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o several lives of the Radi
i ■*ti» ‘ to for President, and have
a sinaular ombmlow.
. m; liwti triillmr •‘nil
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the war, hut do not inform us why.
tcad«r is left to imagine any rea
■ i 1 form any conclusion that may
roost plausible. We propose, to-day,
me light upon tlie subject, to
ing link in tlie chain, and
tide, the horde of mendacious
•wlers who are going up and
iroclaiming General Blair
.sot. We propose to do this,
• evidence of a gentleman
. ia Georgia, a man sans peter et
. ,-x,v.»'7ic, and a soldier of trieil cour
spotless repute.
1 ; w v years 1851 and ’52 this gentleman,
(tome an officer in the 7tli U. H. in
ah:.r\ regiment, was stationed in the city
' ineiseo, California, upon staff
chief being General Ethan A.
■?. His quarters were on a street,
e of which we do not now reooi
■ i not far from a noted drinking
»! "1 the ■' Bello Union.” fit
quarters referred to, and as he
ring to retire, a loud knock a<
>f ins room startled him Jlt
opened it, and found ou " ll e
otal strangers to hio" rtt,illl lllu
sly of a third,o- ‘^ hlchth,, y
the Ho- while wa ting
" I** 1 **- r, »*
W*' bed in the * niform ~f UmUvl
“ $ ~;y r aiJ the men, in response to
# ~v n J.iul inquiry of what it all
rein’d tliat tlie y 11:1,1 fountl tl,e
I, ... tying in the filth and among tlie
ff A of tlie Ilella Union—that tlie
tor thereof, or some by stander, had
i led them that an army officer occu
i the room at whose door they were
/ anil that out of pure respect for
nth, and sympathy for the poor sot,
nd concluded to bring him there to
■ Veu eare of. The officer thanked
I f*r their kindness to his comrade,
1 equested them to bring him in and
him on the bed. They did so, and,
q; good night, went their way. The
•r, who, up to this time, had not recog
* who his insensible guest was. now
and, holding it close to ills
, - vw for the first time his features.
hey vere ttiose of Captain U. H. Grant,
the Ith infantry. The man who held
'it# candle and made the discovery was
apt:,in W. M. Gardner, of the 7th infant
/, afterwards Brigadier Generui in tlie
’oufslerate Btates army, and now living
it or near Augusta. The night was passed
wit: Grant on the bed, and Gardner ou
lt * Tloor, the former never stirring or
, ak ig up, so long and deep had been his
'noons. In tlie morning Gen. Gardner
. him a clean shirt, told him of the
ts of the night before, and started him,
penniless anti very sober, off to where
v as stationed —somewhere in the iute-
j "■ foiled n, v,o‘l till 1854, when, for
f ' ' ®*» w ft' ,4ho head of 4is
* P - ' * Os ->!,(■
.f b - r ■ ” T ' ** i- ■ «
, u i r, tHy'’"' --wen tne otioitanjv
■ '‘irfel—wh think it was Buchanan—
StffTor stand a court martial. The
el. who was coguizjint of many pre
* offences, growing out of this same
t, at first was determined to court mai
v\ini any how, and without giving him
fy alternative, was persuaded by the
r )f die officers to allow the alternative
resignation. Thus Grant left the army.
KVe give the facts just as we gathered
in from Gen. Gardner’s own lips, at
i liahassee, Florida, in the month of May,
1 .4. He was in command at that point,
h \ the writer, just recovering from a
• vere illness, was sitting in the office,
lifting his decision upon an application
t leave of absence. The Wilderness
aipaigu had just commenced, and the
iiUon of the name of the commander of
> Federal army brought out this remin
nce.
Jow, when our Northern and Western
ijpetids are taunted with I’.lair’s reputed
fftndne'jis for the "flowing howl,” let them
answer with this proof of Grant’s slavery
to the same master, and with these facts
in reference to his leaving the army.
rKonn.it viiit\n-who is kk.simvmim.i; ;
Wo have information of very serious
.(, plications in the neighboring counties
of Twiggs, Pulaski,aud Dooly. Thewhites,
by the violent language, the threats and
almost nightly assembling of armed ne
groes for drill, have been forced to arm
. t/iems'ives. The danger of collision in
f \ -ises every day, and if something is not
me very soon, an outbreak which will
• ult in much blood and misery, will
surely result. The negroes in those coun
ties when interrogated last week—as they
were upon several occasions—as to their
object and authority for thus banding
themselves together with ar ms for drill,
all tell th<> same story. They say they
have been authorized and advised by Jeff
Dong, a mulatto of this place, to do so,
and 'that he represents himself as acting
under orders from high authority, which
higher authority the negroes take to mean
Bullock. We believe Long is a member
of the Btate Itadical Executive Commit
tee, and it may he that this committee is
thJ higher authority lie refers to. One
tiling i» very certain.it don’t mean auv
Democrator Democratic organization. No
body here in Georgia, outside the Grant,
party, desires, or is chargeable upon any
sort of proof, with any design to break
the peace. Strangely enough, all the ef
forts to disturb it come from the negroes
iiml white devils whomakeupthe "peace”
party.
If Bullock is not 100 much occupied in
digging upfossils to putupon the peopleas
Judges, and rewarding incompeteucyand
ignorance witli places of profit and trust,
he might subserve public interests by look
ing into these matters. It is to/tin inter
est, decidedly. The first iiery breath of
such a war as his party friends seem eager
to precipitate, will lick up the trumpery
concern he calls his Btate Government.
And wo are certain that when it has spent
its fury, there will be very few, if any, of
the men who made it necessary, left in
the land, from Bullock down to this pesti
lent negro, Long. That point is as good as
settled already. __
James on Thaddeus.— Mr. Buchanan
aud Thad. Btevens, though living in the
same town so long together, never spoke
when they met iu the streets. Neverthe
less, Mr. Buchanan admitted of his rival,
"Thaddeus Btevens has a good head and a
good heart, and if it had not pleased Pro
vidence to omit the moral part of his na
ture, he would have been a great man.”
Erom the Atlanta Constitution.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Monday, August 24, 1868.
The Benate met at 10 o’clock, and was
opened with prayer by tlie Rev. Mr. Tray
wick.
The Journal was read and adopted.
Mr. MERRILL moved to reconsider so
much of the proceedings of Saturday as
of th'e las VT gating of Rufus E. Lester,
overruled the motion on the
ground that Lester had been sworn in.
Mr. WINN, a resolution to have two
sessions a day—moved rules he suspended
to take it up—afternoon session to com
mence at 4 o’clock for reading bills 2d and
3d lime-. Adopted.
Mr. WELLBORN, Petition of G. S.
Roberts and Rebecca Mathews, of tlie
county of Union, to he relieved of u bond
signed for the appearance of Charles Er
win, a discharged Federal soldier, charged
with the offence of simple larceny. Re
ferred to Committee on Petitions.
A bill was read the first time to change
the time of holding tlie Buperior Courts
for the counties of'Catoosa and Cherokee.
A resolution adopted in tlie House was
read, authorizing one copy of Irwin’s
Code to he furnished to every Judicial of
ficer iu this Btate, the same to he furnish
ed at the expense of the Btate of Georgia
Mr. WINN hoped that the resolution
would lie concurred in, and stated tliat it
was important for every officer to have a
cony, l'lie resolution was adopted.
Mr. MERRILL moved that it he trans
mitted at once.
Mr. CANijLE n moved that the regular
order of hn-, i |f ss be suspended to taketyp
1,1 /"w 'BORN Ta bill* entitled “An
\ct *■' ‘‘‘ ler and amend section 649 of the
<iVre, so fy.r as it relates to the age of per
sons subject to work ou public roads.”
M r. BU RNB saw no necessiiy for chang
ing the Code on the road laws ; roads were
in a bad condition and should be worked.
Mr. WELLBORN thought, when lie
introduced tlie hill, lie saw a necessity,
and he thinks so yet. Agreed with Mr.
Burns that they are in need of work, and
said thin law was made during the war
when the young men were in the war.
Mr. BURNB, you are mistaken, it was
framed since the war
Mr. WELLBORN, this makes nodilier
ence, there is sufficient force without them
to work the road.
Mr. WINN thought tliat it is improper
to decrease the mirnberof road hands, and
that every man who could shoulder a peck
of corn should work the road. We slum Id
not make innovations on tlie Code.
Mr. BROCK moved to postpone the Gill
indefinitely. Carried.
A bill to incorporate a Fire Company in
the city of Macon, to he known as Defi
ance Fire Company, No. 5. Committee
recommend that the bill do not pass. The
report of the committee was adopted and
the bill lost.
A bill to incorporate the Neptune Fire
Company in tlie town of Thomasville.
Committee recommend that the hill do not
pass. The report of tlie committee was
adopted and the bill was lost.
A bill to change the laws to alter the
name of Milledgevilie wherever it occurs
in the laws of theßtate and substitute the
name Atlanta as tlie Capitol of the Btate.
Committee recommend that this bill do
pass. Adopted.
A hill to amend an act entitled an act to
fix the time of holding the BuperiorCourt
anti to regulate proceedings therein. Re
port agreed to and passed.
Mr. ADKINS, a bill to encourage loy
alty, good order and decency. “Foras
much as certain newspapers are disloyal
to the Government of the United States,
and to tlie Government of the Btate,
abounding in vile and slanderous abuse,
therefore be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General As
sembly met, do enact tliat it hereafter may
be lawful for Sheriffs and County officers
to publish all legal advertisements and
notices in newspapers using respectful
language and loyal to the Government,”
etc.
Mr. HOLCOMBE moved that the bill
ot referred to Committee ou Lunatic Asy
* **'- v.a.dndeCDJtely postponed.
ain e i iaw* or K » ; c;t?i tr.- ; auL—
any rate of interest contracted by and be
tween parties for money loaned or advan
ced shall been forced in the Courts of Law
and Equity,” etc. This bill was read tlie
third time and on its passage.
Mr. BARNEB thought that to prevent
exorbitant speculation tliai tlie bill should
not be objected to —that it would be for the
best interests of the country to authorize
tlie collection of as much interest as capi
talists could get for their money, and that
it would tend to decrease tho rateof inter
est rather than to advance it. He advised
the passage of the bill.
Mr. H IN TON objected to the passage of
the hill. Did not think that rnouey deal
ers were any more sympathetic in their
nature than produce dealers, and it wa*<
generally admitted that tlie Bhyloeks
know no limit to their demands. Money
is only required to be worth so much, and
experience lias settled what it'is worth,
when we have ascertained its value. Let
us keep it at that price, and not authorize
extortion. Why is it that we should au
thorize a monopoly of a few to tax and
goad those who are not as fortunate as
themselves.
Mr ANDKRBON, I introduced this bill. I
My constituency are farmers and lam in
favor of the passage of this law for many
good reasons. 'Phis law originated with
the planters for their benefit. Money is
made by speculation to pay as much as
seventy-live per cent., because the planter
is not able to borrow. They will not loan
to him at seven per cent, when they cau
sell corn and bacon to them at an enor
mous per cent. 'l'he money lenders and
bankers do not wish to advance this low.
We do not regulate the price of other arti
cles, and should not, by our usury laws,
regulate the price of money.
Mr. CANDLER. Ido not believe that
the interests of the country demand that
a difference should be made iu the value
of money where we do not designate the
value of other articles. It has been dem
onstrated that win-re this law is different
it works well. My objection to the pres
ent rate of interest is, that no money can
lx- obtained at it. Who will loan money
at seven percent, when lie cau get nine
per cent, on Government bonds? Money
has no intrinsic value; it only represents
property, and there is no more reason wiiy
you should regulate the price of it than
that you should regulate the price of corn.
The cry all over the country is, we must
have more money. There is plenty of
money in this country, hut our homestead
laws, your exemption laws, and your
usury laws prevent capitalists from help
ing the poor. Let money or other articles
seek their own value. By speculation you
can double and treble your money, no ob
jection to this You can hire a iiorse that
cost only a hundred dollars for an enor
motis rate of interest—yet the usury laws
prevent the poor man from borrowing this
liundred dollars to purchase the iiorse
iiimself. Every man who wishes to get
all lie can for his money is not a Bhyloek.
This bill only makes a man pay what he
agrees to pay. If lie agrees to pay a cer
tain sum, the laws of this State make him
pay. Men are not forced to borrow it if
the rates are exorbitant. Money is worth
more in one part of the Btate than in an
other, and it is not proper to say that
money is worth seven per cent, in llabun
and the same in Chatham.
Mr. HOLCOMBE. The laws of our
country have always regulated the rate of
interest. The men who are advising the
passage of this law are money loaners.
The farmers are not here asking that we
make a different law. Money is different
from other property, and there are many
reasons why we should have a law to
regulate its price. We do not wish to pass
a law that will authorize men to come to
this country with their money and iu a
few years own the wliole of our property.
I do say that nine out of ten of the money
lenders in this country are Bbyiocks.
What good do they do for our country?
They live in line houses and have tine
tenements, hut do they they help a labor
ing man? A working man would do bet
ter to sit down and go to sleep than to
borrow at this rate of interest.
Mr. WOOTEN. I think that the pres
ent laws should be modified. The laws of
the Btate should protect all contracts made
in the Btate. It is to the interest of our
country that it should do so. A contract
made for interest on money is the same as
a contract made for a horse or any other
property. My, friend, Mr. Holcombe, ob
jects to this law, because the Bible pro
hibits it. 1 have heard him spoken of
very highly since I became acquainted
with him, but never heard be was a good
Bible man. Tlie New Testament gives a
parable of a servant receiving one talent
and another two talents, and another
three; and tlie one who received Use one
buried it, while the others loaned it at
usury; for this act he received the con
demuu’ion of his master, while the acts of
the lati?i wore approved. \
Mr i > N. 7 see no reason why we
should make a difference between money
and corn or other property. We, as Leg
islators, have no right to discriminate. If
we regulate the price of money we can do
so with any other property. If a man
agrees to pay a certain price for money
that exceeds the rate established by law,
and the borrower takes advantage of it,
the community denounces him as a mean
man. This demonstrates that it is wrong.
Ou motion, leave of absence was granted
to Senators Adkins, Jordan and Stringer.
Tlie hour of adjournment having arrived
the Senate was adjourned till to-morrow
morning 10 o’clock.
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, August 24, 1868.
The Houso met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the BREAKER.
The Journal was read and confirmed.
The unfinished business of Saturday
•vas taken up, including the bill to amend
the chaiter of the town of Hawkinsville.
A motion to postpone indefinitely was
made, when the yeas and nays were called,
resulting as follows: Yeas 72, nays 54.
Agreed to.
Thelites suspended, foi
lo,W‘W7* WOf/Wi'YA ‘pay Mr. ' Williams for
services rendered in transcribing laud
books in the counties of Coweta and Car
roll.
Tlie rules were suspended to take up a
bill to provide for the holding of fall terms
of Superior < kiurt.
The following new matter was pre
sented :
Mr, BAULK, a bill to change the line
between Irwin and Berrien counties.
Mr. MAUL, a bill for the relief of Jane
E. Lewis.
Mr. LANE, a hill to require the Gov
ernor to appoint tax collectors and re
ceivers in counties where there are none.
Mr. PERKINS, a hill to change the fine
between Cherokee and Pickens counties.
Mr. FOWLER, a hill to exclude cei tain
frauds from the town of Ringgold.
Mr. FRANKS, a bill to provide for the
puhlication of legal advertisements, etc.
Mr McCULLOUGH, a resolution to re
quire tlie Governor to furnish certain re
ports. The rules were suspended and the
resolution adopted.
Also, a hill to exempt members of fire
companies of Milledgevilie from road
duty.
Also, a Gill to compensate certain sher
iffs, etc , for services.
Mr. LABTINGER, a hill to incorpor
ate the town of Homersville.
Mr. TURNIPBEED, a bill to make it
penal to injure personal property.
Mr. LABTINGER, a hill to relieve
Richard Box of certain liabilities.
Mr. SCROGGINS, a bill to loan ihe
creditof the Slate to the Savannah, Griffin
arid North Alabama Railroad.
Mr. KELLOGG, a bill to Incorporate
the Ruck Eye Miffing Company of For
syth.
Mr. LEE, a bill to repeal taxes on cer
tain railroads in this State.
Mr. KELLOGG, a bill to prevent ille
gal returns as taxes on lands.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Morgan, a bill to
incorporate the Mutual IJfe lusurauce
Company of Madison.
Mr. PERKINS, of Dawson, a bill to
relieve former County Solicitors of insol
vent costs.
Mr. PARKS, a bill for the relief of
Merritt Camp, of the county of Gwinnett.
Mr. LINDER, a bill to establish pau
per houses in tlie several counties of this
Btate.
Mr. JOINER, a bill to require police
officers iu this State to wear badges, and
for other purposes. /
Mr. HILLY'ER, sa bill to prevent tres
pass on lands < wnejj by the State.
Mr. PORTER. J >uired,) a hill to com
kinwinniwwii »
Mr. OSGOOD, a bill to incorporate the
American Agricultural and Manufactur
ing Company.
Mr. HALL, of Meriwether, a bill to
levy and collect a tax for the support of
the Btate government for 1868.
Mr. HOOKS, a bill to prevent the elec
tion of colored persons to offices in this
Btate, and for other purposes.
Mr. BARNU.M, of Btewart, offered the
following, which was not taken up;
Whereas, there are numerous armed
organizations throughout this Btate iu
open hostility to the peace and good order
of tlie Stale, threatening violence in ma
ny instances to the execution of the civil
laws,
And whereas, The leaders of said or
ganizations claim to have authority from
His Excellency, the Governor, for such
demonstrations,
And whereas, The present civil gov
ernment is not sufficiently organized to
prevent such demonstrations.
1. Resolved t That His excellency the
Governor, he re |nested to issue his pro
clamation to require a discontinuance of
such unlawful assemblages.
2. Resolved, And require the faithful
execution of the laws by all civil officers.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM, a hill to provide
a common school system for this Btate.
Mr. TUMLIN, a GDI to prevent persons
hunting ou lands not their own, without
consent of the owner.
The following hill, which was made the
special order of tlie day, was taken up and
passed.
A bill to he entitled an act to provide for
the election of Mayor and a Board of Al
dermen for tiie edy of Havannah,
The call of the counties was resumed.
Mr. RAINEY, a bill to authorize the
levy of a tax on dogs, etc-, the money ac
cruing from the same to be appropriated
to the Educational Fund.
Mr. BUURKNCY, a bill to»reduce the
Bheriff’s bond of Tatnall county.
Mr. JOHN BON, of Wilcox, a Dill to
change the southern line between the
counties of Irwin and Wilcox.
Mr. ROUBE, a bill for the relief of Geo.
B Whitfield, of the county of Dooly.
HEADING BILLS THIRD TIME.
A hill to amend section 3174 of the Code,
the bill being in relation to holding the
Superior Court of Lowndes county.
Passed.
A hill to change the line between the
counties of Henry and Clayton. Passed.
A bill to create a Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenue in each county
of this Btate. Passed.
A bill to change the line between the
counties of Clinch and Coffee. Passed.
A Dill to change the line between Tay
lor and Macon counties. Passed.
A id 11 to change the line between the
counties of Greene, Hancock and Taliafer
ro. Passed.
A bill to amend the charter of the town
of At liens. Lost.
A DiII to repeal certain sections of the
Code in reference to the election of Tax
Receivers and Collectors. Lost.
A bill to authorize the Administrators of
Lazarus Summerlin to sell certain lands
iu Newton county. Lost.
A bill to amend sections 2530 and 2531 of
tiie Code. Pending the discussion of this
bill, the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1868.
The Senate met and was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Traywick.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
Mr. WOOTEN moved to reconsider so
much of the proceedings of yesterday as
relates to the action of the Senate on the
bill conferring certain privileges on two
Fire Companies in the city of Macon.
The motion prevailed'and the bill lies on
the table for the present.
Tiie Senate bill to authorize the holding
of the Superior Courts at the ensuiug Fall
terms, and to provide juries therefor, was
received from the House with the follow
ing amendment:
“And where juries have not been drawn
as aforesaid, it should be tiie duty of the
Judge of the Superior Court, presiding in
said Court, to have grand and petit juries
summoned iustanter, composed of per
sons now qualified to servo as grand ju
rors,” etc.
MACON, GA„ TUESDAY, SEPTEM HER. 1, 1868.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. MERRELL, from the Judiciary
Committee, abiit to authorize E. C. Bonn,
a minor, to practice law. Recommend
that it do not pass : also,
A hill to consolidate the offices of Tax
Receiver and Tax Collector of Chatham
county. Recommend that it db not pass :
also,
A bill to make bills of indictment amen
dable, which they recoil’mend
pass: also, , -s' 1
To make gw»d any rate of interest a
greed upon. Report without recommen
dation : also,
A bill to secure intelligent jurors. Re
commend do not pass.
A bill to incorporate Macon Street Rail
road Company. Recommend do not pass.
A hill to prevent and punish duelling.
Recommend do not pass.
The Committee ou Enrollment report
the following resolution as duly enrolled
and ready for the signatures of the Presi
dent of the Senate amt the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, to-wit :
A resolution asking the appointment of
a special committee to examine the books
of the late Treasurer and Comptroller Geu
eral.
BIDES ON PASSAGE.
On motion of Mr. HOLCOMBE, the
Augusta bill was made the special order ;
of tlie day for Friday next.
On motion of Mr. MERRELL, the Sa
vannah Municipal bill was read.
Mr. LEBTER offered a substitute to
the House bill on tlie same.
Mr. MERRELL rose to a point of or
der ; tlie bill h ii not been read three
times as required by law.
The CH Ai R <■•( rruled the motion, a til
slati-i! UtaUrbr.i rttt P-mrercii an amend
ment to the substitute, requiring four pre
cincts for voting, and changing the time
from that designated in the bill to the
time presort tied in the Code.
Mr. ADKINS hoped that the amend
ment would receive the calm deliberation i
of tlie Benate.
Mr. Lester's substitute to the House bill
was, on motion, taken up and read by ;
sections.
Mr. SMITH. This bill would not injure
either the black man or the white man.
A meeting was recently field in the city
of Savannah, irrespective of party, and
they recommended the passage of the bill—
iu justice to their wishes we should pass it.
There can t e no reasonable objection to it.
1 therefore hope that we adopt the substi
lute offered by the Senator from the First,
which was adopted by the House, and
will settle this question to the satisfaction
of all.
Mr. ADKINS thinks there is a cat in
the uieal tub. The fact is gentlemen of
the Benate, the officers in the city want
to hold over for the l’r<-idenlial election.
I want when this election comes on that
the city of Savannah should he iu the
hands of the proper party. The officers
in power now there are hostile to recon
struction, let the power go Into the hands
of those who are most popular. 1 call on
you Senators, as you respect the loyal
citizens of Savannah, don't postpone the
time of holding this election. The A"u
A7 axes are already about there, and some
thing must be done.
I know the Senator from the Second,
(Campbell), is in full sympathy with bis
race, and is willing to do anything right
for both parties, and that is more than I
can say for some of the other race. My
reason for voting for this amendment is
that it will putthe government of Savan
nah in the bauds of th >se who ought to
have it, the friends of equal rights and
loyal men. The government is now a in
ciitiuss. The true people of Bavannah want
this election to come off, the oligarchy
don’t want it.
The CH AI R The Senator will confine
himself to the subject before the House.
Mr. ADKINS. I will ry and do so. I
hope I will be’excused, f conjure you
Senators, as you love justice, vote for t is
amendment, then everything will be well.
Mr. LESTER moved to withdraw his
substitute, which was granted—and then
moved that the original bill be laid on the
table.
Mr. Adkins and Campbell objected did
not understand these motions. M pW
The vote was then taken on ■< st * ;r /
motion to lay ou the labUga-uiLi in _n■»j G’ !
the first time. ''■’■ ■■
UNFINISHED nCSINESS.
Mr. WOOTEN moved that the amend
ment offered by the House to the Senat
bill “ authorizing the holding of the »~u
perior Courts at the Fall term and to pro
videjuries,” etc , he taken up, which was
concurred in and tlie amendment adopted.
The bill to make legal any rate of inter
est agreed upon was then taken up.
Mr. WINN having the tloor. If the
Bhyloeks loau money at exorbitant rates
of interest, how will they recover it? The
law now protects a sufficient amount of
property, and if you get a judgment what
good will it do you? This law will reduce
the rate of interest. If a man agrees to
pay a certain rateof interest, lie is now
morally bound to do so, and we should re
quire him to do so by law.
Mr. WELBOIiN was opposed to the re
peal of the salutary laws that now stand
on our Statute hooks. I am opposed to
changing the old established customs of
our Stale. How does this bill propose to
help the people ? If a man borrows money
at say twenty-five per cent and purchases
goods, he when he sell* bis goods will not
only have to make the profit ou his goods,
but must also overcome this enormous rate
of interest. Can he sell goods us cheap as
the man who buys the goods with his
own money ?
The time of adjournment having arrived
the Chair declared the Senate adjourned
until four o’clock this afternoon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, August 25,1868.
Tiie House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called to order by the speak
er, Hon. Mr. McWHORTER.
The Journal was read atid approved.
[ln our report of yesterday the composi
tor omitted the following hill, introduced
by Mr. PRICE, of Lumpkin : “A bill to
afford relief to honest debtors in this
State.”]
The bill to amend sections 2530 and 2531
of the Code was taken upas unfinished
business, and
Mr. HUDSON, of Harris, having the
floor, proceeded to address tiie House in
opposition to its passage.
Mr. CRAWFORD, of Bartow, favored
the bill.
[The object of the bill is to make pro
visions for indigent adults belonging to
estates, as well as for minors.]
Tiie Dii 1 was then put upon its passage,
when tiie yeas and nays were ordered, re
sulting as follows: yeas 87, nays 45.
So tiie bill passed.
The following bill was taken up, read
the third time, aud passed :
A bill to provide for the holding of Bu
perior Courts, and to provide juries for the
same.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to provide for the election of Jus
tices of the Peace and Constables. Pass
ed.
A bill to provide for the speedy collec
tion of fees of the clerks of the Buperior
Courts. Withdrawn.
A bill to amend an act controlling the
duties of Tax Assessors. Re-committed
A bill to provide for the distribution of
property in certain cases.
A bill to make it a penal offense for any
person to convey or transfer personal
property more than one- time. Lost
A bill to relieve J. J. Btallings, Executor.
Withdrawn.
A bill to alter and amend the road law
of this State. Lost.
A bill to provide for the election of J -
tices of the Peace. Lost.
A bill for the General Assembly to ad
journ to the city of Milledgeville on tiie
20th of September.
Mr. BRYANT offered a substitute that
the Legislature adjourn on tiie stli Sep
tember next.
Mr. RAWLES offered an amendment
to the whole, that the gentleman from
Richmond be allowed a leave of absence
from the sth of September until the meet
ing of the next General Assembly, for the
purpose of canvassing his Congressional
District for his party, as his services in
that capacity would no doubt be of great
benefit to the same.
Ruled out of order.
[We wonder if Mr. Bryant is really in
earnest to adjourn.]
Mr. ANDERSON l ”'to a point of
order, stating that th# tbstitute of Mr.
Bryant was not germt»> > the hill.
'l’lie CHAIR decide/ V at the poinl of
order was not well taM u.
Mr. ANDERSON ilet’. from the
decision of the Cbaif
On a vote the Cbaif wv <*-stained.
Mr. O’NEAL offeree Wien.iruep.t to
the original bilL it-." fpk A
irfno.i.. **
Ou motion the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
A hill to appropriate a fund for the pur
pose of removing obstructions from the
Savannah River between the cities of Sa
vannah and Augusta. Reierred to tlie
Committee on Internal Improvements.
A bill to protect farmers from fox-hunt
ers in the county of Japper. Lost.
A bill prescribing the time when costs
on suits and actions sljall be paid. Lost.
A hill to fix the salaries of District
Judges and Solicitor in Vhe Second Sena
torial District. Referred to a special com
mittee.
A bill to release Seaborn Montgomery,
and others, as securities for H. L. Tyson,
from certain bond-. Lost.
A hill to encourage immigration for tlie
the development of the resources of this
State, i 'asset!.
Mr. PAULK, a resolution that the
House hold afternoon sessions ffir the pur
pose of reading hills a first and second
time.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Dooly, moved to
suspend the rules to take tip the resolu
tion. Motion was lost.
Mr. McDOUGALI) inmqt, Aq
the rules to take un-ttoW-'- 11 ce to
v.oitiinnus. The motion w«* not
agreed to.
A hill to alter and amend an act to in
corporate the Oglethorpe College at Mid
way. Passed.
A bill to define the liabilities of Agents
of all Insurance Companies not iueor|>o
rated in this Btate.
Mr. ANDERSON offered a substitute,
which was read, and, together with the ,
original lull, was recommitted.
A bill to consolidate the several acts in- i
certiorating the town of Lumpkin. Passed
A Gill to define the liabilities of Insu
rance Companies of this State. Re com
mitted.
A bill to have certain laws of this State
remain of force. Lost.
A bill to amend the Charter of the At
lanta Street Railroad Company, for the
purpose of changing the name of said
Company to the “ Atlanta Savings Bank
and Street Railroad Company,” and also
to extend the aid of the State t<> the rame.
The Committee, to whom this hill was
referred, recommended its passage with
the clause in reference to Btate aid being
excluded.
On motion, the hill, as ai. tided, was
referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
The hour having arrived, the House ad
journed to 9*o’clock to-morrow morning.
SENATE.
Wednesday, August 26, I»6S.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, and was
opened with prayer by Senator Smith of
the 7th.
The Journal was read and approved.
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLMENT
Report the following resolutions as ready
for enrollment:
A resolution authorizing the Governor
to appoint three competent persons to ex
amine the Land Books of Muscogee, Car
roll and Coweta, lately transcribed by
Major H. G. Williams, and lix the value
thereof.
Also a resolution authorizing the Gov
ernor to furnish civil officers with Irwiu’s
Revised Code, &e.
On motion of Mr. SMITH of tlie 7th,
the House hill for Savannah election, Ac.,
was read the second time and made spe
cial order of to-morrow, (Thursday.)
On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL the
Senate bill on same was also read and
made special order of to-morrow.
Mr. ADKINS moved to have fifty co
pies of each bill printed for the use of the
Senate. Motion withdrawn.
A resolution from the House to encour- t
age and eoDctmmK
’ ' t . .#*■■ —— e*
• m.. .... ea-sare. -!>* hles.tne’ i
JElji upon bvjmd 177 <>y ljlgsv*
i nK Wmkea up. % 9iUN»
t K fW. WELLBORN, bavinJH. .
read the law as it now #tattde.“ vow, does
this law need modifying? We are in an
impoverished condition, but can we borrow
ourselves rich ? Money wi-T"ti%t relieve
us if we borrow it, labor will, and the
man who this year makes one bushel of
corn more than he did last year is rellev
, ing the country. The borrower and loaner
do not meet equally. Another reason
against the bill is that you invite capital
ists to come with rnouey, loan it out tu an
enormous rate of interest, and when the
principal is to he paid it eanuot be met.
Money is not property, hut is simply the
indicator of the value of property. Money
j is not subject to levy and salt*. The pas
sage of this bill might benefit some of our
j cities, hut will it benefit our whole Btate?
1 The effect of this bill, then will lie to
1 drain the country of money and bring it
'to the cities. We want no foreign capi
tal; we want no fictitious property—we
have the elements of succe - within our
selves. If we were rich w© might make
this experiment, hut as wfc are poor we
should beware how we hai&lle it.
Mr. FAIN, 1 think I have the best in
j terest of the Btate at heart,’.as well as tlie
’ gentleman from the 40th, ajnd I think, by
advocating this bill, I am benefiting my
| Btate.
The gentleman asks wlw bring in for
eign capital, and why «iies it not now
come. 1 tell him that it would come if
there was any security fop it. /The poor
man cannot he injured by this law—tlie
exemption laws of cur State protect him.
I have always thought that a man should
he permitted to trade iu h(t> own property
as he chooses. Money is property. It is
what a man owns. Internal improve
ments increases the value of our property.
Invite capital and our State will helm
proved. You areaware you cannot borrow
money at seven per cent now. If this hill
passes we do not propose to make a man
borrow money, hut to put it in his power,
when he must have it to be able to get it.
Now, he cannot get it. With this law he
knows the emergency that prompts him,
and when he borrows can make his own
contract.
Mr. ADKINS, I am in favor of thebill
and approve much that lias been said.
Money left unrestricted will take its own
course, and it will be like grease on wheels,
it will move everything forward. Who
will be injured ? Tiie man wiio borrows
money at a greater rate of interest than
the law allows and pleads usury may b 6
benefited by tiie usury laws, but the hon
est man who pays wh-H ht contracts to
pay is not hurt by this law.
Mr. HINTON. This question is one of
great importance. The friends of this bill
have made their arguments upon the hy
pothesis that money stands upon thesame
basis as other property. If your premises
are wrong, your conclusions must also be
wrong. Money is not property. The de
fence is this : money, the value of it is es
tablished by law, it is one hundred cents
in the dollar. In all other species of
property the demand and supply regulates
the value. Another difference is other
species of property wastes, money does
not. One hundred dollars is worth as
much ten years hence as it is now. A
iiorse may be worth one hundred dollars
to-day, a year hence he may be wortti
more or less. The argument then of the
gentleman is incorrect because the pre
mises are wrong.
Why should we prescribe the rate of per
cent. ? The laws are made for the protec
tion of the weak ; the strong need no pro
tection. Gentlemen say it will develop
the resources of tee State. Judge Lump
kill gives opposite views, aud
I leave it to the to judge who are
entitled to most credit. Whoever heard
of a man who made loaning money a pro
fession that improved the condition of his
Btate.
A SENATOR. Mr. Peabody.
Mr. HINTON. Judge Lumpkin’s views
differed with the gentleman. A few profli
gate youug men who will have money at
any rate, will be able to get it, but will the
bone and sinew of our country lie benefit
ted by the passage of this law ? A few
men whose business it is to lend money
will be benefitted by it. We should pass
laws for the entire whole. W'ho is clamor
ous for the passage of this law ? Ido not
now a farmer who is iu favor of this law.
Mr. ADKINB. lam one.
Mr. HINTON. I am glad to hear the
gentleman say ho is a farmer. I have
been unable heretofore to tell what he was.
The number of farmers are low who advo
cate this law*.
Men who are in favor of getting every
dollar they ean, who are watching for ev
him of his
[|pi_ilW, ~iu"teui:* i. Tthey out*uuian into
The gatmdfiiJrtteMs, Ly loaning him money
to bet on, are the ones who stand by offer
ing to loan money at 25 per cent, or 50 per
cent. —and who now wish us to legalize
these acts. This is the class of men you
are seeking to protect. If we will untram
mel the laws already made ; if your minis
terial officers were permitted to carry out
the contract already made, and your stay
laws and exemption laws, and every other
law that prevents the poor man from bor
rowing money, were abrogated, then capi
tal would come—then our State would im
prove. Ido hope that Senators will weigh
this question well.
Mr. LEBTER moved tosuspend the rules
to introduce a resolution to authorize the
Governor to receive the surrender of tlie
Bank of Savannah. Motion did not pre
vail.
Mr. BOWERS called for the previous
question on the Gili before the house.
Mr. ADKINB asked five minutes to
answer the argument of Mr. Hinton.
The call for the previous question was
sustained. The yeas and nays werecailed
and the bill lost. Yeas 17, nays 18.
Tlie Senate adjourned to meet at four
o’clock this afternoon.
urn
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Hon. Mr. McWHORTER m the
Chair.
The Journal was read and confirmed.
Mr. ERWIN moved a reconsideration
of ho much of the journal as relates to the
relief of Seaborn Montgomery, and oth
ers, securities of H. 1,. Tyson.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. HALL, of Meriwether, a resolution
that no new matter Id* presented to the
House after Friday next, and that the
House hold two sessions per day, the after
noon session to b<s devoted to reading bills
the second time.
I lie House refused to suspeud the rules.
The clerk then proceeded to the cult of
counties, when the following new matter
was introduced :
Mr. SH( MATE, a hill to amend an act
incorporating the Atlanta Medical Col
lege.
Mr. STRICKLAND,a hill to rt-ducethe
Sheriff’s bond of Paulding county.
Mr. WALTHALL, a bill to incorporate
the Georgia and Western Railroad Com
pany.
Mr. BUTT, a bill to change the time of
holding the Superior Courts of Marion;
also,
A bill to prevent hunting with dogs in
certain counties.
Mr. BALLARD, a bill for the relief of
the people of Georgia.
Mr. STONE, of Jefferson, introduced
the following ;
Resolved, That a white man shall not
go out of the parlor into the kitcheu, aud
he there among the negro females, which
ttie negro man has always been opposed
to, and that the Geueral Assembly may
provide that the white men shall let the
negro females alone, and that the negro
men will let the white fema.es alone.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Morgan, a hill to
prevent the trespass of stock on lands not
owned by the owner of said stock.
Mr. SDALTEE, a bill to establish a
State po!ice.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Haralson, a bill to
reduce the Sheriff's bond of Haralson.
Mr. Hall, of Glynn, a hill to increase
the salary of the superintendent of the
shoe shop at tlie Penitentiary.
Mr REID, a bill to change the time of
holding elections in the Btate.
Mr. HILLY'ER, a Gii 1 to make valid the
charter of the town of Bt. Marys.
Mr. MADISON, a bill to change section
of the Code.
Mr. COLBY, a bill to authorize county j
officers to advertise in such newspapers as ■
they may select.
Mr. TURNER, (colored), a bill fixing j
eight hours as a fait day’s labor. i
,g-.;*I.C. r. et).., • • WSL./JV'ute.tiin: s
olutions
Mr. SCOTT, as a member of the Com
mittee on Elections and Privileges, arose
to a privilege question, who proposed to
make a report on the case of the contested
seat of Fyali, a colored representative
from the county of Macon.
Mr. BRYANT raised the point of order
that the majority of the committee were
: not ready to make a report, aud tliat a
minority report could not be entertained.
The CHAIR decided that as a sutficieut
time had elapsed for the committee to re
port, and the majority had not done so, a
report of tiie minority could be enter
tained.
Mr. RICE appealed from the decision of
the < ’hair, when the yeas and nays were
; ordered, resulting as‘follows ; Yeas 102,
nays 30. So the Chair was sustained.
Mr. SCOTT then presented the follow
ing Minority Report of the Committee in
Privileges and Elections:
We, tiie undersigned, members of the
| Committee on Privileges and Elections, to
whose consideration was referred a resolu
tion of the House to inquire into the eligi
bility of F. H. Fyali, a member of this
House, from the county of Macon, beg
eave to make the following
REPORT:
1. Upon an investigation of the ease of
saul Fyall, urnl on examination of the
evidence, we find that said Fyal! was not,
previous to the election of members of the
General Assembly, held on the 20th, 21st,
22d and 2:id days of April, 1808, a citizen
of Macon county, but a citizen of the
county of Bibb, and that said Fyall lias
not, since said election, resided in said
county of Macon, but in tlie county of
Bibb, and that said Fyall is at present a
citizen of the county of Bibb, and for the
above reasons is not eligible to his seat as
a member of tiiis House under the Consti
tution of this State.
2. We furthermore find that said F. H.
Fyall is a free person of color, and for this
reason is not, under the Constitution of
this t-date, nor any law thereof, eligible to
his seat, upon this floor; and for reasons
above stated, the undersigned respectfully
recommend that said Fyall be declared
ineligible to his seat as a member of this
body, and that he be immediately' removed
therefrom.
In making this report, the undersigned
would respectfully submit their reasons
for making the same before final action
was taken thereon by the Committee ou
Privileges and Elections. During tlie first
week of the session of this body, the reso
lution of this House looking to the eligi
bility of said Fyall was referred to the
| Committee for their investigation. Effort
after effort has been made by the under
-1 signed members of said Committee to
j bring said investigation to a close and re
i port the same to the House. The dispo
j sition of a majority of the Committee
seems to he to prevent an investigation
rather than make one as required by the
resolution of this House. Satisfied in our
own minds that the matter will never
reach a conclusion before the Committee,
we deem it but just to ourselves to make
this report. All of which is respectfully
submitted,
Dunlap Scott,
T. M. Harkness,
John Long,
VVm. D. Anderson,
P. H. Brassell,
W. P. Price.
Mr. DUNCAN offered a substitute,
which contained, in substance, the same
as the minority report, including all color
ed members of the House.
The substitute was accepted by Mr.
Scott.
Mr. SCOTT then proceeded to address
the House in support of the minority re
port, but was interrupted by
Mr. BRYANT, who arose to a point of
i order, stating that a resolution bad, ou the
Ist of July, passed the House settling the
eligibility of members, and that this mat
ter can not now be entertained.
Mr. CALDWELL was always of opin
ion that General Meade bad no right to
throw the question of eligibility upon the
i House. He, for one, did not want the re
sponsibility ’ He believed that there were
outside influences at work to get that ques
tion in here.
The SPEAKER ruled that the j>oint
taken by the gentleman from Richmond
was not well taken. After which lie re
quested the Speaker pro ('em. to preside, as
he, the Bpeaker, wisned to take a plate of
soup [hasty ?]
Mr. PRICE, Speaker pro tern., assumed
the Chair.
Mr. SCOTT’ hoped that lie had yield
ed the floor for two 1 ODe would
interrupt him again. Iff
Mr. DUNCAN desired u> introduce a
substitute for the whole. He moved that
the majority report of the committee be
laid on tlie table.
Mr. BRYANT called for the yeas and
nays. During the call of the yeas and
nays
Mr. BETHUNE stated that he did not
think the House understood the question.
He, as Chairman of the Committee on
Privileges aud Elections, only wanted a
little time to look into the matter and
make a report. [Cries from the Demo
cratic side of the House, “ We understand
it.” “You only want another mouth.”]
The BPEAKER again stated the ques
tion and the call proceeded, which result
ed : Yeas 82, nays 52. Bo the report was j
laid on tiie table.
Mr. SCOTT. These parties being ar
raigned before this House on tlie question
of their eligibility, he raised the point
that they should not he allowed to vote on ,
such question.
The BPEAKER ruled that they should
not vote.
Mr. SCOTT said that this question was
one of the most important that ever came
before any legislative body iu Anctmca.
Mr. BRYANT dP-dred lu apf 'K from
*Aei»foefh'uccfr3Bfr hot voting.
The SPEAKER ruled that the appeal
came too Jate.
Mr. SCOTT hoped the appeal would be
taken, whereupon
Mr. BRYAN T withdrew tlie apjieal.
Mr. RAW LB said that when Mr. Bry
ant made the appea it became tiie prop
erty of tlie House, and could uot be with
drawn, except by unanimous permission
of tlie same.
The question was put on the appeal,
upon which the yeas and nays werecailed.
The SPEAKER ruled that members
involved iu the question should not be
allowed to vote.
A nieintx-r inquired whether carpet
baggers were embraced in the ruling of
tin- Chair.
The BPEAKER replied, that will de
pend entirely upon the color of the carpet
bagger.
'Tiie call proceeded aud resulted as fol
lows: yeas 90, nays 22.
So the decision of the Chair stands a,-
the rule of the House.
Mr. O’NEAL wanted to know whether
the parties whose eligibility was being
questioned are to be excluded from voting
tn masse t
Mr. Scott made tlie point that when
three Democrats were arraigned before the
House on a question of eligibility, they
had been excluded from voting tn masse.
He contended that the same ruling should
obtaiii in this case.
The Bpeaker so ruled.
Mr.TURNER thanked God thatlie was
a negro.
A voice from the ceiling, “I vote yes.”
The SPEAKER. A vote from the gal
lery eanuot be entertained.
On motion the House adjourned, Sir.
Scott having the floor.
WONDERFUL SPIHITI \L M WIPEST ITIOXS
WOMEN REE THEIR !)K\o HI SB AND-.
Washington Union, Aug. 19.
Quite a large circle of intelligent and
philosophical seekers after truth was pres
ent, by invitation, at the residence of Mr.
Gunnell,to inve-tigate the minutiae to those
wonderful demonstrations of spiritual
manifestations to he exhiuited by Ma-ter
Frankie Gunnell, the extraordinary young
medium, whose suddenly developed med
iumistic powers are tlie sources of great
admiration and amazement, was selected
by the spirits, tn exhibit some startling
manifestations of extraordinary force. —
He was placed in a small eup-board, so
small that he was compelled to “double” j
liimself up to sit, thecuphoard beforehand |
carefully examined and found entirely
empty, his bauds were haud-euffed be
hind him, the key of the handcuff's put
vy <l i the door of the closet
three
[ calico out.
| handcuff feuad tjpou the floor, with et** 3
j key still in the boy’s mouth. His buiTS?
! were again tied behind him, a cotton cord
I put around his neck and tied behind his
I head in twenty kuots. Entering thecloset
■ a f?aiu, iu a few seconds the door wasopen
; ed, his hands were untied, the knots all
untied, and the strings confining his
hands had disappeared. These manifesta
tions were frequently repeated.
Afterwards a cabinet was prepared, the
j door of which was perforated with a small
■ opening near the top, about ten by eight
| inches in size. Frankie was handcuffed,
] and entered the cabinet, sitting upon a
J stool, immediately after the door was
j closed, spirit hands appeared at the open
j ing, bright lights flashed through it, and
once a face appeared thereat for a moment,
which was distinctly recognized by one of
the ladies present as the face of her hus
band. These manifestations (with the
exception of the face, which appeared but
once) were frequently repeated. One of
, the gentlemen present, familiar with the
wondrous simulacra produced by chemical
! means, carefully satisfied himself before
; the manifestations commenced, that there
were about ihe building no means by
: which any of the seeming wonders of the
| concave mirror or similar apparatus could
j be produced. Iu addition to these mani
festations, several of the party were tapped
on the hands by spirit hands. The tap
was distinctly fed, ami the hands causing
the tap distinctly seen at the monied of
contact with the mortal hand. It is prop
er to state that instantly after each mani
festation, the door was opt ned and Frankie
I seen seated on the stool handcuffed. The
! hands seen were of various sizes and ouee
Ia considerable portion of the wrist and
lower arm was seen with the hand. This
: precluded any idea of collusion on the
part of the handcuffed medium.
During the social exercises of the even- j
ing, while a lady was seated at the piano, i
the spirits impelled Frankie to dance,
which lie did in a most masterly manner,
executing figures with which in an ordi
nary condition he was not acquainted.
One of the ladies present distinctly saw
I his spiritual partner, and pronounced his
{ name.
ESTIMATE OF THE RICK CROP OF SOUTH
C UROLIVU AMI GEORGIA FOR ISB-.
Waccamaw, Peedee, Black, Sam pit, North
and South Santee Rivers—tierces... 9,400
Cooper River 5,000
Pon Pon 1,200
Ashepoo 2,500
Combabee 5,000
Pocotaligo, <fcc 1,000
Savannah River 13,000
Orangeburg and interior 1,000
Total for South Carolina 38,100
GEORGIA.
Ogeeehee 6,000
Altamaba 3,500
Sat ilia 1,300
Total for Georgia 10,800—10,800
Crop of Sou til Carolina and Georgia..4B,9oo
To which add the probable crop of Lou
isiana, say 20,000 tierces, and wo have a
total of about 70,000 tierces of clean rice,
of six hundred pounds each, as the crop
of the country, and if computed at S4O per
tierce, would be worth about $2,800,1X10.
[Charleston News, 20 th.
More “ Peace ” Demonstrations.—
We learn that a large organization of
armed negroes lias been discovered in the
lower part of this county. A few nights
since they were found drilling and receiv
ing new muskets which were distributed
from boxes like those in which the Uni
ted States Government pack and trans
port their small arms.
These may be a portion of the arms
which the negro incendiary, Charley
Jones, said, when arrested in Hancock a
few days since, were furnished by Gover
nor Bullock. It is a very serious matter
and should receive the thoughtful consid
eration of our people.
We also learn that on Sunday last, when
the disturbance occurred at Joliauson’s
Beer Garden on the border of the city,
more than one hundred neyroes, armed
mostly with new U. S. rifies, collected in
a very few’ minutes, ready and eager for a
fray .—Chronicle &• Sentinel , 2sth.
VOL. LX., NO 20
THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1868.
MR. FII.LMUKK 0\ THE PREHI»E.\CT.
The followiug letter, which has been
out of our cofumns for a day or
two, we copy from the Staunton Spectator.
It is written in reply to one from Hon. A
H. H. Stuart:
“Daija Courier Office,!
“Buffalo, N. Y„ August 10, IS6B. /
"Hon. A. HU. Stuart: Dear Sir, —At
the request of ex-President Fillmore, who
has read me passages from your letter of
tire 28th of July, 1 write in response to thfe
inquiry, ‘Can you give me any ground of
hope for the future ? Will the people of the
North rise this fall in the majesty of their
strength and hurl the usurpers from the
iiigh places which they now degrade ami
disgrace ?’
“Having met many of the leading men
of the .South at the New York Convention,
I can fully appreciate the earnestness of
the solicitude expressed in your letter, and
should much regret to excite expectations
which are not lobe realized, but lain con
fident that the result of the fall elections
will justify me in saying that there is good
ground for hope in the future. In the first
place, the Conservatives of the North are
united in organization—united upon the
declaration of principles adopted at New
York, and resolute and enthusiastic in
the support of tiie candidates. From the
moment of the adjournment of the Con
vention every recognized Democrat and
the thousands of the old Whig party who
are sincerely anti-Radical, were pro
nounced for the ticket
shadow of turning. A party comprising a
majority of the citir.eus of the Union stood
s did and determined on the 9th of July.
Kvents show a constantly-increasing reac
tion against Radicalism and its attendant
evils. The masses of the people are weary
<»f taxation and misrule; business men are
depressed and uneasy; manufacturers
o alize very small prolits, which they are
compelled to share with the Government;
capital, in consequence of the high rate of
interest paid by the (lovernment, is lieyond
tiie reach of men of enterprise who are
seeking fortunes. The laboring classes are
without steady employment, and the nom
inally high wages they receive is barely
suliicieut to provide them the necessaries
ot life. They are in favor of one currency
for the Government aud the people, the
producer and the bondholder, in addi
tion to these considerations, thousands of
intelligent men are beginning to see that
military despotism in the South means
oppression in the North, and that the bed
of thorns appointed for the punishment of
outherners reaches above Mason and
Dixon's line. And there are thousands,
too, who never voted a Democratic ticket
who confess to the injustice of w hile dis-
franchisement, and lament the folly aud
wickedness ot the congressional schemes
of reconstruction. Negro equality is dis
tasteful to many who are not prepared tg
denounce as unconstitutional and void the
Radical programme for carrying a Presi
dential election.
“There is no enthusiasm for Grant, aud
now that abuse of Seymour and lijs ‘Cop
perhead friends’ falls flat upon the public
ear, the only considerable weapon of con
gressional usurpation is the republishing of
the utterances of the injudicious southern
politicians. There is not an election dis
trict in this State, and similar reports come
from all parts of the North, in which Re
publicans are not coming out boldly for
Seymour aud Blair. ‘The beginning of
the end’is approaching. We aregaiuing
strength every day, and the result is not
to be war, but the peaceful victory of the
people at the ballot-box, and the reestab
lishment of constitutional government
over every foot of American soil. The
cobhouses of reconstructed Htates will give
place to Democratic structures, and then
we shall have ‘Peace.’ I do not violate
private confidence in saying thstt ex-Presi
dent Fillmore and the men who honor
him for his patriotism and statesmanship
are firm supporters of Horatio Seymour.
Confident that a large majority of the
Northern States will vote with New York
‘to hurl the usurpers from high places
t’- ey now degrade and disgrace.’
“I am, very respectfully,
“Joseph Warren.”
■ Good Rule— Shall it be Adopted?
■ aj 'S***Q‘***er.V lays down a>
4 '”e endors*
Mfjemocrat, says our cotemporary, single
| out one Radical, and hangon to him until
I the very day of election Show him
j the error of his ways. Instruct him in his
rights aud his duties. Guard him from
j the approaches of the enemy! If the
| leaguers seek him out at your homes, set
the hull dog on them ! Stick to him closer
! than a brother. Convert him if possible.
; Offer him every inducement to vote with
you. Go up to the polls with him. Show
him considerate attention. Select a ballot
! .or him. \V rite it out for him. Take hint
j up and give him yourmoralsupport while
: he deposits it tor Seymour and Blair.
The election must be carried. It is use
less to quibble over theories. We must
grasp the facts; and by ail means if we
cannot grasp the facts, let us coax the facts
up to the polls, and let every Democrat
single out one of these facts, aud see that
another fact is deposited in the ballot box
| for Seymour and Blair!
Allom ! Mar chonsJPour la Pairie !
Definitions.—Carpet-Bagger—“ A
man with a lank head of dry hair, a lank
stomach and long legs, club knees and
splay feet, dried limbs and lank jaws, with
eyes like a fish, and mouth like a shark.
Add to this a habit of eueaking and
dodging about in unknown places—habit
ing with negroes in dark dens aud back
streets—a look like a hound aud the smell
of a pole-cat.”
-A UAULOAK IA WIMOA-.1.V
(Inc Woman Instantly Hilh-d—A Little Child taken
u|> in n WhirivGitd and is I nhurt—Greal lie-true
lion of Grain.
From the Janesville (Wis.) Gazette, Augj. IT.
On Saturday evening, about 6 o’clock, a
most disastrous tornado passed over the
towns of La Prairie aud Clinton, in this
county. On visiting the scene, yesterday,
we learned the following particulars:
A few light low clouds were seen flying
from a north westerly direction a greater
part of the afternoon, no one in that
vicinity fearing any danger from t lie storm.
At about G o’clock a light cloud was ob
served coming from the southeast, moving
at a very rapid rate. At the same time a
large black cloud passed over the orchard
of Mr. Jacob Schencks.
It seems that as these two clouds ap
proached each other they settled to the
earth, a low heavy noise was heard, re
sembling the moving of a heavy train of
cars, accompanied by terrific peals of
thunder. The cyclone formed iu shape
something similar to a large balloon, with
a large trunk extending to the ground.
At this time it had reached the farm of Mr.
Holmes, occupied by Mr. Thomas Moua
lian. The first damage done was the
tearing down of a few rods of fence, then
to a small granary, lifting it some twenty
feet in the air, landing on the opposite
side of the fence. Next came a barn,
twelve by twenty-five, which was taken
up and torn completely to pieces, the
most complete wreck we ever saw. Just
before the tornado struck the barn, Mrs.
Ellen Monahan, an infirm lady, seventy
eight years of age, went out to take care
of a little bov, who was in the barn with
his sister, about nine years ot age.
Mrs. Monahan was taken up in the
whirlwind and instantly killed. The
girl was taken up also (incredible as it
may seem) to a height of fifty feet, (some
who witnessed it say one hundred feet,)
her clothes were 'torn completely oil’
and carried quite a distance, doing her no
bodily injury. When asked how high she
was blown, she answered, “Ob, sir, I was
up almost to the sky.”
The storm theu took an easterly direc
tion, dropping quite dowu to the earth, so
low that men stacking a short distance
away could see over the whole of it, and
in its progress lifted some eighteen stacks
of grain, carrying some of it a distance of
forty rods, undoing the bundles aud com
pletely threshing the greater part as it
weut.