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7 Tlic Outrages in South Carolina. We invite the special attention of our readers to-day to some very pertinent, as well as clear and patriotic views, on this subject, ottered by the Nashua (New Hampshire) Gazette of the 16th instant. We republish this article entire. It de serves the careful perusal of eveiy friend of liberty from Maine to California, and from the Lakes to the Atlantic. The whole people of this, country, by whatever party designation they may have heretofore been known, whether Democratic or Republican, must become aroused to a full sense and realization of the dangers which are threatening, or all their boasted free Institutions will soon be lost, and swallowed up in the vortex of General Despotism. On the same line with the article from the New Hampshire paper, we have one before us in the Burlington (Vermont) Democrat, of the same date. It is headed “The Grant Invasion.” We have not space to republish it entire, but it is directly to the point, and is no less clear than powerful in the mainte nance of sound Constitutional views. Among other things, this outspoken de fender of the elementary principles, upon which all our Institutions rest,says,: “ It “ should bring the blush of shame, if it “docs not of indignation, to the American “ check, that such scenes are to be wit- “ncssed in any part of the country as are “now transpiring in South Carolina. These sentiments are certainly encour aging to tho friends of Liberty every where, and when they shall become the rallying watchword in popular elections, in all the States where the vsurpers are on trial before the people, no one can dbnbt the righteous verdict of condem nation that will be rendered. All that is wanted for this grand achievement— this rescue of Public Liberty—is the clear presentation, squarely made, of the great, real, absorbing, and only vital, living issue of the day—that is, the issue be tween Constitutionalism and Despotism. A. H. S. From the Nashua (N. H.) Gazette, Nov. 16,1871. An Usurper. THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. In establishing martial law in South Carolina Grant pretends to be acting un der the Ku-Klux law. It is an entirely false pretension. That law does not au thorize him to do any such thing. “Mar tial law.” says the Philadelphia Age, “is not autnorized, but, on the contrary, is expressly forbidden by that act. Martial law, as all well informed people know, has no place among the laws of England or the United States. It is the mere cus tom of war between belligerents, and has no limit, but the will of the comman ders. Sir Matthew Hale and Blackstone agree in defining it as no law at all. We remember to have seen the word but once in an official document, which was a proclamation issued by Stanton in the name of President Lincoln. It pro claimed martini law throughout the whole land, and against everybody guilty of tli6 vague offense of “disloyal practices.”— As published in the newspapers, it bore date the 24th of September, 1862. It created a deep sensation throughout the whole country. This was immediately felt in the elec tions of that year. The State of Penn sylvania, in the following month, went over to the Democratic side, being a loss of about sixty-five thousand votes to the Republican ticket since the preceding election. The Republican Governor Curtin, in a message, denounced military aggressions on civil government as stoutly as Geary has since doue in liis message of the present year. So strong was the popular indignation, that this proclama tion was dropped out of the official doc uments of the government, and is not published with the laws, proclamations, etc., in the authorized edition. It was said, without contradiction, that Attorney 1 General Bates had declared the Stanton proclamation to be a lawless outrage. When Congress assembled, they took early action against this monstrous pre tense to exercise martial law, in other spheres than that of actual war. Many Republicans who came to that Congress, defeated in their recent canvass for re- election, were very bitter against the martial law policy, to which they charged their defeat. An act was passed to re peal and repudiate this policy, xhe act was approved on the 3d of March, 1863, and it re-asserted and affirmed the juris diction of the civil tribunals, and excluded all pretense to exercise martial law, even during a period of the suspension of the habeas corpus. And now we come to the most important point in this history. When the Ku-Klux act was passed at the last session, the act of the 3d of March 1863, was also formally re-enacted, as a part of it. The fourth section of the Ku-Klux act expressly says : “An act re lating to habeas corpus, and regulating judicial proceedings in certain cases, ap proved March 3d, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, which relates to the discharge of prisoners other than prisoners of war, and to the penalty for refusing to obey the order of the Court, shall be in full force, so far as the same are applicable to provisions of this section.” It will thus be seen that the resort to martial law, in South Carolina, which is the entering wedge to a resort to it else where, for which all the government or gans are clamoring, is a sheer, bold usur pation, without a shadow of legal author ity from the Ku-Klux law, or any other law. It is the crossing of the Rubicon by our military President under pressure from the clique who surround him, who see that a term may be put to their pecu lation aud license, if popular government and fair elections, are to give effect to the voice of the people.” The intended retention of Benj. Con ley in the Executive chair meant the con tinuation of all tho Radical Judges, So- licitors-Genernl and other State officials; the continued Radical majority on the Supreme bench, aud the dispensing of the patronage of the Executive tor the. benefit of the Radical party. The election of an honest Democratic Governor wipes all this out ut a blow, leaving not a vestige behind, except tho wreck and ruiu of the past. Notes on Life Insurance.—The growth of Life Insurance in £he"Unifcd States has been truly wonderful. As a large majority of our citizens are carrying pol- cies on their lives, and naturally looking, with interest, upon the subject, we pro pose giving an outline of the growth of one of the strong companies of the na tion. The. North western Mutual Life Insu rance Company was organized in 1859— purely on the mutual plan—there being no stockholders—every dollar pa'd in premiums over and above an amount suf ficient to carry the risk, and keep good the Reserved Fund, with all profits, being returned to the insured in proportion to the amount paid in. It now has Eleven Millions of Dollars assets, and the last year it placed its Reserved Fund on the four per cent, basis! to do which, it had to take about one million dollars of its snrplns to add to that fond. This is considered by scientific Insu ranee actuaries as safe beyond question “The Gibraltar of Life Insurance.” The leading Insurance Journals, as well as the several State Insurance Commis sions are urging their respective Legisla tures to enact laws forcing all companies to adopt the four per cent, basis of Re serve on account of its greater security. They have doubts as to the five per cent or even four and a half being safe in years to come. This Company paid last year nearly a half million of losses on 243 risks and yet its mortality was one-fifth less than companies of its age. Its interest re ceipts alone came within §16,200 of pay ing said losses. In this respect we be lieve it has no equal. Its entire receipts for the same time was 63,670,370, and during the same period nearly 8,000 new policy holders were added to its large membership, summing np, on the 1st of January last, over 35,000 It is located in the great Northwest, at the city of Milwaukie (the second grain city of America.) Though but 12 years old, it ranks in tho number of its poli cies, assets, reserved fund, interests, re ceipts, &c., as the 8th company of the country. If it keeps on at the same rate it will soon be at the head. Such progress is truly remarkable.— The question is naturally suggested, what has made it grow so rapidly, become so powerful and command such general con fidence ? One reason, no doubt, is its being located wh er legal interest is 10 per cent., and where landed securities (the only security it takes for its loans) as shown by the United States Census re ports, has doubled in value every ten years for the last 30 years. Neither can this be all. Its officers must understand the business, and they and the thirty-six Trustees, who assem ble twice a year to examine into its con dition, must have the confidence of the people where personally known. As proof that such is the fact, the Compa ny’s business and receipts last year in Wisconsin was 6806,000—nearly as much as the combined receipts of the thiity- three companies represented in that State—where every company doing busi ness has to give to the Secretary of State a sworn statement. This Company has been, and now is, doing in this section, a large business.— It is under the intelligent management of Dr. W. H. White, who thoroughly understands the business of Life Insu rance, and will cheerfully give any infor mation upon the subject. . We commend him as a truthful gentleman, and his Company as number one. sary to propnre the warrant for arrest would be indictable. Mr. Wellborn supported the bill as the best means jof checking the un bounded licence which is so rife in the country. Mr. Nicholls offered an amendment provided the truth may be given in evi dence in justification, as in libel; adopted. Mr. Candler moved to amend by ex- cepting language of housewives to cooks, &c.; lost. Mr. Barns hoped the bill would not pass. The bill was passed. To change the time of holding the Superior Courts in Flint Judicial Circuit; passed. To incorporate the town of Doraville, in DeKalb county; passed. To amend an act to incorporate the town of Decatur, DeKalb county; passed. To incorporate the town of Luthers- ville, Meriwether county; passed. To provide a remedy by which money or property stolen orYmlawfully conver ted or detained from the State or the Western and Atlantic Railroad may be recovered, and for other purposes. Mr. Kibbee moved to make the bill the special order for to-morrow; carried. To change the time of holding the. Su perior Courts in the Eastern Circuit; passed. ' To amend an act to grant to the Sa vannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Rail road Company the right to construct railroad on the streets of Savannah; passed. To authorize the Ordinary of Cherokee county to issue bonds for the purpose of building a court house; passed. To fix the compensation of Grand and Petit Jurors of DeKalb county, fix ing the same at $2 00 per day; passed. To provide for ascertaining the amount of bonds which have been issued to re quire the same to be registered, and for other purposes. The Finance Committee reported as a substitute to protect the people of this State from the illegal issue and negotia tion of bonds providing for a commission of three, one to be elected by the Senate, and tVo by the House, to investigate all past transactions of that character. Mr. Brown contended that the substi tute provided for the election of persons outside the General Assembly upon this ■commission, and he opposed entrusting the matter to any such persons as con trary to precedent and unnecessary. He moved to strike out “commissioners elected,” and insert “committee appoint ed.” The motion prevailed by yeas 22, nays 13. The report was adopted, and the bill passed. To allow contractors and sub-contrac tors on railroads a lien on the same for labor done in the construction thereof, Mr. Brown offered an amendment for all labor done under contract made with any railroad company. Mr. Bruton opposed the bill upon the ground that it gives the same right to sub-contracors as to contractors. Mr. Nunnally thought that the princi pal reason for the passage of the bill was because it protects the poorer men who are unable to protect themselves. Mr. Candler opposed the bill as inju rious to the rights of the State in roads to which aid had been granted. Mr. Simmons objected because the bill would require the President of the road to see to the payment of the wages of all the laborers on the road. Mr. Hillyer thought that the misap propriation of funds by contractors ought to be punished as a crime. The hour of adjournment having ar rived, pending the discussion, the Senate was declared adjourned. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. eighteenth day’s proceedings. SENATE. Tuesday, November 2i. The Senate met, President Trammell in the chair; prayer by Rev. Mr. Wright, aud the journal read and approved. A bill to relieve parties plaintiff in cer tain cases from the operation of an act to extend the lieu of set-off and recoupment to nlUdebts contracted before June 1st, 1865,"and to forbid the collection of the same until all leual taxes due thereon shall have been paid, being the special order of the day, was then taken up. The Judiciary Committee reported as a substitute, a bill to repeal said act to extend the lien of set off, &c. Mr. Nichols moved to lay tho whole matter on the table; carried by ayes, Messrs. Anderson, Black, Brock, Bruton, Burns, Campbell, Clark, Coleman, Cone, Crayton, Deveaux, Griffin, Heard, Hoyle. Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Nichols, Nun- ually, Simmons and Smith—21. Nays, Messrs. Brown, Cameron, Can dler, Estes, Hicks, Hillyer, Jervis, Jones, Matthews, Peddy, Reese, Richardson, Steadman, Wallace, Wellborn and Welch —16. The following bills were read the third time: Xu incorporate the Oglethorpe M uia- facturiug Company; passed. To amend section 364 of the Code, in relation to Sheriff’s fees; lost. To amend an act to require the several Judges of the Superior Courts to give specially in charge to the several Grand Juries of this State sections 4489, 4490 and 4491 of the Code, relating to dis turbing congregations engaged in reli gions worship; passed. To empower the Ordinstry of Union county to construct a public road in said county; passed. To provide for adjudicating the rights of parties under Art. 7 of the Constitn tion relating to the setting apart of home stead and the exemption of personalty, and allowing the plaintiff to file an affi davit that the property levied on is sub ject to execution and the property to be sold thereon; passed. To reneal Section 121 of the Code, which declares a minority candidate elec ted, when the majority candidate cannot take the office; passed. To abolish all offices connected with the Western and Atlantic Railroad; passed. To make slander a criminal offense. Mr. Candler opposed the bill on the ground that it wouid give rise to a great many unfounded suits. Mr. Hillyer opposed the bill as calcu lated to restrain the prosecution of criminals, because the allegation neces- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, House met, Speaker Smith presiding. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Heidt. Journal ap proved. A bill by Mr. Renfroe to change the time of holding the Superior Courts in the Middle Circuit, was read the first time; also, to incorporate the city of San dersville. On motion of Mr. Gray the rales were suspended, to take up a resolution pro viding for the appointment of a joint committee to inquire into the legality of the lease of the penitentiary convicts. Mr. Goldsmith stated that the Com mittee on the Penitentiary have already made the investigation and would report to-day. He, therefore, moved to lay Mr. Gray’s resolution on the table; this mo tion prevailed. The unfinished business, to-wit: the bill to appoint a committee to invest! gate the affairs of the State Road, was resumed. Mr. Phillips continued his argument, claiming that Mr. Scott’s bill proposes to organize a commission with the powers of a court, and if the gentlemen who are proposed as members of that commission are obnoxious to the 14th Amendment, they could not act—that he is no new departurist, and does not favor the 14th Amendment, but he is unwilling to see any action taken which might be made political capital of by the Republican party, aud result in damage to our State. Ho favored the substitute, which provi ded for the appointment of a joint com mittee from the General Assembly to make this investigation. Mr. Simmons of Gwinnett, argued that it is tiie duty of the members of this Legislature to make this investigation, and the people expect them to do it— the commission of outsiders would con stitute a sort of court, and if any of its members were obnoxious to the 14th Amendment, or should fail or decline to act, Mr. Conley would have the right to make appointment to fill vacancies. He opposed the bill on the above grounds, and opposed Mr. Phillips’ substitute, on the ground that the committee proposed is too large, and would not begin to act nntil the adjournment of the Legisla ture. Mr. Davis of Newton, thought that, outside of the guilty parties, no one can form any idea of the magnitude of the frauds which have been perpetrated on the State. To ferret out these parties is an imperative duty, and the only ques tion to be decided is, who shall make the investigation. He favored .the outside commission because those who would compose it would have more time than members of the Legislature. Mr. McMillan said that the charges of villainy against high officials swarm throughout the land like the locusts of Egypt, and these charges call for imme diate investigation, .and, in his opinion, the duty of making this investigation falls upon the shoulders of the mem bers oi this General Assembly. He re viewed the situation of oar people in a speech replete with'eloquence. Mr. Pou said that when the bill pro posed by Mr. Scott was first presehted, ae was opposed to it, but upon further reflection, he thought it was the measure which should be adopted. All admit that an investigation ought to be made, and the manner of making it seems to be the only difference. If it is true that the time allowed by law for the sessions of this General Assembly is too short to make a thorough investigation throng n its committees, then the best plan is to pass Mr. Scott’s bill. He was not afraid of responsibility, bnt he wants the pub lic good first consulted. If the commis sioners to be appointed under the bill are such officers as would be affected by the 14th Amendment, then would it equally apply to the Irishman, a Swede, or other person sent to Europe to bring immi grants to Georgia ? Mr. Jackson called the previous ques tion; the call was not sustained. Mr. Bacon was opposed to the passage of the bill, saying that he did not recog nize the fact that members of this Gen eral Assembly are wanting in ability and experience; that there are members of this Legislature who are prominent and learned, and he was unwilling to admit that they were sent here because their betters are ineligible. Again, as to time, it is true that the investigation cannot be thoroughly made before tbe session ex pires; but tbe investigation by the Com mittee could be continued after adjourn ment, and its members could certainly spare as much time for it as those lawyers who stand at the head of the profession. Mr. Johnson of Jefferson, was opposed to the bill, remarking that the members of the Legislature are competent and willing io make this investigation. They were elected for the purpose and are bound to their constituents to do their fall duty in the matter. Mr. Riley thought the members of the General Assembly quite equal to the task, and did not see the use of getting out side parties to undertake it. Mr. Hillyer said that the old saying that if you want u thing dono do it your self, if you don’t want it done send some body else to do it, applies in this case.— Persons of all parties want this investi gation made. Members of both political parties should be appointed on the com mittee, so that all parties may be satisfied with the report, and if the charges are found to be true he would be glad to see punishment fall on all who deserve it. Mr. Peeples favored the original bill, saying that the spirit of the bill is to ex pose fraud committed since .1868, and the best men who can be obtained ought to be appointed. A good lawyer, a good banker and a good merchant shonld be appointed, who are each experts in their professions. He named I Phillips Clay ton, Junius Hillyer and John A. Doane as persons eminently fitted by experi ence and ability for the duty, and ac cepted the substitute offered by Mr. Simmons of Gwinnett as an amendment to his substitute. Mr. Pierce favored the adoption of the substitute, remarking that there has been no assurance given that the outside com missioners would serve if they were ap pointed; and although he was not much inclined to pay attention to the bastard amendments of the Constitution of the United States, yet he whs ready to follow out the policy of this House and respect those amendments as law until they are repealed. If, then, they are to be res pected, the ineligibility of these gentle men would be a bar to their full dis charge of this duty. In the case read by Mr. Scott on yesterday, from the Penn sylvania report, the opinion was given in days of purity, by men whose character and actions were as untarnished as the ermine they wore. Were sach men now to expound the law, he would be willing to trust to their decision; but such men and such times are not upon ns, and these outside commissioners would be declared officers and held to be ineligible. He hoped that the committee to make this investigation would be appointed from the General Assembly, believing, as he does, that they are equal to the task. Mr. Dell favored the substitute, and said it would go a long way toward recon ciling bim to voting for the bill if he knew the gentleman named in the bill could aud would serve, and thought that the bill might be so amended by change of names aud features that Mr. Scott, its parent, would hardly know his offspring, Mr. W. D. Anderson was neither for the bill nor substitutes; he was glad to hear encomiums upon the intelligence of this General Assembly, and was not willing to admit that all the intelli gence of the State rests under disabili ties, nor would he be understood to at tempt to detract from the learning of the gentlemen who are proposed as outside commissioners. Outrages have been committed upon the finances of Georgia, and that some investigation must be made, is apparent to all, bnt common sense should prevail, and the desires of gentlemen should not be construed as reflections on the Legislature or others, but fairness, dilligeuce and integrity should be sought, and he was pleased with the practical suggestions made byMr. Peeples. He detected the difficulties which will be encountered by the parties who are to make this investigation; the diffi culties of tracing up the skillfully ar ranged plans of railroad: frauds, of intri cate bank accounts, &c. He favored the appointment of a small joint committee, who would be authorized to employ an expert banker, a skillful lawyer and an experienced railroad man to ferret out the villainies. This idea had been sug gested to him by Mr. Wood of Walker. Mr. Scott said that he disliked again to intrude himself in the debate of this question, bnt on account of its magnitude he wanted to explain the motives which prompted him to introduce this bill, and again urged the views he expressed on yesterday. Mr. Riley called the previous question, which was sustained. On the motion to adopt the substitute the yeas and nays were called for, with the following result: Yeas 128, nays 12. The Committee on Internal Improve ment reported in favor of adopting me morial addressed to Congress in relation to the canal between tue Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean, and in re lation to the appointment of Committee to visit Washington to farther the me morial A message from the ad interim Gover nor was received, but not read. This message returned the bill to order a special election for Governor without ap proval. The House was declared adjourned nntil 9 a. m. to-morrow. Is There a Corrupt Rine of Men Professing to toe Democrats 1 W e notice that there are mutterings in the Democratic Press of the State, and among individuals who think they have reason to believe a “Ring” for corrupt purposes has been formed among mem bers of the Legislature, and others, for the purpose of controlling certain offices and jpatronage, influencing legislation, and making dishonest gain at the ex pense of the people. We trust these suspicions are unfound ed. We trust the corruptions and vil lainies of the last Legislature, and the Bullock regime are not longer to be con tinued or attempted. That some of the cormorants, who have-not fully glutted their savage maws upon the vitals of the body politic, should make another at tempt to continue their robberies, is but natural, and they may find some members of the Legislature who will join their “ring” and favor their schemes; but we will not believe it till we have better evi dence of it. We only mention the fact that members of the Legislature and others in positions of place and power, with means at their command, are sup posed to have formed a “ring,” to fur ther schemes which, will benefit them selves, bleed the people, and do no public good, is finding enough credence to cause some of the people and presses of the State to speak out upon the subject, We hope the Legislaturewill show, by its action throughout, that these suspicions are groundless, and that those who desire to form a ring, have failed, and will utterly fail for want of enough base material out of which to construct it. The editor of the Macon Telegraph seems to be convinced of tho existence of such a combination, and deeply regrets it, saying: It is full of danger to the party, aud we do not hesitate here and now to de nounce it as wrong in principle and sure to lead to results of which, perhaps, the coalitionists have not seriously thought. It will sow seeds whose harvest will be discord and bitter antagonism, if not open, actual revolt in sections without whose support even the coalitionists can not hope to enjoy the fruits of their bar gains. We denounce all these rings or coalitions as inimical to the Democratic party, and, therefore, to the prospect of fixing the full control of matters in Geor gia in honest hands. This is a question that rises high above all petty, personal or sectional considerations. It holds in its solu tion the life or death of the Democrat ic party of Georgia as a compact, harmonious, irresistible organization. If ever it comes to be fully understood that by a combination between certain men, representing certain sections, all other considerations except those of mere availability or membership of, and ac tive, zealous work for the “ring, axe to be cast aside in awarding honors, then those who are outside will surely re sent such injustice. When the time comes that a coalition between any set of men, or any two sections of the State, has so firmly fixed itself inside the party as to decree who shall fill its offices and reap its official rewards to the total, contemp tuous exclusion of all who do not belong to it, and who will not bow the knee before it, then the end of Democratic ascend ancy in Georgia is near at hand. The Democrats of other sections of the State will not tamely submit to such ostracism. They will not lie flat on their backs and allow themselves thus to be ground to powder between two millstones. We sion from Mr. James, and all the matter connected therewith, teas referred to me. I examined the title, and found a serious defect previously unsuspected even by Mr. James, but had it made linn ana sound before the. matter was closed, am sure that Mr. James will bear witness that in conducting that whole business I guarded and secured the interest of the i State with the most scrupulous care, and the utmost caution. The negotiations preceding the sale of the Opera House, and, in fact, the whole transaction from its commencement to its close, occurred when I was out of tho city; but I am well assured that it was principally, if not entirely, conducted by a committee of the Legislature on the one part, and Mr. H. L Kimball, in per son, on the other. Thanking you for the publication > of this, (for I am confident that you will cheerfully do so), I remain yours, &c. Robert H. Brown. Remarks.—We very cheerfully give place to the foregoing courteous note from Colonel Brown, and freely ac knowledge that we were led into an error in the way he suggests. We have fre quently heard it said that he was em ployed by Gov. Bullock to investigate the title to the Opera House purchase.— This impression has grown out’ of his employment to investigate the title to the Executive mansion, and tho payment to him of a fee of S500 for that service —a service which Governor Bullock should have required the Attorney Gen eral to perform, and should not have paida fee to an attorney who was not already paid by the State to do exactly such a work as this. We regret that we have thus been.led into an act of injustice to Colonel Brown. We cheerfully make the amende, and thank him for giving us the credit of doing so unintentionally. TELEGR'A MS New York, November 21.—At eleven o’clock this morning the steamer Mary Powell, with the Reception Committee and about five hundred persons, includ ing a large number of ladies, proceede- down the bay. Over a thousand person assembled at*the pier to witness the do parture. The steamer was gaily decora ted with Russian and American flags Nearly all the vessels in the bay were dressed with flags. Many of them dis played Russian colors. Broadway is. thronged with persons awaiting the par-* ade. A great number number arrived from the country in the early trains. The buildings on Broadway and other princi pal streets are decorated with flags. The National Guard is out iu full force. Tho weather is fine. The reception will be brilliant. The crowds on Broadway are so dense that locomotion is alin-^t im possible. Every window and space from which a view can be obtained are occu pied. Ten thousand troops are in liue, extending two miles. ' Alexis lauded at half-past one o’clock, when the procession moved. During the interval M*j. Gen’l Dix addressed the Prince as follows; Your Imperial Highness: In the name of the citizens of New York, I have the the honor to tender you a cordial wel come to the United States. It is a great gratification to us to see within our harbor the squadron which has brought you to our shores. It is a still greater gratification to us to receive among us one or the Imperial family of Russia, whose illustrious chief has done so much for civilization; in whose hands the possession of power has, under the guidance of Providence, been devoted to the noblest of uses—the social and po litical elevation of those who come with in the sphere of its exercise. The long ''and uninterrupted friendly relations be- 3£L h clique, nor even section. We have no special candidates for any office, bat if there is a ring inside of the Democratic party of Georgia, we are dead against its candidates, from the highest to the lowest. We denounce these coalitions as wrong in every aspect, and from every stand point. We denounce them as necessari ly corrupt and corrupting. We denounce them as necessarily greedy and selfish to an extreme that leaves no room for any thought or care for the public or party weal. We denounce them as the instru ments by which incompetent, unworthy men are thrust upon the party and the people, merely because they are supposed to be available, and to carry out a bar gain. Finally, we denounce them as death stabs at the very vitals of the or ganization that has rescued an op pressed people, and a plundered treasury from the tyrants and bandits of Radical ism, and the only organization which can, in the future, give either any assurance of safety. Down with all rings—leave them to the foul faction that first made them prominent in American politics, and np with the Democratic party, one an indivisible—dealing out equal and ex act justice to all its members and ele ments, and awarding its honors by the measure of personal and pnblic deserv ing alone. Note from Rotot. Jtt. Drown, Esq.. have naturally created strong sym- I pathy. on our part, in all that concerns her welfare, and has caused us to regard with deep interest her steady but silent progress eastward, shedding, at every advance, the lights of civilization over regions which have been buried for ages in com parative darkness. Your imperial highness will, no doubt, find much in our country which is novel to Europeans, which will be remembered as a source of useful suggestion in regard to political societies. Iu the name of the citizens, in whose behalf I speak, I ten der you a sincere welcome.” The Prince replied as follows: “Gen eral Dix, ladies and gentlemen, I beg to express my warm thanks for the manner in which I have been received. The feel ing which exists between Russia and the United States is as strong as it is lasting, and nothing can disturb it. I shall pass rapidly through New York to pay my respects to the President, whose high character is greatly apprecia ted everywhere; but on my return I shall have the pleasure to accept yonr hospi tality so kindly tendered me.” Denver, November 21.—The wind is blowing and snow is fourteen inches deep. The railroads are blocked by drifts. A fire originated in a barber shop at Kit Carson. The Kit Carson House, Perry House, several dry goods and gro- Editors Sun: In your paper of to-day, eery stores, two billiard saloons and the the 21st instant, and in an article upon postoffice were burned. Loss 6100,009. the mortgage alleged to be upon the No insurance. Capitol Building, yon have mentioned my name, and have done me, uninten tionally, I have no donbt, a great injus tice. The portion of the article to which I allude, is as follows: “Bullock knew that mortgage was against the property when it was pur chased by the Legislature. Kimball knew it was unsatisfied when he deeded it to the State, warranting it to be free from all liens. Bullock paid Robert H. Brown 6500 to investigate the title, and accepted his opinion that the title was good. Mr. Brown must have known of the mortgage, for his law partner at the time, Jadge Hopkins, knew it.” Now, I assure you that it is a mistake that I ever investigated the title to the property at all, or that I was paid a 6500 fee, or any fee whatever, in this connec tion. I never expressed or gave any opinion whatever, upon the subject. At the time the sale and transfer was made, I was not even in the city, being absent on a visit to my old home in the western country. Yon have evidently confounded the transactions connected with the purchase of the Executive Man- v sion, with those of the Capitol Build- £3” The People is the name of a news- ; j n jr. paper that comes from Puebla, Colorado. ( The purchase of the Executive Man- San Francisco, November 21.—The grand jury, in investigating the recent stage coach robberies, attribute them to Indians. The Apaches are again on the war path. Most of the persons implicated in the Los Angeles Chinese massacre have fled the country. Halifax, November 21.—The cholera has broken out in the eastern section of Halifax county. A man who was em ployed as cook on the steamer Franklin is supposed to have brought the disease into the county. He is recovering, bnt others who caught the infection from him have died. The local government has adopted necessary measures to prevent the spread of the contagion, The health officer of Halifax is seriously blamed fo neglect. Lowell, Novemb er 21. —A man charg ed with the seduction of his sister-in-law, and a doctor accused of abortion in the case, have disappeared. Chbyenne, November 21.—The House repealed woman suffrage by a vote of 9 to 3. ■ ' A dispatch from Hong Kong reports the wreck of the ship Yang-tse-fo-chow, for Now York. Six of the crew were lost.