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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
CiMrjjifl ttfl vr IiIbcT rl fii ra}) Ij
pfe^Thc Albany Patriot. will please take!
notice that the time of meeting of the Cotton j
Planers' Convention has been changed from
the ,15th August to the 6Tn SspTkMSiau—|
Wc perceive that severs! other exchanges
have failed to notice the change.
Thbouim in a Day.—The Cable begins to
lookilike a business machine. For the first
time we received dospatchee throngli last
night of yesterday V L< ndon and Liverpool
dat«w Only think of it—the people of
Georgia reading the European news of the
day before, including the markets up to the
close of business! ' Verily the world is mov
ing.
Burning of Colombia.—We have just re-
WASH1NGTON CORRESPONDENCE and Maryland, with Headquarters at Wash- for publication
of the oeoboia TELEGRAPH. ' region, will be under the command of 3Iajor
. . ,, , „ „ . „ 4 . General E. R. S. Canbv.
emftatShe pS22M!cSvSuon Sc2S- . Yo “ " iH to ' ll '» rn that our honored
rentlon ot Equals—Foolish Fllllbustoring friend, Mr. Reid, has arrived in this city, en
IK^nm'cv I u P ° r ^“ t CbMOSe * ,0 * bC ' Mim " 7 ' rMU for accompanied by Mrs.
Washington, Aug. 0, 1868.
The delegates from the Southern Stutes to j
the Philadelphia Convention are already,
pa ssing. through this city, and most of them |
st' >p over a few days. I liavo conversed with
a number of them, and I am glad to find
that all of them, without exception, are men
in whose hands the rights and interests of the
South, so far as they can be effected by the
action of the Convention, may safely be con
fided. The Southern States have done wisely
in generally selecting such men as Alexander
H. Stephens, Ilemchcll V. Johnson, Senator
McCall, Senator Marvin, &c.; that is, men who
am thoroughly identified with the interests
Reid and their son.
Warwick.
reived from the publisher “Tho Burning of; 0 £ th e South, and have been so during the
Columbia, S. C. A review of Northern as-, war There need be no doubt of the admis-
sertions and Southern facts.’ by Dr. D. II.■ g ; CQ 0 f f. uc h men as delegates. If any such
Frizwant. Published in Columbia, S. C^ j doubt should be raised—if any objection is
at the South Carolinian Power Press. 1866. j to ^ nude lo the admisaion of 8UcU meil) it
ft is a pamphlet o ..0 pages. j is better that the matter should be met at
“The author has been a resident of Colurn-' nnd at once . Thc ref(lsa , or
bia for upwards of fifty years, and has treated I even objection to admit mcb mcn would
a subject of general^ interest and importance, j 8tamp tJw Convention at occe as a section^
| body, and all the Southern delegates would
j withdraw from it in a body. But, I repeat,
When we get time to read the pamphlet j n0 suc ij objection will be made. The Con-
carefully we will notice its points more at, mention will be a convention of equals. I
with a clearness and force that will make his ]
work attractive to eveiy reader.”
length.
Hymemal.—In publishing from a South
western paper, a few days ago, a marriage
notice, we supposed we were chronicling the
dsmeslic felicity of our old friend Gen. Jas.
P. Graves, of Lee county, and so was, doubt
less, thc conclusion of many of our readers
who happen to know him. A note from him,
however, informs us of the mistake, and says
the happy man was another General of the
same name, Wc make the correction for the
special benefit of good-looking young widows
and other desirables of the sex, who arc look
ing forward to matrimonial honors!
THE UNION CONVENTION.
This body meets to-day in Philadelphia.—
All eyes arc turned to it as the last peaceful
resort for saving the Union and Constitution
of our fathers. The South will be represent
ed by mcn who, for the most part, were ac
tive sympathisers in tbo late struggle tor in
dependence ; and, indeed, nobody else could
represent her. We send these men to take
counsel with thc people of the North, and to
show them how the people who fought them
so fiercely in thc field now think and feel
with regard to our future as one nation. If
their views are satisfactory, the views of our
whole people must be so. Had we sent men
who took no part in tho war, “unconditional
Union men," as tbev are sometimes called,
they would have represented nobody but
themselves, and the people of the North
could have formed no idea from their utter-
incon of the sentiments and desires of the
people of the South.
So far as wc are concerned, then, the Con
vention will be properly constituted, and we
apprehend no trouble on that score. We take
it lor granted that the real object of the
Northern people before reunion is to ascer
tain how the people who have been fighting
them are disposed toward thc Union; this
information they can obtain fully and hon
estly from the mcn whom we have sent to
Philadelphia. Some trouble is apprehended
from the conflicting claims of Northern dele
gations. This should not be so, and will not
if the proper spirit animates the Convention
The proper plan will be to admit all the del
cgates from the North, give each State its
due number of votes, nnd divide them equal
ly between the Democrats and the Republi
cans. This ought to be satisfactory. Or,
the requisite nnmbcr of delegates might be
received from each State allowing each party
of delegates to select the men to serve in the
Convention. We do not apprehend any se
rious trouble though, as the engineering of
the Convention is in shrewd hands—Andrew
Johnson and Wm. H. Seward.
In this connection, we refer the reader to
our special telegram from Philadelphia, which
jnves cheering news of the assembling of
delegates and the disposition manifested.
JclTcrnon Bar In.
Barring its unmanly, and, we think, ill-timed
fling at the Pbiladl^ibfa Convention, we
commend thc sentiments of the following ex
tract, from the Augusta Constitutionalist
Jefferson Davis fought gallantly for these
United States when they were, indeed, United.
He sat, an honored statesman, in that same
Cabinet chair that Stanton now defiles, and
he spoke, ns n noble orator, in those halls
where Sumner traffics in bis shame. He was
once thc President of a great, though unfor
tunate Republic, and cnmmundcr-in-chief of
armies, whose ill-fated valor makes even Glo
ry weep. Once he was feared and respected
by his enemies, and once, too, he was trusted
and beloved liy his own peculiar people.—
From the warm homes ol England and from
the sunny slopes ofFrance there came tributes
to his virtues, and God's blessing on his cause.
Napoleon addressed him as his equal, and
Pope Pius the Ninth poured fourth upon him
his august benediction.
And now the man is dying for our sakes.
At these very lines arc written wolfish eyes
are on him—eyes that have watched Lis daily
crucrifixion, nnd will watch him till that
stubborn head shall bow. Think of it, you
who read—you, man or woman, who this day
have walked abroad in freedom, or worship
ped as you would in the temples ot the Liv
ing God, that n thousand miles away there
is murder doing this very hour upon Jef
ferson Davis. Ask yourselves if by doing
nothing, if by saving nothing, if’by not
offering up at least one prayer for the
soul of a brave mao, you arc altogether
guiltless of tlmt most enormous sin. Feeble
:»a you may be, something can lie done. The
women can pray in the churches, the cler
gy can otter at least one set petition to the
throne of Grace. A kI the mcn doing this,
can seel; human aid also. They can demand
that those who are in Philadelphia as dele
gates from this part of the country, shall, if
admitted within that Convention, make some
organized effort to assist our fallen, outraged,
panting leader. Why, how would it read in
Europe, that we had scrambled into thc very
tents of tho enemy, like so many hogs, intent
only on getting the largest share possible
of benefit for ourselves.’ Anil yet that is
the way they would righteously* post us to
the infamy of all coming time. Who thinks
that Austria would leave her Franz Joseph
to perish in a Prussian dungeon without
■one single word ot remonstrance or ap-
C nl lor mercy ? And who does not remem-
r how thc spirit of Franco rose up as a
fierce flame, demanding that thc ashes ot her
great Emperor should Ye brought back lrom
exile to repose on the banks or his well-loved
Seine f And yet wc call the Austrians a slug
gish race and assume to stamp the French ns
fickle—we who have managed in little over a
year to almost forget our President, and are
now as stupidly intent on a push-pin Conven
tion as wc were once nobly on fire for a South
ern Republic. Wc should demand some action
m 'behalf ot Mr. Davis. We say demand be-
ciu-i wc would never have beep invited to
Phil Iphi. lmd not our presence there been
taw J of vahN^aad it or value, let us put a
pri. >n our participation. If they want us let
’em ; iy lor , . and let thc price be a speedv
r?h-.- to the Hooorabla Jefferson Davis
God bless him -or an instant and a fair trial
have conversed with a number of prominent
delegates from the Northern States, who have
been here, and I have seen letters from many
others, and I know that the Northern dele
gates don’t desire to sec any milk-and-water
delegates from the South, at Philadelphia.—
They expect to represent faithfully the feel
ings and sentiments of their own States, and
they expect the delegates fr«o the Southern
States to do the same. /
I learn from Pliiladsfphia that extensive
arrangements are being made there, for the
accommodation and comfort of the dele
gates. The two test hotels in the city, thc
Continental and the Girard,are renowned for
the excellence of their table and wines, and
the comfort of their apartments, and there are
several « tber hotels, such as thc La Pierre and
thc Washington House, where every comfort
can be found.
Tlic building in which the Convention
will be held is now nearly completed. It is
situated near Girard College, nnd is a wooden
structure, but thc inside will be draped with
flags, evergreens, and flowers, and will present
a splendid appearance. It is about one hun
dred and fifty feet square, and will present
the appearance of a tent or pavillion. There
will be two galleries, supported by iron pil
lars, and ample accommodation is said to
have been made for reporters.
In one of my recent letters, it was intima
ted that attempts were being made, or would
soon be made, to ship off large quantities of
arms and ammunition, from some Atlantic
seaport, to the Mexican bandits, or “liberals.”
The first cargo of this shipment was actually
made some days ago. The vessel, which was
a large steamer, was loaded at New York,
and sailed from that port to Mctanioru?. Her
cargo consisted of muskets and ammunition,
and of these she carried os large a quantity os
could be safely stowed on board, together
with a few field pieces. She also carried
out a few hundred recruits for Juarez,
also a certain general who distinguished him
self in the late war, and who is a warm
friend of Juarez. Report says that this is
Gen. Lew. Wallace. I do not know whether
this is so or not.
This whole enterprise is neither more nor
less than a fillibustering expedition. If the
United States Government sanctions such ex
peditions, it will be sure to involve us in war
with Mexico. If the U. S. Government does
not sanction them, they will very soon come
to grief. My last advices from Mexico, which
are quite recent, represent the imperial army
as being in a high state of efficiency, and as
being about to commence a vigorous cam
paign against the hordes of “liberal” bandit
ti by whom the country is infested. Thc filli-
bnsters who are engaged in expeditions like
the above, will find out their mistake, if they
have been under the impression that Maxi
milian has no power to repel such attacks
as they contemplate.
An order was issued from the War Dcpurt
ment to-day, which abolishes thc present Mil
itary Divisions and Departments, and substi
tutes others in plhce of them, as follows;
1st. Department of thc East, Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pa., Major Gen. Geo. O. Meade
to command, will embrace the New England
States. New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl
vania.
2d. Department of thc Lakes, Headquarters
Detroit, Mich., Brigadier and Brevet Major
General Joseph Hcoker to command, will
embrace the States of Obio, Michigan, Indi
ana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
3d. Department of the Potomac, Headquar
ters Richmond, Va., Brevet Major General J.
M. Schofield to command, will embrace thc
States of Virginia and West Virginia.
4tli. Department of the South, Headquar
ters Charleston, S. C., Major General D. E.
Sickles to command, will embrace the States
of North and South Carolina.
5tb. Department of thc Tennessee, Head
quarters Nashville, Tenn., Major Gen. Geo.
H. Thomas to command, will embrace the
States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
bama and Mississippi.
Gtli. Department of the Gulf, Headquarters
New Orleans, La., Maj. Gen. Phillip II. Sheri
dan to command, will embrace thc States of
Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
tli. Department ot Arkansas, Headquar
ters Little Rock, Ark., Brevet Maj. Gen. E. O.
C. Ord to command, will embrace the State
of Arkansas and the Indian Territory west.
8th. Department of the Missouri, Head
quarters Leavenworth. Kansas, Maj. Gen. W.
S. Hancock to command, with thc same boun
daries as now constituted, except such as may
be detached to form a new department to be
created.
9tli. Department of the Platte, Headquar
ters Omaha, Nebraska, Brig. Gen. P. St. G.
Cooke to command, with thc same bounda
ries as now, except such os may be detached
to form a new department to be created.
10th. Department of California, Headquar
ters San Francisco, Cal., Brevet Maj. Gen. Ir
vin 3IcDowell to command, the same as now
constituted.
lltb. Department of the Columbia, Head
quarters Portland, Oregon, Brevet Maj. Gen.
John Pope to command. Safheas now boun
ded.
12tb. Brevet Major General Alfred II. Ter
ry is ordered to report to Lieutenant General
Sherman, to take command of a department
to be created out of the Department of the
Missouri and the Platte, according to his
judgment, subject to the approval of the Sec
retary of War.
13th. Lieutenant General W. T. Sherman
is assigned to the general command of the
Department of the Arkansas, Missouri Platte,
and the new department to be created. The
style of Lieutenant General Sherman’s com
mand will be the Military Division of the
Missouri; Headquarters, St. Louis, Mo.
14th. The Departments of California and
Columbia will constitute a Military Division
under Major General H. W. Halleck, Head
quarters San Francisco, Cal.
‘ 15th. The Department of Washington with
its present limits and the States of Delaware
Letter About JIcxIco.
Galveston, Texas, July 31, 1806.
To the Editors of the Macon Daily Telegraph:
Sias: I have just returned from Mexico,
and, at the request of inanv of my friends, I
will state through your columns the result of
my own experience and observations, and thc
information I received from other reliable
gentlemen, who had traveled over other por
tions of the county.
I must say, in the first place, that I w*
traveling in Mexico about one month
and daring that time my travels and observa
tions were confined to such portion* of the
country as were recommended to me, as beins
the most valuable and pleasant lor Southern
emigration. And during my travel, I visited
the cities and Valliwof Cordova and Orizaba,
which sections had been so highly recom
mended for Southern emigratian. As my bu
siness to that country was expressly to exam
ineand enquire after the productions of that
country and its resources, I was very careful
in trying to get correct and reliable informa
tion, as to the condition of thc country and
its re*° nrcea - A 8 to thc productions of the
soil, as a farmer, I relied upon my own judg
ment. I can say, as to the soil, that it is un
questionably rich—in fact, it produces almost
anything that any other soil will produce,
and in abundance. And, as to the climate,
it is very fine, and pleasant, and healthy.
Now I must state the disadvantages that are
and yourinanv:
r thc benefit of my fre-’nd? will be readily granted by you. An agree
ment could be made with thc repre.--entati.vee
i as to the settlement of the badget, which has
not been able to be effected during thc la?
few years. The State outlay incurred dnrin
I this period is. therefore, destitute of that le-
I gal basis which I again acknowledge, th
budget can alone reach through the law, bv
taders.
Respectfully.
B. IY
/ of Georgia.
connected with fanning in that country. In
the first place it is almost impossible to se
cure good titles to lands. Second, there is
great difficulty in securing laborj to cultivate
thc soil, and under thc manner upon which
those people have been taught, fanning can
not pay any profit They don’t use thc same
kind of tools we do, and they only work
about five hours each day, and work very
slow at that, and generally only about three
days in a week. To cliange their mode of
farming and rules and regulations of labor
would require a great deal of trouble, besides
an unreasonable price to employ on inter
preter, unless one could speak their language.
As they don’t have such tools there as we
would wont, we would have to import from
this country all our farming and bench tools,
and carry a blacksmith to keep them in re
pair. The importation duties on such tools
arc very high; and, it wc desire to live as
comfortably as we do in this country, we
should have to import everything wc wanted
iu the way of farming tools and household
and kitchen furniture. Now, the trouble of
getting your surplus to market and finding
sale for it is worse than all; for there are but
few railroad facilities, and little river naviga
tion, and thc country is so mountainous, that
it is almost impossible to use wagons. The
only plan to get your produce to mar
ket is by pack-mules and donkeys,
which are used throughout the country. At
home you would find no market for your sur
plus, for the natives would not buy anything
from an immigrant so long as they could get
what they wanted from tlieir own race, owing
to the fact that they have a perfect hatred to
wards an American. The exportation duties
from thatjeountry are equally as high as im
portation duties. There are many other dis
advantages in connection with farming, but
they are too tedious to mention; and, as to
any other trade or profession among those
people, it will not do. Those who cannot
write and speak the Mexican language will
find it almost impossible to loam to speak
and write it sufficient to converse or transact
business with the people, and the natives seek
to gain every advantage of such as cannot
speak their language.
As to society in that country, it is poor;
and thc styles and fashions are so different
from what our families have been used
to, that it is impossible for them to become
attached to the inhabitants, and unless the
country was sufficiently colonized to build up
our own society, schools and churches, it will
not do for a family to settle among the na
tives of that country. In that country, with
out a stable government among those people,
there is no protection for either person or
property; and, as to thc stability of thc Im
perial Government, I have my doubts.
A man traveling in Mexico has no more
advantage in ascertaining the future strength
of the Imperial Government than they who
stay here, and without a better government
than the present, a man is running the risk
of losing life and property by bands of rob
bers and guerrillas, every day. I was told by
old citizens of that country, who had families
living in the United States, that the disposi
tion of the common people of Mexico, was
actually such that they would offer you every
accommodation one day, and even deprive
themselves ot their own lodgings at night to
accommodate you, and yet cut your throat
next day for twenty-five cents. Such a peo
ple will not do for Southern people to live
among. I find a great deal of dissatisfaction
and discontent among those emigrants alren
dy them A great many of them are coming
back, and a number design to come back but
have not the means to do so, while others
arc out of money and provisions, and actually
bordering on starvation. I will take the
privilege of explaining the cause of a great
number of those highly colored letters writ-
back to this country. I find that numbers of
them are written by mcn that left this country
})y flight, and dare not return, so they write
these encouraging letters for their own inter
est, as it is natural for misery to love com
pany. From thc dissatisfaction and dis
content I saw among the emigrants,
I am satisfied that there will be but lew em
igrants in Mexico twelve months from to-day.
The only chance I see for Mexico to ever im
prove is to take it out of thc hands of the na
tives and place it in the hands of an enter-
prizing people, who will build it up from its
infancy.
I was very careful and particular in exam
ining and enquiring after the productions and
condition of thc country and its resources,
and from what I saw from close examination,
together with the information derived from
other reliable gentlemen, I feel it my duty to
advise my friends not to emigrate to Mexico—
neither with nor without capital; but to re
main in the United States and contend for
our rights at the hands of the Government;
and I further advise all other mcn with fam
ilies who desire to emigrate to Mexico, to go
first in person, or send some friend whose
judgment they can rely on, and examine the
country before moving, and not rely upon
those highly colored, flattering letters, writ
ten by those who lelt the country by flight,
and dare not return. — ^
I send this communication t our jmper
tion of thc prison. An\y he is made infa
mously so by tiyj&itorial suggested upon
reading his idMv.book, in which wc have a
perfect n-*itV ot him as a man and an author.
i\V /irpc all who read his production may
"-‘iid this perfect recital of his personal
hi-tory and reputation, in the Macon Tele
graph of August 4tli, I860.
A Lady of 8. W. Georgia.
Dr. Dostic’s Speech A True ami
Correct Report.
From the New Orleans Times.
We have been furnished by a gentleman of
unquestionable respectability, a truthful ab
stract of the remarks of Dr. A. P. Dostic, at
the mass meeting on Friday evening last (27th
ult.) This speech was delivered from the
nlfrivm in rtf’ ♦!ie% "\fnnlion!oc' Tnctifnfn
Anriei*ou*TllC 1 ri. . —„
n-it ... recitii” of the wrong3 I which means the Constitution of 1790 ordains
The very ‘unper _ / . . . ■ that it is annually agreed upon between my
and sufferings of its inn> ‘ * • _ ' Government and the two Houses of the
talized Ambrose Spen ,,jr • Du mortal 1 zed, it Diet. Although ,iny Government lias never-
not bv his e xn«'gerat/l and vivid imagina- theless, carried on'the budget for several
~ b -r—i . ? j- :-*i years without a legal basis, this has only been
done after conscientious examination and
with correctness. In accordance with the
Diet that the conduct of the administration
the fulfillment of legal obligations toward
public creditors and officially the maintenance
of tlic army and State establishment were
Questions vital to the existence of the State,
and that the course adopted therefore became
one of those inevitable necessities which, iu
the interest of thc country, a government
must not hesitate to adopt. I trust that the
recent events will in so far contribute to
effect an indispensable understanding, that
an indemnity for our having carried on
the administration without a law reg
ulating the budget; application for which
will be made to the Representatives, will
readily be granted to my Government, and
hitherto existing conflict be thereby finally
and the more securely brought to a conclu
sion. As it may be expected that the polit
ical position of the Fatherland will admit of
an extension ot the frontier of the State, and
the establishment of a united Federal army
under the leadership of Prussia—costs which
will be borne in equal proportions by all the
members of the Confederation. The bills re
quired in this respect for the convocation of
a popular representative Federal State will be
laid before thc diet without delay.
Gentlemen: You know that* our entire
Fatherland feels the high importance of the
moment that brings me once more among
you. May Providence bless Prussia as gra
ciously in futnre as it his visibly blessed the
immediate past. May God grant it!
Arrival of tlic Queen of tlie Sand
wich Islands.
From the N. Y. Times, Otn inst]
■ Her Majesty, the Dowager Queen Emma, of
the Sandwich Islands, relict of thc late King
Kamchameba IV., arrived here yesterday mor
ning from England by the Cunard steamship
Java. The Java, earning up stream at 5 1-2
o’clock, announced the presence on board of
the distinguished visitor by the display of
the Hawaiian Royal Standard.
The Collector of the Port, Henry A. Smy the,
Esq., had received instructions from the Sec
retary of the Treasury to meet the royal lady
down the bay, or to have her met there by
representatives of the Government on board
one of the revenue steamers, but owing to
some misunderstanding of his instructions,
tlie telegraph operator at Sandy Hook failed
to announce the Java till after her arrival,
and thc revenue steamer Jesamine lay inno
cently at her moorings waiting for the signal,
which came not. Doubtless the fates so will
ed it; as, however gratifying it might have
been to the royal lady’s pride to have had the
Jesamine welcoming her with big guns, and
awakening kindred noises from the harbor
forts, at 5 o'clock iu the morning, the pleasant
nap which she was possibly enjoying about
that time was quite as good for her health
and spirits.
THE DISEMBARKATION.
About 10:30 the Jasmine did wake up and
bore alongside the Java, saluting with a roy
al salute, having on board the Hawaiian
Consul-General and Charge d’Affairs, S. U. F.
Odell, Esq.; Abraham TVakeman, Esq., Sur
veyor of the Port; James Kelly, Postmaster;
Brig. Gen. J. F. B. Marshall, of the staff of
Gov. Bulloch, of Massachusetts, and J. C.
Derby, Esq., United States Despatch Office.
After the formalities of introduction had
platform in front of the Mechanics’ Institute,
to the large assemblage of negroes on Phil
ippa street, and must not, therefore, be con
founded with the still more violent and in
cendiary address made by him, about an hour
subsequent, from the City Ilall steps,. to a
colored crowd which followed the band of
music from the Institute. The citizen to
whom we arc indebted for the report, which
is appended,<is willing to take oath if it is
necessary, that it contains nothing but the
troth:
Dr. Dostilc, in the course of his remarks on
Friday night, said; “I want thc negroes to
have the right of suffrage, and will give them
this right to vote. There will be another
meeting here to-morrow night, and on Mon
day night I want you to come in your power.
I want no cowards to come. I want only
brave men to come who will stand by us, and
wc will stand by them. Come then in your
power to that meeting, or never go to anoth
er political meeting in this State. Wc have
300,000 black men with white hearts. Also,
100,000 good and tfuc Union white mcn,
who will fight for and beside the black race,
against thc 300,000 hell-bound rebels, for
now there are but two parties here. There
are no Copperheads now. CoL Field now
making a speech inside, is heart and soul
with us. He and others who would not a
year ago speak to me, now take me by the
hand. We are 400,000 to 300,000, and can
not only whip but exterminate the other par
ty. Judge Abell with his grand juiy may
indict us. Harry Hayes, with his posse eom-
mitatus, may be expected there, nnd thc po
lice with more than a thousand mcn sworn in,
may interfere with the Convention; there
fore, let all brave men and not cowards, come
here on Monday. There will be no such
puerile affair as at Memphis, but il interfered
with, the streets of New Orleans will run with
blood ?
Thc black race with *900,000,000 are bound
to rule the white race of 300,000,000. Thc
rebels say they have submitted and accept
thc situation, but want you to do the work
and they will do the voting; and will you
throw over them “the mantle of charity and
oblivion ?”
‘We will!” “we will!” was the unanimous
response of the excited throng, to which Dr.
Dostie vehemently replied: “No, by God! we
wont. We are bound to have universal suff
rage though you have the traitor, Andrew
Johnson, against you,” &c., &c.
[*Wc think the Doctor has made an error
in his calculation.]
TOE RADICAL RIOT.
Communications from the Civil Au
thorities of New Orleans
to the President.
j unmolested: :ind that the warrin
j arrest would have been submittal
tnry as agreed upon,
I despatch to the Lieutenant u'oyer* 1 *** 1 "
' 1 hough ;l | . 1 ■ I
History of tlie Radical Conspiracy
its Inception to its Snppressioa.
subsequent one to the Attorn^S!’'**? H
j imperative that the military must i^T
the Convention The military authorffi!’*
I been tor three days previous to |
constant e..im:mnie:itio:i wit it thj . r ’ ' [
j General and the Lieutenant-Governor*^-!
The Responsibility for tlie Riot Of- : to P reTcnt impending riot"'
ficially fastened upon Hie « 1- .\ere •-'I'-e.-.tid, and I
Rebel Radicals. Ilf* UIC , «onn*b and an, M
j t ? os ® *ho, for sinister purposes hadi
j view this Tcry roult in order to r . m *" I
The Attempts of the Civil Authorities to ! cal harvest That the civil autliorh; ^
Preserve baiv and order. rlnnc fh-i- s • 'luontir;
done taeir duty in this respect is
That more could have been done bT^ U i
was impossible, as they were not alio* i I
remove the cause of the riot by takin. A
per mean* to prevent tlie meeting ; •’ I
vention, and we doubt not for aniouie.i-v'l
the military commander himself will
first to corroborate these facts, and to.J’
ail calumnious imputations against the
duct of our people under these tn-in gc j^|
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF
BAIRD.
How thc Riot Began and How it Ended.
Ac., Ac., Ac.,
In this and other speeches of like cbaraC'
ter lies the whole cause of thc bloody and
distressing scenes enacted on Monday last,
upon the very spot where the inflammatoiy
language was uttered. Had the leaders of
the negro suffrage clique pursued a similar
course to that of Mayor Monroe, and advised
the colored people to keep away from the
Convention, and carefully avoid collisions
with their opponents, as tho Mayor did the
white citizens, all would have been well.
Even had the cx-Convcntion members been
arrested by virtue of an order of thc Court, it
would then have been performed in a quiet
and peaceable manner, and justice would
have been done them, for had thc District
Court decided against them, it cannot cer
tainly be charged that the. Supreme Court
would have been influenced by prejudice
against the men or their principles. But the
more closely the affair is investigated, the
clearer it becomes manifest that a collision
between our citizens and the negroes was
part of the Radical programme to wrest the
government of our State from its citizens.
piujssiaT
Meeting ot the Chambers—Address ot the
King.
Berlin, Monday, Aug. 6.—The first meet
ing of the Chambers was held to-day.
The members rose and cheered the King
and Prussian victories.
Count Stoleberg was elected President of
thc Upper House.
London, Jlondny, Aug. fl.—Thc King of
Prussia lias returned to Berlin. Thc Municip
ality presented to him a congratulatoiy ad
dress. In reply, the King expressed his
thanks. lie pointed out that Prussia had
drawn the sword, not only for her indepen
dence, hut for the reorganization of Germany-,
Thc first, said the King, has been assured.
The second may, by the help of God, also be
obtained. Everything promises a happy fu
ture for Prussia, as an honorable and lasting
peace is imminent
The King in person opened the Prussian
Chambers yesterday. The following is his
.speech in full:
Illustrious, noble and loyal gentle
men of both Houses of the Diet: Now
that I see assembled around me the represen
tatives of thc country, my heart compels me
to express first of all from this place my own
and my people’s thanks for God's gracious
goodness, which has assisted Prussia amid
heavy but successful sacrifices, not only in
averting from our frontier tho danger of hos
tilities. but in establishing thc army of the
country, by a rapid victory, to add fresh
laurels to its inherited fume, and to smooth a
course for the national development of Ger
many. Accompanied by thc visible blessing
of God, this part of the nation capable of
bearing arms, enthusiastically obeyed the
summons to the sacred struggle for indepen
dence and fatherland. Our heroic army,
supported by a few lint faithful allies, ad
vanced from success to success, from victory
to victory in the east as in the west. Much
precious blood has been shed. The country
mourns the loss df many brave men who died
heroes in tlie flush of triumph until our stand
ard waved along a line extending from the
Carpathians to thc Rhine. It will be for the
Government and the representatives of the
people, in united co-operation, to bring to
maturity thc fruit that must be gathered from
this sanguinary seed, and prevent its being
scattered in vain.
Loyal Gentlemen of both Houses of the
Diet: My Government is able to look with
satisfaction upon the financial condition of
thc State. Careful foresight and conscien
tious economy have placed us in a position to
overcome thc*great financial difficulties which
have resulted, as a natural consequence, from
the rircum-taiicvs at tin* ]>!•>.•« Al
though a material outlay was imposed upon
thc treasury during recent years by the war
with Denmark, it lins been found possible
to meet the expenses hitherto incurred in the
present war from the State revenue and ex
isting balances, without imposing any other
burden upon the country than that of fur
nishing supplies in kind for war purposes
that it is bound to provide by law.
gone through Her Majesty was received on
board the Jasmine, which streamed across
the river to carriages in waiting, which con
veyed the lady and her attendants to the
Brcvoort House where a suit of apartments
had been prepared for her.
TnE RECEPTION.
At 7 o'clock Her Majesty received a num
ber of visitors, among them R. S. Chilton,
Esq., who had arrived the evening before
from Washington, the bearer of a letter of
welcome from the Government in thc hand
writing of thc Secretary of State. Mr. Chil
ton, accompanied by J. C. Derby, Esq., was
presented by3Ir. OdelL Queen Emma ex
pressed her acknowledgment of the courtesy
of thc Government and its Secretary, saying
that she would communicate her plans to the
envoy during the day, having as yet formed
none. She expressed herself as much pleased
with her European tour.
HOW TnE ROYAL LADY LOOKS.
The Queen is accompanied by a young Ha
waiian lady named Torbert and by an En
glish lady named Spurgeon, who goes to the
Islands in furtherance of educational matters.
Her 3Injcsty and her companion 3Iiss Tobert,
were dressed in deep mourning, with simple
ornaments of jet. Queen Emma is of the
middle height, well formed and graceful in
her movements. Her features are quite regu
lar, her eyes dark, large and lustrous, and the
expression of her face when in repose is rath
er mild than otherwise. She is less dark in
color than arc Hawaiians of unmixed blood
as it will be remembered her mother's father
was an Englishman. When interested in con
versation her expression is extremely pleas
ing, and she is eminently distinguished by
the easy grace which marks the accomplish
ed lady, which no doubt she is.
Although no plan has been definitely ar
ranged. it is understood that Queen Emma
will be waited upon by the 3Iayor, with
whom she will visit the more important local
institutions. This will probably occupy a
few days, after which she will go on to Wash
ington, accompanied by 3Ir. Chelton, thc
special envoy.
WASHINGTON, BOSTON, &C.
At Washington thc Government will dis
pense its courtesies, after which the Royal la
dy will proceed to Boston to receive the hos
pitalities of that city and 3Iassachusetts,
where she will be received by both Gov.
1! - . :h-• Mayor. Brig. Gen. J. F. T>.
Marshall has already waited upon her on the
part of the Governor of Massacliuseets, and
tlie Mayor of Boston.
New Orleans, August 7.—The following
correspondence is published:
His Excellency, President Andrew Johnson:
Sir: Your Excellency is already in pos
session of the main facts in regard to the
conspiracy which, by reviving the Conven
tion of 1864, purposed to subvert the civil
government of Louisiana. An informal meet-
of twenty-line members, one hundred
and fifty being the whole number and seven
ty-six a quorum, proceeded to Jcpose the
President of the Convention, who considered , .. . . , ,
the Convention itself extinct and himself I r,oters ' iv]l i ° ^re leading them in ^
without functions of office, and to elect R. K. I ‘ 1 “ air - ' (V( * ro doubt well organized, yd
Howell as President pro tern. They adjourn- f lie - v ^5* wel1 an “ cd 13 “"doubted, as fix?
ed to meet again; and a proclamation ivas |
issued by the President pro tern, convening
the Convention to meet" on July last, and di
recting his Excellency, the Governor of the
States to issue writs ot election to fill vacan
cies. So far, the whole matter was looked
upon as a harmless experiment, though mis
chief was intended, the people being confi ■ . , - --
dent that the Governor would not conde- ^ - w . a3 P roclaim cd, and the pri**,
scend to notice this proclamation, and that I w , e no ? er8 w®r® confined enptied l»J
in case thc Convention should submit anv act I or , rs , headquarters. These mewd
of interference he would at once have it dis- “"doubtedlj were not intended to Jeviveth
persed. Unfortunately, however, after a hopes of the ouUaws; but were they not $J
lapse of nearly a month, the Governor issued to lns P irc them with false hope
writs of election to fill up fiftv-one vacancies I ; ie VCI T ne . xt m ? mui 8 tiie organ of the i®.!
in Th at body. * tat0 ” V* Issued ’ con ! a,nin g> as usual, 1
This document, &c., which the Secretary mos t tnflammatory articles ; and so the su
of State refuse dursfive his attestation under c ^ dui 8 is>ura. Had the military, onltoiA
the seal of State, was issued under the at- afternoon, taken a stand to co-oper&te
testation of the private secretary of the Gov- thc .9 , * authorities instead of proc'umg,
emor. The people of the State became I ] nartl al law, the most beneficial effects*^
alarmed when no doubt could be entertained ha y.® )een . c rosu ‘ t-
as to the fact that their Chief 3Iagistrate had I ’’ e rcma i? t vei T respectfully,
stances.
As regards the proclamation of n,.. I
law, the least that can be said is that
inopportune if the rioting had ceasedY
pletely, the police being masters of the «;• «
tion.
Tlie colored population as a body did I
participate in these disgraceful scenes. ^
tifrfiMMB in the vicinity of the riot ? ■
standing as lookers on, without bein»niow9
cd. The colored mob, in union with I
er killed or wounded by them, although A
I conflict was over in less than two hours. |
I Twenty-seven rioters were killed, M( ; I
considerable number wounded.
[j Aidnak, after all was over, when those*
the mob were either dispersed or in pri; ,i
when tranquility and order was rest*,-A
martini liw v/v.nmnlaimtwl aU. " . ^1
given willing aid and assistance to subvert
the government, the preservation of which
was especially entrusted to his keeping.
On Friday, the 27th of July, a large meet-1
ing was held in the Hall of the House of Rep •
resentatives, professedly for the advocacy of |
universal suffrage, but in reality to reorgan
ize for the meeting of the Convention on the
3Ionday following. The object of the meet-1
ing was to excite the passions nnd prejudices
Your obedient servants,
Albert Yoomiees,
Lieutenant Governor of Louiaim
• A. S. Herron,
Attorney-General of Louisian. |
J. T. 3IONROE,
3Inyor of New Orient
miscellaneous
_ H ^ _ 3Ins. P.uitington Puzzled.—“A lot
ofthe colored population, so as*to make I copper ore in pigs!” said 3Irs. Partington,
them the victims of a riot, by urging them I l ier e y e caught an account ot some smelti
headlong into a conflict with thc State and operations. “I don't wonder they hive]
and 3Iunicipal authorities. I scrofula and everything else that is bad.
On the other hand, we were determined to I dare say their lard is nothiugbut verdigris
prevent riot and bloodshed by pursuing such I for copper is very dilatorious, and pigs is
a course as would baffle the nefarious ealeu-1 man.” ‘‘Pigs aren’t human, either,” said L
lations of those agitators. Our" remedy, and putting his oars in; “and it means pip
the only remedy, must be by recourse to the copper.” 3rrs. Partington looked at him
usual process of law, and even then to pro- riously a moment. “Well,” said she,“ifp
ceetl in such manner as to fasten upon them I isn’t human, some humansarc more like pi]
the responsibilites of all collision whatever, and so there’s but little difference.”
The case was submitted to thc Grand Jury A country school master, preparing for
by the Attorney-General; and in the mean-1 exhibition of his school, selected a cits
time the Lieutenant-Governor and the 3Iayor. pupils and wrote down the questions wki
called upon General Baird to ascertain wheth- he would put to them on examintn
er, if a warrant issued upon a regular indict- day. The day arrived, and so did tlie bop
ment were placed in the hands of the sheriff’ fuls, all but one. The pupils took tk
for the arrest of the members of the Conven- places as was arranged, and all wentongS
tion, the military would interfere. The an- until the question of the absentee came, ri
swer was that the sheriff himself would be the teacher asked, “In whom do you belie?
arrested, and that the Convention, meeting “In Napoleon Bonaparte!” was the am
peaceably, could not be interferred with by I quickly returned. “You believe in the s
the officers of the law. lished church, do yon not I” “No ” said
It is proper here to state that the 3Iayor youngster, “the boy that believes in
had previously addressed a note to General Church hasn’t come to school to-day.”
Baird, inquiring whether he would be inter- A few years since tbe noted Tom Mix
fered with by the military in case he would I delivered an address before a large audia
proceed to disperse the Convention as an un-1 in Buffalo, when some one in the linll ft
lawful assemblage ? The answer to the com- few moments shouted: “Louder! loud;
muniention was, that the meeting of the Tom stood this for awhile, but at last, ton:
Convention, being peaceable, could not be gravely to the presiding, officer, said: J
suppressed by the 3Iayor, and that the mili- Chairman, at the last day, when the
tnry authorities would prevent the interfer- shall, with his golden trumpet, proclaim
ence ot the civil authorities. It was suggested ‘time shall be no longer,’ I doubt not, sir,a
by the Lieutenant-Governor that the city au- there will be in that vast crowd, as noir.
thorities, under those circumstances, did not drunken fool from Buffalo, shouting,
intend to interfere to prevent the meeting of I er! louder!’” The house roared. Toms
the Convention. But he proposed that in on with his speech, and there were no ■
case a warrant of arrest were placed in the cries of “louder.”
hands of the sheriff, the latter, before attempt- A clergyman of Saratoga Springs,!
ing to execute it, would call on the General, I Sundays since, was preaching a sermon ij
who, thereupon would indorse his objections, death, in the course of which he askec
and the matter would at once be submitted I question. “Is it not a solemn thought:"
to the President to ascertain whether the pro- little boy, four years old, who had been I
cess of the Court to arrest the members of cning with rapt attention to his father,
the Convention could be thwarted by the mediately answered, in a shrill, piping va
military. The answer was expected to sus- I s _° as to be heard throughout thc house,
tain the Court. On Sunday, thc 29th, the s * r « it is,”^ greatly to the amusement a
State and municipal authorities called upon I congregation.
the President to advise the people as to the An officer in thc army of Henry fi
proper conduct to be held the next day, so as I France, who commanded a regiment i
to avoid all collision and riot; and the Mayor baaly clothed, seeing a party of theenenw
issued his proclamation to the same effect.— vancing who appeared finely equipped, t
Thc press of the city, with the exception of t° bis soldiers, “There, my brave fellow
the Radical organ, gave wise and salutary | an( l clothe yourselves.”
counsels to the people, inviting all good citi
zens to avoid congregating about the Capitol,
nnd to demean themselves with prudence an*
disreetion.
On the morning of the 30th, the Lieuten
ant-Governor called upon General Baird to
communicate to him the President’s despatch,
and also inquired from the General if he .
would not have some troops in the vicinity I a sermon recently, remarked:
of the hall to preserve peace and good order. I not clasp your hands so fervently w P
General Baird answered that application had I .at you can't get them open when t :
been made by members of the Convention. tnbution box conics around.”
The suggestion was then made to have too j A perfumer should make a good
large a police force on thc spot might be con
•trued as meant to overawe the members, in
asmuch as the civil authorities did not intend
interfering with the Convention until instruc
tions were received from the President, as
above agreed upon. It was proper to have
troops to co-operate with a small police force
A Frenchman, on coming to EogludH
finding himselt utterly unobserved, no oSfl
asking for his passport, no policeman
ging his steps, no mayor demanding histj
ness, left sad and lonely, and exclnimft! 9
he was taken no more notice o.fthan ifk*
I a little dog.
A Philadelphia clergyman, in thecoz^J
• You re
cause he is accustomed to making 1
extracts.”
The Crops.—The corn crop in this section
of Georgia is now made, and the fodder, in
most instances, gathered. The season has
been very favorable for the saving of fodder,
anri we think it will be both plentiful and ol
good quality. •
From all wc have seen, we think the fol
lowing statement can be relied upon as gen
erally correct: Those of our farmers who
prepared their land properly, and at the right
time before planting, and succeeded in keep
ing the grass subdued during the Spring sea
son, have made as good a crop of corn as
they ever made; some say they have the best
crop they ever made. But these instances
are very rare. Few plantations were prepar
ed as they should have been before planting,
and thc large majority of farmers have plant
ed too much land for their lorce, and, conse
quently, ha/e been in the grass all the season.
Aiming at too large a crop, they have not
made half as much ns tlrey otherwise would
have done.
We think, altogether, enough corn has
been made to meet all the demands of our
people. /Vs to thc negroes they have worked
much better than any on? expected they
would do.—Bainlridye Argus, 11th.
J^reRev. James L. 3Ierriek, who died at
South Amherst, recently, bequeathed thc
w hole of his property to the institutions of
Monson Academy, Amherst College, and tlie
Theological Seminaries at Princeton, X. J..
and Columbia, S. C., in which he received
his education.
his
A Sad Story.—An English clergy®^
his wife left Bombay on the 30th ulti“
England. They hail taken passage -
mail packet for themselves and
, . , I son, who had turned Mohammedan.
to preserve peace and prevent all possible obtained a sum ofraonev from hispsr*?
attempt to bring about a collision. This sug- hu debts on sh a " nd t0 the grirf^
gestion met the npprova of the General, who whcn thc time arrived forthtf
then stated that lie would immediately give t0 lcavc> tllc son not on l}oar d and
orders to have the troops in readiness. Be
fore the end of this interview, it was again
agreed upon between General Baird and the
Lieutenant-Governor, that whatever warrant
of arrest might be placed in the bands of tbe
sheriff, would be submitted to him before
any attempt to have it executed should be
not be found. His father died on
packet in tbe Red sea, and his mother ( _J
the 19th inst. on board thc mail P. ac ^ e ,i'l
Alexandria. They each died, it is
from a broken heart.
—j — Rev. Jin. 3Iui,lek.—Rev. Mr.
made, nnd that upon the indorsement of the I claims to carry on an orphan Asylum “
General’s objections, the matter would be re- j tol. England, by faith and prayer sl°“
ferred to tlic President. Thc 3rayor, being in his report for 1865: “ Without
informed of this arrangement, sent but a [having been personally applied to*? 1
small police force to the vicinity of the hall, I thing by me, the sum of 512,87211* 1
and the troops that were to act in conjunc- ($1,064,360) has been given to me f° r '
tion with the police were eagerly expected. phans ns the result of prayer to
At noon, the information having reached the commencement of thc work,
the Lieutenant-Governor that in the Third I this sum, he has received $400,000 fw
District there was a commencement of offer- laneous benevolent operations, in w “' c
vcscence, and that a large number of negroes | engaged at home and in foreign l 311 ^
towards Canal street from above
An old Dutch tavern-keeper had
third wife, and being asked for his views on
matrimony, replied, “Veil, den, you see,
de Ill'st time I married for love—dat wash
I hope most assuredly that the means re- goot;den I married tor t■canty—dat wash
quircd for the successful termination of the, goot, too, ahout us goot as the first; but dish
war, and payment of supplies in kind while • time I marries for monish—and dat wash
maintaining order and security in finance, petter as both.
were comm w
and below. He immediately sent a despatch
to the General, conveying this intelligence,
and urging that the troops bo sent without
delay.
About one hour afterwards the riot broke
out, ending in the dispersion of the Conven
tion and the capture of the rioters, including
several members of this body.
It Is not our purpose to argue the question
of the facts ns to the actual commencement of
the collision, and fix precisely the mode, nnd
and manner, and where it started. Wc will,
however, remark that the collision was
brought about by the armed mob sustaining
the Convention. Suffice it to say that the
civil authorities took all the precautions pos
sible to prevent the outbreak; that they ap
plied during three days previous to have tlie
military to preserve order at the place where
thc Convention wasto meet: that the authori
ties, State and municipal, came to an under
standing to act in concert with the military
for that purpose; that the citizens no
more than tlie police contemplated prevent
ing the Convention from holding their meet
ing in peace, and adjourning and dispersing
A Warning to To runs.—A n’Jfypj
able temperance lecture, says thc 3- *•..]
of tlie 28th, was delivered yesternsh ■
Crane, at the meeting of the
Board of Health. The lecture enW*^
follows: “In the Stygian and
Twelfth Ward of Brooklyn. nota$
of the five hundred members of* 6 *
Mathew Bodily nsUent fhereinlJ^j
tacked by cholera.” Mr. Acton clin-- j
remark by adding that notacbol ““I
yet occurred among the -i\|
members of the Father M itae - ' I
this city.
Du. Gumming Still PnorimC'^,
Dr. Cmuminir, of London, in a r
that' great
great fine?
■ The
expressed hi
near at hand,
seem to inter-ect tin?
he believed, wouh
would endure i'oreve
exalted state. He
evening of the wor.d
on the Sabbath ot ox
was at hand, there w
would experience no
year ISo.
not he
r in a n> ore I
believed thy,
was very n»r. fU
.. ■ ussnd ve»-
wtSern^'" I