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KSTABLIBHBQ IN 1843.
91. DWIXELL, Proprietor.
c. n. C. WILLUfGHA.nr, Editor.
Volantary Communication., containing In
teresting or Important News, respectfully nolle-
lied from any quarter.
Rejected dommunlcatlons we cannot under
take to return unless the postage Is sent with
them for that purpose.
Tuesday Morning. April 27, 1875
COL. W«VFORD>S LETT Hit.
We pubhsu this morning the letter
of Col. Wofford, our State Senator,
written for the Atlanta Herald. This
we should have done several days ago,
had we not mislaid the paper contain
ingit. Of course, we believe the Colo
nel to bo sincere and honest in his con
victions; but we really think he admits
all the Radical party demands in no
<iuiescing in their theory of “the results
of the war.” According to our under
standing the results of the war were:
1. That secession is not a remedy
for State or sectional grievances grow
ing out of Federal legislation.
2. The preservation of the Union
and
3. The emancipation of the negroes
as a war measure to effect the first and
second.
These results we all concede, and do
not now deny; but wc do deny :
1. That the reconstruction measures
were necessarily “the results of the
war.”
2. That the amendments to the Con
stitution were constitutianally adopted.
3. That tho usurpatory legislation
enacted under the reconstruction mea
sures, and the provisions of the fraudu
lently adopted amendments, giving
Congress power to enact such “neces
sary legislation” to carry ovt the objects
of said amendments, as have culmina
ted in the enforcement acts, &c., are
constitutional or binding.
These measures of usupration con
stitute the sum and substance of the
Radical creed. Admit them as “the
results of the war,” and we have no
principle left upon which to make an
issue except the bald one of partisan
success. The contest simply degener
ates into a mere scramble between the
outs and the ins, with every advantage
to the latter.
We are opposed to the Democratic
party going into the next contest upon
any such line as that of admit
ting “the results of the war,” to be what
they, are claimed to be by the Republi
can party. So certain as we de so,
jastso sure we will be defeated, as we
were upon the same line in 1872. These
centralizidg tendencies are not Demo
cratic. The “Greeley philosophy” is u
black crow the people have puked up
long ago. When old Bill Allen, of
Ohio, and Eaton, of the “Nutmeg State,’
were elected upon platforms of pure
Democracy, the first to break through
the “incrustations of prejudice” against
genuine Democracy, they sounded the
next Presidential campaign that will
carry us to victory if false leaders do
not get control of the party.
The Democracy that is to win, is the
Democracy that upholds the union of
the States upon the principles of local
self-government, and not Recognition
of the war upon the Constitution since
the termination of the armed conflict
betwon the States.
THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
The correspondent of the New York
Herald asserts that tho Supreme Court
stands eight to one .against the constitu
tionality of the enforcement act. Tho
dissenting judge is said to be Judge
Swayne, of Ohio. The enforcement act
is a law of Congress enacted under the
final clauses of the XIV and XV
amendments, giving Cougress power and
authority to enact all laws necessary to
carry out the provisions of those amend
ments, and these amendments were fraud
ulently engrafted, at the point of the
bayonet, under the operations of the re
construction measures which Col. John
W. Wofford and others regard as ‘‘the
results of the war.”
If the enforcement act is declared un
constitutional, it will open the way for
Himilnr decisions in regard to the whole
series of reconstruction measures, and in
direct opposition to the “ philosophy of
Greeley ism,” which recognizes the fraud
ulent measures growing out of recon
struction as “fixed facts” not to he re
opened in order to he condemned, even
by the Democratic party, the exponent
of true Jeffersonian principles.
If tho Supreme Court should declare
the reconstruction measures unconstitu
tional, and all of tho infamous legisla
tion growing out of them, which the
Greeley philosophy” recognizes ns “the
results of the war,” and therefore just
and not to be interfered with now or here
after, it will sh w that the Bourbon De
mocracy represent the true gonius of this
government, and that “Greeleyism” is i
simply “Radicalism” in a mild form.
A Washington special to the Cincin-
cinnati Commercial, which has come un
der our notice since the above was writ
ten says the statement that the Supreme
Court will declare the enforcement acts
unconstitutional, is doubtless premature.
The truth is, that the case which was
recently argved involved no features of
the enforcement act which have
not already been presented in tho South
Carolina Ku-Ivlux and the Kentucky
election cases. Upon this latter case the
court held its conference, and at this con
ference it was discovered that the nearly
unamuimous opinion of that body is that
the act of July, 1870, is not constitution
al. It is said that the court stands eight,
against the constitutionality to one for
the constitutionality of this act. It is
possible that this may have had a deter
mining influence in securing the postpone
ment of the decision until the October
term.
Northern Prejudice.
From the Chicago Times, April 10.
INVITATIONS.
At the meeting of the committee
of invitation and correspondence of
the soldiers and sailors, held at room
41 of tho Grand Pacific last night,
Maj. J. W. Brockway was chosen
chairman and Percy L. Sherman,
secretary.
On motion of Prank Sherman, tho
chairman was authorized to add such
names to the committee as he deemed
prudent.
On motion of Col. Hilliard a com
mittee of three was appointed to draft
a form of invitation! to the reunion.
Col. Hilliard, Gen. Frank Sherman,
and Maj. Klokke were appointed as
such committee, and reported the
following form, which was adopt
ed:
Headquarters Invitation Commit-
tick, Sol,1)1 Kits’ AND SaII.OUs’ REUNION,
Chicago. III.—Dear Sir: In accor
dance with a resolution adopted by a
general meeting of the soldiers and ci
tizens of the city, inviting all who re
cognize the “American flag as an em
blem of nationality, undivided and un-
divisablc” wo cordially extend to you
an invitation to attend a grand reunion
of all tlic soldiers and sailors of the
United States, to be held at Chicago,
May 12,1 .'land’ll, 1875. We earnest
ly ask you to this reunion andjoin with
us in relighting our grand old camp
fires on the shore of our inland sea,
where a grateful, generous and patri
otic people are anxious to welcome you
to this city.
Trusting you will advise the com
mittee at an early day of your purpose
to attend, We are, sincerely,
THE AUGUSTA CONSTITUTIONALIST
It was moved by Maj. Klokke that
all members of the committee be invi
ted to hand to the secretary of this com
mittee all names of the proper persons
whom they wish to haye invited to the
reunion at the earliest possible moment.
Passed.
Phil Hoyne desired to suggest that
special invitations be extended to Gens.
Hood, Johnston, Longstreet, Beaure
gard, and others of Confederate noto
riety.
Frank Sherman said ho had no par
ticular objection to any except Beaure
gard. Ho was not in favor of extend
ing an invitation to a man who had
said he was in favor of shooting all
prisoners taken under the American
flag.
The chairman said the objection of
Gen. Sherman was well taken.
Mr. White, colored, said • “ Mr Chair
man, I am a humble citizen, and hope
to be excused for intruding my advice
upon tlie committee, I do not think
that Northern soldiers should compro
mise themselves. I know something of
Southern people, and I know they hate
Northern people. I am opposed to
making distinctions such as Mr. Hoyne
suggests.”
Gen. Sherman—I agree witli
White, precisely.
Delano's Dilemma.
Special to tho Cincinnati Gazatto.
Tho Star, this (Friday) afternoon
makes the following announcement re-’
garding the matter:
“It is stated to-day that Secretary De
lano will retire from the Cabinet next
week, not from any cause arising uutof
the recent publications, but in accor
dance with a desire to retire to private
life, expressed to the President two
months ago. The name of Henry T.
Blow, of Missouri, is mentioned as his
probable successor.”
Among namesin circulation, to-night,
in connection with the Interior Depart
ment, are those of Messrs. Halo, of
Maine, Gen. Cowen, and Henry T.
Blow, of St. Louis, and Gen Beale, of
the present District Commission.
Special to tho.Cincinnati Commercial.
The agitation of the subject in the
press is likely to have tho effect of
strengthening Delano as an old friend
in the President’s esteem, and to con
firm Delano in his resolution to remain
in tiro Cabinet. Meanwhile tho pain
ful stories concerning John Delano, the
Secretary’s son, appear to ho only too
true. There can ho no doubt that
John Delano has been engaged in jobs
of all sorts; that ho lias attempted to
black-mail contractors; that in many in
stances ho has been successful; that
while himself in feeble health, and at
times apparently with a foot in the
grave, lie lias been engaged in transac
tions which have forever disgraced him,
and have seriously Imperiled the honor
of his father.
Gen. J. B. Hood.—The New Orleans
Picayune, of a recent date, says :
A paragraph started some time since
and is going the rounds of the press,
that Gen. Hood intended removing to
Minnesota and purchasing a stock farm
there, has occasioned our distinguished
fellow-townsman a good deal of vexa
tion. He has not a particle of objec
tion, we presume, to a stock farm in
Minnesota, if any admirers in that dis
tant land choose to send him one or re
serve one for him; hut as long as there
is so much and such excellent land in
Louisiana and Texas, the General
rather inclines to the idea that the land
and the climate and the stock,, and es
pecially the people, down this way,
suit him best of all others. Even
should he go up to Minnesota or Min
nehaha, or any other land near the
north pole, we don’t think the Texans,
at least, will let the General stay there,
long. He belongs to Texas and Louisa
iana, and they mean to keep him.
The Attorney Generalship.
Secretary Bristow says the President
will not offer him the Attorney Gener
alship, and that he would not nccopt it
if he should.
Special to tho Cincinnati Enquirer.
Attorney General Williams denies
to-day tliat lie resigns in order to run
for Senator in Oregon, and says that
his object is to practice law before the
Supreme Court,
There is a good deal of speculation
as to Mr. Williams’ successor. The
opinion of well-informed persons is
that ex-Senator Carpenter can have
tho position if he chooses, but that, hav
ing already entered upon a practice
which promises much larger emolu-
Amusemcnts.
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rnents than the office of Attorney Gen- inr so|e at ii. a. Smith’s, Janes ,t Yeisor's j w
eral, he [will not accept tho appoint I May's antt by k ii. Horricit. ’
ment if it be olfered. There is no
doubt that Mr. Pierrepont,of New York,
would like, of all things, to lie made
Attorney General, and under the cir
cumstances his chance is regarded as
good by the knowing ones.
Anna Dicktxson.—Miss A. 1). has
certainly made tlie lecturing business pay
if we may judge by her stylo of dressing.
Tlie Savannah Eeu's says :
Last night she wore a beautiful black
silk dress, which was fastened at the
throat with a sparkling diamond breast
pin. Her hair, which is jet black, is cut
short, and curls hang prettily about her
graceful head. She lmd on a pair of
gold bands, and wore around her neck a
gold chain, to which was attached a sim
ple gold cross. Upon her left hand she
wore two beautiful diamond rings, which
sparkled and attracted the eyes of her
audience, even if her personal appear
mice did not.
oly no IckolB sold to tho Association
aprSP.tw wul ‘ UERtU0K ’ ° on ' 1 Agonh
New Advertisements.
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IlON, B. B HILL.
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Thousands of eyes are now turned with
anxious interest to the Ninth District' to
watch the progress of the Congressional
campaign. The pulsations of thousands
of hearts are beating with anxious hope
that the people of tho Ninth District will
be wise enough in their “day and genera
tion” to select a man of brains to repre
sent them in Congress. Never did the
mountain people of North-East Georgia
have so grand an opportunity of being
represented by a man of more superior
ability.
If Mr. Estes believes as he is repre
sented by an Atlanta Herald correspond
ent to have said in his speech at Gaines
ville, on Friday, “that the people of Geor
gia should have helped actively in carry
ing out reconstruction, and very much
depreciated the idea that there was any
danger to the country iu the immediate
future,” lie is not the “kind of hair-pin”
we want to seo in Congress from Georgia,
If his ideas soar no higher than to at
tend to merely “local wants,” such as
having “small postoffices established, gar
den Beeds distributed, <tc,” he is not “the
kind of hair-pin” the Democrats of the
Ninth ought to send to Congress.
Let them send Ben Hill, the man of
brains, and let him go to Congress and
illustrate beloved old Georgia with his
brilliant mind, and unite with other dis
tinguished Congressmen in such legisla
tion as will secure good government to
the people on the line of true Democratic
principles.
If Conley isn’t willing to pay full
price for Grant’s picture suspended in
the Atlanta postoffice, if we were Dr.
Bard we would take what we could get
for it; but if no one would take it off our
hands at any price, behanged if we
wouldn’t smash it to pieces, and kick
Jewell’s out into the street.
This old-time, honored journal has
passed into the hands of Messrs. James
G. Bailie, F. Cogin and J. T. Jackson,
all old citizens of Augusta. The paper
has been owned by a stock company
heretofore. The present proprietors are
gentlemen of large means and are suc
cessful business men. The business man
ager is Mr. Henry Clay Stevenson, thor
oughly a practical newspaper man, long
connected with the press. A practical
printer besides, We may expect the old fa
vorite to prosper, and we hope it will 'so
prove to the proprietors.
Mr. James R. Randall remains upon
the paper as its chief editor. He is a
fine writer and a gentleman of sound
politics, being known as a Bonrbon Dem
ocrat, a species of politicians we are
greatly in noed of just now. We hope
Randall will make the Constitutionalist a
power in the land as an exponent of cor
rect principles, and assist The Courier
in tightening the slack wad Democrats to
then^ proper tension.
We are glad to note that the heavy
editor of the Romo Commercial is deal
ing some good, healthy home-thrusts at
the stilted political piety of those white-
souled patriots who are horror-stricken
at the mere mention of the Greeley
movement.—Cave Spring Enterprise.
Of course, Tiie Courier is included
in the above. If to be a true Demo
crat to the extent of our humble ability
and opposed to anything calculated to
demoralize the party as in 1872, makes
usa “stilted,” “wliite-souled patriot,” then
we are willing to receive all the “homo-
thrusts" that may bo hurled at us. We
are opposed to all movements having a ten
dency to Radicalise the Democratic par
ty by the so-called “progressive ideas of
the present generation,” which was one
of the Democratic arguments that car
ried us to defeat in 1872.
Mr.
Alabama News.
Tuscaloosa is about to be lit with
gas.
The Eufala Times reports the catch
of a sturgeon weighing over 200 pounds
at St. Francis Bend on the Chattahoo
chee, on Saturday last.
Mr. J. C. Stanton says that the sale
of the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail
road was postponed by consent of all
larties, and that a compromise is near-
y perfected which will nearly save
Alabama from loss on account of that
road.
Th.e Eufala Times of Wednesday re
ports about the crops: The late cold
snap gave the cotton that was up and
the young corn in this section a serious
back set. On much of the low lands
replanting will have to be done. Ac
counts from the lower counties in this
State and West Florida, say the farm
ers are now “chopping out” cotton and
have generally a good stand. The corn
crop is looking well, considering the
fact that it has had so much rain and
cold. A large area of land has been
planted in oats, which are in a flourish
mg condition.
A letter from Marengo to the Selma
Times, says that in consequence of the
exodus of the negroes (from the black
belt there is compelled to he a consider
able falling off in the cotton crop of
Alabama. If (says tho Greenboro’
Beacon) the deficiency in the supply of
labor has the effect of diminishing the
cultivation of cotton, and increasing,
to a corresponding extent, the cultiva
tion of provision crops, tlie condition of
the planting interest will be thereby
improved.
Eaton.—“Some of our exchanges,”
says tlie Constitutionalist, “are doing
tardy, but ample justice to Senator Ea
ton for his share in the splendid Demo
cratic triumph in Connecticut. Eaton
planted himself squarely on the prin
ciples of Jeffersonian Democracy, while
Blaine opposed him by presenting the
Republican Reconstruction policy. Ea
ton was endorsed; Blaine was slaugh
tered. Messrs. Gordon and Lamar, if
in want of heroes, had better eulogize
men like Allen, of Ohio, and Eaton, of
Connecticut. They will do to count on.
They were the first to break the power
of Radicalism, East and West, and are
worth a wilderness of latter-day Saints
of the Republican party, who turn
monk when they get sick, but have
not surrendered the devil for all
tl7at.”
CHRISTIAN INDEX,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 1
A Large, Eight-Page Religious
and Family Weekly
Newspaper.
Secretary Bristow.— Washington, ] REV. D. E. BUTLER MANAGING EDITOR,
April 24, 1875.—It may be stated, on re- -
liable authority, that Secretary Bristow ^ Organ
would not accept the Attorney-General
ship should the position bo tendered him.
Tho President has not yet nccepted the
resignation of Attorney-General "Wil
liams, although there is no doubt that ho
will do so.
There is only rumor for the statement
that Henry T. Blow has been tendered
the portfolio of the Interior-Department,
and that he will accept it. Reports men
tion the name o- cx-Scnator Cole, of
California, in tho same connection.
Wasiington, April 24, 1875.—A re
port to the signal officer from Norfolk,
says the velocity of tlie wind was forty-
two miles an hour. It snapped the
flag-staff of the signal office in that
city. Danger is apprehended to the
shipping.
L. B. Atwood, First lieutenant of the
Sixth infantry; J. A. Lord, First lieu
tenant of the Second artillery; J. M.
Marshall, First lieutenant of tlie Fourth
artillery, have been appointed captains
and assistant quartermasters. The
quartermaster’s staff is now full.
The Comptroller of the Currency, in
accordance with a request of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, will immediately
direct the bank examiners for tho
several districts, in the course of their
examinations of the different banks, to
inspect all checks and vouchers re
quired to be stumped with two cent
stamps, and report the facts in reference
thereto, which information, when "re
ceived, will bo transmitted to the
Commissioner ot Internal Revenue
Geneal Andrew Jackson Hamilton
died in Austin, Texas, on the 12th
instant. He had been afflicted with
consumpton some months, and had
recently returned from Savanah, Ga,
somewhat improved, put bursted a
blood vessel while coughing, and died,
instantly. He was prominent in Texas
politics for many years previous to the war
and in 1859 was elected a member of
congress as a union man, and was a
violent opponent of secession. During
the war he luld a major-general’s com
mission in the federal army, but had no
command. In 18G5 he was appointed
provisional governor of Texas, and was
afterwards a judge of the supreme
court of that state, and a member of
the convention that framed the present
constituton of Texas. Deceased was a
brother of United States Senator M. C.
Hamilton.
Washington, April 24, 1875.— To
the Hon. Sam’/ Bard, Atlanta Ga :—I
am directed by tho President to say
that if you wish to resign you can do
so, to take effect the first day of June
but that the proposed change will be
carried out, and that there is no neces
sity for your coming to Washington to
talk further about it.
Marshall Jewell,
Postmaster General.
Harry Haven; the Collector of Cus
toms at Fernandina, Fla., absconded
for parts unknown last week. Defal
cation supposed to be about eightthou-
sand dollars. He wrote a pathetic let
ter to his wife from Savannah, bidding
her good-bye, and telling her not to
g ieve about him, as it was better for
him to leave than to ho in the peni
tentiary.
If anything could bring out brother
Willingham to his loftiest height, it was
that talk of Col. Lamar and Gen. Gor
don about nominating Charles Francis
for the Presidency. Wc knew it, and he
is according out strong.— Macon Tele
graph.
If there is anything in tho world that
would excite a good Democrat, it is a
proposition to adopt a line for the party
that will only end in defeat, disaster and
destruction.
The political editorial of tlie Atlan
ta News, of Saturday, spoke out the
right kind of doctrine. As soon as we
can find space, it will .appear in The
Courier. Tlie article in question goes
smartly towards atoning for the course
of the News in supporting an indepen
dent candidate in this District for Con
gress to the great danger of breaking
up Democratic organization.
Harris-isms.— We get these eccenti-
eities from the Savannah News;
The seed of several May picnics have
been sown in Middle Georgia.
None of tlie spelling bees in Georgia
are as exciting as the Brooklyn B.
This is owing to extraneous circum
stances.
An overdose of brandy and opium
cured Mr. Taylor Pope, of Twiggs coun
ty, of the tooth-ache. lie was a young
man and highly respected.
A correspondent who fails to givo his
name, requests us to announce that the
young ladies of Columbus trim their
hair in front and allow their finger nails
to grow.
A Crawfordsville man lost ono thou
sand dollars in Augusta recently. It
is thought he endeavored to ride the
“Mustang," which no true Jeffersonian
Democrat should do.
Tlie Beecher trial will be adjourned
a week to allow the' lawyers time to
prepare their stories. A caterer has
been found who will swear that Mrs.
Beecher were served by him on tlie ali
bi day. He made a note of it.
A dispatch to tlie Standard frum St.
Petersburg, states that the Marquis de
Caux, husband of Adeline Patti, has
been killed in a duel.
The Austrian Minister at Washington
is in receipt of numerous letters from
foreign exhibtors asking what guarantee
they can secure that goods sent to the
Philadelphia Centennial will not be liable
to seizure forthedebtsoftheinstitution.
It is not easy to determine where guar
antees can be found, and unless they
are forthcoming, the foreigners mav
hold aloof, and the grand Exposition
become what it ought to be, purely
American.
Commenting on President Grant’s
letter declining to accept an invitation
to the Mecklenburg Centennial, the New
York Herald pleasantly remarks: Gen.
Grant has accepted so much that this
declination may be regarded as an
apology to the country for the errors of
the past. The North Caralinacommit-
tee, however, it must ho remembered,
neither offered him a dog nor a horse
—nor another term.”
“It is estimated,” says an 'exchange,
“that the number of John Smiths in
creases 3,465 per year.” If we were
named Smith—a good, honest name,
by tho way—and had a thousand sons,
we might possibly drown thorn all
without any serious compunctions of
conscience, but it is utterly impossible
that we could name one of them John
without feeling that we ought to be
hanged.—Courier-Journal.
The Cincinnatti Enquirer says there
is but one year’s difference between the
ages of Henry Clay, when he run as tlie
Whig candidate for President of tlie
United States in 1S44 against James
K. Polk, of Tennessee, and William
Allen, whom tlie Democrats propose
to elect Governor of Ohio. He is only
about ten years younger than the lato
Republican Governor, Gen. Dix, of
New York.
There are 400 religious journals in
the United States. The Methodist
have 47 tho largest number; then
come tho Catholics, who number 41
ti e Baptists, 35, the Presbyterians, 29
the Episcopalians, 21; Lutherans, 14;
German Reformed, 14; Jews, 9, and
Congregationalists, 8.
The Pall Mall Gazette says that in
the year 1872 tlie Japanese government
created by the stroke of a pen 53,000
schools throughout tho empire, and
wonderful to relate, succeeded in tho
course of a few months in bringing
a large proportion into working or
der.
Madame Ancelet, of Paris, has just
died at the age of 84. She was cole-
bated as a dramatic author and as
wit. It was she who said : “ I am the
happiest of women. I have a son-in
law of whom everybody is talking, and
a daughter of whom lie one lias ever
said a word.”
Itisstated that Monsieur Dufuure,
tho French Minister of Justice, gets up
at three every morning and goes at his
work. Ho once accepted an invitation
to a ball, and went to it to keep his
word, for half an hour after he got up
next morning.
Till-: Spanish Government has paid
845,000 of the 880,000, on account of
tho Virginius affair.
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