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National Republican
A.O<*UI*TA.. «*A..
FRIDAY MORNING March M, iW
For PRESIDENT
Os the United States:
ULYSSES 8. «RAIT,
For Governor
OF GEORGIA :
Uom.R. b. BfJLLOCK
OF RIOHMOND.
PLATFORM,
Resolved, T hat ire pledge our support to
the Constitution trained by the Constilu
tutional Convention of this State note in
session.
Resolved, That ire present to the friends of
Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution
as our Platform, and ice urgently request
them to ratify it.
Resolved, That we pledge our support to
the Hon. R. B. Bullock, our candidate for
Governor, this day nominated.
Resolved, That ire earnestly request the
friends of Reconstruction to ratify the
Nomination of the Hon. R. B. Bollock in
their Primary Meetings, and sustain him by
their vo‘es.
THE CAMPAIGN.
■ No one can overestimate the importance
attached to the political campaign upon
which we arc entering. The respective
hosts have chosen their leaders and Raised
their standard. The issue is made up.
The National Republican will be
found battling, in the front rank, for the
Restoration of Georgia, for the new Con
stitution framed by her representatives in
the Convention at Atlanta, for new men
and new measures, and, as a sequence, for
the peace and prosperity of our people.
"There’s work for every man to do.”
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THE LAST?OPPORTUNITY.
It would be well enough for the people
of Georgia to reflect upon the consequences
of rejecting the new Constitution and
defeating reconstruction. They are urged
to do so by the Democratic leaders, under
the idea that something will turn up by
which, when the State is readmitted, it
shall go hack Democratic. These old
party hacks know that, at present, there is
no chance for them to gather the spoils,
and they are willing that Georgia shall
continue in her present anomalous condi
tion, deprived of her national rights, under
a military government, lagging behind in
the course of prosperity, and with all her
vast resources undeveloped, merely that
they may have a better chance to rule and
reap the rewards of office—rewards granted
by a Constitution which they pretend to
repudiate and despise.
But the probability that something will
occur to promote the -wishes of these
selfish leaders, grows less every day.
Their accomplice in the Presidential chair,
to whom they owe the encouragement
which prompted them to oppose recon.
struction, is undergoing a trial whose end
will be his ejection from office, and his
retirement to private life, deprived, not
only of his power for evil, but ol the little
reputation he ever had for patriotism and
statesmanship. The prospects for General
Grant’s triumphant election to the Presi
dency have already become certainties.
He has showed himself to be in full ac
cordance with the policy of Congress, and,
therefore, he is not likely to give better
terms to a State which contumaciously
remains out of the Union, than those
which Congress has already offered. The
hope of the election of a Democratic Presi
dent grows daily fainter. What is there,
then, to justify the idea that anything can
possibly “turn up” which will procure
better terms, or give power to the Demo
cratic leaders ?
Yet, upon this ghost of a chance for a
return to power, those leaders exhort the
people to defeat reconstruction and re
main out of the Union. It may be fun
for tfiem, but it is death to the best
interests of the State, and the people may
assure themselves that if the present op
portunity is lost, another sucli is not likely
to occur at an early day. They may de
lude themselves with the idea that it they
refuse to go back, they may be forced to
do that which they want to have done, not
by their instrumentality, but recent indi
cations justify the belie! that the Republi
can party in Congress feel themselves
strong enough to do without the unrecon
structed States, and will suffer those who
make no effort to go back to remain out
and take the consequences. From a sin
cere desire that the country shall be re
united and again made one nation, the
Republican party desire that reconstruc
tion should be speedily effected, but they
feel that they have little political necessity
for it, and after the presidential election
the necessity will lie less.
If the present opportunity is neglected,
there is uot likely to occur another in
years to come. Nothing will “ turn up.”
It will most probably be said to us, if you
can get along without the National Gov
ernment, the Government can do very well
without you, and tilt door will not again
bo opened for oar rctatta until wear* found
knocking at Jt and begging aebnisdon.
The people should not surfer themselves
to be deceived by knavish politicians, with
the idee that the time wijl come when we
can dictate out own terms to the nation,
and, thcreforeTtliat we can take our own
time for reconstruction. The chance that
such un era will occur, grows less and less
every day, and no man but the most im
pudent and unreasonably can venture to
predict when another opportunity will
occur for us to resume our proper place
among the galaxy of States. Slrnll we
cast away our present chance for the sake
of some empty hope in the future ?
vAIUE'I Y OF OPINION.
It is nmusing to notice the plunges
made by the disorganizes to find fault
-with the Reconstruction candidate for
Governor. Some say he is anew comer—
a “carpet baggerothers, a “Massachu
setts Yankee;” others again, that he
aided the rebellion by ‘‘feeding the sol
diers,” etc., etc.
We are aware that the sore heads do
not wish to know the tacts ; but we can
say for their information that Col. Bul
lock is a native of the Empire State of the
North—the State of New York—a State
-whose people are known everywhere as
being industrious, enterprising, and suc
cessful, without any of the proscriptive
political notions that are charged upon
the Eastern States. He has been a citizen
of Georgia some twelve or fifteen years,
actively identified with our people, and
and with their best interests; has a very
limited acquaintance with jioliticians or
laicyers, but is well and favorably known
to the practical business men of the State,
and of the South generally—a reputation
far more acceptable to the honest masses
than that of a political hack or trickster.
Calling Col. Bullock a “Yankee carpet
bagger,” is too stale to pass current.
HR BID "not"SAY IT !
Joseph Brown is on a stumping tour
through North Georgia, asking the people
to vote for a man for Governor whose
election he has said “would bankrupt the
State !” Is he to have it all his own way
up there again I—Journal and Messenger,
18/A.
We have the best of authority for say
ing that Governor Brown made no such
statement in reference to Col. Bullock.
Tho thing is totally false—a flimsy trick
gotten up to cheat the voters of Georgia.—
New Era.
And we may look for all such tricks
and all such movements upon the part of
all the Obstructionist papers in the State.
Wc know of one despicable falsehood
now being used in the country to influence
the colored voters of the State that we
intend to expose. It is this: “If you
freedmen vote for Col. Bullock for Gov
ernor, and ratify the Constitution, you
will never own a foot of land.” We con
fidently and boldly proclaim this a lie,
made out of whole cloth—say it who will.
Fail to vote for the Constitution—fail to
vote for the regular nominee of the Con
vention—Col. Bullock —and you never
will own a foot of land, nor your children
after you. And you landless and homeless
white men of Georgia—for your wives’ and
children’s sakes, and for you own—never
consent or countenance the so-called Demo
cratic movement in Georgia! Let Ben
Hill and Dave Irwin, and Gus Reese and
“Oconee Wright” “tote their own skillets”
—you keep away from them. “Touch not,
taste not, handle not the unclean thing.”
Let but a failure be made to elect Colonel
Bullock, upon the platform of the Consti
tution, and let but the lands of Georgia be
sacrificed at 5 and 10 cents per acre to the
speculators, and neither will cither landless
white or colored men ever secure to them
selves the inestimable right to a homestead
which no human power may, or can here
after bereft them of. Companies of men
are now being formed for the express
purpose of buying up the lauds that may
be offered for sale, for speculation.
HUNGRY SOULS.
A more disgraceful scene than that now
being enacted by the opponents of Recon
struction and of tlie new Constitution can
hardly be imagined, and we are sure has
never before been witnessed in our gcod
old State. Already two candidates are
put forward by the self-styled Democracy
to grab for the office of Governor of the
State, under a Constitution which they
despise and spit upon as being the work of
“scalawags” and “niggers.”
No matter how nauseous the dose may
be, they are ever ready to shut their eyes
open their mouth, and gulp it down, pro
vided they can thereby live in fat offices at
the public expense. Political vagrants as
they are, they must have aims, office, or
perish.
HONEST MAN.
Tlie Covington Examiner is too honest
to follow the orders of the Macon rulers and
sing both “tweedledum” and “twaddledeo”
—one verse againßt the Constitution and
the next in favor of the offices. Speaking
of Ben Hill’s Atlanta speech, he says :
“He shows to the world the .hideousness
of tho designs of the bogus Convention, and
the fraud and deception embodied in the
Constitution they are endeavoring to force
upop the people of Georgia, and calls upon
the people to unite in one grand, deter
mined effort to free themselves from this
impending disgrace.”
Now, we like this. It is manly and
honest, when one don’t like a thing, to say
so, and slick to it; but for these political
leeches, who damn tho Constitution, and
yet beg for help to get its offices, we have
the utmost contempt.
“East or tub OConeb.”—W* find the
following rather significant paragraph in the
Macon Telegraph, of Sunday:
Wo feel constrained to say thut tlie spccia
dispatch to the Augusta Chronicle Irom this
eily, announcing the nomination of Judge
ltecsc, on the motion of a certain member of
the committee, does not accord with tlie
filets as they appear on the minutes.
When somebody found that ha was sim
ply nobody, so far us the prospects of his
nomination was concerned, did he sock eclat
with Judge Reese by pretending that ho
secured him the nomination 7 — Opinio)!.
SEN BILL—A DIMYCRAI.
Bditor National Bej/übliean : tW
Dear Si*-The idea that Ben. Bill and
his satellites in Georgia are* Democrats, is
without doubt the most laughably ridicu
lous position ever assumed by any men. A
Democrat! “From such, Good Lord, de
liver us!” A Democrat! Claiming a
front seat in the “Amen comer” of tho
“Democratic Church.” Why, sir, hell is
peopled by just such “ Church members,"
amongst the “fourty-four” sound men of
the North that we heard so much gab
about years ago! Right with them—hand
and glove—check by jowl—with that
grand crowd ! Good Lordy ! save us 1
Like Captain Scott’s coon, we should
“gin in”—ami save the ammunition 1 But
Bon is right smart in one thing—they
couldn’t get him to consent to try another
race for Govern v; he is sore on that
point, for he lenew very well that neither
he nor any other Obstructionist in Georgia
stood any more chance of election than
“a cat in , without claws, attempting
to get out!” lam really sorry that Gus.
Reese allowed the caucus to “put him in
training.” lie really deserves a better
fate than awaits him; for Col. Bullock
will run so far ahead of him—at least
40,000 votes —that he will hardly know he
is in the race ! With the best Constitu
tion Georgia ever had for a platform, and
good candidates for all the offices squarely
upon it, there is nothing to fear. On
with the column! “Old Wilkes.”
March 10, 18G8.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The First District shall include the
counties of Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, Me
Intosb, Ware, Wayno, Glenn, Camden,
Charlton Pierce, Appling, Tatnall, Bul»
look, Effingham, Screven, Emanuel, Mont
gomery, Telfair, Coffee, Clinch, Echols,
Lowndes, Berrien, Irwin, Laurens, John
son, Brooks, Colquitt and Thomas.
The Second District shall include the
counties of Decatur, Early, Miller, linker,
Mitchell, Worth, Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski,
Chattahoochee, Maeon, Marion, Sumter,
Webster, Stewart, Quitman, Clay, Cal
houn, Randolph, Terrell, Lee and Dough
erty.
Tho Third District shall include the
counties of Muscogee, Schley, Taylor, Tal
bot, Harris, Troup, Meriwether, Heard,
Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, Carroll, Camp
bell, Houston and Crawtord.
The Fourth District shall include the
counties of Upson, Pike, Spalding, Henry,
Newton, Butts, Mouroe, Bibb, Twiggs,
Wilkinson, Baldwin, Jones, Jasper, and
Putnam.
The Fifth District shall include the coun
ties of Washington, Jefferson, Burke, Rich
mond, Glasscock, Hancock, Warren, Colum
bia, Lincoln, Wilkes, Taliaferro, Greeue,
Morgan, Oglethorpe, and Elbert.
The Sixth District shall include the coun
ties of Milton, Gwinnett, Walton, Clarke,
Jackson, Madison, Hart, Franklin, Banks,
llall, Forsyth, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin,
White, Habersham, Rabun, Towns, Union,
Fanuin, and Gilmer.
The Seventh Dietrict shall be composed
of the following counties: DeKalb, Fulton,
Cobb, Polk, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Gor
don, Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield, Murray,
Catoosa and Dade.
The following changes have been made :
Screven is taken from the Fifth and added
to the First District.
Schley aud Houston are taken from the
Second and added to the Third District.
Crawtord is taken from the Fourth and
added to the Third District.
Haralson aud Paulding, formerly in the
third, have, we presume, been abolished, as
they do not appear in any of the Districts as
reported in Ihe Atlanta papers. Perhaps
the printer is at fault.
Northern Georgia. —The Democratic
press labor to produce the impression that
Colonel Bullock has little strength in Upper
Georgia. To prove the contrary, we extract
from the speech of Colonel Broyles, at a
meeting at Dalton, lately, the following :
The meeting wa3 addressed by Col. C. E.
Broyles, in a speech of near an hour. He
commenced by congratulating the friends of
peace and reconstruction upon the standard
bearer. He was satisfied tho selection of
Colonel R. B. Rullock was a wise ami patri
otic move. He contended that his financial
ability was a fixed fact, while his adminis
trative ability was manifest in the part he
acted in framing the Constitution now to be
ratified.
He had heard but one objection to Colonel
Bullock, and it did not rise to the dignity of
an argumeut—that was, that he came from
New Hampshire some years ago. He said
he had ever been a Democrat, and his first
entrance into political life was in opposition
to Know Nothingism in 1855. It was then
he and Democrats held that the birth-place
of a man was no test for office, but the road
to honor was open to ail men. Franklin
Pierce came from the granite hills of New
Hampshire, and every Democrat then de
lighted to honor him. Again, Andrew John
son said, to his credit, in that contest, that
the “world was his home, and an honest man
his brother.”
He showed that the Democracy of nowa
days meant office. This was their principle,
and that, for the sake of office, some were
willing to gulp down the Constitution, others
to swear by its unholy purposrs—provided
they could fill the offices, and were now
attempting to rob the parly of its platform
and drive the Architect from the house of
his own workmanship—an unfair, foul tvork,
and such a work us no one but a Democrat
would be guilty of.
He reviewed Mr. Hill’s objections to the
Constitution, denying that the social status
of the races was changed by the action of
the Convention. The right of a man to
control his society and ingress to his house
was as old as common law. Besiles, we
had laws interdicting marriage between the
races, and ibis was not contravened by tbe
clause in tbe new Constitution that no
ordinary or minister would ever issue license,
or unite in marriage a white man or woman
with a negro. The Courts would so decide
this question.
He said the right to ccrtwri all cases, even
where the amount was under fifty dollars,
did exist, and Mr. Hill knew it. He then
argued the school system, and showed con
clusively thut he did not contemplate a
union of children there, but left it to the
Legislature to arrange a system which would
ever be just to all.
Would Resignation Stop Trial?— Since
the report became current that Mr. Johnson
might resign in case the points ho iutends
to make against the proceedings of the
Senate aro decided adversely to him by a
party vote, the question as to the effect of
■ uch resignation has engaged tho general
attention of lawyers. Opinion appears to
bu very much divided upon tho matter.
Somo lawyers of high standing, and among
them some who are known to sympathise
with Mr. Johnson, hold that such attion oil
the part of tho President would not of neces
sity prevent the Senate from proceeding
with the trial and pronouncing its judgment.
On the other hand, lawyers of both political
parties muiutain that such a stop would be
a complete bar to further proceedings.—
Exchange.
[From tho Atlanta Era.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR JOSEPH
E. BROWN.
Delivered at Marietta, Go., Wednesday,
March 18 th, 1868.
Fellow Citizens: On the 20th day of next
month an election takes {dace of the moat
momentous consequence to the people ot
Georgia. This election is. to determine
whether the State is th be restored to her
position in the Uniop, or whether we are to
remain for an unknown length of time in a
state of anarchy and confusion, or under
military government, with all our mnterial
interests paralyzed and our day of returning
prosperity indefinitely postponed. On that
day the people have to say by their ballots
whether the Constitution adopted by the
Convention shall be ratified or rejected, and
they have to choose a Governor, members of
Congress and members of the State Legisla
ture. Aud in this eonnection I wish to state
that our new Constitution, taken as a whole
is a decided improvement upon tho old one,
if we say nothing about the right of-suffrage
conferred upon the black people of the
Slat*, which all knew before tho Convention
met was a foregone conclusion. Indeed, it
is a positive requirement of the conqueror,
without which wo can not be restored to our
position in the Union.
THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR—BULLOCK.
We have three candidates for Governor—
Col. Bullock, the regular nominee of the
Reconstruction party of the State, who is a
gentleman of good character, personal in
tegrity, first rate business habits, and excel
lent common sense. These are the essen
tial qualities of a good Executive officer.
Col. Bullock was a prominent member of
the Convention, aided in forming the Con
stitution, and fully endorses it. He stands
fairly and squarely upon it as his platform.
He is a strong relief man, and, if elected,
will execute the laws on that subject in
good faith and without equivocation or
double dealing. He was a strong Union
man during the war, and still remains in
the same faith. If elected, he will move off
smoothly and harmoniously, in accord with
the Federal Government, which will be
infinitely better than the election of a man
who may not be regarded its friend, or who
may be elected because of his hostility to it.
As we are now seeking peace, I think it is
best that we do nothing to irritate. Let us
put the friends of the Government and those
who sustain its policy in position, while we
are seeking to restore fellowship with it.
JUDGE REESE.
Os Judge Reese, the so-called Democratic
candidate, I have little to say. He is known
to be bitterly opposed to the Whole plan of
reconstruction. His action has been inhar
monious with the government, pending the
proposition for reconstruction. He is under
stood to be opposed to the Constitution, op
posed to the relief measures, and opposed to
the reconstruction policy in toto.
JUDGE IRWIN.
The third and last candidate is Judge
Irwin, your fellow townsman, who, if I cor
rectly interpret his letter announcing him
self a candidate, is riding the race with one
foot on each horse. He is sorter for, and
somewhat against reconstruction and oppo
sition. Like the old man's cow, his tracks
are to be found on both sides of the branch.
When the reconstruction acts were passed,
he was for a time a very decided outspoken
opponent of the measures. They grew in
popularity, and were likely to be a success,
»nd before the election the Judge became an
advocate of the Convention. His friends
took him up, and run his name, and elected
him a member of that body. He declined
to take his seat on the ground that it did not
become a Judge to mingle in politics. He
is still a Judge, and does not hesitate to run
for the office of Governor, while he holds the
office of Judge. If it were wrong then for a
Judge to mingle in politics, is it not wrong
now ? If the position of member of the
Convention was political, what say you of
that of Governor.
But why did Judge Irwin neglect to’tell
the people, of Georgia where he now stands
on the vital question which enters into the
canvass ? When he asks us to put him in the
high and respectable office of Governor,
justice to the whole people requires that he
define his position. We can take no man
on trust now, and especially no one whose
record on the reconstruction measures is
inconsistent with itself.
Is Judge Irwin in favor of the ratification
ot the Constitution, or is he against it ? Is he
in favor of the relief measures incorporated
into the Constitution, or is he against them ?
Does he believe them to be constitutional or
ancoiistitutional? Is he for or agaiust the
Homestead Law, as incorporated into the
Constitution ? Does he believe it constitu
tional or unconstitutional ?
Is he in favor of abolishing imprisonment
for debt, or is he opposed to it ? Is he for
the common school system, as provided by
the Constitution, or is he against it ? These
are vital questions on which a candidate for
Governor can not play mum, and expect the
voters of Georgia to sustain him.
As Judge Irwin has failed to tell us where
he stands, I will tell you. He is, I am
satisfied, opposed to the ratification of the
Constitution. He is bitterly opposed to the
relief measures incorporated into that in
strument. He believes they are unconstitu
tional, and will net on that belief if elected
Governor of Georgia, and will appoint
judges with a view to their position oil that
subject, who will rule them to he unconsti
tutional. He is opposed to the Homestead
Law, as it forms part of tho Constitution.
He is opposed to abolishing imprisonment
for debt, and opposed to the common school
system as provided for in the Constitution.
I do not believe I have misrepresented him
upon a single point. Indeed, I am confi
dent l have not. If I have, let him come
out in another letter to the people of the
State without delay, and tell us distinctly
how he does stand upon each one of these
vital points.
No dodging, no double dealing. This is
manly. This is his duty. Ido not arraign
Judge Irwin for his opinions on these
questions. He has as much right to them
as he had to the opinion that tho stay law
was unconstitutional, and as much right to
them as thousands of others who honestly
hold the same views he does on all these
questions. I entortain no unkind feelings
personally for tho Judge, nor do I intend
any personal attack ; iny remarks apply to
his political position. Personally, he is a
clever gentleman and a good citizen. But
I do insist that ho has no right to conceal
his opinions with a view to get the votes of
those who support the Constitution, and all
those other great measures to which he is
in sacs opposed. This would not be either
manly or fair. The views -of Col. Bullock
are known ou every one of these quostions.
Why should Judge Irwin soek to conceal
his? Let him come out with them. The
people domand it and will be satisfied with
nothing less.
[continued to moiirow.]
Personal. —Mr. Barnum, upon being
asked if he had lost all by the fire, replied :
“No, I have not lost iny spirits, my appetite,
nor tho means of gratifying it—in fact, I
expect I have got enough left to spoil my
children, unless, happily, I manage to spend
sortie of it before I have done with it—of
which there seems to be a fair prospect.”
Ho has resisted all inducements offered for
starting anew museum, being fully resolved
fropt this time to retire from business. Mr.
Barnum still retains his residence in Fair
field, and will settle down for the present in
his now houso, on State street extension,—
Bridgeport (Conn.) Standard, March 14.
[Spaeial Dispatch** to tho Row York Ti n«s.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WakbinotoE, Sunday, March 15.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
It is evident that the President and his
friends aro not so sanguine of hit acquittal
now as they were in the Senate on Friday.
His counsel are engaged in preparing affida
vits from different sources, to be presented
next Monday, when the ease comes up.
They again declare that it will be impossi
ble to obtain the necessary evidence to
proceed without further delay, and hope to
make good in their last effort to
obtain it. The fact that the managers
carried their point on Friday, and succeeded
in obtaining an early day for the filing of the
answer, etc., as well as their evident deter
mination to prevent any further procrastina
tion, as evinced particularly in Gen. Butler’s
speech, has demoralized ihe Administration
to no small extent. Tho President himself
had great hopes that a sufficient number of
Republicans would join with the Democratic
Senators in the vote to grant him forty days
time, but being disappointed is now inclined
to doubt tbc.fiuul result, as he has never
doubted it belore.
The statement has been made iu positive
terms that, in the secret deliberations of the
Senate, on Friday, on the question of how
much time should he granted Mr. Johnson
in which to make answer, four Republican
Senators voted with the Democrats in favor
of granting the full limit asked—forty days.
I do not know that any one would have a
right to impugn their motives, even were it
true ; but as it is utterly untrue, it should be
corrected. The facts are that the motion
for forty days was not even voted on. A
proposition to allow until the 20th inst., one
week, was first adopted by a vote of twenty
eight yeas to twenty nays. Mr. Trumbull,
who voted in the affirmative, then moved <o
reconsider, in order that he might offer as a
substitute a proposition to fix the time for
the 23d inst., three days later, making ten
days the time to be allowed. Four Senators
who had voted in the majority on the first
proposition changed their votes. The recon
sideration was carried, and Mr. Trumbull’s
proposition was agreed to. *
The question as to whether the actual
votes and proceedings during the secret
deliberations shall go upon the record of the
Court will probably be brought np in the.
Senate to morrow for decision. When the
Senate retired on Friday they took the Clerk
with them, and several motions were made,
and several yea and nay votes were had ; but
it seems there is a question whether these
proceedings shall form part of the record.
Most of tho Senators in fist that they shall so
long as they were had, and that it their
arguments and votes in consultation are not
to be a part of the record, then there should
be no votes upon any question until the
Senators remitter the Chamber. It is very
likely that the record will cover these pro
ceedings a3 well as others, and that there
will be no secresy beyond the remarks that
may be made during the consultation.
SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION.
The effect of the act passed on Thursday
J)V both Houses seems to be misunderstood
and exaggerated in some quarters. The act,
of Feb. 5, 1867, amendatory of the Judiciary
act of 1789, provided, among other things,
for the appeal of habeas corpus cases from
the United States Circuit Court to the United
States Supreme Court. This provision, of
about four fines, is simply repealed. The
only class of Reconstruction cases it Can
affect are those coming up on habeas corpus,
which, of course, includes the MeArdle
case. Should the Supreme Court render a
decision in this case on or before the 23d
inst., then the repeal will not affeet it, as it
will not be a law until the 2olli inst.
SENATOR WADE.
Senator Ben Wade has already received
about a hundred applications for appoint
ment to office under him when he shall have
become President. One of them refers to
his future tenure of office as “ad interim."
NATIONAL FINANCE.
One of the most original as well as one of
the ablest financial speeches yet made was
delivered in the House a few days ago by
Hon. Mr. Lynch, representing the Portland
district of Maine, and himself a merchant
and business man of much experience. He
advocates neither contraction nor inflation,
but believes the speediest and safest way in
which to return to specie payments is to let
the volume of currency remain untouched,
as the business of the country will work up
to and absorb it. He proposes to reach
specie payments at an early day by an
announcement from the Government that it
is ready to redeem greenbacks in gold ; and
by requiring the National Banks to redeem
in greenbacks. To relieve panic or tightness
in the money market he would make a
portion of the national debt convertible at
the will of the holders into currency ; and
the currency again into bonds, similar to the
elastic sections of Mr. Sherman’s bill, which
idea Mr. Lynch was the first to propose iu
the House more than a year ago, together
with several other features, which have been
adopted in the bills introduced by Mr. Butler,
Mr. Williams, and others on this subject.
The speech abounds in conservative and
practical suggestions.
Senator Sherman’s funding bill comes up
in the Senate to morrow again ; but he does
not expect a vote on it until after the im
peachment trial is finished.
THE CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN.
The campaign movements in Connecticut
will be largely reinforced the present week
by a dozen or more eloquent Republican
speakers. lion. H. 11. Starkweather, tho
able representative of the New London
District, leaves to morrow night, and
Sonators Wilson, Harlan and Thayer will
promptly follow him. Governor Woods, of
Oregon, will go on Thasday, and Messrs.
Eli, of New Hampshire ; Stokes, of Tenn.;
Williams and Coburn, of Indiana; Graffield,
of Ohio, and Donnelley, of Minnesota, will
follow during the week.
OEN. SICKLES.
Although the statement that Gen, Sickles
bad been ordered to the command of the
Twentieth Regiment, United States In
fantry, at Now Orleans, is not true, yet it-is
true that very recently General Sickles has
been ordered to the headquarters of his
regiment, which are at Sackett’s Harbor,
New York, with five companies at the
barracks in this city. Before proceeding
to his command, however, he will respond
to the summons of the impeachment man
agers, who desire his testimony on certain
points of the investigation. He will appear
here prior to the 25th instant. It is very
probable that the order for him to proceed
to his command was one of the results of
the Republican majority iu New Hamp
shire.
SmSC “Ye that have tears to shed, prepare
to shed them now.” If you have any
“ingous,” and if you hain’t “nary one,”
come here aud we ll furnish you. Just hear
Ben. Hill on tho crocodile sensation of the
new Hedged Democracy. Listen, take the
following extract for example :
Now, my friends, I say— : aiul God only
knows my feelings when I say it—that the
adoption of this constitution and its final
establishment will bring ruin to your country,
and blast the hopes of your people. It will
condemn the poor negro to inevitable exter
mination. No pen can describe, no language
can express, the horrors that shall cusuo,
Rooially, morally, and politically, whenever
there shall be a forced collision with tho
negroes.
Oh I my—will somebody burn a rag I Oh 1
oh I
_ SPECIAL NOTICES.
PER SOUTH CAR
OLINA RAILROAD, March 19, 1868.—| Cl,
W 3 Farr, Augusta Factotjr, J M Clark A Cos,
Wyman A May, Ga R R Cos, A A 8 R R, P
Morri*, J G Tucker, C A Rowland, Uyam* A
Cos, 8 C Strom A Son, Fanny Morris, Bouyer A
11, II Wood, C Emery, T E Dalwlck, P Jennings
J A T A Bone*, W C Jeisnp A Cos, D R Wright
A Cos, Hothw*ll Whitehead A Cos, J Kaufman, J
A Gray A Cos, J Prager, Mis* A O'Connor, O L
Penn, D Stelllng, Kenny A Gray, J H Blsnvelt,
T Sweeny, C B Day A Cos, T Root, W M Jacobs,
Geraty A Armstrong, U II A Cos, W U Tutt,
Beesman A Hallab:in,-Chas Baker.
CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL
RAILROAD, March 19, 1868.— J B Walker, J
DBA Bro, W Thomas, J F Me Beth, J S Hook, J
M C, E Barry, I T Heard, W Walker, Warren L
A Cos, E U Schneider, W M Jacob*, I Levy, J
Carr, J Stogner, Conley F A Cos, Bones B A Cos,
E Mnetin, Jonea S A Cos, JO M, E T M, W H
Tutt, Mrs Frederick, T Markwalter, E P Clayton,
Mrs Ilearn, V R A Bro, T R A Son, A Dorr, J A
Uny.
g@=» NOTICE.— WE, THE DRAYMEN
OF THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, having agreed
among ourselves to haul for the Public at large
for FIFTY CENTS per load, we ask the pat
ronage of our friends, as heretofore, as we feel
that our rights by taxation, as Draymen, have
been infringed upon. The blame is somewhere,
but we censure no one, but simply ask our friends
to sustain us with their patronage,
IS. GLASSCOCK,
PERRY THOMAS,
F. MILLER,
C. DAVIS,
JAMES PARKS,
D. KEY, and others.
mhlO—2w*
jg®~ NOTICE—
TO THE TAX PAYERS OF RICHMOND
County. In compliance with instructions
received from, the Comptroller General of the
State of Georgia, I shall commence on the 9th
day of March instant to collect a Tax of one
tenth of one per cent, on tho digest of this
County for the year 1867. The levy of this Tax
is‘provided for by an ordinance of the State
Convention ; and said ordinance further provides
that twenty days after the date of this notice it
shall be tho duty of the Collector to issue
execution, with tho addition of fifty per centum
and all costs of levy aud sale.
My instructions are imperative, and I must
enforce the same rule against Tax-payers.
JOHN A. BOHLER,
Tax Collector Richmond County.
_ mar3—tapl
MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY,.
AND THE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN
HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on tho Crime
of Solitude, and the Physiological Errors, Abuses
and Diseases which create impediments to MAR
RIAGE, with suro means of Relief. Sent in
scaled letter envelopes, free of charge.
Address Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON,
Howard Association,
fel— 3m Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T N THE DISTRICT CO CRT OF THE UNITED
JL States, for the Northern District of Georgia.
AARON m SMITH, } IN BANKRUPTCY,
Bankrupt. j No ‘ 29 ‘
Tho said Bankrupt having petitioned the
Court for a discharge from all his debts provable
under the Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1867, no
tice is hereby given to all persons interested to
appear on the 13th day of April, 1868, at 10
o’clock in the forenoon, at Chambers of the said
District Court, before A. G. Murray, Esq., one of
the Registers of tho said Court in Bankruptcy,
at the Register’s Office in Griffin, and show cause
why the prayer of tho said petition of the
Bankrupt should not be granted. And further
notice is hereby given that the second and third
meeting of creditors will bo hnM at tl»«
time and place.
Witness tho Honorable John Erskine,
, Judge of the said District Court,
I" E ' ’-I and the seal thereof, this 18th day
March, 1868.
mh2o- law2w W. B. SMITH, Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States, for the Northern District of Georgia.
JAMES 'sPEARS, lINl IN BANKRUPTCY,
Bankrupt. j No ‘ 35 ‘
The said Bankrupt having patitioced the Court
for a discharge from all his debts provable under
the Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1567, notice is
hereby given to all persons interested t* appear
on tho 11th day of April, 1868, at 10 o’clock in
tho forenoon, at Chambers of the said District
Court, before A. G. Murray, Esq., one of the
Registers of the said Court in Bankruptcy, at
the Register’s Office in Griffin, and show cause
why tho prayer of the said petition of the Bank
rupt should not be granted. And further noti*e
is hereby given that the second and third meet
ings of creditors will be held at the same time
and placo.
Witness tho Honorable John Erskine,
fsEtt. I Judge of the said District Court,
’’ '' and tho seal thereof, this lSlh day
of March, IS6S.
mh2o—law2w W. B. SMITH, Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States, for the Northern District of Georgia.
In the matter of ) p.,, rn „ DT
WM. B. INGRAM, lINl IN LANLRLPToi,
Bankrupt. J No. 60.
The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court
lor a dischargo from all his debts provable under
the Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1567, notice is
hereby given to all persons interested to appear
ou tho 13th day of April, 186S, at 10 o’clock in
the forenoon, at Chambers of tho said District
Court, before A. G. Murray, Esq., one of the
Registers of tho said Court in Bankruptcy, at
tho Register’s Office in Griffin, and show cause
why the prayer of the said petition of the
Bankrupt should not bo granted. And furthor
notico is hereby given that the second and third
mootings of creditors will bo held at the same
time and place.
Witness tho Honorable John Erskino,
Fseai, 1 Judge of the said District Court,
L ' and tho seal thoreof, this 18th day
of March, 1868.
mh2o—law2w Vi. B. SMITH, Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the Northern District of
Georgia.
ISAAC MCELROY, i IN BANKRUPTCY,
Bankrupt. J &
The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court
for a discharge from all his debts provable under
the Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1867, notice is
hereby given to ull persons interested to appear
on the 14th day of April, 1868, at 10 o’clock in the
forenoon, at Chambers of the said District Court,
before A. G. Murray, Esq., one of the Registers of
the said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register's
Office iu Griffin, and show cause why tlie prayer
of tlie said petition of the Bankrupt should not be
granted.
Witness the Honorable John Erskine,
i al .i Judge of the said Biatrict Court, aud
‘ the seal thereof, tills 18th dav of
March, 1868.
rnhdO—lnw2w W. B. SMITH, Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the Northern District of
Georgia.
In tho matter of 1 ,
JNO. A.DAVENPORT L IN BANKRUPTCY,
Bankrupt. f No -
Tlie said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court
for a discharge from all his debts provable under
the Bankrupt Act of March 2, 1867, notice is
hereby given to all persona iotcrested to appear ou
tho llth of April, 1868, at 10 o'clock in the fora
noen. at Chambers of the said District Court, be
fore A G. Murray, Esq., one of the Registers of
tlie said Court in Bankruptcy, at tho Register’s
Office in Griffin, and show cause why the prayer
of the said petition of tho Baukrupt should not he
granted. And farther notice is hereby given that
lhe second und third meotiugs of creditors will he
held at tbe same time aud place.
Witness tlie llouorable John Krekiue,
laoil Judge of the said District Court.
and the real thereof, this 18th day of
March, 1868.
mh'-H)—law'Jw W. B. SMITH, Clerk.
HIW
AUGtfBTAjTHEATi>
LE.S-B* A MANAGErUjous Tlj( .
GRAND G ala
Friday Evening, Marcfc '
Will be presented the great I’!*;# .1
THE HIDDEN flm
f 08, V
TUE VICISSITUDES OF AS
To be followed by the
THE YOUTH THAT HZt/rt*
A WOMAN!
NOTICE.—The public of
fully informed that on MONitlv
will be produced the gee",**,;
MAZEPIM, Miss KATE RAYmSJM
in her great character of -MAZHPPa
The street cars will be *
the Theatre, to carry parties boil
ADMISSION—To ParquetTli a J
Gallery, 75c ; Colored Gallery Me - 1'
Reserved Seats can he procured
Book store without extra charge
L Good order enforced.
Deepen at to C o m
1 33eet^
ANOTHER CALLEIi Js»k
of the People of
LAWRENCE’S
Market, THIS acd Tffs ’iS
MORNINGS, March 20 and 21
have an opportunity of buying the
this country affords. ““H
fae- Open all day on Saturujv
mar2,, - 2t * UJS. LAKEHjj
To Kent^
A HOUSE ON REYNOLDS Srpn* -
33, with four good Roomr. i Kntim j?
House, Horse Stable and Cow lioa#ratS**
ises ; also, an excellent Garden
sown. Apply to ALEXAjW
mb.2o—tf Cor, l'.eyro^njgff^
Canarv Birds!
A MANIFICENTLOTOFCASUTBBI
Xi just imported, arc offered fa: a|.j-jT.
Globe Hotel, on .Jaekson street. • *
JSS~ Call soon, and make a -dteiiw.4
owner of them will only stay in thin cut i
few days.
IN THE DISTRICT COUBI C? fit
United State* for the Nivlistn
Georgia.
In the matter of j
ALLEN J. JONES, |
WM. M. WHATLEY, |
WM. U. HOWARD, {IN BANYKIB
and
THOMAS R. ROWE, |
Bankrupts.
To whom it may concern : The ata
hereby gives notice of his sppcintanltil
signee of
ALLEN J. JONEs, of Jones'
wether county;
WILLIAM M. WHATLEY, of Cana®
WILLIAM 11. HOWARD, of Herat*
and ~
THOMAS R. ROWE, of Mcriveat! m
within said District, who hare best imp
Bankrupts upon their own peMtionibyi;
trict Court of said District.
Dated at Xcwnan, the 17th day of
D., 1868. ISAAC N. SHASIOS,
mb2o—law3w Aai»
TN THE DISTRICT COURT Os HJHIB
A States, for the Northern District of Geotpi
In the matter of )
JASPER KENEBREW, [IS BAMBOT
Bankrupt. J
This is to give notice, once a week fit is
weeks, that I have been appointed Assip*(
the estate of JASPER KESSIBUJ]
Oglethorpe county, in said State and Din*
who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on |ii«
petition by the District Court of saidDiita
JAMES R. SANDERS,
March lStb, IS6S. Ai!i|»
mh2o—law3w
THE EXCELSIMIS
AGULL£,ciiort UP THE
BEST GLEES, CHOECSI
And OPERATIC GEMS, for Mixed 7oi»
This collection of Glees, etc, comprimh
secular portion of the new and pop«kr“oe
Wreath,” and includes some of the ben tosj*
tions of the kind obtainable. t
Tho book is issued in a very nest style,ka
in boards, and furnished at the low price ell
OLIVER DIISOS t CO,
ir.h2o ts 277 Washington Srnei,Bet*
IS, BANKRUPTCY.
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE, j
Atlanta, Ga„ March 18,1st*
This is to give notice: Thai®i
16th day of .March, A. D.. lSb-.*" 1 ™
in Bankruptcy was issued airainst ihe esatt®
JAMES M BLOODWORTH.
of Griffin, in the county of
State of Georgia, who has been aajmfeM*
nipt on his own petition; that the payo*®
debts, and delivery of any property bei™?*
said Bankrupt, toliiui or for hisu*e. and we
fer of any property by him. are loroimesjL
that u meeting of the creditors ot sam
to prove their debts, and to choo* '- J
assignees of Ms estate, will be held at. v
Bankruptcy, to be liolden at the ReP- v
iu the Farrar Building, Gridin. Ga. . j
auder G Murray, Register, on
April, A. D„ ISfe, at 10 o'clock n.ni.
CH ARLES lI.EUU
ruli2o—lt U. S. Marshal as
IN BANKRUPTCY.
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFHttJ
Atlanta, Ga.. March
Tins is to give
17th day of Mart'll, A. D-,
iu Bankruptcy was issued again-tl
AQUILLA BMATHWh,,,*
of Atlanta, in the county of 1
of Georgia, who lias been a4p4
on bis own petition: that ’ F J? t*)*
debts and the delivery of atiV P r P J
to said Bankrupt, to him or for
transfer of any property by 1,1
bv law: that a meeting ol the .A,,*
Bankrupt, to prove their debt..
or more assignees of his estate,
Court of Bankruptcy,
ister's office in the i.tilted Sts -
Georgia, before Lawson Buu • n
13thWo f Apnl.A.D.^10/^
inliSO—lt l \Sjffarsbsl^-^
IN BANKRUPTCY’
U. S. MARSHAL’S OFF »
At'anta.Ga.M^V,
This is to gi\ e I ' ol . R n is*'
14th day of February. A-
- was.gue. v
of Barnes v ill e, in the county o *
of Georgia, who has been ' a y»eirt J
his own petition; ' !wl . “IJaiv b*£
debts aud delivery ot am and*
said Bankrupt, to linn «r W hu
fer of any property by him. w 1”
that a meeting ot the crc l !' f hooee
to prove their debts, and
assignees of bis estate.'' l b (he R*gW»J
Bankruptcy. to be holdmi G« r S{’w
in the Farrar Building, iJeW'
Alexander G Murray, h^ 1
April. A. D-. '‘[.[[AKLKS H.
ntliSO —It
IN BANKRUPTCY;
u. S. MARSHAL’S^
Atlanta, G»-> ftttl
Tins IS TO GIVE NOT T. Jjfe,*
33d dav of January,, . Hga inA
rant in Bankruptcy was
* W RICHARD WJODgLj
of Griffin, in the county
Georgia, who lias
his own petition; and tha ' VtoaggO
and delivery ot any 1 wI" .
Bankrupt, to lum or tor M ,
Os any property by
that it meeting ot the in ohooss °** *
to prove thoir debts, «»> bl) held at» J
assignees ot bis estate, , be |
Bankruptcy. 10 "pitfiu.
in the Farrar Building, on th*
Alexander G .Murray. R.k ' . k ~ , n
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