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MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1808,—
No. 29.
Schedule of Macon & Augusta R. R
Leaves Camak, daily, at 12.30 P. M.
“ Milledgevilje 6.30 A.M.
Arrives at Miliedgeville 4 20 P. M.
Camak 9 00 A. M.
Passengers leaving Augusta or Atlanta on Day
Passenger Train of Georgia Railroad will make
close connection at Camak for inteimediate points
on tho above road, aud also for Macon, &c. Pas
sengers leaving Milledgeville at 5.30, A. M ,reach
Atlanta and Augusta same day, and will nialw
close connections at either place for priucipa
points in adjoining States.
E. VV. COLE, Gen’l Supt
Augusta, January 7, 1868 4 tf
SOUTH-WESTERN R. It. 00.
(OFFICE, ALACON.GA.,March24th, 1865*
Columbus Tram—Daily.
5 15 A.M.
....11.15 A. M.
12.45 P. M.
6.20 P.M.
Leave Macon
Arrive at Columbus
Leave Columbus
Arrive at Macou
If
v and Documents for Sole at the
Office of the Southern Recorder«
« copies of Cobb’s Analysis and Forms, large
volume.
;{(l copies Dawson’s Compilation.
T. K. H Cobb’s Digest oftbe Laws of Georgia.
I copy Georgia Justice,by A. S. Clayton, ldJ9.
4b copies Georgia Justice, by A. >3. Clayton, re
vised by L. Q. C. Lamar, J824.
Keese's Manual and Forms.
Hines’ Legal Forms-
lilake's Chancery, 5 copies.
Tyler's (Vermont) Reports, 1st aud 2d vois.
24 voi. Dallas’s Reports.
Ingersoll’s U. S. Digest.
“Cotton is King,” and Pro-Slavery Arguments,
pp.93d, compiled by E. N. Elliott, LL. D., Presi
dent Planters’ College, Mississippi.
Cherokee Laud Lottery, with names of Draw
ers, ai.J au engraved Map of each District, by J.
F. .Smith.
1 copies Gold and Land Lottery Register, pub
lished at the Recorder Office, 1831-2.
2 copies “Examiner,” 1833— < »,byOondy Raguet
of Philadelphia, supporting State Rights.
2 vols.Southern Review, Charleston, 1829-30.
24 vols. Edinburgh Review, 1833 to 1821.
Constitutional Republicanism, in opposition to
Fallacious Federalism, published in Boston, 1803.
Gazetteer of the U. S., 1836, by Wm. Darby
and T. Dwight, Jr. *'
1 vul.Carey's Library of Choice Literature, 1836.
Beck's Chemistry.
Livingston’s Laiv Register: A Guide for every
mau of business, and Hand-Book of Useful Infor
mation.
Statistics of the United States, 1850, pp. 1022,
prepared by the late Prof. DeBow, Superintendent
o-f the Ceusus Bureau.
31 vols. Congressional Globe and Appendix.
130 vols. folio, quarto and octavo, well bound
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Mexican Claims, and a variety of other Public
Documents printed by order of Congress, con
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domestic, suitable for the Statesman, the Poiiti-
ti*ii aud tins putilic writer, in investigating the
principles and policy ot the Government.,
D is proper to remark that most of the Law
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'iengaie second hand copies, and ail will be sold
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accommodated by applying to
R M. OR ME &. SON.
Milledgevilie, Dec. 31, 1867.
lU'or SaJLe,
^ THE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale hi
Plantation,tire mites from Milkdgeville
—liliL >n the Eatonton Railroad.known as 4 \Vest->
“ ver , Hie residence of the late Col. Benjamin S.
4or] i u . The place contains 85U acres—about
' 11 acres in woods. The dwelling-house and all
°'ii ii.,;is?8 m good repair. Also, fine.orchards of
A >Ples. 1’e.iches, &c., ifec. The Flower Yard in
1,11,1 ‘>1 the dwelling contains one of the choic-
, u collections of plants and dowers in the
‘"eState. Address
L. A. JORDAN, Macon, Ga.
. ■ S. Mr. Harper, now on the piace, will show
* 0 those desiring to look atit.
D'lceiiiher LS, 1866 51 tf
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A ‘ lr lI Revolver 36-100in Calibre
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p yemi ng pisto/,(Elliot pt.) Not 22&32'C art ridge
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■°oloing Rijte ...36 and 44-l‘>0 in.Calibre
E. REMIGTON & SON,
Illioh, New York
Kvjaula Train—Dully.
Leave Mac.m 8 00 A. M.
Arrive atEufnula 5.30 P.M.
Leave Eufaula 7.20 A.M.
Arrive at Macon 4.50 P. M.
Connecting ivilh Albany Train at Smitheille
Leave Smitkville 1.46 P. M.
Arrive at Albany 3.11 P. M.
Leave Albany — 9 35 A. M.
Arrive at Smithville 11.00 A. M.
Connecting icith Fort Gaines Train at Cuthbrrt.
Leave Outhbert 3.57 P.M.
Arrive at Fort Gaines '5.40 P.-M.
Leave Fort Gaines 7.05 A. M.
Arrive at G'utbbcrt 9.05 A. M.
Connecting with Central Railroad and Macon
A Western Railroad Trains at Macon, and Mont
gum dry & West Point Trains at Columbus.
VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer & Superintendent.
Schedule of the Georgia Railroad.
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY,' MARCH 29th
1868, the Passenger Tiains on the Georgia
Railroad willrjmas follows:
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
(Daily, Sundays excepted.)
Leave Augusta at 7.10 A. M.
44 Atlanta at 5 A. M.
Arrive at Augusta 3.30 P. M.
44 at Atlanta 6.10 P. M.
NIGIIT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at ......3 45 P. M.
44 Atlanta at 6.45 P.M.
Arrive at Augusta 5.30 A. M.
44 Atlanta - ...4.00 A.M.
BERZELIA PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at - 4.30 P. M.
44 Berzeliaat .7X0 A. M.
Arrive at Augusta.. 8.45 A M.
44 at Berzelia 6.15 P. M.
Passengers fur Milledgeviile, Washington and
Athens, Ga., roust take Day PasseDger Train from
Augusta and Atlanta.
Passengers for West Point, Montgomery, Sel
ina, Mobile aud New Orleans must leave Augusta
on Night Passenger Train at 3.45 P. M., to make
close connections.
Passengers for Nashville, Corinth, Grand Junc
tion, Memphis Louisville and St. Louis can take
either train and make close connections.
Through Tickets and Baggage checked through
to the above places.
Pullman’s Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night
Passenger Trains.
E. W. COLE, Gon’l Snperint’dt.
Augusta, March 26, 1868 4 tf
fjltlaatcL SL West UPaint
IIAIIj road.
Day Passenger Train—Outward.
Leave Atlanta 4.45 A. M.
Arrive at West Point 9.50 P. M.
Day Passenger Train — Inutard.
Leave West Point 1.30 P. M.
Arrive at Atlanta.... 6.20 P. M.
Night Freight and Passenger—Outward.
Leave Atlanta 4.15 P. M,
Arrive at West Point.. 11.40 P. M.
Night Freight and Passenger Train—Inward.
Leave West Point 4.20 A. M.
Arrive at Atlanta.. 11.30 A. M.
ftp hxifLCfR afl c}l£du.l£L,
OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA B. R. CO., \
Augusta, Ga., March 25,1868. )
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, 29th March,
Ia68, the Mai iano Passenger Trains of this
Road will leave and arrive at through Central
Depot, Georgia Railroad, as follows:
Morning Mail and Passenger Train
For Charleston, connecting Train for Columbia,
South Caroiina. Charlotte Road, aud Wilming
ton and Manchester Railroad.
Leave Central Depot at 5.50 A. M.
Arrive at Central Depot 3.30 P. M.
Night Passenger Sf Accommodation Train
For Charleston, connecting with Train for Co
lumbia, and with Greenville aud Columbia Rail
road:
Leave Central Depot at 3.50 P. M.
Arrive at Central Depot at 7.00 A. M.
• H. T. PEAKE,
General Superintendent.
ivTacon ’W'eatern
RAIRHOAD.
—DAY TRAIN —
Leave Macon 7.45 A. M , arriveat Atlanta. 2 P. M.
“ Atlanta7i A. M., arrive at Macon, 1.30 P. M.
—NIGHT TRAIN —
Leave Macon 8.40 P.M., arrive at Atlanta. 44 P. M.
“ Atlanta 7\ P. M., arrive at Macon 3.10 A. M.
Macon & Brunswick Railroad.
tlFFICKftS.
H. HAZLEHUKST
.. President.
ROBT. SCHMIDT Master Transportation.
IL C. DAY Secretary & Treasurer.
Leave Macon 3 P M.. a: rive at Macon. 10.30 A. M.
Leave Hawkinsville 7 A. M., arrive at Hawkins-
ville, 6.30 P. M.
March 11 1868 11
* Agents VYanted..
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Ueadci’rs Third Military District, }
(Dept. Georgia, Alabama aud Florida,) >
Atlanta, Ga., Juue 25, 1868. )
General Orders, Wo. 90.
From the returns made by the Boards of Regis
tration of the election held iu the State ol Georgia
for a Governor, members of the General Assem
bly and other officers, under the provisions of
General Orders. No. 40, issued from these Head
quarters, which election commenced on the 20th
day of April, 1868, and continued four days, it
appears:
1. That, at said election, Hon. R. B. Bullock
received a majority of all the votes cast for Gov
ernor of tlie 8iate of Georgia.
2. That at said election, the following named
persons were elected Senators in the General As
sembly of said State from the respective Senato
rial Districts iu which they were chosen, viz:
1st District—A A Bradley.
2d District—T G Campbell, Sr.
3d District—E D Graham.
4th District*—J M Coleman.
5tli District—A Corbit.
6th District—Joshua Griffin.
7th District—M C Smith.
8th District—B F Bruton.
9th District—R T Nisbet.
10th District—F O Welsh.
11th District—C B Wootten.
luih District—C It Moore.
]3ih District—William B. Jones.
14th District—John J Collier.
Jotli District—W T McArthur.
16th District-—H Hicks.
17th District—McWhorter Hongerford.
l.-.rh District—Benjamiu Conley.
19th. District—Joseph Adkins.
20th District—George Wallace.
21st District—William Griffin.
22d District—T J Speer.
23d District—W J Anderson.
24th District—B B Hinton.
25th District—E J Higbee.
26th District—A D Nunnally.
21 tli District—John Harris.
2Sfh District—W F Jordan.
29th District— Josiali Sherman.
3ut.li District—J H McWhorter.
31st District—William F Bowers.
32d District—John C Richardson.
334 District.—A M Stringer.
34th District—Milton A Chandler.
35th District—W T Winn.
36th District—W C Smith.
37th District—W W Merrell.
3r*ih District—Walter Brock.
59th District—A W Holcombe.
40th District—C J Wellborn.
41st District—John Dickey.
42d District—John T Burns.
43d District—Joel C Fain.
44rh District—B K McCntchin.
H. That, at said election, the following named
persons were ele.cted Representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly of said State from the counties to
their names respectively attached, viz:
Appling—Isbaiii Raddish.
Bryan—W L Houston.
Bibb—H M Turner, J Fitzpatrick, & J E J Franks.
Butts—T M Darkness.
Baker—A M George.
Brouks—W A Lane.
JJurke—M Claiborne, J Warren and J A Madden.
Baldwin—Peter O’Neal.
Banks—William Ii Bell.
Bulloch—W M Hall.
Berrien—Thomas Paulk.
Catoosa—A S Fowler.
Chatham—CK Osgood, Jas Porter aud"J M Sims.
Camden—Virgil liillyer.
Campbell—W S Zellers.
Carroll—John Long.
Cass, or Bartow—F M Ford and M J Crawford.
Chattahoochee—W A McDougald.
Charlton—F M Smith.
Chattooga—C CCleghom.
Calhoun—Franklin L Pepper.
Cherokee—N J Perkins.
Clark—Madison Davis and A Richardson.
Clay—R A Tumipseed.
Clayton—A E Cloud.
Clinch—G Lastinger,
Columbia—J M Rice and Romulus Moore.
Coffee—J R Smith. "
Coweta—F M Scroggins and P Sewell.
Cobb—W D Anderson and N N Gober.
Colquitt—W W Watkins.
Crawford—W G Vinson._
Dawson—Joseph L Perkins.
Dade—James C Nisbet.
DeKalh—W H Clarke.
Decatur—B F Powcl & John Higdon.
Dooly—Hiram Williams.
Dougherty—Phillip Joiner and A R Read.
Early—H C Fryer.
Echols—R W Phillips.
Effingham—Morgan Rawls.
Elbert—U O Tate.
Emanuel—I tcBrinson.
_'auuin—Alexander Hearn.
Fayette—P H Brassell.
w-d—Dunlap Scott aud M Ballanger.
Forsyth—H C Kellogg.
ranklin—James A Harrison.
Fulton—EMTallinferro. J E Gullatt&VP Sisson.
Gilmer—Janies M Ellis.
Glasscock—J H Nunn.
Glynn—R B Hall.
Gordon— K A Donaldson.
Grecne—R L McWhorter and A Colby,
nwinneit—Louis Nash and RM Parks.
Habersham—W S Erwin.
Hall—David WhetaheH-
Huncock—VV H Harrison aud E Baines.
Haralson—W N Williams.
Hart—James Al’en.
Harris—W I Hudson aud Samuel Williams.
Heard—M Shackelford.
Henry—J A Maxwell.
Houston—J W Mathews, C C Duncan and H R
Felder.
acksou—AT Bennett.
Jasper—T M Allen.
Jefferson—Benjamin Ayre and Alexander Stone.
Johnson—J W Meadows.
01)e8 _W T McCuilongh.
.aureus—George Linder.
Lee—Samuel Lindsay andjG F Page.
Libelty—W A Goldeu.
Lincoln—Platt Mad if on.
Lowndes—John VV O’Neal.
Lumpkin—W P Price.
Macon—Robert Luinpkinaud H Fynll.
Madison—t B Moon.
Marion—W illiam M Butt.
McIntosh—T G Campbell, Jr.
Meriwether—P VV Chambers and W H F Hall.
Miller—F >1 D Hopkins.
Mitchell—J B Burtz.
Montgomery—John J McArthur.
Monroe—W A Ballard aud G H Clowers.
Milton—G M Hook.
Morgan—A .1 Williams and Monday Floyd.
Murray—J N Harris.
Muscogee—James G Maull and Abrliam Smith.
Newton—A H Lee and John F Harden.
Oglethorpe—Jas VV Adkins and Jas Cunningham
Pan filing—S F Strickland.
Pickens—S A Darnell.
Pierce—R W Carpenter.
Pike—R A Seale.
Polk—L II Walthall.
Pulaski—J M Buchan and S F Salter.
Putnam—S C Prudeu.
Quitman—L C A Warren.
Randolph—'W M Tnwlin and David Goff.
Richmond—E Tweedy, J E Bryant and T P Baird.
Rabun- MeKinzey Fim-annon.
Schley—Thomas F Rainey.
Scrivsn—W D Hamilton.
Spalding—J T Ellis.
Stewart—C C Unrobor and J IC Barnnm.
Samter—John A Cobb and U N Harper.
Talbot—Marion Betlmue and J T Costin,
Taliaferro—W F Iloldcn.
Tattnall—Robert C Surrency.
Taylor—Frank Wilchar.
Terrell—F M Harper.
Thomas—J R Evans and W C Carson.
Troup—J H Caldwell and J T McCurmiik.
Twiggs—Haywood Hnghes.
Tow us—George W Johnson.
Union—John H Pendland.
Upson—John C Drake.
Walker—W B Gray.
Walton—John B Sorrells.
VV^irren—John Neal and 8 Gardner.
Ware—Joseph D Smith.
Washington—Wm G Brown and R W Flournoy
Wayne—G VV Rumph.
Webster—G S Rosser.
White—C H Kytle.
Whitfield—J E Shumate.
Wilcox—Darling Johnson.
Wilkes—Richard Bradford and E Belcher.
Wilkiuson—C H Hooks.
Worth—James M Rouse.
By order of Major General Mkade.
R. C. DRUM, Ass’t Adj’t Gen’l.
NATIONAL HEBflCRATlfl PLATFORM
Head and Adopted in Convention, in
UTew Y-orfc, July 7, 1868.
The Democratic party, iu National
Convention assembled, reposing its
trust in the intelligence, patriotism, and
discriminating justice of the people,
standing upon (he Constitution as the
foundation and limitation ot’tlie powers
ol the Government and the guarantee
of ihe liberties of the citizen, aud rec
ognizing ihe questions of slavery and
| secession as having been setlied tor all
lime to dome by the war or the volun
tary action of the Southern States in
constitutional convention assembled,
and never to be renewed or reagitated,
do, with the return of peace, demand.
1st. The immediate restoration of
all the Stales to their rights in the Union
under ihe Constitution, and of civil
government to the American people.
2d. Amnesty for all past political of-
lences, and the regulation ot ihe elec
tive franchise in the States by their cit
izens, and the payment of the public
debt of the United States as rapidly as
practicable.
3d. All money drawn from the peo
ple by taxation, except so much as is
requisite for the necessities of the Gov
ernment economically administered, to
be honestly applied to such payment,
and where ihe obligations ot the Gov
ernment do not expressly stale upon
their lace or the law upder which they
were issued does uot provide that they
shall be paid in coin,.they ought in
right and justice to be paid in the law
ful money of the United Stales. [Thun
ders ol applause.]
4th. Equal taxation of every species
of projieiiy, according to its real value,
including government 1 onds and other
public securities. [Renewed chceting,
and cries of “read it again”]
5th. One currency for the govern
ment and the people, the laborer and
the office-holder, the pensioner and ihe
the right <>i the people to be iree from
-earch and seizure.
It has entered the post and telegraph
offices, and even the private rooms ol
individuals, and seized their private
papers and letters, without any speci
fication or notice or affidavit as requir
ed by the organic law.
It lias converted the American Cap
ital into a bastile.
It has established a system of spies
and official espionage to which no con-
-stitutional monarchy of Europe would
now date to resort.
It has abolished the right of appeal
on important constitutional questions
to the supreme judicial tribunal, and
threatens to curtail or destroy its orig
inal jurisdiction, which is irrevocably
vested by the Constitution, while ihe
learned Chief Justice has been subject
ed to great and atlrociuus calumnies
merely because Lie would not prostitute
his high office to the support ol the
false aud partisan charges preferred
against the President.
Its corruption arid extravagance have
exceeded -anything known in history,
aud by iis frauds arid monopolies il has
nearly doubled the burden of debt cre-
led during the war. It lias stripped
the President ofhis constitutional pow
er of appointment even of his own cab
inet.
Under its repeated assaults, the pil-
lais of the government are rocking on
their base, and, should it succeed iu
November next, and inaugurate its
President, we will meet us a subject
aud conquered people amid ihe ruins
of liberty and the scattered fragments
of the Constitution; arid we do declare
aud resolve, that, ever since the peo
ple of the United Stales threw off all
subjugation to the British Crown, ihe
orivrlegc and trust of suffrage have be
longed to the several States, and have
been granted, regulated and controll
ed exclusively by the political power of
each Slate, and any attempt by Con
gress, on any pretext whatever, to de
prive any Stale ol'this right, or inter
fere with this exercise, is a flagrant
usurpation of power which can find no
warrant in the Constitution, and, if
sanctioned by ihe people, will subvert
our form of government, aud can only*
tell the truth,” or, in other words, give Vd. mul Stale after State rolled on, and
such testimony as was desired by the
prosecutors.
In conversation with one of the most
eminent citizens ol Macon yesterday, he
assured us that Gen. Meade explained
to him in Atlanta, week^dbre last, the
whole modus opciandi of this instru
ment ot torture. Meade described it
as a box sufficiently capacious to ad
mit l lie victim, aud then arranged for
compression by screws, by which a
force could be brought upon the pris
oner sufficient to * - Wpeeze the breath
outofhim.” It was also provided with
a steam apparatus connected with the
throttling box T»y pipes, and upon turn
ing a fosset,jets tit steam were thrown
in, which added materially to the an
guish of sufficalion. 9 This machine
was applied to three of the w: 4 nesses—
Betts, Marshall and a negro, with en
tire efficacy—the negro gave in,in a
moment, and cried out that he would
swear to anything if they would only
let him out of that box.
The forgoing is the statement of a
leading citizen of Macon—a man whose
word nobody doubls—as to what was
voluntarily said in his hearing by Gen.
Meade himself, Are more words waul
ed kv way of improvement i Is iL pos
sible to add to the force ot the. facts
themselves in showing the depth of
degradation to which Radical rule has
broughL the American government.
[Macon Telegraph.
soldier, the producer and the bond-j en( { j n a single, centralized, consolidal-
hotder. (Great cheering, and cries ol j e j government, in which the separate
“read it again.”)
The fifth resolution was again read
and again cheered.
6th. Economy iri the administration
of the government ; the reduction of
the standing army and navy ; the abol
ishment of the Freedman’s Bureau
[great cheers] and all political instru
mentalities designed to secure negro
supremacy ; the simplification of the
system and discontinuance of the in
quisitorial boards of assessing and col
lecting internal revenue, so that the
burden of taxation may be equalized
and lessened, the credit of the govern
ment and the currency made good ;—
existence of.the States will be entirely
absorbed and an unqualified despotism
be established in place of a Federal
Union of equal Slates.
That we regard the reconstruction
acts of Congress, so called, as usurpa
tions, unconstitutional, ievolutionary
and void.
That our soldiers and sailors, who
carried the flag of our country to vic
tory against a most gallant and deter
mined toe, must ever be gratefully re
membered, and all the guarantees giv
en in their favor must be faithfully car
ried into execution-
That the public lands should be dis-
the repeal of all enactments for enroll- | tributt-d as widely among the people as
ing the State militia into national forces
in time of peace, and a tariff' for reve
nue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal reve
nue laws as will afford incidental pro
tection to domestic manufacturers, and
as will, without impairing the revenue,
impose the least burden upon, and best
promote and encourage the great in
dustrial interests ot the country.
7th. The reform of abuses in the ad
ministration, the expulsion of corrupt
men from office, the abrogation of use
less offices, the restoration of rightful
authority to, and the independence of
the Executive and Judicial department
of the government, the subordination of
the military to the civil power, to the
end that the usurpations of Congress
and the despotism of the sword may
cease.
8th. Eq ual rights and protection for
naturalized and native-born citizens at
home and abroad. The assertion of
American nationality, which shall com
mand the respc-cl of foreign powers,
furnish an example and encouragement
to people struggling tor national integ
rity, constitutional liberty, and indi
vidual rights, and the maintenance
of the rights of naturalized citizens
against the absolute doctrine of immu
table allegiance, and the claims of for
eign powers to punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdic
tion. [Applause.]
In demanding these measures and
reforms, we arraign the Radical party
for its disregard of right, and the un
paralleled oppression and tyranny
which have marked its career.
After the most solemn and unani
mous pledge of both Houses of Con
gress to prosecute the war exclusively
for the maintenance of the Government,
and the preservation of the Union un
der the Cot.slilulion, it has repeatedly
violated that most sacred pledge under
which was rallied that noble volunteer
army which carried our flag to victory.
Instead of restoring the Union, it has,
so far as was in its power, dissolved it,
and subjected ten States in a time of
profound peace to military despotism
and negro supremacy.
It has nullified there the right erf trial
by jury.
It has abolished the writ of habeas
corpus—that most sacred writ of lib
erty.
It has overthrown the freedom of
speech and of the press.
It has substituted arbitrary seizures
and arresls and military trials and se
cret star chamber inquisitions for con
stitutional tribunal.
Il has disregarded in time of peace
possible, and should be disposed of,
either under the pre-emption of the
homestead law, and sold in reasonable
quantities, and to none but actual oc
cupants, at the minimum of price es
tablished by the Government. When
grants of lauds may be deemed neces
sary tor the encouragement of impor
tant public improvements, the proceeds
of the sale of such lands, and not the
lands themselves, should be so applied.
That the President of the United
States, Andrew Johnson, in exercising
the power cf his high office in resisting
the aggressions of Congress on the con
stitutional rights of the States and ihe
people, is entitled to the gratitude of
the whole American people, and on be
half of the Democratic parly we tender
him our thanks for his patriotic efforts
in that regard. (Great applause.)
TJpen this platform, the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, includ
ing all the conservative element and
all who desirj to support the Constitu
tion ami restore the Union, forgetting
all past differences of opinion, to unite
with us in the present great struggle
for the liberties of the people, and that
to all such, to whatever party they may
have heretofore belonged, wc extend
the right hand of fellowship, and hail
all such co-operating with us as friends
and brothers.
Mr. Murphy moved the previous
question, which was ordered with a
few dissenting voices. Some of the
delegates called for a re-reading
Great cries of “question,” “ques
tion,” which was put and adopted with
a few dissenting voices. The Con
vention rose to its feet while eheeting.
Radical Steam l*orhwc Ihx al Fori Pulaski.
When we republished a few days
since, from the Washington National
Intelligencer a statement that instru
ments of torture had been applied, in
Fort Pulaski, to the government wit
nesses in the Asbburn case, we did it
entirely upon the responsibility of that
paper, and with an honest incredulity
of the whole thing.
It seems to us impossible of belief
that Torture should he applied to wit
nesses in fogul efr military investiga
tions under the authority of the United
States Government, in this 19th centu
ry of the Christian era. But incredi
ble as this horrid stigma upon civiliza-
ii.n, Christianity and republicanism
may appear, we are compelled to be
lieve it, and that the dungeons of Fort
Pulaski have reverbrated with the half
stifled groans and seteams of victims
tortured by a contrivance brought there
for the purpose, in order “to make than
Rafificalioit iBrelittg in Stvt York.
Shortly after the nominations were
made for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency by the Convention, posters-
were issued announcing that a. ratifica
tion meeting of Seymour and Blair
would be held in Ironl ol the the Club
Room of the Democratic Association at
Union Square, in the evening, which
would be addressed by General Wade
Hampton and other distinguished
Southern delegates. At eight o’clock a
very large assemblage was gathered iu
front of the building, which was illu
minated with paper lamps.
The Hon. A. J. Rogers called the
meeting to order. He said they were
assembled for the purpose of ratifying
the nominations of President and Vice
President which had been made to-day,
and which he believed woufd inspire
far more enthusiasm than that which
was inspired by the nomination of Gen.
Grant. [Cheers.] For although their
candidates have been running a month,
if we did look into the newspapers we
should not know that they were running
at all. The people of the country have
determined to change from the course
ot wav and slrile to the paths of peace
and happiness. [Applause.]
At the close of the speech of Mr.
Akers, of Missouri, General Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, was next
introduced and received with cheers.
At the moment ofhis advancing to the
front of the balcony one of the paper
lanterns took fire, creating consterna
tion, lest the awning should share a like
fate. Some sensible Democrat, with
great presence of mind, however, soon
beat out the blaze with his hat. At
the same time another lantern at the
back of the balcony took lire. Some
one shouted, “Oh, lie can stand fire.”
“Yes,” replied the General, “hut I
don’t like a fire in real.” [Laughter.”]
General Hampton said:
Fellow-citizens of New York, I am
violating a rule that I imposed on my
self when I came here, in addressing
you—in speaking at all, and that I do
violate it is due wholly to the people of
New York, who have met those of the
South with such kindness aud such
swelled the grand column, our little
State came next to your own at last, and
declared that he was their choice em
phatically and truly. These, gentle
men, were the reasons that prompted
us to take the course we did. It Wf
have been mistaken, I am sure ot one
thiDg at least, that you will believe that
we have been inspired by but one sin
ele motive, and that was to promote
the success of the Democratic party.
[Applause.] It has been the earnest
desire of the South since the war clos
ed to join with the Demociatic party;
and I want you all to know that it we
had been willing to go with the Radi
cal party we could have made any
i terms that we choose. But we deter
mined to take defeat for the Democracy
rather than by sacrificing our principles
to gain success with the Radicals.—
[Applause.] We believe that if we
were true to those principles, if we
were true to ourselves, that God would
not forsake us; and that these.broad
principles of liberty underlying the
principles of the Democratic party
would triumph, and that we would at
la-t l»e tree, and delivered from the
ruin that lias been impending over us.
[Applause.] And now, gentlemen,
you of the North do not know—you can
not conceive the condition ot the South
ern States.
A Y’oice—'“By G-d I can.”
General Hampton—“l am glad you
can.”
The voice—“1 have been there.”
General Hampton—I will only slate
a few facts, for it s a thing upon which
I dare not speak. In the Legislatuie
of South Carolina, composed of 15b
members, of that Legislature fivun
whose halls used to go as high intellect
as ever came to the halls ot Congress—
of those one hundred and fifty-six mem
bers there are nearly, if not quite, now,
one hundred negroes. [Hisses, and
cries of “shame.”] From these ne
groes, and all of that Legislature, the
whole taxes that they are liable to pay,
amouut to seven hundred dollars.—
[“Oh, oh,” and laughs.] Of that about
live hundred dollars have been paid by
one of the Conservative members, and
the two hundred dollars that are to be
paid by the negroes and carpet-baggers,
half of it is under execution. [Ap
plause and laughter.] Well, that Leg
islature, composed in that way, has the
right to impose a levy or tax < n South
Carolina to the amouut of 81,250,000.
[Laughter.] Now, gentlemen, if that
state of things i;oes on, wbat will he
the result i*- Why you know it means
in a few years from this time there will
not be a white man, woman or child in
the Slate of South Caroiina. [Cries of
“shame-”] I only mention that as one
of the Southern States. It is true that
it is perhaps in a worse condition than
most of the others, hut they are all
afflicted by that fearful calamity that
is hanging over us, and wc can have
no relief unless the Demociatic party
will come out aad pledge itself that we
shall have a lair election; that the
white people of the South shall vote.
I want you all to register an oath
that when they do vote that their vote
shall be counted; and il there is a ma
jority of white voles that will place Sey
mour and Blair iu the White House in
spite of all the bayonets that shall he
brought against him. We onlv want
to see the election fair. If thev do
that, and even with the incubus of black
rule, we can carry the South at least.
[Applause.] Gentlemen (as I said,) I
do not like to touch upon ihese themes.
[Cries of “Good, good.”] ] only pro-
conlialilj. [Applause.] Ifutp-nlleaiM). I f 0Sed , ^ C0 ““! '! ere lo n ; ake m - v ac '
IcumeilelvtLlJ miglK Vba„k youj k “ u '*U<S™ ell ° 3™- I can* lo tell
. _ . " i , , L . i . you ttiat these nominations which you
for the cordiality that vou- have extend- 7 , . . , ,
■ , i . n u a i ^ have made will meet with t ie heurtv
ed io us, ami to ail the Southern Mate , , , “ ,u v
concurrence ot the Southern men. I
wanted lo tell you how grateful, *how
gratified we have been at the recep
tion that you have given to us; 1 want
ed to leii you that though we fought in
good faith, we laid duwu our arms io
good fault. [Greatapplause.] I want-
eel you to believe that we were men of
honor, and that while we meant war
when we said war, when we said 4 peace
we meant peace, not that peace which
the Radicals would give us [“no, no,”]
not that peace which crushes to earth
ten ot these Stales, not that peace
which places the ignorant negro" over
us, hut the peace iu all ouc households,
peace through al! our land, that peace
which the great Democratic party has
sworn to-day at Tammany Hall we
shall have.
A voice—“We will have it.”
Another voice—“You are our white
brothers.”
General Hampton—-I appeal, gentle
men, to that sentiment. 1 appeal in
the name of race. I appeal to you bv
our common traditions of the past. I
appeal to your memory of the time
when South Carolina sent her soldiers
lo fight here and at Boston. I appeal
to you by the memories of the Revolu
tion. I appeal to you by all the j>ast,
by every‘hope of the future, to stain!
together and give us deliverance ami
to give success to those nominations of
the men whom you have made vour
standard-lrearers to-day. [Applause.]
Now, gentlemen, in the name of the
Southern States—in the name of Souib
Carolina—in my own name—I thank
you for the courtesies you hav e extend
ed to us since we have been here. I
thank you for the reception, and assure
you that I shall take back to my peo
ple nothing but the most grateful* mem
ories of your kindness. [Applause. J
delegations, and that 1 might explain
to you why it was that vve were here,
and what good we hoped might be
effected by our presence. It was de
termined by us when we came on that
vve would take no part in this Conven
tion— no prominent part—not because
vve did not feel that vve were the equals
of any other delegates, but solelv be
cause we were afraid ihat if we of the
South—cut off us we have been for the
last few years f rom the political world—
we were aftaid that if we should indi
cate our preference we might acci
dentally seiecl a man who would bring
defeat upon the great Democratic par
ty. We determined that we would let
the Democracy of the United Suites, in
Convention assembled—let them indi
cate who was lo he their standard-
bearer, and then that we would come
up in soitd phalanx and pledge our sup
port u> confirm the nomination. Act
ing upon that determination we cast our
vote for the President of the United
States, Andrew Johnson—[applause]
—who had stood between us aud ruin.
We wished to show him that we ap
preciated that kindness, and to pay
him the compliment that was due him.
[Cries of “good, good.”] It was then
seemingly the work of itie Democracy
to take the great young statesman of
Ohio. When that appeared to he the
case North Carolina tendered him her
support. When that distinguished sol
dier—that honored Pennsylvanian,
whom I have met on many a bloody
field [applause]—who 1 take pleasure
tn saying was one of the most gallant
of your soldiers—Gen. Hancock. [Ap
plause.] When his name was present
ed we took him up, and we voted until
the last for him. [Applause.] Anil
when the name of Horatio Seymour of
New York—[applause]—was present-
