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Jgj CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA. f s »se vrlio have read the proceedings of . Kepublican Convention recently held in jjti cannot fail to be impressed with the - »fthat the Republican party will make operate effort to cany the elections in ,;ji» next October and November. There lB sny who think that there is no Repub- upariy in Georgia. This is a great mis- There are to-day nearly one hundred Land Republican voters in the State. Lforce properly organized and thor- Lblp disciplined will carry the next elec- Unless the Democrats stand firmly to- Urand meet organization with organi- i and discipline with discipline. The | : ..!e heretofore with the .Republicans in yia lias been a want of leaders. The st of their weakness has been the divi- ;-and dissensions in their own ianks that they are strong whenever they At to manifest strength’no one can deny. ririS they cast 83,000 voUs in the Govet- ■ election. In 1870 they cast 69,000 a. In 1872 they cast 62,000 votes for int. This year they propose to make a E ;?rate fight and the Democracy n.ay as 1 prepare to meet the issue. The dan- rta the Democracy comes from two qui.r * In the first place, the Republicans pi a disposition to present a firm and lied front to H eir cnc.ny. Their party "i.not lack bold and . killful leaders, and |j i; rival factions will ctase their quarrels c isink their animosities until after the p-liun. The pla form wkiih they have ilipled places them in rompUte accord r ,ih their allies at the No; t! . It declares Ira common school system ‘free from sec- siuiiontiolit onco-ses to the fullest rent the bloody fhirt , ro;ramn e of Mor al i Co. ; it dec'ares for h rd moneyas ipinst greenbacks ; and for centralism as pinsl Slate lli.li's. In the second place, tov arc streiigtluned by the sire g h of Heir adversaries. The apparent piradox is mly explained. Ti e D mocrats e.-l them- tiTf) sr strung, nave UT.’irrjrrm xrx ij- • iiiie elections held since 1868, that they ra-CstimatP their own power rn.l under- Lim.de the power of tlx ir < ppji.ent . Lhii ami Lions to > bin n offue re unwilling j . I nail niitil tl e party de nands t eir servi-.j I'nahle to control lire i e ul ir orga li- H£si"ii of the ] arty, tli ?y do not care to obey | y cannot coo in nd. ' hey wish to |hrtganl party lines, to treat pa t, no;n.na ns with contempt, n l to g “before the ■people” upon “tlieir own merits.” Inde. ndent candidates in the f cl 1 will give the gjadicals an opportunity of regaining their >t paver. Unless the so-ca led iudepen- li;st movement be ni] p d in the bud, the hlicals will held tlie balance of power In texrly every county of the State and elect oni they please to office. Ihe success of it Democrats can only he assured by a rig- |jadherence to party lines and an implicit lienee to party discipline. The duty of ry good Democrat in the coming cara- gn is plain and simple. Ind,pendents Bit Je considered, as Radicals and treated as Radicals. If necessary, the harsh, hut 'tolesomc, policy which prevailed in 18C8, 1S69 and 1870 must be employed again. In- iependant candidates must be crushed like young vipers whenever nnl wherever they Mic their appeal ance. Let the best men of every ciunly attend the primary meetings lI >'l take an active interest in placing the tonirol of the party machinery in good hands. Let them see to it that only good oen and true Democrats are nominated fer office, and then when nominations are made a lei the nominees be sustained by the solid strength of the party, The man who bolts I the nomination of the party must not be al- oweil to remain among us. He is no longer of us, and must be spurned into the camp of those whose flag he is secretly support 's. He must not be allowed to .ive with the sheep and work with the goats.—Au- I pitta Chronicle, E. RUSSELL, - Proprietor. Bsn L. Russell, - - R. M. Johnston, EDITORS. Bainbridge, G a., May 18, 1876. Personal.—The Brooklyn Argus uses this iisinuating sort of language to Hyena Aaine, of Maine : ‘‘Brother Blaine, you *ont to Congress a poor man, and now you are a rich one. How did you make your money ? Perhaps that’s mi impertinent question, but it might be worth more to you Dow than many thousand Arkansas railroad bonds if you could answer it satisfactorily. of us believe, brother Blaine, that you ^eie provided for by the ravens. The Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin tells us that & citizen of that place has a pair of panta. •cons which were worn by one of his ances- ‘ ors a hundred years ago. If, unhappily, should fail to find those venerable panta- * J °Qs at the Centennial Exposition, we shall feel that we have made the trip there in Va; 2 . AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS. Correspondents sending us items of news need not commence “I take my pen in hand.” We ctire very little whether they write with their hand or their toes, just so the news is fresh and interesting. Write on one side of the paper only, and, above all things else, be sure to cross your i’s and dot your t’s. We intend runni ng a “lightning sched ule” during the approaching campaign. The main plank in our platform shall be —but then it’s no use to particularize. We’re just going to make things scatter, and no mistake. The Georgia press should beware of some of R. Head Harris’ parboiled say ings iu regard to Georgia politics. That young man was born so long after the time and influence of George Washington that his statements wou’t do to swear to every time. Small men like Col. Thompson, Hemp hill, Gregg Wright, Clisby and others, had nothing to say at the Press Conven tion. The larger lights, like Mutnford, Martin, Kayton, and so on, did the talk ing for the concern. And now it is said the Lumpkin Inde pendent has a coal black negro in its office, learning the trade. A little sage tea, if you please ! We’re sick. Order of business at the Press Conven tion: A drink; a speech; n. drink; motion by Kayton; drink; speech; drink; motion by Mum ford; drink; adjournment. _ In Columbus the other day a six-year old girl was overheard telling her play mate that she had attended a church sociable the evening before, and that a little boy kissed her while they were en gaged in a play but she said, “That’s no harm, ’cause it was our preacher’s boy, you know.” As soon as Mr. Bower was elected a delegate from this District, the editor of iu order to say that he (the editor) used to go in bathing with Mr. B in Flint river. An editor who can t afford a diamond p ii. should go to shucking peauuts for a livelihood.—Fort VTley Mirror. We sup pose Christopher is shucking. Albany makes a call for her base bftll- i ;ts. Hold on, we’ll loan you a few. The deputy sheriff of Dougherty coun ty flung some bullets after a fleeing fugi- t.ve the other day. The Albany News says Col. Carey IV. Styles has bought the Atlanta Common wealth. Kavton and Mumford made all the “motions” before the Press Convention. Hon. Tom Hardeman was in attendance at the Press Convention. Thomasville is pining for a calico ball. When corn is laid by she shall be accom modated. The Augusta Chronicle says the entries for the Senatorial race to date are: Thos- M. Norwood, present incumbeut; and Ben j. H v Hill, representative from the Ninth District. This is the first time we hive heard of Mr. Hill’s candidacy. And now it is reported that Morton has thirteen of the Georgia delegates. Don’t believe a word of it. The Thomasville Guards are to have a military hop on the evening of the 25th inst. The Thomasville merchants have agreed to close their stores at 7 o’clock in the evening until September first. A young lady told the local editor of the Dawson Journal that he looked like a crab apple blossom. He took it as a com pliment. The Fort Valley Mirror remarks, and with a great deal of truth, that the only way in which iome of the country papers get their names mentioned in the dailies,is to write puffs of said dailies. The parties who would like to be She riff of Mitchell county are numerous. Thomas county had a perfect colony of pic nics last week. Thirteen white men and nine negroes represent Georgia at the National Repub lican convention. We heard that the Quitman Reporter had been sold by Mr. Hall, but the last number said nothing about it. The Savannah News again says there is no small pox in that city, the statement of inferior papers to the contrary notwith standing. The Georgia Press Association is grumbling about imposters. May hawe parties and excursions are prevalent in Camilla. Dawson jail cleaned out, and the Jour nal is bragging about it. The Dawson Journal remarks that at present, the making of a sober man laugh seems to us like disturbing the gr ive. A press dispatch from Augusta says that the Georgia delegation lean toward Bayard. Well, he is good material to make a President out of. Mitchell county farmers are selling bacon in Camilla. Good showing. The ladies of Newton, Baker epunty, | had a big pic nic last week. * Blakely News: The Bainbridge Demo crat reports R. H. Whitely as having advised the negroes, at a recent Radical meeting in Bainbridge, to have as little to do with politics as possible, and to turn tbeir attention to the making of bread a*td meat. This is good advice, and we hope they will act upon it. They know nothing of politics, and hence should keep out of them. There is just as much sense in putting a cornfield negro in an apothe cary shop to dispense medicine to the people,-as to allow him to have a con trolling influence iu the affairs of govern ment. The Thomasville Enterprise say3 that Capt. E. T. Davis showed us the other day the wool from a pair of pure Soutn- dowu sheep. The clip from the two weighed 10 pounds. We would like to see our people, who are engaged in rais ing sheep, introduce some improved breeds among them. The value of their wool would be greately increased. The lighfning killed one mule, crippled another and knocked a negro senseless, near Hoggard’s mill iu Mitchell county last week. So a fisherman told the C milla Enterprise. But little sugar cane has been planted in Mitchell. Rice is engaging the atten tion of farmers of that county. The good house-wives are bringing in eggs and but ter, and paying for their shoes, calico, etc. The above facts we learn from the Camilla Enterprise. Bristow Williams, a colored man by reputation, went to the penitentiary for ten years for stealing a horse in Brooks county. Camilla Enterprise: Mr. Brown, editor of the Enterprise, had the sad misfortune to lose his only child, a boy, on' Tuesday morning last. All parents will sympa thize with him in this sad bereavement. May the Father of all mercies bind up the bleeding hearts of both he and tie stricken young mother ! Should the Thomasville Times appear unusually attractive this week, the expla nation may be had in the fact that tl e editor has been in attendance on the Pass Convention in Savannah. Mr. John A._Po well of Cairo, accor. - panied by his brother, Hugh Powell, one of the most popular conductors on the A. & G. R- ft left for Warm Bar: Arkansas, this week.- ? Griffin News: Its so, but we can’t help it. Edwin Booth took fifty thousand dollars out of Georgia for :t very , oor show which lie run a few w:eks in this State, while all the Methodist preachers in Georgia only got forty-five thousand dollars for the whole of the r last yea.’i work. The Methodist Advocate complains of this state of affairs, but all the advice we can give the preachers is. if they want to make money they better quit preaching and go into the show business. Quitman has a big Sunday School pie nic to-day. The News claims Albany o be the healthiest city in Southwest Georgia. Albany News: The press of the State is much concerned over the prospect for independent candidates this fall. Watch things closely, and let’s hoot all “inde pendent” men out of the country and tiut of the State. Georgia cannot and will not be retarded in her course by such fools; she will onward and upward go. Augusta Chronicle: A Washington cor respondent of the Savannah News says it is all a mistake, “Hon.” Morgan Rawls has not been asked to step down and out of his high positiou in the “Document Room.” The “Hon.” Morgan will con tinue to paste wrappers and lick envelopes as usual, for of such is the kingdom of ex-Congressmen. While iD session at Savannah, theGeor gia Press Association received the follow ing telegram from the South Carolina Press Association; “The South Carolina State Press Association, now in session, send greeting to their brethren in the Empire State, and pray that the labors of the Southern Press may result in the speedy establishment of constitutional rule iu every part of that beloved South, to whose service the professional lives of the Southern Press are devoted. James A. Hoyt, President. Columbus Timor. C ol. Taliaferro sent notes amounting to $2,500 to a lawyer, T. H. Maloney, Esq., Greenville, Tenn., for collection, and instructed him to sue. The lawyer, believing he could get the money without suit, took the responsibili ty of letting return day pass without commencing action. He failed to get the money on the promise, and assumed the debt himself, and remitted the amount of claim. The Colonel thinks that extraor dinary, and says it ought to be noticed in the papers. He says it is not the rule or practice with lawyers generally with whom he has done business—and he likes the new way. A correspondent from Early county ex presses the belief that if the people can hold out daring the month, that the blackberry crop will carry them through. He estimates the crop at $45,000, and says that if they can live until 1st of June,that it will take a cannon ball to kill them. Albany News: At the last term of Dougherty Superior court, (some time ago) the Grand Jury found a true bill against Ike Jackson, a well known color ed drayman of this city, for cruelty to animals. This is the first case of the kind ever brought before Dougherty Superior Court. Perry Journal: We have heard of „ family in Houston county who will not sign a homestead waiver note to get Western meat at twenty cents a pound. Their hogs died of cholera, and now being out of meat, they have discovered a substitute for seasoning, vegetables. Thpy gather about a quart of hickory nuts, crack them, and boil in the pot. The oil is very rich, and is said to impart a fine flavor to the salads. Thomasville Enterprise: The agility with which the colored preachers of the A. M. E. churclr, arfrsmg them Rev. C. L. Bradwell, Turner an4«thers, in attend ance upoqHjte jconference of that church skip overTJwu£*Tie meetings of that bodv where they'&rfe Supposed to preach the gospel of “peace on earth, good will to all men,” to the meetings of the Republi can Convention where they thunder forth volleys of hatred, discord, dissension and bitter lies against the whites, would be astonishing if it were not stale. Letter from a merchant to the Quitman Reporter: Will you allow me sufficient space in your valuable paper to call the attention of merchants on the line of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad to the injus tice done them by the Pay Master of the road being furnished with free transpor tation for a stock of merchandise, which he sells to the road hands, instead of pay ing them with the usual due MU which the Directors had printed for that purpose. I would suggest that a meeting of the merchants be called at an early day to take proper steps to have several acts of injustice now imposed by the managers ot the road abated. Thomasville Enterprise: Judge H. W. Hopkins, the superintendent of the Tour nament for the Spring Fair, reports every thing connected with this department’ moving along swimmingly. He has as surance that this portion of the exhibition will be a success. We would like very much to see our Valdosta friends again in the arena. Their success last fall should certainly tempt them to make an effort to earry off the honors. In addition to the prizes already announced, there is offered a special premium of a fine saddle, and there will doubtless be several others. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C. t May 9,1876. THE WAY THEY ALL GO. Thomasville Enterprise.] One C. L. Bradwell has been preaching to the colored Methodists here for over a year, and has behaved himself very well, indeed. He has heretofore always claim- d that he was a preacher and not a poli tician. - For these reasons the white peo ple have felt very kindly towards him and have done many little things to aid him. The city authorities have repeated allowed him the use of the City Hall, raise mon citizens have contributed some mO'iiey to help his flock buy him an eighty dollar suit of clothes, and the other day a gen tleman let him have some money to go, as lie said, to his Conference. The wind up is about as might have been ex pected. The aforesaid C. L. Bradwell turns up as one of the mist loudmouth ed, bitter, and nncom piomising members of the Atlanta Republican Convention lie urged upon tli it body the necessity of making a nomination for Governor and declared that they could and would elect their candidate. We think it high time that our people cease to aid these so cal - ed preachers of the colored persuasion, when sent out by the Northern Methodist church and controlled by old Gil Haven. They do more harm to a community than ten politicians who are not preachers—in a canvass they are the most unscrupulous and bitter of all their party, and the» have the impudence to turn right round and seek assistance from the white people of the place. This Bradwell declared that he intended to have nothing to do with politics at all when he wanted help and now he is most rampant and is going to do wonders for the Radical party. Mark him. We have no objection to his being a political leader, but when he does, he ought to quit preaching.—Thomasville En terprise. POLITICAL. The National Executive Committee of the Liberal Republican party, as anticipa ted in this correspondence, has determin ed to call a National Convention. Phila delphia is the place, and July 26th the time, selected for the purpose. There the candidates of both the parties will be in the field and the Liberals can Judge between them. Whether they will nomi nate candidates of their own, or be con tent with endorsing those of one of the other parties, will depend upon their esti mate of the character and abilities of eith er for the purposes of Reform. The Lib erals believe that the country needs a new party pledged to the Union, one term, civil service reform, honest administra tion, the equality of the States with righ.s of local and self government, and nation al good will, in which harmony may be secured between the sections and late enemies in war, by allowing men of all parties to enter on the ground floor, with out regard to antecedents, the party itself having no antecedents, and therefore un embarrassed by a record a party which looks to the future for its usefulness, and to the past only for instruction. This is a high ideal which, it is probable, the log ic of events will prevent from being real ized this year. We are too close upon the verge of actual conflict to form a new army; and the Liberals will have to join one or the other of those in the field. It is said that of all those yet spoken of for the Presidency by either party, these Liberals and Reformers are best pleased with Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, for President, and John M. Palmer, of Illi nois, for Vice President. MR. BLAINE AGAIN EXPLAINS. Having settled the $64,000 Union Paci fic bond purchase to his own satisfaction, Mr Blaine has again found it necessary to rise to a personal explanation. In the schedule of Kansas Pacific bonds which had been placed as Oakes Ames said, “where they would do the most good,” the name of “Blaine 15” appears. This schedule was not intended for the public eye, but saw the light of day through the clairvoyance - of a newspaper correspon j, dent in 18.3. The gentleman wiio first — _fag|S(ko the world was Mr. Centennial Vampires—A Warning to the Innocent who will Visit Phil adelphia. Our friends from the interior, com ing up next month to the Centennial, must expect to find many salient points iu the exposition of which no hint has been given them in the programme, or even in newspaper reports. -Where the prey is* there will the vultures be gathered together; and even at this ear ly date, Philadelphia is the central point toward which not only pick-pock ets and ruffians of the baser sort are bending their steps, but the higher class of confidence men and women, that happy-go-lucky, audacious, intelli gent gang who hover on the confines of society, like robber-crabs, living on their wits and stupidity of other people. The World’s Exhibition in other coun tries have always attracted these pro fessional free-booters, and they appear to be especially sangu ne of success in this coun’ry, where money is supposed to he plenty and innocence unsuspicious. Strange women in foreign attire already puzzle the eyes of sober Quakers ; the London detectives, who arrived last week, declare that they meet as many faces familiar to tbeir Rogues’ Gallery in Chestnut street, as they would in the Strand. The neighborhood of the Cen tennial buildings is set with every in ducement to vice ; private honses are besieged by new varieties of shameless beggars. As the crowd increased, the temptation and chances of plunder will attract more of these outlaws. We warn.our country friends that they will need to sharpen their wife for other respondent of the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Blaine’s explanation reflected upon the veracity of the correspondent; and ex- 1 ongressruan Riddle, faiher-in law to the later, addressed a letter to Mr. Blaine, in which he said : “You assaulted the reputation of James Walcot Kuowlton, then two years and a half in his grave. Had he survived till to-day. you would have remaiued silent ; and yi u • Joe Stewarts and MacFarlands would have told no tales. It devolves on me to vindicate, as I best may, his memo ry from your assertions ; which I shall do at an early day.” The parties here referred to were both involved in the Pacific Mail distribution; MacFailaud having received $25,000, which he said he delivered to Col. Forney. Stewart is the “recusant witness” who re fused to testify ; and it is due to a gentle man of a similar name to say that it is Jo- s:ph B. Stewart, not Joseph J. Stewart,, of Baltimore, who is engaged here in law- business, that is meant. Mr. Riddle, doubtless, has the data upon which Knowlton disclosed the facts in 1873 ;and the conviction that I was a thief so strong that it could not be modified by evidence of mf innocence of the most conclusive character.” “You have been indicted, I believe, by the grand Jury of the District ?’ “Ye3,1 believe so,” replied the Gener al, laughing ; h—1! let them indict. I’ll come out all right,, mark what I tell you.’ 1 Here the Senator! returned to the cham ber, after a recess of twenty minutes, and Belknap returned to his usual seat, by the side of his eminent counsel. JUDGE THURMAN AND THE PRESIDENCY. A friend of mine had a conversation with Senator Thurman, of Ohio, a day or two ago, during which aliusiou was made to the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. The Judge seemed averse to talking much on this subject, but in an swer to the expressed hope that he might receive the nomination, he said, first tak ing a huge pinch of snuff (he is an invet erate snuffer whose nose is always hun gry,) “Well, I want to see one of our best men get it. Fifteen years of Republican rule has well nigh ruined us as a nation ; and, to-dav we stand much lower in the estimation of other Governments than ever before. As for myself, I don’t dis guise the fact that I would consider my nomination by the Democratic party as an exalted honor—something to be very proud of—and, if elected, I should use my best endeavors to purify all branches of the Government service. There are so many other men, however, better entitled to the nomination, my friend and col league Bayard, Tilden, Hendricks, Han cock, and others, that I really havn’t much hope, and shan’tTie a bit disappoint ed if I don’t get ths nomination. “And did it ever strike you,” continued the Judge, “that while the Republican candi dates are using every effort to annihilate one another, the Democratic, aspirants preserve a dignified caimness, r;speering each other’s laudable ambition, and re fraining from all kinds of mud-throwing?” And here the Judge might have added, but his ever-present sense of courteous decorum prevented him, that Blaine is trying to kill off Conkling, and vice versa ; that Bristow is trying his best to slaughter Blaine; iu fact, that the Republican aspi- rsnts, and their friends, are having a reg ular Donnybrook fight, and are dragged off the field, one aiter another, tlxeir repu- bility of restoratoration to integrity. WHAT THIS*SECTION NEEDS. It needs more than all else immigration, and especially that class of immigrants that the North west, North and East cun send. Men who are farmers and under stand and appreciate the benefits to be derived from diversified crops, and the. use of new and improved machinery in the cultivation of the soil. To secure this we must advertise this section of the country. Florida is improving rapidly under the influence of even a small amount of immigration, and her people are now hopeful and buoyant, where i few years ago they were bowed down with care ai.d saw nothing but universal baukrupK j and ruin awaiting them. This change has been wrought by wringing the advantages of Florida prominently before the people of the North and West, and weeveu have reaped some small benefit from their ef forts. We find from a late number of the Atlanta Constitution that an article on Georgia has been prepared by G. W. Adair for publication in a pamphlet to be distributed iu the West. The copy of the article, as published, disregards the claims of this section altogether, and draws an imaginary line from ColumbU3, on the West, via Macon, Milledgeville and Spar ta, to Augusta on the East, and thenoi as he is a good lawyer as well as close around that portion of the State lying writer, he not only knows what evidence | North of that line, and cajls it “the The “Q D’s-” Mr. Il^nry Grady, of Georgia, in a recent letter to an Augusta paper, thu* refers to the editorial fratrtnity: The quili, which has been unjustly called the pinion of one goose used to spread the opinion of soother goose, has more to do with making great men than any one is willing to acknowledge except the editors. There are few gen tlemen that the newspapers didn't heip to make—none that a prick or two of a sharp pen can’t bring into collapse. Your Congris man mnv. a about the halls of the Capitol, bearing his pomp and circumstance royalty, and men kneel down before him as if ho hail made himself great. And he takes it all eoolly and as a matter of course. But when he is off to himself, and hie conscience gets a chance to put in * word, his mind reverts to an humble editor, with type stained fingers, going through his treadmill duty, and watch* his hero in a sort of adoration. He remembers that this editor is the man who made him great—who first awoke his ambition—who fostered and led it who built him up patiently, puff after puff, asking nothing and receiving noth in return, but the satisfaction of seeing his man grow into conspicuous stature. And then the Congressman grows remorseful. Elis conscience aches and gnaws, and he goes off and sends the editor a Patent Office Report, and fifty copies of his last speech, Ii is a fine tribe of fellows, these quill drivers! From the humble fellow who falls into a mellow eostacy at the reception of a large turnip or a fine mess of greens, to the magnificent wri. ter who will allow nothing less than a load of wood to induce him to gush, they all deserve better luck than they get—and if once and a while they do drop their “ethics,” let no man gainsay them the surreptitious plum they may l\ave picked up while their fingers were disengaged. A correspondent of the Country Gen tleman, a leading agricultural paper qf the north, puts a world of truth in this paragraph : Let no northern man be deterred fren going south .by. the partisan hue and^crycfj^iithfni Mliiiii i< 1iilil‘~ffl arnic fiiyftxw own slanders. Nothing promises so much immediatejtid to the depressed south os the influx^-of'north- ern energy and northern capital. Thin is perfectly understood and freely ac knowledged. Every intelligent person you meet, aud all the leading jouruals in the South, are vieing with one an other, each in his special way, to en courage immigration. They do not want northern politicians to come down there and run their State and munici pal governments, but they do want working and business men from tho north to settle among them. All such are sure of a oordial welcome. I am quite inclined to think that farmers may do better to go south than to go west; hence I send this brief statement, fouuded on personal observation. No one has employed the writer to say or not to say anything whatever concern ing the s.uuth or its people, and he has not the slightest interest except that of having the fact known. After refering to the discovery of a new vein of gold in Cobb county, and to other discoveries of a similar nature is, but how to put it together. So we may expect an interesting essay on rail road lobbying before long, in which the ex-Speaker will figure, and perhaps his brother, who is said to be the real party in this case. Mistaken identity is the plea here ; but we shall await more light and another “personal explanation,” be fore rendering a verdict. BELKNAP INDIGNANT. I had a brief chat with General Belknap, the Great Impeached, on the 8th inst., in the lobby of the Senate. He still bears up remarkably well under the ordeal through which he is passing, and contin ues to assert his innocence of the crime charged against him. “And what do you think of your chan ces, General ?” queried the writer “O, I am confident the Senate will de cide that it has no jurisdiction in the case. How in h 1 can it do otherwise !” was the reply. “But suppose the Senate should decide to try the case ; what then ?” “If it does that even, I shall come out a'l right Why d n it, they can find no evidence to show that I knew the mon ey received from Marsh was in considera tion of privileges granted him by me,” was the reply. “I am prepared to prove that I honestly believed at the time that the money was paid me for Mrs. Belknap by Marsh is a trustee of certain property bequetbed to my wife.” “Some of the managers, notably Mr. „ „ . . ... . . „ V s jL Camilla Enterprise: Ad editor is des- Hoar, were rather severe on you, Gener- . cr pj e( j as a man who is liable to crying al,” said the writer. ! babies, grammatical blunders, tooth-ache, “Yes,” was the indignant reply. ‘‘ X ‘yP«g™Phi«6.err<>rs, and lapses of memo- , ,,. . z rv. ;ind has 2.1,000 people watching to did expect they would do their duty as ; him tripping—a man of sorrow and prosecutors, and confine themselves to the acquainted with grief, poorly paid, poorly gen spot of the earth.’-’ While we wo. Id m Georgia, the Baltimore Commercial detract nothing from the claims of that portion of Georgia and could expect noth ing else of one who, like the average citi zen of Upper or Middle Georgia, probably imagines it. is certain death to cross his imaginary line to the Southward, except after frost has fallen and before summer commences; yet we know that this section of the State in all, except mineral resoure es, is equal of any portion of this or any other State, and, as a place of residence for those who are suffering from the ex treme cold of Norther winters, superior ;o any sectiou of the State. Now th n our duty is to do whatever is in our pow er to inform the people everywhere of the true nature and condition of this section To let the people know that we have cli mate in which a person from even the most northern extremity of the United States can live the jrear rouud without danger or discomfort to himself or fami ly.—That we have a soil which, while not as rich, perhaps, as some, yet yields a bountiful harvest to the laborer and well repays all his efforts. That corn, oats, peas, potatoes, cottoi, sugar care and many, it not all the grasses flourish, that nearly, if not all, the more northern fruits do well, and many of the semi-tropical ones can be profitably growiTwith a little care. That lands are abundant and can be bought on the most favorable terms. We should go to work earnestly to make ourselves and our section, with all its ad vantages of soil and climate, well and widely known wherever parties looking for new homes are to be found. We can not expect this to be done for us by any body else, and if we would have it done at all let u3 seek the very best medium for advertising the facts about our section and then use it thoroughly and skillfully. —ThomasiiUe Enterjjrise. says. The people need capital to dereli p these profitable interests, and ready cap ital, backed by enterprise and honett management, would result in an in crease in immigration, and pay tbe im- igrants. The mining interests of thia great country are not confined to tho Pacific coast alone and should not be monopolized by the bonanzaists of Cal ifornia any more, than we should mo% nopulize the food of the country. Ik is really a wonder that capitalists who are seeking paying investments daring this period of depresssion, do not care fully investigate these resources which would in the end be a souroo of profit to them. Every one knows that the supply of gold on the Pacific coast is gradually giving out; that new dififlOT- eries will have to be mada to keep op the supply, yet no one seems anxious to develop the new discoveries already made. The cry from Georgia ia con stantly coming up for more capital, yet it i; scarcely noticed, much less heeded. discussion of the question of jurisdiction; but, instead of this, they have gone out of the way to assail mo personally, G—-d , ‘ XT — — . : S OL *** uurjou wxiii an uiese pi hr purposes thantna- 01 sign.-teeing. - ■ • 4— a them. They have tried to intensify and disappointments, we want our edito- tsumated, yet envied by many and des- Dised, perhaps by some of the great men be has made. Good gracious! if we’ve got to be cu-sed with ail these plagues y Tr'bur,* public opinion against me, and 10 make rial reign to be short. % I Music hath charms. Titienf stag for Mr. and Mrs. Grant at the White House. Mrs. Fred Grant played the piano. Olive Logan was there. She gave a rosy description of the affair in the newspapers. How heavenly Titian# sung ; how grandly Fred’s wife played; how charmingly Mrs. Grant talked, and how majestic the President And Olive had delicious words for Nel lie and the baby, too, and Col. Trad; . and. alto ether, she was io realmf ef enchantment, possessed of f hli*k no language could describe; ^9$ tow ‘Tu3eparable”(Wirt Sykes. C band)is appointed by tbe Consul to Florence. Music Hal —and tcadyism, too. , *>■