About Tri-weekly Sumter Republican. (Americus, Ga.) 1865-1867 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1867)
THE TRI-WEEKLY SUMTER REPUBLICAN. Vol. 2.--3STO. 64: T II fcl Tri-Weekly Republican is PUBLISHED EVERY Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays*, BY O, "W". HANCOCK, KIUTOR A PUOPBUTOR. TEHKS : 82 FOB THREE MONTHS Hams nr Aiiwsui'J.si'iO. — Two Dollars «> Bo mire, of ion liim< !?“■.. for iti» h’M. m g.„ tiou. and One Dollar t\.r each subiseuuen' jf JOM , Pro ! 'essio:tal Cards. wittiifA. tiiwK Attorney at Law, Americas, (>eo*g*x. £2?”Office in .Masonic Hall. Jan. 18 tt'. a- ATTOaNBI AT LAW, AND BEAL ESTATE AGENT* rive prompt attention to proses. \\ sional business in Sumter, Schley, Web Her, Lee, and Terrell comities, except, cases in the Eon sty I'ouut of Sumter County. Office in the Court ilouse. JitMie ts.. COMMERCIAL AGENCY. A @ 3 M, A all t AT'XOEN'Ey & COLLECTOR,. Amerieus, Georgia. PROPOSES to devote himself nmitly ■ convey a iicmy and o nnmercjal practice! Will keep dockets shewing progress cf easel from cuunaeucenicnt of suits to setfcieimnl of claims, at all limes subject to inspection, of parties, aftd oooks showing every himjj||M tr lusaetioti. No pains spared tr cifl office tlie first collecting office n, tI’RHH try. Liberal patronage solicited. t peer & Hook’s Building. Aug 1 tt. C. T. Goocle, ATTO KNE Y A T A meric us, Gcorgia^p jnn 15 ts James J. Attorney at Law, AMERICUS, <;h®« Office in Masonic builcl-njr, up tniti€<3 lmtwt.cn 11 W. Ninth & CoV Conß fcttficlHSty. and Foul’s Btore jin BU. W, A. GRRENE respectfully info?M the public that he has opened an <>■ fice in the new lintel building the telegraph office) and proposes to pay ptS titular utleiuiuii to Oh LILK CONSU 1.1 THINS. ~ . 1 Ladies and gentlemen desiring his services can find him at his office,Lam 11 to 1 o'clock en-ch day. N. R. Private office for consultation. gtgT Calls left at Ur. Eldridge’s Drug Store will receive attention. feh -3 tt. 1 m« ©a IBK!U©I£ OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Amerieus and surrounding country. Thankful for patronage heretofore given him, he hopes by unremitting atten tion to business to uieri4 a continuance of <Sj-e same Itigi. Office next door to the Post Office. July 14 4f. t. s. BSK&IB. M. 8. Physician and Surgeon, OFFERS liis Professional services to (tie citizens of Amerieus and surrounding country. Can no found at his office over die store of P. 8L Oliver & Pro., du-iing the day, aind at night at the hotel. Nov 15 (ini’* ' A.. B. OUTTsT Broker and Commission Merchant amerieus, ga. WILL pay the highest market price for cotton. Cash advances made on cotton consigned to \V, Jttryce Slo,, Now York. uoy ; T “t ts il (i TEL S_. . MARSHALLHOUSE. pROUGIITON ST, m SAVANNAH, GA. TmillS first (‘lass Hotel has been remodeled ' X and newly refurnished and put in perfect order throughout. The traveling public may rest assured they will find itc* (joininodations at this House, nov 24 ly Mills Hons©, Corner Queei And Meeting Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. This first class hotel has been thoroughly repaired, remitted and re-fur- Vislied throughout, and is now ready for the accommodation of the travelling public, Whose patronage is respect fplly solicited. Coaches always in readiness to convey pas* eengers to and from the Hotel. jiie Proprietor promises to do all in his jpowerfov fjie of his guests. JOSEPH P Fit CELL, ieb 12 ts proprietor. Hotel. OPPOSITE PASSENGER DEPOT; jffaepn, Georgia. B. F. dense: * SON, (Late of Granite Hall) Jan 12 Psqrxpioas. SawHtab Mrertisemcuts* tm (WLrnvi.i'i: MSCR/INGE COMPANY or- SAVANNAH. [GEORGIA. ! Arc prepared to l-’ i e i r.<>t itaisi.^H ■ - - - - ~ ’ey. r> In it ir.w-MiT.rr, <■ m lb: RM A -ffe H .1 8Bm!. I fl| •a VdSn -J?.. i i \HV KKKP on band aH the »ew jmlilk-atiojffn which they sell at Now York retail j pri<*.es. Orders solicited from the citizens of Amcr ; icus and vicinity. Feb. y-3m. E. G. HILTON. I ». M. UANDEI.!.. ! Siivsumaih, <ia. 4 New York. HILTON & RANDELL, Wholesale droeers and Healers in Groceries FRsnsiit rail Liras, k 193 Bay Street, Savanna! 1 , Georgia. INVITE the attention of cimjlors to their | 1. large and complete atue3f of Groceries and Liquors ' purchased expressly for the Southern mar-, ki t which liiev are prepared to offer at tlie lowest niarkei rates. .Xgents for the celebrated Star M Ins ky,” Hapanl’s Gunpowder, in kegs, 1-2 kegs | arid 1-i kegs and case--'. nov 27 tl. S,B. HARRINGTON, Savannah,'.... ....... Georgia. DEALER in every variety of Household and Office Furniture, Mattresses, Spring Beds, &c., is prepared to offer superior inducements to all wanting goods in his line. Being connected with some of the largest manufactories of the North, i can sell goods at but one profit, thereby giving lutycry the opportunity of getting goods Ht >ie\y York juieos, with freight uu^bd, HOTELS k PUBLIC BUIHHaGS supplied on as good terms as can be done by aiiy Northern house. Goods securely packed and shipped to any point with promptness and dispatch. tir£~W are rooms 178 Broughton St., nearly opposite St. Andrews Hall Savannah, Ga. nov 24 6m* THOMAS J. DUUBAfi. HENRY A. STULTS. T. J. BUN3AR&€O., IMPORTERS AND DEALERS in Brandies, Whiskies, Gins, Wines, Cigars, &o. Agent for Smith’s Celebrated Philadelphia Ales, 147 Bay Street, A4 JUI-V-VJ/f, G'-l. noy 17 3m Americas, Georgia, Saturday, March O, 186.7. Amerieus AdveiTiseseuts. SAM now occupying my large new store room, in the Cranberry building, next door to Ad'ims, Speer & Cos., where 1 have now on hand, the LARGE SI 1 TOOK OF FRESH AND PURE MED I OIN E S EVER BROUGHT TO THIS MARKET. Quinine, Morphine, Castor Oil, Bine Mass, (iilonul, Opium. Uhabarfe Epsom Salts, Camphor, PATENT MEDICINES, f Drake’s Plnnlation Billers, Gallighan’s 1 Pills, Ayer’s Ague Cure, liningColi [ trough, A y ie’s Ciierry IVctcuj^Bvcr’? ! Pills, Wright's Pills, Dr.. t rimflaml’s irruiati l-in nyfHHHBUHBk \N.m. DAU-LffiK’ pri! H»n A. .'.ml '.) 1 |^oad! n y T’» /7\in"n. , any oilier' llailroud. ON HAND NOW, Several Car Loads Qf WHITE TENNESSEE COEN. i I am prepare! to supply those wishing corn, 1 prompily, at REASONABLE PRICES. Send ju your orders to .J V. I’rice or my s«!f. ' M- 11. STEPHENS. Feb. 9-ts. CLOTHI NCi l ! AT COST !! \\l E will sell Ihe remninder of our Win- V V ter Stock of CLOTHING, at coat and freight. Also upon same terms, CLOTHS, JEANS, CASS!MERE, SATINETS, &c. FUSLOW & ERN Amerieus, Feb. 7, lm. Gro eerier. A GENERAL assortment, of Groceries and Frovisinns, will be kept constantly on hand ami sold low. Those who prefer can i furnish ns funds, and we will order supplies for (hem from Ihe West, free of charge. W intend to di our best for the interest ofujr customers. Give 11s a Dial, jan 31 ts TOOLD. SCHUMPERT & CO. Notice. Office Socth-Wkstkiix Kvn.nn.in C 0.,) Macok, Ga., Keb.j IV ISO 7, i A DIVIDEND of I? 5) Five Dollars per A\ Share on the Capital Stock of this Com, pony, as held on the 31st ultimo, has this day been declared by the Board of Directors, from thaeiirjiingaoftheßottd, for the six month-t --ending 31st ultimo, payable on and after the •ioth inat, in United States Currency. The Government Tax will bo paid by this Company .... . , Stockholders in Savannah will receive their dividends at the Central Railroad Bank. JJSO. T. liOIFEUILXKT, feh 16 lm. Sec’y and Treas. 10,000 lbs. Green and Dry Hides -w-sr-T-.ANTED. Apply at the “ Hardware W Store.” Highest price paid in Cash, jail 17 ts W.i. WADSWORTH. From the Atlanta Era. SPEECH w Ex-Gov. Jos. E. BROWN, Dilivcre.l at the CiliJ /An'/, Atlanta, Ga., cm Monday, March 3th, 18G7. A Ster tlie seeling on Monday night had adjoui ned, there was a strong inelitmiiou tuuoilisted on the part of the audience pres ent to hear from ex-Governor Drown. Jn compliance with their wishes lie mlijjt'sse." the audience us follona | Mr. Chaiiimax axp Gkstleman: I s'n- I ecr iy regret that my honoruhle f.iend (Col ' one! Farrow, eall- and you back, lor noihing ve.ai farther IVmn my intention than to mike i any lemurka. I shiill eul U able to ■ edify you by unytliingwiat l may say. In ! response however, to t his call, coining from my neighlr m, and I trust I may say my j friends, I will not d,eeiii>e 10 say something, and in any remarks / may make, I will say i that I do not intend to wound the feelings of any one present. 1 think this is a time when it is much h, ttev to pour oil on the troubled waters, than to excite the flatties of passion ami; attempt to divide our people by Iby angry strife, iti K&amher that Congress j has already taken action which places us all I under a iniliL ry Government. Remember very tew days, the President, in ail will liel it to be his duty to tlie military dii-tri.-t of Georgia, and FhuAla,a man wiio-c will wili law of it w ill lie a pwr of h lu r i' a I'iii itary Ii ifM : .. 'Mia Ia ■" .' . ' '-I" !' 1 - ‘I bSPa 1 l r . : i l '.l'- . ; ’ ' psli: -' 1 - *jswTu a:Trm|H^^^Bi'n in ‘ *" r ,1S *° 'iU.inel with each . indulge in a spirit of ianl: tin.l j'-LViinatioti and reerimioatiou ! I’ to Sis up angry si ii :e ■:i i ■ to it weditler, to lvspaet- d seus3, to discuss calmly and witT^R'der'itioii? The grelt trouble with our people seems to be that they do Jilt recognize tlie fact lliiuf they are a people, and thut WV the 'ii .\ r tl. laSfewJli. l ! 7' : . \ LT-VAsi Al Nv 3®>y •} t J, Jfr* % J . ;g'Jls i ssi Hn lis^Prnt nLiniit.'l. a; and Thomas .K :!' i-.iiii, K more or less firy iin'il late a'lhappy ui-h Hr not I dandl'd by BBi supi d.aid • ill- on.' ;Ia V.'r [|^^PHl^ir!.:traui< us. Congress now c'aiins That, as the war-making power is confi l/d to it, so also must the power to make peace be confided to it; and Congress bus main tained its supremacy by the passage over the President’s veto of the bill which has just become a law. GteutlvtKeu aay, we will appeal’ to the Su- 1 pre.i»c Court. Hulv. Uat could su&h an ap- i peal be worth? Do yon not renumber a i tew days ago. if the newspapers report cor rectly, that Gov. Pierpont, of Virginia made a requisition upon Uoy. Fenton of New i York, for the surrender of a violator of the j laws of Virginia? Gov. Fenton refused, on | the ground that Virginia was not legally a ; State, and that the qnestiMj|H carried to j the Supreme Court, be inad inissable, because a ] is also said that the Supreme to decide no mere political to the other the issues involved in the ShHH bill ere political oius, it is peeti and they w ill be decided You passed an act that cur on the Snpr. me bench, tin y shallH filled until the number be reduced As ’lie Supreme Court is now majority of the Justices have ruled oath uncor.sUtutionai ; but three ot' R, Justices Nelson, Grier and Wayne, > curred in this ruling are now old menmkjJ sically infirm, and cannot be to occupy their positions. \V lien tions are vacant, n tnajority of tbe Supreme Court will tuogt likely entertajn political opinions an accord with the party now iu power. I think, then that the South lias but little relief in the present emergency to hope for, from that august tribunal. Their pres ent docket, as J was informed when in Wash ington, is tttfficicsst to engage their attention for the next two years, and it will be in their power to put the eases which may arise un der the Sherman bill to the foot ot the dock et, and thus avoid a decision till reached iu | their orders. During the whole of that time you will lie under the military bill as it passed Con gress. I know that I am slandered aud misrepre sented, arid my motives attacked for the course I j'.av,j felt it my duty to pursue on this question ; but I pass by all imputations of the kind as the idle wind that I regard not. [Applause.]. They say I am not con sistent. i admit it. And who ofusis? I was born in South .Gar.olina, i,n Mr. Cal houn’s district; yras reared in his political faith, am] sincerely believed that the doc trines which he taught were the true prin ciples of this Government. But the sword has decided against the doctrines oi that po litical school, aud we ought to acquiesce. I was reared a secessionist, but I bow to the decision of the august tribunal that dictates between Statis and nations in the last re sort. lam not, therefore, a secessionist now. [Applause] Therefore, gentlemen, lam not consistent. Ido not. claim it’ The man who sets himself up to be consistent at all times, and under all circumstances, in my judgment, acts very unwisely. That which is expedient to d;iy as a mat iter of policy, may not he expedient to mor- I row. As an illustration : would anybody in this audience, ten years ago, have thought it expedient that negroes should be allowed to ! testily in courts of justice, where a white I man were concerned? Cleanly not. Then i they were slaves; but since that time they have been made as freeing you aud 1. Would | anybody, len yeais ago, have thought it ex pedielit that a negro should be allowed to sue a white man ? Clearly not. But now the case is different. Then he had a master t’ look after his rights; now he most 'ook i astir them himself, and he must have them, I and if they are denied him. lie must have tlie 1 right to sue for them. [Applause.] Then weave not consistent. Who is there that, ten years ago, would have advocated the ab olition of slavery in this State? But now that measure has been adopted by unanimous v?>le. An ordinance to that effect lias been passed I')' the Convention of '.he State, and I do not remember whether it had a. single op ponent. Every man in Georgia, then, by bis representative, has voted for the abolition of slavery, and cvety one who has been par doped under theamnesty proclamation of tlie President, has laid his hands upon the Holy LvnngnlrsUoii 1 taken an oath that hp would abide tiy it. Wby did you do it ? Because the fortunes of war were against you. Tbe tribunal ot the sword had decided again ! you. Were any of yeu consistent then ? i think not. Is a man degraded because he submits to this bill ? My friends, let us reason togellu er upon this subject. It is, indeed, very hu miliating, especially to some of us who are disfranchised by the bill; but is. there any thing degrading iu it ? When Napoleon Bonaparte, who fought as gali.mtiy us ever niaii fought, was overwhelmed bv superior numbers, lie surrendered to tlie combined powers of Europe, lie was humiliated, but not degraded. Was Gen. Robert E. Lee de graded when, after his forces had me t cJ away, phalanx by phalanx, lie surrender ed to Geneinl Grant? I.et os look to this illustrious example You say. that, although yo.u, have surrendered, you will not do v.liat tbe conqueror requires. You will simply do nothing, and submit to whatever follows ; but General Lee did not do this. After he bad surrendered his sword to General Grant —who, il is reported, with a magnanimity that has soldo;)) bpen pan-ahi] apd never sur passed, returned it to him with expressions of admiration and sympathby. General L e did not put himself upon Wiudiijmty and say, lam conquered; lam at vour mercy; do with me as you p’ease, but rest assured I will do nothing ; I will never disgrace myself by doing what the conqueror requires. lam in your bands, sir, but i will carry p.ut no terms you dictate. Un thy contrary, Gen. Lee en quired, What terms will you give me ? Gen Grant informed him substantially that be must take a parole to abandon the cause for which he bad fought so gallantly, and swear never ta take tip arms agfinst ti;e Goyern nunit of the Upiled .Slates, which he had for the four last years attempted to destroy in the Southern States. When the terms were offered, Gen. Lee and his gallant veterans accepted them, and acted upon them, us the best they could do under tbe circumstances. Gen. Lee’s course then was not consistent with bis former course. ila;[ be stood up on consistency, aud refused to act or sign the purole, he and his gallant comrades must have gone to a military prison and been tried for treason. What he did was humili ating to his pride. But the condition of the conquered is always humiliating. Did any say that Gen Lee, by acting upon the terms, had degraded himself, or forfeited the res pect ol others, how pinch more degrading is it for you to accept and act upon the best terms you can get as a conquered people ? Suppose you refuse to accept the terms of this biil, will yon get any better? When Congress presented to us the constitutional Amendment which disfranchised but a small class,and we rejected it,did it present tousthe same measure alone a second time? No! you have refu-ed this measure. shall accept it and universal Suppose, now, you refuse to act present offer. What may we gciir..J dislYaiicliGemcnt ot all iii the rebel] >n, and a general c^^^Hict. a ho arc they ? It all who were members of Con officers of the United Stales, vho an oath to support tbe Con-uitu ;s;.'y\e United States, and afterwards en iMkbo rebellion. There were few Uui- in Georeia prior to th ■ jglaHß K.v'cuUy •. J.. h jMHgilPaX a ’ l 'C ■■4ooY ' 1:1 '*!" l,bed Mates asm '.lie !••.•!>••!liotn^rh:s '■m;i.-ae ov*. !i i ■ 'jjSjawWMfeii'l. iii i . 1 1 officers right prcinc a Justice of tbe Fence who bad i:h and afterwards en gaged in as we are now obliged ! to call, whatever may have been our opinions. But there is a large class of officers who are licit disfranchised, their oSices requirid them to take an oath to sup port the Constitution of tbe United States. No man under twenty-seven years of age js disfranchised; because a man had to be twenty-one years old to hold an oflice that re quired him lo take the oath to support the Constitution, and it has now been six years since the war began. Neither militia offi cers. nor county officers, not Judicial, are disfranchised, as sheriffs, cl.erks, tax-collect ors and vc.eeiyei s, county treasurers, consta hies, coroners, road commissioners, notarya public, &c. Is it not better, that the classes embraced in the disqualification submit to it than that the whole mass of white men who aided in the rebellion he added to the exclud ed class, and the property of the whole people confiscated ? Ido not leel that it iß"degrad ing to submit to the erms of the conqueror. If so, all who hear me are already degraded. You all took the amnesty oath, when so re quired, to save yonr property at and avoid pun ishment. Why did you net then discover the degradation, and adopt the do-nothiug dignity policy, which gentlemen now talk so eloquently about? Those who acted then should have a little more charity for those who propose to act qpw. Why dhl not gentleman put upon their digni ty and manhood, when required to abolish slavery, repudiate the war debt; und abro gate the ordinance of secession, which we Jiad passed with so much defiance? If we could take all that, and maintain our •‘self respect,” I think we may take the balance of the dose, which we are in fumed shall be tbe last, without making n3 ugly faces ns some ol us now make. Let us put a lit'le sugar-coating around it. and swallow the pill at once and be done with it: waiving the ‘‘dignity” fora time ns we Lp.ve so alUn been compelled to do. Those who have tak en the amnesty oath and voted for all these measures, no claim'that they have done eiyough. So we all thought but the conquer or's say not, audit is,our misfortune tint they are in position to decide that question for us without consulting us. At the ch S” of the war. part cf us were ar rested, and for time wq* id not the option of leaving the country. But all .troutlemon, who were not unrher arrest, had that oppor trinity. The way was ojieii to Mexico, lira zil, Canada, or Europe, or to any other part of the world. Why did you nu s all go ? I suppose you stayed either from choice or gr cessity. Many bad aged parents, wives, or children, or all together, for whose support they were responsible. They bad not the means to. carry them to n strange hu d.— This class—a very large one—if they had no other attachments to bind them to the coun try, remained from necessity. Avery Urge class, no doubt, remained because, with nil its faults, they still loved their native land the best, and were unwilling to exchange this land with its Govern men.t for any other.— Most of those who then left have since re pen ted and returned - We then choose this no our Government, ond a hi placed our selves under its protection- AY hat follows? It is our imperative duty to glv ■ it onr al legiance, au,d, to support its fl. v her. ver it may waive, against eve.y epen-y fe~. ign or domestic. Their is neither tint" . ;.es“ digni ty, nor good faith any other course. Anew era has dawned upon and wheth er for weal or woe, we tnu. .« t our part, and make the be-t xye can o! ih.e .situation We must accomednte ourselves to circum stances. God has given ns a magnificent country. It needs development. \Ve lack labor. We lack capital. Let us invite both. Aral when Northern and Western Wen come let us treat them ns friends. In war we were enemies. The war has ended, and we nrc again under the same Government. Our ancestors were the same. Our blood the same. Then let us do all in our power to heal the wounds opened by the xv.tr. and as little as possible to innate. This i3 the only way to advance our own prosperity.— The gicre population w;e have, and tbs more thrifiy, the more valuable is the fanners’ land, tbe better the merchant's trade, the more patients the doctor] bar, the more ea ses for the lawyer, the better tbe freights on the railroad, and, indeed, the better for ev ery interest of the whole State* I am assailed hgcause I have recommend ed our people to do what the conqueror re quires on tiie suffrage question. Men arc gravely discussing the question whether the negro shall be allowed to vote. This a use less waste of breath. Congress has settled that question for us. We have no power to prevent it. They are now voteis. That is not now the question. It is, shall the great mass of our white ineu vote. If xve accept the position and act upon it. the ballot will remain in the hands of nine-j tenths of the white men of the South. If] xve refuse to do so, it lvill be taken from I them and given to a very small class of white men, and the negroes. During the xvar the blacks acted nobly. We sent our white nun to the field, and the negroes, who knew our failure was tin-jr freedom, stayed at home and anti a as prelectors to our families, and made a support lor tiiem and their masters in the field. The fortunes of xvar have placed them upon terms of civil and political equality xvitli us* Many of them have nursed our | children, others have been the Companions i of <>i.r boyhood, and our servants in manhood. | Their intersects and ours must be in a great i and gree indentical in future. What sense is j there, then, in such action on our part as j xvill alienate them, and make them our ene- ! inies. I think xve had b-tier keep their friendship, and show them by kind and just treatment, that .xye are their best friends.— e In giving this advice, I trust I may not lie considered as selfish. I am not courting their votes. They have no right to. vote foe me, as lam inelligible 1 1 office lam caught on three Ijorim of the dilemma, if you wid alloxv tiie expression, as I have been a mem ber of State Senate, a Judge of tbe Superior Courts, and the Governor of my State, and I have taken an active part in the rebellion. While 1 may be denied the political privile ges ,cl a, citizen, l am not unconcerned about the future of the country. 1 have children, relatives and friends xvlio are not disfranchised. I wish to see their govern mailt aud their country the best it can be made. A fexv words i,n reference to tlyp right of tlie Governor and Legislature to call a Con vention. It is contended that they have no such authority, because the preamble of'he Sherman act declares our State Gpx*eromcots illegal. But it xvill be seen by aa examina tion of the not that the body of it declares them legal, till set aside by Congress. By the Shcllaburger amendment, it is declared that the present State Governments are pro visional only, subject to the paramount au thority of Congress. Noxv xvhat is u Pro visional Government? It is a temporary one, subject to be set aside, bn* ’egnl xvliile it exists. Tbe intention of t eignss, no doubt, xx*ns to declare the State Gov; rnments as organized by the President iii•• : i ! . but to legalize them temporarily; t.l Congregg thinks proper to get as[:Je. Any constitu tional act, therefore, which may i.oxv be done by the Governor and Legislature, is iega l . It may be said the Gox*ernor is subject to the constitutional amendment, and Un i-es re, disqualified. This may bo true ; but it does not yet appear. So soon as that fact is es tablished he may be set aside; but that does abolish the Executive office qny more than the resignation of a'l the Judges ip IBJO would hax’e abolished our Supreme Court; or thau the death of the incumbent xvould abolish the office. Charles J. Jenkins may be declared inelligible, but that does not de stroy the Government of the State. T*H he is so declared by the authority having pow er to enforce the judgement, his acts are le gal,—made so first by tbe President, aod •Whole No. 225. then by Congress. Upon that po*i«t v at least, we Lave now tl>e concurrence of both de partments t fthc Government. Which i% riirlit and what U wrong# in the contest over, this question, it is not my purpose to eu quirer. Ido not stand here at this, hour to pfciisq, <yr !o censure either iff, say what, in my judgement, r&bcstfor (ieor gta, in her preseut condition. Ido not thinly tlov. .Tonkinsshould hesitate to convene tho Legislature—to call a convention to comply promptly with the requirements of Cepjppsa, We should then elect a dalegati'o’.i to Con gress, who can take the oath,and take their Spits. WkpTj this hps been done, lam satjs fi (1 the Test Oath will be repealed, but o*** er ii ifil (lien. In conclusion, I have only to add* that I give i.o advifio to others that lam unwilling to act upon. Since the surrender \ h-ATO tap kon the amnesty oath, which I did. uot feoi* fti the surrender I would eyer consent to do. I in satisfied 1 did the best that done under the circumstances; and l fc.’ ftii- J.T eoncious that I have done no oct-cf dtaloy** aity since that tiiric. I have Kept my leligioasly r.nd sacredly thus far, and Go<t being my helper I aliall'not violate it in fu— tare. | Prolonged applause by the lrrge au*» diencc'T Miscellaneous Advertisements. Land, Mules and Stock For Sale. TvESIRTNG to cmbnrk to another section of the Globe, 1/ I now offer my j 1 n atlon, situated 5 mile* Hast or Aiueiicns, on I .it tie Lime Creek, f»r wale. It contains* ♦»SO neres. about 140 of which win cultivation. A good dwelling 1 iousc Containing fur rooms, is on the* pace. A iso-, hid l n■ : • *i» y out4>uil*liyg"s, and a number oho Gin t!i>J packing hcre-w, o itiiely new. I will also sell 1. nr mules, stock hogs, and cattle of aU kind*, corn,fod* dor anti farming utensils and between thre« and fIW thousands bushels of g".od cotton seed, If not <1! -posed •.f in a few anda ,tS, it wll not he offered (bi sale. J r fur* ther infi rm itiou apply to tue unjersigi/ad. Dee. io-tf. ’ ' D'. H. IIOOXS. Guanos & Fertilizers. *) *, f) * t/U TONS Peruvian Guano, 200 “ Soluble Pacific Guano, 1100 “ Rhodes’ Superphospatc, 00 “ .Baugh’s It aw born Supiier* pliospale, CO “ Bone dust, 500 “ Ammoniatcd Rawbone S\t perphos^hnje, Tlie latter manufactured here of rawboua and Peruvian Guano. An article that I can recommend. I will sell by 5 tons and up wards, as low ns can be laid down from any market. ASIIER AYRES, Grocer and Commission Merchant, New Building, Poplar SI. jan 15 Ora Macon, Georgia. Plantation for Sale. T.tOli tho purpose of winding up an agricultural part* l 1 nerthip, hen tof to existing between the under signed, we offer for sale, one of tho Best Plantations in Southwest ern Gs. It ii situated 1G miles from Americus, lying on t’***, ! wniepti of v he liiuchufooneo and l.anmtlmsse creeks, cop ; tuii:;;ig llS£ acres, well improved, 000 acres of open | Inti 1; 2- to t.f which' is rich bottom hamui- ck,. and I aer-s "f similar htmmock in the woods, j The pl.uje is finely timbered and watered—running; water being in every iiold. And oue of tho Healthiest localities in the State. Thirteen Mules, Corn, Fodder, Meat, Stock, farmin'? impleim-Hts and lilMHffmith’s tools c..n Le bought with the place. There are 25 good Freedmen now on the plac®, who want to remain, im ! engag. niouts, in tne sale, can bp made for tlieir retehtjoii and employment. A lusu purchase! can obtain a bargain if he applieq so- n. 11A W KINS & ROBSON AmenVus Ga. Dec. 5 ts FOR SALE. A HOUSE and Lot in (lie town of Ameri cus situated near the Fetpale College. Tlie bouse contains iojy rooms, and the lot two acres of ground, more or less. A good kitchen and smoke bouse, together with all necessary outbuildings are on the premises ; also an excellent well of water. For furlhec information apply to the undersigned. Dec 21 if ■ H. COHEN. Desirable City Property F0 11 SALE. [OFFER soy sale my present residence ia this city , situated one street north of the public square. The lot contains about 4 acres of ground, convenient to the business part of the city, bounded on three sides by public streets, and well suited to opt up intci building Ifels lbr business houses QJ‘ dwell ings. The lot has on it. a dwelling lionse in good repair, containing five rooms, all plastered, and t hi eo of them newly papered, a pantry nud clothes closet; also, a rented tenement, containing two rooms unfinished; a good Kitchen and servant’s room, a smoke house, a dry well, 18 feet deep, with easy staircase i descending into ji ; a wood house, waslp shelter, with chimney ; a never failing well |of excelled water; a fine garden having choice fruit trees, grape vines, strawberry beds, &c. I will also sell my household and kitchen furniture, crockery, etc. Also a portion of my library, oon-isfing of scientific works, and text books. Also, u yx octave Melodconi rosewood, piano finish. Americus, Jan 15 ts G. H. COIT. FURLOW Masonic Female College, AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THE EXERCISES cf tills Institution will b« re* sur>l on fib- FIRST MONDAY in January, 1567. with the following Board of Instruction : WM. A. WILSON, A. M., Pres’t and Prof, of English Literature and Mathematics, WM. J. Pa ITEUSON, Prof. Os Natural Sciences. M. A. McNULTY. Prof, of Languages, t\ W. ERDMANt Prof, of Music, MRS. F. TOWNS LEY, ) .VU3S NANNIK STEPHENS, >Preparatory Depaj-’nt. Miss AGNES AYCOCi;, i " RATES OF TUITION, PEA SESSION OF 5 MONTHS. Literary D'-partnirat, $.lO 00 Preparatory Department, 20 00 Music, 30 00 Matriculation fee, (paid outy on entering Col. 5 00 Incidental Expense.*, 3 00 Use of Instrument lor practicing, 3 00 Board can be bad in the families of the Professors, or in other good families, at from $lB to S2O per exclusive of washing and lights. For further Informa tion, :uid less any member of the Faculty, dec 15 ts 4V. A. WfLSON, Frcs’t. Window Glass. LARGE lot Crf French Window Glass, all sixes, for sale low. by MASSENBURG.SON& HARRIS, Wholesale Druggists, Jan 8 ts. Macon, Georgia.
