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EDITORS and proprietors.
Col. W.T.TIIUMPSON.i
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Official Paper of the City.
LARBEST BIRBILArill II BITV AH IHITIT.
nUUDAVi AMU- **. IMS-
FOR GOVERNOR,
Gen. John B. Gordon,
OP FULTON COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS,
Henry
Hon. Henry S. Fitch,
OF CHATHAM COUNTY.
FOR STATE SENATOR—FIRST DISTRICT,
Rufus E. Lester,
OF CHATHAM.
County INominatiouN :
FOR REPRESENTATIVES :
J. R. SAUSSY,
JOHN J. KELLY,
JAMES W. RANDALL.
For Sheriff—MATHIAS H. MEYER.
For Ordinary—JAMES L. O’BYRNE.
For Tax Collector—JAMES J. McGOWAN.
For Clerk Superior Court—WILLIAM J.
CLEMENTS.
For Receiver Tax Returns—BARNARD E.
BEE.
For Coroner—Dr. ROB’T. P. MYERS.
For County Treasurer—L. S. FAIRCHILD.
For Surveyor—>M. T. MULLER.
Taft CAKPKT*ftAG CANBIOATIC FOR
cororRu.
The TtoMitiHo Enterprise notices the
appearance in that region of the Carpet-bag
candidate for Representative of the First
Congressional District in Congress. From
all accounts his attempt to address an as
semblage of negroes iu Thom Seville was a
most miserable failure, exciting the ridicule
and disgust of the decent colored men iu the
audience, who were utterly icandaliz- d that
such a character should have the audacity to
presume to represent them in Congress or
anywhere else. The burthen of his bar-
rangue was that the scalawag ticket would
be elected by a large majority, which confi
dent assurance lie repeated five or six times,
it seeming to be the prevailing, if not the
only idea ai his commaud. Speaking of hitn
the Enterprise says : “He reminded us of a
silly, overweening school boy, uhonL to be
elevated above bis capucity but thought it
necessary to make some show of boldness,
however foolish or absurd. We were never
more astouisbed al the extreme leebleuess
HUKTINU OK Til 10 lONiKRVATI VK
ASSOCIATION OF CHATHAM COUNTY.
A meeting will be held THIS EVENING,
20lh inst., at 8 o’clock, at the Committee
Boom.
The attendance of all Conservative men
is earnestly requested.
B. D. ARNOLD, President.
G. A. Mrroeb, Secretary pro. tern.
Explanatory.— If our very sensative co-
tempory of the Chronicle will refer to our
issue of the 9ib inst., he will find the article
of his correspondent “L,” containing the ex
tract from Governor Brown’s letter as ad
dressed to the editors of the Chronicle and
Sentinel. Iu the use we afterwards made of
the extract, we did not consider a credit ne
cessary, nor would it have been consistent
with our pnrpose, which we supposed the
editor would discover.
GBOKtilA EXPECTS KVEttY SIAN 10
OO HIS OUT tr.
Our exchanges irom all points bring us
cheering intelligence. The interior and upper
portions of the State are thoroughly aroused
to the importance of ttie election which com
mences to day. Everywhere the true men
of the State are devoting their time to the
work of bringiug out the voters, and giving
their efforts and influence to secure the tri
umph of the Conservative ticket.
Let no considerations of interest or per
sonal inconvenience keep you from the
polls. Lot not business interfere- B tier
‘l lose the profits of a week’s business than
lose a siugle vote, which, by your presence
o- ti,0 ground, you might influeuce in the
right direction. Come to the polls early,
work hard and stay iate.
The telegraph informs U9 that not only are
large number of the better class of colored
men ia Louisiana voting with the Conservative
white men against the corrupt section of inter-
lopiug carpet-baggers, refugees and scalawags,
- but that they boldly proclaim their tickets at
the polls. Such conduct is honorable to the
colored voters of New Orleans, and will entitle
them to the confidence and gratitude of the
true white men of that State. We hope to see
many of our colored citizens imitate their ex
ample. Be not deceived, colored men of Sa
vannah. The interests of the white people
with whom your lot is cast, are your interests
Go with their unprincipled enemies, strike your,
first blow at the welfare of the community
which you earn your bread, and you will surely
regret it. v
UKDER AO. 61.
Let no true man’s zeal be in ibe slightest
degree abated by Gen. Meade’s remarkable
and very untimely surmise as to the possi
bility * of the application of the test oath
Let every man use his utmost exertion to se
cure the election ot the entire Conservative
ticket, regardless of what outrages our un
scrupulous law-defying rulers may hereafter
perpetrate. But If we are to be given over
to the rule of the vababond carpet-baggers
and infamous scalawags let it be neither by
our consent or default.
The Augusta Constitutionalist., alluding to
Gen. Meade’s order, says : 4‘0rder No. 61,
tar from being a discouragement, should
be a new incentive tor the white men
of Georgia. Genera! Meade is not the
fiual arbiter of the fitness of those w«
shall choose to represent us- There is
something left of the Supreme Court. The
Court may shirk its duty, but we can, al
least, compel the Court to drive another nail
in the coffiu ot the Republic, and every nail
that goes these abuses the dead, and may at
last awake the living to a sense ot duty. .
“Vote! Votel Be true to yourselves,
xnen of Georgia. Let Order No. 61 take core
of itself.”
Election Order.—For convenience of re
fcrence during the election, we republish
Gen. Meade's election . order on our first
page.
Gen. Meade Disgusted.—The Augusta
Chronicle is teliably informed that when
Gen. Meade became satisfied that Bullock
had attended a negro ball in Atlanta, and
sought introduction to the “colored ladies”
present, he declared bp preference for the
success of Gordoo. It is stated tbffi he de-
c ared, in a conversation- with a gentleman
in Atlanta, that he hoped that Gordoo would
defeat Bullock.
Methodist Revival in Thomasville —The
protracted meetiag which . had origio in
the Bainbridge District Conference -In Thom-
asville some toro weeks ago, we learn from
the Entei’prise, is still piogressiog under
most favorable auspice*. Large congrega
tions still continue to attend services day
and night, manifesting the deepest interest
in the salvation of their aonla.
aud want of prerfige and capacity iu a Can
didate for so high an office. If Mr. J. W.
Clift is the best the Kadicitls can do iu the
First District, they aie indeed wretchedly
poor iu the article of talent.”
Such is the contemptible creature who has
ihe effrontery to ark the colored citizens of
this district for their votes to seud him to
the Congress of the United Stales. Will the
decent colored men of Savannah degrade
themselves by giving their suffrages to oue
-o utterly uuworlhy? Will they iu their
first exeicise ot the franchise of freemen,
use it to perpetrate such an outrnge upon the
community in which they live—to humili
tate and disgust their white fellow citizens,
to d<grade themselves and iusult Congress?
Will they thus give to the country an evi
deuce of their unfitness for the exercise of
the right of the bullol ? Will they alienate
and disgust tbeir friends at borne and abroad
by aidiug lo elevate to tbe dignified position
ot a representative iu Congress, au unknown
adventurer, destitute of luleuts, character,
courage aud every manly attribute—au igno
rant, insolent upstart, who in the face ot au
outraged aud iudiguant community, meanly
peeks by lalsebood and misrepresentation,
by appeals to the prejudices and passions of
their newly enfranchised race—by hypecra
cy and deceit and every base and contempt
ible artifice, to obtain a position for which
ne is neither intellectually, morally, legally
or socially qualified ?
We have too much confidence in their
good sense and self-respect, of our colored
citizens to believe that they will become
the willing dupes of such a shameless ad
venturer and give tbeir votes to inflict such
a disgrace upou their native State.
THE TEST .OATH.
Our readers who had been led to believe that
in tendering to the people the issue of recon
struction under the Constitution concocted at
Atlauta, our Radical rulers designed to keep up
at least a show of fairness, were no doubt like
ourselves, surprised at the telegram received
from Atlanta, published in our issue of the 16th
announcing that Gen. Meade had issued an
order declariug it as his opinion that the
members of the General Assembly, elected
under that Constitution, “may be required to
take the test oath ” In the first place, such a
requirement struck us as utterly absurd, and
entirely inconsistent wffii their own programme
of enforced reconstruction; in the second
place, we could not do Gen. Meade the seeming
injustice of supposing that be would reserve
such a decision, excluding, as it would, every
Conservative candidate for office, until the eve
of the election, when it would he impossible
to disseminate his order throughout thu State,
or for the people, if they were capable of such
self-abasement to substitute candidates who
could take the oath required. We
were convinced that there was no law lor
such a requirement, and we were unwilling to
helieve that even rampant Radicalism was
apable of such shameless duplicity, injustice
and fraud, much less to helieve that General
Meade, an officer and a gentleman, who stands
pledged to fairness iu the discharge of his
despotic duty, would lend his official sanction
to such au outrage.
We have, therefore, awaited with impatience
for Order No. 61, which appeared in the At
lanta papers of Friday, but which, ow ing to the
iuteiruption of railroad communication by
the freshet iu the up-country, did not reach us
until yesterday morning. The order will be
found in another coluuiu.
We repeat that there is no authority in the
reconstruction laws of Congress for the appli
cation of the “ iron clad,” or test oath, to
State officers to be elected in conformity with
the provisions of the Atlanta Constitution. In
confirmation of this opinion, we give, from the
Augusta Chronicle, the following condensation
of all the legislation of Congress on the sub
jeot;
The proviso to the 5th section of the original
Reconstruction Acts, passed March the 2d,
1867, declares who shall be eligible as member
of the State Conventions to be called under the
act, and who shall be eutitled to vote for such
members. It is a9 follows :
Provided, That no person excluded from the
privilege of holding office by said proposed
amendment” (the 14th article) “ to the Consti
tution of the United States, shall be eligible to
election as a member of the Convention to frame
a Constitution for any of said rebel States, nor
The Additional explanatory ibt, passed July
19th, 1867, completes the action of Congress
on the question of reconstruction, if we fail
to find‘in it the requirement which General
Meade thinks may be made, the conclusion is
irresistible that no such requirement exists or
will be enforced. The only reference to qualL
fications of officeis, made in that Act, is found
in the 9th section, aud which is as follows.
“ That all members of said Board of Regis*
tration, and all hereafter elected or appointed
to office iu said military district, under any so-
called State or municipal authority, or by detail
or appointment of the military commanders,
shall be required to take and subscribe the oath
of office prescribed by law for officers of the
United States.”
It is very clear, says tbe Chronicle, that the
provisions of this section cannot and were not
designed to apply to officers of the permanent
State governments set up and established by
the authority of Congress itself Congress,
with all its inconsistencies, shortcomings, and
palpable violations of the Constitution, cannct
be supposed to have intended to stultify its
own action by styling the State governments,
created under its own legislation, “ so-called
State governments.” The reference here made
to “so-called State governments” were those
existing at tbe time of the passage of the act,
and which Congress had declared to be illegal,
except so far as they chose to recognize their
vitality. It applies to the government ih Geor
gia, established under the Constitution of 1865,
and of which Gov. Jenkius was the executive
head. So long as he was permitted to exercise
the functions of Governor in all appointments
which he made after the 19th of July, 1867,
the appointees were required to hike the test
oath. Just so were all appointments of the
military commander required to take that oath.
The law was intended to apply exclusively to
the State governments then in existence, and
which Congress was attempting to destroy.
This section of the act of July, 1867, is the
sole foundation lor the formation of the opinion
of General Meade, that members of the Legis
lature to be organized under the proposed
Constitution may have to take the test oath.
Every intelligent reader of this paper can de
termine for himself how much of probability
there is in Geueral Meade's fears. For ourselves
we hesitate not to declare that we are astonished
to find any one with ordinary intelligence who
doubts the true and only construction which
can be placed on this section.
shall any person vote for members of such
Convention."
- Numbers
have been added to the church and still Us
altar ia crowded. Thera i, a fair prospect of ‘here i, anything in the legislation of Congiraa
The 3rd section of the fourteenth proposed
article of the Constitution ia in the following
words:
No person shall be a Senator or Repre
sentative in Congress, or elector of President
and Vice Prendeut, or hold any office, civil or
military, uuder the United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken un oath as
a member of Congress, or an officer ot the
United States, or os a member of any
State Legislature, or as an Executive or judi
cial officer of any State, to support the' Con
stitution of the United States, shall have en
gaged in insurrection or rebel ion against the
same,.or given aid and comfort to the enemies
thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-
thirds of each House, remove such disability.”
The Supplemental Reconstruction Act, passed
March 23d, 1867, provides in its first section an
oath to be taken by every one before register
ing preparatory for voting on the call of a
Convention, which oath follows the exact
words of the 3d section of the proposed 14th
article of the Constitution, and makes no other
test than that made in said 3d section. The
6th section of the Supplemental Act declares
the qualifications of Htoistrars appointed uuder
the act, and prescribe# the oath which they shall
take. * J J " ‘
All offictre making the said registration of
of votsrs and conducting said elsctions shall, be
lore entering upon the discharge of their du
ties, take ana subscribe the oath prescribed by
the Act approved July 2d, 1862, (the iron-clad)
entitled an Act to prescribe on oath of office."
It will.hardly be contended by any one that
WILI1AM B ATTACHE BY.
It Las been known for several weeks past
among bis acquaintances that William Bat-
tersby, Esq., for many years one of our most
prominent merchants and pablic spirited
citizens was making preparations to
visit Europe this season. We were not
however aware that be contemplated a
prolonged absence. Mr. Battersby will be
greatly missed in our commercial commu
nity, io the social circle, aud by many wbo
have in times passed experiened bia liberal
ity and beuev. deuce. A writer iu the follow
ing communication expresses tbe general
sentiment of our citizens :
(COMMUNICATED. J
Messrs. Editors: We are sorry to an
nounce the departure from tiavaunah, within *
the next few days, for a protracted resi
dence abroad, of our esteemed towns
man, William Battersby, £ q., with
his family. We are sure we but ex
press the general regret of our citizens
at losing one so long a resident of our
city, and whose integrity, honor, pub ic
spirit and generous charities, have won for
him so high a character. We need no 1
speak of these, nor of bis honorable and
nueccafcfiil career here as a merchant. He is
alike esteemed aud admired. But it is in
bis church relations Ibat we have known him
IhhI, and in these the Episcopal Parish ot
Si. Johu’e, of which he was an early member
aud is now the vestrymau longest in office,
has reason to rcgi et his ubsence, even tem
porary though we trust it he. Its interests,
growth and welfare have ever bad his warm
est wishes, his willing exertions aud his
most libei al and substantial aid, and the loss
of such a triend can ill be spared. He will
bear with him, we doubt not, the beat wishes
and prayers for his own health and that ot
his family, of the rector of St. J .ha s, aud
of his associates in the vestry. While we
wish bun a happy sojourn in hit native land,
wo trust his departure from Savannah will
not prove final, but that in a year or two at
farthest, we may welcome him bock Id bis
home of many years, to spend iu our rn'dst
the residue of bia life. *
SATURDAY'S DISPATCBtS.
[special Dispatch ]
MU. «* »'»»«•
Columbus, Ga., April 18.
Editors Democratic Ptts*. Savannah
. The grandest mam messing that has ever
been known to be held in Muscogee county is
nqw in process. There is a general outpouring
of white and colored citizens. Thousands are
now iu procession with music and banners fly
ing, and ore moving to the Court House square
to hear speakers of both colors. Muscogee
county is turned upside down ; the Democrats
are now on top and sure of victory.
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Nttr Orloamb, April 18.—Tbe election is
passing off quietly, and Aero has only
been a few trifling difficulties. The white
vote is considerably ahead. The votes were
imA counted last -aighU The MM
were locked up in the cell of a static® TStoae
in charge of the Deputy Sheriff. There will
prnDaffiybeno retarns fcitefl until the full
Vote is officially aanoaoetd. J <
FtiOM W4H1HUTOX.
lanpeacbment Proceeding*, die,
Washington, April 18.—Senate —The dis
cussion was resumed ou the question oi the
admission of the Cabinet proceedings, Wil
son reading his speech. Curtis followed.
Chase decided that the evideuee was admis
sible, and a vote beiug taken resulted in its
being excluded.
The announcement of this vote was fol
lowed by a general rising of the ttenate. Af
ter ten miuutes, counsel announced that
they were ready to reaume when sufficient
quiet was restored. Ctiaaa rapped probably
five times before he succeeded in restoring
order.
TIim is the first time during the trial that
these irregularities have occurred, aud the
importance of the vote may be inferred from
the reform. There wan no applause or wild
demonstration,-simply « rising from seals.
Every one neeined inclined to ask his neigh'
bor what he thought now.
The vote vyas Ha follows : Yeas—Anthony.
Bayard, Buckalew, Doolittle, Fei-emleu,
Fowler, G limes, Henderson, Hendricks.
Johnson, McCie-ry, Fait rson of Teunessee,
Kosh, Snu'sburv, Tram'MiU. Van Winkle,
Vickers aud Willey, 20. Nays—Cameiou,
Commas, Chandler, Cole, Coiiklug, Cattell,
Ik rbett, Cragio, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry,
Freliughuysen, Hailan, Upward, Howe,
Morgan. Morrill of Maine. fttiriiil of Ver
mont; Patterson of New Hampshire, Pome
roy, Rauist y, Sherman, S^ragne. tilew.trt,
Thayer, Tipton, Williams, Wilson and
Ya'e-q 29.
This question involved the support of the
President by the Cabinet in bis view of the
violation of the Constitution in removing
Slantou aud appointing Thomas.
The next question was stated as follows:
“We offer to prove that at the meeting of tbe
Cabinet, Mr. Stanton being present, when
the tenure of office bill came up for conside
ration, the qnestion woe asked, and tbe opin
ion expressed that Mr. Blaotoo and tbe other
Cabinet otilceis appointed by Mr. Lincoln
did not c >me uuder its restriction.” Chase
again decided tbe evidence admissible.
Drake appealed The appeal was sustained
by 22 to 26. On this vote gprague and Sher
man voted with the minority.
The next question was whether the Cabi
net argued injury to the service by Blanton’a
continuance. The Senate refused to hear
the evidence by a vote of 19 to 31. Un this
vote Willy Voted with tbe majority.
Welles was then, subjected to a severe
cross examination, but nothing new was
elicited.
Postmaster-General Randall was next
called, i Foster Blodg. tt was -nspeudod Irom
the Augus a po9t office without the knowl
edge of or consultation with tbe President.
Randall knew of no appo.ntment of persons
in his Department wbo could not take the
test oath, aud Blodgett was suspended be
cause of hi9 indictment for getting office by
perjury.
The defence dosed, reserving tbe right to
call other witnesses in cate Sun berry, who
knew most of the mutter, bat was sick,
thought best, and the Court adjourned.
House —In the House, Speaker Colfax
took the Chair informally before the hour
of meeting, atod with such members as were
!• resent accompanied the Managers to the
Court.
After the adjournment of the Impeach-
me it Court the House returned, but did no
business.
Revenue to-day $490,000 ; for tbe week
- PJfK
$2,320,000 ; for the year, §150,000,000.
FROM VIRGINIA.
THE FRESHET IN THE DP COUNTRY.
The Augusta Chronicle, speuking of the
freshet iu the upper region of the State,
says the highest point reached by the wati r
in the Savannah river on Friday was twenty-
nine and a half feet. There was no overflow
at that point. The bottom lands in the vi-
ci nity of ihe river could not have received
much dan age,the crops not being far enough
advanced. The same paper says :
The damage to the railroads has not been
very serious, although we hear of travel
having bjen discontinued ou the Central,
between Milieu and Macon, and on the
Southwestern, by the washing away of
bridges and culverts. The injury to tbe
Ceutral is between Macon aud Milieu, the
road Irom Milieu to 8avanuab being unin
jured.
A letter from Mr. J. N- Treadwell, Sou th
orn Express Agent ai Carnak, io Aasistant
Superintendent b«.re, Mr. Hugh D-uhary,
'•tales ih it inform itiou irom Culveriou, on
the Macon and Augusta Road, reports three
breaches in Gordou’s Creek trestle, two on
liTckcomfort trestle and one the rock pieuriu
Futsom Creek bridge are washed away.
Nottiiug has been heard from tbe roal'west
ol Cmv< r un. The letter also status it
will be five or six days before the train can
be run as far as Uulverton.
We learu from passengers by the Georgia
Railroad tlmt the Oconee has risen higher
than at any time siuce 1840.
Golding a cieek bridge on the Macon and
Augusta rood, has been carried a Way ; al*
oue other bridge between Wariemoo and
Sparta. There has been extensive land
slides on this road. The Ogeecbee, it Is
said is higher than ever before known.
Adjournment of tin Convention—Doll
for n Conservative Nominating Con
▼entfton— Removals by Ben. KckoSeld.
Richmond, Va., April 18.—The Conven
tion adjourned miduight suij -clto the call
of the committee. Only the President and
Secretary signed the constitution, a resole
lion having been adopted dispensing with
aigoing by members. It is understood Con
servatives would have refused to sign.
Among Republicans voting against tbe final
adoption was oue negro.
After adjournment several speeches were
made. Mr. *Porter, a leading Republican,
predicted adoption by large, majority. Hneod
and Allen, leading Republicans, predicted de-
the continuance of the meeting for one or
two weeks mote, with etililocreoelag fruit to
reward the laborers.
declared
thu far which would acem to require that the
officer, of the State governments to be framed
under the Kecanatruction Ante abould take the
irmndod oath, or oath of office. We must
took-fiirther iato tbe legialation upon this
•at...™, ■
ia, Gaaeral.Mooda atatoa that it me, be neceuary
to the Ugiiliaturc to take the
AtmouMTKD Removals of Federal Or-
Fice-HoLDEsa.—A letter from iiaiumore to
the Philadelphia Inquire! coutaioa the fol
lowing, from a radical eoorce, which may
be ol some interest ; to office-aafihira and
offloe-boiders : ''
<1 1d tbe event of Preaident Johnaoo’a con
viciioo, it is believed that Judge Band wii
be collector ot this port ; General Denieou,
postmaeler; Bdiugton Potion, surveyor ;
George Meuuil, navy agent; General, H
Richardson, United Stated DiatriCl Attor
ney, and ex-Major Chapman, United bia lea
Meiahal, with any number of subordinate
changes..'
The New York Commercial (Bepubiioan)
iomaies that the radical*, uuder Mr. IVfde,
intend to make a clean eweep. The “Sew
ard men io office In Waahihgion. and) else
where are all to bn slaughtered. Ih adds:
“Already tbe ‘oloye corporation' politi
cians of this city are dividing dp ton a date.
Tbe work of carnage ia to <
ay Mr. Wads ia qualified.”
Mb. SavMODa, io bit speech et the Jeffer
son Birthday Dinner, referring to the cruel
puoiabtoeot visited upon the Bouth since the
war, very happil^qotfted Hapoieon'a
of dFreoch officer for his want of
for a wounded Roaaien: “ Sir,' Men
have gained a victory there are no
—there are only men.”
zi.A t \
feat ot the Constitution, and said it would be
tin served. Sueed opposed it mainly on the
ground of the fraudulent character of the
Homestead exemption, and Allen because 11
places Abe wtiita mau nnder the negro.
General fchofiolfl to day suspended J. 8.
Cilven. Btate treasurer, on charges pre
ferred by tbe Governor, and appointed Geo.
Rye, lute Secretary of the Convention, Trea-
rurer ad interim. JottnL Pendleton, Huper-
iiuen.tent ritote Prison, removed and Burn
ham Wirdwell appointed m his plac:. T.
W. Savage was sppiinted Mayor, with a
new set of officers
Ttie Co%eiv nive Exeoaiive Com mi'tee
Iasi night call'd a S»aie Convention, to meet
here May 7 h, to nominate Stale officers
The final vote ou tbe adop ion ol the Con-
stiiu'Ion in Convention last night stood 51 to
26. lour Republicans voting sgeiusi it.
Thu Con ervalive members of the Cnnven-
veniion have issued an sddrfsi to tbe p:op)e
of the 8<ate. It is a resume of arguments
used on that s<de during the »esri n. They
estimate that there is a wuile majority under
thu lost legislation.
Norite Carolina Politics.
Wilmington, April 18.-—The campaign ie
dosing amid uuparallel! d dxcitemeuL Both
parlit-s are making desperate efforts. Bnsi
ness will be almost suspended daring the
el* ciion, commencing ou Tuesday. In tbe
cities aud itrfeMowns tha negroes will vote
tbe RadicoLticket Mm *t en tuasse, while in
the country districts a c moderate number
will remain away from the polls The vote
will exceed that cant on tbe Convention
question at least 7,500.
Tbe total rt-gisira ion vote is now nearly
200,000. The Radicals say the ratification
of tbe Constitution will bring peace and
prosperity, but the Conservatives, consisting
of four fifths of the wttito men in the State
think tbe welfare of the race and the State
demand its rejrction.
Holden wilt piobofjlv ran considerably be
hind the vote for ttie Constitution.
The feeling between the white and black
ra&to ia more bitter then at any previous
y a IMI lem,. . ... .
Washington, April 19.—Messrs. Evarts and
Curtis colled on Mr. Stoabery to-day, bat
the Interview woe deemed imprudent It is
hoped, however, that Mr. Staobery will be
able to apeak oo the Impeachment, other*
wise Mr. Groesbeck will follow Mr. Evarts
hi the defouse.
President Johnson ie cheerful, bat fWkti
get the impression that he baa littte bope of
acquittal Tbe position of afftoprs here is
avidioooly canvassed to-day, but there is no
new developments.
Hew York Bank Stalemate!.
New York, April 19.—The bank state-
meat shows an increase of loans, $1,284, Quo;
increase of specie $490.000; increase circu
lation $240 000 ; uiofeose of deposits $V
980.000; decrease of legal tenders $1,148,-
000.
Paapartetiotes for tka KUettote.
Augusta, April 19.—Reports from Colum
bus state that frauds have been discovered
iu the registraion, and charges will be pre
ferred against Hulburt, the Chief of Regis
tration io the State.
A large meeting was addressed here last
night by Democratic speakers. Ample precau
tion has been taken by Gen. Meade to preserve
order daring the progress of the election,
troops having been sent to all iiuportaul
poiu-s for this purpose.
Heavy rains continue here.
Thh Louisiana Riot.—The New York
Tribune takes no notice whatever of tbe
Louisiana riot, in which a mob of negro
RadiCAla fchot a Conservative negro, bent
others, and broke up a Conservative meet
ing. Tbe same Tribune was equally silent
about the murder of five white Confeder
ates near Selma, Alabama. It got ia a
plirenzy over the murder ot Aabburp, negro
worshipper io Georgia, and called aloud for
vengeance. It pours out its maledictions on
the K. K. K.’s. and has net a word to say
against the negro clubs, which have spread
rum and disorder over the South. It is a
fair sample of the fell and monstrous spirit
of Radicalism which Is warring against
white men and defending even tbe vilest
atrocities ot negroes. They engendered tbe,
war of races, and they eoliet oo the negro
aide.
Death op Captain Habtstzne, latz of
the United States Navt.—Capt. Henry J.
Harteteoe, formerly of the United Siatee
Navy, died in Pans on the 30th of March of
paralysis. The Newark Advertiser aays:
Captain Haris tone has an bouorable re
cord in the navy. He made the celebrated
voyage to tbe Arctic Ocean io search of Dr.
Kane and Sir John Franklin, and was suc
cessful in fiadiog Dr. Kane and bringing
him home. Subsequently, be was entruste<
by Government with the complimentary
duty of returning the Resolute, one of the
British Arctic discovery fleet, which was
found abandoned and a drift at sea, to Queen
Victoria, after the ship bad been put io thor
ough repair by this Government. Captain
Hartsteoe was a South Carolinian by birth,
aud retired lo Europe on the breaking out
of tbe rebellion.
ijr. foe Mtk instant, at
• Archibald, by me Mur.
bO. Wobble Mia. Sarah
It*
ew fertisemants,
to^ent,
A OWE LUOCNg AND r CB »,
TUBE. iUun-d°rtli si ie o' ■' '
bolt.
vtt«d to .tired Ike ftuMrel of tk. former bom kia lot.
mMemr, re Horguot street. THU ARBB>OOH>
at A o'okok. lt«
■HOAD. brtWW»UOK!i Ana Ur
~ attrem. re»J men
Apply to
J. r. a. in BiT.tr,.
1.0. OlO. F.
Savunffih Manorial Aaaoeia-
I OF THE o A EE BE6PE0T
' —“I Ot
TAo Mini ■oettngof tfco I _ r _ Tr _
Areoeioltoo." Witt Uke p ooe ta Ike Ire are Boom at
tk. tnAip.o'retyreotiJtertAn Okarek.ok TTOUDiY,
tApeilaifo)Ota,o’clock, p. re. cpr»m»
WORKINGMAN'S
Mutual Loan Association-
The BcgulB' UOBlkly Meetucof Ike dreoctctlre
■Ul be tWdoa TUESDAY, SUt lock, it $ o'elook.
It., et Firedcn'c HelL
.prAO-'Y ; ! ' 't B. kitjatlY, gooy
TO THE PUBLI0.
Mj BUM bavin* toeoa brought »•«*• tha paopte e»
a cuudidub for mambrir of the State Legislator* with
out Biy knowledge or otooSht, I heg leave toutata -hat
decline
1 positively declii
uyrgQ lt *
i the notniDuUoB.
O. K 08QOOD.
UNION SOCIETY.
All partfee holding btik egainet Ooioa Society
prior to let April; Will pleeee present them et'enoe.
as the booZa era to be closed for the anniversary
re’iort. *
BDWABO MoINTlitK, Treasurer.
At Central Railroad Ofloe. apr 18-2t
COUNTY TREASURER.
To my Fetlow-Citixeus of Savannah and of Chatham
County:
being dkfranohised by the operation r f the Recon
struction acts, 1 am not eligible to office, and tor this
reason o*ly my ijim u not before you for re-eioc-
Ubn to the office of Couffiy Treasurer.
L. 8. Fairchild las caudtdareforCXmnty Treasurer,
end lo# him I mapeffifolly auliait,tlm voles of my let-
low citizens, grateful for pout flavor*.
I am, your* respectfully.
uprlttd L. J. B. FAIRCHILD.
For County Treasurer.
Prllow Criskm:—1 beg leave to eanounce my
self as e Candidas for ttu» office of Oouiy Tr—or*
and roopectfully solicit your vuteo.
oprU id - L. S. FAIRCHILD.
[orriclAL]
Notice to Keeper* ofUar Rooms, Stelowme,
teted Other Place*, far the Stele ef
Liqeors at Retail.
Maxoualty or Bavahvah, 1
April 16 1868.)
The following rxtrset from Oeneral Oiders So. 89,
Headquarters Third Military Diatrict, is pobUehed
for tbe information of ell concerned:
Gone to His Place.—Tbe Washington
carreapondenl of tbe Baltimore Gizstte thus
locates a certain great and good man :
'Blodgett, who testified against the Presi
dent, is now under indictment for peijnry,
having token the iron-clad oath after regular
service in the Confederate army. He stands
second to Conover as a witness.”
Oar esteemed cotemporary, the Gazette,
forgets that crime or disgrace of some sort
is an indispensable qualification tor Radical
preferment in Georgia. A negro of indiffe
rent character may obtain political promo
tion if he is a good hater of tbe whites; but
a white man mast be a thief, a peijurer, or a
disreputuble character of some Bort, or his
chances are hopeless.
LIST OF LET TLBS
R CHAINING in Savannah Poet Office April 20,
1868. Persons calling for these letters will
•ay “Advertised,” sad bring with them the
nee—ary change.
B ird, hattie
Baxley, «w t A
Brnthford. Martha
Bentoo. Mettle
Bernier, Mary
Browu, Sh. by A
Brown, Lout-a
C HITTY. JULIA A
Colder, Mr* M L
Outturn, Mary
Oarr 11, Mary A
Cobf>u, Mrs
K
Llit.
KNNKDY. ELLEN
L artigue, nina
Lew*. Rebecca
Ohapliu, Rose
Oedl, Sarah
L*e, Julia
Louia, Catharine
Lews, Hr* K ti
M atthews, anna f
Mactcy, OharluCt*
Myers, H N
Murrtoon, Eliza
Moore Jane
(col'd)
Cullen, Kate
Ooffiqp, Honors
D awson, harah
Deumun, Mrs G 8
Uenae MoOie
Oavw,lixxie
Dame s El en
Dauiote, Mary
Deveenx, r
JgLIAS, ]
Moore,Mrs IV
Molleuaina. Btnnah
MoKibben, MoUie
CHoLS, SABtl
N"
taw
.8, ESTHER
■^RASBB. 8 A
1: Fergareoii, i
Mn J M
-8
O PAULDING, I
kj Strofcbar, Mr* H J
•••In*, Mr*.
ttoyoH, Mary 1
River*, f *
_ , . lire D
Fuller. Mm F D
G riffin, m p
Goddard. A JE
Grant, Almira
Grant, iletwroe
GnPlm, Mery Ann ,
H ernandez, janr myiee, n*iu*
Hamilton. Mm JO rlVAYLOR, MRS-2
-0HN80N. MR8 1 Tbeua, Tallnie
Johuaon, Mia* Mary Tamer. llaUie
J mM, Marie L—J \07oLFR, CATHARINE
FI Wttei
SohuAeld, Mrs M
.. Speight, BA
Joaee, Jennie 8
Wilson, Elisabeth
0«tetlete*ete , e List.
A ustin, john Ja
Alim, H L
Arnold, W H
>«te,JMper
an. WR
HIrm, John
Hey wood, Wm A
How*. Wm
IX. AU pal tlie ber-room*, saloons, end other piece*
for the eels of liquor at retail, at thu aevrial county
neais end et oibor polling piece , ahail be doee>t irom
6 o’ctucx of tbe evmiug preceding the election until
6 o’clock of the morning efter the le*t day of the
election. Any person violating this order *ha>l be
subject lo a See or imprisonment. Sheriff* end their
uepuUes end municipal officer* will be held respon-
aibieforthe strict eulorcemeat of Ibis irohlbition
by Ihe arrest of ell persons wbo may iranagre** the
By enter
MAJOR GENERAL MEADE,
Oontmendliig Third Military District.
A true extract
Enwaen C. AUDBoaov,
Mayor of Savannah. aprlS-td
Notice-—Obatraoting Streets
and Lanes.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, )
Omci CnZffiK or Oouuchl, J
April IS. 1SSS.)
Whereas, numerous eiUaate* itaving been oot
piaioSdof for violation of ordinance relative to ob
structing the afreet* and lanes with boxes, vehicles,
building meteriete, he., Ac., the following aeutioo of
said ordinance ie pubUabed Cor tufnrmatton of all
parttae concerned:
Mo. 5IS. (&) Ordinance, lSth Auguffi. 18SS—Noper-
wt shall bring, lay. pat or cane* to be brought, nid
or put any Umber, bricks, stone* or other materials
fr building, or S re wood, goods, wares or merchan
dise, or ether balkor thing whatsoever, end permit
and.euflhr the same toomiinoe and remain in any
square, street, lane or alley, within the mid city, for
a longer time than six Roam; nor shell any person
permit or snff r any cart, drey, wsgun or eantega of
any sort to stand and -remain in any > quare. afreet,
lane or alley longer than such time More9*id, * *
* * • without previously obtaining the written
consent of the Mayor.
Annual Ceation
Tube heldot Maeotefc Hall ok U AV ever
ltet* April i7ib. are now ifar de ivery *1.*
CM hu uncoined from either oader-igned Coo
aprfoat
P G. H., JkUFT.)
V. G , T. Sw, }
No. l.
Bko fi \ )
P. G.,D. W )
Boo I 9<H, J
No. 8.
Hu K- L-i-lOL,)
PCL.J.1 j
No.#.
H.y RT.i )
PIRTICIPHIIfOU®
issui*
The Oghorpe
INSURANCE^OHPANY
or sav.AH,
OFFlUt B.y 8Htn,
Union 3ciety.
118TH ANKBSiRV,
April Ue8.
T UB 118TB 'NNIVEI? OF THE UNIONF0.
OI*T» will he c'*ij„«t Ueuietd, c.
rHUHkOK. April !*««•
Toe forotire tot reeike lepert of tbe i’r.n
dret.olocuo.of .aeon,. » lU Neld at llj;
o'clock, A. M. Tkc ilug 1 tke twit out be the m>.
ttflcotlo. for tho mernbi' M9em,i e- After tke
roport, Ike re will ho re ldMiiio for retreehmeei.
i» o AddMo will thro (fleered by Hoc. Hi atj
a Jock. «. of wreut ,
Members will c me to P^y their doei,
and are ri'qoested to ca •*»« Treuear- r for that
purpose os a .ou -.Iter ifwval M is convenient.
The Treasurer’a headr 8 ” 4t the School
A luge attendance o' -^ra is desirable, as the
occasion wi i b t au U ** 1 ? ne > And all are re-
quested to bring thJsributions for the table.
*T WH- .VADLfcY,
Pi eitdent.
C. M. CumuKo'^./
F- a. Gabdkmjv
*P«
L Ui C H
will»bved in
OUR HOUSPINING SftLCOH
bJon.
F)RE
DOPtfiO THH
closed ay Military
THE BAR. FEINQ
*pr2Q.4t
RENT,
ROOMS. Inqoire first door
* * ‘ *r.et
apis—if
CNFCHNlP _ t -
: of Masoni'L on Broughton stre et
B I S1U ITS.
OTaTER,
GRAHAM, Et
PILOT BBP>
LEMON, WINE,
WALNUT, PANCT,
SODA BISCUITS.
GINOEB 8N «, kt
O.f Beatty’s
JW GROCERY STORE,
aplS—rf 36 WHITAK8K 8TBEFT.
FtrJl llAls.
The ordinance will be rigidly enforced.
By oidw HOWARD O. ANDERSON,
Mayor.
Jaxus Etkwabt, Oterk of Oouncil.
MritrMt
ELKTI0M MOTICE.
- SAVaNMAH GAS LIGHT COMPANY,!
SAVAMOate, Ga., April 7, I86S. |
Tbe Annual Etacrirm tof FreetSstet and Directoce of
•e deviate* i Gas Light Cojfttf will be he d at
their effireet IS o'clock, M., un MONDAY, inetoth
J. F.
apr8-2w
The Orest Preserver of
tabbahtV ktfbbtattain: an
IBHT CU^rey.be rofod ware,
— ! * Wd lMUrarerol. lOtreut
Hfort-boro, btek Hrefoctu.
oh, IdTre Ucreplalot. Bill
freer, FoltrereoT Blood, red all
gfelot. wkoro a geiitle ooollre cthuHcli
retoy.tkoCfooikl.t-ooreyotkoFkrHal.fi, l-
freot Amotko. Poblfoortko Niootcreih ceoi
LARSHItlCTSr OF PHABL red other Jigbt
DI ORC, ALL COLOBS,
ja-telted .t
*Plr—AL
CCLDI-Wi.
CITIZENS!
If YJ WANT A GOOD PITTING
HH1KT I
GO TPO- 112 BROUGHTON STREET,
red oof rekdotoordreky rerefoiro,m.tyk«
prtoi^t re joo out there.
OBO. A NICHOLS.
FISH.
XIL la, 2a and Sk
PICKLED WHITE PI3B,
StePD and PICKLED SALMON,
GENUINE GRAND BANK CODFISH,
’CSK ■ AT
O. J. Beatty’s,
If •• WHITAKfcH 8TEETT
Head ye threa aad bo .ot wifooot I 'M ta B.
HI. refotprelkd, *
with tha syffiptoms, remember Stud !ht> Might Into
„jfta^gHCte ;
FLOUR.
lodw rear kaoeata I
Hreyhcaand otaly by tka refo *-<9t4Utat*, *AJ
BAHl'k OO , VkofreUo DrOHfou. 2T3
id US Wirru ikroeto, Maw U
aou hy pfifitoirea. ■
| BARBSLS OF ALL GBADES IN 8T0BL
And lor re!o by
Bar an. habtbidoe * c0 '-
Of TBg HEALING I
tiOTwy Breuwre. for
OHIMB O* 8PUIODB, aaf.4
red W8BASB8 .ktchdereroy i
creels impediments to MlBiiLffil, «
SUGARS.
nUMt, EDWARD
O Bullock, W R O—S
F*rei|u Mews
Doblcn, April 18. -The Prince of Wale*
ay was taro tailea long. Tfia Ime of march
wu irerd with uomuf^Tfi. .melbfir ,
fine, and the pnpnUoa w«t« out en mat—
A dinner wan ,hqdr tfeU avafoing in honor of
the aTrnt.
Malta. April 18.—Admiral Barraget, with
U* aqoadaoa, loH Voireto for Ikabon to-
BlAby, A A
Bowsu. Oh xrtes
Brown, Mr
Burroughs. Osmel (ool’d)
Bailey, Mr
Bensoc, Den’i A
Baudeid, R J
£SSl£ 0 fokta
Bcnuer, H
Beat et. HK
Brooks. F I.
black, Geo B
Blackman, He
Broteaugb . John W-
Hrtrria, Thomas
17~UNR,PJ
XL KteaUng, G
Aourney, Arthnr
King Oharlay
1 ®R. HI
J Lite
Lauber. Levi
Lop;a, PC
Beatty’s,
36 WHITAKER.
POWDERED, CRUSHED,
GRANULATED aud
BROWN SUGARS-
tke Nch ttr*eery ft®«-
SOLUBLE
^Pacific Q-uano!
MgNT ffEOFFR®
„ - April IA—Tha wit agkinat
Seuww A Go. for tUmarere. on woonot of the
nitroglycerine exploaira at Aspinwali, in
18«8, haa been withdrawn.
Two »kt»ref.A,WAffr>re Cowawpe
New York. April IA—The Snprrma Coart
ol tbit Hut, laemridln rtinfifitn i. the cue
forbidding tha Direclora of tha Na iooal and
TranapnruUo.ffiwr.re Company, of which
General Johaaton wu Piuioent, from con-
tractinc jiinitnhiitlai*lii. re—-
' "•''WR W^llteJIll*
fACxaoit,.
porta of commiltM pn achednluand oagan-
eral proriainaa an nnder rouidarallon
Voauimwrwfcj-^, f
Mokan, April 1«.—Tha Brldih Bark folk
btamad in tha bay to day with l.OMIalna