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Cftromtte anti Sentinel.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1877.
LINES TO MY PEARL."
BT “ANEANTISBKMKNT.”
I.
Tna on one d*rkoome d.smsi dy.
When Autumn'* miet* were oold And grsj,\
The wind* hed chilled the roeee to death,
Killed them with their pitiless bresth.
When mv pesrl floated downwards unto mo
Asa cherub from Heaven would flee.l
And nestled close to my desolate heart.
a.
I held her long in my love! embrace,
Caressing and kissing her beautiful faoe;
Such a winsome, tender, fragile thing !
As sweet as the song .the seraphs sing ;
How strange that I this blessing should see,
Mv daisy from Heaven to come to me.
To love and to cheer my desolate heart.
m.
With Heaven’s light in her beautiful eyes.
As blue as the radiant starry skies ;
Soft cheeks tinged with the sweetest bloom .
O ’ dear little face, that knew no gloom.
Hands like the lily, so white and so fair,
With a smile on her face, she floated here
To bless and to brighten my desolate life.
[for the Chromate and Constitutionaiist.]
THE LEtiEND OF TIIK CYPBEM TINE.
BT ETHEh HATTON.
L
Tes, He was dying upon the cross,
His lips were parched and dry,
Twas Christ wlio groaned in agony ;
Twas God who W - to die.
EL
And the scourged and bleeding Saviour,
Asked, his burning Ups to lave—
With but one cod drop of water;
And vinegar they gave.
111.
At the cross there grew a cypres* vine,
That reared its star blooms white:
Kach filled up with sweet pure dew drops,
Caught in the passing night.
IT.
And they must have heard the Saviour’s voice
Ask for water in His pain ;
They stretched their dainty arms to reach
The poor lips. Lot in vam.
T.
Keached until they were crushed and broken,
Still they held the dew drops sweet,
Until wearv and despairing.
They lav them on His feet.
n.
And time these flowers, red with the hloed
That trickled upon them there,
Were made the emblems hors on earth,
Of sorrow and despair.
VII.
And thus are these tiny drops of blood,
Now forever stretching up —
As if to give the Saviour drink,
From ont their ruby cnp.
■ W.ii - - —-
THE MORNINO STREET.
Alone 1 walk the morning street,
Fill’d with the silence vague and sweet ;
All seems as strange, as still, as dead
As if unnumbor'd years had fled,
Letting the noisy Babel lie
Breathless and dumb against the sky ;
The light wind wsiks with me alone
Where the hot day flame-like was flown,
Where the wheels roar’d, the dust was beat ;
The dew is in the morning street.
Where are the restless throngs that pour
Along this mighty corridor
While the noon shines ?—the hurrying orowd
Whose footsteps make the city loud—
The myriad faces—hearts that beat
No more in the deserted street ?
Those footsteps in their dreaming maze
Cross thresholds of forgotten days ;
Those faces brighten from the years
In rising suns long set in tears;
Those hearts—far in the past they beat,
Unheard within the morning street.
A city of the world’s gray prims,
Lost in some desert far from Time,
Where noiseless ages, gliding through,
Have only sifted sand and dew—
Yet a mysterious hand of man
Lying on all the haunted plan,
The passions of the human heart
Quickening the marble breast of Art—
Were not more strange to one who first
Upon its ghostly Bilence burst
Than this vast quiet, where the tide
Of life, upheav'd on either side,
Hangs trembling, ready soon to beat
With human waves the morning street.
Ay, soon the glowing morning flood
Breaks through the charmed solitude ;
This silent stone, to mnsic won,
Hhall murmur to tho rising sun ;
The busy place, in dust and heat,
Hhall rush with wheels and swarm with feet;
The Arachue-threads of purpose stream
Unseen wit'in the morning gleam ;
The life shall move, the death be plain,
The bridal throng, tho funeral train,
Together, face to face, shall meet
And pass within the morning street.
[John James Piatt.
TWO.
High on the hills Lord Heron he dwells;
Rosalind sings on the moors below,
Watching the bees in the heather-bells
Merrily swinging to and fro.
Young Lord Heron lias left his state.
Donned a doublet of hodden gray,
Htolen out of the nostern gate,
A silly shepherd, to wander away !
Rosalind keeps the iieart of a child;
Gentle and tender and pure is she,
John, the shepherd, iseomely and mild,
Tending his flock by valley or laa.
Never a avim has whispered before
What sho hears at the close of day;
“Kose of roses, I love thee more—
More than the sweetost words can say.
“Though I seem but a shepherd tail,
Down from a stately race I came;
In silks and jewels I’ll li&ve thee clad.
And Lady of Heron shall ho thy name.”
Rosalind blushed a rosy red,
Turned as white as the hawthorn’s blow;
Folded her kirtle over her head,
And sped away like a startled doe.
“Rose of roses, come back to me,
Leave m# never !” Lord Heron cried;
“Never !” echoed from hill and lea ;
“Never I" the lonely cliffs replied.
Loud he mourned a year and a day;
But Lady Alice was fair to see.
The bright sun blesses their bridal day,
And the castlo hells ring merrily.
Over the moors, like a rolling knell,
Kaaaihul hears them slowly peal;
Low she mourns: “I loved him well,
Better I loved his mortal weal."
'‘Rest, Lord Heros. in Alice's arms;
Mho is a lady of high degree;
Rosalind hath bat her peasant charms;
Ye had rued the day ye wedded me.”
Lord Herou he dwells in his castle high;
Rosalind sleeps on the moor below;
He loved to live, Bhe loved to die;
Which loved truest the angels know.
—Hose Terry Cooke.
WINTER.
I This poem is the la"t d*® series entitled
“The Years of Sorrow." A n ‘l written during
the Irish famine in 18-19. No poet bad ever a
theme more grandly tragic : a nation buried in
a single night under the double pall o. snow
and famine ; and grandly is the theme em
ployed.]
“Fall, snow, and ceaso not! Flake by dak6
The decent winding-sheet compose :
Thy task is just and pions; make
Ail end of blasphemies and woes.
“Fall flake by flaks ! by thee alone.
Last friend, the sleeping draught is given ;
Kind muse, by tlieo the conch is strewn.
The couch whose covering is from Heaven.
“Descend and clasp the mountain’s crest;
Inherit plain and valley deep;
This night on thy maternal breast
A vanquished nation dies in sleep.
“Lo! from the starry Temple Gates
Death rides and bears the flag of peace; ’
The combatants he separatee;
He bids the wrath of ages cease.
’ ‘Descend, benignant Bower! But O,
Ye torrents, snake no more the vale ;
Dark streams in silence seaward flow ;
Thou rising storm, remit thy wail.
"Shake not, to-night, the cliffs of Moher,
Nor Brando ’s base, rough sea! Thou Isle,
Tho Bite proceeds' From shore to shore
Hold in thy gathered breath the while.
“Fall. snow, in stillness fall, like dew.
On church'e roof and cedar’s fan.
And mold thyself on pine and yew ; •
And on the awfnl face of Man.
“Without a sound, without a stir.
In streets and wolds, on rock and mound,
O. omnipresent Comforter,
By thee, this night, the loet are found!
“On qnaking moor and mountain moss.
With eyes npetaring at the sky
And arms extended like a cross.
The long-expectant sufferers lie.
• ‘Bend o'er them, white-robed Acolyte!
Pat forth thine hand from clond and midt,
Aud minister the last sad rite
Where altar there is none, nor priest.
******
“This night the Absolver issues forth;
This mght the Eternal Victim bleeds ;
O winds and woods. O Heaven and earth !
Be still this night. The Bite proceeds.”
[Aubrey ite Vere.
THK "BONK AND SINEW”
Of our country Lava often—especially
about election time—been made the sub
ject of laudation; but when those useful
parts of the human structure become
too visible in consequence of leanness,
they can scarcely be called graceful.
The eye delights not to dwell upon an
gles and ridges in either man or woman.
Moreover, extreme emaciation ia a sign
of imperfect digestion and consequent
poverty of the blood. Both these evils
are remedied by Hostetter’s Stomach
Bitters,ywhich render digestion and as
similation certainties, in oonseqneoce of
which the blood acquires richness and
the body substance. Thus are the hol
low places filled up and the angles
rounded off. Through the instrumen
tality of this peerless aid to digestion
nd promoter of physical well being, the
body rapidly gains in vigor, color re
turns to the hollow cheek, the appetite
improves, nervous symptome vanish,
ana a healthy impetas is given to every
jital function, nou6-tuthaa&w
GETTYSBURG.
THE DECISIVE BATTLE OF THF
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES.
The tccaut at Ike Battle Writiea It Cea.
Lttna*treet—Hls View, af the Heverae
twell’s Inaetleo— Gallantry e! Geerrfa
Treapa—Leaastreet’s Protest Acalaat Plek
eti’s Charge—Am Alleged Chaaga at Plana,
Etc.
Hie Philadelphia Weekly Times pub
lishes an extensive paper by Gen. James
L jcgstreet, giving a narrative of Gen.
Lee’s advance into Pennsylvania, from
the inception of the movement to its
disastrous close, including an aoconnt
of the battle of Gettyabnrg, with a re
view of the campaign. General Long
street tells some things that have never
been tcld before, and reviews the opera
tions of 1863 from a point of view that
is in many respects more advantageous
than is possible to any other man now
living, since no man now living was so
prominently concerned in them.
The point upon which General Long
street main'y insists is that the cam
paign into Pennsylvania, while offensive
in strategy, was intended to be purely
defensive in tactics, the purpose being
to choose a position in the enemy’s rear
and compel him to attack. It was the
abandonment of this policy that, in his
opinion, led to the fatal resnlt at Gettys
burg, and this mistake he believes to
have been not a matter of deliberate
judgment, bat “the impulse of a great
mud disturbed by unparalleled con
ditions.” In the absence of his cavalry
Lee moved into Pennsylvania as one
walking into the dark, and it was the
rep irt of a acont that gave him the tirst
intimation of Meade’s whereabouts and
turned him aside from his march on
Harrisburg. The encounter on the Ist
of July General Longstreet shows to
have been wholly accidental, and it was
then that he believes Lee committed an
error in not either vigorously prosecut
ing the temporary success, or else ma
neuvering so as to compel Meade to
make the attack. When the assault was
made on the 2d it was by Longstreet’s
corps alone, whereas, it Hill and Ewell
had simultaneously advanced, Meade
might have been dislodged. Bat that
attack sufficiently showed that the Fed
eral poattion was then impregnable, and
Pickett’s charge on the third day was a
hrlurn hope that ought never to have
been made. These are only some of the
main points bronght forward in Gen.
Longskeet’s paper, a large portion of
which is occupied with defense of htm
s“lf against the accusation ut tardiness.
After the battle General Lee said to his
officer*; "It is all my fault,” an acknowl
edtfmeDfc of the man, and
which his eiibordihlM have so far re
spected as to Uy the responsibility any
where but on him. Lee seems to have
been carried away bv over-confidence in
the prowess of his troops, and to have
believed that they could do anything.
“The enemy is there," he said, in reply
to a remoo.Wftflce against the assault on
Gem. tery Ridge, ‘‘tull to strike
him.” *
On the morning of the Ist Genera*
Lee and myself left his headquarters to
get her, ami h&4 ridden three or four
miles when we heat'd firing along
Hill’s front. The firing bspaup* HO heavy
that General Lee left me and hurried
forward to see what it meant. Alter at
tending to some details of taf march I
followed. The firing proceeded from
the engagement between our advance
and Reynolds’ corps, iu which the Fed
erals were repulsed. This recontre was
totally unexpected on both sides.
When I overtook General Lee at 6
o’clock that afternoon he said, to my
surprise, that he thought of attacking
General Mead upon the heights the next
day General Lee was impressed with
the idea that by attacking t|ie ffedprals
lie could whip them in detail. I re
minded him that if the Federate were
there in the morning it would be proof
that they had their forces well iu ujmd,
aud that with Pickett in Chambersburg,
and Stuart out of reach, we should be
somewhat in detail. He, however, did
not seem to abandon the idea of attaok
on the next day. He seemed under a
subdued excitement which ooea&iottftlly
took possession of him when “the bunt
was up,” and threatened hi* superb
equipoise. The sharp battle fought by
Hill and Etvell on that day had given
him a taste of vigicry.
The Plan ol Attack,
When I left Gen. Lee on the night of
the Ist I believed that be had made up
bis mind to attack, but was confident
that he had not yet determined as to
when the attack should be made. The
assertion first made by Gen. Pendleton,
aud echoed by his confederates, that I
was ordered to open the attaok at sun
rise, is totally false. Gen. Lea never in
his life gave me orders to open an attaok
at a speoiflc hour. He was perfectly sat
isfied that when I had my troops iu po
sition atnl was ordered to attack, no
time was over lost. On the night of the
Ist I left him without any orders at all.
On the morning of the 2d I went to Gen.
Lee’s hoadquarters at daylight and re
newed my views against making an at
tack. He seemed resolved, however,
and wo discussed the probable results.
We observed the position of the Fede
rate and got a general idea of the nature
of the ground. About sunrise Gen. Lee
sent Col. Venable, of his staff, to Gen.
Ewell’s headquarters, ordering him to
make a reoounoissance of the ground in
his front, with a view of making
the main attack on his left. A short
time afterward he followed Col. Vena
ble in person. He returned at about 9
o’olock and informed me that it would
not do to have Ewell open the
attack. He finally determined that
l should make the main attack on
the extreme right. It was full 11 o’cleck
when Geo. Lee arrived at this conclu
sion and ordered the movement. In the
meantime, by Gen. Lee’s authority,
Laws’ brigade, which hod been put
upon picket duty, was ordered to rejoin
my command, and upon my suggestion
that it would be better to await its ar
rival Gen. Lao assented. We waited
about forty miuutes for these troops and
then moved forward. A delay of seyeral
hours occurred in the march of the
troops. The oanse of this delay was
that we had been ordered by General
Lee to proceed cautiously upon the for
ward movement, so as to avoid being seen
by the enemy. Gen. Lee ordered Colonel
Johnson, of his engineer corps, to lead
conduct the head of the oolumn.
My troops therefore moved forward
under the guidance of a speoial officer of
Gen. Lee, and with instructions to fol
low his directions, f. left Gen. f#ce only
after the line had stretched ont on the
march and toje slung with Hood’s divi
sion, which was in the fonr. The march
wan necessarily glow, the conductor fre
quently eneonnterieg poiuts that expos
ed the troops to the view of the signal
station on Round Top. At length the
polumn halted. After waiting sometime,
SrWWfling that it would soon move for
ward, I gout {p the front to inquire the
cause of the
that the column was awaifipf the move
ments of Colonel JohnstoZ, "who leas
trying to lead it by some route by which
it could pursue its rnaroh without failing
under view of the Federal signal station.
Looking up toward Round Top I saw
that the signal station was in fall view,
and, as we could pjaiulv see this station,
it was apparent that ,oa* kegvy columns
were seen from their position that
further effort# to conceal oflrseives
would be a waste of time.
The Delay oa the .Warufc,
I became very impatient at this delay,
and determined to take upon myself the
responsibility of linrrying the troops
forward. I did not order General Mc-
Laws forward because, as the head of
the column, he had direct orders from
General Lee to folio* t&a conduct of
Colonel Johnston. Therefore i aonj or
ders to Hood, who was in the rear and |
not encumbered by these instructions,
to push his division forward by the most
direct route so as to take position on
my right. He did so, u 4 thus broke
np the delay. The troops were rapidly
thrown Into podition and preparations,
were made for the attack. It may be
proper jnst here to consider the relative
strength and position of the two armies.
Onr army was 52,000 infantry. Meade's
was 95,000; these ore our highest figures
and the enemy's lowest. We bad learned
on the night of the lat ; from soff 1 ®
prisoners captured near Seminary
Ridge, that the first, eleventh and third
oorps had arrived by the Emmittsburg
road and had taken position on the
heights in front of us, and that rein
forcements had been seen ooming by
the Baltimore road jnst after the fight of
the Ist. From an intercepted dispatch
we learned that another corps was in
oamp about four miles from the field.
We had every reason, therefore, to be
lieve that the* Pederals were prepared to
renew the battle. Oar army was stretch
ed in an elliptical curve, reaching from
the front of Bound Top around Semi
nary Ridge, and enveloping Cemetery
Heights on the left; thus coverings
space of four or five miles. The enemy
occupied the high ground in front of ns,
being massed within a curve of abont
two miles, nearly concentric with the
curve described by onr forces. His line
was abont I,*oo yards from onr. Any
one will see that the proposition for this
inferior force to assalt and drive oat the
masses of troops upon the heights was a
very problematical one. My orders from
General Lee were “to envelop the ene
my's left and begin the attack there, fol
lowing up as near as possible the direc
tion of the Emmittabnrg road. 1 '
Tbs Battle Darned-
My oorps occupied our right, with
Hood on the extreme right and McLaws
next. Hill’s oorps was next to mine, in
front of the Federal oentre, and Ewell
was on our extreme left. My corps,
with Pickett’s divisiou absent, number
ed hardly 13,000 men. I realized that
the fight was to be a fearful one, but
being assured that my flank would be
protected by the brigades of Wiloox,
Perry, Wright, Posey and Mahone mov
ing en echelon, and that Ewell was to
co-operste by a direct attaok on the ene
my’s right, and Hillsto threaten his cen
tre and attack, if opportunity offered,
and thus prevent reinforcements from
being lannohed either against myself or
Ewell, it seemed that we might possi
bly dislodge the great army in front of
ns. At half-past three o’clock the order
was given Gen. Hood to advance upon
the enemy, and, hurrying to the head of
McLaws’ division, I moved with his
line. Then was fairly commenced what
I do not hesitate to pronounce the best
three hoars’ fighting ever done by any
troops on any battle field. Directly in
front of us, occupying the peach orch
ard, on a piece of elevated ground, that
Gen. Lee desired me to take and hold
for his artillery, was the third
corps of the Federate, command
ed by General Sickles. My men
charged with great spirit and dislodged
the Federate from the peach orchard
with but little delay, though they fought
stubbornly. We were then on the crest
of Seminary Ridge. The artillery was
bronght forward and put into position
at the peach orchard. The infantry
swept down the slope and soon reached
the marshy ground that lay between
Seminary and Cemetery Ridges; fighting
their way over every foot of gronnd and
against overwhelming odds. At every
step we fonnd that reinforcements were
pouring into the Federate from every
side. Nothing could stop my men, how
ever, and they commenced their heroic
charge np the side of Cemetery Ridge.
Oar attack was to progress in the gener
al direction of the Emmittaburg road,
bat the Federal troops, as they were
forced from point to point, availing
themselves of the stone fences and boul
ders near the mountains as rallying
points, so annoyed our right flank that
General Hood's division was obliged to
make a partial change of front so as to
relieve itself of this galling flank fire.
This drew General McLaws a little far
ther to the right than General Lee had
anticipated, so that the defensive advan
tages of the ground enabled the Fede
rate to delay onr purposes until they
could occupy Little Round Top, which
they just then discovered was the key to
their position. The force thrown upon
this point was so strong as to seize our
right, as it were, in a vise.
The Charge Up Cemetery Ridge.
Still the battle on our main line con
tinued to progress. The situation was
a critical one. My porps had been fight
ing over an hour, having encountered
and driven back line after line of the
enemy. Jn front of them was a high
aud rugged ridge, on its crest the bulk
of the Army of the Potomac, numbering
six to one, and securely resting behind
strong positions. My brave fellows
never hesitated, however. Their duty
was in front of them and they met it.
They charged up the hill in splendid
styis, Sheening everything before them,
dislodging'the in the face of a
whithering fire. x When they had fairly
started up the second ridge I discovered
that they were suffering terribly from a
firs that swept over their right and left
fianks. 1 found that my left flank
was not protected tty ttip brigades that
were to mpve erf echelon with it. Mc-
Lawa' line was consequently spread out
to the left to protest its flank, and
Hood’s line was extended to tli® right to
protect its flank from the sweeping fire
of the large bodies of troops that were
posted on Round Top.* These two
movements of extension so drew my
forces that I found myself attacking
Cemetery Hill with a single line of bat
tle against not less than 50,000 troops.
atyo divisions at that time were
own ft eignf fft pjge thousand men,
four thousand having qeej) jqifflf,. or
wounded. We felt at eyejy step ipe
heavy stroke of fresh troops—the sturdy
regular plow Grift fells a soldier instantly
that he has encountered, p.espryes or re
inforcements. We received no siipport
at all, and there was no evidence of co
operation on any side. To urge my men
forward under these circumstances
would Uaye hnSft R}3dn eßß > aQ d I with
drew them in gopd order ft the peach
orchard that we bad taken from the
Federate early in the afternoon. It may
be mentioned here as illustrative of the
dauntless spirit of these men that when
Gen. Humphreys, of Mississippi, was
evdppd t 0 withdraw his troops from the
ohoi’ftii he ihnusrht there was some mis
take, and ft g g antured battery
near the swale between .top fjwn
where he halted, and when ordereq 16
retire to the new lino a second time he
did so under protest.! Ourmenliadno
thought of retreat. They broke every
li 48 tb ey encountered. When the order
to withdraw W4* giveu a courier was sent
to Gen. Lee informing flf® of the resnlt
of the day’s work.
A Marvelous Assault,
Before pursuing this narrative further,
I shall say a word or two concerning this
assault. lam satisfied that my force,
numbering hardly 13,000 men, encoun
tered during that three and a half hours
of bloody worp jiffit Ifsaa than 65,000 of
the Federate, and yfii .pba> : Sp W a . B
not cheeked nor their line broken until
we ordered them to withdraw. I found
that night that 4,529 of my men, more
than one-third of their total number,
had been left on the field. History re
cords no parallel to the fight made by
these two divisons on the 2d of July at
Gettysburg.
Ewell’s Inaction.
It may be imagined that I was aston
ished at the faot that se received no
support after we had driven the Fed
erate from the peach orchard and one
thousand yards beyond. If General
Ewell had engaged the army in his
lront at that time (say 4 o'clock) he
would have prevented their massing
their whole army in my front, and while
he i.nd I kept their two wings engaged
Hill would have found their centre weak
an 1 should have threatened it while I
broke through their left and dislodged
them. Having failed to move at 4
o-clopk, yhilo the enemy waß in his
front.it w aa still more surprising that he
did not adyanee at 5 o’oloek with vigor
and promptness, when the trenches in
front of him were vacated, or rather
held by eno single brigade (as General
Meade’s testimony before the committee
on the conduct of the war states). Had
he taken these trenches and scattered
the brigade that held them he would
have found himself in the Federate’
flank and rear. His attack in the rear
mqat tiaxs the Federate, as it
haye been totaiiy unexpeotef—it
being believed that fie was jn front with
ma. ill charging upon the eentre at
th# same tifpe woqld have increased
their disorder and we should have won
the field, But Ewell did not advance
until l had withdrawn my troops, and
the first; corps, after winning position
after position, was forced to withdraw
from tfle field with two corps of their
comrades within sight and resting upon
tflyir jqtua. Ewell did not move until
about dusk faqqojnjing to P wa re
port). He then oecugipd' tfiq Hughes
that the enemy had vacated (see General
Meade’s report). The real cause of
Ewell’s non-complianoe with General
Lee’s orders was that he had broken his
line of battle by sending two brigades
off on some duty up the York road. Gen.
la*ly says that my failnre to at
tack at anprisy *>*x the cause of Ewell’s
line being broken the tijae I did at
tack. This is not only absurd, but ijn-.
possible. After sunrise that morning;
Colonel Venable and General Lpo were
at Ewell's headquarters disoussing the i
attack with Ewell’s corps. They left ]
Ewell with this definite order : That i
he was to hold himself in readiness to
support my attack when it was made.
ft js silly to say that he was ready at
suimsw, Atieq kp not ready at four i
o'clock when the atiack w* rqallf made.
His orders were to hold himself In read
iness to 00-operate with my attack when
it was made. In breaking his line of
battle bp rendered himself unable to
support me when he would Lave been
potential. Touching the failure of the
supporting brigades of Anderson’s di
vision to cover McLaws’ flank by
echelon movements, as directed, there
is little to be said. Those brigades act
ed gallantly, but went astray early in
She fight. General Anderson in his re
port says . “A stiung fire woo poured
upon our right flank, which had become
detached from McLaws' left." General
Lee, alluding to the action of these two
brigades, says : “But having become
separated from McLaws, Wilcox’s and
Wright’s brigades advanced with great
gallantry, breaking successive lines of
the enemy’s infantry and compelling
him to abandon much of his artillery.
Wiloox reached the foot and Wright
gained the crest of the ridge itself, driv
ing the enemy down the opposite side,
♦The importance of Bound Top as a poinf
ifapptti waa not appreciated until after my at
tack. General Movie seems to have alluded
to it as a point to be oceapied “if practicable,"
bat in each slighting manner as to show that
he did not deem it of great importance. So it
waa occupied by an inadequate force. As our
battle progressed, pushing the Federais back
from point to point, subordinate officers and
soldiers seeking shelter, aa birds fly to cover
in a tempest, found behind the large boulders
of its rock bound sides not only protection but
rallying points. These reinforcements to the
troop* already there checked our advance on
the right, and some superior officer arriving
Just then divined from effect the canso, and
threw a force into Bound Top that transformed
it. aa if by magic, into a Gibraltar.
f The troops engaged with me in the light of
the 2d were meetly Georgians, aa follows:
The tear Georgia brigade* of Generals Ban
ning, Anderson, Wofford and rcmuioe, Gener
al Kershaw's South Carolina brigade, General
Law’s 4thma brigade, General Barksdale’s
(afterwards General Humphrey*) Hfeeissim*
brigade and General Boberteoa’s Texas lvi
gads.
bat having become separated from
McLaws, and gone beyond the other
two brigades of the division, they were
attacked in front and on both flanks,
and compelled to retire, being unable to
bring off any of the captured artillery.
McLaws’ left also fell back, and it being
now nearly dark, General Longstreet
determined to await the arrival of Pick
ett.” So much for the action of the
first day.
Gen. Lee’s Determination.
I did not see General Lee that night.
On the next morning he came to see me,
and fearing that he was still in his dis
position to attack, I tried to anticipate
him by saying: “General, I have had
my scouts out all night, and I find that
you still have an excellent opportunity
to move around to the right of Meade’s
army and maneuvre him into attacking
us.” He replied, pointing with his fist
at Cemetery Hill: “The enemy is there,
and lam going to strike him.” I felt
then that it was my duty to express my
conviction; I said: “General, I have
been a soldier all my life. .1 have been
with soldiers engaged in fights by
eonples, by squads, companies, regi
ments, divisions and armies, and should
know as well as any one what soldiers
can do. It is my opinion that no 15,000
men ever arrayed for battle can take
that position,” pointing to Cemetery
Hill. General Lee in reply to this or
dered me to prepare Pickett’s division
for the attack. I should not have been
so urgent had I not foreseen the hope
lessness of the proposed assault. I felt
that I must say % word against the sacri
fice of my men; and then I felt that my
record was such that General Lee would
or could not misconstrue my motives. I
said no more, however, but turned away.
The most of the morning was consumed
in waiting for Pickett’s men and getting
into position. The plan of assault was
as follows: Our artillery was to be
massed in a wood from which Pickett
was to charge, and it was to pour a con
tinuous fire upon the cemetery. Vnder
cover of this fire and supported by it
Pickett was to charge.
Our artillery was in charge of General
E. P. Alexander, a brave and gifted of
ficer. Colonel Walton was my Chief of
Artillery, but Alexander being at the
head of the oolumn, and being first in
position, aud being besides an officer of
unusual promptness, sagacity and intel
ligence, was given charge of the artil
lery. The arrangements were completed
about one o’olock. General Alexander
had arranged that a battery of seven 11-
pound howitzers, with fresh horses and
full caissons, were to charge with Piok
ett, at the head of his line, but General
Pendleton, from whom the guns had
been borrowed, recalled them just be
fore the charge was made, and thus de
ranged this wise plan. Never was Iso
depressed as upon that day. I felt that
my men were to be sacrificed, and that I
should have to order them to make a
! hopeless charge. I had instructed Gen
eral Alexander, being unwilling to trust
myself with the entire responsibility, to
carefully observe the effect of the fire
upon the enemy, and when it began to
tell to notify Pickett to begin the as
sault. I was so much impressed with
the hopelessness of the charge that I
| wrote the following note to Gen. Alex
ander : “If the artillery fire does not
have the effect to drive off the enemy or
greatly demoralize him, so as to make
our efforts pretty certain, I would prefer
that you should not advise General
: Pickett to make the oharge. I shall rely
a great deal qn yqnr judgment to deter
mine the matter, and shall expect you to
let Pickett know when the moment
offers,"
Fidkett’s Charge.
To my note the General replied as
follows: “I will only be able to judge
the effect of our fire upon the enemy by
his return fire, for his infantry is but
little exposed to view, and the smoko
will obscure the whole field. If, as I
infer from your note, there is an alter
native to this attack, it should be care
fully considered l)efora opening our fire,
for it wilf take alj the artillery ammuni
tion we have left to test this one thor
oughly, and if the result is unfavorable
we will have none left for another effort,
and esep if this i% entirely snocessful it
can only be so at a very filpody cost.” I
still desired to save my men, and felt
that if the artillery did not produce the
desired effect 1 would be justified in
kojdiug off. I wrote this note to
Colonel Walton at exactly I;3Q, p. m.:
“Let the batteries open. Order great
precision in firing. If the batteries at
the peaoh orchard cannot be used
against the point we intend attacking
let them open on the enemy at Rocky
Hill.” The cannonading which opened
along both lines was grand. In a few
Is courier brought a note to
General }fics&f t wflo Sending near
me, from Alexander, which, after read
ing, he handed to me. It was as fol
lows: “If you are coming at all you
must come at once, or I cannot give you
proper support; but tho enemy’s fire has
not jjlaekened at all; at feast eighteen
guns are” still from the coipetery
itself.”
After I had read the note Pickett said
to me: “General, shall I advance ?”
My feelings had so overcome me that I
would not speak for fear of betraying
my want of confidence to him. I bowed
affirmation and turned to mount my
horse. Pickett immediately said, “I
shall Jesi,d my division forward, sir.” I
spurred hiy hoj'se to flip wood jvhera
Alexander wijs stationed W'ftl artillery.
When I reached him he tpld TO 6 off
disappearance of tho seven guns which
were to have led tho oharge with Pick
ett,, and that his ammunition was so low
that he could not properly support the
charge. lat once ordered him to stop
Pickett until the ammunition had been
replenished. He informed me that he
had qo with which to re
plenish. i then saw that there was pp
help for if, khd'that pickeff ' pinSf ad
vance under his orders. He swept past
our artillery in splendid style, and the
men marched eteaf}i}y ffi'd compactly
down the slope. As tney uiarted tip the
ridge over one hnudred cannon from the
breastworks of the Federate hurled a
rain of cannister, grape and shell dpwn
■ upon them• still ti*“j presseu on until
half way up the slope, when the crest of
the hill was lit with a solid sheet of
Same as the masses of infantry rqsp and
red. When the smoke cleared away
Pickett’s division was gone. Nearly
two-thirds of his men lay dead on the
field, and the survivors were sullenly
retreating down the hill. Mortal man
could not have stood that fire. In half
an honr the contested field was cleared
and the battle of Gettysburg was over.
When this charge failed it was expect
ed the enemy would throw his whole
force on the shattered Confederate ranks
to crush them, but the army was soon iu
compact shape and faced once more to
wards Virginia. Qeneral Longstreet
gives an extensive review or the cam
paign, and furnißheo interesting docu
mentary proof in support of his posi
tions, forming altogether a most inte
resting and fascinating page of history.
In this connection he says:
“I may mention here that it has been
absurdly said that General Lae ordered
me to put Hood’s and McLaws’ divis
ions in support of Pickett’s assault.
Qeneral Lee never ordered any such
thing. [This is diwtly ftt issue with
Colonel Walter H. Taylor, who was
General Lee’s Adjutant General, and
whose paper on the battle of Gettysburg
has been published heretofore.] After
our troops were all arranged for assault
General Lee rode with me twice over
the lines to see that everything was ar
ranged according to his wishes. He was
told that we bad been more particular
in giving the ordgrs than ever before;
that the commanders had been sent for
and the point of attack had been care
fully designated, and that the command
ers had been directed to communicate t
their subordinates, and through them to
every soldier in the command, the work
that was before them, so that they
should nerve themselves for tho attack
and fully understand it.
V After leaving me he again rode ever
the field once, if not twice, so that there
was really no room for misconstruction
or misunderstanding of his wishes, He
gould not hsppe thought of giving- any
suoti an order. Hood and McLaws were
confronted by a largely superior force of
the enemy on the right of Pickett’s at
tack. To have moved them to Pickett’s
support would have disengaged treble
their number of Federate, who would
have swooped down from thej? rooky
fastnesses against the flank of cur at
tacking column and swept our army fronj
the field. A reference to any of the maps
of Gettysburg will show from the posi
tion of the troops that this would have
been the inevitable result. Gen. Lee
and myself never had any deliberate
conversation about Gettysburg. The
subject was never broached by either of
us to the other. On one occasion it
came np casually and be said to me (al
luding to the charge of Pickett on the
3d), ‘General, why didn’t you stop all
that thing that day i’ I replied that I
conld not, under the oir-enmstanoes, as
sume suoh a responsibility, as no dis
cretion had been left me.”
PIO NONO.
Hi* Condition Net So Alarming as Repre
sented.
London, November IS.— A Renter
telegram from Rome says there is no
foundation for the alatming rumors cur
rent at Paris yesterday abont the Pope,
who still suffers from weakness, but
whose condition has not recently become
worse.
■ Rome, November 13.—The Pope is
Letter to-day. He gave audience to
several persons.
The Sanders villa Courier announces
jfctißt farmers are sowing more small
grain this Fall than ever before.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
PASSAGE OF THE ABUT BILL AT
LAST.
The Heuse Peaceably Passes the Army Bill—
Infantry en the Texan Frostier—Charges
Against High Meen in That State,
Washington, November 12. — The
House passed the army bill to-day with
out a division. The amendment allow
ing four cavalry regiments to be recruit
ed to 100 men for each company and to
be stationed in Texas was agreed to. An
amendment limiting staff offioen to the
rank and pay of their regular army
grades was rejected. Iu the course of
the discussion Hewitt, of Now York,
charged the Secretary of War, General
Sherman and the Adjutant-General
with want of frankness and concealment
of facts regarding the enlistment. Mem
bers on the Republican side replied to
the charges and defended the high re
putation of those officers. Afterwards a
large number of bills were introduced
and referred.
Washington, November 12.—The
speeches of Goode and Ellis on General
Hooker’s amendment have pruduoed
quite a sensation. The President sent
for Congressman Eilis Saturday eve
ning. They had quite a long confer
ence, which, it is said, resulted in a
modificatio-', if not a fracture of the
Louisiana slate.
The Senate—Conklins Explains tho Herald
Interview—Voorbee* Sworn la.
Washington, November 12.—Mr.
Conkling, of New York, ar®Be to a per
sonal explanation and referred to a pub
lication Friday last in the New York
Herald, purporting in some general
sense, to come from him. It did not
profess to be a report literally of any
thing said by him, but professed to be a
narrative of a private conversation and
it disclaimed accuracy. As generally
read it seemed to have been accepted as
something which had become to be
known as an interview. He desired to
state that for some months he had not
held an interview for publication with
any one save in one instance and then
in regard to the usefulness and services
here of the dead Senator from Indiana.
In all other instances he bad declined to
bo interviewed. The Herald's state
ment contained some remarks which he
had made in a casnal conversation at
times. It contained other remarks
which he never made at any time. It
ascribed to him forms of expressions
quite indefinite to say the least. Words
like these in the presence of the grati
fying and great achievement of the Re
publicans of New York, he was in no
mood to utter.
Hon. D. W. Yoorhees was sworn in
as Senator from Indiana, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of Hots.
O. P. Morton.
Mr. Booth, of California, was appoint
ed Chairman of the Committee on Pat
ents in place of Wadleigh, of New Hamp
shire, recently appointed Chairman of
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, was excused from
further service on the Committee on
Pensions, and Mr. Saunders, of Ne
braska, excused from further service on
the Committee on Transportation Routes
to the Seaboard.
A number of bills introduced were re
ferred to appropriate committees,
among them the following ;
By Mr. Windom, of Minnesota : To
establish a Department of Commerce.
By Mr. Matthews, of Ohio : For the
enforcement of judgments aud decrees
in States other than those where ren
dered or made.
Mr. Maxey, of Texas, submitted a
resolution instructing the Committee on
Military Affairs to inquire into the expe
diency of constructing defensive works
on the Rio Grande frontier. Laid over
for the present.
Senator McCreery expresses himself
in the lobby of the Senate favorably to
the confirmation of Harlan to the Su
preme Bench.
The President’s private secretary was
in the Senate tßis morning, but brought
no nominations-
The Senate Caucus—Opposition to the Ad
ministration Kellogg Not Very Solid
Southern Democratic Nominee**.
A special to the Baltimore Gazette re
garding Saturday’s Republican caucus
makes Senator CoDkling utter strong
denunciations of the Administration,
and adds: He was seconded by Senator
Edmunds. Much to the surprise of
those present, Dawes, Hoar, Christianoy
and Booth were flatly in support of the
President, but were met with violent op
opposition from Hamlin, Bnrnside,
Oglesby, Howe and others. Hamlin
wa3 especially outspoken as a “stalwart.”
Tho only resolution, acoording to this
report, adopted, was;
Resolved,, That in all eqses where ap
pointments of Democrats have been
made in the Sopth on the recommenda
tion of Democrats, the same be not sus
tained by the members of this body
where any objection exists pp t][e part
of SoufUeru Republieana.
Hamlin introduced a resolution that
this body caucus agree to vote for seat
ing Kellogg, when Christianoy jumped
up and left the caucus. Hamlin, find
ing that the resolution would oause a
split in the caucus, withdrew it.
It is authoritatively denied that the
Louisiana Senatorial contest was con
sidered in the Republican caupqs Sat
urday f
Yoorheos’ desk was covered with flow
ers. General Lagrange, Superintendent
San Francisco mint, has resigned. Maj.
Ray P. Easton succeeds Judge Spence,
deceased, in the Post Office Depart
ment, as Speoial Examiner of the Star
and Steamboat mail rontes.
(ontirimiiions.
jjjefreea, t’qblig printer; Marble, Ad
sistapt Attorney-General Stevens, of
Maine, Minister to Sweden and NofWl
Brayton, Collector of Reyenpe in South
Carolina] Iffenneiu Raynor, Solicitor of
the Treasury; Morphia, Marshal of **•'
Northern District of Missi*- p . Hu “°
Southern of Mississippi; Crit
.enden, for Kentucky; Patterson, Dis
trict-Attorney of Southern Florida;
Badger, Eastern District of North Car
olina; Wardgr .fiddle District of Ten
nessee; Hooper, Postmaster at Opelika,
Alabama.
Senator Booth was appointed Chair
man of the Committee on Patents.
Jones, of Florida, introduced a bill to
revive and extend the provisions of an
act approved June Bth, 1872, granting
the right of way through the public
lands to the Pensaeola and Louisville
Railroad Company of Alabama. Re
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
By Mr. Conover: To provide for a
survey of an inland water route and
canal from the Mississippi river to the
Atlantic ocean. Referred to the Com
mittee on Transportation Rontes to the
Seaboard.
Senator Gordon introduced in the
Senate to-day a resolution that a chime
of bells intended for St. Miohaefs
Church in Charleston, S. C., be admit
ted duty free. This chime of bells was
presented to the old colony of South
Carolina by the English crown. During
the revolutionary war they were cap
tured and sent to England, where they
have remained ever since. An English
merchant, whose name is not given, now
proposes to send the bells back to South
Carolina.
Department of Commerce.
The bill introduced by Senator Win
dom to-day to establish a Department of
Commerce is the measure for the enact
ment or which the National Board of
Trade have recently memorialized Con
gress, thereby repeating their recom
mendation of last year It provides for
the creation of anew Executive Depart
ment, with a Secretary and Assistant
Secretary, to be appointed by the Presi
dent and oonfirmed by the Senate, the
said Department ta fee charged with the
supervision and care of the commercial,
agricultural, manufacturing and mining
interests of the United States, in so
far as the same are confined to the Na
tional Government by the Constitution.
The bill provides, among other details,
that this new department be charged
with the execution of all the Jaws of the
United States relating to trade and
commerce, both foreign and domestic,
to customs, duties ana internal revenue
taxes; to navigation, light houses,
rivers and harbors, eto., and that it col
lect and tabulate statistics,relating to the
agricnlture, commerce, manufactures
and mining of the United States, and
its Secretary shall report to the Presi
dent, for the information of Congress,
the information collected with such re
commendations as he shall deem of im
portance to the public interest.
With the Committees—Centennial Xweer ns
a Restaurant*?.
The House Committee on Foreign Af
faira are preparing a bill for distribu
tion of the statement of the amount
paid by Mexico on awards.
The Committee on Pnblic Buildings
and Grounds elected Edward Mercer, of
Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. McKeogh, of
Memphis, Tenn., restaurantears of the
Honse of Representatives. Col. Mercer
had charge of the Southern restaurant
at the Centennial. There were eleven
ballots.
The neglect of the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections to take ac
tion in theSonth Carolina ease is the sub
ject of much unfavorable comment here.
The contestants, Bntler and Corbin,
have agreed on the scope of enquiry,
and upon all the facts, so there is noth
ing further for the committee to de
termine. The contestants are both
anxious for the matter to be acted upon
or recommitted to the Senate for action.
i Privileges ud Elections Committee.
Washington, November 12. The
Committee on Privileges and Elections
> appointed a Committee of two to wait
on contestants and see bow the contes
tants wonld agree regarding the range
of testimony.
▲ PROUD DAT FOR GEORGIA IN
CONGRESS.
Bell and Feltea om the Kemaiptien Act Re
peal—Excellent Efforts of Oar Representa
tives on the Floor—What Mr. Stephens
Sara of His Colleaaneo—The Empire State
Honored by Her Sons.
[Special to the Chronicle and Constitutionalist.]
Washington, November 14. —This has
been a field day in the House on the
Currency question. Georgia took all
the honors. Hon. Hiram Bell, of the
9th, led off in a masterly argument that
surprised his friends for its ability in
favor of repeal of the Resumption Act.
He yielded a part of his time to Hon.
Wm. Felton, of the 7tb, who made the
greatest display of the session. He
was fiequently interrupted with ap
plause, and at the conclusion such a
spontaneous burst came from both the
floor and galleries that the Speaker
conld not suppress it.
Wfant Mr. Stephens Says.
Mr. Stephens says: “This was a proud
day for Georgia.” He pronounces the
speeches of Representatives Felton and
Bell on the Resumption repeal as the
beet of the session. The speech of Mr.
Steele, of North Carolina, was also
highly upplauded.
Felton Wrecks a Wrecker.
There was quite a scene when Felton
described the financial condition of the
oonntry as a storm and hurricane at sea,
in which ships were going down by the
hundreds and precious lives were being
engulfed by thousands, while the
wreckers, headed by the gentleman
from New York (Chittenden), were
standing on the shore waiting to gather
up the spoils, and asserting that things
wonld right themselves. Chittenden
(who is somewhat deaf) came over to
the Democratic side to hear more dis
tinctly, and made several fruitless at
tempts to get a hearing, but was laugh
ed and shouted down and was told by
Douglas, of Virginia, when he asked for
a minute of time, that the wrecker
could not get half a minute. He subse
quently got five minutes of Harden
berg’s time and replied to Felton, de
nouncing the sttempt to repeal the Re
sumption act as involving the honor and
reputation of the Government, and det
rimental to the best interests of the
whole country.
Touching Congressman Small*.
A resolution whether the privileges of
Congressman Smalls, of South Carolina,
are abridged, was referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
The Texas Delegation Caucussiug—•Redis
tricting the Judicial Circuits—Fitting Up
the Texas Pacific Kallroad Bill.
The Texas delegation, it is under
stood, have had a full conference upon
matters pertaining to the interests of
their State, and agreed upon the general
outlines of a bill to make a judicial dis
trict and reorganize the Federal districts
of that State. The matter of the Texas
and Pacific Railroad was discussed.
There seemed to be almost entire una
nimity on the point that Government
encouragement should be extended on
one main line west from Fort Worth di
rectly to S'-in Diego without any connec
tion with the Southern Paoific of Cali
fornia; also encouragement on one di
rect line from some point on the already
completed road on the eastern boundary
of Texas to the Mississippi river, at
Memphis, Vicksburg or New Orleans, as
might be deemed best by interests east
of the Mississippi to be effeoted by it.
It is understood that such a proposition,
with strong guarantees for the protec
tion of connecting lines as to equal
freights and strong features to protect
the Government against loss, will gain
for the measure many advocates who
have heretofore been opposed or luke
warm.
Adjourn went Not Vet in Order.
A resolution for final adjournment of
this session on the 22d of November
was reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means, but it was not deemed
advisable to take action.
Tlio Hanker* of Boston Oppose Bland’s Sil
ver Bill—Reasons for Their Actlou.
Boston, November 14.—A petition op
posing Bland’s silver bill has received
the signatures of bank managers in Bos
ton. The petitioners represent that such
a law would be greatly prejudicial to
business and banking institutions and
to the welfare of the people of this
country; that it would reduce the value
of loan bonds of tho United S.tates.
These bonds hel4 by hanking
institutions tp, the extent of one-half,
at least, of aU the issues of them
now outstanding, a part being in de
posit with the Government as collateral
aeourity for national bank transactions,
and a part being owned by savings
banks as investments in trust for their
numerous depositors; that it would
oblige a reception in our savings insti
tutions of a currency in deposits of less
intrinsic value than the legal tender cir
culating notes of the Government and
that of the gold coin of our country.
The petitioners earnestly call a deliber
ate consideration to such details of this
important nubject aa ats Within the
static apd "bistihry departments of our
own country and of the important Euro
pean nations with whom we are inti
mately associated.
The Senate Cousiderlng Committee Reports
and House Bills—“ Poor Lo” as a Citizen—
Homesteading Southern Settlers Rio
Crando Defenses.
Washington, Senator
Ingalls, of Kansas, from the Comffiitt.s
onTfn'Tfap Affairs, reported with ttffiepd
meuts, the Repute lull, tu enable the ii
diapfbq became eHigens of th*
HeY ,orida, introduced a bill
grant additional homesteads to set
tlers upon public lands in the States of
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Florida; referred to the Committee on
Public Lands,
At the oonolusion of the morning
hour, Maxey, of Texas, called up a res
olution submitted by him a few days
ago, instructing the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs to inquire into the expedien
cy of constructing a system of defensive
works on the Rio Grande frontier of the
United States, and spoke at length in
regard to the raids from Mexico into
Texas and the necessity for such defen
sive works.
Mr. Windham, of Minnesota, from
the Committee on Appropriations, re
ported, with amendments, a House bill,
making appropriations for the support
of the army; placed on the calendar.
Continuation*.
Smith, Postmaster at Baton Rouge,
also, all army nominations and promo
tions, except Adam Shaker, to be Sec
ond Lieutenant.
The Senate Committee on Appropria
tions struck out the amendment reduc
ing the army to 20,000 men, and main
tains g four companies of cavalry, 100
men each, on the Texas frontier.
Nomination*.
Lawrence, Collector of Customs, New
Orleans; Grovin, Consul to Leghorns;
Thomas, Collector of Customs; Bart
Campbell, Collector of Third Texas Dis
trict; Filley, Postmaster of St. Louis;
Brown, Key West, Fla.; Stewart, Talla
hassee; Snow, Palatka; Stearnes, Reg
ister of Land Office, Mobile.
THE POEICY.
What Gen. Longatreet Say*.
General Longstreet writes the follow
ing letter to the editor of the Allegan
(Mich.) Journal :
Gainesville, Ga., October 29, 1877.
Hon,. D. C. Henderson, Allegan. Mich.:
Deab Sir : * * * Your views of
governmental patronage are certainly
warranted by custom m cases, and by
fair inferences for services rendered;
yet there seems to be a loose screw
somewhere, which gives a phase to
this Administration, differing somewhat
in its bearing to party alliances from
those that preceded it.
Democrats in some instances claim
that the President is indebted to their
party for his high office, inasmuch as
that party held in its hands the power
to prevent the electoral count, and thus
to prevent the inauguration. Some
claim that the count would not be al
lowed but for certain guarantees that
the policy of the new Administration
would be in sympathy with their party,
so far at least as submission to their
claims to the Government. Guarantees
not implied in the oath of office under
the Constitution are unusual, but it
seemed better to submit to the en
forcement of their claim by the other
party than to enforce the claims of the
Republican party.
The striking feature in the course of
the new Administration is its conciliatory
policy, and this seems most needful to
the conntry just now. It is true that
this higher plane from which to move to
future progress, could have been more
gracefully reached through judicious se
lections from the Republican party, and
as efficaciously; but since it has pleased
the President to seek it through other
ohannels let us submit his plan to a fair
trial. The Senate is in a condition to
check it whenever it is thought better to
do so.
President Grant after his first inau
guration essayed a similar policy, but
then neither party was ready for it, and
he was forced back into party lines. Now
both parties seem ready, and the ques
tion is how beet to reach it.
It is interesting to witness leaders and
Democrats of the line seeking office of a
Republican President, whoee election
they claim was fraudulent, while they
continue to denounce those of the South
who accepted office from President
Grant, whose election they never ques
tioned.
lam, sir, very respectfully truly yours,
James Longstbeet.
Death of Foster Blodgett.
Foster Blodgett, Esq., died in Atlanta
yesterday morning, at a quarter past
8 o’clock, of typhoid fever, after an illness
of four {weeks. His funeral will take
place in Atlanta this morning at ten
o’olock.
Mr. Blodgett was born in Angnsta on
the 15th of January, 1826, and was in
the 52d year of his age at. the time of
his death. He was elected Bridge Keep
er by the City Council January, 1850,
and held that office for two years. In
1853 he was elected member of Conncil
from the First Ward, and held that po
sition, with the exception of 1854. until
April, 1859, when he was elected Mayo-.
He was re-elected in 1860, and was *
candidate in 1861, bnt was defeated by
the Hon. Robert H. May. He was Or
dinary of Richmond county from Fib
ruarv, 1856, to July, 1861. During the
war between the States he was Captain
of the Blodgett Artillery, from Augusta.
After the war he joined the Republican
party, and was an active member of that
organization. In 1865, at the close of
the war, he was appointed postmaster
by President Johnson, bnt was removed
in January, 1868, and General Summers
placed in charge of the office as speoial
agent of the Department. He was re
instated by President Grant April sth,
1869. He remained postmaster until
July Ist, 1869, when Captain J. E. Bry
ant was appointed. He wae President
at the Union Republican Club of
this city in 1867. In May, 1867,
he was appointed Mayor of Augusta by
General Pope, Military Governor of
Georgia, and retained that position un
til December, 1868, when Hon. H. F.
Russell was elected Mayor. In 1867 he
was elected a delegate to the Constitu
tional Convention. February 16, 1870,
the Republicans in the State Legisla
ture voted for him for United Senator
from Georgia, and claimed that he was
elected to that position. The Demo
crats in the Legislature, who deolined
to vote, protested against the election,
which they declared was illegal and
void, because the Legislature in 1868
elected two Senaters to serve one until
March, 1873, and the other until March,
1871, and that it was the provinoe of
the Legislature to be elected in Novem
ber, JB7O, and which would sit in .lanu
ary, 1871, to eleot their successors, and
not the then Legislature. Hon. Joshua
Hill, then Senator in Congress, from
Georgia, opposed Mr. Blodgett’s ad
mission, and the Senate did not admit
him. At one time Mr. Blodgett was
Treasurer, and afterwards Superintend
ent of the State Road, After the return
of the Democrats to power, in Georgia,
Mr. Blodgett moved to Newberry, S. 0.,
and remained there until some months,
when he took .up his residence in At
lanta. His life was insured for $2,500.
VECETINE
Purifies the Blood, Renovates and
Invigorates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic.
Veoetine is made exclusively from the
juices of carefully selected barks, roets and
herbs, and so strongly concentrated, that it
will effectually eradicate from the system
every taint of Scrofula, Scrofulous Hu
mor, Tumors, Cancer, Cancerons Hu
mor, Erysipelas, Salt Bhenm, Syphi
litic Diseases, Canker, Faintness at
the Stomach, and all diseases that arise
from impure blood. Solntica, Inflamma
tory and Chronic Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Gont and Spinal Complaints,
cau only be effectually oured through the
blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of
the Skin, Pustules, Pimples, Blotches,
Boils, Tetter, Scald-head and King
worm, Veoetine has never failed to effect a
permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Com
plaints, Dropsv, Female Weakness,
Leucorrhcea, arising from internal ulcera
tion, and uterine diseases and General De
bility, Veoetine acts directly upon the
causes of theso complaints. It invigorates
and strengthens the whole system, acts upon
the secretive organs, allays infUmmation,
cures ulceratiou and regulates the bowels.
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Habitual
Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart,
Headache, Piles, and
General Prostration othe Neryous
System, no medicine has vivon such perfect
satisfaction as the Veoetine. It purifies the
blood,cleanses all of the organs,and possesses
a controlling power oyer the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected hy Vjrqetine
haye induced many physicians and apotheca
ries whom we know to prescribe and use it in
their own families.
In fact, Veoetine is tho best remedy yet
discovered for the above diseases, and is the
only reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet plac
ed before the public.
Prepared by
H. R- STEVENS, BOSTON, MASS.
WHAT IS VEGETINE?
It is a compound extracted fronj barks, roots
and herbs. It is Nature’s
fectly harmless from any hat ejfect upon tho
HTbtem. It iij poorishiltg and strengthening.
If ajtjupop the Wool. It quiets the nervous
system, It gives you good, sweet sleep at
night. It is a great panacea for our aged
fathers and mothers, for it gives them
strength, quiets their nr rres and gives them
Nature’s sweet sleep, as has been proved by
many an aged person. It is the great Llqofi
Purifier. It is a soothing remedy for pru’ child
ren. It has relieved ana cured thousands. It
is very pleasant to taV e; ?X ei iy child likes it.
It r elieves cud ewreg all diseases" originating
from impure hlo'pa..' Try the Vegetow- GWh I
it sM tfiil for yp,ur Uvm* -
wilf ssy to vour friend,
tance : ‘'Try ft: „ - *°<l uain
... .. for the complaints for which it is
' v .uineuded, is having a larger sale through
out the United States ttian any other one med
icine. Why ? Yegetine will cure these
Complaints.
CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
Charlestown, Mass., March 19, 1869.
Mu. H. R. Stevens :
Deab Sib—This is to certify that 1 have used
your ‘‘Blood Preparation” in my family for
several years, and think that, for Scrofula or
Cankerous Humors, or Rheumatic Affections,
it cannot be excelled: and, as a blood purifier
and Spring medicine, it is the best thing I
have ever used; and I have used almost every
thing, I can cheerfully recommend it to any
one in need of such a medicine.
Yours respectfully, MRS. A. A. DINSMORE,
19 Russell street,
GIVES HEALTH, STRENGTH AND
APPETITE.
My daughter has received great benefit from
tho use of the Veoetine. Her declining health
waH a source of great anxiety to all of her
friendH. A few bottles of the Veoetine re
stored her health, strength and appetite.
N. H. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate Agent,
No. 49 Sears Building, Boston, Mass.
Prepared by
H. R. STEVENS, BOBTON, MASS.
Vegetiuc is Sold by all Druggists.
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#lO, #5, or #3.50
Invested in the Drawing of the
COMMONWEALTH
Prize Distribution Company
(Under Act of Legislature of Ky., forthebenefit of
the City Schools of Frankfort), which takes place
in the city of LOUISVILLE, KY., in Public Li
brary Hail, on Dec. 31st, 1877, may secure in Cash
>ll or a part of
$50,000, $20,000, SIO,OOO, $5,000,
$3,000, $2,000,
or auy of the 6,084 Prizes, amounting to 8520,-
000. Farmers’ and Drovera’ Bank, Louisville,
Ky., Depository. Drawing Positively Dec.
31, or MONEY REFUNDED, and under the
same management that so ably and satisfactorily
conducted the SECOND Drawing of the Kentucky
. Cash Distribution Cos. Whole Tickets. $10; Ha ves,
$5; Quarters, $2.50. For Tickets, address G. W.
BARROW & CO., General Managers, Courier
louraal Building, LOUISVILLE, KY.
i?" SEND FOR A CIRCULAR.
nov3-5.10,1‘,21,24,28w7,2t and dec4,811,15,18,22,w5,49
rPRECKDENTED ATTRACTION!
Oyer Half aJßllion DistriMtefl.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
This Institution was regularly incorporated by the
Legislature of the State for Educational and Chari
table purposes, in 1868, with a Capital of $1,060,000,
to which it haa since added a reserved fund of
$350,0C0. Its grand Single Number Drawings
will take place monthly. It never scales or post
pones. Look at the following Distribution:
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,
During which will take place the
Extraordinary Semi-Annual Drawing,
At New Orleanß, Tuesday, December 11th,
Under the personal supervision and management of
Geneiftl G. T. BEA.UBEGABD, of La.,
And Gen. JUEAL A. EARLY, of Va.
CAPITAL PRIZE, 8100,000.
E2U Notice—Tickets nre Ten Dollars only.
Halves, 85; Qnarters, 82 50; Eighths, 81 25.
LIST OF PRIZES.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF SIOO,OOO SIOO,OOO
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000 50,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20,000 20,< 00
2 LARGE PRIZV S OP 10,000 20,000
4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000 20,000
20 PRIZES OF 1,000 20,000
50 do. 500 60,000
100 do. tOO 30,000
200 do. 40,000
600 do. 100 60,000
20,0.0 do. 10 100,000
approximation prizes.
100 Approximation Prizes of S2OO $20,000
100 do. do. 100 10,000
li.O do. do. 75......... 7,500
11,279 Prizes, amounting to $622,500
Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, of La. 1 Commissioners.
Gen. JUBAL A. EARLY, of Va. / Lommissioners.
Write for circulars or Bend orders to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La.
MONTHLY DRAWING,
Tuesday, January Bth, 1878.
Capital Prize, $30,000. Tickets, $2 each. Halves, sl.
Nw Adrertlffementa.
Wm. H. Tutt & Remsen,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES,
PERFUMERY, SOAPS, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, ETC.
PENTINF W RNTHRFq ° ILB \ READY MIXED PAINTS, COLORS, TUK
. RI IBHES,BRUS H ES. French and Amerioan WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY,
KEBOMNE OIL, eto., eto., whioh we offer to the trade at low prices.
Sole agents of
MOWRE’S PILULES--! SURE CUBE FOR CHILLS.
CLOAKS!
SILKS!
AND—
DRESS GOODS.
SPKOIAL ATTENTION
IS DIRECTED TO OUR
STOCK IN THE ABOVE,
WHICH FOR PRICES AND COMPLETENESS OF ASSORTMENT,
Cannot be Matched in the Southern
States.
oo2Btf JAMES A. GRAY & CO.
A BETTER DAY HAS COME
ONE THOUSAND CASES
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS
FOR THE PEOPLE AT
Wm. Mulherin’s, 293 Broad Street.
MERCHANTS who pay Cash will find prices &s low as the New York,
Baltimore and Charleston Markets.
PLANTERS will find a class of goods specially suited for Plantation
services.
MECHANICS can get, at low prices, BOOTS, SHOES and GAITERS’,
that were made to order and are warranted to stand hard service.
Allarge stock of LADIES’, MISSES and CHILDRENS’ fine SHOES on hand
“Quick Sales and Small Profits” is the motto.
Win. Mulherin,
oc3B-guwe&frd&wlm 53&3 Broad Wtreet.
MILLER & BUSSEY.
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
No. 283 Broad Street, Corner Campbell (store formerly occupied hr M.
O’Dowd), offer to dealers and the public at unusually low prices Par the
CASH!
40,000 Pounds C. R. D.S. Sides. 50 Barrels Sugar Syrup*.
20,000 Pounds C. R. Sides. 300 Rolls Bagging.. '
10,000 Pounds D. S. Shoulders. 500 Bundles Tie*.
-j ( \ \ Boxes Tobacco all Q /'V / \
IVf W grades, O\J\J Barrels grades.
A QA A Packages Mackerel, in half
VI \J Bags Rio Coffee. O J barrels and kits,
Yj pf Barrels refined Sugar— p' / \
It) all grades. Qv_ / Barrels Liquors—all kinds.
lootr Reboiled Molas-
Together with 'inlets, Candles, Soaps, Teas, &c., &c.
All Goods and Weights gnarauteed.
MILLER & BUSSEY.
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NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
CRESCENT MILLS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors.
OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO
EQUAL. mh4—d&wly
SEEKNO FURTHER.
Save Time and Money
BY BUYING YOUR DRY GOODS AT THE
Augusta Dry Goods Store,
WHERE YOU WILL FIND
An immense Stock, All Fresh and New, of the Most Choice Hoods
OF THE SEASON, AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
DRESS GOODS—a beautiful line unsurpassed, newest shades and designs, from 10c. to the
finest: Colored Cashmeres, new Bhades, from 25c. and upwards; Black Cashmeres, the
best make, from 60c. to $1 60; Black Alpacas, the finest lustre and best blaoks, from 260. and
upwards- Black and Colored Silks, all prices. An immense stock of Kentucky Jeans, from 10c.
and upwards; Cassimeros, Twoeds. Waterproofs. Flannels, Linseys, all prices.
Ladios’, Gent's and Children’s Undervests and Drawers. A beautiful ltne Ladies new style
Cloaks all prices. Blankets both white and colored, a large assortment, cheaper than ever
known.’ Bedspreads, Quilts and Comforts, at prices unprecedented. A great variety of No
tions, Fancy Goods, Ladies’ Neck Ties, Collars and Cuffs, Ribbons, Silk and Linen Haadker
chiefs, Corsets. Gloves and Hosiery, all at bottom prices. Kid Gloves at 50. 75, 9160 to $2
a Dair A beautiful assortment of Caliooes. at 4,5, 6, to 80. Bleached Shirtings and Sheetings
at the lowest prices. Domestic Goods at Factory prices by the piece. Goods of every descrip
tion usually kept in a First-Class Dry Goods House, suited to the wants of the people, both in
Pri °AT n WHOLESALE AND BETAlL.—Merchants will find it to their interest to examine this
stock before purchasing. Orders filled with care and promptness.
Samples sent on applicatiou. I will pay Express charges on all orders for Goods at retail
amounting to TEN DOLLARS and over, the money accompanying the order, or Goods sent O.
O. D. Try me. Respectfully submitted, u , _ __ _
L. RICHARDS,
209 BROAD STREET, AUGUsTA, GA., NEARLY OPPOSITE CENTRAL HOTEL.
oct2B-d2aw<twly ————■ —.
\V. S. lIOVAL
HAS REMOVED TO THE COMMODIOFS STORE KNOWN AS
THE AUGUSTA SHOE HOUSE,
353 BROAD STREET,
Opposite Masonic Hall,
AND NEARLY OPPOSITE CENTRAL AND GLOBE HOTELS.
Genjs’ French Calf ILId Top Button Gaiters. Gents’ French
Cnlfy Double Sole, Congress, Box-toe. Gents’ French Calf, Doable
Sole, Congress, French Toe. Gents’ French Calf, Single Sole
Box-toe. Boys’ and Tenths’ Bnckle Alex Ties, Sewed. Tenths*
Calf Sewed, High Laced Boots. The above Goods are the inest
and b)st ever brought to this city, and will be sold CHEAP FOB
CASB. nov7dAw
THE TROTH IS MIGHTY.
WE WILL THIS WEEK MAKE 810 REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICES OF THE FOL
LOWING LINES OF DRY GOODS:
Blankets, Quilts,
Comfortables, Flannels,
Cloaks, Sfeawis, Wool Jackets,
Boulivard Skirts, Hosiery and Cloves,
Corsets, Nubias,
Hamburg Edgings, Etc,, Etc.
We invite the people to exaaiie our stock before purchasing their
supplies. We will he glad to show the goods and give samples for
comparison. We mean what we say In oar advertisements.
AUSTIN MULLARKY & CO.,
282 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.