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GEORGIAN PROTEST.
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Tuesday, January 20, 1070.
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She Besper. tion of the OrantfFarti
The result of the elections last autuuni
and the signs of the times hare all coi
vinced the political adherents of Ge-
Grant that the people have not only2 d«
termined to hurl them from power, but
also to bring them into judgment for
their crimes. They know that whei
driven from power, and their crimes ex
posed to the just indignation of a much
abused and long suffering people, that
their punishment will be awful. Those
who have refused justice, have no mere?
to expect from their victims. With such
a future before them. Gen. Grant and
many of those with him, who have con
spired against the liberties of the people,
will not hesitate to use the most desper
ate means to retain power, well knowing
that as long as they can keep in office,
they can protect themselves from pur
- i—o n t. Office to men in this condition
i a case of life and death. To
1 they would sacrifice the coun
retain office, they have already
' provoke a civil war, and failing
they will not hesitate to involve
Wintry in a foreign war. What
men like these care if the live*
fortunes of thousands of their coun
Hen were sacrificed, if their crimes
Id remain concealed. They would
ior^ sacrifice one-half of the human
race, than have their crimes exposed and
stand the judgment of the American peo
ple. To draw off the attention of the
■people from their crimes, they have done
all in their power to provoke the suffering
people of Louisiana to resistance. Hav
ing failed in that they are now trying the
same experiment upon the people of
Vicksburg. If they fail in that, they
will probably try to get up a war with
Spain. They would prefer anything oi
everything else to being driven from
office and heing forced to stand the judg
ment of the American people. And well
may they fear the result of such a judg
ment. Mmy of them know that they
have sinned past all forgiveness. They
have not only stripped the people of sev
eral States, of all their property, but in
instances, they have deprived them
of their liberty and their lives. When
justice fniH upon such a party where can
they look for mercy?
That poor old Code, again.
We see the present Legislature has
commenced mending the Code again.—
Surely no old brass kettle was ever
oracked and mended, or broken and mend
ed, as often as the unfortunate Code of
Georgia. It would seem that many of
our legislators punch holes through the
Code on purpose to have the pleasure of
mending them The patches that are put
on during one session are frequently
torn off the next. When will they get
done mending the Code ?
Sweet Tempered Wives.
The great philosopher Franklin said ?
•'Early to boil and earlv to rise.
Milker, a nmu bialtt.yaad wealthy and wire."
Doubtless many from actual experi-
eace have realized the soundness of this
wisdom, but these sage remarks pertain
on.y to men. The admonition was given
loag before the day dawned for women
to nave their “so-called ’ rights. Wo feel
assured tnat had Ben Franklin lived he
would have added to husbands :—
Ha i vrh • de«irt*d ;t fein,#mt*i wife
W o 1‘hauu lb it *irea i gulf inarriir.oni*l Htrife*
Mun buy her h kcihihh* . t orn Tie nan no alutrp
The/rat mi thu g* weii; f heo t.er in Hke n harp,
(An i Iin'ik-J these «ha p shall *ing • .wool
von |f,
In praise <>t bar mafonlin'. Lord all day b>ng.
A dull pair of scissors is as execrable
as bad music out of time The market is
flooded with sham Rodgers and fictitious |
Wostenholuis which grind up cloth in a
vain effort to c t it, long before the shine
is off their surface. No wonder tvomen
are said to have “their little tempers”
when this state of tilings exists, and they
will coutiuue to have them as long as in
fenoi scissors are in the market! But
there is a remedy to escape this thralldom
by sendiugfor Tieman's burgeon Scissors,
wnich are bright, beautiful, and as sharp
as a two edged sword, and one pair will
last a life time Test them ladies, and
your tempers will become sweeter than
honey! A sharp scissors neutralizes all
sharpness of tongue. Enclose $1.2$ and
postage to Tieman, 67 Chatam Street,
New York, and forever free yourselves
from the bondage of bad cutlery.
M. F. F
A Constitutional Convention*
We have seen thus far but one move
ment towards a Constitutional Conven
tion. A bill has been introduced in the
house to leave it to a vote of the people.
Tuis is a long and tedious way to arrive
at a point already decided by the people
If the voice of the press is any in dication
of the wishes of the people, the question
has .ill e..dy Otn.u decided in favor of a
Conic-nUoii, and we believe the legisla
ture wotiia ee perfectly safe in passing
law cluing a Convention without puttra,
the peop.e to luo trojlr e of voting on tu.
quibtioii. I ins submitting the question
to the peop.e, will a.so occasion great
and unnecessary delay. I/et the legisla
ture cad tue Convention at once. The
Constitution win nave to be submitted to
the peop.e lor tueir approval after it ha.-
been mended by a Convention.
Caban lad pendence and a War with
fepam.
The apprehensions that the President’s
message may ruler to tne possibility ol
vety serious differences with Spain cannot
be disguised. Ncituer can there be suy
doubt tnat the anticipation of such a po»
sibility by tne President, and the conse
quent desire of a soldier President to have
tile nation prepared for any emergency,
are the reasons which prompted the prep
aration of the message- It is known
that b&t iittre wo id be required to excite
the open nostility of the .uadrid govern
ment towards this country. The threat
«ned interference of tne United States u
- an element ol strength to the Spanisr.
Bouit>ons. A war for Cuba might
•trengthen the Monarchy.
The Democrats are endeavoring to
make great capital of the message. Ben
ator Thurman says that tue possibility
of war with Bpain during tne coming
summer is imminent Tne opponents o.
the AdininrsuaLon insist that the mee-
aage is part of a scheme ior a third term
A prominent Administration Senatoi
stated on Thursday that a majority ol
the Republican Senators are prepared to
vote in favor of the recognition of Cuban
independence at once. All the war vee
ads immediately available have been or
dared to proceed at onoe to Key West,
fedj coaled and equipped for active
vies. Bapplies for toe navy have 1
sneen? y sent there in quantities sufficient
.oven yean under ordinaly m-
A Manly and Able Taper.
from the Atlanta Constitution J
The joint committee on the State ol
the Republic, to whom has been referroo
ul the resolutions in the House and Sen
a to on the Louisiana matter, yesterday
reported a substitute for the matters be
ore them. The Senate adopted the re
port, and the House will concur to-day
the following id the exhaustive and ex
cellent report:
«> uu.rean, under the original constitn
aonal compact between the States c.
: lis Union, each State is the equal o
iad is entitled to all the rights and pow
v belonging to each and ©very othe
State.
^.ud whereas. All the States, includin
:hose which linked their fortunes witi
ie Southern Confederacy, are upoi
zn&B of equality, entitled to exercis-
ch for itself the rights of States, inciu-
liag the right of local self-government
.cept so far as they may be restrict©
y the Constitution of the United State;
And whereas. It is a well establish©
nneiple that each branch of the legisla
ive department of each State is tho soli
judge of tho election returns and qualifi
cations of its own members, and has the
right to establish its own rules for deter
mining all questions growing out of ocn
tested elections, there being no appeal
from the decision of tho House in such
cases.
And, whereas, neither the Executive of
a State, nor the Executive of the United
States, has the right by the use of the
military power to interfere in, or to con
trol, the organization of the Legislature
of a State, nor to interfere with the de
cision of either branch of the State Leg
islature; nor has the President of the
United States the right to use tho mili
tary power of the government in any
State for any other purpose than tho sup
pression of domestic violer.ee, or the re
pulsion of invasion, and then only upon
the proper application of the Legislature,
or by the Executive when the Legislature
can not be convened.
And whereas, we have noticed with
alarm the authentic statement that the
{reat principle of constitutional govern
ment has been violated by the use of a
portion of the army of the United States,
which under the direction of the Presi-
ient. has interfered with the organize
tion of the House of Representatives of
the State of Louisiana, where the milita
ry assumed to judge of the election of its
members, and at the point of the bayonet
expelled such as the military commander
id judged not to be entitled to their
seats.
Resolved, That neither the President
of the United States; nor the Governor
>f said State, had any right to interfere
in the organization of the Legislature, or
to aisume to judge of the election of the
members thereof. That the use of the
military in the expulsion of snch mem
bers by the bayonet was a palpable and
langerous usurpation of power by the
President of the United States and a vio
lation of the rights and privileges of the
■State of Louisiana. That the attempt of
the President to justify the act in a mes
sage to the Congress of tho United States
is sufficient to awaken the s rious app:e-
aension of the people of every State in
the Union, inasmuch as tho use made
of the military in the State of Louisiana
if tolerated by popular sentiment mav
ripen into a precedent; may be repeated
at any time as to the organization of the
legislatures of any of the States and even
of the organization of the Congress of the
United States; and that the result of
such a policy if tolerated places tho civil
government and tho liberties of the peo
ple of each State at the feet of the Presi
dent clothed with the power of a military
dictator.
Rjsolvod, That tho question rises in
importance above all party considera
tion, and threatens alike the liberties of
all the citizens of the United States,
without regard to party affiliations, and
we appeal to all good citizens through
out the Union to unite with us in enter
ing, as we now do our earnest and
solemn protest against the act itself, and
the precedent sought to be established
by it.
Resolved, That wo condemn all law
lessness and violence; that we will faith
fully support the Constitution of the
United States, and the laws enacted in
conformity thereto, and that we advise
a'l citizens of this and sister States to
ren ler strict obedience to the laws, to
resort to legal means for the redres of
grievances, relying upon tho popular sen
timent of the people of the States, fairly
expressed for a return in tho administra
tion of the government to the principles
of constitutional law.
Resolved, That we render our sympa
thies to the oppressed people of Louisi
ana, and commend their moderation and
forbearance exhibited in tho trying emer
gency through which they are now pass
ing, trusting, that they have the fortitude
still to forbear, resorting neither to force
nor violence, but making a calm and dig
nified appeal to the people of the United
States to break the shackles which bind
them and to deliver them from the hands
of the dishonest adventurers who now
tyrannise over them, and from the gall
ing military despotism by which they are
now oppressed.
Resolved, That the Governor of this
State be requested to send a copy of
these resolutions to each one of our Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress,
with the reqnest that they lay them be
fore their respective Houses, and to the
Executive of each State in the Union.
Krom the Atlanta Constitution, Jan. 22
Legislative Summary.
One hundred and three bills have been
introduced in Use Senate and two hun
dred and fifty seven in the House up to
date. The Senate was engaged yester
lay in discussing Air. Toavy’s bill making
jurors judges of the law as well as of tin
fiets. When tho hour of adjournmen:
arrived Air. Peavy was in the midst of an
elaborate and fine argument in support of
toe measure.
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Fur the Union fit Recorder.
Zs Cotton Xing? Wo* 0.
This article has been delayed in con
sequence of the confusion of moving to
another home.
There are three ways mainly adopted
by tii© subjects of a kingdom to over
chrow the imperial power of a sovereign
viz: Decapitation, forced abdication
Imposition. Dttcapit*ati<m seems to b«
i the general rule of modern times, espe
| dally where the crown has been assura
! ed without legal right. Such was the
froiW tire Chronicle dr gdtiiitie 1 '
Sills Zn The fofislatare.
Ptti Dor krhMl Trwcber* ml RMnaol
CMol;-ObUi«iai rieney, Vroriiiou, or
•ikrr Article* eft wine me Hwm CfM
iMlraHh
The following bills of interest to our
readers have be*:n introduced in the
j House of Representatives of the Georgia
i Legislature:
' Bv Mr. Walsh, of Kichmoud—A Bill
She White Bouse Znenbus.
[Frona the Cincinnati E**qiirer ]
Before Grant was elected President
Gen. Frank P. Blair, who knew him well,
predicted that ho would never leave the
Presidential chair alive; or, in other
words, he would use the military power
to subvert the Constitution and make
himself a perpetual Dictator. This view
of his character was derided at the time,
and Gcd. Blair was stigmatized for giv
ing it expression. His whole course
since has confirmed the prediction of
General Blair, and few reasonable men
SoMtor Wallace.
HAXwnooKo. January 20.—Wallace
was elected Senator, vice Scott
Mr. Saves Bleetel Senator.
Bostou, Mass, January 20.—Air. Dawes
has been elected Senator.
The Lion and the lamb.
Albany, January 20.—Francis Kernan
was elected United States Senator, vice
Fenton.
In the House, on motion of Mr. Hog(. course pursued’bv Mexico in the case of to *** entitled An Act to authorize the
■ u! the l oint committee on tu. t h e usurper, Maximilian. Enlightenment, JaJ « e °J the Lo ?‘ n ^ ?7r lC , 1 “° t . ! *ho are not utterly blinded bv partizan
; state of the republic was taken up an ! lowever, forbids the infliction of persona jC° un J J? V 1 ? f Richmond ! attachments now doubt tho willingness
unanimously concurred it jury, especially to extinction of life. I, °*°T to boreow 1 of Grant to be a usurper of tho Cmsar,
There were four bills introduced pro »,*, **» it o onnty for the year 1871. and to borrow . ^ „ [
.... . ... * - . , * Cromwell and Napoleon order. Recent
ibiting the sale of liquor in certain looa;- was worthy of patronage, it is by no l ‘ ^ events have given to this opinion mark-
l ities.
Mr. Clements introduced a “local op
tion law,” which, as it leaves the question
to the people at the ballot box, Beems t<
>e entirely unobjectionable. The follow
□g are its essential provisions
To booome a law in any county, city,
own or village where accepted, and pro©
imation made by the Governor. Tht
ale of liquors in quantities less than on
.allon constitutes the seller a retailer. Ni
j arson shall keep a tippling house oi
place at which spirituous liquors are sold
u> be drank at the place of sale. Drink- j
i mg or allowing others to drink at plact i
>f sale constitutes a violation of this act ;
No person shall sell, give or furnish to
another, or receive by purchase or gift
any spirituous liquors within one mill
af any election precinct, on election days,
or drink, except at his own house or place
of business on election days.
Persons found intoxicated other than
on their own premises or abode, aro guii
ty of a misdemeanor. Persons convicted
of the violation of the provisions of thi-
oct are punished as prescribed in Bection
4,310 or the coda
An election is to be held on the fourth
Wednesday ia July 1875, in all the coun
ties of this state, the voters casting their
ballots either “for tippling,’ or “against
tippling." A majority of the votes cast
determines the will of the people. The
returns are to be transmitted as other
election returns, to the Governor, who
shall by proclamation, make known the
result. In every county where a majori
ty of the votes east are “for tippling' the
law will be inoperative, aad in ail coun
ties where the majority is “against tip
pling" the governor shall by proclamation
declare the law in full effect from the pub
lication of such proclamation in any
gazette in this state. After said election
is held it is lawful for the municipal au
thorities of any town, village or city to
order an election, to be managed and
condueted as the county election, the re
turns to be made to the governor and he
to issue his proclamation accordingly.
The corporate authorities aro required to
give 30 days notice of such election in
some public gazette. Mr. Colley intro
dueed a bill to submit to the qualified vo
ters of the state the question of holding a
constitutional convention. The time of
holding it and nnraber of delegates are
left blank.
Mr. Alderman introduced a bill to make
the sessions of the General Assembly begin
on the second Thursday in November,
and Mr. Potts to make the sessions bien
nial instead of annnal, and also ono to
make the number of members 88 or two
from each senatorial district. Mr. Smith,
of Webster, introduced a bill to amend
the constitution by providing for appeal
from decissions of Justices of the
Peace.
Mr. Clements of Whitfield, introduced
a bill to regulate the compensation of tax
receivers and collectors in this Stiato. It
provides that, for all digests over $20,009
they shall receive 1J per cent; over $15,-
000, and under $20,000 2 per cent; over
$10,000, and under $15,000 2$ per cent;
over $6,000 and under $10,001, 2J per
cent; over $4,000 and under $6,000 3
per cent; over $3,030 and under $4,000 4
per cent; over $2,000 and under $3,000
5 per cent; over $1,000 and under $2,000
6 per cent; under $1,000, 7 per cent. N )
receiver or collector, however, is to receive
more than $1,250 on the genera! state
tax.
A resolution was offered to brin
an 8 desirable to utterly destroy tn
cotton element ia the South.
Abdication would not relieve us of eve
ry apprehension, since our presnmptuom
monarch (?) might become the supplicant
J >f other lands for supporting power mud
Va'boreas, Bv authority of an act of the ©d emphasis and force. The man who
* . . » >m • i xnil miQrAin hia mififarv in Hia_
our injnry and mortification. It
far the best to proceed in such a way as
©at to force him into exile, nor require
extermination. This can he aecom
plished by deposition. This will then
save Cottonocracy without claims ti
oyal respect and support. Doubtly.
■ther sections and other nations ha<
rather see us adopt any other policy than
this. Their own cotton growing interest
would be more effectually improved by
the utter abandonment of the stable on
>ur part. But enough; let
summary of specific charges that may be
brought against the hoary old king (?)
1st. He has sunk millions of dollars.
2nd. He has exhausted our lands.
3rd. He has starved out much stock,
and well-neigh starved their owners to
gether with tho tenants.
4th. He has bankrupted most fanners,
and very many merchants.
5th. He has demoralized morals and
lerangedlv confused the minds of the
people in general.
We forbear further specifications. There
is no need of litigation in the case; cer
tainly no imparlance. The verdict may
be submitted without debate “prima
facie." How can this deposition grace
fully take place? is the question. Well,
the answer lies in the sincere, positive
and determined independence, and a
faithful allegiance to an agricultural
democracy, on the part of every farmer.
This is the su/nrnu/n bonum of the cot
ton-growing South. One of the corres
pondeflta of the U. and R., has the idea
as if by anticipation: “Ono-fourth cot
ton and three-fourths independence.”
)Yho will “strike hands with him on that
score?" If ho sets the example of follow
ing the proposition be has made, he de*
serves recruits by legions, and his name
should be enrolled among the noblest
uerocs given by Georgia to the history
of the world. He can never deserve a
less title than a general benefactor of
mankind.
Many a farmer will say “that is the
old song.” “Who that is in debt can
make it practicable?"
Well ray friend, let me tell you some
thing about Gophers and Lions. Go
phers are not farmers, but they do some
.leop ploughing, which makes it difficult
to capture them; but these, who have
them as neighbors and who have studied
their habits and dispositions, have found
them to possess one peculiar propensity;
vhan they tske a certain course they
will pursue it to starvation. This discov
ery was a happy ono for Gopher peddlers.
They take a plank and bore a hole
through it of the size to fit a Gopher's
nead; this they place before tho entrance
of the Gopher's den. Air. Gopher comes
General Assembly of Georgia, entitled
“An Act to provide for the payment
ff the claims of school officer* and teach-
>as for services rendered in 1871, »p
proved March 3d, 1874, the grand jury
,t cue county of Richmond did reoom.
uend the payment of the aum due the ■ , . , , _
school officers and teachers of Riohmond i fear that m endeavoring to be CaBsar
county out of any funds now in the '. ie and_eome to personal grief.
will sustain his military satrap in dis
persing a State Legislature at the point
of the bayonet would, beyond donbt, be
perfectly willing to order that same hench-
uan to break up the Congress of the
United Slates if it was for his interest
to do so. Nothing could deter him but
ueasuiy.
And whereas. It may be necessary fo:
the Judge of the County Court to re
place the same before the time for levying
caxos for the year 1875.
Section 1. Therefore, be it enacted
by the General Assembly of Georgia,
i aud it is hereby enacted by authority
of the same, That the Judge of the
County Court of Richmond county is
hereby authorized to pay said sum 60
recommended, and to borrow, in the
name of tho county, such sum as nmy
be needed to replace the amount he may
oay out of tho funds now in the treasury
to the claims of school officers and teach
era for services rendered during the
scholastic year 1871.
Ssc. 2. Be it enacted, &c., That all
laws and parts of laws militating against
this act be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
By Mr S. C. Lamkin, of Columbia—
A bill to be entitled An Act to declare
the obtaining of money, provisions or
other articles of value as advances upon
contracts for labor and the wilful aban
donment of such contracts under cer
tain circumstances s misdemeanor, and
to prescribe the punishment therefor
and for other purposes therein men
tioned.
Whereas, It frequently happens that
persons make contracts for labor for a
vear or other period and obtain ad
Vances thereon, and thus wilfully aban
don the same before the advances are
repaid, for tho prevention of which no
civil action is adequate.
Section 1. Be it therefore enacted by
the Senate and House of Represents
tives in General Assembly met. That
whenever any persons shall make any
contract for farm labor or domestic
service for a year or other period and
shall obtain an advance or advances or
monev, provisions, clothing or other ar
ticles of valuo on such contract, aud
shall thereafter wilfully and without
provocation abandon such contracts be
fore such advance or advances are work
ed out, repaid or otherwise discharged,
such porson shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined or imprisoned, or fined
and imprisoned, the fine not to exceed
dollars, and the imprisonment
not to be longer than ; Provi
ded, That it shall be a sufficient defense
on tho trial of this offense to show that
the abandonment of the contract was
ought to follow his head; there ho stands
shoving his head through with no inten
tion of retreating or flanking the con
tnaption. No, ho mast go right through
that hole. Thus he struggles until he
perishes or is captnred. Now many
farmers have illustrated this Gopher fol
ly by seeing one way only to get out of
debt, and persisting in that course It
is a little furthor around the plank, but
, is it not the shortest route in the end?
the election of state printer to-day, but Likewise it is apparently a little longer
it was tabled by a large majority. An ef ....
brought about by the unfair or unjust
up, thrusts his head through this artifi- j conduct of tho employer,
rial door, sees light on the other side, j ^ EC 2- Repeals conflicting laws,
and decides that the balance of his body
fort will be made this morning to tako it
from the table.
No two things differ more than hurry
and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a
weak mind, despatch of a strong one. A
weak man in office, like a squirrel in a
cage, is laboring eternally, but to no
purpose, and in constant motion without
getting on a jot; like a turns) ill, he is in
•verybody’s way, but stops nobody ; he
c i Iks a great deal, but says very liittie ;
>oks into everything, bat sees into noth
lg; and h as a Iran lrol irons in the fire,
•nt very few of them are hot, and with
i >se few that are he only burns his fing-
■xh.—Colton.
Louisiana.
(law (he *Mh-('em*«itier llrptrl Maw I ighl.
The manner in which the damaging re
port of toe sub-committeo on Lotiisiina
.flairs came to light is not fully under
stood. Every pressure was brought to
near in vain for its suppression, but it
leaks out that it is practically a majority
report of the full committee, and hence
could not be suppressed. The full com
mittee consists of seven members—five
Republicans and two Democrats. The
sub committee was composed of two Re
publicans and one Democrat. These
uuree agreed on their report, and when it
came before the fall committee, the one
other Democrat, Mr. Marshall, sided
with them, leaving the three other Re
publicans—Hoar, Wheeler and Frye—in a
minority. So the report had to come
out This explains Marshall’s unwilling
uess at first to accompany Hoar’s supple
mentary party of investigation, and wt
to not understand why he finally con
eluded to go, unless it be to restrain th>
tladical high priests in their excesses,
rad gather direct information that may
raabie him to sign the sub committee’s
report when w^tten out in full.
The Queen of England’s daughters are
examples to the rest of the fashionablt
world in industry and taste. At the
royal Swiss cottage each of the princes
sea has a garden which she cultivates
with her own hands. They have learned
jo cook, and they frequently sit down to
i meal prepared by one or the other.
Louise, wife of the Marquis of Lome, ia
a olever artist, and all of them are accom
plished in some way or other, besides be-
ng excellent linguists.
WnliMul,4m. Tu.
«*i*3ars* !*J*aa4fcrHBfcu**g.
Ths Louisiana Situation in Bri:f
Ne» York Herald.)
The report of the New Orleans com
mi dee proves beyond a donbt—-
First—That the last election in Louis
iana was, in the words of the committee,
“full, fair, free and peaceable."
Second—That it resulted in tho elec
tion of a Democratic majority of twenty
nine in the Lower House of the Legisla
ture.
Third—That the report of the Return
ing Board was fraudulent, unjust and con
trary to th© very law under which it
acted.
This carries ns to tho assembling of
the Legislature. Here we find these factR
undisputed:
First—The Returning Board had pre
pared a list of one hundred and six mem
bers, of whom, under its manipulations,
fifty three were Republicans, as was sup
posed, and fifty-three Democrats. Thus
this board attempted to set aside the will
of the people of the State.
Second—One hundred and eix mem
bers mot on the 4th of January and pro
ceeded to choose a Speaker, the Repub
licans present actually taking part in the
proceedings by nominating a candidate
for Speaker and voting for him, by ac
cepting appointments as part of a Com
mittee on Credentials and organizing
with this committee, and by their votes
in the House on the Speakership giving a
quorum, which the Democrats then pres
ent would not alone have had. Wiltz
received 55 votes, Hahn (Republican) 2,
and 1 was blank; and 56 is the constitu
tional quornm. When the members were
sworn in 51 Democrats and 5 Republicans
took the oath, making an indisputable
and regular quorum in the House.
Third—The Legislature was thereaf
ter dispersed by United States troops.
Fourth—The Republicans proceeded
to organize, but—here is the impoitant
and vital point—they had and have no
quorum, and cannot, therefore, act as a
Legislature. They may adjourn from
lay .to day; but, under the Louisiana Con
stitution, can do none of the acts of a
L -gislature.
Fifth—Hence Louisiana has to- lay n> •
regularly organized and competent lowei
House of Legislature. It cannot hav a
qu iraai, even on the report of the Re
turning Board.
Sixth—Hence the pretended election
of Piachback is a fraul and void.
Seventh—And, finally, nothing is in
the way of the assembling and constitut
ing of a legal House, except Federal bay
onets. If Congress will remove them,
the Wiltz House, the only regular one,
would at once assemble.
A Snou Plan or Vintilition.—The
following simple method for ventilating
ordinary sleeping and dwelling rooms is
recommended by Mr Hinton in his “Phy
Biology for practical Use.” A piece of
wood, three inches high and exactly as
ong as the breadth of the window, is to
be prepared. Let the sash be now rais
ed, the slip of wood placed on the sill,
and the sash draws closely upon it If
toe slip has been well fitted, there will
oe no draft is consequence of this dis
placement of the sash at its lower part;
out the top of the lower sash will overlap
toe bottom of the upper one, and between
toe two bars perpendicular currents of air
not felt as draft, will enter and leave the
room.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
He Calls for the Armament of the
Fortresses.
Washington, January 20.—The Presi
dent sent tho following message to Con
gress to-day :
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives :
The noblest .thing on earth ia the
man who rises to the dignity of self-
mastery. The man who can refuse i i. ul-
lienee to a
craving appetite
he
Iu my annual message of December 1,
, - 1873, w'hile inviting general attention to
route to liberation by the independent • tl j| recomendationfl by the Secretary of
survey, but it is not quite such a tough j \y iTt y 0 n r special attention was invited
' ' to the importance of preparing for war
iu time of peace, by providing proper ar
maraent for our sea-coast defences. Prop
er armament is of vastly more importance
than fortifications. The latter can lie
supplied very speedily for temporary pur
poses when needed. The former cannot.
These views gain increased strength and
pertinence as the years roll by.
I have now again the honor to call
especial attention to the condition of the
armament of our fortifications and the
absolute necessity for immediate provis
ion by Congress for the procurement of
heavy cannon. The largo expenditures
required to supply the number of guns
for our forts, is the strongest argument
that can be adduced for a liberal annual
appropriation for their gradual accumu
lation. Iu time of war, such preparations
cannot bo made. Cannon cannot he pur
chased in open market, nor manufactur
ed at short notice. They mast be the
product of years of experience and la
bor.
I herewith enclose copies of a report of
the chief of ordnance and of a board of
ordnance officers on the trial of an eight
inch rifle, converted from a ten inch
smoothbore, which shows very eonelu
sively an economical means of utilizing
the useless smooth bores and making
them into eight inch rifles, capable of
piercing seven inches of iron. The 1294
ton inch Rodman guns should, iu my
opinion, be so utilized, and the appropri
ation requested by the chief of ordnance
of $250,000 to commence these conver
sions is earnestly recommended.
While convinced of the eeonomy and
necessity of these conversions, the deter
mination of the best and most economi
cal method of providing guns of still lar
ger calibre should no longer be delayed.
The experience of other nations, based
on new conditions of defense brought
prominently forward by the introduction
of iron clads into every navy afloat, de
mands heavier metal aud rifle guns of
not less than twelve inches in calibre.
These enormous masses, hurling a shot
of seven hundred pounds, can alone meet
m ny of the requirements of national
defense. They must be provided, and
e<| e imants on a large scale can alone
give the dita necessary for ths determin
ation of the question.
A suitable proving ground, with all
the facilities and conveniences referred to
by the chief of ordnance, with a liberal
annual appropriation, is an undoubted
necessity. The guns now ready for trial
cannot be experimented with without
funds, aad the estimate of $250,000 for
the purpose is deemed reasonable and is
strongly recommended.
The constant appeals for legislation on
armament of fortifications ought no long
er to be disregarded, if Congress desires
in peace to prepare the important mater
ial, without which, future wars must me
vitably lead to disaster. This subject is
submitted with the hope that tlie
eration it deserves may be given at the
present session.
U. S. Grant.
Executive Mansion, Washington, Jac
nary 20,1875.
one, and is certainly practicable.
If it bo admitted that to plant a small
cotton crop is the waj to keep out of debt,
why is it not the same path for getting
out? If there was a way for Mr. Gopher
to go without putting his head through
that holo, the same route must be still
open to him, if he will only pull his
sore pate out, and take the right direc
tion.
To ameliorate the folly of the farmer,
a little, at this point, let it be known to
the merchant that he has encouraged this
folly by refusing to credit, unless—and
then on extravagant terms—a farmer
showed a pretty good hand in the cotton
line. Many farmers on this account
would pitch in to keep up their credit.
Sometimes, however, it was a mero dis
play of colors to tho best advantage —
much like Cornwallace’s show of forces
when pressed by Lafayette. The better
faced farmers carrying out this prow
gramme, continued to hope, by one big
push from a fat merchant^ to get out of
debt.
Now for the Lion’s part: it is said of
them what may be said of almost all ani
mals; they have certain paths to roam iu.
The natives of a certain country scatter
slime or gum over leaves iu the paths.
King Lion comes along, places his paw
among the leaves which stick tenaciously
to the bottom of that unwary foot, he
raises it to his face to rub off the intru
der which quickly cements his eyelashes
together; the other paw by this time be
comes involved which is fretfully applied
to tho other chcok only to forever close
his vision 3gainst the way of escape.
Ho now lies down in a rage, and rolls
over getting more and more deeply en
tangled until ho is captured and destroy
ed. Every effort to get out sends him
leeper in. To one and all; would it noF
lave been far bettor to have kept out of
the Gopher’s trap aud tho Lion’s trail ?
“Yes,” yon may reply, “but we were
ibliged to have either money or credit *to
nake the mare go.’ ’’ That’s plausible
enough; but would it not be as well to
nave your heads out, as in, if famine and
starvation must come ? Its a right pret
ty sight to see an equestrian collector all
istra 1 lie of the hick of a farmer urging
lira through that Gopher’s trap. Cotton,
like a cortain royal character of the fab
ulous age, is turning everything he touch
es into gol ., all these are before the farm
er’s ravished, avaricious gaze.
Now tell me Mr. Farmer, are you any
better off now than when you commenc
ed that programme? Yon seem to be
dreaming and muttering about the time
when cotton brought 30 and 40 cents,
iml the chance vou missed of getting
rich. Well it is right provoking, but you
need the same kind of eves now, you did
then; for every day has its opportunities
passing, whether you see them or not It
is said that “Eternal vigilance is tho price
of liberty." In our noxt we will discuss
the practicability of the independent
schedule, by practical illustrations.
J. A. 8.
(7b It Continued.)
As long as he is President liberty
danger. He is the enemy of the (Govern
ment, only looking for an opportunity
to destroy it. H© is a standing menace
to public tranquility. There will be an
uneasiness felt until he is out of office.
He possesses every material from which
a despot is made. All his education is
military. His instincts are military. He
carries about him tho atmosphere of a
camp. He first came into public life in
a time of civil disorder and revolution,
when the Constitution and laws were
suspend by the edict of a General. To
those traditions he is still faithful. The
product of tho war, he desires to con
tinue a state of things to which the war
gave rise. His personal habits and dis
position are in harmony with his antece
dents. He is greedy and avaricious, and
has an inordinate love of that which has
been pronounced the root of all evil. To
obtain it he would sacrifice every thing,
including his individual honor and the
freedom of his country. For public opin
ion he has a most snpreme indifference
—an indifference which amounts to con
tempt. Having no moral sensibilities,
it is as difficult to make him feel the
voice of public sentiment as it is to
penetrate the hide of a rhinoceros. If
there is anything which he detests it
is an independent newspaper. Years
after the war had closed, when a military
tyrant had the audacity to suppress the
Richmond Examiner, he unblushingly
declared his regret that. h-» was not able
to suppress such papers as the Cincinna
ti Enquber and Chicago Times. We
thank God that he was unable to do so,
;rad that we have soaie power which we
shall gladly use to suppress him. Be
tween him and the journalists of the great
cities there is that antipathy which na
turally arises between those who are
watchful of the people's rights and one
who is endeavoring to destroy them. His
administration has been as personal as
that of Louis Napoleon. In order to be
the only object in popular view, he has
surrounded himself with a Cabinet of no
bodies, mere insignificant creatures,
whom he could treat as if they were
members of a military staff. He has ta
ken especial care to have devoted adher
ents as Secretaries of the War and Navy
Departments, and to have as Attorney-
General a man who would endeavor to
give the sanction of law to any of his
acts, however atrocious. In Attorney
General Williams he has one who, if he
had lived in the day of James the Second
of England, would have been as base a
dunky and tool as Jeffreys, without his
legal knowledge and personal bravery. He
has quartered upon the public a horde
Senator Bayard.
Dover, Del.. January 20.—Bayard was
re-elected to-dav.
Senator MeDonalt.
Indianapolis. January 20.—McDonald
was elected Senator.
Washington -Flurry With Spain.
Washington, January 20.—The Cabi
net yesterday considered the Virginius
matter. Except Fish there was unanim
ity that the matter should be pushed
In this connection it is stated, on ex
cellent authority, that the vessels of the
Gulf Squadron are ordered to coal and
rendezvous at Key We6t.
Some Democrats who were consulted
at the Arlington on the finance question,
disturbed the unanimity of the meeting.
De.ails are inaccessible.
Bleeding From Lungs, Catarrh, Bron
chitis, Consumption. A Vonder-
fnl Cure,
Rochester, N. Y.. Jan 13‘h. 1874.
R. Y. Pierce, M. D., Buffalo, N. Y.:
D*ar Sir—I had suffere 1 fra u Catarrh
in an aggravated form for about twelve
years and for several years from Bron
chial trouble. Tried many doctors and
thing with no lasting benefit. In May,
'72, becoming nearly worn out with ex
cessive Editorial labors on a paper in
New York City, I was attacked with
Bronchitis in a severe form, suffering
almost a total loss of voice. I returned
home here, bat had been home only two
weeks when I was completely prostrated
with Hemorrhage from the Lungs, hav
ing four severe bleeding spells icithin tiro
weeks, and first three inside of nine
dags. In the September following, I
improved sufficiently to be able to be
about, though in a very feeble state. My
Bronchial trouble remained and the
Catarrh was tenfold worse than before.
Every effort for relief seemed fruitless.
I seemed to be loosing ground daily. I
continued in this feeble state, raising blood
almost daily nntii about the first ol March,
'73, when I became so bad as to be en
tirely confined to the house. A friend
suggested your remedies. But I was ex
tremely skeptical that they would do me
good, as I had lost all heart in remedies,
and began to look upon medicine and
doctors with disgnst. However, I ob
tained one of your circulars, and read it
carefully, from which I came to the con-
clnsion that yon understood your busi
ness, at leash I finally obtained a quant
ity of Dr.- Sage's Catarrh Remedy, your
Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets,
and commenced their vigorous use ac-
■ cording to directions. To my surprise,
I soon began to improve. The Discovery
an d Pellets, in a short time, brought out
a severe eruption, which continued for
several weeks. I felt much better, my
appetite improved, and I gained in
strength and flesh. In three months ev
ery vestige of the Catarrh was gone, the
Bronchitis had nearly disappeared, had
no Congh whatever and I had entirely
ceased to raise blood: and, contrary to
the expectation of some of my friends,
the cure has remained permanent. I
have had no more Hemorrhages from the
Lungs, and am entirely free from Catarrh,
from which I had snfferod so much and
so long. The debt of gratitude I owe ior
the blessing I have received at your
of dependents, relations and lamily kind- i hands, knows no bounds. I am thorough-
red, and in other respects has shown that' fy satisfied, from my experience, that
he regarded tho Presidential office as a your medicines will master the worst
forms of that odious . disease Catarrh, as
well as Thoat and Lung Diseas es. I
have recommended them to very many
and shall ever speak in their priase.
franchise to be used for the especial bene
fit of the Grant family. In order to ac
custom the people to hereditary succes
sion he receives the King of the Sand
wich Islands, not through a Constitution- Gratefully yours,
al officer like tha Secretary of State, but
deputizes his son—a Lieutenant in the
army to whom he gives the pay of a Col
onel—to perform that duty. His old
military staff are his private secretaries.
WM. H SPENCER.
P. O. Box 507, Rochester N. Y.
—In Virginia, when a young lady de
clilies an offer to convey her home, the
He lobbies with Congress to double his lover asks permission to sit on a fence
salary. The local administration of the ^od see her go by.
District of Columbia is in the hands of j ——
notorious thieves and burglars, but as' Public Printer.—The election for State
they are devoted to Grant, they are es- Printer took place on Friday and resulted
pecially honored with every mark of his in the election of Col. R. A. Alston. The
favor. The army end navy he uses main- vote stood Alston 101, Estill S8, Christy
ly to control elections for the ends which 1, Barr 1.
he desires, and no Czar of Russia was ——^
ever so prompt to employ soldiers to
perpetrate tyrannical acts The country
is tired and heartily sick of this man, and
if the House of Representatives recently
elected by the people were in session he
would be undoubtedly immediately im
THE NEW YORK TKIBDNE
''The I *n4»| AiMrim Nc«*apsp*r.>'
Founded by HOZLACS OZSB1S7.
Id the recent elect'on* tbe people here declarH in
f»Tor of honeetj m politic* andiadepei dunce in jour-
... * r
peached and put on trial before the Sen- j nai*m the TRIBUNE, which »e«r* .ietUiTti
ate for high crimes and misdemean rs. ; thstitwaioot and nert* more would be»p*rtyorsun,
r cUUoe the verdict, a* the popnlsr vindication of tu
The Louisiana atrocity IS too grave to . eoar *e, and recognise* in the re*nlt tbe voice of the
pass without this fitting sequel to it. A people for reform and integrity in government, lore-^n-
parti.au Senate might not convict, M ZS^^SSZSS%ST}Sn.SSSl
the baseness of Grant and his unsernpu- j ha* fully maintained iu right to the title of tho
lous tool would, in tho testimony taken
and in the arguments of counsel, be
spread npon the National archives in
that enduring form in which it. is proper
to perpetuate his infamy.
Heavy Fire Zn Hawkinsville.
PMialcr, Nail nail Other B«lldta|i S«r*1
Special to Telegraph and Meerenger )
Hawkinsville, January 20.
■‘Leading American Newspaper.'' Thi* position it
baa earned and retain# Inf tha following among other
It pabUshee nil the newt, earlier, more fully, and
more intelligently than any other paper.
It iafiaU oa peace throughout the whole country,
the right of local aelf-geverameat, and tbe protection
•f all otasece in tbe ecerOM# ef their just aud ietral
righto.
It advocate* confidence and good feeling between
Norik and Sonth, and labor* for aa honest and abiding
reconciliation.
It maintain* faircf*e>nd candor toward all pub'io
men and <;ueationa, aad dignity and courtesy toward
associate* and rivals-
It publishes scientific cews,reports, discussiot.s and
discoveries to a degree of Ja.ln- ss and accui aoy never
A fire broke out this moraingat half, more com™ of the
past one O clock, in the new building on carefully prepared agricultural matter during
Jackson street, owuod bv W. H. HeadleT ‘he year, much n.o.e in the aggregate i ban the entire
and occupied by J. A. Carey as a bar-room ^ forming « depmctmetit of which am
and restaurant. The flames spread rap- agricultural eduor *ay* ha* done more to make
idly, and in about two hours consumed J Jl a ”~
all the buildings from the corner of
Jackson and First streets to the store
house owned and occupied by A. B.
McGhee, including Headley Sc Rivers'
livery stable, King's photographic gallery,
the postoffice, jail and jailor's residence. ^
These buildings are all a total loss, there lAriwviiwtS c) Citiuea
being no insurance on any of them. . Th< ' fiew Y “ rk Tnhu—, fo »'» fowhfai «
rrt. , nw eanosuie ot out rag* slaader* on Ai,
1 he loss amounts to at least ten thou-
g.»od t*nn*'-r* ihstB 007 other iiiflaeuce which ever ei<
l«ted M
It hM | nblifbed • icriw ot end hterary
egtnw which have met a wider «*1« ftnd moie t m*
phatio P'n”i «r approval than any similar publication
of ibe kiod.
Whst (he Ssslkrru Pnws
Trikssr.
**•» '*f (hr
We e«nsidef the Tribute a very valuable paper —
and search
ing eaposuie ot ou'rage slaader* on Alabama and
other Mate- done immense service to iruto aud -
sand dollars. The fire i8 supposed to ju*Ho* - (Moron Ms.) lulegiaph —d M«ise<«ar.
V , , f- OVe lbo*.k Ih<-New fork rntiaue fill IU mm y HI ,|
have been the work of an incendiary. powyrtnl * rd* in demanittng ia-tice tot the puv pte uf
Grant Sustained
New YohK, January 19 —At a meet
ing of the Republican Central Commit
tee, to-night, resolutions were adopted
sustaining thronghont the action of Pres
ident Grant on the Louisiana matter, and
setting forth that whatever was done,
though illegal, was done with the knowl
edge of the President, and with a sincere
desire on the part ot the officers of the
Government to perform their duty.
Tbe Newnan Herald speaks thnsly:
“We hope our Legislature will not fail
to so amend our election laws as to have
the election of Representatives and Coun
ty Officers hold on the same day. We
see no very good reason why all these
officers should not be elected on the
day we elect our Congressmen. But
by all means do away with at least one
of the elections we are now compelled to
hold. We have had an election every
month for the last three or four months/’
The post office address of Bev. Wo.
bold the A. Parka, District Superintendent of the
and s»y to American Bible Society for Georgia, has
bastill" ina.lftnn changed from Marietta, Qa, to
l*
Rev. W. Watkins Hicks, formerly of
this State, is now a member of the Flor
ida Legislature.
Ike Hooper, who murdered Howard
Satterwhrie—both negroes at Augusta
a few months since, was sea tensed on
Wednesday to ba hung on tha lift of
February.
From tbe Athena Watchman: 8a>
pox ia prevailing in tha lower part ef
dark county.
at hand and tha woMnof flM
A
The Tennessee Senatorial Contest
Nashville, January 20.— The Legisla
ture met in joint convention to-day and
proceeded to ballot for U. S. Senator. _
After comparing yesterday’s vote on the
first ballot Johnson received 30 votes, ■■■
Stephens 16, Brown 15, Bute 13, Savage
10, Ewing 7, Quarles 7, and Kennedy 1.
On the 7th ballot Johnson received 31,
Stephens 17. Brown 16, Bute 15, Savage
7, Ewing 6, Quarles 6, and Paine 1. Tne
convention then adjourned until to-mor-
I lent is
ji«0M»nfa
Savannah News: The bffl to reduce the
expenses of tha Legislature, offered in
the House by Col. McKinley, of Bald
win, proposes to make moet of the pn
rate aad local and joint stock corporation
bilfe, after the present session, py their
way, by first paying in the State Treasu
ry for expenses of the LegM^to™ ^aa
floats: $100 lor private bills, $200far
local bills (excepting for - iI “
mora.s, religion, education
ernmente of towns and counties,)
$1,000 for joint stock corporation bills
for banka, insurance, etc fti* bill will
aavstibsState every year enough to
post tha agricultural and
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fully up with hu ttmr* Iu literarur*-. -rieuce an i nrt
should «uImc ibe tor the Tribune.- [-partmbi.rg (v
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in >h' Umtrd State* — [Rornslowu (Tern ) Imz-itu
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ir*t of American uewnpapern; whatev. r nmy be
a iloi i’a nva.*, it ba- ciparly won piei-do cv ..f
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