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Eftronicle anfr jSentfnel. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1877. DEMOCRATIC' NOMINATIONS. Frr ftrnator From the Klkt*ralfc SMMrlil DMrIN, HON. JOSEPH B. CWMMING, OF RICHMOND. Far Mrntfcera of the HMM * BomnM> IhWi OEO. R. SIBLEY, H. G. WRIGHT, L. 9. DUYAL. Tho •lection will take plaoe December Ms. , r _ APPOINTMENTS FOR HON. JOS. B. CUMMING. Hon. Job. B. Cumhino, Democratic can didste for Senator from the Eighteenth Senatorial District, will address the people of Jefferson oounty at Pope Hill, Wednesday, the 28th inst.; the people of Glascock county at Gibson, on Thurs day, the 29th inst.; the people of Jef ferson eonnty at Bethany, on Friday, the 30th inst., and at Stapleton’s Aoademy, on Saturday, the Ist of December. Other distinguished speakers may also be ex pected. t editoriai, note*. qiu. Toombs thinks Tom Boost ought to be hanged. Joe Jefferson's son Charles still runs a liOtiisiana plantation. The Herald says Kate Claxtoe’s sec •ud marriage was after a short scorchflhip. The Pope was photographed recently. He wrote under the portrait, "My last pic ture.” )tl Tcrzey has receired the ultimatum from the ProrideneeTool Company—“no money, no guns.” Tke Hindoos of Benares hare organised a society for sending missionaries to con tort "drunken Englishmen." lr the lawyers make out that Commodore Vanderbilt was a mean, brutal, sensual, depraved old man, what becomes of the eulogy pronounced upon him ? Washington uses a million and three quarters gallons less water this year than lust. Congressmen take their whisky straight now. __ Anew publication, according to the Washington Capital, is “Evarts on Kvahts—” in 996 volumes and three sen tences. Tw® deaf mutes were married in Bir mingham on Sunday. They will have one advantage in married life. Neither can In sist upon having the last word. “The country may as well make up its mind now to a (loath struggle with Chant and Crantism three years hence,” is the prediction of Mr. Henry Wattkrsos. The net revenues of the Government for the fiscal year were $289,000,588, a decrease of $18,481,452; the aet expenditures were $230,600,008, a decrease of $19,799,788. The Cincinnati Enquirer is already figur ing upon the result in 1880, and at the lowest possible calculation puts the Detno rntic majority in the electoral college at 93. The reason why Bob Inobrsoi.l with drew his name in connection with the German mission is said to be f®r the very good cause that Hates declined to ap point him. Thf. Richmond Dispatch wants Russia to speedily end the war so that tobacc® can rise in price. Poor Turkey, therefore, must bu dispatched because she has nobody to back her. __ Punch : “ ‘What! going to leave us, Jamf.b T ‘Yes, sir; I’m very sorry, sir, but I really can’t put up with missus any lon ger !’ ‘Ah, James ! thiuk how long I've put up with her !’ " _ Jtn.TA Kavanaoh, the authoress, has just died at Nice, at the age of fifty-three. In early life her parents took her to Paris, where she acquired that insight into French home life that is observable in her novels. In November, 1878, Hinds county, Miss., gave Haves 1,474 and Tilden 4,504. On the 6th instant, it cast 3,377 votes for J. M. Stone, the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, and there were eight scattering. “Where is that party now ?” Mr. Cooi.baush’b suicide at Chicago last week was thus “headlined” in the Times of that city: “Death’s draft—The arch enemy drew upon W. F. Coolbauge for liis life yesterday morning—And the great banker honored the demand and paid it with his own hand." The West and East are quarreling with each other. The West says the East is crushing her with money exactions,and the East retorts that the West is a thief and swindler. We hope those fellows will not get to the fighting point. Meanwhile, let the capital of the East flow Southward and not Westward. A professor of dancing in New fork has accomplished the tremendous feat of waltzing seven hours without a pause. This man, the Philadelphia Time* thinks, is an ornament to society, but he prebably couldn’t carry sevon buckets of coal np stairs without stoppiag to rest, or earn his living chopping wood. The Dutch say that the age of chivalry haa not passed away, and cite in proof the prowess of Colonel Van der Hbtden, of the Samalangen expedition. A bullet en tered his left eye, and, penetrating his pal ate, came out of his mouth. But he re mounted his horse, led the assault, took a fort and continued te advance. “And the villain still pursued her !“ The official canvass shows that woman suffrage got a big vote in Colorado, alto gether 8,612, But it wasn’t half so big a vote os that which woman suffrage didn’t get, amounting to 14,053. This is very discouraging to the women who so courage ously worked up the campaign in Colora do, and will probably incline them to think that any future effort to get their rights in Colorado would be a waste of energy. At the recent reception in New York, tendered by the Goethe Club to William Cullen Bryant, the distinguished poet, stated that he had discovered anew defini tion for man. Alluding to many defini tions he said: “I would define man as the animal that delights in antiquities. No other creature gathers up relics of past years and deposits them ip museums and guards them with fear.” It's very strange, but nevertheless true. While there are 1,836.288 single—all mar riageable—women in the United States, the number of fools who kill themselves be cause they cannot get a certain girl, of bachelori who are leaking for a beau ideal, of adventurers who run off with other men's wives, is constantly increasing. Sure ly happiness is not found in the abundance of the angelic portion of mankind. A Louisville correspondent says it is re ported that Wad* Hampton is soon to marry a beautiful wealthy widow, promi nent as one of the leaders of Louisville so ciety. She has two beautiful daughters, the elder of whom, lovely as a dream, made her debut last \V inter, and is now Louis ville's bright particular belle. The mother is almost as youthful in appearance as the daughter, tall and elegant in figure, and exquisitely graceful, brown-eyed, with a mass of sunny brown hair, she would make a bride of whom even Wade Hamp ton might be proud. She and the Hon Governor met at the Lee Memorial ball, at White Sulphur, last Summer. Ax immense project is on toot at Pitts tonty. It is the outgrowth of the labor movement, a fruit of the seeds of co-opera tion that bare been largely strewn through out the eountry. It is proposed to erect an iron mill upon the largest imaginable scale, to be run on the co-operative plan. A capi tal stock of $1,000,C00 will be required for this scheme. The stock will consist of 1,000,000 shares at $1 a share, and five •hares will be th limit of stock held by any one individual. Every man employed di rectly r indirectly about the mill will have l* be a stockholder. The company will do their own mining and attend to the slight est detail of the bnaineas. The subject is just now one of the greatest interest, and the workingmen are discussing it j wa usd ton. THE DEMOCRACY OF THE DISTRICT IN LINE. We publish ibis morning a very full account of the proceedings of the Sen atorial Convention for this the 18th Senatorial District, which met in Gib son yesterday. It will be seen that these proceedings were characterised by such harmony and good feeling aa presage well for the aoooeae of the De mocracy at the ensuing election. While it *is matter of regret that our friends of Jefferson were unhappily unrepre sented, it is gratifying to know that Glaaoock and Richmond have deter mined to stand shoulder to shoulder in upholding the standard of true De mocracy. The nominee of the Conven tion ia a man whom the people of the District may well feel proud to sup port, Joseph B. CnpnßO is a gallant soldier, a true man and a tried and un flinching Democrat. We place his name at the head of onr columns as the nomi nee of the organised Democracy of this District, and we do not doubt that the right thinking men of Glaaoock, of Jef ferson and of Riehmond willl rally to the support of eo worthy a standard bearer, and show to the world by their votes that they still stand by the party which redeemed Georgia and which must preserve Georgia. THE INTERNAL REVENUE. The Bt. Louis RepubUoa/n has an ad mirable condensation of the internal revenue reports. It shows that the law went into effect in 1868, and yielded for that year $87,640,000. In 1864, it yield ed $109,741,000 ; in 1868, $209,564,000 ; in 1866, $309,226,000. Thu was the largest product, and from this it de clined to $102,409,000 in 1874. Next year it increased to $110,000,000; in 1876 to $118,700,000 ; and for the year ending June 80, 1877, to $118,630,000. The customs revenue has been steadily decreasing since 1872, when it was $916,- 370,000; in 1876 it was $148,071,000. The internal revenue now yields nearly as much, therefore, aa the customs rev enue, and in a few years, if the law shall be left aa it ia now, will yield quite aa much. The internal revenue ia compos ed of taxes ou spirits and fermented liquors, tobacco, and banks and bank ers. The amount derived from spirits for the year ending June 30, 1876, was 856,284,887; from fermented liquors, 89,562,420; from tobaooo, $39,726,338, and from banks and bankers, $3,588,879. It will be seen, therefore, that the con sumers of spirits and fermented liquors and tobacco, whatever may be thought of their habits, pay a much larger proportion of taxes Government than the non-consumers of these articles. Indeed, if the teetotallers and anti-to bacoo societies would accomplish the re forms they aim at, they would deprive the government of nearly one-half its present annual revenue, and force it to seek other sources of supply. Illinois yielded the largest proportion of the revenue ou spirits, $19,816,000; Ohio yielded $11,883,484; Kentucky, $5,379,- 000; Indiana, $4,953,000; New York, $3,172,000; Wisconsin, $1,603,000; Penn sylvania, $1,687,000; California, $1,468,- 000. Of the revenue from fermented liquors New York paid $3,124,000; Penn sylvania, $1,068,000; Ohio, $899,000; Illinois, $576,000; New Jersey, $534,000; Massachusetts, $508,000; WisoonsiD, $471,000; Missouri, $426,000; California, $354,000; Michigan, $227,000; lowa, $205,000; Maryland, $200,000; Indiana, $195,000; New Hampshire, $140,000. Of the tobaoco revenue New York paid $7,019,000; Virginia, $6,950,000; Ohio, $3,673,000; Illinois, $2,955,000; New Jersey, $2,932,000; Pennsyvania, $2,789,- 000; Kentucky, $2,005,000; Missouri, $1,897,000; Michigan, $1,506,000; North Carolina, $1,425,000; Maryland, $1,354,- 000; Wisconsin, $1,061,000. The whole produot of the tax on banks and bankers for the year 1876 was only $3,588,000, or about 8 per cent, of the total internal revenue product. If, as the banka olaim, the remission of this irksome tax would enable them to show greater favors to business men, it would be wise to remove it, particularly as its loss to the Government would hardly be peroeptible. A QUAKER UUN. In hia answer to the House call for the Syndicate papers, Sooretary BHerman undertakes to show that the Silver bill killed the sale of the four per cent, bonds. The New York Journal of Com merce, which is by no means friendly to the “dollar of the fathers” and that kind of thing, but a great friend of truth, points out that Mr. Sherman is either ignorant or knavißli when making such an assertion. It thus speaks: “If those unlucky bonds had become sud denly unsalable after and not before the Silver bill passed the House and menaoed the country, Mr. Sherman’s logic would be better, because founded on facts. But unfortunately for bis reasoning, the trouble with the four per oeuts began long before the Silver bill was thought of or Congress met. The original mistake was in declining to nse the National Banks and all the available Government machinery to pop ularize and work off the bonds, and giv ing the job to a Syndicate with a com mission. The snbsoriptions soon stopped when a tenth of the whole amount was placed, weeks previous to the Bilver agi tation. Daring all this time down to the present the market prioe of the fonr per oents has been it ss than that of gold. In the latter part of July, for ex ample, they were worth 105} to 105} against gold at 105} to 105}. Septem ber Ist they stood at 103}, while gold was 103} to 104. The present current rates are 102} to 102|, with gold at 102} to 102}. This is as mnoh as could be expected for the four per oents under the circumstances, with gold as the measure of their value. The Silver bill haa sins enough fairly chargeable to it without straining accusations to cover the blunders of the Syndicate bnsiness. If subscriptions for the fonr per oents were cheoked or in any way affected by fears of silver legislation, then unques tionably we should remark a deoline in Government securities abroad. But these are well sustained and firm in the foreign markets.** Snob a blander of the Secretary of the Treasury is inoonoeivable on any ra tional grounds. He will be assailed without stint, and men who remember how he has grown rich as a Congress man and bare not yet forgotten Eliza Pinkston, will not be slow to revamp the old cry that the Syndicate had a silent partner who had no business in snch a firm. THB MILK IN THE t'OCOANUT. The struggle in the United States Senate over the contested election ot.see is very easily comprehended wben we know that only by sharp praotioe can the Republicans maintain their present leas supremacy. Indeed a transfer of the majority from the Republican to the Democratic side is by no means an impossibility. The true state of the case is this: The absence of Sharon, of Nevada, reduoes the Republican Senators to thirty-seven against thirty five Democrats snd one Independent. If the Democrats succeed in discharg ing the Committee on Privileges and Elections, Messrs. Eustis and Butlkb, from Louisiana and South Carolina, would be admitted. That would make the Senate a tie, and place the controll ing vote in the hands of Judge Davis. The probability of securing the admis sion of Spoword instead of Kellogg, and of giving the Democrats possession of the Senate, wonld thus become immi nent. To prevent this, the committee insist upon giving Kellogg precedence, hoping to seat him and gain another Tote against Emma and Bubsk Hem, Bex Hill s speech, reported yesterday, was directed against this unfair proceed ing. The Republican game is, at any rate, unmasked. The Radical Senators are fighting for the bare eKistenee of their slender majority, and will resort to any device to hold on to power a little longer. THE FOREIGN FIELD GLASS A SWEEPING GLANCE ACBOSB TKE BKOAD OCEAN. Review of Last Week’* Eirtpeu Newe- Tke Captare af Kara aad Investment of Plena—ESTeet ef tke Appointment af tke New Cabinet la France—The Pepee Condi tion—Mexican DeUaaeo. At the close of last week’s campaign the Turks were beginning to be more hopeful, or at least, leas despondent. Not that their armies were expected to do any signal work in their cause, or that peace prospects were brightening; but it was hoped that the heavy wintry weather which must aet in at an early day wonld frustrate the beseiging armies and relieve the garrisons of Kars, Erzeroum and Plevna. Had such been the case the Russian forces would have been compelled to draw off from their conquests almost in the face of victory, leaving their effete enemies to recuper ate and strengthen, while the elements made battle for them. Had diplomacy, under such circumstances, have insist ed in intruding upon the victor’s career, the Caar would not have been able to have exaoted from au European Arbi tration Council a respectable reqnital for his sacrifices. Russia, however, has availed herself of the last tide leading to immediate victory, and in the capture of Kars, which was consummated Sunday morn ing, the 18th instant, inaugurated the first of a series of decisive victories. Kars, as is well knowD, is the key to the Eastern fortresses; it is substantial ly the eye of the East. It was one of the most thoroughly defended and naturally the most impregnable fortress of Asia-Minor. In the Crimean war, it only fell after a six month’s siege and the terrible execution of a single night, compared with the number of troops actually engaged in the storm, shows that it was gallantly held until the very last moment, even though for months it had been accurately and per sistently invested by the beseigers. The telegraphic report of the fight is Tke Most Graphic ef tke War. Kars was captured by about 15,000 Russians who climbed the steep rocks, ramparts and walla and stormed an equal number of desperately fighting Turks in a headlong fight over the ditches and parapets, compelling them to die or surrender. The escalade had been originally fixed for the 13th, bat was postponed owing to bad weather; the principal attack was made on South ern forts. General Lazereff commanded the right wing, consisting of the fortieth division and attacked Hafiz Pasha, a fort orowning a steep rocky height. General Oonnt Grabbe, with a regiment of Moscow Grenadiers and a regiment of the 39th division, assailed in the centre of the Khanti Tabia, Survin Tabria, the three towers and the citadel. The Arda han brigade and other regiments of Moscow grenadiers, under Generals Roop and Kornaroff, forming the left wing, assaulted Fort Inglis, on the North. The attack began in the centre, at 8:30 o’clock, on Saturday evening, when Oount Grabbe led his brigade against the Khanli redoubt, and fell dead himself at the flret onset, pierced by a bullet. Captain Kuadnickl, of the 39th regiment, was first to enter the re doubt, at eleven o'clock at night. His sword was out clean out of his hand and his clothes pierced. The redonbt sur rendered early in the morning, and then the three lower. Almost simultaneously with the capture of the Khanli redoubt, the oitadel, Fort Suwarri and Fort Hafiz were carried by assault. By daylight, en Saturday morning, General Lazeroff’s troops had made progress as far as the capture of Fort Karadagk. The other forts, especially the Arab Tabia, on the east, and Tatmah Tabia, on the West, maintained a stubborn resistance, until Eigbtfo’clock, when, all the garrisons whioli could esoape, fled toward Erze ronm, but these were subsequently over taken by dragoons and Cossacks and brought back prisoners. The Russians captured 300 cannon, with stores, ammunition and ten thous and prisoners. The Turks lost five thousand men in the short engagement and the Russians about half that num ber, including General Behinsky and Lieutt nant-Colonel Melikoff. On Monday, Grand Duke Michael, who was present during the sortie, entered the city and received the homage of the inhabitants, The effect of this victory, therefore, is not gauged by the number of prisoners taken or the amount of stores secured; it is an invaluable ad vantage gained in position—a “potential energy” acquired, which must in a few weeks end the fray. Erzeroum, only one hundred miles distant, mast in evitably follow its neighbor, and even now Osman Pasha is opening negotia tions for the surrender of Plevna, where SkobefTs foroes have been strengthened by reoruits from the Kars oaptors. The beginning of the end has, therefore, opened; the Mausoleum falls, aud Rome is sure to follow. At Plevna But little actual fighting has been re ported; in one skirmish the Russians are said to have been defeated, and General Skobeff to have received several contu sions about the heard from bursting shells. Servia comes in for her weekly share of oontempt, her perfidy having even so disgusted the Russians that they now seemed disinclined to accept fier co operation. The Montenegrins are eon tinning an aggressive warfare, following up victory after victory. Ou the Dan ube, Mehemit Ali assumes the offensive before the Czarewitch’s army to draw off all possible assistance from Plevna, by the latter oommanded, • BnfflUh Agitation Becomes once more an important ele ment in the Eastern embroglio. Rus sia’s suddenly developed successes, whioh promise to be as brilliantly fol lowed up, are preying upon the British heart and the press are pronounced in favor of intervention. It is sensation ally intimated that if Adrianople be taken aud Constantinople jeopardized, England may be forced into the fight to proteot her interests. The Porte is said to be sounding at the different Couits for mediation, and England, it is sus pected, will turn a willing ear. New Cabinet in France. The week opened stormily in Ver sailles, by the Senate, instigated, or controlled, by the Right wing passing an order of the day to prevent the elec tion—abuse inquiries from infringing the powers or interfering with the pre rogatives of the Executive and Judicial authorities of the Government. This is calculated to precipitate a con flict between the two Chambers and may in that way work mischief; but the Left of the Deputies regard it as an indica tion that the Senate will not support the Marshal in his extreme unconstitu tional measures. When the fact was of ficially announced that the Ministry’s resignation bad been aocepted, specula tion became rile as to who their suc cessors would be, and the Chambers and Senate adjourned to await tho Marshal’s action in the premises. In the event that the new Cabinet should prove of the same stamp with the old, it was predicted that after their first oontact with the Chamber they would, in turn, be compelled to resign or the Chambers must be again dissolved. Asa new Chamber, in that instance, could not be organized in time to vote the budget, a virtual coup d'etat seemed inevitable. It the iuterum it was suggested by the Gambettists that the Marshal should summon a Congress of the Senate and Chambers and by this bipartite com mission put an end to the crisis. Gam betta, who is Chairman of the Budget Committee, will not allow any appropri ations to the voted until the Preiidcnt changes his present polioy. The following is the new Ministry ; President of the Council and Minis ter of War, Gen. Grimaudet de Boche bouet: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marquis de Baneville; Minister of the Interior, M. de Weiche; Minister of Justice, M. Lepeletier; Minister of Finanoe, M. Dutilleul; Minister of Com merce, M. Oaenne; Minister of Public Works, M. Graeff; Minister of Public Instructions, M. Faye; Minister of Marine, Admiral Ponssin. The oomplexion of this body will de termine whether or not MacMahon is softening and their reception by the Left will indicate the course of the Deputies. They have already been contemptuously criticised by the ex treme journals, although the Cabinet oommenoes business evidently with a conciliatory tone. Pla Nraa. The Pope’s feebleness is increasing and he ia compelled to discontinue his audiences. A Papal Connoil it is thought, will be formed immediately for the consideration of Church affairs. Perldioiis Hetlw. Contentious are reported in the Mexican Cabinet and divisions are marked in their Congress. An un scrupulous extreme party are clamorous for a war with the United States. Diaz, it is said, has ordered the repnlaion by force of any United States troops over the Rio Grande. Diplomatic treatment by a reoognized Mexican Minister at Washington, has become necessary. Biaer'ie Mratios- We understand that Hon. Joseph B. Camming, the Democratic nominee for the Senate from the Eighteenth Senato rial District, will address the people of Riehmond county on next Monday night, at the City Hall, at 7* o’clock. We hope that there will be a full attend ance. We understand that Hon. H. Oley Foster has been invited to be pres ent oa this oooaeion. DEMOCRATIC UNITY. NECESSITY FOR PARTY ORGANI ZATION. Letter Froa Governor Jenkins to Hon. M. A. Evans. The following letter has been handed ua for publication. The letter speaks for itself : Auodbta, November 22,1877. M. A Evans, Esq. : Mt Dbab Sib— l have your letter of the 19th instant. I regret very much the attitude assumed by Jefferson coun ty, in regard to the Senatorial election. It strikes me aa being not in keeping with her well known conservative course in the past. When I began to take an interest in politics, Jefferson was my home, and from that time to this I have been muoh in intercourse with her people, and closely observant of their course. No people in Georgia have been truer to the party they es poused than have they, and this, in their case, has been a sure test of their fidelity to principle, for the reason that principle governed their party associa tions. In Republican gevernments there must necessarily be parties, and to preserve party integrity and party ef ficiency there must be party nomina tions, to office. If the party in the ma jority tolerate a multiplicity of candi dates for the same office and cast their votes, by personal preference, the result will usually be that the minority party, conscious of their weakness, will concentrate on one of their men, and by a plurality vote carry the election—win power—and use it to violate the princi ples and policy of the majority. Hence the necessity of party nominations. Where there are several aspirants to the same position, in the same party, per sonal preferences may legitimately con trol individuals in making nominations; but here they should stop. As the largest cumber of voters control in legal elections, so the will of the party, de clared in party nominations, should control the party in the legal elections. Personal preferences should then be laid aside. Otherwise there can be no such thing as party organization or party ascendancy—in foot, no party at all. Influenced by these considerations, the Democratic party of Georgia has adopted the policy of making nomina tions—it has become settled usage among them—it may be safely said to have be come a party principle. The Democrats of good old Jefferson have in the past given it their sanotion—acted upon it. Only a few days since they nominated their candidates for the popular branch of the Legislature, but refused to par ticipate in the nomination of a candi date for the Senate. I pause now to inquire why is this ? 1 have no inclination to utter censure or reproaoh. The thing is done, and Jef ferson will have neither part nor lot in making a nomination. But Glascock and Richmond, her sister counties, will meet in Convention and nominate a can didate, and there is nothing whatever in the action of the Democratic Convention of Jefferson county (declining to be rep resented in the Senatorial District Con vention) to prevent any good Democrat in Jefferson from voting for the candi date nominated by the Convention, who ever he may be. All who desire to main tain sound, well established and con servative party ÜBage are as free to vote for the nominee as if Jefferson were rep resented in the Convention. This can not be disputed; and I trust many, very many, of them will illustrate their fealty to the Democratic party by doing so. The circumstances, at this time, are peculiar. It is certain that neither Jef ferson nor Glascock has put forward one of her citizens as a candidate for the nomination. No citizen of either of those counties is known to be seeking it. There is at this moment one, and only one, candidate for the Senate in the District, the Hon. H. Clay Foster of Richmond— an Independent candidate—a candidate independently of Democratic nomina tion—and, therefore, a candidate inde pendently of the Democracy of the Dis trict. Mr. Foster certainly has the right so to declare himself. I am not denying this—nor am I denouncing him for exercising that right. lam simply defining his position, which does not seem to me to commend him very strong ly to Democrats who desire to perpetu ate Democratic principles, by Demo oratio unity, in accordance with Demo cratic usage. Th Democrats of Riohmond, seeing that no citizen of Jefferson or of Glas cock at this time aspires to the position of Senator, and not altogether relishing this Independent movement, in which they think they discern, not only a lack of good fellowship, but also the seeds of disintegration, and death of the party have held a primary Democratic elec tion. to select a suitable candidate for the Senate subject to the nomination of a District Convention. This was no ring proceeding —no Independent Riohmond movement—but a move ment of the Richmond Democracy entirely in subordination to the will and final decision of a District Conven tion. Polls were opened in every dis trict and all Democrats, and only Demo crats, invited to express their prefer ence. The choice fell upon Major Joseph B. CnmmiDg, who says he will be a candidate for the Senate, if nomi nated by a Democratic District Con vention, and not otherwise. Can any thing be fairer, more open, more in deference to the will of the party, or more conducive to its prosperity ? Look at the two men, in their widely differ ing self-chosen political positions,end say which finds most favor in your eyes ? Should Major Cumming be nominated by the Convention, we all shall have to choose between them. For myself, though very far from en tertaining any hostility to the Independ ent condidate I confess to very warm personal friendship for and admiration of tho gentleman who will stand before you, only under authorized candidacy. This friendship and admiration, embrac ing intellectual, moral and political con sideration, is founded upon intimate ac quaintance with him from his boyhood; so that I know of whom I speak. These last considerations, however, will not so powerfully actuate those who know him only by repute, but so excellent and so wide is that repute, that none need hesi tate to repose in him high political trusts. But there are considerations which ooncern us all alike arid which point to the nominee of the Convention, who ever he may be, as the proper recipient of onr suffrages. But a few years since the South had no political status at all —no representation in councils of the Federal Government—no home govern ment. Now all this is changed. Once remitted to free suffrage we soon worked out onr salvation, and asserted our political creed. The South is solidly Democratic, and has a most important part to act in reforming the Govern ment, which has been going from bad to worse until it has become wholly cor rupt. So much so, that the whole people of the United States have been denied the President of their choioe. The power of the South is again being felt, and unless she can be divided, the days of Radical rule are numbered. Systematic efforts are being made to ac complish this division. It has been several days since announced from Washington that the de facto President has avowed himself as engaged in this work, and so far there has been no contradiction to it. He has sought to reconcile his leading Republican friends to what ho calls his Southern policy, by saying that its prob able effect will be to divide the Demo cracy of the South as now constituted, by detaching from it the Old Line Whigs and uniting them with the Re publican party. He is reported to have made these utterances, there has been time for contradiction and no contradic tion has come. Now, whilst we should applaud him aud thank him for his good aots, we must not allow him or any other power or principality to seduce us from onr allegianoe to party, to prin ciple, to country—for just now these al legiances are one and the same. The people of Jefferson were Old Line Whigs. None stanneher, none truer. The issues whioh divided them and the Democrats in the past have themselves passed away. They are united now in principle and especially in the great uort of reform. Let them stand shoul der to shoulder, indivisible and invinci ble, or reform will be checked in itß in ception, and the dawning and brighten ing hope of the country utterly crushed. How do I connect this view with the Senatorial election in this District? Why just in this way. As surely as ths sun shines if ever this scheme of dividing the now solid Southern Democracy by enticing the its Old Line Whigs into the Republican camp, meets with any suc cess, it will be accomplished by no open movement, but by cunning devices. The old log cabin of 1840, with the ooon skin hanging on the outside, will not be roll • ed out in open day light. There will be no rallying cry of “Whigs to your old allies, who deserted aud betrayed you.” Oh 1 no. There will be first a doling out of treasury pap, then here and there a merry junketing. But the great instru mentality, the wedge which will rive this now compact body will be independent candidacy. The Republican minority will always incline to the support of the independent candidate of the Demo cracy against the regular nominee. In this way obligations will be _ created, good will engendered, aud reciprocities brought about. Ido not charge the in dependent candidate of the District with entertaining such a par reaching design. I do not believe he does, but I doubt whether ha has carefully considered the dangerous character of the tool he is using. He has precedents for it, and perhaps they made the perilous step more easy for him. He ia adding an other to the list, and, when numbers give them great weight, they will as suredly come back continually to plague their inventors and copy ists, and their friends. When, by their number, they become impos ing, the old salutary party usage will be extinct, and “Mene, Mene, Te kel, Upharsin," will be written on the wall of the Democratic sanotum. And the judgment will be just, for they who are untrue to themselves merit destruc tion. The Democratic party have it in their power to arrest this growing evil by simply withholding their suffrages from those who thus irregularly seek them. If they will not do this, the con sequences be on their own heads. Very truly, your friend, O. J. Jenkins. HON. H. H. CASEY. His Letter Accepting the Democratic Nomi nation Fram the Twenty-Ninth Senatorial District. Wathblt Hall, November 21,1877. Messrs. J. P. Williams, T. H. Remson and F. H. Colley, Committee: Gentlemen— Your letter from Smith’s Mills, November 20th, 1877, stating “that you had been appointed a commit tee to inform you (me) of your (my) unanimous nomination as the Demo cratic candidate for Senator in the elec tion on the sth of December next, by the Convention this day assembled,” etc., is to hand, and I hasten to reply. I must express my surprise at this, to me, unexpected and unmerited nomina tion. I did not, and do not wish to con tinue longer m publio life; and that wish I had made known on every occa sion where it oould come in as a part of the conversation. To the delegates to the Convention from this oounty, and to all other friends who had approaohed me on the subject of the Senatorial nomination, I distinctly, unequivocally and sinoerely stated that I did not de sire the nomination, and my name would not be before the Convention. Tho Vox Populi of this oounty, of this District, yea, of the State of Georgia, was pro nonnoed in favor of Judge Reese as the “right man in the right plaoe,” and the delegates from this county to the Con vention which met in Thomson, true to that voice, presented the name of that distinguished gentleman to that body, which was received with a unanimous answer. But, for good and sufficient reasons, given in his letter of declina tion, Judge Reese’s refusal necessitated a second assemblage of the Convention. The next ohoiee of your body indicates me as the one upon whose shoulders the mantle of our late Senator should fall. I only wish I was mentally as I am bodily able to wear it graoefully and well. But sincere as I am in my wish to retire now and forever from the “po litical arena,” the action of your hon orable body, under all the circum stances and the peculiar surroundings, requires that I shall make my private wished subordinate to that of the publio will, as expressed through the regular ohannel. Permit me to tender to you individually, and through you to the Convention whioh authorized your very complimentary letter of yesterday, my thanks and high appreciation of the honor conferred, and have only to add that I accept the nomination; and should the ballot endorse your action I will be at my post of duty on the ides of No vember next, to answer as best I may the demands made upon me as a publio servant. Truly and respectfully, H. K. Cabby. To Messrs. J. P. Williams, T. H. Remson, J. W. Morgan, F. H. Colley, Committee. HA YEN LEGALLY ENDORSED. A Nice Point or Law Raised Over An Election | | Bet—Tilden Declared Not Elected by a Vir ginia Judge. Richmond, November 17.—A novel suit, involving the election of the Presi dent in November last, has just been heard and deoided in the Corporation Court, at Danville, in this State. It ap pears that on or about the 6th of No vember, 1876, a citizen named D. S. Lewis made a wager with another oiti zen named T. J. Lee, that Mr. Hayes was elected President. The stakes were deposited with a mutual friend named James Wood. After the deoision of the Electoral College became known, the stakeholder, Mr. Wood, decided that Mr. Hayes was the President elect, and he therefore transferred the funds to Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lee, the other party to the wager, refused to be governed by this decision, on the gronnd, as he claimed, that Mr. Tilden was elected ac cording to the mode of eleotiou contem plated by the Constitution and laws of the oonntry when the wager was made. Mr. Lee accordingly entered suit against Mr. Wood, the stake-holder, for the recovery of the amount of the orig inal deposits, and the case was heard before Judge Flournoy. His Honor remarked that if the plaintiff raised the question whether Mr. Hayes was elected or not, he would refer him to the deoi sion of the Eleetoral Commission, to the action of Congress ratifying that deoi sion, and to the faot that Hayes was the de facto President. But he said, as he was then informed, he would decide the case upon the gronnd that Mr. Wood, the stake holder, had no notioe from Mr. Lee forbidding the payment of the money to Mr. Lewis after Mr. Wood had had reasonable gronnd for believing that the faot had happened, upon the happening of which he was to pay over the money. He (the Judge) would not suffer the question whether Mr. Hayes was elected or not to be discussed in his Court. Mr. Hayes was the recognized President, and, consequently, the plain tiff could not recover the funds. The decision is regarded as virtually declar ing that Tilden was not elected. THE GEORGIA CAMPAIGN. Mr. John Calvin Johnson has retired from the Mayoralty race in Athens. H. G. Hardigrove is plumped into the contest by his friends in Oconee oounty. Dr. Felton’s late speech in Congress is making the welkin ring in the Sev enth. Hon. R. E. Lester, of Savannah, has been re-nominated for the Senate from the Ist, Captain Ben T. Collier has been nom inated for the Lower House in Worth oounty. Eugene P. Speer, Esq., of the Old Capital, is mentioned for the Legisla ture from Baldwin. Hon. N. J. Hammond will allow his name to be used for the House of Rep resentatives in Fulton. Messrs. Russell, Pane and Adams were unanimously nominated in Chat ham for Representatives. Col. M. O. Fulton will probably be the independent candidate in the 29th against Dr. Casey, the regular nominee. In Thomas county the Democrats have nominated Hon. Wm. M. Ham mond and Dr. D. H. Wilmob for Repre sentatives. Messrs. Davis, Miller and Sikes, the members in the last Legislature, whose terms were cut short, are the nominees in Houston oounty. Messrs. A. L. Roughton, I. G. Wich er, B. O. Harris, W. O. Smith and Dr. W. W. Carr, are additional candidates in Washington oounty. Candidates are slow in ooming oat in Gwinnett. The Athens Watchman sug gests a re-election of Messrs, Hutchins and Born, the late Representatives. The Macon Telegraph thinks that no Democrat should vote for any candidate to the Legislature unless pledged to make Senator Gordon his own successor. Mr. M. M. Sheats, on account of ill health, withdraws from the raoe in Oconee oounty. Mr. Sheats, however, is confident of meeting his opponents again at Phillippi. Atlanta’s campaign headquarters have been removed from Weinmeister’s Bead ing Room to the Bnglish bnilding. From this it seems that Atlanta has ceased to “beer” and will now “bull” the fight.— So. The Constitution says : “They gre getting the Senatorial race terribly mix ed in the Muscogee district, and it is said ex-Governor Smith is to be trotted out and elected over the present oontest ante.” The Macon Telegraph says: “The bitter personal contest between the can didates for the Legislature in Randolph is unfortunate. But this is the legiti mate result when party nominations are dispensed with.” ... _ Good for the Thomasville Times: “Let the Democratic party in the county as in the paat stand shoulder to shoul der. There is a plaoe for every man, and there should be a man for every place Stand by yoor nominations.” Of the homestead question the Rome Courier save: “If the new one is reject ed the old one stands, and it is not pos sible, now, to dispense with the home stead provisions altogether, even if the people deaired so to do. A oorreepondent of the CartersviUe Express says that if General Young will allow the use of his name for the Legis lature, ho will find that his public ser vices in the paat are fully appreciated. He will find, also, that the people of Bartow have not forgotten the men who stood foremost when brave men were needed. •took. Bon J aad Krai Batata Broker. Mr. John J. Cohen, Jr., has engaged in the stock, bond and brokerage bus iness on his own account. Mr. Cohen has been engaged in this business for a number of years, and is familiar with it in all its details. He is a young gen tleman of good business qnabtiea, and: stands well in this community. We oommend him to the publio. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. TUB DEMOCRACY OF THE DIS TRICT IN LINE. Meetlg* •( the Scaatartal Ccmallm In (Htata-GlucMk and Richmond Repn acntcd—The Absence of Jefrraaa Regret ted—Tme Democrats Called Upon to Stand By the Party—Uaanimoaa Nomination ot Hon. Joaeph B. Cnaalnf-'The Speeches— The Aadleace —The Hoopltaiity of Glao> cock. (OFFICIAL REPORT. ] Gibson, Ga., November 28, 1877. The Convection was called to order in the Oonrt House at 12 o’olook by Dr. J. F. Usry, Chairman of the meeting call ed to elect delegates from Glascock to the Senatorial Convention. Dr. Usry welcomed the delegates to Gibson. J. B. Williams, Esq., moved that J. L. Fleming, Esq., of Biohmond, be elected temporary Chairman. The motion was adopted. On motion of Patrick Walsh, Esq., Major J. Y. H. Allen was elected temporary Secretary. The Chairman annonnoed the first business in order to be the call of the roll of delegates from each oounty com posing the district. The counties were called: Jefferson—No delegates present. Glascock—J. B. Wilhams, O. B. Las ter. Biohmond—Joseph Ganahl, James L. Fleming, Patriok Walsh, J. Y. H. Allen, B. J. Wilson, Louis A. Dugas, Jr. On motion of Patrick Walsh, Esq., O. B. Laster, Esq., was elected permanent Chairman, and on motion of CoL B. J. Wilson, Major J. Y. H. Allen was elect ed permanent Secretary. Patriok Walsh, Esq., moved that a committee of three be appointed by the Chair to prepare business for the Con vention. The motion was adopted, and Messrs. Walsh, Ganahl and Williams were appointed on the committee. The committee reported the following reso lutions, which were unanimously adopt ed : Wherbas, The Democracy of Glascock oounty, acting in accordance with the firmly established and well reoognized custom of the Democratic party of this Senatorial District, did extend a cordial invitation to the Democracy of Bioh mond and of Jefferson to uaite with them in sending delegates to a Senato rial Convention, for the purpose of nom inating a Democratic candidate for Sen ator from the Eighteenth Senatorial District; and Wherbas, The Democracy of Bioh mond, accepting the invitation in the spirit in whioh it was tendered, have, through their duly authorized party channels, appointed delegates to such Senatorial Convention; and Whereas, The Oounty Convention of the Democracy of Jefferson oounty fail ed to accept the invitation extended, and omitted to send delegates to this Convention; therefore, be it Resolved, 1(, That we, the represent atives of the Democracy of the counties of Glasoook and Biohmond, in Conven tion assembled, do hereby endorse and approve the policy of making nomina tions, which has heretofore been pur sued in this District, and whioh we be lieve to be still necessary to the welfare and good government of the people. Resolved, 2d, That we have learned with deep regret the action of the Coun ty Convention of Jefferson in rejecting the invitation extended to them to send delegates to this Convention; that wo deprecate any attempt to introduce seism and to bring about disorganiza tion and disintegration in the ranks of the organized Democracy of this Dis trict; and that we earnestly entreat the true Democrats of Jefferson to unite with their political friends and brethren in Glascook and Biohmond in maintain ing Democratic organization in this campaign and in achieving Democratic triumph at the ensuing election. Resolved, 3 d, That we believe the safety of our State and the well be ing of our people depend upon the success and supremacy of that party whioh redeemed our State and citi zens from the corrupt and tyranni cal rule of aliens and oppressors; that to dissolve Democratic organization and desert the Democratic banner would be to invite and deserve disaster and de feat and to throw away the fruits of victory won by the gallant and patriotic men of this District, who have so reso lutely and fearlessly maintained the principles of Democracy in the past. Resolved, 4 th, That we proceed to nominate a candidate for Senator from this District, in accordance with snoh rale as may be adopted by the Conven tion, and that we appeal to the Democ racy of Jefferson to give a cordial and generous support to the standard bearer who may be selected. J. B. Williams, Esq., moved that the Convention go into a nomination for Sonator. Adopted. Mr. Williams presented the name of Major Joseph B. Gumming, of Bioh mond. On motion of Mr. Dugas, the roll of the delegates was oalled, each delegate voting viva voce. The Chair man stated that it gave him pleasure to annonnoe that Major Joseph B. Cam ming received the unanimoas vote of the Convention. The Committee on Bnsiness offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That while we believe the party organization in this District is sufficient for the management of its po litical affairs, still as the Democratic Convention of Jefferson county has re quested the appointment of a District Executive Committee, Resoleed, That in accordance with snoh request, the President of this Con vention, after conferring with the Execu tive Committees of the three counties, appoint an Executive Committee—six persons from Biohmond and two from Glascook and four from Jefferson ; that a majority of said committee shall meet as soon as convenient and organize by electing a Chairman outside of their number, and that the members of said committee be authorized to transact the usual business pertaining to their po sition. The following addrcßß was unani mously adopted: To the xrate of Jefferson County: Th> .tidersigned have assembled in Contention of the Demooratio party of the 18th Senatoriol Distriot, and have nominated a candidate of the party for Senator. It has been the usage of the party since its reorganization in 1863 to hold such nominating Convention at each reourring Senatorial election. Such Conventions were held in 1868, in 1872 and in 1876. We have oonvened in ac cordance with such usage, having been selected in the counties from which we came in strict accordance with party methods. Our brethren of Jefferson have been invited cordially and urged earnestly to meet with us. The day of assembling has been deferred for the express pur pose of giving them time to select their delegates, and we have not come to gether until theaction of a meeting, held in Lonisville, November 19th, rendered it certain that Jefferson would send no delegates to the Convention. We greatly regret this failure. We now appeal to the Democrats of Jefferson to stand by the party. In as sembling as we have done, in making a nomination as we have done, we have aoted for the party, following, in so act ing, its time honored usages; and now the issue is distinctly presented of sus taining the fair, unimpeachable aotion of the Democratic party, or joining with those who seek its destruction. We conjure you to stand by the Dem ocratic party. By it the State was re deemed; by it the State is kept in the way of good government; by its solidity the South is a great power in the Gov ernment. With it broken into frag ments and its strength dissipated we fall j from a position of power to one of weak ness; we surrender order for oonfusion, we spurn certain victory and accept in evitable defeat. If there were anything unusual in the manner of our selection or unauthorized in our action, we wonld not ask your ratification. If there were anything in the career of the nominee—either in the hour of our trial, when he acoepted cer tain defeat for the preservation of the party, or in the day of our success, when he Bhared in the triumph of the party— we would not seek your support. But, assured that our action is usual, regular and legal, and believing that the nomi nee is worthy your support, we appeal to you to stand with your brethren of Bichmond and Glascock. The following named were appointed by the Convention a oommittea to notify Majir Cumming of bis nomination: Messrs. O. E, Laster. J. B. Williams, L. A. Dugas, Jrl, and Patrick Walsh. On motion of Mr. Williams, it was ordered that the proceedings of this Convention be published in the Chboh icim and CoNSTrrtrnoNAiwr, the War renton Clipper and the Jefferson News and, Farmer. Messrs. Ganahl and Walsh were in vited to address the Convention. The invitation was accepted, and both gen tlemen delivered addresses in favor of the integrity of the party and the sup port of Major Joseph B. Cumming, the nominee of the Democratic party. O. B. Lasts®, Chairman. J. Y. H. Annas, Secretary. [Nora.— After the adjournment of the Convention, Major Barnes, in response to loud calls, delivered a stirring ad dress. While the occasion of the meeting was for the Nominating Convention to discharge the duty with whioh it had been entrusted, interest in the proceed ings drew to the Court House a large number of the best and most substan tial citizens of Glascock county, who witnessed the proceedings of the Con vention, listened with deep intevest to the speeches delivered, and seemed to be fully and enthusiastically in accord with the sentiments expressed. The people of Glascook may be put down as an unit for the organised Democracy, whioh they know redeemed Georgia, and which they believe will save Georgia. The citizens of the county are anxious to have a semi-weekly mail line estab lished between Warrenton and Gibson, instead of the pr sent nnsstisfaotory weekly arrangement. The distanoe is short, the oost will be very small, and it is to be hoped that our Representative in Congress (Hon. A. H. Stephens) will see to it that the wishes of so many of his constituents are gratified. The delegates and visitors from Biohmond were treated in the kindest and most hospitable manner by Messrs. Williams and Chalker and the citizens of Gibson and Glascook county whom they met, and to whom they return their oordial and heartfelt thanks ] FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SHUFFLING OF SOUTHERN SENA TORIAL CASES. Speech Upon Amending the Jenraal—The Parle Exposition Calendared—Thurman Carries His Feint—Democratic Allies In' Cnmp—Edmunds Reverses the Cumpase. Washington, November 22.— The Sen ate oocupied the morning hour in dis enssing a motion of Thurman to amend the journal of yesterday’s proceedings so that it should not show that the pend ing question was a motion of Hoar to lay on the table a resolution to discharge the Committee of Privileges and Elec tions from further consideration of But ler’s credentials. He argued that Hoar had withdrawn that motion by unani mous consent. In the vote this morn ing Conover and Patterson voted with the Democrats. After some discussion Thurman with drew his motion to amend the journal. Mr. Windom, of Minnesota, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported, with amendments, the House joint reso lution on the Paris Exhibition—plaoed on the calendar. The Senate then, by a vote of yeas, 29, nays, 32, refused to lay on the table the resolution of Mr. Thurman to dis charge the Committee on Privileges and Elections from further consideration of the credentials of M. C. Butler as Sena tor from Sooth Carolina. Messrs. Davis, of Illinois; Conover, of Florida, and Pattersou, of South Carolina, voted with the Democrats in the negative. The question then being on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Edmonds, of Ver mont, moved to amend the resolution so as to discharge the committee from fur ther consideration of the credentials of Mr. Kellogg as Senator from Louisiana, instead of Mr. Butler as Senator from South Carolina. Upon this motion a debate followed. Conover* of Florida* Ihmlhls Upon Seating Butler—Carolina and Louisiana Probably Cos Have Their Rlchta—An Independent Statesman. The pressure is tremendous on the Senatorial question and the impression prevails that should the question be forced early next week the result will be the seating of Butler from South Caro lina, and Kellogg from Louisiana, It is known that Senator Conover, of Florida, will vote throughout for seat ing Bntler from Sonth Carolina and, as at present advised, will vote for seating Kellogg. Conover’s friends say of him that his aotion in these cases is entirely of his own volition and mnst not be con strued that he is going over to the Democracy. They olaim for him that he has maintained a consistent record and will be firm, notwithstanding the pressure brought to bear upon him, and while a Republican,has the honesty and courage to do that whioh his own judg ment dictates is right. He believes General Bntler eutitled to his seat as duly eleoted, and will therefore vote for him as persistently and he did for Mr. Pinchback. How the Star of Empire Make. It. Way— Conklin* Tremble. Under Democratic Power—A Maudlin Harangue From Ed munds. Washington, November 22.—Conk ling, in the Senate to-day, said, regard ing his call for the ayes and nays on Hoar’s motion to table Thurman’s mo tion to discharge the committee from further consideration of the Sonth Car olina case, that his purpose in calling for the yeas and nays on the motion to lay on the table was to put it beyond the reach of recall or withdrawal by any body. He had no hesitation in avowing his reason for this. There had been, if not rumors, whispers of new and strange alliances. It was to be hoped they were holy alliances. There had been whispers of alliances pending for some time, whioh were yesterday suspected to have ripen ed into coalitions relied upon to transfer the power to the other side of the Senate. He felt it his right to asoertain, by the ear liest method, who were the late allies, the reserves and recruits, and how many there were. It seemed that a motion to lay on the table not being debatable would produce a very early revelation of the condition, and show how it was that the control of the Son are was to pass away from the majority as heretofore constituted, and, like the star of empire, westward takes its way. (Here he looked towards the west, or Democratic side of the cham ber.) Bearing on the same question, Mr. Edmunds is quoted: “1 have read the Record with considerable oare, and i find that the Chairman of the Commit tee on Privileges and. Elections did at tempt to persuade my honorable friend from Indiana, and others of that ilk, that this procedure was ungracious, un just, unfair and unprecedented. Let me tell my honorable friend that he and others should not undertake to trip up the heels of a committee of this body before they have had an opportunity to investigate a matter that it had been thought worthy to send to the commit tee for investigation, and particularly by that sort of a—is it parliamentary to say contrivance, Mr. President ? By that sort of method, I believe that is a par liamentary word, by that sort of method whioh, in some conclaves, adjusts mat ters of this kind. The opposition here appeal to the judicial sense of this body just as a campaign in war time is sup posed to be managed, with spies and scouts aud tactics and telegrams and ciphers and so on, and then maroh into this arena of "serene justice,” as it is so often oalled, upon such questions, and with the troops all drilled and gttns all loaded, they take the case that hap pens to be most convenient in order to make votes the fastest, cat that off from consideration and thereby acquire strength enough by the same solid methods to prevent any other than a similar disposition of any other like oase, and without any regard to the evidence. Mr. President, if anythingof that kind has occurred, as it is no- torioos in the newspapers that it has, then it does not commend itself, it ap pears to me, largely to our considera tion. But my friend from Indiana now tells me that the Chairman of the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections says that the Kellogg case ought to be in vestigated. So it ought, but not less so than those that stand later on the calen dar of the Senate, and as I presume on the calendar of the committee, and that ought, in all justice and truth, be taken up in their order and fairly considered and disposed of. Bat to introduce the tricks of the theatre, the shiftings of the scenes, the trap doors and the ropes in the dark corners, to manifest and master a solid body of men to out the knot in this way, it appears to me, does not allow my friend a large chance to say that the Chairman of the Commit ‘ tee on Privileges aDd Elections thinks that we ought not to discharge the committee from the consideration of Kellogg. My friend and all his associates say that we must dis charge them from the consideration of a case that they have not been able to reach, because, as it is said, it is a little more convenient to get a certain person admitted to a seat in this body by that “method,” for I wish to keep strictly within the proprieties of this occasion, than by the other. 8o it is, Mr. Presi dent, that with great hope, knowing how patriotic and how unpartisan my friend and his associates are, I appeal to them. Let us discharge the committee from Kellogg and dispose of his and Mr. Bpofford’s case. If it is right to discharge the committee before inquiry and report, when the Senate have already determined the subject in their own minds by tbeir own votes, let us do it in the first case first. Then I will unite with them in carrying out their own principles and practice. We will vote to discharge the committee in the Carolina case, and will spend a week or two in finding out what we can do here. Very well; let the Senators vote with me to discharge the com mittee in the first case; they say the committee ought to be discharged for them all. If that is the order of the Benate I submit to the will of the ma jority, and when we have disposed of > he first I shall be very seriously inclined to relieve the committee from the con sideration of the Gorbin and Butler case. While as I say, we can take up the papers and the evidence we are author ized to summon witness ourselves and they can be heard at the bar of the Sen ate, and thus we shall then have the pa geants that have been rarely witnessed in history, that will be so honorable to the principles of my good friends and the other side, so satisfactory to the sense of justice of the American people, and go on with the investigation in that way. “Let us have peace,” Mr. Presi dent, “and oonailiation.” | Edmund. Set Down tyon. Edmunds’ motion, <o insert the name of Kellogg instead of Bntler in the pending resolution to discharge the Committee of Privileges and EleotioDß from further consideration of the case, was defeated - yeas, 30; nays, 81. Conklin* Crashed. Coukling then submitted an amend ment that the Committee of Privileges and Elections be directed to report in the matter of Kellogg and Spofford, and meantime the South Carolina oase be postponed. Bejeoted—SO to 32. Edmond. Sonelched A fain. Edmunds then submitted a motion io discharge the committee from the con sideration of Kellogg and Spofford. Bejeoted— 30 to 32. Three Time. Throttled. Edmunds then moved that farther consideration be postponed to Monday. Bejeoted—3o to 31. Et tn Cnarer. Edmunds then moved that the Senate adjourn to Monday. Votes—3l to 31. Conover in this instanoe voted with the Republicans, aud the Senate ad journed to Monday, by the vote of Vioe- President Wheeler. Waddell’. Amendment Finally Killed In the Hoa.e—Private Bills introduced—Ewln* Sounds the Lost and Loadest Timbrel on the Silver Bill. The motion to reconsider the vote of yesterday, defeating the amendment of Waddell, of North Carolina, to appro priate $700,000 for mail routes other than railroad and steamship lines, was defeat ed, and the Deficiency bill passed with out that provision. Bills were introduced by Hunton, of Virginia, for the payment of the full value of ootton seized by Treasury officials after May, 1865, and by Vanoe, of North Carolina, for fast mail service between Washington and several South ern cities. The debate on the bill to repeal the Resumption aot was olosed by a strong speech in its favor by Ewing, of Ohio. The House adjourned without final ac tion on the bill. A: Good Indication of Kollos* Reoelvln* a Committee Endorsement—Elaborate Re port. on File. The Committee of Privileges and Elections voted this morning 6 to 3, a strict party vote, instructing the Chair man to report to-morrow to seat Kellogg as Senator from Louisiana for the long term. < Later. —It now appears that the de cisive vote in the Privileges and Elec tions Committee was not taken. The vote, however, is considered indicative. Spofford and Kellogg are each to be al lowed one-half hour for argument this afternoon, when there will be two elabo rate reports, requiring several days for preparation. Hayes Will Stand by the National Credit— The Hllver BUI to Be Cruuhed. The Post’s speoial says : “The Pres ident, in a conversation with a promi nent offioer, within the past forty-eight hours, declared unhesitatingly that he would veto any silver bill which does not expressly exoept the public debt from its operations. He will not ap prove any measure whioh has the slight est tendency to impair the national cred it or cause the holders of national bonds to think that they will be paid in cur rency of less value than gold.” A Postmaster Under Fire. Tho Committee of Post Offices of the Senate have had Wiokersham. the post master for Mobile, under fire for two days. No result. RESUMPTION REPEAL SWEEPS THROUGH THE HOUSE. Fourteen Amendments Fall—The Text of the Bill as Passed—Fort’s Substitute Accepted —Thirteen Majority Upon Its Paasuse. Washinoton, November 23.—The great interest in the House to-day was the bill to repeal the Resumption act. There were fourteen amendments pending, when the House began to vote, and all of them were negatived except one offer ed by Fort, of Illinois, as a substitute, aud whioh had aotually been accepted by the Committee on Banking and Cur rency. The bill was finally passed by a vote of 133 to 120. The following is the text of the bill as passed : Amend the bill so as to read : A bill to repeal all that part of the act approved January 14th, 1875, knowu as the Resumption Act, whioh authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to dispose of United States bonds and redeem and cancel the green back currency: That all that portion of the act, approved January 14th, 1875, en titled "An aot to provide for the re sumption of specie payments,” whioh reads as follows, to-wit: "And whenever and so often as circulating notes shall be issued to any snoh banking association, so increasing its capital or circulating notes, or so newly organized as afore said, it shall be the duty of the Secreta ry of the Treasury to redeem the legal tender of the United States in excess only of three hundred million of dollars, to the amount of eighty per centum of the sum of National Bank notes so is sued to any suoh banking association as aforesaid, and to continue such re demption as suoh circulating notes are issued until there Bhall be outstanding the sum of three hundred million dol lars of suoh legal tender United States notes and no more; and on and after the first day of January, 1879, the Secretary of the Treasury shall redeem in coin the United States, legal tender notes then outstanding on their presentation for redemption at the offloe of the Assistant Treasurer of the United States in the City of New York, of sums not less than fifty dollars; and to enable the Secretary of the Treaeury to prepare and provide for the redemption in this act authorized or required, he is au thorized to use any surplus revenues from time to time in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and to issue, sell and dispose of at not less than par in coin, either of the descriptions of bonds of the United States desoribed in the aot of Congress, approved July 14, 1870, entitled ‘an act to authorize the re funding of the national debt with like qualities to privileges and exemptions to the extent necessary to carry this act into full effect and to use the proceeds thereof for the jpurpose aforesaid,’ be, and the same is hereby repealed”—vote, 133 to 120. The vote was more seo tional than political. The Honfe ad journed ty Tuesday. Analyst, of the Vote—The South and the West Carry the Bill. Analysis of the vote on the repeal of the Resumption act shows that 28 Republi cans voted aye, 30 Democrats nay. Mississippi was solid in favor of the repeal; Missouri, 9 to 2; North Caro lina, solid; Ohio, 10 to 7; South Caro lina, 1 to 2; Tennessee, 7 to 2; Texas, 5 to 1; Virginia, 8 to 1; West Virginia, solid; Alabama, solid; Arkansas, solid; California, solid nay; Florida, 1 to 1; Georgia, solid; Illinois, 13 to 7Htndi ana, solid; lowa, 2 to 6; Kansas solid; Kentucky, solid; Louisiana, fcto 2; Maine, solid nay; Maryland, 4 to 1; Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Ne braskia, Oregon, Rhode Island, Ver mont, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, all solid nay; Pennsylvania, 13 to 9. Tbo Committee Report Favorably Cpec Mr. Hilliard’s Nomlaatloa as Minister to Brazil —Effort to Oast Northrop. _ . A short Cabinet, which was unimpor tant, The Attorney-General refuses to recommend the pardon of Ephram Hol land, of Cincinnati, convicted of eleotion frauds. The Star says : “The nomination of Hilliard, of Georgia, Minister to Brazil, was before tho Foreign Relations Com mittee to-day, who agreed to report fa vorably on it. Stanley Matthews voted with the Democrats, otherwise an ad verse report would have been made.” The Committee on Foreign Belations in the Senate resolved to report favora bly on Hilliard and unfavorably on San ford, for Brazil and Belgium respective ly. The Bepublienn caucus resolved rot to adjourn while any executive busi ness is on its docket or in the hands of the Senate Committee. Strong efforts are being made by the more Radioal Republicans of South Carolina to have the President with draw the nomination of Northrop as Distriot Attorney for that State. It is stated, on most excellent authority, that the aotion of Senator Pattersoß in the Butler-Corbin contest is in accordance with his views expressed long before his present troubles came upon nim. The Elect loo* Committee Favor Hello**'* Admiaaian to the Senate. Washington, November 23.— The Com mittee of Privileges and Elections voted six to three in favor of seating Kellogg. ■ They set Eustis’ case for Monday and directed Butler and Corjnn, from South Carolina, to prepare tneir cases forth with. Patterson Attends the Caaens bnt Conover , Keeps Away — The Mobile Postmaster— Mexican Awards. Argument in the Patterson habeas corpus cose continues, Patterson is in attendance on the Republican Senatorial caucus which convened at noon, Con over had not pat in an appearance up to half-past twelve. The Post Office Committee of the Senate gave farther consideration of the case of Wickersham, the nominee for the Mobile Post Office, but reached no conclusion. Indications are that the committee will report in favor of con firmation. ..... Mr. Evarta bad an interview with the Sub-Committee of the House on Foreign Affairs on the distribution of awards of the Mexican Mixed Commission. It is thought the committee will not report to a full committee until next session. Carolina’s Model Htateniiien—Their Trials and Tribulations. Washington, November 23—The hearing of tbe Patterson habeas corpus oase continues. General Connor, Attor ney-General of Sonth Carolina, will con clude the argument to-morrow. Great interest attaches to the case, involving on one side the District of Columbia as a city of refuge, and on the other the privileges of Senators and Congress men. The Judioiary Committee of the House commenced considering tbe priv ileges of Representative Smalls, detain ed in a South Carolina jail. Proceed ings to day did not go beyond a docu mentary statemet of the oase. D. E. Huger Smith is recognized as Vice-Consul of Denmark at Charleston. PROBABLE ADVERSE REPORT AGAINST MR. FITEBIMONS. The Committee Vnfavorably Impreaaed With tho Appointing Policy—Darla Vote. With th. Democrat.— ChrUtlancr Stick, to HI. Party. Washington, November 24.— 1 t is al most certain that Judge Davis will vote with the Demoorats and Mr. Christi ancy, with his party on tho nomination of Colonel Fitzsimons for Marshal of Georgia, and that the report of the com mittee will be adverse. The contemplated oauous of Demo cratic Senators was not hold to-day, partly on account of bad weather and partly baoause these was no important matter for consideration. It still ap pears that both parties oonsider the seats in the Senate, judicial questions and beyond canons control. Commissioner Williams, of the Gen eral Land Offlee, is advised by Speoial Agent Carter, from Pensacola, that the United States Marshal has regained pos session of logs, lumber and naval stores reoantly wrested from him by United States District Judge, Hill. [Noth. —Weather very bad; reports slow.] The Carolina Case*. Neither House is in session and the committees, generally, are without a quorum, ou account of persistent rain. Mr. Corbin has notified the Senate Committee of Privileges and elections that ex-Gov. Chamberlain will appear before the committee iu support of his (Corbin’s) olaim to the seat from South Carolina. Argument in the Patterson habeas corpus is progressing. The weather ooutiuues tempestuous aud telegraph lines are badly crippled. TUB TWENTY-NINTH. Dr. R. It. Coney Nominated for the Menat. by the District Convention. Iu pursuance to the oall of the Chair man, the Senatorial Convention met at Smith’s Mill Tuesday, the 20tb, and pro ceeded to ballot for a candidate in place of Judge Reese. First ballot: Tutt, 2; Barkesdale, 5; Roney, 3. Second ballot tho same. Third ballot: Tutt, 2; Roney, 4; Barkesdale, 4. Mr. Williams, of Columbia, then nominated Dr. H. R. Casey, and the sth ballot resulted : Casey, 7; Roney, 1; Tutt, 1; Barkesdale, 1. Dr, Casey waß then declared unanimously nominated, and Messrs. F. H. Colley, T. H. Rem sen, J. P. Williams and J. W. Morgan appointed to notify Dr. Casey and re quest his acceptance. Resolutions en dorsing the aotion of the Chairman in reconvening the delegatee, and thanks for his services, blbo thanks to Col. J. Belknap Smith for courtesies, were unani mously adopted, with request that tho MoDuffle Journal, Chronicle and Con stitutionalist and Washington Gazette publish proceedings. J. W. Morgan, Chairman. J. E. Strother, Secretary. The UoinmHte’* Letter. Smith’s Mill, November 20th, 1877. lion. H. R. Casey : The undersigned have been appointed a committee to inform you of your nom ination as the Democratic candidate for Senator, in the election on the sth of December next, by thecounties this day assembled. We are not insensible to the sacrifice of time and money which will be inourred by you, but we are in structed to press your acceptance of the positton, being convinced that your election will be fully acceptable to tho people of the Distriot, and that your services will be of great value in tbe en suing important session of the Legisla latnre. J. P. Williams, F. H. Collet, T. H. Remson, J, W. Morgan, Committee. THE EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT. Tke Letter of Acceptance of Hon. Joseph B. Cummin*. Gibson, Glasoook County, 0a.,1 November 23, 1877. ( Hon. Jos. B. Gumming, Augusta, Ga.: Dbar Sir —At the meeting ot the Democratic Convention of the Eight eenth Senatorial District, held this day, yon were unanimously nominated as the oandidate of the Democracy of this Dis trict, for State Senate, aud the under signed were appointed a committee to inform you of the aotion of the Conven tion and to request your acceptance of the nomination tendered in snoh a com plimentary manner. It is with great pleasure that we dis charge the duty imposed upon us,aud ear nestly trust that you will consent to be the standard bearer of the Democracy of the Eighteenth Senatorial Distriot iu the coming campaign. Very respectfully and truly yours, J. B. Williams, O. B. Lassiter, Of Glascook. L. A. Duoab, Patrick Walsh, Of Biohmond. Auousta, Ga., November 24. Messrs. J. R. Lassiter, J. B. Williams, of Glascook; L. A Dugas, Jr,, Pat rick Walsh, of Richmond : Ghntlhmhn — l have your letter of No vember 23d, instant, informing me of my unanimous nomination, by the Con vention of the Eighteenth Senatorial Distriot, as the oandidate of the De mocracy of the Distriot for State Sena tor. With a profound seDse of the honor conferred, 1 accept the nomination. The mission of the Democratic party of the State, at its reorganization in 1868, was then to redeem the State from misrule. Its mission now is to preserve the good government it has framed for ns, to seonre economy in government, and sacredly to proteot the rights of all classes of our oitizens, by the making aud executing just and equal laws. So understanding its past, and so in terpreting its present and fnture mis sion, I enter upon tbe responsibilities of tbe position whioh the Convention has assigned me with the pledge of my best efforts in that behalf. Very respeotfnlly, yonr obedient ser vant, Jos. B. Gumming. MOKE BARGAINING. Judce Mackey, af South tiuvlln, Propose* to Swap Carhet-Baffsers for Kn-Kloxers. [Special Dispatch to Cincinnati QaseUe ] Washington, November 19.—Judge Mackey, of South Carolina, is here un der authority from the State govern ment to propose a compromise with the President by whioh he shall agree to pardon the Democrats under indictment for ku-kluxing if Governor Ha-rpton will psrdon the Republican thieves, The Judge, in an interview this evening, states that the people of South Carolina are anxious for this agreement, because about 2,100 of her best citizens are prao tically disfranchised or taking refuge in Canada until the storm blows over. They are on parole, but the cases are liable to be called any day, and juries are certain to be packed in the United States Court against them, because very few good citizens can take the iron clad oath prescribed by law. The exchange of prisoners would be fair all round. Of the 69 thieves now under conviction or likely to be only a few are Democrats. Mackey says it was chiefly because the Republicans, when they had control of the ooffers, were selfish and kept the swag in the family. Of hisoironit there were only two Democrats mixed up in the rascality, and they were the only Democrats who held offioe in the dis triot. He says the people want to let up on Patterson, because he means to vote to scat Butler, and their vengeanoe is directed more again those who took money out of the Treasury than those who simply paid money to secure elec tions. It is learned that the President will not listen to the proposition when it is submitted. What a Dra**l*t Bays. I have been selling Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup for tan years, and it has given better satisfaction than any other cough remedy.— A. O. Schmidt, Apothecary, Hanover, Pa, It was a Chicago lady who sent an or* der to Rome to a celebrated soulptor for “one marble figger of Apoller in hiff close, to cost not more than SI,OOO. General John B. Gordon led many brave Georgians to the cannon’s mouth, while mothers were saving the lives of their babies with Tsethina (Teething Powders). J. H. Alexander, Druggist, supply them.