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Newspaper Page TextJ A STRICT CONSTRUCTION OK TUB CONSTITUTION—AN IIONRST AND ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION OK TUB GOVERNMENT. Ragland & Wynne, Proprietors. COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1872. Volume XLIV.-No. 32 The Weekly Enquirer. JOHN H. MARTIN Editor. COLUMBUS: THURSDAY AUGUST 1, 1872. $2.60. OSF. OF THE “ARCHIVES.” The Administration has made public a real or forged letter of Hon. Jacob Thompson, Confederate agent operating in Canada, which we copy. Its genuine ness is questionable. We suspect that when the wholo truth shall have been as certained it will be found that the letter is in part genuine, and parts of it fraudu lently interpolated. Until better informed * to its genuineness, it would be prema . „ turo to discuss the question whether tho supreme over the military ; the writ of Hon. Wm. S. Groesbeck, in announcing his determination to support Greeley, very truly and comprehensively pronoun ces this to be the attitude in which ho stands as a candidate for the Presidency. “The only representative of reconcilia tion !’’ It means that by the olectien of Mr. Greeley alone can tho party animosi ties and sectiounl estrangements that have distracted the country under Radical rule be terminated. It means that with Gree ley as President the local governments of States will not be invaded and the sacred, civil and political rights of citizens violat ed, to influence elections in favor of the Federal Administration. It means, in tho language of Horaco Grooley, that when he is Presidont “the civil authority shall Federal operations in the South did or did not justify the incendiary plots now Bought to be proved against Thompson and the Confederacy. We believo that his other Operations, alluded to in the letter, will generally be recognized as acts of legitimate warfare. This letter and others of a similar char acter (and origin) are doubtless to be ex tensively used by the liadicrals in the Presidential campaign ; and it is rathor bocauso of this intended use than on ac count of its real interest, that wo copy Jacob Thompson's letter. The use to which the Radicals will put it at the North is apparent and two-fold: They will try to fire the Northern heart against a full reconciliation with tho South by denounc ing the Confederate plots of incendiarism, the following up of the key-note of Secre tary Bontwell in North Carolina—“no clasping of bauds across tho bloody chasm” with such rebels; and they will endeavor again to rally and unite tho war spirit of the North against the Democrats of that sectiou by quoting Thompson's re port of extensive Democratic dissatisfac tion with and plottings against the war while it was progressing. We have no time or space now to enlarge upon these points, but only refer them as a sugges tion to the reader of the kind of use that is to be made of tho letter which wo copy to-day. A dispatch from Washington states that the surreptitiously obtained “archives" are being printed “at the ex pense of the Government" as campaign documents. The printing bill and the $75,000 paid to Pickett will aggregate a considerable sum that the Government will have to pay for this desperate ven ture to re-elect Grout. Oar CoMgn>«Hlonal DUtrlrt. It is generally understood at Atlanta that the Senate will concur in the passage of the bill redistricting the State, which has already passed the House of Repre sentatives, and that there will therefore be no Congressmen at Large to elect. This being the case, the friends of A. R. Lamar, Esq., who lately proposed him for Congressman on the general ticket, now urge his claims for the nomination as the Democratic candidate for Representative for this District. Wo are also informed that some of the friends of Joseph F. Pon, Esq., one of our Representatives in the Legislature, will support his selection ns the Democratic candidate. Both of theso gentlemen are well qualified for the position, and the people of Muscogee county would be highly satisfied with the nomination of either, confident that either would make an able, influential and creditable Reproseutativo of tho District. We also loam that Wm. O. Tuggle, Esq., of Troup county, will bo proposod aud supported by his frionda. He, too, is a gentleman of high character and fine abilities, and ono whom tho poople of the Distriot could support with every assur ance that he would represent them honor ably aud acceptably. Spann Not linn*. His span of life has been further exten ded, as we learn from the Sumter Repub lican, by the procurement from the Su preme Court of a mandamus against Judge Clark to show cause why ho rofused to suspend the sentence to allow a now trial because of error in his former rul ings. Upon this mandamus from the Su preme Court the Governor suspended the sentence until the Kith of August; and if, upon Judge Clnrk’s answer, tho damus is made absolute, tho execution will be postponed until the January Term of the Supreme Court; if not, it will occur on the lfith August. Tho trial of six citizens of Gordon county, charged with a violation of the Enforcement act, wus nearly concluded Atlanta on Monday, before U. S. Com missioner Conley. The offence charged was the whipping of a man named Daniel Kelly, with switches. Kolley, in his direct examination, said that the party “whipped him because he had some fuss with his neighbors"; and in his cross examination be said that “they whipped him because he drawed a few rocks on a preacher.' The Commissioner decidod that the of fence was a violation of the Enforcement act! No one swore to the whipping ex cept Kelley; and ho said that he recog nized one of the defendants only by his ■hoes being untied! Two of the priso ners were discharged, one was bound over, and a decision as to two others was reserved until Tuesday. One of the two last named is the man whose shoes were untied, and we fear that his laches in this respect will make the case go hard with him. The Cuthbert Aj/peal reports the suicide of Mr. Willie King, who killed himself near that city, on Saturday before last. He used both a razor and a pistol in the commission of the desperate deed. He was a sober, quiet and peaceable young man, and no cause for the rash act is revealed, either by the account or by a letter which he left for bis mother. The Macon Enterprise of Monday even ing announces that Rev. W. W. Hicks, pastor of a Methodist church in its city, has been engaged as its editor in chief. According to a report made to the New Orleans Picayune, Hon. Jefferson Davis verbally denies that the Confederate Gov ernment was connected with any such plan of incendiarism as that sought to be fastened on Hon. Jacob Thompson. H. G. stands for Honest Government. U. 8. G. for Unlaw, Stealing sod Grab- P*9- habeas corpus shall be jealously uphold safeguard of personal free dom" ; that “there shall bo no Federal su pervision of the internal polity of the sev eral States aud municipalities, but that each shall be left free to enjoy tho rights and promote the well-being of its inhabit ants by such moans as the judgment of its own people Rhall prescribe." It means that no Federal Marshals, attended by sol diers of tho regular army, shall be sent in to tho States, upon the malicious or base ly procured complaints of porjurod ne groes, to arrest numbers of good citizens, convoy them far away from their homos,and subsequently either turn them looso with out redress for the want of auy evidence whatever against them, or hold them on frivolous cliargoH and worthless ovidenco for trial aftor tho Presidential election.— It moans that inou so arrested shall not be ordored to report by thousands at a place far distant from their homesjon the day pre ceding the Presidential election, as a dis patch from Texas says that 3,300 havo been ordered to appear in that State. It means that tho Enforcement act, which is thus rigorously exeentod or pervertod for the punishment of white Democrats, or for depriving them of their political rights, shall not be made to protect negro Radicals by their prompt release on bonds signed by Federal ofiico holders, as in North Caroliua; or by permitting a part of tho accused to go on tho bonds of the re mainder, ns in Arkansas! Instead of these things, tho election of Greeley nnd Brown means a reconciliation not only of sections aud classes made inharmonious by Radical iutrigno and tyranny, but of tile clashing jurisdictions of Federal and Stato authority, which just now preseut the spoctacle of the Federal rampant and the State's prostrate. Secret Political Noridim. A correspondent informs us that efforts e being made in Russell county, Ala., re-organi/.o the negro voters into secret political associations. We had hoped that even tho white Radical party of tho South had becoino convinced, by former experi ence, of tho mischievous effects of such organizations—of their baleful agency in aggravating tho old prejudices aud ani mosities of classes, that all ought tostrivo to soften rather than to iutlauie—of the lawless excesses and violence which thoy courage—of tho demoralization of labor which must bo their result. Even in communities much more homo geneous nud generally intelligent than ours at the South, secret societies com posed of particular classes of the popula tion are always dangerous and need tho watchful attention of all friends of law and peace. How much more dangerous, then, must thoy be in a society such as ours in tho Houth, and especially when the most ignorant and easily excited class of the community is the oue thus or ganized ! Persons engaged in this work of secret organization and exclusive iuoetings at night, may, in their zeal to servo their party, suffer themsolves to bo blind- o the social evils which they iustigntiug. They may overlook tho fact that tho distinctions of race and color, aguinst which they protest, will be more doeply marked and aggravat ed by tho course thoy are pursuing; that thoy nro re-arousing passions and prejudices which will last ndt merely through a Presidential campaign, but probably until their slow-dying fires shall be fanned again into a flame by another Presidential contest. Wo trust that tho wbito people of every county, in either Georgia or Alabama, in whioh secret political societies are organ ized, will lose no time in directing the at tention of tho negroes to their dangorous character, and to the fact that no necessi ty whatever can justify a kind of politi cal agency always and everywhere pro ductive of agitation and distrust, and in the present condition of the Houth highly dangerous and mischievous. The Km sun ah News. We aro glad to see that this able Demo cratic paper has at last ceased its attacks upon Mr. Greeley snd resolved to sup port him as the nominee of its party.— Mr. Thompson, the political editor, has just returned to his poet, after an absenoe of some weeks, and it is probable that his absence delayed this announcement. We receive it with pleasure. After speak ing of its opposition to Mr. Greeley’s nomination, and its objections to him personally, tho News of Monday says: “Mr. Greoley is not our candidate ; he is not and nevor could have been our choice, even if the choosing had been from among the Liberal Republicans; but, under all the circumstances, we must acquiesco in the better judgment of our friends of the Democratic faith, and trust that the election of Greeley and Brown will be the harbinger of better days for our distracted country and our oppressed people of the South. As things now stAnd, whatever may be the objec tions to Mr. Greeley, there is no alterna tive ; the choice of the country is and must be between him and his Radical op ponent. In the corrupt and despotic rule of the latter we have realized all the evils of bad government, while from the former, whatever mav have been his past political record, we have pledges which justify a reasonable hope of important reforms—among them the restoration of local self-government." Savannah, July 81.—'Two first new bales of cotton received here to-day—one from Florida, by Hannders, Goodwin & Miller; one from Bainbridge, Ga., by W, H, Woods A Co. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UE0R0IA. HOUSE. Atlanta, July 27, 1872. House mot, Speaker Cummiuing in tho choir. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Strickland. The following bills were read the first time: Mr. Bacon—To amend an act incor porating tho city of Macon, etc. Mr. Wofford—To incorporate the North Georgia and Duck Town Railroad Com pany. Mr. Piorco asked leave of absenco for tho committee appointed to investigate tho official conduct of Judge Nool B. Knight. Grantod. Mr. Hogo—To incorporate tho Georgia Metropolitan Banking Company. Corpo rators—James F. Bozeman, John T. Grant, David Mayer, W. A. Rawaon, P. W. Alexander, James M. Turner, E. A. Flewollyn, Samuel D. McConnell. Capi tal stock $100,000; also, to amend the several acts in force organizing a now municipal government of Atlautd^ also, to componsuto Rov. H. C. llornady for servicos in collecting supplies; also, to repeal 4t>22d section of the Cotie. Mr. Durhum—To incorporate tho Ath ens & Katonton Railroad Company. On motion of Mr. McMillan, tho report of tho Judiciary Committee, who reported yesterday thut thoy knew no authority by which tbo Assembly could eloct State House officers, confirm judges, &o., was token up aud udepted. The resolution of Mr. Glenn, providing for the settlement of a balance of $1,074.- 74 between tho Western A Atlantic Rail road aud the East Tennessee, Virginia A Georgia Railroad in favor of tho latter, wus amended ns follows: Provided it shull not bo considered n final settlement between tho two roads. Passed as amend ed. Mr. Wood was grantod leave of ab sence. The following bills wore read tho third time nnd acted upon and lost: To change section 14Off of Irwin’s Code; to establish a now couuty from Thoms and Decatur counties; to change tho lino be tween Floyd aiul Gordon couuties; to create stock laws in the State ; to prohib it aud make penal the sale nnd purchase of agricultural products in this State after night, Ac.; to change tho lino between Decatur aud Mitcholl counties. To chnngo tho line of Quitman nnd Stewart counties. The committee report ed ad verso. Mr. Guorry, of Quitman, hoped tho House would vote down the report of the committee, und spoke in support of the bill. Lewis, (col.) of Stewart, opposed the hill, and buttled for Htewui't iu a speech of some length. Mr. Mansfield, of Stewart, opposod tho bill, and read tho presentments of the grand jury of that county, protesting aguinst such change. The report of tho committee was agreed to by a vote of fit! yeas to 42 nays. Mr. Ouerry guve notico that he would movo to reconsider the bill on Monday morning. To prohibit the fulling of trees or tim- borand obstruction in tlio Conasauga and CoAhuula rivers. 1 jost. To change tho liue between Whitfield uud Catoosa couuties. Lost. To chauge the line betweou Wilcox and Pulaski counties. Lost. To incorporate the Atlanta and Tennes see Ruilroud Company. Passed. To give to Moses M. Belisario, Henry Ambros aud John Smith, of Chatham county, tho right to pluut nnd grow oys ters iu Warren river. Passed. To protect the furiuers of thiH State.— Lost. To change tho line between Lowndes aud Berrien counties. Recommitted. To exempt from pending law machines for agricultural ami domestic use. Laid on the table. To amend an act incorporating tho Chattuhoocheo Manufacturing Company, chaugiufi the mono to the Atlauta Manu facturing Compuuy. Bussed. To change tho lino between Coweta and Cumpboll counties. Lost. To repeal section 11 of an act to change tho uamo of tho Soulhorn Central Agri cultural Society and to appropriate money for tho benefit of tho saiuo. The act which the bill sought to repeal provided for the appropriation of $2,500 to the State Agricultural Society. The committoo on agriculture in reporting tho bill rocommond that it do not pm*. Mr. Hudson, of Schley, hoped the re port of tho committoo would he disagreed to, aud spoke iu support of the bill. He maintained that tho Agricultural Society should ho solf-sustainiug; that it bouo- tittod directly, only those who were ablo to attend and oxhihit some new-fangled machine, of no manner of utility to the farmers of Georgia, lie was a friend of the Society ho long as it was self-sustain ing, but he condemned tho practico of taxing the poople of tho Stato to allow a few idle and curious spectators to see a live gorilla, a pedestrian foat, a wonder- folly educated pig, a giantess, flying jen ny, Ac. True, uu appropriation of $2,500 was insignificant, but that was no reason *by tho pooplo should bo asked to con tribute to exhibitions and frivolous and vicious entertainments which could never benefit them. Mr. McMillan said he was behind no ono in protecting tho laboring classes from encroachments, bat he considered it all important that tho agricultural resour- of the Stato should bo developed. He regretted that the gentleman from Schley had lost sight of tho moro commendable and substantial featuros of the Fuir, to witness tho triviul and usoless side-shows always to bo found on such occasions. The argumont that it should be self-sns- taining, ho considered inadequate, when the enterprise hud no income. Tho Soci ety, having no capital, were put to the necessity of accepting grounds from the cities of Atlunta und Maoon, and of hiring portions of theso grounds to migratory exhibitions, to obtain an income to sustain the Society. The Society had done much and contributed groatly to tho prosperity of agriculture in tho State ; auxiliary so cieties had been established iu about 00 counties of the Stato; they held meetings for the purpose of interchanging views on agricultural theories and topics, and in this way had contributed much to the promulgation of useful knowledge in scientific agriculture. Mr. Dell oalled the previous question ; which call was not sustained. Mr. Wofford endorsed the opinion of the gentleman from Habersham, contend ing that tho donatiou was wise and judi cious ; he only regretted that the appro priation was not more liberal, and that counties which had given their attention to the subject of scientific farming, in duced by tbe Society, were twenty-five years in advance of those counties which had neglected it. Mr. Bacon said tho State Fair last year was conceded to be the best ever held in tbe State, and tho promotion of agricul tural interests thoreby was incalculable. Mr. Anderson wanted to know how tbe Society fostered tho agricultural interests of farmers generally. Mr. Bacou referred him to the neces sity of skilled lubor und scientific agricul ture under tbo present syatoui of labor, and tbo diffusion of agricultural know ledge of all kinds, which he contended was effected by tbe Society. Mr. Griffin, of Houston, contended that Georgia was poverty stricken, and how ever wise such appropriations, the State conld not afford at this time such outlays. Mr. Allred called the previous question and Mr. Glover called the yeas and nays, which calls were sustained. The question wm upon agreeing to tbe report of the committee, whioh wm adverse to the bill offered by the gentleman from Schley.— Yeas 57, nays 54—and the bill was lost. A On motion of Mr. Scott, the following biUwMmdtyttnttiiM; Mr. Scott—To provide for tho payment of the debt due teachers and school offi cers, who did service uuder the public school law iu 1871. The bills submitted by tho Bond Inves tigating Committee wore road a second time, with a view to aoting upon them on Monday, when the report of tho Bond Committee will bo mado the speoial order of the day. A bill, regulating the manner, mode and priee of publishing tho legal adver tisements in the several counties of the State. Mr. Pon moved to recommit. Mr. Johnson, of Hpaldiug county, moved to postpono indefinitely. Mr. McMillan thought the bill was calculated to remedy a great evil, and was iu favor of recom mitting the bill. He said there was, he believed, a practico with somo minor newspapers, whioh had a bogus circula tion, which, by the laws of tho Stato, woro entitled to tho county advertising. Mr. Dell said, though there woro some features which ho opposed as a whole, he doomed tho bill meritorious, aud calcula ted to romedy a growing evil. Ho was iu favor of recommitting. Mr. llawls hoped the motion to indefi nitely postpono, if carried, would place the bill beyond tho reach of the House, aud siiggostod that the bill be committed to the Committee on Public Printing. Tho motion to indefinitely postpone was lost by yeas, 44; nays, 4fi. Mr. Bacon movod to lay the motion on tho tablo. The motion prevailed by yeas 51; nays 4b. Tho resolution of Mr. Bacon, providing for the printing of .‘{,000 copies of the re port of the Bond Committee, for tho use of tho Geueral Assembly, was taken up, on motion of Mr. Hunter. Mr. Bncou thought it duo to the State and tho parties concerned to circulate tho roport far and wide. Air. Hoidt thought tlio publication would involvo an miuecessary expense, as the bouds had boon advertised iu news papers. Mr. Bryan, of Jlonry, called tho previ ous question, which call woh sustained. Thu question was then on the original resolution, which was agreed to by yeas Off, nays 40. Adjourned to 10 o’clock, Monday morn ing. ELEVENTH DAYHPROCEEDINGS. Atlanta, July 20, 1872. SENATE. The Heunte met pursuant to adjourn ment, was called to order by Presidont Trammell, and oponed with prayer by Rov. Mr. Iiotclnuu. Tho report of the committee to re-dis trict the CongresHioual Districts of this State was submitted by Mr. Reese. Tbe roport recommend that the bill do pass. Mr. lteeso also submitted the report of tho joint committee appointed to investi gate the fairness or unfairness of the lease of the Western aud Atlantic. Railroad. Mr. Nunnally presented the minority report. Threo hundred copies of tlio evi dence and one thousand copies of tho re port were ordered to be printed for tbo use of the General Assembly. BILLS ON FIRST READING. Mr. Brock—To suppress crime: also,to fix tbe per diem of members of the Geuer al Assembly at $5 per day. Mr. Clark—For the relief of S. B. Fife; also, to authorize the Ordinary of ThomsH county to issue county bonds ; also, to re number the militia districts of this Slate. Mr. Nunnally- To provide for changing the veuue iu criminal cases. Mr. Loster- To increase the salaries of JudgeH of the Superior Courts. Mr. Poddy—To authorize tho Commis sioners of Heard couuty to purchase the bridge across tho Clmttalioocheo Rivor, aud issue bouds to pay for the snino. Mr. Hillyer—To provent certniu unlaw ful acts. Mr Colmon—To pay insolvent costs in Glynu county. Mr. Nichols—To compel executors and administrators to support widows and or phans in certain eases. Mr. Wellborn ofl'orrud a resolution that the Governor bo requested to deiuaud of tho city of Atlanta $.‘10,000 iu bonds,which was referred to the Committee on tho Ju diciary. The House bill for redistricling the State was taken up. Mr. Nichols moved to lay tho hill on the table for the session. Lost, by ay oh 14, and nays 17. Mr. Nichols moved to amend by adding Brooks, Echols, Coffee nnd Montgomery to tho First District, and Burko to the Eigth. Lost. Mr. Wellborn moved to add Milton to the Ninth, and Morgan to tho Sixth.— Lost. Hevornl other motions to amend woro made, but all woro lost. Tho bill possod as it came from the House by tho following voto: Ayes— Messrs. Black, Brown, Bruton, Candler, Clarke, Dovoaux, Estes, Hoard, Hicks, Hillyer, Hoylo, Jervis, Jonos, Jordan, Kihhee, Poddy, Reese, Simmons, Smith, Styles, Wellborn—21. Nays—Anderson, Brock, Campbell, Column, Cone, Early, Craton, Griffin, Kirkland, Lester, Nicu- olls, Nunnally, Wallace—Iff. Mr. Nun- nolly gave notico he would movo to recon sider. House resolution to print .‘i,000 copies of tho bond committee s report was taken up and concurred iu. BILLS ON FIRST BEADING. Mr. Styles—To repoal all lions except judgment and mortgage liens. Air. Reese—To oxtend tho jurisdiction of the City Court of Augusta. Mr. Smith—To pay amount due W. A. Adams to his heirs. Mr. Bruton—To allow Justices of tho Peace to forocloso mortgages on personal ty when tbo amount is under $100. Mr. Hillyer—To incorporate the Citi zens Gas Light Company of Atlanta. House resolution to authorize the Gov ernor to pay a certain amount to the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Kail road, was concurred in. Senate and House bills were read a sec ond time and referred. Adjourned. HOUSE. The House was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. by the Speaker, Mr. Cum- ming, and prayed for by Rev. Mr. Strick land. Roll call was dispensed with.— Journal read and approved. Mr. Pierce submitted tbe report of the committee appointed to investigate tbe Lease of tbe Western aud Atlantic Rail road, and movod that .'tOO copies of the evidence aud 1000 copies of the report be printed, and that tbe same be made the special order for Monday next, which mo tion prevailed. Mr. Guery moved to reconsider the loss of a bill to change tbe line between Stew art and Quitman counties. On motion of Bell, tbe motion was laid on the table. On motion of Air. Clegborn, of Chattoo ga, tbe rules were suspended and the fol lowing bill was introduced by him and read the first time : A bill to sraond article 3, section 0, par agraph 4 of the Constitution. On motion of Mr. Cain, tho rules were suspended and the following bill was read ths first time: A bill to regulate the distribution of arms to the volunteer companies of this State. The special order of the day, the same being the report of the Bond Committee, together with the bills and resolutions ac companying the same, waa taken up. By request of tbe committee, the following bill waa taken up first: To declare null and void the State's endorsement of the bonds of the Bainbridge, Cuthbert and Columbus railroad, and prohibiting tha GoTtraor, Trtmitr, or 07 otbtr oflotc of Ibis State from paying principal or in- toroHt on tbo same. Air. Bacon advoca ted the bill in an ablo and forcible spooch. He roviewed tbe organization of tho House of 1870, by A. L. Harris, and spoko of tho outrageous aud higb-bandod tyranny be assumed to exercise over the people of Georgia, a man who lmd no more right to organize the Legislature of Georgia than ho did tho Parliament of Great Britain. Ho spoko of tho military authorities who assumed to deolaro who wero representatives of tho pooplo, and who forced from their seats men who had been elected by tho pooplo aud put iu their stood men who woro novor elected. The State of Georgia was not bound in honor, iu morals, or in law, to stand by tho action of such a Legislature os this. Theso woro somo of tho reason given by Air. Bacou for supporting this bill, out- . side of nud in addition to these given in tho report of tho coniiuitteo, which pre sented an ablo, full aud oxliniistivo argu mont upon tbo law and tbo facts pertain ing to the bonds of this railroad. Air. Bneon spoko further on tho question, nnd uddressed to the innttor uuder considera tion a degreo of earnestness and elo quence which showed that his heart was fully committed to tho iutorcst of Geor- Whilo ho would watch ovor her hon or os faithfully ns any man, ho did not thing ono single stain would bo loft upon her escutcheon by refusing to pay snob claims as these bonds, tho results of cor ruptions, tyranny and fraud, nnd known to bo siioh in this country, iu Europo and everywhere on earth. Air. Pou thought this was not a ques tion of morals. It was a question of law and faots, of which tho report of the com mittee had presented a full and complete statement. Tho law was that the >State should not bo bound for tho payment of of theso bouds until twenty cousecutivo miles of tho road had been completed. Not one mile lmd been completed when tho bonds woro endorsod. Ho it was a plain, simple question that tho State was not liable. It is not repudiation. It was simply declaring that tho bonds had never been legally issued; woro never tho net of tho State, it was just tho same as nn in dividual defendant in a court tiliug a plea of non t'stfactum upon a note ho had nev er signed. He hoped no one would call it repudiation. Tho State of Georgia simply said, “I novor signod theso bonds; thoy are no act of mine, and 1 will not pay them." Mr. Griffin, of Houston, said the bonds wore illegally issued becuuso they hud boon only signed by Rufus It. Bullock, and had not been signod by tho Secretary of the Stato, or had the great soul of tlio Slate affixed to them, but ho was sorry tho Kopublicnu party lmd been arraigned before bar of this House, us being re sponsible for all tbe meanness that had been perpetrated iu Georgia. Hu said tho good men of Georgia had been negli gent in failing to participate iu tanking her present constitution. He did want politics to ontor into question. U was a question of finance. If the Republican party lmd bonn caught stealing, he for ona was ready to find the party guilty, just mi the good old fashioned Democrats of Tuuimuny wero found guilty of steal ing, und so pronounced by both tho Ko- publicnus nnd Democrats of New York. Tho bill was passod unanimously. Thu bill declaring null and void the State's indorsement on tho bonds of the Curtorsvillo and Vun Wert Railroad, nnd tho bonds of the Cherokee Ruilroud wero next tuken up. On motion of Mr. W. I). Anderson, the House went into Committee of tlio Whole to consider this bill. Iu the Commit tee of tlio Whole several quostioUH wero asked by Air. Gr tliu, of Houston, which were answered by Air. Hall, of Upson, a member of the Bond Committee. The Committee of tho Wholo reported progress, aud uskod leave to sit again. Oii motion of Air. Bacon, the morning session wuh extended till half past oue o'clock. Air. Scott movod to siispeud tho rules to take up a resolution offered by him self, providing that the report of the State Road Lcuuo Committee and the evi dence taken by the Committee should he printed aud published together. Air. Scott proceeded to discuss tho roso lution at somo length. Feuding the discussion of Mr. Scott's resolution, tlio hour of lmlf past, one o’clock p. m. arrived, and the Speaker de clared that tho House would take a rocess till o'clock p. in. S. L. NIGHT SESSION—HOUSE. Tho House met at Hj o'clock yestorday evening, for tho purpose of reading bills the second lime. Air. Russell offered a resolution to dis continue the night sessions aftor to-night, assigning oh his renson tho prevalence of heat and danger to members of contract ing fevors. Air. Fou nnd Air. Puyno trusted tho res olution would not bo agreed to. Mr. Dell movod to lay tho resolution on tho tublo; nud, on this motion, Air. Wood called tho yoas and nays ’ which call was sustained. The motion to lay on tho tablo pro- vailed—yeas 53, nays 50. Tho House thon proceeded to tho read ing of bills tbe socond time. Aftor sev eral bills bad boon read, Air. Russell rose to a point of order. Tho constitution required, bo said, throe soparnte and distinct readings, 'A Tho Chairman said tho point was well lakes* Air. Russoll appealed from tho decision of tho Chair. [Laughter and applause.) The appeal was sustained. Air. Bruton moved to adjourn; which motion was lost. Mr. Ileidt deplored the tendency to humor, and hoped tho House would givo its attouliou to tho business beforo them. The House then resumed tho roadiug of bills. Leaves of absence woro granted to Messrs. Edwards and Davenport. Adjourned. Humceme Court of Georgia, July 27, 1872.—No. 8, F. A. Scott, trustee, vs. Tho*. Berry. Distress warrant, from Clay. Argumont concluded. B. Kkee- mag, H. Fielder, for plaintiff iu error. Jno. C. Wells, Jno. T. Clark, contra. No. 12, H. II. Christian vs. James B. Ran some. Equity from Early. Argued. Hood A Kiddoo, II. Fielder, for plaintiff in error. Jno. T. Clark, contra. No. 1(1, R. F. Adams vs. K. H. Worrill. Tax affidavit from Stewart. Argued. Beall and Tucker, for plaintiff iu error. H. Fielder, S. G. Raiford, contra. At tho conclusion of tho argument in above stated case, court adjourned until 10 a. m., on Tuesday next. Supreme Court of Georgia, July 30, 1872.—After the delivery of decisions heretofore argued, the regular order of busines was resumed. No. 14, James D. A W. B. Cnrhart vs. Mary Vann. Complaint for land, from Aliller. Argued. Flemming A Ruther ford, represented by G. J. Wright, for plaiutiffn m error. R. Sims, J. A. aud Inane Bush, contra. No. 17, W. A. McGhee vs. Amos S. Way. Claim and illegality, from Stewart. Argued. Beall and Tucker, H. Fielder, for plaintiff in error. J. L. Wimberly, John T. Clark, oontra. No. 18, Georgia A. Mercier vs. Augus tus J. Mercier. Trover, from Early. Ar gued. I. E. Bower, R. Situs, by brief, for plaintiff in error. Thomaa F. Jones, H. Fielder, oontra. No. 20, Lncy Thompson, et al., vs. F. L. McNair, et al. Appeal from Ordinary, from Miller. I. E. Bower, for plaintiff in error. J. A. and Isaac Bush, Hood and Kiddoo, oontra. At the conclusion of the argument of laaao Bush, Eeq., the Court adjourutd until 10 o'eiwk i.te-nwww, — ■. . 1 f -wo GOV. SMITH'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. Atlanta, July 24, 1872. lion. James Al. Smith, Atlanta: Deer Sir—The undersigned have boon appointed a committee, by the Democrat ic Convention, this day assembled here, to inform you thut you have been nomi nated by a unanimous vote of the Con- tion as the Demooratie candidate for tho office of Governor of Georgia. Wo herewith enclose a copy of the res olutions adopted by tho Convention. It gives us groat pleasure to mako this communication, and to assure you that your brief administration received tho cordial indorsement of tho Convention, as it had already previously received tho hearty approval of tho people. Permit us to express the hope of our common constituents, and of ourselves personally, that you will accept the norni- lnation so heartily aud unanimously ten dered. With tho highest respect for your offi cial and private character, and with a Godspeed to you iu tho good work you are now performing, we remain, dear sir, wifli great respect, Your friends and obedient servants, Jas. M. Mobley, Julian Hartridoe, Wm. E. Simmons, Ira R. Foster, Warren Akin, Committee. Atlanta, Ga., July 23, 1872. Messrs. James M. Mobley, Julian Hart- ridge, H r wi. E. Simmons, Ira R. Fos ter, Warren Aiken, Committee : Gentlemen—I liavo the honor to ac knowledge tho receipt of your communi cation of tho 24th inst., informing mo thut the State Democratic Convention had nominated me unanimously as their can didate for tho office of Governor. For this grouL honor I cannot command Inugungo in which to express my grati tude. The unanimity nnd heartiness with which the nomination was made, add an other to the many obligations already rest ing upon mo, to servo with all possible zeal uud faithfulness a people who have honored uud trusted mo. The resolutions adopted by tho Conven tion liavo been carfully considered, and I tako pleasure iu statiug thut the principles therein enunciated meet with my wurtu approval. Tho ro-affirmanco of “tho un changeable doctrine that this is a Union of States, and that, the indestructibility of the Status, of their rights, and of their equality with each other, is an indispen sable purl of our political system," is a pledge on the part of tho Convention that the Democracy of Georgia will continue to udhere to the principles of oouatitu- liounl government. These great, fundamental principles of our Federal system should never be for gotten or abandoned. And yet, to use the lunguage of one of tho resolutions, I fully “recognize tho exigencies of tho times which suggested uud secured the nomination by the Democratic party at Baltimore, of Horace Grooley and B. Gratz Brown, as candidates for President and Vice Frcsideut of the United States, and regard their election as conducive to the preservation of tho rights of tho States, to local self-government, nnd tho protection of the individual liberty of tbo citizen." It would bo uucaudid in mo not to say that I should have been glad if this exi gency had not been upon uh. Tho power of naming the candidates, however, was specifically lodged by tho party iu tho Nationul Convention. That Convention, liko a court of tho last resort, is tho high est. party tribunal iu the land, aud be yond it there is no other or further appeal, without going outside of tho party. This luttur course I cannot adopt. I cannot separate myself from my own pooplo. Nay, more: 1 would stand by them, even when iu the wroug, rather than give tho enemies of good government my counto- lutnco nnd support. The National Convention having nomi nated candidates for tho Fresideucy aud Vico--Presidency, and tho Stato Conven tion having rocoguizud und accepted theso candidates, I shull not poruiit my self to call in quest ion either tho wisdom uud patriotism which directed tho choice made by the one, or the nccoptanco nnd indorsement nccyrdod by the other. Tho Demooratie party, with Greoley and Brown oh it« candidates, is infinitely pref erable, in my judgmout, to any other po litical organization in the country. 1 shall givo to the Bultiinoro nominoos, therefore, my earnest and zealous sup port, bolioviug thut in their election the causo of honesty nnd constitutional gov ernment will achieve a triumph over fraud, corruption and usurpation. I may add that siuoo my accession to office, I havo had but little time to bo- stow upon national nffairs. Wo have a groat work bofore us lioro in Goorgia, sufficient to engage tho host efforts of ovory patriot in tho State, nnd I havo given my hand and hoart to that work. To comploto this work successfully, it is necessary that wo preserve tho integ rity of tho Democratic party bore at home. It is necessary that we bo united, and zealous, aud forbearing; slow to con- domu our brothrou, or to magnify diffor- encos upon matters of minor concern. If wo but pursue this course, tho good work wo have in hniul will havo been finished at no distant day. Meanwhile let us hopo that tbo great aud powerful party to which wo belong, will bo enabled, with tho aid of liberal and patriotic men from other political organizations, to accom plish tho same beneficent revolution iu our national affaira that wo havo already effected here iu Goorgia. With the highest appreciation of the honor conferred upon me, and with many tliauks for tho kind terms employed by you in communicating tbe action of tbo Convention, I accept the nomination, with u pledge that, if elected, I shall, to tho host of my ability, dischargo tho duties of tho great trust placed in uiy hands by a confiding people. Very truly, JAMKH M. SMITU. Remarks of Col. A. R. Lauiar ou tbe death of J udge Linton Stephens, before tho Democratic State Convention in At lanta, July 24th: [From tin* Allantu Sun.) Hon. Albert Lamar then arose, and with that beautiful diction so peculiar to his finished and charming elocution, spoke us follows: Mr. President: I trust I shall not weary tho patience of this Convention if I nsk n moment iu which to lay an offer ing upon the grave of my frieud; a friend whose devotion and fidelity outlive politi cal vicissitudes, and yielded only to a common conqueror. It is meet thut Georgia should pay funeral rites to ono of her noblest sons. It is proper that we, bis friends and companions, should send words of condo lence and sympathy to his stricken house hold. Aud I may Hufely say, that there is not a heart in this ussoiubly thut does not chorish u tender feeling lor him, whoso heart hstoiio has been made durk aud des olate by this terrible aflliction. The time and the occasion will not per mit mo to pass an eulogiuiu upon the character aud services of Linton Stephens; but the future historian may find in bis nauio and fame much with which to adorn aud ennoble the annals of these troublous times* He was a Spartan in all the sterner virtues of manhood; a Bayard in courage, integrity and accomplishments. We who have seen him face fearful odds in vindi cation and defense of the rights of his people, have had cause to say: “How high u pitch hit rsaolution ■oara!” I ean recall a recent inoident whioh illustrates the salient point in his char. Mtw. k\ tet* (taTtatyw irtyfe nt ceded this, he stood almost unaidod and alone iu a contest, upon tho other Hide of which were arrayed many of the most cherished friends of hiH life. There aro gcntlomou here wlio can bear testimony os to how he boro himself in that contest. You nnd I, Mr. President, will remem ber how a gnntlomau returning from the room of tho Committoo ou Business, with voice and faco oglow with admiration, re marked to me : “is not Linton Stephens a man of iron houI ?" Ho was, indeed, sir; and if mortals ore permitted to toko into another world the temperaments of this, wo may feel as sured that our departed friend is steering his harquo on Eternity’s ocean, with » sublime nud unfoltoriug fait h, that bo will roach a haven of rest iu n sunlight of Mercy and Love on tho other shore. Mr. PreHident, tho innto faces that look down upon us from those walls to-day, aro fitting remiudera that broad acres, crowded marts, beautiful tomples, und hoarded millions, aro tho least of the great olomonto which constitute a State. They tell us that bravo and virtuous men are tho groatest glories of tho Common wealth. Aud iu tho heroic mould in which theso men wero cast, wus cast Linton Stephens, body and soul. But ono moon hoH wanod sinco bo sat hero in the prime nud plenitude of vigor ous health nud intellectual prowess. In the night that shall follow this day, thnt same moon snail shed her wauing sheen upon the spot whero ho sleeps iu tho embrace of bis honored Mother. In time we, too, sir, shall cease our strife, and our pride, aud our nmhition, nnd our hopes will follow us to the grave. In view, then, of this sudden and startling blow, which lias fallen in our midst, may wo not, with bowed Loads and burdenod bonds, exclaim : Atlanta, Columbus Eng nil a book known us Lawyer." Wo have Ga., July 20, 1872. er: 1 believe there i “Every Man his ow now every man try iug to ho his own Congressman. Tho congressional fever, now that the Convention has met, done its work and adjourned, is at its highest. 1 am in formed that there are almost ns many as pirants for the positiou in each district, as there usually are candidates for local couuty officers. Among others spoken of for our Dis trict, and most prominently, is Col. A. li. Lamar, who is thoroughly conversant with our political history, alive to our ex isting necessities, and bold in the asser tion of our political rights. His past ser vices havo shown him to ho capable and wise, both with tho pen and on tho farm. Many will remember and do appreciate the fact that when our Stale was under military rule, that ho almost alono of our loading men upheld the sinking spirits of our pooplo, and denounced iu unmeas ured terms the tyranny of our oppressors. For those reasons, ns well as his integrity nud availability, 1 propose that wo in’mi nute nud elect him. My iutercouso with tho delegates to tho lato Convention induces mu to believe that lie is by .'ar tho choice of a majority of the couuties of tho District, nnd that all will prefer to unite on him as theacail- able man to overcome tho opposition ma jority. Moreovor, I havo it from an an. thoritativo source that tho Liberal lie- publicans, well knowing as they do his inflexible adherence to Democratic prin ciples, prefer him to others and will oiler no opposition to his election. Wo must remember that wo have had no representative of our choice since 1 sfjil, and that which should bo uppermost with us now is to “got iu," and to got ill a gen tleman of whom wo ean be proud, nnd al the same time pay a debt, long past due, for sorvices rendered. Yours truly, M. I.HIrr from I'cliec, AIn.—Cro|is mill INiliI 1«*h. Ucuee, Ala., July 27, 1872. Editor Enquirer:—Presuming that you would be ploased to henr from this sec tion in rotation to tho crops, I will givo you what information I havo. I believe a largor per cent, of laud has beeu plant ed in corn than any time since the war in this neighborhood. From every one whom I havo conversed with, tho corn is represented as being hotter Hum any year since tho war. Ou tho liiuo lands on the llchoe, the corn is said to bo very fine, and on tho pine lands tho yield promises to bo butter than I have scon it for years. Tho farmer:: mo looking forward to full cribs thiH full, and 1 think the trado iu corn hero next year will bo a light ono. The cotton lias a tino wood from the fre quent rains wo have had, but is not fruit ed as well as it should bo; but taking everything into consideration, promises a a pretty fair yield. Thoro is timo yet for it to fail, however, or make a good crop. Ho far as politics aro concerned, I have not soon any ono yet but who favored tho Greeley aud Brown ticket among tho Democracy. 1 havo just road a private loiter from a reliable and intelligent sourco from Davenport, Iowa. The writer says: “A largo Grooloy and Brown ratification meeting was held at tho Gor man Theatre last Saturday night. It was a decided success. Irish made tho most appropriate speech. Jervis kept the house in a roar for about five minutes, with anecdote, Ac. 1 think Heott county is conceded to the Liberals." Irish is editor of the State Press aud chairman of the Democrutio Executive Committeo. Scott county has heretofore gone (as you know) largely Republican. MonE Anon. The Troubles in Arkansas* RADICAL KU-KLUX TURNED LOOSE—CITIZENS FLEEING AND MERCHANTS REMOVING TQEIR GOODS. Little Rock, Ark., July 27.—Partiea from Pope county, report that on Thurs day the contempt case of Gapt. Barry, of the Dardanello Transcript, charged with pul dishing a libelous article against tho court, was taken up. Defendant demur, red to tho jurisdiction of tho court, tho publication having been mado outride of tho county. The wholo of the day was occupied in the diseussion of this ques tion. Ton persons who had been arrested on warrants sworn out by the Sheriff's party were present demanding trial. The Judge adjourned court until next day, Friday, tolling tho parties to go home and return next day. They did so, but the Judge failod to mako his appearance. Two citi zens wont to seo the Judge in the after noon, who lives at Dordanelle, outside of tho county. Ho stated ho was too unwell to come ; that it really did not matter; thero was not a singlo witness who could testify anything against the prisoners, and ho directed them to be discharged and re turn home, remarking that they were hon orably discharged under the law. When tho Judge fails to proceed with examination, tho court is dissolved and the parties released ; so all parties are at liberty, Dodson tho Sheriff, Hickok the Clerk, and Circuit School Superintendent Stuart who had chargo of the posseo charged with murdering the prisoners. Halo nnd Tucker arrived in the city this evening to seo the Governor, it is thought to induce him to declare martail law. Citizons of tho county have also come down to prevont if possible any snch con tingency. Dodson A Co., who waived an examination and whoso boil was fixed at .5,000, have not yet given bail, al though thoy nro at liberty. Many of the merchants of Russelvillo and Dover are removing their goods from the county, fearful of furthor outrages by the militia. The Outlaws In North Carolina. Tlio Kobosoninn learns that Stephen Lowory and Andrew Strong, the two sur viving members of the Lowery band of outlaws, wero seen near Black Swamp church ou Monday last. The candidates spoko thoro ou that day, and the people of tho towusliip woro assembled to hear them. Tho outlaws did not show them selves openly, but were discovered lurk ing in tho swamp near by, from the cover of which thoy seemed to be watching the roads uud observing the movements of the crowd assembled at the church. What particular object these skulking devils had in viow is not known, bnt it is most likely that they were trying to get a shot at some one who they expected to at- ud the speaking. It is reported that uco the killing of Tom Lowery, last Saturday morning, thoy have visited the house of the father of one of tho young men engaged in that affair, but did not succeed iu finding tbe young man at home. A gentleman who came down on the train yesterday afternoon states that Steve Bowery was seen across tho river from Moss Neck yesterday. The number of young men ou tbo war-path against the ■ •Htlaws has been increased to seven. L Wilmington Journal. Tho Wilmington. N. C., Star of yester day states: Tho statement that of the Raleigh Hen- linol that United States cavalrymen have I icon sent from that city in the direction of Chatham and Moore counties has culled to mind the fact that a company of troops from tho garrison at Hmithville have boon iu Robeson county for two or iliroo weeks past. It was reported at tbo timo that thoy were intended to co-oper ate with tho civil authorities in effecting tho capturo of tho outlaws, hut np to tho present timo wo have no efforts ou their part to bring about this result. In- stoad, we loarn that some of the troops aro on very friendly and intorinate terms with tho outlaws, eating, drinking and ca rousing with them; and, further than this some of thorn hnvo not hesitated to de clare that they woro sent to look after election-mat tors in Robeson county. This is doubtless tho “milk in tho coooanut." Wo havo no idea that thoy wore sent there to look aftor tho outlaws, nor to look af ter illicit distillorios, as somo have olaim- od, or wo should havo hoard of something having beeu accomplished in that direc tion oro this. More Open Cotton.—Mike Guorry, colored, who farms near Fort Mitchell, sent ns a largo tino open boll yesterday, accompanied by a note to tho effect that he expects to have a bale iu market l>y August 15th. What A. T. Ntownrt Known About Grant'* Long Hranrb Cottage. Alexandor T. Stewart, tbe dry goods merchant, rofutes tho assertions of the Times that be cherishes uinlice against Grant because his candidate for Collector of tho Fort was-neglected, aud that he noted with Tammany iu order to havo his taxes cut down. Having proved these charges false,ho takes the offensive by tell ing whut he kuows about Grant's Long Branch real estate. Mr. Stewart said he bad read Tom Murphy's letter, this week, denying be had anything to do with the Long Branch gift to Grant. Mr. Stewart states that a subscription paper for a fund to buy a Long Branch oottago to be giv en to President Grant was presented to him for a subscription of $5,000 to com plete the fnll amount. On this paper were the names of Thomas Murphy, Grant's Collector at New York, John Hoey, George W. OhUds, Adolph Borie, and those of fonr or five more for $5,ooo each. Mr. Btewart says he deolined to sign. Mr. Stewart waa asked if the re- A Negro Shot and Killed.—Henry Murray, eolorod, who runs a small farm about a milo beyond Girard, in Rnssell county, shot a negro in his corn field on Sunday last. Tho talo of blood goes after this fashion: Ilenry had lost corn two or throo times of late. Sunday he deter mined to watch his field. Sometime dur ing tho day ho spied a negro passing through with a lot of books under hia arm. Watched closely. Imagined ho could sec the negro looking out good places to steal from. Henry orderod him to halt two or throo times. Tho negro re fused to do so, nnd becoming alarmed stnrtod to run. Uonry fired upon him tlirco times at a distance of fifty yards, when tho supposed thief fell. It waa found that a bnll had entered to the left of tho baokbono, nnd passing through the body had lodgod near the skin of the ab domen. It was extracted by Dr. Terry. Tho wounded man was moved first to Murray's house, and afterward to his own home, a mile beyond, where he died at an oarly hour yesterday morning. The uama of tho negro killed we hear waa Francia ltcdman. He had been in the employ of Mr. Henry Mitchell. When shot down ho had in his possession a hymn and spelling book, and perhaps a Bible. Said ho was on his way to Sunday school at Girard. An inquest was to have been held lata yesterday afternoon. We did not hear tho result. Murray had not been arrest ed at last accounts. This is tho socond negro he has killed or badly cripplod in his field. The re ports wo hear do not soom to justify the shooting, but as the case will probably come up for a hoaring, we refrain from expressing an opinion. F. 8.—Murray was arrested late yester day afternoon by a party of negroes snd taken befor Justice W. B. Martin, of Girnrd, whero he was bonnd over in the sum of $3,000 to appear at a preliminary examination before that officer, Wednes day at 10 o'clock a. m. Completed.—The Girard Creek bridge is finished. The first vehiole passed over it yesterday. It is said the Commissioners will be up to inspeot and reoeive it to* day. j % m ___ Death of Ex-Gov. Cbawfobp.—It be comes our painful task to record the death of ono of Georgia's most distinguished hods, tbe Hon. George W. Crawford. He died on tho eveniug of the 27th inst., at his residence, Bel-Air, Richmond county, in the seventy-fourth year of bis age. This distinguished Georgian had * long. ancoc88f.il end oouspiououa oaraea topg- lio life, during which hie natiM f^e b«- stowed on him many honors, showing that tho poople appreciated hie fine lnUTIyt, hie sterling .integrity, ^d hfrjndduona uuhed career, af amidst mony trying eoen**, ha prosed port waa true that ha had aubaoribed I andiobligation ofdutw k.

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Weekly Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1861-1873, August 06, 1872, Image 1