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Newspaper Page TextTTTELCH k MITCHELL—Wholesale and YV Dealers in Books, Stationery, J/weelry, Watches, Clocks, Musical Instru ments. Notions and Novelties, Holiday Goods, 'Welch’s Building, Broad street. : BOOTS AND 8IIOEK. YOL. A ISA ACS—Seiler in Bools sod Shoes. Trunks and Valises, Broad street. € F. KOLB1E, Manufacturer and Repairer of fine Bools and Shoes for lsdies and geots, north side Broad street, Towns House Block. XElfSPAPEKS. BARBER SHOPS. C HARLES H. CUMBY, Professor of Crinicultnrai Abscision snd Craniologi cal Tripsis: Office on Washington at. next door to Walker & Ventulet’s Saloon. mHBONATEESKA BARBER SHOP.— |_ Henry Wilson, Proprietor, west side of Washington street, eeeond door north of J. Q Stephens’. CONPEOTION EKY. J OHN B. KEUNDORFER, Manufacturer aod Dealer in Confectionery' Parliea and weddings served in the highest style of the art. Broad street. DENTISTRY. D R. P. W. ALEXANDER. Surgeon Dentist, Walker's Building. Washington street. CARRIAGES, HARNESS. AC. S'] ILBERT & LEHMAN’S Carriage and VJT Wagon Manufactory and Blacksmith -flsEop, Brood street, near the river. DRY GOODS. S W. FLEISHMAN & CO.—Dealers in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes and IlatB, Broad street. C HARLES PLONSKY—Dealer In Dry Goods and. Plantation Supplies, Broad itreet. DRY GOODS AND GROCEK1ES. M CRINE, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groce ries, and Liquors of all kinds, ggy Country 1‘toducc received iu payment, •’Broad street. J G. STEPHENS—Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hals, Caps, Boots uod Shoes, Washington street, between Broad and Pine. S MAYER & CO.—Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Do mestics, Groceries aud Provisions, eorner Broad and Washington streets. ar H. PULASKI—D uicr in Dry Goods, [VI Clothing aud Fancy Goods, Bools, Shoes uod Hats, B Broad street. L S. St L. C. PLONSKY—So oalled Louie’s Storo.—Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, j. Boots and Shoes, und Groceries, Hines and Hobb’s Building, B.-oad at reel. * L EVY STERNE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Boots aud SboeB, SoutU-Bido Broad at,, seooud door east of Washington. DRUGS AND MEDICINES. t E- & H. E. WELCH, Druggists, and | j Wholesale Dealers in Kerosene Oil, Gar den i Seed, Ac,, Welch's Corner. E. HILSMAN WITH L. JE. ft H. E. ¥ WELCH—Wholesale and Retail Drug • gists. Mammoth stock of Garden Seed just reoeived. GROCERIES' W OOLFOLK & 0KEENWOOD—Dealers in Fanoy, Family and Plantation Gro ceries. Next door to Book Store, Broad Street. - C ALDAWAY, TUCKER ft DAVIS—Gro- oera, and dealers in Plantation Supplies, Washington Btroet. OLLIER. FORRESTER ft CHEVES— Dealera in Family and Plantation Gro ceries, Wholesale and Retail, Broad street. J OHN T. HESTER—Dealer in Fanoy and Family Groceries, Domestio Goods, &o., at tho Virginia Store, Broad street. J OTrtlStTStROQUE, Dealer in Fancy and Family Groceries, aud General Supplies, Camps Buildiug, next door to Phillips 4 Turner, Broad street. HOTELS B ARNES’ ALBANY HOUSE—By Merriok Barnes. Comfortable rooms, good fare, and altenlive servants, Pine Btreet. T 1IE TOWNS HOUSE—By Horace Pow ers. Strict attention given to the oom- fort of guests. Broad street. Hardware, Sioves.and Tinware. /"'1UNN1SON & FRANK.—Dealera in It Hardware, Stoves, Crockery, Lamp Goods, l’ump and Pipe Fixtures, Wood and Willow-ware, at Hoyt’s old stand, eorner Pine and Washington streets. INSURANCE. X\.*raiice Agents. Represent none but safe and reliable Companies. Willingham’s Block, up stairs, Broad gtreet. 1 West side Washington street. B W. KIRKMAN—Stock Dealer. Stables on Pine street, next dear to Barnes’ Albany Hants. WAREHOUSES- ■\r * S. I. TIFT ft CO., Warehouse and: lN| Commission Merchants. Bagging, Ties, Bacon, Salt, Hay, &c.. Ac., for sale, near South western Railroad Depot. T. H. JOHNSTON—Warehouse and Com' mission Merchant, ••Planters Ware- 00086-”, Washington street. TT7ELCHJ300I ft BACON—Warehouse, W Cotton Factors and General Commis sion Merchants, Cook’s Warehouse, Pine st. COUNTY OFFICERS, L P. D. WARREN, Judge County Court- At office of Warren ft Hobbs, Broad st' A STERNE, Judge of the Court of Orili nary. Office in the Court House JEWELERS. B F. BROWN—Jeweler and Engraver, and Repairer of Watches and Clocks. € At O. J. Farringtou’s Tailoring Estab- isbment. Broad street. E RITZ DUMONT, Repairer of Fine Watch es, Jewelry, Ac. At Welch A Mitchell s It and Jewelry.Store, Broad street. livery stabi.es. HOLEY, Livery, Feed and Sale Stables and' Drovers’ Lots, corner Broad and Jackson streets. m ERCHAIT TAILORS. W L II • Br O J. FARRINGTON— Merchant Tailor and Clothier. Fitting and material guaranteed. North-side Broad street. G BOGEN—Always on haud for all kinds of work. Cutting and making Clothing cheaper than over before. Plenty of Keys on band, next to Express Office, Broad it.* DULLS AND MACHINISTS. T PATT1S0N & SON—Dealers in Sugar . Mills, Kellies, Dog-Irons, and all kinds of machinery. Repairer! of Mill Maeimerf, Meal for everybody. C U. BARTON, at Tift’s Variety Shop- Maker and Repairer of Doors Sash, • Blinds, Mouldings, etc. Lumber planed to order. Giu Repairing a specialty. Mil .LIN EKY. M RS. KATE THORN, Milliner and Man tua Makor, and dealer in Ladies’ Fan cy Uooda, Welch’s Corner, up stairs. C WESSOLOWSKY, Clerk of the Superior Court. Office in the Court House W n IT • Ci GILBERT, Clerk Court. of the County J AMES W.' KEMP, Sheriff. Headquarters in the saddle. s AMPSON McFARLAND, (colored) Coro ner. ’Bout’n about. 'OIIN HOOK. Tax Receiver. J j BUSH, Tax Collector. ' OSEPH THORN, County Treasurer. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. R ichard hobbs—Mayor. l. - — Office at the tv office of Warren A Hobbs. HARLES WESSOLOWSKY—Clerk and J Treasurer. Office at the Court House. Da .. J. A. MILLER—City Physician. J. V. SMITH, Marshall. DennisBrosnan and Mike O’Sullivan, Policemen. PROFESSIONAL cards. G. J. WRIGHT. D.H.POPB. WRIGHT & POPE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AABAOT. GA ( ^FFICB OVER SAM MAYER’S DRY GOODS ’ Establishment. [marS-ly LAW COPARTNERSHIP. WARREN & HOBBS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, • ALBANY. GA. W ILL practice regukuly in the State Courta of Lee, Dougherty, Worth, Mitchell, Baker. Deca tur and Calhoun counties, and in the United -State* Circuit Court, Savannah. Elsewhere In the State by special agreement. L P. D. WARREN, RICH. HOBBS. Albany, Qa^ January 8,1874. ly. LAW NOTICE. TITS will practice law in the counties of LEE, W DOUGHERTY, WORTH, BAKER, MITCHELL and CALHOUN, and elaewhere by apodal contract. WM. E. SMITH. WM. T. JONES. November 8.1870-1r THOS R. LYON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ALBANY, GA. Will practice in all the Courts, nnd attend diligently-to all business entrusted to bis care. THE WEEKLY NEWS. CAREY W. STYLES, E filter -Bore shall the Press the People's rights maintain. Unawed by power and unorihetl by gain.” ALBANY. DA., APRIL 30, 1874 M RS. B. G0L1NSKI, Milliner and Mans Jus-Maker Dresses mads promptly sad after the most approred lashiona. Broad street. M ISS LOU SAULS, at Mrs. Shaw’s old stand, Washington strefit, is prepared to furnish her lady friends with late styles of Millinery and Fancy Goods, at greatly re duced, j^cei. nr. Hill's Historical Address. Washington, D. C., April 11, 1874. Editor! CoMtitutionalUt: The address of Rou. C. H. Hill before the Atlanta Auxiliary Historical Society has been upon my table for several weeks. This extraordinary paper would have received that prompt notice from me which it deserves but for a serious, pro* traded and eentinued bodily illness, whioh has rendered' me Unable, up to this time, to bestow any aUention upon tL Will you, therefore, now allow me the use of your oolumns for such review of some psrtsofitas my p, eseBt strength may ena ble me to give! . The many unmistakable references to me by Mr Hill in this address (aud references evidently intended to be of a Very injnrioua eharaeter,) will, I feel assured, in the estima tion of all right-thmaiug and honorable men, fully justify me .in the oommenla I propose to make upon it. Mr. Hill’s disclaimer, through the Atlanta Conatitntion, that hedid not intend to iudade myself and General Gordon in that class of ‘-inteUeetual imbe ciles." whom, in his address, he designate! iug Chat be bad said as an injurious refer ence to, or refleet ion upon, either General Gordon or myaelf, in other parts of hia ad dress. Iudeed, bis disclaimer us put forth, rather Axes rthe contrary conclusion; for in one. part of tg *ddre*n he says: “With bat few exceptions C ngnSks is now* but a sad congregation of negroes, knaves and imbe ciles." &c. General Gordon and myself are both iu (his ••cougrrg»lien " In his dis claimer he aays be did not intend to inolnde us among the .“imbeciles.” A very legiti mate inference from this it that we. in bis estimation, belong to one or the other of the two remaining classes mentioned by him. We cannot, upon an j logical view of the sub ject, be embraced within his “few excep tions," (nor can any other man from the Sooth oojne within these exceptions); for one of the leading features of his address it to show that the 8©uih has not a single man of ability or statesmanship is Congress. Not a single one with capacity and integrity General Gordon and myaelf from the “imbe ciles" of the “sad congregation," he clearly leaves ns, from all ha has said, either among the knaves or negroes. Several other parts of this address admit of no alternative conclusion but that he intend ed very direct and injudicious allusions to me. 8uch for instance as his remarks about those who “rushed to writing books" “to give their account of the war," etc. I know of no man who was connected with.the Con* federate Government, in highTorlosr position^ who has since the war written “books" upon* the subject except myaelf. Three others on ly, as far as I know, have written on each. I have written four volomns—two upon the war, another known as the “Reviewers Re viewed/’ and another known as a Compen dium of the history of the United States, in cluding All the essential facts of the war. These “books" meat have been in Mr. Hill’s mind when he penned that paragraph of his address, and their author was doubtless in tended to fall within the range of the dispar aging imputation cast by him in this part of hia address. The .public generally, 1 think, so underetandit. With these personalities of Mr. Hill, or his personal flings at me of any kind, which be has been indulging in to a greater or less ex tent for several years past, it is not my put- pose now to deal, nor is it my purpose to en ter upon any vindication of myself against these imputations, nor upon any defense of my fidelity and devotion to the success of the Confederate cause upon the principles on hich it was based. I should think I had lived to but little purpose if l deemed it nec essary to do so. But, Mr. Editor, my chief object in this review is to deal with Mr. Hill’s paper as an historical production, prepared for the pur* pose of being filed among Southern Historic oal archives, for the use and guidance of fu ture historians. If the merits of historical contributions consist in higb»wronght orato ry, with special regard to rhetoric, and with out any to facts, theu. iudeed, this display of Mr. Hill uiay well be heralded as a sample of the highest performance of its kiud ever before exhibited by a Georgian, ami it ia to be hoped that it will reuiuin without u rival of its claa*, by all Georgians, for all time to come. ' History should be based upon truth, aud the real value and merits of all contribu tions to history should be estimated chiefly according to their conformity to this require umit. Ido not wish,-or intend, to do Mr Hill any injustice. I intend, however, to maintain the truth ; and how the merits of this address as an historical contribution will appear when brought to this standard, a discerning and impartial public must judge. I assert, then, in the outset of my com ments upon his paper iu this view of the sub ject, that for recklessness of statement and perversion of facta it is, in several particulars, without a parallel in the whole range of my reading. 1 allude especially to those parts which refer to the interual history ot the Con federate States, and hid connection with it In these it partakes more of the character of the contributions to the hist ory of the French Revolution, by Bertrand Barere, in the four volumes of his memoroirs, than any similar production that has been brought to my no tice. In speaking of these, Macaulay, in his review of them, A man woo Has never beeu within the tropics does not know what a thunder-storm means; a man who has never looked on Ni agara has but a faint idea of a cataract, and he who has not read Barere’a Memoirs may be said not to know what it is to lie." What Macaulay might have said, orhow he might have characterized this last “carmag nole" of Mr- Hill, must be left to conjecture; but suffice it for me to say that in none of the instances given by the great British reviewer of the falsifications of the records or the truths of history by Barere in the four vol umes of his MemoirH, is there anything more marked by unblushing arrogance, impudent insolence and brazen audacity in the perver sion of facts, than is contained in this most extraordinsjy contribution by Mr. Hill to Southern history. A few.samples will suffi ciently characterize the whole. First—In speaking of the celebrated Hamp ton Roads Conference, Mr. Hill says: “The full history of the Hampton Roads Commission and Conference has never been written* I will not give that history now. Much has been said and published on the subject which is not true. I know why each member of that commission, on' our part, was selected. I received from Mr. Davis’ own lips a fall account of the conversation between him and-the commissioners, before ibeir departure from Richmond." The shamelessness, impudence and reckless ness of this statement could notpo9sibly have been exceeded by Barere himself. There is not one word of truth in it, except that “much has been said and published on the subject which is not true." and nothing has ever been published about it more untrue than what Mr. uill has thus written and published himself. It is utterly-impossible that Mr. Hill could have known what he says he knew, or received from Mr. Davis what he says he received from him. Mr. Hill was not in Richmond daring the time the subject of the commission, or the apj ointment ot commis sioners, was under consideration by Mr. Davis. He had left that city before the con ference or commissioners had been deter mined upon by. Mr. Davis. It was on Fri day morning, January 27th, 1865, that Mr. Hnnter, of Virginia, called at my room and stated that Mr. Davis wished to see me at 12 o’clock, X., on that day. On meeting Mr. Davis at the hour appointed, he stated to me ibe subject of this mission, or conference, just as given by me in the 2nd vol. of the War between the States," pages 590- 618 in clusive. He paid he had not dientioned the subject, up to that time, to any person what ever, except Mr. Hunter, not even to a sin gle member of his cabinet—that be was to lave a cabinet meeting at 4 o’clock that evening to consider the matter, but wished to confer with me first as to the policy of the conference. The conference and the com missioners were agreed upon that evening at the Cabinet meeting. The commissioners sent for, and conferred with, by the President and Mr. benjamin, on Saturday. day; and were dispatched on tbeir mission early Sunday morning. Mr. Hill,-at this time, was in Georgia, and did not return to Richmond before the general surrender With what amazing effrontery, then, does he now affirm as an historical truth that he knew *why each member of that commission, on our part, was seleoted/’ and that he “received ALBANY, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1874. ■ - ! • -*<T» — JgflMS* -‘Han r iftXMT*r 1 , •_ r T *: m isro. 17. To Clerks and Sheriffs.—Jury Certifi cates ami Summons; and Witueas Subpoe- niea. for file at tbit office at $1 25 per hun dred. Neatly printed. enough to Ttndieate her rights, her interests, her cause or her honor! This he e»en la ments as a “moat cations chapter in onr his tory,” and sayn: “It will puzale the historian.” So that whta Mr. Hill i future from Mr. Davis* oten lips a full account of the conversation between himself and the commission ers. before their departure from Richmond /** How little credit should, therefore, be giv en to his virtual assertion in the quotation above, that the history of this Hampton Roads commission and conference, as given by me in the second volume of the “War be tween H e States," is not accurate end Chli ? Will he dere specify, while I am in life and able to answer, wherein it id not both ? That history has been published to the world for upwards of four years, and every aotor in the so nes, from its projection to its termi nation, is still living, except Mr Lincoln and Mr Seward. Mr Seward lived l«o years af ter its publication, and yet not a single one of these parties has ever questioned the cor rectness and accuracy of ibat^istory. either upon tho grounds of misstatement of faci, or the omission of any leading point connected with it! Mr Hill, with his usual shamelessness of face, spaaks as if lie^ould give a truer and fuller aoccunt of what occurred at that con ference (though he .was hundreds of miles away,) but contents himself by taking, “I will not give that history now." Pray, when will he give it t Again, Mr Hill aJ$s * ••We all remember tho fierce war which was made in Georgia against certain war measures of tho Congress and against Mr Davis for recommending them—conscription and impressment especially were denounced as unconstitutional and void, and not binding on soldiers or people. And then, the limited suspension of habeas corpus was made the oc « cssion for a concerted movement bn the Leg islature, assembled in extra session, to array the State in hostility to the Confederate ad ministration. It failed. This was in the dark days of1864." Here is another jomble of bald, reckless assertion of untruths. What done at the extra session of the Legislature of Georgia, in 1864, upon conscription, im pressments and, the suspension of the privi lege of the Writ of Habeas Corpos, was not done with a view to array the State in hos tility to the Confederate administration, much less the Confederate cause, as intii ted; nor did the movement fail. The reso lutions passed the Legislature, I was in Mlll- edgeville at the time and addressed the Leg islature upon the subject. My speech upon the occasion was published at the time, and is to be found in Cleveland’s compilation, page 761, from which all seekers after the (ruth of history can clearly see the most pa triotic objects which controlled the action of the Legislature at that time. The object was to give a friendly guide to the administration on that line of policy on which alone it could succeed. The Legislature did denounce, in moat emphatic terms, the unconstilutiona’ily of the suspension of the writ of habeas cor pus ; and will Mr Hill now dare to join issue with the Legislature upon the correctness of the principles proclaimed by them ? Will he now dare defend the monstrous outrages com mil ted under the conscript and impressment acts of the Confederate Congress? Similar resolutions to those passed by the Georgia Legislature upon a suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus were passed in .the same days of 1864, by the Legislatures of other South- ern States then in session, including Missis sippi, Mr Harris’ own State. The Legislu<* ture of either of these Stales, while passing resolutions of this character showing their watchfulness over the principles that lay at the foundation of the entire Southern cause, continued their pledges for the maintenance of that cm use under auy and every sacrifice. So that Mr Hill’s account- of his condoling interview with Mr Davis, on his return from Georgia after this action of her Legislature, as well as his account of couver?ntiou with General Lee about, military civilians, etc . may be put down among his fancy nr fiction sketches of the character of what he reports Mr Davis to have told him about the Hamp ton Roads conftreuce, aud what he received from.him before the Commissioners’ depar ture from Richmond. They may be all class ed together and are all entitled to like credit. Aguin, Mr Hill, iu speakiog of the removal of General Joseph E. Johnston, (after defy ing that he recommended it) aays : “I never saw as much agony in Mr Davis’ “face, as actually distorted it, when the pos sible necessity of this removal was suggest- “ed to him. I never heard a eulogy pro- “nouuced upon General Johustoii hy his best “friends equal to that which I beard from Mr “Davie during these discussions.". Mr Hill must have been flushed with more than his accustomed degree of shaineless- fncedness when he presumed to palm off upon au intelligent public such a Munchausenism ns the truth! IIow will it siaud, side by side, with Mr Davis’ own words, uttered be fore a multitude of people in Macon soon af ter its occurrence, when he spoke in the most dispaiaging and detracting terms of General Johnston, in assigning to the public his rea sons for removing him ? He said Johnston ••was constantly complaining that the odds of the enemy opposed to him were too great to risk a general battle;” and after taking off in a manner peculiar to himself the Fabian strategy of Johnston “in falling back from the mountains of Northern Georgia aud sur~ rendering all its natural defenses," he ven- tured to assert in his most sarcastic manner that “he had frequently been asked if pontoons had not been forwarded to allow Johnston's army to cross over to Cuba!'* In the same speech he said “whether it resulted in victory or and this nu& will shew is utterly false, whether the com ids he iu or out, and whether the word “be- coubI" of it. So the comma U a small mat ter. and I let it pass. Alter making his preparations Mr Stephens proceeds to his main charge in Barere'a fa vorite style,-thus: . _ . v *.-i .-_ .i [ “The shauif’it-s: nets, impudence and reck- lessnep? of this statement could not possibly have been exceeded by Barere. * • * It is utterly impossible that Mr Hill could have known what he saye he knew, or re ceived from Mr Davis what he says Ee re ceived from him. Mr Ilili was not iu Rich mond during the time the subject of the Commission, or the appointment of Commis sioners was under consideration by-Mr Davis. He had left that city 'before the confersuce or Couimisrioners had been 'determined upon by Mr Davis. * * * * Mr. Uill, at this lime, was in Georgia, and did not return, to Richmond before the general surrender- With what amazing effrontery, then, does he now affirm as an historical truth that he knew ••why each member of the com mission, on our part, wa3 seleoted, aud that lie received from Mr Davis' own lips a full account of the conversation between himself and the commissioners, before their depar ture from Richmond." Well, if-Mr Stephens has told the truth i plead guilty of the most amazing effrontery. 1 will awk no mercy, and accept uo pardon. .When 1 delivered tho address £ did nut know that Mr Davis hod left for Europe. 1 expected he would see, at least, an account uf the address in a few days- And if, in a public spereh on such an occa sion. and ou such a subject, I have made false stateinenU of fact—aud especial y have represented myself as having had a conver sation with Mr Davis, which 1 did not have, which 1 could uot have bad, and when he was iu Richuioud, and I was in Georgia, then, iu the language of oue of his silly an. nymous echoes iu this city, **Mr Stephens has floored his antagonist’’ and I will confess that “1 am a liar and the truth is not tu iqj ” But if Mr Siepheus has not .told the truth, what then t U bo, then, shall wear the epi thets “ahiimeles&ness,*' “impudence," “ef frontery," “shameless facedness," etc , etc.; who, t lien, bus exceeded llarera and Man chausco c.unbilled ? If he lias told the truth, l accept infamy. If be has fold a falsehood, he must take the eame penally. Will not a truth-loving people say this Is fair, equal and just ? Now, 1 stand heforo the punlio re sponsible, on palu of infamy to make good the follow iug Inc's : 1 was uot ouly iu Richmond during all tho time “the subject of the commission aud the appointment of the commissioners was under consideration hy Mr Davis," but Mr Stephens knew 1 was there, saw me almost daily, talked with me, knew the interest'! took iu the corn- missiou. and could not have forgotten these facts uulrss he has become imbecile iudeed. I was at the man’s “room and told him that l should iosist on his appointment on the Peace Commission. It was at my earnest instance that Mr Da : vis consented to his appointment,'and this was all done before Mr Hunter notified him of Mr Davis’ desire to see him at 12 o'clock, on the 27th of January. Still further, I had promised to,go to Georgia, on a special mission and at Mr Davis’ 6peoial request* For this very mission Mr Davis deemed it important that 1 should know all about the progress, prospectB, and results of the com mission. The Commissioners left Richmond on Sun day, the. 29th of January. 1 remained in Richmond! jiefore.leaving for Georgia, to as certain if our ‘Conmiiasiimers would be re ceived, by the other aide, and at what place, aud to confer with whom. On Friday morn ing, the 3d of February, Mr DVvis received dispatches making known that our Commls- sionera were going to Hampton Hoads, head of that army who would at least strike one ‘manly blow in defense of his country!' " This is certainly very little like the language of one who could have felt much agony in doing what he did. This most assuredly does not sound much like the eulogy of a friend! Mr Hill was present and heard that speech and followed it by one of his own usual ••car magnoles/’ but in it said nothing about that “agony" and “eulogy" we now hear of.— His present version he may give *?to the ma rines." Sensible men, and those who are in search of the true history of the facts, will put the same construction upon it, that they do upon Barere’s denial that he favoied the execution of the * Queen, when the record shows he was the author of the motion for it. But, enough for to-day. The subject i9 not yet half exhausted; and I shall resume it again hereafter if my strength will permit. Alexaxder H. Stephens. 110N. lIEKJliHIX H. DILL. defeat lie determined to put a General at the .not Washington, and tti&t Mean Lincoln and His Hr ply to Mr. Stephens. Atlanta, Ga., April 21,1874. Editors Constitution: On my return from Twiggs Court, I find the letter from Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, dated April 11th, and being number 1 of a promieed. series, purporting to review the address delivered by me before the Southern Historical Society. With, the bad temper and worse language of this letter, I do not now propose to deal ; nor will I allow myself to imitate either, except to fix upon the gentleman his own epithets Mr Stephens tenders a direct issue of ve racity upon facts, and, leaving for the pres ent all other qaestious involved, I advance promptly and aocept that issue. If I have been guilty of the charge which he makes of stating what I did not know and coaid not know; theu I deserve all the denunciation which this enraged gentleman has employed, and shall confess that I ought not to believed in any matter whatever. On the other hand, if Mr'Stephens has stated positively and re peatedly what is false, and what he vrasboand to know was false, then he is shown to be utterly unworthy of credit—his flock of foul epithets must return home to roost 'singing their wild “carmagnole," and whether his falsehoods originate in an.imbecility or an evil nature, I will, in charity, leave for him and his friends to determine. He quotes from the address as follows: “The full history of the Hampton Roads Com mission and Conference, has never been writ ten. I will not give that history now. Mach has been said and published on ihe subject which is not true. I know why each mem ber of that commission, on our part, was se* looted. I received from Mr Davis' own lips, a fall account of the conversation between him and the Commissioners, before their de parture from Richmond." This paragraph is correctly quoted by Mr Stephens except in oue particular. In the address, as printed, there is a comma after the word ••conversation." This sentence of the paragraph is -twice quoted by Mr Ste phens—-the last time it is italicised, and both times the comma is omitted. 1 was showing that Mr Dav»s gave the Commissioners no written instructions, but held a conversation with them before and pre- paratoiy to their departure from Richmond.' He gave me an account of that conversation afterwards, but whether before or after the departure or the Commissioners was wholly immaterial, and was not stated. But to give force to the charge of untruth whish was to* follow, Mr Stephens thought it important to make me say the account of the conversation was given to me before their departure, and why should a comma stand in the ny of d£. basiled perxgan ot (ruth sud accuracy ?— However men may differ as to the merits of other achievements by this wonderful man, it must be eonceded-by friends snd foes alike for all time, that he did certainly, effectually, and most gallantly demolish Ihe comma, aud it ia not on recor l that either Barere or Munchausen ever performed that feat! But, Otter all, this deoio'itiou will prove to hire very unnecessary. It was preparatory Seward would meet these.' I spent much of the morning of Friday the 31, with Ur Da vis, and received from his own lips' all that I have stated in the address, apd much more preparatory .to leaving for Georgia. Aod then, with the assurance from Mr. Darts that ha would himself send me a telegram to Ma-' con announcing the result of the Conference, I took leave of him and came to' Georgia, and received the promised telegram on my arri val at Maoon. The Conference, in faet, look- place on the 3il, and I heard the resnh through the press before getting to llacen Mr Stephens has made more' boastful preten sions to aceuraey than any public man m my knowledge, llis flatterers are alt tutored like parrels to repeat these pretetaiions. He is, in truth, the most artfully inaccurate and unfair man I ever met or heard in discussion. On this particular issue of veracity whioh lie has chosen to make on me. and to repeat with a real “carmagnole” of epithets, I raise the black flag, and will neither give nor take quarter. If the public incline to think I press Mr Stcphens'too heavily, my reason is, that there is a purpose, scope, and malice, in the issue of veracity made upon me which the public do not suspeot, but which I fully understand. It has also a public significance which time will develope. Mr Stephens con sents to lead off in a fierce “carmagnole” and a troop of according anonymous scribblers, reinforced.by certain editors, are to take up the reckless refrain. The same conspirators have engaged in the same work on several occasions during Ihe last three years. The pretebees that there are unkind (illusions in the address to members of tbe Georgia dele gallon iti Congress as ‘-negroes, knaves or imbeciles,” are too ludricrous to need notice. In that delegation are some of my best per sonal friends, and I do not believe that theTe is one among them, besides Mr Stephens, who would prelend that such allusio ns applied, or were intended to apply to him. livery statement of tact in the address is true, and I will return to the subject on its merits here- after But for the present I address myself to this issue of veracity in the most positive form in which it has been made, and I meet the accredited leader of the slanderous tribe at the very threshold, and charge back upon him Ibe guilt of falsehood iu fact, he so vaunl- iugly prefers against me, and Insist that the issue thus made ahall tolerate no solntion but proof, rtiracliotr or infamy. Ukxjaiiin H. Hue. THE ALBANY NEWS «e & A x 88 © SB S © © s s # © © :u ◄ ALBANY WEEKLY NEWS 1874! ONE YEAS, SIX MONTH, $? 50 - $1.25 Ji\ ADVANCE. 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Bills tor advertising are due ou tbe flrat appearance of advertisement, or when presented, except when , for. - — v - t ■ • 1,000 More Subscribers Wanted! Club Rates $2.00 a Year! Tux Albany News makes uo boast of Us popularity, or the extern ot ilx circulation ; aud while some of its Soutbaoieru Georgia contemporaries are oonliuuslly tUnniing the fulsome declaration a* their u»»-*-4iet.l. tint they have the “)arpe*t circulation in •liisera lion/’ and ate the heat medium on eaith fur advertisers. Tug Naurs has hecu quietly «*n- druvcrir.g .lu commend itself t.y its editorial management and the tone aod character of its utterance*. IVe have sought t) make a V4>i*hhle, popu lar ami reliable paper, and o» tonniuce • nr paltous that * well C0bdn«*M«i newspaper is au important •» well n» r tiMib'e ih-n- iMtiou. If am have aucctutb-d tu this rnniert puipune. the arbtevemeur ia atlributti' le to (lie industry and bntin-wo*k weekly .level oped in our columns, aud not to false -fate- menta in relation to the seerrts of (be j*»es» mom, or dteU^nurable practices tu the pro- freaion. We doubt uot our circulation exceeds flint of any one of the Southwestern Georgia |»u.. pern, claiming ** the largest c iculatiou iu this section," aud we know certainly that uot one has a wider range, nr i* more geu«*r- ally read. It uiay 1 «* lh»t our mibreriprion is fufficient for alt business pttrpoae*: but other coictid erati.’us move us to make an appeal to rh«*e who uow trad Tub Nkws. to aavist u* to th** effort in add Onu Thoi'mimi mo»e to • *»• list. Tbe newqpoptr of to-day is a puM'.f «cache*', and it doing more to educate it«e maseea ill agriculture, commerce and manufactures': social, moral and religious literature: ti.e aiIh and sciences ; civil liberty nnd civiliza tion, than all Ihe schools, college.* and oioid- tered professors on earth ; anil if onr part in the grand work is being played beneficially Is a few, the same industry and effort is availa ble for the culture and elevation of as many tliciigands. lVe therefore-want more renders, more nm terial aid, more moral support, (hat we may extend our usefulness and au the greatest pos~ sible good itt our limited sphere. Wo believe it is in the power of each oue of our present subscribers to obtain one addition al subscriber at least, aud we know hat hun dreds of theta‘sufficiently appnelatc Thr News lo make the effort,if they can only think of H at the right time. CLUBS OF FIVE OR MORE Will he furnished the paper at $2 per annum. Moueyjretnilted hy P O Order, registered letter, or paid to Agent, at our ritk. CAREY W. STYLES. Editor aod Proprietor Albvitt News' * T, t. PERRY, Editor, aad Agent, j DISSOLUTION. The II. I. Kimball Uoase. As the rumor does Colonel NicholU injutA tice, we take pleasure in publishing the fol lowing card : To the Editors of the Herald ; I Lee a correspondent in one of the Augus ts papers says it is rumored that Mr Owens, of ihe National, is soon to take charge of the Kimball House. These rumora are entirely groundless, and do great injustice both to Mr Owens, of the National, and Colonel Niohoils, of the Kimball House. Mr Owens has never endeavored to procure a lease of the Kimball House, in any way whatever, since it has been the properly of Jo*. Thompson & Co.— Doth landlords of the respective hotels S2am to be prospering. and give great satisfaction to* the traveling public Col. Nioholls, our leasee, has Urge patronage, aud pays his rents promptly, and we have no knowledge of any desire on the part of Mr-Otfena to give up his prosperous “National." Joseph Tboupsom A Co., Per G. W. Adair. In c >rroboratiou of hia intention to contin ue ihe management of the Kimball House, i_'o! NichoHa bhoived us dtVets letters from people of note, who had engaged rooms at hie house during tbe aum'uer. Many prominent meu of Augusta, SavaniMh. Macon, Now Or- leiuri. and elsewhere, have airendy engaged rooms at 'he Kimball for tbeinselve* and fam ilies during the hummer months. The list of j reserved looms demonstrates the fact that I Atlanta is getting to be a great audinar | resort. — Herald. The firm of COLLIER, FORRESTER A CHEVES is*this day dissolved by mutual consent.. B. A, COLLIER, J. R. FORRESTER, April 1,1874-lm C. T. CHEVES. COL.LIEU & CHEVES. Under the above firm name, tbe undersigned, as successors to Collier, Forrester A Clieves, will continue the same business at tbe same stood, and will settle the burineas of the old firm, Theyreapeetfhllj solicit a continuation of tbe pat ronage from their old customers, and the trading pub lic gen,erally.“ They will keepa foil stock of Groceries and Prorkions, Fancy Groceries and Family Supplies of all varieties. ♦3L Mr. Forrester will remaia£in {tbe House, and conduct the Ice Boainem. B. A. COLLIER, april2-lm C. T. CHEVES, ITATDNAI* T TAKE pleasure 4n announcing to my Mends and X the public that I have secured the services of Mr. T. H. HARRIS, former letaee of thla hotel, as Super intendent. No pains or expense will be spared on his part to make all comfortable who toTor tbe house with their patronage. Ibe good order, gqpd tore, and com fortable beds, under ms management as proprietor, are well remembered by alL -F. WHELAN. X shall be happy to meet and serve to the best of my ability, all my friends and the former patrons of this bouse. An unlimited-number of Day Boarders can be accommodated with the best of board, by • early appli cation April2-tf T. H. HARRIS, Sept. S. T. GILBERT. FEED. fJODLsy I GILBERT&LEHMAR> MEDICAL CARDS ESTATE SALE! A Splendid Span of Horses BUGGY AT AUCTION! r\N THE FIBST TUESDAY IK MAY NEXT U before ilia Court Boom door. In Altanjr, will be ■old a eplendid spin ot Horse*, Bura/ end Harntn belonging to the fatste of the late James t>. Cbeel Sold tor tbe benefit of the betr*. „ B. J. SMITH, Agent and Attorney for Heir* st Law. G U A. IN O! T>URE PERUVIAN, IMPORTED DIRECT, and i for aala at Government Prices. LAND PLASTER alaoformle. R. G. LAY, Agent, msrcbl2-lm Savannah, Ga. J. M. COOPER, Fiirnilure Dealer, Auction COMMISSION MERCHANT, ALBANY, GEORGIA. Faraliarc Rrpairrt, Chairs Caaed. A LL trad, and tepdring at panto pricea, and for caeb. (fob26-ljr. TAX NOTICE. Do not run iu debt to the shoemaker : it is j themselvessceurtlugfly. unpleasant to to unable to say your sole is : your own. * j spri!2«6t IHE Tax B<jok» ar* now open at the store of Buah A Hooka tor receiving tax return* fur Ihe year 1874 Tax payer-will please Lake notice, and govern J. C. HOOKS, Receiver. IT 1 187 Old Stand of R. T. Gilbert, BROAD STREET- ALBANY, GEORGIA. Are offering great indoceaoento to the citizens ot Dougherty and surrounding counties, in the manufac ture of ALL KINDS* of VEHICLES! THEIR FACILITIES are ample and complete for making and repairing, IN THE BEST STYLE; Plantation Wagons, Spring Wagons, One-Horse Wagons, and BuggieB. BLACKSMITHING, ne PROMPTLY and a?, tiatoctor Dr. E. W. Alfriend TbESPECTFULLY tender* hia services, In the va- ■**•' rious branches of bis profession, to tbe citizen* of Albany and surrounding country. Office on Wash ington street, next door to Post Office, UP STAl Rs. - Residence at lira. Edwanl’f, on Pine atreet, opposite Major Cooper's residence. [mar5-ly. DR. JENNINGS H AS removed his office ui MAN A COU Dry re np ittln above FJ.EISH. Goods Store. [deel I-Cm Medical Notice. T\B. P. L. HlfAMAN will continue the practice of U Medlcine atbU old office in Willingham's Build ing, upstairs. Jdo1,*74-tf A MO. 1HOHSE-SHOEB Has been engaged, nnd is always ready for easterners. Carriage and Wagon. Harness MADE AND REPAIRED. CAKRUtiE, MGGY W.W9\ Material for sale. . % They respectfully ii*Ti:« the good citireits to call and examine tbeir stock, work and wins, farfor« ordering elsewhere; a* they ar.s .tgBenuiue-J to do woik, and cfcarge lo jail! the t i .1 a U; • They return l hanks to tbeir old friends and for lib eral patronage iu the |*im, and bop* to merit a con tinuance uf tbulr go<«»i will They a ill alwa>s bo found at their S*h«p, attending to Lusluc**. and ready to watt Taliaferro Jones, M. D. W ILL DEVOTE HPEPIAL ATTENTION TO THE Practice of Medicine. Midwifery and Minor Sur- mod s,rL A1 _ b auy, Uo. M ar. 28, '73. Dr. Benj. M. Cromwell Offir-s; over Weieh’s Drug Stt-rx. DR. P. W. ALEXANDER DENTIST. Residence—Albany* Georgia A™ will nractlce in lb* counties of Doueheity, Lee, Hawvr, Calhou'i, Miller, and other adjacent In Surgical. Operative and Praotlcal Dentistry satis- faction'fiuarauteed. or no i»av. AW-Prices—83 50 Gold Filling aad $2 25 Anmlgutn. OFFICE up stair?. Walker’* Building, Washing!on *tr«rt. &arl4-]y. Office: OPPOSITE THE TOWNS HOUSE. GILBERT k;:ei-s foi: sale FISK'S PATENT METALIC Bux-iaT Cases- ticket aCniubiualion Buriat Cases aad fokrtfi Also, lfo-«:w,>usJ. Walnut and paiait-d Fine Coffin- uf every style and quality, aiwa* • on Land. sep2d-u RANKIN HOUSE, Columbus. Georgia- J. W. RYAN, I’rop’r FBASK OoLDSS, Cletlc. TOWNS HOUSE, Bvoad. St. ALBANY* - - GEORGIA. S and after tbe first of October, our frienJa and the traveling public will tiud af thin Hm’hk a hearty m.-lcnioe. with excellent *ctuiu*»n>dariuus,at O reasonable ratra. HORACE POWERS, ruby restaurant, Bar and Billiard Saloon, UNDER THE RASKIN HOUSE i.c2o J- w - RYAN, Piop’r.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Albany news. (Albany, Ga.) 186?-1880, April 30, 1874, Image 1