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YOL. 11l The Quitman Reporter W PUBLISHED EYEBT THURSDAY LY Jt)S TILLMAN, Prop'r. TERMS' On Year $2 00 Six Months 1 00 Three Months * r >o All subscriptions must he paid invariably in ad nance -no discrimination in favor of anybody. Tha paper will be stopped in all instances at the expiration of die time paid for, unless subscriptions arc previously renewed. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rate of 31 .00 per sipiare —one inch -for first inser tion. and 75 cents for each subsequent in sei'tion.' All advertisements should be mnrkcl for a specified fiine, otherwise they will be charged under the rule of so much for the first insertion, and so much for each subse quent insertion. Mandates, Obituaries and Tributes of Tie soset will be charged same rates as ordinary advertisements. WJIEX HILLS ,1 1!EDUE. AU bills for advertising in this paper are due on the first appearance of the advert ise rnent. except when otherwise arranged by contract, anil will be presented when the money is needed. Dr. E. A. J ELKS, Practicing Physician. QUIT MATS' LA. Office : Brick building adjoining store of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks & Cos., Screven street. [l-tf s. T. KINGSBEBY, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, - - GEORGIA. in now Brick Warehouse. | Business before the U. S. Patent Office- j I. A. Allbritton, Attorney at Law,j QUITMAN, - - - - GA SSS'OFFIOE IN COURT HOUSE. "S® Av. a. s. Einnuna:; . Attorney at Law, QUITMAN. GEORGIA. ®'OFFICE in the Court House HADDOCK & UAIFOiU), Attorneys at Law, QUIT MAN, GEO. Will give prompt attention to all business entrusted to tlieir care. y?“ Office ovi v Kayton’n store. Dr. J. S. N. Snow, I) E IST T I S T • OFFICE—Front room up stairs over Kay foil’s Store. Gas administered for painless ly extracting teeth. to suit the times. jan 10, ly WITOL.ES A. I sK ST ATION ERS AND DEALERS IN' Straw and Manilla Wrapping Paper, : Paper Bags, Cotton Flour Sacks, Twines, Inks, Playing Cards, Muci lage, etc. Give us a trial. 1-JJ) BAY STREET, SAVANNAH - - LA. Dr.. E. A. Jelks. Du. llariiy Mabbett. Drs. Jelks & Mabbett, Having purchased the. drug department of j Messrs. Briggs, J elks & Cos., would respect- j fully notify their friends and the public gen erally that they have just opened a NEW DRUG STORE, in the house formerly occu pied by I)r. Jelks as ail office, which they have considerably enlarged, and are now supplied with a full and complete stock of Drugs, Patnt Medicines, Perfumeries, Toilet Articles, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, Putty, &c. &c. Also a fine stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, TOBACCO, SEGARS, SNUFF, &o. E. A. JELKS A HARRY MABBETT. T-Grn A few Facts mid Statistics Con nected with the Connty Court of Brooks County. whi-iien fob the quitu vn bepobteb. ]Mh. Editor: —As the County Court of Brooks county has very recently completed its first, term (4 years), a carefully prepared, and authentic statement of the results of its opera tion, (luring that time, may bo of in terest to the public. They are here with presented: Before the organization of the County Court, all classes of criminal cases were tried by the Superior Court. The County Court lias juris diction under certain restrictions; to try misdemeanors when true bills are found by Grand Juries for this class |of cases, the Judge of the Superior I Court, if he thinks proper so to do, ; turns them down by order upon the ; minutes of his Court, to the county Judge foi trial. What does it, cost to try a misdemeanor in the Superior ! Court? It would be fair to estimate that the Superior Court could not try more than four of these eases in a day. In the first lilace the jury hour in the Superior Court is usually 9 or half past nine o’clock in the morning. Jurors with their small pay, cannot afford to lose their time in the public service, and pay tavern bills too, there fore, time must be allowed them to go home iu the evening and to return in the morning. A defendant in a case of misde meanor has so many challenges al lowed by the Statute, out of the orig inal pannel of twenty-four. Some times, and indeed often, questions arise as to the competency of jurors, even in cases of misdemeanor, such as relationship, etc., then the usual routine is, for the Solicitor General, after he swears the jury, to read to them the bill of indictment, the issues having been previously made, up be tween the State and the defendant, he then explains to the jury the na ture of the case, and states to them what he expects to prove; then he swears the States’ witnesses, examins them in chief, then turns them over to defendant's counsel for cross-exam ination ; questions often arising in the progress of a case as to tlie competen cy of a witness or the relianey of tes timony (to., all consuming time. When lie closes on the part of the State, defendant’s counsel opens his side of the case and states to the jury what ho expects to prove, h<? then swears his witnesses, examins them in chief and turns them over to the State for cross-examination. Alter the ev idence is closed on both sides, then the argument of the counsel and the charge of the Judge, then the jury re tires to make up their verdict, and often consumes an hour and some times longer. No other case can lie tried until they return, as the defend ant has a right to a full pannel from which to strike. It will be seen, mak ing an allowance for some cases, that are disposed of by pleas of guilty, that it is a fair calculation to say that the Superior Court could not try more than four of these cases in a day. How much does it cost to run a Supe rior Court one day ? With the pres ent per (linn of jurors, and it is none too much, it costs $12.1.00 a day, or $14.00 an hour, estimating running time at nine hours per day. It costs then $125.00 of the peoples money to try four of these cases. The County Court, during tlra four years of its first term, has tried one hundred and sixty-two misdemeanors, deduct thir ty cases from this number for pleas of i juiltij , and we have one hundred and thirty-two cases left. Ho eacli case of misdemeanor tried in the Superior Court costs $81.25, One hundred and thirty-two cases would cost the county $1125.00, which amount liasbeen sav ed in actual dollars aiul cents by the County Court iu four years. AS TO JAIL FEES. Beforo the County Court was or ganized, after the adjournment of a Superior Court, bench warrants were issued upon every bill of indictment, found at that term of tho Court, and placed in the hands of the Sheriff, to arrest the defendants, and it has hap pened several times since the County Court has been in existence, that as many as thirty true bills has been turned down for trial before the county Judge. With these bench warrats it was tho duty of tho Sheriff to arrest the defendants as rapidly as possible, fearing thoy might hear of them and escape. This class of offen ders are seldom able to give bond, consequently, when arrested they are QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1876. lodged in jail, there to remain 5,4, or 3 months, ns the case might be, until tho next sitting of tho Superior Court at an expense of $15.00 a month to the county for diet, and GO cents jail foe for each prisoner that goes to tho jail and the same fee when ho comes out. Before tho Superior Court meets the jail is usually full. Then the county has tho Doctor’s bills to pay if they need medical attention, which is more or less tho case where so many prisoners are closely confined for such a length of time. So wo may safely say that the County Court, by trying all these cases of misdemeanor at once or either acquitting the defendants: or if he is convicted, sending him off at once, and thus keeping the jail clean, has saved the county at least— compared to former years—ssoo a yenr, or S2OOO in the four years of its existence. Add this amount then to the saving iu trials of misdemeanor, and wo have $0125. Then the County Court has paid into the county treas ury in actual cash during the four $1742, cost and lines, as per county Treasurer’s receipts now on file in the J proper office, add this amount to tho . actual saving in the trial of criminal cases and in jail fees, and we have the grand total of $7807 that the County Court has made and saved for Brooks county in four years. FORMER AND PRESENT CREDIT AXD INDEBT EDNESS OF BIiOOKS COUNTY. When the County Court was organ ized Brooks county owed $9500 with no assets. Her credit was alarming ly depreciated, to-day her paper is I nearly at par, and this fall with a low connty tax she will have money enough, without something unfore seen turns up, to pay tho current ex penses of the present year and to pay the little remnant of her old debt and have a surplus left iu her treasury. She has 19 bridges to keep, and they are nearly all new and in complete repair, her roads are good and her public buildings will not' need an ex penditure of any amount in years to come. Her county taxes have never been as high as one hundred per cent on the State tax but one year since the County Court was organized. The following table shows her taxes for county purposes during the last i four years: Iu 1872, 100 per cent; in 1878, 50 per cent; in 1874, 85 per cent; in 1575, 75 percent; iu 1870, 05 per cent. There is one more fact worthy of notice. By reference to the Comp troller General’s annual report, it will be found iu the table of county taxes, that out of 130 counties in the Sr,ate, there are only 30 counties in which the county tax is as low as it is iu Brooks county. Present financial condition of Brooks county: Pauper manuscript and county order out on the 25th Oct., 187(5 $ 211 0U Jury certificates and continent ex penses May Nup. Court 71 500 00 Printed county orders out October 25th, INTO 1025 00 Old debt with int'rstdue thereon. 110000 53791 00 Contba. Amo. charged against Tax collector tor for tax of 1071 (nett) SSBOO 00 Assets in hands county treas urer October 25th, 1871 51173 SO3ll 75 BItOOKS. In the Anns of liis Black Allies. The Charleston Journa' of Commerce. says: At the close of General Hampton’s speech yesterday afternoon, at, Graiiiteville, five or Hix colored Demo crats robed in red flannel shirts, took him bodily in their arms and placed him in his carriage. General Harnton is meeting witli great success among them. In truth, the negroes know the Genera], to be a chivalrous, reliable gentleman, and in former days and an excellent and humane master. They believe what be tells them now, and have wit enough to note the con trast between such a man and thp miserable creatures who rob, and still would seek to lead them. Edward Nowell, a colored speaker testiflod at another meeting, that “he had resided in Georgia for the past two years, and could testify that the colored people of Georgia wore not only as free as their race in South Carolina, but had one hundred times more privileges of amassing a com petency for themselvss.” This sort of talk sots the average darkey to thinking, and no wonder that so many of the more intelligent of them are deserting the Radicals, and confiding once more in their best and truest friends, the old slavehold ers ii'id owners of the so l. Grant's Proelamaton. Judge Black Pronounces it the Most Lawless Outrage uu Record. [Washington special to tho Now York Smi.[ Some of tho newspapers of this morning contained a statement that an informal meeting of Democrats was held last night at the Ebbitt House, Judge Black, of Pennsylvania, being the principal speaker; that tho President’s South Carolina proclama tion was discussed and the conclusion reached that General Hampton ought to retire from thl r mtcst for Govern or, let Grant cany the State for J Hayes and get tho Presidential vote ! thrown out by tho Housoof Represen tatives, and that it was determined to i telegraph ('• n—i- J tampton to that [ effect. This par igraph produced i much talk and some excitement. I j called on Judge Black to-night to as certain what truth, if any, there was in it. He answered with an emphat- j ie denial of the whole story. There was no mooting of any kind, formal, or informal, lie had expressed no opinion of that kind o lie did not be lievo that Gen. ought t.> withdraw, and tier what he (Judge Black) he would not thrust his advice on Gen. Hump tor, nor join with others iu offering him any counsel whatever about the canvas. “That gentleman,” said lie, “is as thoror ;hly q edified as any' man in America to decide whatshoul I be done in the emergency which hois called to meet. His blood and judge mo t, are so well commingled that his ■ ■ eterminations are sure to be right and his acts sufficient. I think he '• will beat Grant Patterson, Chamber lain, and all ! :a carpet-bag thieves that back them.” , Reporter—What do you think of Gen. Grant’s conduct in this busi- ness ? Judge B.—lt is the. most lawless outrage on record. It is forbidden by the express words of the Constitu tion, and by its whole spirit. Even if it wore the exeic’ of legal power, it is a cruelty so lr e that no civilized despot wo Id be guilty of it. Repor'er—But is there no defence I or excuse or it ? 5 Ige B. —Norn; whatever. Igno- i ra < i would be no exc o. But the pp ties engaged in pushing this affair j on a e not ignorant of the law. Some persons who jnstifinji the crimes oi'j the Administratin'* in Louisiana might possibly believe this also to I bo right. Sheridan- 4-.- in. Janee, may 1 be stupid enough to think that any thing iu lawful which promises a j chance of shedding the b!o xlofDem- j ocrats. Mr. Stoughton, of New York,! will probably attempt to vindicate it. He is a good pa -nt lawyer and very honest man, but ho knows nothing of. the Constitution except that it puts foreign missions iu t so gift of the President. John Patterson knows it is all wrong; so does Cki neroll; so i dc 3s Grant. They laugh in their' sleeves at the flatterers who tell them j they can legally use the military force of the Union, or the militia oi other States, for tho purpose of con trol 1 tug elections in- South Carolina, j They know also, as a matter of fact, that there is no disturbance there, and will be none except what they | make themselves. Which Shall it be, tlie Bayonet or the Ballot This is the question thi.it is to be set tled on the 7th of Novemder. It glares and gleams iu the face of all Americans, and its solution must de side the fate of the Republic and free institutions. Hayes and the bayonet! Tildeu and the ballot! That this is the issue presented by Grant’s inva sion of South Carolina, no sensible man will doubt—no honest man will hesitate to be’ieve. Eleven years after the rebelion Grant declares war against citizens fo a peaceful State, and orders the whole of the army at the eastward to South Carolina. It is a time of pro found peace, and the South are by word and act showing their adhesion to the Union. Yet, says the Hun, be cause citizens of a, plundered State ill ite to redeem themselves, IhoFeder at military power is used in the effort to defeat their right to govern their local affairs iu the way that seems to them best under the law and the con stitution. While General Ilamtou is solemly promising every citizen of South Carolina, white and black, iu case of his election as their Governor, fill! and equal protection in all their i ighta ai:d privilages, and is laboring to heal the race animosities that have beed fomented, Chamberlain, falsely representing the State to be in a con dition of insurrection, asks for United States troops to aid him in again attaining tho Governorship. Grant sends the bayonets, striping the whole Atlantic seaboard of soldiers to accom plish this object. Will not the people of the North at, the ballot box next month resent this military interferron ce in South Carolina ? Are they pre pared to see martial law resorted to in every 7 Presidential election? If they do not now rebuke this prostitution of Federal power, they may find it hard ever again to check its exercise or pre vent the use of troops at elections from becoming the rulein all national contests.— Commonwealth. Our private advices satisfy ns that Tildeu stands uneven chance for car rying Pennsylvania and Illinois, and that his prospects are fair iu Michi gan and New Hampshire. Whom (lie ((oils Would Destroy They First Make Had. Alluding to tho large concentration I of United States troops in South Caro- I lina for the purpose of controlling the Presidential election in this State, the J Norfolk Virginian expresses its sur prise that the blind fanatics that send II hem cannot see that every soldier I sent to intimidate the whites of that down-trodden State, makes ten Dem ocratic voters among the freeman of tho North. If anything has been ' wanting to insure tho triumph of Democracy in the State of Now York, i New Jersey, Connecticut and Califor j nia, Grant and his minions have sup plied it by this crowning act of inso ! lence. The ten thousand Democrats , in procession in Philadelphia Tuesday night, was a fitting answer to the President’s proclamation, and in that i procession were hundreds who but a week before were wearing the uniform of Hayes and Wheeler. In t heir mad ness it would seem that tho powers at Washington have lost all discretion, and have been driven to tho despera tion of dispair. The action of the administration in authorizing tho military occupation of a State of tho Union on tho eve of an inportant election, in utter viola tion of law and wtihont the shadow of a respectable pretext, has thorough ly aroused not only the indigation but the apprehensions of tho friends of constitutional goverment, and is doing more to reconcile party dissen sions and unite the people in one j common cause than all the arguments of the political leaders and the appeals of the press since Ihe commencement of the canvass. The New York Hun, ! an independent journal of immense influence, thus appeals to the people j of the Umpire State of tho Union to I rebuke this high-handed outrage up- j on the freedom of the‘ballot box: “Freemen of the North ! The army of the United States is called out, by order of the President, to prevent the free choice of your Southern brethren in the election of President and Vice President, about to take place. Thanks be to God you are yet free, and can vote as you choose. Will you not vote j in a way to perpetuate your own j freedom, and to liberate your brethren j in the South ? “Whoever kecks up divisions in the | party of freedom now is lacking in | patriotism. ’Whoever does aught to foist upon the party of freedom, even j in the smallest locality, a candidate nidi:, weak or unuopniar, is lacking iu | patriotism: T>> vinv of the tremendous ; responsibility which lias been forced j upon us by tho action of tho Federal > authorities, we appeal to the highest i sentiment of man-hood in the heart of j every freeman, to his love of country, ! to let the sound of jarring and discord be hushed, and to unite, as one man, j in promoting the strength of the j Deinoiratic party, and in restoring permanent peace and prosperity to the I land. “A bitter reckoning with the people I must await those who foster dissen- I sions under circumstances such as exist to-day. “For the sake of tho country let us j have union now, and one combined effort till victory awards us on the evening of election day.” A CM ICE OF DEATHS. During the old days of warlike clanship in the highlands of Soot-laud an humble retainer, being captured by a hostile sept, was sentenced by the chief to be hanged. On being permitted as a very great favor, to se lect the style of tree from which he should prefer to swing, he very na tively chose a grozer’s (goose-berry) bush. The humor of the choice so ap pealed to tho chiefta.n’s loveof a joke that lie permitted the dhumi-wassal to depart wltu his neck iu a healthy condition. It is not the custom of the world now-days to permit a condemn ed criminal to choose either the style of instrument by which ho shall be put out of pain, or any particular va riety thereof. In the British Isles he is hanged iu public; iu the United j States m private. In France bis head j is artistically severed from his body by means of the guillotine; in the ma- j jority of the German States lie is bo- j headed. In the case of John D. Lee, convict ed and sentenced to death for com- j plicity in the Mountain Meadow Mas sacreo, the law of Utah has permitted j him to choose either of three methods j of execution -hanging, beheading, or ! the bullet. He has chosen the last.- Inter Ocean. Negro Masons. Columbus, O-, October 18. —In the Masonic Grand Lodge to-day a very i earnest discussion was had or. the j point of order relative to the recogni tion of the Colored Masonic, Grand Lodge of Ohio. The question of their j recognition was presented last year and over until this session. To-day j the Committee ail Jurisprudence re-! ported the matter back with a roso- j iution recommending the recognition of th® Colored Grand Lodge. The j point of order was then made that under the constitution of tho Grand i Lodge those resolutions were not, in order, except as an amendment to the constitution itself. The Grand Master overruled the point of order. An appeal was taken from this decis ion and was sustained by the Grand Lodge, there being about 75 majority in favor of the oppoal. Tho present Grand Officers were all re-elected. Columbus was chosen as the p'ace for the next meeting. Had no Fun in Him. One of tho members of tho Metho dist Conference, recently held here, was out for a walk at an early hour •me morning, and while on Howard street he encountered a strapping big fellow who was drawing a wagon to tho blacksmith shop. “Catch hold ; here and help me down to tho shop I with this wagon and I'll buy the whis ! kv !” called the big fellow. “I never drink,” solcndy replied the | good man. | “Well, you can take a cigar.” “I never suioke.” The man dropped tho wagon tongue, looked hard at the mealier, 'and asked: “Don’tyou chew?” ‘‘No sir,” was the decided reply. "You must get mighty lonesome,” mused the teamster. “I guess I'm all right—l feel first ; rate.” “I’ll bet you even that I can lay you jon your hack,” remarked the team ster. “Come now, let’s warm ui> a little.” “I never bet.” “Well’ let’s take each other down for fun, then. Yon aro as big as I am. and I’ll give you the under hold.” “I never have fuu,” solemnly an swered the member. “Well, I’m going to tackle you any way. Here we go.” The teamster slid up and endeavor- j cd to get a neck hold, but he had only just commenced to fool about when j lio was lifted clean off the grass and I slammed against a tree-box with such force that ho gasped half a doz- j on times before lie could get bis; breath. “Now, yon keep away from me!" exclaimed the minister, picked up his cane. “Bust me if I don’t!” replied, the ! teamster, ns ho edged off’. “What’s j the use iu lying and saying that you ; didn’t have any fuu in you when you’re chuck full of it! Blame it! you wanted to break my back,didn’t you? ” j —Detroit Free Frees. Shadows of Comiiis Emits. The telegraph informes ns that Governor Chamberlain has made a demand upon the “Greinan Fusileers” of Charleston for the surrender of their arms, and an inquiry as to whether they had disbanded their organization, as commanded in his proclamation. Last May the Fusil eers borrowed some rifles from the Suite, and the order directs them to return the arm > to the Chief of Police of ( ..ar'eston. One year ago, when tho Fusile . celebrated there one hundredth anniversaty, Governor Chamberlain was invited to be pres ent and respond to tire regular toast, “The !St,ate of South Carotins.” lie wrote a letter expressing deep regret at his inability to attend, for lie “coveted the honor of helping to open tho series of centennial celebrations which South Carolina will institute in memory of her revolutionary heroes and history,” and now tho an ant coward and hypocrite seeks to debase and degrade before his negro advisers and tools that very history and those heroes. This company ordered to disband was organized in 1775. Its history is connected with the history of the republic, and its roster contains the names of those very heroes that the canting hypocrit coveted the honor of eulogizing one year ago. The German eitizans throughout this whole country will stick a pin here, and remember, when they vote in November, that Chamberlain is but the reflex of lying Radicalism everywhere.- -Macon Telegraph. How the Money and the Land Go. —Such statistics as these are sbight ly suggestive: During Grant’s administration the defalcations by postmasters amount to $373,371; by United States Mar shals, $249,2(50; by sundry public offi cers not Specified, $2(55,713; by naval officers, $1523,508; by army officers, S7B .553; bv collectors of internal revenue, $2,312,544. Total number of defaulters, (549. Total amount of de falcations, $5,500,5C !. The total number of acres of pub lic land given away by Republican Congresses is 296,000,000 —or 294,758 square miles. The united area of Mail ?, New Hampshire, Vermon, Mas chusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Now Jersey, Connecticut, Penn sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana is only 25(5,200 square miles. If the people like this liberal dis tribution of their cash and real es tate, they will vote tho Republican ticket next month. If they want to stop the wholesale plunder, they will vote for Tilden and reform. Sympathy fop. South Carolina. —A Washington special says: “It is sug gested by leading Democrats here that the Chairman of tho National Democratic Committee institute with out delay preparations for mass meet ings in all the principal cities of the United States to tako action on the South Carolina outrage. It is thought that tho moral effect of the people, in their sovereign capacity, protesting against the horrible proceedings now going on in South Carolina will be much heightened if tho meetings should all be held on the same night. It is to be hoped the matter will re ceive. the attention of the committees I without del ly. A Wonn About Maiiuiaok.— A phy sician writes the following sensible advice: My profession has thrown lue among women of all classes, and my experience teaches man that God never gave man a greater proof of his love than to place women here with him. My advice: Go propose to the most sensible girl you know. If she says yes, tell her how much I your iucotre is, from what source de rived, and tell her you will divide the last ■hilling with her, and love her with all your heart in tho bargain. And then keep your promise. My : word for it, she will live within your income, and to your last hour you will re;: ret that you didn’t marry sooner. Gentlemen, don't worry ! about female extravagance and femi | nine untruth. Just you bo true to her, love her sincerely and throw it |up to her frequently, aiul a more 1 fond, faithful slave you will never : meet anywhere. You won't deserve her, I know, but stie will never know it. Now throw aside pridi and sel fishness, and see what will come of it. Since the imiiana and Ohio elec ' tious, things arc becoming very shaky in Washington. Radical enthusiasm has withered like a tobacco stalk aft er a black frost. The Capitol, Don Piatt’s pap. r, says: “Wo have our j doubts if, when Mr. Chandler goes the round next week, with the hat iu one hand and Ids little hatchet in theoth- I or, to assess tiie clerks another four i per cent., tho response will be as . hearty as before the October elections and the sale of Mr. Murphy’s house hold effects. The average official will look up the law, and read the Repub lican civil service reform resolutions, and figures out on his wrist band the question whether, all things consid ered, it wouldn’t be as well to declare that lie had always been a Democrat, and run the risk of martyrdom.” The hack of the Grail-Hayes cam paign is broken. Yesterday’s work in the great \\ ostei n stronghold of Republicanism determites tho atti tude of the nation in November. | What this work is, and what rt in :ans, can only be understood when it is re membered that Indiana and Ohio were claimed, less than two months a.r o , by the National Republican Com mittee; that they have been Republi can States from the beginning; and that the average Republican majority in Presidential years since 18U0 has been, in Indiana, i,SGG, and in Ohio 24,285. It Is no gust of transient passrion that has wrought this great change in ttic minds of the people; it is the strong and steady Hood that will sweep the laud before it subsides. Now for Massachusetts! Bayonets and Constitu iiunal Law. —The Boston Fuel publishes a mas terly communication troui Conway Robinson, Esq-, a \ .rgiuia lawyer, whose great genius Ik r Ins profession and wonderful legal knowledge base elicited, emphatic commendation iu England as we. 1 as iu this country, demonstrating conclusively that tho Southern bajouet order of the Presi dent, by bis cabinet, is a gross violation of the principles of constitutional law as expounded by the ablest commentators. That “the military should bo under strict sub ordination to and governed by the civil power, and “that elections should bo absolutely free,” are amongst those fundamental principles without a fequent recurrence to which our tree government copilot be pre served. The Latest News about President Tilden’s Cabinet. —Mr. Tildeu s elec tion being assured, the question is be ing asked who will constitute his Cabinet. Conjectures and l rsolu tions, are of course all vain, and no man can tell what it may be, but knowing ones say it will stand some thing like this: (Secretary of State —Chas. I renew Adams of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Treasury Allen G. Turman of Ohio. Secretary of War —Johu M. Piumer, of Illinois. _ Secretary of the Navy— Andrew G. Cumii, of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Interior —C lias A. Dana, of New York. Postmaster-General —Henry W at terson, of Kentucky. Attorney-General—James R- Doo little, of Wisconsin. Wo should like to see lowa compli mented in this matter, if possible.— Jlurliugton Gazette. When the Radical party came into power it promised the “negros forty acres and a mule apiece.” T'ne party failed to redeem this promise, and ac tually robbed Culfie of nil the m. icy he had deposited in the Freedtr .'a Saving Bank.— Selah. No. 36.