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THE UNION & RECORDER.
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‘Southern Recorder” And “Federal Union”
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KZUSBaBVXILB, OA:
Tuesday, August 22, It76.
Natiratl Democratic Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT:
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
T. A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For the 8tate at Large*
GEN. A. K. r.AWTON,
HON. JOHN \V. WOFFORD.
ALTERNATES.
GEN. L. J. GARTRELL.
JUDGE W. D. D. TWIGGS.
District Electors.
•at 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 Tlioinan,
3d District—J. M DuPree, of Mttcou. Alter
nate, W, II. Harrison, of Stewart
4tJi Di.stru t—VV. O. Tuggle. of Troup. Alter*
nate E M Pott, of Morion.
. r »tii District-ED l)i*n uke, of Spalding. A1
rnate. VV. A. Hlioiti-r ot Fulton.
4 t*tli Distiict—Frank Chamber*, of Wilkinson.
Alternate, M V. M« Kil»U n, <»/ Hutt*.
7||» Dintriot—L. N. 'IVainnull. ot Whitfield.
Alternate Hamilfou Vmu ey, of Floyd.
8th District—D M. DiiHohg. ol Wilkes. Al
ternate. F K. Eve, ot Cohiinhi*.
!)tJi District--.!. N. Doruev, of llall* Alter
nate, K. L Harrison, of White.
FOE G OVER.WOR :
ALFRED H. COLQUITT.
For Senator 20th District:
F. O. FUrtMAN.
a party that has sought to array race
against race, that has prostituted
the elective franchise, reduced the
State almost to insolvency by pecu
lations and financial frauds, and
blighted its fair fame by corrnp-
tnns, in every branch of the. gov
ernment, that have no parallel even
in other States where it has gorged
itself to gluttony with what little
was left to their people by a long
and disastrous war.
Carolinians! "We extend to you
the warmest sympathies of Georgians
in the great struggle before you.
Gird your strength about you, as
they did in Mississippi. You have
a heavier task to do, but even great
er wrongs to avenge—gather your
strength to escape from bondage
and place your State by the side of
your more fortunate sisters, once
more freo, prosperous and iadopend
ent.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.
Among the great movements which
are taking place for reform in the
government of the union, ami wher
ever it is needed to save the people
from the crushing pollutions of mis
rule, nothing affords us greater
pleasure than to note the efforts now
being made in South Carolina to
burl from power tho evil, we had
almost said, demon rule, which has
so long crushed her prosperity and
the spirits of her people. The Dem
ocrats and all lovers of good gov
ernment everywhere, will rejoice at
the stand taken by the Democratic
Convention which mot at Columbia
on the 16th instant. They resolved
to plant themselves on the Demo
cratic platform adopted at St. Louis,
and run n straight-out Democratic
ticket for all the offices in the State
which carno under the immediate ac
tion of their body. The nomina
tion* were as follows: For Govern
or, General Wade Hampton ; Lien
tenant Governor, W. D. Simpson :
State Treasurer, L. S. Leaphart ;
Attorney General, James Conner;
Comptroller General, Johnson Tiny
good; Secretary of State, R. M.
Sims : Adjutant and Inspector Gen
eral, E. W Maise ; Superintendent
of Education, Hugh S. Thompson.
Those are all Irue Democrats, men
of honesty, capability and patriotism.
When General Hampton’s name
was put in nomination by General
Butler it was received amid the
cheers of the delegates. Judge Al-
rich, of Barnwell, seconded the nom
ination as reported, “in an eloquent
Speech in which he paid a glowing
tribute to the virtues and accom
plishments of General Hampton.”
At this point, the General took the
stand and briefly addressed the Con
vention. We make a few extracts
from his speech as illustrative of the
character of this distinguished chief
tain. Ho said:
“I came here for tho purpose of
promoting concord; and determined
that if I could poor oil on the trou
bled waters, I would do so.”
‘•I need not say, for you know if,
lhat I do not Beek office. When the
war closed I was asked to accept the
office of Governor of the State ; but
I preferred to remain in that sphere
©f private life where I thought I
could do most service to my State.”
“I felt that my day was passed,
that I had no right in South Caroli
na, savo to that narrow' strip of land
in that church yard over yonder-
But I have always felt, and have al
ways said lhat if the time came, when
by word or doed or by action, I could
serve my State, I would givo all
that I had or make any sacrifice.”
“If I consulted my own taste and
inclination I would not accept the
nomination. I have no doubt that
if Tilden is elected the State will be
redeemed. We will have only to say
that South Carolina is ours and that
we intend to work for her redemp
tion. I do not wish to let tho ac
tion of this Convention jeopardize or
imperil the interest or success of the
national Democratic party, and I
would cheerfully decline the nomina
tion, and in fact, would prefer to do
it, if it was thought that such would
bo the case.”
After referring to the fact that
some thought his army record would
make his nomination imprudent he
said he would retire and leave the
Convention to consult for the good
of the party.
“If upon a full consideration, you
think you can select some one as
earnest and as true as myself—and
I am sure there are thousands of
them in the State—£ pledge myself
to give all roy time, all my efforts
and all I am worth to insure his suc
cess, and I shall do so with a light
er heart than I would if you select
me.”
Gen. Bratton and Ex-Gov. Man
ning, whose names had been sug
gested, both withdrew their names
after General Hampton had retired
from the hall. The vote was then
taken by acclamation upon the mo
tion of Gov. Manning, and Gen.
Hampton received the unanimous
vote of the Convention.
The Convention adopted the plat
form of principles announced by the
National Democratic party at St.
Louis and pledged itself to co-oper
ate to the full extent of its abil
ity to secure tho election of Til
den and Hendricks. We need not
qnotefrom tho platform, as every
one knows the necessity of reform
and change in South Carolina.
We congratulate our political
brethren in that State upon the
stand they havo taken and the selec
tion of the pure, noblo and unselfish
Hampton, as their leader, in the
needed measures of reform. We
frost that the blessings of God will
jest upon their efforts to pat down
THE HAMBURG 4FF4IR.
A great effort is making at the
North, encouraged by Republicans
at the South, to turn tbo Hamburg
riot to political account for the ben-*
ofit of the Radical party in the Pres
idential campaign. In consequence
of tho prominence given to it, wc
have devoted more space to an expo
sition of the facts than it would
otherwise have intrinsically deserv
ed. But for the space occupied in
our last issuo, by a variety of mat
ters pressing upon our attention, we
would have made somo allusions to
the legal investigation which occurs
red in Hamburg some ten or twelve
days since. They showed that cer
tain colored people were tho aggies
sors, that they had formed a con
spiracy for evil and evon Woody pur
poses, and fired the first shot in tiie
unfortunate reucoimter.
Wo presenl to our readers some
extracts from the affidavits of wit
nesses at the investigation.
From the affidavit of J. T. Butler
sworn to before L>. S. Henderson,
Not. Pup :—“Personally appeared J.
T. Butler, who being sworn, depos j
elh and saitlr : On the 3d of July I j
was returning from Augusta market,
where 1 had been to sell my father’s
vegetables; when on the outskirts of
tho town of Hamburg (in Aiken
county, S. C.) I was driving at a
pretty fast speed ami was attacked
testified that the fireing was begun
by the negro company stationed in
Sibley’s building.
While wo still say as heretofore
that it would have been best in this
Hamburg matter to lot the law take
its course, it is not wonderful that,
under the fierce impulses of such
hellish deeds and purposes, the peo
ple should have been led into an un
fortunate precipitancy of action.
The parties charged with the com
mission of the deed, were bound
over, each in the sum of one thou
sand dollars.
For the Union A Recorder.
Fbench House, Amebicus, Ga„ T
August 16, 1876. )
Corn crops in this section are
much better than they wero last year,
so much so that they are pronounced
good, but the cotton crops have suf
fered from both drouth and rust.
Good rains havo fallen within the
last day or two, up to which time, a
two or three weeks drouth had pre
vailed. Planters are cheerful over
their com crop, already made, and
the prospects of heavy potato and
poa crops, in case rains continue.
Cotton is opening very rapidly, es
pecially where the rust is bad. A
few bales are boing brought into
market each day.
I am stopping at the above named
House, and take occasion to say it
is one of tho best Hotels in South-
West Ga. The Proprietor, Mr. J.
S. Eason is a live business man,
and understands Hotel keeping to a
‘T’, IIo is always on band, and is
never better pleased than when he
sees that none of his guests lack for
anything that will render them com-
fortablo and happy. Will leave here
to-morrow for Albany from whence I
will add a line or two- N. O.
■576. |
Barnes House, Albany Ga,
August 18, 1876.
Union A Recorder :—Your cor
respondent arrived hero last evening,
and as I promised in tho few lines
written from Americas, I proceed
to say a few words more in relation
to the state of tho crops in South-
West Ga. Sorry to say Lhat in this
(Dougherty) and adjoining counties,
a good rain has not fallen in up
wards of three weeks, and of course
cotton, potato and pea crops are suf
fering greatly. The rust on the cot
on the outskirts of Hamburg by an i ton here is much worse than it is
difficnlly,
intent to
replying,
them. [
with
officer of the so called negro militia
with two of his men with State guns
on their shoulders. This officer com
menced to curse and abuse me in the
most indecent language, without
any cause or provocation whatever.
Seeing their object was a
and at the same time their
kill me, I evaded it l»y not
but in driving away from
had never had any difficulty
any of these pai ties before.
J. T. Butlkh.
From the affidavit of Henry Get-
een and Thomas Butler :—After
stating that the negro company ob-
structedjthe road, to prevent their
passing and that “they marched up
in front of us, beat their drums un
der our horse’s head,” and wore com
manded to go back they say: “Wo
told them that we had a right to
travel the road and all that we want
ed was to pass. They said : ‘God
damned if they didn’t stay there all
night if we did not go back.” They
kept ns in this position ten or fif
teen minutes. Soon after a shower
of rain commenced to fall and then
the Captain gavo orders to let us
pass. This made the men very mod
and they cursed at an awful rate.”
•‘Cook the town Marshal approach
ing said ho would arrest us the nest
day.”
From the affidavit of Princo Riv
ers, the Mayor of Hamburg :—“If
Doc Adams’ company, at Hamburg
South Carolina, was a regularly cr
ganized militia company I was not
aware of it.” Rivers ought to have
known for ho was Major General of
tho militia in that District. He tried
to get the company to givo up their
arms after they had taken possession
of tho “Sibley building.” Ho added
“Doc Adams said we have dotermin
ed to bold the arms.”
From the affidavit of H. A. Shaw :
“The negroes averred they intended
to fight—that they intended to burn
the Augusta bridgo, &c.” Such was
the rumor throughout tho place and
the fireing soon commenced.” This
is the substance of a part of Shaw’s
statement.
From the affidavit of R. W. Hab
ersham : “Deponent distinctly saw-
two shots fired from the window of
the Sibley building. ’ Ho positively
states that to the best of his know!
edge and belief, “the first shots wero
fired from the Sibley building.”
From the affidavit of W. E. Flint:
“I heard Attaway order his men to
load their gnus and to fix their bay
onets on their guns. From the side
walk Attaway ordered tho men at the
window over him to fire iuto the But
lers, or auy of their crowd as soon
as they turned the corner.”
From the affidavit of James R.
Randolph.—Ho said “that in a con
versation with a squad of negroes
who were armed with guns, they
said that the negroes intended to
kill the white people; that they in
tended to kill the men, women and
childrcu and burn the houses, after
taking such provisions and other
supplies as they needed.”
D. S. Henderson sworn.—Ho said
“that Samuel J Lee told him that
Sparnich said itwas a matter of pol
itics and that a good thing could be
made out of it.”
John Lee, sworn.—Said “ho is a
colored person and is a brother of
tho Hon. Samuel J. Lee, who was
the Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives when F. J. Moses was
Governor of the State of South Car
olina. Deponent asked Doc Adams
for what purpose he was forming a
company ? Doc Adams replied, ‘we
are forming a company to kill tbo
white people, that Gov. Chamberlain
bad said that it was necessary to do
this to carry the next election and to
keep tho State under the control of
the Republican party.’ Deponent
said he refused to join the company."
This is only a small fraction of
the testimony elicited from whites
and blacks to show the murderous
intent of Doc Adams and bis com
pany, organized without any author
ity of law. The people well remem
bered bow Ned Tenant bad organiz
ed a company in a similar unlawful
way and kept the whole of Edge-
field county in a state of confusion
and dread only a year or two before;
bow, in the present year, John L.
Harmon and bis wife, old and respec
ted citizens, were brutally murdered
by a band of armed and lawless ne
groes;—how Mrs. Eliza Foster, a
respectable and mnch beloved lady,
was foully murdered to conceal a
horrid crime, and to hide which,
they added the attempted crime of
arson. Even sinoe this Hamburg
conspiracy and riot, another fiendish
outrage was perpetrated, upon a
beautiful little girl only five years
old, whose parents are among the
most honorable citizens of Edgefield
county. Some eight or ten witnesses
about Americas. Some patches
look as though half the boles are
opeu, an.l the loaves are nearly
all dried up with rust aud dry
weather. Rain was plentiful during
the growing of tho corn crops and
consequently they are generally good.
The caterpillar is being discovered
in different cotton fields, but not to
any damaging extent. Tho Barnes
House, of this place (where I am
stopping) still retaiua its former
good reputation. The Proprietor,
NIi. Baines, and his only daughter
have just returned from White Sul
pher Springs in Florida, where they
have been spending a week or two,
for their health. Mr. Barnes says
that lie was greatly benefited by the
trip, his health not being very good
before leaving. He is all right now,
and is moving around in his usual
active way, in tho interost of his
guests. Yours &c.,
N. O.
A private lettor from Now York
says :
“I think indications thus far are
favorable for the election of Tilden
aud Hendricks. The Republican
j press and the leaders' of the party
are remaikably bitter and severe in
j their attacks upon Tihlen and Hen-
| dricks; never, peihaps, since the last
election of Gen. Jackson have they
; been so much so. This is n sure in*.
! dication that they fear defeat, and in
my opinion, will help produce it.
The Stale Democratic Executive Conjryittee.
Macon, Ga., August 14, 1876.
Under the authority of a rcsolutiou
passed by the democratic convention
recently assembled at Atlanta, the
following gentlemen are announced
as the State Democratic Executive
committee:
FOB THE STATB AT LARGE.
H- P. Bell, of Forsyth county; J.
C. Nieholls, of Pierce county; J. L.
Warren, of Chatham county; E. Y.
Clarke, of Fulton county.
FOR TIIF. DISTRICTS.
First district—John J. Jones, of
Burke county; Josoplms Camp, of
Emanuel county.
Socond district—A. T. McIntyre,
of Thomas county; W. A. Harris of
Worth county.
Third district—James B. Hinkle,
of Sumter county; Marshall J. Hatch
er, of Macon county.
Fourth district—M. H. Blandford,
of Muscogee county; J. T. Water
man, of Troup county.
Fiflh district—W. T. Trammell,
of Spalding county; U. S. Gunn, of
Houston county.
Sixth district—J- M. Pace, of New
ton county; W. W Turner, of Put
nam county.
Seventh district—P. M. B. Young,
of Bartow county; J. A. W. John
son, of Whitfield county.
Eighth district— Miles W. Lewis,
of Greene county, Paul C. Hudson,
of McDuffie county.
Ninth district—G. M. Wetberland,
of Habersham county; W. E. Sim
mons, of Gwinnett county.
The foregoing appointments from
the districts, except in one or two
instances of failure to make nomina
tions, are the selections of 4he dis
trict delegations as provided for by
the resolution passed by the conven
tion.
The members of the committee are
requested to convene at the Kimball
house, in Atlanta, on Friday, the
25th instant, at 11 o’clock a. m., for
the purpose of organizing and trans
acting such other business as they
may deem proper.
Cliffobd Anderson,
President late Convention.
Radical Coijveijtion.
Macon, August 16.
The second radical state conven
tion in this state daring the centon»
nial year, met to-day. There was not
an immense ontponring of entbusi
asm, but the men who attended seem
ed more like forced attaches of a
bankrupt circus than of any other
institution of the present day that we
can recall.
THE CONVEX TION
was called here for the purpose of
patting forth an electoral ticket, and,
if deemed wise, to nominate a candi
date for the office of governor. The
representation was set down at three
members for each congressional dis
trict, or twenty-seven delegates in
all, with representatives from the
state at large.
The convention met at noon in tho
hall of the Isaac’s house, and was
CALLED TO OBDBB.
by tho big Skowhegan chief, J. E.
Bryant, chairman of tho state central
committee. He nominated for per
manent president of the convention
JESSB A. GLHXN,
of Dalton, who was unanimously elec
ted. Upon taking the chair he briefly
stated the objects of the meeting and
declared himself ready to hear busi
ness.
T. S. King was made secrctaiy of
the concern.
Most of tho delegates present were
negroes; but Markham, Conley,
Prince, Glover and S Wise Parker
ran the crowd pretty much as they
desired to do.
THE COMMITTEES.
On motion tho chair appointed
committees of fivo each upon creden
tials, resolutions and nominations.
All these committees were under the
control of radical office-holders and
they evidently had instructions from
high quarters as to what their Action
in this affair should be.
A lively discussion sprung up at
this point over the work of these com
mittees and for a time there was a
large sized pandemonium in progress.
Finally, the convention agreed to
adjourn to 3 p. m.
vention was needed by the people of I
Georgia and that ho and Hargrove
wero not afraid to trust democrats to
make it.
Bryant and Conley rallied their
forces and upon a ballot carried the
day, with sixteen delegates favoring
no convention and nine in favor of
such convention.
Hargrove filed a written protest to
the action. The discussion was very
bitter at times and sometimes quito
amusing.
The convention adjoumod with
cheers for Hayes, Wheeler and Nor-
cross.
Tho Gubernatorial and Elector
al Tickets.
The convention re assembled at 3
P
A niece of tho dead ex Emperor
Maximillian is the belle of Saratoga.
MR. JOS. L PALMER,
Will be glad to see his old friends
and acquaintances at No. 189 Broad
Street, Augusta, Ga., where he is
now engaged in the Auction and
Commission business. Inquire for
“Force’s Augusta Auction and Com
mission Store,” whereyou will find an
assortment of Furniture, Shoes, Hats
Ac. A fine stock of Crockery and
Glassware, now offering at much lesB
than cost. Consignments of all
kinds of country produce solicited.
Respectfully,
31 6m. j LOUIS L. FORCE.
Boll Worn? iij Jones.
Friends from tbo border of Jones
county contiguous to Bibb report the
boll worm aB very abundant and de
structive to the cotton crop in that
region in both counties, and express
the opinion that the yield will be di -
minisbod a third.—Telegraph 20th,
The fust business in order was tho
reception of reports from standing
or special committees.
The committee on nominations re
ported
FOR ELECTORS, ETC ,
tho following list of names:
Electors at large—Dawson A.
Walker and E. C. Wade, with Jesse
A. Glenn and C. O. Fisher as alter
natos.
First district—John T. Collins for
elector and J. II. Perry alternate.
Second district—C. W. Arnold for
elector, aud John D. Dudley us al
ternate.
Third district—B. F. Bell for elec
tor, and W. D King, as alternate.
Fourth district—R. D. Locke for
elector, and George Morrill as alter
nate.
Fifth district—J. A. Holtzclaw for
elector, and C. C. Johnson as alter
nate.
Sixth district—Jeff Long for elec
tor, and W. W. Brown as alternate.
Seventh district—Z. B. Hargrove
as elector and W. L. Goodwin as al
ternate.
Eighth district—V. M. Barnes for
elector and Jack Heard as alternate.
Ninth district—M. It. Archer for
elector and W. A. Pledger as alter
nate.
Fisher, Long, Heard and Pledgor
are negroes
THE FIFTn.
Harrison, colored, of Augusta, op
posed the nomination of Holtzclaw
as elector from this end of the line.
He put in nomination W. L. Clarke,
editor of the Atlanta Republican.
The fifth district delegates would
not yield a point, but stuck to
Holtzclaw. The discussion over the
matter was sharp.
Jack Brown defended Holtzclaw’s
claims while tho Skowheganite was
for Clarke, but gave way to tho views
of the interested delegates.
OUGHT TO NOMINATE.
Gov. Conley reported upon tho
expediency of nominating candidates
for governor.
Pledger of Augusta, opposed tho
report in a strong speech. He gave
his brethren “Hail Columbia” in a
blistering speech over their past fail
arcs and bad management.
Harrison, of Augusta, backed
Pledger in tho fight.
Bryant defended the party but ad
mitted that somo of the republicans
had done wrong.
The report of tho committee was
then adopted and nominations for
governor wore declared in order.
NORCBOSH BROUGHT IN.
Conley then presented tho name of
the Hon. Jonathan Noreross, of Ful
ton county for the nomination. Ho
paid a high aud glowing tribute to
Noreross; said he was an “old time
whig” and would stump the state
with Colquitt.
Pledger nominated James Atkins,
a revenue officer from Savannah.
Jeff Long, of Bibb, nominated
Hon. Amos T. Akerraan. In his
speech on Akerman Long said
“WH HAVE NO PARTY”
until wo are reorganized.
When the matter came to a vote
everything was mixed and the very
“Old Harry,” was to pay for some
timo.
Finally out of tho confusion, ens-
sing and complimentary jawing back
at each other, came the announce
ment that *
NOBCBOSS WAS NOMINATED
“unanimously by acclamation.”
A delegate—Oh, Lord, what 1
unanimously.
THE RESULT
was hailed with very little enthusi
asm, and Jonathan made his “ten
strike” all to no purpose seeming**
Jy-
TLATFOBMINO.
The committee on platform repor
ted declaring fealty to the national
party, to its platform and the plat
form of the late state convention in
favor of free, non-sectarian schools
supported by taxation; expressing
deep abhorrenco of lawlessness; de
clares opposition to a constitutional
convention, endorses Hayes and
Wheeler and with feelings of pride
they present to the people of Geor
gia the names of Noreross and Walk
er!
AN ORGAN.
W. L. Clarke’s “bloody shirt”
sheet, published in Atlanta, was made
the official organ of tbs party in the
state.
THE CONVENTION IDEA.
Z. B. Hargrove of Rome, who
fought the same thing in the last
state convention, arose and attacked
From the Gainesville Eagle.
tyon. David E. Butler.
Editok Eagle: In a few days the
Democracy will send their delegates
up to Gainosvillo to name a candis
dato for Congress. Tho old Ninth
ought to bo represented by a man
who is honest, capable and faitbfnl
to bis trusts—a man of the people,
and in sympathy with tho people—a
man whoso interests aro identical
with the people of the District—a
statesman rather than a politican.
Such a man is the Hon. David E.
Butler, of Morgan. Many of the best
men in the State preferred him for
Governor, and but for the transcen
dent ability and matchless purity of
General Colqnitt, they would have
pressed Col. Butler for tho nomina
tion.
In talent, honesty, purity of char
acter and patriotism, be has but few
equals and no superiors. The Ninth
would honor herself in honoring him.
What say the Democracy of the up
per end of the District?
Yox Fopuli.
Compiled for the Union St Recorder.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tho Editor of tho Eagle adds: |
“We do not feel authorized to speak
for tho people of the upper end of
the district and answer tho question
propounded, but will give it as our
opinion that no name out of the
score that might be presented would
be so accepted to the great body of
our people.
Mr. Butler not only possesses tal
ents of the very first order, but his
unblemished Christian character and
broad conservatism, make him most
emphatically the man for the times.
He is in no sense a politician nor of
fice seeker, but instead, is devoting
his timo and talents, with an energy
and zeal worthy of all praise, to the
promotion of the great and over
shadowing interests of education
and agriculture. Being himself a
farmer he is in full sympathy with
t he sons of toil and would not neg
lect their intents or be indifferent to
their welfare.
1 f we understand tho sentiments
of our people, they aro for. peace and
fraternity, and aro opposed to all
professional politicians who, to gain
and retain power, would foment dis
cord, stir up strife, engender bitter
ness and alienate sections, that their
own real merits and the great ques
tions at issue may bo lost sight' of
by the people.”
August 13.—Messrs. Gordon and
Norwood in speeches of great power,
opposed the Havaiin treaty. Mr.
Norwood said : “The effect of this
bill would be to give to the Hawaiin
Islands a bonus of a million of dol
lars a year, and would increase the
difficulties in the way of their being
acquired by the United States ” He
showed that the interests of the rice
planters would be greatly injured
by the passage of the bill. Three
hundred thousand people would be
crippled by taking the duty off of
riee by diminishing its price below
the cost of production.
Mr. Gordon, said the bill, aimed
a death blow at the interests of one
section, and being of doubtful con
stitutional propriety, should be res
jeeted. It singled out of all our
productions those two, rice and su
gar, upon which a very largo por
tion of our people solely depended.
Tho bill was finally passed, yeas 29,
nays 12.
In the House, Mr. Randall made
a telling speech in which - ho showed
that the Democratic House was
instrumental in so reducing tho ex
penses of the government from $203-
099,025 as to save $29,944,253. The
President sent a message in regard
to the River and Harbor Bill in
which ho took the extraordinary
ground, that he would havo vetoed
it if its provisions had been manda
tory, bat as they were not be should
expend tho money appropriated in
accordance with his views as to its
necessity, and tbo nationality of tho
works. This ereated much sensa
tion. It was substituting his views
for those of Congress. Mr. Roagan
■ -f Texas very justly characterized it
.ns an act of “personal government,”
and criticised very severely the Pres
idont’s determination not to obey the
law if not consistent with his per
sonal views. The message was re
ferred.
out of the 1,800 white voters of the
county were in it, and a large num
ber of colored Democrats also joined
in the procession. All the private
residences and most of the public
buildings were illuminated. In the
procession wero borne over 300
transparencies with mottoes.” Among
them “10,000 majority for Tilden
and Hendricks.” “Honest men for
officers.” “We 'Intend To Win."
Fireworks were displayed all along
the procession. Of the torch-bearers,
about 400 were mounted men. Speech
es wore made by General Hampton,
Generals Butler and Gary, Governor
Manning and a- number of others.
Bands of music added to the pleas
ures of tho occasion. The wildest
enthusiasm prevailed everywhere.
Tilden, Hendricks and Hampton,
wero endorsed with enthusiastic
cheers. The occasion passod off
without the slightest disturbance.
The Indians along the Colorado
river aro arraying themselves against
the Mexicans. The situation is crit
ical.
No courier yet from Gen. Crook.
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PREPARING
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
War Department, )
Washington, August 16, 1876.)
Gen. W. T. Sherman, Commanding
United States Army :
Sir :—The House of Representa
tivos of the United States, on the
10th inst., passed tho following
preamble and resolution. [Here fol
lows as part of the order the pream
ble and resolution.] The President
directs that, in accordance with the
spirit of the above, you are to hold
all tho available force under your
command, not engaged in subduing
tho savages on the Western frontier,
in readiness to be used upon the
call or requisition of the proper legal
authorities for protection for all citi
zens, without distinction of race, col
or or political opinion, in the exor
cise of the right to vote, as guaran
teed by the Fifteenth Amendment,
and to assist in the enforcement of
certain condign and effectual punish
ment upon all persons who shall at
tempt by force, fraud, terror, intimU
dation, or otherwise to prevent tho
free exercise of the right of suffrage
n£ provided by the laws of the Uni
ted States ; and have such force so
distributed and stationed as to be
able to render prompt assistance in
the enforcement of tho law. Such
additional orders as may be necessa
ry to carry out the purpose of these
instructions will be given you from
time to timo after consultation with
the law officers of the government.
Very Respectfully, your obedient
servant,
J. D. Cameron,
Secretary of War.
FROM WASHINGTON.
August 15th.—Many matters went
over unacted upon, somo to the next
session.
Both Houses adjourned sine die
at half past 7 o’clock. Just before
adjournment, Mr. Banks, of Mas
sachusetts, rose and after congratn
lating the House on the good for
tune which had attended it and the
degree of health and happiness whir
had accompanied it during tho pres
ent long and laborious session, said
that the House could not forget
that, at the very moment of its or
ganization, one of its most beloved
and honorable members had been
etricken down with disease and was
still failing in health, until the House
was led to believe that his end was
very near. He (Banks) hod been
handed by a member of the House
(Cox, of New York) a telegram re
ceived by that gentleman from the
absent Speaker, dated 5:46 this af
ternoon, which read as follows : “My
condition is very critical. No change
since morning. M. C. Kerr.”
He was sure that it would be the
unanimous desire of all the members
and of all seotions of the country
that the House should express to its
absent Speaker its confidence in his
high integrity, its admiration for his
services, and its hope for the resto
ration of his health. He, therefore,
offered the following resolution:
Eesoloed, That the House of Rep
resentativee, at the moment of dos
ing its present session, tenders to
the Hon. M- C. Kerr, its beloved
presiding officer, the unanimous ex
pression of the heartfelt sympathy
of its members in his affliction, and
tho hope that the recovery of bis
health may soon give to his country
the benefit of his counsel and -exam
pie.
The resolution was declared unan
imously adopted by tbo Speaker
pro tern, Sayler. A copy of the
resolution was orderod to be tele*
graphed to Mr. Kerr.
FOREIGN NEWS.
August 17.—Tho report of the de
feat of tho Turks at Kuci is confirm
ed. According to Montenegrin ac**
counts Makonon Pasha, with 20,000
men, advanced into the ravines of
Kuci on Monday- This army was
attacked on all sides, routed and
pursued to Podoritza where the
Turks was protected by their artil
lery. Tho Montonogrins estimate
the Turkish loss at 8,000. No doubt
this was the greatest disaster of tho
war. The Turks were ropulsod at
tho Klissouru dofilo with heavy loss.
Tho Turkish government has ap
pointed a commission, consisting of
Mussolmen and Christians to elabos
rate a programme of reforms. It has
also ordered an investigation to be
made in reference to charges of ex
cesses in Bulgaria.
Tho Porto issued a proclamation
on the 17th, inviting tho Servians to
submission, offering protection to
those submitting. It says: Tho
Turkish commanders are ordered to
protect all peaeeablo inhabitants and
Ihoir property.
the resolution declaring against
oonstitution&l convention. He took
special charge of Bryant, and raised
hide from tho Skowheganite at overy
utterance.
Bryant replied to him very sharp
ly-
S. Wise Parker seconded Har
grove’s efforts sad said that a con
i'he Athens Watchman thus point
edly and pithily remarks: Some of
our papers, from Home cause to us
unknown, attempt to dwarf the Con
vention question, by holding out the
idea that the main issue is the loca
tion of the Shite capital—while all
who know anything about the mat
ter, know very well that this is an
affair of secondary importance- It
is true, tho people havo a right to
determine where their capital shall
bo located, and in order to give a
fair expression to their wishes should
be left perfectly free to solect what
ever place they please, aud not vote
under duress, as they did in tho
adoption of the negro scalawag con
stitution. The primary object of the
convention is, and should he, to al
low the jwople of Georgia to frame
a Constitution for themselves. The
organic law under which we now live,
was framed for them, are not by
them. It was framed by men from
Skowhegan, by corn field negroes
and by men who nevor set foot in the
counties they pretended to represent
until the day before tbo election.
The manner of its framing, outrage
ous as it was, is not the most ob
jectionable feature. While it has
some wise provisions, there are many
glaring defects. Being the offspring
of a hungry horde of office-seekers,
it sought to benefit that class of tbe
community at tbe expense of tbe
masses of the people. Being the organic
law, and being corrupt, it matters
not who may be in power, the peo
ple can never prosper under it No
corrupt fountain can send forth pure
waters- If the people want whole
some laws, wise and just they must
go to the fountain-head—tho Consti
tution. Tho people understand this
;hing—they want a constitution of
heir own—but they will never get it
until they compel candidates for the
Legislature to pledge themselves to
vote for an act leaving the question
to be settled at tbe ballot box. Tbe
Legislature seems to be afraid of it
—the late convention dodged it
Let the people take it in hand and
compel candidates for the Legisla
ture to take ground for the present
fraudulent constitution or in favor of
a convention to frame a new one.
“And Samuel grew, aud the Lord
was with him, and lot none of his
words {all to tho ground.”
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Condition of Speaker Kerr.—
Washington, August 16.—Speaker
Kerr’s son telegraphs from Rock
bridge Alum Springs this evening:
“Father’s condition is unchanged
sineo yesterday. Our hope is weak
ening ; all of it is in the timely arri
val of Dr. Pope and his power to
give him instant relief, otherwise my
father’s time is short He is won
derfully calm and resigned, speaks
ing only of his death in its offect
upon those he loves.”
Latkr.—Speaker Kerr’s condition
to night gives scarcely a rational
hope of his being able to bold out
mch longer. He grows weaker hourly.
His mind retains its clearness and
vigor and he eonversos freoly about
his condition. He recognizes fully
the near approach of death. He is
calm and resigned, aud, though suf
fering terribly, endures it with pa
tience and wonderful fortitude. He
has received telegrams all through
the day, and has dictated his own
replies. His private secretary, Mr.
White, is with him, and his wife and
son aro constantly at bis bed side.
Dr. Pope, of Washington has been
sent for and is hourly expected. On
his power to furnish immediate re
lief, as he did recently in Washing
ton, rests the only hope of his fami
ly, though Dr. Davis, of the Univer-
versity of Virginia, his present phy-
sician, pronounces his case hope
less.
Status or Washington.
Philadelphia, August 14.—This
morning tho statue of Washington
was placed in position in front of the
Judge’s Pavilion and unveiled with
out ceremony.
There is a report that Gen. Terry
defeated the Sioux. It needs con
firmation.
FOREIGN NEWS.
In addition to being made a Peer,
Disraelli has been made keeper of
tho Privy Seal.
On the 1st inst, sixty Cuban pa
triots attacked Fort Jaques. They
fired it and the Fort was burned
in which four men perished in the
flames. The insurgent Chief, Beeves,
alias El Englisto, killed on the
4th, was an American by birth, and
twenty six years of age. Beeves
went to Cuba in 1869, with Jordan,
as orderly. Gen. Bymn made him
Lieutenant of cavalry. He was nine
times wounded in battle with the
Spaniards.
While the Turks are generally
successful, they were defeated by the
Montenegrins near Kuci. The bat
tle lasted the entire day. The Turks
lost many killed and wounded.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tilden and Hendricks notification
Meeting at Columbia & C., Au
gust 16.
This great meeting is described as
the largest and most enthusiastic
demonstration ever witnessed in
Colombia. A Dill account is given in
a special to the Charleston News <k
Courier. The torch-light proces
sion was a mile wad a half in length.
The special says: “Sixteen hundred
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Generals Terry and Crook’s com
mands have united and are moving
on an Indian trail. They will give
battle wherever they may reach the
Indians.
A dispatch about Mr. Kerr, dated
August 18th says, his death is almost
hourly expected. Dr. Pope says “he
cannot last much longer, that his
food refuses to assimilate, and he is
now living wholly npon his own
flesh.” no is fully sensible of his
condition, is surrounded by bis
fiieDde and talks freely with them.
Turkish barbarities continue.—
Thousands of men, women and cbil
dren have been killed.
The Turkish army at Nish is rei
portod to bo on the verge of starva
tion. Tbe country is abandoned and
supplies cannot be obtained.
August 19. Later dispatches re
port the defeat of a body of 5,000
Turks at Jancova.
Speaker Kerr died at Rockbridge
Alum Springs on the 19th at 7^
o’clock P. M. There is a general
expression of sorrow at this not un
expected news.
Sioux—Sitting Bull wishes to
come in and be at peace.
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GENERAL HAMPTON’S ADDRESS
Delivered Before llje Convention After ljis
Noripnalioij for Governor.
Mr. I 1 resident and Gentlemen :
In accepting the honorable post
to which you have called me, that
of your standard bearer in the great
struggle for reform which yon have
begun, I do so with tho most grateful
appreciation of your kindness and the
most profound sense of its high da-
ties Tho grave responsibilities per
taining to the position in the better
days of our country, when tho sorest
passports to official station were
found in the ability, the honesty and
the integrity of her public servants,
the most distinguished sons of South
Carolina looked npon the chief mag
istracy of the Shite as the goal of
thoir highest ambition and the best
reward of their public services. If
men of whom Carolina is justly
proud had in snch deserved estima
tion the distinction of being thought
worthy by thoir follow-citizens of the
highest office in the gift of tho State
in tho days of her prosperity and
peace how mnch more highly should
~ esteem the honor yon have done
mo by calling me unanimously to
load yon in this honr of gloom and
peril. You aro struggling for the
highest stake for which a people ev
er contended. You are striving to
to bring back to your prostrate State
the inostimable blessing which can
only forward orderly and regulated
liberty under a freo and good Gov«*
eminent. We believe that these
blessings can only bo secured by a
complete change in tbe administnp*
tion of our public affairs, National
and State. Believing this, our sym
pathies and our interests lead ns
naturally aud inevitably into alliance
with that great party npon wliose
banners are inscribed the watch
words of Democracy : Reform, good
government, hard money, and home
rule. You have endorsed and rati
fied the platform of the Democratic
party adopted at St. Lonis and
planting yourselves firmly on that
you look forward hopefully and con
fidently to a victory in which yon
will not only share, but to which
you will have contributed. The plat
form which you have adopted here
is so catholic in its spirit, so strong
in its foundation, so broad in its
contraction that every man in
South Carolina, who honestly de
sires to reform, can find room to
stand upon it with snch a platform.
When citizens of all parties and all
races can stand ‘assured of eq*"'!
rights and full protection, you can
surely bring back to our distracted
State the great blessings of good
Government For myself, should I
be elevated to the high position for
which yon havo nominated me, ay
sole effort shall be to restore our
Stato Government to decency, to
honesty, to economy and to integri
ty. I shall be the Governor of the
whole people—knowing no party ;
makiDg no vindicative discrimina-
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restoration of prosperity and the res
establishment of honest government.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for the
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and invoking the blessing of God on
your praisworthy effort to redeem
our State, I here pledge myself to
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Governor Tiklen is not one of those
pocaliar statesmen who consider that
the burden of an enormous debt is
of advantage to tho nation which has
it to sustain, and in his Letter of
Acceptance he shows how the mas
sive load under which wo are stag
gering may bo removed, without en
tailing any expenditure of force great
er than is now nocossary to hold it
on our shoulders. By simply ob
tained a reduction of one per cent,
on most of our loans (an operation
which it ought not to be difficult to
accomplish,) we could, in less than
thirty eight years, pay off tbo whole
of our funded debt. This plan our
present rulers had not even the
brains to devise, and bow to set
about its execution they liave no
idea. Surely if no other good were
to result, the inauguration of a sys
tem by which can rid ourselves of
this incnbns, at the rate of $17,-
000,000 a year, would render the
election of Tilden to the Presidency
a blessing to tbe country*.
Prince Alexander of tho Nether
lands has beon initiated into Free
masonry by Princo Frederick, tbe
Grand Master cf the order. Prince
Frederick recently celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of his investiture
as Masonic Grand Master for the
Netherlands, and was presented by
tho brethren with a gold hammer set
with brilliants.
Ex-Lient. Governor Joseph Ben
nett, who has been a leader of the
Republican forces in Mississippi
for the past ten years, and who has
more brains than all tho balance of
them put together, says that he will
vote for Tilden and Hendricks at the
coming election.
“First iij War, First in Peace,”
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Tn tuna to drive tbe rale and mice
Vnmt out tbe treaenry buiidin'i
Tbere’a ealy oae ean do the job,
And him wo call Sam TUden.’