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YOL. 11. WEEKLY LOYAL GEORGIAN J. 12. BRYANT, - - Editor. THOS. »*, BI Ai:i), - A(rnl. JSSr-Ofliec, ia the rear of tho Globe Hotel corner of Jackson anti Ellis streets. TERMS: Out; Year. ... s*J OO Si\ Hiiiillis. ... 1 •>.> Three Uontlis * 73 ADVERTrigMTENTS SfSERTED ON LIBERAL TERMS. ADDRESS, “LOYAL G EO II G I A N,” KEY BOX IC:>, AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY AUGUST 24, ISO 7. State Central Committee, Union Republican Party. Hon. FOSTER BLODGETT, of Augusta, Chairman. Colonel J. E. BRYANT, of Augusta, Acting Secretary. First District. —Col. A. W. Stone, Col. F. S- Ha/eltine. James M. Simms, ot Savannah, ami T. C». Campbell, es Mclntosh county. Second District. —\\ . 11. Noble, of Ran ilolpli county; Robert Alexander Clay county. Third District .—G W. Ashburn, Oliver Saunders and Hampton Benton, Columbus. Fourth District. — 11. M. Turner, Macon ; (ico. Wallace, Milledgeville. Fifth District.— Col. John Bowles, Col. J. E Bryant. W. J. White, S. W. Beaird Augusta. Sixth District. —Madison Davis, Athena. Sere nth. District. — Wm. Markham, At lanta ; B. M Sheibley, Rome. Ephraim Rucker. Marietta; William Higginbotham, Rome. Platform Union Republican Party, Adopted at Atlanta July 4th. Whereas, we, humbly acknowledging j mir dependence on an overruling Frovi- ■ ileuee, who shapes the destinies of men ami nations, thank Almighty God for , having, through agencies and instrumen talities in His wisdom selected, preserved our Government when its deepest founda tions were being shaken by the mighty upheuvings of the recent rebellion. And Whereas, the loyal men ofGeorgia desire the earliest practicable settlement of the disturbed condition of the country : and whereas, we believe that the establishment ofjusticc is esscutial to enduring peace, that patriotism should be exalted as a virtue, and that it is the duly of the State to cherish all its people; and whereas, those who assert these principles are called Republicans, throughout the Union. Therefore, H'nohml, Ist. That we adopt the name of the Union Republican party ofGeorgia, 1 and declare ourselves in alliance with the National Republican party of the Union, and for the unconditional support of the Union of these States. Resolved, 2d. That we pledge our hearty support to the reconstruction measures of the Congress of the United States. ttesotved, 3d. That it is the duty of the .State to educate all her children, and to t4j»t end, we recommend the establish inent'of a general system of free schools. " ffrWeWj'U Thai five' Union Republi can Party is identified in its history and t>V' its essential principles with the rights, the interests and tho dignity of labor, and is in sympathy with the toil ing masses of society; and that the work ing men of Georgia will receive at its I hands every encouragement and assis- i Wmce that may lie necessary to protect! their full rights;and, tliat in the mainten ance of the position taken and theprinci ; pies we tiave this day avowed, we cordially invite the co-operation of all j citizens, without regard to their political ■ antecedents. Itixoloed, ■). That the U nion Republi- ! can Party of the State of Georgia pledges j itself to maintain thefrecaml legal rights j of all men. and we w ill abide by the i prescribed terms of restoration, in elect- j ing to office those men only who cam j comply, in all respects, with the require ments'of the Acts of Congress, and who j prefer the Government of the United j Slates to any other that could be framed. • JtexiAccd, That we avail ourselves of \ tliis opportunity of expresssing our high j admiration and esteem for Mnj. Gen. 1 John Pope, Commanding this District. ; and of cordially endorsing his wise. \ patriotic and statesmanlike administra- j tion of the Reconstruction Laws, witli ! assurances on our part, that lie shall,. | at all times, have the encouragement and support of tin: Union Republican j Party of Georgia, in his further endea- j curs to institute a loyal and legal govern ment for our beloved State. lhcsolvtd, Tluit the thanks of this Coil- ! vention be tendered to Mr. A. W. Tcnny. of New York, and tliat we rcipiest him to furnish u> with a copy of his able, eloquent and patriotic speech, for publi cation. Constitution for Republican Clubs. We call the attention of our Itepub lican leaders to the following Consti tution, which will he a good one for them to adopt in organizing Republi can Cluhs : ARTICLE I. mimE. This Club known as the Union j Republican Club of— , (name of town,) county of , State of i ARTICLE 11. This Club is organized for the purpose of advancing the interest* of tin: Union Republican party in this State and through out the nation. It will strive to elevate labor, educate the ignorant, anil sustain j the cause of universal justice. ARTICLE ill. OFFICERS. The officers of this Club shall lie a j President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secre tary, a Treasurer, and an Executive Com mittee of five members. The above named officers shall be elected at the first ; meeting in Januapy and July in each year, ami they shall hold over until their suc cessors are duly elected and qualified. ARTICLE IV. DUTIES OF OFFICERS, The officers of this Club shall perform \ the duties required of similar officers by ordinary parliamentary usage. The Exe cutive Committee shall prepare business ; for the meetings of the Club and make sueli arrangements as shall secure a tood ; attendance. They shall also make, such, efforts as maybe in their power to make ! the meetings interesting and profitable. ARTICLE V. QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. The only qualifications uectsssiy to be come a member of this club, should he a 1 good moral character and an expressed de termination to support tin: principles of the Union Republican party. ARTICLE VI. ItEVESUE. The expense* of this Club shall be de frayed by voluntary contribution* from j among the members and other*. J. E. BRYANT. Editor. Northern Letters. National finances—The President and Secretary Stanton — Trade, Etc. Correspondence of the National Republican. New York, August 9. The monthly statement of the public debt, for the month ending on the first instant, contains several points worthy of attention. The greenback currency has been contracted nearly four mil lions; and since June, twenty two milious of compound notes have been converted or redeemed, and sixty mil lions of seven-thirties ; while the public debt has been diminished over a hundred and twenty millions during the year ; the debt bearing coin interest lias been increased over four hundred and thirty six millions. In other words, while tiie people are receiving the lawful money of the country, the coin interest is so increased as to require a large surplus of gold to meet this regularly accruing claim of the bondholders. The coin in the Treasury amounts to over a hundred and two millions in gold, and over seventy two millions in greenbacks ; and this is so much dead capital lying as a constant temptation to extravagant legislation. The Htrald urges, with much point, that this sum would buy up enough five twenties enough to cut down the coin interest to twelve mil lions a year, while, under careful management, the current receipts ot the Treasury would meet all the de mands upon it, from mouth to month. There is a clamorous sentiment, coming up from all classes and conditions, for a more economical administration of the government. The issue between the President and Secretary Stanton is just now a topic of general interest- The laconic version of the correspondence said to have passed between the President and his Secretary—in which the former says that grave considerations of public duty impel him to ask the latter to resign, and the latter replies that like conside rations forbid flint lie should comply with the request, leaves the public in a state of anxious solicitude for the next turn of the imbroglio. The Herald says flic only course left to the President, if he Mould maintain the dignity of his office and his own self-respect, is to suspend the refractory Secretary, and recognize some oilier person in the discharge of his official duties. ; The World that under Iho tenure of office hill the President has" the unquestioned right to remove Mr. Stanton, because be was not one of Johnson’s appointees. The Times declares this a quibble, and says that virtually, and in a consti tutional sense, the President reappointed Mr- Stanton, when be became Presi dent, and hence flic clause of tho tenure of office bill, which forbids him from removing members of the Cabinet appointed by him, does apply to Mr. Stanton, and lie cannot remove him without the sanction of the Senate. The Herald evidently holds the same view, hence its suggestion “to suspend the refractory Secretary,” The Post says that to remove Stanton or Sheridan or Pope, is to strengthen and encourage the enemies of tho coun try, and calls on the President to beware how he ‘‘purposely, and with insane obtusity stands between the country and peace ; and if he persists in his efforts to defeat tiie laws, Con gress, as soon as it meets, will have to impeach and remove him. The remo val of Stanton will make anew martyr for the next Presidential arena. The Tribune is silent on the subject, being influenced, it is intimated, by recol lect ions of personal grievances at the hands of the Secretary. There would seem tube little doubt that Stanton’s position will be vacated—yet, who can fathom the sensational rumors from Washington. It is rumored that Grant is to be called to till Stanton’s place ; but the astute smoker is believed to be too smart to identify himself in any way with anybody’s family broils- His acceptance of the position would be a tacit endorsement of the President, which be lias studiously avoided. “Mum, is the word, with Gen. Grant.” A wise man controlleth bis speech, etc. Trade has not yet fairly opened. There are a few purchasers here from the West and from Texas, creating some demand for domestic goods, the prices of which—especially for bleached Jiect ings—are firm and advancing. Drills have fallen off, owing to large stocks. Gray printing cloths, long so popular, are dull and irregular. The fall styles of ginghams and delaines have not yet made their appearance. Shawls of American manufacture are fast driv ing the coarser articles from abroad out of the market. Woollen goods are firm and in active, demand. Foreign importations continue light, giving some hope that we may lie able, after awhile, to balance accounts with our trans-Atlantic neighbors without sacri ficing the national securities. Rich dress silk.-, and fancy goods have had a heavy run at retail, from the fashion ables, who have gone to cut a dash at Saratoga and along shore; and the displays of gorgeous extravagance are said to be unusually stunning. The annual meeting of the Saratoga Association is now in session, and if everybody is not gone to that metropo lis of gaiety, everybody is anxious to go, to escape the heat and mosquitoes, which are most intolerable and griev ous to be endured. What with races, athletic sports of a band of Indians— gotten up, regardless of expense for the occasion—hurdle matches, prize fights, and other diablerie, the masses will be amused. I failed to fulfill my purpose to hear IT. W. 8., of Plymouth Church, Brook lyn, on Sunday, that divine having gone into the country, where he is luxuriating on spring chickens, and finishing “Nor wood” for the Ledger. 11. G., of the Tribune, is writing an autobiography for that weekly, which is expected to create quite a sensation. With all his quaint moral and social ideas, H. G. is a practical philosopher, whose career is full of interest and instruction, and it will do the young people no harm to read an account of his rise and progress. Avery remarkable book has recently been published by a Boston house, the author of which is Dr. Marcy, a nephew of the late Gov. Marcy—the object ot which is to show that all the sects, save Catholicism, lead to irrcligion; and that the widening influence ot that church is to save the country from Puritan destruction and desulatiou. lie says that, now that the civil war is over, he is sure tliat Puri flan ism will com bine to open a crusade upon tliat church, which is the only bar to infidelity, atheism, spiritualism, and all their horrible results. Whatever of truth or assumption there may be in the book, it is readable as “the product of a Yankee, using Roman Catholic lore to assail the Puri tans in their religious households and homes.” llerc is a jeu d'esprit which will afford relief to tlid heat of the dog days. It is of Iho inevitable chignon, the earliest definition of which, given by a writer in tho 17th century, is—tiie “cliyue, or chyne piece of the neck also, a Knott or curve in a piece ot tymber.” Another reference to tho same subject occurs in Mundus Muliebras, in 1090: “Behind the noddle every hnggugo Wears bundle —in English, cab bage. Everybody feels relief that the elec tion in Tennessee passed off quietly, and all eyes are. turned in anxious suspense toward the oilier States of the .South, where the work of reorga nization is in progress. The course of those who, like B. H. Hill and Gov- Perry, are opposing reconstruction, is generally deplored by the of both parties here, who feel that it must result iu concentrating the ele ments of bitterness and estrangement. A few like it, because they affect to believe that it will end in a permanent disfranchisement of Hill and his friends, if not in the confiscation of their properly. G,.v. Urowii H letters, in soply*to dlitl, are attracting wide attention here. . Theatrical circles are interested in the injunction case of John Lester Wal lock vs. Barney Williams and J. W. Florence, for surreptitiously obtaining a version of the new play of “Caste,” which Wallack claims ns bis property. Mr. Florence maintains, before the court, that he has a right to write from memory an uncopyrighted play, and that the protection of the court could only extend to the possessor of the manuscript, which Wallack was not. The ease will be decided to-day, mean time the papers teem with severe stric tures on Williams and Florence, for violating comity and good faith, in using the property of a lirotjier actor. “Caste” is a sensational English come dy, recently brought out in Loudon, which Mr. Florence has written out from having seen it played, and is now running it with great success at the Broadway theatre. A large number of literary and theatrical celebrities were at the court room to hear the result ot the injunction. Nothing new in financial circles, money easy at four and live per cent.; securities and gold Steady. Weather hot as blazes. A. Street Scenes—llroadteuy Jlowcrg — Central Park — Weather, cb . New Youk, August RJ. J‘crimps nothing I can write from this busy Babel will be more accepta ble to your readers than glimpses of the street scenes, which strike tho eye of the observer at every turn. Entering Broadway at the Park, which is the focal point for a large number of street railroads and stage lines, the novice from the sandy avenues of your quiet city is completely stunned by the con fused jargon of sounds and scenes tliat greet eye and car. Cars sweeping along the various tracks, and omnibuses plying up and down Broadway—on whose sacred soil the cars have not yet been allowed to intrude—carts, car riages, and vehicles of every description crowding the streets, and often coming to a dead lock, three or four abreast ; motley throngs of pedestrians sweeping in great surges up and down the walks —some picking their way across the street, avoiding here the Scyllu of rattling curs, and there the Charybdis of rattling wagons —and all hurrying on —on —the Lord knows where. Let us survey this moving mass for a moment from tiie bridge, which crosses Broadway at the foot of the City Hail Park, just below the converging point of tiie great swarm j around us. Up and down Broadway, [ and up and down Fulton, toward Fulton Ferry oil the one hand, and Jersey City on the other, and out through the busy Bowery the great throngs pursue their way ; while the myriad devices of trade greet the eye at every turn. Here at our feet the pimp of the cheap jewelry emporium invites the passer to look at the splendid stock “which is being worked off to close out a con cern” in the basement hard by. There the auctioneer dispenses “shocking sacrifices” to the credulous crowds. Fruit stands, news stalls, and tables, where knicknacks of every kind are sold, cumber the walks; anon the bootblacks are seen importuning every passer for “a shine, boss—only live cents and here a swarm of news boys recount, in shrill accents, the AUGUSTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 24,186 T. latest sensation us the day, “all in the evening News or Telegram, only a cent-” Myriads of signs invite the buying public to the great marble stores which rear their stately fronts along Broadway, or to the less pretending, but scarcely less busy, marts of Chat ham street and tiie Bowery. Let us take a car for the Central Park, and, as we go, survey the map of busy life spread out on every side. The cars of the principal lines start from the vicinity of the City Ilall Park. Leav ing tiie new Herald building, of marble, on the right, and tiie Astor House, of granite, on tiie left, we proceed out Chatham street and the Bowery to the Fourth Avenue. The walks teem with wares of every kind, in which furni ture, carpets, and ready-made clothing, predominate. Soda water, apple, cigar, and news stands, also do much abound, and tiie three golden balls of the pawn broker tell where starving pov erty may pawn the iast relic of better days for money to keen body and soul together, until, perchance, employ ment, or some turn in the run of luck, will bring relief. From the City Hall, or more properly from the Battery, a half a mile below the point from which we started to Thir teenth street, tho streets and avenues cross each other at very irregular angles. At Union Square—a neat little public park—we enter tho Fourth avenue, and proceeded in an air line to the Central Park, which extends from Fifty-ninth street to the extreme out-skirls of the city, at One Hundred and Fifty-filth street, to tiie neighborhood of Spuyten Duyvii creek and Harlem river. These streets extend entirely across the city, a distance varying from two to three miles in length, and are fast tilling up with fine residences and commanding busi ness blocks. The Central Park contains , about 850 acres. The land was originally a wild, rocky, and unsightly swamp, in habited by a few squatters, and many frogs and mosquitoes. Under the skitful care of the Commissioners in charge of the Park, the swamp lias been drained, and its vast area is now teem jngtvith picturesque beauty,and crowned with the charms of the most artistic landscape gardening. It is a grand pic ture, in which tlie artist has used trees, rocks, flowers, lakes and lawns as the colors which gild the whole with re splendent loveliness. The principal entrance to the Park is at Fifth Avenue and Filty-niiith street. Leaving the Mall we pursue a walk to the left, where the irregular and rocky shores of the lake are seen, and the shady arbors invite us to rest a moment and watch the swans gliding over its glassy surface, and the boats as they arc rowed from point to point by sturdy oarsmen. The Mali is a straight avenue, a quarter of a mile in length, %nd two hundred feet wide, bordered? by elms on either side, and leading to the Terrace, which is the principal architectural structure ot the Park. Parallel to the Mall, and com manding 11 view of it, is i lloi.Tiollis, interwoven with twining evergreens. Here the Green, Music Stand, Terrace, and principal lake, may he seen, with many of the serpentine walks that con situ to the “Rumble.” A graceful bridge spans a narrow passage across the lake near the Terrace, and commands some of the finest view's in the Park. The “Ramble” is the most ingenious, as well as most attractive feature of the Park. Penetrating the most rough and rocky portions, all the natural advantages of the spot have been used to produce the most interesting and varied landscape scenery. Tho visitor, in pursuing its labyrinthean defiles, is invited through smiling lawns, bedecked with shrubs and flowers, and made musical by singing birds, more than eighty varieties of whieli have already made their homes amid these leafy solitudes. Little wind ing paths lead out to romantic nooks, overlooking the lake, where congenial groups linger to enjoy the freshness of the air, the fragrance of the flowers, the murmurs of the foun tains, and the last blended harmonies of light and shade. Most of the attrac tions ol the lower park are due to the art of tho landscape gardener ; hut in the upper portion nature has been lavish of her charms. Bold hills break out from alluring valleys, and river, lake, cascade, and forest solitude, crown the sombre aspects of the scene. Turning aside from the Ramble, wo look out on the smooth waters of the Crotou Reservoir, We are hero sur rounded by a rich growth of Evergreen, and a recent writer has aptly suggested that this portion of the park ho called the Evergreen Drive. Stretching away to the right, at Ninety-seventh street, is a beautiful meadow, surrounded by mas sive forest trees, grouped in such care ful order as to give the effect ©f great extent, and a most pleasing perspective. Here again the birds are at home, and these forest wilds, though surrounded by teeming multitudes, are vocal with anthems of praise to the genius of the landscape gardener. Nestling amid these artificial solitudes is a tiny lake, whose waters gladden the eye as the forest trees are mirrored in its crystal depths. As we proceed to the border of tiie Park the frowning Palisades of tiie Hudson swell away in the northwest, while the busy borders of Manhattan villo nestle along the opposite shore. Away in tiie distance gleam the waters of Long Island Sound, dotted with white winged vessels; and still heyonl the green slopes of Long Island itself are seen. The flocks of sheep grazing on tiie green hill sides, under the vigi lant eye of the quaint old shepherd ; the buffaloes tethered on the lawn ; the birds caroling their native songs in the artificial forest shades ; the merry groups of young people, sporting on the spacious play grounds; tiie car riage* rolling along the smooth drives, and throngs of pedestrians loitering along the walks—all present a picture which, once keen, will linger in tiie memory as a source of pleasure while memory lasts. From the annual leport of the Park Commissioners, just published, I ob serve that the total cost of the Park lias been a little over $10,000,000. Tho total length of the carriage roads in the Park is about ten miles ; of the bridle road, five and a half miles, and of walks twenty six miles. Nearly eight hundred animals, reptiles, etc. are con fined within its limits. Seven thousand loads of manure have been added to the soil during the year; 17,70*' trees, and 1.7,318 plants, have been planted. Sev eral rustic bridges, fountains, and Arbors of tiie most attractive character have been added, aud 230 work me u are Mill busy adding to the attractions of die place. A great zoological garden ik to be constructed ; and a grand play liouse tor children, with games and Jpys. and even fresh milk for those •if tender age, is projected. And ill these attractions are free to all, and liay lie reached from tho remotest por jon of the city, lire or six miles dis jlint, for six cents. Refreshments may *0 had in the Park, hut it is designed is exclude all general traffickers, and {reserve the place, as free as possible, 'join all gainful pursuits. It is to ho the *fert People’s Park, and as such now IHTobahly surpasses everything of the {ind in the world. pAs evening-draws its lengthening i badows over the scene, we proceed ! jjtrriedly to the point ot exit, and Warn as we came, catching a view of ' V-Jiov. erv by gas light, which is worth ! rfcpocial letter. Ul'he weather is rainy, A few mer- Cuants from tho South aud West are coming in, but trade has not fairly opened. There is no change iu finan cial affairs. Money is abundant at la.) per cent, on government securities and mixed collaterals. Government secu rities nrc active and steady, and coin is more abundant. A. flic Power;/ by Gas Light—The Old LJlowcry The Eceisc Law The - Streets—The Police, Business, Etc. New Youk, Aug. 15, ’i!7. ‘ .In my last I left the reader at the Bowery, as Saturday night was draw ing ils sombre curtains over the busy pulsations of life in the great metrop olis. Amid the glare of gas lights ami the rattling of cars, the motley crowds pursue their way ; mechanics, with their wives and without their wives, shopping or chatting at tiie cqfcncrs and in tiie beer saloons ; work ing girls, whose hearts are light as they distribute the well earned wages of the week in the stores and shops— some for anew dress or bonnet, and some for articles needed by the dear onvs at home; careworn women tug ging along with their market baskets, happy now in expectancy of a good Sunday dinner, and hundreds, hard featured and rough, to whom Sunday is no more than any other day, and who loiter about with no settled home or business—now iu tho station house or the tombs, and now at sonic cheap lodging house. Here is the Atlantic Garden, an immense beer saloon, with scats and tables for several thousand persons; and a music stand and im mepsc organ, where Orpheus contends witli Gamhrinus for sway over the genial throng. Next door Thespis holds court in the old Bowery, where hj'Cdrcds of newsboys and hoot blacks, a tfqr*! ifiliTi- “iTii)n * ttgattftl scrubs, crowd the pit and galleries, affording to the curious observer a more interesting picture of life than can he gathered from those in front of the foot lights. The low cellars and dunce houses which formerly abounded in this part of the city have recently been the object of special vigilance from the police, and we abandon the idea of making any subterranean observations. Tho much abused Excise law lets greatly changed the Sunday aspect ol the city. The saloons and cellars where revellers hold their orgies, are all closed, and suburban purlieus now reap the harvest ot ruin formerly gar nered in their reeking preeincls in tho eity. Excursions are announced to Ilockatvay, Keyporl, the Fishing Banks, Glen Cove, Newburg, Newark, and down the Sound, while myriads of thirsty souls throng the ferries, and pursue their revels in Hoboken, Williamsburg, Jersey City, and numerous other out of town localities. So that, while the friends of tlio excise law boast that Sunday arrests in tiie city have dimin ished one half under its salutary influ ence, it is believed that drunkenness and Sabbath breaking have been in creased under the statutory rigors whieli have closed the city rum holes. The city papers are comfl.iiiliy harp ing on the shortcomings of the police, and the sanitary commission ; hut New York reveals to the senses of the stran ger few evidences of filth, and the police are most polite and gentlemanly- I have noticed with admiration their uniform courtesy iu giving directions to strangers, and their care and gallantry in protecting ladies and children from the dangers of the streets. They are certainly a fine looking body ot men, and dressed in uniforms of blue, with Pail am a Imts or blue caps, and while gloves, they make a handsome appear ance. Complaints of the dullness of busi ness is widespread, and thousands are out of employment. The placards that strike the eye at every turn, offering stores, parts of stores, rooms, basements, aad lofts “to let,” are significant that the wheels of business arc not running smoothly. The prevailing folly ol living beyond the income, seeks relief in letting apartments, taking - a few hoarders, or abandoning the city for a home in the suburbs, and hence the multiplicity of placards, observable at every turn, and quite as numerous in Fifth Avenue, and other fashionable streets, as elsewhere. The truth is, the war opened many easy ways lor making money, and thousands assumed a style of file under a shoddy prosperity that they cannot maintain, now that the reign of shoddy is over. Wholesale trade is especially dull, and the lali business, usually active at this time, has not opened. A few merchants are here from ’J'exa.s, and here and there one from the other Southern districts. The fine crop accounts give promise of a large Southern demand for goods, and those in the Southern trade are confi dent. of a good business alter awhile. There is no material change in finan cial affairs. Money continues distress ingly easy : and I will illustrate this expression in the remark of an eminent hanker, wlm, on being appealed to for charity, replied: “ Madame, I am sorry I cannot help you ; hut my means are all lying idle. I cannot loan my money, and having no income, I cannot con tribute lo your wants.” So money that is unproductive is not really always wealth. • A, GEORGIA PRINTING COMPANY, Publishers. i From tho Augusta National Republican.) The Chronicle and Sentinel. Li:xixorox, Ga., August 10th. Editor National Republican: Deau Sir :—1 am again called upon to trespass ’upon your kindness, in replying to a persona! attack of Ihc Chronicle and Sentinel of the Lith inst., being well satisfied that that newspaper would not have the manliness to publish my letter, as it lias failed so far to;add • “still another” to the several replies to its first slanderous article by tho publi : cation of my first letter. L have no menus of knowing which “I I lie editors of tliat paper wrote tiie article in question—whether it was the big Ex General, and big Ex Governor "Ea t of the Oconee” —the little namesake of Bt. I Patrick, or one Moore—nor does it ! much matter. Whichever it may he, he is perfectly welcome to the eclat ho : has gained by ilic chaste language he | uses, and shows conclusively (hat he is j more familiar with Ihc vocabulary ol | disreputable associations, aud the language o(, indecency than that of gentlemen ! In my other reply to the first onslaught j made upon me by the Chronicle »(■ Sen■ • tinel, I endeavored to sustain the elnil , actor ofagcntlcman, and 1 am perfectly ! willing to have the comparison made i between us, by gentlemen, of both attacks and rejoinders; but 1 not willing, nor do I think any other gentle. ; mail would he willing, to submit to the arbitrament of A. It. Wright, Henry I Moore, or Patrick Walsh, as to what does or docs mil constitute a geiillcinaii | - taking their editorials as evidence of their capacity lo determine the question, i Personalities are not to my taste, Mr, | Editor; and I owe an apology lo you and your readers lor llicir indulgence lon the present occasion. 1 hold it to ! be the strongest evidence of a weak cause—-an untenable position -a low mind -a denucr resort, aud a feeling of a vicious nature—whenever pcrsonal ; it ies, such as were indulged in by Ihc writer oi the article of the 13tli instant, are used without cause, and without the i shadow of an excuse. My pursuits in j life had nothing to do with my letter, : nor with the slanders it was written to refute. Why did they not publish the letter? Why did the y not try to remove, | it they could, the brand I fastened on j them ? Why stoop to the lowest cliool | hoy weapons ? Was that manly ? Was that chivalrous? Was the physic too | potent in that letter ? . Xh-i Ti-Jiiitu, .Ml-...Mii.-W. .w-/like a | two edged tnyord, and lienee the failure I to publish iny letter, with the grand j flourish of “still another.” Hence the beautiful and chaste language of their ; article I These would-be loaders of public sentiment having “boxed the I compass” in regard to Registration, bitterly opposed at one time to Rcuon ; struct ion of the Government, then : again shouting and putting and coax ing and threatening to get everybody i to register, now blatant with bravo ; words, then softly cooing aud wooing like doves, now “words full of sound : and fury, signifying nothing,” then ! repenting and “chewing the cud of j hitter fancies ‘ —failing at every point | to raise a muss, not yet quite whipped [ enough (hot no doubt will he in time), they resort to the last ditch of a lost cutis' personalities, personal abuse, , and vituperation ! But “1 still live,” j and I intend to live as long as.l am ! allowed to by the Maker of all the earth, determined Cos use the best of my humble ability to c.cpose and op pose the schemes of tiie Hotspurs of the South who are trying, by all possi ble means, to continue their war upon the Inion of the States, and who are throwing every impediment in the way of a reconstruction of the Federal Government. Yours, respectfully, F. J. Robinson. Tennessee i was in Nashville on the day of the election, and visited iu succession each of the places where voting was going on- The colored people had been advised by their friends to vote as early as possible, and at about nine o’clock they were out in full force. They were dressed in their best clothes—dressed, iu fact, us well as tho white gentlemen around them, but they evidently looked upon the affair neither as an idle pa - time nor a holiday. It was with them a deeply significant and solemn occasion when they were called upon to prove their title to citizenship at the ballot box, ns they had before shown their manhood on tho field of battle. Forming in column with their certifi cates and tickets in hand, they stretched solidly for some distance from the ballot box into the street. Each new arrival, ns lie came up, made no attempt to precede or crowd those who arrived earlier, but quietly took his place in the rear of the column, and patiently awaited his turn. Some.of them remained thus for three hours, iu the burning sun, advancing inch by inch toward the box, into which fell contin ually their quiet bus potent ballots. There was no boisterousness among them ; no loud talking ; scarce a whisper; each countenance looked grave as death ; it was, indeed, for them a solemn task; for they were acting in defiance ot those who had threatened them with proscription and starvation in case they persevered ; and all around them they saw the scowls and frowns of those who had the power, at least for a time, to throw them out of employment, and deprive their wives and children of bread. But still these 1 solid columns, holding in their hands what were at once the evidences of their freedom and tho instruments wherewith to perpetuate it, moved slowly, deter minedly, unitedly, and sublimely on.— Cor. ( ’in. Gay th, ’Mh. From tho Elberton (Ga.) Gazette.] The Style of the Times From the style of some of our writers and speakers we should imag ine ourselves living in the latter half of the year 18(51, when the Confederacy seemed to be an established govern ment, and the only great political prob lems before the people of the South were whether peace would come in two mouths or six, and what right we should deign to allow to the defeated North. Northern dictation, Northern influence, Northern polities, Northern emissaries and Northern fanaticism are phrases that garnish the compositions of our hotspurs now as freely as when tiie stars and bars were waving in sight of the capitol at Washington ; when Unionism was exiled from Tennessee, and a prison and a halter were tiie fate to which we doomed Brownlow and Andrew John son it we could catch them ; when we were gravely discussing whether a Yan kee or European should ever bo allowed' to live in the South, and whether we should ever permit the States north of the Ohio to enjoy the inestimable bene fits of an alliance with our wealthy, our invincible, our proud Confederacy. Those were pleasant daysiti Southern camps, when a triumphal march home ward, ami tho plaudits of a grateful people were expected soon to reward the soldiers’toils and sufferings. South ern lioincs, too, were happy in the anti cipation of a speedy greeting to the victorious “ hoys in gray. ” Iho high spirit of the country, mantling into a haughty tho breasts of our Southern statesmen, elated them with the assurance that they would command the South, and that ihc South would soon command the continent. History, yes, and our own sad memo ries, tell us that ihcsc bright visions were “ tile stuff' that dreams are made of;’’ that each succeeding year dark ened the prospect, and finally our good ly Confederacy was blotted out from among the nations, and its gallant sur viving champions came home, not in triumphal procession, hut iu straggling squads and with sorrowful mien, from the field of defeat. Political depression is the inevitable result ol military defeat in such a war, and accordingly we have been, aud still are, deeply depressed. Our conquerors offer us relief) hitter, indeed, in some particular.',, hut clogged with fewer hard conditions than arc usually imposed on conquered men. Yet, with an audacity to which the world hardly affords u parallel, some of our people arc crying out, “do nothing that our conquerors desire. Resist them in peace as fiercely as you fought them in war. Act, and demand that they should act, on tho rule that we have always been right, and they have always been wroo.g. Reject all llicir propositions because they arc theirs. Spite them if you cannot fight them. Keep up with tiie ballot the quarrel that wo lost iu arms, And if tliis quarrel goes far enough to kindle war again, so much the better.” Such language is agreeable to pride, hi, '*t coosor Mi - "-it b reas Vn ? Wn.A our surrender sincere ? When we gave up our swords, did we also give up our cause? Are wo in the same position' as if we had conquered ? i* our adherence to the Union a hollow pre tence? Do we mean lo draw our swords again in the same cause, as soon as we gain strength enough to do so under favorable auspices? Are we preparing again to send forth our young men to battle mid to death? Do we wish to gather another harvest of cripples, widows, and orphans, from the fertile field ot war? These are questions tliat we ought seriously to ask ourselves, and our language and conduct should conform to the answer that honest hearts give. Matters at Washing-ton. From New York Xiu® , Aug. 13.] Mr. Johnson is vindicating his repu tation fur obstinacy, lie has resolved to rid the government ol all who refuse to support his policy, and has begun j with Mr. Etuulon. Warnings and re monstrances Imvc been disregarded. The danger of doing tint which exhib its the Executive in an attitude ol im placable hostility lo Congress is un heeded. lie insists upon his right to throw down the gauntlet, and must lake the consequences. How long other members of the Cabinet can afford to share the odium which attache; to Mr. Johnson’s pre sent course, is a problem which their friends find difficulty iu solving. To sympathize with the principles pro fessed by the President, and to con cede the propriety of tiie views on which his policy lias until recent ly been supposed to rest, is one thing, j To divide with him the responsibility ! of a gratuitous and unprofitable war upon the measures ol Congress— to take issue with the Republican party on the fundamental points of its policy, and identify themselves with the enemies of that party and of the Union—is another and totally different tiling. The hitter, however, is undoubtedly the position which every Cabinet officer must hold who, actively or impliedly, makes him - self in any manner a party to tho pur pose manifested in the suspension of Mr. Stanton. Are Mr. Randall and Mr. Seward prepared to encounter this responsibility ? Arc they willing to he suspected oi participation iu a course which aims at the decapitation of tried servants and champions of the Union to gratify the malignity of Mr. Johnson, and give effect to the suggestions of the Jerry Blacks from whom lie now seeks counsel ? These inquiries arc echoed by thousands who, amid the conflict of the last few months, have never lost faith in the Unionism of these depart mental chiefs. Meanwhile Gen. Grant administers the affairs ol' the War Department. An attempt will he made to invest the cir— cuinstance with a significance wholly unwarranted. Through many channels It will he asserted that Gen. Grant’s compliance with the call indicates his approval of Mr. Stanton's removal, and consequently ol the policy which exacts that proceeding. On this head, fortu nately, there is no rqpm for misrepre-! Mutation. Gen. Grant has not allowed his habitual reticence to leave the ; country in doubt as to his position on j the great occasion of difference between Congress and the Executive. He sup- , ports flic plan of Congress, and is in | favor of ils prompt and vigorous en- j forcement. The Copperhead counselors | of Mr. Johnson will derive no succor j ' from Gen. Grant. His acceptance of NO. 29. the duties of Secretary is temporary and formal, and will neither bliud him to I the mischief breeding tendencies of the ; President’s action nor impair the efficacy i.of the backing he gives to Sheridan, Pope aud otlie% objects of Executive hostility. Other attempts will probably he heard of designed to damage Mr. Stanton’s departmental reputation, aud produce an impression that the sits pension proceeds from other than po litical causes. But this manoeuvre will avail Mr. -Johnson nothing. It is too late to push this or any similar pre tence ; for the fact stands out sharp and clear that Mr. Johnson found no fault with Mr. Stanton until the posi tive adhesion of the latter to tho policy of Congress brought down upon him i tiie vengeance of his superior. No j amount of ingenuity on the part of the j President or his friends will hide or j alter tiie complexion of the act of j yesterday, or of the programme into j which it enters. Mr. Stanton is reY j moved, not for maladministration*--tir j corruption, or any wrong doing of any ! sort, hut solely .and simply as a pun ishment of his sturdy Unionism, and his unyielding amtagonism to the pro rebel jifilicy of the President. Nor will the disclosure of a pretended plot, in which the perjurer, Conover, figures conspicuously, divert public attention from the renewal of strife which Mr. Johnson is precipitating, or enable him to arouse sympathy as the victim®!' conspirators. The Attorney General, we think, would not have suffered himself to give even the sem blance of sanction to the trumpery story which his Assistant,.Mr. Hinckley has paraded so ineffectually. It is not unlikely that Dir. Ashley, in lii3 zeal for impeachment, held intercourse with Conover and others equally destitute of character; hut Gen. Butler, with all his elasticity of conscience, is too shrewd-a lawyer to place himself at the mercy of a convicted scoundrel whose oaths are not more trustworthy than his testimony. Ashley and Butler, Hinckley and Cony ver—what have these names to do with Mr. Johnson’s mad crusade against Congress and the officers, civil and military, who support ils measures of reconstruction ? The question which agitates the country is not whether Mr. Ashley is choice in liis confidences, or Mr. Butler scrupulous in his controver sies, hut whether Mr. Johnson is or is not abusing the trust reposed iu him, and perverting the power lie wields to purposes inimical to peace and a restored Union. It is in its relation to this question that the suspension of Mr, Staul.on possesses significance and peril. B. H. Hill, of Georgia. Ex-Governor Brown, of Georgia, say the Richmond ty-h'g, is replying lo the windy Ifilmiuatlo' of ex Senator B. 11. Hill, of tin sa • State, against rceonstrucliou He barges him with having bcUsiycjlJtis 1 msiduen -“.. lie Georgia ijoiivcnCion 10. Vvi.ug tor secession after having been elected as a Union man, being induced thereto by a promise of mi election to the Provisional Congress. While the Con* ven I ion was in session Mr. Hill, then a member both of the Convention and of the I’rovi.siormi Congress, made a speech lo the people, in which he said : “The North would not tight. There would lie no war. But if the North should bo so foolish as to go into the contest, there never was a people on earth so well prepared for it as wo were. It should be an uyi/rcssice tear. The win'should be carried into Africa ; and when the oili* -i ! tin North wore laid ia ashes, and the country devastated and laid waste, then we should hud that the people ol the North were the ones to ask lor terms and sue for peace.” lie pictured the rising glory of the new Confederacy, and went on to say that, while this became more com pact ami secure, disintegration would come as sure as (ate upon the old Union, and they would -eek eutrance into this. And lie very graciously added that “if they came humble enouyh, as 1 hewers of wood and drawers of water,' they might come.” It strikes us that one who was so 'tuucli mistaken iu his opinions then, and so far wrong In hU predictions, might properly be more distrustful of himself, of the infallibility of his opin ions and the wisdom of his counsels now ! We remember very well that when the Conic.lcrute *ciuytc held ils -cssions in this city, this Georgia Boanerges was considered it.; wordiest, windiest aud leasl influential member. A descrip tion of him By Wigfall, which will not hear repetition in print, defined with striking aptness the. lack of force with the continual desire to attempt, that, kept him till the time fumbling at ques tions before the Senate. The only way in which he could have served the Con federacy then was with a musket— which he never carried. The only way in which he could benefit the South now would ho by silence, of which lie seems incapable. —Thu number of large fires through out the United States, during July, at which ihe lco, was over $20,000 or upward, was .'l7. and llie aggregate loss was $3,325,00(1. in June, the total loss by fire wa.> $1,750,000- During the seven months of 1807 that have passed by, the total value of the pro perly lost by conflagration has been $25 ~*30,000. --It is said that the Indians on the Plains have an ingenious way of setting lire to houses with their arrows. They wrap with a rag some powder on the heads of their arrows, and on the tip of their arrow head place a percussion cap. When the arrow strikes the object lo he fired the cap is exploded, and tbe powder and rag ignited. The rag burns long enough to set combustibles with which it may come in contact on fire.