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NEWNAN, GEORGIA^
Saturday Morning, May 4, 1867.
From an editorial in the New 5 ork Express, j
•n.c Supreme Court of the United States will, written Vy Mr Enigtlis Brooks after his return
from a recent visit to Georgia, we quote as fol
lows :
The people of the North, therefore,
. , 7 c »7, c^a ■ iudici-d officers^ar.d if a man held and cxer- soldier has rendered to the Republic, while by
“ Jvr (, "” rvor ~ l " n ( " r - i ased any one oi those offices or positions, and j their brilliancy they have elevated the nation-
1 ' took an oath as mob to aapport and defend the | al charactor ^ graWfully aokmovWg.-,! by
Senator Wilson and the Reconstrnction
Bill-,
Senator Wilson who has been seeking to en
lighten Virginians, in his speech at Orange
Court House, on ftie 22d April, referring to the
Becoust ruction hill, said: “And let‘me say
that this bill has no father, hut was made up
of contributions from various quarters, and
•was the result of much anxious thought and
,,
prayer.
The first fact announced is not at .all surpri- 1
sing, for we do not believe that God ever crea
ted one man capable of fathering such a meas- j
ure. No wonder Wilson cm no South, for he |
could not rest till he had told the Southern ;
people and the balance of mankind, that he
was not the father of this abominable measure,
■which outlaws ten millions of Americans,
tramples civil law under foot, and violates
every principle of the Constitution, which
Wilson-and- his colleagues were sworn to sup
port.
But it was made up of contributions from all
quartos. Bingham, who prosecuted Mrs. Sur
ratt; Butler, who hung Munford at New Or
leans ; Stevens, who prays for confiscation—all,
all had a hand in it, and man never before has
seen such a bantling—deformed, black and
hideous. It is worse than King Bichard Ill 's
description of his own royal person.
“Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time
Into Ibis breathing world but half made up,
And that so lamely and unfashionable
That dogs hark at me as I halt by them.”
Nevertheless, this nulltus flitis must ha\ c a
name, and Wilson gives it, and says it may
properly he called the “ Williams-Stevens Bing
ham -Johnson - Sherman - Wilson - Shellabarger
bill.” But Mr. Wilson, in the conclusion of
1,1s speech, appealed to the old Whigs, the fol
lowers of Henry Clay, to join the Radical party,
and thus give his political associates control of
the South.
This appeal shows how ignorant the Massa
chusetts Senator is of public sentiment in the
unrepresented States. There are thousands of
men in Virginia, in Georgia, in all the remain
ing Southern States, who were ardent and
strong supporters of Mr. Clay, and who still
love his memory, yet not one out of a thous
and of these patriotic men will dishonor the
name of their leader by abandoning principle
and uniting with the Radicals in their efforts
to enslave the white men of the South and
erect the ten excluded States into a huge black
empire. No, never. In making such appeals
Wilson is hut wasting breath, and would act
wisely never again to set his foot on Southern
soil, until he learns more of Southern character
and sentiment. The people of the so-called
“ rebel States ” may submit to this harsh and
cruel measure, but they never will give their
adherence to the party that passed it through
Congress. It is an insult to human nature to
ask such of them. They have neither power
nor inclination to resist by force its execution,
but in their souls they abhor it, and Mr. W il-
Wilson ought to have known it. They submit
but do not assent to its provisions, and it is not
more unreasonable to seek mellow grapes be
neath the icy pole than love in the hearts of
our down-trodden people for the originators of
this measure. We know wc are powerless—
we know we shall make no physical resistance
to the orders of the military commanders ; but
we know also that we have been wronged and
outraged, and still have the liberty to say so,
and to offer political opposition to the party
that has been instrumental in our oppression ;
and while that right lasts wc will exercise it.
and feel deep down in our heart a longing de
sire that the Radicals may never pray again, if
their prayers bring forth such results.
adjourn on the loth. (
Ex-Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, is now residing 1
in Liverpool.
The Virginia Legislature has appropriated
$8<X).000 for the education of white and black
children.
Etheridg
from
Radicals to J/bt their (Jbnserciitht Bother.
We take the following account of the
Ten-
Constitution, and afterwards got his own free
will ami consent to throw off the Government
■ nessee Conservative Convention, held at Nash- j 0 f United states tor the sake of the Soutli-
Gen. Schofield has warned the editor of the
Richmond Times that his editorials are likely
to create animosity, and his course will no lon
ger lx- tolerated. Vide Constitution of the U.
States.
A fire occurred in Charleston last Monday on
I ville on the 16th ult., from the telegraphic
correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
As will be seen, the account differs materially
from that published in the Associated 1’ress
dispatches:
Ihe Conservative Convention met at 11 o’-
ern Confederacy, he is disfranchised by the law.
But even if a man did hold one of these offices
all its euligbteued citizens, as having essen
tially contributed to the triumph of the Gov
ernment in our late unhappy and lamented
civil war. In consideration of these services
the President has directed me to depart from
look to a very lull and general registration
white and black v. ters between this time and
September. The negro vote will lx? diiided.
and ot the 0-5,000 negro votes in Georgia, the
Conservatives will probably get one-half. If
the negroes were left to themselves without , ^ . the hall of the House of Repre
from Washington, or from the Last l . .. J T . _. _
O N THE first Tuesday in June next wnhir
the legal hours of sale, will be sold befor-
the Court House door in the town of Frankie
Heard county, the following real estate to-w;[
Lots of land Nos 189 and 186, and th e v .
part of 187. containing 150 acres : and the non'
west half of 155, the whole containing p:.,
acres, ail lying and being in the 3d DistriJr
originally Coweta, now Heart
interference
; and West, they would get three-fourths of it.
As the cases' were exceptional where the m.is-
1 ters were cruel to their slaves, so the cases
will be exceptional where the freedmen will
I vote ,‘igaiu.st them. There are, however, se-
i cret Union leagues springing up all over the
East Bay, and destroyed four large warehouses. South, whose objects are to separate the negros
from their former associations. As a whole.
Loss $150,00, which is about covered by insu
rance in New York Companies.
On Friday. April 26th, the Georgia Injunction
Bill was culled up in the Supreme Court, and
after arguments from Attorney General and
O’Conner, the final hearing was postponed un
til Friday, May 3d. Walker, for Mississippi,
will then speak, and Stanbury will conclude.
the negroes, as they become intelligent, will
regard these organizations with distrust, if not
with detestation. It is the negro’s vote they
sentatives. Every county was represented.-
There were a number of adored delegates, who
took their seats on the floor with the whites, —, _ . - , - .
ami the audience m the galleries was composed j er, suge operations J l ' r f a b C° 0 ft
about equally of white! and blacks. Every on. On the 12th instant a flag of t
Correspondence of the New York 5\ orld
Severe Fighting at Puebla.
Havana, April 20—While I write this, Vera
o Cruz is probably in the possession of the Liber-
3, : a i s - before the sailing of the French mail steam-
’ " actively carried
truce was sent
county and town in the State w;
and the delegates represented the “ wealth and
intelligence ” of the State quite as fully as any
ever held here.
. r i to the eitv, demanding its surrender,
as represented , i in gt . cl ‘ ir itv for the safety of the ga
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attention of the diplomatic and commercial i
representatives of the United States at such
places as shall be visited by the Lieutenant
j General. You will, therefore, do whatever can
! be properly be done on your part to promote
j the General’s observations, and bis acquaint-
! ance with the governments and public charac-
of John F Moreland
Edmund
and prom- t ( er 0 f the countries in which you reside. You
seek, and uot the negro's happiness or social
ond educational improvement. In time, all
this will appear.
In the large towns and cities the influence of
these Leagues will be marked. In Atlanta
probably one thousand of these Radical votes
will be given, but in the. rural districts the
n .. , , , iinrwirrod 700 tons number will be small. On both sides, no doubt
Recently an Augusta nun imported iuu ions , . . . ,,,
fc . , ,, there will be proselytizing, and unfortunately,
of guano, the first direct importation to the with the mo&t and degraded portion
South.
Decorating the Graves of Our Dead.
The beautiful and appropriate custom was
last year inaugurated of decorating with flow
ers the graves of those who fell in the Confed
erate armies. The 26tli of April—the anniver
sary of Gen. Johnston’s surrender, in I860, to
Gen. Sherman—was selected us a fit occasion
for this testimonial of sentiment and affection,
and was generally observed throughout the
South. Un that day our patriotic ladies, with
out any preliminary arrangement, strewed
flowers upon the honored dust of those who
sleep in our midst. Each one, as time and cir-
eumstances permitted, wended lior way to the
Soldiers' Cemetery and cast her floral offering
upon the grave of some hero of the “Lost
Cause.” The Cemetery has been tastefully
enclosed and beautified, and the boquets and
wreaths which were on that day placed upon
the silent dust of Southern patriots, spoke vol
umes, and were fit tributes to the memory of
the brave.
In this connection we reproduce the follow
ing touching lines from “The Land we Love,”
as embracing all that need be said in defence
of the custom:
Do we weep for the heroes who died for us ?
Who, living, were true and tried for us,
And in death sleep side by side for us ?
The martyred band
That hallowed our land,
With the blood they poured in a tide for us?
Ah ! fearless on many a day for us.
They stood in the front of the fray for us,
And held the foeman at bay for us ;
Fresh fairs should fall
Forever—o’er all
Who fell while wearing the grey for us.
How many a glorious uame for us!
How many a story of fame for us-
They left! Would it not be a shame for us
If their memory part
From our land and heart—
And a wrong and a blame for us ?
No—no—no—they were brave for us.
And bright were the lives they-gave for us;
The land they struggled to save for us
Otuinot forget
Its warriors yet,
Who sleep in so many a grave for us.
Ko—no—no—they were slain for us,
And their blood flowed out in min for us,
Red, rich and pure ou the plain for us ;
And years may go,
But our teai-s shall flow «
O'er the dead who have died in vain for us.
And their deeds—proud deeds—shall remain
for us,
And their names—dear names—without stain
for us,
And the glories they won shall not wane for us:
In legend and lay
Our heroes in grey,
Though dead, shall live over again for us.
Chang and Eng are back home in North
Carolina, with finances well replenished by
their lute Northern tour.
The commander of the post at Memphis,
Tennessee, forbade any public demonstration
in honor of the Confederate dead on April 26th.
Aint he brave ?
There has been another meeting of whites
and. blacks in Columbia, S. C. Gov. Orr was
one of the speakers. The committee on reso
lutions consisted of thirteen, whites and blacks.
The platform is conservative and was unani
mously adopted. A negro from the District of
Columbia also made a speech. A mixed exec
utive committee of thirteen was appointed for
one year.
On last Saturday Ex-Gov. Brown made an
other dirt-eating speech in August:!, Ga.
California has forwarded $47,000 in gold for
the relief of the South.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a
circular directing Assessors to tax shin plasters
ten per cent,
Ike Hanson and Noah Alexander, loth of
Paris, Ky., fought a duel on the 30th. Noah
received a flesh wound in the hip Ike did not
get scratched. All of which aforesaid enabled
tlie parties to arrange and settle matters ami
cably and honorably. “ B itho.it the shedding
of bl<x)d there is no remission of sin.
Two full companies of the 5th Federal Cav
alry reached Atlanta last luesday. One compa
ny will be sent to Montgomery.
Dan bulge has produced a chicken as remark
able as Mr. Barksdale’s Betsy hen. Dickey—for
such was his name—when a week old had a
head in the form of a full grown rooster, with
comb and gills half an inch long. At the
end of three weeks he ignored his mother s
care altogether, and when surrounded by a
bevy of pullets would make as many circles
with his wings as any of his tribe. But, alas!
at the age of eight weeks, a Methodist preach
er passed that way and—reader, you can guess
the balance.
The Africans slave trade still flourishes.—
Over 6,000 have been landed in Cuba within a
few months.
A California Jury has rendered a verdict for
six hundred dollars in favor of Mr^^lcCall,
against one Gen. McDowell, who imprisoned
McCall for exulting over Lincoln's assassination.
Thad. Stevens has written a letter for publi
cation, commenting upon the speech of Senator
Wilson, in which he said there would be no
impediment to Southern representation in Con
gress if they elected Union men, &c. Mr.
Stevens says: “No man should make promises
for the party. By what authority does any
man say that by tii? election of loyal delegates
they will be admitted ? By what authority
does any man say that Virginia will elect loyal
Senators when there is no Virginia!” He con
cludes as follows; “Who is authorized to travel
the country and peddle out amnesty ! I would
say to the most guilty, expect punishment, and
then quietude ; hut first a mild confiscation, to
pay those who have been robbed by disloyal
men. These are my wishes, and mine only,
perhaps.”
There is an order in existence from Attorney
General Stanbury, dismissing all treason suits
on the payment of costs.
London, April 29.—A conference of the rep
resentatives of Great Britain, France, Prussia,
Austria. Russia and Holland, upon the follow
ing basis of deliberations, lias been agreed
upon: France not to enlarge her present boun
daries ; Luxemburg to be dismounted, the
status of Luxemburg to be determined. The
decision of the conference to he guaranteed by
all the powers participating.
portion
of the American population. It is monstrous
in their present condition, that the ballot
should he put in their hands ; but as Congress
has so ordered, e;ieh side will take steps to se
cure the ballot, and, as a whole, we think,
from present indications, the Southern people
will secure the majority of it. Nowhere, we
believe, will any attempt he made to interfere
with this ballot, or to prevent its tree use.—
There will Ik.* less obstructions at the polls in
the South than at the North. The negroes in
some counties will outnumber the whites three
to one. The} will jostle and crowd their-old
masters in a way that will astonish the whites
of the North.
Such a spectacle of course will be u a trial o.
patience and forbearance—but necessity knows
no law. Only the Providence of God can
see the end of such an experiment. If it shall
not ultimately end in a war of races, it will he
because of non-interference from the North
an l great good sense at the South. All real
ize that now that the negro is free, that he
must be educated as far as possible. The lead
ing men of the South advocate this, and wel
come all aid and encouragement to secure this
end. The negro is much more tractable this
than last. He labors better in the field
: were allowed* until the 15th to deliberate on the
! proposal, and it was supposed that the answer
1 would be favorable to the offer, since, on the en-
Tne convention was called to order by Judge | suing day, the 13th, the flag of truce paid anoth
er visit to the fortress, and at the time of steam
er’s sailing the chief officers of the besieged city
were holding a council of war.
Scarcity of water and food were severely afflict
ing the people of Vera Cruz. There was a dearth
of everything except flour. The doors and funii-
Baxter, of Knoxville, a straight-out Unionist,
and the following officers were chosen:
President—Elijah Walker, ol Hardin county.
Vice Presidents—A. J. Donelson, Austin Mil
ler and Jesse H. Gant.
While the Secretary was calling the list of : t urc were broke up fur fuel, whilst the intelligence
called upon all the returned reuels prct en C e of their being banditti,
j to li\ e peaceably and obe} the The assault took place on the 2nd instant; Gen.
ius live down the slanders and villi- having fixed lus batteries, demanded a sur-
year
and in the workshops. He is content either
with a division of profits upon the farm or fair
monthly wages on the road. In many things,
it is true, lie is a mere child, and weaker than
a child, in Ids dandyism and foppery, and this
is particularly true of the young women, who
are in danger of spending a year’s earnings in a
week, or a day, unless controlled. But every
where in Virginia, in Georgia, and South Caro
lina one hears of improvement, such as a bet
ter culture in the field, better regard for con
tracts, and that sense of self-reliance which
was not felt at all one year after the war had
closed.
If then Congress means the acceptance of its
harsh measures as a finalty, it will be its own
fault if all, or nearly all of the Southern States
are uot in good fellowship before trie close of
the winter of 1868. The commanding Gener
als South declare that these military bills arc
a finally. We trust that time will prove they
speak by authority.
Acceptance of Mr. Etheridge-
St. Cloud Hotel, Nashville, Tenn., April 16,
1867.—Sir : By the action of the State Conser
vative Convention, this day assembled at the
Capitol, it is made our pleasing duty tc notify
you of your nomination as the candidate ot the
Conservative party for Governor of the State of
Tennessee.
This pleasure is enhanced by the- unanimity
with which your nomination was adopted, and
the enthusiasm with which it was received.
Duly appreciating the importance ol success
to the oppressed citizens of our beloved State,
wc pledge the convention we represent, and
ourselves individually, that nothing honorable
shall he left undone to secure your triumphant
election.
Urging an early acceptance, wc beg to remain
yours truly, etc.,
John W. Leftwich, j
W. W. Coleman, !- Com.
Samuel H Jones, j
Hon. Emerson Etheridge, Dresden, Tenn.
Luxemburg.—A contemporary gives the fol
lowing historical sketch of a little territory in
Europe that has recently come into prominence:
As Luxemburg has acquired great ephemeral
interest, we will give a few leading points in
its history. Originally a county (i. e. governed
by a count,) it was made a duchy in 1354, and
remained under the dominion of its dukes till
Louis XIV. seized the southern part of the
duchy and annexed it to France, the remainder
being left under Austrian rule until the French
Revolution, when the whole of Luxemburg be
came a French province.
The Congress of Vienna again restored its
separate existence, and the King of the Neth
erlands became its Grand Duke. In 1820 it
joined the Belgians in their revolution, and the
London Conference divided it between Belgium
and Holland, the portion falling to the Litter
State being the territory now known as the
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The right of
maintaining a garrison in Luxemburg was con
ceded to I’russia by the treaties of the olst of
May, 1815, and the 8th day of November, 1S16,
and the 12th day of March 1S17. The popu
lation of the Grand Duchy in 1S66 was 206,574.
The present King of Holland claims the
personal right u£ disposing of tiie Duchy, if lie
choose, without retereuce to the legislative
body. Li this connection it is not premature
to mention clauses 1 and 37 of the constitution
under which Luxemburg is held by its sove
reign :
‘‘clause 1. The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
is an independent, indivisible and inalienable
State.
“Clause 37. No portion of the Luxemburg
territory can be ceded or exchanged for and no
portion of foreign teiritory added to Luxem
burg except by virtue of a law.”
Hence it follows that the cession of the
country to France could not be legally sanc
tioned by a suffrage uuivers.il, but require the
ratification ox the Chamber.
A Proposition.—The New York Hines has
got a new crotchet. It wants the freedmen to
go Nortli, and to send the “dem foreigners”
down South. It expresses the opinion that the
exchange would prove mutually beneficial.—
We are not advised at this journalistic hour
that the proposition of tlie Times will meet with
any serious oppositjou on the part of the whites
in tiie Territories.
REPLY.
Dresden, Tenn. April 18, 1867.
Gentlemen : 1 have this day received your
communication of the 16th instant, informing
me of my nomination as the candidate of the
Conservative party for Governor of the State.
While I am sincerely distrustful of my abili
ty to meet the just expectations of those who
composed the convention, I will not decline
the nomination, nor will I hesitate to say that
in my judgment the principles enunciated by
the Convention should satisfy all who prefer a
government of law, of justice, and of equal
rights for all the people of the State to the
foul domination of an ignorant, brutal and ir
responsible despotism.
1 am, therefore, “in favor of immediate res
toration of our disfranchised fellow-citizens to
all rights, privileges and immunities of full
and complete citizenship.” This, I am sure,
will he accorded by every man in the State,
regardless of color, who is himself fit to he
free.
I will enter upon the canvass early in May,
and I shall endeavor to perform my whole duty
I ask the co-operation of those only who feel
themselves in uame and privilege as citizens.
If all such will exert themselves as honor and
duty demand, we can end effectually and for
ever tiie meanest tyranny which was ever
hatched in the foul air of distempered times.
Very trulv,
* EMERSON ETHERIDGE.
Hon. J. W. Leftwich, W. W. Coleman and
S. H. Jones, Committee, Memphis, Tenn.
delegates, a gentleman rose and said there
were several colored delegations here, and he
moved that their names be sent in with those
of the white delegates.
The motion was put and carried unanimous
ly, followed by applause from the colored men
in the audience.
While the Committee ou Resolutions was
preparing the platform, Dorsey B. Thomas,
who was the Conservative candidate for Con
gress two years ago, made a speech. He spoke
of Tennessee as having been forced out of the
Union against the consent of her people, under
the management of political leaders. He be
lieved that those who participated in the rebel
lion were now convinced of the folly of seces
sion, and he doubted if there was a man among
them who was not now willing to yield obedi
ence to the laws of the land. He heartily
indorsed suffrage and political equality for the
negro. What the people of Tennessee demanded
was the enfranchisement of whites and blacks
alike. He spoke of the late rebels of the State
as iu many eases the victims of the rebel teach
ings of the very men who are now oppressing
them. He called upon all the returned rebel
of tlie State
laws, and thus
fications of their enemies. This sentiment was
loudly applauded.
Col. Cameron, was commanded an Illinois
regiment in the war, and now lives in Memphis,
came to the stand and made a speech, in which
he said he had fought to preserve the Union
and prevent fifteen States from seceding from
it. This sentiment was applauded by many
returned rebels on the floor and in the galleries.
Mr. Cameron proceeded, denouncing the Radi
cals of Tennessee in unmeasured terms, as
worse than the Radicals of the North, who
verc mild and moderate in comparison. He
denounced Northern Abolitionists and Southern
Fire-eaters as the men who had inaugurated
the war, hut had left it for others to fight out.
The audience readily responded, with cheers,
that they believed it.
Ex-Private Secretary Cooper reported the
following resolutions, which were adopted with
great unanimity. The reading of each was
followed by applause:
Resolved. That we are in favor of the union
of the States under the Constitution of the U.
States, and pledge ourselves to support and
maintain the same.
Resolved, That we are the friends of peace
and civil law, and that these great objects can
be best promoted by the Legislature recogni
zing equal and exact justice to all—exclusive
privileges to none.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the imme
diate restoration of our disfranchised fellow-
citizens to all the rights, privileges and immu
nities of full and complete citizenship.
Resolved, That our colored fellow-citizens,
being now citizens of the United States and of
the State of Tennessee, and voters of the State,
are entitled to all tlie rights and privileges
under the law and the Constitution of the Uni
ted States and of the State of Tennessee. (Ap
plause.)
Resolved, That we are opposed to the repu
diation of the national debt, and are in favor
of equal taxation as the proper method of pay
ing the same.
Resolved, That the establishment of a stand
ing army in our midst in time of peace is a
flagrant and dangerous encroachment upon the
rights and liberties of the citizens, and heavily
oppressive to the tax payer, and evidently de
signed to overawe the void's at the ballot box.
Resolved, That we cordially approve of the
patriotic efforts of Andrew Johnson, President
of the United States, iu defending the Consti
tution, preserving the Union, and maintaining
the supremacy of the law.
After the adoption of the resolutions, Mr.
Cooper moved the convention proceed to the
of the downfall and capture by the Liberals
of Puebla, which could uot be concealed, has dis
heartened greatly the soldiers.
A writer from \era Cruz under date of the 12th
observes : “ We are in a frightful condition a-
bout a month have they besieged us, all the time
eating bad food, and consequently exposed to fall
sick ; for sleeping still worse off; shut in, as *Nve
are obliged to be, for fear of cannon balls, of
which they make us a present every moment, and
very clever is the wav in which said balls bore a
hole through a wall. 'Fortunately, hitherto, there
have been no mischances, because the besiegers
have hut one cannon; soon, however, they will
bring more from Puebla
In fact, from that city had already been forward-
two batteries of mortars, the chief artillery offi
cer of which is Palomino. In his line he is con
sidered an officer of great merit.
Horrible was the slaughter at Puebla, taken as
it wus bv assault. Over tlircc tliousanvl dean, bod-
ies of vanquished and victors was raised the* tri
umphant flag of the republic. Inch by inch and
from house to house was the city contended for ;
and to heighten the horrors of the day, after the
fight was over, twenty-five of the principal Im
perialists officers were shot in military execution
in cruel revenge for the murder of Gen. Artega,
and the many brave officers whom the reaction-
• j... .1.^4. .1.... of 41-loir HflTV' 1 ' luiTulitll
garrison; they 1 arc authorized, if it shall in any case become
i necessary, to say that although the tour of
the Lieut. General has no purpose or object af
fecting the United Sfiites in her foreign rela
tions, yet the interest which the President
feels in behalf of General Sherman, personally
and officially, will cause the attention which
he may receive in foreign States to be highly
and gratefully appreciated by the Government
and people of the United Skites.
\Y. II. SEWARD.
Jim limertismients.
Spearman.
Property pointed out by plaintiffat the request
of (\ B. Brown, tenant in possession, and abo
pointed out in said mortgage fi fa.
W. S. ECHOLS, Sheriff.
May 4th, 1867.
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a
nomination of a candidate for Governor. He
proposed Emerson Etheridge, who was declared
the unanimous nominee of the convention.
Loud calls were again made for Joe Williams,
the conservative colored leader, and he came
to the stand, stood by the President of the
convention, and made a speech of considerable
length, in good sensible English. He started
out by saying that he had fought for the Union
and was for the freedom of his race. He was
a conservative because he believed the conser
vatives were the best friends of his race in
Tennessee. For being a conservative, the radi
cals had threatened to assassinate him ; hut he
did not care. He might as well try to live in
the interior of Africa as to try to live among
these radicals. He saw radicals who were in
the rebel army. He saw radicals who had been
niager traders; and the radical candidate for
Governor was the worst enemy of tne colored
race in Tennessee, who had written worse books
and newspapers against abolition than an
other man. He couldn’t vote for any such
man, who had been all his life the enemy of
the colored race, and was his enemy now, only
he wanted his vote. Mr. Williams’ speech was
loudly applauded throughout.
1 A number of radical negroes were m the
gallery, and attempted to interrupt him,, but
were not successful. The President of the con-
vention then spoke. He felt authorized to say
for Mr. Etheridge, that the' nomination would
be accepted, and that a vigorous canvas^ would
be made.
Other speeches followed, similar to ti»ose al
ready made. .
At intervals during the session of the Con
vention, national airs were played by the col
ored band, and were invariably applauded and
President Johnson, on the 18th inst., gave
audience to the Japanese jugglers. The prin
cipal one made a speech, says the Telegraph,
acknowledging the honor extended the troupe,
to which his Excellency feelingly replied. They
then flowed themselves out in the most ap
proved Japanese manner, kindly bestowing up
on the President a few of the “salutations” _ _
which are required when leaving the presence j peered by blacks and whites alike,
of the Tycoon. i After the adjournment, Joe Williams, the
<*». — « j colored conservative leader, paraded the streets,
Stay Law.—The' Gazette of the ! followed by the band. An attack was made
27tli says : Wc
ion upon the sta}
Hutchins, of the
Banks county.
A plaintiff in execution gave the sheriff no
tice to raise the money. The sheriff failed, and
in answer to v rule showed that be was forbid
den by the stay law to levy. Upon this show
ing, His Honor held that the stay law contra
venes the Constitution of Georgia and the Con-
stiution of the United States, and is therefore
void ; but that the sheriff, be ing merely a min
isterial officer, was excusable for obeying the
statute until it was pronounced void by compe
tent judicial authority, and therefore be de
clined to hold the sheriff liable for Lis failu-e
provided he should proceed to collect tne debt
within a reasonable time after this decision.
This is the opinion of ail abie and experi
enced jurist, and is entitled to great respect.
render, which was refused with usual arrogance.
The firing began, and when a breace seemed prac
ticable, the summons was renewed, immunity
offered to the troops, and all famiies who had
failed to leave the town were suffered now to do
so. Second refusal, and then a fierce determina
tion on both sides to fight without giving or tak
ing quarter.
During four days there was a tenable combat—
Two assaults were made and repulsed. At length
on the 22nd, several columns of six hundred men
each stormed Puebla at different points. Gener
al Diaz, at the head of liis best soldiers, formed
close columns, and, under the lire ot twenty can
non defending the ramparts, commenced the as
saults, which was resisted at every trench, then
in every street, and from house to house.
In the encounter the besiegers hail 2000 men
killed, and the besieged about 1000. The prison
ers amount to 2000, whilst ox course the artillery
and stores are all captured, in the principal
square of the city was arrayed a force of .400 men
under General Febronio Quijano, who with all his
command resisted to the death, none escaping.
Another part of the garrison contrived to retreat
to the range of hills of Guadalupe and Loreto,
which command the city, and these saved their
lives by a capitulation. The Commauder-in-
Cliief, Noriega, the second in command, Tapia,
and over 100 officers, were thus able to insist on
some conditions.
With respect the military executions there is
still some vagueness. At first the number was
stated at sixty-three; later news reduces it to
twenty-five ; and amongst them are enumerated
Noriega and Tabia, who 4 we have already been
told, were saved by capitulation ; there is also the
name of Quijano who fell in the fight.
The forces of Diaz amounted to ten thousand,
and the besieged numbered four thousand. The
struggle has been fiercest of the civil war of the
intervention, but Puebla has twice before this
contest witnessed an obstinate resistance. In
May 1862, when the French army tried to storm
the'place, it was foiled ; and again, a year after
ward, the same army, consisting of thirty uiou-
sand men, was detained before its walls for sixt}
da vs, and then only carried the fortress because
the stores were exhausted. .
Marquez thought to relieve the garrison of Pu
ebla, and marched from the City of Mexico at the
head of 6000 men. On the eve of the decisive
dav he had arrived at Apezaco, about 30 miles
from the besieged city. No sooner did Diaz hear
of this than ne sent forward S0U0 men to offer
battle; but up to the 6th instant no neivs had ar
rived of the result. , .
As for Maximilian, his party declare that lie is
in the capital, others say he is in Queretaro.
New Orleans. April 30th.—Gen. Mir anion is
dead—the Imperial forces disbanded—Morquez
has been totally defeated-Queretaro taken—.Max
imilian hidden* R. G. Dlvz, Mexican Consul.
Washington, May 1,-Internal Revenue receipts
to-(lav, SI,700.000.
Senator Stewart of Nebraska, leaves to-morrow
for Mississippi, to address the people.
The New iork Tribune says, the U nion Black
Republican Committee of Congress are sending
stump speakers into the South. Many will follow
the few who have already gone.
Baltimore, May 2.—Scott, the Democratic can
didate, has been elected Judge of the City Court,
by 4,432 majority, over the combined opposition.
Late from Texas—Mutiny among the
Negro Troops.
The following account of a mutiny among
negro troops in Texas, appeared in the Ban An
tonio Herald of the 10th :
About noon yesterday our city was thrown
into great excitement by the rumor that the
United States colored troops stationed at San
Pedro Springs had mutinied and killed several
of their officers, and also that the war having
been, carried into Africa, many of the negroes
were killed.' There had been hurrying to and
fro among the military stationed in this cit\,
and they were soon oil at a doublequick. Die
rumors Continued growing in number and va
rying in details, until there vyas no way of get
ting at the truth without going to the seat of
vvar, and vve went. We found one officer—Lt.
Griffin, we understood the name to he—-lying
mortally wounded, his head split open with a
sabre': another wounded in the hand ; while
the negro sergeant, who had struck the blow
with the sabre was lyiDg dead on the spot
where he fell. From citizens living in the
vicinity, we learned that this sergeant had pro
tested before the officer of the day, Lieutenant
Griffin, against the tying up by the thumbs of
of some of his company, and that the officer
had ordered him to' his quarters, vvh’ch order
he refused to obey, threatening to report to
Gen. Merritt. Whether the officer then at
tempted to shoot or not, we could not learn,
but immediately the sergeant drew his sabre
and cut. Another officer then shot the ser-
latter ofti-
stiU another
bole camp was
NEW FIRM!
KIRBY k JOHNSON
Having formed a co-partnership, are now
offering for sale, at J. T. Kirby s Brick Store,
opposite II. J. Sargent’s, Greenville street,
their stock of
Spring and Summer Goods,
which has been bought at the lowest cash
prices and just received, viz:
Ladies’ Dress Goods,
Calicoes, Muslins, Poplins, Linens,
Hosiery, Gloves, Towels and Toweling,
Fine assortment of Boots and Shoes for Li
llies, Gents and Children,
Cloths, Cassimers, Linens, &c., for Gents and
Boys’ wear,
Usnalnugs, Bl’ched and unbl’ched Domestics,
Parasols and Umbrellas.
A full and well-selected stock of
Hardware Tin and Crockery Ware,
At low prices.
OUR GROCERIES
Are fresh, and with a full assortment, which
we will sell at low figures for
Cash or Country Produce.
We have on hand a fine lot of
TOBACCO, SNUFF,
and everything usually kept in a first class re
tail store. We have
Bacon, Lard, Flour, Rice,
Sugar, Coffee, Molasses,
Syrup, Spices, Ginger, &c.
— ALSO
FACTORY YAENS, C0TT0NADES
AND STPJPEB DOMESTICS.
g§7“We will pay the highest price for all
Country Produce.
Give us a trial and wc will make it to your
interest to trade with us. Thankful to, old
friends and customers for past favors, vve hope
to see them in again, and receive a liberal pat
ronage from all. J- T. KIRBY,
It. L. JOHNSON,
Greenville St., Newnan, Ga.
EORGIA—Heart 1 Oou n tv.
Mrs. Martha Elagins having applied t
me for letters of Administration upon the e-
tate of Berry D. 1 logins, late of said county de
ceased :
These are therefore to cite all and singular
the kindred and creditors of said deceased to W
and appear at my office within tlie ti’ue pre
scribed by law, and show cause if any they havj
vvhv said letters should not be granted.
Given under my official signature, April 2!)
1867. ’ W. H. C. PACE, Ord'v
May 4-30d.
WO months after date application will
be made to (he Court of Ordinary of
Carroll county for leave to sell the real estate
btlonging to the estate of B. A. Morris, dee’d.
May 4-2m-§6. N. SHELNUTT, Adm’r.
JOSEPH E. DENT,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Grocer & Commission
M ERCHANT,
GREENVILLE STREET,
N e wnan, • —• Georgia,
April 20-tf. .
G-PLBA.T SOUTHERN
CROCKERY EMPORIUM
R. L. HUNTER, Salesman.
[May 4-Gm.
The firm of T. & D. SWINT is this day dis
solved by mutual consent. Hie accounts have
been turned over to D. Swint for settlement.
All indebted will call on him immediately and
settle up, or their accounts will be placed in
the officer’s hands for collection.
T. SWINT,
May 1st, 1867. D. SWINT.
The undersigned will continue business at
the same stand on Bay street, where at all
times can be found a good selection of
STAPLE DRY QOQDS
—AMD—
Groceries,
at low prices. Thankful for the patronage
bestowed upon the late firm, I feel confident
that I can please all in the future who may
favor me with their patronage.
D. S\VINT,
May 4-4t. Bay Str., Newnan, Ga-
ceedin_
probation of the
.. - „ whistling
of the day meet the unqualified ap- through tlie air. The dash and boldness of
^ ! the senior officer present is said and believ ed
‘conservative” people
this city, and none seem to rejoice so much as ^ muc h. toward quieting down the
those who were large slaveholders and promi-
i nent officers in the rebel army,
j The conservatives hgve put themselves so far
! in advance of the radicals on the negro ques
tion. that they are beginning to call Brownlow
ami his party Copperheads. It will be remem-
; be red that negroes were not admitted to the
; radical convention held a few weeks since.
Mace.
mutiny which at one time indicated an inis-
criminate massacre of the officers in camp.—-
Gen. Merritt was very energetic in examining
into the causes and ascertaining who were tiie
instigators.
Carroll Sheriff’s Sale.
Oil the first Tuesday in June next,
'I'ljT^LL be sold before the Court House
YY door in CorroUto.n, OarroH county,
between tli?. qsual hours of sale, the following
property, to-vyiV-
West half of lot of land No. 1,35, in tge 10th
district of said' county: levied on as the pro
perty of James, Mi Handley, to satisfy a fi fa
issued from the Superior Court in favo? of G.
J. Wright vs James M. Handley, and other fi
fas in my hands vs said Handley.
Lot of land No. 228, in the iOth district of
said county: levied on as the property of Peter
J. Lawton, to satisfy one Superior Court cost
fi fa.
Lot of land No. 125 in the 10th district of
said county: levied on as the property of Henry
Proctor and James 51. Handley, each ot their
several interests in said lot—that of Proctor
being a bond for titles from James 51. Handley,
and half the purchase money paid; and the
interest of Handley, being his bond out for
title, he holding the title, with half tne pur-
cha.se money paid, and the said Proctor in pos
session. Levied on to satisfy two Justice Court
fi fas in favor of LeviO. Boggs vs. said Proctor,
maker, and James 51. Handley, endorser. Lev
ied and returned to me by a constable.
May 4, 1867.° J- l - COLEMAN, bh ff.
McBride, Dorsett it Co.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS,
ATLANTA, GA.
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—AND—
TIME SSIIIMI
Prices as low as they can be had
in this Country,
NORTH OR NOTTS!.
Rule to Perfect Service.
GEORGIA—Coweta County.
Nancy J. Hendricks, |
vs. r
William W. Hendricks. )
Petition for Divorce in
Coweta Sup' r Court,
March Term, 1867.
Gen. Sherman’s Excursion.
The following is the letter given by tlie aec-
! rotary oi State to Gen. Sherman, a copy of
, wh icli is to be transmitted to all the 51inisters,
i Consuls, General Consuls, and Consular Agents
of the United States on the track of the propos-
Dep’t. of State, j
5Vashington, April 10 1867. )
Disqualifications under tue 5!ilitaky Bill-
—A Washington dispatch of the 25th, says :
Attorney General Stanbury has commenced
the preparation of his opinion regarding the
force of the disfranchising clause o. the Recon- ^ ^
struction Act, and it is believed that be will | franchised according tc
hold that the provision disqualifying State of- therefore wrote to a fri
fleers does not include county, parish and dist
rict officers.
F. E. Clewell, an ex-Confederate officer, com
mitted suii i le at St. Louis a few days ago by
taking morphine.
Gen. Tope's CossrrcnQX.—The Griffin Union
(Radical) professes to have found out General
Pope s, construction of the scope of tlie disfran- : UU'U
chising clause of the Sherman bill. It says : j ed expedition -
Knowing that Gen. Pope had the right to con
strue tlie law lor himself, and that his consduc-
ti- ii would bind everybody, we felt anxious to . p 0 the 5Iinisters, Consuls and Consular Agents
know, and Bought the first opportunity, after, - ■ ”
learning that he had removed his headquarters ,
to Atlanta, to learn, if possible, what construe- I
tion he puts upon the law, and who are dis-
” to Lis construction. We
friend in Atlanta, and re-
of the United btates :
The rule of this Department obliges it to for
bear from granting official introductions to di
plomatic and consular agents abroad, except
in favor of agents of the Government itself, or
of constituent btates of the Union. \\ illiam
T. Sherman, the Lieut. Gen. of the United.
It being represented to the Court that a Rule
to perfect service in said case was taken at the
last Term of said Court, which said Rule was
not published in terms of the order in said
Court; and it appearing to the Court, by the
return of the Sheriff, that the Defendant does
not reside in the county c>f Coweta, and it fur
ther appearing tfiat he does not reside in the
btate of Georgia: . -
It is on motion of Counsel Ordered, That the said
Defendant appear and answer at the ne$t lerm
of said Court, else that the case be considered
in default, and the Plaintiff allowed to proceed.
And it is further Ordered, That this Rule be
published in the Newnan Herald, a public ga
zette of said State, once a month fur four
months previous to the next Term of this
Court. '
Order granted.
JOHN 5V. II. UNDERWOOD, J. T. C.
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April 20-tf. ,v ’Newnan,
5V. B, W. DENT,
MAXCFACTUTER OF ALL KINDS Or
tinware.
AND DEALER in
eeived; in reply what \ye deem a semi-official CU1C1111UU; W1 „ _
declaration of his construction; which is, states Annies, has obtained from the Seqratary
all officers cr persons who hold positions con- \ ^ XVar a j e;lve of absence from his command a true extract from the 5Iinutes of the Conrt,
nected with the judicial departmen o a ; f or a period of several months, and is expected April 27th. 1867.
imvammani ci! eh as la wee s clerics. 8 lien ns, 1 . r . ..*■ *1.,. Kj.^ m4m
government, such as lawye s. clerks, sheriffs,
coroners and the mayors and aldermen of cities
to spend that vacation iu a visit to some of the
J. P. BREWSTER. Clerk.
All kinds of Country Produce tak
change. „;rento
Will duplicate any Atffintadufi g ^
merchants. * ‘ ”
