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persons who hare come to thi* city from the mountain* in reference to the course that we ought to pursue. They came hero as representative* of the National Union; I came here instructed by my people to voto for Col Farrow, and 1 can not vouch for (hem as to what thoy will do with the nomi nation which you hare made. I can not pledge my people to support the nomination, as my friend Col. Broyles has done, but I kuow that if they can they wilt do *9 lor the sake of that harmony which is so essen tial to our success. Whether there will be another Convention to nominato an other candidate, I can not undertake to say. The lime is short, for the election will take place in aomo forty days from the adjournment of the Convention ; but this I will say, without making any pledges (or my people, that 1 believe it 11 best for us all to uuite on Colßullock. [lmmense applause. I We have all been denounced by the opposition party in the State as sneaks, skunks, negro lovers; but I feel that the abuse is all unmerited, and that our earnest desire is to secure the peace and prosperity of our Stale and of the whole country. Lot me tell you, gentlemen, there are no three sides to this questiou. There is no half-way ground which wo can occupy. You must stand either for the Reconstruction party and its principles, or in opposition to them. As Qov. Brown aud Gen. McCay have told you, the Convention has made a better Con stitution than the people expected. This is the universal sentiment in the mountains, and many who expected nothing good from the scalawag Convention now openly declare that they will support the Constitution which you have ntade ; and if Col. Bullock is the liominee ol the party, I believe that my people will support him. I urge upon all the importance of harmony in the contest, which I hope is to secure tor the people of the State the blessings of peace aud pros jerity. Col. Wimpy took his seat amidst the cL'ecrs us all. Hon. W. S. Furay, on taking the stand, wr&i - received with applause. He prefaced Ms .remarks with an anecdote of an Irisb uw who, when he had placed [an egg to 1 is mouth, for the purpose, as we may xeadily conceive, of disposing very sum marily of its contents, discovered that it contained a chicken. Hesitating for an instant to renlixe the situation, and per ceiving no adequate cause for alarm, he swallowed the chicken, coolly observing, •‘you’re too late in spakin’!” Mr. Furay then continued. In view of the able speeches which we have heard to night, and the thorough man ner in which Georgia politics have been dis cussed, 1 feel as though 1 was rather ‘‘too late in spukio’.” In fact I scarcely know to what point to nddress my remarks. Some hind friends who had heard 1 was announc cd to speak this evening, undertook to day to suggest me a subject. One said I sffould give a regular “Hail Columbia ” speech ; another, that I should pitch into Audrew Johnson, while a third suggested that 1 should pitch into the Democratic party. This is, with me, always a labor of love; for, during the last six years, and even longer, I have been accustomed to regard that or ganization as being the embodiment of all the political evil that there is in our laud. I say this, too, notwithstanding the fact that I was mysclt born and reared a Democrat, aud looked upon the Democratic party as the very soul of patriotism. I was early taught to believe that its policy was the only one that could keep the country in peace at home, aud make it successful iu its wars with foreign nations. Two or three years, however, before I became a voter, I began to have some serious doubts as to the in fallibility of this Democratic party; and finally, when I perceived that that organiza tion had fallen into the hands of men ever determined cither to rule or ruin this Re public, I concluded to bid it a last farewell. When the Democratic party met in National Convention at Charleston, and it was evident that it was under the control of and divide the Republic, then I concluded that it was no longer the party for me. I felt somewhat as Charles Lamb did when riding in an omnibus. A gentleman put his head in at the door and sung out, “ all full inside?” Lamb, who was quietly ensconced in a cozy corner of the ‘Bus,’ replied, “ I can’t speak for the rest, but that last piece of oyster pie did the business for me.” He was full inside, and so it was with myself as regards the Democratic party. - That last piece of Democratic pie did the business for me. I saw that our country would be lost unless the reins of government w ent into the hands of some other organization—unless some party with strength and vigor should arise, which could rally around it the young men of the country, and arouse that deep patriotic enthusiasm which dwells deep in every American heart. I hailed with indescribable joy the rising at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, of that party which I see so nobly represented here to night. I mean the National Union Republican party. [Ap plause.] That party, from the beginning, had inscribed on its banner two mottoes, which four or five years ago not a man living would have dared to advocate in this Hall. I mean the motto, “National Unity, one and indestructible,” and that other of “Freedom and Equal Rights for all.” Although the beginning of this party was small—although the cloud was at first not largerthan a man’s hand, it began to spread in every direction ; it loomed up grandly on the Northern hori zon. It swept Eastward and Westward until it covered the entire extent of the free States. But, now, more grand and glorious still, it has swept on Southward, and promises soon to cover the whole Republic. I found men here—men who stood true to the cause of the Union during the recent war, and men, also, who stood true to the Confederate cause during the same period, uniting these two glorious principles of National Unity and Equal Bights. The Democratic party is opposed to these two great principles. '1 hat man who, during the war, suffered degrada tion and almost death, because he would not raise bis hand against the banner of his country, aud that other man who battled uuder the flag of Jefferson Davis until it went down in a sea of blood—these men unite to day in declaring their adherence to the principles of the great Republican party, and understanding tbe issue to tfe, whether the glorious principles of tbe National Unity aud Equal Rights shall prevail, or that of secession and class aristocracy. [Applause.) The National Republican party advocates the one; the Democratic party holds fast to the other. And, iny fellow citizen*, it is n fearful and Holeiun truth, that in thin great Republic, under thin beneficent government of ours, under a Constitution framed for the very purpose of securing liberty to the men who framed it and to their posterity— it is, 1 say, a fearful and solemn truth, that there exists a strong, well organized party, whose only basis is that of national destruction of class aristocracy—of tramp ling one class pf people under foot for the aggrandisement ol another class. A party whose principles are opposed to the Onion of our nation, and which has no other appeul to make to the sympathies of the people than a prejudice against color. This is all the capital they have. Their uni versal cry, from the extreme southern limit of Florida clear up into the northern most little peninsula that shoots into Lake Superior, is—“ Nigger 1 nigger! nigger!” 1 appeal to you who have heard the prin ciples of the Democratic party advocated, and ably advocated on the tioor of this hail, from that comer on my right, which shall remain celubruicdMbr all time as the corner of the Hancock Democracy, whether their only basis ol action was not prejudice against color—n prejudice of race'-Jagainst race. Why, 000 of these gentian**, whom, per sonally, I highly respect,, and worn, I believe, yon will yet have wii& you in your contest, once arose froitehi* seat and foroaido you, as he said, “to grind one class of people beneath the heels of another." Did he for bid you to Isy your band sacrilegiously on tbe flag of your country ? He ought, indeed, to have for hidden that—forbid you to arouse human passions or prejudices? I would have been glad had he done it. But, no; he arose and forbade you to give all the citizens of this State a fair and equal chance in the race of life; for, on Monday, when your newly framed Constitution comes before you in all its completeness, and it is read to you section by section and line by line, you will find that the only thing iu the world which you have done, to which that gentleman can object, is, that you have resolved to put down class aristocracy, and give all men in the State of Georgia a fair and equal chance [Enthusiastic applause.] I infer, from some speeches made here to night, that the Democratic narty in this State has fallen under the leadership of some new fledged Democrats—gentlemen who once belonged to some other orgauiza lion. Was this not the case with Ben. Hill, Jenkins, Cabaniss, and others? I think so. Why do they go to that party now ? They could not bear it when under the leadership of Andrew Jackson; they would not'cast a vote for Martin Van Buren ; they did not believe iu thu money principles ot the Democratic party-then. What has ren dered it so popular with them now ? It reminds me of the old lady who said she never was very fond of the article rye, whether in bread or in pudding; but since they had got to making it into an article called whiskey, she could manage to get some of it dowu. These Whig leaders could not stand Democracy in the shape of a revenue tariff, or of free trade, but when that party has become thoroughly opposed to American Unity and Equal Rights, they can manage to swallow it. It is for you, gentlemen, to say whether these men are to succeed, or whether the Union Re publican party shall do so, under the leader ship of him whom you have selected to-day. I have watched carefully, from day to day, the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention. I have seen how earnestly they have labored, how diligently they have sought to perfect the Constitution which they are about to present to the peoplo of this State, and which I am satisfied will become the rallying cry of the people from the mountains to the sea. 1 wish to make a few remarks upon the nominee which the Convention to day declared should bo the standard bearer of the Republican party iu Georgia, in the coming election for Governor. I have carefully observed his course in the Constitutional Convention, and havo dili gently scanned every vote that he has given upon every question that has come before the body. I have listened with much interest to his expressions and opinions upon the various ques tions discussed; and as a friend of the country ; as an enthusiastic friend of mv country; as one who believes that the destinies of the nation are involved in the success or failure ol the Republican party, I can say, truthfully and honestly, that I believe Col. R. B. Bullock is a true and faithful Republican. lie is a standard bearer of whom any party may well be proud; one who will give character to the Republican party, not only in this State, but throughout every State of the Union. When 1 was up in Ohio during the holiday recess of your Stale Constitutional Convention, after you had passed a resolution recom mending Col. Bullock for Provisional Gover nor, l was equally pleased aud surprised to find that throughout the whole State of Ohio, there were a any of our most promi nent men who were well acquainted with the Colonel, and were exceedingly gratified to umted'tficiV Tn favor of so excellent aud talented a gentleman. I havo one word of advice to give you, my friends, and then I am done. Beware of the Democratic party. That party is ready to change its front at any moment for the purpose of party success. That party has not a single leader who would not sell out in fifteen minutes every principle he ever held —unless indeed you call hatred of the colored man a prin ciple. I warn you, colored men, particularly, to beware of the Democratic party. It will promise you anything, and declare to you anything that they think will secure your votes. They may possibly tell you, and I have no doubt they will, that they are your best friends, and that they have always been so. You, loyal men of the mountains, who stood true for four terrible years of war, I advise you to beware of the deceitful, lying promises of the Democratic party. Stand fast to your principles—the principles of the Union Republican party. To day you have erected a standard, and npon its folds you have inscribed the glori ous motto : ‘ Loyalty and Equal Rights for All.” Fling out that standard to the breeze, and O, be true to the motto thereon inscribed. Fighting for it, you can not fail. The prayer of the holy men, the sympathies of angels, and the intercourse of the saints will all be with you; Heaven itself will smile upon you, and every good influence will fight upon your side. Range yourselves with the great Union party of the nation, and all together, North and South, we shall fight this contest to a successful end. Fearful may bo the storm clouds that will gather over us, lurid may be the lightnings, and terrible the bellowing of the thunder. Our nation may bo tried by fire, and fire seven times hotter than that which glows in the oven. But the end of all this is peace. The enemy and his legions must at last succumb, the sword of the Lord and of Gideon will at last prevail, and the government of our fathers, purified by the fiery ordeal through which it has passed, will shine again re splendent as the sun in Heaven. The world's earnest prayer shall not fail to call an an swer from the skies. The present aspira tions of the human race shall not be disap pointed. The flag of the Union, that sacred symbol of all the blessings of the past, and all the glories of the future, shall still kiss the passing breeze. The exile from other lands shall still find a refuge here, and shall kindle the sacred torch of freedom which he shall bear back ia gladness to his own abole. The joyful hum of a mighty nation of busy freemen shall arise during the duy, cheering the world ; and when night’s sable curtain falls around us, the sentinel who paces the walls of our National Temple shall ever and anon announce in a clear and earnest voice, swelling through the land, and echoing like a strain of celestial music over the star-gemmed sea, “God prospers the Republic, all is well I" Dr Bard, editor of the New Era, was then vociferously called for. The Doctor ascended the rostrum, coolly surveyed the sea of up turned faces, and began. Mr. l’i esident and Gentlemen : I will bo very brief, as 1 sue by my watch it is nearly 11 o'clock. I wish, in the first place, to reply to my friend from Ohio (Mr, Furay), who, in the course of his remarks, let fall some things entirely out of place on this occasion. lam sorry iny friend gave utterance to them. We want, in the canvass before us, no violence, no hatred. We do not wish to resurrect the dead. I myself was raised a Democrat, and, as Paul would say, was brought op at the feet of the Gamaliel of the great Democratic party, and while I folly agree with Governor Brown io his remarks aboot theso called Democratic party of this State, it was rather grating to my ears to bear old things resurrected, which I consider irrelevant to the question before us. About tbe gentlemen who are now running the so-called Democratic party in this State, I have nothing to say on the present occa sion, but there is no necessity for reviving aud bringing up old issues, and opening old wounds which ought not to be touched. I propose that we start out in this campaign, as my legal friend, Gov. Brown, would say, de novo. We do net wish to resurrect the dead. Let the dead sleep. On last June, I raised at the head of my paper the name of Gen. Ulysses Grant for President of tbe United States. It took a little pluck to do so at that time. I raised the namo of Gen. Grant because I believed that his election would promote the best interests of the South. My interests are all in the South. I married in the South—my children were born in the South, and whenever I forget her interests, may my right hand forget her cunning; and more, may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth 1 I stand here to night the defender of the best people that ever lived on the face of tho earth—a generous, noble, proud, high-minded people ; and I raised tho name of General Grant to the head of my paper because he treated Lee nobly and generously after he had surrendered ; because he said the Southern people were a noble people, and treated them as such. I have been abused and denounced because I raised the name of Grant to the head of my columns. I have done it for your good, and to morrow, right under the name of Ulysses Grant, you will find, in large letters, the name of Bullock (immense applause,) and I shall support him with a will and determination. I have adopted reconstruction because I believe it is for the good of the people of the South, for the preservation of the South and the perpetuity of tho Union. For four years of war I fought the Union. The Southern people went into the war be cause they thought it was right, and they fought as men not as cowards. I do not believe that I was a traitor, or that the South ern people were traitors because they fought in that war, aud I never shall believe it (prolonged applause), but we fought and were overwhelmed, or, os Joe Johnson said, were whipped, and now here is mv sword, my hand and heart, for the preservation of the Union. (Applause.) I have been to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, aud the most of the Northern cities since the surrender, and I have seen Wilson, Kelley and other distinguished men of Con gress, and I tell you they always have respect for the man who dares to say he was a true and faithful Confederate soldier. General Grant has a high respect for those men. When I came into this Hall this morning, I went to my reporter and instructed him what to do. I went immediately out, and did not come in any more, for I felt that I could not long remain in tho Hall while you were engaging iu nominating a Governor, and I left the Hall leaving the matter entirely in your hands. As soon as you had adopted a platform which commands my most hearty approval, I felt that victory was sure, and what a victory—a victory that will secure peace and prosperity to the State, and the opposition may kick and butt their political brains out against the rock, but the party, with the platform which you have adopted, will come out triumphant over all opposition. Sir (addressing the chairman), do you stand upon that platform? (Col. Harris iu the chair.) Yes. Then, sir, allow me to say that it has a good weight. [Laughter.] And, sir, I hope that the weight that will balance that Constitution may never grow less. [Renewed laughter.] Now, gentle men, 1 do not abuse my old Democratic friends, but policy requires of us that we should now support the Reconstruction party for such Democracy as Ben. Hill preaches. Ben. Hill a Democrat! “Great God ! what a wonder ! Andrew Jackson, hell and thunder! ’ [Applause.] In Louisiana I heard of Gov. Jenkins, but it was always as a Whig, and now he wants to be a Democrat I If he is one, then all history is a liar, and she ought to be buried so deep that Gabriel’s trump will never be able to awake her from her iufamous slum bers. But I do not ask now what a man’s politi cal antecedents were, if he is right upon the reconstruction question. But the Democratic party of this Slate are doomed to become a laughing stock. They are like the boat of a certain hoozier on the Mississippi. He ran a boat against a snag, and barely escaped with his life. When he got to New Orleans he told his tale in this wise: “She heaved and pitched, and pitched and heaved, and up her rudder flung, And every time she pitched and heaved the greater leak she sprung, [laughter] until the boat went to pieces. That is the way the so-called Democratic party in this State will go. To those so called Democrats who would roll any schism in our ranks, as a sweet morsel under their tongues, let me say, I love you with a holy love ; but let me give you this piece of ad vice : “Quit your nonsense.” Ben. Hill knows that I love him, but I would say to him : “Quit your nonsense, and aid in re storing this State, so rich in mineral wealth, so abundant in agricultural wealth, and possessing so many means by which i[ may bo rendered great as a State, to her pfoper position in the Union. You can have no prosperity until that is done. As for my self, I have no aspiration for office. There are but two things that I ardently desire ; one is to have the leading political paper in Georgia, and the other is to get to heaven.” [Laughter.] I have no political aspirations; and if anybody wants a fight on his let him say so, and I am ready to accommodate him, that is, provided, I feel as brave as I do now. (Renewed laughter). I once had political aspirations, ana used to go up to the amen corner, but Ido not now'. Now, I will just say to my so called Democratic friends, the Ben. Hill Democracy, we want to conduct this canvass kindly, prudently ; but I don’t want our people to kick against the pricks any longer, and to be believing every miserable humbug. I call upon you all to work for the good cause. If you can’t be a standard bearer, boa high private, and look wise, stand firm, and if you can’t stand, as the Yankee said: “ lay down.” (Laughter.) J ust one word more. I have placed the name of Bullock, us the Reconstruction candidate for Governor, at the head of my columns, under the name of General Grant, and I wunt the people of Georgia to give Col. Bullock and the Constitution, which you have nearly completed, at least 40,000 majority; but 1 want the canvass to bo conducted in a kind, affectionate, and for bearing spirit. I hope we will conduct the canvass like men, like tho gallant and fear less wnrriors we have proven ourselves to bo. Then unfurl the Reconstruction banner to tho breeze. Let it float o’er mountain, plain, and vnlley, and the (so called) De mocraey in this Slate shall find their plans frustrated, and the evils which they threaten forever averted. The Doctor closed his romnrks and took his soat amid immense applause. Every mention of the name of Colonel Bullock was received by tho vast crowd with enthusiastic demonstrations of approba tion aud delight. His diligent and persist' cat efforts in the Constitutional Convention to secure the righte of the laboring masses has endeared him to tie working men and the thinking men, who are overjoyed that at last they have a candidate for the Executive chair who, being tbe architect of hia own fortunes, can and does sympathize with the people, and will disregard the old political dogma of Georgia “that Lawyers and* Judges have a divine right to rule.” Upon the breaking up of the meeting, the vast multitude gathered around their candi date and accompanied him to bis hotel. National Eepublican AUOUSTA. OA. SUNDAY MORNINO. March 16, 18«* For^^MMtNT Os the United States: ULYSSES S. GRANT. For Grovernor. OF GEORGIA : Hon. R. B. BULLOCH OF KIOHMOND. PLATFORM!, Resolved, That we pledge our support to the Constitution framed by the Constitu tutional Convention of this State now in session. Resolved, That tee present to the friends of Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution as our Platform, and we urgently request them to ratify it. Resolved, That we pledge our support to the Hon. R. B. Bullock, our candidate for Governor, this day nominat'd. Resolved, That we earnestly reguest the friends of Reconstruction to ratify the Nomination of the Hon. R. B. 15 0 . lock in their Primary Meetings, and sustain him by their votes. ' THE DEMOCRATIC"PROGRAMME. If we may judge by the utterances of the disunion press and of the foul-mouthed blackguards who take the stump in Demo cratic interest, the programme of that party is to procure the rejection of the new Con stitution by the people. If the Democratic leaders had any regard for consistency they would, of course, have put up no candi date, for the absurdity of running candi dates who can only hold office under a Constitution that they are striving to de stroy, is ridiculously transparent. To vote against the Constitution, but for a Gov ernor who will be pledged to disregard that very instrument under which he holds office—an instrument he must swear to support before be can take the Gubernato rial chair—is a complication of nonsense that could only have originated in the brains of men insane from disappointed ambition. Suppose they attain their object —defeat the Constitution but elect their Governor—we rather opine their candi —» wr»» ?—. - - r i . time in finding the Gubernatorial chair in which to deposit himself. What do they expect to gain by defeat" ing the Constitution 1 It is undoubtedly their idea that if the Southern States can be kept out of the Union until after the Presidential election, the Democratic can didate for the Presidency, if one can be found rasli enough to run, will stand a better chance of success, and this is proba bly tlieir only reason for opposing recon struction. Thus the whole country is to be kept in continued state of turmoil and ngitation that some Democrat may attain the Presidency. If they arc not insane? this is their whole reason for their conduct, inexplicable upon any other theory. Now we can not suppose that people, especially the people of Georgia, will submit to make themselves the tools of these men’s destruc tive ambition. It is not supposable that they arc so blind to their own interests that, at the bidding of the same old party hacks who have once before led them to destruction, they will refuse to travel the path which leads to peace and prosperity. We trust the people have had their eyes opened by past experience, and will repu diate the old politicians and tlieir policy. Trouble Among the Demagogues. Beu. Hill, the great “Conservative” Apostle, warns his converts that lie who votes or acts under the laws of Congress for Reconstruction is, and should lie, doubly damned. Ransc Wright’s “Conservative Demo- Disunion Committee says that the new Constitution will give the people “ Re lief” and “Homesteads,” and prevent “Im prisonment for Debt,” and therefore should be defeated, but the scent of office is too strong and their appetites must be appeas ed, so they solemnly declare that, be the Constitution good or bad, duty to them selves require that they should grab for tile spoils. Steady. New Hampshire has led the way of every great Republican victory for tho lust fourteen years. When she broke from her old political moorings in 1854, the Domo" oratic party was instantly aectionalizcd, and nearly every other Democratic free State followed her example. She lias never wavered since. Hade tho leader in every great subsequent struggle, because com. polled to rcceivo the first onset of the enemy, she has nover lost her foothold, but has always maintained and defended tho flag which has been confided to her keeping. Still They Come. In addition to the splendid victory in New Hampshire, we have news of decided Repub lican triumphs ia the town elections at Council Bluffs and Oentralia, lowa, and New Brunswick, New Jcisey. A. J. has tijked of appealing to tho people. Does the news look as if ho had much encourageioient to expect in that direction ? aUR CANDIDATE. The sore-headed, self-constituted ‘Governor makers object to our nominee, because ho is not a Judge, a Lawvck, or even a Justici of tub P eacc, but simply an “Express Agent.” We rather like their objection, because we all know that the Express Com. pany never have any but the very best talent in their service, and when a man rises to high position with that Company, it is evi dence of superior administrative ability. Our candidate it not ashamed of tbe fact that his owu efforts have brought success. Honest industry is worthy of reward, and with the same practical management of the affairs of our State that has brought'prosperity, popularity and success to tho Express Company, all honest men—not political backs—will be well satisfied. Let us have economy, enterprise and energy as our watchwords. Slight Mistake. The Agent of tho Associated Press at Washington telegraphed all the newspapers South, on Friday night, that Ilarriman (Republican) had received 39,531 votes for Governor of New Hampshire, on Tuesday last, and Sinclair (Democrat) 46,293 votes for the same office. The figures should read 39,531 for Ilarri man, and 36,293 for Sinclair. Majority for Harriman, 3,238. Our Candidate. We have been permitted to make the fob lowing extract from a private letter received by a gentleman in this city from a distin guished citizen in Middle Georgia : “We will keep our end of the rail up to the right standard, and believe that the vote for Colonel R. B. Bullock will be larger with us than ever polled before for a Gubernato rial candidate, and double that of Cobb over McDonald ia 1850. We thiuk that Colonel Bullock’s majority will be at least 40,000 over any person the opposition may put upon the track.” Colonel Farrow. The Atlanta special to the Cincinnati Gazette, says that “ When the Convention took its noon recess, Colonel 11. P. Farrow was introduced, and in an eloquent speech gave his allegiance to the Constitution and to the nomination of Colonel, Bullock for Governor, and declared his intention to stump the State for both. Thus is all the schism in the Reconstruction ranks healed, and success awaits the Constitution and Bullock, with 40,000 majority.” The Good Work. While the Republicans of New Hampshire were routing the Copperhead hordes, and pre" paring to send joy to every loyal hearthstone in the land, the Republican House of Rep resentatives were passing a bill lifting the taxes from our great industries. This im portant measure was passed w ith but two votes in the negative; and we trust the Senate will take it up at the earliest moment and enact it into a law. —— ♦♦♦- Horrible. Georgia is to have a Governor who has been independent and wise enough to rise by his own efforts ; and of course the would be leaders, who have heretofore lived upon other men’s labor, have a horrible disgust at tins rnnuvaiiuu. Quinine Wanted. The Hills tremble and have a shake : “So many thoughts rush upon hie that I actually shudder, when I see the possibility of the people of my country seeing what no civilized country ever saw before—the funda mental law of the land making those things equal which God declared unequal. Pictures, dark and horrid, flout before my vision, night aud day, when I see people going along as unconcernedly as though there were no danger ahead. People of Cherokee I do any of you hear me? Will you permit me one word ot remonstrance ? It is said that this Constitution is to get its main sup port from your region of country.”— Extract Atlanta Speech. -»-* tt— Hen Hill’s Opinion of the platform upon which his friends of \lie Macon clique propose to elect somebody: “Now, my friends, I say—and God only knows my feelings when I say it—that (he adoption of this Constitution and its final establishment will bring ruin to your coun try, and blast the hopes of your people. It will condemn the poor negro to inevitable extermination. No pen can describe— no language can express the horrors that shall ensue, socially, morally, and politically, whenever there shall be a forced collision with the negroes.”— Extract Atlanta Speech. Ben. Hill Objects to the Macon clique trying to get office : “And, people of Georgia, the issue is made. You ore to be called upon to determine whether you will have truth or falsehood. I know that now, and, indeed, for many years back, the air is full of policy, policy, policy—the making of this bargain and of that bargain. I will venture now to say — and I hope I shall offend nobody—though, indeed, I don’t care if 1 do, in telling the truth, that there are over fifty men this day in Atlanta, who have come here to see if they can not make some office by going from one party to the other.” — Extract Hill's Atlanta Speech. _ Good. Ben Hill, in his speech at Atlanta, lec tures bis Macou committee as follows: “The great difficulty with the times is this : the people have no regard for truth ; they have no love for it—not a particle. You think no less of a man who notoriously, avowedly, clearly, and palpably engages in deception, provided he be a politician, than you do of a Christian gentleman. I rather think you think more of deception than you do of truth.” The Macon Junta Is well described by the following extract frotn the incorruptablo Hill's Atlanta speech : “It is not Truth that has brought them to it. Passion alono has done it—wild, uncontrollable passion. Passion —cap- tured and controlled by the fatal ambition for office, of tho wily politician, is what has brought this people and this country to its present verge ot ruin.” lien Hill Sjwaks to the Aristocracy. “And my friends, you who are lifted above the common herd and common masses of the people, and think that iinpudenco never dare assert itself in your company, I pray you— I pray you, save the honest unfortunate poor people of this country (rom such foul contam ination.”— Extract Atlanta Speech. NE W SONG RECONSTR VCTIONI Tu«a— “Hally Hound the Ping, Hoyt.” sr w. a. hour. O, Reconstruction is the rage, From mountain to tit tea, Let ever; man at onee engage To help our nominee. Cbobus—Then rally, boys, rally, From mountain, bill, sad dale, 0, come from every valley. For Bullock mast not fail. 0, Reconstruction is the cry, And peace throughout tbe land, Then hoist the banner to the sky, And join the Bullock band. Then rally, boys, rally, etc. 0, Reconstruction we demand, And peace and harmony, Let friend and foe come shake their hand, And help our nominee. Then rally, boys, rally, etc. 0, Reconstruction, sonnd it load, In every place and spot, And Bullock’s name in every crowd By none mast be forgot. 0 Then rally, boys, rally, etc. The Reconstrnction flag must wave From mountain to the sea. We’ll bury the past in deepest grave, And help our nominee. Then rally, boys, rally, etc. COLONEL BULLOCK. Editor National Republian: Dear Sir : I see that the “Governor, east of the Oconee” so to speak, is down on our Candidate, Col. Bullock, because he is not a lawyer by profesgiou, etc. With all due respect to the respectable members of Legal profession, I must say—that to my self, and no doubt to a large mass of the people of Georgia, that he is no lawyer, ia his best recommendation. We, the people, have bad enough of the pettifogging,barristers and shysters, God knows it is time that we should have been thoroughly cured of the mania ; it ia time that we should have had tbe staring fact puuched into, beat into, or drilled into our heads, that this class have been the “authors of all our woe, which has cost us nearly all our property, and in a great degree our manhood 1 It is time for the people to act for them selves ; and I do hope that the next General Assembly ot ttoorgn. -;u to the world the fact that it is not cursed with a class whose life-long work it has been “to darken couusel with much knowledge,” and to hamper and bury Justice, Equity and Truth, so that we, the people, have neither comprehended “the plain letter of the law” or sonceivcd the subterfuges by which our laws have been trammeled ! We want no “oily gammons” in any office; give us plain, common-sense, business men— just such men as Col. R. B. Bullock. “ Old Wilkes.” March 13, 1868. To Go to Washington. The following paragraph occurs in the report of the last day’s proceedings of the Convention: “Mr. Whiteley introduced a resolution that Hon. Josiah R. Parrott and Hon. Foster Blodgett be appointed to go to Washington and recommend the pardon of the persons recommended bv the committee on the removal of disabilities. The resolution was adopted by a vote of yeas “5, nays 47. We wish the gentleman every success in their important and patriotic mission. Both are gentleman of fine standing and influence, and we presume will have no trouble in convincing Congress of the prudence ot removing the disabilities from the parties recommended. We commend the Committee to our friends—the friends of Reconstruc tion—lll TY’aaUluj'tuu. May their mission result in the accomplishment of all that is desired.— Atlanta Era. Personal. Gov. R- B. Bullock left for his home in Augusta, last evening. Mr. Bullock has been emphatically a working man in the Convention. As Chairman ol the Auditing Committee, his labors have been arduous, but he has discharged all his duties to the satisfaction of every one. We shall wel come him to the Executive Mansion in Atlanta in ninety days. Hon. A. L. Harris left for his home iu Savannah yesterday. My. Harris, as Chair man of the Committee on Printing, has also had work to do; but he has been equal to his task and has given satisfaction to the Convention and all concerned. Both of these gentlemen have ouf warmest wishes for health and plenteous prosperity. — Era. Grief. The tribulations of the Washington city Copperheads and their rebel sympathizers over the result in New Hampshire are inex pressibly pitiable. They were so confident of triumph, that they had even called a meeting Wednesday evening, at which the redoubtable Montgomery Blair, that angel of disaster, was to appear clothed in his prophetic robes to rejoice in the fulfilment of his predictions. But at an early hour in the evening the flag was withdrawn, and if the meeting was held it mast haye been indeed a funeral eratjieriutr. Tt m-- some or the other conclaves during the war when the news of some great disaster caraied gloom and dismay among the conclaves of the disaffected.— Washington Chronile. Ben. Hill Speaks the truth by accident. How well he lectures his churchmen : “Only three years have elapsed since then, and you have seen your rulers—the leaders of the political thought and the political sentiment of the country, going to Washington City, laying their bands upon the Bible, swearing to support the Consti tution of tho United States, and at once violating every principle of that Constitu tion, and setting at naught the whole issue and the result of the war.”— Ben. Hill's Atlanta Speech. Wa}its to go Home. Gen. Hancock has asked to be relieved from his command at New Orleans. If the reports which ns from that city are to be relied on, Ins supercedure cannot come too soon. It is charged that his recent course lms depreciated the city currency to such a degree that a popular panic prevails. Tli'e Mayor, apprehensive of trouble, has issued a proclamation, in which the responsibility for whatever may occur is indirectly charged upon Gen. Hancock and the lending Rebtd spirits around him.— Tribune. Ben llilVs Legal Opinion on an Important Point in the ticto Constitution. “I assert, and I assert it without fear contradiction, that this Constitution makes the races politically equal in all respects. It makes them equal as to tho right of suffrage, and equal ns t> the right to hold office. It draws uo distinction whatever, and provides for nono to be drawn.”— Extract Atlanta Speech. “What did you think of Ben. Hill’s speech ?” said one Democrat to another, the other day. . “Ob, it was nothing but a ploco of bom bastic lexicon from origin to termiafttiODi 1 , was tho magnificent reply,— Era. LETTER PROM C OL. If~p To the Friends of Reconstn^ We are now entering upoa » campaign of greater moment th M -T”* before participated in by any portioT'' ? ** American people. W e have beenA* * upon the stormy sea of reTolatioJiS*! once more in sight of the beacon r 1 * peace, prosperity, aud happi Qel , within our power soon to exclaim “We are once more safely anchotidTj moorings.” W The Convention has completed iu and has presented to the people for 2* tion a Constitution superior in ** to auy ever before presented loth. J?* Georgia. Within a few day, printed and sent throughout the Staut! the people to scrutinize and py, * Read it, consider it, ponder over j t the proper time come forward by thehj! thousand, and proclaim iu tnampW*- fi cation. Your passions and yonr appealed to by those who hare Weii * ruined our once happy land, tn *1 from returning to the Government** Fathers. Those who will ihssim * you to aid them in defeating thiiCo2 tion, you will find, by looking their past, history, are those who 10JSI tear down the proud fabric resredWf sires of 1870. By their attempt to]* the Constitution and the Government* which our fathers lived and r.rospenjt nearly one hundred years, as no others ever prospered in the history of n «Z they hav3 brought upon the tion evils upon evils, which will notorisk felt by those now living, but will pron perpetuating evils, entailing their** throughout time upon millions and mil* yet unborn. Heed r.ot their wire* Resolve to return to the Government *4 Flag of onr Fathers, by the overwhelm ratification of the Constitution, and tcaiq4 aut election of Hon. R. B. Bcliocl It is with the most profonndseaeofmi fude to my and zeak| and supporters, that I remember n w public meetings throughout the Statedm» tbe honor to express a preference foraeit the high position of Governor of Gap; The pride and gratification experienced!* endorsement is the greater when I ran that it is an endorsement of that those expressions, coming from a* portions of the State, were not alone I voice of the white man or the colored r® but tbe voice of the people of Geaji Yet, my friends and fellow-citizens,te os ever bear iu mind that, in all great "W ous movements, such as that in which** • now engaged, the wishes and pre'erencsoll one individual should be held paramouft the vital interests of the common cam. I is with this feeling, and the desire toss fice all personal considerations for the* cess of a cause so dear to us all, andi success of which will once more retfmk our weary people that peace, prosperity,s! happiness which we lost by the emu 1860, that I proclaim my unqualified * earnest support ol lion. R. B. Bruncil Governor, and call upon my friends if portions of the State to unite with me* dialiy iu his support, and bear him triajl antly through with a gCtttflC.il that by which any previous Govern#l Georgia was ever elected. Hesry P. FirmM Atlanta, Ga., March 12, 1868. From our Special Correspondent] FROM WASHINGTON. The Late Republican Success in Sett H&jt — Hour it Ajjccts the Prciidcst—Mumi Buehwhaekcr, threatening Washington—Jfl of the Freedmen in Georgia, ArfaimM Worth Carolina—Extensive laud op<rm» Department oj Agriculture. Washington, March 11th, MR The Republican triumph in Ne»H* shire, it is believed, has pot anelM quietus upon any attempt of the frieuds to disturb the quiet of the ftp That quite recently the President hiWW decided upon a course cf action in MM the War Department and hia ow< which would have brought about a diM the nature of which is well in the best informed circles. Mr. Johnson was promised the not only of an organized element oli in the District of Columbia and Jlu™" across the Potomac in Virginia the notorious rebel bushwhack®, assembling his clans with the avow tion of aiding Johnson “to “ ss 1 ;: Valley are on file in this city, that Mosby lias been mustering 1 j weeks past, at a rendezvous more. At a meeting ot the tog held one day last week, near l some four hundred armed men■ aud the leader ot them boast P he could muster any day LOO clearing out the Capital. Th come souurulyof late thatthe that section have applied to the either a military force to p v, their rights, or authority g their own defense. A reign i , in Northeastern V lr^ n, ?', he “presi# sight of the Capital hut the DgJ actually appalled at tho lean g, shire. The parasites about te*** had led him to believe that to ! were sure of a victory in , jj q and hence he is much today, and in one ol hism°°« dangerous for his-best fnends»Ji him? The President is su * clique ot men who are lead m o and deeper into the quag l > t realizing the fact; he doea t« for himself, but employs a B 4 for him such articles »s may interest. These articles aD j e by the Blairs and the Bl *. ,u(t quently he hears oniy one si ' tkt and is completely m the and » no j situation of affairs. ~ been permitted to know the Hampshire, only the < ac ‘ s y. 9 and could not easily be j tinnes to insist that the § t ,a! Treasury shall not rec°gm*e» h|j , Secretary ot VV ar by yet udqu tho Treasury; t nauC ial about a derangement m fi» { , & Ad interim Thomas » meeting yesterday, rc l ud n0 it# Department. He has issueu yet, but every one is do so at an early day. election opens the “ o twith# the fact that the people are no FKKBDHSN S ÜBitßAt^ Major General Howard ha J i