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About Tri-weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-1877 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1868)
CONSTITUTIONALIST. ATI GUI ST A, OA. FRIDAY MORNING. FERr 7, xB6B THE CONTRAST. There are many men at the North—and the number is daily increasing—who are awakening to the delusions of the' late war. They discover, when too late perhaps, that, under the magic catch-words of “ Union ” and “ Constitution,” a deadly conspiracy against both lurked like a serpent under a rose. These men entered into the wild cru s.ide against the South, with honest enthu siasm. They really believed the insurgent section to be rebellious and destructive. They could not, at the time, detect the lies and subterfuges that kept their reason in thrall. The hurly-burly, the madness, the smoke of battle, the songs of triumph, the illuminated press—these and a thousand other ageneies combined to darken their un derstandings. But since thefee gaudy trap pings have been stripped from the altar of victory, they find that, like the funeral car of the late lamented Abraham, the chariot of Invasion is the hearse of the Republic and can be knocked down at a common auction for a mere trifle. These disen chanted men confess that they have been grossly deceived. They only lack the moral courage to openly avow that the South was right. How should any other result be reached, when, instead of salvation for the precious heritages of our ancestry, the swords and bayonets of the North have an nihilated them, it may be, forever. These men feel and know that the South, however misealculatiug as to a question of forces, was wise iu penetrating the designs of wicked anarchs ; and, however fallen, has gone down in a cause which every hour of Radicalism justifies and every fresh sacrifice consecrates. Being honest, it is no wonder that thousands at the North should stand aghast at the ruin they have helped perpe trate ; being chivalric, that they should rise against the betrayers and attempt toexpiate a hideous wrong. We have published numerous extracts to exemplify these points. The subjoined is one of many and shows how keenly the best of our late antagonists in arms feel the abasement of their present position. A Colonel in the Federal Army thus writes* “ I have no heart to write you about the situation of the couutry. its situation is la mentable indeed. I lost one hand aud am dis abled in the other arm—all for the Constitution and the Union, and after having conquered a peace we have neither Constitution nor Union.” All the mouthings of quack Generals in the House and political charlatans in the Senate fail to answer this charge. Myriads of gallaut soldiers lift up their maimed hands to heaven and cry aloud iu anguish against the Judas that betrayed them.— Thev are not to be caught in a fine net of soahisty. Morton may spin out his in ge mi ties; a Nye may set the galleries in a tit„er; a Stevens may thunder anathema to Rebels; a Butler may swallow the Negro without salt and pepper—but the broken limbs of the soldiers who fought foi Union aud Constitution have been shat teied in vain, and those whosleafjli bloody burials are the victims an.l the martyrs of^vau^^Ka^ lie of tlie . IVH Sol] r over the condition of goes home to Wfcfty practical Yankee, and is found in the dawning sus picion that he has been, through Radical manipulation, the dupe and agent of foreign policy. Nothing pleases the despotisms of Europe more than the greater despotism of the American Republic. When IVee and happy, the United States were as a thorn in the side of Old World tyrants. They en vied and they hated us. Our example of free government aud popular sovereignty was a perpetual invitation for their op pressed subjects to rise against the divine 3lf it of Kings to trample upon mankind. Trs hatred and this envy were concealed un ler specious diplomatic compHineuts.— N si one was left unturned to poison the p a raise of the West and make it foul as the pit. How completely the Old World ha- circumvented the New, no clear headed ma a, with two sound eyes, need be informed. In a few months, a Republic of conseut has been transformed into a mongrel establish ment, riveted together by the bayonet. In a few short months, millions of people have been so degraded that even their conquer ors do not wonder (see Senator Doolittle’s speech) that they assemble around their family altar, curse the Government that enslaves them, and teach their children to curse it with an undying and perpetual malediction. This, even if the South had succeeded, would not have come to pass; this the North has accomplished to the woe of herself and posterity—to the great jubi lee of Europe and wherever tyranny is cos mopolite. One of the prime ministers of disaster, no doubt in the pay of a foreign master, was Carl Schurz. This infamous infidel and agitator boasted, iu 18(10, that “ revolution and civil war were preferable to the gov ernment of Washington and Madison.” He was one of the chief pets of the Repub lican party, and the more he ejected his vile slanders upon the Fathers aud their Word, the more he was caressed and re warded. This reptile lias returned to Prus sia, to give an account of his work aud re ceive his thirty pieces. The last mails from Europe brought accounts of his re nunciation of American citizenship, his pe tition to again become a Prussian subject, his familiar hob-nobbing with Count Bis marck. When the heroes of the late war read these things and know they mean treachery , it is no marvel that they should weep over their country and over their wounds—the marvel rather is, that they do not couple tears with the noble rage of valorous emprise. If any artist is at a loss for a theme, let him paint “ The Soldier’s Tear.”, • The war had a moral, and here it is: Behoid the universal wreck and the dis hor i red sword; behold the abasement of the White Race and the elevation of the Negro; behold an amalgam of Russia aud Congo planted in the soil where Washing ton sleeps; behold the glee of Carl Sckurz and the delight of Bismarck & Cos. CO-OPERATION AS APPLIED TO AGRI CULTURE-EMPLOYMENT POE YOUNG MEN. We heartily agree with the policy indicat ed i a the subjoined article from the Richmond Enquirer and Examiner. Let Our young me 1 read and ponder. We wiU ¥ftusn to tiiL. theme and labor all we can to make it of sucfcSssftif 'application. The Enquirer says: “ Some remarks we made laßt Saturday in re ference to the cultivation of the soil as the mo t promising pursuit at present for young ptea, have attracted an attention which affords U3 a pleasing evidence that our advice is appre ciated. Our remarks then were of a mere gen eral character, and we refrained from pressing our views, as we might have done, by going into details and presenting some of the various plans by which our young men might conduct the business of agriculture with profit to them selves and advantage to society. We believe, Indeed, that some oue or more of these plans will readily occur to any intelligent young man who has a will and only desires to find a way. It cannot be doubted tbat there are plenty of ways to carry on farming operations, which any young man of physical strength and health, but especially industry aud energy, can success fully pursue. There were many young men who surrendered with Gen. Lee, at Appomat tox Court-House, and returned to their homes, to find themselves penniless and with out resources, except the broken-down horse they had ridden during the war. Os all these young men we slo not know one who has not succeeded in farming if he made the proper effort, and we have in our mind several who forthwith went to work with a will iu culti vating the soil and have prospered ever since. One young man in Halifax county came home with nothing but his horse, but with that horse and oue faithful negro, he went to work, and the very first season made corn and oat& enough to pay all liis expenses, including the rent of the land and the hire of the negro; besides this, he sold his tobacco crop of that season for 13,000, which was clear profit. These facts af ford great encouragement, and are a sufficient answer to all the gloomy complaints about starving to death in trying to raise crops for other people to cat. _The fact is, farming is like everything else; it requires hard work and close application as the price of success. It may require harder work than some other pur suits, hut it is at the same time more healthy, and generally surer of ample profit. “ But we take it that our young men who really desire to do something, need only have their attention called to the subject of agricul ture, aud they will at once investigate the chances. When they have done that properly, we think they will be pretty sure to try their hands at that business. The large number of young men idling away their time about our cities and vainly wishing for some 1 employ ment,’ can, if they now choose, find enough to do in agriculture, and if they will try it for one season only, we are perfectly certain that they will bless the day they agreed to do so. “As we have intimated, it is not necessary to enter into the details of the methods by which farming may he made profitable, but we desire to call attention to the plan ot 1 co-opera tion,’as it is called, as applied to the business of farming. It has been successfully tried in almost every other branch ot business both in England and America, and of late we see that it has also been successfully applied to agricul ture as well as horticulture iu England; the latter, to be sure, is quite as important iu that country as the former, bat there is no reason why our young men should not, if they preler it, devote themselves to horticulture as well is agriculture, for our remarks will apply to either branch of the business of cultivating the soil. “In England a society has been formed for the purpose ot operating in agriculture and horticulture upon the co-operative principle. In this society, or company as it would be colled in this country, the liability of each member is £1 per share, aud the members are to be supplied with the best description ol im plements, manures, cattle, food, and seeds at irade prices, without the intervention oi the retail dealer’s profits. Another feature oi the plan is that the whole net profits of the busi ness arc to be divided among the members of the association. A meeting was lately held, at which Hon. Thomas Hughes presided, in favor of this scheme of industrial development, and in a powerful speech he pointed out llie bene fits that would flow from its adoption in Eng land. Co-operative societies are very general there, and the amount invested in them is £1,046,310; the amount lent on deposits Is £118,023; the aggregate profit last year wm £873,317, aafi tlio average return to each indi vidual stockholder was 36 per cent. These facta are very potent to induce a trial ol the system of co-operative farming iu the South, where the lack of capital is the great cry which meets us at every step towards ihe cultivation aud improvement of the laud. If men of lim ited means can, by ‘co-operation,’ make money in other walks of lire, why may they not do so at farming. “ The great West is usually pointed to as the most attractive field for a fair trial of agricul tural enterprises of auy kind, because there lands are cheap, and their cultivation yields a quicker return for labor. But here there are thousands and thousands of acres of land lyiug idle which their owners would gladly sell at any price almost, and we are very sure that any association of young Southrons would find no difficulty whatever in securing excellent lands either in fee simple or for a term of years for the trial of co-operative husbandry. They may not individually be able either to purchase or lease, but co-operation on the Hughes principle promises to put funds into the hands of a com pany, the members of which will be each in terested in aiding the honest and industrious and encouraging enterprising spirits, to assist in restoring the prosperity of our dear old State, and add to her wealth the vast treasures which may he had_ from the resources of her soil. “ Undoubtedly the subject ie well worthy of consideration, and we direct attention to it in this way, iu order that some of our enterprising yonng men may take hold of it, and work out a result beneficial alike to themselves and to their late comrades in the army. There are vast tracts of land in the South lying idle for lack of industrious workers, and, in this re spect, at least, we may say : ‘ The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.’ It is the best interest of all that these idle lands shall be cultivated. If ‘co-operation’ will do that, let us adopt it. There is yet time enough to try it this year.” Meeting of tbe Conservative Citizens of Oglethorpe County. Lexington, Ga., February 4, 1868. A meeting of the Conservative citizens of Oglethorpe county was held in the Court House, at Lexington, to-day: Ou motion of Col. J. D. Mathews, Col. B. F. Hardeman was unanimously called to the chair, and Samuel Lumpkin requested to act as Secretary. After some eloquent, appropriate and patriotic remarks by the chairman, on motion of. .Col. Mathews, a committee of seven, viz: Col. J. D. Mathews, J. C. Reid, Esq., Hon. J. G. Gibson, Dan’l Johnson, Esq., Matt Jackson, Esq., A. Dozier, Esq., and Rev. David Patman were appointed to report business for the meet ing. The committee, after a short absence, re turned and submitted the following report: Impelled by a sense of duty, and in pur suance of the teachings of expounders .of their system of government, whom they regarded as wise and virtuous statesmen, the people of Georgia adhered to their State and its fortunes in the late revolution.— Taught to regard their allegiance to the State as the highest political obligation on earth, they did, in good faith, as true men anti citizens, take up arms to defend her and her confederates when threatened, and to drive back invasion, from their soil—to maintain whaUthey conceived to 'be right and to defeat" What they thought was wrong, they bore themselves as an honorable and gallant race of men to the final close of an unfortunate and disastrous struggle for in dependence. ‘■ln'the saffle'&inrft of godd faith and hon or, when the question at issue—the right of secession—was decided by the arbitra ment of war adversely to the South, they accepted the result, laid down their arms and returned to their allegiance to the Government of the United States, relying upon the honor and the pledged fiaith of their late enemies that all was settled and the Union preserved. To this day the people of Georgia and of her sister States in misfortune have been true in word and deed to that final deter mination of an unhappy controversy be tween the two sections of the Union; and they desire now, simply and earnestly, to be allowed the enjoyment of Ihe rights guar anteed by a common constitution to each and every State in the Union. The simple act of admitting the proscribed States to resume the exercise of those rights and to receive the protection to which they are en titled as States in the Union, would carry joy to the hearts and homes of a people who have suffered long and suffered pa tiently. But how has the other party to the set tlement observed it ? In good faith ? In sorrow we are compelled to answer, No. Ninety thousand illegal votes, polled by an ignorant and slave-born race, at a recent election in Georgia, answer No. A milita ry government, subordinating the civil in time of peace, answers No. The effort to -establish the supremacy of an inferior, un enlightened people, just emerged from slavery, answers No. The depreciation and insecurity of property, the inefficiency of labor, the repression of energy, a general distrust and uncertainty as to the future, and the failure to preserve “a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty ” —the special objects of the Constitution ordained by our fathers—all answer No. Therefore, we, the people of the county of Oglethorpe, in public meeting assem bled— 1. Resolve, That we solemnly protest against the acts of Congress, known as the Reconstruction Acts, as unauthorized by the Constitution and oppressive. 2. Resolve, That we endorse the declara tion of principles and sentiments made by the Conservative Convention assembled at Macon on the sth of December, ult. 3. Resolve , That we will do whatever good and honorable men and citizens may to maintain our rights under the Constitu tion, and to this end we organize ourselves as a party, and will co-operate with the great patriotic party at the North which is endeavoring to maintain the Constitution and rights of the people in opposition to the Radicals. 4. Resolve, That in our judgment the pro found acknowledgments of the Southern people are due the President of the United States and the Conservative party of the North for their manly, patriotic efforts to restore the government to its constitutional sphere of action and to preserve the liber ties of the people. And whereas the Republican party of Georgia is seeking to radicalize the State by means of relief measures for the benefit of the large debtor elass of our population; and whereas this unfortunate class is now suffering by the losses of war, the pressure of old debts and the alarming depreciation of property, and is worth}' of the sympathy of all humane and patriotic citizens, there fore, 5. Resolved, That we earnestly recommend to creditors, as a patriotic duty, that, with as little delay as possible, they seek to ad just with their debtors —among themselves or through a council of their neighbors— upon an equitable basis (looking to the na ture of the debt, the basis of credit, the losses by war of both parties and the amount of property remaining to eacii), the proportion of the old debts which ought in good faith to be paid; and availing them selves of the best securities they can obtain for the ultimate payment of the agreed amount, they extend a liberal and charita ble indulgence to the debtor where payment cannot be promptly made, to the end that property may not be sacrificed at sheriffs’ sales for nominal prices, nor the people be driven into bankruptcy or the Radical par ty, hoping for relief. The meeting was then addressed by Col. Mathews, who gave a clear and forcible idea of the objects set forth in the forego ing resolutions. He insisted that it was the duty of both creditors and debtors to adjust old claims upon equitable bases, to preserve their mutual good feeling and esteem, and become united iu the present struggle for their common rights. Calls were made for a speech from J. C. Reid, Esq., who then, in an eloquent and powerful manner, advocated the adoption of the resolutions. He maintained that the white race should ever preserve its supre macy unimpaired, and for no consideration yield to nigger equality or nigger domina tion. On motion of J. C. Reid, Esq., the fbre goimi report and resolutions were unani uxompy adopted, * OjL motion of same, the Chairman was inaiwmi-ed to appoint a committee of thir teen tor the purpose of looking into the sub ject of relief', and devising some plan'by which old debts may be amicably adjusted and settled upon some equitable basis, be tween debtors and creditors. This commit tee to be appointed before the next meeting of this body and report at that time, also to be convened at any time by call of the Chairman. On motion of Daniel Johnson, Esq., it was resolved that this organisation be per manent, and meet in future at the call of the Chairman. On motion of W. M. Lang, Esq., it was resolved, that a copy of this day’s proceed ings be forwarded to the publishers of the Constitutionalist and Chronicle (ft Sentinel of Augusta, and their publication requested. The meeting then adjourned. B. F. Hardeman, Chairman. Sam’l Lumpkin, Secretary. Thirty-seventh Day’s Proceedings j)f the Georgia Unconstitutional Convention. February 5. The Atlanta Intelligencer did not come to hand last night, hence we are without onr usual report. Very little was done in the con vention. The following is the relief ordinance adopted bt the conven tion. Whereas, By the late war the people of Georgia have lost over four hundred millions dollars ot taxable property, also a vast de preciation ol real estate, and the total loss of four years’ labor, thereby throwing into hopeless confusion the equitable relations of debtor and creditor ; and Whereas, All, or nearly all, the indebted ness was based either directly or indirectly upon the property thu3 destroyed or deprecia ted, while the amount of indebtedness is held u idiminished; therefore, We, the people of Georgia, in convention as sembled, do solemnly ordain, That, from and after the passage of this ordinance, no court in this State shall have jurisdiction to hear or de termine any suit, or render judgment in any case against any resident of this State, upon auy contract or agreement made or entered into, or upon any contract or agreement made in re newal of a debt existing prior to the first day of June, 1865 ; nor shall any court or minis terial officer of this State have jurisdiction or authority to enforce any such judgment, ex ecution or decree, rendered or iJswed upon any contract or agreement, or renewal thereof, as aforesaid. Also, the accompanying resolution : Resolved, That, the Committee on Judiciary be and are hereby instructed to insert in that part of the constitution which defines the pow er of the judiciary of this State, the following section : section . No court in this State shall have jurisdiction to hear or determine any suit, or render judg ment in auy ease against any resident of this State, upon any contract or agreement made or entered into, or upon any contract made in renewal of a debt existing prior to the first day of June, 1865. Nor shall any court or ministerial officer of this Shite have jurisdiction or authority to enforce any judgment, vexeention or decree, rendered or issued upon any contract or agreement, or renewal thereof, prior to said first day of June, 1865, except in the following case3, in which the courts aud ministerial officers shall have jurisdiction and anthority : When the debt grows out of a trust Tor the benefit of minors, and the trnst property is in the hands of the trustee, or it has been in vested by him in other specific effects of value, now in his hands, or has been fraudulently dis posed of by the trustee, wuobas vuluable speci fic assets arising from the disposition', of the trust property, which he converts to bis own use, or when the debt is due from a third per sou to a trust estate, or where the debt is evinced by bonds or mortgages of corporations in tbeir corporate capacity, except also where the debt or contract is set up by way of defense to any matter of which the court has any? Jtfffa diction, and the said debt is.more than any debt duo by the defendant to the plaintiff, of which tpe court shall deny jurisdiction, except also where the debt is for real property sold, and not one-third or more of the purchase money has been paid, and the suit is in the name of the vendor, and the said property exists, in the hands of the debtor who refbses to deliver it back to the vendor, au.l where ifiiUß been fraudulently disposed of by the debtor to avoid judgment, and except all debts due to charit able institutions. Institutions of leanifDg and mechanics and laborers, And in oil other cases where the.-' Legislature shall hereafter by a vote of a. majority of the members thereof--confer jurisdiction- on auy court created by this constitution or by tive enactment. Provided, that jurisdiction over debts lor the purchase or hire of slaves, or over debts, the credit of which was based on the slaves as pro* perty,-shall not be couferrecl on eouftts in this State. * SECTION —. All contract, made and not executed during the late rebelllou with the intention and for the purpose ot aiding and encouraging said re bellion ; or where it was the purpose and in tention of one of the parties to such contract to aid or encourage such rebellion, fact was known to tbe other party whether said contract was made by any person oiv corpora tion with the State or Confederate States, or by a corporation with a natural person, fir between tween two or more natural persoos, are hereby declared to have been and to be Illegal; and all bonds, deeds, promissory notes, bills or other evidences of debt, made or executed by parties to such contract or either ol them, ■in Cjpnnec tiou with such illegal contract, or as tiee con sideration for or in are hereby declared null and voii, and shall be so held in nil courts in this State, when an at tempt shall be made to enforce any such con tract, or give vitality to any such obligation or evidence of debt. And in all eases when the defendant or any one interested intlfe event ol the suit will mak%a plea, supported by bis affi davit, that he to believe that, the obligation or evidence of indebtedness upon which the suit is predicated, or some part there of, has been given or used for the illegal pur pose aforesaid, the burden oi proof shall be upon the plaintiff to satisfy the court and jury that the bond, deed, note, bill or other evi dences of indebtedness upon which said suit is brought, is or arc not, nor is any part thereol founded upon, or in any way connected With, auy such illegal contract, and has nipt been used in aid of the rebellion; aud the date of such bond, deed, note, I*lll or other evidence of in debtedness shall not be evidence Vfeat it has or has not, since its date, been issued?transferred or used iu aid of the rebellion. section . **■» It shall be iu the power of ajpajority of the Geueral Assembly to assess and cpficct upon all debts, judgments, or causes of action, when due, founded on any contract made or implied before the first ol June, 1865, in the of auy one iu his own right, or trusts, agent, or attorney ot another, on or after Thpffirst of Jan uary, 1868, a tax of not live per cent., to be paid by the credtrajmu puiu oi the forfeiture of the debt, but changeable by him, as to one-halt thereof, against the duOator, and collectable with the debt: Provided, that this tax shall not be collected, if the debt or cause of action be abandoned orgpttled with out legal process, or if in judgment, be settled without levy and sales ; aud provided further, this tax shall not be levied so long as the courts of this State shall not have jurisdiction of such debts or causes ot action. 11. That this ordinance he, and hereby is, adopted as part of the constitution of this State, and the Judiciary Committee, si-p in structed to alter the several sections r.f their report giving jurisdiction to the.’co’urts so as to fait to give jurisdiction in th£MMses herein 'de- nied, and the Committee on Consolidation and Revision distribute this ordinance to its proper place in the constitution. | From the Savannah Republican, fidi. The Riot of Tuesday — The Beejnnirfg of tho Eud. Yesterday morning the persons :t (vested dur ing the riot of Tuesday were arraigned before his Honor Mayor Anderson, for a Rearing. The first person called was Henry If. Eden, who was charged with having Yujtfidod un order of the Mayor, issued iu eonlormitjfcifch Order No. 25, from the Headquarters Dis trict No. 3, prohibiting the hoKTing of political meetings without giving the military and civil authorities twenty-four hours’ notice. Lieutenant Wray testified that he went to Chippewa Square on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of ordering the assembly** to disperse, having received orders to do so iroin the Mayor. He mounted the stand and repeat el the orders of the Mayor to the people, and Eden told them nol to go away, and that the stand must nut be removed, as Colonel Hopkins was to make a speech there that afternoon. IL, afterwards went away. General Anderson, Chief of Police, testified to having ordered the arrest. o( Eileu later in the afternoon, at New street, where lie was haranguing a crowd of colorcirpfcjaple on poli tical subjects. His Honor ordered that the ease be turned over to the military authorities for investigation, the offender lnjhtg violated a military order as well as a civifTrder. Aaron Grayson aud William Wallace (ne groes) were charged with riOtonV and disor derly conduct, inciting a mob aud endeavoring to create a riot and bloodshed iu tie street ; and with resisting and striking officers in the dis charge of their duly. Geueral Anderson, Lieu- Howard. Sergeants Sluvcn aufTMoran, and Lieut Wray testified agains||tl» prisoners.- - Grayson was the man the whole difficulty, by brandishing l nU;I (ailing on the peotilo to resist Wallace was arrested on W- st he '•'to "Si! the police. They were oi di-v.-fffor trial before the Superior Court, eh trges above specified, A miscellaneous collection was next called tip, consisting of the following named parties : C. Allen, Prince Hamilton,'.-Thomas Wayne, William Lochey, Henry Jones, Salomon James, MosesJßryan, C. McQalnn, A. Ingraham, King Grayson, E. Rulherlord, Joe City, K. Graham, George Stewart, A. Jackson, Joint Harrison, C. Jackson, A. Potter, Martha Patterson, Lizzie Demery and Sarah Johnson, all Colored. These were all charged with riotous iml disorderly conduct ill the street. O. McQuinn proved a good character, and that he was not engaged in the disturbance, and was discharged. The evi dence against the others was heard, and ilis Honor tlfen ordered that they He turned over to the military authorities for trial. Moses H. Bentley, the conventionist, ap peared in court, and was arrested and arraigned on the same charge for which Eden bad been held. He said that he did not know that per mission was neeessary to hold a meeting in the Church, and therefore none had been asked for. His ease was turned over to the military au thorities for trial. Powell, the lawyer from Lee county’, who came down to prosecute tbe e*ee against the Mayor, was present to defend the prisoners, but did not get a chance to display either his eloquence or ability, which were therefore all saved for the ears of the military officers. Eden stated in defense that he Lad been told that Col. Hopkins had gone Pi the military authorities and to the Mayor, and had received permission to hold the meelbg. Had he known that he was doing wrong lie would not have been there. The prisoners were taken charge of by the police and escorted back to thi barracks, to await the action of the military authorities 'ln the matter. We learn that the prisoners will be held by order of the military authorities, until the Post Commandant can communicate with and receive instructions from Gen. Meade. Pious Gambling. —The recent movements against gift enterprises, alias lotteries, for the benefit of soldiers, soldiers’ orphans, etc., is a step in the right direction, and one which, it is to be hoped, will tie followed up until the whole of this insidious system of gambling is abolished. It has already done an incalculable amount of mifechief, and un less checked now, will be [productive of much greater. Asa people, we are unfor tunately too prone to indulge in speculative operations, and more especially when the temptation is presented in a form to drown conscientious scruples. Church and Sunday school fairs, at which grab-bags and chances for doll babies abound, are the only prelim inary steps to indulgence in Soldiers’ Home, Soldiers’ Orphan, and Soldier’ ImJ.iiute investments, which, by a nafriral- process of induction, lead to regular lottery gamb ling. “ The end justifies the means,” is the apology which pious people generally offer about to purchase a share irione of these foolish speculations. Said a clergyman to the manager of a Soldiers’ Institute Lot tery : “ I utterly abhor - gambling,' but as the object of this is to benefit he poor wounded fellows who have periled life and limb in defense of our noble Uniin, God bless them ! I have concluded to buya ticket merely to help it along. : -I neither dxpect nor desire to draw a prize, my sola motive being the promotion of a most nobis ckuse.” Saj.d the manager in reply,Sir, as you do not, care to, draw a prize, suppose I enter opposite your name, something like the following, ‘ whatever prize this number may draw is donated to the Soldiers’ Institute by the purchases- of the ticket.’ ” “Oh !” replied the clergy man excitedly, “ I clid’nt ineaja just that; 1 guess you need not make the entry; should the ticket draw a prize, I have -another be nevedent object in view, to which I will de vote the proceeds.” It is nridpr the garb of such, flimsy pretences as the above that professing' Christians frequently satisfy their consciences, and give to these gani Wing concerns the ftlli benefit or thein patronage and influence- The developments 6t the past twelve months ought to satisfy every reflecting person that to invest iv thoj£ lotteries is not sjjnply to throw away mopey, but a direct and positive epcourag*. meat of a system whiejj. is < one of the mqfo proMe sources ofcrhne a fid degradati#fs\_ Fbuffifths of thand bank robberies of employers to gamWing, of which thee« ering wed are tbese-Church»udSmdajr ßch(iol fa g g a))d Soldiers’ gift enterprises -{-PMaddithia Star. ' *OT Fob \ graph Comply [y was or will be notY y -he contrary MARRIED, At St. James’ M. E. Church, on Wednesday even ing, 23th of January, by Rev. G. H. Patiilo, Mr. W. J. Freeman and Miss Milpred A. Taliaferro, both of this city. * Georgia State Lottery, FuK TilE BENEFIT OF THE M asonic Orphan's H onto. Ihe following were the drawn numbers, in the Sup plementary Scheme, Georgia State Lottery, February 6th. MORNING DR AWING-Class No. 138. lO 11 43 14 39 47 70 8 35 41 67 57 43 13 Drawn Numbers. EVENING DRAWING-CLASS 196. 66 17 30 74 11 18 36 13 54 78 7 34 63 13 Drawn Numbers. M. G. McKINNE, Agent, Corner Jackson and Ellis streets. feb7-l CONSIGNEES TER CENTRAL RAILROAD, February 7.—A PouUian, S D Heard, J W Walker, Bothweb, W * Cos, J J Robertson & Cos, I T Heard, J 0 M, C A W, J G B & Bro, Z McCord, E [O’D, J D B & Bro, Clark & M, J J Evans, Bones, B ACo, E Mus lin, ,UTA Bones, [B], WM J, C Pemb'.e, W n Tutt, J 6 0, W A R & Cos, H E Clark, Oil), G A A, Davidson* Cos, Gray AT, T Richards & Son, Beall A H, O H & Cos, GRAB, V A M, R F Urqn haft. SPECIAL NOTICES. BORGIA, RICHMOND* COUNTY-Cleuk’s Office, Inferior Court, February 6, 1868.—A1l persons holding Certificates of Jury Service peformed since the Ist clay of January, 13»J7, will please present them at this •office, within tea days', to be acted on by the Justices of the Inferior Court. *Vh7-2 LAFAYETTE McLAWS, Clerk. RrsT*AUGUSTA CLUB.--A Regular Meeting of the Club will be held at their Club Rooms on SATURDAY, February 3th, at o’clock, p. m. R. 11. MAY, President. A. (f. llai.l, Sec. and Treas. L b 7-2 BGT TEACHERS, TAKE NO TICE.—The Board of Education of Richmond county will meet again on SAT URDAY next, the Bth install*, at 2 o’clock, p. m., at the Ordinary’s Office, for the purpose of granting license to those who may apply for leave to tench in any of the public schools of said county for the present year. fefc4-ld S£sT NEW MARRIAGE GUIDE.-Au E.may for Young Men, on Physiological Errors, Abuses and Dis eases, incident to Youth and Early Manhood, which create impediments to Marriage, with sure means oi relief. Sant iu sealed letter envelopes free cf charge. Address Dr. J. Skillin Houghton, Howard Association, Philadelphia. jan3l-3m BdTW. W. BARRON OFFERS HIS RESIDENCE, on Ellis street, next to Concert Hail, for sale, with or without Furniture. Every convenience in modern fix tures are within the premises. Terms liberal. Also, a superb seven octavo Pun >, Hallet, Davis 6c Co.’S make. Very little used. jar,2B-lm Wi R E 11AI LING, FOR EN dP X* * T** closing Cemetery Lots, Cot- B ~C>V/ < y) j P tuges, Ac.; WIRE (lUAIUM - ’ " iLiaaS Hu.l hlllli WORK, FOUR- DiUN lEU O LOTUS, luiuiufacUirol by ‘St. WALKER A SONS, .i 111-72 -ly No. II North 61b* ~ PmLADKLPIIIi. B.«r BATCHJCLOR’3 IIAIR DVK. -Thissplendid I Lor Bye is the b< r.t in the world ; the only true and per fect l)ye ; harmless, reliable, mstsutmieous; no disap pointment ; uo ridiculous tints ; remedies the iil ejects of bad eyes ; invigorates and leaves the Hair soft and beau tiful, black or blown. Sold by all Drugaists and Per fumers ; and properly applied at Batchelor'S A\ ig Fac tory, No. 16 Bond street, New York, janlfl ly NOTICE. Augusta, Ga, Pec. 21, 1567. To ttie Stockholders oj the Mtlledgeville or Macon and Augusta Railroad Company: Galls for payment on subscriptions to the Capital Stock of this Company have been made up to Fifty-five per cent. Stock upon which this amount has not been paid will be to the Comp-, y. A further call is now made for i’uenty five per cent., pay able on or before FEBRUARY 20tli, 1563, at which date Eighty percent, will he due, and Stock will be for feited if not paid. Ail Stockholders in arrears will at once correspond with tire Treasurer. The Road is now in operation to Millcdgeville, and i* doing a large business. It is believed that arrangements wilt be made by which further calls will be avoided, if prompt payment is now made. By order of tlie Board of Bireciora. 11. B. BULLOCK, President. J. A. S. Milligan, Sec. A Tress. dec2l-dic6o VrST Tub Bk.t Remeuv. “7t(S pasksin’s • "qu 3Si»~ II,PATIO UiTTEBS, J -4RJ _ FOB r ».y DtißA#E3 or TJ. • r.fWKA DtOHUfTK ORGANS. "SB t&F* It Never Fails. “3L3 S3?* It Never Fails. ”4ba It Never Fails. “fed BSy* Agents “Otaa JfeT Plumb A Leitner W- 11. Tott. "Sstl dec!7 1y Extract of a Letter Prom Providknce, Ala., May 13,1866. Dr. John Bull : I send you S3O for Cedron Bitters please send what it will come to after paying freight to Columbus, M h-. I have been troubled for several years with indigestion ; have had to take pills every night for ten or fifteen years, and in February, 1304, I was attacked with general paralysis. 1 was confined to iny room for the balance of the year ; and, in fact, continued in a very weak and nervous condition uutil some two months since, when I was put under an operation, and your Cedron Bitters for treatment. I commenced im.,loving right away, and am pretty well restored. Yours, truly,' A. L. NEAL. Louisville, Ky., November 85, ISO 4. I received this day the following, from Lancaster, Ken tucky : Dr. Jonx Bull : Please send ma in haste, for my own use, one dozen of your Cedron Bitters. I have tried them, and find them all you claim for them. Yours, respectfully, tr. W. SHINDLEBOWES. Another Testimony. Bloomington, 111., October 14,1864. Dr. John Bull : We made an arrangement with your agent, July 20, 1861, for selling your Cedron Bitters, and are about sold out, We want (oue gross) twelve boxes more, without delay We are introducing them readily, and think they answer a good purpose. DRS. HOGG Ac CROTHEIIS. For stde by WAS. 11. TUTT, janl2-ly Sole Agent, Augusta- Srltedalc ©i Maeon and xln-ruita Railroad. Leaves Ciinuk, daily, at 12.30, p. m. Milledgeville 5.30, a. m. Arrives at Milledgreville 4.10. p. m. (Jamulc 9.00, a. m. Passengers leaving Augusta or Atlanta on Day Pas senger Train of Georgia Railroad will make close con nection at Camak for intermediate points on above road, and also for Macon, Asc. Passengers leaving Milledge ville at 5.30, a. m., reach Atlanta and Augusta same day, and will make close connections at either place for principal points in adjoining States. E. W. COLE, Augusta, January 7, 1868. Gen’lSup’t. janß-tf DR. H. T. CAMPEIELD, DENTIST. Rooceis, 202 3£roa<l Street, First door above the French Store. dec2l-tt KSF THE CONFESSIONS AND EXPERIENCE OP AN INVALlD.—Published lor the benefit, and as a Cau tion to Young Men and others, who suffer from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay of Manhood, Arc., supplying The Means of Self-Cure. Written by one who cured himself, and sent free on receiving a post-paid directed envelope. Address, NATHANIEL MAY PAIR, Brook lyn, N. Y. Also free, by the same publisher, a Circular of DAIBY SWAIN, the great Poem of the War. decl7-3m Valentines! Valentines 11 JUST received, a large assortment of ENTINES, Embracing Comic, Juvenile and Sentimental VAL ENTINES of every description, with ENVELOPES to match, from 5 cents to $5 each. City and country merchants supplied at very low Prices. A. BI.EAKLEY, B okseller, &c., BIO Broad st. STOLEN, On the night of the 4th instant, a small, very dark bay MARE, five years old. She lias long tail and mane, and no special marks about her: A suita ble reward will be paid for her recovery. JOHN T. HUNGERFORD, Augusta, Qa. Furnished Rooms Wanted* Three YOUNG MEN wish to secure FUR NISHED ROOMS (with attendance) in a central part of the city. Address, for two days, “ BACHELORS, ” BOX 60, I*. O. Best of reference given, febe-2 ' New Advertisements SEED OATS. A FEW hundred bushels SEED OATS, of ex tra fine quality, for sale by JENNINGS A SMITH, feb7-6 No. 6 Mclntosh street. WANTED, aVEaCON CITY BOND3 and past due COU PONS, and 45 Shares Macon and Augusta Railroad STOCK, all paid in, for sale by feb7-tf BRANCH, SONS A CO. STOLEN—SSO lIEWARIX On the 3d of December last a GOLD WATCH was stolen from my house. It is a single case Gold Watch, repeating movements, strikes the hour, hall hour, quarter and e’ghlh ; duplex escapement, T. F. Cooper, maker; No. 4 536. I will pay the above amount for its recovery, and no questions will he asked. feb6-6 F. LAMBACK. DISSOLUTION. T HE CO-PARTNER'IIIP heretofore existing between the undersigned is ties day dissolved. BRYSON A GRAHAM, ftd>6-3 By Wm. Bryson. CONSOLIDATION. THE FIRMB OF CLARK A MARTIN (owners of the Augusta Mills) and JOHN M. CLARK A SONS, GROCERS, 278 Broad street, have been uni ted for the purpose of conducting a General Grocery, t’ommissioii AND MILLING- BUSINESS, Under the name and style of JOHN M. CLARK At CO., 278 Broad street. Jorn M. Clark, A. W. Clark, M. T. Martin, John M. Clark. feb6-4 TROTTING RACE, Jb 1 OR A PURSE OF S2OO, given by the citizens of Augusta. Open to all Trot ing Horses. En ries to close by 10 o’clock, P. M., THURSDAY NIGHT, at Mr. Qpe aTELL’s house, coiner of Jiliis and Wash ington stveels. ’.I ho Trot will come off over the Lafayette Course. Mile Heats to Harness, best three in five, FRIDAY, February 7th, with the following entries : D. T. Harvey enters black stub FLYAWAY. T. Paxton enters sorrel stal. AMERICAN STAR. D. If. Ward enters brown mare BETTY WARD. Good sport may be expected, avail the above named Horses are lTom the North, and of good reputation, but owned by Southern mil. These Horses trot ted on Monday last, February 3d, at this place, inside of 2 minutes 40 seconds. Race to come oft' at 1 o’clock. Alter the above race, a QUARTER RACE between the Whitesides Horse of Burke county, and the hay mare Creole, from Indiana. M. B. TITMAN, febs-3 Proprietor. CARD. Dli, EDWARD BARRY _L3egS to announce that he will continue on his own account the DRUG BUSINESS, at the old stand of Barry A Battey, 290 Broad sire, t, where, for the past 25 years he has conducted the business in the Arms of D’Antignac A Barry and Barry A Battey. A full supply of every article connected with tin; DRUG TRADE will he kept constantly on hand, and as he will give tiie strictest personal attention to every department, he hopes to receive from his old custom ers, friends, and the public, a fair proportion of their favors. feLLO AUGUSTA FOUNDRY AND BTacliine Worlis. WRIGHT A ALBUM’S IMPROVED COT TON SCREWS, GIN OKAR, SUGAR BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS!, Ci UDUiXCyS, 4-LAiiM. jfcf.TH and ull kinds of r CASTINGS done at short notice. Highest price paid for OI.D MACHINERY, IRON, BRASS and COPPER. PHILIP MALONE. covlS-tf NOTICK PICQUET begs leave to inform the ladies of Augusta that she is prepared to do all kinds of ! SEWING neatly and promptly. Also, BRAIDING. She also would inform the gentlemen that she is pre pared to do TAILORING. All desiring work done please give her a call, at 102 Broad Greet. fob 2 U CARPETS I OABPETS 11 CARPETS ! ! GfREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED IN our entire stock of the following New Goods: ENGLISH, BRUSSELS and VELVET CAR PETS IPavy 3-ply Ingrain an l Venetian CARPETS Flax, Jute, Dutch and Rug CARPETS RUGS, MATS, CRUMB’CLOTHS, DRUGGETS STAIR RODS, STAIR CRASH, HASSOCKS, $1 each Floor Oil Cloths. A beautiful line of NEW PATTERNS, from 3 to 18 feet wide, which we will cut in any shape for Hails, Rooms, Ac, Ac Table Oil Cloths. Oil Cloth’ TABLE COVERS PTANO COVERS and TABLE COVERS VULCANIZED RUBBER CLOTH Jor Infants’ Use A full assortment of the above goods just received Window Shades. Our SPRING STOCK just to hand, embracing many NEW PATTERNS (all sizes madc)> with all necessary trimmings Mattings. Red, Checked and White MATTINGS, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4 COCOA MATTINGS, plain and striped Wall Papers and Borders. PAPER SHADES and FIRE SCREENS Our SPRING STOCK ot NEW PAPERS, in the Latest Styles, just opening Damask and Lace Curtains. CORNICES, BANDS, TASSELS and LO )PS A Beautiful Stock of the above goods offering at very Low Prices by JAS. (j. BAILIE & 8110,, 205 BROAD BTJIEKT. P. S.—CARPETS made and laid promptly. OIL CLOTHS cut and laid with dispatch. WINDOW SHADES squared and put up. je9-ly nov2l-jan23 LIQUORS, CIGARsT&cT i * Bb's WHISKY, assorted grades 10 Bbls Domestic BRANDY" and GIN. 3 Bids Pure J AMAICA RUM 1 Pipe Pure HOLLAND GIN 15 X Casks Sherry, Port and Madeira WINE 5 ,V Casks Imported BRANDY 100 Boxes TOBACCO 50M CIGARS 25 nhds Light Brown SUGAR 100 Sacks COFFEE 25 X Chests TEA In store and for sale bv declS-tf O'DOWD & MULIIKRIN. LANDRETH Celebrated Garden Seeds. ALSO, LANDRETH ONION SETS, RED AND WHITE. A full supply of the ’above for sale by EDWARD BARRY. Druggist, Apothecary and Chemist.*.- 290 Broad s.t Liberal terms to country dealers. fe!>4.G CONSTITUTION LIFE SYRUP p urges the system entirely from all the Evil Effects of Mer cury. For sale by ju, TOTT. nov!6-d*c6m NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED OWN IMPORTATION! JULIUS G. TUCKER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, THUNKS, GENT’S FURNISHING GOODS NOTIONS, &c„ &c., 3L 0 & 316 BROAD ST., AUGUS l’A, GA., TTAK JUST OPENED A full and c omplete stock of the above name! merchandise, which will be sold at it SMALL AO VANCE ON COST. The attention of the Ladies is especially invited to my splendid assortment oi, IMPORTED CORSETTS, all colors and styles. ALSO, KID GLOVES at One Dollar a pair. ALSO, The finest assortment in the city of ' MOURNING COLLARS and SETTS LACES and LACE COLLARS. My stock of 3Q> lEtL SEES <GSrC>O3O>S» Is well selected aud as cheap ns can lie wold anywhere. A fall and complete stock of CLOTHING and PIECE GOODS. A full line of BROGANS, BALMORALS and CONGRESS SHOES. A full assortment, of (' ilf and Kip BO< >TS. A comple assortment of Gent’s FURNISHING GOODS, embracing Fine White SHIRTS Fine Colored SHIRTS Fine Traveling SHIRTS Fine UNDER SHIRTS HANDKERCHIEFS, SOCKS, GLOVES, SUSPENDERS, Ac. • ALSO, A large assortment of HATS and CAPS TRUNKS and VALISES UMBRELLAS, NOTIONS, Ac., &c., Ac. Country MEcroliants and Dealers Are respectfully invited to Call and Examine the above New and Large Stock, and Special Facilities arc offered from the fact that 1 have Personally Purchased a large quantity of the above named merchandise iu Europe, and am consequently en abled to sell these Imported Goods BELOW NEW YORK PRICES! > - T j, MUSKESi, THOMAS & SCHAUB, j| No. 344 iiroail Street, Augusta, Ga., Under j| m IMPORTERS AND UKALKRS IN English and French China, BOHEMIAN, FRENCH AND AMERICAN siiss m crockery ware, Koroseno Damps, <fec. Southern Porcelain Ware. Ety Orders Solicited, Filled and Promptly Forwards JOSIAH jrOSUKR. | ,T. JKFFBRSOS THOMAS. | OHU SODA ! «p 24-Oiiiif ISAAC T. HEARD & CO., Vv Sj nd Commission Merchants, OOBNKIt ItItYNOLDS AND MoINTOSII STREETS, AUGUSTA, GA. ISAAC T. HEARD, ? O. M. STONE. ) W ILL devote ‘lieir pt.riet personal nttontion to the Sioinjrc nnrl sale of Cotton nml nil other ‘‘P 0 /* 111 , 06 r^l< ‘ r fiends that they havo connected with them in businesfl, Col. \V XLYN. VVALIOpa, OI Wl.kesi county, Georgia. Orders for Bagging, Jtope, &c M promptly attended to. Liberal Ons-h Advances made at All times on Produce in Btore. aulO-d&oif SRSAT REOOCriON H PRISES AT THE EMPIRE BOOT A SHOE EMPORIUM. UOBlilliT CAEEOLL, WITH EDWIN E. BLODGETT & CO, -y-rj- M«OAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA., yV 12 ARE NOW OFFERING ono of the largest ami best selected Stocks of Gontlemon’s, Ladles Misses' ana Children s 80018 A JUS SHOES. Fvt*r opened in this city, and experience of twenty years, and buying strictly or cash, onabi#« us 10 sol to our customers at, Rom 20 to 2o per cent, cheaper than they can be purchased elsewhere. Call and examine as Goods will be lreeiy shown and ono price asked. Miles’CeJcdwued 130GT8 and SHOES. Also, all other BOOTS and BIIOKS from nanufrcniivn o note in the United States. N. B.—No Shoddy or paper stuffed SHOES kept at this establishment.. o(Xi7-0m ■A.TT (xTT sta seed store, NO. 15 WASHINGTON STREET (one door SoulU of Uronrt). r P JL HE SUBSCRIBER linsjust received a very Splendid Stock or FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERI CAN GARDEN and FIELD SEEDS, which cannot bc> surpassed lor Quality and Variety in the Southern ■market; also, ONION SETS, RED and WHITE CLOVER, LAWN GRASS, KENTUCKY BLUE, ORCHARD and HEARDS GRASSES and LUUKRN. To arrive, the Celebrated Early Goodrich awl Harrison IRISH POTATOES, PENNS'! LVANIA GOURD SEED and oilier EARLY CORN, dec., Ar COUNTRY’ MERCHANTS and FARMERS supplied as Low as elsewhere. Small Packages, from one ounce to a pound, sent by mail FREE OF POSTAGE. decs-3m c. PKMULE. L. D. LALLERSTEDT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, NO 220 BROAD STREET, UP STAIRS. nov24-lf STEAMER KATIE. ROM AND AFTER THIS DATE THE STEAMER KATIE will run regularly between SAVANNAH AND AUGUSTA, TOUCHING AT ALL THE WAY-LANDINGS, going and returning. Leave Savannah every SATURDAY" MORNING, a', 9 o’clock ; arrive at Augusta Sunday, 7, p. m. Leave, August a every TUESDAY", at 12 o’clock; arrive at Savannah Thursday, 11, a. ni. STOVALL A KDMONDBTON, Agents, nn22-lm* No. 1 Warren Block. 66 SHARES MONTGOMERY AND WEST Point Railroad Stock, and Shares Atlanta and West Point Railroad Stock, for sale by BRANCH, SONS & CO., jan4-tf Bankers. I NOTICE. -A.LL persons Indebted to HORA, WISE A CO , and J. K. HORA, are earnestly requested to let tie their indebtedness. The Notes and Books can be found at M\" OLD STAND, 234 Broad street, with Mr. Gkoroi; H. Crump, who is my duly authorized Agent during my absence fiom the city. _ J nnSl ' 6 ‘ JOHN K. lIOKA. OYSTERS, FRESH every diy, can be purchased at J. M. Nbulbtt’s Family Grocery Store, No. 126 Broad street. Oysters in the shell ana opened, me received daily from Philadelphia and Savannah. Prices vary from 40 cents to 75 cents a quart, and from $2 to M per bushel. Orders promptly filled and purchases deliv ered In any part of the city. Restaurants and Hotel* furnished at leduced rates. dec26-tl CONSTITUTION LIFE SY’RUP eradicates,toot and branch, all Eruptive Diseases of the SktH. For sale by W. H. TUTT. novls-d*cGm_ - DR. ZEKE, (COLORED MAN,) AN ORIGINAL DEN TIST, OFFICE North-East Corner Campbell and Greene Stft« AUGUSTA, GA. Terms Moderate. janM-SW * s :
