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THE UNION & RECORDER.
Old “Southern Recorder” and “Federal Union”
[consolidated.]
am&BSOBVZLU, GA:
Tuesday, August 15, 1876.
National Democratic Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT:
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
T. A. HENDRICKS,.
OF INDIANA.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For the State at Xtarge.
GEN. A. R. LAWTON.
1ION. JOHN W. WOFFORD.
ALTERNATE*.
OEN. L. J.GARTRELL.
JUDGE W. D. D. TWIGGS.
District Xllcctors.
1st District—A. M. Rogers, of Burke. Alter
nate, T. E. Davenport, of Glynn.
2d District—R. E. Cannon of Clay. Alter
nate, James M. Seward, of Thomas.
3d District—J. X. Dul’reo, of Macon. Alter
nate, W. H. Harrison, of Stewart.
4th District—W. (>. Tuggle, of Troup. Alter
nate E. M Butt, of Harioo.
M 5tu District—F.D Dismukc, of Spalding. Al
ternate. W. A. Shorter of FultoD.
PfGMr District—Frank Chambers, of Wilkinson.
Alternate, "M. V. MeKibbeu, of Butts.
7th District—L. N. Trammell, of Whitfield.
Alternate Hamilton Yancey, of Floyd.
8th District—I). M. Dnlioae. of Wilkes. Al
ternate. F K. Eve, of Columbia.
9th District—J. N. Dorsey, of Hall. Alter
nate, F. L. Harrison, of White.
FOR OOVBKHOK:
ALFRED H. COLQUITT.
For Senator 20th District:
IE*. O. FURMAN,
4 RADICAL PROPOSITION TO DENY
CERTAIN STATES REPRESENTATION
IN CONGRESS.
To Remand them to a Territorial
Condition and Force a Change of
Ideas by a New Reconstruction.—
The Fruits of Radical Ideas of the
Government.
In this number of our paper, we
conclude our “Conti ast of the Dem
ocratic and Republican ideas of the
Union and Government.” Already
have the Radical Goths and Vandals
began to suggest the way of carry
ing oat their hellish principles of
centralism. One would have suppos
ed that, fearing to shock too sudden
ly the long cherished sentiments of
the American people, they would
have moved slowly and cautiously in
their plans to bring the States at
the footstool of their central despo
tism.
We quote as follows from the tel
egraphic Washington News of the
7th:
“Washington, August 7.—Bout-
well's Mississippi Committee have
made their report- In view of the
condition of affairs which they rep
resent exists in Mississippi, they
suggest three remedies : 1st That
laws may be passed by Congress for
the protection of the rights of citi
zens in the respective StateB.
2nd. That States, in anarchy, or
wherein the affairs are controlled by
bodies of armed men, should be de
nied representation in Congress.
3rd. That the constitutional guar
antee of a Republican form of Gov
ernment to every State will require
the United States, if these disorders
increase or even continue, and all
milder measures shall prove ineffeo-
tial, to remand the State to a territo
rial condition, and through a system
of public education and kindred
moans of improvement, charge the
ideas of the inhabitants and recon
struct the government upon a Repub
lican basis.”
Look at this people of America !
North and South! We do not stop
now to expose the malignant false
hoods in reference to Mississippi
affairs. Our object is merely to
call attention to the phrenzied and
ghastly schemes of the Radicals to
trample down the States, strip them
of all dignity, strength and power,
and send their people to Radical
schools until prostrate, helpless, and
spiritless, they shall lick the dust
from the feet of their oppressors.
The way is opening to reconstruc
tion and ruin, such as no freo peo
ple ever were subjected to before.
We see in the above the cloven foot
of the political demon. We see in it
worse than plague, pestilence and
famine. We see in it chains, despo
tism and gory blood—if the Radi
cals shall retain the 6ceptrc of pow
er—Liberty will lio chained at their
feet and the people will bo me trem
bling slave of tyrants.
We do not wish to bo sensational
but we sound the note of warning in
time.
We see from the Augusta papers
that there was rather an excited con
test for the Democratic nominations
for the State Legislature.
The candidates were the present
members, Messrs. 1*. Walsh and'J. 0.
C. Black, and Mr. W. E. Johnson, in
the place of Mr. W. A. dark (who de
clined a further candidacy.) Messrs.
H. C. Foster and Charlos Estes were
the opposing candidates. Mr. John
son had no opposition. They are all
good and able Democrats. The first
named received the nomination
through the action of the primary
meeting.
The Cleveland Flaindealer brings
encouraging news: “In every neigh
borhood can be found, publicly
identified with the Democrats, Re
publicans who were against us a year
ago, and the cha7igcs are ull to us ;
none against us ! Tho Democracy
have carried Ohio twico within three
years, and now they have ignored
minor differences on financial qnest
tions stand united, and that is worth
thousands of votes."
Hancock and Hooker, the two
great fighting generals of the war,
are for Tilden and Hendricks. Dix
and Garfield, two great soldiers of
fortune, who stand convicted by a
report of a Republican investigating
committee of a Republican Congress
of taking Credit Mobilior are for
Hayea and Wheeler. Which two
are “the boys in blue” most likely
to follow in this campaign f—Koh
titer Union.
There is a time for all things—
ghi« ia the time to pay your debts.
Tlje Democratic aqd Republican idea of tlje
Uniotj aijd Goverqnjent Contrasted.
We now proceed to contrast the
platforms of the Democratic and Re
publican parties iu the application
of the principles set forth in our
three preceeding articles. The Re-»
publicans boldly and undisguisedly
declared at Ciccinnati that: “The
United States of America is a
nation and not a league.” This
was the first time in the history
of parties, in our Federal Union,
when one party, or any party
dared to wrench the rivets of
compact from the constitution,
and deny the force of that provision
of the instrument which Bays: “The
powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor pro
bibited by it to the States, are re«
served to tho States respectively, or
to the people.” A state is a body
politic, a commonwealth, an inde
pendent society, or community.
England is a State. France is a
State, and so other free countries
are States. New York is a State
and so is Massachusetts, Georgia
and all the rest. If France and
England should enter into a league
of friendship for their common good
would it not bo preposperous to
say they constituted a nation and
not a league. The United States
may be viewed as a nation for the
objects of tho Union, but is it not
preposterous to say they are a na
tion and do not constitute a league.
If they are merged into a nation of
one people, what is it that consti
tutes them seperate and individual
States? Why should any powers
bo reserved to them, as States, if all
their people in the aggregate con
stitute one community, or one na
tion. If they make a nation can
either of them bo a State? Of course
not, unless in the aggregate they
constitute a nation of nations. But
that idea is forbidden by the Repub
lican platform which declares, that
the United States is not a league.
This resolves them into tho monstros
ity of consolidation. It hurls them
into the abyss of centralism.
Mr. Madison, in his Report to the
General Assembly of Virginia, cm
Resolution of 1798, said: “The Con
stitution was submitted to the States
as States, in that sense tho State's
ratified it, and in that sense of the
term, States, they are consequently
parties to the Comjmct from which
tho powers of tho Federal Govern
rnent, result." Mr Madison has
been often called the father of the
Constitution. Hence, in this eonnee
tion whatever opinion, or statement,
he may have made, is entitled to nn
usual weight. He said: “That the.
obvious tendency and inevitable re
sult of a consoliihiti n of the Staffs
into one sovereignty, would be to
transform the Republican system of
the United States into a monarchy,
is a point which seems to have U en
sufficiently decided by the general
sentiments of America.”
Whose opinion is entitled to the
most weight Mr. Madison’s, or tho
Republican Convention’s at Cincin
nati—the fathers of the Constitn
tion, or the corrupt followers of
Blaine, Morton and other ]>olitical
anarchs, in a revolutionary govern
mental body, which met at Cincinnati
on tho 13th of last June. As far as
lies in their power, they have coiled
tho serpent of centralism around the
hearts of the States, paralyzed their
power, obliterated their lines of sop
aration, converted them into provin
ces, sealed the fountains of all State
sovereignty and made them the ab
ject subjects of the creature which
they instituted for their common
protection and good in their inter-
conrso with the other powers of tho
earth.
Mr. Jefferson was the originator
and father of the Democratic idctiB
which have ever been sustained by
the Democratic party. He was the
author of the Virginia Resolutions
of 1798, which were so powerfully
supported by Mr. Madison iu the
report to which we have already re
ferred- In those resolutions it was
declared as follows: “Resolved that
the several States comprising the
United States of America, are not
united on the principle of unlimit
ed submission to their gener
al government, but that by com
pact under the style and title of a
constitution,” Ac- And now, we come
to the gist of Abe whole matter in
that part of the resolutions which
solemly averred, “but that as in all
other cases of compact among par
ties having no common judge, each
party has an equal right to judge
for itself as well of infractions, as of
the mode and measure of redress.”
Here is the full recognition of the
compact, tho bargain, the league.
Now lot us turn for a moment to
the platform of the St. Louis Demo
cratic Convention. It says: “We do
hereby reaffirm our faith in the per
manency of tho '■'■Federal Union"
Ac, Those words “Federal Union”
sustain everything we have songht to
establish. ‘Federal’ is defined to bo,
“relating to a league:” -‘Confeder
ate." It is derived from the Latin
word foedus, which is dofined to be
“a league," “a covenant.” “a treaty,”
Ac.
Hence our political fathers all re
ferred to the Constitution as a ‘Fed
eral Constitution’ and to the Union
as a ‘Federal Union.’ The Ropub-'
lican Convention calls the United
States a “Nation,” the Democratic
party calls them a “Federal Union.”
It further says: “It behooves a freo
people to practice also that eternal
vigilance which is the price of liber
ty,” and further says, they must now
“be saved from a corrupt centralism
which, after inflicting upon ten
States the rapacity of carpet-bag
tyrannies, has honey-combed the of
fices of the Federal Government it
self, with incapacity, waste and fraud,
infected States and municipalities
with tho contagion of misrule and
locked fast the prosperity of an in
dustrious people in the paralysis of
hard times."
The Republican platform refers to
‘States’ which according their own
construction of the government, are
not States, but territories, or provin
ces. It alludes to the hundredth year
of the “Nation’s birth.” “Tho Na
tional Government,” but the reader
will look in vain to find in it any al
lusion to the “Federal Union,” the
“Federal Governm.mt" as it is fairly
and honestly styled in the Democrat
ic platform.
Again the platform of the Repub
lican party says-. “We charge the
Democratic Party as being the same
in character End spirit os when it
sympathized with treason, and with
making its control of the House of
Representatives the triumph and op
portunity of the Nation’s recent foes;
with re-asserting and applauding in
the National Capitol the sentiments
of unrepentant rebellion,’.’ Ac. We
see the animus of the Republican
party in this. The Democratic plat
form refers to the late unfortunate
war as a “civil war,’’ the Republican,
as treason against the National Gov
ernment The Democratic platform
charges the Radicals with making
false issues,’.' -by which they seek to
light anew the dying embers of sec*
tion al hate between kindred peojAes
Onee estranged, but now ve-uuited
in the indivisable republic and a
common destiny.” The Republican
party sLill evince their fanatic hate,
tho Democratic party would bury in
oblivion our unhappy differences and
meet us as brothers with healing in
its expanded and generous sympa
thies. They invite us to meet them in
the same temple of liberty which our
fathers reared; the Republican party
would demolish its bulwarks, tear it
down, stone by stono, until it would
be as dificult to find one left as it
would be on the banks of the En-»
plirates, to find a relic of the ancient
Babylon.
Well may the Democrats have
inserted in ther platform “eternal
vigilance in the price of liberty” The
Republican platform gives the viork
of our father’s hands to the lightning
and the winds of Radical fanaticism.
Let Tilden and Hendricks, Democ
racy, reform and liberty, be the
watchwords of the American peos
pie. They embody hope, victory and
prosperity.
TljE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
By the publication of the letters
of Governor Tilden and Gov. Hen
dricks accepting the nominations for
the Presidency and Vice-Presidency,
every doubt must be dispelled from
every mind as to the positions which
those genllomon and the whole Dem
ocratic party occupy respecting prin
ciples upon which the government
of tho country should bo conducted.
Thepe epistles so evidently convey
the honest convictions of the writers
upon the subjects debated in them,
that tliero can no longer be any un
certainty that, with them at the hoad
of the national administration, tho
various departments of tho govern
ment would soon bo rid of thioves
and plunderers, and that the busi
ness of the country would bo con
ducted upon principles of honor and
fidelity. These statesmen recognize
in public transactions a standard far
higher ami a law more firmly bind
ing than thoso of expediency, thoy
acknowledge the doctrine, and if en
dowed with tho authority will on
force tho rule, that the men entrust
ed with high and responsible du
ties, and tho handling of another’s
money, shall conduct themselves
even as thoy would were the
money their own, and Cite business
to bo carried for their own individu
al benefit. But they will also com
pel the abandonment of tho present
custom of receiving pecuniary re
muneration for services which are
either never rendered, or are per
formed in such a way that all tho ad
vantages which, as trustees, the are
enabled to ensure, shall bo centered
on themselves.
If it be asked what guarontee we
have that Governor Tilden will carry
out the reforms which he here
describes and foreshadows, we can
with safety point to tho records of
his past deeds Wo can only judge
of what a man will do by what ho hss
done. Governor Tilden has, in his
own State, had to deal with eondi
tions which are almost tho exact
counterpart of those with which he
will have to grapple in Washington.
His inveterate hatred of and unrelent
ing hostility to official theft and
roguery was first manifested when
he was in private life, and towards
members of liis own political party.
Regardless of personal consequences
he carried out his work thoroughly
and effectively. But soeing that in
another quarter of the State, cor
ruption was entrenched so firmly
that, as a private citizen, he could
not bring his strength to bear upon
it. Hardly was he installed as Gov
ernor, when ho commenced the new
task which he had set himself. The
thieves were ronted and dispersed,
appropriations of money for illegiti
mate or unnecessaay purposos were
opposed and stopped, and taxe re
duced nearly fifty per cent
This is the proof that he will do
what he promises. No man doubts
his honesty of intention or his abili
ty. A few had misgivings, however,
respecting the manner in which he
would deal with some of tho impor
tant national questions now urgent
ly demanding solution. Thoy knew
the nature of the evils that exist, but
did not know exactly what he would
apply as remedies, Thoy have now
the knowledge which they sought,
and, as a consequence, those who are
not fettered by party ties, and indeed
many who had hitherto been acting
with the opposing body, are flock
ing to his standard, and reducing
almost to a certainty his election in
November.
Tho Chroniclo and Sentinel of
Thursday has this: Bishop Geo. F.
Pierce, who is as observant as he is
justly beloved, has this to say in a
recent letter : I am at homo resting
(if a man may use the word who has
more on hand than ho can do,) pre
paratory to a long trip to Texas.
Within the last few weeks I have
been from tho wiro grass region to
tho mountains and from the centre
of Georgia to its western boundary,
and am cheered with the prospects
of tho people. The corn is made—
bread will bo abundant The oat
crop exceeds—wheat has yieldod
well, and now if tho farmers, admon
ished by the past, will provido pota
toes and turnips, and sow largely of
small grain, they can live next year
without cash or credit. What cot
ton may do to moot old debts is a
speculation beyond my ken. The
price of the staple is as uncertain as
tho verdict of a petit jury. Very
strange that the people lean so con
fidingly on such a doubtful contin
gent thing.
Progress of Methodism.—Tho
Journal of Commerce says in 1776
thero were 20 preachers and 25
churchers, in 1876 there are 20,000
preachers and 45,000 churches.
Judge Augustus R. Wright, in a
letter dated 8th instant, says he is in
receipt of many letters asking him to
announce himself for tho Governor
ship. He concludes ns follows: I
am in my sixty-third year. Age is
making inroads upon me. A cam
paign requires mo to talk to the peo
ple all over the State. Of course I
can get nothing I want, before the
people through the pross. It follows
“organization” though it lead to—
death. Tho eyes of thousands of
political deadbeats will be cocked at
me in scorn. There is no crime in
the catalogue of crime with which I
will not be charged, and even friends
and honest men will think there are
leprous spots, although not risible.
“I am in a strait botwixt two, haring
a desire to be at peace.” I will set
tle the matter in a few days.
State Agricultural Society.
Gainesville, Ga., August 9.—
Colonel Titos. Hardeman was unan
imously elected President of tho
Georgia Agricultural Society. Tho
next convention will lie held in Mil-
ledgcville.
THE HELL GJ^TE EXPLOSION.
The Great Blast will Soon Occnr.—
The Time about September 15.—
Blowing Out the Bottom of the
Sound.
The repeatedly postponed explo
sion of the mass of nitro glycerine
and giant powder stored in the rocky
galleries under the bed of the East
river, at Hell Gate, will probably
take place about the middle of Sep
tember. That is General Newton’s
belief, and be has got nearly every
thing ready. The Brooklyn Eagle
gives this interesting account of the
work:
The Hell Gate obstruction consists
of a ledge of rocks stretching from
Long Island shore near the village
of Astoria to one of the Islands op
posite, a distance of perhaps a quar
ter of a mile or more. The channel
through which light draught vessels
pass is on the Long Island side of
the centre, and here it is that the ex
tensive mining works have been car
ried on for the past few years. The
rock had to be removed by blasting,
and there was so much of it that it
was determined to do it on a large
scale. For this purpose a coffer dam
was built on the Long Island shore.
After the water was pumped from
the enclosure, a shaft abont 50 feet
broad was run to a depth of thirty-
five feet below mean water mark.
Tho shaft went down through the
rock. It forms more of a pit than
what now is known as a shaft. Tun
nels or “headings” were then began
in the rearward face of the shaft, and
these were carried out to a varying
distance, according to the location.
The longest extend about 250 feet;
keep in your mind the idea of the
section of a wagon wheel. The hub
will represent tho shaft, and the ra
dialing spokes the tunnels or head
ings, and it will give you a good
idea of tho ground plan of the Hell
Gate improvement. As tho headings
progressed of course the intervening
rock grew broader, and it became
necossaiy to open supplementary
tunnels. Connecting passages and
openings were made until, when the
excavation was finished, the whole
acre or more of rock stood support
ed on numerous pillars, forming an
extensive cavern under the bottom
of the channel.
Tho floor of the tunnels is alxmt
level, perhaps with a slight pitch,
hut the lino of tho roof is slanting,
conforming to the pitch of the rock
at the bottom of the channel At
the extremity of tho tunnels yon
cannot Itegin to stand upright, und
to reach tho extreme end yon must
crawl on your hands and knees. Tho
blasting was done with nitro glyce
line, und it required constant pump
ing to keep the chambers free
from water Tho rock was of a hard
flinty nature, with seams and crori
cos that admitted tho water some
what. Tito excavations are complo
ted, and at present tho only work ia
done by pumping engines which
keep the headings free from water.
General Newton, of tho United
States Engineers, who has charge
of the improvements about the har
bor, says tho blowing out of tho
bottom will probably take place
about the middle of September.
There is money enough appropriated
to carry tho work to its completion,
and there need bo no more delays on
that score. It will require 50,000
pounds of the explosive to do the
work. Tho materials nsed will be
nitro glycerine, rend-rock and dyna
mite, according to the nature of the
rock to be blasted Instead of plac
ing the explosives in several largo
masses, it will be scattered over the
rock in small charges. The method
by which this will be dono will be as
follows: Holes have been drilled
in the rock columns that support
tho roof, tho number varying accord
ing to the height of tho column.
These will be charged with the ex
plosives, and then it will be exploded
by means < .* electricity. The blow
ing up will be done in three sec
tions, and the effect will crumble
the pillars and allow the roof to sink
in.
The general opinion that the whole
mass will be hurled into the air at
one grand blast is erroneous. Bo-
yon d a few beautiful jets of water
shot into tho air, and perhaps a few
pieces of rock hurled abovo tho sur
face of tho water, nothing will be
Been. The terrible shock that was
anticipated when the explosion takes
place will then be avoided. The bids
for tho explosion havo been received,
and the contracts will be given out
very shortly. It will then require
about three weeks to deliver the ma
terials, and the work of placing tho
chargos will take about three or four
weeks more, so that about the mid
dle of September the work will be
ready for blasng. When allit is pre
pared the water will be let in and
tho chambers filled, thus forming
what is called in engineering parlance
“a wet tamp.”
The water will confine the forco of
the numerous blasts, and enable
them to act with greater forco. Af
ter the explosion it will be necessary
to do considerable dredging in the
way of hauling out pieces of rock.
This will tako several months, but
will probably be completed by next
Spring. Tho work has been hindered
from time to time by the failure of
appropriations, but now no more do
lays are expected from that source,
as tho money in hand is snfficient to
complete the work. The explosion
will doubtless be a pretty sight.
Masses of water will be tossed into
the air like enormous fountain jots
There will bo three of them, and
those who may have witnessed the
blowing up of Diamond and Counties
reefs in the East river can well re
collect what a beautiful display that
was. The persons operating the
blast will occupy a position abont
300 or 100 feet away, and it is not
expected that the shock will be very
great.
A visit to the works is very inter
esting. The visitor is providod with
an umbrella and a small oil torch,
and descending into the shaft by a
staircase can explore the tunnels and
chambers at leisure. Yon are con
stantly exposed to the drippings from
tho roof, which in some places come
down in small cascades. It is won
derful how little light is received
from the torches. They only serve
to make the intense darkness more
risible. No work of this magnitude
for the improvement of tho harbor
has ever before been carried ont. The
idea of tnnnoling under the bottom
of the Sound and then blowing it np
ia novel work, but the engineering
difficulties which it presented were
not great.
The benefit to be derieved from
the improvement is almost incalcu
lable. It will deepen the channel
about thirty feet, and allow of the
passage of the largest vessels, wfiere
before only crafts of lighter draft
could go. It is expected that the
ocean steamers will take this route
to and from Europe, as it is shorter
than the Sandy Hook route by abont
eighteen hours, and that ia too much
time to lose in these days of rapid
travel, when it can be avoided.
and
tho
and
that
At] J of lfeij Out of Work.
The New York Herald states that
in order to arrive at an adequate
conception of tho actual extent of the
distress now prevailing among the
working classes of that city, its re
porters have during the past few days
made a careful survey of the labor
field—both skilled and unskilled—
and by diligent inquiry among fore
men of shops, factories and all pla
ces where hands are employed,
also taking the estimates of
leaders among workingmen
women, they have ascertained
fully 40,000 persons are now idle out
of the 100,000 who are dependent on
their daily labor for bread.
No one need look beyond such
facts as thoso for an explanation of
doll times, hard times, business
prostration or whatever one may call
it. Here ia a loss of labor amount
ing in one city to at least sixty thou
sand dollars a day, three hundred
and sixty thousand dollars a week
and nearly three millions a year; and
it is just as much a loss of positive
value as if that amount of money
should be thrown into tho ocean.
Probably it is a good deal worse loss
because idleness and want are the
parents of vice and demoralization.
Now, when we remember that the
whole continent is the vast theatre
of jnst such daily losses as these—
that the country is losing tho labor
of a vast army of ablo-bodied men,
and at the same time losing them as
profitable buyers and consumers,
while they must be still provided for
somehow out of reserve accumula
tions—wo see that such a condition
of affairs has a considerable part of
the evil consequence of a foreign
war. And as startling as the situa
tion is in an economic point of view,
it is still more deplorable considered
in the light of morals and humanity.
Spencer's Influence with Graijt.
[New York Sun ]
The civil service goes on improv
ing every day at Washington in the
most exomplary style. C. C. Sheats,
formerly a scalawag member of Con
gress from Alabama, was made Sixth
Auditor of the Treasury by Spencer,
the bogus Senator from that State,
after he had boon left at homo by his
constituents in tho last Congress.
He had the antliting of all the post-
ofiico accounts, and Spencer intend
ed to use him to levy blackmail in
the settlements of contractors, as he
used others, like Hinos and Kettle,
to procure contracts by fraudulent
means.
Sheats was willing to oliey orders,
but ho was so densely ignorant and
worthless, that they wore forced to
turn him out for utter incontpe tnn
cy. He has been adrift over siuci.
until a few days ago, when Grant
nominated him for Appraiser of the
Port of Mobile. That office has been
vacant for nearly two years, because
the Collector reported it was turn*-
esRary. Now, however, it suits
Spencer to fill the vacancy with a
salary of $3,000 a year, upon which
ho probably levies his own toll,
and Grant makes tho nomination
and Morrill acquiesces. So they
£0.
Spencer is undoubtedly the moRt
powerful of his tribo at tho White
Honse. To him personally, more than
any other influence, may be charged
the retndVwl of Jewell from tho post
office. The fact ia now positively
known, Boss Shepherd played an in
ferior part compared with this bogus
Senator, who carries to Grant all the
gossip of the Senate, who serves him
as a slave, and who is capablo of any
infamy for which pay can be obtains
ed willingly or extorted by force or
fraud. He is the head of the Kitch
en Cabinet, and is far more indulged
and confided in than Fish and all
his associates.
The Irwinton Appeal relates the
following: Abont seven years ago
Capt. Wm. Eyals, of this county,
died. His remains were enclosed
in a mahogony casket and consigned
to the grave, whore they remained
six years, when his wife had them
took up and removed to a cemetery
piepared for them near the homes
stead. When they were removed the
coffin was opened and his relatives
and friends who had known him in
life were astonished to find that no
decomposition had taken place. The
form, features, color, hair and clothes
of tho deceased were as natural as
they were the day ho was buried, and
bis flesh was soft and capablo of re
sisting a good deal of pressute A
short time ago bis aged wife died,
and beforo death placed his seal upon
her lips sbe requested her friends to
bury her by the side of her husband.
In digging her grave tho coflin con
taining tho remains of Capt. Ryals
was again exposed, and again
opened, and with tho exception of a
chaogo of color tho corpse was found
in a state of remarkablo preservation.
His face was changed to an inky
blackness, and the outside of liis
grave clothes wore covered with
mildew. With this exception there
was no change. His form and
features still retained their regular
outline, and tho muscles and flesh
wero still preserved soft and elastic,
and even the skin was nnbroken-
There was no petrification, and the
wondor is why ho should resist the
decaying influences of the grave as
effectually as if embalmed.
Tho returns from Kentucky report
Democratic gains throughout the
State, notably in tho cities of Lexing
ton, Paris, and in Jessamino county,
which have heretofore been Republi
can. The election was only for coun
ty officers, bnt the Democratic gains
aro significant, because the Republi
cans in Kentucky ordinarily concen
trate their efforts upon the local con
tests, being hopeless of over carrying
tho State. Mr. Henry Wattcrson,
editor of the Courier Journal, was
elected by an overwhelming majority
to fill ont the unexpired term of Ed
ward Parsons, decoasod, in Con
gress, having practically no oppo
sition.* An interesting fact in the
election was tho defeat of a grandson
of Henry Clay, who offered himself
as a candidate for a minor offico in
Louisville.
Wo are all poor, needy, impecuni
ous, and public pap is fattening and
invigorating, but these necessities
do not constitute competency for of
fice, no matter how strongly corrob
orated by greed or ambition. Intel
lect, disciplined and drilled to ad
vice, and a strong reserve of moral
nerve come np mightily and clamor
for consideration, when men aro to
be selected to represent the people,
particularly in oar next Legislature.
Let them be representative men, no
matter what their calling or occupa
tion.—Sumter Republican.
Flattery is the most powerful
weapon to use against human weak-
nee*.
Compiled for the Union St Recorder.
FROM WASHINGTON.
August 7.—Of the various matters
before either house, no results of any
importance occurred. On the 8tb,
there was some political discussion.
Spencer of Alabama said the large
majority of the Democrats, at the
recent olection in Alabama, was
caused by intimidation of the color
ed people. Mr. Eaton of Connecti
cut said there was not a single out
rage, but a fair, honest and good
election. Spencer could show noth
ing to the contrary.
The political discussion continued
on the 9th. Mr. Hoar of Massa
chusetts was quite bitter in his at
tacks upon the Democratic party,
lie could find so little to assault
that party with, that he had to turn
upon what he termed corruption dur
ing the administration of Washing
ton, John Adams and Mr. Jefferson.
Hooker of Mississippi, showed
that the colored people were begin
ning to find ont that their old mas
ters were their best friends, and the
large majority in Alabama was cans-
e d by groat numbers voting the
Democratic ticket. He said there
wore a great many colored Demo
cratic clubs in Mississippi, and that
the two races were constantly get
ting on a better footing with each
other.
GBXBRAL rXTUXIORKCB.
In the elections on tho 7th, in
Kentucky the Democrats succeeded
by overwhelming majorities.
Federal Supervision.—The United
States Attorney General has received
notice that the United States Dis
trict Court of Mississippi, will bo
openod on the 17th instant, for tho
qualification of supervisors of elec
tions and other officers, who shall
attend the registration of voters,
and to the end that all citizens who
arc legally entitled to vote, shall
enrolled, tho Court will remain open
until tho day of general election.
The Indian War.—The Indians
attacked the steamer Carroll with
wounded and sick from Terry’s
camp. One soldier was wounded.
Tho Indians were scattered by a few
shots from small cannon. A battle
was oxpected in a short time. Gen
eral Merrett has joined General
Crook. They now have 2,100 fight
ing men. The men, horses and overy
thing is in fine trim. A special to
the Tribune from St. Paul, says,
there is a wild report that Terry bad
a fight with Sitting Bull and was
worsted. Terry had nearly 2,000
men. If thero is any truth in the
report it shows that the force of the
Indians has boen underestimated.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Tho Turks captured Gnrgnaovaty.
It is thought there will be but little
more fighting. The capture, of this
pi ice was a splendid victory. Both
sides fought well. Tho Servians
lost 3,000, and of the battalions, sent
to help them, but arriving too late,
most of them were cut to pieces,
2,000 being killed. It is reported
• bat the Turkish barbarities have
been dreadful and that thousands of
men, women and children havo been
massacred.
Despairing of a successful issno
Servia is now anxions for the media
tion of the powers.
FROM WASHINGTON.
August 11.—The Senate refused
to postpone action on a resolution to
print extra copies of the President's
message in relation to the Hamburg
difficulty. The Republicans in the
House, defeat such business as they
object to, by absenting themselves
so as to leave no quornm for doing
business. A resolution for final ad
jouinment at 4 o’clock was adopted.
In the Senate an amendment re
storing the Franking privilege with
modifications was agreed to and the
bill passed-
The river and harbor bill, as it
passed both Houses of Congress
makes the following provisions for
tiio rivers of Georgia: Coosa river,
$30,000; Etowah, $10,000; Ocmul
gee, $15,000; Chattahoochee, $20,
000, and Savannah harbor, $62,000.
It also provides $270,000 for the
Tennessee river, to be expended in
opening Muscle Shoals, and $10,000
for the Hiawassee. The bill pro
vides for improvements along the
entire line of the proposed water
communication between the Missis
sippi and the Atlantic ocean at Sa
vannah, except the connecting cas
nals betweon tho rivers. Tho South
gets nearly two of the five million
appropriated, the House insisting
that she should have due proportion
It is regarded the fairest bill for the
South ever passed.
The President, iu a brief mossage,
recommended to Congress tho mak
ing provisions for an increase of the
military force not to bo called ont or
used unless absolutely required.
August 12.—Tho conference diplo
matic and appropriation bills were
adopted. The President’s recom
mendation for the increase of the
military forco was agreed to. The
cavalry to bo raised to 100 and re
duced as soon as tho Indian war is
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Congress will probably adjourn
Monday afternoon.
Tho Tennessee Democracy has
nominated Governor Porter for ro-
election. The House passed the
bill for printing 100,000 copies of
tho Agricultural Report
Intelligence from General Terry is
more assuring. His command is in
good condition.
New Cotton.—Montgomery. Ala.,
received the 1st balo of new coiton
on tho 12th.
FOBBION NBWS.
The Servians soem determined to
strngglo on. "They are fortifying
some of their strong points. The
Servian commander-in chief has de
cided not to abandon tho Morea
valley witbont a decisive battle.
Disraeli has boon advanced to the
Peerage with the title the “Earl of
Bcaconsfield.” He will remain Prime
Minister, bnt Sir Stafford North-
cote will take his place as leader of
the Commons. Mr. Disraeli is phy
sically unable to sustain tho labors
of that position.
The British government has noti
fied the Porto that the outrages, in
Bulgaria and other places, must be
stopped or the indignation of Eu
rope would bo unccntrolable, and
interfernnee hostile to Turkey would
inevitably follow. The difficulty
nrisos from a portion of the Turkish
troops who cannot be readily con
trolled.
Galveston, Texas, is now shipping
wheat directly to Liverpool at twenty-
eight cents per bushel.
There is a whole creed in the little
sentence which says: “I fear God,
and I fear those who do not fear
Him.”
We owo the greatest debt ol grati
tude to those who tell os the truth.
THE GEORGIA PRESS.
New Cotton.—Messrs. Saulsbury,
Rospess & Co. received by yester
day’s train seven bales of genuine
now cotton from one of Dr. J. R-
Price’s plantations in Lee county.
This is the heavieet shipment in one
lot that we have noticed this season.
[Macon Telegraph, Yith.
CoL Peterson Thweatt is again
candidate for Comptroller-General.
The headquarters of tho Depart
ment of the Sonth will bo removed
to Atlanta when Ruger assumes
command, linger is the man who
commanded the State Treasury when
John Jones saved tho money of the
State.
It is said that General Colquitt
will make a vigorous personal can
vass of the State.
Tilt Hon. Ben. Hill has engage
ments to speuk at different points in
the State.
The WarreDton Clipper declares
for Governor Herschcl V Johnson
for United Statos Senator against
the field.
Tho Republicans of tho Fifth Con
gressional District havo nominated
Wm. Markham.
Hon. O. A. Bacon has withdrawn
from the race for Congressional hon
ors.
John H. Janies is a candidate for
tho Legislature from Fulton county.
Let the people see to it that the
Representatives and Senators to be
olectod this year aro pledged to work
for a Constitutional Convention.
The convention question has no
more to do with tho Gubernatorial
election than with tlio election in
Maine, but it is a material issno in
tho legislative elections. Many
counties have already compelled as
pirants to declare themselves on this
impoitant question.—Sac. Nenrs.
I Ton George T. Barnes has reinrn-
ed to Augusta, after a long and pleas
ant trip to tin* West and East. He
reports that Tilden and Ilcmlricks
have glorious prosjiccts.
Augusta Chroniclo & Sentinel,
13th. Tho primary elections which
took place in this county yesterday
rosnlted in tho choice of Messrs.
Black, Walsh and Johnson for the
Legislature. Tho course of Messrs.
Black and Walsh in tho General As
sembly has boen triumphantly vindi
cated by tho people of Richmond
county. Tho contest was short,
sharp and decisive. The verdict of
the people is just, and creditable to
their intelligence.”
We regret to learn that Gen. A.
C. Garlington, of Atlanta, sorionsly
injured himself on Tuesday h}’ fall
ing down a stairway.
Mr. Moses Joyner, one of tho host
citizens of Washington county, died
very suddenly on tho night of the
2d inst
Savannah Nows: The negroes of
the First District havo nominated J.
E. Bryant for Congress-. This is a
shrewd move on tho part of tho no-
groos. Knowing tho candidate will
bo defeated, they choose that a white
man shall be sacrificed, rather than
one of their own color.
If the Hon. Augustus R. Wright
desires to serve tho best interests of
his State and at the same timo do
himself honor, let him take the stump
in favor of a Constitutional Conven
tion. As to the Governorship, the
people havo already decided that.
Hon. D. A. Vason. Chairman of
tho Executive Committee of the
Second Congressional District, has
called a convention of tho Democratic
party for tho nomination of a candi
date for Congress for the Second
District, to convene at Thomasville
on the second Wednesday in Sep
tember next at 11 o’clock a. m. The
several counties are entitled to the
same representation as heretofore al
lowed, double the number of Repre
sentatives to which each is entitled
to in the lower house of the Legisla
ture. The counties aro requested to
indicate by voto whether they desire
tho majority or the two thirds rale
to obtain.
Savannah News: Pike county
couldn't do better than olect John F.
Redding to the Legislature. Wo are
not acquainted with Mr. Redding,
but he is in favor of a Constitutional
Convention, biennial sessions of the
Legislature and tho removal of the
capital.
Col. C. S. Guyton has been nomi
nated for tho Legislature by the
Democrats of Laurens county.
The Greensboro Herald learns that
the Hon. A. H. Stephens’ health has
boen restored and that he is gradu
ally recovering his strength.
Mr. Joseph Dillard, of Crawford
county, Georgia, has a pecan tree
which yiolds him nine bushels of nnts
every year. He finds J-eady sale for
them at six dollars per bushel.
Delegations from the Young Men’s
Christain Associations of Milledge-
villo and Warrenton, arrived horc
Wednesday, and lmvo been holding
impressive and interesting services
at the Court Honse and Methodist
Church. Dr. Walker, President of
the District Association, and H. W.
J. Ham, Esq., editor of the Clijytcr
represent tho Warrenton Associa
tion, whilo tho Milledgevillo Associ
ation is represented by Maj. C. P.
Crawford, Messrs. Hogo, Houston,
Gray and Hall.
Those gentleman soem to bo earn
est, honest workers in tho vineyard
of the Lord, and we sincerely hope
and pray that their labors in our
midst may be honored by tho Master
and produce ranch good frnit—
Sftarta Times Flan ter.
There arc a dozen country newspa
pers offered for sale in Georgia.
It is said that seventy fivo new
students are looked for at Emory
College.
Grapes by the bushel at every
huckster stand in town. They re
tail at ten cents a pound.—Atlanta
Titnes.
Tho last college commencement of
the season has passed in peace away
amid the flatter of ribbons and the
glistening of badges npon the manly
breast of Young America.
Tho crops along the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad aro in splendid
condition. The rust has damaged
the crops around Thomasville.
Mr. W. G- Barrett, of Athons, is
dead.
At tho commencement exorcises of
the University of tho Sontb, at Se-
wanoe, Tenn., Bishop Beckwith, of
Georgia, preached an oloqaent ser
mon before the guild of St Marks,
a society of tho students. Among
the bishops in attendance was Bishop
Elliott, formerly of this city, bnt
now residing in San Antonio, Texas.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
met at Dalton on the 9th.
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Caterpillars —Tho Eufaula Times
is informed that the cotton cater
pillars aro at work in Henry county,
Alabama, and Jackson connty, Flori
da.
Hon. Goo. W. Julian, who was for
many yoarg a Republican representa
tive in Congress from Indiana, 1ms
declared for Tilden and Hendricks,
and will stump tliat Skate for them.
Mrs. Carr, of Quebec, hanged lier-
solf with her false hair. Tito coron
er’s verdict was that tho Can- was
demolished by a misplaced “switch.’
It costs more to
than to bear them.
revenge wrongs
Tho Nashvillo American, perti
nently observes tliat it is something
for Georgia to bo proud of that she
should havo forty cotton factories in
operation, running at a profit, whilo
in Massachusetts nearly a hundred
cotton mills havo been closed. •
“Wherover I go," said and rly
traveller the other day, “I find men
wearing ont their old clothes and
hats; but tho ladies, almost without
exception, have brand new and ex
pensive dresses.”
Referring to tho result of tho Ala
bama election the New York Tribune
says: . “No doubt this will cause
great joy in tho Democratic camp,
sinco they will regard it in some
measure foreshadowing the courso
of the Southern States in tho Fresh*
dentiol election.”
Emory College, klercor, and
State University, all open their
terms in September.
tho
fall
In Rhode Island they havo been
making hay, this year, not whilo tho
snn shone, but by moonlight, in or
ator to avoid the intense heat of the
dny.