Newspaper Page Text
DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
CALHOUN. SAT
September 8, ’59.
CFOR GOVERNOR,
oaopbJJJßS'own,
OF CHEROKEE*” ‘ -'!
County Nominations.
FOR SENATE,
James Shelnut.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
John Baugh,
W. P. Fain.
■ 1 J", I JJ l. ‘1
/S5-Rev. Henry Brown will preach in
Presbyterian Church in this place, next Sun
day.
candidates afloat. See announce.
Bents.
invite the attention of the public
to the advertisement of Messrs. llerzberg
& Bro., which may be found in to-day's issue.
Their stock is large and well selected, and
thoir goods and prices cannot fail to please
•11. Give them a call and see for yourselves.
KS* We have received a number each of
the ..Georgia Herald,” and the ..Star of the
South;” the former published at Thomson,
Ga., by Dr L. J. Applewhite, Editor and
Proprietor; and the latter at Elberton, Ga.,
by Eberhart & Hutchinson, Editors & Pro.
prietors, both very respectable in size and
handsome in appearance ( and are edited with
Vigor and ability.
DR. YOUNG’S LETTER.
We invite particular attention to this gen
tleman’s letter, to be feund in another col
umn. It contains much of valuable history,
il a good treatise upon the science of Govern,
ment. The greater part of its doctrines, we
endorse. Asa Literary paoduotion, it is
Worthy of its author, a gentleman and a
Scholar, of whom Gordon has reason to be
proud. Read and pondfer well, then act ae
eerding to your own notions.
J. B. JORDAN, THE lIORSE TAMER.
This gentleman has been in our towa for
geveral days, achieving wonders in the way
of taming vicious horses. He docs not eonfine
bis operations to norses, only, but mules,
wild bulls, and wild cattle generally, yield a
ready submission to his will, and sore be
come astonishingly tame. His precess is
laid by thoße who know it, to be founded on
■oiantific principles, consequently is not a
humbug He will return soon, when he will j
be ready to tame vicious imimals, or give in
structions in his art.
FLOYD DEMOCRAT'S LETTER.
Wa, this week, publish the above letter
We should not have done so, but from the
high, as well as credible source from which
itemanated We have known the writer for
a number of years, nud we know him te be a
tru# old , Democrat—not ..nine years ’ old
only, but one who has been a democrat from
hie youth all the way up—one who hat
worked hard for the Demecratic party from
priciple ) lrequeutly without the hope of any
reward, and very often under very reasona.
ble npprehensions of political punishment.
We feel it due him as well as a number of
others j occupying the same position that he
does, to publish his letter. If the other par
ty ean bring any rebutting testimony of a
respectable character, our columns are open
to them. We are in for play, truth and jus
tice, We feel it due to say that Floyd Dem
ecrat has been Gov. Brown’s friend, and if he
i not bow, we do not know it; one thing we
•re certain of, he is not for Akin.
OAKLAND ACADEMY.
We intended alluding to the above School
In our last issue, but ir was unavoidably crow
ded out, but we will try to make up this
time.
Thil very flourishing Academy, under the
care of John W Swain is situated in this county
•bout 6 or 7 milts east of Calnoun, in a very
desirable neighborhood, and has a beautiful
location, and we see no cause why a school
es the first order may not be built up there.
But this is a digression from our purpose The
Examination on Friday thc2oth uit., is what
claims our special attention. We attended,
and were well pleased. The pupils stood a
good examination, and everything, while we
stayed, passed off well, aud we ‘ learn it was
the same at night with the Exhibition In
the afternoon, after the examination was
over, W. M Bray, Esq , entertained the au
dience, very respectable in number aud ap
pearance, with a very beautiful, chaste, elo
quent, and appropriate address, in which he
urged the importance of encouraging South
ern young men in the prolessiou of teaching
—and Southern young ladiee too—t-uu took
particular pains to excoriate that superla
tively simple notion, that teaching school by
young Indio* in high social position is not ex
actly respectable Upon this pare of the
eubject he was truly pathetic ns well ns sub
lime. In fact, his address generally, was
just the kind of talk we need on the subject
es education, teaching, ko.
OUR TOWN.
There is no upland town more favorably
it, situated than Calhoun, nor one for which na
ture has done more by way of surrounding it
with a fertile territory. Situated in the ceu
ter of the best graiu growing region of the
State, of easy access from all points on the vn- j
rious Railroad lines in tlusStntc. aud most of
those m South Carolina and Alabama, it be
comes at once the best commercial point on j
the \Y. Sf A R It. between Atlanta and
Chattanooga; nor do we know of any place
where capital might be more safely and pro
fitably invested in almost any branch of bu
sincss. This is what we need mostly Cap
italists can here find a wide field for invest
ment We have some enterprise here, but
it is an enterprise nut so well calculated to
make the place flourish, as they have in some
of our neighboring towns, from the fact, that 1
; there is a want of public spirit here—though
we are happy to see that there are now some
I manifestations of a better time coming in this
I respect. Had we the public spirit that we
| ought to have, our town would now be ahead
! of any of her neighboring sisters, in many
| branches of business in which she is now sad
! ly behind. As it is, there arc now decided
indications of solid improvement. We have
nearly recovered from the severe shock of's4.
J 55, and ’SO, and the various branches of bu
sfllass are now upon their legitimate basis.—
We Bkve six Dry Goods establishments in up
eratiowtaud two others getting ready. Three
or four Amily Groceries aud ncerly a half.,
duzen\vkV Groceries, one Ilnrdw a restore, 1
Store, a Tin Manufactory and
\3ttr.r “•.'-tii'S-i'nr*or tWA.rfeHßf “*'~S I
lishments, Blacksmith shop.’Pßoot and Shoe
shop, two Atnbrotype GalleficA &0., &o. We
believe nearly all are doing a g\ol business, i
and are destined to improve if perseverance
is continued. Besides, we have Ays clever a
set of fellows as live anywhere. WVare glo j
riously free from those nuisances wlCcta in- i
fest rncst towns, viz: fops, swell-heads i
codfish and mud.hole aristocracy nor j
we enough real low down loafers to be at all !
troublesome—indeed we do not know that
there is now one within our corporate limits ,
Then we have better water, taken altogether,
here than auy town with which we have any
acquaintance, and many other good tilings
too numerous to mention. We should nut
here omit to notice that the work of our
Academy goes bravely on. A large portion
of the lumber is now oh the spot, and A 15. j
Thomas, the contractor, is making good head
way. Aod by the by the lot selected is the !
most beautiful as well as the most suitable
one that could have been obtained; and here ;
we cannot refrain from expressing our most
cordial approbation of the judgment as well
as taste of the Committee of location.
Another advantage. It is now a fixed fact
that we are now to have regular Steamboat
arrivals. The Steamer Do Soto makes regu.
lar tri-weekly trips between this place and
Rome, and has been doing so for several
weeks; and we learn is doing a paying busi- !
ness. The fact is. our advantages at e so j
great, that our toWD, by force of circum j
stances, is destined to become an important
place, whether soon or late. A little more
capital and n little more public spirit will j
hasten the day of its greatness. Let every
citizen arouse himself to his duty Let us
improve forthwith our advantages —set forth
the gneat inducements of our town and coun
ty to the world —ere long make Calhoun
what it ought to be, and what it must event
ually be. the pride and boast not only ol
Gordon, but of the whole Cherokee region.—
Lands now average higher in Gordon than in
any other, county in the State, and surely
her county sits ought to be worthy or tier !
proud position. If the citizens el Calhoun |
and immediate vicinity do their duty, the (
citizens of the county generally, will not be j
remiss in theirs Let ns therefore be up and
doing; let us seize the golden apples ere they
roll away to return to a succeding genera
tion. Let us improve the present, so that we
may not only enjoy the present, hut make
the future more brilliant, beautiful and pro
Ctable to our posterity Never a more favor
able time to act than now. When we refer
to this matter again, we shall endeavor to
point out to bo
done, ‘ N
/
For the Platform.
CENSUS OF GORDON COUNTY, FOR TIIE
YEAR 1859.
Mr. Editor, —1 hand you a transcript of
the census returns of Gordon county, taken
by me for the year 1859. returnable Ist Sep
tember same year. Yours truly,
A. T. SMITH.
Heads of Families, 1.407
Males between C and 1C 1,153
Males under six, 884
Ma'es over sixteen, 2 025
Females between six and fifteen, 1,004
Females under six, 705
Females over fifteen, 2,031
Deaf and Dumb, 3
Lunatics, 00
Idiots, 11
Total of Free Whites, VoOS
Whole No. of Slaves, 2 024
Fre* Persons of Color, 23 !
Total, 9.953
There are 232 more males than females in
the county.
For the Platform.
Mr. Editor: —l notice in your
paper of ]ast week, that you doubt
the statement of the Hon. Augustus
R. Wright as to Gov. Brown’s re
questing him not to run for Con
gress, as an independent candidate.
I have only to say, that it is too true.
Judge Wright has fought Governor
Brown’s battles in this district, and
more especially in this county, where
he could not have mustered a corpo
ral's guard, but for all this, when he
desires to sustain himself, and at the
urgent request of prominent mcmx
hers of the Democratic party, and
your worthy paper leading the van,
Gov. Brown makes other arrange
ment t as is his usual custom, and
sends two messengers to Judge
Wright to request him not to run,
as it would materially injure his e
lection. The question naturally a
! rises how could it ? Both the can
j didates were professing friendship
to Gov. Brown, and therefore his !
| success could not be in the least ef
fected by it. The prediction of
your correspondent is, that Judge
Wright hos been re sold by the im
maculate Joseph. If Judge Wright’s
friends, are of true grit, ihey will
: resent this last open ard dictatorial
interference of Gov. Brown in the
j elections of the Democratic Gibral
j ter of Georgia.
| FLOYD DEMOCRAT.
For the Platform.
To the Voters of Gordon
County.
FeljoW’ Citizons:
A portion of the citizens of the county are
dissatisfied with the nominations for the Leg
islature, aud dissatisfied with the action of
the recent Convention at Calhoun, without
being opposed to the system of conventions
aud noiuinati ns generally; bulwill not sup
port the present nominees of the party.
There are also, a large portion of the peo- !
pie, and I might say the majority, who are
opposed to the whole system of county nomi
nations, and many of whom are good aud
true democrats.
From these facts, and under these circum
stances. I have ben solicited by many good ;
and respectable citizens of both Parties to i
run for the Legislature. And have therefore
become an Independent cand date.
While I have ever been a Democrat, I have
always been opposed to County Nominations,
aud think they resulLUr more harm than j
good to By county nominations
many pood and competent men are ruled out, ;
v+HStl off* aud often those who are incompetent ,
1 and wholly disqualified are put in The peo
pie, when left to themselves, are not apt to !
elect a man to office who hut* not the capaci
di“Chare*. Lhr
‘l|itie3 or tne office for wiFTt lie is a candi
date. The Declaration of our Independence
| and the Constitution of the United States,
secures these matters with the people and
makes the people the judges of who shall,
aud who shall not hold office; and to regulate
| for themselved their national and interna
| tional laws And when left to themselves,
| they always have, and always will elect the
{nan to office who has the ability to discharge
tld\dutics of the office for which he is a can
didatV, with honor to himself and county
1 nrn net a stranger iu this county, many
of you. fellow.citizens, have known me from
my earliest childnood; you know what and
who I am; you know my political principles;
you cannot say that 1 am cither ..Weather, j
cock” or t.Huntoffice”
If you wish me to represent you the next j
Legislature, you will conn* out <n the first i
Monday in October, and vote for n o tvifnuut J
having me to neglect my l*n. my farm
anti the many duties incumhenr ui on :uh at 1
home, and going all over the country Legging
you to do eo. To those of my f l ow-citizens
with whom I have not the limmi ut a person
al acquaintance. I wilt say. that you can
judge better of my ability to represent you,
by reading this communication and announce
ment ® inyseif as an independent candidate,
than if you were to see me aud look at me for
six months.
•'Demon. Kratos the Greek from which
the word Democracy is derived, means gov
ernment by the people-- a government where
the people rule. Theu if we are in favor <f
republican institutions, we are all Democrats
according to the true souse and meaning of
the word. Now let us briefly notice some of
the applications of tlie Philosophy, of tiiu
General Principles of this Democracy, to the |
Pcliiical institutions of our country.
The breaking of the seal of thg nineteenth \
century, opened the book of Providence in i !
clearer and brighter Psht. than the world :
had ever before read its pages In the long
lapse of ages, only now and then, a star had J
glimmered, rendering mo amiuiw ~.t 1
moral world more visible. Devolution has
followed revolution, and change succeeded
change, leaving the mind in doubt of any
beneficial progress. But the way has hi en
preparing- facts have been slowly nccumuln
ting, materials for reform, and improvement
gathering and minds formed capable of Ar
ranging and harmnniz ng these elements. |
and giving them a practical application to all ■
the departments of science and of life.
In the soundness of the principles on which
our Government is bnsed, we find anew guar
antee of the triumphant success of the grand
experiment of human liberty. The funda
mental principle of equality of right has nev
er beeu recognized in other systems of gov
ernment. Where is tlie nation that reared
the pyramids, and the people that would
build a tower that should reach even unto
heaven? W here are the renowned kingdoms
of centuries past, and what is thimore cer
ti in doom of more modern despotisms? The
history of the world proclaims their destitu
tion of those principles which are essential to
permanent national greatness and prosperity.
Are we referred to the so called republics of !
olden times a refutation of this position? In
some of them, we find it an approved maxim,
that as the rich were taxed for the support
of (lovemu)i j xit’ so they should have the ex
elusive control of legislation, and where tlite
doctrine was not openly avoided, some pre
tence was a! ways found for defrauding the
people of their rights, and it matters not,
fellow citizens, whether these rights were
withheld by a convention, a nomination, or
by a single despot, or trampled on by the
combined tyranny of millions And anoth
er element in those governments that sus
tains this view, was the existence of privil
eged orders Rome had her Plebians, and
Sparta, it has been well said, **unchained
her Helots from the door posts and the work
shops of their masters, to fight her battles of
rieddoui.**
Our own America seems to liavp been se.
lected as the theatre ot the grand df-hgn for
the development and application of sound
general principles of il-.* democracy to the
science of Governmenr ([. reserved for
him who had ..swom n the alter of God,
eternal host i ily to tv ry bam of lyranny j
over the mind of man to embody < >?spprin- i
ciples iu our political chan- ID re education
is made accessible to ail Here is guaran
teed to all, thesnered rig t of worshipping
the Creator as an enlightened conscience
shall dictate, without being branded as a
heretic, or scoffed as an infidel. Her® ail
things conspire to a successful issue, and
though the bitter experience of centuries
would seem to demonstrate the melancholy
truth, that man is incapable of self govern
ment. we trust that the pillars of the Amer
ican Democracy stand firm, and look for
ward to the future with courageous and un
faultering hope. On such foundations our
political institut ons claim to be bnsed The
sovereignty is vested in the people
Aul if that sacred instrument, the Decla
ration of Independence be but the Utopian
conceit of its author, we may well despoud.—
But if the simple aud sublime principles
there embodied, be sound, they will eer be
to us a Pharos in the midst of the waters of
party strife, and to the test of their unerring
arbitration we may bring every measure in
volving the weal of the State.
Let us, then fellow citizens, guard it with
an hoiy zeal, and watch with mu eagle h ©ye, I
• and repay w.th an eagle’s vengeance, the
th© slightest infraction of she inalienable j
rights with which i: declared that all free \
white American citixenenr* alike endowed
j Based on sound general principles of the de- J
! mocracy, our civil and political institutions
are not only secure from oefeneracy, hut
possessing au inherent, recuperative energy, j
their strength increasing <
susceptible of the highest ijßkut;DUlßh\nd j
the widest diffusion of is their
distinguishing excellence |_ and
Respectfully, your^dl^M^P^
G YOUNG.
Resaca, Ga , Sept
♦
For the Platform.
John Weathercock Iluntcjice Underwond
an anti-Brown man—'‘She said W H.
a good Brown man.- The same declar
ing Mr. Buchanan's administration ■'a
damned abolition concern. — The said
! John defending and supporting the ad
ministration as Uh( ONLY safety of
the South'?— The sdmf John injuvor
of legislating to protect slat ery bg
Corifirejs - The said John opposed to
legislation by Congress, and in favor of
non-interfeitnce. etc.. cfvT d'c.
j Can it be possible that anybody will, or
1 Crtu tail Xu be satisfied wilhqy present can
didate for Congress* body, of
parlies wui stTpp ever there
was a man whose f&l*il>cs umver
sally agreeable. John igg let on Hegira, ts
the man. Talk about the flight of Mahomet.
*.th prophet’—never took such flights as
ttJohuny my Joe John* Yoking slack
ropes across Niagara is a fa( Johnny's
rope is a good deal slacker than Monsieur
Blondm’s and he walks it with a ballauce
that’s never lost. If our friend Wiggleton
makes this trip to Congress with his absurd
and ridiculous tergiversations for office and
nothing else, ic the face of the whole world,
verily he may be regarded as the man of the
times, Iu times past, it has been supposed
that a man could ruin nimself politically,
by an exhibition of utter want of princip e
and an unadulterated venality. Whether
I this is the case now, is the question to be
tried No man that ever lived in any coun
try, ever exhibited greater greadiness of of
! Coe. none baa ever exhibited a more recklees
| destitution of political or moral principle in
its attainn ent
Every body kntfws that up to the time that
4he took the trick’’ at Calhoun, his blasphe
mous denunciations of Governor Brown were
absolutely revolting. .‘lf hell were scraped
Brown’s equal for meanness cou dnt he
found;’’ .a hog thief from Lumpkin com t/
had got into the Gubernatorial chair,” ami
such like expressions /some of them too hud
to be put in print,) were the common epithets
of this distinguished Tumbling Democrat
At Atlanta, a short t ; uie before Governor
Brown s nomination, gentlemen say. a soh mn
compact was made bet ween CoS Underwood
and Col Chastain, that Brown should he
overthrown, and that to th s end an anti
| Brown man mliou <1 tie run for Congress in the
j Tilth District These gent omen say they
an ready ♦< verify i : .is in any way. It is
i- till to tiiis eml \\ ijrg lototi was nominated*
‘ltd rejoicings were utitvetsul among the ati
j 1 1-Brown men. ‘him I n went about hunch
mu.- men wth his eillTw d|. * is an operation
j peon ! ar to I uiuiin, And to I r appreciated,
• AL.V2-il A- i ML teii'flii'iH- .Br w n had
catjgli t I)eV1 JC j11
It tlei a vy. went witliF” igg eton to the (iia
eery and ..imLjhod tnmie of the o . .in n di nk
of the country” to jpfhwn overthrew
Miiuer voted to hlidor.se Brown m i oi he
would vote to endorse tim devil lot mi anti
Brown rand date for Congress
..Presto change *’ Wiggleton has light -
I ..With optics keen an e’ei wi re -een. * he had
a vision ot— ..the loaves nud flrdits ” Paul's
conversion fiom Judaism to CbrisiionHv, was
not more suddt uor marvellous Wiggleton
saw that principles, ot them A requir
ed that he ehou'.d support Brown, and ..Du
gin was in ” It is said by ..gentlemen who
looked behind the scretu*,” that Tumi in
talks much about fori ttpdon and rascality.
(the latter is a favorite phrase of Tumlin’s.)
nud has betaken himself .to fasting and
prayer ” Hampbleton of the .Cmifeileraoy,
sucks his thumb and looking wise, recoin
mends the b’hoys to go for Wiggleton, ..as he
was against Brown last.” That thows that
the .Confederacy’ understands the game -of
fat and go last.’’
It is well known- that WiggUtn. nt last
Polk Superior Court, in company with Judge
Joliu A Jones and others, pronounced the
Administration of Air Buchanan ..a damned
abolition concern,” and was iu for a dissolu
tion of the Union, with the Judge •‘imme
diately, if not sooner ” It is said the Judge
seemed much delighted with his new ad dis
tinguislied ally and was preparing to stump
the State to that effect We hope the Judge
will be able to re organ.zu h m on his line
yet. He is by no means to be considered as a
lost ball
It is also well known, that the day before
the Convention met at Calhoun, he spoke of
Mr. Buchanan's administration as a failure
and utterly at war with the interests and
rights of the South, aud denounced both it
mid Governor Brown’s, as unworthy the sup
port of Southeni^By ii With Tomlin 8
and a few Know Nothings, he got a democrat
ic nomination, and Wiggleton had another
vision .The four-footed beasts and all man
ner of creeping things,” he were not to
be considered ..as common or unclean.” The
| Opposition supposed the Democracy had
struck a sawyer in his nomination; both per
haps, have ..eaught a tartar.” One thing is
certniu, the .Washington Uuion,’ in its palm
iest days, was never half as rervile or ful j
some in praise of Mr Buchanan, ns Tumlin’s
nominee.
In his speech at Rome, if rumor generally,
and the .Southerner & Advertiser in particu
lar. report his speech correctly, he took pod
tion in favor of legislation by Congress in the
territories, upon the subject or Slavery He
then thought that Gov. Cobb would be against
him, for Wright, should the latter be a can
didate. But when he saw Cobb < and found
that he . smoked Douglas'’ in Wright and
wuuld prefer the Devil to him. and moreover
told Wiggleton that he had seen Brown and
all was right, if he would take the track,
the track he took. shows evident signns
of bolting at scary objects.
But it is useless to undertake to trace such
a character. If ever a man had a . single
eye.*‘ Johnny s the man. That eye is on of
fice. It has been, is now. and will be while
it is an eye. Bo h parties seem to he looking
on in douht ns to which sole he will fall He
is evidently . clay in the potters hand.”
O.VK WHO FOUGHT Til Iu K..VOW NOTHINGS.
Curtcrbviiie, Ga. |
[F om the Constitutionalist.]
’ CURRENT NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Miiine Repugliciin convention
, met in Belfast, on the 22n instant. !
| Messrs Rinaldo Elder, Allen Davis
! and T. 11. Marshall, were unanitnv !
! ously re nominated for Senators.— !
E. \Y. Files of Troy, was nominated
for county commissioner, Win. M.
Rast of Belfast, for county attorney,
and Alfred Patterson of Belfast, for
county treasurer. In the Democratic
convention, it is said, Governor
Smart carried everything. Messrs.
W. H. Burrell and J. Y. McClin
tock, both of Belfast, were elected
de egates to the Charleston conven- j
| tion.
The trot between Flora Temple
and Princess for a purse of one thou
; sand dollars, mile heats, best three
1 in five, came off on the afternoon of
August 23d in Boston. Flora won
in three straight heats. Time, 2.23, j
j 2.26 a-d 2.32
A dispatch from Syracuse, New
York, of August 23d, says: The
first Baflptisu church, the saleratus
factory of D. Kellogg, and several
! other buildings were burnt.
In New York city, on the 23d of
August, tbe fifth Avenue Hotel, said
to be the largest establishment of the
kind in the conntry, just erected,
was opened under the proprietorship
of Paran Stevens, Esq. The house
has been thro: ged all day by visit
ors, who have testified their almira- i
tion at the thorough systematic ar
rangement of the building in all its
parts. One of the most novel fea
tures of the house is a vertical rail
way for the conveyance of guests
from the ground to the upper stories.^
A Washington dispatch of Aug.
23d, says: Professor Dimitry, our
minister to Central America, will
leave about the first of September,
with his family, for Costa Rica.—
Gen. Cass will entertain at dinner,
the Mexican tniniste s, Senor Mata,
and Senor Ledro. Other kind at
tentions have been extended to these
distinguish'(l Mexicans, by gentle
men connected with the executive
department of our government.
A incinnati dispatch, of August
24th, sys: “Craig & Righters, the
contractors for cleaning out the
mouth of the Mississippi river, pub
lish a, statement in the morning pa
per exonerating their sureties, Rich
ard M. Corwin, Mr. Wisewell, and
others, and stating that the work
was formally accepted by the gov
ernment ami the money ; iu. ’
There died recently at Guam.bu
eva. Cuba, says the Mobile (Ala.)
llryister, of the 24th inst., a wealthy
Oriole planter, named Fruncisc. de
l.i O’Giircni, who is said to have left
about fan ukilli ns ofyloUars. He
wa- ihe intimate Friend of Narciseo
Index mid was arrested during the
Pintm troubles. He gave freely of
his w tilth to aid the cause ot Cuban
indeptndenee, ard has bequeathed
one hundred thousand dollars to es
tablish schools at Matanzas, and for
other charities.
“Solferino Salad” is the newest
plat iu the Paris restaurants. It is
made of potatoes, sausages, garlic,
and the usual dressing. Fleury im
provised it for Nopoleon on the day
of Solferino, when nis Majesty was
hungry as a shark, and there were
only a few sausages and pototoes in
the house, the remains of Francis
Joseph’s breakfast.
The Vigilance Committee of Na
poleon, Arkans; s, have issued the
following notice: “From and after j
this date, all gamblers and vagrants!
will be prohibited from remaining in j
the city of Napoleon for a longer ‘
period than twenty four hours.—
Should arty of the above gentry act
in violation of this notice, they will
do so at their own peril.”
Those who doubted that the Rev.
•’ r. Allen, of this town, says the
Northampton Gazette, hooked a ten
pound brook trout iu the Andros'-
coggin waters in Maine, are inform
ed that soon after that terrible bite,
a trout was caught at the same place
by William Henry, of Massachusetts,
a zealous fisherman, of severity three
years, that weighed eight pounds.
A special dispatch to the New
York Daily News , dated Trenton,
N. J., An}:., jut, tuya ; Gen. E. R.
V. Wright is unanimously nominat
ed the Democratic candidate for
Governor of New Jersey. The
greatest enthusiasm prevails. An
other dispatch says that there were
two thousand delegates present.
The resolutions oppose the opening
of the slave trade, &c.
A Washington dispatch of Aug.
24th, says : The Administration has
assurances from the Government of
Costa Rica of its preparation to ap
point, in conjunction with that of
the United States, a commission to
settle all claims of our citizens a
gainst that Republic. It is presum
ed this commission will be appointed
shortly after the arrival of Minister
Dimitry at San Jose.
Isaac Winston, of Kansas, has
been appointed consul to Kingston,
Jamaica.
Lovers of cranberries will regret
to learn that the immense cranberry
meadows of Leonard Alden, in Ded
ham, M ass., have, it is stated, seen
the blasting effects of the froßt on
Tuesday night, his entire crop hav
ing been destroyed.
A son of Mr. Daniel W. Bart’ett,
ol Essex, Maas., now about livoyeurs (
I old, has, within a year, been discov
| ered to be entirely blind of one eye,
j caused by lightning. His mother
was instantly killed by lightning
three years ago. He stood near her.
The growth of Arkansas is said to
be without a parallel in the South.
In 1856. the whole taxable property
in Fulton county was only two hun
dred and fifty-one thousand seven
hundred and farty dollars; the re
turns this year stiow an increase
nearly three fold in two years, it
being now rated at six hundred and
twenty thousand four hundred and
forty dollars.
Influence of Railroads —As
an instance of the prosperity dispen
sing influence of railroads, says the
Greenville Alabamian, we cite the
enhanced value of real estate in But
ler county for the years from the
first projecting of the Montgomery
and Pensacola road to its comple
| tion to Greenville. The following
figures are an eloquent commentary.
We give the year and the corresi
ponding total value of real estate:
Year, Value of Estate.
1853 (survey comtnenced)s 531.015
1854 572^30^
1855 (grading commenced) 891,175
1,247,458
1857 1,700,368
1858 1,825,983
1859 (will be over.) 2,000,000
THU DF-MOCIiATIC
PL ATEORM.
SEPT. 8, 1859. .
Candidates’ Column.
FOR CONGRESS.
g@“We are authorized to an
nounce the name of James 11, B.
Shackelford, of Gordon, as an in
dependent Democratic Candidate
for Congress for the Fifth Congress
ional District.
FOR SENATE. ~
g@*We are authorized to an
nounce the name of J. I). PHILLIPS,
as an independent candidate to rep
resent this county in the Senatorial
Branch of the next Legislature.
/ ‘OR REP RE SENT ATI VE~
We are authorised to ans
nounce the name of Dr. GEORGE
Mm. lOUNG, as an Independent
Democratic candidate to represent
this County in the Representative
bt anch of the t ext Legislature.
l!@*We are authorized to an
nounce the name of Floyd Stewart
as an Independent Democratic can
didate to represent this county in
the Representative Branch of the
next Legislature.
FOR SHERIFF. ~
B@“We arc authorised to an- ‘
nounce the name ol John Giu sham
as a candidate for Sheriff, and E.
D. Hudgins and J. H. Bailey, his
Deputies, at the ensuing January
election.
FOR ORDINARY.
fi@“We are authorised to an
nounce the name of S. D. Wylie,
as a candidate for re-electiori to the !
office of Ordinary at the ensuing ‘
January electian.
©§i”Wc are authorised to an
nounce the name of D. W. Neel,
as a candidate for Ordinary at the
ensuing January election.
FOR CLERK SUP. COURT f
B@“We are authorised to an
nounce the name of A. B. Eciiols,
as a candidate for re election to the
office of Clerk of the Superior Court
at the ensuing January election.
We are authorised to an
nounce the name of Oliver Ci.aek
as a Democratic candidate for Clerk
ot the Superior Court, at the ensu
ing January election.
FOR TAX lIECEI VER.
H&tF’Wu are authorised to an
nounce the rmme of Geo. W. Ran-
SoNE, as a candidate for Tax Re
ceiver at the ensuing January elec
tion.
££gi“'We are authorised to an
nounce the name of W. E. Poarch,
as a candidate for Tax Receiver at
the ensuing Januray election.
We are authorised to an
naurtce the name of 11. M. Burk-
HALTER, as a candidate for Tak Re
ceiver at the ensuing January elecs
tion.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
fiSg“We are authorized to an
nounce the name of 11. F. Buchan
an as a candidate for Tax Collector
at the ensuing January election.
BouWo are authorised to nn j
nounce the name of Wm. D. Wal
ker, us a candidate for the office of
Tax Collector, at the ensuing Jim
uin y election.
e@“Physicians a** gen
erally loth to speak a wiorii tp/ praise
what are called ‘‘patenl meditfines.” In
deed, it is an article in the cotw of medi
cal ethics, that a physician whoWEmction*
the use of such remedies c.atih'ot
sidered a member of the National Asso
ciation. But there ate exception. In ilo
most stringent rules, and matt’ .if the •’ ■
ciples of Esculapius have actnalK ! -n
compelled, by the force of facts, or— ■; -
mend the ime of DR. J. HOST--T
----TER'S STOMACH BITTERS
those diseases which are paiticiiiat'.v
prevalent during the summer and fall.
They have ascertained that there are no
remedies in the phatmacopia which can
compare with this wonderful compound
for derangement of the system. Thou
sands of families residing along the low
grounds of the Western and Southern
rivers, are now convinced that they have
found a medicine peculiarly adapted for
their ailments, while in other portions of
the country, during the summer months,
the demand for the article is equally
large.
*f Sold by Druggists and Dealers gener
ally, everywhere.
-TESf-See advertisement in
Sept. 1, 1859-lni. *
u"ga
PUUTOIE.
MANN & RUCKER.*
WHOLESALE ANI) RETAIL
DRUGGISTS,
C1LIII)IV liEOKGH,
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND EVERY
Variety of
C
h
\ o
i
c
c
DRUGS. MEDICINES CIIEM
JCALS PAINTS 0118. DYE
STUFFS GLASS. PUTTY,
BRUSHES PERFUME
RIES PATENT V. !'.D
1C INKS CANDIES,
HA11! OILS FINE
TOBACCO AND M
CIGARS, SOAPS,
CANDLES. &€.. AC..
ET CASTER A. Es CASI'KRA.
They would especially invite the attention of
Physicians, Painters,
Ambrotypists, Cooks
and
EVERY BODY
iu want of anything usually found in a First
Class Drug Store, to their Stock.
Physicians and others living at a distance
cvn be furnished on the most reasonable
terms.
Prescriptions strictly confidential, anti
prompt y attended to at nil hours...
gwy Du. .1 L. Rpi'KKH gives personal at
tention to al. the Preparations ant! Fre
scriptinv* pint on in the House.
•Vent Bth, 18-9. Iy
IVew Firm!
iHiUftlllTll.
GA..
Msinnfiictiirers and Dealers u
EVERY KIND & ALL STYLE
Os Furniture—
E.OSE'W CCD.
S 2 1\ # a ■■ C-t A. “N Y,
( hsrry, Walnut,
&c. 5 &c., &c.
J3 LS O MAMJFA C TURERS
CF ALL STYLES OF
SASH, BLINDS
AND
PANNEL DOORS
—co —
WITH AN
EXTENSIVE
SHOP AND MA
CHINERY. WE CAN
IHALV! UFACTURE LARGE
2LT 2LIVZ 3bF3fLI AXX
1 KL COUNTRY
WITH TUK-
N2T7JSE,
(COMMON AND RICH.,
Sash, Blind?, &c„
AT COW PHIC K.
WE INVITE \1 L PERSON* T< •
OCR
“TTr- /> t> ‘-rs ~r~r *-s #•. n ■
VW
- 00 —
FIRE BURiAI CASES
always on hand, and
COFFINS
MADE AT SROUT NOTICE.
Broad Street, Home, Ga.
C W. MILLS. JAS. M. SUMTER
August 1 lth, 1859. voU noso ly
REIKUBXBER XT.
All w bo in-git**t to |iu) us their ‘lib
sciiptiou until the expiratoin Sf twelve
inoiiilis will lie retailed to jmv la 00.—
There will be no compromise in this mat*
ter. We are not complaining that yoa
have not paid, and when you are reunited
to pay |3 00 you need not. complain, for
your cries will not be heard, We shall
not pr"ss you until you have let youi sub*
soripiion run twelve mouths, then wa
shall he after you. and we shall demand
pav for our iron Ida. The 1 til ti of August,
1858, wo took charge of ilia PlatforM
Olllce, and many of yon havo mu vet
paid your hiilu>uii|Hiun. August, 1N5I)
will soon bo bore. June t if