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Hon. A. 11* Stephens. Mr. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia. has turned cd tor. Ho will fit d it requires uiore biking, more menu', strain, to edit s newspaper than he ever found it ro- quired to practice law or bo a member of Congress, however ignorant people may think to the contrary. When to be silent, v. bat to keep back, how to present aud press the truth so as to have all Its effect. Mr. 8 will have most difficulty in keeping silent— Fredericksburg l Fa.) Newt. The above paragraph is quite out of place, and in every respect unnecessary. We trust our brethren of the press will allow Mr. Stephens to speak as he pleases, and when he pleases. Mr. Stephens is supposed fully to understand all the re- a Very tpr J. Diddler Dulcamara in silly altitudo indeed, ..ii. If a Southern man, laboring under the possible misfortune of having been a rebel, shows a disposition to 1 investigate this “ne?r departure” moyement, if he jntimates tne most remote desire to get at the precise terms of tlie platform in order to un derstand it thoroughly—if he exam ines, it the least critically or curious ly—he is immediately beset with a column or so of verbose rhetoric frQpi qmrements of a well educated editor.— I Dr. J. Diddler Dulcamara, which is To question his fitness for the editorial immediately taken up and feebly re- ebair, is absolutely ridiculous. TFe simply echoed bv the Eight Hon. Smel dissent from bis pronounced political f ullfrn g. policy, as (in our opinion) it points to ~ the defeat of the Democracy in 1872.— Atlanta. True Georgian, 30 June. t To our Fredericksburg cotemporaiy we would say, that it is an approxima tion to the perfection of human wis dom to know when, where and how to “press the trulh so as to have all its effect!” We do not profess* to have attained that point, but we do believe we have made as few mistakes in this partic ular during our life as most public men of our age and experience. To our neighbor of the True Geor gian we have this to say, which we do most respectfully: that whether the policy we advocate points to the defeat of the Democracy in 1872 or not, is simply a question of judgment. Now whether our judgment or that of Dr. Bard should be entitled to most weight with that large class,of persons throughout the United States, who are now looking to the success of the Democratic party in 1872 as the only sure hope of escape from the impending ruin threatening our free institutions, is, of course, not for us to decide; but we do think that there are some things that should be duly considered by others in deciding that question. One of these things is the previous judgments of tlie same parties upon like matters, and then- results. In this view of the subject, we ask all who feel an interest in the ques tion, if ever, during our whole politi cal course, we indicated a line of policy for any party political' organization we acted with, which, when pursued, led to defeat? Nay more: we. ask. further, if, in all such cases, when our judgment was overruled, defeat did not follow ? Have we ever yet pointed out tlie road that led to defeat and disaster on the part of those who traveled it ? The judgment of those Pilots who have never led to wrecks, it seems to us, ought to have some weight times of peril, when we are in the midst of rocks and breakers. In this day when our whole system of Government and all that is dear to ns as freemen is generally believed to depend upon the policy to be pur sued by the Democracy in 1872, we, of ourself say as the true hearted Athenian said on a like occasion, when the fate of all Greece depended upon the policy to be pursued in the great pending decisive battle, “Strike, but hear me! ” He was heard, His policy was adopted: It led to no defeat, but to a glorious victory. We think we understand the peo ple of the United States. Seven- tenths of. them love Liberty, and hate Tyranny; and all they want now to save themselves from military des potism is to be rallied to the polls in a general and grand charge against all those usurpations and abuses of power by the ruling authorities in the General Government for tlie last five years, which clearly show that their ultimate aims and objects are the overthrow of the institutions of our ancestors and the erection in their stead, of one consolidated Centralized Empire. A. H. S. From the Savannah News, 39th June.] Journalistic Windgalls. When General Toombs sees proper, in a fit of grotesque humor, to cram and stitff an impecunious Yankee Bohemian, Dr. Dulcamara immedi ately proceeds, in a series of silly p]at- itucles-^-and really the series seems to be interminable—to read the General out of the Democratic party, and in doing so. works himself np into frenzy of- patriotism—does the Hon. Diddler Dulcamara. What right has Toombs to an opinion ? is the in terrogatory of this newspaper patriot. Does lie not belong to a. class that is effete—that is plain out—that- failed in the war ? And then Dr. J. Diddler plumes himself, and administers the formal sentence of excommunication. When it was announced that Mr. Stephens has made arrangements to take part in the newspaper discus sions of the day, the Hon. J. Diddler Dulcamara waxes exceedingly wroth, and immediately puts his editorial mill in motion for the usual process. Mr. Stephens is old; “liis point of observ ation is bad;” “he dwells in a Georgia village;” “he is surrounded by old associations, old habits, old books, and is, himself, an old man, much out of the current of that fresh and generous vitality which which is beginning to pour its rich The Memphis Avalanche—which is not nearly so overpowering aud por tentous as its name would seem to in dicate—and the Courier-Journal are engaged just now in formally reading out of the Democratic party every person and newspaper that does not make haste to mount the flying hor ses of the “new departure.” They admit of no excuse. They allow of no discussion. The formula is situ ply: “shall we give you a stirrup, or shall we erase your uame from tlie party roll.” The Eight Hon. Sniel- fungus, of the Avalanche, and Doctor J. Diddler Dulcamara, of the Couri er-Journal, are the Autocrats, and blood into the politics of the period; “his career belongs to the past;” “he stands already knee-deep in the wav ing gross that grows above the graves Of the dead and dying political issues;” and ftiuch more of the sort. In brief, Mr. Stephens 's not to be recognized as a Democrat His wisdom apd ex perience are to go for nothing. His known patriotism is worthless. His statesmanship and his learnings are trifles, which the Southern people are to ignore and repudiate. He and his compatriots, the sages and statesmen of the'South' Who have made the study of the Constitution and the true philosophy of our Republican form of government the business of their lives, whose wisdom has guided tlie councils of tlie nation and re fleeted honor upon the American name, are to stand aside in this crisis of our fate, and give place to the fresh and generous vitality which is beginning to pour its rich blood into the politics of the period/” And all because Dr. J. Diddler Dul camara, of the Courier-Journal, wills it To conceive of anything more utterly absurd iB beyond the power of human imagination. If the editor of the Courier -Journal desires to accom plish anything beyond an obtrusive parade of his blatant and disgusting self-conceit and egotism, he will meet with sore disappointment Southern Democrats do not intend to ignore either Mr. Stephens, Mr. Toombs or Mr. Davis. They “accept the situa tion” which the Radicals have forced upon them, but they do not propose to lend it their endorsement. They accept it under protest, and if the protest goes for naught, it will be ow ing solely to . the endeavors of such patent patriots as the editor of the Courier-Journal. The difference be tween Mr. Stephens and Dr. J. Didd ler Dulcamara is precisely the differ ence between honest men and charla tans and pretenders the world over; it is the difference between a regular ly matriculated physician and a quack vender of patent nostrums. Mr. Ste phens is a statesman, whose ability is recognized wherever the English lan guage is spoken. The editor of the Courier-Journal is a person who has some reputation as an amateur musi cian, and who undoubtedly has i knack at what is known as “fine writing.” His present position, how ever, appears to have been the result of a series of circumstances wholly ad ventitious. The Courier-Journal pretends to have some sympathy for the Southern people. Why not also have some re gard for their feelings ? Its attacks upon the men upon whom we rel; and who have been faithful to' amidst the wreck of things, are cer tainly not calculated, to promote good feeling. Why discuss these men at all? Time, and not an obscure Bo hemian, will decide whether they are to be leaders in their own laud or not. The political situation, just now, is striking. The Southern Democrats are compelled to defend themselves against the attacks not only of the Radicals, but against the most furious and fanatical onsets from those who have at least pretended to be their friends, all sim] to show any ardor use they refuse in endorsing the revolutionary acts of the Jacobins. We may be wrong, but this is the way it appears to us. What other grounds from their decisions there is no ap- can they have for their attacks upon peal. Without a certificate from these us? The Southern Democrats cer- eminent patriots and statesmen, no tainly ‘‘accept the situation,” as it is Democrat is allowed to claim ailegi- calleo. They have no other choice, ance to their party. Without their The fraudulent amendments aud the endorsement, no voter can consider himself a Democrat. When and by whom this Autocracy was instituted is not precisely clear, but to deny that it exists, which some practical people may be disposed to do, would place the Right Hou. Smelfuugus and Doc- unconstitutional Ku-Klux bill are in force, and the fact that there is! no revolution at the South is evidenoe that we accept 'these things. But it by no means follows that we approve and endorse them as fluidities. They are fraudulent innovations, and we shall continue to protest against them as flagrant usurpations while we.live, although the protest may have no more effect than a breath of aijr. The •Southern Democrats will never en dorse these Radical usurpations, and if that is the difference between the new departure” men and the true Democrats of the Sou th, we promise them that the difference will continue to exist. We sincerely trust that the uncalled for attacks made upon Southern men by the New York World, the Courier- Journal, and the shoal ©f smaller craft that swarm in the rear of these apparent leaders, may bear no ill fruit. We trust our people will continue to be patient ana hopeful. But if there should be a division—a break in the ranks—Dr. J. Diddler Dulcamara may congratulate himself that his unequalled eloquence has not been altogether Wasted. f fwt 1 , Since the above was written, we have received the New York World of Monday, in which the editor de votes his leading article to Mr. Ste phens, renewing his past political re cord, and congratulating the Demo cracy, North and South, upon his ac cession to the corps editorial. By the extracts which follow, it will be seeii; that the World differs widely from those Southern Democratic new lights, those eager accept-the-situation journals, who repudiate the principles and policy advocated by Mr. Stephens, and deplore bis entrance on the field of political discussion. Unlike the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Mem phis Avalanche, the Richmond Whig and Charleston News, who would consign Mr. Stephens with the men of the past, to silent oblivion, the World pays a high compliment to the talent, experience and wisdom of the Georgia patriot and statesman, and cordially welcomes him to his new field of labor and usefulness. The World says: “Mr. Stephens has assumed the ed itorship of the Atlanta (Ga.) Sun, to the regret of .'some Democratic jour nals and. the derision of some Repub lican. For our part we rejoice that talents so distinguished and expert ence so wide are to adorn the journal ism of this country and to assist shaping public opinion. It is true that Mr. Stephens is disabled by his ill-health not less than by the mis taken policy of the Radical party, from re-entering public life by the door at which he made his exit in 1859; but it is nevertheless a note worthy adjustment to the shifting powers of the four estates that has made. * * * * “But Mr. Stephens not only lacks disqualifications, he has exceptional qualifications for public usefulness.- Not any true lover of civil liberty, none at least so capable as he, can be spared from the fight with the im perialists who are steadily shaping our republic into an empire. These men have entered into what Carl Schnrz calls “ encroachments and usurpations;” what Senator Trum bull calls “a revolution in the form and structure of our Government; what Wm. C. Bryant calls “a new rebellion by act of Congress.” These Northern rebels owe this South em rebel his “return match;” and may the rebellion which would Cae sanze the Government get its coup de grace like the rebellion which would lave dissevered the republic! Keener weapons, brighter with use than those Mr. Stephens wields, no man will bring to the field where more and what is of more consequence than all we won at Appomattox will he the irize of victory. The Federal unity is worth all it cost; but that soul of liberty is priceless, which it was formed and ; constituted to guard. “Concerning the three amendments Mr. Stephen’s position, misrepresent ed by Radical jonmals, in fact is this. Amendment XIII, abolishing slavery, he regards as a valid part of the or ganic law because ratified by the con stitutional constituencies of a suffi cient number of States (though some had no share in its proposal from Congress through voluntary absence). Amendments XIV and Xv he, like all Democrats, regards as the offspring of gross usurpations of power carried by force, fraud, and perfidy; in the proposal of which ten States of the Union were denied a voice, and in the ratification of which they were sub mitted to constituencies not embraced in their constitutions, unknown to the Constitution of the United States and carried through under a military despotism. But Mr. Stephens goes further, and thinks them invalid. “Whether his be the sounder legal opinion or no, on the point of validi ty, he would doubtless feel compelled to defer to a decision of the Supreme Court thereupon, whioh, as at present constituted, would not fail to affirm the same. But as to the Amendment XY. the difference is not great in a praotioal point of view, for Mr. Steph ens in an authorized paper has de clared his belief that negro suffrage “does not belong to Federal politics in any way,” and his approval of a qualified negro suffrage. And as to the remaining Amendment XIV., leaving out the part which a vote of Congress can extinguish, and refer ring to its prohibitions upon States, we have no doubt whatever that Mr. Stephens concurs with the progressive Democrats of the North in the whole sale denial of any the least warrant therein for the Bayonet Election law or the outrageous Ku-Klux act t TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. R. .finblan’o From the Daily Son of July 3d. Colton Frotpeet. New Orleans, July 1.—The Cotton Exchange Committee on Statistics and Information made a report on the grow ing cotton and grain crops, with dates, from the 15th to the 25th of June. The following is a summary: Mississippi—Cotton: Reduction of acre age 20 to 25 per cent., with an average of one-half to.three-fourths the yield of last vear per acre. Com: Acreage increased 25 to 40 per cent. The latest reports in- g dicate a short yield per acre. Louisiaka—The cotton reduction will average from 10 to 12 per cent.; the'crop three weeks backwards, und has been considerably injured, especially in the low lands, by the rain and lice. Com— Nearly sufficient has been planted for home consumption. Arkansas—Cotton: Reduction In acre age 25 to 33 percent., with proportionate increase in grain. The prospect is gen erally good, except in the Southern por tion of the State, where there is not more than half of last year’s yield per acre an ticipated. The grain crop is very prom ising. Texas—Information, mostly from the north-east portion of the State, indicates that the cotton redaction will average from 25 to 33 per cent, with a corres ponding increase in grain. Cotton is two weeks backward though with a favorable season an average crop per acre may be expected. Alabama—The cotton reduction will average from 10 to 20 per cent. The crop is three weeks backward and the av erage crop per acre will be less than last year. The increased average of grain is from 20 to 30 per cent, with a fair pros pect. Georgia—The cotton account is mea gre, embracing the West and centre of the State, and thence Northeast the de crease will average 20 to 33 per cent.; in the Northeast 12} to 15 per cent.; and in other sections heard from, the condition is unpromising, and will not average, and not more than one-half to three quarters per cent, of last year’s yield is ex] ected Grain will have a corresponding increase; average unpromising. Tennessee — Information confined to the western part of the State. Gotten— Decrease of acreage 5 to 12} per cent., with prospects of an average yield per acre. Grain—Considerable increase prospect good. War Fending- Between Turkey and Egypt. London, July 2. The Herald states that" the cloud be tween Turkey and Egypt is rapidly re gathering. It is apprehended that an early breaking out of open hostilities is inevitably the result of present complica tions. The Khedive is rapidly arming his troops with the most-modorn and efficient weapons. Large consignments of Amer ican arms have been received from man ufacturers in the Uniied States. • Ameri can torpedoes are also being used. Tiiese movements are all on the part of the Khedive. The Herald views them as precursers of war, and states that a formal declara tion of hostilities between the two na tions is not improbable. « The Southern Collector. Washington, July 2, The Collectorship of the Southern ports is creating much trouble. Spencer hastened to Long Branch to protest against the appointment of War ner, but Warner’s communication was hurried through to forestall his interfer ence. Senator Ashbnrne has also gone to Long Branch to protest against the re tention of Porter, as Collector of Peunsa- cola, and to add extenuating testimony to the holding u]T of the commission. S. O. Humphreys was made out as .the successor to Porter. It is probable a proclamation regard ing the fishing question, and bearing upon the recent treaty theron, will be issued during the coming week. The Secretary of the Treasury directed the Assistant at New York, to sell four millions of gold, and purchase four mil lions of bonds daring July. Bowen expected to be released Tues day. The Ku-Klux Committee examined col ored Republicans from North Carolina yesterday. Seward had been suot by two persons disguised as Ku-Klux, aud severely wounded. On cross examina tion, witnesses admitted that parties burned, out two members of the Union League. Impression among officials is that the Commissioner’ ship to Geneva confer- “ Macon Comes fb Atlanta- FINDLAY’S IRON WORKS, rs ijjii pit mmm flu bit A —u Head of Third St., Sign of “The New Hag. ' MACON, GEORGIA. V. .11907 THE LARGEST IN THE SOUTH! » H 7011.0 X Skilled Labor and Modern Machinery. ’!; All Worls. Warranted. it erf r Northern Prices for Machinery Duplicated. 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