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THE FEDERAL UNION,
f CornetsJHancock and IVilkinsoi streets.)
Tuesday Morning, May 2G, 1808.
THE NKH COIN* TITE1'«©N ©f «Llt©-
,;■( ( OMI^nFD AM) BEPI BIA-
TED BY THE CHl't’AC# CONVEX-
TION.
The Radical Convention which
met at Chicago the 20th inst., and
nominated General Grant for Presi
dent, and Colfax tor Vice President,
laid down what they ciftl a platfrtrm
of principles. We have as yet seen
only a short synopsis of the Platform,
lmt in the short skeleton that lias been
sent over the telegraph wires, we
see that the Georgia Radical Consti
tution has been- condemned both
directly and indirectly. It has been
condemned both by wbat they said,
and by what they omitted. They de
nounced repudiation as a crime. The
pivot on which the Georgia Constitu
tion turned was repudiation. Princi
ples are great landmarks which are to
stand as a guide to the people under
all circumstances. If theu the Radi
cals consider Repudiation a national
crime, they must consider repudiation
in Georgia a crime, so far as Georgia
is concerned. How can those Sena
tors who support the Chicago platform
and Gen. Grant, with this assertion,
that repudiation is a crime, staring
them in the face, vote for the Radical
Constitution of Georgia, which owes
its verv life and being.to repudiation.
Rv voting for the Georgia Radical
Constitution, they assume and take
upon themselves all the responsibility,
all the shame, and all of the criminali
ty of Repudiation. Again the Chics*
go Convention failed to assert in their
platform, that negroes should have the
light io vote in the Northern or West
ern States. If it is right for negroes
to vote at the South, it is right and
much more reasonable that they
should vote at the North, but they
did not sav so for fear it would not be
popular. It would seem that a Radi
cal’s principles depended upon latitude
and longitude. Those men who laid
down the Chicago platform say
in effect, that what would be
a crime for all of the people of the
United States to do is right and honest
for the people of Georgia, and what is a
sacred duty and a vital principle in
Georgia is ol no consequence at tlie
North. From what we have seen of the
Chicago platform it is a piece of po
litical patchwork, not. made up of
any general principles which will ap
ply to all cases, but of one piece for
the North, and an other, and very dif
ferent one, for the South. We have
Negro suffrage fo* the South, but at
the North,"'the negro is repudiated.
There is not a word said about high
Tariff for fear of offending the West.
Rut their bondholders are told it
would be u high crime and misdemean
or not to pay the bonds according to
the letter and spirit of the contract.
All of the debts are to he paid in Gold,
if that was the contract, but at the
same time the people are told that
the taxes shall be lightened. This is
very much like promising the farmers
a high price for their wheat, and at
the same time promising cheap bread
to tin: mechanic and laborers. But
there is nothing too absurd for these
Radicals to promise if they can get.
votes by their promises. In their
platform they have endeavored to
throw a tub to every big whale, and
little ’fobs to the Grampuses. Rut
1 he people have heard too many of
their false promises, be fooled by
1 hem any longer. Their empt y tubs
can no longer serve *to draw their at
tention from objects of vital impor
tance*,
etTTl.Mi JIOKE T l| AIV THEY
IVASTEI)
The Radicals in Congress, after the
President was acquitted on the XI
Article, pretended to believe that the
seven Republican tSeuators, who had
voted for acquittal, were bribed, and
raised a committee to investigate the
charges of corruption. Rut they took
care t > put none but Radicals on the
committee, for fear ‘ that the proof
might convict some of the friends of
impeachment of corruption. Not
withstanding all of their precaution, it
lias leaked out that the bribery and
corruption was all on their side. Mr.
Cooper, one of the President’s Secre
taries, swears that lie was told by a
brother-in-law -of Senator Pomeroy,
that for $4U,000 he could procure the
votes of five Radical Senators in favor
of {he President. Senator Pomeroy
is a violent Radical, but it would seem
that his brother-in-law was willing to
sell Radical votes for eight thousand
dollars a piece % Among those prom
ised, were those of Senators Morton
and' Nye. Mr. Ewing also when ques
tioned as to the attempts to bribe
Senator Ro3s testified that the lady of
Special to the Atlanta Era.
Milledgeville, May 7, 1S6S.
Editor of the Era : Thinking that it
might be interesting to some ol yout
readers, and perhaps profitable to your
city authorities, I will present to them
the present condition of our State
IS THE PREHIDEM TO
BXEEPTK Alt CfrtOSSTmjTIOSAI.
Law t
the house where Senator Ross boaided | (j a pitol and grounds, showing the un
said that there had been no attempts ! portance of prompt action on the part
made to bribe him to vote for acquittal
hut thercHmd beeuat tempts made by the
Radicals to induce him to vote against
the President. So it seems, that all
of the testimony thus far has convic
ted their own party of attempts at
bribery. The guns that were aimed
at the conservatives, charged to the
muzzle with bribery and corruption,
of Atlanta, to make ready for ‘‘emer
gencies.” I fear you all in Atlanta
are not aware of the powerful influ
ence at work, both here and elsewhere,
to secure the retention of the Capitol
at this place. The citizens hero are
raising a special fund for this very pur
pose, aud be assured of the fact, that
if you leave a single pledge unfulfilled
on your part you will never secure
From the New York Hersld, of the 15th instant.
I
UE.Y. GRIM OA 1112 STAAB-UIU;
HE Ol'E.V Ills) tlOWJ:?
-- The New York World produces the ; The prophet Isaiah, speaking o!
following until now unpublished letter dirist, according to the interpretation
of President Jefferson, written in the 0 f Christian divines, describes the Sa-
first year of his administration Mr. v iour as being like one dumb who
Livingston was at the time United opened not his mouth while he was led
j^btates District Attorney. Its pertinent like a lamb to the slaughter. It we
bearing upon the impeachment ol m;l y p e permitted to compare any-
President Johnson, vvill strike every tiling in our political history with the
one who may peruse it: sublime event referred to, we might
“Washington, Nov.-1, 1801. say that General Grant -is dumb und
“Dear Sir—I some days ago re- opens not his mouth while lie is being
ceived a letter from Messrs. Dennis- fed to political slaughter. Or rather,
ton & Chetham of the most friendly | his, over-prudent reticence is bring-
ktnd, asking the general grounds on ; big about his own political death, un-
which the nolle prosequi in Duane’s case less, indeed, lie has spoken as some of
ought to be presented to the public, the radical organs say, and in that case
Blli.Ul.VUS IN
Y( 1,1, E.
.1111.1. EDGE-
... , . . , , . the Capitol in Atlanta. It seems a
has recoiled aud kicked their -owner,, factj no t only here but in Ma-
over - ! con and other places, that the Legis
lature can’t do less . than adjourn to
Milledgeville, even though they should
meet in Atlanta by order of General
Meade for their first organization.
The Capitol and grounds present a
most beautiful and inviting prospect.
The entire building has been over-
We publish in our present issue a
letter from Milledgeville over the sig
nature of “Pro Bono”, published in
the Atlanta New Era. The writer
seems to be well posted on the pres- hauled from top to bottom, both in
cut situation of the public buildings,
and also what is necessary to accom
modate the State House officers, the
Legislature, &c., and preserve the pub
lic, documents aud archives and protect
them from damage. No building now
in Ailauta, nor any that can be sud
denly erected, is sufficient. The pub
lic documents are now safe in a fire
proof building, and if moved would
be in danger of being lost or damaged.
Any accident that would destroy these
documents would involve an irrepara
ble loss to the State. But what do
many of those who voted for removal
care for public documents'/ They
never cost them anything, nor do
they know the value of them. But
one of the greatest objections to re
side and out. The two main halls,
and the forty-two other rooms of the
building have been re-plastered and
repaired, and some of them guilded
beautifully. In a word, the whole
Capitol is in a far better condition and
finish than it has been, since or at the
time of its completion.
The grounds have been re-terraced
and very much ornamented. New and
elegant gate-ways have been made,
which alone cost several thousand dol
lars.
The painting shows the master band
of your Atlanta artist, Mr. Clark,
which vvill compare with any painting
on any building North or South.
Mr. Broombead, another of your
Atlanta artists and master ifteclianics,
and under whose supervision the en
tire work, in a great measure, has
been conducted, lias shown bis abili
ty in tiie perfect satisfaction lie lias
raoval is the fact, learned long ago by gj veu t0 those in charge of this impor-
sod experience in other States, that a j t ar ,t t rus t.
I learn from Mr. B. that the gross
expenditure has been fifty thousand
dollars for the various improvements,
and right well too, does these improve
ments show a judicious expendi
ture.
I find that there are over forty
rooms in the Capitol, and every room
occupied, and absolutely a necessity
exists for more, or, that some of these
should be larger, although they aver
age twenty feet square each, besides
the two main halls.
The immense collection of public
documents for the last century now
The Humoral new Party A Convention stored here, will fill a large building of
V) he Called at Baltimore—Chief Jus- j themselves, and one can hardly over
see Chase at the head—General smash i estimate the importance of carefully
up. of the Present Political Parties Ex-\ preserving these documents.
i i I will mention some of the many
in teed. I , . , r • J
1 , , . „ v , , , T ,, rooms necessary to provide tor m ar-
(Jorresnorioenca of too New iork Herald. i . , ,, y, _ j
\ ranging for the Capitol now proposed
"Washington. May 18, Side j j n Atlanta. The Governor must have
by side this morning with the news ; three, Secretary of State and Surveyor
ot Grants declining tiie nomination ' General three, Comptroller General
went afloat the rumors of a new party i two> Treasurer two, Library two
having emerged from its crysalis con- (] arge rooms,) Supreme Court one
dition, and being in a state of earnest j room and four Committee rooms,
large commercial city is not a safe or |
a suitable place for legislation. For
that reason the seats of government in
several States have been moved from
1 arete cities to small, quiet towns
where the members are not subject tot
unhealthy and dangerous influences.
IIow such Influences may lie used
against the best interests of the State
we have full demonstration in the!
way in which the vote for removal
was sot through the convention.
which they proposed to do. You arc
sensible I must avoid committing my
self in that channel of justification,
and that were I to do it in this, 1 might
be called on by other printers in other
it would have been better if he bad
held bis tongue. Yesterday we call
ed upon the General to come
out boldly against the atrocious con
duct of the radical leaders in their at-j an( j
BATE BESTING EBOH »AMIHVGTOI,
From tiie Baltimore Gazette of
Monday ivd - copy the following inter
esting Washington, letters:
Great Excitement—Radical Confidence—
The Cotes—Senator Itoss—The Dis-
a anointment— The Adjournment— 1m -
jtcachmenl Dead.
Washington, May 17, 1SGS.—The
excitementon Saturday waseven great
er than on Tuesday. The capitol
was thronged by an excited crowd.
At a Radical caucus the night before
the programme had been arranged’.
Ross- was regarded as pledged to con
viction on the eleventh article, and
with entire confidence" determined to
proceed with the vote, the eleventh
I article being the only one on which
any hope of conviction remained. The
Jacobin count' showed 36 votes for
| conviction, including that of Mr. Wade,
the hour was at hand to strike
cases where it might be inexpedient tempt to depose the President ot the
to say anything. Yet to so civil an United .Stites o.i the most frivoluus
application, I cannot reconcile myself au d baseless charges. We asked him
to the incivility of giving no answer. ■ to open his mouth this time, as becomes
I have thought, therefore, of laying a patriot and a man with his glorious
your friendship under contribution, record, in behalf of justice, law and
and asking you to take the trouble of order, and save the country from the
seeing them and of saying to them, disgrace the radicals would bring upon
that the question being inthelineof it. We assured him what his own
the law, I had desiredyon togivethem good sense ought to tell him is true,
the explanation necessary. My text that such a course would bring the
of explanation would be this: j Jacobin cabal at W ashington to reason
The President is to have the laws ; and greatly increase his populari-
executed. He may order an offense ; t}’-
then to be prosecuted. If he sees a j We see, however, by the radical
prosecution put into a train which is newspapers, extracts from several of
not lawful he may order if to be dis- which were published at the same
continued and put into legal train. I time :n yesterday’s llcralJ, that ihese
found a prosecution going on against rabid partisans claim General Grant
Duane for an offense against the Sen- as an ardent impeacher. A letter was
ate, founded on the Sedition act. I af- read before the anti-slavery meeting
firm that act to be no law because in here on Wednesday born a certain Mr.
opposition to the Constitution, and I Moss, purporting to give the views of
shall treat it as a nullity whenever it General Grant on impeachment, in
comes in the way of my functions. I which it is said the General is “work-j The name of Fessenden, the second
therefore directed that prosecution to ing hard with his triends to secure the j doiibtfu! Senator on the roll, being
be discontinued and a new one to be * conviction of the President.” The j rcat | by" the Clerk, that gentleman
commenced, founded on whatsoever : Washington correspondent of a radical rose U j >5 stretched his tall form to its
other law might be in existence against ! journal in Chicago reports a conversa- ! f u j] length, stood erect, and his thumbs
the offense. This was done, and the tion he says he had with General Grantj j,j bis "punts pockets, listened atten-
Grand Jury, finding no other law when the General “expressed himselt j tively to the question of the Chief
Andrew Johnson. Senator Howard
was brought in wrapped up in a blan
ket. Conkling was at his seat, but
Grimes was absent. Fessenden rose
with a troubled look and suggest
a postponement for half an hour. Just
at this moment Grimes entered at a
private door, pale and feeble, leaning
on the shoulders of a brother Senator
arid with one arm around bis neck.
He was s«*ated near to and on the
right of the Clifef Justice. Every tiling
being now ready, aft eyes were turned
on Anthony, the first doubtful Senator
on the roll. The Clerk read his name,
and he rose slowly, when the Chief
Justice called out : “ Mr. Senator
Anthony, what say you '/ Is the Presi
dent guilty or not guilty as charged in
the eleventh article of high crimes or
misdemeanors V” In faltering tones,
Mr. Anthony answered “guilty.” A
low buzz ran through the chamber,
but there was no other demonstration.
igainst it, declined doing anything un- very strongly in support ol Mr. John-
der the bill. There appears to me to son’s removal.” Similar statements
be no weak part in any of these posi- ar<} made in other newspapers of the
tions or inferences. There fe, how- , same stripe. Now, we receive all
ever, in the application to von to ; these pretended conversations and rev-
trouble yourself with the question
For
on
this I owe apology, and build it
your goodness and friendship.
preparation to make its debut on the
political stage, and strike boldly out
for popular patronage. The prominent
and commanding figure in this new
party is declared to be Chief Justice
Chase, around whom a nucleus has
gathered of the best and brightest in
tellects in the country. The crane de
la creme of both parties is embraced in something of the requirements of a
this movement, and it the sanguine an- Capitol building,
ticipations of its projectors and abet-j j n conclusion, let me exhort you to
tors are only one Half realized, the ; U p an j doing or you will most cer-
present calculations of the recognized tainly fail in securing the benefits of
parties of the country will be serious- j j iav ing the Capitol of Geo
ty affected. Every man now in Wash- , l a ,,ta.
ington who is eminent for ability, j
statesmanship and conservative patri
otism is reckoned among those who
are prepared to follow the lead of the
Chief Justice. Radical fanatics and .
fossilized copperheads are eliminated
Miscellaneous Documents, four, Su
perintendent of Public Works and
buildings two, Public Documents four,
(large), various committee rooms for
legislature, six, besides the two main
halls and rooms forsubordinate attach
es, such as guard rooms, &c.—Thus
your city authorities see before hand
Georgia in At-
Pro Bono.
Schley County.—A note from Col.
R. J. Redding, Secretary of the Dem
ocratic Club, of Ellayille, corrects the
statement that Mr. Rainey, member
from this party and left to take care of j of the Legislature elect from Schley, is
themselves, but though extremes in a radical. We had already made the
some instances meet, there is little j change in our table of members elect.
fusion between these an-1 Mr. Rainey was the regular Demo-
ta<r OI ,istic elements, and the fate of j cratio candidate.—Telegraph.
Health and happiness cum t ie(ens volts.
Th : Jefferson.
Edward Livingston.
Commenting upon this letter of
President Jefferson, the World forcibly
remarks : “It is claimed by a thousand
elatious of Gen, Grant’s views or
wishes with a great deal of doubt. The
radicals are in a perplexing dilqmma
about impeachment. They had laid
their plans very nicely to remove Mr.
Johnson, and had portioned out the
spoils under the confident expectation
that Ben Wade was to go into the White
House. But they are likely to be dis-
Radical tongues, and daily asseverated i appointed; at least a verdict of con-
in all public journals, that the Presi- ! vlctl0D 18 very doubtful. They find,
dent is bound to execute all acts of j a ^ ter all, there are some dignified and
Congress, whether they are constitu- conscientious Senators who have more
tional or not; and that until they are i re S ait * for their oaths and the honor ol
adjudged void by the Supreme Court, : U be country, than for party schemes or
it is a high crime for him to make any threats, lleuceall the misrepresentation
distinction between acts consistent with : aiu i abuse we see. iliey will stick at no
and repugnant to the Constitution. This j falsehood in their endeuvoi s to ir.tlu-
absurd pretence has been again and 1 eace the Senate and public opinion,
again exploded by argument, and never J ' iere ' s some reason to believe, there-
perhaps with more strength and clear- j f°ie, that these reports about Gen.
nessthariby Mr.Evartsin his admirable Giant being earnest lor the convie-
speech. But example is more impres- ! t ’ 011 atl! * removal ot the President
sivc than doctrine; and as Jefferson may be nothing more than radical in
is revered as one of the most patriot of i ventious.
our Presidents, it is preposterous to j the judicial question of the
callthata crime in Mr. Johnson which ; case, if indeed there be anything judi-
was was esteemed an act of public vir- ! c * a * - in 1 *-.’ any expressions of General
tue in him. Jefferson believed the I with a view to influence the
Sedition law to be void for repugnance ■ P u ® 10 ni ’. ' vou ^ ,je c ut °i place; out
to the Constitution and he so treated | as ^ ie ra . ICl “ s * Q “ la dic;.l press are
it, notwithstanding that it had never endeavoiing to use the General soame
been set aside by the Supreme Court.’
for the purpose, they cannot object to
conservatives doing the same. But
From the Euyi’t or Georgia.-I tl, ‘ t is " ot the , Th*-whole ob-
Our fricmls of the Dawson Journal talk : Jgt.ofimpeachment is politioil. Hie
with a great ileal of good sense in the j radicals eon ess that. It is for party
following article from that paper of the 1 P" 1 ?’ , a,K ' «g eral **
14th inst* the-Presidential candidate of the par-
Be PATIENT.-Let the people of | ty, has a right to speak, and should
southwestern Georgia be patient! Hard 9 P eak ’ k)r J“^ ce aml , the ,lol ' or
times are upon us now, and many are ! C0UI ? , 7- ^'^verhrs personal feel-
despondent. There is no necessity for Wtoward the President maybe, he
is prosperity ahead.
If l
hope of any
the Kilkenny cats is the most desirable !
consummation of both in the general j
opinion of the people. It is proposed i
to call a convention at Baltimore and ;
to start a paper in this city and set all j
the machinery at work to give an im
pressive start to the parly, relying up
on the character of the projectors to
carry it forward through the Presi
dential campaign us a third indepen-j
dent part) 7 , supporting a third candi-!
Jato for tne Presidency and rallying \
the entire loyal and conservative ele- ;
ment ol 'he nation.
BEI.E.13E ©E TtlE EETA IV PRIft-
ONEK4.
The Montgomery Mail, of the 17th
instant, savs: Gen. Meade telegraphs
that he will pardon the Eutaw pris
oners—the Tortugas victims. This
result may have been brought about
by the conviction of Gen. Meade that
their sentence was due rather to
the political bias of two members ot
the court martial, than to the justice
of the case; or it may have been brought
about by the application of the ladies
of Selma, or bv the deep-rooted feel
ing of indignation and revenge which
was spreading from one end of Ala
bama to the the other, like fire in a
prairie.
Whatever may have been his mo
tives in releasing the Tortugas victims,
we must thank Gen. Meade for having
exhibited the good sense of recogniz
ing that justice should b^-adininister-
ed apart from a desire to produce ter
ror among the people, and that the
utmost savagery of military law has no
terrors for the people of Alabama.
Rev. John C. Lyon, aged 67 years,
and for forty years a minister, and
founder of the German Methodist
Church iu Aineiica, is dead.
Senator Wade.—The New York
Post (Republican,) referring to the
vote on Impeachment, says :
The only disgraceful vote cast on
Saturday was that of Mr. Wade, who,
with a reckless abandonment of de
cency and propriety, voted for convic
tion, and for his own elevation to the
Presidency, when it was believed by
himself and the other supporters of
impeachment that conviction would
be, obtained by only a single vote. We
shall be surprised if Mr. Wade’s
course in this matter does not drive
him out of public life; it has certainly
lost him the respect and confidence
of all impartial minds:
Lieut. Charles E. Moore, U. S.
A., 16th Inf’try, formerly A. A. Q. M.
at Macon, was shot by his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Mason, in Savannah, on
Thursday last. The ball passed
through his neck. Ilis recovery is
doubtful.
A Middle Man.—Chief Justice
Chase is spoken of as an “independent
Conservative Union candidate” for
the Presidency.
Illness of President Buchanan.—The
Lancaster Intelligencer states that the
condition of Mr. Buchanan s health is
very critical ; he is still confined to his
bed and allowed to see no one. The
prostration resulting from ftifc illness*
is such as to occasion, owing to his
advanced age, the greatest appreheit*
sionsas to the result.
A Washington correspondent says :
“I state on good authority that Jeff
Davis’ trial will be postponed until
next foil.”
should not aliow himself to be made
an instrument in any way of the great
national iniquity which a violent fac
tion would bring upon the country.
By taking a bold and independent i a high crime or misdemeanor ?
course against the infamous attempt guilty,” was the response,
to depose the President on the frrvo- startled Radicalism aud Wan
this. There
Providence favors us this year, anil
we make a good crop, we will be all
right. We would not exchange coun
ties with any anybody. Verily, we
believe this will be the best in ihe
South.
Our lands are valuable and will yet ! _
be sought after. Here the corn can h e would su\e Ins ^
be made, hogs can he raised, and from fej"' ,om tepioach, wornd make
our sugar cane, which grows luxuri- sy If more popular than ever, and might,
antly, we get our sugar and syrup. ! ‘‘ vn ' ,f ve the Hepubhcan party from
We grow our own rice, and in addi- annihilation. Never lmd a popular
tiou, everything else that can be raised P ubl,c m , an a bett<;r opportunity
in the grain growing streak. And
J ustice. Sumner, who sits just behind
him leaned over to catch a glimpse of
Fessenden’s face while the latter, with
perfect composure, and a clear voice,
answered, “not guilty.” All eyes
were now on Fowler. He was claim
ed by both sides. How would he vote'/
A tremendous pressure had been
brought to bear upon him. Had it
produced the desired effect ? Fowler
voted “not guilty.” Grimes came
ftext, but lie had been outspoken from
the first, and it was known that he
would cast the third Radical vote for
“not guilty.” Being to weak to rise
he remained seated and voted for ac
quittal. Henderson naxt rose, nerv
ously, and under a full battery of Rad
ical eyes and another buzz of sneers
he voted “not guilty”—four Radical
votes for the President. Now came
the tug of war, as previously stated
in this correspondence would be the
case. Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes
and Henderson had already voted for
acquittal, and it was certain that
Trumbull and Van Winkle would do
likewise, making six. Only seven
were necessary to secure acquittal.
This seventh one, as your correspon
ds! t had previously stated, had to be
either Anthony, Ross, Sprague or Wil
ley. Anthony had gone with his par
ty, Sprague would likely follow him
and Willey was claimed bytheim-
peachers as certain for conviction,
lienee, the most intense excitement
was manifested when the name of
Senator Ross was reached. As Ross
went so went impeachment. The
galleries seemed to recognize this fact,
the Senators recognize it, and the voice
of the Chief Justice evidenced the
fact that lie} too regarded the issue as
hanging upon the vote he was then
taking. A pin could have been heard
to fall. The Jacobins were confident
—they had hazarded* their cause upon
Ross, and they could not doubt his
vote. “Mr. Senator Ross, what say
you, is the President guilty or not guil
ty as charged in the eleventh article ot
Stevens and Colfax in tears—IVeulc and
’Anthony Embrace SympatheticaUn
■Sirs. I Cade in the While House \f,
and Mrs. Wade—A Matrimonial S,
—Extensive Corrcspondcnct
Washington, May
evening upon the adjournment of the
House, Thad. Stevens and
s pat
17, 180S.—Last
ions and absurd charge's
own
trumped tip,
ligli eharac-
him-
“Not
which
nched the
to
On
then the cotton-^-the white fields of
cotton! That brings the dollars.—
Our farmers start to market with a
load of cotton and carry back four or
live hundred dollars. Here is the ad
vantage. A loadofcorn will only bring
twenty or thirty dollars. These grain
men vvill want cotton lands after
awhile, • Don’t you fear—they will
stand the sun—and risk chills to make
the dollars. And they’ll work free
negroes. And money will be made
by free labor, plenty of it, with cotton
at twenty and twenty-five cents a
pound, and it vvill not be less than
that.
faces of the conspirators, llie scene
may be imagined, but it cannot be de
scribed. A bomb suddenly exploded
in the chamber could not have spread
greater consternation among the im-
peachers and managers. -The fruit
had turned to ashes upon their lips
artil a howl of bribery and corruption
was startled by Manager Bingham.
The contest was over—the President
was acquitted, and impeachment Con
signed to infamy. Butler’s bald head
assumed Uie hue of flie boiled lobster;
Bingham rested his intellectual fme-
head upon the managers’ table; Sbe-
vens bit 1 is bloodless lips, and Logan
saturated the carpet with .tobacco
juice. Had the recess of fifteen
Prominent Citizen Dead.—We j minutes been allowed, as suggested by
t to learn from the Athens Watch-1 some of the Senators, the impression
they would
annihilation. Never
a better
acquire lasting honor and tame
the other hand, should he let this op
portunity slip ai:d go with the Jacob
in faction, in their iniquitous course
lie will be dishonored and probably
defeated at the polls next November.
It will be a most inglorious end to it i
brilliant career, and the people, look- j
ing a him with pity, will ever after!
say, “How are the mighty fallen!”
A
regret
man, of the 20th, the death of Col.
Robert McMillan, a prominent citizen
of North Eastern Georgia, which oc-
Icurred at his home in Clarksville,
Cheer up farmers—cheer up every- ' Habersham county, on the 6th inst.
body. Let Congress and the Radicals During the late civil war he was Col-
rant-—prosperity is coming. One , one l of the 24th Georgia Regiment.—
good crop will be the dawning of a ; As a lawyer, and a zealous, active
bright day in these parts. Be content 'Democratic politician, Col. McMillan
ed—keep your lands—hush talking ; was widely kuown, and his decease will
about selling out—you’ll be sorry if! De mourned by many friends in that
you should. Your {plantations are | section of the State.
fortunes. There will beplenty of mon- | ——
ey here this fall, money to lend, mon- ! Interesting to Bankrupts.—By the
ey to give away. We expect to see ! provisions of the present bankrupt
a move set on foot to build a large cot- j law the time allotted for taking the
ton factory right here-this fall. It ! benefit thereof expires on the 1st of
will be built, Dou’t^Joubt. Begin to
think about it now.
Again we say keep your lands, at
least, awhile, and then if you will sefl
you’ll get something for them.
Keep your town properly—don’t
fool it away, to get a little money
now. Its bound to rise.
June next. After that time the act
applies only to those parties who are
able to pay fifty cents in the dollar.
An amendment to this act has passed
the House, which provides for an ex
tension of the time for one year from
the 1st of June, 1S68, but it has failed
thus far to pass the Senate.
i is ttiey would have continued the
vote and wiped out the whole list, of
articles. But consternation, as Mr.
Evarts declares, had seized upon the
disappointed impeachers and they
knew not what to do but to adjourn.
It is Well understood here that the
adjournment over and the postpone
ment of the other articles have no
significance whatever. Impeachment
is dead, as is fully recognized by Radi
cal Senators, and the movement of
Bingham and other managers in the
House in getting authority to inves
tigate rumors of bribery is nothing
more than the movements of the scut
tle fish, which attempts to retreat be
neath the cover of its own filth. This
movement is regarded as but another
step deeper into the mire, and shows
how hopelessly lost is the once power
ful and~ unprincipled party. The par
ty is dismembered and irretrievably
ruined by the folly of impeachment.
E.
r« ir i i i anL ^
Colfax had a long tete-a-tete in the lob
by of the Senate, the result of whip!,
must have been anything but cheer
ing. judging from the crest-fallen coun
tenance of these two worthies. Ste
vens, since the vote was taken, lo 0 £*
ten years older, and as to Wade, h', s
disconsolate looks aud unhappy man .
ner excite both mirth and sympathy
from foes and friends. It was enough to
provoke a smile to see Wade saunter
ing down the Avenue this morninr
umbrella over head iu a drizzly Vain
wending his way to the lodgings of
Senator Anthouy to obtain, without
doubt, a spark of sympathy.
Apropos of Wade, it is net generally
known that he had made every ar
rangement to take possession of rhe
White House ou the 1st proximo. Ilis
wife had expressed herself most un
willingly to give President Johnson a
fortnight’s grace to make his exit, so
anxious was she to assume the domes
tic reins of her future greatness. Last
Sunday night she positively declared
her intention to be “mistress of the
White nouse” in less than two weeks,
aud to that end had invited two lady
friends of your correspondent to dine
with her on the day of her first recep
tion. The first matrimonial spat that
lias occurred between old Wade and
his wife for years came off on Sunday
last, he persisting in the appointment,
on his elevation to the Presidency, of a
young lawyer from Zanesville, Ohio
to his Private Secretaryship, whilst
the Madame was equally decided in
her preference for a young nephew of
hers now practicing medicine in Chili-
cot he. Who was to be the fortunate
favorite for the duties of the culinary
lepartment has not transpired, but it
is quite evident that the selection for
this, as well as other subordinate de
partments of the White House, had
been decided upon .in private cau
cus.
Over six hundred and fifty letters,
by actnal count, passed through our
post-office here in one day—the Gth
inst.—superscribed for Wade and giv
en to his messenger. Wade was then
upon the very pinnacle of expectancy,
hope, and almost certainty, and the
bulk of these letters, without doubt,
were applications for political prefer
ment. It is a certified fact that Wade
had, with the assistance of his Radi
cal supporters, nearly completed his
full list of appointments for the va
rious custom houses and postoflices over
the country, and had he succeeded in
securing the Presidency, the present
collectors and postmasters would soon
have felt the power of Radical wrath
in their own removal. Of course all
the subordinates in these departments
would have bien retired also, and
their places filled with negro-loving
extremists of the Radical stamp. To
speak within bounds, it is probable
that more than fifty thousand attaches
of those departments of the Govern
ment service over the country would
have been removed and their places
supplied by those who have heated the
loudest for impeachment and the ne
gro. This tremendous influence-
moneyed as well as personal—would
have been brought to bear upon the
coming Presidential election; but now,
since impeachment is considered to be
dead, the same influence can be brought
to bear against the snicidal designs of
this reckless party.
The Cotton Crop of 1SG7—6S.—The
New York Evening Post, of last Fri
day. say 8:
The cotton crop, according to esti
mates carefully and methodically com
piled by the trade at Charleston, where
the dealers put on record annually in
the first week in May their several
computations of the crop of the cur
rent year, promises to reacli this year
from 2,000,000 to 2,300,000 bales, near
ly the bulk of the yield of 1867-8.
If these estimates should be realized,
and the cotton sell for an average ot
the prices of the crop the marketing
of which is now substantially closed,
a large increasement of wealth and
cash resources for the Souttfaud the
country at large must result.
The last season’s yield has sold at
prices ranging from 14 cents to
cents for middling uplands, the aver
age being 23$ oents per pound.
Twenty-three hundred thousand
bales of cotton of 400 pounds each,
selling at the average price named
above, would produce 8218,500,000
currency, nearly equivalent to the pro
duct of the 4,000,000 . bales yield ol •
1859—60 at 12 cents-in gold, the less
cost of transportatiou of the smaller
ciop being taken into account.
Nature and history curiously approv
ed each other’s records in the case o!
an old elm tree cut down in Boston
the other day. The town record shows
that the elm was planted by vote o
the town of Boston in the year 1733—- ^
that is 134 years ago; and the annual
layer or rings of the trees, which were
plainly visible after its trunk had been
severed were counted to 134, thus ex
actly corresponding with the date at
which it was planted, it appears
some of the incidents of history aU '
trustworthy.
A Brave Soldier Gone to his Rjf'
We regret to learn that Col. I ra 11
Little died at the residence of his fate
er, in Walker county, on Sumla}>
the 17th inst. His disease was con
sumption. ,
For a considerable time before 1
close of the war. Col. Little was
.command of the 11th Georgia
ment. Few braver men ever nl V, L .
charge or withstood the shock o
tie. “Peace to his ashes. ’