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Newspaper Page TextrpjjE DAILY SUN pBlDAl Morning . August 11. Tlic Democracy of Texas. lVe clip from the Waxahachie (Texas) Democrat, of the 22d July, the Platform of principles set forth by the Democracy of Texas. It is ••Bourbon” throughout, us xvill be seen—showing not the slightest in clination to bolt or "depart” from “the time-honored principles” of the Party Creed. Texas has followed the lead of Kentucky and planted herself up on a foundation of truth. May her success be equally triumphant. Let all those -weak-kneed brethren who took such a fright at Senator Morton, and in such haste took to their heels with the cry of “retreat I retreat!” retrace their steps—come back, and rally once more under Ike trua standard— “In hocsigno vinccs /” We trust we will be excused for reproducing an extract from an edi torial of the paper in which we find the platform—some remarks referring to us. A. H. S. Platform of tlie Democratic Party of Texas. Whereas, It becomes necessary from time to time for the friends of Con stitutional Government to re-assert their devotion to it, and to proclaim the principles upon which it should he administered; and when its ene : mics obtain power, to expose their usurpation, to the end that the whole people may be aroused to action to protect their rights at the ballot-box; therefore, Be it resolved, 1. That the Democ racy of Texas have an abiding confi dence in the devotion of the National Democratic party to correct princi ples of government; and we pledge ourselves to co-operate with it as an integral part thereof, in its future ef forts to restore the government in its administration to the principles on which it was founded. 2. That we rely upon the honesty and capacity of the people for self- government. 3. That the Constitution, as formed by the free voice of the States, is the foundation of the powers of the gov eminent. 4. That the powers of the general government are restricted to the ex press grants of the constitution, and all powers not granted are reserved to the States and the people thereof. 5. The regulating of suffrage and elections belongs to the respective States; and any interference by the general government, with intent to control either is a gross usurpation of power, and the use of the military at elections to overawe the people, and prevent a fair and full expression of their political sentiments is utterly subversive of free government; and should be resisted by all proper means, until the evil is abolished; and an honest, untrammelled bollot re stored. 6. The abolition of slavery as a re sult of the war, is accepted as a fixed fact, and it becomes our duty, by State legislation to provide for the security and well being of all classes of men native or foreign born, white or black. 7. The immigration of the white races from all quarters of the world, should be encouraged; and there should be no • unreasonable impedi ments or delay to naturalization and •Citizenship. The Democratic party having been uniformly in favor ot a liberal policy toward all persons of foreign birth, who in good faith seek a home among us. 8. That we will yield obedience to - the constitution and laws. 0. That we, the Democratic party -of Texas, are in favor of a judicious, liberal and uniform system of internal improvements. 10. That the Radical State, govern ment of Texas has forfeited all claims to the respect of mankind bv its tin constitutional and oppressive enact ments, and'to the end that the citi zens of this State and of the United States may fully comprehend the grievances that we are suffering from the wrongs and usurpations of said Radical government, we charge them as follows: 1. In violation of the Federal and State Constitution, the Legislature of this State has conferred on the Gov ernor, in obedience to his own dicta tion, the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, declare the civil laws suspended, close the courts, re fuse citizens the right of trial by jury, and subject them to trial by a court martial composed of men who know nothing of the rules of law and evi dence—and this in times of profound peace. 2. They have, in violation of the Constitution, likewise at the Gover nor’s dictation, given him the power, by aid of a police force, appointed by i himself ana officered by men of his own appointment, to subject our citi zens to seizure of their persons and ha\e extorted from those as the terms of release a large sum of money, re fusing them the benefit of counsel, or trial and without being confronted by their accusers or the witnesses against them and under a threat of trial by court martial, it they refuse the required sum. 4. The Legislature has by enact ment in violation of a plain costitu- tional provision, authorized the Gov ernor to remove officers elected by the people and appoint men of liis own choice in their place, which pow er he has repeatedly exercised. 5. The Legislature has authorized the Governor to appoint thirty-five District Attorneys, when the Consti tution of the State provides that they shall be elected, and he has exercised this power, and causes these officers, so illegally appointed, to be paid in the aggregate forty-two thousand dol lars annually out of the State Treasu ry, thereby violating the Constitu tion and plundering the people. 6. The Legislature has virtually abolished every check that secures the purity of the ballot-box, and throws difficulties in the way of a full vote by compellmg the people to vote at but one precinct in each county, on tickets that are not numbered for future identification, thereby render ing the detection of official frauds impossible by failing to adopt a dif ferent mode of voting, as authorized by the Constitution. 7. The Radical party of the State has obtained power by fraud and in timidation. The Legislature seeks to perpetuate this power by making the elective franchise dependent on the caprices of Registrars subject to ap pointment or removal at the caprice of the Governor. 8. That the Senate and House of Representatives, in utter disregard of the laws regulating contested elec tions, and without complaint in the manner and time prescribed by law, on ex parte statements or affidavits, deprived members of their seats and their constituency of representation in the Legislature with the intention of securing the Radical party a ma jority in that body. 9. That having been elected for a term of two years, they have contin ued then' existence as a Legislature for three years, by an enactment of their own body. 10. In order to subsidize and cor rupt the press, they have established newspapers in each judicial district to advocate the interests of the Radical party; and although many of them had at the time of their establishment no circulation in order to give them money and support they have com pelled all public or private sales or dered by any court, mid sales under executions in any county of the res pective districts, to be published in the paper of the district, at a great expense to the widows and orphans of deceased persons and of creditors of their estates: although not a sin gle copy of the said paper might be taken in the county where the sale is to be made. 11. It lias just attempted to remove the Radical Senator, who has de nounced their corruption, by electing in his stead a military officer, who is not a citizen of the State of Texas. 12. In view of these high crimes and political misdemeanors of the Radical party, committed against the great interests of the people of Texas, Resolved, That we invite all good men, whatever may have been their past political preferences, to unite with the Democratic party in remov ing from place and power those who now control the State government, in order to release the people from oppressive revenue and unequal taxa tion, to ensure an honest administra tion, of the laws and an honest and economical expenditure of the public monies, and to throw the aegis of jus tice and protection over the person and property of every individual whatsoever in the State of Texas. Ashbel Smith, Chairman of Committee. E. B.Ticket, 17. H. Hammon, Thos. J. Devine, E. L. Dahoney, W. B. Wright, A. J. Booty, Jas. M. Anderson, R. L. Fulton, E. T. Broughton, S. G. Sneed, THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN- ments just as they are, they must accept ~f i U ." , P 1 kill and the enforcement act, which is necessary to make the two amendments valid. And if they can do that, why not accept the Radical platform containing all their acts, for they, too, are accomplished facts. John W. Forney, in his Philadelphia i ress, says: 016 Democracy do not accept the Ku-Klnx ttv, , eir , ne y departure, so fir as they have accept ed it, 1b valueless. Amendments to the Constitution are dead letters unless enforced. To accept the amendment and at the Bame time to reject the law that makes it effective, is for a party to stultify themselves. It won’t do to say that the Ku-Eluxlaw is unauthorized by the XVth amendment. The Radicals made both the amendment and the law, and who shall presume to instruct them in regard to the proper construction of either. Accept-the-situ- ation Democrats must eat the entire leek, root and branch, and make no reserva tions, or wry faces either. The Democratic Legislature of Indi ana, no longer ago than last January, passed a long string of resolutions drawn up by Senator Hughes, denouncing in the strongest possible terms the uncon- stitutionality of the XTVtli and XVth amendments. Every single Democrat in both Houses voted for the resolutions and some few-Republicans. The XIYth and XVth amendments are no more ac complished facts now than they were then. Have they, ever been held to be valid, or proclaimed to be valid parts of the organic law by any “authority con stitutionally appointed?” We are told the President lias no authority, whatever, to declare, by proclamation, wliat are, and what are not, valid parts of the Constitu tion. Has the Supreme Court of the United States ever yet decided upon their validity? Why, therefore, should the Democra cy, North or South, be asked, at this time, .in advance of the decision of the question, to assert their belief that these amendments are valid, and have been passed or incorporated in the fundamen tal law “in the mode and by the manner constitutionally appointed?" The New York World, the leader oh this line of policy, in a late article, ad mits that the question touching the valid ity of these amendments has not yet been decided by the properly constituted au thority. Why, then, in advance of the decision of the question, should the Democracy be committed to the monstrous doctrine that “fraud, perfidy, violence and open usurpation" can give permanent validity to such a revolution in the Federal Gov ernment, and such deprivation of the rights of the State and people as these so-called amendments were aimed to ef fect. From the hour these amendments were first proposed; through all the stages and phases of force and fraud whereby their ratification was claimed to have been secured, up to within a very recent period, the Democracy of the country have been unanimous in denouncing them as unjust and iniquitous. The Demo cratic press of the entire country over flowed with arguments and opinions from able constitutional lawyers, branding these so-called amendments as fraudulent and illegal. Every Democratic Convention—State or National—has charged and maintained, in explicit and unequivocal language, that the so-called 14th and 15th amend ments are in no sense amendments to the Constitution, but radical changes of that instrument, conflicting with the princi pie of State rights, which was the very groundwork of the compact between the sovereign States adopting it. Every recognized leader of the party has steadfastly upheld tho theory that the great fundamental difference between the two parties contending for suprem acy in this country, lies in the fact that the Democratic party is founded upon the principle of State sovereignty, in its broadest and amplest signification—con sistent always with the rights and pow ers expressly delegated to the General Government—while the Republican par ty was based upon the idea of a strong centralized and consolidated General Government, in which the States pos sessed no “rights the Nation was bound to respect.” This has been the position of the Dem ocratic party since these Republican out rages upon the rights and liberties of the people were first proposed. If these “new departure” Democrats are right now, the entire Democracy of the country was wrong then. If these zealous advocates of the newly discov- ed Democratic faith are right now, then the great National Democratic party of the country is open to the charge that its course during the past four years has been dictated by a factious, partisan op position to just and wise legislation. POLITICS IN ARKANSAS; S. D.Ponley, J. E. Dillard, H. E. McCulloch, L. W. Moore, J. Balk Alex. H. Stephens and the “New Departnre.” From tie Waxahatchie, Texas, Democrat, July 22, Hon. Alex. H. Stephens is being made the subject of attack—not say calumny—by several of the “new departure” journals in the States, sim ply because, as we conceive, he is un willing to admit that the Democratic party has been in error far the past ten years, and that the infamous amendments, so-called, to the Const! tution — pinned there by Radical swords and bayonets, still wet with the pure heart’s blood of the cream of our once fair and happy Southland —are finalities. INDIANA POLITICS. From the Camden (Ark.) Democrat. The Democratic Party. The rise and progress of the Demo cratic party in this country, says an ex change, its vicissitudes and success, its triumphs over apparently insurmount able obstacles, and its present formidable proportions and flattering prospects con stitute a part of our political history that is both gratifying and remarkable. Par ties by the score have utterly vanished out of existence, and are almost forgot ten. They were founded on mere tem porary issues. The Democratic party has lived and will five. It is founded on vital principles—fidelity to the supreme law of the Land and the rights of the States. To these, as another has elo quently said, it owes iU greatness in the past, its prospects in the ftiture. Driven from power by a revolution which human wisdom could have done more than postpone for' a brief sea son, it retained its organization and its influence in the midst of political and social convulsions which threatened to uproot and destroy the Government it self. Hopelessly in the minority, with both purse and sword in the possession reckless- and fanatical enemies, the Democratic party never deserted its standard—-'never utterly lost heart.— Neither the clamors of war nor the ter rorism of triumphant factions; neither the persecutions of hereditary foes nor the treachery of former friends were able to shake the allegiance of the masses in those eternal truths which are not for a day, hut for all time. They knew in what they believed, and no amount of flattery, on the one hand, orintimidation, on the other, availed to change their creed. Faith less fixed, determination less firm, would have sealed their doom long ago, but the Democratic party has drawn from that faith and determination vitality which no blunders or defeat can quench—a vigor which neither age nor adversity can overcome. It has sur vived the war, survived the chang es which the war produced, and stands to-day with unbroken front, banners full Ingh advanced and as ready to fight as in years gone by, when the very name of Democracy was a synonym of victory. Our opponents have pro nounced the party dead and buried a hun dred times, and sung Te Deunis over the corpse which they fondly hoped was be yond the reach of resurrection, but again the canonized bones have burst their cere- seemed to have the most friends, and I have no doubt will be the successful competitor. It is really refreshing to one who ha3 seen the last Georgia Legislature in session to look for a while on this body , of men—the yeomanry of the country, the reliable, honest, hard working farmers of the State, upon whom all men and all interests are dependent. Last night the Convention met to hear Gen. Gordon upon the subject of “Southern Education,” after which Col. W. J. Lawton, of Macon, the special commissioner to report on agricultural colleges, and the expedi ency and feasibility of their establish ment, was heard from. The great question comes up in its regular order on to-morrow, viz:— “The disposition of the land script donated to the State by Congress for the establishment of an agricultural college. Yours, &c., Ager. Special Correspondence ot the Sun. TENNESSEE. A Racy Letter from Clarksville —Scliools and Colleges—Tobac co Productions—Iron—Robert son County, &c., &c. CnAEKsviiiXjE, Tenn., ) Aug. 8, 1871. J Editors Sun: It is natural for you to enquire in what respect I like this place and its surroundings. To do justice in answering more space would be required than you can spare. It is simply impos sible in my present frame of mind. For here are to be found beautiful maidens and comely matrons; gallent men and distinguished statesmen, noted for their hospitality and patriotism. Then, too, the city of Clarksville, perched upon twenty hills, looking down upon the beautiful Cumberland meandering at their base, and the wonderfully fertile hills and valleys of the surrounding coun try, groaning under the weight of prom ising crops of tobacco and maize are fruitful topics, and I might occupy all , the space were I to attempt to convey to menf-s,. and the uneasy ghost strode forth j your readers one tithe of my impressions. nlad in nnmnlnfa ofacl na trnvn I " *n • n m clad in complete steel as of yore. If you will examine the map you will The Democratic party is still a living se e that Clarksville is but a few miles example of the eloquent truth that prin- from the line between Kentucky and ciples founded in right and justice, Tennessee. Much of its trade is derived though trodden under foot and forgotten from the neighboring counties in Ken- for a little while, can never die; and that tucky. Running through the counties an honest and intelligent people, howey- in the two States of Kentucky and Ten er misled by prejudice and passion, will sooner or later abandon their false gods and worship at the shrine of constitution al freedom—liberty regulated and con trolled by righteous and impartial law.— Camden \Arki) Democrat, 29 tli July, 1871. 1>-. < — [Special Correspondence of tlie Sun. STATE AGRICULTURAL CON VENTION. TUe Board of Officers—--Tlie Pro posed Agricultural College. Rome, Ga., Aug. 10,1871. Editors Daily Sun: Yesterday one o’clock the Convention adjonrned and tlie delegatee 1L0 snecial train in which they had come from J blast Atlanta, repaired t6 the Fair Grounds, where a most sumptuous feast had “J deposits in Stewart, Dickson, been prepared by the hospitable Ro- POLITICS .IN TENNESSEE. From tiro Kockport Democrat. July 29,1871. Tlie Return. The editor of the Cannelton Enquirer relumed a whole column in his last Satur day’s issue in attempting to reply to our little squib on his “new departure” doc- property and subject their houses to; trine. It would seem that the “new depar- uureasonable search, without warrant; ture” men have just found out that two and with no probable cause, support- j amendments have been added to the Con ed either bv oath or affirmation. stitution, and although they say they are o rpbat sniil nolice u i hnnt the walk oifraud—were forced upon tae ... That said. P°bce, nave, -without. J at tlie po int of the bayonet—they warrant or oath, or affirmation charg- ; ^ A now ^ illin g to accept them as accom- ing an offence, and even when no of- picked facts ;°that, too, before any test fence had been committed, arrested has ever been’ made as to their validity, and imprisoned onr citizens; and |If they accept the 14th and 15th amend- From tbo American Rescue. No Compromise witii Wrong. Some of our anti-Radical newspaper men seem to think that the Democracy of the South will swallow anything that may be offered them by the Northern wing of the party, in the shape of a platform in 1872, “irrespective of theo ries, hobbies, or old affiliations.” They need not lay this flattering unction to their souls. There is but one course for the party to pursue to ensure harmony and a united effort upon the part of the Democracy of the South or North, and that is a rigid adherence to tlie time-hon ored principles of the party. If this is done there will be perfect harmony and concert of action in the Democratic ranks throughout the nation. By pursoin such a course everything is gained and nothing lost; while, on the contrary, if the party, through the instrumentality of tricksters and corrupt men, is led astray and pledged to the support of the Radi cal amendments to the Constitution, dis integration will follow, and defeat stamp its damning impress upon it. If those, for the sake of policy, undertaking to make a departure from the party, seeing that the party will not yield up its honor and principles for the sake of the emol uments of office, will return and cease their clamor, all will be well in 1872.— American Rescue,Shelbyvtile, Tenn. nessee, tributary to the trade of Clarks ville, there is a “streak” of land charac terizedbya . RED LIMESTONE SOIL, that seems pecuniarily adapted to the production of a heavy, velvety, gummy variety of tobacco that is preferred in Holland and Belgium and on the conti nent of Europe to all other varieties.— Clarksville tobacco is favorably known there, and brokers from the European States mentioned are often to be seen bidding at the sales in the TOBACCO EXCHANGES in this little city. Clarksville is close by the valuable iron regions of Middle Tennessee. Before the war it owed much of its consequence to the iron masters, who did much busi ness through the banks located here. A few only of the furnaces so actively -vtorVfid before the war are now in full twenty-five hundred pounds. Averging each at two thousand pounds, the to bacco sold here in twelve months amounts to thirty-two millions of pounds; enough to fill many a Southerner’s pipe. Adjoining Montgomery is ROBERTSON COUNTT, so celebrated for its brand of whisky.— ^ Though I have been here nearly a week, I have yet to meet with a single drunken man. Either these people do not drink Robertson, or if they do the genuine ar ticle does not seem to have the intoxica ting effects that its imitations produce in distant markets. The veritable Col. Woodward, the prince of Robertson coimty distillers, was in town to-day. He looks as sober as a judge, and* justly complains of the un warrantable use made of his name ou the heads of barrels containing Cincinnati “burst head.” While I like this country very much, I like its people for their whole-souled ■ hospitality. I like to see tlie abundance of creature comforts at their command. I like their quiet demeanor, and admire the independence of every man and wo man I meet here. Yet they strike A LIVE GEORGIAN as sadly in want of enterprise. The soil is so fertile that slovenlv farmers make a good living by working lazily a few weeks iu the year. They are not com pelled to enterprize, and vust as are the resources of this people, they are not making as much progress commercially as their opportunity justify and afford. On Sunday last I attended AN OLD FASHIONED BASKET MEETING six miles in the country. Everybody, his wife and children and all the beaux and belles for several miles around were there. After the morning sermon, a re past, (the joint contribution of the heads of families,) was spread upon the green. The rural felicity of tlie occasion, will not soon be forgotten by your humble servant, who lias been for three years shut up in Atlanta, mid the bustle and anxieties of our growing city. On this occasion I could but remark the quiet demeanor of the multitude, tho beauty and modesty of the simply attired maid ens and the self-reliant and heartfelt ap pearance of the stalwart men and vigor ous youth and boys. I was told that SINCE THE WAR basket meetings have come much more into vogue than formerly. The abolition of slavery has rendered week-day visiting less convenient and practicable. But, true to their neighborly instincts, the rural population, in this section of the State, assemble every Sabbath at Sun day school. If no preacher is present, some one reads a sermon, or chapter from the Bible. Prayers are offered and hymns are sung to fill up the time until noon, when the consents of the baskets are spread and the neighbors dine to gether. They linger until only time is afforded to get to their respective homes. Thus the day is spent in the worship of God and the cultivation of love for neighbors. Who will say that the Sab bath. is desecrated thereby. THE IRON ORES Montgomery, Humphreys and Wayne counties are not excelled on this Continent mans. The Collation was n, perfect in their freedom from impurities. The • < I m . . ^ m a a "L ——»A lil a n 4" a n 1 "i i* r\ n A m o success, and if, according to the doc- Tennessee hot blast charcoal iron made from them, yet maintains its prestige _iu trine of the old schools, the seat of the markets of the country. In the “pig’ the soul he in the stomach, the citi zens of this place have made a deep impression upon the members of the Convention. At four o’clock, how ever, the Body re-assembled at the Court House, and proceeded to busi ness, which was the discussion of Judge Wm. Schley’s report on Com mercial Fertilizers. This report evok ed considerable discussion in which it is used for the casting of the finer lands of hollowware and cog work, and in the “blowm” for making the finer varieties of boiler, tire and horse shoe iron. Clarksville is well supplied with CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. It is the seat of Stewart College, an in stitution under the patronage of the Presbyterian Church. Oglethorpe University, at Atlanta, Da vidson College, in North Carolina, and Stewart College, at Clarksville, are the opposition to that. clas3 of manures I chief literary institutions, under the con- seemed to predominate. The rules were then suspended, and the Con vention went into the election of of ficers, whose terms expired at this meeting. The elections were unani mous and by acclamation; after, the delegates of the several Congressional Districts had made the reports of their nominations. The officers elected are: For President, A. H. Colquitt. ls£ Congressional District.—For Vice President, Wm. Schley, of Chat ham, member Hx. Com., H. D. Ca pers, of Chatham, 2d Congressional District.—Vice President, D. A. Vason, of Dougherty, member Ex. Com., J. K. Bamum, of Stewart. 3d Congressional District.—Vice President, R. J. Redding, of Schley, member Ex. Com., Jas. H. Fannin, of Troup. 4th Cotigressional District.—Vice President, L. E. Livingston, of New ton, member Ex. Com., J. S. Lawton, of Monroe. 5th Congressional District.—Vice President, Samuel Barnett, of Wilkes, The Lynchburg Republican (new departure) says: “If Alexander H. Stephens can write only npon ‘dead issues,’ as is complained, then why not formally entitle him an Editor Compiler of Mortuary Statistics ?” The name would not be inappropriate, as Mr. Stephens will soon be called upon to compile the “mortuary statistics”of those friends of the “ new departure” who perish with it trol of the Southern Presbyterian Church. The Clarksville Female Academy is a large and flourishing institution, under the management of Rev. J. B. West.— The Academy building has capacity for a school (with boarding house attached,) of two or three hundred pupils. Atlanta boasts a population of thirty- five thousand. Yet Clarksville, with a population of thirty-five hundred, con tains handsome accommodations for the pupils of Stewart College and. the Female Academy, of the like of which Atlanta can make no boast. When AN ATLANTESE IS “ ON TTTB TRAVELS” It is natural for him to speak of the wonders achieved by us “developers,” as Mr. Toombs calls us. You may be sure I always feel proud of our Gate City.— Have we not churches, a State House, a Council Hall,Fair Grounds,big hotels,De pot buildings and machine shops? But when I visit towns where there are magnifi cent college and academy buildings,I‘ ‘sing low” in regard to them; and, if forced' to answer by the tortures of some inquisi tive fellow, I enlarge and amplify upon what “we are going” to do in the educa tional line. You know we have not done much in that way yet. Can you not hurry up our people a little? Tell them just to have The Pall. Mall Gazette correspon dent at Rome writes that the Pope has received again the officers of the Pontifical Army, extending the audi ence to their wives, sisters and daugh ters. Major Fiosetta, of the Papal Artillery, read an address from the officers assuring the Holy Father that while they were ready as ever to de fend him with their swords, they would seek to procure him consola tion by their prayers. The Pope re- plied to tlieir address in a long dis- wL j oh contained the following passages: “I accept' tne—picUgo *>£ your arms, the only arms raised in my cause this day, and equally the offer of your prayers for the consola tion of your common father. But if any one now here has come with a false profession as a spy to betray us to our enemies, let this Judas now declare himself and depart ” This intimation gave rise to a most agita ted scene, all the men crying out, “It is not I!” while the ladies broke into sobs, tears and hysterical cries. The Pope resumed, “Tranquilize your selves. This Judas may deny his guilt, hut I fear that I know him too well. I pray for his reformation, and he shall not perish miserably, like the guilty Apostle, but may he converted and live.” Duel with Broadswords. Yesterday morning about 11 o’clock, two young gentlemen, both natives of this city, met in the rear of Burthevilla to settle a quarrel of old standing with broadswords — cut and thrust. After fencing for about fifteen minutes the challenging party received a severe wound over the left temple, and the combat ended. The wound, which is a cut about three inches long, although painful,'is not considered dangerous. The police arrived on the spot in time to be too lata to see the fight, which is reported to have been a spunky one.—New Orleans Com mercial Bulletin, July 29. member Ex. Com., T. J. Smith, of j pity upon their wandering fellow citizens, Washington 6th Congressional District.—Vice President, R. D. Moore, of Clarke; whose pride in our city is so often cruel ly wounded by the question, “How many,fend what kind of college, academy Member Es. Com., B. D. Wyn n , papers—the Chronicle and the Tobacco Leaf. The former is an old institution, the latter a new enterprise, THE TRADE OF CLARKSVILLE Gwinnett. 7th. Congressional District.—Vice President, C. W. Howard, of Bartow; Member Ex. Gom., Wm. Phillips, of Cobb. Mr. John Colley, of Calhoun county, was elected to fill the vacan cy in the 2d District, caused by the resignation of Col. B. G. Lockett. An attempt was made to bring up the question of the location of the con templated agricultural college, soon to be established by Georgia* There are very large and able delegations here, from the several sections seek- 1 ins that object, but Milledgeville is very large considering the number of its inhabitants, and a number of its citi zens are very wealthy. Squallid poverty is almost unknown here. Daring the last twelve months there have been sold here at the two tobacco exchanges (one in the heart of the city and the other at Trice’s landing, just be low the town), HOGSHEADS OF LEAF TEES' THOUSAND TOBACCO. hogshead weighs from sixteen to The New York Evening Post, with some show of repining, says: “ It would be a gloomy sign of political degeneracy if Massachusetts should put such a man as Butler into the chair which was’once filled by Gov. Andrews.” That is true, and, alas! what can be said of thedegen- eracy of a whole nation that elevates a man like Grant to a position that wa* once occupied by Washington ! A wealthy citizen of Springfield, Massachusetts,- turned his mother out of doors. These Massachusetts Yankees are a calculating set of fellows. In this case tho old lady had probably “outlived her usefulness,” and there was but one course for her, and that was ‘"over the hill to the poor house.’ A family in Florida lost their little boy, and advertised for lhm in a daily paper. That very afternoon an alligator crawled up out of the swamp and died on Uia front door step, in las stomach was found a handful of red hair, some bone buttons, a pair of boot heels, a glass ® " ley, a pair of check pants, and a pape collar. The advertisement diu it.