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OLD SERIES—VOL. XCII
NEW SERIES—VOL. LI.
Ctjronicle and Sentinel.
WFDNEBDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1877.
Mobtos’s estate in worth $50,000, He
leave* a wife and three son*.
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina, is
Ueneral John A. Losah’b cousin.
Father Rtan is lecturing in Texas,
where he has l>een most enthusiastically re
ceived by large audiences.
Ok the 40.000 New Yorkers who failed to
register, a vast majority are rich Republi
cans. Look out for a big Democratic ma
jority.
Field Marshal Von Wranoel is dead,
aged 93. He was a Colonel at Waterloo
and had been 81 year* in the service of
Prussia.
lilt Missouri Republican prettily says
the President’s visit to Virginia was “the
planting of the olive-branch on the grave
of the sword."
Hecbetart Fish declares that Mr. Sum
ner wept over his domestic infelicity and,
like 11. Vf. 8., wished he was dead. There
was a big skeleton in that closet.
An advertisement in Pittsburg calling
for u farm laborer received eight responses;
an advertisement calling for a bookkeeper
received one hundred and thirteen.
The stalwart Republican papers are howl
ing for Senator Sharon to come to Wash
ington or resign and let somebody be ap
pointed who will sit up with the corpse.
The New York Tribune is sad when it
lllinks of Daniel W. Voorhees in Mor
ton’s place. We do not see anything very
sud in that. But Republicans are in the
melancholy days now.
Old Ben Wade lias his views on the
silver question, but he does not pretend to
understand everything about financial
problems, and never saw anybody who did
whom be didn’t think a knave or a fool.
Notino an improvement ill the present
House of Representatives, a Boston Herald
correspondent says: “Tliire is less of the
tobacco-spitting element, and fewer mem
bers who will put their feet on their desks."
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The great battle between John Morris
sey and Tammany lias terminated in a vic
tory for the former. The “respectable Re
publicans’’ voted to a man for the ex
burglar, ex-prize fighter and professional
gambler.
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A correspondent of the New York
Time* attributes Senator Morton’s fatal
sickness to the gastronomic seductions of
Ben Holi.adat’s French cook. It takes a
strong stomach to digest soft-shell crab
salad and preserved strawberries for sup
per.
Theodore and Elizabeth are to be re- i
conciled; the ragged edge sand-papered
and the cave of gloom filled up. H. W. B.
will preside, no doubt, and while the grand
organ rumbles, lie will exclaim, in the most
effective and dramatic way: “Bless ye, me
children, bless ye!”
During the year 1870 England imported
from this country goods to the value of
$307,352,000, and her exports were only
$98,000,000, leaving a balance of trade in
favor of the United States of over $255,000,-
000. In 1865 there was a balance in favor
of England of $37,000,000.
Remarkin'* the unusual frequency, of
late, of failures, the New York Bulletin in
fers that the prospect of a repeal of the
bankrupt law, or at least of an amendment
of it in the interest of the creditors, is stim
ulating insolvents to hasten to shelter them
selves under the existing law.
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An honest French paper in New York is
rather severe on MacMamon. It says of
some of his recent high-handedness: “This
recalls the celebrated declaration of Attor
ney-General Waite in the famous Tom
Scott case: ‘A negro lias no rights that
the white man is bound to respect.’
All papers publish marriages and deaths;
sonic publish births. But here is a novelty,
which we find in the Baltimore Sun, sand
wiched between the deaths and marriages:
ENGAGED.
ARONSON—HEOHHERMEK—JOE ARON
SON, of Now fork, to ROBE HECHHERMER,
of Baltimore. tNo cards.]
We shall have numerous versions of tlie
“last words” of Senator Morton. Accord
ing to the Associated Press his last words
wero, “I am worn out.” The biographer
of William Pitt gave as his last words,
•“Save my country." The nurse,‘who was
jiroSably more accurate as well ns more
prosaic, said thattbe dying statesman asked
“for some more gruel."
An old woman in New York, who made a
living by picking up stray grains of coffee,
corn, etc., was seriously hurt the other day.
The neighboring merchants made up a
purso for her. When conveyed to her
residence it proved to be a comfortable,
neatly furnished cottage which had lieen
bought by her own money. Never neglect
trifles.
The Baltimore GaseUt pictures Morton’s
caroitnal failing thus: “That lie failed to be
made .President was not liis failure; so also
have failed the strongest in past ages. So
tailed Play, Wester and Calhoun. But
all these men still live, and have left the im
perishable footprints of their colossal steps
along the march of our history: while Mor
ton obliterated his by walking backward
along his own path.”
Judos Oi.in, of the Supreme Court of
The District of Columbia, is an old lime
Abolitionist and a Radical of the stalwart
stripe, but ha luis lost patience with the for
mer objects of his affection, and in sen
tencing a colored criminal the other day he
said : "The sight witnessed here day after
day—a parcel of dirty, idle, loungiug men
like you, a dozen or more to every white
man, being brought here for tLieving. is
euough to make one wish that you were all
sent Wick to slavery.”
-"Be thou chaste as ice and pure as snow
Them shall not escape calumny.” Mr. John
\Y elhb has lived a life in Phil
adelphia for seventy-two years—respected
by all men of ail parties at an honest, up
right man. A few days ago the President
laminated him as Minister to England and
almost immediately ;the charge was made
that he had been at some period of his his
tory “connected with a great sugar fraud.’
Au the records showed the
baselessness of the slander and it has
dropped)to the ground.
The burning of the negro Owen
Wright, near Crawford, Ala., last Friday,
was an inhuman crime. It is true that the
negro had done a deed for which he de-!
served to die a thousand deaths. But every
man in this country, no matter what his
rsue or color, accused of crime is entitled to
* fair trial by an impartial jury. There is
no pretence that the Courts of Alabama are
not competent to administer the laws prop
•erly. The criminal would have had speedy
trial and punishment, and the mob had no
right to anticipate the processes of the law
and the judgment of the Courts.
The Radicals who “favor the Constitu
tion of I8(£ and Atlanta for the capital of
Georgia" met in the Capitol the other night.
Mr, Akermam made a speech, which the
negligence of local chroniclers has lost to
fame. It is stated that “ex-Senator H. V.
M. Miller occupied a back seat in the
meeting.” What party does this much
named patriot belong to? We fear that he
lias severed his connection with both the
regular organizations and is running a
party of his own, known as the Miller
party. It is well organized, compact and
harmonious, but, unfortunately, casts only
one vote. However, the other parties may
go to it after a while. A little waiting
sometimes accomplishes wonders.
ONUB AND FOR ALL.
No one can truthfully charge that
since the present campaign opened the
Chronicle and Constitutionalist has not
permitted the widest discussion through
its columns of local political matters. It
lias published, withont compensation,
column after column of communications
written for the sole purpose of further
ing individual interests, because we de
sired no man to think that bis claims
had not been given a hearing. We have
received latterly communications of a
character that we do not propose to pub
lish hereafter, nnlesa they are printed
as advertisements. The last one of this
kind appears this morning over the
anonymous signature of “A Democrat,
but a Freeman.” This article, one of
the class to which we refer, travels very
fsr ont of the record to show what has
been the position of this paper on va
rious public questions. The patient re
search of one of these writers discovered
that more than five years ago the Chron
icle and Sentinel (a different paper and
under different management) had op
posed, what ? not the making of nomi
nations, bnt the making of nominations
by means of primary elections. This
the paper, as a Democrat journal, bad
an undoubted right to do in advance of
the action of the Democratic Executive
Committee of the county—the body vest
ed with authority to determine the time
and manner of selecting candidates. This
morning “Democrat, but a Freeman”
startles the pnblic with quotations from
an editorial which appeared in the
Chronicle and Constitutionalist last
Summer, during the session of the Con
stitutional Convention and when the
generally received opinion was that the
new Constitution would meet with bit
ter and determined opposition at the
polls. We publish the whole of the
editorial, immediately after the com
munication, in order that our readers
may see the article to which the author
of the latter alludes. It will be seen
that we predicted a warm contest at
the December election, a crop of Inde
pendent candidates, and, therefrom,
strenuous exertions to bring out the
negro vote. This is the sum and sub
stance of what we wrote. Does not the
present condition of affairs in this Sen
atorial District justify every word that
was written ?
But we respeotfnlly submit to the
friends of the Independent candidate
for Senator that such articles are of no
interest to the public, have noth
ing whatever to do with the Senato
rial contest, cannot possibly do Mr.
Foster any good or the Democracy
of the District any harm, and we
must, therefore, decline to publish
any more of them in future. The
Chronicle and Constitutionalist is not
on trial. Its consistency or inconsis
tency is not one of the issues of the
campaign. Its record is well known to
the people of Georgia and to the people
of the South. The people know that
this paper and its predecessor have bat
tled for the oanse of Democraoy and
good government for the past ten years,
and they know that it has always insist
ed upon the maintenance of the party
organization intact as the only means by
whioh disaster could be averted and vic
tory won. We are quite willing far the
people to judge our conduct and inter
pret our motives.
There is but one other portion of the
oommmunication which we publish this
morning that calls for any notice at our
hands. The writer evidently means to
intimate that the Chronicle and Con
stitutionalist oondemns independent
movements, and especially the indepen
dent candidacy of Mr. Foster in this
District, because Maj. Cumminq, “its
favorite,” is running for the Democratio
nomination for Senator, if the writer of
the article really believes this we hasten
to assure him he is very greatly
mistaken. The personal merits or de
merits of the two men have nothing
whatever to do with the course this
paper is pursuing. We are not in the
habit of advocating the claims of any
Demoorat in advance of a nomination
by the party; after.a nomination we
have always supported the nominee.
We are not struggling for the success
of an individual; we are battling for the
preservation of a principle. The Chron
icle and Constitutionalist cares noth
ing for Major Cummino’s election or de
feat ; it cares a great deal for the success
of the party whioh redeemed the State,
and the continued triumph of which is
essential to the safety of the State. If
one man had not refused to be governed
by the party action which he formorly
recognized, and made himself a candi
date outside of the party, the Chronicle
and Constitutionalist would have had
nothing to say concerning the Senator
ship until the Distriot Convention had
given the party a standard-bearer. If
Major Cummino occupied the position
of the present Independent candidate,
he wonld be just as resolutely op
posed. If Major Cummino be nomi
nated by the Gibson Convention we
shall cordially support him; if that
Convention shall see fit to nominate
any other Democrat the nominee
will be supported jnst as oordially. We
believe that this Independent move
ment and that all independent move
ments will, if successful, prove fruitful
of mischief and disaster; will undo all
that organized Democracy has done in
Georgia; will stir up ftrife among the
whites; will array the two races, now
living peacefully together, against each
other; will demoralize our farm labor
and bring great trouble, if not absolute
ruin, upon the planters, without whose
prosperity none of us can hope to pros
per; and will, finally, necessitate a re
newal of the same bitter struggle which
oulminated in the defeat of Radicalism
several years ago. For these reasons
we oppose Independents and their sel
fish schemes; for these reasons we sup
port organized Democraoy and its nomi
nees.
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
The death of Senator Morton adds
one more to the Democratio strength of
the Senate. This gives our party thir- 1
ty-five, including Senator Davis, and
leaves the Republicans with thirty
eight, including Booth and Christlancy.
In ease .Butler, Eustm and Spofford
obtain the seats they are justly en
titled to, the Senate would be a tie,
Fice-President Wheeler saving the
party vote by the very skin of its teetb,
In such a ease, the absence of Senator
Shabox would give the Democrats one
majority. The admission of Eustif,
which seems most probable, would di
vide the Senate into thirty-eight Re
publicans and thirty-six Democrats.—
The admission of Kellogg, which
is apprehended, will make the count
thirty-nine Republicans to thirty-six
Democrats, The chances are that Sen
ator Butler will have to take the risks
of another election; this would restore
the count to thirty-seven Democrats to
thirty-nine Republicans. We learn that
some of the Democratic Senators are
not very anxious that Mr. Butler’s
case should be brought up for the pres
ent, as they have doubts as to the valid
ity of his credentials, which they would
prefer, first, if possible, to settle in his
favor. It is extremely probable that in
the South Carolina case neither Corbin
nor Butler will be admitted. It seems
to be settled that in the election of the
former the legal House did not partici-
pate, and in the election of the latter
the legal Senate did not participate.
The Repnblicans since 1871 have lost
alresdy sixteen Senators and gained bnt
one, leavißg out the seats now in dis
pute. We have already shown specifi
cally that the present fight against fate
in Louisiana and South Carolina Sena
torsbips is simply a temporary make
shift and a desperate last ditch expe
dient. In 1879 the control of the Senate
will fall inta the hands of the Democ
racy, by what majority the elections of
to-day will, to some extent, presage.
FAIR PLAT.
We learn that the Michigan Senators
want the Government to give some mil
lions of dollarti to aid in the construc
tion of a tunnel under the Detroit river,
from Detroit to the Canada side. They
also want a good deal of money to build
breakwaters in Michigan harbors. These
are only a few of the current “wants” of
a section which has grown fat upon Gov
ernment bounty. When the lean Sonth
comes np for a share of patronage the
cry of “down with subsidies” oozes
boisterously from the snouts of all the
greedy Eastern and Western pigs at the
oommoa swill-tub, Now-pnr -Senators
and Representatives should see to it that
this little game of giving all the Govern
ment aid and comfort to the East and
West shall stop. Let them insist upon
fair play to their own section, and take
care not to be cheated in the arrange
ment either. We have projects of “na
tional importance” in the South, and
they must have recognition. The day
for high-toned Southern men scattering
silver dollars among Saratoga boot
blacks is gone by. There has been a
change in that respect of late years.
Our chivalry remains, but the ruffle
shirt has disappeared. We want divi
dends.
A BAD SEASON POR THE INDEPENDENT
CROP.
This seems to be a bad year for Inde
pendent movements and Independent
candidates. The plentiful crop of Inde
pendents which sprung up in Mississip
pi at the commencement of the cam
paign has almost entirely disappeared,
and nearly every paper received pub
lishes a card from some belated disor
ganizer who has, under the influence of
a sober second thought, declined to ar
ray himself against the Democracy. In
Virginia the independent movement has
come to a sudden and untimely end—
an end so speedy that people
“ Wonder what it was begun for,
If so early it was done for.”
The Independent who was opposing the
Democratio nominee for Governor states
that “having failed to get up the neces
sary organization,” he is no loDger a
candidate. The Independent who was
running for Lieutenant-Governor of that
State has wisely made the discovery that
“the necessity for opposition has ceased
to exist,” and, therefore, his candidacy
“ceases.” In Georgia there is no reason
to fear that the movement which has so
signally failed in other Southern States
will be sucoessful. The Democracy
know what it means, and will take care
that it is defeated. They know that the
Independent stakes his hope of success
mainly upon securing the Republican
vote, and they know that the trinmph of
Independentism would lead to the
spoedy reorganization of the Radical
party and to another fierce straggle to
keep the State government oat of the
hands whioh so basely prostituted it to
wicked purposes a few years ago.
A BACKWARD REPUBLIC.
One of the most significant admissions
by Governor Tildbn, just after his re
turn from Europe, was elicited by a
Herald reporter. Speaking of the
French elections, Mr. Tilden said:
1 ‘The Government in the last election brought
the greatest pressure to bear npon the people
to return the official candidates. This they
wore enabled to do successfully by the groat
centralized power which they wield. In a
speech, as early as 1851, which I delivered in
Rochester, I warned the people against allow
ing the Government power to be centralized at
Washington. We now see in Franoe the fruits
of centralization.” * * *
“It should be remarked, however .that in spite
of all the pressure and intimidation exercised
by the French Government there is one point
which they have not reached—namely, the
falsifying of the returns. This is remarkable
when it is considered that it has been shown in
this country how much easier it is to control
the count than to control the vote.”
“And to what do you attribute this circum
stance—are they more scrupulous in France
than they are here
Governor Tilden’s prompt answer was:
“They have not learned the art yet in France.
That is the reason. When they have learned
that art the liberties of the French people will
be indeed endangered.”
This speaks volumes for the Marshal
and his Administration; but it demon
strates, we fear, that the French have
not progressed in the modern improve
ments incident to first-class Republican
ism. Perhaps this will be remedied
next time. General Grant ought to
know the secrets of his own charnel
house, and, by means of an interpre
ter, can convey some of them to
MaoMahon. Now that the Republi
can party is on its last legs in the Unit
ed States, and the Sonth has become
unhealthy for carpet-baggers, what an
immense missionary field for such gen
tlemen out of business France presents !
Either Frenchmen are incapable of
falsifying returns of an election, or they
are not yet acquainted with the latest
patent devices. It the former, an inva
sion by the played-ont adventurers of
this oountry would hardly pay as a
permanent investment. If it be the lat
ter, what magnificent opportunities are
open for enterprising Americans of the
baser sort 1
The New York Tribune is mad with
Hon, B. H. Hill for bespeaking Senator
Conklino’s seat. It looks as if our
Ben has the inside track and will keep
it in the race for My Lord Roscoe’s cu
rule chair.
We see it stated that Hon. M. A.
Evans, a member of the present Legis
lature from Jefferson county, has writ
ten a letter declining to be a candidate
for re-election. Mr. Evans is a gentle
man of fine sense and the strictest in
tegrity. It is a matter of regret that he
refuses to serve his county again.
So far only twenty-four ex-members
of the South Carolina Legislature have
sworn that John J. Patterson bribed
them to vote for him for United States
Senator. We are afraid the evidence is
not sufficiently strong to cause Honest
John’s expulsion fropi the Senate. How
ever, Carolina law may accomplish the
same result by sending the distinguish
ed carpet-bagger to the penitentiary.
By a two-thirds vote of the House
the bill for repealing the Resumption
Act, which General Ewino’s ignorance
of parliamentary tactics caused to be
stranded in the morning hour, has been
made the special order until next Tues
day, when a vote will be taki n. There
is little doubt that the bill will pass the
House. Its fate in the Senate is prob
lematical, bnt should it run the gaunt
let of both Houses of Congress it is
oertaia to be kiljpd by the Presidential
veto.
Thia is the season for weeping over
eondemDed murderers and forgetting
the viotims.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1577.
[COMMUNICATED. ]
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION.
1o the Voters of Richmond, Jefferson
and Glascock Count ies :
You have heard and seen so much re
cently npon the danger to the Demo
cratic party of the candidacy of H. Clay
Foster, Esq., for the Senate, and so
many appeals to your patriotism in be
half of party organization, that I desire
to call your attention to the words and
positions of the same persons, or their
political friends, at a time when they
were not prejudiced in behalf of Major
Camming as a candidate. You have
read editorial after editorial from the
Chbonicle and Constitutionalist upen
these dangers, and containing urgent
appeals for party organization. At
these times the editors of that paper
were in favor of Major Cumming. Now,
let ns see if they thought there was any
danger before Major Cumming was a
candidate. In the Chronicle and Con
stitutionalist of Angnst 18th, 1877,
(not the Chronicle and Sentinel of five
years ago), we find an editorial contain
ing these identical words, with refer
ence to this very election : “We
have not the slighest idea that
the Republican party will organize
for the campaign, or that it will
take part in it as a political organiza
tion.” Thus you will see that, they
thought there was no danger before
Major Cumming was a candidate.—
There is now, however, great danger,
because Major Cumming is a candi
date ! 1
August 18tb, 1877, the Chronicle and
Constitutionalist (not the Chronicle
and Sentinel of five years ago), speak
ing of this very eleotion, said : “When
the campaign opens it will prove the
hottest that has been in Georgia since
the memorable contest of seven years
ago, when the death blow was dealt to
Radicalism.” At the date of this edi
torial Major Cumming was not a can
didate. How differently they speak
after he becomes a candidate. Hear :
“The Radical snake is scotched, not
killed.” This “Radical snake” received
it’s “death blow” seven years before
August 18th, 1877, has since declared it
self out of existence and written it’s
own obituary, but is to-day more dan
gerous than ever, because Major Cum
ming is a candidate!!!
The Chronicle and Constitutional
ist, of August 18th, 1877 (not the Chron
icle and Sentinel of five years ago),
speaking of the negro voters in this very
election, said : “And instead of being
discouraged from voting, as they have
been in former contests, they will be
sought out and brought to the polls by
those who desire their ballots cast for
or against Smith or Jones for Senator,”
&c.; and further : “that both sides will
make strenuous efforts to obtain votes.”
You will see directly that by both sides
they meant nominees and independents.
It was all right then for both sides to
“seek out” and “bring to the polls”
these negro voters. Major Cumming
was not then a candidate. But after
Major Cumming becomes a candidate,
“ Logic and Principle ” and “ Common
Sense ” (evidently Camming men), think
Mr. Foster ought not to allow Radicals
to vote for him !I! Pray, will Mr.
Cumming decline a Radical’s vote ?
The Chronicle and Constitutional
ist, of August 18th, 1877 (not the Chron
icle and Sentinel of five years ago) sa’d,
upon this very election: “We believe
that in nearly every county in the State
there will be seen Independents and
nominees running against each other,”
&c. Major Cumming was not then a
candidate, and therefore the Chronicle
and Constitutionalist could not find it
in its heart to condemn Independent
candidates. But because Major Cum
ming is now a candidate, Independent
candidates ought to be condemned ! 1
Pardon me, fellow-Democrats, for say
ing that the consistency of these things
cannot be seen by
A Democrat, but a Freeman.
WHAT THE ABOVE 18 ABOUT.
The editorial from the Chronicle and
Constitutionalist, of August 18, 1877:
The Election in December.
The final action of the Constitutional
Convention on the proposition to elect
the next General Assembly in Decem
ber, at the time when the new Constitu
tion is submitted to the people for rati
fication or rejection, will cause a very
exciting political campaign in the State
during the ensuing three months. The
object of this action, as explained by
those who proposed and favored it. is to
have the Legislature composed of men
elected under the new Constitution
—men attached to the instrument
and who will put it in immediate opera
tion—and to cause the people to take an
active interest in the election at whioh
the fate of the Constitution must be de
cided, and have the full vote of the
State polled. Although the eleetion
will take place in December, tne Legis
lature elected will not meet until No
vember of next year, and the expense of
the January session will be avoided.—
The Convention proposes to pass an
ordinance continuing the tax and appro
priation acts of this year in force duriDg
1878, so that no embarrassment may be
experienced in conducting the affairs of
the government. We are inclined to
think, however, that it would have been
the better plan to have brought on the
election in December and let the new
Legislature meet next January. That
the course pursued by this Convention
will cause a large vote to be polled we
hare not the slightest doubt. We do
not believe that any considerable num
ber of the members of the present Gen
eral Assembly will complain of the cur
tailment of their terms of office, or that
many of them will oppose the ratifica
tion of the Constitution on that ac
count. On the other hand, numbers
of people who may be ’opposed to
the Constitution will vote for it be
cause they have personal friends run
ning for office who can only bo success
ful in the event of the ratification of the
instrument. The fact, too, that the
Legislature to be chosen in December
will elect a United States Senator to
succeed Senator Gordon, whose term
expires March 4th, 1879, will also add
to the interest of the contest. It is rea
sonable to suppose that General Gor
don desires to be his own successor. As
yet we have not heard of any one who
expects to oppose bis re-eleotion, bnt
the question has been sprung very sud
denly and it is hardly probable that
snch a splendid prize will be taken by a
walk-over. If we are not mistaken the
new Legislature will also have to elect
about one-half of the Judges of the Su
perior Court. If the report in favor of
reorganizing the circuits be adopted
then all the Jndges will have to be
elected. But while all these things will
operate to canse the polling of a heavy
vote it must not be expected that the
vote will be altogether Democratic, or
white, On the contrary, there is good
reason for believing that the full color
ed vote will also be polled. The character
of the contest will be such—so many in
terests will be involved—that the negroes
will come out to a man. We have not the
slightest idea that the Republican party
will organize for the campaign, or that
it will take part in it as a political or
ganization. We do not think that Re
publicans will be run as candidates for
the Legislatpre in half a dozen counties
in the State. Rut ire do believe that
the negroes will be rallied against the
Constitution, and that while voting
against the instrument they will vote for
the men of their choice—among the In
dependent Democratic candidates—for
the General Assembly; and instead of
being discouraged from voting as they
have been in former contests, they will
be sought ont and bronght to the polls
by those who desire their ballots east
for or against the Constitution or for or
againßt Smith or Jones for Senator or
Representative. We believe that in
nearly every county in the State there
will be seen Independents and nominees
running against each ether, and that
both sides will make strenuous efforts to
obtain votes. When the campaign opens
it will prove the hottest that has been
seen in Georgia sipce the memorable
contest of Berea years ago, when the
death blow was dealt to Radicalism.
PAPAL POINTS.
The Scottish Hierarchy to Be Re-estahlUhed
Neat Meath.
Lokpoh, November 7.—A telegram
from Rome says; It is believed that
Christmas the time fixed for the Pope
to issue an apostolic letter re-establish
ing the Catholic Hierarchy in Sootland.
A -Hass la Baltimore Over the Lata Arch
bishop.
Baltimore, November 7.— A month’s
mass in memory of the late Archbishop
Bayley was oelebrated at the Cathedral
this morning. Right Rev. Bishop
Becker, of Wilmington, was the cele
brant, and Rev. F. E. Boyle, of Wash
ington, delivered an address on the life
of the late Archbishop.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
BOMB NUTS FOR MESSRS. HILL,
FIELDER AND REESE TO CRACK.
Atlanta or llilledgevllle V—The People ver
sus the “Prominent -lien”—The Prominent
Few Not Infallible—Senator Hill’s Argu
ment-Sir. Fielder on -tUlMne Judge
Reese’s Letter Dissected.
Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist:
The Atlanta Constitution boasts that
all the prominent men of Georgia are
for Atlanta, and only the “small fry”
favor Milledgeville. This assertion and
Atlanta’s offer, the Constitution ever
flaunts in the face of the people of Geor
gia, and demands that they shall go it
blind on Atlanta’s offer in humble sub
mission to the will of the prominent few !
Who made any man in Georgia promi
nent ? The people of Georgia ! How
and why ? Because the people were
able to appreciate him, and in the exer
cise of their inherent right preferred
him as they thought he merited. Every
man in Georgia owes what prominence
he has attained to the appreciative abil
ity of the people of Georgia ! The people
made him prominent and useful by ap
preciating his peculiar talents. And
with proper modesty and a just appre
ciation of the ability of the people to
decide the capital question for them
selves, nearly all the prominent men of
Georgia observe a decorous silence.
They know, such as merited the prefer
ment heretofore given them, that the
people are fully competent to decide
how to vote—Atlanta or Milledgeville.
Hence not one has felt constrained to
volunteer his opinion and reasons on
this question. But the Constitution
would have the people follow the prom
inent few blindly without reasons. Why
would the Constitution have the farm
ers of Georgia lrquire of Mr. Hill when
to plant corn, or when to do Spring
plowing just because the people chose
to send Mr. Hill to the United States
Senate? Mr. Hill may make a good
Senator, but every one knows, and he
must admit, he made a very poor farmer 1
And “Little Aleck”—may God shield
and protect him ; and may he bo spared
to represent us yet many years in the
councils of the Republic ! All recognize
now Alex. H. Stephens to be the states
man of the hour; but then he “busted”
on a newspaper!
And John B. Gordon, our gallant
soldier and Christian statesman, I wish
I could make him Senator for life; but
he couldn’t run a saw mill.
And there is Hiram Warner. Well
the people have long honored him, but
not to his heart’s content. It is yet
fresh in our memories that he feared the
people would not turn to him for a Gov
ernor in this degenerate day when offices
are only distributed to seekers after
“pap;” and that, too, after he had fed
nearly all his long life out of the public
crib. I never look at the aged Judge
that I do not recall a child’s remark
about an eminent divine: “Papa, I ’spoct
Mr.— is a mighty good man, but I
don’t like him; he thinks too much of
hisself.”
And our noble Governor, Alfred H.
Colquitt; but he does not understand
the courtesies of correspondence, if ex-
Governor Smith be permitted to lay
down the rules.
And then there is A. R. Lawton—a
good lawyer and faithful railroad attor
ney; but that didn’t qualify him to be a
good Quartermaster-General for the
Confederacy.
And We, M. Reese, than whom a
purer and more impartial Judge never
adorned the bench of Georgia; but who
would call him a “Tom Scott” in the
railroad world ?
And Charles J. Jenkins, the noblest
Roman of them all. The bare mention
of his name arouses in every true Geor
gian’s heart his purest, most unselfish
and patriotic impulses; bnt I doubt
whether the old Roman could tell an
okra stalk from a cotton plant.
And last, not least, Robert Toombs.
I have yet to know the moment that I
failed to honor and revere Robert
Toombs for his great heart and mind;
and he rather stumps my line of argu
ment—that a man may be capable in
one sphere and utterly inefficient in
another. Bat there is only one Bob
Toombs; he is a statesman, a profound
scholar, a sagacious financier, a great
lawyer, a successful farmer—in a word,
an universal genius. But all must ad
mit that even old Bob Toombs has his
foibles; he is prone to fly off at a tan
gant, and so I excuse his Atlanta pro
clivities, and in sorrow, rather than an
ger, pass them by. It was once said of
General Toombs by a sincere friend and
appreciative admirer : “Bob Toombs
makes many foolish speeches, but I
have yet to know of him doing an un
wise act.” If Gen. Toombs votes for
Atlanta he will forfeit this character.
Do not think, Messrs. Editors, that I
have inadvertently overlooked Joseph E.
Brown. Never! He gives me no little
solicitude. All know his talents in open
field, but few realize “Old Joe’s” adroit
skill as a “still-hunter.” He is ever
formidable, but bis silent opposition is
terrible. I have no ill-will towards “Old
Joe.” I have long since forgiven him,
and cherish for him a kind feeling ; but
I would feel much easier on the Capital
question if he was not so ominously
silent and still.
But, Messrs. Editors, somo of these
prominent few have been coerced into
speaking their minds on this Capital
question. Mr. Ben Hill says: “If a
Capitol has to be built, it will cost as
much to build in Milledgeville as
in Atlanta.” Who said a word about
building in Milledgeville? Why, that
is the whole issue. Go to Milledge
ville, and we need not build.—
stay in Atlanta and we must build. At
lanta confesses this when she offers to
build; and she confesses we need not
build at Milledgeville, when she offers
to build only as good buildings as those
at Milledgeville. But,says Mr. Hill:“The
business of the capital will greatly mul
tiply, and that great population of the
future, will certainly return the capital
to Atlanta, if we now fix it at Milledge
ville.” “Sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof.” Mr. Hill is over careful
about the morrow. When that teeming
population of the future (the mere crea
ture of Mr. Hill’s fertile imagination
now) demands removal, that great popu
lation will have the wealth to build in
Atlanta. The population as now dis
tributed over Georgia finds Milledge
ville equally accessible to all, and is too
poor to erect grand buildings at Atlanta
for posterity. But, says Mr. Hill, “If
I lived in Milledgeville I should vote,
as a sense of duty, for Atlanta to be the
future capital, unless there are other
reasons outweighing this one,” (future
population). I am afraid the hasty
reader will misapprehend Mr. Hill here.
As 1 understand him, future is a rather
indefinite term in this connection, and
“other reasons would outweigh this
one,” if Mr. Hill lived in Milledgeville.
Only those familiar with Mr. Hill’s pecu
liar style will take his meaning at a
glance. An ordinary writer would have
said if he lived in Milledgeville he
would “see it in a different light.” But,
then, Mr. Hill is not an ordinary man.
And then Herbert Fielder has unbo
somed himself. He says that if Atlanta
remains the capital the Southern mem
bers of the Legislature will draw more
mileage ! Well, this point is novel—
but may have force for some aspirants
for office. Rut, by all means, let us
avoid making this a sectional issue; and
for decency's sake, at least, don't let it
degenenate into a squabble over mileage
for members [ I hope Fielder will de
sist. Let us give honor, however, to
wnom honor is due. Fielder is at least
unselfish ; he can never ever hope to get
to the Legislature.
The last unwilling witness who has
given his opinion and reasons to the pub
lics is the Hon. We, M. Reese. Why, he
says, the removal to Milledgeville now
will cost the people of Georgia
nearly one million dollars. The Judge’s
figures shocked me, I had innocently
thought that true economy demanded
that we go back to Milledgeville. But
these figures disturbed me greatly.
However, I have somewhat recovered
from the first stunning effect, and now I
propose, with the profoundest respect
for Judge Reese’s sinoerity, to restore
confidence to other - advocates of Mill
edgeville who may have been over
whelmed by these appalling figures.
Let ns add up the Judge's losses, certain
and consequential:
State's outlay on " Kimball
Opera House.". $250,000
Atlanta's ditto, voluntary and
involuntary 179,000
James' mansion J 00,000
City Hall Bquare (Judge B.'s
valuation).: 200,000
Milledgeville Capitol (Judge
R. ’s valuation) 65,000
Grand total $794,000
No wonder these figures alarmed Judge
Reese. They appalled me. But let us
thank Judge Reese. In a moment of
calm reflection, when his heated imagi
nation startled at its own progeny
yielded to a sober second thought, the
Jndge suggests that our losses will not
be so much after all. He says that these
buildings are not now worth first oost.
Hence we should only count onr losses
at present values. Judge Reese says
the “Kimball Opera House” will now
only pay Atlanta’s outlay $179,000
Add Atlanta’s City Hall Square. 200,000
Add Judge R.’s valuation of
Milledgeville Capitol 65,000
Judge Reese’s estimate of actu
al losses $444,000
The Judge uses round numbers $250,-
000 for convenience, we suppose ; then
they sound better and are more im
pressive.
Now let us analyze these losses. City
Hall square, $200,000, and handsome
cash donation of Atlanta, $65,000!
Well, we live and learn ! We can lose
what wo never had ! Precious thought
that, when you fully take it in with all
its bearings. If we can lose what we
never had, then surely we can enjoy
what we never possessed. People of
Georgia—impoverished, tax-burdened
people—rise up and call Judge Reese
blessed ! He has discovered for us the
true philosopher’s stone ; only imagine
that you are not poor, but rich; rioh in
imaginary wealth, and be happy ! And
if there be any imaginative, hard
money wretch who must touch the ao
tUat substance, or hear the sound of ooin
before he can be contented and 6asy,
then 1 suppose Judge Reese would quiet
him as did the Irish orator his noisy
listener, by exclaiming: “My friend, be
aisy; and if you can’t be aisy, then be as
aisy as you can 1”
Messrs. Editors, we can only lose the
“Kimball Opera House.” Judge Reese
says it will pay Atlanta’s demand. Very
good, let Atlanta have it in settlement
of her $179,000. Then the James’ Man
sion, which the Judge says will sell for
$60,000, will defray all expenses of re
moval to Milledgeville, and cover a
handsome balance into the Treasury;
provided there is not a reservation
clause to James conditioned on removal.
The State will then be absolved of all
debt to Atlanta. And we can honorably
go buck to Milledgeville, and utilize the
oid buildings which Judge Reese ad
mits aro comparatively worthless, save
for State purposes.
But, says Judge Reese, it will be
wisest to remain at Atlanta, accept her
offer, compel her to make a deed to the
“City Hall Square,” and deposit the
handsome cash donation ($65,000), &e.,
kc. I wonder if Judge Reese, in all his
reading, ever came across the cook book
of Mrs. Glass? I fear not. That good
lady, with admirable caution, ever com
mences her recipes : “ Take a fish,” <fco.;
“Pirst catch a hare;” Ac. Now just
here lies our trouble. We may be anx
ious to fry, broil, or hash that Atlanta
rabbit, but we must catch him first.
Had the Convention bound Atlanta to
her offer, conditioned on the popular
vote, we would have had him, Judge.
If the Convention hadn’t stopped—we
would have caught the rabbit. But it
is too late now—the rabbit is clear out
of sight, and gone! But, says Judge
Reese, if Atlanta is not willing to com
ply with her offer, we can compel her.
We can do so by a convention, or a Con
stitutional amendment removing the
Capital. This he considers conclusive.
Judge, have you forgotten so soon how
long the good people of Georgia clamor
ed for this last Convention before they
had it called ? Did you sit in the Senate
the past years, and has this history of
Atlanta legislation escaped you so soon ?
How long the people fought for that
majority vote in the Senate !. And now,
Judge, we can get neither a Convention
nor an amendment submitted to the
people without a two-thirds vote of
House and Senate! If it required so
many weary years to get that Senate
majority—how long will it take to get
the requisite two-thirds now ? Is it too
much to ask the Judge to try his talent
at figures on that proposition?
But, says Judge Reese, “some per
sons may argue, no matter what it costs,
let us rebuke the fraud of removal from
Milledgeville to Atlanta. To this argu
ment I say, that fraudliAs been fully re
buked by the action of the Convention
■in submitting the location of the capital
to the people .” The Judge concedes
the fraud. Who committed that fraud ?
Far be it from my purpose to charge
that Atlanta did it or was a party to it.
Tnis, however, we all know : Atlanta
boasts of her faithful compliance with
her part of the contract for removal.
And Judge Reese, while scouting the
idea that Atlanta made this offer as an
“electioneering trick, a fraud and not
intended to he executed,” says : “At
lanta has hitherto acted in the best faith,
not ‘only with the State, but with her
creditors:' How has Atlanta acted in
good faith with the State ? By her
faithful execution of the compact for re
moval—which removal Judge Reese con
cedes was a fraud upon the people of
Georgia ! And Judge Reese says this
fraud is fully rebuked. Is he serious ?
The father of a starving family is robbed
of his pittance of food. He secures the
thief with the stolen food, such as he
has not eaten, in his possession. Judge
Reese would hoist the remnant of food
upon a polo—the reward to the fleetest
of foot, the starving father, or the thief
grown fat and sleek on stolen goods;
and this submission of the right of prop
erty to a test of speed and bottom,
Judge Reese says, fully rebukes the rob
bery. Judge Reese’s proposition, which
concedes the fraud, is as absurd in law
and unsound in principles, as it is false
in morals.
Messrs. Editors, in all I have written
I have intended to deal only with the
reasons of Messrs. Hill, Fielder and
Reese, the three prominent men who
have favored the public with tbeir opin
ions. I accord to them what I claim for
myself, perfect honesty of judgment and
purity of motive. But I have exercised
my right to weigh their reasons given to
the public. It is for the people to say
whether, when thus put in the balances
and weighed, their reasons are found
wanting. Until better reasons are given
for Atlanta I shall vote for Milledgeville,
and I believe the people, who are fully
competent to decide this question for
themselves, will vote the same way.
Hawe-Eye.
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
The Democratic Party lino Not Yet Fulfilled
Its tlii()M.
[Macon Telegraph and Messenger.]
These are golden words from the
Chronicle and Constitutionalist, and
should be burned deep into the hearts
of the people. Never before in the his
tory of Georgia polities was it more im
peratively demanded that our friends
should live up to them with unflinching
determination. Now, when we are ap
parently so safe, is our greatest danger.
In the flower of our unquestioned rule
and our magnificent victories last year,
lurk the seeds of danger and decay.—
The ice is apparently solid, but under
neath its smooth surface the elements
of disintegration are silently at work.
These hidden forces are being watched
and nursed with never-tiring vigilance
by the enemies of Democratic unity.
They care for nothing but their own ad
vancement, and would gladly bnild their
fortunes on the ruins Of popular unity.
We reiterate the warning qry of the
Chronicle. The Democratic party has
not yet fulfilled its mission. The in
tegrity of the party must be preserved.
Independents Round to No Promise and Re
present No Principle.
[DeKaXb County News.]
Georgia now has the largest Demo
cratic majority of any State in the Union,
and she is proud of it. But how long
is this to continue ? The champions of
Democracy, relying upon the strength
of the party, will lose interest in politics,
and when we least expect it an Indepen
dent or Republican will slip in. We
feel no fears for the Gubernatorial race.
That is settled for the present, but the
danger lies in the e'ection of members
to the General Assembly. An Indepen
dent is bound to no promise, represents
no principle. We must have organiza
tion or there will soon be but one party
—the Independent, which means a cross
between Democrat and Radical.
Spath Carolina State Fair,
The Sonth Carolina State Fair at Co
lumbia commences November 13th. The
military pri?e drill will take place
Thursday, the 15th. The Richmond
Hussars, Clarke Ihght Infantry and
Oglethorpe Infantry, of this city, will
attend. They will leave Aqgusta at
4:30, a. m., on the loth, on an excursion
train of the Charlotte, Colombia and
Angnsta Railroad. The officers of the
road will give the Hussars a rebate on
all the tickets they sell. They will have
tickets for sale next Saturday.
PUSHING ON THE WAR.
Reported Kuxainn Repulse on the Plevna
Road—Winter Appearing—How the Ron
maalan Warrior* Have Been Trented-A
Riald Campaign.
London, November s.—The detention
of rails for railways as a contraband of
war has been removed. Advices from
Constantinople indicate a change of the
Ministry in the interest of peace. The
Russians were repulsed in their assault
on Plevna from the east. Loss consid
erable, but the supposed attaok was a
demonstration to mask the Russian
movement to establish themselves on
the Sophia road.
A dispatch reports that the Russians,
who were advancing from Olti to turn
Erzeroum, were compelled to retire in
oonsequenoe of a snow storm.
Much discontent prevails in Rouma
nia concerning the war. Hardly a fami
ly lives in Moldavia whioh has not lost a
relative. The full strength of the Rou
manian army was sent into the field at
the beginning of the war. Seme com
panies now have only one officer, and as
there are no reserve officers to replace
those who have been killed, the army is
disorganized. After the engagement of
the 19th the Roumanians threatened to
munity if any further attempts were
made to lead them to certain death.
A large body of Russian troops are
massed at Tirnova, and. reinforcements
are pushing forward with the supposed
design of crossing the Balkans this Win
ter. A dispatch from St. Petersburg
says: “The idea is rapidly gaining
ground here that perhaps the war may
be finished this year; certainly a great
effort will be made. It is generally be
lieved in the event of success that Rus
sia will demand a free passage of the
Straits and autonomy of Northern Bul
garia under some German Prince, with
the guarantee of the great Powers.”
Reported Death of a Russian General—Ser
vians Fickleness—A Turkish Defeat.
London, November 5.—A special dis
patch from Constantinople says : It is
reported from Orohanie on authority of
Russian prisoners that Gen. Gourka was
wounded during the recent fighting and
has since died. [Note. —This is im
probable],
A special dispatch from Vienna says :
“Recent Russian successes have caused
a war agitation in Belgrade but so in
different to Servia’s attitude are the
Russians now that the report is current
that Prince Karageorgevitcb, Servian
pretender, has been invited to visit the
Russian headquarters and was well re
ceived there. Whether this is true or
not, it is certain that Servia’s trimming
has spoiled her position with Russia,
Turkey and the Great Powers alike and
she is likely to commit herself to some
desperate measure in her effort to re
trieve herself. Russian offieial bulletins
report continued progress on Plevna,
Lovatz and Orohanie roads. Teteven
and Tuaskushver are occupied by in
fantry and cavalry and a oavalry detach
ment has penetrated Yabltnitza Pass in
pursuit of retreating Turks. A Turkish
force numbering between 3,000 and 4,000
men from sonth of the Balkans attacked
the Russian force at Mahren South of
Elenae. After three hours fighting the
Turks retreated leaving a hundred dead
and many wounded.
A [Fight Near Widdin—Cannonading Near
Plevna.
London, November 7.—A Russian of
ficial dispatch says : “A squadron of onr
cavalry has occupied the road from Ra
hova to Widdin. Rahova was oocnpied
by 1,500 Turkish infantry, part of whom,
with the inhabitants, withdrew on the
approach of our reconn offering force.
On Sunday night Gen. Skobeloff push
ed on to Brestmee, sonth of Plevna,
threw up batteries there, and after a
violent cannonade, attacked Turkish po
sitions with infantry.” As the above
does not report the result the attack was
probably unsuccessful. Col. Valentine
Baker has gone toSohipka Pass.
Bucharest, November 7.—lntelli
gence is reoeived here that all of Gen.
Zimmerman’s staff have rented houses
in Kustendji. It is concluded from this
that the campaign is over for this year
as far as the Dobrudscha army is con
cerned.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
Mllledgeyllle or Atlanta 7—Which Shall It
Be 7—A Reply to Jndge Wm. M. .Keene’.
Recent Letter.
\Milledgeville Union and Recorder .]
The partisans of Atlanta are evident
ly alarmed as the eleotion draws nearer
at the indications of public opinion in
favor of Milledgeville, as is evidenced
by calling out their strongest men to ad
vocate their cause. Judee Reese, of
Wilkes county, has written a very plaus
ible letter on that line in the Ghboniole
and Constitutionalist, but an examina
tion of his positions will show how weak
and untenable they are. He says: “I
am opposed to removal now on account
of the great loss which the State will
sustain thereby, one whioh we are
poorly able to endure.” He says farther
the State has paid for the present Capi
tol in Atlanta $250,000 in gold bonds
and Atlanta has paid for the sano Capi
tol $179,000, making the cost to the
State and city of Atlanta $429,000. This
amount paid by Atlanta was on the con
dition that Atlanta should remain the
capital and will have to be refunded as
soon as it is removed. “This sum,”
says the Jndge, “is now as muoh as the
Capitol will bring if sold, and the loss,
if made, carries with it, as a matter of
course, the loss of the $250,000 paid by
the State.”
Now the fallacy of this plausible state
ment will be seen, by all who reflect,
that the loss to the State occurred when
her faithless Legislature under the
manipulation of H. I. Kimball pur
chased the Opera House at three or four
times its value.
Neither removal qor non-removal can
save us from the consequences of that
great swindle. Very few persons can be
be made to believe that the Opera
House Capitol -with its foundations set
tling, the cracks in its thin walls con
tinually widening and the building alto
gether unsafe, would bring mnoh, if any
more, than SBO,OOO, the amount of the
mortgage on it. Doubtless the best
thing the State oan do would he to turn
over the Opera Honse to Atlanta, pocket
her losses with what philosophy she
may, and wash her hands of the whole
concern.
Jndge Reese says farther, the State
gave SIOO,OOO for John H. James’
house, and now it won’t sell for more
than $50,000. Another $50,000 gone if
removal carries the day, says the Jndge.
Well, will.keeping the Capitol at Atlanta
make it worth the SIOO,OOO paid for it ?
Isn’t the depreciation of $50,000 in its
value already an accomplished fact ?
Really, the weakness of his cause be
comes clearly apfWent when seh argu
ments are adduced in support of it,
In addition, says the Judge, removal
will oanse the loss of the City Hall
square, offered by Atlanta and worth
$200,000, and “a sum of money sufficient
to bnild anew Capitol as good as the
one at Milledgeville, whioh will be, at
the lowest calculation, $65,000.” Now
this, it seems to us, is yery deceptive.
Let it be noted thjjt of the shrewd
est adyocafes of Atlanta only yalnes the
money subscription offered by Atlanta
at s6s,ooo—the assumed value of the
Capitol here. How much woqld the
State have to add to it to buljd anew
Capitol ? He would he a bold man to
make even a guess. But asto the $200,-
000 City Hall sqnare, the State oould
only use it to pat the new Capitol upon
it. Whether it is really worth ten mil
lions or ten dollars, it wonld not affeot
the balance in the State Treasury. Its
sale hereafter might pnt money in the
State’s pocket, bat Atlanta wonld doabt
less insist on its reverting to that city
when it ceased to be used for the of
the Capitol. Therefore that large
item of Jndge Reese’s list of losses is
clearly fallacious. Being on the eve of
going to press,' however, we cannot pur
sue the subject any farther ftt present.
We have noticed thy. strongest position
of Jndge Reese—tjiat relativeto econo
my. Hip array of figures,' however, is
something wonderful. Thus he makes
up the column of losses as follows :
Amount paid by the State for
Qpera House Capitol s2^o,oso
Amount paid by Atlanta ira.OOO
Loss on the James House, i.... 50,000
Loss of Oity Hall Sqnare prom
ised by Atlanta 200,000
Making total lags hi-•....... ..$679’000
It is *rue the Judge’s addition of the
aboye fignres makes $779,000, but the
error of SIOO,OOO may he considered a
trivial one, wheo Bqoh big sums of
money are tossed before the public gaze
in such an off-hand manner.
The way the Jndge runs np the sum
total of losses is only equalled by the
negro gambler, who, playing with a
green opponent, counted out ‘'seven up”
an the first hand. Said he, “there’s
*2 A TEAR—POSTAGE PAID
high, low, Jaok, beg, gift, game, and—
and—and the one you gave me, that
makes seven !”
WASHINGTON WHISPERS.
The Honse Committees—Georgia Well Taken
Car© Of—A Flood of and Morri
son “Snowed Under”—The Southern Pa
cific—The New Watch Dof of the Treasury.
[ Correspondence Chronicle and Constitut ionalist.]
Washington, D. C., October 29.
The long expected and long delayed
committees of the Honse of Representa
tives were announced to-day. after 6, p.
m. The excitement was intense, for
Speaker Randall had kept his own coun
sel, and the members generally were
ignorant of their positions on the stand
ing oommittees. So much is latter day
legislation influenced by these commit
tees that they become important not
only to individual members, but like
wise to the whole country. To a disin
terested listener the reading of the
eight hundred and fifty bills, whioh pre
ceded the announcement, was a tedious
proceeding, to express it mildly. Such
an influx of bills rarely happens, but I
suppose legislation was so much hinder
ed last Winter by the Presidential ex
citement that business has accumulated
to a surprising degree. Mr. Willis, of
New York, presented about fifty bills
himself, and Mr. Walsh, of Maryland,
nearly as many. Both had the good
sense to ask only the reading of the
titles.
The call of the States brought an nn
diminishing supply to the last, and there
was a feeling of relief when the closing
bill was bestowed in its proper place.
Some of these bills touched upon the
war claims question—others on the pen
sion question—many promised relief
to various parties, bnt the leading ques
tion, or the string that twanged loudest
and oftenest, was that of silver—and the
repeal of the resumption act. To jndge
by the sound, remonetizers have a re
speotablo showing in the Forty-fifth
Congress.
The announcement of the committees
was distinctly heard throughout the
hall; and at the close we felt an inward
congratulation that Georgia had been so
well cared for. There should be no
complaining in her membership, for Mr.
Randall appreciated her strength and
intelligence. Mr. Stephens retains his
former chairmanship, together with an
honored place on the Committee of
Rnles—a position rarely aocorded to any
but ex-Speakers of the House. He has
also a charming committee room, where
he oan always be comfortable. General
Cook is the other Chairman from Geor
gia. His name comes first on Public
Buildings and Grounds. This is an im
portant oommittee to the District, and I
think the appointment will give general
satisfaction. He has also a place on Re
forms iu the Civil Service. Mr. Blount,
who served so agreeably with Mr. Ran
dall on the Committee of Appropria
tions, holds the second place on the
same committee now. Mr. Blount is a
faithful member, and deserved the com
pliment. Mr. Felton comes second on
the Committee of Commerce. As this
oommittee is very; important to the
South, his position is honorable to him
self and useful to Georgia. He holds
also a place on Mines and Mining. Mr.
Harris has the fifth place on the leading
committee, that of Ways and Means.
Our member from the Fourth will
sustain his reputation for prudence
and praotical judgment in his new po
sition. His name is also found on ex
penditures in the War Department. Mr.
Bell, from the Ninth, is appointed on
Banking and Currency, also on Educa
tion and Labor. Both committees are
valuable to Georgia. We shall expect
valuable service in both from Mr. Bell.
Mr. Hartridge has a fine field for a dis
play of his legal talent in the Commit
tee of Jndioiary. He can also serve his
country very ably on the Committee of
Expenditures in the Department of Jus
tice. Mr. Smith holds a place on the
Committee of Patents and also of Pub
lio Lands. Both are prominent oommit
tees, and there is no doubt but he will
fill his place in each of them very satis
factorily. It is a real pleasure to ex
press onr satisfaction at the fair dealing
of our new Speaker to Georgians. Other
States are not so fortunate, and other
members are not so well pleased.
It is rumored that Messrs, Cox and
Morrison feel deoidedly snubbed—
snowed under, as someone expressed it.
I am inolined to wish that Mr. Randall
had not forgotten that a victer can af
ford to be generous in the case of Mr.
Cox. It is generally admitted that Mr.
Morrison has now a showing commensu
rate with his ability. Mr. Kerr could
not reconcile the rival claims of two
prominent aspirants in the Forty fourth
Congress, so Mr. Morrison beoamo the
successful compromise candidate.
Mr. Potter, it is rumored, will declino
the Chairmanship of the Pacific Rail
road because he can not work in har
mony with the rest of the Democrats.
This very possibly is mere rumor, be
cause he must feel complimented in Mr.
Randall’s selection of himself—a new
man—new to the duties, especially of
such a chairmanship.
Mr. Atkins, of Tennessee, in my opin
ion, holds the most important chairman
ship, He becomes the watch dog of the
Treasury, and it is to be hoped that
some member of his committee will step
into Mr. Holman’s shoes and ory, “ I
object," whenever it is necessary to pro
tect the public funds. When yon recol
leot how muoh money goes into the
Treasury, and how it is drawn from a
poverty-stricken South, it behooves the
legislative branch of the Government to
watch the out-going very carefully. He
and Mr. Blonnt are well aware of the
need for retrenchment, and they will bo
faithful to their trust, if the country is
not greatly deceived in the high charac
ter and ability of both gentlemen. There
is a prospeot for a continued session,
despite the assertion that there is no
business to be considered except that
for which the call was made. Large
bodies move slowly, and the American
Congress is no exception to the rule.
The weather, so mild and pleasant, is
unprecedented in this climate. Novem
ber is quite near and fires are scarcely
needed, The drives in aud around the
oity are simply charming. But the cry
of poverty is already very loud. I am
told that the Winter promises to bring
forth any amount of distress and suffer
ing. Where the remedy for these hard
times is to be found is the absorbing
question of the day. If Congress can
solve it and restore prosperity to the
country, it will fip ranked the best and
greatest of the last century. Occasional.
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A MOTIIK’S CRIME.
Egect at Desertion, Uextitutiou anil Den.
Illation aqK Denpoudeney ■wSbfi Poison**
Herself and Her Three Uhildreu— And Ap
plies the Torek t Their Home.
Chicago, November 3.— The Times'
Sparta (Wia.) special says news has just
been received from Wilton of a horrible
affair, which occurred there Thursday
night. Mrs. William Yan Vorhees, a
yonng woman with three young chil
dren and about to become a mother
again, had, after livipg uphappily with
her hnab”nj in their home on the out
skirts of the yillage, been deserted and
left destitute and despondent. She fre
qnently spoke of suicide to neighbors,
End was prevented on more than one oc
casion from pnrohasing poison*. Thurs
day night, about 2 o'clock, the dwelling
was discovered in flames, and when the
neighbors reached the honse and burst
in the door, they proceeded to the bed
room, where e sneoking spectacle greet
ed their eves. The mother, nearly
naked, lay face down in bed, with her
two youngest ehildren in the same posi
tion by her side. The hair, scalp, and
portions of the arms were burned off
from eaob, and the blaming rafters from
above were falling down upon them.
The hftdy Of tb? eldest boy, aged 10
years, was foqnd behind the bedroom
door, burned to a Blood was
found spattered upon the bed clothes
and npa the mother’s garments. Ap
pearance indicated that the woman
poisoned herself the children, and
that life wss extinct before the flames
reached them, No marks of violence
oould b.e discovered upon the bodies,
bnt the matter rigidly inves-
'
Horrible Accident.
We learn that a horrible accident oo
enrred on Mr Boland Steiner’s place,
in Burke county, near Waynesboro, last
Thursday. A little colored girl, about
two years old, daughter oi the engineer
who had charge of the gin, was oanght
in the shafting, jerked np and repeatedly
hurled against 'the side of the honse
until her skull was fractured and her
faoe fearfully braised and ont. Her
father, hearing something knocking
against the boards, stopped the machin
ery, went outside and found his child
fatally injured. She died in a short
time. It is supposed that, seeing the
shafting going aronnd, she got on it to
take a ride.
CONGRESS.
DISPOSING OF OTF RESUMPTION
ACT BILL.
Tlip Rill to be Taken From tlie Morning Hour
—A Special Order for This Week—The Sil
ver Dollar as a Legal Tender.
Washington, November s.—As the
result of a consultation among the
prominent friends of the resumption re
peal bill this morning, it has been de
termined to move a suspension of the
rules to-day for the purpose of adopting
the resolution offered by Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, last Friday, providing for
the removal of the bill from tlie morn
ing hour, and its consideration from day
to day until Thnrsdav of next week, with
the agreement that the final voto shall
then be taken.
Tlie Mississippi River Levee Hill—llow Mr.
Young, of Tennessee, Proposes to Arrange
Matters.
The Mississippi river levee bill intro
duced into the House of Representatives
by Mr. Young, of Tennessee, provides—
first, that so much of the States of Mis
souri.lllinois, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis
sissippi and Louisiana as aro subject to
overflow shall constitute a district to bo
known as the Levee District of the Mis
sissippi Valley. Second, for the crea
tion of a Board of Loveo Commissioners
to be constituted of three officers of the
army engineer corps, detailed by the
General of the army—one of the rauk of
Lieutenant-Colonel and two of the rank
of Captain and two civilians, appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Uenate; the army officers to receive only
the pay allowed them by law aud the
civihans a salary of three thous
and dollars per annum. The said
board to take charge of and continue
the survey now being made of the Mis
sissippi rivor and tributary streams, for
the purpose of determining the proper
method of reclaiming the alluvial lauds
of the Mississippi delta and the cost of
tlie same. Third, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue the bonds of the
Government, running thirty years, and
bearing interest of four per cent per an
num, to the amount of $45,000,000, tho
proceeds of which, when sold, shall be
applied to the construction of such
work, for the protection of tho over
flowed district as may be recommended
by tho Board of Leveo Commissioners,
a tax to be levied upon all the lands re
claimed from tho overflow, and upon
the tonnage of all vessels navigating the
streams in the leveo district. This tax
to oanstitute a sinking fund for the pay
ment and interest of the bonds, and the
oost aud expense of keeping the levees
in repair; the bill not to take effect
until tho States in tho levee district
shall cede to the Federal Government
the power and jurisdiction to carry into
effeot the provisions of the bill.
Flood ofltlllM in the House—'The Silver Dol
inr’M Legal Tender I'linrnotrr Restored—
The Resumption Act.
There were one hundred and ninety
bills introduced to-day under tho call of
States; among them ouo by Vitthorne,
of Tennessee, authorizing a treaty with.
Mexico for the protection of American
capital and labor in connection with
Mexican railroads, two for reclaiming
the alluvial lands of tlie Mississippi
river, and one for the final adjustment
of land claims in Florida and other
States. A bill to authorize tho free
coinage of the standard silver dollar and
to restore its legal tender character (in
troduced by Bland, of Missouri), was
passed under a suspension of tho rules.
The bill to repeal tho resumption, act
was, under a suspension of the rules
(143 to 48), taken out of the morning
hoar and made the special order from
to-morrow till Tuesday, the 13th, when
the vote is to be taken.
With tlie Committees—Tlie Paris Exposition
Blaine’** Serious Condition.
Colonel Blackburn, of Kentucky, de
clines a place on the Commission of Pa
cific Railroad, vice Potts, resigned.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House considered the appropriation
foi* the Paris Exposition.
Some Washington specials represent
Senator Blaine’s condition as serious.
Col. French, had
the Senate and its approaches tastefully
decorated with emblems of mourning
for Morton.
There is authority to say that the
statement in a Washington dispatch
that Mr. Potter is reconsidering his re
fusal to accept the Chairmanship of the
Paoific Railroad Oommittee is without
foundation. He has at no time doubted
that he could properly serve, and ho
will not accept.
A Ponderous Memorial Ujioh tlie JHclalir
Money Banin—Secretary Krnrls Begging for
an .Appropriation.
St. Louis, November 5. —The Journal
of Agriculture, of this city, has for
warded to Mr. Buckner, Chairman of
the Committee on Banking and Curren
cy, a farmers’ petition, measuring 127
feet in length and containing 5,573
names. The memorialists ask for a
financial system independent of a me
talie basis. They insist that the whole
theory of specie resumption is unphil
osophical and unsound ; that values be
ing relative tho only thing which can be
said to be a standard of value is neces
sity, the mean relation of all commodi
ties that money is simply a creature of
law, an instrument of commerce, a
standard of payment. They claim that
those who hold the real collaterals aa
improved farms must have the privilege
of borrowing money from the pnblie
treasury on equal terms to those who
hold bonds.
Evarts desires $225,000 for the Pane
Exposition, and that the bill should pro
vide for the transportation of exhibits
from the interior to the seaboard. Tlie
Committee on Foreign Relations of tlie
House will continue sessions until some
bill is matured. Mr. Hewitt, who is
said to have groomed Mr. Tilden during
the Presidential campaign, is champion
ing the measure. Gen. Shelley, of. Ala
bama, introduced a bill to appropriate
the alleged illegal cotton tax to educa
tional purposes in the respective States.
Hostility to Hoiitaem Nomination**.
Washington, November 4.— The nom
ination of Dillard as Minister to Brazil
has been considered in tho Committee
of Foreign Rolaiions, and it is definite
ly ascertained to-night that it will be
reported back to the Senate unfavora
bly. Republican Senators have agreed
to stand by each other to defeat all con
firmations that are in any sense against
party interest; but the Administration
has assurances from a sufficient number
of Senators, including many Demo
crats, to feel no apprehensions as to re
sults.
Nothing Special in tlie House—The Resump
tion Act Repeal .Still Before That Body.
Washington, November 7.—Nothing
of public interest took place in the
House to-day except the discussion on
the bill to repeal the resumption act. Dr.
Poisal, House Chaplain, resigns. The
Naval deficiency bill was reported by
Blount, of Georgia, and is to be taken
up as soon as tho army bill is disposed
of.
The Election Committee nt a Stand Mlill—
Delaying the Army Bill.
The Commiteee on Privileges and
Elections met, bat Hill and Har being
absent, adjourned subject to the call of
the Chairmen. Merrymaa made an
elaborate argument in favor of Spefford.
The Committee on Appropriations de
sired a delay on the army bill.
Appolntmcaia—Sandford Minister to Bel
gium—lngersoil an the German Minister.
Henry 8. Sandford, of Florida, has
been selected as Minister to Belgium.
This in understood to be upon the re
; commendation of Senator Conover, who
feels that Florida has been long enough
neglected.
Major Geo. Bell, Commissary of Sub
sistence, is ordered to resume duties at
Atlanta, Ga.
The Star says : “A dispatch from
u M. IngGrsoirß home says ho
hag been offered the Mission to Germa
ny, and is now on his way to Washing
ton to see about it.”
Political Praying.
[Correspondence Charleston News.]
Washington, November 2.—You aro
aware that the Congress of the United
States is opened daily in both Houses
by prayer from the elected chaplain,
who gets S9OO a session for his services,
whether long or short. Father Sunder
land in the Senate sometimes blends the
first and second lesson (he is a Presby
terian), and makes quite an argumenta
tive appeal with his Maker upon sundry
topics, especially that of the duty of the
Lord to discountenance rebellion in any
way, shape or form, and also appeals in
person to the Loid of Hosts to drive
ont the diseases of any kind whatsoever
from individual members, etc., etc. His
prayers are curious productions.