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gfet jDailjj City Printer —Official Paper LARGESTOfTY* CIRCULATION. AUGUSTA. « -A..: WEDNESDAY MORNING... Aug. 29, 1866 The Soldiers’ National Conven tion. Asa part of the history of the times, we give the following call for a Soldiers’ Convention at Cleveland. In doing so, we surrender much of our space to its publication j but our people neces sarily feel an interest in all that con cerns them, and with this impression we here append it. It will be observed that only those officers and soldiers who fought in the Union army are invited. Well, this is proper. It will serve to show the strength of the Union Army vote in favor of President Johnson's policy, while on that point we all know that the South is a unit. The following is the call: To the Soldiers and Sailors who served in the Army and Navy oj the United States during the late Rebellion: In pursuance of a resolution of a meeting of Soldiers now or lately in the Union Army, held in this city last eve ning, we invite those of you who ap prove the restoration policy of the Pres ident, and the principles announced by the National Convention at Philadel phia, to assemble at Cleveland, on the 17th day of September, for consultation on the momentous issues now con vulsing our country. We need not argue to you at length the importance of those issues, nor your duty to take part in their settlement. After live years of fierce and destructive war, in which our arms were gloriously trium phant, the Union for which we fought is still practically unrestored. Why is this 7 We struggled to maintain the rightful supremacy of the general Gov ernment, and conquer all who in arms disputed its authority, and to make every rebellious citizen yield to its laws. We held throughout the war that the Union is indissoluble, and its powers as expounded by its courts supreme j that no State can, of its own motion, with draw, or, at the will of its sister States, be excluded, and that the duty of each State to maintain the Union and its right to take part in the Government are alike absolute. Every object of the war ever recognized by or known to the Army and Navy, has been thorough ly achieved. The Southern people, de cimated, impoverished, and subdued, have for more than a year past, aban doned the rebellion, and now only ask that the Union for which we fought inay be recognized as existing, and that they may be dealt with as the Con stitution and laws prescribe. In their anxiety to restore the Union and bring harmony to its councils, they have gone beyond a mere silent, submission to its laws. Through their delegates at the National Union Convention, they sol emnly renounced the doctrine of nullifi cation and secession, from which the war arose, repudiated the Rebel debt, and declared the National debt a sacred obligation ; proclaimed that the faith of the nation was pledged to the continu ance of bounties and pensions to loyal soldffers and sailors and their families, declaring slavery abolished and the freedmen entitled to equal protection of law, and person and property, with their former masters. Their platform is not only one of emphatic loyalty, but it is moreover most liberal in spirit on the great issues growing out of the war. The character of the men who repre sented the Southern States in that Con vention precludes us iroin believing this enunciation of principles to be in siucere. They sent to it their foremost statesmen—men who, like Rives, Gra ham, Orr, Parsons, Sharkey, Houston, Broc-kenbrough, Hunt, Manning, and Stephens, were known throughout the land before the war as men of the high est character and influence. Among the five hundred delegates from the South, there was not a voice or vote dissenting from the resolutions adopted by the Convention. If the best of ihe Southern people are ever to be believed, we must accept these solemn declara tions as sincere. We do not accept them as conclusive evidence that a great majority of the Southern people, sick of war and anarchy, and longing for a restoration of free government, are ready to bear true allegiance to the Constitution and laws of the Union. We are, therefore, unwilling to see the Southern people held longer in vassal age. They are our countrymen, citi zens of the United States, who have in curred penalties, but who have rights Those who wilfully participated in the rebellion and are unpardoned, are sub ject to the penalties prescribed for trea son. But though individuals may be tried, convicted and punished, communities cannot, nor can the States and their people, without a plain violation of the Constitution, be denied the right of rep resentation, through men personally qualified, in the councils of the nation. The intention of Congress seems to be to deprive them of representation just so long as it suits the purpose of. the Radical party. Many assert that it will concede the right whenever the Consti tutional Amendment shall have been adopted, and each prescribed State shall have ratified it. But it is quite certain that the Amendment will not be ratified by three fourths of the Stales, and there fore that it will not be adopted. Some, perhaps many, of the Northern States GRANITE will reject it, and we cannot expect it* legal ratification by any of the lately in surrectionary States. If there were no other reason why the Southern States will reject it, it is enough that it pro poses to disfranchise nearly all the men in the South who have influence over the masses of the pefiple. If none were to bo disfranchised except officers of the rebel army, we could not expect the South to adopt it, for a large majority of the men in the late insurrectionary States, through compulsion or choice, served in the rebel armies, and their votes alone would overwhelmingly defeat it. Would Union soldiers, to recover political privileges, disfranchise their leaders, whom they love and revere for their heroic virtues ? How, then, can we expect the Southern soldiers to dis franchise and degrade their old com manders ? As there is no probability that the amendment will be ratified by three fourths of the States, the plan of restoration which Congress appears to have determined on is at best impracti cable. That proposed by the President and approved by the National Union ■Convention is feasible, and, we believe, safe. We have no fear that the South can ever overthrow the Federal Govern ment, or even disturb its career of power and glory. They will be the last of the States to rebel, and if they shall again rise in insurrection, the loyal people can and will subdue, and, if need be, destroy them. The Government has asserted its power for self-preservation, and the de vastation and misery of the South pro claim to this generation at least the crime and the terrible penalties of treason. Beholding their woes, and con trasting their weakness and our strength, we could afford to show the confidence and courage of magnanimity. We might well let our vanquished opponents arise, and, like James FitzjamesatCoilautoglc Ford, staunch their wounds and forgive their treason. But we are not asked to be magnanimous, but only consistent and just. This we cannot refuse to be without a violation of the Constitution of our country and a risk of its over throw. We seek, and will have, no asso ciation in political action with men North or South who are not avowedly, and, in our opinion, sincerely faithful to the constitutional principles for which we fought. But if men who have taught or practiced treason now openly renounce their errors and maintain with us the true principles of our Government, we shall not reject their cooperation when the restoration of the Union and the preservation of our form of government are in issue. However much we regret to sever cherished political associates and to Co s with former enemies, we must prefer to act with those who have been wrong and are now right, rather than with those who were right and are now wrong. Believing that our Government is again in peril, we appeal to you who have fought to save it, and who hold it dearer and more sacred than all party ties, to come to the rescue. Let the soldiers and sailors agreeing with us iu sc-ntiraent, but who cannot in person at tend, send delegates through the action of their societies, or of local conventions. Let us meet iu force at Cleveland on the 17th of September, the anniversary of the day when the Constitution was pro claimed by our forefathers, and let us aid in restoring the Union it created and the liberties it was ordained to secure. (Signed), G. A. Cubtkk, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. A. McD. McCook, Maj Gen. U. S. A. H. Rousseau, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. George Crook, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. S. Mereditty, Bt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. Thos. Ewing, Jr., Bt. Maj. Gen.U.S. A. Committee on the Address. Washington, August 19, 1866. MEXICO. We had hoped, when the French Em-' peror had established Maximilian in Mexico, that peace and prosperity would be established iu that unhappy country. But it seems that, like our own country, bad, designing men will not allow it to be peaceful and prosperous. Republi canism has failed. It nowhere exists in the habitable globe, except in the little Italian Republic of San Marino, under the shadow of Pope Pius’ protection, and Andorra, in the fastHesses of the Spanish Pyrcnnes—and those only be cause too weak to invite resistance from without—too small to encourage fanati cism within. In the broad sense of the term, therefore, we hold that Republi canism has failed. A mild monarchical government, something like that of England, is necessarily more suited to American character, and much more stable in its existence. This was the form that the wise policy.of the French Emperor designed to establish in Mexico; and it it had been fairly tried, it would have placed Mexico on a poiut of national grandeur and prosperity which she never will reach under the so-called Republican form of govern ment. We confess that by education and taste we are in favor of Republican ism ; but we must confess, also, that we believe it to be a failure, signal and complete. It certainly does not exist in America; and the United States is only a Republic, so-called, by custom and courtesy. It is with regret, then, that we see evidences of the downfall of the Mexican Empire. It is stated that the French Emperor has firmly refused the Empress of Mexico assistance for Maxi milian, on the grounds of keeping good faith with the United States concerning MILLS his engagement to withdraw the French troops from that country. A late dis patch states that the Empress Carlotta will not return to Mexico, and that it is conceded that the Empire in that coun try is approaching ita end. Thus division, distraction, and ruin attend poor Mexico as they ever have done. Thus Radicalism destroys good government wherever it unhappily gains a foothold. Thus it strikes down, almost at one blow, the Republic and the Em pire, founding, in their stead, a govern ment of anarClv, bloodshed, and op pression. Let the people of the United States take heed ere it is too late, and crush the hydra before it crushes them. Special Notices. Dr. J. P. H. BROWN, Dentist, formerly of Atlanta), Office 189 Broad Street, next house (W'SRPHk below the “Constitutionalist" > 1 ' T F Office. Nitrous Oxide, the safe and popular anaesthetic, for preventing pain in extract ing teeth, administered. an2B—2m* RISLEY’S EXTRACT OF BUCHU combines the active properties of Bucbn leaves, with othor diuretics and tonics, in a highly concentrated form, and is the MOST EFFICACIOUS, as well as the CHEAPEST, PREPARATIONS that Physicians can use in the treatment of com plaint* of the Urinary and Genital Organs; and being put up with full directions in four languages, it will prove a very pleasant and safe remedy for those so situated that they cannot consult a Physioian. au23-1m Office Columbia and Augusta R. R. Cos.) Augusta, Ga., August 8, 1866. f AN INSTALMENT OF TEN per cent. (10 per ct.) upon all Subscriptions made to the Capital Stock of this Company since the first of last September, is due aud payable at this office on the first day of September, 1866. By order of the Board of Directors. WM. CRAIG, au9—-30t Sec. A Treas. C. A A. R. R. New Advertisements. LEATHER. SOLE LEATHER FRENCH CALF SKINS HARNESS LEATHER. For sale cheap, by L. B. DAVIS, au29—3t No. 292 Broad Street. HOUSE TO RENT, SITUATE ON TAYLOR STREET, BE TWEEN Centre and Elbert Streets. House contains two nicely-finished Rooms. There is a large Kitchen and a good Well of Water on the Lot. To a good tenant it will he rented cheap. Apply at Daily Press Office. au29—fit PERRY DAVIS’ VEGETABLE ain We bog to call the attention of the pub- ' lie to this long tested and unrivalled ! FAMILY MEDICINE. The PAIN KILLER is a purely vegeta- 1 ble comfound; and while it is a most elfi- ; cient Remedy for Pain, it is a perfectly safi Medicine oven in the most unskillful hands. , FOR SUMMER COMPLAINT, 1 Or any other form of bowel disease in chil . dren or adults, it is an almost certain cure, and has, without doubt, been more success ful in curing the various kinds of CHOLERA than any other known remedy, or even th. most skillful physician. In India, Africa and China, where this dreadful disease it ever more or less prevalent, the PAIN KILLER is considered by tho natives, as well as Eu ropean residents in those climates, a PURI: REMEDY. Asa Tonic for the Stomach, I is unrivalled. A few doses will relievo se vere cases of INDIGESTION, and it i, often a perfect cure for DYSPEPSIA, in its most aggravated forms. Its tonic and j stimulating properties, arousing the system to vigor aud action, rendor it a most efl'ec- i tual cure for COLDS AND COUGHS, when ; used according to directions. For external applications, it is unsur passed by any medical preparation. Rheumatism and Neuralgic Affections are quickly relieved' and often cured by it. Any Soreness in the Muscles or Joints can be relieved by its application. It cures in-' stantly the most violent TOOTHACHE. It should always be kept near at hand, to be used in cases of severe BURNS or SCALDS. If applied immediately, accord ing to directions, it will give instant reliof, aud prevent blistering. It is peculiarly adapted to the wants of SEAMEN, and persons making sea voy ages, and no vessel should sail without a supply of it. One Captain writes us: “I have made several voyages—often with emi grants, and though I keep « good Medicine Chest, and I have several times had a good deal of sickness on board, I have found the PAIN KILLER so efficient in all cases, as to entirely preclude the use of all othet Medicines.” Prices—2s Cents, 50 Cents, and $1 per Bottle. PERRY DAVIS A SON, Manufacturers and Proprietors, Providence, R. I. And sold by respectable dealers evert * hc re- au29—2m FLOUR ' Auotion Sales. Day, Russell & Benjamin, AUCTIONEERS. WILL BELL— THIS DAY, Angut 29- In Front of and Inside Store— Commencing at 91 o'clock LOT OF GROCERIES, Consisting of— Bacon, Lard, Mesa Beef, Cotton Seed Croekeryware, Hardware. Also, Lot of FURNITURE. INSIDE STORE: Lot DRY GOODS —assorted FANCY GOODS FURNISHING GOODS HATS and STIPES. au29—lt Day, Russell & Benjamin, A UCJ'IONEEItS. WILL SELL— AT LOWER MARKET OX FIRST TUESDAY OF SEPTEMBER If not disposed of at private sale before then The following desirable property on Greene and Ellis Streets: Three Bnilding lots on the north side of Greene Street, just below Lincoln. Each lot fronts on Greene 48 feet 4 inches, and runs back half way to Ellis Street, enclosed. AND One House and lot on south side of Ellis Street, east of Lincoln, fronting 130 feet on Ellis, and runs back 132 feet six inches to Greene. Tho house in good repair, and contains six rooms, comfortable and neat. There is a large House for servants, and kitchen, and a Carriage House. Also, a splendid lot of Fruit Trees on the premises. Immediately in front of bouse is a well and pump of excellent water. Terms of Building Lots, half eash and half in six months with interest and ap proved security. For House and Lot, half cash, and half in twelve months, with in terest and approved securities. au9—td Executor’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD— AT LOWER MARKET HOUSE, In the City of Augusta, on the FIRST TUESDAY in October next, and, if neces sary, from day to day thereafter during the usual hours of public sale, the following Property, part of the Estate of Thomas Cumming, deceased, to-wit: Twenty-eight LOTS, suitable for building, laid out on a Tract of Land adjoining, on the West, tho village of Summerville. A plat of these Lots may be seen at the office of Barnes & Cumming, over the Post- Office. Also, a Tract of PINE LAND, about fifty acres, commonly called the “Quarry Tract,” or “Rocks,” west of tho U. S. Arsenal. Terms of Sale—One-third cash ; the other two-thirds in two equal annual install ments, with interest from day es sale, se cured by mortgage on the property sold. CHAS. J. JENKINS, Executor, JULIA A. CUMMING, Executrix, of Thos. Cumming, dec’d. jy3l—2awtds Wheat Wanted. Wheat and Flour. WHEAT WANTED AT THE GRANITE MILLS. ALSO, GRANITE MILLS FLOUR FOR SALE. GEO. T. JACKSON A CO., 248 Broad Street, juls—3m Masonic Hail Building. WHEAT ! WHEAT! WHEAT! WHEAT 1 The Market Price paid for WHEAT. THOS. P. STOVALL, ju9—tf At the Excelsior Mills. DIAMOND RAFFLE. SPLENDID DIAMOND RAFFLE TO COME OFF AT I. KAHN & CO'S , 252 Broad Street. 12 FINE DIAMOND RINGS AND PINS. 12 Prizes ; 70 Chances—slo each. One PRIZE to every Six Chances. Call and examine them. au2B—-2t PETROLEUM STOVES. An ASSORTMENT OF THESE CELE BRATED STOVES for sale at the Store of the Company, where persons are invited to call and witness their operations and examine the tes'imonials in their favor. J. S. BEAN, Agent, 269 Broad Street. Augusta, August 22, 1866. Mr. J. S. Bran— Dear Sir: In answer to your note of the 20th instant, asking my opinion of PETROLEUM STOVES, I take pleasure in stating, after having given one a fair trial (my family cooking having been done by one of them for the last ten days), that I entertain a high opinion of them, and consider them superior to the best com mon Cooking Stoves now in use. They arc cleaner, much less expensive, more conve nient, more easily managed, and capable of being used by any servant possessing ordi nary intelligence, Very respectfully, yours, ati26—6t JOSKPH HA 1 TON. MILLS HOUSE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. This first-class hotel is now opened for the accommodation of the public, and possesses evory accommodation and comfort calculated to please the most fastidious. The patronage of the travelling community is respectfully solicited. JOSEPH PURCELL, SERVANT WANTEdT A GOOD WASHER, IRONER AND COOK can obtain a comfortable home in a small family. She must come well re commendod. White Woman preferred. Apply at tho Daily Press Office. au2B—3t Seasoned Lumber J7OR SALE AT AUGUSTA BOBBIN WORKS. mi2B—eod2w of all grades. NOTICE TO PLANTERS. •> * ’ i WE ARE RECEIVING AND WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY OX HASS PURE No. 1 PERUVIAN GUANO! WHICH WE WARRANT GENUINE. CRUMP, DAVISON & CO., I USTo. 209 13 road Street, .Augusta, Ga.l au2B—lm Dry Goods, Millinery, Etc. "GOODS! IB6O—A UTUM N—1866. LATHROP, LULHNGTON & CO., 326, 328, and 330 Broadway, NEW YORK. INVITE THE ATTENTION OF ALL first-class Buyers to their stock of DRY GOODS It will he frund unsurpassed for all Southern Merchants. All departments of our business have been much enlarged, es pecially that for DRESS GOODS, where we are constantly opening all the novelties of the season, to which we now ask the particular attention of both Jobbers and Retailers. OUR STOCK CONSISTS OF DRESS GOODS SHAWLS and CLOAKS PRINTS BLEACHED SHIRTINGS BROWN SHIRTINGS FLANNELS and BLANKETS WOOLLEN GOODS YANKEE NOTIONS WHITE GOODS EMBROIDERIES HOSIERY Gents' FURNISHING GOODS MILLINERY GOODS Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. All of which we offer at the Lowest Mar ket Prices, by the Package or Piece. au27—ood2m NEW GOODS! R. WEIGHT * CO. ARE NOW OPENING A large and complete Stock OF FANCY AND STAPLE Dry Goods, Adapted to the present and approaching season, embracing all descriptions of Goods in their line, and very ATTRACTIVE in all respects to BUYERS OF DRY GOODS, Either at Wholesale or Retail, And they respectfully invite examination of Goods, and a comparison of prices. au24—lm Fall and Winter Importation, 1866. MILLINERY, AND STRAW GOODS. ARMSTRONGrdATOR & CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF RIBBONS, BONNET SILKS & SATINS, VELVETS, RUCHES, FLOWERS, FEATHERS STRAW BONNETS LADIES’ HATS—trimmed and untrimmed SHAKER HOODS. No. 237 and Loft oj 239 Baltimore St., BALTIMORE, MD, Offer a stock unsurpassed in the United States IN VARIETY’ AND CHEAPNESS. ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN Terms Cash. au26—2m* EDGINGS, LACES, Etc. J UST RECEIVED— AND WILL BE SOLD CHEAP— Real Valenciennes fcACES and EDGINGS Imitation Valenciennes LACES and EDGINGS Smyrna LACES and EDGINGS Saxony Thread LACES aud EDGINGS Jaconet INSERTIONS and EDGINGS. ALSO, SMITH’S colobrated FIRST QUALITY NEEDLES. J. D. A. MURPHY A. CO., au2s—tf 314 Broad Street. MEAL, Augusta Savings Bank. 1 This institution has B m i paying, for the past year, fift— I on the dollar for the Certificates of Iw! 1 which it issued during the war in enZ?! 1 for Confederate money. This per s has been paid on the recommendation a committee, composed of Dr. Joseph Mil' gan, Joeiah Sibley, Eaq., and W. J Esq., three disinterested citizensof AuruZ of high character and position, who aim iced and valued all the assets of the Bui This valuation did not amount to per cent, of onr circulation, but the cm mittee estimated that we might be ablet ! pay this per centage on the suppositiontk many of the bills had been lost or 7 stroyed. Since their examination all th i Exchange, Coin, Bullion, Bank Bills, BoiT Stocks, Coupons, Cotton and Mereimdi, held by the Bank have been sold. Sontsif these have proved to be less valuable that the estimate of the committee, and soa, more; but on the whole an aduncedt nearly twenty per cent, has been realinJ so that the Bank will be able to «i eighteen cents in the dollar for its chiVa . bills, unless the number destroyed shall W * found to be smaller than anticipated. Ki \ larger per centage than this can be pad ; hereafter, as we have nothing non to ip predate. r M We have recently investigated the amorni received by the Bank for its Certificams, counting the Confederate money at in value when received, and find that it vu less than eighteen cents in the dollar; a that this Bank will pay hereafter not mj to its depositors, but to its bill holders,tha full amount received. The new Savings Bank of Augusta, chit tered by the last Legislature, will redsn tho change bills of the “Augusta Savion Bank,” at their Office, No. 223 Broad street, H. H. HICKMAN, au!s—2awlm President. University of Nashville, JyJEDICAL DEPARTMENT. ANNOUNCEMENT 1860-67. The Regular Course of Instruction will j begin on the first Monday of November, 1866, and end the first day of March, 1817, The Museum, Library, Buildings, and »p --purtenances, are as perfect as ever, and tbs o!d corps of teachers each in his place, ex cept Professor Buchanan, removed by death, I and whose place has been filled by Pro- ; fessor Briggs, formerly Professor of Practi cal Anatomy. FEES: For tickets to the entire Course $105.M Marticulating Fee..— 5.M Graduating Foe 25. M Dissecting Ticket 10. M Board can bo had at from $4.00 to $5.01 per week. FACULTY: JOSEPH JONES, M. D. (late Professor of Chemistry in the Medical Collge of Georgia), Professor of Pathology. WM. K. BOWLING, M.D., Professor of Institutes and Practice of Medicine. PAUL F. EVE, M.D., Professor of Princi ples and Practice of Surgery. JOHN M. WATSON, Professor of Obstet rics and Diseases of Women arid Child ren. THOMAS R. JENNINGS, M.D., Professor of Anatomy. J. BERRIEN LINDSLEI’, M.D., Profit sog of Chemistry and Pharmacy. C. K. WINSTON, M.D., Professor of Mats ria Medica and Medical Jurisprudence. WM. T. BRIGGS, M.D., Professor of Sur gical Anatomy and Physiology. T. B. BUCHANAN, M.D, Curator of Mu seum, Prosector to the Chairs of Anato my and Surgery. V. S. LINDLEY, M.D., Demonstrator of Anatomy. Nanbville Journal of Medicine and Surytry, Monthly, Eighty Pages, $5 0® • year; W. K. BOWLING, Proprietor ml Editor. W. K. BOWLING. au2l—law3t* Dean of the Faculty. JOB PRINTING HOUSE, CORNER OF Broad & Mclntosh Sts. Igffjp UP STAIRS. Printing in every color, thape and for*, ON ANY KIND OF PAPER, EXECUTED PROMPT, NEAT, CHEAP. E. H. PUGHE, OFFICE OF TBE DAILY PRESS, Corner Broad and Molntosh sts., Up Stain, A TTOrSTA, (la- _ GRIST,