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COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1872.
Volume XLIV.-No. 34
j^jieWeokly Enquirer.
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' Lafaula papers report a riotous aud
VMjleat demonstration by Radical negroes
;»u their city, on Friday night last. They
Yifiled tin lion.so of Millege Holt, a e’ol-
*ired man. who had declared his purpose
-$0 vdle for Greeloy, and so abused and
thr^ataitfdjhim Ui.’tt'hB had to slip out of
dherhonso uud seek tbo protection of tho
;p61ic4>. t f J heir protection was extended to
‘lijm*:* Hut fiio mattcrbii^ht not to be per
mitted tft rest there. Ilad a negro been
tiius assailod and threatened for voting or
paup*»*in'7‘ to■veto life* Radical ticket, a
squad of. Federal soldiers would quickly
rVuMb UiO. place ; a huge
jiafth been disclosed.
iQAuM'.t] mi^rtAb»NWM<(h-•«%&*’under
uanaastt law ; jiciha^s half tho white
\ <Jf tlio co^uty would hive been
j n*J>t'V'l. . A be whites ought to see to it
tyiat-tht>Tff*hia|:ratic negroes are protected
Hj^bAtUtljetmoht of < tcry'ontl of the fifty
‘o^iigty Pa ilf uls 'safd to havo been en-
R^^d^jp this “KmKlnxiaE" of Millege
'Jjfolt.'or "fllhihpiiwpy" against his political
That i: tho only way to show the
tl^it this is a game which two
\ Ji^rtios oaujplay.ot-y.and to assure colored
, , aAen who desire fo'vtfto *tho Democratic
i | 'o$d tybcrfil Republican tickot thut tltev
xphn ^jo jaJ^viih A-fcty.
y iilo’w iug little incidont will serve
the difficulties uuder which ne-
FUpvDemooratlc ticket in North
at k tho 1. do elect ion—tho same
CfvuliitA thht was ho persevoziugly
t fupAwhile. Ihunocrals accused of
ucutemng ne^rges oii account of
r which $iu)f a dozen
.im^wcbtyroftaaiued under the Ku-
Vtef atul sefiiouood to heavy fifies and
ig terms Of finpri^oiiuiL'iit in the Albany
dTjik£c*n1 flTryVuv t charge Of whipping a
, f IJgfliuul ! q rtqjy from n dispatch duted
£ Jtdfoifch, to- the New York
j vjjgfct*/ ''
•.if tb • Y°ie ipdepoml-
I «ii«y. I fcivd flio: following : At Clifton's
. « Franklin dou^y^OnJiib.dfy of the
v. el®lion, H«1 Y-oung,,a plan of color aud
J ' ^Wuiscrvativo over suicp (he. war, exer-
• . QJSiJdjils righ^ as a freetyan by votiug for
§ (^nserv^lWvr ticket. Assoon as ho
" 4i^d i{op(>hitrd)pifl ticibt, pud bofore time
was lepvo tho polls, Tom
s Kjjivoy, uiiotlu'rs^jlurtJii mau, took a pitch-
II Vyi* >vhqre*hp stood. . The
\y±
hpd
perpetrated to gratify,that hatred which
'pectin to *htrk m -Wfo heart of some of the
colored luce against those of their own
/the perscuiR^? l thi^e^oS^ lT U ^is to be
‘hoped Jibuti .the,, ami rds iff *will meet a
merited drfmnc&d.the*bauds of the oxecu*
‘tioner; liift
iiiUiwoA ivirL iptvnXnrrs caution uIm.
• fihe Fleeti^iubill,.whmh has p^sed'.tlie
-Bennie *of Ue<^gift; : pj«»vtde^’ foi ttired
^geuefal rloctIogfr- ^tWn ^he' h$xf fill
.inontjis - thf^rjjcjii ^October, for n Gov-
^ernor and’membi-rs of .tho Iicgislaturo;
the second, in -Novenftier^for Iteprc^cii-
.tativ^s to-OoijjfiresK' at- tho‘ time- of tho
"Presideutial • election*; -and tho third, in
•'•January, for coiint^r'-cheers. There is a
i proposition' to amend it so as to elect the
|. ^counfy officers in Qolobyr.
' It deems that tho *‘NatiouaI Labor lie-
^formers ' lmvp ubt yet gi.ven up the effort
•to find a mmiiu^o for the Presidency who
•will •‘stick. Tli^fi're to hold another
,■ convention at Columbus,, Ohio, on tho
• 1? 1st inst., junl are advertising for dele-
’ gates to attend it.
John McClure,* late qf Augusta, (ia.,
• lias Ipcen arrosled-ftt Charlofte, N. C.,
• upon circumstonfinl evidence tending to
implicate him in recepbheavy robberies
in Augusta, Macon and Savannah. Two
■♦boxes, directed to Win.''ll. Johnson, Char-
g ]6tte, t shipped from’ J^ivaunah, were de-
[ slivered by .mistake to Col. Wm. Johnson,
and c^n being opeflcdwcrt^fliled with jew-
^clry, Silver J^are, Ac., topic of which'was
- identified as proj>crty stoleu from Metafa.
-Neblftitt, Black A Barrett .of- Augusta.
McLuro had qmd«* repeated inquiries at
tho office for thlse boxes, and pftor it .'was
^Ascertained that they contained stolen
.goods ho was arrested. ; •
• There is a rumor that Charles (XkNi-
mor, 6f New York, tho celebrated lawyer,
> i * is to ,U> the nondneo of tho Loqisvillc
I 1 Convention of faction hits’’for the Presi-
c dency. No doubt he, or almost any other
man,* can get tfceir nomination, if he
* “ want § it. JJutrtho. probability,* is that Mr.
* ?"O’Copor, who never has displayed an
•^“itching pul in" for political office, will
, ’ hardly depart from the habits of his life
- to ploy the rule of a mere inischief-
> junker.
•. ' One of tho drug stores of Macon, Ga.,
j liAs inaugurated the innovation of keep
ing open doom all night, with a prescrip
1 Oionist in attendance*..
^ 4 Anderson, the alleged bank swindler, is
£ . held *t.Savannah to await proceedings
•undoc the extradition treaty, whereby he
C will probably bo delivered' to the Cana-
dian authorities.
\ T
The colmed Greeloy men about Eufau-
la don't appear to “scare" worth a snap at.
the violent action of tho Grant supporters
of tlieir rdco.’ Thtf'Tibti* of the loth
publishes a car<J by^Kicked"^WjUpn, col
ored, .announcing his* purpose 1 to quit the
support <>{ Grant and voCo" fdk Greeley.
Quito a number of colored rnon aptuf F.u-
fuula have published, wiiniiar; pnjbj^icc-
WKST VIRGINIA.
The next State election ia that of West
Virginia, which oconra on the 22d of this
month. There is a fusion between the
lladicals and the "straight-out" or anti-
Greeley Democracy in the support of J.
J. Jacob for Governor, aud in opposition
to the ratification of the new constitution.
Jacob is the present Governor, elected os
a Democrat, but refuses to say whether he
is for Grant or Groeley. He opposes tho
new constitution, aud ia joined in that
opposition by tho "straight" or Bonrbon
Democracy because it upholds the 14th
and 1.1th Amendments of the Federal
Constitution. It is a remarkable fact that
the lladicals join the Bourbon Democracy
in support of a candidate opposed to those
Amendments and a Stale Constitution
which recognizes them. It shows to what
desperate straits the Grant Radicals ore
driven, and how roAdily they sacrifice
"principle’’ for the sake of party success.
On tho other hand, the co-operation of
tho "straight" Democracy with the Grant
Radicals effectually exposes tho pretenso
that t/icfr factious movement is dictated
only by priuciplo. In tho 1st Congres
sional District, too, there is a division
iu tho Democratic party—Hon. John J.
Davis, the present Democratic Represent
ative, naming os uu “independent" can
didate, supported by tho Radicals and the
Bourbons, against Col. llenj. Wilson, tho
regular Democratic nominee. Notwith-
standing these defections and combina
tions against them, the Democrats of West
Virginia send assurances that they will
oarry the Stato ut this election, and of
their triumph iu November there can
hardly bo a doubt.
Ihtertlrr Whitcly unit the No-Called Ku-Kln\.
All who am familiar with the courso of
Detective Whitely when sont to Georgia
to procure the conviction of some of our
citizens, will readily understand why it is
that his mission to Albany, N. Y., pro
fessedly ou a visit of clemency, is pug-
gostivo of Romo deep scheme of villainy
or b&Ko intrigue. It may bo nothing
more than an effort to make party capital
for Grant by parading his pardons to
counteract Boutwell’s vindictive utteran
ces, or to nllny tho excitement caused by
tho President's lmrsh nnd arbitrary exer
cise of tho powers conferred by tho En
forcement act. Such an object is of it
self baso enough—it is a perversion of
exocutivo powers for the Attainment of a
party or personal end. But Wbitely has
proved himself to bo eapablo of much
dirtier work than even this, nnd if his in
terviews with tho prisoners wero private,
wo do not know whnt conditions have
boon exacted as the price of the pardon
of tho nnfortunate men who have been
so vindictively prosecuted. The mission
of Whitely, to say tho least of it, has a
very suspicions appearance—it raises tho
irreprefisiblo inquiry, why was tuck
raau employed iu this work, if no knave
ry was designed ? Tho subsequent do-
’ velopmr.nts of this extraordinary mission
ought to bo closely watched.
North Carolina Again.
Conclusive evidence that thcro
fraud ou ono side or tho other, iu tho late
election, is to bo found in the fact that in
a number of counties a considerably lar
ger veto was cast than tho number regis
tered ? And tbo fact that all or nearly all
of 4$io counties thus outvoting thoir
gistry lists aro strong negro counties, is
pretty good presumptive evidence
which party couimittod the frauds. The
Conservative papers demand an investi
gation. Tho Wilmington *Journal refers
to the following instances of fraud by
over-votiug:
In Bladen county tho voting strength
is put down at 2,010. The number of
votes actually cast is 2,010.
Iu Cumberland county tho voting
strongth is put down at :J,412. Tho num
ber of votes actually cast is 8,773.
In Dnpliu county tho voting population
is put down at 2,01!). The number of
votes actually cast is 3,481.
In Franklin county tbo voting strength
is put down at 2,770. The number of
votes actually cast is 3,081.
In Halifax county tbe voting strongth
is piit down at 4,411. The actual number
of votes cast for Governor in the late
election is 1,:M)7!
Be it remembered that U was in Halifax
county the Registration books were said
to have been lost!
In Lenoir county the voting strength is
put down nt 2,081. The number of votes
cast was 2,2(54.
In Nash county the voting strength is
put down at 2,181. The number of votes
cast, in . 2,177. This increase is in part,
however, accounted by tbe recent annex
ation of a part*of Edgecombe county to
Nosh.
In Northampton county tho voting
strength is put down at 2,901. The num
ber of votes actually cast is 3,081.
In Robesou county tho voting strength
is put down at 8,043. The number of
votes actually cast is 3,214.
Iu Bampson county tbe voting strength
is put down at 2,1)80. The vote actually
cast is 3,181.
Tho Ralei&h correspondent of the New
York llerald telegraphed on tho 8th that
"the .Secretary of State, who ia in receipt
of tho official returns as they come in,
And who compiles the vote and gives tho
certificate of election, is of the opinion
that Caldwell's majority will not exceed
three hundred, if he is elected at all. In
ouo precinct in Brunswick eighty more
votes were cast than wero registered. In
Harnett township, New Hanover, on! or
two companies, with arms, marched to
the polls. In the First ward at Wilming
ton, and other precincts of that county,
men registered after Sunday and on the
day of election. Having Radical county
commissioners tho votes of these pre
cincts were, of course, not thrown ont.
There is no doubt of frauds in Columbus
and Bladen. They are believed to be
general throughout the Third Congres
sional district, and, in fact, throughout
the State.”
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA.
person was free to bid at a Sheriff's sale, | Senate resolution for the appointment
and the proposition to lease the Road was of a committee of two from tho Senate
ington
last, declares his purpose to proseenle
President Grant at the next term of the
ooqrt in tho District of Columbia, for
swindling him. He says that he had p
Jf % business transaction with Gan. Grant, in
which Grant "cheated him out of $(21,000
with a coolness and deliberation that
would do credit to any blackleg. ” Tbe
transaction referred to was no doubt the
purchase and sale of a house in WMhing-
$on. Bowen in a Republican.
Tbe dispatches of Tuesday night show
that Whitely'a interview with the so-called
Ku-Klnx prisoners was private and sepa
rate., Of-course he can make whatever
report ho'cboses of their admissions and
•reyelations to him, nnd he made just such
a report 'as* th£ Radical* desired and need-
Ex-M«yor K»yles J. bUibtfWhlfiStf
*•» City, ia a letter of tb. 13tbWI,
Washington oh ftis mission. - Of all men
in the country, Whitely was eminently
qualitled‘fAr just such Work. Of oonree
the prisoners at Albeay wiU ne.eer be per
mitted to contradiot anything that he has
made them say. Moat probably none of
them will ever see his report, exoept the
four he baa recommended for pardon, and
we do not know what promises they were
required to make as the prioe of their par-
As we said yesterday, thia affair
22d day’s phoceedinqs.
Atlanta, Aug. 10, 1872.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 9. a. m. President
Trammell in tho chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Warren.
Tho journal of yesterday’s proeoedinga
was read.
On motion of Mr. Kibbee the rales
were suspended, aud a bill to amend the
charter of the Atlantio, Fort Valley and
Memphis Railroad Company was read
time aud passed.
Also, a bill by Mr. Griffin of tho 6th, to
lay out aud orgauize a new county from
the counties of Brooks and Thomas.
On motion of Mr. Hinton, the bill in
relation to the Lunatic Asylum was set
down as tho special order for Monday
next.
Tho bill to organize a county court for
Dougherty county was read third time and
passed.
The bill to authorize Suporior Courts
to iucorporato towns and villages was
read third time.
Mr. Candler opposed tho passage of the
bill, and moved to refer it to the Judiciary
Committee. Carried,
heuate bills were read seoond time.
Ou motion of Mr. Caudler the Honso
resolution authorizing au advance to the
State Printer was taken up and concurred
iu.
Mr. Styles offered a resolution provid
ing that parties holding bonds of this
State mny be heard by counsel before the
Senate ns to tho logul questions involved.
Mr. Stylos advocated the adoption of
his resolution.
Mr. Lester opposed it as unprece
dented.
Mr. Burns opposod tho resolution coll
ing attention to tho fair mauner pursued
by the Bond Committee, in making inves
tigations, etc., aud tho opportunities giv
en to holders to present their cases.
Mr. Nunnally said he did not approve
tho resolution, but he thought it due to
the holders and to the committee which
has boon arraigued in the publio press,
that tho subject may bo further iuvesti-
gated, he was in favor allowing counsel
to be heard before a committee.
Mr. Styles claimed that the subject woh
of such importuuee to tho State that all
possible light on it should bo sought.
Mr. Nunually offered a substitute for the
resolution by Mr. Stylos, providing for
tho appointmout of a committee of five to
hear lhe alignment of counsel.
Mr. ltoeso said that counsel for the
bondholders lmvc already been hoard be-
foro tho Bond Committee, aud he thought
tho object of tho bondholders was to get
moro delay.
Mr. Stylos said that no such thing as
delay lmd anything to do with his action
in introducing uud tulvociug the resolu
tion.
Mr. Nunnally said he offered his substi
tute because the Bond Committee has
been nccuscd of fraud, and ho wanted an
other commit too to report on the same
subject in justice to tho first committee
Mr. Hillyor was opposod to deblav aud
was willing that the parties could bo heard
through the press or by memorial, but he
wsh opposed to having ontsido parties ap
pear before the bar of the Senate and oc
cupy its tirno.
Mr. Ilinton moved to lay the resolution
and substitute on the table, which motiou
prevailed.
A bill by Mr. Cameron—To repeal an
act to remove the county site of Telfair
county wuh read tho first time.
The bill to nmotid the charter of tho
Savannah Bunking and Trust Compauy
passed.
Tho Senate, in Executive Sossion, con
firmed tho followiug appointments':
M. Hatch, Solicitor General, Middle
Circuit: J. G. Thompson, Solicitor Gen
eral, Romo Circuit; A. Cox, Solicitor
General, Tallapoosa Circuit.
The Senate then adjourned,
Hotjhk—House met. Speaker Camming
in tbo Chair, l’ruyer by Rev. Mr. Htrick
land.
Mr. Rawls offered a resolution authoriz
ing tho Governor to draw his warrant on
the Treasurer for the sum of $11000 in fa
vor oi tho l'nlilie Printer in advance,
which was agreed to and transmitted to
tbe Senate.
Tho jollowing bills wero read the first
time :
To incorporate Kockinart, Polk oounty.
Amended and passed.
To change and straighten the linos be
tween Taylor aud Talbot. Passed.
STATE UOAD LEASE.
Tho majority report ou tho State Road
lease being the unfinished business of
Thursday, was taken up.
Mr. Hudson said he for one, notwith
standing the disoouraging action of tbe
Heuuto, would not bow to mammon.—
Gentlemen had entertained the House
with two hours’ speeches on the policy of
the lease, when the question before the
House was tho fairness or unfairness of
the lease. The bond signed by Joseph E.
Brown only seemed to tho State the prop
erty—tho road itself—which was already
tbe property of tho State itself. Tbo
Presidents of the various railroads were
not authorized to sign the bonds and
thereby attempt to make the company as
securities. Tlio securities were certainly
doubtful, and thut was sufficient. Mem
bers of the company had tickled Bulloek
with tho promise of a foreign mission, a
subterfuge unbecoming honorable men.
Brown asked for $10,000, and utterly re
fused to tell for what purpose he intended
to put it. lie was cautious. If the lease
was fair, why should he be ? Hill refused
to allow tho appropriation because be dis
trusted Brown. Mr. Hill, to let him tell
it, waa the father of tbe Democratic party
—and tho father of everything that was
noble, true and good, in hia estimation,
and that he was a representative of the
people of Georgia in this and everything
else. He had heard a negro hymn at a
camp meeting, which he thought was ap
plicable to him (Hill):
“You may talk ultout uio JiMt art you ploauc,
Spread III) iiSmr* abroad,
lint really I do t***ll**»e, from tlm liottoni of my
lieart,
I’m a clioaeii ve*nel of tlm Lord.”
Mr. Hudson, in commenting upon tbe
contradictory testimony of Mr. Hill and
Mr. Wells, said that while he respected
tbe great talent of Mr. Hill, and was hon
ored by his friendship,and bad confidence
in his veracity, he had a duty to perform,
and that duty prompted him to say that
Mr. Wells, though in an humble walk of
life, and of at least equal veracity, ahould
not be stricken down by him to support
Mr. Hill, when nothing could be saia by-
any, save those interested, against hia
character for veracity—
“WhJKhall Judgo • insu from nature?
WJio fihull know him fruju hia drcaa?
Paupers may lm fit fur nrincca,
Prince* lit for aoinetliink leu.'
He exhorted the House to stand to tbe
tbe honor of the State, and condemn these
moneyed rings which threatened to oor-
rapt the State.
Mr. Simmons said that one of two oon-
sequences would result from the adoption
0f the majority report—either the Gov
ernor would have tocomoienoo suits for
the recovery of the road, or order it to
be seized. The silence of the stockhold
ers in those railroad companies whose
presidents had signed the bonds as secu
rities amounted (o a ratification* - The
charter of tbe Georgia Railroad Company
authorized such indorsement, for it pro
tected the interests of that company.
Similar provisions were to be found In in*
charters-of tbe Control, and Maoon and
Western Railroads. The companies had
the right, under their oharters, to indorse
the bonds for security. The purpoee of
tbe combination was not to choke off bid
ders. It did not deprive the Beago Com
an analogous case.
The $10,000 which Brown asked for, he
believed was to compensate gentlemen,
who were disappointed in getting an in
terest in the lease.
Mr. Hudson—Does the gentlemen think
that is good, that to give $10,000 to some
gentlemen who wore disappointed ?
Mr. Simmons—I think tnoro was noth
ing wrong in it.
Did the majority report make out such
a ease as would authorize a Court of Equi
ty to cancel tho report ? White never
testified directly and positively as to wbnt
disposition was made of the $10,000. On
that point the evidenco of Brown, Hill,
and W. B. Johnston was conclusive aud
satisfactory.
Mr. Netherlaud stated that the gontlo-
men who wtfre in favor of tho loase, ig
nored tho issuo before the Uouso. lio
disclaimed any intention to attack the
lease act. The gentleman from Floyd
discussed tho right of the Soago company,
h subject entirely foreigu to tho question
before tho House. Two witnesses testi
fied that Cameron and Delano were im
ported for the express purpose of infiuoti-
ciug Bullock. His first proposition in 1
favor of tho majority report, was that the
securities wore insufficient. It was a
principle of law that the presidouts of
stock companies were not authorized to
bind tho stockholders. Tho freights of
the roads had not increased, they wore
not benefittod by such contract, and there
fore tho stockholders were not bound to
indorse the action of the President nuder
the charter. Where were tho securities
then ? And without securities who would
contend that the leaso was fair? Again,
tho bond of the President of tho road
promised no other security than tho roud
itself, which was the property of the State
already. Tho law contemplated that the
individuals comprising the compauy shall
be liable, whereus the bond as executed
did not make them liable.
Tho combination between tho Brown
and Hill parties oxcludud mouthers of
both coropnuies from bidding nnd with
hold from tho State the ruiu of $(500, and
the principle was as good as if it withheld
$1,000,000. In another instunco it with
held from the Stato the monthly sum of
$10,000, and still auothor $1,000. Some
said $21,000 wus all it was worth, yet tho
Hon. B. II. Hill was williug to oomodown
from his lofty position and shake bauds
over tho "bloody chasin’’ with Joe Brown,
the honorable Chiof J ustico of tho State,
who had also descended from his lofty
place for tho purposo of nccoptiug this
road at a sacrifice. | Applause. | It was a
reumrkablo fact that nonrly all tho wit
nesses, ou these points, wero lcsseos, uud
that tho facts obtained from them wore
dragged out of them. Mr. Hill had not
touched tbe $10,000. He further came us
a voluntary witness before the committee
and had not douied nor contradicted Mr.
White's testimony. Neither did Brown
or auy one else deny it, uud it never had
been denied. He had notified all—Brown
and Hill included—thut they wore nt lib
erty to appear.
Mr. Hall—Why did not you summon
Gov. Brown to testify?
Mr. Netherlnnd—Becauso wo cared not
to havo an interested party uud shrewd
lawyer to testify in his own holialf, when
they had plenty of honest witnesses,
was moreover unnecessary, for tho com
mittee had already sufficient evidence to
establish tbe fact of fraud, and that was
enough. | Applause. ^
Thu followiug resolution, introduced by
Mr. Richards, was adopted :
Whereas, It is ascertained upon inquiry
of tho Clerk of the Bond Committee, that
certain toatimony of ouo Charles L. Frost;
taken by said committee, is not in the
hands of said clerk, where tho other tos
tiniouy of said comuiittoo is to be found;
therefore,
Resolved, That tho clerk of said
mitteo be directed forthwith to placo the
testimony of said Charles L. Frost, takon
as aforesaid in the entiroty, in tho Secre
tary of State's office, whore tho same can
be examined at tho ploasuro of tho mem
bers of the Uouso.
Tho House took a recess until Up. iu.
23llD DAYS I'itOGKEDINOH.
Atlanta, August 12, 1872.
SENATE.
Tho Sonato met at 9 a. m., Prosidont
Trammell iu the chair. Prayer by Jtov.
Mr. Kotohum.
Mr. Wellborn offered a resolution
qtiiring Tax Collectors of this State, us
soon ns they have collected tho spocial
taxes set apart to tho couunou school
fund, to pay over the same to tho County
Treasurer of the conuty, and thut fund he
used in paying teachers for tbe year 1872
Referred to Finance Committee.
Mr. Mathews moved to suspond tho
rales and take up a resolution looking to
the reduction of judicial circuits in tho
State. The Senate refused to suspend
the rules.
Mr. Hinton offernd a resolution that it
was the fixed determination of the Sonato
to adjourn on Friday next, nt 12 m.
Mr. Kibbee offered a substitute provid
ing for the appointment of a joint com
mittee of two from the Sonato uud three
from the House, to ascertain tho number
of bills before each branch aud the time
necessary to act upon them. Substitute
adopted. The Senate committee is com
posed of Messrs. Kibbee and Hinton.
The special order of tho day, being the
consideration of tho bill to protect tho in
terest of the State iu the Atlantio and
Gulf Railroad Company, was taken up. —
The bill proviffestfor tbe extension of tlio
road from Bainbridge to Pollard, Ala
bama, a distance of 161 miles, aud grant
ing State aid at tho rate of $510,000 per
mile.
Mr. Loster favored tho passage of the
bill.
Mr. Wellborn offered an additional sec
tion providing that tho Governor shall
not endorse the bonds until Alabama shall
provide for the enforcement of tho lieu of
Georgia. After debate agreed to.
Mr. Iteese offered an amendment pro
viding that tho Governor should not en
dorse the bonds until be is satisfied that
the provisions of the Constitution are
complied with as to an equal investment
by private capital. Agreed to.
The bill as amended was passed by tbe
following vote:
Yeas—Anderson, Bruton, Cameron,
Campbell, Cone, Conlev, Crayton, Griffin,
Hoyl, Jones, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester,
Nicholls, Nunnally, Richardson, Smith,
Styles, Wellborn—PJ.
Nays—Black, Brook, Candler, Clarke,
Coleman, Heard, Hicks, Ilillyer, Hinton,
Matthews, MoWhorter, Park, Peddy,
Reese, Simmons, Steadman—16.
•■president Trammoll recorded his vote
—nay—and the vote then stood—yeas 19,
nays 17.
Mr. Reese gave notice of motion to re
consider.
The apecial order, being tbe considera
tion of eJrill relative to reforms in the
lionatie Asylum, was taken op.
Ur. Ualthews offered an amendment,
requiring Trustees visiting tbe Asylum to
make a thorough examination of all mat-
tore oouueotod with tbe Asylum, which
wae agreed to.
Ur. HiUyer favored the original bill.
Pending remarks by Ur- Bmith in favor
at the enbetitute, the Senate adjourned
until 3: U0 p, m.
HOUSE.
The Home met at 10 o’olook a. ih., was
celled to order by the Speaker, end wee
opened with prayer by Her. Ur. Strick
land. Roll call dispensed with. Journal
reed end approved.
Bill reed tbe first time:
Hr. Cleghom, of Uuoogee—To emend
tbe charter of the Merchant. A Meehan-
| ahould receive the clveeat public asnittny, pany, «( tkt Au»UU Cwjpaoy. , 1m' OfiTtyp fto*) Gvlwabw.
and three from the House, to report on
the propriety of prolonging tho proNcnt
session beyond the constitutional limit.
Concurred in.
Donate committee—Messrs. Kibbeo uud
Hinton. Houso committee—Messrs. Hall
of Upson, Bacon and Craig.
Mr. Goode rose to a question of privi
lege, and addressed tbe House iu refer
ence to a publication concerning him in
an Atlanta paper.
Mr. Netherlaud had also an explanation
to make concerning a newspaper article.
Recurring to the subject of the Leaso—
Mr. Netherlaud said tho evidenco show
ed there wore two sums of $10,000 talked
about by tbe lessees, nnd contended that
Bullock got one of these sums. Govern
or Brown claimed his object in trying to
raise the $10,000 was to pay friends who
had been disappointed in gottiug an inter
est iu tho lease. Browu suid two of them
were Geueral Gordon and Dr. Phillips.
General Gordon swore ho was not one of
the disappointed ones; thut an interest
had hceu tendered him, and he declined
it; and yet Governor Brown was thinking
of giving him a bonus of a few thousand
to heal his disappointment. Mr. liill had
told Geueral Gordon ho had a good thing
for him, one-fourth of n share in the
Stato Road, worth $10,000. Worth that
to General Gordon, and yot not worth
anything to Mr. Hill! General Gordon's
evidenco was that, upon rcllootion, he
>ositivoly refused to tuko au interest iu
ho loose, and ho wrote a lottcr to thut of-
foot. Dr. Phillips testified that bo never
rocoivod ono dollar from the lessees or
any ono ou account of his failing to get
an interest in tho lease. In fact, lie nov-
applied for an interest till after Mr. Steph
ens surrendered his sharo, after the louse
wus granted. So, tbo two tnou whom
‘ovonior Browu wisbod to louvo tbe im
pression had received n part of this mon
ey, did not recoive a cent. He and Kim
ball failed aud refused to give any othor
account of the $10,(KK), and Brown had
said if this money was not raised, tho
leaso had better bo surrendered. The
money had been ordered to bo raised.
That ho had Rhown. Why would they
not tell what they did with it? lie was
prepared to show that Bulloek got some
tho whole of it. Tho money was
raised. It was not paid to disappointed
parties. Brown hud said tbo uionoy must
bo raised or it would lie butter to surren
der tho Iooho; they never disclosed what
did become of it. Then where did it go ?
Governor Brown did not swear any of it
wont to the Ohio Falls Company.
particular not to do it. Governor
Brown did not deny that this money was
raised, nor did ho deny*that it was fraud
ulently used. Kiuihall bought Bullock
with this money, and the other lossees,
whether actually and morally participating
in tho fraud or not, wero legally partiei-
siting in it aud wero bound by it. Mr.
tethorlund thou reviewed the ovidonco
at some length. Iu conclusion, it was
said the peoplo did not want this lease
disturbed. This statement was unwar
ranted, for tbe peoplo hud not seen tho
evidence and did not know how tho coho
stood. It was Raid tho Iouho act was a
Democratic measure. If it was, nnd ho
did not dony or doubt it, that had noth
ing to do with the question of fraud in
in proouring tho lenso. If tho leaso act
was good policy, liy all means let the peo
ple havo a fair louse uuder that act. That
was all ho wanted.
I >uvis, of Clarke, announced the death
•f Adam Bruton, Representative from Do-
•ulur county, nnd offered resolutions ten
dering tho sympathy of tho House to liis
family and friends, which were adopted.
McMillan Hiioke on the lease ques
tion. Like Robinson Crusoe on the
island, who kept a record of good and bud
fortune, he had spent two whole nights iu
transcribing from the testimony nil that
was had against the Iokscch and all that
wus ill thoir favor. He differed with tho
views of Mr. Himmons, of Gwinuott, but
(incurred with him in tho result. He
agreed almost with the views of Mr. Notli-
Tlaiid, but differed with him as to the re
sult. He was in favor of sustaining the
lease, and also in favor of corroctiug do- he was going to bid* Ho bid tho lowest
jonrmuent yesterday, resumed his argu
ment iu Rapport of reform.
Mr. Hintoa supported the substitute of
fered by tho Committee.
Mr. himmons culled tho previous ques
tion, which call was sustained.
The Hubstitute was adopted iu lieu of
tho original bill, and then passed.
Mr. Kiblieo offered a resolution' to
amend tho 1th rule by providing that no
member bo allowed to spoalc longer than
11 minutes on any one subject unions by
a vote of two-thirds of tho Donate.
Thu resolution was adopted.
Mr. Kibheo offered a resolution provi
ding for tho appointmout of a committee
of two to soled such bills of public intor-
ost aud bills of loral importance for ac
tion, which, under tho rules, goes over
till to-morrow.
Mr. Conley offered a resolution that tho
Bond Committee be required to doposit
tile evidence taken by llioin in tho office
of tho Secretary of Stato for tho use of
tho momburs nnd tbo poople. Upon tbo
statement of Mr. Simmous that the evi
dence was in tlio Treasurer's office and
would bo plnecd iu tho Secretary of State's
office, Mr. Conley uithdrow it.
Mr. Ilillyer moved to suspend tho rules
and take up the Houso hill to authorize
the legal authorities of Atlauta and West
Point to tako stock in railroads. Taken
up aud road tho third time.
Mr. Hillyer offered a substitute, which
was received in lieu 'of tbo original nnd
pnssod. Tho substitute authorizes tho
city of Atlanta to tako stock in tho Geor
gia Wostern Railroad.
The spocial order of tbo day boiug tho
consideration of tho resolution concern
ing bonds, it was taken up.
To dooluro null nnd void tho endorse
ment by tho Stato of the bonds of tho
Bainhridgo, Cuthbert Columbus Rail
road, uud prohibit the Governor or auy
officer from paying principal or interest.
Mr. Stylo-) made a speech in opposition,
nnd offered an amendment excepting
such bonds issued by tho btate ns may lie
doolarod vulid by tho Supremo Court, nnd
nnthoriziug bondholders to sue on them
in tho courts. He had not concluded at
tho hour of adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Ilillyer, tho Sonato
adjourned until 3A o’clock.
HOUSE.
Tho Houso mot pursuant to adjourn
ment, was culled to order by tho Speaker
aud opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.
Strickland.
Roll cull dispensed with. Journal of
yesterday reud uud approved.
On motion of Mr. Woodward, a bill to
incorporate tho Macon, Vienna and War
wick Railroad Company was read tho
third timo and paRsed.
Tho following bill was read tho first
timo:
Mr. Mattox—To nuiend tho charter of
tho Georgia, Seaboard and Northwestern
Railroad Compuuy.
Ou motion of Mr. Russoll, a Senate bill
to nuiond section 1162 of the Code, was
read tho third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Pierce, it was re
solved to hold u night session to-night to
read Houso bills third timo.
On motiou of Mr. Gray, bill to com
pensate teachers who did Rorvico uuder
the public school act iu 1871 was taken
up and rend tho time. It provides that
tlm Governor shall levy a tax to pay the
claims of said teachers.
Mr. lluwlos opposed tho bill because
ho had introduced a bill which ho thought
was a hotter plan.
Messrs. Gray, uud Simmons, of Gwin
nett, thought it ought to pass.
Ou motion of Mr. Pierce, tho hill was
laid ou tho table.
Tho consideration of tlio Lease Com
mit tee’s report was losnmed.
Mr. Hugo favored tho majority roport.
Under the resolution providing for tho
appointment of this committee, tho only
question before tho House wus that of
fraud—t. c., Is this leaso fair or unfair?
Gentlemen had spent hours in discussing
the policy of tlm lease, when thut was not
the qunstiou before the House. It was
extraordinary that Gov. Brown told every
body, oven his coiupotitois, exactly what
asking his opinion on certain questions.
At that time ho was against tho lease, nnd
yet that article had provoked unfair criti
cism. Approaching that que tion in a
spirit of fairness, he was constrained to
say that, after a careful studv of tbe tes
timony, them was not enough evidence to
hind over a defendant in a court of inqui
ry. Captain White was a man for whom
ho had always entertained a high respect.
His evidence showed that tbe $10,000 was
not usotl for fraudulent purposes. lie
swore positively that be had no reason to
believe that Bullock or any legislator got
acent of it. As-to tho rival companies,
the Brown company was tho only ouo
which complied with tho law. Thu Soa-
go-Bludgett could give no security.
Where, then wus tho fraud in refusing tho
lease to it ? A fruud which worked no in
jury could not legally ho complained of—
no light of action. This Soago com-
The Strelghtoutn end lUdirnls-In Amalgama
tion Contemplated.
Tho straightouts hold their convention
here on tho 20th Angus?, aud tlio Radi
cals hold theirs on tho 21st. This looks
os if an amalgamation was contemplated,
and that the monstrous doctrine of politi
cal miscegenation is to receive the en
dorsement of tbe nimon-puro Democracy
atid African Radicalism. But nothing
will come of it but disappointment ami
mortification to those who minister at tbo
unnatural ceremony. A shifty politician
from Southern Georgia, lately an ardent
supporter of Greeloy nnd Brown, has all
at once become too holy and conscientious
a Democrat, to longer think of such u
sacrifice of principle. This change has
occurred since his Into visit to Washing
ton. There are other "patriots’’ who aro
running the samo schedule, but who are
not too Hcanctified to play for Radical
puny could uot have complied with the votes, and run as independent candidates.
' ’ Tho littlo perjurer * «*y» give mo the most aromati.
terms of tho lease,
couldn't lease. That company had no
chumpion iu this Legislature, and no in
jury liad been done the State by refusing
tho lease to it. The people wauted this
leaso to stand. They nad with unanimity,
from the mountains to the sea, expressed
this wish. Mr. Goode argued that the
bond signed by tho ruilroud officers was
legal and binding. Even if they had
transcended their authority, the act had
been ratified by Nileuce, and as to third
persons was therefore valid. In support
of this position, ho road aud commented
ou various authorities: but again tbe char
ters of theso railroads authorized the
signing, and it was therefore binding iu
law ab initio.
Atlanta had n local prejndico against
tho loase. Iu this connection he was re
minded of au unccdute tohl by Walter T.
Colquitt, ono of i Georgia's noblest sons.
A certain Irishman, who duily fed chick
ens and ducks, was disgusted with tho
conduct of on old Muscovy drake, who,
with his broad bill, took up three or tour
graius of corn at ouo time, while the
chickens only got out* at a time. Accord
ingly the Irishman trimmed down the
drake's broad bill. Repieseuting tho
other towns of Georgia by the chickeus,
aud Atlanta by the drake. Mr. Goode
thought it would uot be improper to trim
down her broad bill, aud prevent her gob
bling up everything that cumo within her
uacu. In conclusion, lie thought tho
honor of Georgia would ho but vindica
ted by sustaining tho lease.
On motion, tho House took a recess till
3A o'clock i*. m., Mr. Pierce having tho
floor. S. L.
the bonds and in the inventory
and appruisciuout. Hu could not vote for
the Senate resolutions, saying thero was
no evidenco of fraud. Ho thought them
evidenco of fraud. This was a cose
upon which a decision either way would
not he set aside in a court of justice for
want of evidence, lie would give his
vote to sustain the louse, Imt it would lie
by the breadth of a hair.
Mr. McMillan offered u substitute for
tho resolution offered by Mr. Hall, of Up-
won, last Thursday. Mr. McMillan's reso
lution sustains tho loose, requires tho les
sees to porfoet thoir bond within ninety
lays by signing it individually and giving
siioh security us will perfectly sociiro tho
Stato against loss, and that a new invent
ory and appraisement lie made of the
property.
Mr. Glenn wished to amend by provi
ding that tho lessees shall give a bond to
pay tlio Stato six million of dollars in case
they forfeit or give up tho lease.
Mr. McMillan did not think tho Legis
lature had a right to do this under the
provisions of tho leaso act.
Mr. Glenn—thero is doubt about tlio
construction of tho lease act on this point.
Wo have the right to pass an explanatory
resolution, containing the provision speci
fied in the amendment. Something like
this ought to bo done, or these lessees cun
throw tho leaso back on tho Stato when
ever it fails to pay.
Mr. McMillau said he would bo very
easy to convince thut this amendment,
could bo legally agreed to, but at the sumo
time, was in doubt about it.
Mr. McMillan iirocoeded then to discuss
tho evidence. He detailed badges of
fraud in the conduct of the lessees and
particularly in tbnt of Mr. liill. He
would do well to borrow a little modesty
from tho blushing cheeks of "tho blush
ing, fair nnd learned four,” but notwith
standing all these things, the evidence
wus not conclusive that fraud was used in
procuring the lease. As to tho deposits
made by Kimball to Bullock’s credit at tho
Georgia National Bank, ho could not con
clude that any portion of these deposits
was tho $10,000. Those deposits may
have been the fruits of their general stoul-
aiuouut allowed by the act, and notified
tho world of it, when ho must huvo known
thut rivuls, knowing his bid, would bid
more. Ho resigned his office of Chiof
Justice, and seemed to feel no uneasiness
about tho result. It was plain he did not
rely ou his making the highest bid. It
was a rule among gamblers never to allow
your hand unless you know that thero is
nothing in the puck can heat it. Gov.
Browu threw his hand ou the table, face
up, becuURo ho know there wus no othor
thut could beat it. But what did ho rely
on? Not tho highest bid, certainly. Ho
know beforehand whut ho was about, aud
what to expect. Iu regard to tho $10,000
ho did not care whethor Bullock over re
ceived a cent of it or not, or oven whether
it wus over raised or not. Was there any
necessity of raising it ? If they ngreod to
pay Bullock monoy aud did not do it, that
did not relievo tbo contract of unfairness.
Gov. Brown would not tell his partners
whut he wanted with this money—says
himself ho spoko about it guardedly.
Their books showed nothing about it.
Was not this remarkable ? Wus fairness
over put uuder the cloak of such careful
concealment as this ? Gov. Browu wus
unfortunate as to tho compensation of
disappointed friends. Thirteen days after,
Gen. Gordon said ho was not disappoint
ed, uud hud declined to take au interest
iu tho lease. Governor Brown asked for
money to pay hitn for his disappointment,
Browu did uot know whut friends Kimball
wuuted to pay. Kimball did uot know
what friends Brown wauted to pay. Was
not this an illustration of the old text,
"Men loved darkness,” etc. ? Tho bond
was not binding. The railroad corpora
tors were not bound by tho acts of their
officers iu this cose. Upon tho evidouce
and tho law, bo thought the unfairness
was manifest, and could not do otherwise
than vote for tho majority report
Mr. Phillips was in favor of sustaining
tho lease. Of tho different bids put in,
the oue offered by tho Browu Compauy
was tho only ono thut complied with tbo
law, and was therefore the only ono that
Bullock could accept. Tho ovidonco did
not show that he was bribed. Ho had
complied with Tbo low. The $10,000 was
On the whole, the question was in- doubtless used iu paying outsiders, but if
volved in doubt, und he thought that as it this sum was used to compensate disap
was a case of doubt, tho State's integrity
would lie best sustained by lotting tho
lease stand.
The Joint Committeo on Prolongation
report that tho business beforo the two
Houses will make it necessary to extend
the session till tho 24th inst., iuclusive.
Report uot acted on.
24tu day's phoceedinoh.
Atlanta, August 13, 1872.
SENATE.
The Benito mot pursuant to adjourn
ment, was called to order by President
Trammell, and opened with prayer by tho
Rev. Mr. Heidt, a member of the House.
Mr. Kibboe presented tbo report of the
Committee on Prolongation, recommend
ing that tho aesHion no extended to the
24th inst. inclusive.
Mr. Nicholls moved, as a substitute, to
adjourn on Thursday next at 12 o'clock
M.
After some discussion the motion of
Mr. Nkihol s was lost.
On motion, the subject was tabled for
the pr$»ent. , ■ •
Mr. Reese moved to reoonsider the ac
tion q| yesterday in passing the bill to
protect the interest of the State in the At
lantio And Gulf Railroad. Carried—20 to
16* A
TbeVnnfi Dished business of veeterdsy,
being the bill to amend the oodo relative
to the (Lunatic Asylum, wm taken up.—
&tnatywiiit Jutting the floor at tho *3
pointed bidders, or even if it was used to
procuro tho iutluenco aud services of men
who were noithor the Exocutivo nor legis
lators, it was perfectly legitimate, and
there was no fraud iu it. Tho lessees bad
no right to bribe officials, but they did
have a right to use thoir monoy in secur
ing tbe co-operation aud sorvices of
others. As to tho bond, it wus amply
sufficient and was legal aud binding. The
railroad corporation were bound by the
acts of their agents in executing tho
bond. It was within tho scopo of the
power of theso railroad offioerB, and tho
companies had acquiesced in their acts.
Mr. Phillips did uot think tho fact that
Cameron aud Delano had been taken into
tho company showed any fraud. They
woro token iu becauso they had means.
In oonclnaion he thought thut on all the
grounds taken tho leuse ought to stand.
Mr. Goode said that when certain rep
resentatious of what Captain White’s tes
timony would bo had been made to him,
he was of the opinion he would vote against
the lease—indeed, all his impulses and
sympathies inclined him to vote against
any thing with which Bullock was con
nected, M he was a man peculiarly and
fatally bent on dark aud orooked ways.
But he had oxamined the testimony, and
was compelled as a sworn legislator to bo
guided by that, and to l*y aside all con
siderations of passions or prejudioe. He
regretted that ibis question had been dis
cussed in the newspapers with ho much
bitterness. He, with other gentlemen, iug, having
M xigntd ft Wtf 19 Cwpbfll 5l0lw|heU houn.
Aft'
11 OUSE—AFTKItSOON Sehsion.
speeches by Messrs. Pie
;o and
—Mr.
[nestion,
Glenn—both against
Richards called the pr
which cull was sustained.
Tho question was on the substitute
I'ered by Mr. McMillan, of Habersham.
Mr. Pierce, iu order to reach a direct
ito on the report of tlio committee,
moved to lay the two substitutes, Mr. Mc
Millan's ami Mr. Hull's, on the table.
Mr. McWhorter, called for a division.
The question was then upon laying the
substitute of Mr. McMillan on the table,
bich was carried with but few dissenting
is then to lay the sulist
m the table, on which
were called,
yeiw 4(5, nnys 110,
not laid oil the table,
say, give mo the most aromatic negro
ull tho time in prcterence to such gentry.
Atlanta Correspondent, (10th) /Savan
nah Neirs.
otes.
The question w
lute by Mr. Hull
the yeas nnd nay
Tho result was
e resolution win
Tho question then recurred on the adop
tion of the substitute by Mr. Hull.
Mr. Pierce culled forli division of tho
question and the yeas and nays, and this
all was sustained.
The resolution offered by Mr. Hull, of
Upson, is tis follows:
d, That ILe investigations of tho
Special Committee, raised for the purpose
of investigating und passing upon the l'uir-
uufiiiriifcss of the lease of the
Western uud Atlantic Railroad, have failed
to disclose evidence sufficient to support
tho charge of fraud in procuring the leaso.
Resolved, That in tin* opinion of tho
tenoral Assembly the lease of the West-
rn and Atlantic Ruilroud secures to the
State a certain sum for rental much lurger
than cun lie hoped for under political con
trol.
Resolved. That the Governor be re
quired to have the entire stock und outfit
the road appraised and the appraise
ment made under order of the*Goveruor,
shall stand in the place and stead of the
esont assessment.
Resolved, That within 90 days from tho
date of the pussoge of this resolution, tho
present lessees shall cuch sign their pres
ent bond, that tho questiou of their liabil
ity may be set at rest.
The yeas on tho first resolution wore
106, und nnys 41; so the first resolution
was agreed to.
Yoas—Allred, W. 1). Anderson, Ander
son of Pulaski, Bacon, Baker of Bryan,
Baker of Pike, Buron, Bateman, Buttle,
Beuseloy, Bell, licrrieu, Blue, Booth,
Boynton, llrady, Bruton, Brown, Bryan,
Bunn, Cain, Gumpbell, Cato, Chuuoey,
Chastain, Clark at Richmond, Cleghom
of Chattooga, ('leghorn of Muscogee,
Cloud, Clower, Collins, Converse, Crit
tenden, Davenport, Davis of Clurke,
Dukes, Durham, Jauerson, Fain, Floyd,
rester, Franklin, Goldsmith, Goode,
Goodman, Gray, Griffiu of Houston,
Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Upnon, Ham
mond, Hancock, Harvey, Heidt, Hillyer
of Camden, Hooks, Hughes, Hunter,
Johnson of Clay, Joinor, Jones of Ter
rell, Kennedy, Kiug, Knowles, Lewis,
Muustield, Mattox, McConnell, AloWhor-
MeudowH, Morrison, Murphy of
Burke, Murphy of Harris, Oliver, O’Neal,
Palmer, Paulk, Paxton, Peeples, Phillips,
Pou, Putney, ltiiwles, Reed, Ronfroe,
Richards, Riley, lloss, Rountree, Russell,
Rutherford, Scott, Sellers, Simmons of
Gwinnett, Simmons of Hall, Smith of
Coweta, Smith of Oglethorpe, Spencer,
Summers, Kummerliu, Taylor, Watley,
Williams, Wofford of Bartow, Wood,
Woodall—107.
Nays—\v. p. Anderson of Cobb, Bal-
leuger, Bowie, Brawuer, Butts, Carlton,
Clarke of Troup, Cox, Craig, Davis of
Newton, Doll, Edwards, Flynt, Glenn,
Glover, Graham, Guerry, Hull of Meri
wether, Head, liill, Hoge, Howell, Hud
son, Jenkins, Jones of Gwinnett, Killian*
Lumpkin, Lung, McMillau, McNeil, Neth-
erluud, Pattillo, Pentecost, Pierce, Har-
geut, Slaton, Snead, Stovall, Tarver,
Trammell, Watters, West, Wilson, Wood
ward, Wynn—41.
Mr. Hall asked leave to withdraw the
second resolution. The House voted on
the question. The withdrawal was grant
ed by yeas 89, nays 47.
Mr. Glenn called for the yoas and nays,
which call was sustained by the followiug
result—yeas 106, navs 41.
Mr. Pierce stated that his only object
being to got a vote ou the fairness or
unfairness of the lease, ho would with
draw his call for the yeas and nays, and
also call for a division ou the remainder
of the resolutions.
The remaining resolutions were then
severally Agreed to, and the resolutions
as a whole agreed to.
Mr. Pieroe then moved to adjourn.
Yenu 17, nays 71. Lost.
Mr. Scott moved to transmit the bill to
tho Senate.
Mr. Pierce stated it was out of order
when the Senate was not in session.
Tbe Speaker ruled it was no eonoern of
the House whether it, the Senate, waa.in
session or not, and raled the motion in
order.
Mr. Pieroe called tho yeaa and naya on
the motion, which call waa soatainad.
Mr. Boott withdraw, the motion to
tranamit.
Ur. Oleun g»ve noties that he woeld
move to recouxidn the action of the
House in the morning.
On motion of Ur. Pieroe, tbe Honse
adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow mom-
having been In M*ei«a four and »
A Reply Wanted.—It won stated in
Atlanta during tho week of tho late Dem
ocratic Stato Convention that the ’ ‘straight-
mts’’ had written letters to Governor 11.
V. Johnson and tho Hon. A. II. Stephens,
who, it was claimed, favored thoir move
ment. asking the approval of these gentle
men of tho proposed call for u "straight-
ont” .State Convention, and soliciting tho
use of their names to tho call thou con
templated for such a convention.
The call has hitjeo been made and pub
lished, signed by some fifteen or twenty
gentlemen, most, of whom arc quite un
known to the great body of tho people of
tho State. In looking over tho signatures
to the call we fail to discover the names
of Governor Johnson fir of Mr. Stephens.
Why wero their names omitted? Why
was not their letters in reply to the re
quest made to them given to tho public?
Wo make theso interrogatories in order
that our “straight-out” friends may satisfy
very frequent and very general inquiry on
this subject. Tho use of tho names of
these gentlemen as favoring tho “straight-
out" movement wo have reason to believu
Ir wholly unauthorized by them. The
production of their letters of reply will
tel tie tho question.—Augusta Chronicle,
••Mr. Urrelry Never was au AliolilionM.**
William Lloyd Garrison, tho veteran
Abolitionist and agrarian agitator, has
written a lung and tierce letter to Senator
Sumner, in which ho denies that Suumov
is the foremost triend of th*o negro, de
clares that Horace Greeley is destitute of
moral sensibility, thut ho never was au
abolitionist, charges both Greeloy aud
Simmer with treachery to tho Republican
party, and pronounces tho South unwor
thy of trust. Wo have only room fur tlio
followiug extract from tho letter, which
gives some information iu regard to Mr.
Greeley’s past political history, which
will be read with interest just at this timo
by bis Southern supporters. Mr. Garri
son suys:
The Bpecial point that you press upon
tho gruteful consideration ot our colored
voters is this: “Horace Greeley, from
curly life, was earnost nnd constant
against slavery, full of sympathy with tho
colored race, and always foremost in tho
great battlo for thoir rights * * * *
1 am so much of a Republican that 1 wish
to seo iu tho President chair a lifo-timo
Abolitionist." Here, again, as in the enso
of Gratz Brown, you make a claim that
cannot bo substantiated. Mr. Greoley
never wus and uevor assumed to be an ab
olitionist. Ho never deuouncoil slave-
holding as a nudum in sc, nor advocated
the immediate liberation of tho slaves,
nor recommended a direct assault upon
slavery itself, nor discountenanced all
pro-slavery compromises, nor objected
to a slave representation iu Congress, or
to tho legal rendition of fugitive slaves,
nor connected himself with auy anti-slav
ery organization, nor sanctioned the abo
lition movement. Ho was a trimmer
throughout tho whole struggle, notwitli-
itanding that he wrote and published
much that was serviceable in the cause of
freedom. Ho was uot oven n Free-Soiler,
but nlwnys a Henry Clay Whig until Re
publicanism supplanted tho Whig and
Froe-Soil parties. Even after tlio slaves
were sot free under Abraham Lincoln'#
Proclamation of Emancipation, ho was in
favor of paying those who had robbed
them of every right and rioted upon their
unpaid toil, not less than four linndrod
iflioRB of dollars'. Far different was tho
manner in which your friond, Mr. R. W.
Emerson, regarded this pecuniary adjust
ment between tho slavo-mastor and slave:
*OIvo tlio ownrr . omiicuKrtlton;
Pill up the Imt: I
l'ay /
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And u
Not so, said Mr. Groeley; pay tha
monoy to tho slavo masters. Aud this,
too, after they had risen in rebellion, and
involved tho country in tho horrors of
civil war to porpotuato their despotic pow-
and at the cost of thousands of mil
lions of dollars. And this is yonr "life
time Abolitionist, ” Mr. Sumner, "always
foremost in tho groat battle for the rights
of the colored race, nnd full of sympa
thy for them.'' Why, evon their coloniza-t
tion in Africa was an agreeable device to
him; for, personally, ho cherished tlio
common prejudice against them, thongli
cortainly ready to befriend any suffering
applicant, black or white, being naturally
of, a benevolent disposition, it is to hid
credit that ho was opposod to- tho intro
duction of now slavo States in the Union,
and ulso to the annexation of new terri
tory for tho extension of slavery; never
theless, with his compromising tendencies
nnd sentimental views of peace, if he had
been in the Presidential chair when tho
rebellion broko out, tho chances would
have beon that the Codfederato Stated
might have dictated terms to the whola
country, to oven to the extent of recog
nizing their independence, and leaving
the slaves to their futo. For Mr. Greoloy
belongs to that class of peaco-makcrs who
vociferously cry, "Poaco ! peaco*!” when
there is no peaco. He believes in cap
ping Vesuvius.
Cstdwfll Not Sure to lit) "Counted In!”
Raleiuh, August 10.—Although Cald
well has received a majority of the voted
thut have beeu counted it is uot certain
that he will ever tako his seat. Not only
is the evidence of great fruud accumula
ting, Imt thero have beeu numerous in
formalities. In Granvillo county two
ycurg ago a precinct foiled to make the re
turns according to law, and was thrown
out by tho Legislature iu a contested elec
tion of Edward vs. Lassiter, the former
ousting tho latter—a Radical. I loam tha
same informality hoH aguiu taken place.
Iu Warren county the poll-holders tarried
tho ballot-boxes home and counted them
out the next morning. In Craven county
the entire vote was not reported and pro
claimed publicly before Wednesday lust,
although thfe law requires it shall ho done
on Tuesday. In tho counties of Chorokoo,
Clay, and Swain the Radicals did not havo
printed tickets, so they only voted for
Governor and Lieuteuant-Govornor.
These are specimens of the informalities
that havo taken place. There is but littlo
doubt that the Democrats will contest tho
election beforo tho Legislature, aud if so
there can Ve but little aoulit of the result.
Merrimon will bo declared Governor.
He haa been elected by thousands if only
legal totea were counted. .
Tho Legislature, I loom to-night, will
tiUud: In the Senate, 33 to 18; House.
04 to SIS if tho Democrats havo uot lost n
member in Watauga. The Democrats
demonstration cornea off next week, wo
are expecting a big time of it.—A«e 1
World. t ,
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