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,KII*AV PIOBNING, OCT. 13lh.
jading matter on every, page.
Xiic POLITICAL C4MPAI6?!.
V;iii Burcn’s Speech at Al
ii aiy Lift Evening.
H* 1 Takes President Johnson, in
His Arms, ami Pets Him
iiud Praises Him.
He Speaks a Few Words About
the Colored Gentlemen.
i\/, /.i//»sa /.////,/•; Miorr the
lil'M'iCl! 1 1'S IX THE WAR.
H A GREAT MANY MORE THINGS
ri.H'ClllNtl THE SITUATION.
A li;\V WORDS BY MAJ. GENERAL
SLOCUM.
im-isl Dispatch to the New York Times ]
Annany, Oct. 5.
H,,_. fi-ui .i-rats of Albany Couniy held a grand
H it-an,,n meeting this evening, in the Cafitoi
1 us A copious rain dampened the ground and
mrtlered the atmospheric and other surroundings
a- 'inpIcHsant as they could well be. General
<l,„u al and tieneral Patrick arrived by the 5
k train and wore greeted with enthusiasm,
.real exertions had been made to secure a
rra'iil turn "ut, but the cold, driving wind and the
.[iviiii tbowers which continued throughout the
•■ern'.'in and evering, rendered all attempts at
;litr effect utterly futile. Roman candles were
dwrally distributed among the crowd with these
iirertmns: “.Vow, you fellers, d n’t yer fire
•fet-e yere till Slocum-comes up, and then let ’em
||i i sherifT Uhandall called the meeting to or-
-r. an I nominated Geo. H. Thatcher as Presi-
vnt. John Tracy presented a long list of Vice
. x-idents and Secretar es. (Jon. Slocum then
■luis.upnn the platform, but not being known to
r„ people, was in no way recognized He sat
ue'.iy and entirely uninitiated, while a comrnit-
... : -cretiieen eminent people, headed by Amasa
Parker, retired to prepare a set of rescluiions,
lotted copies of whioh were liherally scattered
j|',|i the platform an hour beforehand.
■in *0.1 Parker made a brief address, eulogizing
I rtfiient J'hnson and the Democracy, and re-
!.r;mg to the soldiers of the Union. He then
pre-ented Major Gen. Slocum, who was 'greeted
win, cheer.- and a perfect shower of Roman ean-
,i, which burned everybody on the platform,
ani replied to he put out until they had done
their worst toward scattering the people in a bun
died ways.
Speech af lien. Slocum.
•••■n. Slocum spoke substantially as follows;
1 lid not come here to make a speech I am
u.. d lu a different kind of a campaign j bat, not-
wuhiianding that, I am still engaged in the same
S’ea 1 -au-e—the restoration of the Union and the
tpia ry of the .States. We and all our soldiers
f-ugbt for but one object—the Union. It was
I r that we fought in war; it is for that we fight
in price. The only issue bel ie us is the sup-
P-rtof the President’s policy, and this issue will
t un I,e decided in favor of those who stand by
kirn. When this is settled, we can return to the
'moderation of other matters, such aw the re-
‘j talion of a gold-paying currency and the re-
‘' i n of the fearful burdens which now bear so
j ? »vily upon all If, by my exertions this Fall,
‘ ’’M ha.-ten these results, I shall feel compensa
te! ty what I have done, rogardless of the mo-
' that inav be attributed to me.
'•lien. Slocum approached the conclusion of
• * rum iika several ward delegations filed into
Park, and the people, in their eagerness to
"- mo their brethren, igndfed the speaker, who
Somewhat abruptly closed.
udge Parker then read the following
Resolutions.
Ke-iilvcd, That ve accept and approve the
pattern] 0 f principle* adopted by the Demo-
rst > .Sute Convention ; it is sound enough
: " r ■*!! Democrats j it is broad enough for all
I 1 e-. it meets the living issues of the day and
| a>ns and strengthens the President of the
d'l states, Andrew Johnson, in his great
Vt'riotic work of restoring the Union.
■ ‘ lved, That we approve of the nomina-
' * made by the convention, and pledge to
: our uuauimous support. That we recog-
j, 1 ' 1 " the gallant soldiers Slocum, Patrick and
‘ " ( tt, men who deserve the people’s gratis
., ,r serv * te s in the field, and in Robinson,
v |, r ! n ’ Armstrong, Sweet, Grover, Brown
■ 1 errine, men who, in civil life, have won
1 confidence of the masses.
Ived, That as the American people,
£ “ ar was brought upon them, showed
-Klvcs capable of the utmost devotion,
^ Mtli mutual spirit, resolute^and brave, so
'* ■lien peace has been conquered they de-
_ that it shall he a thorough peace, found-
, n , concc > r d of States, fraternal feeling,
;;; mu!u »l recognition of rights, and tending
."snp' te t ' le Inasscs °f a D sections in a common
kmicnt uf nationality ; and, in co-operation
, ( ' r ‘-huihination, to renew that career of pros-
L„ J * 8 destined to place us in the front
j, of civili 2a tic> u an( j progress-
' i-olved, That tlie vast proportions which
; 11() " aUonal debt has reached, the present ex-
"Ker >< «j lr ^ ens being insufficient to pipy the
zi'vm* 1 ” lcreon , and the current expenses of
""‘de'nf eDt ren ^ er l ' le question of the proper
II ;, wo ! ? X1D ® vita ‘ importance to the peq-
wcll ’ tter efore, declare that the burdens, as
LttlvL t b,e8s * D Ks of government, should be
tent "of c 'l ua Uy distributed, and that any sys-
a , Uou is °PP ress ‘ v e to the people and
tines nr.t ° n Ve . r ^ American principle which
acd . < e l ua Hy include all classes of people
fcutpbon '? !>erty ’ a,| d that we regard the ex-
" J n -nrlv ori° f Vern .u Cn r sec4rities i being equal
'he eountrv r f ° Ur . th °- th ? w '* ole P ro Pevty of
-virnination tax ii 10n ’‘ 3a m °st unjust dis-
pcouif gai . n8t iro rights of the masses of
tMcy in t0 creatQ a tn°n>od aristo-
? m 0Br tfiidst— to make the rich richer,
and the poor poorer," and to weaken the obli
gations of public faith ; and we pledge mu-
selves to increasing efforts to secure such a
change of national and State laws as will
insure equal taxation upon all, including gov-
ernment securities, without any exemption what
ever.
' KeRolved, that as the declaration of Andrew
Jackson the “ Union must and shall be pre
served," endeared him to the people and com
mended him to posterity, so the declaration of
Andrew Johuson “the Union must and shall
be restored," bus won him the confidence of the
masses, and will serve to place him along
side of his great example in the estimation of
history.
Resolved, That wc repel the libels which a
partizan press has cast upon our Generals and
the soldiers identified with the Democratic
cause. They are an insult to the people and a
disgrace to them and their*—a grateful peo
ple will cherish the reputations of our heroes
and stigmatize with enduring infamy these
slanderers.
Resolved, That we intend to elect the Demo
cratic ticket in spite of all the devices and im
pediments which our opponents have placed in
the way of free white suffrage, and that wa only
ask a fair field and an honest count to insure a
Democratic victory.
Speech of Mr. John I an Buren.
Mr. John Van Buren was theu introduced, and
said, substantially:
It gives me pleasure to speak to you to-night.
It is, a* you may well suppose, never difficult or
unpleasant to meet ihe people of Albany. From
this place I have so often spoken, that I feel as it
holding a familiar conversation with my friends
and acquaintances. We have passed through a
fearful struggle. A rebellion has for some
years existed, and I congratulate you that it has
been put down. The first hope of all good men
is to avoid any angry political contest. We pass-
through such a one last Autumn. Wewerede-
leated, and the Democracy submitted to the re
sult. 1’rovidence was pleased to remove the Pre
sident and the Vice President succeeded him.
The rebellion was closed by the successful exer
tions of Grant and Bheruian, and Sheridan and
Slocum. [Cheers.] It was then our duty to re
duce the burthens of a war protracted unneces
sarily by the incompetency of our rulers. A
convention of Democrats met here, and finding a
President in office whom they respected they
sustained h m. They nominated men here who
are highly respected by the Republicans. The
Evening Post, in speaking of our nominations
said, on the 18th of September, that. “General
Slocum is a Union man, yet we do not see that he
is au enemy to President Johnson, nor do we be
lieve ihe PiesiJent will see it.” In the judgment
then, of the Republican party, Gen. Slocum was
most acceptab e so late as the lclth September.—
The Tribune of the 8th of September said that
Mr. Robioson is to-dav what he always Was.
Sir. Van Buren read from an article in the Tri
bune predicting the’noniination of Mr Robinson
at Syracuse. This was greeted with gieat laugh
ter.1 The Tribune was nearer the truth on uiis
'occasion than it usually is. We had also J udge
Brown, and in regard to him Mr. Fullerton, one
of the ablest lawyers on the Republican side, said
"lie is a good Union man, and has been through
out the war, and has done great service to the
lanulies of soldiers. He is able and honest, and
is sincere in his conv ctions,” Jndge Grover was
elected by the Republicans, and now holds the
office. I do not aliude to ihe individual who ad
dresses you. I never heard that any Repnblican
ever proposed to vote for me, and I trust never
may. For twenty years I have held no pffiee and
uever received a vote in any .nominating conven
tion. For one, I never have been troubled with
nominations. It was notorious to these Repub
licans that I did not want this office. Hud they
nominated Mr Cochrane, I should have support
ed him. Why were we called upon to go into
this contest? Why were the friends of Johnson
compel ed to divide at this time ? It was said we
had sunetulered, why d.d’nt they accept usY We
know they would’nt let the South surrender, but
they might have taken us. Why nominate an
other ticket? Mr. Depew told me the Republi
cans intended to nominate a clean ticket,and have
a square stand up figh*; Depew, probably, not
thinking he would be the first oue killed. He
said they would’nt nomir.aie military men, be
cause they had noneot sufficient strength to op
pose Geo. Slocum. I sugges'ed Gen Barlow.but
he thought he was not sufficiently known. Their
tieket was made—their convention was Controll
ed by Weed, Raymond and Seward. They did'nt
want to support Johuson nor Johnson's platform.
They passed a resolut on in regard to the recon
st uettou ot the Southern S ates. It is evident
(hey did not intend to permit the return of any
Ciiate until it allowed all the colored people to
vote.
Resolved, That we approve as eminently
wise and just the sentiments of jcindness anq
confidence which JAresidcnt Johnson has
evinced toward those of the communities and
individuals lately in rebellion, who accept the
perpetuation of the Union aud the perpetual
prohibition of slavery as-the legitimate and ir
revocable results of the war; that we approve
the initial steps which he has taken toward re
laxing the bond* of military authority in the
Southern States, and in restoring to their peo
ple full and complete control over their local
affairs just as soon as maybe found compati
ble with the preservation of order, the mainte
nance of peace, the exclusion of slavery, and
the fulfillment of the constitutional obligations
of the national authority to guarantee to every
State a republican form of govern nieht; and
that we confidently look forward under his wise
and patriotic administration to the establish
ment of more cordial relations, of greater mu
tual Tespect, and of a stronger interest in each
other’s^ welfare between the Northern and
Kouthern]sectiqns of the Union than have hith
erto prevailed j and that in all the measures
he may adopt tending to tfio attainment of
these just and beneficent ends, we pledge him
our cordial aqd hearty support,
Now, the theory of these people is that, un
less the colored people can vote, they do not
have a republican form of government- They
tell us in the next resolution what a republican
form of government is. They state that qo
State is republican unless all men have the
rights of ciiizeusbip extended them. No man
could have drawn that resolution but the little
geutlem .n of the Times, lie made this plat
form with this negro ifl it, hoping that the
people of the State wouldn't see n, while those
of the West would. It was small, to be sure,
but bv 1868, when Seward is to be trotted out,
it would be quite considerably grown; for
you know that Mr. Seward has cammitted
himself against the Monroe doctriqe, and so it
became necessary to- get under at over it, and
this was the way they di<! it •
Resolved, That wo have entire confidence
in the direction, nndcr President- Johnson, of
our intercolir.se with foreign nations, in hi A
prompt enforcement against them of all just
demands in securing redress for national in
sults and wrongs, and in maintaining the fixed
policy of our government, by which the inter
ference of foreign Powers with the institutions
oF this continent is regarded as hostile to ourj
peace and menacing to our independence-
They v»on’< do anything abous-it under Sew-
ard. When Congress attempted to interfere with
Maximilian, Seward wrote to the Emperor a lay
ing his fears and modifying all that Congress has
said or done. Then oomes ihe only resolution
which speaks of a man, and tfiatman is W. II.
Seward, w -o is thus brought out in opposition to
the Johnson rosrlution of the other pla'form^—
No matter what had be -n the declara'ion of a
few men in this State, tbo leafie a are Ofiaae and
Beecher, wnd Greeley and Sumner, and no mat
ter what others may say, the Republicans are
committed to this policy. The osirich of Seward
may hide its little head, but the tail and feathers
and legs ot Cha^e and Sumner and Beecher stick
out, and disclose the nature of the animal. We
have a race of 860 000 adults, ignorant, without
marital relations, and we bays to take care of
them. What do the Democrats and Johnson
say ? “You must take care of your children and
s'lppott yourselves.” This, one would think, was
sufficient for them to do all of a sudden. But no.
This Seward party say. you must be taught to
read and .write, and study the constitution and
vote. These me-' are determined to keep the
Union divi ed. Confusion and anarchy like this
will require a standing army as large as that we
haveju-t disbanded. The Republicans propose
to keep out the States until the negroes can vote,
and members from New York propose to go to
Washington and compel these States to do what
New York has refosed to do, Connecticut is in
the same boat. This means civil war and noth
ing else. People assume to doubt whether we
are sincere in our support of the President. They
did not doubt us when in opposition, why now?—
It’s the same old question—we have no right to
interfere with other States Seward and his par
ty have always been interfering with the domes
tic instituiions of the South. What caused the
war but the interference with slavery? Oar
members used to go to Washington and black
guard men because they^owned slaves. Wash
ington hel i slaves, and Jackson held s'aves.—
President Johnson says this must be stopped;
you must mind your own business. Slavery is
abo iehed, and under Johnson can’t be revived.—
Let the Southern people manage the question.—
They know the colored people, and we don’t. The
President’s policy is sound and humane, and one
which the Democracy instantly seized. All over
the country it was said : “ this is right. 1’U
sustain it;” and just so the Republicans so soon
as a Democratic and Stato Right proposition i3
announced they oppose it. The-Seward party is
organizing in the South. They oan’t have any
white men in it. The mean whites are not men
enough to join,.and I doubt if even the negroes
would. If the Southern negroes join the Repub
lican party, it would consist of the white men of
North and the black of the South. The Demo
cratic party of the South ceased to exist in I860.
When Breckinridge was made the candidate of
the South, the party there was broken. The
name was never used at the South. The leaders
there have forfeited the coDfidauce of all,
Northand South. . They were abominably
stupid not to know that a contest such as
they started cou'dhave but one result.—
Jeff. Davis, of al 1 men, should h ive known
better. He was educated at West Point, and
had had abundant opportunity to know that
courage was an element of the American peo
ple. He was told by Dickinsoif and Cushing
and Ben Ilutler that the North would go with
them; but he should have known better. He
should have known that a creature like Butler,
who voted fifiy-two times for Davis, would
have been the first to jump upon them when
they were down- Still there are Democrats at
the South, and they will soon be found at the
head of their State and local governments.—
There are Gov. Perry and Mr. Orr, of South
Carolina, for example. What can the Repub
licans do in Congress? They can exclude the
Southern Representatives. What’s the conse
quence? Its an injury to the representatives
and to the States. But if Johnson says to
some Southern man, “I tender you a place in
my Cabinet!” Suppose he says to Governor
Aiken, “I will accept the resignation of Sec
retary Stanton, who is anxious to retire; I
make you Secretary of War.” He has then a
Southerner at the Capitol to represent the in
terests of the South. At the next Presidential
election the Southern States vote, and I rather
suppose that Johnson would see that their volts
will be counted, and they won’t be likely to be
cast for any leading Republican. Many are
afraid, or averse to say anything many years
in advance about the candidates before a Pres
idential Convention. It is said in regard to
Johnson, he may die. 1 answer, that if he
is a Ileiuocrut he won’t die. it is remarkable,
that all the Federalists who have been elected
have died in office, and the Vice-Presidents
who succeeded them have been good Demo
crats. Harrison. Taylor and Lincoln died,
and good Democrats succeeded them. Do you
not see the fiuger of Providence? Who, then,
shall we nominate ? If I -should speak the
sentiments of many Democrats, I should say
Gen. McClellan; hut it is to be remembered
that we require the wisest and most experi
enced of statesmen than of soldiers. There
are other military chieftains. Grant has
many supporters throughout the country. I
have no idea he would care for the office, and
I should not support him if he did.
The President had to disavow Gen. Sherman’s
actiou, and Graut allowed Sherman to make tfie
arrangement even after he bad been sent to car-
reel him. \ye have oar own Gen. Slo :um, and
tpapv men in the navy—Farragut and others.
But I doubt if the pe< pie will call a soldier to
this office. A different course is needed, and a
statesman must be selected We have here in
the State of New York a statesman whose abili
ty and courtesy might induCT us to present h.s
name, but in my judgment our next candidate
must be a Southern man. It_has been our cus
tom to alternate in this way with the North. In
my humb e judgment Andrew Johnson ought to
be elected President of the country at the close
ol his present term I am often told I am incon
sistent; well Seward and Weed are consistent, aud
consistency is showu by always voting the same
ticket, and [ never in all inv life voted the same
ticket with W. H. Seward unless Tburlow Weed
voled for Seymour in ISti-Z. which hestoutly de
nies. I would like to know when er Seward will
support Johnson or Chief Justice Chase. The
latier has been at work organ zing a party in the
South, talking to blacks —a Ct ief Justice of the
United States ! I think it hard we poor w hites
cannot have a Chief Justice to speak to us pm
hopelessly white, and can’t teach the Federal
tint, and I object to this distinction of mere color.
\pili these people darq announce their intention
lorlSUS? 1 don’t want seward, or Chase, or the
Times, or the Tribune to say they will support
him jf he is tfie Republican candidate, tor they
will see that he is uo such thing, Johuson has.
always beeD a Democrat, and he has risen from
the humblest ranks to the bights position in the
country. I resent the attacks upon his personal
character as slander. 1 bad an mtei view with
the President some four weeks since, and a lull
conversation upon his policy of restoring the
country, and even Jackson himself could not tiave
given a more satisfactory announcement of his
determination faithfully and honestly to servo tfi?
people ol the country.
The tqen who stood by Jefferson when Jay
and Hamilton led the Republicans; the men
wdio stood by Jackson when Webster, Calhoun
and Clay opposed him, and have now to meet
these Lilliputs, must want to turn from these
contests as unwilling to fight, unless they mept
a fellow of their size, and his will he an easy
contest. J spy. I don’t know what Preston
King’s course will be. In our last contest the
Collector of New Y"ork was against us; fifteen
thousand officers were against us; contractors
and the government were against us ; aud a
couple of Democratic Major-Generals sent sol
diers from their ranks and exposing tbeir
flanks, and yet we gave 35,000 majority tor
Geo. B. McClellan. We can do it again, and
I say to Mr. King that if we do do it, and his
chiefs head rolls jn the basket, he musn’t com
plain if we ask him to keep company. I want
to speak to the black voters of New York. No
one is less prejudiced than I. I do not wish to
see them excluded from the cars. I have al
ways employed them as servants, because I
think a whtre roa” CAD something better
Gi do. I have employed them as barbers. I
think they ought to be allowed to testify in the
.Southern courts, and the State which don't let
them does not abolish slavery nor sustain the
policy of the President. But these Republi
cans don't care for the blacks here, hecause
here toey can get along without their votes.
They need their votes at the South, so they urge
the suffrage question. The Seward mode of
befriending a measure'is its sure destruction.
They are the friends of the anti-renters, and the
canals and the temperance party. The anti-
rentors are in jail, the canals embarrassed, tho
famous law of the temperance people is pro
nounced unconstitutional. A war of races is
inevitable between tho whites and blacks. A
letter from a lady at the South, dated Sept. G,
says: “Everything is quiet here, owing to the
removal of the negro troops. None of the
blacks will .take a word of reproof from any
body without resenting. They are quiet now,
but I fear we are sleeping over a volcano which
most break forth before the 1st of January.”
Another letter says: -‘The blacks are idle, lazy
devtis, defiant, doing ■ xuctly as they choose, and
assuming the airs of ladies and gentlemen.’’ This
shows the feeling of the whites. Let this excite
ment go od; let the blaclfs be told they must vote,
and vote, too, against those who foimerly owned
them, aud a war must come. 11 it comes it will
be a war to the knife, and it's well enough for
them to know that the wh.te people of the North
and Ea,t will stand by the whiles of the South,
and the extermination of the blacks is as certain
as fate.' Thev will be assisted by Gep. H. Ward
Beecher and by Gen. Weodell Phillips, and bv
Col. Ueqry Wilson, aud if these gentlemen are as
slow in getting into that war us they were into
the last, the poor blacks will be killed before
their reinforcements get up. If this government
is to be destroyed, it wiil be by corruption of
those in office. I look upon stealing in office as
worse than stealing out of office. I think all the
candidates on ourlicket are the best that could be
had, and worthy of the confidence of the public.
The time of the administration of such menus
Wright bag returned if we elect our candidates.
We have nothing to do but to vote. It we vote
our full vote, we shall have enough, and 50,000 to
spare above the demands of the ticket. The last
eieotion we did Dfft, owing to the insufficiency of
the polling accommodations, get in anything like
our lull strength. In the cities of Brooklyn and
New York we shall be able to roll up tremendous
majorities, and I consider the result safe —the
conclusion, a glorious victory for the Democracy
of the State.
Mr. Van Buren closed by exhorting the voters
to stand by the ticke', and requested three hearty
cheers for the Democracy auU Andrew Johnson.
The attendance had continued numerically un
changed; it was believed that Gov. Seymour was
to follow Van Buren, and when that gentleman
closed loud calls were made lor Seymour. The
announcement that that gentleman was in Phila
delphia, in attendance upon the Episcopal Con
vention, did not meet tne approval of the faith
ful; and as the meeting broke up universal dis
satisfaction bade fair to counteract the argument
of the distinguished gentleman who had talked
himself hoarse, bareheaded in the drizzle.
Georgia Items.
AtiqLsrA and Maooh Railway.—Four months
ago the Telegaph took occasion to invoke public
attention to that line of railway bed, between
Milledgeville and Mayfield, constituting a por
tion of tho track ofthe Augusta and Milledgeville
Railruad. Thirty three miles of rails and cr< ss
ties are all that is needed to Drew Macon in the
great line of travel between the North and South
west—a lino so straight that it will save just
about the distance of its own length between Au
gusta and Montgomery on the present route via
Atlanta. A line which will give us cheap, easy
and rapid transportation from all the Northern
marts, and put at once a new phase upon the
business position and prospects of Macon, while
it will lairgely increase the carrying trade of
all other lines of railway diverging from this
city.
Now. as-we have intimated, the grading of the
entire track of this road is done, and what is
more, it is paid for. Tne company is out of debt,
and it has $800,000 in negotiable bonds with
which to secure the iron, \yhat it neejs is ready
cash to bujld a bridge or two—to buy cross ties
and pay for trqck laying. With this it oould go
ahead anil fill up this gap of thirty three rnilei
in throe months—say by the first day of next
January.
Impressed with the importance of moving at
once in this matter, we learn that the Presi
dent of the road, Hon. John P. King, and the
Mayor of Augusta, are corresponding with
functionaries here to ascertain what Macon cqn
do in the premises, and they say if she is pre
pared to stand by pagt engagements, the work
shall be done. •
What Macon can afford to do and ought to
do, every merchant in the city can answer, if
he will but glance at the freight bills. Hereto
fore her citizens have displayed a lamentable
indifference in regard to this enterprise. The
private subscriptions were few anfi sraaii—alto
gether less in amogqt then vyould be saved in
freight* in the course of one month- Augusta,
with far less perceptible interest in the road,
hqs left qs out of sight, and she is now more
than ever ready to take advantage of the singu
lar conjunction of circumstances which have
induced the construction of ibis little con
necting link of thirty-three miles of rail
way so important in the way of saving
about 200 miles of overland transportation via
Atlanta. Occupying such a position as this,
which the road will do for a year to come, it
will possess unrivalled value as stock. The
business of all the roads is now large. The
Georgia road summed a hundred and £fty thou
sand dollars last mpoth, aud will do better this.
The Central and Southwestern have a vital
interest now in pushing this track through, and
if Macon will do half right, the work, we Sare
advised, will he done and done speedily.—Ma
con Tetcj/raph.
Iliou Rents.—If the soldiers here would
only exchange their ‘Hiiue” for “grey,” one
would be hard to convince that Confederate
times had passed away. Such enormous prices
as are asked now for rents can only be the pre
cursor of misfortune. No man can pay the
price for store room which our landlords now
demand, and pay out from the profits of his
trade. It is folly for any one to dream of it.
Yet every house in town is occupied ; but we
predict that the stores which are now renting
tor $1800 and $2000 can be had at half those
rates in six months’ time. In fact, some men
foresee the evil and are retiring from business
now. Men who occupy their own b.^iiqin(j4
will make money, while olheoa who are com
pelled to pqy these high prices, will fail. It
would be far better for business men to pur
chase than rent, for the rent of any property
now in market would pay for the properly in
three years’ time. We shall see what we shall
see.—Macon Messenger.
Si ddkn Death —We have been informed of the
very sudden an.4 mysterious death ot Mr. Samuel
Huflsss a member of Go. D, is7tb Ohio Yoluu-
teers, cu Monday last. He was thought to have
been in good health for some time previous to
his death having been known to complain very
little. Il is staled that he was sitting on a bed at
the Ocmulgee hospital, where lie was on duty at
the time—conversing with another person upon a
religious subject, not more than thrge minutes
belore he died. The person who had been con
versing witn hiqt had started out of the room,
when he happened to look back and discovered
that he (Mr. II.,) had lallen over on his back, and
returning to bis side, found him dead. He was a
Mason of the highest standing in the fralernity,
and enjiyed the reputation ot being a thorough
Christian gentleman. Oqr citizens who had
formed his acquaintance, join Ins comrades in a
deep feeling ot regret at his sadden removal from
their midst.—Macon Te)graph, Oct. 4.
Bidcctiox os Ocr Naval Forck.—The speed
with, wi.ich the navy is being reduced is uuly par
alleled by the swif<nes8 with which it was built
up to the enormous proportions ofi>the opening
of hi). In December last there were six hundred
and seventy-one vessels of all descriptions, fin
ished or in process of construction in the navy.
About lour hundred were purchased aud captur
ed. Since the close of the war three hundred
vessels have beensoid and two hundred and fifty
ordtred out of commission and laid up in ordina
ry. AU but three of our seventy-one iron-clada
are, for the present, out of service. We have
afloat four foreign squadrons These are the
European ot four vessels, the East India of five,
the Hraxili&n of seven, the Pacific of fourteen.
Poston sRuVMin,
Almost a Fatal Casualty.—On Wednesday
last while the steamer Cosmopolitan was lying in
dock at Beaufort, S. C., her pilot, Josiah Beals,
attempted to reach shore by crossing over to a
sohooner, thence walking on a Udder, one end of
which rested on the piar. The continual surging
of the schooner displaced the ladder so that only
a small portion of the extreme end remained on
the pier, and while io this position Pilot Beals
placed his whole weight upon it. As a conse«
quence, the ladder dropped down, and down with
it into the water fell the Pilot. As speedily as
possible the Mate and others, on board the Cos
mopolitan, hastened to his relief, and, although
they exerted themselves to the utmost in the res
cue, i: was quite twenty minutes before they suc
ceeded in getting the Pilot on deck. He was
found to bo id an almost lifeless ponditiot; but by
good medical attention he was brought to a state
of con ciousuees. Pilot Brals is an elderly man,
and is well known as one ofthe most faithfnl and
efficient officers in the Government Marine Ser-
Thk Postoykicb. — A Washington dispatch
^slates that Hon. I. N. Arnold, Sixth Auditor of
the Treasury, in co' juuction with the Postmas-
tej General, is engaged in overhauling the ac
counts of Ihe late Southern Postmasters, and in
stituting suits for the recovery ot such balances
as may have been due the Department at the
breaking out of the war. The correspondence
upon this and similar subjects with the Southern
Postmasters, is beoeming extensive- Some Post
master come forward and offer to pay the balance
which they owed; others send claims for pay due
them for services up to the time their respective
States seceded. Some questions connected with
these money relations of amnestied parties to
the General Government will probably require
the action of Congress before they are finally ad
justed.
Can the F.xccptcd Classes Hold Seats
in Ihe Convention f
By direction ot Gen Steedman, Judge E. Starnes
of Augusta sent a telegram to the President
about the 14th September, asking his construc
tion of the mooted question ol excepted persons,
having taken the amnesty oath, being allowed to
vote and hold seats in ihe Convention of Dele
gates. Of this telegram Judge E. in a published
note speaks as follow.-:
Augusta Sep. 27th, 1865.
Mv Dkar Sin: The President nas’not yet re
turned au answer to the telegram. And consid
ering this fact, and seeing that in South Caro
lina public notice has been given by the Gover
nor without interference from the President that
persons who have applied for special pardons
snould be allowed seats m the convention if elec-,
ted, and the right to vote, Gen. '.-teedman has
au'horized me to say, that think that the same
ru e should apply in Georgia and the question of
right left the Gouvention, if uny one cnooses to
make it there.
This decision may be acted on safely, I think;
for I bar e oo idea the Convention will decid i dit-
lerently, should it be deemed necessary to raise
the question there. And I presume the Presi
dent does not rneau to interfere, or he would be
fore now have replied to Gen, Steedmau’s mes
sage as he has mvswered others forwarded since
this was seut.
Very respectfully, yours, etc.,
E Starnes.
J. M. Pace Esq., Covington, Ga.
Colored Odd Fellows Procession in
HaTtiinore. •
Baltimore, Oct. 6. 1865.
The colored 0 Id Fellows had a procession this
morning. The turn out was quite large, and the
displav highly c-editabie to the taste and liber
ality of those concerned.
The procession marched to Monument square,
where a stand had been erec ed aud handsomely
dec mated.
Speeches wore delivered.
The turreted monitor Monayunk, built at a
cost of $68,000, by a firm in Pittsburg, and
finished off' at Cairo, had a trial trip a day or
two agor A run of sixteen miles up the Ohio
was made in three hours and forty minutes,
which is pronounced good time for vessels of
her class. An order, the Cincinnati Times
says, has been issued for all the monitors lying
off Cairo to leave for Delaware Bay as soon as
the stage of water in the Mississippi will allow.
It is not believed, however, - that they can get
away before n>*xt Spring.
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Notice.
I HERKBY "ive notice that three months lifter
(late I will apply to the * ityHJouncil of Savannah,
Georgia, for renewal of the ll^Uowin^ < ertificatc of
r^ock, taken fron* n^e by Gen. .Shermau’s army iu
February last, viz:
City o£~>HVHuuah Stock for Internal Improvement,
Subscription to tlie iSavanuah and Albany Railroad
Company, Bonds 3S. r > and i&i>, for $500 each, issued
Dec. 1, 1853, payable Dec. 1, 1>*SS.
PAUL TRAPIER.
Camden, August 3, 1865. Iam3m scpS
Notice.
A CL persons having demands against the estate of
Mrs. Emcline 28. Roberts, deceased, of Chatham
county, are respectfully requested to h ind them in,
pn»i>ei lyanthenticated; and al! persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate payment to
JAMES J. HUMPHRIES,
sep7 lawim . Kgccutpr.
NOTICE.
S TATE nrnEORGIA,Tattnall Conn
ty —All iKTsons interested aie hereby noticed
that iwo months afrer date application will hie made to
the Honorable the Court of Ordinary of said county
for leave to Fell the real estate of A J- llearu, decea*-
ed, late of said county.
S. J. BREWTOX, Adm*r.
^uptemher 4th, 1865. law2m pep7
C 'FzOKGIA, Uryan Comity. — To all
I whom itm »y concern : «• hcreas, Tm. H. Strick
land will apply at the Court of Ordinary of Bryan
county for Letters of dministration on the estates
of Jiio. X’. and James G. Strickland.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish, all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, t«*
tile their objections with said Court tif any they have)
on or before .the first Monday in X'ovcmb-’r next, oth
erwise said Tetters will be granted the applicant
Witness, W. II. Hymans, Ordinary for Bryan conn-
t* this ‘inli September, 1865.
**pvs . H- IIATM \NS, O. B. C.
G EORGIA, Bryan County.—To all
whom it may concern < Whereas, Wm. II. Sirick-
Maud will apply at the <’onrt of Ordiuary of Bryan
county, on the first Monday in X*oveml>er next, for
Letters of Administration on the estate of a m. 2Strick-
laud, late of said comity, deceased.
Tbe-e are, therefore, to cite and admonish, all and
siu^ubu*, the kindred aud creditors of said deceased, to
file their objections with said Court (if any they havej,
on or before the first Monday in X T ovember next, oth
erwise said letters will be granted.
Witness, Win. II. Hay mans. Esq.. Ordinary of
Bn an county, this *28th {September, 1S**5.
aop30 WM. H. HATMANS, O. B. C.
Ci TATE OF GEORGIA, Chatham
B County. —to all wh- m it may concern : Where
as. Jacob Weinheimer will apply .at the Court of Ordi-
na r v for 1 etters of Administration on the estate of
W illiam Henry Cantina, deceased. >
These are, 1 herefore, to cite and admonish all whom
ti may concern, to be and appear belore said Court to
make objection (if any they have) on or before the first
Monday in November next, otherwise said letters will
be granted.
witness whereofi I h*ive set my hand and official;
aicnature, this*7th day of eeptemlier, 1855.
sep29.P. A. Q'BYltNR. Ordinary.
O SI BOX F.8 assorted Candy lorsale Dy
c, l. Gilbert,
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Headquabteks, ' )
Sub Dist. of Ooeechee, (.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 9th, .1866 \
CIRCULAR.
To facilitate the collection of the tax
enumerated in paragraph 6, Special Or
ders No. 32, dated Headquarters, Sub
District of Ogeechee, it iij hereby order
ed :
That officers x)f banks, insurance, ex
press and other stock companies, manu
facturers, merchants, professional men,
and all others who receive a salary or
employ labor for which compensation is
paid, amounting to or exceeding eighty-
three and one-third dollars per month,
will render to Captain Wm. T. Easton,
Tax Receiver, city of Savannah, Ga.,
prior to the 20th instant, a certified re
port for the months of September and
Oetober, 1865, stating name, occupation
and amount of compensation received or
paid.
By command of
Bvt. Brig. Gen. DAVIS.
Signed: W. H. Folk, 1st Lieut, and
A. A. A. G. 15th
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Labels, Receipts, Checks, Ac., printed in tbe
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That, they are ready to give their prompt and pern nal
attention to all businees cntmBted to them. Having
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DEPOT,
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sep30 -3awlm EOBT. HABBHSHAM A SONS.
S TATE OF GEORGIA, Liberty Coun
ty.—To all whom it may concern; Whereas,
William E Warnell applies to me for Letters of Ad
ministration on the estate of John B. Girardeau, late
of said County and stale:
These, are. therefore, to dte and admonish, all and
singular, the kindred and cretito-s of aaid deceased, :
lobe a nd appear at mv office within the time pre
scribed bv law; and show cause (if any they have; why
Letters o'r Administration should not be issued to tbe
applicant.
Witness, William P. Girardeau, Ksq_ Ordinary for
Liberty county, this *d daj of •‘ctober, 1805.
! WILLIAM P. GIRARDEAU, o. l. o.
oct 0 Tin
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