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THE UNION & RECORDER.
Old
‘Southern Recorder” and
consolidated.]
‘Federal Union'
MILLED GE VILLE,
OA:
Wednesday, May 13,
1874.
The Congressional Campaign
It is the general impression all over the
United States, that with proper manage
ment and energy, the Democrats and
Conservatives can elect a majority to the
nest Congress opposed to Grant's ads
ministration. Bnt in order to achieve such
a glorious result, it is necessary for the op
position to nominate their strongest men
and then support their candidate with vigor
and unanimity. In the neighboring States
Alabama and Tennessee the subject of
selecting candidates is already being agis
tated. Very little has yet been said or done
on the subject in Georgia. In this District
we know many good men well qualified
for the office,; but there is, in our opinion,
one whose claims his friends will urge
upon the nominating convention with
great earnestness. We have reference to the
Hon. C. A. Nutting, of Bibb. It will be
remembered that at the last Congression
al nomination he was a prominent* candi
date for the nomination, and it is believed
would have received tho nomination if
his name had been earlier in the can-,
vass. He was at that time the choice of
Baldwin county. If his friends wish to
avail themselves of Mr. Nutting’s services
they must not be so dilatory as they were
at the last Congressional canvass. If Mr.
Nutting was very strong in the last Con
gressional canvass he ought to be much
stronger in the present. Since that time
he has done the State very valuable
service in the State Legislature. It is
well known that when Henry Clews
threatened that he would destroy the
credit of Georgia if she did not agree to
pay his bonds,Mr. Nutting, by his fa
mous financial bill saved the credit of
Georgia and defeated the machinations
of Henry Clews. We need men of finan
cial ability in Congress f The financial
question will be one of the prominent is
sues in the next Congress, and we want
men there that understand that subject j
wo want men of sound practical business
talent—men who have been successful
financiers. Such a man is Mr. Nutting,
and we have no doubt his numerous
friends will urge his nomination.
What the South has to Thank Mr-
Sumner For.
If we may judge by the following from
that sterling Democratic journal, the Man
chester (N. H.) Union, the true men of the
North—those who still bold to the prin
ciples of the Constitution, and respect the
rights of the States and people designed
to be guaranteed by that instrument—are
not of the opinion that the people of the
South, or those of any other section of
this Radically reconstructed Union, have
much cause to go into hysterical eulogies
of the deceased instigator of the recon
struction usurpation, and the author ol
that abomination of abominations—the
civil rights bill. The Union says:
Mr. Schurz alluded to a little unpleas
antness between Mr. Lincoln and Mr.
Sumner on account of some matter relat
ing to the reconstruction of Louisiana.—
This was not the first time. It will be
remembered that the President, while at
Richmond, immediately after the surren
der of Lee, gave authority to the Virginia
Legislature to assemble, and legislate so
long as they conformed to the Constitu
tion of the United States. This was the
true theory—in harmony with that upoD
which the war was fought, viz : that the
States were in the Union all the time. If
so, reconstruction was usurpation.
“But when Mr. Lincoln went back to
Washington, Mr. Sumner was one of the
first to meet him. . He demanded the re-
cision of that order and belabored the
President until, according to contempo
rary authority, the sweat ran down into
his boots, notwithstanding he received
the onslaught in his shirt sleeves. Sum
ner finally carried his point, and may
justly be held accountable for all the
measureless calumities of reconstraction.
If Mr. Lincoln’s policy could have, pre
vailed, they would have reorganized their
governments, at once, with their best and
ablest men in front, and the work of re
cuperation—as important to the North as
to the South—would have begun. The
sternest necessity was upon them to make
the best of their hard condition, and
there would have been none of the rob
bery and outrage incident to carpet-bag
rule. Better than even this, there would
have been no negro suffrage to debauch
and burlesque our institutions. Mr.
Sumner is resj>onsible for all this, and
the time has not yet fully come to write
his biography—we will not say to pro
nounce his eulogy. If the public debt
does not prove a burden to us—if the
negroes develop into intelligent and use
ful citizens—if prosperity and fraternity
again bless the whole country, then we
will agree that Mr. Sumner was a wise
and patriotic statesman—not before."
If. after reading the above and reflect
ing seriously on all of the results of re
construction, of which Charles Sumner is
said to be the author, and contemplating
the beauties of his civil rights bill, any
Georgia e'ditor shall beiieve that Charles
Sumner merits a eulogy from any South
ern man, we may admire his charity,
but it would be at the expense of
his judgment. If Sumner’s deeds were
evil whilst living, death did not sanctify
them.
Mr. Bill’s Historical Address.
. Liberty Hall, \
Ckawfokdville, Ga., May 4, 1874. j
Editor of the Constitutionalist:
The reply of Mr. Hill, of the 21st ulti
mo, to my first article on his Historical
Address, renders it proper, if not ne
cessary, that the substance of this article,
No. 2, should relate to matters different
from what I intended it should, when the
first was written. What was intended to
be embraced in No. 2, therefore, will lie
postponed until I respond to his letter
referred to—the chief object of which
seems to have been to divert attention
from the merits of the real issues be
tween us, as presented by my first article,
not only in reference to the Hampton’s
Roads Conference, but other matters
As to his several iSrttes of veracity I
submit the following comments only :
His statement, that I knew he was in
Richmond pending the consideration of
the Hampton Roads Conference—that I
saw him almost daily—talked with him—
and knew tire interest he took in the sub
ject of the Commission, Ac., is utterly
unfounded in fact.
His statement that lie was in my room,
and told me in the presence of a number
of gentlemen that he- should insist upon
iny appointment on the Hampton Roads
Conference, (and this in its connection is
what his statement means, if it means
anything.) is also utterly unfounded in
fact. Let him. therefore, bring forward
his “proof," name the gentlemen referred
to, make his “retraction,” or bear that
“Jiain of infamy,” which he invokes.
His statement that he ‘was in Rich
mond all the time this Commission was
under consideration, in denial of my
statement that ho was in Georgia at the
specified by me.
This response, though I was, as I still, , , , ,,
am, exceeding feeble from protracted dis- I tune, I shall say moreabout hereaftei.
ease, and now barely able to dictate what! » *as in expectation that some of his
is penned by the hand of another, would | proofs at least to make good these state-
. 1 m J , • i • ; mi
The Currency Question in Congress.
The Radicals in Congress, fearing that
their party will be split up into factions
on the financial question, are making
strenuous efforts to patch up a bill that
will satisfy all the divisions of the party.
Senator Sherman of Ohio gave notice
that he would shortly introduce a bill into
the Senate, and Gen. Butler has intro
duced a free banking bill into the lower
House, but it is very doubtful if any bill
can be passed that will please both divi
sions of the Radical party. The members
of Congress may agree upon some expe
dient to keep the party together until
the Fall elections, but the people in the
"West and Northwest, will not be caught
with chaff’. They have determined that
they will no longer be in bondage to the
bankers and bondholders of the East and
if their members in Congress, for the sake
of saving the party, patch up an armistice
with the Eastern bondholders, the peo
ple "will dismiss them and put men in
their places that they can trust. The
financial question will be the great and
prominent issue in the next campaign and
it is important that Georgia should have
some men in her next delegation that
understand financial affairs. Wo believe
our present delegation is composed en
tirely of lawyers. We are perfectly will
ing that the legal profession should be
well represented in Congress, but there
is neither reason nor justice that all other
professions should be unrepresented. Let
the mercantile and the planting and all
other interests also be represented. In
all of our legislative bodies, we need
more men of business talent, men who
understand the financial affairs of the
country, men who can work as well as
talk. Let all those opposed to the pres
ent administration, nominate their best
men and then advance upon the enemy’s
works along the whole line.
The Decay of Loud-Mouthed Loyalty
The New York Tribune says: Loyalty
to the flag and loyalty to the Republican
party were, during the war, one and the
same thing; and when the war ended, it
was not immediately possible to separate
them. The people went on voting the
Republican ticket, without caring who
was on it, and, as will always happen in
such cases, the tickets became crowded
with the men who knew just enough to
get on them, and who felt that patrio
tism was a much better thing for voters
than for politicians. The most innocent
tendencies and sentiments were forced
to do the menial work of corrupt
intrigues. The harmless social organiza-.
tions of returned soldiers in Hlinois made
Logan a Senator, and gave to Oglesby
the place vacated by Trumbull. It was
not always the soldiers who profited by
their own clannishness. The war spirit
in this state made Murphy and in
Masaclmsstts made Butler, neither of
whom can well be called a military
man.
It is therefore a natural result of seeing
thieves thriving by the loyalty of voters,
that public sentiment is becoming ners
vous about accepting politicians merely
upon their professions of devotion to
the American flag. This devotion is an
excellent thing at all times, and especially
w ien i is needed. But just now a dose
of honesty is more required by the cons
dihon of the country. And it is highly
probable that it will be more damaging
to a candidate in the coming elections to
bo suspected a thief than to be proved a
Copperhead.
a v °id that caimot be easily
filled, as the bank director touchingly
remarked of the absconding cashier.
A Yankee wanted the Bridge of Sighs
pointed out to him, and then offered to
bet America had several bridges twice the
size.
An English boy, on being asked the
other day who was prime minister of
England, answered, without hesitation,
Mr. Spurgeon.”
A small boy in New Haven made a sen-
quie % trans
ferring a card bearing the word* “Take
one, from a lot of handbills in front ofa
Store to a basket of oranges.
Ootton plants fifteen inches high and
fall of forms have been brought to Monti
cello, Fla.
Got it Right.—The New York Herald
puts the history of reconstruction about
right, as follows :
Reconstruction has passed out of reach
of the dominant party, which cannot re
call and scarcely remedy what it has
done ; but its acts stand recorded against
it as crimes for which it must answer to
the people. Ostensibly reconstruction
was contrived to secure “material guaran
tees” in the forms and administrations of
the Southern States for the future good
behavior of their people; but this was not
the real puipose. The only material guar
antee it was possible to have was the res
suit of the war- The fact that the South
ern States, in a war of great gallantry and
tenacity and involving fearful loss of life,
had been absolutely and completely beat
en, and that they could never again hope
to renew the struggle with even so fair a
promise of success as they started with in
1861, was all the security we needed, and
this was clear enough at the time ; but a
party founded upon the division of the
country into hostile sections had to be
kept alive, and the pretended necessity
of reconstraction answered this end. Re
construction, therefore, as practiced, nev
er had any foundation in the dangers of
the country, but only in the necessities of
a party: and as the party abused the
country by pretending a patriotic motive
for the divisions it kept up, so a horde of
soulless wretches abused the party and
covered their plundering and murdering
with a gloss of political devotion. From
the plundering of the Southern people to
that of the Northern people and the na
tion collectively the transition was easy,
and this has now become the one function
and purpose of tlie Republican party to
keep rogues in office. Can any man de
clare or name for it any other policy or
purpose ?
Mr. Stephens’s Condition.
From the Crawford'ville Department of
the Times & Planter, we clip the follow
ing:
“In response to inquiries, and for the
information of our readers out of this im
mediate vicinity, we state that this gentle
man, in whose condition so general an
interest is felt throughout Georgia, is now
at Liberty Hall, where he is daily visited
by his neighbors, as well as numerous
friends from a distance. While his con
dition is deemed to be critical, he is yet
able to sit up, and is quite cheerful in
conversation. The trip from Washington
greatly prostrated him, and he is now
j ust recovering from its debilitating effects.
His afflictions are exceedingly complica->
ted. Besides general rheumatism, from
which he has been unable to walk without
cratches for the last five years, the great
est trouble with liiih at present, his physi
cians say, is- in the kidneys. He also has
a most distressing cough, which worries
and weakens him. He is more wasted
and emaciated in flesh than ever befox*e.
He was put upon the scales the other day
when, to his own surprise and that of
others, his weight was found to be only
seventy-two and three-quarter pounds.
Notwithstanding all this, his mind seems
to be as clear as ever. The most encour
aging accompaniment is, that his appetite
and digestion remain as good as they
have been for years. He sits up the most
of each day, entertains company, and
talks with considerable animation He also
dictates replies to letters, which are penned
by another hand, it being too fatiguing to
him to write himself. Some days he is
not able to apply his mind to anything
requiring close thought. He then recreates
himself in playing a social game of whist.
He says, with much composure, that he
has come home to get better or worse, to
recuperate or to die; and while he is hope
ful of the former, he is still perfectly pre
pared in mind for the latter result. Noth
ing, not .even the B’en Hill controversy,
seems to effect the perfect equanimity of
his temper and good humor. His con
versations abound with the most enter
taining anecdotes. His old blind dog
made much ado over him on his return,
and “cried,” in his way, as has been usual
with him on all past similar occasions.
His favorite dog half bull terrier and half
St. Bernard, rendered famous by North
ern interviewers, has been a constant in
mate of his master’s room ever since his
return.
The news from Peru to the 27th of March
shows that all doubts about the new dis
covery of guano had been set at rest. The
commission of engineers sent to state
the truth about the new deposits say there
are at leat 8,00,000 tons of guano as good
as that of the Chonchas or the Macabi
Islands. This wonderful wealth lies north
of th« river Loo, which divides Peru from
pST wt? r Bri ^ nnic Majesty’s steamship
Petrel, whose officers examined the mat
te* for themselves, confirm the view taken
by the Peruvian Coauaimva.
have been sent to you in time for your
last Saturday’s issue but for the previs
ous announcement in the Atlanta Herald
that Mr. Hill would have a further com
munication on the same subject in the
following Sunday’s issue of that paper.
That announced communication is now
before me, and I will proceed to give it.
as well as his letter of the 21st, such an
swer and in such language as I deem
they both deserve, keeping in mind, I
trust, a due i-egard for my own self-re
spect, as well as the importance, magni
tude and dignity of the subject. The
real truth of history has been, and is, my
controlling object. I have as little taste
for controversies of this sort, or even the
use of strong reprobatory words as any
body can have, and never indulge in
either except in the vindication of what I
deem truth and justice.
First, then, Mr. Hill in his letter
charges me with the base act of not quo
ting fairly from his Address, and that
this was done for the purpose of giving
his words a meaning they did not other
wise have. To this allow me to say to
you, and through you to the public, that
I quoted from bis Address as I found it
in the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.
The quotation by me is exactly as I found
it in that paper, as any one can see by
turning to its files, and examining its is
sue of March the 11th, 1874. If there
was any mutilation of a “comma in the
sentence quoted it cannot be justly charg
ed to me. I need hardly add that I sup
posed that the publication in the Chron
icle and Sentinel was correct Such an
act as Mr. Hill charges mo with is utterly
incompatible with the entire principles of
my nature. I will, m^^over, say in refer
ence to tills matter of the “comma ’ that
I do not now see any possible difference
in the meaning of the words by its omis
sion The sentence, as it appeared in the
Chronicle and Sentinel, and as quoted by
me, represented Mr. Hill as using this
language:
“I received from Mr. Darts’ own lips
“a full account of tho conversation be-
‘tween him and the Commissioners,
‘•before their departure from Richmond."
Mr. Hill says he put a “comma" after
conversation. Be this as it may, I cer
tainly had nothing to do with taking it
out, nor do I now see how the sense of
the words can possibly be changed or
modified either by its insertion or omis
sion.
The plain import either way, is that he
received the account of the conversation
from Mr. Da vis before the departure of the
Commissioners from Richmond. This
I showed conclusively, as I though, from
the facts of the case, (apart from Mr.
Hill’s absence) to be impossible; and
Mr. Hill himself admits, not only in bis
letter referred to, but in his communica
tion in the Herald of yesterday, that lie
did not receive this account from Mr.
Darts until some days after the depart
ure of the commissioners.
This is quite enough for all his sensa
tional comments on my murderous
slaughter of a “comma" with the mali
cious intent of doing him an injury. It
is also quite enough to sustain my
position on this point of difference be
tween us.
Mr. Hill, however, in his letter of the 21st
ultimo, proceeds to make a statement of
facts, which he pledges himsilf to make
good on pain of infamy. This statement
involves several issues of veracity between
him and myself, as he s pleased to treat
them. These are:
1st. That he was in Richmond during
all the time the subject of the Commis
sion, and the appointment of the com
missioners to the Hampton Roads Con
ference was under consideration by Mr.
Davis.
2d. That I knew he was there, that I
saw him almost daily—talked with him
—knew the interest he took in the sub
ject of the Commission, and that I could
not have forgotten these facts, unless I
have become imbecile indeed.
3rd. That he was in my room and told
me in the presence of a number of gentle
men that he should insist on my appoint
ment on the Commission.
That I may do Mr. Hill no possible
injustice in my construction of his lan
guage I give his whole statement in his
own words. In quoting I shall not copy,
but shall incorporate what I find in print
over his name, in the Atlanta Herald, of
the 22d of April. So if there be any
mutilations of commas or words, in what
he wrote, the responsibility for it will
not rest upon me, but upon the com
positors in the Herald or Constitution
alist office. Here is what I find over his
name:
“Now, I stand before the public respon
“sible, on pain of infamy, to make good
“the following statement of facts :
“I was not only in Richmond during
“all the time ‘the subject of tho commis
sion and the appointment of the Com
“missioners was under consideration by
“Mr. Davis,’ but Mr. Stephens knew I
“was there; saw me alrflost daily ; talked
“with me; knew the interest I took in the
“subject of the commission, and could
“not have forgotten these facts unless he
“has become imbecile indeed. I was at
“the man’s room, and told him in the
“presence of a number of gentlemen that
“I should insist on his appointment on
“the peace commission.”
On these issues Mr. Hill vauntingly
proclaims that he raises the “black flag,”
and “will neither give nor take quarter."
He will “tolerate no solution but proof,
retraction, or infamy."
This is all quite high-sounding, rather
indeed on the “highfalutin” order; and
coming from any body else, but for its
extravagance, might be received as the
tones of a tr ue man of real honor and
chivalry. Coming, however, from Mr.
Hill, what do they amount to 1 What
does he mean by the “black flag? ’ Judg
ing from his past course in like matters
the only legitimate inference is that he
means by it nothing but ink! Under
what other “flag,” either with a pen or
other heavier instrument charged with
the same jetty fluid, did he ever fight? As
for what he says about “proof, retraction
or infamy,” it is quite enough for me at
this time and in this connection to re
mind the public, that he some seventeen
years ago stated in a public speech at
Thomson, before a large audience, as it
was reported to me, that he had a few
days before at Lexington charged me to
my face “with having been a traitor to
the Whig party, and that I had cowered
under it.” When called upon to make
good this statement as a gentleman of
honor, he neither furnished “proof,” nor
made any “retraction,” or other amende
for his unfounded and boastful fabrica
tion; bui submitted to the “infamy” of
being posted as a man utterly destitute of
truth. It was after this brand was then
thus fixed upon him, he as now hoisted
his “black flag,” and squirted his ink in
most disgusting profusion. This, there
fore, it is to be presumed is all that he
now means by reference to his usual and
favorite “flag."
ments might be adduced in his previous-
ly announced article of yesterday, that I
waited to see it, before responding to bis
letter of the 21st ultimo; but somewhat to
my surpi-ise it contains nothing of the
sort. It is upon the whole nothing but
another one of his six or seven columned
“Carmagnoles,” a la mode Barere. It,
does, however, if true, throw some light
upon a matter that was heretofore dark
and rather mysterious to me. But the
truth, if he has told it, reflects, I am sor
ry to say, quite as little credit upon Mr.
Davis as it does upon himself. If, how
ever, what he says be either true or false
—well may Mr. Darts exclaim, “Save
me from my friends.” I always thought
it exceedingly strange that if Mr. Davis
was really in favor of getting an armis
tice under, Mr. Blair’s proposition he
should have pursued the course he did by
giving publicity to the Commission.
• It now seems from Mr. Hill’s last mani
festo and confession that he and Mr. Da
rts were both aoting with the grossest
duplicity towards me, and in confedera
tion with others, formed a very' foul con
spiracy to use the Blair proposition, with
no other object whatever but • to defeat
another mission of a very different charac
ter, which it was well understood at the
time would be instituted by Congress
early the next week. This Commission,
under the authority of Congress, was to
be raised in accordance with the resolu
tions prepared by me early in January, to
which Mr. Hill refers. The object of
these resolutions, and the contemplated
mission under them, were entirely differ
ent from those aimed at by the Blair
proposition. His looked solely to and
covered nothing but a secret Military
Convention between the belligerents with
a view of preventing the establishment of
a French Empire in Mexico, by the joint
operation of-the Federal and Confederate
armies, in maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine. In this way Mr. Blair thought
as Mr. Davis stated to me, a fraterniza
tion would take place between the two
armiis, and peace be ultimately obtained
by a restoration of the Union without
the subjugation of the Southern States.
His proposition was not for a peace com
mission in any proper sense of the words
at all, nor did it look to apy direct over
ture of peace on either side, or the terms
upon which it should be established.
My resolutions on the contrary author
ized the creation of a commission empower
ed to initiate, or to make overtures for the
initiation of negotiations for peace, not
upon separate State action, but upon the
great principles on which the whole Con
federate struggle rested, and upon which
the whole fabric of American free institu
tions was founded.
From the baleful light that Mr. Hill
now furnishes—which is of the character
of the faint glare from covered lanterns
which sometimes gives glimpses of the
most diabolical, underground, midnight
deeds of the most fiendish criminals—it
seems that he, Sir. Darts, and others were
aiming at nothing in acceding to Sir.
Blair’s proposition, but “to stop Mr.
Stephens," and to head and defeat his
movement of bringing the war to a close
upon those principles on which alone
Constitutional liberty can be preserved
on this continent. It seems that what
Sir. Darts told me about his having men
tioned the subject of Sir. Blah's proposi
tion to any one but Sir, Hunter was not
true. He bad told Sir. Hill all about it,
and that but for the ignoble device they
resorted to. “Sir. Stephens’ ” Resolutions
would have been adopted the next week.
In tliis view of the subject and from
what he now states I frankly confess that
it is not at all improbable that Sir. Hill
may have been in Richmond when I felt
assured that he was in Georgia. That
statement of mine that he was in Georgia
when Sir. Davis had the subject of the
Blair conference under consideration was
based upon what now seems to have been
a too confiding reliance by me on the
truth of what lie and Sir. Darts told me.
It is as true as I exist that I never
heard of the Blair projiosition until noon
Friday, 27th of January, 1865, when Sir.
Darts first communicated it to me. Sir.
Hunter had only iqade a general refer
ence to it when he told me on the morn
ing of that day, that Sir. Darts wished to
see me at 12 o'clock on the subject.
It is also as true as I exist that Sir.
Davis told me that Sir. Blair had left the
day before, and that he lxad not mention
ed the subject of his mission to any per
son whatever, except Sir. Hunter, not
even to a single member of his Cabinet,
but was to have a Cabinet fiieeting at 4
o’clock that evening on the matter. It is
equally true that I remained with Sir.
Darts until the Cabinet was announced.
As I passed out of tlie door of his room
they passed in. It is equally true that the
commissioners were determined upon by
the Cabinet before their adjournment.
Hence I stated it was impossible for Sir.
Hill to know why each of the commis
sioners had been appointed. I took it
for granted what Sir. Darts told me was
true.
It is moreover as true as that I still
survive, however “imbecile” in body I
may be, that Sir. Hill called at my room
either the night before Mr. Davis sent
for me, or the night befoi-e that (I am
not certain which) when we talked fully
about the commission to be raised the next
week by Congress under the resolutions
prepared by me. He then spoke as if he
was in cordial support of the movement,
but stated that'he was to start for Geor
gia the next moraing and took his leave
of me accordingly. In this last interview
between us in Richmond he did not give
me the slightest intimation that he knew
anything about Sir. Blafr's proposition. I
did not see him in Richmond afterwards.
He was not there on my return from
Hampton -Roads, and the next I heard
of him after he took his leave of me, as I
have stated, he was in Georgia.
These are the grounds on which I pre
dicated what I said about his not being
in Richmond during the time Mr. Davis
had the subject of acceding to Mr. Blair’s
proposition under consideration. From
what he now says I will not undei*take to
re affirm that he was not there, but leave
him to settle the question as he pleases.
In the estimation of honorable men it
null make no difference which way he set
tles it. His present version of his conduct
in the whole affair, and his confessed de
ceit, double dealing and duplicity towards
me is perfectly consistent with his telling
me that he was going to Georgia when he
intended to do no such thing, but to con
tinue to lurk about Richmond, keeing out
of my sight, while he might watch the
working of his scheme to defeat a moves
ment which he professed to support.
This matter of his presence in Rich
mond is, however, at best, only a side and
collateral issue. It does not touch the
real merits of the controversy between ns.
And since Mr. Hill's showing, it becomes
a matter of very little importance how
the fact is so far as “infamy" is con
cerned.
Now, in reference to the conference
proposed by Sfi*. Blair, it may be proper
for me hert to restate that it was, in no
sense whatever, a peace commission prop
erly so-called. It proposed nothing and
covered nothing, but a secret Military
Convention, with the views and objects
before stated. My reason for advising
Mr. Davis to accede to it are fully given
in my account of the Hampton Roads
Conference. I had no idea, however, at
the time that he was using it, and deceiv
ing me (according to Mr. Hill’s showing)
for the sole purpose of defeating the
movement proposed by me, and which,
according to general understanding,
would be adopted the next week by a
majority of both Houses of Congress.
Mr. Hill in his last “Carmagnole” con
fines himself simply to what he calls a
history of the Hampton Roads commission
but utters not a word about the confer
ence under it. It is a feet to be noted
that he does not assail or question a sin
gle statemen t of my* history of the confer
ence itself. Ho neither assails its fullness
or accuracy. This was the point to which
he was challenged. He does not even
question the fact that Mr. Dixrts assured
me that nobody knew anything about it
except Mr. Hunter*. But what he says
about the meeting of the Georgia delega
tion in my room early in January, and
our consultation upon the resolutions I
then submitted deserves some notice from
me. According to his account, after the
delegation had agreed to support them on
the teims stated, he went over to the Ex*
ecutive Mansion and conversed with Mr.
Davis until midnight, concocting with
him a scheme by which I wa3 to be eir
cumvented. My recollection is very dis
tinct that after I l’ead the resolutions to
him and he had objected only to that fea
ture which provided for tho appointment
of tbe commissioners by Congress, and
Correspondent of The San.
What Follows the Veto.
Washington, April 25.—The veto lias
occasioned a serious schism in the Re
publican ranks of Congress, though
policy may prevent an open and violent
rupture at this time. As the rival fac
tions aspire to future success upon their
respective theories, the leaders of each,
though antagonized so extremely on the
financial question, will naturally seek to
nurse their wrath for a more convenient
occasion, and to hold the party together
as the last hope of attaining the aim ofa
selfish ambition.
They hate each other cordially, but
will strive to keep up the external ‘forms
of amity, while struggling for control of
the organization. This management may
succeed temporarily, but it cannot arrest
the silent separation which has already
commenced, and which, added to the ex
isting causes of distraction, the recent
elections, and the general demand for a
change of administration, must end in a
complete overthrow of Graixtism next
fall.
As if to precipitate this foreshadowed
doom, Mr. Conkling and others have been
indiscreet enough to make the veto the
occasion for urging Gen. Grant as a can
didate a third time, under the delusion
that this single act would condone all
the corruption and outrages for which he
and his Administration are dfrectly re
sponsible. They forget that in appr#
ring the veto as a rare meiit, the better
opinion of the country does not accept
Grant on that account. Though his
motive is known to have been personal,
he is none the less credited with all the
good that attaches to the act. There the
approbation ends.
A change of leadership in the Senate
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follows necessarily from tbe veto. Indeed,
not by tbe President; and I had explained Mr. Conkling assumed that role as soon
to bim my reason for this provision, which 1 as the messago was read, and took occa-
was to relieve Mr. Davis from the embar- j sion to make Mr. Morton realize his
rassment in which ho would be placed 1 deposition from power by refusing to fix
from bis then recent spocchos against the j the day for its consideration, as the Sen-
call of a general convention of States as | ator from Indiana had mildly proposed,
an initiatory step for negotiations of i The discussion will probably be sharp,
peace, &c., he seemed to he satisfied with ; through it may be tempered with the
the explanation, and said* that in that hope of compromise through a free bank-
view of the subject he thought Mr. Davis : ing bill, intended to satisfy both sides,
himself would not object to them. I told ' That was one object of the postponement,
him the beat way to settle that question | Another was to let the passions cool and
was for him to take the Resolutions over . Executive influence exert its soothing j at other llutel# at less than
to Mr. Darts and submit them to him.— power on the disappointed.
The Executive Mansion was but a short | It will be diffisnlt to i*econcile the;
way across the street from my quarters. ; Western Senators who clamored so loudly !
This he did. The delegation awaited ; for cheap money. Their constituents
his return. He was gone but a short j are oarriod away with the false idea that
time, r*id reported that he had read tho i mere authority to inflate must be attended
Resolutions to Mr. Davis, and that he { with prosperity, upon the theory that
a balloon will rise when filled with gas.
Therefore Morton, Logan and their fol
lowing are likely to stand firai.
The Southern Senators who wear the
street,
rjVIIE PROPRIETOR III VINO, COMl'LKTFn
A ll| e necessary additions and improvements, can
mfiiris to he obtained
now offer to his guests all the i
Half the Expc:
use
would not object to them. This is my
recollection upon that point. It is true
Mr. Hill did say, in case the commission
ers should be appointed as proposed that
A lISIMl.ilf
ON TIIE
Pnrope$$u Plan
I ought to be one of them, and when I Gi*ant collar are sorely perplexed by this Ha* been added, where guests
told him. no. he urged liis views ; but to j turn of events. They are the extremes? ex-
the last I stated that I had no desire to ' pansionists but at the same time they are
be one of the Commission—I did not! the most degraded dependents of power,
think I ought to be. It is utterly untrue | All their support comes from patronage
however that I objected to the appoint- and consequently their votes are owned at
ment of Mr. Hunter on that occasion or ! the White House. To oppose the veto is to
at any time on the Commission then un- J insure the Pi*esident’s enmity, and to
an a! all honr3 order
whatever can be obtained in the Market
Rooms, With Board,
1 50 per day.
der consideration.
support it is to invite the hostility of all
As to what he says about my agreeing ! parties at home, where the cry for more DETERMINED io be orrii
to write to Gov. Brown not to call the ! currency is universal. Such is the
Legislature together on conditions that dilemma of the carpet baggers.
all I ask is a trial. confident that i
will be given.
I!Y NONE,
■ satisfaction
the delegation would support my resolu
tions, I have no recollection of anything
of tlie sox*t. I do not usually make bar
gains of such a character. Moreover I
thought at the time it was liiglfly expedi
ent that the Legislature should be cone
vened in order to take proper action to
arrest tlie demoralization set forth in the
letter of Judge Hansell. I have no ques
tion that I assured the delegation that I
would use my utmost influence with Gov-
Brown against recommending any sepa
rate State action looking to the withdrawal
of Georgia from the Confederacy and mak
ing separate terms of peace for herself
with the Federal authorities. I had no
idea Gov. Brown contemplated any such
tiling. How could I or anybody enter
tain such an opinion of him in the face of
his letter in reply to an overture of this
character from Gen. Sherman ?
In Gov. Brown’s reply to Gen. Sher
man he said : “ ‘Come weal or come
In the House there is no leader of
recognized standing and authority, and
the party there is like a flock of sheep
without a bell whether. Mr. Dawes has
lost his grip, since the exposure of his
corrupt connection with the Credit Mo-
bilier fraud. Mr. Garfield shared in that
odium and has since suffered still more
by his venal complicity with the Washing
ton Ring. They hold the two command
ing positions on the floor, conferred upon
them, too, by Mr. Blaine in defiance of
the public judgment which had pronounc
ed both to be unworthy of trust or ins
pect. On this question, Butler, who has
hitherto been the spokt sman of the White
House, will lead the majority against the
President, who sacrificed so much to
propitiate his favor, so that the confusion
is worse confounded.
The rumors in regard to Mr. Richard
son’s retirement are true to a certain ex
tent and no more. He called upon the
woe,’ the State of Georgia never should j President to say that if liis presence hi
JOHN BRESUAN, Propr.
Apt il 11, 1 71
US ly
3 SCHOOL TEACHERS WANTED in each coun-
ty for the Sprits# ntzd Sizisitstcr s|AO prr
mouth. Send fur circular which gives tuli particu
lar*). ZEIGLEIJ & McCLRDY, Phil a Pa.
by liis consent withdraw from the Confed«
eration in dishonor. She will never make
the Cabinet was an
would at once retire.
embarrassment he
The President in
seperate terms with the enemy, which , reply assured him that his whole manage-
may free her territory from invasion, and | ment of the Treasury was unqualifiedly
leave her Confederates in the lurch.” I i approved, that he did not not desire his
may have assured the delegation that in j resignation, and that he was at liberty to
case I discovered any cliango of policy on 1 consult bis own convenience entirely.
the part of Gov. Brown in tliis respect,
that I w ould use my utmost influence
against it.
Witli the views of my brother, Hon.
This is Mr. Richardson's own version
of an interview* with the President,
concerning the report of his retirement.
As a result of it he declared his intention
Linton Stephens, I was fully acquainted. | not to leave the Treasury until the present
We were in almost daily correspondence, j excitement against him had subsided and
and the imputation cast upon his memo
ry by Mr. Hill, that he wus to take the
lead in the Legislature for a movement
looking to the making of separate terms
of peace by Georgia is as unfounded as it
the Sanborn matter was disposed of. He
will give up his residence here in a fort
night, having only taken it for six months,
and his family will go to Europe. But
all these plans were long ago formed and
is unjust. One of the most sacred duties j have no relation to tlie present contros
now resting upon me is to vindicate his
memory from such unpatriotic and dis
honorable conduct as the insinuation im
ports. Hi was fully informed of the na
ture and character of my resolutions, and
gave them his cordial approval. Indeed,
they were but the embodiment of our
mutual views and sentiments upon the
subject. I believed also then, and believe
now, they were in full accord with the
policy of Gov. Brown.
These Resolutions will be given to the
public hereafter, when I am able again to
resume the subject. From them it will
be seen how far the “Vice President,"
“Hon. Lintqn Stephens" and “ Governor
Brown” the “malcontents" of Georgia sos
called, were attempting to head a “Coun
ter-Revolution.”
Alexander H. Stephens.
The Nutting Turnpike.
We were pleased to learn yesterday
from several gentlemen, residents of For
syth, that work has fairly commenced
upon the new highway from that pleasant
little city to Indian Spring. Fifty con
viefs under a competent engineer and ex
perienced overseers, are engaged upon
the enterprise, which will probably be
completed in about two months. Some
portions requiring it, will be macada
mized.
We learn that about $5,000 have been
subscribed for the work, and it will be
remembered that the State furnishes the
convict labor.
Macon will rejoice when the way is
open to her favorite watering place.
—Telegraph & Messenger.
Others besides newly married people
might well practice on the advice which
President Nott, in his wise old age, gave
to a young couple: “Don’t try to be
happy. Happiness is a shy nymph, and
if you chase her you w*ill never catch her.
But just go quietly on and to your duty,
and she will come to yon.”
Our Dormant Energies.
Our bodies are not as vigorous nor our minds as
clear as they miglt be. Tliis remark is true of at
least two-tliirds of civilized society, and of these two-
thirds probably one half is laboring under bodily
infirmities of a character likely to shorten the lives
of the sufferers. Tliis is a melancholy exhibit and
furnishes abundant food for reflection.! Can the
evil be mitigated ? It can Lack of vitality is the
primary cause of most of the physical and mental
suffering to which we arc subjected, and therefore
vitalizing medicinal agent is the remedy required.
Is there such in .dicine ? There is. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters wiil rouse and energize the mind and
body when the life power of the system is in a com
paratively dormant state.- Tbe languid, feeble,
desponding invalid is not aware of the latent energies
that underlies his debility. He thinks there is no
element of vigor loft in his frame, when the fact is
that liis physical capabilities are merely asleep and
only require waking up. Let him stimulate ana tone
his animal machinery and endow it with new motive
power, through the agency of this incomparable
mvigorant.and he will goon teel like a new man, or
rather like a man who has received a new leaae of
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caused by too close Application -to business.. Hard
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calms the nervous system ; while as a remedy for
indigestion, biliousness, constipation, rheumatism,
and intermittent and'remittent fevers, it takes
limes at alt other medicine*
versies. The President lias known all
about the moity business and tbe Sanborn
jobbery from the beginning. They were
comprehended in liis policy, after the
fashion of San Domingo, and therefore
have encountered uo ojfposition from him.
The Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad
is to be sold on June 30th, by a decree of
the Chancellor. *
The Grand Jury of Fulton county
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