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S\ M L li. kS.rll j l{ f Editor and Proprietor*
«a, April 3, imis.
For Governor,
HOJ9. DAVID IRWJN,
of Cobb County.
FOR CONGRESS,
GEN. P M R YOUNG,
OF BARTOW COUNT r,
FOR THE STATE SENATE,
JOHN T. BURNS.
OF CHATTOOGA COUNTY.
County Officers.
r.n Legislature, j J/J Crawfold.
For Shrrill— IF* 1. vtycoch.
Clerk !Supr. Court— 7*. .1. fJ\>rcF
Ordinary—jr. Howard,
Tux Collector. -ATathan Land,
Tit Receiver— JllcllcytlOiilS,
County Treasurer —.J JW L'ranliiin,
County Survcj'or— Cr if'Hill,
From the Atlanta Intelligencer.
For the sake? of truth and honesty,
for the sake of decency and propriety,
and f.,r the sake of the “colored cle
ment of the population ” in this com
muiitty, l ask a place in the columns
ot the Intelligencer to notice as it de
st rvt s, a communication from t-he Rev.
Wesley Pretty man, taken from the
JCcstern Christian Advocate, of the
lblh ult.—and that all who read this
may the better understand the matter,
i here insert a full copy of the commu
nication referred to :
from the W -stern hr sttan Advocate.)
Letter from Atlanta.
AN AI’PKAL TO THE BENEVOLENT FOR
SCFFERIXO HEMANITY.
Our Government and the Christian
public have so patiently and liberally
sustained the destitute of the South,
that we had hoped to cease our appli
cations f<»r help, but the simultaneous
withdrawal of supplies by the Gov
ernment and benevolent associations
has resulted in an amount of suffering
that is most touching and moving.—
Especially is this the case with the
colored element of the population.—
The healthy can and do support them
selves, but in the disorganized state of
society in the South, and with the pe
culiar impositions exercised toward
them by the recent slaveholding class,
thev can do nothing more. The aged,
the sick, and the helpless children, are
in the most pitiable condition. Some
are blind, grouping their way about
ike streets, begging for food and cloth
ing. The sick are driven from place
to plaee, having no home, no comlorts,
-no attention. Children are sent two
and three miles to carry on their heads
ail the wood that many families use.
Some of them fault and tail on the
streets. Several lovers of Ood and
his creatures are laboring for these des
titute ones, but they give till their own
necessities are great, nobly dividing
what little they have.
In tltis city Rev. J. Thomas John
son, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
second charge, is faithfully laboring
among these poot people, dail y witness
ing distress that makes humanity weep.
We trust the many in more highly fa
vored sections of the country who
have, will not withhold “Whosoever
seeth his brother have need and siuit
eth up his bowels of compassion for
him, how dwelleth the love ol God in
him ?” Money is the best form in
which to contribute, but food and cloth
ingarealso excellent. Either, directed
to the Rev. J. 'J'homaat Johnson, At
lanta, Georgia, will i»e promptly ac
knowledged, properly applied,and will
do a great deal of good, fckmd Ml ar
ticles of food or clothing as above di
rected—Kov. J. Tiioinas Johnson, At
lanta. Georgia, care of E. M, Cravatte,
r-fi West Fourth street, Cincinnati, will
he forwarded by Government trans
portation.
Wesley Pretty man, P. E.,
Atlanta I)ist. of Ga. Miss. Con.
Atlanta, Ga., March sth,
In this communication there are
same truths uttered, which I propose
to notice as such. It is true that “with
.the colored element of the population”
of this community, there is an amount
suffering “that is most touching and
Moving,” and that “the aged, the sick
aed the helpless children ate in the most
pitiable condition,” and some are
blind aud grouping their way about
the streets begging for ( rod and elotu’"
ing.” This being true, the question
arises why all this ? i'he time was
when such things were unknown among
the “colored element of the popula
tion ”in this country. The aged, the
sick, am! the helpless children of the
“colored element of the population”
were provided for. They were not to
be seen “grouping their way about the
streets begging food and clothing,”
neither were the “sick driven from
place to place, having no home, no
comforts, r.o attention.”
How “touching and moving” the
contemplation of these truths must be
to these cofferers when they recollect
they rrnce had a home—-a comfortable
home ! that they were cared lor—pro'
vided for in old age, receiving attention
in sickness —the big corn crib, smoke
house, atid woodpile, all contributing
to the want and comfort alike of the
sick and healthy, the old and young.—
And tins provision was not only vol
untarily on the part of master and
mistress, “ the recent slaveholding
class, ’ but wag compelled by the law
oi the land. It any who, for want ot
humanity, or a proper rrgard for self
interest, failed to provide for these
helpless ones, the law would compel
l-im to the last piece of property he
might own.
But how changed the condition of
such ! and who is responsible for this
change? Not the poor negroes;
neither the recent “slaveholding class”
the Rev. Mr. Piettyman to the con
trary notwithstanding'.
But enough of this. My object
more particularly was to show the
falsity of the assumption in this com
munication, “that there are peculiar
impositions exercised toward them (the
colored element of the population) by
the recent slaveholding class,” and
show to the community, and particu
larly the colored element, how much
confidence is to he placed in the pro
fessions of the Rev. Wesley Pretty
man, and his sort.
The peculiar impositions of the
salveholding-class ! What are their
impositions ? In whaFdoes it consist?
Hill the reverend gentleman specify ?
Does lie mean to say that “the sick are
driven from place to plaee, having no
home, no comforts, no attention” by
the slaveholding class? Does lie mean
to say that “the helpless children are
sent two or three miles to carry on
their heads all the wood that many
families use” by the recent slavehold
ing class, and that by them these are
made to “faint and fall on the streets?”
or does he simply mean to say that the
want of employment is attributable to
the recent slaveliolding class ?
Mr. P rettyman has been in the South
for something like two years, I believe,
and has had opportunities for witness
ing the efforts of the planters, and oth
ers ol the “recent slaveholding class”
to keep the “colored element” of this
population employed. lie ought to
know how unsuccessful they have been
and the reasons ol this want of success,
lie ought to know tiiat the healthy and
able ol the “colored element” of this
population, have been so niuoh occupi
ed with loyal league, and political con
vocations, that the planter has not been
able to secure enough of their time and
attention, as to encourage them to con
tinue thir efforts in this direction.
Is it at aii astonishing, then, that the
recent slaveliolding class cannot and
do not employ this clement?
If it is strange to them, why do not
those, who love “God and his crea
tures,” and “are laboring for these des
titute ones,” why do they not try their
hand in this direction?
Do they not know that the best thing
that can be done for the “colored ele
emnt* is to furnish employment for the
negro by which he can earn an honest
living.
Land is cheap in this county, Come
gentlemen, if you think the “recent
slaveholding class” is not doing its du
ty to this element in this regard, ju3t
pitch in and show your faith, by your
works. But Mr. Prettyman charges
that there is in the South, peculiar im
positions exercised toward the colored
element by the recent slaveholding
class, whereby the healthy negro, can
do no more than to support themselves
—while the aged, the sick and the
helpless children are in the most pitia
ble condition. The charge is false.—
He must have known it to be so. He
has not, and cannot substantiate it.
There was no reason for making
such a charge. No one could be ben
efited by it, unless it be for political
effect, and if this be the object —(and
who will doubt it, ) lei Mr. P. remem
ber that he who will lie in politics will
lie in traffic and trade —who ever will
slander in politics will slander in per
sonal squabbles. A professor of relig
ion who is a dishonest politician, is a
dishonest Christian and will be recre
ant to all fidelity to country and home
a stranger, or a traitor to honor, to hon
esty an outlaw, and to religion, a hypo
crite—base in all that is worthy of man,
and accomplished alone in what is dis
graceful.
But I have not done with Mr. Pret
tyman yet. That this community and
especially the “colored clement,” may
judge how much confidence Mr. P. is
entitled to, I will state that he is char
ged by a respectable colored woman
in this cemmunity, with having swin
dled her out of nearly her whole living
consisting ol 70 or 80 dollars in mon
ey, about four month’s hire of her
daughter, and four month’s washing,
extra, and a good double case patent
lever watch, worth from forty to fifty
dollars, kibe had him arrested with a
possessor} warrant for the watch, when
he went before the Magistrate and made
oath that be had lost the watch out of
his possession, and after satisfying him
self that he could be held liable for the
value of the watch, he sought to settle
it by bringing in what he called an ac
count, made out to my mind, strangely
for one who loves “God and his crea
tures,” particularly of the “colored
element.”
Some of the items I will explain, as
this colored woman most solemnly
avers to me. She says she handed
him ten dollars to pay for a bedstead,
which he bought for her at six dollars;
he charged her with six dollais for the
bedstead, and pocketed the other four
dollars. Ant! again she handed him
ten dollars so pay for a table, which
cost three dollars; he charged her with
the table and pocketed the other seven
dollars. And so with ten dollars han
ded him by Iter soil to pay for the
frame of a shanty he bad Duilt for her;
paid eight dollars for tho frame, charg
ed her for it, and pocketed the other
two dollars. This colored woman
stands ready, she says to make good
these charges, when the reverend gen
tleman sees proper to sue her on Ins
account, which I understand lie has
threatened to do.
To all right minded colored people
of this community, who may feel inter
ested to know the facts in this case, (as
weil as otliers,) I will say, call on liar,
riett Riley, a respectable colored wo
man in the western portion of the city,
who. I have no doubt, will be able to
satisfy you how raiTch confidence you
should place in tire Rev. Wesley Prel-
t yin a ii. Presiding Elder of the Atlanta
District M» E. Church.
P. Thomas,
Marshal City of Atlanta.
For the Cartersvil'e Expr&s.
One word lor the Maimed.
Mr. Editor; —The ensuing election
is approaching, with its hundred and
one candidates and office seekers “all
eyes open for the prey and spoils,” and
the people are beginning to look around
to see for whom they shall vote to
serve them. It is seifevulent, and has
been proven by sad experience, that we
should elect our best men to fill the
public offices and trusts. But here are
a host of candidates each with his host
of intimate friends who must support
him. Each candidate lias claims upon
the people, and, as a matter of course,
thinks that he ought to be elected. Mr.
F. is a very clever man, well qualified
for the office, perlujps had some expe
rience, did his duty well, and well de
serves the office for his patriotism, pub
lic zeal, &lc. All well Mr. R.
R. or N. is a good clever fellow, every
body likes him, and he is well qualified
to fill the office which he seeks,. He
would take care of the people’s prop
erty, and represent their interest to the
best effect. Every body being hi& in
timate friend, and he being so well
qualified, and such a nice clever fellow
and ol the right party, must he elected
—the people must vote for him in
order to prove their friendship to him
and their loyalty to their party.
There are many others of equally
good qualities; and equally plausible
claims—in fact all have claims l But
they ajre..geuera\Jy innnaginary.
But there are otliCrs who have real,
substantial, and undeniable bone-fide
claims,, who are equally as clever and
fully as well qualified to fill these offi-I
ces. 'There are those whom, in the
hour of peril, when the invading foe
were devastating your property, laying
waste your country, with fire and sword
and you immagined your lives and your
all were in jeopardy, you hesitated not
to call forth to serve you with their
lives, if necessary; and who like good
Spartans, ready went forth to do bat
tle lor your and their country, and who
returned home maimed, their bleeding
wounds having the battle
field while bravely and nobly periling
their lives in you and yours.
Whether the cause for'which they
battled was righ/or not, they served
you in the hour -obperil with the!,*blood
served you nobly and faithfully. Can
you not serve them now in the hour of
need with your vote? It is these who
have the real substantial and undeni
able claims upon your sympathies and
favors, and lor whom patriotism and
philanthropy would say cast your vote
It is these for whom charity would say
lend your mite. Give them vour vote
which like the grace from Heaven, will
not empoverish the give/, but make the
receiver rich. (Rich so far as enabling
him to live.) and would redound to the
glory and honor of our country.
Let us do away with that blindness,
selfishness and party strife and show
ourselves true Southerners once again.
Respectfully,
Bartow, Ga„March, 30. B. F. J.
Mr. Editor: —Mr. Robert W. Mur
phey having annouced himself as a
candidate lor County Treasurer ofßar
tow County. I ask permission to say
one word for him: and that is, that he
is an upright honest young man, strug
ling hard to make something of himself,
lie served throughout the wat as pri
vate and now bears the evidence upon
his person in the shape of “honorable
scars” of his valor and devotion to the
lost cause. After the surrender, he,
like most of us, left entirely destitute
be worked upon llie W <s’ A. Rail-road
as a daily laborer, and afterwards on a
farm in this County by which to get
money to study law, and to pursue the
profession of his choice.
Few young men of education would
have done as he has; he works against
poverty and sale and by hard licks is
trying to hew out his fortune. lie lias
settled among us, and we owe it to our
selves as well as to a most meritorious
young man to give him encouragement
and countenance. Elect him County
Treasurer, and you will do a good
deed to a most worthy man. besides
discharge your whole duty to your
country. Be assured of one tiling,
and that is that no more worthy man
is before the people of this county.
BARTOW.
March 30th, 1868.
Democratic Meeting.
A call meeting of the Democratic
party of Bartow County, convened to
nominate a Candidate for the Legisla
ture, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Col. Jno. W, Gray,
the regular nominee of the party.
On motion, a Committee of one
from each Militia District in the county
as far rs represented in the meeting, be
appointed to recommend a suitable
name as a Candidate to fill said vacan
cy. That Committee was J. G.
Stocks, J, C3, Branson, Dr. J. C. C.
Blackburn, W. A. Chunn, and J. C.
Aycock.
The Committee retired and returned,
and reported the name of M. J, Craw
ford, which report was unanimously
adopted.
The following resolution was also
adopted :
“ Whereas circumstances beyond our
control, have prevented the delegates
of this cou"bty from participating in the
Senatorial nomination.for this District
for Senator,
Resolved , That we do most heartilv
endorse the nomination of Maj, John
TANARUS, Burns, of Chattooga, for Senator
from this district; that we recognize
in him the impersonation of a Georgia
gentleman and patriot, and do therefore
recommend him to the support of all
good citizens.”
On motion adjourned
S. W. LELAND Chairman,
S. H’ Smith, Secretary.
Democratic Nomluafiug Con
vention.
42nd Senatorial District.
The Democratic Convention of del
egates to nominate a candidate for Sen
ator of the 42nd senatorial district, com
posed of the counties ofßartow, Floyd,
and Chattooga, met in Rome on Satur
day, March. 28th.
The Convention was organized by
electing Gen. Geo. S. Black, Chairman
and C. N. Featherston Secretary. —
The Gen., on taking the Ciiair, men*
tioned the object of the meeting, and
hoped the proceedings would be har
monious, anu that we would nominate
a candidate, who is “every inch a
white man.”
Col. D. R. Mitchell offered the fol
fowing resolution which was unani
mously adopted:
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this Convention that the County of
(Chattooga is justly entitled to the nom
ination of Senator lor the 42nd senato
rial district, in the State Legislature.
The Counties of Floyd and Bartow
having both been heretofore represen
ted in the Senate,"while Chattooga has
not.
The delegation from Chattooga were
then, on motion, requested to present
to the Convcniioß a Candidate for
nomination. Alter retiring and consul
ting, they submitted the name of Maj.
John T. Burns, for the approval of the
Convention. The qualifications and
claims of Maj.'Burns being lully and
’freely discussed, on motion of Judge
*Bur\veH, he was declared by unanimous
vote,the nominee of the Convention,
' On motion, these proceedings were
di&ected to be published in the Carters
ville and Rome newspapers.
Convention adjourned.
G. S. BLACK, —Chairman
C. N. Featherston, Secretary
BtU BLl\.
Spiritual manifestations are taking a
strange turn in these troublous times.
The tenants of the graveyards are
playing strange pranks. Two or three
nights since a spectre horseman, ar
rayed in Ghos»ly white, and bestriding
coal-black steeds, are said to have si
lently and mysteriously scented Car
lersville and vicinity. Noiselessly as
if shod with velvet, fell the hool of
the steady charger, and the trembling
sabre shook by the side of the trooper
without a sound. Steadily on a direct
line, regardless of fences, houses or bills,
the wiered column moved in grim and
ghostly ranks, now disolving into the
air, and next closing up into undistin
guishable bulk. Suddenly they van
ished and were seen no more.
Strange blue lights gleam at mid
night along the paths most usually fre
quented by the son of Afric, when on
the hunt for the den of the leaguer, or
the wood-pile of the citizen. Unearth
ly voices whisper over the heads of
Scalawags and Carpet-baggers, when
returning from their (oul plottings
against the repose of the country.-r
Great glaring eyes stare from behind
fence corners at the trembling stinkecs
who are redolent of the perfumes ac
quired by recent contact with the aro
matic Nig. These are curious, inex
plicable mysteries to which these
strange times have given birth. We
hope that the overthrow of Radicalism
will give repose to these restless spir
its.
[From the Jlultimore Episcopal Method)*!,)
IM*i Uominus, Frustra.
The political horizon is dark and
lowering. Clouds, presaging storm
and tempest, are fiercely driving
athwart the skies. Passion and preju
dice are holding high carnival in the
minds and hearts of men, 'i'he blessed
precepts and principles of the Prince
of Peace seem to be utterly ignored or
forgotten, and our country is last merg’
ing into anarchy, confusion and chaos.
At such a time, the whole Christian
world should be united Pas a mighty
phalanx to 9?em the threatening storm,
and bear aloft, before the maddened
world, the banner of peace and good
will, unfurled by the angels at the ad
vent of the Saviour. Is this the atti
tude of all professing Christianity?—
Alas, no ! Many who are laying claim
to superior enlightenment and holiness,
are found foremost in the ranks of the
political partizans who are driving on
the nation to greater madness and ul
timate ruin. Instead of standing as a
bulwark before the weaves of fanaticism
and cruelty, as they come thundering
on to overwhelm and destroy the al
ready crushed and bleeding South—
these false apostles, like Balaam of old,
are essaying to curse and consign to
destruction their helpless ami suffering
countrymen. Well may we say with
the Psalmist, “There is no help in
man.” In this hour of peril, when the
loud hissings of the corning storm may
be heard upon every passing .reeze, it
becomes ail true Christians to lift their
hearts and their voices up to Him who
rules in Heaven and in earth, and be
seech Him to brush aside the dark and
angrv clouds»and to span the heavens
with the bright bow of premise, be
tokening peace and safety to the trou
bled people.
While politicians may meet togeth
er to pro'claim adhesion to the laws
and the constitution—while the men of
tins world may satisfy themselves with
passing resolutions against the tyranny
which is treading down the liberties
and life of the bud—Christians of all
names and sects should meet together
and invoke the interference of the
mighty God, who alone is able to turn
aside the wrath of the oppressor, and
restore the olive branch of peace to
our distracted country 1
The following clipt from the ChrQn~
tele 4* Sentinel is a true statement of
the situation in this section of the
State :
Judge Irwin in the Mountains.
Messrs Editors i —The people west
of the Chattahoochee River will give
Judge Irwin almost a united support.
While they are divided upon the quess
tion of ratification, there is scarcely
any difierer.ee among them in their
choice for Governor ; they are for Ir
win. He will leave Cherokee Georgia
with ten thousand more votes than any
other man in the State could have car
ried, If the friends of the Judge do
their duty in other sections of the
State, his election, by a very large ma
jority, is a certainty. My judgment is
that a large majority of the people wili
vote against ratification, but they are
all for Irvyta.
What little they know of Bullock is
unfavorable. You will find this state
ment verified by the result when the
vote is counted. Cherokee.
Adventurers with the Ku-Ki,ux—
Initiation Ceremony. —The report
having been circulated that we were a
member of the mystic clan that is cre
ating some sensation at present, we
give our experience and make a full
expose of the matter, relying upon the
lenience of the for excul
pation.
A few nights ago, having turned a
coiner “to see a friend,” and just as
we were about to trace our weary way
homeward, we became concious that
we were in a presence. A huge form
was beside us. Its head was up among
the Pleiades, and around its tody were
entwined any number of live, squirm
ing wriggling, fiery serpents. Each eye
was a skull, inside of which blazed a
horrid light. In fact, the whole tower
ing form appeared to be a hecatomb o*
skeletons, as if someone had gathered
up the bones of all those who fell at
Coal Harbor, and joined them into one
enormous skeleton, and clothed the
whole in fire.
We had repeatedly thought of the
probability o f meeting with such an
apparation, and hail meditated what we
should say under the circumstances.—
We had determined to quote from Mil
toil, thus;
‘•Whence and what art thou execrable shape
That dar’st, though grim ami terrible advanc
Thy miscreated front athwart my way!”
but when we opened our lips to speak
all at once our teeth commenced a
chattering that resembled a pintofpeas
poured into an empty barrel.
The monster looked down upon us
and in a whisper that sounded like a
four horse power bellows breathing
through a stove pipe said, in meas
tired, ghastly tones,
“Be- WARE.”
“Mister,” we answered between
chatters, ‘if that is your name, we would
rather he almost any other gentleman.’
“Beware,” he, or it, or all of them,
repeated mote solemnly than before.—
“I have drank the millionth libation.—
Upon a million fields have I fought,
bled and died. I was slain by Samp
son, when he dispersed the ranks of
the Philislians. I died at Thermop
ylae. I helped Winklereid to make
way for liberty. Upon the field of Wa
terloo, I again gave up the ghost.—
Seventeen times have I been killed in
duels. At Shiloh, Manassas 11, Seven
Pines, Leesburg, Murfreesboro, Dalton
Atlanta, Jonesboro and Appomattox
Court House, I was among the slain.
Have you drank the libation?”
We were obliged to confess we had
n’t libated.
“Ilow have you served your coun
try?”
“We are raising sixteen boys, ten of
’em twins, lor the next war,” we re
sponded, seeing that our interlocutor
was evidently a fighting man. We
wanted to please him.
“Ilow did you serve during the war
came next.
“Valiantly,” we answered.
“Where?”
“In the Quartermaster’s Department’
we replied.
“You’ll do,” was uttered more aud
ibly than had been spoken before.—
“The black kitten hath mewed. The
walperwegitas sings aloud on the night
air. High carnival is held in the sep
ulcher of Robert Kidd. The grand
Cyclop awaits you. The Khankhen
whensttimnger is ready to salute you.
Evade! Erump! Come along.”
Saying this we were taken by an
ample part of our pantaloons, and two
steps of our newly foimed acquaintance
brought us to the top ol Stone Moun
tain, which immediately open to swal
low us up. Immediately we commen
ced sinking.
The demon Kuklux held us firmly.
Down down we went. Little Kuklux
es were in all the cracks and crevices
of the rocks. Toads and bats, and
snakes, and scorpions, all made of
brimstone and fire, were darting about,
flapping their wings and sticking their
forked tongues in o-ur fice. Down we
still went —out of sight of the starlight,
into thick darkness, deeper, deeper,
darker, darker, —down, down we went,
We tried to count the time we were
gioing down. An hour, a month, a
year passed; a thousand years seemed
to pass, and we no nearer the bottom.
Finally, we concluded we would never
make a landing, but if we should at
some future time, we will take the first
opportunity to inform our readers of
the fact, and what transpired down
there.— New Era29th.
Tlie Cartersville Congression
al Convention.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Cartersville. March 31,1869.
The Convention was called to order at 10}
o'clock, am., when Col. Thos. W, Alexander,
of Floyd county, was cliosr.n aa temporary
Chairman, and Col. VV H. l’ritchett, of Bar
tow, acting Secretary. The Chairman briefly
explained the object of the meeting to be the
selection of a suitable person to represent the
Seventh District in the U. S. Congress, in the
event circumstances shall render it necessary
for Georgia to have representatives in that
body after the 20th of Apri! next.
It was moved and secondo,d thatalisk of del
egates from each of the sixteen counties com
prising the District be sent in to »ho Chair,
and that a Committee on Credantials be ap
pointed, whose duty it would also become to
nominate officers for the permanent organiza
tion of the Convention. The Committee was
appointed, and consisted of one delegate lrom
each county, as follows:
Fulton —Maj, J. F. Cooper; DeKalb —J.B.
Stewart; Floyd —Dr.Eben Hillyer ; Chattoo
ga—Maj. J no. T. Burns; Whitfield —C, D,
McCutchen ; Murray —Maj. Wm. LufFman .
Catoosa —A. G. I.ockridge; Paulding, 11. M-
Whitworth; Dade. J, W. Hooper; Gordon)
L. N. Trammell; Polk, W. F. Janes; Bartow,
S, W. Leland ; Cherokee, W, R, D. Moss;
Cobb, Col. Geo. N. Lister; Haralson, J.A.
Blance.
'Phis Committee retired, and after a short
consultation submitted the following report
through their Chairman, Col. Geo. N. Lester:
“ /our Committee beg leave to say, there
being no evidence to the contrary, that the
following gentlemen are in attendance upon
this Convention as the legitimate representa
tives of their respective coun'ics:
DeKalb, W. R, Pendley, J, B. Stewart, C.
M. Jones, and W, H. Howard.
Fulton. Jas. F. Alexander. Robert Baugh,
V. P, Sisson, Jno. Milledgc, Jr., James F,
Cooper.
Floyd. Jno. A. Johnson, M. DwineUe, S
Bailley, W, S. Hills, Thos. W. Alexander,
Eben Hillyer.
Chattucga, Jefferson Johnson, and Jno, T.
Burns.
Whitfield. J. A, W, Johnson, and C. Mc-
Cutchen.
Murray. S. E, Field, W. W. Gidding, and
Wm. Luffman,
Catoosa. A. Y. Lockridge, J. M, Combs,
Paulding. H. M. Whitwoith.
Dade. J. W. Hooper.
Gordon. R. M. Yong, M. Watts, J. C. Fain,
Sam'l Pulliam, J. H. S arr, 11. Gardner, L, N.
Trammel!, Edmund Ells.
Polk, J, O. Waddell, J. A. Blancc, J. 8.
Dodds, W. F. Jones, J. F, Dever, and S- B,
Pease.
Bartow. M. J. Crawlord, J. L. Ayoock, W,
A, Chunn, Lewis Tumlin, W. H. Stiles, W.
J. Williford, C.C Dodd, 8. W- Leland, W-H.
Pritchett, J. G. Stocks,
Cherokee, James 0. Dowdy, W R D Moss,
Cobb i Geo N Lester, J D Waddell.
Haralson. J A Blar.ce.
Your Committee would further report and
recommend the following gentlemen as suita
ble permanent officers for this Convention :
Col J A W Johnson, of Whitfield, President;
Capt V P Sisson, of Fultor., Secretary; M
Dwindle, of Floyd, and J O Waddell, of Polk,
Assistant Secretaries.
With regard to the number of ballots to
which each county shall be entitled, your
Committee, though not specially charged with
that duty, beg leave to suggest that counties
heietofore entitled to two Representatives in
the Legislature be allowed four votes in this
Convention, and those hitherto entitled to one
only be allowed two votes in the same ; and
that the representatives of the several counties
hero assembled bo permitted to cast thoee
votes,”
This report was adopted after some little discus
sion, ana a Committee appointed to escort the Presi
dent to his seat as presiding officer, upon the taking
of which Col. Johnson indulged in a few remarks
pertinent to the occasion, and after expressing the
hope that harmany would characterize its action,
and wisdom direct its deliberations, declared the
Convention permanently organized and ready for
business.
Col. J. D. Waddell moved that a Committso con
sisting of two delegates from each county be appoint
ed by the Chair to prepare business, when the follow
ins gentlemen were chosen :
W 7 R. Pendleyand J. B. Stewart, of DeKalb ; J. F.
Alexander and Robert Baugh, of Fulton; John A.
Johnson and M. Pwinell, of Floyd; John T. Burns and
Jefferson Johnson, of Chattooga; C. D. WcOutchen, of
Whitfield; 8. E. Field slid W. W. Geddlug, of Murr j ;
H. M. Whiteworth of Paulding; J. W. Hooper, yf
Dade; B. M. Young and M, Waits, of Gordon ; J. 8.
Doddg and J. F. Dever, of Polk ; M. J. Crawford and
J. C. Aycock, of Bartow ; James 0. Dowdy and W. R.
p. Moss, of Cherokee; Geo. N. Lester aud J. Q.
Waddell, of Cobb; J. A. Btance, of Haralson.
After the announcement of this Committee, a mb*
tion was made and carried to adjourn the Convention
until 2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Two o’clock p. m.—Previously to the C nvention
being called to order, it was addressed at some
lengt h by L. N. Trammell, Es<j., of Gordon, in support
of Judge Irwin, for Governor, and in uncompromising
opposition to Ithe so-called Constitution which the
people of Georgia are aeked to accept. Mr. Trammell
thorougly ventillated. some of the underground oper
ations of the late Convention, the duplicity and trick
ery of Bullock, and the Insidious influences, double
dealing aud Infamy which characterized the manipu
lations of the “ Augusta ring," and those who co
operated with them in the Convention. The speech of
Mr. T. was warmly received, and applauded through
out.
The Convention was then called to order, Colonel
Johnson, President, in the chair.
Colonel Thomas W. Alexander, Chairman of the
Committee appointed on Businibs, submitted the
following report:
The Committee appointed to report a course of
action for the consideration of the Convention, make
following report :
Your Committee recommend that a candidate for
Congress from the Seventh District of Georgia be
nominated by this Convention.
Your Committee further recommend that a delega
tion of two delegates, and two alternates, be nominat
ed by the Convention to represent the people of the
Seventh Congressional District of Georgia in the
National DemocraUc party of the Union, appointed to
meet in New York on the 4th day of July next.
Your Committee recommend the adoption of the
following resolution:
lietolved, That we cordially Indorse the action of
the Cent al Executive Committee of the Democratic-
Conservative party of Georgia in the matter of tin
apprr aching election, and urge our friends, as a unit,
to vote for the Hon. David Irwin, of Cobb county.”
The report was unanimously adopted, when N. L.
Trammell, of Gordon county, moved that a committee
of seven be appointed to select names to be put in
Domination for Congress In the Seventh District, and
for delegatee and alternates to the National Democrat
ic Convention at New York.
Capt. John Milledge, Jr., of Fnlton county, opposed
the motion, and offered as a substitute that nomina
tions be made from the whole body, and that every
gentleman present have the privilege of announcing a
name If it shall be his pieasnro so to do: and that the
balloting proceed on the majority rule. Th !s motion
prevailed, and the following names were announced :
J. A. Stewart, of Floyd; A. It. Wright, of Floyd ; Gen.
I’. M. Ik Youug, of Bartow, and Col. J. D. Waddell, of
Polk. But the latter gentleman declined the nomina
tion very gracefully, and insisted that he was a
candidate u Oder no circumstances, Ills, friends how
ever, persist ed In keeping forward' his name, and the
following lathe result of the first ballot:
1 AR Wright, of Floyd ......15
P M B Young, of Bartow 11
J D Waddell, of Polk 10
J A Stewart, of Floyd 2
The President announced this result, and
declared that by the majority rule there was
no election,
The second ballot stood as follows, 00l
dell again withdrawing his name:
P M B Young, of Barrow 23
A R Wright, of Floyd 13
J D Waddell, 4
J A Stewart, of Floyd 0
The. President announced tha'. this ballot
gave the nomination to Gen Young, which
was received with prolonged cheers, and a mo
tion to mako the nomination unanimous, was
carried.
The next business in order being the selec
tion of delegates and alternates to tlie New
York National Democratic Convention, the
following gentlemen were balloted for and
elected :
Delegates— Col J D Waddell and Col Lew
is Tumlin.
Alternates — D p Hill and J Blanco,
A Committee was then appointed to wait
upon Gen Young, inform him of his nomina
tion, and escort him to the hall of the Con.
vention. This pleasing duty of the Commit
tee was performed amid uproarious applause
by the Convention, to which the gallant and
successful gentleman returned his acknowl
edgements briefly and pointedly. Upon the
motion of Col Pritchett, of Baitovv, a Cential
Executive Committee for the Seventh Con
gressional District was appointed as follows:
I, N Trammell, of Calhoun, Chairman,
DrJ F Alexander, of Atlanta,
Col GeoN Lester, of Cobb county,
Col W H Pritchdt, of Bartow county,
Col T W Alexander, of Rome.
It was resolved that the proceedings of the
Convention be published in all newspapers of
the District friendly to the action ftf the Con
vention.
It was further resolved that the thanks ol'
the Convention be tendered to the President
and Secretaries for the satisfactory manner in
which their duties have been discharged.
The Convention then adjourned^.
JAW JOHNSON, President.
V P Sisson, Secretary.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Congressional.
Washington, March 30. — Senate. —
The bill regarding' appeal from the
Court of Claims was discussed and laid
over.
The Tennessee Representative (But
ler’s) bill was resumed. Ills relief
from political disabilities meets with
earnest opposition. The bill was laid
over.
The Alabama bill, as passed by the
House, was read twice and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Chase entered and opened Court.
The usual formalities lollowed. The
Journal was read. Chase said ; “The
Managers will now proceed in
support of the articles of impeach
ment.”
Butler spoke until 4 o'clock, con
cluding to a comparatively thin
house.
The seats provided for the House
were almost empty, and the galleries
were by no means crowded,
Mr. Wilson commenced the evidence
which is entirely documentary, and
was enterrupted in the middle of the
President’s reasons ‘.'or suspending
Stanton, by a motion to adjourn, which
was carried.
The Tax Committee reported the
whisky clause, modified. Frauds are
punishable by fine and imprisonment
The penalty covers distillers, dealers
and revenue officers, and imprison
ment is mandatory. Suits shall not
be dismissed or compromised without
the consent of the Secretary of th e
Treasury and Attorney General.—
Lumber and Hour are except from the
wholesale tax. Otherwise, there is no
change. The report was adopted.
The Senate adjourned.
House. —The New Jersey resolu
tions, with drawing assent to the 14th
article, were presented.
Mr. Boutwell objected to their re
ception, as it was not respectful in
charging the House with usurpation.
Halfpast 12 o’clock arriving,] the House
went to the impeachment, and after
returning, ou motion, the New Jersey
resolutions wer« returned to the person
who presented them as disrespectful
aud scandalous.
Messrs. Hulsey, Ilill and Moors, of
New Jersey voting yea ; Mr Haight,
nay. Mr. Sitgraves was absent.
The House adjourned.
The order relieving Hanccek from
the command of the Filth Military
District, and bis assignment to the com
mand of the Divsion ol the Atlantis,
was promulgated to-day.
Hancock is here and assumes com*
mand to-morrow, with headquarters
here. His order assuming command
will be issued to-morrow,
Congrc»glonal.
Washington, March 28.— Sen al^
’l'he President was asked whether J, f .
had established anew military distjj ct
since August, and under what name
The Tax Conference Committee re
port was rejected.
Mr Nye said it would fill t f, e p .
entiaries with government officials *
Mr. Howe said that it would be a
good thing.
Mr. Morrill, of Maine, didn’t believe
there was *n honest distiller in t j le
Union.
The Senate adjourned to Monday at
11 o’clock.
House. —After unimportant proceed
ings, the Alabama bill was resumed*
and discussed at great length.
A motion to table was defeated bv a
vote of 30 to 103.
A motion to strike out the seeondi
section was carried by a vote of 74 t ,
33. 0
Mr. Steven’s amendment for univer
sal suffrage was rejected without a di.
vision.
Mr. Spaulding’s substitute w»t
adopted by a vote of 77 to 54. It.de
clares the Monlgomery Constitution
the fundamental law of the Provisional
Government; the officers recently
selected to qualify and enter upon the
discharge or their duties on the Ist 0 |
May.
'Flie Governor may convene the Leg
islature elected under said Constitution.
The Legislature shall possess all the
powers conferred by the Montgomery
Constitution. The Legislature may
submit the "Montgomery Constitution
to the qualified electors, with or with,
out the amendments, when a majority
of the electors qualified under tiic act
of Congress ol March 23d, 18G7, shall
have adopted a Constitution and the
Legislature has ratified the fourteenth,
article said Constitution may be prese
nted toCongress for approval.
The law to provide a more efficient
government for the rebel States shall
remain in force in Alabama, except aa
modified by this act, until Alabama is
admitted io representation.
'Phe House adjourned.
From Washington.
Washington, March 29.— Impeach-,
ment rumors are rife. Avery general
rumor on the streets is that the Presi
dent s counsel will move to dismisstfie
case, on the gro inds that there is noili
ing impeachable in the charges or re.
plications, and that Chief Justice Chase
will iiustaiu the motion. High radical
authority hoots at this, confidently
stating that Chief Justice Chase will
take no extreme grounds—though lie
may claim the power of deciding judi
cial points attaching to his position—
but pul the question to the Senate ami
submit to their decision.
Evarts has been in New York seek*
ing authorities, there being no arranged
library here, and he having no timefor
loose search. Evarts wil! arrive in the
morning. Meantime, counsel having
been separated, will go into Court with
out full consultation.
The President’s counsel see no
cause why the trial should be prolonged
over tW4» weeks.
Butler’s speech is piepared. lie
treats the matter in a regular prosecu*
ting attorney style.
After Butler’s speech, they will,
“Quoting of the Managers,” pile in
their witnesses.
Gen. Meade writes to Gen. Grant
that under the law requiring half ol the
registered voters to vote for the Con
stitution, the Constitution of Alabama
is not ratified. He says lie cannot but
look at the result of the election as an
'expression that the voters do not de
sire to be restored under the Constitu
tion submitted to them, and in view of
the recent act of Congress allowing a
majority of the votes cast to ratify, lie
would prefer seeing the Convention
re»assembled for the revision of the
Constitution, ar.d the revised Constitu
tion submitted to tlie peoplj under the
new law*. lam of opinion a revised
Constitution, more liberal in its ternu
and confined to the requirements of the
Reconstruction law, would in Alabama (
as 1 have reason to expect it will be in
Georgia and Florida, meet the approval
of a majority of the registered voters.
Two delegations from Florida, each I
with a Constitution, are before the Re
construction Committeg. One is large
ly represented by the Massachusetts j
and the other by the Wisconsin de l
ment. The Wisconsin party lias Gen. I
Meade’s endorsement and forty-fit! &
signers. The Massachusetts par!) |
claim that the delegates signed th®l
Meade Constitution because otherwise 1
they zonld get no pay.
Miscellaneous.
The final vote on the Alabama bi ■
after the adoption of the substitute bn
77 to 54, was 102 to 29— a strict par* J
ty vole, except Williams of Penn-j
sylvania.
The Very Latent Inlcl!lge« fl
from Washington.
Washington, March 31. — Judjf |
Black, yesterday, in the Suprew’ *
Court, desired to argue the eficctfJ
the recent legislation on the MrCardif|
case. During the colloquy Judf •;
tfrier said he felt called upon to vlC '||
dieate hiraselffrom whateverof obloqu.' ,
or censure that may attach to any ouL i
in this matter; that he
failure to decide the McCardle e«*
will be considered as a design, on
part of the Court to wait for legislation j
to relieve them from the
of an unpleasant duty. H e closed Ij
“Pudct nae opprobire r ici, tt fl
potuisser(pclli”—l am ashamed l^ 1 1
such as appromium should he f jsl i
upon the Court, and that it cannot j
refuted. There will be further
ings to-dav.
House. —The House adopted
conference Report on the tax bill, ali '
it goes to the President.
The Supreme Court postponed I j
argument in the McOardJe case
next term. ■
Gen. Hancock lias issued an eru l |
to-day, with his headquarters iu Was 'i j
ington. The Division embraces
Department of the East of Washing loll |
and the Lakes.
In the Senate to-day there was ti» H
usual routine of business.