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THE FEDERAL UNION,
( Corntjof Hancock and H'ilhinsot streets. ■
Topjdaj Morning. April 14, 1808.
FOR GOVERNOR
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON,
Of Fulton County.
FOR CONGRESS:
tm. 0. A. LOCHRANE,
OF BIBB COUNTY.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE. OF BALDWIN CO.:
SASFL. McCOMB.
Democratic Nominations.
F.r i ongrru:
1 :rf=t District—HENRY S. FITCH, of Chatham.
I),strict—NELSON TIFT, of Doufjliertv.
Third District—1*. W. ALEXANDER, of Mrucogee
Fourth District—O. A LOCHRANE. of Bibb.
Fifth District— No nomination.
Sixth District—JOHN II. CHRISTY, of Clarke.
Seventh District—GEN. P. M. B. YOUNG.
PREPARE FOR TilK ELECTION.
Men of Georgia have you done your
whole duty ? Remember you have but
a few more days left to work in ; but
in that short time you may do much
to save your .State from.disgrace and.
ruin. Have you seen and conversed
with all of fhe colored men of your
acquaintance? Have you pointed out
to them the great evils coutained in
this new Constitution? Have you
persuaded them to vote with their
real friends, against this Constitution,
which has been gotton up by foreign
ers for their own benefit, which taxes
all of the people of Georgia, both
white and black, for the benefit of a
few Yankees? See that every Con
servative voter is brought out and
votes early. Do not stop working
■until the last Conservative vote is put
in. See that none vote who have not
the right, and have honest men ap
pointed to see that the votes are
counted right. Remember that the
prosperity or the ruin of the country
may depend upon your exertions.
TIIE nEETIKR ON satikoat.
Last Saturday a very large number
of the citizens of Baldwin county,
both white and colored, assembled in
Milledgeville to listen to an address
from Coi. A. II. Kenan. A large
part of the Col’s, address was to the
colored people. He commenced
by telling them that when he invi
ted them to come out and hear him he
was a candidate for the Legislature,
but that according to Gen. Meade’s or-
dei he was not eligible, and that he
had withdrawn his name in favor of
Samuel McCombs. The Col. then
went ui) to show them why they ought
to vote against the Constitution fram
ed at Atlanta, hirst that Constitution
provided for moving the Capitol from
Milledgeville to At’anta. This would
cost the fjtate a vast amount, and
would have to be raised by taxation.
It was entirely unnecessary as the pub
lic buildings were now in good repair,
and Milledgeville was now as accessi
ble as any place in the State, and was
in every respect a much better place
for legislation than Atlanta. That the
laws of Georgia had fixed the capital
in Milledgeville, and it would be a
breach of faith to move it, and finally
ihat the removal would benefit none
but a lew of the people in Atlanta.
He then went on to expose the cheat
which was attempted to be imposed
upon the people by the relief ordinance
and showed that the whole thing
was a cheat, and swindle. He
showed a;so how that the relief, and
trie Homestead hills if they could be
carried in to effect, would injure
poor men, both white and colored, as
they owed but little, but that these
law . would destroy* all credit and that
by the homestead law, a. man might
hold three thousand dollars worth of
property in gold valuation, and yet
no one could compel him to pay a dime
even for labor or for the necessaries of
life. Finally Col. Kenan proved to
the colored people that if they voted
down this Constitution they would
lose none of the rights or ‘privileges
which they now possessed, but remain
precisely as they now are. We think
this last statement made a great im
pression upon the minds of many of
the colored people, who had been
taught to believe if they voted against
the new Constitution they would be
remanded back into slavery, or would
lose some of the privileges they now
enjoy. The Col. also warned them
against binding themselves by oaths,
or trusting to the dictation of aDy
se ret society, as these societies were
got up and managed for the benefit of
one or two individuals, whilst the ex
penses had to come out of those who
got none of the benefit. We do uot pre
tend to give Col. Kenan’s language,
but have given the substance of what
he said as near as we can remember.
We think his address made a favora
ble impressiou and that the effect will
be seen at the election.
WHO WILL BE CHEATED IN THE
CORING ELECTIONf
The Radicals make great calcula
tions on fooling a great many voters at
the coming election in Georgia. It is
their only hope of carrying the State.
Will they succeed ? that is the im
portant question for us all to answer.
Will they succeed in fooling me? is
the question for each one to answer
individually. They expect to fool
many white men and get them to vote
for that monster of iniquity called a
Constitution, by what is called “Re
lief.” This relief has been shown,
time and again, to be a cheat and a
humbug. It has been proven hun
dreds of times to be unconstitutional,
and it is now certain that the Radical
Congress will strike it out of the Con
stitution. if it is ratified ; so there can
be no excuse for any one to be fooled
on that subject. If any white men
shall now be fxded it will be their
own fault: they would not be pur-
suaded thougu one should rise from
the dead. They expect to fool the
colored men by extravagant promises
of what the Constitution will do for
them ; but they will be fooled if they
believe one-half of these promises-
For I ho Knlrtni TuIom
TIIK MIC AT Or UO%
By an Act of the Legislature, pn*a*d
in 1S04, Milledgeville was doe Is red to
be the permanent seat «>f (lovnrnuirut
for Georgia, in pimnuuiee ot tins
Act, Commissioners were appointed,
who sold and conveyed in lee a.tuple
the lots therein sum ved. Notwith
standing the conditions of these sales,
the question of “ removal” was after
wards much agitated, until in !s.» t it
was piovided by Legislative enact
ment, “that the question of removal
or location of the seat of Government
of the State of Georgia be referred to
the legal voters of said State, and that
they be required at the next general
election to endorse on their tickets
“ Removal” or “ No Removal.” This
election was held in 1S-56. Thaie were
then about 10:2,000 voters in Georgia,
20,000 of whom failed to vote on the
question of “ removal; 34,000 voted
for it, and 48,000 against it, giving a
majority of 11,000 against removal.
The people of Georgia were then
peaceful and prosperous, entirely free
from political troubles, and having in
the aggregate $475,000,000 of taxa
ble property—were likewise free from
financial troubles. But now' they are
seriously involved, both financially and
politically. There are about 175,000
voters in tbe State, and only $196,-
000,000 of taxable property, which
will be reduced by repudiation and
other causes, if the proposed Consti
tution is ratified, to $130,000,000.
These figures show* the impoverished
condition of the people of Georgia, and
that they are unable, if willing, to re
move the Capital, and that no such ex
pense ought now to be incurred.
It has been reasonably estimated
that the cost of removal would be
$1,000,000. This expenditure would
TM TM* % ni l'Ha or IlHISnM
Tin* midden wMIhImdvaI of iliy name
«* it onudiditle fur Hie o(tli*« fd (fnvprii
»>V «t Hie npptottcliiiiK eleeMnil, Would
MOcOt lo ti’quiie oitine expIllliftlltOi f• "III
me. A« timnv of yoo personally know,
f wit* urgently mdieib’d in beeutne n
OAltduliitc, by lending eill/en*td diller-
ont pnri* of the glflle. it respective of
political difference* ot former party
alligiiineiil*. Before itnnounoirtg my
name, I carefully ex a tit lord *be Heron
*t ruction act, confer red with intelligent
member* of I ho Board* of Regllf ra
ttOli, and cotiMultcd (lie ablest COUlinel
ueooKNildo |o me, m* to my eligibility
tor file oilier ; ami. being Hnti*(4ed that
1 was eligible my name wit* pliirrd
before the people ns a emit Dilute.
i WfM
ed solicitations to become a candidate,
with the hope, and under tlm assur
ance, that such a course on my part
would probably harmonize and unite
the various and discordant elements on
the issues now disturbing the public
mind, and aid in establishing law, or
der, and good government. I felt a
grateful pride in the fact that the un-
m uncement of my mime as a candidate
Emrhrm Eiuimnb in a Romantic
Affair.—A cm respondent of the
Washington Htar, writing from Paris,
hf|pf guiog a description of a bull at
Tudlerie*. relates the following bit of
• uiiisiipo by the Kmpres*:
I Will now tell you a true story of
(h<* Fmpress. Last Wednesday week
i lie Emperor and the Empress attend
ed one of the small theatres to see the
play id “Comte Jacques.” On the
stage a charming young girl took a
part m which it was necessary to feign
weeping; but the girl wept bittgr
tears, and the Empress was so much
impressed that she sent for the stage
manager, after the act, to enquire who
the gill was, and desired him to ascer
tain the cause of her tears. Tbe
If what are called the Relief laws and
Homestead bill could be carried into ver 7 materiallyrinciease the buiden of
a- , i i f . i taxation, already well nigh unendura-
etfect no colored man will be able to 1 .. , ’ , r. c ° * *
] ble, onlv to benefit a few contractors,
get an acre of land. Ifie only effect ; they perhaps foreigners, and a few pro-
this Constitution will have on the perty-holders in the city of Atlanta,
black man will be to tax him heavily | The Capitol and Executive Man-
both in time and money to support i s * on have recently been thoroughly
Loyal Leagues and pay' vagabonds to *" d ^^stantially improved.
J , , , . 1 j , ° . . , $60,000 have been thus expended,
go aoout ecturing and deceiving the i m, , r ,, - . .
® 6 e | These buildings are now really in bet-
people. This is what they have done j j er condition than ever before, and
and what they expect to do again, if j greatly superior to such buildings in
they can. .Shall we sulfer ourselves to a majority of the States. Hence there
be deceived again bv our worst ene- is 110 necessity, inducement, or other
mies? That is the question, and that! consideration to justify “ removal” or
. , , , i. , relieve it from the obiection of unmit-
is the only chance which the Radicals ; igated extravagance. .
have of succeeding in the next elec- The authors of this iniquity stiangely
tion. In a fair contest we can beat expect the colored voters of Georgia
them by twenty thousand votes. Let to sustain it. This is an unreasonable
us do it and show the Radicals that we reliance upon the credulity of the col-
cun’tbe cheated and fooled out of our ored rnan , who will be far more miud-
. . ... , , , r i I ful of his own interest than to assent
dearest rights by a set of yankee vag- . . TJ .
, c J b to any such a proposition, lie knows,
abonds. If we all go to the polls and or ought to know, that to vote for
vote against this abominable thing removal would be to vote against bis
called a Constitution we can save the ^ own section and against his own in
state and fool the Rads. j terest. He has no interest in the city
of Atlanta; and Milledgeville, as the
an important suggestion. j Capital of the State, is much more
An intelligent friend assured us the accessible to him than Atlanta would
other day that many of the colored be ’ and he is Ullvvillhi g in ilis poverty
. and infancy, to be unnecessarily taxed
men were strongly opposed to some , -,, - , .. , . , J ,
n , ° r , rr . to build in tne city of Atlanta a grand
portion of the new Constitution—that c it0 , alld Exec ' tlve Mansion, into
portion, for instance, which authorized j which probably he nor his children
the removal of the capital to Atlanta, would ever be admitted.
But some of these men believed if they . — ———
voted against this Constitution the ! ^ iIE Better Half of a Great
colored people would lose all of their Man.—To promote her husband’s in-
nghts. I his is a great mistake. If ed shop) where she bought rags, sew-
tue Constitution is rejected, the color- gj pamphlets, folded newspapers, and
ed people have the same rights they sold the few articles in which he dealt,
have now. Besides, when the Con- such as ink, p; pers lampblack, blanks
vention adjourned they gave the Presi
dent of the Convention the power to
call them together again; and if this
Constitution is rejected, he can call
yielded to the urgent and repent- ! young girl very innocently replied
that she had a lover to whom she was
devotedly attached; but his father
would not permit him to marry her
until she would bring him a dowry of
a thousand francs, which she had not,
and so she would have to give him up,
which would break her heart. As
this play represented her case, she
could not keep back the tears, but she
hoped no one would observe them.
for Governor of Georgia, was respond-1 Her grief, however, did uot escape the
ed to from every part of the State in Empress, who found, upon inquiry,
a manner that gave unmistakable in- ; that the girl was respectable and ob-
dications of my success; but having ; liged to assist in supporting her pa-
been officially informed that Maj. Gen. rents by performing at the theatre, to
Meade did not conceive me eligible for which her mother always accompanied
the office, and that if I should be elec- her. The following day the Empress
ted, he would feel compelled to de- ! gent one of her chambermaids to pre-
cline permitting me to qualify, I did sent the girl with -a marriage portion
not feel willing to embarrass the peo- of a thousand francs and money to the
pie of Georgia by continuing longer in amount of five hundred francs for the
the-field. Under these circumstances, mother.
I promptly withdrew from the candi- j
dacy, in order to give you anoppoi-l ?y ie p tnc bicys of South Carolina.—
tunity of uniting on some one whose j ame8 p ar ton contributes to the New
eligibility was unquestionable. I un- j y ork p e J ger an interesting biographi-
derstand that the name of the Hon. call sketch of the South Carolina Piuck-
John B. Gordon, of the county of fui- j neys a family which is as much, if not
ton, (whose eligibility is said to be con- j nio re distinguished, than any other in
ceded by Gen. Meade,) lias been an- j ftouth. \y e give the following
nounced as a candidate for Governor. Jj r j e f extracts from the article before
I have known Gen. Gordon for years; \ ug .
he is a gentleman of acknowledged j u Thomas pjnekney, the founder of
ability, unquestionable patriotism, and | the f am j| y \ n America, standing at the
irreproachable character, eminently j window of his house one day, with his
worthy of your confidence and sup- vv jf e a ^ j^g 8 j ( ] e) noticed a stream of
port. No matter whether he bejor or p assen g e rs walking up the street, who
against the ratification of the Consti- | ]a j j u8 t landed from a vessel that day
arrived from the West Indies. As they
walked along the street, he noticed
particularly a handsome man who was
very gaily dressed, and, turning to his
wife, he said : “That handsome West
Indian will marry some poor fellow’s
tution submitted to you, if he should
be elected, and the Constitution should
be ratified, he will take an oath to sup
port it, and no man who knows John
B. Gordon can doubt for one moment,
that fie would administer the govern
ment, according to the Constitution
and laws, and for the real welfare and
widow, break her heart, and ruin her
and other stationery. At the same
time she was an excellent housekeeper,
and besides being economical herself,
taught her somewhat careless, disor
derly husband to be economical also,
them together again and form a Con- Sometimes Franklin was clothed from
stitution more agreeable to the great head to foot in garments wnich his
s wife had both woven and made, and
in,.jonty of the people. We can as- j ™ “ ime she perforn , ed ,|l the
sure those colored friends that are op- work of £he * l0Use without the assis-
posed to some parts of the Constitu- ; tance of a servant. Nevertheless, she
tion, that if this Constitution is voted 'knew how to be liberal at proper
down they will be in exactly the same t times. Franklin tells us that for some
| years after marriage, his breakfast was
situation they are now; the military an(J milk> \ vhicil they ate out
government will be kept up, and every | of a two .p e nny earthen vessel, with a
thing will remain as it now is untiL r»evvter spoon; hut one morning, on go-
Mr. Parrot shall call the Convention [ mg down to bread fast, he fouod upon
together again and alter the Constitu- t* ie table a beautiful china howl, from
F .. „ ; which his breau and milk was steam-
tion so as to suit the majority of the ” 11 *''".*. .. , .
, T i j. ing, with a silver spoon bv its side,
people. Let every man opposed to , w g ich , jad cosfc a ^ equaI in our cur .
any portion of this Constitution turn j rency to $10. When he expressed his
out and vote against it, and let it be ; a atoriishment at this unwonted splen-
arnenJed so as to suit the people. I dor, Mrs. Franklin only remarked that
— —»~~~— | she thought her husband deserved a
tit it n out and vote down tue ; s H ver spoon as much as any of Ilis
ineamoii cidwtiti (ion. i neighbors. Franklin prospered in bis
Our advices from every part of the business until he became the most fa-
State are encouraging, and we believe, ; mous editor and flourishing printer in
children.” Strange to relate, the wid
ow whom this handsome West Indian !
i married was no other than Mrs. Piuck-
herself; for Thomas Pinckney
permanent good of the entire people,
irrespective of party ism or color.
Sincerely thanking the people of ney berseif; for
Georgia for their expressions of confi- j 80 o Q a f ter d i’ od> ai;d i,| 8 w idow married
dence, and pledges of support, whilst I , the West j n( Ji an . H e did not break,
was a candidate, and earnestly hoping : ker heart, since she lived to marry a
that our troubles may soon terminate third husband, but he was an extrava
constitutional
order,
govern-
m the establishment of peace, order, gant f e |] 0 w, and wasted part of her
children’s inheritance.”
On Methods of Greeting.—What
form of greeting do you consider to be
the most friendly? Not that of the
Portuguese, whose “May you live a
thousand years,” is exaggerated, and
so lacks sincerity. N£t that of the
Oriental, “May your shallow never be
less,” which is pompous. Nor the
French salute, which is too greasy.
Nor the Englishman’s “How d’ye do,”
which is ugly. For real grace of ex
pression—for a perfect indication of
friendship, we must look to the courtly
custom of a savage nation. When
with the proper effort, that dish of
hell-broth, concocted at Atlanta, may
be up-set. If the white men and the
honest and respectable colored men
everywhere do their duty, that villain
ous compound of roguery, fraud, and
corruption called a Constitution, that
was' conceived in sin and born in in
iquity in Atlanta, can and will be
defeated by a large majority. Let
every honest man work from now
until the close of the polls to defeat it.
Let those who do not want to pay a
heavy tax for the support of Yankee
vagrants, work day and night to de
feat it. Let every honorable man who
does not want his State forever dis
graced defeat it. Let every black
man that wants to purchase land, vote
against it, for if it goes into operation
the Homestead bill in that Constitu
tion will forever prevent him from
owuing land. Let every good man,
black and white, vote against it.
!3F“Hon. Thos P. Safford, of Mor
gan, one of the earliest and most con
sistent Republicans in the State, re
pudiates Bullock and proclaims for
Gordon.
America, which gave him the pleasure of
relieving his wile from the cares of
business, and enabling him to provide
for her a spacious and well-furnished
abode. She adorned a high station as
well as she had borne a lowly one,
and presided at her husband’s liberal
table as gracefully as when he ate his
breakfast of bread and milk from a
two-penny bowl.—Parton's Life of
Franklin.
and sound
nient,
I am your obedient servant and fel
low citizen,
David Irwin.
April 6th, 1S6S.
MASS MEETING IN WILKINSON.
Wilkinson Co., April S, 1SGS.
Pursuant to a call fora Mass Meeting
ot the Conservative or Democratic
party, to nominate a candidate to rep
resent the 21st Senatorial District, and
a Representative for this county, the
citizens of Wilkinson county met on
this day at the Court-house. On mo
tion of Mr. Bryant O’Banuon, of Wil- Captain Cook, of world-encircling
kiuson county, Col. Samuel Plair was fame, visited Huaheine, the king of the
called to the chair, and on motion of country proposed as a mark of amity
Dr. R. J. Cochran, J. P. Jones was ! to exchange names with the illustrious
requested to act as Secretary. Col. navigator ; theuceforth King Oree was
Plair announced the meeting ready for called Cookec, and the Captain was
business, and on motion of Dr. J. B. known as Oree during the rest of his
Corroli, Dr. R. J. Cochran was called stay in the island. Could abnegation
on to explain the object of the meet- of self in the interests of your f riends
ing, which he did in a brief and point- to be expressed in more gracious or
ed address.
On motion of Dr. Cochran, Colonel
Isaac Hardeman, of Jones county, was
nominated candidate for Senate for the
21st Senatorial District.
On motion of Judge Whitehurst, Roswell, Ga.. April 9, 186$.
the Rev. Mr. Wiley F. Rogers was It is truly cheering to find that, not-
norainated candidate for the House. withstanding all the tricks resorted to
Dr. Cochran moved that a commit- to deceive the people, they are still
tee of three be appointed to wait up- true to themselves, and sound* upon the
on nominees. Judge Whitehurst ad- great and vital interests involved in the
dressed the meeting upon the general present issues. 1 have been much
call of the house, followed by an ac- among them recently through the up-
kindly fashion ?—Once a Week.
From the Inte!lijrencer.
A SUGGESTION.
>BIE ATTENTION OF OUB PEOPLE
Is invited to .the following order
from “Headquarters” in this Military
District. By the term “our people”
we mean the orderly, law-abiding,
white people of the State. It is an
“Order” we feel confident no provision
of which will be violated by them. In
it “all public writers and speakers are
enjoined to refrain from inflammatory
appeals to the passions and prejudices
of the people, and from publishing or
saying anything calculated to produce
breaches of the peace, or to intimidate
any person from the exercise of politi
cal privileges.”—We regret that this
“order does not date, or was not issued
previous to the threatening and incen
diary speeches made at recent radical-
negro meetings in Savannah, Macon,
and other places in our State, where par
ties were threatened with whipping and
hanging, should they, in “the exercise
of their political privileges” vote a-
gaiust the negro-radical candidates for
office. It has come in time, how
ever, we trust, to prevent a repetition
of the like offense from such sources in
the future:—Macon Telegraph.
IIeadqr’s 3d Military Dis’t, ^
Dep’t Ga., Ala. and Florida, l
Atlanta, Ga., April 4, 1868. )
General Orders No. 51.
I.—The recent assassination, at Co
lumbus, Georgia, of the Hon. G. W.
Ashburn, late a member of the Consti
tutional Convention of said State, and
other acts of violence and atrocity
committed about the s me time in va
rious parts of this District, and the
simultaneous publication of incendiary
articles and the receipt by many per
sons of threatening letter?, indicating a
concert of action, by violence and in
timidation, to alarm and overawe a
large part of the population and by
this means affect the results- of pend
ing elections in this District, all of
which acts apparently emanate from a
secret organization, for no good pur
pose, which seems to be rapidly
spreading through these States, make
it necessary for the Commanding Gen
eral to warn all persons against the
commission of such acts, the publica
tion of such articles, the sending of such
letters or connecting themselves with
such evil organizations, and to assure
all the good people of this District that
lie will use all the powers he possesses
to protect them in the peaceable
enjoyment of their homes and proper
ty and in the exercise of their person
al rights and political privileges.
II —He therefore directs ail military !
and civil officers, in this District, to I
take the most prompt measures to ar
rest and bring to trial all persons wiio
may hereafter print, publish or in any
manner give circulation and publicity
to such incendiary papers or threaten
ing letters, and furthermore to arrest
all persons who may be known to
have participated in any such acts of
violence as above referred to, resulting
in breaches of the peace and injury to
persons or property.
III. —The Commanding General
furthermore forbids the conductors of
all newspapers, job printing offices or
other presses from printing or pub
lishing any articles or papers tending to
produceintimidation, riot or bloodshed;
and any newspaper containing any
such publications or press publishing
the same will be stopped and its pro
prietors, editors and other parties con
nected therewith on beingconvicted be
fore a military commission will be sub
ject to fine and imprisonment or such
other penalties as may be deemed suit-,
able to the offence committed.
IV. —All public writers and speak
ers are enjoined to refrain from inflam
matory appeals to the passions and
prejudices of the people, and from
publishing or saying anything calcula
ted to produce breaches of the peace,
or to intimidate any persons from the
exercise of their political privileges.
V. —Military Commanders of Posts,
Sheriffs of Counties, Mayors and other
municipal officers, are hereby required
to organize patrols and other means for
the detection of such persons as avail
themselves of the secresy of the night
for executing their criminal purposes.
Military Commanders of Posts are re
quired to see that this order is duly
and faithfully executed bv the civil
authorities within their jurisdiction,
and to promptly report any failure or
unwillingness on the part of said nu-
AOIIN B. GORDON OCR GOVEIINOIC.
Upon a fair poll and with the hearty
co-operaliou ot the Democrats and the
conservative Republicans, there does
not exist the least possible doubt but
that General John B. Gordon will be
elected Governor of Georgia by an
overwhelming majority. Born in mid
dle Georgia, passing the life of big
youth amid the beautiful hills and vales
of charming Cherokee, at a later date
identified by interest and by residence
with the southern part of the State
he is a thorough Georgian, conversant
with the wants and necessities of every
section. A modest Christian itentle-
man, a man of moderate views, 0 f
calm demeanor and equable temper,
but stern in rectitude and of unflinch
ing nerve, he will administer law with
out fear or favor, or the bias of affec
tion, and will maintain the integrity
and fair fame of our noble State in the
true spirit of its natioual motto with
wisdom, with justice and with modera
tion.
At the outset of the political cam
paign General Gordon was the’first
chofceof the young men of the State
They urged his nomination, ami
brought every influence which they
could command to effect it. Older
heads said no—let us not do that which
wiil recall painful reminiscences, and
which may be misconstrued by the men
of the North. Let us eschew’in this
election e\ery one whose name is link
ed with tbe recent past. Let the
standard-bear be one distinguished in
civil life. This was done. A man,
pure and incorruptible, whose sole
guidance was an honest and conscien
tious discharge of duty in the office he
filled, and so pure, so elevated as to
extort from the military autocrat who
officially decapitated him expressions of
regret for the act, and a tribute of
praise for the man who stood SO nobly
by principle. The discretion of our
Governor General pronounced him
disqualified. It was then the erv arose
something must be yielded to the Re
publicans. Make no nomination, but
rather adopt that which has been
made by the conservatives of that par
ty. Judge Irwin was endorsed. But
he, like Reese, has been pronounced
“ineligible,” but the same autocratic
power which discards Reese and Ir
win, decides that Gordon is eligible.
Young men of the State ! the man of
your choice is before you as a candi
date. The Federal General—your
Military Governor—has endorsed his
eligibility. The friends of Reese and
Irwin will labor with you harmonious
ly and assiduously. It is with you to
decide. Work—work diligently. Bring
every man who will vote for Gordon to
the polls, whether white or black. To
the black man you may appeal in all
honesty and rectitude of purpose. Your
candidate is such a one as will com
mand their confidence and respect.
He is a brave—a truly brave man—
one that will never do them wrpng or
permit it to be done. He will never
deceive them; never deprive them of
a single right secured by law, but will
faithfully administer the laws and pro
tect them in every right secured to
them Work then, earnestly, and by
your efforts Gordon will be our Gov
ernor.—Chronicle if Sentinel.
The Convention Chaplain and how he
was Relieved.—The piebald Convention
had a Yankee Chaplain by the very
charming name of Prettyman. It is
said that he received a salary of $763,
and though claiming to be a resident
of Atlanta, $51 mileage. He frequent
ly failed to officiate, and from an esti
mate of the number of prayers offered
up for the souls of the Convention and
the success of the Radical party in
Georgia, it appears that he received
about sixteen dollars per prayer.—
The amount received by him is stated
by the Rome Courier on the authority
of a member of the Convention.
Who will say that this Yankee car
pet-bag preacher did not receive sub
stantial relief, at the expense of the
people of Georgia ?— Tefegrapit.
Remember—That challenges at the
polls will be permitted for only two
causes—identity aud non-residence. If
a voter who is known to be under age
presents himself there, it is too late
then to challenge. If you know such
an ODe, black or white, who has reg
istered, go to the registrarand make
oath to that fact, and have his name
stricken from the lists. It will be too
late when he comes to vote. General
Meade has so decided.
Every individual reproduces in min
iature the history of the human race,
so far as it has already transpired. The
child with its simple, confiding, and
forgiving heart, is but a type of the
first ages of the world ; while the rest
less, ardent and imaginative youth,
reproduces the ages that succeeded.
ceptiug address by Rev. Mr. Rogers, per part of the State, and with but a | thorities, who will be held subject to
Col. Hardeman being introduced to few exceptions (“white negroes,” men
the meeting, delivered a short but lost to all honor and self-respect, In
effective address, accepting. erally office seekers, for the einolu-
On motion of Mr. Thomas N. Beall ments,) they are opposed to the it.fa-
the following resolution was adopted : mous Constitution, as well as Bullock,
Resolved, That we, tl.e people of ite standard-bearer. One of the chief
Wilkinson county, in conjunction with obstacles in the way of success will be
the people of the 21st Senatorial Dis- the difficulty of getting the voters to
trictcornposed of the comities of Jones, the polls, many not having means of
Wilkinson and Twiggs, do hereby rc- conveyance, living far from the county
commend to said counties the ratifica- sites, rather than walk, wifi stay at j
cation of the nomination of Col. Isaac home. I propose, through your wide 1
Hardeman, of Jones county, to repre- 1 circulating medium, to all true men!
sent the people in the said 21st Sena- that we furnish our wagons, and other !
torial District. conveyances to carry the voters to the!
On motion of Dr. Cochran the pro- polls/ I doubt not that in this way a ! servation of the peace, and to assist in
ceedings of the meeting were ordered full vote can be obtained. Awake, 1 arf est and punishment of violators
tube published in the Macon and Mil- Georgians! Your all is at stake. Let this order and the criminal laws ot
ledgeville papers. us not hesitate to do all in our power 1 ^ ie State, and he admonishes them
On motion of Judge Whitehurst, to avert the great evils which threaten ! that unless acts of intimidation and
Judge Lochrane was heartily endorsed us! By active and earnest effort, our ■ violence are checked and punished,
for Congress. pure and noble Gordon can be elected, bloody retaliation may be provoked,
On motion of Dr. Cochran the meet- i and Georgia yet be redeemed. |peace of society endangered or
ing adjourned. C. A. Dunwoody. j subverted, and much innocent blood be
SAM’L I’LAIR, I [The foregoing suggestion is a most | shed.
Chairman. excellent and patriotic one. We trust 1 VIL—The commanding officers of
J. D. Jones, Sec’y. it will be adopted in every section of military posts in this District will,
the State, that no white voter for the immediately on receipt of this order,
the penalties attached to disobedience
of the orders emanating from these
Headquarters. Military Commanders
are authorized and directed, when in
their judgment the same may be ne
cessary to organize, from the reliable
and law-abiding citizens, posses to aid
in the preservation of law and order
in their respective districts; the ex
penses attending the pay and mainten
ance of these posses to be charged to
the several counties or municipalties
as the ci. - > may be.
VI.—The commanding General calls
on all good citizens to aid in the pre-
Par Nobile Fratum.—Accounts
from Washington state that Grant has
drawn the cork, from the bottle in
which Butler was shut up by Beaure
gard, the two have made friends, and
are now moving harmoniously along
together. It was necessary in order to
carry forward the political conspiracy
of which Grant is the leader. Beast
Butler and tbe man held up in the
Grant-Johnson-Cabinet correspond
ence go well together.— Telegraph.
The Georgia State Medical Associa- want of conveyance, may absent him-
tion, which met in Augusta last week, se ^ from the polls.—At. Intelligencer.
elected the following officers for the 1 ~ r
ensuing vear: L Judge J T. Snell, of Johnson county
T . _ „ . is a candidate for Senator from the
Preunient,,Dr. L. A. Dugus. of Au- Twentieth Senatorial District, com-
gusta; First Vice President. Dr. S. 1
Ray, of Atlanta; Second Vice Presi
dent, Dr. I. G. Thomas of Savannah ;
For Treasurer, Dr. E. Newton, ofSar- ! Rufus E. Lester, Esq., a rising young
aunah ; Recording Secretary, Dr. S. H. I lawyer of Savannah, has been.nomina-
Orme, of Atlanta ; Corresponding Sec- ted for the Senate by the Democrats of
retary, Dr. J. B. Bailey of Augusta. | the First District. j
posing Emanuel, Johnsou and Laurens
counties.
! cause its contents to be generally
made known and deliver copies
thereof to all civil officers, editors of
newspapers and presses and other
parties to be specially affected there
by, within the limits of their com
mands.
By order of Major General Meade.
S. F. Babstow,
Aeting Asa’t Adj’t Gen’l. -
Sergeant Bates, with his flag ar
rived in Richmond on Wednesday last
An Important Sn^geiition.
Have you registered? and have you
considered the vital importance of go
ing to the polls on the . 20t,h of April,
and doing all in your power to save
Georgia from the domination of negro
radicalism, and political adventurers
from New England? Georgia needs
every vote her true sons can give her,
and it is vastly important that all
who have not done so should go an 1
register.—Intelligencer.
Personal.—Hon B. H. Hill spent
yesterday in our city en route for
Americus, where he is to speak to-day.
He expresses great confidence in the
success of Gordon by an overwhelming
majority, and in a defeat of the Atlan
ta Constitution.—Telegraph, 9th.
Men are more civilized by their
pleasure than their occupation. Busi
ness dispenses not only with ceremony,
but often with common civility; an< ^
we should become rude, repulsive, and
ungracious, did we not recover in our
recreations the urbanity which in the
bustle of labor we disregard.
—A Thomas county negro badly
wounded three others, with whom he
had a difficulty, by cutting them with
a knife.
—The people of Eatonton are pre
paring for death, they are raising a
subscription tobuy a hearse.