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THE POST. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 1. 1870. R. L. HICKS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. IP. P. JJiek* is the. regular agent for the. POST in JnJinnon county. authorbed to re- ash* subscript ions, receipt for the mime, and to make, contract* for adrertmng. AU due* than Id be, paid to him. * T!h* Ferric* and the Grand Jury. The Ordinary let out the two fer ric* on tho 21st nit. with the privil ege, a* heretofore of collecting fer riage from parties not living in Laur en* county, but with the nndcr- Htumliug that tho ferries should be free to all immediately after the uc- tioti of the next Grand Jury, in case that body ho receommendnl. Judge Duncan thus wisely shaped his action in this matter, so that on tho one hand he might not be tak ing too much responsibility upon himself in regard to tho expenditure of the people's money, and on the other hand that ho might not crip ple and delay tho consummation of u measure calculated to bo of such grot it benefit to tlio town and county. The Grand Jury arc thus brought face to faco with the question of free ferriage. Tho demand that they take the matter into immediate con-' wdomtion is thus made so emphatic that they cannot fail to uot ,<m it. And when thoy como to make up their decision ns to whether free fer riage will moot tho approbation of u majority ,of the taxpayers of the nty/wo lmvo no fear as to the result—that is, if tho members of the body will take tho trouble to liml out tho intelligent public sentiment on that subject. Tho taxpayers know that tho forrios will bo taken very nearly as low (many believe quito tw low) when freo to all as un der the present, arrangement. Thoy know that tho increase of trade and travel which would rosult from freo ferriage would indemnify them ten times over for the pittanoo requiicd to mako tho ferries free. Thoy know that tho present arrangement puts a promium on potty falsehood, sinoo it is so convenient for parties living in othor counties to tell the forty man they livo in Laurens. But, as the most potont argument for free ferriage, the taxpayers know Hint it is a mean, selfish, illiberal, inhospit able, narrow-miudod policy to say to tho people beyond the borders of our county, “Our forrios oost us money; you shan’t oross without pay.”—As well say to your friondB, “My house cost, me monoy; you shan’t take shelter under my roof without pay.” It will be romombered that a purse wits made up by privuto c ontribution last year to make tho Dub lin ferry free. A similar arrange ment has boon effected to continue tho same freotill theJJannnry adjourn ed term of superior court, when, if tho Grand Jury should fail us, we hope to bo able to announce the con- tinuanoo of this arrai.gornont for the rest of tho year. But wo can’t be lieve that tho presont Grand Jury will nogleot n measure so conducive to the Publio good. Georgia’s New Bond. Washington Special to 8*. Louis Repub lican, Thera Is some amusement over a financial measure which has passed tho Goorgia legislature, Tho legis lature Inis authorised tho issno of of half a million dollars of bonds, bearing four per cent interest. The bonds will be issued in denomina tions of £5 each, and will be exactly the size of a groonbuok bill. Each bond will have six coupons, to bo clipped annually. They will be lurgiuy usea as eurronoy, and will furnish a safe interest-bearing in vestment to tho people, and will be issued in January. It is proposed to substitute four per oent for tho wholo of Georgia’s debts, this half million being issued to tako up bonds whioh mature in February. As those obligations lmvo coupons attached, thoy are not in oonlliot with the pro visions of tho law against the issn- gneo of money by statos. Georgians say that tho plan will suooeod and make monoy plouty. White Keimhlicanisni. ; , [New York World'] It looks very much as if we should see the Republican party before long marching under banners inscribed “White men shall rule America;” William Lloyd Gurrison, Wendell Phillips and company screaming “Would you like your daughter to marry a negro?” aud Colonel Pat. Donan, erstwhile of the Lexington (Mo.) Caucasian, declaring, as edi tor of the Tribune founded by Hor ace Greely, that no Bimiau-soulcd sooty-skinned kink-cnrlcd blubber- lipped prehensile-heeled Ethiopian gol'illa shall polutc the ballot-box with his leprous vote. Then we slmli have LincohPs reluctance to abolish slavery and Morton’s opposi te a negro suffrage cited as the only and original Republican doctrine. Already we see the fact paraded tlmt Mrs. Hayes has no intention what ever of “inviting the quadroon wife “of colored Senator Bruce lo attend at tho “first Presidential reception;” that her husband “has never been invited to dine “at the White House or elsewhere “with a party of Sena tors,” and that “General Grant never invfted Revels, of Missippi,” and when ho gave “a dinner to tho Santo Domingo Commissioners left but Fred Douglas.” The Republi can Presidents are thus cleared of tho stigma of associating with “the niggov,” and tho Republican Sena tors can point with pride to tho fact that they kept Pinchback out of his scut. For tho nigger who lias no further funds to deposit in tho Freedman’s Bank and who votes tho Democratic ticket tho Republican party bus no use. The duty devol ves upon the Democracy, which htw always been tho party of the Consti tution and has everywhere declared its loyal acceptance of that instru ment and its amendments, to see that tho colored citizen in South Carolina is protected in his rights as woll as tho colored citizen in Massa chusetts. Tho issue was finally sot- tlod by tho war; tho sovereign States set their seals to the aniomlod Con stitution, and wo shall not ullow-Mr. Pago, of California, and tho othor whito Republicans to cancel or put in peril these gijpat results. The colored citizens of tho South shall not bo deprived of tho citizenship which tho North conferred upon thorn, and there is no need for the Into Mr. Greoley’s paper to say that tho thing may, can, might, could, would or should bo done. We are surprised—nay, shocked- -at such a proposition coming from a party which for some twenty years made emancipation and negro suffrage its watchwords, and for ton yours has spent its time and its energies in sur veying tho work of its hands and de claring that it was entirely good. Perhaps wo speak with warmth, but lot that bo forgiven us. Some time since The World editorially pointed out that tho next stop would bo the secession of Now England from the Union and its ’‘novitablo overthrow, occupation aud leconstruotion, and in tlmt article was drawn a picture of General Butlor laving down mar tial law to tho oonquorod pooplo of Boston, issuing obnoxious orders to its “noither flamboyant nor yet blanched and etiolated” daughters, awl toying with tho contents of platochosts that oanie over in the Mayflower. Tho day of tho fulfil ment of tho prediction Booms to be near at hand. Gold is at par for tho first time siuoo 1801. General Toombs says tho people of Ueorgiii are poorer to-day than over before, ami thinks tho ouly hope for tho future is to plant less pottou. The Garrard Bonds. Treasurer Renfroe sent to New York the specifications for the Gar rard Bonds on the lfith ult. They will be jast the size of the green back bills, of two colors—green and buff. The Treasurer thinks ho will be able to place them on the market by the 20th of January, and feels confident that they will meet with ready sale. On this subject the At lanta Constitution editorially re marks : “Whatever may have been the opinion of the press on the policy of issuing the four per cent, bonds un der Mr. Garrard's bill, all differences should be sunk noxv in a common purpose to make them a success. The bill has passed by a vote tliut was virtually unanimous, and the bonds may have been ordered. The experiment has been determined on, and u must be pushed to a prosper ous conclusion. Wo arc confident that the people will readily take this loan if it is just started off right. The credit of Georgia is just as good as that of any othor stute in the union, aud the investment is a pei- fectly safe one. For a small invest ment that is convertible into cash wjjjjlon the instant, and'is safe beyond all question, it strikes us that four per cent, is enough. Wo shall be glad to sco these bowls takon by the masses of our people. It will incul cate the spirit of economy, nwl will tend to make each one feel interest ed in the welfare of the stato. We shall watch with groat interest the course of this issue, and we call upon our colleagues of the press to assist in putting the merits of the loan be fore our people. If this loan suc ceeds, as wo earnestly believe it will, it will put Georgia’s credit way above tlmt of any othor southern stute.” Toombs on tho Presidency. Special Telegram to the Chicago Inter- Ocean. General Robert Toombs of Geor gia, being asked to day by your cor respondent about vrnuit* tut tit?At* President, repliod: “Well, if by tho docroo of tho Almighty we are not to be free for four years more from radical power, then I should say, give us a full lion, not a sneak ing sheep. Grant is a lion. I have rospoot for the man, for ho either kills or wins I have uovor forgot ten how gracefully he treated Lee and our soldiers at the surrender. Grant, ie hotter for tho South, lion though he is, than is a sheep who tries to mako a lion of himself,” As to tho domoeratic candidates, Gen. Toombs refused to commit himself. Tho Macon Telegraph advises far mers who have not yet sold their ootton to sell without delay. Gen. Hampton is now considered out of danger. SOCIALISM. Sell Your Cotton. Macon Telegraph. The wail from every manufacturing center in aid England, Scotland and Ireland is really 'terrible and heart rending. Thousands in tho cities of Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Burslom, Edinburgh, Glassgow, Aberdeen, Manchester, Bristol, Wolverhampton and indeed almost every^manufactur ing town and village in the kingdom nro reported to bo in the most pitiable condition, the distress bordering upon starvation. Failure after* fail ure follow each other in rapid suc cession, awl there seems to be ndlet up in tho situation. Of course,'the prostration to all'branches is almost without parallel, and the stagnation in trade has reduced prices and the wages of labor to the very lowest fig ures. As a necessary consequence cotton goods are cheaper than over known before, and tho prioo of the etaplo must rule accordingly. Su- poradded to this state of tilings is the unquestionable fnot tlmt the present, crop is overwhelmingly largo, and a very considerable proportion of it is still in the planters’ hands. It is at once evident, then, tlmt any material advances in cotton is highly improbable if not impossible. On the contrary, if tho large amount of the staple in first hands continues to be withheld from the market, as tho spring advances, when the farmers must sell to equip themselves for another crop, and tho whole mass is rushed forward, there is danger of a still greater rouotion and doeline. Wo regret, therefore, tho deliberate advice given to our (arming friends somo weeks ago—-to sell their cotton with the least delay possible. Those who did so at the time arc gainers by fully one cont per pound. It is true tho pnoo is cruelly low, but the snrno doolino 1ms taken place in the value of meat, flour, olothiug and all tho necessarios of lifo, so that the hardship is more apparent than real. Then agaiu, it should be considered that the wages of farm hands must, shrink iii the same ratio, so that the cost of raising cotton next year will bo greatly diminished. Tho holding Imcle of tho presont crop is also injur ing the mercantile interests of the country very much. In all directions wc hear the complaint of dull times and a slack trado at this, the busiest season of the year. Very soon tho morohant will be callod upon to meet the obligations iucnrred in tho fall, and how ean he do so if his goods remain unsold? Cotton is the great medium of exchange in this portion of the union, and when it ceases to move, the wheels of oommoree 6top revolving iwstontor. By every con sideration thou,, of publio us well as private interest, our planters should no longer withhold thoir crops from market, but sell as hist as they can deliver it, 50 TONS GUANO ON HAND. All Europe Trembling. London letter (Dec. 8) to tlie N. Y. Sun. The European governments are showing, by the striugent measures which they are adopting, that they are thoroughly alarmed at the spread of socialism. When we look back over the sanguinary attempts which have evidently lmd their origin in this association, we cannot wonder at the panicof crowned heads and prom inent statesmen. The functions of government arc attended with a new and most insidious jieril. We have had, since the year opened, two at tempts made upon the life of the emperor of Gcrmrny, in one of which he was severely wounded; one attempt made upon the file of the king of Spain ; one made upon tho life of the king of Italy ; in which both he and his prime minister were wounded ; two attempts to blow up the prime ministers of Austria and Hungary with dynamite ; the assassination o? the Russian minister of police; besides the discovery of several minor plots and conspiracies of which, we have heard little, because they were nipped in the bud. * This is a very fair crop for a year which has not yet closed, and gives food for reflection to those whose positions render their lives especially insecure. It is some time since prince Bismnrk was last attacked, but he lives in constant expectation of his fate, and is closely guarded by the police. The emperor of Germany lias not ventured back to liis capital, and great preparations are milking for the protection of his life at the time of his return. It is a remarkable circumstance that in the only ease whorc'tho attack was successful, that of General Mcz- ontzoff, the Russian police minister, who died a few hours after he was wounded, the assassins got clear off, and in spite of the elaborate machin ery of the Russian police, all search for tHm lias proved unavailing. The result has been that the most strin gent laws are being everywhere pass ed, and the utmost activity prevails in all the police departments of Eu rope, with the .hiovitable effect of encouraging the organization it is sought to repress. In Germany it is forbidden to any one, excepting mil kary men, or sportsmen with licenses, to carry arms in Berlin or its suburbs. Many of tho socialists have been ox- polled, mid the press regulations are most severe. In Italy proceedings have been instituted for the trial of 140 internationalists. Many arrests of women have taken place in Flor ence and it. is found that the ramifi cations spread throughout all coun tries, the secret circles in each being in constant communication through the means of confidential agents. They are much assisted in thoir powers of combination and of de struction by tho modern appliances of the age. Dynamite is an excellent explosive materia! for demolishing several important personages at a time when they happen to be grouped together, and railroads and telegraph facilitate concerted action, The prospect of a European war is one whioh offers to these gentry tho occa sion of which they hope to avad themselves, and for which thoy are preparing. And wo muv lay it down as a certainty that whenever the crowned heads of Europe go to war with each other the internationalists will take them in the rear. It is this conviction which is even now acting us a sedutive. Count Sehou- vnloff, who was for some years minis ter of police in Russia, kuows us well as prince Bisnmrk that tho real danger lies at homo, and that if they get Into complications abroad thoir own houses will be set on fire. Hence they have struck up.a cordial alliance on this ground. To THE FARMERS OF THIS COUNTY I OFFER Ino. Merrvman’s Ammoniated Disoked Bones V\ \vi^V\ ,v. vvCA \ \ KQ pR IC E| AT TIIE FOLLOWING t^ICE $65.00 Per Ton, Payable in Middling Cotton at Thirteen Cents, 2~grCotton delivered at Dublin. Freight payable on Guano only T - ZE3C_ JEl O "W" ZED > jan 1, 1870-tf F01 1879! THE DUBLIN POST. ‘The Most Widely Quoted South ern Newspaper.’ 1879. the 1879. ATLANTA DAILY CONSTITU TION. Lumber! Lumber! L. C. Beacham’s Mills, HOLMES’ CROSS ROADS, Of any dimensions and in any quantities can be obtained on the shortest notice. Good supply of ordinary dimensions al ways on ihe yard. Sills, Plates &e. can be sawed foriy-lto feet long. PRICE: $1.00 per hundred. Literal reduction made in price on large bills. dccl8-3m L. C. BEACHAM. THE PEOPLE’S PAPfefft. The Post has now been before the Public for six months, and we leave the Public to judge how far wc have succeeded in our endeavors to furnish a first-class Local Paper But the reception with which the Post lms met at the hands of over six hundred bona fide subscribers encourages the belief that our efforts have not been altogether in vain. We slmli put forth all . our ener gies to mnkc the Post for 1879 a better paper than ever, and we respectfully ask our friends to aid us in an enterprise cal ciliated lo lie of so much benefit to our Local Interests. We have few promises to make for The Constitution for 1879. The paper speaks for itself, and upon that ground the mend ers offer -it to the public as the best, tho Tightest, the newsiest, and the most com plete daily journal published in the south. To this end will not every subscriber to the POS1 secure for us one new cash sub scriber '! The favor wc ask would cost but a slight effort on the part of each subscrib er, and yet would raise the circulation of the Post equal to tlmt of auy country Weekly in the State. Dublin, Ga., Jan. 1-tf The Strobing House. TOOMSBORO GA. 0. H. L. STRUBING Proprietor s is the verdict of our readers, and tho verdict of the most critical of our exchang es, some of whose opinions we take pleasure in presenting below’. The managers will be pardoned for briefly alluding to some of the features whicii have given Tiie Constitution prominence among southern pupers. 1. It prints all the news, both by mail and telegraph. 11 Its telegraphic service is fuller than that of any other Georgia paper—its spe cial ’dispatches placing it upon a footing, so far as the nows is concerned, with the metropolitan journals. III. Its compilation of the news by mall is the freshest of the best, comprising every tiling of interest in the current news paper literature of Hie day. IV. Its editorial department is full, bright and \ ivacious, and its paragraphs and opinions arc more widely quoted than those of any other soul hern journal. It discusses all questions of public interest, and touches upon all current themes. V. “Bill Arp,” the most genial of hu morists, will continue to contribute to its columns. “Old Si” aud “Uncle Remus” will work in their special fields, and will furnish fun, botli in prose and verse. VI. It is a complete newB, family and agricultural journal. It is edited with the greatest caw*, aud its columns contain overytlilug of interest in the domain of politics, literature and science. VII. In addition to these, full reports of tiie supreme court and of Hie proceedings of the general assembly, will be published, and no pains will be spared to keep the paper up to its present standard. Thanking the Public for their libe ral patronage in the past. 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