish tribute of Na
ture’s beauty aind sweetness ; and the
free libations ol' love and honor poured
annually upon tho gravestone or the
green sod beneatli which sleep an army
of braves to whom country was dearer
than life, and liberty, like wisdom, more
pyecious than gold and silver —the chiv
alry of whoso deeds and tho glory of
whoso death are an honor, and ought to
be a source of pride to every man of
whatever politics, creed or nationality,
who is not a bigot, a caitiff or a vassal.
And now before we go to tlieir graves to
weep there and fay thereon our tributes
of love and llowe re, let us brielly con
sider some of the principles involved in
their death, and measure, if wo can,
somewhat of the inlluence for good aris
ing therefrom.
It is not to the Temple of Apollo, to
oracles of Grecian superstition, that I
invite you ; nor is, it to the wild utter
ance of the great and strong wind that
brako in pieces tho rocks of Iloreb, or
spake in scenic grandeur in tho earth
quake and the fire ; but to the still small
voices that steal upon our hearts from
tho “dumb mouths” of yonder graves,
and that speak to-us bn this occasion
with eloquence more, pleading far than
over spake tho “ruby lips” of Ososar’s
wounds to tho great heart of Home.
“Come from the four winds, O breath,
and breathe upon these slain that they
may live.” She was as much philoso
pher as woman who once touehingly
said : “The living do not control tins
world; ah, no! it is tho dead, the dead.”
In all important human action grow
ing out of intelligent intention and actu
ated by laudable motive, there is an un
derlying philosophy of Providential de
sign ; and in proportion to the invest
ment therein of moral principle, of hu
man virtue and human suffering, just so
groat is the significance of its design
and the measuro of its good. Were
this-not true, there would be nothing to
e xtract the sting from the sorrow of tho
Southern heart; uo power to change the
sad moliotono of the Iliad of our na
tional woes into an occasional exultation
of hope; no soul-cheering promise to
illumine tho sepulchre of “Our Lost
Tlause” with the prophetic light of the
resurrection and perpetuity of its prin
ciples. But when- we consider the in
vestment made in that cause, the mo
tives that actuated its enterprise, the
virtue and valor enlisted in its behalf,
the great expenditure of suffering in the
effort to consummate its hopes, and the
current and ultimato effects of these
vast causes, wo arc no longer left to
mourn as they who have no comfort;
but rising to the heights of true patriot
ism, inspired by the_ glory that embalms
tho memory of our martyred dead, wo
are buoyed by the hope that we shall
yet snatch victory from the very jaws of
the dragon of defeat, and that from tho
sowing of the monster’s teeth in soil en
riched by the wisdom of the living and
the virtues of tie dead, there shall
spring up and stand forth on our na
tional “field of Mars,” full panoplied
and equipped, anew army of unselfish
lover* of pure political right, who shall
withstand every encroachment of the old
1 enemy upon the forbidden ground Of nu
delcgatcd powers; who shall jo6iFsoin-i
nan cause for our political redemption]
in every State of tho Union, from the
forests of Maine to tho Sierra Nevada,
aud from tho prairies of Minnesota to
tlie coral-reefs of Florida; and under
tho broad mgis of their locked shields
shall maintain without fear and defend
without faltering tho constitutional in
tegrity of a common country and the in
herited liberties off a coin )foi<H>l’htJ
Tho fundamental 1 prhinplw *of -tile
Southern Confederacy were simply con
stitutional liberty and the Heaven
approved and inafienablo right of self
government. Nor was this new Confed
eracy, sixteen years ago hurled out into
the firmament of nations, a mere comet
of eccentric yet brilliant movement; but
a planet of the first magnitude and witli
fixed orbit, severed by the inherent en
ergy of tho first principles of nature,
and thrown oil' by the centrifugal force
of its to sponilcratSiig' vi rtues and the
sh li myloCf to grit yin tin pfrAt'orb,
only socking, in aTlgeotl falh, ire anew
condition for fliat efijoyiudbt of liberty
denied it In its former state), Into the
texture of its beautiful proportions were
worked the intelligence and statesman
ship, tho purity and patriotism, the faitli
ami integrity ol a galaxy of the grand
est characters that the God of nations
ever set His seal upon to give the world
assurance of men. The purest and fair
est of women that ever clasped the hand
of man at marriage altar; that ever
called in soft accent the names of father
and brother; or, from the laughing lips
of a bright-eyed boy, ever heard tlie sweet
name of mother —tlies^Miese, wgro the
brave women who, witp tJWir own hands
and prayer, lifted hOßrtfc, consecrated
their loved ones to battle, and] if needs
be, die for this new political star, in the
fostering light of which outraged liberty
sought refuge for a season. Could such
an effort, at such a cost, and for such a
purpose, ever be in vain? Can it ever
become void and a nullity—a mere era
sure, a stricken page on the record of
nations and tlie progress of human free
dom ? As well call the sun a nullity in
tho system ol tlie material universe, or
laugh at ponderous Jupiter for an ignis
•nelk]'a ('lliisf 'flxmld be all in
vafii u ofild be cbntiAiy t o’l he analogies
of ittureAM la ? ,s °| ohusc and effect,
an* Woujd ittterijr overthrow the great
morah iMpr of gsVjty that preserves the
equilibrium of a rational human exist
ence. So far from being in vain, that
grand enterprise of Southern valor and
patriotism, regarded in its true light, is
a tributary blessing to good government
on this continent, and a most valuable
contribution to tlie cause of civil liberty,
the legitimate and direct influence of its
pure principles, and of the heroic and
patriotic defense in tlieir behalf, is now
giving, and will continue to give, form,
color and consistency to self-government
under constitutional. limitations in the
United States; and tbe very principles
for which your brother and mine sSen
ficed their lives on the victorious field of
Manassas, or amid the carnage of Mal
vern Hill, shall yet give to the Genius of
Liberty in America the best and sweet
guarantee of full possession and ascen
dancy in tlie hearts of the people.
Tho Confederate Government, as pro
jected, was but the ideal form of the ex
pression of a principle dearer than the
form itself, and he is but a superficial
reader of great events who says tiiat the
late war for that principle is a barren
and fruitless failure, for it was more tlian
a name, a fancy or a sentiment, that was
the mainspring, the driving power’ of
that gigantic struggle. It was a living
reality; a great ami appreciable good.
It was the natural right of man, be
stowed upon him in the morning of his
creation, subject to no limitations but
tho divine law of tho God that made
him, and such as by treaty with another
he may fix upon himself.
It was the right of the absolute self
government of the States, subject to uo
qualification under Heaven except such
as the States fixed upon themselves in a
common Constitution—a Constitution
witli no virtue but such as was given it
by tho States, and witli no power except
such as was prescribed by its own terms.
It was for the purity and inviolability of
this Constitution that our soldiers fought
for four long years, and so bravely died,
it was for Uie laying and tlie firm estab
lishment off this sameoeener-stone Off the
Government that their ancestors fought
in the armies qf a hundred, years ago.
And it is with pride and exultation that
1 declare tlie truth here to-day, over the
bodies, as it wore, of our immortal dead,
that the patriots of ’7O and tho patriots
of tho late armies of tho South contend
ed finyidepttcally the same great priu|ii
ples—i-princtples coeval with the
inept- itself; and officially recognized’
and declared in most authoritative form
down to 1860. What say the authori
ties ? The Declaration of Independence
says, “Wo, therefore, til* Representa
tives of tho United States of America in
in general Cougress assembled, appealing
lo the Judge ofdhe world lor ihe retfitude
of our intentions, do, in the name, and by
the authority ol the good people of the col
onies, solemnly publish and declare that
these United Colonies are, * and, of right,
ought to be Fkek and Independent States,
■ii.il Jbt ihr i ,uin.urt ? (*i .Declaration,,
iiimly.refc yjaf upßi iM frappei t, oi l>i*ind
FrdvutenMff 4e ipttually p!*t|fe qto Rack
other'ouiwiwe*, amt property, i 'tuid ear sui
cred honor."
In 1781, in the articles of Confederation,
the thirteen original States, ip, #o ambigu*
ous words,declared, that "eii-li Stfiie nri*i|
its SovkuiignTy, Frkbdom and Isuei'KN
dknce;'’ and ten years alterwards, the present
Constitution,in onedf its amendments,declar
ed “thejiuwgrs not delegated to the UjM
ted States Hy tlfe‘Constitution, rot prohik—
ted by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people.’’ In
January 1838, just sixty-one years apd a
hall from the Declaration ol Independence,
the States ot the Union, in me Senate of the
United States, assembled, by resolution, de
clared,—“‘That in the adoption of the Fed
eral Constitution, the States adopting the
same, acted severally as Freb, Inhere,ndkxt
and Sovereign States,” and “that an delga
ting a portion of their powers to, be exer
cised by the Federal Government, the States
retained severally, (he exclusive and sole
right over theiV domestic institutions,’’ more
• hail two-thiills of the States voting for the
resolution.
Again in lStiO.jttst one year before the late
war, the Federal Government, by resolution
in tbe Senate, re-declared these same princi
ples in almost identically the same ianguage
used in the resolution at 1838. It was then
for this Magna Charta of America, this
plighted honor Of our Grandsires, these true
principles of the Government as expounded
by its authorities, and, lor the enjoyment
thereunder of Constitutional liberty,
that Confederate soldiers fought, and for
which Confederate soldiers died; and he,
who from a time-honored policy or
truckling sycophancy, ignores this truth
that is so interwoven witli the
honor of our dead, and would by Un
manly evasions deny them their high and
true place on the page history and the
nation's roll of Fame; (4 a creature unworthy
the kinship of the brave, and the rights and
immunities of a Free Country.
What say you, soldiers of the Sonth? ye
who fought under the now sainted Lee and
Jackson, and who Won enduring glory for
yourselves and your native State, following
where Hampton and Gordon led you to
victory*, to death, and tqfame- .
Wla itjpot, *i}d did pot believe that
it was for these Dressing’s. ahß
wjMnrfgV?, that ye bore *rms? And is
it*not because of your devotion to
them tlint we so honor your memory
and magnify your names '■ And ye
patriots of '7O, who sat at the feet ot
Thomas Jefferson and learned of him, the
rights of man, the true principles aud ethics
ol Republican Government, and the value
and rationale of that high order of liberty
for the securing of which and its transmis
sion to your children, ye were never afraid
to die ; ye who suffered the horrors of
Vallgy Forge aud at Yprktown received
the wworiß ol A jtorpwßfiis; ye who
sprafng fit nmi iron* man, when the in
spired voice ol the great Henry sounded the
shibboleth of Freedom and the war-cry of
the first Revolution in the ever memorable
words: “give me liberty or give me death,”
I iuvoke your spirits to bear testimony
here to the truth that is radiant with inel
lable glory to the South, the truth that our
Confederate dead only fought for the inher
itance of their fathers, bequeathed to them
in ail confidence that they would preserve
it inviolate, anil faithfully transmit it to
succeeding generations.
Though the Temple of the Confederacy
wasiverthrewn; Liberty, iifftsell, Was cnly
made lovely, as .she Rabd isveaed in
the ligi* thstemlnatei Irofo ttielercf con
flict; al cy*'S, except those the ehymy
who sffmtc hef'wifh the •sword orfiflrdire
wrath, were turned in admiration
upon her transfigured form, and
the vestals at her shrine
sang louder paeans of praise,and lighted new
lamps of incense, to do her unwonted
homage. And now for whatever position
she holds in the public heart, for whatever
influence she may exercise in the political
action of this country; and for whatever of
devotion to her evinced by the valiant
thousands who for the last ten years have
refused to bend the knee of t.hrilt and law r n*
uiH jDthixJiaakaf Centralism and of Fede
ral’ corruption, the Republic
1%-ill Wo -mall measure indebted to the
Confederate Knight who bore shield and
broke lance for her fame and honor, and,
for the very love of her , wore her beautiful
colois in battle on the forefront of his hel
met.
The Southern element as thus viewed is
no indifferent or unknown factor in the pro
blem of this country's future. Its virtue
and principles idealized and intensified in
the Southern heart by the ordeal through
which we have passed, and permeating
every artery of the goverement by the
fal_ oijtuaii. of treth and, right, vyfii
•eCprlh marktbe po|iey, fereshadow tb*
ml, fnd|uUTß to tiatfelwe and i.appi
, (ft the rMtiorifct Urge |
The Supreme Court ot o*
of its liecinous, ligye loond oci*stou u> saJI;
• Had the seceding States been successlul,
those who in contemplation of law, were
rebels and traitors by reason of their fail
ure, wsuld on account of their success been
distinguished as heroes and patriots.”
In your name, ladies of Columbus Me
morial Association ; in the name o! every
noble and patriotic woman of the entire
South ; and in the name of tbe great sepul
chered army of our dead, 1 proclaim the
truth, here and now, ns we all feel it in
our hearts, that the deeds of the Con
fedyrate heco.amji tlrh of the Con
federate martyr, loiling or succeeding, in
vicuS’y or in defeaf, contemplation of
law to the contrary, notwithstanding,
have imparted anew charm ;o the virtues
of heroism, and a loftier significance to
the very name of patriot, in fact, having
consecrated the South to the nigliest or
der of patriotism, under the providence
of God, who is able to turn, and is even
uow turning, the wrath of our enemies to
tbe praise of our heroes, they have
contributed bat little less to constitu
tional liberty in this country than did the
victory of our fathers over the armies ot
George 111. Their virtues and princi
ples bear to the formal organism of gov
ernment the same relation that the spirit
bears to the body. The lorni of govern
ment may lie lost, and the body may die ;
but the principles^)f the one, as the spirit
of the other, are as l isting as the founda
tions of the eternal hills, and their influ
ence amongfmen and in the councils of the
nation, shall dominate and endure until
‘ the stare shall fall ami the angels be
weeping.'’
Tue logic of this outline of thought
brings us to (lie couelustou that the
South, as a bona fide and constituent
part of the general jgovernment, is ever
more committed to tue steadfast and un
selfish support ol the purest principles of
Civil Right conceivable in the light of
the Declaration of Independence, the ar
ticles of Confederation, the resolutions of
the Senate, and the terms of the Federal
constitution ; and for U*is right, so Iqug
as yre are worthy the heritage of jjlbvy
that our soldiers'- have lt-ft us, anu tue
blood of their mother’s runs pure in our
veins,axe WO.bound, iu the t ho|ids of love
and honor, to auntend, never losing our
faith, never abating our zeal, until its
light and blessings shall prevail in this
nation, “as the waters cover the face ot
the great deep.!.’ uitf.il tjm ..corruption and
apostasy ot ’dimagpgttW ami. latter-day
construetjouists Shull five flactt to it
glorious restoration Of pelsoifSt, aurtiiuis
trative, and national integrity; until
Liberty, unshackled, shall be re
eatliruned yin her Temple; the broken
tables At her testimony, reinstated on
her altars, ami tbe ark of her first
covenant, borne back by clean bunds, is
redeposited within the portals of her
“holy of holies.” What, thougli the love
of many be waxed cold, and political in
tegrity regarded almost as an exile from
the haunts of government, shall we, who
are so identified by love and affliction
i.MtkUt UkMtiuih’s great mieritipii,
awo v irom the lamliJtaiks ot our qeuii
rfrjjfs onffcßiopc, or turn treap Qiqai
dovrti in an tmeonscifinaWe rash lor
fish persouul gain? Shall we too like
L isthenes listen to seductive overtures
and jcquseut to receive timber from the
enefty’s to roof our houses, or
for a Tew paltry sheep and horses sell
free Olynthus to Philip of Macedon?
“Shall we," who have so precious a legacy
in the life, character, .and dejitb of the
•brave nieu sleapingjyonder, also 14 con
taminate our lingers with base bribes,
and sell the mighty space of our large
honors for as much trash as may be
'g|HS!ied thus?
I think I hear you answer with all of
the indignation of the noble- Brutus. “I
had rather he a dog and bay the moon,
than such a Roman.”
The death of the patriot who dies for
his country, is the guarantee of his coun
try’s liberties, and a memorial thereof, a
safe guard against her corruption.
Tliey are poor that have lost nothing,
They are poorer tar waeio&iug have forgotten,
They are moat poor of ail who lose
And wish they may forget;
For life ia one, and in tno warp and woof
There runs a thread of gold lhat glitters fair,
And sometime* In the pattern -hows most awset
Where there are sombre colors.”
At the conclusion of his speech, the
orator was greeted w ith great applause,
being frequently interrupted in the midst
of his speech by applause. Tho Choral
Union then furnished music.
AT THE CEMETERY.
From the Opera House all went to the
cemetery, and tho military formed into a
battalion, marched thither by fears and
by twos.
In the march to the cemetery, the Co
lumbus Guards were in front, the City
Light Guards next, and the Muscogee
Rifles next and last.
The cetfretery was filled with men, la
dies and children; the beauty of the city
had gathered there, and it seemed as if all
Columbus had come as one man to pay
their annual respects to the memory ot
the gallant Confederate dead there sleep
ing.
At three distinct times and in different
parts Pt the cemetery the battalion, by
companies fired each a volley, which dls
charges generally resulted HmultaneouH
ly with each company and with few dis
tracted shots. Before firing the salute at
the itpissr lot, in tlie centre of the, Cenf4
tery having stacked arms, the three com
panlvs matched U> the graven of Mrs.
Chns. J, Witliaanq aud Mm Lizzie Kilts,,
each one dropping uu their honored
grave# a sprig Ot arbor vltiel.
DECORATIONS.
Throughout the whole Cemetery the
graves of the Confederate Soldiers were
beautifully decorated and the shafts were
hung with wreathes, brought by the re
spective companies.
A'little before dtisk the hrgo crowd dis
persed.
Bxlo Wlndews for 12*40 per light glazed
and other sizes in preportion.
Four Panel Doors for SI.BO and up
wards.
jail tf Willinoh am A Cos.
Grrmnn Millet Need.
A few bushels fresh German Millet Seed
for sale by J. 11. Hamilton.
aprl3 dt/Awlt
MPKCIAI. ORDER DEI* A KIM EXT.
FULL LINE
SmtXG AND SUMMER SAMPLES.
THOMAS & PRESCOTT
Arc making suits to order at short notice
and low figures. Their special order
Hulls for make and fit CAN'T RE EX
CELLED.
nihl tt
A lot of Soaps, Gelatine and Flavoring
Extracts, for sale cheap at Mason's Drug
Store. _ _ feblltf
For Fancy Work.
GoJd, Sliver and Wlrfte Perforated Card
Board, also a great variety of Perorated
Mottoes at J. Albert Kirven’s. ‘
mb2s tf.
UKY lillUll*
FOR THE MILLION!
THE I.QWEST FRICKS ALWAYS t
STANDARD PRINTS GCTS.!
Bleached Homespun C%, 8,9, 10, 11
cents.
Especial Bargains In 9-1 and 10-4 Sheet
ings.
Beautiful figured Muslins l‘P/ t cents.
Victoria Lawns Cheaper thnn ever
known.
A handsome lot of Ties, Lace Biim, Silk
anil Lane Fichus, Handkerchiefs, fee.
Black Alpacas and Dr i Ilian tines bought
at such price* as-to defy competition. Yon
are respectfully invited to inspect the
numbers at 40 and 50 cents. Have a dou
ble-width Alpaca at 23 cents.
8-4 French Nainsook and Linen D’lnde
(entirely new; Fabrics for Ladies’ Suits.
Black Grenadines—all grades.
Striped and Chocked Silks. All grades
Black Silks. Tarnlse— u most desirable
article for Mourning.
Full line of Corsets, commencing at 35
cents.
AU-Linon Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
at 10 cents.
London Cord, 9 cents.
This entire stock was selected by the
undersigned in person, and, being bought
at great advantage, will be placed at such
prices ns will Insure sale.
J. S. Jones,
COLMJIUS, Ga., April 2, 1877.
Fine Wine-, 4tr.
Sweet Oatauba at $2.50 per gallon.
Port, Sherry, Sweet Malaga.
Cherry Brandy, Blackberry Brandy,
Imported and Domestic Brandies.
Just received by
fobs tf J. H. Hamilton.
WHULE-AI.L ANU HF.TAII,
SPRING STOCK COMPLETE
AT
M. JOSEPH’S,
89 Broad Columbus, Ga.
Probqbly tho largeet Stock of Dry
o(Tods~evPr brought to this city; embrac
ing:
1,400 pieces Prints, tncluilfng all stjdes
and prices. .•
10 cases Bleached Goods, great variety.
London Cord, a large line.
Piques, white and colored.
Linen Lawns, colored Dress Linens.
Solid and Striped Dress Silks.
Pongees, Poplins, Lustres, Ac.
Cottonados, of Southern and Northern
make. i
Linen Drills, Casstmeres. Tweeds and
Coatings, for Gents and Boys’s wear.
Ladies’ ready made Goods, in great va
riety.
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Para
sols, Fans ,tc.
Shoes. Shoes, Shoes, from New York
and Eastern markets for Ladies, Gents
and Children.
The Notion Department is very futt. In
cluding Buttons, Braids, Combs, littehes,
and indeed almost anything that can be
called for in that line.
The White Goods department is well
supplied with,
Irish Linens, Nainsooks, Mulls, Lawns.
Damasks, Toweling*, Napkins, Doylies.
Embroideries, Hamburg Edgings Ac.
My Stock has been obtained from the
best markets at inside prices, and no
pains, or expense have been spared to of
fer to tho wholesale and retail trade of
Columbus.
Such a Stock of Goods as would com
mend the patronage of ah .appreciative
aud generous publie.
M. Joseth,
itprl tf. 89 Broad St.
Lumber, l.iiailn-r, Lumber.
Call and see our Lumber. *.
jal4 U Willing ham & Cos.
Call at once and see Kirven’a Spring
and Summer Stock. Goods cheerfully
shown and low prices given. mhKS tf.
For bargains in Linen Towels, Nap
kins and Handkerchiefs.
inh2s tf J. Albert Kirven.
Just Arrived.
Beautiful Blue and Pink Sash Ribbons
v ery eheap, at
Jno. MoGoPoh ,fc Cofs.i
A Card.
To all who are suffering from the er
rors aud Indiscretions of youth, nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of manhood,
Ac., I will send a reoeipe that will cure
ycu, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by n missionary’
In South America. Send a self-addressed
envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman,
Station B, JBtble House, New York City.
fb96m
Love Ac Wilson's
celebrated Belts will cure chills, correct
deranged nervous systems, strengthen
the appbtite, and actively aid in restoring
repaired health. For sale at
apr2o tf M. D. Hood Jfc Oo.’s.
n IRGAINM.
M'UQUOH (t> CO .
OFFER THE FOLLOW IN (I:
DRESS UOODSrtiis. t*sl.oo per yard.
BLEACHED DOMESTIC, sc. to 130. tier
yard.
10-4 SHEETINGS. *fo. tii4o<. per yard.
4-4 BROWN SHEETINGS, 7 to 9c. per
yard.
PACIFIC LAWNS, iKjs.
VICTORIA and BISHOP LAWNS, 12 to
37%0. tier yard.
IRISH LINENS, 230. to SI.OO per yard.
Ladios’ and Childrens' HOSE, 7 to 80c.
a pair.
CORSETS, 25c. to *1.50 each.
CUFFS and COLLARS, 20 to 50c. a set.
HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES, to
50c. per yard.
REAL LACES, less than cost.
SHOES. 40c. to $6.75 a pair.
HATS, 15c. to $4.00, each.
KID GLOVES, 2-button good 40 to (10c.
per pair.
HANDKERCHIEFS, C to 60c. each.
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. 20c. to $1.25.
BROAD-CLOTH, DOE-SKINS, DOMES
TIC and FOREIGN CASSIMERRS below
anybody’s prices.
VIRGINIA CASSIMERRS, all prices.
BIRD-EYE DIAPER (Linen), less than
cost.
COTTON DIAPER, fresh lot~£heap.
TABLE LINENS and NAPKINS, all
grades and prices.
Many goods we hare not mentioned
will be sold at bottom price*.
nw We are Agents for tho “Charlott
ville, Va., Mills’’ and keep a full line of
their Goods on hand.
JSo. HoGouoh A Cos.
aprß tf
Good Advice.
Now is the time of yoar for Pneumonia,
Lung Fever, Ac. Every family should
have a bottle of Boechee's German Syrup.
Don’t allow for one moment that cough to
taka hold of your chilli, your family or
yourself. Consumption, Asthma, Pneu
monia, Croup. Hemorrh-ges, and other
fatal diseases may set in. Although It is
true German Syrup Is curing thousands
of these dreaded diseases, yet It is much
bettor to have it at hand when three do
ses will cure you. One bottle will last
your whole family a winter and keep you
safe from danger. If yon are consump
tive, do not rest until you have tried this
remedy. Sample bottles 10 cents. Reg
ular size 75 cents. Sold by your Drug
gist.
mchi3dAwtf Gilbert A Thornton.
Custom Made Clothing
We call attention to our large lot of
Custom made Middlesex and Yacht Flan
nel Suits. Thornton A Acre.
Fob anything in Groceries, Provisions
Grain, Ac., at "rock bottom," prices call
on J. H. Hamilton.
nov? tf
NOTICE!
U. 8. Internal Revenue
I- *
SPECIAL TAXES,
MAY 1,1817, to APRIL 80, 1878.
Office of Internal be venue,
Washington, D. 0., January 20th, 1877, f
THE REVISED STATUTES of the United
states, sections 373‘J, 3237, 3238, and 3239,
requires every person engaged in any business,
avocation or employment which reders him lia
ble to a HPECiAL TAX,
TO PKOeURE AMU PLACE
SPILVOI'SLY IM HIS FaTA H
JLIbUMKMT OR PLAtKOF
BIBIREBB,
a S CAMP denoting tho payment of said SPECIAL
TAX, for the Special-Tax Tear beginning May 1,
1877* before commencing or continuing bnainean
alter April 30 1877.
A return, au prescribed on Form 11, is also re
quired by law ofevtfry peraou liable to Special
Tax as above.
The Taxes embraced within the provisions of
the law aOdTb quoted ar tae following, vU
Kectiflers S2OO
Dealers, re tai i iiq u ors 26
Dealers, whole-pale liquors 100
Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale 60
Dealers in malt liquors, retail..#,, 20
Dealt rs in leaf tobacco. ..................... 26
itetsii deale is in leal tobacco 600
And on sales of over $1 000, fifty cents for
every dollar in excess of SI,OOO.
Dealer siu mauaiactured t0bacc0............ $ 6
Manufactures of still 60
And tor each still manufactured 20
And for ea* h worm manufactured......... 20
Manufacturers of tobacco.. 10
Manufacturers of cigars 10
Peddlers ol tobacco hist class (mors than
two horses or other animals) $ 60
Peddlers of tobacco, second class (two horses
or other a muml|..,. $ 26
Pedulers oftobaoco, >d class (1 hurt e or olher
animal $ 16
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class *ob foot or
pnbiic conveyance) $ 10
Brewciys of less tUsu 600 barrels....... 60
Brewers of 600 barrels or moire. 100
Any person so llabls.irhbshall fail to comply
with the ior*’gomg requirements, will be subject
to severe penalties.
Persons or Arms liable to pay any of tbe Special
Taxes named atove must apply to Andrew Clark,
Collector of Internal Revenue at Atlanta, or to
the Deputy Collector of their Dtvision, and pay
for ana procure the special Tax Btamp or Stamps
they need, prior to May the Ist, 1877, and
WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE
Spec al-Tax stamps will be transmitted by mail
only on receipt from the person or firm order
ing the same ot specific directions so to do to
gether with tbe i ecessar; postage stamp*, or the
amount required to pay tbe postage. Ths post
age on one stamp is three cents and on two stamps
six cents. If it is desired that they be transmit
ted by registered mail ten cents additional
should accompany the application.
G BEEN It. RAUM,
aprl-3w 2taw Commissioner lnt’l Revenue.
EVERYBODY SUITED,
We are this Season In Receipt ot a Large
Supply of all Sizes of Our
Wrtratafi
For both Wood and Coal
Besides a full assortment of other Popular
COOKING AND HEATING STOVES
GRATED,
And feel justified in saying that we are SURE
we can suit any and all classes of purchasers, hot
in quality and price.
Of other Ooods in our line, we have a large and
complete aasortmem, a jeh as
* TUI AND SHEET-IRON WARE
OF XVSBX DXSCKXPTION,
HARDWARE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY,
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, COAL
HODS, SHOVELS, AC.
Al) of these erticle. w CAR nnd WILL tell
VERY BOTTOM PRICES,
iui 1 dtl W. H. BOPARTB ft CO.
NOTICE.
fpHE undersigned hevine heretofore held stock
A ia the Merchant. * Mechanic. Bank la the
city of CoiuMbue.G,.. hereby give* notice that he
ban sold hie stock in uid Company, and had the
same tranaferaed, and elalma in conformity with
section H 96 of the Code of Georgia, that he ia ex
empt from any liabilities of said Bank,
mhll lamot A. ItXGBS.