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ATLANTA, GA-, NOVEMBER 28, 1871
tV~Ben Conley la not Oorernor. He ta Ben
Conley. L. N. Trammell, President of tbt
Bennie in not Goyernor, for he never will ao
Joseph E. Brown in Governor, President
of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chair-
mau of a majority of the Committees, Door
keeper, Messenger, tue General Assembly
President of the Stale Road lease Company
and the State of Georgia at large. Who
doubts ill
We regret to see the above paragraph from
one of our worthiest young journalists. Cer
tainly the fact that J udge Reese, a near neigh
bor of the writer of the paragraph, and
known aa the Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, the moat important
of all the committees, is reflected upon by it,
should have prevented its publication. It
was probably done for a joke, yet it is having
a wide currency, and is construed as s Blab
at friends
The many worthy gentlemen in the Legh-
lature, from its presiding officers down, can
not but feel a sense of injustice, that mch
paragraphs should be written, even Jocularly,
Joseph E. Brown is a Republican in his
p ilitica, and the day of Republican influence
orcr Democratic action is not yet at hand
. Casper
This gentleman requests our publication of
the following card, and says that should the
Legislature fail to examine into the matter,
miles required, m a precedent to indorse
ment are really constructed. Who can tell
whether the roads are operated properly law
fully, without a report of their annual trans
actions.
The endorsement by the State Engineer,
as above suggested, would effectually, in otir
judgment, cut off the issue of bogua Loads;
captalists would be put upon their guard, an >
would not be apt to negotiate bonds that did
not bear such endorsement. We regard the
office of Slate Engineer as an importau
and we thick, with the above amendin' at lo
the present laws, one that would sa
i*tate much. The present incumbent, vVonei
Frobel, is able, faithful and honest, and the
office could not be better filled.
A very interesting feature of this report U
the powerful argument in favor of water
communication between the Mississippi river
and the Atlantic Ocean. What true Geor
gian can read it without being enthused will
the prospects it open* to our State? If this
canal should be built it would unqucaiiona
bly be the greatest internal improvem-nt ol
modern times. Town** cities and villager-
wSnld spring up like magic along its entire
line. Savannah would be the chief import
Inc and exporting city of our Atianli • roast
for to it, as by the cheapest possible route,
would pour the vast grain crops and bread
stuffs of the West, in return for which
ouUl come back to hey the imports needed
for the South and Great West. We com
mend Colonel Probers report to cartful con
sideration of the Legislature. Let them send
an able committee to Washington to press
this matter before Congress, end by all means
let Colonel Frobel be one of that committee.
Besides thoroughly undemanding the subject,
and therefore being able to answer all objec
tions that may be urged and questions that
may be asked, bis position as engineer of the
State of Georgia, gives him great influence.
MT The grand juries of John-on ard
Emanuel counties, irrespective of political
feeling, propose Judge W m. Gibbon as a can*
lidate for Governor.—Sanders He Georgian
All we have to say is, that the grand juries
Johnson ami Emanuel, without di.-tiaction
party, did a very foolish thins, and should
ashamed of it.—Savannah Republican.
We had the pleasure (fa visit last evening
from Colonel E. Y. Clarke, one of the pro
prietors and coodsctora of that sterling
Democratic journal Toe Atlanta Const*
runoff. Colonel Clarke reached the city
yesterday as a visitor to the fair and will re
main with us a few days.—Savannah eeics.
Xew Ysrk.
The New York World is not discouraged.
It says : The Democracy was once beaten in
that State worse than this year. In the Leg
islature of 1833 the Whigs had one hundred
out of the one hundred and twenty-eight
members, leaving to the Democrats only 28
representatives in that body. It rose after
that defeat and bee*mo a great power in the
land. It will do it again.
he will furnish os the full statement of the
facts. We withhold further comment until
then:
Atlanta, Ga., November 24,1871
Editor* Constitution: On my arrival here
last evening, I was shown your editorial of
the 22d instant, headed. “The Cartersville
and Van Wert Railroad,” purporting to state
the “facts” in regard to matters therein set
forth. I call attention to it now simply to
say that, what you say therein shows that you
do not properly and fully understand the
facts.
You say that it is a “matte* for the Legis
lature.” I prefer to withhold further com
ment until the action of the Legislature shall
be made known; I will then have an oppor
tunity to present the facts as they occurred,
so far as I know or am concerned. I have
nothing to keep back, to extenuate, hope for,
or fear, on my own or on account of any
one. The completion of the road, the pay
ment of it* debts and the good of the coun
try arc the only objects aimed at by me.
Respectfully. Make A. Cooper,
Late President C. and V. W. R. R
Tk« Democratic CsbvsbIIsb.
The election for Governor comes off on the
10th of December. The Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee, by author
ity, has called a convention on the 6th in
Atlanta. This is right and within the scope
of the committee’s power.
Onr neighbor, the Sun, has this to say:
“Under ordinary circumstances, we should
fsvor a convention of delegates fresh from
the people to make this nominatioa, but as
the time is now so short, we would have no
hesitation in saying that it should, in this in
stance, lie made by the Democrats of the two
House* of the Legislature in joint convention.
It should, in our opinion, have l>een done lost
evening. This is our judgment.”
With courtesy to these views, we think
they are wrong. It is right that the people
should have a chance to send fresh m
they desire. Wc would be willing to trust
our Democratic members, but we believe
that the Convention plan is best It will kill
all this “ring” idea that has been made so big
a hobby for a few days. Counties that fail
to act can be represented by their members.
If counties instruct their members to act,
which will be proper, it will save much ex
panse. counties that have Radical members
will have a chance to send delegates.
Altogether, the Convention is the right
plan. Let the Democrats hold primary meet
ings in the separate counties and take imme
diate action.
The State B«s4 Frauds
The report of the intelligent committee of
citizens that lias had the State Road books
charge for several months will be found in
our evening edition. It is interesting. The
talcs of those missing vouchers will prove
racy, if they can be written. For instance,
there is Sproulls, who comes back after four
or five years honest repose in a respectable
grave to sign a fifteen hundred dollar voucher.
What in the world his respected spirit could
do with this special amount of State Road
cash in the regions beyond the tomb is left
unexplained by the jocular Blodgett Other
equally remarkable matters, we doubt not,
will turn to light, and prove the humorous
Foster to be the champion romancist of the
The copying of the vouchers was a good
thing.
The comparative statement of Blodgett's
administration and Hulberl's and Wallace!
Is instructive. Wallace earned $1,162,450 6.3
and spent $332,248 15. Hulbert earned $1,.
888,620 02 and spent $916,752 77.
Blodgett, the great joker, earned $1,410,-
455 05 and spent about $ 1,8c0,030.
The allusions to the fortunate individuals
connected with the State Road, who on two
and three thousand dollar salaries sprung into
the enjoyment of large and sudden wealth
by the “exercise of the most rigid econoni v, r
we are afraid will arouse the in
of these virtuous and noble exam
pies of well-directed thrift and enter
prise. The Legislature will not make these
grand men mad more than necessary. Their
feelings will be harrowed up, and should be
spared as much as possible. To disgorge is
bad enough. We venture to suggest that any
legislative allusions to their “economy" will
be cruel, and the prospect of the penitentiary
Is itself sufficiently discombobborating to
meet the full necessities of the rascally case.
We yearn to see the legislative committee
take good earnest hold of this matter. The
people begin to get impatient to see the fur
flj- m m m
The Depart aw Pa bile Darks.
We have received and read the report of
Colonel B. W. Frobel, Superintendent of Pub
lic Works and State Engineer.
The report shows that most of the Rail
roads to which State aid has been granted are
In a much more satisfactory condition and
the danger of the State credit far less than is
generally supposed. Many roads, however,
have failed to make returns. and we are sorry
to find that the law requiring these reports
Las fixed no penalty for such failure. This
omission should be supplied at once, and the
officers of the roads required to make full
and complete returns of all their transact ions
sufficiently early to allow them to be printed
before the meeting of the Legislature, under
a penalty sufficient to insure a prompt
pilance.
The law should be further amended so as
to require the Governor to have each section
of the road thoroughly inspected by the
State Engineer, and Superintendent Public
Works before any bonds are issued
doned. This is now discretionary with the
Governor; an I in one instance at least he
went so far as to appoint an engineer
employ of the road, to inspect it We referred
to this some time ago. The road alluded to
Is the Brunswick and Albany, and % we see
from Colonel Frobel’s report that it has made
no returns of its transactions for the two
years past As an additional safe-guard, each
bond issued and indoised by the State, should
bear upon its face the indorsement of the State
Engineer that he has personally in
spected the section for which the bonds are
issued, and that the company has in every
respect complied with the law, and the bonds
have been issued in conformity thereto. This
is a matter of great importance. Without
such safeguards, how can the Governor, or
any one else, know that the road is properly
constructed, that its grades, curves, bridges,
embankments, etc, are all right, that it is
properly equipped, and that the number of
The Debate the Electle
t Bill.
We gave yesterday, very cheerfully, Capt
Jackson’s speech sustaining Conley’* veto of
the Election bill. It was received by us too
late for any comment We differ wholly
wilh our friend, bu’.at the same time we take
occasion to compliment his courage in saying
what he knew would expose him to the ad
verse criticism of his party. When men talk
from conviction they are entitled to respect
We are glad of the occasion to pre>ent
few thoughts on this subject Two great
evils of party are, first, a tendency to slavish
subordination of independence and convic
tion under the party lash, and a consequent
suppression of frank opinion through fear
unpopularity; second, the temptation lo re
sort to corruption to carry party ends. The
two evils are closely connected. A m in op
poses the view of a majority of his party
and party resentment leaps to the suspicion
of wrong. A man is bribed and bn:
conduct upon genuine conviction, thereby
debauching the spirit of toleration for honest
differences of sentiment. The course that
chokes down a free expression of sincere
thought is as destructive to proper parly ac
tion as the course that fosters the base adv<
cacy of wrong views for a price.
The full and frank discussion of party
measures is indispensible to a right course
The encouragement of corruption
certain precursor of loss of public confidence
by any party. In avoiding one evil
should never run upon the other. We must
frown down wrong, and at the same time
foster independent thinking. Whenever we
get to that point in the organization of a rul
ing party that the free utterance of sincere
views is to be followed by proscription and
censure, then indeed is the strongest i uaran-
tee of party utility and existence destroyed
Unfortunately the experience of the last
few years has been an unfortunate one. Rad
ical rule has shown so broad a state of politi
cal dishonesty that the honest people are dis
posed to regard everything political as base.
And when a man dares to say that in liis
judgment any accepted policy of the honest
Democratic party now in power in the State
is wrong, there is a disposition to class him
with the Radicals. And the Radical rule has
been so uninterruptedly bad that anything
Radical is regarded as per re wrong. Hith
erto when any Democrat has sustained any
measure of the Radicals, he has stood prima
facie guilty of corruption. And it is hard to
get over this. The very fact that a thing
was of Radical origin or support was enough
to brand it as fit for condemnation, and
properly too.
We have to judge matters by their intrinsic
right or wrong. The Democratic party can
not afford to do wrong. Its hold on the peo
ple is through its right And free, sin
cere discussion is the palladium of its vir
tuous existence and power. There is no
danger in the honestly entertained crotchets
of any single man, when an enlightened in
terchange of truthfully felt views is held, and
a decision upon merit and free from prejudice
is given. And there is greater danger in the
repression by the party muzzle of such
crotchets, than in anything else exci pt the
knowing connivance at dishonesty. The
party can only fulfil its mission as a seeker
for, and advocate of truth and right.
Mr. Jackson’s views are known to l>e dLV
interestedly entertained. We claim, there
fore, for him the courtesey due to bis
sinceri’y and courage.
At the same time we think that his views
were wrong and his course erroneous. We
think the question had risen out of the air
of policy into the atmosphere of principle.
The time for opposition was during the
pendency of the Election bill. After the pass
age of the bill, the party could not go luck on
its record, as indefensibly advised by Mr.
Jackson.
An accidental and temporary exerc iser of
the Executive duties, not elected by the oeo-
plc for the office, but by a chance fining a
gap for the while until the popular voice
could legally speak, seeks to prolong his gu
bernatorial functions and deprive tbe people
of a sacred constitutional right of chosing
an incumbent to fill tbe great vacancy. Be
fore the passage of the election law, the pol
icy of passing it might well be discussed,
but after the passage, and when the acting
Executive ambitiously, arbitrarily and
groundlessly interposes against the law to
deprive the people of a solemnly givt n pre
rogative, the matter takes higher importance.
And there is no alternative but to carry out
tbe measure, vindicate the law and establish
the great right sought to be thwarted by a
bitter, unscrupulous Radical partisan. This
is our view, and we are fixed in it. There is
a point where concession must stop and
where support of principle becomes impera
tive.
Results may show Mr. Jackson correct in
his foreboding of trouble. If so, the p< -pillar
judgment against him will probably change
and this very fact should settle public feeling
now into a just condition. Still, in our view,
this was a case where right and not results
should have decided the course to be pursued.
And Mr. Jackson must stand or fall by the
intrinsic worth of his utterances.
The speeches of Colonel llogeand Captain
Bacon were admirable, and presented, in onr
judgment, the true argument in the matter.
The Board of Bdacatioa.
We are informed by a member of the Board
of Education (city) that the terms of office of
Dr. D. C. O’Keefe, Dr. 8. IL Stout.
Hemphill, and M. C. Blanchard, expired last
night, they having been elected for two ; ears.
The Board was composed of twelve mem
bers. Four were elected for two years,
four for four years, and four for six
years. The election last night of W.
A. Hemphill, M. C. Blanchard, W. L.
Scruggs, and R. J. Lowry was for six years.
The last two were not elected to fill vacan
cies, as none existed. This makes the Board
complete. Four go out now in two yean,
and four in four years.
Georgia’s Census.
A special telegram to the Savannah News
from Washington states that it is officially
announced by the Census Bureau that the
population of Georgia consists of six bun
dred and thirty-eight thousand nine hind red
and twenty-six whites; five hundred and
f irty-five thousand one hundred and forty-
two colored ; forty Indians, and one Chinese
—total, one million one hundred and eighty-
four thousand one hundred and nine, which
gives to her nine electoral votes, two Senators
and seven members of Congress.
The Dork Begun.
Already the Democracy is moving. From
the Rome Commercial we see that Polk
county has moved off, endorsed the prudent
course of the Legislature, and appointed
M».jor J. W. Blanco, L. II. Walthall, Colonel
Jones and Mr. Bunn delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention.
A resolution charging delegates to vote for
no man who favors the “new departure” was
lost
Tbe del; gates were instructed to vote for
an able conservative and a sound Democrat.
carnival of plunder in anticipation of the
day when virtue acd intelligence should be re
stored to the privilege of rule.
Scott is erecting a palace in his native
Ohio. Builock, if he escapes the convict's
cell, will land, like a gorged vultuie after a
carrion festival, on his own heather in the
classic shades of Albion.
Thus they do it. Successful scamps!
Providential vagabonds 1 Astute buzzards 1
When will tbe South know their like again?
One thing we ask of them. Little it is, yet
proper. It will cost them nothing. There
fore easy to their noble bouIs. The instru
ment of their rise has been, outside of their
rottenness, the ebony African. We de
mand it as due to Cuffee aud Dinah that the
retiring carpet-bagger, as be leaves forever
these haunts of villainy, should kiss
ancholy farewell to the disconsolate and bam
boozled negroes.
It will be something for tbe bereaved
amendments to remember and cherish.
A Curtain Lecture.
We are heartily glad to be able to set our
esteemed contemporary right on this subject,
the more so as others fell into the same error
by a similarity of reasoning. The publication
of Mr. Crosby’s statement in an editorial
form, without comment or disapproval, be
trayed us into the inference that The Consti
tution approved, and we must confess to a
painful surprise at the inference. Tiie Con
stitution has stood >o manfully to the right
that the least shadow of turning from it was
painful to us. We again reiterate onr grati
fication at being able to set it right.—Rome
Courier.
Our worthy contemporary has done the
neat thing in the above statements.
We must, however, take the privilege of
giving a sort of a little Caudle lecture, which,
though predicated on the action of our fi iend,
we give a general scope.
In an editorial the other day on the elec
tion law debate, we touched upon tbe matter
in one aspect. We claimed for men in the
party who should honestly differ in judg
ment from the prevailing opinion, courtesy
and toleration. It is only when men sell
their opinions that they deserve scorn, and
not only the party lash, but tbe censure of ad
THE STATE ROAD FRAUDS.
Tbe Gommittee of Citizens make
tbefollowi* g Report to, the
Legislature about the
Book*.
Blodgett Boom In?.
Nearh; Two fiillionM Squandered
* In one Year.
-4
A Stupendous Monument of Radi-
c it Fraud.
Radical Record of Missing
Vouchers, Wholesale Waste,
Tremendous Stealing,
Stid -cm Riches, and
Plunder of Pub
lic Money*
Toil? a.
Gov. Bullock, defending himself from the
outcry against him, denies that be has prof
ited to any material extent by the peculations
in which he took a hand. “ 1 had to wink at
the stealing around me.” he said, and pretend
to take my share. If I hadn’t done ao, the
knavish carpet-baggers and scalawags, with
whom I was forced to associate, icould hate
stolen me bodily/’— Workington Patriot.
The Macon Telegraph asks the horrid
question:
“ What have Blodgett, Gaskill.il al., to say
to this cruel speech ?”
These are not all that should take Bullock’s
eloquent exculpation of himself to heait.
There is acting Governor Conley, to whom
Bullock transferred the gubernatorial chair
with high encomium upon his trustiness
Then there is Judge McCay, and sundry oth
era. Verily Bullock was unkind.
Deserved Compliment*.
“Onslow,” the fine Atlanta correspondent
of the Augusta Chronicle, pays the following
compliments, which wc reproduce as d«
served. Of the legislative work of the 24th
he sat
“By casting your eye back over the record
of the morning’* work in the Senate, it will
be seen that no idle bread has been eaten, and
w’e believe that it would have easily passed
for a week's hard work for the session of
before last.”
Of the presiding officer of tbe Senate he
thu9 writes, confirming the opinion we gav«
a few days back :
“Before dismissing the subject just noticed
I think justice demands that we should re
mark upon Mr. President Trammel's course
as presiding officer of the Senate. It has
been impartial—firm and courteous at the
same -hue. Wc never saw a presiding officer
that maintained more respectful relations be
tween his position and members, or more
uniformly preserved better order, or d‘
patched business with more ease and less <
fensc Mr. Trammel is a young man, and
quite incx|>erienced, so far as we have heard
in the duties of a presiding officer of a de
liberalive assembly ; but he certainly t ikes n
the daily role before Lira with very unusual
facility.
The Washington Chronicle thus forecasts
the Radical programme in Georgia in the
coming election for Governor:
The election law which has just passed, and
which orders an election December 19th, gives
no time for organization, and many of the
best and most prominent men of the Republi
can party in Georgia deem it useless to waste
time and energy contesting it, but prefer to
save their strength for the more important
contest next year, when Slate and county
officers are to be elected, with Presidential
electors.
Now take the Era’s statement of Conley’s
purpose to hold over and resist the election
and we have the programme complete. Here
is the Era’s say:
“It will establish two State Governments,
each claiming recognitioi :is the constituted
authority. This will call in the intervention
of the Natioual Government. In this evei
Governor Conley will be sustained. He w
be sustained because the bill under which he
is sought to be ousted, is unconstitutional and
revolutionary.”
If this is not revolutionary we would like
information on that point
We are informed that Conley has resolved
to prolong.
Was it Meant Trcaclierouslr !
While a few of the press of Georgia are
pitching into the Georgia Legislature for
being too conservative, the Washington
Chronicle has begun its detailed work of
prating about the revolutionary and reac
tionary tendencies of the Assembly. It says
the following:
On the 16th instant a resolution was sent
into tbe Senate “Committee on the State of
the Republic,” asking the appointment of a
commission to estimate the losses of all the
people of Georgia by the emancipation of
their slaves, and demand of Congress com
pensation therefor.
Now the above resolution was a Radical
measure introduced by Mr. Bruton,we believe.
This matter is a piece of premeditated,
Radical treachery, to throw upon onr Demo
cratic Legislature the odium of a movement, the
m st unpopular at the North of all things.
It was a sharp dodge of the Radioal mi
nority, sharp, but damnably infamous. We
shall hear more of this Radically-born meas
ure yet in Congress against the welfare of
Georgia. It has a parallel in the case of act
ing Governor Conley’s casting vote against
the 15ih amendment, to procure the reron
struction of Georgia, by throwing upon tbe
Democrats of Georgia tha odium of refusing
to adopt that amendment
The light begins to break in on Mr. Bru
ton’s purpose. Sly, devlish sly, Mr. B., but
none the less infamous.
T« C«rrMH"4«auao4 Ccatrikau t.
We trust that our correspondents and con
tributora will have patience with ns. Many
valuable articles and letters are on banc
which we will bring out as soon as possible
The legislative pressure on our columns is I ill-gotten gains, they ore taking their flight
H*w the Carpet-Baggers Do It.
Governor Scott, of South Carolina, is an
Ohio carpet-hagger. and we are glad to know
a man of thrift. He is building him-elf an
elegant residence at Napoleon, Henry county,
in this State, (Ohio,) which be will occupy
when the inevitable lime arrives for him at
the South. Tnat hour seems to be arriving
pretty fast He has bankrupted the State,
made repudiation a rallying cry with all per
sons out of office who pay taxes, and got rich
Himself. Loyalty is its own reward.—Dayton
Herald, 1714.
The above is suggestive. What Scott does
the whole vagabond ilk of carpet-baggers do.
Bullock will emulate Scott Builock, how
ever, thought to have a Southern resort for
his retirement That $20,000 barn, for in
stance, would indicate a purpose to squat in
Georgia. It may have been but a blind.
The whole pestiferous brood come South
cause unable to navigate North. Coming
penniless, they leave rich. Staffing to the
front like scum to the surface in the seething
of revolution, they have turned the disorders
of a chaotic era to gcod account Getting
office by the bayonet or through the agency
of organized ignorance, they have used pi ce
simply to moke profit They have thrived
while crime was unpunished. They leave
w hen law resumes its sway. Bloated with
ful sentiments to determine party policy.
, carrying the idea of toleration into
journalism, we think that there is too
much tendency to suspect wrong, and there
should be more liberality, in judging the
course of trusted allies, when they may hap
pen to say things that are not exactly in
accord with the prejudices and opinions of
others. No. amount of past fidelity, how
ever conspicuous^eems to be of a farthinj
ue in the prevention of a hot excoriation on a
moment’s notice. Our papers are as ready as
the other side to strike a faithful ally in the
bilteret manner, without even the delay for
explanation, about some unpopular opinion.
There is too much readiness to believe evil
There is too great a tendency to quick suspi
cion of wrong.
This is wrong, ad wrong. A friend that
has stood true in a thousand conflicts i9 not
to be struck liccause be does something that
don’t appear exactly right to tfs. Instead of
lashing him, we should rather believe that
there is something proper in what he says
that requires investigation. True in
dare to do a just thing in the face of popular
sentiment deserve credit. The loftiest cour
age is that that dares to do disagreeable right.
The man or journal that has been true to
right always earns the privilege of exemption
from abuse of friends for doing unpleasant
duty, and merits consideration for sincerity
and conviction, if not for correctness.
Now our contemporary says that we have
stood “manfully to the right,” yet it lathers
away at us at the very first opportunity,
without ever waiting to hear from us. This
was not right. We have certainly earned as
d) all journals that have stood “manfully
to the right”—the tolerant liberality of our
colleagues. And our friend should ra*her
have taken up the cudgels against those who
suspected us of wrong, than joined in a con
demnation without grounds.
This is a matter of no slight importance.
It is rare that honest people don’t have some
time to take unpopular positions. It
against tbe public good to proscribe and
muzzle down such men.
Let us establish] a tolerance, a charity, a
brotherhood of just, liberal judgment, with
out which reason and right loose their best
tribunal for adjudicating the great questions
of public law, liberty and prosperity.
The Legislature.
The Senate passed the House bill repealing
the act organizing the District Court The
acting Governor’s approval is only needed to
make it law. The House bill revivin;
poll-tax of 18G3, l$l>9 and 1870, and the House
bill repealing the Akennan election law were
pass d. The Senate bill passed, restricting
the rewards offered for criminals to $500 in
capital felonies, and $250 in other felonies,
was a good one. It rectifies one tremendous
abuse of Bullock’s rule. The right of Ordi
naries to grant writs of habeas corpus when
refused by a Superior Court Judge was with
drawn. To withhold State’s property was
made penal. Wives were allowed to recover
penalties from dealers who sell liquor to their
drunken husbands. The last three were Sen
ate bills that go to the House.
The House decided L. C. Jones, the mem
ber from Macon, not entilled to bis seat.
This was right. He has l»een a citizen of At
lanta for two years. The Radical practice
of carpet-bag representatives should cease.
The Senate bill repealing the 20th section of
Appropriation act, tinder which Bui
lock squandered hundreds of thou
sands of the State’s money, was
passed. Let us see if Conley will sanction.
It stops the bung. It will test bis sincerity
for retrenchment. The public printing bill
passed. The resolution to appoint four joint
committees, one each for Bullock, the State
road, the State road lease, and the action of
the State road Auditing Committee, was
passed. This is ready for Conley. Aresolu
tion of Mr. McMillan, looking to the arrest
of plunderers of the State was pissed.
The most important matter done wag the
passage of Mr. Bacon’s resolution in regard
to the illegal bonds of tbe State. While the
State will pay every honest and legal obliga
tion, she cannot and will not pay se curities
issued in glaring disregard of law, and
binding on every body.
One step more is needed in this mat
ter, and that Is to issue ar
entirely new set of State bends, guarded in
the most careful manner, and then substitute
them for the legal bonds out This will at
once correct this whole bond complication
and utterly prevent future trouble.
We shall amplify this idea in a future issue.
Mifrcellancona Hews Items.
[CONDENSED rOB THE constitution.]
Florida’s State debt amounts to $14,500,000.
The “poor man’s ointment” made its origi
nator a fortune of two millions.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25,1871.
To the Hgute of Representatives note in s*
sion:
In compliance with a correspondence which
we herewith enclose,marked exhibit A. We
took formal possession of tbe books and
papers of tbe Western and Atlantic Railroad
on the 28th day ol August, 1871, and have
been engaged since that time in bringing
said books for the purposes of showing the
balances.
lu view of the short time we have been en
gaged, and the vast amount of labor necessa
ry to be IfBtowcd, we have to regret that we
are able only to make a report to the close of
the fiscal ve.tr ending September 30, 1870, as
you will fifed from statement annexed, made
up by tbeBencral Book-keeper in charge,
which wejKspectfully submit with his re
port, monSpil Exhibit B, in accordance with
a resolution of your honorable body passed
November^, 1871.
In addition to the work done on the book*
we have carefully recorded aP the voucher:
taken during Mr. Blodgett’s administration
of the road®heirinning January 1st, and end
ing December 27th, 1870, (the day the lessees
took charge)
Except vouchers No. C. dated February loth,
1870, from Josephine Beck, for $4,000 00.
Voucher No. 20, dated March 27,1870, from
James Sprouls, for $1,500 00
Voucher No. 71, dated March, 1870, from
William White & Co., for $3,000 00
Voucher No. 00, dated July 30, 1810, from
Jared I. Whitaker, lor $5,537 53.
These fom vouchers were never turned
over to our committee, aud, :is yet, we have
been unable to trace them.
We have thought proper to copy these
vouchers, which has taken no smail amount
of lab<-r, in oijler to facilitate such investiga
tions as nilgai be determined by the Legisla
ture, into the iate in*m:ige:m ill of the West-
d Atlantic Railroad, and for the fur
ther purpose of mure effectually securing the
records of said administration.
The vouchers are copied into blank bool*
id properly indexed so that they Income
ready and valuable ref*-rentes, in the hands
of an investigating committee.
Referring (p- the books and papers of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad it were per
haps proper to say that tin y show a liberality
in general expenditures, by the administra
tion in question, of gigantic proportions, the
heaviest of which took place from October
1st to December 27th, 1870.
As partial c|ider.ce of this peculiar liber
ality in disbursing the people’s money by Mr.
Blodgett’s administration, we give the follow
ing comparative statement of receipts and
disbursements finder the management of the
road by Major Campbell Wallace, Colonel E.
Hulbert and Captain Foster Blodgett.
• STATEMENT.
Gross earnings under sup* rvirion of
Major Campbell Wallace from Janu
ary 1, 1867. to December SI, 1867... .$1,162,450 68
Expense* from January 1,186T, to Decem
ber 31, 1867 832.548 15
nrjlmjj.
| far MM jtreTideolUlij proridpd during lh»
Of all the State debts, that of Virginia is
the largest, and that of Oregon the least.
A “panorama of the Chicagojfire” is al
ready announced.
There are 1,839 National Banks in the
United States.
The Chicago Post says there have lieen 417
babies born in that city since the fire—311 of
them females.
A cotton factory for Raleigh is talked of.
North Carolina has about 309 Masonic lodges
with a membership of about 11.100.
Embroidered sacques are now the rage,
and the young ladies devoutly pray ’‘give us
ths day our daily braid.”
Tobacco is shown by official figures to cost
more than bread in Germany, Holland and
tbe United States.
A loving wife in Danburg, Connecticut, on
the decease of her husband, sent -the follow
ing thrilling telegram to a distant friend :
“Dear John is dead. Loss fully covered by
insurance.”
R. W. Durham, a rich Californian, died
joking. He bequeathed one hundred thous
and dollars to the.Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum, of San Francisco, adding that he
enjoyed the consoling reflection that his l>ene-
ficiaries could not talk about him after his
death.
The Massfichasets Society for the preven
tion of cruelty to animals, is destroying all
homes found effected with glanders, which
is a constitutional disease, infectious and con
tagious.
V’Mry.
The Savannah Republican says that the
suit of R. T. Wilson against J. T. West and
Phillip West was decided in the United
States Court on Wednesday.. The plaintiffs
were a New York firm, and the defendants
Sumter county planters. The New Yorkers
loaned money on usurious interest to the
planters, on cotton security. The planters
lost money and plead usury on the note.
The Republican says:
The Judge charged the jury that. If this
contract for commissions was made to evade
the usury statutes of Georgia, then the policy
of the law- forbade its execution; but if the
agreement was made to pay the legal interest
and a commission to the factor, for each
mth, for his care, delbgence, labor and at
tention expended in the business of defend
ants, it was proper they should find for the
plaintiff The jury were out but a few mo
ments when they returned at verdict for the
plaintiff for the full amount of principal and
interest.
The parties were—R. T. Wilson vs. James
T. West and Phillip West. R. K. Hines, for
plaintiff, and Harden & Levy, for defendant.
The attention of our people is rapidly
being turned to this question of our present
usury laws. In practice, as we all know,
they are totally disregarded. Every bank
and every business house understands that
money is worth what it will bring. Why
then have the usury laws upon the statute
book? A law that is not, and that experi
ence shows cannot he enforced, should cease
to exist, to say nothing of its pernicious in
cidcntal effects upon the trade and general
industry of the country, ns can be clearly
established against the laws forbidding usury
Upon this subject of usury the LaG
Reporter has an admirable editorial, winding
up with the following:
“Let the usury laws be repealed, and let the
money-lender be protected in his right to
his money to the best advantage, as the land
holder, or the merchant, is protected in scllin,
his land or goods at the highest prices they
can get. and soon money will he in greater
circulation, and men needing it cau borrow it
at reasonable rates. Thus prelected, capital
will seek investment in our State; and instead
of hard-pressed men having to pay from 14
to 3 per cent per mouth for money, they will
get it at from 7 to 10 per cent, per annum.
Mingling with gentlemen from various
parts of the State within the past two or
three weeks, we find there is a strong feeling
in favor of repealing the usury laws, and wc
a'e of opinion that the Legislature will not
only act wisely iu doing so, but that it will
meet popular commendation from all quar
ters of Georgia.”
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHER
.$330.2> 2 48
Net earning*
Gro** parninga under »upenri«ion of Col
Hulbert, from January 1,1809, to De
cemberSl. 186SL, $1,288,620 02
Expense* from January 1,1869, to Decem
ber 30, 1869 : 911,752 77
Net earnings..
>en*es m
Kelt, fre
ber 27, 1870..
Amount of cxi*n*cfl not charged o
approximating
Total expenses
..$376,837 25
.. .$1,566,784 26
28.000 00
...$1,594,784 26
$.410,455 08
.$184,329 18
28,563 35
Gross earnings frfcn Dfesu\rj 1, 1870, to
December 27, 1870
Expenses over earnings
Advanced by Ilenry Clews & Co., Decem
ber 27, 1870 $27,000 00
Advanced by Doorman, Johnson A Co,
November 30, 1870
Advanced by Boo*mau, Johnson A Co.,
October 30, 1870 47,000 00
$102,563 35
Amount expended by Blodgett over and
above that by Campbell Wallace $702,43(5 11
Add to the $702,13G 11 expended by Mr.
Blodgett over and above the expenditures
made by Major Campbell Wallace for the
year 1807, the $109,131 82 turned over tc
Mr. Blodgett by Col. E. Hulbert in cash
and cash assets and al>out three quarters of a
million of debts contracted by said adminis
tration, paid in part by railroad commission
wilh the balance yet unpaid, and you have
the grand total of about eighteen hundred
thousand dollars as the proximate sum
which has been recklessly and unwarrant
ably expended or complicitly and ille
gitimately anpropriated. Considering tin
fact that only the small sum of forty-five
thousand dollars was paid into the treasury
by Mr. Blodgett during his administration of
the road, and that $109,131 82 were turned
over to him from Col. E. Hulbert’s adniinis
trition the increased business of the road
for 1870, the careless and irregular manner
in which a large number of the vouchers
have been taken, which can be readily pointed
out to your committee, and the spdden afflu
ence of so many who have been connected
with the late administration of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad tt shows a reckless
misappropriation of the hard earning
of the people, which amounts t
prima facie evidence of fraud and demand. 1
in the judgment of this committee, the most
thorough investigation. We respectfully
suggest that it shall be the pleasure of the
committee in charge to turn over all tin
books and papers of the Western and At
lantic Railroad to the Legislative committee
when appointed and to give all the informa
tion in our power relating to the books, or
that may be of value in the investigation.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. L. R-dwine,
C. C. Hammock,
E. E. Rawson,
Committee in charge.
[exhibit b!]
Atlanta, Nov. 22,. 1871.
Messrs. C. L. Redwine. O. C. Hammock, E. E.
Ratrson,Committee in charge of the books and
papers of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
Gentlemen—I have the pleasure to hand
you herewith statements of the Earnings and
Expenses, also a Financial Statement of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad at the close
of fhe Fiscal \cnr, ending September 30th
1871.
Having been appointed General Bookkeeper
in charge, September 1st, 1871, with compe
tent assistants, the duties involved in making
up these reports have been onerous. Upon
an examination of the books, I found they
had not been balanced since January 31st
1870, (which is the date of the last balanct
made by myself.) Several attempts had been
made, showing forced balances, which neces
sitated a thorough investigation by checking
over the books of the road from February
1st, 1870, to September 30, 1870. In doin^;
this, numerous errors were found, which wib
affect some of the accounts.
I find that no settlements have been made
during a period of eight months after the
road was leased, with the Atlanta, Kingston,
Dalton and Chattanooga agencies. The dif
ferent agents, since my appointment, re
quested a settlement, but I have informed
them, that owing to the condition of the
books of the road, nothing could be done
with their accounts until the books were
thoroughly examined up jo the time of the
lease, at which time their accounts would be
in a condition for adjustment.
The labor of adjusting and completing tbe
bu-in.-i-s of the road from September 30th,
ltrio, up to, and beyond the lease of the road,
will Ik- veiy arduous. The account* with
agent* and connecting roads will require a
thorough investigation, and will consume
several months to perfect settlements, etc.
Thanking the gentlemen who have assisted
me in these labors, and your committee,
I am, very respectfully,
your obedient servent,
B. F. Moore,
General Book Keeper in Charge.
The Democratic Convention*
We urge most earnestly that steps be taken
in all the counties to send a delegation to the
Democratic Convention on the 6th. Espe
cially should this be done from counties with
Radical Representatives.
The call issued for Fulton county meets
our approval, and we trust to see a full meet
ing on Monday night at the City Hall.
There are important matters enough to be
(focided to keep the Legislature in session till
the time of the Convention. These investiga
tion matters, the Appropriation Act, etc., etc.,
will require attention, and should be legislated
upon before adjournment Then the Legis
lature can adjourn until after tbe election,
when it shotAd meet to inaugurate the Gor-s
•nor an d finish its work.
OI B MACON LETTER.
Tlae Planters Rlue—Something Inter*
esilng About Senator Norwood—A
Strange and Bizarre Murder Case.
Macon, Ga., November 21,1871.
Editors Constitution: T he planters anil
merchants that 1 have met here are blue, ami
I fear they have cause, the cotton crop id
short, and at present prices, will do little
more than pay the cost of producing. I am
sorry to contradict one important event in
the biography of Hon. Thomas Norwood,
Senator elect, as published in the Sun last
week, but the truth of history must be vindi
cated. 1 met this morning, at the Pye House,
one Mr. Pool, who lives in the village of Cul-
loden, and who represents himself as being a
Methodist minister and a shoe aud boot
maker: Mr. Pool says, that when Toni, as he
calls him, w as a boy, he Mr. P. w as in the em
ployment of Mr. Norwood, Sr., who was tin
owner of a tan yard and shoe shop. Tom
completed his course in the village academy,
and the old gentleman put Tom under Mr.
Pool to learn the art of making and repair
ing shoes; but that Tom did not learn very
fast and that the pair of boots which
Tom wore to college, and, which must now
go down to future generations as part of the
history of the country, was not made by
Tom, but by himself.
The old gentleman, who is proud of his
apprentice, says Tom was a remarkably sharp
sighted boy, and he can’t understand*the re
cent allusions to Tom’s having at some time
in his life worn classes.
Learning that Colonel Acton would ai
at Forsyth at noon, I thought it best to leave,
and did* so.
I have heard rf a most singular homicide,
which occurred near Macon on Monday last.
It appears that two young men, Lary and
Birdsong, had charge of the old Thus. B.
Lamar place, just al>oveMaccrh, and, as Lary
tells the story, some bad blood had been ex
cited lictween them. On Sunday Lary came
into the city, fearfully wounded, and went
to the house of Mr. Sparks and asked Mr. S.
to inform him where he could find the Coro
ner. Mr. S. referred him to the police for
information. Through the kindness of an
officer, lie found the Coroner, to whom he
stated that he had killed Birdsong, and wished
him to go out and hold an inquest. Lary
hired a hor«c and buggy and carried the Cor
oner out. To-day Lary came into town and
demanded a hearing, and as there was no one
present at the killing but Lary, his statement
was all the evidence offered.
lie stated that he was sitting at a table
writing lo Mrs. Lamar, owner of the plan
tation, and while thus engaged Birdsong
came up behind him and siruck him over
the head wilh a double-barrel gun, inflicting
a serious wound, and knocking him down.
The gun broke, leaving only the barrels in
B.’9 hand. Wilh this he made a second blow,
breaking all, or nearly all, the lingers on
Lary’t left hand. Before Lary became un
conscious, he* drew from.his pocket a derrin
ger pistol. Birdsong immediately snatched
this from his hand, and while his victim lay
helpless and bleeding on the floor, placed the
muzzle of the pistol against his head, just
behind the left ear, and fired, but the ball,
instead of entering as R though it did, passed
around the bone and came out just in
rear of the right ear, opposite where
it entered. Tnis shot had the effect
to restore Lary to consciousness, and while
his foe bent over him, with his ear near his
mouth to see if he breathed, Lary remem
bered he had another pistol iu his pocket, and
quietly drew it, and before Birdsong discov
ered his intention placed the muzzle near his
forehead, and literally, to use Larv’s own
langauge, blew the top of his head off, scat
tcring his brains over the floor. For a short
lime both men lay upon the floor bleeding;
the intended victim, however, was able in a
short time to raise himself up, and go for the
Coroner to hold an inquest upon the body of
him who was really the only murderer.
It is useless to state that Lary w r as promptly
acquitted, as the terrible wounds upon his
person attested the truth of his statement.
Yours truly, H
Editors Constitution: Let no man suffer
serious mental disquiet by reason of the ai
gument offered by Mr. Jackson, of Fulton,
in support of his vote sustaining Conley’;
veto of the election bill. When a inan of
Mr. Jackson’s well known personal intrepidi
ty so far yields to his apprehension of public
danger as to allow it to drive him out of fcis
proper political alignment into the ranks of
an odious opposition, timid people are apt to
get alarmed and unhappy. If any have done
so in this instance, let them banish their fears
and be reassured.
The proximate danger and source of un
numbered woes apprehended by Mr. Jackson
is the conflict to take place between the
Governor to be chosen under tbe election
bill and Mr. Conley, whom Mr. J. calls an
usurper; iu fact, he resolutely insists upon
that characterization; for the usurper has
given it out that he means to go on usurping,
and intends to hold the place he has usurped
until expelled by decision of the court or by
force. To settle thi9 contest, it is assumed
that the Federal Government, powerful and
inimical,lo the rights and happiness of the
people of Georgia, will interfere.
True, it did not interfere in Alabama, in a
case precisely parallel in principle, leaving
the controversy to the State tribunals, but it
is to interfere in Georgia. Georgia is a
chosen victim of hostile and capricious power.
Well, what then? How far will that inter
ference extend ? Will it go beyond the reten
tion of Conley ? For is not the sole and
whole issue who shall be Governor—Conley
or his rival claimant ? Can it then go beyond
that point without openly proclaiming itself
an arbitrary and vengeful despotism—with
out bearing to Georgia the relation, and hold
ing to her the language, which the wolf held
to the lamb? Would not the present Gen
eral Assembly which now, by its two
thirds majority, hold the “usurper in chains”
remain intact in numbers and temper Y
Could it be interfered with, purged or dis
solved, save in the very wantonness of power?
What offense would it have committed to
have furnished even a pretext for inter*
ference ?
And so the final result and supreme evil
would be just that which exists now, and
which, having both the right and deaire, it
were weli worth the effort to be rid of. If.
by the high handed exercise of Federal
power, we are denied the enjoyment of right
ful privilege, the present situation will be un
altered.
This, upon Mr. Jackson’9 theory of certain
interference, torching the happening of that
untoward eveDt, we differ from him, and re
gret that anybody should apprehend it, since
to exp< ct it is to invite iu if it should come,
it can go no further than we have shown.
To fear that it will go beyond that and work
general overthrow is not the fear of reasons
ble men. If it comes we musi.submit, as we
have done befoie, and bow to the usurp
er’s rule. But, young men of Georgia,
Ton sc.d I have heard onr fathers *ar
There a Brutu* once that would hare brooked
Toe eternal derU to keep his state in Home
As sasil/as a kiaf."
WASHINGTON.
Washington. November 27 —In the Su
preme Court Corley vs. O’Connor, from the
Circuit Court of South Carolina, was rert-rs-
Tue lower court held that a certificate
of tax sales signed by two*commissioners was
' 1. The Supreme Court holds that the
authority given to several persons for public
purposes may hr executed by a majority of
their number*. Hanover vs Drane. lrom Ar
kansas, was reverse 1. This case involved
the right to recover for goods which vendor
had reason to believe wen* purchased
for the Confederacy. The court holds such
transactions illegal and void. Court adjourn
ed for the week.
Senator Oslwruc called on the Pres’dent to
day for the purpose of requesting a procla
mation to be issued suspending the writ of
habeas corpus in Jackson aud Calhoun coun
ties, Florida, which he represents as la*mg en
tirely under the control of the lvu-Klux.
The President will consult with Akerman.
A Principe letter reports a Spanish repulse
near Catuaquez. One hundred wounded
Spaniards were brought to Principe. The
Cubans had American rifles.
SOUTII CA RIO LINA.
Charleston, November 27.—A committee
of influential citizens, including lion. E. I)
Pope and ex Governor Orr, publish the result
of their examination of Treasurer Parker’s
debt statement, which they find correct. The
committee report the total debt of South
Carolina to be eleven millions nine hun
dred aud ninery-five thousand three
hundred and six dollars, exclusive of
$990,000 owing in New York. The Ameri
can Bank note Company certify that they
have in their possession, whole, six millions
of sterling funding bonds, and Gov. Scott
has instructed them to print no more bonds
or stoc ks of any kind for this State. Ku
Klux trials lx?gan in Columbia ten this a. m
Judges Bond and Bryan on the bench. Dis
trict Attorney Corbin for the Government,
and Reverdy Johnson for the defence.
A large audience was present. Corbin
challenged the whole array of jot ora on the
ground of fatal irregularity in the drawing
Reverdy Johnson argued that the objection
was purely technical.
Judge Bond said the Court could not pn
ceed because only nine jurors were present
He desired to consult on the question raised
by Corbin.
Court adjourned until 11 o’clock to-mor
row.
NEW YORK.
New York. November 27.—It is ru
mored that Hall, Sweeney and Bradley will
be arrested for complicity’with Connolly, and
that Tweed and tsweeney still lack $200,000
of the million bail.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth, November 27.—St. Mary’s
Church iu this city was burned to-day.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, November 27.—Alexis
spends Monday here. A grand ball will be
given him Monday night.
the Finances of the State Itoad Vu.ler l*:crtKetfs Admlu-
tat ration.
GROSS EARNINGS OP WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD FROM SEP
TEMBER 39TH, 1860, TO SEPTEMBER 80TII, 1870.
Mi seel lull eon 9 Income.
Months. From Freights.
Oc ohor. 1869 $ 87.901 31
November, “ .. 86.155 03
December, “ .. S6 701 8-»
99.136 20
115.377 05
112 187 67
92.719 92
99,561 64
February, “
Marcli, **
Mn? 4 m
July,’ “
September,* 1
.. 63,2003
.. 60.0G5 31
.. 81.199 61
75 947 68
$1,070,073 31
am Passenger*. *
$27 439 56
21.191 64
33.tg9 16
23.242 58
21,420 62
From MaUr
$1,437 SO
1.437 50
1.437 50
1.437 50
1.4.57 50
1.437 50
1.487 50
1.437 50
1,437 50
1.487 50
1,437 50
1,4. 5 V 50
$17 250 01
$ 14 00
3*7 44
96 01
17- 88
) 3 46
.’77 19
3 > 25
Total.
$116 792 87
124 197 49
18;.2:4 18
15", 94 m
147.005 7*
I <0,301 :s
II A* .5
15.141 97
105.8 1 69
assist*
EXPENSES OF TUE WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD FROM SEPTEM
BER 30, I860, TO OCTFBER 1,1870.
Or* account of
Loss, oainavn and o
rk kiJcd. M
Watchmen, laborer* and train hand* .
Agents, clerks and conductor*
MOTIVE roWIR.
Ful
Oit and tallow for engine*
Materials or eiMjtnof
Machinists, enginee'*, and Firemen.
* of bridges and treatl< i
34.169 56
6.476 49
MAINTENANCE <
Labor 4,105 Oil 67 621 63
MaterikIs Tor car*. 4.053 88 73.979 1*4
nil and lollow 4.034 75
Car rent 2 254 r 5 8,361 71
10,413 78 153,100 13 163.5.3 *1
uENERAL EXPENSE*. 1
Sunt rintendent, auditor, treasurer, and law expenses— 7.548*5 27.'03 14
Uftiro expense* 1,254 S3 2 572 P4 38.978 05
Total 117.035 29 1,0* .16 < 61 1.137 224 M
LX FEN I) IT 11 RES OF \\ E>TEIIN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD FROM REP
TEMBER JO, 1809, TO OCT OBER 1, 1870.
Tanks, Well*, and Wood Sheds.
Masonry aud Bridginj
New Tr-ck
CONSTRUCTION.
MIDNIGHT DISI* VTCIICS
INDIANA,
Tkkre I1autk, November 27.—Hon. I).
W. Voorhees, in a card published in the
Journal of this city, proposes an important
Democratic party movement. He says : “I
keenly appreciate the importance of an au
thoritative expression of principles which are
to guide us iu the future as in tbe past. It
should be made at an early dale, in order that
the organization shall be perfected and confi
dence restored by the time ilie approaching
campaign is upon us. Thi«, however, should
oe the work of a national convention, em
bracing delegates from all the States, i am
in favor of calling such a convention at some
central point iu the West, oil a day not later
than the 22d of February next. The call
should be issued by the Nationaal Execu
tive Committee and delegates should lie
appointed by State and District Conventions
The business of this body should l>e to care
fully and patiently weigh all the views laid
before it, and to agree upon and publish a clear
and definite declaration of principle- upon
all matters affecting the political welfare of
the people and the safety of our free institu
tions. This being done* it should adjourn to
the day fixed for the nomination of the can
didate for President, In the meantime, the
people of the States can discuss, approve, or
disapprove of what has been done.
It Would be the difty of nil Democrats
taking part in politics to submit to the voice
of the majority. If there are aueh as prefer
their own convictions even to the platform of
the National Convention they can stop aside
quietly without embarrassing anybody else.
Let us, however, have political as wel
personal harmony, and suc,e*s is within our
reai h. If the entire Democratic vote can be
consolidated, inspired wilh enthusiasm, nnd
brought to the polls, General Grant cannot
be re-elected. It was voters in r ur party that
staid at home on the days of the late election
which brought such widespread defeat.
There is no increase of the Republican
I make the above suggestion knowing that it
is entirely practical, and that it meets ar
gent demand of the present crisis. I shall
urge it upon the National Executive Commit
tee and ask for it the favorable consideration
of conservative men everywhere.
CUBA.
Havana, November 27.—General Crespo
has reviewed the volunteers of this neigh
borhood. It was a fine display.
The medical students of the Koval Univer
sity jumped the walls of the Cemetery and
proceeded to demolish the graves of Gon
zalo and Oastanon, and committed other ex
cesses. The chaplain attempted to remon
strate, but tlio students stoned him. The
Governor visited the University {Saturday,
and demanded the names of the culprits.
The students all remained silent.
Their case was then turned over to the
court, when several testified. Six students
were imprisoned, and forbidden tocommuni
cate with each other or any one outside.
The court has temporarily detained forty-
two, suspected of complicity.
Georgia Sews Hems,
[CONDENSED FOR THE CONSTITUTION.]
John II. Brunson died near Blakely on
Saturday l ist.—Early County Nears.
E. II. Ilarman, Esq., of Macon, has been
admitted to practice law.—Miicon Citizen.
A son of Mr. J. H. Morgan, of Madison,
died last week of scarlet fever.—Appeal and
Advert ser.
Charles G. Jones, was, on last Tuesday, at
Cedar Town, examined and admitted to prac
tice law.—Rome Courier.
The foreign exports of cotton from Savan
nah on Saturday was valued at $804,941 81.
One thousand ti ckets were sold for the lecture
of Bishop Lynch, which comes off on Sun
day evening at SL John’s Cathedral.—Susan
nah Republican.
Saturday last a difficulty occurred near
Byron, between Joseph \V. Harris and George
Linsenhed, iu which the latter was slabbed
in the loins, iu the thigh, and in the shoulder,
from which wounds he died on Monday last.’
Houston Home Journal.
On Friday morning, 24th, Mrs. Sophia
Schley, d.eparted this life after a short illness.
Mrs. Schley was the relict of the late Gover
nor William Schley. About 200 turkej’-
were for sale in Augusta Saturday in country
wagons. Mr. Patrick Powers, of the Augusta
police, had one of his legs broken while on a
freight train, on the Georgia Railroad, Fri
day nigiit.—Constitutionalist.
A difficulty occurred in Clay county, near
the Calhoun line, a few days since, between
Jasper Lewis and Ehlridge Fain, in which
Fain struck Lewis on the head and killed
him. During the past two weeks two old
and highly respectable citizen? qf Calhoun
county, died—H. F. Thigpen and John
Palmer. George F. Page' member of the
Legislature from Lee county, has been tried
for murder, and the verdict of the jury is,
that he is guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
Americas Republican.
It is perhaps now well known that Colum
bus had nothing to do with the liaiubndge,
Culhbert and Columbus Railroad, though as
guarded a* our bonds would have been our
city could have lost nothing. We did not
have a director in the road, nor was it pro
posed to give any of our city bonds to the
companj’, unless protected by specific stipu
lations. Distrust was experienced towards
any thing that Kimball bad a hand in. The
entire line af Hie North and South Railroad,
from Columbus to LaGrange, is under con
tract with reliable contractors, except a short
interval at Hamilton.—OAutnfcw Sun.
^ A few nights ago the store at Princeton
Factory, in Claris county, was entered and a
sum of money and several balls of goods
stolen. Suspicion rested upon John and
James McClellan, and some of the uoods
were recovered at Tom Moore’s o»d olace,
where they iive. Warrants were i-sued foi
their arrest, and on the X3th James was ar
rested and brought to towm, where he maue
hia escape, shooting at Mr. King, who had
him in charge Subsequently they were cap
tured near the Georgia Factory.—Athens
Banner.
Grnuink Con VKuaioK.—Spurgeon tells the
following:
“ I like the story of the servant maid, who,
when she was asked on joining the church,
are you converted?” “I hope so, sir.”
“ What makes you think you are really a
child of God?’ “ Well, sir, there is a great
change in me from what there used to be.”
“ What is that change?” **I don’t know;
but, sir, there’s a change in all things; but
there is one thing—I always sweep under the
mau now"
i ATLANTIA' RAILROAD
-S.D*
HO—FeDruary 17-
Marcii 26—To carii puto S
I Treasure!
21—To ca*h paid K. B. Pond"* blit for Committee
August 30—To cash paid li. M. Koae A Co.'* biil for Conunittoe..
f 25JAS 32—$ 25,91s 4
$*0,499 ,
$2S.\6.*5X <rt- $*G.«:« i
1.650 (4)
• $524,1M LP
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. ENDING
SEPTEMBER JO, 1870.
Balance due by Aleuts..
Balance due by former ARontn
Balance due by connecting road* and other'*
Balance due to connecting road* S pteniher 30, 1H70 .
Balanc e due to Agent* September SO. 1870
«7ro-s earning* from Sept. 30, 1839, to Sept. 30, 1870..
Balance Treasurer'* check* advanced
Balance due by Agent-, Septetnlx r 30,1870
Balance due by former Agent*, Sep ember 80 1870
Balance due by State of Georgia, September 30. 1870
due by United State* Government, S» ptrmher 30,1870..
&.C85 M
4,290 07
14.155 5
$2 l«.ti»*i
. ll.TJ.fca
due b> l’ostoffl
In tore* t account
Bill* receivable.
; Department Septerancr 30, lHlo
band
6 311 M»
«S
B- F. MOORE. Oen'l Bonk-kwpcr in cliir^e.
l orei;cn News Menu.
[CONDENSED FOR TUE CONSTITUTION.]
Garibaldi is writing a sketch of his own
life.
Persian fathers nre sellings nice marriage
able class of daughters at $5 a head.
The British Museum has an animal which
formerly belonged to one of the Pharaohs.
Every cat in Paris is to be taxed at the
rate of "about a dollar and a quarter per an
num.
Of the e Miviets at present in the French
penitentialy i>,000 are males and 3,000 are
females.
The profits of the gaming tables at Monaco
for thi-4 year up to September 1 amounted to
900,000 franca.
The sale of the* New York Illustrated
Weekly papers, the Police Gazette, the Va
rieties and the Days Doings, have recently
been prohibited in Germany.
A curious story comes from Rome to the
effect that an attempt was recently made upon
the life of the Pope by sending bitn a large
candle, to lie used at* his private mass, in
which was concealed an Orsini bomb. Ac
cording to the story, the candle had been
lighted by an attendant, and was seen by the
Pope when he entered the apartment He
immediately ordered it to be extinguished,
and a subsequent examination of the gift re
vealed the murderous b.enb.
Tennessee Mewa Item*.
[CONDENSED FOR THE CONSTITUTION. ]
Jackson is to be lit up with gas.
Haight's Circus is to be at Chatlanooga,
December 9.
There is no territory of the sani" dimen
sions in tbe world, contnininj; as much mar
ble as East Tennessee.—Knoxville Vktx>nuU.
Twenty-four thousand dollars have been
subscribed for building tbe new Masonic
Temple, at Columbia.
Tbe Edgefield Bucket Factory is progeess-
ing rapidly, so near completed a6 to be ready
forthe root. Rev. Mr. Earle continues to
draw immense crowds to bis appointments
for preaching. There are at present 114
prisoners in tho Memphis jail. Of this num
ber 39 are under aentence, representing 124
years in the Penitentiary. The Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad is in better running
order than ever before. A negro named
Jake Smith has been arrested in Chattanooga,
upon suspicion of being the incendiary wbr.
recently tired the town. The Chief <J Police
of Nashville, says lie will gu as far as muni
cipal and State lgtva will warrant him in
breaking up the gambling houses, and that
barred doors shall not keep him from seeing
what is going on.-^Lnlon ,iod Amenuin.
Alicb Cauk's Gnlk Love.—In the pro-
fonndest sense, Alice Cary never loved hut
opc-e. The man whom .he 1 ,vcd is still alive;
yet gossip, wilh its keenest scent, lias never
found or named him. With all her fullness
of affection, hers was an eclectic and solitary
soul. He who by the very patent of his
being was more to her titan any other mortal
could be might pass from her life, hut no
THERE IS AO DEATH.
» death! Ti eMar*go down
There i« no death! The dust vre Bead
Shall change l>o..r*u.: t l»c somraer »liowa
To tp>ld'‘U grain or me’low fruit.
Or rainbow tinted flower*.
Thn pTitnitp rock* dinorimntxe
To fpul the hungry inos* ihey bear;
The forest leave* dr'nk dtiljr life
From out the vu-wlc** air.
The flo
Th y only wait t
The coming of the May.
There i* no death ! All *njrrf (onr
Walk* o'er the **rth v* ith -Hunt t
lie hear* <»ur he*t loved ttiUo*- »%vui
TmnepUn'ed Into
Ad >ru immortal imwura.
The bird-likc voico, who*e jovou* torn
Made find those *Ci nc* of *inaLdatri
Sintr- now an everlaatfi-g m#n<r
Amid ihe tree of life.
And where he *«c* a amile too bright.
Or heart too mire for lain! ni>d vire.
He hear* it to that world of lurt.t.
To du e l in Paradir-c.
Born unto that undying 11V,
“SoMKTiMRfi.”—It is tin? sweet, swret
warbled to and fro amutnr the teni|»< si boughs
of tbe heart, and filling the whole air with
such joy anil gladness us the song of birds do
when the summer morning romew out of
darkness, and day is born on the mountains.
We have all onr possessions in the future
which wc call “sometimes.”
Beautiful flowers and singing ’olrds an?
there, only your bunds seldom rs,np the one
or our ears hear the other, lie.;, on, read* r-**
be of good cheer, for all tb* jfo<>ti there is in %
golden “sometimes;” when the hills and val
leys arc all passed , when the wear of fever,
the disappointment and sorrows of life are
over, then there is n place and the rest <4
God.
Oh, homestead, over wh*»sc roof falls no
shadows or evod clouds; nn«l over whose
threshold the voice of sorrow is never heard;
bunt upon eternal hills, and standing with
thy spires and pinnacles of celestial beauty
on high, those who love God, shall rest tin
der thy shadows, where there is no more sor
row nor pain, nor the sound of weeping—
sometimes.”—Prentice.
God Blksh You.—Who has not felt the
power of these wonts? \Vho docs not treas
ure up those hallowed mom nts *•[ the irre
vocable past, when from tnc lip* of some
loved one fell upon your aura a **God bios
you that found an echo in the truest and purest
ete^Th;. p, U aer r ^
prosperous family brought all their nride and j ' S, ! ; '. 1 " ' " r "‘<
power to hear on a son to prevent his marry- „.1T? ? L‘“'"£ t,fC »•?"*»«
mg a girl uneducated, rustic, and poor “I S.ivTSn' “ ■ iu -'“ awa ituig the
waited for ono who never came back " .hi! with sorrow. Dy ing
said.. “Vet I believed Ue would come till I y^ a"
!° < ha: reclaims the v,
you think what life would be. loving one
waiting for one who would never come! ”
He did come at last. I saw him. His wife
had died. Alice was dying. The gray-
haired man sit down beside the grity-U»lred
woman Life had dealt prosperously
with him, as it is wont with men. Suf
fering and death had taken all from her save
the lustre of fiey wonderous eyea. From her
wan and wasted face they shone upon him
full of tenderness and youth. Titus they
met with life behind th**rn—they who parted
plighted lovers when life was young. He
was the man whom she forgave for her
blighted and weaiy life, with a smile of
parting as divine ai ever lit the face of
woman.—Independent.
Bibb County Bele(atl*a,
Messrs. Nutting and Ross, men of clear
heads, great executive ability, and thoroughly
versed in all financial matters, are qualified
to be of pre-eminent service in this crisis of
the Georgia Exchequer, and the House has
justified this opinion of them by placing both
on the Committee on Public Expenditures
with Mr. Nutting as chairman, and the latter
also on the Finance Committee. Of the two
younger men. Col. Simmons is chairman of
the Senate Committee on Finance, as well as
member of several other important standing
committees, and Mr. Bacon of the House &
chairman of the Library Committee, and
also upon the Judiciary and Education Com
mittees, and both among the most active and
influential members of their respective bodies.
We predict for both these young gentlemen
a prominent and useful career in Georgia.
Bibb county has never been more efficiently
represented.—Macon Telegraph.
live nuimrired “ God
. * -ie ear of infancy ami-
reclaims the Wayward youth. It ha* been
beard at the bridal altar and said at the tomb.
Loved voices breathed it in onr car* when no
parted, and the sound still linger.-, to cheer onr
saddened heart*. Oh! may w« hear it
through life, and wheif wc stand on the brink
of those waters which flow bet wren time and
eternity, may the last words that break upon,
our listening ears ta* the God bh-s> you whirls
conies from tbe lips of loved ones left l>
bind.
A Beautiful Thought.—W1m» the sntn
mer of youth Is slowly wasting away iu the
nightfall of age, and the past becomes deeper
and dee|xtr, and life wears to its close, it is
pleasant to look through the vista <f time
upon tbe sorrow's and felicities of «»ur earlier
years. If we have a home t<» shelter, aud
hearts to rejoice with us, and. friends hate
been gathered together nround our firesides,
the rough places warfaring will have been
worn and smoothed away, in the twilight of
life, while many dark sjNits we hare ponses!
through will grow brighter and more beauti
ful. Happy indeed are those whose int«r-
course with the world has not chauged the
tone of their holier feelings, or broken those
musical chords of the heart, whose vibra
tions are gt) melodious, so tender and ao touch
ing in the evening of life.
Liff. Without Trials.—Would you wish
to. live without trials? Then you would
wish to die half a man. IV ilhout trial you
cannot guess at your own strength. Men do
not learn to swim on a table; mev must go
into the deep water, and buffet the surges,
-f you wi*h to understand their true charac*
1 ler —if you would know their whole strength
j —of what you are capable, throw them over-
What Makes the Man V—What is it that i board. Over with them, ’ and if they are
lakes a man ? Can you tell ? We can tell! worth saving they will swim ashore of thcin-
makes a man ? Can you tell ? We can tell! worth saving they
vou what does not. Good clothes do not; selves,
learning does not You must have some^
thing else to make a man of. We have seen
a good description of man, which reads
thus:
Fu'l of affection for ita kind;
A helper of tbe human race,
A aoui of beaatjr and of grace ;
3 hat truly ’•peak* of Moa within.
And never make a league with *in.
U' There i» a beauty of daily living which
is not in any manner dependent upon out
ward surroundings, which receives no added
luster from costly equipments, which rnay
shine with most attractive grace amid the
humblest environments. The beauty that ia
born of a benevolent heart filled wilh kindly
. . . , _ thoughts of all God’s creatures, of a calm
. * “ts is the kind of a man worth something l and self-poised spirit, of quiet comrauninga
in the world. We want a great many more with things which are unseen and eternal, la
such men than we have now. Will you not I a beauty which all who strive for it may pos^
itrivt lo b« stwh * man t )***».