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THE iuBUt SUN. Wednesday Morning. January 8. lir* Office'tri Bit bun TluUdinq, Weal tiae of Broad tired, Seoona Door South qf Alabama. 9SF Next Advertisement* al trays found yn First Faye; Local and Business Notices m Fourth Faye, The Sun. During the present year a President end members of Congress urd to be elected. Liberty must be preserved or lost. The Corruptionists of the Day—the Bond Rings—the ambitious enemies of free government—are artfully, persistently paring the tray to the overthrow of the Federal Republic, founded by Washing ton, Jefferson and Madison, and the es tablishment of a Centralised Empire and a Dynasty in ita stead. THE PEOPLE can prevent this if they will. They can reUiu their free dom, or they can become slaves. The destiny of this country is to be decided by the people votes! If the Democratic piety will but stand firmly upon its tinedwaered platform, erect the standard of Li worry, and honesty in the administration of the gov ernment, a.glorious triumph will bo achieved. Victory is within our grasp. The enemy in giving way—U receding from his utter disregarded of law and constitutional guaranties. Now is tbo time for a rigorous charge upon his wa vering lines. The Bun, has teen sowing tbo good seed of truth. It has already brought forth good fruit. We sludl continue to sow the seed, and shall expect a rich harvest to be reaped in the triumph of honest principles in the next election. We trast our patrons wilt aid us in ex tending the circulation of Tnn Bun. Wo have entered upon our enterprise to assist in the great work of redeeming the coun try from the control of robbers, tyrauts and money-changer*, who Are infesting the temple of Liberty. Their tables must be overturned and public opinion must scourge them from the public presence. We riiall give all tho news from the State Capital—proceedings of tbp Legis lature—deoifrions of tho Supreme Court, and all important news and event* con neoted with the Slate liuvemmtut; and shall endeavor to mako Tuh Bi n a wel come family visitor. Bee our term* elsewhere. The Western and Atlantic UhII* road Lease. The Committee of the Legislature to investigate the Lease of the Western and Atleutio Railroad will assemble at the Capitol to-day. It consists of Ilona Wni. M. Reese and A. D. Nunnnlly of the Senate; and Goo. F. Pierce, Jr., of Hancock, O. M. Nethcrlaud, of Rabun, tud^ jB- Hudson of Hebley, on the part of the House. Judge Recso i* the Chair man. If we properly understand the matter, tire investigation 41 a very simplo one, aud oasily determined: Whether or not the action of Governor Bullock in award ing the lease, acted fairly and iu good faith. The Road was given to the pres ent leasees, at $25,000 per mouth, while tho other company offered $3G,500 per month for it Bullock alleged that the hitter ooiuyany did not offer the necessa ry security, and therefore ho awarded the Jcusu to tbo company represented by Gov. Brown; while tho company repre sented by Messrs. Seago, Wallace, Collier, Wyly aud others, ullege that they wero ready to give a bond worth $H,o0(),000; and further, that the security given by the Company upon which the coutract of lease was awarded, is really uot binding upon the parties, and there lore worthless. Wlint >Vlll It Aniouitl to 1 When the Legislature meets on the 16th iust, it will proooed to couut the votes cast at the late election for Gover nor. It will declare Hon. James Milton Smith duly eluctod and inaugurate him. If Benjamiu Conley set* up any preten tions to being Governor and trie* to hold the seat he now usurps, it will still fur ther disgrace him and tho Bond Ring, and the party to which he is allied. No laxly will recoguizo him in that capacity, hut everybody will recognise Uoi. Boritli iu Governor. With the Legislature aud all officers of the Btute, aud the whole )>eople of Georgia, officially recognieiug aud with him as the legal Executive of Georgia, Conley will mako but a poor show playing Governor. Tho LegfaMure will nolteceive any message* from him, nor tend him any communica tion*. The Treasurer will not pay any of hi* draft* of warrants, and nobody will respect or obey auy order or process from him. Verify,'Hie dotted will he a meny one—to outsiders who look on and wit ness the ridiculous spectacle. Perhaps Benjamin Conley will enjoy it hugely. But adipose ho should try to phry the role of Stanton, and bar himself up in side the Executive office to retain the re cord*. Tim rode provides that if rite jMivon filling any office shall neglect or refuse to torn over to bis successor the records, books or papers of bis office after the mffie are demanded, complaint can be made to the Judge of tho Superior Court, ybpAttat (Aftt *u flitter, setting a time for a hearing, and requiring such tteiin guent to show cause why lie should not l>e compelled to deliver up the same; that the Judge shall proceed to iuquire into the dsenumimem, and if it appear that soak hooka are illegally withheld he must order the same to be delivered in- btaoter to his successors, and the puffish- uient of failure is due aud imprisonment Oil Urn bpoku pffi delivsrod lp. 1 The Ways of Bin. “Bride goeth before destruction, and f haughty spirit before a fall.” The day of reckoning for the Bond Ring and the gull of organized official ulunderers thrmigbout the country, is near. The people are taking this matter iu the r own hands, and tho gnilty parties will meet a deserved fate. Tweed, the great Head Centre front of the Amsrioan Rings, will, no doubt, be expelled from the Bute Senate of New York, as soon as that assembly meets. Wrong-doing cer tainly brings its own punishment. It produces its legitimate effect-, as surety as the cold of winter brings death to ve getation. The New Yolk World, of the 28th De cember, commenting ou Tweed's great fall, says: “Except Louis Napoleon's, Tweed’s is perhaps the most sudden and impressive fall that has happened in our time. Last winter and the winter before, this for sokeu aud humiliated man wus'omnipo tent iu our State and city politics. II dictated the legi*latiou of the most im portaut State iu the Union, moulding it to his will, and shaping it as he pleased. His influence was quite as great over the Republican as over the Democratic mem bers. Iu th® government of this great city he was an autocrat. His political influence was reiuforced by the influence of great but ill-gotten wealth. And now this powerful man, whose vulgar success i .zzled so many vulgar followers, is a Hiking fugitive from justice l He is like the foolish man described in thegos pel who built liis house upon the sand. 4 And the winds blew, und the floods oame, and beat upon tbat house, aud it fell, and crest was the fall thereof. ” HM « Dr. Bard's Chattanooga Paper, We bear it stated that Dr. Bard is about to abaudon his Chattanooga enter prise, and therefore, that city will not be blessed with the publication of a Grant Radical paper during the coming cam paign. The truth is, Graut stock is running low, and Radicalism is on the wane all over the United States. ■ -»♦-< The Auditing Hoard Investiga tion The committee appointed by tho Leg islature at its late session to investigate the conduct of the Auditing Board of the Western and Atlantic Railroad meets at the Capitol this morning. Tho committee'* consists of Hons. L. 0. Hoyle, of Dawson, and John A. Jervis, of Morgantown, on the part of the Ben- ate; and John W. Wofford, pf Bartow; W. J. Head, of Harulson, and J. II Woodward, of Dooley, on tho part of the House. Mr. Hoyle is chairman. Tho Bullock Legislature, in leasing out the State Road, provided that the floitfng debts or liabilities of the road should be paid out of tho Treasury of the State, authorizing the Governor to draw his warrant upon tho Treasury for that purpose, and having tho following provi Provided, That tho Governor ahull, in no case, draw liis warraut on tho Treasury in favor of any such cluimunt, for any unliquidated de mand, until the claim is audited und affirmed by a Board of three Commis sioners, to consist of Benjamin Conley, Dawson A. Walker and George Hillyer, Esq’rs, or a majority of them; * * 9 but uo claim shall, in auy event, bo al lowed by said Commissioners, or paid by the Governor, that has been rejected by the judgment of the Court having juris diction of the case, or by the action of the Legislature; nor shall any ola m be paid which falls within the doss rejected by the decisions of tho Supreme Court ou account of tlicir connection with the rebellion, or which is embraced in the Ordinance of Repudiation passed by the Convention of 1805.” Wo lay tho foregoing synopsis of the act creating tho Board of Commissioners, before our readers that they may under stand fully the case. The Board thus appointed—Messrs. Conley, Walker and Hillyer—audited aud ordered nearly a half million of claims to be paid out of tbo Treasury. Bomo claims thus allowed and paid lmvo turned out to bo fabricated, unfounded aud fraudulent; and on ucoouut of this, uud for other reasons, tho present Legislature have uppoiuted a committeo to investi gate the conduct of tho Board. We forbear making any comment*. Wo shall await tho result und let the facts developed speak for themselves. Tim A>lr JfirN has hauled down the uuiiic of Graut aud Akerman, which long flouted at its masthoud, a* candi dates for tho Presidency uu I Vice-Presi demy, ami lias never given * word of ex planation. It was quietly done—done or tbo sly—no reason givtn. But it keeps Iho motto mounted by Dr. Bard, at the head of its c.-lmnu—some thing about Grunt being a pitot of some- kiud; and some of the friends of tbat pa per point to Bard's old motto standing up there, and triuuipbautly usierttbat the Fra has not baa lot I «Jp*u Gnu t* name. It keeps Bard's idea up there—declar ing that Gniut is a pitot; but it uo longer keojM) his name hoisted us its choice for President. Thctfftth W, Grant stock is ruuniug low, aud Radicalism is ou the wane. — —- RADICAL HULK IN TEXAS. Sperrli of Bill, John (•. Conner, M,C. Au Expose of Radical Frauds, Below we give an address delivered l*y Hon. John C. Couner, Member of Con. gross, from Texas, at his old home, at XobhMviilo, Indiana, on tlte 18th of No vember, while on route for Washington. The speoeh is ftidl Worth perusal by tho reading public, m it WH* some whole some truths of how tlio Radicals have fnlstnimagcd affairs in the South. He oommeuoed by stating that five years ago ho was appointed a Captaiu iu the regular army of the United States and aent to Texas, and being thero in the days of “reconstruction,” was familiar with its whole history aud the practical workings of the carpet-bag aud scalawag gov«vu»eipVs which upfqBcded it He said: The crimes which I have wit- uqssfd tlicrc against Immaiity are so shocking and revolting that you could hardly credit ilia facte should’I repeat *v '‘rebei.” roNsnmtyrr. I know that yoa have come to hoar what I have to say in behalf of my “reb el” constituency, who have twice honored mo with an election to Congress. And let me say lb the outset (and in that I may unless, perbap*, it may be in electing me, a Democratic Union soldier, to Cougrew over a loudmouthed, whining Radical, who served on neither side. I shall make nwrieclamtion in relation to the condition of the South that I do not know to be literally true. I could have no object in deceiving yoa. While I am sensitive to public opinion, and de sire the confidence and res]>ect of good j ople enrjwh<re, y« t yoa will pa don me for saying that your likes or dislikes could not effect me in tho estimation of a hair either on the one side or tho other. My home is iu Texas. Her people have honored toe, and / am not going back on them, come what may. Their hope is my hope, and tbeir destiny is mine. REASON RESUMING ITS SWAT. For five long yjars f have watched with anxious solicitude the beating*f the pop ular pulse of the American people. I have putie.Atly awaited the hour when the people shall think and reason, rather thau act from impulse or passion. I am mbnonDied by the changes that arc gradually taking place in our form of government, that the revolution is still going on, and that a large number of the honest people of tho Noith do uot under stand or appreciate THE MOUTHERS SITUATION. Your sources of information are through the public prints that are always more or less parti.sun, or puckcd Congressional Committees, that, like Military Commis sions, are organized to convict You have never had, and probably never may have a full understanding of the official cor ruption that prevails throughout the Southern States, and that has, since the close of the war, disgraced Republican in stitutions in this country. I find iu your paper (the Noblosville Ledger) published here, in its issue of yesterday, the follow ing characteristic aud signiticant para graph: ••l'ho Washington Chronicle. whoso editor, Gover- Iloldeu, in a personal friend of Attorney General Alu-ruuu, laid week had the following paragraph in relation to thla Cabinet officer'* opinion of the South ern situation: ‘Attorney General Aki-rnmu, iu dls- cunalng political aUiurs laat evening, remarked that poraona who had not deeply looked into the matter could not realize the extent of the Ku-klux organiza tion m in aoine auction* of Gie Southern State*. lie aaya that having been aeaociated with tho i*coplu of the South, ami having recently traveled about lu that couutry and obaerved fur himself, that ho 1* satisfied that it la tmpoaelble to govern the people with local courts, Juries, etc.’ M Can that declaration be true? Cau the statemeut, coming from a member of the President’s Cabinet—liis legal aud con stitutional adviser—that the juries uud the local courts of the country are unequal to the administration of justice, be true? Tho Constitution of our couutry says: “No person shall bo held to answer for a capital or otherwise iufamou* crime, unless ou tho present ment «r indictment of a Grand Jury, except m case* arising In tho land or naval forcea." etc. A Graud Jury selected how? A Grand Jury selected iu uocordnnco with tho law from among the qualified grand juror* of the county or district in which the crime bholl have boon committed. Again your Constitution mjkl “In all criminal prosecutious the accused shall enjoy tb« right to a speedy and public trial by an Impartial Jury of the Statu aud district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which distri> * shall have boon provioasly ascertained by law," ct A jury aolected how? A jury selected according to law from among the qtiuli fled jurors of tho State or district wherein the crime shall have been committed.— That, gentlemen, is what our Constitu tion says. A jury i« tho ouly constitu tional tribunal before which an American citizen cau bo called to answer for au alleged violation of the law. Aud yet Mr. Akerman, tho Attorney General of the United States, says that it is impos sible to govern the people of the Southern States by and with these constitutional tribunals. If his state ment bo fulse, it is an official amt a malicious slander against the people of the South, designed to prejudice und mislead you, gentlemen of toe North; aud tho administration that could resort to such a contemptible subterfuge is un worthy the respect, much less the confi- d«*u v, of tho American people. If hi* declaration be true, 1 present it to your com nou sense judgmeut: Are uot Re publican institution* under Graut a fail ure? Again, I find in the same papor, of the same date, the following: “The jour* tou fi*s boon received at Jiuliauapoli*, Senator Scott, Chairman of tliu Ku-klu ha* Intimated that hi* report to Cotigree* will uni- brace facta which will be a hinting diMgracc country." THE DISGRACEFUL RETORT OF THE KU-KLUX COMMITTEE. There, gentlemen, you have the key note. The report of Senator Scott is to contain some startling revelations. The way is being paved, aud your minds are being prepared to receive facts which will bo a lusting disgrace to the country My opinion is that the investigation by the Committee, of which Senator Scott is chairman, is the most lasting disgruct tho country has sustained siuce the ear best organization of our government. - But, be that as it may, i am willing to hazard my reputation upon .ho predic tion that Senator Scott’s report will con tain nothing move startling thau the re port which I find in the Indianapolis Journal of to-day of crime* committed in your own State this week. 1 will road you a single paragraph from au Putin column of the Journal: ••TUB CLARK COUNTY TRAGEDY. halftnllr* on the Lexington r<ad. Thu ommlUoo won whits mask*. They demanded tin ojaol tbo Jailor bud ataontf, Imt were refused.— hey then forced tho door*, broke the iocki hinges, and took the primmer*. Two of the p * were hung to '♦ne tree, a loUier ti durable resistance." KV-KLUXISM IN INDIANA. Now, gentlemen, what ore you going to do? Hero you have murder* one day, und an organized band of Ku-Klux over powering your officer* of tho law the next Iu South Carolina the President declares martial law iu couuties where it is alleged that lawless band* or orgur.iza- tious arc too strong for ilia civil power. What will he do here? Will he exercise his power under tho Ku-Klux bill and suspend the privilege of the writ of ha beas corpus in Clark county, Indiana? If lie is a pure uud a just man lie will guard the interest* uud the lives of tho loyal people t1f Indiana against combina tions of desperate and lawless men as rapidly and us willingly as he doe* those of the people of South Carolina. * * MORTON, TUK AUTHOR OK THE KU-KLUX BILL, AND HIS OBJECT. Gentlemen—this whole Ku-Klux bus iness is a flimsy farce, gotten up by your own Senator, Morton, for the purpose of fauuing into a flame the dying embers of au extinguished volcano, and to divert the public mind from the consideration Gf the true issues. Bo U>ug as tk« war feeliug prevails, he aud hi* confederates in crime can plunder the public treasury with os much impunity a* they could gamble away the State funds on the gold board in New York during the war, and charge it to the account of tho sol- diors. He does not core if you do p*y three thousand dollars per mile ss a roy alty to Pennsylvania ou the railroad iron that yon are to lay upon the new road which you are constructing. He does not care it yon do pay two hundred per cent to New England ou the woolen skirt on earth when his party obtained power, has been driven from the seae and your American whips left to rot on the dry docks. # # * # # THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR DAVIS OF TEXAS Differs in but few essential particulars from the other carpet-hag or scalawag government* of the South. With it I am familiar. He was elected or declared so, at an election held ou the 30th of November, 1st 2d and 3d days of Decem ber, lbGff; and on the 31st day of March following the State was declared, by a joint resolution of Congress, to be in the Union, and hi* administration went into effect. At that time there were four hun dred and fifty thousand dollars [$450,- 000] in the State treasury; the State wo* out of debt sad the taxes were assessed at fifteen [15] cents ou the hundred dol lars. He Has a partisan majority of two- thirds in the Legislature* They have had control of the State less than twenty months, and in that time they have squan dered the $450,000 in the Btute treasury; raised the tax from fifteen cents on the hundred dollars to two dollars and twen ty-five cents [$2 25] on the hundred dol lars; and the contracted debt of the State to-day is fifteen millions of dollars [315,- 000,000.] That is summing up briefly iiuuucial transaction* of twenty mouths Radical misrule iu Texas. All that we could staud with our im- incuse resources uud still live. But there arc other crimes—crimes against society —crimes against the orgumc law of the land—that no State can long survive.— For instance, the terms of office for mem bers of the Legislature is fixed by the Constitution—that of the lower house for two years from the date of the gener al election. As before remarked, the election closed on the 3d of December, 1809, and as a consequence the present Legislature of the State of Texas expires by constitutional limitation on the 3d of December, 1871, and yet, would you be lieve it, no election for members of the Legislature was held this fall, but on the contrary, a special enactment provides that no election shall be held until the full of 1872. Thus you see we are to have au interregnum of one year, when His Royal Higliuess the Governor is to rule without a parliament. But I imagine he thinks, with hi* ARMY OF STATE POLICE, That he will be equal to the emergency. A state policeman is an individual to be found in but few sections of the Union —iu fuct, I believe he is confined exclu sively to the Stato of Texas. But there he is to be found iu great abundance. He is distinguished from the unarmed citi zen, whom he often iusults, by the do *o- ration of a six shooter and such other deadly weapons as it may suit his fancy to carry. He draws a salary of $75 or $100 per mouth from tho State, and makes negroes vote the Radical ticket on election day. Ho cost the people of Texas this year a half million of dollars. He was very efficient at the LATE ELECTION IN TEXAS, in enforcing the provisions of the order which I hold in my hand, as well as many others of a kindred nature. This order is a peculiar document, and will sound strauge to you men of Indiana, who are unfamiliar with the ciauk of the bayonet. But it is simply a pioneer, blazing out tho path for Grant’s second term. It will become a frequent visitor with Grant’s re-election, rtud under the Empire it might become ft necessity. Murk my prediction: If Grant i* re-elected it will cross your threshold uninvited, without even stopping to knock at the door. But I must read you the order. It begin* “Headquarters State of Texas.” Who, in the name of Heaven, ever heard of au election order emanating from “Head qua: tens” anywhere ? “Heaikjuauteuh State ok Tkxah. 1 “Office Adjutant Gknkhal and Chief Police, \ Avans, Texas, AognatV, 1S71. J [“Clrcutor.J “To the end tii.it there n»»y be no disturbance oi whig regal* ed for the government of the offl ■Tit oi tho ejection, slid of peace officer*. Stale guard id militia on duty by jtfh registry and electh •-1. Ail itcrNoiifl coming to vote ahull deposit their kllot* with the leant possible delay, uud a(t< uu nt, and peace officer*, K'ate guard or militia oi duty at the polls shall sue that this regulation la com plied with. •TI. Ail peruonn are forbidden to shout, jeer at, o in any way iuault or atinoy voters or candidates fo office, during tho regiutrutiou aud election; am peace officer*, State guard and militia ou duty, ar directed at once to arrest such pernm*. aud to hold them to be dealt with according to the proviaioi section 11 of the act for tho protection and purity of lasembling of cr* at or ueur uie county *uat Uur- ■egiatratlou i* being made, or the rction iu going ou, and for tho purj>oeo of jutimb county, aid pur L fleet of die a jx-rson* ii the pretext Ihereot Mato guard and militia on duty lu auch county arc directed to disperse aucli persona, yroruied However, that iu this regulation it is not intended to interfere with person* pjacoably aud quietly walling at the registration office or ut tho poll* tor tlicir turu to ilisapixjiut some of yon) that I have no i worn by your little daughter to school, deft u*o to make for them, for they need He does not care if American commerce, none. They have committed no crime, I which was second to hut one nationality register or vote. E' VI. Tho Governor hereby assume* command for and during the election, ot all iwacc officer* in the State, including BhoniT* and their deputies, and city or town police or marshal* and their deputies, aud those officers are hereby directed to plaoe themselves under the direction of the officer dc*iguatvd or to be designated by tho Governor, a* set forth fn circular order* from this headquarters, and to aid him iu forcing thess regulations ami the laws of this *1 and the United * tutor governing election*. EDMOND J. 1)AVI*, Goveruoi Official; James Davidson. Adjutant and Ohlef of Pol 03 »f Texal." That document lias all the form* of a military onlor. When au order is issued to tho American army it ia dated: •' 11 KArlHjl' ARTKUS ASMY OF THE UNITED BXATES, 1 Ot KICK OF THK ADJUTANT GKNKEA1.. J Washisorux, D. t\, Nov. —, !&7I. M ) And it would uud with tho signature of • W. T. BHKKMAN. General. “Official: E. D. Towasknd, Adj'l Geu'l." You meu who were in tho army have not forgotten that. This order is dated: Hs iDgcABTima State or Texas, ) Ul r.VNT UlR'L AND OUIKF OF lVUCE, ] Austin, Texas, August *, UU.” ) And it close* with the signature of: “EDMOND J. DAVIS, Oovcrnor. VICUA: Jamk* Davidson. Adj 't Gen. and Chief of Polios of Texas. CHARACTER OF TUK ELECTION ORDER. But it i* to the eonteute more thau to the form of this document that 1 would call vour attention. Our people were commanded to deposit their ballots with the least possible delay, aud forbidden under any pretext to remain about tho polls or at tho county seat, but wero com manded to return to their homes and usual employment, that is to say go to work. Where a Methodist Conference or Baptist Association was iu session dur ing those four days of election, it was compelled to disbond, adjourn or remove from the county seat, because all persons w®re forbidden under any pretext to re main. Aud when they arrived at home they * * could uot even enjoy the luxury of sitting down under their own vine and fig tree and cursing Radical usurpations, but were compelled to go to work that they might thereby bo enabled to sup port the State police, State guard, aud militia, whose duty it was to see that the oniera of Governor Davis were obeyed. The registrat ion continued for ten days and the election for foar, and daring all that time • * # our people were for bidden to shout under pain of being ar rested and held to be dealt with. * # Here in Indiana it ia not held to be a very serious offence for a man t-» shout, either at an election or at a Methodist camp-iuceting, but down in Texas it was quite different. On the morning that I first received a copy of thia eleotion oiroular; or, rather when I first observed it in the public prints, 1 met Governor Davis at a town called Bonham, an important point in my district. We both had appointments to address the people there on that day, and after sons® little parley it was ar ranged that we should both speak from the same staud. There wa* a large crowd in attendance. The Governor spoke first am’ T followed. Finally I came to the discussion of his last election order, and before thut assembled multitude I read the document which I have read in your hearing, aud advised the people to obey it. Aud then reading for the sec ond time a clause from the third para graph, I turned to Governor Davis and said: “Thia will interfere with my cau- vusrt. I have appointments to spesk in several county towns during the days of registration, end this order prohibits the aattemUing of the people to hear me. I am the regularly nominated candidate of the Democratic party for Congress in this District. From time immemorial it has been the custom for all candidates for tho high office to which I aspire to meet the people and discuss with them iu a spirit of candor and fairness the political issues upon which they M re called to act in their capacity a* citizens of this proud und mighty republic;” and folding my arm* I continued: “I humbly beseech your gracious majesty that I may be per- mittedto continue the old time custom.” For a moment all was profoundly still. The Governor looked con fused; aud then the shout that went up from two thou- gaud of au brave ana generous men as ever trod the earth, and whom no power on t*ui th cun enslave, had the desired ef fect. The next morning a friend of the Governor handed me thia document which I hold iu]my hand. It is a rare specimen. It is alone in this cold world with no mate to keep it company, and as such I am going to preserve it and hand it down to my posterity as a memen to of these times. It is a permit duly and officially signed by direction of the Governor, by hi* private secretary, Mr. Britton, authorizing mo to canvass my district, and disclaiming any inten tion oil the part of the Governor to inter fere with inj/ canvass. Of course I then felt secure, and proceeded with tho can vass, which resulted in my return to Congress by twelve thousand five hun dred majority, and I have the Governor’s certificate of election in my pocket, for which I thank him, and only regret that he has not treated my Democratic col leagues who were elected as fairly us my self, with the same degree uf official can dor. THE MILITARY TAX. Strange os that election circular may appear, I have yet another document here that will strike* the honest men of Indi ana with still mere foroe. I suppose it is the only one of its species that has ever found its way this fur North. I found it sticking up in the office of tlie hotel at Groesbeck, where I had stopped for tho night on my way North. Here it county. I fiu ordered t d county, as per aBHesknient roll of 1871 “AU pnr*ona owning proporty in Limetdouc ty arc notified to appear at my office iu the city of Groeabeck immediately and pay the aame. All per- a »u« refnaing or failing to pay said tax within three 13) (lava from above date ten (10) per cent will be ad' (led and tneir property levied upon and aoid to aatia- fy aaid tax. ‘‘Oeohob W. Faeeow, “Special Agent, State of Texa-i, for Limoatone county.” From this you will see that thero is to day a military commission sitting in judgment nnon the lives and fortunes of citizen* of Texas and the Uuited Btute.*, and thut u mj ecial military tax of three per cent, ad valorem is being collected from the citizens of Limestone county to defray tho expenses of that commission. And these tuxes are being collected AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET, not by an officer known to the Constitu tion and the laws of Texas, not the regu lar t&x collector of Limestone countv, but by a special agent of tbe State of Texas appointed for the county of Limestone. And by what authority are these tuxes collected? By virtue of any statute of tho State of Texas? No; by no means. Have the taxes been assessed by auy legal or competent authority? None whatever But they are being collected by virtue of and pursuant to orders received by Ma jor General A. G. Maloy, commanding State forces in Limestone county. THE OBJECT OF MARTIAL LAW IN TEXAS. And now, my countrymen, what do you supposo was the occasion for martial law in Limestone county. You will hardly credit the facts when I tell you of the cir cumstances thut led t<K vhis most mon strous and damuable villainy. I will re late them briefly. Limestone county is strongly Democratic in politics; that is to say, tho white population is greatly in excess of tho negro, while it forms a park of the Third Congressional District, which it was thought would be very close at the late olectiou. Both parties were expecting to curry tho district, Tho Re publican*—uo, they are not Republicans, for you Republicans ia Indiana would not acknowledge or recognize the relation ship. They are the cast-offs of all politi cal organizations, seeking political power and official plunder through the ig norance and superstition of a semi-barba- rons race. In Texas we call them Radi cals, while they call themselves Republi cans, aud look to the administration at Washington to sustain them in their frauds. I will cull them Radicals. Well, they liegau to realize a few weeks prior to the election that their cause w s weak ening; that the German element could not be relied upon to support their little man, while the Republicans of standing and resi>ectability, numbering among then Bcuator Hamilton, who is a violent Republican, but an honest mau in fiuau cial matters, was openly opposing Clerk, the Radical nominee. Something had to be done. According te an elec:i m law of theft own framing the state Board of e m- vossers,composed of the Governor, the At- torneyGeneral and Secretary of State,both ot the latter holding their office* by virtue of an appointment from the former—bad power to throw out the votes or refuse to couut them in counties where, iu their judgment, a free election was not hodou account of fraud, intimidation or vio lence. Thqy kfiew that a quiet election, with'Do man killed or injured, would re sult in the defeat of their candidate, and the consequent election of a Democrat. So they flooded the district with negro militia and State police, who wore inso lent, overbearing, and insulting, thereby hoping to provoke the white people to some demonstrations of violence. In this they failed. Our people moved above them. T^iey wero determined not to be insulted by them, or be betrayed into a reaisteuee which would give their ene mies the slightest shadow of an exouse to contelt the election. Maddened and provoked at th® forbearance of the white uitMetw, and becoming desperate iu their endeavors to carry Ute Third District, the Radical leaders resolved that some life should be sacrificed. They knew that martial law would follow, und the conucqu 'nt throwing out of tho vote of the county where the disturbance should occur. So they settled on Limestone as strong Democratic county, without which they felt certain of a victory. The oity of Qroesbook is to be the scene of tbe tragedy—the murder. The day ar rives. A negro State policeman display ing the badge of official power ana au thority, shoots down, in cold blood, an unarmed citizen. The Mayor of the oity, also an appointee of the Governor, summons a posse of citizens to arrest the policeman-murderer. A show of re sistance follows, but no one is huit. A Ku-Klux bulletin, previously prepared for the occasion, is telegraphed to the Governor. He answers with a procla mation of martial law—a military com mission is organized, taxes collected, the people robbed, life and property rendered insecure—anarchy is established. And now, gentlemen, yon have the history of martial law as it prevails to day in Limestone county, Texas. And, ofter all, Colonel Giddiugs, the Demo cratic candidate, is elected by 2,000 ma jority, independent of the vote in Lime stone county, though he had not yet re ceived the certificate of election when I left tbe State. Ik remains to be seen whether he will be foroed into a contest the face of all that has oocurred. Uuilroab *&bt)er!i6efftent0. Atlanta & New Orleans M II O 11 T LINE. ALL. RAIL, [Except Trauaftr at kIobti«.J PASSENGERS FOR MONTGOMERY I Selma, Mobile, Blrmln Ch.ni, mmiI Tutkalooaa, Alabama. MEHIDIABT! Jarkioa, Grenada, Vicksburg, Okaloaa, and Coriath, Miss., NEW ORLEANS Shreveport, Jefferson, Monroe, La, Galveston. Amt All point* iu Texas aud Northern aud Central . MUsiaeippi. Leaving Atlimtii Twice Dally ! At 0:50 o'clock p. m., and at 7:00 p. m., via ATLANTA AND WEST POINT B. B. Will mako Direct Connections with -tho above place*. 03 Milos Shorter To Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans than Ditto Mountain, via Kingatou and Rome, or any other route, and 280Milea Shorter Tliau by Uluttanooga, Grand Junction am Corinth, to New Orleana an l Galveston. 057 Milos Shorter To Shreveport aud Jefferson, Texas., than by Chattanooga and Memphis, avoid ing CU miles Mississippi River Steamboating. Passengers leaving Atlanta at 7 o’clock, p. I _ in Montgomery bour and tweuty-flve minutes earlier than Blue Mountain Route. P< rsous leaving Atlanta a 7:00 p. in., will rivo In Coliuubur at 4:10 next morning. A*- 47 miles shorter thau auy other route to £ m*. Meridian, Jackson and Vicksburg. Every attention paid to the oomlort of passengers. Baggage handled and checked with care to all terminal points, ViT Fare at low as any other route. Through Tickets for sale at tbe office of the General Ticket Agent iu tbe Uuion l'asseuger Depot in Atlanta; also Guo Thousand Milo Tickets for tho accommodation of merchants aud families at reduced rates. MouiuoHhoop,Poland Chi nn Pigs, Pure Bcrh- teillil*C PiffN, SUPPLIED BY Mark W. Johnson’s, Cotton Warehouse, 42 Broad Street. BKAMAII FOWLS. E A U |L V. RONE Early Goodrich and Ruaaett Potatoes. GARDEN HEEDS! In immense quantise, from David Landreth and Hon*, are daily expected aud will be aoid on reason able terms, at wholesale and re tad. Guano and Superphosphates Mark W. Johnson’s, Agricultural Warehouse*, 41 and 44 Broad Street, 34-ly P. O. BOX *30, Atlanta, Ga. The Palace Dollar Store. 9 X S c s 10 0 B. PIKE, ruoi'Rinoii. flnilroab ’Aboertieemente. TO EMIGRANTS. THE ROUTE FROM Atlanta to Memphis Western and Atlantic Memphis^ Charleston H.JE. NO OTHER ROUTE OFFERS • Double Daily Trains TO ANY POINT ON THE Mississippi River SOUTH or- CAIRO. 73 MILES SHORTER Than Anj Other Line to Memphis, LITTLE. ROCK Starting from Atlanta at 10:30 p. m., you vo hattanooga 6:30 a. m., arrive at Memphis If p. m , leave Memphis for Little Rock 7:50 a. m. If any one ahonld offer inducemeuta to you to go via Naahville to LitUe Rock, remember that there is bat one train on that route, which leaves Atlanta iu the Morning starting 12 hour* too soon, yon are on a tedious Journey 9 houra longer, and arrive in Meruphi* ouly to meet with 7 hours more detentiou than if you had left Atlanta on the 10:90 p. m. train, and goue direct by tbe only RELIABLE ROUTE. If you are to go by boat from Memphla, leave Atlan ta iu the morning, arriving In Memphla 12:15 p. in. Boat* leave at 5:00 p. m., allowing ample time for transfer aud avoldlug confusion. Finding our Agents who will g*ve reliable information, and allow no one to deowiv# you. L. P. GUDGER, Agent, Dalton. W. J. AKERS, Agent Atlanta. B. F. PARKER, Agent. Chattanooga, Or Address : A. A. BARNES, General Tioket Agent, octMMm. M-mpbia New Haute te Nobile, Now Orleans ViclMbnrg nnd Texas. Blue Mountain Route V I A SEEM A, ROME, ANO DALTON Railroad and its Connections. T>A8SEXOEB8 LEAVING ATLANTA DT THE I rai“roaoZMZtt* at 10 A. M., making close connection with FAST EXPRESS TRAIN Of Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, arriving at Selma at. 8:10 P. M. aud making close connection# with train ef Alabama Central Railroad, arriving at Meridlau 4;00 M. Jackson 11;50 A. M. Vicksburg 2:55 P. M. ALSO, make close connection at OALBRA with trains of South aud North Alabama Railroad, arriv ing at Montgomery 7:10 P. M. Mobile 7:4* A. M. Now Orleans 4:26 P. M. The Road has been recently equipped and ita equipment Is not surpassed by any in the South for strength and beauty of fiuiah. AT No change of care between Rome aud 8elrua. PULLMAN PALACE CARS NO DELAY AT TERMINAL POINT8. Fare as low as by any other Boot*. ./ S&~ Purchase Tickets via Kingatonal the General Ticket Office, or at th* H-1. Elm bail House. E. G. BARNEY. General Superintendent. BEAU CAMPBELL, Local Agent, eeptlMf No. 4 Kimball Home Office Selma, Rome A Dalton R. R, Co. REAU CAMPBELL, Local As’t NO. 4, THE H. I. KIMBALL HOUSE. Atlaxta, Ga, October 12th, 1871. I jlKEIGHT AND FARE over Blue Mountain Route. . via 8. R. A D. R. It. and ita connections to all termiual points, aa low as by any other route, via: To MONTGOMERY. SELMA, MOBILE,VICKSBURG, JACKSON, CANTON, MERIDIAN and NEW OR LEANS. REAU CAMPBELL, Local Agent 8. R. k D. R. R.. No. 4 Kimball House. octlldif Goods tout to any part of the country. angiMm STEAM SAUSAGE man ufactory. KlUEHH BEEP. PORE. MUTTON; PBIEH PORR A In cu. or uulM; Bolofu ltoo.ni., Umam,., HuJ Cher... Ur.r PnJdm,, Blood “ Bn«d or Otod. to order, of, abort noUeeaadiaan/qnantity. JOSEPH Far * nov2*»2m Knexvlite, Twq Atlanta Beal Estate! 8100,000! I HAVI OX SALE, FOR CARR, LORE THAN One IIuedroff Thanaanfl Dollars Worth of AtlaftU Real Lstate. Fte»t-ctM» Stores. Dwelling*, Cottages, and no- naerous unimproved City LuU. The people of Geor- gta have marked with pride the steady advance in Atlanta pnq* rty for twenty years past. I a!s» have several hundred acre* oi laoda adai.Ud to orchard*. tmc>ar<ia. garden* and dairies, near the city for sale. r'aniMiitoSto —f —mu. and those desiring Capitaliou seeking in or near th# city, will pieZmeeddr R«al Fatale, Atlanta, Ga. decl3dAw2m nlCAGO, Dealer ii Macon & Brunswick HAIL.UOAD COMPANY. HUPRRIHTBXORNT-* OFFICE, I Macon, Oa„ October to, 1811. j Change of Schedule. AND AFTER SUNDAY. OCTOOBU S9TU 1871, the following schedules wUl be run : ACCOMMODATION TRAIN Leave Macon Arrive at Brunswick Arrive at Jacksonville, FI*... Leave JacksonvUle, Fla Leave Brunswick.... . 2:28 P. M. . 8:00 A. M. . 8:45 P. M. Arrive Macon Conweets closely at Jessup with trains of Atlantic 4 Gulf Railroad to aad tram all paints in Florida. T II It 0 UM H FAS8KNUEK TRAIN, Leave Macon SilOF. M- Arrive at Savannah .... 7:45 A. M. Arrive Jacksonville, Fla 7*k»P. M- Leave Jacksonville, Fla. 7*M A. M. Leave Savannah 7:0® P. N Arrive at Macon S^® AM. Connects closely at Jessup with tmiaefor 8avsn nah, Florida, aud aU point* on tbe A- k G. E «• At Macou with the M. k W. R. R. Wains to and from Atlanta. No ehaage of can between Maeou and Savannah, aad Macon sad Jacksonville, Fla. HAWK1NSYIDDE TRAIN* Laev* Macon passenger shad 346 P. M. Arrive at Hawkinavtile «=«» * Leave HswkiBSvill* «:*» f » Arrive at Maooa M** * *• WM. MAMAS, General Hnp*rtnten«tan t NICHOLS* DANCING ACADEMY- SKATING KINK. H ours for oexib at s p. m.. on Thurs day aud Friday.
