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THE TRI-WEEKLY SUMTER REPUBLICAN, Vol. Q.--2STo. 113. T II K Tri-Weekly Republican 19 VUfILISHKD EVERY Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, BY CJ. "W. HAISTCOCK KDITOR A PUOPBIETOE. TERMS : $2 FOR THREE MOUTHS- Rates of Adveutisisq.—Two Hollars a square, of ten lines or less, for the first in sertion, and One Hollar for eaoli subaeiiueu' insertion. Professional Cards. OFFERS bis professiorml services to the citizens of Amorims and surrounding country Thankful for patronage heretofore given him, he hopes by unremitting atten tion to business to merit a continuance oi the same. Vf&v, Office next, door to the Post Office. July U ts. __ _ Ml. jVJ°Li® © OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Americus and surrounding v icinity. Office on the North East corner of the i’ublie Square, where lie can be found day and night. mar 19 ly* MeUIO A JL . Dr. A. D. BRUCE, OFFICE at Ts. M. COKER’S, opposite the Post Office. All calls left there, will receive prompt .attention. jtine 7 lot. Cj !@o K 7 "T@T t © ini p LAW, AMERICUS GEORGIA. Office in Masonic Building, up stair mar 19 ly. WaLLO§ A. LAWCOIK!ip Attorney at Laiv, Americas, Georgia. Jdg?"Office in Masonic llall. Jan. 18 ts. JJOiltpLHl A- AN®LEY P ATTOBNBIir AT X.AYV, AND REAL ESTATE AGENT. Americus, . Georgia. "lyiLL give prompt attention to proses, 11 sional business in Sumter, Schley, Web slcr, Lee, and Terrell counties, except cases in the County Oouht of Sumter County. Office in the Court House. June 9 ts. G. T. Goode, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Americus, Georgia. jan 15 ts James J. Scarborough, Attorney at Law, AMERICUS, GEORGIA. OFFICE in Masonic building, up stairs. Kn trance between B. W. Smith & Co’s Con fectionery, and Foul’s store. j in 19 ts COMMERCIAL AGENCY. rs) a Ink in] Zr\ C€ 0M D p ATTORNEY & COLLECTOR, Americus, Georgia. •ff'jROPOSES to devote himself mainly to conveyancing and commercial practice. Will keep dockets shewing progress of cases From commencement of suits to settlement .of claims, at all times subject to inspection of parties, and oooks showing every business transaction. No pains spared to make his office the first collecting office in the coun try. Liberal patronage solicited. Office in Fpcer & Hook’s Building. Aug 2 ts. Dr. W. W. FORD, Surgeon and Mechanical DENTIST. EXEWS tho tender of his thanks to his ji.%/ numerous friends of South West Geor gia, for their liberal patronage the last elevo en years in Americus, and respectfully in forms them that his office is a permanent in stitution of this place. He is now prepared to perform all operations in Surgical or Me chanical Dentistry in the best and most du rable manner. lie spares neither time or expense in keep, ing fully up with his Profession. His pat rons will receive the benefits of all the imi provements that are made and that areadopt e 1 by the Dental Colleges and Scientific por tion of the Profession in Europe and Arner • ica. lie has Prof. Barker’s improved apparatus for generating Nitrous Oxide, Protoxide ot Nitrogen or Laughing Gas, a. new Anmstbe tip agent, not so dangerous as Chloroform or Ether when inhaled. He has Hr. Welsh’s improved Narcotic Spray instrumeutfor pro ducing Local Anaesthesia, with Ether or Rhigolene, this instrument is being univer sally adopted by Surgeons and Dentists in Europe and America, giving great satisfac tion. It is very simple and perfectly harm loss 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 & Harold’s Warehouse. His of fice is comfortable, quiet and pleasant. La dies having dental operations performed can enjoy all the privacy of home. N. 13. From and after this date lie will be found at his office at all times from sunrise until sunset. Americus, Ga., March 28th, tf' W. L. WADSWORTH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN HARDWARE, CUT!, S': Y , &C. &-C. &C; AMERICUS GEORGIA. THE subscriber thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore extended him, would respectfully inform the citizens of Americus and the public generally, that lie has in store, and to arrive 15 0 STOVES, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. BUILDER'S MATERIAL NAILS, LOCKS, HINGES, GLASS, PUTTY, PAINTS, and Wood and Willow Ware POT AY ATI . Dense Junmljini] (boobs, Plated and Japaned Ac. Bfcs“A[l of which will ba sold at as M>w prices as can bo purchased anywhere Scfth. Roofing and Gutterilg DONE IN THE BEST WORKMAN* IMS manner and WARRANTED. j / tiisu-wa^tJ Manufactured, and for sale !uw for Cash, april 20 (f FELDER & SON, DEALER* IN DRY GOODS —AND — Gkrocearles. Americus, Georgia. Wf E arc now receiving a large and well selected Stock. In the DRYGOODS line we have everything usually kept for tile wants of the public, embracing lull lines of Dress Goods, Prints, Shirting’s and Sheetings, Cassi meres, Linen Ducks, Drills, Tickings, Clothing, White Goods, Hoots and Shoes, Hosiery, Hats, Crockery, Gloves, Suspenders, Shirt Fronts, Shirts and Drawers, Threads, Combs, Buttons, Braids, Perfumery, Umbrellas and Parasols Ac., &c, itc. Gfroceries. AVE have always on hand— BACON, LARD, FLOUR SUGAR, COFFEE, SYRUP, SALT, CANDLES. SOAP, STARCH, etc. Also, all kinds and grades of Foreign and Domestic LIQUORS. All of which were bought for CASH at the lowest prices, and we pledge ourselves to sell to CASH BUYERS at prices to suit the HARD TIMES, april 22 ts. To Tlie Ladies. MISS SUSAN NOBLES TAKES this occasion of informing the La. dies of Americus and Sumter county, that she is prepared to out, fit and make dresses for Ladies and Children, iu the VERY LATEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE STYLE. She invites the ladies to call and examine her beautiful patterns, at her father’s Dental of fice, in the Gianberry building. She feels confident of given satisfaction, may 9 ts Metallic Burial cases. A FINE ASSORTMENT, kept constant, lv on hand. S. P. BOONE, Ag’t. July 2 4tf Americus, Q-eorgia, Tuesday, July 2 S 1867. Atlanta Advertisements. ALABAMA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WHITE & WHITLOCK, rUOPBIETOEB Buy son and Wiley, Clerks. ma "NATIONAL 110TUL, ~ Corner Whitehall Street and W. A. ltailroad, ATLANTA, LEOItLIA. PRATT, POND & COKEY, Proprietors. fl®- .V Newly Erected, Commodious, First Class Hotel, Elegantly Furnished throughout. Fine Hilliard Parlor with Phelan Tallies. Bar stocked with Choice Liquors and Wines, mar 12 ly j J. T. JENKINS & CO., Wholesale Dealers in ij j! , I! IlDrugs, paints, Cfjfnuails, OILS, WINDOW GLASS, I PATENT 111 IS, It., it. ! I i Corner of Prior ana Alabama Streets, ji Atlanta, : : : G eobgia. mar 12 3m. OLEGRGIA STATE LOTTERY, FOB THE BENEFIT OF THE ‘MASONIC ORPHAN’S HGSVIV The Legislature of the State of Georgia, at its last ses-ion, granted to W. W. Boyd, and others, a Grant to adopt a Lottery, or series < f Lotteiies and Agencies, to raise money for the purpose of building a Home for, and support ing Indigent Widows and Orphans— the Horne to be called the “ MASONIC ORPHAN'S HOME " The grantees have associated with them, as a Board of Managers, some of the best citizens of the State, in the great work of benevo lence and charity. We call the attention of the public-to the Grand Sen emb below, and aek your patronage In purchasing Tickets, you will remember that should you faii to draw a prize, that your mouey will be stiictly and Masonicalij ap plied to a charitable work. (ieorgia 81 site Lottery, FOR THE BENEFIT OF TUB “ MASONIC ORPHAN'S HOME! ” To be Drawn in open public at ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Wednesday, May 15th, 13G7—Class B. Wednesday, June 19th, 1867—Class C, Wednesday, July 17 th, 1837—Class D SCHEME THE SAME FOR EACH MONTH, 1 Piize of SSQ 000 is $50,000 1 i rize of 20,000 is 20 000 1 Prize of 10,000 is 10,000 i 1 Prize of 6 000 is 5,000 j | fYY’ 2,500. 5,000 1 Prize of 2,oUU j 24 Pi izes of 500 are 12.000 55 Prizes of 250 uie 13.750 125 Prizes of 2000 are 25,000 100 Prizes of 100 are 10,000 4 PPROXIM ATION PRIZES. 9 Approximation Prizes of SSOO eacli for (lie nine remaining units of the same ten of the No. drawing r,e $50,000 Prize are 4,500 9 Approximation Prizes of ,-250 each for the nine remaining' ilrof the same ten of the No. drawing the $20,000 Piize are 2 250 0 Approximation Prizes of S2OO each for tire nine remaining units of the same ten of the No. drawing the SIO,OOO Prize are 1,800 9 Approximation Prizes of SIOO each for the nine remaining units of the same ten of the No. drawing the $5 000 Prize are 0 18 Approximation Prizes of SIOO each for tlie nine remaining units of the same ten of the Noe. drawing the $2,500 Prizes p.vo 1,800 424 Prizes, amounting to 168,000 , Whole Tickets sl2 ; Halves $0 : Quarters $3 ; i Eighths $1 50. (IP All the Prizes above stated arc drawn at Every Di awing. J? L A. IST OF THESE GREAT LOTTERIES, AND EX PLANATION OF DRAWING. The numbers from 1 to 30,000 correspond ing with the numbers on the Tickets, are printed on separate slips of paper and encir cled with small tubes, and placed in a glass, wheel. All the Prizes in accoldance with the scheme, are similarly printed and encir cled, and placed in a glass wheel. Ail the Prizes, in accordadce with the Kcherue, are similarly printed and encircled, and placed in another glass wheel. The wheels are then I revolved, ar.d two boys, b indfoMed, draw j the Numbers ar.d Prizes. One of the boys, draws one number from the wheel of Nam*; bers, and at the same time the other boy j draws out one Prize from the wheel o( Prizes, j The number aud prize drawn out are exhibit j ed to the audience, aud whatever prize comes out is registered ar.d placed to the c-edit of that number ; and this operation is re, -a - ed until ail the prizes are drawn out. The Tickets are printed in the follow style : They are divided into Quarters p Eights, printed on the face of the Ticket.— Four Quarters or eight Eights, bearing ti>* same number, constitute a Whole Ticket, ir Prizes payable without discount. W. W. IOYD, Deputy Grand Master, Principal Manger Atlanta, Ga., (s?" Orders for Tickets by mail or Express to be addressed to LR. BEOADBENI’ Agent. Or W. W. BOYD, Principal Managt-e L. A- SMITH, Agent for Americus Office oposite post Office March 14 3m. AMERICUS ADVERTISEMENT!*. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL C onfecti oners, AND DEALERS IN Candies, Fruits, Toys, AND ALL KINDS OF \j ‘l**ai»cy !- (GOODS, ti mkM «« | fUMi) WIN Eg, p l CORDIALS, PRES ERVES, ALSO A I.UtOK ASSORTMENT OF PERFUMERY, TOILET and I-’AXCY ARTICLES A LARGE LOT OF 3P I HP 'Em S OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Fresh BREAD and CAKES always on hand, £2?” Social and Wedding Parties supplied at the shortest notice. Give us a call. april 4 ts House and Lot For Sale or Rent. rrUIE House ami Lot formerly occnpied by !_ Joseph Block. »S. COHEN, Agent, Macon, Ga., April 10th, 1807. I hereby authorize Mr. 8. Cohen, legal Agent of inv House aud Lot in Americus, Ga - , to lent or sell Un; same on my account, may lti ts L EMANUEL. “OLD MRS. BAILEY’S SOdST” iS MU, I. IX T <S W X. . AT THE «F o "w ©lr y Store OF BAILEY ■& TIISTSDEY, WIIO k e ep on hand oik! have constantly arriving, a well selected assortment' of Wa _*hes, Clocks. Jewelry of all kinds. Shot Guns. Pistols, Pistol Cartridges of all kinds. Percussion Caps, Ac.. &c. SWATCH WORK CANNOT BE EXCEBLiED." Persons wishing to have tlieir Watches, Clocks, or Jewelry WELL repaired by experienced workmen, who cannot be excelled in this portion of the State, will do well to call on them. SPECTACLES, of all kinds, constantly oil hand. All work done at the shortest notice and WARRANTED. march 16 ts L, A. SMITH, GROCERY MERCHANT, No. 8. LOYLESS’ BLOCK. OPPOSITE TUE POST OFFICE, J£EKP3 CONSTANTLY ON HAND, Flour, Coffee, Sugar, Bacon, Meal, Salt, Lard, Cheese, Tobacco, Cigars, and every other article usually found iu a Grocery Sluro. Also, Osnaburgs, Sheeting, Shirting, Boots, Shoos, &c., <fcc. All of which can be purchased on as reasonable ter in a as at any house in the place. Planters and others need ing Groceries of any kind, are invited to call and exam ine my stock. Xhauklul for past favors, 1 solicit a coa tiuuiLce of ihe same, at my new location. J.. A. SMITH, ja i 10 tt No. 8 Xoyloss’ Block, Miscellaneous Advertisements. Mills House, Corner Queen aud Meeting Streets CHARLESTON, 8. C. THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL IIAS BEEN thoroughly repaired, re-fitted aiul re-fur nished throughout , and Is now ready for tho accommodation of tho travelling public, whose patronage is respectfully solicited. Coaches always in readiness to convey pas sengers to and from tho Motel, The Proprietor promises to do all in Ms power for the accommodation of his guests. JOSEPH PURCELL, feblStf Proprietor. J 11 bTEF.LB, I 0- C NO Hill, A. W. WAR DELL, j NfcW Yo.k. NORTH, STEELE 1 Mill, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN STATIONERY, ! PERFUMERY, CUTLERY, Iloticrv, White Goods, < Furnishing Goods, Embroidery, &c. No 167 MEETING STREET, mur 123 m CHARLESTON, S. C. ■T. ELLISOX AlmiClt, | K. I>. ItOIIINSON, A. MCI). BROWX, I G. H. MOPVKTT, J. AIIOER SUITE. J. E. ADDER & CO., Direct Importers and Dealers in HUimilE, tI'TLERT, eras, Bar Iron, Steel, Nails, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, No. 139 MEETING STREET, Near Charleston Hotel, aud No* 02EASJ B AY, CHARLESTON, S. C, mar 1 2 3m ToinHiison, €o* C>2o 33roadway ? New l iTork. Have associated'with them MR. W. W . WOODR UF F, Formerly an Extensive DealeY in CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES At ATANTA and GRIFFIN, GA, the purpose of supplying the trade X and Planters at the South, by wholesale or retail with any style of Carriages, Bug*- gies or Plantation Wagons. Mr. Woodruff 8 long experience iu the car riage basiuess, w ill enable us to give satisfac tiou iu supplying good substantial wnk, such as the country demands, at as low prices as ran possibly be furnished for cash. We will Keep constantly on bund LIGHT CONCORD BUGGIES, the same as formerly sold by Mr. Wood uft, and which became so universally popular all throughtho South, as the be«t Bungv in use. We also furnish IRON AXLE PLANTA TION WAGONS, of the very host make in A meiioA, for 2, 4 or 6 horse*. We iuvi'e all who want any article in oui line to address. TOMLINSON, DEMAREST CO. June 16 ly New York. MARSHALL HOUSE. BKOUGI-ITOjST ST. SAVANNAH, GA. rpifis first class Hotel hns boon remodeled **• and newly refurnished and put in perfect order throughout. The traveling public may rust assured they will find comfortable ac commodations at this House, nov 21 ly rrsriErw DRUG STORE AND onfectionei^y AT Smitliville, Lee Cos., Ga. U. C. BAILEY & CO., I)ESI’ECTFULL5 r invite the attention of V l’lanters anil Physicians to their large anil well assorted. Stock of unadulterated Medicines, Chemicals. Drugs, Paints, Oils, And all other articles in the Drug line. In tho CONFECTIONERY depart ment we have on hand and are constantly re ceiving a fresh supply of Candies, Nuts, Rai sins, and everything usually kept in a first class confectionery. H. C. B. & CO. Groceries. A GENERAL assortment of Groceries and Provisions, will be kept constantly on hand and sold low. Those who prefer can furnish us funds, and we will order supplies for them from the West, free of charge. We intend to do our best for the iutcrest of cur customers. Give us a trial, jan 31 ts TOOLE, SCHFMPERT & CO, From tlie Chronicle A Sentinel. Notes on the Situation—No* 5. BY B. If. HILL. ! It is said, in the next place, that if we do j not accept the present plan of reconstruction proposed in these Military Bills, anolher plan, more odious and oppressive, will be provided. Further disfranchisement, it is said, of the white race will take place, and it will be a total disfranchisement of all but the blacks and tlieir fellows in sufieringsand former bondage—the peraecuted loyalists ; and who nlone will then have the government of the State. But if the present plan fails because it is unconstitutional, how can a worse plan—a plan still more unconstitutional —succeed? If it is uot in the power of Congress to dis franchise a. few, how can it disfranchise all ? Cougrtss can neiiher male nor unmake electors, and every member of the Congress knows it. And every] a6t which seeks or pretends to make or unmake voters in a Stute is void and will be declared so; and every election held, or constitution formed, or government organized by voters who are made voters on ly by Congress, is void and will be declared so. Every man who is made a voter by the laws of his State, and is denied that vote by Congress is wronged, and every agent or of ficer of the Congress or other person whoen forces the denial is a wrong doer, and respon sible in all the penalities and damages pre scribed by the State laws. The only danger possible lies in the strange fear of the people to assert their r'ght, and the consequent dis position to consent to the •wrong. From con sent alone can wrong derive power, and when once consented to its power becomes irresist ible. If they do not see, or think they saw. a fatal inclination in our people to yield, Con gress and the renegades would not ask their consent, nor dare to inflict the wrongs. F«»r to attempt to wrong and fail (and without consent they must fail,) can only bring ulti mate disgrace on those who make the at tempt When the burglar knows the owner of the house is awake and determined to re sist, he will not dare enter ; but if lie. knows tlie owner is asleep or disposed to yield, lie is sure to enter j lu* is invited to enter. A Congress, or a fragmentary conclave thereof, who breaks the Constitution to inflict wrongs on an unresisting people, is more criminal and far more cowardly than the burglar; and the man who is within—who is of the people—and who counsels submission to the wrong, as far more to be despised than a bur glar or than even such a Congress. Os like character is the throat that, if we reject their plan, Congress will, in a now plan, add confiscation. He is to be pitied for his simplicity who does not know that Congress has no more power to confiscate the property of a peaceful citizen than has a po litical meeting or n church mob ; and that the very attempt would necessari'y end the existence of the Congress attempting if. But, unmanly and without foundation of either law or reason, as are these threats of further attempts at di franchisement and con fiscation, they are of surpassing importance iri other res; ects, and demand the most seri ou3 consideration of our people. The posi tion urged upon us is this : VYc must submit to a proposed wrong lest a greater wrong fol low. We must surrender our franchises, e caui;e, if we do no', ourprope ty will be ta* ken also. Now, the first point to which 1 beg attention is this: These positions admit that the paity (or power if you please) which proposes the present wrong, has already the will to inflict further wrung; that tho Con gress which requires you to consent to the destruction of your franchise, has already the w ill to rob you of your property. Thus, ym are asking to piece your prop* erty torsofely in the keeping of that power which already has the will to take it. You are importuned to escape the power of the lion by rushing to his embrace; to avrid tlie tang of the serpent by placing your hand in his inou'h! This is precisely the point. Y. ill every man in the South ponder it—repeat it—nev er forget it? Disfranchisement, confiscation, and far w.irse evils will not come—cannot come—through our existing State government. Never! But they can come, and they will come through the government, which this plan of reconstruction proposes to establish for our existing State governments. Who, in all these States, favor or agitate for con fiscation except the Northern emissary and Southern renegade, and the negro, when prompted and directed by these emissaries and renegades ? Are we not warned ? Bead the resolutions of negro conventions and whenever you find one of these convcutious in which these emissaries and renegades are the devilish prompters, you will find confis cation threatened, or apologised for, or justi fied qr demanded. And these are the very men who are to form, organize, control and administer, and enjoy the offices under these new governments proposed by these Military Bills. And when we admit the power to ab*» rogate existing governments and organize new governments to be composed of such men with such views and such purposes.these abrogations and disfranchisements, aud new organizations, will continue until eucli men do effectually control, aui such views and purposes effectually prevail. The whole purpose of these Military Bills is to add these ten States to Radical party power ; nothing less than the complete accomplish ment of the purpose will be accepted. And this purpose can never be accomplished but by disfranchising, impoverishing; destroyiug and driving off* all t ie true, and noble, and manly and country-loving of the Southern people; and delivering over our bright and beautiful land to the riotous rule snd misceg. cnating orgies of negroes, yackees and base apostates from their own kindred, color, country and blood. I would not fear the do cle negro, left to himself. He would soon know his true friends, in his interest, and be useful. Bnt the Africanized white man is an enemy to the peace and the interest of both races, and would be an admitted monster in any age or country of barbarians. I admit, then, that we are in danger of confiscation. Those who outlaw patriotism and intelligence, would not scruple to rob. The representatives who violate the Constitu tion they are sworn to support, in order to abrogate State government, and reduce the peopie to military bondage, could not add to tlieir iniquities by taking the little we have left. Asa people we have but litde —scarcely enough to prevent starvation All the world seems to be moving to send bread to keep us alive. What a curious people we are! fit objects for charity and fit subjects for confiscation 1 The same train brings the bread so feed, the officer to oppress, and the emissary to breed, strife and to rob! Alas, we have been robbed—robbed in war and in peace, and by foes and by friends. A few are rich. They prospered while their victims were sacrificed—showed a talent to make Whole 3STo. 378. money while their dupes showed ti ’will W loseb'ood. These might naturally dread confiscation, and. In view of the sacrifices they made io get property, it may be reason able they should make greater sacrifioss to Ueeo what tipsy made, for what is honor worth to socle? But even these should net altogether lose tlfeir rcaton. Way they not be musing a power that may consume them? I Thieves are not always to be trusted, even 'by their friends and cti-laborers. I", is safer to void a danger than trust to controlling it. When we abandon the safeguards of the i Constitution, and trust ourselves to the mag ma mily of its violators, we shall embrace • the surest means of procuring the loss of all things.’But I seorn to pursue such a Una j of argument. A people who are willing to sacrifice boner to avarice are beyond the possibility of re demption. If The very statement of the prop osition docs not nwaken a feeling of abhor rence we are iudeed in a sad condition. If anything can be baser than degradation it is suen a motive for sinking to it. Lost prop erty may be recovered ; burned cities may be rebuilt; devastat'd fields may bloom again; even buried children, fallen for their country, will live again iu the quickened spirits of new generations. But as with in dividuals so with peoples and enmmunilies-*- tlie sense of honor once lust is lost forever. Yea, mor n ; the history of human nature, sing'y and in communities, teaches, without exception of example, that when sell-respect is once lost, self abas- ment once accepted, cities, lands, liberty, country cannot be re tained. It is natural, too, that all others should lose respect for those who lose respect for themselves. If we accept the humiliation proposed for us, all mankind will he ashamed I of us, and our very enemies, w hoso haired prompted the shame, will mock and deride us. liven now I believe 'he impression which a few have been industrious to produce, that our people are willing to reconstruct under these acts, has damaged us more in the esti mation of all honorable minds than anything else that has happened. Ido net know Gen. I’ope, but if, as I assume, he possesses tho ordinary instincts of honor belong'ng to am American gentleman, he must have felt an almost nauseating piiy for the poor men who gathered about him in Atlanta, and forget ting the history of their fathers aud the char acter of our in-titu ions, welcomed, with feasting aud rejoicing, the inauguration of military despotism over one ot the Old Thirteen, whose sous were in the first revolu tion, aud who holds ,n her bosom the -ashesof t’t}l ski I A brave man loves courage m others, and despises sycophancy, especially that sycophancy which makes sacrifices to power to secure safety, pc haps patronage for itself. Heroism in defeat, patience lti i suffering, the preservation of honor in the i midst of misfortune, ate the sublime virtue* which everything on earth admires and ev erything in Heaven rewards, ami which nev er fail to lift a people possessing (hem, how ever temporarily unfortunate, to tieal pros perity and renow.i. And a people, however great, who propose dishonor to the helpless, vho would take advantage of misfortune to force oppression on the unresisting, will sure ly sink by the weight of their own infamy to mire, and everything ou earth aud in Heaven ! will rejoice at the fall. I admit that I hnve often overrated the in-. ! tcilig' nee, and virtue, and endurance of our ! people. Everything they have done, from i ilie suicidal repeal of the Missouri Comprot mise to the criminal and factions demoralize, •lion which compelled cur surrender, has 1 been contrary to my wishes, and against my piotest. But Ido not believe they are so lost 10 every Instruct of manhood as to except tho plan of State destruction proposed by tho fana'ical representatives of other States, as contained in these Military Bills. Many a,t first were taken by surprise, i.nd were tempt ed with a desperate thoughtlessness to yield. But they will reject the hateful thing they had almost embraced. Americas Advertisements. FAMILY rjMIE V-NDEESIGiSED IIAS OPENED A FAMILY mm sw; at his old stand, on the South corner of the Square, where he will keep a supply of Groceries & Provisions, Os Every Description which lie will offer to the public on the most reasonable terms for CASH or country pro duce. Giv e. me a call. JESSE HARDY. feb 5 ts FURNITURE! S. P. BO ol\ E, Agent, A2TEHICUS, GEORGIA. TAKES pleasure in itifmrn it g his fiicnds and the public that he has n -w or hand and is daily receiving a fine stock cf yjls£Ff (ABUT [lira, lip Consisting hi pai t of finemahogany end walnut parlor Sets, Walnut and Kuumeled Chamber Setts, Sofas. Tete-a-Tctes, Mahogany and Walnut Cushioned Parlor s and Rocking Cliairs, A irrcat variety of Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, Bureaus of all kinds, Marble top Tables, Beudsteads, all kinds and prions, spring Beds and Matftresses, and dthe articles usually kept iu a first c'ass FUENITURE 'WAEgiiOUSB- All of which being bought ‘W.-CASH ha in enabled to sell at VERY LOW PRICES T .7 mar kd ts ' . 9t9 7Z. S.CTJTTS, BroEer sad Commission MercJumf, AMERICBS, GA. " w ; tiie highest market price figg Cash advances made on eottofi Cohalaned it Bryce X, » 0,. Xo-v York- nny atf " ?