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NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
Saturday Morning, April 4, 1S68.
FOR GOVERNOR,
I)A-VID IRWIN, of Gobb.
Burke’s "Weekly.
The ninth Monthly Part of this favorite
juvenile, containing ail the numbers fi>r Sferch,
i.s l*< f.»re us. We qnestii n il any pubficalioii
ANSWER OF THE PRESIDENT.
TO THE
1M PE AC II ME NT ARTICLES.
in the South.cvor attained such a popularity in SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, SlT-
j so short a time, and we do rrot wonder at it.—
Burke a M cekly is jnst what it purports to be.
a paper ‘‘foe Boys and Gills.*'and tie - boys and
girls of the South are beginning to regard it as
thi'r
p.
K)R CONGRESS,*
W. ALEXANDER,
!;
Of Muscogee.
Conservative Nominees for Congress.
Hon. H. iS. Fitch, 1st l>istrict.
“ P. W. Alexander, 3rd District. | ly parts, as they pr
u O. A. Lochraue, 4th District.
“ J. Tl. Christy, 6th District.
Gen. P. M. B. Young, 7th District.
ting as a Court of Impeachment
for the Trial of Andrew Johnson,
President of the Uuited States.
The answer of the said Andrew John-
•tf paper. U is vfite-l wite great care, js Lo a> jiiesideiii of the .United Elates, to
MUtifnlly printed and elegantly illustrated: i the articiga of impeachment exhibited
indeed, irix. in every respect, Hie equal -f any ; against hiui by the' iltnise' 07’ Representa-
periodieal fotfeWhlrennow published anywhere; j t j VOs , of Ute United Stated
and far superior to nine-tenths of them.
Terms, S2 a year-J. W. Burke & Co., pub- j ANSWER TO ARTICLE I.
Ushers. Sample copies' sent free on application. I For answer to tjte fi'!& stfticle he says,
Subscribers may receive it weekly or in month- j ‘but Jvowin. • -tl. Shantou was appointed
for the Department of War to the Presi- of the said opinions had been f rmed by j of the said question.*, or such of them as
dent of the United States, according to this respondent upon an actual case re might be necessary
the Constitution and laws of the United quiring him, in his capacity of President j And this respondent, further answer-
Statea; and haview regard to the respon- of the United States, to come to some [ mg, says thaMn further pursuance of his
sibilitt of'the-prr-idenr for the Conduct judgment and determination thereon: yet; intention and design, if possible to per-
- - rar j respondent, as President oi the In-j form what he judged to be his imperative
Enough.—The Columbus Enquirer, in speak
ing of the Hon. P. W. Alexander, our nominee ! , j
for Congress, says: “ He is a noble representa- j
live of our race and principles/’ This is j
enough. Let every true Georgian m the Dis
trict rally to his support.
fSecremry for the Department oi War on
the 15th day ot January, A. D. 1862. by
I Proceeding’s of ths Conservative Con-j Abraham Lincoln;-then President of the
vention of the 38th Senatorial List. United States, during the first f rm of his
Presidency, and was commissioned, ac
cording to the Constitution and laws ot
,urt the United States, to hold*, the said office
Newnan, Ga., April 1st. 1 SC
r lie delegates having assembled in theC
States; to cause the said Stanton to sur-1 which he could exert, no control, it should ; relinquish either a power which he bo-
rerder the said office. [become absolutely necessary to raise and ; lieved the Constitution had conferred ou
have in some way, determined either or | the President of the United States, to
both, of 1 he said last named questions, it j enable him to perform the duties of his
Intolerance.—The Conservatives of Georgia
have been charged time and again with being
an intolerant party. While it is true that
fraud and corruption are not tolerated in their
ranks, yet no instance can be produced where
any man, black or white, has through fear
of life or limb from Conservative violence,
been forced to vote contrary to his own free
wiH. How stands the case with the Radical
party ? The Macon Telegraph, commenting on
a riegro meeting held in Macon last Monday,
and particularly on the harangue of one Jeff
Long, negro, says:
“ Jeff seemed to fear disaffection in his ranks,
and plainly and forcibly advised the adminis
tration of 39 lashes to all colored men who
should refuse to register, and 200 lashes for
fuiling to go to the polls ; while for that negro
who should presume to exercise the right of
choosing for himself, and voting a Democratic
ticket, was reserved the fate of the gibbet, as
represented in the caricature borne in the pro
cession—a darkey hanging and bearing the fol
lowing inscription in rude letters:
“ ‘ Every Man Don’t Vote A Radical Ticket
this the Way we Want DO Him. Hang Him
by Neck.’
“Not alone was this to be their fate, but
their corpses were to be denied Christian bu
rial.”
The feelings, ideas and sentiments of the
speaker and the meeting who carried the ban
ner with the inscription cannot be misunder
stood. No black shall enjoy the privilege of
voluntary action or a free ballot save at the
cost of stripes or the gibbet. The question is,
shall the leaders among the negroes be per
mitted to frighten the ignorant and timid of
their race and force them into the Radical
ranks nolens volens? We apprehend not, and
hence wc now warn all the controlling spirits
among the Ethiopian race that violence begets
violence, and not only is their conduct viola
tive of Gen. Meade’s election order, but will
bring trouble upon their heads. If the negro
is free to vote without the dictation of the
white man, he is also free to vote without dic
tation from his own race.
The following gentlemen were then registered
as delegates representing the respective dis
tricts and counties:
COWETA COUNTY.
S J Elilcr, 1st Dist E Douglass 5th Dist
C J Harris, u “ Alfred Hunter “ “
John W Tench,2d Dist Jos Kingsberry “ “
James Bailey, “ “
Jno 1) Simms, 3d “
Tollison Kirby, “ “
W T Arnold * “ “
J J McClendon, “ “
Anselm Leigh, 4tli “
Robt Y Long, 5th “
Wm U Anderson,
I House, on motion of Hon. foilison Kiri y, I duringr the pleasure of the President; tfiitt
<’apt W U Anderson was requested to act as j office of fceeietary for the,Department
President and L R Rayas Secretary. j of War was created by an act-of the First
On motion of Dr C I) Smith, Messrs John T i Congress in its first session, passed on the
Lungino and John A Smith, of Campbell, were j Jth day of August, A. D., 178®, -Mid in
invited to act as delegates for Campbell county, i and by that act it was provided and eiiac-
and unite in selecting a candidate to represent j ted that said Secretary for the Depart-
this Senatorial District. merit of War,shall perform and execute
such duties.as shall from time to time be
enjoined on nod entrusted to hina by the
President of the United Stated, agreeably
to the Constitution, relative lb the sub
jects within the scope of the said Depart
ment ; and, furthermore, that the said
Secretary shall conduct the business of
the sai l Department, in such a manner as
the President' of the United States shall
from time to time order and instruct.—
And this respondent, farther answering,
says that, by force of the act aforesaid,
and by reason of his appointment afore
said,. thegsaid Stanton became the .princi
pal officer in one of the executive depart
incuts of the Government, within the true
intent and meaning of tfie §ec r ond sOclibn
of the second'aft'ele of the' Constitution
of the United States, and according to
the true intent and meaning of that pro
vision of the Constitution of the Uuited
States, and in accordance with the settled
and uniform practice of each and every
President of the United States, the said
Stanton then became—and, so long as he
should continue to hold the said office of
Secretary for the Department of War,
must continue to be—one of the advisers
of the President of the United States, as
well I as the person entrusted to act for
and represent the President in matters en
joined upon him, or entrusted to him, by
the President touching the department
aforesaid, and for whose conduct, in such
capacity, subordinate to the President,
the President is, by the Constitution ana
laws of the United States, made responsi
ble; and tills respondent, further answer
ing, says lie succeeded to the office of
President of the United States upon and
by reason of the death of Abraham Lin-
co'n, then President of the United States,
on the 15th day of April, 1865, and the
Congressional Convention.
Delegates from Muscogee, Harris, Taylor,
Talbot, Troup and Coweta counties assembled
in Columbus Tuesday, March 31st. Col. W. F.
Wright,’J. L. Calhoun, W. H. Ganoid, W. B.
W. Dent, Hugh Buchanan, Dr. J. W. Wiley
and Major G. K. Dennis were delegates from
this county. Dr. Ridley, of Troup, was chosen
President, arid Dr. Wiley, of Coweta, Secretary.
On motion of Hon. Hugh Buchanan, P. W.
Alexander was nominated by acclamation for
Congress from this the Third Congressional
District.
By invitation, Col. Alexander appeared be
fore the Convention and accepted the nomina
tion in a happy address.
Previous to adjournment the following reso
lutions were adopted:
1st. Resolved, That we believe that
every right of every citizen is seriously
endangered by the evil measures of Radi
calism, which threatens to destroy all con
stitutional liberty, to bankrupt and de
grade the whole country, and feeling that
our only hope of success lies in manly re
sistance to wrong and injustice, we appeal
to every intelligent man to forget ail past
differences of party and to do his whole
duty iu this trying hour, and that we will
hold no man responsible for previous po
litical opinions or action, but will regard
all as coadjutors and colaborers who unite
with us iu opposition to the Constitution
presented to the people of Georgia for
ratification, by the Convention recently
held in Atlanta, styling itself the Consti
tutional Convention of Georgia.
2d. Resolved, That we approve the sen
timents of the Central Executive Com
mittee, expressed at their last meeting,
and that we cheerfully endorse their re
commendation of the Hon. David Irwin'
for Governor.
3d. Resolved, That we select the Hon
Hugh Buchannan, of Coweta and the
Hon. Jno. L» Mustian, of Muscogee, as
delegates to represent the Third Congres
sional District of the National Democra
tic Convention, to assemble at New Y'ork
on the 4th of July uext, and select as
alternates G%n. Eli Warren, of Houston,
and Col. B. M. Long, of Carroll; and
that we cordially santiou the choice made
by the Central Executive Committee of
the Hons. B. H. Hill, Jno. B. Gordon,
Absalom H. Chappell,and Henry S. Eitcli,
as delegates for the State at large.
John D Ray fiih “
S Shropshire “ “
KendrickHuanwth “
J F Cook, Cedar Creek,
J W Abrahams” “
W G.Herring Panther”
Benjamin Leigh “ ”
Hurricane District.
CAMPBELL COUNTY.
John T Lungino-arid John A Smith.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
a candidate by ballot, and the vote having
been counted by a committee appointed by the
President—J J 'McClendon and li i Eng—Mnj
J C Wootten was declared unanimously nomi
nated,
The President, on motion, appointed E Doug
lass, Anselm Leigh and John T Lungino a com
mittee to notify Major Wootten of his nomina
tion and request his acceptance.
Major Wootten having been notified and
conducted to the front, addressed the Conven
tion in a few eloquent remarks, assuring them
of his devotion to the cause, thanking them
for the lion or they had done him, accepting
the nomination, and promising to bear their
standard as far to the front as they could wish ;
but never, no never would he agree to retreat
or compromise the honor of his party*.
J J McClendon then submitted the following:
Resolved, That we, the Convention for the
3Gth Senatorial; District, do unanimously en
dorse the action of the Democratic Central
Committee in nominating the Hon David Ir
win for Governor, and also do heartily concur
in the action of the Convention at Columbus
in nominating Hon P W Alexander as a candi- j said Stanton was theu holding the said
date for this Congressional District.
Adopted.
A D Freeman, Esq, having been called upon,
addressed the Convention in a sheet, stiring,
practical speech. Judge Benjamin Leigh mov
ed that the proceedings of this Convention be
published in the Newnan Herald. Carried.
The Convention, on motion of R Y Long,
having returned thanks to the President and
Secretary for their services, the President arose
and in an appropriate speech urged upon the
Convention the great importance of the issue,
and the great necessity for energy and united
action.
There being no
vention, on motion, adjourned.
Wm. U. Anderson, Pies’ t.
Lavender R. Ray, Sec’ry.
office of Secretary for the Department of
War under and by reason of the appoint
ment and commission aforesaid; and, not
having been removed from the said office
by this respondent, the said Stanton con
tinued to hold the same under the ap
pointment and commission aforesaid, at
the pleasure of the President, until the
time hereinafter particularly mentioned :
and at no time received any appointment
or commission, save as above detailed.
And this respondent, further answer-
; ing says that on and prior to the 5th day
| of August, A. D. 1867, this respondent,
fin ther business, the Con- t p c p rcs j,j 0!1 t 0 f the United States—re
sponsible for the conduct of the Secreta
ry for the Department of War, and hav
ing the constitutional right to resort to
and rely upon the person holding that of
fice for advice concerning the great and
Correspondence.
difficult public duties enjoined on the Pre
sident by the Constitution and laws ot
the United States—became satisfied that
dent no longer permitted the President
Newxan, Ga., April 2d, 1S08.
Maj. J. C. Wootten:
Sir—The undesigned were appointed by the
Convention for the SGth Senatorial District of j he could not aliow the said Stanton to
Georgia as a committee to notity you that, continue to hold the office of Secretary
you were (in the Convention held on the 1st j for the Department of War, without haz
inst. in Newnan, Ga.,) unanimously nominated i ard of the public interests; that the rela
ys the Conservative candidate to represent the lions between said Stanton and the Presi
SGth Senatorial District in the Senate of the
State of Georgia, and to request your accept
ance of the nomination.
E. Douglass,
Anselm Leigh,
J. T. Lungino.
Newnan, Ga., April 3d, 1838.
Messrs. Douglas, Leigh and Lungino:
Gentlemen—Your letter of April 2d, inform
ing me of my unanimous nomination by the
Conservative Convention of the SGth Senato-
This ‘respondent was informed, und
verily believes, that it was practically set
tled bv the First Cougress of the United
States, and had been so considered and,
uniformly and in great numbers of in
stances, acted on, by each Congress and
Presidcnr of the Uuited States, in suc
cession, from President Washington to,
and including, President Lincoln, and
from the First Congress to the Thirty-
Ninth Congress, that the Constitution of
involved powers, considered by all bran
ches ot she Goverment, during its entire
history down to the year 1867, to have
the United States conferred on the Presi- 'been confided by the Constitution of the
was in accordance with the Constitution «tfcq,jpr a power designedly left to him
of the United States, and was required of r hy the first section of the act of Congress
the President thereby that questions of so j lash aforesaid, the respondent did, on the
much gravity and importance, upon which ; 12th day of December, 1867, trans-
the legislative and executive departments | in it to the Senate of the United States
of the Government had disagreed, which i a message, a copy whereof is thcrene.
dent,,as part of the executive power, and
as one of the necessary means and instru
ments of performing the executive duty
expressly imposed on him by the Consti
tution, of taking care that the laws be
faithfully executed, the power, at any and
all times, of removing from office all exe
cutive officers, for cause to be judged of
by the President alone.. This respondent
ho.d, ip pursuance of the Constitution, re
quired the opinion of each principal offi
cer of the executive departments upon
this question of Constitutional executive
power and duty, and. had been advised
by each of thqm, inejudiog the said Stan
ton Secretory for the Department of War,
that ufedfeY the Constitution df the 1 United
States.’this power was lodged by tile Con
stitution in the President of the United
States,..and that, consequently, it could be
lawfully exercised by him, and the Con
gress could not deprive him thereof; and
this respondent, in his capacity of Presi
dent of the United States, and because in
that capacity he was both enabltd and
bound to use his best judgment upon this
question, did in good faith, and with an
honest desire to arrive, at the truth, come
to the conclusion and opinion—and did
make the same known to the honorable
the Senate of the United States, by a mes
sage dated on the 2d day of March, 1867,
(a true copy whereof is hereunto annexed
Uuited Suites to the President, and to be
necessary for the complete and proper
execution of his constitutional duties,
should be in some proper way submitted
to that judicial department of the Govern
ment, entrusted by the Constitution with
the power, and subjected by it to duty,
not only of determining, finally,-the con
struction and effect of all acts of Congress,
but of comparing them with the Consti
tution. of the United States and pronounc
ing them inoperative when, found iu con
flict with that fundamental law which
the people have enacted for the govern
ment of all their servants. And- to these
ends.—first, that, through, the action of
the Senate of the United States, the abso
lute duty of the President to substitute
some fit person, in place of Mr. Stanton,
as one of his advisers and as a principal
subordinate officer, whose official conduct
.he was responsible for and had lawful
right to control, mignt, if possible, be ac
complished without the necessity of rais
ing any one of the questions aforesaid :
and second, if this duty could not he so
performed, then that these questions, or
such of them as might necessarily arise,
should be judicially determined, in man
ner aforesaid; and for no other end or
purpose, this respondent, as President of
the United States, on the 12th day of
August, 1867, seven days after the re-
A) — that the power last men- j ception of the letter of the said Stanton,
inferred and the dutv of ex- i °f ^ ie 5th of Augut, hereinbefore stated,
and marked
tioned was conferred and the duty of ex
ercising it in fit cases was imposed on the j did issue to the said Stanton the order
President by the Constitution of the Uni- following, viz :
3 Mansion. )
ast 12, 1867. j
ted States, and that the President could
not be deprived of this power, or relieved
of this duty, nor could the same he vested
by law in the President and Senate joint
ly, either in part or whole; and this has
ever since remained, and was the opinion
of this respondent at the time when he
was forced as aforesaid to consider and
decide what act or acts should and might
lawfully be done by this respondent, as
President of the United States, to cause
thesaid Stanton to surrender the said office.
This respondent was also then aware,
Executive
Washington, August
Sir: By virtue of the power and au
thority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
you are hereby suspended" from office as
Secretary of \\ ar, and will cease to exer
cise any and all functions pertaining to
the same.
“ Y ou will at once transfer to Gen.
Ulysses S Grant, who has this day been
authorized and empowered,to act as Secre
tary of War ad interim all records, hooks,
that by the first section of u an act regu- ! papers and other public property now iu
luting the tenure of certain civil offices,” j j 0UV custody and charge,
passed March 2, 1867, by a constitutional j “The Hon. Edwin M. Stanton Se-
majority of both Houses as Congress, it
was enacted as follows :
“ That any person holding any civil
office to which he has been up-pointed by
aud with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and every person who shall here
after be appointed to any sueii office, and
shall become duly qualifi d to act there
in, is and shall be entitled to hold such
crctary of War.’,
To which said order the said Stanton
made the following reply :
War Department, )
Washington August 12, 1867. )
Sir : Y T our note of this date has been
received, informing me that by virtue of
the powers vested in you, as President,
office until a successor shall have been in 1 ^ ie Constitution and laws of the Uni
like manner appointed and duly qualified,
except as herein otherwise provided;
Provided, That the Secretaries of State,
of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy,
and of the Interior, the Postqpaster Gen
eral, and the Attorney General, shall
hold their offices respectively for and dur
ing the term of the President by whom
they may have been appointed, and for
one month thereafter, subject to removal
to resort to him for advice, or to bo, in a J d nith „ the advico “ d consent of
’ the Senate.”
the judgment of the President, safely re
sponsible for his conduct of the affairs of
the Department of War as by law requir
ed, in accordance with the orders and in
structions of the President; aud there
upon, by force of the Constitution and
laws pf the United States, which devolve
on the President the power and the duty
This respondent was also aware that
this act was understood and intended to
be a expression of the opinion of the Con
gress by which that act was passed that
the power to remove executive officers
for cause might by law be taken from the
President, and vested in him and the
ted States, 1 am suspended from office as
Secretary of War, and will cease to exer
cise any and all functions pertaining to
to annexed and marked B. wherein ha
made known the orders aforesaid, aod the
reasons whieh hud induced the same, so
far as this respondent then considered it
material and necessarry that the same
should be set forth, and reiterated his
views concerning the constitutional powt-r
of removal vested in the President, and
also expressed his views concerning the
construction of the said first sectida of
the last mentioned act as respected the
power of the President to remove the said
Stanton from the said office of Secretary
for the Department of War, well hoping
that this respondent could thus perform
wliaf he then believed, and still believes,
to bet his imperative duty in reference to
the said Stanton, without derogating from
the powers which this respondent believed
were confided to the President by the
Constitution and laws, and without the
necessity of raising judicially any question
respecting the same.
And this respondent, further answer
ing, says that this hope not*having been
realized, the President was compelled
either to allow the said -Stanton to resume
the said office, and remain therein, con
trary to the settled convictions of the
President, formed a3 aforesaid, respect- i
ing the powers confided to him arid the
duties required of him by the Constitu- ;
tion of the United States, and contrary
to the opinion formed as aforesaid, that
the last mentioned act did not affect the
case of the said Stanton ; aud contrary to
the fixed belief of the President, that he
could no longer advise with or trust, or
he responsible for the said Stanton in the
office of Secretary for the Department of
War, or else he was compelled to take
such steps as might, in the judgment of
the President, he lawful and necessary to
raise for a judicial decision, the questions
affecting the lawful right of the said Stan
ton to resume the said office, or the power
of said Stanton to persist in actually re
fusing to quit the said office, if he should
persist in actually refusing to quit the
same; and so to this end only, this re
spondent did, on the 21st day of Februa
ry, 1868, issue the order for the removal
of the said Stanton, in the first article
mentioned and set forth ; and the order
authorizing the said Lorenzo F. Thomas |
tojict as Secretary of War ad interim, in I
the said second article set forth.
Aud this respondent, proceeding to an- i
swer specifically each sub.-.tantive allega-j
tion in the said first article, says : lie de- j
nies that the said Staqton, on the 21st |
day of February, 1868, was lawfully in
possession of the said office of Secretary
for the Department .of War. He denies
that the said Stanton, on the day last
mentioned, was lawfully entitled to hold
the said office agaiust the will of the Pre
sident of the United States, lie denies
that the said order for removal of the said
Stanton was unlawfully issued, lie de-
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READ THE CAPTAIN’S IJETI KU AND I
LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER.
the same; and also directing me at once j nies that the said order was issued with
to transfer to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who ; intent to violate the act entitled “ An Act
has this day been authorized and euipow-! to regulate the tenure of certain civil of-
ered to act as Secretary of War ad inte- j fices.” He denies that the said order
rim, all records, books, papers, and other ; was a violation of the last mentioned act.
public property now in my custody and | He denies that the said order was a vio.
charge. Under a sense of public duty 1 1 iation of the Constitution of the United
am compelled to deny your right, under j States, or of any law thereof, or of his
the Constitution and laws of the United j oath of office, lie denies that the said
States, without the advice and consent of'j order was issued with an intent to violate
the Senate, and without legal cause, to the Censtitution of the United States, or j
suspend me from office as Secretary of
War, or-the exercise of any or all func-
any law thereof, or this respondent’s oath
of office; and he respectfully, but earnest-
tions pertaining to the same, or without j ]y, insists that not only was it issued by
rial District, to represent said District in the that Executive Department of the Gov
Senate of the State of Georgia, and requesting
my acceptance, lias been received.
Grateful for the honor conferred by the unan
imous nomination by the worthy and influen-
ernment, and by reason of the constitu
tional duty of the President to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed, this
: respondent did necessarily consider and
such advice and consent to compel me to
transfer to any person the records, books,
papers and public property in my custody
tial citizens composing the Convention, and j determine that the said Stanton ought
honestly believing in the correctness of the : n0 ] on <r er j 0 hold the said office of feecre-
to control the conduct and business o. >intff-nd | b s eere , arf . But i_h as the Gen-
opinion above expressed, and verily be- } era ^ commanding the armies of the U m-
lieved, as he still believes, that the said ; *- e< ^ States has been appointed ad interim,
first section of the last mentioned act was ' an< ^ ^ as n °Lfied me that he lias accepted
and is wholly inoperative and void by j the appointment, I have no alternative
reason of its conflict with the Constitu- j submit, under protest, to superior
tion of the United States, yet, inasmuch f°rce.
“ To the President.”
And this respondent, further answer
tary for the Department of War; and
as the same had been enacted by the con-
ibis respondent, by virtue of the power I s| itution “j, majority in each of the two
and authority vested iu him, as President j Hou ?f °( that Congress, this respondent
of the United States, by the Constitution : considered it to be proper to examine and
and laws of the United States, to give ef-1 dec j de whcther f>e particular case of the
feet to such, his decision and determine- sald Stanton on which it was this re-
spondent s duty to aet, was within or
without the terms of that first section of
the act; or, if within it, whether the
President had not the power, according
to the terms of the act, to remove the
gvTTherukee Georgia is almost a unit for
Irwin.
Jsf ’Last Thursday was the day appointed for j her of the Atlanta Convention heard John
the ordination, iu Savannah, of Rev. Dr. Beck- II. Caldwell, member from Troupe eeua-
wiek, Episcopal Bishop elect of the SR
Georgia.
principles of the Conservative party, I consent
to become a candidate'to represent this District
in the Senate of the State of Georgia, and in
the event of my election aud the ratification
of the Constitution, I shall bring to the dis
charge of my duties a heart imbued with an i
earnest desire to advance the welfare of my I . ... , „ _ . . _
n a the state. ’ ' Don, aid on the Oth day or August, A. D.
I am. gentlemen, j 1867, address to the said Stanton a Dote,
Very respectfully. { 0 f which the following is a true copy :
J. C. M ootten. j "
♦ — j “ Sir : Public considerations of a high
Corruption Most^ Base. The fol- i character constrain me to say that your
lowing statement is from a h, ? h! y re -| resignation as Secretary of War will be 1 f or the Department of War; and having',! ias aO^isedVand he” verily' believed, and
spectable and honorable gentleman whose j aeeente d” I it. ! H7n l ’ 12 ^ „i-
veracity is beyond question. Our inform
ing, says that it is provided, in and by
the second section of “ An act to regulate
the tenure of certain civil offices,” that
the President may suspend an officer from
the performance of the duties of the of
fice held by him, for certain causes there
in designated, until the next meeting of
of the Senate, and until the case shall be
acted on by the Senate; that this respon-
said Stanton, from the office of Secretary j dent, as President of the United States,
for the Department of War; and having, j wa s advised, and he verily believed, and
! in his capacity of President of the United j s till believes that the Executive power of
- 1 lo which note the said Stanton made States, so examined and considered, did removal from office, confided to him by
ant states that himself and one other mem-; t ^ e p Q jj, rpr ,i r . * A -..a.ia i , L • .. ’ r-
owing reply :
War Department, j
Washington, August 5, 1867. j
een
tote of j tv, admit that h c , Caldwell drew full pay f g JR . Yo „ B0 | e > of ^ ^ bas ^
or . t le "7 rec - e -V ’ ’ t onvc 'y" n ; received, stating that “ public conside
fvtnve ; —from December loth to January 8th— : _ E
£lT°The Conservatives of Fulton county have • _
nominated E. M. Taliaferro, James E.Vtellatt , - 3 da ? s ’ Mr ; } V * Smith, °i ^ res ig nat i oa ^
ami Y. P. Sisson for Representatives. ! Coweta county, our informant states, has j ^ ^ ^ ac ° ted »
i iii t , said that he drew 827 more than he was .. T , T L
tfi; A plot to kill l resident Juarez, alter the : . , , ,, , , , , ,, „ , < “ ■« mrUx- l hero
T . , , , , „ • entitled to, ah he asked lor. that all th
Lincoln plan, has been discovered in Mexico. ; . ’
( lavontes of J
JfcaT’ A refusal to vote is aiding Radicalism, j \nditin
idera-
tions of a high character constrain you to
Secretary of
i “ In reply, I have the honor to say
him in the performance of what he be
lieved to be an imperative official duty,
but in the performance of what this Hon
orable Court will consider was, in point
of fact, an inperitive official duty. And
he denies that any and all substantive
matters, in the said first article contained,
in iminner and form as the same are there
in stated and set forth, do by law, consti
tute a high misdemeanor in office, within
the true intent and meaning of the Con
stitution of the United States.
["concluded next week.]
♦ -*• *♦-
The line is drawn—you must be a white
man or a negro. No middle ground.
Benton Barracks, Mo., April -D 1?
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Knowing
ciency of your Sarsaparilla, and the'■
and beneficial qualities it possesses, t
the following statement ot my case.
I was wounded about two years ag.
taken prisoner and confined for si \ teen r ■
Being moved s<> often, my wounds ha
healed yet. I have not sat up a tnonh-ii
I was wounded. I am shot through tl
My general health is impaired, and
something to assist nature, i have ino.-
in your Sarsaparilla than in anythinge:-
wish that that is genuine. J’lease expr- - ;
half a dozen bottles, and oblige
Cary. C. T. Joilvws.
St. Louis.
P. S.—The following was writted Apn. -
18GG, l>y Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother oi
Johnson.
I)r. Bull—Dear Sir: My husband, !'*
Johnson was a skillful surgeon and j
in Central New York, where lie d:*.-!,
the above C. P. Johnson to my cam. •
teen years of age he hail a chronic ^
and scrofula, for which I gave bira )
parilla. It cured him. 1 have Dr •
recommended it to many in New x- 7
and Iowa, for scrofula, fever sores, a"-- -
debi I i ty. Perfect success has at tea. k‘ 1
cures effected in some cases of ecrofula <w .
were almost miraculous. I am very a-
rnv son to again have recourse to v> ■
rilla. He is fearful of getting a sp<a- ■
cle, hence his writing to you he -.
wounds weie terrible, but [ believe he -
cover. Respectfully,
J ennis John--
OF
I S PLEASED to announce to the ladies of
Newnan and vicinity that she will open an
elegaut assortment of
Millenery and Fancy Goods,
The white people know it.
‘Irwin will carry Georgia bv storm.
! for the time during the recess or part
•.pay, just as they asked for.
t r . i The people ought to kuow how the
W e do not known five white men m ; ., . , ,
this .... . ,, ,, , i Keitel Convention has squandered
tins county who will vote lor Lnllocb. .> - , , ,
, n i then money, and how Buuock secures
ihe Conservatives in every portion of i friends for himself.
n v, , . that public considerations of a high eba-
: 31r. R. B. Bullock, chairman . 1 , ?
. 11 racter, which alone have induced me to 1
aitms Commutee, got lull pay - ’ . - , 4 ~ ri . * '
■ 1 nnntiniA tl>n hnnn At thic bnirfinAnr ;
And this respondent fnrther answer
ing, says, that although a case thus exist
ed whieh, in his judgment, as President
of the United States, called for the exer
cise of the executive power to remove
r
i
DR. JOHN Bib
Manufacturer and Vender of tuem- ^
SMITH’S TONIC m
FOR THE CURE OT
AGUE AAi>
CHILLS A.\U
F£YE#-
form the opinion that the case of said Stan- the Constitution as aforesaid, includes ! about the 8th of April, in Newnan, in the
ton and his tenure of office were not af j the power of suspension from office at the room formerly occupied by Miss COOPER,
fected by the first section of the last pleasure of the President ; and this re
named act. spondent, by the order aforesaid, did sus
pend the said Stanton from office, not un- j
ti! the next meeting of the Senate, and ! a tasteful Millener, who trusts she will be able j
until the Senate should act on the case, j to please all who may favor her with their pat |
but at the pleasure of the President, sub- rona o e - - pn
ject only to the limitation of six months
The goods are all fresh from New York, and
will be under the care of
MBS, SSSB7 WITTER,
the said Stanton from the office of Secre- , in the last mentioned act contained, and a
tary for the Department of War, and al- copy of the last named order was made
of this Department, j though this respondent was of opinion, as known to the Senate of the United States
•esign the office of! is above shown, that, undei the Constitu-; on the 12th day of December, A. D.
Greogut ave aroused and working fearless
ly for constitutional liberty, and white su
premacy.
” Can such thing? be,
And come o’er us like a summer cloud,
Aud apt excite our special wonder ?"
Rome Courier.
continue at the head
constrain me not to resign
Secretary of War before the next meet-j tion of the United States, the power to 1867, as will be hereinafter more fully
ing of Congress.
Very respectfully yours,
# Edwin M. Stanton
This respondent, as President of the ‘ spondent was also of the opinion, as is tion to a judicial determination, this re-
j United Slates, was thereon of opinion,; above shown, that the case of said Stan- spondent, at or near the date of the last-
GEORGIA—Coweta County.
% \ 7 HEREAS James P. Askew, administra-
\ V tor of William Askew, represents to
the Court in his petition duly filed and entered ^
on record, that he has fully administered saiu .
estate: .
These are therefore to cite and admonish all j
i that having regard to the necessary offi- I ton was not affected by the first section mentioned order, did make known such 1808.
j cial relations and duties of the Secretary | of the last named act : and.although each j his purpose to obtain a judicial decision ' April 4-0m
the first Monday in October, 18GS.
Given under mv official signature, April 1st,
B. H. MITCHELL. Ord'y.
The proprietor of this ‘ ver a:!
justly claims for it a superiorly .
remedies ever offered to the P lM y.
certain, srieedu and permanent cure -
Fever, or Chills and Fever, whether. ^ .
or long standing. He refers r .
Western and South-western e
him testimony to the truth cu .
that in no case whatever w:U n • ,
the directions are strictly halo . ‘ .
out. In a great many eases a.' ; v
been sufficient for a cure, an .1
have been cured by a single “V, ’ py.
feet restoration to the_general
however, prudent, and in evt . r -.. 1 : ;.
tain to cure, if its use is
doses for a week or two alter ...
been checked, more especia y *, ^^
long-standing cases. . b 3aa ,/’ t p, t*
will not require any aid to ^
good order; should the 1M2'. -
quire a cathartic medicine, a.- * ,
three or four doses of the
of BULL’S VEGETABLE
will be sufficient. . „ !n .uOlfi tV
DR. JOHN BULL’S 1^ stI ,u
x°. t", , r 3.
LOUiSM^
,. f 0 r sab L .
All of the above reined.- ki p
Dk. J- T. BL.bTf- v
Jannary 2 r -l'