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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
(grorgiu Slftklq
jcgr We lire indebted to the National Ex
press and Transportation Company for late
Savannah and Augusta papers, for which they
have our thanks.
(*5f"Tlio Columbus Enquirer chronicles
the death of Mr. W. W. Garrard, who was
for many years one of the most prominent
and useful business men of that city.
National Exi*ress Company.—At a meet
ing 6f the stockholders of the National Ex
press Company, held in Richmond on' Satur-
night, it was resolved to sustain the compa
ny* . -
jgf The New York Herald says an expe
dition, consisting of about 2000 men, has
been recently despatched to'Mexico under
the auspices of Santa Anna. Over a hundred
American veterans hold commissions in the
force.
Health of Charleston.— Rev, Mr.
Yates writes to the Courier that out of 10,000
or 12,000 cases of fever that have oc
curred in Charleston during the last six weeks,
not moro than twelve deaths have occurred.
He states that no cases of yellow fever have
occurred.
pT The New Orleans Pycayuno has an
article leaning towards the acceptance of the
constitutional amendment by the South.—
AtlantaEra.
We read the article which, we suppose,
our contemporary refers to, and came to no
• such conclusion.—Eds. Tel.
Death of Distinguished Men. — The
' Louisville papers of Tuesday, confirm the re
port of the death of ex-Govemor Moorehead,
of. Kentucky.
The Courier of the same date, also announ
ces the death of Hon. Henry C. C. Burnett.
He died of cholera on Saturday last. The
deceased was one of the Senators from Ken
tucky, in the Confederate Congress.
Did Not Meet.—Lait Monday was the
time for the meeting of the United States
Circuit Court at Richmond. A despatch
from that city, says that neither the Judge
nor any of the officers of the court had ar
rived, and that probably no session would
be hold until November.
Now, will ex-Prosident Davis be released,
■ or. will he be still held a prisoner in violation
of his constitutional rights and the public
> sentiment, not only of this, bnt of every oth
-er civilited country ?
THE STATE ORPHANS’ HOME.
We desire to bring this subject directly to
the attention of our citizens, and to urge
some immediate action. The Committee on
Location, appointed by the Governor, will
soon make up their decision In order to re
port to his Excellency, or the Legislature, as
may bo provided in the Act. Atlanta,
Kingston, Rome and other places, have en
tered the lif ts to compete for its location in
their respective towns, and by some of them
very strong inducements have been oflcrcd.
We perceive from the Atlanta papers of
yesterday, that some* forty or fifty citizens
have agreed to tender a site for the build
ing, including one hundred acres, within
three or four miles of the city. The citizens
of Kingston have made equally liberal offers.
Why is it that the city of Macon, by far the
most eligible point in the State, has felt no
general interest to secure the location in or
near the city? The school will collect to
gether, at the least calculation, from
three hundred to five hundred children, to
whose number we may add the teachers and
employes of every kind, all of whom will
have to be clothed and fed by our merchants
and planters, thus giving a large increase to
the business of our city. It is therefore a
matter not to be overlooked. *
We learn that a site of twenty acres oppo
site the city, and the most commanding emi
nence in Middle Georgia, has been offered free
of charge. This is not an area sufficient for
the institution, and besides a goodly quantity
of woodland in the immediate vicinity will
be required. Let us go ta work straightway
and secure this, and when done, we think it
will secure the preference to Macon. For
health in summer, mildness of the winter cli
mate. proximity to the capital, and beauty of
scenery, the offer of Macon wiil stand unri
vailed.
We hope a committee of public spirited
citizens will take the matter in hand and act
upon it forthwith.
county, known by the nume of “Coon Bot
tom the postoffico is calied “Concord;” in
tliat vicinity, on the State line, there are peo
ple living on fractional sections of land;
some of them bad paid in Contcderate mon
ey ; others had not paid at all The blacks
got posted and entered them out. I am told
A Farmer.
‘The New York Times says: “ It is
-very evident that the public mind at the
North dreads more the renewed ascendency
of the democratic party, than it does the con
tinued exclusion of the Southern States.”
That is the idea of Raymond, Greeley *
■Co., and it is the very thing that will event
ually cause the “public mind ’ to tbrofv
’thorn overboard and puc the Democracy in
•power as the lyist of evils, in ordfr to save
the country.
No Danger Now.—The Richmond Times,
referring to Judge Underwood’s refusal to
hold a court at Richmond, les': he should be
assassinated, says: “ As the police were un
usually active during the heated tern, in
setting and slaughtering all ill-conditioned
curs, who gave the slightest symptons of
hydrophobia, we can well understand how
this foolish rumor got abroad, but in the
month oF October, Underwood can visit this
city with perfect impunity.”
Tennessee.—The regular election of May
or, and a special election for Representative
to the Legislature, were held in Nashville on
Saturday last. They, resulted in the election
of the Conservative candidates by votes of
more than three to one, tbough two-thirds of
the Conservative voters are excluded from the
polls in Tennessee. The vote for member of
the Legislature stood—Brien, Conservative,
1696; Dickey, Radical, 504; for Mayor—
Brown, Conservative, 1000; Score], Radical,
456. This result is ominous of the fate of
Brownlow and his set of usurpers.
The Southern Whites the Negroes
Best Friends.—The Danville (Virginia)
News contains an account of an address re
cently delivered to the freedmen that city, at
the African church, by one of tbeir number,
named Lewis July, a highly intelligent man,
formerly a slave in Pittsylvania county. The
object of the address, the News says, was to
impress upon the minds of freedinen the im-,
portance of a correct understanding of their
true relations to the white men of the South,
whom he represented as being their only true
friends.
The President and the Constitutional
Amendment.—It should make not an iota of
difference with the South who is in favor of
«r opposed to that infamous insult and out
rage proposed to hier n the form of a Con
stitutional Amendment; but as it is gratify
ing to bo assured that the President is stead
fast in his support 'of the principles of free
government, it may be well to record his re
sponse to an unjust allegation of the N. Y.
Herald.
The Washington correspondent of the Her
ald says the statement having prevailed that
the President is about to modify his policy to
the extent of recommending the proposed
constitutional amendment to the adoption of
the Southern unrepresented States, authority
is given for a most .nphatic denial. The
President considers that the amendments
were prepared in violation of the fifth article
of the constitution, and are therefore invalid,
and that it would be in contravention of his
oath of office to encourage them in any way.
On Wliut day the Legislature is
to Ncct.
Wc have been favored with the following
communication by Col. Weems, Secretary of
the State Senate. The press, generally, in the
State would do well to copy it. as there are
many of our Legislators, no doubt, who are
ignorant of the change of day for their meet
ing;
Macon, Oct. 5,1800.
Messrs. Editort:—By reason of the diver
sity of opinion which prevails in relation to
the time of meeting of the next General As-
embly of the State, I have been requested-
to call attention of all concerned to the fol
lowing provision of the new Constitution:
“The first meeting of the General Assem
bly under this Constitution shall be on
the first Monday in December next, after
which it shall meet annually on the first
Th'ir*da\j\rx November, or on such other day
us the General Assembly may. prescribe.”
No other day having been prescribed, the
firat Thursday in November is the day of
meeting.
Very respectfully,
Jnq, II. Weems.
Secretary of Senate.
“SOUTHERN UNIVER3ITY SERIES.
Wc have received from 3Ir. Jas. 31. Edition
ston, the polite agent of the Association for
getting up a complete scries of Southern
School Books, the First, Second, Third and
Fourth Headers, just published and peculiar
ly adapted to our Southern schools. The
entire series embraces five Readers, and
Southern School Speaker—the whole prepar
ed under the supervision of Prof. George F.
Holmes, LL. D., of the University of Virgin
ia. The series is progrlssive, from the picto
rial to the reading book for advanced schol
are; and we notice with pleasure that the
embellishments and reading matter have spe
cial reference to Southern life, and are ealeu
lated correctly to represent and illustrate
Southern pursuits,characterestics and scenery
Thus the youthful mind of Southern pupils
will not imbibe the prejudices so long incul
cated by the misrepresentations of Southern
life and character, in various Northern school
books.
That sVich a series as this should be neces
sary, is wholly due to the persistent and
gratuitous attacks of Northern school books
upon Southern society and institutions.
In style these books are got up very neat
ly. The type is large and clear; the illus
trations are varied and handsome, and many
of the pictures represeut scenes in Southern
life. The contents of the series are exceed
ing appropriate and well adapted to instruct
and interest the young.
We notice that the same house announces
a list of important and valuable Text books
for schools and Universities, prepared by dis
tinguished scholars and friends of education
in the South. Wc may mention a scries of
geographical text-books by Capt. 31. F. 3Iau
ry, LL. D., author of the “Physical Geography
of the Sea ;”a French Series, by 31. Scheie do
Vere, Prof, of 3Iodern Languages in the Uni
versity of Virginia; a Series of Arithmetical
text-books, by C. S. Venable, Prof, of 3Iatli-
ematics in the University of Virginia, former
Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy in
the University of South Carolina, former
Professor of Natural Philosophy and'Chcm-
istry in the University of Georgia. Also a
series of higher text-books in Mathematics; a
Chronological History of the United States,
by Prof. Holmes, of the University of Virgin
ia ; an English Grammar, by the same author.
These and other books'are to be published,
all by Southern authors, yet printed in New
York', because of the greater facilities for
such work there.
We commend the enterprise of the pub
lishers, and hope and believe that they
will be sustained by the Southern people, in
their efforts *to produce works coinciding
with the sentiments, and meeting the pecu
liar wants of Southern schools and colleges.
As before stated, 3Ir. Edmonston, the agent
’for these books, is now on a visit to 3Iacon,
with the view of exhibiting these works to
our citizens, and procuring tbeir introduction
into our schools. He comes well endorsed,
and wc take pleasure in commending bim to
the friendly courtesies of the community.
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence of the Georgia Telegraph.
Washington, Sept. 80, 1800.
John A. Bingham, member of Congress
from tlie Radical (Belmont, Ohio,) District
proclaims to his hearers in his incendiary
a white man eatft «teTiand unless'lie xvill J Philippics on the stump, that on l.is return
make oath that he had nothing to do with *P “P lul be will notrieep norslumber
„ , , ! until he prepares bills of indictment against
the late war. . _ ... ... , ....
I the President, in which he will incorporate
: a provision to suspend that functionary from
! discharging the 'duties of President pendin
the trial of the cause, which is not to be
brought to a close until the inauguration of
another President, in 18G9. The naming of
a party to succeed President Johnson ad inte
rim is left to he determined by the Jacobins
when they shall re-asscmble.
In view of the evident designs of the ene
mies of a republican form of government to
impeach the head of the administration, confis
cate the property, destroy the sacred right of
franchise, and deny any tivil rights to the
people of many of the States of the Union,
thereby establishing a kingly centralized des
potism, it has become a matter of much inter
est to ascertain if by tbe admission of Tenn
essee, and a cementing of the entire conser
vative strength in the present House of Rep
resentatives, it was possible to paralyze the
two-tbirds strength of tlie extremists, and
thereby destroy their power of further en
croachment upon the liberties and Constitu
tional guarantees of the people. Unhappily
a carefully prepared analysis reveals the un
comfortable fact that of the 191 members en
titled to a voice at the coming session of the
rump Congress, but 52 at the most can be re
lied upon to thwart tbeir dangerous designs,
which number lacks some ten of the requisite
number.
By reason of the delay in receiving the re
turns from New York, the public debt state
ment will not be ready before the 5th proxi
mo. It is, bowever, known that tbe exhibit
will be of a very gratifying character, as re
flecting a gradual and very decided diminu
tion in amount.
The Secretary of the Treasury has extend
ed the hour for closing the several Bureaus
of Ills Department, from three'to four o’clock,
P. 3L
Ratification Reeling In Wilcox.
Abbeville, Wilcox Co., Ga., 1
October 2, I860, j
To-day the people of Wilcox County as
sembled in the Court House lor the purpose
of taking into consideration the action of the
late Conservative Union Convention at Phila
delpliia.
On motion Of 3Inj. A. F. Reid, Judge Geo.
R. Reid was called to tbe Chair and J. W-
Washburn, Esq., was requested to act as Sec
retary. .
On motion, the Chair appointed Messrs.
Horace T. Shaw, Sam. D. Fuller, D. Johnson
C. M. Powers and T. N. Statham, a commit
tee to report resolutions for the consideration
of tlie meeting. After a short recess, the
committee, through their chairman, Mr. II. T.
Shaw, reported the following preamble and
resolutions, to-wit:
Whereas, a National Conservative Union
Convention, composed of representatives
from every State and territory in tlie United
States, assembled in Philadelphia, August
14tli, 1806, for the purpose of consulting to-
getheras to the best mode of rc-cstablLhing
the Union as it was, and restoring peace and
harmony to the whole country; and, as a re
suit of their labor, presented to the people of
the whole country a platform of their piinci
pies of restoration, and also an address—
therefore;
Be it resolved, That we, the people of Wil
cox, cordially approve and endorse the action
of our delegates, and also tbe address and
platform of principles of the Convention.
Resolved further, That we, as a people, ac-
cept in good faith the results of our late un
happy struggle, and regard the issues therein
involved as finally and-forever determined :
and that we desire to co-operate with the
Conservative men of all sections in adopting
a policy of restoration, that will make our
government more stable and national than
ever before.
Resolved further, That we tender to our
Chief 3Iagistrate, President Johnson, our
sincere thanks and sympathy for the
heroic stafld he lias taken in de
fense of the Constitution, against the
wad, Puritanical fanaticism of that party
which now seeks to sacrifice every vestige of
our constitutional liberty, to tho end that
they may perpetuate their hold upot the
government, and iuiposo the most degrading
vassalage upon the white population of the
South; and thus we send a God speed to the
President and his party, in their war against
the Radicals.
3Ir. Shaw accompanied the report with .a
few very appropriate remarks, correcting cer
tain misapprehensions of a few, in reference
to certain resolutions, as set forth in the Plat
form of Principles; whereupon, the Rtport
of the Committee was received, and the pre
amble and resolutions adopted without a dis
senting voice.
Ou motion, the Macon and Ilawkinsrille
papers were requested to publish these pro
ceedings, when the meeting adjourned.
GEO. R. REID, Ch’i
J. W. Washburn, Sec’y.
showered so lilierallv for some time past,
forms a topic of much comment. The best
authenticated impression is, that be will con
tinue for a while in tlie 'discharge of the
duties of naval officer, to which he has been
appointed, and then resign to accept tlie
position of envoy extraordinary to Frafice,
which will be kept in abeyance for him.
Jos. E. Webster, Esq., has been appointed
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the 2nd Dis
trict of Georgia.
The President is again extended numbers
of pardons under the Amnesty Proclamation;
J. Jackson, of Georgia, is among those to
whom pardons were extended last week.
On the day prior to his retirement, Secre
tary Harlan, of the Interior Department, ex
ecuted a contract on the part of the Govern
ment, disposing of 800,000 acres of reserve
lands in Kansas, represented as the most val
uable in' the State, to the > Connecticut Emi
grant Society, at the nominal price of $1.00
per acre. The representatives of the Chero
kee Nation of Indians, for whose benefit the
lands were sold by the Government, who
held them in trust lor their benefit, protest
strenuously against the consummation of the
contract, alleging justly that in view of the
value of the lands their proximity to the
several railroads being built, they would have
realized a very large sum over and above tlie
amount agreed upon, had they been adver
tised, and sold at auction to the highest bid
der. The opinion is very general that the
Senator elect, and Ex-Secretary ia a large
participant in the advantages of tlie sale.
A suitable force is now engaged in tbe of
fice of tbe Commissioner of Customs, in pre
paring a report to'be submitted to Congress,
showing the investigations relative to cotton
transactions,setting forth the quantity receiv
ed, from whom received, and to whom dis
posed of, and also the amount of receipts, on
account of cotton sales.
A new regulation has been adopted by the
Post Office Department, permitting business
firms to have printed on stamped envelopes
business cards in any required form, provid
ed tlie parties wishing them will furnish the
cuts, and order not less than five hnndred,
at any one time. Postmasters are authorized
to receive orders.
The agents of the Colonization Society,
located here, are in receipt of numerous ap
plications from colored people in Virginia,
Tennessee and Georgia, for facilities to emi
grate to Liberia. In all instances, the assist
ance asked is conceded through agents of
the society located in the several Southern
States.
In filling appointments under the new army
bill, the President ignores politics, making
the proposed constitutional
AMENDMENT.
letter FIIOX governor siiarkkv.
Letter from Florida.
Gadsden County, Fla., Oct. 1st, I860.
Messrs. Editors TcL .-—Thinking a few lines
from this section of the South might interest
at least a portion of your renders, I proceed to
indite them:
CROPS.
This has been a very unfavorable year for
farmers in this locality. Wc had heavy,
washing rains in March, then dry weather for
over three months, then too much rain for six
or eight weeks. The com crop is very light,
potatoes, peas and sugar cane sorry, cotton
ruined with the rust. Many farmers say they
will not make moro than a bale to ten acres.
compost.
Wc are cultivating some old fields of poor
sandy land that do not pay for the labor
bestowed on them, and we have
any quantity of rich mud in our
creek swamps, which I am inclined to believe
we could prepare a good fertilizer out of by
mixing lime; but I do not know how much
lime to put in a ton of mud (or muck), nor
what quantity to put in a hill of corn, nor
how much or how many tons it would take
to manure ten acres of corn. If somo of
your subscribers would give us the modus 0]>-
erandi, they would oblige many farmers.
LOYAL BLACKS.
The freedmen here have generally run in
debt to the full amount of their part ot the
crop. Some few of them have done very
welL The most of them commence work in
the morning very late, and quit soon in the
afternoon, and stay in two or three hours at
the middle of the day. 3Iany Jot them are
taking up bounty land it East Florida to live
on—or to perish on—I do not know which.
There is a little cross roads place in this
What Results Would Follow the Im
peachment of tiie President.—In a re
cent speech at Cleveland, Jack Hamilton dis
cussed this question. Hear him:
After declaring that the President must and
will be impeached and brought to trial be
fore the Senate upon the re-assembling of
Congress, he thus loreshadowed the con-
mencemcnt of the second civil war. “What
then ?” I am asked. I can tell you a part of
it" The President who holds that this is not
the Congress of the United States, but only n
fraction ot it, will refuse to accept service of
the writ of impeachment; the Senate will
declare that Andrew Johnson, being im
peached, can no longer exercise the functions
of tho office of President of the United
States until be shall have been tried and ac
quitted. Under the Constitution the presid
ing officer of the Senate will become the Act
ing President of tbe United States, and all
officers, of tlie Government, civil, military
and naval, will be called upon, and it will be
tbeir duty to give ear and need to liim, and
to obey bis orders. What then ? Why.
then, if Andrew Johnson should call upon his
friends to adhere to him, it will be a question
for the intelligence, patriotism, and love of
liberty of this great people to determine
whether they will sustain their Constitution,
their laws, and their Government, or whether
they will be the supple tools in the bands of
a tyrant and a usurper. [Long and loud ap
plause.] And if any military commander, no
matter if he be the highest in position and
reputation, shall respond to Johnson’s call,
and suffer himself to be used by liim, lie will
find that he will then have to encounter tbe
whole power of the people of the great West,
and he will be unmade even more speedily
than he has been made. [Applause.]
3IAINE.—Tbe Radical majority in Maine
grows beautifully less. Every report reduces
the majority claimed. There are in the State
431 towna,*of which 302 have been heard
from, and these voted as follows:
Pillsbury, (Dcm.) : : : : : 38,108
Chamberlain, (Rep.) : : : : 64,945
Republican majority, : : : : 26,837
The remaining G9 towns, it is believed, will
reduce this majority to 23,000 at least.—
Should this be the case, the Democratic vote
of 1866 will show an increase of twenty-five
per cent, over that of last year, while the cor
responding Republican increase will be but
five per cent. Such kind of Republican gains
in New York and Pennsylvania will elect
Hoffman and Clymer.
Talented Negroes. — The Richmond
Times, in commenting on the success of the
negro tragedian, 3Iorgan Smith, on the Lon
don boards, 6ays:
The heavy drain which will be made upon
tbe National Exchequer to meet the payments [selections from ex-volunteer officers, solely
under the dew bounty act, entirely prostrates | with reference to past services,
tbe cherished hopes which were entertained The Cabinet session of Friday last was pro
by the Secretary of so shaping his financial tracted to a late hour. The subject of en
policy as to pave the way lor an easy return larged discussion was relative to appoint-
to a specie standard. ments in New York.
Private and most accurate advices from It was decided that the positions must be
York, Lancaster and other counties in Penn- awarded to those arc not antagonistic to the
sylvania, give hopeful promise for the Con- President’s policy.
servative cause in those sections. Very con- j Dr. Hastings, brother-in-law of Senator
siderable gains are confidently looked for; Sumner, has been removed from the post of
bets arc freely ofl'ercd that Tiiad. Stevens will I surgeon and physician of the United States
fall at least one thousand beyond the vote of hospital at San Francisco, Cal.
tho Republican candidate for Governor in I The corporate authorities of the neighbor
ly (Lancaster) county. His very ultra and ing city of Alexandria Lave petitioned the
fanatical rantings, which savor strongly of the | Freedmen’s Bureau to continue issuing ra-
dotard, have alienated from him quite anum- J tions to the destitute until 3Iay next, to avert
her of his former political adherents. A sig-1 much suffering during the winter,
nal rebuke from liis own political friends | The army of claim agents are very indig'
would greatly accelerate his “laying aside the nant at the decision of the War Department
unprofitable labors of life.*’ The Radicals an j in refusing to prevent them from prosecuting
greatly exercised at the unpalatable news [claims under the bounty act. They have held
which they arc privately receiving from In-1 a meeting, and entered a protest, and sub-
dianaancl New York. Disaster is staring mitted tlie question to tbe Attorney General,
them in the face in those States, os, also, | who has intimated that the opinion of tbe
Pennsylvania, which accounts for the heavy War Secretary is erroneous. The War De-
game of bragg and bluff which they arc play- partment says that the instructions are so plain
ing after tho fashion of the boy who whistles that any soldier caft make out his own pa-
whilst passing the grave yard. pers.
The army of gossipers is busy in tbe at-1 3Ir. Harvey, Minister to Portugal, whose
tempt to manufacture the statement that the salary was withheld b^-Congress because of
Cabinet are again divided upon the question that famous private Seward letter, is to be
of the Constitutional amendment, one por- appointed Consul to Paris, to succeed 3Ir.
tion exhorting the President to eschew his [ Nicolai, late private Secretary to President
former position, and recommend its adoption | Lincoln.
by the States of tbe South, whilst others en- The September report ot the Department
tertaln a contrary attitude. Whilst there is [of Agriculture furnishes statistics ot much in-
no substantial ground for any surli sensation, terest to cotton interests. It is set iortb that
and whilst there is nothing communicated to this country has already assumed its leading
the public to show the status of the Cabinet J position in furnishing that important staple
officers upon this very material point, of one to European manufactures. The receipts into
thing the public are assured beyond cavil or | Europe, for seven months of this year, had at-
doubt; that is, that the President remains tuined to 1.017,856 bales, of 400 lbs. each,
where he was—inflexible in his opposition to [ which is greatly in advance of receipts from
it. | India, and almost equal to the whole supply
Ex-Governor Anderson, formerly of 3Iaine, of all cotton exporting countries, except the
for many past a resident of this city, who United States. A comparison of prices ex-
succceds Isaac N. Arnold, a malignant Radi-1 Dibits the continued and assured superiority
cal, in the Sixth Auditorship of the Treasury, | of United States cotton, which realized an
is one of the appointments tit to be made.— [ average of thirty-four and a half cents, whilst
lie was formerly Commissioner, of Customs, is | that of other regions only averaged twenty-
a gentleman ot the strictest sect, a man of [ two cents. The analysis makes the crop of
sound, lcgul ability, and possessed of such a | the present year, 1,800,000 bales,
stock of good sense as pi evented his ever | Potomac,
chasing the phantom of ism in any shape.— [ . •
He is a thorough orthodox democrat of the Si/” Letter from General Grant.—
Jeffersonian-Jackson order, and his selection [ The following letter from Gen. Grant has
to the important ofli c. where lie will be | been made public:
thrown inconstant official communication | Headquarters Armies of tho United States,
Vith the people of the South, speaks well for | Washington, D. C., Sept 19, 1866.—To
flie sagacity of the President. | Brevet Brigadier General W. S. Ilillyer,
There have been during the past venr some
vciy remarkable exhibitions of negro talent 0 f the Radical authorities, and the counter
A Inend who was present during the pro
ceedings nn<J harangues of the late rmilatt*
convention at Philadelphia, informs us tint
the superiority of Frederick Dougluss to lis
demoralized and debased white associaes
was very striking. As an exhibition of in
telligence. moderation and decency his speech
was incomparably superior to those of Brrwu-
low, Butler, Botts and Hamilton. The North
ern papers, in their account of the pngRH
of the “Tar and Turpentine Committee,” are
also unanimausly of the opinion that tic negro
Randolph is a far less disgustingand dipravcd
brute than his vile white associates.
w _ Brevet Brigadier General W. S.
The"extensive political drama now being | New York city: I see from the papers that
eiactcd by the Radicals, calls for actors in you bave been making a speech in which you
every vote of the solemn farce. The cast was pledged me to a political party. Iain fur-
foind incomplete without some individuals | ther in receipt of a letter from General Gres
to (flay the part of martyrs, who were perse- 1mm, of Indiana, in which he says that his
cuted for daring to sustain their political | opponent for Congress had published an ex-
opiiions. The apt individuals were soon dis-1 tract from a letter received from you, in
covered in tbe persons of two clerks in the | which you pledge me to the support of Pres
Treasury, named Dudley and Short, brother j ident Johnson, and ns opposed to the election
of Benjamin Butler, Brownlow and Anna ot any candidate who docs not support his
Dickinson stripe of politics. Applying for j policy. You, nor no man living is authoriz
leaves of absence without assigning for what ek to speak for me in political matters, and
purptsc, they were not accommodated, the I ask you to desist in future. I wan); every
two liaving heretofore received more than | man to vote according to his own judgmeut,
their quota of privilege in that respect. In without influence from me.
a spirit of defiance, one resigned, and the Yours, &e., U. S. Grant.
other decamped without leave to the Pitts- **
burgh negro-worshipper’s pow-wow, and asj No Running away on either Side.—We
arebuke to insubordination, the absenting [are reliably informed that the difficulty, which
cfcrk was summarily dismissed. The Radi- occured some time since, between General
cd press are now declaiming violently at this | Andrews, of Massachusetts, who is .tannin,^
claractcrized attempt of the Secretary to stifle in Issaquena county, and one of his frced-
tle honest convictions of the attaches of the J men, resulted, as. stated, in the freedmen’s
geremmont. The clamor is already sent tip I giving him a castigation under the rights of
toprovide for those much-abused martyrs at the “Civil Rights Bill.”
tin meeting of Congress. The Secretary | But to this there is an interesting sequel.—
her knew nor cared for wl at they desired Gen. Andrews declared ho would quit the
absence. He simply discharged his dutv. farm, leave the negroes and go to 3Iassachu-
dclegntion of gentlemen of prominence setts. The freedmen told him he should not
j the South, representing the business and J leave; that they would not run away from
coton growing interests, have been hero in | him, neither should he from them; and if he
corferenco with the President, with the view attempted it they would shoot him instanter.
of retaining a modification of existing rules | He is now, virtually, a prisoner on the planta-
an<3 regulations bearing upon the transporta-1 tion, and will be held wo presume until an
ti«, mode <Jf payment of tax, and shipment exchange can be effected.— Hefts. Times.
of cottirato dome^ic porta _ _ u 1 Trial of Mr. Davis—Habeas Corpus
fho Secretary of the Treasury, solicitous Taxked 0 f.—Richmond, Oct 2.—It is deffi-
tc do all that is practiMiI, under_ the law, to nitel ascertained to-day that no term of the
l6sen the inconvenience, and facilitate the L — t ' d gtate8 circuit Court will' be held
transactions in the SouUi of the gr^ers of h month . Thc June Tenn wa3 ille ^ nnd
10 «* *- hfa **
The continued caviling, vacillating course 1 vas v
Boston Students in Virginia Colleges
—The Richmond Times says: *
We rejoice to learn that nearly all of our
leading Virginia Colleges have the promise
of an unusually large number of students du
ring their present sessions. At Washington
College and thc Military Institute there are
already more than fire hundred students, and
they arc still pouring into Lexington and
Charlottesville from all sections of the United
States. Thc fame ofGeneral Lee has attract
ed students even from Boston—a most hope
ful sign that the American Sodom of godless
heresies, isms and uncharitableness and cant
may some day be saved by the three young
Puritans who are being educated in Virginia.
The opinion is expressed here that Davis’s
counsel will ere long test thc efficacy of a
efforts by Congress and others to shirk the ^
responsibility for tbe wicked and unpardon- L or Jud Meredith, of this citv, and if
able procrastination of a hearing in the case J f U t the application, it is ex-
of a distinguished individual held a prisoner I { ; \ „
viction now, is the same dogged indisposi-1 ® 1
tion of thc controlling parties in conducting | Legal. — Thc Yale law students have
Court proceedings in Virginia, will *Jgain, I f 0UD( i e <i a secret society called u The Justin-
upon some pretext or other,^refuse, at the j They have adopted^ a badge a black
ensuing term of thc. Lnited otates Court, to s t 0 ne, enamelled on a green leaf, with the
go into nnotuer trial of tbe case, and again L yord « Justinian ” engraved along the leaf;
thwart the wishes ot the respondent, his coun- t hus commemorating those three distinguish
ed and friends, tor a hearing, without any ed j t .g a j “ swells,” Justinian, Blackstone and
more delay. Ihc President, in the present I Q recl , [ ca f
attitude of the cose, can do nothing to re- 1
tard or expedite it; he stands ready to trans
ler the prisoner to the custody ot the civil
authority whenever advised that the trial will
progress’. Judge Chase puts in anew demurer
to tlie trial, on the alleged plea that the Oc
tober Term is not a regular tenn of the
Court. He also, as a pretext to still further
delay, gives an opinion that he does not re
gard’ martial law as entirely abrogated in
Virginia. The general wish of the people is
for a speedy trial, aud the clamor is equally
as potent for a release on parole in tho event
of a further delay.
The purpose of Gen. Dix, upon whom pos
itions of emolument and honor have been
Estimate of General Grant.—Some of
thc Radical papers‘arc now calling General
Grant “a military adventurer.” One of them
in Boston says, lie is a person of limited im-
formution and commonplace ideas, with some
obstinate prejudices, and not a superabund
ance of intelligent convictions.
Butler having been placed in supreme
command of the valiant militia of 3Iassachu-
setts, is organizing liis forces into three army-
corps. The badge of his first army corps will
be a spoon, that of liis second a silver fork,
and that of the third the rilled safe of a New
Orleans Bank.
From tho Jnckson, Miss., Cla ion.]
Washington Citv, Sept 17ih, IsilO.
7" Excellency, B. O. Humphreys, Gotcrn-
or of Mississippi ;
Dear Sir—The public prints inform me
that our Legislature is to be convened in ex
tra session on the fifteenth of October. The
proposed amendment to the Constitution ot
the United States, as a 14th article, mnv pos
sibly be submitted to the Legislature for its
adoption, or rejection, and as our State lias
had no opportunity of being heard through
her representavives on this interesting sub
ject, and as tlie people of a State hare a
right to know the opinions of their repre
sentatives, on a subject so vitally important,
I adopt this method, thc only one left me, of
giving very briefly the outline of tho opin
ions which I entertain in regard to this pro
posed amendment. No doubt the good
sense of tlie Legislature will guide that body
to a correct conclusion, but thc interest !
feel for tho welfare and dignity of the State,
demand that I should not remain silent when
both are so deeply involved.
In the first place, I do not believe the
amendment was recommended by two-thirds
of the Congress of the United States. The
constitutional House of Representatives con
si9ts of members chosen “ by thc people of
the several States,” and the Senate consists of
“ two Senators from each State.” It is very-
clear that a body not so composed, or, in oth
er words, where a considerable number of thc
States arc excluded from representation in
both branches, is not thc Congress of the Uni
ted States. As well might any body of usurp
ers assemble and claim to be the Congress of
thc United States. Each State has a right to
know that all claiming to be members possess
the constitutional requisites. 3Hssissippidoes
not and cannot know that the members who
recommended this amendment were constitu
tional members ot Congress. Nearly one-
third of tlie States were excluded from rep
resentation in both Houses by a majority of
members who assumed to be the Congress. If
a majority may thus exclude States from rep
refutation, it is easy to perceive that it inay
go on in thc work of declaring States disloy
al. and in the exclusion of minorities, until
Congress shall be made to consist only of
members from a few of the larger States, with
all others excluded. For instance, New York
and Pennsylvania may so manage as to con
trol a majority, and begin by excluding first
one small State and then another and so on,
until all the legislative power of thc nation
is usurped and controlled by those two States,
and ultimately even by the.largest of them.
When the Southern States adopted the
amendment abolishing slavery, thc state of
things was very different; they had not
elected or sent members to tho Congress
which recommended that amendment. But
when this amendment was proposed, they
had elected members who appeared at the
proper time and demanded to be admitted,
but were rejected. We are not, therefore, to
be told that we have recognized this as a con
stitutional Congress.
But again: The President is a component
part of tbe Legislative Department, and the
Constitution declares that “Every order, res
olution or vote to which thc concurrence of
Senate and nouse of Representatives may
be necessary, (except on a question of ad
journment,) shall be presented to the Presi
dent,” etc. Nothing can take effect, or be
complete until so presented. And the case
is not altered because a two-thirds vote is re
quired on amendments’ proposed; such reso
lution is not a complete legislative act until
so presented. In no other way, except
through the President, can such resolution
be communicated to thc States. As thc pro
posed amendment was not submitted to thc
President, it docs not amount to a recom
mendation. It is a nullity.
But let us look for a moment at the pro
visions of the proposed amendment.
Thc first section declares that “All persons
born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens
ottlie United States, and of thc State where
in {they reside.” It then proceeds to pro
hibit the States from making or enforcing
any law “which shall abridge, the privileges
or immunities of citizens.?’ It does not say
what are privileges or immunities; that is
left for tlu next Congress to provide # in vir
tue of thc last section, which declares “that
Congress shall have power to enforce, by ap
propriate legislation, the provisions of this
article.” Wc may find Congress conferring
“privileges or immunities” on one class, to
the exclusion of another class; or we may
find Congress assuming absolute control over
all thc people ol a State and their domestic
concerns, and this virtually abolishes the
State. Perhaps any State that dins so little
self-respect as to adopt tlie amendment, de
serves no better fate.
The second section, if my construction of
it be right, would probably exclude one State
from representation: in Congress, as I sup
pose tlie number of male negroes over twenty-
one to be nearly equal to the number of white
male*. It is therefore a mere effort to force
negro suffrage upon us. whether we are will
ing or not. Either do this or you shall have
no representation. It is presumed that our
intelligent people would not hesitate long in
making their choice.
The third section provides that no person
shall hold any office, who may have hereto
fore taken an oath to support the Constitu
tion ot the United States, and who afterwards
engaged in the rebellion, or gave aid nnd
couitort to those who did engage in it. This
is a sweeping act of disfranchisement, which
would embrace, perhaps, a majority of our
citizens, lor there are probably few who have
not, in some way. or other, taken an oath to
support the Constitution.
Even those who opposed secession, nnd
engaged in the war only under compulsion,
would be embraced in this provision, as well
as tbe man who had given to a hungry sol
dier a meal’s victuals, or a piece of bread;
aud also those who, in charity, Dad given an
article of clothing to a suffering friend or
relative in the army. Such a provision would
be so contrary to the theory of our govern
ment, and so oppressive towards a very large
class of the population of thc Southern States
that those who proposed it could not have en
tertained a hope that it would be accepted.
They ought to have known, too, that such a
provision was calculated to endanger the exis
tence of tho Government, as revolutions may
always be expected, sooner or later, from acts
which disfranchise the enfranchised class. If
the people cannot exclude unworthy and un
deserving men from office, by the instrumen
tality of the balIot-bo$t then they arc unfit
for self-government, and thc sooner they
abandon thc experiment the better.
I need say nothing of the fourth section,
but tlie fifth is the Trojan horse abounding
in mischief It provides that “Congress
shall have power to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, the provisions of* this article,”
which may be construed to authorize Con
gress to do whatever it may desire to do.
Under this same provision,* attached to the
Civil Rights bill and the Freedmen’s Bureau
bill. It was construed in tbe Senate just as I
admonished many members of the Legisla
ture it would be, to authorize those ouious
measures. Wc should profit by the experi
ence it has furnished us.
I might have greatly extended my argu
ment in support of the many objections to
this amendment, but have deemed it suffi
cient very briefly to express my own opinions,
and to leave tlie subject for the reflection of
all who may feel an interest in it I will on
ly add that should this amendment becotue
part of the Constitution, ice shall hare a rt ry
different Government from that ichich tee in
herited from our ancestors.
Very respectiully,
Your obedient servant,
W. L. Sharkey.
actions inCox„
Ion mg telegraphic ite
villa Union & Americ
The Ej
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*PP<»rt
Hartford, Conn., Oct f 2 hc: JV
turns from one third ot th» ***
yesterday. Tlie Democrat*,^?*
have made decided gaint^! d( V
cans in Glastonburg, Sunni,7 ^ i
poUtteafHata ,were made^1
were defeated,and evervon.^ ^
Hebrew Paupers.7tv7T
brew begging bread ? There*
arc informed by an old read^*
lias lived in 3Iobil e for forW"
served many of them in hi<»lf
ty, that among tbe many who S’
for public charity, he has
Hf“-J r brabam ** Dti °g the De a
A Long TelegraphT* „
Thursday, last thg operator 4^1
sent the press messages direct ,^
mg offices at one time without w.M
thc transmission of the news - nT
Memphis, Augusta, New OrW- , S
and Boston. This is one of th,
ordinary feats in telegraphy tW 1
performed in the United States. ^
Na+ional Railroad Convex
National Railroad Convention ,,,: ’
meeting the 4th of July in PFiUn
assembly at the St. Nicholas If,71
York, on the 14th of October 1
dents, General Superintendent -I
Engineers of railroads are men!
Convention, nnd it is expected
roads in the United States will
ed.
RiciimonA—The Enquirer sa Ts J
tremely small vote polled on Je L'.t
kingly illustrates the gloom of-iJ
mind. Tho region of politics is, J
shadows, clouds and darkness,
certainty nnd discouragement n,,.
to take part in public affaire.
The Univcrsalists have
a General Convention in Illinois"
tion ot the President and fate polie^
travngant praise of Congress and til
cals, were important features of
ings.
8S?“Gencral P. H. Nelson, of Sr
linn, was missing after one of til
around Petersburg, and his fate **•
certaincd until last week, when Li, •'
found and identified amom* tiled/-
battlefield.
An old black woman, aged
in St. Louis on the 19th ult. She fc
fifteen years of age, born to her v
was ei'ghty-on^ years ot age. an-1-
was entirely blind; as she icnai/1
day of her death.
Col. Lewis Downing, wliol-1
thc death of John Ross, the Cak|
Cherokee nation, is one ot the ei
verts of the Baptist Blission, and L
ordained minister for twenty yari
Death of Dr. Tread\vell.-T:
man, who shot himself at Madison
day afternoon, .died yesterday after,
remained insensible up to the t.
death.—Tall. Floridian, 2d.
It is reported from Vienniti
tition is circulating among the Ac
dents of that city asking for the
Hon. J. Lothrop Motley, thc Ameria
ter to Austria, tor the alleged
does Lot attend properly to the ij
American citizens in that country 1
ISET A man named Ruigsly drry
as was supposed, lost Sunday*!)
While being shaved in prepar/ii
grave, his face was cut with then;
the blood flowed, and he quickly i I
on his garments, and went on hi-H
live man.
There is a .rumor in Proviia
that the wife of Senator Spragne
apply for a divorce. The Udyisi
of the Hon. S. P. Chase, of Ohio,
infelicity or infidelity is the can*
fair.
*,»'• ■ ■' <
gsgf” A Western editor lately:
of his compositors, another com]
as bridesmaid, the officiating cfe«
ing a retired printer, nndtheloa!
ing the bride away.
Iff A witty Congressman vl '
been able to get the floor, real
fricr.tl: “I have been in Washix
years, and have caught about tv-r
the Speaker’s eye.”
It is estimated, says a cm
that shere will be from eight hua;
thousand beneficiaries under thc i
vide arms and legs for maimed ft
diers, and that it will take a y«-” J
contract.
Wilkes’ Spirit says the eck
ter Dexter can make 2m. 15s. in
put to work against time, and the
in harness, made by him would M
prise.
Railroad JfEETiNO.—We to"
R. A. Crawford, of this place. ^
President of the Savannah, Grin**
Alabama Railroad, at a meeting^
holders at Ncwnan, on Thursd*! ;
[ft?j
. .. At the government i
Nashville, on Wednesday, the‘4
Depot building was sold for (I" I
tho government $60,000 to be'J
Eaton Depot, which cost $35.'.'
$1,005.
IS^“An eccentric English® 1 ^
left a large sum of money, tbeu*y|
is to be given quinquennially l ' l
maidens who are to dance ro-- •"]
ment.
. The Huntsville Indepc*- • I
around the suburbs of Hnnts^ j
a hundred women and children'^ j
shelter than the canopy sf h fiTl ' [
ItSTThe London Court Jo«£l
circle is squared, and adds: ■
any circle is equal to three- 1 .
length of its own circumfer®^
1ST* Mr. Cyrus W. Field hH
He has-been nominated by* - 'j
for the next Presidency.
CSTThc greatest comma®*]
world, London, sends out no o I
postal delivery on-Sunday. ^
£5?” The weekly —-- •
in New York is now 10,000 m ‘ .
—32,300 beef and sheep i*^* I
TnE Rich Widow.—Mm-
the rich Boston widow, J 3
£35^“ It is proposed to establish a female j
college at Stone Mountain—the old hotel at j
the foot of the Mountain to be fitted up for j
the purpose. Rev. H. C. Hornady aud Mr.
W. B. Seals, are to take charge of it.
tkl
roe nen ajcsiou wiuvn, -
Senator Sumner is to lesdto^-
“No merit, nosen*^^!
ever elevate a man of
a white man in this countij- "
low.
2-f I». vid M. E.bvur;!-. • I
.-pectable citizen of M - -; "
week at the age of
The population of ^
double what it was dur®?
fourth larger than ever beU^
py Ho:i. A. E- Gri" ; '
elected to Congress from A;
John-on, by a heary mjeray
ffJstr A culprit in a
j the pocket of a police®- 111
I ing against him.