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SATURDAY HORNING, July 2tV
Letter of Hon,-H. V. Johnson. ;
ffe are sure our readers will be glad
l to see the views of the above named
[ distinguished Georgian that we publish
ay. We are informed that Hon.
| A. H. Stevens and Gen. Robt. Toombs
I agree with Ex Governor Johnson in re
gard to the duties of Georgians in the
j present crisis. We wish it were not
I incompatible with the situation of the
I former gentlemen to speak out their
I entiments and convictions, as unmis-
akeably as the latter has itl the letter
r9 f. vf to. These distinguished states
ban have long had the confidence of
the people, and now their advise is
anxiously looked tor. Gov. Johnson
I speaks boldly and to the point. His
I advise is essentially the same as that of
I Gov. Perry, of South Carolina, fend Hen.
|B. H. Hill, of this State. As a great
Header of the Democratic party, he has
I been repeatedly honored with over-
Iwhelming majoritiesin this section of
I the Slate, and, we doubt not; -his .pres-
lent admonitions will be read with great
interest and respectful consideration.
Speech of Ben Hilt at Atlanta.
, The speech of Hon. B. H. Hill in
Atlanta on last Tuesday, is said to have
been one of the best and^gnost. interest-,
jing ever tnade by this popular Orator.
[ he Radical papers of that city were
evidently dumbfounded by his eloquenae
I »nd power. He has promised to speak
in Rome soon after the adjournment
i of Congress—timely notice will be giv
en.
Whereas the Fault,
e have received several complaints
y to the effect that.'the Courier is
.“ot received regularly at Cedartown.—
e on,y know that’ it is put in the
ost office at Roine/regnlarly, and the
| * t must be either at the Borne Post-
;? 06 0r one at Cave Spring. We
ope the matter will be corrected-here
after. | M
1We.-publish to-day a.
® purporting tqlmve been written
I, cn - Toombs, but me think it -is a
0r gery of the .’Radicals;. ■
W*arv HoNonl.-4lie degree of L
L- D. was conferred: upon fi H. V. jfc
[ . ® r > ^ the.FaoultyqfEmbryCpUege
? ds last Commencement. Dr. Miller
!g pi lheinost eminent.men in the
... *®’,general Literature and scien-
j 1 c attainments, an*l the College does
I credit to itself by thus hionoring him. -J
Ih ^w* ICIIIE ~^ e are informed that
‘ a .Dentist, living near Gayles-
L Wa s killed on the lGth inst.,
I y Rice Puckett, his brother-inlaw.—
Alledged cause—the seduction of his
•^lerby Witt.
[For the Rome Courier.] 1 '’
, Fmory College—Commencement.
■ ' Mb. Editor -This honored and well
known institution is again in vigorous
operation., During the last term she
has enjoyed a- good patronage. The
College has an experienced and thor
oughly competent corps of instructors-
There is certainly no better place in
the whole country for the education pf
Boys. No institution in the State his
turned put a larger proportion of good
scholars and useful citizens. These are
to be found in every department of life.
This has been commencement week.
On last Sunday Rev. E. Myers, D. D.
editor of the Southern Christian Advoca
preached the Commencement Sengon
—pronounced by his audience to hKive
been a most finished and masterly pro
duction. I copy part of the programme:
“Prize Declamation, Monday even
ing, 8 p. m.; Junior Exhibition 1 , Tues
day, commencing 9 a. m., followed by
presentation of prizes, and an address
by Rev. W. P. Harrison; Alumni Ad
dress on Tuesday, 41 p. m., by Andrew
J. Smith, Esq., Newnan, Ga. Senior
Exhibition on Wednesday, at 9 a. m.,
degrees conferred, and Baccalaureate
address by Rev. J. R. Thomas, J>; D.,
President; Annual Literary address be
fore The Few and Phi-Gamma Soeife-
ties, Wednesday, 4£ p. m., by. Maypr
General John B. Gordon.” .ii'sf
For years your correspondent has, at
tended the Commencement of Emory
College, but, all things considered,
never a more interesting one than this.
The young gentlemen acquitted; them
selves most handsomely. The maimed
soldiers, maintained at school by State
munificence, have done well. They
have been most studious, and their de
portments have won the respect of all
who have observed them. The classes
of ’61 and ’62 received their diplomas—
this being the first regular Commence
ment since the breaking.out of the wai.
Alas! how many fill soldiers’ graves.—
Emory mourns her sons, bnried on ma
ny battlefields, from the Potomac to
the Rio Grande. We honor; them—we
love them, and will honor And love
mitted us—for it cannot be taken from'
us. . . '■#
The honored President, Dr. J. 11
Thomas, leaves Georgia—having bee:
called to the presiding of a flonnshin
letter from W ^ Intelligencer.] That will be utterly impossible, if they
better from Ex-Governor Hershell V, attempt under the forms of law ’TheJ
Jonnson. may plunder; they may rob; they mav
Aufusta, Ga;, July 11th,’67. spoliate, by military power, but every
Messrs John G. Westmoreland, James ? a ? common sense knows, and
F. Alexander, James P. HambletoD J,,d S e Chase has so decided, that prop-
T. T. Smith, Eli J. Hulsey, Thomas ^.‘fnbqt be legally confiscated until
C. Howard, R. M. Brown R A Als * ft( r r tnal and conviction, and be will
ton. Thomas F. Lowe, Thonias Kile be C ° f “ pel [ edt ° declde - whenever the
Amos Fox, L. J. Winn, and Henrv's’ ?. uestlon s £ a11 , be made, that any act of
Orme, Committee&c.; Atlanta, Ga - ' forthat purpose, will be un-
, ’ ■* constitutional, because it is “ex post fac
, v'ENtlemen-—I have the honor to ac- to-” But suppose the worst—that Con-
knowledge the receipt of your letter of gress shall attempt to confiscate, whom
the 3d inst, in which, in reply to mine will it hurt ? It will hurt only those
ot 1 he. 28th ultimo, expressing my who have property, and who are not
aversion to the publication of my “views willing to bold on to their perishing
on the duties ot the hour, you insist treasure, at the'price of honor and free-
that I shall reconsider the ground of dom.' To such, property is dust, when
such aversiop, and-- express your con- weighed in the balance of constitution-
viction that great good must inevitably al liberty. Little property is left to the
flowjrom it. In deference to your true men of the South. As a general
opinions, and- being moved by your remark, such men have emerged-from
strong appeal, predicated upon the fact the war with nothing but poverty and
tha* I have, in times past, “been hdn- — ' r ’ u --
past, “been hon
ored by the highest confidence of the
people of Georgia",” and that therefore,
“now, in the severest hour of oiir. trials
and distress * * * * *. * They
have the right to ask” my opinions I
have determined to forego, my own re
luctance and comply, with your request,
Tho ivllltao in f-AXn<«in am- 1 1 '
j he whites, in Georgia, are,, largely in confiscation;and if they can save it, by
the ascendant, and if they would be recreancy, to their homes and heaitb-
firm and united, they could de- stones, by abandoning those whom they
feat the nefarious scheme for their.min led into secession, by beeamihgi false to
and humiliation. But the tempter is in 'their race, and by playing the part of
our.midst, seeking to divide the peo- pall-bearers at the funeral of the Con-
pie, andthus to induce them to take slitution, be it so. Verily, they will
the fearful leap into the yawning gulf, reap their retribution in the execra-
We are advised to accept the Sherman tions of mankind. But generally '-the
bijl, or Congress will adopt a more grin- trag men ol the South have little to
dint; measure, and anon, thousands of confiscate, and that little they are wil-
the:timid are ready to offer their arms U n £ to surrender, if need be, as a holo-
td/reeeive the fetters;.to accept it, or caust upon the smoking altar of their
regress will confiscate our property, country.
anon, thousands who love money To the suggestion that if we do not
s than free government, are willing accept the porposed scheme of recon-
toTbenri their necks to the ignoiuinous struction we shall not be allowed rep
yoke; to accept it. or- We will not be al- resentation in Congress, I am, if possi
lowed’repiesentation in Congress, and ble, more indifferent. Who .cares for
anon, office-mongers are ready to drink such representation as will be foisted
the hemlock. 1 do not feel tae force of upon the people under its operation ?
these appeals tojonr^fears. 'They wilTbe representatives in name,
Congress will adopt a more grinding but mfsrepiesentatives in fact. Much
B iasnre 1 Wbat more can: that usurp-
g conclave do? Has it not already
oroken down all the Constitutional safe
ruards, for the protection of- property,
ifo and liberty ? Have they not ob
literated the sovereignty of the States?
,ave they not destroyed the federative . . -
arure of our government?-—-its char* can will lad vise my fellow^citizens to uo
cter of compact between - co-equal so - If premitted to vote, in view ot
liates, and converted it into an un- Lfic turn of events, I shqujd register,
imited and irresponsible despotism?— and 1 hope every man in Georgia who
... Let us glance at the provisions of the will do so, with the view ot defeating
them forever. This, at least, is per—. Sherman programme of reconstruction, the scheme for our degradation and
.... ’’ ’ . - j St^anthorizes : tJie suspension ; of the th' e overthrown ot Republican govern-
■ privilege .of tbejrrit t>f habeas corpus, in ment.. ; ' . . .
he midst of profound peace. It It can not fail to strike ^he mmd of
ilothesthe military commanders, in every-reflecting man, that the consent
then-respective districts, with unliaii- of the people to the proposed plan of
’ted judicial powers in the face of the reconstruction is desired by the domin-
College in California Georcia can ill- Constitution, which declares “that the ant party; for haying obtained our
college in camornia. Georgia can .ill.. f ^ United &h&ll consent they will insist that whatever is
afford to spare such men. We l° s e~ J be veste ^ in one Sapteme Co urt and irregular is thereby cured that whatev-
laur.cate such inferior courts as Congress may, er is unconstitutional is thereby waived,
from time to time, ordain and estab- and they absolved fiom their sins,
lish.” It authorizes the denial of the Then the door of redress, m every
“right of aspeedy and public trial by fbrm/vviU have been forever closed.—.
an impartial jury,” by investing the Then all fairre remonstrance will be
military commander with power to or- void. anditsvoicesilenced by the ro-
ganize military courts for the trial ot tort upon ns, -that we consented to the
offenders. It authorizes any civilian, scheme, and that the btate Gov rp
in the ten prescribed States, to bo held ment and Constitution, organized in
to answer for crime, upon a mere mjpM P ursu “ nc ® of lfc - ,,re - ^rnn^timtion
tarv order, in direct contravention lof fact, the Government and Constitution
the expressed language of the Consti- adopted by the people. Let us never
tutionf It authorizes searches, seizures consent, but having the pow er - l e f «
and arrests, without warrant or sworn use to it that we reject it. T is
accusation,.whereas, the Constitution
declares “the rightof the people tp.be
secure in their persons, papers- and ef
fects against unwarrantable searches
and seizures shall not be, violated; and
no warrant shall issue, bot-upon nroba-
ble cause, supported by oath or affirms-
spare
California gains. His Bi
Address was worthy of the man
the occasion. 7,
Gen. Gordon’s address before the
Literary Societies, and a veiy li
diehce, gave great satisfaction.^
The honoring degree of tD. D. iwa|
conferred apon the following gentle
men .
Rev. W. P. Harrison, Pastor of
ley. Chapel, Atlanta; Rev.
President.; Wesleyan Fe:
Rev. L. M. Smith, Profi
College, and Rev. Josepl
Florida Conference.
The degree of L. L. D.
upon Dr. H. V. M. MiHci,
the retiring President, Rev,
Thomas, D. D.
Bishop Pierce, president of tb
of Trustees, conferred the ; degree upon
President Thomas in one bf tbe happi
est addresses we have ever heard. 1
The regular degree of A. M. was con
ferred upon a number cf the regular
graduates of the College—among oth
ers, upon your friend. Rev. A. G. Hay-
good, Presiding Elder of the'RomerDis-
trict.
There was & very large ’ aid brilliant
attendance upon these., exercises. ; It
seemed like old times—wit, chivalry,
eloquence, learning and .beauty -all
there. Dr. Smith will discharge the
duties of the Presidency till the jmeel-
ing of the Trustees next month.; The
next session begins about the middle of
August. For further-, information ad
dress Rev. L. M. Smith, D. Dl Oxford,
Ga. - Short
Jnly 19th, ’67. - -S
Life Insurance.—We ate glad to
know that the propriety of insuring
one’s life is rapidly growing in public
favor. In our judgment, n<) better in
vestment can be made, especially by
men in moderate circumstances, who
have families ; and we notice it4s gen
erally the most thrifty, and thoge who
are the bestffinancial managers'iyho in
sure their lives. 7 . 7;
Col.- W. J. Magill, the gallant com
mander of the 1st Georgia Re^ilars, at
the battle of Sharpsburg, where 1 he lost
his left afar, Gen. Agent, of . the St.
Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company,
for Georgia and Florida, will remain in
Rome a few days for the purpose of of
fering the opportunity toinidfpin that
Company. Col. Magill is a ^ost esti
mable gentleman, representsia compa
ny of excellentrepn^iion, aim we hope
he will meet with abundant success.
Registration in Sumter.—T be Loard
has completed its first rounp for this
county. The number registered in
the county foots up 2.217. ®» ites ^64;
blacks 1,553. It will be seenffthat the
blacks have registered a littlfeover two
to one. Not one-half of Be whites
have registered) "
to be seized.” It authorizes the a iroga-
»ron« ...... .. . .
It abrogates, in ten States, their gov
ernments, republican-in form, and the
establishment therein of military des
potisms, although the Constitution de
clares that .‘•the United States shall
guarantee to every State in the; Union
a republican form of- government. ’ It
subverts the sovereignty of the people
of the States, and denies their reserved
rights, although the Constitution pro
gress is
Lfcijsnx JJ _ I.
of a ‘‘publfeand speedy trial by aii im
partial jury,” in defiance of the maxim
that “every man is presumed to be in
patriotism. There are those who were
blatant for secession in the. beginning,
who denounced speculation and - specu
lators. whilst they enriched themselves
by speculation, and who are now will
ing “to bend the supple hinges of: the
knee that thrift may follow dawning.”
They may have something to loseby
as I deprecate military - government, it
is far preferable to. such government as
will probably be inaugurated under the
Sherman programme.
Entertaining ihese views, I never
Will approve, consent to, Or accept the.
poisoned chalice .offered to.our lips, nor-
can do only by registration anrt voting
against the pr posed convention.
Many good men are embarrassed by
the idea that the jhct off legislation
implies consent, and .will bind, them * to
abide, the action of the convention.—
There would be force in this, where it
not that the Constitution to be formed
which clearly shows that the mere fact
,h.u b„ d.p,Srt.pt TSi
ropmy mu mtomemA-’m. 2S®5k Smm *»
to or dissect from ■ the . .action _ of the
convention.
On the other hand, if those opposed
to the scheme refuse to register, is it
not plain that they put themselves,
their children, and. the interestsmf the
State, at the mercy of the Radicals ?'
For.by so doing, they can vote against
neither the Convention., nor the . ratifi-
vides'that"that.“the powers not del'ega- cotton of the ' Constitution
ted to the United States by the Consti- shall frame. Are they wil ing to this ?
tution, Dor prohibited by it to the States Will not the Radicals canstrue their re
are reserved to the States respectively, fusal into an expression, of J
or the people.” Tt proceed* upon the t° ahide the action of those who do reg
assumption that Congress is' supreme-^ ister? “silence gives
the Executive a nullity and the judicia- will say. and our future
ry “a nose of. wax,” and that the sever- will be met by this potent old maxim.
af States, or the people thereof,. are en Therefore, let all register ^ d ^ iei
titled tosuck rights . only as -Congress their ballot to sav® the Pggggggffl
may .permit) I t assumes to confer State ruin and degradation. 1 his 1* the ciu
citizenship, and prescribes who shall of Hercules, by
exercise ibe elective franchise; whereas, and true to ourselves, cr
the Constitution clothes Congress with Hydr i that basks m an Radi-
power only to pass uniform naturalize- the slime of the Lernea
tion laws-.” . It disfranchises thousands cal corruption. f OP the
ofthe best citizens of xho South, as a ) ^ are-in ( a great, struggle Jor the
penalty for panioipating in, what Con- rights of sed-governme . f 01 . ever
F • • !e d to term, “the rebellion.” forefathers intended to . secure^toyever,
.diluted. - It seems to be their purpose
to clothe the military commanders in
the several divisions with unlimited
powers. This should intensify our op
position; and if there be. a; slumbering
love ol liberty in the North.it should
arouse -it into activity., and summon
them to the rescue. They can, if they
w'iil, save liberty ; we cannot, without
their co-operation. Our oppressors can
put chains upon us, if they will, seeing
us impotent and prostrate at their feet;
but let us consent to it never. We are
overpowered, but not conquered. They
can rob us of freedom, but let us never
ayree to be slaves.. They may overthrow
constitutional liberty; but Jet -as never
embrace their despotism...
I despair of redress by Executive in
terpositioh. The President is powerless,
I despair of redress by any appeal to
the Supreme Court. That tribunal-is
not equal to the occasion. It bows to
the black surges of radical fanaticism,
My only hope, and that not sanguine,
is in a possible re-action among the
people ofthe. North and. the Nhorth-
west. They want the harmony-of the
Union restored; they,.like us, at heart,
are attached to the great rights of self-
government; they are in a passion how,
bnt that passion - may subside in tithe
to save the Constitution if. by rejecting
the Sberman scheme, we .afford them
an opportunity to rally. When freed
from its blinding influence, they will
see the danger; fer that power -which
will crash us will involve them in con
sequences fatal to all their interests.—
This great issue must? go before them
n their next elections, and I.desire that
t shall not be closed against us by our
consent to the chains forged for us. Tf
it can be-fairly presented, they may say
to ihe angry sea, “Thus far sbalt thou
go and no farther.” They may cleanse
the Augean stable, purge the statute
books, and restore the aiJpainistration
to its ancient landmarks, if hot, noth
ihg will be left ns hut acquiescence in
the sad necessity ot. our condition:—
Then, and not till then,- .'may. be in-
rcribed upon the tomb of constitutional
liberty, “JUium fuit.”
Let ns be ffr'in. calm, self-poised and
united—prepared - for every' aspect of
the future—trusting in God as oiir only
wisdom, guide and protection.
I have the honor,.gentlemen, to be
yonr friend and fellow-citisen,
HehSchel V. JohnsohI
[From the Chrooicle and Sentinel.
Notes on the SUwIoimH*, 10
' ifr-•
BT B. I.Mltb
—i
It is said the negro men h htfw free,
and made citizens by our lain, and,
therefore, are entitled to political, as
well as civil equality.
It is idle to reason with a fanatical
mind. A fanatic is a lunatic. The eon-
dishonor and destruction ? Will they
take an oath to get a chance to violate
it, in order that they may degrade the
white race, and Ultimately destroy the
Meek n c ?
many will thus violate it ? How
aSb/nj will stand by it, live with it, or
DtBTOR it ? That is the next count.
It assumes their gnilt without the right to tlie people of the several States. _
» .. - -i-« 1-—a* i-s-i u.-. up e are oftked to consent; nay, it is
sought to compel us, .by appeals to our
fears, to consent to a lun«amental
nocent until legally convicted;” and change in oqr system °|’ 1 u
provides the punishment after the com- a change which m . ust . p -^evitable ‘ we
mission ofthe alleged crime, despite wc.consent, our ruin is Wtoblo.^
the constitutional inhibition against, can be bnt ruined n we .^ p
the nassace of “cx post facto” laws. If fer the latter horn of Ihejdilemma ^
Congress had taxed its ingenuity to see We are afloat upop ^storto- “ - r
how many and what grievous infrac- in the darkness and lory ofthe empest
tions of the Constitution it could com- wshave but °['. e -P inl? , if sub-
have originated nothing more success- merged, let us go uoivu, e i n _
fnT or nefarious than" the proposed with the desperate enw ^ deatb.^
scheme of reconstruction. I hey have Property an i e a e lo ojil .
outraged every principle of Magna Char- good government- ««Deq we out .
ta Like Aaron’s rod, they have swal- posterity a.hentage 01 woe, ,
towed the Executive and Judiciary De- render them to the mercies of <Lspo
partments, and erected the most odi- tisai, , , p iin „- p , s
ons form of de-potism upon the ruins ^nnef stiy what change Confess,
ol a wise beneficent, and nicely-bal- nnvr ; n session, may make, bn- it « not
anced representative republic. Now. , 0 be exrec ted that they wiU
suppose we do not accept the Sherman afe pe , 1(1 ing issues, f'-om ^he temper
bill, as we are sweetiy advised to do, vrhich'seems to characterize their ^
lest Congress should adopt. more rig
orous measures, what more rigorous can
human wickedness devise? It is threat
ened that they will add confiscation.—
which seems „*tract
liberations, they will probably extract
from the cap every httie mpg
that tends to mitigate u 15 bitterine®;
and require us to drink its poison un
From IVashington.
Washington, July 17.— The veto rues
sage will probably-be delayed, and. in
stead of a formal ’veto and protest on
grounds already argued; there "will be
an elaborate and carefully prepared
States paper. • ‘ ' • '
Deaths at the Island of -Mauritas two
hundred daily.- Quinine 575 per ounce
liater from Washington.
Washington, July 17.—Gold in the
Treasury 593,000,000. Internal reve
nue 5755,000.
In the Senate. Mr. Wilson proposed
tbe following amendment to the Con
stitution : No ..distinction shall be
made by the’ Uhited States 1 , nor anv
State, among citizens in their civil or
political rights, on account of race or
color. Ordered to be printed; 7
Bill for carrying out Convention-with
Venezuela passed. "
The'bill that Do person shall be dis
qualified by reason of race or color,
from holding’office in District of Colum
bia, passed 25 to 5. Nays—Davis,
Buckalew, 'Bayard, Hendricks, and
Johnson.
In the Btoiise, Mr. Bntler rose to. a
question of privilege, and made allega
tions regarding prisoners. ’ _
A colloquy ensued. Mr. ’ Baldwin
asked Eldridge whether he expected
the House to take General Ould’s
statement against the testimOify and
statements of Union officers.
Mr. Eldridge'' believed General But
ler Limself would not deny that Gener
al Quid was a highly honorable- and
concienrious man. [Sneers and laugh
ter on Republican side.]
Mr. Butler remarked that before the
war he had. thought General Ould a
highly honorable and conscientious
man, but when a tbah committed - trea
son he Was-like a woman fallen- from
virtue, ready for any crime, and from
that hour no one knew where to find
him .
Mr. Eldridge reminded General But
ler that in ^making that statement he
had forgotten^ the eminent men j*ho
had gone into-rebellion—Hancock, and
Adams, and Washington. [Hisses.]—
Every one of *hem. bad been- called n.
rebel, and every one of them had been
a rebel [Continued hisses] until rebel-
lion bacame a success. * -
The following was introduced atid
passed under suspension • of - the rules
by a strict party vote 1
-That the doctrine avowed by tbe Eresi-
dent that by. abrogation of the rebel
State bonds, the nation- must pay their
debts incurred prior to-the rebellion,
Is at war with the principles of inter
national law, strikes at the national
credit.- and 13 abhorqnt to every senti
ment of loyalty, and pleasing only to
traitors, their allies and sympathizers
by whose agency alone the government
of said States were overthrown.
Senate bill conferring on negroes the
•right of holding office, was amended
to include the right to serve on jury.—
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Resolution requesting the . President
to issue proclamation directing all offi
cers to prevent the invasion of Mexico,
was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. ,
N. V. Marfcetr.
New York, July. 17.—Flour 10 to 20
cents better. Wheat 5 io 15 cents low
er. Corn drooping. Pork steady at
52290. lard and Whisky quiet. Cot-
ten steady at 20}. Turpentine $5 78.
Resin quiet.and-fitmi '
Stocks heavy. Money S toll. Gold,
39f. Coupons of 1802, 111| to 111|.
Nice Business fora Commander.—It
appears that Gen. Sickles has i sued an
order authorizing the marriage of a
while man named Thornton^ to a ne
gro woman, at Fayetteville, North Caro
lina. The laws of that Stato forbid, mis
cegenation, and tbe Commander of the
-District," who has, by the way, peculiar
notions on msrr.age, came to the res-
pa>sions.-. .' w _
But to.snppose asr an abstract propo
sition, we concede the negro race’ is en
titled to political equalityjliow does that
justify these military bills ? Does the
neg'o’s fight to vote authorize •» viola
tion of the Constitution by Congress ?
If it is right to enfranchise the negro, is
it right to disfranchise tbe whites ?
No principal is better or more uni
versally conceded in American'politics
than that the people of the States alone
must regulate the political franchise of
their citizens—each State for itself; If
this principle is to be rejected .theft no
other need be respected. The first
great question we must determine is
this : Do we mean to support tbe Con
stitution, or do we mean to violate it?
Do we mean, when we swear to support
the C institution, to vote for that which
Violates the Constitution and justify
our perjury by some vagary about- ab
stract right ?" 1 press the question to
e"ery man’s conscience. Have; you
obtained your consent to disregard the Ccn
stitution ? Have you obtained your con
sent to disregard the Constitution ?—
Have you obtained your consent -to
swear to support the Constitution, and
then Rippantly write or say*-Ihe Consti
tution is deatLV If dead, whv swear to
support it ? IFnottobe regarded or
respected or observed; why swear to
support it ? The military bills are con
ceded to be unconstitutional. Wheth
er we be Stales or Territories, or Prov
inces; Congress is forbidden by the
Constitution to deny trial by jury, or to
authorize a warrant without oath: of
put upon trial without indictment, o'r
suspend habeas corpus, -except during
Insurrection or invasion, in ease .of a.
citizen, or establish military ru'd over
citizens in time of peace," anywhere—in
any single foot'of'land—State, Territory or
Province; These, these) oh, my delud
ed countrymen 1 these arc the constitu
tional shield, and buck.er and belmet-
and breastplate of every American Citi
zen, of every grade anil color,- on every
inch of American soil. They are the
whole armor of liberty. And every one
of these military bills authorize to be
disregarded, and placed an the will Of a
military officer, who is not even a' citi
zen of lbeState or Territory in which
be dominate; 1 - -. -
I ask again, and again, and I. be
seech all men to ask; it is the earnest,
anxious, piercing appeal of the dying
hope of liberty : ; Are you willing to via
late the Constitution l Are you willing,
first, to swear to support it, with ike in
tent, at the same time, of swearing to vio
late it ? Then, I proclaim—all posteri
ty will proclaim — your hell mortgaged
conscience: will never cease to proclaim:
yon are perjured, and; perjury is not half
your crime—you commit perjury »»i order to
become a traitorl, rf..
And now mark this: The very oath
which you take reqiiresyou to swear
to support the Constitution, and if you tike
that oatli and then vote for a conven
tion to carry out these military bills, or
aid in carrying them out, you vote to
accept^ to approve,- to establish that
which Is a violation of the Constitution,
and, just as sure as passion shall sub
side, 1 and reason return to our people,
and sober, oath-observing patriotism
shall again rule in the land, so sure
will you be branded, and justly bran
ded, as a feloD. and whipped through
out the land with the stinging, cease-
lass lashes of ' public infamy, because
you took an oath to support the Con
stitution with intent to violate, be
cause yon committed perjury in order
that you might help to destroy your
country. And in vain will you hunt
excuses to palliate your changeless in
famy. The malignity which now makes
you call patriot^rebels; the cowardice
which continues a war upon the unre
sisting whom you induced, with tbe
most sacred pledges, to lay down their
arms; the meanness which devises op
pression for the helpless, the vileness
trhich presses dishonor on those yoti
have entrapped into yonr power; the
worsetban hypocritical statesmanship
which disfranchises wh'te men in order
to enfranchise black men; the criminal
philsnthropy which provides for the
sure destruction of the deluded negro
race under pretense of elevating it; all
these Will only rise up to mock 'and
laugh at you then Like the hellhounds
which“death, by rape begot of Sin;”
when Heaven’s Almighty hurled down
to hell those Who, by deceit and force,
souuht to destroy his supremacy, these
very pretenses which, hate begets ot
hypoeracy, in this attempt to destroy
the Constitution, will become “yelling
monsters” in the political hell into
which the gekius of constitutional lib
erty will cast you, and will “kenftel in
the womb that bred them,” and -bowl
and knaw,” and “vex with conscious
terrors” forever:
I knew how fallen is human nature;
I know how nations and peoples have
often become the mere prey ot bad; am
bitious rulers; I know the otreams of
blood which hypociacy, under pretense
cf saintly purpose, has often flooded
mankind; I know how conntrys bt- e
been destroyed, that a few wicked men
might continue in power. But can it
be that our people hare become willing
to violate our Constitution for our Mn
[J am the Milledgevilh: Recorder.]
*..- Wbightville, Ga., July 6, '67.
ClusiftnS of such are never founded in I Mans R M Orme & Son'
reason nor affected by experience; they . Gentlemen :—We have been looking
are founded in feeling and lire only oh ! out f OT some time to see—and lir=
pamign. We mast appeal and still ap- j tening to bear—What coarse would be
peal gftd not cease to appeal to the nr- | pu rAUe d. by the friends of the country:
twnal American mmd, and by reason, j m the pre , nt 8tat e of affairs. The time
and-oy the experience of mankind, ; j g approaching when we will have lo
save; n we can, ou r country from the decide whether we will accept the pro- 5
awful, lndiscribable hoirors which must p^oed change in our government or at.
result, and result soon from thwcrazy j We are aware that there are few that
domination of men who make liberty W U1 willingly accept it. Many think
ano|equality tne touchstones of political we 8 h 0 uld accept it, and then, by con-
wisdom. This.mad theory is noihing troUing the black vote, beat the Radi-
but war Upon the teachings of reason;: oat* at their'own game. Some wish to
s ^f x P er *^ nce - a 1 a £® St a , . e lav t acept it tbfotfghfear of confiscation.—
of God. It was never the doctrine of wish to accept ; t with the hope
any but the agents of revolution, and ^jth the black vote they can ride
it never bore for any people any fruits 7 nto office. Counting all the above,
but anarchy and blood, and the evils ; w Rjj t jj e of the blatfk rote, we
that follow m the train of unrestrained may calculate the Siiermsn law, with
perhaps a more stringent eUppliment;
will be forced upon us. Then how
shall we act to save ourselves from de
gradation. We should onderstand one
anotheffand'act m 1 coiicert. Will' no
one propose a course to be pursued 1
Can we' form a party favorable to the
Constitution as it is ? We make the
following suggestion with ihe hope that
It v?illsei yon and others to thinking on
the subject.
Suppose-that we, without paying any
attention, to the' law proposing the
change in our system of government,
should on the first. Wednesday in Octo
ber next, elect a Governor, Representa
tives to Congress and members to a
State Legislature.' And suppo e the
Governor elect and the members of tlie
Legislature,- should meet in* Milledge-
villedn Iheist Wednesday in Novem
ber, to organize and proceed with the
business of Legislation. The Military
Chieftain ofthe district vtoiild; of course
forbid this orgaezation, and take meas
ures to prevent it. But We codld cori*
tinue to elect all our office*'; according
to our own laws and Constitution until
the people of the United States should
change their policy towards ns. We
shoerld tfclus save ourselves from tire
degradation of assisting to forge our
fetters; And perhaps if your Governor
elect should claim the right of being
inaugurated, it might possibly lie the
means of bringing the case' before the
•Stipreine Court in a shape that would
cause it to be attended td. If the peo
ple must votef Gor. Perry’s plan would
be the best; bnt that would not pre
tent the call of a Convention.
A. F. E. W.
tetter 'from Gen. Toombs*
The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes
the-following;.
Washington, Ga., June 19, 1867.
My Dear Sir: Your letu f of the.6th
instant was duly received, and would
have been before replied-Sq but for my
absence from home. Having but re
cently arrived in the United States I
know nothing of your proposed organi
zation—what it was for, or who were in
it—when I Wrote my letter In reply to
your’s of. the ,9th nit. After the recep
tion of yours of the Gth inst., with the
proceedings of the Cincinnati Oonven-
'tton, I acceptwith the greatest pleasure
the position to which I have been
assigned, and will cheerfully give my
utmost efforts to promote, establish
and'vitalize those principles.
The first Kentucky resolution con
tains the principles of my whole politi
cal lite. I have stood by them trom
my youth to the present hour. I
have maintained them in peace and
war, in power and out of power, in
prosperity and adversity ; and I am as
ready to-day as 1 was thirty years ago,
when L entered public life as.a nuilifier,
“tospend and be spent” in tbe sacred
cause; and if my sacrifices of all sort3
had been a thousand times more than
they have been, I 'should consider
them well.spent “for a lost danse*,” rath
er than accept any other interpretation
of the American Constitution.
1. therefore , accept any man as a
brother, in peace or war, who Will hon
estly stand by and defend them. I
will be with him as long as tbe weak
ness of humanity will enable me to
stond by the truth to my own hurt.—
Therefore, ‘ sink or swim, survive or
perish,”;I am with the West and South
for the maintenance of the Cincinnati
Platform of April 13tb.
I will take immediate measures to
organize the State of Georgia on that
basis, and will urge tbe true men of the
(so called) ten rebel States to “fall into
line;” . Yon can fully count on them—
I have tried them. , .
I Will leave here to : mOtrow with the
view of beginning the Organization la
Georgia, and enlarging your subscrip
tion, as the means of propagating true
constitutional ideas,and 1 will endeavor
to send yon subscriptions; from time to
time, as the organisation is enlarged.
I regret nothing in the pa3t but the
dead and the failure, and I am to-day
ready to use the best; means I can com
mand to,establish the principles for
which I fdDzht. mr
1 am, respectfully and truly, yonr
friend,
B. Toombs.
W. M. CorrV. Corresponding Secretary
Democratic Central Committee.
Registration--A Sensible View
Prentice; who does not live m a reg
istering district,says : “A Southern Cor
respondent asks whether, 1 if we were is
a Soiitherh State, we would regi-ter our
names So as to seenre the riant of vot
ing, Yes, we certainly would. Wheth
er we intended to vote or not, as we
might prefer. We would make our
selves free, as far as possible, to act ac
cording to our own choice as events
might occur. Whether we wished or
did’nt wish to knock a man down; we
Would have our hands loose,
flfiMTbe Macon Journal de
says: “We here the bestanthori
stating that Gen. Toombs has
pardoned.”
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