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Tin* Haily Loyal (icorgian. | AUGI>T\, <LV, JULY 2:5. 1 #l7. a' ‘ r> iL* / 'i t V» . ■ J ; * ' t—fsS'ls \ OFFICIAL ORGAN I . ;■ GOVERNMENT. Official Oryan of the Ccovyiu '/educational ! s,social ion. AU communications lor publicnilon imiH hr written <mlv oil one ill* of *ll-' impel* ;md iii ■ compan’cd’wilh ill. name of ill* miter. We will not publish the name, tinier the writer v. I :US u. ill* Ml. Flit «** tut! If 1. -. Ih. 11.-. II I cuaruntce of the truthful))*- -of tin: : ‘til !•• Platform Union Republics ; Party | Adopted at Atlanta July 4th. Whuroaft, we, humbly uckiiowlGtigiri'' our <U- | ixh'iiCrt on an overruling IVovidoMM*, who I .-th« Vtr-1 ink .-i of men ami imtious, I hunk j Aiiiii. hty (io<! lor Lwvii'j, Ilinm: h :>u■ tu-i- s | imi iiWirtmiciilaiities in Jib wisdom #<-h Hud, ! j.rijservt'ii our Goverimiuiit when its deepest i ioumlatiou.s won- shuki mbv tin inLiily ispbi-iiviiitf* of the irccnt rehellit >n. Aiul Whereas, the loyal men of Georgia tie-fin the i earliest praotirabli; nettieiiunt ofthe disturbed j .-omlitifMi CJl* \hr > 111 it t r'V : ami v. hm-ci:--. wo !*• ] livvo* that the critnblhsbmout ol’jufili is es.-.en- j thit to eiulurim.; peace, 1 hat patriotism should lit . \altod a# si virtue, suUl that ii i. the duty of j timritute to cherish all iJ p;*«»p!r; ami v.lh-h :.-, j tho -• who assort tin v.e primiplc* sue c alled lb ! puhliesma, throughout* the Union. Therefore, J. 1 ' rtAwd % LI. Thai we adopt the name ol tin; Union Hepublioan parly of Georgia, and de- i » lan ounmlve.. in alliann- with 11ns National j Re}mbli<jtti» jiiiHy of the l uion, ami for 11n* nn conditional .-wpport of the Union of these ftlfttoa. /,' solmi, 2d. That w«* pled-; our hearty sup port to the re- onstnu iion measure# of the Com V'r. sofUJC i idled State... /. fid. That it is the duty of the. State to educate nil her children, and to that end, we t * euminend the establishment of a general sys tem of tree school#. ii.,■■a'loitl, I That file Union Kepnliiir. n j 'tidy is identified i;t it history and by its <-.•'-i*iiinil principle with flu n^rhl#, the in terrain ami the dignity of labor, and is in sympathy with, the toiling musses of society ; and (lint the workm;. 1 men of (Jeorgia will receive at it-; hands every cm oiiraeenienl •end ikwhstanee that may be nei e-. an to jno ]•■*'+ tlioir full l ights;:uid, tim.t in themainten •*'o.e of the {visition talon ami llu principles uvvi; this day avowed, we cordi ally in lit: coo penition of all citizens, without 1 to Mu ir political antecedents. .-Ti/, o. That ilm Union ib publiian f the titale of (loorgia pledge • itself to in the Inc and legal rights of oil men, will abide, by the prescribed terms of o *u, in electing to office those men Who cun comply, in all re-pec t *, with ... i'diremonfsot the Acts of (Congress, and v. o the Government of the United ‘Tun tofii.y other that eoiihl he fram- and /,*. . 'f't-d, i’imt we avail ourselves of this 0p,.. : unity of e\pr.--.ing our liigi*. adjoi a tiFip 'ili viOii for Maj. Gen dolm Uopc, t « ; ..audii g this District, and of c<.wdially end*>* itig Ills wise. paO'iolie :cal statesman like mimitihsUation f the lie.eon ;jrtietion » a viwith i s:anniu * s on our part, that he : . t, at all tAim-s, have the encouragement ;ij'>i support of the Union lb juiblienn I'uvty '■j (borgia, isi his imther endeavor : to it* i:. ,ul( a loyal am. 1 ieg.tl government for our jteloved State. tux</lvtiL That the I hanks of this Conven tion be tendi reel to Mr. ‘ . \V. Tenny. of New York, and tl»;d we jvqiiec. him to tur uis.h us with a ropy of his aide, eloipieut and p -gfioti - spi-s \\. ba* ptiblh :ii ton. St at e Cos ntral €om mitt ce, tynion Republican S?arty. j lon S ’uoi iTi l >l.os**; i.i r, ol* Augusta, Chairman. ( '..ilonel J. K. ]>i:vav:\ of \v>.\ a-M, Ai-tiny Scrniory. f 'Jrst DUitrH- Col. A.' \Y. Slone, ( 1. K» S. i iu/wltiiu*, James v!. Simms, oi Savannah, ami T. li. t ampL'dl, ol Me In tosh count y. So'oml ]>htriH~ AY 11. Nol.de, of K:m*,lolph eotiMly; lioberi AleNamlor, Clay county . j hir*J < U U’. Aslibuni, Oliver Sauntlcrs araiilampion Hcnte»n, v’olmubus. F rrlh • li. M. Turner, \l.uon; Geo Walla< a, MiUeiigevillo. Fifth District Col. John liowh's, < 01. J, la. jh-yant, W. J. While, S. \Y. Ikaird, Attgusta. V . • M:o . !)a\ is .*; A* iu District Win. Mark).am, Atlanta; i ; . M. Shciblcy, luine; l-lphraicfi liueke-r, Martel U-i; William 1 iiggiubotham, Koine. SPEMCH OF HON V 11. HILL The Keiul press C in eestaey i>ver the speech of Mr. Kill delivered at At lanta. It is raid t*> be an unanswera ble argument against the eor.stitution aliiy of the U construction measures of < ;'ngn*> 4 We have re:ul litis stmeeh with some eare, ami we assert that Ik does not adduce nt to prove that the Keeonstruction laws of t e>ngress are iinconslittitionab Ik shows that he is well \erseil n the use of billingsgate. Ileuses tint i’er argument*, lie as&umea that uu co’* bit!iiional law- Itavo been pa>>oi, i ithout argument to ]>rovo the as u, proceeds to poui'out thevials rath** \ipon the devoted heads ■ or Hadicals. the Rebels have men who ... on* argument to convince the .A- ; >iead of v ituperation to lire the Passions, ah fair-minded men will con iheb la at they are not only V rong lm; tiiat U-cV AftOir tlicy are wrong Tiu: bdlowing iomnients of the At- J'Jru aig the best we have seen: THE GREAT CALUMNIATOR. Well, Mr. Hill lias been to Atlanta, and much n> the gratiiiralion and edification of his admi- : ring brother malcontents and disunion cowork cr;-\ North a.- well as South, has disgorged him self of his pent-up fury i t u three hours’ speech, which, for had feeling and vindictive denunefa :ion, ba- Mom been » | If and Placing him ■>'lf at the In ad of tho.-' w Imm eight years ago he »!i noun, icl as traitor*-, and who arc un changed in opinion, plotting and determined ! ms Un (1- 'truction of the Union, by “precipi ; tiling- a revolution, he now, with the eon eentra ! h and ei'Oii! of a conscious ingrate, denounces |i! < i:;!ty of treason ami perjury who are | now . th y were then, seeking to save the ini:,.. Ignoring his own antecedents in the very r<-oret past, he violently and insultingly, and without excuse, assails the consistency, and * eli'u-g'-' with disloyalty to the South, those who di- o i ‘ -with him in his present shameless hos tility n> tin Government 1»y whose mercy he !i t and i t ree to go where he pleases, exciting h ,* -i.ii i hia inceudiary letters and harangues. U’t 11 a< 1 iioped that those who should write or speak on the momentous issues of the day, would do : o iti temperate language; thatremem ! !lering the . veiled and inliummatory condition ; of tin- j.ii io- mind, moderation and the com i i; i. a*;,' i.dic- of life would he observed. Wc j ; 'vi ! that tin imbe.irable over-bearing and j di<•(::!o.' i.i! tone of the anti-reconstruction dia | unioii p;- - ami orators lias already indicated ji! i;. t tbi • n*m>t be; in id, if therefore, harsh | epithet:- ;Monk! In reafier be used by us, the rc j rponsibiiity rests with them, i Mr. Hill dwells with unusual emphasis on the i j.. i j ii! s h- assumes tfiOs»; ti> eoimnit who have j •••„..• a to - iimport the Constitution of the United j .0,,!' > jaa understands it) and then advoeate | the «e)-.i.»i!ce of the Congressional plan of re j ( riii:*;ran i lou (which In * ays is unconstitutional.) I lira horrified at the wickedness of those who | to tlii . a iiu notwithstanding his great wealth of i vituperative ipilhets, seems at a loss for words ii.; ;,i* ii : > clothe his thoughts. On the sub | jart id;»>\e ineulioiud, Mr. Hill says : j It i'■ y business to sujiport the Constitu | lion, anil my duty and pleasure to persuade other- 1.0 do so. Some of you who favor the ae e plane-,' of the military bills take an oath to this ib'i!, and still intend to vote fora eonven iion which you admit to be ordered contrary to tin (Mn.-iitution. How is tbi-V If you have a con-ricm I have said enough. If you vote for a convention you are perjured. * * I shall never get done shuddering, and horrors will nev» i eease to rise up in my mind, when I see men taking an oath to support the Constitu tion, aml then legislating to put in force mea sure which arc outside of it.” Our individual opinion of these laws has no thing to do with Hie question. The law making power Jui: made. them, and the Supreme Court fm- not derided that they are unconstitutional, and hence they are in force, and every citizen of the I sited States is under obligations to obey them. The doctrine here set up by Mr. Hill, that each Hum’s judgment and conscience must control him as to obeying or disobeying a law, independent of judicial decision, would unsettle all law, destroy all government, and end in an archy ! Yet, simh ia the teaching of this super latively couseientious (?) new light in political ethics. Would any sensible man, aspiring to po.-itioii and assuming to lead public opinion, ever give it iterance to such ridiculous asser tions ! T!u ijucstion i. : Are you for the resto ration ■ tl United Mates Government? If you are not, have you not already committed pcrj ur) V becaus.f j« u have already sworn to support that Government. How doe * Mr. U'd!M nd the question of perjury - aye, don’t ' p rjuretl! in the lh:hi of his own standard if ik ays, ”1 shall never gel. done shuddering, arid horrors will never cease to rise in my mind, when 1 see men it it mi noth lo support (tie Constitution , and Hu hlt '/'slutint/ to put ia force measures which A 5 >iU six year ago then was framed at Mont- L'n:n :y an instrument called the Confederate state* Constitution. Mr. Hill may have some n rt)lhvtion of ii. Our r« roileetion i that he was present and helped to frame it. Shortly afte r the Confederate Congress passed a law, 'cry odious \o the people, called the Conscript law. Mr. Hill was a member of that Congress; v, ;i- noted for his prompt and continued attond . and 10-* a. .ive pa*:ieip.ilion. Uew mein bei> !*-. iv more prominent part in all its jiro ‘ ’ ia . Now, did anybody know better than Mr. Hi!! that that law was unconstitutional ? 1 1 • Hu- mend rsol the ConfethTate. C-on g> ' V any who so urgently defended ii, or pi-!.:. i'd i!> ex i cution nilli more vigor and imtU'iry than he did that law ? Yet this same man who deh tided the adoption and enforec n. at the point of the bayonet at that, of a law knee w: ■ unconstitutional, has the un blu.sij’my; ertrontcry to insult the same people he U.en imposed upon, telling them that they are • i* 1 !ty of und perjury if they obey the i 1 -!: : ruction law -of the United States ! -Did when Mr. Hill sees the ghastly form#rise h'om the g-oiy iiclds <>f that ealamitousstruggle, ' ho.! vi mb unwillingly dr.'.gged there by the ■ i ;[<i ,aw u bicli he knew to be uneonstitu *' i! '' : * vehement iy r aml ably advocated, we think, to use his own powerful language, lit*, will l * no \ or wi done shuddering, and horrors • • ' : • ! f ' ! 'Co in 1 mind." And then w r« • lie rides ovt-r and views these devastated ::ti.t..- ami tb.sol.ued homes, and the score# Geo,- link- <>i hou-eu‘ss widows and breadless : :•! .lis, made *o by l he execution of that law, w ’ h c.m • ne\cr di’-.a shuddering; and horrors —■burnimjhorrors " dl m ver eca.se lo rise in his mind," and tor met, t him as if in the hottest tire# of the nether mos; hell— especially when lie reflects that in I** judgment it wm* unconstitutional— Mm he ;ul> oeati-d and defended and urged the eniv'ivemem of it; and that, according to hi# . definition of perjury, he PERJUREDhim f * "ta k tin- great and irreparable injury to < air beloved South and her people. U e cannot devote more space to-day to show cig up tin palpable, ami to some extent crimi nal inconsistencies of Mr. Hill; but we have gone through the entire, speech. Our relations with Mr. Hill, and our feeling# toward hiiu as aeitiz.cn and gentleman, are of i ; kindcr-t character, but his own dogmatic disposition and severity of language demand severity in return. The Secretary ot War has author •/oil tho issue ot 1,000 brooch-loading m :;* s and 50,000 oa-rtridges, from tho \a .i\omvorth arsenal, to the Iniion * ! *•-. Hie Railway Coinjutny, Kansas hraiu-n, to enable their engineers and working parties to protect themselves : * gain st. Indian attack#. Tiie company Irnve ah\:uh reeiive i 500 Spencer rules for the same purpose. (j R HAT EXCITEM IA T I\ 3IAKH! Conservatives Attempt to Break Up a Union Club Meeting. l !li:V GET t'O.IFIJSEM A> l> LEAVE DEVIOItAEIZED. RADICALS ARE TRIUMPHANT ! Macon, Ga., July 20, 1867. f.MHt evening tliu Union Republican Club of this city, of which Mr. Floyd is President, met in their hall, for the purpose of transacting business and reading such public documents and newspaper articles as would inform the members of their political condi tion, and what were their duties, &r. A few hours before the meeting, several white fellows were seen clean ing their pistols and rubbing their bowie-knives, &c., no one apprehend ing that they wore bent on miseh es until nearly night, when it leaked out that a white mob was collecting to break up the Union Republican Club. This news ran like lightning through the city, and in a short time every member of the Club was apprized of the fact. Such a rush for pistols, shot guns, &c., among the colored men, and a few white members, was never wit nessed before in M aeon. When the time arrived for the meet ing to commence, both the hall and the yard around the door was full. The business went on uninterrupted until near ten o’clock. They then learned that some twenty-five of the white mobbers wi re on the corner of a street just below the hall, and that occasion ally they would send a squad of four or five to the hall to reconnoitre, and learn the force of the Club boys. Once they tried to go in, but were immedi ately informed that President John son would not dare to enter that hall unless lie subscribed to the principles of the Republican party. They saun tered around, talked and whispered, and filially retired to the main force,* and informed them that the Club boys were well fortified, and if they were captured at all it would be after the streets of Macon had run red with the hearts’ blood of a host of men. Tin v retired for the night , probably to rein force themselves for the next meeting of the Club. They are welcome to do this, as the Club is prepared to dance to till their music. T. M. 11. Con: Mims, Ga., July 20, !,-07. Mi:. Koi ton; The following article some kind friend clipped from soma Rebel paper and sent me: G. W. Ashburn. We see this name among tlic Vice-Presi dents of the negro-Ifculiciii Convention lu-M in Atlanta on the lthinst.. Many are euriou to ascertain whether this is the Ashburn that was a beneficiary ill Mercer University about the year lMd, and was expelled from Col lege for writing scurrilous letters to the Faculty, and silenced from preaching for tin same, and was subsequently expelled from the Church for preaching without license, and for erasing from his letter of dismission “license withheld.” Now if this be the same Ashburn, his color ed brethren are warned, that lie is unworthy of their confidence. Having forfeited the confidence most sacredly reposed in him bv his white brethren, the colored citizens had l'vtlrv beware. We learn that there wa .. (t. W. Ashburn some years ago, an overseer of negroes in Upson county, Ga.; we won der if this was the same ? ’This U. W. Ash burn was so cruel to the jtoor slaves even the hardest masters could not endure him. lie. though of Southern birth, exceeded the most blood-thirsty Yankee overseer in the country. Now we say to the freedmen, if this Yiev l’resident Ashburn is tin' Upson county over seer Ashburn, you had I hi ter keep yourselves out of his power, unless he is greatly im proved, and we don’t think that the'limes has improved the morals and especially if.* temper of but few. A word to the wise is sufficient.— Conngton (Ga.) Jiatutiner. You will please allow me to say, that I feel grateful to my Maker for enabling me to so demean myself, as to have no .net of my own to defend. Now , as ever, I am attacking error I w herever found. I was a student at I’enfield, in the years of 1841—’42 and M3, I think. During my stay there, I committed no act for which I have cause to regret. The part I took in | furnishing the evidence which lead to the removal from a professorship of a i man unfit for the position, was as com-! mend able as our effort was successful. | As for any criminality in the matter, I I refer you to Rev. S. Landrum, now ; ! pastor of a Baptist Church at Suvan | mill, and Rev. J. M. Wood in North ern Georgia. Whatever the reverend gentlemen may say, concerning my crime in the matter, I will accept as being true. True, my friends made an honest effort to crowd me into the Ministry, but I never felt myself fit for so holv so pure, and so responsible a position, and I think time has proved my ideas of holy callings correct, for there were but few men belonging to the Ministry in Georgia who did not forget their sacred obligations during the late war. There are but few men in this wicked world who are holy enough to discharge the duties of the Ministry—l am not, and I regret the facts. lam sorry the class who are is so small. There were six Ashburns known to myself in Georgia, three of whom where overseers, (so-called) but your philippic gives the first notice of their cruelty to those whom they directed. One of the six was a Bap tist preacher, a Missionary to the Indians, sent, (1 think) by the Govern ment of the United States. One was an overseer for a Baptist preacher, and married his daughter. Two were murdered by your Rebel friends, be cause they refused to he conscripted to fight a government that you and they had sworn to support. 1 tint the only one of the old stock living. I have two sons, one aG. P. Ashburn ; and he and I feel very kindly towards j the colored people, think well of them. ; They cared for us, and administered to our wants while in your Rebel jails, and lie, 1 and millions of other good men do not intend you or yours shall deprive them of their political rights. I was not at Atlanta on the 4th day ; of July. 1!' I had been, perhaps I j would have been a Vice-President. 1 | spoke at this city, Columbus, on the ; 4th, to fifteen thousand white and j black citizens, a notice of which you j may see in the Columbus daily En- 1 quirt rof the (itli ::r-t. You will find* as correct a report, and the character of the meeting, : - it is possible for an enemy to give. Get the paper and! read it. It will do you good, and yon j will then be better posted, and perhaps, | wiser. Read the Loyal Georgian, j and you will 1 e:irn more of G. W. ! Ashburn. It is a daily, and you may ! get much valuable information for : your Weekly sin et. Its editorials are J true, and written by a gentleman, and I soldier in defense oi the rights of man. If you will sen.! me your paper, and publish the articles, I shall write. I will give you a full account of myself and family, abo of Jos. E. Brown, Robert Toombs, Cobb A Go., do thus, and I am sure in six months you will be a Radical, and sewear to support all they have done, or ever will do. Very Respectfully, G. W. AstinuiiN', To the Covington Examiner, Cov ington, Georgia. SPECIAL NOTICES. £-*.• TO CONS! MPT IV Ed.—The advertiser, having been restored l" health in a few weeks, I>3' a wry simple remedy, after having suffered sewt rul years with a severe lung affection, and j that tlrend disease Consumption, is anxious to make known to hi# fellow-sufferers the means of cure. Po all who de-ire it, he will send a copy of the prescription, (free of charge,) with the direc tions for preparing and using the same, which they will lind a SL UG CURE for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Aic, The only object ot the advertiser in sending the Proscription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread information which he conceive# to be invaluable; and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, a# it will cost them nothing, and may prove a bless ing. Parties wishing the Prescription will pkxise address Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, Williamsburg, Kings County, N. Y. J. E. URV ANT. | 0. C, RICHARDSON BRYANT & RICHARDSON, JiTOEMii.S CO UJVSELJ. OllS AT LAW , A i 4»! rz’i'.i, «.i. Office, corner Ellis and Monument Streets. R E P F. R KNOBS I Hon. L. M. Morrill, M. ( Washington, D. C. Hon. Sidney Porham, M. C., Washington, D. C. Hon. T. J. Si :cr, Buffalo, N. Y. Edgar Kotehum, Esq., New York City. Gen. Geo. F. Sheplv, Portland, M«. Hon. Joseph How .ird, ** 44 <6l Albert G. Br< wne, Jr., Boston, \ . -. J. S Shultz, Pros’t Board ol Health, New York City, luylff-lf BOARD OF REGISTRATION. ll>Klitv4-nlli *>viiai«ri:il IM*) riel. HT Till! BOAKD WILI. MEET AT THE Court House, in Augusta, THURSDAY, Flil- DAY anil SATI KDAY, July 25th, tMth and 27th, to KogisU'r such voters of Richmond county as have failed to do so, at the several precincts in the county, from any cause what ever, and to correct any errors that may exist. Augusta, July sth, ISO' jytt-td j Headquarters 3d Mil’y District, (Georgia, Alabama and Florida.) Chief Quxutehmarter s Office, ) Atlanta, Ga., June 24, 1567. ( | fcs;- 5 RY ORDER OF THE QUARTERMAS ter General l . rv A., sealed proposals will be received at this office until the 20th July, ISO 7, for the sale of the* WRECK of the U. S. STEAMER “CONVOY,” now lying in Barran cas Harbor, Florida. 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I * if * * * It was thought by some that we had better get the Parker & Watson Series, which is the most used in the Schools, simply because some had got it, for the sake of uniformity ; but my recommendation prevailed. One gentleman present, who had used both, stated that he had used the other as long as he cared to, and con sidered the Willson Beries a# far superior, giving an example of the difference of time required in teaching anew pupil, the prefe rence being decidedly in favor of the latter series. So we, starting this new movement, have decided to get the best book extant, so far as we know them. ***** (Signed) 8. Willard Saxton. Prom the American Freedman (Rev. Lyman Abbott.) 44 The peculiar characteristic of this Series lies in the fact that they aim to impart, as far as possible useful information. For this pur pose they contain a series of articles on vari ous subjects of science and history, graded to tiie capacity of different pupils, and so arranged that when the live volumes have been care fully read, the student, in addition to a know ledge. of reading, will have acquired a conside rable knowledge in many departments of study, such as will lay the foundation for more complete instruction afterward.’’ They are therefore peculiarly adapted to the pressing needs and quick perceptive# of the colored children. Each book is profusely and handsomely illustrated, and the illustrations ere all intended to render the comprehension ot the reading matter more easy. The follow ing testimonials have been selected from a large mass of a similar nature : Bureau K. F. and A. L., Office Superintendent Education, Richmond, Va., Doe. 13, 1850. Dear Sir —I have been familiar with the Readers from their first publication, and tun free to say to you, as I have uniformly said to teachers, superintendents, and others, that, all things considered, 1 regard them as the best Series before the public. The leading peculiar feature of this Series was a happy in spiration of the author, and the execution of the plan so well done as scarcely to admit of improvement. Mr. Willson’s style of compo sitiou in the lower numbers of the Series, and something ot his plan in the higher numbers, have been imitated by some later writers of school readers with decided advantage to their works. Hence Mr. Willson has not only made a peerless Series of his own, but has elevated the general standard of such works. When ever my choice lias not been constrained by circumstances, I have always used this Series both in the* white and colored schools with which I have been in any way connected. Yours, truly, K. M. Manly, Superintendent Education. } rom \V. M. Colby, General Superintendent Freedman’s Schools in Arkansas. I never made better readers than from those books. The Charts are unsurpassed by any. Harper Brothers, Publishers, FRANKLIN SQUARE, NEW YORK. IIARF EK A: BROTHERS will tend any of the above works by Mail, postage free, to any part ol the United States, on receipt of the price. J. K. ILUYA^sT, AGENT FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AUGUSTA, GEO. my2y 1 1 From W. F. Mitchell, Superintendent oi Froedmen’s Schools (iu charge of Pennsyl vania Frecdmcu'a Association,) for Middle Tennessee and Northern Alabama. Willson's Readers are unsurpassed by an, in the English language. Copies will be sent, postage paid, to parties desiring to examine them with a view to in trod action, on receipt of half price. Harper &, Brothers also publish a Sc j C 3 of School and Family Cheer ts, Twenty-two iu number, by Marcius V ,'iilson and N. A. Calkins. These Charts are designed, in cot .neetion with the accompanying Manual oi Ins -ruction by Marcius Willson (12mo, *'?l 60) and the Primary Object Lessons 1 y N. A. Calkins, (litmo, $1 50) to furnish t he teacher with the requisite aids for tl> e practical application of a true system of Elemen tary Instruction. In the six Re ading Charts the type is sufficiently largo to he easi ly read at a distance of .twenty feet. Those Charts will be furnished eltlnsr separately or in full setts, cither mounted or in sheets, and also, fur Family Use, in neat, atlas form, at the following prices. When mounted, two are on a card of the size of each Cl mrt, about 22 by 60 inches. They are tent by mail, in sueexs, at the prices named: -Yo. I n Sheet*. I* Elementary : Sixty Illustcated Words Soets. | 11. Reading : First Lessons 35 ets. 111. Reading: Second Lessons 35 cts. IV. Reading: Third Lessons 35 cts. V. Reading : Fouriti Lessons 35 cts. Vi. Reading: Filth Lessons. 35 cts. | VII. 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