The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-23
Two Interesting
Old PapnS.
Issued IN Savannah Just Prior to and
During TIE tallahassee
Man Wants His Slave.

Aou Wauo Ao 1laNGs
Mr.. ]. d. Cay brings to the Office Of
the True Democrat copies Of two old
Savannah papers. which were trans
mitted to him by his father, Mr.. Ray
mOnd Cay, Of Walthourville, Liberty
county, Georgia, which are full Of
interest,
One Of these papers, The Evening
Express, Of May 18th, 1860, was edited
by Ambrose Spencer and publiOhed BY
J. HolbroOOk Estill, who later became
editor and proprietor Of the Savannah
Morning News. The sheet was the Of
fetal paper Of the county, IL Literally
full Of advertising and some Of IL would
be exceedingly singular and be severely
criticised u inserted in the papers OF
today.
Snuff is given a very prominent
position FOR the benefit of ladies'.
n. G. Corbett advertises "a q broker
and dealer in slaves.
We learn from this paper that the
ladies' then wore bOnnets instead Of
hats.
The Georgia State Lottery, author
ized by q special act Of the legislature,
advertised It's monthly drawings, the
capital prize being So, 800.
The leading dry goods establishment
OF the city advertises under the name
OF The Pantechnetheca. Gas the
name is not in the dictionaries the True
Democrat would like 20 know what Il
means.) This house prominently adj
vertiges the receipt Of 500 dozen hoop
skirts at 90 cents to $500 each.
While the paper cOntains only one
editorial, from the tone Of lt we Judge
Il to have been an anti-secceasion or
gan and Il contains notices Of several
anti-seecession meetings throughout
the South.
The leading article in the paper 10 q
letter from Mr. b. GAulden, who was q
delegate 20 the Charleston convention,
explaining 90 his constituents the
reason for HE vote against severance
from the National Democratic party,
He claimed that a continuance With
this party would have resulted In each
state being permitted 10 regulate the
slave trade. He denounced IN q very
emphatic way the 81, 900 slave trade OF
Virginia
The other paper IL a copy Of the
Savannah Republican, Of August Stst,
1863. The sheet at that time was en-
jOying q good old age OF 62 years. 10
was published daily at $40 per year,
weekly Sc.
This particular issue contains an
advertisement over the signature Of v.
M johnson, Of Tallahassee, Fla, offer
ing 500 reward for the return Of a
servant boy, Edward, who had ran
away and was thought 10 have gone
10 Charleston.
The paper tells that at this time the
war was az IL height, bat little inform
alton was obtainable.
EditOrlally It calls upon the orators
of Georgia 10 90 among the people and
let them understand that peace and
freedom can be won IN no other way
than by the triumph Ct our arms"
The editor announces that he will
support no man for governor OF the
state unless he viii give a generous
support to the Confederate administra-
ton.
This paper also contains letter
from William B. Gaulden protecting
against the use OF his name for any
Office, saying that he eonseientiouslg
opposed secession, but when q maiofI-
~ Of his people decided otherwise DO
was with them IN sympathy, but sought
no offieial reward.
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