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Gambling aenairta in reaa&wog property
without rendering ju*t equivalent. Every
game of hazard, from the turn copper* of
ihe ragged erehiu by the way hide, to the ho- J
ary mau who risks his all upon the tablet from
the first cast of tbo nonce to game, that fills
the winner's coffers in an hour, is gambling.
From the insipid game of the jeweled female
so the catposal of the deformed, mishapen
itasweet music, and Its lovely occupants, to
the ganroplayed in the haunt of woe, where
an old wheelborrbw answers for the table,
and blocks for chain, la all gambling. Lot
tery prizes, betting and the like contrivances
to aeeure property without earning it, are all
included in the list of tlila degrading insti
tution, and deserve alike the disapprobation
of the public. Respectable man cannot ,
make it a respectable vocation. Gold has
no transforming influence over ft; silver can
net coves Its hideeusness, and music cannot
drown its wad of wo*. All efforts to make
thia vice attractive to tbo virtuona portion of
th community only render it more disgust
ing and odious, give it new features of hate
and deception, and secure for it the name of
fraud and corruption. Thia demoralising oc
cupation is the parent of idleness, and has
btc* be me*ns of converting many a well
lUajinsad youth, into an idle, lazy vagabond.
Itteaebea the young aaan that labor is disre
putable for men of wit and sense; that It will
do well enough for ignorant persona who
have no skill and genius. In this manner it
takes the attention from pnrauits of business
and industry, and congregates Its subjects is
saloons and ceilars where play at
night, and smoke and curse, and sleep du
ring the day. The finished gambler has no
heat, lie would pliy at bis brother’s funeral;
he would gamble upon bis mother’s coffin!
It palsies the heart, and so effectually silen
ce! the voice of conscience that a man cau
commit any crime and feel no remorse.
The gambler should be made to feel that
he is a marked man; as he walks in the
streets, childhood should flee in terror at Ids
approach; and uneontaminated youth should
hide from the very sight of him. The maid
en, her brow now.blanched with fear, and
now suffused with iudignatiou, should spurn
him from her path; lmSest manhood should
shrink from contact with the bnsert of the
apecies; and old age, leaning on its staff, too
feeble to turn aside for refoge, should lift its
eyes to heaven, to be delivered from a con
tamination more foul than the grave.—Bos
ton Cultivator.
XnIA SOU MAHBIAO*.
On the 15th of April, ssyrtbe Buffalo
Commercial, we detailed the circusßStanccs
of a hasty marriage at the Genessee House,
in this city, in winch a bold widower “met,
wooed, and won” a Dulcinea, in the short
apace of an afternoon, and the departure of
the couple for the country residence of the
rich but uncultivated bridegroom. Such
matches are not made in heaven ! Last
week the young and disappointed bride pre
tended to make a visit some distance from
home, but carefully packed up her effects
and left her husband forever, having gone
west with a relative. Here is a lesson for
ambitious damsels, who fancy that wealth is
better than “love in a cottage,” and we trust
that it will not be lost. The circumstances
of the baity wedding, the immediate and in
tense grief succeeding tbe ; ceremony, the
gloomy honoymoon and flight, all “ point a
moral,” ii they do “ not adorn a tale.”
Bloody Affray flenda.
We received the following letter, yester
day, from an old anbscriber in Florida.
Knowing the writer well, we are willing to
endorse his statements, a thing that we dlu not
do ift tlie ease of the Tampa letter.— Sap.
jßrpnlltran.
Wacahoote, Mamon co., Fla., )
July 12, 1858. . j
Mr. Eoitor :—I guess your Tampa Bay
affair was a little fiahy, but thia ia a real life
and death scrape.
? Waeahoote is known as the birth-place of
sen. Billy Bowlegs, and it would seom that
some of his successors are equally brave and
impetuous.- Those baa, it seems, been some
difficulty brewing between Lafayette Gay and
William Standiy for some time, and they ap
pointed to meet at Waeahoote, last Friday, to
settle it. Accordingly they met, attended
by ten or fiftoen.friemls on either side, proba
bly most of them armed for deadly strife.
Way brought a double barrel shot gun. After
seme few words, blows ensued; pistols were
drawn; Gay*caught up his gun. fired in
quick succession at Mr. James Gibbons and
at William Gibbons, both friends of Standiy,
and both fell dead. Hu then clubbed
bis gnu, end struck such a violent blow
at Standiy he severed the breech, locks and
barrels upon him. Standiy is yet alive,
but there is Kttle expectation us bis surviving.
Three were left dead on the ground within a
few feet of each other, and one of Gay’s
brothers, hobbling off, shot through the leg.
In the general melee of dirks, knives, pistols
and sticks, it*ds a wonder others were not
killed. A Citixkn.
State Railroad.
The Marietta Advocate gives its opinion
tbat the net earnings of the-State Road fßr
the six months ending July f) is very near, if
net quite *200,00© —ninety-two tbonsand of
which has been paid into the State Treasury,
and the remainder on its debts.
i.
The disease stiff rages among tha stock in
tins and other counties. We are happy to
ream, however, that it decs not prove so fs
lalin this aonnty now, an it did at first, bat
neeer-the-less, stock will be materially injur
ed from a reduction of flesh, and it ia feared,
tlat large numbers can never recover.
Goo* Reply.— A line in one of More’e
songs reads tbns: ” Our couch shall be roses
bespangled with dew.” To which a sensible
girl, according to Landor, replied “T'would
give me the rbeumatiraad so it would you P
Statistical tables recently published show
thst the annual revenue raised on tobacco iu
France amount# to about *30,000,000, and
ip England to, about *23,000,000, or to a to
tal for berth countries of about *53.000,000.
Noarly alt tin’s is grown in the United States,
ud tljr dan .labor.
THE WIRE4BMSB REPORTER.
fete* e. love, editor.
I TMOIHABVIIAE, OEOBGIA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY ft, 1868.
HTThe Wime-Grass Itcrorrim is the Official
Organ for pubtUhiu* tbs fiberffs’ Sales of the coun
ties of Tellbir, Berries, Ware, Colquitt, and Thom
as; also, for piihllihlog the Advertisements of the
Ordinaries or GHneh, Colquitt, and Ware.
tJTNOTICE Is hereby given’ to mir advertising
Mends, that their ADVERTISEMENTS to be
sure oßnsertlon.must be handed in by twelve o'clock
every Tuesday
TO TSK fimM AND BATSONS 07 THE
WIRE-GRASS REPORTER.
For the past nine months I have occupied
the doable position of Proprietor and Editor
es a newspaper and Judge of the Superior
Court, the duties of which positionsbave
sometimes been discordant, at all times labo
rious. Believing that my position as Judge
was more important to myself and friends, I
have been looking around for the last month
for some suitable gentleman with whom to
make an arrangement by which I should be
relieved from the cares and troubles of the
business of tbo press, end also from the lead
ing political conduct {of the paper. I am
happy to say that snob an arrangement has
been made with Major Wiluam Clink, who
will henceforth have She sole management
of the business of the Rtpotter, and will be
its leading Editor. Major Cline is a gen
tleman of high character, and is not unknown
to the people of Georgia, having conducted
the old Griffin “Jeffersonian” with marked
ability, of which lie was Proprietor and
Editor.
I shall retain my position as one of the
Editors of tbs Reporter, and my friends shall
continue to bear from me upon such subjects
as may be suggested by duty or fancy. If
tbe Reporter has been an acceptable paper
to its friends heretofore, it certainly will be
mneh more so hereafter, and 1 hope that
commensurately with its added strength, its
future patronage and success will be increased.
P. E. LOVE*
It will be seen by the above notice, that
tbe subscriber lias connected himself with
t!e present Editor in conducting the Wire -
Graft Reporter. The flattering notice with
which he introdnees us to his readers, leaves
us but little to sny in addition. The rapid
advances of Southern Georgia in its develop
ment, has'induced us, with many others, to
seek out this garden spot as our future resi
dence, and to identify our interests with
those of this section of the State. While the
prosperity of overy soction of onr beloved
eountry will bo ovor dear to our heart, the
peculiar interests of Southern Georgia shall
command our first and best efforts for their
development and prosperity. To enter into
particulars woutd consume time and pa[>er to
but little effect, and be bat vague promises at
best.
In politics, we were raised, and have ever
been a firm and consistent member of the
old Jeffersonian School. Tbe principles of
thia school, as held by the present Democrat
ic party, an* as promulgated by the Cincin
nati Convention of 1854, shall be our land
marks in shaping our future political career.
The course of the Federal and State Admin
istrations, thus far, have our cordial approba
tion; and, while we pin our faith implicitly to
no man’s sleeve, and pledge ourself uncondi
tionally to no man's support, wa hope, and
trust, and believe, that the administration of
Gov. Brown and Mr. Buchanau will shine
brighter and brighter? with every future de
velopment, to the perfect day, and that time
will but lead us to their warmer admiration
and more ardent support. While we do not
expect to approve every isolated measure in
detail, either of the State or Federal admin
istration, a firm and steady administration of
the cardinal principles of the Democratic
party will command our. cordial however
humble support. These principles will guide
us also in the local politics of the several
counties by wiiicb we are surrounded ; and
while wo shall ever demand, on the part of
tha people, moral aud capable officers, we
shall demand on behalf of the party, sound
and true men, in whom there ia no variable
ness nor shadow of turning.
With this short epitome of bis principles
and what shall be his course as one of the
Editors of tha Wire-Gratt Reporter, the
subscriber commits himself to tbe liberality
of its readers, in the hope that aa we become
better acquainted the Wire-Gratt Reporter
will not lose its preseut deservedly high char
acter in the estimation of its numerous patrons.
WILLIAM CLINE.
MEMENTOES 07 GBSAT MIN.
“The prophet is noL without honor, save
in hia own country,” we read in the good
Book; “Distance lends enchantment,” says
the poet, and Mr. Addison, in the Spectator,
remarks, that “ No great man ever appeared
great to hia valet;” all which wa* abundant
ly proved at a late sale at Washington city
of the old furniture of the old House of Rep
resentatives, when tbe desks of Henry Clay
and Col, Benton brought but $0.25 each.—
These “ giunta in intellect” have boon but
too recently amongst us, familiar to the pub
lic aye, and mingling in social intercourse
with the great mass of leading statesman and
politician* which annually assemble from
every part of tbe Union at tbe city of Wash
ington. They have not yet been embalmed
by fond memory in the hearts of tha people.
A memento of their life and times has not
yet become a sacred relict. Receding time
will be necaaaary to purify their memory in
the eyes of the nation, and'hallow each
thought and association with which they may
be connected. Thia is not the fault of tbe 1
—i *-*■-’ ■ - ==
men, but of pod human nature. They were?
ffjreat men bet withstanding all thia, and hk-j
lory will so record them. | Tbe memory of
John Quincy Adams is of more remote date,
and hit desk broogtrt fifty dollars. Joshua’
R. Giddings, the leader of the Black Repub- j
lican party in tbe House, is yet living, aud
Ids desk brought but $2.25.
TBS ISO* COTTON SALS TIE.
This iuvention, although of recent date,!
is now commanding considerable attention
I among cotton growers, purchasers and ware
house men, and a strong effort appears in be
making to introduce it into general use. Tbe
mein difficulty heretofore experienced against
iU general Introduction has been in the
trouble of connecting and securing the ends
of the band, which is now sought to be ob
viated by lapping tbe ends and keying them
down.
- Ww have Heard of but two inventions for
this purpose, though there may be others.—
A friend has kindly furnished us a specimen
of one, which may be seen at our office,
where we cordially invite planters and others
to call and examine it. In tbis case the euds
of the hoop are bent and hooked within
each other, and secured by a slide, which
passes over the hooks and holds them secure.
This is called “ The McComb Tie,” and is
the invention of Dr. McComb, of Memphis,
Tennessee. .. ;
Tbe other invention above referred to, is
the “ Ingersoll Hoop Lock,” which is made
of two oblong square blocks of iron, over
laying each other and rivited to each other
in the centre. Near the ends of (ho lower
portion of the lock are interstices, through
one of which the end of the hoop is passed
and an inch or two of it bent over. The
iron band is then passed around the hole, the
other end passed through the otber ioterstice
of the lock, bent over also, and then the np
per plate is turned on the pivot, square with
the under plate, snd thus binds down the
bent ends and keeps them in their places.
The advantages of the iron band over tbe
rope, are set forth as follows:
Ist, They are not so liable to break by
the handling of the bales.
2d. They are a precaution against fire.
3d. They bold the bale within two inches
of the size that the screw or press makes
them.
4th. Boats and Railroad* will transport
them for tews freight.
sth. Insurance offices will take them for
less risk.
An additional recommendation of the iron
is said to be, that they are from two to four
cents cheaper than the rope per hand, and
from 22 to 64 cents per bale are the various
estimated savings in favor of the iron.
Inquiry—” Do they require a press made
for the purpose, or will the common press an
swer 1”
Answer.—lt requires no change whatever,
or in anything connected with it, and the pro
cess of packing is precisely the same as that
of binding with rope, and when turned out
you are presented with the most symmetri
cal, uniform and beautiful package you ever
saw. Tbo head may be sowed in, either be
foro or after the bale is turned out, as the
operation may be preferred.
Hoops can bo purchased of the lengths
required, or a bunch of hoop iron can be pro
cured, with the necessary number of locks,
and used by the planter, at tbe gin, as lie
needs it. Eight feet of hoop will encircle a
bale containing 475 pounds, and six baixk
are required to a bate, the same as of rope.
Oue of the apprehensions of planters, in
using tbe hoop iron band, is, that it will cor
rode and eat iuto the cotton, and thus injure
it. Those who have used the iron land say
that no such effect is produced, but, to make
assurunce doubly snre, some of the hoops are
passed through a process which prevents rust,
however long exposed to humidity. Wheth
er this adds to their cost or not, wo are not
informed. ’ f
As far as we have been able to investigate
this matter, we have formed a very favorable
opiuiou of these iron bauds. In cases of fire
among cotton, it is well known that the prin
cipal danger proceeds trom the burning of
the rope, when the bag opens, and’ the whole
mass at once ignites and becomes a volume
of flame. On the other hand it would take
hours to consume a bale of cotton compactly
bound with iron. ,
We have only to add, that J. 8. Montmol
lin, of Savannah* and Sorsby dt, King, of
Columbus, appear to be the Agents in Geor
gia for the McComb Tie, and we presume
tbe Ingersoll Tie can be obtained at Macon,
and other places, perhaps, nearer home. %*,
We have no further inte/est in these im
provements, than what we foel in connection
with every good citizen of the State who
rejoices in its improvement and prosperity.
SAVANNAH, ALBANY A GULF RAILBOAD.
Through the politeness of 6ome friend,
probably the President, we have received
tbe Fifth Annual Report of the President
and Directors of the above company, for
which tbe donor will be pleased to receive
onr thanks. It came to hand too lato to al
low ns to make any extracts from it into this
week’s paper, but we will endeavor to give
it some attention iu our next. L~
We are pleased to learn, as we do by tbis
report, the rapid progress this road ia making
through the iuterior of South-Western Geor
gia, and hail the not .distant day when tbe
Main Trank shall hav% penetrated from Sa
vannah to the Gulf .and opened the rich
treasures of this section of our Stato to the
raeresntile world. Tbe vast resources of
Southern Georgia will neverAe fully known
until this work and its tributary railroads are
completed. “.7. - ■-
The price paid for a good newspaper, is!
like the “ seed sown in good ground, r ’it being
a thousand fold its value.
THE MAW TBtWE.
j The commnnication in to-day’s paper signed
Georgia, will startle some of onr citizens who
I have believed that the Main Trunk company,
like the king, could do no wrong. The no*
! tice which was given by our Florida friends
of their intended application for the charter
alluded to, fell under our eye in tbe columns
of tbe Wakulla Time*, and we had intended
ito sny something iu regard to it ourself, but
i the coinmunicatiqn of Georgia has in a great
measure relieved usgf doing so. We will
say,however in addition, that we had a con
versation ■ few days since with two of our
most intelligent and reliable citizens which
did not stall diminish aar apprehensions in re
gard to this matter. They statbd to us that
they had recently had a conversation with a
Florida gentleman, one of the signers of this
notice, on this subject, and inquired of him
Why it was that their contemplated road
was not to connect with the Main Trunk at
Thomasville? He replied either in express
terms, or in such a manner ns to create the
impression, that it was done in accordance
with the wishes and suggestions of those con
trolling the Main Trunk interest iu the city
of Savannah, and that there had been cor
respondence between tbo Floridians and Sa
vannah gentlemen on the subject. Can this
possibly be true 1 Will it at last turu out to
be true, that the Main Trunk is to be but a
continuation of the Savannah and Albany
road, and is it to be used mainly for the pur
pose of carrying out the original designs and
making the originally contemplated connec
tions with tho Florida system of Railroads ?
Arc the wishes and interests of the majori
ty of the people of Southern Georgia to be
disregarded, and the tpwns which the people
have built up at great expense, to be broken
up and destroyed, in order to accommodate
the people of Florida and, to advance, in an
especial manner, the interest of the city of!
Savannah 7 In a word, is the Main Trunk
to turn out, in the end, to be a curse rather j
than a blessing to the people who it was de
signed to benefit? We confess that we have
fears on this subject, and would rejoice to j
have those fears removed by those who can |
remove them. If those fears in tbo end
shall turn out to be well founded, there is a
remedy, and that remedy will surely not b*
withheld by the State, when it shall bo made
acquainted with all the facts.
The Wire-Grass Reporter says that the ,
greatest objection it has to the 4th of July i
is, that it comes in such hot weather.—
Wouldn’t it be a good idea,” Judge, to swap
days with Christmas? Then a fellow could’
dance without “ larding the lean earth j
and the niggers wonhl have, such flush times
with their watermelons, and other products of
the crap f — Fed. Union. j
A good idea. We accept the amendment, j
TESTIMONY FBOM THE ENEMY.
So much noise aud confusion has been
made xecently by certain American Journals
in regard to reconstruction of parties, that j
we gave a short time since, onr viewi in re
gard to the matter. Mr. Benjamin F. Allen,
editor of the Florida Sentinel, an American
in principle, and a reliable, straightforward,
intelligent gentleman, gives his views in the
last issue of his paper, and barring a few
heavy licks, whitdi he secs proper to give the
Democracy, we commend what he has said
to his own party. Hear him:
THE “NEW FABTY” MOVEMENTS.
We can’t say that we affect the new party
movements of the day with much favor
We see nothing in them as yet to excite our
admiration. We regard them in fact as the
handiwork of men who are willing to subor
dinate principle to expediency—who seek
rather to attain power than to subserve tho
interest of the country. The platforms
which they have constructed warrant us in I
this conclusion.
The first of these sent out from Washing
ton, was a beautiful piece of tessclated mo- ‘
sale—a string of glittering generalities —hav-
ing something to tickle the fancy of Whig,
American, Democrat and Republican, and
yet as a whole not satisfactory to either.—
The most important plank in it, to-wit: “the
election of the President by the people,” is,
abominable. It presupposes an amendment j
of the Constitution, and surrenders the Pres
idential office into tbe hands of the Black
Republicans, the radicals of non-slavchold
ing Slates, “the vote yourself a farm”
Agrarians and ultra Democrats, who would
destroy our republican institutions, and
substitute for them a Dure Democracy.—
Having always opposed these abominable
doctrines as tbe most demoralizing and dan
gerous to the stability of our institutions, we
scorn the idea of having anything to do with
them.
bThe platform laid down at the meeting at
over, Delaware, is not so bad but it ignores
the question of slavery altogether by passing
it over tub tilentio. Though we have not
much faith iu paper pledges and resolutions
on the subject of slavery, we have no pledge
from them that thoy will abstain from “agi
tation,” and had they passed fifty resolutions
to that eficct, what security would we have
by pledges from auch a motley crew, that 1
thoy will let us alone.
At tbe great mass-meeting in Philadelphia,
the principle of projection to American in
dustry ia tho cardinal and sole article of
their faith. No party can succeed upon the
one idea principle; and more than that, we
are not prepared in the present posture of af
fairs to advocate tho doctrine of protection. —
We cannot from the lights before us subscribe
to the doctrine of direct taxation, or that of i
protecting American manufactures by boon
ties, sumptuary and tariff laws.
Wo have thu* noticed some of the fea
tures in the platforms of th* ** New or Peo-
[ tie’s Party” movement of the day, and frank
y admit that we have as yet Been nothing
calculated to enlist our sympathies in their
behalf, but on tbe contrary much, very
much to which we object.
In conclusion we again repeat, that in the
present posture of affairs we are more in
| dined to stand by Mr. Buchanan. It is. be-
I yond dispute that lie has been relying upon \
! a moat unreliable Democracy; his party has
shamefully betrayed him. For Ike truth of
this statement we have hut’ tfe appeal to the
proceedings of last Congress. Every solita-
Z measure of importance, recommended by
a President, was either defeated by bis
own party, or passed by the liberal
ity of the opposition. . This cannot be*’
denied, in fact it ia officially admLted by the
Union. Such a party is unworthy the con
fidence of the President, and lie should
spnm the land-grabbers and speculators from
his confidence, and call men to his counsels
upon whom he enn rely.
[communicated. |
Dublin, July 10th, 1858.
Mr. Editor:—We noticed in your ines
timable paper, the name of E. T. Sbeftall,
as candidate for Solicitor General, of the
Southern Circuit, snd feeling some solicitude
for his election, having served us faithfully,
in that capacity, for the last three years, we
cannot refrain from giving publicity to our
feelings. From a long and personal ac
quaintance with* Col.- we feel that
none are more competent to judge of his
ability than tlioso who have been intimately
associated with him for many years. We do
not deem it proper to permit party influ
ence or political prejudice to hear upon our
minds in selecting one to fill that responsible
office. We therefore warmly recommend
him to the people of the Southern Circuit,
with the hope that ho may again serve us
another term. Vo* Populi.
[communicated.^
Micasckik, Fla., July 13, 1858.
Editor Wire-Gratt Reporter: —Your
name suggests itself as the fit orgau through
which to give publicity to a remedy for the
scourge, which, at this time, greatly infests
the ruminant mainmifers, as cattle, deer,
sheep, and-goats, feeding upon the plains
over which yon preside as monitor.
This disease ia entirely new to our Florida
farmers, and consequently they are not very
! well skilled in its successful treatment; and
4 a few cases have been reported among us, of
the disease being imparted by contagion, or
inoculation, to the hands of those engaged as
veterinarians in the process of mopping out
the mouth. To obviate the dangers of this
malady by infection, and at the same time to
receive the benefits of that agent, (coppcrat)
which, aa yet, has been found the most effec
tual of many others that have been tried ;
we propose instead of swabbing out the
mouth* with a solution of this salt, to envelope
about one ounce of the article in cloth, and
| suspend it in the animal’s mouth, by two
strings made fast behind the horns, to be al
lowed to remain until the animal shows evi
dent signs of hunger, when it should be fe
i moved for the purpose of feeding, Scc.-r
■ again to he replaced. This method has been
recently instituted among’ us, aud is found
both safe to the operator and speedily cura
j tivc in its tendencies.
Many are the speculations relative to the
real nature of the disease—some regarding it
4 as a distemper analagous to farcy—others, as
the glanders—many, as tho kine-pox—some,
i as the murrain—and many as a disease “ sui
generis.” But these hypotheses-do not ao
immediately concern the farmer, being to
him of no practical” utility; aud when he
j wishes to lenrn the pathology of the disease,
he will lay down his newspaper, and take up
the scalpel and dissecting forceps; and until
then, let it suffice for him to know that cop
peras tied in the animal’s month cures the
disease in question. -£ :
Very Respectfully, Yours, &.c.,
D. M. LaFittb.
Written for the Wirc-Graes Reporter.
A WIDE MISTAKE.
Mr. Editor ;—I was at tho forth of Ju
ly on the thurd this yer, and we had a time,
; you better believe. I seen so much
i fun afore in born daze. There war
1 more party gals than our big bouse wud
hole, and a liolo hoodie o’ boys,, But the
wost part was, thar war a man stud in that
ar big box whot’s in the Oort Hous, and he
’ wod took tip a hole beep o’ peces o’ papers
with ritin on ’em, an’ he wod rede one at a
I time, and when he wod stop, nil o’ the men,
lor lots uv ’em, wod noc the flor with thar
sticks and sum stomp like they war mad.—
Now, I call that nr part fool. Ima not hav
a hepe o’ sense like them rich folks, but I
will tell yu the party part cum when the fid
dleing begun to pla. But thar war a man
what acted nigger, 1 call it. He had a thing
sorter like our foot tub, and it had sum litle
bras things and it wod make a ugly fus
when they noct On it. I bleve tha cale it
tambereane, and that ar man whot had it, wod
twist and scru about like nigger Jcs dos
wlign he plase the tambereane. Ho war a
Io man. I got so shamd I left that ar hous.
And then the niggers sot the table, and then
they all com out o’ the Gort Hous, and the
wimen whent to the table. But thar War a
, man cum out afore the wimen what had. a
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long pole and a pece o’ cloth on the top o’ it
all atrekid and spoted, and he whent abed to
, the table, and stud thar and helt that ar pole
with one eand on the yeth, whel tha got dun
etin, and then they all skatterd about and
got water, and then whent back to the Cort
Hous, while tho men ete, and when the
men all ete, tha went back to the Oort Hoes,
j but 1 wodent go no mor, for tha whent to
thar redin, and nocin, and storopin, and that
ar man with tbe tambereane plain nigger.—
So I wheat about over town whel most nite,
talkin with por boya like myself. Then when
the gals cum out o’ tho hous, I let you no I
loct at em like a fool, what 1 am.
Now el ever I go to a nother forth o’ July
diner on the thnrd, I hope tha wont have no
redin, and atom pin, and plain tambereane
like a darkey on hollyda. I didn’t toe all
1 the dnins, but I seed jaur nor I wanted to,
certcn. # Taffin..
Mr. Editor An affair earns off i* this
town daring the paat wq*k, which cause*
some little comimotion among our citizens
and various rumors have gone forth, mu* of
which are calculated to injure the -mdin*
and reputation of individuals, most unjustly,
I have heard of auch rumors being
ready as far as the county of Lowndes, and
it is to pot the people of the country right or
this subject that this article ia written. Th
citizens of ThomosviUe understand the mat*
ter well enough, and no vindication here is
necessary.
For aouhj year or two past, Thomasvillo
has been the occasional resort of gamblers,
who, they tlromselve# being witnesses, are aa
grand a set of scamps as ever iufested the
earth. The Grand Juries, from time to time,
have made strenuous efforts to get hold of
them, hut from one cause and another have
heretofore failed; The Mayor aud Council
passed ordinances against gambling similar
to our statutes, believing tliat they had tbo
right to do so, but these gamblers eluded
them also. In consequence of this, and tho
existence of other secret crimes, such as fur
nishing slaves with liquor, dec. a Vigilance
Committee was raised, not to over-ride
the law, but jo-assist the Mayor and Council
in suppressing crime and maintaining good
order aocording to law.
One of these itinerant gamblers, who Lad
frequently honored uo with his visits, and
who, according ls>hia own statements, had
been virtually robbing both sober and drunk
en men, whenever here, was among us the
past week. Two of our citizens, one es them
Mr. Wade F. Sanford, the Sheriff of Thomas
county, (he also being one es the Vigilance
Committee j at the instance of the committee,
worked themselves into a game with this
man and had him> arrested ; and during the
excitement of the arrest, altogether as a
sham, a pistol was fired.
This is the whole story,- and from this all
sorts of rumors have gene forth, prejudicial
to the Mayor and Council, to the Vigilance
Committee, and particularly to the Sheriff.
This gambler was entitled to I *■trial and
counsel, both of which he had, and you, air,
as Judge, discharged him because the Town
Ordinances were Void. Thia was all right.
I believe you decided according to law, al
though I must say, that I think it is most un
fortuuate for country that the law has
been so settled by the Supreme Court.
But, sir, I do complain that a few men of
this town, of character, should attach blame
to, and publicly censure, the Mayor, the Vig
ilance Committee, and the Sheriff.
These men acted from the best and purest
of motives, and instead of being crushed
down, they should be sustained by every lo
ver of good order, and, sir, they will Not be
crushed down and trodden under foot, no
matter who may attempt to do it. There is
virtue enough in this community to sustain
the right, and gentlemen will see that there
is. 1 hope that all evil doers, whether they
be itinerant or resident, will be brought to
justice, and if gentlemen will aid instead of
opposing the Mayor and Vigilance Commit
tee, the thing will be done. And they only
, ask to be ajded iu enforcing the law, not in
violating it.
That tbe country may know that tbis itin
erant gambler did not escape punishment, I
will add that, so soon as he was discharged
hv your Honor, he was again arrested under
the statute of the State and bound over, in
two cases, to the Superior Court, together
with some of our citizens, whom tbis itiner
ant had exposed, I suppose from prejudice, (I
say from’ prejudice, because he has bad every
opportunity to expose them before,) on ac
count of a general “ muss ” among them.—
The Mayor promptly had them arrested and
bound over also.
I have been a close obscnqgr of this whole
affair, and am now fully satisfied that tbo
very bett way to get at gamblers, ia to sat a
trap, and so manage as to get them into a
“ stew “ among themselves, and out comes
the secret. Such a trap is worth more than
the investigations of a dozen Grand Juries.
Mr. Sanford justly deserves the praise of this
entire community, for the active part be has
taken in the matter, and no doubt will receive
it by all good citizens, when properly under
stood ; and the facta above are the truth and
can be proven. I understood Mr. Sanford
made two efforts before thia to catch these
fellows, but before he could tee tha money on
’ the tabic, it was pocketed, and “ was only
‘ playing for amutement,” but to his credit thit
1 time be saw the cath on the table.
l I have written this commnnication with
the best intentions, and, I hope, in a proper
spirit, and hope that your Honor will allow
it a place in your valuable paper. Tbe
Mayor, the Vigilance Committee, and the
; have my cordial approval of what
i they have done, and I think I know enough
of public opinion to know that they will be
suetained and commended. ‘
A Friend to (£rdbb.
TUs Yellow Fever Booth.
Private letters received at New York from
thOjOulf shore of Louisiana, speak of the
yellow-fever prevailing in thatxegion to some
extent, aud occasioning not a little uneasiness
1 among the inhabitants. A few cases have
occurred at New Orleans.
Iso*** Frem ML
Three prisoners—John Webb. Georgs
Long and John Morris—escaped from Char
leston Jail at about 4o’elock Sunday morning.
Tbej were confined in the tower, and after
making their way through qight locks, reached
tbs roof, whence they let themselves down
the front of the building to the street by
means of their blankets. Long, who the
1 last te descend, was arrested by private l>n
ahoe, of the police, and sent back to jail. U®
had a large knife on his person when taken.
Webb and Morris are still at large.—
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