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(Eolnmlm ittraifef. VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1877. NO. 140 GEORGIA CONVENTION. It to Probably Dafaatod by ■ Small Majority. NEGROES AND RADICALS OPPOSE IT. Votoo In Maoon, Augusta and Savannah. AUGUSTA oivaa it 280 majority—total poll 1,948. BpeeuU to Enquirer-Bun.] Augusta, Jana 12, 1877.—For Oonven- tion 1,088, againat858. Ooonty precincts will not materially ohange the result. O. AO. SAVANNAH POLLS 2,396 VOTES—CONVENTION MAJORITY 1,700. Special to Enquirer-Jus.] Savannah, Jane 12, 1877.—Total vote 2,396, Convention oarria<l by 1,700. J. H. Est'll. MAOON POLLS 737 VOTES—CONVENTION MA JORITY 608. Special to Enquirer-Sun.J Maoon, Jane 12, 1877.—City preoinot polled 737 votes, 670 “For Convention;" 62 “No Convention.” Other preainote will add about 200 votes, bat not ohange the result. H. H. B. ANOTHER REPORT FROM AUOOSTA. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Augusta, Jane 12.—The election in Georgia to aaoertain whether the people desired a vote tor or against holding a Constitutional Convention, was held to< day. Richmond county will give about 300 majority tor the Convention. The Eighth Congressional Distriot will give a majority tor the Convention. Returns from other distriots come in slowly, and are not sufficiently definite to indioate which way the question has been deoided. The blacks voted solidly against a con vention in this city, a large number of whites voting with them. The Republi cans generally voted against a convention. The total vote in the State will be light. BADIOALS ACTIVE BUT TERRIBLY DF7EATED IN SAVANNAH. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Savannah, June 12.—Two thousand three hundred and ninety .six votes were . cast in this oounty. The Constitutional Convention was carried by about 1,700 majority, though, the entire vote is not yet counted. Raining all day, which kept many from the polls. The Radioala showed more activity than they have in the past two years. VOTE SMALL—CONVENTION PROBABLY DB< FEATED BY SMALL MAJORITY. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] . Atlanta, June 12.— Speoials to the Constitution from all parts of the State to half past ten indioate that the Const!- tutional Convention has been beaten in the State by a small majority. EX-GOVERNOR TILDEN. example of everything that can attraot imitator}. They must refuse a prosper ous immunity to orime. This is not all. The people will not be able to trust the authors or beneficia ries of the wrong to devise remedies, but when those who condemn the wrong shall have the power, they must devise the means whioh shall render a description forevor impossible. If my voioe could reach throughout our country and be heard in its remotest hamlet, I would say be of good oheer. The Republio will live. The institutions of our fathers are not to expire in shame. The sovereignty of the people shall be rescued from this peril and re-established Successful wrong never appears,bo tri umphant, as in the very eve of its' fall. Seven years ago a oorupt dynasty culmi nated in its power over the million of people, who live in the oity of New York. It had oonqaered, or bribed, or flattered and run almost everybody into acqnies- enoe. It appeared to be invisible. A year or two later its members were in tbe penitentiaries or in exile. History abounds in similar examples. We must believe in the right and further a great and noble nation will not sever its politios from its moral life. WASHINGTON. THE ELECTED PRESIDENT’S SPEECH AT THE HEN DRICKS' BANQUET Hie Warning to the Amerioan People and Words of Wisdom. HUERftlAN'8 REPLY TO THE NEGROES. FRANK S CASE— MABSHAL DOUOLASS DEMANDS INVESTIGATION—TURNER ALABAMA DEL EGATION INTEBVIEW HAVES—PERSONAL MATTERS—ABE ANS AS RAILROAD BONDS NULL AND VOID—HAYES FAVOB8 REMONE TISATION OF SILVER AND DOUBLE VALUE — CABINET—TWO ALABAMA DELEGATIONS BEE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEVANS—GEOR GIAN GIVEN A CONSULSHIP. Specie! to Enquirer-Sun.] Mew Yobe, June 12.—Governor Tilden made a brief speech at the reoeption at the Menhatten Club to-night. Attar alluding to the departure of Gov. Hendricks to-morrow, with bis best wishes for a prosperous voyage end safe return, he said Everybody knows that after the recent eleotion, the men who were elected by the people President end Vice President of the United States were counted out, end men who were not elected, oounted io, and seated. I disolaim any thought of tbe personal wrong involved in this trans- notion. Mot by any aot or word of mine shall that be dwarfed or degraded into personal grievance which is in trnth the greatest wrong that has stained our Na tional annals. To every men of the fonr and quarter millions who were defrauded of the fruits of their eleotion franchise, it is as great a wrong as it ie to me, end no (see to every men of the minority will the nltimate oonsequenoe extend. Evils in Government grow by success and impurity. They do not arrest their own progress. They can never be lim ited ezoept by external forces. If the men in possession of the Govern ment oen tn one instance maintain them- aelvaa in power against an advarsa decis ion at the elections, such an example will be imitated. Temptation exists always. Daviess to give the eolor of lew nnd pre tences on whioh to found fraudulent de cisions will not be wanting. The wrong Till grow into a practice, if onoe eon doned. In the world’s history, changes in the euooeesion of Governments have usually bean the result of fraud or foree. It has beau our faith and our prida that wa bad established e mode of peaoeful change, to be worked out by tbe agenoy of the bal lot box. The question now is, whether our elec tive system, in it aubstanoe as well ee it* form, is to be maintained 7 This is the question of queatioue ! Until it ie finally settled, there can be no polities founded on interior questions of - Administrative poUoy. It involves the fundamental right of tbs people. It involves the elective princi ple. It involves tho whole eyetem of pop ular government. The people must eig nelly condemn tbe great wrong which hoe bean done to them. They must stop tbs the Franks’ oasr. Washington, June 12.—In Deputy Mar shal Franks’ case fraudulent aooounts were presented ss evidenoe, when Franks’ counsel objeoted, alleging they they had been sworn to in blank and filled out af terwards in tbe Marshal’s office. Defence allowed fifteen days to estab lish this plea. THE COLORED LOUISIANA DELEGATION bad an interview this morning with Sec retary Sherman. NOT DISTURBED. Mr. Oglesby, who has been appointed Assistant Appralaar, will not be disturbed. Hr. W. G. Brown, wbo tbe Committee recommended for the position, will re ceive, so the Secretary says, a more prom inent one. They spoke of appointments in the Custom House and in reply to a question whether ho thought one-third of tbe patronage was too mnoh for the col ored people, replied that he did hot think He will write Mr. King about the matter. SECRETABY SHEBMAN’s REPLY TO THE NEOBO LOUISIANA DELEGATION. The following is an authorized report of what Secretary Sherman said to the colored delegates from New Orleans when they asked him whether one-third was too large a share of the onstom pat ronage. The Secretary replied that, if menof integrity, of intelligence were ohosen.he thought they were entitled to a fair share of patronage, and further re marked that he would write to Collector King at New Orleans upon the sub j cot. DOND AS COLLECTOR APPROVED. Tbe bond of Col. Brady recently ap pointed Oolleotor of Internal Revenue for the Petersburg, Virginia distriot, has been reoeived at the Internal Revenue Office, and will be approved, so that Col. lector Brady will immediately enter upon hie duties. TURNEB ALABAMA DELEGATION AND HAYES. In view of the conflicting reports of tbe interview held yesterday with the Presi dent by the delegation headed by Marshal Turner, of Alabama, the following author ized statement is made : Tbe gentleman informed tbe Presi dent that after tbe return of ex- Governor Smith's delegation from the Cincinnati Convention they failed io even meet as a eommittee, and did not pretend to manage tbe oruvass in Alabama; that tbe canvass was managed entirely by tbe Repnbliean eommittee of wbioh Charles E. Moyer is chairman. The President expressed some surprise at this state ment, ana said that the appointments be had made in Alabama mignt have been a mistake, but that he would not now recall them. He assured the delegation that he would meke removals only for oanse; that where an officer's term bad expired be regarded the offioe as belonging to tbe appointing power to reappoint or appoint anew, as might seem beat. The conversation then turned on tbe subject of carpet-baggers when the Pres ident said be did not regard as a carpet bagger a man who went Bonth to become bonafide resident. Only those wbo went gonth for the purpose of bolding offloo ss matter of business should be stigma tized as oBrpet-baggera. The interview lasted an hour and tho gentlemen of the delegation left with tbs impression that the Government would make no further changes in Alabama except for cause or where tbe commissions of offioers expired. PKBSONALS, COMMISSIONS AND BBIOUAM YOUNO. McCrary, with Sherman and staff left for West Point. Tbe President commissioned Benj. B. Danville postmaster at Suffolk, Va., and Jack Wharton Marshal of Louisiana. Proceedings are inaugurated against Brigham Young for irregularities while Indian agent in 1848-9. Tbe implioation charges him with the Mountain Meadow maaaaore. A conviotion is considered doubtful on aooouut of tbe diffloulty of obtaining witnessos. ILLEGAL ARKANSAS BONDS. Tbe Arkansas Supreme Court decides the 167,000,000 bonds issued in I860 in aid of railroads unconstitutional and tbe bonds illegal. ' FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. There are fifty-one and a half million one and two dollar notes in circulation. The Bnreau is nearly ready to deliver nine millions more. There are also ten mif- lious in tbe Treasurer’s offioe in reserve. DOUGLASS ASKS INVESTIGATION. Marshal Douglass, of North Carolina, asks a full investigation of tbe manage ment of his office. HAYES FAVORS REMONETIZATION OF SILVER. President Hayes is authoritatively an nounced as. favoring remonetization of silver and a re-adoption of the double standard. He is, however, not yet de termined to make any suggestion to Con gress on the snb'jeot in his message. CABINET to-day unintqrgpting. There are very few vaoanoiea under Department of Justioe, and it is not contemplated to make many removals unless for good eause. The commissions for Marshals of Georgia, Delaware and Missouri have expired and there are many applicants, but no selec tions yet made. The President commis sioned Waddell, Postmaster Okalona, Mississippi; Jefferson L. Wofford, Co rinth, Mississippi; Moses M. Camp, Navosota, Texts. ALABAMA DELEGATIONS VND ATTORNEY GENERAL DEVENS. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, June 12.—Tho delegation representing the contending faotions of the Republican party in Alabama bad an interview with Attorney Genoral Devons this morniug in regard to tbe Marshal- ship and Distriot Attorneyship for that State. One delegation favored the re tention of tbe present inoumbont, while the other urged that changes should be made in tbe offices, and presented names for the positions. The Attorney General, after hearing both delegations, reoommonded that tlioy endeavor to reconcile their difforenoes, and agree upon the appointment of per sons satisfactory to both faotions of the party! The present incumbents aro Geo. Turner, Mnrahal, and C. E. Mayer, Dis trict Attorney. Tbe opposing faotion is divided in the recommendations having two candidates for each position. For tho Marsbalahip they present tbe names of Samuel G. Reid and State Senator Mains, and for District Attorney, the nnmes of ex Gov. Smith and Mr. McAfee. CONSULSHIPS—B. T. CLAYTON GIVEN ONE AT CALLAO. Wabhinoton, June 12.—E. S. Nadal, formerly second Secretary of Legation at London, is restored to that position. Robt. T. Clayton, Vice Consul at Callao, promoted to Commercial Agent and placed in charge of the Callao Consulate. Ho ia a son of Col Clayton of Georgia, recently deceased.' No Consulates worth more than two thousand dollars now remain vacant, all of the higher grades having. been filled by promotions. THE BELLIGERENTS. URKS BOUT THE MONTENE GRINS. TURKS FEEL EASIER IN ASIA—CZAR PERMITS PRINCE MILAN TO VISIT HIM— CANNONAD ING ON THE DANUBE—PEACE PROSPECTS DISSIPATED. THE FLOOD. OREAT DAMAGE IN TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI AN ABKANBAS. Memphis, June 12.—The damage oansed by the heavy rain storm in North ern Mississippi on Friday is very great. In many instances the orops were mined entirely, fenoos swept away and stook drowned. Tbe damage to tho Mississip pi & Tennessee, Mississippi Central, Memphis <fc Little Rook, Mobile & Ohio, and Memphis 4 Charleston Railroads has been ropaired, and trains are running to day as usual on tbe Memphis & Louisville Railroad. The bridge over tho Hatchie river was swept away. The offioers of tho road hope to bo able to send out a train to-morrow. The Memphis & Paducah road is badly damaged, requiring soveral days to repair track. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Memphis, Jnno 12.—The Memphis & Charleston Railroad is all right, and trains are running regularly without transfer. Mr. Hftjrea Going to Boston. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Boston, June 12.—Governor Rice has received assurances that President Hayes wilt reach Boston on the 20th inst., and will remain in the oity two days, visiting Harvard College Commencement on Wed nesday, and going to Providence on Thursday. The Governor's private Beo retary will start for Washington this evening for tbe pDrposo of consulting with the President. It has been decided not to call ont the entire militia, but enough will be ordered out to givo Ibe President a snitablo woloome. Heavy NHIp laiad I.eaves New Or leans. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New Orleans, Juno 12.—Tbe ship Sooba, drawing twenty feet and four inches, and phip Western Empire, drawing twenty-one feet and six inohes, woro pat to sea this morning through tho southwest pasB. The Western Empire’s cargo, con sisting of 6,227 halos of cotton, is the largest that has loft this por^ eince the war, and tho greatest unraher of ponnds to the registered ton that ovor left an American port. She is tho heaviest draft that over went out of this port. Weal bur. Washington, June 12.— Indications.— South Atlantio Htates, stationary pressure, rising temperature, northeast winds, cloudy weather and rain areas. RUSSIA PROPOSES A 218,000 LEVY, BUT STILL PREFERS PEACE. London, June 12.—The correspondent of the Times at Berlin sends tbe follow- ing: Orders have been issued by the Russian Government to aooelerate as mnoh as possible tbe levy of 218,000 men. Des pite this the opinion continues to prevail here that Russia wishes to settle with Turkey on tbe basis of the nominal integ rity of Turkey in Europe, and that some suoh settlement will be advocated by powerful persons at Constantinople, if tbe Uossians sucoeed in orossing the Danube and assuming an energetio offensive in Bulgaria. RUSTOHUK BOMBARDED. A oable special says the Russians commenced to bombard Rnstobnk. Yes terday evening their batteries opened vigorons cannonades wbiob continued with little intermission throughout tbe entire day. Tbe turks returned tbe fire with interest. Tbe damage on either Bide is not known. BUSSIAN TORPEDOES PICKED UP. Friday lost, divers from Turkish ships snoooedod in picking up torpedoes placed by ltnssians in Matohin obannel, and at Lampalanks below Widden. BOFTAS ARRESTED. A correspondent at Constantinople re ports tbe Softas again becoming troublesome. Ten Softas, supposed ring leaders are arrested. ERZEBOUM BOUND TO FALL. Private aooounts reoeived in Constan tinople from Erzoronm represent tbe Tnrkish army in Armenia in a sad con dition, ill-olotbed, fodjaud commanded. Tbe Turks are rapidly retreating before tho Russians. Erzcronm is not expeotod to hold out six weeks. Its occupation by tbe Russians is a foregone conolnsion. RUSSIA SUBSIDISING TOE PRESS—TURKISH SUCCESS—EOYl’T AND ENGLAND. It ia beginning to be generally under stood that Russia is endeavoring to sub sidize tbe press, and that she is evidently preparing the public mind for her forth coming occupation of Constantinople. Meanwhile rnmors are deoided of Tnrk ish sncooss on tho lino of tho Danube. Tho improvement of Turkish prospeota in Asia continue to gain ground. The financial prospects of neithor bel ligerents are particularly bopofnl. It is said important negotiations are on foot between tbe English Government and tbe Khedive in referenoe to tbe protection of British interests in Egypt. London, June 12.—A. spooial from Vienna to tho Times has the following telegram from Asia which scorns to indi 1 oalo that there is no longer that feeling of despondency wbioh was so marked in iate accounts from Turkish sources, and that a battle will bo riskod in tbe Araxes Valley. The only question is, whether the Russians will attack tho Turks in tho position they have chosen or push for ward the oolumn coming from Olti to wards Erzeronm and thus tnrn tho Turk ish flank. The flying colnmns whioh Mnhtkar Pasha has sent against tho Rus sians at Olti Bhow that the Turks aro aware of this danger, but it remains to be soen whether they oan obviate it and sparo sufficient force to chock tho even tual advance of the ltnssians over tbe pass of the Kiretsbli Dagb, loading direct from Olti to tbe bead of tbe valley of tbe western Enphrates and Erzeronm, PEACE RCMORS GROUNDLESS. A special dispatch from Bucharest to the News states peace rumors may be treatod as utterly groundless. London, June 12.—Thoro ia almost an utter absence of interest either from Asia, tbe Danube or Montenegro. Tbe two armies on the Dannbe are watching one another and cannonading is frequent, bnt tbe ltnssians have not yet disclosed their intentions. Tho Turkish report of a Russian attempt on Saturday to cross the Danube at ltustohuk, which was al leged to havo been repelled, is unworthy of much attentiion as the attempt oer tainly was not soriouB. A St. Petersburg telegram to-day says it was merely the cannonading of »appers wbo were working at Ginrgeio. From Asia there is nothing later than the evacuation on Saturday of Olti by tbe ltasaians, and tbeir retreat to Penak. A Renter telegram from Erzeroum gives tho number of Russians at Penak as 4,000 men and 9 guns, while tbo Turkish corps which occupied Olti consisted of six bat talions, two batteries and 11,000jcavalry and both Russian and Turkish accounts agroe that tbe cannonading at Kars is in effectual and nndecisivo. * GRECIAN ARMY. Special to Enquirer-Sun. ] London, Juno 12.—A spooial from Athens to tbe Standard, says tho Greek arnjy is to ho reorganized. Thirty thons and men are to constitute tbe stnnding foree. In 1873 tho army was fixed at only 12,3117 mon. ANTWERP DEFENDED. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Antwerp, Jnno 12.—Tho Journal If Anvers says Antwerp is boing put in a complete defensive siato by tbe reaotion of tbo strategical works on the line of the river Nottho. MONTENEGRINS DEFEATED. Vienna, June 12.—A Hpucml to tbe i Political Correspondence from Oategora says after fifty-five houre’ fighting, Kretaz was oarried, mostly at olose quarters. The Montenegrins havo withdrawn to Borja- ni. Tho losses on both sides amount to several thousand. The Prinoe of Monte negro has withdrawn bis headquarters from near NiOBios baok to Ostrok. TURKS CLAIM IT WAS A BOOT* Constantinople, Jnno 12.—Nepemet Ali telegraphs that the Montenegrins have been routed in an engagement in Kolas- ebin distriot. MILAN TO VISIT THE OZAB. London, Jnne 12.— A Renter's Bucha rest telegram states tbe Czar has tele graphed bia willingness to rooeive Prinoe Milan at Ploosti. The Prinoe will arrive Friday, accompanied by Premier Rlatloka, Gene. Herraloviche, Protioa and Lesoh- janiv. A Belgrade dispatch oonfirma tbo foregoing, and aays the Porte baa been officially informed of the projected visit. A Renter's speoial from Constantinople Tuesday night Bays Mnkhtar Pasba ia re ported to be at Kuprikoi. EX-COV. HENDRICKS. THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. HIS FAKRWELL SPEECH TO IN- uianians phRvious to a TI1KEE MONTHS VIS IT TO EUROPE. GRANT OVATION — “HEREAFTER THE MAN WHO IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE VOIOE AND JUDG MENT OF THE AMEBIOAN PEOPLE MUST BE INAUGURATED." ITALY.. Pops Dives Amerioan Ladlss Medslt. Romo Against Clerical Power. Rome, June 12.—Toe Popo, yesterday, gave a number of medals, commemora tive of the jubilee, to bo presented to Amerioan ladies in recognition of tbeir servioes in representing Amerioan Catho lics. On that oaoaaion, among tile ladies thus honored, are Mrs. Sherman, of Wash ington, Mrs. Patterson, of St. Louis, and Mrs. Saylor, of New 'Orloane. Mr. Ea ling, of Philadelphia, was also given a medal and will convey the othera to tho United States and present them to tbe ladies on the Pope's behalf. ELEOTIONS RESULT AOAINBT THE POPE. Eleotions were oarried yesterday against the Clerioal party by only about a thou sand votes, notwithstanding tbe whole power of tbe Italian Government was exerted against the Clerical tickets. CALIFORNIA CATHOLICS GIVE THE POPE $9,000. Rome, June 12.—The Pope has reoeiv- ed tbe Vioar Apostolio Moreno of Califor nia, wbo in Ibe name of Upper and Lower California presented his Holiness 45,000 francs. FRANCE. maohahon'b reply to the leoitimists. London, Jnno 12.—Tbo Times' speoial vouches for tbe aoouraoy of tbe following report of President MaoMabon’s reply to tbe Legitimist deputation : The President said my duty forbids that should risk a ohange of tbo elements composing tbo present cabinet, seeing that it has offended none of tbe Powers with whioh Franoo is friendly. As to tbe Legitimist candidates any Legitimist can didate, really having a ohanoe of snooess, will be openly and loyally Rnpported by the Administration at tbo eleotion. Tbe question of prolonging my offioe will not be considered during the proroguing of tbo Chambors, and I shall lend myself to no coup lie main of any kind whatever, nor any venture of imperial or mouar- ohial restoration. It will, perhaps, be necessary to demand a dissolution of tbe Chambers. If you aocord it to me, I shall uss it as well as possible; if yon refuse it I shall withdraw. Germany and Mexico. Special Io the Enquirer-Sun. ] Oity of Mexico, May 31, via Brownes ville.—Tbe full diplomatic relations are established betwoon Germany and Diaz aa President of Mexioo. Tbe offloial corres pondence is pnblished. Jerome Park Raeea. Special Io Enquirer-Sun.] Jerome, Park, Jnno 12.—Half mile for two year olds—Fawn won, Lonlanoer sec ond, Reviola third, in 50 sooonds. Mile and a half—Frank won, Rertraine second, Lnoifer third, in 2:42j. Mile for maidens of all ages—Cowaooila won, Yorkshire Loss sooond, Greeoian Maid third, in 1:48], Two ynd a half miles for fonr year olds —Parole won, Ambush sooond, Fiddle stiok third, 4:47j. Steeple chase—Trouble won, Dead hoad second, Walter third. Died In Mavannali. Special Io Enquirer-Sun.] Savannah, Jnne 12.—John M. Cooper, a prominent citizen and book seller, of this place, died to-day.' COTTON. MEMPHIS COTTON EXCHANOE. Memfhis, June 12.—The Cotton Ex. change reports one and tbree-qnartera per oent. decrease in average and great im provemont in labor. Wheat shows 28 per cent, inorease in prospects and 9 per cent, in aoreage. Hogs are in good condition, with 16 per oent. inorease. Amcnala (Ga.) Cotton Exchange Ha- port. Augusta, Juno 12.—The Augusta Cot ton Exchange report for May : Eighteen oounties; aoroage reported the same as last year. The weather lias been more favorable for planting and working, bnt less favorable for growth, owing to oool, dry weather. Stands fair to good—where planted early, not as good as last year. There is an inorease of 8 per oent. in fer tilizers. Fields are well worked and free from grass. The plant is unnsnaily small for iho season, hut strong and well rooted. Favorable rains since the replies were re ceived will improve the plant. Ex-Gov. Hendrioks leaves for Europe to be absent three months. In Indianap olis on Saturday thousands of Indiana people assembled to bid him good-bye, God speed and a safe return. Senator MoDonald presided, who in tbe course of bis remsrks, alluded to Gov. Hendrioks, as the man, who, if justioe bad been done, would now be Vioe President. Speeches were also made by Gov. Williams and othera. We give aov. hendrioks’ address. Gov. Hendrioks said: Mr. President, my friends and fellow- citizens : At tbe olose of the eontest of last year and at tbe olose of iny official service as Governor of the State, I found myself rnuoh worn out in pbysioal strength, and I thought I would devote fully aix mouths to rest and seeing what I might of other parts of the world that so far I bad never Been, and so I deoided to make with my wife a short trip to portions of Europe. Upon my departure I am overoome with this demonstration of respoot on the part of my fellow-oitizoua [applause,] and I have no langnage at my command which shall enable me to express tbe profound sentiments that fill my heart to-night. I have never euoountered suoh a demon- stratiou as this. In my politioal contests I have had something with wbioh to con tend, but this seems to be an expression of confidence and renpool, before whioh I know of nothing that I oau do oxoopt to make my bow. [ApplaiiBe. ] My personal friend who has addreseod you uud bos addressed myself, has re ferred to my publio life. Ho has spokon somewhat of tbe sucoosb whioh has attend ed my offorte in life. This evening in npeaking to my friends of Shelby oounty, I expressed the sentiment that has always governed me. When I went to eobool— when I was a young man among tbe yonng mon of Bhelhyville—when 1 was a member in tbe Legislature, very inexpe- perienoed, indeed—when in the Constitu tional Convention, in tbe old hall that onoe ooonpied this ground—as a member of Congress, in either branch—and final ly, as Governor of tbe State, my rule was TO DO THE BEST I COULD. rApplaaso.J And if any sucooss has at tended my efforts in life I attribute it to the observanee of that rule—whatever I had to do, to do it as well as I could. And 1 return my thanks to tho eloquent gen tleman for the assuranoe he has given me that any efforts I may have made in pub lic life are somewhat appreciated by tbo jieople of Indiaua; and as I make my onrney, os I turn my back for a short time apou my homo and follow-oitizona and expect to look upon tbe institutions that f overn other pooplo than tboso with whom havo always been associated, it is a pleasing reflection that I leave behind me the good feeling of tbe men wbo know me. [Applause.] And, indeed, as a man stands upon the anmmit of the hill of life, and looks behind and downward some what, there is not mnob else to contem plate with pleasure. Ho oan not oarry mnoh of the goods of this world with him; bnt as he goes onward and onward to ward tbo olose of life, tbe richest thing that be can carry with him and down to the very verge of the grave ie tbo respeot and esteem of bis fellow-oitizens. [Ap plause. j And the assurance that to some ex tent 1 enjoy that among tbe peoplo of In diana, is tbe rioboet gem that I osteern in life. [Vehement applause.] I have had my oontests. I have been thrown some what into tbe political strifes in Indiana— and they have been no ordinary strifes that have been made in this State; the party lines have been olosely and tightly drawn, and tbe oontests have been very earnest, very positive, very determined on both sides; the tendency has been to make tbemenof the respective partieH very bitter towards those of tbo other side. I have experienced that somewhat—not very mnob I think—and wby is it ? Beoauso I have never oarried it myself. I have never in tbe politioal oontests into which I have been thrown, oarriod along with me a personal prejndioe, a bitternoss to ward tbe mon of the other side. [Ap- planso. ] I coneeded to any gentleman who ooonpied a different position from myself politically tbe absolate right tooo copy that position. I have never ques tioned it. I conceded that right as I olaimod it for myself, and only one senti ment has governed me, and that was, be lieving that the side I ooonpied was right. I advocated it with all my might accord ing to the principles of honor and right. TVehement applause.] The presiding offioor of this occasion has referred to tho faot that if tbe vote of the people had been re :aided I would oocnpy the position to wbioh I was nominated last year. [Ap- planne. | Of that I havo do more doubt than that Governor Williams was eleoted Governor of Indiana. [Applanse.J But at the same time justioe requires mo to say that if the decision had been left to the great body of tbo people of both par ties, the deoision of tbe ballot box truly made would not have been reversed and defeated. [Applause.] I believe that to night, it is a subject of regret to thous ands of gentlemen who did not and would not vote for me—wbo did not and would not vote for Governor Tilden—a subject of profound regrot that tho damaging blow baa bean to Amerioan institutions. | Great applause. ] Audi would not re fer to it in any partisan spirit exoept to say this : That horeafter tbe man who is eleoted President of the United Htates by the voioe and judgmont of the Amerioan peoplo MUST BE INAUGURATED. [Wild applause.] There ie no oiromu- stanoc connected with this meeting more gratifying to me and yon, permitting me io say it, than tbe faot that a very large delegation baa oomo np to this meeting from tbe oounty of Sbolby. They have known mo longer than the people of In dianapolis havo. They knew me a good many years ago as a boy among thorn. Then they knew me as a young man, with Whatever of ambition 1 may have bad then. Then they reposed oonfidenoe in me and made me one: of the law-makers in the State ; and then agAin, aa my friend sayH, they made me a member of the Constitutional Convention of tbe State, and Shelby county contributed very muob to make me a member of Congress. Wby, L may say that whatever of snooess I may have bad in life in any large degree I owe to that oounty, and nothing will ever make me forget it. I oannot forget it, and al though, my fellow eitizens of Indianapolis and of other eonnties who may be here, for yon I have a great reapeot beosnae you are a part of tbe people of this great State; for the people of Shelby oounty I have an undying love. [Applause.] And I know of no looality in the United States where the prinoipleB of tbe Demooratlo party, where tbe prinetples of Jeffersonian res pnblioanism, are better understood or more earnestly worshipped than in the county of Shelby. My fellow-oitizens, this occasion does not call for a lengthy speech from me. As I said before, it demands, from me a bow, the oxpreesiona of the feelings whioh yonr partially on this occasion naturally exoitos. I expect to see other lands with in the next three months. I axpeot to see 'oonntriea that are governed by laws and institutions to wbioh we are strangers, and in respeot to whioh I hope we shall always be strangers. [Applause.] And it was with pleasure that I anticipated tbs opportunities of making a comparison be tween Ibe institutions of my own country and of the oondition of tbe people nnder those institutions with the institutions of other lands and of the oondition of the people under those institutions. From England we derive to a large extent our system of laws. In France we bad a friend in tbe time of the revolu tion. [Applause.] It was LaFayette who stood side by side with George Washing- ion. [Applause,] From Germany and Ireland we have a powerful element in our own society. These countries I bops to seo. But in advance I could never hope to see a country whoBe institu tions are to be oompared with our own. Bat the valno of our institutions de pends upon the care with which tbe people guard them. If we allow onr institutions to go into ohanoe and ont of tbo gnardian oare of tbe judgment and will of the people they will soon become no better and perhaps worse than the in stitutions of other oountries. [Applause. ] And if yon would allow me one single ex pression of tbo duty that devolves upon the people of the State of Indiana it would bo this : That you and I, without respeot to political faith, should stand by tbe Constitution and laws and tbe institutions of tbe oonntry, and allow no politioal au thority and no politioal soheme whatever to defeat tbe purposes of any one of tbe provisions of the Constitution or of the laws of the land. [Applause. ] I expeot to be absent abont three months. That will not give me mnoh of an opportunity to see very mnob of tbe world, bnt it will bo the first time that I have ever looked upon any other sky ex oept that of Amerioa. It will be tbe firBt time that I have evor looked in foreign lands npon the people governed by their institutions, and in that respeot it is an opportunity that I prize very highly. I thank you, my fellow-oitizens, and I thank yon (turning to the men on tbe stage) for tbe expression of regard and esteem that I have reoeived from yon to-night. I shall never forget this night so long as memory presides in this brain. [Applause and obeors. ] m SPEECH OF URN. TOOMBS. BEAST DUTLEU THE GRANDEST THIEF OOD EVER MADE. Constitution, Tuesday.] A very large andienoo asaembled at tbe oapitol last night to hear General Toombs disonss tbe convention question as it had been annonnoed by handbills that he wonld do bo. Hon. Warren Aiken, of Bartow, waa also annonnoed, bnt waa so muob indis posed at tbe bonr of tbe meeting that be was unable to appear. OEN. TOOMBS, when be appeared, was greeted with ap» plause, and after a brief real, he arose and began bis remarks. Ho said that he had consented to ad dress his fellow-citizens of Atlanta, at tbeir request. He was always ready to answer to tbo oall of any respeotable por tion of tbe people of Georgia and give them his ideas of what was best for the pnbiio weal. Upon this oooasion he was to address them upon the question of whether the people of Georgia shall meet in convention and oonsider tbe making of tbeir organic law. I am now and shall ever bo, in snooess, in favor of tbe people of Goorgia making tbeir own fundamental la*. He would like to see the man in this sndionoe who gives an honest reason wby a convention ought not to be held. I haven't found a sane man in Georgia wbo oonld give me one. A man may have his little soheme—his little drag net—he may want to keep tbe doors of the tress - ury opan—and be will be in favor of keep ing npon ns a Constitution made by nig gers, scalawags and thieves—black and white and of every bne and oolor. He deolared that the present constitu tion was tbe work of imported tbieveB and oarpot-baggers, joined with soalawags and niggers. It is a maohino—one of tbe in ventions that they get up at tbe North by tbe aid of the Mortons and Butler—tbe ohief thief of tbe universe. (Laughter.) lie denies all future competition. I like to seo a fellow at the head of bis trade and he beats everybody. Everybody bows in submission to him as tbe grandest thief God ever made. (Laughter.) They sent the litte rogne down here to make this Constitution and they went to Meade to know what they should do, and it is a Con stitution made by thieves, vagabonds and robbers. It was made by foroe and fraud, and yet men wbo oall themselves freemen here in Georgia stand np and aay they want to live under tbia Constitution. You, miserable wretobes, may God have mercy npon yon! [Applause.] I don't mean you who are in hearing of my voice, bnt those who profess to bo opposed to a Con vention. They are not here to-nigbt. They are in the grog shops. There ja pot a man within hearing of my voioe who will dispute what I say as to tbe neoesaity of a new organic law in Georgia. There is not a man within hearing of my voioe but who believes iu that nooesBity. I have never heard uu honest argument against a Convention. I never expected to hear ono. There is none. They talk abont tho removal of the Capital. Well, let thorn remove it, but for heaven's sake give honest Georgians a ohanoe, at least, to adopt the present Constitution, if noth ing else. We have neither tbe time nor the space to give anything liko an adequate report of General Toombs' speech. It was able, vigorons, pithy and pointed, and he waa frequently interrupted by loud applause. He spoke with all his old-time foroe, and frequently grew truly eloquent.