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liruman ¥fralit. 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.