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The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN II. MARTI*
COLUMBUS:
TUESPAt APPIL
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copy of tbe e»U of lhi» Codt«iUob, which
pnlilinh elMwhrtw. It will be mid
that iho call hu been «Hb« modldcd or
ail oiplainwl t* to loTit* tho att-nd.nc.
and piirlicipatioD of porooni of oil politi-
cal partiaa. Bnt wo boliOTO thot tho g.n-
0|al read vc nt tho Democrotio porty la to
lot the Iliboni KepuLlieooo moDogo thio
Convention for thomoolvoo, Anally nomi-
Hate their condliloteo, ond prooont their
platform in on ontboritotioo form. When
thia aboil hove boon done tho Dontocracy
ran hotter determine the qaootiow of alli
ance and co-operation. Wo believe that
tl.ia ia tbe boat conraa, not only becouee a
niimnittal of tho Democrotio party to thia
movement before thot time would bo pre-
nintnre, bnt bocanea Iho "Liberal Bepnb-
liran" movement con probably bn nude
nioRt formidable to Grant and the Kadi-
rale by permitting it to come (onfall
bind without Democratic intermeddling.
The platform of principle* contained in
the chII in iu tho main satisfactory. Some
limy shrink from so explicit an acceptance
of the Constitution “sh amended." Bnt
tho truth is we are daily supporting it as
amended, and see no reasonable hope of
escaping or evading the amendments until
they Hi e repealed in tho regular way—and
against such a repeal thia platform does
not commit its party. The first declara
tion of tho proposed platform, relative to
tho Tariff, ia fully as aooepteble as w*
could expect from any national eouven-
1 ).•». Jtut >ve apprehend that tba Clncin-
li iti callers will havo some difficulty in
harmonizing the Convention on a deeUra-
t, n lilio this—Groeley, Curtin and other
p .itmTioiiists being leading members.
From (ill indications, tbs Cincinnati
Convention will bs so largely attended by
I .iltoral Kfpubliosns as to demonstrats the
fi iiniuty of Grant's defeat if a union of
nil opposing elements can bs effeoted.
In view of tbs probability of such a deui-
oiiHtifttion, the prospectus of the movers
is u mattnr of much general interest. Its
tiiioauHN m probably a question of inanuyr-
.acut merely, and ths prospect is now so
fuii as to direct to it a very general and
strong popular interest.
Rasilff and R*rrt«.
Ho better exempl HI cation of tbo injoe-
tioe and absurdity of fixing pay to un-
sascsesfsl elaimaate of eeeU ia Ooagreet
could be made then by a statement of the
facta in the eaee of Norrto vs. Handley.
Handley, the Deutoeralie candidate in tbe
8d District of Alabema, best Norris, the
Itsdical osodidate, some threo thousand
rotes. The latter made a so-called con
tent, though everybody in tbe District
knew that be conld never make it appear
that be was not fairly and overwhelmingly
beaten. He made a mock investigation
in eaoh county, employing lawyers to con
duct it for him in soms counties. Having
nothing else to do, he might well havo
attended to thia business himself. But
Mr. Handley was a part of tbe time in his
•eat iu Congress, end conld not personally
attend all of Norris' appointment* for the
purpose of procuring or rebatting'testi
mony. He, too, had to employ lawyers.
They wsnt before the House of Repre
sentatives with such testimony as they
had collected, and the strongly Radical
Committee on Elections unanimously re
ported in favor of Handley's right to the
•eat. Bo far so good—it was what every
body knew would be the result if tbe case
was decided according to tbe facta. Rut
it seems that thia Radioal Committee went
further end reported in favor of allowing
Norris $6,000 to defray the expenses of
making a contest which he had no good
grounds to make; and the House will no
doubt vote it! Handley, we are told,
“gets nothing" but the seat, which wsh
given to him by tbs people. Supposing
that each expended $0,000 for carrying
As ispsrUst Iwtusl.
A dispatch from Washington, 2d inst,
to the New York Herald stoles that at the
•melon of the Cabinet on that day it wan
decided to (horoaghly protect the Texan
frontier along the Rio Grande, and the
Secretary of War accordingly issued or
ders to Gen. Sheridan, commanding the
Military Division of the Missouri, and
Gen. Augur, commanding tho Depart
ment of Texas, to be specially vigilant in
arresting Mexican raider* and all who *n-
g'tge in violating the Customs Revenue
law and turn them over to the civil au
thorities for punishment.
felloe.
The telegrapliio weekly statement
makes t he receipts of last week at all the
ports 84,551 bales, against 68,682 for tbe
corresponding week of last year—showing
a falling off of jukt about one-half. The
reoeipta of week before last were 40,640—
•bowing a falling off of 6,098 bales last
week. Total receipts since 1st Beptem*
bor last 2,462,498 bales, against .‘1,062,615
for the corresponding portion of the pre
vious season—a falling off of 900,117
bales. Stock at all U. B. ports 889,191
bales, against 655,208 at same date of last
year, Receipts of last week at the inte
rior towns 7,828 bales, against 11,866
bales for the corresponding week of last
yeur.
We learn from tbe Lumpkin Telegraph.
of the fid iiiht. that at an adjourned rail
road meeting held iu its town on Tuesday
last, after a stirring address by Judge
Wimberly, the subscription to the Huw-
ltintiville and Eufuula Railroad was in-
on the inveetigation, Norris, the unsuo- creased to $25,000. Concerning the pro-
easeful Radical, will make three thousand gross of the subscription to tho road, tho
dollars clear money for carryiug on a con-
teat which he had no good cause to make;
while Handley, tbe man acknowledged to
be rightfully elected, will l/mc three thou
sand dollars in defending his right to tho
seat to which he was so triumphantly
elected! Hut Norris ia a Radioal, and
Handley is a Democrat, which “account*
for the milk in the cocoauut." It also
shows how ths Radical party squander the
money of the Government upon party
favorites, while taxing the people to the
extent of oppression to raise the money
wherewith to reward their partisans. Are
the people willing to continue such a
practice for four yusra longer ?
The State Denial Hooiaty of Georgia
convened in Atlnuta on Wedueoday.
About a dozen dentists prsseut at the
opeuing—none from Columbus. Heveral
applicant!! wore eleoted active members
of the Society. After some routine busi
ness tbo Society adjourned until Thurs
day morning.
* Ui Wednesday, tho jury in Atlanta try
ing tho orko of Uov. Myram D. Wood for
the alleged seduction of Miss Knune Chi-
vmh, brought iu a verdict of guilty. Ths
defendant, iu answer to ths question
whether lie had anything to say why aen-
lenre should not be prouounoed, emphat
ic.illy denied his guilt. lie was aontenoed
to leu years' imprisonment iu tho Peni
tentiary. His counsel made a motion for
arrest of judguiout and a new trial, Which
w ill ho heard during vacation.
We find the following dispatch from
Harrisburg, Pa., March 29tb, iu our
Northern exchanges. We suppose that
tbs company alluded to is tho one known
as ths “Boutberu Security Improvement
Company," whose operations in tbe South
lmve of lato been attracting attention:
Ths bill repealing the charter of the
Southern improvement Company lias
passed in both Houses of the State Legis
lature. IIon<;o tbo charter in repealed.
TAB C13ICIXRATI UMVBSTIOV.
Cincinnati Hsukicaotkbs or the Cow-*]
VENTIOM1 or lilttAli REPUBLIC ASH, j
AMD TO Reunion and Rxroaif Ob- }
OANIZATION, TO SB BOLD IX ClX- |
cimhati, Mat 1, 1872.
At a recent meeting of tbs Organization
for Reunion and Reform, of Cincinnati,
Telegraph fays: “We learn from Judge
Wimberly that the City Council of Ameri-
cus will subscribe $100,000—that ia, the)
intend transferring $50,000 subscribed to
the Newnuu A Americas Road to this one,
and add $50,000 to thut. It is thought
there will bo no doubt ns to getting this,
and $25,000 mure by private subscription
in tbo county, which will be tbe pro ruta
share of Suiijpttr county. Wo brlivo too
that Webster county is included in this.
Then $75,000 from Sumpter to Hawkiun-
ville, which lcavos $100,000 to bo ruiseil
from Webster to Kufaulo—that is, by
Stewart aud Quitman.
“As we understand it, tlic $100,000
subscribed by Gen. Hammond iu Arnori-
cus, was outside of the $800,000 Iu bo
raised as above."
The reports of tho defeat of Uooha and
other Bucaosaea of tha revolutionists in
Mexico have not been confirmed, and are
beliovud to bo untrue. Dispatches from
the Rio Graudo, of tbe 91st ult., to the
New York Herald, say that there ia gen-
oral demoralization among the revolution
ists. “Their forces mainly eonsiat of men
forced into the ranks. Tho chiefs oannot
attract any mord volunteers. The mass
of the peoplo oppose the revolutionists,
but the leaders of the latter, though with
out moans, are determined to starve rather
than be boaluu or acknowledge defeat.
They unnoiuico their intention to deelare
it republic iu tbe Sierra Madre, to call in
filibustering Americana, and ask for an-
nMistion to tho United Btatcc. They have
already established reoruiting offioe* in
Texas, whore they moan to enlist Amer
icaua by promises of rioh bounty and the
prospect of annexation."
On Tuesday the buildings and other
property of the “Industrial Association of
Georgia," near Savannah, were sold at
auoiiou, aud purchased by Mr. Joseph
J.ippuiuu, of that city, for the sum of
$16,ooo, the property being anbjeottoa
xnortgago of $1,000. The Ne«M under
stands that it is Mr. Lippuian's intention
to organize a stock company, with a cap
ital of $25,000,* for tbe purpose of con
tinuing the annual fairs.
Richmond Togo, a Savannah nsgro,
killed bis father-in-law, Winter Williams,
a few days ago, because the latter reaoued
from the fire a child of Page’s, that the
unnatural parent had in hia fury thrown
iuto the flames!
We leari^from the Opelika Leeomefi'cs
that Col. U. A. Hardaway hoe resigned
tho office of Engineer and Superintendent
of the Rest Alabama A Cincinnati Rail
road : but the Locomotive expresses hope
t hut he will be iuduoed to reoail hia raiig
nation.
Tli. oiluliituin of lh. "flying honra'
stirred 1||> a lireoz. is TnakegM, Alt.
Tho -Wira of that town, is « loonl noth-.,
Muled that "th. prMebm” of tb. ,Uo«
attended; which remark draw oat Err.
E. S. Smith in . card of eomotion, in
which he deni*, that "all" tb. pra.ch.ra
att.i.d.d, .ud aharjily r.bnkae Urn patron
ag. of inch an exhibition. We think that
l)ro. Smith might hara oantantad Mmitff
with clearing hi. own akirta, and ban left
other, to judg. for thaunnlvea of tb. rta.
fuln.sa of witnaMing or riding npon n
mare machuical oontrir.no*. W. hop.
that none of the worthy hrelhran received
n more d^neging fall than that which Sr.
0. bee given them.
N. B — HV were not the repraeentntive
of tbie offioe who rode upon the "flying
bonce" here.
The LaFayelte llepvrimr hae nooouate of
a cruel outrage committed ia Oooaa conn
ty, Alb, eeveral day. ago. It karat that
a flagro mu and white annua, who had
married, were tied by a party of moo to o
till of their houae, tha hotmt art an Are.
and the mieoegenatiog oonpk bused to
death with ft! We hope that the inform-
otion is not correct. Unlawful and revolt,
ing as was tba pffenos, it did act mR far
such s puniskfisent, nor far mb tango-
once of any kind.
The City Council of Eufsula, Alt.,
elected its corporal ion officers a few days
since, and increased its police force.
Among the officers elect is John Cochran,
Esq., City Attorney.
A latter from DeQuoiu, 111., March 25th,
reports the death of tlio notorious “out
law” Hildebrand. The letter says that he
Sad sums confederates were psHsing
through Illinois ou their way to Kentucky,
when Hildebrand became separated from
the real and was ovorpowued by uumbors
aud soonred; that on their way to a mag
istrate's offioe, Hildebrand drew a knife
which bs bad kept concealed in bie sleeve,
and stabbed one of his captors, who there
upon shot him through the heart. It is
stated that tlioy did not know who bs wan
until after they had killod him. The
death of Hildebrand has been r«| anted
several times before, but ho seemed to
have as many lives as a oat. Wu suspect
that in this iustanoe a party of Illiuois
bravos killed a stranger in a dastardly
manner, and to palliato the act affected
to believe that he was Hildebrand.
The Albany AY#r* of tlio 5tb lias reports
of a bloody all'ray at Ford’s Mill, in Worth
county, on Haturdny tbe 301 h nil. Ac
cording to Hie reports, Iho difficulty wan
commenced by a drunlu-n man abusing tlio
mail enrrier, whose part was taken by an
other iuuii present, and pretty soon I hero
was a division into two opposing parties
of a number of persons on the ground
Gns. Hcott, a lookor-on, was fatally shot
in the ubdomcn ; throe others were dan
gerously, and three more not so seriously
cut, and others bruised and mangled.
The wounded were reported to be doing
well. We trust thut tho extent of the cas
ualties is exaggerated.
In an affray between two negroes in
Eufsula, Ala., on Tuesday iiigbt last, one
of them, Frank McCullough, fractured tlio
skull of tho other, Hill Htreuter, by a blow
with a chair. Btrontcr iu not expected to
recover—McCullough arrested.
The nail and spike Manufacturers of
the Atlantic (Hates had held a caucus or
“syndicate," aud resolved upon auother
advsnoo of 50 coots per keg. Ths Tariff
protects them in extortion.
The Htate Dental Society, in session at
Atlanta, adjourned on Thursday night, to
meet on the first Wednesday iu April,
1878, at Columbus. Tho following offi
oers for the eurrent year wore elected:
Freni dent—l)r. E. M. Allen, Marietta,
Georgia.
First Vioe-Prcsident—Dr. A. C. Ford,
Atlanta, Ga.
Bocoud Yiee-Preeident—Dr. J. H. Mur
phy, Atlanta, Ga.
Correeponding Secretary- Dr. R. I.
Hampton, Rome, Ge.
Recording Secretary—Dr. M. B. Job-
eon, Perry, Ga.
Treesnrer-*l)ootor H. A. Lowrance,
Athens, Ga.
Executive Committee—Dre. F. Y. Clark
and E. Parsons, Savannah, Ga.; J. 1*. It.
Brown, of Auguste, Ga.; B. G. Holland,
Thompson; K. H. Billups, Atlanta.
The Tatbotton Mamin nl of Thursday
reports the death of Mrs. James Wilson
aud Mr. Uaaaliua Walton, of its oouuty ;
and has tho following news items:
The Superior Court adjourned after a
term of three weeks hard labor. Tbo
Grand Jury wee one of the beat ever sin-
peuuolled. Nearly all the old docket woe
eteared.
Tbe fruit crop in Talliot oouuty prom
ises to be immense. The peach trees are
loaded with blooms.
We are pained to learn the death of
Rev. Mr. Redding, son of Col. A. W.
Reddiug, a prumiuent citizen of Harris
oouuty, who preached iu tbie oounty sev
eral yean ago, and afterwards removed to
Mississippi. Brother Redding was a de
voted Christian, and tha intelligence of
intelligence of
am dnnth •Ul uad. tkrill of hrov
Uroubtb. hMrte of may fri.ad.ui
IWboC.
11 mu. flora tb. Uakra Spring. Hrraltl
of tb. Sd in»l:
Firraan eoraplrtn that lb. bird, .re
vrn dwtruHiv. Is lb. young com, in
taring lb. .brad. v*rjr Mrioudy by their
lUprwUlioau, -bar. it bra non. up. Tb.
hravy rain. hav. rank II iraowrary to
plant onr rauah of lb. corn that hu oL
rrady bran pat in tba gruaad. Cotton
pirating bra bran dokyM vary gra.rally
by th. coal
continued unfavorable «aalbar.
Obrapnrativaly link bra yrt bora planted.
It k aaid tba praaant old rak-bailau
depot bnildiag of tba M. * O. Iteitroad
•ill abortiy bs anfaaUlukd by a new and
•oraaaodiona on a, to be orartad at tba
cmaaiagof tha O. AK. Brtbond, wbieb
In bs tba anal aw Ira ef at-
Uaion
traetkn, tba h.b of Union Springs. We
it will not bn long baton tha do-
' ~ ‘ ' railroad will beeeUb-
XbkniMbaa
rappraa it will not
prtof tba Bnfaak
labadrt tbeaaas
Among tba aalaa by tba Sheriff af mb
ton oonnly, on Tnaadny last, was a half
abarain tbo Imm of tbo Stats S
(owned by H. t JUnMK) ItU OU
for SMl. Tbofranitflra Mi Wo—sT *
portion of tba KirabaH OrtManW brat
pj B. U- BUI far fML
“Resolved. That wo invite all voter*,
whether nl Democratic, Republican, or
other party sntocedonts, who are willing
to aniiu with us iu favor of sustaining tho
Constitution as it is, of civil ueivice re
form, a tariff for revenue only, of general
luuenty for all past political offence*, and
local self-government, to meet with um
in National Convention, at Cincinnati,
Ohio, on tho first day of May next, to
decide on the best plan of action to secure
the above named objects, and the promo
tion of the general welfare."
This Convention has been called for the
1st of Muy, because it hsH been thought
that by tbo terms of the call of the Con
vention of Liberal Republicans, only Re
publicans wore invited. While tho grout
objects to he attained of both tbe Reunion
and Reform Organization, and that of tho
Liberal Republicans, aro similar, yet one
of the chief and especial aims of the Or
ganization for Reunion and Reform is to
unite members of all parties, and from nil
sections of the country, iu the support of
those principles so vital to the welfare of
the people.
The purpose of this circular is to set
tho above facta dearly before those who
desire to come to the Convention, and to
inform them that a Committee of Ar
rangements, with authority to act for both
tpoiivciitious, has been uppointed, whoso j
duty it is, among other tliiugs, to facilitate
the transportation of those coming to tbo !
Convention, and to assist them to find
uauummoduliuns, which are iu cveiy wuy j
ample, while hero.
It may be stated that arrangements have '
already been ninths with some of the rail
roads, and prohobly will hu with ull, by
which persons paying full furc to the Con
vention will receive through the Commit- ;
too of Arrangements freu passage to their I
homes.
Any information concerning these Con- '
volitions will ho promptly given by
addrossiug the Committed of Arrange
ments. Geo. Waki> Niciioi-h, 1
Chuiriuan. j
J. F. Foxj.ktt,
E. H. Klkinsciimidt,
H. Btobku, Jr.,
Milton Baylk.ii,
Secretaries.
The scheme of the Reunion and Re
form Organization, of Ciucinnuli, is sub
joined for the information of those con
cerned.
The following Declaration of Principles
is signed by several hundred persons,
prominent citizens, Republicans nml Dem
ocrats, and a plan of organization was
adopted. We earnestly urge those who
agree with us iu the general principles
expressed, to form similar oigaui/.utionu
iu other localities, for the purpose of co
operation with us, in this anil iu other
Hiatus, in obtuining tho general objects
expressed :
We, the undersigned, disregarding for
political affiliations, and laying aridu
Tha Kftrt of the Its Ayaortleamcit.
There appears to be some tnizapp.rohon -
kiou in the public mind in regard to the
effect of the recent apportionment for the
Houae of Representative* npon the presi
dential election. That is to isy* whether
the electoral college will be constitnlcd
on the basis of tbe existing representation
or the new distribution. Apporlio merits
ure made every twenty year*, and the
electoral college is graduated by them,
hocuuse tbe election for tho new Cougross
and the Presidency take place at tbe same
time. The act of 2d Fubruary , fixes Iho
aggregate number of the House of Repre
sentatives at 289 members. Ry adding
71 for the Ben<ktori*l representation of :j7
Btutes, the next electoral college will nee-
ostnrily consist of 857 members.
In tbo pre?-- nt confusion of parties it Ik
difficult to estimato with sny degree of
accuracy tbo piobnble result of the presi
dential election in several States, which
are How closely balanced, nod the com
plexion of which may be determined by
causes which have yet to Assume deficits
shape. Rut there are certain data which
may be accepted as fnrnh.hing a general
lmsis of circulation, and are not seriously
disputed by either tho R^public-in or
Democratic side, to w hich they apply at
this time exclusively. Let us look ut
these figures calmly, und with no disposi
tion to deceive ourselves or to mislead
the public. They form an interesting
study:
Tout* Eki torul G<»l't*a*
•if Preside)
Ittpuhlio
fjmilr/ul.
Shod- Istsad Elect lea.
Pbovxdenck, R. I., April 3.—The Rhode
Inland State election was held to-day sad
aroused more than usual interest owing to
the fact that about three thou-and Demo
cratic registered voters bad tbeir.poll tax
es psid for the first time in two or three
yews. The result, however, was the elec
tion of tbo Republican State ticket except
Lieutenant Governor, who is probably de
feated by Chnrlos R. Cutler, Democrat,
by a small majority, although the scatter
ing volte may throw the election into the
L-gisUuire wheu the Republican cauui-
duto will be elected.
‘i be Journal Las tho Tetnrns from «!1 the
towns iu the htu*.e except black Island,
footing up as follows :
For Governor—Beth Padleford, Repub.
lican, 9,585; Gluey Arnold, Democrat,
For Lieutenant Govornor—Pardon XV.
Steven#, Republican, 8,152; Charles It.
Coulter, Democrat, 8,729.
Thu Senate will btand 26 Republicans
and 11 DumocmU, and the Hou^e 58 Re
publicans, 17 Democrats, and 8 of no
choi<
[At the Presidential election Grant re
ceived 12,993, aud Seymour 6,548, iu
Rhode Island. 1
The Rond Committee Returned.—Col.
E. F. ll»go and Mr. B. A. McNeil, recent
ly appointed by tho Ruud Committee to
visit New York ui.d collect ail available
information connected with Georgia fi
nances, and especially wiih the financial
tr>.nsbctior.9 between bullock and Clews,
i returned to this city ycatetday, afters
; »u<i*;t uulinfrtctory \idt.
| Q*:ito a number of Wail street brokers
: and linuuciera voluntcetcd all tho inforiua-
1 tiou in their posht>.a:on pntuiniug to bul-
I lock’s, Clews' and K'.mbali s trausuetions ;
BHHSS5WS?
lUu>« (March l> Corrcvp»a$uaca boa<l*«T«tvgra|>a.
Th* Peps Briiftee sed PeMttm.
Although a Froteetaht, I moat oowfeas
to some emottoB when the venerable Pon
tiff advanced sMtiiug towards me,* and
raising me wUbfM bend I bowed to kiss.
He instantly began talking With great
vivacity, partly in his own language, pert,
ly iu French—which be epeaks not only
with absolute fluency, but with leas ac
cent than I have ever heard in an Italian—
and he passed from one subjoct to another
with extraordinary rapidity. 8o often
und so quickly, indeed, did the Pope
ebauge the subject of conversation, and
so voluble was bo that, milch oh I was
interested iu all he said, I find it impossi-
ble to recall exactly how one observation
led to mother. He went on to any:
“Many people, Cetholies as well os Pro
testants, hoc in to have an altogether false
idea of my pori.ion here. They say that
1 am not really a prisoner. It is true
there are ao gendarmes here to take hold
of me"—here he anPed the action to the
word—“bat I am oblinod to remain in
tbe Yaticsn. How could I go into the
streets of Roma where all sorts of immor
ality would meet my eyes: where all the
cnnritnn. all the tan* culotle* of Italy—
aye, of the world—are collected to
gether?" This seemed to remind hiu
Holiness of tbe American eeandtde to
which I hsve already alluded, end he
asked me if I bad heard of it; adding
that it ahowed what sort of people came
to Rome nowadays. “Whatever their
•» ».
may Be. he went on to remark,
“they are not ju» tilled in hr ging their
bad manners to me."
Again recurring in thought to tho nn-
lucky Yankees, the Holy Father remarked
that there were man rate t'jets of every
nation. He then suddenly remarked that
hu remouibered corresponding with the
President—tbe on* who died, meaning
Upon this basis mid a distinct issuo be
tween tho two parties as they now stand,
the Democrats would require eleven votes
to i.leot their candidates and the Republi
cans so ven ty-six, to bo obtained from
among iho hu ven Mutes which arc umuo?.ci
tor argument and illustration to the
“doubtiul" category, llonrc*, they be
come of much importance, und must Iu*
examined with cure, in order to reach ui.y
prudent conclusion. The powerful influ
ences of inou nmi mousy, which tho Ad- j had no i
mini <tration was able to throw into New I’icwa Jr
Hampshire recently, and will concentrate I Mr. C -
iij on Connecticut next Monday, conld not I munificent liberal
be employed in a p rouble Mod contest, ! the wur, by
wh"ii tdl tho elections occur iu alljlho had u» defrauded 1.
nuked, they found only one individual j Lincoln ; and he as suddenly asked what
who professed to have utiy confidence iu i has become of the President of the South.
KiiubRl und Dullock, and he wn» « victim Mr. Dmvis. “lie was a long time id pris-
o! sonic ol Kimball wickod muchinatioun. 4 , u< hm j thou I heard of bis being in Eog-
Mcinin. 1£ »go slid McNeil bring with them j land, and lately I have heard nothing at
tlie sworn affidavits of u number of proud- fc n about Lim. Is be still alive?" No
n«*nt Wall sired biokers, among them . noouer bad I replied U> thia question than
Mr. Henry Clews. | tbe Pope asked another: “Aud how
'] his latter individual protests that he about the Alabama ?—how will it be aet-
is innocent of ull ctimiuai transaction* I Hed ?" Ou hearing my answer, ho
with Dullock, and expresses himself much j punted several times, “You are quite
n ■ d that tho people of Georgia j right; always hope for peace; there is
should accuse him of conniving at Rul-j nothing like peace; always advocate
lock s frauds. I’o’, l/oge very poiutcdly j pence—always pray for peace,
i n l d ■< r - lly replied, that the people i f j 'lheu cume another change of idea:—
Georgia <.i l him no iujuatico in c-Uhning . “England weems to have modified her
li:m among tho Slate defrauders; for it j policy of late years. Formerly sho was
hi.d already appeared that every man who • always settlirg the affairs of Europe—
cousoitb l with Dullock during his admin- j now she sticks to her own business ; she
istration was a designing thief, and they st-eiuH to ssy to the other Powers, ‘Do
had no light • ‘ “ * -
I tli.it Lllinbt
all i
Cj.l
lines,
..I b.
•Stiitcrt ou tho same day. With the p<
frou to vote independent of this intriiMon,
there is lmidly any doubt that both these
SiiitfH would go Democratic. Tbo Re-
publican defection in Pennsylvania ia
largo und growing, and the exposure of
tlie atrocious frauds in Philadelphia,
wbi'li are .b nionsiratud by tbu udmihsimi
ot t'olouel M -Uluro to the seal in the Ben
nie Ironi which he was excluded by cur-
ballot-box and “repealing,"
in th<
ho
11 ,
ed t..
only to f
will mil allow tlu
hypothesis, mill
digested I host. f.»
IV t<
t to except Mr. j what you like ; I shall mind my own busi
1 ness.' Rut ahe else, I ft-ur, bus much
>n to boast of his reason to dread the future; it is fortunate
) *to the South | that she is conservative in her feelings,
i transactiuiis he ' and more firm, more reliable, more set-
: that it was only | tied than her neighbor*. As to Europe
>* -financier* that generally, look at Frauce, Spain, Italy—
te bin profession. | every whore there is confusion end uncer- ‘
nniittoe liftr. been j tainty." “I am very glad yon arc fair to-
which they have j wauls us," the Pope*wcut ou to say, “for
They have ■ atucly (?alhn1ics have as much right to a
il , good education ns Protestants. J’ouiem-
The leUrriewtf.
Modem civilization, in its American
form, hae effervececd, and the product ia
the Interviewer. He is yet uuknown in
Europe. That benighted portion of tho
globe fte yet to be illuminated by his omni-
C ence. A cross between Hercules and
l Pry, with a preponderance of tho
latter, hia pen or pencil represent* tho
'club of the ono while tho introsive um
brella of the other fluds it* counterpart iu
his ticket-of-with-or-without-leavo as a
member of the Preas.
The Iutervicwer may be said to be a
necessity of the times. Moro than a man
ifestation of the age, he is the age itself.
Iu him its audacious und insatiable curi-
o<dty is embodied, and the joint agencies
of steam and electricity could no more
have fuiled to evolve him than the rota
ting planet could have failed to throw off
it« satellite. Au apeudage to the Press,
he is higher even than hie source, as tho
inhabited earth is higher thou tbe hfolo-s
solar orb from which its life is derived.
As meteorites feed the sun, so feeds he
tho eight or ten cylinder Hoe. Eccentric
es e comet, he returns from his wander
ings into the confines of space with more
than cometary regularity and in strict
obedience to the laws of gravitation—for
his pay ia bis sole attraction, and the.tlim-
siowt greenback ia weightier then be.
Ia himself utterly iueurious, and devoid
of tbe slightest earthly interest in any
thing but whisky and cigars, he displaye,
nevertheless, a curioMty boundless ac
it is uuparalleled. Nothing escapes him.
Things past, present and to come aro his
equal prey. Re tbe object animate or in
animate, it is the same to him. liis spe
cial aim is at humankind, because meu
can talk aud furnish words to his memory
which his invention could never coin.
Rut between him end the truth lies that
deadly enmity wnich arises from tbe irou
obligations of his position. Ha loves a
fact bucuune it is ready made to his hand,
but if it bo hard to describe, lies roll
from him in easy profusion. No respecter
of perilous, he would interview a dead
horse with as much composure hh ho would
a king. With him it is simply a question
of pay. Ia the horse the greater sensa
tion, he will not eo much as turn hiu heed
towards tho monarch. Great men flatter
themselves that they are the particular
objects of his love, when the truth is he
considers them with an eye single to the
perpetual make on which ho is intent.
Were maggots the occasiou of public in
terest, he would live iu their midst as
cheerfully as he lives with members of
Congress. He would interview himself,
scoop the abysm, and go down oven to
Bnvauuah, if humaui’y were concerned
about stioli things, und two additional
copies of his paper might be sold thereby.
It is not conceivable that brans can be
come more brazen in all the a*ons allotted
to ths terrcstiial bull. Strange develop-
monta impend, but Now York, Chicago
aud Louisville hsve no more uiurvoL: of
impudence to offer. Check has readied
its limit in the Interviewer.— t’/«/W«W»/*
Sate.
clu-i
it-u
v havo IliiooUghly
Wc hoj.o to be able
ut an early
•Justii
The llu**rll /Cxuminer nominntoa Hon.
Wm. II. Homes, of Opelika, as the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress lor the State
of Alabama at largo. This nomination is
a very fitting cue. No better man for
■uah a position than Col. Haruo* ouu bo
found iu tho State.
At tho pablio sales in Havannah, on
Tuesday lost, Central ltnilway stock
•old at $101(5'105 a share; Southwestern
ut $90; Atlautie A Gulf 7 por cent, guar
anteed stock $40; do. plsiu stock $15.50
por share; City of Savuntiah Romls, is-
kuo of 1853, $86.
Atlanta, April 3, 1872.
TIIE POrri«AHITY OF OOV. SMITH.
Our new Democratic Govornor seams
to make a profound impression upon the
leadiug mun of tho State who aro brought
in contact with him. They aro impressed,
uot only by his robust honesty and fair-
uoss, but by Iuh great abilities, his iiunl-
•?y. and bis great common sunso. If
life is spsrod him, ho is bound to play a
conspicuous aud banoficcnt part iu the
future politios of Ooorgin.
THE “FOUK YKAim" .U'DOKH.
And here it may he well to corroot an
error into which some people seem to
havo fslleu as to tho opiuiou of the Gov
ernor as to the term of the “four years"
Judges. If 1 am correctly informed, he
docs not hold that tho terma of these
Judcea extend to January uext. Ho tuny
tbiuk that n declaratory act, under the
cironuiatnncoH, would ho advisable, in or
der to remove all doubts; but the general
understanding in Democratic circles here
is, that those terms will expire on tbe 21st
dsy of July. The tonus commenced to
ruu from that day iu tho year 1868, and
tbs Constitution declares that tho terms
should bo for four years. Half of the
Circuit Judgos were originally appointed
for four years, and after the expiration of
their terms, their successors will be ap-
poiuted for eight yoars.
TUE LKUISLATUKK OF KKlIlTKEN-HKVENTY.
As was stated in a recent letter, thoro
are two cases from Hancock county, and
one from Warren, now bsforo tho Su
preme Court, which involve tho validity
of all the acts and resolutions passed by
the Legislature in 1870, after the expira
tion of the first forty days of the session.
It seems that ths session was not extend
ed beyond ths forty days by a vote of
two-thirds, as required by tho Constitu
tion. This point was decidod in a case
from Randolph conuty, last July, when
the Supreme Court refused to declare tho
ymt of the legislature, passed after the
forty days, mill-aud unconntitutioua!. It
ia hoped that tho Court will so hold now,
and that the doctrine of stare <hri*i*, as
auaiouneed by Judge Montgomery, at the
present term, will adhered to. While
a contrary decision would correct some
•vilw. especially in regard to the issue of
fraudulent bonds, it would also work infi
nite mischief.
two aroorsTioNa.
I heard two suggestions made here a
few days ago: One, that ex-Govsruor
Jenkins’ letter to Governor Bmith should
be enrolled on parchment aud filed away
among the archives of tho State, and that
a fae n'mile of the seal of tho Executive
Department should bs uiado aud present
ed to the ox-Governor. The other, that
a monument should he erected in tbe
University grounds at Athens to ths pres
ent Governor. In its beneficent effects
and far-reaching oonsequeucee, the be
stowal of the laud scrip upon tbs State
University ia regarded by intelligent men
here as ths most important merely civil
sot that has been performed by a Gover
nor of Georgia within the present ceutu-
ry. It was a just tribute to the agricul
tural and mechanical interests of ths peo
ple, aud will he of vast importance to
them end to their children for genera
tions to come. Ouiiciu.
A Ban End or a Tbou»l$p Lira.—
Last Tuesday morning this community
was shocked by tbe announcement that
Dr. J. E. Lawrenee of thia city had taken
hit own life, and was then laying n i
“ * ‘ * * ~ ' • Hotel.
•Me in hia room nt the Choice
Dr. Lawrenee wm b comparative etraa-
jer In the city, having bean in our oom-
•amity only n faw months. Ha wm tha
cineipal of a aahool for boys and young
- yomng
Mi. A ripe eoholar, and ao far m any
owe knew a correct moral man. Ha was
a mtatator of the Christian Church, and
his shocking fate strike* all with an awful
i of his rash and I
rutfi’s- iti
vvw* in | vww
that lim condition of tho country ilciiiainl-
suob a course, do hereby pledge ourselves,
each to the other, to mute in ini earnout
and persevering effort to promulgate and
duhuminate throughout tho whole conn- 1
try the following principlex, whjch we
deem vital to tha existence of this Gov
eminent hh a free aud independent Re
public, and under such name us a major-
ity may hereafter adopt, when a perma
nent organization has been effected :
1. The only legitimate purpoho of a
taritl’ is to provide necosHary revenue.
2. Tho support of the t'oust itut ion na
amended, and the protection of the rights
of every citizen under it.
8. Universal amnesty, and tlio restora
tion of fraternal feelings and relations
among the people of the different States.
4. A steady return to gold mid silver a*
the only sound and sufu basis of curruu-
vv ill l
vliite and
the lain
utensil v the fell l t
si roses of Cu
bled to this fa<
5 th.
*d*vn1 geiilem. missroM fac.il
pocoatnm, a text which yonr readers
may verify in l'ro\eib»: “lUghteousuess
exalieth a nation, but siu is u reproach to
nuy people."
:iu K «II r II
ich nt least 20
adionl aid i.
nt. i
1 he
“IT
5. Opposition to the present cancan
eg stem iu legislative bodies ns corrupting,
dangerous, slid nt variance with tho spirit
of our institutions.
6. Tho inviolate uiaiiiteuunco of tho
public faith.
7. 'Tho abolition of the demoralizing
“spoil* system" by n thoiough reform of cou “ 1
State, nml likely to d< -
o working men fiom the
I.). ;...»MN»ippi will probably
, by Iho events of tho next two
About Indiana there is no real
lull among Democrats, nml, in
contingency, it will be surely
iarried by 10,out (majority. Iiliuoii is se
riously affected by the -revolt against
Grant, which extends uuuing classes thnt
cannot bo toadied by power. The land
robberies in Kansas and tho bribery used
to elect tho present senators havo com
bined with a general discontent to thrvui-
t-u a complete revolution in that State.
It is thus seen that tlio vole of Indiana
alone, which is almost certain, would bo
more than sufficient to give tho Democrats
n clear majority iu tho electoral Cnllt'RP.
With I'otiiisylvunin, assurance would bo
made doubly sure. Now, if the cIcHuints
of opposition, which sympathize iu prin
ciple und seek to attain the same practical
results, should hannonizo cordially, then
every olio of theso so-called doubtful
States could not only be carried largely.
of tt.i
Ikeat Western Canal.
ng ot the Hoard of Di-
npany held yestciday ut
• ut which ail the Diroo-
I iH-fft-tioa of ike 4'elureC Troops.
! Ths negroes of Rustoa and vicinity
held a con volition in that city Thursday
evening, to chouse delegates to attend a
| certain convention at New Orleans ou tbe
i I nth of April. Among ths resolutions in
troduced was the following :
j Resolved. That in view of the approach-
i ing Republican Convention, which is to
| ashuiublii at l'hihidclpbia for Iho purpose
of nominating a candidate for ths P
tho Kimball 1
tors save ouu were present. It was re
solved to open books of subscription at
the principal points along the hue, and wo
sincerely hope the people will cornu for-
ward nml giv- a liberal support to this
grand cntorprihC. Duo notion of the open
ing of tho hooks of subscription will be ^
given through tho paper*. 'Iho survey of ! ,j„ no y f jt becomes our duty a* colored vo-
lnde line lias boon completed, ami j to relndome the platform which has
served us ibe basis for the settlement of
the difficulties of reoonttiuction iu ths
Southern States, aud as it hss thus for
ork pMuount
tho civil
8. Opposition to nil secret political so
cieties, and to violence and lawlessness,
whenever or by whomsoever committed.
9. And that as our country progresses,
tlio General Government should more am
more, within the limits of the Const it u
turn, bo confiuod to that which is genera
and common to the whole people; trad b
ouch Stato should belong tho care sue
supervision of ull that is fairly reserved
to it.
ould
vital.!
clot ached fro
I'roHiiortN of the May ronroutlnn.
Wahiunoton, April 2.—Letters received j
hers within n few days from Psnusylva- |
i, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin leave no
doubt that largo and rsspectnbio dolegu- i
lions of 1 liberal Republicans will attend 1
the Cincinnati Convention from those
Btatos. Hon. J. -R. Grinnoll, for many |
years a Republican member of Congress
from Iowa, will head the delegation fr<
tho Grunt column. These
elements are now separated by names on
ly, aud not things. There is no reason
why they should not come together and
stand upon tho common ground of reform
which they all alike clesiro to achieve, and
which cacti -purutcly profess ns u cardi
nal principle. Like grout divisions of tho
army, led by different commanders, they
havo the Kamo onciuy to confront and
aim at a common yctorv. The moral
spectacle of such a union, ignoring past
records and burying old grids, would of
itself give an impulsion to the contest
worth lens of thou.iands of votoa.
A great triumph is thus clearly within
reach of a united opposition. Let this
signal of concert once be givcu, and tho
country would sweep over it like a prairie
fire and recall the scenes of 1810. Keith-
i,gross cr UIirrow partisanship, nor personal aui-
bit ion, nor designing intrigue, w ill be al-
tli.t BUte, Hon. I.oon.rd k.oot .ml to int,r|K>.o ob.lucl« lo thu .no
Hon. Jssso It. Dnbois, of Illinois, who
wore among ths lato Prosident Lincoln's
earliest friends and supporters, will be
among the delegates from that State.
Virginia and North Carolina have full del-
•gatious; mid it is claimed that the colored
•lomeut in tho South will be fully repre
sented. Many of those lotters spoke of
au ndhorsneo to Republican principle*,
but su unalterable opposition to Grant.
Karaaaah Ulvvr luprumucHU.
The Washington correspondent of tlio
Savannah Mars telegraphs the following
ou the Ut of April:
The House Commerce Comiuittoo lias
agreed to report iu favor of appropriat
ing $50,000 for improvements iu the Sa-
vauuuk river. This ia much less than tho
friend* of the iuen*uro hoped for, bnt it
is the boat that cuu bs done at pr*M>nt.
It is thought to be sufficient to bridge
over tho |A>riod until next winter, w hen
tho appropriation will doubtless be ex
tended to coverall contemplated improve
ments.
Gentlemen in Savannah who aro inter
ested in thia matter, are iuvited to com
municate at once with their l’ongressional
Representatives as to the advisability
of uocoptiug tho fifty thousand dollars
offered.
Tho best opinions here agree that no
mors can bs obtained during the present
session, as the Republican majority are
cutting everything as close as possible ou
account of ths proximity of the Presiden
tial esuvssa.
of this patriotic purpose. Whoever ven
tures to stand in ths way of its march or
to turn it from a triumphal courso to servo
mure personal ambition, will bs crushed
ami left by tho wayside aud execrated us
a warning to selfish schemers. Union is
the watchword, and union moans victory.
[ Waehington Patriot,
Bailors Messt to Hake MrCsy Chief J«*tlr«.
January 4, 1871.
Hon. /?. II, Jiigham, LaGrange:
Ths vacancy caused by ths resignation
of Ex-Goveruor Krown has bssu filled by
the appointment of Judge l<ochrnne, wlie
hss consented to soespt the position of
Chief Jnstios, temporarily, sud he will
doubtless hold through the uext two terms
of the Supreme Court, aud wheu tho Bsu-
ate meets end are prepared to act upon
liommztioua, 1 presume 1 shall find it
proper sud agreeable to preseut them
ths uarne of Judge MoCay ss Chief Jus
tice.
uk R. Hi llock.
Ths above letter shows. that Governor
Dullock hod it iu hi* “mind, eye" to re
ward Judge McCay with the Chief Jus
ticeship.
In thi* connection it may not be unin
teresting to state that among Governor
Bullocks letters is ouc to Colonol Je*-c
A. Glcun, notifying him of the appoint
ment of Judge Loehrans ss Chief Jus
tice, sud seeming to bs • reply to a re
quest for appointment to that high office
from Colonel Glenn.
Ako among hi. l.U.rt ww find on. to
Jodg. UilMOD, which r*TM)a that Oo..r-
■orBulloakhadginw to Jwdg. GiUon .
bUokoidwforth. aggrtotaMatot .So
licitor OmmwI (or th. Awgiwtw Circuit.
Bulloch, hsw.w, withdraw th. blank
and appoint*! H. CUjr >M«r.
A good many iwtenrtiag
abodUd ia th. Gormwor .
Hula fact, an
-At-
We referred, Rome days ago, to tho bill
recently introduced iu tbe liou*o by Mr.
Wliitcley, the uua-Represeutstivc from
tho Second Georgia District, to tuko the
control of elections out of the hand* of
tho Stuto authorities. It were impossible
to imugiue a more despotic and infamous
measure, short of one to ignore the State
government* altogether. Later advices
show that the bill provideM that the Pres
ident shall appoint B superintendent of
tho elections for each State that by its
Constitution or law*, or by their opera
tion, denies or abridges the-right of the
maio inhabitants thereof, being twenty-
one years of age, aud h citizen of tho
United States, to vote for national or
State < fficers, with power to appoint su-
per visors and assistant supervisor* for
each polling district iu the State. These
supervisors aro to wAtch tbe niaunor in
which elections ore held, and keep a list
of such inhabitants who are prevented
from voting, ths lists to he forwarded to
the Speaker of tbo House cf Representa
tive*, whose duty it shall he to lay tfiem
before the House, in order that the rep
resentation of the State may be resp-
porloined so ss to accord with the number
of male citizous of the required ege who
alone are allowed to vote.
Bad as the Radioal party is, its Repre
sentatives in Congress do not dare to give
their szuetiou to snob an iniquity ss this.
Ws would not like to be responsible for
the safety of a Federal mm ion while
prowliug arouud the polls ol Georgia for
the purpose of defeating the will of her
people and Betting aside an election held
striot accordance with tho laws of the
State. Such a system no free people
would submit to. We therefore propose
tlio following substitute for Whiteley s
title to the bill: A bill to give Grsut tbs
powor to insure his re-election, aud to
orgauize a Ku-klux Klan in every connty
iu the South.—Savannah litjaiUican.
Ms. Clews Offers to Pat Tint Inter
est on the State Gold 1>onpm.—Henry
Clews A Co., uf New York, have written a
letter to Governor Smith, offering to ad
vance the iutersst ou two uiiliioua of gold
State bauds iu Loudon.
Ths iutersst was dne ths first of April.
Ths letter wsh written too Izte to get on
suswer from Gov. 8mith by that time.
The eoupons are lithographed, end
therefore have to be paid by the Treasur
er, to whom the bona most be presented
with the coupons. While the bond set
suspends the payment of interest for the
present, thee claws sic, of coarse, known
to the firm, who thus ask Governor Smith
to join with them In violating the law.
The probabilities are that Clews A Co.
have paid the interest, and thus sought to
entrap tbe Governor into violating the
law and bolstering them op by an indorse
ment of their sgenqy and action.
The Governor replied with a statement
of whet the law required, and ref need the
offer.—Affento QmH., MA, •
1 “eminently leaai- |
hie. ' We learn rmui gentlemen recently
returned from WAMhiugton City that there
is tiu doubt of the pasHHgo of the bill now ,
before Cuogn s* gnitiliug aid to this great \
work, aud llmt its succe** i« now
beyond u doubt. Let thus* who dssir
«ee it pressed forwurd vigorously subscribe
liberally to the stock. It will not ouly
enhance the value of property in tho city,
but will provu u good investment, hh it
can never havo a rival.—Atlanta C»n»ti-
tution, :>t.'i
of the An
— Work on the enlargement
tn ('ansi is rapidly progres
sing. A force of more tbau two hundred
huii'D nre employed making excavations,
falling timber, etc., and tin* number will
be 1 irj. ply augmented within a short time.
Tho Ink' opposite tho aqueduct at lUo’s
Crook will t'« a shi ft ol water covering
one buiidi - d and thirty-two acres, nna
will be a very beautiful ba*du. In tho lake
wiU be two ifclsnds, one <<f wbioh has
already been applied for—tho applicant
desiring to erect upon it a pleasure house,
or place of resort. 'Tlio l*k« will furnish
a magnificent course for a race between
sail and row hosts, und give tins site* for
bathing houses. A drive from Augusta to
the lake will be one of the most delightful
little excursions in the world, l'erniancut
structures for tho laborers have been
erected along tho banks of the canal, and
everything denotes that the work is to be
vigorously conducted.—August a Chron.,
Ku-klux 0utr*t,n> la Lincoln.
From a well-known citizen of Lincoln-
ton we get tho following particular* of a
Ku-Kiux outrage recently perpetrated in
that v.Uage. It is tba only well authenti
cated case of kii-Kluxing which 1ms ever
occurred in thut county, und for this rea
son, if for no other, is worthy of record.
In the village of Lmroluton there lives s
negro man, named Auderaon Casey, who
i* better off in} tlij* world's goods than
most of hi* bri-threu. A few days ago
some negroes of the placo attempted to
negotiate a loan, but he i of used to lend
unless the notes wero signed by while
men uk security. Ou Friday night Casey’s
house was visited by a hand of negroes,
masked and disguised in the most ap
proved Ku-klux fashion. Casey was
taken from hi* bud, carried a short dis
tance from the town, lied up and very
thoroughly flogged, lie was then made
to climb a tree, and several members of
the baud amused themselves shooting
piratols at him—fortunately none of the
shots taking effect. When the Ku-Klux
were sufficiently tired of their sport, they
turnod to go home After admonishing
their victim uot to follow them. As soon
as they got out of sight, Casey, however,
followed aud succeeded iu tracking them
all to their houses—recognizing each roan
without difficulty. Wheu the Superior
Court meets thi* month, a party of col
ored Ku-Klux will probably go to work
ou the Air Liue Railroad.— Augusta
Chronicle.
led il* toward the fruition of our hopes,
wo again express our loyalty to the lie-
ur * t * i publican party.
*“ When the vote npon this resolution was
os!iod for, Robert Morris, a lending ne
gro lawyer of Boston, said :
If this resolution mssns that ths col
ored people ere to vote for whoever the
delegates to tbs Philadelphia Convention
nominate, I am opposed to it. If it meaus
to leave n* to our own choice, then I am
not opposed to if. For oue, I am not yot
ready to say that I am going to vote for
tbe pri-Hent incumbent of tbe Prs*idential
ch.dr. Neither um I rsa ly to take s jump
into the dark. We havo been cheated
many und ninny s time, and 1 think I can
see Another chest. Whoever ia nomina
ted aa my President and got* my vote,
must bo a man who, when such s bill like
tbe civil liglita bill conics up, will give
hi* unequivocal consent on all slden.
I urn not going to pledge myself to any
body. 1 wsnt to see who is coming be
fore I make up my mind whether I am
going in their wake. I do not know but
that our distinguished Senator may yet
bo elevated to that poaition. [Applause.]
If he i* nominated— I don’t cars whether
st Philadelphia or anywhere else—if he
receives that nomination be is ray man.—
[ Ap| Iznse j There wna s time when (hi*
matter might have been compromised, but
it is gone by. We have no time to com
promise. We wsut our. rights, and the
party who will teko ths blackest man
among us end give him the highest plaos
in ths country, is where I am to be found.
We wsnt some of the chestnuts, it is our
turn to hsve soms of ths good thing* in
the atorehonse of the nation.
Mr. Edward G. Welker said he had no
aspirations for the office in connection
w ith which his name had been mentioned.
He thought he discovered on ingenious
scheme to commit ths colored people to
tbe nomination of Gen. Grant. Yoo tell
me that it i* my duty to do so. Now it is
not onr duty. It is only a trap for ths
colored men. It may not be that the men
at the Custom House have been warned
not to come to this convention, or if they
Tin* (Tzjtoa fate.
Tho Washiugton correspondent- of ths
Cincinnati Gazette ^Radical) writes, under
duto March 81*t;
“Tho lion. A. G. Rogers, member of
the Forty-firat Congress from Arkansas,
was before the Clayton Investigating
Committee ou Saturday,, and testified to
tho bargain made between Clayton and
the Democrats, whereby tho former se
cured his election as United States Sena
tor. Rogers’ evidence wont to show that
Clayton made an offer to tho Democrats,
iu writing, that for their support he would
allow thbm to control the .putrouage in
such districts as they had a majority in ;
and he would further guarantee that tbs
people should have a fair registration,
disfranchisements should bs removed,
tsxatiou lighteni-fl, and reform inaugu
rated generally. For such concessions
Clayton wak to bo allowed to control the
Congressional delegation.with su especial
view to defeating Italic*. After Clayton
bad been elected ho refused to comply
with his promises so far a* registration
was concerned, or auy general measures
of reform, sud used hi* influence directly
to the reverse."
Oue of tho beneficiaries of Clayton's
corruption was expelled from tbe House
of Representatives several weeks ago,
under tho guise of giving bis seat to s
contestant; but Clayton still holds his
zest in the Senate, simply because he is s
Radioal Republican.— YasheUe l nwn.
Exhtoud.— Mr. E. W. Howsll informs
us that while digging a flower pit in his
father's garden a few day* since, he found
the bones of a man that had been st some
previous time buried there. A lot of
brick which he found indicated that the
person bed been interred with obib. No
olne m to identity.
is more thou evsn that it is so. Tho reso
lution put in at this time, and in thi* way,
satisfies me that yon have no right to send
out to tbe world that you, the colored
delegates of Massachusetts, have come in
to convention to endorse Gen. Grant. 1
never will voto for the Republican party
this fell if I can find a better party to
voto for If I can vote with the Demo
crat* and elect Charles Sumner, 1 shall do
so. [Loud end prolonged applause.]
The resolution was further discussed,
and finally defeated. Anti Grant dele
gate* were then oho«sn to attend the New
Orleans Convention.—Sarannah AVtf*.
Florida Hews.
The Floridian cf last Tuesday contains
s pmtfonal card from A. Thiemau, who
acted a* agent in introducing Bwedos in
to thnt Stats in which ho zayz:
Relieving that Swedish immigration ia
a failure, hereafter I will reosivs no mors
orders for sny immigrants whatever.
The same paper says that a negro boy
left in charge of several little brothers
and Misters last week, took np a shot gun
and thought to play soldier. One of the
little brothers was buried tho next day,
after a coroner’s jury had rendered s ver
dict of “accidental killing.” An old color
ed man wa* found dead in the woods on
Thursday of ths same week, but the jury
concluded that apoplexy took hiu oft .
Tbe orange groves on the river sro in a
fiouritihing condition. Never was there a
better prospect for a large crop. The
young grove* just coming on ore very
promising. Some twig* or jwunff plants,
not more than three feet high, are
bloom, sud fruited with small oranges not
larger then a marble.— Paiatka Herald,
Deaths from Lock-Jaw.—Mr. and Mrs.
Hutchinson, of Jacksonville, dual in that
city on tbe 25th ult., of lock-jaw (Teta
nus,) caused by eatebing cold iu vaccina
ted arms. One of thsir children was vac
cinated sometime before with tbe same
matter, sod is now doing wall, and it to
thought that tbe mere vaccinations had
nothing to do with their deaths farther
thsu their contracting cold ia the sores as
in sny other wound.
A Mnritm Blackballs).—The Cin
cinnati Enquirer soys that Rev. Mr. Kro-
isti Enquirer am that Rev. Mr. &ro-
American minister to Denmerk, late
ly applied for admission to a social dab
in Copenhagen which it hos been custom
ary for other American ambassadors to
belong to. He wm blackballed, onlv
oeiving s half dozen votes oat of thi
hundred members.
[XiMHf SQnat’fl Wotkrt-ta-Sw.J
Railroad Martin*.
The railroad magnate* of Georgia and
South Carolina held Another meeting in
this city yesterday. Thoro ware prudent
Uul. Wm. M. Wadley, of Huvnunsb. pres
ident, and Wm. R. Jolinstono, Esq., of
Mucoti, aud Gen. J. F. Gilmer, of buvzu-
nsh, duectorM of tbo Central Railroad ;
A. G. Megratb, Esq., president, and Dr.
Wilmot G. DeSennsnre, director of the
Bmith Uurolina Railroad ; Hon. John 1*.
King, president, and tho local board of
director* uf the Georgia Railroad: aud
Win. 1>. Ellis, Esq, of tho Mucou and
Augusta Railroad.
The gentlemen who wore present con-
Htitutcd, we bsliexe, tho committee ap
pointed st s meeting hold here some time
ngo to consider tho Htibject of the Penn
sylvania Central Couqflny and tho Wad-
eru Alabama connection*. We learn that
nothing definite was done nt the meeting
with regard to thi* affair: hut it is K*id
that biiHiuess which is much more urgent'
thun the above—st least to the Central
and South Carolina Railroad*—did como
up, and that an effort was made to iuduco
ths Georgia Railroad to recode from its
sgrseuiout to endorse ono million dollars
of ths bonds of tho Augn*ta and Port
Royal Railroad Company. From what
we can learn, thia movement, if mode,
will not be attended with much *ucee**,
as the men who ooutrt 1 the Goorgia Rail-
roud have no idea of ubuudoniiig nr with
drawing from the advantageon* nllianco
which it has formed with tho Port Royal
enterprise.—Augusta Chron., ’>th.
The Mu&dkh of Mb. Wellrohn.—No
clue to the murder of Mr. Wellborn has
as yet been discovered as we can learn.—
Of tho negroes at first suspected, one,
we Isain, can prove beyond quoMtiou Li*
presence in an adjoining county, fifty
mile* distant, at the time of tho murder;
and the other, who wan arrested under
suspicion, hss boon discharged for lack|of
evidence against him. It is awful to con
template the psrpotration of such a critno
under any circumstances, but that its
commission is possible in snch a'commu
nity as this, on tho public Htrcets, aud at
such an early hour of tho night without
the possibility of detection, e*tahlishcs
the iuKccnrity uf life and property every
where.—Unfitula Time*, Ith. •
Liberal Republicans in Massachu
setts.—A dispatch front Boston to the
Chicago Tribune, (Republican) says:
Among the prominent Massachusetts
politicians who favor ths Cincinnati Con
vention, ere Samuel Bowlo*, of Bpring-
field ; lion. F. W. Bird, one of the oldent
and most liberal Anti-Slavery meu in
Massachusetts, and a leading member of
the Republican party in the Legislature,
lie is presiding officer of a political organ
ization iu Boston, known as ths Bird Clnb,
consisting of several hundred wealthy and
influential Republicans. William B. Rob
inson, Clerk of the MnssachiiHelt* House
of Representatives; sx-Gov. Bullock, suc
cessor of John A. Audrew, also oppose tho
re-nomination of Grant, aud will be at tbe
Cincinnati Convention: aud Hon. Timo
thy Davis, of Boston, leads an influential
movement in Boetou, favorable to tho
Cincinnati meeting.
Remarking npon tbe recent steamship
g urchaso by the Central Railwcy, tbe
avnnnah Advertiser, of Thursday, says :
There ia wide difference of opinion on
the pert of the Ru'vunuah pnblic concern
ing this coup d'etat of the Central Rail
road. The great inquiry is, how will this
new movement affect freights from Sa-
vanuah to the interior? havannsh mer
chant* are rapidly losing their trade
with the State at large, because they have
no advantage* to offer purchaser*, who,
under the existing state of affnirs, can
hsve good* direct from New York laid At
their doors and pay uo more than if they
had them sent from here. Tbs overthrow
of Tom Scott i* s consummation devout
ly to be wished, end ths action of the
Central road is a bold sud effective one ;
yet the people of Savannah have s right
to hope that when this plan to fully ma
tured, come attention will be given to tbe
claims of the metropolis of the State and
her merchant*. . The Central road will
then have it in their power to fever Sa
vannah, and foster hsr trada.by a liberal
revision of the freight tariff. Rid of the
hampering influence of. ths ateamsbip
lines, this great corporatibn can materially
brighten up onr trade prospects, and prac
tically encourage the efforts set forth by
the active, energetic men in our midst.
Bono Committee Gone to New York.
The Bond Committee, consisting of
Meter*. T. J. Simmons, J. L Ilall and
Garnett McMillan, left thi* city lost night
for New Yerk city, where they will re
main some time in collecting information
in regard to Georgia Finance*. They
will at the same time offer an opportunity
to holders of Georgia bonds to have the
same registered, thn* making it unneces
sary that they should visit Georgia for
that purpose.—Atlanta San, 6(A.
Beat. Estate Item.—For the informa
tion of those at a distance who would like
to know haw Atlanta to bounding forward,
we give the following transect ions one
lot on cool side of Forsyth street, adjoin
ing the mam brick hones of Wm. Mims:
The lot to <0 by 80 feet, and was sold
October t, 1869, by G. W. Adair for
$850; December28,1869, byG. W. Adair
for $1,081 ? September 7, 1870, by Wal
lace A Fowler for t1,500; March 11,1871,
S Wallses k Fowler for $1,600; Jane 27,
71, by John Lloyd for $1,800; April 9,
bj w«0m* * FowU ys“£^