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w«™ j.:£r onstitntion. ATLANTA, GA., SEPTEMBER 26, 1871. ■•AlcaUta. I hiring tbe lit years since the war the Radical administration has collects I from tbe fienple as revnoe ($9,700,004)000) twenty-1 mn n f thing is comfort to the enemy. Let DrM«< rallr 1M% In the late disru-rious going on aintitj tkr Democrats, we L ire regretted to sec a dispo sition to personalities, tLat must be damaging to the cause of truth, and that is greatly to be deprecated. Epithets fcottn to have been bandied too freely, and improper aspersions upon motives have been made fn very had taste. All this poMcrails l altf. i hundred millions of doitara, or thirteen hundred millions of dollars more than war- spent to carry on ib«* national government from Washington's to Lincoln's time. Every dollar of it has been spent in govern ment expense*, including unconstitutional rrn instruct ion, keeping rp war in the South after |ieace wa> declared and Radii d rob- lieries, save two hundred millions applied to the public debt. A change wouldn’t hurt. Slaw KmS isTMUrsilwi. We have been informed that the following nimfl have been retained and have volun- ti-eml in tto State Ri»ad invtttigatlon. Re tained liy the Governor: Henry I* Farrow Attorney General; B. If. Hill and J. W . II I'ltkrvood. Retained l»y Col. Farrow, At n«rn**y General: Gartwil A Stephens, Lester A Thompson, Wolford A W'dlord, Col W Dabney, Col. Wash Johnson and John Mii- leilge, Jr. Itetaioed by the citizens: Candler A Hill, G.dtirr A Hoyt, Mynatt A Dell, and Col. L. E. Bleckley. Volunteer counsel: Robert Tootubs, R J-J Cowart, Z B. Hargrove, Solicitor General E. 1* Howell and C. Peeples. » rre4*M sf KleellSM. It stands as one of roc crowning outrages c*f Radicalism upon Republican rights that it has spared no effort in ita short reign to destroy tbe freedom of elections and pollute the purity of the ballot. In tl»e California election the most daring, open and shameless intimidation was iw d by tin* government authorities to force the government employe* s to vote the Rad'irad ticket The ballots were printed in Wash ington and sent to California to the superin Undents of the navy yards ami government works Men who dared to vote tbe Demo cratic ticket were checked off on the spot and discharged. The employees were f uminlied tickets and marched up in line like sheep to tbe polls, under threat of discharge if they did not vote tbe tickets given them. In order that tbe matter might lie secured, the tickets were numbered ami also the em ployee*. The outrage was manipulated like * lock-work. Heavy Radical majorities were r died up. The question arises, Will the laboring men of the country vote to keep in power s i»srty that thus abuse* the privileges of freemen reduces them to vassals, and sets at naught the most vital prirndplea of constitutional government. us hope that It will cease, and the discus-ion, if it must continue, be conducted with dig nity and politencaa. Those opposed toibc new movement have untruthfully *«critod a proclivity to Radical ism to Ux*-t- in favor of it As both have a common aim, and as there is no possible mo tive of Interest save party sucre.-** to prompt advocacy of tto movement, while there is everything of sectional prejudice to induce opposition to it, we deprecate such a charge as alike unnatural anil unjust. We certainly admire the spirit of tliose men who thus dare to take unwelcome positions for duty. Those favoring tbe new movement deri sively apply the epithet of “ Bourbons” to those opposing,^nd accuse them of wanton ilcstxuctivcncas. While we think that interference witii the programme of our Northern friends in their local conleds is Thiajourmal baaearnertly ureed a e« -jti of the controversy now going on in the Demo-1 cratic ranks over the action of the Democracy in the local contents in the Northern States to bury war-issues. Many Southern journals, day after day and week after week, keep up a hot and unnecessary fire, not on the Ridical . party, but on our Northern Democratic i friends. There Is no in term to ion in the war fare. Not a line can be spared again d the Radical faction and its crimes, but the vol- i ■ II. WAT KEF,.' lit Citizen*—I«• lame «»f Cream City— . | .Vluaufactwrie*' Breweries a,od .Halt nwaitM- Atla i — Her Duty of lodwstry—Eleva- llou Ion* Branrhei ior»—Crop*. Milwaukee, September 13,1871, Milwaukee is a pleasantly located city of eighty thousand people, tue larger half of whom are foreign born, mainly Germans, and is fast iF-coming a German-American city. It is known as the ‘ Cream City,” from leys, bitter and deadly, j»our into the ranks of our Northern allies. Surely this is not right, it is not sen sible. it is damaging in the extreme. It is hurting us widely, and we fear irreparably. It ia doing no good iu the change of convic tion, but simply widening the breach, inten sifying the division of sentiment, and embit tering the wiDgs of the party against each other, besides advancing the cause of our ad versaries. The South is a unit in its devotion to constitutional law, an 1 from necessi’y. It is a sectional matter with us, the only bo|>e j the peculiar color of its brick (cream color.) which are sent to many sister citys for fronts of blocks and fine residences, making a beau tiful appearance, the joints being pencilled white. The city the past year has not in creased in population, and it is admitted by all its citizens that it must have more manu facturing establishments before it can grow beyond its present importance, its present manufacture amounts to about twenty mil lions per year, employing about seven thou sand operatives. In some of its manufac tures and branches of busine.-s it is unri valled by any other city in the United States. Among them may be mentioned, first, that of our country resting broadly and inexora- | it is the largest primaiy wheat market in the Swatfcerw Pwpulatlww* In 18G0 the population of Georgia a:o 1,057.286. In 1870 it was 1,184,100. The in crease ha* been 126,8 3 in the ten years, in cluding the war. The white population in i860 was.181,550, and tho black, 465,726. Tin wnilr population in 1870 was 0^126, ami the black, 645,186. The increase of whites baa liero 47,376; of blacks 79,454 ; showing* greater increase of blacks over the w hites of 35.081. This is due probably to the white Iomm in the war. The aggregate population of the Confab* ate State* in 1860 was 8,726,644; in 1 i«, V 484 .3*6 ; an increase in the ten year 760,842. This increase percent is 8.71 increase per cent, for tbe ten years, from 1*50 to I860, was 25.17, showing a loss in the rate of increase of 16.46, or two-thirds. The black population of the Confederate h la lea in 1860 8,032,726; in 1870, 3,939.- 033; or an increase of 306,805 in the ten years. This shows a rate per cent of in crease of 8.43. The whites in the Confeder ate State* have therefore Increased less than one-half of one per cent more than the blacks in spite of the war louses, which were confined principally to tbe whites. The Northern States had an increase per cent of white population from i860 to 1870 of 27 70 or 18.90 more than the whites of the Confederate States. The increase of blacks at the North, owing to a heavy emigration from the South has been 50 per cent against 19 or 13 per cent for the two previous de cades. The negroes have had a wonderful impulse to go North and locate. The District of Columbia ha* reaped a wealthy harm ebony accessions to the |x»pulation. 1 he larger portion of the blacks have gone to the Stairs north of the Ohio. New York and Pennsylvania have less of these Mack ac cessions, also Maryland and Delaware. The greatest increase of population In the last ten years in the Confederate States been in Texas, of 214,864; the next Tennessc, of 148,719; the next in ih git, of 136,823; the smallest increase South Carolina, of 1,838. In the border Stales the greatest increase waa in Missouri, of 539,283; the next in Kentucky, of 165,327. The greatest white increase in the Confcd crate States has been in Texas, of 143,809. The greatest black increase has l»ocn in Geor gia, of 79,444. The smallest Mark inrrca»e has been in South Carolina, nf 8,494, In Virginia, West Virginia. Kentucky and Missouri ihe Macks have decreased, lucky, in 1860. had 236,167 Macks; in 1870, only 225.210. or s loss of 13,957. The following States have white majorities of general population: Alabama, 46.874 Arkansas. 589.977; Florida, 4,868; Georgia 93.784; North Carolina, 964890; Tennessc 613,788; Texas. 311.235; Virginia, 199,188. The following States have black majnritie Louisiana, 1,545; Mississippi. 61,333; South Carolina, 126,147. In this connecton it may not be irrelevant testate the fact that tbe Southern States with negro majorities, Louisiana, Mississip pi and South Carolina, have gone squarely with the Norths»» Democracy in the move ment of burying “war issues” from inqtcra- tiv** necessity. Ground down by Matk dynasties, ruined by carpet-bag misrule, their only chance for redemption lies in a policy that will conciliate the black sentiment and win the black judgment to favor a better, more intelligent and puTev administration of State affair*. To run the canvass on a plat form that seeks the deprivation of suffrage from the negro, is simply to invite unceasing defeat In States liae Florida, where the white dis franchisement has brought about the same pernicious result of black supremacy, same programme has been adopted. Virginia has reaped the fruits of this policy in the otter root of the Radical faction. As a fact, these Southern States may be expected to throw their iafluencewith the Democricy of the Northern States under Radical rule, in getting war issues sepulchred out of sight, to secure a return to the good old constitutional method of administering the national gi»v- ernment, and to bring about a downfall of imperialistic Radicalism. Tbe abominahte governments of these ne gro-dominated Southern States—the fruiu of Radicalism—form one of the most damning charges in the indictment of the Radical party. One of the strongest pons of Mr. DoolitUe's great speech, to which we re ferred yesterday, related to the Radical m»- goveminent of these States. Another sir*mg. grave reason whv we would have our people stay quiet while this momentous effort of the Northern Democra cy 8 going on to get the blinding war issues buried in their local content* now pro- j greasing, is also Vo enable these crucified si*trr Srtilltcrn States to re-erect the altars of good government, and be in a position to give material aid in the great National coo lest of 1872. in the re-establishment of consti tutional law. Every Mow at the new wove of settling war-tour*. n hound* upon them and return* their dav of redemption. Ia the light of facts now so patent, we urge that every consideration of good judgment and rigbl feelittg prompts us to seek I)**m«w cratie unity, and to refrain from everything than ran <Tipple tmr Northern frit nds.'or in jure the pruapectn of our sister Stales of the Sooth under Radical <h»niination. Better pursue “masterly inactivity.” untimely and unwise, yet wc do thorough justice to tlir patriotism and devotion to prin ciple of thov* who stand to their ideas of r'n ht, regardless of policy. We have been proud of the resolute and exalted position of the Georgia DenP>crary. And oor very con fidence in that Democracy lead* us to trust • integrity and its knowledge of and de votion to right, and for the present forego discussion that is misconstrued, and to cease an agitation, that at this juncture, is doing harm to our only friends. Party unity is the need of the hour.. The South cun afford to omit pressing her views on tbe country at this time. Her silence edes no wrong. We believe tLst tbe local contests North will evolve a platform n which 4h6 good men, North and South, unite in 1972, for the defeat of Cen tralism. We know that the utterances of some of >ur Southern Democrats are to-ing used against the Democratic cause North, and in the face of tins fact, wc simply urge a sensi ble silence. The time is not rij>c for an im partial fair hearing upon some of the gravest issues of the day. Let us not prejudice the cause of right by premature agitation. Let us be patient for a while and allow the t loud* of passion and prejudice to roll away from tlie Northern mind, that is to deciti lames of constitutional liberty. We arc too impatient for a great r» Revolutions of sentiment are slow. The causa of right must be wisely and paticutly advocated by it.* champion*. We cannot do all in a moment. In Ihe meantime ^ can do a great work of building up our material prosperity, and thereby gaining independence and consequent power. Hut above all things let the friend* of con stitutional law cease their bickering* ; and unite their great en« rgics and efforts against the common'foe. This is the road to success, and we plead f »r its adoption. General Hampton. On our fourth page will lie found a letter written by Gen. Wade Hampton, of S >uth Carolina. It will be seen that lliis patriotic and able sou of South Carolina takes emphatic ground in favor of the policy that w>- have tx-en urging of Southern inactivity while our Democratic friends at 'he North are fightin, their tallica. He goct farther than we do, and counsels tint we take no part iu the Na tional Democratic Convention of 1872. Wc are not prepared now to go this far, as it is rather early to decide that question We would leave that open for the time when must act Then we must lie governed by the lights before us. But his indorsement of our position uow we regard os valuable. General llampion occupies a peculiar posi tion that gives great weight to his view *. lie is to-day the cherished man of the Palmetto State—more thoroughly representative of her good people than any of her sons. His j pie idolize him, and he is worthy of it. They would call hhu to her first places of honor. He has brains, integrity, character, antece dents. Yet, because 1 he has a war record, and be cause he wiw a secession leader and full ter, and therefore his leadership now would damage liis section and afford material f >r the Radicals in their misconstruction of South*m purposes and warfare on Southern right*, he baa the patriotism to forego all promotion and prominence, and ouly to speak and write words tiiat'tain soothe sectional irritation, allay strife^ and prevent misconstruction. We say in all candor that the example is noble. Ho has the discernment to see its benefit ami the self-denying resolution to act upon it. He sees thut, worthy though he be, his prominence as a Southern leadei this time cun only harm his rectum. In the diseasedcondi;ion of public sentiment North, consequent upon the fear of losing fruits, the action of old ajnl popular Southern leaders is an injury to tbe people that lov them, and to whom they are devoted. His example is worthy of imitation, and lias many patriotic, self-sacrificing, noble imitators. General Lee was a eonspict instance, nis conduct was a model, resolute refusal of all homage been in might hurt hi* beloved South, his unbroken silence upon all subjects where misconstruc tion was possible to tbe injury of his ecclion, his untiring spirit of conciliation and pa tience under troubles that they might not be aggravate*! to the detriment of hi* people, embodied the essence of patriotism at.d wis dom. He never allowed himself to be drawn from his fixed line of privacy and reticence. Gen. Breckinridge h another notable in stance. Whatever else may be said of these noble spirits that is good, their highest pra'se is, that they have not retarded the rest oration of their country's welfare. Under the light of the example of these great spirits, we nrr confirmed in our opin ion that wc should be qniet now when agita tion Is doing infinite and we fenr irreparable harm. Hampton’s words are wise, and we com mend them, as well aa his example, t«> those who are warring tin our allies in the cause of Constitutional liberty North. My upon a strictly constitutional gov*- As tbe weaker section of our Union, our safety lies in the rigiJ preservation of the in tegrity of the bond tiiat binds us together. The tattle ground, therefore, is at the North. We of the South cannot in the very nature of things comprehend the situation and necessities North as well as our North ern friends of the Democracy. Therefore we are for letting them manage their own fight in their own way, particularly in their local contests. And this view has been riviied by the practical observation wc have had of the harm that has already been done by Southern agitation on the new movement to bury the war issues. We arc gratified and encouraged to receive endorsement of our position from all quar ters of the Stale personally and by letter. Everywhere the sobd, sterling inen of the party are bracing us up in the good necessary work of reconciling the party differences and stopping the crusade against Northern Dem*>crat3. Not only this, but we are glad to six; the press falling into line on this most needful programme. The Memphis Appeal has been just put under the direction of M. C. Galloway, G. M. Keating and L. J. DuPree, who thus ably and pointedly urge the policy we have been pressing conscientiously ami disinter estedly, uj»on our Southern Democratic friends. Let us, for the future, ignore the discussion of matteis which w ill be properly decided ba the wisdom of tlie party in Nutionul Con vention. We should recollect, all of us, thut while we honestly differ as to the question, there are a hundred everlasting principles, involving the safety of the States, upon which wc must and will slnod. if the criminations lately indulged in should he continued, much bad bl*>od will be engendered that the integrity and organization of the party will be shattered, and ultimate ruin will l>o the result. If the Democratic party will cease its senseless and unprofitable wrung lings, the watch-fires will again blaze in the valleys and from the hill-tops; and the sparkling the old Hint will ignite a flame whose than mid-day splendor will illumine our coun try from centre to circumference. Let criminations and recriminations ccum;. Witiiout thi«, a common ruin aw'uits us all. With union aud harmony though ave may not attain all ave could avish, aVe would be able to breathe freely, to look around us, a to start anew, with tlie hope and heart to tablish our liberties. It is tune for the disc sionof a question, fruitful of evil und pr* uunl w ith disaster, to cease. On ascending power, the Democratic party will heed the wants of the people. It lias always that the Constitution must be accept***! retleciion and interpretation of our national public opinion, aud when that public opinion changes, the change will ere long find its way through a constitutional process int< ganic law. J/errors hare been eommitteii, and unwue amendment* made, tee miuiluok to ffl _ the healer, and to the dema/uU of hiulthy and ml (jhtened public sentiment for the tit sired chnnye. One thing is cerln-n centrali zed des potism cannot be arerted or rezolutiumiry and fraudulent mac tint/Us repealed unless the Ik ocratic party do ascend to power ; and this ec not be achieved unless it be united. Then us bury past divisions, and tire the lunrts of our legions, so that they will beat with but one resjionsc to tbe call of patriotism and du ty. 'I fie shattered temple of Constitu tional liberty will be reconstructed when the Democratic party triumphs. secure this result, let us unite in a common and vigorous effort. Let no minor tifl'erenccs of opinion distract our counsels, or impair our energies. Let us appeal to the good and wise. Let us invoke them by tutur lov justice, peace aud freedom, by their duty to themselves and posterity ; by their recollec tions of the true glory and just renown our common country ; by every ennobling motive, let us unite iu an effort to give suc cess to tlie party which will sincerely and zealously labor to bring hack the Government to its pristine simplicity and purity; correct it* abused patronage, it* prodigality and corruption, and having no other end luau the public good, and employing no means that are not plainly constitutional and obviously just. Euierttuu- ing these views, it is proper that we should pretermit the discussion of all questions like ly to disturb the harmony of the party* have an abiding faith that the De cratic Convention assembled will adopt a platform which will command the emhubias- tic support of all its members. Then lei us all, with a spirit rising unto chivalry, and a love deepening iuto reverence, cling to the National Democracy through sunshine and storm; for whatever may be its faults, it stands solitary, imperial, unequ&led, ami, we dare say, ineradicable in the American breast. *«•? It _ - . . fithfSautfe rn disc union of what is called Il7mni , Tn n ? W . i f B ^‘ , . er, ^? d . resSfl *i ,y ®S nCT!j t!.« "N-«w Dtp-.rtur,’,” lias dev*lop«d any Hampton, to the editor of Xf.e Sofftttenrtlorw, . * . ♦' . , . - . Tkf Atlanta Sun We perceia-e that our city contemn»rary, the Atlanta Sun, has made a wise move ii raising its price of subscription to ten dol lars for tbe Daily, and two dollars for the Weekly. In explanation of the change., the proprietors say: “When we took charge of the Sun four months ago, wc fixed a very low subscrip tion price on it— aiming to make it tire cheap est paper in the State. We regret to an Bounce that onr terms were fixed too low After a four months trial, we find that the price of our Daily is below the cost or print ing it; and the club rates for our Weekly have also been below coat” The movement is a sensible one. We have long been convinced from our oavn ex perience that our neighbor was running too cheap a schedule. When the price of paper and ink, the cost of composition, and the in numerable expenses, including rent, labor, interest on capital invested, wear 'and tear, fuel, light, etc , are considered, ten dollars a year for a daily is just as little as can be charged with anything like a moderate profit _ Cart Be Bar* at the Capital. The assemblage which heard the speech of lion. Carl $churz in tbe Hall of Rfprt-s< nta- tives yesterday is variously estimated at from 1.800 to 2,000 persons. Every seat and every spot available for standing-room was tilled. No audience representing more wealth, in telligence and political influence was ever gathered within the walls of tbe capitoL Shortly after 11 o'clock Mr. Schurz was in troduced to the audience by ex Govemor Neill S. Brown in a bnel speech well worthy, in spirit and expression, of the occasion. The distinguished Senator from Missouri was received with enthusiasm and was listened to for two hours with the profoundest interest and attention. We did not notice that a single per.-iu left the ball from the opening to tlie close. After the peroration, one of the most eloquent we ever heard, the vast throng dispeired and Mr. Schurz was escorted back to the Maxwell House by the committee of reception. He will address our German fel low-citizens in their native language at the same place to-night.—RtpuUscan Banner. CABER THE HAMREH rid. aud has out oi tbe largest elevators i**r storing and shipping wheat. Its brew eries and molt houses ore second to none in this country. It has the largest upper leather tannery in the United States if not in tlie world, the most complete rolling mill (not the largest) in this country. It also exports largely brick, doors, sash und blinds, and fur- n tire, (one of its furniture establishments of which >*»: spoke in a former letter.) Believ ing a description of these branches of manu- f.ictorics will interest the readers of Tu* Constitution, wc have at considerable labor, obtained the more important points of inter est, which we will give ia tlii* and as many more as may lie needed to make their im port-incc to Atlanta appreciated, for wc are sure that Atlanta is interested, as on several of their ordei books Atlanta appears for things that can and ought to be made in At lanta. The receipt of wheat the past year was ncteen million bushel*; flour eight hun dred and seventy-five thousand barrels; fiour manufactured in the oily 530,000 barrels; number of bogs received the past year 250,000; general merchandise 119.000 tons; suit 182,- 500 barrels; coal ,123;000 tons; beef cattle 23,000; wool 3,000,000 pounds; pig iron 25,- 000 tons; lumber 80,000,000 feet; butter 80,000 pounds; eggs 10,000 barrels; hope 15.000 bales; cranberries 11/500 barrels; po tatoes 107,000 bushels; peas 23,000 bushels, etc., etc. Miles of railroad operated in the interest of Milwaukee, eighteen hundred. Assessed value of real and personal property of the city for 1871, f63,000,000. To hAndle and store this grain large elevators aroused; in this city five are used in con nection with the railroads, capable of hand ling half a million bushels in a day (24 hours.) The largest one in the country is i connection with the 8t Paul Rail road. It is 300 feet Ionr. 120 feet wide and 100 feet high; has over 300 bins, 18 receiving and C shipping elevators and scales. Eighteen car* can lie unloaded at one time, and four Is loaded at tin* same time. The grain conies in the cars in bulk, is shoveled from the car to the. r**ceiviag hopper along side of the track, and from this elevated to the top of the elevator, and distributed to any one of t*ie bins desired by means of spouts. The bins are each about ten feet square, from top to bottom of the building. In tbe bottom of each is a slide, below which is a rev*living spout, fiom w hich the grain is drawn and again raised to tlie top of the building and discharged from then* iuto tlie vessel. It is also moved from one bin to another in warm weather, to prevent heating. These elevators are built with plank two inches thick by eight inches wide, laid on each other flat ways and spiked togellier, breaking joints. Tins makes a solid structure of the bins, eight inches thick from top to bottom. In addition to this they are bolted both ways once in six or eight feet from top to bottom, the whole rest ing on iM>sls forming the fi st story, four posts under each "bin of oak, each sixteen to eighteen incites square, bringing getlier at the corners. The outside of the ele- vat rs an* covered with oorrigntedshept irou, usually painted a briek red; the one described has a low pres-nre lieam engine or two-hun tired horse power, has a storage capacity ol one ami a half millions bushels. Corn, oats, rye, and barley are received, stored anil graded in the same manner as wheat. AH grain ar riving in the city by rail goes into the eleva tors, for which a charge is made of two cents per bushel for receiving and discharging, and twenty days* storage; and for each ten days additional of a half cent per bushel. Grain received after the 20th of November is charged four cents per bushel until the 15th of April. The average yield per acre for 1870 in Wisconsin was 18^ bushels; Iowa 134 ; Minnesota 15 ; Illinois 12. Crops the present season in all tbe above States are very abuudant. Our next shall tell of brew ertes, and how lager beer is made. W. G. Columbia, September 9,1871. My Dear S r: The Southern Home of the 5th Instant, containing your editorial on the policy to be pursued b>t4n Southern States ht zetereuce u> U*e jdcxL National Democratic Convention, reached ine a day or two ago, and along wifi H the letter in which you were kind enough to ask niy opinion on this ques tion. Thongh I cannot jflnt'cr myself that any opinions I may entertain can have the weight roar partiality would induce you to attach to them, I nu«r cheerfully comply with the request contain*!in your letter, be- caose it is only by consultation and discussion among ourselves that we can hope to act ju diciously and harmoniously. It would perimps be sufficient to say that I concur fully in the views you have expressed, as the impropriety of ifce Sooth taking taiy, part in the approaching Convention ; but, in deference to your wishes, 1 give briefly the reasons which have induced this conviction in ray mind. l>t ‘I he Southern Delegates in a National Convention could exercise no influence iu euaping the policy, making up the issue*, or selecting tfR candidates for the next contest, without seriously in jury mg the prospect, of a Democratic triumph. That this 4 * would Inevitably be the ca*c, is proven by the result of the last Democratic Convention, where the very presence of Southerners was used to prejudice the action and to defeat tbe candi dates of our party. > 2<J. If the Southern Delegates could not with propriety exert Shy influence in the Convention, while thei^mere attendance in it might result in infinite mischief to the Democratic party, it isagfely the part of wis dom to ref ruin from participating in the de liberations of the Convention The Northern (^mocracy will have of .tfie fight Sd. to licar the burthen < the next ’onlyTight that they should choose tl^T field and 6clcct the standard-bearers. These, in brief, are tie reasons, in conjunc tion with those you have already so ab y ad vanced, that have convinced me that our true policy is to abstain altogether from all parti cipation in the next National Democratic Convention. Of cour^, in pursuing this policy, we should take care to have our con duct and motives fully understood by our Northern friends. We should say to them, that we nrc actuated solely by the desire to promote tbe success of Deni* cratic princi ples and Democratic candidates; that wc wish to leave them free to act, aud the best interests of our party demand ; and that we pledge tlam in the contest all the aid wc can give, only asking them to give us a good plat form, and as acceptable candidate*, us they Can. Wlu-n the platform is announced, aud the candidates selected, the Democracy of the South can rniiy the or lion of the National rent ion, ami they cun use every effort to re the success of the party; for on its success depend* the existence of the South* t.nt**s. our people concur in this policy, ar rangements should **e made in each State to carry it out fully and effectually. Should they not concur, wc in any event, act in perfect acc<»rd MmltTuh entire* harmony. h is ut stake for ;i* to differ amongst mirsrlve*. ami I for one »tn willing to yield iv own opinions for tlit*.success of any plan Inch will tend to * »vc the South from ruin. 1 am very respectfully and truly yours, Matter Far Clayton County, Gxoroia, ) bepteinber 2>, 1871. f Editors Constitution: It might not lie im proper for me to report to your valuable pa per the doing* in this county. The farmers arc pushing forward the gathering of cotton. The crop seems to be satisfactory. The excitement runs high upon the sowing of ihe grasses, etc. Wc are 1 Hiking forward to constant improvements in agriculture. The intelligent of the coun ty are advocating the stock law and think it the only remedy for the already low ebb of the fanning interest. On Saturday last there was formed, ii Jonesboro, a sociciy for tlie advancement and improvement of agriculture, making three in this county—small ns it is. Now. Mr. Editor, I uin a subscriber for Tiik C'oxsTrrvTiojf. and am interested in agriculture and wonld be glad to see, from time to lime, something from your learned pen in the way of fanning dots. I am satisfied that, should you devote one column of your paper to agriculture it would be almost indispensable, both weekly and drily. We arc constantly advancing, and a little en couragement, occasionally, would lie* benefi cial. The improved implement* are In coming very nUmerou* all over the land. The old sodge field* are being taken iu, and rrally it is surprising to see how they produce. I am now picking cotton from such fields, some of the liest cotton on my farm, it will average from six to t ight hundred pounds to thcacre. Tlie land was, ns it was thought, worn out fifteen years ago. The only difficulty is uncertainty of labor. Can you tell*us how to remedy that? Very truly yours,etc., ■ Rucker. The Stale Cannisiianera Refn«e to Canflrm the Sale. A large crowd of capitalist* and represen tatives of railroads attended the sale of de linquent railroads on the eustern side of the capital at noon yesterday. The Knoxville and Charleston Railroad wa3 knocked down by Auctioneer I Min to the Blue Ridec Railroad, at $75,000; the Rogersville and Jefferson to the East Tennes see'. Virginia and Georgia Railroad a $10,000; the Knoxville and Kentucky to W B Johnston and others at $300,000; and the Western and North Carolina to K. Himerly, on behalf of the stockholder*, at $12.500. Some very spirited bidding occurred l>e- tween W. B." Johnson, of Macon, ami J. II. James, of Atlanta, for the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad, * then* being tea bills ranging from $160,000 to $300,000. It was announced that the Nashville and North western Railroad would probably be sold at 2 P. M., but upon the arrival of that hour it was determin**d by the Commission ers to postpone the hour to 3 p. m. to-day, with the intimation that it might lie sold at that hour. The sale, we understand, dejicad* upoa tbe withdrawal of tbe certiorari and supersedeas granted to Davidson county, which U intimated as probable. After tbe sale had taken place the Com missioners retired to the Comptroller .* office, and after consultation refused to confirm the sale of the roads mentioned, on account of the poor prices obtained. A modified decree waa entered in the Chancery Court relative to the Memphis. Clarksville and Louisville Railroad, in which >everal points objectionable to the pui of that road (the Louisville and X* Railroad) are equitably settled. The result will be that the purchaser will turn over to the Comptroller $1,700,000, the minimum price fixed.—Republican Banner. Teaaemee New* Hems. [caxnastro voa th* coxvnrrrios.l The Colored Fair of Nashville was s suc cess. The gross receipts amounted to $1,500. Banner. Frauk C. Turner, formerly an engineer on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, is dead. A double-headed rattlesnake has been brought to this office.—Press and Herald. CoL M. W. Cluaky is engaged on an im proved edition of his Political Text Book. Col. John A. McKinney, has brought to Nashville specimens of petroleum taken from Hawkins county.—yashcille Banner. Mrs. Susan B. Anthony lectures in Mem- S his in October. She will lie followed by llizabeth Cady Stanton. Mrs. Jack Taylor, of Brown sville, was driving in a buggy near the railroad depot, when the horse“ became frightened and ran away- 31 rs. Taylor en deavored to iump out, but was thrown out, her neck and both arms were broken and death waa instantaneous. Horse thieves continue to carry on business in Shelby and adjoining conn ties.—Memphis Exchanges. Colonel Edwards, of Anderson county, made sixteen bushels of clover seed this year from leas than ten acres of ground. George Collins, a snake charmer from Dick son county, is astonishing the people by his fearless handling of reptiles. Prof. N ichol-; —•_ — J * son ha* been appointed a delegate from tIn* Urey, formerly of the Gilbert Sisters Agricultural College of East Tennessee io Troupe, will open at the Nashville theater shame haw mo Blaah. 31 r. Attorney General Akemian left Wash ington CUy, checked * through for Atlanta, Ga.. bu*. somehow he has since turned up in Raleigh, where he is now assisting in one of the greatest historical epitomes known to the people of this country. Over one hundred peaceful men are dragged from their horais and carried to Raleigh for trial,on charges preferred, in many instances, by negroes and irresponsible white men worse than negroes. Over one thousand people are taken from their labors and forced two hundred mile* to testify in cases which the Radical party arc the prosecutors and the white men of North Carolina the defendants. There i* not a town, village or hamlet in North Carolina, in which civil law cannot shield itself, and where the presence of Federal soldiery is not an invasion. We thank 3Ir. Grant and Mr. Akerman for this, as we thanked Mr. Holden for tbe last, invasion of the State, and we tell them that they are helping to bury Radicalism so deep that the hands of posterity will never be able to unearth it.— Wilmington Journal. The State Hm4 Development* Among the ‘‘rich, rare and racy” items to be made public in this investigation, we learn, there will be the following: There appears as having been paid out by the authorities $1,500 to James E. Sprouls, formerly one of the best citizens of Bartow county. Now, a* Mr. Sprouls died some five years previous to the time when he is represented to have signed the receipt for the money, we presume that spiritualism must have been ex tensively practiced on the road, and the Witch of Endor must look out for her laurels. We expect to get into the whole secret, and when we do the public shall know. Theatrical Rate*. Wootten & Haight's circus was in Macon on the 23d. Rose and Harry Watkins are preparing for a Southern tour. The Worrell Sisters were at Cleveland, Ohio, during Fair week. The Oates Troupe are at the Academy of 3Iusie, Buffalo, N. Y. Ogden opened the theater in Richmond last Monday night. Mis* Noyes ia the lead- Ihe Agricultural Congress, which meets Nashville in October. Tennessee ha* 20,- 000,000 acres of unimproved land.—Chron icle. very soon. The celebrated tenor, Watchlet, made his American debut at the Sladt Theater, last Monday night Wadk Hampton. To General D. H Ilill. ITlrs. Fair in Jail—Her Personal A p- pearaitce, Here Mrs. Fair proceeded to relate some particular* iu the domestic life of tlie Judge, which were not particularly complimentary to him, and which, from her ]ioiut of view, went to show that the judicial bench is not beyond the reach of a feminine influence whose origin is not of a character greatly above that emanating from the level courtrsanship. It was now that I began to discover that Uic face had other characteristics which were latent when her countenance was pose. Now and then, when she became warm with the recital, the calmness of her blue-gray eye became lightened with a steely glow thut possessed ^Strong magnetic, power. In rest, her face was scarcely above common place; iu action, faint blushes lightened across her cheek, her eye deepened and glowed with a strange fascination, and her smile seemed an emanation, a centre of magnetic forces. I saw now the fascination of the face. ^ IBBSBABMICB a* I saw it during delivery of the fore going remark*. 1 saw a Woman leaning easily tack in her chair, whom I should judge to be a trifle above the imxlium height. She wore a wrapper of sBipe. inexpensive rial, but cheerful in color, which, nllhougl belted at the waist, somewhat mystified her form, so that I could not see much save that she is apparently slender at the waist, with a bust of a breadth und depth thut proportioned, and relieve her tall figure from anything like snindlcness or gularily. Her dress, like the wrapper, was of some comfortable but unosten talious material, and was confined u,> to her throat by a simple broach of no particular pattern that I call, iler neck rises squarely from her shoul der*, is neither delicate nor barley, and sup port* a head of the average size in women The face and head are those of a moderate blonde. The complexion is fair, without being of a dazzling white, the eye* are a bliK-gray, the hair plenteous and of a hue that in the sunlight would be goldcu, but which in a subdued light, is flaxen with u tone of brown. Her head is well poised,, with a round, intelligent forehead, regular and well-defiucd eyebrows, smooth cheeks which recede from tne fiTrcliead as if in harmony with the design of an oral face, but which is interrupted by the chin which widens some what and thereby conflicts with the liner in dication* of the face above. The luoulh is composed of lips of reasonable fulness that are womanly without bciug voluptuous, that open squarely rather than with those curves characteristic of tlie paintings of women, and which, when open, reveal row* of white and not perfectly regular teeth, aud which also, w hen drawn buck in a smile or iu con versation, corrugate into wrinkles and dim pic* that portion of the face lying to the right and just below the mouth, bo much for details. Her general appearance, if one should notice her in the street, w ould tic that of a married lady about 27 years of age, and who would aeeiu a woman of intelligence, of fair attractions, and of moderate •eil-iMisges- sion. In tine, at a cursory glance, she would be placed as the wife of a merchant, and as a woman who had polished herself by much contact with the world. In the course of our conversation there came into view quali ties in her features which will be noted at the time of llicir occurrence.—Chicago In Agricultural Item*. [cOWDIKSJtD FOK TU CONSTITUTION ] There i* a greater sale of improved plows this season than ever before. Cotton planters may arrange for a short crop and an early frost, and had better hasten their picking operations. Early sown oats are seldom injured by rust, they take root more vigorously, and yield better than when sown late in the fall. Ladies who cultivate flowers in the houses will find great benefit to the plant* by spread ing moss over the earth in flower pots. The time for sowing wheat crops is not far distant Deep plowing, good seed, and if the land requires it, an abundant supply of fertilizers, will make a crop. One teaspoonful of ground bone dual, to every Half pint of meal, adds to the wze of chickens, postpones their “maturity of set ting,” prevents leg weakness; and tend* to produce full feathering, and to assist in fledg ing. Small lots of hay and clover are being brought to the Atlanta market from North Georgia and Tennessee. Grass is the natural food of the horse. It is a cooling and health ful food. Jt keeps the bowels open and sharpens U# appetite. It promotes digestion and removes fever from the system. Farmers in some sections of the State, dis satisfied at the late disasters to their crops, speak of changing their business. Some say that they will sell ont, that thev can do so, and loan their money at 10 and 12* per cent. Will that be much better than they are doing? In living on the interest of money, 10 or 12 per cent is all realized. A house to live in must be bought or rented. Wheat, pork, beef, vegetables, milk, fruit, poultry and fuel, most all be paid for. Does the farmer think of these things? ^ A Sfary «• Be Believed. On the authority of two persons of verac ity, a correspondent of the Albany Journal tells this: “They uw a wasp riding on a green worm one and a half inches long. How far he had ridden they did not know; but after they saw him, they watched him until he bad ridden all of twenty-five feet Occa sionally the worm would stop, lie motionless, aa though he wa* dead, when the wasp, after a little, would spur him up, and then the worm would go on. J he wasp would keep the worm in as direct a course aa he could. After a while the worm stopped and the wasp dismounted and quickly ran and removed a little stone or piece of ground about two inches from where the worm lay, and then seizing the worm by the head drew it into the hole. Presently the wasp came out, put on the gravel top over the hole, covered the stone over, and seemed to be getting ready to fly, when they k.lled him, and then dug down about two incles and dug out the worm, which was dead.” thing v«rv conspicuously, that thing is a cer tain amount of political bigotry on both sides, that could beneficially be dispensed with. Both sides seem resolved to force their own construction of the other’s position on each other. The agitation has become so heated that it rather appears that each side is more anxious for victory for its views than for results salutary to the country. One of the wors4 features of the dUcussion is tbe tendency to misrepresent each other. "What possible good it can do to insist upon placing the worst possible construction on the new movement we cannot see, par ticularly when it is the case that the more odious the interpretation tlie more damage is done to those engaged in the movement. It is helping the enemy that far. This intolerance and bigotry of judgment that are unwillin; to do justice to the position of others, are ih worst foes to truth. Elaborate arguments are used to prove that the Northern Democra cy means the very thing that is condemned. Every effort is used to push our Northern friends into the extreme of on unwelcome p**ilioi). Pjppets are set up seemingly for the pleasure of kn*»cking them over. In the ardor of debate the most reckless conel arc taken for granted, and fought against with the fiercest vitn. Our friends North, who nre engaged in a life ami death struggle. lampooned and buttered, :\x if they were our Radical enemies. Tbe most unexcep tionable enunciation* of Democratic senti ment, that nobody iu the world thinks of dis puting, are flred in heavy vollies at tho: who don’t deny their truth, ami who endorse them. There is no enemy before the South ern Democracy but the Radical?, yet from the way some of our gallant and undoubted ly patriotic Southerners are pitching into, the Northern Democracy, wc would think that the latter, und not the former, are our foes. Some of our friends certainly seem to be showing a want of discrimination, and they are gentlemen that we like, and heartily join their declarations of Democratic doctrine. Iu their hot onslaught* upon the new move ment of our Northern friends in try bury war issues, they have a bio a* for one that don’t exactly suit them. There is our esteemed friend, of the La Grunge Reporter, who begins a paragraph thus: We tell The Constitution and its con ductors in the “new departure.” This journal has never advocated tho new departure, yet th- Reporter thus places us in the very teeth of our record. It is this uudis criminating warfare that is doing the Demo cratic party harm. We do full justice to the honest purpose* of our contemporary, but wc cannot commend this careless method of statement. The position of The Constitution has been one of inactivity in the local battles uow going on North. There is no national con test now progressing This is the off year. The Democracy of the Northern States under Radical rule have under the pressure ot a grim, inexorable necessity, whose pow we have personally observed in a two months experience, adopted a programme to get the distracting * - war issues” settled, as the only methiHl of securing the ear of the country upon the heresies and crimes of Radicalism, and of redeeming themselves from the op pression of Radical rule. The necessity of the programme is proven by the unanimity of its adoption in all the Radically governed Northern States. This effort at local redemption we have felt that we of the South had no right to inter fere in, particularly when our interference could only result in harm. The movement ol nationalizing these local contests by tl Southern Democracy wc believed to be fat to the Democratic success in those contest: There was no possible good to be gained by such interference, and the certainty of un limited harm. Prctermitting any expression of opinion upon the propriety of the new movement, in tho view of the known divisions of Southern o^^entiincnt in regard to it, and with tlie idea of Treepingoutof sight all subjects of party dis agreement, at an inopportune time, we have steadily advocated Southern silence during the pendency of these local Northern con tests, and deprecated Southern interference, particularly against our Democratic friends North. Others have thought and acted differently waging an unceasing warfare on the only friends we have North. The result has only confirmed us in tlie propriety of our course. Wc have seen the damage dona Wc li&v been personally cognizant of it. We have fought against this untimely, this damaging agitation. We fight against it still, have no right to be imperiling the success of our Northern allies in their battle* for free dom at home by forcing our views upon them at an improper juncture, when their interests arc at stake on the arena of their own soil Next year will be soon enough for us take position, when the great national fight begins, an J a common result a waits our com moil efforts. When a national ruler and national policy are the stakes, then will be our moment to act, But note for as to be meddling in the local matter* of our Northern Democratic friend, io their State battles for State interests, whe they deprecate our interference and sufl\ injury, it docs seem to us a grave and dan gerous mistake. Better pursue “masterly inactivity. Ono more word. While the policy of the Pennsylvania Democracy has the interpreta tion given to it by the address of the Execu tive committee, wc shall adhere to our belief in that interpretation as being the meanin of the Democracy. W’e shall not argue for another construction blit against it. We shall give our friends the benefit of all doubts. We shall take them by what they say in their last explanation of their position, and not fight them on a con Btruetion of their views that their last decla rations disprove, when liy so doing we hurt their prospect*. We prefer to believe of our allies, and are certainly going to do •o, when, as in the case of the Pennsylvania Executive address, they give us the ground for doing so. This is the friendly course. Let us < what will unite the party and reconcile its dissensions. The Si*|f Solid « n(Itl»H. The State Road investigation waxes lively. The legal proceedings in-tiisicd against the three highly reSpectaMt gentlemen, Messrs. .edwinc, Rxwson and Hammock, by 3Ir. Me alio, for certain papers in their posses- , found among the State Road d«K*umcnts and alleged to be McCaHa’s private papers, forms a nice little episode, that may amount to nothing or something. Copies of the dis puted papers will be f un l in our local column, in the report of tit • proceedings of the case. These papers are inqiurLant, chiefly as lowing that Mr. McCall i lias b-cn after 20 per cent, of the State Road fraud*, and pro- post's a division with Major il...grove; and that Mr. Beu Conley, of the Boa; l of State Road Commissioners, wa* willing for the con tract to he made, so far as he Lad author ity. Whether it is right for fur St tr to pay this 20 per cent to salaried men u n question. Whether the Board of Co:nmis>i mers meant McCalls large fees for iu\estimating and unearthing matters o:i the 1> «ok*, which his official position gave him knowledge of, is thcr matter. Whether U.U is u u-st ques tion over unimportant pa|K'rs that may, if successful, embolden an attempt to get other aud more impoitant papers in the committee’* bauds as private papers i> still another ques tion. W hether this movement of M r. Md-al as a big speculation to make a round sum that the State is entitled to, and which the Stale’s officers, if vigilant, could get, is still lot her ui «ttcr. One thing is very certain, and th il is, that uo papers connected with the transaction in any way are private papers. The public has right to them all, and the effort to with draw them from the committee’s posession creates a suspicion in the minus of the im partial. The idea very naturally arises that something is behind that will not bear scrutiny. We do not wish to prejudice anybody’s case. But all thiugs show a complicated 9ta!e of reKtenness in this whole State Road matter. The employment of good counsel by tbe State authorities is iu some respects neeessn- But of one tiling we may lie certain The Legislature will immediately repeal that India-rubber section of the Appropriation act under which Governor Bullock has th away the public money on personal services at his imperial pleasure, and as in time under the honest rule, these worthy legal gentlemen will get paid by a watchful Legis lature only for services done at n reasonable rate. We arc glad to State that General Toointa refuses all compensation and says that he ill work in this matter for the State for nothing. Aud wc believe that the able aud respectable lawyers employed, will, if they do not follow liis example, at least put moderate value on their labors. One thing more. The people arc eager for the big fish to be netted, and we have reason to stale that there will lie no escapes per mitted. The track is billowed with Indiun relcutlessness and vigilance. Political New* ltd Mrs. Mary C\io|ier. wife off J. H. Cooper, of Fairburn, died in that place on the 18th i nst an t.—Sen tiud. Nora Johnson, a colored woman, commit ted suicide in Columbus last Thursday, by swallowing 2 ounces of laudanum. Love and jealousy tlie cuUfc.—A"/if niter. James Gaddv. of Mcrriwclher county, lost an arm a few days ago by a misdirected step, which caused him to' fall* a gainst the saw at Howe’s*team saw mill.—Senniti Journal. (’artersville is likely to have a National Bank. The religious exercises are still pro tracted at the Presbyterian Church. The wife of a. A; Vincent is dead.—Carterscillc Standard. Colonel I>. Y. Kilgoe, of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, was admitted at Newton thi- perinr Court, on motion to plead and prac tice law in the Superior courts of Georgia. The anniversary of Few Society, of Emory College, takes place on tlie 29th.—Enterprise. The approaching Fair, from present indi cations, promises to lx* on a magnificent •Ale- Entries, representing all departments of industry, aud from all sections of the conn try, have already been received at the Secre tary’s office, ami a much larger number is ex pected.—Obnstitvtinnnlist. One of the greatest revivals we have ever witnessed is now progressing in Griilin. It is wtifined to one church, but struts to per- the entire community. Up to this time forty h ive j-lined the Baptist Church by ex perience, and several bv letter, forty-one have joined the Methodist Church, and seventeen it* Iheslytciisn.—Georgia Culticaior. The youug men of ThouiasviUc have or- mized a base ball club. Tin* heavy and mlimnms Tains have greatly damaged the cotton crop in this section, and the open cot ton is rolling in the fields, while the seed of that saved have sprouted so badly that it loubtful whether there- will bo enough for next year’s planting. Colonel S. M. Strong, lost liv death on tat Sunday, a bright little boy of four summers.—Southern Enterp: ise. CaptiUU A. S. Cults has issued a call for u ec Lag of tue stockholders and incorpora rs of the Newnan and Amcricus Railroad at Genera, on Tuesday, Octolier 10th, for the purpose of organization. Recently have been revivals at five or six Methodist aud severed BaptisW hurclus in Coweta eoun- - nil mg in the addition to th** mcmlier- siiipof at least one hundred and fifty.—Afer- nan Herald. Tin re. will be a grand railroad barbecue at LaGrange next Tuesday in the interest of tin* North and South Railroad. A debating club •ailed the II. E. Lee Sorb ty, has been organized bv the voting men and boy* of the LaG rang*- High School. Prof. O. A. Bull elected Pres ident. The skating rink in LaG range has been re-opmed. Still lor* ranch rain in Troup county for tlie successful gathering of cot ton. T4w* crop, already too short, will be still reduced by too much wet weather.—La- Grange Reporter. It is thought that the Firemen of Augusta will not l*e represented in the Convention at Macon. The Chief Kng ucer and the officers cannot discover any g tod which will come out of this meeting. * The Mayor of August a has returned from the North. A number of Wealthy and experienced canal contractor* examined Mr. Olmstead’s report aud sjKJiiea- tions, und are willing to take the job of en larging tbe canal.—Chronicle and Scnfiix 1 . Tho sum total of arrests for the week just ended by the police of Americas amounts to one little negro. The interest in the relig ious meetings that have been held in the Baptist Church in this place for the last two weeks, is increasing. Fanners visiting Ameri cas report very short crops. The .Mayor of the above city has ordered an election on the Till of October, lor the purpose of transfer- [$■>0,000 appropriated by the city to Treasurer Angler W*nH Pay H rants ITnles* Signed by Re*ldent (Governor. The following notice by Treasurer Angier to the effect that he will not pay any war rants on the State Treasury except on^the civil establishment and special appropriation, unless signed by a resident Governor, is a right move, and necessary to the protection of the State Treasury as well as his own official safety. Governor Bullock is off junketing all over the country. Rumor has it that a private in dividual, gravely implicated in public matters of a questionable character, is acting Gover nor. Under this state of facts the Treasurer has taken this step. Verily we have come to a rich pass in State matters. The Radical comedy of mis rule is playing with a vengeance. The broadest farce of reconstruction is now on the stage. The harlequiq gads abroad, and the bells 1 ingle merrily, and the State has a festive time over tbe jolly pranks in the Ex ecutive Chamber. NOTICE. State Treasurers Office, i Atlanta, Ga., September 23.1871. s Whereas, Paragraph 75 of the Code of Georgia provide*, “The Governor shall reside at the seat of government during hi* term of office; ’’and, whereas,, Rufus B. Bul lock, the Governor of Georgia, has been re mote from the “seat of government ” even from the State of Georgia, for nearly three months, and no one in the State Department, not even hi* private secretaries, know where he ia, or the time of hU return, and the law requiring the approval and signature of the Governor to all Executive warrants on the State Trea-ury, the Treasurer deems it his duty to give notice that from this time no warrants on the State Treasury will be paid by the Treasurer, without a resident Gover nor to approve them, except those on the Civil Establishment and Special appropria tions—the law in these cases specifying the amount. N. L. Angiek, State Treasurer. [co*l!K*>Kf> FOK TUB COHSTITVTIOK.] In a speech at Francisco lion. S. S. Cox speaking of the taxes said : Secretary Boutwell will lecture on the “Syndicate” in Cincinmili, on the *2Sth inst, lion. Charles Suuiuer says that Grant is mentally and morally far iuferior. to ull for mer Presidents of the United States. Butler said, in his speech at Full River, that he would lailt the Radical State Conv tion if the will of the people should lie choked off. Charles Hayes, of the Fourth Congression al District of Alabama, writes that the quar rels over Federal offices are seriously damn , ing to the prospects of the Rcpuolican party in that State. It is something to be President of the United States—$25,000 a year for amusing himself, and being presented with hounds, houses and horses to the extent of half million. It is Rome consolation to know that tho Democratic delegate to Congress from Mexico had been elected by 2,500 majority and that both Houses of the Legislature w largely Democratic. “Ah ! these tnxe*. tuxes. Radical taxes f Tax on your cloihusand tax on your axe*! We are taxed on our matchca, our tools ami our rents. W’e are taxed on our dol'ars and taxed our cent* : We are taxed on all coods by kind Providence giveu, Wc are taxed on ilie Bible that aeuda us to I cat And if wc attain to that heavenly goal. They would if they could, atamp a stamp on our tout. California is to have another Slate election this year—on tlie 4th of October—when two Supreme Judges, a State Superintendent Public Instruction, and various local Judges arc to be elected. Tlie two parties ht made regular nominations, and there arc “citizens” tickets to prevent a fail'and squ: trial of strength. With the San Franei. distraction and the unpopularity off Haight' administration out of the way, it is to be hoped that the l>einocralB of California be able to give a better account of them -selves. The Nebraska Constitution, adopted on Tuesday, makes some bold departures from old ideas. It provides for an independent Supreme Court, to act us a court of lost re sort; prohibits special legislation in < form ; forbids the creation of State indebted ness without the previous specific consent of the people; substitutes payment of public officers by salary in all cases for payment by fees; limits the exemption of church property from taxation to tlie value of five thousand dollars, and contains alternative propositions on the question of railroad subscriptions by municipalities, one prohibiting them, and the other requiring the assent of three-fifths of the voters. Tennessee News Items. [rOXDBK*ED roll TH* COKRTITCTIOM ] Senator Schurz delivered an address in tlie German language at Concordia Hall, Thurt day night, to a very large German audience. Tlie next meeting of the Grand Lod» Odd Fellows of Tennessee will lie at C'liatU nooga. R. P. Shapard, of Shelby villa dead. A young lady, while playimr croquet in Franklin, last week, accidentally broke out the tooth of another lady.— Vnion and American. Dr. F. G. MeOavock, formerly of Nash ville, and W. B. Thadford, hod an encounter in Arkansas, several days since. Tlie first shot fiom Thadford’s pistol grazed the top of McGavoek’s head, inflicting a scalp wound, the second carnet! away the third finger of his left hand, while ihe third entered his mouth, the bullet passing out at the bark of liis bend, inflicting a dangerous, and what is feared, a fatal wound. Dr. McGavock shot his antagonist in tlie breast, tlie bullet entered the lungs of Mr. T. Neither party arc ex pected to live.Rep’lblican Banner. Major A. II. Pettibone, of Greenville, hap been appointed Assistant United State* Dis trict Attorney during the present term of the United States Courts. It is projxised in Nashville to consolidate Ridgely and Olive Branch Encampment of Odd Fellow*. The Mayor of Nashville has lieen addressed by citizens, mechanics, merchants, etc., petition ing him to issue hi9 proclamation requesting that all business lie suspended on the 4th of October from 9 o'clock a. m. until 4 o’c lock i M., so a* to allow them to attend the Fail The Mayor respond* that he will comply with their request. Foreign New* Items. [COXUKXRXD rOB THB COBfTITUTIO.V.] The strikers have been successful iu Brus The weather throughout Europe lias been favorable to crops. Constantinople and Smyrna are both af dieted with cholera. Turin celebrated the completion of the Mont Cenis tunnel with a municipal banquet. The health of Queen Victoria lias not been improved by her residence in the highlands. At the sale of the stud of the ex-Emperor Napoleon, M. Thiers bought a pair of horses. The penal code of Germany will be put in force in Alsace and Lorraine on tlie 1st of October. The good and chatties of Dumas are to be sold at uuction. His house is a museum of curiosities. President Thiers will reside at the palace of Fontainebleau during the recess of the Assembly. • The Gciinan army is to be placed on a peace footing, and reduced to au effective strength of 4UOj)UO men. The Prefect of the Seine has appointed a commission to settle the names of the streets of Paris, and to report to the Municipal Coun cil. The cholera ia increasing in violence at Kainsberg. The ratio of deaths to case* has advanced from fifty per cent to eighty per cent The King of Bavaria hasinterelicted all tlie civil and military employees of the kingdom from becoming Masons, or memlien* of the International, or of any other political or in dustrial association. Religious 9rpartmmt. S1ICT TIIK DOOR ttOFTI.T. Shut tho door * »ftly. moth* r> M’em, llor ft-vi-r broken. h< r rinmbor l» owp; l.nok in her p*le face and *«h> there no |»*in Darling be tuaukful, wo ve mother again. She w ho has loved u* i ur weary lives through ; Shut the door aoftly pnd do a* I do. Shut the door softly, and kneel with tne here T<> him who ha« spared n« oar own moth.-r dear. Who ha* given h«*r hack to our arm* once again. Borne her through danger and softened her pain. Shut the door pofrlv. and l«*ok in her face. And ace how it gathered iu hei Lot n* lose all thi* fa*t living li f e, Sister and brother, ami huf'ond and wife; Mother** lore onlr a’l time ha* • Hied; Shut the door softly, aud come to h r *ide. Shut tho door eoftly. mother's awake. Back from he *h<-rc* of the fathouilcaa lake; Wearr with travel, hut laden with charts*. Longing to cta-p ua within tier dear arm*. Mother, dear mother! wc tov.-d you before. Now- w o *h.*il love you a thouMi d li-nr* more. Welcome dear hurt Im-n the hhu low land : Shut the door #of-l>. and kn** her dear hand. £3yln ttTtai >n the imagination ntnl affco- ions should always be unucr the control of The more uniionnilrtl our confidence in God, ihe more pure is oar Christianity, the more perfect is our virtue. UT If wc insist on proof for everything, re* sl.-.’l te-ver come to action; to act you inst assume, and that assumption is faith. tiy It i' a certain truth that thclessdoubt re hat.* ia the efficacy of our prayers, the ti«nv pri.mpt God will he in hearing them. UJTVou may outlaw the friend of truth, liut truth remains; you may humble the poet, tho artist, and the Christian ; but you cannot debase poetry, or art, or Christianity. C#" Old Dr. Lvui.vi Beecher, the father of Henry Ward, once said: “A great many profe.-s d Christians have no othi t idea of re ligion than that it is the m>*nn< of getting to heaven when th v die. As to doing anything for God while they live, it doe* not enter into their plans. Fortitude—Tlie greatest man i* he vhu cltoo*s the right with iuvineiblc resolution; who resist* the sorest temptations from with in and without; who bears the heaviest bur dens eherfully. who is the calmest in Storms, and whose reliance on truth end virtue, oil God, ia the moat unfaltering. A singular accident happened at Graoo Church, Ne w Haven, on n recent evening. Soon afler tlie service* began the gas neari/ wt nt out. The Rector, the Rev. Mr. Lee , asked the congregation to keep quiet, am , having procured a light, he proceeded wit t the services. Suddenly, as lie was reading tii i words “The I,<»rd shall light my candle, ll*t shall east my darkness away,” the gas re sumed its usual flow, again lightning up tho church.—Index. Isabella and Americas road, from that to the Newnan and Americas Road. Sumter county is the eighth in the State as to tin amount of taxable properly.—Republican. S. .T. Carter, of Hal! county, lias an appl tree 28 years old that me.-uuire* at tin- grount 8 feet, and 5 feet above the ground 0 feet and 10 indies in circumference. Books for sub scriptions to the Gainesville and Dahlonega Railroad arc now open. Colonel McCamy has closed his house for the season at the Sulphur Springs. The Engineer Corps « the A. A R. A. L. IL R., are encamped with three miles «»f the Tugalo River. Goner Lewis, State School Commissioner, addressed the citiz'H* off Hall, on dm subjeutof educa tion last Tuesday.—Air-Line Eagle. Prof. J. R. Ware, a liiglv esteemed citizen of Eufaula, died last Sunday. A number persons from the North have made applu lions to exhibit articles at the Columbus Fait which begins October 31st. biace the Re Dr. J. 11. DcYotic has taken charge of the Baptist Church at Griffin, (about fourteen months) 120 persons have united with it, and the membership is now in tho neighborhood off 400. Dr. it. A. Ware has sent, per express, a hale of cotton to the iSt. Lotus Fair. It was grown on his farm, and was raised from seed produced by a mixture of the Peeler and Sea Island varieties.—Columbus Sun. The bloody murrain is prevailing iu some sections of Chattooga county, aud a large number of cat tie have died. There was a barbecue at Coosa ville last Saturday in tin interest of tlie Memphis Branch Railroad Quito a number present, and a large subscrip tion obtained to aid the enterprise. A propo sition has been submitted by the friends of the North and South Railroad to the compa ny who had obtained a charter some year- si nee for a railroad fn»ta Kingston to pas» through Ciutltexjga, to let them have tLicit charter, and they will build a road from Rome to Cliattaina.—Chad -g-i Advertiser. Only a few bales of new cotton have been brought to Rome. The City Council Rome has authorized the Mayor to inen the city stock to the Mom phi’s Branch Road to $100,006. A man bv the name of Heptc stall, with liis wife ami son, were taken from their house, iu Walker county, Tuesday night, and severely whippet] by a mob ;aftei w hich a man by the name of Moore was also visited ami a like indignity inflicted upon him. The affair creates the greatest indigna tion, and a meeting will lie called toeondemn and denounce the outrage.—Rome Courier. South Carolina !%cwn Item*. IroxuEtiro ron tiik tonmth tion-J Anderson has elected one colored Warden S. A. Hodges, former Sheriff af Abbeville is dead. The telegraph line between Chester and Yorkville is rapidly approaching completion. - Colonel Levi Leggett, one of the leading men of Marion county fof many years, died last week. A negro child in 'Williamsburg had its fingers, one of its eyes, and part of its face eat en off by a pet pig. A revival of temperance is now in progress in this community and the surroundingc> try. Tlie contract for building the City Hall in Columbia, lias been let for $138,000, The recently elected County Commission ers of Newberry an; refused their commis sions by tbe 8tate Board of Canvasser? the ground that ihere ha* been too mucliKu- Kluxism in llmt county. Miss Fannie Griffin, of Edgefield, is dead. Kingstree is mourning over a weeping willow a century old, just fallen a'*'victim to the axe. Contractors arc grading the Air-Line Rail road in the vicinity of Limestone Spring Ten miles stove Yorkville, John Gardner, a special deputy of the Sheriff, shot and killed John Hemphill, while attempting t< effect his arrest on a bench warrant Pan ridges navigate in the streets of Chester. M r. E. Gary, has been appointed State Audttoi It is rumored that General Wade Hampton is to lie the General Superintending Agent of the re-organized Carolina Life’ Insurance Company.—Ihuly Ur don. General New* Item*. [roNDExiED run tub coxrriTrxio*.] * The apple crop in Connecticut i* a failure. There ore eight pin factories in the United State*. Governor Brown, of Tennessee, is re covering. A Sacramento peacli-grower ha* raised petrified peach. ^ Sharkey, of Mississippi is quite ill in Baltimore. From all parts of Mississippi the cotton crop is reported to to* a short one. Five thousand fine hogs are on exhibition at tlie swine exhibition in Chicago. Marion county is now the largest county in Mississippi, containing 11,486 square miles. The convocation of Knights Templar in Baltimore is said to to the largest ever held. The editor of the Tallahassee Floridian had green cucumbers for dinner on the 10th instant. The fall trade has opened in New York with an activity which ha* to parallel since the year 1865. xr Th ^ e i cpeB9f ‘ s of tbe government of New Orleans for August were $308,816 or at the rate of $ 10,(100 per day. l3T The amount of the State debts is in the neighborhood of $*-><),OUO.tJUO. It is thus divided into groups of States: NewEnaudsun* t >on».ftvico g*Uwra Mates W'.euMm <» W c.-tern States. *7 iummm. nt It will to seen that the great annumt <>f the debt is the Southern Stale*. It has accumu lated there since tbe war, by the rascally aud thieving carpet-bag and negro State Govern ments, with which military tyrauny ha* afflotrd the people. Thu* they have run up a debt iu YirgiuU of m arly $50,000,000, in North Carolina $30,000j)u0, iu Teunc*s«*e $38,1)00,000, in Alabama $16,000,000, and Louisiana $32,000,000. A large part of these debts have been literally stolen from the State Treasuries.—Ohio Statesman. Beautiful—From an obituary* recently published in the Charleston Courier, we ex tract the following beautiful sentence*: When death strikes down the innocent an«l young, for every fragile form from which ho icl* tiic panting spirit free, a hundred virtue* rise, in riiapes of mercy, clnrily and love !«■ w alk the world and bless it. Of every ten-* that sorrowing mortals shed on green graves, some good is born, some gentler nature come*. In tho Destroyer’s steps there spring uj* bright creations that defy his power, and hi* dark paths becomes n way of light te» Heaven.” E5T" A little girl of n great judge lay u|hui her deathbed, and by the short and quick pasps w hich proceeded from her w hite lips, it was evident that tho little life had nearly completed its earthly career. Tho anxious father, bending over lii* daughter * conch, whispered : “Nellie, are you afraid to stand in the great tribunal, before the all ruling God and Judge?” “No, papn,” replied the little sufferer, “for .Tcsus will be my* lawyer; he will argue mv jMMir case ably—covering up my little sin* with the mantle of mercy, and extolling my goods with aloud voice of praije.” The lather said no more, for he felt that his child would be acquitted. A Poor Boy.—Don’t to ashamed, my l.id. if you have a patch on your elbow, li is m» mark of disgrace. It speaks well of your industrious mother. For our part, wc would rather see n dozen patches i»d -a ur jacket than hear one vulgar or profane word from your lips. No good toy will shun you to- cause you cannot dies* a* well as your com panions ; and if a had boy sometimes laugh* at your appearance, say nothing, uiv lad, but walk on. We know many a rich und good man. who was once us poor as you. There i* our next door neighbor, in particular, now oneot our wealthy men, who told me a short tinw since that when lie was a child he was glad to receive the cold jxiialocs from fit* neighbor*’ table*.— Times. WThe nrt of conversing well stands next to jjenius. Society rarely discriminate* U - tween the brilliancy s hich shines with aim!- rowed luster and the sunlight of genuitio originality. We arc all apt to be captivated with trifle*. We don’t go down deep into tin* hidden nature of things. But so the world goes; and it is but a piece of folly for us to rail nt the world for it. Instead of growing- vexed because most people are prone to sco the crystal rather than tlie diamond, an earn est effort should to made to te truly worthy of appreciation. And this is not a hardship. Montaigne tells us that “the most fruitful aud natural cxercis-e of the mind is conversation. I find the use of it more sweet than of anv other action of life.” It is jis susceptible df growth auvl cultivation as uuy other gift. It* growth, too, bears an exact ratio to the degree of care to* to wed upon iL A Beautiful Tiroroirr —When the sum mer of youth is slow I v wasting away in tin* nightfall off age, and the past to come* deeper and deeper, and life wears to its close, it i*. pleasant to look through the vista of tiin.' upon the sorrows and felicities of our earlier years. If we have a home to shelter, and hearts to rejoice with us, and friend* liavo been gathered together around our firesnle*. the rough places warfaring will have lin n worn and smoothed away, in the twilight of life, while many dark spots wc have pass'd through will grow brighter and more beauti ful. llappy indeed are those whose inter- course with the world has not changed the tone of their holier feelings, or torken those musical chords of the heart, whose vibration* are so melodious, so tender and so touching in the evening of life. Onf. of Dean Swnrr’s Jokes.—Dean Swift w is walking on the Pharafe iW, Dub lin, when a thunder shower came up, ami lie took shelter under a tree where a party were sheltering also— iwo >oung women and two young men. One of the two voting girl* looked very sad. till, as the rain fell, her tears fell. The Dean inquired the cause ami learned that it was their wedding day. They were on their way to church, *nd now her white dollies were wet and site couldn’t g<*. “Never mind. I’ll marry you.” said tho Dean, aud ho look hit prayer-book and then and there married them, tlieir witnesses to ing present; and to make the thing complete, he tore a leaf from his i-l.ook, and, with liia fiencil, wrote andsigued » certificate which he handed to the bride, ll w as a* fol lows; “I'm’cr e In ftlonuv wr-atTn r, I n'ftrrird this mM and woman v*c>-ther; Let uuite Liu hiui who rule-* the Uiui.iler Sever thi# man and woman munmler. ' “JOHATIIAN ^WTFT, Dean of bt. Patrick’*.’* Btomirck and tlie Sabbath. Bismarck is not a Christian. Ih. views the Sabbath are valuable as those of a f* seeing statesman. They are in advance those of many In this country, anti a worthy of the consideration of thought! minds. Sabbath breaking i* not only wror but it is inexpedient. It brings its own pu Uluucnt in this life perhaps as often as ai other sin tiiat men commit Btsmarcl views are thus presented in his acts, a* iu rated by the Christian Apologist: “The Prime Minister of the North Germ: States, Count Bismarck, some year* learning that work was carried on on hi* « talc on Sunday, wrote to hh steward, ‘tl Sunday work must stop.* His steward a swered: ‘The people cannot do other*is they are obliged to work all the week on tl «state of your Excellency, and so have i time except Sunday to 'work in their ov field and gardon patches’ Bismarck t plied: ‘I do not want Opl roblied on n estate: therefore other arrangements must I made.’ If any of my laborers have a field of tilt own to till, or if tlu ir grain is ripe and nut to harvested, they conic first, and not I. B Sunday w ork must cease. The .steward n quaiuted the people with the new oruer ■ things, and now mark the result. Itccau hi* Exocellency is so careful of our mien a we will to* all the more careful of his. ai »ee to it that he shall not suffer loss, said tl working people, aud each tried to get hi* woi done in order that the work on their lan lord’s estate might to done in time. Ar never before was more work Urcoaipiiahrel > *diort a time or so well The steward was pleased beyond measur and wrote to the Prime Minister. *Tlmt w good hit. No one gained more by the nr rder of things than ourself Every!Im ■ a* done with promptness ami dis mtcii.* \\ e commend this result of resting on ti Lord's Day to tho consideration of u iriitfu! minds. This is but a ropctitic -^ cumulated evidence to the same eflec Citizen.