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Tlie Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN II. MARTIN ...Eiiito*'
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TUESDAY ;....MAY SI, IFTS.
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We copy am excellent article from that
» niwayn sensible nud reliable paper, the
* Now York Journal of Commerce, beaded
•“Amnesty tho Strong Point." The Jour
nal of Commerce doea not over-eatiniAt*
* tho earnest ncRH with which the Sonthern
people demand general amneety a* a
measure of long-delayed justice and as
tho removal of a grossly vindictive atig-
ina. They demand it, not ao much b«*
cause they have not a sufficiency of com
petent meu not under the ban to fill posi
tion* of public trust, bnt because the
proscription makes unjust discrimina
tions among our people—because it ran
kle* as a festering sore of tho body puli-
tic—-because it uloga the full restoration
of peace by preventing the political
equality which is eanenlial to the entire
obliteration of all tho animosities of the
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But our esteemed cotemporary errs
somewhat iu representing amnesty to be
tho paramount consideration that com
mends (Irerlr.y and Brown to tho favor of
the Smitliern people--oh “llm backbone
of tho Cincinnati movement, tho aecret
of its growing popularity among conserv
atives, North, West and South." Tho
people of the South want peace fully as
much as amnesty. They accept an hIu-
ciio and earnest the emphatic doclani-
fions of tho (liueinnati Convention in fa
vor of the full restoration of poaco and
the supremacy of constitutional law, lu
st.ail of the roigu of vengoanco und the
rule of tho HWord ns kept up by the party
now in power. Thoy regard the Cinciti
ipiti movement as an effort to bring this
rule to an end and to rostoro to tho
States tho rights of local government mid
to the rili/.eiifl tho protection of legal
remedies ns old ns modern civilization
and mi dear ns any principle of civil lib
erty. On the other hand, they see aud
J\el that tho party sustaining Grant have
no other distinctive political priuciplo
tlmn I aired and oppression of the South.
They are now holding portions of tl.ase
Stales under umrlial Jaw (for there can bo
no real civil law without baboon corpus
and a reign of terror; and our very latest
. intelligence from Washington informs ua
that they lire making desperate efforts to
extend the time within which they may
continue this Kind of rule over tho entire
South, when there is no jualideation or
excuse lor it whatever. Thoy can only
mute upon measure* oppressive and un
just towards tho South, and ns long as
those nro their only bonds of union, a >
long will they resort to them. Our
Southern pooplo trust tho Cincinnati
Convention and its nominoes in their de
clarations that they will put an end to an
Administration organized and held to
gether only by a hate and a rule such as
tl-is; and it is this trust, even luoro than
the promise of universal amnesty, that
inclines them so favorably towards tlie
Cincinnati nominees.
tin* AH Ion or Ihi* lipuioirstlr Kxcrutire (oih-
in It ter.
The Democrat io Executive CdlmniUca
yesterday, called a Democratic Conven
tion oil tho LM’dli of Juno to nominate del
egates to the Baltimore Convention.
Thero was some diversity of opinion in
the Committee. As a convention had to
be onlled after the Baltimore Convention
fo act on tlie notion of thut Convention,
nud do tlm work of nomiuatiug candidates
for Presidential doctors and (Jovornor of
the State, and as the two Stalo conven
tions will bn closo together, and, there
fore, burdensome, a portion of tho mem
bers of tht» Commit tee, backed by a very
considerable upprovul outside, were iu fa
vor of railing no convention beforo tho
Baltimore Convention, but of Hclooting
delegates through tho Congressional dis-
trict couvenlioUH, tho Committee itself
Meeting tho delegates from the State at
large.
The majority of tho Committee felt,
however, a delicacy iu taking such a re
sponsibility, though there was precodout
for it in 1868, und dotormiuad to call tho
I «*WfWSAM*A«TUlWrtTfTTm.
I Wear# lofer*ed tbat eft Wednesday
the 1UM of Bspcseensttvse of Ilk#
Dotted Mat*atioralong toaftmt, m-
corred to th# report of Mm Joint edMfc-
lot of ooofffiMMe In ruUtloo to the rod'
tation of tbe net proooode of cottoO “an-
lawfully" taken from Southern owners af
ter the done of tbe war. The Ilonae
magnanimously consents to refold to the
“lawful ovien" of tbo notion tbne wnfnU
ly soized, bnt without intercut / Not only
is interest to be withheld, but only the
"net" proceeds are to be restored. Tbe
agonte of the Government, who “unlaw-
fully and in violutiotiou of their Instrno-
lions" robbed Sonthern owners of this
cotton, might have done another unlaw
ful end wrongful not by sacrificing it at
one-third or one-hatf its value, or mother
knavish act by regaining one third or one-
half of tbo gross proceeds themselves.
That makes no difference with tbe “best
government" as at present administered:
tbe despoiled owner is to get back only
tbe “net" proceeds that reached tbe Fed
eral Treasury, aud no intereat is to be al
lowed him on that aurn. Suppose the
cotton passed through tbe ooutrolof Gen.
Henj. F. Butler before tbe proceed*
reached tbe Treasury; who can tell tbe
difference between tbo market value and
the “net proceeds"? Or suppose Gen.
Hurosn Howard to have bad a Huger iu
tbe pie? Tbo measure of restitution is
not only inadequate in not restoring to
tbe owner tbe full value of tbe property
Noised, with iuleiest, but, before bo can
avail himself of this partial restitution, be
is to give a receipt of “entire Miitinfactiou”
of bis claim. And ibis is tbo award to be
made by a Government that claims not
only ull direct Imt a huge amount of
“consequential" damages from u nation
that fierniitted Confederate cruiser* to
Nui/.e tbe properly of Northern citizens on
tbe high sea* I Perhaps we ought lo auy
claimed, for it is now understood that tbe
Adniinistmiion has backed down from its
o'aim. And putliMpN we ought not to nay
that evan the partis! restitution for cottou
is to lie made, for tbo Senate bsH so far
refused to agree even to tbst, and tuay
still reject it.
convention.
\Ne trust to him* immediate organization
of tho Democracy iu each county.—-Atl.
Count., 1 (If A.
Nrw York II<-iiim-ratlr CoNrentlon.
Beferenco is iu:vdo, in our telegraphic
dispatches, to this important Htato Con-
volition, which assembled at ltocbester,
on Wednesday,and closed its proceedings
yesterday. The selection of dologates to
tho Baltimore Couveutiou was made by a
committee uppoiuted for that purpose.—
We are at present, with tho imperfect re
ports of proceedings beforo us, unable
to Hay whether thi* State Convoutiou was
iu favor of or opposed lo the ratification
of the nominations of Greeley aud
'Brown. Wo find that on Wednesday
evening tho committee on revolution*
made a report substantially rrcouunoiul-
ing an nltiauce with tho Liberal Repuldi-
caus and dinliuol)y endorsing the plat
form of the latter ; but thero is a biutu.i
iu the reports that have reached us of the
ruL sequent action of the Convention,
and we are unable to say whether tbo re
pot tod resolutions were adopted. Wo
copy them, os follows :
Resolved, That we recognize the
changes in tho.nstnro and Constitution of
the Government which have takeu plaoe v
and without reopening the questions of
tbe pest, wo nro ready to co-operate with
those, whatever their previous party affil
iations,* who favor limited and ioonltzod
governments; who seek to restrain the
exercise by Congress of absolute and
geueral powers, to prevent its entering
on general private legislation ; to restrain
the growth of vast corporations, and to
work permanent civil service reform:
•that the recent declaration of political
principles by tbe Convention of Cincin
nati is an evidence of tbe progress of
public opinion towards correct and whole
some views of government. We believe
all patriotic citizens may unite upon that
platform for the purpoae of restoring
an honest administration of national af
fairs, and enforcing the obligations of
tbe Constitution, and oar delegates to
Baltimore are instructed to take tbe
course be* calculated to secure the tri-
umpb of these principles, aud the selec
tion of any candidate representing them
*po shall meet the approval of the De-
nfeeoracy in national convention assem
bled. __
The Atlanta Bun and SavannAk Newt
do not endorse the Cincinnati nomina
tions by a hog night.—Jtirneucgte Cattle.
If fhe refusal is absolute, perhaps its
extent can soon be better described as a
' abort sight.
01# editor of tbe Albany AVw, just
returned from the Georgia has Emr-
•loo, Mtteriate MioaM. lo mj, m
th.eonolteion fanaod fraa.hb
•odote.mUM.tM “jrlUi tfc»
light tefon ttete .MMB-toalte <* Ite
VOOUNKIN VH. (lKKK.IKY.
We ropy in this paper tbe remark* of
Mr. Youthens of Indiana, in tlie House of
Kapreseiitaves Ibe other dzy, iu deuuuci-
atiou of Horace Greeley and deprecating
the accept unco by Ibe Doiuorrutic party of
bis nomination. We also copy some of
the remarks of Mr. Greeley, recognizing
tbe right of State *oro*Klon, upon which
Mr. Voorlices commented. If tbe reader
will bear in mind thu fact tlmt hostilities
between the two soul Urns, in 1861, inline
(lialely sprung from other acts than tbe
ordinances of secession—that they drifted
into war before the Federal Government
had come to the Hell led determination to
wage war because of secession—tho incon
sistency of Mr. Greeley in supporting tho
wur will not bo so upparuut. It is true
thut it wohld have been very difficult, iu-
Hatned as the two Motions were, to avoid
a war nooucr or later ns tbe result of se-
essiou- it iuvolved interests end perplex
ities which it would havo boeu found
almost impossible to adjust without war,
in tbo then temper of tbe people. But it
is woll known to every niau who retains a
recollection of tbe important events of
that critical period, that it was not tlio
acts of secession, but incidents which
wero perhaps unavoidable, that tired (be
Northern heart aud uuitod tbe Northern
people for war. And it will surely not
disparage Mr. Greeley iu tbe estimation
of Southern men, to tell them that be
rocoguized tbeir right lo uecedo, that he
dcpi seated war upon them for it, that bis
advice was “let them dopart in peaco,"
until tbe two aootiona actually engaged in
bloody aud irrecoueilablo oouiliot, when
be I'eiKiusud the cause of bis o»u section.
An to Mr. VoorbtW intimation that Mr.
Greeley still believes in tbe right of sooes-
, and tlmt it would bo prepostorous to
place iu tbo Presidential chair a man who
recognizes the right of separate States to
broiik up the Government, tbst is all
bosh" uttered for effect at tbo North.
Tbe Southern States themselves have
unco tbo war distinctly disclaimed tho
right of sooossiou by thoir constitutional
provisions, aud the aiueudiueuts of the
Fodcrnl constitution give to the Goneral
Government powora that would rouder
such tttuto aetion au impossibility. This
bugaboo is entirely too absurd to frighteu
anybody.
The strongest point which Mr. Voorhoes
makes agaiust Greeley, in the estimation
of Houtheru men, is tho latter* support
f tho Reoonstruotion measures of Con
gress. This record is indeed a bad one.
But, taking iuto view Mr. Groeley'e per-
»intent appeals for lenioncy towards tbe
Bonth, bin constant expressions of hope
uni good will for hor people aud contempt
for her carpet-beg plunderers, and bis
II known endeavors to restrain tho
cx.whsos and proacriptione of tbo Btate
Governments act up over us by OougrcsH,
we are almoat forced to the oouviotion
thut it was fidelity to jmrty, and not
individual approval or inclination, that
couatraiued him to support the despotio
weesnres of Reconstructiou. He now
declares (iudeed we believe he made tho
aunoiinoement before his nomination for
the Presidency) that he is no longer a
Republican partisan, but intends here
after to be guided solely by hie individual
oonvictioua. We are not fully informed
as to the extent of hit support of the
“Enforcement act" now being executed
in the South. Bnt we know that that act,
upon iu face, does not exhibit feetoroa
quite eo odious and revolting at it is made
to exhibit by President Grant’s mode of
executing it. We also know that some
Republicans doubt whether if oonfers on
him all the authority whioh ho U exer
cising under it. If Mr. Greeley approves
the continuance of that aot and iU execu
tion eooording to Grant, hie support by
tho Honthern Democracy will be a “bitter
pill" indeed. But the Cincinnati platform
distinctly pronounoos against the oootin-
u tnoe of such measures, as well as against
Grant's mode of carrying them out, and
we have little doubt that Mr. Greeley
fully approves this plank of the platform.
We do not write as an advocate of Mr.
Greeley, because oar support of him ia
contingent as yet. But, having copied
Mr. Yoorbeee’ epeeeb, we wish to do exact
jostiea by giving our views as to the
poiuU above mentioned. As to the pro
priety of Greeley's acceptance by the
Democracy, wears still (notwithstanding
Mr. Voorhees' broadside) of the opinion
hecetofoce nweassd that if tbe Deosoo-
raoy eea mske erne of the defeat of Grant
by supporting Greeley, their Inn policy
la to support the latter.
Gnv. Smith haring sanationad the or-
ionisation of the “tiaeola Guards,” a
volantrar nompaay of colored man pm-
ponad la he formed in Meson, tbs samps
people of Georgia era in favor af Gcnetey ny oegenimd by lha election nf cAeen
oppoMAPtownrtMUWiM*'' - Jmk Wiilifcy*
fmportaat te taw/sri. '
W. A. lUmphili A Oo., of the Atlanta
Constitution, with tbe agri enterprise
moriingthe eondoel of the! MteMtahmeat,
here pablisbed the Dceisioaaof tbo lest
term of the Supreme Court In a pamphlet
form. Price ft.00 per oopy. They eea
be had at onoe, by addressing W. A.
Hemphill A Co., Atlauta Gerogis. The
Derisions, in this form, ere very conven
ient for referenoe.
The *M acker Liar** ef Ctrsanhlps-
We direct stteutioii to some changes in
tbe advertisement of this popular and ex
cellent line of Atlantic atesmehipa. Not
only are ita retee of fare, both for one
trip and fur excuraiona, as reasonable as
can ponsihly be afforded, bnt tbe ronte
taken allows the panaenger, whether trav
eling for buoineHa, cariosity or health, to
enjoy the trip and see some of the most
charming scenery and places of most in
teresting historical note to he resohed
within tbe distance and for tbe ex
pense incurred. Tbe “Anchor Line" has
a reputation second to none of the fine
lines traveraing the Atlantic, and ita pas
sengers can hardly fail to enjoy them
selves.
Tbe Atlanta correspondent of tbe 8a-
vanunli Afire, writing concerning the offi-
cions intermeddling of Federal officials to
protect Chap Norris from deserved pun
ishment, and their persistent efforts to aid
iu the kidnapping of Hancock under a
forged warrant, s.»y« : “I am greatly mia-
taken in the man, if Gov. Smith quietly
submit* to this great wrong. It In said
that he hiH already opened a correspond
ence with the militury commander here."
It iH time, wo think, that some Bonth-
cm Executive was taking ate|m to bring
prominently before tbe people of tho
whole country tho altemptH of Geu. Grant
and Lin iiiblruiumitH to uiturp the local
government* of the South; aud Gov.
Smith NeoiuH to bwthe very man to make
the itfxne.
Air. Bryant was Huipuaed to learn in
Mexico that three girl* to one boy is the
ratio of birttui in that country.—Axe..
Mexico being eminently tbe country of
ceaneleaa war, thiH peculiarity does not
auKtain the theory advanced to account
for the fact that throughout the world
generally the boy* outnumber tho girl*,
viz: tlmt the excuHM of tuuleH ia ordained
to equalize the numbers of tho Ni le* after
thu uiiatomary per ventage cf tbe men ia
lost iu war.
Mrn. Margaret A. Reilly, the Savannah
lady whoHe critical condition was noticed
yehterday, died on Wednuaduy night. She
Meted, in uri interval when Nlie wan free
from paroiyaiu, that ahe bad taken
umenic, but did not say whether it wan
done by deaign or through iniMake ; and
the coroner’H verdict of “death from uu-
kuown cuhhch" implioa doubt whether the
coloinel occNNioned her death at oil.
The CiiluiubiiN Enquirer tukuH the Dotn-
oeratic Convention to tenk for appointing
Copt. Wm. Crutchfield, of Chattanooga,
“a Grant Republican," a delegate to Bal
timore. The ex parties who published hiH
imnie «h a delegate, iuMoud of that of his
brother, Torn Crutchfield, who ia a sound
Democrat, havo much to answer for.
\ Chattanooga Timm,
We are glad to learn tlmt tho mistake
waa not in the appointment, bnt ouly in
the announcement of tho name.
Davih fou Gkkbi.ky.—A special dis
patch froui New York to the Cincinnati
Gazette, of the date of the 12th instant,
any* it is reported that Horace Greeley
lisa received a lettet from llou. Jeffenton
Davin, congratulating him on his
nomination and promihiug to nupport the
Cincinnati ticket. Mr. Davie savH that
he does not expect tho South w ill have
justice iu his life time, hut think* it will
have a better prospect for obtaining it
under the Cincinnati ticket than any oth
er aud ooiiNoquautly ho will give it hi*
support. —Augunta ( hronicle.
1*. S. Mr. Davie contradicts the shove,
saying that he never wrote to Mr. Gree
ley on auy subject.
“W. P. C." telegraphed from Washing
ton, 14th, to the New York Journal of
Commerce: “The Committee of Ways
and Means ha* agreed to lay the bill re-
fuuding tho cotton tax over iu committee
till next He*aiou."
Of oourMo. Ho will all measures of jna-
tico toward* the South be “laid over" un
til there is a change of the Federal Ad
ministration.
vwiinr imts m Amur.
In tbe Howee of Representative** May
18th, Mr. Toogfcssa, of Mini, Duos to a
personal explanation, and having obtained
consent to pressed, haul lo ifit Clerk*
desk to be read a paragraph from a news
paper to the effect that ha waa hatting and
lie*it«tiogaa to the position he hboajfl take
a* to the support of the nominee of the
Cincinnati Convention, and that as Li*
Democratic colleagues wars all said to be
in favor of Mr. Graaley, ha was Uksly lo
loss th# favor of the district where his
voice bed eo long been potential. He de
clared that he aid not belt or hcaitate.
lie had not halted or beaiteted when he
hod not wore than fourteen Democratic
colleagues in tba House, nor did be now.
If he could ever be tempted to abandon
the principles of bit political life, it might
here been Uun. A* to tbe nominee of
the Cincinnati Convention, who ever be
lieved in the high protective tariff princi
ple* or its chief mac, might aupport him,
but be (Vootbees) would not. Was he
expected to support Mr. Greeley because
be had been the life-long champion of
do'ttriuee which he (Vooruee*) opposed?
Wee ha expectsd as a Western umo, rep
resenting a Western laboring constituency
that was ground down by a bigb protect
ive tariff monopoly, to support the greet
champion of protection ? Was be expect
ed to support s man who had been tbe
most clamorous advocate iu all lbs land
for tbs Ku KInx legalstion, which hid
desolated the homes of the Southern peo
ple ? If Mr. Greeley's nomination prom
ised relief to that blasted sod down-trod-
d*u section, them wmh not mooh w hich he
(Voorhees) would not forego to nulmerve
ao holy end so benign a purpoae, but Mr.
Greeley had been tbe earnest advocate of
the legialatiou which had paralyzed and
prostrated the Houtli, aud was that the
reason why ho should get l.i-« auppoit?
He was told that the preaent Administra
tion had been cruel and unkind to the
Houtb; but the Administration had aiuiply
executed s lew which the Cincinnati nom
inee bad dictated to Congress. That tfa*
all tbe difference between them. One
was the executive officer acting under Lia
oath of office to execute tlie W** and the
other wan a wen a ho hud no oulb on hi*
coiiacienco in regard to the matter, hut
who b*d urged thu p*ssngc of that legi*.
tion. Was he expected to mippoitMr.
Greeley because within a recent date he
desired a still futtber exteu*iou of thu
Preaulent'if power to Munpund babes* cor
pus sll over the Bouth ? Was he expected
to suppoit him because lie waa the oarueM
and urgent udvoode of the prtmeut force-
bayouel election law, that aubjectcd every
voting precinct of 211,tMH) people to thu
nuperviaion ami, iu certain contingencies,
to the control of tbo military ? Was hu
expected to support him because two
mouth* ago thi* very man had clamored
and raged in hi* great organ in favor of a
law to place Ibe local cleolioua iu the
Htato of New York under EeJural control,
and alao, in certaiu contingencies, under
military control ? Was *ueh a man fit to
receive hi* vote for the Presidency ? Was
*nch a man fit to bo iu tlmt high place ?
Was thut thu voice of Htutu*iuatiH|.ip which
wo* called for at this great hour? YVuh
that tho reform that had bocn promised?
Wo* he to go before the loyal I'uiou senti
ment of thu country aud appeal to it in
favor of a man who Ntooil on tlie record
for the “inalieiiabie right” of a Ktito or of
u community to disaolve the Union? Wuh
he, uh a Iriend of the Honthern people,
called upon to vote for a umu w ho, during
the oiitiro fall end winter of IKIJO, wri.to
with all bin acknowledged power iu favor
of tho iusliermble right of auy diahatirdi d
portion of the country to hrouk up tho
Union and form another Government for
themaolvoH? Mr. Grodey had not re-
cunted those opinions; hut on iho c mtra-
ry, in hi* book ou the American Conflict,
published in DU!!, he had aualyzcd ami
defined them to thi* effect; that if on con
sultation, consideration and the like tho
Bouth Mill desired, with any connidciahle
to separate, it
Bcv Greeley Bveaeie BeeAseai fbr Mr. riih.
Me. Voorhees, ia Me epeeeh which #e
published yesterday, ridiculed, the gener
ous act of Horace Greeley in offering
himself as bail for Jefferson Davis and
releasing the latter from a Federal dun
geon. He spoke of it ae an act of unoe-
ceiwary intermeddling—as the “restless
impatience" of a mock philanthropy, Ac.
Tho following ooinniunioation to the Ma
con Telegraph (which it* editor* my
oomea from a source which is a guaranty
of its “unquestionable authenticity")
disclose* tbo real circumstances under
which Mr. Greeley took the atc-p—circum
stances which make tbe act highly credi
table to him both as a man aud a politi
cian :
Editor* Telegraph and tiemenger
Mr. Voorhees in hut receut at tuck ou Mr.
Grteley, styled hi* nigniug of Mr. Davis'
bond “an impertinent interference.’ —
Allow me to give you the true history
thut mutter ue 1 receut ly learned ii
mew had given Mm *eir jiwrote an *61-
dfer«,awd that pwrot»ahw#tthw respected.
[Applause from the IU, iblican aide of
Aim Hamm* j
Mr. UpMr, of Fans sylvan is, laid he
wanted la esli the attention of (he De
mocracy of the oumutrj tw the fact that
Mr. Voorhees was applet Jed by the Re-
publtarnc
Mr. Sherwood, of Pennsylvania, said
the spoech was made in tbe interest of
the Republican party.
Mr. Hpoer was understood, amid tbe
confusion that ensued, to tel) Mr. Voor
hees to go to the White House and get
Mr/voorheea, resuming, said that if be
should be driven to take the stump end
press the oUime of Mr. Greet* y, he would
find a candidate opposing him who had
done more and kinder things for the Houtb
than hi* nominee had done.
Mr. Roosevelt here charged that Mr.
Y'oorhee* had receutly been iu consulta
tion with Prebident Grant at the White
House.
Mr. VoorbeeeHiaid be had not cruised
the threshold uf the White House for
three year*, end whoever made each a
statement uttered a vile calumny.
Mr. Roosevelt said be made that *ta‘e
ment on information given him. He hud
hoard, tw o or three d »y* ego, that such au
interview had taken place.
Mr. Voorhees—Then the gentleman
wuHociatea with men who do not tell the
truth. If be (Voorhees) wan now making
hi* political grave he could Mep into it.
lie h id made hi* speech for himtelf, and
did uut pretend to *pcak for any one else.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, naked
Mr. Voorbeo* whether he would huve
voted for Judge Davi* and edvocsted hi*
election if he bad received the nomination
at Cincinnati.
Mr. Voorheia replied that Judge Duvia
represented many things iu commou with
hi* own views.
Mr. Runilidl—Ife is a Republican.
Mr. Voorhees—That ia not the point.
I cannot join a combination which ropre-
►eu ; * nothing that I am for. On great
constitution*) questions Judge Davi*
fttood, in troublou* time*, where 1 Mood,
in behalf of tho rights and liberties of
thu citizen, while such men as Greeley
wero burying them into tho earth. TLe
strung probabilities arc, iu my judgment,
that if Judge Davi* had be*eu presented
at (liueinnati, he would have been accept
ed by a majority of the Democratic party ! ^laed me to apply to you. Hu aay
of th. com,try. Io th.t 1 ui.y l,„ m>». : Lllve H Uilld i ia J r f t „, I(1 t ' bllt yo „ wil ,
taken. I am only Mating my own nidi- - • • •
vidual opinion. 1 should have regarded 1
him with very great favor. It u quite a
different thing whether I should vote fur
a Republican who boa much in common
with my own views, or for one who hu*
nothing at all in common with them.
Mr. Randall—I should not vote for
either of them tilde** he waa endorsed by
thu Democratic Convention.
Mr. Vooihoea—That'a right.
Mr. Rnndidl—And I should vote for
oitlnr of them if endorsed by tbe Demo
cratic Convention.
Mr. Bird, of New .?er*ey—I would not
vote for titherof them if ho waa eu-
Tmn tbb Kacnw Telexrai k.
The Werhf lew^aptr Gipeltjr rertwa Great.
Thi* journal, though edited with sig
nal ability, amt wiwaya readable and inter
est! eg, i* not in every moUuca * safe
counsellor to I be Democracy. Ou r zand
er* wiii reuieml er ita propoeed change of
front, and aacrifioe of bujawor and BUir
io the last Presidential campaign, when
the act involved punio faith,aud we very
properly scouted by cvuiy true Democrat.
Up to thu period of the Cincinnati
nominations, it won* tbe prunouuced aud
warm advocate of the claim* of Mr. Ad-
mus before the Cmvention. Had be
been choeeu tae ►tautlurd-bearer of tbe
Moderate RepnblicauH, there would be
no talk now of a atrrigbt Deuiocrati:
ticket, and the sacrifice of “principle" in
volved in the aupport of G.eelty and
Broun.
The World aay* “the life of a pcXtical
pnrtj is-:t* principle*. Wtieu it renoun
ce* or abjure* theae, or conHuuts to hu-
bordintto ihum to views of teiuj orary
expediency in a scramble for apoi.a or
plunder, it forfeit* iu self-renpect ami
__ cease* to be respectable." And yet tho
New York, from a geutleman who knew I tt, ‘Dior of this very appo*iie truism in
ail about it. Mrs. Davis want to New J *cudy to endorse Mr. AU-
York to commit Charles O'Connor, Mr. * inK ? u the identiad platform upon w hich
iJavis' counsel, a* to tbe best manner ot ! Greeley stands. Now we tuze it that the
effecting bis release from prison. Mr. | L 1 “ tforui emboihe* the princes* of
O'Connor tv id her that ia hi* opinion j
there was but one way that it could bo ! *'"* ”
done, and that wmh to gut the represent*- 1
tive man of tho Republican pari j to Mgn
hi* bond. Mr*. Du vis inquired who that
man *uh. Mr. U Connor replied that it
wan Horace Greeley. She then asked
him if he would uot hoc Mr. Greeley and
gel him to do it. lie replied thut he had
no iulhieiioo with Mr. Greeley, aud thut
Mho wus the proper person to see him —
bbu h<»ill hhe would go aud see h:iu. She
went to hi* office, sent iu her card, and
wan invited into fc:* private office. She
Haul to him : “Mr. Greeley, my nmband
ia coufintii iu a caseinate at Forticiu Mon
roe. ii« ho* been mere for many long,
weary month*, lie is a feeble old man,
and ho in gradually sinking under hiH
Tbe time w,
" wuh the Democratic Moa-tn in
every campaign. Abo “principle*,”
ti.cn, even the World ia forced to admit,
are a* u-ar right aa could be expected
under (he cir. U i.Htanr. *. And uh to tho
“iut*u,” why houest Horace, with hi* ha
tred of ce r p<-*-bagger*, hi* merciful dis
position to cur people, hi* stern deuuuci-
atiou of the tyr.iuuv, fraud und nopotimi
of the preaeut adminis r tion, to my
nothing of Lis courage und Liuuaniry in
c DiiLg to tlie reiiet of our i&ngtiiauing
Confederate Fre idunt, m-ku him by no
uic tna par ieularly objectionuldo to uh.
In England the Qtu i n, w ho is tho head
of the Government, select*! a premier
from the circle of her friends, and in
structs him to form a ministry iu syiupu-
unit ho is gradually sinking under Iiik rig- t . “ , “
oruuH iujpiUunaieiit. II. will die i( L | w ‘ ,h ro J»' l" lle »
,em.il.. there ,„„«U longer. I e.iue he.e | «, v ‘ !r ’ "» new
A*
liuwent clu
i augu* in public seutiment
VHlou on any political quest ion.
ministry in a tuiuorj'y, ihcy let
portfolio*, and a new Cabinet i
Mailed
longer.
to consult Mr. O Connor a* to tho moans
« f getting him nleased. He has told me
tiiui thero is but oue way to do it, and
that i* to get the rai.rt Huntalive man Of , . . , ,
Lhu Keptih.ioan p».!y t.. .igi. hi. b .ml. I lr ' ,m ,bh r * l kl ' ' A lbl! ,
1 1 J ° .. . i- rapealtd again, perhaps, in a few
Her MJjesty simply regards
lie exponent of popular feel-
loordiugly.
means to follow
iL:h : hut, after
muasuraa—riiu i a* slavery,, for
id say* that yc
that i
| herself i
it lo h. .ighi My husband ! “‘- u a, ' 0o(, “ ,, K
Mr. (irotlry, fu.y I hop. th.t ! N / ,w ' »« |> ro I'“»" '-J'
ivuruhly cou.ui.ir n.y .ppiic- “ H lt I”* ?
approach to uusuiiuity,
Huould be allowed to do «i
The mirtaing link in the proceedings of
the New York Democratic State Conven
tion, whioh would inform us whether
that oonventioti substantially recommend
ed acquieacence in tho Cincinnati plat
form and nomination*, ha* not yat come
to baud. Uut tba New York Herald of
the 14th, advertiug to the fact that the
Convention would moot on the following
day, Haul: “Greeley ia acceptable to
uiue-teuth* of the Democrata of the
State, outside a handful of political in
triguer*, whose fidelity to the party is
doubted, and there ia uo reason why the
UochoMter Couveutiou should not apeak
out iu nieetiug aud any ao."
P. H.—A dispatch to the Western Pres*,
which has met our eye ainoe the above
waa written, iuforuia us that the reaolu-
tion copied by u* yesterday (endorsing
the Cincinnati platform, and virtually re-
ootunmuding the acceptance of Greeley)
waa adopted. Wo regard thia as almoat
aettliug the question an to the oouraa of
the Baltimore Couveution.
TNK JUDICIAL KLKCTIOX IX RI’SSKLL.
Scale, Ala. , May 16, 1872.
Kditor Enquirer: Tha accompanying
copy of a letter from the Governor'a
Secretary, which waa reoaived by me
yeMerday, ia in reply to e communication
of last week from our Grand Jnry to the
Governor, eaking—for reasons therein
stated—a recall of his proclamation
ordering eu election for a Judge of the
Criminal Court of UummII County, eatab-
Ushed by recent special act of our Legis
lature.
As tbe Grand Jury has adjourned, and tta
members have dispersed to their various
homes in different parte of the county, I
know of uo better mode of informing
thero, end the people of the couuty gener
ally, of this letter, than by requaatiog ita
publication in yonr excellent journal.
Very respectfully,
I'Lvaaxa Lewis.
State or Alabama, )
Executive Dkpaetmknt, -
Montoomebt, May 14, 1872. )
Vlyaoet Iawit, E*q., Solicitor, dc. t SeoU
Station, Ala.:
Dbab Bib: A report concerning the
ariahliahing of the Court of
County bee been reoaived at thie Deport-
naeut, from the Grand Jnry of that county,
which
Mr. Hpeer, of Penn*ylvanis, here inter
rupted and rained the point of order that
Mr. Voorheea was not making a |>erRonal
explanation, but that he was making a
political speech.
Tbe Speaker overruled the ohjoetiou, tut
Mr. Voorheea wa* apeukinguf matter pur-
Honal to hituHclf.
Voice* on tho Republican aide- Go ou,
go ou.
Mr. Voorhees then proceeded with hi*
speech amid great excitement aud coufu-
aiou. He repeated that Mr. Greeley, af
ter three year* of war, had Mill hold and
published the name Nentiiueuts, aud t'.<oy
Mill atood unreveraed. Wa* a man fit to
be elevated to tho Pro*ideucy who atood
committed to the dootriue that whoever
desired to disaolve Iiieir connection with
the Government had tho iuulionablo right
to do ho ? That might commend him to
some people, but it would not when
hi* Hub*equeut course wuh culled to mind.
Home of the highest men iu the Bouth had
told him (Vooruee*) with tear* iu their
eyes, that more than uuy one thing which
satisfied them that they could huve u sep
arate ayutem of government aud form uf
Oovormuent to suit theiuselvc* was the
voice of the then victoriuu* Republican
party, apeakiug through it* acknowledged
organ. And vet when the Southern peo
ple did whet this man had told them they
had the inalieuable right to do, no wild
beast, buugry for blood ever screamed
over its prey, aa he (Greeley) had ahouted
“On to Richmond to kill every ouo of
them for doing what he told them they
had the right to do. That wa* a Holemu
page of history, which could not be re-
vented. The waters of the ocean could
not waah it oat. Mortal man oould not
guiuaay it. A red sea of blood liad not
been enough to satisfy thia mao ; but he
had alao initiated upon the confiscation of
the homes and property of the women and
children of the South. Others tuignt do
as they pleased, but for him (Voorhee*)
and his household he would uot do this
thing. Parties to be successful must be
banded together on a common principle.
No other eouibinatiun of meu wa* worthy
of. auoceaa. He waa told that his parly
desired huccohh uguim-t thia Administra
tion. No ouo desired it more thou him
self, but there waa something that was
better than success, aud sweeter to the
heart thau success. That great mau,
Henry Clay, hod said thut it waa better to
bo right thau to he President, and ao ho
said it was better to be right thau to huc-
oeed. Ho eutered his solemn protest
against the attempt to transfer the Dem
ocrats of the country—-aa loyal a body of
voters as ever lived—to a camp where
there waa nothing belonging to them.
Mr. Rooaeveltyof New York, asked Mr.
Voorheea whether he would support the
candidate of the DooiooTatio Natiouul
Convention of Baltimore, whoever that
oaudidate might be.
Mr. Voorheee replied that he was not
in the habit of bolting Democratic nomi
nations. He believed that the geutleman
himaelf would have some difficulty in an
swering hie own question. [Laughter.]
But he did not despair of auoceaa. Hia
poaitiou waa in favor of atanding by the
principles of hi* party, and he would vote
lor the mau who represented those prin
ciples. He had no fsara, howevar, of
what tha Baltimore Convention would
do. But he oould not vote for a man
who apoka of tha Demoeratio party as
that to which all tho hannta of dobauohe-
ry gavo nioe-tentha of their aupport. It
hod boon sometimes said that thia uomi
nee had gone bail for Jsffarson Davis
when he wea in prison, but that waa too
narrow a platform for any party to aland
upon. [Laughter.] It would be e most
dangerous thing to raise an iaana aa ba-
tween the man who pat Mr. Davis in jail
and the man who bailed him out. It
would not be a eafe issue at the North,
end he informed hie Houthern fricuds not
to moke it. It might prompt e compari
son which would nut be favorable to the
nominee of the Gineianati Convention.
Mr. Davis had not bean helpless. A hun
dred millions of property at tha South
atood ready to bail him, and it sometimes
seamed to him (Voorheea) that it wax
EMiwly a pleoe of rtElltm impatience on
tbe part of tbe nominee of tbe Cincin
nati Convention lo offer himself ae bail
dor<*ed.
Mr. Kerr, of Indians, *aid tlmt ro far
aa the atutcincnt iu the paper quotod from
referred to him it was simply untrue.
Mr. Niblark, of ludiatia, repeated tbe
Name remark, adding tlm! nothing but the
powor of organization would compel him
to vuto for Mr. Greeley, hut that «beli
ever the Demoeratio party acted on tho
question bo would yield obedience to it*
action.
Mr. Holman, of Indinna, also repudi
ated tbe newspaper article ho fur uh it
roforred *•» him. lie did uot purpose to
forestall the actiou of tbe Baltimore Con
vention.
The Home then resumed it* regular
business.
Iu tbo House uf Representatives, ou
Monday last —
Mr. Butler (Man*.) from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill removing tbe
political disabilities from ail petHou* who
uidnd the late rebellion, except HenntorH
and RepreaentativeH iu tbe tbirty-hixtb
aud thirty-seventh Congress, officers in
the judicial, military and uaval Her vie* of
United States, and heads of depart
ment*, and Foiegn Ministers of the
United State*,
Mr. Cox suggesteJ that the bill wan one
of tho ruaiiliK of Mr. Greeley'* nomination
at Cincinnati.
Mr. Butler Raid that it was uot, nor
in it the result of Mr. Vooihec*' speech.
[ Laughter. )
M. Eldridgo remarked thut it wah tbe
host and most liberal bill of tbo kiud thut
bud ever puHAed tbe House.
Thu bill wuh passed by the requisite
o.third* vote, aud without further dis
cussion.
Mr. Butler nl*o reported a bill re
eving political diaabilitie* from Koine
,o<M) persons by namo, which also was
puHHud.
I'KAfUAHLK SLllLSMOX.
I* Eying
you will fuvorubly
tion ?”
Mr. Greeley arose, extended his hand
to Mrs. Davis, nud said: “Madam, you
may, tor 1 will sign Li* bund.”
Mr. Greeley wa* Ibea a prominent
candidate before the Legislature for the
United State* Semite. Home of Lis
friend* beard that be bad iigieed to sign
Mr. liavi*’ bond. They wont to bun ami
protested ng-iinM it. They told him that
tiiey hud uiaiie a count, and thut ho would
l.o elected t»y six majority, but that if he :
j signed this bond, it would defeat him. | ^
\ Ue replied, “1 know it will." They fold |
| him that bo was one of tho owner* ot Iho | fUl a
: Tribune, and if he signed thi* bond be .
I would lose thousands of subscribers. He V * e * 1
I replied, “I know it." They *..id, “Mr.
• Greeley, y.»u h*vu written a history <*f
the war, one Volume 3011 have out, and
j have Sold large number* of it. Y'ottr sec
ond volume ih neatly out and you b«*ve
large order* for that. If you Mgu this
bond, those order* will be countermand
ed nmi you wiii lose a large amount of
money." Ho roplied, “Gentlemen, 1
know it, but it in right, and TIL do it. ’
Ho did do it, und A am informed thut lie
lost n scut in the United States Souute,
and over thirty thousand dollars.
To my mind this doo* not look like
“impertinent interference." •••.
in*l«nce — huvo been dispoM d of, and thcii
hcltlement i* a finality, and other issues
uf present moment aud great Importance
prcaenL ttiomaclvu*, w e *10 no reason wiiy
u paity sh »uld uot co-operate even with
former antagonist*, upon tha new ques
tions whicli demand ooiud'!eiu*iou.
Mr. Greeley was on email'd| ntionist.
But ftiavury i« dead and buried. He waa
a protectionist ; bat i.uw expresses hi*
w.ilu.giiu.H lob uve the tariff to be settled
pie, aud it i*
tih'.i Jl hi
ir merely
f M
fre
.Itton to thu pi
.ration.
Dal aay*
*n«o f».11. Ha w - n
ami ultra li.i Ucnl
• oiuhod;mont of tin-
sent corrupt Adtutn-
y ariMi*
[<*««
May
tbo World, “
ve beard lur endorsing Mr.
•y by the Democratic Nutiuuni < <m-
>U i , that tho ticket WOUid n.’Htnl.
hat would fcttcb huuces* bo worth ?"
We, of 1)10 Houtb, c.iii atiBwer that
liifvtiun if our ruetiopuhtau contcmpo-
nuy cannot : It would *triku the political
•buckles from a bust of
But
» P»I»*
1 elderly Souther
pri-
1 few tbo
It Would upf
of S. utb C^roim 1, i.ud
f St
Chamber edict* and Federal tyranny. It
would inaugurate reform and re'ronch-
utciit, where fraud iud extravagance have
14. — Washington long held b gh carnival. It would drive
nioiuK u.-w.p«ior man und others, ko-iii (rulu „ , u „ |, roMu i youul CU ef M«(j-
u> l.avu jr.st t.o. It.ur tbiuusuu tl.*' biniu: : .111 in. entiro r*-lMiU'i of piuifw
CobKi'nuonlml d.tui.gaa, tbo l'ro.iJdm,.! ttU j It would cb.i.go tbo exi-.f-
oobubdrutu, * ivii right**, ibd tbo ltovouno i U j, vocitl.iing .bd cuotouiptible feroigtt
bill. It i. *i*tito likely that a .11* *•.'..! ol I y ,,f thu (jovoruinout. It wotild ou.
shift wilt 1*« m»*l. to .uvo tbo trusty trutu eunrago our dmvD.trodden peuplo to boj e
1 .olnro. 'thero nro b**|*os and fears, but J f„r bettor tl.iiiga in day. to come, oud
11 *' niodifv and ob-tto tbeir diatike to tbo obi
a oopy of hia opUioa.
Ite alaalloB oOmd will, af a—wa,
takaplaaalaMooteaBeawith tteptoaia-
Wtiea od tte Ooranor.
jK,j
Rtss ifftssr*
t, limMlunaa.uyui ~" , ——
7 .. . .. Z n for Mr. Daria. Wtea kmtnv Johnaon
* «a« nfama to tte amoiwv u«a- ^ Uvla n. Bteteea, tecratarj of War,
! ate l mow forward to jia,wMh thia, ,,g rl j aad proyaaad (aa te ka« to W
ttefaat) to anaal Bated B. La*, Joaaph
K. Jatealoa, ate otter ptwlnanl Ooo-
(teateH nAaaia, ttera qaa tel au am
«te osaU pr*T««t»tel tUa> teiaa dou,
ate that waa tte faaaaat taeoaabaal of
tte PiitewWtl teaa Cte. Orate ted
“If the cotton Stttto* shall become *at-
istlcd that they can do better out of the
Uuiou thau iu it, we insist in letting them
go iu peace. The right to seoode may be
a revolutionary one, but it exists never
theless. • * * We must ever resist
tbe right of any State to remain iu the
Union and nullify and defy tbo laws
thereof.
‘To withdraw from the Union i* quite
another matter; aud whenever a con*id-
oruhlo section of our Uuion shall deliber
ately resolve to go out, we shall resist all
coercive measures to keep them in it.
We hope never to live in a Republic
where oue section ia (iuned to auother by
bayonets."
From tho N. X. Tr lmno, Nov. 2rt, 1»C.9.
“If tho cotton States unitedly and earn
estly wish to withdraw peacefully from
the Union, we think they should be al
lowed to do so. Auy attempt to compel
them by force to remain would be contra
ry to tbe principles euunciated iu the im
mortal Declaration of Independence, con
trary to tho fundamental idea* on which
human liberty is b aed."
From tlio N. Y. Tribune, Doe. 17, l8ofl.
“If it (the Declaration of Independ
ence) justified tbe secession from the
British empire of three millions of colon
ists iu 177(1, we do not see why it would
not justify the secession of five millions
of Nouthrons from the Federal Uuiou iu
IStll. If we are mistaken on thia point,
why does not some one attempt to tffiow
wherein and why? For onr own part,
while we deny the right of alaveholdera to
hold slaves again!* tha will of tha latter,
we cannot see how twenty millions of peo
ple can rightfully hold ten, or even five,
in a detested Uuion with them by millita-
ry force."
[Frxim tl>* N«w Y’ork Tribune, Foluuny 23, lOCt.]
We have repeatedly said, and we onoe
more insist, that the groat principle em
bodied hv Jefferson iu tha Declaration of
Independence, that governments derive
their just powers from tho oonsent of the
govt rned, is sound and just, and that if
the slave States, the cotton (States, or the
Gulf States only choose to form au inde
pendent nation, they have n door moral
right to do so. • • • • When
ever it shall be clear that the great body
of the Southern people have become con
clusively alienated from the Union, and
anxious to escape from it, we will do our
best to forward their views."
The Graut papers are bound to fight the
battles of the rebe'lion over again, no
matter who is nominated. In ordar to
prove Greeley a rebel, aud h«ve him tried
for treasou or couflned iu Fort Lafayette,
they have ropublmbed his McOhesney let
ter, which appeared in the Tribuua of
September 26, 1862, in which he said:
“Bnt I still insist that, if it had been
proved that the people of the slave States
—or even of the cotton Hia tea alone—had
rwally desired to dissolve the Union, and
had peacefully, deliberately, and
thoritotively exp re—I that wish,
should have a—nted to it. At all events,
I should."
|>u *k|t
Piana' Ban Binwnoa.— 8a» Prax-
eiuo, Mm, 1*.— Partia' IowM|» aad
raft axpaditlaa ia aaanh of (te opaa Fa
larBaaaailadaAlaakatUavaak. Haas-
paata a Ihiaa jaaaa’ orate oa (te aten of.
SaAiaHoBaa, ate will aail am aad Ite
mag* Unwlitetetaft.
ios about tbe umttor. Still, tbe
treaty will prububly nut fail.
Thu political Hiluation soems to have
changed u little. The npeocb of Mr.
Vouthce* uf ludiiitm is regarded by some
UN un oration that will lop uff autucthiug
of the support Mr. Greeley has received
from the Democratic putty South; aud by
otlmiH uh an evidence thut only u buttle
und u victoitoils contest are to folluw with
the Bultituoro Couveutiou to secure the
Konduutiou and election of Mr. Greeley.
It ii held by administration Ropubltcatis
that Mr. Voorhees' speech strengthened
the chance* uf Ueueiul Grunt, aud that
thero will bo uo error in predicting a re
sult fuvorablo to tlie latter's re-election.
Tho mutter of ids nomination at Phil* lei-
phi i seems a foregono conclusion, not
withstanding the combination* made up
to prevent it. 714 delegates will compose
tho Couveution. 22 States, rep re non' ing
112 delegates, have instructed deleg diotis
to vote fur Grant. This is s large major
ity, already instructed to vote for hi*
nomination.
Tho Civil Right* bill is Komothiug that
Congress would like to get rid of, but tho
members do uot like to take hold of it.
Thor* is not much probability of its pus-
Hugo at this session, and there are very
few who are able to predict tho result ou
the fall campaign. Tbe Tariff' and Tux
bill stands subject to a limitation of de
bate till Thursday at p. m. It is probu-
bio that all tho auiouduiontH will be voted
on Friday nttd the bill will be ready to go
to I lie Seuato Saturday.
Tho Appropriation bill* are all id good
shape for earl}' completion, and with tho
miscellaneous work that can be thrown
iuto the spare moments aud days between
now aud tho 2Uth of May, it is quite likely
thut Cougros* will adjourn on that day,
the Hunato committee beiog satisfied with
tho tariff and tax bill substantially a* it
will poos the I louse. YV. 1*. C.
■#«♦«>
UMltfsstluM of Assistant I'nltnt Mate* District
Attorney Andrea Moss.
It was reported yesterday upon the
streets, that Assistant United State* Dis
trict Attorney Sloau luid tendered hia re
signation to District Attorney H. P. Fur-
rbw. We also heard that tbe cause was,
thut u day or since Mr. Furrow, by tele
graph, requested Mr. Sloau to come to
Ath.nfu and assist him there iu tbe Uuited
Slate* District Court. Mr. Kloan replied
to this to the effect that he could uot
comply wiili the request, from the fact
that he wa* representing the United States
here, iu tho mutter arising under the mix
ed commission on British and American
claims. Also, that he had numerous cut-
ton claim* to look after for the Uuited
States, aa well as business of bis own both
in the City and Superior Courts which
were iu session. On tbe 15th inst., Mr.
Farrow telegraphed to Mr. Sloan that his
preuence was absolutely neaded in Atlan
ta, and to oorne immediately. Mr. Sloan
then telegraphed the same auswer that he
did before, that busiuess engagements
E reclmled any possibility of hia coming.
Ir. Farrow telegraphed back yesterday to
Mr. Sloan that he must give him (Farrow)
bis assistance iu Atlanta or his resignation.
Mr. Sloan, w e are informed, could not act
otherwise thau to resign, and he immedi
ately tendered hia resignation. -The
above is what * e have beitd talked of ou
the atiee s, aud we are pretty certain that
it is reliable.
We are sorry that Mr. Hloan has aeen
fit to resign, a* ho wa* considered a faith
fnl and efflcicut officer, both by the au
thorities at Washington and the citizeus
uf Savannah who knew lnm.
[Nunr/i/mA Republican, 17th.
From N. 0. 1‘icayrm.
Houston, May 16.—Tha Stats Radical
Convention has eleoted sixteen delegates
to atteud the Philadelphia Convention,
with instructions to vote for Grant for
President and Gov. Davis, of Texas, for
Viee President.
Judge L. D. Evans and A. B. Morton
wore nominated on oandidnto* for Con
grats at large. . ,
Tho Convention adjourned sine die,
after giving three oheera- for Grant and
three for Gov. Davis.
Judge E. G. Richard*, of Chambers,
Ool W. H. Borneo, of Lee, and CoL J. J.
Jolly, of Greene, are favorably spoken of
for Congr—an o! large for the mate of
fltg, which hus hu long been tho emblem
of oppression to them.. It would ring tbe
death kne'l of carput-hMginm, aud toruii-
Late the r* igu of terror at the South.
I Uuko arc Home of the substantial fruits
winch would losult Arum the election uf
Mr. Greeley.
To oppose him and run an independent
ticket, we honestly believe is the best
means uf clouting Grant, and would bo
plnjitig exactly into his bands. But we
do not presume to diet ite to tlie National
Democracy, aud should tho Convention
pronounce otherwise, will give nu unfal
tering support to tbe ticket they may
nominate. Now is the time, however, fur
the press aud peop e of the South to speak
out, that our delegate* tuay represent
public seutiment aright when they meet
in conclave with their Northern brethren.
If the Now York Thunderer U out-voted,
we hope at lmst it will yield gracefully,'
mid not allow jealousy of a din?i:igtti<,hcd
brother editor to mar its me fid a ©as and
fidelity tu the* party uf its choice.
WAsntNUT. n. M iy 15.—Tho coalition iu
Connecticut, between the Domocr»U and
Republican*, by which the Legislature of
that State decided to day re-elect Senator
Ferry for six years from the 4th of March
next, bo* rxcitfd very general comment
here, and i» Jo.kcd upon by the Mippoit-
ers uf Mr. G roc ley as one of the promis
ing indication* uf u coalition at Baltimore.
While Mr. Ferry has not openly identified
himself wuh the Liberal ReA>uhliran
movement, his receut voles and speeches
show that he is heartily antagonistic to
the extreme legislation whioh tbe Repub
lican party ooutinuu* to pres* in Con
gress To-day, ou the news being re
ceived in tho Senate of his re-election, be
whs only congratulated by Mesat*. Trum
bull and Schurz and other Liberal Repub
licans. Tbe Administration Republicans
from that State in Congress declure that
the convention coalition breaks up the
caucus Kvsteui there, and brings the State
over to the Democrats for the future.—
lmu Inc ilk Courier.
Kptr.nr Tax on Liquor* Ileprnlcri.
Atlanta, May 17, 1872.
Editors Constitution : I will thank yon
for space to say to those interested that
the Legislature in January last repealed the
specific lax uf 20c. per gallon on liquors,
and now the article is taxable only os oth
er personal property at its fair market
value, and it must be ao returned to the
Tax Receiver, who in receiving the return
will enter it ou the Tax Digest under the
head uf “all other property." The tax
to be paid in tbe fall to tlie Collector,
whan oollecting the regular Stale tax.
Respeotfally,
Madison Rkll,
Comptroller General.
KuafORED Dtibl.—It was reported yes
terday thut a duel would take place some
time thi* morning hetweou two young
men Well known in tho city. \Ve learn
thut there will hardly be any compromise
iu the matter, as the difficulty is too se
rious for such a thiug. We oould uot find
out, however, the exact trouble tbit gave
rise to the prospective duel. We hope,
though, that such an amicable adjustment
will be made in the premise* as well be
honoruble to both parties.
flfltannah Republican, 17th.
On the 6th instant, Mr. Trice present
ed to Congreo* the memorial of Governor
Smith, praving for the payment of money
dne by the Government uf the I'nittd
State* to the State of Georg ; a for the At
lantic aud Great* Western Railway, tbe
property of the State of Georgia, by the
authorities of the United States since the
war. Also, a bill authorizing the Secre
tary of the Treasury to pay to tho Htato
of Georgia $600,000, or aach a sum os
may be found due, for tha as# of said
rood os above. Both bill and memorial
wore referred to the Committee on Claims,
end ordered to be printed.
The New York papers give sickening
details of e most desperate fight in that
city on Tuesday, between a polioeman
ana a man he wee endeavoring to onset;
the latter used e cleaver end the polioe
man hia club. When the fight wee over
both men were removed on stretchers to
tbe hospital, where their in j arise were
pnjfipwiofd fatal.
a nsitARKAntx sEMrox.
A NEW HKAVE.N A Mi A NKW EARTII.
U*. C.Uia.I.i. I'uiou, of Slur 1:1.]
Tliosc who attended tbe Pres
byterian Church yesterday
mbriiiug hud the satisfaction ol'
listening to oue of the most re-
markubio discourses, perlinps,
ever detivereil in this city. Tlio
sermon wiis preached by Kev.
Joseph U. Wilson, i). J)., pastor
of tlie church: and his subject
was “the new heavcu and the
new earth,” founded on the first
three verses of the 21st chapter
of Revelations
Dr. Wilson is a man whose
discourses are uniformly able
and interesting, full of fresh and
vigorous thought, showing pro
found erudition, and careful
and elaborate preparation.—
But, us with other men of his
cla^s, there are times when his
whole being seems imbued with
a great theme; lie rises above
the plain of Lis ordinary preach
ing and speaks as with an au
thority and a power above and
beyond himself. The condi
tions of such an almost inspired
etfort are that the speaker has
discovered, or believes |io lias
discovered, in the scriptures
.some truth which has eluded
tho grasp of others, and tlio
knowledge of which lie believes
to he essential to a harmonious
ami pcrfWt system of theology,
ami to the happiness of man
kind. Only independent and
original thinkers preach such
sermons, anil lie who produces
a half doz;n ot that order in a.
lifetime, accompli dies a great
work.
To give any just idea of the
diseouise in llns brief notice
would be impossible. The idea,
however, was that this earth is
to he changed and so prepared
as to be the final abode of tho
redeemed, after the resurrection.
He began by saying tlmt the
most prominent and suggestive
tliougni of the text was new
ness; there was to bo u new hea
ven anil a new earth. That lliu
hcnvoil here referred to uinpies-
tionably meant not the starry
heavens and tlie boundless space
beyond our earth, but the at-
MiiHplierie world about us which
is really a part of 1 lie earth—its
garment, l’eter described tbo
manner in which tbo earth was
to lie changed aud purilied. it
was to lie done by lire.
The arguments to be drawn
from t'eripture wero uumcrous.
The leading idea was redemp
tion. Not only was man to lie
redeemed, but restored to tho
possession of an inheritance
liutn which ho had been aliena
ted by sin. This argument was
fully expanded and strongly en
forced. Tho earth had been the
abode of sinless beings in tlio
persons of our iirst parents.—
Tho children of Israel believed
iu au cat tidy paradise restored
to them as a chosen people.—
<ioil himself lias dwelt on earth,
in tbo Sliekinali, between llio
Cherubim in the temple ut.lo-
rusalem; and the Divine iie-
deemer appeared on the earth .
in the person of the babe of
Bethlehem. Besides this, the
Holy Spirit now dwells and
ministers iu tbe Church ou
earth.
At the resurrection the saints
shall nrise with bodies glorified,
spiritual bodies, but bodies still,
and they shall live and reign
with Clnist upon the earth.—
The earth will bo changed to
adapt it to the now conditions
and wants of the risen saints,
but it will be the earth still.—
There shall bo no more sea, or
s'orm, or disease, or death.—
flic grossness of the earth, us of
our mortal bodies, shall be puri
lied and changed.
Tbe speaker dwelt on the un-
scriptural and fanciful idea of
heaven as popularly entertained,
lie contended tlmt the shadowy
nothingness of heaven, in which
spirits tloafcil in e her, suspend
ed on nothing, and anchored to
tlie throne of God, enjoying u
series of rapturous sensations,
of whioh we could dream, but
which we could not understand
and with which we could not
sympathize, was repugnant alike
to reason and the word of God.
His purpose ns expressed was to
learn what the scriptures teach
of heaven, its locality and tlie
life of the redeemed iu that
abode. His ideas may strike
some as novel anil speculative,
but those who heard the sermon
will be likely to admit that it is
diflieult to escape his logic and
liis interpretation of the various
texts quoted in support of his
position. The senium ought to
be published and have an ex
tended circulation.
Guekley Will not Take tie Stump.
Aetr York, May 16.—The Tribnno an
nounces that Mr. Greeley will accept no
invitation to Kpcnk ou political question*
while a candidate and it will promote
gonet.il convenience if those who might
otherwise invite him will accept this ex
planation. At Poughkeepsie iu fulfill
ment of a premise made when he did not
expect to be ruminated, he spoke, tut
discusied no political topic.
Now Jersey aud Delaware are etill dis
puting over the right t > fish in the Dela
ware river. Governor Parker baa issued
his proclamation claiu itjg fur New Jer
sey jurisdiction to the n.id.il of the rivor.
DoiHuaro still, however, euiteuJH that
her title tuns from f-hore to shore, under
the graut front the Duke of York to Wil-
ikua Penn. It is a very curious qu rrel
as it stead*, but it roakos little difference
to outsiders liow it is flnAlly settled, as
the Iaws of Delaware and Naw Jersey are
about equally stringent against strangers
fishing in their waters.
Comfort.—A Western Greeley editor,
who hoe a fondne** for old Bourbon, thus
reconciles himaelf to tbe temperance
principles and pructioes of hi* chief i
Nobody should object to Greeley be
cause he is a teetotaler. His abstinence
leaves all the more whiskey for the
of W.