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ATLANTA, GEORGIA Thursday Morning, July 18, 1807. Hon. Ron. Hill’* Speech. By requcit of a committee of citizens, wo giro up most of our space to day to make room for the speoch of the Hon. IIkn. IIii.l, delivered I n Atlanta on Tuosday Inst Political (ioMlp. A correspondent writes tko Charleston Cbti- ritr tlmt the Democratic Conservative party are earnestly urgent lor the restoration ol the Southern States to the Union and to tiioir representation in tho Government, ovou under the most despotic reconstruction laws that con be framed. There was a time when all tho Anti-Radicals supported tho President lu ills courso of opposition to Congressional recon struction. “The President advised against the acccptanro ot tho Constitutional Amendment, and the en tire body of ids supporters united with him lu this opposition. Then it was promised tlmt tho President and antl-KadicalB would oiler tho South better terms, and secure tho adoption of thoso terms by the country. Congress 1ms acted under the intlucnco of competition with tills other oiler. 8o, while tho President's friends bid better terms, the Radicals bid worse terms. The latter wero supported by the people of the Nortli even to a greater extent than tho Radical leaders expected. No one man believed in the promised Executive "coup d'etat" whereby Con gress was to be extinguished or reformed. The Democrats no longer advise that tho South should wait for better terms. They earnestly desire Southern acceptauce of these on any terms by which they can be represented in Congress, and take part in the Presidential election. It will be the first and the most im portant step to a great political reform in the whole country. Without tlmt tho country must plunge more deeply than ever into po litical aud financial difficulties.” Sumnku and uis Scheme.—Mr. Simmer’s propositiou to Congress is, that pardons slmtl hereafter be granted by the President to former relx‘1 landowners, on condition that they shall part with a share ot their estates to their former slaves. He agrees to pardoning, then, on some terms, says the Boston Post, and that is a step forward. But he docs not insist that the slave thus benefitted shall have been loyal. The latter may have done all he could in his way to aid and strengthen the Confederacy, as every slave did who stayed on the plantation and pro duced food for the rebel armies. That matters not witli Mr. Sumner. He assumes, for the sake ot giving a neat shape to his philanthropic plan, that all the white landholders at the South wero liostilo to the Union, and that all the negroes wero its friends, lie is radically wrong, in both respects. And his plan is, therefore, only ono of confiscation and agrarianism.— Sumner’s morals are of a very questionable character. Pknnslyvanta.—A gentleman recently vis ited Tlmd. Stevens for the purpose of learning his views on the situation. The following ques tion and answer npi>cars in the published ac count of the interview: Question.—Is the Republican party well united in Pennsylvania ? Mr. Stevens.—I fear that we shall lose Penn sylvania this next election. 1 do not think we have earnestness enough in the State to unite and draw out the Republican strength, while the Republican portion of our Legislature lias been so openly notorious and shamefully corrupt that all tlie honest people in the State are dishearten ed and disgusted. "This corruption will certainly heat us here next election, unless wo draw out the Republican strength by getting up a furor of excitement ou impeachment. Geary, too, hurts us very much. He is an unhappy tailuro, and liis nomination was an unfortunate tiling ior his DreMEMnSllMENT;— ri Leoof tho Charleston Courier, thinks thero is danger of a disruption in the radical party. He says : Tho Radical party is shaken and may ultimately lie broken, -dil'di up by this very impeachment question. Tlicre ( are signs of it in tho House. The opponents of the impeachment men got an advantage in the vote upon the question of fixing the time for the meeting ot Congress in the fall. The ultra Radicals wished to meet in, October, then to make impeachment the chief subject of the session. This was expected by those Radicals who think the party will split upon this ques tion. The Presidential tight opens iu earnest at the next session, and it will complete the dismemberment of the present all powcrlul Radical Republican party. Keep Yotm Tempeu.—As the lint suns of Africa instil into her reptiles a still more deadly venom, so may the natural milk and water of a man’s disposition be turned to gall and worm wood by the infusion oi splenetic bile. The weather is quite warm, with the dog-star in the ascendent, and we do hope the radical editors, great and small, will keep in temper, aud eschew all envious and ill-feeling. We know some ot them have a hard row to hoe, and that they must naturally feel a little mean at times. Bui there is really neither occasion or excuse lor such an exhibition of malignity and littleness as a good muny of them make every time they un dertake to indite a paragraph. Rkuistiiation in Mon non County.—The Monroe Advertiser of Tuesday says : Registra tion iu this county closed on Saturday last.— The total number registered iu a,608; whites, 1,000 ; colored, 1,050, This gives the negroes it majority of 047, iu one of the largest counties iu Georgia, and one whose population has been noted for intelligence, refinement and wealth. The registration must have lieeu general, ns the white voto lor the last six years lias not ex ceeded 800. Family Difficulty.—Tin; Grenada (Missi- issppi) Advocate says : Captain T. Mills, (or- inerly of this vicinity, was shot and killed ou tile 0th instant, by a Mr. Renlroe, tvlio was a parluer in tho farm. It is said tlmt their wives fell out about some chickens, while Captain M, was absent; that upon his return she stated the difficulty and therefore, Captain M. went to see Mr. Renlroe, which resulted in his death. rim New \ouk Hebald.—Secretary Sew ard’s paper in relation to Mexico and Santa Anna lias spoiled ull that pretty aensalion of the New York Herald about a government raid on tlie hails of the Montezttmaa. Tho old man of tho greatest newspaper in tho world is getting doty about the top when lie suffers himself to be muddled so badly by tlmt wonderful institution at Washington, the Statu Department. SuMTKn.—The Republican of tho lflih says: During tho pust two weeks, it lins rained every day, more or less, in this section. Tho corn crop is independent ol tlie contingency ol cither rain or shine. The grass is gradually gaining on the fanner, and unless it can bo kept dowu, the cot ton crop will stiller materially. The pea aud po- tutoe crops uro doing admirably, and bid (air for an abundant yield. New York Wheat Market.--By the fol lowing dispatch it will tie seen that the New York wheat market is getting a little sliuky: New Youk, July 17,1807. To A, K. Fsago: Wheat market disorganized. Red %‘i 70. W. H. Newman & Co. -3 or tub SON. BENJAMIN H. HILL, OK THK CONDITION Of THE COUNTRY, Oollverod In tlio City of Atlanta, Tnoadayi July 10, 1807. [narORTID BY J. UHM.r SMITH.] ladies and Fellow- Citirens: Human governments, like everything else hu man, naturally tend to decay. They can only bo preserved by constant watchfulness, courngo, aud mlhercuco to correct principles. Thoso re marks apply with unusual forco to frao govern ments, which nro Uio most difficult ol all to maintain. II wo, tlio people of tlio United States, were tho first In history who had attempt ed tho experiment of living uuder a Democratic or Republican form ot Government, wo might bo excused if wo failed to discover tlio symptoms ol approaching death, and to apply tlio remedies to preservo our liberty and the blessings wcliavo heretofore enjoyed. But wo nro not tlie first who have made this experiment. Other peo ples and nations, lor thousands of years, have had Commonwealths, Republics, and Democra cies, which have risen and fallen times almost without number. I but assert a great truth—one which finds no contradiction or exception iu all history—when I say that tlio great leading and substantial causes oi tlie decay of freedom in all countries, have ever been tlio same. How inex cusable must wo bo if we fail to discover tlie symptoms, and bow cowardly and recreant if we fall to apply tlio proper remedy to prevent so foul a death I No people ever commenced to build up a free government under such favorable auspices ns we. What a climate, soil, variety ot productions and material resources do wo possess; and wlinl an ancestry aud what a common struggle for liberty did our fathers pass through! Did any people over bcloro commence with such advantages ?— Rome commenced as a small city, and was de spised by the barbarians around it. She extend ed her power by her arms, and increased till at last she bccamo mistress of the world. W e com menced with such a people, country and produc tions as no people over lmd before, and we had fewer dissentions and elements ot discord ttian any people ever sullcrcd from ; and Providence, as if to separate us from tlie crimes anil corrupt ing influences of tlio old world, spread out (Ids great continent before us, with tlie wide sea to separate us from them, with no influence ol monarchy and oppressive systems to threaten or make war upon us. If we fail, it will be by our own tolly. What excuse can we render to our posterity and to tho world, if we, iu this day, with tlie lessons of history before us, allow frt institutions to perish on this continent S' And our race will have been the soonest rim. We have not yet lived a century. It is but seventy- eight years siuco tho Constitution was formed, aud hut ninety-one years since independence was declared by our lathers, while tiie Commonwealth of Home lived lour hundred years before the measures which produced her decay were pro posed. Wlmt a spectacle! Tlie best people, the richest soil, tlie most valuable productions, es tablished as if by tlie Providence of God as a new era in tile history ol the world—and bidding fair to be the shortest lived of any free govern ment in the history of nations I There is no difficulty whatever—and I assert it without fear of contradiction—in discovering when and how a nation is dying. 1 cannot now go into an analysis of all the symptoms of na tional decay aud death. It is only important to present the leading one which controls all oth ers—which existing, produces all others, and which being remedied, cures all others. Then hear it: the great symptom of the decay and death ol a government is the disregard of the fundamental law oi that government. When ever a people come to treat lightly their own fundamental law, they liavo arrived at tlie most dangerous point that is possible, short of entire destruction. Republics, above all other kind ol governments, are maintained by respect lor law. If the people of the United States tail to have a sacred regard for • lieir own law—which is not like that ol oilier nations, to be ascertained by argument, by decisions, or by searching, but is ’a plain and wisely written Constitution—they will deserve the awful fate that awaits them; and he who disregards its plain language has no excuse to shield himself Irom tlie infamy of a traitor! [Applause.] Old as it is—trampled upon, torn and tattered as it is—my theme to day is tlie Constitution of our country and for all our coun try. [Applause.J I charge before Heaven aud the American people this day, that every evil by ivhicli we have been afflicted is attributable ili- UTS tfuni'TfatAjuu ■ fiAj)\ gogues may deceive, but I declare”to you tiial there is no remedy (or us, and no hope to escape tlio threatened evils, Imt in adhering to the Con- Fellow-citizens: Pardon me while 1 say that in presenting my views, I think ol no living man, individually, to whom my remarks are to apply I have come to talk freely to you about tlie dan gers of the country. Little minds ascribe little objects to those whose views they do not agree 'villi, and lie lias attained an unenviable reputa tion whoso friends say "you mean him,” when I ' ‘reacliery im speaking of treachery and showing tlio evil consequences of a certain line of policy. 1 have no personal attacks to make on an enemy, even ii 1 have one. God knows if 1 could, witli my own bauds, 1 would gladly place a crown of imperish able honor on the brow ol my most bitter foe, if 1 could thereby rescue my country from tlie perils that environ it I [Applause.] But if I have an enemy, and have a vindictive spirit, and desired him to become forever infamous, X could ask no mure of him than that he should support the hellish schemes of those who are now seeking to subvert the Constitution and destroy our liberty, lie is digging a grave for himself which posterity will never water with a tear. Let him alone. J have come to discuss tlio present phase of the revolution. '“'Wo have had a war which raged furiously lor (our years. It originated simply in a difference of opinion ns to our lights under the Conslilii lion. This difference existe d from the first. It xisted among tlie framers of the Constitution.— It could not be settled by argument, and an ap peal was made to tlio sword. It was an open manly tight. There was nothing secret or am biguous iu tho issue. It was waged by men in- lluenecd iu the masses by patriotic emotions on both sides; and it was not to destroy the Consti tution, but to assert on each side their diflerent views. On our side it was assorted tlmt the Slates were separate aud independent sovereign- lies, and that the Constitution was a compact, which eaeti party was at liberty to dissolve at will, and so we seceded and declared ourselves out of tlie Union. On tlio other hand, it was contended that we were not out ol the Union- notwithstanding our secession nets; and timtlhe Constitution was not a compact, but a binding law upon the States resulting from a compact, and tlierclore no one of tlie number could dis solve the connection at will. Upon this issue we went to war. The war was fought till wo laid down our arms and agreed to wlmt our ene mies said—tlmt we were in the Union. But there is now another question to settle.— It is still within the range ol argument, ils pro portions are huge. The issues are startling. It is not a difference ol opinion as in wlmt the Constitution means, and what are our rights nit dor it ; but its object is plainly, immislakably, to set aside tlie Constitution and provide something else. I have never doubted Hint wo were coming to tliis issue, in speeches made by me, five, six, eight, ami ten years ago, I predicted this, ami every page of our history since tlmt time 1ms verified tlio correctness ot tlie prediction. Tim people of tho North honestly Jove the Constitu tion, but the leaders there hate it and intend to destroy it, and the convulsion through which we have passed lias thrown the opportunity of making the effort into their bunds, and the pre sent military hills and the oue which is not yet promulgated as law, are the means adopted to lu'rninnliuli lliiiis (louinn rpi.i.:n . accomplish their design. These bills are prix uec. There is a roinarka- Hkavy on Horace.—Horace Maynard un dertook to repeat at JacksoD, Tenn., one day last week, the worn out lie about Kx-Presldent Davis’ being captured in jietticoa'A. Col. Came ron, a bravo Federal soldier, stopped him by declaring that the story was a lie, and that he was a liar for retailing it. posed for our ucccptauee. ble feature in these measures, that while force is employed to execute them they nro yet nomi nally submitted to us for our acceptance or re jection. 1 object to the whole scheme, because it is un constitutional. A distinguished limn—pardon me, 1 ought to say a notorious individual—said to me a lew days ugo, tlmt i ought not to waste lime to prove the unconstitutionaUty ol these measures—a tiling which every man, woman and child iu the country knew—mid yet he wiu fur accepting! He spoke truthfully. Tlmt tottering, gray-lmired candidate in Pennsylvania Tor per- |»etual infamy, who is building for himself a monument ot malignity that will overtop tlio pyramids of Kgypt, said the Constitution lmd nothing to do witli it. 1 shall never get done shuddering, and horrors will never cease to rise up iu my mind, when I see men tuking an oath to support tlie Constitution, aud then legislating to put in force measures which arc outside of it A great many ot our own people flippantly say the Constitution is dead. Then your rights, and hoiics for the future, and ull liopo for your chil dren are dead. I ask every nmn, if tlie Consti tution is dead, why ure wu always, every day, aud at every new step, required to take an oath to support it ? Now, 1 affirm lliut these military hills are not oniy contrary to tlie Constitution, hut directly in tlie lace ot the amnesty oath you were required to take after the surrender. The Government thought projier.iu accepting your submission, to ^SWas«BRKG9|pRB9^MiM|MMM|MMgms h to support Uio Constitution a/ villi them. These they will re-* atui too Union of the States. Why Cftlvo. I cure wit wlmt may have been tlicir sins ” '* heretofore; if the vory worst secessionist in all was tlmt oath required if tlio Constitution was But It Is said tfto Constitution does hot apply to us. Then don’t Bwcnr to support it. But it is said ngaiu that wo nro not in tlio Uhtoq. Then why swear to support tlio Union of these States f Wlmt ‘‘Union" docs tlmt mean ? when you took that oath wns it tlio Union of tho Northern 8lak* alone that you sworo to sup- pert ? What business liavo you witli that Union ? No, It is tho Uniou of dll tlus States known to tlio Constitution tlmt you liavo sworn to support. But they say tlmt oatli was prescribed by tlio President, and tlmt lio is not loyal. Then I must uiiswur a fool according to liis lolly, and a traitor according to ids treason. Wlmt do tliuy require who passud these bills—this military Juggernaut? They require every man who registers ids namo to voto, to swear to support tho Constitution, and counsel and jwrsuade others to do so—ami still it is said the Constitution hag nothing to do with it I Tlioy say the scheme is outside of tlio Con stitution, and yet in tho process of carrying it out, tlioy require an oath to support tlio Consti tution and to counsel atul persuade others to do so! Tlmt is more limn Mr. Johnson ever re quired in tlio oath which lie prescribed. It is my business to support tlio Constitution, and my duty and pleasure to persuade others to do so. Some of you who favor the acceptance of tlio military bills take an oath to this effect, and still intend to voto for a convention which you admit to be ordered contrary to the Consti tution! How is Ibis P If you liavo a conscience, I Imve said enough. If you vote for tlie conven tion you are PKRJUllED! [Tremendous ap plause. | O! I pity the race of colored people who have never been taught wlmt an oatli i>8- nor wlmt the Constitution means. Tlioy ure drawn up by a selfish conclave ol traitors to in flict a dfalli-hlow upon the life of the Republic by swearing them to a falsehood I They are to begin their political life by perjury to accomplish treason! I would not visit tlio penalty upon thorn. They are neither legally nor morally re sponsible, Imt it is you—oduented designing white men—who thus devote yourselves to the unholy work—who are Hie guilty parties! You prate about your loyalty I I look you in the eye and denounce you! [Applause.] You are morally and legally perjured traitors 1 You perjure yourselves and perjure the poor negro to help your treason ! [ Immense applause.] You can’t escape it! You may boast oi it now, while passion is rife, but the timo will come when the very thought will wither your soul and make you hide irom the face of mankind. I shall discharge the obligation oi the amnesty oath. It required mo to support the Constitu tion and the emancipation ol the negro, and 1 do. I will not bind my soul to a new slavery, to hell, by violating it, I talk plainly, but 1 simply want to strike through the incrustation of the hardened conscience, and make men feel and realize their true situation. 1 Imve proved that these military hills violate" tlie Constitution, and tlmt you, in carrying them out, violate it and your amnesty oath and your registry oath. And wlmt is your purpose V It must lie a great good you seek to induce you Jo commit so mucli crime and lolly. Sometimes men wink at wlmt is by strict tech nicalities wrong in tlie individual, to accomplish some great good to the public. 1 do not recog nize tlio correctness ol such action ; Imt wlmt do you propose by trampling upon tlio Constitution and violating your own solemn oaths? Is it to save the State and preserve liberty ? This is not tlie object, imt the purpose is as infamous as Hie measure resorted to to ollect il. You first pro pose to abrogate your State governments by au thority of tlie so-called Congress—ft mere con clave of a portion of tlie members ol tlmt body. Jly whom is this dictated? Tlie principle tlmt whoever forms a government should forn^it lor themselves as well as ior others, is it correct one; Imt the men who propose this for us do not live in any of the ten States to lie affected try their legislation. It is not made to suit cither black or white, or any other class of our people, hut to suit themselves, while they are not affected by il: and if you act upon their proposition, iu a man ner to suit yourselves, you will not be accepted by them; nay, you violate tlio Constitution to subvert the Oovcrnment. And by carrying out these measures you disfranchise your own peo ple. Suppose we concede, for argument, tlmt it is right to enfranchise all tho negroes: il this lie right, by wlmt principle of law or morals do we disfranchise the wiiite people? “(), but," you say, “the whites have been rebels." Then they should all lie disfranchised, arid not a part ol them. Besides, tho government you are to frame is to bo a civil government, and fast (or all time, and for peace, when there can be no rebels. I see it staled that General Sickles 1ms advised that the disfranchising Icaturo be repealed or mod ified, and for tlio reason that the enfranchised •■fires w,-woHfrflk ifiif At antf itttfi*' Srro’wrt himself capable of appreciating one truth. And it is a great truth—one that will hide a multitude of sins; and it might be well for liis fame if tills recommendation alono could be remembered ol liis administration. In the face ol the (act tlmt « republican government can rest upon and bo perpetuated only by the virtue and intelligence ol the people, you propose to exclude the most intelligent from participating in the Government forever! You will by these measures inaugurate a war of races. A people who will abrogate their own government and disfranchise the most intelligent of thorn at the dictation of those who are not to be affected thereby, and live uudci tlio dicta tion of a foreign power, have no conscience; but il you have a conscience i hope to reucli it. By nil you hold dear 1 warn you tlmt. by accepting these military bills you inaugurate a measure tlmt will exterminate the African race. Some ol you who liavo come among us ate taking the negro by the arm—telling him that you me liis tricud, and that you gave him liis liberty! 1'e hypoerites! \ E whited sepulchres!! Yc mean in your hearts to deceive and buy up tlie negro vote lor your own benefit. [Applause.] Tlie negroes know no belter; but 1 would ask them: II tliesi men are faithless to tlie Constitution of the conn try, how can they be faillilul to you ? Yet tliesi men admit in Hie very act tlmt tliuy arc disrc gardingllio Constitution! They take an out! the land will whine around tho streets and say ho is radical ww. lie is as good as the saints lit Heaven for radoal purposes. [Applause!.] lhoy caro not for race or color, nor for antecedents t t you now favor radical sclicmos you nro loyal, nnd it you oppiso them you arc disloyal! But you say ym are in favor of going into tlio Union, Irecauso 1 you do not your property will be confiscated. A gentleman of tins,city a low days ago said to me that lie wns in favor oi the acceptance of thoso military bills because no thought it tlio lest wo could do. I said to him; “ You do not siy Hint ior yourself, but for your brick stores!" [Applause.] But you nro not half so wlso as you nro knavish I Y ou would lose the Gonstllution and tlie country to savo your brick stores, and then by your very courso you will lose your brick stores also! I am ashamed to talk or use arguments about confis cation in time ef peace ! It is a war power, not known to international law except as a wai power, to bo used only in time of war upon au support it with the purpose anil iniont formed Imtoio hand to violate it, aud vote for measures contrary to it! They are not tit to he trusted by any animal, dog or man I [Applause.] Such a man would betray his pointer, and such a w man si ll her poodle I They are not capable ot being Hie friends ol anybody but themselves. I don't pity the whiles so mucli who are tosulierby those measures. “ Yon knew your duty mid did it not,” and it you ure beaten with many stripes we have the authority of scripture for say log tlmt your punishment is just; Imt to see the Africans led off by a claptrap which tlioy don’t under stand, aud used because they don’t under stand it, mid llius led to the slaughter by men who lire faithless to every principle—under the belief that they are being elevated and exercising God-given rights, is enough to make any man feel sick at heart aud experience the deepest pity lor Hie unfortunate race. This is not the first time tlmt such tilings Imve been attempted. Unfortunately, there Imve be fore been both fools aud knaves in the world, and some of you, il would seem, w II not learn wisdom bum the lessimsnl the past. Il the Gun :-l it tit ii >11 is dead, we are outside ot it, mid, pray, wlmt government Imve we? We liuve nothing, in Hmt ease, but the will of an unlawful con clave, and don't you know this means only an- areliy mid then despotism and tyranny? Wlmt inducement is held out to you to accept tlicir propositions? You say it is to get back into the Union I mid lor this you are willing to submit to disfranchisement aud the inauguration ot a policy tlmt tends to a war of races! all to get back into the Union—just where yen are already, and al ways were I Wlmt do you want to got back into tlmt sort ot a Union lor? If you are not now in it, wlmt can you expect by gening in such as they pre sent to you ? You say it is to get representation in the Union ! Is not Kentucky in tlie Union? 1 Ins she any representation ? Tho telegraph in forms us that a resolution 1ms been introduced into Hie so-called Congress making inquiries whether Maryland, Delaware ami Kentucky have Htato Governments or not! Are you so stupid as not to sec wlmt all this means ? The result will lie tlie substitution of tliq Radical party tor all governments, both State aud Federal; and the substitution ot Radical will tor all law I Take tlmt home with you and digest It. That’s where you are going I Kentucky is excluded Irom rep resentation because it is alleged her representa tives were voted for by disloyal men. Wlmt is meant hy disloyal! Every mail who docs uol support the Radical party will soon lie declared disloyal, and every State which does not vole the Radical ticket will be disloyal, and tier gov ernment illegal. 1 tell you, unless luitrioHsm shall wake up from the stun which tlie horrid confusion of war bus given it, tlie Radical parly will Im our only government, ami Radical will our only law. 1 look for this revolution to go on. Whoever thinks this war upon tlio Constitution will slop with the ten Stales is a madman or a simple ton to he pitied, or a knave to be despised. I have expected them to tukc charge ol Connecti cut because she dared to elect a Oovernor tlmt did not agree with the Radical party;.and sure enough Sumner in a late letter strikes that key note. He says a similar hill for oil tho Slates is a short cut to universal suffrage. Tlie so-called Congress immediately on its meeting took charge of Iveutucky and excluded her whole delegation with one exception. If they can reject lliese, they cau reject every ouo who differs with them mid they will do so; and they will receive only vncint/ «■> t/i/i/iwi j , neither more ncr leas than iiobiiehy ! But you say tlioy have got the power and hoy , .will exercise it, unless we do as they bid ns.— "And will you, n this ease, abandon yout only protection? It h like going out into tlie highway nud surrendering your purso to the robber to keep him from taking it I ,. . I could introduce a great deal of high author- ityto establish this point, but I will not insult tlie radical portion of this audience l>y reading from any authority for them, except from a Mas sachusetts Judge. Here is wlmt lie says: “ It 1ms been supposed tlmt if tlie government have the rights of a belligerent, then, after the rebellion is suppressed, it will Imve Che rights oi conquest; tliata Btato and its inhabitants may be permanently divested ol all political privile ges, and treated as foreign territory acquired by arms. This is an error, a grave aiul dangerous error. lkUigercnt rights cannot be exercised when there arc no belligerents!' That is what I said: “ Confiscation is only a war measure, and ceases with tlie war.” Again: “ When the United States take possession of a rebel district, they merely vindicate tlieir pre existing title. Under despotic governments tlie right of.confiscation may ho unlimited; but under our government the right oi sovereignty over any portion of a State is given and limited by tlio ‘Constitution, and will bo tlie same alter the war as it was before." There is one Lot in Massachusetts, aud if Abraham were alive to-day I would Imve him pray to God to spare tlmt State and trust it—not only to ten men, hut—even to one. There Is at least oue good man in it, iindjie is a Judge, and dares to proclaim to all tlmt security to property is given by the Constitution, the same alter as holme the war. And now 1 will rend for tlio patriots ol the audience something from the most distinguished of all writers on international law; "When a sovereign, arrogating to himself tlie absolute disposal oi a people whom ho lias con quered, attempts to reduce them to shivery, lie perpetuates the Slate ot warfare between that nation and himself. Should it be said Hmt in such a cose, there may be peace nnd a kind of compact by which the conqueror consents to spare tin; lives, of tlie vanquished on condition tlmt they acknowledge themselves his slaves: lie who makes such an assertion is ignorant tlmt war gives no right to take away the life of an enemy who has laid dowu his arms and sub mitted. But lot us not dispute tlie point: let the man who holds such principles of jurisprudence keep them for liis own use and benefit; lie xvcll deserves to be subject to such a law. But men of spirit to whom life is nothing—leas than noth ing, unless sweetened with liberty, will alwnys conceive themselves at war with that oppressor, though actual hostilities are suspended on tlieir part, through want ot ability.” My friends, this was written by a man who lived in despotic times, by a man who was taught under a despotic government; and how liis love of liberty and law slmmcs tlie praters aliout loy alty in tree America I But 1 will dwell no more on this subject. Con fiscation is Hie law ot enemies in war, and in peace it is the law of tlie robber. It they Imve tlie will to rob you, you will never escape by sub mitting to tlieir power. If you submit, give up the law and substitute tlie will of tlie robber, lie boldly avows that il is Ills purpose, not to give the black man ids rights, but to bring about such measures and so to shape tilings ns to perpetuate the, rale of the Jbidiail partg ! Every man who joins tlie party ami can satisfy them that be will sincerely help in this work, will be accepted.— They will put tlicir arms around your necks and call you brothers. [Applause.] You can make a friend of tlie devil upon these same terms, [Laughter and applause,] nnd there is but little VtfhT«8mafi nirtsro; ■yntnn, mutiauge-].. if L am not sure but you will get wlmt you deserve, hut i object to your taking the country witli you [Immense upplauso.] But, <)! il is sad to see tlie Constitution trampled upon and tlio country destroyed, only to perpetuate tlieir hellish dynasty; and then to see some ot our own people join iu this uuholy work, calling upon us to submit and become tlie agents ol our own dishonor! This is siui, sor mwful, and fills mu witli slmme I These hills propose at every step to abrogate tlie Constitution—trample upon tlio State and its laws—to blot out every hope—to perjure every man who accepts them, with every prin ciple ol liottor, Justice, and safety disregarded, Iramplcd upon, and despised—all to perpetuate the power oi tlieir wicked authors. Can this scheme succeed ? Will it succeed ? That is the question. I leel truly thankful in uiy heart tlmt 1 Imve an answer which lifts my soul amidst all tlie gloom and apprehension of tlie hour. Some of you may not appreciate it, but to me it is the only oasis in t his desert: This scheme wlllnstw, never succeed, aud I proclaim its ultimate fail ure to-day iu your hearing. [Unbounded ap plause.] I know tlmt £ome think it will. Tlie air is full ot tlie words ol those who proclaim Unit there is no power to prevent il. Men have before this been weak and foolish, and cowards and trailers Imve before believed us you talk now, hot 1 have a reason for the faith that is in me, which is absolutely sublime in tlie slreugtl of its foundations. 1st. It will tail because it is not possible to perpetuate a government ot force under the forms ot a democracy. It may take some time to comprehend this thought, hut you will not forget it. That which is now proposed is force. it is proposed hymen who do not live in this Slate, and whose agents do not live here; aud it is sought to be accomplished by military power, but under tlie pretense of your sanction—not to please youselves, but them! There is not mi in stance iu history where a government of force has been perpetuated under Hie forms ot free in stitutions. It is an impossibility, and can never succeed. [Applause.] fid. But it is sought to be accomplished liy de ceil and trued, which cannot much longer escape detection. The umssesot tlie people ot tlio Nortli love the Constitution nml fought for it and tlio Union, but tlie leaders did not tight lor it, and do not love it; and they now seek to destroy it under pretense that we must give some lorther guaran tee lor our future good behavior than merely supporting tlie Constitution. As soon as tlie means by which tlieir deceit and [mud Imve beeu covered tip are removed, the scheme will be crushed to death by the people. It is a double- slmped monster, like Hie sentinel at Hell-gate, which can live nowhere except in a political pandemonium. Ami what must tie tlie results? I do not say we will come out of all this with free Institutions preserved, but this scheme can never succeed. A despotism over the whole country and over all Hie people guilty and innocent alike may ensue. You’ll fall hut you may bring ruiu upon all.— Whenever you poll down the temple of liberty, you also will be crushed by tlie lull. Y’ou enu- not level or lower us and elevate yourselves. Wc must either all rise or all go dowu togetiier. Despotism may come, empires may rise and full among us, but whether they do or not, we shall not have the reign of a Jiailicul party. Under stand me: II 1 say a man cuunot live high up in the air, I do not mean he cannot go up iu a bal loon and remain for a time; or ii I say a nmn cuunot live under water, I do not say lie cannot go down in a diving bell and remain a while; but tlio Radicals will as certainly fail to perpetu ate tlieir power under this scheme, us that a man will tail who attempts to dwell in the air, or drown who makes Ids home under water. Buck a government would bu unnatural—a political monstrosity, and cannot possibly lust; but you may destroy tlie forms as well xs the principles ol tree government, and then you will have a monarchy, an autocracy, an empire, or a des- potUm, as the ease may lie. I liis very scheme was attempted iu Romo by much belter men limn you Radicals are, and for u much better reason tlum you give, it is not original with you. You are but jiaaiarmny traitors at best, and get your scheme Iroui tlio criminals ot long ago. It 1 did steal, 1 would try to steal something better and from a more re- S|M etahle source. it you will examine, and compare with former Dram* l' r ‘>» lucl i | )ii3 of such men us Blevens, 1 liillipe, ana Buniuer, and their lesser followers am second-hand plugiarizers down Houtli', you will lmd nil their miserable jargnu a!>out “liberty uml equality, (he "natural rigtit of man," and the bora right of manhood suffrage, ’ are bor- rowed Irom the men who fomented social aud civil wars iu Rome, and which have been repeat ed iu every age since, by those who have no ... J.U. . rijMmsm nubllcnn Rome lmd ah immortso number Of slavcsand freodmnn, mid non-voting citizcns.- Blio had a landed aristocracy embracing com- jB'ativcly few of her |>eo|ilo. , ^An acrariaa law was proposed, and for a timo a great goncral became the leader oi tho Radi cals of that day, and lie lmd more fame and merit and ability and honesty limn a 1 the Itaa - mi nurtv of this day combined, but he also fail- e ‘ A?d why did they all fail ? Because they wore attempting to engrail a government of force and robbery upon republican forms at- empting the absurd task of making equal tilings which God lmd made m,cqal-a temping equali ty by taking that which industrious and frugal men bad made and giving it to limitless vaga bonds, owl by depositing in t ie keeping of igno- rauco and vice, powers nnd trusts which intelli gence alono can know how to exercise and pre- BC Bui by tlio struggle Republican Romo perished and never knew liberty again. Nor was this all; her history Irom Hie beginning of tlio Agrarian attempt was one of blood, arid tuctiou, and waste, (inti ruiu, until tho goal of Nmpiro wns reached. In tlie social and civil wars which marked the struggle, more tlmn seven hundred thousand or her best citizens were slain, and besides these, whole populations oi some ol licr most popu- ous territories were exterminated. tlio truth—tlmt ihcsn men only desired to ottcour- ago tho Boutli to disunion for tlieir wicked purpo ses to.destroy tlio Constitution t and that» great government could cot he dissolved without Mood; and wlmt lmvo Greeley and Wade done since tlmt timo I nnd now I advise soil to reject tiffs schemo of forco, fraud and deceit, which Congress has devised. If you, of you? own free will, sub mit to it, ybu will see tlio consequences or it. I ndviso you to register. There is no dishonor in that. Itis nnnlng yourself with an impor tant power to bo wicmctLsgalnst tlio nclarious scheme, but don’t vote for a Convention—don’t go for anything Whatever which is an assent to tlio scheme, but bo against it at every step.— Never go half way with a traitor nor compro mise with treason or robbery. It they bold a convention,vote against, ratification—vote against all tlieir measures and men, and indict overy onti it nmy lie tlmt we of tlie United Btntes have . 1.... nln» {I in (Irvnutif iifinn—tli(* who, under such void authority, invades your _l-.I.i- —1! I A avLiImm Utills, lntlla TUftt/ 0 New -A-di'ertifieraenU in a liuoratlve Bu N | ncsi T O take onc-hstr Interest In s city Tltlrr „r.,i , ‘ flne Blooiiort Cuttle and Ilo s ;. Homnlftj'**•<! tits partner. Terms will ho inadociwy (J IhS V- of man. . "set kt« ' )y!8-8l » _ _ OARNKH ATHUASriKIt ^ HIGHLY INTERESTING TO ALL ' ! any onS of Its great utility. umcleilt *« omlm B| llnb«rlptions received by the week c" “ statesmanship but the devilish ability of exciting iguorunl men to culeuch others’throats. Ite- beeu so crazy in leaving tho Constitution- only Ark of salety—tlmt our Heavenly T'atlie.r has doomed us to perish, imt I am gratified witli a hope that it is not so. if not, there is but ono method for our rescue, and tlmt is by a prompt rentoration of the Constitution. Will it coinc!* Will we escape an agrarian war, with resulting despotism, and save our institutions lor our chil dren? I hope we shall ; I believe wo shall.— Though a great effort is being made—a designed (■Hort—to destroy us ils Rome was destroyed, I believe the effort will fail. 1 imve great faith in the Anglo-Saxon blood. 1 derive great encour agement from Anglo-Saxon history. Our liberty was not born in a day. It is not tlie work ot ono generation. It is the fruit of a hundred struggles, nnd its guaranties Imve been perfect ing tor eight hundred years. Many have been tiie efforts to destroy it,. Often the English Con stitution was trampled ou. Often traitors sought to substitute arbitrary will for well-established law, aiul often have the people for a time been misled. But thus far they lmvo always waked up and called the traitors and fnctionists to ac count. Charles I. trampled on tlio Constitution. He lmd judges who dpoided tlmt liis will was Hie law, and all who [resisted tlmt will and defend ed Hie Constitution were punished us disloyal. And it did seem as il his power was irresisti ble. No doubt il you weak-ku.ccd Radicals oi the South lmd lived in Hmt day you would imve said, “the Constitution is dead and wc must con sent to wlmt we cannot resist." But John Hampden would not consent. lie resisted. Ho WIU) tried as a criminal (nr resisting, and was condemned. But wlmt was tlie sequel ? The people finally asserted tlieir power. Charles and his ministers perished. Tlie very judges tlmt condemned Hampden were themselves tried and Condemned as criminals, and Hie very officers, even the sheriffs, who executed the orders oi Charles and liis Courts, were sued by tlio citizens for damages, and lmd to pay nearly a million oi dollars for executing the processes of a void, un constitutional law I For a time traitors held the power and trampled on rights, but vengeance came, and porpetual infamy tollowed. So Cromwell and liis Parliament violated tlie Constitution, and though they also flourished lor a season, they too were overthrown. So Juhics 11. trampled on the Constitution, and lmd lo tly from liis kingdom a lugitivc for life. In all these struggles good men, ior a time, suffered, and bad men, lor n time, ruled, but the English racu have never yet failed to rescue tlieir Constitution fro.u the power both of traitors and fauatics. 1 tell you tlie American people will not always bn deceived. They will rise iu defense of tlieir Constitution, aud traitors will tremble. They who rallied three million strong to defeat what tlioy considered an armed assault on the Consti tution and Union, will not sleep until a few hun dred traitors from behind the masked battery of Congressional oaths and deceptive pretensions ol loyuTty shall utterly batterdown the Constitution and Union forever. I warn you, bonstful, vin dictive Radicals, by the history of your own fa thers, by every instinct of manhood, by every right ol liberty and every impulse of justice, tlmt tlie day is coming when you will feel tlie power of an outraged nud betrayed people. [Applause.] Goon confiscating I Arrest without warrant or probable cause; destroy habeas corpus; deny trial by jury; abrogate Slate governments; de stitution is dead I On, on, with your work ol ruin, ye hell-born rioters in sacred tilings I Imt remember for all these things the peoplo will call you to judgment. [Prolonged upplauso.] Ah I what an issue you lmvo made tor yourselves.— Succeed, and you destroy Hie Constitution! Fail, and you huve covered the land witli mourning. Succeed, and you bring ruin on yourselves and all the country! Fail, and you bring infamy upon yourselves and nil your deluded followers I Succeed, aud you are the perjured assiessius of liberty 1 Fail, and you are defeated, despised traitors forever. Ye who aspire to bo Radical Governors and Judges in Georgia, I paint before you tiffs day your destiny. | Unbounded ap plause.] You are but cowards and knaves, aud the time will come when you will call upon tlie rocks aud mountains to fall on you aud the dark ness to hide you from an outraged people. [Ap plause.] Does it do you good to trample on tlie Consti tution—deceive the negroes and ruiu tiie coun try? It nmy be sweet now, but I tell you tlie sulphurous tires of public iiilumy will never be quenched on your spirits. | Applause.] I pity you from my soul. Would tlmt the lime had never come when I lmd to stand upon Georgi; soil and thus talk to Georgians. A struggle is coming. It may bo a long aud a bloody one, and you who advocate tiffs wicked scheme will perish in it, unless the people now arouse nml check its consummation. Let evgry true law- loviug man rally at once to the standard of the Constitution of his country. [Applause.] Come, Do not abandon your rights. Deiettd them.— Talk lor them, and if need be, before God and the country, light and die (or them. [Enthusi astic and p> jlonged applause.] Do not talk or think ol secession or disunion, but come up to the good old platform of our fathers—tho Con stitution. Let all, North and South, come ami swear before God that we will abide by it in good faith, and oppose everything tlmt violates it. The man who loves the Constitution now, and is willing to live nud die for it, is my friend aud brother, though lie come from the frozen peak ol Mount Washington; and the nmn who is for trampling upon it is my enemy, ami I shall hold him so, though he come irom the sunny clime of the orange and the cotton bloom. Tlmt is my issue. 0 how sorry a creature is the man who can not stand up for the. truth, when the country is in danger. There never was such an opportu nity as now exists tor a man to show of what stuff he is made. How can you go about Hie street and say, “all is wrong hut I cannot help it?" You want courage inv Iriend! You area coward I Yon lack courage, to tell the truth anil would sell you birthright lor a temporary mess ot pottage, even for a little hit of a judgeship or a Bureau Officer's place. But some oue says; "How will you resist it?” I will resist it first by not approving it. II every body would do tlmt it would lie effectually re sisted so tar us we are concerned. But the so- called Congress lias provided a cover for itscl! in advance, under which to hide Irom Hie odium attaching to this scheme. It has provided tlmt you can vote either for or against a con vention ami again vote for or against what ever constitution it may frame. It is sought to make us responsible tor whatever may be the consequences and relieve them. Alter a while when you bccomo alarmed at the results they will say, "We did not do this: We only gave you a chance ami you did it.” But ii we deieat this, it is said, military rule will continue. Certainly -until wicked men shall bo driven from [lower. But let it be so General Hope seems to lie a gentleman, and 1 in finitely prefer ids rule to the rule of such men as you will get under tiffs scheme. Besides, the new government, if inaugurated, will not be able to live a day without military protection. It is safer to be governed by power limn by treachery, 1 crimps you will think I lmvo overdrawn the picture of the fearful consequences ol accepting this scheme. 1 recollect un incident which oe- currcd over six years ago, when I was urging tlie people of Georgia not lo secede, because tlie country would thereby fall into tlie bands oi Radicals, and predicted war and its attendant sufferings as Hie result—though then deemed visionary. I would tie almost ashamed now to read my remarks of that day—my picture would he so lame ami so farsliortol tlie dreadful reality tlmt lias followed. A very prominent gentleman replied to me, urging tlmt there would be no war, ami to prove it, bo read an article from Horace Greeley’s Tribune aud old Ben. Wade's speech declaring the South had a right to secede, and it bIio chose to exorcise that right, they should be allowed to do so in peace. Hu then said that Greeley and W#du were belter friends uf tlie South than 1, who was born hero ior 1 was trying to frighten tlie Southern people from the exercise of a right which they conceded and they were representative men ol tlieir party Wlmt could 1 say in reply ? 1 could only tell him rights according to existing State laws, my policy. Fight this scheme all the time. I have no more idea of obeying than John Hamp den lmd of paying ship-money, becauso I have taken an oatli to support tlie Constitution, and I intend to keep it. Tiffs whole scheme is in violation of all the issues oi tlio war—all the promises during its progress—nml nil Hie terms of surrender. More than a hundred thousand men abandoned Lee's tnrmy because they were assured that if they laid down tlieir arms they would bo iu tlie Union again with all tlieir rights as before. I knew the promise was (also, and warned you against tlie Beductioiis oi the Syren. The people—the sol diers of the United States—were then willing to fulfill the obligation; butthe politicians intended to deceive you. Such men as Sumner nnd Ste vens never intend to carry out the pledge ol tiie nation. They would acknowledge the indepen dence oi Hie Confederate States to-day, before tlioy would agree to restore tlie old Union,“even with slavery abolished. I respect tlie Northern man who honestly fought for the Union, but I despise tlio traitors who, under the name of the Union, lmvo used tlie Northern peoplo to destroy the South, and then to destroy the Constitution. Tlio people of the North have been long discov ering this deception, but they will be compelled to see it before tlie traitors cun go much further in tlieir work. How many people in Atlanta belong to the “loyal league ?" [Laughter. | I wacn all decent men to abandon such dens. I know tiie times have been such that many good men imve natu rally gone astray. But save yourselves before it is too late! Destroy all the evidences oi your membership—bind all your comrades to mutual concealment of tlie fact that you wero members and come out. You are pardonable for the past; but if you contiuue you will be covered with slmme, and your very children will disown you. [Applause.] Como, join the Patriots; League. Our only pledge is lo support tlie Constitution— love its friends and hate its enemies, and pro claim our love and hatred at noon-day and from the liouso-tops. Save yourselves new, or be for ever lost to decent society and your own self-re spect. All the brave and true men, even at the North, respect me tiffs day more than they do you.’ The very radicals will use, but even they will <t.x.pion itm Southern man who becomes tlieir sycophant. My colored friends, will you receive n. i>™i »r ndmonitifrn ? Ul all the people, you will most need tiie protection of tlie law. You will tiiost sutler by anarchy and usurpation. Do you be lieve tlmt tlie man who is iaillffess to tlie Consti tution of Hie country will be faithful to you ? il a man will take an oath to support tlio Consti tution and then violate it, can you rely upon liis keeping any promise to you ? No; I tell you such people are friends to nothing but tlieir own interest. They arc betrayers of tlie Constitution Ui keep themselves in office; they desire to use yon to help them get office, j applause] aud tlioy will betray you 'whenever they find il to tlieir interest to do so. They tell you they are your friends; It is false; they are your very worst enemies. They toll you they set you free. It is false. These vile creatures who come among you nnd put themselves on a level witli you, never went with tlio army except to steal spoons, jewelry and gold watches. [Great applauso.] They are too low lo be brave. Tlioy are dirty spawn, cast out from decent society, who come down here and seek to use you to further their own base purposes. They promise you lands, and teach you lo Irate the Southern people, whom you Imve known al wnys aud who never deceived you. Are you foolish enough to believe you can gel another man’s land lor nothing, and tlmt the white peo ple will give up their land, without resistance? If you get up strife between your race and tlie white race do you not know you must perish ? You are now ten to one tlie weaker race. You will grow weaker every day. You can imve no safety hut in the Constitution and no pence cx- ecjil 1)^ cultivating relations ol kindness with aud who are willing to protect youf The same experiment which is now being at tempted with you by these Northern knaves who seek your votes, was attempted by similar peo ple in France for the negroes in llayti. They liassed laws to give tlio negroes political equali ty—abolished ail distinctions ot color—and wlmt was the result? There was first a war ot class es ; then a war between the whiles on one side and tlie blacks and mulattocs on the other. Then there wns a war between the blacks and tlie mu- laltocs, and neither white, black nor mulatto have ever seen peace or prosperity in llayti since. These men intend your extermination. Some of them are writiug books in favor of your ex termination, and 1 Imve myselt heard some of them avow that you ought to be exterminated or driven from tlie country. These are the same people whose tattlers found the Indians here.— They declared the Earth was tlie Lord’s and be longed lo his saints, and that they were bis saints. Then they killed and drove ofi tlie poor Indian and took liis lands, it you do not make ami keep friends of the Southern people, your fnto is that ol the Indians! Woe lo your race I You well know your race is not prepared to vote. Why do you care to do wlmt you do not under stand ? Improve yourselves. Learn to read and to write; he industrious; lay up your means; acquire homes; live in peace with your neigh bors; and drive off,‘ns you would a serpent, the miserable, dirty adventurers who come among you, and who, being too low to lie received into white society, seek to foment among you hatred for the decent portion of the white race. Yrtu can always know a gentleman, whether irom Hie North or South, and all such respect and es teem—tor such will not deceive you. Do not desire to vole until you are qualified to vote, and then look for the right to he given, not in a man ncr that violates the Constitution, hut in accord nneo with it, and through your own Slate Gov crime-tils, i feel more deeply for you than I do for the white race. White people ought toknow better limn to disregard the laws and expect any gooff. But you do uol know tlie laws; von il'o not understand deceivers. lam willing, anxious to welcome among us gooff and true men from tho North who come to help build u|> our country, mid add to its pros perity. 1 wish they would come on and come in multitudes. They will find us friends. But when I see the low dingy creatures—hatched fi oni the venomous eggs of treason—coming here as more adventurers to get offices through negro votes—to ride into power on the deluded negro's shoulders—and creeping into secret leagues witli negroes and a lew renegade Southern whites, mul talking flippantly about disfranchising Hie wisest and best tnuu ol thu land, because they know il is the only |iossililu cliunee for knaves and tools like themselves lo get place, 1 am hut led work delivered In parte catalogue prices. — r month, and a. emplcto, at Hie poblkh^ j Pamphlola Illustrative at^lle woriemav h?s’, anil the different atyles ol binding seen fivr.un! },a, “ Book and Music Store or J. J.&ft/p Block. Alabama street. ' 1 ' tori A tr.o TION hale, . T. Ii. UOMillS W ILL HELL TilIH'(Thursday) MORNINO menctng at IU o’clock, a large stock of “’ family anovEiima Consisting or Lard, Syrup, Meal, Floor W. u-. Whisky, Snuff, Tobacco, Copperas, Soda, (wi ’ " ie * many, millII, rooacco Copperas, Soda Also, an extra FAMILY IIAItNKSH UottsB old jyls-lt '■ 8 ran w. M. HILL, Auctions .Attention! Everybody. P. L. BIERCE & CO., Of Memphis, Tern., will Hell AT AUCTIOIV, CO mb’It WUITKHAI.L AMI) ALABAMA UTS, Commencing Monday, June 24t,h, A Large Stock of (Mil, Bits mi Stas, HATS AND CAPS, D It V (.(Mills NOTIONS, DOMESTICS, PRINTS,&c. These Good* will be cloned out nt LOW FIGURES Regardless ol* Cowl fSfSdloB will commence at!( o’clock, A. M., him! c tiune until 8.(101*. M. Now in your time to got your goods for n email atnou of money 1 r. L. BIEKCK & CO.. Comer Whitehall and Alabama Strata. jel8—3m VAN EPPS & TIPPIN, GROCERS, AND OommiHsioi 1 iVLoi’cliants A LA HA MA XTREET, ATLANTA, - - - f*i Afore nnd to Arrive FLOUR, CORN, SUGAR, COFFEE; /?.(CON, And a general aeHnrtmeut of Staple and Fancy Groceries. VAN EPPS ,fc T1PPIS HARDWARE AND IRON. 75 COILS MANILLA ROPE. 75 dozen Short Handled Frying Pans, yu colls Pa.cut racking X to 1 Inch, ‘-.*00 dozen Hhovels and Spade*, 1600 dozen Pocket Knives, Ailmimtri tlmt such monsters sire to be cousidcreil ns belonging to the human species. 1 warn you, |»y colored friends, it you would he respectable ill society, or prosporons in your parse, or decent in your own tcelings, to avoid all such people.— 'I hey will hug you and call you friend, and talk about your friends, hut they will pull you down to degradation, to sorrow, to poverty, and to slinme. They Imve white skins but black hearts, and will ruin your characters if you associate with them. They are creatures born ot political accidency mid treasonable conspiracy, and arc the enemies oi all good governments and of ull docent people. [Applause ] And now, my friends of nil races, of all colors, oi all nations, oi all sexes, oi all ages—let us re solve to stand by our Constitution, nnd surren der it to no enemy. This is our country. Let us resolve tlmt wo will never be driven Irom it, nor ostracised in it. f Mr. Hill concluded amidst rapturous and pro longed cheering. When it had somewhat subsi ded a gentleman in the rear of the audience pro' posed three cheers lor the 'only nmn South ol Mason and Dixon's lino Hmt has proclaimed Hie truth Irom tho seaboard to the mountains, which the vast assembly gave with a hearty will. Wheat. Tho Southern Cultivator says that over one thousand bushels oi wfreul were har vested from lots and gardens within the cor|Kir- ato limits of Alliens, tho past month, all of ex cellent quality. Gen. Quant,-—The radical papers uro jubi lant over Gen. Gram’s ostensible endorsuiout of Sheridan’s higb-lianded conduct, at New Or leans. Il is a somewhat questionable matter to be joyful about. Loyalists.—!A l’itUaliulU, Massachusetts, wo man wore thirty thousand dollars’ worth of diamond* at a wedding party lately. Her bus- hind wa* a quartermaster of tlio loyal stripe. 150 boxes Tin Plate, 2000 pounds Block Tin, 1000 pounds Bar Lead, 500 Dags Sli t, 30 bundles Bright Iron Wire, 300 dozen Iron Wire-Sifters, 60 Anvils, 75 Vinos. 4nno pounds Smoothing Irons, 2000 pouude Uritlln’s I torse Nailn, 500 dozen Files—assorted, 8000 pounds Galvanized Sheet Iron, 3 tons Cast 81 eel. 20 tons Plow Steel, 800 tons Swedes and Reflned Iron, (•(i Ions Band, Hoop, and Horse Shoe Irmi, 15 toiis Oval, Hall Oval, and Half Round ln»n *£* Ions Boiler, Plate, and .Sheet iron. l*or sale by WEEDS & CORNWELL, Nos. 150 and 101 Broughton Street, iiiayiu Pm Savannah, Ot C. W. ADAIR, Auctioneer. MARIETTA STREET LOTS. I WILL SELL ON SATURDAY MORNINU NEXT tile 30th instant, at s ..’clock, Two Bountiful Lois or the sub-divisions of that beautiful grove on tlie north fmluol Marietta street, opposite tlio Opera House, vu No. 1, corner lot, next f)r. Westmoreland’s, fronting Marietta street ‘J-l feet, and running back HC. iVetto* No. 3, fronting 38# feet, ami running back lift feet W the same alley. Terms: Half cash; balance 1st November. -ALSO- A quantity of Stone, Brick, and Building Material G. W. ADAIR. Real Estate Agent, ie«r the Railroad Cronin* FLOUltl FLOUR! K are constant y rocri ing a superior article of FLODII PHOTO NEW WHEAT! From several or the best Merchaut Mills lu UeorjfU *** Tennessee, in Barrels nnd Sacks, At Wholesale and by the Single Package. laT’Orders filled for any quantity. Jyl3—3ra van KPPS & THTIN. COTTON PLANTATIONS. M Y Northern Correspondents are making luqttlr^ for Collou Plantations. Persons having such P r ‘* iui ' t’llUII I tllll lUl ttlllrt, I'LTSOUB IMVUlilou'-** perty for sale, may ho able to have the same disposed « through me, by sending me a full and correct deacrlptu* of their property—Ute whole number of acres, uuniw-r cleared, In cultivation, lu woods, bottom, worn out,* 0 -* with condition and description of fences and lmpn>*£ •mints; the location, what rouds on or near, convenient* to mills, churched, schools, post offices, markets, ueares depot, steamboat lauding, dfcc.: condition of title, lowest price. Let all accounts be full cuui fruitful, so that when tP property Is examined no disappointment lUfi £ AltL*" Real" Estate Broker Office Whitehall Street, near the Railroad* Jyi6- The Glory of Man is Strength. fJHIBKKFOltK, the nervou* end debilitated thould ha- »• mediately use Usuuvu>’e Extract Jiccuu.
