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SATURDAY MORNING Ajiril 11, 1S«»
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For Governor
OF GEORGIA :
HovK.H. BULLOCH
OF RICHMOND.
FOR CONGRESS:
J. W. Ci i ft, First District.
R. H. Whitelet, Second District-
Wm. P. Edwards, Third District.
Samuel F. Gove, Fourth District.
C. H. PittxcE, Fifth District.
John A. Wimpy, Sixth District.
J. Atkins, Seventh District.
Richmond County Nominations-
For Stale Senator (18th District.) —
llox. BENJAMIN CONLEY.
For House of Representatives —
EPHRAIM TWEEDY,
J. E. BRYANT,
TIIOS. P. BEARD.
For Clerk (if the Superior Court —
E. M. BRAYTON.
For Ordinary. —SAMUEL LEVY.
For Sheriff.—A. G. RUFFIN. *
For Tax Collector.— W. T. PAGE.
For Tax Receiver. —J. B. VAUGHN.
For Treasurer. —W. H. STALLINGS.
For Coroner. —W. P. RHODES.
For Surveyor. —E. W. BROWN.
PLATFORM*
Resolved, 'That we pledge our support to
Tie Constitution framed by the Conslitu
tutional Convention of this State now in
session.
Resolved , That we present to the friends of
Reconstruction in Georgia this Constitution
as our Platform, and we urgently request
them to ratify it.
Resolved, That ice pledge our support to
the Ho.v. R. B. Bullock, our candidate for
Governor, this day nominated.
Resolved, That we 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 vo'es.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNOR?
Gen. John It. Goudon.—We place at
the head of our columns to-day the name
of General John B. Gordon, of Fulton
county, as the Democratic candidate for
Provisioned Goecrnur of Georgia, under and
by virtue of the unconstitutional Recon
struction acts. — Chronicle <& Sentinel.
For the benefit of the ignoramuses who
compose the Macon regency, rve publish
an extract from the LAW.
“SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUC
TION ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED
.7X71.T 10111, 100/ :
“Sec. 9. Ami be it further enacted, That
* * * all persons hereafter elected * * *
to office in said military districts * * *
shall be required to take the oath of office
prescribed by law, for officers of the United
States.”
The oath referred to is that commonly
known as the “test” (or “iron-clad”) oath
»♦ . —-
GEN. GORDON ON THE CONSTI
TUTION.
Gen. Gordon, in his speech at Concert
Hall, in this city, declared vehement war
against the new Constitution, and exhorted
his hearers to vote it down. Wc may take
it for granted, then, that the programme of
his party is to defeat the Constitution, hut
to elect Gen. Gordon Governor under it.
But the General should have distinctly
stated what were his objections to the Con
stitution. Like others of his party he is
very ready to decry it, and to vilify the
men who support it. But he does not urge
plainly the first reason why it should be re
jected. It surely cannot he that he opposes
it because it has in it no confiscation, which
his present supporters prophesied would be
a chief feature in it ? Does ho object to it
because it disfranchises nobody, but con
signs to oblivion the offenses of those who
fought and plotted to destroy the General
and State Governments ? Does he object
to it because it provides for the General
education ot the people, and proposes the
best judiciary system that Georgia has
ever had ? No ! The General has no word
to say on these points. He hints in a
round-about way, something about social
equality with colored people. Is the Gen
eral so ignorant of human nature as not to
know that such a thing as social equality
exists no where upon the face of the
earth—among any people, civilized or
savage, and that no law or Constitution
can create that which can not exist ? But,
says the General, social equality is conse
quent upon political equality—that is to
say, because a colored man casts his vote
into the same ballot box with the white
man, therefore they arc socially equals
This is the usual non requiter argument of
his party. It is as absurd to say they are
socially equals because they breathe the
same air, drink water from the same spring
arc warmed by the same sunshine, go to
the same heaven, or otherwise, as the case
may be.
gj A colored member of the Convention,
when the debate, upon disfranchisement
was proceeding, very shrewdly said that
he felt that lie and his race were under too
many obligations to the Democrats to dis.
franchise them; for, if they had not
brought on the war, his race would not
have been freed from slavery; and, if they
had not rejected the Constitutional Amend
ment, colored men would not now have
the privilege of voting. He spoke tile
truth in a certain sense, though he and his
race owe little gratitude to the Democracy,
which never meant to confer freedom or
the f ranchise upon them. Still, it does not
become General Gordon or his friends to
complain that the Conatitution confers po
litical lights upon the colored man. In
the first place, it was done long before the
Constitution was formed; and in the next
place, it was the consequence of Deuro
oratic folly ami madness. But it will not
l>e many years liefore we shall have candi
dates of Gen. Gordon's party cluimiug the
votes of the colored man, on the ground
that his freedom was all their doing.
WHO NOMINA TED HIM?
We should like to know by what au
thority three men in Atlanta undertake to
dictate to the people of Georgia who shall
be their next Governor ? It may be one
of the customs of the new fashioned De
mocracy to allow a “ring,” calling them
selves au Executive Committee, to set up
and pull down Gubernatorial candidates;
but it is one of the latest phases of De
mocracy, which professes to be peculiarly
obedient to the will of the people, and
anxiously to seek to obey that will, to
submit to the dictation of a trio of wire
workers, who have not even the pretense
of representing the Committee, although
that Committee represented no part of the
people.
The usual way of ascertaining the will
of a party in the selection of candidates,
is by calling a Convention, in which, at
least, some show' of equal representation
shall exist. But Conventions seem to
have gone out of fashion with the Demo
cracy. All the party pow’er seems concen
trated in the hands of some half dozen
old politicians of various political breeds,
chiefly old Whigs and Ivnow T Nothings,
who, by some strange revolution in
politics, have got control of what they
call the Democratic Party. These men
have assumed to set up Guberna
torial candidates for the party, and to
pull them down. They jerk the string,
and now one puppet aud then another
dances before the admiring eyes of their
followers. Now it is Reese, then it is
Irwin, but the latest specimen of their
performances is the nomination of Gordon.
It seems, from their own account, that the
majority of the committee got tired of
pulling the wires, and committed their
functions to the manipulation of a sort of
sub-committee of three; so Gordon comes
before the people—not as their nominee—
not as the nominee of a Convention—not
even as the nominee of au Executive
Committee, but as the nominee of three
men residing in Atlanta. Wc are not
favored with the names of these three
men, hut they ought to be most potent,
grave and reverend signiors, to have the
care of all tlic brains of the Democratic
party of Georgia.
And they call this a fair nomination, and
command the people of Georgia to support
it, at the same time asserting that Colonel
Bullock is not the nominee of the people
of Georgia. Contrast the nominations—
General Gordon’s nomination, made by
three men representing nobody, in W'hicli
the other members of the Macon Regency
sullenly acquiesced, and that of Colonel
Bullock, made by a body of Representa
tives, representing more than ont-half the
people, a larger proportion than were ever
in ;i Humiliating convention
before. Two or three political tvire
workers order the people to elect General
Gordon over the nominee of onc-lialf the
people! Democracy should have anew'
definition —instead of a government of the
people, it should signify the government of
insignificant cliques.
KNO W-KNO THING DEMO OR A CY.
These “managers” think they can fool
some folks, but we can inform them that
they will have to lay awake of nights to keep
us from getting their seerets.
You have no ticket properly so-called.
You don’t want colored votes at all, you won’t
sit either in Convention or in the Legislature
with colored men—not you ; but when offices
are expected you are very anxious to receive
negro votes, and hob-nob with negro voters,
and make attempts to deceive them.
Is this your beautiful consistency ?
this your expression of holy horror at
social or political equality ? We intend to
do our duty and unmask your hypocrisy—
your attempt to destroy the good faith of
the people in their only friends—the
Republican party of Georgia. Wc intend
to keep our readers advised of all the tricks
of the ‘K. N. Democracy,” sure and
certain, for we get advices from quarters
not only reliable, but sure to give us all the
facts we may want. We warn the voters
in every- county in the State to beware of
the “K. N. Democracy”—eschew them and
their works—they flatter but to deceive—
they promise but to break their loudest
protestations, and while they may “long for
the flesh pots of Egypt” (the offices of the
State) noav, and it is to he hoped, forever
removed from their reach and their sight,
believe us when we tell you they mean you
no good, but only evil, all your days.
Their sole object is to get office, if they
can, by the use of all the old clap-traps of
former days—all the wiles and devilish
hate that can be imagined and concentrated
under the semblance and cloak of patriot
ism and love of country.
Beware of these wolves in sheep’s
clothing, whose blarney is so sweet upon
voters when they are after offices for
themselves. Neither pay attention to their
“bullyisms” so much indulged in by
“Ex-Governors,” and others, when they
affect the stump orator, and bellow and
fume, and make ugly faces and tell silly
anecdotes, and rant and rave, like either
pot house or mad-houso denizens. We say
to the voters, beware of these political
Uriah lleep’s. They “are ’umblc—very
’umble,” but Uriah Heep, their prototype,
is not worthy to unloose their shoes.
Wo learn that Brig. Gen. Kanse
Wright, the respectability editor of the
Chronicle & Sentinel has cherished a grudge
against Gen. Gordon, dating back to the
battle of Sharpsburg. —New Era.
We don’t know whether it is true or false,
but we await the information from Brevet
Brigadier General John A. B. C. Smith,
Aid-do-Camp to the “ex-Goveruor East of
the Oconee,” etc.
From our SpoeUl Correspondent.!
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Impeachment—The Defense —The Presidency —
Weir Movement of Soldien to Secure the Candi
date for Vice-Prceident—The Election —A'n-
A’/ua Klan—Southern Eleetion — lmpeachment —
Adjournment of Concrete.
Washington, D. C., April 8, 1868.
The country will be gratified by the as
surance from so distinguished a source as
Mr. Evarts, counsel for the President, that
they do not propose to waste much time in
the examination ot witnesses. Their client
has already obstructed legislation for two
years, and since the impeachment proceed
ings began the business of both Houses has
been at a stand still. While the defense will
be niaiuly confined to legal questious, there
is another line upon which quite as much
reliance is placed—public opinion. The
President gives the cue, and all the opposi
tion bark in unison. Through an attachee of
his household, who is also a correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun and other papers, he
daily promulgates what he wishes the public
to believe. First we are told that there is
an absence of criminal intent shown, and
witnesses will be introduced to show the
honest purposes of Mr. Johnson. Ho has
been trying to prove the same thing for the
last two years. Then we are told that
the Republican Senators are expected
to vote for conviction as a party measure.
How much truth there is in this may be
inferred from the fact that thus far during
the trial, on nearly every vote, the Demo
crats have acted as a unit, while the Repub
licans have generally been divided. Great
stress is also laid upon the outside influence
to bo biought to bear upon “doubtful”
Republicans—whatever that means—all of
which is so characteristic of Mr. Johnson,
that no one is taken by surprise. The
attempt to entrap Grant and other distin
tiuguished soldiers, and place them in a
hostile attitude toward Congress, was rather
cool ; but keeping a private correspondent
at §2,500 salary to deceive the people, is
little the coolest of all of A. J.’s proceed
ings. The trial will be resumed to morrow,
aud it is very generally believed a verdict
will be rendered before the close of the
present month. As to the question of fact,
whether the President has violated any law
or not, there are no two opinions here
entertained by candid men.
As the indications are to day that General
Grant will receive the Republican nomina
tion at Chicago without much, if any, oppo
sition, active politicians are turning tlieir
attention more particularly to the candidate
for Vice President. Os the twenty or
more men whose names have been promi
nently mentioned in connection with
this office, a majority will have no show
at all before the Convention. Grant,
it is claimed, represents the West, and hence
the other candidate must come from the
Middle or Eastern States. Senator Wilson
and Governor Buckingham are the two most
prominent names mentioned in the New
England States, hut as New England is
sure for Republicanism, it is argued that the
candidate must be selected from one of the
doubtful of the middle States—New York or
Pennsylvania. New York favors Fenton’s
claims, while Pennsylvania urges the name
of Governor Curtin. But just hero steps in
anew power. The soldiers hold a Conven
tion at Chicago the day before the Republi
can Convention assembles. They claim the
right to select one candidate. “Grant,” they
propose to say to the Republican Conven
tion, is your candidate and not ours; now
we want the “Vice Presidency,” and they
propose to put up a volunteer soldier; in
this movement the friends of Major General
Geary are very active. Ido not pretend to
say that this plan will be successful, hut give
it as one of the movements now on foot in
this section. Vice President Wade, coming
from Ohio, is considered out of the way.
THF. El.irTiowfl
through the country during the last live
weeks, while in all cases not just what
could have been wished, nevertheless are
satisfactory, showing as they do, on the
whole, a Republican gain on last year, and
clearly indicates a Republican triumph in
November. The certainty of gaining a
United States Senator from Connecticut,
all things considered, is well for that
State.
THE KU KLUX KLAN
is attracting the attention of Government
officials everywhere. It is surmised the
Klan originated in this city, and to day
has ramifications throughout all the South
ern and a portion of the Northern States,
and that the Order takes the place of the
Golden Circle. The whole affair will be
laid open to the public at an early day.
THE SOUTHERN STATES
Elections are looked forward to with much
interest, as determiuing, at an early day, the
subject of reconstruction. The contest in
these States is not looked upon here as
between the whites and blacks, hut as be
tween the loyal aud disloyal whites. Giving
the light of suffrage to colored men did not
originate with Congress, but in South Caro
lina, and by the very men now so hostile to
the measure. It was first believed by the
old slave masters that they could control the
colored voters, hut finding this impracticable,
they then turned against the very measures
they themselves had inaugurated. Congress
first obtained the idea of universal suffrage,
or something like it, (rom leading Southern
Democrats. It is the old squatter sover
eignly doctrine revised in another shape,
and will doubtless end in the triumph of
right, as was the case in Kansas.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The extended improvements in the shape
of parks and drives, recommended some
time ago by General Michler, of the Engi
neer’s Bureau, will he urged upon Congress
at au early day. These improvements em
brace a series ot parks on the heights to the
north and west of the city, the erection of a
mansion for the President, dividing Penn
sylvaniu|avenue into carriage ways, and set
ting out trees between them, removal of the
canal nuisance, aud various other changes
to improve the appearance and health ol the
Capital, involving an expense of several
millions of dollars.
Members of Congress begin to talk about
an adjournment, but that question hinges
entirely upon impeachment. If Mr. John'
son is removed, Congress will adjourn as
soon as possible ; if not, Cougress will con
tinue in session until the 4th of next March.
Capital.
Judge Irwin.—Judge Irwin being a
recognized friend of Reconstruction, and
not a declared enemy of the Constitution,
how can he consistently support Gen. Gordon
for Governor, who is the avowed enemy of
both? We should like to know.— hew Era.
And so would we. If Irwin is a recon
structionist in truth, he cannot support Gor
don. For k« cannot serve God and Mam
mon—nor can any other man.
Georgians Must Rule Georgia.—This
motto was suspended over the stage by the
Democratic K. K. K., when Gen. Gordou
last spoke in Atlanta. Os the native Geor
gians who registered, a majority are negroesl
Consequently she so-called Democracy de
clare that negroes must rule Georgia! 1 This
is good logic, and our much beloved Fossil
can’t refute it. Come to time, old lady, we
like to hear you rave.— New Era.
For the present emergency, the whole
Democracy would yell out for “ native Geor
gians even if they were colored.
Address
to tse people op geoeoia
BT THE
Hons. Foster Blodgett and J. R. Parrott
Washington, D. C., April 7, 18C8.
The undersigned, having been constituted
a Committee by the Constitutional Conven
tion of Gedrgia to visit the national capital
and present the list of names recommended
for relief from political disabilities, as well as
to commend to the favorable consideration
of Congress the relief measures contained in
our new Constitution, and having performed
that duty, deem it proper to present to the
people the result of our mission, together
with our viows upon pending questions.
On our arrival at Washington, Congress
was engaged in the trial of the President of
the United States, and this trial so occupied
the time that very little other business could
be done. We laid before each House the
resolutions of the Convention, with the list
of names recommended for relief !rom politi
cal disabilities, and circulated among the
Congressmen one hundred copies of our
Constitution, containing our rebel article.
We also met members ol the Reconstruction
Committee, and conversed freely with Sena
tors and Representatives relative to the
objects of our mission.
The sentiment prevailing amongst Con
gressmen as to our relief measures, seems
to be that this is a mere local question,
having reference to the people of Georgia
and her local interests, which will be open
to consideration and adjudication of our
State courts hereafter, and that they will be
no obstacle in the way of the reception of
our Constitution by Congress.
We are, therefore, clearly of the opinion
that, if our Constitution is ratified by the
people, and the Reconstruction party suc
ceeds in the election of officers in the
organization of State government who are
true and loyal men, and who can take the
required oaths, then our homestead and
relief measures will be safe.
Congressmen seem to be somewhat cau
tious about relieving persons in Rebel States
from political disabilities, and ‘we are in
duced to believe that very few, if any, will
be finally relieved until our election is over,
and it is known how the election has gone,
and how those desiring and needing relief
have stood in the contest.
We are assured by leading men in both
houses of Congress, and high officials in the
military and judicial departments of the
Government, that should Georgia ratify the
Constitution and elect sound Union recon
structionists—the regular nominees of the
party —to fill the offices of the new govern
ment, there will be no difficulty in having
any true and worthy man, who used his
influence to bring about that result, relieved
from all disabilities. Any man who may be
elected to office on the reconstruction ticket,
and can show that he supported in good faith
the ratification of the Constitution, and sus
tained the regular candidates of the party in
the election, will be relieved in time for him
to enter upon the discharge of the duties of
his office. Whilst this is true, we also deem
it proper to state that from what we are told
by controlling members of the dominant
party in Congress, it will be entirely useless
for any man to aspire to official position
who is ineligible under existing laws; for
such will not be relieved, nor allowed to hold
office, if he opposes restoration or the friends
of reconstruction.
Party lines are very sharply drawn, and
parties differ widely ; and political feeling
is very bitter in the whole North. It seems
to be the fixed purpose of Congress to so
organize the Southern States that they will
be controlled by true and reliable Union
men and reconstructionists. It is said that
the President, when lie proposed to or
ganize the rebol States, disqualified men
when he considered them inimical to his
policy or dangerous to the Government.
Congress proposes to do no more, only tn
organize according to law, and for the
preservation of the whole nation
The Republicans say the war was fought
and won on their ideas, and that they
believe these ideas right and the opposing
ones wrong and dangerous. They urge
that there can be no permanent peace, no
enduring prosperity in the South, until the
organized State governments are in the
hands of Union men, who deprecate seces
sion, disorganization and lawlessness.
This being the known fixed determination
of the most earnest men of the nation, the
parly controlling the war-making and peace
preserving power of our Government, it i»
utterly useless for men at the South, at the
hazard of all that we cherish on earth,
to contend against it.
In view of these facts, let Union men in
Georgia take courage. Let us put forth
our wisest and best men for office, and
triumphantly elect them, then peace and
good government will be secured, life,
liberty, and property will be safe in Geor
gia, without the constant surveilance of the
military.
Those who align themselves with the
Reconstruction party, and aid in restoring
the State to the Union, will be relieved
when they need it, while unrepentant rebels,
and those who oppose reconstruction, will
not be relieved and cannot hold office.
The issue is now fairly made in Georgia,
and it is Union or disunion. It seems that
Union men must now decide whether we
arc to live in peace at homo, doing unto our
neighbors as we would have them do unto
us, or be ostracised from society or driven
from our homes. We have shown all
liberality to those who once ruined us. We
have proposed to strike hands in peace and
amity and forget the terrible past. Wc
have been moderate and conciliatory. We
have opposed all proscription. We have
opposed trials by military commissions and
confiscation of property. We, have done
better than our opponents ever dreamed we
would do. Our actions have met the
approval of all good men. Now we are
met with the old cry that these same
secessionists uttered in 1860 and 1801,
“Negro equality!” They told us then if
we did not secede we should have “negro
equality.” They now say that if you do
not give them the offices wc shall have
“negro equality.” This is as false now as it
was in 1860. They lured some and forced
others then into their ruinous policy. They
are now trying the same means.
Think of it, Union men ! Think of it, you
who have been called suhmissionists, lories,
and soap-tails in the past, just because you
would not admit that secession was the only
sovereign remedy for all evils. We tried.the
rule of these men then, and we found that
they were neither wise, just nor successful:
and we cannot trust them again.
Gen. Gordon is representing the disunion,
anti-reconstruction, anti relief elements all
combined, with all their noisy fury on
the one side ; and Col. Bollock is repre
senting the Union, reconstruction, relief,
law and order elements, with all their bless
ings on the other. Free men of ruined
Georgia, which will you prefer? Union
men of Georgia, good men of all parties,
Conte forward like patriots and unite with
us in giving peace and confidence to oirr
great old State. Our party rules the nation,
and will for years to come. Be not deceived
or frightened by the false cry of negro
domination and carpet bag rule. This cry
comes from hungry, disappointed office seek
ers, who, whenever it suits their purpose,
put forth carpet baggers for office (see their
congressional candidate for the Ist district).
It comes from those who have no power,
wisdom or patriotism, and never will have
either.
If we are true to ourselves, our State is
safe. The powers of the Government are
for us, and the heart of the nation >.< with
us. We have now a chance to place Geor
gia on uri equal footing with her sister
States, and when we are in power we will
prove to tho world that Union men can and
will govern firmly, wisely, and well.
Georgians, Union men, Republicans, Re
constructionists, Relief men all, all unite and
rally for the good of the Union and the
salvation of vour beloved State. Let your
rallying cry be Bullock, the Constitution,
and Reliki' ! See that every Union vote is
polled. Work unitedly until the polls close
on the 23d, and our word for it, all will be
well. Then will you have the gratification
of witnessing Georgia once more in the
Union, redeemed and regenerated.
Foster Blodgett,
J. R. Parrott.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS RE
WARD FOR B. 11. HILL.
Atlanta, April 7, 1868.
Editors New Era —Will you be so kind
as to allow me space in your columns to
correct a gross falsehood which is going the
rounds of the "K. K. K.” newspapers of
Georgia, over the signature of tlieir chief,
Hon. R. 11. Hill. This falsehood is contained
in tho letter ovet his signature, bearing date
“Athens, March 24th, 1868,” aud owing to
my absence from the State at the time of its
publication, it did not come to my knowledge
then ; nor did I know of such a letter until
it was shown me by a friend to day, in the
Gtiffin Star ol the 4th instant. Tho letter is
in peculiarly chaste aud elegant style, which,
with the wholesale assault it makes upon
me, would alone have justified me in
answering it, had 1 thought proper to notice
him in his frantic rage. Y’et I should not
have done so, had he not stated therein that
“this man Farrow reduced his testimony
to writing, and here it is,” thus creating
the impression that he, or some of his
“understrikers,” were in possession of such
language in my hand-write, which state
ment is false, anil which paper does not
and never has existed. He not only asserts
that he or they are in possession of such a
document, hut proceeds to give, at length,
its exact language. After devoting one
short paragraph of ten lines to his pet,
“Joe Brown,” he devotes the remainder of
his three column article to me, and by the
aid of a lively imagination and a forged
document utterly demolishes me, as he
supposes, and then triumphantly exclaims :
“And this testimony could be multiplied a
thousand fold from the lesser strikers,
black and white, who belong to this gang
of self-convicted robbers.” True, Mr. Hill!
when the forgery is resorted to, und enough
“understrikers” can he had, your evidence
can be increased ad infinitum.
The falsehood —the forgery —is contained
in the following portion of his letter:
The next chief supporter of this man
Bullock, is Henry P. Farrow, his rival for
the nomination at one time. This man
Farrow reduced his testimony to writing,
and here it is :
“This Constitution confers extraordinary
and dangerous powers upon the Executive ;
it erects a kingdom—a despotism—and in
tho hands of bad men can be wielded for
unparalclled oppression, and tho u tcr ruin
of the people. If it fell into the hands of
tho carpet baggers and negroes, with
Bullock at their head, they will plunder the
people and bankrupt the State in one year.
They care nothing for the good of tho
people; their object is spoil, and their game
is legalized robbery.
“The greatest calamity that can befall
the people of Georgia will be the success
of these carpet baggers and the negroes.
“It will suffer martyrdom before I will
give my consent to the dominion of such a
faction over the property and the white
men of Georgia. I know their schemes and
their purposes, and I will stump the State
from tho seaboard to the mountains, and
expose their designs and defeat their
aims.
“I will work in harmouy with the Demo
cratic party for their defeat, and, asking no
pledges for place commensurate with my
services, will make a full hand in the fight
for whoever may be selected as the opposition
standard-bearer,
“This language ii not doubtful. If false,
it demanded not only denial, but resentment.
There is another well-established maxim of
law that, if such charges are not denied
they are accepted as confessed ; for remem
ber, these arc not simply political, but also
personal charges.”
You will see therefrom that he not only
gives the document, but gives it verbatim ct
literatim. lie states that “this man Farrow
reduced his testimony to writing, and here
it is.” Thus he asserts that it is in my hand
write, over my signature. He says, “this
language is not doubtful.” He says that if
his charge against me is false, it demands
“not only denial, but resentment,” “for these
are not simply political, but also personal
charges.”
These are his charges, and as lie says
“they are not simply political, but also per
sonal charges,” and call for denial or resent
ment, and I most unhesitatingly, emphati
cally, and unqualifiedly pronounce the state
ment made by him, that I reduced that to
writing, that he or any of his understrikers
have it in my hand-writing, or ever did have
it in my hand-writing, or over my signature,
as an unmitigated falsehood. And not only
do I so pronounce it, but I furthermore
declare it a forgery, u villainous forgery, for
villainous purposes. And not only do I
denounce it as a falsehood aud a forgery,
hut I now offer a reward of one thousand
dollars to Mr. Hill, or any of his “under
strikers,” for the production of the paper
upon which it is reduced to writing, and the
villain who perpetrated the forgery. Mr.
Hill may have been imposed upon with a
forged paper, and if such be the case, then it
might be said to him vcrumpules haud tegre
quod valdc expetas —or, in other words, “you
believe that easily which you hope for ear
nestly.”
Mr. Hill further says :
“Now', therefore, I avow as my deliberate
conviction, that every single white man in
the State of Georgia who will support and
vote to ratify that Constitution has gotten
his own consent to be cot rupt. Every single
white man in the State who, oh tho stump
or through tho press, is advising the people
to accept the Constitution, with intent to
establish it, has been bought with a price,
either paid, promised or expected. Now,
sirs, can reason, argument or persuasion
reach such people ? Never. The time has
come for other remedies, and I will men
tion them in tho sequel.
“Farrow stood out for a few- days, hut final
ly ‘accepted the bid,’ and ‘with the frank
ness, candor and honesty of purpose, which
have characterized his whole life thus far,’
agreed to join those whose object ‘he knew
was spoils,' and whose game he knew was
‘legalized robbery!’
“Now, sir, would argument, reason or
persuasion reach such men as Brown or
Farrow ? Would they reach men who
would believe them, who would follow
them, who would listen to them, who would
respect them ?
“But thej-c is a remedy, and tho time has
come for its assertion. These men who
are taking advantage of our present mis
fortunes, to enforce upon us a Constitution
which they know we hate, and who are
seeking, under tho prostituted protection of
bayonets, to subvert our government,
destroy our society, and rob us of our
little remaining substance, must be made
to feel what they will not sec. They must
he made to feel that decency, even in
misfortune, has power; and that right,
even in defeat, has courage.
Reader, mark well that language. Argu
ment, reason, and persuasion will not “reach
such nienas Browu or Farrow,” or those
who are with them, and the time has como
for other remedies which ho will mention.
Read that language again aud reflect upon
it. He names the remedy, and what is it?
He says they “must be made to feel what
they will not see.” He says they mast be
made to feel the power and courage of the
“decency” —‘‘must be made to feel what they
will not see." Is it possible Ben Hill used
this language, or is it a forgery ? Is Mr. Hill
crazy? By his own language—if it be not a
forgery—he stands belore his country aud
his God, a “self convicted” instigator of
assassination. Twenty days have not yet
elapsed since the promulgation of this
hellish advice, and already more than thirty
impulsive young men of the “decency” of
Georgia have stained their hands with
human blood—already the work ol assassina
tion has commenced—already has that been
felt which could not be seen. Ah ! Mr. Hill,
wo are willing to meet argument with argu
ment, reason with reason, persuasion with
persuasion, for veritas nihil veretur, nisi
abscondi, but we may be unable to meet that
which you say we shall feci, hut be unable to
see.
I have, on all occasions, and at all times,
advised Union men to desist from all vio
lence and keep within the law, and such is
still my advice. Let others abandon argu
ment, reason, and persuasion, and resort to
assassination, but let no such damning
deeds bring shame upon the Union cause.
To use your own language, Mr. Hill, “I
have written plain words,” and you can
only relieve your character as a gentleman
of veracity by produciny the paper upon
which you say “this man Farrow reduced
his testimony to writing.”
I wrote one letter, in answer to one exhib
ited to me, garbled extraets from which have
been published in several papers, and which
letter the person to whom it was addressed
can publish, if he thinks proper —postscript
and all. To this letter, however, Mr. Hill
does not allude, nor can he substitute it for
the document he pretends to have published
verbatim et literatim. lam willing to admit
having made any remark I did make, or
having written anything I did write, but
when charged with saying anything I did not
say, or having written anything I did not
write, I will stamp the charge as a lie, no
matter from what source it comes.
Mr. Hill can now produce his document,
save his character, and claim his thousand
dollars, or rest forever under the infamy ot
having stated that which is not true, and of
being a “self-convicted” liar.
llKxrtv I’. Farrow
Negro Votes.—The so-called Democracy
ate leaving no leaf unturned to procure the
entire negro vote. All our exchanges give
unmistakable evidence of this fact. The
high and lofty pretensions of all the respecta
bility is rather on the decline. Go it, ye
decency —New Era.
Just about here they are not only “turning
leaves” but “summersaults,” aud mixing
considerably with colored voters and votresses
—the latter more particularly.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
g@=-NOTICE THIS.—JACOB R. DAVIS
is nominated as a candidate for Congress from
this (the sth Congressional) District by both
a pi)—td WHITE! A COLORED.
jg@“TIIE CITY TAX DIGEST FOR 1868
has been placed in my hands for collection. No
in dulgence beyond that provided by the City Tax
Ordinances can bo extended.
I. P. GARVIN,
anr7—lOt Collector & Treasurer.
ffjg°-FOR COUNTY TREASURER.—I
respectfully offer myself as a candidate for re
election to the office of Treasurer of Richmond
County at the ensuing election.
aprl-—td* HENRY E. CLARKE.
g@=»WE ARE AUTIIORIRED TO AN
ncunce the Hon.Jonx Harris, of Newton county,
as the candidate of Relief and the Constitution,
for Senator from the 27th Senatorial District,
which is comprised of the counties of Newton,
Walton and Clark. apr7—td
flg-FOll TAX COLLECTOR.—WE ARE
authorized to announce JOHN A. BOIILER as a
candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Col
lector of Richmond County, at the ensuing elec
tion. nprs—td*
ggp WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
NOUNCE the name of Mr. MATTHEW
SHERON as a Candidate for ro-election to the
office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Richmond
County at the ensuing election. apl—td
B@“ THE Hon. HENRY W. HILLIARD
will he supported as a CANDIDATE FOR CON
GRESS from the FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT of Georgia, at the election on the
20th of April next, by MAN\ r VOTERS.
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AND THE HAPPINESS OF TRUE MAN
HOOD—An Essay for Young Men on the Crime
of Solitude, and the Physiological Errors, Abuses
and Diseases which create impediments to MAR
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All losses promptly and equitably adjusted.
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pointed agent for the BALTIMORE STEN
CIL WORKS, is prepared to take orders for all
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Canvassers will call on tho citizens generally.
Samples can also be seen at the store of
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MAREIED.
On the 26th of March, 1868 at St
man Lutheran church, by R e ’ v r, W
ERICK J. BAUER to A. D. DEN/t o
Richmond city, Va. ’ all
NEW adveetisekeht^
Letters of Dismission
gTATE OF GEORGIA.
Whereas Win. C.
estate of Sarah Swinney, decease, of a.
for Letters of Dismieeion. " ’ a Pplte« to -i
These are, therefore, to cite ana
and singular, the kindred aud'credi^i or i? i!b i
ceased, to be and appear at my
the it rat Monday in October to Hu 0n or W*.
they have, wh/said
Given under my hand and officiaU«L p »*3
office 111 Augusta, this Illth day of A
apl I—lawCm' K M BKa A.OX.
* —— Ordiaa*.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OFTHprvr^"
1 States for the Northern Districtofo!* 11 ® 1
In the matter of j ! ' ie °vgi«.
MARCUS JACOBS, li X i. AV ,. Dt .
Bankrupt. f LA KKRCPI C j
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCFnv
The undersigned hereby gire. BoU “ : ..
pointment as Assignee of Marcus JaTok
town of Athens, in the county o fria *•
State of Georgia, within said Dutriet A’ ui
been adjudged a bankrupt upon his -«
by tho District Court of said Distrisi ***““•>
Dated this 7th day of April, A.
J‘P U ~ lawi 'L of ,
TN THE DISTRICT COURT
X United States for the Southern n-,
Georgia. strict of
In the matter of )
BENJAMIN H.MYR ICK IN B.VN KRCpTct
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The undersigned hereby gives notice of v
pointment as Assignee of Beniamin H u af '
of the county of Baldwin, and Bta-e of
within said District, who has been adinTf'
bankrupt upon his own petition, bv then V 1
Court of the United; States for ssid
Dated at Milledgeville, the
A. D„ 1868. OLIVER P. BONS£ R AptE ’
ggiriy 3 * Assign*
IN BANKRUPTCY
U. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE
Atlanta, Ga., April isfij i
rjIHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: Tla
1 3d day of April, A. I)., 1868 . Vf*
rant in Bankruptcy was issued against the r
tate ot cs
JOHN RHODES,
es ;tn the county of Taliaferro, and Sue
of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bat
runt on his own petition; that the payment o-'tw
debts and delivery of any property 'beloneine
said Bankrupt, to him or for his use. and the N
fer of any property by him, are forbidden bv lay
that a meeting ol the creditors of said Baakrar
to prove their debts, aud to choose one or
assignees of his estate, will be hold at a Conn
Bankruptcy, to be holdeu at the Register'soffio
in the Court House, in the city of Madi«>n Mot
gait county, Georgia, before' Albert G Font-
Register, on the 6th day of May, A. D. 1368 jj
2 o’clock p. m.
CHARLES 11. ELYEA,
! ‘P D it. L.S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger
IN BANKRUPTCY^
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE. )
Atlanta, Ga„ April —IB6B.
'-piIIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE : That on tk
A _ 3d day of April, A. D„ 1868. aWg
rant j n Bankruptcy was issued against theeetated
BENJAMIN F BICKERS,
of , in the county of Taliaferro, and State of
Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt ot
Iris own petition; and that the payment of any deto
and delivery of any property belonging to said
Bankrupt, to him or for ins use, and the transfer
of any property by him, are forbidden bj law
that a meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt,
to prove their debts, and to choose one or mart
assignees of his estate, will be held at a Coart o!
Bankruptcy, to be holdenatthe Registers office,
iu the Court House, in the city of Madison, Mor
gan county, Ga., before Albert G Foster,Register,
on the 6th day of May, A. D., 1868. at 1# o'clock
a. in.
CHARLES 11. ELYEA,
apll—lt U. S. Dep. Marshal as .Messenger
IN BANKRUPTCY^
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE. 1
Atlanta, Ga., April 1868.]
r evils IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the
JL Ist day of April A. D., 1868, a War
rant. in Bankruptcy was issued against the »■
tate of
DAVID E DARDEN,
of Raytown, in the county of Taliaferro, State
of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on
his own petition ; that the payment of ariT debt*
and delivery of any property belonging to said
Baukrtipt, to him or’for his use, and the transferor
any property by him, are forbidden by law: that
a meeting o's the creditors of said Bankrupt, to
prove then- debts, and to choose one or more
assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of
Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Register’s office
in the Court House, in the city of Madison, Mor
gan county, Ga., liefore Albert G Foster,Register,
on the 6th day of May, A. D , 1868, at 10 o'clock
a. in.
CHARLES 11. ELYEA.
apll —lt U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
V. 8. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, )
Atlanta, Ga., April 9,1868.)
r SHIES IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the
_L 7th day of April, A.D., 1808, a Warunl
in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of
EUGENE N ALLISTON,
of , iu the county of Morgan, and the
State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank
rupt on Iris own petition; and that the payment
of any debts, aud delivery of any property he
longing to said Bankrupt, to him or for hie use,
end the transfer of any property by him, are for
bidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of
said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to chose
one or more assignees of his estate, will be bed
at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the
Register's office, in the Court House, in the citt
of Madison, Morgan county, Ga., before Albert G
Foster, Register, on the 6th day of May, A. D
1868. at 12 o'clock m.
CHARLES 11. ELYEA.
apll—lt U. S. Dep. Marshal as Messenger.
IN bankruptcy’
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE, !
Atlanta, Ga„ April -, IS6S. j
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE.- That on the
3d day of April, A. D. 1868, a Warrant
in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate ’
LITTLETON B TAYLOR,
of , iu the county of Taliaferro, and Slat*
of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt®
his own petition; that the payment of any debit
and delivery of any property belonging to a®
Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the trail*) 1
of any property by him, are forbidden by la* ■
that li meeting of tile creditors of said Banknp
to prove their debts, and to choose one or
assignees ot his estate, will be held at a Court cu
Bankruptcy, to be holdeu at the Reg™ er!
office in the Court House, m the city of
Morgan county, Ga., before Albert G ,5)
Register, on the 6th day of May, A. D., ■
at 12 o’clock m.
CHARLES 11. ELYEA.
apll-Jt u. S. Dep. Marshal as Messeag^.
~IN BANKRUPTCY.
u. S. MARSHAL’S OFFICE, .
Atlanta, Ga., April 'a,
'THUS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That®®
X3d day of April, A. D.. 1868, j
rant iu Bankruptcy was issued against tne
AIISALON G EVANS, j
of , in the county of Tahafcrr
State of Georgia, who has been, adjudges®
nipt on his own petition ; that the pay
debts, and delivery of any property le *
said Bankrupt; to him or for Ins use, aui
fer of anv property by him. are forf>““lkw
that a meeting of the creditors ot m
to prove their debts, and to chouse ot - ort g(
assignees of iiis estate, will be held a - , office.
Bankruptcy, to be holden at tließegJ g a <iis':i
in the Court House, in the City o -
Morgan county, Georgia, before All SB,
ter, Register, oujtlie 6th day of May, - ’
at 12 o’clock ui. „ „ ~r v EV
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