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TUESDAY JIORSISU, JULY 2S.
gallant W. D. Vorhees lias been
:-alfininated for Congress in the Seventh
District of Indiana, by the Democracy.
We learn from the National Intelli
gencer that by his fall from a stairway
in Montreal the other .lay, Mr. Jeffer
son Davis was much injured, three oi
his ribs being broken. He was doing
well at last accounts.
A rencounter occurred in the store of
Mr. A. S. Finney, in Atlanta, on Thurs
day last between himself and A. 1).
F*)ss, in which the latter was killed by
a cut with a knife in the hands of Fin
ney After a hearing before the com
iniring magistrate, Finney was rccog
-4* '1 iu a bond of SB,OOO for his appear-
Mb-e before the Superior Court.
ift'iie Selma (Ala.) Times of Wednes
day says a reliable gentleman of Selma,
wb" has just returned from an extended
vi|it through the cane brake counties
reports the cotton generally better than
Ills supposed by most persons to be.
Tile plant is small, but well filled. The
<fQ)rii crop he tliiuk9 is cut short at least
ffiiie half in the counties through which
hetpassed.
A gentleman who has been on a trip
into West Florida, informs the Eufaula
News, that the crops in the sections he
visited, were never better. Ho says at
one time it was feared the corn crop
would be a failure; timely rains saved
it, and abundance has been made.
Th e same party says the corn crop in
Henry county, Ala., is an average one.
A hill prohibiting tlic carrying of
gunshot walking canes and rifle canes,
lias passed the Alabama Senate.
~A bill has also passed the Senate, en
acting that all laws and parts of laws of
the Revised Code of Alabama, except
such as conflict with tlic Constitution
and laws of the United States, or tlic
Constitution of this State, be, and the
same are hereby declared to be in full
force until repealed by this or some suc
ceeding Legislature.
jwNo Place Like Home. —The Macon
(iQa.) “Telegraph” says: “Several ne
jHpocs, male and female, who left here
some eighteen months or two years ago,
to try their fortunes in Liberia, have
returned in a penniless condition, and
Heartily sick of tbeir trip and that far
off country. Several of the number
who went from this city died in a short
tfchilc after they got there, from a very
jlvcrc and malignant fever which usu
■y seizes all new comers and which
•oy must sufler from, more or less, be
fore they become acclimated. Those
who return bring a sad tale in regard to
what, they suffered and have had to un
dergo. Susan Powers says herself and
husband left here with six hundred dol
lars in gold, and she returns without a
cent and liaviug buried her husband iu
Liberia.”
gflloN. Humphrey Marshall. —The
correspondent of the New York Times
writing from Louisville, on the 19tli,
thus alludes to this gentleman. The
writer says:
' * Humphrey Marshall’s ratification
speech here is not reported as to an im
portant point—the 14th amendment. I
heard him pronounce said amendment,
as all other “Reconstruction acts and
fadioal usurpations, enormities, frauds,
iipacities and despotisms,” null and
void. The burden of liis first Demo
cratic thunder since his Johnsonian re
was the atrocity, infamy,
and invalidity of
tic entire Congressional reconstruction
policy, including that amendment, lie
.ii for “restoring the old government
K which he was ever filially devoted,”
by wiping out every reconstruction act,
with the 14th article, lie demands and
eppects a Democratic nullification of
“radical reconstruction in all its
phases.” Ho denounced said article
with sovereign contempt and bitter
ness. lie, in substance and effect, pro-
noftuced it a grand fraud, a gross in
sult, a damning stigma upon the South
—especially upon those distinguished
mon ot the South who like himself es- :
ponsed her cause from pure principle
ahd devotion to civil liberty,and whom j
it ai*ied to disfranchise. Humphrey is
allright.
‘ A rencounter occurred yesterday on
Broad street, about 1 o’clock, between
military appointed Marshal Thomas
Grier, and .Tames L. Wiggins, in which
Wigg ins was cut with a long knife by
Grin. We understand the wound is
not a dangerous one. Grier was ar
rested on a warrant by Bailiff McCor
mick, and taken before Justices Mc-
Cahny, Torry and Crawford. The
State is represented by Col. James N. i
Ramsey. Grier asked leave to repre
sent himself, which was granted. In
the absence of the witnesses, both for the
prosecution and the defence, the case
was postponed to 10 o’clock this morn
ing.
.%Tiie Mississippi Election.— Gen.
Gillem’s official report of the election in
Mississippi was received at army head
quarters from Maj. Tyler, of General
Gillem’s staff, who was detailed to bring
it to Washington. The report shows
votes registered, and 120,091
votes cast on the ratification of the Con
'iHtution, of which 56,231 were for rati
ftgation, and 62,860 against—making a
majority of 7,629 against. Humphries,
Democratic candidate for Governor,
was-cleeted by about the same majority,
and|four Democrats and .one Republi
can were elected to Congress. General
Gillem expresses the opinion that the
election mis fairly conducted, and that
as free from intimidation or the
influence of fraud as could he expected
under existing circumstances.— Was7t
... ington Cor. N. Y. Times.
■ Capt. U. F. Sanders, of General For
Scst’s command in the war, and who
•Iter the war moved from Coahoma
county, Miss., to Asheville, N. C.,
died very suddenly recently. Circum
stances connected with his illness and
#eath, led to suspicion that he had been
poisoned by his wife and a young man
named Miller. The suspected parties
.jirere arrested and the matter was being
investigated at last accounts. An an
alysis of the contents of the stomach of
| the deceased was being made.
■T * * ~
S- The scalawag Legislature of Louisiana
Hnas passed a bill to authorize the trium
jSrirate of Louisiana to e stablish a paper
®n each Parish in the State, in which
■all the legal advertisements of the Par
ish are to be published. Also the laws
||pt the State and the journals of the leg
islature, at the rate of one dollar per
"Si UatC- *'* ne o l lcn * n £ f° r scalawag and
ggpirpet-bag editors—men of no principle,
jfiut whose scent is strong for dollars-
YOL. X.
THE REMEDY.
Many depressed and despondent peo
ple are continually giving utterance to
the melancholy prediction that theelcC:
tion of Seymour and Blarr will bring no
relief to the country and particularly
the Southern portion of it, from the bur
dens which have been imposed upon it
k by Radical legislation. They contend
that even if the next House of Repre
sentatives should contain a working
majority of Democrats, that it will be
effectually checked l,y a Radical major
ity in the Senate. We had intended to
offer to onr readers some observations
upon the subject, hut in a late number
of the Louisville- Journal we find the
matter handled in a very.clear, concise
and conclusive manner, by S. S. Nico
las, a political writer of Kentucky, of
well deserved reputation. He points
out, a remedy, constitutional in charac
ter, and so plain and practical that even
the veriest croaker cannot raise a doubt
as to its application and success. For
the benefit of those who are anxious to
learn liow it is proposed to manage the
remnant of Radicalism that may be left
in the Congress after the coming elec
tion, we give below his views upon the
subject. He says:
“There will he such a remedy after the
election of another President and ano
ther House of Representatives. In that
national status, the House will be the
proper, appropriate functionary to take
the initiative in carrying out the na
tional will as to the nullification of re
construction, and giving direction to
all the other functionaries. According
to tin; theory of our government and an
ingrained popular sentiment, the House
is much the host exponent of the papu
lar will. As such it always has had,
and always will have, as was intended,
much of the power exercised by the
House of Commons in England, as the
only true representative of the popular
will. Popular opinion here being so
large a part, if not much the major
part, of gll the power of the Govern
ment, our House of Representatives
must, iu every serious, protracted con
flict, prove itself to he the strong arm of
the Government. It is to the House,
therefore, we must look for restoring
the Constitution, and vindicating its in
violability.
“Congress can be convened by tlie
new President within ten days after
his inauguration, and the first thing to
be done w ill be the organization of the
House, under a stern exclusion of the
illegally elected negro carpet-baggers.
The first tiling alter organization will
be the adoption of a resolution con
demning reconstruction as an unconsti
tutional nullity, and the passage of a
bill for the repeal of the reconstruction
acts. The next will be a recommenda
tion to the people of the ten States to
reorganize their self-government under
those constitutions which reconstruc
tion attempted to abolish, and by the
election of Congressional Senators and
Representatives to put themselves in
harmonious co-operation with the Fed
eral Government. Should the Radical
conspirators of the Senate pertinacious
ly refuse the repeal, then of course there
will be a resort to that House of Com
mons efficacious remedy, the blocking
of the wheels of government by persist
ent refusal of all appropriations of mo
ney.
“When tlic House shall condemn re
construction as unconstitutional, the
political part of the Government will
stand divided on that subject, the over
sensitive scruples of the Supreme judges
will be removed, and instead of shying
away from, they will rather seek an
opportunity for giving the nation the
benefit of their decision upon that ques
tion.
“With that decision against them
sustaining the new House of Represent
atives, the new President, and the re
cently pronounced verdict of a large
majority of the people, is any one,
claiming to be a politician, so green as
to suppose that enough Radical Senators
can be found to defeat the repeal in de
fiance of the popular will ? It may not
be merely ludicrous for these conspira
tors by way of bravado, and to influence
the election, to threaten another civil
war before they will submit, but no
man of sense can believe them capable
of such suicidal, hopeless temerity,
however willingly he may accord them
the infamy of desiring such a result.
Mississippi. The colored men of
Mississippi, since the late clction, arc
going over en masse to the Democrats.
lu’a single county, one thousand of them
have procured certificates of member
ship of Democratic clubs, and feel
freer and prouder than they ever did as
the slaves of the scalawag “poor white
trash.” A millennial of good feeling be
tween the races in Mississippi is dawn
ing as the result of this state of things.
The Loyal Leagues are breaking up,
and the carpet-baggers arc rushing to
Washington to get the help from Con
gress which the Rump has not the time
or the power to give. There is a good
time coming.
From Salt Lake City.—A corres
pondent who has been addressing the
readers of the Telegraph from beyond
the setting sun, reached Macon yester
day. lie says the military authorities
suppress the facts upon the Indian
frontier. The country swarms with
hostile warriors—one chief alone hav
ing fourteen tribes, numbering in all
twenty to twenty five thousand war
riors. He says the track of the Pacific
Railroad, westward, has not advanced
an inch in the last six weeks, and the
laborers were surprised and scalped,
sometimes fifty a day, before they quit
new track laying. Since then, they
have gone back and employed them
selves in relaying the temporary and
imperfect track in the rear. All ap
pearances promise a very long, expen
sive and bloody war with the Indians,
before the work can be successfully
prosecuted.— Macon Telegraph.
The South is told by the party in
power, that it need not expect to obtain
immigrants from the North, or any
where else, to occupy its spare lands,
so long as it presumes to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, as iu the case of Missis
sippi. Tiie Southern people, negroes
included, do not desire au influx from
tho North ctr elsewhere, of any such
brood of hungry laud sharks as would
be induced to come among us by the
Radicalization of our section. Further,
that we never intend to rest until the
brood now squatted among us, are
rooted out or reformed.
Thurlow Weed’s paper says: “Gov.
Seymour is not to be beat by being
called a Copperhead, or Frank Blair to
be distanced in the race because he is a
Revolutionist. Ridicule Seymour as
some Republican journals may, be is
the most popular man in the Democrat
ic party. Eternal vigilance is necessa
ry to elect Grant,”
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Tiie Corn Crop. From a close
scrintiny of our exchanges in the cot
ton States, we are inclined to believe
the yield of the corn cron will be much
better than it was feared a short time
ago, it would be. In a few localities
the drought has seriously injured the
yield. Much the larger portion, how
ever, has had rain in time to save the
crop, and the prospect is good for abun
dance of corn and to spare. On the
whole, we believe the cotton States w ill
make enough to supply farm wants. For
where one farmer may be a little short,
others will have a surplus with which
to supply his wants. So good is the
prospect of the growing crops in many
portions of Georgia and Alabama,
country corn is now selling at prices
ranging from eighty cents to one dollar
per bushel. We can hear of no section
that has suffered so much as the imme
diate vicinity of this city, and even
here from the large amount planted,
most of the farmers will make enough
for their own consumption.
In Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas, the corn crop is represented
to be fine, and abundance was planted.
We have no drought accounts from
Tunnesssee, Kentucky, or other West
ern States. We must conclude then,
there will he an abundance of corn
made and that tlic prices of this staff of
life for man and beast, must rule low
after the new' crop comes in.
Then, with the present prospect of a
good yield from the small cotton crop
planted, and the remunerative prices it
is bound to bring, may we not hope for
a more prosperous time the coming fall
and winter with all branches of busi
ness? We think so.
Crops, &c., in Arkansas. —A letter
from a travelling correspondent of the
Memphis Avalanche, dated Helena,
Ark., July 18, says “crop prospects are
generally good, and are, perhaps, more
promising than they have ever been
before. The recent rains have been
pretty general, as far as I can learn,
and the drouth is feared but little. The
weather is exceedingly hot, even for
this season of the year. On yesterday the
thermometer stood at 99 degrees in the
shade.
I found the farming community hope
ful and happy, with the fine prospects
ahead, both for a large corn and cotton
crop, recent heavy rains filling their
hearts, in prospeclu, ‘with food and
gladness.’
Two features iu this flourishing sec
tion of our State gladdened my spirits
no little : First, the alacrity with which
the young men, who had been accus
tomed to lives of ease and luxury, were
taking hold of the plow handle, and
their bronzed brows and vice like hands
told mo there was “life in the old land
yet.” Secondly, the small number of
colored laborers employed by the small
er farmers ; the husband doing tlic out
door work, while the wife, “on hospit
able thought intent,” attended to do
mestic matters.
Gen. Hindman is in Helena, practic
ing law iu partnership with Colonel
Saunders. Gen. Govan, formerly of
Govan’s Brigade, Army of Tennessee,
is living on his farm, near this place,
and is living a quiet and unobtrusive
life. ”
The Geokgia Outuages.— After per
petrating the most infamous cruelties
upon the Columbus prisoners, and upon
the witnesses, in order to induce them
to swear away the lives of innocent
men, the military authorities in Geor
gia, finding on the trial that their case
had completely broken down, have con
cluded to turn the prisoners over to the
civil authorities for trial. Such is the
finale of this infamous prosecution by
the military, in which the most cruel
barbarities of the Inquisition have been
practiced upon the negroes, in order to
make out a case for taking human life,
and to obtain a verdict to bo used by
the Radical party in the elections. Such
is the character of the party which has
the effrontery now to demand a prolon
gation of its power, and which, by its
preparations for a spurious count , and
for arming their own party , betray an
obvious purpose not to respect the de
cision of the people at the polls. The
real parties responsible for those cruel
ties in Georgia are Grant, Colfax,
Washburne, Butler, Stevens, Trumbull,
and their reckless and unprincipled as
sociates in Congress. —National Intelli
gencer. •
Three of the parties,—Roseberry,
Elliot and Clifton—who were parties to
the late attempt to rob the Express at
Brownstown Station, near Seymour,
Indiana, have been captured and sum-
I marily executed. Before being execu
: ted they made full disclosures of their
; connection with the many robberies
| and murders in that vicinity. The bead
quarters were at Reno’s house near
Rockford, about two miles from Sey
mour. This family was declared to be
the originators of numerous murders
and highway robberies, and direct par
ticipants in nearly all of them, render
ing life and property unsafe, and bold
ing the peaceful and law abiding citi
zens in a continual state of fear.
John Reno is now in tho Missouri
penitentiary. Two other members of
the family are under arrest for robbery
of the Adams Express Company, and
Frank Reno, the most skillful and
adroit assassin of the whole family, is
now iu Windsor, C. W. A largo re
ward will be paid by the officers of the
Adams Express Company for the de
livery of his body at Seymour, Jackson
county, Indiana.
Uen. tirsut ami tiie Hebrews.
The Meadville, Pensylvania, Hebrew
society, at a regular meeting on the
first of March, after electing officers
passed the following resolution, which
was ordered to be printed in the Phila
dilphia Israelite:
Resolved, That we, the members of the
Hebrew Society of Meadville, fully in
dorse and approve of the editorial in the
Israelite of February 28th, “concerning
the infamous- order No. 11, of Gcu.
Grant, while iu command of the Depart
ment of Tennessee,” and we pledge our
selves not to vote for Gen. Grant as
President of the United States should lie
secure tiie nomination of either party,
and we will use all honorable means to
defeat him for that high and distinguish
ed office.
Our Sentiments.—“ The present is
not a political controversy between
Whigs and Democrats. It is a struggle
for life or death. Our honor, dearer
than our life, is at stake. The man or
the set of men that denies me the right
to vote, in tiie State in which I live, is
not my political opponent, blit my per
sonal enemy, and deadly foe.” —Albert
Pike.
Moses Y. Beach, for nearly thirty
years connected with the New York
Sun, by which be made a large fortune,
and retired to bis native town of Wal
lingford, Connecticut, about ten years
ago, died in that tow-n on tiie 19th inst.,
of ftu attack of paralysis,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1868.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
ueouuia legislature.
SENATE.
Atlanta, July 25, 1808.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Tray wick.
The roll was called, and the journal
of yesterday read and approved.
A message from the House was re
ceived announcing the election of Hon.
W< P. Price Speaker pro tern, and Mr.
Carrington Clerk pro tem.
Mr. Candler moved to refer the peti
tion 6f Mr. Mattox in reference to con
testing the scat of the present sitting
member of this district, to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Smith presented a memorial from
Ransom Montgomery, (colored) which
petitions the Legislature for the pay
ment of unliquidated accounts held by
him. llt will be remembered that this
faithful colored man, some years ago,
saved the Chattahoochee Bridge from
destruction by Arc, for which service
the State Legislature bought and eman
cipated him, and voted him a certain
amount annually during life, if we mis
take not. Asa motion was carried to
refer the memorial to the appropriate
committee without reading, wo were
unable to learn the amount due him. ]
Mr. Speer moved to refer the memori
al to a special committee without read
ing. Lost.
Mr. Speer renewed his motion, which
was adopted.
Mr. Bruton offered a resolution to ap
point a committee of five to investigate
the report of Provisional Governor Ku
gcr, with power to send for persons and
papers, xidopted.
Mr. Winn introduced a resolution
looking to the distribution of Irwin’s
Code to State officers. Laid on the ta
ble.
Mr. Speer offered a resolution thank
ing the Provisional officers for the man
ner in which they have performed their
respective duties.
A motion was made to lay it on the
table. Unanimouily carried.
Mr. Candler introduced a resolution
calling upon his Excellency to furnish
to this body all papers relating to con
tested seats of Senators. Carried.
A motion to adjourn was withdrawn.
Mr. Candler offered the following :
Whereas, Ex-Governor Jos. E.
Brown, one of 'he ablest lawyers in the
the Republican ; -irty of Georgians well
as other persons distinguished for their
knowledge of election canvass, that per
sons of color were not entitled to hold
office under the existing Constitution ;
and, whereas, such persons hold seats
as Sonatars on this floor; and, where
as, there are laws of vital importance
to the people of Georgia to be enacted
by the General Assembly, the validity
of which should not be made uncertain
because of participation in their enact
ment by persons not entitled under the
Constitution to so participare ; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Committee on
Privileges and Elections be directed to
inquire into the eligibility of the several
persons of color holding seats as Sena
tors, and report at the earliest day prac
ticable.
Mr. lluugoi'ford (Rad.) said : There
is higher opinion than Gov. Brown’s.
We have had the question settled. A
United States Senator has settled it—
one who bolds a higher office than
Brown has yet hold, (lie might have
added, or ever will hold if the white
men of Georgia have a voice in tlie mat
ter.] I mean Senator Sumner, who, in
in a letter, has said that there no reason
why colored persons shall not hold
office,or anything else that any one else
can under the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. The passage of the 14th
article settles that question forever in
Georgia. Besides, the Constitution of
this State proclaims that “all persons
born or naturalized,” whose residence
is here,are citizens of the State, and that
no law shall he made to abridge any of
their privileges. Does- it simply mean
that they may breathe and work, or
that they are entitled to all tlie privi
leges of American citizens? The time
for color has passed. I move that tlie
resolution be indefinitely postponed or
laid on tlie table.
Mr. Candler, (Dctn.) Then, Mr. Pres
ident, as a motion to postpone indefin
itely is debatable, I shall make some
remarks in support of the resolution.
The President.-—A motion to lay on
the table is not debatable.
Mr. Candler.—l understood the gen
tleman to make a motion to postpone
indefinitely.
The President.—The Chair under
stood the motion to he to lay on the
table.
Mr. Candler.—ls the gentleman will
withdraw liis motion, I will endeavor
to explain to him the object and mean
ing of tlie resolution. It only seeks to
determine the status of these persons,
it does not propose to put them out.
Tlie President decided the remarks
to be out of order.
Mr. Holcombe (Democrat to the
backbone) called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. Candler asked for the reading of
the resolution.
Aaron Alpeoria rose to a pint of
order, saying that the Constitution of
Georgia settles the question, and that
the resolution of Mr. Candler was,
therefore out of order.
The resolution was re-read, after
which the Secretary began to call the
yeas and nays. When the name of
Bradley Jwas called, Mr. Candler ob
jected to his voting on the ground that
no person was entitled to vote on a
question of this nature who was indi
vidually interested in it.
The President decided that the point
was not well taken.
The Secretary then proceeded with
the call, which resulted as follows :
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Bru
ton, Campbell, Corbett, Coleman,
Dicky, Griffin of the 6th, Harris, Ilig
bee, llungerford, Jones, McWhorter,
Sherman, Smith of the 7th, Smith oi
the 36th, Speer, Stringer, Wallace,
Welch—2l.
Those voting in the negative are:—
Messrs. Burns, Candler, Fain, Graham,
Griffin of the 21st, Hicks, Hinton, Hol
comb, Jordan, McArthur, McCutlien,
Wellborn, Winn, Wooten—l 4.
Several Democrats were absent,
which accounts for the slim vote on
this side of the bouse.
Mr. Burns (Dem.) said that Mr.
Burke, who claims to be the State
Printer, was ready to execute any work
which the Senate might have for him to
perform. According to the Georgia
Code, which the new Constitution re
cognizes as law, Mr. Burke was still
the State Printer.
He then introduced a resolution to
the effect J. W. Burke be instructed to
hold himself in readiness to execute
any printing which either branch of
the Legislature may wish to have done.
The resolution was referred to the Ju
diciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Speer, the Senate
then adjourned till 10 o’clock Monday
morning.
HOUSE.
Atlanta, July 25.
House was called to order by the
Speaker, and, after prayer by Mr. Seals,
the roll was called and the proceedings
of last session were read and adopted.
The rules were suspended for the pur
pose of adopting a resolution tendering
the use of this hall to Hon. John Mil
ledge, of Augusta, that he may address
tiie General Assembly on Monday eve
ning.
The rules were also suspended to
take action upon a resolution declaring
L. Carrington, Esq., Clerk of the House
pro tern. Adopted.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Clerk to furnish members with sta
tionery.
The joint resolution of Mr. Tweedy,
of Richmond, suspending levy and sale
until the Legislature shall act" upon the
relief question was adopted; and a sub
sequent resolution directing the same
to be sent to the Senate was adopted.
By Mr, O’Neal, of Lowndes— *
Resolved, That if the Senate concur
iu the Resolution staying the levy of
certain fi fas., that the Clerk of this
House have two hundred copies thereof
printed as soon as possible, and distrib
ute them by mail, one to each Sheriff
of the different counties of the State.
Adopted.
Considerable discussion took place
on a resolution fixing Tuesday next for
the election of United States Senator
and State House offiers. The following
was adopted:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly
met. That the two Houses will pro
ceed on Tuesday, the 28th inst., at 12
o’clock m. each house voting separately,
as directed by the act of Congress, to
elect a United States Senator, for the
term which expires on the 4th of March,
1873, being the successor after the ex
piration of a term to the Hon. Alfred
Iverson.
Also, for a United States Senator for
the term which expires on tlic 4th of
March, 1871, being the successor to the
Hon. Robt. Toombs.
Resolved further,That the two houses
will proceed on Monday, the 27th inst.,
at 12 o’clock si., iu joint assembly in
the Hal! of the House of Representatives,
to (he election of tlie following officers,
to-wit:
A Comptroller General, a Surveyor
General, and a State Printer, all of the
said elections to be conducted in con
formity to tlic requirements of the Con
stitution and laws.
Mr. Sisson, of Fulton, presented the
memorial of Ransom Montgomery
(colored) asking the Legislature to
take cognizance of his case. The me
morial was referred to a special com
mittee of five.
Mr. Maul of Muscogee, offered the
following—
Resolved, That the State Treasurer,
advance to members and officers of this
House per diem pay, (not to exceed
the amount allowed by the law of the
session of 1806) from the 4th day of
July, 1868. Adopted.
Mr. Turnipseed, of Clay, offered the
following, which was adopted :
Whereas, some doubt exists in the
minds of the members of tki3 House as
to the time of the legal organization of
the same ; be it therefore
Resolved, That the action of this
House from the 4th day of July inst.,
to the date of its permanent organiza
tion on the 18th inst., inclusive, be
legalized and binding ; and that the
members and officers of the same be
entitled to their per diem and mileage
from the date aforesaid. Adopted.
By Mr. Turner, of Bibb, (colored.) a
Bill to bo entitled An Act to incorporate
the Georgia Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, and for other purposes. Read
the first time.
After several unimportant motions
and resolutions, the House adjourned to
Monday at 10 o’clock.
From HonlKOinor).
Montgomery, July 27—Both Houses
have passed an act ratifying the Code
of Alabama, except where it conflicts
with tlie new Constitution.
A debate in the Senate this morning
shows a largo number of Senators in
favor of removing all political disabili
ties, and there is a probability that a
majority are iu favor-of such a measure
in the House.
Mr. McCraw, the Speaker, offered
a resolution in favor of removing disa
bilities and it was made tlie special or
der for Friday.
Mr. Harrington, of Mobile, offered a
resolution in relation to newspapers.
It provides that for publishing slander
ous articles the editors and proprietors
shall be fined not less than one thousand
dollars aud imprisoned not less than
six months, and the press and materials
can bo sold as soon as judgment is en
tered, to pay the fine.
The act applies to copied matter as
well as original. Tlie Judge of the
Court is to decide as to what is slan
derous.
Governor Smith has vetoed the bill
fixing Hie pay of members and officers
of the Legislature. lie "takes the
ground that it is an increase of pay
over the rates fixed by the old laws.—
He further takes the ground that the
pay of eight dollars per day and forty
cents mileage is exorbitant and not in
proportion to the amount in the Treas
ury.
Montgomery, July 28.—1 t lias been
raining slightly for a day or two. Far
mers are complaining of having' too
much.
In the Senate to day the majority of
the committee on disabilities reported
in favor of removing all disabilities.
The minority report in favor of remov
ing only those who show themselves
deserving of it. The advocates of the
minority wantonly to relieve those who
will support Grant.
The House has a resolution fixing the
pay at the rate prescribed by the code.
It is the same as the last legislature re
ceived.
A militia bill was presented to-day.
The common carrier bill, punishing
railroads, etc. for making distinction on
account of color, was made the special
order for next Wednesday.
The Legislature will probably take a
recess on the sth of August until No
vember.
It is strongly urged by many mem
bers to pass a bill authorizing this legis
lature to cast the electoral vote of the
State. If this is done it secures it to
Grant and Colfax.
For Texas or Mexico ? That’s
the Question. —The Mexican Consul,
Mr. Ramon Diaz, has written a letter to
Gen. Buchanan, stating that he has
been reliably informed .that a large
number of men, with their officers, left
the city this morning, via the Opelousas
Railroad, ostensibly to work upon some
road, but really having lor their objec
tive point tiie Republic of Mexico,
which they meditate invading with hos
tile intentions. The Consul further
states that this force is part of a large
expedition, whieli is rapidly organizing
in the United States, for the purpose of
invading Mexico, and asks the General
to telegraph orders to the commanding
officer in Texas to stop the party.
Either there is an extensive and won
derfully secret organization in this
country for the purpose of revolution
izing the quiet and peaceful Republic of
Mexico, or the mind of the Mexican
Consul is tormented by fears, which,
like the gliost-ol Banquo, will not down
at his bidding.
It would seem as though a few expert
detectives might ferret out the mystery,
if there boa mystery. A few Mexican
dollars, judiciously expended, would
doubtless do the work.— N. O. Pica
yune.
Lan Holland sends to tiie Mobile Tri
bune, from Enterprise, Mississippi, an
open cotton boll from a plantation near
that place, found open on the 19th. He
says general. rains had fallen in that
section the past week, and the crops of
corn arpl cotton look well.
The bill before the Legislature to keep
in force the provisions of the new Code
of Alabama, which does not conflict
with the present Constitution, has pass
ed and been signed by the Governor.
The vetoot the Governor of Alabama,
. of the bill fixing the pay of members
and officers of the Legislature, \fas sus
| tained in the House by a vote of 43 to 32.
By Telegraph from Europe.
Further advices from Japan to 30th
of June received.
All Ministers of foreign powers in Ja
pan had joined in a protest against a re
vival by Mikado of decrees against na
tive Christians.
Civil war continued to rage with much
violence.
The troops of Mikado were-in posses
sion of all ports opened to foreigners by
treaty.
Tlie brother of Slals Bashi, tho ex
tycoon, was at the head of tho revolt
against the Spiritual Superior and had
a large aiuiy under his command with
which he was gradually advancing on
Ycddo, in which city part of the tycoon
is very strong.
There had been some fighting in the
vicinity of Yeddo, but no decisive suc
cesses reported on either side. It was
thought the war between tlie two par
ties, whose respective strength and re
sources appeared so evenly balanced,
would result in division of tho country
into two independent empires, govern
ed respectively by Mekado and the Ty
coon.
London, July 28—In answering ques
tions regarding diplomatic relations
with Mexico, Lord Stanley said Mexico
suspended relations in consequence of
England recognizing Maximilian.—
Mexico can have diplomatic relations
renewed by application.
Private advices report peace conclu
ded between Russia and Bokarvo.
London, July 28.—Tho Queen visits
Paris August sth, whence she will
travel through Switzerland and Ger
many, returning September Ist.
From Washington.
Washington, July 26. —G. E. Spen
cer was seated as Senator from Ala
bama.
Political disabilities have been re
moved from Gen. Young of Georgia,
Johnson Young Brown of Kentucky,
Mieheal Hahn, of Louisiana, and Nel
son Tift, of Georgea.
The bill reducing the army came up
in regular order in the Houso, and by a
test vote was referred to a committee
by a majority of four. This kills it for
the present. Ono section of this bill
arms the loyal militia of the South.
The Senate has confirmed Robert A.
Crawford as Collector of Customs at
Brazos de Santiago, Texas, and rejected
Gen. Jeffries as Collector of Internal
Revenue.
The bills arming the Southern militia
and re organizing the governments of
Mississippi and Louisiana are undoubt
edly dead until after th,e recess.
The President has nominated J. J.
Johnson as Collector of Internal Reve
nue for the Third Louisiana District,
and Dorsey B. Thomas, Collector of
Customs at New Orleans.
There was quite an exciting timo in
the Senate last night over tho amount
due Southern Senators. Mr. Trum
bull’s motion gave each some $7,000,
but the bill, as it eventually passed,
gives them about S4OO. Some of them
spoke in tlioir own behalf on this im
portant subject, and were about to vote
in their own behalf, but tlie rules of
the Senate chocked them.
The Senate is in session to-night.—
The House meets at nine o’clock in the
morning, and the affair closes at twelve,
Monday.
No additional legislation affecting the
South is possible.
Washington, July 27.—Nelson Tift,
from Georgia, lias been admitted to the
House.
Funding bill passed the House by a
vote of 102 to 32.
Simon Corley, Representative from
South Carolina, was seated.
The Senate has confirmed Gen. Rose
cran Minister to Mexico, and E. D.
Hodge Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, and Lewis Wolfley Assessor
Internal Revenue of the first district of
Louisiana.
The Senate rejected Simon M. John
son Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
The Funding bill has passed both
houses.
The bill re-organizing Mississippi,
Virginia and Texas came up in the
Senate. Mr. Buclcalew took the floor
to argue it, when Conkling said it was
useless to try to pass the bill ; and, on
bis motion, the bill was tabled.
Gen. Young was seated as Represen
tative from Georgia.
The House fillibustored on tho tariff
bill to adjournment.
The Senate rejected Johnson and
Sewell, as Collector and Assessor of
the third district of Louisiana ; and re
considered the vote confirming Seldon
for second district of Virginia, and re
jected him.
There is so much confusion it is im
possible to give the position of several
important bills, but all affecting the
South of au aggressive character have
passed.
Both Houses have adjourned to the
third Monday in September.
The President called no special ses
sion of the Senate. This leavos many
important officers vacant.
The President was at the Capitol
from 10 30 a. m. to 12 m. All bills
were signed except the funding bill,
which, however, the President can sign
any time within ten days.
Tiie Republican members of Congress
have signed an agreement that they
I will not be hero in September, unless
' advised to come by Senator Morgan
1 and Representative Schenck of the
| Congressional Republican Committee.
Washington, duly 28.—The Radi
cals are considering favorably the plan
: of electing Presidential electors by the
Legislatures of the Southern States.
It is understood that the President
I considers the Commissionership of In
ternal Revenue vacant, and will make
an ad interim appointment in a few
days.
Efforts to reorganize federal offices in
New Orleans failed. It was found im
j possible to harmonize conflicting party
interests.
The following over due federal obli
gations are outstanding : one year five
•per cent, temporary loan, issued four
years ago; over one million seven-thir
ties payable in ’6B ; over half a million
seven thirties, due June 30tli, ’6B. —
Nearly three million of these bonds are
now payable in currency, without in
terest from date of maturity ; the time
for redeeming seven-thirties due July
15th, 1868, has been extended to August
Ist, after which date they will be paya
able in currency without interest.
It is positively stated that the Presi
dent will continue to act as heretofore
regarding tho reconstruction acts. He
will conform to the law until modified
by Congress or nullified by the Courts.
Blacque Bey, the Turkish Minister, is
offended by the Congressional resolu
tions of sympathy for Crete.
The Chinese legation took formal
leave of the President.
Burlingame is delighted with the
treaty.
Howard is dismissing many Bureau
functionaries, giving them a month’s
leave of preliminary absence.
This evening’s Star has the following
cheering news for electors in the South:
The Southern members of Congress
within the past few days have, in con
ference with republicans here, decided
that it will be best for Presidential elec
tors in the reorganized States to be olio
sen by their respective legislatures, in
the same manner as South Carolina has
always chosen hers. This, it is held,
will remove all fear of disturbances and
frauds which have been apprehended.
It is thought probable that these views
will be carried out by the legislatures in
whose hands the matter rests.
The Cabinet had a prolonged session.
Schofield said the order for the reor
ganization of the Military Districts
would probably be promulgated to
morrow ; details unknown.
Mr. Davis with family sailed Salur
day from Quebec for Europe.
The following order has been issued
from tho War Department:
Commanding Generals of the 2d, 3d,
4th and sth Military Districts having
officially reported that Arkansas, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida have
complied with the reconstruction acts,
including the act of Juno 25th, 1868,
and that consequently so much of the
act of March 2d, 1867, and all acts sup
plementary thereto, providing for Mili
tary Districts subject to military author
ity of the United States, as therein pro
vided, have become inoperative in said
States, and Commanding Generals have
ceased exercising military powers con
ferred by said acts, therefore the follow
ing changes will be made in the organ
ization and command of the Military
Districts and Geographical Depart
ments:
Ist. The 2d and 3d Military Districts
having ceased to exist, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida will constitute the Department
of the South, Gen. Meade to command,
headquarters at Atlanta.
2d. Gon. Gillom will command the
4tli Military District, comprising Mis
sissippi.
3d. Gen. Reynolds will command the
sth Military District, comprising Texas,
headquarters at Austin.
4lh. Louisiana and Arkansas will
constitute the Department of Louisiana,
Gen. Rousseau commanding, headquar
ters at New Orleans. Gen. Buchanan
will continuo in command until re
lieved by Gen. Rousseau.
sth. Gen. George Cooke relieves
Gen. Rousseau iu the Department of
Columbia.
6th. Gen. Cauby is assigned to the
command of the Department of Wash
ington.
7tli. Gen. Edward Hatch, Colonel of
the 9th Cavalry, relieves Gen. Buchan
an as Assistant Commissioner Bureau
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands in Louisiana.
In accordance with the concurrent
resolution of Congress, Sec’ry Seward
proclaims reiterating the facts and cir
cumstances, and concludes: “And I
further certify that the said amendment
14th has become valid to all intents
and purposes as a part of the Constitu
tion of the United States.”
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has given notice that spirits may be
withdrawn from bond on payment of
50c. per gallon and $4 per barrel of 40
gallons, equal to 60c. per proof gallon.
All distilleries must bo closed until tiie
distillers have given bonds and have
complied witli the new law in all other
particulars.
From New Orleans.
New Orleans, July 28. —In a debate
in the Senate yesterday on resolution
to appoint a committee to enquire into
the actions of the Board of Registra
tion created by the Convention, the lie
was passed.
A. L. Lee, a member of the House
from St. Album Parish, and editor and
proprietor of the New Orleans Republi
can, is appointed State Printer and
Republican official journal of the State
and city and parish of Orleans under
the printing bill.
Gov. Warmouth yesterday vetoed tiie
joint resolution requesting the General
of the armies to furnish troops to the
civil authorities, and instructing flic
Senate that the law in the caso requires
application to be made to the President,
not to the General of the armies. The
veto was sustained to-day.
The same bill was introduced, amend
ed in accordance with the information
furnished by the Governor, and passed
by tho Senate under a suspension of
the rules, and sent to the House for
concurrence.
From Richmond.
Richmond, July 27.—Rev. Wm. J.
Herndon,in jail at Orange C. H.,charg
ed with the seduction and murder of
Miss Mary Lumsden, escaped last
night. He left a confession of the se
duction but a denial of the murder. A
reward of SSOO is offered by the Gov
ernor.
Gov. Wells has obtained from the
Federal Government six thousand dol
lars, being a portion of tho expense in
curred by Virginia in raising and
equipping Federal troops during the
war.
From .South Farollnn.
Columbia, July 28.—Nothing done
in the Legislature. An election for
Cnief and two Associate Justices to
morrow. Two ex-Federal officers and
one Carolinian will probably be elected.
The nogroes are making trouble in
the interior. The whites ask for troops
or say they will defend themselves.
Great Democratic torchlight demon
stration to-night. The town is illumi
nated. Speeches by Generals Wade
Hampton. Kershaw, Chesnut, McGow
an, and other distinguished men.
From Texas.
Houston, July 28.—The first bale of
new cotton arrived to day frotp M. J.
Duke, Grimes county, it weighed 408
pounds, classed good middling, was
sold to E. W. Hose and shipped to New
York.
Tho Apalachicola Advertiser con
tains the announcement of the death of
Capt Giant, of that city, which occurred
at Matanzas, of congestive chills.
It also noticos the death in Apalach
icola, on the 15th inst., of Mr. John
RicbaTds, in the 48th year of his age.
NO. 21.
WEDNESDAY MOKNINU, JULY 30.
THE TRUE ISSUE.
In the language of the Boston Post,
the real contest iu tho present campaign
is between the people of the States of
this Union and the majority in the
present Congress. Those in favor of
the maintenance of the institutions, tho
ideas and principles of tho Government
of 1787 as established in the Constitution
of the United States, have no other
choice than to support tlie able and
fearless statesman nominated by tlic
Democratic party for the Presidency of
tlie Reoukllc. Those who join with
the majority of Congress and agree to
endorse the bold usurpations, and tlie
revolutionary measures, for which the
Radicals are responsible, will vote for
tlic candidates of the National Union
Republican party. It is an old dodge
of the Radical press and orators to dis
guise tho real issues of the campaign,
and devote their attention to abuse of
their opponents, and to defame and
villify their candidates; no matter how
exalted or pure, how patriotic and-hon
orable their record, the fiery tongue of
slander and abuse is at once brought
into play, and irom the beginning to
the end of the campaign the real issues
are sought to be buried under the hue
aud cry raised on men. This game is
now once again attempted, but, in our
judgment tlie day for its successful use
has passed; the people of this Union
love their institutions; they believe in
the Government of their Fathers, that
noble structure, the wonder of mankind,
the freest and best ever conceived by
man, and they fought through the late
war to maintain it inviolate; this was
the steady purpose of the war, aud it is
the determined purpose of the Ameri
can people to-day. Opposed to them
on this question stand the Radical Re
publican party, seeking with corruption,
bloated with plunder and spoils, aud
insolent aud revolutionary iu their de
mands on the people. Their organized
leaders in Congress'havo placed ono of
their number, the Speaker of tho House
of Representatives, on their ticket as
| the candidate for tho Vico Presidency,
. and seek to gain power under the cloak
of the military glory of Gen. Grant.
The nomination of Gen. Grant by
these men was a confession of weakness
on their part, tiie confession of a knowl
edge that they dared not go before the
people of these States with a candidate
identified with them in their outrage
ously unconstitutional acts. Why did
they not nominate Wade or Chandler,
Sumner or Stevens? Why did they
put one of their men second on their
ticket 1 If they believe their acts can
for an hour stand before the people, why
did they not put forward a representa
tive of llioso acts who had taken an
active part in this and the previous
Congress? Because they kuew thoy
had no hope for success if they exposed
their representative men before the
people. Yet to day what is Gen. Grant
but simply tlie instrument of these
men V lias ho not always been ready
to sustain them in their usurpations,
and has he not already announced that
he has no policy of his own ? There
fore, tlie question that every votor lias
to answer, each for himself, is, “Am I
in favor of the acts and policy of tho
majority ill Congress?” Those who
are should vote for Grant and Colfax,
those who are not should vote for Sey
mour and Blair.
Let us review some of the leading
acts of this revolutionary Congress and
those oi its predecessor. The last pub
lic act of Abraham Lincoln was to
draw up a plan for the reorganization
of a State government for tho State of
North Carolina; this paper, In his own
handwriting, was submitted to momborß
of his Cabinet and others, and approved
by them. When Mr. Johnson succeed
ed to power, he, very properly, adopted
precisely the plan proposed by Mr.
Lincoln and commenced to carry out
the policy inaugurated by his predeces
sor. This great iact has never been
denied by his opponents, as the proofs
are positive that Mr. Johnson in his
plan to reorganize the Southern States,
adopted the exact plan which Mr. Lin
coln had decided upon. Under this
policy he proceeded to act, and the
Southern States under it called consti
tutional conventions and framed new
constitutions, in which they abolished
slavery, repudiated the debt of the
Confederacy and assumed their propor
tions of the responsibility of the debt of
the General Government. They chose
legislatures under these new constitu
tions and guaranteed the civil rights of
the colored people and placed them on
an equality before the law in every
Southern State. It is true they did not
give the ballot to the negro. A majori
ty of Hie Northern States have not done
it yet, and why should the South have
done it then ? Under these new State
governments Senators and Representa
tives to Congress were chosen, and
when the 39th Congress met these Rep
resentatives appeared to be qualified
and to take their scats. Then it was
that the Radical majority commenced
their high-handed outrages on the con
stitutional rights of tiie States and the
people; they refused to allow these Sen
ators and Representatives to take tlietr
seats. Mr. Johnson submitted to their
usurpation, and from that day to this
these Radicals have progressed in their
revolutionary schemes. Under acts ot
Congress, backed by the standing army
of tiie United States, the governments
in the Southern States were overthrown,
laws declared to be outside of the Con
stitution, and known to be in violation
of its provisions, were substituted for
the constitutional action of the Execu
tive Department of tho Government.—
Reconstruction of States superseded
restoration; denying the whole theory
of the war, Congress assumed that these
States were outside of the Union, and
they hurled upon their submissive peo
ple a standing army under the lead and
control of their present candidate for
the Presidency. “Sir, that man has
lived to little purpose who, at the age of
forty, does not know that a standing
, arm y in time of peace is tho bane of
free governments. It is the instrument
of tyrants and usurpers." Thus spoke
Joshua R. Giddings in February, 1851.
Tiie eminent Chief Justice Hale, of
England, when applied to to send a
civil officer with an armed force to sup
press some popular commotion, replied,
“Let them know that the laws of the
kingdom are not to be executed by the
sword. Thcso matters belong to the
civil power, and you have nothing to do j
with iW” Using the instruments of ty- j
rants and usurpers, Congress substitu- j
| ted military rule for civil authority,
and enforced their will against the will
j of the people of those States, and estab-
lished in place of governments of free,
sovereign and independent States, gov
ernments composed of the creatures of
their selection, without position or pro
perty, soldiers of fortune, whoso effects
are contained in a carpet-bag, and
whose local habitation and names are
as uncertain as their deeds arc corrupt.
Through such acts, the Senate and
House of Representatives of tho United
States aro to be invaded by a class of
political paupers who have becu raised
to power to serve as tools in the general
revolution which is being inaugurated
for the future. What care such men for
tho forms of a Constitution, when they
alone liavo reached power by tlie over
throw of tho Constitution itself? Peo
ple of the North, property-holders, and
lovers of their country, should bear in
mind that these men, irresponsible and
desperate, are thus constituted our
rulers.
To confirm their despotic conduct,
this Congress lias passed laws forbid
ding the Supreme Court of tlie United
States to the constitution
ality of its laws and acts; it has seized
on the whole Executive power; tho
Houso of Representatives lias even de
clared that the Senate should send trea
ties with other governments to them
for decision, when the Constitution ex
pressly declaros (Article 11, Section 2),
that “The President shall have power,
by and with the advice and convent of
the Senate, to make treaties, provided
two-thirds of the Senators present con
cur." Thus these leaders in tho revo
lution against our constitutional gov
ernment go on, step by step, assuming
power—first, the executive power, vested
by the Constitution in the Pn-sident;
second, by the assumption o! the jndi
cial power, vetted by the Constitution
in tho Supremo Court of In* Uni.d
States; next, by assuming all the i
served powers belonging to, and ..
residing in, the States and th p
Backed by a standing army, and die
whole power of the centralized govern
rnent, how long can any Northern
State stand against these usurpation*' ?
The consOitutional remedy i- in ,
hands of the people; tiie issue is e
up; “eternal vigilance is the pin .
liberty,” and If we value tin* libi n>
cured to us by our forms ot govern
rnent, both State ami Federal, we shah
rally us one man to put down the suici
dal policy, aud despotic acts, of a party
which lias trodden under foot every
principle of free government, and usurp
ed powers which aro only sustained by
bayonets in the hands of a regular ar
my, supported by taxes ou an overbur
dened yet patient people.
We have touched on a few of the
leading usurpations of the Radicals in
power. Moderate and patriotic men
are leaving their sinking and desperate
cause; conspicuous among them stand
the Chief Justicoof the United States,
Salmon P. Chase, Hon. J. R. Doolittle,
Senator Dixon, lion. Montgomery
Blair, President Johnson, aud the lead
ing members of his Cabinet; these and
many others are of tho opinion that all
who love their country should hand to
gether against the Jacobins. Close up
the ranks of the grand old Democratic
party, North, South, East and West;
rally round the old flag of tho Union,
first unfurled by Washington, defend
ed by Jackson, with all tlic Stars upon
it; let us see that tho Government it
represents is maintained, and that it
shall never go down iu blood and dis
honor. No candidates wero over pro
sented more worthy of support than
Seymour and Blair; no cause was
over more worthy the support of patri
otic men than is tho cause they repre
sent.
Sudden Death of a Stranger.—
A stranger calling himself Grant, who
has been knocking around this city and
Girard for a week or moro, in tho capac
ity of “Corn Doctor," died in Girard
yesterday morning under the following
circumstances as related to us: lie was
observed on Monday evening somewhat
intoxicated, and after night was seen
vomiting. Tuesday morning he was
found lying on the street, or on the
ground in the open air, where it is sup
posed he spent the night. When found
he was either dead or in a dying condi
tion. In a conversation in our office
last week, he said he was from Canada,
where he lias a wife and children. He
was a man of dissipated habits.
Gen. BuftL for Seymour and Blair
—Tho Evansvillo (Indiana) Courier
says: “Wc had the pleasure of meeting
Gen. I). C. Buel yesterday, who paid
our city a flying visit. The General ex
presses himself greatly pleased with the
nominations made by tlie Democratic
Convention, and predicts for the ticket
a glorious victory.”
Gen. Buel is the man who saved
Grant and his shattered army from an
inglorious defeat at Shiloh.
The Advertiser «sys the Radicals at
tempted to get up a mass meeting ui
tho Capitol in Montgomery on Saturday
night last. Tiie crowd was small and
the demonstration a flat failure. TANARUS;.
colored brethren of the •calawag as
sembly now sitting iu that'City, having
had an opportunity of witnessing the ma
noeuvres of the managers of the menage
rie, are having their eyes opened to the
true designs of their deceivers, and are
fast falling out of tbe ranks. By No
vember there will not be a corporal’s
guard left of the colored brothers of the
concern.
As we are informed by telegraph,
that interesting body at Washington,
called a Congress, took a recess on
Monday to the third Monday in Sep
tember. They imve gone home to look
after their political interests. This was
unnecessary, as their political probation
has been already settled by their mis
represented constituents.
A Southern Judok to me Appoint
ed.—The death of Judge Wilmot, some
time ago, left but four Judges upon thu
bench of the Court of Claims. There
are now over twenty applicants for this
place. Tho President, it is said, has
stated that he should appoint someone
from the South, as there wus a very
large amount of claims from the South
ern States, and no one to look after
them.
Corn and Pork Cnors. —The Cin
cinnati “Price Current,” alter speaking
of the general favorable reports of thu
wheat crops from all quarters ot the
country, says:
The indications of ap abundant cora
crop are quite favorable, and should tins
be tho case a large increase of the pork
crop may be looked for the coming sea
son, because the supply of stock hogs
will bo unusually largo, for not only
was the supply left over from last sea
son largo, farmers not haying fatted
them because of the high price of corn,
and the comparative low price oi pork,
but tho increase Bincc then lias been
liberal so that the number now in the
Western States, it will he seen, will he
unusually large.
There were one hundred and ten
counties represented in the lato Demo
cratic Stato Convention at Atlanta, tho
largest turn out ever known to a Con
vention in tho State.
Nashville, July 28.—Brownlow do
dines to recommend the enfranchise
ment of whites. Ho leaves the whole
matter to the Legislature.
