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r.KV. JOHN I!. GORDON', ol' Fulton,
llu;,. JOHN T. CI.ABKK. of Ituudolpli.
ALTKIINATLA :
C W. T. WOFFORD, i,f Rnrlow.
T M. NORWOOD, of UUtham.
run run itifTim'TK:
t. JiTHN f. NKTIOI.I..S. ol I'ierw.
I’m.. niAltldvS T. (100DI5, of .Sumter.
' * K. J. MOSKS of Mns. nir.M-.
; 4 A i). liACON. of ISlbb.
4. Mu. 4 11. OCMMINfi, of Hiolnnnnil.
11. 11, If. lIFLL. of Forsyth.
7. (.:m.. jambs and. waddell, ofCoßii.
ALTEIIN VI'KK.
I. J. 11. JH’NTKU. of brooks.
V WILLIAM a. IT.KMINti. of Decatur.
3. W. <i. TCOOI.K of Troop.
-1. llu. lIKNRV WIMIIKIfI-V. ol Twiggs.
I, (ire.. I). M. DrliOSß. of Wilke"*,
c r. vRNFTT McMILLAN. of H.iborttlmin.
7. Col.. V. A. OASKILL, of Fulton.
For <ONGKRKfi :
IION. A. 11. MANSELL,
OK THOMAS COUNTY.
The Nominee for Congress
No more acceptable nomination cmld
Imve lieen maile I>y tlie Democracy of llie
First Congressional District, in Conton
linn at Blucksbonr, tlnin llie Hull. A. II
HaKhkij,, of Thomas. lie is a mini whom
all respect for Ills intrinsic mural worlli,
Lis privuie virtues, sterling abilities, and
life long udvocacy of eonslilntiomil gov
ernmenl. A wise, honest and impartial
Judge, he administered the law with
caution and dignity, and Iransferred the
ermine to Ids successor without spot or
Ideinish. llis charnctor as a citizen, as
well as official, is without reproach ; lie
is a statesman of no mean order ; a pol
ished orator; and within llie ranks of the
iron ribbed Democracy uo more fearless,
determined and zealous champion can
he found, to do battle for those undying
principles which were made the founda
tion nf Ann ricflii liberty.
Fortiumfe indeed has been it - De
mocracy of this District, in clmsiug so
able, zealous and dignified standard bear
er in the present important, contest. The
mantle of thojillustrioiis statesmen of a
by gone era, will full gracefully upon
tbe shoulders ot one so worthy to wear
it. His name, also is a tower of strength,
it will create confusion and dismay in
the rani.s of llie opposition—and used in
connection witli the honest andjpnre prin
ciples of llie Democracy, triumphantly
carry onr standard to victory, and enure
the black banner of radicalism to inglu
i musty trail in llie dust.
Compare this wise and good man with
the base adventurer and ignorant “car
petbagger,” Clift, and the burlesque
that was perpetrated on humanity, when
the latter was spawned, will he fully and
satisfactorily demonstrated. Mansell is
the embodiment of honor, intellect and
dignity; Oust of infamy, ign iranco and
depravity. And in the approaching con
test no man, possessed, ofn.nioity of com
mon sense, can, for a moment, hesitate
upon whom to confer liis intliionce and
tmpport—be. lie Radical or Democrat—
Hansvu. is identified with the interest
and prosperity of Georgia, by birth, edu
cation, affection and personal interest,
and withal, the noblest well; of God, an
honest man. Clift is an adventurer,
without interest in or attachment to tl.e
soil, and seeks only his own aggrandize
incut. The former can ably and satis
factorily represent our District in the
councils of the nation ; the latter would
cut a ridiculous figure—a pigmy even
among the inferior talent coir posing the
present Congress. The former will coin
liiund the respect and admiration of foes
as well as friends- the hitter receives the
execration and contempt of every honest
man in the district, and will command no
higher eulogy from even his Northern
Radical friends, than “Ciirr, the il—tl
/vtl /”
Chaise ye then, voters of Georgia,
white and black, which is most deserv
ing ol your suffrage : ILtx.-i 1 1, wlm lu>
the ability to honestly represent your
wants, and the manliness, intellect and
courage to fearlessly contend lor them
a inan who will command the respect of
the statesmen of the land—a man who
w ill conter honor upon the District from
whence lie liaii.s -or, this unknown ad
venturer, without brains or influence,
without a dollar's interest in the s il —a
depraved and cowardly impostor, who
has been insulted and repudiated even
by the colored people, whom lie lias, in
the past, deceived, misled and outraged.
toy Jhe AlaliaiMk {legislature has a
dopted a resolution c 11.ng upon the Presi
dent for Do ps to maintain pc.ice in that
St at.i, and put and ovn the Democracy.
Nankin Alcetina anil Itn: berne.
On last Saturday, the I'Jth, by invita-j
tion, we wi re present at llie Democratic,
mei ting anil barbecue, in the neighbor
hood id Nankin, h u miies below Quit
man, and near the Florida line. 'Jin;
1 meeting wus railed unit barbecue turn-j
is heel l>\ the citizens ol the loth District,
noire particularly fir the purpose of so
curing tin* attendance ol llie colored pen
Ile in the Northern portion of Madison
county, Florida. The result however, fill,
ly demonstrates the fact, that the base
white traitors and unprincipled advon
lurers of that county have tl.e negroes
tintovighty drilled and under complete
subjection. Tiny are afraid to permit
ti e colored men to attend any meeting,
at which it is possible for t hem to receive
instruction in political affairs, or listen
to the truth. K at/.kmikiui, \A f.i- ks, Racks,
and other vile Radical leaders, iustrnc i
ted (he freedmen to keep away from the
Nankin meeting, and their orders were.
Sli icily complied with. Only three or
lour had tint hardihood to disregard the
order and attend llie meeting, for which
act of insubordination we suppose lluy
wilt receive a reprimand. Consequently
inslsad of tii.dk g three or lour hundred
negroes on the ground, only about twen
ty I've were present. There were in at
tendance, however, a goodly number ol
white citiz "ns, and the meeting proved a
very agreeable one.
Our old friend W. Femuni; field, pre
sided, and conducted the proceedings
witli dignity'and entire satisfaction—
The tinst speaker was F. R. Fh.uks, the
Editor of the Qiumax Banner. tie spoke
for one hour, am! was billowed by
that Democratic wheel-horse—tlie zeal
ous, persistent logical and practical ora
tor, Judge Jamks 11. 11 r n't Kit. llisargu
ment was pointed, iirelligilJe, and mi
ll ns went bit-. If there was a doubting
voter present, with or black, Ids plain,
unvarnished statement of tacts, would
certainly have made a convert and secn
cured a reinforcement to the gallant
army that is battling in defence of con
stitutional liberty, lie paid a glowing
tribute to the moral worth and intrinsic
abilities of ilio lion. A. 11. IJaxrkij, the
nominee of the Democracy for Gongross,
and denounced in unmeasurable terms,
the ignorant adventurer, who has the
impudence and gudacity to seek to rep
resent our District in Congress.
Two colored men were next called up
on. They confined their remanks en
tirely to the few of their own race who
were present, and we bo’ievo, with good
■ fleet. One of them (an old man, for
merly the slave of Mr. Tillman Denson,)
evidently had given the political issues
before the country considerable thought,
and reflection, and sifted from the eon
llict of ideas the true policy. Ilia illus
trations were original and characteristic
of Hie ignorant colored man, but very
apropos
The demands of the inner man wore
next attended to ; and right zealously
did this editor, as well as all whom lie
tor k time to notice, ply' the knil’o amt
jaw bones: for the material, in the shape
of beef, mutton, pork, kid, bread, cuke,
etc., was visible in abundance. The
crowd li asti and to their hearts’ content,
for the meats were well cooked and seas-]
irni'il, Out only regret was, that a few
j hundred of the hungry’ Radical negroes
|of Madison were not present to devour
the provisoes that remained ; for if they
had come, we opine there would have
been "weeping and wailing, and gnash
ing of teeth” in the ‘ Union League," for
the lost desciplcs of Radicalism. Judge.
ItixTi-ui’s argument would have been the
cause of'a stampede from (lie standard of
tlie Jewish king—the mighty lx.vrs- who
rules with an.iron rod, and retains his
power through the ignorance otitis dark
subjects.
After dinner an attempt was made to
; re-asseuible tlie crowd at tlie stand, for
j the purpose of listening to our young
townsman, S. T. Kinosmuy, Esq. It
1 this feat Imd been accomplished, on this
occasion, it would have been handed
| down to posperily as one of the won
i dvrs of the I‘Jlli century. Men with
.crowded stomachs have no patience to
listen to intellectual feasts. A few how
ever, responded to the call ~f tlie chair
man, and ue understand (as we left im
| mediately after eating a sufficiency to
last an ordinary man a whole week,) Mr.
Kixusueuy made a few remarks, and
excused himself trout a set speech on ac
count of the nicagerness of t lie crowd.
Town Election
An election for municipal officers was
held in Quitman, on Monday last—nine
teen votes police—and following gentle
man declared elected : Jamks Un.u.iun,
}'. Err vans, AY. G. Dvnti iy, F. Hooker
and AYim.um Hrpsnx. Notice of the
election was posted up on the streets,
the people did not see it, and therefore
the small vote cast. The municipal offi
cers elected, however arc among our best
1 citizens, and the result general
satisfaction.
Tlie State elections hi the great States
of Ohio, Indiana and lVniisy Ivania take
place on the stin o day—Tuesday, the
laih if October. The result of these elec
tions wilt be to kid for witli intense in
terest throughout the country.
The Battle of Camilla
"Let us have peace.” The ri ,t and
necessary sliniglib i of the blacks in tin
County of Mitchell, (llie particulars of
which ive publish elsewhere,) is tlie
‘‘peace" Grant will give to the country,
if tinfoil nnalcly, he should be elected
Fresidenl, in November. Here is pre
sented an organized army of ro! tiers and
iniudeieiH, led by one who aspired to lie
Eeprcset tativo in Uongress, defiantly
marching through a defenseless country,
and boldly proclaiming its mission to bo
war and murder. An important feature,
likewise, is the fart that the murderers
were armed witli IT. S. guns, supplied
with government ammunition, and eon
(lolled by two white men who are known
to be ia the confidence of and 'directed
by a Radical government and (Filigrees.
It will ahs-i be seen that the citizens of
Camilla used every effoit to prevent a
! collision —they liegged, entreated, and
- humbled themselves ill an effort for peace
unit the prevention of bloodshed; but the
"Unity Boys” were di tenniiicd on war
fare — and it. is to t o hoped they have got
enough of it. "Tlie colored troops I night
nobly !"
Os course this nffuir will tie ape-sect j
God send to the Radical party, north. It
is wtiat they have desired for a long
time, and resorted to eve y provocation
to bring it about. It will he distorted
and made to suit their political necessi
ties: Ihimen will be made a martyr to
liberty, and M 'ki'HV a murdered patriot,
and the "black r/uards the innocent vic
tims of the murderous "Ku Klux.” "Re
betlious Georgia” will ho the text for a
thousand leaders in Radical sheets ; and
the poor persecuted negroes, murdered
without provocation, will be pictured in
heart lending terms. “Let as have peace ”
Jilil Delivery
On Friday last, two negro men, who
were confined in llie Quitman jail-—one
tor appropriating to his own use (some
times called stealing) another man’s corn,
and the other for fancying and taking
possession of a horse, which did not, lie
long t%him —took a notion to breathe a
a little fresh air, and effected their re
lease l.y means of an auger, and depar
ted on a visit to the country. They left
no notification for the Jailor as to the
length of time they would he absent,
and therefore that official will Lie under
obligations to any person who will re
turn die truants to their old quarters
These negroes are notoriously bad char
acters, and it is our opinion the Sheriff
of Brooks would be doing the communi
ty a kind act by publishing a notice, des
criptive ol their persons, and requesting
ail law abiding citizens to lie on the look
out and return them to custody.
A Slander ltcfutcd.
AA'c learn that it is report- and abroad,
that great dissatisfaction exists in the
county ol Brooks, with the nomination of
lion. A. 11. llaNsf.i.i,, for Congress. There
is not the least foundation whatever for
such a report. In tact, the entire Demo
cracy ot Brooks, is delighted with the
nomination, and will give him at least
five hundred majority over his ojipone.it.
He will command a larger vote fiom
Brooks county than would have been
given any other man in the District.
< Y'H VlToriQ Vatu Morn N Sims.
Tins is anew Commission firm„rcccnt
| ly formed in Savannah, and from present
indications it is destined to do a large
and profitable bus iness. Messrs. Ci:aiv-
Komi and Sms will be recognized as old
and substantial citizens 1 1 Bainbridge,
and Chaki.es A an Horn an old and popu
lar merchant of Savannah. An inqior
taut feature with this firm, is set forth
in their circular. They say:
AA T e have long fell the necessity of re
ducing the rates ol Commissions on Sales
:ol Cotton and other l'roduee of the Coun
try, because in our judgment they are
iinroasnnubly high, and feel that Factors
can afford to do business for Producers
and Shippers for a much lower rate than
that at present charged in this City; that
| the producers, and not ti e speculators,
and drummers, are entitled to have the 1
benefit of low rates of commission. AA e
have therefore determined at the com
mencement of our business to fix a rate
ot charges that arc reasonable, such as
all can understand at a glance, and cal
culate on with certainty, AYe (impose
to receive and sell your Cotton at $1 25
per bale, and other produce in same pro
portion. By this we save to you, if
your business is entrusted to us, about
one dollar and twenty live cents tier
bale. AYe propose this specific charge
on Cotton, because that article is the |
great staple of the country.
Sec their card in to-day’s Banner.
Declined. —A\ e have received, from
some source, a circular with reference to
the "Southern Life Insurance Companv,”
i>t which Gen. Gordon is i’resident, witli
the request that publication be given the
same- The patty is notified that we do
not advertise tor individuals, much less
Corporations, gratuitously. Our rates
ot advertising are published and if pat
ronage is sauglit tlnongh the columns of
tlie Banner, it must be paid for. One
Southern Company have availed them
selves of our circulation.
Relief. —The Georgia Legislature has
adopted a Rebel bill. AA’e are not in
formed as to its provisions.
l'licSoutlt A mil nun I'artlniuakr.
The details of the gicut ( at thquako in.
South America, which occurred <>n tin
)3th ol' August, me lion ible. Many cit
ies aiul villages have cither been swal
lowed n]> in the earth or completely des
, t»oyed, litto r 1 y "no t Vine Mono hit upon
anolter;” and ti ns of thousand? of lot
man beings, without a moment’* warn
it p‘, hurried into eternity. f l lie dt tail*
are sickening in tin 1 extreme : On the
Smith s'de ol'the ruim il i ity of Ariea, i:
is said, as the < til th oponod and yawned,
there came op fire hundred intiminies,
win; now Bland in long linos facing the
sea, every one of the skeletons in perfect
preservation, li e hands doubled op and
supporting the chin, the knees drawn up.
and the feet supporting the lleshh ss body.
The spot where these mummies stand
was once an old cemetery, in Tamlm, a
priest advised the p ople not to fly to
the hills—that he would go down to the
sea and still the waters, us he was en
dowed with povvei from on high, five
hundred of the foolish people followed
him to the sea in So'emn procession, but
the voice of man, who took upon himself
■ I lie attitude of the A In igl.ty, was not heed
led, and lie and his live hundred followers
I were drowned. The two e. lies of J’ufio
and C’erro D’Pukco—the former contain
ing forty thousand inhabitants—arc built
ucar’and over the silver mines, and il
seems the veiy ground on which they
stood was one hollow cavern. These!
caverns opened at one wide chasm and
swallowed up the and ies and the ill fated
population at one deep and awful open
ing. They were lillerly buried in tin
bowels of the eartn. in tile city of Are
cpiipa, which containsd a population of
oiiG hundred thousand, not one house re-;
mains A coriespondent of
the N. A’. Times, writing from the ruins
of Arcquipa, says:
A l’eriivian gentleman who was in
Ariea Ins given many horrible del.bis
and incidents, lie says : “No one who
did not. Witness it can f>rm any idea of
its horror. (Iroans and ontcii s, falling
lmil lings and shivered timbers, the air
Bo filled with dust and ashes, so clmked
with the line dirt of lhe adobe buildings,
and so strong an electric smell in the
air, similar to lhe strongest brimstone,
that the only wav peoplreotild breathe or
escape at all was by each one throwing
him dr'herself flat on the ground and
burying the face flat in the very earth,
which groaned and opened around them
Parents crying for their children ;
mothers screaming to their husbands ;
and a blinding cloud of dust and brim
stone and the crash of tumbling houses,
the roar of the terrible incoming hi a,
and the shrieks of the'wounded dying in
ti e lulling ruins- In Alovna. the ground
opened and as it closed again instantly,
it caught the ill -fated people, leaving
them partly projected from the earth
litre me to be seen bands protruding,
feet and toe* Sticking out above the
| earth. The top of a In-ad, and even the
| whole head and neck of some of lhe
people; fi end arms, with tl - hod
ies to -1! i they belong shut into the
aping earth I What horrible deaths
must these have been I' 1
A correspondent of the \. A'. Herald,
also w riting from the ruins of Arcquipa,
the day following the earthquake, says
that the shock lasted seven minutes and
during the time the dust created by the
falling houses caused midnight darkness;
when it cleared* off he says
Then a.fresh scene was visible, such a
; one as 1 hope may never again tie wit
nessed by this or any oilier people. The
j dutiful son might be seen with his aged
! mother or helpless hither on his hack or
in his arms, trying, to take them to a
place of safety, although no such place
was vijihle. T-ho loving brother Oi sis
ter might be seen with a group of help
less children around crying for help and
protection. Although young in years, all
seemed to realize the terrible danger
that surrounded them. The stout tins
band held the fainting from of his dear
wife in his arms, she, although apparent
ly unconscious, having her little babe
clasped firmly h> ler breast. All over
the streets and plazas humanity could be
seen in ad imaginable manners, proving,
crying, shouting, running, kneeling, fall
ing, and lying prostrate on the ground
Den t h of ait I'd i t or
-1 AVe were very much pained to learn,
last week, that Mr. Jeitx E. ll.vvf.s, the
1 ah le and brilliant editor of the Savannah
Republican, died in that city on the ltith
inst., fror.i the effect of an overdose of
Wtulanum. lie had recently been suffer
ing a great deal from attueks of neural
gia; and on Tuesday previous to his
death, hc'took a tcaspoouful of laudanum,
and it failing to have the desired effect,!
the dose was’repeated. lie then fell into
a slumber from w hich he never awoke.
It was not known until late on Wednes
day morning, that it was known he was
dangerously poisoned. When ascertain
ed he was in convulsions, and medical
skill proved unavailing.
Mr. llayf.s was one of the most able,
courteous and vigorous writers in
(leorgia, and it will be difficult to fill the
vacant chair of the Republican, with sim
ilar brain and energy.
The House passed, by 101 to 90, the
bill which places grand and petit jurors
on the same footing, and permits none
hut intelligent persons to sit n juries,
which excludes negroes from tne jury
box.
Congress convened on last Mon
day, and adjourned until the 16th of Oc
tober. *
From tb«» N»*wj*an<l Herald.
Bloody Allair in Mitchell Cos.
Radical TZcgro Raid in Camilla
KOCH IllX'DlDdi NBGHOKS r.ED BV XV. I*.
PiyncK. Tin-; uamp ai. caxDi
-1 ATI-: 10It UONOROS.
Tjie A!oli ltcpiilsed with Immense
Slaughter.
! SEVENTY-FIVE TO ONE Ilt'XDKKtl XTv
i (iKOKS K 11.1.E1l A XT) WOI XDKI).
Viereeand Minphif Mortally Wounded—
AH their Anns and Munilion* of
IIV Captured—Only lire
II lute Ciliienrt Wounded.
H.unT'.i.hkie, Ca., Sept. 21. W. I’.
I’iorcc, lhe lladieal ooioinee for Congress,
i and Murphy, an ex-Freedman's Bureau
Agent, with about two hundred negroes
armed and equipped, started on Friday,
' the 18li. inst , f.r the town of Camilla,
I with tine week's pn v si na and many
boxes of new arms and acC'Oirtreeieitts.
Tin ir iiitention was to over awe the c;t
--! i/.ens and kill James Johns and other
i leading Democrats.
Holme tliei started a friendly negro
courier was dispute! ed to Camilla In in
form the cilez-ns of the mareh of the
armed mob. I pon tin* arrival of the
Courier a duputation of three prominent
citizens was sent out to meet tlu-m, to
read the Governor's pioclamution to
Ipem, and to renmnstrtiie with them.—
The deputation met them at China drove
Chill eh, five miles fr.-m town and pro
ceeded to fu'fiil tin ir instructions. The
proclamation was read to tlu-m, which
ther disregarded, remarking that tiny
wi re ‘Bully lh-ys and were determined
to march in town w ith their arms and
kill such men as they chose.”
Twice more acio they met and remon
strated " 'l') by the ih ptilation, who told
them to come in town pcaei aldy without
tis ir arms and they should he g-anted
; the iibeity to speak an.l lot be moles
ted." Still the iiogroes were determined
to carry out their previous and hellish
designs.
The depul itimi being discourag- and
Went back to town. Soon the armed
mob marched into town with banners liy
iog and drums beating, number about
four hundred men, many having joined
them on I lie route
A Tier entering the town they began to
clamor fa 1 lhe blond of Johns. Johns
being in a store near by. present! and him
self to the mob, together w ith Dr Twitty,
upon whom at least one hundred guns
were levelled. Twitty rcesound and the
guns were lowered. Johns was intoxi
cated and filed one barrel of his gnu in
to the ground accidently. At this in
stant a hundred guns were levilled and
discharged at Twitty and John*. Iml
strange to say, without effect. Johns
returned the fire, whereupon lie was
shot and melee commenced
The fiendi.-h mob fired at everybody
they could see. The citizens now white
ami colored, hastily gathered up all the
arms within their power, amounting to
upward of fifly stand and went at li.cm.
The enemy could not stand their well
directed liie and beat a hasty ictreal,
which so m became a panic route. They
were persued by lhe outraged people a
far as China drove Church wiili immense
slaughter, 1 ‘*iug th rly five killed and
many wounded. The total loss as tar as
ascertained being between seventy-five
and a hundred killed and wounded
I'ifi co, the lladieal nominee for (,'ongrcss,
and Mni p' y the Hureau man, were both
mortally wounded.
The colored citizens of Camilla acquit
ed themselves nobly in assist'ng their
white friends In route the would be tuiir
derers and r ibbers.
Cp to the time our informant left
thirty five of the “colored troops who
fought so nobly” were brought into
town.
Owing to the inaccuracy of the aim
and cXciteuunt of Pierce s negroes, only
I live whites were injured, viz; Jane s
, flolms, severely wuiunded; Tom Maples,
severely wounded; Robert Cmeoian,
slightly wounded; and the two Welling-
Imus, who were also slightly wounded.
All of the stores and munitions of war
belonging to the invading putty were
captured, amounting to three weeks’ pro
visions, anil boxes of arms, See.
Everything is quiet at present.
Camilla is the county site of Mitchell
county, Ca., and is twenty four nines
northeast of Hainhridgc.
Latf.k.—The lap st intelligence from
Camilla, is that only nine negroes were
killed and about thirty wounded. Pierce
and Mlimrv escaped with little injury.
Proceedings of the Democratic
Convention of the First Congress
tonal District.
| Hl.u ksiieam, Pieuce Coi.’xty Ga., )
September 16, 1863. I
| The 0< nvcntiim met and was called to
| order, and, upon motion, Major Geo.
! Patton, of Thomas, was appointed as
temporary < hainnan, and Dr. A. M.
: Moore, of Pierce, as temporary Secreta
ry.
I'pon motion, the counties were called
and delegates present enrolled their
| names. Delegates present were from,
Appling—Messrs. Philip Kitterer, D.
XL Roberts, (i. J. Dolton, Jacob -Moody.
Rryau—William HI itch.
Chatham Dr. R. D Ar told, Win T
Thompson, George P. Harrison, F. L.
i Gue, D. A. O'Byrne
Camden—Dr. E. 11. Hart, Kay Thomp
son.
Charlton—lt. A. Baker.
Clinch—J. T Sermons, C A. Smith, T.
jJ. Ivev.
Coffee—T. Newborn, Dr. J. W. Ber
ber, J. M Wilcox.
Liberty— lion. \V. B. Oaulding.
Montgomery—Col. Thomas F. Wil
liams. John Mcßae.
Pierce—Berrv Henderson, Mathew
Sweat, John Walls, Colonel G- M.T.
Hare, John (’ Nichols, G. N. Staley,
James L. Mosley.
Telfarc—Alfred R. Smith.
Laurens—F. 11. Rea, J. M. Stubbs.
Hare—G. B. \\ iiliamson, Harwell
Sweat. E. 11 Crawley, J. B. Cason, W
A. McDonald, 0. T. Lattimore, Austin
Smith, John Lee, Daniel Lott, W. 11.
Miller.
Wayne—J. G. Middleton, W illi* Cla
ry .
Bert ion—Benjamin Jones, J. E. Wil
liams, 11. T. Peeples.
Brooks—E. c. Wade, .T. Y. Jones, J.
G. McCall, XI. J Culpepper, Partick Kick
lilt.
Colqnit—Henry Gay, Peter Owing.
L wudes—l*. C. Pendleton, W. If.
Duslmt, R. A. Peeples, James Dasher.
Jus. M Clay. 0. G. Hammond.
Echols—John A. barter, J. W. Sta
ten.
Thomas- Major -I. Taylor, Major
George Patton, S. J. Cassells, Robert G.
Mitchell.
S io ven-—George W. Evans, S. M.
Herrington, J. D. Wade,
l pon motion, all coke ed delegate* ap
pointed by Di’moeVnt’e Clubs present
weie invited to seats upon the floor.
I'pim motion, ti:e Convention proceed*
ed to the permanent organization of the
jb- dy, and Dr. R. I). Arnold el Chatham,
was unanimously chosen as President;
Jacob Moody if Appling, as X’ eo Prosi
ident; ami Dr. A. XI. Xlm of Pieiee, and
Wm. II Dasher of Lowndes, as Secreta
ries of the Convention.
Pr Anio'd upon taking his seat ns
President, addressed tin* Convention in a
few appropriat’ remarks, counseling
; w sdom, prudence and harmony in its
del burnt ions.
Fp'in motion Col. Nichols of Pierce,
the Chair appointed Nichols of Pierce,
! O'Byrne of Chatham, Join's of Berrien,
Roberts of Appling, and Hammond of
Low ndes, as a committee on order of bus
; incss.
The committee retired to make up their
report.
While the committee were absent Col.
John L. Harris of Ware, addressed the
C invention in his usual happy aud ini -
pre-sivo manner
The committee corning in, through
■ their chairman, made the following re
port.
We, the committee, offer the follow
ing report for the action of the Conven
tion:
Ih sot red, That the vote betaken as
■ follows; Each c--itnty having one repre
; sentafjve in the Legislature shall he on
titL and to three votes; each County having
I tw o representatives shall have five votes;
«-h \:h report was, upon moti - it, received
I and adopted.
Mr. Slubbs of Lawrence offered the
following resolution:
Ibsoletd, That the time allowed to
members to discuss any question before
the Con Vi ntion lie limited to ten minutes,
and that no member be allowed to speak
! more than once on the same subject, ex
■ er pi by permission of a majority of the
i Convention; which resolution wan adopt*
! ed.
Cal. R. A. Peeples offered the follow
ing resolution;
Ihsoleed, That the action of Ibis Con
i veniion, in the uomimitien of a candidate
| fi i Congress, is solely in reference to
such election as may be provided for by
| the L egislature, to be held before Iho
fill of March n xt; which resolution Was
unanimously adopted.
Xlr- Paltou of Th mas offered a reso
;litl i< >n touching the i.-ligihilty of such
! nominees as should he offered before the
I Convention as candidates for Congn-ss,
which resolution, after some discussion,
was wilhd.awn.
Upon motion, the two thi.d ruie was
adopted.
Mr. Stubbs offered the folio sing reso
lution :
H so!red, That no question touching
i the eligibility of nominees shall he enter
mined . i discuss* J before this Cunven
| lion
Which resolution was, upon motion,
laid on (hot table.
The Convention then w<4tf into the
nomination of a candidate for Congress,
wlii'n the following named persons were
proposed: Col. John L. Harris, of Waie;
A II Hansell, of Thomas; Captain Jas.
If. Hunter, of Hr - As; Jas. L. Mosley,, f
Pierce; George K. Black, of Screven;
and Ib'ii. James L- Hewaul of Thomas.
Balloti:-;; fr candinates then took
place. .Jo the first and second t ill.>t—
ings no choice was made. The third
ballot in the choice of Hon. A.
11. Ilanso'l, of Thomas, by a vote of two
thirds of the counties repieseuted, when,
upon motion of E- C. Wade, lhe nomina
tion was made unanim itts by acclama
tion.
Up ti motion, tire Chair appointed the
following eommittre, viz: Gen. George
Harrison, J. XL Stnhhs and .Maj. Patton,
to inform Mr. llansell of his nomination
and request his acceptance of the same.
Colonel John L. Harris being called
for took the floor, and after paying a
handsome tribute to the character of the
nominee of the convention, and pledging
to him his hearty support, urged upon
every delegate present, in his earnest
and eloquent manner, the imperative du
ty of each and every one to he up and
doing in the great cause of Democracy,
which is the cause of our commuit coun
try.
Dr. Arnold being called fr, made a
few peitinent and appropriate remarks.
Upon m «iion of Air. O'Byine, of Chat
ham, three cheers were given for Hon.
A. IL llansell and Col. John L. Harris.
Upon motion, the thanks of the Con.
veniion were returned to the President
and Secretaries for their able and effi
cient services
Upon motion, the Convention adjourned
sine die.
R. D. Aitxoi.n, President.
A. M .Moore, )
XX • 11. Dasher, ) Secretaries.
A Bad Accolwt from Texas.— A letter
dated August 27th at XX'horton, from a
highly respectable gentlema'n, says:
Avery short corn crop; amt the worms
have utterly destroyed the c, tton. There
will not ho nure than a bale to ten acres
if so touch.
The negroes arc utterly worthless and
very insurrectionary. They have openly
defi.-d the whites to the fight, ami say
that, the fight between the races shall
come. AX'e would not be sttrptised if
they should open any day. You canjtuil
imagine the state we are in. The coun
try is utterly gone. Nothing can save
it. XX e are all very anxious to leave.—
Hueou Tclegrayh.
