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Newspaper Page TextAlbany Business Directory auctioneers T M ] »ur O ■ ore . COOPER—Auctioneer and Furnl- ure Dealer, opposite Albany News Office, Washington street. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. 'ELCH & MITCHELL—Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Books, Stationery, Jw.oelry, Watches, Clocks, Musical Instru ments. Notions and Novelties, Holiday Goods, Welch’d Building, Broad street. ■- -ML THE All Mil. for advertising in this paper are doe o» the hint appearance of (he *d.«rtlM- — 1 *•(• exoept when otherwise irrund hr oeatraoi, and will be prueotnl whea the ■owe; is needed AH advertisements should be gn|^| » >>»«. otherwise they wUl he charged aader the rale of so much fbr the diet tacerticn, aad so tnnoh for each sabse- qnent insertion. BOOTS AND SHOES. . Trunks and Valise?, Broad street. /"1 F. KOLB1E, Manufacturer and Repairer \_/ office Loots and Shoes for ladies and gento, north aide Broad street, Towns House Block. eirr ■ ■ UARBEK snors. — YOL. 8. GA., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1874. ]STO. 19. To Clerks and Sheriffs —Tary Certifi. wtM aad Sammons ; and Witnatt flihpcw nits, for sale at this effict at $1.26 par hun dred. Neatly printed. NEWSPAPERS mHE ALBANY NEWS— I Caret W. Styles, Editor and Proprietor. X- West side Washington street. THE WEEKLY HEWS. CARET W. STYLES, : : : : Editor STOCK DEALERS. C HARLES H. CUMBY, Professor of Crinicultural Abselsion and Craniologi cal Tripsis. Office on Washington at., next door to Walker & Ventulet’s Saloon. rrtHBONATEESKA BARBER SHOP.— I Henry Wilson, Proprietor, west aide of Washington street, second door north of J. <3. Stephens’. GOAFECTIOSEBT. J OHN B. NEONDORFER, Manufacturer and Dealer in Confectionery- Parties 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. CAKKIAC1 HARNESS, AC. r /"'t ILBEBT & LEHMAN’S Carriage and IT Wagon Manufactory and Blacksmith Shop, Broad street, near the river. DRY GOODS. W. FLEISHMAN & CO—Dealers in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Clothing, Boots, liosa and Hats, Broad street. C HARLES PLONSKV—Dealer in Dry Goods and Plantation Supplies, Broad street. DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES. L -» if CRINE, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groce- rles, and Liquors of all kinds.' Country Ptodtioe received itt payment. 3 road street. __ "t”G. STEPHENS—Dealer in Dry Goods, iol Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots sod Shoes, Washington street, between Broad and Pino. Dealers in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Do- ouesticp, Grooeries and Provisions, corner .Broad and Washington streets. H. PULASKI—D.aier in Dry Goods, Clothing and Fancy Goods, Boots, Shoes and Hate, Broad street, T 8. A L. C. l’LONSKY—So called Louis’s I I store.—Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, lints. Boots and Shoes, nnd Groceries, Hines and llobb’s Building, B.-oad atreet. * L EVY STEBNE, Wholesale nnd Retail Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, -Caps, Boots and Shoes, South-Bide Broad at,, aeoond door oast of Washington. DREGS AND KKED1CINES. T E. & H. E. WELCH, Druggists, and ift Wholesale Dealers in Kerosene Oil, Gar- idon Seed, &o., Welch's Corner. ¥ E. HIL8MAN WITH L. E. & H. E. WELCH—Wholesale and Retail Drug- • gists. Mammoth stock of Garden fSoed just received. GROCERIES- rOOLFOLK & ^GREENWOOD—Dealers in Fancy, Family and Plantation Gro ceries. Next door to Book Store, Broad Street. D W. KIRKMAH— Stock Dealer. on Pine street, next door to Albany Honee. Stables Barnes’ SALOONS. — Billiard and Hating 'Saloon, Bi atreet. AN8 SOOCt BAR AND BILLIARD 8A- LOON. Kemp & Mock, Proprietors. s WAREHOUSES "VJ" & A.F. TIFT t CO./Warehouse and XN Commission Merchants. Bagging, Ties,: Bacon, Salt, Hay. &e„ &e., for sale, near traek of fire and a wail of sorrow behind, and HnnthiMalaMi Daitaaatl Tlomat Mas ol*f in itin tvilw flf Sewennah Tito Southwestern Railroad -Depot. T H JOHNSTON-Warehouseand • mission Merchant, nouse”, Washington street. L Corn- Ware- C ALLAWAY, TUCKER & DAVIS—Gro cers, and dealers in Plantation Supplies, Washington street. , C ' OLLIER, FORRESTER & CHEVES— Dealers in Family nnd Plantation Gro ceries, Wholesale and Retail. Broad street. J OHN T. HESTER—Dealer in Fancy and Family Groceries, Domestic Goods, &c., at the Virginia Store, Broad street. TolNMCS'LaUOQUE, Dealer in Fancy and I Family Groceries, and General Siipplies, *1 Camps Building, next door to PWfltps & Turner, Broad street. B ARNES’ ALBANY HOUSE—By Barnes. Comfortable rooms, £' and attentive servant?, Pine si .HE TOWNS HOUSE—By Horn. ers. Strict attention given to the . fort of guest?. Broad atreet. ^ Hardware, S.ove? and Tinware. /GUNNISON & FRANK—Dealer* in IT Hardwnre, Stoves, Crockery, Lamp •Goods, Pump and Pipe Fixtures, Wood and -Willow-ware, at Hoyt's old aland, corner IPiue and Washington streets. INSURANCE. jFfce Agents. Represent none but safe •and j-cUable Companies. Willingham’s Block, tup stairs. Broad street. JEWELER!). B F. BROWN—Jeweler and Engraver, and Repairer of Watches and Clocks • AtO. J. Farrington’s Tailoring Eatab- ishment. Broad street. E RITZ DUMONT.Repairer of Fine Watch es, Jewelry, &e. At Welch & Mitchell s ok and Jewelry Store, Broad atreet. LIVERY STABIdfS. ¥ P. HOLLY, Livery, Feed and Sale Stables and Drovers’ Lots, corner V Broad and Jackson streets. merchant tailors. O J. FARRlitoTON—Merchant Tailor and Clothier. Fitting and material .guaranteed. North-side Broad street. /T BOGEN—Always on hand for all kinds ti-jr of work. Cutting and making Clothing .cheaper than ever before. Plenty of Keys on hand, next to Express Office, Broad si.* MILLS AND MACHINISTS. T PATTISON & SON—Dealers in Sugar Mills, Kettles, Dog-Irons, and all kinds «tf machinery. Repairers of Mill Machinm/. Real for everybody. , BARTON, at Tilt’s Variety Shop- Maker and Repairer of Doors Sash, i Blinds, Moulding?, etc. Lntnbcr planed to order. Giu Repairing a specialty. C U. I Mak » Blin MILLINERY. M rs. KATE THORN, Milliner and Man tua Maker, and dealer in Ladies' Fan cy Uoods, Welch’s Corner, up stairs. -» «-RS. B. GOLINSKI, Milliner and Man? JyI tua-Maker Dresses made promptly and after the most approved fashions, Broad street. W ELCH, COOK & BACON—Warehouse, Colton Factors and General Commis sion Merchants, Cook's Warehouse, Pine at. COUNTY OFFICERS, L P. D. WARREN, Judge County Court- At office of Warren & Hobbs, Broad st- A STERNE, Judge of the Court of Ordi nary. Office in the Court House C WESSOLOWSKY, Clerk of the Superior Court. Office in the Court House W n »F • e. GILBERT, Clerk of the County Court. J AMES W. KEMP, Sheriff. Headquarttra in the saddle. s AMPSON McFARLAND. (colored) Coro ner. ’Bout’n ebout. OHN HOOK. Tex Receiver. J.J . BUSH, Tax Collector. “Here iball the Press the People’s rights maintain. Una-wed by power and unorlbed by gain.” MAY ALBAIfY. GA-, 14, 1874 UNWRITTEN HISTORY Hampton Hoads Commission. BT B. H. HILL. The Confederate situation in the winter of 1864 was inch as to excite the most anxious solicitude in the mind of every one who sin* cerely desired our success in .the struggle. During that year the Federal army, under Sherman, bad passed through the entire length of the State of Georgia, leaving ' OSEPH THORN, County Treasurer. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. R law office of Warren & Hobbs. (;harli V-/ Treasui ARLES WESSOLOWSKY—Clerk and irer. Office at the Court House. Dr. j- A. MILLER—City Physician. J. V. SMITH, Marshall. Dennis Brosnan and Mike O’Sullivan, Policemen. PROFESSIONAL. CARDS. "It flSS LOU SAULS, at Mrs. Shaw’s old jVj_ stand, Washington street, ts prepared ' to furnish her lady friends with late styles of Millinery and Fancy Goods, at greatly re- r jaced prices. G. J. WRIGHT. D.H.POPE. WEIGHT & POPE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW* ALBANY, C?A QFFICE OVER SAM MAYER’S Establishment. PRY GOODS [mar5-iy LAW COPARTNERSHIP. WARREN & HOBBS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ALBANY. GA. W ILL practice regularly In the State Courts of Lee, Dougherty, Woilu, Mitchell, Baker, Deca tur and Calhoun counties, and iu the United States Circuit Court, Savannah. Elsewhere in the State by special agrecuicul. RICH? Albany, lia., January 8,1874. ly. LAW NOTICE. itr win practice law In the counties of LEE, V V PO&UERTY, WORTH, BAKER,MITCHELL and CALHOUN, sad Hsewhere by apeeial contract. WM. E. SMITH. WH. T. JONES. November S. lS70.lv THOS- R. LYON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AIiBAinr, GA. Will practice in all the Courts, and attend diligently to all business entrusted to his care. J. M. COOPER, Furniture Dealer, Auction COMMISSION MERCHANT, ALBANY, GEORGIA. Furaltaro Repaired, Chairs Caned. A LL trade and repairing at panic prices, and for cash. [feb26-ly. JOHN H JAMES. BANKER & BROKER Established Thirteen Years, Does Business the Same aa an Incor porated Bank. Atlanta, Oa, March 3,187 i. Mv property In Atl,nt». .mounting to One Hundred end Filly (S190.00Q to SSOOOOO} to Two HundredThooe- end Dollars, ta veenrity t* ill trjasacUons with me. t buy and sell all kinds of BONDS and STOCKS, OoM, Slier and Fjtrhane., Coau Money and Dbeotmt Pj: '’ r ' SAVINGS BARK. Connected with my Uislnes* Is a SAVINGS DE PARTMENT, Where parties may depoMt huge or small amounts f money and get *ero» i*r ent interest from the day it is left, hr agreement. No charge for City Collection*, only actual cost for countrycoliection*. Proinja attention given to col lection* and enquiries. apr80-tf Bespe^tfnUy. J. H. JAMES. JOHNSON HOUSE SMlTflYII.I.E, GA. JOE BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. F 3LITE AXI) ATTEXTIVE SERVANTS, of the best thee Meals Mm. Arival of all trains. {fcbs-lv if. H. Pclasjcc has received his Spring Stock at last. was safely in the city of Savannah. The Federal army, under Grant, though after losses almost unprecedented, had succeeded, for the first time since the war began, iu making a permanent entrenchment a } most within cannon shot of Richmond. The old year was passing away, bearing-whole heca tombs of our brothers and sons; and the new year was coming, bringing, we feared, burial caskets for our hopes* There bad eertainly been no period in Confederate history, and it may be doubted whether there had been one in any history, which was to put the wisdom of leaders, and the courage and endurance of soldiers and people, to snch a severe test. But our enemies, too, had their troubles ; and they were serious. Gen. Grant’s march could almost have been causewayed with ihe dead bodies of his soldiers; the Northern people were getting weary of such a war, as Mr.'Seward himself confessed their finan ces were going rapidly ; and foreign gov ernments, as Mr. Stanton admitted, were gettii-g impatient for peace^thay wanted the Southern cotton crop. it was clear, too, from Mr. Lincoln’s an nual message to Congress in December, that he was too wise a raau to conclude that a peo pie were conquered because they had been defeated In battles, and had lost cities and territory. Thk will to Ltfree, was the citadel (o be taken, before subjugation could bo com plete. How to conquer this will of the South ern people was, therefore, the great problem with him. Uis plau to do this is plainly set * forth in this message. He represents the necessity of war aa existing between the Fed eral Government on the one side, and Mr. Davis, “the insurgent leader.” on ihe bt|ier 'side, and between these forces he states the issue thus: “He” the insurgent leader, “canfcot..vol untarily reaccept the Union ; we cannot vol untarily yield it. Between Aim and us the issue is distinct, simple, and inflexible. It is an issue which can only be tried by war and deoided by victory. If we yield, we are beaten ; if the Southern people fail him, be is beaten.” He then used these remarkable words; •‘What is true, however, of him who heads the insurgent cause, is not necessarily true of those who follow. Although he cannot ro accept union, they can. Some of them, we know, already desire peace and reunion^ .The number of such may increase.” Having thus stated that the will of the in surgent leader could only be conquered by war, but that the will of the Southern peo ple might be conquered otherwise, he pro ceeds to state how: •‘They can, at any moment, have peace simply by laying down their arms and sub mitting to the National authority under the Constitution. Alter so much the Government could not, if it would, maintain war against them. The loyal people would not sustain or allow it. This method, he Bald, had been fried for a year, with liberal offers of pardon and am nesty, and many had been won. Some bad accepted and proven faithless, but the means were still extended aud the door was still open. It was generally believed in Richmond that, from the fall'of Atlanta, Gen. Sherman had beeu active in efforts to encourage a movement to win individuals aud separate States from their support of the Confederate leader and cause. It was believed he was so engaged from bis headquarters in Savannah. There were, certainly known, some acts and declarations of Gen Sherman in this direc tion, and Mr. Linoo’.n, in his message, cer tainly announced, officially, actual knowl edge of partial success, and hopes of further success iu inducing the followers of the “in** surgent leader” to desire peace and reun ion. During the month of December, 1864, the whispers of a counter-revolution, at fimt faint and then a lull year old, were gettfng louder. Several States, it was Baid, were to unite in calling a convention of all the Con federate States, ostensibly to amend the Con stitution and get rid of Mr. Davis as com-' mandei-in-chief of the army; and a move ment for peace by negotiation through sepa-* rate State action, was publicly advocated by many in State and Confederate positions. Whatever might have been the motives of such movements, (and I um not now dealing with their motives), evtry reflecting man was obliged to know the' only possible eflecta must be disintegratiou and subjugation. And we knew these effects were already go ing on, not only from Mr. Lincoln’s message, but from a much more convincing quarter— our army. U was during the month of January, lgflfi, that Gen. Lee complained before a committee of Congress (of which committee I was one) that he was losing more from his army by desertion than by the guns of the enemy- He thought the discussions against the constitu tionality of Confederate military laws, and the clamor for peace through separate State action, contributed muoh to this reauU. De serters bad been arrested with arguments, on these subjects, from leading men in some of the States, in their pockets. The hopes of Lincoln and the complaints of Lee, united in a powerful appeal to every true Confederate to do what he could to pro mote harmony, bring about good will, make sacrifices of opinions and prejudices, and unite alt in earnest and patriotic efforts ta bring back deserters, and reinspire the peo ple to resist subjugation, the evils of which uo man could exaggerate. The Georgia delegation in Congress, per., haps, moi e than any other, were embarrassed and disturbed by the rumors and facts al luded to. D was often said that Georgia was to lead off iu the counter-revolution, and invite other States to follow ; and, more than once in my place in the Senate. I felt called on to repudiate such allusions with energy and emphasis. A few days before or af:er, I ibink after, the first day of January, iS-Go, the lion. Will. Um E. Smith, ihe excellent and true member from the Albany district, received a letter (l t Link Judge Hans ell was the writer) giviug an accouut of a popular meeting held at Thomasville, at which resolutions a ere pass* ed requesting the Go ernor to convene the Legislature in extra session with the view of calling a convention of the people of the State. He also stated that similar meetings were called, or spoken of, in other counties of Southern Georgia, and the letter was a most patriotic one in deprecation of the move ment. It was generally believed in Richmond,and confirmed by letters from Georgia, that Go». Drown was ready and willing to convene the Legislature aud recommend the call for a convention; that the Vice-President was iu full accord with the Governor, aud'that his brother. Judge Lintou Stephen: 1 , an able member of the Legislature, would take the lead for the tnoveuieut in that body. On the reception of this letier by Mr. Smith, a meeting of the Georgia delegation was called to assemble at Mr Stephens’ room in the afternoon after the adjournment of the iwo houses. The result of the discus-< sion or interchange of views, was a unani mous request from the delegation that Mr. Stephens would write to Got. Brown, and urge him in behalf of the delegation not to' convene ihe Legislature, etc. Mr Stephens said he would not write the letters as matters then stood, but that if we would unite with him and aid in getting up a negotiation for peace from Richmond, lie would write to Gov. Brown and advise aud request him to suspend the call and move ment In Georgia until the result of the effort at Richmond should be known. at once^saii: What plan do you propose. Mr Stephens ? He then said Mr Atkins, of Tenessee, had a day or two.before presented to lim some resolution* for his review and revision, which he (Atkins) prsposed to reduce in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, fr.r rcy-n to tho House, and that he (Mr Stephens) had drawn a set himselr in lieu of those of /Mi Atkins, which expressed his views ca the subject. ' We asked him to read the resolutions»he had prepared, and he did so. ’ The substance of these resolutions was that the House of Representatives, voting : by States, should elect commissioners, wi»h au thority fo pioceed.to Washington, and, in ihe name and behalf of the States, propose peace on the great principles of 17T6- If the Commissioners should not be received at Washington, or the offer cf peace on Ihe principles proposed shonld be rejected, then we were all to unite, fire the Southern b^art anew, and rally the people io the struggle for independence as the only recourse left to avoid subjugation. I told Mr Stephens I thought it would be more regularaud proper for ihe resolutions to leaveithe selection of the commissioners to the President, but l wouhTwaiveall objection, and agree to support his resolutions without any change or amendment if he would write to Gov Brown to .-top the movement in Geor gia. and 1 moved that the delegation agree la Mr Btepheus* resolutions us proposed. Alter some discussion the vote was taken, each member expressing his views, and every member agreed to Ihe terms ptoposed, ex cepi one. That exception. I think, was the Hon James M Smith, now Governor. He stated that he voted nay because the resolu tions did not meet the approval of his judg ment; but he appreciated the motives of the delegation, and in deference |o their wishes he would not oppose the resolutions in the House, but go with the delegation: Thus we were unanimous. After-Hiis agreement was reached, I said to Mr Stephens that if the House elected Cdm* missiouers 1 did not'doubt he would he chosen as one of them.* But Jf the House, an 1 thought wasp oper and probable, should amend ihe resoluiions, and leave ilie seiec. tiou of the Commissioners to ihe President. I would insist tlmtjie.be placed at the head of the Commiamon, and, therefore, he might make his afrate^ements, in cither view, io go to Washington. He said be had no idea of going himself, and did uot suppose he would be either elec ted or appointed. He said, also, he did not believe the Commission would succeed, and he doubted whether it would even he received at Washington, and he had no desire to be one of the commissioners. But we insisted that he had made our pro* pie believe that something could he done by negotiation—that the people looked to him. more than to any one else in that movement —that he was the leader of it—rthat there fore. he could not decline to go if elected or appointed, and that if the Commission was uot received, .or failed, aud lie was not on it. the people would say it failed because he was not chosen. We then enterchanged views in the delega tion as to pther proper persons, to be asso. ciated with Mr Stephens. He mentioned several. Judge Campbell, Sinator Graham, and. I think, Gen Beuning acfl Mr Flournoy, were all discussed. Some of the delegation suggested Mr Hunter, (>ut Mr Stephens ob jected to Mr Hunter. It was at ibis meeting that Mr Stephens, also gave us his views cf how the wift* ought to be conducted Com pulsory laws should be repealed—only vol unteers relied on—West Point Geoerals removed, and civilian generals app tinted,— The ideas were memorable. I went directly from this meeting, across the street, to the Executive mansion, and, in a short time after my arrival there, was left alone with the President. I gave Mr Davis a full acoount of the reports from Geor gia—pf the meeting of the Georgia delega tion, the Resolutions of Mr Stepheus, and of all that was said and 4 ope in the meeting. He was deeply pained at the moveipents in Georgia. No man could be more anxious than himself to negotiate for peace, if there was any prospect of being met in that spirit by the other side. He greatly feared that each irregular rqovqjaeutg wonid tend, more than anything else, po encourage the enemy and destroy the hope of peace. I told him I understood bis views tyHy. I knew he was w lling to negotiate, if it could be .one. But his enemies were clamorous in making the people believe he was actually opposed to it, and were, by snch means, causing desertions from the army and divls ions among our people, and something must be done to silence these c’amors. That while there was danger, ns he suggested, that an efforts on our part, without any indication of wiltiogneaa to meet us on the other side, and with Mr Lincoln’s message distinctly repn fliatipg all negotiations, might be nnfortun- ate in the impre&sion made on the minds of the enemy, to*our£disadvanfage, yet, to make no effort, and especially to oppose an effort when proposed by the malcontents in onr midst, would continue to weaken our army and divide onr people, and this would be by I told him Gov Broi?n gt the instance of the Georgia delegation, if we would qgree to his resolu tions, and this wonid, we thought, stop Gov. Brown, aud now we must adopt a policy to stop Mr Stephens, and I believed this would effec:ually silence the negotiation clamor.— That if aa effort at negotiation had to be made and fail.|it were better to make it in any form by the Confederate authorities, than let the agitation for such a movement by separ ate State action go on. ^ After diseusaiog the subject on its merits for some time, 1 told the President I had three requests to make of him: The first was if >be House should not amend the reso lutions, but pass them as drawn by Mr Ste phens, and elect commissioners under them, that the administration would not oppose the movement, and would promptly furnish pass ports to the Commissioners through our lines. He said he would certainly respect the wishes of the House, and promptly furnish passoprts, through our lines, to anv person or persons they might desire to send to Wash ington. The second request was, if the House should amend the resolutions, as they ought to do, and leave the selection of the Corn** mission ers with him. that he would select Mr Stephens and place him at the head of the Ccmmissinn. This led to a free discussion of Mr Steph ens. The President neither then nor at any time, said any thing to me perponally unkind of Ihe Vice President, though be greatly deprecated his course; but was it wise Io place a man at the bead of such a cc minis.* sion who was not only n known enemy of ihe administration, but who was so constantly condemning ihe laws of Congress as uncon stitufional. and the conduct of the war asop- preftiveoxnTunwise7 1 °aid the object of ihip movement was to sileuce the enemies of the Administration, and slop ibis hurtful clamor about negotiation : that Mr fttepheug bed made himself the very head of Ibis ne gotiation party—bad made the people be lieve th«t much could be done in that way, and that if he wae not on the commission uni i it failed he and his friends wan Id say it fail ed because he was not on it, and that we would hazard the evil of the movement and not accomplish tie good intended. The third request was that he wonid ap point associates agreeable to Mr Stephens, and trammel the commission as little as pos sible with instructions. My reaacn for this request was, that, from my knowledge of Mr Stephens’ character, if the commission failed and he could find any excuse for doing so, I believed he would charge the fault of ihe failure on him, the President. You asc a great deal, eaid Mr Davis, sail* ing. Appoint an enemy of the sdministro- tion at the heed of a commirsion to make peace with the enemy, allow him to choose his own colleagues, and then give them dis cretionary power*! I said I-was aware I was asking a great deal, and my requests were only suggestions to be weighed by him—that the disuse we . were seeking to cure was groat a»<bjpowqng f ^arni uceded a bold remedy, gad j believed there was no w&y la cure it, and'stop Ike de moralization caused by tbis tofotlottsn clam or, but to make the negotiation doctors tiko .thcfr.ctfri medicine, mixed to suit themselves; and that Mr Stephens was under.pledge, if the commirsion failed, to unit# with us to rally.the-people to arms, and mike a harmo nious fight for independence. Mr Dxvis said, ho bad entire confidence in Judge Campbell, Senator Graham, and all the geijtlemcn named, but he would prefer to have nug ‘straight jacket'’ ou the commis sion. There \fas $o hotter or truer man than Mr Hunter* Qn d there was no good rea- san why Mr Stephens should object to Mr Hunter, I agreed fliaf tltd objection to \lr Hunter was not reasonable. Ha wasTresidect pro- tern, of the Senate, but the Senate could ea*i„ ly remedy this. I did not beiievt a better man, every way, could be selected, and there v» u3 certainly no good ret son why he aheuid not be one cf the number : * This interview with ihe President lasted several hours and it was midnight when I left. him. L had net mistaken the gieat character of this gteai man. While the President.did not make, nor I &ak, any pos itive promts*, yet the responsibility I had as sumed in presence ( of the deiegatioo, I was satisfied, bt-fbre the"sun rose again, -was not recklessly assumed.^*.ither members of the delegation approached the President on the same business, ag i>£th they und the Preai- deni afterwards informed ft U fipiidfop able with some to SjfJ Mr Davis was unreas onable and impracticable. 1 did not tiud h;m eo. Such men. as Lee, Jac£*on, Early, Breckinrhjge. fiunjer. Howell Cobb, Sparrow and Henry, found no necessity to quarrel with Mr Davis during the war, nor hate they alutged iiipi singe the yar uftded. Those who were themselves notoriously impracticable, or whose zeal, efficiency, or fidelity, iu any form to the cause, was a matter of debate, could uot agree witlrMr Davis during the war,'and, of Writing book* in their own de^ fmee since Ihe war. there :eem9 to be no end. For ^myself. 1 never saw Mr Davis until became to Montgomery lobe inaugura ted President. We had belonged to differ- eot political parlies. For the first two years I knew him b.it slightly The journals of the Senate will ghotr ] often differed with him. But I never decried the lasfo. uor weakened their administration As the snuggle grew harder we drew closer togeth er. 1 studied his character well. A truer man to the cattle he was cnosen to lead is not furnished by the history of humin struggles RftAJUi9* 1 InrniA1 hou jj' Lirii whiUt l have breath Il-te-curiou-i, too. that those who foqud so much Io quarrel with in Mr Caivis and the poufedevatp laws, hf}ve found so little to quarrel qritjj ft* the most striking usurpations'of those who were then our ene mies, and are now our oppressors. But this is not (be time for comment and I resume the narrative. I was informed by membeps of the^Georgia delegation, that within a veryshorMime— after our meeting at Mr Stepheus’ room, tbs identical resolutions then read by Mr Steph ens to us, were reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs l,»the Rouse in secret, ses sion. Mr Rives, the chairman of the com mittee, declined ta report them, not approv ing them, amj they were reported by Mr Orr, of Mississippi. Some indecisive action was had by the House, and a liitli discussion, when a day about a week, or less, ahead, was fixed for their consideration. The morning after they were so reported I met Mr. Hunter on bi« way to my hou^e to see me. He seemed to be as much troubled as I ever saw him. He expressed alarm at the resolutions, and especnilly at the rumor he had hrard that the Georgia delegation, in cluding myself, had agreed to. them. Coaid it be that the rumor was correct? I told him it was correct, and briefly repeated the reasons for our course. He seemed a little better satisfied; expressed great confidence in the Georgia delegation, and said be hoped it would come out all right, but was afraid a movement, so irregular aud uninvited by the slightest fpdicatjons from the enemy, would do mlsohief. in a day or twr after this, and before the day fixed by the House to consider the reso lutions, Mr. Blair arrived in Richmond. His mission was at once understood by the au thorities. anfl was the general topic of con versation by the people. ff e had consulta tions with the president, and I soon called on Mr. Davis to le^rn from him what was proper for him to communicate op the eub- jeot. He showed me the letter dated January 12th, ip which Mr. Davis expressed bis readi ness to send a commission whenever he had reason to suppose |t \vou!d be received, or to receive a commission if the United States Government should be disposed to send one The visit of Mr. Blair opened the way for getting up a commission in a proper and reg ular way, and rendered farther action on the resolutions of Mr. Stephens unnecessary. Mr. Blair returned to Richmond again I - far the ^cater evil of the two. l torn Rim t, r j n gi n g the letter dated January 13th, in that Mr Stephens had promised to write to Lincoln expressed bis readiness to THE ALBANY NEWS 96 !l A m & % 6B 4) 96 g 4 . 4 it) A-TuBA-NlT WEEKLY NEWS 1874! 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CS 00 108 00 f*C- G5 00 82 00 12ft 00 1.41 Oil 1 CiJ Transient advertisements must De paid ta sJvauci AU advertisements wait take the run of tbe paper, untew otherwise stipulated by contract, and then tht tallowing addition*!rbar^pa wffi he required: Inside, generally, t :' . 10 per rent ~ I aside, next to reading ounwr, : . 2S “ ** In Local reading column*, : : SO “ “ Uttorial notices other that* rolling attention to uV* advertisement*, 20cents per line. Bill* tor advertising are due ou the Hot appearance of advcitliement, or when .presented, except .when other* ue cJiiira.jedlor. 1,000 More Subscribers Wanted! Club Rates $2.00 a Year l Tkr .U»iNi News makes no boast of its popularity, or the extent of it?* circulation ; and while some of its Southwenmi Georgia contemporaries Are continually ffirnntlrg the fulsome declaration at their ma* -heml, tint they have the “Ur?es! circulation in 'hisaco tion,” and are the he*t medium on e»uth fur advertisers. The News has h**n quietly en deavoring lo cr.mniend ilaeif by ii« edit oik! Management nnd ike tone and cburictf r. of its itltkltlDCra > W* have sought jtj make.a \a«i.nhle, popu lar nnd reliable paper, and in 'con vinoo C»t.r pat i oust hut *. well conducted n-wept per is an imporiai.t as well as tndis|.v'L'*ty*e it»-*t- Tdilon. If v.e have succeetird tr. (I U earnest pnipQte. the Haiti element i*» tmrihu/** v t<. he industry nnd hraiti-uotk weekly devel tped in «.ur columns, and uo< to ft lee *uie rnehta iu relation to the h* Ctrl a <*t the preen • com, or dishonorable practices in ihe pro fession. We doubt not mir cirrulal'ou exceeds that <f any one of the Southwestern Georgia \ a.. pers. claiming ** tbe largest. o.teuUtion in tfiis section, ” and-we know certrialy ih ti not one has a wider rnitge. or is more gener ally rend. It nmy 1 e that bur subscription is Hiffimenl for alt business purposed but oilier ennrio •rafiens move as to make au appeal lo thu»e wbu now iea-1 The Nk»s. io as'iist us in the *tforc to add Onr Taoyswn tnmo tu on :.m The newspaper of to-day ia a public i ;. l (•. , tinl i* doing wore fo rdurtie the hi»«i»e*fn tgricullure, comiAerro au.l luftnAfneiurcK '‘octal, moral and' r^Ugious literature; the aita and sciences c civil liberty and rtvillru - ion. than all the schools. Ci-Urgo*. and ciuio- ere.d professors on earth r und if our part In (he grand work is being played beneficially ts\ n few. the same induHiry aud effort in avuila hie for the culture and elevation qf as many dirus4nds. IVe therefore want more read* rs, more tna erial nid, more moral support, that we oiny extend our usefulness and uo the greatest pos sible good in our limited sphere. We believe it is in the power of each one of our present subecribers to obtain one addition 'll subscriber at leaet, and we know bat hun dreds of them sufficiently appreciate The News to make the etfort.if they ran only think of it at the right lime. CLUBS OF FIVE OR MORE Will be furnished the paper at $2 per annum: Moaey[rerai»edf by P O Order, registered letter, or paid to Agent, at onr risk. CAREY vt r-VYLKti. Editor^ad Proprietor Alb w,« News Arlington Department. T. 3, > » Editor, aad Agent. TO THE TRADE! GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS AT ** Wholesale and Retail ! MJUDICAL CARDS Dr. E. W. Alfrisnd [ OESPEfTFULLY louden his jervices. In the va- | kAou!) branches of bin profeMion, to the oillran'- Albany and surrounding country. Office on W*. ui pi on vtreet, next door to Post (dfice, UP STAIRS. Residem-c at Mrs. Edward’s, on Pina street, opposi <* Major Cooper’s residence. [marfi-ly. Washington Street, Albany, Ga. ANNOUNCE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, AN1» TO THE COUNTRY', NOW HAVE IN STORE : THAT THEY 160 Barrel# Flour, 60,000 Pounds of Baoon 300 Bushels of Corn, 60 Casks of Hams, ONE HUNDRED BALES OF PRIME HAY, DR. JENNINGS | |~AJi removed his office u p stairs above FLEiSH MAN A CO’S. Dry Goods Store. (decl|-3xu Medical Notice. D B. P. L IIILSMAN wjJJ cootinua the practice of Mrdictne at Ids old office In Willingham’s Build ing, up stairs. jaal ,71-tl receive any agent whom Mr. Davis, or any other influential person resisting th£ Ration al authority, c*igbt informally send This letier was delivered, to Mr. Davis about the Mr Davis also showed me this letter and we discussed the prospects. He now had some expectation that an armistice, at least, might be secured, during wuich discussions might spring up that might result in & final termination of the struggle. Mr. Blair was careful to disclaim all authority from Mr. Lincoln and his government, but these dis claimers did not greatly lessen tfie signifi cance of liia mission and his conversations.— The situation, all in all. was well calculated to inspire hope aud even confidence Tbe change in the mauner of gettiug up the com mission. was to work no change in the per sons who compose it on our part. We slid Insisted that Air. Stephens should head it. A! this critical juncture, the proclamation of Governor Brown convening the Legislature of Georgia in extra session on the 15ih of February was tamed and telegraphed to Iticii- tnond. ft was dated the 2olh of January, and my recollection is mat it reached Rich mond the (lay, or the day before. Mr BUir l«*tt that citj. This proclamation created no little (‘ousternution. It was inexpressibly mi fort unate. Mr. Davi - sent for tne. and expressed great aurprt.it* at its appearance 1 had expressed to him great confidence, in deed no doubt that the Utter of Mr Steph ens conveying to Governor tirowu the views of the Georgia delegation, would slop ih s movement in Georgia. It did not occur to either ot it* that Mr. Stephens had not writ- ten the letter, and the appearance of the proc UniHtiou was wholly inexplicable upon any hypothesis ibit Gov Brown w.-:8 wilting to »c< in any accord with the (!op<ederate authori ties Nothing was better calculated tode- -troy the prospects of good results fr«HB the commission now about lo b§ organized by the authorities, than separate Stale aovetaeais in what was believed to he a counter revolution | agaiuai tbe Confederacy ; and if Mr. Lincoln I [COSCLCBED 05 TO FETE FAoX-j J m . ' ■ S1JGAB, COFFEE. SALT, LARD, CANNED FRUITS, MEATS AND FISH, And all manner of Family Groceries and Plantation Supplies. THEIR STOCK OF JPLO IFB EMBRACES THE FOLLOWING BRANDS^ HYPERION, (Eenoy) per Barrel, Retail. .... . v»EU, " “ «• ... LILY WHITE, •* •* ** ....— SOUTHERN BBAUTYr SUNNY SIDE, ... li , Taliaferro Jcnes, M. D. W ILL DEVOTE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE Practice of Medicine, Midwifery and Minor Sur gery ; (Capital Operation* excepted.) .OFFICE at N. F, Mew kr's Store, Broad Street, Al Uany.Ua. 3Iar.2*j.’7S. Dr. Benj. M. Troi OHio »v«r \V«lrlt . DritK Mtor«*. DR. P. W. ALEXANDER DENTIST. .. ..$12 OtS “ 00 Resideace--Albany 10 60 J ..... 10 00 8 50 A ND will practice in the counties of Dougherty, l«ee. Halter, Calhoun, Miller, and other adjacent OUR CHOICE” Equal to COOK & CHEEK’S BE8T, and for ONE DOLLAR lev* per Barrel. countie: i Io Surgical, Operative aiul Practical Dentistry iatia- : U' fion Kiiaraouwi, or uo pa*’. air l’i l* es— f»oU filling and ?2 Cft Aioaigum. i-f l'l< F tip -.iatr», Walkui'o building, Washington ■jUr.i. *narl4-ly. |JOBBERS will find it (o their interest to price our Goods, and f*i fully invited tn try our selections iie“ are respecr- Feb*2f» - Callaway, Tucker & Davis. WOOL WANTED. GEOlililA —l>oriiiiEicr» Ool’nty. \x of A. .1 7II ERF X 4 * T»» I—tbei It If. Town- ami Mis. M- .!. Town*; ii« .fj-t AiJiulniif ratoi?- on the estate. . , t.-tva-eJ, a- <i the Supetiur Court of; bar nig ep|>n>«e.f and a< t rplt-d their rtilg- ) •tiv leaving said estate without a legal ; ieprt**wntativ^--ft«is ia to no'ity all j*er*<‘*ns concerned, i thul in lent** "f'rbe Ian utiuiiii'i-tration will 1^ rw»l "* ill I tie ( lerk ot tbe Superior ('•Mil, ui •ome other At Rbd I rtipei per ->n, •*!» the ft141 ftlooday tb .Line B#Xt, unle—-»«iie vm!id objecth«n I* made to such apcolot- luent. W it nr—, my otbeial -ieuaturc. this 21st day of Apr:*. Id. ' A. STERNE. apuL*.:- Ordinary. SAMUEL MAYER & CO., ALBANY. GA , Want 100,000 Pounds of WOOL! And ar« prepared to pay THE ft 1 fl II E N Y j M.r k „ ...... lh.r.for, in Ur,, or I.., i P'^ 8h« P mi«r. -ill M t. .. <§r ; Si*””* south owia mm RANK1N HOUSE, Caluml.iir' Geortria- Frrst Or-Lory. Cl.ili. RUBY RESTAURANT, | Bar and Billiard Saloon. UNUKK THE RANKIV HOUSE dtt'-'o J. Vi. RYAN. Prof’r. TOWNS HO Broad ALBANY, - o*4 after tbe first V/fttipwUH *'

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The Albany news. (Albany, Ga.) 186?-1880, May 14, 1874, Image 1