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About The Quitman banner. (Quitman, Ga.) 1866-187? | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1868)
thf (fluitman F. U. FILDFS, - - Editor. (QUITMAN, GEO. 3 ft—| FRIDAY, JULY 3, l*(>8. ■ kW MabtiaSiit MniaWii In offered fur Sate at te*i than II,ILF THE GROSS HOME OF LAST YEAH, l’rov»d«d early application in made by a • Ca*h Purchaser. *-«~Ttin present Proprietor l» tired of the Inis ini'**, and desires a change of investment. [ p The Ofllco in ill fine order, the material in aptendid condition »nd complete in ever; partic lar. sdr 1/judiciously managed, a net profit of at leant seventy-five per cent, per annum, may be realized from the capital invested. June 19, 1898 20-ts geu~ There will be no regular issue of the Banner troin this office next week. - jraju We understand (lie colored peo ple are to be furnished a public dinner in Quitman on to morrow, —wo presume in honor of the national birthday. Ifcir Jiy reference to advertisement, it will be seen that the Assistant. Assessor of the U. S. Internal Revenue Tax, Mr A . If Ci a ,x, will be ill Quitman, for the n reptioit Os returns, on the JOlli and ] Ith last., and that blanks may be procured from Mr. 11. I l ’. M,uihf.it. tUT We direct attention to the adver tisement of a "Great Distribution by the Metropolitan Gift Company” of New York. The scheme presented is a mag nificent one, and we are reliably assured that Messrs. llarpkk, Wilson & Cos. are responsible and correct gentlemen. lie! for the Promised Laud. l'oraotia desirous of visiting or remov ing to the Indian River country Florida, are requested to read the advertisement in to-day’s Banner from Col. 11. T. Titus, of Jacksonville. It will be seen that every arrangement has been perfected for comfortable and speedy transporta tion to llio Indian River country, and s ipplies of every kind can bo purchased, at reasonable prices, at Sand Point. The Georgia Legislature. Both Houses of Congress having pass ed the "Omnibus Bill,” on the 25th of Jung, over tho veto of President Johnson, it is now a law; and in pi r iiianeo with the requirements of said Act, Kurus B. Bulijock, Governor elect, issued the fol lowing proclamation convening the Gen eral Assembly of Georgia, at Atlauta, on to-morrow, the 4th of July: Proclamation by tiik Governor Elect. Under authority granted by an act of Congress, entitled "An Act to admit the Slates of North Carolina, booth Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Flori da, to representation in Congress,” which this day becomes a law: the persons who were elected Members of the General Assembly of this State, at an Election behi on the 20th, 21st, 22d and 23d days of April last, and who are eligible to ol fice under said Act, are hereby notified to convene ill the City of Atlanta, at twelve o’clock noon, on Saturday, the Fourth day of July next.. RUFUS B. BULLOCK, Governor Elect of the State of Geo. Are.esTA, Ga., June 25, 1868. The phraseology of this proclamation is somewhat ambiguous. 'The Governor elect invites only those "who are eligible to office under said Act” to asscmbl, Ac. Now the question arises who are “eligi-i blc?” The "Omnibus Bill” is silent in ' reference to the matter, andjthcrefore the 1 inference is, that Gov. Bullock refers to the original "Reconstrction Act,” which : disfranchise thoso who took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, previous to the rebellion, ami af terwards gave aid and comfort to the Confederates. Another construction placed upon tbo language of Gov Bul lock, is that (the "Test” or "iron clad oath” will be required of the members of the Legislature, and only those who can swallow that nauetating pill are expect ed to meet at Atlanta. We are of the oi iii.ni that this construction is errone . a Geu, Grant, has already decided, in the case of Louisiana, that the only ! oath to be required of officers elect, is j tc.itprescribed in the Constitutions of the respective States. The conclusion we have arrived at, is,! that only those who are disfranchised by i Act of Congress, will not be permitted to j take their seats, and the only oath ex acted will be the one prescribed in the j Constitution of Georgia. i'oimli of.lulv. To morrow (Saturday) is the ninuty- Mcoud anniversary of the Lirih-duy ol independence of America. On that Jay, 1776, the thirteen infant colonies, swore by Him above, that they would no longer remain the slaves of an oppressive oli garchy—that they would no longer yield their neckM to the yoke, at the bid oi any power on earth, nor would they continue to make tribute of their sub stance to an exacting and overbearing j government. And although that oligar- i cliy, headed by the idiot, King George, j was acknowledged to lie the “Mistress of the Seas,”--whose arms were numerous and mighty in battle, and whose banners were emblazoned with innumerable vic tories, on land and on water—still this new born infant republic, on the 4lli of .Inly, 1776, cast the gauntlet at its feet, and 1 the representatives of the people pledj. e ‘their lives tin i fortunes and tiieii sacred honor,’to protect to the end the principles of civil liberty. The challenge was accepted ; and on hill and in val ley, was ftie valor of the yeomen ot the New World, armed with the hunter’s ritle and the rough-wrought sword, put to the test, with England’s veteran men of battle. The Republic was born amid tumult, strife and confusion, and baptised for seven long, lingering years in blood; but tbo "God of Battles” espoused the cause of right and justice against wrong and injastice-tlic stigmatized Lilliputians of America triumphed over the giants of Europe. The suu of promise shed its brilliant and enlivening rays over a do instated country, and the snrvivi rs of the death struggle proclaimed “liberty to all the land and (.11 the inhabitants thereof." Gradually, this Rtripling in the great family of nations, by its own intrinsic merit, by its energy and perseverance, raised itself in the scale, until it stood forth the first nation in Christendom, and none were so proud as to refuse to do it homage. History b aches that Rcpub ivs are not endurable. Although we have had the rise, progress and downfall of former mighty naticnalites to gather experience from, we are afraid that this once pros perous ‘Republic of the West,’ is fust ap proaching a precipice, where it will meet total wreck and ruin. An unfortunate and disastrous intestine war, lias been followed by the overthrow of every har rier against the assaults of fanaticism, and for the protection of Constitutional liberty—the l ights of sovereign States, and the inhabitants thereof, have been ruthlessly trampled under foot—and the ignoble conqueror, with a lavish heart, has saiiglit to oppress and degrade the people of the South. These inroads up on Constitutional liberty, bequeathed us by the lion hearted men of ’7O, are omin ous of danger- For years the murky cloud in the heavens Foretold a storm:— at "first it was no larger than a man’s hand ;”,but it has’gradnally extended its proportions, until this.clay iho entire bine ether is obscured, and therej is every in dication of a thunder storm If no friend ly gale comes sweeping o’er the horizon it will soon burst upon us in all its dire ful fury- and plunge into a premature grave every hope entertained by our self sacrificing fathers of'76, to found here, upon the shores sf the New World, an asylum for the oppressed and downtrod den children of man. That cloud in the Ileaven is the corn" billed hosts of fanaticism, of every name and grade; and the design is to commit still further outrage upon the rights, the honor and the property of the people ts one section of the Union. The heavens darken, the lightnings flash, the thunders roll, and unless that glimmer of hope that is occasionally seen through an aperture iu the clouds, increases and scatters the gloom, the silken chords have, for three-fourths a century, hounds these confederated sovereignties in one grand nationality, will he snap ped asunder—tho Constitution he torn into shreds, liberty be made a mockery, and the Union (which has for years been ouly in name) be cast adrift upon the ! quick sands. T 1 at glimmer of Hors is— j Die ever true and ever faithful Democracy not a Democracy held together by oath bound associations—but the pure, honest ! j and never dying Democracy of the good j | old days of Jefferson. It’s principles, ! at times, have been perverted by the as-j pirant and demagogue, but nevertheless it is still the champion of constitutional liberty, of right, of justice, and the de nouncer of wrong. It is the principles of this party that made our country what it once truthfully boasted to be—the grandest aod most enlightened Republic on the face of the globe; and if corruption and ignorace had not deprived the Democracy of pow er—the past could lie referred to with pride—the present and future recognized and anticipated with pleasure. May the power of tho same party be sufficient to again secure the reigns of government, and maintain its position as commander —and then we teel sanguine that the rights, the interests, tlie honor, of every section will be respected the Constitution bo restored and preserved, and then tie ' Fourth of July” will yearly be bailed, by many generations yet unborn, as the national birthday of a prosperous and ( united country Choice Fruit. Accompanying the following note, from the Rev. J. S. Baker, of this county, i was a duster of grapes of the Hartford Prolific species, and a few Albino or white "Blackberries." The grapes were as fine and of as delicious flavor us we ever tas ted ; and the berries are a curiosity.— differing from the blackberry only in col or, Mr. F. R. Fii.df.s: Hear Sir, —Tbo alle gation bus been so often made through the papers and otherwise—that no grape Init the Sciippermmg can be successful ly cultivated in the South,that it is now generally received as an established fact 1 hand you herewith tangible evidence, in the form of a duster of grapes, to dis prove this oft repeated allegation. The duster 1 hand yon is from a vine planted a year-ago last February, it bore a lew last year—which I ought not to have al lowed it to do—and the fruit matured well, and was as now, free from rot. The failure to raise grapes successful ly in the South may generally he treated to one or the otlii r of the following caus es: Ist. To the kind of grape cultivated. Many kinds fail to succeed after a few generations. The cluster I hand you is from a vine of the Hartford i’lolific. 1 have also vines of the Concord and Clin ton well fruited, but not yet ripe. 2nd, To the procuring vines from Northern ‘ nurseries, or pedlars who buy at low rates, to sell again; inferior vines. 3d. To a want of due care in the planting, pruning and after cultivation of the vine My stock was obtained from F. J. Berckman’s, Augusta, Ga., and A. M. Burns, Manhattan, Kansas; both of whom are experienced obliging and reliable nurserymen The last named gentlemen having been made acquainted with my physical infirmities and destitute condi tion has generously and unsolicited sent me a dozen vines of live different varie ties with which I am experimenting. T he result if life le spared, 1 w ill h re fier communicate for your gratification. By the way as very many of our dan tors in Southern Georgia and middle Florida are turning their attention to the Cultivation of fruits for Northern markets I doubt not it would greatly advance the inter ests of the gentlemen above named-and other nurserymen—if they would pub lish their cards in your widely ei. ciliated paper i hand you also a specimen of ir.y Al bino Berry, usually designated as the White Blackberry. Yours respectfully, • Jos S. Baker. General Amnesty. It is stated that President Johnson, will on to-morrow, issue a proclamation of amnesty, covering all tho exceptions made in tho former proclamation, except such persons as have been indicted for j treason or complicity in the late “rebel lion.” If there is auy troth in the report, it will certainly be hailed by our people with joy; but unfortunately it will not extend far enough, for their is no sense or reason in holding a threatening rod over J kfferson Davis and other Confed cratejlcaders, which is never iuteuded to strike. A proclamation of general am nesty' should have been issued long ago; it would have resulted advantageously to the entire country—and if President Johnson had a particle of grit, it would have been issued. His coward nature, however, will not permit him to rise to the full measure of his duty The ghost of Booth continually haunts his vision. Trial of Hie Columbus Prisoners. Their counsel here have been officially advised that the trial of these prisoners will commence at Atlanta on Monday next. It is supposed that they will be tried on one indictment for murder, and that the trial will be held at tlie military barracks. Wo aie advised unofficially that the Detective managing the ease, and some military officers expressed the strongest confidence in the conviction of the priso ners. But this expression of confidence is inconsistent with the course they are pursuing in holding all the prisoners in tiieii- hands for trial. That they are still striking wildly in the dnik is suggested by the very scope that the accusation has taken and still maintains. The character of the testimony by which they' expect to procure, theconvic tfuu of the prisoners, or any ot them, is not divulged. It may possibly satisfy, the minds of those interested in procu ring conviction or those deeply prejudiced against the prisoners. But our citizens are more firmly’convinced of the entire! innocence of every man of the party, white or black, who had a respectable standing in the community, and feel as sured that when the rebating testimo j ny is produced even a military commis sion w-ill shrink back in horror fiom a decree of conviction on such evidence as may have been extorted from witnesses for the prosecution. j All who can testify to facts going to show the innocence of the prisoners or any of them, should at once communicate the knowledge to their counsel. Do not re’y upon the fact that you know a priso ner tube innocent. The nature of the testimony against them will tie kept se cret until it is brought out in the pro gress of the trial, and t ime will be short ! then for collecting and arranging the i materials of the defence. That a most extraordinary and unscrupnlons effort ; has been made to get np some sort ol ac cusing testimony is well known. So i much zeal and determination expended | in the preliminary work will not flag in the trial of the case. To make the vindi cation of our fell w citizens complete and overwhelming it ought to be met by tho fullest exculpatory evinced that cau be collected.—Columbus Enquirer. Sea 1 * The N. Y. Tribune says tiat Gen. Grant designed, on the 23th, to issue an order placing the recently elected officials in office in the States of North and South Carolina, Gccrgia Florida and Alabama. Protest Against tlie Admission ot the Arkansas Members. In the House. of Representatives, on tlie 25th, Mr. Brooks endeavored to pre senl|a protest from the Conservative mem bers of the House against the admission of the Arkansas members. The protest opens as follow’s: ‘The recognized presence of three per - sorts on the fLiorof this House from the State of Arkansas, sent here by military ; force, acting under a brigadier general of the army,-but nevertheless claiming ito be members of this Congress, and to I share with us, the Representatives fron • free .States in the imposition of taxes and customs and other laws upon our people ! makes it our imperative duty in this case I to remonstrate most solemnly n> and to pro ; test as solemnly aga’nst this perilous and I destructive innovation upon the prinei : pies and practices of our hitherto Consti tutional self government.” I After reviewing at length the military 1 rule in the South, the protest concludes : "We protest, tlwn, in behalf of the free ! people of the North and West, against light nl this military oligarchy establish :ed iu Ark msas or elsewhere in the now : re enslaved States of the South, to im pose upon us, through Congress, faxes, i customs or other laws to mainta li this j oligarchy or its Freed men's bureau, j "We protest against going into the ! proposed copartnership ol military dicta j ' tors and negroes in the administration of! ; this government. We demand in the I name of the fathers of the constitution j and for the sake of prosperity not its re j construction but the restoration of that i sacred instrument which has been to us I 1 all a pillar of fire from 1787 on to its present overthrow ; and in all solemnity, l before God and man tinder a full sense jof the responsibility of all we utter we J do hereby affix our names to this protest ! against the admission of these three per sons claiming to he members ol Congress from Arkansas.” Tlie Tutional lutfUlgcßtf-r on the Tomtnee. The National Intelligencer of the 23d delivers itself formally, and at length! upon the approaching Convention and ' candidate. The following extracts are very significant iu indicating the Intelli gencer's bent : The delegates of the Convention at '■ New York must, if they would i—cue ! the country by a peaceful solution f.om - present impending woes, promptly, speed ily, without any delay and without any denial make a Domination that shall thrill the hearts of men like a trumpet’s tone, "When the long line comes gleaming on.” j Candidates at New York must not he selected or ignored on account of the past. The past must be forgotten. There must be an oblivion of it. The s inple ' question should bo who can now, upon great vital issues, get most votes? Who and what shall best conduce to success There must now he among those who are or should he frieuds by the “Brunt of Equal blows. Joint efforts common ends.’’ union, harmony, concession ; everything ' for the cause nothing for men. * * ; If the delegates at New York, and the I men who may surround them, could cast I aside all feeling or thought of profiting Iby one certain nomination or another | and determine, one ami all. upon selec : ting a standard hearer who would he 1 sure to succeed then would the people j dismiss all fears. But partisans are apt! to overlook imminent public Gangers, and | place the hazard of the die upon their i j own favorite saying, blindly and heed - ; lesuly that he will succeed and then t n-ir ! | own political fortunes are insured. And ! here is the present danger, in connection with the sort of fact of over confidence, which is always evoked by the presence at one and the same time of vast bodies of men, as there will be at New York. This state of things proved fatal at Chicago, where a platform was adopted which Gen. McClellan was forced io east from him. Looking all through our late party history, when ideas success or availability have been discarded by poli ticiaiis in making their nominations it has been but as a day or. an hour after ward that they would be bewailing their short-sighted and reckless conduct. The class ot people who are saying, "anybody can be elected do not look out side of the party for support,” are quasi public enemies. Wliou from such conn sels defeat shall shall trail our banners in tbo dust, they will be the first to utter lanieuts of vain sorrow ,-tntj remorse. Columbus Prisoners. U e learn from parties who came from Columbus yesterday, that it was current ly reported there and generally believed, that one Betts bad turned Skate's evi dence at Atlanta, and that several others ;of the prisoners had proposed to da the j same thing. The statements of Betts do not implicate all of the prioneiu. He says the United States Sergeant who had ! a difficulty with Ashburne, a day or two before his assassination, is one of the parties implicated in the affair. Oupt. Mills, the Mayor and Commandant of Co ■ lumbus, received a dispatch yesterday ; morning to repair to Atlanta, and he ! came in on the Muscogee train on his way thither.—Jlacon Telegraph, 2S/A. Nineteen Negroes Drowned. —On Sun day last, a party of twenty-five negroes, ■ many of them under the influence jol liquor, started from Burgess’ mill, ou the Satilla river, in a small sail boat to attend a meeting at Jefferson ton. On the way, the boat through the misman agement of those who were sailing it, eapsised and nineteen ot the party were drowned. The others saved themselves by clinging to the boat until help arriv ed. Os those drowned eleven were men,; the rest women and children. Every thing was done to recover the bodies, j and up to two o’clock Wednesday after-! noon eleven bodies had been lound.— 1 Sacannah Actus, 26/A. fejT - The trial of Surratt 1 .s been postponed until September 21st. His bail was continued. GEORGIANS RELIEVED. We copy the following list of-Georgi- ■ aus relieved from political disabilities by the bill recently passed by Congress : Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all legal and pollticul.disabiilies imposed by the United States upon the following named citizens of Georgia in consequence of participation in the recent rebellion be, and the same are hereby removed namely. j Hibb County —James Martin. ! liurle. Count)/ —MeVVortlicr, Hunger* fnd and Jesse Wimberly | Jle men County —X N (Tuber, I Carroll County —W \V Merrill and George VV Merrill. | Chattooga countg —WO Edmonson. Clark county —John C Johnson. Asa j \1 Jackson, John W Johnson, Josiah A Browning, John C Nunnally and Robert Flournoy. Daw-ion county —loliu C Richardson, Daniel Fowler, William IJ Richardson, i John Fonts, Robert M Barrett and Sam- J uei M Fowler. I Decatur county —Benjamin F Bruton, B ; F Rowell, Richard 11 Whitley and John | Higdon. j Fchols county —L II Roberts, j Franklin county —James A Harrison, ! J'mjetli: county —S F W Minot. I Floyd county —Nathan Yarborough, {and Thomas J Kerry. j Fulton counti, -Buford I) Smith, Joseph j E Brown, and George S Thomas. | Greene County —R. L McWhorter, James it Bynum, D A Newsom C S Laid well, R 0 Hales, John Mitchell, G. 11 Thompson, W II McWhorter, Jr., R Hulbort and J (J Broom. ! Glynn county — WII Rainey, John B Miller, Whitson Frubock, Henry F Beach ; and John Brooks. ilenry county —James II Maxwell, George M Wyatt, VV .1 Allums, J G Griffin, John Fryer and Willis Goodwin Houston county —Joel R Griffin, Will - iam A Mathews, John 11 Hose, Augus tus Alden, A C Thompson, Kirichcn Tay lor, Elbert Fagan, James W Love, Jes se l ooper and Robert Braswell. Lee county —George Rage. Dotewlea county —Jo Tina Griffin and A J Liles. Monroe county M A Foils and M It 15 sits. Miller County —Francis M D Hopkins. Mitchell county- I M Rusty (or Burtz.) Morgan county —W Woods. Paulding county- S F Strickland and 0 D Forsyth. Richmond county —Ephraim Tweedy Jus N KUs. William Gibson, William Dovle and Joseph F Carr. Itundijl/’h county —Duncan Jordan and Win I! Dixson. Sniixm county —W D Hamilton. Trovp county—,l I! Caldwell, J TMo- Conniek, Tiiomas C Miller, and E I! Mor rell. Thomtm county- John R Evans, M C Smith, Henry II To >ke, C 11 Lattimor, TltiteS Hopkins, Tlicophiius F l’erry, and*Thus S Paine. Talbot comity —Marion Beth imp, J B Costin, Albert Costin, J L Gunn, and T Curley. Taliaferro county -Win 1 Holden. Newton county Augustus II Lee. Oglethorpe county James II McWhor ter, W H Ward, F L Upson, and F J Robinson. Randolph county - Edward R Harden. Stewart County David it Harrell. Wore county L II Creenteaf. IVdkins-ni county -Win Gr-ffln. Putnam county SC Piudden and A C Mason. Twiggs county V? U Gibson and .Sam uel F Gove. JhJbbcounty W K DeOraffi-nreid, Mar shall DeGriififeurcid and W J Lawton. Franklin county- J II Harrison. Baldwin county-John K Strother. Brooks county-J G M Warnock, John McKinnon, William G Bagwell, Abfn ham Strickland, Murdock McCloud, and Robert Humphries. | Burke county —J R Corker, | Taylor county—Win F Edwards. ! Clark County—John C Johnson, Asa M Jackson, John VV' Johnson, Robert - Flournoy, G VV Nunnally, Flournoy VV Adams, and Peter VV Hutcheson. ■ Sumter comity-Jas M Clark. i Hall county—David VVlielebel. Whitfield county- James Huffakcr. i Madison county—JoJi'n M Mathews, A 11. Byrd, G H Byrd, II T samlets, John N Montgomery, Joel Hunt, M A Daniel, j Gabriel Nash, and V II Deadwyler. I Jgp General Buchanan received or tiers from Gt-n. Grant, on the 28th, direc* : ting the removal of Gov. Baker and ! Lieutenant Governor Voorhies, and ap ! pointing VVarmoth aud Dunn to their j paces, tl o appointments to take effect jon Monday, at which time the Legisla i tine convened. BS%- The Louisiana Legislature con vened ou Monday last, and the presiding t officers in i oth houses are negroes. They ] exacted of the memb rs tho “test oath,” j not withstanding Gen. Buchanan’s order ito the contrary. Much dissatisfaction i existed in consequence. A majority of j die Democratic members withdrew. tfiRL The Americas Ghorgia Citizen is i publishing a “Black List,” constituted of j those indebted for subscription, advertis ing and job work. It is a good idea, i and we shall prepare one at an early ! day, in which shall appear all parties . who have been indebted to the Banner ! for some time, and pay no attention to pobte invitations to settle. A telegram announces that Gov. Bullock expects thiu the Congressional conditions will be accepted, and the Senators elected, and Georgia represen- j tatives admitted by or before the 7th iust. If the Governor's expectation is! realized, the Legislature will have to work "s.. i. p and quick.” tsff' The Legislature of South Caro'.i na has 1 ecu dir.-cted to convene on next- Mondav. A Soldier Democratic, Candidate I The New York Herald of Tuesday rc • ! monstrating with the Democrats who ! want a soldier candidate, adds some j tiling about the Southern Hero General ! which is worth publishing, it only for a ! plain Northern admission of a plainer fact. But what is McClellan beside Grant in | our story ?J or what is Hancock ? or what is Until? It is not pleasant to ; have to name gentlemen who have serv ed so well as there in terms that seem disparaging,yet it must tie acknowledg ed that the achievements of men of this 1 class pale altogether before those of tint soldier who finally crushed the rebell- I ion. But if the Democratic Convention must nominate a soldier—if it must have a name identified with the glories of the war--we will recommend a candidate tor its favors. Let. it nominate General Rol • ! ert E Lee. Let it boldly take at once tho best of all its soldiers, making no pala ver or apology He is a better soldier i than any of those they have thought up on and a greater man. lie is one iu wlmrn the military genius of the nation finds the fullest development. Here the , inequality will be in favor of tho Demo crats; for this soldier, with a handful ot men, whom he had moulded ntoanaimy ; baffled our great Northern armies for four years; and when opposed by Grant was only worn down by that strategy of stupidity that accomplishes iti objects by mere weight. Willi one-quarter the men Grant had, this soldier fongl t him magnificently »- | cross the territory of his native State, and fought his army down to a stump. - There never .was such an army or such a ; campaign, or such a general lor illustra ting the military genius and possibilities !of onr people; and this General is the , best of all for’ a Democratic candidate, i lfcis certain that with half as many men as Grant had he would luive|heen beaten from the field iu Virginia, arid he affords the best promise of any soldier for bea • . mg him again, PARTISAN RAN OR. Ifi-n I.ee deprecates tie- nseerbitit; of politi cal feeling now so rife in the land, and ia dispov etl to believe that more moderate and prudrnr* iu Ihe expression ot opinion, and legs bittrrnrsi in tl"- d.-mini iation of political opponents, would j conduce more to iho speedy settlement of the \, \-.-d ijto-Mion which no-.v agitate the country. He, however, studiously avoids political discu's -ioije and w ith rare discretion, affords no room for cavil to the enemies or the .South. So says a gentleman writing from Richmond to a Virginia newspaper. If the people, and especially the press of tin- South, could be guided by the ex nnple of the Virginia Solider,huw much more graceful would; their manners he, and how much more effective their resistance to the encroachments of pow j or. There is, in fact, no little lost by tho iliusive style of conducting political warfare. The object of this warfare is not so much to drive away opponents or to destroy them,’or even to capture them is to induce them to surrender and to al, lv themselves with us. The abusivn aud malignant style may gratify our own spleen, or may secur the support .f comparatively a few persons wlu> ad mire strong talking and delight in sce ; mg tho object of their detestation "used i np,” but the zeal of these lot their advo i cate soon dies, while the anger of the >- busc yet remains, arid no converts are j made. The voice of persuasive kindues# ; s alone effectual. M r e find the foregoing in the Daily Picayune, of the 21st, and think it emi* ; uenlly worthy of consideration. The ; Picayune, by its uniform course as a ! newspaper, andjlie great success which ! has attended it, is a forcible illustration -if the soundness of its own counsels. We hold it to lie an entirely reasona> i blc proposition, that political newspaper | cannot resort to vituperation arid abuse I —-to misrepresentation arid disingenn -1 ousness, without as certainly impairing their reputation and influence with the j community, as their conductoas would ; il i in iesnect to their own personal posi ( lion were they to adopt the same course and employ the same artifices in tho daily social interchanges of private life. : Sensible men have very lit! 1c regard in society for a noisy, abusive blusterer ! a man who is known to be malicious in i his disposition and habitually careless ; about the accuracy of his statements | and opinions. Why, then, should any ! person imagine that a similar course up on tin; part of a public print should fail to impair its character and influence in a ; corresponding degree? The idea that vituperation and ill na ture are spec aud spright’iness, land 'sweeping denunciatou and abuse forci ! ble composition—that eloquence is piled j tip in accumulation, of foul adjectives tied on to filthy nouns, is in our judge ment a false one. He is not yet perfect in the hornbook ! of composition who can not construct a ! forcible and attractive article without tnud from the literary gutters. His word may possibly be meritorious, but the ce ment is a foul blemish and a nuisance— is no ornament—nor does it add to the solidity of his fabric. The press should avoid snch m’stakes. Tbe lack of taste anl judgment they display is not the worst of their effect.— They arc demoralizing, disorganizing, and mischevous every way. Let us discuss public questions with temper and candor. Let ns treat of public men, so tar as is possible, with courtesy and fairness. Let us culti vate a spirit ot equity and liberality, and avoid is far as possible, al! that may inflame a id exasper ite without eulight tening or itnproveing —Mdcon Tele gra/ih. Mississippi has rejected the new constitution and gone Democratic by fifteen thousand majority. Grant has telegraphed General McDowell to turn over Arkansas to th« civil authorities so soon as it is safe to do 10.
