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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.