About Tri-weekly Sumter Republican. (Americus, Ga.) 1865-1867 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1867)
Tri-Weekly Republican, Americus, Georgia: Q. W. HANCOCK, Editor .and Proprietor. AIGUL L, XS37. I«o Elections in Georgia. It will bo seen from the following order that alt elections in this State are prohibited for the present • lleadq,rs, Post of, Macox, ) Macox, Ga., M.areh 30,1867 f Editor Republican, Aimerl> ■■■is, Ga: Sin —I have the honor to furnish yon a copy of General Order No. 2, Headquarters District of Ga., March 28, 1807, concerning elections in the State of Georgia, lam, sir, very re spectfully, Your obedient serv't, • Thos. 11. Huger, Col. 33d I'. S. Infantry, Cos in maudim'. llkad<>’rs’ District or Ga , ) ,Macon»Ga., March 28,18(57. i General Order, No. 2. I. By direction of the General in Chief of the U. S. Army, the Colonel Commanding forbids all elections, State and local, in the District of Georgia, until the arrival and orders of Brevet Major General Pope, assign ed to the command of Military .Dis trict, No. 3. All officers command ing this District are enjoined to en force this order within the limits of their I’osts. By command of Col. C. C’. Eiblcv, I’. S'. A. (Signed,) John E. llosmek, Ist Lieut, ICtli U. S. Infantry and A. A. G. ttguWith regard to the time and care, taken by A. J., to pruparc bis last, veto, the Boston Journal of Saturday lias the following pertenent question : “ AVhat is the use to be so particular in loading and discharging a blank cart ridge?’’— Forney. The Radicals never think, we sup pose of history setting in judgment upon the issue which now divide this country. Fifty years from now—per haps far sooner —the tumultuous pass ions of the hour will have all subsi ded, and the cal mu verdict of an im partial posterity can ho heard. It wil] then matter greatly whether a man’s record is one of honesty, humanity and justice, or is stained with untruth, oppression and vindictive violence. These vetoes of the President] are ‘‘not for a day hut for all time.” and they appeal, as did Lord Bacon, from the unjust finding of cotemporary men, to the judgment of succeeding gencr ations. General Sickles’ Advice to die Negroes A large party of colored citizens of Charleston honored Gen. Sickles with a serenade Wednesday night, and he, in turn, honored them with a speech. It contained much good advice, but we have room only for an extract, We cony from the reporter of the News: It would ho difficult under the most favorable circumstances for any race of men to engage, as you have now to do, in the most interesting political events, without being deeply moved by their importance and nov elty. Let mo advise you as a friend, and one not without experience in public affairs, to preserve at all time., the utmost moderation of language] temper and conduct. Avoid every e. thing violence, impatience or de corum. Do not give even your ad versaries just occasion to complain of the least disrespect shown to them in your discussions, private or public. And beware of those who would en deavor to excite animosities between the white and the black races. The prosperity of the South, the welfare of the country are intimately associated with the harmony and good feelings which should exi;t between the people of both races at the'South. Whatever seriously impairs the inter est of one race, must result injuriously to’ the other. Intelligence, culture, capital, land, are. not less essential than labor ; and yet without labor these can have no solid and enduring foundation. You have already shown your appreciation of these advanta tages by the eagerness with which you have employed the opportuni ties lately given to you to educate yourselves. It will not be long before the Avliite rage in the South will see how deeply they are interested in the education, industry, thrift and prog ress of their colored population. In this mutual dependence lies the securi ty of all. Abundant time and opportunity will be afforded, and ample notice will tie given, of all the successive steps to be taken ui the organization of the State Government within my com mand. It will not bo necessary, nor can it he otherwise than injurious to yourselves, for you to neglect your regular employment and associations to attend to political affairs. I prom ise you that without any sacrifice oil youv part, every man in the Carolinas, entitled to a voice in the decision of the great question to be passed upon j under my supervision, shall have a fair chance to act his part without let or hindrance from any one. My friends I wish you all good night. [Enthusiastic cheers,” The President’s Veto Message. HIS REASONS FOR RETURNING Till! SUd'LEMEN TAI. BILL TO CONGRESS WITHOUT lIIS APPRO VAL. To the House of Representative*: I have considered the bill entitled “An act supplementary to ‘An act to provide for' the more efficient government of the rebel States,’ passed March 2, 1807, and to facili tate restoration,” and now return it to the House of Representatives, with my objec tions. Tins bill provides for (lie elections in the ten States brought under the. operation of the original Act to which it is supplement ary. Its details are principally directed to the elections for the formation of the State constitutions; but by the sixth section of the bill, “all elections” in the States, occur rfflff while the original act remains in force, are brought within its purview. Referring to the details, it will bo found that, first of till, there is to be a registration ot the voters. No one whose name has not been admitted on the list bo allowed to vole at any of these elections To ascertain who is en titled to registration, reference is made nec essary, by the express language of the sup plement, to the original Act and to the pi ~diug bill. The*fifth section the original Art provides, as to the voters, that they shall bo “male citizens of the State, twenty-one years old and upward, of whatever race, color, or previous condition, who have been resident of said State for one year.” This is the general qualification, Allowed, how ever, by many exceptions. No one can bo registered, according to of the original Act, “who may be disfranchised for participation it) the rebellion,a provision which left un determined. the cjtKstii.n as to what amount*'.] to disfranchisement, and whether, without a judicial seu'euve, the Act it. elf produced that effect. This supplemental bill snperadds an oath, to be taken by every person before his name can be admitted upon the registration, that lie has “not been disfranchised for partici pation in any-rebellion or civil war against tlie United .States.” It thus imposes upon oveiy person the necessity and'responsibility of deriding for himself, under the peril of punishment by a military commission, if he makes a mistake, wlmt works disfranchise ment by participation in rebellion, and yyliat amounts to stlelr participation. Almost eve ry man—the negro as well as the white — above twenty one years of age, who was res ident in these ion States dnrimr the rebel lion, voluntarily or involuntarily, at some lime and in some way did participate in re sistance to the lawful authority of the Gen eral Government. The question with the citizen to whom this oath will be proposed must be a fearful one; for while the Bill does not declare that perjury may be assign ed for such false swearing, nor fix any phn il ty for the offence, we must not forget that martial law prevails, that every person is answerable to a military esmmission, with out previous presentiment by a'grand jury for any charge that may be made against him; and that the supreme authority of the military commander determines the question as to what is an offense, and what 1s an cf sense, and what is to be the measure of pun ishment. The fourth section of the hill provides “that the commanding general of each dis trict shall appoint as many boards af regis tration as may be necessary, consisting of three loyal officers or persons” The only qualification stated for these officers is, that they must be “loyal.”' They may be per sons in the military service or civilians, res idents of the State or strangers. Yet these persons are to ex’ercisq most important du ties, arid are vested with unlimited disere tion. They are to decide what‘names shall be placed upon the register, and from their decision there is to be no appeal. They are to superintend the elections, and to decide questions which may arise. They are to liave the custody of the ballots, and to make r: turn of the persons elected. Whatever frauds or errors they may commit must pns3 without redress. All that is left for the commanding general is to receive the returns of the elections, open the same, and ascer tain who are chosen “according to the re turns of the officers who conducted said elections.” By such means, and with this sort of agency, are the convention of dele gates to be constituted. As the delegates are to speak for the peo ple," common justice would stem to require that they should have authority from the people themselves. No Convention so con stituted will, in any' sense, represent the wishes of the inhabitants of these States, for under the all-embracing exceptions of these laws, by a construction which the uncertain ty of. the elapse,as to disfranchisement,leaves open to tiie board of officers, the great body of the people may he excluded from the polls, and for all opportunity of expressing their own wishes, or voting for'delegates who will faithfully reflect their sentiments. I do not deem it necessary to investigate the details of this Bill. No consideration could induce me to give my approval to such an election law for any purpose, and especial ly for the great purpose of framing the Con stitution of a State. If ever the American citizen should be left to the free exercise of his own judgment, it is when he is engaged in the work of forming the fundamental law under which he i- j> live. That work is bis work, and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands. All this legislation proceeds up on the contrary assumption, that the people 6f each of these States shall have no Consti tution, except such as may be arbitrarily dictated by Congress, and formed under the restraints of military rule. A plain state ment of facts makes this evident. ] In ali these States there are existing Con stitutions, formed in the accustomed wav by J the people. Congress, however, declares ] that these Constitutions are not. “loyal and I republican,” arid requires the people to form them anew. What then, in the opinion of ! Congress, is necessary’ to make the Constitu tion of a State “loyal and republican ?” The original act answers the question. It is uni versal neg“o suffrage—a question which the Federal Constitution leaves to the States themselves. All this legislative machinery of martial law, military coercion, and politi cal disfranchisement, is avowedly for that purpose, and none other. The existing Con stitutions of the ten States conform to the acknowled standards of loyalty 'and republi canism Indeed, if there are degrees in re publican forms of government; tlioir Consti tutions are more republican now than when these States —four of which are members of the original thirteeu-*-first became members of the Union. Congress does not now demand that a sin gle provision of their Constitutions be chang ed, except such as confine suffrage to the white population. It. is apparent, therefore, that these provisions do not conform to the standard of Republicanism wdiicb Congress seek to establish. That there may he no mistake, it is onlv necessary that reference ’ J B iiould he made to the original Act declares, “such Constitution sliail provide that the elective franchise shall he enjoyed by all such persons as have tbe qualification herein sta ted for electors or delegates.” What class of persons is here meant clearly appears in the same section. That is to say “the male citizens of said State twenty-one years old and upward, of whatever race, color, or previous condition, who have been resident in said State for one year previous to the day of such election.” Without these provisions no Constitution which can bo framed' in "any one of the ten States which will be of any avail with Gon gre. s. This, then, is the test of what tile Coi rtitution oi a Stale of thi* Union must contain to make it Republican, Measured by such a standard how few of the States now composing the Union have u Republican Constitution? If, in the exercise ol Pic con stitutional guaranty that Congress shall se cure to every State, a Republican form of Government, univuval sutfrage for blacks as well as whites is a shie qua non, the work of reconstruction may as well begin in Ohio as in Virginia, in lxmisylvunia as i.i North Carolina. When I contemplate the millions cf ouY follow-citizens of the South, with no alterna tive left to impose upon themselves this fear ful and untried experiment ol complete ne gro enlrariehirement, it may lie almost as complete, or submit indi finitely to tbe rigor of martial law, without a single attribute of freemen, deprived of all the sacred guaran tees of our Federal Constitution, and threat ened with even worse wrongs, if any worse are possible, it seems to me their condition is the most deplorable to vvh(ph fitly peoples can pe reduced. It. is true that they have been engaged in rebellion, and that tlu ir object being a separation of the States and a disso lution of the Union, there wasan obligation resting upon every loyal citizen to treat them as tneuiite, and to wage war against their Cause. Inflexibly opposed, to any movement im periling the integrity ofthe Government, I did not hesitate to urge the adoption of all measures necessary for the suppression ofthe insurrection After a long and terrible strug gle, the efforts of the Government were tri umphantly successful, and the people of the South, submitting to the stern arbitrament, yield, and sot ever the issueof the contest. lios tilites terminated soon after it became my duty to assume the responsible duties of the Ohio! Executive Officer of the Republic, and [ at once endeavored to repress and control the passions which our civil strile-hnd en gendered, and, no longer regaidiug these er ring millions as enemies, again acknowledg ing them as our friends and our countrymen. The war had accomplished its objects. The nation-was saved, and that seminal princi ple of mischief which, from the birth of the Government, had gradually but inevitably brought on the rebellion, was totally eradiea- Tlien, it seemed to me, was the auspicious time to commence the work of reconcilia tion ; then, when the people sought once more our friendship and protection, I con sidered it our duty generously to meet them in the spirit of charity u“d forgiveness, and to conquer them even more effectually by the magnanimity ofthe nation than by tlm. force of arms. I yet believe that if the policy of reconciliation then inaugurated, and which contemplated an early reiteration of these people to all their political rights, had re ceived the support of Congress, every one of these ten States, and all their people, would at this moment be fast anchored in the Un ion, and the great work which gave the war all its sanction, and made it just and holy, would have been accomplished'. Then, over all tbe vast and fruitful regions of the South peace and its blessings would have prevailed, while now millions are guarantied by the Constitution to every citizen, and after near ly two years of legislation, find themselves placed under an absolute military despotism. “A Military Republic—a Government form ed on mock elections, and supported only by the sword,” was nearly A quarter of a cen tury since pronounced by Daniel Webster, when speaking of the South American States, as .‘a movement indeed, but a retrogadcand disastrous movement,from the regular and old-fasliioned monarchical sys tems,” and lie added: “If men would enjoy the blessings of Re publican Government, they must govern themselves by reason, by mutual counsel and consultation, by a sense and feeling of gener al interest, and by the acquiescence of the minority in the will of the majority, proper ly expressed, and above all the military must be kept, according to the language of our Bill of Rights, in strict subordination to the civil authority. Wherever this lesson is not both learned and practiced, there can be no political freedom • Absurd, preposterous is it, a scoff and a satire on .free forms of con stitutional liberty for forms of Government to be prescribed by military leaders,and 'he right of suffrage to be exercised at the point of 'he sword.” I confidently believe that the time will come when these States will occupy their true positions in (lie Union 1 The barriers which now seem so obstinate must yield to who force of an enlightened and just public opinion, and sooner or Inter and 'legislation will be, from our statute books. When have been consummated, I pray tbe errors of the past may be that once more we shall he a happy and prosperous people, and that at af ter the bitter and eventful which the nation has passed, we all come to know that our only safely is in the preservation 'of our Federal Constitution, and in according to every l American, citizen and to every State, the rights which that Constitution secures. Andrew Johnson. Washington, March 23, 1807. BQI, A meeting of the citizens ol Walker county, a few days since, called to consider ex-Gpvernor Brown’s late letter, resolved that Joseph E. Brown was the first man who dragged them out of the Union, and should be the last to lead them back into it. They were in favor of j the Sherman bill, but not in favor of the boy, who rode a bob-tailed bull, as a leader. —La Grange Reporter. A Ivrss by Telegraph.—A lady called at the telegraph office in Joliett one day last week, and told Mr. Grow, the operator, she wanted to send a kiss to her husband in Buffalo. Grow replied, “ Oh, yes, ma’am, just give nie the kiss and $2,50, and I will send it at once.” The lady told Grow the Directors ought to put younger and better looking then in his position. Disfranchisement for Participation in the Rebellion. The following from the Richmond Examiner , of Tuesday, contains some corrections that apply to Georgia as they do to Virginia: Tho following is an extract from the l ist veto message of the President: * * “No one can be registered, according to the original act, “ who may he disfranchised for participation in the rebellion,” a provision which left undetermined the quest on as to wliat amounted to dislraiichisement, and whether without judicial sen tence, the act itself produced that effect, This supplemental bill super adds an bath, tu* be taken by every person before his name can be admit ted upon the registration, that lie lias not been disfranchised for participa tion in any rebellion orcivl war against tjjc United States.” it thus imposes upon every person the necessity and responsibility of deciding foi* himself, under the peril of punishment by a military commission if lie makes a mis take, what works disfranchisement by participation in rebellion, and what amounts to such a participation. Almost every man the negro us well as the white—above t wenty-one years of age, who was resident in these ten States during the rebellion, voluntari ly orjnvoluntarily, at some time and,in somefway, did participate in resistance to the lawful authority ofthe General Government. The question with the citizens to whom this oath is to be pro posed must be a fearful one; for while the bill does not declare that perjury spay he assigned for such false swear ing, nor fix ariy penalty for the offence, we must not forget that martial law prevails; that every person is answer able to a military commission, without previous presentment by a grand jury, for any charge that JjUM bo made againsthim ; and an niilita^^^^Mmler fi . : V 1 ,i;:r i < • ' l Iff \,> construes the law sent tences. . If, as the President seems to Congress designed to disiranchi^j^^H „'hu |:;,;'ti'ipu’.ed in the oath would have beet) different! ed. affiant would have bceii^H ed on to swear that he had not ] ipated in the rebellion—not was not disfranchised for such partici pation. Disfranchisement is a sub stansive itet. It is the taking away of a legal right theretofore existing, and must be effected by law. In several of the Spates laws have beeiyjassed disfranchising for -V S Ts 4 ' ' 1 one in Virginia for rebellion. This should end Ii :i if the ( fin is; i: ut ion of the Siiites exited, which Steles the control of snllVagif under the new dispensation / if further t o ask : Has cliised any citizens for participation in rebellion ? We ans wer yes. The oth and 6th section of the Sher man Bill declares that no person shall he entitled to vote in any election under the provisional government, or in the elections for a convention, who is excluded from holding office by the proposed XlVth amendment to the' Constitution—that is to say, “ no person, who having previously taken an oath as a member of Con gress 1 , or as' ah offiecr_of the United States, of as a' member of any State Legislature, or as "an executive or ju dicial officer Os any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid and comfort to the rebellion against the same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof.” Those are the only persons disfran chised in Virginia for participation in the rebellion. We regard the mistake of the Presi dent on this point, though very ex cusable, equal 1 y manifest. We repeat every citizen of Virginia, of whatever color or previous condi tion, who is twenty-one years of age, may and should lip registered, who was never disfranchised by law for felony, nor disfranchised by law for participation in the rebellion, and who will swear allegiance. And we do repeat, that no man is by law disfranchised in Virginia for -participation in the rebellion, except persons who held State offices or Federal officers before the war, and afterwards engaged in the rebellion. The Law in BelAXlox to Cigar Boxes. —As many of our businessmen and others are daily subjecting them selves to a heavy penalty by their ignorant violation of the S2d section of the reve nue law passed at the close ofthe Thirty ninth Congress, we state, for the informa tion of all concerned, that the section in question enacts, ‘.‘That any person who shall sell, give away, or otherwise dispose of any cnipty cigar box or boxes which have been stamped without first defacing or destroying such stamps, shall refill any cigar box without first defacing or de stroying such stamp, shall, on convic tion of either offence, be liable to a penal ty of 8100, or to imprisonment not ex ceeding sixty days, or both, in the. discre tion ofthe court, wi'h the costs of the tri al ; and it shall be lawful for any cigar Inspector or revenue officer to destroy any empty cigar box upon which a cigar stamp shall he found.” T E L E G E A P II I C. FROM WASHINGTON. CONGRESS ADJOURNED. Washington, Match 30. —Congress has adjourned. The President lias approved, with a protest, the appropriation of a halt’ million for the enforcement of the Sherman and Supplemental hills. Gen. Steadman has been confirmed as collector of Internal llevenue for the First District of Louisiana. It is stated that the-President has in no way interfered with the Com manders of Districts since their ap pointment. F or tie AlC.ongresp LAST DAY. SENATE. Resolution suspending the rule tc quiring a return of nominations to the President at the close of the.'session was passed. The resolution retains in the hands of the Senate the present nominations, which will be consider ed in extra session. A resolution for a joint standing Ordinance Committee was passed. . A committee to accompany home t'ne remains of Mr. Riddle, Senator from Illinois, who died yesterday, was appointed. Alter executive session the Senate adjourned to July. The Senate will convene in extra session on Monday atn^^^_ j;; A ' ■ '!•; ; 1 Jk'l : ' Jj||||j 'hr** X "Hi ■ ; ■7 ’ '/*f§ i-M gjlljjF.. wW ' -| : 1 • .. . i■, : ■ ' ■' ■■ ho -l <dfl| wsk <-m5 h-li-^ New York, March 3b. — specie to-day, §IBB,OOO. A swindler succeeded in victimizWg the Custom House to-day, to the amount of fifteen hundred dollars, by forged pay rolls of clerks. The Gov ernment is loser. Telegraph Men Waking Up. Washington, March 29. —Mr. Van Horne. General Superintendent, has issued oi tiers allowing all’dispatches originating in the Southern States, ad dressed to the Associated Press, to he dropped to the following points: Richmond, iNorfiolk, Petersburg, Ral eigh, Charlotte, Newbern, Wilming ton, Columbia, Augusta, Olmrleston, Savannah, Lynchburg, Macon, Jack son, Vicksburg, Natchez, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Mobile, New Orleans, Selma, Montgomery, Columbus. To this pointwe are allowed to send 500 words in the 8:30 report. Ibis liber ality on the part of the telegraph will enable us to satisfy onr friends, whom you can assure we have endeavored to serve faithfully. Important Treaty With Russia. Wasington, March 30. —The Presi dent has submitted to Senate a treaty with Russia, granting the Sovereignty of the-Russian Americans possessions and adjacent islands to the United States —price seven millions. This acquisition almost excludes England from the Pacific, and includes valuable fisheries. ' * Strictly conscientious and scrupulous people have not been to say “good morning” or “good evening’’ or “good night” when saluting their friends, for nearly a month of Sundays.® The young ladies of the present age are not particularly striight-laced in their ideas’of propriety, but most of them are very ti'jht- laced in their ideas of symme try. We ought not to abuse the Rad icals so much for perverting the true and original design of our Republican form of government, Q,ur fathers, yye say, taught that this government was ofthe nature of a co.iipact. At present tlig Radicals are the government, and are as compact as Macedonian phalanx, t Communicated. Beast Butler’s Cogitations in 1 1862, as re ported by X. I am stealing, rebels, stealing, Ebbs thy silver spoons so fast, Thnt if thou (lost not conceal them I will rob you of the lastl ' Let thy wealth, oil, rebs, support me—- Virtuous females quake with tear, For know ye. that 1, Beast Butler, Don’t expect to marry here ! Let not Lincoln’s bloody orders Move ihe brigand from Ids help. ’Twarit (lie place made men villain-, ’Twos tlie Devil and myself. Though no glittering spoons were round me, Nor a lovely female Hear, I would still remain a villain— Le the Coward 1 am here. Should the weak, misguided rabble, When stark madness rales (he hour, Hoist my base and beast!) carcass, Dy their suffrage—lnto power, This 1 know, for history’s told me, Nero too was flittered well, lie whose soul with mine commingling, Vet shall strut tiicstrects of hell. And for thee, New Orleans city, Glorious souceress of tlie land, Thou wilt find thou’st caught a tartar, While Beast Ift(tier ’sin comjHtnd, Give to others posts of (Linger, When bnivg i.ion ’gainst men combine, I can scorn that kind of sthaung, Stealing silver spoons like thine.'' I am stealing, refeb. stealing, Hark i thy nens thonMst hotter hide, And thine-unprotected females, Row can they my wrath abide,' For no more sha,l human feelings In this beastly bosom dwell, ’ That exists outside of hell. Blw aarwttsmfßtsu t * c*LL> . 1 A Fortune Lest, ”g~T liar, been estimated that twenty-five j thousand purchase t Heir supplies MAAmcricu wants lun-fe been great, ures large. Each man large sums of his hard earned mou 1’ was : L' gpr' dm h,i Stock,jgjl GO Boxes Tobacco at 35 cents per pound, at P. H. OLIVER’S. f Handsome Buggies. L Two very handsome now Buggies, and one ■second hand Buggy and Harness, will be fsold at a bargain, by £\ 11. OLIVER. Spring Goods. Great Bargains will be given in the follow ing articles. .* Valenciens Lace Collars beautiful Cluny Collars, very handsome H unit on and Mal tese Collars, unsurpassed. A great variety of Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, also, Muslins, Or gandies and CaKcoes ?. 11. OLIVER.. A Speciality. Boots and Slices for Ladies’ Misses and Children, in great variety, a large block'at very tow prices. ap<fii 2 ts r. IT. OLIVER. p BORGIA —Lee County. \J • Two Months after ilat? application will be made to the Ordinary of Said county, at the first regular tenii after the expiration of this not ice for leave to sell fifty acres-Of land, on the llailroad,near l lie deposit Wooten’s sta tion, belonging to the estate of Dudley Sneed, for flic benefit of the heirs and creditors. april 22m JESSE COCK, Ex’r. Sumter Sherifl’s Sales. _ V'~TT"ILL be sold before the Court house door, in the W city of Americas, on the rtrst Tiw.suAy in May next, tiio following property, 10-wit: O.ae house and I t in the oily of Amerijus. on which Jonh If. Humph now lives, bbiihJed on the east by Airs.- Me' rary’s lot, on the west by Or. It. Winn’s lot, on the south by John ti. Walker’s lot, and on the north by the street. Levied on ns the property of said Kumph to satisfy a tax ti fi in my hands vs said Humph, for ctute and County tax for IS6G. Property pointed out by G. M Wheeler. ■■ Also, at the same time and place will he sold. One black horse, with one eye. Levied on as the property of John 11. Humph to satisfy a decree of the C tin y court, in favor of John W Jordan, Jr., V3. said Joinr li. Humph for board of said horse. Also, at thesamo time and place will be sold, or e lot of land, number not known, bat known as the- place on which Alex. M. Little now lives, to satisfy a fi fa in nty hands issued from t o County '-curt of Sumter county, In favor of M. G. Harp vs said Little. Pi,yyurty pointed eat by said Harp,. api j 2 tds. A. 3. RAI/OUD, Sheriff Notice. ALL persons arc hereby notified not to trade for a certain promissory note, given by me to George E. Clark, or beaver, for Two Thousand Dollars, made payable tlie 2f)tk December next, and dated some time in November next, as I am determined not to pay said note, unless compelled by law ; the consideration for which it, was given having /ailed. JOHN W. JORDAN, Jr. • mar 21 ts luXTMIiITR. ALL persons indebted' to me for Lumber will please take notice that they were Cash transactions, and that I must be paid in order to oarry omy business, lo those who have paid up promptly, I tender my sincere thanks, and will be aways glad to fill their or ders'. TlioSe' owing me will please call and save expense and bad feelings. No lumber will be delivered at this mill without the cash or a special understanding with myself. g. JIEVS. .Mar. 5 ts. Competition Desired! IMPOSITION HATED!! TAKE CAItE OF Damaged Corn. P. 11, MITCMELL & CO. a . v (At the head of Cotton Avenue ) AMERICUS, GA. JJAVE in store a large lot of SOUND WHITE CORN Warranted when it leaves the Store. Also, GJKOCEKfIISS. of all kinds. CROCKERY, &c v TIN Ware MANUFACTURED by them wholesale and retail. kif" We are agents for the best articles of COOKING STOVES, among them we name tlie ‘‘Cotton l’laut,” “Queen of the South,” “ Putnam" &e. Take care of Imposition, march 30 If NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. f PAYERS are required to return their 8 land by No. and District.. 11. J. WILLIAMS, R. T. R. mar 30 Ow.w Sumter County. McAfee” HOUSE, SMITH V11.1.C Gl2O KG IA. rriHjE PROP’IIH TOR of this well known | bouse, takes pleasure in notifying the traveling public, that it, lately been cn. larged, ayd Las undergone a thorough refit ting. ' ' ' ‘ The Proprietor \vill ppayo r.o expense to make it a ’*' 1 ' 3bj.ltST OjLiA.SS, I f QTT|T». lie fiattevs himself that he can please tlie v m-ist fastidious He vrijlLlo all in his power so render bis gue&ts coififbVtable. Meals ready on the arrival of every train, mas 30 ts V/.'M. lAicAFEE. " H. R WHITE §TCO7“ GENERAL Commission Merchants, | OFFICE a'C. 10, (Ul* STAIRS) MAIN ST, LotiisviHc, Kentucky. ! "V\T E will fill orders tor plantation sup- VV plies, or anvtliing for sale in our ; market,, collecting the pay therefor, on be j mg furnished with reference, when the goods -1 are delivered. All communications answered with Hleasure. mar 2G Jur Dr. W. W. FORD, •Surgeon and Mechanl^il | DENTIST. BjTp ENEWS the tender of his thanks to his numerous friends of South West Geor their liberal patronage the last elev*» in Americus, and respectfully in forms them that his office is a permanent in stitution of this place- He is now prepared Rrform all operations in Surgical or Me ■al Dentistry in the best and most du Hpires neither time or expense in keepi Rty up with his Profession. His pat i vita will receive the’ benefits of all the irar' provemeuts that are made and that areadopt ei by tlie Dental and Scientific por tion of the Profession in Europe and Amer ica. lie has Prof. Barker’s improved apparatus for generating Nitrous Oxide, Protoxide of, ! Nitrogen or Lapghing Gal, anew Anaesthe tic agent, not. so dangerous as Chloroform or Ether when inhaled. He has Dr. Welsh’s improved Narcotic Spray Instrument for pro.* ducing Local Anaesthesia, with Ether or lthigolene, this instrument is r being sally adopted by Surgeons and Dentists hi yuropeand America, giving great satisfac fibn. It is verv simple and perfectly harm less to the most delicate and fragile constitu tions it is therefore preferred to Ether, Chloroform or Nitrous Oxide. His office is at his private residence, near Johnson’s tfe Harold’s Warehouse. His of J fice is.comfortable, quiet, and pleasant. La dies having dental operations performed can enjoy a’J the privacy of home. N. 13. From and after this date he will bo found at. his office at all times from sunrise' until sunset. Americus, Ga., MarcL 28th, ts FRESH Hint —AND— SITMMES. GOODS! AT VUE STORE OF 11. T. BY Hi). My stock is now well suitlied witti Spring and Summew-Goods, of tbe following classes, which will be sold at the LOWEST CASH PBIQ3S, Domestic Goods, all grades, Striped & Plain Linen Goods, White. Brown and Colored, Table Damask, Sheeting aid Toweling, Calicoes, Tickings and Kentucky Jeans. WHITE GOODS, IN GREAT VARIETY. Swies Mu'dins, Plain, Striped and Plaid, India Mull and NamsoolS( Marsalia, India and Long Cloth Laees and Embroideries, Tarltton, Jaconet and Paris Muslins, Pure White Organdies. BRSSS VOQBS: ALL STYLES, QUALITIES AND PEICE^ Io the line of BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS, CROCKERY, CHINA, GLASSWARE, &e. Stock is complete. Calk and examine for yourselves. 33P My Terms are Cask! K. T. BIRD mar 23 If
