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POST.
WBDNWSJDAY, JULY 2,1870.
rt. L. HICKS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
IP /*. Hick* it the rryulnr agent for the
POST in Johnson county, authorized to re
mit*. nnJmcrtpfbnit, receipt- f»r the Mine, and
t> n ike contmeJsfor adrertmop. AU tine*
slut aid hr. paid to him.
A Letter front General Warren.
Pkjuiv, G.v., June 23, 1870.
Mtj dear Sir:
You know my deep infercMfc in
everything (lint affects tlio peace,
interests, welfare mid happiness of
the ]H‘ople of Laurens county. Tfie
reinniiH of my fiither and mother
rest in that county, and have rested
there for a little more than seventy
years, I studied law, was admitted
to the bar, there; was married there;
my five first children were born
there; and when I left there, forty
years ago, I left the remains « f my
first horn there. 1 have with great
regularity and promptness attended
t ho omu l < there over since I moved
away. While / lived there the people
were always kind to me, and they
have Inxm «<» ever since, and have
flhown it in many ways. Should J
not, therefore, feel a deep interest in
all that eonoorns their interests ?
Surely I should, and most emphat-
icqUy / lio.
1 800• with regret that (hero arc
two question* which seem to bo
agitating the public mind (hero to
(as l think) an undue extent, and
which may, 1 fo »r, a tree t the peace
and quiet of the people, and which I
H>o will not he allowed to ho done.
I allude first to the question of
hiking Laurens from Judge Pate's
circuit and placing if in Judge John*
Son's eilimit, This would bo unjust
to that great and good man, and
jmro, upright and aide judge—Gov.
Johnson. He is now getting old,
and I am assured is in fcoblo health ;
and his labors, instead of being in
creased. should bo lessoned. He has
nil Ip's life been a willing, patriotic
slavo to tho public interest and
welfare of the .State, and let us not
now put upon him more than his
physical strength can boar. And I
have assurances direct from him to
me t hat he does not want this change
made, and I do hope our people there
will dismiss this subject from tlicit
minds entirely. Besides. Judge Pate
is a fair minded, honest and honor
able man, aud an impartial Judge.
He iayoung, and his physical st rength
unimpaired by ago or anything else,
and is fully able to perform the du
ties that devolve upon him without
hiking Laurens out of his circuit.
And I sincerely hope that all our
people there will bo content to let
the matter remain as it is, without
the iniiulgonoo of tho slightest un
pleasant feeling by any one towards
tiny one.
The other e.voiting question there
to which 1 rotor, ami in which 1 fear
there is too much tooling, is tho late
imprisonment of the t wo Mrs. Perrys,
and the manner of their osonpo from
jnil, It. Is no disparagement to any
people for their sympathies to be
excited in favor of ladies, and espe
cially rospeetablo females who are
imprisoned, and that too without, or
before inquiring into the cause of
thoir Imprisonment. I know that 1
indulged this feeling to iTio fullest
extent when 1 heard that, the widow
of my old and long tried aud true
friend, “old Jack Perry," and his
daughter-in-law were in jail. And 1
have all the while been most anxious
for their liberation! But 1 wanted
it dope lawfully—hot by a mob—but
by a willing obedience to the law;
for obedience to law is tho only secu
rity wo have for the preservation of
our liberties, and the jwuooof sooioty
—tho only protection .of tho property
of the weak against the power of the
strong. Tho highest and the lowest
must obey the law, or all tho benefit
of civil government is lost. The
mob, tho regulators, that ojkmiihI the
jail and let out tho ladies left at; the
jail door, it seems, throats against
tho Perrys aud Mr. Duncan, your
Ordinary. This was untiecessa.’y,
harsh, unjust, unkind, to sav the
least of it, and without foundation
it) truth. 1 have known all these
men long, and I have never heard
before a hint against their sense of
justice, tlicit truthfulness or the r
honor; and my opinion to-day is that
if Edward Perry knew, or oVbn
thought, they had pot taken tin*
money lie wnnKl not Imve impri -om d
them', and would not let. them remain
in jail one hour, for lie is an honest,
truthful and good citizen. And
then, toil, these ladies havo had a
fair trial before a jury of their coun
ty, who have found that they ton,
ami have the $4,000 of specie in
question. And this too when all the
partiality and sympathies of our sex
for theirs wore in the fullest legiti
mate exercise for them.—Such was
the weight anil irresistible influence
of the evidence against them—thus
showing that a jury of the county
had not only sustained that honest
man, and faithful, upright and effi
cient Ordinary—Judge Duncan; hut
he was sustained by Judge Pato, aud
Judge Pate by the 'Supreme court us
to the law of the case, but by the
jury a« to the facts of the case. IIow
unjust all this is to the Perrys aud to
Judge Duncan. I do hope -your
people will dismiss this subject from
their minds and not he excited by it.
Let those who have the money give
it up to tho owners, as they long
since should have done, and let this
he the end of it, and let there ho an
end of lawlessness in dear old Lau
rens.
Kindest regards to your venerable
and respected father—Maj. Hicks.
Wo. met in Milleilgevillo in 1827—
In* a member of the legislature from
Emanuel; I from Laurens. During
tho session we boarded at. the same
house. Our unreserved friendly vo
lutions have not only existed ever
since, hut are now more emphasized,
so far as I am concerned. That has
been a long time ago. .There is but
little future of this world for each of
ns. We have had our day.—Nearly
ended our race of life on earth. 1
inn suffering now with an attack of
acute inllaimnatory rheumatism, and
have not been out of my house for
almost two weeks. 1 am better tho’
this morning, and able to get on and
olf niv bed without help, which I
have not been able to do in a week
before. My general health is good,
and l hope to Ins able to he at mv
ofllco soon.
And now, my dear sir. excuse all
this. J hope you see and understand
my motives and my object. I love
t lie people of Laurens county. Some
of them are mv old friends; mtbvj
more though are the sons aud grand
sons of old dear departed frionds,
and 1 want thorn to bo always right
in everyth ini/—wrong in nothing,
and they will bo if they look at
things calmly, and I hope there is
nothing wrong in this. Love to
everybody there, and let these excit
ing questions be dropped. Let the
law take its course in tho Perry ease;
and in tho other matter, lot Judge
Pate Uttond to his courts as they arc,
which l am sure ho is willing to do,
and do not impoao additional labors
on tho grout, pure hearted man, Gov.
Johnson, who already has enough
work to do for one of his ago and
failing health. Eti Wauhrn.
To Editor PdsT,
Dublin, Ga.
Hon. J. II. Blount.
Hon. J. II. Blount, our immediate
representative in (’engross, returned
homo yesterday, and utter a laborious
session of Congress, is looking well,
and in tho enjoyment, of excellent
health.
Mr. Blount met many friends yes
terday who welcomed him back in
tho city. In conversation yesterday
he stated that in regard to tho La
mar Conkling matter nothing more
might bo looked for, and those who
oxpeoted a serious rupt ure, or per
haps a duel, would be disappointed.
They pass with coldness, but with
no degree of ohsorvublo enmity. The
matter seems to stand just as it was
left on tho day of its qconmmee.
M r. 1’onkliog feels satisfied by re
plying to Mr. Lamar a ho did, and
Mr. lsuuav cannot net m the aggres
sive without greater offence.—.Tel.
d l Messenger,
, ■'—*
\Yo are under obligations to Sena
tor B, 11. Hill for copies of ids two I
last groat*sj»oeoluis.
Judge Hillyr refused Cox a new j
trial, and the ease will betaken to
the Supreme Court.
Our representative Hon. J. If.
Blount is in Macon.
TJir Wild Land Committee.
Regarding the wild land investiga
tion progressing in Atlanta, the Dis
patch of Juit city says: “The work
of the Wild Land Committee* is te
dious, and a rej»ort of t*»c daily de*
tads uninteresting to the public,
other than they go to show the
numberless frauds that have been
jierpetrated upon the people of Geor
gia. The committee arc hard at
work and no time is being wasted.
They meet early in the morning,
work until dinner, and after dinner
resume their labors until six o’clock.
The investigations are thorough and
minute, and when ready to report to
the Legislature will show the many
thousands of dollars the State has
been swindled out of, into whose
hands it has gone, and why it is re
tained. it. is a gigantic undertaking
and prouably sonic of the mud-sill
facts will never he reached. If the
committee were to closo their labors
to-day, they have done enough to
forever merit the support and good
will of their Constituents, for they
have traced the State’s money into
certain parties’ hands, and will be
able to show tho State where it is."
Change of Circuit for Laurens
County.
0.
If Laurens county is to be dunged
from the Oconee to the Middle Cir
cuit, with the consent and approval
of her people, we must think that a
wondorfiil change has come oyer the
spirit of her droams within a short
time, for We feci assured that such
was not the wish of her people a few
months ago, nor do we believe it is
yet. We think the position taken by
the Post in reference to this proposed
change is in keeping with the sernti-
ments of the people. That paper
thinks that “forty-nine fiftieths of
the people" are opposed to the
change.
Our opinion is that if our lawyers
would all have their clients, wit
nesses, papers, etc., in readiness when
tho cases are called, mncli valuable
time would be saved and less cause of
complaint for the tardiness of our
cjurts.— Kastman Times.
O, *tls lln> saddest sett-
sou of the year.
For the terrible mosqui
to doth appear;
O dear!
The Dublin Past, ably edited bv
brother Hicks, calls us to task for
our remarks on the BJth mat, which
lie considered winking at lawlessness
in a sister county, which it was en
tirely alien to our intentions to bo
interpreted in such a light, as we
spoke purely in sympathy with the
sulferings jn prison, mentally, if not
physically, of tho ladies, Madams
Perry, in tin Laurens county jail.
Wo are informed they were well and
respectfully cured for, and made
comfortable during their incarcera
tion. Wo expressly said that wo did
not, by any moans, wish it under
stood that wo wore in favor of vio
lence to moot the ends of justice. A
tooling of humanity, especially for
the so-called “weaker sex," extorted
the expressions made. It was said
by an eminent and prominent Gener
al, years ago. when ho won a battle
by the treachery of one of his oppo
nent's soldiers, that ho •‘applauded
the treachery, but condemned the
traitor."—Cochran Enterprise,
The New Iron Bridge.
The contract for building an iron
bridge over tho Ocmulgce at Hawk-
insvillo will be let to the lowest bid
der on Thursday next, July 3d.
'Pile contractor will be required to
build tho bridge according to plan
and specifications furnished by the
county authorities. It. is thought
tho bridge can bo built for thirteen
thousand dollars--not exceeding fif
teen thousand dollars at most. An
advertisement in the Dispath sets
forth fully the plan ujion which the
bridge will bo built—Hatekinsxille
Dispatch,
Mr. Blaine Enjoyed It.
N. Y. Star, June 20.
Mr. Blaine hugely onjoyed the
sjieoUiele of 1 sunar’s torture ot Conk-
ling % aud the hitter’s toworin" rage
i u t he senate last Wednesday. Wh i le
the Maine senator was descending
the steps of the capitol shortly after
the affair, he oueounterod one of the
members of the houc from Massachu
setts, who questioned him in relation
to it
“Oh, it was oxocedmgly rioh
exclaimed Blaine. “1 don’t think I
ever saw Coukling’s wattles quite si* J
rod.”
Gen. Warren’s Letter.
It is with pleasure that we lay be
fore our readers in this issue a letter
from Gen. Warren, one of Georgia’s
pnrost and most distinguished sons,
touching questions of vital impor
tance to LuurouB county. The older
citizens of our county who knew this
good man in the days of yore, as well
as the later generations who have
inherited, (so to speak,) a love and
admiration for Gen. Warren, are
ever ready to accej>t what he says, as
the words of wisdom, justice and
moderation. But, when we reflect
upon the character of the man whose
life lias been an unbroken melody of
nearly ninety years spent in the prac
tice of virtue ami the accumulation
of wisdom; when we think of him as
standing near the close of his earthly
career and rising superior to physical
suffering to pour oil on the troubled
waters of the county he loves so well,
his words of advice fall like accents
from the shores of the better world.
The parents of Laurens county, who
wish to teach*their children a noble
practical lesson in patriotism and
obedience to law, who wish to forti
fy their minds against the insidious
spirit of lawlessness now too common
in this county, are presented by Gen.
Warren’s lettci with a golden oppor
tunity.
in behalf of our aged parent who
has for half a century counted Gen.
Warren’s friendship amongst his
most valued possessions,—in behalf
of the good citizens of Laurens
county who are all proud to tell that
this was once Gen. War.on’s home,
we thank him for Ids noble letter,
and assure him that the interest he
takes in the welfare of Laurens
county is appreciated by our people.
FI HE.
Turpentine Distillery Lniil in
Ashes.—Loss $5,000—No In
Nimmcc.
Gii Tuesday morning last, 24th
inst., about 4 o’clock, flic large tur
pentine distillery, situated on the
M. & B. U; It., about five miles be
low Eastman, belonging to Messrs.
Gan* & Bclingral h, of our place, was
discovered to lie on fire. This dis
covery was first made by Mr. Mart in,
tho stiller, on the inside, and about
tlio same time by Mr. McMillan, on
the outside. Tho fire proceeded
from one corner of the tool room,
immediately underneath the spirits
tubs. Efforts were made to extin
guish the flames, which had advanc
ed but, little when discovered, but
tho close proximity to the spirit tubs,
which they soon reached, and the
abundance of other influmuble mat
ter, rendered utterly futile all en
deavors to save the building. The
warm spirits in the tubs, the rosin,
the crude turpentine, etc., all con
tributed to the rapid spread of the
angry flames.
There were 151 barrels of fine ros
in, 4 of spirits and 250 of virgin clip
consumed. The store situated about
forty or fifty yards away, was greatly
endangered, not only' from the heat
of the burning building, but also by
the burning melted rosin as it cours
ed its fiery path in the direction of
the store. This danger, however,
was abated by ditching and changing
the course of this burning fluid.
Tho store was saved.—Eastman
Times.
Condor Items.
A bald-old eagle killed a grown
slieej* in Condor a week ago.
Mr. J. B. Jones drove his lino ox
to his buggy last Sunday to Getlise-
manc.
Condorites say give ns Pate or give
us death.
Found in the road the morning
after the exhibition two violins, thir
teen empty bottles and five palmetto
fans.
The tax receiver and tax collector
wore both here last week.
Mr. Poland will paint Mr. L. C.
Beaoham’s house—also Mr. R. T.
Beaclmm’s.
P. J. Adams says during a snow-
stoini once he hitched his horse to
what he thought was a suppling and
after the thaw found him swinging
I to a tree two-hundred feet from the !
ground.
A colored man. “raised" in Yir-1
giniti, has taken out the first letters
(latent ever granted to « negro iu |
this country. His invention is u tire
escape, very popular with department
men whorevor it has been seen, and j
already iu practical employ in Penn
sylvania,
Johnson Items.
There is some sickness in the
county.
We have had no rain in Wrights*
villo yet.
Billy Tompkins laid everything
aside and went fishing last Friday.
Mrs. A. T. Linder’s health is still
improving.
The dry weather has started some
of the citizens of Wrightsville to
hunting the weather witch.
Theft) was a good rain in the
lower part of the county last Wednes
day and a wedding on Thursday.
We learn that Mr. W. G. Sam
mons’ muskiuclon vines will average
forty melons to the vino.
The two Toms have quit the
butcher’s trade and gone to fishing
for a living.
Mr. Bales’ brag patch of corn will
not make more than one hundred
bushels if it don’t rain soon.
Wilkinson Appeal: We are not at
all curious, still wo would like to
know what ailed the young man who
was so intent upon assisting a young
lady on the train at No. l(i the day
that ho forgot his own- valise, and
then, when ho reached his destina
tion, went to his room, laid his um
brella on the tablo and wrote to Mr.
Chambers to forward his valise, and
umbrella to him, ;is ho had forgotten
both.
The report of a most shocking
outrage comes to the editor of the
Athens Banner. Young Mr. Mol
ten, being adjudged a lunatic, it was
decided to send him to Millcdgeville.
In order to economize, the officials
of Forsyth county, let out the con
tract of carrying him to the asylum
to tho lowest bidder. The contract
was awarded to two negroes, who
tied him down, flat of his back iu a
two-horse wagon, and in this condi
tion transported him over one hun
dred miles to his point of destina
tion. Mr. Browning, the Sheriff of
Clarke county, who happened to be
in Millcdgeville a few days after his
arrival, says that his condition was
perfectly awful; that his wrists and
ankles wore nearly cut- in two, from
rough and most rude tying with
ropes, and that Dr. Powell, the Su
perintendent, informed him that
young Mol ton was near dead when
lie arrived, and that the general in
quiry was, “What in the world the
people in that section meant bv
treating a poor lunatic in any stieii
inhuman manner?" This report, if
true, constitutes a ease of the most
brutal and inhuman treatment that
lias ever before come to our notice.
This matter should certainly receive
the attention of the j*roper authori
ties, and the good citizens of Forsyth
should take such stops as to vindi
cate their fair reputation as u just
and humane people.
The following includes the names
of all tho American horses that have
over trotted in loss than 2L8: Rarus,
2.13J; Goldsmith Maid, 2.14; Hope
ful, 2.14$; Lulu, 2.15; Smuggler,
2.15; Lucile Golddust, 2.1(Q-; Amer
ican Girl, 2.1(54; Gloster, 2.17;
Dexter, 2.17£.
Mr. Thurman is the only Senator
who takes snuff regularly, but the
custom of keeping snuff in the desk
of the secretary of the senate is still
continued. Captain Bassett, who
was a page fifty years ago, says lie
lias often seen Mr. Clay stop while
speaking and advance and take a
pinch of snuff, and that all the sena
tors of that day used it.
Why are country girls’ cheeks like
well printed cotton ? Because they
are ‘warranted to wash and keep
their color.’
OBITUARY.
William Jcrnigan, iuftml son of R. M.
and E. A. Aruau, was born October 14th,
1878, anil died June 14th, 1870.
My Willie has gone to sleep;
Idle his white hands rest,
Never to wake or weep
Throbbeth his breast.
Siekness shall pain no more,
Anguish shall stir him never ;
Safe on the bosom of God
Resting forever.
A Buncombe (North Carolina)
county man said in Asheville the
other clay that he was 34 years old,
wrote a readable band, but lmd never
wrote and never received a letter in
his life.
NOTICE I
BRIDGE BUILDERS I
w
Died at McRae, Ga., June 16, 1870,
Duuiel MeXeel, twin babe of J. M. and T.
A. MeXeel.
“I take these little Iambs,” He said,
“And lay them in my breast.
Protection they shall find in me,—
In me be' ever blest.”
ILL be let out to the lowest bidder
before the Court House door in Dublin,
Laurens county, on the first Tuesday in
August aext at 11 o’clock, a. m., the build
ing and keeping up for seven years tlio
following descri bed bridges:
Tlio bridge across Turkey creek on the
road from Blackshear’s ferry to Cochran,
known as the Troup bridge. Said bridge
to be 800 feet long.
Also, the bridge across Buckeye creek,
known as the Hightower bridge.—-To be
about 120 feet long.
Also, the bridge across Pugh’s creek, on
tho Darien road, known as Smith’s bridge.
To be 150 feet long.
The contractors will be required to give
bond, with good security, in double the
amount of their bids, obligating themselvestf}
to build said bridges according to the plans
and spedllcations agreed upon, and have
them completed by the 1st of November
next, and keep them iu good order for
seven years.—These bonds to be given the
day said bridges are let out. Plans and
specifications can Ik- seen at this office.
JOHN T. DUNCAN,
July 1, 1871). Ordinary.
Application for Dismission.
LaUKKNB COUHT OP OllWNAItY,
April Term, 1870.
WireriBAS, B. H. Calhoun, adminis
trator on the estate of Eliza Clark, dee’d,
bus filed Ids application for letters of
Dismission from liis administration.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all persons concerned, to show
cause, if any they Imve, why letters of
Dismission should hot be granted the
applicant on the first Monday in July
next,
Given under my Official signature.
JOHN T, DUNCAN.
_ Ordinary.
W88. A. JERNIGAM,
JEWELER,
—AK7)«~
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Offers liis services to the citizens of
Laurens and adjoining counties. All work
warranted and' charges venspuablc. Call
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• B. X. WMinipmpa,
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BRING ME YOUR COTTON
AND 1 WILL PLEASE YOU,
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A R E Y 0 U l) Jt V.
If so, go tr see Wash Baker, at Ids
first-class Saloon on Beech St., where lip
keeps constantly on hand, and for sale,
Wines, Whiskeys,
Brandies Beer,
Cider, Champagne,
And in fact, everything in the shape of
Liquors and Drinks to lie found iu a first-
class Saloon.
ALSO
TOBACCO, CIGARS ETC,
Give me a cull aud you shall he convinc
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