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THE HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH. V ft 5 m . . • ' ' • VOL. 6. Democratic National Conven tion at Baltimore* Cincinnati Platform Adopted. NOMINATION OF GREELEY AND BROWN. BKCOND WAY’S SESSION. Baltimobe, July 10. — The dele gates were generally in their seats by 10 o’clock this . morning. A second brass band, located in the upper gal lery, entertained the audience with various airs, of which “My Mary land” and “Yankee Doodle” were equally applauded. At a quarter after 10 o'clock the President, Mr. Doolittle, called the Convention to order. lie then called upon llev. Dr. Lebrun, of Baltimore, who addressed the throne of grace. Mr. Burr, of Connecticut, announ ced that'the Committee on Resolu tions were ready to report, and came to the platform, and at his request tthc reading clerk, Mr. Perrin, read liic report, recommending the adop tion of the resolutions already adop. ted by the Liberal Republican Con vention at Cincinnati. [Cheers.] In order that there should be no misapprehensions as to these resolu tions, Mr. Burr called for their read ing in full to the Convention, which was done—each plank in the plat form being received with applause.— The one-term plank was especially well received.* A call for three cheers at the close elicited a partial response. Mr. Burr explained that the reso lutions were the Cincinnati platform exactly—nothing ndded and nothing excluded. This platform was adop ted in the Committee by all the States except Delaware, Mississippi, Oregon and Georgia, lie moved the adoption of the report and called the previous question. Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, inquired whether the previous question— an other mine for u gag law" —had be come the law-of a Democratic Con vention, without notice to the dele gates?. The chair said the Convention had adopted the rules of the House of Representatives—so the motion of Mr. Burr was iti order and not open to debate. Various gentlemen appealed for the withdrawal of the motion in or der to allow a short debate. Mr. Burr said he felt compelled to decline. A scene of great confusion follow cd—with calls of “question,” “de bate,” etc. On motion to sustain the previous question a call of States was ordered, and being taken, resulted—yeas 553, nays 176. Gov. Hodman, in casting the uni ted vote of New York in the affirma tive, said some of the delegates, him self among the number, were opposed to the previous question. Mr. Hancock, of Ohio, denied tße of bis delegation to cast the as a unit, and asked to have his recorded “No.” Chair announced that Mr. Burr, of Connecticut, was now enti tled to one hour to debate the reso tiohs. Also, that the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Bayard, appealed for ten minutes. Mr. Burr united in this request, as Mr. Bayard is a member of the Com mittee on Resolutions. Mr. Bayard took the platform, and sad while there was no disposition to carp at and oppose men because of formed political opinions, he hoped the great Democratic organization would be allowed to have an inde pendent expression of its own honest sentiments. (Cheers.) Why take, cut and dried, the resolutions of an other organizat'on ? (Applause. t- Wby have the opinions of other men not chosen by us been forced down •ur throats as our expression ? It is proposed here that we shall go before the country for the first time without our own independent expression of principles. It is not just or wise to ask us to go into this campaign ur.. ~ er the clothing of a minority. (Calls M* time—time. [ The Chair announced that Mr. Lbuit, out of respect for the minority, to give Mr. Bayard ten minutes more. Another Connecticut delegate ob HAWKINSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1872. jected to any man’s occupying the time of the Convention in this way (Applanse and hisses.) The clmir called to order and re mained delegates that this is a delib erative assemblage and urged respect ful hearing of .any one who occupied he floor whether they approve his sentiments or not. Mr. Bayard finally resumed—ar guing the necessity for some expres sion of opinion upon the question of the exercise of Federal military pow er under the color of legislation to enforce the fourteenth and fifteenth constitutional amendments. If the Convention failed in this, there would be serious disappointment. In con clusion, he entered his protest against the pending motion to adopt the re port as a whole, and asked a separate vote on the several distinct proposi tions pending. Mr. O’Connor of South Carolina regretted that there should have been any diffcrence'of opinion here. A1 other issues khould he merged in the si igle one of defeating the re-election of the present national administra tion. He saidjthe reconstruction acts of the 13lh, 14th and 15th constitu tional amendments had been accepted. Public opinion was higher Mian gov ernments and superior to any decla rations by convention. [Applause.] There was nothing left us on issue now'but to save the nation from de* slruction by corruption. He reviewed and criticized the foreign policy of the administration, and urged the union of the whole nation to defeat the unhallowed purposes and shift less policy of the present government. An allusion to the prospective elec tion of Mr. Greeley was received with great applause. As to the 15th amendment he would he the last man to attempt to wrest from the four millions of freedmen the right of suf frage. [Great applause.] Judge Reagan, of Texas, followed and said it was supposed among his people that the Democratic party could not succeed at this election with a distinct Democratic candidate. Therefore, they had coine here to unite with their brethren from the whole country in efleoting such an arrangement as will unite Demo crats, as well as all In nest opponents of the administration. It was wi» doni, therefore, to take the Cincin nati platform. Why refuse to accept the situation and make the best of it? Hark? dale, of Massachusetts, asked if it was admissablc to take a separate vote on each resolution ? The chair answered “no,” as the previous question had been ordered. Barksdale then said, “I ask the uuanimous consent of the Convention to a division of the vote. Cries of “no, no.” Mcßae, of Tennessee, made frantic efforts to obtain the floor, and was finally recognized by the clmir and proceeded with an excited prompt against the cutting off of debate# Cries of sit down—call the roll call the roll. The roll of the States was called on the main question—the adoption of the platform which resulted yeaa CC2 nays 70. At the close of calls when Dela ware voted no there sere loud hisses. The chair appealed, to the Conven tion to treat with respecl the vote of any and every State. Delegates said the disturbance was in the Galleries. Before the vote was announced, permission was asked by the chair man of Alabama to make an expla nation of a change which he desired to make in the record of all Alabama votes. Objection being made, the Chair man ruled that while Alabama had a right to change the vote, be could not maintain it, Subsequently, unanimous consent being accorded, Shorter 6f Alabama, took tw® minutes to explain that there were in the pending resolu tions some statements rather than declarations of principles, which same of his delegation could not en dorse with explanation—without stul tification—having said this, be changed Alabama’s vote from 12 ayes and 8 noes, to 28 ayes. [Cheers.] Hoffman, of New York, presented a petition of 15,000 Germans of the city of New York, relatite to a nom (nation of a candidate for President. It was sent to the desk where it was read by the Secretary. It recoin- - mends the nomination of Greeley and Brown, and expresses belief that they will receive the hearty Support of jbe Germans, regardless of past party affiliations, as the best nomination that can be made. (Cheers.) Ray, of Indiana, offered an amend ment, providing that ou the calling of each State, its Chairman shall state how the delegation votes, and his statement alone shall be taken. The amendment was accepted by the mover of the original resolution, ami adopted viva voce. Rnowhook, of Illinios, presented the name of Horace Greeley as the Democratic candidate for President. (Cheers.) The rail was called on the Presidential nomination. Each vote for Greeley was received with cheers. The ballot resulted ; Greeley, 686 ; Jas. A. Bayard, 15; J. S. Black, 21; Grocsbcck, 2. The nays on ordering the pre vious question upon the adoption of the report of the coir milieu's resolu tions were Alabama 10 ; Arkansas, 2 ; Delaware, 6; Florida, 2; Georgia, 21 ; Louisiana, 10: Maryland, 2; Mis souri, 4 ; Nevada, 6 ; New Jersey, 18 i Oregon, 6 ; Pennsylvania, 31 ; South Carolina, 11; Texas, 16: Virginia, 22 ; West Virginia, 2. Nays upon the adoption of the report, were Delaware, 6; Florida, 2; Georgia, 19 ; Mississippi, 9; Mis souri, 2 ; New Jersey, 9; Oregon, 6 ; Pennsylvania, 7 ; West Virginia 2. From Ihe New York Weekly. Mi'iinsr Cases of Insiinlly. A SAD STORY <>P A VOUNCI I.ADY. A small plnco in one of the inte rior'counties of the State*of New York lias among its local annals a sad story of insanity. A young lady of eighteen years lmd fallen desper ately in love with a young man of the place, but her parents, and pntlicu- Inly her father, strongly opposed the match. Their reasons are sup posed to h-'ve been good ones, Imt certain it is. they assumed a fearful responsibility, and brought upon themselves'a dire trilliclinn. The yflung lady was forbldd ’ii to see her lover, and l.e was told not to visit her house; hut they managed, as is often the case, clandestine meet ings, and interchanged assurances of their undying affections for each other. Busy village gossip soon in formed the father of the condition of affairs. Though naturally a kind father, he was greatly irritated, and immediately adopted stringent me*s urcs to separate the lovers. This course on the part of the fa ther was the conscientious action of a parent concerned for the welfare of his child, so he went about it deliber ately, and with a determination that was not likely to meet with defeat.—, But, alas! alas! what was he doing? These two young hearts were nlfcady so intertwined—so grown together— so reborn as one—that to separate them was like cutting asunder vital parts of the human organization. The father, stern and resolute to do his duty, thought not of this, hut pressed forward in his purpose. The tale of love, the fond prayer of an agonized and breaking heart for him to listen to argument and reason—these were of no avail. A parent’s duty must lie done. His first plan was to lock bis daughter in her room. He put on extra bolts and a padlock, for he remembered that “love laughs at locksmiths.” When he was about to leave her after all this preparation for her safe-keeping lmd been made, he remarked : “I do all this because I love yon, my child. You cannot escape, and no one can obtain access to you.— Reflect on all I have said to you.— Forge- this man, and save me the pain of making you a prisoner.” His voice faltered, and he looked at her with imploring eyes. She was sitting, weeping, pale and trem bling. In an instant she sprang to her feet, and, standing proudly before her father exclaimed ; . “Father, do your worst! Impris on me, starve me, drive me to mad ness ; but never, never, will I forget or oeaee to love the man to whom, before God, I stand this hour be trothed.” She stood looking heavenward for a moment: then she reeled and fell exhausted to the floor. The father looked at his child ns if his pity was about to overcome him, but in a mo ment he recovered himself, and ad vanced toward the door. ‘Uudutifull, wicked child,’ were his Ovords, as he closed the door, and, drawing first one !>olt*and then an other. finally made all secure with the padlock. As he went away, lie said: “May God give me the firmness to do my parental duty," The sad village tale, as now told by relates that this imprisonment continued tor some ten days. After a day or two, additional severity was a bled by making bread and water the only food offered to ttie poor prisoner. No one except the father ever approached the room. He found his daughter growing paler and paler and weaker and weaker. Most of the time she was in bed. Repeatedly lie attempted to talk with her, bat her only reply was: “You may kill my poor body, but is undying.” hat nonsense I" replied the fa ther. “Pray to God to fill your heart with love and obedience to pa rental authority?—Have done wV'i such sickly sentimentality.” But this sickly sentimentality was a passion as stioug as life ami reason. Already it was doing its work.— Health was failing, and hour by hour the mind itself was yielding. There were whispers in the village of what was going ou, but the Cull facts were not then known. Olio morning the father went to the room, hearing, as was his custom, her food and drink, which si ill con sisted of the portion of bread and water. To his surprise he heard her singing. He listened and heard the words of a song which had always been a favorite one with his daugh ter. The verses she was singing were the following: ‘•| love lies', ns lie* id i I Dirda loves Tin- freedom ofiis »ing. Oil wlliell delighted il moves In wildest wandering." "I 1 iVe thee, ns I love (lie swell And liiisli of some love strain, \\ liieli briligelh |i.V its gentle s|i' 11. The past In life again." Then all became still for a in nnciit or two. Then there was a moaning an I Weeping, followed suddenly by laughter and talking. The father m-ule haste to enter, feeling no little alarm from the .strange proceedings. When he entered he found his daugh ter sitting up in her bed. with a wild look about her eyes, which he had never noticed before. “Ila, ha, ha, dearest, I will meet you. 1 will come on the wings of love. Father, cruel father, has for gotten the ke) hole. Ha, ha, Im.” ' The father tied from the room without seeing or hearing more. A terrible fear, for the first time, took possession of him. He rail with great speed for the family physician, who came almost as s|>eedily to see the poor sufferer.— When ho saw her his face looked se rious enough, and lie was not long in informing the parents that their daughter was insane. The father was shocked and overwhelmed. He • frankly.told all that In: had done, and blamed himself, though-he declared that he thought that lie was doing no more than his duty. Sadness fell more gloomily than ever upon that house aiid the whole village was stirred by the circumstances, as re luted from mouth to month. The young lady grew worse and worse. At lengtji her actions were such that it was decided to be neces s iry to remove her to an usylum— She is now an inmate of the institn tfon at Utica. Avery touching scene occurred in the cars when she suddenly broke forth in the hearing of the passengers, many of whom had been told of her condition and history, with a verse from her favor | ite song. She sung in a voice of particular sweetness and pathos, these words: “I love thee, a* l love the last Rich smiles of lading (lay. Which lingereth, like the look we cast On rapture past away.” tff”You can have the Jlawkinsville Dispatch the next six months for one dollar. incident* or liic Kiitiuuul t.uii rent lon. Baltimore, July 10 When Hoff man rose to cast tin* vote of New York, her delegation was greeted with three cheers. Order being re stored, Hoffman disputed Missouri's promise to give Greeley the lnrgest majority of any State in the Union, and said New York’s majority would be larger than Missouri’s total vote. He also expressed his regret that there had been any division of the vote here. He knew those who did not vote for Horace Greeley were act ing conscientiously, but lie desired to I nppeal to them. New York is a Democratic State. It had more than 400,000 Democratic voters, and when ; these were ready to sacrifice personal preferences and prejudices on the altar of the country, he hoped their j brethren elsewhere would do the same. [Great cheers.] After the chair had announced the ! result of the ballot, Wallace, of Penn sylvania, took the platform, and was received with cheers. He said: “Ini obedience to the decision of public sentiment in his State, tlicir delega tion had cast* part of their voles against tint gentleman who, by the usages and customs of the Democrat ic party, is now its nominee for the Presidency. They would yield to the decision and accept the result which the great high court of nppeal of the party had decreed. In con clusion, by the instructions of his delegation, lie moved that the nomi nation be made unanimous.” [Wild cheers. ] Music—“ Battle Cry of Freedom,” followed by “Hail to the Chief.” When the music ceased a scene was lowered at the rear of the stage presenting a view of the White House. [Applause.] Order being restored the motion of Wallace, that the nomination be mane unanimous, was put and carried, with one or two dissents only. The roll was called on the nomina tion lor Vice President. On motion of Mr. Chalmers, of Mississippi, the nomination was made unanimous. Mr. Houck, of Wisconsin, moved a resolution appointing a committee of one from ercli State to he named by I lie respective delegations, to apprise the candidates of their nomination. Mr. Pavne, of Ohio, moved an amendment, by adding tlio President ol tlie Convention, he to he Chair man. Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Heaton, of Ohio,' a resolution was adopted, that on ad journment the Convention would, with music, escort the Now York and Missouri delegations to their quar ters. A resolution was adopted leaving the place of holding the next Nation al Convention to lie decided by the National Committee. Also, a reso lution of tlfanks to John T. Ford, to Fred. Rain mid to Baltimore for courtesies. Also, thanks to Mr. Doolittle for the able and impartial manner in which lie has presided over the Convention. Mr. Thayer, of New York, made a few remarks eulogistic of Mr. Gree ley- The Chairman returned thanks for ( the kind expression towards him. and invoked the blessing of Providence upon the efforts of the Convention. Brown was nominated for Vice President by a vote of 713; Steven son, of Kentucky, 6 ; blanks were : Florida, 2 ; New Jer sey, 9 ; West Virginia, 2. Delaware voted for Stevenson. Our Darling Is l)riid, The color has failed, the life.light lias fled From the cheek and the eye, for our dar ling is dead. The joys of this life were destroyed by a breath Wlileli isire him away to the regions of death. Our little white rose, which for many a day Has lightened our sorrow on life’s weary war, Is blasted mid blighted anil never shall bloom This side of the durkne<a that shadows the tomb. Our floweret was budding on life's desert shore, j Where burdens are heavy and sorrows are sore. The glory of life from the earth-form has fled. Our sweet little flower is transplanted abovo To bloom in the gardens of light, truth and love; And though we may sorrow and weep on the way, We'll meet him again at the closo of lib's I dsy. NO. 29 The Hawkinsville Dispatch Is published every Thursday. S iWnption: 00 a }Vvr, in atlranca Itiitcs and I* tiles. MT Advertisements ft 00 per square fog the first insertion, and 7.’. cents for cuch subsequent insertion. (A square is Uio space of ten lines or less.) CONTRACT ADVKKTTMNO^ 1 m | 2 m | in I ti niTJJm 1 square... *-f D $ 7 fit) I U 2 “ ... 5 8 11 15 o 9 3 “ ••• 7 II 15 20 3# I “ ... I) 14 18 25 35 ) column.. 10 111 20 35 48 i “ • • 16 20 30 60 75 i.... “ 20 301 40 75 J_2s A liberal deduction w ill be made with those who ndvertisc by the year. The money fur advertisements is due ou '.lie first insertion. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions by Boci dies, Obituaries, etc., exceeding six line®, to lie charged ns transient advertising. I.KUAL ADVKItTISntO. Onnixart’s—Citations for Letters ut Administration, by Administra tors, Executors, Guardians, Ac $S t Application for Letters of Dismis sion from Administration 4 off Application |i» r Letters of Dismis sion from Guardianship 5 50 Application for leave to sell Land 4 0# Notice to Debtors and Creditors 6 5# dales of personal or perishable property, per square 1 50 Sales ol Lauds, per square 6 59 Siikiiiki ’h— Per levy 3 50 Mortgage sales, ten lines or less. 500 Tax Collector's sales, per square, # 0 CLkkk’s—Foreclosure of Mor’ua ges and other Monthly advertise ments, ft per square of one inch lor each insertion. *W Sales ol Lund, by Administrator*, Executors or Guardians, are required by law to Ih' held on the first Tuesday in the month, tiei ween the hours of ten in the fore noon and three in the afternoon, at tho Court-house in the county in which the properly js situated. Notice ol these sales must lie given in a public gazette 40 days previous • the day of sale. Notice for the sale of personal property must Ih) given in like manner, 10 days pre vious to sale day. • Notice to debtors and creditors of an ee lute must also lie published 40 days. Notice Hint application w ill Is - ' made the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land must lie pulilished for four weeks. Citations on letters of administration, Guardianship, Ac., must lx; published HO days; for dismission from administration, monthly three months; for dismission from Guardianship, 10 days. Itules tor 1 lie foreclosure of Mortgages must lie published monthly, four months: fur eatiililishing lost papers, for the full space of three months; fori (impelling titles from Executors or Administrators, wlicro bond Ims licfii given by the deceased, the full space of three moiiliiK. Sltcrifl's sales must be published for fotu weeks. JOHN H. MARTIN, ~ Attorney at Law AM) REAL ESTATE AGENT, IIAWKINSVII.t.E, GA. 'till practice in the Counties of Pulaski Houston, Dooly, Wilcox, Irwin, Telfair Dodge and Isiiirens. mnv22 JAMES A THOMAS,^7" ATTORNEY AT LAW, 4M» KIMI. KMT ITU A4.EXT deiilin, ga. \\7 ILL practice ii< the Counties of tb« v » Oconee Circuit, und purchase and sell Heal Estate. .Special attention als# given to collections. aplH-Om* L. A. HALL, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, EASTMAN, GEORGIA. Wild, give prompt attention to all business entrusted to his care, marl (Ms L. C. RYAN, ATTOKNKY AT LAW, HAWKINSVILLE, OA. WlLLnrncllee in the counties of Pu- Houston, Dooly, Wilcox, Tel fair, Laurens and Dodge, and by special contract, in any Court in the State, OFFICE—Over.I.O .lelks & liiother'l store, in old hotel building, jiliiel-tl o. c. HORNE, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, HAWKINSVILLE, OA. OFFICE in the Building adjoining Dr. I-uidler’s Hotel. oct26-lt T. L. TAYLOR, Attorney at Law> EASTMAN, GA. W ILL attend promptly to all biiKtneaf v v entrusted to his care. fehls-tf chas. c7kibbee, Attorney and Counsellor at Law I/A WKINSVILLK, aA. Will practice in the Circuit-and District Courts of the Uuited Stale*, for the South ern District of Georgia, and in the Superior Court* of Houston, Dooly, Pulaski, Lau rens, Wilcox, Telfair, Irwin and Dodge Counties. june2o-Iy Garden Seeds Messrs. John Fale & Cos. have just re ceived a large supply of fresh Garden Seeds for fall planting. Beans, Cabbage, Turnip, etc. Buy and sow now while the ground is in good condition
