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THE FEDERAL UNION,
( Cnrntrof Hancock and ffitkivsotstreets.)
Tuesday Morning, May 5, I8G8.
EIjKC'TIOW FKAl’DS,
We call the attention of all Demo
crats to tlie circular of the Chairman
of the Democratic Committee, of Ful
ton County, which will be found in
this paper. Let every Democrat who
knows of any illegal voting, or any
fraud practiced at the election, send
in the evidence to Dr. Alexander of
Atlanta.
XCOTT * 7IOXTHI.T FOR APRIL.
The April number of this Southern
Magazine will be found very interest
ing. We are glad to see that the en
terprising editors continue to sustain
it as well as they have done. We
hope they will meet with increasing
encouragement.
I.FT THE DLllOCRACV PRESERVE
TIIEIR ORG.IXIKATIO.V A>D 8TAXB
TO TIIEIR AKtIS.
The result of the late election in
many counties in the State shows
what might have been done in the
State with proper effort. If a thor
ough organization of a Democratic
Club in every county had been made
and colored men been induced to join,
the result would have been very dif
ferent. The buliot has been forced
upon the black men by their and our
enemies. They will vote either for or
against us. This point being already
decided, every motive of principle and | (
policy should impel us to induce them
to vote with us. This will be easily
effected because it is their interest, and
THE NOBVK SEICAB THOfCHT.
A large majority of the colored men
in this and several of the adjoining
counties, voted with the Radicals,
against their friends and neighbors ;
and vvbat have they gained by it?
They have elected some men to offices
whom they know- very well w T ere not
tit for them. They have injured theuu
selves and their beet friends by voting
to move the Capital from a healthy and
convenient location in the centre of the
State to a disagreeable place in one
corner of the State. By this foolish
and wicked movement they have vo
ted to tax the citizens millions of dol
lars without any benefit. They have in
jured the feelings and destroyed the con
fidence of those who have been and
would have continued to be their best
friends. Those of them who are me
chanics have driven away their best
customers, and all who have voted
against their white neighbors in favor
of those enemies who have come
among us, only for the purpose of
plunder and office, have destroyed the
confidence and friendship of all those
who can and will help them in the day
of trouble. And what have they got
for all of tnese sacrifices ? They have
elected George Wallace and Peter
O’Neil to the Legislature in Baldwin
County, and a few other colored inen
in some of the other counties. But
what good will these men do them ?
Will they give them bread or meat or
clothing? Will they give them mon
ey? Not a bit of it, and what good
will these men do in the Legislature ?
Not any, they will have no influence,
and will only vote to tax you when
these carpet-bag foreigners shall bid
them do it. We have good reasons to
know that many of the colored men
who voted for the Radicals against
their best friends, already feel sorry
for their mistake, and have made up
their minds never to be caught in
such company again. They have re
flected that George Wallace and Peter
O’Neii can do them no good in the
lay of trouble. “What shall we eat,
an<! what shall we drink, and where
withal! shall we ho clothed,” is much
more important to each one of us
than whether George Wallace and Pe-
C ONSERBATIVE NEG ROES.—Tile G rif-
fin Star says, aud we cheerfully en
dorse it: One of the most cheering
signs of the times is the vast number
of colored men who have voted on the
respectable side, in the late campaign.
We are inclined to the opinion that
the negroes, as a whole, have done
better than the whites—indeed, we are
amazed wliten we think of the perfec
tion of the organization, and drill of
the Radical party, that so many ne
groes have broken loose from their
fetters, and joined their political for
tunes with those of their true friends;
and are we proud to be able to state,
that in this section, the negro Radicals
are going over by scores and hundreds
to the Democratic party. We hesi
tate not to say, that should the elec
tion be repeated this week—in this
county—the blacks, without the aid of
a white vote, would elect the Demo
cratic ticket. Now, we urge the
white people to reciprocate the con
duct of these friendly blacks; let them
see by our every day actions, that
we are their friends indeed, let us give
them the preference on all occasions,
and whenever they are in trouble, let
us go promptly to their relief. If
this course is steadily pursued, in
twelve months from now, a Radical
negro will be a curiosity in Griffin.
The Clour of the Trial.
The Washington correspondence of
the Boston Advertiser says:
The Senate, after the close of the
arguments, will go into secret session
for consultation. A proposition will
be offered by Judge Edmunds to admit
the official reporters, so that the
speeches of the Senators may be taken
down and printed with the report of
the trial, and half a dozen members arc
already known to be in favor of such
procedure, while several will oppose
it strongly. The vote on the separate
articles of impeachment will betaken
in open Senate, on Wednesday or
Thursday, probably, of next week.
When the question arises of pronounc-
THE BAINS AND THE EKOFM.
Our exchanges from all parts of the
State come to us filled with the most
gloomy reports of the damage done to
the growing croj s by the recent un
usually heavy rains. All the low
grounds have been entirely washed
out, and even lands that were thought
to be above the reach of common fresh
ets have been swept over. As a spec
imen of the damage done, we make
the following extract from a letter re
ceived by one of our commission houses
from a planter in Bartow, Jefferson
county:
“The freshet lias done great damage
all through this sectiou ; the mills are
nearly all broken and the crops badly
injured. Cotton—now almost time
to commence chopping—is in many
cases not yet planted, and that which
was planted before the heavy rains I
fear will have to be planted over, as I
have not heard of a good stand. I
think it would be for the best if it was
not planted.”
We agree with the writer, heartily.
It would certainly be much for the
best if the planters would put in corn
in place of the cotton that was washed
out. By so doing they can make meat
and thereby support themselves. Plant
corn by all means—there is still time
to raise a good crop.—Sac. Advertiser.
jHIP'Gen. Hancock’s name, says the
Boston Post, is received with ureat
favor by a large portion of the Demo
cratic press of the country, and the
more conservative of the Republican
journals concede that his nomination
would be one of great strength fur the
party of the Constitution. IIis char
acter and his record unite in diawiug
upon him the earnest attention of the
country. Ilis intellectual ability and
sound political principles are a pledge
of his special qualifications for this
great crisis in our history. His patri
otism is fitly coupled with unsullied
morals, which in these times impart to
it an increased elevation. It is already
apparent that no candidate will be a
greater favorite with the people, nor
so able to cope successfully with the
most promising party arrangements
which Radicalism can desire, A brave
CIRTI8 AND BCTI.Ei:.
In reading Courtis’s magnificent
speech for the defense one cannot help
contrasting it with Butter’s opening
for the prosecution, says the New York
Journal of Commerce. The two men
and speeches, are types of the two sides
of the case. Butler is impudent, fierce,
exaultant over an easy anticipated vic
tory: Curtis polite, calm, confident
in the impregnable strength of his po
sition and in the justice of the Senate.
Butler, argues where he has a founda
tion forargumeut, ably ami effectively;
beyond that he quibbles and asserts.
—Curtis keeps to the bounds of strict
dislectics; his reasoning is like a chain,
in which there i.s no weak links, lead
ing from certain premises to certain
conclusions.—Butler talks like a feed
lawyer, at bis favorite pursuit of mak
ing the worse appear the better cause.
from the Chronicle & Seotinel. tpanhoa Kim i* „ '"**
" HITE I.ABORERN FUR GEORGIA. I ,■ , , 18 10 e ' eI 7 respect his i n _
fenor and dependent. The negro, "f
An oM writer has sai.l, in the spirit e8 credulity hns
•» trno nnii tnr.cooinnr J
giv
» .‘"*? philosophy,
“he is the statesman who shall give i • i- ,
man 19 hi 8 en(1 .
that advice not which seems best at , "^nuch ashee'* fir8t , d . Utyis to thwart
the present time, but which shall af- AThi.inra, , “i!" ^ P«iW-
terward appear to have been the best “h£h “ , ™ ™ 18 18 «■«-**•
at the time ” IW this stand .hall wb «V»»w characterizes nine
be tried tl
19 the feelinir
3.” By this standard shall every* nine °^t of
lie theory we are about to l a lwuvs was borers
suggest on the subject of white labor- (imji 3 sh au inferior-das's oHab *°
ers tor the South. thp ; r nnhiru1 ; s ?'\, labor > fr om
fact that the negro, either by his clear
majority of numbers, or by holding a
stron
bad, unprincipled men, is now govern
or of the South. None but a madman
ortneaoutn. . their natural lack of intellect v“
11. not.probleroatical, but » iwttM ; ^ W
The fact becomes more minfm! ‘
“•£» manifest each year, that fme ,?
b,lance of power in favor of Kbor wiil in th J eD(1 , *
* ruin the South. 1 a,,d
or o, .ueoonsu. iM.nc nut u maaman The negro has but little idea nf I
wi!' question if. It is, and has been, true intcrest8 . IIe , ““ “ >■«
the intention of those who now con
trol the United States Government to
make him so. It is not merely a po-
permits no one t u
teach them to him. Hi is out of th •
true white man’s reach. He rep„, t ‘ s
no confidence in him. TT • f
it only requires kindness and instruc
tion from the whites to enable them to j ter O’Neil goes to the Legislature and
see that it is their interest to vote gets pay for eating ground peas,
with those who employ them, and ! believe when the colored man
We
sits
upon whom they are dependent'for j down and reflects seriously upon these
every comfort in life. In those coun
ties where such an organization was
carried into effect, the Democratic
ticket has prevailed. Thousands of
the black men have voted with the
whites, and ten thousand more might
easily have beeu induced to vote with
us with proper management. In Bald-
thiugs he will see that lie has done
a very losing business in voting for
the Radicals against his best friends,
and will resolve to do so no more. We
can tel! him that every white man in
the county has bis eye upon him now.
If he goes with the white men of Geor
gia, they will go for him, they will
win we saw our error, and immediately ) protect him in the enjoyment of all
after tlie election we organized a Dem-! his rights, they will favor him with
oratic club, and already enough black I their friendship and patronage; but
men have joinyd us to insure the safe- j if he continues to go with our enemies
ty of the county, at a future election. I and vote for those who oppress us,
Let no one say that it is too late. If the then his old friends and neighbors will
constitution of Georgia is accepted by j turn their backs upon him, and he
Congress and she is permitted to vote in ! mUfj t go to George Wallace and Peter
the Presidential election, her vote may
tell very differently from what the !
Radicals have intended. It only re- j
quires a thorough democratic organi
zation of the white and black voteis to
. , ^ . U aud gallant soldier—a noble natriot-
mgjudgment in case one or more of! 1
, , • , - . i | a man of lixed political convictions
the articles is sustained, the manageis : , • • , *.
... , aI , , , I and principles—ot proven executive
will make the usual demand, and the . ■ r . , r . ,, ,
. ,, ’ • ■ ability—sagacious and self-controlled
>enate may possibly then retire again 1 J
for consultation. At this point an in
terests
raised
thirds vote shall be necessary to
ty—sagacious and self-controlled
—reposing bis faith in civil law rather
... , . , i than military coercion—anxious for
“resting law question is likely to be I ,, . A e
. rnu A J x I the restoration ot self-government
used. I he Constitution says a two , . f
J j every where, of peace and of permanent
. . , . . , _ . - , ., ” 1 prosperity under the Union of whose
vict, but is silent as to the vote on the I r , •, ., . .
. , ’ , ,.. - • i .u ! sacred bond the war was a vindication
ludgmeut, and the question is whether i ,, ri , .. .,
J e . ., , . i , i—Gen. Hancock would he a Presiden-
a maiority or two-thirds must agree .. , , ... , ,
__ A Au. -__i. c. c ii,. i®_ tial caudidat: next to impossible to
| defeat, if the people still remain of a
j purpose to rescue free government
from the hands of usurpation andtyran-
! ny.
From tlie Journal & Messenger.
! A HAD RAX ON A WICKED EE-
RAND.
It is stated to us that Turner, the
was trying to bully, cajole, and Hatter j
to his way of thinking.—He appeals
to prejudices, the partisan feelings, the
seeming interest of his hearers, never |
to their wisdom, their equity, their
magnanimity. Curtis addresses the
Senate in their high and true charac
ter of Court. He trusts to their intel
ligence, their justice, their generosity,
even. He cannot bring himself to
think that a body of men. representing
as they are supposed to do. so much oi
all that is wisest and best in the land,
can fail to follow his lofty line of ar
gument, and to be influenced by coi.sid- | 0 ^'' 11 Py
erations directed solely to their minus j ^
and consciences, lie speaks to them
as if they were his peers intellectually,
which is a compliment to the Senate, j econul1
Butler harraugues them as if- tliejr llltuie to (1 ° niore even there than sup
wer no better than himself which is i P, 0l t 0,1(1 s . u . 9tair ? , his own prolific race,
an
population of Mexico, St. Do-1 L t a lT fn ' wi,Tte“m e p."he“ conS““
tmngo and ranuy of the South Amen-: thoe(J „., |0 dcoei>e a “™ c >
iKe tl
bingo
cun States—a mongrel, hybred, unbe
nt
i - .7 . . — flatter
i ii - . , . , him, and try only to increase the deln
•lie, degraded race-to be spewed out sion for their 0 ^ n base
i„ a few generations and supplanted, i L e ”cannoTbi Im'provTasTuborarTt
as the Indians have been, by a higher | leH8t in the pr ^ 8eut ^aeration, bui
must become gradually worse.
4 Observer.
as tlie Indians nave neen, by a high
order of civilized people from abroad ;
or for the present landholders of the
South, realizing their true condition,
to arise as one man, and lay hold on
the only salvation now within their
ret ch, even at a sacrifice, if necessary,
the immediate introduction of a suffi
cient
the country. It is omy in - i ,
i , i .. ■ , stand some hours, will turn out to he
j chattie slavery that the negro ever has i „„ a i___ , ,, “ , u ue
bed* or ever can be made available as
a la hirer. Aud even there he is not au
Dressing Cold Meat.—Cut the
meat in pieces, and lay them in a mold
in layers, well seasoned. Then mim-
7 a HU,U : over and fill the mold with some lea
nt white population to fill up aud
• f • koup nearly cold, which when eft r,.
•linv the eonntrv. It nnlv in r . J ’ ... u u to
as firm as isinglass, especially if shank
bones are boiled in the soup". Should
... ,, , , the cold meat be veal or poultry, fl^
neal laborer. He caiiuot be „ j i; f - „ ,, A
addition ot some small pieces ot ham
or bacon, and of hard boiled eggs cut
oi uu uam mail imiiseii wincn is i r - . •. j n sliceg an( j p ut between the layers
i insult to the Senate. Curtis rea - Hecan add nothing to the real devel- of meat> U £ improvem J J
ms at the Senate from his level; and j °P» lent ,ji a country s resources or the Another to 8 dress C0 F , d meat A
utler makes a stump speech at them aflv uiicemeut of a true ci\ilization ; K ave it minced verv fine, well
sons
Butler makes a stump spe
from his level; and there is just the
difference between the two men and
their speeches.
As the Senators decide upon the
question of impeachment, so will they
take their places in history upon the
low plain with Butler or upon the high
table land with Curtis.
give the-vote of the State to the Demo
cratic candidate, by a very large large
majority. Even now take out the sub
ject of relief, and let the two parties
run upon their own strength and the
Democracy w ould carry the State by
thousands, and with tlie proper in
struction and protection of the colored
voters the Democracy can carry the
State next fall for the Democracy by
twenty thousand votes. We hope tlie
Democracy in every county will or-
: O’Neil for all the favors he needs.
Colored men think of these things se
riously. Will you stay with your old
friends and vote with us, or will you
go with tlie radicals and depend on
them ?
LET r» HAVE PATIEXCE AND TRIST
IN FROVIDENCE.
Now that the election is over, and
men have time to reflect calmly upon
tiie future, they will discover, that
there are some things of much more
importance to them than the success
of any candidate. It is true we con
sider political liberty of great impor
tance to a civilized and intelligent
people. But we must remember that
ganizew itliout delay and encourage the j we ure under ^ lie lieel ol th e oppres-
formation of colored Democratic clubs, j sor - ^ ( ‘ llave Leen crushed to the
and by every means encourage and in- ! earth ’ aud the Privileges of freemen
as to the sentence. Some of the law
vers in the Senate are looking up au
thorities on this head. Tlie majority
are doubtless in favor of disqualifying:
Mr. Johnson from ever holding office, |
in case he is convicted, but it is by no i
means certain that two-thirds of the '
Senators would agree to this sentence.!
When judgment has been determined, j
it will be pronounced by the Chief j
Justice. It is not necessary that the Washington City mulatto, who will
President should be present when this be declared elected as one of the Itep-
is done. Here the functions of the resentatives from this county in the
Court will cease, and the Chief Justice : Legislature of Georgia, lias gone on to
will not appear in any further proceed- that city to ask his Radical masters to
ceedings. ! have negro troops sent to this State,
j ami particularly to this section. He
1 declared, in a sermon preache*] before
( he left, that the troops of tlie United
States who formed the garrison in the
rebel” States, should be in sympathy
have been taken away from a large
t .. • o- I portion of the most intelligent and
In tins way negro suit rage which I v . °
‘most virtuous of our citizens. How
long this oppressive burden will have
be borne God only knows. We
struct the colored men to vote with
us.
lias been forced upon us by our ene
mies may be made a tower of Strength
to us, and a destructive battery to
those
lion.
to
, , . • j hope and trust not longer than until
who planned it lor our destruc- ] * ...
1 I the next Presidential election. We
TIIEV nAV CATCH A TARTAR.
• The Radicals have been forcing the
people of the Southern States to adopt
the negro Constitution before thd
Presidential election, believing that
under these Constitutions every one of
these States will vote for the Radical
jiominee. But from the indications
put forth in the last election it is now
certain that Georgia, and probably
will watch and pray and hope on until
our deliverance comes. But until we
are relieved from this oppiession let
us have courage and patience. Let
us by every honest means in our pow
er try to build up our broken fortunes.
Above all, let us try to provide a sup
ply—an ample supply of provisions.
The Radicals can not prevent the
earth from giving her harvests. They
can’t prevent the rains of heaven from
falling upon our fields and gardens, and
several more of them, can with proper if we use the proper industry and
management be carried by the Demo
crats. We have not been anxious to
iidopt tlie negro Constitution, but if
Congress will force it upon us, let us
take care that Georgia votes for the
Democratic candidate. It is now mor
ally certain from the complexion of
i lie late election that this can easily be
♦lone. This will be an open fight be
tween Radicalism and Democracy,
without any relief law to deceive the
white voter, or any question of fran
chise to distract the black voter. In
Fuch a contest Georgia is sure for the
Democracy, and instead of giving aid
und comfort to our enemies we can
give essential aid to the Democracy.
economy, with the blessing of provi
dence, they can’t prevent us from mak
ing among ourselves nearly all that is
necessary for our support and happi
ness.
Arkansas.—Hon. James Hines, of
Little Rock, Ark., member elect to
the Fortieth Congress, arrived in this
city yesterday. Ilis two colleagues,
Messrs. Roots and Bowles, are daily
expected.—lion. B. F. Rice and A.
McDonald have been elected senators
from that State. The fourteenth ar
ticle of amendment to the Constitu
tion has been ratified unanimously by
the Legislature now in session at Lit
tle Rock, Arkansas will soon resume
her place in the sisterhood of States.
Forney's Chronicle.
From tlie Xen* York Timeg.
The Rcnllj n< Issue.
Now, the question really at issue,
of which the country and history will
take note, is, which of the two depart-I with the dominant party—that the
ments has transcended the limits of white soldiers, being mostly Demo-
its constitutional authority? Congress crats, were notin sympathy with that
has passed laws which strip the Exec- i party, aud “loyal” men could not
utive of power always believed to be- t
long to his department—power always Such, iu substance, were bis remarks
exeicised by all his predecessors, al- 1 on the occasion referred to.
ways recognized by all past Congress- j
count upon protection from them
n sub
iccasi
We I lave no hope, of course, from
es, by the Supreme Court, by the ; those who will soon control every de
whole country, ami by all parties and j partment of the government at Mash-
classes of men, as belonging to him,
and as properly exercised by him. lit
ington, and therefore, we make no ap
peal to them against the wicked slan-
denies tlie constitutional authority of. ders and devilish malignity of this
Congress to do this, and he has acted ' mongrel wretch; hut we <h> appeal to
upon that denial. Which of the two ; our Democratic cotemporaries at the
is right—we mean, not morally, nor as j North to let the people know what
a matter of physical strength, but ac- i agencies are to be invoked, and upon
cording to the intent, and meaning of
the Constitution? Has Congress the
right under the Constitution and in
the exercise oi power conferred upon
what preteuce, to still further degrade
and punish their countrymen at the
South. Let them tell the people how
their money and their power is to be
it by the Constitution, to take away i subordinated to the behests of negro
from the Executive the powers in ques-j preachers in their efforts to ruin the
whites and stir up a fearful war of ra
ces. Let them tell the people how
the white soldiers of the Union are
slandered and calumniated by vindic
tive mongrels, in tlie pay, and devoted
to the interests ol Radicalism. Let
them tell the people of this new theo
ry to be put in practice hereafter in
the sword arid bayonet government of
white freemen; that those who hold the
swords and bayonets shall be in sym
pathy with, and obey the orders of a
party, and not of their military supe
riors. Think of it, Freemen of the
North! The people of Georgia, your
brothers in blood and. in the common
bonds of a thousand hallowed memo
ries, are to be put under the brutal
domination of a brutal soldiery to
please a vindictive mulatto. Do you
see uo danger of your own liberties in
ail this ?
tion, or not ?
Death of ax Old Citizen.—Our
readers will be pained to learn of the
death of Mr. Nathan C. Munro, one of
our oldest and most respected citizens,
which occurred at his residence in
Vineville, yesterday morning, between
nine and ten o’clock.
Mr. M unro was a native of the
State of Now York, but catne to Ma
con in 1826, since which time he has
resided here, and no citizen has proba
bly contributed more than he toward
building the city of his adoption. He
was one the earliest friends of Christ
Church, and was one of its Wardens
for more than twenty years, being its
Senior Warden at the time ot his
death. He was, in every sense of the
word, a good man and a good citizen.
Ilis body will be brought to Christ
Church this evening, at 6i o’clock, at
which time evening prayer will be
held. His funeral will take place, from
the Church on Tuesday morning, at
10 o’clock.—Journal § Messenger, 4th.
In San Francisco, lots that m 1SG6
were worth, SLOOO now sell from
810,000 to SI-5,000. The approaching
completion ot the pacific Railroad has
effected tlie rise.
A Western paper proposes John
Morrisey for the Presidency; not be
cause he is the most fit, but because
he has “fit” the most.
Idleness is hard work for those who
are not used to it, and dull work for
those who are.
Important Circular.—We invite
the attention of all concerned to the Uhe soi
circular attached to these observations.
Get up the proofs at once, they are
plentiful and handy.
Democratic Committee Rooms, ^
Atlanta, Ga., April 25, 1S65- - j
We have to-day waited upon the
Major General commanding the 3d j
Military District, for the puqiose of i
presenting the complaints, aecompa
nied hv affidavits, from several coun
ties ol frauds in the recent election.
We are gratified to he able to state
that Major General Meade will inves
tigate any charges made of frauds, and j
especially of violations of his orders
governing tlie elections.
We have petitioned that the elections
be set aside in certain counties, and
new elections ordered, on the grounds
of frauds and violations of orders, and
for these counties a military commis
sion has been appointed for investiga
tion:
1st. Did the Managers of the
election allow our challengers at the
polls?
2d. Did they number fhe tickets
and compare with the registration
lists?
3d. Did they admit illegal votes?
4th. "Was intimidation used to change
the voles of freed men?
5th. Did Managers attempt to in
duce voters to change their votes?
Send in your reports to the under
signed, who will submit them with
out delay to the Commanding Gen
eral.
James F. Alexander,
Ch’u Dem. Com.
hut is, at best, a miserable fungus
upon tlie social and civil trunk. No
close observer has failed to notice that
for half a century the South, with ail
her splendid resources anil great capa
cities for s he creation of intrinsic value
and the accumulation of fabulous
wealth, has done little else but multi
ply and support a negro population at
the cost, certainly of the partial ex
haustion, if not almost entire ruin of
vvhi
to
have it minced very fine, well season
ed, and put in patty pans with a thin
crust below and above it. and baked hi
a quick oven. Cold meat cut iu small
pieces, and put in a pie-dish, with bat
ter poured over it, aud baked uiitii the
latter rises, is another good way. Po
tato pie is a capital method of using-
cold meat. The meat should be cut
iu pieces and covered with mashed
potatoes, then put into the even to
bake until the potatoes are well
ich, m all its surroundings, j | )row[)e j - The dish should be rather
might be compared to the garden ot
Eden. When tlie late war was in pro
gress, there was indeed some little
property and available capital. But i Grease Spots.—Mix powdered
as a rule, the South was paralysed not French chalk with lavender water to
deep, as tiiere ought to be some nice
gravy with the meat.
for want of resources, but for want of
j their development. Men possessed of
thousands or millions of capital were
_ | penniless and powerless for good to
the country, for their wealth consisted
only in African slaves, which it had
required and still required all their
the thickness of mustard. Put it on
the stain, and rub it gently with the
finger or palm of the hand. Put a
sheet of clean blotted paper and
brown paper over it, and smooth it
with a warm iron. When dry, the
chalk must be removed, and the silk
available resources to sustain and sup- i geutly dusted with a white handker-
port;-and if the ante-bellum order of chief. If a faint mark still remains, a
tilings had continued halt a century second application of French chalk
longer, at the end ot the period they j and lavender water will generally re-
would not have been in a better con- move it. If the wax has fallen thickly
Hit ion, but worse, because all energy j on the silk, it will be better to remove
would have continued to be bent to the it first very carefully with a pen-knife,
accumulation and propagation of ne
groes, and taxed as before to support
Illegal Voting.—The Albany
News says that “there were over 800
votes polled in this county on affidavit
of registration and citizenship; 326 of
these swore they registered in Dough
erty, but their names do not appear on
the books or lists. Maj. Cochran or
dered the managers to receive them.
Of the others, at least one-half are be
lieved to have committed perjury. It
is also known that many voted who
were registered here, but who now re
side iu other counties, and it is esti
mated that not less than six to eight
hundred illegal votes were polled, and
How a Military I pstart Managed
an Election.—The conduct of the Mili
tary daring the recent election has
been generally approved by the Dem
ocratic Press of the State, on account
of its fairness and impartiality. The
Radical Press, on the contrary, have
denounced the soldiers because they
would not lend themselves and their
power to the nefarious designs of
tlie carpet-bag and scalawag combina
tion.
One officer, it seems, took especial
pains to disgrace himself, if such a
thing were possible, a Major Cochran
by name, who was stationed at Al
bany. The News of that place gives
him a very caustic notice, from which
we make the following extract. It
says:—[Columbus Sun.
Appearing at tlie polls in person on
him. Therefore at the end of the
period the only gain to the individual,
[he country, the world at large or civ
ilization, would have been a larger
number of stupid Africans to exhaust
tlie lands, prey upon the resources of
the country and add nothing of either
intrinsic or relative value. Men might
have possessed thousands of slaves,
but would still have beeu, as before,
poor in trying to supportthem. Who
lias not seen men worth many thous
ands of dollars in slaves, yet often un
able to meet a bill of a score of dol
lars for necessaries for their families?
Unable to afford a comfortable house
to live in, or a decent meal upon the
table v Slavery, in its best form, has
done nothing for the South but niulti-
AI.TA VELA IN THE HOENE—BITTER
AND EXCITING DERATE.
Washington, May 1.—House.—
The Alta Vela resolutions were resum
ed. Mr. Brooks divided his hour among
the Democrats and moved the previ
ous question, which was not rescinded.
An amendment was offered which
opened free debate. Mr. Logan open
ed but was called to order for using the
word “villainous.” He took it back
and was again called to order
for saying Mr. Brooks said what lie
(Brooks) knew r to be untrue. The
speaker ruled the expression parlia
mentary.
The date of the letter which had
been denied in Court a few days ago
was admitted iu the House, but inno
cent motives were asserted. Tbespeech
,t!y Africans am! exhaust the vitals of \tooUthe floor aud accused
me country m the attempt. VV hen i n , c ... . n„,u,
, • , , ,, i xY i Brooks of robbing his patrons, mitier
tlie late war closed all were left almost , , r> i •*. 8 a-i 1 „ „ n„ t |, ir
.. , , m. : asked Brooks if he did not call butler
entirely penny less. 1 he negroes were I ,, ,, « , ,• . i
A i ‘ i a-i . . i n m, i u gold robber. Brooks replied, yes, t
manumitted and that took all. The ) i„i
made you disgorge sixty thousand dol
lars to a citizen of New Y’ai k. Crimi
nation and recrimination followed.The
Speaker called Brooks to order—
Brooks didu’t know why the Speaker
had not called Butler to order. Brooks
did not know how he was to get satisfac
tion, he could not get itpersoually fro®
a man like Butler who had been whip
ped in Massachusetts by a bricklayer
for insulting the bricklayer’s wife.
The resolutions were tabled, 70 to
26.
little floating capital and property
which bad been accumulated were
swept away by the fortunes of war,
tlie march of armies or the petty pil
laging of the conquerers. And if the
negro, even in chattie slavery did not
add anything to the wealth of the
country beyond his own support and
multiplication, will he do more as a
freedmnn when freed without his own
effort or expressed wish ?
There was always a strong mutual
attachment between the slave and his
pathy. Tlie feeling was strong then.
And if the negro had been let alone, in
a very- large majority* of cases he would
Monday morning, he assumed com-i have rein ned with his former owner
mand, with swagger and bluster, and i and worked for wages. Such was the
usurped the management of the elec- j mutual wish and expectation until
tion. The inode, manner, and con- j “ provost guards” iuterferred. True,
duct of the whole matter, including j bis wages could not have supported
the board of managers, were taken 1 him as he was supported before, for he
charge of, and his power and authority! is not only indolent but proverbially
were prostituted to an overweaning j improvident. But the wages must have
ambition to carry things his own wav I eventually exhausted the employer.
—negroes were ordered into line, and j H* when his wiser intellect, care and
favored at the polls, white men were j economy governed all the expenditures
rudely thrust away and driven from j for both parties, there was barely a
peaciable elfbrts to deposit their bal-j’support made for both, as we have
lots; negroes were permitted to ap-1 seen, could so much be reasonably
proach the lines and handle tickets, | expected when the negro’s ignorance
while white men were denied the priv- j and prodigality should remain to in-
. , * ., . During the debate Mr. Eldridg?
. 1 he,- had grown up together c> „ ed jJJ gent | cmaD ... L „.„,
8 T m T ** T^ alW Eldrigde a blackguard.-Tl.r
si oi h ties which created a mutual svm- | pj ouge adjourned °
Radical Election Fraud in Clod
County.—We learn, says the Atlanta
Intelligencer, that the fraud practised
at the election in Athens was ot so
stupendous a character that the citi
zens have sent over a protest to Gen.
Meade, which was yesterday present
ed to that military commander. The
papers, we are told, are signed by the
Federal officers at the post, and ail o [
the prominent citizens, and we hope
are of a sufficiently convincing charac
ter to insure an order for a new elec
tion for Clark county. The man)'
former residents of that county in l h‘ s
city, when the disgraceful result ot
the late vote was made known to then).
promptly charged that only
ilege; gentlemen were driven trom the' crease largely those expenditures? i could have brought it about, and the
Hall ot the Court House, while Radi- Thus it would appear to be an exceed- protest to which we refer shows that
cal candidates and their pimps were ingly plain proposition. But the ne-
of these the probability is thatj I he Board of Managers were dicta-
not more than one-fifth were cast for • ted to, and forced to accept illegal
the Democratic ticket.” i votes.
permitted to remain. Democratic gro was not let alone. There has
challengers were driven from the polls, been a continuous, powerful and suc-
Quiet, orderly Democrats, who liad cesslul effort made both by individuals,
permission from the Board to remain associations and the legislation of the
inside, to see that fairness was observ- country to sow discord and distrust
ed, were impertinently ordered away. | between the races and alienate each
from the other. The white man no
longer feels his former responsibility
for a being whom God aud nature
protest to which we refer shows
they were right.
Hancock and Adams are good re\o-
lutionary names. The country oee 5
that prominence should be given to ■*
few such names to bring the minus o
the people back to the time ami ulea-
of the first revolution, and in ordei 1
put a stop to the present one.—
Citizen.