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L. CLAYLANDJ [J. B. DUMBLE,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 18,1865'
STATE CONVENTION.
List of Delegates.'
Sants—\V Turk. J Gordon.
Bryan—HX Smith, S F Williams.
Bullock—R MeRone, S' Brewster.
Bulls—John Barnett, L D Watson.
Burke—Malcolm Jones, R T Jones, E T Lawson-
Baker—W D Williams, J Hand.
Baldwin—A H Kenan, B B DeGraffenreid.
Bibb—G M Logan, T G Holt, C B Cole.
Chattooga—J O Scott, and a tie between Wesley
Shropshire and McWhorter.
Campbell—W A Turner, S G Johnson.
Chatham—Solomon' Cohen, Thos. E Lloyd, Ed
ward C Anderson.
Coweta—W W Thomas, W F Wright, IraE Smith.
Carroll—E B Martin, W,, W Merrell, Charles
Walker. ‘ ■ ■. .
Calhoun—Geo Canley, Henry Hhya.’ R V"'
Cass—J. R. Parrott, J. R. Wikie, Nathan How
ard. \ ,Y.'n'.l
Clay—R A Tumipseed, A D Womack. • .., ,
Crawford—T J Simmons, A W Gibson.
Clark—Y L G Harris, J H Christy, J C'Johnson.
Clayton—J C Ellington, A L Hule.
Com—A J Hansell, D Irwin,. Wm Anderson.
Catoosa—Edward Fowler, WmHenry..,' , .
Chattahoochee—J) HBurts, Wm Bagley.
Columbia—James Jones, C H Shockley, V M
Barnes.
Bade—j W Curveton, E P Graham.
-^4PMMp|t 0 g| n ’ ^ E Monroe.
Dougherty—E V Wright,.Henry Morgan.
DcKaJb—K P Wootten, M A Candler.
Elbert—W H Adams, J S Lamar. * •
Effingham—M. Rawles, J G Morrill.
Floyd—R D Harvey, Robt H More, T. J Davis.
Fulton—N J Hammond, Jil Whitaker, Geo W
Adair. ... . i i
Fayette—John Hnie, Dr Brasswell. * . .
Forsyth—W H Bell, Clements. '
Franklin—H Gunnels, JM Freeman. :t
Green—Y P King, Thos Stokes. . ;-t
Gordon—G M Thompson, James Harland, James
Rogers.
Gilmer—B B Quillian, Sam'l Ralston.
Gwinnett—R D Winn, J P Simmons, J W Baiter.
Fennf—E B Arnold, John Hail, • Zachry.
Bear'd—W M K Watts, B D Johnson.
Houston—Eli Warren, John N Giles,. Clias T
Goode. „ ' ’
Hancock—Stephens; Harris, DnBosc. •
Harris—Hood, Williams, and Redding, a
Hall—J N Dorsey, S C Fraser,
, Habersham—Phillip Martin, Wm Grant
Hart—Wm Bowers, Thornton.
Irwin—John B Dormancy Jacob Yottng. r ‘~
Jackson—MS Thompson, J B DaVls, WLMarier.
Jones—3ss H Blount, Dr Ridley, i, . ;
Bumpkin—'Wier Boyd, H WRUey: • I , >,
Madison—G Walsh, Dudley Chandler.
Marion—Bivens, McDuffie. . "
Macon—Phil Cook, L M Felton, IO
Mcrriwdhcr—i Warner, J L Dixon, T M Brantly.
Morgan-eJoshua Hill, Thoms* B Saffold. cti
Monroe—EG Cabaniss, Wm MMurphy, John
Shannon.
Murray—W Luffman, B F Parker, i /:l ' 1 ' ■
Muscogee—W Williams, A H Chappell, Hines
HoltTdiT 1 f •: i 7Sr,
Xadon—P Reynolds, J.J. Floyd, J A Stewart. ,
; Oglethorpe—Dr W-Maugham, W B Brightwell.
Ftkc—W B Alexander, Giles Driver. .Pi 1
' Pulaski—3 L Warren, Norman McDuffie. ■ -
‘ Putnam—D R Adams, RCHumber. ■>'■ <r,
Iblk—J W Blance, Brewer.-
[ .-Bandolph—Morgan Calloway, I. C Sale.
Blchmond—C J Jenkins, Jno P King, A C Walk
er. "•. '.
Schley—Lancaster, Hudson. • ' '“■(
Scriven—Geo RBlack; Dr Lovett.afcii.: i ml e
Steward—EF Kirksey, J LWimherly, M,GiUis.. ;
Spalding—L T Doyal, D H Johnson. . .
Sumter—Cntts, Barlow, Brady. ' '
Tatbot—bS. Bcthune, W T Holmes,*Z B Trice. J
• Troup—3 S Hill, RAT Ridley, AL Atkinson.
. Saylor—A H Riley, L Q C McCrary.-> ; !j j, - . llf j
Terrell—C B Wooten, D A Cochran. .. j, ,i,
Twiggs—Ira E Dupree, Lewis Solomon.
Joel Matthews, 0 C Sherman, Joel Hart*-
WQkes—G G Norman, W E Reese.
Wilcox—Stephen Bowen, D Johnson.
WhUJldd—J F. B Jackson, John Richardson, R
Taniaferro.
Walton—H D McDaniel, J B Sorrells, J W Arn
old. ’ r?
IRiZier—Lawson Black, T T Patton, John Park.
... Washington—J S Hook, L Matthews, D RCam
ming.
Wilkinson—3 T Hudson. R J Cochran.
Worth—Wm A Harris, Jas M Rouse.
..White—A E Underwood, Isaac B Oakes. ^ fJ y
PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE CON-
VENTION. , • v . '
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TO THE HEADERS OP THE; DAILY TELEGRAPH. ( ,
We take pleasure in announcing to our read
ers, and the people of Georgia generally, that we
have made complete arrangements to secure a
• full report and publication of the proceedings
and debates of the approaching State conven
tion. Mr. A. E. Marshall—whose. proficiency
as a phonographic reporter, hasbeen well estab
lished for years at our national and State capi
tals—will be at the head of a competent corps'of
assistants, to make up the reports. We do not
contemplate the publication of a mere synopsis;
and have made our arrangements accordingly.
Of the ability of our reportorial corps to give
verbatim reports of the action of the convention,
and of the remarks of members, from day to day,
we presume the public have no doubfj l'and we
feel the utmost confidence our new and superior
facilities will enable us to present them without
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• ’ant body should .he full, and that the public' will
regard the enterprise .with sufficient favor to-ip-
duce at least ft partial return for the expenditure.
The proceedings of this body will be fraught
with greater interest to the people of Georgia,
than those, of any deliberative body that has
" ever assembled in the State. The propriety, and
, great importance, of placing them on reeordi
cannot be doubted. Wq shall aim to do‘t^is f ahd
■ trust the public will not fai^ to embrace the op- (
- portunity of becoming daily advised of ibqtprq'
e gress their delegates are making. |
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-prospectus, bat trust that the above! statement
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|TO YOUNG MEN INDUSTRIAL PUR.
There are inAv j^iunK mra in offt mi^st
out of eniploynaBitp-Skd we- dfis'.rc So present-
for their scapuSfcoifideratiodc a fear practioS
Now that our system of involuntarj - servi
tude is destroyed, our social economy altered,
it is evident that a radical change must, in
consecjuentd, fie effected in onr manner and
habit of living. Even our modes of thought
and feeling must be revolutionized.to suit the
altered condition of thiBgs. The local preju
dices, peculiar to. our people, with regard to
mechanical branches of. industry, are unwor
thy of us, and must lie abandoned. Hereto
fore we have been dependent upon the plant-;
inginterest; in the future, it is evident, we
cannot be strictly an agricultural people.—
The necessary impetus to the development of
the country, must be given by dint of manu
factures and industrial pursuits. The times
of inheriting large landed estates, wiilt* re-;
liable laborers, are gone by. We must look
the future in the face with all its stern real
ities. Wje must “take the bull |>y tinhorns,'>
and rise superior to the notions emanating
from false pride which have heretofore en
vironed and cramped our energies. We must
go to work. But, says one, *1 am ready and
anxious to do this, but find no opportunity.”
There never was (and probably never will be)
a period in the history of this country, when
those so disposed and determined could find
nothing to do. It is true, that taste and incli
nation cannot always be suited ; but there is
no necessity for wasting time. “An idle
man’s head is tfie devil’s workshop.” All can
not be merchants, lawyers and doctors. We
must have producers, else we will relapse,
sink into decrepitude and decay. Professional
avocations, in the South; are air eddy crowded
and our advice to young men is, to learn trades.
We will soon want intelligent and skilled nr-
tizans,—'-cientinc ■ mechanics; They will 4 be
necessary to the material progress arid develop
ment of the country; and if they do not spring
up from among US, strangers -'vrill : ■ comb and
usurp the'places, which should be filled’by
men, “native and to the manor 'bom.” ’ We
must disabuse our minds, of former rind unwor
thy prejudices concerning labor. It is riot in it.
self degrading; • For it matters not-wliat may
be a man’s pursuit or calling in life, heds at
last, measured, guaged and stamped accord
ing to his merit.. -Ability and worth cannot!
be kept down by Any mere pursuit or avoca-
tion. - We have many noble examples to the
contrary, even in the history of our own coun
try. b Brnjt. Franklin, Roger Sherman and
even Andrew Jour son, - started life as 'me
chanics. The latter- is a living exemplifica
tion of the fact, -He early learned self-reli
ance, and, by patient, : persevering industry,
indomitable will, triumphed over' circum
stances, gained the confidence, of hiscountry-
men, and now occupies: the .highest office in
the gift-of a-;free people:i - Suchi examples
should not be.lost upon the-.!youth 'of., the
South, ,,’n Tin! h-tHtf hlT *n\ nth (fi
The.first important! lesson to-be learned in
life, is self reliance^-I.-Look; around you.-r-j
Who are the men; »ven in your own city,
who have, achieved ,/definite, permanent re
sults? ^n most cases, they .are selfimade men.
Men who, oven no-yv, are not afraid of soiling
their hands by manual labor. Men -whose
characters have, been formed, by self discip-;
line and exertion; whose reputationgdo not
hinge,upon thq clothes they wear.. They have
accomplished something, and are willing to
be viewed by the ojne great, practical test, to
which we must all submit; namely—results.
We must judge of men mid things by their
success,— it is the. test of yierit. It matters
not what a man’s . antecedents are, what his
family connection^ and surroundings may be (
for at last, ;ihe .plain,:,,practical, business
world consider pen, abstractly, and jn the
light . of . their .individual results. Peak
Swift onpesaid that .the ,man who. caused
three cars of com to. grow,, where, but ono
grew before, rendered the world mpre benefit
than a dozen politicians.
In cpnclusion, we urge upon our young
men’the necessity of application. We have
a pride and interest r in their future. , They
have exhibited, fortitude, dndurance, brave^
in war; let their, now show to the world)
that they possess all the elements of success,
in peace. ’ Let them repel the accusation, so
often made against them, of indolence! pet
them exhibit, by their actions, tliat ’the glbbip
of the present cannot dampen' their ardor,
of impede their advancement. Bustle! Bus r
tipi is the word,.and remember, “Godhelps
them who help themselves.”
1t\: - i- J--I *..11./ >r.Q n .-.-■n... - -I i
U -:i J.;, • J ;i -[COMMtrKlCATED.3 • • iit !
Twiggs County; Ga, Oct. 14,1885:
Col. D. Gr Hughes':- -I L.-uim .a /
iSiR: In bclmlf .of the citizens uf our coun
ty, we have the hfuipr of - asking your services
as a representative ip.the next legislature,of
Georgia. , ,Wp.. confidently , hope you will
cheerfully serve, nsjuj that capacity if .elected.
Should you accept the .candidacy, you will
please signafy .the.ean^e (through the dailies
of Macon.
ieO
Prices in New York.—A letter from New
York says: .“We are rapidly drifting,back- to
the war standard, not that produce: or pro:
visions are scarce, but that hucksters and
speculators and middlemen are in a “ring” and
combine together to fleecethe publie.' Many
families have discontinued the use of butter
altogether. • The best qualities, are selling at
60a65 cents per pound. ' The commonest
cheese is from-22a25 cents' per-pound. You.
can’t get a - poftdrdiouse' stcrik for less than'
35a40 cents per pound, "and. if you affect: a
mutton chop you must pay from 28 to 30 cents
for it. Family flour has advanced to $12a$13
per barrel, and the ten'cent loaves’tbe bakers
are selling, bid fair to dwindle into propor
tions that will require a magnifying glass to
enable a hungry man to see them. .'
u The Elective Fror, chine ” by L'lneon-
nu is declined, heritor sc the author fails to
entrust us with his proper came. The article
is well written, and although we cimnot agree
with some of the Writer's sentiments, it
would have been published willingly had an
imperative rule been complied -with.
We are very respectfully,
Your obedient, etc.'
i- Wm! Faulk, “
3°- ' L. L. Hardin, : -•<«
i. - ii Lewis Solomon, ii;
-. . ... J.|A. Barclay, „.i ,
/j -xirlii.' t. D/W’pBcuAitD’ ;
- . . . H. T. Smith,
■ hut R.'R; Wimberly,
‘I <ju > vi.. -• Eliab Jones- iI; .
John Fitzpatrick.
Richmond Free SciiooLS.—The 'Ricfi-
mbria’corrrafpb'rident'of a Nbrthbfh journal,
speakirig 'bf these schools, says i “After one
week’s operations the free schools in Rich
mond,'of the Union CoiAmission, have been'
proriburiced a 1 decided success. : Brit three' br
four teachers, have been 'einjiloypd; thus far,
in organizing classes; but the rooms 1 hare
been crowded to overflowing. The' buildings
of the bonfeder'atb laboratory are fitteh up for
the reception bf indigent white children; and
the novelty pf a free school in that city cre
ates great interest among parents. Similar
schools will soon be established in various
parts of the city.”, ' -suer."
• r - •• < a -.dR l-.ag oaattr nt ; ”
nc Tax State Debt of.Florida;—The pay
ment or repudiation of this-debt, which
amounts to one million Mid a half, and which
question will undoubtedly be brought before
the Florida , contention-, is now being dis
cussed at length ic: ctr. Florida exchanges.
The arguments are lengthy, and the opinions
in regard to the matter diverse.
LETTER FROM VAN WERT.
Special Correspondence Daily Telegraph ] „ -.
. : j licijUiA, Polk Co!uStiJ'Ga,-)
u- - f ;- ;October 14th;.Ifi65. f
vr: Van, Wert, tlie former cteinty sit^jpf Pauld-
- Sig cbrmH, bui iiow merely a-oountry village
in a dilapidated condition, is at present in
vested with an interest that has drawn to it
the attention of men of enterprise. Before
the war, this village had become, in outward
appearance and reputation, a kind of Naza
reth, from which no good thing was expected
to come;, but since the war lias ended, and
shrewd business men from the West have cast
their eyes upon it, it 1ms been discovered that
the country in the vicinity of this almost
“deserted village” is prolific in the undevel
oped resources of material weal th.
Before pointing put what these resources
are, I may lie permitted ito take a bripf sur
vey of the country between that village and
the city of Atlanta,{on which both the North
ern and Southern armies illustrated Ameri
can valor. I was agreeably surprised to find
anything remaining in this part of the State.
I hrfd been led to'expect, from the manner in
which Northern letter writers had drawn
upon their imagination, that the whole coun
try was devastated; that scarcely aliousc of
any description survived; that the fences were
all burned; that the inhabitants had left the
country, perhaps never more to return. True,
the effects of ,the -invasion have* been bad
enough, but not quite as bad as that.,--On
the contrary, the refugees from that country
have generally returned and begun the work
of repairing their fortunes, Fences, a few
miles from the railroad, qre generally stand
ing, and but few houses outside, and often in
the villages have been burned. There are
exceptions to this rule, I admit, but I am try
ing to state general impressions. In the vi
cinity of Van Wert the farms have been well
tended, and crops are good.' I believe no
cotton is planted in all this region of coun
try, notwithstandirig it is a good/cotton sec
tion.
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PpLK SLATE QUARRY RAILROAD.
• ' This is an enterprise commenced before the
war with entirely inadequate capital. • The
•jroacl was designed to form a part of a line to.
extend from Marietta, Ga., toTuscumbia, Alai,
-on the Memphis & , Charleston Railroad, ,It
would shorten the distance from Atlanta to
Memphis 90 miles, besides giving'to the im
portant country through which it passes, an
outlet for its productions. The railroad lias
but just passed into the hands of Western
capitalists (from Ohio principally) who guar
antee its construction in the shortest possible
time. By this railroad the vast beds of slate,
land of lime, the extensive forests of .fine tim
ber, and the unexplored wealth of petroleum
may be made to enricli Georgia.
i ll . ,l.i i SLATE.
In the immediate vicinity of Van Wert, not
a mile distant from the village, lies a quarry
of slate which,for inexhaustibility, extent and
good qualities cannot be surpassed in Penn
sylvania, Vermont or Wales. The shrewd eye
of men of enterprise from the West sqon fas
tened . on it, and coveted, the eager prize.—
They desired to develop it at once but did not
succeed in leasing it from the company to
which it belongs. Another,bed of slate, some
hundred acres in extent, and of the beat quali
ty for working, lies-a distance of four miles
from.the other. A company is organizing to
work this. When the vast resources of these
two quarries are fully developed, we may ex
pect to see buildings in, the South, covered
with this best species of roofing, the same as
is-to be seen in older settled countries..
r ‘ ! PETROLEUM.
If ever oil is obtained in Georgia it will
be first found about a mile from Van Wert.
The oil indications are of the most positive
and conclusive kind. On the land of'Col.
Dever is a large limestone spring from which
constantly gas escapes in large quantities;—
Oil inay,'at any time, be se'en 1 floating on the
water. The firm of. Milroy, Waters & Co.:
haye leased the land, and in a letter of date
of the 6th instant, one of the firm writes to
Col. Dever, “ As sure as the sun continues-to
shine, I will bore for oil in your field.” The
■same company, lias leases on 40,000 acres of
land in this section for the purpose of boring
for petroleum. It is much to be hoped that
they will be successful.
v -lime, * • r.-; .
In the vicinity of this same Nazareth of a
town, are vast quantities of the best lime
rocks. These have been tested' to some ex
tent, and.are found to produce the best kind,
of lime; but, as yet, the rocks remain as they
left the hand of the Creator. The worn out
lands of Middle Georgia may ! be all resusci
tated' by this fertilising agency' that is al
most everywhere to be found in Polk county.
lumber'. •' i ’
Tlie first pine forests that, meet the traveler
going- west from Atlanta are to he found be
ginning a mile distant from Van Wert, ex-
‘tending to Cedar Town, a distance of twelye
miles, then interrupted by a fertile'vhlley
if caching to Cave Spring, they extend we
know not how far westward. These pines
are ripe for the saw mill. They are what is
commonly known a3 “longleaf” pine, very
full of pitch, and form the material of the
best and most valuable, species of lumber.
-The lands on- which these forests grow are
now held by their owners at a very low price,
and as the Polk Slate Quarry Railroad will be
certainly built,: tlieir purchase atf the present
time would prove a remunerative investment
for Western or Northern capital.
In brief, the cdonty of' Polk is ndmirably
adapted to white labor; its resources are
abundant, and only need the magic influence
of enterprise and capital to make it, if mot
the first, certainly one of the first counties in
•the State. Marshall.
A Visit to the North.
.Tei.euraI’u, With your induL-
e som|bsp<Bilatiojjfc to v^ntijjjto
the pigvaijkig sefeimeaKNoiSi,
he jexisfeig jftid *»pec»-e i|^i-
tlie SkmftenBStaffs, fee
United States government and people, as far
as that sentiment became developed to; my
understanding or was patent to my observa
tion.: Iii my rc&ngtidpjtoiNc^ Yoifclpttesfea 1 .
through Nasllvihbj Louisville, 'Cinciftiiati/
Pittsburg and Philadelphia, spending several
days in each place^and mixed considerably
with tl^e. pyoplfe,.especially (Jfy) pujniH^Afnffi;
l was a*ilfnt liear(jrof thd kitrtl^pokicK atjd
an. attentive observer of the ‘jSgna af Jhe
times.” as indicated .by tlie political lioro-
: .In Tcnnesaeo, pqtwithstandipg thqfyo^ iple
of its present governpr; ftp process qf pestqjaf
tion is progressing Tayorably,. -The peopleware i
sick'.of. violence and lfiood^and pap(,4pr,thc
cool waters;apd pleasant paths of peace. .In
Nashville,- however* owing, perhaps,. loathe
long, prevalence of Northern military rule,
therei was introduced piucb, flf.&naticjsm into
that heretofore . patriotic conunnnitji irYan-
kee notions and 'ideas kept : pape svith the. in-
igresswf extremists, as traders and specula
tors, ancl thousands pay daily lijmage, to-the
“powers that be” ip away fhatseems djsgqst-i
ing to Southern: sensibilities.
Tn Kentucky, at least in Louisville, we see |
much less of-that cringing : spirit which:
“crooks the pregnantjfingesqf tlieknefl,'-that^
thrift may follow fawning.” There- is andj
has been more of that'i'fcoldnefcs'of port apd)
speech which' js characteristic iof South-!
em Chivalry,‘ m its palmiest days, -doubt
less owing to the fact -that Kentucky
has not been abolitionized, but maintains its
position, iis the only since State in'Urn Union!
The people of the State ‘ have voted nay to
the emancipation amendments passed : -bycon
gress; and ’seem - determined'ifot to grfe up
tlie ihstittrtioti; uhtil fully dAnpensated 1 for
the property they w'oulti thus idse' by le^sla-
tion believed’ to* be nnco'nsfitiitional dnHvoid.
As the land of Booiie has nbt betti ih ojjen
rebellion against the laws nncl constitution of
the United States, her claim for''compensa
tion for property lield utider tile constitution
and ibrcibly taken frohi - her loyal citizens,
seems to be valid.’ And if valid ’in respeot
to foi/al'Kenthckihhe, why not in'refereneh'Yo^
loyal Virginians aiid Georgiahs? -'-Thhclaiml
once' conceded,'“ Uncle’ Sam ” will' have' -'iaj
heavy bill of • damages to' pay fof iprtfpetfy -inj
Sambo and Cuffee, which' his 1 ' agents havej
kidnapped from" their owners! The mer-;
cliants of Louisville'are, lienee, more llbetallw
disposed towai’cls tlie feouth than those of Kifyj
other citj% take them aa a class.' They will
stretch out tlieir hands in wtlcorqe,mot^'thhn
half way, to meet the coming'of SbUtneffl|rti
on errands of busmeSs or ’pleastfre;*, 1 10 J
Of Cinpipnatij, so long considered by our
people as the h^| jjedjof ab’o'Gfi^nismjT have
now a pnpre .'favorable "opinion than 'I h'acl)
before pof ijstejt&il tc^ uat'city, inhere is q
frank generosify. among these Western peo
ple which, is in striking contrast with thd
.bearing, of the gefiuine sniillirig Piiritan.—
This was observable in tlie Union annies from
tin- West. They could hetter apiireciate'.ahd
were quicker to acknowledge the gallantry of
tlieir Southern foes than 'those"' from New
England—and they are now ihore disposed
to forget:nndforgiv,e);thpir , Iq^ijppemies.—|
Hence I-find a.numbqi) of the.cjtizens of Gin!
cinnati not only wiping but anxious for all
thq,Southern.gtatefi tp.be ,regtq^l, unconfli*.
tipna)ly .tq.thcajr former statp^.foicthe Uniopl
The Enquirer, , pi Cincinnati is upbly labqrai^
for this qqd, and we hav<5, bopes^jUjith eventl
pal success,,, jflm ,,Stafo ..of Ohio, iiowever;
may yet he. set down t^«7ti;q.yadical, sq'thpri-
oughly, infused i.ia.-her population with th^
spiritbhat rules New England;', ;j ' : •
Passing, into and .through,;Pennsylyajiift, i
coukt discover: but littfo. ^yjnpathy,, for, thfi
rebel South; fiuripsify, was hojv.ever ofo
scrvable as to the preappt. conditipn of tliife
section. Many enquiries were madeafterthe
‘‘health and happiness” of the Freedmen of
the South. Will they work in’ their new re
lation? • How’'lire they going'to- fdre, the
coming Winter, 1 for food Ahd 1 clothing •?'• What
Chahcfes’are-tliere;'ih your section, for North
ern meti 'fobify'Fahdk andraisecatton i What
is the prite of plantations,' &c'j, jr &f:.m'To ,hll
such queries I haYe endeavored to-give trntH-
ful answers afid 1 to encourage 'enquirers to
come and- judge' for themselves.!- I-h'avo told
them .that there 'is nothing wonting to make
the South “bud and blossom as the - rose” but
the capital and energy of'Nbitlimen. Every
branch of industry Iiks been paralyzed by the
war, and the people are 'anxious" to' ifliugq-
rate a new system which will better devfclope
bur Resources and ihake of hh h; stiU. greater
nation than we have ever been! 1 On this snb-
B -IlL'v . ,
and the keen eyes of speculators arc already
prospfctiryhtliis cogntiryfor favorable sites to
commune* boring for Nature’s grease!
Whewer the extraordinary impetus with
wliichrfhe hafcof ^mmerce is driven, BaVer
the great jAil-Ays-Uf the.North-.wilL contifl?
uc no one can tell. Many have forebodings
of a fearful collapse when all will be buried
in one common disaster. Others again say
■t'hnt'ihenp is tfoj fear of disaster, so long as
Aic’ Infernal ^Revenu’e Tax weekly foots up
so many millions, and the peopleware so^eager
At a meeting of the Augusta city
council on-thu lOtfo a report -from the com
mittee on railroad^ recommending the with
drawal of r the xight-of connection of Augusta
and Savannah railroad with Georgia and
JBouth Cftrplifia.raflroads ; and a resolution
authorizing the mayor to hypothecate 1,000
shares of Georgia railroad stock for loan pur
poses, were adopted.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT S
to invest tlic-ir money in government 7.30s.
Truijithesearcigood indications of the/sta-:
Tajytx_l^f tbq government on a sound finan-:
Isis, Ufut i tlie J question arises, ' ard the
people,!jblc,to.^fond the immense.taxation;
now,imposed'upon, them? ia!nqt the.bur-j
dbu tbi)' tb;be borne foria long peri
od? I am sure the people of the South are
not able'to liaVe-this burden superadded to
that alfeady siistaiued by them; incident to>
tbeir late struggle .for independence, and, I
feat the result will be fatal throughout the
length and breadth of foe land. Wlien' foe
IntWe is hum!, then look out for calamities
too direfol.fo. contemplafo. , .,'V‘. ..'
i i: ;Ih pqlitical matters I have no great conso-
latipn to offer to enquiring' friends. Tlie late
elections -in Ohio and- Pennsylvania fore-;
shadoiy tlie defeat of the conservative ele-|
ment in Congress, and the complete'triumph!
of'the radical party. I fear that President
Johnson’s policy of reconstruction will not:
prevail: against that of unlimited negro suf-
frage-'nnd Other extreme ideas of the day. lj
hardly''dare hope that our Representivesj
elected this- fall- to Congress will be admitted!
to seats in :that body. If not, what then ?:
Yes, tchat then? may be asked- emphatically;
without any .one being .wise enough to give a
solution of; so-profound a problem.
The disposition on the part of merchant^
in New York to ,compromise with their old
debtors ancl give renewed facilities to South
erners is worthy of special record. .1 have
not heard of .c ringle instance where a rigid
exaction of the full “pound of flesh” has been
qlaimcdi.hut, bn foe contrary, I have been!
■met with 1 the remark “take your own time-tq
settle up old scores”; “glad to see you back
again”; il nev^r ! intended to 'force a settle J
’tiffint”; 1 ? “know your situation and can make
allowances for your short-comings”; “Wliat
can I now dq to serve.you.” .. ‘‘
Such are some of the greetings received by
men from “rebeidom” in the great cbminer-
cial metropolis, and we hail it as a good
omen of the perpetuity of the Union,.of our
Fathers, no more to be disrupted by. internal
fedds and bidding “defiance'to a world in
arni9” against us. 1 ■ 1 j
Truly yours, &e.,' L. F. W. A. *
"in- To the Press; < --•■
Messrs. Editors .-—I advertised in’ your own
and various other papers, that'I Would resume
the publication of the Christian Index, in
October, put, I have, sold the paper to Mr. J.
J. Toon, of Atlanta; when he will begin ifo
atipu ,1 know - not; ■ but soon I believe^
sT am getting letters daily concerning the
Index, I hope the.papers that advertised for
me will insert this, and oblige
* ) ' * Respectfully, i
9. Boykin.
Macon, Oct, ii, iflfi.i
The publication of the Child's Delight,
will soon occur. S. B.
l-ef Tlie collections taken up in the Catho
lie churches in the vicinity of Washington,
on the 17th of September, for the relief of suf
fering people in the South, in pursu
ance of (lie recommendation of Archbishop
Spalding, amounted to $9,051. Of this
amount $4,000 was contributed by churches
iu Baltimore, and $2,157 by those in Wash
ington. Besides fois,.contributions have been
sent from St. Louis, Boston and other places,
which will swell the total amount to $9,500.
— —'■■■! !•> vncH p.
Correction.—A private’ dote from:'‘Alba
ny informs us that Mr. Morgan was' elected
delegate to the State convention, from Dough-
ertV county. .... - J/aoraifoifl • [
' .:•.:<i tii-.’fn'raq-ib -xlt p\ ’
Supreme Court; *
' We.’invitd attention to the important no
tice from the clerk’s, office ol the supreme
Court,^of Georgia, published this morning.
The bench and bar are particularly interested
in the matter, and the people will also be
pleased’ at this additional evidence of the
restoration 6f civil authority. ‘
, ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
On Thursday, the 19th-instant,.there will
be an annular eclipse of the sun, visible
throughout Georgia, and the Union generally.
The word “ annular” is derived from the
Latin word annulus which means a ring.-f-
,7;iiis ecl.ipsq therefore, at the time of greatest
obscuration, will show a ring of sun light en
tirely aYottnd the moon. It will not be. total,
for the reason that the moon in its elliptical
orbit will be,’’fit that time, too far from the
earth, entirely .to obscure the.light of the sun;
yet it will be dark enough to show to good
eyes the planet Venus, west of the Sun, Jupi
ter to the east, and the star Sirius commonly
known as the Dog Star. The last annular
eclipse of the sun occurred, if we remember
rightly, in 1838, and astronomical calculations
inform ns.-foat this will be the last of the kind
in the present century. The eclipse will bp-
gin at 7 minutes after 8 o’clock in the morn
ing, will be greatest at 39 minutes after 9.
and will end at 3 minutes after 11. Our
readers will provide themselves with pieces
of smoked glass for observing this singular
phenomenon of nature.- ♦
‘¥yi''Gi3ojiGiA'Railroad.—We ‘ clip the
foljowingfyom a letter from Marietta, by one
<©PThe’'Cincihldati ■Wormnerciads' travelling
P orrpspondents:
'- r From Chattanooga to tlii3 point the ride
jS indch more pleasant than when the soldiers
“run,” thc merchine.” This line'was, on the
Sofo -ult.; ■ transfered from the army to the
owner, the State of Georgia, and placed un
der the superintendence of Colonel Robert
Baugh, of Atlanta,' an efficient and energetic
officer.. The president ol’ the United States
lias been appealed to by the commissioners
appointed by the Governor of Georgia, to re-
.L'eivc.thc road, for provisions for the em-
jpfoyees,VtiU next year.
Tii<s\ C<?mmercial has been -imposed Upon
again. No proposition of the kind has been
made to the president. On the contrary, The
State ' commissioners have gone to work
energetically . to put the road in good
repair, which-they expect to do from the in
come, in addition to provisioning foeir 'ein-
ploy'ees, nt au early day.;. !.
■North Carolina.—In the N. C. State
convention, on the llfo inst'., a message was
received from the provisional governor trans
mitting a dispatch from R. J. Powell, agent
of the State of North Carolina in Washington.
The dispatch was in substance as follows:
The : president is highly gratified-with the
action^^LCfie Statofconvention. - I write this
itijtoa'pffiqe. ,‘Uiaexcellency tells me to say
.to" the ’ qonventioq' that the State has done
wliaVis right, and ner action adds greatly to
'hlr s'trenJith here. ,,00v '- ; '° ' •*'•' "• 1
cuugrauuu uuu Luc x uc ,nixc ui uu-.
manity is flowing Westward and 1 Southwest”
ward and'blit little towards tlie Atlantic.
South, where the greatest inducements' ex
ist for the settlement of the mineralogist!' tlie
ship-builder, the agriculturist and the artizan
Of every, grade-., :h'Ait*'.'>81 odt ’to" ' ‘ 1
In New York-Ijfovmdi-jmqch-to, exqite-imy'
bump.pf maryelousntss. r ,;Tho ^arjiasliad no
.depresfoig. afiqcfc upon, thefousi
tropolis. There is niorq^xtrayngaiicc, p.omp
and, guyety, than ,/ever, .-ffhere is, in.creas *a
activity in.eycyy branch of at^and .qpquner
Every thing, seems to bqdone on..the hi
pressure principle. The currency is inflat« do
New resources such as that of Petrolsion liave
been discovered ancL are being worked -to
thetune of {tens iof. thousandsnof ibarrels 'of
oil and millions ofLdollare!. .Everywhere, ini
epidemic prevails; and men, women and; chil
dren, are afflicted with, “pi? on the hi-ainf and
so wide-spread is, foe infection, that, a new
proverb has;t>een added to foe currept litera
ture, qf foe people—as,, for, example,, when a
person, has met -pith gome, sudflen, ( stroke ’ qf
good fortune, he is sgid, quaintly .though Ex
pressively enough, toijiave f^tpuck ile.”i In
truth, petroleum is«now in the ascendent: in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, arid a flo wing-well of-
‘•Seneca”: is • bettenithan ; a - California -gold
mine, so’universal are-the nscsto iwhich thi
substance is applied, and'so profitable hfcs it
•become osdan’nrticle! bf commerce. • And
woiiid tolUyour reitdere that there are. jictrb-
■leum'fields in.foe South as well u in. the Al Tyrolese • sharpshooter has been con
North. In Georgia, Tenneasee/ALabama^ancL j demfiQd to eight months imprisonment for
other States, the indications axe I inumerpus * having turned a cnjqidx into a target.
- Jiiv^AfTir * " ' ' '
' ’On the’ 14th inst., Jennie GarPreb, yourigest:
daughter of Mr. James Lloyd, aged 4 years and
three days.’
Also on the 160i inst, James Faulkner, young
est son of Mr. James Lloyd, aged 10 years and 5
days; .both of .brain fever. -'t . fif: '*'«
Funeral Notice.
The friends and acquaintances of Henry C.
Efofii^akSt^la^illyfyJafo ojlSavannah—and pf A.
R! Freeman and family, are invited to attend the,
funeral of foe former, from, the Methodist. Episco-.
pal Church, Mulberry street, this morning at 10>f
o’clock. *
The members qf Macoq,Lodge No. 5, and so-,
jouming brethren, are requested , io meet at foe!
Lodge Room, fois morning, at 9 o’clock, for foe
purpose' orattending foe funeral St l Brother Hen-.
rtC. Fheeman.
Bv- order of foe Wf Mastett • ■
oc(18-lt* ' ‘ ‘;8 ; ,ROSE, 8ec’ty. ;
new. Advertisements.
Auction Sales.
BY F I N D LAY & KENRIGK,
THIS MOBING AT 10 O'CLOCK.
. . • - ' ; ,
FURNITURE, CARPETS, ETC.
1 fine -Brussels Carpet, 16x18, : • It
x •• « X 8xl8 - -
irigrafo"‘ u ”;,' “ , .
2 Bureaus,
3 Marble top Tables,
’ I Dozen Chairs, '
2 Rocking “
2 Bedsteads,
DRYGOODS, ETC!
. : , . 10. doz Wpolen Shirts,
-■>
“ Stockings,
“ Ladies’Belts, ,
“ Spool Cotton,
- Ji “ • Stockings,
“ Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes.
IN FRONT OF STORE.
1 Phaeton and double Harness,
1 one horse Wagon and
1 young Mnle, 3 years old—gentle.
octl8-lt*
Land Surveying and Patent Agency,
P ERSONS wishing to sell their lands, and in,
crease their value and chances for good bar?
gains, can have) them accurately surveyed and map
ped, so that the areas and positions of everything
thereon can be seen at a glance, by applying to
C. MAHON.
SURVEYOR AND DRAUGHTSMAN,
(formerly of the United States coast survey). Those
wishing to secure Letters Patent for the U. S. can
have foeir Applications, Specifications and
Deawinqs prepared and forwarded to the U. S.
Pat. Office at Washington, by applying to C. Ma-
hoN, Pat. Agt. (late ot tlie U. 8. Pat. Office, Wash,
ington D. C.,) at R. W. Cubbedge’s Banking Honsei
2d street, opposite Triangular Block, Macon, Gai
N. B. A11 patentees for the C. S. are advised to
protect their interest by immediate application.
t5T" Land Agents are particularly requested to
notice the first paragraph of this advertisement.
oet!8-lw*
-OFFICIAL
Office Bureau R. F. & A. L., |
Disr. Of Macon, Ga. j
Circular No. 1.
In pursuance of Paragraph 3, Circular No. 2,
from office A. A. G., Ass’t Comm’r Bureau R. F.
& A. L., for foe State of Georgia, all persons de
siring to employ refugees or freedmen are respect
fully invited to make known foe fact at fois office,
together with the number and kind of persons
wanted, the kind of employment, and the com
pensation offered. It will be borne in mind that
in many instances the freedmen have families for
which to provide. Persons wanting laborers hav
ing the means of providing • shelter <fec., for fami
lies, and willing to furnish it, are particularly re
quested to state the fact. In furnishing laborers
preference will be given to parties offering most
liberal compensation. J., G. BARNEY,
Lt and ASA Comm’r Fecdmen’s Bureau,
oct 18-lt
MACON- FIRE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER, I
Macon, Oct, 18, 1865. j
T HE semi-annual parade of the Department for
Inspection and drill will take place on Friday
2Qth inst. Companies will form in front of Lanier
House;-at 3 o’clock p. m., where their reports will
be received.
By order GEO. 8. OBEAR,
T. W. Fbeeman, Sec’ty. Chief Engineer.
oct!8-3t*
; Phaeton for Sale.
A N elegant open Phaeton, nearly, new, and ;
splendid order. Can he seen at Freeman
English’s. octl8-3t*
THEATKE.
CHARLES NESBITT; Lessee & Manager.
S. H. VEMBYj'.TT. -fr:. —.-.Stage Manager.
WREN DRAMATIC COMBINATION.
On Wednesday Even’ng Oct; 18, ! 65,
. ^ Will be presented- the; Musickl Hurletta J>f fois *
BARRAGK ROOM,
■ : '• AND -t-
PERFECTION.
ELLA WREN NESBITT in two of her great
impersonations,
CURISSE and; KATE O’BRIEN.
In which, characters she will Sing the beautiful
songs, ’ ' •' • ■
“HAPPY DAYS OF Y , ORE.” ' " i! ‘
“ ROCK ME TO SLEEP,”
, "WHO’LL HAVE ME.”
WALTER BENN, as..,.......... .Colonel Fenicr
GEO. WREN, as.'.-..; .The Marinis Sir Lawrence
S. H. VERNEY, as .Bernard
LEWIS MORRISON, as.:...:'.i , .;Ch'as. ,! Patagon
SONG .by Mr. Jamps ColUna.
DANCE .by .Miss Ttose Wood.
PRICES OF ADMISSION :
Parquctte DressjCircle.:...; . . A.. . . ..:. ;$1 00.
Gallery 50.
GOOD ORDER WILL Bfi STICTL YMAIN-
... TAINED ...
The seatain’the Dress Circlc are!.nnmbered and
can he reserved, between, the, hours of 10 A M.
and IP. M.
The Theatre has been completely cleaned and
renovated.
Doom open at 7)£.
Performance to commence at 8'6’elock.
oct!8-lt
Sight E x c li a, xi g e
ON LOUISVILLE,
r.s •<* i{
FOR SALE TO-DAY BY
oct!8-lt ' J. IV. FEARS & CO.
DAILY MONTGOMERY LEDGER !
PUBLISHED -IN ]
Montgomery, Alabama,
A “LIVE” NEWSPAPER, und one of the few
independent, fearless journals,' in foe South,
which dates to speak ont upon all qneBtions, free
ly and fully; not connected with any clique or
party, bnt a staunch advocate of all foe rights of
the people nnder the constitution. It is laboring
specially to restore the industrial prosperity of
the Sontb, giving prominence to all topics connect,
ed therewith. -
The Ledges has already a large and constantly
incoming -circulation among all classes and thus
offers advantages as an advertising medinm. ’ Lib
eral contracts will be made with advertisers,
oct 18-3t FALCONER & KIESER.
Clerk’s Office, Supreme Cocht, i
Milledgeville, Ga., 22d Sept., 1865. (
I N pursuance of the direction of the Governor
of the State of Georgia, foe sessions of the
Supreme Court will be held at Milledgeville 2d
Monday in November next. The following will be
the order at Milledgeville: 1st—Southern Circuit;
2d—Ocmulgee Circuit. i .a
Witness my official signature.
octl8-3t* CHARLES W. DuilOSE.
Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad.
>
T O Passengers for the North and West Express
train leaves Chattanooga 6 40 a. m., connect
ing at Nashville with Northwestern Railroad for
Johnsonvillc and points on Tennessee river, Padu
cah, Cairo, and St. Lonis, and Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad;
Fare irom Chattanooga to Nashville. $ 7 75.
“ “ “ “Cairo.. -... 19 75.
“ “ “ “ St.-Louis 22 75.
Passengers leaving Atlanta on foe evening train
on W. <& A. R. R. connect with fois train. Freight
Is now received and forwarded on quick time at
very moderate rates. i < .
WM. P. INNES,
i ; -> GenH. Sup't.
J. w. brown!
Gen’L Passenger Agent.
octl8-3m.
Personal.
Little Mike:—His majesty has not furnished me
the necessary papers. I have transferred, my allegi
ance. Patience for many days. The past pictures
the future. Give youi-address.
VAN VALKENBURG,
oct!8-lt* Lockport.
Seed WReat land, Oats.
OfifYBUSHELS OF WHITE WHEAT,
uvu 250 Bushels of heavy Western Oats.
For sale for seed, at
oet 18-8t* MACON FLOUR \m.T S
WHO LESALE H-O U S E
WE HAVE IN STORE A LARGE LOT OF GROCERIES AND STAPLE GOODS,
‘ WHICH WE CAN AND WILL SELL
• ‘ . 1 It .
As Low as Merchants and Dealers Can Purchase in Northern
. or Western Markets, v v . ..
IN SMALL QUANTITIES, AND LAV TBlflEM DOWN.
I flST STORE :
250 BARRELS FAMILY FLOUR,
150 KEGS 3d. to 20d. NAILS,
15 BBLS. COPPERAS, *
1500 PAPERS OUT TACKS, 4s to 12s,
30 BBLS. CRUSHED, POWDERED, AND
, : C. SUGARS,
-15 BACKS. RIO AND JAVA COFFEE,
25,BOXES (30 lbs. each) LUMP POT AHTT
25 • ' “ ASSORTED STICK CANDY,
5 “ FANCY CANDY,
25 BOXES SODA CRACKERS,
50 « LAYER RAISINS,
0 BBLS LINSEED AND TANNER’S OIL
6000 YDS SPRAGUE’S PRINTS,
75 KEGS WHITE LEAD,
50 BOXES pint and Quart PICKLES,
.5 bbls. Almonds, Walnuts and
BRAZIL NUTS,
And many other articles too numerous
to mention. T
. J. "W^, PEAES & CO.
Merchants, Take Notice that We do not Retail Goods!
Thereby are not selling to customers that you depend on FOR YOUR TRADE.
This is Worthy of Note, and Should Govern You in Your Trade!
The partners are obliging men, and attentive to customers. We do our own busi-
1'TVE TO TEN CLERKS BIG SATiARH^S, jio argument is necessary
to show who can sell Goods cheap in Macon. Why, tlie undersigned are the men.
J. W. FEARS & CO.
Journal * Messenger, Albany Patriot and Sumter Republican copy two times. octl8-2t