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6 THE A T L A N T A WEEKLY SUN* THE DAILY SUN. Thursday Morning. OctoBBB 5, WASHINGTON’ CORRESPON DENCE. Letter from Cato. The East Lefislatnre Next. and The Washington, September 29, 1871. Suppose you allow me to go back a little, at the risk of being charged with old fogyism, and cite the laws of the British Parliament, upon which are based the civil liberty we now enjoy, and which we derived from that much derided source. The first of these laws is that which gives the Utilise of Commons the power of fixing the subsidies—(copied into our Constitution, and the aforesaid “power” expressly conferred upon our House of Representatives, a body the nearest to the people, and every two years directly amenable to them. The second is the act'of Habeas Corpus, .passed in the turbulent reign of Charles the Second, when the people, by a miracle, as it were, found themselves in full possession of the power of giving vitality to the dormant generalities of “Magna Cliarta. ” .! Tho third is the trial by jury, which secured a fair hearing before a man’s peers whenever he should be charged by the proper authority, (to be enquired into by virtue of the aforesaid “writ”), of of fences ngainst.the public peace ! The fourth the liberty of the Press! And the fifth, the manner of keying the tares—which is also in our “Constitu tion,” specifically fixed, and openly vio lated ! All these principles of civil liberty, roughly, and by penee-meal extorted by the people of Great Britain from their rulers, were our inheritance! The Con stitution of the United States was care fully framed forever to guarantee them— and Mr. Jefferson practically carried these vital principles into effect! Ought we not, (those of the people, I mean, who supinely see these principles, one by one, ignominiously abandoned, or, which is the same thing, “acquiesced” in, or “accepted") hang them heads in ;very shame before the shades of their •forefathers. It is thought that the inroads upon well recognized and well defined perso nal rights, made by the so-called law- making power of this country, were suf ficient to arrouso the whole American people to a sense of their common danger. But I see that the encroach ments of politicans of the so-called Demo cratic “New Departure” stripe, far out strip in magnitude of political turpitude any thing yet done by usurped authority on the part of Congress. Mr. Tweed’s jiaper here is by no means satisfied with silent acquiescence, or im plied “acceptance of the situation. V The the thing must be done up brown; that is, the liberties of the South, at least, must bo surrendered viva voce, or their allegiance brought in question. Just look at the views of the Patriot of this city—owned body and soul by Tweed, Connolly & Co., upon this all important point. The new? editor, Mr. Jeffries, who was lately turned out of office by Gen. Grant, commenting upon Gen. Hamp tons suggestions, speaks to the point, as follows: “If the South, in the-Convention, were, with any thinglike unity, to express the wishes that dead issues should be buried, and an existing state of things accepted— nay, more, if, while the judgment of the North, was balancing in the choice of can didates, tho South were, not obtrusively, hut earnestly and with genuine accord, to ask the nomination of one who had, like a generous soldier, fought and helped to conquer them, or of a statesman whose remote antecedents were far from being in harmony with theirs, but who stands firmly on the great basis of Amnesty and Peace in the broadest sense—if this were to happen, as it casly might, who would doubt that the wish would be listened to and the great co-operation secur ed by harmonious counsel, and notbymere acquiescence? “Yet all this is impracti cable if the representative men of the South arc absent.” Could sheer impudence be pushed fur ther than this? I confess I don’t know who is meant by the “generous soldier,” who has “fought and helped to conquer” the Southern people. Perhaps the im maculate Butler, of Fort Fisher notoriety, is hinted at—as it seems since his late defeat he has grown very popular with tho “outsiders.” But I do know very well who is meant by the “statesman whoso remote antecedents” are “very far from being in harmony with theirs;” but who lately went a great deal out qf his way to indorse the heresy of Vallandigham! We thus see to what “base uses” we may be brought! Judgo Chase has added another to his many blunders. Did it never occur to the very many Radical as pirants for the Democratic nomination that the South will and must have a word to say, and that the people there, who are supposed to be a set of nobodies, may see proper to go a great deal further into tho opposition ranks for a candidate than auy one North has yet deemed to be among tho “possibilities” The man who irill subscribe to the principles embodied in our federative system cf government, and none oth er, may expect the compliment of her vote—and it may suffice ior more than a mere “compliment.” Who knows? Cato. Enough has beeu developed to settle conviction upon the minds of every in telligent and impartial man, that the last Legislature was largely composed of corrupt men. There were quite a num ber of as good and true men in both branches of that body as Georgia can offord, but this class did not preponderate as it once did, and as it will hereafter. Tliat the rascalities by which the State has beeu plundered, was known to and participated in by many of the members of tbe late so-called Legislature, is i matter upon which but few people enter tain any doubt. If two-thirds, or even half the members had been men of tegrity, having the good of the country at heart, sneh wholesale thieving as seems to have beeu done, could never have been practiced. The corrupt rings of the country,. from NewjYork to New Or leans, appear to have had full sway, and carried everything as they liked. It also seems that large numbers of the mem hers profited hy jobs of their own. It verily looks like the halls of Legislation were prostituted into a cesspool of seeth ing corruption, pollution and rottenness, We give it as our opinion that the members of the next Legislature will have principles which will not be for sale, and votes which cannot ho bought. The implicated parties who were in high places while the hungry wolves were holding high revelry, gnawing into the vitals of the body politic, will, no doubt, attempt to save themselves from the ex posure, disgrace and punishment they deserve, by manipulating the next Leg islature as Ihey did the last. When that body meets and the matters involving these plunderings come,before them,' the votes of members will show who is on the side of the people and of public virtue, and who can be hired or in any way in duced to screen public plunderers. telegkams. j of the charges of corruption in, New j York. They waive the right to partici- ■— | pate in the Convention and pledge their O ! support to the ticket nominated. Washington, October 3. tie, After a recess the Convention re-as- sembled at 5 o’clock. It was announced ltcv. Myram D. Wood. Yesterday at Decatur Court the motion for a new trial in Mr. Wood’s case was heni'd, and refused, and Judge Hop kins sentenced him to twenty years in the penitentiary. We further learn, reliably, that similar cases of misconduct to the one on which he was convicted before the Court, have developed themselves, on which he was arraigned before his Church on Tuesday night last and expelled. We learn that the proof was positive, he being caught in flagrante delicto, and his expulson from the Church followed as a matter of course. figUThe New Ei-a of yesterday con- taied what purported to. be an abstract, or the substance, of Maj. Z. B. Hargrove’s testimony before the Ku-Klux Committee, which did not fairly represent his views as given by him before the Committee. There is one circumstance connected with this publication which is disreput able to Foster Blodgett, who claims a seat in the U. S. Senate, now soon to as semble. Maj. H. had acopy of his testimony in his possession—perhaps the only one in this city. He loaned the book to Capt. J. C. Norris, of this city, who desired to read it. While in his possession, he met Capt. Eoster Blodgett, who desired to read it. Norris hesitated about loaning it to him,' but at the earnest solicitation of Blodgett, allowed him to take it, exacting a promise to return it the next morning, and not to allow any one else to read it, or any publication of it to be made. This promise was given by Blodgett, and upon the faith of it, the book was loaned to liim.by Norris. This statement was made to ns by Capt. Norris, yesterday, in the presence of others, among them Maj. Hargrove. By some means this identical copy found its way to the Era office, and the erroneous abstract of it above noticed, appeared in the columns of that journal. We acqoit the editor of the Era of any design to do injustice to Maj. Hargrove. We understand the Era will publish the testimony in full, thus relieving its editor of all grounds to charge intentional in justice. But what shall we say of Foster Blod gett, who promised to keep it wholly to himself and did not? Why desire the publication of that testimony now?— What could have prompted itj at this time, but a bad spirit? If Maj. H. were a candidate for office, the discussion of his political opinions and the publication of his views about the Ku-Klux-Klan would bo appropriate; but as he is not, these a~e out of place. What has the public to do with the private political opinions of a private citizens, who is in no way connected with the political movements of the day? and why should the opinions of such a man, on any sub ject, be thrust before the public? What, but a desire on the part of Fos ter Blodgett to damage Hargrove in the estimation of some persons, could have induced this side issue? He and Maj. McCalla are earnestly en gaged in trying to ferrit out the real perpetrators of the embezzlements of State Boad funds, and to this t end have made arrests. McCalla was arrested in turn, on a charge of embezzlement, but has been triumphantly vindicated. No one has dared to bring any accusation against Hargrove, but this effort to di vert public attention from the great work he lias in hand, to his views on the K. K. Klan, shows the desperate straits to which Blodgett and his friends are driven in trying to erect a screen behind which to shelter themselves, ever so slightly, from the storm of public indig —i---' 1 -- -- rising The Herald calls it “the Mutual Admiration Commercial Convention of Baltimore.” which is now around nation, them. Has Hargrove, or McCalla either, de frauded the State ? If so, who will show it? If not, it is idle to try to raise a side issue by discussing or publishing the views of either of them on the K. EL Klan, or anything of the sort; and it will be found that the public care nothing for it ► ♦ < More Prisoners. Tbe Federal soldiers marched into town yesterday a squad of nine prisoners who had been captored in the upper dis tricts. They have been violating the Revenue laws, by distilling without the proper authority. Robert Anderson receives forty-two hun dred dollars per annum from tbe United States—half pay as a retired Brigadier. The story of his poverty in Switzerland is ficticious. Louisville, Obtober 3.—At a balloon ascension to-day the balloon broke, pre maturely, from the fastenings. Two men sprung from the car bnt ODly eaugbt the ropes ’and were carried off. One fell thirty feet, the other, Professor Wildurn, clung to the rope until the balloon at tained the height of u mile when he came whirling to the earth. As he approached the earth he was feet foremost, he spread out horizontally, doubled up, turned over, and then straightened out with his head downward?. As he struck the earth he fell upon his head and back. His head was mashed into an indistinguisha ble mass, and lxis body was bruised and crushed horribly. His body made an in dentation in the ground eight inches deep, and it rebounded four feet from Where it struck. Wilburn’s 3-oung wife and little daughter were on the ground and witnessed the terrible affair. Salt Lake, October 3.—Brigham Young has been arrested aud indicted for licentiousness. Owing to sickness he was allowed to remain in his house under guard. The marshal and another com pany of Federal troops have arrived. Serious resistance is improbable. It is believed that Brigham Young will be in dicted for murder. Later—Young’s arraignment has been j postponed on account of his sickness. He ' remains at home in custody of the Mar shal. His arrest caused some sensation, but no popular excitement. St. Louis, October 3.—The Fair open ed under favorable auspices. Four hun dred bales of cotton have been entered. A partially constructed bridge over the river near Fort Gibson, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, fell, drown ing one. Sixteen were seriously wound ed,- of whom eight or ten will die. Charleston, October 3.—Four deaths from yellow fever have occurred in the last twentyfour hours. Macon, October 3.—Dr. O. L. Smith, of Columbus, has been elected President of Wesleyan Female College, vice Dr. Bonnell, deceased. He will enter at once upon his duties. Memphis, Oct. 3.—A Jacksoa, Tenn., correspondent of the Press, says: Dut ton, who was to fight a duel with Magur, became intoxicated and attempted to shoot a man named Whitesides, who pro cured a shot gun and killed Dutton, and accidently wounded an omnibus passen ger with the other barrel London, October 3.—The ship Jane Booth foundered in the bay of Biscay. Nineteen were drowned. Four hundred women, employed in the flax mills, have joined the strikers. Samuel Dickinson, writes from Tehe ran, on the 7th of September, giving an account of the condition of affairs in the famine-stricken Province of Schaxassar. He says during the month of July, 8,000 persons perished in the city of Weschid, and that 40,000 inhabitants of the Pro vince have been carried off unto slavery by the Afghans, who had taken advan tage of the general disorganization, to make incursions for plunder. The bakers demand such exorbitant prices for br.ead, that the authorities had intervened, and a number of extortion ers have been executed. The country is disturbed by frequent insurrections. The pestilence still wages, and its horrors are increased by; destruc tive inundations. Yet, notwithstanding the fearful situation of the country and people, the Persian Government has re fused to avail itself of the aid proffered by Great Britain and Russia. Washington, October 4.—Extensive preparations are being made by tbe Navy Department to meet the Grand Duke Alexis. A naval fleet, under tbe command of Yice Admiral Rowan, will receive the Russians off Sandy Hook. The best available ships in tbe service will be in the reception fleet. The Grand Duke will be saluted with an Admiral’s salute, It is thought he will come to Washington immediately, aud receive no hospitalities till he has paid his respects to the Gov ernment. Baltimore, October 4.—The Triennial General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United Slates, resembled at Emanuel Church in this city to-day. The edifice was crowded this morniug. The exercises were conducted by the Right Reverend Johns, of Yirginai, who preached the sermon, after which the Bishops disrobed, and were called to or der by Presiding Bishop Smith, of Kentucky. A resolution was passed to proceed in a body to Grace Church for organization at which their Lordships, the Bishop of Litchfield and Right Reverend Dr. Yen able, Bishop of Nassau, were present. Among tho deputies on the floor were the Hon. Hamilton Fish, and ex-Senator Stevenson. New York, Oct. 4.—Mayor Hall ap peared this morning at the Yorkville police court to answer charges preferred against him for signing fraudulent war rants. He waived examination, and of fered bail in any amount. Judge Bar rett, counsel for prosecution, said there was no necessity for the Mayor giving bail. It was not contemplated to hold him in durance. The Democratic State Central Com mittee has been in session since 9 o’clock, It has transpired that Hon. Clarkson N. Potter, of Westchester, is to be made temporary chairman. The position was tendered Allen G. Beach but he declined it. Tammany is pressing its claims to representation in the convention with re newed energy, and attempts are bein_ made to conciliate its delegates, but thiis far without success. It is probable that they will appear on the floor of tho con vention, when the matter will be referred to the committee on credentials. It is said that Tammany accepts Potter for temporary chairman. The Convention was called to order by Mr. Tilden, Chairman of the State Cen tral Committee. Clarkson N. Potter was made temporary Chairman. In his ad dress he called upon the Convention to purge and pnrify the party of corruption. Horatio Seymour’s presence in the Convention was greeted with enthusiastic applause. A communication was read from the Tammany Hall Delegation asserting that that Gen. McQuade; the contesting dele gate from Oneida, in the interest harmo ny, had withdrawn his claim to a seat.— Francis Kiman was invited to a seat. Committees on the permanent organiza tion of resolutions were appointed, and recess taken till 7 o’clock. It is generally believed the Convention will complete its business and adjourn to-night. The proceedings are most orderly and harmonious. Ex-Governor Seymour would have been tendered the permanent chairmanship but business engagements prevented his remaining to the close. Lieutenant Gov ernor Beech will probably be chosen. The platform submitted by the' Com mittee on Resolutions arraigns National Administration as false to its pledges and constitutional obligations, in prolonging dissension and refusing amnesty to sub missive citizens, squandering lands, &e. in taking strides fatal to Republican in stitutions. It recognizes emancipation of freedmen of the South and their en franchisement and perfect equality before the law as the inevitable sequence of the civil war, and hold it to be the duty of all to sustain them in the enjoyment of their established rights and aid them in promoting their welfare. They denounce the management of af fairs in New York, and will look with satisfaction on the punishment of all on whom guilt can be fixed. The platform also calls on the next Legislature to provide for a further re form in the city charter, which shall, among other things, secure an early op portunity for the people of the city to choose new municipal officers; also, the liability of the Mayor of New York, with all Mayors of cities, to be removed by the Governor in the same manner as sheriffs are now removedT on proof be fore him of malfeasance ur neglect of duty. Also, to bring on the eleccion in the spring of the year, so as to place in the hands of the people the jJower to make a change in the city government. The-resolutions also say that while we, ready and determined to purge the local administration of the abuses, we must not lose sight of the duty of correcting all prevailing corruption in the Federal government, Congress and the executive, and demand some other safe guard than the registry laws for preventing fraud in elections. They praise the Democratic State ad ministration and declare the government should levy no tax on imports, except for revenue purposes. The resolutions also hereby compli ment Governor Hoffman. After their adoption .the Convention adjourned till 10 o’clock, tomorrow. the latest. After the recess the Convention organ ized permanently by adopting the report of the committee, making Clarkson N. Potter President of the Convention. New Orleans, October 4.—A storm this morning uprooted trees and pros trated the telegraph wires on the New Orleans, Mobile and Jackson Railroad. The road is slightly overflowed, causing the trains to stop running. A strong northeast wind has prevailed here for several days past, which filled Lake Pont- chafrain from the Gulf. A northeast storm, with rain, began last night, and still continues. Fears of another over flow of water over the Mobile and New Orleans Railroad at three different points between the city and the Rigoletts, are entertained. The steamship Liberty, from Balti more to New Orleans, put into Pensacola on account of a lost rudder in the gale on the 29 th of September. later. The railroad overflow has abated. Trains are running. The wires are down. No Texas election news has been re ceived. Columbia, October 4.—Ample prepa rations are making for the third annual fair of the State Agricultural and Me chanical society. The fair will open on the 6th of November next, and close on the 11th following. About $7000 in pre miums will be distributed. A ladies bazar on ground and, a grand tourna ment will be feartores of the fair. The Survivors’ Association will hold a meeting during the week aud will be addressed by Gen. Jubal A. Early, the distinguished Ex Confederate. There will also be a grand ball during the week under the auspices of the South Carolina Club. It is expected that Columbia will be crowded with vistors. Milwaukee, October 4.—A special to the News from Green Bay, says the fires in the woods between there and Michi gan have extended across Fox River, and covers a strip of thirty miles in Suwanee and Oconto counties. The large lumber ing towns of Marquette and Pishtego are threatened with destruction. The fire sare now raging over three hundred square miles of territory. One hundred families have been burned out of house aud home. Farm buildings, bridges and fences have been swept away, and thousands of square miles of valuable pine woods de stroyed The entire population is fighting the fire without success. All supplies of food for man and beast has been destroyed, and starvation during the coming winter stares them in the face. Southfarningham, October 4.—The Labor Reform Convention is fulley atten ded. Fifteen women are among the dele gates. E. W. Chamberlin was nomina ted for Governor. Barton, October 4.—The prohibitory State Convention, nominated Judge Pittman for Governor. Hartford, October 4.—Returns from 114 towns show the Republicans have carried 67, the Democrats 36, and in 16 mixed tickets were elected. Darmstadt, October 4.—A meeting of Protestants representing the various por tions of the German Empire, is now be ing held in this city, for the purpose of discussing the condition of the Protestant religion in Germany. A declaration has been adopted setting forth that it is to the interest of Germany to oppose the doctrine of Papal infallibility; that the dogma is inimical to the sovereignty of the State, the liberties of the people, and destructive of that freedom of conscience which is the base of pure religion, and that the establishment of the Order of Jesus must be prohibited. Dublin, October 4—A club is being Nbw York, October 4.—Governor Bol lock arrived here to-day from the West, and will leave for Georgia to-morrow morning. He will reach Atlanta Satur day or Sunday. Macon, October 5.—The Grand Lodge of Good Templars met yesterday. One hundred and fifty delegates were present. The following were elected officers: E. J. Kirkscey, J. W. Burke, Maggie Blake ly, W. E. H. Searcey and Rev. . At kinson. The Lodge adjourned to-night. P. J. M. Washington, October 5.-—-This gov ernment having asked Russia to recall Catecazy, the Czar has requested that he be tolerated until the visit of the Grand Duke Alexis is over. The President ac ceded to this, wishing to show friendship to the Duke and his Imperial father. Catecazy lias beeu informed by the Secretary of State if, when the visit is over, he shall not be recalled, his pass ports will be sent to him; and further, that the President will not receive him unless accompanied by the Grand Duke; nor will he, at auy time, hold convention with.him. -.7 . J 4bQ The President puts the request of re call upon the ground that Catecazy’s con duct, official and personal, has been such as to materiaUyimpair his usefulness to his own government, and to render inter course with liim, for either business or social purposes, highly disagreeable. New York, October 5.-—The delegates which, withdrew from the Syracuse Radi cal Convention have resolved to unite in support of the ticket nominated by that Convention. Rochester, October 5.—In the Demo cratic Convention to-day, the Reform candidates from New York were given a hearing. Several delegates made speeches de nouncing Tammany, and a letter from Charles O’Conner was read bitterly de- nduncing the working in New York, and declaring that the Democratic party in its State Convention is bound to so con duct itself that tbe public prosecutions now demanded may be fairly heard, and innocence vindicated from false. asser tions, or ascertained guilt condignly pun ished. The Convention nominated the follow ing: For Secretary of State, Died erich Willois, Jr.; Comptroller, AsherP. Nich ols; State Treasurer, Wheeler H. Bustal; Attorney General, Marshal B.. Champlain, State Engineer and Surveyor, Yan R; Richards; Canal' Commissioner, George M. Chapman, and Inspector of State Prisen, D. B. McNeil. The Convention then adjourned sine die. Memphis, October 5.—In the Cliicka saw races the purse of $250—mile and a half dasli—was won Joy Sentinel, beating Billy Williamson, Bayonet, Tom Corbett, Minnie Sims, Yidocqi, Morgan Scout and Gray Ella. Time 2:42£. The purse of $600—two mile heats—was won by Nellie Grey, beating Morgan Scout.— Irene Shepherd was distanced in the first heat. Time 3:432. Tlie favorites won both races. The attendance was good. Baltimore, October 5.—Tbe case of Mrs. Wharton, who is charged with poi soning Gen. Ketchum, has been removed from the Criminal Court of Baltimore to the Circuit Court of Anne Amndel county. Iu the Episcopal Convention the stand ing committees were announced. The English Bishops were formally intro duced and made addresses. Jefferson, October 5.—The election progresses quietly. Probably 1,200 votes were cast here yesterday and to-day.— The people generally are voting. Noth ing definite '.-an be known until the elec tion closes to-morrow. Springfield, Octobers.—The Demo cratic State Convention nominated, yesterday, A. S. Hayes for Congressman at large. Charleston, October 5.—Two fever deaths have occurred in the past twenty- four hours. Boston, October 5.—The mackerel fishermen report the season a perfect failure. CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING Tbp RECORDS. E C. 1*. McCalla Before Justice Bntt. Yesterday, at 9 o'clock, the case of C P. McCalla, charged by the State Attor ney, with falsifying the books of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, came tm before Justice Butt. B. F. Moore, being sworn, produced iu Court two papers—one a consolidated statement of the earnings and expenses of the road for the fiscal year, endin'- September 30, 1S70; and the other paper was a trial balance, both of which were made out in lead pencil figuring. This trial balance showed a difference of $313.85 from the books, or rather, fails to balance by that amount. The figures were taken from the foot notes in pencil from the books, and therefore the papers were not a correct representation of the books. There was no name signed to them, nor were they addressed to any one. The books were not settled up. Saw nothing on these papers in the shape of any official endorsement from any source. It is nothing unusual for a com petent book-keeper to make out a report in pencil before making a formal report. 4 A. L. Harris, sworn, and testified that the paper handed him is the one McCal la gave him, after repeated solicitations as the report of the earnings and expen ses of Western and Atlantic Road, and so stated it when he gave it to him. That he told McCalla he wanted the statement for .the purpose of incorporating it in the annual report. In the report was an amount of $154,000 to the credit of I.P. Harris, as Treasurer of the road. Neith er one could explain how that was, as everybody would know that I. P. Hams did not loan the road that amount of money. Witness remarked to McCalla at the time that he did not like the looks of that item. McCalla then told witness he could make a little “star” at that place, and refer to it at the bottom in a note explaining that the $154,000 to Harris’ credit was for bills payable. The wit ness did not make the note at the bottom as McCalla suggested. Both he and Mc Calla concluded that tbe statement would not look right. J. C. Alexander was sworn, hut before he was examined his attorney objected on the ground that Alexander was under a bond for his appearance in court, as be ing connected with this matter, and, therefore, could not be forced to testify, as being liable to implicate himself. The Court so decided. And farther, that ev idence going to show that McCalla had made such propositions as the above, were irrelevant, and the prosecution could not go outside of the charge prefer red in the warrant for his arrest. When this decision was given, the pros ecution withdrew the warrant, and the case was dismissed. A CHAPTER FOR BULLOCK AND BLODGETT, ET AL. TO STUDY. they don’t wish to embarrass the Conven-: organized in this city to consist of the tiou and calling for a rigid examination I advocates of the home rule policy. Accounts of G. Washington. The Treasury Department officials, in making arrangements for the better pre servation of the valuable papers, have lately removed from a vault, for which they have laid for more than half a cen tury, the accounts of General George Washington, while he was Commander- in-Chief of the American army during the Revolutionary war. The accounts are stated in General Washington’s own handwriting, and are written in clear and bold characters, and are araanged with sys tematic accuracy. The title page of these accounts hears the following inscription: “ Account of G. Washington, with the United States, commencing June, 1775, and ending June, 1783,” compre hending a space of eight years. Entries are made of every item of his household expenses, and for all moneys used in the transportation of troops, and, in fact, every expense incidental to the revolutionary war. Reference to his tory will show that General Washington, although offered a competency while serving as Commander-in-chief, repeat edly declined to accept any, as these ac counts show. General Washington’s de termination not to cover up and take ad vantage of the oversight of other govern ment officers is well illustrated by the following entry and the marginal note in explanation of the same. It appears as follows: “By cash ^3133 16s.”" Note— “This sum stands in my account as a credit to the public, but I can find no charge of it against mein any of the pub lic offices. Where the mistake lies I know not, but wish it could be ascertained, as I have no desire to injure or be injured.” Washington also submitted a table, giving the amount of money received at different times, giving its nominal value and yalue by depreciation, from which it appears that in October, 1777, one thou sand dollars was worth nine hundred and eleven dollars; in January, 1778, two thousand dollars was worth thirteen hun dred and $70. The market value of money continued to depreciate, so that in March, 1799, two thousand dollars was quoted at two hundred, and five hundred dollars at fifty. The final note at the end of the statement is as follows: “I re ceived moneys on private account in 1777, and since which, except such surps that I had occasion now and then to ap ply to private uses, were all expended in the public service, and through hurry, I suppose, and the perplexity of business— for I know not how else to account for the deficiency—I have omitted to charge, whilst every debit against me is here credited. July 1, 1783.” [From the Chronicle and Sentinel (Augruta Ga.) 30th September, 1871.] < Mr. Stephens. The’reply of Mr. Stephens to the cor respondent, “Law and Order,” of the Constitutionalist, is a complete vindication of himself from the charges and insinu ations of that illy informed and evidently biased writer. 1 That paragraph of his letter in which he replies to the charge of being “ex treme ” in, his Southern and constitu tional views, is particularly lucid and strong. We doubt whether, outside of the Radical party, a single intelligent man can be found in the State who does not fully indorse and approve Mr. Ste phens’ position as laid down in this letter in regard to the 14th and 15th amend ments He maintains the only true and constitutional ground upon this vital question. The letter will amply repay a careful perusal, and we specially commend it to the attention of our readers. The Tribune says: “The Demo cratic leaders are glib with, their unbelief, but they have no positive belief.” There the Tribune is mistaken, for every Demo crat in the country positively believes that the Radicals are endeavoring to de stroy the last vestige of constitutional lib erty. They also positively believe that Horace Greeley would like to have the next Radical nomination for President; and they further believe, most positively, that if he does get it he will he beaten by the Democratic nominee. They be- live, too, very positively, that Dr. Gree ley’s party was badly demoralized by Grant’s Custom House brigade, in the Syracuse Convention. Therefore, the Tribune will peroeive that the Democratic leaders havo some positive belief. Putnam County Fair. We have received an invitation to at tend the Annual Exhibition of the Put nam County Agricultural Fair Company. The exhibition begins on the 11th insfc. and terminates on the 13th—thus afford ing all an opportunity to visit this place before the Fairs at Atlanta, Macon and other localities. Judging from the reputation old Put nam has for thrift, enterprise aud public spirit, we predict for the Fair Company and the citizens of the county a most flat tering success. Secretary Fish has informed his associates of his intention to withdraw from the Cabinet soon after the Novem ber elections. This sets the mind of the country at - ease, as most people were afraid he would not withdraw. The truly loyal Bourbon is a successful disorganizer,” says the Courier- Journal. Fact—proven by tlie summary manner in which they disorganized the “New Departure” movement.