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Newspaper Page TextSO,- a nrtuev ooBarauoTioB or tub oobititvpiob—abt uo.iest aud boonomioai. aomisiisthatiosi or thk ooveunmk.vt. • v - - ■ Ragland & Wynne, Proprietors. COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1872. Volume XLIV.-No. 23. The Weekly Enquirer. JOHN H. COLUMBUS: THURSDAY? MAT SO, 1872. $2.00. TIIK COUNTY rOT'BT. This Court depends for its existence upon the action of the Grand Jury. That • body should carefully scrutinize the pro vision* of-the law, nod purine a course best oeleulated to serve the pecuniary and general in ter out a of the public. Since the Magistrates have had no criminal m jurisdiction, and the Diatrlet Court baa been abolished, patty offenders must, if uuuble to give bond, atay in jail at the expanse of iho law abiding portion of the community. Thin to a large number nieuOsf board and lodging without the necessity of labor. To this class a Court which meets often and dispenses justice without delay is a terror. At least, it will relic vo the county of the incubus of their support for six or twelve mouths. The halaiy of the Judge also depends upou the Graud Jury. He is his own Clerk. The people will have no Solicitor to elect or pay; and Jurors can aa well ntl'ord to try offenders aa to feed and Louse them. On the civil side, the eoats, aa in other courts, follow the oaaa; on the criminal, nre paid by the offender or accuser, and by the Judge paid to the County Treasurer. Now this fnud, together with that saved the public in jail fees, Ac., will go largely towards paying the Judge. Let the Grand Jury look w ell into the matter. A County Court of limited civil jurisdiction, in the centre of the county, would be of great advantage to all classes of litigants, aud do nwny with the vexatious limitation as to Militia Districts. YIEWfl OK A SENSIBLE J01BSAL. The extract Which we give below we I take from that eminently judicious and sensible papor the New York Journal of Ctmmerc/, in an editorial of the 25 th iost., headed “Who Shall be President ?" We would preface its republieatlon by saying that if the Demoeratio party of the country, though groat in numbers, is so devoid of trust-worthy leaders and ho disorganized ks the Journal of Com merce suggest*') and we believe that it is) that is of itself a strong reason against its going single-handed into the Presi dential tight. And if we are to make an alliance before the tight—if that is our only ch&uce of success—it seems to uh that we ought to leave to our expected al lies the determination of the question which leader of theirs can bring to our aid the greatest strength and most con tribute to a jniut triumph. The Libera) Republicans undertook the settlement of this question, and determined that Gree ley was the in.iu. If, as the Journal of marc assents, the chief of the allied forces is to Le a Republican, it appears to us to bo a delicate inftttor for Demo crats to dictate iriot that Republican chieftain shall be. As between Greeley and Adams, w« really cannot perceive any difference between them other than personal one. If there is any differ ence in principle upon a single question of politics*! importance, we are not ad vised of it. * Aud shall we assume the re sponsibility end incur the risk of de manding a chsngo of the allied lender ship upou # u mere question of personal preference? Can we change the lendur- ahip, in tho very front of the enemy— r he bus appointed liia com maud and marshalled his forces—without danger of distructiuu and panic arising from the . A had leal's View of the Effect ef Mr. Greeley's Ci reeky'a Letter of Arrsptamec. The Hartford Tima is (says the Au gusta CAronick' one of the ablest, aa it j Ex-Gov. Dennison, of Ohio, a leading ! s one of the truest, Democratic papers and atauuoh Radical, has been recently published in the United States. Through interviewed, end gives his reasons why all tho long years of reconstruction in he desires the defeat of Greeley. It will the Sputh the Times never faltered in its ( he seen by reference to his statements on V .uu * uu.Bi iw.v.vu — —V ue WBU UJ tDLBIBUUB IU Ulfl IWWUitilM UU oourageoiiH defouso of the rights and lib- j this point, whioh we give below, that the erties of the Southern people. Its sdvo-; ex-Governor believes that if the Demo- oeoy of the true constitutional principles ■ oratic party unites on Greeley, auoh aotion upon whioh our Federal Government is ‘ will lead to the utter overthrow of the founded has been manly, consistent and ! Radical party. qhle. It has never truckled to power, or j /The arguments presented soforcibly by ought to conciliate the Radical majority ! Gov. Dennison why the Radicals should by yielding any of its honest convictions J not support Greeley, will strike Southern of duty. Published iu a State where tho : U ieu aa bei being atrong reasons why the two groat political parties are nearly | Greeley ticket should receive the uuited equally balanced, it has contributed muro to tho occasional victories of its party there than any other journal published iu the State. So stroug has been its De- •racy, so open and prominent its op position to Ct nt rail Kin, that it baa drawn from tho opposition the epithet of cop perhead. Tho Times has fully forecaated Tiif *'>Mp|ilfiH»Htal" Bark-Bow a. Tho Piesa Association favors us with a rather strained and one-sided statement, tlm tenor of which is to gloss over and apologize for tho “supplemental” a'tiele to the Treaty of Washington, whereby tho Administration of General Grant withdraws its claims for cons* qnential damages. The whole truth nhout this limiter is, the claim was ridiculous nutl indefensible, and was so regarded throughout the world ; aud it waa not the demerits uf the claim itaelf, but tho con tempt with which it was everywhere re gal iled, that made the Administration souk to hack out from it by aome weak subterfuge, such aa that in which the , -Senate indulged it. The plea that the United States gains anything by Great Britaiu agreeing not to prefer any claim for indirect or eonawqnential damages against this country in case England should hereafter be the complainant and the United States the defendant, is pte- poKteroqa, heoause Great Britain has imvur demanded damages of that kind from any power, and in this instance stood out stoutly against both the princi pie and the olaim. The stoutness of her opposition to it has indeed been rather surprising, iu view of her precarious in terests that might be affected by a war with the United Slates. But her Minis try needed soma “^ppe goat’’ relief from an cmbarrassiug^ffrAition, about us badly as Grant's Administration needed n sub terfuge to break tho force of its fall from a bullying claim to an abject acceptance of oiio-tenth of it, uud hence this “sup plemental" contrivance. This is all there is of it, however thickly it may be elec tro-platod by the lightning of the tele graph otUces. The Now York World, copies from lluakiu the following fable to “point moral." The inoral w hich it appends is iif political significance, and has reference to Democratic party policy at this time. M V think that the trne moral ia so appa rent that wo may leave the reader to comprehend and apply it for himself: “Tho beetles of North Switzerland, by uiiivernal acclamation, one May twilight carried it that they would fly over the Ijfdco of Zng ; and flew short, to the great diritiguroment of the Lake uf Zug, over sqm** leagues square, and to the close of the cockcbufer democracy fur that year.” A report of a recent survey of the ChocLuwhotchec river and-its tributaries, iu Alabama and Florida, has been made to tho Federul Government, from which it appears (aa we learn from the Pensacola Mail) that “timber, the main product of Ihis Mention, cun be got along the wuf t ributary to Pcnnaoola from that direction, to the value of from some $50,600,000 t< $111,000,000, the former including tiiu- l*er within easy hauling distance, aud the litter covering an area of country within profitable roach." The other day in the U. S. Senate, Ames, in a puerile, sophomorio attempt to answer Alcorn's contemptuous and withering denunciation, said that “ha bad carved his way to the Senate with the sword"; to which, according to report, Josh Hill responded to a circle about him, that it would be more correct to say “boosted up into the Senate by the bayonets of my command.” Kffvi't of the Aatamlj Art. Tho Washington correspondence of the New York )W>rld says: “The passage of the Amue&ty bill will dispose of a great number of cases now pending in the United States Supreme Court, and in the District and Circuit courts, where inform ation has been made against persons hold ing office, eon Iran- *o the provisions of tho fourteenth amendment to the Consti tution. One of the most important of these is that of the lion. A. O. P. Nichol- % *on, ex-Uuited States Senator, and Jndge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. This case Las been carried to the United States Supreme Court, and would be reached early mzi winter, but, since the Amnesty bill has pamad, the Attorney-General will, without doot, enter a noils prosequi in this aud all similar cases. The District-Attor neys throughout the oonntry will also probably be instructed to taka tba same action in regard to similar eases in their courts." U is very doubtful whether a conviction in any of those coses could have been ob tained, bad they bean prosecuted to the ' end. They involved the question whether .r L ongreea could punish n nun far an ^cffeaoe for which the PmUm* had pw- (polled him. Tho following is tho extract to which wo refer: If tho Republican Convention that meets in J tiim ruuoiuinatcs General it, will i1j«: Democrats at Rullitnorc imlwihu tlm nomination made at t'liicinna- ti, und thus do till they can to elect G ley and Brown? There is little prohibit- J rucL a result. It is possii le that convention, with or wi.hout <liv balloting*, will iidjouru without making n ilnntion; but Umre is litirdly tlm glu chance that it will directly imlor tlm Cincinnati niudnlates. Nor lmvo wo much hope that the Balti more Convention will do unythiug wtseb . The Democratic party is a grout party not disintegratid, as many iepicsent it not even divided iu its funks, as many fondly believe, it represents to-d.iy at the least estimute, nemly a full Luff of the %oting population of the country. But it has no leaders whom it trusts, assumed guides have ho led it astray, have beou so seiA.-Ji and wrong-headed, havo become so corrupt, that it will not move forward or make uny concerted action at their bidding. 'J 1m membeta of this gunization are to-day the most independ ent body of voters in the country. 'J Imy do not trust any loaders, not because they are greatiy divided in opinion as to the righi, but because the men who clanr for their following havo gone foolishly nstray, and often misled or betrayed them. T hu real strength of the party in very likely to bo represented by a lumori ty at Baltimore. If that convention does or docs nut officially indorse the Cincin noti nomination, that ticket will not re ccive tlm great iuahh of Demoeratio votes. If iu the sole i sue between Cincinnati and Philadelphia tho farmer is successful, it- will owe Unit success to the general apathy that would prevuil in such n test biuong tho best men of both tho grout patties. Wo look for the nomination of straight Democratic ticket at Baltimore That would bo the most stupid thing that, could be done there, and that is why we expect it. In that case, especially if the chief nominee were an extreme partisan, and all three tickets remained in the fluid, there would he a sorry scrub raoo, w hich many of our best citizens would take no part, and over the result of which iu any case they would not feel auy exul tatiou. A partisan Democratic President would be a powerless figure-head, with no available Congresiional support; and the triumph of either iu such a triangular contest would do little to further the needed reforms iu the government. There is a possible course that might lend to a more desirable ending, but the people who long for it have not tho guid ing lines uf party machinery iu their bauds, uud the nmu who control nomina tions arn too i-elfish or thick-headed to choose or follow it. If tho Democratic Convention will meet at Baltimore, adopt a platform aa acceptable aa the one pre pared ut Cincinnati, and upon that place a prominent Liberal Republican, who bos never been an unscrupulous partisan (Ad-uns, or one as honest and nuselfiHh an he,; for President, und a Di-mocrut of high charatter and unsullied reputation as Vice-President, thut ticket might be elected, whoever else run or declined to run. A union of the best men of all parlies, acting shoulder to shoulder with open concert iu support of such a nomination would do more for tuc material welfare of the country, more to di .courage knavery and corruption, more to inaugurate era of good feeling among all classes of the peuplo iu all sections, than any other event which could occur within the range of proseut possibilities. If any who are dissatisfied with the work already done at Cincinnati, and like ly to bo done at Philadelphia, have bad in view any other public movement, they will do well, in our judgment, to abandon it, and bring all their influence to bear upou Baltimore to secure the course we have suggested. A correspondent writes from Raleigh, N. C., that the ftoudneea of the Demo cratic party of that State, on the 8tate ticket, endorse Greeley and Brown, and that there is no doubt of their election if no other nomination is made at Bolti more ; also that the Democrats of North Carolina are unanimously against making other nominations at Baltimore. vote of all the true men of the Sooth. On this point his utteranoea are aa fol lows : “My judgment is that the election of Mr. Greeley as the joint candidate of the Liberal Republicans and Democrats, will be s virtual restoration of the Democratic party to the control of the Government. ho pohiicnl horizon, and bus, with its ' For the purposes of the present canvass ml candor,announced its future In its issue of the 22d instant it speaks as follows of Mr. Greeley’s letter of accept ance : Horace Greeley has risou grundly to tho broad and elevated plane of tho pnt- t statesman ! No nobler letter than i could have been written by Trumbull Adams—or by Henry Clay, or Andrew ckfton, or Silas Wright, or Daniel Web- r, if these departed statesmen wore living to-daj*. Wo do not speak hero of position in regard to tho tariff—we thiuk tho President should havo some thing to say on such a subject—nor do re what he thiuks about the ‘one principle ^wo beliovo in two whou Ilia pcoplo desiro it) but wo speuk of tho far greater, broader, mare overshadowing hich It# deals; the vital ques tion of the restoration of tho civil au- TUouiTV over tho voice of tub SWOHD— tho joalous preservation of the sacred and inviolable right of tho habeas corpus, against the futal position Uk.cn by Grant, aud by Ids backers in Congress, who to day havo passed a bill giving him tho to put any State ho pleases under maiitiai. lav.' until aftor the Prtmiileutial lection! This monstrous nieaauro of naked despotism is oppoHt d by Horace ley. Bear this iu tuiud.” 1 regard it as immaterial whether the Bal timore Convention accepts or rejects Mr. Greeley; because, in my opiniou, the Re publican party has a well Jefinod majority iu enough of tho States to ensure tho election of tho nominees of the Philadel phia Convention ; but, lookiug to tho future, 1 should regard a union of Liborul Republicans aud the Democratic Party as prugnunt with mischief to the country, as such a uuion might constitute tho basis of a now party organization, in Whioh the Democratic party, from itn superior num bers, would have sud exercise abnolute control. While this larger element might Tint South fob Greeley.— fWashing ton Letter from Mr. Redlield.J—A crowd of Southern Congressmen were exchang ing views in the House this morning bu- foio tho session began. If our party don't muko a nomination ely will sweep (ho South. Ho will y i very Southern Slate but- Mississip- uul South Carolina. In the border es, among the old Whigs, ho will run like w ild-tirc. lam in favor of holding lonventiou, and giving him Iho field. Anything to beat the Grant ring.” Thus spoke a Southern Democrat, and he spoke with force and earnestness. Whul do you think about it, Vaughan?" addressing Mr. Vaughan, of Tennessee. ‘1 thiuk i s you do. lid's take up Gree ley nud bout Grant. Wo cau boat him that way, ami that's Iho only wuy we can. I believe tho Democratic Convention will ratify Lis nomination." “I’m u Democrat," said Mr. Bock, of Keutuoky, “but 1 think our best chance is to go in on Greeley, ami go in to win, as wo certainly shall if wo support him.— There is not the least doubt in my miuil but what, tho Democratic party can elect him, and the question comes up in this shape : Isn't it better to support Greeley and defeat Grant than to hoc Grant re elected? Thut is the way it presents it self to my mind. 1 want to see Grant’s military ring and militury rule broken up. 1 want a civil administration once more." Political Talk In llrnnawlrk—(Iriirral lirnnlmr Barn in fur ilreelcy. We copy ns follows from tho Brunswick Appeal of Friday: After holding a company meeting, tho Glyi.n Guards called at tho Oc<an House, iu houor of General Denning, familiarly known as “Old Rock," of Columbus, iu this State. In response to repeated cuIIh, the General appeared, thanked them for the compliment, and proceeded to briefly allude to tho important question which is uow agitating the Democratic parly n the proper course to bo pursued by tho delegates at tho Baltimore Convention. Jle wus decidedly of the opiuiou that it was tho true policy of tho convention to endorse Greeley, and thus make certain the defeat of Graut. Col. J. C. Nichols, of Blackshoar, was then called out, and responded briefly, advancing the opinion that the Democracy should adhere to their own men anil measures, even though lguomiuious do feat stared them iu the face. Co). A. J. Smith, of this city, was ncx called, and followed iu the same lino with Geu. Henning. Each of tho speakers advised that the action of the convention, whatever it may be, be heartily endorsed by the Dem ocrats, which sentiment was ummiiuoubly echoed und enthusiastically endorsed. State Archives.—It will bo sadly re membered that daring tho war tho Feder al soldiers broke into the Btate Archives, at Milledgeville, and scattered, mutilated and destroyed them indiscriminately. Many of tho most precious were never re covered by tho State. But there is still a vast amount preserved. It is Governor Smith's determinal ion, as far ns possible, to place everything in the Kxocii'ivH Department on tho same basis occupied before the war, if not on a better one. As to tho Arehivo", Rev. Dr. Hamilton is engaged in as^oiting, arrang ing, In! eliug, packing, etc. lie hus a huge undertaking. Here are scores of thousands of pack ages and books, touching all tho interests of the Bute, from the earliest Colonial days to the present time. For inRtance, the Great seal of Georgia III, to a docu ment dated March 17th, 1707. These constitute an exceedingly rich body of old documents—very few, if any, collections on this continent afford nu equal amouut of interesting matter to American citizens. There are full records of tho wars of this country, from the rebel tight at Lexing ton, of Revolutionary renown, to the sur render at Appomattox of tho “Lost Cause.” Here are autograph letters on the vital questions of this government from the earliest aud greatest men down —down.*—Atlanta Hun. Four Republican papers in the State of New York, besides tLe Tribune, liuvo de clared for Greeley and Browu. They are tho Gencsstc Valley Free Pros, the Tates County Chronicle, the Green point True lie public a n, and the Ahiraya Chief. Col. John II. Martin, tbe veteran editor of tlm Columbus Erquirrr, devotee a loading editorial lo Abe P. G. iu G. We eouaider this a Demoeratio victory. Let the boil move on.—Savannah Fetes. Oar “leading editorial," aforesaid,Mold only be considered a Demoeratio victory “thualy: 14 suggested to Gorman a unto* from which aome good result could rea sonably be hoped for,instead ot a hopeless ly barren isolation; and to Harriott wise and sensible substitution of H. G. and B. for his profitless “sighing for the indefinite and longing for the undefiaahle M P. G. in his frivolities, and help to “roll or the Moderating.—The Local of tbe Sun appears to be gradually abating bis hos tility to Greeley. A few days ago be asked, who would not rather vote for tbe Devil than for Horace. But yesterday be drew it more mildly, by igtimating that be “would rather vote for the Devil than Greeley, but between Grant and Greeloy preferred the latter.” Wo are glad, at any rate, that Greeley is his second choice among the distinguished peraonngos mentioned. Indeed we hope thut Greeley (insteed of the Devil; will get him yet, though it be in accordance with Pope’s programme—“first endure, then pity, then embrace.” The Last lpi«r by ths Lowery ties*. Corrcapondnira N. Y. Herald.] Wilmington, N. C., May 20, 1872. By this evening's mail I am iu receipt of the main particulars of tbe interview between the “swamp angels” and Colo- nel Frank Wishart a few days previous to tho assassination of the latter. This took plaoe at Moes Neck. On Friday, before his death, Colonel Wishart wna aboard the regular through freight train which anived at Moss Neck at three o’clock p. m. and was at thut time occupying n seat in the conductor’s oar, in the roar ef the truin. Boon alter the train halted the two outlaws, Andrew Strong and Stepheo Lowery, approuohcd the car, and recog nizing Colonel Wishart, they accosted him iu a civil uud fnoudly way. Btopheu Lowery inquired whether he hud any arms, and went aboard tbe car to satisfy himself ou that point, Andrew Strong re maining on tho piazza of the store within a few teet of tho traiu. Andrew wus in his shirt Bleeves aud wore only one pistol in his belt, but Stephen ennied iu lita hand a Spencer rifle, and in his belt flve elegant pistols—two Derringers, one Smith aud Wesson aud two Colts. THE RELIEVED AMD Till: I N RELIEVED 11V THE ANN! MTV AtT. A Washington correspondent, of the New York Trihuno, who in mistaken iu soino particulars, says of tho relieved uiul unrelieved by the Aiuuesty Act recently passed: The number relieved by this it'd ia esti mated by well-informed Southerners at not less than lo(),00(» persons of capacity and experience, who for six years past, have been debarred from all participation in the Federal, State, county, or munici pal governments. A number of promi nent persons disqualified by the Four teenth Amendment nro now dead, but nevertheless a very largo mass of native talent in the South is thus rendered avail able for Federal and local employments. Tho exceptions, however, embrace a con siderable number of the couapicuous poli ticians of tho Sout-b. Among those still under disabilities nro ex-Scnators Clay uud Fitzpatrick of Ala- the more espooial representatives of the Liberal element, the power to control these functionaries would neoessarily be iu the larger section of the new party— namely, the Democratic—and they would therefore bo compelled to obey the de mands and the policies of the Democratic porliou, just us tho Northern repreHenta- iives of the old Demoeratio party were compelled to obey the demauda of tho slave power—the controlling element of the party. Thus would he witnessed the pructicul restoration of the Demoeratio party to power in the Government; and, iu my judgment, such a restoration would he more mischievous to the country than would he tho restoration of the Demo cratic party, pure and simple, as in the latter case the people would be more vig- ilaiit to detect its wrong designs than if tho nomiuul head of tbe party were ono who had enjoyed the confidence of tbe loyal people of the country. Bo that, if this view is correct, and Mr. Greeley should bo eloctod President, it would little mailer how pure or patriotic his motives or purposes might bo, bis acts, being con trolled by the Democratic or disloyal cle ment, would accord with its demands, uud tho oouutry, while quietly reposing on its confidence in Mr. Greeley, would find itself hot rayed by the power that con trolled him. I do not believe there is auy perfect safety to tbe republio without the total demolition of tbe Democratic party as a party organization ; and I cannot re gard him as a friend to the country, how ever pure and patriotic ho may believe his motives to be, who will aid to restore the Deiuooratio party to powor, whether in its independent organization or oe a control ling part of a new party.” THE OUTLAWs’a INSOLENCE. Entering the car Stephen domauded to sou his arms, when Colonel Wishart drew aside tho skirt of his coat and displayed the handle of a repeater, which ho assur ed tho outlaw was the only weapon he car riod. Stephen ut once made a grab ut the pistol as if to snatch it from its place, but Colonel Wishart foiled this attempt liy dexterously loupiug from the car to tho f iiazzu of tho storo, where tho other out- aw wus stuudiug, and confronting Steph en, who was staudiug iu the doorway of the car from which he had just escaped, ami stood w ith liis baud upou his pistol. Stephen nud Andrew both now assured him that they mount him no harm and only wished u friendly oonforeuce, und ut Audrcw’s request he walked with hiiu bo- hind the store, where they remained for some time in conversation, while Stephen remained on board the cur und seemed to take no interest iu what was passing be tween his comrade und Culouel Wishart. From 1 In* Seims Timoa, 20th. Letter from lieu. Frank I 1 . Rlslr. We have been permitted to publish the following loiter from Hon. Frauk Blair. It will be read with interest: Washington, D. C., May 21, 1872. Joseph F. Johnston, Selma, Ala.: Deab Sir—I have yours of tho 17th. I entirely agree with you in thinking that the South, which alone can east nu elec toral vote for the Demoeratio party, should have its sty on the present phase of polities. 1 agre e with you also in thinking that it is useless, and worse than useless, to undertake to run a straight Democratic ticket. Even If it were posBiblo to elect, tho candidate would be couuted out, und if not counted out would be powerless to do anything with tbo Senato against him. In my opiuiou, the Tennessee lead should bo followed by every Southern State. It cannot be concealed that tbe South ie for Greeley, and is for him not us au expedient to obtain power over the Federal Government, but as a means to .obtain peace and the restoration of good relations between the citizens of the Southern States, and between that oeotion of the Union and tbe North. The eleetion of Greeley will not be a sectional triumph. He will bo supported by both sections, and hence he will be tbe representative of both, and will be able to re-.loro fraternal feeling. Grunt represents only the conquering section, and has no faith in tbe uisiute- nuuce of peace save by the sword. Local disorders, which cau only be suppressed by local power, be makes tbo pretext of suppressing local power itself. It is like curing a temporary lamenesa by cutting off a limb. I think tbe Southern States should all declare for Greeley, but in doing so should declare that they did so os a mani festation of their desire for peace, and tbe restoration of harmony between tbo sec tions, and between the racee, resident in tbe South, end with a view to inaugura ting an era of good feeling. Vooibees is a man of strong feeling and was warmly enlisted for Judge Davis. Hu will, l have no doubt, support Greeley, notwithstanding his prosent declarations to tho contrary. 1 hope so for his own sake, as well dm for the aake of the cause. Ho cannot snpport Grant, and he will havo to choose between Greeley and Grunt. Yours truly, Frank P. Blair. The Marianna Conner of tbe 23d init. ■aye that it ha* been proved beyond per- odventure that the navigation of the Chi- poU river fey the Farley will not only peovo Mooeaafal, but that it will be a moot profitable and remunerative busi- fbr the Ohipola Navigation Compa- Q. Ut bim pot ou « “whlU h*t,”quit Bf. TU jfcufcaf U» eompuijr Mil* It px, u4 bo lUXbiHn It Mnu of «< O* Swn* Iw im A Short Colloquy.—An old ex-rebel and ex-slave owner met a town politician, who has frequently mado a boost of hav- iug been a life-time Democrat who never yet deserted tbe “grand old party." Jr Life-time Democrat—“And you aay you are for Greeley ? Don’t you know that he ie tbe man who more than any other man, helped to free your negroes?" Ex-Slave Owner—“Well, i believe he did have considerable to do in freeing tbo negroes. Since he is so good at freeing folks, 1 want him to free me now. If you don’t want to be free, it’s none of my business. Good morning.' —Meridian Mercury. THE COLONELS RASH I'UOMlHE, As the traiu was about to move off, Col. Wishart returned to tbe car, and, ing Stephen ou the platform, the latter heard to say, “When 1 send for you again, you come; I’ll semi a friend for you iu a few days, aud you come and moot ’’ and Col. Wislmrt promised to do 'Thu rest of this strange, sad story, with its melancholy, tragic end, is but too woll known. On Thursday morning noxt, after this interview, h messenger (who it was nobody knows, or perhaps never will kuow,) boro to Col. Wishart, at Shoe llcol, tho summons which was to load him awa^ probably <! “sot hu r* buiiui; Kobt. W. Johnson of Arkam Yulee and Mallory of Florid i; Tver -on and Toombs of Georgia; Den j..in in of Louisi ana, uow a citizen of Great Britain; Jef-* fersoii Davis ami Albert (i. Brown of Mis-isaippi; Polk of Mi.-suni: Chestnut of South Carolina; Nicholson of Toiiucs- Wigfull of Texas Hunter u? Virginia, and tho following uaiut-d ex-members of tho House of Roprescntativis: Pugh und Curry of Alabama; Rust of Arkansas; Scoti of California; Hawkins of Florida; M. J. Crawford and Jackson of Georgia; Lamar, Singleton and M'-ffao of Missis sippi; Smith ami Yuneo of North Carolina; Miles, McQueen, Bonham and Boyce of South Curolina; Avery ami Thomas of Tennossee; Reagan of Texas; De-larnetie, Pryor, Booock, Lenke, Smith, ami Holder of Virgiuiu, ami otbors. ’iho exception of tho XXXVUth Congress was made ex pressly to include Geu. J. Breckinridge of Kentucky, who left 1 is seat as Senator from Kentucky to aid the Confederacy, ami served flint as General ami n«-xl us Confederate Secretary of War at Rich mond. The list of judicial ofllccrs of tbo United Stales still disqualified comprises ex Su premo Court Justice John A. Campbell, now iu largo practice at New Orleans ; Judges Wuly bin ton and Bmckonbrougli, of Virginia, aud others. It is a question whether ex-Uuited States Marshals or Dis trict Attorneys arc or are not embraced iu this exception, and whether persons who had ceased to hold judicial positions when secession commenced, nud sub«i quently aided it, aro or are not relieved by the bill. There were about two hundred and fifty officers of tho United Slabs Army aud Navy who left their places to aid the re bellion, aud of these piobublv not one- half arc now alive. Tho law, however, is biguous, and I hi di llto >* ho lmd to death. T rue to Iun word, ho prepared to obey, and, saddling his mule, ho rode directly, unarmed nud alone, to the spot named by the messenger. DISCOVERY OF HIS MANGLED CORPSE. What occurred there was witnessed by no human eyo besides those of tho actors iu the fearful tragedy ; but ia the after noon of the same day a citizen of tho neighborhood was horrified by the dis covery of the body of tho gallant Wis hart, all stark ami stiff ami covered with gore, lying l»y the roadside. Two hideous, gasliiug wounds—one through the body, the other through tho head—Hhowcd how foully he had been murdered. The mule ou which ha rode stood fastened to a limb near by, and appearauces showed that when shot lie wus reclining cm the earth, whittling the end of a small stick, and unsuspecting of dauger. It is probable that those treacherous and cowardly fiends had concealed themselves in uinbush nour the spot, and that tho first intimation he had of their preseuco were the two shots that Lulled his brave, unsuspecting soul iuto eternity. A more cowardly, brutal and cold-blooded muider duos not stain the annals of criuio among the most bar barous people that inhabit tho earth ; und yot these tueu go unpunished for their score of murders, of which this is the latest, and iu many respects tho moat sturtling- go unavenged, TliU MURDERERS ROAST, Stephen Lowery proudly boasts that ho committed the murder ; that it was he who killed Gol. Wishart. lfo docs this publicly and in tho presence of tho friends of the murdered man, and yet no one raises a hand against him or attouiptH to avenge the death of one who sacrificed his life for tbe safety of the community. It is notorious that ninco the foul assassi nation of Colonel Wishsrt both Andrew Strong and Stephen Lowery have beon frequently so drunk at Moss Neck and Shoe Heel depots that sumo of their SciffUetown friends had to carry them home. This overbearing demeanor of tbo out laws is attributed in this section of tho oouutrv to the fact that thev aro of mixed negro blood, and lienee under the special protection of the Radioal State Govern ment. Why osnnot Gen. Grant proclaim martial law in Robeson county and exter minate those notorious outlaws ? n been educated at West 1 had resigned loug anterior to the toUellion in which they participated. Ut the num ber thus under disabilities are : Gen. Sam’l Cooper, Confederate Adj’l General St Richmond; G< ns. Joseph R. Johnston, Beauregard, Br.ipg, Samuel Joues, Harden, Puiubeiton, Gu.-luvu.-i \\. Smith, llood, Stephen 1). Leu, D. Jl. Hill, B. H. Ewell, Jubal A. Early, G. W. Curtis Loe, now President tl‘ Washington and Leo University J Dabney 11. Maury, Fitz- hugh Loe, Cols. R. B. Lee, Larkiu, Smith, L. B. Noithrop, C. S. Commissary Gen eral, Myers, (InaiTcriuahter Genual, aud others. Capt. Homines, of tlm Alabama : Prof. M. F. Maury, formerly Chief of tho Washington Observatory ; Capt. Brooke, inventor of the Brooke gun. and of Ihu system of deep son soundings, are the most noted exceptions among the ux-Nuvy officers. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, Sec retary of the Interior, is tho only Cabinet officer of Buchanan now alive, who ai icd secession. But tho exceptions include ulso Gov. Win. A. Graham, of North Car olina, who was Secretary of the Navy un der Mr. Fillmore; C. M. Conrad, «>1 ht., ox-Secretary of War, and possibly some others. floury R. Jackson, of Georgia, and Gon. William Preston, of koutueky, i foreign aud i i I her Crop Prospects.—Tha good •ff«ots of the late seasonable rain* is already mani festing itself upou the jonog crops. Corn and cotton arc growing finely, only a com plaint of the devastation effects of tbe cat worm on oorn. Many fields have been in jured by their work. Wheat still prom ises finely, no appearanoe of rust that we have heard of. The rain greatly benefit- tod oats and the grasses. Clover is doing very well. Altogether the farming pros pect* aro indeed flattering, and go a long waya towards loosening the tightness of the tituos. A few more week* end with out aom* untow ard disaster, the crisis will be past and our people will begin to breathe fro# again.—Rot** Courier, 2hth. JueiLAKT. —Several plan ten with whom we convened ^eeterdty were quite jubi lant the present proapeote of their crops. Th» bu nla« improT*d tk«ir look* rad oondKkm wOBdorfnfy, a* both 1WM Mia WIHUMVB WVNWIUNJ, PPW oottoo tod oorn *r» bow grovlBi 4b*1t.I On. .xp*ii«HMd Old pUottr lid that! hit cotton wu dOddfiat moUad, bat with •nytntaf likt fktdMfab WMthu (ton tbit out, ht would teak* • flat coop lot tho artopiaatod.—Tlm*. I0M. Sir HMuyfottaa Bdhrtr, UttcfciWwi, tk. »o V i brother of Lord Igttofc the nervettet, hi deed. He ffbe J&Mff It W**fftet f*» lMt The Wherkauouts of Livingstone.— At tho fortnightly meeting of the Royal Geographical Society Sir H. Rawlinson Raid: They had every rossoii to expect that Dr. Livingstone and Mr. Stanley would meet about tho beginning of the year. But there was one poiut ou which a word woh desirable, because the belief generally prevalent showed a inisuuderutuuding as to the position of parties. It had been generally inferred from the late intelligence that Mr. Stwnley hud discov ered and relieved Dr. Livingstone, where as, without any di-(parage uieu t to Mr. Stanley’s great energy, activity, and rean- lution in this matter, he must say that, if there had been any discovery and relief, it was Dr. Livingstone that bud discovered and relieved Mr. Stanley, and not Mr. Stanley who had discovered and relieved Dr. Livingntone, because Dr. Livingstone was in clover, and Mr. Stanley was abso lutely destitute. They knew by the last account that Mr. Stanley was without supplies, and he must have undergone much difficulty in getting to Ujijl, where as this place was the headquarters of Dr. It. i • still i embraced in tim.se exo< to estimate precisely 11 der disabilities, but it. would not be wide of the mark to put the litiiubor at from 300 to oOO pi i sons. Tho folly of retaining iLe.m exceptions, in addition to tho almi-hl, criiniimi error of an ambiguous statute, upr.u a subject where seveial penalties nlueli to au of fender, is exhibited by a glance at the number and chaiacter of peiMtm.s who are relieved. These embrace not only ninny of the most active advocates of secession, hut also some who have since the war been persistent “Bourbons,” i.ml in one or moro cases persons who disdain a oar- don. If Win. L. Yancey were alive, ho would be relieved by this act. Alexander 11. Stephens of Georgia, Vico 1’resident of the Southern Conlcderai y, i« relieved; also Gov. lionry A. Wise of Virginia, who boasts that he never asked for an Exeoutivo pardon; Gen. Finest cd Ten nessee; Gov. Letcher of Yiigiuia, who ordered the seizure of llurper’s Ferry; Geu. Wade Hampton of South Carolina: the Hon. Benjamin llill of Georgia; Jb r. schel V. Johnson, who ran ou the ticket with Stephen A. Douglas in lmJO; Kubort Barnwell Rhctt of South Carolina, the oldest Secessltiuist of (lie whole South; James A. Sudden of Virginia, Confede rate Secretary of War; L. J*. Walker of Alabama; Robert W. Barnwell of South Carolina, Confederate senator, and prob ably the moat inflexible opponent of Re construction in tho winter id 1 ><»I ().“»; Col. G. A. Henry ot Tclihr : tl.u Hon. Alleu T. Cuperton of West \ .rqinia, Con federate Senator; Lyon, Ciiilionai.il D.ir- gun of Alabama; A. \i. Guri..n«i of Ail;.; A. R. Wright of Georgia; J. W. Mooro of Kentucky; Duucnu F. Kenner and John Ferkins, jr., of Limifiaun; E. Barks dale of Mississippi; Biidgi-s of No th Carolina; Henry S. Foote, M. I*. Guitry, G. W. Joues aud J. V. Wright, of Tenn.j James Lvoils, John Corde, jr., J. F. Hol combe, John B. Baldwin, Waller B. S:u- ples, Fayette McMullin, of Virginia all the foregoing being mor.tly nminbeis of the Coutcderatc Congress. Among the other prominent Confederates relieved by the bill are Charles G. Mutuminger, i x- Socretary C. S. Treasury; G. A. Trull- holm; the Hon. Thos. 11. Watts of Al.i J\litor Enquirer : Oft my retnrn home from a visit to my son-in-law, I found the reply of “A. II. H.”of the Atlanta Sun, to my communication published in your papor (ho loth of thla month. I deeply regret that it is not in itoy power to imitate his fairnosa by placing hia entire reply beforo tho readere of thie my present communication. In my former communication I felt no disposition to mentiou tho personal aac- l ilices Mr. Greeley made when he became bondsman for Mr. Davis. By that act Mr. Greeley lost the exalted office and houor of Senator, and of representing the groat Stato of New York in the Senate I of the United Jjtatas ; by that act he lost subscribers to his paper and to hia book, and the salo of his book, amounting to some thirty or forty thousand dollars. Would Gen. Grant have done as ranch ? Could “A. II. S.” aud his friend Voorhees have done more ? Is there another man iu nil this broad land that would have ilc such personal sacrifices to get Mr. vis out of prison as Mr. Greeley made? But says “A. II. 8." there was no necessity . Greeley’s going on Mr. Davis’ bond “kg far os it affected Mr. Davis’ enlargement.’’ Mr. Davis’ lawyor, Chas. O'Conor of New York, told Mrs. Dsvis was but one wey to get hor husband out of prison, and that was to g*t Horace Greeley to sign Mr. Davis' bond. So you ire is a wide difference of opinion >ii Mr. O'Conor and “A. H. H." as necessity of Mr. Greoley's going on the bond ; anil “so far os it affected Mr. ivis’ enlargement," “A. II. 8." esys tho t of Mr. Greeley “was a most generons ami luagiiauimous one." Mr. Editor*it was nut alone a most generous act, but it \witN u grand—and not only a grand, hut a most magnanimous and sublime act. It was a costly aud splendid donation made to right nud humanity. “Bat it is right, amt 1 will go on the bond.” “A. II. S." asks if this faction of mis rule, military rule and despotism can ho driven from power by clouting Mr. Gree ley. 1 believe it will be done if Greeley is elected. Why? Tho public verdict of tlii country is that Horace Greeley is an hum of, man. If so, lean trust Lis word, and believe he will redeem his word, wheu ho M'iys, in his letter accepting tho uomi- uatiou lor l'rotideut, that all political rights lost must be promptly restored aud re-established ; that local aud not central ized government is the policy to be aimed ut; thut 'There shall ho no Federal dicta tion of the internal policy of the several States, but that each ahull he left free to enforce the lights aud promote tho well being of its inhabitants by such means as the judgment of ita own people shall presciihe,” Thut is the core of the doc trine of Stato Rights. “A. 11. S.” ways “itseems clear tons" that w o cftunot got rid of misrule, military rule und despotism by the election of Mr. Greeley us President; for, be says, “first and foremost, Mr. Greeley is one of the chiefs of this faction, if not the master .spirit of it." Will, 1 am for capturing this master spirit or chief of this faction, that the keys of tho fortress of Radical ism may be laid ut the feet of Constitu tional Liberty. “A. II. S. ’does not op- poso Mr. Groeley “because he was once in favor of those outrages upou the rights of tho people aud the rights of the States, but because he is now iu favor of them." I have tho assertion of “A. II. 8." only, that Mr. Greeley is voic in favor of those “outrages." Tho weight of evidenno is, that lia is not now in favor of misrule, military rule uud despotism ; for Greeley t ikes a position that ia the oppoeile of what “A. H. 8." chargee him with hold ing. Therefore “Harper" doea “maintain that uny such man it our friend mow." Suppose Mr. Greeley hes been wrong in tho past, would you deny to bim the right to got right now? Take Mr. Greeley upon his recont annunciations, and bo is wholly sound upon the doctrine of State Rights. I can trust a man that the world has lubclleil “honest." Horace Greeley has nocej fed his nomination ou the Cin cinnati Fiat form, aud has pledged his word iu his letter of uaoeptauce to the maintenance of the great fundamental doctrines of State Rights and Constitu tional Liberty, and I believe before God and my cuuutry that if eleotad President ho will redeem that word, in spirit and letter, as far as in him lie*. llxircR. well that they should understand the rela tive positions of the parties, instead of running away with tbe idea that Dr. Liv ingstone was starving, and that Mr. Stan ley hod penetrated into the wilds of Af rica. Iloa. Jus Holt. This venerable and highly respected oitizeu who ha* just closod his earthly ca reer among us, wus born in Halifax coun ty, North Carolina, in 17MU, and bad, con sequently, attained to tho ripe old age of 83 years. When very young he came with his father to Washington county, Oeorgia, and from thence iu lhiu removed to Louisville, Jefferson county, then the capital of the State. Upon tho breaking out of the second war with England in 1812, he at onoe joined tbe army, and served his county faithfully until peace w*s declared, aud he was duly mustered oat at Fort Hawkins. Judge Holt took aa aetive part in polit ical affairs, and represented the county of Jefferson six yean in the Legislator*. Ia 1841 he changed hi* residence to Sa vannah, and embarked in mercantile life. While a ■ ‘ citizen of Obatham he wo* again fleeted a member of the General Aooem- bhr several times. Retiring from publio Ufa naff active buainesa in 1852,' he once move removed hia home from Savannah to Macon, and has resided hare ever •Inoe. He leaves a wife and several grows children to mopra hie loco, and won highly esteemed a* a neefql end excel l«Bt bwiVb ofth* oopuinnlty. [Own TSffraf\ MIA. Davis of North Guroiimi, ditto; cx-G P. H. Bell of North Caroline; Louis E llarvie of the Virgiuia Slices i >u Conven tion; Messrs. A. D. Diukiubou, ChmlcH Bruce, W. W. Cramp, and other ex-mem bers of tho Virgiuia Legislature. All tho members of tbo SoceHsion Conventions at the South arc relieved, s.ive a very few who may be embraced under other heads, and this fact, added to tho forcgoiug hat of persons relieved, allows plainly how invidious is tho distinction made by this law between dift’i-rent cIukscs and individ uals of the late Confederacy. When such men uh Robert Burn woll Rhctt, exGov. Wise und Alex. II. Stephen* are relieved of their disabilities, it is hard to sen why others still, linger under dUqnuhfixation for even the humblest local office, who fully accept tho remits of tLe w„r ah .set forth iu the Cincinnati platform. The extension of amnesty of persons ia claimed here os a triumph for Greeley, and one of the good results of the Cincin nati Convention. - l f '"« Gen. Roger A. Pryor, a Confederate General dnring our late war, and a resi dent of New York siuce, assorts that Au gust Belmont’* opposition to tho ratifica tion of the Cincinnati nominations grows out of the fact that Mr. Belmont belongs to the “Syndicate," has large dealings with the Treonury Department, is on the boat (financial) terms with the Adminis tration, and secretly wants such action at M will tecure Grant's le-elec- iiii'ittod.) Mens. The Clarion, Mount Pleasant, Texan, publishes the announcement of W. C, Crawford, one of the signers of the De claration of lude|tendenoe of the Repub lic of Texas, for Governor of the State of Texas at the next election. Mr. Crawford wo* raised in Georgia, and moved to Texas in 1885. Ignoring the various schemes of apeoulotion in hie mlopicd State, he hoe devoted a long life to the welfare of hia country, and eutera the cnnvuBH without prompter*, and with set of principles which, once properly understood by the people, will make him formidable opponent. Iiuyertsat Yot**. Iu the United State* Senate on Wednes day, tho civil rights and habeas oorpua suspension bills passed by the following vote: # Oa tho habeas oorpua bill—yet A min', Antliouy, Boreinan, Caldwell, Car penter, Chandler, Oleytoe, Cole, Conk- ling, Corbett, Edmunds, Ferry, Flanagan, FioelinghuyBou, Hamlin, Logan, Morrill, (Maine.) Morrill, (Vermont,) Nye, Os born, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Robertson, Sawyer, Scott and Spencer— total 28. Nayi*—Alcorn, Bayard, Blair, CasBtrlv, Cooper, Davis, (Went Virginia,) Hamil ton, (Mar) laud,) JobUMon, Kelly, Ransom, S iiiihbnry, Sprugue, Stevenson, Thurman and Vickers—total 15. Cameron, Crsguu, Morton and Wilson, who would havo voted aye, were paired with Hill, Stockton, Norwood and Bchmn, who would have voted nay. Tho civil rights bill was poised by following vote; Ayes—Ames, Anthony, Oaldwett, Gtf- neuter, Chandler, Clayton, 0 ‘ ~ ling, Corbett, Cregin, Tarry of Flanagan, Froeling 1 ** guu, Morrill of Vel Patterson, Pool, Scott, Bprngne, W total 27. Noes—Bajai Davis of Went Johuson, M Saulebmy, Stoveneon. Thennag Yiekam-tirioUL Tho Ka-Klax Rill. [Corrwi»oi».l.-uceof the N. Y. Tribune.] Washington, May 23.—It it probable that the Harfmo will take no action Upon the Ku-KInx bill. A number of Repub licans arc opposed to it, and declare that they will vote against it, and among them are such influential men as Meeara. Gar field, Famaworth, Finkelnbnrg, Blair, Hay and Amber, A Still larger number regard the measum ns on egregioua polit ical blunder, and will oppose taking it up for action, hut at the huuio time aay tf * tut m utii. ut iut> miuiu nine UT ion if it should come to a direct vote, and should ho passed as a patty measure, they might fuel compelled to vote for it. Among this elsss are several Southern Republican*, who are shrewd enough to know that their prospects for re-election will he damaged instead of helped if tbe hill becomes a law. The Democrats are in clined to oppose a motion to suspend tbe rule* for the purpose of bringing the bill beforo the House, and, of count, can de feat such a motion if they pleas#. If they aro assured, however, that 15 or 20 Re publicans will vote with them to Iflv the bill upon tho table, they will make Ho objectiou to taking it up. This is clearly their true policy. A square vote upon tbo bill would show just how much strength Grnnt'Cim rally to give him the power to re-elect himself by tho aid of martial law. Thoro is gouil reason for believing that the ri'Hult would bo n crushing dofeat of tho AdminiHtration mid an important tri umph for tho opposition. To stave off tho bill only by dilatory motions, or by defeuting a motion to bring it up for de bate ami action, would settle nothing, and put no man upon record for or against tbe measure. Tho AdminUtration men iu tho House could put all the blame upou the Senato of tho utlouiptod outrage upou the liberties of the people, and avert tho indignation of their constituents by say ing that they had tukeii no part In the plot to put iuto tho hands of the Presi dent the power lo suspend the habeas corpus in every State in the Union during tho whole period of the political canvasa which iu to decide whether he is to con tinue in officn for a second term. The Cotton Tax.—The sezure and sale of cotton by Treasury agents at and near the closo of tho war was probably the most stupendous swindle whioh ever dis graced our Government. These agents seized cotton when the market prioe for Upland wus from #1 to $1 20 per pound, they sold it to thuir confederates, paid in to tiie treasury of the United States an average of thirty-five cents per pound,and pocketed the palonce, nearly two-thirds of tho proceeds. For instance, st Savan nah the cotton seized was 2,044,678 pounds of Boa Island, worth $2 50 per >ound, and 10,0.31,415 pounds of Upland, worth at least tjri per .pound; the total aluo at those figures being $21,146,077.- 0. The amouut paid into the Treasury of tho United States was $8,075,832.13.— Tho balnncc, the snug sum of $13,070,- 265.37, was stolon by the Treasury agents. Aud this at the port of Savannah alone. Thin robbery was perpetrated upon loyal and disloyal alike. Now, the United Staton, boosting its justice, is repaying, through its Court of Claims, to loyal sutt’erers. not the $1.25 or $1 per ponnd for which they might have sold their own cotton six years ago, but 35 oents per ponnd whioh the rsscitily agents puid into tho treasury; and os if (he United States had not sufficiently plundered these men, the Tresnnry De partment stiU insists on deducting tha two per cout tax, thus reducing the actual amount received by the claimant to 88 cents per pound, and thin after incurring the expense of court and counsel, and waiting five or six long years. [ Washington Chronicle. Nearly a month ago, when commenting upon the fact that earthquakes had oc curred almost simultaneously in Califor nia and Antioch, and that at the same time volcanic eruptions had taken plaoe in Italy and the Indian Archipelago, tbe Times suggested that Iceland, another centre of volcanic action, remained to be hoard from ; auil tbnt, should like distur bances have occurred there, it would fnr- niah good reason to believe that the forces which were felt ut tho satno time iu California, in the Mediterranean, and the Indiun seas, aud in Northern Iceland, mast have a comrnou origin. We now learn that violent earthquake* occurred in Iceland on the IGtb, 17th and 18th of April. That earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are intimatelv connected, no one denies, and it is highly probable that their origin iH precisely the same. But how vast must be tho resources of the foroe that can at the same time send out lava from Vesuvius, and shake the solid earth in California, Antioch and Ioaland ? Few York Times. Tiie Penitentiary Convicts. —Bpssk- oded of i lag of tbe judiciary, I am remind romark mado by one of the lessees of the penitentiary, to-wit, that the number of convicts has increased rapidly sinoe the inauguration of Governor Smith. This grows out of the fact that the pardoning power is no longer abused. The preeenft executive docs nut offer large reward* for the apprehension of criminals, and than pardon them after conviction. It is also stated that, the conviots are more docile,ami work better than former ly. During Bullock’s administration, it a as well understood among them that pardon could bo had, if not through po litical influence, then by the discreet use of money. /This kept them in a state of alternate hopo and despair, unfavorable to steady work and good discipline. Now however all this is changed. The con viots feel now that they cun procure their discharge neither by bribery nor through the intervention of friend*, and that they must make tho moNt of a bad bargain, s .r-rr.. > ill o„_ Hid serve out tlieir toriu.—All. Corr. Ba- ramtnh Nt.r*. '(■a UtOWUA WssTBHN HOiO.—V«- tordiy tiriut, Aleuuder k Oo. nnt through lioro some sirty-flve or .eventy oouviots to work on the QeorgU Weetera Railroad. Tbe hands appeared to apUn- did condition, and expreued th.maelrea m pleaaed with the treatment they re- ocived. Among the number, were Mc Laughlin Aud Vr. rUriiaon Weetmore- land. The band* will oommenee work' abont two and one half miles from tha bridaa on tho Obuttulioueliee river. Mora handn will ba forwarded in a few daya. To-day will be devoted to cutting tha timber and erecting quarter*. Tbe oarta, eto., are all now. Tho company bought ulna mala* yesterday for —AU. Cfcfirt., MtA. Tire N*o»o Suumn Cuimu.—Tka leginUtivo committee appointed to look into the charge* against the blaok State Senator Campbell, of Molntoah Co., Iu* done ita work wall, Tha committee waa Heard, Ubbee and Eat*. They found ample evidence to prove that Oamp- hell, u Justice of the Peace, had'dona all aorta ot unlawful thing*, enforcing tha payment of illegal coata, Impriaowiag without authority aud inoihng resistance lolnw. We shall give toduorxow a letter from Cpnlay to CuupImU prompting hint to IllagM conduct. —Athmtu Conit., HIA. ‘ '■ - umiRAiKw.—OB Imt

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Weekly Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1861-1873, June 04, 1872, Image 1