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PUBLISHED BY 0COCK, GRAHAM & REILLY, Volume 17. ..... | Tl\ree Dollars S a Year, PAYABLE IK ADVANCE, AMERICTJS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER '4. 187-0. Number 37. pnre and bright Hworilofl^! eadly fight. :1).> canao of right, a beacon light, era full long h scabbard! all in vain ! Uahcd the eword of Let no ? in its hbeatli agaii „1. ep of cur nob!o slain SATURDAY NIGHT. ;ruve in n couutry t-huch- tho shadow of the steeple c the mu plea—tinder the little bell up there ! pews nml tho pulpit us but retired to change e into his allotment of d in tho broad lasting A noble man. There is than roses in the gar- ' life, but he worked well edinjj not tho brambles, lie roses, till many the eked to gladden hearts •men. Narrow than the of silence in which the n which he onco lived e the ideas taught him i. Hut there was in bis • light and truth. And : v mgs of intellect beat on-bars fastened across n, till at Inst they broke shaken brain on the morrow. Or we cun so live to-day that our rest to-night will bs sweet, and to-morrow we will waken refreshed, ready for the work or tho journey, as duty calls or inclination leads the way. ‘Why not go now ?” yon may ask. Why does not fruit fall before it is ripe and yet be good? Why does not the babe become a man at once ? Why come bud and flower seed-time and harvest— tho ripening of manhood os of grain? It is not all for U9 alone! This life nor tho next is for us in selfishness! There is work to do tlierous here, and we shall be called to that work when waited, and they who begin at the elev enth hour will be rewarded. We shall be changed from darkness to light, as our bodies are changed from corruption to earth when we are through with them, a3 houses no longer fit to live in. Death is but moving out from a kitch en to a parlor—from a hovel to a house. There is no more danger in the night than in tho day—the darkness than the light—if wo know how to walk and go not yon and thither only to return to the truo light. It is less work to drop a heavy load than to carry it, so is it easier to part with a' life Well *$631* t68K to guard it carefully over dangerous roods. “Come to me all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. How beautiful that in tho Great I\ erfnl ! All who are laden! We are have rest—not agony. And when tho time comes, we will go as onr friend went. Bruvo, hopeful, confiding. If we take care of ourselves here. He will take care of as There! That is His business, and wo are as ready to trust Him and to appear in His presence ready for such work as the manner of our life will have fitted us for ; os we are to dip this dry ink and continue this sentence to that completion which is not-the comple tion of our labor. And so our line of duty is plain. When wo went ou a visit to our friend, thought for a mqment of the fare In; would set beforo ns. He had asked us to come—to come to his home, and visit with him and his loved ones. Ho wo went. Dress well, and acting like a gentleman, ior thus he would ex pect us. There wo re many way by which we might have reached there. By the cars—tho river; by stage, by carriage elosed or open—by one of onr own or io hired ; by riding or by walking. And so there are many ways to reach the great work of tho future. Wo may dread to tell those who caunot go just now, “good-by.” It may seem impos sible that the walls of the house should part,.but when comes the time to go, a door will open—wo c.in pats out and know that we are still safe. Then we will take care not to loiter by the way —to arrive iu good shape, and all the rest Ho will care for. Thus weut onr friend—aud thero shall we find him. And the dear one he left will be carou for till she, too, will be ready to tee the door open, and cau step il new Horae so when we sat by a a visitor, mid sofa just there, 1 beautiful dar- il gentle literaade ■. wo almost cn- enjoyed r..c. Ii. it lv differ and his love there ns she was here, be pure and deserving, as all who good intent will bo or strive to be. But a little while longer, then we, too, can go. It. will be hard to part with those wo love, but thank God there will be others there to welcome ns as we will be ready to welcome the one who is our life and solace here, while working to earn the reward which comes with the Satur day Night.—Jlriek” Pomeroy. The Georgia Election Law. ongago. Wo once expeg- tirst Over There, for his .eahli. And he asked us so drew so close to his heart darling* all liis own—lie mes such light yet lasting itv blow aud lips ns she atching for tho words that • looked again and saw her An Act to provide, for an Election, and to Alter and Amend the Laws in Rela tion to the Holding of Elections. Sec. 1. The Geperul Assembly of Geor gia hereby enact*, That an election shall be heiil in this State, beginning on the -lull day of December, 1870, and ending on the 22d of said mouth of December, 1870, for members of Congress to serve during the unexpired term of the Forty- second Congress ; for Senators in the State Senate from each district number- i the Constitiou with an odd number; for members of the House of Itepreseta- . c-f the General Assembly ; for Sher iffs, Clerks of the Superior Court, Tax Recti vers and Tax Collectors, and County managers to prevent all rioting, distur bances, and crowding at or near the polls, and, to secure this end, it shall be their duty to prevent more than one per son and he only while voting, approach ing or remaining within fifteen feet of the place of receiving ballots; and the said managers may, if they see fit, re quire that persons desiring to vote shall form themselves into a line, and when a line is thns formed, said managers shall prevent any person not in the line from approaching the polling place nearer than fifty feet, but iu no case shall more than one voter at any time bo permitted to approach the polls nearer than fifteen feet Sec. 10, It shall be the duty of the sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, bailiffs, town marshals, and police officers, the whole to be under the orders of tho sheriff or bis deputy, to attend at one or the other of said places of voting during the elec tion, and obey all lawful orders of said managers, or either of them, and to act as conservators of the peace, aud for the protection of voters against violence, in timidation and all unlawful attempts to influence voters or to interfere with the perfect freedom of eacb.yoter to cast his ballot accordingly his own wishes. Sec. 11, The said managers, or any two of them, shall have power, by parol, to order the arrest and confinement da ring the day of any person disturbing the peace at or near the polls, or disobeying any reasonable orders for the enforce ment of these provisions for the preserva tion of order and the protection of vo ters; and the sheriff or his deputy shall also have power, without warrant, to nr rest or order the arrest of any person for tho causes aforesaid. Sec. 12, It shall be the duty of said managers to receive each ballot and de posit tho same in a ballot box and it shall not be lawful for either of them, any clerk to open any closed ballot until the polls are close 1 and the counting of the votes is commenced. Sec. 13, It shall be the duty of said managers to prevent any person, except themselves and the three clerks by them to be appointed and sworn, to remain in the room when the lmllota are received, the ballot-box or the polling place os to examine the tickets or to han dle any ticket, and they shall have the some power to enforce this as other du ties herein cast upon them. Sec. 14, The said managers may select threo competent persons to act as clerks in keepiug the list of voters and tally sheets, hut said clerks shall not be per- mitted. to handle any ballot or examine the same. Hec. 1">, One of said managers shall receive the ballots from the voters and hand them to a second, who shall deposit the same iu the box, and at no time shall auy vote be received unless there be at least thi ee of said managers present. Hec. 16, Said managers, clerks and officers, except police officers actually duty, shall receive from the county treas urer three dollars for each day s duty at said election. Sec. 17, It shall be in the power of said managers, or any three of them, to fine auy sheriff, deputy sheriff marshal or police officer not more than one hun dred dollars, as for contempt, if he fail to obey any lawful order of said mana gers, or either of them, for the enforce ment of the law, for keeping the peace, preserving order and protecting the free dom of election on the day of the elec tion. Sec. 18. Said managers shall each of them take the following oath: “I do swear that I will faithfully, fully and partially hold the present election; I will prevent uo person from voting who is of apparent age, a resident of the county, and who has not previously voted at this election y I will not open any closed tick et until the polls have been closed, nor will I divulge for whom auy person voted unless called upon by Borne legal tribune; I will permit no one to challenge, delay or hinder any voter from the free and speedy casting of his ballot; I will, in good faith to the best of my ability, en- At last i nd still closer, lock- '; :;.t interlocking the souls of yon who 'l'i.oiI, kind, nml truo to each other lie m.iv soon follow you to the Land t! i U«l. where you shall indeed riu»n her arms drew still closer about •neck, and ho Lent low to kiss tho •<icti hair and to kiss away the tears :a tho eyes of her he loved. Ah, good ends—that simple home of u fellow- >orerwas rnoro of a palace than many 'vie with wauy mansions. Dio!:, after all was still a few moments Pr y° had looked out of a window to ■ v. i:t*re was the star we learned to call Is yours ago—after she who rested ctly on the bosom of a true, 1 her hei res, he said : sit •ouaties of this That the said election shall uk the d; ill not dy to go—but for my Dari •** long, und I !i ut—tmt who w - r i Ids is all that holds mo to life lhe work I am to do be done. Who ‘‘ rare for her as I do ? Who will id her life as I do ? W ho will protect 11 one for w hom I will be waiting, and lose life must l>e with mine to com- to it fo r na both, Over There ? *00 will protect her ?” Then I am ready to go at any time. :1 * all that held mo here. I am d of life here, and long to enter it- u ‘ r o- To be sure, it is beautiful here r ft d wish .to stay hero, but it will be '-re beautiful There, and to our new * am ready to go, and anxious to ^ her. Sometimes—yes, ofteu, when i: bora my home—I feel a momentary ead of death as I think of old lessons, u lae cloud soon floats away, and I '■ tiie hky beyoud, as now. Tell me of 1 “Vp ' v ‘‘ lj°th will listen.” is so much to tell! You will '?.’ v 11 ai l before we cau tell you. But 'i:is you uo well. Clouds come, and '■ ‘ u* rests thereon. If you make 1 ’•* '.vt; to follow and rest on "tho cloud, ' u d jour gazo trackless * journeys ‘‘■’l; ” J°u look only for the Light in .Litst—for the fcky beyoud—the cloud Push away, and you will look upon a V- - with onr lives—if we look • mostly, and thus do strive, a reward 1 » ours all ir. due.and good time, or m i * S /"Thing to be dreaded—no io , “good night” parting at L “ nn ~ leave a crowded party, home, 4 just a little' State. Sec. commence ou the said 20th day of De cember, und continue between the usual hours new fixed l»y law, for threo sepa rate days. Sec. 3. That said election shall be managed and superintended at the sever al court houses at the county seat, and at any election precinct that may exist or be established iu any incorporated and or ganized city or town, by managers chosen as follows: Sec. 4. And it shall bo the duty of the Governor of the State, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, soon after tho passage of this act possible, to appoint three, and tho Or dinary of each county two, fit and prop er iKTsons, of intelligence and moral worth, for each election precinct estab lished at the county court house, auy city or incorporated town in this State ; and said five persons, or any three or more of them may aid shall hold tho election at said court house andprecints in such city or town, Sec. 5. It shall bo tho duty of the Governor to cause the said appointees to bo and appear at the said court house, 1 at said precinct* in said city or town, the day fixed by this Act, for tho said election, within .tho hours heretofore prescribed by law, und hold said elec tions. . Sec. 0. It shall be the duty of the Govr ernor to furnish each of the judges of the Superior Courts with a list of said ap pointees in the several counties of their re spective circuits, ami at tho next term of said courts in each county, after the said election,it shall be the duty of the judge to inform himself if said appointees have appeared ns required by this Act and held the said election, and if any such appointees have failed to appear, and that the absence of his signature to the returns required by law to be made to tho Clerk of said court, shall be pruna fade evidence of such failure, it shall be the duty of said judge forthwith to fine any such appointeo one hundred dollars: Provided, That said fine maybe remitted on said appointee satisfying said jndge that liis failure to attend was caused by severe sickness or other unavoidable cause, or that he was legally disqualified from serving: And provided further, That said appointees shall each of them be citizens of tho county for which they are appointed nDd voters of the same. Be<'. 7. In addition to tho duties, now prescribed by law for the managers of sa. .1 ii il.~ ay til beauty # -owgh the darkness. We do not ,° sio( “P' for we waken again. And P[ resting, and awaking is much make it. We — ' ake dnrin-lv 'J 0 ca ? 80 Ut0 P*** or interfere with any other person in r <™Uo..» drei, ^ JC tKe “ d ' pe0dj aatme 0niUb * ll0t elections, it ahull be the duty of -said, managers to preserve order at of near the polls, but they sljall lrave no power to re-^ fuse ballots of any male person of appa rent full age, a resident of the county, who has not previously voted at stud election. ' s ? ' > ’ /> Sec, 8, They shall not be permitted to challenge any vote, o* hinder,, or delay, or interfere with any other person in tbw free and speedy casting of SwofO, It shall be the 'duty of said deavor to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and the other laws for hold ing elections; I will make a fair, correct, and honest and impartial return of the result of the election. Ho help me God.” (Any manager may administer this oath to the others.) Sec. 19. Nothing in this act prohibit ing challenges at the polls shall be con structed to authorize any one to vote who is not under the Constitution a qualified voter in the county of the elec tion; but all persons not duly qualified to be, subject to all the pains ana penalties fixed by law in case they vote illegally. Sec. 20. Each of the said clerks shall be sworn fairly impartially and truthfully to keep the list of voters and fairly and honestly to keep the tally sheet at said election. Sec. 21. It shall be the duty of the Ordinaries of the several counties of this State to furnish stationery for tho pur pose of said election, and also to have ready, and furnish for each of the sets of managers provided for by this act, a bal lot box sufficiently large to hold the bal lots likely to be cast at said polling place —said ballot box to be made so that it cannot be opened without serious damagd to the box on all sides except one, and on that side to have a movable lid with the opening therein sufficiently large to admit the pushing in of the ballots one by one—said Ud to be so constructed as that it may slide into grooves in the box, and have a lock thereon; and it shall be the duty of the managers to open and ex amine said box at the opening of the polls, and then to lock the same; and at the close of the polls on each day it shall be the duty of each manager to put up on said lid a strip of paper with his name thereon, and affix tho same by adhesion to the Ud and l>ox so that the box cannot be opened without the rnptnre of said paper; and this being done, the box shall, for the night, bo entrusted to the keeping of one of the managers, and another of the managers shall take tho key; and it shall be the duty of such managers en trusted with said box or key, to peimit one to tamper in any'way with the same; and if such tampering be done, the manager entrusted with the same, shall be deemed prim a facie guilty of having done the same, and on conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 4608 of the Revised Code, for the punish ment of misdemeanors. Sec. 22. An election manager or dork, or other officer on duty in the holding of any election, who shall bo guilty of. any fraudulent practice in changing any bal lot, or in nsing any trick or device by which any false return is made, ot any ballot box is tampered .with, or who ahall in anyway be guilty of any false, or fraudulent practice or act by which any vote actually cast is not fairly counted and returned ahall be guilty of mis demeanor, and on conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 4608 of the Revised Code, j *» . Sec. 28. All laws militating against or inconsistent with this act, are hereby re- Letten from General Lee—A History of the War. The Hew York World of the ICtU con tains a very interesting article on “Au tographs,” presumably from the pen of John R. Thompson, of Virginia, in which the following allusion is made to General Lee: Resolute to abtsain in these illustra tions from any reference to the living, some that are very precious have been laid aside with tho chance that he who pens these notes may be among the de parted before the writers whose words he cherishes should be called away. But as this little essay has been in progress, a knell from a distance tells mo that in cose the reason for reserve has ceas ed. The great soldier of America—for such history, when our miserable bick erings are forgotten, will pronounce him; the Christian gentleman; tho knightly leader of chivalry not less glorious be cause unfortunate: the man whom in his grave all mourn and honor except custom house officials and treasury lackeys and their master—Robert E. Lee, of. Virginia ~~ dead; and. *a-these lines are written, going to his grave by the aide of Jack- son at Lexington. His autographs lie be fore me ; their penmanship graceful and delicate, almost like a woman’s, and his words those of modesty and simple truth. As early as the 10th of November, *65, he writes to a friend: I concur with you entirely as to the im portance of a true history of tho war; and it is my purpose, unless prevented, to write that of the campaigns in Vir ginia. With this view I have been en gaged since the cessation of hostilities in endeavoring to proense the necessary of ficial information. All my records, re ports, returns, Ac., with the headquar ters of the army were needlessly destroy ed by the clerks having them in charge on the retreat from Petersburg, and such as had been forwarded to the War De partment in Richmond were either des troyed in its conflagration or captured at the South in the attempt to save them. I desire to obtain some vouchers in sup port of my recollection, or I should h^ve made some progress in the narrative. I have not even my letter or order books to which to refer. I have thought it pos sible that some of my official correspon dence, which would be of value to might be found among the captured cords in Washington, and that General Grant, who possesses magnanimity as well as ability, might cause me to be furnished witu copies. I have, however hesitated to approach him on the sub ject, as it is one in which he would nat urally feel no interest. On the 28th December, 1SGG, he writes and this is given iu justice to the liv ing : If you see Mr. Davis, I beg that you will present to him my warmest regards and, if you cau find fit words to express it, my deep interest in his welfare. You say rightly, that nothing can be done by his friends for his relief, aud that adds to the bitterness of my distress ; for I feel that any attempt only sen es to arouse afresh the slumbering iro of his oppo nents. We mn9t, therefore, be hopeful, but patient As Into as the 11th of June, 1869, he says; I feel more strongly than I can des cribe the importance of a truo history of the events of the war between the Northern and the Southern States, aud had resolved to prepare a narrative of the military occurrence in Virginia. I have not changed my purpose, but at first thought the time was unpropitious. The passions of neither section had sufficient ly cooled to hear the truth, the only thing I cored to relate. I do not think that the time lias arrived yet, but it is ap proaching. I have been collecting facts, but am at a loS3, in consequence of my records, papers, &o., having been des troyed, and have been so situated as to be incapable of supplying them. Still I am doing something und hope to ceed. These were almost liis last words ; aud they speak as a legacy to the South to complete an unfulfilled duty, which a reconciled people will have a right to demand. As for him, though it mny be that ‘Li* triumph* will be eaug V Modem English. It is^rell enough to talk about the last eighteen centuries, but the nineteenth century is the century after all. Although immeasurably superior in evety thing, it is particularly so in the ele gance of its language. To illustrate what is meant, we saw two young men meet in Water street - ami , heard them converse. The, way _it done, and the conversa tion, was as follow*. For convenience sake, wp call tlieir names Thomas Green and James Blue : Blue—Hello ! Tommie, Low’s your dog 7 Green—(Extending his hand)—Bully, Jammio. put it there! Blue —Well, Tommie, how’s things ? Green—Pretty tart, see my new cigar holder? (exhibits cigar holder.) How’s that for high ? Blue—(looking at the cigar holder)— Pretty IxW: it ain't meonehanm, though, for stamps. Green—(excitedly)—I’m your oyster ! My ducats talk forty dollars’ worth.— Come and see me 1 I straddle that blind, my son. (Stick finger and thumb into vest pocket) Blue—Go it with you ? Green—Ke-rect! Blue— Your’e another. What ails your [From the Halifax (NorsSootis) Morning Chron.) force immensely superior in numbers.—! TELEGE A PTTTf! iahall i tho sternest knight eye ? Green—Man stuck all his fingers i But then I bust his suoot and wrung his ears till he came to tea, now you bet. Is she very black ? Blue—Block ! You look like a coal harvist. Green—Go there yourself 1 Keep off my toes or there’ll be a nigger funeral, that’s what kind of a man I am, ain’t it ? Blue—Wall, who’s doing this crowd ing. I don’t want auy of your lip, either. If you wasn’t fuller’n a little wagon, I’d make it red hot for yon. Green—Augb, what you giving us— fullern’ a little tick yourself. Blue—You’re a lawyer. Green—You’re a liar, am IV What do you take me for ? Blue—You’re u shoutiu.’ Green—Give us a rest, Jimmie. Blue—Domino— domino. Green—Shoo fly. Jim, I’m off. (Exit both in different directions.) Imagine some ancient philosopher wiine-sing such nil exhibition of the English tongue. IIo woulJ probably think it was “pretty tart. ”—N. Y. World. some unmouhleu tongue, Far on in summer* that we *h*N net ate,” that duty of surviving contemporaries is to prepare the record for the future. Aud who can better do this work, illu minate this holy scroll, than the accom plished scholar and brave soldier who, I see, helped to bear the pall of Lee, and in whose veins flows the blood of the great General who fell at Shiloh ? pealed, hat other laws not militant or in consistent therewith; are hereby-declared of force, and to be obeyed by said mana- ^Jt'pprbred Ootober Sd 1876. Paris—Rome—Constantinople. Among all the cities of earth what others awaken such memories as these three. History is stubbed with their names, finishing like stars from its most bril liant pages. Illustrious in past ages, their destinies again astonish the world ic our day, and the mind pauses in aston ishment at their wonderful careers. Paris, the focus of human civilization, containing within herself the concentra tion of all that science, art learning have created—carrying within her bosom the elements of all that is best and worst on earth—herself a complete a microcosm, is for the third time in sixty years sur rounded by liosiile armies, und while the Teutonic shells threaten destruction to her palaces and monuments, her turning against each other the weapons frliich should present a united front against thefinvader. Whether sh« ignominiously through treachery and dissension, or come out triumphantly from the fiery prdeal, woe and tribula tion must bo her share before the camp fires of foreifp foes laid away from the ide, October llUi.) IN MEMORIAL!. “All, &ir Lancelot,” ho said, “tho . of all Christian knights; and now, I ilare said Sir Ector, “thou Sir Lancelot, there Won licet, that thou wert never matched of earthly knights’ hand: and thou wort the courtliest knight that ever bare shield; —« » head r ladies; and thou wert thy mortal too that ever he Morte D’Arthur of Sir Them Good Old Daze.—How I do long (once in awhile) for them good old daze. Them daze when there was more fun 30 cents than thero is now in S8 50. Them daze when u man marrird 145 pounds of woman and less than 9 pounds (owl told) of anything else. How I do long for them good doze when edekashnn konsisted in what men did well. Them doze when dekons ware as aus tere as hoss redisli; and ministers preac- ed to men’s souls instead of their pock ets. Them daze when politics was the ex- S tion and honesty the rods. ’hem daze when dogs wurnt known and when good bread and baked goose made a good dinner. Them daze when a man who wasn’t bizzy was watched, and when women spun yarn to knit stockings. How I do long for the good old daze when now and then a gal baby was name Jerasha, and a boy wasn’t spilt if lie was named Jenymier. And ye who have the.feathers and fuss of life, who have the codfish of wealth without sense under your nose, cum be neath this tree and long for an hour witi me for the good old daze when men were shamed to be fools and women fraid to be flirts. Josh Billings. Oax Amr Ose Tell ?—Can any one teQ bow men that cannot absolutely pay small bills, can always find plenty of money lo buy liquor and treat when hap pening among friends ? Can any one tell hd w it is with some men why owe their batcher, owe for rent, owe for tailoring, shoes, the printer, etc., can have everything that is nice, eat oysters at night, wear fine clothes and have all the delicacies ? ' Can any one tell how men live and support their families, who have no in coma and don’t work, while others who ‘ are industrious and. always employed al most starve ? sight of her inhabitants. While Paris is trembling with fury, with terror, almost with maduess, Rome, still vigorous, notwithstanding her tweu- ty-six centuries, is • preparing to renew her youth iu the atmosphere of liberty. There all is joy and hope. The effete yoke of the old theocracy is forever bro ken, and tho blood of young Italy cir culates freely and oxnltingly iu the veins of the ancient capital. A new era is open before her, and she may yet astonish the world by achievements worthy of her an tique fame. Imperial Byzantium, the Queen of the Levant—seated on the Bosphorus, is lis tening from afar to the murmurs of the North wind. For more than four hun dred years tho Turk has been encamped upon her shores, but nevermore thau en camped. What is four hundred years in the life of the world V The Moors held Spain for eight hundred and were driven from it by the Spaniards as the Turk will now be driven out by the Muscovite. The “ sick man” may make last spasmodic effort, but it will be of o avail. The hand writing is on the wall. Already the armies of the Czar motion, and resistance will be in In this war, at least, we can all sympathize. Away with the Turk! He has never done anything for the progress of humanity. Let him go back to Asia aud let a Christum empire arise over those fair regions which ho has too long polluted with his presence. Tho Chris tiana of European Turkey have always outnumbered the. Turks, aud to them belong, of right, the regions in which they dwell.— Wilmington Journal. TnoroHT He Knew Hkh.— Old Jndge — of New Hampshire, was what Artemus Ward would have called a “ so ciable cuss” off the bench, and was noted for claiming acquaintances with any one whose appearance happened to please him. Entering a crowded car on the Bos ton and Maine Road one. day, liis honor found the only unoccup ed seat to be by the side of u smartly dressed and rather good looking young woman. Ascertain ing that the seat was engaged,-the Jndge settled himself comfortably in it, and turning with his accustomed blond, fath erly smile to his fair companion, said : “ Yoar foco seems familiur to mo, 'ray dear; I think I must know you.” “I should think you might,” said the unknown, in horse voice, whiskey, tralto voice, turning a vindicative pair of eyes ou the astonished judge “I should think you might; you sent me to tho House of Correction for three months last Winter, you infernal old scoundrel” The Judge, did* not press claim for ac quaintance any further in that quarter. Mr. Jefferson „D*vis arrived in New York by the Canard steamer Cuba from Withreverence aud regret we repeat to-day Sir Ector’s words of sorrow for the great Sir Lancelot, and apply them to the man who died yesterday, the nob lest knight of our geueration. Tho hero of the Arthurian legends 03 ho lay dead in Joyons-Gard with-the record of a life made splendid by great deeds, might have revived other than kindly or en nobling recollections in the mourner’s mind-? for the wronged, king amtethe breaking up of the goodly fellowship of the Round Table could not be forgotten, but lay like shadows upon the dead knight. But in tho life of Robert Ed mund Lee there was no reproach of man woman ; his deeds were dimmed by wrong dono or duty unfulfilled; there s no staiu upon his honor and uo un righteous blood upon his hands. He was, indeed, a good knight, noble of heart and strong of purpose, and both a soldier and a gentleman. The age that knew him, if not the age of chivalry, will yet be remarkable for having produced ' him a man os chivalric as any that lives history. He, too, was one, and the greatest ones, of a goodly fellowship that was broken up and scattered about the world. Some of these Southern knights have gone before him, and with him de parts the last remnant of tho cause for which they fought aud the strength that > long upheld it Only niueyeara ago he wu3 a Colonel of cavalry in the United States army, and yesterday he died the greatest soldier in the world. Four years service iu the field at the head of an army gained for him this reputation, and though he was worsted at the last, it was a reputation that he did uot lose with his losses. It' strong praise to give to him, but nor the less undeserved, for even his former enemies must concede to him tho first place m the civil war, and we know of i living European General who possess to the same extent those attributes, of soldier which so distinguished tho Con federate leader. It w true that Europe has yet Napier and McMahon and Von MolUte, and that America has also Sher man and Sheridan and Longstreet, but all these men aud all their fellow sol diers lack the grandeur which was in herent in Lee. In every particular ho possessed the requisites of a true soldier. Ho was brave; his whole military record and his life-long scorn of danger alike bear tes timony to bis bravery. He. was wise; his great successes against great odds, and his almost constant anticipation of the enemy’s movements were proofs of his wisdom. He was skilful; liis forced marches aud unexpected victories assert Iris skill He was patient and unyield ing; his weary struggle against the mighty armies of the North and his stem defence of Richmond forever [>reservG the memory of his patience and resolu tion. He w’os gentle and just; the sol diers who fought under him and who eamo alive out of the great light, remem bering aud cherishing the memory of the man can one nml all testify to his gentleness and his justice. Above all he was faithful; when he gave up liis sword there was no man in his own ranks or in those of tho enemy that doubted his faith, or believed that lie had not doue all that mortal could do for the cause for falls which lie had made such a noble, strug- gle. In the history of those terrible four years there is no more prominent figure than that of Geueral Lee. It may bo said that he sustained the war after failure seemed inevitable, and wheu other men weie ready to give up the fight. His de fence of Richmond iu the face of such a mighty foe will forever remain one of the greatest events in history. His stra tegy, if not liis presence, influenced al most every Confederate victory, and Only a king of men could have possessed suoli courage and endurance, aud liis whole life is a proof that among tho brotherhood of men Lee was indeed a king. When tho last chance was gone, and all hope was at an end, the old hero bow ed to a higher will than his own, and ac cepted the fate of the South with calm grandeur. But he was done with all liis wars. . He could never take tho field again ; he knew that it w as not for him to sec the Act of Secession upheld by tho j South and recognized by tho North, aud > after the failure of his own countrymen j too old aud war-worn to draw his! sword in a foreign quarrel. He passed: from the fever of the camp into tho quiet of the cloister, and as the President of Washington College, in Virginia, spent the remaining portion of his sixty-three years iu working for the good of liis na- Stato. ’e caiin^express all the truth that could bo tolfr about Lee, nor can wo do justice to his worth aud fame, but per haps the few words of Sir Ector are the best after all. He was .ajjood .knight, .a true gentleman: knowing this, let ns leave him with fame and posterity; with the rest, the light, the Resurrection and the Life. f American Prees Association Dispatches. The new county of McDuffie will have Thomson^on the. Georgia Railroad, as Europe on Wednesday. He is nt the its county rite. him he cheered diers and encouraged them to farther aud greater efforts. They spoke of him as “Old Bob Lee” they liked to talk about his manners and his deeds ; they told each other stories of the greatness of his heart, and, although their commander, always looked upon him as their friend and fellow-soldier. He won the love of his friends aud the admiration of his enemies, and now that he is dead lie has not any euomy at all. Whether the cause for which he fought was just or otherwise, is not a question for us now; we only know that in the fight he did not war with his own con science, but like a truo man stood up for what he bcleived to be tho truth. Ho was a Virginian by birth and teachings, and the son of Henry Lee, a geueral of the Revolntiou. He inherited the creed ns well as the profession of his father, aud it is a strange circumstance that the United States troop?, Rent to quell the insurrection of John Brown, at Harper’s Ferry, were under the command of Col Robert E. Lee, who was shortly after wards to lead one people against another, which sang with such enthusiasm of the martyrdom of old John Brown. Nobody doubted the sincerity of Lee when he left the army of liis country, for which he had been trained and in which -he passed the greater part of his life, and fought against that country to the best ot his skill aud strength. The man was too noble to have done vxong, and too gentlo to have aided ia sacrificing tho lives of thousands, merely on account of the locality of bis birth. IIo was not alone a patriot—ha was a just man, when he weut into the war ho did bait.' the South ; in the firm hope that he upholding the right. His military genius derives its most important proof from the fact that, from the time of his appointment to the posi tion of Confederate Commander-in-Chief until the close of the war, the appoint ment was never changed. There were many talented and brave men in the South—men Hko Longstreet and Folk, and the two Johnsons, and that one who took with him to a soldier’s grave the love of the whole world and the name of Stonewall Jackson. But there was only one L«e, and to him the South knew inu9i her safety and her hopes be com mitted. He failed to realize these hopes, but ho gained, if not . for his cause, at least for his country and himself, a glory imperishable and nnclonded by his de feat. On the. other hand, the army of the North was compelled to endure: a long succession of leaders, one as incapa ble as the other, until men of real worth were discovered at last It seems incredi ble, on looking back to that war time, that Lee should have held his own ah Angier and the Governor. Tkeasuker’s Office. ♦ Atlanta, Ga., October 24,1870. f Editor Constitution : There appeared in the Atlanta Daily New Era of yesterday & letter from Rums B. Bullock, purpor ting to be addressed to me, (though this was the first notice 1 had of such a letter) founded upou a short note sent by me to Mr. Olios. II. Clavtou, New York* The poison of the reptile, and the ma lignity of the evil oue, with which this letter abounds, I shall not deign to tico, further than to remark that they do not add auy very great laurels Chief Magistrate of a great Sto he ueed uot think to extricate himself from his unwarrantable acts by personal abuse. I shall hasten to give simply the Act upon which the bonds referred to were issued, and the law in relation to State bonds aud coupons, aud a few facts per tinent to the snbjcot, leaving the public to draw their own conclusions. An act to anthorize his Excellency the Governor of this State to borrow suffi cient money on the credit of the State or such terms as to him shall seem best, to pay off the members and officers of the General Assembly: Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That liis Excellency the Gov ernor be and ho is hereby authorized and requested to effect a loan to the State, by bond or otherwise, upon rucIi terras us to him shall seem meet, of a sufficient amount of mono}' to pay off the bers aud officers and other expenses of this General Assembly; and that the Treasurer of the State meet aud jjny off the debt thus contracted aud iuterest thereon out of the first funds coming i to his hands. Approved August 27th, 1870. The unpaid expenses of this General Assembly at the time of the passage of this bill, extending to its adjournment, could not exceed a qnarter of a million dollars, and when 1 learned the Gover nor was insuring State Bonds, having re ference to this act for his authority, and sending them to New York by tho mil lion, with my name upon all the coupons without my knowledge or consent while the law required that the Treasurer should sign all the coupons. (Erwin’s Code, paragraph 919.) “They may be fore or after issuing be presented to the State Treasurer, who shall sign in his of ficial capacity all the coupons thereto attached.” (I felt impelled by a seuse of duty and a desire to protect myself and my secretary from securities that might aecrue, to write tho note I did, which was not intended for the public but made so by Rufus B Bullock. Notwithstanding the Code (unless oth erwise provided, which was not in this casej mokes it the duty of the “Treasurer to sign in liis official capacity all t^e coupons,” the Governor in his letter re marks : “The lithographing of your name, to tho coupons for instance, is a matter of form, it might lave been that of John Smith, or of your clerk, or of any other person whom I might have chosen.” This is a sample of lii3 knowl edge and regard for law. Itefering t to the bonds to pay off tho members and of ficers of the General Assembly, the Gov ernor further states : “ But fortunately for the iuterest of the State, neither of these statutes involves the necesity of the bonds passing through your hands either directly or indirectly.” Irwin’s Code, section 90, reads thus : ‘The Treasurer shall keep a book in which he shall record a description of all the bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by this State, and in said book shall note au bonds paid and the date of payment, and all coupons paid on each, and the * TAXIS AND METZ. DOTH CITIES TO BE STARVED OCT. THE CORDON TIOHTENINO. )E TRACE STILT. PURIOT'S. CAPITULATION OF ! SURRENDER OF BAZAINE ! IE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND PRIS ONERS. [Special to the Daily Journal. London, October 27.—The English ministry is annoyed by the absolute re fusal of % Russia - to join in efforts for peace. Prinoo Napoleon denies disloyalty to the Emperor, or that lie has had any in terview with Bourbaki or Boyer. Verduu refuses to surrender and de fies tho Prussians to take it Bad weather has almost put a stop to military operations on the part of the Prussians, though they still closely invest Paris and Metz with the hope of starving out those cities. In order to make tho investment of Pails more perfect, the Duke of Meck- lenburg-Schwerin. with his army corps, has abandoned the seige of St. Quentin and is marching rapidly ou Paris. Thiers has been granted a safe conduct by the Prussians, only us far as Versail les, for fear tho Parisians may learn the true state of the feelings of France in re gard to a humiliating peace. The following are said to be tho terms of peace proposed by Russia, Austria aud England : No cession of territory ; the fortifica tions of Metz and Strasbourg to be razed; Franco to pay 200,000,000 francs indem nity; tho neutrals to guarantee peace. Berlin, Oct. 27.—Queen Augusta has received the following dispatch frorq King William, announcing the surren der of Bazaine with his army, at Metz : Metz, Oct. 27.—Gen. Bazaine surren dered Metz this morning, and this after noon, Ills army consisting of 140,000 men, laid down their arms. Of this number 20,000 are rick and wounded. God be praised tor this most impor tant event of the war. William. date of their payment.” 8till the Gov ernor states there is uo “necessity of the bonds passing through the Treasurer’s hands either directly or indirectly.” Where the authority or necessity of is suing currency bonds to the amount of twelve hundred and fifty thousand dol lars, and perhaps .more, and sending them to New York to meet an expense iff only two hundred pud fifty thousand dol lars, being a million more than required, or authorized by the bill ? The inference is that they were sent there to be used for other purposes thau those authorized bylaw. It could not have been to pay the bonds and coupons of the State, for there is another octwequiring that these shall be met by the sale of gold bonds, which the Governor is having, or has haa prepared. It could not have been to meet tho “Civil Establishment” of the State, for this was not included in the original bill, and the bonds were issued beforo the amendatorv act, and bear no reference to it; aud the amendatory act requires all bonds issued under it, or af ter its adoption, to bo gold bearing, and the general State tax which is now being collected, and will soon be in the Treas ury, is ample to meet this branch of the government, including the “incidental expenses of the Executive Department I could pursue this subject at great length and show many errors in point of law and facts, but I dislike to devote the time'to it or worry the public with it, and will simply state in conclusion, aside from my official sworn ddtieo andrespon abilities. Ism a tax pajer L mid have s right to feel some interest in common with the people of Georgia in staying the illegal, baneful hand of extravagance and plunder, while hjs Excellency has not condescended to notice these little Democratic Circular. The following has just been issued : Room* of the National Democratic Rr- eeutire Committee, Washington, D. C., Oct. 21,1870.—The National Democratic Con gressional Resident Committee tciubr their congratulations to the Dem<vr»'.c and Conservative voters of the three* gr--.it States of Pennsylvania, Indiana, mi I Ohio for their recent successes over ill.* corruptions of Radicalism, aided, tu> tin* Radicals have been, by a profligate *nd desperate administration at Washington. In Pennsylvania a gain of five mend * of Congress has been secured. TheR.di- tul majority of last year haa been lnr*:( l v reduced in each branch of tho Legisla ture, and thero is a decided majority in the State on the popular vote against Hit- administration. In Indiana the' S'.nse has been redeemed from further Radio *1 misrule, by the eloction ot the D tn- oeratic and Conservative State tick. :, carrying with it a gain of two memb.-s of Congress and a majority in each branch of the Legislature. Economy and re form are thus made sure to the people of that State in the immediate future. J i Ohio, the Radical majority of two yem s’ ago has been reduced more tiian half, and the leader of the Radical corruption in this present Congress has been de feated. We no w appeal to the Democrat - ic aud Conservative voters of the States in which clectiuns are about to Be held to make further and more determined efforts in behalf of a restoration of an honest administration. We ask that they disregard threats from any central source, and pay no.attention in any respect to the proposed use of the military'power' of the Government in the local manage ment of elections in the States. Let the doors of our organization be thrown wide open for the admission of all who. desire economy and honesty in the manage ment ot the public treasury, so that the present burden of taxation may be there-' by mitigated, regardless of former issues or past politicial associations or names, and bring about entire co-operation among all who seek a restoration. of the Union founded upon i>cace and good will among their fellow-men, and a return to strict integrity among tho public officers of the nation. [Signed] Samuel J. Randall, Chmu. N. L. Jeffries, Secretary; long and so bravely, alien ho was op- matters, making no return bt income and -T**? 1 paying no tax in Georgia.- ' ^ ♦ Respectfully, poeed to every changing tactics and a from the Order. At. a . solmn meeting ■ of,, the. Grand Lodge qf Free Masons in Paris, King William and the Crown Prince of Prus sia, Frederick William, were expelled Adjournment of the Legislature. Last night the General Assembly which had been m long protracted session ad- ;onrned, the House sine die, and the ! Senate to convene in Executive session. We bid the representative branch of it, we trust, a final farewell, and have only to remark of ik as the eminent Cardinal Woolsey is said by Shskspeare to have remarked of himself, FsrpweU^s long farewell, to *11 my (it*) great- for that consisted only in its authority, backed by bayonet power, and not in (ts inherent' virtue. May the farewell we gave to it be a) lasting one l Like “Al exander. the Coppersmith,” they have “much done evil, the Lord reward” them, “for hr* There were in the body “good men and true,” but these were so “few and far between,” and so little of organ ization prevailed among them; so much did they need a leader, and so many of them attempted vainly to lead ; that all their efforts combined to save the State from the nnwiae and extravagant legisla tion which. has taken place, proved abor tive. Weaye glad*therefore, that the ,b<S4y baa -adjourned, and trust that the forthcoming election will give to the State an able, pore, and better legislative body. With the one just adjourn ed. therefore, we part with no regrets.— vka at*** 1naA s nothing,- but gains in its * Intelligencer 26th B@- New York. is determined to be second to no city in the world upon tho score of attractions. It lost enter prise is the construction of Crystal Pal ace thirty-six hundred feet long and ono hundred and fifty wide, bnilt in the form of a square, with a garden in the centre of eleven acres. Tho cost of the whole affair is expected to be $7,000,000.