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RARAGftAMS. —Yesterday, iu nTw York, Gold was quoted at 1.44 J. Cotton, 27c. —Twenty-one theatres will amuse New York the coining season. —Striped and spotted linen for gentle men's wear is quite fashionable. —Fashion authorities announce three-cor nered visiting cards. —Silks will be dearer this Fall and Win ter. Reason why—short supply. —The eotton crop in Florida is a failure this season. Cause—the caterpillar. —Over six miles of track have been laid in one day on the Central Pacific Railroad. —The growing tobacco crop in Virginia the best, and promins the largest yield, of any since 1860. —Peaches were selling last week in East ern Texas at from fifty to seventy-five cents per bushel. To judge by her poems, Adah Isaacs Menken was a sort of she Walt Whitman. In a literary sense, we mean. —The Standard, of London, announces that the present Parliament will be dissolved on the 9th of November. —lt is proposed to establish a magnificent race course, with an annual Derby stakes, near Cork, Ireland. —A man who had been mortally wounded in an affray, was recently married at Ironton, Ohio, on his death-bed. Mr. A. P. Dudley, of Calcveras, Cal., has left the rebel Democracy, find is now speaking iu,behalf of Grant and peace. —St. Petersburg has five daily papers— four published iu Russian and one in French. —Pollard's Political Pamphlet is said to lie very successful. Os the first number 109,000 copies were circulated. —The first private execution in London, under the new English law relative to capital punishment, took place yesterday. —A disrespectful writer save that the Em press Eugenie exerts her woman’s privilege quite royally by being in au almost perpetual quarrel with her husband. —A young gentleman speaking of a young beauty’s fashionable yellowish hair, called it pure gold. “It ought to be,” quoth K—:—; “it .looks like twenty-four carrots." —An irate and locked-out husband in , Chicago cut aii artery in his arm iu break ing a window to get into his house and bled to death. —Dr. Boynton, Chiqdain of the House of Representatives, has resigned the pastorate of the First Congregational Church iu Wash idgton, to take effect at the close of the pteseut Congress. —An evening journal says that Mont gomery Blair has received a letter announc ing that F. P. Blair, jr., will be in Philadel phia next week, and in Washington on the 19 th instafit. • —lt is becoming fashionable to take tea in the daytimelu France, and lovers of the “ cup'loat cheers but not inebriates’’ hope . soon to see the French drink ten instead of wine at breakfast. —ln a letter to the Tribune, Mr. Alfred 11. Guernsey intimates that the volunteer of the World is Gen. W. F. Smith, and calls upon him to throw off his disguise and appear under his own name. ' —The annual incrcascjot the population in Minnesota is reckoned at 20,000 births, 20,000 Yankee immigrants, 10,000 Scandi navians and 10,000 of othrt nationalities. —Some Parisians are grumbling because Haussiiian, Prefect of the Seine, wishes to place a marble statue of the Prince Imperial in the Hotel do Ville. —Some Democrat, discontented with the news from Vermont, says that the only luck the Democrats ever had in that State was when they carried St. Alban’s, during the war. That time they came in from Canada. Mr. D’lsraeli will hot commit himself on the question of woman suffrage. He says that the question of putting their names on the list is purely a question for the revising barristers, in which the government will not interfere. —There is one Democrat in Goshen, Ad dison county, Vermont He was on the doubtful list this year, but finally voted for Edwards, saying: “1 gues.-. I’ll do so this time, but all h—ll can’t keep me from voting for Grant and Colfax in November!" —As the oyster season is just setting in, it may be interesting to persons who are fond of Saddle Rock oysters, to know that there are no such mollusks in existence. The famous Saddle Rock beds have given out long since. —-A site for a Roman Cotholic cathedral for the diocese of Westminister, and as a nn-inurial of the late Cardinal Wiseman, has -.been secured in the immediate neighborhood of Buckingham Palace, and the work will be commenced without delay. -—Christopher Frederick Schoenbeiu, the distinguished Swiss chemist, died at Baden Baden recently. Schoeubein was famous tor the boldness and originality of general izations, and although inferior to several contemporaries as an experimenter, never, perhaps, hud a superior as a theorist. He discovered ozone and anti-ozone, invented gun cotton, and stimulated inquiries leading to many other valuable discoveries. —The velocipede mania in France Shows no sign of relapse. Races with these ma chines are now a favorite amusement with the French people. At a recent trial of speed at Enghlen, near Paris, a velocipede with two wheels ran a mile in four minutes and iwculydive seconds, which is at the rate of fit teen miles an hour, while otic with three wheels was more than two minutes longer in accomplishing the same distance. —When sovereigns travel In Europe, com moa folks have to get out of the way. Thus a correspondent of a London paper, an nouncing the arrival of Queen Victoria at the summit of the Furka pass, Switzerland, says : "The entire Furka howl has been re served for her Majesty aud suite, who pro pose to stay there three days, and notict has been given that during this time bo trav ellers will be received at the hotel, but that refreshments will be served in an out building." —A prominent character in Swedish his tory has just died at Stockholm. Count Otto von MOrner was born in 1781, and, during his long lite of eighty-seven took a very active part in the politics ot his country. It is to him that the present Swedish dynasty is chiefly indebted for its possession of the throne. In 1810, on the death of Charles Augustus, Count von Mdrner immediately went to Paris and offered the Swedish crown to Marshal Ber nadotte. The Marshal then presented him self for election as Crown Prince, and Count von Mdrner labored so zealously in his be half that the election resulted in his favor, notwithstanding the ill-cqncealed opposition of the King and his Court. Ultimately, Bernadotte was crowned King as Charles John of Sweden, and Count von MOrner was appointed his Aid-de-Camp. The deceased was very intimate with the chief members of. the royal family, and occupied several important civil and military posts. NationnlUcpublifiin 'AUGUSTA.. C*A • SATURDAY MORNING September 12, 1869 ~For Os the United States: ULYSSES S. GRANT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT: Schuyler Colfax, OF INDIANA. For Congress* Fjhbt District—J. W. CLIFT. Second District—WM. P. PIERCE. Third District—J. H. CALDWELL. Fifth District—C. IL PRINCE. Seventh District —JAMES ATKINS. Republican Electoral Ticket* for Tin: state at large. HENRY P. FARROW, of Fulton. AMOS T. AKERMAN, ol Elbert. alternates. Judge Dawson Walker, of Whitfield. C. H. Hopkins, of Chatham. FOR THE DISTRICTS. I. District— A. WILBUR, of Chatham. Alternate— E. E. Howard, of Chatham. 2d District—JßO. MURPHY, of Dougherty Alternate— S. F. Salter, of Pulaski. 3d ZHsft-iei-E. I. HIGBEE, of Talbot. Alternate— J. R. Thompson, of Carroll. 4th District—W*. H. WHITEHEAD, of Butts. Alternate— Hknry Glover, of Jasper. sth District— J. E. BRYANT, of Richmond. Alternate— F. J. Robinson, of Oglethorpe. 6/A District— S. C. JOHNSON, of Dawson. Alternate— lsaac S. Clements, of Forsyth. 7lh District—J, L- DUNNING, of Fulton. Alternate— F. A. Kirby, of Chattooga. IMPORTANT TESTIMONY. Our paper is unusually interesting this morning. In addition to our ordinary amount of editorials, correspondence, tele graph, local, and current political news, a portion of the evidence recently given Wore Justices Piiinim and Reynolds, against Chief of Police, Wm. C. Dillon, and Lt. Chas. Evans, charged with killing Cornelius A. Red, will be found in to day’s issue of the Republican. When we state that this evidence, as published, was copied from the official records by Col. 11. D. D. Twiggs, one of the counsel for the defence, its accuracy will not be ques tioned. Wc give this evidence to gratify the desire of the public to read and judge of the real merits of the case when divested of all personal or political prejudice. We have printed a large number of extra copies containing this testimony, which can be had Uy application at the Repub lican counting-room. It will be observed that the testimony this morning was all presentcd'by the prosecution. The publication of this interesting and important testimony will be continued from day to day, until the entire evidence shall be made public. A very largo installment •will appear in our Sunday edition. • THE PROSPECTS. We never doubted that Grant would carry Georgia by a handsome majority. Our distinguished candidate for President is much stronger than was Got. Bullock in April last, and will poll a much heavier white and colored vote. The Democrats have recently rendered us essential service. They have recently sent out of Atlanta more than twenty active campaigners who will go into this contest with an energy and courage that will unite their race almost to a man. Toombs, Hill and Cobb, too, have rendered u. 9 val uable service. They are driving the more decent Democrats into the support of the peace candidate, and have disgusted many more. The white Republicans, mid Grant men who are not Republicans, talk very little, but they will use that mystic little piece of paper— the ballot—with terrible effect on the 3d of September, Buying and bullying Republicans have played out, and the Stale is sure for Grant. WATCH THEM. We warn our Republican friends not W relax any effort lor the success of our Con gressional ticket under the impression that no election will be held on the 3d of Novem ber. .There is no law now for the holding of an election for Congressmen, and the Demo crats affect to be opposed to the passage of lan enabling act by the Legislature. It should not be forgotten, however, that you ean not tell what a Democrat means by what he says or writes. So we can not tell the real intentions of the Democrats by their professions about an enabling act- From the treacherous aud unscrupulous character of the leaders of that party, we conceive it to be highly probable that, just before the election, a law will be passed ordering an election. We must be prepared for this emergency. We must uot permit them to take a snap judgment on us. Our candidates should make just as thorough a canvass as if there was no doubt about an election being held. By doing this they will be prepared for any emergency, and the people will be aroused to the importance of the contest. If the ■ election is not held, the zeal of our candi dates for the success of the Presidential ticket will secure for them the candidacy whenever an election shall be ordered. The party should, and will, remember its work ers. Then to work, boys. Yours is the cause of Peace and of Union. It is the des tiny of your party to redeem the waste places of the Sunny South, and to secure to all God's children the blessings of civil and religious liberty. —— —<l *-—» —■ “ That’s What's the MATtEK."—Who believes that, if Blair, Toombs, Hill, Cobb A Co. were enjoying the honors and emoluments of official station, they would be encouraging the people to renewed acts of violence and bloodshed. They would step to power on the dead bodies of their dying countrymen, and laugh at the mise ries of those made widows and orphans by their insatiable ambition. Then why will sensible people follow such leaders 1 THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Wc are somewhat surprised to find the following editorial in the Cincinnati Gazette a Republican paper, in its issue of the 9th : The State of Georgia has been rMtorod to her normal relations to the Union. Her Sonator* and Representatives are in Congress ; hor new Constitution is in force; hor State machinery is in full operation. Doubtless, the expulsion of twenty odd members from the lower House was an outrage. There are regular methods, how ever, of settling such questions, and interference by Congress, doos not seem, just now, to be advisable as one of them. The work of reconstruction for Georgia is ended. It is too late now to be appealing to Congress to reopen and revise it. The State has boon sot on its legs, to stand or fall, according to the vital powers of its organisation. The Gazette, is mistaken when it states that Georgia’s “ Senators and Representa tives arc in Congress.” No Senator has been admitted, and not all of her Repre sentatives. There has been no legislation of both branches of Congress to decide whether Georgia has legally complied with the requirements of the Reconstruction acts. The latest act of Congress was that which provided that military authority should cease in certain States when the Constitu tional Amendment was ratified by the Legis latures of these States. Upon the presump tion that Georgia had legally complied with the demands bf the Government, the House of Representatives hastily admitted, not all, but a portion of her delegation. The Senate did not act. Now, we are of the opinion that Congress has not decided that Georgia has complied with the inexorable demands of the loyal men of the Nation ; neither can it so decide, unless it is willing to abandon its own high ground of right and justice. An inquiry will satisfy Congress that a fraud was practiced by thirty-nine usurp ers in the House of Representatives, wco are ineligible, and that if the colored members are ineligible under the Con stitution as claimed by the Democrats, the Fourteenth Amendment has not, nor could have been legally adopted. If Con gress had the right to demand its ratification at all, it is both its right and duty to de mand its legal ratification. The action of the House of Representatives jn admitting a portion of onr Congressional delegation cer tainly has uo binding effect on the Semite ; neither can the Georgia revolutionists take advantage of their own wrong to perpetuate their own power, Assuredly the Gazette does not comprehend the animus and pur poses of these revolutionists. Unless Con gress interferes they will not stop until they place John B. Gordon in the Executive Chair of the. State, to which Gov. Bullock was fairly elected, j ust as they have placed defeated candidates in the lower House of the General Assembly. If we cannot appeal to Congress to whom can we appeal? One act of usurpation will follow another until every department of the State Government will be in their hands, when those who arc not Democrats will be in an infinitely worse condition than they were under the Johnson governments. The Southern unionists have suffered much and can suffer more for principles dearer to them than life. If needs be, they will not com plain if z deliverance tarries until after the Presidential election. We would not have our Northern friends jeopardize their own success. We have been schooled to sufferings, humiliating defeats, and vituper ative abuse. We may be destined to suffer on, but wc grieve to read such chilling paragraphs as the one published above. Conscription and War. —The politicians, by instigating the late war, caused the whole Southern country to swarm with conscript officers, who were very willing to drive others to the battle-field, mid leave women and child ren at hometostarve. Blair’s programme will cause this unhappy stale of affairs to return, with this unhappy state of affairs to return, with redoubled misery. Vote for Grant and peace. JLet Time cure our present ills. War will make matters worse, and hasten the very degradation which the South would avoid. Listen not to the fiery words of the ambi tious demagogue. Oilice* is his object, to obtain which lie wonld crimson your rivers with the blood of the people. - Why they ake Hated.—These noble Confederate soldiers who have confidence in their generous conqueror, and will sup port him for the Presidency, me hated and despised by men of much less honor and bravery. And why ? What is their of fence ! When they surrendered to Gen. Grant they took an oath to return home and obey the laws of the country. They are keeping that oath. They arc opposed to another war, because they have prom ised to oppose it. This is the extent of their guilt. They will not commit moral perjury by supporting candidates pledged to another revolution. What was Ixist.— Toombs. Cobb <t Co. fired the Southern henrt and precipitated the people into the Into war on n mere ab stractiou. These leaders sacrificed nothing and lost nothing. The people lost their ne groes aud their substance, besides sacrificing the best blood of the section. The leaders gave the people bad advice then. By heed ing it, devastation and ruin was brought to every hearth. The politicians are giving equally bad advice now, and a worse fate awaits the masses if they again permit them selves to be deceived by the unprincipled demagogues who prefer to rule iu hell to reigning in heaven. The Logical Simvbnve.—The Democrats claim that colored men were not eligible at the time of their election. Then they were never legal members, and eould not. comply with the acts of Cdngress. This tact being admitted, if the State is remanded to her Provisional condition, Congress will have gone back upon its pledges, and deserved all the denunciation the Democrats hava systematically heaped upon it. The Augusta Republican reminds its readers that wc arc the individual who, as editor of the Augusta Dispatch advocated the revival of the slave trade. — Athens Ban ner. The Augusta Republican reminds its readers, and the people of Athens, that the editor of tjic Banner was but recently our editorial hireling, and that he wrote red hot Republican articles. JUDGE GIBSON—WAR AND PEACE- The dyspeptic genius that presides over the editorial columns of the Warrenton Clipper is very much displeased at a recent speech of Hodl Wm. (Jjbson in Warren ton. Judge Qibson desires peace, and feelingly appeals to his late comrades in anus to follow him in the effort to main tain peace, as they had followed him on the battle-field in defence of the Con federacy. But the sapient editor does not want peace, and he oracularly announces to the iTistinguisbed jurist anil noble patriot, that the old Forty-eighth Georgia “ will follow hi war but not in peace.’ - “We thank t hee, Jew, tor that word.”' It is a manly if not a patriotic confession of the warlike purposes of the sham Democracy. He broadly and unequivocally declares that the soldiers of Colonel Gibson arc willing again to follow him if he is for war ; but not if he is for peace. With ail due deference, we think that the soldiers tire fur peace, and will not be driven from its advocacy by the bilious ravings of Iranliu madfueu like the commander of the little Warrenton craft. The troubles into which the people were innocently led eight years ago were caused by such war-like utterances as the editor indulges. The people would save the re mainder of their liberties and property, and will not again hazzard the loss of all by engaging in an unequal contest of arms. Grant says, “.Let us have peace.” He is Judge Gibson’s man. He is our man. lie is the people’s man. CONNERYAFIVE CONGRESSMAN NOR GRANT. Hou. Nathaniel Boyden is the only Conservative member of Congress from North Carolina. He is one of the most distinguished lawyers in the State, and be fore the war, was an M. C., and filled many other oilices of dignity and responsibility. In announcing himself a candidate for re election he declares his preference for Grant and Colfax. The wise and pure of all sections arc rolling to the standard of the ‘generous and brave men that heads our ticket. Roll on the ball. Wno Honors the Soldier ?—There are more ex-Confederate soldiers, acting as Po licemen, under the present Mayor and Coun cil, than there were under any city adminis tration since tho close of the war. The noisiest defamers of the city officials were speculators,skulkersand bomb-proofs during the war. Not much of a Job.—The revolution ists in the House of Representatives an nounce to Governor Bullock that they arc the “keepers of their own consciences.” They havn't much of a job. - A Fact. —It is a fact that the politicians got up the last war, and the people did the fighliqg. Politicians’ war and people’s light. Grant and Peace should be the people’s watchword, and let Toombs, Cobb & Co., take care of themselves. Don’t Believe it.—Somebody has in formed Dunlap Scott, of Floyd, that Deed Scott and Chief Justice Taney arc dead. He don't believe it. Good Nomination.—Col. Jas. Atkins has been nominated by the Republicart Con gressional Convention in the 7th District as the candidate of the party for Congress. | From the Washington Chronicle. THE ENTHUSIASM FOE GHANf. The complaint that there is no enthusiasm lor General Txrant soems to have died away, like a thousand other silly calumnies, lie who doubts the strength of the Republican candidate need only be referred to die con fessions of the Democratic leaders. George IT. Pendleton telegraphs from Ohio to John 11. McClernard: "Just got home. The condition of the canvass in Ohio is such that 1 withdraw all my appointments in Indiana.” Aud Horatio Seymour, on the 24th of July, 1868, sounded the key-note of despair in his letter to Hon. Colin M. Inger soll, of Connecticut, when he said: “Mg friends hate plunged me into a sea of trou bles. Ida not know how the canvass will go, but now that 1 am in the fight I shall do the best I can.” These were not only confessions ot defeat, but tributes to the overwhelming popularity of Grant, and they have been singularly fol lowed by declarations of hundreds ot inde pendent Democrats. In the California pa pers, just received, we find the proceedings of a largo Republican State Convention, held at Sacramento, on Wednesday evening, the 12th of August, at which the Hon. A. P. Dud ey made a speech containing the fol lowing language: "I have been a voter for twenty-eight years. By my bald head you sec I have grown gray in the service of my country, and I have never but once failed to vote with the Democratic party. I had the honor of being a Presidential elector in my district- on the Breckinridge ticket. Since the war has been over I have tried to get on quietly with the» Demo cratic party; aud I stumped the State for Haight (the Democratic candidate for Governor) last year. I talked War Democracy, but now the issues are fairly made between Grant and Colfax on the one pan and Seymour and Blair and their plat form on the other. The living issue to-day is this : Was the war to put down the rebel lion, right or wrong ? In the old State of New Hampshire —that was when this old hat was new (pointing to his bald pate) — she had always twenty-five thousand major ity for the Democrats ; since then she has pone Republican by an overwhelming ma jority. So 1 am not the only renegrade Democrat of my native State.” Colonel Sibley, a member of the Demo cratic State Central Committee of Califor nia, personally led the way by a declara tion for Grant and Colfax. .The spirit per vading California extends along our whole Pacific border. The leader of the Oregon Democracy, Hon. J. W. Nesmith, if not for Grant, was at least among the first to nominate him for President, for, on the 11 th of February, 1864, in the Senate of the Uniting States, he declared': “There is no honor that I would not confer on Grant, as I expect myself to vote for him for President of the United States, Being willing to cast my vote at that time for him, I shall not be willing to-day to do anything to degrade him.” —— —General Sheridan not only wants Grant and Colfax elected, but he desires the suc cess of John A. Griswold, Republican can didate for Governor of New York. He said, recently, “1 do hope John Griswold will be elected, and il he-i.% I'll throw up my hat and burn my boots.” Gallant Phil. wiH have an opportunity ,of performing both these feats in a lew weeks. —Jarvin Raymond, father of 11. J. Rhjm mood, of the N. Y. Times, is dead. ALL RIGHT ON THE GOOSE. Editor National Republican: Our friends have made a very considerable political fuss about the illegal municipal government of the city, alledging byway of argument that when the bayonet was sheathed or the military was withdrawn, wc, of course relapsed to our old statu quo and the men representing the old dispensation should be restored to their official positions. Now it the old adage which I use to adopt the idea to the comprehension of our said friends, “what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander,” is logically true, I would like to know what they consider the effect of the withdrawal of the military rule from the State. Is all that was done under the mil itary regime, resulting from the folly of se cession, to be ignored ? If so, what becomes of all the legislation which has transpired ? If our municipal authority became illegal, why is not all other authorities in tho same fix ? What binding effect can result from our Legislature ? If the citizens of Augusta, as advised, are not obliged to pay their taxes, how can any State tax be collected bv any law made by the present Legislature unless some distinction is made between the goose and the gander ? The sustaining of the veto of the Savan nah municipal bill by the Senate is claimed to be good sauce for the goose ; will the same result to the Augusta bill be as good for the gander? Perhaps our lobby mem ber can tell Serio Ludrico. [From our own Correspondent. WASHINGTON LETTER. The Heart Sess ion of Congress— What «» thought of the Georgia Legislature The Secret of the New York Convention— IFAy Seymour was Nomi nated— The History of the Paet — The Proposed way io Elect Seymour and Biair—The Blairs— Public Debt Statement—H. Ward Beecher. Washington, September 7, 1868. Among other distinguished arrivals, to day, is General Banks. He is no enthusiast hut a man of great moderation. In reply to an inquiry as to the probabilities of Congress reassembling on the 21st instant, he saw, “I do not sec how it can be avoided.” He then referred to the revolutionary course of the Georgia Legislature in denying the right of colored men to hold office, as the culminating point, and reference was made to various other reasons familiar to your readers. The prevailing opinion here is that Congress will reassemble, and that Georgia will necessarily be resolved back to her former position as a portion of a Military District, for, if colored men are ineligible as legislators, then all the acts of the present Legislature are null and ■void; hence the adoption of the 14th amend ment to the Constitution is null and void, and the members admitted to Congress will have to be turned out, nolens volens. The revolutionists of Georgia have placed them selves in an awkward position. It is a mys tery to people here how intelligent people can be so blind to the plain requirements of law. President Johnson, to-day, when told what had been done, laughed heartily, and declared tho members who voted to expell the colored members were “blind.” The act shows more than political blindness —it was a criminal blunder, which is likely to put Georgia back in the category with Missis sippi, Texas, and poor old Virginia. The secrets of that monstrous affair, the New York Convention, are gradually coming to light. We have the statement of Colonel Brown, in Kentucky, as to the duplicity practiced to secure the nomination of ex- Governor Seymour, confirmed in various quarters. It is proven, beyond question that Seymour, with the New York delegations, favored and urged the nominations. Great efforts have been made during the campaign to bolster up Seymour's loyalty during the war, and particular stress is laid upon the fact that President Lincoln thanked him for sending forward troops so promptly in 1864, about the time of the battle of Gettysburg If you have not done so already, you should publish the way this mailer is ex plained, and for I his purpose 1 annex aa extract from a recent speech of Gov. Tod of Ohio: “ Seymour is an intelligent man. I know him well. He was Governor at the same time I was Governor. Mr. Lincoln called for volunteers. I sent him only thirty thou sand, while Seymour scut him fifteen thou sand. The President went around compli menting Seymour, and saying nothing about what I had done. I took Mr. Lincoln to task for this. I said, * How is it you are complimenting Seymour for his fifteen thou sand men, and neglecting to compliment Morton and me ?’ His answer wns perfectly satisfactory. He said, ‘ Why, Tod, 1 never thanked Mrs. Lincoln for a cup of tea in my life.’ [Laughter and applause. | The truth was, Morton and I had done nothing more than what was expected of us, while Seymour had. He had never done the like before, aud never did afterward. It was not neces sary to keep a Major General in Indiana, and Illinois and Ohio, to correspond with the President, as it was in New York. In those States the Governors acted as the President's correspondents aud agents. You will remember that remarkable dispatch of Gen. Dix to Gov. Seymour, saying: 1 1 beg to let you know that I have troops enough at my command to take care, not only of the rioters, but of you.’ ” , There is the whole story in a nut-shell. Mr. Lincoln’s disposition was such, that if a copperhead or rebel showed the least indica tion of returning reason, he loved to foster and encourage it. The recent somersault of Frank Blair does not surprise any one who knows Frank or any of the Blairs—they are all alikp, and were always determined to rule or ruin. The elder Blair had his bout with Jackson, and was more than half inclined to favor the the schemes of Calhoan in 1833. He at tempted to ruin General Scott, because he (Scott) would not adopt a plan of campaign in Florida, prepared by General Jessup (a relative of the Blairs). Jackson thwarted this scheme. In later times, Montgomery Blair, while holding a seat ns Postmaster General in Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet, was ob taining passes for rebels to carry supplies to their friends within the enemy’s lines, and he also appointed to office in Maryland some of the very men who were drilling and pre paring to aid in the capture of IVashington in 1861. These facts are within my own personal knowledge, and were well known to the Government soon after their occurrence- The public debt statement was made to day. In round numbers, Uncle Sam owes $2,535,614,313.03, less $107,641,971.08 in the Treasury. A delegation of Richmond merchants is Imre to-day, urging the establishing of a bonded tobacco warehouse in that city. Mr. McCulloch will probably accede to the re quest, as it will be a large saving to the tobacco manufacturer. Speaker Colfax is expected here about the 16th instant, and Frank Blair about the 19lh. Indian affairs look sqnally. Cafital. ■ i » •— —————— , —l’he first of a series of "National Games’’ was played in Vermont on the Ist, between the "first nines” of the Grant and Colfax aud Seymour and Blair Clubs.— Througlmut the game the Seymours “muf fined” badly, owing to too stiff a breeze from the North. The next game will be played in Maine. “ZZ. F. II." Editor National Repubtttian : I would like very much to know if the “ 11. F. R.,” to whom you have alluded as a signer of the Rosemans prontuioiauiento is our quondum dry goods shopkeeper who made a fortune during the late war by selling calico at $6 per yard to our soldiers’ wives, while their husbands were in the fight ut sll per month in Confed, money. I daresay, if it is, he would l>c glad enough to have another war and take his chances in “ running the blockade.” “T. P. 8.,” I presume, is a branch of a branch that helped the Confederacy very much by speculation, and so forth, during the war. It is certainly amusing to see such men as General Lee and A. H. Stephens hum bugged by a military adventurer, but it is supremely ridiculous to see all of them humbugged by the signatures of tho parties referred to. In charity, we may say, pity the sorrows of these poor old rebels. Curley Q, SPECIAL NOTICES. J®- GRAIN AND FLOUR SACKS!! The old established “Corn Exchange Bag Manufactory” Is prepared to furnish GRAIN SACKS of any desired size or quality, and at short notice. Also, COTTON AND PAPER FLOUR SACKS Neatly printed to order. Information promptly furnished upon applica tion. W. B. ASTEN A CO., jo 17 —3m 25 Pearl Street, New York City. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. For Rent. The undersigned offers for KENT, from the first of October ultimo, u Small Farm, containing twelve and three-quarter acres, with dwelling, out-houses, and good water, at present occupied by Mr. J. W. Moore. ALSO, From the first of January next, a Farm of three hundred and seven acres, on which is a dwelling and all necessary out houses. Both the above being about six miles from the city of Augusta, on the Washington road. He also otters for rent (bis Saw Mill, situated about five miles from the city, near the Washing ton road, with the use of au abundant supply of timber, a good carrylog, etc. Possession given immediately. WILLIAM SKINNER. sephl— 12t QTATE OF GEORGIA— kJ Richmond County. Whereas, Edward O’Donnell, Administrator on the estate of Richard Quinn, late of said county, deceased, applies to me for Letters of Dis mission. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all, and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office on or before the first Monday iu March next, to show cause, if any they have, why said Letters should not be granted. ’ Given under my hand and official signature ut office in Augusta, this September 11th, 1868. SAMUEL LEVY. sepl2—lamfiui Ordinary. United States Marshal’s Sale. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. JOHN T. DORAN, Libellant, ] vs. j IN Sloop Mariam and Caroune, }■ Her Boats, Tackle, Apparel. | ADMIRALTY, and Furniture. Under and by virtue of a writ of venditione exponas issued out of the Honorable tho District Court of the United States fur tiie Southern Dis triet of Georgia, in the above entitled cause, datqd September Hi, 1868, to me directed aud delivered, I will sell ut Public Auction, on TUESDAY, the 15th day of SEPTEMBER instant, between the legal hours of sale, before the Court House, in the city oi Savannah, G<i., the Sloop Mariam aud Caroline, her Boats, Tackle, Apparel and Furni ture. Dated at Savannah, Gti., this 10th day of Sep tember, 1868. WM. G. DICKSON, sepl2-td U. S. Marshal, District ot Georgia. An Opportunity to Planters. ASSIGNEE’S SALE IN BURKE. WILL BE SOLD, AT THE RESIDENCE of Adam SlcNatt, Esq., in Burke county, ou the 28th day of September, 1868, the following property, to wit: Two Common Bed-Steads, Three Bureaus, Two Dozen Chairs, Five Rocking Chairs, Three Tables, Two Tete-a-Tetes, Five Washstands, One C’andle-Stand, Three Lamps, Two Side-Boards, Two Book-Cases, Four Pairs Andirons, Two Pairs Shotels and Tongs, Ten Goblets and Tumblers One Mule, One Horse, Olio Yearling, One Two-Horse Buggy, Ono. Peddler Wagon, One Rake, Two Garden Hoes. Five Planting Hoes, Twenty Plows, Five Axes, Two Garden Spades, One Forty-Five Saw Gin, One Set of Running Gear, One Sugar Mill, etc., etc. ALSO, Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Waynesboro, Burke county, Ga., an the FIRST TUESDAY IN OCTOBER. 1868, all the Real Estate of the said Adam McNatt (now in Bankruptcy), consisting of (2,214) two thousand two hundred and fourteen Acres of Land, more or less, >n said county of Burke (excepting fifiy acres with dwelling, set apart to the Bankrupt), lying in the 71st District of said county, mostly ou tba waters of Little Buck-Head Creek, and constitu ting a very valuable tract; and, ALSO, Richmond county Imnde, 150 Acres, udjoiuiug Bath Lauds, ou Little Spirit Creek, formerly property Os James McNair ; aild a Fine Summer Residence iu Bath, with six aud one half acres adjoining, the health of which is not surpassed by any locality in the South. Sold under an order of the Hou. A. G. Foster, Register in Baukruptcy, free from all incum : brances ot the creditors. Waynbsboro. Ga., Septembers, 1868. 11. H PERRY, sepll—law3w Assignee. CITY ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE To Fix tho Term of Office of the Teachers of the Houghton Institute, and for Other Purposes. Sec. I. Be it ordained by tho City Council oj Augusta, and it ie hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That the term of office of the Prin cipal (male) and three (3) Assistants (females) of the Houghton Institute, this day to bo elected, shall be for and during the time preceding the regular meeting of the City Council in the month of September, eighteen hundred and seventy two (1872), and until their successors are duly elected. Sect. 11. An election for said P-rineipal aud Assistants shall thereafter (eighteen hundred and seventy-two) take place at the regular meeting of the City Council in the month hereinbefore mentioned, quadrennially. . Sec. 111. From and after the passage of this Ordinance, there shall be held but one session per day in the said Institute—beginning at 8J o’clock a. m., and closing at 2 o'clock p. m. Sec. 4. It is hereby made the duty of tho Principal of the Institute aforesaid to report to the City Council, quarterly, tho coudi tion and manner of conducting tho same, together with all information relating thereto. Sec. V. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordi nances, militating against this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Done iu Council September sth, 1868. FOSTER BLODGETT, Mayor. Attest : JAMES N. ELLS, Clerk of Council. sepß—Hit ’ CITY ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE to amend the Thirty-eighth Section of tho General Ordinance. SBC. I. Be it Ordained by the City Council of Auyueta and it ie hereby ordained by the au thority of the tame, That the Thirty-eighth Sec tion of the General Ordinance is hereby amend - - ed so that the price "of dray licenses shall be twenty dollars instead of thirty as heretofore. Sac. 11. And be it further Ordained, That *ll Ordinances and parts of Ordinances militating against this Ordinance be and the same are here by repealed. Done in Council September sth, 1868. FOSTER BLODGETT, Mayor. Attest: JAMES N. ELLS, Clerk of Council. sepß—lOt official. Proclamation by the Governor. Whereas, Law abiding eitirens from «... sections of tho Skate unite i 8 communications'? this Department, setting forth that misgtedei persons are stirring up strife among tho T 1 by unlawful acts of violence against tho S ’’ and property of eihsens, on account of p. 5;.?," opinion; and that persons distinguished their hostility to the Government of the it,.-, , States, and of this State, are promoting said ‘ , of violence by publicly denouncing the l a „s, revolutionary, unconstitutional and void 8 *i declaiming iu a mannner tending to exci’tore sistance to tho lawful authority of the State ; to persuade others to join in 5 combined t anoo to, and a disregard of the civil rights nf citizens ; and whereas, it is further cominn. •’ cited that the inevitable result of said act s f violence and insurrectionary appeals is ahead becoming manifest in tho rapid spread of a d' position on the part of those who maintain th validity of the laws of Congress, and of the Stat Governments established thereunder, to prot themselves by arms from said acti of yp.ijJ!" and from said combinations against their civ'i’ rights; and whereas, tho General Assembly bai adopted the following preamble and resolution ‘■Whereas, It being the practice of a portion the citizens of this State to assemble in l ar numbers with arms, for the purpose of exercisin' 0 in military tactics, and for other unlawful poses, without authority of law, and to tho terr of the good citizens thereof: Resolved there' fore, by the Senate and House of Representative. That His Excellency tho Governor be and he is hereby respectfully requested to issue his procla maton prohibiting such armed ’and unlawful assemblages. But the right of the p oople , peaceably assemble for the consideration of » matter shall not be impaired by any proclama tion of the Governor.” Now, therefore,!, Rufus B. Bullock, Governor of this State, and Commander-in-Chiof of the army and navy, and of the militia thereof do issue this my Proclamation, commanding »n citizens to abstain from any acts of violence against persoqmr property, or from persuasions which will tend to excite to violence or unlawful combinations, and from all interference with- tho constitutional right of persons to assemble for political or other peaceful purposes; and to yield prompt and respectful obedience to the offi cc „ of the law under all circumstances; and aho charging upon the said officers the exercise of great vigilance, that tho majesty of tho civil law may bo vindicated, and great caution that all their acts may bo fully j ustilied by and done in pursuance of our Constitution and laws. And to make known that no authority has been granted by the Executive for the formation of armed or unarmed organizations:, any kind * character; and that the drilling or exercising in military tactics, with arms, of any organized body of men within this State, except the army ■ of the United States, is unauthorized, unlawful and against the peace and good order of the State, and must bo immediately suspended. Tho following extracts from tho Constitution and the Code are commended to tho thoughtful consideration of the public: ARTICLE I—CONSTITUTION. Sue. 1. Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government, and shall be impartial and complete. Seo. 2. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and resident in this State are hereby declared citizens of this State, and’ no laws shall be made or enforced which shall abridge the privileges or immunities u s citizens of the United States, or of this giate, yi deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal pro tection of its laws. And it shall bo the duty of the- General Assembly, by appropriate legisla tion, to protect every person in the due enjoy ment of the rights, privileges and immunities guaranteed in this section. Sec. 5. The right of the people to appeal to the courts, to petition government in all matters, and peaceably to assemble for the consideration of any mutter shall never bo impaired. Sec. 6. Every person chargbd with an offimoo against the laws, shall have the privilege and benefit of counsel, and shall be furnished, on de mand, with a copy of tho accusation and a list of witnesses on whoso testimony the charge against him is founded, shall have compulsory processes to compel tho attendance of bis own witnesses, shall be confronted with tho witnesses testifying against him, and ahull have a public and speedy trial by an impartial jury. Sec. 9. Freedom of speech and freedoim of the press are inherent elements of political Wberty, But while every citizen may freely speak, or write,or print on any subject, ho shall he respon Bible for tho abuse of tho liberty. ( I Sec. 10. Tho right of the people to bo secure in their persons, house*,papers andeffeets against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not bo violated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place or places te bo searched, and tho person or things to be seized. Sec. 11. No person shall be molested for his opinions, or be subject to any civil or political incapacity, or acquire any civil or political ad vantage in consequence of such opinions. Sec. 11. The right of the people to koCp and bears arms shall not be infringed. CODE. Sec. 4249. Insurrection shall consist iu any combined resistance to the lawful authority of the State with intent to the denial thereof, when the same is manifested by acts of violence. Sec. 4250. Any attempt, by persuasion or otherwise, to induce others to join in any com bined resistance to the lawful authority of the State, shall constitute an attempt to incite iusur rection. Sec, 4251. Any person convicted of the otfence of insurrection, or attempt at insurrection, shall be punished with death, or if the jtiry recommend to mercy, confinement iu the Penitentiary for a term not less than five nor more than twenty years. Sec. 4252. If any person shall bring, introduce, permit, or circulate, or caused to lie introduced, circulated, or permitted, or aid or assist-, orbeiu auy manner instrumental iu bringing, introducing, circulating, or printing within this State, anv paper, pamphlet, circular, or any writing lor the purpose of exciting iusiirrecliou, riot, orconspi racy, or resistance against the lawful authority of the State, or against the lives of the inhabitants thereof, or any. part of them, such person or persons so ott'euding shall be guilty of a high mis demeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by confinement iu the Penitentiary for a term not less than five uor longer than twenty years The conditions upon which parole was granted to these persons in this State, who were prisoners of war; are that the persons paroled “ will not be disturbeA-by the United States authorities so long as they observe their parole and the laws in force where they reside.'’ RUFUS B. BULLOCK, By the Governor : Governor. B. B DeGkaffenueid, Secretary Ex. Department. . sepll—3t Executive Department, ? Atlanta, Ga., Septeinbea 9,1§68. j OiiDEREti; That James 51 Bishop, Esq., of the county of Dawson, bo, and ho is hereby, appoin ted Compiler of tho Laws of the present session of tho General Assembly, by virtue of the au thority vested in mo by tho 1045th section of th* Code of Georgia. RUFUS Bl BULLOCK. By the Governor: Governor. B. B. DkGraekknueid, Sec’y Ex. Department. sepll—3t Executive Department, i Atlanta, September 9, 1868- f To the Ordinary of Jladieon County : Whereas, Thp House of Representatives hare given official information that a vacancy occurred in the representation from the county of sladison, by tho death of the Hon. J. y. Moon ; and whereas, in all such cases it is made the duty of tho Governor to issue a write! election, directed to tho Ordinary of the county in which such vacancy may occur— Therefore, I, Rufus B. Bullock, Governor, and Commander-in-chief of the army and nayy o! this State, and of the militia thereof, do issue this, my Writ of Election, requiring you, after giving due and public notice thereof, at least twenty days, to cause an election to be held, in and for said county of Madison, in manner and form as prescribed by law, to fill said vacancy. Given under my hand and the seal of the Exocu live Department, at tho Capitol, in Atlanta, the day and year above written. RUFUS B. BULLOCK, By the Governor : Governor. B. B. DeGraffenbbid, See’y Ex. Department. sepll— To Rent. I-iROM THE FIRST OCTOBER NEXT tlfo House, No. 70 South Broad street, at present occupied by Dr. Wilzon. It contains eight rooms, hxajstables, garden and all necessary outbuildings. . Apply to R. S, AGNEW, »ep3—td 360 Broad To Rent. That neat cottage residence No. 202 South Telfair street, between Koi lock and Cumming streets, at present occupied by Henfy Edmonston, Esq. Apply to R. S. AGNEW, sepS— tf • »«« BTO,d •-