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THE l)A f EY SUN
Monday Morning..
Mr. HiephfD»' Salutatory*
There were some slight verbal iiianon-
rmciee iu thie i^per ah it appeared in The
Sun of Saturday morning. We there
fore republish it this morning, fully oor
reeled.
SALUTATORY.
Since the “Announcement" of Mr.
Speights on the 15th instant, it is proper
for me to stab* to the patrons of Thk
Sun that, in consenting, as one of the pro
prietors, to take charge of the Political
Department of this paper, my object is j him,
to make it a true organ of the Jcflerno- >h civil, whether high or low, rich or poor,
The IVew York Tribmn* Corres
pondent. y |
We give place in our columns to-day,
to a letb r written at Crawfordville on t&e
4th instant, to the New York Tribune.
We do this partly as a matter of news,
that our readers may see what is going
on, but more eepecially to make some
comments on it; to show how what
called public sentiment in this oouutry is
frequently manufactured and imposed
ujK>n the credulous masses.
It iu true that Mr. Smalley, who an
nounced himself as a correspondent of
the IVibune, did call on Mr. Stephens on
the 8d inst. He was received civilly by
all persons are whose demeanor
nian principles of the Federal Govern
ment, under which the Peoples of the
United States lived in so great peace,
prosperity and happiness for more than
a oentory. The object will be to ad-
such doctrines a* will secure a
tual and harmonious union of the
Use under the Constitution, iu the
*'rit slid for the purposes for which it
was origin ally made by the fathers ; and
upon the principles announced by Jeffer
son, maintained by Madison, and set
forth by Gen. Jackson in his “author
ized” explanation of the principle's of his
ilamntion on the Nullification move
ment in South Carolina in 1832, and iu
his Farewell Address.
Upon these principles and those an
white or black
When, however, the object of his visit
was stated, Mr. Hteplicns promptly told
him that while he wished to tseat
him and all {arsons civilly, yet
he could hold no conversation with
him for any such purpose as that
which he proposed; that he did not choose
for his views upon public questions und
public affairs to be given to the public in
any such way ; that when he had any
thing to say to the public he preferred it
to be said in his own language; that no
man could talk with another for an hour
[ or two und from memory alone give an
( accurate report of the tcords used, even
if the object was to give the substance of
what was said; but in most instances of
nounced by Gen. Washington, be who this sort, the object was to distort the
first in war, first in peace, and 1 meaning by giving the exact words in
first in the hearts of his countrymen,”
The Sun will stand. Its position will l»e,
that the Government of the United
States is a “Confederated” or “Fede
ral Republic,” formed by the States,
possessing in itself no inherent Sover
eignty; but that all its sovereign
Powers- which are specific and lim
ited—are held entirely by delegation
from the several States, and that the
States are absolutely Sovereign in the
exercise of all reserved or undelegated
Powers.
The Si n, under my general control of
its political course, will continue to
stand upon the principles of the plat
form of the Democratic Party of the
Union, as announced in their last Gene
ral Convention at New York, in 1868.
A chief object will be to show by calm f
and argumentative appeals to the good
sense and patriotism of the true friends
of the Constitution, North as well as
South, that any departure from the essen
tia* principles of that platform will lx*
exceedingly dangerous, if not fatal, to
the liberties of the whole country.
The great “living issue’' now before the
Peoples of the United States, is between
Consolidation, Centralism and Empire
on the one side, ard the sacred sovereign
right of local self government by the
Peoples of the several States on the other;
or, in other words: The great question
now is, whether the Peoples of these
States are to live under a government of
laws or a government of bayonets. This
is the great practical, absorbing, “living
issue” at this time.
With regard to the post usurpations ^
some parts of the report, while omitting
others in their proper connection, by
which very erroneous impressions were
produced ; that lie had a perfect
loathing and detestation of having
his views thns presented to the public
on any subject; and that he had no con
cealment of his sentiments on public
questions, to make from any person who
might desire them for his own informs
tion, and where everything said would
stand together in its proper connection,
producing its proper impression.
It was not until after an assurance was
given by Mr. Smalley that he would not
make any report for the proas, of any
thing said by him, that Mr. Stephen!
consented to talk to him at all, on public
affairs.
Upon the repeated urgent wish of Mr.
Smalley, that he might be permitted to
Kive some account of the views expressed,
Mr. Stephens gave full permission to
him to refer to any written exposition of
his views which had been published by
his authority, using the words of such au
thorized exposition of bis opinions, and
not tin se of hie own substitution.
For this purpose Mr. Stephens fur
nished him with a copy of the Augusta
(Oa.) Chronicle and Sentinel, in which
his position, on most of the matters
alluded to in the conversation, was very
correctly stated, and by bis authority.
“If you wish to give my views to the
readers of the Tribune” said he “take
that, and give them in the words and
connection therein set forth. ”
This artiolefrom the Chronicle and Sen
tinel, appears on our first page to-day. We
even so much as allude to; or if he din
Intend tofdlafr toft, in one sentence, it
Is in snob terms as weakens its force and
breaks its effect
Mr. Stephens did not, in any part of
the conversation, speak«**of the civiliza
tion of Oeorgia before the war as the
highest in the world.” He did speak
of the general condition and happiness
of tlie people of Georgia at the time re
ferred to—of all classes—black as well as
white. He moreover said, taken as a
whole—looking to phyaical comfort, to
habits of temperance, sobriety, industry’ i
and thrift; to the general aim* nee of
ftpeclal Correspondence of the Hew Tort Trttmae.
HE FIRST MAKES FUR <J* THE FLACR.
Ckawtordvillb, Ga., Janet.—This is
a straggling, shabby, 1st; kouthara
town of perhaps 400 or 500 inhabitants.
. The streets are without sidewalks, and
infrequencf of crime, to the standard of pedestrians |hair oknist between
moral culture and religious trailing, talking in the mud or dost Oj4be road-
not 11*unt, to til. muong the rtlllr WOB&Jtat !1U
honor ^ spaces between Che whetf-Cracks
l> iitflKJi Wifq AltEX. H. 'it it -Wild lx> n I W to
11 ■ **•.
vyouLi <lividt* into I* 11 |. f*
question, und the one yuut </p t >OM*l the
'measure, with the aid of the votes of the
negroes, would oarry the day.
But the fact that universal suffrage was
so firmly established did not, he said, les
sen the duty of all lovers of constitutional
liberty to oppose the XVth amendment,
fhk usurpst ion should never be permit
ted to pass without proper rebuke and
condemnation, even by those who favor
the object aimed at by it. The de jure
Governments of the Southern States, he j
STEPHENS.
Hi* ViririM|al{<U^IIt 4Hi
JV«I Accept (lie Situation—
He Thinks the Constitutional
Amendment! vm>uMl«a
Despotism will MW fc EUA-
■ tilled. -
sml lust, though
principles of integrity and
—they were unsurpassed by
the
and the fences. * Th# 1
houses were pstntsd-so long spe Wat they
people of sny State or Commonweslth of J now show no truues af psiuL .This is the
equal number of inhabitants in the world. I county town of theoouutj of Tsbstirro--
Mr. Btepheua i. s little better informed, j ^““VtbJ pe5£l^toWw-and
and not quite so loose or extravagant in jn lbe ceu treot s weed-overgrown squ»re
his language, as to apeak of theae moat 1 in the town there is a Utile ugly brick
admirable charaoteriatica of the people of j court-house, but no btuuuM seems to be
Georgia in other days, a. the highest civ | '"““^tbe'iqmw stand tom or five
ilization in the world. It w.a hut th. with t between;
beginning in their progress to that high elch >ture bw ito complement of half a
er eminence to which they idmed. But: dozen dirty, yellow-faced loafers, in bat-
of it, aa it was, her mods may evar be ternut pantaloons, coarse cotton shirts,
proU( j I und broad-brimmed slouched felt hats,
1 ttt l . .. .. . I who w» re hanging sbont the doorway
We have not the time rr apace to my j M|( , rhfwiag tobaooo as vigorously sa if
lies to Mr. Grady
The Borne Cbtrier oontaiaa the lol-
lowing:
VO 8LAND1E—MORE INTENDED.
Rome, Ga, Jane 16th, 1871.
Henry W. Qrady, Esq.:
Your editorial this morning was t
doubt hastily written withoat a roll knowl
edge of the foots. The anonymous let
ters—three in namber, I have in pomes
sion. The first end eeoond came to bend
during the reoent canvass, and 1 paid
but little attention to them. The third
•aid, ere still in acouditiou of repression; J came to hand last Monday morning,
and he dedard that the history of no conn-' through the same channel (the poet of-
try showsgrosser or more palpable usur- j flee), and contained the following words:
potions of power, or more glaring acts of I “Ignore uen and oaner. Onit sneak-
wrong, violence, fraud aid perfidy, on the
port of those in authority, than were com
mitted by the Republican party in the
passage of the so-called amendments and
the reconstruction laws.
Mr. Stevens talked for more than an
hoar in this manner, rehearsing all the
old arguments with which Democratic
orators and newspapers have made the
people too familiar for the past few years.
BETRAYS CONFIDENCE AND MAKES AN INCOB-
HVCT STATEMENT.
ignore pen and paper. Quit speak
ing. Attend to yoar mill; and thank the
good Lord that the people of Floyd
will allow you to live in il*
On receiving this, I determined at
once, if possible, to detect and expose
the author. I oommenoed by showing
the said auonjmoas letters to those I
deemed most competent in such cases to
judge oorreotly, in view of finding m
one or more who might reoognixe the
author.
I did not see oat to convict you. I
was only trying to detect the author of
the letters. And I am sorry to inform
In answer to an inquiry as to what he you that the evidence points to you. I
thought of the New Departure of the ! authorized your friend Mr. Thomas Mo-
Nortnern Democracy, he read me a copy Afee, to so inform you, that you might
of a long letter recently sent to a friend have an opportunity to prove yoar innc4
in Pennayvania, who had asked his opin- cence.
ion of the platform lately adopted by the \ Your friends were os sorry as I was,
Convention in that State. The letter | that the anonymous letters bore a near
expressed very positive opinions, and j resemhlanoe to yoar handwriting, and
thesM he elarged upon in conversation, that a letter from you to me, written
more on this subject at present, except to , that were the chief btuinreeof life. The : but h „ rtpec ui| y desired me to make no ! about a year ago, over your own sign*
add: Thst whatever others may think of j rude little tavern has po outward toaioa- men ti on of his views upon this subject, j tnre, by comparison, points in the eo™*
he wishf d that they should not be | direction. Not wishing to do you injoo-
the grades of civilization, high or low,
tion of readiness to furuiah entertain-
...... , 11 raeut, except a much whittled beneb
oor opinion is. that good manners and . upon tljB ^ jrcb> % wu h basin and
genteel breeding, constitute one of its | towel for public use. There is a church
brightest ornaments; and that it is no or two, but no public school, no newspa-
evidence of any degree of it to boast of, i’ < ? r > »° talograpkoffiMalthongh the
rTTT. J.L I . O. . wires run through the plaoe, and no par-
in behalf of the people of any Htate or UoaUt sign o( mo d era civilization, ex-
Kingdom, for one of the recognized en-1 c( .pt the van of a traveling photographer
lighteners of his fellow-citizens or snb-j established among the weed, on the
jocts, after being civilly reoeived and j 8l l a * r0 -
kindly treated by strangers, to go off and
KB. STEPHENS' IWMDBICE.
On the outskirts of the village, aeroes
the railway track, is Liberty Hail (the
residence of Alex. H. Stephens, late Vine
President of the Southern Confederacy),
so named, not with any referenoe to the
mansion of the hospitable old fellow in
Goldsmith's comedy, but to indicate the
interest of its owner in the cause of hu
man liberty; for even here in the South,
in tlie old days of slavery, men talked
with enthusiasm about liberty, meaning
of course the liberty of the white reoe.—
, i Liberty Hall is a plain white farm-house,
here, is recognized as one of its “blest w iU, a large sioping lawn in front, shaded
and raciest correspondents. |, r locust trees, and ntimeroos negro
Now we venture to say that but few houses and other out-bnildings at the
Georgians, if an/, could be found, oven j ride aud io the r«r, ail freshly painted.
. iu aj a u a-l- A sprightly mulatto girl took in my cord, |
in the present down trodden condition ftnd ‘ ri! t nrn ed at onoe to the porch to es
of the good old State—with nil the du*: CO rt me through a narrow haii, past a
mor&lization of the upturning of society j little, plainly-furnished parlor, through
by military force-wbo would, after re-! “ room walled around from floor to
moke such gratuitous flings and sneers at
the poverty of his hospitable entertainers,
as the Tribune correspondent has seen fit
to do in this case, upon the good people
of Crawfordville and their humble reeri
dencea.
This may be taken as a sample of the
type of the Civilization - and progress in
•ooial intercourse, favored by the New
York Tribune, as Mr. 8in..Iloy,
-A description
and revolutionary measures of Congress ask our readers to peruse it carefulty and
since the restoration of tiio Union in j compare it with Mr. Smalley’s report.
18G5, by the resumption of their obliga-, This will show how much he regarded
turns to the Union under tlie Constitu- Mr. Stephens’ wishes, and the unwar-
tion, by all the States which had at-1 ranted liberty token in the letter he
tempted to withdraw from it, and for | wrote.
which alone the war was professed to be j in reference to the “New Departure” by
waged in opposition to this attempt, the late Democratic Convention of Penn-
The SrN will advocate and enjoin strict' sylvania from the old creed of the party,
obedience to all acts of Congress and acts Mr. Stephens did not say that he did not
of State Legislatures under them which wish his views “to be made public,” bat
have the form of law as expounded by he did not wish them to be made public
the courts. State and Federal, and im- in the way proposed; and that when he
posed by those in authority clothed with
power to execute them.
Constitutional Liberty is the offspring
of Reason -not of physical force.
Tlie rectification of all political
wrongs and usurpations under our sys
tems of Government, should he sought
through the instrumentalities of the
Constitution—through the peaceful ope- j
ration of the ballot—the Legislative, Ju-
should be disposed to give them to the
public, if ever, he wished them to be
given in his own words and in snoh way
os he might ohoose.
In referenoe to another war, and the
difference between Mr. Stephens and
Gen. Toombs as to the “possibility” of
another war “between the North and
Mr. Smalley entirely omits to
. _ , , state that Mr. Stephens was exceedingly
dictzl, and Executive Departmonhi of the erapUtic iu his ( , ppoaition any TOch
Government resort, without regard to its potnbilUy.
Bat no people devoted to Coustitn- .qj„ lW 0 „ r „ f OovernmenV’-id
tional law, need ever expect to secure a . ... . f
. ... ,* .. | he “the im lv sure hope for the preserva-
rect meat ion of admitted usurpations of .. t
„ * | tion of public liberty, and the rechflca-
Fower by accepting them as aooom- 4 . - . . „
.. . , . •v ‘ e .. , ! tion of wrongs of any sort, as well as
pushed facta, aud grautiug,m advance,u ... „
v , 4l xx z •cttnig aside usurpations by Congress,
complete absolution to the perpetrators of > , , , '° .
.« r ... . 1 „ . I Wis in the peaceful and more effective
them. The position of The Sun to-1 , . t . . . . .... * ..
... 1 .. , _ appeal to the lustrumentalities of the
^>'T. i 7.. a 7STL! Con»titution-the ballot-box-tho Logiz-
... . ... ... cviling with books, snd into a room at
oeiving shelter, and partaking of «>*' i tho of the honaa
fare, such as it might be, of the liuiohlest | M|c htei'HENs’ person-
colort'd man in the land, go off, aud
either speak or write contemptuously of
the unpainted hut, the puncheon floor,
the broken chair, or what not, that might
have fallen under his observation, when
his wants and comforts, to tho extent of
ability, hod been kindly supplied.
made public, and hail cautioned his | uoe , I sought for other specimens of your
Pennsylvania friend not to let his letter) handwritiug. I found two—one at the
banking house of Cothran k Maguire,
qrALi t and one at the Courier Office. But they
j unfortunately, strengthened the evidence
against you.
get into print.
THIS PREDICTION WAS MADE
F1CATIONN, BUT TIIE QUALIFICATION
NOT STATED BY Mlt HMAULEY.
H* expressed the belief that the mo re-17 * lm? “ heard no <>■>« e*P"» anv thing
ment toward centralizing pawer in the I b“t “orTow that you are thua unpuoated.
General Government, which he anid was j AuJ 1 J'»“ ‘hem heartjlj in auch ezprea-
going on with constantly accelerated ra-1 eious, and hope you may be able to ea-
pidity, would end in destroying ull tLie ! tablish your inmweoce.^ IshaUoonrinue
power and independence of the Staten 1 “ “ ”
however, without affection or favor, in
my yffurta to spot the right man.
The anonym ms letters in question oat
be seen by any one wishing to examine
them; aud you cau have ample opportu
nity to remove all suspicion against yon
by a thorough comparison of yoar manu
scripts, including your pencil editorial,
along side of sain anonymous letters.
I met you las. Monday morning in per-
son; showed the objectionable letter^
told you I was trying to find the author;
that the evidence I bad was against you;
that on showing said letters to others, they
TT .r re ■ ,, a . . told me it looked like yoar handwriting;
Unlike Mr. Toombs, Mr. Stephens aQ(J j u ^ m ot those who
does not believetlmt another war is pos- had th B n „ e i preae ed themselves. This*
and next the liberties of the people.—
This, he said, wot- the deliberate purpose
of the Republican loaders, and lie looked
for it« speedy accomplishment One pre
text after auotlicr would be fouud to in
vade the liberties of the j/VopIe und de
prive them of the right of self-govern
ment “I may not live to see it,” he
said, “bnt you are young, and will yet
witness the dowufull of republican gov
ernment in this country and tlie estab
lishment of a centralized despotism.”
INOoKKM.T AGAIN.
ifttflldtite&s.
Dutch Pete’s Eesta
Under James' Hantt,
BEEN BBOENTLr FOIOOgHED WITH
No. 1 OOO
And »U oth«r modem appUanceat
BE. MEALS 8UPPJJED AT ALL HO
regui.au board $6 per week.
THK »KST THK MARKET AFFORDS WILL
ALWAYS BE FOUND Af HIS TABLES.
mjYO-Sm
INTELLIGENCES.
Atlanta, Ga., Juna 15,18?i.
J HAVE bought, at AaaigUbe’a Halts, tins sutirw iu-
talllgenoer newapaper pru|Mrty. It la optm to pu
from me, or other arraugeiu.mt, till the fir
J0I7. aa private bualsoM forbid* my paldic;
DEMOCRATIC PAPER.
Any person deatring to buy or make any i
meat In the meantime, cau confer with Mr. N.
Fowler, of the Arm of Wall»c* A F&wtCL AttonU.
B. 0. KANUKY
jelS-tlJy
Late T«Uer Ga. Nat *
HOYT & JONES,
Bankers and Bro"
ATLANTA, O
Dealer* in
Qold, Silver, 8
Honda,
Dniiiaatin and Foreign
Railroad and <
Spools
GIVEN TO
LEE & HIGHT0
Gli/nn, a
LIVERY AND SALE STABLi
NEXT TO THE GEORGIA HOTEL,
K EKP8 FINE and SAFE STOCK, and ELEG
BUGUHlH. PH.EIONS aud CARRIAGES.
1 Indian Spring, ChaUe
"** ‘ of G
any point In reach of Qrifim,
Another Kailroittl Project.
sible between the North aud South, and
he thinks a remedy for the evils of which
he complain? cun be n ’ched only through
K iceful mean*. He f-ui i he in lieved the
mocratic party could save the
oountry if it would make an • 'Tie'st aud
solemn appeal to the people »« lie next
py ' Presidential election, warning in of
' the plot to destroy their JiN r*.. If
this were done, he was conttd-ui that
th *re was yet honesty aud s< : ».i enough
*u.:ong the people to cause ill mu to rise
nud “hurl the Jacobins Horn power,” as
ONE UNFRIENDLY TO HIM.
Here I found a little withered, wrink
led old man, with wonderfully brown
eyes, white hair, and a frame so tutu ’ia-
ted that it seemed to be literally skiu and J e ^, r , , ;ed it.
bones. Hew«>r< a horoc^pun suit of butter- /•,£ condition of the negroes.
nut color, und had an old black fait bat
upon his hen b This person was Mr. Hto-
pliens. He half rt»se ss l entered, and
extended a hand sn ginnt and L^hless
that it did not seem to 1»p the hand of a
living man, and immediately afterward
lu
course of the oonwr.-iatiou a 1
conceive to be all the “frankuess” that
could be requirod of a gentleman such
oases. J. A. Stewart.
Rome, Go., June 15, '71.
The men, as already intimated, both
possessed great muscular power, and
had learned to use ifc to the best ad
vantage. The gun, revolver, and
slung-shot were identified as the pro
perty of John Bryant Tt was prov
en by his son that he left the house
with the gun on his shoulder shortly
before the affray, protending that he
On the 16th instant a public meeting
was held at Chattanooga to push forward I he sank back iufco his easy choir,
the building of a direct liue of railroad further manifests unfriendliness,
from that point to Louisville. The dis- ^ not hatred.
tunes is 280 miles. It was estimated that At his right hsnd stood » roond tabl,,
the cost of bridging and grading the »P confused heap of hook.
XI . ,, , o, letters, newspapers, manuscripts sml
whole road would be W,480,000, or an ■ writjug mHt ,. ri ak A pair of crutohe-
average of 816,000 per mile, and that the ] leaned oga’nst t\io wall on the other side
total cost of completing the road would ; of his chair, aud he rested Ills feet on the
came in, presented Mr. Stephens was going to shoot some turkeys.
be 88,500,000, or 830.000 per mile.
It won estimated that tho counties
through which the road would pass in
Tennessee would subscribe 81,908,000.
And the s.une class of coun
ties in Kentucky 1,966,000.
Louisville would subscribe... 2,000,000.
rounds of anotlu-x chair, for which lay an
ugly, fat, brindled dug, that the flies
would not allow to sleep. There were
two bods in the room, a bureau oovered
with bottles of every size and Bhape, con
taining medicines and liquors, and a
grate in which n coal fire was burning,
although ir wen a warm June day. A sin
gle picture, t presenting Faith standing
Chattanooga 300,000. | by the cross, bung above the mantel”
which rivaled the bureau in its array of
Total estimate 86,263,000.
It was calculated that when this fund
should be expended, the road would l>e
near completion, and that money could
be easily raised on mortgage to complete
and equip it. The meeting was enthusi
astic.
bottles. There were piles of books up
on the floor, and articles of clothing were
scattered about the room.
MOT OOBRKCTLY STATED.
Mr. Stephens said he was always glad
to see visitors and to talk upon pul blic
affairs, but that he invariably insisted that
correspondent* who called upon him
should not publish what he said, because
he had no wish to be brought before the
| public. This prohibition t afterward
prevailed on him to modify so ter os to
be the same as that of Mr. Jeffersou to
wards the “Alien and Sedition” acts.
This is quite enough for the present
It is proper, however, to add for gen
eral information, tlut it is not my inten
tion to change my present residence.
There is no prospect of my ever being
able physically to do so, even if I were
inclined
fore, to
lative, Judicicial, and Executive Depart
ments of the Governmaih Liberty is.sel-
dom achieved by wars or physioal foro#:
it is the natural offspring of a cultivated
reason, and an enlightened sense of jus
tice.”
In regard to the Acts of Congress
All communications, there ' known “ thc “Rooonatrection MeMures,"
_ _ connected with my engage-1 wllieh were b “* d thu Fourteenth
ment with The Sen, must lie 'addressed I “ n<1 Fifteenth Amendments, all of which
to me at this place.
Alex vndeh H. Sx'ki’iikns,
he considered gross usurpations by a ma
jority faction in Congress, he expressed
Liberty Hall, Craw fordulle, Oa., lfitli y mw lf ,n most decided language, that
June. 1871. L, , .. . . . * ^ , .
there should be no resistance—no physi
'*1 force. Tlie proper course, in hiB
opinion, to be pursued by the friends of
liberty in all the States, towards these
measures, was tho same as that advised
by Mr. Jefferson to be pursued by the
same class towards the infamous “Alien
and Sedition Acts” in 1798-99. While
holding them to be flagrant usurpations,
«ud iletK/auciug them as “nullities snd
luSttl no ‘ Uw “" J®‘ having the lormof
prwcQWUou of «oaud prariioai v of laws, they were to be obeyed so long os
■Oif Mtl policy, and nol Ute vskirlc »nui>ly of Ui«o . . ... . . .. .
rtM and abatrart >p«coUuou«i u i* ft time wht*«i they wt*re held to be so by those in an-
Ssp^ D 'S~ ,dU "'° ,u ‘ ,w ‘’' , ' U ‘' W, *'| tlionty, clothed with power to execute
We would respectfully ask: Are the :“>«“• Fhe rightful remedy for these
principles of truth, justice aud liberty, outrages upon Constitutional High*, was
“simply theories and ebatraot spooul* ; uot in scoepting them sa “aoeompUshed
June, 1871.
Editorial Accession.
The Augusts Constitutionalist of the
17th, in publishing the aunouncemont of
Mr. Stephens' connection with The Sun.
soya:
It will be perceived Uiftt tho Hon. Auclandm !L
*00—ion. Tb« pomtion of ed!U>r la ftlwftyo •
r*opon«lbliit> ftOd of diMUity In no po«itlon «
1 of lDlcilttct *nd of sound J.nlKiovut bfl
facts” not to bo assailed nor questioned ;
nor in granting absolution to the perpe
trators of them : lurifby exhibiting their
eooruioun wrong* ; to arunae the iuoshos
of the jH?oplc everywhere and to rally
pollh, that they might there
The Era quotes a paragraph from tho
GrifHu Star, commenting upon Mr.
Stephens iu the usual slang style of that j consent that I might mention whatever
paper. It is not at all strange that the
Era should do so, as its political opinions
no doubt agree with*the Griffin Star.—
At least the people have as much confi
dence in the politics of the Era as they
have of the Griffiu Star.
Stealing a Railroad Train.
The troubles about the Alabama and
he should say that l^ad heretofore been
mode public, and ho told his nephew, a
a young man who came iu while we were
talking, to give me a copy of au Augusta
paper, which he said contained aa au>
thoritative statement of his views as far
os he wished them to be known.
GOBS ON TO RBU’OKT PRIVATE CONVERSATION,
WHICH HR HAD PROMISED NOT TO Do.
Mr. Stephens denounoed the Repabli-
Cbattanooga Railroad are developing can leaders in the strongest
strange actions on the part of some per
sona The Chattanooga Times of the
16th instant contains the following:
A party of men who came here from
Meridian with the custodians of the A.
guilty of “the most outrageous perfidy”
iu prosecuting the war fbrthe avowed
pupose of restoring the Southern States
to their old places in the Union, and
then, when they had tr\amphad^ refus
ing to let thorn take those places, deny
k C. Railroad, managed to get posses-1 ing them the rights ot self-government
sion of a train yesterday afternoon, and
left with it, following the Jasper train.
Mr. Stanton telegraphed to the sheriff at
Tuscaloosa to stop tho train and bring
it bock, and was making arrangements to
send troope after it if necessary.
The Versoillists have collected 375,000
rifles in Paris.
The non-Episcopal Methodists of Penn-
and representation in Congress, putting
them under bayonet rule, and afterword
reconstructing them by uprooting all the
foundations of their society, disqualify
ing all men of intetligwuoe and property
from holding offloe or voting, and plac
ing their Governments jn the hands of
the ignorant and vicious.
He spoke of the Republicans os Jaoo-
bins without conscience or consistency,
whose purpose woe to’ establish a central
ized, despotic government, and to de-
sylvsDie have refused to ordain women to ^
preach.
There iB a woman in Arkansas, n&mod
Emily Saruh Lord, who has lived in ten
States, and has indulged in ni ne husbands,
two of whom have died suddenly, aud
three have been divorced. She is mis
named, for she is evidently one of the
Em mu-Sarahs of Satan.
All of the Reconstruction legislate u of
Congress he believed to be uoooor dto-
tionul, fraudulent and void.
The XUIth Amendment he admitted
to he valid, because ft hod been ratified
by the rightful Governments of the
Southern Statee—the Governments <fe
jure, and not the Governments de facto
afterword established by bayonets.
The XIVth and Xvth Amendment*
he claimed were no part of the
Constitution, because tneir pretend
From the facts and circumstances,
the inquest found that the killing
was clearly in self defense, *an<L Lo
gun was accordingly acquitted and
released from arrest As far as we
know there is not an individual in
the neighborhood that dissents from
the decision. Logan appears to jbe
deeply affected at having killed a
man ! It has been intimated in our
hearing that Bryant may have been
under the influence of temporary in
sanity. This is possible, but we pre
sume* all will agree with us in the
opinion that if so, he manifested “a
method in his madness” very extraor
dinary.
wi-li a btfckt?t of opples, and asked his
advice about welling hia peas at the pres
ent market price. After he hud gone
Mr. Stephens anid that all his former
slaves still lived upon his place, und work
ed the land on sUitroa. He found it more
S rofitablu than slave labor. Tho negroes
ivided tho crops tiiemselvesand brought
him his share. He depended entirely
upon their honesty, and did not believe
they deceived him. The negroes were
not as well off for comforts as in the days
of Slavery he said; they wore not as well
clothed, fed or housed, but he presumed
they preferred freedom to slavery with
more comforts. In one of tho brief in
tervals in his political talk, Mr. Stephens
spoke of the civilization of Georgia be
fore the war as the highest in the world.
Pauperism, he said, was almost unknown,
and in all his practice at the bar lie had
only known oue case of deliberate mur
der; bat he admitted that cases of killing
in quarrels were frequent.
MORE UNMANNERLY SNEERING.
Nearly all of cur two hours' talk was on
the political topics indicated above—1
should say, rather, his talk, for most ot
the time Mr. Stephens seemed nearly ob
livious of the presence of his auditors.—
With his eyes fixed upon one point on
the wall, he would talk as steadily and
consecutively os if repeating a well-learn
ed oration, and he seemed impatient of
questions or any interruptions. It was
as if he were rehearsing from memory the
chapters of his book, and felt bound to
get through with them all. Sitting iu
Eis disordered room surrounded by a con-. . ^—
fusion of old b Kike, manuscripts, bottles, j **
vials, a* d onoiJnt furniture, and discus- jumwit ’ i. f. cox, PrM’t.
sing qoc. ti .ns, many of which were long | stockholders' JUeeilnj Called—
iVcnj Qibnettiatmtntt.
i~i.ro roR MtA
■rty. I will give » bargain a* I am determined
toil. I will hcU it in lute of tw*ntjr-five or fifty acre
u suit a purebaeer.
Fur particuiare oaU on addreee
SOUTHERN FEMALE OOLLEOC.
Commoneemen t Exercises
day. Jfitli.
CONCERT—Monday night.
JUNIOREXUlUITlu.v-i'ueedAj morning. Addroee
since settled and are nearly forgotten, he
seemed to Ih> a sort of necromancer try-
Georgia %rc9tem ft. ft.
. .» • •• . .. , , * A T a meeting of the board of Directors of the
ing to revive the spirit of the (load past. Georgia Western fteilrutad. held this day. I watt
**'• ’•— I giro notice that tho Anuual Mss ting of
be held on
MR. STEPHENS INFLUENCE.
He has been au ivalid for the past two i
ihlera of this Company will
n ‘Jtth ot July, at the City 1
years, and is obliged to use crutches iu city, aud that the irieua# or*Uie" enterprise'are oor-
walking. He never expects that his heallli I mviud to attend the meeUng prepare to anb-
will permit him agein to take sny part i “ d “ r “‘ r ‘“ b * ““ u “
in public life. IuHpiteof his infirmities, I junuKUUwtjntt*
however, he makes his influence widely
felt by means of conversation with men
who come from all parts of the South to
see him. Scarcely a day passes that he
does not receive visitors from a distance.
In this way he keeps up his acquaintance
with public men throughout the South,
and if still potent iu controlling the uctiou
of the Democratic \ arty in this State,
and, to some extent, iu all the Southern
States. Probably no man iu Georgia
wields the influence that he does with the
class thnt still refuse to accept the situa
tion. The people of the village have a
great reverence for him and seem to rely
upon him for advico and assistance. His
Mayson & Haralson,
QKNKHAL AUCTION AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
CORNER MARIETTA AND BROAD STREETS,
ATLANTA. OA.
^PKCtAL attention given to the a*le of Furaltwr*,
Stock, Bo. Orders for the pnrchaae of gooda
promptly attended to. Cddh advanced ou gooda (
b*“ aoid at aucUon. MaYSON A HARALSON,
_ J unlWlw Auctioneers.
In the DUtrlct Court of th* United Stntea
for the Northern DUtrlct of Geor
gia—In Uaakraptcyi
oharity and kiudnes of heart are proverb- iV T May. L is7iT A ’ c * £uiiUtA ’ TUta 30TB DAY Of
ial in all the country round, aud he is
i>eloved alike by white men and negroes, ' poinuaentm Aaaigtwe tor’i
who, when in trouble, come long dis- SUS5ct°wunlive*
Prince Bismarck, say the German po-
pere, will receive the Dukedom of Krotos- Muwure . . . . ,
chin in Prussian Poinud, which is osti- j ed ratification had been effected by j eventually end iu llieir total
tances to get hit
Negrorn Dying Unt.
The Richmond correspond - t of
the Norfolk Journal say>: * Our
board of health makes weekly mor
tuary reports, and these reports al
ways tell the same bad tale, that the
c^grt)ef are dyiug here at a rate that
Cr ‘ xLtor »- b 7 Uxa Dutrici Court
of said District
I nuyJl-lawiw
mated at 82,400,000, as a present from
(be Imperial Government of German;.
A Plaster oast of the Tablet of Cano
pus, with the trilingual version iu Hiero-
gljphs, Greek and Demotio, haa arrived
at the Uritiah Museum. It Uaa been pre
aeotad by the Ehedive of Egypt
The insurgent lossre, previous to Msy
or do they enbrace every praeti-
osl question coming within the pnrviow
of all true statesmanship? Whether they
be of the one character or the other, Ten
Suit, under its present editorial charge,
will be the vehicle by which they w.li lie
pvoesuigaUii and tuainUiued, with a zeul 8 lVe tkeir pnbtic condemnation, both | Puia, are eetimated at li,000 r killed an.i | did not beiiev*
end en eerueetuese, which nothing oon- upon them and their anthore,
aeotad with
periia now threatening the free iuslitu
Hons of this country, could inspire
force aud frao.L They Wtae not re
suits of the war, as the Radical leaders
falsely claimed, but were conceived after
the war was over, as.. part of the scheme
of centralization which those leaders had
concocted to keep tkemaeivee in power.
He did not hold the XVth Amendment
to be iuvalid because he oppovnd negro
oiiffrage. bat because of the nearpatioua
id outrages upon tbs Constitution by
<*, when the Vera.alley troops entered I which it was wrongfully adopted
Paris, are estimated at 12,000 killed and | did not believe the ballot would ores be
wounded, and 25,000 prisoners; and since taken from th, negry if the XVth
.iT.ir. lull til.. Thi. „„r* »k. uuu.u—t.uu i. j.x May 22 at 10,000 killed and wounded and Amandment were declared void, and the
human affairs, but the great ; Tin. part of the conversation, it did J$00 prtaonera. A later account states control of the suffrage placed
nut suit the purpoee end objeot, perbape, i tho number of the recent prisoner, at rightfully belong,-under the
of the IVibune "interviewer" to repeat or 36,000, and the killed at 40,000. i jurisdiction of the btates. la an
where it
exclnsive
in snob aoaae,
HITCHCOCK dr WALDEN,
WHOLE HALS AMD RETAIL Musas
Books and Stationery,
64 PEACHTREE Hr 11 MKT
(POWKLL'S BLOCK,)
ATLANTA, GA.
K EEP on hand a large and elegant
■to,.k o[ STATION HRv.tuoU U p^T^Xn"
matter of mortality the ratio is more siuM.'rooa-
than reversed. Take the figures of i m,. mm., ^
d-4trnction. Our white population,
oomjiared witli our colored, is in the
ratio of 100 to 76, and yet in the
last week. The total number of per-
. .... «•».bundxysohooi.BooxsdHxocsrrxa.
sons who died liere at that penod was < >c>ic. worxr,im«isxoa wottuiz^uw ntt*
35; of these 7 only were whites, aud wmo".’ SStajLiUSi
JOXIor JBJfiv, Hirer
AS KEi'HUPM iui-n U.o ... . _ ' ■ ■■
28 wore i ilored; four negroes to one
white. This, of course, is not usual,
at least not in so gseat a degree; hut
it is a fact that though tiio negroes I H UUCMA “ B *“ OLt > nsso
iv o . r e i
are in the minority here, they steadi- |
ly furnish, we<‘k a ‘
ty of the deaths.”
i ^i 1 ** M rl#ud# %DJ to iu°Iud
TIC B.
ego Commencement*.
LEGES will be held at
COVINGTON. June lHtb. 1871.
OXFORD, July lttth, 1871.
ATHENS, July 30th, 1871.
defliring to attend any of Mid Com
Full far* to be paid icolng, aud the Agent wilt
li» full fare ticket will give rtturn ticket* FREE,
i ticket* good for dltovu daya, from Tliure<
ASSIGNEE’S SAXsE.
* tA• U. H. OJsSrlet Cmmrt I
nt.triet * Utdrg-lm—Im th*
Jean Jf im Mmmkrmptrp.
T HIS la tu give notice that I will wll, puranai>t to
an order from the Hon. U. H. Diatrict Cun '
Northern Diatrict ui Georgia,
On Monday Morning-,
at 10 o'clock. July 3d, 1871, subject to incumhrauc<
tha Furniture Factory of Rondeau A Co., Bankrupt*,
aiUtated on the o>inter of Butler and Uarria sUn
m the city of Atlanta, cunaiHting of the hnuae a
lot, and everything thereon Or therein, at publico
to the higheat bidder. Terms caah.
R. HAMMOND, Aaaignee.
cry to the
June 10
GEORGiojf, Eu It on County.
OaniMABT'* OyricK, \
Atlanta. Ga., June 13, 1871. |
J ESSE M. COOK haa applied tor exemption of per-
aonaltv, and actting apart aud valuat
bomastead. and I will pa a upon the «ai
o'clock a. k., on the J7tli day ot June 1871, i
lo*.
JK
PEASE & HIS WiFi:.
^VOME to me if you are poor and need
FINE PEACHES,
I will gire you your money'* worth or guea* at t:
difference.
PEASE A HIS WIFE will aefl yon Pachea from
oentaagrabto more than you can toat off !"r li
money.Junla ti
FRANK QUEEN.
AUCTIONKER.
2 TIERCES sril.VH.ceuBDCANVAS.SEI' HV
to arive, will be Hold on arrival, at Ami.
Notice of time will bo given.
A. K. SEAGO, Dealer in Real Eatate and TV
Sale* to Plan tern. . Offico—Corner Foreytli and
ell street*. juni:J« i
X 0 33!
EVERYBODY KEEP COOI.!
Prices Reduced 1
WUhIn the Reach or J" '
xmaequenoe of * reduction in cost of tram
bon, and to inureaMe the consumption, 1 <*-
rodneed the pr 4 ce of ICE:
9i 1-Jle per Pound by the 100 lbi.aadO'
3e per Pound Hrtall orLm than 1001
An lnexhbu»>t)Me aupply of Pure Ice on band.
Parties desiring to make special arrangi ineni
Ice by th* to* (. uuO lb*.) o t by the car load-
pleaae correspond with tne undcrs.gned, and m
reduction will be made. <
Branch Ice House* on Whitehall and Marietta
will aell at same price*. H. F. EMEK».
Juul7dlw Atlanta Ice »«'••» •
Auction & Commission.
Tike Dagaa Building, on Hill tU" 1 ’
where we will be pleased to serve those who
need our sendees. Wepropoae to sell •BIB*'
of property, deal right aud make prompt rvtjjrw
*11 sales. Conaigumeut* aolicited. Liberal • dT 1
made on goods in atore, to be sold at anotiou. -
ular sale daya, Weonesdaya aud Saturday*, a* 11
' Tatete promptly attended to.
J. A. CHERRY, Auctioneer. .
MCDOWELL
OKI VEIN, OS., Msj IS. Jell.
sow. m. son.
HOWE & HUBBLE,
£MFOBTKKS OT AND DKALEBS ill Ol kin*
foriion and ooisiari
IiZQUORd-
(PICUL ATTENTION TO SO DTD: RNTE* Dt
J*>. u, »S Mg as, sramart
tT.ni.v.vx ti, smi:
ml* 1
NtyiTCK-
CITY ENOINEER S OFriCT j
AtLX»TX,8... JiuwlHSW.*-
KROPOSAL8 for OLKAKINO, yDBNIf®,
oHading x tdbnvike boad bci»«« *
•M Motor, will ta iwc i.wl tiolil Jab m
MAPS, PBOPILES xu. I SPItClFICATIOXS.«
tan at my offloe.
Kl(ht Itourrad to rrjc t xuy
Oottace For
WILL SELL A BARGAIN Uf AW*
cottage of tsm. J w <7,
of s»o«Uau« »w«mwt iwhm. Tt.w
*11 tieae- o*y .ilUe djjjjjj**