About Tri-weekly Sumter Republican. (Americus, Ga.) 1865-1867 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1867)
Tri-Weekly Republican. Americas, Georgia; c~. w. Hancock! Editor and Proprietor. TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1867. Reading Matter on every Page. The Registry—Plain Truths. We cannot better protest against be present lethergy on the subject o( egistration than by using the remarks of the Augusta Chronicle and Senti nel, as follows: The next few days will show wheth er the- decent white people of this State are willing that the State Gov ernment shall pass into the hands and become subject to the control of the Radical emissaries through the color ed people. We say that the events of the next few days will show whether the'intelligent, patriotic and virtuous people of Georgia are willing to have such a consummation of the Military Bills, because we know that, if they are not willing to submit to such a condition of affairs, they can prevent it. But they can prevent it only in one way : “They must register.” It will be too laic when the lists are closed —and closed they will he, and that very soon—to say that if they had thought that there was danger they would have acted differently.— To prevent danger they must act now—now while the lists are open. We entreat the people of Georgia to take warning from the condition of the people of Louisiana, who, now that the registry lists in that State are being closed, have ascertained that, by their voluntary refusal, to register, they have permitted the negroes, under the control of North ern emissaries, to poll double the number of registered whites. Will Georgians look at the following fig ures and say that there is not cause for alarm growing out of their reluc tance to perform this important duty of registering. REGISTRATION IN LOUISIANA. Negroes 44,(59. Whites 24,528 Negro majority 20,231 To show how completely responsi ble the whites of Louisiana are for this condition of tilings in their we give the number of white votes cast in the State in 1861 : Breckinridge 22,681 Bell. '. 20,204 Douglass 7,025 Total 50,519 With a voting population of over fifty thousand, the whites have regis tered only 24,528, less than one-half their proper strength. Seriously and earnestly we ask, will the-people of Georgia, by failing to register become a party to placing their good old State in the same con dition with their sister State Louisi ana ? We have the power in Georgia to , control this movement. The prepon derance of the whites is so great that, making due allowances for the num ber disfranchised, and those of the white-livered who will go with the Radicals, we can still keep the ques tion of reconstruction in our own con trol. The white vote of the State in ISGO was as follows : Breckinridge 51,889 Bell 42,886 Douglass... 11,590 Total 106,305 The total number of blacks in the State last year (and tins return in cludes all males between the age of twenty-one and sixty) was only 55,- 909, which, being deducted from the white vote of 1860, leaves a majority of whites of 40,456. Forthcoming Proclamation of Governor Wells.— Ex-Gov."Wells, having waited a sufficient tunc for the President to decide on his removal, and the latter not having acted in the matter, has determined upon issuing a proclamation declaring himself still Governor, and Gov. Flanders a usurper; declaring null and void his subsequent and future acts, and di recting the sheriff and other civil offi cers not to obey bis orders. This, be believes, to be the law under the At torney General’s Opinion. This ■will compel the President to act. He takes this course by advice of several lawyers here. liis proclama tion will be issued in a day or two unless the President interferes. New York has appropriated 820,000 for celebrating the 4th of July. Ftoiin tho Chronicle A Sentinel. Notes ou the Situation -No 6- BV B. H. PILL. Os all the pretexts which have been used to justify the oppression of the Southern peo ple, none isso faithless in character, or so destitute of foundation in truth and law. as the one that the Southern States and |teoplc, being conquered, arc subject to the will of the conqueror. It is time our people fully understood this question. They need the in formation to protect them from the very de ceptive purposes of their own active South ern born counsellors. We might be surpris ed at the ignorance, if we did not know the treachery of the motives, of those who, in this day of civilization labor so earnestly to fix in the minds ol our people, the idcu that where one party yields to another in a war, the yielding party submits thereby all lights ol person and property und of political gov ernment to the will of the conqueror. And that such advice should be given by those among us who profess to be actuated for our good can be explained only on the hy pothesis that the real purposes is to betray for a consideration. The late war was either a rebellion, or it was a civil war, or it was a foreign war.— Eaeli name has its advocates. Others, again, give the war ei'hor or all of these characters by turns, as the giving of either or all can be supposed to justily some oppression to the unsnecessful party to the conflict- J shall not stop to prove what it was, what history can only call it, a civil war. Whelherit was the one or the other, there is no question in nil international or municipal law better set tled, or settled on more manifest foundations of natural reason, social justice and publiq faith, than is the question of rights and pow ers of the conqueror, and theobligations and duties of tlie conquered. All conflicts, whether between asovereign and his subjects, or between two parties in a i government or republic, or between two in dependent nations, are founded on fome ques tion, some difference, making an issue be tween the parties which reason has not been able to settle. The parties take up arms lo solve the question and settle the issue between them. Every war ends by compromise, or bv one party yielding to the other, either on terms or without terms. If the end is by compro mise, the terms of the compromise constitute the law of the peace. If ope party surren der on terras, the law of peace is the issue of the fight qualified by the terms of the sur render: if the surrender is without terms, then all the questions involved in the issue are settled in favor of the conqueror; but no question not distinctly involved is settled, or affected. Now two things must be distinctly under stood and fixed in the minds of the reader: 1. Where must we look to find the terms on which the conflict ends, and which makes the law of the peace between the parties? 2. At what, time must these terms be made known or agreed upon '! Wars between independent nations are usually ended by treaty, and, of course, we must look, to the treaty of peace to find the terms of the peace. What is not found in the treaty is not settled. So also in civil wars—treaties are sometimes made and have the same force and affect as when made be tween independent naiious- Usually, how ever, treaties are not made between partie lo civil war or a rebellion, because the sover eign or party claiming to be the legitimate government will not treat with those whom they persist in calling rebels, because to treat with them is to admit a sort implied inde pendence of authority. In all such cases, in order to find the terms oe the pence, we must look to the causes of differences which actuated the parties in taking up arms, to the declarations and demands of the parties at the time of beginning and during the pro gress of the struggle; to the promises made or assurances proclaimed by the victor to in duce the adversary to lay down his arms, and to the negotiations ami terms of the surrender. Whatever is not there found is not settled, and forms no part whatever of the terms of peace. I need not add that all tlie treaties, declarations and promises are to he interpreted, not according to tlie dis cretion of either party, but in the light and according to the rules of the laws of nations and the established principles of natural jus-! tice ami good faith. In the next place it must he stated, that., whatever either party, in case of a compro mise or treaty, or tlie victor in ease of a sur • euder, ini ml ,to demand as a condition of the peace, must be made known before or at the time the surrender is accepted. No par ly agrefs to what is not made known, orsur rendors to what is not claimed. To demand new guarantees after a treaty has been made, is a breach oj the treaty; audio prescribe new terms of surrender lias been accepted, is deemed infamous by all mankind, and in both cases is held to be anew and just cause of war. And when such conduct is exhibi ted toward an adversary who lias given up bis arms and submitted to the victor, and is thereby unable lo renew the war, tlie party guilty of it has no claim to the respect or con fidence of any people, for he brings the limb of promises into disrepute. ‘‘The iaith of treaties —constancy in ful filling our engagements —is lo be held sa cred and inviolable, and if mankind be not wilfully deficient in their duty to themselves, infamy must ever he the portion of him who violates his faith.” * * * * "And, in general, the sovereign, whose word ought ever to be secured, is bound lo the faithful observance of every promise lie has made, even to rebels —l mean such of his sub jects as has rebelled without reason or necessi ty.” * * * * “Buttyrauts alone will treat, as seditious, those brave and resolute citizens who exhort the people to preserve themselves from oppression, and to vindicate their rights and privileges. If a good prince lias justice and his duty at heart —if lie aspires to that immortal and unsul lied glory of being the father of his people— let him mistrust the selfish suggestions of that minister who represents to him as reb els, those citizens who do not stretch out their necks to the yoke of slavery—who reluse tamely to crouch under the rod of arbitra ry power.” “And if there existed no reason to justify insurrection, (a circumstance which, perhaps, never happens,) even in such case, it becomes necessary ,*as we have above observed to grant an amnesty when the offenders are numerous. When the amnesty is once published and ac cepted, all the past must be buried in oblivion ; nor must any one he called to account for , what has been done during the disturbances.” Vattel. There are oases in which a party to a con flict may increase his demands during the conflict, or he may make these demands du ring negotiations for peace. He may de mand the removal of tlie causes which, in his judgment, produced the conflict; or he may demand securities for the observance of promises ;or the expense of the war; or any other terms which may reasonably tend to make the place permanent. But in all eases such demands muat.bc distinctly made before the treaty is agreed to, or before tlie surrender is accepted. To make such de mands afterwards is a base treachery, of which any power, great enough so be u vic tor, ought to be deemed totally "in capable.— Even in cases of revolt, wbou the revellers are subdued and sue J or peace, the amnesty may except the authors of iho disturbance ; but even then only that they may he brought to a legal trial and punished if found guilty.” “At the present day 'it seldom happens that either of the belligerents perseveres, to the last extremity, before lie will consent to a peace. Though a nation nitty have lost several battles, she can still defend herself; as long us she has men and aims remaining, she is not destitute of all resources. If she thinks fit, by a disadvantageous treaty, to procure u necessary peace—if by great 'sacri fices she dclivets herself trora imminent dan ger or total ruin—the icsidue which remains in her possession is stiff an advantage for which she is indebted to the peace ; it was her own free choice to prefer a certain and im mediate loss, but of limited extent to on evil of a more dreadful nature, which, though yet at some distance, she had but too great rea son lo apprehend.”- Vattel. 15ut how does she have a “residue of rights remaining,” according to the terms of the peace, if new terms of total ruin may be pro scribed alter peace ? How is the extent o( the loss '‘limited" by the terms of her surren der, if unlimited exactions may be made by the victor afterward ? Whatever the con queror demands lie must demand while his adversary has “men and arms remaining.”— A conquered people arc “never “subject to the Kill of the conquror.” None but very barbarous people and Northern Radicals and Southern renegades ever said so. A conquered people are subject to tho terms of the conquest made known and demanded be fore or at the time the conquest is admitted, and to r,o after terms or will whatever ; and none but a treacherous conqueror would de mand more; and nonejbut a more treacherous and very base conquered would concede more. Rapacity only claims more than the bond. Servile cowardice alone consents to more. “If an unjust and rapacious conquer or subdues a nation, and forces her to accept of hard, ignominious and insupportable con ditions, necessity obliges her to submit; but this apparent tranquility is not a peace ; it is an oppression which she endures so long as she wants the means of shaking it off', and against which men of spirit rise on tlie first favorably opportunity. * * * ‘•Will any man pretend lh.it a people so op pressed would not be justifiable in seizing a convenient opportunity to recover their rights, to emancipate themselves, and to ex pel or exterminate the horde of greedy, inso lent and cruel usurpers ? No ! such a mon strous absurdity ran never be seriously main tained. Besides, were you to preach up tne contrary doctrine, which is so repugnant to all the feelings and suggestions of nature, where could you expect to make proselytes if” Vattel. Must the answer to the question of this no ble writer—who lived in a former generation and in the midst of European despotism, be that proselytes to a doctrine is repugnant to the feelings of nature as found litre in free America—in proud Southern America. Yea, more ; that here, inGeorgia, men claiming to be leaders, favorite advisers of the people, long trusted by tho. people, are to he found teaching the people that they arc not only bound to submit to hard and ignominious terms which they have accepted, but they are bound ta svbmit and ought to submit to such terms when they have not accepted them, and that they are bound to submit and ought to submit to whatever the wilt of the con queror may demand after they have laid down their arms ? Still more, uot only sub mit but consent to accept and defend and justily such terms of the conqueror ! —terms that abrogate their governments and adopt new governments made by their former slaves to please und suit only their oppressors! 1 wish lo caff the reader’s attention to one rule to be observed in ascertaining the terms of peace, and then we will proceed to apply the rules to ascertain the terms ol peace be tween the parties to -oar late civil war, and what are the rights of the conqueror and the obligations of the conquered. The rule is this: So far is it from being true that tlie conqueror is the law of the conquered, that a'l points of doubt,in'asccrtaiuingphe terms of the peace as fixed before the surrender, are to be construed against the conqueror. ‘ In case of doubt, the interpretation goes against him who prescribed tlfe terms; for as it was, in some measure dictated by him, it. was his own fault if he neglected to express himself more clearly, and by extending or re stricting tlie signification of the expression to that meaning which is least favorable to him, we either do him no injury, or we only do him that to which lie lias wilfully exposed himself; mhereas, by adopting a contrary mode of interpretation, we would incur tho risk of converting vague or ambiguous terms into so many snares to entrap the weaker patty in the contract, who has been obliged to submit to what the etrongerjiiad dictated.” Vattel. So we see, in all wars, the conqueror must not only make known Id's terms before his adversary’s surrender is accepted,and “while his men and arms are remaining,” but \\A must make known his terms distinctly, and if he fails so be distinct, the injury shall result alone to the conqueror, because a contrary rule would entrap the weaker party. WMt would become of the wrecked party if Tne conqueror was not only relieved from the du ty of making known his terms beforehand,but was allowed to'proscribe terms according to his own will alter the peace was declared ? The very thought is horrible to all honora ble minds, whether of the conqueror or the conquered. Whether the late war was a rebellion, a civil war, or a foreign war, the terms of peace are not doubtful. They were prescribed by the conqueror—the United States—most sol emnly prescribed, while the'“armsand men” of their adversary “were remaining.” They induced thousands to lay down their arms in advance ; even to desert their colors. They prevented the independence of the Confeder ate States by giving strength to internal treachery, aud dow to insist upon other terms, having no law hut the will of the conqueror, as expressed by a fragmentary conclave of Congressional members, is to insist upon a treachery which would shame the tyrannical conqueror of the unf'ortanate Montezuma. — To these terms of peace the reader's attention will be invited in the next note. Judas betrayed his master for thirty pieces of silver. Radical Congress men get six thousand dollars a year, in greenbacks, for betraying their country. B2T" A huge cel got the better of a young fisherman in I’onghkccpsie, N. Y., the other day, dragging him, pole and boy, into the river, and drowning the latter. of the Supreme Conrt. Wo publish below, apoitlon of the dieix iona of the Supreme Court, as made at the present teim. We shall publish the decidua* of other cases in cur next: John L Brown, ITIT in Error, ) Tresspass, vs. p S. W. Railroad Company. ) Suinter. Walker, justice. If a Kail load Company cany off a slave with out the written permission of the owner, and though in company of a white thief, the road "ill be liable. VVlieri tlie owner reclaims his slave, carried off under sucli circumstances, ho Is entitled to ricover, uotonly hire for the time tlie slave was absent, but also inch rea sonable and necessary expenses as he may have incurred in rec aiming the slave. The cause of action in tiffs case having occurred before the adoption of tho code, the Plaintiff is not entitled lo have the damages doubled, as provided by the code, Judgment reversed. llawkiDS lor Plaintiff Id linor. Scaiborough for Defendant in Error. 11. 8. Davis, Adm’r, P’tl. in Error, ) Equity. Win. A Black, et al. j Schley, WALK, It, JUSTICE. Ni w parlies may bo added to an original bill by an amendment in the nature of a sup plemental bill, and the representatives of de ceased parties muy tie made prrties by tciro fac'as. Sec Code 4193. Judgment affirmed. lilanford & Halt Joi Plaintiff in Error, B. Hill for Defendants ivi Error. E. W. Jackson, Pl'ff in Error, ) Possessory vs. [ Wai’t-burn in. E. Sparks. J ter WALK LB, JUSTICE. Upon the hearing of a possessory warrant, the title to the property cannot be investiga ft and. The cotnt is confined in its investigation to the question of possession. Where A exchanged mules with B and 13 sold the mules received from A, to C, an inno cent purchaser, A cannot, by pioc s : oiy wan rant, recover the possession of the mules from C, by showing that f. huff swapp-d to A, a stolen mule for the one in controversy. Ju lg meat affirmed. Hawkins for Plaintiff in Error. McKay for p.foudaut in Error. The Importance of Registering- M r. Raleigh T. Daniels, of Richmond, who has, perhaps, indicated as hitter disgust as any man in Virginia at the w hole series of measures known as the Military Reconstruction Bill— \yho opposed the calling of a Conven tion when it was suggested a few months since— now urges tlie people to register. He thinks that it is tlie only means w hereby we can keep tlie State from being “hopelessly African ized.” Mr. Daniels says: You will have anticipated mo, then, when I say to all to register ! You will thereby secure the right to vote, whether you choose to exercise it or not, and thus will retain tho power to control events ; for after all the decimination of war and disfranchise ment, the w hites in Virginia, except in particular localities, are largely in the majority, happily differing in this respect from the condition of some of the Southern communities, which, T fear, will bo "hopelessly Afri ca nitted. Any averson which may now be felt to tlie course I recom mend, may subside in the light of com ing events. It may hereafter seem a duty to yourselves, posterity, your State, to vote. What self-reproach, then will those endure, keen as de served, who shall inconsiderately cut themselves off from the performance of what will then seem a sacred olili gation ? Another consideration ap peals to your honor; AVill you not protect those who would hut cannot protect themselves ? Think of all the disfranchised—worthy, virtuous de fenders of Virginia’s rights and honor, now suffering for her sake ! Do you owe them nothing ? Reconstruction. —The Southern people are not only puzzled, hut much disconcerted in regard to the duty of registration. The first impulse of many was to have nothing to do with it. But inaction surely turns over the whole machinery of Stale govern ment into the hands of the negroes. A decision of some kind cannot longer he avoided, since several States will soon go into elections to form State constitutions ; and those who do not now participate in making the laws will afterwards have no option but to obey the laws as they find them. The question therefore is presented plain- P’ —Shall they oppose the programme marked out ior their guidance?— Knowing that topic so wil lbc unavail ing ; or shall they join in a call for conventions and seek to control them? The feeling in favor of registration grows much stronger as the question is put nearer to an issue. We have before advised, and we renew the ad vice to Southern men, not to lie down inactive. Nothing is lost by register ing and voting. Everything may he lost by neglect.—A” 11 Journal of Commerce. Effects of Reconstruction on Newspapers in the South. —lt is a significant fact that when the military hill passed Congress there were fifteen Republican journals published in the lion-reconstructed States, and only four of which were dailies. There are now thirty-six, of which fourteen are dailies, several tri-weeklies, and the remainder are published weekly.— Al to York Herald. Not “significant” of anything ex cept that Congress appropriated a largo sum of money to the support of such papers. Anti they will last no longer than the appropriation.—Jiich niond Dispatch. It is reported that James Stephens, the Fenian leader, recently made a trip to Dublin held a council, at which he en deavored to vindicate his course, and re turned in safetyHo France, ' Driftiug inlo Anarchy. The Montgomery Mail draws the .fol lowing picture of the various contending “powers that be,” the legitimate spawn of Radical dominion over a law and order loving people'. Pope having pronounced against the President un the question of registry qualifications, we now hoar of Sheridan’s pronouncing against Grant on the ques tion of extending the time for registra tion. So We go! When constitutions become waste paper, every military man , becomes a lam to himself. The Repub-' lic.of the Tinted .States is fast following in the footsteps of the delectable Repub lic of Mexico. There they have four governments; the Maximilian Empire represented by Marquez ; the Juarez Re public, which should have expired two years ago by limitation: the Ortega legi timate Republic, which is in jail; and the Santa Anna Republic, which is also said to be iu jail. Here we have six governments, not counting the Royal League as one ; one consolidated Mobo cracy, north of the Potomac, and five Mil itary Monarchies, south of the Potomac. Besides these, we have two more in pros pective, one for Maryland, and one for Kentucky. "We have the advantage of Mexico, not only in the number of independent gov ernments, but also in the number of pro nuneiamentes. Maximilian pronounced against the Constitution of Mexico; Or tega pronounced against Juarez ; and San ta Anna pronouuccd on general princi ples. Here. Congress pronounce against the Constitution; the Supremo Court pronounce against military commissions; the Congress prononnees on that question against the Supreme Court; Sickles pro nounces against the Code; Swayne pro nounces against Withers and I. I. Jones; Sheridan pronounces against Wells; Stanbery against military supremicv; Popo pronounces against the President, and finally Sheridan Grant ! We expect to hear of Patton pronoun cing against somebody soon ; and then we intend to pronounce in favor of Mexico. “RuGraTnu ! Register!'’ —Such is the watchword of nearly all our Southern exchanges. We can scarce ly open a Southern paper that does not ring out this signal word in glar ing capitals. The Richmond Whiy well says: ‘‘There arc two inodes of manifesting opposition to reconstruction—one by active, the other by passive, resistance. Active resistance would be made by registering and voting against con ventions, and against acceptable can didates and constitutions ; passive re sistance by not registering or voting at all. Between the two, the bolder and more manly course, though equal ly disastrous,in the former. I t is, there fore, more to he respected. It does not hide, or seek to hide, itself, but comes out frankly, assumes all the re sponsibility that properly attaches to it, and relieves the community from any share of it, while those who pur sue the passive policy shrink away from observation and accountability, leaving the community in which they live to bear the responsibility. Lancaster Intelligencer, which is published at the home of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, thus notices the latest effusion or ebullition of that worthy : Thud. Stevens has written a letter urging the assembling of Congress in July, to make more stringent rules to be applied by the military straps to the white people of the South. As the old wretch nears the grave he be comes more and more vindictive.— We arc convinced that if he could be induced, to change places with the Devil, hell would gain iu malignity what it lost in ability. Look Oct. —The New York Herald of the 25tb, says: A corps of thirty stump orators have been turned loose upon Southern States by the Union Congressional Republican Committee, twenty of whom arc colored. These speakers go charged with the strongest Repub lican logic within reach of the Repub lican Committee, and with tiro deter mination not to permit even one of the smallest villages to escape its share of political advice. Reinforce ments to this corps are being equip ped and reunited daily, and another detachment of orators will wend their way southward in a few days, 2®'’ Tire first case in which negro jurors were empanneled in Alabama occurred near Tuskcgce on Tuesday last. A negro woman, who was un der intense excitement, had been whipped by her husband, and died soon thereafter. A coronor’s in quest was held to ascertain the cause of her death, and several negroes were put on the jury. They found that she died from congestion of the brain ajid lungs. Bois Toombs. —We learn from a friend of this distinguished gentleman, that he has re ceived his pardon quite recently, is iu good health and is disposed to take things easy.— He is of course opposed to the abomination reconstruction business, but deems it improp er for him to give a public expression of hie views now. —Griffin Star. 23!?"’* A Connecticut doctor olaiins'that cancers can be cured by burning them with a sun glass, the heat of a sun hav ing a peculiar effect, TELEGRAPHIC. PARDONED- CITIZENS OFFER TO REGIS TER; Savannah, June 29.—Mayor An derson, J. Hartridgc, Gen. 11.11. Jack son, Judge Law and other prominent citizens, made a formal demand on the Board of Registration to register to day. All presented full pardons from the President. The board, after con sultation, decided that under Gen. Pope’s instructions they would be compelled to refuse the request until further instructions were received from headquarters. LATER FROM MEXICO. New Orleans, June 29. — The Austrian steam sloop of war arrived at Southwest Pass this morning and landed telegraphic dispatches for the Austrian government. Her national ensign was draped in deep mourning. This, with the reticence of her officers, is significant. They, however, report ed that the City of Mexico was captur ed by the Liberals on the 20th inst. The particulars had not readied Vera Cruz up to the time ot sailing. The Mexican schooner, Atlas, also arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi this morning, having on board twenty four exiled Imperialists Mexicans, who have been peremptorily banished, among them several military officers. They report that Santa Anna, being transferred to flic American steamer Virginia, at Vera Cruz, was conveyed to Sisal. On arriving a Mexican gun boat demanded the person of Santa Anna, which was refused, when the Mexicans threatened to fire upon the Virginia. The captain told them they could take him away by force as he was not armed. He then spread the American ensign on gangway and the Mexicans trod on the Hag, seized Santa Anna, thrust him into their boat and took him to Cainpeacy, where he was .confined as a prisoner of war. The Liberals are shooting, hanging and expelling the Imperial sympas thisprs. FROM WASHINGTON.' Washington, .June 29. —The Judi ciary Committee have examined Anna Smratt and summoned Horace Greeley to testify regarding the bailing of Mr. Ddvjf. ■Washington, June 29 —It is hoped h«e that the Austrian vessel at Mew (Jimans draped in mourning on ac coilt of the death of the Archduchess Aim 1 , who died recently. 0 I REGISTRATION NEWS. ■UGtrSTA, June 29.—The number reMstered in this city for the week cuffing to-day is 2,214, of which 1,407 are colored, and 938 whites. Savannah, June 29. —.1 3 whites and 211 blacks registered to-day : total 980. 'Monti,e, June 23.—Registration in five wards of the city stands, whites 995, colored 1,014. Petersburg, June 29.—Registra tion in this city foots up thus far, 831 whites, 182 7 blacks. The Republican Committee in Washington have sent twenty negroes and ten whites as missionaries to work in the organization of tlia party in the South ern States, tST The New York Ilide.and Leather Journal says that Rhode Island, though the smallest State in the Union, can boast of some of the biggest feet that ever trod sole leather. CBP A lady in Boone, Missouri, re cently gave birth to four hoys at once. Her husband bore up manfully for sometime, but last week committed suicide. 2' W All the bar-rooms in Charleston, save those attached to hotels, arc to be closed on and after the first of July.— This, we learn, was done by the City Council at the instance of General Sick les. 25/ ' An oculist, who bas studied the subject, says that on an average one. per son every one hundred and fifty is blind in one eye. This defect is more common in warm tban in cold latitudes. Attention Invalids! ~|~ IliWJi on hand at Hie Grain Emporium, 15 Bbls. RYE FLOUR, the very article for the dyspeptic, which 1 will sell at. figures astonishingly luty. Also, Flour, different graces, for family use at reduced prices, to close out a consign ment, and a fine lot of Tobacco. Planters would consult their interest by giving me a call. A large supply of Tennessee BACON and CORN always on hand, june 29 ts. t&w. M. H. STEPHENS. A T J . W. MIZE’S It Alt ROOI, (cotton avenue,) CAN BE HAD, TILE FOLLOWING SUM . iner Drinks : LEMONADE, MINT JUMP, CLARET I’UNCH, MILK PUNCH, SHERRY COBBLER, BRANDY SLING, WHISKEY SLING, PORT WINE SANGAP.EE. jane 29 Im. §§» .Adfcrtisrinmts. Official Notice* MAYOR’S OFFICE, 1 AumuetJS, July Ist. 18(57. / IN compliance wiili (he request of MnJ. Gen. l'ot'f;, Commanding Third Military Disi riot, it is hereby Obdkbki), Thai all Bar Rooms or Drink ing Saloons, within the corporate limits of this city, he closed and kept clos. and, during next THURSDAY, the 4th inst, viz : From 12 o’clock, Wednesday night to 12 o’cluck Thursday night. Ord red, That Merchants vending Liquors by the gallon, quart, or bottle, will refrain from ail sales on the 4th inst., unless Ufon the most satisfactory n runitice, that the li quor will not be drank iu the city on that day. A faithful observance of this notice will be insisted Upon and required. 1 trust our uoon citizens will jperceive ils importaiicfl and carry it out in good faith. T. M. FURLOW, july 2 It. Mayor,- STOLEN I 7UIOM my lot, at (lie Douglas House, iu the city of Albany, on the night of the -9th July, a large gray HORSE. He is dap pled gray on the rump, and a little flea bit. ten on tlic neck and shoulder; lias a very fine mane and tail—inane dispo-ed to flow a little, llis back was-a little sore whore the buggy saddle had rubbed it, his shoulders were also hurt from driving last week, lie was in good order when stolen. FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD is offered for tho recovery of tlie Horse. D. J. OWENS. juty 2 If Albany, Ga. /'~"1 FOUGFA—Sumter County. VX wTiereh.s, William H. Ilarp applies to ■me for Letters of Administration on the es tate ol Olive Walker, deceased. These are therefore to cite, and admonish all and singular, the kindred und creditors of said deceased, and all persons concerned, to be and appear at iny olflce, within the time prescribed by law, and show cause, if any they hare, otherwise letters will be granted in terms of the law. Given under my hand and official signature, this ist day of J uly, 1867. july 2 lm* ‘J.. JL\ DORMAN, Ordinrry. Sumter Sheriffs Sales. "ITTlid* be sold before the Court house door, in tho V V city of Americas, on the Jirst Tuesday in August next, the following property, 10-wit: Three hundred and twenty-five acres of land, in tho IW’enty seventh bi.-triet of Sumter county. No. not known, bit i known as the place on which C. C. Harbor formerly lived. Levied on to pay his Tux for 1 G>. and cost. Pointed out by M. Wheeler. Tax C * doctor. July 2 t.ls A. 15. RAJFOIU) Slurift TO COTTON MAKERS OF SUMTER AMI MM COUNTIES. I OWN THE “RIGHT” TO BROOKS’ Potion Screw, for Sumter and Marion Counties, superior to all Olliers now known. Made of wrought iron and portable, with alt its fixtures, in a common wagon. It can be transported together with; (tie common field thresh power Gin, and pack in. the field as well as in a house. 1 have the certificates of about, seventy gentlemen of l’lke and Mcrriwetlicr c unties, where this; screw was first put in operation, all testify ing to ils superiority to all others, besides the certificates of a like mirnbei' of members of the las Ueotgia Legislature. I also own the “Right” to the improved GIN, for Sumter, Schley, Macon and Lee. 1 will have a competent workman in each of those counties before ginning season. The Screw can be had at Macon and Co lumbus upon reasonable terms. W. J. REESE, Americus, Ga. MILT.KPfiKVIU.E. G.V., ) Nov. 29th, 1800. j We, the undersigned,- members of the- Georgia Legislature having witnessed the practical operation of Crook’s Patent Revolving Screw and i’ress, Unhesitatingly pronounce it-, in our opinion,, the best Screw and Dress-, we have ever seen.. Ils excellency consists in its simplicity, its portability, and its adaptation to the wants of both an individual and community. Mr. 11 rook 9 is a nnfive-Gt’orguin, a citiz.cn of Pike county. We cheerfully recommend him and, his invention to tli'e favorable consideration of the people of Georgia and other Gallon, growing States. We witnessed, yesterday, the ginning of a bale of Colton, weighing 525 pounds on hid improved 40 saw Gin, the same was ginned* in two hours time. J. B. JONES, of Burke, Chairman Agri cultural Com. G. J. McDOWELL, Heard, Agricul. Com. F. HARGETT, Harris D. M. BROWN, Houston, “ P. G. WARIIEN, Columbia, “ “ P. 11. McDOWELL, pike, “ « E. C. HARDIN, Cherokee «< “ ]). G. IIUCIIES, Twiggs, “ MiI.LIN V. TUCKER, Merriwether. W J. HUDSON, Harris, U. A. T. RIDLEY, Troup. THOSE DIXON, Macon. T. A. SWEARINGEN, Decatur. B. F. POWELL, “ B. B. MOGRE, /Senator) Thomas. P. J. STUOZIER, “ 10th Dist. O. L. SMITH, (Senator) Berrien. Together with fifty other members, june 29 ts Dental TsTotice* rpilE undersigned respectfully invites (lie attention of his old friends mid conmiu liity at large, that he is now prepared to dti both mechanical and operative dentistry.— Having given those branches of Dental Science his attention for a number of years, lie cat* promise all who may give him their patron age, that their work will be done in the very best and latest style, llis materials are of he best selection. TeeLh mounted on vulcan ite base from one to a full set. He guaranties, to give perfect satisfaction, both in fitting andi beauty, lie also uses the vinous oxide in ex tracting teeth, which is better adapted for that purpose than anything now know to tho age* o®..Watches can also be repaired dring leisure hours, by the undersigned, with neat ness. All work warranted. Office up stairs iu Hie corner of the new Hotel building, fronting Ike Telegraph office and adjoining Boon’s'ftirniiure store Mar. 19-tff DR. J. NOBLE, NICKERSON'S Ft&HfER’S atJTER. AUGHsTA, GEORGIA. <rs_ Refurnished and opened October Ist law. war 12,
