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NEWHAH, GEORGIA.
Friday Morning. July 31, 1368.
FOB nUCUDKST.
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
Of ffew York,
Two Day* m Atlanta.
S5-EE
j FOB VICK PREIIDEVT.
FRANCIS F. BLAIR,
Of Missouri.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The fo!l«iwm<» is the Platform adopted by the
National Democratic Convention at New York:
The National Dennx:ratic Party, in National
Convention amu-mbleil, repotting its trust in the
intelligence, patriot bun and thncruni dating jus
tice of the people, standing upon the Cohslitu-
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 ques
tions of slaver)* and accession as having been
settled for all tune to come by t be war or the vol
untary action of the Southern Stab s in Consti
tution*! 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
the regulation of the elective franchise iu the
(States by the citizens, and the payment of the
public debt of the United States as rapidly as
practicable.
3d. Ail money drawn from the people by taxa
tion, except so much as is requisite for the neces
sities of tiie Government, economically adminis
tered, to be bouostiy applied to sncii payment,
acd, where the obligations of the Government
do not expressly state upon their face, or the law
Under which they were lnnucd doea uot provide
that they shall be paid m coin, they ought in
right amt justice to be |>aid ui 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.
4th. One currency for the Government anil the
people, tho laborer and the office-holder, the
pension) r and the soldier, tiie producer and the
bond-holder.
6th. Economy in the administration of the
Government; the reduction of the standing army
Mid navy; tho abolishment of the Frecdincn's
Bureau, and ail political instrumentalities de
signed to secure negro supremacy ; the simplifi
cation of tiie system and discontinuance of the
inquisitorial boards of assessing and collecting
internal revenue, so that the burileu of taxation
may bo equalized and lessened, the credit of the
Government anil the currency made good, the
repeal of all cuactmcnta for enrolling the State
militia into national forces in time of {ieaee, and
a tariff for revenue upon forign imports, anil such
equal taxation under the internal revenue laws
as will afford incidental protection to domestic
manufactures, and us will, without impairing the
revenue, impose the least burden upon and best
promote and encourage the great industrial lu
te rests of the country.
7th. The reform of abuses in the administra
tion, the expulsion of corrupt men from office,
the abrogation of useless others, the restoration
of rightful authority to auil the independence of
the Executive and Judiciary Departments of tiie
Government, tiie subordination of the military
to tho civil power, to the end that the usurpa
tions ol Congress and the desiiotism of the sword
may cease.
Hill. Equal rights and protection for naturalized
and native-born citizens at home and abroad.--
The assertion of Amerieau nationality, which
shall command the respect of foreign' powers,
furnish an example and encouragement to people
struggling for national integrity, constitutional
liberty, and individual rights, anil the mainten
ance of tiie rights of naturalized citizens against
the absolute doctrines of itunmtable allegiance,
and the claim of forpigu powers to punish them
for alleged crime committed beyond their juris
diction.
In demanding these measures and reforms, wc
arraign the ltaiUcal partv for the disregard of
right, and the unparalleled oppression and tyran
ny which have marked its career.
After tho most moIjiuu and unanimous pledge
of both Houses of Congress to prosecute tiie war
•xclusively for the maintenance of the govern
ment anJ. the preservation of tiie Union under
the Constitution, it has re|>eatedly violated that
must sacred pledge under which was rallied that
noble volunteer army which carried our ilag to
victory.
Instead of restoring the Union, it baa, so far
as was iu its power, dissolved it, and subjected
tan States in a time of profound in-aec tv military
despotism and negro supremacy.
It has uullilietl tho right of trial by jury.
It has abolished the writ of habeas corpus—
(hat most sacred writ of liberty.
It has overthrown the freodom of speech and
of the press.
It has substituted arbitrary seizures and ar
rests and military trials ami secret starebamber
inquisitions for constitutional tribunals.
It has disregarded in timo of peace the right
Of the people to be free from search ond seizure.
It has entered the post and telegraph offices,
and even the private rooms of individuals, and
seized their private papers aud letters, without
any specification or uoticc or affidavit, as requir
ed bv the orgauic law.
1* has converted the American capitol into a
hostile.
It has established a system of spies and official
espionage to which no constitutional monarchy
of Europe would now dare to resort.
It has abolished the right of appeal in impor
tant constitutional questions to the supreme judi-
oial-tribunal, aud threatens to curtail or destroy
its original jurisdiction, which is irrevocably vest
ed by the Uoustitution, while the learned' Chief
Justice has been subjected to great and atrocious
calumnies merely because lie would not prostitute
his high office to tho support of the false and
partisan charges preferred against the President.
Its corruption and extravagance have exceeded
anything known in history, aud by its frauds aud
monopolies it has nearly doubled the burdens of
debt created during the war.
It has stripped the President of his constitu
tional power of appointment, even of his own
tionai po
Under its repeated assaults, the pillars of tiie
Government are rocking on their base, and,
should it aueeoed in November next, and inaugu
rate its President, we will meet as a subjected
and conquered people, amid tho ruins of Ubcrty
and tho scattered fragments of the Constitution.
And we do declare aud resolve, that, ever since
the people of the United States threw off all sub
jection to tho Uritish Crown, the privilege and
trust of suffrage have belonged to the several
States, and have been granted, regulated, aud
aentrolled exclusively by the political power of
aaoh State, aud any attempt by Congress, on any
pretext whatever, to deprive any state of thi's
right, or interfere with its exercise, is a flagrant
usurpation of power which can find no warrant
in the Constitution, and, if sanctioned by the
people, will subvert our form of government, and
can only end in a single, centralized, consolidated
government, in which the separate existence of
the State* will be entirely absorbed and an un-
amaiified despotism be established in place of a
Federal Union of equal States,
That we regard the reconstruction acta of Con
gress, so-called, as usurpations, unconstitution
al, revolutionary and void.
That onr soldiers and sailom, who carried the
dag of onr country to victory against a most gal
lant and determined foe. must ever be gratefully
remembered, and all the guarantees given
their fkvor must bo fhithfutiy carried into e:
Cut ion.
. That the public lands should be distributed as
widely among the people as possible, aud should
be disposed of either under, the pre-emption or
homestead law, and sold in reasonable quantities,
and to none but actual occupants, at the mini-
mnm prieea established by Uie Government
when grants of public lands may be deemed
woeeeary for the eneouragement of important
p«Utc improvements, the proceeds of the sale of
abouliHx ***■ hot the lands themselves,
That the TWident of the United 8tates, Au-
Jenson, in exeroHang the power of his high
OSoe in resisting the aggressious of Congress on
foe ocrustit utional rights of the States and the
People, la entitled to the gratitude of the whole
American people, and on behalf of the Demo-
“*~®party we tender Un our thanks for liis
«krta in that regard,
thja Platform the Democratic partv ap-
hjclndlng all the iuUrva-
who dearie to support the
wtatnuim >ud restore the Union, fiigettmg
opmum. to unite with us
We passed Wednesday and Thursday of last
week in Atlanta. Feeling an anxiety on the
first day to witness the proceedings of the
"Geueral Assembly,” we paid our first visit to
THE SENATE
This body bad no important business before
it. and hence we bad an opportunity of view
ing its worthies and notables. There are three
negroes—Wallace (mulatto), Aaron Alpeoria
Deadly (mulatto), and Campbell (black)—who
claim-to be members of the Georgia Senate.—
WalUoefiaFboVaneeye, and has the appear
ance of being a good servant for a gambling
saloon, which we believe was hie occupation in
days gone by. Bradly looked somewhat de
jected, from fear, we suppose, that there were
enough decent men in the Senate to eject a
felon. Campbell looked very “knowing" and
self-important, and we were forced to the belief
that he had about enough brains and vanity to
make a good carriage driver.
Among the whites there were several sharp-
faced, puritanical appearing individuals, who
were, we doubt not, exact counterparts of those
who visited this country in the May Flower.—
These gentlemen would make excellent agents
for some humanitarian institution. Their col
lections would be large, if in the land, and
their shares exceedingly liberal. On the whole,
we felt our heart sink within us, when wc
thought of Georgia’s low estate under the role
of tbe negro, alien and scalawag. We turned
from the scene with loathing for tbe men and
villains who could thus curse this noble com
monwealth with such legislators. We were
cheered, however, with the bright hope and
comforting lielicf that their day of power will
be brief. A better time is coining—coming
with the triumph of the Federal Democracy—
coming with the election of Seymour and Blair
—coming with the overthrow of these usur
pers and the restoration of the governments of
the people. Then will the negroes who dis
grace by their presence the halls of legislation,
hurriedly assume their true position, while the
carpet-baggers, by flight, will seek more con
genial climes, and the scalawags will curse the
lays wherein they were born. Like one of old
they will exclaim: “Let those days be dark
ness, let not God regard them from above;
neither let the light shine upon them.”—
While in this hopeful mood wc made onr entry
into the House of Ueprescntatives to witness
THE INAUGURATION
farce then about to ]>e enacted. At 12 m. Ru
fus B. Bullock, accompanied by the arch apos
tate, entered, followed by Erskine and “the
like of that.” In a few moments Bullock be
gan to read from a manuscript, not one word
of which was cheered by spectator or Democrat.
The negroes and their dupes clapped their
hands a little, but the whites felt a disgust for
the whole affair.
Bullock is corpulent and is rather fine look
ing. We fear lie is weak in the upper story
and has no idea of the true interest of the
people. While he acts in the capacity of State
Executive we trust he may do nothing to bring
shaiue upon Georgia.
Thursday morning we attended
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
which assembled at Davis’ Hall. The atten
dance was large, say 3.000 to 5.000, and this
multitude was of one accord. Each man felt
and acted as if lie were really in earnest and
resolved to cause no division and bickerings.—
Electors for the State and the Districts were
chosen, and the Democratic nominations for
President and Vice President ratified.
Desirous of hearing the addresses of Geor
gia’s honored sons, Toouilis, Cobb and Hill, wc
hurried to
THE ARBOR,
Under which were collected more than 15.000
Georgians, whom Mr Toombs was addressing.
This speaker had his audience enchained with
his patriotic eloquence, and his flights of ora
tory were enthusiastically cheered. To those
of our readers who ever heard Mr. Toombs we
will say he is the same intellectual giant he
was in days gone by. After Mr. Toombs had
concluded the immense auditory was regaled
by the music of three bands. When it had
ceased, tbe Hon. Howell Cobb was then intro
duced by Hon. John J. Floyd, President of the
meeting. The assembled thousands gave Mr.
Cobb a hearty welcome, delighted with the
prospect of hearing his clarion- Toice once
more. The Ex-Governor was himself, and his
withering sarcasm and eloqueut appeals were
listened to and cheered with unbounded de
light anil had a most telling effect. After mu
sic came the Hon. B. H. Hill—“Our Ben”—
whose appearance was tiie signal of tbe wildest
demonstrations of popular delight. .His bold
and fearless course in the past was remembered,
and the people wished to let him know that
his manly conduct was appreciated. When
the multitude became quiet, Mr. Hill began
the delivery of a stump speech the equal of
which lias never been heard on this continent.
We will not attempt any farther notice of it
than to refer the reader to the very imperfect
synopsis of it published in another column, and
to remark that when Mr. Hill concluded the
excitement was uubounded. Men, women and
children at once arose, and by waving hats and
handkerchiefs, stamping and huzzaing gave
vent to their delighted feelings, and their
hearty endorsement of the speaker and his
speech.
Mr. Moses, of Columbus, after tepeated calls,
addressed the audience for the space of twenty
minutes. The meeting then adjourned with
unparalleled good feeling.
TORCH-LIGHT PROCESSION, etc.
According to programme, at night immense
processions with music, torch-lights and trans
parencies, amid the booming of cannon and
the biasing of bonfires, paraded the streets of
the city. Business houses and private resi
dences were illuminated, and the excitement
exe * and enthusiasm surpassed anything of the kind
in the history of Atlanta or Georgia. Speak
ing was resumed at tbe Arbor, and tbe pro
longed applause told the delight of the assem
bly. At the same time thousands had collected
in front of tbe United States Hotel, aud were
addressed by Hon. James Ramsey and Henry
S Fitch in their happiest strains. At a late
hour the thousands dispersed, cheering Sey
mour and Blair.
the day brought tears of joy to eyes of the pa
triot and aroused the lethargic and set all to
work. Be not deceived, the days of Radicalism
r
The Senatorial Election.
By act of Congress last Tuesday! beins
in Georgia are numbered, for the popular ver- the second Tuesday after the mcetin^-and :
diet, to tic rendered in November, will bury it! organization, was the day on which the
so deep that the hand of resurrection can never | j - should ele t
reach it. * ^ ^
THE ARCTIC.
The weather was extremely warm
course summer drinks were in demand. There
fore we sought aud quaffed time and again the
Polar beverage of the Arctic Soda Fount, at
the Live Drug Store of Rodwine & Fox. We
had heard, read and thought of the Arctic, but
had no correct idea of its many virtnes until
we had tasted. Long life and prosperity to
Messrs. R. & F., to whom we are indebted for
many favors.
We are at home once more, and feel that it
was good to have been at the great Georgia
political revival of 1868. Its results are
good and its impressions as lasting os life.
Glory Enough for one Day!
The Apostate and Perjurer Defeated for
Doited States Senators.
The news reached Newnun Wednesday eve
ning that Brown and Foster Blodgestt had been
defeated by Joshua Hill and Dr. H. V. M. Mil
ler for U. S. Senators. Thursday morning onr
Atlanta exchanges reached us freighted with
tiie news of the action of the Geueral Assem
bly and the demonstrations of the people.—
The city whs illuminated that night, bonfires
blazed and the multitude shouted for joy.—
Hilt, Miller and others addressed thousands in
front of the U. S. Hotel. Thank God for the
defeat of “ the man of all others who has
proved doubly recreant to his people, his State
and his race, and of the creature whose name
is a synonyme of crime and infamy.”
Miller is a Democrat, and it is thought Hill
will vote for Seymour and Blair.
Radical Outrages.
We have never had any confidence in the
Radical promise that after reconstruction ac
cording to the Radical scheme, military rule
would entirely cease aud iuirness and justice
be the order of the day. Far from it. Seven
of the Southern States have been reconstructed,
yet the troops have not been withdrawn, and
there is much talk of arming negro militia.—
There is much probability of this hell-horn
scheme, fraught with blood, being abandoned
for one equally villainous and subservient to
Radical purposes. Tbe object is to secure the
Electoral votes of the Southern State* for
Grant. To accomplish this it is proposed
gravely by the leaders of Radicalism to deny
the people any voice in the elections by the
“ Legislatures ” electing the Electors. Either
the negroes will he armed or the Legislatures
will commit this fraud upon the people, for by
no other course can the vote be secured for
Grant; and we capitally doubt the ability of
the Radicals to accomplish their schtrae by
arming the negroes, for this step will came the
whites to arm. They are determined to be
bullied no longer by negroes and their allies,
and an outrage from th'S direction will arouse
them to re-doubled exertion.
In concluding what we have to say on this
branch of the subject, we will remark that the
Legislator who votes to rob his constituents of
a vote in the Presidential election will be held
to a strict account in more ways than one. He
will find that going to the Legislature and bar
tering away the rights of the people is not
profitable to him or his.
fy’Milita.ry law has ceased in Georgia.—
Yankee soldiers have no more rights than other
people, aud as fur Bureau agents they have be
come as sounding brass and a tinkling symbol,
signifying nothing. They are of no service to
man, God, the devil or themselves, except to
draw their salaries. If they insult you in fu
ture knock them down, and if they attempt to
arrest you give them a good whipping. Pay
no attention to any order they may issue unless
it suits your convenience and advances your
interests.
Tell ns of the Other Side.
The brainless members of the Legislature
have again raised the cry of relief, and are
using the hackneyed phrases of “ Shy lock. ”
and “usurer.” We are disgusted with this
stale cry, and wish to hear something about
the chaps who have possession of other men's
effects and are now able to pay their debts but
will not do it. Tell us something about the
poor creditors who walk while their debtors
ride in fine carriages. Tell us of the man who
lives on bread while his debtor lives on luxu
lies. Hint of him who lies on a hard bed be
cause the dishonest debtor appropriates bor
rowed money to buy himself a bed of down.—
Talk some of the creditor’s rights. Turn about
is fair play.
Tus Reason.—Yesterday a reader of Legis
lature proceedings looked up and remarked:
” This is a strange resolution—‘ to appoint
temale clerks to committees.’ In days before
the war a Legislative committee hail no clerk.”
By-staudcr.—“Not strange at all. The rea
son of the change is, in days before the war
committees could write.”
or attempt to
elect two, United States Senators. By !
and of 1 the terms of the same law each candidate
was required to secure a majority of each
House to be elected. This nocandidate did.
This being the casvboth Houses are requir
ed to meet in joint Assembly at 12 in. each
day and ballot for candidate* until
they are chosen. A majority of the
number voting wiB eleet. Below we give
the names of Representatives and Sena
tors voting.
In the Senate on the long term—
For Brown—Messrs. Adkins Bradley,
Brock, Bruton, Coleman, Conley, Corbit,
Graham. Griffin of the (5th, Griffin, of the
21st, Harris, Higbee, Hungorford, Jones,
Merrell, McWhorter, Richardson, Sher
man, Smith, of the 7th, Smith, of the
36th, Speer, Stringer, Wallace and W 7 elch
—24.
For Stephens—Messrs. Anderson,
Burns,Candler, Fain, Hicks, Hinton, Hol
combe, McArthur, MeCutchin, Moore,
Nisbit, Nunnaily, Welborn, Winn and
Wooten—15.
For Hill—Messrs. Bowers, Jordan and
Dickey—3.
For llopkins.-^onc vote, Campbell.
The following list shows how Senators
voted on the short term :
For Blodgett—Messrs. Adkins, Brad
ley, Campbell, Column, Conley, Harris,
Iligbce, Hungerford, June-, Merrell, Me
Whortcr, Richardson, Speer, Stringer,
Wallace and Welch—16.
For Miller—Messrs. Anderson, Burns,
Candler, Fain, liiutun, Holcombe, Mc-
Cutchin, Moore, Nisbit, Nunnaily, Well
born, Winn and Wooten—13.
For Akerman—Messrs. Bowers, Brock,
Dickey and Sherman—4.
For Seward—Messrs. Corbit, Graham,
Griffin, (6th), Griffin, 21st), Hicks, Jor
dan, Smith (7th), and Bruton-*-8.
In the House of Representatives—
Those voting for Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens are as follows: Anderson, At
kins, Ballard, Ballenger, Barnutn, Ben
nett, Butt, Brown, Clark, Cleghorn, Cloud,
Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Donaldson, Dun
can, Ellis of Spalding, Irwin, Fielder,
Fiucaonon, Flournoy .Ford, Fowler, Fryer,
George, Gober, Goff, Gray, Gullatt, Hall
ot Bullock, Hamilton, Ilarkriess, Ilurrison
of Franklin, Harris, Harper of Sumter,
Harper of Terrell, Hook, Hudson, Hum
ber, Johnson of Wilcox, Kellogg, Kytle,
Long, McArthur, McCollough, McDoug-
ald, Matthews, Meadows, Nash, Nisbet,
Nunn, Parker,* Faulk, Penland, Pepper,
Phillips, Price, Rainey, Rawls, Reddish,
Rosser, Rouse, Rutnph, Scott, Seals,
Shackelford, Shumate, Sisson, Smith of
Ware, Sorrells, Taliaferro, Tate, Tutuliu,
Turnipseed, Vinson, Walthal, Warren of
Quitman, Welchel, Wilcher, Williams of
Dooley, Smith, of Coffee—81
Those voting for ex Gov. Joseph E.
Brown are as follows : Allen, of Hart Al
len, of Jasper, Ayer, Barnes, Beard, Bel
cher, Bell, Bctliune, Brussel!, Bryant,
Buchan, Burtz, Caldwell, Campbell, Car
penter, Carson, r Chambers, Clairborne,
Clower. Colby, fbstin, Cunningham, Dur
ncll, Davis, Evils, Fitzpatrick, Floyd,
Franks, Fyall, Gardner, Hall, of Meri
wether, Horen, Harrison of Hancock,
Harden, Iligden, Hillyer, Hooks, Hop
kins, Houston, .Hughes, Joiner, Johnson,
of Towns, Lastingcr, Lee, Linder, Lump
kin, McCormick, Madden. Madison, Max
well, Maul, Moore, Neal, O'Neal of Lown
des, O'Neal, of Baldwin, Page, Perkins,
of Davidson, Porter, Read, Rice, Richard
son, Salter, Scroggins, Sewell, Simms,
Smith of Chariton, Smith of Muscogee,
Stone, Strickland, Sarrency, Turner,
Tweedy, Warren of Burke, Williams of
Harris, Williams of Uarralson, Zellars,
Mr. Speaker—78.
Those voting for Hon. Joshua Hill are
as follows: Bradford, Ellis of Gilmer,
Golden, Holden, Lane, Lindsey, Osgood,
Powell, Pruddcn, Watkins, Williams, of
Morgan—11-
Balloting on short term was as follows
For Blodgett—Allen of Hart, Allen of
Jasper, Ayer, Barnes, Beard, Belcher,
Bell, Bethuoe, Campbell, Chambers, Clair-
borne, Cloud, Colby, Costiu. Cunningham,
Darnell, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Floyd, Fyall
of Macon, Harrison ot Hancock, Har
den, Hillyer, Hooks, Houston, Hughes,
Joiner, Lee, Linder, Lumpkin, McCor
mick, Madden, Madison, Maul, Moore,
Nea', O’Neal of Lowndes, O’Neal of Bald
win, Osgood, Perkins of Dawson, Porter,
Reid, Rice, Richardson, S’nuns, Smith
of Charlton, Smith of Muscogee, Stone,
Strickland, Turney Tweedy, Warrell,
Williams of Harris, Mr. Speaker—54.
For Miller—<Messrs. Adkins, Ballard,
Ballanger, Barnaul, Bennett., Brassell,
Brown, Butt, Clark, Cleghorn, Cloud,
Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Donaldson, Dun
can, Ellis of Spalding, Erwin, Fielder.
Fincannon. Flournoy, Ford, Fowler, Fryer,
George. Goff, Gray, Gullatt, Hall of Bui
lock, Hamilton, Harkness, Harrison of
Thk Columbus Prisoners—Those
persecuted gentleman reached Columbus
Sunday. They were met at tbe depot by
i a large concourse of citizens and the bond
required by the military was signed.
In a published card the late prisoners
give a history of their arrest, imprison
ment and sufferings, and say in conclu
sion of Gen. Meade:
Recent developments new to ns have
shown him to be infamous and his treat
ment of suborned witnesses will be proven
by those who know the facts. Onr friends
and the press have not exaggerated the
barbarity with which we were treated,
bot they should not throw the fespon-
sibllties upon a contemptible detective
who would glory in the noriety his infa
my would give him. We fly for higher
game. Gen. Meade told Gen. R. H.
Chilton (during the war Gen. Lee's Ad
jutant) upou the eve of his departure from
Atlanta, that he had left full instructions
with Gen. Sibley concerning the disposi
tion of the Columbus prisoners. These
instructions controlled ou* treatment, and
leave no issue as to the question of re
sponsibility. At the proper time, and
in, a manner that will not intrude upon
your valuable space, we will make good
our position, and will show conclusively
that this unparalleled prosecution was at
tempted solely for political purposes.
The officers aad soldiers of the garrison
were as kind as their orders would per
mit, and respectful, with but few excep
tions. Gen. Dunn’s courtesy during the
trial, especially after Duke’s alibi, was in
strong contrast with the vindictive, ungen
erous, UNMANLY and ungentlemanly con
duct of Joe Brown.
Of the able and untiring efforts of our
counsel we cannot speak in too high
praise.
To the people of Georgia, and especial
ly to our friends in Atlanta, we return
sincere thanks for their sympathy aud as
sistance. W. D. Ciiipley,
C. C. Behell,
R. W. Wood,
E. J. Kirkscey, M. D.
R. Hudson,
J. L. Wiggins,
Alva C. Roper,
W. A. Duke,
James W. Barber.
pic, had it not been for this distinguished j of a fragment of a Congress, asserting
Ueorgian.
solute power over that benign
system 0 f
He is a statesman who will make a I regulated liberty-left us by our fathom
l - TI.: i ii i . . I . ‘ s
name in Congress our citizens will be
proud of, and whose r< nutation will be as
reat over rtie/whole Union as in his na
tive State.—Atlanta Intelligencer.
/
Election of U. S. Senators.
In the'tdection of the U. S. Senator
for long term, the following vote was cast.
Josh Hill
Brown
Andrews
Stephens
For the short term.
Mil'er
Blodgett
Seward
Akerman
110.
94.
1.
1.
119.
73.
13.
7.
Deception Exposed.
Foreigners Rerkmber I;.—One Gibson (a
Judge, so-called,; said in a late speech in At
lanta, reports the Iuteliigeucer of that city,
that he would confide more iu the negroes thau . „ .,
be would in the Irish and Germans. Every ' */ anklin > Uar P er of Sumpter,
REFLECTIONS.
During the time the Hon. Howell Cobb and
R. H- Hill were speaking, we were seated in a
poeition from which we could view the «m
biage, find look into their eye*, and we can
assure our readers that they were in earnest—
that they demonstrated their scorn for corrup
tion, their hatred of military misrule, their
love for constitutional liberty, and their deter
mination to carry Georgia for Seymour and
Blair. Many of the scenes and incidents of
foreigner who wishes to be placed below the
negro should act with the Radical party aud
vote for Grant.
Th« Consents Prisoners.—The Columbus
prisoners passed Newnau on tbe train, under
guard, on their way home. They will be de
livered to Capt. Mills, who will require a bond
of $2,000 for their appeamne^ at the next
term of Muscogee Superior Court. So ends a
monstrous effort to shed the blood of innocent
men for party purposes. *
A Great Cnuosrrr.—A thing desired before
it was hut never expected to Va: In Atlanta
they have a Brown beat among cuilards.
|§°Gov. Jenkins and family are spending
the summer in Halifax, Nova Sootia.
JiTHon. Roacoe Conklin, one of the Radical
Gutted States Senators from New York, mar
ried the youngest sister of Gov. Seymour.
HT’l’hey have a new drink down east they
call “Butler Cocktails.” You stir it with a
spoon, squint one eye, drink the liquid down,
and put the spoon in your pocket.
IlffThe first locomotive will cross the bridge
over the Mississippi at Burlington, Iowa, with
in two weeks.
Harper of Terrell, Hudson, Humber.
Johnson of Wilcox, Kytle, Kellogg, Long,
McArthur, McCutlogh, McDougaoi.Maih
ews, Meadows, Nash, Ne>bit, Noun. Par
ker, Paulk, Peuland, Pepper. Phillips,
Price, Rainey, Rawls, Reddish, Rosser,
Rouse, Rumph, Scott, Seals. Shackelford,
Shumate, Stesom. Smith of Coffee, Smith
of Ware, Sorrels, Sarrency, Taliaferro,
Tate, Tumlir., Vinffon, Walthal, Warren
of Quitman, Welchel, Wilcher, Williams
of Dooley—80.
For Akerman—Messrs. Bradford, Bry
ant, Buchan, Burts, Caldwell, Carpenter,
Ellis of Quittmao, Franks, Haren, * gol
den, Johnson of Towns, Maxwell, Pfud-
den, Saiter, £>cniggios, Sewell, Williams
of Harralsoc, Williams of Morgan—18.
For Seward—Messrs. Carson, Evans,
Higden, Hopkins, Lane, Lastinger, Lind
sey, Powell, u'atkins—9.
For Cole—Messrs. Anderson, Gober—•
2
" For Joshua Hill-Mr. Zellars—1.
For fl. V. Johnson—Mr. Turnipseed
The House then adjourned.
Onr people will remember during the
last campaign, Joe Brown was sent to
North Georgia in the white settlements,
where he made a speech in which he as
serted that negroes could uot hold office.
Many believed him, but the following ac
tion on the part of the Senate Saturday,
will expose the deception practiced.—
Who can repose faith iu Radical pro
mises ?
Mr. Candler reported also a resolution,
as follows:
Whereas,Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown,
one of the ablest lawyers in the Republi
can party of Georgia, as well as other
persons, distinguished for their knowledge
of constitutional law, held, during the
election canvass, that persons of color
were not entitled to hold office under the
existing constitution ; and whereas, such
persons hold seats as Senators on this
floor; and whereas, there are laws of
vital importance to the people of Georgia
to be enacted by the General Assembly,
the validity of which should not be made
uncertain, because of a participation of
their enactment by persons not entitled,
under the Constitution, to so participate :
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections be directed lo in
quire into^the eligibility of the several
persons of color holding seats as Sen
ators and report at the earliest day prac
ticable.
Mr. Hungerford opposed the resolu
tion, and stated that there was a higher
power than Gov. Brown—he alluded to
the letter of Charles Sumner—who dis
tinctly said that colored persons had the
right to hold office. He concluded by
moving to lay the same on the table,
whereupon the yeas and nays were requir
ed, and are yeas 21, nays 14.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Bowers, Bradley, Brock, Brutton,
Campbell, Coleman, Corbitt, Dickey, Grif
fin, (6th'District), Harris Higbee, Hun-
girford, Jones, McWhorter, Sherman,
Smith, (7th District), Smith, (36th Dis
trict), Speer, Stringer, Wallace, Weloh.
Those voting in the negative are Messrs.
The Democratic Nomination*.
General Frank Blair’s Letter Ac
cepting the Nomination for Vice
President.
Omaha, Nebraska, July 13,1868 —
General George W. Morgan, Chairman
Committe National Democratic Conven
tion.— General:—I take the earliest op
portunity of replying to your letter, notify
ing me of my nomination for Vice Presi
dent ot the United States by the Natioual
Democratic Convention, recently held in
the city of New York.
I accept without hesitation the nomina
tion tendered in a manner so gratifying,
and give you and the committee my
thanks for the very kind and compliment
ary language in which you have convey
ed to me the decision of the Convention.
I have carefully read the resolutions
adopted by tho Convention, and most cor
dially concur in every principle aud seu-
tirnent they announce.
My opinion upon all of the qustions
which discriminate the great contending
parties have beeu freely expressed on all
suitable occasions, and I do not deem it
necessary at this time to reiterate them.
The issues upon which the contest turns
arc clear, and cannot be obscured or dis
torted by the sophistries of our adversa
ries. They all resolve themselves into
the old aud ever renewing struggle of a
few men to absorb the political power of
the nation. This effort, under every con
ceivable name and disguise, has always
characterized the opponents of the Demo
cratic party, but at no time has the at
tempt assumed a shape so daring as in
this contest.
The adversaries of free and constitu
tional government, in defiance of the ex
press language of the constitution, have
erected a military despotism in ten of the
States of the Union, have taken from tt.e
President the powers vested in him by
supreme law, and have defined
the Supreme Court of its jurisdiction.—
The r:ght of trial by jury, and the great
writ af right, the habeas corpus—shields
of safety for every ciiizen, and which
have descended to us from the earliest tra
ditions of our ancestors, and which our
Revolutionary fathers sought to secure to
their posterity forever in the fundamental
charter of our liberties—have been ruth
lessly trampled under foot by the frag
ment of a Congress. Whole States and
communities of our own race have been
attainted, convicted, condemned and de
prived of their rights as citizens, without
presentment, or trial, or witnesses, but by
Congressional enactment of ex post facto
laws, and in defiance of the constitutional
prohibition denying even to a full and
legal Congress the authority to pass any
bill of attainder or cx post facto law.—
The same usurping authority has substi
tuted as electors in place of the men of
our own race, thus illegally attainted and
disfranchised, a host of ignorant negroes,
who are supported in idleness with tho
public money, an i combined together to
strip the white race of their birthright,
through the management of Frcedmen’s
Bureaus and the emissaries of couspira
tors in other States ; and to complete the
oppression, the military power of the na
tion has been placed at their disposal,
in order to make this barbarism supreme.
The military leader under whose pres
tige this usurping Congress has taken re
fuge since the condemnation o p their
schemes by the free people of the North
in the elections of the last year, and whom
they have selected as their candidate to
shield themselves from the result of their
own wickedness and crime, has announc
ed his acceptance of the Domination, and
bis willingness to maintain their usurpa
tions over eight millions of white people
at the South, Gxed to the earth with his
bayonets. He exclaims: “Let us have
peace.” “Peace reigns in Warsaw,” was
the announcement which heralded the
doom of the liberties of a nation. “The
Empire is peace,” exclaimed Bonaparte,
wheu freedom and its defenders expired
under the sharp edge of his sword. The
peace to which Grant invites us is the
peace of despotism and death.
Those who seek to restore the consti-
This must be allowed to take iu course
This is the only road to peace. It W] ;j
come with the election of the Democratic
candidate, and not with the election of
that mailed warrior, whrse bayonets arc
now at the throats of eight million of peo
ple in the South, to compel them to L'
port him as a candidate for the Presiden
cy, and to submit to the domination of an
alien race of semi-barbarous men \
perversion of truth or audacity of misrenr
sentation can exceed that which hails th *
candidate in arms as au angel of peace
1 am, very respectfully, your most obe-
dieut servant, Frank P. 1>l. viu .
Hkadq'rs Third Mimtart District,
Dep’t of Georgia, Alabama an.) I'luri'la f
Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1SG8. 1
General Orders No 103.
Whereas, official information has beer: ’
received at these Headquarters from tiie
Governor elect of the State of Georgia,'
that the Legislature of said State, elected
under the provisions of General Orders
No. 39 and 40, current scries, from these
Headquarters assembled and complied
with the requisitions, of tho Act of Con
gress, which became a law June 25, ISOS,
entitled an act to admit the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Lousiana,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida, to repre
sentation in Congress : and whereas, sai l
act states that on compliance with the
conditions therein set forth by any State,
duly elected and qualified under the Con
stitution thereof shall bo inaugurated
without delay. It is. therefore ordered :
I. That all civil officers, holding office
in this State whether by military appoint
ment or by failure to have successors
qualified, shall promptly yield their offices
and turn over to their duly elected and
qualified successors, all the public proper
ty, archives, books, records, &c., belong
ing to them.
II. Whenever the military commando
of the sub-District of Georgia is officially
notified of the inauguration of the State
Government elect, military authority un
der the acts of Congress, known as the
Reconstruction Laws, will at an end in
said State; and it is made the duty of
the sub-District commander to transfer
everything appertaining to the Govern
ment of said State to the proper civil offi
cers, and to abstain in future, upon any
pretext whatever, from any interference
with, or coutrul over the civil authorities
of the State, or the persons and . property
of the citizens thereof.
III. On the inauguration of the civil
government, all prisoners held in custody
or by bonds for offenses against the civil
law, will be turned over to the proper
civil authority. In the meantime writs
of habeas corpus from United States
Courts will be respectfully obeyed and
the decisions conformed to. Writs from
State courts will have respectful returns
made, stating prisoners arc held by au
thority of the United States, and can on
ly be released by writs issued by United
States Courts.
By order of Maj. Gen. Meade.
S. F. Barstow, A. A. A. (I.
How They Voted.
In the contest between Hill and Brown,
the Radicals in this seetion voted solidly
for Brown, but between Miller and Blod
gett, Sewell and Smith of this county
voted for Miller, while Scroggins went
for the perjurer. Merrell of Carroll shirk
ed or scattered.
Header make a note of this.
tution by executiug the will of the peo- ce j^’. 31 lt
pic condemning the reconstruction acts, )
already pronounced in the elections of the
last year, and which will, I am convinced,
be still more emphatically expressed by
the election of the Democratic candidates
as the President of the United States, are
denounced as revolutionists by the parti
sans of this vindictive Congress. Negro
suffrage, which the popular vote of New
Yoik, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, Connecticut and other States
have oundeuined a* expressly against the
letter ot the constitution, must stand, be
cause their Senators aud Representatives
have willed it- If the people shall again
condemn these atrocious measures by the
Tra.l
AVI*
If you want a pretty, neat
HAT OR BONNET
go to jfi ss LIZZIE.
She has just received several dozen Hats,
which she will sell for cost. [July 31-lt.
Tax 1ST otice.
l\Ti;Bt\ VL REVENUE.
I WILL be in Newnan on the 11th and 12th
of August, for the purpose of collecting
all Internal Revenue Tax assessed the month
June, 1868. AU unlicensed distillers tre re
quested to be there on those days, prepared to
give bond with good securities and take li-
JAMES L. ADAMS,
Deputy Collector.
Burns. Candler, Fain, Graham, Griffin, ^tiou of the Democratic candidate for
Monday in September.
(21st District), Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe,
Jordan, McArthur, McCutchen, Wel-
hourne, Winn, Wooten.
So the motion prevailed.
Qn Monday Mr. Candler moved a re
consideration, but the Senate refused to
reconsider,
Hon. H. V. M. Mi
gnished fellow citizen,
yesterday to the United 8tates Senate,
for the short term, is one of Georgia’s
most gifted sons, his ability is acknowledg
ed by every oDe in the State. He was an
old line Whig, and his coarse since the
war has been Conseivative. He was a
member to the late Constitutional Con
vention, au4 was admitted to be one of
the ablest in the body. To him are we
mainly indebted for all the Conservative
features i« it, and to his energy and abili
ty are we indebted for a Constitution, far
better than any other adopted in the
Southern States. While that Constitu-
tion is not such as we desired it aiiould
Coeoress—Has taken a recess until the third have been in many particulars, jet it
would have been much worse on our peo-
Presideut, they must not be disturbed,
although decided to be unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court, and although the
President is sworn to maintain aad sup
port the constitution. The wiU of a frac
tion of a Congress, reinforced with its
partisan emissaries sent to the South and
supported there by the soldiery, must
stand against tbe will of the people and
the decision of the Supreme Court, and
the solemn,oath ot the President to main
tain and support the constitution.
It is revolutionary to execute the judg
ment of the Supreme Court 1 It is revolu
tionary in the President to keep inviolate
his oath to sustain the constitution ! This
false construction of the vital principle of
our government is tbe last resort of those
who would have their arbitrary recon
struction sway a«d supercede cuir time-
honored institutions. The nation will
say the constitution must be restored, and
the will of the people again prevail. The
appeal to tbe peaceful ballot to attain this
end is not war, is not revolution. They
make war and revolution who attempt to
arrest this quiet mode of putting aside
military despotism and the usurpations
GEORGIA—Coweta County.
D AVID L. MOORE having applied to be
appointed guardian of the person and
property of James P. Harris, a minor under
fourteen years of age, resident of this county:
This is therefore to cite and admonish all
persons concernod to be and appear at my
office within t’ne time prescribed by law and
show cause, if auy they can, why said David
L. Moore, should not be entrusted with the
guardianship of the person and property of
James P. Han is.
Witness my hand and official signature, this
July 28th, 1868. B. H. MITCHELL, Ord y.
July 31-30d.
GEORGIA—Oovreta Cqunty.
N OTICE is hereby given to all persons con
cerned that Joseph R. Meriwether, late
of the State of Texas, departed this life intes
tate, and leaving au estate in said county of
Coweta, State of Georgia, and no person has
applied for administration on the estate of said
Joseph R. Meriwether, and that in terms of
the law administration will be vested in the
Clerk of the Superior Court or some other fi:
and proper person, thirty days after the publi
cation of this citation, unless some valid ob
jection is made lo bis appointment.
Given under my hand and official signature
this 28th day of July, 1868.
July 31-30d. B. H. MITCHELL, Ord’y-
m o
Advanced Boys*
T HE FALL SESSION begigs 08 Tuesday,
28 th July.
Tuition...,.,, from $3 to $5 per month.
Board .......$15 “ “
It is the design of the Principal to build up
a School of the first class. Haring an expe
rience of fourteen years he flatters biniselt
with the belief that his success is surpassed
by very few. .
Testimonials will be sent on application to
those unacquainted with his system of teacn-
iug. DANIEL WALKER, Principal.
Newnan, Ga. July 24-tf.