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NationallUpublican AU«wr*. <»a. FRIDXY MORNING ....April 3^1863 For PBEBIDENT. Os the United States: MVSSKS S. GRANT. For Governor or GEORGIA : HM.R.B.BCLIOCK OF BIOHMOND. FOR CONGRESS: J. YV. Ci i ft, First District. R. 11. YVhitkley, Second District- Wm. P. Edwards, Third District. Samuel F. Gove, Fourth District. C. 11. Prince, Fifth District. John A. Wimpy, Sixth District. J. Atkins, Seventh District. I’LATIOK JI. Resolved, That tre pledge our support to the Constitution framed by the Constitu tutional Convention of this State note in session. Resolved, That ice present to the friends of Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution as our Platform, and ice urgently request them to ratify it. Resolved, Thai ice pledge our support to the llon. R. B. Bullock, our candidate for Governor, this day nominated. Resolved, That ice earnestly request the friends of Reconstruction to ratify the Nomination of the Hon. R. B. Bullock in their Primary Meetings, and sustain him by their votes. THE CAMPAIGN. No one can overestimate the importance attached to the political campaign upon which wc are entering. The respective hosts have chosen their leaders and raised their standard. The issue is made up. Tue 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'.’ To make Tiie National Republican effective in the great work before us, we propose the following liberal RATES FOR THE CAMPAIGN : DAILY, single copy, 3 months SI.OO “ 10 copies, “ “ 8.00 Tub Republican contains more reading matter than any other daily journal in the State, including the latest news by mails and telegraph. THE SITUATION. If it be conceded that the Democratic journals of Georgia reflect the true senti ment of the so called “respectable” people of the State, then it must be apparent to the most casual observer that never has the spirit of hostility to the Federal Gov ernment been more vindictive than it is at the present time. Every falsely-called Conservative newspaper teems with daily and weekly abuse of Congress and the Republican party of the country. We submit, in all sincerity: What can the peopl'd hope for, so long as they stand in such a defiant attitude to every effort to reconstruct the State, to the end that peace and harmony, law and order, thrift and prosperity, may once more visit the people of our desolated State ? The leaders of the late rebellion and the Tory journals of the State have hurled defiance at Congress for the last two years—and have and are still threatening the country with another war, if the recon struction laws of Congress are carried into execution. They avow their purpose to sweep from the soil of Georgia every Republican, just so soon as they can obtain the control of the State Govern ment. That the large bulk of the seces sionists will vote against the ratification of the Constitution, seems to be a foregone conclusion. Under this state of affairs, the duty of the friends of Reconstruction is plain. Our flag is hoisted, and is in the hands of a true and firm friend of the Union—a man more identified with the national prosperity and welfare of Georgia, by far than any of his maligners. The contest is upon us. Let the Union men stand firmly by their colors, and “fight the good fight” of our temporal salvation with the peace ful yet potent ballot. NORTHERN GEORGIA. Tlie Democrats and Tories claim that in Northern Georgia Bullock will get but a scanty vote, and the Constitution will also be refused ratification by the mountaineers. Now, it so liuppcns that our information, derived from sources every way as reliable as that of the Tory press, is altogether the other way. The people of that section have been too much persecuted by the Tories to vote to con tinue this rule. There have been too many ot the most cruel murders, house burnings, robberies, and rapes, for them to love the rule of those who begat secession and brought on civil war. *hc Tory press are continually harping upon their strength in that section, and sometimes have the impudence to specify particular counties where they expect to get a ma jority. For instance, an obscure Demo cratic paper in this city, a day or two since, averred that Bullock would not get a vote in Fannin county. A gentle man well acquainted in that county, and just from there, tells us that Bullock will beat Irwin at least one hundred votes in Fannin. So much for Democratic veracity. Despicable.—The ranting* indulged in by a majority of the Obstructionist presses of the State, at the prospect of. the adop tion of the new Cowtitutiou, and our speedy restoration to the Union, are truly despicable. Lftc a certain noted Seces sionist of Wilkes county, many of these “lenders" agree to eat the flesh that would he sacrificed and the blmMj that would bo she<l of men in the late contest with the Government; they told the people they would take upon themselves and Ire re sponsible to them for the consequences, and thus misled and ruined them. How well they have kept their promises wc all know. Had there been reality of feeling in proportion to their pretensions just prior to the “wager of battle,” the printing offices would have been closed simultan eously, and every Secesli editor would have been in the forlorn hope at the first onset: but, some liow or other, tlic close of the rebellion found them nearly all physically safe jind sound, and most of them financially likewise. True, there were some honorable exceptions to this, as there to every other rule—some who testified the sincerity of their professions by putting their bodies in peril, and who surrendered their hearts’ blood on the battle-field. For their memory we have more regard, however greatly they erred, than we have for those living vultures that thrive and fatten on the wretched carcass of suffering and despair left to our people as a legacy. Aye, they howl for generosity, magna nimity, and the safeguards of a Constitu tion and a government now which they delighted to deride then. They forced the poor man to abandon his home, his weeping wife and helpless children, to join the ranks—to shield these reckless scribblers from danger—without pity or remorse; and now, when an attempt is made to keep them from further mischief, they whine of persecution, despotism, etc. Let them howl. Tut; Work Before Us.—Slowly the dark clouds of ignorance and prejudice that have lowered over our State .are breaking away. Truth begins to assert her rightful influence over the minds of men. In the great battle that is progress ing, her gleaming sword points the way to her final triumph. Let all men who wish to see our country delivered from the last vestige ot partyism and oppression, the rule of demagogues, follow, with highest and noblest endeavor, where Truth, with charmed weapon, opens the way. Then shall we be able to feel, when our work is done, that we have not been wanting to ourselves, to our fellow men, to our country, and to our God. Every man who hated secession in the gloomy days that are past—every man who loves the whole country, and is proud of its glory—every man who is not selfish enough to deny to others the freedom he claims for himself—every man who does not wish to sec the nation cheated, by the worshippers of slavery, out ot the fruits of the greatest struggle the world has seen, should feel that the appeal is to him, individually, to trample passion under foot, to discard prejudice, and to put forth his strength in the way that it w'ill most avail to secure victory to the side of right. The One Idea Party.— ln those dark years, when tlic slaveholder ruled from Boston to New Orleans, the Democratic party cheerfully wore his collar, and when lie fell from power it still howled and barked at the heels of the nat ion, through out the long and agonizing struggle for life. This virtue at least it ligd—the fidelity with which an ill-treated cur some times follows a brutal master, aud it is faithful yet. The slaveholder is dead, but over his grave the Democratic party whines and raves, in the hope that some miracle may yet work his resurrection. Loving the dead master so well, it hates the liberated slave. Look for tlic purpose which con trols its action, and it may be found only in its mad, unreasoning, inhuman hatred of the negro. Take this away and the party falls to pieces. Without the inspira tion of hate, Democracy becomes no more than a disorganized faction,a superannuated rioter, and a sturdy beggar for office. The Question of the Hour.—Conserva tives may deny as much as they please, and even Northern Republicans may remain incredulous of the fact, but the spirit of the rebellion is yet alive and organized, and is preparing to make a great struggle for polit" ical supremacy. We do not pause now to discuss the probability of the permanency of the Union if this reckless and revolutionary party could obtain possession of the national government and of the government of eight or ten Southern Stales. One thing we regard as certain—the fruits of the war will be gathered. It is not in the providence of God that the spirit of rebellion, beaten in fair fight upon the battle field, shall yet triumph by political legerdemain or by the want of courage in the people to stand by the principles upon which the war was fought. The question is, will men who have loved the Union and the Government of their fathers, who have felt the weight of the hand of the “Confederate' government, and who desire freedom for themselves and their children—will such men do their duty in the great struggle upon which the people of Georgia have entered ? We arc not afraid of the result. Unionists of Georgia, a great contest is before you. Will you cast away your shields and give a temporary encouragement to the enemy, or will you prepare to sustain the work of your Convention, and ratify the Constitution which secures equal political rights to all men ? If you will do your duty, all will be well. If you fail from unworthy motives to lend your aid to the cause of right and public tranquility, the battle will be fought and the victory won without you, for there are those who appreciate the moral grandeur and the overwhelming necessities of,lhe situation, and who, by the blessing of God, will press on until our State and coun try are fully redeemed from the rule of trait ors, and peace and prosperity shall once more dawn upon us. CORRESPONDENCE. W« extract and condeute from our exten sive correspondence the following. A corre spondent in Pike county writes: Tbe Democrats are moving hell aud earth to defeat us. They are the most unscrupu lous set of villains that ever trod the soil of Georgia. They are resorting to all kinds of means to defeat us. There is nothing too low for them to stoop to. Lying is their principal forte; deception is the second thing on the list with them. They do not hesitate to attempt to deceive the ignorant by the most palpable and unblushing falsehoods. They havo the effrontery and impudence of the devil, and are having public meetings to inform the negroes of their rights, when they swear that the negroes are monkeys, ourang-outangs, or some other species of animals. They say Judge Irwin is a Re constructionist in Cherokee, Georgia, and in other sections they say he is a bitter aud decided opponent of our Constitution. They are all things to all men. The friends of reconstruction in this section are doing their whole duty, and will roll up a large vote for the Constitution and our regular Constitution candidates. Col. T. J. Speer is our candidate for Senator in the 22(1 Dis trict, and will be elected on the regular ticket by a large majority. The Democrats are opposing and trying to defeat him, but it is utterly useless. A correspondent in Crawford county writes: Bcli.ock and the Constitution will get in this county every colored vote, and at least two hundred white votes. The same will be the case in Taylor and Houston. A Dr. Matthews has been nominated for the Senate by a few white men who call themselves reconstruetionists, under the influcnco and by the recommendation of the Democratic party. Mathews is doing what little he can to defeat Bullock and elect Irwin, giving as his reason for so doing that one is a Yankee and the other a Georgian. We arc proud to know that the only objection which can be urged ngainst our candidate is his place of birth. That is no objection to us. The true reason of Matthews is that he is a capitalist, and is deadly opposed to Relief and Homestead; hence, he and those who nominate him are opposed to the Constitu tion, and go naturally for Irwin.— Mathews is not a registered voter. If Bullock and the Constitution are defeated, there is nothing on earth to save us from ruin and degradation. We will win the victory as certain as there is a God in heaven. An intelligent colored man writes from middle Gaorgia as follows : All is right down here. Bullock aud the Constitution are getting all the colored votes and a great many whites. The Demo crats are trying to buy me on their side, but it is no go, so they are publishing me in the newspapers. We vote for a great principle, and cannot be misled by bribes, threats, or promises. Covington, March 30,1808. Editor Republican: Newton county will give a good account of herself at the election in April next. The people are thoroughly awake to the vital interests of the occasion, and a very large vote will be polled. Both parties are pre paring for the contest and are using every effort to secure the election of their candi dates. The Republicans have not yet made their nominations for county officers and Representatives to the Legislature, but will do so in a few days—the Democracy held a meeting at Monroe last week, and nomi nated Hon. John J. Floyd, of this city, as their Senatorial candidate. Being a “relic of the dead past ” and ineligible to office— like the Hon. Augustus Reese—he lias been withdrawn, and I understand, Capt. Jas. M. Pace, of this county, nominated in his stead. Mr. P. is a young lawyer of marked ability and considerable popularity, and would make a good Senator—but lie is on the wrong side of the house and stand* no chance of election. It is a pitty one so young and promising should wear a “martyr’s crown.” The Democratic candidates to the Legisla ture are supposed to be Allred Livingston and A. H. Zackary—at least that is the present “slate.” The people throughout the country are strongly in favor of Relief, and the candidate of the Relief party, Col. Bullock, will receive a heavy majority in the county. While Col. Bullock is personally unknown to nearly all the voters of this county, his record in the Convention, his acknowledged business ca pacity and gentlemanly conduct while there, and the fact that he originated and urged the adoption of many of the most prominent features of the new Constitution, have given him the confidence and respect of the people. Os the 2,200 votes of the county, Col. Bul lock and the new Constitution will receive at least 1,000. The friends of Judge Harris will insist on his being the candidate of the Republican party for Senator from this District, not only on account of his sterling worth and integrity, but that the people may endorse their ap proval of his course in the Convention, by the largest vote ever given to a citizen of Old Newton. <*Thk Ineligible. —The Democrats are claiming that Col. Bullock is ineligible as Governor, because, they say, he had some thing to do with the telegraph lines in the Confederate States during the war. There is nothing that can possibly be brought against Col. Bullock to make him ineligible, unless acts of charity and benevolence towards his suffering fellow creatures can be counted against him. It is very true, that while superintendent of the Express Company during the war, he forwarded supplies of clothing and provi sions, without charge, to the starving and suffering soldiers, and frequently sent agents to see that such supplies were safely delivered—for which those soldiers and their families ought to hold him in grate ful remembrance. He afforded aid and comfort not to the Confederacy, but to his suffering fellow-men. . On the contrary, Judge Irwin, though not very remarkablcfor such comfort as Col, Bullock rendered,'thought it not inconsist ent with his Union principles to he a can didate for elector on the Jeff. Davis ticket in 1861 ; and his name can be found in the Democratic papers of that date as elector for the State. To be sure, to labor for the election of Jeff. Davis may not be considered as afford ing much aid and comfort to the Confede racy, but how will such candidacy be re • garded in the eye of the law ! Is Col. Bullock ineligible, and is Judge Irwin •ligiblc ? COL. ASHBURN S MURDER. We cannot close this article without the expression of our profound regret that this violence should have occurred in our city, whieb, though noted for its sturdy opposition to Radicalism, yet has justly won and worn a reputation for a due observance of law and order.— Columbui Sun. Since when, Mr. Sun, has vour city won this great name 7 Since when has your city been exempt from assassins and murderers, and thieves and cut-throats ? Since when has your piety and morality and sanctity oozed out so as to be a practical visible cer tainty 7 The blood of scores of men, foully murdered in your streets, cries from the grouud to high heaven, and that of Ash burn, the last murdered victim, is not in the least! Beware 1 In behalf of those who are sought to be implicated in this transaction, we enter a most solemn and decided disclaimer. They do not desire to shirk the most searching investigation that civil or military authority may demand— Columbus Sun. Let the innocently-chargcd murderers of poor Ash burn be .set free, we say, but if the guilty are found out, no punishment can be too severe for the wretches who, like a cowardly pack of wolves, sought a solitary man at miduight, to overpower and assassinate him. Out with the names; out with the gang of cuWliroats, even if they are pets or cherubs, saints or angels. belocging to the “F. F. G.’s,” or the “L. T. T.’s”—ventilate their names ! Who are they ? We hope the negroes of this section, who have been suddenly deprived of a leader who was rushing them rapidly forward to certain destruction, will take heed from the terrible fate of one who hoped to riot in the ruin of his kind.— Columbus Sun. We hope the colored men of Columbus* and, iu fact, all over the State of Georgia will learn who their friends are, and take neither counsel or advice from the Demo cratic press and speakers. The blood of the murdered Ashburn cries from the ground. “Vengeance is mine,” saith the Lord—‘but wc advise our people, of all classes, to peace ably be avenged by washing their hands of them, and having nothing to do with the so called Democratic party, now so blatant about “ruin,” and “riot,” and “destruction,” etc. One word to our fellow white men. This unfortunate occurrence will be put down to the discredit of the honest people of the entire South. Even now it is being flashed in a distorted form from one end of the North to the other. Congress will be fired by comments of the Radical press, and the terrible pictures of the scene gotten up by “special artists.”— Columbus Sun. The truth will be told over the wires—as the telegraphic operators seem to be anxious to state the truth—and when it is fully known there will be no discredit to the “honest people of the South,” but you may rest a3- ■ sred that the “stirrers up of strife,” such ax you and your backers and vour crowd, will be fully shown up, and we hope effectually taught the lesson, so hard for you to learn it seems, that there is “a power in the land” besides the bayonet, and that it is the “ballot box” which does its work silently, but well. We should bear in mind the truth culmi nated from the pages of history, that though the dagger and stiletto of those who use them in tbe dark are weapons which can strike terror to the souls of tyrants, the people who have sanctioned their use have always been slaves.— Columbus Sun. You state an undeniable truth in the above paragraph. Slaves are made by such proccedure. But you have in your ranks men who rejoice over assassination, and vilify and abuse all men who deliver opin ions on the contra side to themselves. They had best heed your counsel, and cease their proscriptive conduct.* A people who have not the manly courage to look the dangers which threaten them in the face, and to fight them at evens or odds, in the open light of day, are incapable of legaining their lost liberties and are unworthy of their enjoyment.— Columbus Sun. The Sun winds up its lengthy editorial upon the murder of Ashburn with the above manly declaration, which we com mend to the prayerful consideration of our readers and the rest of mankind, with all the world included. All we ask is an open, free fight, in the broad light of day— no Know Nothing midnight cabals, nor K. K. K.’e, nor any other such ridiculous clap-trap, which is unworthy of the con sideration of sensible men. Labor. —The Constitution protects labor. Under it, the poor white or black man me chanic receives ample protection for his daily work, and the proudest money-king will not be allowed to oppress him. The decree of God uttered in Eden, ksews no distinction of race or color—all men must work or starve or steal. In order, therefore, to make honest citizens, labor must be guarded by such guarantees as to render it as remunerative as possible. White or black, free labor must be protected. There is the homestead law for the farm ers. In the winter of life, the sire will find his roof-tree still above him, and bless the Constitution which shields him from the cold winds of old age. The young man, with bis lovely wife, will stand upon his own domain and prai»e the wisdom of those who are to day reviled and persecuted, and invoke the blessings cf God upon their deseudants. Let the laboring men look this question squarely in the face—are you going to throw these splendid efforts away, for chaff and dust ? What do the Conservatives offer you ? They appeal to your prejudices of race and color, your pride of nationality, and having blinded your eyes they hold up the Constitu tion and distort its glorious provisions with the tongue of malice and untruth. We bid you beware ! We warn you of the danger of letting slip this opportunity. Perhaps your children, clothed in rags and tatters, will yet curse you for your folly—but no, never, never 1 The laboring men of North Carolina know their duty and dare to perform it 1 That is our belief.— N. C. Standard. It is so too with the Georgia Constitution and the laboring men of our State, whether mechanics, day laborers, or farmers. Nabobs will tell you a different story, hut wo believe you will remember your own interest too well to heed them ; that you will have some sympathy for your neighbors, and have too much love for your families, to pay any at tention to the claptraps of the Democracy. MASS MEETING IN COLUMBUS. A mass meeting ot the Republican party was held iu the city of Columbus, on Satur day, the 28tb ultimo. About 2,000 persons wore present, and were addressed by Hon. Thomas Gilbert, of Cliattabochee county, Rev. J. 11. Caldwell of La Grange, Dr. James G. Maul, Colonel Wm. P. Edwards, candidate lor Congress for Third District, nnd other speakers and among them Win. Van Jones (colored), who made a sensible and stirring speech. John W. Duew, Esq., offered the follow ing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, to wit: Resolved, That wc heartily endorse the Constitution adopted by tbe Georgia Consti tutional Convention, and we pledge our united support to secure its ratification. Resolved, That we acknowledge the princi ples as set forth by the Georgia Constitutional Convention as the Platform of the Republi can party of Georgia. Resolved, That we, the Republicans of Muscogee county, in Convention assembled, pledge our undivided efforts to secure the election of the Hon. R. B. Bullock ot Richmond county, for Governor of the State of Georgia, and Colonel AY. P. Edwauds, as our Representative to Congress. Resolved, That we will support the ticket that we have this day nominated for the various offices in the county. Nominations for all ihe offices to be filled were then made, and great unanmity pre vailed, with a determination to pnt the stamp of ratification upon the Constitution and the Standard-bearer, Col. Bullock. “On with the column,” “He that falters, is a dastard, “And he that doubts, is d—d.” NA TIONA L FA CTS *AND SO UTIIERN FANCIES. It is well known that Mr. Alexander H. Stephens has recently been in Washington, for the telegraph announced that everybody else was set aside at the AVhite House by the President to give the rebel ex-Vice Pres ident a prompt and protracted interview. On his return to Georgia he openly gave his observations of matters and men at Washing ton, and his ideas are detailed in a Georgia paper, that we presume speaks by the card : [We omit the quotation.] For Mr. Stephens personally wc have decidedly less respect than for almost any other rebel of eminence. He is a-weak man intellectually, and politically his inconsis tencies long since placed him among that class of demagogues who lack vertebre. A professed Union man who taught the South that secession was suicidal folly, ho yet joined with the rebels, and accepted the second place of infamy in their hostile government. By implication, he is responsible for a great share in all villanies, crimes and ruin follow ing, and has not the manliness to acknowl edge it. AVe wonder that even Southern men view him with anything but contempt, and therefore it is not for any admiration of the man that we notice his observations. It is simply as an exponent of two most signifi cant facts. The first is that the entire North has called forth the acknowledgment from their opponents that they are resting in serene happiness in the conscious confidence of Radical rule. The second is that these Georgia men believe that nothing short of armed antagonism can shake these same Radicals from their seats of power. One would suppose that the lessons these dement ed Southrons have taken in the results of fighting with bullets instead of with ballots would have taught them something, but they seem beyond the power of learning. They may rest assured, however, that as “profoundly impressed” as Mr. Stephens, or any other rebel may be, with the fact which they cannot comprehend, it never theless is a fact that the American people are a people of law and order, and now, henceforth aud forever, reason and right are the enthroned deities that vouchsafe the Blessings of peace and stability through liberty and law. It is high time that this stupendous folly of supposing that suggestions and threats of armed violence cau resist a free people in their onward march to perfect equality and impartial right should be forever silenced. If Mr. Stephens had either manliness, sense or patriotism, instead of this twaddle about “lawless authority,” he would tell his satelites and his late fellow conspirators that the old ideas of Southern caste, dictation and assumption have passed away forever, and the only way for the rejuvenation of the South is, by a respectful acquiescence in the fortunes of war, a calm exercise of the virtues of patience and of patriotism, and a spirit of contentment with their self invoked doom, until, by manly devotion to rectitude and probity-, they can earn the respect of the nation, and thereby of a share in national concerns. —Missouri Democrat. Tun Contest. —The Ku-Klux newspapers and stump speakers are very bitter in their denunciations against the Constitution framed by the Reconstruction Convention in the State, and essay to be facetious with regard to our candidate for the Gubernatorial chair. The Republicans of Georgia and their gallant standard-bearer care no more for their abuse than au elephant does for the biting of a fly on its snout. Tho good work is going bravely on, and the new Constitu tion is hourly gaining friends. The Demo crats boast that they will defeat its ratifica tion by the people. If they do, they will get something much worse for themselves. It is to be hoped, however, they will learn some sense from the results of their last foolish and wicked conduct. The poor white laboring men are getting their eyes open to the rascally tricks of the leading Democrats, nnd are combining against them ; they' have never, until now, in Georgia, had an oppoitunity to do any thing politically lor themselves. They fear the would-be aristocracy no longer. They will rise up, in all their manly dignity, and at the polls assert their rights. There is considerable political trickery goiug on, in various parts, to defeat Colonel Bullock and the Constitution, and the parties are consoling themselves that they are clinching everything as they go—but they will be awfully startled at the revelation of realities which shall be disclosed by the ballots of a people determined to be free. A Comparison —Read the following from the New Orleans Tribune. What a contrast exists between the two Moseses, of which the latest Moses seems to he rather on losing ground. Poor ®ld “A. }.”— either had whiskey, or bad company, or some other had influence, is playing the d —l with him. But read the Tribune's article : The true Moses was the meekest of mon; our Moses is the most mulish. The true Moses was a man of prayer ; our Moses is a man of oaths. The true Moses was slow of speech, and had his brother for a mouthpiece; our Moses, unfortunately, speaks for himself. The true Moses was a great law-giver ; our Moses is a notorious law-breaker. The true Mosc* forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king ; our Moses has gone down to Egypt lor help. The true Moses turned his back on the foes, of his country; our Moses has turned hia back on his friends and the friends of bis country. The true Moses endured to tbe end ; our Moses has Be trayed and abandoned the cause to which he swore allegiance. The true Moses led an oppressed people out of bondage; our Moses promised to do it, hut left them to their foes. The true Moses labored to save the people from the bite of fiery serpents; our Moses has sought to have all the people bitten by them—i. e., by Copperheads. When tbe true Moses died, the children of Isreal wept for him thirty days ; when our Moses shall leave the White House for Tennessee, all the people will say amen. The man who reeled into office ought to be ruled out. * Amen ! Selah ’ SPECIAL NOTICES. g ELECTION NOTICE.—AUGUSTA FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Ia accordance with an order passed by tho Officers of the Augusta Fire Department, an Election for Secretary of the Department will be held on Monday night next, 6th instant, at the mooting rooms of the different Companies. Candidate.— WM. H. CRANE, Jit. (J. D. Kavannagh having declined.) The Commanding Officer of each Company will meet at the Pioneer Hook <1 Ladder House, on Tuesday, 7th instant, at 8 o’clock p. m., for tho purpose of canvassing the votes. WM. BYRNES, «p3—3t Chairman of Officers’ Meeting. jjfcg- CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAILROAD, April 2, 1868—J L, J N k S, [M | Cos, J T A Bones, Plumb <£- L, EW Derry, W II Tutt, V Richards & Bro, J (I Bailie <fc Bro, Stallings & R, Pollard C rfc Cos, J M Turpin, [S], G Rappold, Z McC, E Mustin, C C, C F McCay, C A Robbe, AY’ M Jacobs, R YV Maher, J D Butt & Bro, J 0 Mathewson <t Co f J YY'elch, T R Rhodes, Mullarkoy Bros, YY'est A May, E M Derry, E T Murphy, Vaughn A M A Ayers, T Richards & Son, A F, YY A R & Cos, Davidson & Cos, Hatch A G, G Cohen, Gray A TANARUS, C B Day A Cos, J C Moore A Cos, Conley F A Cos, F A Mauge, B A 11, T C Apel, H Myers, II F Russell a- Cos, G A Oates, G YV YY'olfe, YY’ E Jackson, [R], Sylvester A C, [o], E T Murphy, C E Mustin, A Bleakley, Phinizy A Cos. PER SOUTH CAR OLINA RAILROAD, April 2, IS6B.—T Kerna ghan &S, YV Hill, C Emery, YV J Farr, I P Girardey, J M Dorn, R A J A Timmerman, Estate F H Cook, O F Cheatam, YV C Jessup A Cos, YVyman A May, D Ftelling, C Spaeth, J J Bredonburg, YY M Jacobs, Gray A Turley, J M Clarke A Cos, M Hyatns A Cos, Bean A Adam YY’ A Ramsey A Cos, Pollard Cox A Cos, Charles Bakei, C A Cheatam, B Son A Cos, Mrs A Frede rick, Geraty A Armstrong, Mullarkoy Bros, Myers & Marcus, A I’oullain, E R Derry, F A Mauge, Sibley <£• Sons. AUGUSTA FACTORY, ) Augusta, April 1, 1868.] jgjgg™ DIVIDEND NO. 3G. —A QUAR TERLY Dividend of FIVE PER CENT., this day declared, will be paid to Stockholders on demand. YV. E. JACKSON, ap2—4i : President. BATH PAPER MILLS COMPANY. A Dividend of One Dollar and Fifty Cents has been declared, payable on demand, at the office of the Company, Mclntosh street. YVM. CRAIG, ap2—3t President. THE Hon. HENRY YV. HILLIARD will be supported as a CANDIDATE FOll CON GRESS from the FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT of Georgia, at the election on tho 20th of April next, by MANY VOTERS. in h 2-1 td MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY, AND THE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on tbe Crime of Solitude, and the Physiological Errors, Abuses and Diseases which create impediments to MAR RIAGE, with sure means of Relief. Sent in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address Dit. J. SKILLIX HOUGHTON, Howard Association, fel— 3m Philadelphia, Pa. SI MR If L. A. BALK 112 UROAU STREET, NEW SPRING GOOBSi I WILL OPEN TO-DAY A FIIESH ASSORTMENT OF New Spring Prints, VERY HANDSOME, AT LOW PRICES. FINE CAMBRIC CHINTZ. NEW PRINTED LAYVNS, NEW SPRING DeLAINKS, CHALLIES, etc., etc. New Spring Ginghams, VERY HANDSOME, AT A LOYV PRICE. FRENCH CASSIMERES, AMERICAN CASSIMERES, aud JEANES. BED TICKING, STRIPES, BLEACHED SHIRTING, ' BROWN HOMESPUN, PARASOLS, HOOP SKIRTS, UMBRELLAS, GLOVES, STOCKINGS, PERFUMERY, etc All of which will be sold at as LOW PRICES as can be had in town. IIEYRI L. A. i:\i.H, 172 Broad Street. _ mb2l-1 y To the Ladies of Augusta. QO.YIE AND SEE TIIE DIFFERENT STYLES OF MA.TS! NOTV OI'ENKD AT BLAUYELT’S And when you hear the prices, you arc bound to buy. Bring with you or send your children, and have them fitted with a FASHIONABLE HAT, either of Straw, Felt, or Wool. Send your Husbands (if you have any), Brothers, and Sweethearts, and have them deco rated with a NICE HAT. mh29—fit 258 BROAD STREET. NEW ADVERTISEMENT^ SUMMER RATES Notice to Consumers of Cos ON AND APTEKTHK FIR T f| , and until Ist of October next a APi L Coal Irom Atlanta to Au-ust, —jifV the r »ts o- Oncan.l a Half (1J) Cent, per Ton^ l ’- lb».) per mile. tf.coif Oe apf-2of AUS ' mi ’ IN BANKRUPTCY " U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFlr't Atlanta, Ga„ Aoril i 5-, ' This is to give noticj l diet day of March, A. D.. I*s** °»«e rant in Bankruptcy was issued aaaiJTkl a Paul Jones, se ****“*« of Atlauta, in the county of Fnlto’n j , Georgia, who baa been adjudged »'t oti “ e ts on hi, own petition; that the r “‘“‘rap any debts and delivery of any longing to said Bankrupt, to liim or foVTJ * aud the transfer of any property l,y \ ! “ bidden by law; that a meeting ' o f iL tbe Baiif Bankrupt, to prove choose one or more assignees of/?. ' »W be held at a Court of Bankruptcy to ut the Register's office, in the t’nfted Atlanta, Ga., before Lawson Black w’l ** the 15th day of April, 18G8, at l 5 CHARLES II elyf? ap3—lt U. S. Dep. Marshal aa il^,., IN BANKRUPTCY ' U. S. MARSHAL S OFFICE, Atlanta, Ga., April 1 ij.pt ■ rpHISISTO GIVE NOTICE: That m JL “Ist day of February, A. D., ]jjs rant in Bankruptcy was’ issued ugainn if tate of ’ - * AMOS C VAN EPPS of Atlanta, in the countv of Falto’n and c,„ of Georgia, who lias been adjudged a Bankm* his own petition ; that the payment of am w'f and delivery of any property belonging to Bankrupt, to him or for his use. and tlietnn-W any property by him, are forbidden by law a, meeting of the creditors of said JSanm-t • prove their A-bts, and to choose one or r -o'° assignees of his estate, will be held at a Coir Bankruptcy, to be liolden at the Register's oife in the United States Hotel, Atlanta, Ga V<», Lawson Black, Register, on the IGthdavof if A. L> , 1868, at 10 o’clock a. in. J Apn *' CHARLES H. ELVEA apd—lt U. S. Dep. Marshal as Mesfe er IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, ) Atlanta, Ga„ April 11863 rpHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on tl. X 31et day of March, A.D.. 1868, aYY’a-r --in Bankruptcy was issued against the e-ta*. rt** JOSEPH T GUTHRIE, of Cartel sville, in the county of Bartow ail State of Georgia, who has been’ adjudged a Bm rupt on his own petition; and that the iiayme of any debts, aud delivery of any property b longing to said Bankrupt, to him or for hia and the transfer of any property by him, are V bidden by law; that a" meeting of the creditor* said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, audlodii* one or more assignees of his estate, wiff |* heij at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be liolden at is* Register's office, iu the ’United States Hotel, At lanta, Ga., before Lawson Black, Register, oatbe 16th day of April, A, IX, 1868, at 10 o’clock a a CHARLES 11, ELYEA, ap3—ll U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY. U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, [ Atlanta, Ga., April 1, ISdS. ] rpHISISTO GIVE NOTICE: That on the X -Ist day of March, A. I).. JS6B, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of WILEY PATRICK, of Cabins district, county of Spalding, State of Georgia who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on L:« own petition-.and that the payment ofanydebtsand delivery of any property belonging to said Bank rupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, aud to choose one or more assignees of Ids estate, will.be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be liolden at tlie Register’s office, in the Farrar Building. Griffin, Ga., before Alex ander G Murray, Register, on the 15th day of April, A. I)., 1868, at 3 o'clock p.m. CHARLES 11. ELYEA, apt!—lt U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. in bankruptcyT , U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, I Atlanta, Ga., April 1,1868. ) rruus IS TO GIVE NOTICE : That on the J- lUth day of March, A. I>., 1868, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued againsttheestateof JOHN BROOKS, of Griffin, in the county ot Spalding, and State o; Georgia, who lias been adjudged a Bankrnpton his oivu petition ; aud that the payment of any debt* aud delivery of any property belonging to said Bankrupt , to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him. are forbidden by law, that a meeting of the creditors of said Rantrapi, to prove their debts, aud to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will he held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be liolden at tlie Register’s office, in the Farrar Building, Griffin, Ga„ before Alex_ ander G Murray, Register, on the Uth day of April, A. IX, 1868. at 2 o’clock p.m CHARLES H. ELYEA. ap3—ll U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY- U. S. MARSHAL S OFFICE, t Atlanta. Ga.. April 1,1868.) rpiIIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on tk JL 31st day of March. A. D., ISGB, a War rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the ci tato of ZEPHANIA ESTES, of Stone Mountain, in the county- of DeKaib, Slit* of Georgia, who lias been adjudged a Bankrupt’s his own petition ; that the payment of any*! and delivery of any property belonging to sit Bankrupt, to liini or for his use, ~-'d the tranr® of any property by him, are forbidden by h')- tbat a meeting of the creditors of said Baas rapt, to prove tlicir debts, aud to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at s Court of Bankruptcy, to be lioldea at the Keg ister’s office, in tlie United States Hotel, Atlanta. Ga , before Lawson Black, Register, on the day ol April, A. D., 18(>8,at 10 o'clock a.m. CHARLES 11. ELYEA, ap3-lt, U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger. IST otice. All persons having claim: against the BATH MILLS COMPANY are hereby notified to present them for settle ment by the first day of May next; otherwise they will be debarred payment, as the affairs o. the Company will ho closed up, and the cease to exist, on that day. . WM. CRAIG, a p2 12t President- NOTICE. TWO MONTHS AFTER DATE. APPLI CATION will he made to the Court of bi nary of Richmond county for leave to sell > real estate of John 11. Hull, late of said wa : deceased. WM. 11. HULL, April Ist, 1868. Administrator ap2—le2wfor'2ni Notice to Passenger r pHE NEW SCHEDULE TO NEW VOBR I and all points North and East, by the Great Atlantic Seaboard Route, is now complete and in operation. No delay l interruption. At Weldon, passengers ’ choice of three routes, vis.: Via ANNAMESSIC LINE. Via RICHMOND and WASHINGTON OB' Via OLD BAY LINE. this is ran PLEASANTEST, SAFEST, CHEAPEST, and QUICKEST BOH* TO THE NOB Till P. H. LANGDON, General Southern Agin.' ISAAC LEVY, apt—ts Agent at August*' ITruit Trees. I UST RECEIVED, A FINE LOT OF I" J TREES, of the following varieties ■ Halos, Troths, Crawfords, Smocks, Uj- , York, Stump the World, Barker's • of" 1 'j c #1 Wards—all guaranteed to grow. I° r 10 cents each, by ...tpitx W. B. GRIPED, Corner Jackson and E'lln BACON SIDES amWOLE?, STARCH, on hand. mlu "