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THE GEOEGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
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THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE PHILA
DELPHIA CONVENTION.
1 Wo have a word of friendly advice to
it-: whlspar into the car of the Times. If it
v ,,1 .1. termination nev-; should 1 >«* done loudly enough for others
,llC .-mine in New York again.’ j to hear, perhaps they, too, may not be losers
| r ,n 1 ' — i from T hat we have to say.
~ list LeGnwge Reporter contains | ^ Timcg ^ of a] , Northcrn jounuJ
at-WbioXoo
. . .rMifd detenuir
| f ■ .-rtnent °f«l» e death .n that plat ( SQ far ,. s our o1jsorv . uion has extcn ' t Icd, has
J^^rfcholer* morbus, of . 1- take „ the Philadelphia Union Conservative
.^ is^*® ^ * 1 ° , Convention under its peculiar care and man
"i.a Ron Ion. h>r, agement. It has proclaimed the principles
'■ ’Lc p'tbli'h- upon which it is to he organized, and assunt
hi ^ excellentnumhcri and may be eel to dictate who shall, and who shall not
I with»11 the wceklic- and month-1 he members of that body. Alluding to the
I • ‘it the News Depot of Messrs. Northern friends of the South during the late
J | war—or, to be more correct, we should say, to
_ -The Savannah Herald ^°? hern ^cn, who, whatever may have been
I a passenger on hoard tl,cir devotion to the Union, were opposed
I S l ' L now quarantined below j ‘° ™ upon the South and holding
I ^dieting positively the state- 1 hcr *“ . thc L “ ,0 “ b J ^~ lt decbrcs ’ in a
^^ortion of the passengers are ; ^"t’ssue that “ the men who endeavored
**Soffo°d. Bills of fare are 1 ° d«troyboththe Government and Union,
*£2* that the quarantined par- j ba ™ n ° nsl,t to f'W Convcnt5on ’ and
• ^JSe'-ftt of thc land." ™l CS3 tic * «° od “ d trile
■ .inX 0 ”^ m will exclude themselves.
jvqo* circular received at this of- This language, as already stated, is applied
that the Type Foundry of to the anti-war Democrats, and, we presume,
Bruce, which ha9 been in op- was not intended to apply to Southern men
| year 1813, will be continued who participated in thc war for independ-
| a David W. Bruce and James Lind-1 cnee, else all men at the Sontli worthy of a
' for many years Superintendent seat in the Convention would be excluded.
^luhoent. The new firm name is We at least give the Times the benefit of such
7 ; j Son & Co. a construction.
Hconrcr.—The citizens of Bald- As regardsNorthern anti war Democrats,
^ bMc meeting Saturday last to I on what principle, or by what right, are they
*iStcs to the District Convention. to be excluded I They are as good citizens,
s’ltT Esq., wa9 chosen Chairman I ^ honorablo men, and as true patriots as the
XnNubct, Secretary. Thc meet- Times editors or any member of the party to
k ^«d CoL Wm. McKinley and CoL which those editors belong. They have
. ]MJ8tes to the District Convcn- never felt hostile to the Union, never made
v • a »nd F. 6. Grieve, al- war upon it. Their offense consists not in
sympathy for secession, but in^their opposi-
I tion to force as n means of keeping together a
■jjjkunttMcBDEB.—We perceive, from I government whoso fundamental theory iros
J ^jyeriU® papers, that Gov. Jenkins that its existence depended wholly upon the
i requisition on the Governor of I Mnten t 0 f fa governed. They also opposed
.jls !be person of a negro, arrested t jj e W ar, because they had no heart for shed-
c . ; ya Tsllahassee and supposed to be <ji„g t ], 0 jj] 00; a D f brethren even though the
•b9W of Mrs. Rollins, of Wilkinson I ] a tter may have erred and erred grievously.
He has, however, sent the Sheri ff of Again, many opposed it because they honest!
sfter the criminal with instructions behoved it would prove a failure—a sentime;
i* brought to Milledgeville and con- j n which a very large proportion of the Norti
the day °f,_ lrial j cm people at one time participated, including
.■rtf-tci.lL—At the State Convention in Mr. Greeley himself. They believed, too, that
^ list week, Henry Crawford I if successful, a Union held together by fo:
11 speech in which we find the follow- would be worse, in principle and in fact, tli
t-.Nge: I no Union at all. They also belieTcd that
1 Ijj t spectacle justly humiliating to an friendly instrumentalities, and the exhibition
jcu, to see the Congress of the United of a willingness to do justice to the South,
i *htn for centuries the statesmen and would do far more to restore the Union, ojid
its of Europe have denounced as mon-
s the doctrines of unlimited conquest,
r userting that within the limits pre-
ad by bumuiity, eight millions of our
sod countrymen are absolutely at its
r, * with no right to hope, except that by
limitr, their lives, and possibly their
, might be preserved.™ .
,tb or ax Estimable Lady.—We are
to announce, says the Atlanta Intelli-
of yesterday, t'ue death of Mrs. Sarah
Cobb, which sad event took place at tbe
denceofher son-in-law, Col. L. J. Glenn,
mis city, on Saturday afternoon at 8
k. She was the mother of Genl. Howell
and bad reached her seventy-fourth
Her death was induced by age and in-
7, and for many months she bad been a
niftier Ujiun ths bed of affliction.—
*stm an extensive circle of relatives to
n her loss, while to her numerous friends
throughout the State, will the
diligence be painful. Hcr remains will
tried to Athens for interment with otlr-
the family who have gone before.
pros Sale of Steamers.—The atten-
"f capitalists and others interested is di
re the auction sale of river steamers,
“■--.J by Messrs. Bell, Wyily <fe Christian,
Aeplicein front of the Exchange, in
on Wednesday, the 1st of August
*waera to be disposed of are .the Two
'tkeChis. 8. Hardee, and the Wm. O.
The hull of the Gibbons is in good
&aa»well u her boilers, machinery,
-»hd were all saved after the burning
a Gibbons on the Savannah river some|
The Two Boys and Charles S.'
*« neuly new, having been in nae
' ::e year. These boats hare passenger
‘^Iitiont, and are capable of carrying
I'f-'tly seven hundred and four hundred
'■fbakaof cotton.
TB* DISTRICT CONVENTION.
f| •’'phased to see that many, if not all,
= iei of the Third Congressional Dis-
appointed delegates to the District
?a<i « to assemble in this city to-day for
^e of sending representatives to the
i-ia Conservative Convention.
' ct ’tqnested to say, for the information
T^Pka, that the Convention will be held
ttTTHALL, on Cotton Avenue, and
^ precisely at 11 o’clock.
restore it effectively, than the use of those
bloody agents the bayonet and the cannon;
and in this they were right. Secession,
it was accomplished, could not have
maintained in the face of a manifest desidb of
the North to respect the Constitution and do
even-handed justice to the Southern people.
And yet, this is the sin for which ftrue
friends of the Unicn and the Constitutioi
denounced as “copperheads,” “rebels,”
tors,” and denied a place in a National
servative Convention.
Suppose, though, that all that is all
against their past conduct be true—that tUpy
really sympathized with the South in her Ef
fort to dismember the Government, and
were willing to see her independent, why
should they now be denied fellowship,
and recognition by a government of whose'
policy and principles they constitute almost . _ . .
the sole defenders atthe North? Granting \ 0n motlon tbe “«J“8 $ c "
that they did wrong, nobody will say that they | V * ’
are not right tune, and on the only Bna that
Public Electing in Wilkinson.
Ikwinto.v, July 20, 1800.
At a meeting ot a number of tbe citizens of
Wilkinson county, held this day at Irwinton,
on motion of Dr. R. J. Cochran. Mr. E. Ham-
illc was called to tbe chair and F. Chambers
requested to act as Secretary.
Dr. R. J. Cochran explained the object of
the meeting, which was to take into conside
ration the manner and propriety of appoint
ing delegates to the National Union Conven
tion. to be held in Philadelphia on the 14th
day of August next, and then introduced the
following resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas, we have witnessed with alarming
anxiety the rapid strides that the Radical
party is making in attempting to pervert the
Constitution of the Federal Government, both
in and out of Congress, in their efforts to
crush out the liberties and rights of the peo
ple of the South; therefore,
Resolved, 1st. That we heartily endorse the
call for the National Union Convention to be
held in Philadelphia on the 14tli day of Au
gust next.
Resolved, 2nd. That we endorse the reso
lutions of the Convention held in Macon on
the 12th iast.
Resolved, 3rd. That while we endorse a
call for a Convention at Philadelphia, to be
composed of all the men, North and South,
who are opposed to the principles of the
Radical party, wc do not endorse all the reso
lutions in that call
On motion of Mr. W. S. Baker, the chair
appointed a committee of three, to-wit:
Messrs. J. T. Lingo, John Mcthorie and Nel
son Stuckey, Esq., to report the names of two
suitable persons to send cs delegates to thc
Convention to be held in Macon on 25th in'
stant.
Mr. J. T. Lingo, as chairman of thc com
mittee, reported the names of Dr. It. J. Coch
ran and Rev. E. J. Coates, who were elected
by acclamation.
On motion, the proceedings of this meet
ing requested to be published in the Macon
Telegraph.
The meeting then adjourned.
F. Chambers, Sec’y.
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/ Jones County Meeting.
Cliston, July 23,1860. •
At a meeting of the citizens of Jones
county held this day for the purpose of send
ing delegates to represent this connty in th
District Convention to be held at Macon oi
thc 25th inst,, the Hon. James M. Gray wa:
called to the chair, and Thomas Hardemar
appointed Secretary.
On motion of Leroy Singleton, thc Chair
man appointed Leroy Singleton, Madisoi
Bancmore, Thomas 0. Barren, Jas. F. Barroi
and Robert Lunday, a Committee to nomi
nate delegates to represent this county. Th \
Committee nominated Capt John Hardema i
and Col. J. H. Blount, who were unanimou -
ly elected.
On motion of Leroy Singleton, the follow
ing resolutions were read and adopted:
Boohed laf, That wc favor thc represents
tmn of Georgia in the Philadelphia Conven
tion.
Boohed 2d, That in our judgement upon 1 ,
the success of its efforts depend greatly the
canse of Constitutional liberty on this conti
nent, and especially the relief "of the Southern
States from the tyranny and wrong of a law
less party,
Boolved 3d, That we will accept the prop
osition of the Bibb county meeting by send
ing two delegates to thc District Convention
on the 25th inst, at Macon.
On motion of Leroy Singleton, the pro
ceedings of this meeting were ordered to be
.printed in the Daily Macon Telegraph
Special European Correspondence
Paris, 6th July, 1866.
To the Editors of the dfaeon Telegraph :
THE GERMAN WAR.
We purpose giving you, hereafter, detailed ac'
counts of thc progre-s of the great military move
ments which are now engrossing public attention
the world over, and which, in their results, may
materially derange the etatu qvoantcUUum of mon
archical equilibrium In Europe. At present, we
shall eoutinc ourselves to a cursory glance at the
condition of affairs and their immediate bearing
upon the parties actively interested in the struggle.
Up to a few days ago, despatches coming from
headquarters were so ridiculously coutiadlctoiy
that it was impossible to form any cornet idea
of thc successes or reverses of either aray, and
from the confused, conflicting statements of the
journals, every one was at perfect liberty tc accept
conclusions in accordance with his sympathies or
preferences. The first of the important battles
fought last week in Bohemia was heralded byAus
trian telegrams as a defeat to their enemies while
at tbe 6ame time thc Prussian Capital celebrated it
as a great victory over theirs. Later accounts now
place the discomfiture of the Austrians beyend all
question. The last few days have entirely changed
the aspect of affairs, and we know for ccrtaii that
the Austrian army, beaten in almost every combat,
is in full retreat, evacuating Bohemia and making
for Moravia. After losing successively last vcck
the battles of Gitchin, Skelitz, Nachod, Tumau,
Hunnenvasser, Munchengractz and others, the en
tire available force under Gen. Benedick was ;on-
•entrated in the vicinity of Pardubltz. Thc «on-
vergent attack of thc Prussian armies of the Oder
and the Elbe—the former under the Prince Boyal
and thc latter under Prince Frederic Charles—was
directed against this force, and the great fight came
off on Tuesday, fid July,otSodowa, between Joseph-
6tadt and Koniggratz. This bloody battle lasted
eight hoars, and terminated in the root of thc
whole Austrian army. Thc total of thc contending
forces in this engagement was between five and six
hundred thousand men, and the combat wis one
ol the greatest ever delivered in Europe. This
victory gives the Prussians possession of Pngue
and the railways leading therefrou. to Munich and
Dresden, as also the railway which, by Pardutitz
and Brunn, is the great route to Vienna. In fact,
all Bohemia falls into their power. We cannot get
venture to estimate the fruits of this victory—they
will doubtless be manifold and the moral effect w ll
be incalculable. ’Tis will for Prussia that she his
been successful from thc outset of the struggle.—
The good fortunes of her armies have quelled Ml
disaffection among the populace sad united every
party In a cordial support of the JKtmarkian poli
cy, and a no leas earnest determination to prose
cute the war so encouragingly begun. ’Tis known
that her people commenced the contest with the
have had pleasure in meeting lately, we will
here mention only the Hon. Jacob Thompson of
Mississippi, the Hon Robert Toombs, of Georgia,
and General Beauregard. The latter had a pri- 1
vate interview with the Emperor, the nature of |
which we were unable to learn, but presume it
was desired by Napoleon III as an homage to one
of the first military geniuses of the age. Tha
French regard the General almost as a compa
triot on account of his French origin. He is now
spending a short time in LondoD, where he wilj
doubtless be, as everywhere in Europe, welcomed
nnd made a “lion” of. Mr. Thompson is well
TENNESSEE.
A SPREAD-EAGLE AFFAIR.
The loval-unconclitionnl-Union-Stcvens-
The second son Dr. Thompson Lamur, mov
ed to Florida, having married Miss Sarah
Bailey, the lovely daughter of Gen. Wm. Bai
ley. He became Colonel of the -5th Florida.
Regiment, in the recent war, and was killed
vention to lie held at Philadelphia, on Sep-
i tember 3rd, 1866, to be composed of Southern
xnown as a arm-hearted, whole-souled eentle- , .
W j. ” Jr , Unionists, who agree upon the principles oi
impartial justice, as enunciated by tbe majori-
Suinner-Brownlow patriots in Tennessee had , while gallantly leading bis regiment.
The subject of our memoir was the young
est of the family, as has been already inti
mated, and was educated at Emory (Metho
dist) College, situated at Oxford, Georgia.—
He was a good student, and graduated with
honor. He read law, and having been admit
ted to the Bar, associated with the Hon. W.
AV. Clark, in Covington, Gn., in the practice
a grand glorification in Nashville on Satur
day, let off a vast amount of abolition gas,
and adopted the following
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, a call has been made for a Con-
man. Ho has made many friends in Paris, and
will have no cause to regret his sojourn in la belle
ville. Gen. Toombs, after living several months
in Cuba, has but just arrived, and purposes re
maining in our metropolis until cured of a bron
chial affection from which he is at present suf
fering. He, too, will not fail to meet with a
cordial reception. The Imperial family have
not yet left the city in quest of summer amuse
ment. The Emperor, however, intends soon
leaving for Vichy, to pass several weeks in the
diversions of that delightful watering-place.—
The Empress and Prince Imperial will probably
remain at Fontainbleau during Napoleon’s ab
sence. It was believed that the German war
would prevent the taking place of the Universal
Exhibition in 1667, but all doubts on that point
have been removed by an official announcement
stating that it shall surely come off in spite of
every obstacle. The works of the building are
going bravely on and will, in all probability, be
completed in tine.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The second revolutionary outbreak inSpain, has
been suppressed and news from that quarter repre
sent order and tranquility again restored. Many
of the captured insurgents have been executed and
others are experiencing all the rigors’ of Spanish
imprisonment in awaiting their jndgmenc. Gen.
Prim, who was sojourning In Paris, 6et out for
Catalonia on the first tidings of thc commence
ment of the insurrection, and has been there wait
ing to place himself at the head of thc movement
so soon as it should assume sufficient proportions.
He will again be forced to save himself by flight
from the conntry. Lord Derby is having the great
est difficulty in forming the British Ministry.—
Several to whom portlollos were tendered, have de
clined the honor, and Lord Clarendon refuses to
remain longer in the Foreign Office. ’Tis now an
nounced that the new ministry will be entirely
Tory. The following persons are mentioned as
designated for the several posts: Lord Stanley,
Chief of Foreign Office; Mr. D’Israli, Chancellor oi
Exchequer; Lord Chelmsford, Lord Chancellor;
Mr. Hanly, Portfolio of the Interior; Sir Robert
Peel, Portfolio of War, and Stafford Northcote,
greatest possible disapprobation and reluctance— of Commerce. The nominations of the Ministeia
will save the country; then why should their
co-operation be rejected ? Have the words
repentance and forgieeneu been blotted from
the Republican vocabulary ? Do they reject
the words common term that they should re
fuse the aid of men who agree heartily with
them upon every existing issue, nnd all the
ends sought to be gained by the Convention ?
What is the object of thc Philadelphia
Convention, and what the circumstances un
der which it was called. The country,
in spite of a victorious war lor the Union, is
still disunited. Eleven States arc excluded
from all power in thc government and their
people denied all fellowship, whilst a fanati
cal and revolutionary faction have posses
sion of Congress and are seeking by the
Overthrow of the Constitution to de
stroy popular government in America
and erect a despotism in its stead.—
The crisis is a portentous and fearful one,
demanding that every friend of the Constitu
tion should come to thc rescue. Is this the
time to reject valuable aid—aid that has
votes, power, influence—and simply because
it is tendered by men with whom we have
differed on ]>olitical theories and policy in
thc past? What a stupendous piece of
folly—perhaps wo should say knavery, for
common sense condemns such conduct! It is
simply faction, and faction of the worst sort,
is the first Convention to meet in Thc country is in peril and must be saved, but
^rre suggest the propriety of its only through certain instrumentalities, and if
and recommending to the other they should be insufficient, the liberties and
the names of tour suitable per-
trre u Delegates at large. ' The ac-
, tu b* communicated in time by tele-
2 •*! no doubt the choice would be
^Willed.
nttafi the hospitalities of the Tele-
( ® < * to >11 delegates from a distance.
. a **r Copxtt.—We copied yesterday,
' ■- Angnata paper, a letter purporting
D wr,tten b y Gen. Tillson to the
y Washington, complaining ot
ktatmeot of freedmen, in Stewart,
^ permission to extend martial
i the county. Wo looked upon
^ent with suspicion, as the pop-
- — respectable
' n <>W, that the information
hamnic*ted in thc form of a spe-
from Augusta to the New
‘ku*’ * ad ^erc is reason to believe
>^_j®*tter is a fabrication. This view
■ ;> n.inc remarks which we
h^lmnbtig Sun, which copies the
t®. and adds:
'hJPJh* above from the letter of the
, 1(^-V 1 eflne , s Washington special of
Such treatment of freed-
St** nul treatment of free<’.ucn in
news to us. ii though
, - "• •!! °nly twenty-five miles from
the B!.,ry to be a
^torication. 3
thr to hear from tbe
> , *>bjecl rWdman ’ 8 ® ureau * n Stewart
., VVltb tbe ® UD i * n Bs call upon thc
' '“t in Stewart for thc tacts.
hopes of tho American people must go by the
board! Such is the argument of tho Times—
such the logic in which it indulges on the
brink of revolution and irremediable ruin.
Can anything be more unjust, more false,
more fatal f
But, to that word of friendly counsel that
we promised the Times in thc outset It is
well set forth in the conclusion of the late pa
triotic letter of its editor-in-chief, Air. Ray
mond, and in the following words, which wc
beg leave to preach back for his own edifi
cation : “The Union party,” (by which is
meant the Republicans, thc Times included)
_ “will consult itt oten tafety, and the good of
Stewart is among the mZt the country, by not throwing itself against
*od respectable in the State, the Philadelphia Convention, until it knows
alittlemore of the nature and strength of it*
armament” Just so. However few may
have been the men with whom theprojectof
tho Convention started, and to whatever
party thoy may have belonged, it has be
come a grand national movement, involving
thc liberties and well-being of a whole peo
ple, and enlisting the energies and the
prayers of every patriot in the land. It is be
yond the control of faction, or of men who
would use it for personal ends. It is inde
pendent of all such, and will lose nothing of
its power when they withdraw their support
or “exclude themselves,” to use the threat of
thc Times, from whatever cause. It will
crush nil opposers. Verbum tat *a)>ienti.
Hardeman, Sec’ry.
Public Meeting in Newton County.
At a meeting of citizens held in the Oonrt
House' of Newton County, on Saturday, July
21st, Hon. J. TV. B. Summers was called to
the chair, and TV. A. Harp, Esq., requested to
act as secretary.
The meeting was then addressed by Hon.
TV. TV. Clark and Col. n. D. Capers, who ap
proved the policy of Georgia’s being repre
sented in tbe National Convention, called to
meet at Philadelphia on thc 14th of August
next.
On motion, a committee of seven reported
thc following resolutions, which were unani
mously adopted:
Resolved, That we concur in tbe policy of
President Johnson for thc reconstruction of
the Union and the preservation of the Cons, i-
tutional Rights of the States.
Resolved, That the firm Conservative, pa
triotic course of President Johnson in an
tagonism to the fanatical Radical party in
power, merits the approval of every lover of
Constitutional liberty.
Resolved, Wo will send delegates to meet
in Convention at Macon on thc 25th inst,, to
select delegates to represent the 4th Con
gressional District of this State, and to ar
range for the proper representation of the
State in thc National Convention called to
meet at Philadelphia on the 14tli of August.
Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished in thc Atlanta Intelligencer, Augusta
Chronicle & Sentinel, and Macon Telegraph.
The following gentlemen were then nomi
nated and elected to represent this county
in the District Convention, viz: Hon. W. W.
Clarke, Col. H. D. Capers, Col. E. Steadman,
and N. P. Hunter, Esq.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
J. W. B. SUMMERS, Ch’n.
W. A. Harp, Sec’ry.
Now while the rapid and easy occupation by Prus
sian troops of many of the German States, coupled
with the ecnes oi brilliant victories that have at
tended her arms, have dispelled this original iis
content, on the other hand, a bad beginning, a
number of reverses, would surely have fostered; It,
revived the anti-war party, dissipated the breatkof
popular favor now enthusiastically bestowed on
the originators of the war, and perhaps proved fa
tal to her cause, her king and his minister. Wtat-
ever our prejudices may be we can but admire the
extraordinary energy and celerity with which
Prussia has poshed forward her operations, input
ting 647,000 men underarms, judiciously distribu
ting that force so as first, to take possession ofssch
of the lesser German States as were least favorable
or avowedly hostile to her policy, and after to
press, attack and beat tbe enemy on his own ter
ritory. The capture of the Hanoverian army,
twenty thousand strong, was a master stroke, and
a serious loss to Austria. Let us again speak of
[the fights in Bohemia. The losses sustained by
the Austrians in the combats from tbe 26th to the
pothofJuae are said to be between thirty and
forty thousand men. In these engagement i the
Baxon corps, tbe Kalik brigade, and the corps of
blam-Galias and Gablentt ars declared by Prus
sian telegrams to have been totally dispersed,
hile many Austrian battalions were destroyed
th*l*ai moo. Tho Prussians used a newly-in*
ented gun, manufactured in their conntry and
_iot before employed in warfare. This weapon is
called in French foil a aiguille. Of its construc
tion we know nothing, but learn that its effisa-
cy is something wonderful. Besides doing most
murderous execution at the distant* of seven or
eight hundred yards, the rapidity and ease with
which it can be loaded enabled the Prussians to
give five shots to one of the enemy, thus sweep
ing away by a continuous and deadly discharge
whole regiments of Austrians before they could
come sufficiently near to charge with the bayo
net. It was useless to oombat unier snch disad
vantages, and the Austrians after displaying the
utmost bravery were compelled to retire. To
the superiority of these funis a aiguille the Prus
sians are indebted for the victoiy which, after
all, coat them dearly, since their losses too will
be numbered by tens of thoosandi. As yet we
have seen no reliable statement oi the casualties
suffered by tbe belligerents at Saiowa, but we
may safely infer that they were enormous on
both sides. The four days fights last week cost
the two armies in killed, wounded aad prisoners,
over fifty thousand men, and as these fights were
only preludes to tbe more important one of the
3rd July, we msy lookout for a total of frightful
immensity. We impatiently await the impres
sion which the defeat at 8adowa will produce in
Vienna—those of last week caused great emotion
in tbe Austrian capital, the entire population
were in tbe streets excitedly demanding that war,
“war to tne knife” be continued at any and every
cost. Tbe people were aroused with indignation
at the unaccountable slowness of thcfederal army,
were urging immediate vigorous action. Wo
forego all attempt at comment on various peace
rumors now afloat, and also renounce our Intention
of discussing tbe Italian question, to give you
the great news of the day:
CESSION OF VENICE TO PRANCE.
The Monitcur, official jonmal of the French
Empire, came out last evening with the following
announcement:
"An important event has just taken plate. Af
ter having sustained the honor of bis armies in It
aly, the Emperor of Austria, acceding to the Ideas
expressed by the Emperor Napoleon, in bis letter
addressed 11th June, to his Minister of Foreign
Affairs, cedes Venice to the Empcrorcf the French
I and accepts bis mediation to bring about peace be
pgf* TVe een see DC reason for a qua ran-1 tween tbe belligerents; The Emperor Napoleon
tine, or why the scourge should not be intro-1 ’’ aa hastened to respond to this appeal, and has
tliacity. Thc Nc.s.na
s w
jgy A Western paper says Hon. Alexander
‘ It ^ /r- —- H. Stephens will preside at the meeting to be
who is getting bddb New Orleans, on the 1st of August,
‘ ,k w^I°I k L r,u noted for improv-1 which is designed to secure good feeling be-
'* , opportunities to sleej). He! tween opposite political parties, anil promote
trips, and also] the interests of tho country. a-i<le from party
i when lie goea to that plaotI sanabblM. The meetinu ononises to be
squabbles,
i success.
The cholera, we regret to say, still rages
among the troops landed on Tybee, but no
symptoms of it have appeared on the steam
er, anil the danger to them is now considered
as past. Nor has there apjieareil any sign of
the disease spreading to town, nnd from the
rarity of cholera cases here in the most sickly
seasons, we do not consider that any danger
exists, although the utmost cleanliness of
person nnd premises cannot be too strongly
enjoined.
TnE NUMBER OF DEATHS.
on Tybee Island on Saturday were seven, in
cluding Lieut. J. F. Mays, of the 11th U. S.
Infantry. Thc number of new cases re
ported was eight
On yesterday, up to the time the tug E. H.
TVebeter left the qiirmntinc ground, about
five o’clock in the afternoon, there had been
ten deaths on Tybee Island, including Mr. H.
D. Cooper, the keeper and superintendent of
the rebuilding of light houses on thc island,
and two of his employees. Mr. Cooper has
been unwell for some time anil died offerer.
TVe were unable to learn the number of new
cases reported yesterday.
£f*~Tbe Hon. C. L. Vallaudi gharu, the
non. J. D. Bright, and tbe lion. C. J. Faulk
ner, passed through Baltimore on Wednesday
evening, en rente to Washington, for nn inter
view with the President One of the objects
of their mission is said to be to recommend
tbe appointment of Hon. J. H TVeller, for
merly Governor of the State of Ohio, now ol
California, as Secretary of War, in view of
the anticipated retirement of Secretary Stan
ton.
all Pails in a jubilee; flags are floating from thou-
B ands of windows, and the more enthusiastic
friends of Italy Indulged in illuminations of their
domicils, last evening; rente* of all kinds have
gone up astonishingly at tbe Exchange, and a gen
eral feeling of t-oofidence and satisfaction prevails.
The courts of Berlin and Florence have been In
formed this morning, in thc name of the Emprror,
of tbe communications which his Majesty had re
ceived from Vicuna. Tbe bails of the armistice
will be. discnised to-day, and, as these bases will
not (according to an on dit) prejudge any of tbe
ulterior questions, their acceptation is looked up
on as pretty certain. Thc courts of London and
St. Petersburg have equally reccired notice of tbe
decision of the Emperor of Austria. ’Tia thought
that France will invite immediately England and
Russia to participate in hcr efforts for a definite
conclusion of peace. Proud Austria has suffered
a bitter humiliation, and wc cannot believe that,
after being arranged with Italy, and certain or thc
non-interference of France, she Intends winding up
with Prussia In so pacific a manner as is imagined.
Time will tell.
OUR CITT
Is being deserted by the pleasure seeking Paris
ian mondr tlegant and is filling up with foreign
ers from all parts of the globe. At a soiree in the
Grand Hotel a few evenings ago.it was said that
no less than eleven different languages were
spoken by the gneats assembled. Americans are
multitudinous, and we are pleased to remark
that the Southern “element” has been consider
ably augmented by recent arrivals. So far as
respectability, intelligence nnd politesse are con
cerned, we have a decided advantage over our
traveling brethren from Yankeedom, and the Pa-
risiansaro not slow in making thia discovery.
Among many ex-Confederate celebrities that wc
take place to-day. A nubile meeting of 10 thous
and reformists was held in Trafalgar Square a few
days ago.' Discourses were pronounced in favor of
Gladstone and reform, tbe utmost enthusiasm pre
vailed, not however, to the detriment of pnblic
order. Any interference on the j>art of the city
authorities would probably have produced a bloody
riot Tbe cholera has broken out at Amiens and is
at this timemaking many victims. On lost Wednea
day, the Empress, obedient to thc impulses of her
noble generous heart and regardless of danger, left
Paris accompanied by adamecTAim/ieiir.andvisitcd
the unfortunate snfierers in the hospitals of that
city. With her own fair hands and gentle words
of Christian encouragement, she ministered to their
wants and afforded them every consolation in her
power. We cannot too highly extol this laudable
and courageous devotion o/herMajcsty to the wel
fare of her people, and we feel sure that the heart
of every French citizen will be profoundly touched
by this heroic action. Her Majesty, though unex
pected, was heartily welcomed by thc inhabitants
of Amiens, and was greeted on her return to Paris
with enthusiastic demonstrations of appreciation
and gratitude. The Americans (Northerners) cel
ebrated the 4th July in a pic-nic, <fcc., at the Bois
dc Boulogne.
Abientot,
Curran.
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Gen. Sheridan on National Affairs.—
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer
cial, who has had an interview with General
Sherman, reports that the lattor expressed
himself as follows:
“He said there was an undoubted change
for the worse in the attitude of the South
within the lost six months, and bad symp
toms appeared to be increasing. It now
looked as if these infa’uated people were
about one more to precipitate their own mis
fortune. Nothing could have been more con
siderate than the disposition of the nation
toward itt defeated foes, even in the heat of
passion and flush of victory ; and had thc
rebels only manifested a temper correspond
ingly reasonable, as, indeed, was very natural
to be expected after such chastisement, there
could have been no further difficulty. The
South evidently had no statesmen, else so
plain a problem wonld not continue to be so
bungled; for it should be clear that no class,
once set free, can long remain disfranchised;
and as they ought to have forestalled their
iocs in giving freedom to that class in war,
so afterwards common sense ought to have
prompted at least the later prudence of mak
ing allies in peace of those with whom they
arc bound henceforth to live. Instead, how
ever, it appeared certain the rebels bad learn
ed nothing from experience, and would, in
fact, drive their only chance into unfriendly
hands. The safety of the pnblic peace and
of the private rights of Union men in the
South still require the mediation of a suffi
cient military force, and if called upon to
give his testimony it should be; the United
States troops ought not yet to be removed
from the South.”
Men and Women.—Women may talk of
their inherent rights as much as they please,
but they can’t overcome nature. They may
preach about tho equality of the sexes, but
they can’t overcome facts and organizations.
Men and oaks were made to be twined,
nnd women and ivy were made to twine
about them. Though an equality were to be
established between calico and cassimerc to
morrow, it would not be a week before all
tho officers would be men, and all the soldiers
women.
Females are perfectly willing to go ahead
provided the men go first. Set lire to a
steamboat and not a yard of dimity will
budge till cassimere set the example. So
long as the men cling to thc vessel, thc wo
men will cling to the men. But if the men
plunge overboard, chemisetts plunge too. As
we said before, reformers may prate as they
may about equal rights, but they can’t alter
the regulations of God. It is as impossible
for women to cut themselves loose from men,
as it is tor steel dust to free itself from its at
tachment to a magnet.
Saratoga When it was Worth Visitino.
Prof, Sitliman in his diary speaks of a visit
made to Saratoga in 1797. It was rather in
contrast with the Saratoga of oar times. He
says:
TVe mounted our horses one day and rode
seven or right miles through the pine forest,
with its delightful fragrance, and arrived at
ty of tbe present Congress; and
Whereas, We have this day met in pursu
ance of a call from loyal, unconditional Un
ion members of the Legislature, and citizens
of the State, for thc purpose of appointing
delegates to said Convention.
Therefore he it resolved, That we heartily
approve of the objects of this call, and in obe
dience thereto do designate thc following as
delegates
1. Tbe Governor nnd Staff, Secretary ot
State, Comptroller, Treasurer, anil the loyal
and unconditional Union members of the
Senate nnd House of Representatives, nnd
their officers.
2. Four delegates from the State-at-large,
with alternates.
3. Four delegates from each Congression
al District, with alternates.
4. All unconditional loyal Unionists, cit
izens of Tennessee, who can make it conven
ient to be present, upon banding their names
in to the Tennessee delegation.
Resolved, That the loyal unconditional
Unionists of Tennessee, are part and parcel
of tbe great National Union Party, ready
and willing to demonstrate by every" act and
deed their unwavering fidelity to the cause
of the union, to unite in opposing all meas
ures and policies that tend to disrupt thc
Union of the States, to be true to liberty and
justice, to tho patriot dead and surviving sol
diers of the nation, and to the memory of
liberty’s martyr, Abraham Lincoln.
Resolved, That the loyal unconditional
Unionists of Tennessee do not recognize the
approaching August Convention at Philadel
phia iL any other light than as an attempted
fraud upon the true loyalty of the country—
that said convention presupposes.by the char
acter of its delegates, deception, treachery,
and rebellion.
Resolved. That our thanks are due, nnd are
hereby offered to the Congress of the United
States, for their stern and unyielding resis
tance to the usurpations of the President, in
hi3 ittempts to surrender the Unionists of the
South to the malevolent and unrepentant
spirit of rebellion and secession.
Resolved. That we recognize anew the spirit
of rebellion as demonstrated in Tennessee, in
the resistance to wholesome laws in the ef
forts to prevent constitutional legislation, by
contumacious members, and in the vicious in
terference with parliamentary privileges by
a partisan judge—all'of these revolutionary
manifestations evidently fostered and sustain
ed by a faithless National Executive.
Resolved. That we recognize a faithful
Press as the bulwark of liberty, and that the
thanks of the Unconditional Unionists of
Tennessee are due, and are hereby •endered
to the Memphis Post, the Nashville Press
and Times and Staats Zeitung, the Knoxville
Whig and the Jonesborough Flag; and that
the thanks of the Union men of this State are
due and most cordially rendered to tbe Cin
cinnati Gazette for placing before the great
loyal people of the North tho true position of
Tennessee Unionists.
Napolecn Undoing the Work ol his Uncle
-•.Italy to be Free from the Alps to the
Adriatic.
[From the London Star, July 6th.]
The emancipation of Venice is a grand
event. A Bonaparte, be it acknowledged
freely, has been a prime mover in undoing
one of the worst political crimes which his
tory records against thc great founder of his
house. The handing over of Venice to Aus
tria stains the memory of the first Napoleon
as much as the partition of Poland darkens
tbe renown of Frederick the Great. Since
the Congress of Vienna settled it on Austria,
it has clung around her worse than a dead
weight—a perpetual irritation and danger.—
Blood has been shed to maintain that
heritage of evil enough to flood the great
Place of St Mark and the Doges of the paint
ers and poets. Great hearts have uselessly
broken in the effort to tear from Austria that
which she gives up to-day. Splendid
intellects have worn themselves out in
the same futile struggle; patriots
whose purity and genius might have
glorified a nation, have died in prison and
in exile for that cause—in vain. The cour
age of the soldier the intellect of tbe statesman,
the wiles of the conspirator, have for genera
tions been wanted to gain that end which thc
world hears with amazement has been so sud
denly conceded to-day. Manin and Cavour
and D’Az°glio should" have died hereafter—
they should have lived to see this great step
achieved in the independence and unity of
that Italian race for whom they dared and
suffered so much. So far as this great boon
has been obtained for Italy by the interven
tion of the Emperor of the French, we are not
disposed to share the fears of those who dread
that its acceptance may involve some compeu
sating sacrifices. We do not look for the de
velopment of any such sinister designs. The
part taken bv tho Emperor of tbe French is,
we trust and believe, but tbe fulfilment of his
pledge that Italy should be free from the
Alps to the Adriatic. Whatever territorial
questions may have to be settled between
him and others, we do not believe it possi
ble that any attempt will be made to
induce an Italian ministry to barter away a
rood of Italian soil. If this be so, the future
of Italy grows at once calm and bright. The
dangers and difficulties which chiefly beset
her disappear as suddenly as the clouds some
times lift from the sides of one of her own
Alps. Her strife with. Austria over, her sole
cause of foreign dispute away, she may set
herself firmly and faithfully to the accom
plishment of the task of domestic consolida
tion and improvement from which hitherto
she has been so much distracted. She may
reduce to the most modest proportions her
huge army, stop her work in naval armaments
apply herself with all her heart to the repair
Of her shattered finances, and the full devel
opment of her splendid resources. Nor, in
deed, docs Austria gain much less than Italy
in losing Vcnetia. But for that ill-omened
bequest, thc Emperor Francis Joseph would
not now have to see his place in Europe
threatened, his ancestral leadership in Ger
many gone. Over the cession of Venetia,
come as it may, all Europe has cause to be
glad. Of the other events which are to ac
company this great change, it will be time
enough "to judge ns they arise. Thus far Eu
rope stands like Shakspeare’s “ Henry V,” at
Agincourt, and scarcely knows if war be done
a place where they said there were some min-1 or D0 -
oral springs. There was not even a village, Written for the Florida Sentinel,
but only trvo or three log houses standing j off.^and Sketches nnd Personal Ilemiuis-
among the pine trees. The people were civil cences of Distinguished Members of the
and provided hay for our horses, and for our- 1 Georgia Bar, No. O.
selves bacon and eggs. They piloted us into 1 Jefferson M. Lamar was the posthumous
a morass where nature was unsubdued, and child of Hon. Lucius Q. C. Larmar, who died
stepping cautiously from bog to bog, we soon 1 Judge of tbe Superior Court of the Ocmulgee
arrived at a spring which they called the Circuit, and of his wife, the formerly talented
Congress Spring, which tasted as it does now. Miss Bird of Milledgeville, the daughter of
an eminent physician of that place. This no-
Tiih Ccltcre of Opium.—It has recently ble mother had devolved upon her by the
been ascertained that the species ot poppy sudden death of her husband, the nurture anil
from which opium is obtained, is indigenous education of three sons anil two daughters—
in Northern Mexico, nnd can easily be enlti- and well did she pert arm the sacred trust, as
X cir- is proven by the result
Iler older daughter having become the
from wife of the Rev. Mr. TYiggins. a Methodist
of the legal profession. He was gaming f.
high eminence in the profession, young as he
was, when the late civil war broke out. He
immediately turned his attention to raising u
company for the service, which was incorpo
rated into the “Cobb Legion,” and marched
to Virginia to participate in the stirring
events that were there being enacted. But I
have anticipated the facts as they appear in
the order of his history. He was sent as a
delegate to the Democratic Convention, which
met at Charleston, and which resulted in a
rupture as all well remember. Jefferson La
mar, although scarce twenty five years of age
at the time, led the retiring wing of the Geor
gia delegation, and responded for Georgia at
the Hall, where the seceded element reassem
bled.
I saw him but twice in thc court-room.—
The first time was as a junior counsel in a
criminal cause before the Superior Court in
Convention, in the defense of a negro for tho
murder of a white man. The case caused
great excitement. Numerous and able coun
sel were employed to assist thc Solicitor Gen
eral in the prosecution, while Clark and La
mar appeared alone as volunteer counsel for
the defence. The negro was convicted, but i
new trial was obtained, and the conviction
was reduced from murder to man-slaughte;:
The second time I witnessed his forensic ef
forts was in the Supreme Court ot the State,
during a session held at Athens. It was in
an important Will case. The decision in tho
court below, was against his" clients, which he.
sought to reverse. For mathematical prei:,-
ion, and well connected logic argument, I
have never heard that effort surpassed. It
attracted universal attention, and won encom
iums from the most matured minds. He had
no less a competitor than Then. R. R. Cobh.
Lamar won his case, and in the language of
his generous opponent, “he deserved to win
it” At the same term of the court, I heard
Tombs, and Stephens,and Dougherty, (beside
T. R. R Cobb already mentioned) and other
experienced and distinguished lawyers, but
I heard no argument which could compare
with young Lamar's. The fact was, at
the time, generally conceded, that Lis effort
was the ablest of the term. And as Judges
Lumpkin anil Denning, (two of tbe Judges
on the occasion) remarked to me afterwards,
in private, “ It was not the first effort of the
kind which young Lamar had made before
them.” Hon. J. J. Floyd, Judge of the Su
perior Court in thc Circuit where Lamar
practiced, also said, “ Jefferson Lamar is rap
idly making himself one of the best lawyers
in the State.” This is the testimony which
the most astute Jurists bore to the proficien
cy of their young brother in the profession.
Seldom has any one, at so early an age, ac
quired such a reput ition. He possessed fine
literary taste. His library, though not vert
extensive, was carefully and well selected.—
He was a great admirer of Carlyle’s writings.
He was remarkably sedate, dignified, aud re
flective for one of his age. His sense of hon
or was acute. He inspired all who knew hint
with the utmost respect for his character, and
confidence in his lofty principle, and perfect
integrity. He was scarcely of medium height,
but lull set, and well-proportioned, with
dark eyes and hair, ana a handsome, intel
lectual countenance.
When preparing to leave for Virginia, ho
consummated an engagement which had been
pending, by marrying his cousin, the greatly
admired Miss 3Iary Lamar, of Athens, Ga.—-
The youthful couple were devotedly attached
to each other, and trying indeed was their
separation early after their marriage. But
duty called, aud Lamar never hesitated. It
is useless to follow his career throughout the
campaigns in which he served. Suffice it to
say, that he was promoted successively for
meritorious conduct until he rose to lie Lieu
tenant Colonel commanding the “Legion.”—
He closed his career at “Crumpton Gap,”
when Gen. Lee penetrated into Maryland, and
Stonewall Jackson with his strategy and co-
lerity recrossed the Potomac and marched
around and invested Harper’s Ferry. General
Meade tried to relieve it, and to raise thc
seige by marching reinforcements to the aid of
the beleaguered garrison. It was necessary
to prevent the junction. Gcd. Cobb’s brigade
was sent to intercept and prevent the move
ment. To Jefferson Lamar iu command of the
Cobb Legion, composing a portion of Gen.
Howell Cobb's brigade, was entrusted tbe
important duty of guarding “Crainpton Gap,”
and preventing the Federals from pouring
through. Less than 1,000 men stood there
and breasted the shock against at least 10,000
iocs. Wave after wave of surging bayonets
came on and tried to force a passage, and the
little Spartan band in that second Thermopy-
lic stood firm and dashed them back. Again
they would rally and come on, and again be
repelled with immense Joss. Gradually that
little band was melting away, and yet their
youthful brave commander held them to the
shock. When they would seem to waver,
pressed down by numbers, he would quietly
remind them of their duty by saying, “Wo
were sent to hold this gap and we must hold
it”
At last that dauntless youDg form was
stricken down, having received several
wounds almost simultaneously. He still kept
the field, refusing to be removed, stretched
out on the "round, with his hand supporting
his head, while liis elbow rested on the earth,
so that lie could still watch and encourage
his men. When any faltering was apparent
in their thinned ranks, he would check it by
simply saying to those in front, “ if you fall
back you will tread on my body ”—and to
those in the rear, “if you retreat, you will
leave me here.” Never were men more de
voted to a commander! Hours passed away
in the unequal contest- Harper's Ferry fell,
but at thc cost of the bloody tragedy that
was enacted at Crainpton Gap. AIL that re
mained of thc immortal “Cobb LegioH,” were
thc tew that were taken prisoners clustering
around their dying Colonel's form. Even the
enemy respected his vaior and their devotion.
They bore him to the nearest village, and had
him carefully tended. He survived a few
days, and committing his marriage-ring to
the care of a companion that was permitted
to remain with him, to bear to his beautiful
bride, with a message of love, he died a he
ro’s death. An old gentleman of thc village,
a Southern sympathiser, begged his body,
and interred it decently in tbe village ceme
tery. Thus passed away Jefferson Lamar, in
tlic morning of life, having scarcely attained
his 27th year. The heart of her who idol
ized him was broken. The beautiful flower
was crused from the day thc tidings of his
death reached Athens. "Thirteen of the glo
rious name of Lamar perished in the war—
noble sacrifices ou the altar of their country.
“Untainted by flight or by chains,
While the kindling of life in his bosom remains,
Shall victor exalt, or in death be laid low.
With his back to the field, and his feet to the foe;
And leaving in battle no blot on his name,
Look proudly to Heaven front the death-bed of
fame.” C. P. C.
vated in any of thc Southern States. A cir
cular lately issued exhibits tlic China trade
with England nnd the United States
Several hor>es have been son-struck
in Baltimore within a day or two. On the
Fourth they were afflicted with Botts.
THE
which it appears that the Britisli Government preacher of ability and marked piety—and
exchange* opium with tire Chinese for tea, her younger, the bride and early widow of!
anil transfers a large quantity of tbe latter young Longstreet, noted for hi* talent and his
'CHILD'S DELIGHT.'
article to the United States, for which we pay "virtu.-, the brother of General Longstreet, and
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circular, that “two families, with two able Of thc sons, the oldest, Lucius Q. C. Lamar,,
field hands, can put ten acres of poppies un- represented Congress of the United States for ; T^ 1 ’,!'7-?T n U ) ‘f,a
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