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VOLUMN XVIII
ROME 6A.j FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 18, 1888.
NUMBER 48
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From the Froith
Wo find it exceedingly difficult to
gel reliable news from tho front.
There Is no doubt however but that
our forces have fallon back through
Summerville and to this aide of. Tay
lor's Ridge on the Summerville road
Thursday there was a skirtttififh at Sum
merville with what result is not report
ed further than that our men fell hack,
Tliero was also a skirmish late in the
afternoon 41601: Tryort Fnbtory. ttto
report that the Factory hail been burn-
d lacks confirmation. Tho enemy
judging flora rumors, is in large force
mu) seems to bo literally swarming thto’
wido extent of CfoTfiitr'jf. ftib Irlith
(j! tlie whole matter, probably, is, that
they hove numerous small scouting
purl ies out and enoh ono of these is
Mistaken for a large force. At this
lime (Friday morning) it fUttl.b'f pro-
vails that tho enemy ate in Dirt town
Valley, fifteen miles from here, and of
bourse considerable excitement pre
vails. This rumor is probubly falso.
11 o’clock i’ltiDAV.--Wo havo just-
seen a reliable gentleman direct front
ilirt'] I’own who'says all was quiet there
itt 8 o’clock this morning, and that -no
Yanks were in that vicinity. An offi
cial dispatch dated four miles from
Summerville has just beon received
hero whioh states that iid bhr-niy were
in that vicinity at day break this ihtiHi-
ing. The party that came into ,SUm-
hifcfVillo yesterday liavo probably falloii
back.
A rumor is now clUTbiit (hUt it force
of tho enemy aro making -towards
Cedar Blulf as if thoy would cross tho
Coosa there.
Latest—2 oVuibk, ’P. M.— Reliable
information has hbeit received that tho
bnemy, some 500 or 000 s’frdfig, tti'B itt
tho old stourn saw mills, this pitlb ‘df
Chattooga river, on tho StilinncrviUo
road," nnd about two 'Miles this side of
that place. A Much larger forco is
said to bo a shol’t tlistnhco down tho
river, on the road to ftaVlesville, Ala.
Our troops are frbl’iC llibj (/light to
ho and no immiiieut danger is HBUi
npproliefided to Romq.
[fbi' the Southern Confederacy']
Georgians to your Posts.
‘ Glenn Holly, Geo.,
Sept. 10th, 1803.
Georgians, the lififfl has arrived for
you oil to rise'and assort your birth
right, and by deeds of valor to main
tain it. Tho enemy is upon your soil.
SiBbo tho days of Troup and tho Trea
ty, you iiuvo treated tho officers of tlie
Federal Governmen, coming in hostile
array, os publio enemies. Now thoy
are trarttpiihg Jfour sovereignty under
foot, resolved to subjugate you. Como
$1.50 j then, freomen of Georgia, to the battle-
0.76 j field. Tho huughty Yunkoo hunters,
mid offors you fight on your own soil,
threatening to rob, whip or conquer
you. This he cannot do. Como up,
then, to the mountains from mlddlo
and low country ; lot us .meet and drive
them buck boyoua tho- Ohio. Come
all of you, now. You will not lack a
leSdeh Yu\lrGuvcniol‘,liko a Stone
wall, will lead you. The spirit of Jack-
son, of l’olfuir, of Tatnal, of Early, of
Clarke, and of Troup, will greet you
and cheer you. Tho blood of your
Softs, your fathers, brothers aiid lius>
bands, spilt by the hand of the Tyrant,
will animate you, your Country’s oauso
will inspire you.
It is not for Georgians to quail or do.
Spond. ' Wo oxpooted Vioksburg to bo
taken—Charleston, Savanuah, Mobile
and New Orleans to be captured or
evacuated. We would havo left thoiH
in nshos, and Nashville also. And
then wo expeoted to meet and vanqish
the foe on the field. There our strength
is. It is not in the eltUft;
Memof largo -property, little proper
ty, and ho proptffty— Mon who havo
lost properly, and who havo made pro
perty by tho war— como let us all make
a common stock, and common cause-
whip tho cno/ny, hverit and win inde
pendenoo. Then' dlritlti ihb property,
pay ohr debts, make equal tho losses,
rebuild (he oitics, and share the
gains.
No more complaining or fuult finding
about Mt. Davis or the currency. Sus
tain 'the President and Gen. Bragg.—
Uso the currency and inako it good.—
Congress and the people can do this,
Mr. Davis as PteH.lorit is 6'ur man.—
Our Generals are in tho field. Let us
obey orders and fight when they say
fight—begin quick and novor surren
der.
Let no' dbiflesYic strife for oflico dis
turb us. Officewithout independence,
is not worth holding,- and is only SO'Ogh'l
by those who aro not worthy of it. No
more tali.ibg t>f shaking hands with
our enemy without our rights- Como
up, then, let us “do or die.”
MARK A. COOPM
Speech of Mr. Jemison.
Delivered on Retiring from the Alabama
Senate, August 24th, 1803.
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OP THE BENATE.
Senators:
My oleotlon to the Confede
rate States Senate tenders me, from
the commencement of tho terra of sor-
viao, ineligible to hold a place amongst
you as a member of this body. I shall,
therefore, this morning, tendor my res
ignation as sdoh. Before doing which,
however, I tender you my resignation
ns your presiding officer, that you may
at onefc proceed to fill my place.
Elected to fill the vacancy occasioned
by tho death of the lamented Ynncy-j
whose eloqnnnco and porseveranoe,. in
tho causo of Southern rights, contribu
ted more largely than the efforts of
any other man to bring about our sepa
ration from tho Bid federal Union,
and to whom, up to tho period of so’
cession, as well os upon tho question of
Secession itself, it is well known that 1
was opposod in my political views, it
may il8t bS IttKppfdpriatS to' b’rioSy.
state my viows as to what course the
Government und tho poople df the
Confederacy, in . tho presont trying
emergenoios of tho oontry, should pur
sue,
The Valiojr of Virginia.
Wo loarn, from members of tho Log.
islature from that quartor, that tho ono.
rny’s camps in the Valley of Virginia
aro confirmed to tho neighborhood of
tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad.—
Small scouting parties occasionally visit
Winchester, but have so far conducted
themSelvos, wd are pleased to say, With
a propriety hitherto unknown among
our enemies. They neither rob ft'dr ar.
rest non-comhattar.ts.
Wo loarn, however, that Lookhart'
the keeper of a Wayside tavern in tho
direotion pf Romney, was shot by them
under the oharge or pretenoe that ho
had violated tomo military injunction.
—Richmond Sentinel, 7.
Maj. JonN W. Hooper is announced
by hi* i'm-mls as it candidate lor Repre
sentative in BnrtoWCoi
-»»
i6F* Tho Atlanta Hotels notv tihargo
on Dollars a day for board.
S&~ Tho Yankee Vandals is Louis
iana havo made a rule to burn allhouses
find plantations near the places whorts
the rebel guorillas'ilro on boats naviga
ting Ihb Mississippi ‘Rivorl Above Bn,
ton Koligh this work of ’destruction has
boeh extensive, where 'the* boats liave
been molostod from" tho shore-' l.
LUrtuHi’s Tfc'fiHS lit tcXm
Wo publish in Otfr telegraphic column
a libcrrl synopsis of a letter written by
l’rcsidont Lincoln to tho" Springfield
Mass Meeting in defence of his military
measures and developing his views
giirdiiig li p'Dnfc'ti. it is a very impot
tnnt document, and should satisfy nil
dreamers about an honerablo peace at
the South', of the Utter folly of nil their
view's arid notions. Lincoln! plainly
declares there cun bo no coulpfdiiliSO
that docs not embraco reconstruction
and a return to tho hated Union—in
other words, that wo must givo up all
idea of Independence, and after two years
of bloodshed to maintain it, lay down
bur arms and acknowledge that wo are
whipped batik under Yankee rule and
subjection. \Vo niUsl ugro'o tb live with
our murderes as equals and friends, or
thcro can bo no peace.
Tbist.v Lincolv.’s pin!form ns laid
down in this letter, and no wondo.i
'that .ho will not reject such base liumiH.
illioh till titir 'part. Is (hero a man in
tho South who would lia'vb poaho on
such terms? Wo cannot believe thcro
are many, or oven one who will thus
’pi'oclailn lfftiisolf tb the world,
llhpro can be'no reunion without sub
jugation and tyranny —as Mr. Hill so
truly remarks ’in his late letter—and
such being aii established fatib, •lbt'Us—
dreamers and all—gird up our loins for
a still greater struggle to avert the ca
lamities which afrdit ha {if a Conquered
pooploi—Savannah, Republican.
Tho question of secession isof things
that havo past; Ithasbooomo a part
of the oounlry’s history. Future histo
rians, other men and other times, will
pass a more impartial verdict as to its
wisdom and its policy than the pres
ent gonerntion. But it is for tho pres
ent generation to decide its own politi
cal status. It matters not whether our
separation was right or Wftirig, WlsB bi f
unwise. The alternative now preBont-
ed to us is, to press forward, arms in
hand, until we shall have achieved an
honorable and glorious independence,
or to tamely and basely tubmit to the
political social degradation. However,
ardently peace may desired, thoro is
not ono, I trust, amongst yt)U, or in th'S
Confederacy, ono who -would accept
peace, on any ollior than honorable
terms. Who would, for the sake of
peace, bo willing tb s'- v o tiio Southern
poople consigned to political degrada
tion and doomod to social equality
with our slaves? We are told by our
oppressors that no terms of ueaco will
ho accepted, hut upon tho uncondition
al and immediate abolition of slavory,
And confiscation oi 1 rebel property. If
there is any man in tlie land who would
accept peace on llicse terms, lie de
serves a traitor’s doom.
Though a More eloquent t nd able
advocate of Southern independence,
ray predbeosstir. if Wring, would licit
givo to the tiau&ti Of biff bleeding coun
try, a thbro zekloUs ahd unwaVOfiltg
supporter than mysolf. ,
We pnrt, some of us'never to meet
again, either ii» the hulls of legislation.
Or the common walks- of life. Wo part
frith many dark and tlu-oatoning
clouds hanging over tho prospoots of
our beloved oountry. Let me, in this,
her hour of adversity, exhort you, that
each pf us shall pledge to lli'o other his
life, his fortune and ilis sacred liotiof,
in defence of her holy.baase. .
SenutorsamJ friends, I bid you an
affcctionato farewell' May the God of
Heaven' bless you individually 1 May
ho direct your councils nnd deliver our
bleeding oountry from tho hands of
her enemies!
igEhThero are three Generals—-Reu
bon Davis, Charles Ularke and West—
candidates, for tho Governorship of Mis
sissippi.
BuTCcii. Joseph E. Johnston arrived
in Atlanta on Thurseay afternoon. Ho
is looking a little sun-burned aftor his
sojourn in tho South, but in good
health and oheerful spirits.
On Hit.—That Gov. Shorter frill hti
appointed Attorney General df the
Confederate States to sdenood Hon. T.'
H. Watts.
- ttgti-Notcs of the tin eo TonneBsee
banks aro quoted in boUiSFllle at 25
27 per cent, disaount.
figy-It has beon agreed between th
Coufederate and Federal Commission
cfs that Gen. Morgan and his officers
and the Fedorul guerilla Col. Straight
and his officers shall ho plaoed on tho
samo footing of othor prisoners of
wur.
gggr-Mr. C. C. Davis, Superiutoudeiit
of the W^yrido Home for soldiers • in
Atlanta, informs tho editor of tho Ga
zette, that from the 1st of May the 1st
of September, 2,977 soldiers Jiavo urri
ved and registered at tho Wayside., 3,.
565 hunks have been oocupied uud 11,-
222 meals huvo been furnished.
BgyA gentleman froifi Vicksburg
says that ono oi tho first acts of the
Federals after occupying (hat plnco,
was to rob.tho Catholic church, break-
ihg ill atid oarfying off tho mitro and
chalice. Instead of regarding tiiiS H.9
theft and vandalism, they scorned to
exult over it as a great achievement
and paraded the streets in sacrilogious
bravado, carrying tho sucted emblems
upon thoir bends in mockery,
ggfNews from “the front’’ is of ft
stirring charatiltir. Chuttunoo^d inis
at length been abandoned. The Po8t
Office, anil tho rfe'iiluittdet of the bag
gage in ihe Departments, havo beon
temoved this side of Ch'ckumauga Sta
tion, rtnd tho town is temporarily evac-
Ualecl for a mdVeffiettt Uptin the ono
my’s advanoo in tho Will's Vnlloy.—
Scarcely "a foot of tho soil of Tennesseo
is now occupied by our troops, nnd the
question ns to the recovoiy of tho lost
ground will depend mainly upon tho
result of the operations along tho val
ley. —Rebel.
Latost Summary Nows 1>y Telegraph
to Associated Press, Ace.
O.ur forces evacuated Chattanooga
last Monday night, and tho'onomy are
roportod to havo orossod - tho river in
small force and took possession the
next day. ft sooms that East Tennes
see has been evacuatod from Kttoxvillo
down to this sido of Cleveland.
Out foftioB ate concentrating in N.
Georgia and every confidence is felt of.
suoeesft. .
From Charleston.—Tho ohomy mado
a bold nnd desperate assault on the
shattered remains of Fort Sumter at
half past ono o’clook in the morning
of Wodnosday the 9th inst. They ap-
proaohed It in about fifty barges: As
soon its Ih'oy 'were fritMli musket ra'ngo
our infantry in tho Fort under corns
maud of.Maj. Stephon Elliott opened
on them. Thoy pressed on up to tho
very walls and a considerable number
landed off tile dISbris. Our mon then
fought them principally with briok
bats and hand grenado3 and after ft
contest of fifteen minutes they retrea
ted in disorder. We captured threo
stands of colors, four or five Barges, 18
offioers and 102 mon. No ostimatb oan
b'b accurately made of tho Yanks killed
and wounded as they fell elthor into
their boats or into tho water. Thoie
was nobody hurt en our sido.
The original Flag that ftavod oVer
Sumter when Anderson held it Was one
of those and the enemy were doubtloss
in high hopes to put it again in its old
place. The latost news from Charleston
is-up .to 10th Inst. It was quiet tho
night before; The ciiomy had been
hard at work on Morris Island. Beus
regard has refused to hold tiommuniea-
lion with tho enemy uiider Flags of
Ti'itoe; UHtil satisfactory explanation is
given of their Hridg Upon our Flags of
Lincoln's Draft;
The passage of the §3,000,000 'ordi
nance ovor Mayor Opdyke’s voto by
tho Now York Council settles, says the
Atlanta Intelligencer, all apprehension
on the subject, whether 'Lincoln will
gain any recruits Jin that city by draft
or not. The roasdri of the draft biting
made so easily is now apparent, and
although tho Yankee Government will
make a plenty of money by. the trans
action, mouoy alone will not sufiico to
oarry on this war. What they want is
men) and unless they can procure them
this war must close in a short time with
thoir defeat. The acknowledgement
of the Northern press that nearly all
the men drafted have paid the commu*
tation feo, and those, unable to pay
havo deserted in largo numbers, is o*
groat significance, os it plainly shows
that tho people of tho North ate heat
tily sibk of this stiehe of bloodshed*
and desire its close.
In view of all those faots before us,
we see no reason fotany ode to despot
of our final success. Tho term of sor«
▼ice for the majority of Lincoln's army
will Boon expire, and We bah safely say
from their post conduct, that at tout
two thirda of them will not re-enlist-
and the remainder of the enemy’s for*
ces will ho but a poor match for out
gallant soldiers.
Lotus, then, bear a oheerful sprit.
A bright day is dawning for us. Al,
ready do we see the light struggling to
break through the dork clouds that
conceal its rays. With the failure to
raise any fresh troops by his draft, and
(as we trust)a defeat to his army in this
Slate, thb lohg fought for Indepen*
donee will have arrived, and peace
with all its blessings, will once more
visit cur beloved country.
1
ti uce.
Frcm Richmond,
Patriotic and Stirring Api'eal.—fly
til means read the earnest addfesB of
Mark A. Cooper to bo-fbUild in anothor
column.
8®“A Yahkeo correspondent says
thalj "speaking frithin bounds,’’ four,
fifths of the contrabands within thoir
lines are ilfixioits to return to their maB'
ters,
Honor to our Gallant fltitltl.
Captain Laulor haB named threo of
thti fdfis at this place in honor of odr
gallant dead. Fort Norton to the right
atld fort Stovall td tho left, after Chas.
B. Norton and GeBrgo T. Stovall, of tlie
8tli 3a., who fell itt thd first battle of
Manassas, and fort Attaway in tho con*
tro, for Lieut.. Thos. D. Attaway, WHO
fell «t the second battle of Jtanassas.
Tho others hdto not yot boon nanl-
cd.— Southerner i
A Correspondent writting from
Clsarleston In the Appeal, snys that it
bus been much more generally ovaeua.
ted by tho oitizens, nnd furniture, goods
and valuables removod, than I at first
supposed. The busiuess houses of any
ltHpdftaiitiB iiro nil • closed, as arc tlie
privato dwellings of tho wealthy. Tho
poorer classes who desire to go, aro as.
sistod by tho city, and thousands of
those are availing thomselvos df thb
chance to get away.
The FLonioA.AT Work.—The steamer
Florida has turned up agaiu on tho
'-track df tho Yankoe shipping.. The
ship I ranois S. Cutting, whioh arrived
at New Tork on the 24th, reports hav
ing been ovothatiicd by the Florida on
the 6th ult;, in lat. 42deg,*10min., Ion.
41 deg. 20 min. After considerable nel
gociation, the Cutting having on board
230 passengers, tho Florida agreed to
bond her ifi the sum of $40,000.
A Modest DeMamb.—A number of the
pilots on the Alabama fiver havo struok
fof higher wages—demanding §600 per
ihonth; In conseqUenco of this, thcro
aro but few boats running.
flOfTho quiet on tho Rappahannock
has beooino chronic, and not so much
as a skirmish breaks the monotony of
events in that quarter. Gen. Meado is
st'll at Warronton, with the bulk of
liis army, including two negro rogi-
monts.
Tho Contral train last cTetiUighi'dtiglit
down aii tinUstial number of officers on
furlough, whioh foot would seem to in
dicate that aotive movemonts were not
antioipated at present.—Ibid.
{©•Since our last report wo hr.vo
heard nothing new in regard to affairs
on tho Rappahnnhock. That thero
nothing doing in tho ilfiriy, ahrl
tifoSpOBt df early activity, is the opin
ion of thoso who have recentjy left tho
camp.
Wo havo many rumors in circulation,
invented by thoso who havo nothing
elso to do, with reference to impdrtaut
ohanges, Whioh are hardly worthy to
bo noticed, and not entitled to oredit.
—Rich. Disp., 1th.
BQpWo learn from tho Selma pdpBfs
that butter is selling in that city at (five
fioilafs a pdUiid. Irt Mississippi it is
stated, that wator is selling at fifty
cents a drink. We have Udt ’learned
whether stones ore sold to tho
poor instead of bread, but We lidpti
there ! is some hemp still left in the
Confederacy, and that in tho shape of
rdpe.it frotild do the State .some service.
—Montfy Mail.
Thero’.is no oxciting
news from this quarter. Tho Legisla
ture is still in session. The largest salo
of imported goods ever made in that
city was on tho 9th inst, aiid Ihoy sold
at higher prices than had hitherto bebn
ollahibrt;
All quiet on iho Rappahanoook. Tho
8th and 0th Georgia Regiments were
doing picket duty in Fredericksburg on
tho 5th. Tho enemy’s Pickets fretb on
(ho opposite bank of the river. No
firing was allowed on either Bide. Thoy
talked freely and exchanged papers
daily— also Tobacco for ooffoe—our boys
say thoy aro having a good time—plenty
of rations and not much duty.
Special to the Intelligencer.
Qq.lt.iwan,Tennq Sept. 9.—Chitltii’
HSOga was evacuated by our forbes Mott-
fibji fii'gkt, this oiieftijr iHiving siioilod
tho town seVorly during tho day.
It is reported that a small forco cross
ed tho river and took possession tho
noxt day.
Scott’s cavalry 'fell back yesterday to
Cleveland, and after ail our stores wero
safely romoynd proceeded to this place.
Our forces aro oonconlrating in Geor
gia for a.decisivo battle.
Highest confidence prevails of our
success. Our troops oro in hfgh feat
her.
"200”
UsS- The Yankees havo now dotef-
miiicd upon the policy of rcdUolhg tiio
defenses of Charleston harbor oonsocu-
tivoiy, if possible. Fort Moultrio on
Sullivan’s Island is now receiving their
attention. This is the only ooursa says,
the Appenl, they can pursue to render
theiir sudoeiss at Wognor available.—
Wo may, theroforo, expect atiothor
protracted bombardment. Wo have
at present no further aocount of the
effect of tho fire on the ruins of Sum
ter. Tho garrison is a small ono, com
posed, we boliove, of the city battalion
and could do nothing olso than repulse
an assault direct, as every gun has been
dismounted for several days.
Mutters ubout Charleston.
Tho Riohmoild Examiner, referring
to the OVaoUatiCH Of Morris’ Island,
says:
The fortification of Charleston is now
stronger than when the first" shot wait
firod on . the island. Batteries have
since bebil erected which supercede the
iitiiity of Wagner. It was nover the
key of Charleston. Indeed no one
point in its fortifications can bo so call
ed. In the system of Vauvaiff thero
Was nlways suoh a point—once taken, it
commanded the rost. But the oxcel.
lonco of the new systom of defence, il*
lustrated at C-omorh and Sebastopol,
and repeated at Charleston, is the ne
cessity of a siego for every battery, in
WhiCll tho besiegers are alwav* wtposoa
to tho fire of othors. Such a defence,
if conducted with courage, by an army
which Cannot be BUrrounded and starv
ed, may bo oasily rendered Intermina
ble, as tho Biego of Charleston will b$,
‘But wo must not blind our cyos, por
thoso of, tho reader, to Two 'conscquen-
of this evont. Ono is the moral .effect
on tho ignorant northern populace, It
will, of course, be the signal for great
but temporary exultation; and it is un
pleasant to know they hare so muoh
onuouragc'Mc'nt. The other is tho fact
that the possession of Morris Island
will ennble tho enemy to dose tho port
of Charles ton, for the first time in the
waf; But frliilQ. this result may depress
Mercantile speculation,we doubt whetbj
er thd tionfedsifaby frill t)B IfijUrod by
tho comparative diminution of smug,
gling from Nassau.
ggiy'Hon. Charles J. Jenkins poremp<>
torily declines to allow his name tb bo
used as a candidate for Goremot iri tho
onsuing election .
Urei'Are Fob the soldiers.—Tho cold,
stormy blasts of winter will soon bo upon
us, and the modi extensive preparations
should be made, both by tho Govern
ment and people in making our noble
soldiers comfortable. Millions pf pnirs
of socks can bo made in a few months.
Go to work in timo is; tho true policy
—wait not for to-morrow to do whot
can bo done to day.
. From Virginia.
Liout. Wood, commanding tho expe
dition recently operating at tho mouth
of the Rappahannock, and on tho bay,
returned to Richmond on Saturday,
with his command. His prizes, conv
sisting of two steamers and three sohocH
ners, wero burned, aftor being disman
tled; and the maohinery and guns
takeii o'Ut. Rut ono gun, aiid that a
smooth bore, was lost, it having fallon
overboard. Tho guns embraoeParrotts,
Forewarned Foreamned-A deserter from
the enemy coiile Opportunely frithitl
our linos lato Saturday afternoon, with
the information that an attempt would
be made by means of boats, Saturday
night, to land betwoen Gregg and
Wagner, and take one or both works in
the fbar by surprise. Wa were thus
enabled to anticipate and signally baf
fle the attempt, wnich was really .made.
Charleston Courier.
A Good Suggestion.—In view of the
fact that thO dfiomy in their raids could
destroy but little corn if not cribbed 1
we heard a planter suggest the other
day (says the Kosciusko Chroniole) that
tho present corn crop should bo left un-
galhored iff all thb exposed localities
until wanted by tho Government. Ho
contends, and we think very justly too,
that by pursuing suah a coarse the
amount of corn that would be lost by
exposure to tho weather would be muoh
less than by sribbing it and letting the
enemy burn it by wholesale.
' Lieut. Gett. J C. Pemberton, we learn
has arived in Atlanta, and will 'take up
hisresidenoo there lor awhile.
fcf® <i h-a?
cured, and with tiio guns, is safe at ^J’ 8 “ e 18 pnttifi|
Bowling Green
Tho trial of the so-called New York
“traitors” is prograsing in that bity
They probably will not have aby show
ing. Linooln'a influence against them
will be to strong.
—;—
egySecretary Staritdrt is reported as
laboring enough td titiish any but ail
The Poston Post
putting his own against Un
cle Satfi’s CdHstitiition.