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NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
Friday forcing, Joly 17, 1868.
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W>U PRESIDENT.
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
Of New York,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
FRANCIS P. BLAIR,
Ol' Missouri.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
'flic following is the Platform adopted l>y th<
National Democratic Convention at. New York:
Seymour, Blair and the Democratic
Platform.
The Democratic delegates from thirty-seven
States assembled in National Convention in
New York July 4th. That Convention adopted
a platform of political principles which is an
improved edition of the Declaration of Indc-
| pendence. The sins and wrongs of Radicalism
tare portrayed with a force and truthfulness so
'convincing that the hoary sinners of that party
are beginning to tiemble and seek safety from
i the approaching judgment of an outraged peo-
j pic. The principles declared and resolved are
; so manifestly just-that they command the ap-
' proval of all patriots.
On this platform the National Democratic
! Convention placed as nominees for President
• and Vice President men who endorse the ac-
! tion of the party, and are of acknowledged
ability and statesmanship. The delegates dis
carded all aspirants and returned in feelings
and aclimi to the practice of our fathers when
the office sought the man and not the man the.
office. Horatio Seymour, in all candor and
honesty, time and again refused the use of his
name, and at last he was nominated against
bis protests and desires. He was truthfully
told he did not belong to himself—that his
i country demanded his services and he must
yield to the national call.
Because they oppose paying the rich in gold
and the poor in greenbacks.
Because they are opposed to the usurpations
of Congress and declare the Reconstructi j-.i
a< :s null and void and of no effect.
Because Seymour is an unrivalled statesman
an 1 Blair a determined defender of the Consti
tution and an undying opp ser of tyrmts.
Jackson vs. Grant.
“ I shall nave no policy of my own to inter-
On
SPEECH OF
HAEATIO SEYMOUR.
tukir-j ths Chair of the National
Democratic Convention.
Blair was so manifestly (he man for the
second place that he had no opposition, and
was unanimously nominated on the first ballot.
Mr. Biair has the nerve and force of character
The National Democratic Party, ir.- National
Convention assembled, reposing its trust in the
intellige nce, patriotism and discriminating jus
tice of the people, standing upon tin Constitu
tion as the foundation and limitation-of the pow
ers of the Government and the guarantee of the
liberties of the citizen, and recognizing the qne-s-
tions of slavery and secession as having been
settled for all tune to come by the war or the vol
untary action of the Southern States in Consti
tutional Conventions assembled, and never to be
renewed or re-agitated, do, with the return of
peace, demand—
1st. The immediate restoration of all the States
to their rights in the Union under the Constitu
tion, and of civil government to the American
people.
2d. Amnesty for all past political offenses, and !U ] r nnate to the crisis
the regulation of the elective franchise in the !
States by the citizens, and flu: payment of the
public debt of the United States as rapidly as
practicable.
3d. All money drawn from the people by taxa
tion, except «<> much as is requisite for t lie neces
sities of the Government economically adminis
tered, to bo honestly applied to such payment,
and, where the obligations of the Government
do not expressly state, upon their face, or the law
under which they were issued does not provide
that they shall he paid in coin, they ought in
right and justice to be paid in the lawful money
of the United States.
4th. Equal taxation of every species of prop
erty, according to its real value, including Gov
ernment bonds and other public securities.
6th. One currency for the Government and the
people, the laborer and the office-holder, the
pensioner and the soldier, the producer and tlie*
bond-holder.
6th. Economy in the administration of the
Government; the reduction of the standing army
ami navy; the abolishment of the Freedmen s
Bureau, and all political instrumentalities de
signed to secure negro supremacy; the simpliii- I sought the office,
cation of the system and discontinuance of the
inquisitorial boards of assessing and collecting
internal revenue, so that the himlen of taxation | Seymour contends tor white supremacy,
may be equalized and lessened, the credit of the
Government and the currency made good, the
repeal of all enactments for enrolling the State | is
militia into national forces in time of peace, and j
a tariff for revenue upon forign imports, and such j
equal taxation under the internal revenue laws
us will afford incidental protection to domestic
manufactures, and as will, without impairin
revenue, impose the least burden upon and best j
promote and encourage the great industrial in- j 011 ^ , lIK j punish his assassins detectives arc
t0 7th! S Thc reform'o/abuses in the ndmintetra-| sent from Washington to Georgia-large re-
fere against the people.
“ I say again, fellow-eitize
fate of ancient R*me. and r>:
who will not tell you with tb
independent freeman, the
which, if elected, he will
Government.
“That man deserve to be a slave w ho vr<
vote for a mum candidate when his bbe:
are at stake. Andrew Jackson
U. S. GttANT. : ’
n~. remember the
lie for no candidate
ie frankness of an
principles upon
administer von r
gvp'The legislators e!ect<-d under the rejected
Constitution of Alabama, assembled in Mont
gomery on Monday. As tiic Democrats pur
sued the non-action policy, they had no candi
dates in the field, and only three were elected
and they by the Radicals. In the Senate there
is one negro and in the House twenty-six —
Both Houses ratified tho 11th Amendment.
Mr Foymoirr proceeded ro tlie platform,
amid load and continued cheering, and
«ai 1 *
Gextlfmen of-the Convention: I
thank yon for the-honor \ou have done
me in mrkinsr no- vonr presiding officer.
[Cheers.] This Convention is made up
of a i..r :e number c.f delegates from ali
parts of our land. To a great degree wo
are strangers to each other, and view the
subjects which agitate onr country from
different standpoints. We cannot at once
learn each others mode of thought or
gr;:^p ail the facts which bear upon the
minus or others. Yet our session must
be brief and we are forced to ac-t without
delay upon questions of an exciting
character anu of a deep import ro our
countrj’.
To maintain order, to restrain all ex
In hi ti on of passion, to drive out unkind
su-micions is at this time a great duty.—
[Cheers,] I rely upon your sense of this
duty arid not upon my own ability to sus
tain me in the station in which I am
placed by your kind partiality. Men
with us the material blessings of our great
cunl.T. but more than this, we could teli
those v. ho fled from oppress;;-n that we
lived under n government ol laws admin
istered bv the judiciary, which kept the
bayonet and the sword in due subordina
tion. [Chcers.l We could point to a
written Constitution, which not only
marked out the pow ers of the Government,
but wbh anxious C3re secured to the hum
blest man the rights of property, of per
son
National Democratic Nomination. I distinctly audible to the reporter, T>p C ; 1Ilse
j of conversation in his vicinity. {{ e wag
j understood to say he had no expectation
The Act cf Nomination.
j that Ohio would have come to the 3u-,.
port of the distinguished citizen
York. He had opposed Ohio’s enrnest
A{ . wishes. In conclusion, he announced
for Hendricks; Minnesota gave lien-: the • - - —
Closing Scenes.
On the 22d ballot California voted solid *
, .... - it j • i o ( — unanimous rcre of New York fo: lia.
■ineks her 4 ; h !S ,j,n »vcH«Jnds 8 ; fatio g e ,
N.-vada gave lmn a ; New \ ork adhered Mr cbrk of Wisconsin, called -fe r th .
to him ; North Carolina gave Inn:i her- 6. j r „ tiSca , ion of the DO ,„i„ation oy V,d
on and cf conscience Urea, cheer? when Ohm was called >Ir cheer3 for Seymour, which were ri‘ T "
on. ana ci commence. 1 McCrooke, by the unanimous direction of ... J b‘' cn
Is migration encouraged by trampling hi8 dple .ration, and with the assent and 1. p! -
that Constitution in the dust, anu treat- j ap f of pver y public man in that
ing it wi f h contempt, shackling the Judi
ciary, insulting theExecurive, and giving ;
all the world to understand that the great
guarantees of political and civil rights j
are destroyed ? [Applause ] But the !
crowning indictment against the follies
and cr : uies of thoe in power is in these
words: “That we recognize the great ;
principles handed down in the Declara- j
tion of Independence as the true founda- j
tion of a Democratic government, and we :
hail with gladness eveiy effort towards j
making these principles a living reality j
on every inch of American soil.”
If within the limits of ten States of
this Union an American citizen, stung by k
a sense of his wrongs
mprovai oi ever}- p
State, including Pendleton* asked
leave to put in nomination, against his
inclination, but no longer against his
honor, the name of Hon. Horatio Sey
mour. Let us vote for a man whom the
Presidency has sought and who has not
sought the Presidency. This, he believed,
would drive from power the Radical cabal
at Washington. He believed this nomi
nation would command the unanimous
approval of Democratic^’onservative men
of all sections, and he asked, on behalf of
the country, that Mr. Seymoui should
yield to this wish of the Convention.—
(Great excitement and applause, delegates
lair announced the result, all tho
States having voted. The result was Sey
mour 317 votes.
AT COST!
COME AND BUY BARGAINS
iv
, , / ui- 7 rising and cheering.)
i— - -j j — t ~ - , , e . V° U ^- U ' C ^| Mr. McCooke cast 21 votes for Horatio
never met under greater responsibilities andtruthf,lM / ^ nounce * he men ,n f™' j Seymour. (Renewed cheering.)
than those which now weigh upon us.— ; ’ < ra, [ e - !l ] -• e 'ery an_,u i e o t.ie . Mr.-Seymour rose, and said the motion
[Applause] It is not a mere party j ec l.ation o. n ^epen ence, .. .ey ,a ' e just niade excited mingled emotions. He
triumph we seek. \\ e are trying to save ! [ r< ‘~ ,l R1U ‘ 'i‘ c A . 0 0 Ce ‘?’ UI '[ j had no language in which to thank the
fill" punnfrv t’rnm flip fbncwra wbir-h nr.*r. ! >‘i'htr SWatillS 01 OfflCCTS tO harraSS OUT . j t. • . .1
To Delegates and Others.
Those who desire to attend the Mass Meeting
to assemble in Atlanta on Thursday next, the
23d, are notified that they can go and return
ht for $2 30.
which will be good from the 22*1 to the 26th.
The ball has now opened ami the contest
promises to become earnest and startling, fi ne ]
points at iisue are so plain that no man, though i
a fool, need mistake them. Grant’s platform !
says Congress did right to confer suffrage on ;
the Southern negro; Seymour's declares that j
act one of usurpation, and therefore null and , for one fere. J iekets can be l>o
void and of no effect.
Grant’s asserts the power of Congress over
the question of suffrage in the Southern States;
Seymour’s denies it. Grant’s favors one curren-
for the rich and another for the poor ; Sey
mour's demands one currency for all, and so
on to the end of the chapter.
Grant is no Statesman, Seymour is. Grant
has no political experience, Seymour has.—
Grant is mum, Seymour is outspoken. Grant j
mour did not. Grant j
contends for negro supremacy in the South,
; our country from the dangers which over- \
: hang it. We wish to lift off the perplex-
We are now selling for the next sixty davg
our entire stock of Goods at
NEW YORK COST!
Ladies and Gentlemen wishing to buy Cheap
| Goods oan now have an opportunity to do so,
people and eat out our substance, hr
j ities and shackles, which, in the shape of j wouJd in . a!1 human probability, be drag- j
bud laws and of crushing taxation, now i
paralyze the business and labor of our
sed to prison. Or if, in the indignant
language of oui fathers, he should ex-
t Convention and express his regret that !
his name had been presented, but in a , as our stock must be sold,
question affecting his duty and honor he ‘
most stand by his opinion against the j
world. He could not he nominated with-!
l.„„l. [Loud chvcs] We hope, too, | !“?.’N h ojr_h.r e _,ff««wa to render ^ | out palting him3e |f and tlle Democratic
that we can give order, prosperity, aud , ulii . itaT 7 independent of or superior to
happiness to that section of our country i c i v d power; they have 1 ' 1
which suffers so deeply to-day in their s ystcm of English law, as
How Received.
Cannon arc thundering and bonfires are blaz-
eight years.
I trust our actions will show that we
ing in every city and town in the North over are governed by an honest purpose to help
homes and in all the fields of their indus- ; in an arbitrary government”—for the of-
trv from the unhappy events of the last ; ^ ense asserting tnese prineip!
would be tried and punished by a milita
ry tribunal. [Great cheering.]
Having declared that the principles of
, r funly 111 mm. Ylien he declined the
abohsiiea the free > h rT .. ,
. , , , i nomination he meant it. lie paid an elo-
established here, ., ^ ,, . .
,, __ 0 f ' f l uent tribute to rendleton and his niag-
, : nanimity, in closing, and said, thanking
principles be . r , ’ r ^
r 1 the Convention, vour candidate 1 cannot
be, Mr Vallandigham said, in times of
J great exigency and calamity every per-
. , . . ; sona! consideration should be laid aside,
all classes of our citizens. Avoiding harsh j the Declaration of Independence should, [[ c j ns i ste d that Horatio Seymour must
V i ’ i- — l - yifld to the demonstration in his behalf.
the nomination of Seymour .and Blair. The
i Democrats and Conservatives are aroused and ! invectives against men, we should keep ! be made a living reality on every inch of
! inlt-nd to work as men never worked before
Georgians, it is for you to determine which
is entitled to your votes.
Tiie Difference.—Ashburn, a man of known
nesne | ( | e , )riVV ity and disgraced character, was killed
it: tlie I 1 J ...
in Columbus in violation of law 7 , lo ferret
tion, the expulsion of corrupt men from office,
31-ogat.ion of useless offices, the restoration
wards are offered -the military make numerous
arrests—witnesses are threatened with terrible
_ j the public mind fixed upon the questions ! American soil, they put, in nomination a Ohio’s vote must an( J should stand for
which must now be met and solved. — j military chieftain who stands at the -head J jj orat i 0 Seymour. He called upon the
There cannot, must not and will not be any M tjbeet‘3 ] Let us leave the calm judg- • of that system of despotism that crushes j g evera ] delegates to follow that,
laggards in the contest for constitutional lib- J ment of the future, and confront the perils j beneath its feet the greatest principle
erty.
Atlanta Ga.
Calicoes at lo cents—the best.
Muslins from 1-5 to 25 cents—the best.
Mosembiques and Linoes for 35c—worth 60c.
Ladies Shoes for $1 00.
Ladies’ Gaiters for $1 50.
And everything in the Dry Goods lino very-
cheap,
Come one, come all and buy bargains.
JOE WEILL.
. . . Mr. Keernan, of New Y T ork, said, to re-
i of to-day. [Cheers.] We are forced to ot the Declaration of Independence.— j H e ve every body in the New York delega-
_ | meet the assertions in the resolutions put [Cheers.]- It is held by military orders tion> they have had no lot nor part ^in , W1 llJU0U 111UCUIK
B^See advertisment of Henry Banks, j i yrth l - v the ! ate Republican Convention. ! to be a crime to speak out the mdigna- j this movement of Ohio. They had heard j forw;ir d an( i p;iy upi
, _ i I aver there is not in this body one man | tion and contempt which burn within the | some thin«r of it, but declined taking part * r T , \
i ho lias it in It is heart to excite so much , bosoms of patriotic men. It to _ ixioriovv j j jj ^ oot ot* regard for the propur sonsi*
f angry feelings against the Republican j a military order should be set forth in j t ty e n C ss of the President of the* National
arty, as mart ! l ? K! i rrft d fip the minds : that State, where the ashes of Washing- I Conveuti
Gen. Blair’s Position.
All tliose indebted to me will please cornu
and save themselves ex
penses. [July 17-tf.j JOE WEILL.
the abr
of rightful authority to and the independence of
tho Executive and Judiciary Departments of the I punishments and frightened into willful per-
Govornnient, the subordination of the military j ;
to tho civil power, to tlie end that the usurpa
tions ol Congress aud the despotism of the sword
may cease.
Hlli. Equal rights and protection for naturalized
aud native-born citizens at home and abroad.—
The assertion of American nationality, which
shall command tin* respect of foreign powers,
furnish an example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, constitutional
liberty, and individual rights, and the mainten
ance of the rights of naturalized citizens against
tho absolute doctrines of immutable allegiance,
and the claim of foreign powers to punish them
for alleged crime committed beyond their juris
diction.
jury—a lawyer is paid 610 000 to prosecute his
supposed slayers before a Military Commission,
and the whole power and treasury of the Gov
ernment will he used, if necessary, to convict
a few poverty stricken white men.
Let us look at this picture: H. M. Ashby, a
Confederate Colonel, a gallant and true man,
once tried for treason and acquitted, is delibe
rately shot in tlie back in the open day-light,
| without notice or warning. No noise is made,
In view of the nomination of Gen. Blair,
the following recent letter of his will prove j
deeply interesting:
Washington, June 30. 1868.
Col. James O. Broadhead:
Dear Colonel: lu reply to your inquiries, I
of those who read those dr
! light of recent event
condition of onr country.
>se declarations in the j ton arc embalmed, that it be an offense to ! t ] le j r ac ri on s that
s, aud in view of the , declare that the military should ever be j demanded by the par
H enry banks- Wholesale and retail
dealer in Boots and Shoes, Leather,
INI r. Seymour was
ided by the party in the Convention.
subordinate to the civil authorities, speak j {| e ur2e( j the necessity of success in the
In the first place they congratulate the j the sentiment that it was a disgrace to | cumpaitin ; expressed it as his opinion
perplexed man of business, the burdeued j the country to let hordes of officials eat | that Seymour could accept the judgment
lecopt the jud‘
tax-payer, the laborer wuose hours of toil j up the substance of the people, he who j q£ the Convention with hupor, aud that
beg leave to say that I leave to you to dorter- j are lengthened out by the growing costs ! uttered these words could be dragged to ; ho should yield, as a matter of duty, to
mine, on consultation with my friends lrom j 0 f the necessaries of life, upon the sue-1 prison from the very grave where lie the i h s wishes. With him as a candidate,
Missouri, whether my name snail be piosentod | cegs 0 j t | ia t reconstruction policy which ! remains of the author of the Declaration >^ cw York was ^ood for a hundred thous-
to the Democratic Convention, and to submit . , 1 . i I r r i l \ l • \ l - LU1K vvu:> s uuu 1,71 a UUI1U1CU
C -It Skins, and Shoe Findings of every descrip
tion. Whitehall and No. 6 Peachtree street,
Atlanta.
the following as what I consider the leal and
only issue in this contest:
film reconstruction policy of tlie radicals will j corruption ol' its bureau agencies ; in one
be complete* before the next election ; the Suite
has brought all these evils on them, by of Independence. (Loud cheering.)
the cost of its military despotism and the j From this outrage there could be no
and majority.
The call of the roll was then proceeded
T WO MONTHS after date applications will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Coweta
county for leave to sell the lands belonging to
the estate of Francis D. Bowen, late of said
county, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs of
said deceased.
July l7-2m JAMES B. MARTIN Adtn’r
^ j appeal to the courts, and the Republican I with. Tennessee gave Horatio Seymour lYI?'W .! IH) S Vi 1 1* 11T VIV
so longexdudod wiH have bwu admjttcdrne-1 reso:u: * on t * ie y denounce all forms of re- , candidate for the Presidency has accept-; 10. When Wisconsin was called Mr. ^ ” Alillilil1IJ.
trro suffrage established and the ea-pet-bangers ! pudiation as a national crime. 'J’hen why ! Cf ] a position which makes the rights and ! Palmer seconded tlie States of Ohio and
iws which invite the citizens who i
In demanding these measures and reforms, we ! ure employed by the United States Government
arraign the Radical party for the disregard of
right, and tint unparalleled oppression and tyran
ny which have marked its career.
After the most solemn and unanimous pledgo
of both Houses of Congress to prosecute the war
exclusively for tho maintenance of tlie govern
ment and the preservation of the Union under
tho Constitution, it has repeatedly violated that i
installed in their seats in both branches of
i Congress. There is no possibility of changing i nation 1
no arrests are made bv the military, no lawyers 1 the uolitieal character of U*e Senate even if i t • ,. , -»• , j
' - j me political Luaiaeu.i Ol i. c oeuaic, eat.i n ! DOrrow C01u to f orce their credit Ol’ to
take debased paper, thus wronging them j
share of their claims in j
! usd they put upon the statute books of the j liberties of a large share of our people de- j cast nine votes for Horatio Seymour —
pendent on his will. (Applause.)
In view of these things can there be
(Great cheering.) Kentucky gave Sey
mour her 11 votes. (Great cheering.
to prosecute liis murderer, no complaint of an
outrage is made by the “ loyal millions.”
Again: An intoxicated, though quiet citizen
of Floyd county, Georgia, is arrested by the
Deputy Marshal of Rome—appointed by the
must sacred pledge under which was rallied that | military, and indicted for perjury by (lie Snpe-
uoble volunteer army which carried our ling to
victory.
a majority of the popular branch of Congress, j
We cannot, therefore, undo the Radical plan j out oi a lar
of reconstruction [by Congressional action, the I
Senate will cu
we submit to it
It can be oveitlnown only by authority of
the Executive, who is sworn to maintain the
one man in this Convention who cau let ! Massachusetts gave 12 for Horatio Sey-
a personal ambition, a passion, a prejudice, i mour. North Carolina changed her 9
f *!•* “ OS L solo "‘“ c° m P“ ct 1! turn h iui asu le one’ hair's Weadtlfia his’I votes from Hendricks to Seymour
ii/ t , c!leenD fJ If repudiation is a efforts to uipe
lior Court of his own county—which officer,
i national crime it is a crime to invite the
| citizens of this country thus to repudiate
Constitution, and who will fail to do his duty their individual promises. [Applause.]
if he allows the Constitution to perish under a j W as it not a crime to force the credi
series of Congressional enactments whmu are , . , . c , .
in palpable violation of its fundamental prin- ; ^ 0?s t ' ,lS a _ other l.dates to take £
tuples. j currency, at times worth no more than
If the President elected by the Democracy I forty cents on the dollar, in payment for ; .V T? * ° * ^
enforces the reconstruction acts, the Radicals, | t h e 'sterling coin they gave to build roads ' “ iTdVfWenrw nf nninion t "
bv the accession ot twenty spurious benators i . . ° ... , . oi past dibeiences Of opinion to hinde
* r -* , , , land fifty Representative*., w.U control lwtiii andcana «. which yield such ample_ re-
It^ has overthrown the freedom of spoecli and j titm are offered, and no lawyers are feed to j t, r:in ch e s of Congros-s, a.nd his administration j turns of wealth and prosperity?
It ha P s Substituted arbitrary seizures and nr- j prosecute the murderer. j will be as powerless as the present one of Mr. j plause.] Again, they say it is dui
Instead of restoring the Union, it has, so far | without cause or provocation, with a club frac
as was in its power, dissolved it, and subjected
ten States in a time of profound peace to military
despotism and negro supremacy.
It. lias nullified the right of trial by jury.
It has abolished the writ of habeas corpus—
that most sacred writ of liberty.
of
tures the skull and horribly mutilates the head
of his prisoner, from which wound he dies,
and no arrests are made by the military—no
detectives are sent for—no rewards for eon vie
wipe out the wrongs and out ! (Cheers.) Pennsylvania asked that her
rages which disgrace our country?—i vote be not reeordf d for President. Mis-
(Checrs.) Can there be one man whose i sissippi changed fiom Hancock to Hora-
lieart is so dead to all that is great and j tio Seymour. (Great cheering and con-
noble in patriotism but that he will glad- fusion ensued, delegations standing upon
rests and military trials and secret starchambcr
Liquisitions for constitutional tribunals.
It has disregarded in time of peace the right
Why this difference? Was not Asliby's life
as dear to him, bis friends and countrv as Ash-
of the people to be free from search ond seizure. I burn's ? Was not existence prized by tlie mur
It has entered the post and telegraph offices,
and even the private rooms of individuals, and |
! dered Roman as highly as by Ashburn ? If
Johnson.
There is but one way to restore the Govern- |
ment and the Constitution, and that is for the
1 Aslibv and Wood be made answerable for their
seized tln ir private papers and letters, without ; Ashburn’s assassins should be prosecuted, and
any specification or notice or affidavit, as requir
ed by the organic law.
It lias converted the American capitol into a j
bastile.
It has established a system of spies and official . . .
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy i crimesHere is the key that unlocks the
of Europe would now dare to resort.
It. has abolished tho light of appeal in impor- . „ , , . . ^ ,
taut constitutional questions to tin* supreme judi- I Radical, are supposed to be Demociats, and
cial tribunal, and threatens to curtail or destroy 1 hence Democrats are arrested and tried, while
ite original jurisdiction, which is irrevocably vest- I mur d e rere of Wood and Ashby, Demo- !
ed bv the Constitution, while the learned Chief J ’ tne JK.
laborers of the nation that taxation should !
be equalized. Then why did they make
President elect to declare these arts null and ; taxation unequal? Beyond the injustice
of making one class of citizens pay for
; another the shares of the costs of schools,
void, compel t-lie army to undo its us-.urpatlon
at the South, disperse the canvt-hrtg Sr ale gov
ernments, allow ihe white people to re-organ-, , .. . , , . , • , _
the innocent arrested and tried to find out the j j ze their own governments and .eject benators 0 roa . > ^ t * ,e * oca * . ws w **ich protect-
guilty, should not the known murderers of | and Representatives, fi he House of Represen- j od their lives and their property, it was
thrives will contain a majority of Democrats j ail unwise and hurtful thing,
from the North, and they will admit the Rep
resentatives elected by the white people of the
whole mystery: The assassins of Ashburn, the j South, and with the co-operation of the Presi-
dent it will not be difficult to compel the Senate j prove our credit that capatilists will seek
to submit once more to the obligations of the : to loan us money at lower rates of interest
Constitution, it will not be nine to Withstand ! we riow pay, and we mus
patriotism but
a ly sacrifice all other things for the sake of
nis countrv, its liberty, and its greatness?
out
muer us
; uniting now with all who act with us to
L P‘ ! save our country ? (Cheers.)
due to the | , v ,
\v e meet to day to see what measures
can be taken to avert the dangers which
threaten our country, and to relieve it
from the evils and burdens resulting from
bad government and unwise counsels. I
thank God that the strife of arms has
their seats ; cries of “sit down, sit down
in front,” “order.”)
Mr. Paine took the Chair and insisted
that gentlemen must take their seats, that
he would recognize no one until order
was restored.
Mr. Woodard, of Pennsylvania, now
rose and transferred her twenty-six votes
to Horatio Seymour. (Great cheering
and disorder; cries of the delegates all
over the house to their respective Chair
man, “change our vote, change our vote.”)
Half a dozen States at once wanted to
They also declare the best policy to di
minish our burden of debt is so to itn
lblic judgment, if distinctly invoked ami
Justice lias been subjected to great and atrocious j crate, are Radicals. Disguise things ms they j clearly expressed, on this fundamental issue,
calumnies merely because he would not prostitute
his high office to the support of the false and , .
partisan charges preferred against the President, ! whole matter, and leads to this conclusion
its corruption and extravagance have exceeded I qq ul t the military will arrest and punish Demo
anything known in liistorv, and bv its frauds and !
this is the simple explanation of the and it is the sure way to avoid all tuture striie
. j to put Hie issue plainly to tlie country.
i to
led
ceased, and that once more in the great
conventions of our party we can. call j change their vote
through the whole roll of States and find
men to answer for each. Time and events
in the great cycles have brought us to ,
this spot to renew and invigorate that j J n( ^ !ana changed solid 13 to Seymour;
, 1 Constitutional government which nearly I exa3 cas t her 6. Here the cannon in
st continue 1 . . e - - U]i J s ] the street began to fire a salute for the
Missouri changed to Seymour, 11 ; Illi
nois followed for Seymour. (Tremendous
1 cheering and indescribable confusion.)
of
monopolies it has nearly doubled the harden
debt created during the war.
It has stripped the President of his constitu
tional power of appointment, even of his own
cabinet. • .
Under its repeated assaults, the pillars of the !
Government are rocking on their base, and.
should it succeed in November next, and inaugu
rate its President, we will meet as a subjected
and conquered people, amid the ruins of liberty
and the scattered fragments of the Constitution.
Aud we do declare and resolve, that, ever since
tire people of the United States threw off all sub
jection to the British Crown, the privilege and
trust of suffrage have belonged to the several
pay so iong as repudiation is threaten- j e !e>T J ty years ago was inaugurate * in this
or suspected Then why have they j (Loud cheers ) It was here that
. . . , used five hundred millions of the tax | George Y\ a=hington, the first I resident,
1 repeat that this is the real and only ques- j j rawn f rom the people of this country to j swure t0 preserve, protect and defend the
- j tion winch we should allow to control us: \ , Jd j es _ ot £ nii i it . irv ailt horitv and i Constitution of the United States (cheers),
-1 Shall submit to th^nsmpat.onsl.j- which ; ” P ^ h 0 ^the life S States when, if 1 an 1 d >*ere this day we as solemnly our-
crats if a Radical is assassinated, but if a Deni
| ocrut is murdered they wilt not punish a Ibid- j th <-‘ Government has been overthrown, or shall
! ieal. In tlie eves
mKr- it .-. I we exert oursclves for its full and complete | this money had been used to pay our
....... . I restoration ? It is idle to talk of bonds, green- I dpi-,}- pnnifniicta would soot to lend ns
: wrong to kill a Radical but right to murder a
Democrat, Make a note of this.
selves swear to uphold the rights and lib-
ities of the American people.
Then, as now, a great war which had
debt capitalists would seek to lend us
money at lower rates of interest? But
regard to any of these with a Congress in; for this covert repudiation our national J desolated oui 1 Jana had ceased; then, as
tli branches controlled by the carpet-baggers J credit would not now be tainted in the i now, there was in every patriotic breast a
markets of the world, [Applause.] j longing for the blessings of good govern
five hundred thousand American citizens, that
. o _ if Seymour aud Blair receive a majority of the,
States, and have been granted, regulated, and wifire votes the) 7 will claim and take their seats j
backs, gold, the public faith and tne public j
credit. What can a Democratic President do
in re
both
Facts. and their allies? He will be powerless to stop
— j the supplies by widen idle negroes are orgau-
It is a fact, resolved upon by two millions ized into political clubs—bv which an arruv is ■ .■ „ - . „ , . ,
maintained to protect- thesc'vagabonds in tneir faiteful in the trials of the late war that j for a sentiment of a fraternal regard and
Again they declare of all who were j ment, for the protection of the laws, and
controlled exclusively by the political power of
each State, aud any attempt by Congress, on any
pretext- whatever, to deprive ar.y state of this
right, or interfere with its exercise, is a flagrant
usurpation of power which can find no warrant
in the Constitution, and, if sanctioned by tls
| outrages upon the- ballot. These, and things
like these, cat up the revenues and resources
j of the Government and destroy its credit, and
as President and \ ice President of the United I make the difference between gold and green-
acits.
j must have a President who will
?cnte the
States.
It is a fact that Georgia is a State, and her j
citizens are entitled to vote for President and
people, will subvert our form of government, and ( .u.,. • . . - i ... , ,, , , , .. . , , ,
can only end ina single, centralized, consolidated i ' Ke 1 f^ ,deot - an<1 the > intend to exere.se ; will of the people by trampling into the dust
government, in which the separate existence of. that right, notwithstanding Edmund's bill 1 16 tisurpations of Oongres
depriving all Southern States not Africanized
of a voice in the Electoral College, unless pre
vented by the bayonet.
It is a fact that if the voters of Georgia are
there wc-re none entitled to more especial : affection among the inhabitants of ail the
honor than the brave soldiers and seaman | states of this Union. \V hen our govern-
who endured the hardships of the cam ; ment, in 1779, was inaugurated in this
paigu and cruise, and imperiled their j city there were glad processions of men
ihe States will bo
entirely absorbed and an un
qualified despotism be established in place of a
Federal Union of equal States.
That we regard ihe reconstruction acts of Con
gress, so-called, as usurpations, unconstitution
al, revolutionary and.void.
That our s-Adiers and sailors, who carried the ! prohibit
flag of our country to victory against a most gai- j »e -, r
lant and determined foe, must ever be gratefully !
remembered, and all the guarantees" given in Seymour and Biair, the Northern Democracy
curion* 4 ' 011UU?t faithful ly earned into exe- ; will see to it that th-7y enjoy and exercise that j
That the public lane
We must restore the Constitution before we i lives in the service of their country ; that j and those manifestations of great j°Y I OOC k the most knightly soldier of the
can restore the finance*, and Jo do this we ; the bounties and pensions provided by j which a people show when they feel that j ^ ’ ghe had s J[ rted earnest]v , bul
the laws for the brave defenders of the ; an event has happened which is to give:
nation are obligations never to be forgotten j lasting blessings to the land. (Cheers.) j
the widows and orphans of the gallant j Today, in this same spirit, this vast as j
one i dead-re the wards of the people—a su- i semblage meets, and the streets of this
_ unown as tn
Reconstruction acts. I wish to stand befor
; tlie Convention upon this issue, but
; SMinSiSnnJ^ipiiblSirerSii 2 crej tract bequeathed to tlirimii-o-scaro.! city are thronged with men who .have ;
I It is the one thing that includes all that is
! nomination, as State after State eatne in ;
but the confusion and noise was so great
that not a word could be distinguished of
what any body said.
Mr. Seymour being clearly nominated,
and the confusion subsiding. Alabama,
Maine, Kansas and Arkansas followed
successively with un^niipous votes for
him.
Mr. Dawson, of Pennsyluania, moved
that the nomination be made by acclama
tion ; but there was so much confusion
nothing was done with the motion.
A delegare from Minnesota, frantical
ly waving one of the State standards, at
tracted the attention of the Chairman, and
cast the vote cf Minnesota for Seymour
Georgia paid her last tribute to Han-
war
pported earnestly, but she
now united in voting unanimously for Sey
mour.
I Mr. Stuart, of Michigan, sa?d that State
’ came to the Convention with the single
purpose to nominate a candidate who
H
AVING bought out the Messrs. Johnsons
I now offer a new and well-selected
stock of
II11EI Siiii,
Calicoes, Muslins, Mosenbique,
Plain and striped Jaconets,
Swiss Nansooks,
Black and brown Shirting r.nd Sheeting,
Dress Trimmings,
Hosiery. Handkerchiefs, Linens,
Cassimers, Piece Goods, Cottonades,
Stripes, Ticking, Osnaburgs,
READY MADE CLOTHING,
BOOTS, S80E8 <fe SCATS,
A fine assortment of
Crockery and Glass Ware,
Hard Ware, Powder, Shot,
Spice, Pepper, Ginger,
Soda, Copperas, Sulphur,.
Indigo, Madder,
Coffee, Sugar,
Spades, Hoes, Shovels
Scythe Blades,
flames, Traces, Buggy Whips,
Umbrellas, Trunks, Buckets, Ropes,
Hacon, Flour, Meal, Salt,
A fine lot of
TOBAVaOO-
Together with a great many other things
too tedious to mention, all of which will be
sold at reasonable prices.
J5^“Come and see and be convinced.^“§5® ;
jpgjjfMr. R. L. Hctxter, as pleasing as ever 4
will be on hand at all times to serve the La
dies, or those who wish to look or buy. I
return my thanks to all former customers, and
solicit a continuance of their patronage, ho
ping to be able to satisfy them in future as il
has been my desire to do in the past.
Newnan, Ga., May 23-tf. J. T. KIRBY.
; NEW GOODS! NEW MODS!;
>hibited by the ^Hilary from voting, and 1 ^^.tesri^and without it there is noth- j They pay to the maimed man, to the
. ■ | tliiii gi\cs honor or Atiluc to iu^ . rr-gzirr* n».1 nrtiVin pnrrpni > v wluch f hcv
nr votes would decide the issue in favor pf j *tru ^le. Your friend : WlU0W aua or P aan ’ a curreucj wuicd 1 ne\
Have these suered trusts been performed ? j come from the utmost borders of our con- , J [ d certainIy be elected. That position
^ n " ent They are filled with tbe hope | sh ied J t0 .day. He proceeded to
that we are about by our actions and out; : eu!ogize § eymoar as the greatest statesman
Duane: P. Blaiu.
should be distributed as j 9gnt at a subsequent day.
General Francis P. Blair,
have sunk one quarter below its rightful [ policy, to bring back the blessings of.
value bv their policy of hate, of waste, : good government
and of military despotism. The pittance < It is one of tbs happiest omens which
to the wounded soldiers is pinched down i in spirit us now, that those who fought
civil war, are foremost
that there shall be peace |
now living, and cast the Michigan vote
! for him.
The band on Fourteenth street struck
* up “The Battle Cry of Freedom.” The
cannon still saluting.
A delegate from South Carolina said
] represented the city of St. Louis in the
! Congress of the United States, and a
here
they
\ridel\ among the people as possible, and should ' It isa fact that there is a vast difference be- , r r , ... -n t» t>i • c ^ , . , . - „ , .
ho^StSri^ 1 tweea -PPre-ssing the white citizens of ten , Is asoncifthe wcU known r. P.Blair of: iQ per cent, below the value Ox that coir? bravely ir. our late c
and to none State* and 2.500.000 of National Democrats. 1 G ‘^e, a paper establish- j which he had a right to expect. [Loud , ln tl?e.r demands th; r --, ,, ^u...
Whenantu .a ' GoY ? nu ‘ H ' ut -N 1 and this the Radicals will find out i ed V ^ii. Jackson as the organ of his , cheers.] is there no covert repudiation j m our land ; the passions of hate and ! he was f rom a State which felt most heavi-
necossan-fbr the IncourSeffi^f ! It is a fact that the bond-holder will be fore-1 admiuistratiou. loung B;air^ was born m this . [Applause.] j malice may linger in meaner breasts, but ] ]y the chaing 0 f oppression from Radical
I Cd to take the same currency that is paid the ; ^KeTi tucky and was educated at trmpei i A. gain, they say, foreign immigration. oursMves upheld in our generous j ru!c . H e said South Carolina came
i v tlie-.siuls tb.cju§cl\- Hili, 2sorth iyjroluin, li6 liss rt3pr*Gtctli\ \ - » * t , 111 « nurno^os l>v tlio^c wlio courti^G : * v ^ f L _ _
fehoiudbo applied. I plow-holder. . 3 l r u- t * * j which in the past has added so much to i purpubts^ujr iuj_l wuj j carir ,or njore tor measures than men,
tile President of the United States, An-1
nft* - v Oli son, ia exercising the power of his hi^li
,; e .T Gristing the aggressions of Congress on ■
n.L,S Ull ^ tuuuolia ^ rights of the States and the i
Vni! i 7 ls purified to the gratitude of the whole ;
and on behalf of the Demo-
l'urioti.- h- '\ e ? ei h lor lum onr thanks for his !
I itnotic efforts m that rt-eard. ;
peaf’to evtrf nat°- ri l V - th V ^omocratic party ap-
tive element' ^ conserva-
Constitutiou and f P1 ' 01tth ° 1 Because they
all past differences A - tL bmon, forgetting
in tie present -real t0 . u TT ' vitil «s . white race.
the wealth, development, resources, and j a,ld noanhood battte. (Cheers.) In were satisfied with the platform adopted
„ _ , . , . „ j Congress of the United States, and af the iucreaSe of poWer fco this republic—the ! the s P irit » th en, of George Washington, ; Q0 unanimouS j and Sonth Carolina with
Why all Patriots should Vote for Sey- outbreaking of the war volunteered ^ ; asvluui of t f e uppresseJ of all nations- and of the patriots of the Revolutionqlet; the iovocation J of God’s Messing on the
mour and Blair.
Because they arc in favor of the equality oi I
the States.
lavor the supremacy of the i
the Federal army,
man’s Genera!
,! to Atlanta
He was
1 Union ai
“he peoKnffl f ' ,r the liberties of t , „
tythey ma’y have par-1 the 7 ***** subordination of Ghe South, and has been very unsparing
®o?opfmte“ith ue e M ““ hail s ^ h ’• the military t6 tbe dvil Authorities. j in his denunciations of the illiberal bed
a -i-U'. s and brothers. i Because they contend for one currency for afl. ' unconstitutional course of that party
A^er the surrender, he early took issue The c-.st of the Governuieat and of swarms I - 5v,e e ‘ er -* ^ tate our U nion tlie bless-; uttered of “take the platform iU ,
! with the Radicals on their treatment of; of' officials so swell the cost of living that in - rs 0i P eaee > g ood order ; and fraternal j spoke from Replace, however. Said that l stowed hcretotore, we^ oW
. .. 1 • I :. r . • ^ SOllCll a comiu UAllbC yi, ‘
We have received our new Stock of Goods
from New Yoik,
Purchased Entirely for Cash,
Consisting of
Dry Goods and Notions,
Boots, Shoes Hats, Clothing,
Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery,
Shoe Findings of every descript n, ■
Buggy Trimming of ail kinds,
Saddlery, Harness Leather,
Sole Leather, Calf Skins,.-
In fact everything usually kept in a Mix«d
Stock. All of which we will sell
LOW FOR CASH.
We are agents for one of the best importing
houses in New Y'ork for the sale of all kinds o.p
Mill Stones and Spindles.
Bolting Cloths,
Smut Machines and fixtures,
Hoisting Screws and Bales,
All of which we will sell at New York whole
sale prices, with freight added to this place.
Persons wishing to purchase Mill Materials,
before making their purchases will find it great
ly to their advantage to compare our price list
with those from other houses.
Thankful for the very liberal patronage be-
5 heretofore, we respectfully
men must toil ou to meet ihe exaction.— ; affection.
he did not. last evening, believe that the
Cheers.] The time was when we could i Mr. Seymour closed amid'great cheer-1 event which has now occurred could have j
not only invite the Europeans to share' | happened. His remarks here yvere not ;
stand of RED WINE & CULPEPPER,
North-East Com. r of Public Square.
May 30-tf. NEWN r AN> r JA.