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the TELEGRAPH,
'^OOJT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1869.
The Minority Report.
Touching tho matter of Bullock andAngier,
oablish the minority report of the Finance
r^mmittee to the Legislature. Wemustcon-
f - that this document places the chief Execu-
• officer of Georgia in an unenviable position
^neither the majority nor the minority report
" s him. One virtually, and the other di-
C ctlv charges him with having unlawfully paid
n t $35,000 belonging to the State of Georgia.
^T^j^gislature adopts the minority report,
^ condemning him. 'With the present light
l e fore them, the people at large must share in
the opinion of their Legislature. They can
r _ L ( | n0 ground upon which to excuse him, how
ever much some are willing to do so.
TVhatnext? The Legislature cannot let the
matter rest here. It is obliged to take some ac
tion to recover the 335,000. It sustains the
charge of the Treasurer that the money had
l*en illegally drawn and appropriated. Now,
the Legidalnre says this money belongs in the
Treasury of Georgia, whereas it is in the pock-
jts of the Messrs. Kimball.
IiTinatic Asylum.
We have received the “Report of the Trus-
f C s. President, Physician and Treasurer of the
fanatic Assylum of the State of Georgia for
the rear 1867—8.” From it we learn that the
toU j expenditures amounted to §77,005 79.
The statement of the number of patients in the
Asylum during the year ending October 1st,
1868, is as follows;
There remained at the commencement of the year,
Odober 2d. 1867
Male patients. 185
female patients 184
869
There have been received during the year—
Male patients 73
female patients .. .4<
120
There have been in the Asylum, during the year—
Male patients 253
female patients 231
489
Of whom fifty-three were discharged, one eloped,
and fortv-six died, of the deaths, sixteen were epilep
tic*. eight idiots and eleven of very advanced age:
And there was but one solitary case, in which any
reasonable hope of mental restoration conld have
been entertained.
There are now in the institution, October 2d, 1868:
Male patients 208
female patients -181
8S9
Dr. Thomas F. Green, Superintendent and
resident physician asks for an appropriation of
£51,000 to make repairs and contemplated im
provement on buildings.
Camilla and Mitchell County.
The Nashville Press and Times has this to say
about the now historic town of Camilla and it3
county:
“lie town of Camilla, where the memorable
massacre took place some time last year, is in
Mitchell county, Ga. The bloody event is not
likely to be forgotten. The negro laborers have
pretty well abandoned the county, and the
farmers have little help ontside of their own
families. White laborers avoid the locality as
if it were smitten by the small-pox or cholera,
for it U a remarkable fact that however much a
man may be in favor of a white man’s govern
ment, he seldom places his person and his rights
at the mercy of a community which tramples on
the weak and lynches men for the offense of
being black. Mitchell county will probably
have a meagre crop this year, and her people
will feed on short rations. There is such a
thing as retributive justice, and it is manifested
most conspicuously when the strong are pun
ished for trampling on the weak.”
Our information from that locality is quite to
the contrary. The agent of this paper traveled
through it last week. He reports the people get
ting along about as well as anybody in South
western Georgia: that the citizens of Camilla
are polite, affable, and extremely conrteons.
The Press and its friends perfectly well under
stand that they will fight when called upon. It
is very true that there is such a thing as retri
butive justice,” and perhaps no one understands
LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. J
radicalism: versus conservatism:—the radical
PASTY BURSTING-—NEGROES RULE THE HOUR-
FITZPATRICK RELEASED, ETC.
Atlanta, February 19—Night
As the telegraph informed yon last night, we
had quite an exciting time in town, growing out
of a Republican meeting, which was to have
been held in the Hall of Representatives. The
call for the meeting invited to attend, all con
servative Republicans who believed that Georgia
was reconstructed arid who were opposed to mil
itary role. The meeting was got np under the
auspices of Dr. Samuel Bard, proprietor of the
Dally New Era, and J. E. Bryant, member of
the House of Representatives, but they were
frustrated by the black wing of the party, which
came there in large numbers, and, with the mis
chief-making Dunning at their head, took pos
session of the Hall, to the exclusion of the
originators of the meeting and those for whom
it was intended.
When I arrived within a short distance of the
State House, the first thing which attracted my
attention was the shrill whistle of a policeman
evidently invoking some “brother chip” to come
to his assistance. I hastened to the spot and
found several officers dragging to the guard
house your Macon friend and fellow citizen, Mr.
James Fitzpatrick. Upon inquiry, I found that
tho cause of the seizure of the person of the
honorable gentleman was as follows:
When the meeting was called to order and
Dunning called to the chair, a band of music
which had just arrived, and at the request of
Dr. Bard, commenced to discourse some music in
the hall—drowning completely the voices of the
speakers within and preventing the business
from proceeding. Dnnningreqnested some mem
ber to close the door, in order to keep out the
noise, when Fitzpatrick kindly volunteered his
services to perform the needful duty. Upon his
arrival at the door, he was addressed by another
member of the House, Mr. Williams, of Morgan,
who, I understand, spoke to him somewhat
rudely as to his candidacy for Congress. Some
rather sharp words passed between them, when
Capt. Ed. Murphy of the city police made his
appearance, and seized brother James by the
collar, taking him to the guardhouse. No sooner
did the affair become known, than Mr. Sparks,
his colleague, took steps to secure his release,
which was done by CoL Farrow and others going
his security to appear this morning at the may
or’s court.
The meeting, however, went on, and when I
got into the hall it was only to witness one of
the most disorderly and uncouth assemblies I
have ever witnessed. The seats were filled by
negroes of every conceivable hue, and by some
white men, all of whom were yelling and hoot
ing at Bard, who was standing in the middle of
the main aisle talking as loud as he could and
bidding defiance to the Chair and the meeting.
The confusion and noise was so great that it
was almost impossible to hear a word he said;
but by straining my ears to the fullest pitch I
managed to catch, or rather rescue, the follow
ing from the general wreck:
Dr. Bard—“I will not sit down.”
Dunning—(Rapping violently on the desk.)
“Dr. Bard is decidedly out of order.”
Dr. Bard—“I am not out of order, this is my
meeting and you are out of order." Groans and
laughter followed this expression, amid which
a voice said, “I did not know before that Dr.
Bard was the Republican party of Georgia.”
(Laughter, groans and hisses.) Dr. Bard: “I
don’t know yon, sir, and I hope God will never
permit me to know yon.” (Continued laughter
and groans. Dunning, (knocking again very
violently)—“Dr. Bard is very much out of or
der; Dr. Bard will be seated.” Loud cries of
“sit down, put him out,” and groans followed
the command of Dunning.
Dr. Bard—“ You dare not put me out. The
Republican party of the country and of the State
shall hear of your conduct. I will publish it to
the world.” (Loud groans and yells from the
“black folks.”) Here a cry .was raised in the
this better than the rabble of raiders who went to
Camilla last year. If they didn’t get a specimen gallery, when some person hollowed three cheers
of “retributive” or some other sort of justice
upon that occasion, we are much mistaken.
To Dealers in Tobacco.
The following letter, addressed to the Collec
tor of this District, will interest dealers in to
bacco:
Treasury Department, )
Office of Internal Revenue,
"Washington, February 15, 1869. )
Sir—The additional time given by the act of
December 22, 1868, during which dealers might
sell smoking and fine cut chewing tobacco with
out packing and stamping the same, as required
by sections 62 and 78, act of Jnly 20, 1869, ex
pires to-day—and hereafter all such tobacco,
before being sold or offered for sale, must be put
up in the packages prescribed by law and
stamped. Severe penalties ore imposed for any
violation of the law in this regard.
Personshaving in their possession such to
bacco incur no liability for keeping it un
stamped, so long as they do not sell it or offer it
for sale.
The stamping is not to be done by internal
revenue officers, or under their inspection, but
by the owners of the tobacco.
It becomes the duty of all revenue officers to
cause the law in this respect to be complied
with, and to report all violations of it for prose
cution. Respectfully,
E. A. Boums, Commissioner.
J. C. McBumey, Collector 2d District, Macon,
Georgia.
The Position of Georgia.—We have read a
pw&graph which stated that unless Congress
Georgia ont of the Union by 12 o’clock
yesterday, the matter would go over for this ses-
*•00. At the time our noon dispatch left there,
** were still in the Union, or, rather, half and
the Senators being ont and the Represent-
*tives in. A new Congress will meet on the 5th
March, when the case of Georgia may be taken
C P And disposed of. But then we will be under
Grant's administration.
The Darien Canal.—The mission of Gen.
C»leb Cushing, to Central America, has been
entirely successful. He obtained the exclusive
n 8bt from the Government of Bogota, for the
United States, to dig a canal across the Isthmus
°f Darien—connecting the Pacific and the At-
kriic Oceans by water sufficiently broad and
kep to admit the passage of vessels. But the
to be done is said to be great enough to
a *^er even this generation of men.
African Methodist Church.
Tte Conference of this Church, recently in
****^on at Columbia; made the following ap
pointments for our District:
Macon District—H. M. Turner, P. E.; Sugar
“ul—Henry O’Neil; Jeffersonville—Daniel
K>wn; Perry and Houston County—Laurence
ifcmas; Gordon Mission—Martin Johnson;
“Awfcinsville—Robert Anderson; Tabernacle
ircuitr—Larkin Mathews; Ellaville Circuit—
if*®® Dinkins; Americus Station—Nelson
sr^ m®; Bibb County Mission—S. H. Robert-
p! Clinton Circuit—Thomas Crayton; Batts
onty-EdwardWard; Macon Station—T. G.
° r 8 ?; Colm »bus Station—0. L. Bradwell.
Sunday-school Agents (elected) T. G. Stew-
“rtandE. L. Bailey.
aJ^ Smith, who nearly a quarter of a century
Kfc. ' VM * amons a 8 an actor, and whose remin-
nnv ? C v S a* a *J le » tr ical career have lately been
York, died Monday of conges-
t'-tShih year*™ 10 ' ^ ™ hi his aixty-
a I* reUted of Rossini that he had
Le?h°m>r of Friday, and the num-
%.teiJSTN^a;, h “ a ‘' d '” rri -
for Dr. Bard, and a loud shout was raised in that
quarter, accompanied by waving of hats.
Dunning—“ Sit down, Dr. Bard; yon are en
tirely out of order.”
Dr. Bard—“I am not out of order. You have
usurped your power and yon are out of order.”
(Loud groans.)
CoL Farrow here went to Dr. Bard and whis
pered to him for some time, soon after which
the Doctor withdrew amidst a most unearthly
burst of yells and groans. Dr. Bard having de
parted, order was to some extent restored, and
CoL Farrow called for to address the meeting,
which he did briefly. He denounced the idea
that he was in favor of military rule,because, he
said, the State was not yet reconstructed, and
went on in that same strain to which we have
been listening for the past four years.
J. W. O’Neil also addressed the meeting, and
delighted his audience with such absolete cant
phrAses as “The good of the State,” “The prop
erty of the people,” “Let us have peace” and
a myriad of others.
Senator John Hands also spoke, and the meet
ing wound np with a very brilliant and highly
grammatical oration from a negro named Jeff.
Long, who resides in your city. Long has got
all the assurance and effrontery which ignorance
just turned loose, and urged on by fanaticism,
conld be expected to possess, and on the whole,
might be set down as a digrace even to his own
race.
Bryant, ■ Bard, Osgood and those who were
the prime movers in the origin of the meeting,
adjourned to some other place where they held
ther meetinig in a “sly little nook,” and passed
some resolutions.
The excitement was, and still is intense, and
the Radical wing are highly delighted, and
laugh heartily over their success.
There was no disturbance, which is to be at
tributed to the fact that the conservatives left
so soon, or I do not see how it could have been
avoided.
Mr. Fitzpatrick was before the Mayor to
day, and was defended by CoL Farrow and
Judge Lochrane, the latter making a very able
speech. When the case was terminated, the
accused was honorably acquitted by his Honor,
who regretted that the police had allowed their
zeal to get the better of their judgment
I give' the above facts as well as I conld get
them from conflicting reports, and if there is
any mistake it is entirely unintentionaL
Mac.
Agricultural Fair.—The Agricultural Exec
utive Committee held a meeting in Macon on
Wednesday and resolved to have a State Fair in
November, and annually thereafter, alternating
between Macon and Atlanta. This is a very bad
move, and we hope it will be reconsidered. • . It
involves a double expense, creates confusion,
and will prove most inconvenient to a very large
portion of the State. The people of Southern
Georgia, for instance, will be compelled to travel
from four to five hundred miles to attend the
fair when held in Atlanta, as their Representa
tives now do to get to the Legislature. Every
consideration demands that it should be perma
nently located, and at Macom—>&Bcanaah llc-
publican. . . ■ : .. < : 'X
When the committee met, it found the friends
of At 1aTlfft and Macon about equally divided, and
in order to induce harmonious action, the deci
sion was made to hold it in both cities.
A Good Day’s Work.—The New York World
of the 7th, says : Commodore Vanderbilt made
fr»n Tallinn dollars in one day recently; so it
was stated in open court yesterday. If this is
true, and it probably is, it is undoubtedly the
largest sum ever made in the same time by any
one man since the beginning of history.
The Radical Riot at Atlanta.
sam baud's account of it “ disgraceful
scenes” THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH ABRIDGED
IN THIS FREE COUNTRY.
From the Atlanta New Era, of yesterday, we
make the following choice extracts of the meet
ing the night befores iiinJ tii'i IjoUj •
The Meeting Last Night—a Disgeaceful
Scene—True Republicanism Choked Down.—
A large number of the most influential Repub
licans in the State, believing that Georgia was
reconstructed according to the spirit of the
Congressional act, called a meeting last night at
the Hall of Representatives, in order to have
free and full expression of opinion.
At about 7$ o'clock a person who believes that
Georgia is not reconstructed, arose and called
the meeting to order, and moved that another
person of similar faith take the chair, when a
general confusion ensued, amidst which those
by whom tiie meeting was called retired, after
entering an appropriate and solemn protest
against the usurpation, and announcing a meet
ing to be held at calL
This well conceived and deeply planned at
tempt to throttle the purposes of true Republi
canism in Georgia, by those who would rule or
ruin, is unparalleled, unheard of and outrageous,
and we hold it np to public execration and to
the indignation of all well-meaning men.
As the fast friend and advocate of Gen. Grant,
we brand this proceeding as inimical to the best
interests of the people of Georgia and the Union,
and well calculated to drive from the Republican
party many who have heretofore opposed recon
struction, but who are now willing to accept it
as the most direct road to peace and good gov
ernment
From the following notice it will be seen that
‘‘True Republicanism” is not to be “choked
down.” We admire their plnck and hope they
will go prepared to hold the meeting at all haz
ards:
Important Meeting.—At a meeting of those
who believe that reconstruction is legally ac
complished in Georgia, held after being gagged
at the Hall of Representatives last night, Hon.
Thos. P. Saffold was called to the Chair, and C.
K. Osgood appointed Secretary, and the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That a meeting be held on Satur
day night, at a place and hour to he announced
in the city papers and by hand-bills.
Resolved, That these proceedings be signed
by the President and Secretary, and published
in the New Era.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
Thos. P. Saffold, Chairman.
C. K. Osgood, Secretaiy.
In order to show how Dr. Bard is being bul
lied we make the following extract from his pa
per:
We are to bb Whipped.—A report has be
come current upon the streets that we are to be
whipped on sight. We do not know how well
founded the report is; but our alarm is not
great. It is our custom to carry with us when
walking a hickory stick which grew at the
“Hermitage.” This stick was cut by Andrew
Jackson and presented to CoL Dudley. By CoL
Dudley it was presented to a nephew of ours,
and the latter presented itto ns. We are willing
to make a solemn oath that the stick will not
break under an ordinary blow, and we do not
mean that the “ Old Hickory " in it shall be dis
honored.”
Again:
“Patronage to Depart.—It was currently
reported in high political circles on yesterday
that the Era is, in future, to be deprived of Re
publican patronage. Let this be as it may, the
Era will do its whole duty to the Republican
party, the State and the Union, at any and every
cost. We have sued for peace till forbearance
is no longer a virtue, and in the future the would-
be Republican leaders in Georgia will be made
to bend to the wishes of the majority of the
great National Republican party. If we can aid
in saving the party in this State from shipwreck
and ruin, we Shall be satisfied. Patronage or
no patronage, is not in the count, and its with
drawal will in no wise affect the present or fu
ture of this journaL At a proper time we may
print some important facts in connection with
this move.”
Views of Ron. A. T. Aberman on Com
pleteness of Reconstruction.
The above gentleman, who was at the head of
the Grant electoral ticket of Georgia, writes to
CoL T. P. Saffold as follows:
Elbebton, Ga., February 10, 1869.
Colonel ThomasP. Saffold:
Dear Sir.—You have asked for my opinions
upon the political questions now 'before the
public. I cannot refuse the request of so val
ued a friend.
The first reconstruction act of Congress pro
vided that when certain things shall have been
done, ‘the State of Georgia should be declared
entitled to representation in Congress, and that
the provisional government should then cease.
These things were done. Accordingly, on the
25th of June last, Congress passed another act,
providing that the State should be entitled and
admitted to representation when the Legisla
ture should have complied with certain condi
tions. The Legislature complied with those con
ditions. It was then supposed that reconstruc
tion was complete, and that Georgia was re
stored to the full rights of a State. Military
rule was withdrawn. Government went on as
in other States. Six of our members were seat
ed in Congress. We voted in the election for
President.
But some gentlemen now deny that reconstruc
tion is legally complete. According to their
theory, the bodies acting as the General Assem
bly since the fourth of July last are illegal and
all their acts are void; the Constitutional Amend
ment, article fourteen, has not been legally rat
ified; General Meade erred in tnming over the
government to the civil authorities; the House
of Representatives at Washington erred in ad
mitting our members ; the Judges and other of
ficers who have been administering the law here
for the last six months are usurpers and tres
passers ; the loans raised and the taxes assessed
by the State are unauthorized; in short, we have
been for half a year in perfect anarchy, although
the whole machinery of what we supposed to be
a government has been all the time in active op
eration.
The authors of the doctrine that leads to these
monstrous consequences argue that we have had
no lawful Legislature, because the members of
the General Assembly did not take the oath pre
scribed for officers of the United States, and be
cause the General Assembly did not exclude per-
sons who cannot hold office under the amend
ment to the Constitution, article fourteen.
No one pretends that this oath could be re
quired of members elected after the completion
of reconstruction. But it is urged that those
elected during the process of reconstruction
should have taken it under the act of Congress
of July )9, 1967, which imposed it on all persons
thereafter “elected to office in said military dis
tricts under any so-called State authority.” This
argument would bring nstothe remarkable con-
elusion that a member elected after reconstruc
tion, to fill a vacancy, wouJd fall under a differ
ent rule of eligibility from the members elected
before, and would take a less extensive oath.
Members of the same body, eligible under dif-
j ferent rules, and acting under different sanctions,
' would be a novelty in parliamentary history.
But Gen. Meade considered that this oath was
required only of officers who were to carry on
the provisional governments in the Southern
States, and not of those who were to exercise no
functions during the existence of the provisional
governments, except in preparation for the per
manent governments winch were to follow. The
Legislature chosen last April was no part of the
provisional government. It did not act under a
“so-called” State authority, but under a sub
stantial and valid State authority, to-wit: the
vote of loyal citizens of the State, given under
the direction of Congress. The “so-called State
authority,” the officers of which were to take
this oath, was the government set up by Presi
dent Johnson in 1865, which Congress merely
tolerated in subordination to the military rulers.
I cannot doubt that Gen. Meade’s decision was
correct. It was approved by the Secretaiy of
War, and by Gen. Grant in his dispatch of July
21, 1868, and is in accordance with the opinion
of Messrs. Wilson, Boutwell, Farnsworth and
Paine' on a similar question from Louisiana,
Congress has admitted both Senators and Rep
resentatives from other reconstructed States,
the Legislatures of which were organized with
out this oath. . And without the votes of such
Legislatures, it is doubtful whether the last
amendment to the Constitution has been legally
ratified.
The other point of objection—the refusal to
unseat the members disqualified by the amend
ment, article fourteen—rests on an error in
matter of fact The General - Assembly did Hot
defy that part of the Constitution, but recog
nized it as binding, instituted inquiries, and
came to the conclusion that no members were
disqualified. This conclusion is not surprising.
We all know that, before the election, Gen.
Meade announced that persons disqualified by
the amendment would not be allowed to take
their seats, and hence few or none of them were
candidates. " In many instances, candidates who
found themselves disqualified, retired from the
field on his announcement. But if there was
error in the decision of particular cases, such an
error doet not destroy the legal character of the
body that made it. Every mistake is not sui
cide. And nothing is better settled than that
the acts of legislative bodies are nonetheless
valid, because carried by the votes of members
who, on final investigation, are ascertained to
have been illegally seated.-
The Last Disaster.
full particulars of the loss of the mettie
STEPHENS—HARROWING SCENES ON BOARD THE
BURNING BOAT.
From the New Orleans Timet, February 14.
THE TRIP. ; >
At the time the accident occurred, the Mittie
Stephens was on her way to Jefferson, Texas,
with a large consignment of Government stores
on board, some §30,000 in specie, perhaps
some money in greenbacks for paying off two
or three regiments upon the frontier, and a
large amount of hay. The hay was placed, as
is frequently done, four tiers deep upon the
boiler deck. The danger from the accidental
ignition of ibic mass of inflamable material
was not unknown to the passengers, but ap
pears to have occasioned no protest.
On Thursday the Mittie Stephens had reached
Shreveport, (the last point on Red River navi
gable owing to the raft thirty miles above,) and
had now turned aside into the net-work of
bayous, lakes and lagoons which connect Shreve
port and Jefferson City. It was at this latter
point and the last one attainable by boats from
this city that the Mittie'Stephens was making
when the accident occurred.
At that time she had already gone more than
half the distance between Shreveport and Jef
ferson—that is, had left the now choked up
current of Red River altogether, and sailed
through DeSoto Lake into Lake Caddo. The
latter body of water lies partly in Louisiana
(the extreme northwest portion) and partly in
Texas, and is fourteen miles long and seven
wide.
THE ALARM OF FTEE.
It was precisely at the hour of midnight,
when the passengers and crew were buried in
slumber, that the cry of fire was heard on the
doomed boat—the most startling and terrible
that can be raised upon any land of vessel cut
off from communication from the shore. The
fact that any alarm at all was given meant cer
tain death to a large number. The situation
was such as to almost preclude escape, from the
inflammable character of the cargo, and the
fact that no other boat was in sight, What add
ed still a third agonizing feature to the calamity,
was the suddenness of the vision of death which
the unhappy passengers, awakened as they were
from deep sleep, were called upon to confront
Once the alarm had been sounded, and once
the wretched inmates had realized that a certain
and violent death was yawning before two out
of every three upon board, the scene that fol
lowed must have been hideous and appalling in
the Last degree. The details which have readied
us of the actual scene are meagre, but it needs
bat little imagination to suppose that no time
was lost in dressing—that women and children
were running in every direction like palid spec
tres, vainly appealing for a help which would
never come.
Another feature which attended the death of
these unfortunate victims was the slowness of
the death—the agonizing suspense which they
were called upon to undergo.
In the present case the passengers, who were
unable or had not the presence of mind to save
themselves by floating, were compelled to stare
death steadily in the face, while the vessel slowly
consumed, to gradually retreat to the rear as the
flames advanced, and finally‘leap to certain
death in the black waters below.
"Why, it will now be asked, was not the boat run
to the shore ? The answer to this question is
that the water of the lake outside of the channel
already referred to was too shallow to admit of
close approach to the low swampy shore. The
boat in all probability grounded in attempting
some such movement.
Still the number of stumps of cypress there are
in the lake ought to have afforded the passen
gers a hold, once they had reached them, until
daybreak. The first duty of the Captain—
which, doubtless, was performed—was to throw
overboard every bale of hay that could be res
cued from the flames, every door shutter and life
preserver, and to inform at the same time, the
passengers what they had to do to save life.
Supposing such precautions to have been taken,
and. that a bale of hay ought to support four or
five men, that people from the surrounding
country were soon attracted by the flames to
their situation and rendered help, it is not easy
to understand how so many victims met a wat
ery grave. What appears singular, too, is that
some of the passengers bn board, who are
known like the first clerk; or Mr. W. A. Broad-
well, (one of the largest Cotton buyers of the
city.) to have been men of experience, should
have also perished by the accident. The fact
that the passengers were asleep and that some of
them perished in the flames, accounts for som®
of the number, but by no means alL
One thing, however, is certain, the Mittie
Stephens had at the time of the'accident more
than ,s hundred souls, on board in passengers
and crew, and of that number only forty-three
were saved. The remaining sixty-three perish
ed by drowning, or still more miserable, in the
general holocaust of the vessel; and the corpses
of these, as those who traveled upon the many
other well known steamers, are do'ubtless at this
moment beneath the sluggish and sullen waters
of the lake.
Reinterment of the Remains or J.
Wilkes Booth iu Baltimore—Scene
at the Undertaker’s.
Special Dispatch to the Few York Timet.
Baltimore, February 16.—The remains of
John Wilkes Booth, tho assassin; were removed
from Washington on Monday afternoon, and
arrived here on the same evening. An order
was obtained Monday morning, and J. C. Wea
ver, a well known undertaker, proceeded at once
to Washington, and interred the remains.
They were contained m a plain pine box, two
Government blankets being wrapped about the
person. The original box, which was mnch de
cayed, having been rotted by dampness, was
exchanged for a plain coffin.
The remains were brought here as secretly
as possible, and deposited at the ware-room of
Mr. Weaver. It became noised about that his
body was here, and at an early hour this morn
ing crowds of people began to assemble, all
anxious to get a glimpse of the last mortal re
mains of tho assassin. Ail were denied ad
mission, however, until about 3 p. il, when the
box was again opened and the body, or rather
skeleton, was transferred to a splendid matallio
coffin.
There was but little of the remains left, the
flesh having all disappeared, leaving nonght but
a mass of blackened bones. Upon one foot was
on old army shoe, and upon the other a boot cut
open npon the top. This covered the left foot,
the leg having been broken in his leap from the
stage-box of the theatre - * after ho had assassi
nated President Lincoln. The remainder of his
dress consisted of a rough brown coat, black
pants and vest, all of winch were rotten and
decayed. The hair all remained, and the silken
curls of glossy black reminded one of the hand
some face which people once so much admired,
but the intelligent faee was gone. Daring the
afternoon hundreds of people visited the place,
and some were allowed to view the remains.
After a short time it was found, that the cu
rious crowds had cut the blankets almost to
; rieces to get souvenirs. Many persons also vis-
ted Baltimore Cemetery during the day, be
lieving the interment would be made there, but
came away disappointed.
Mrs. Booth and her sons Edwin Booth and
Junius Brutus Booth will arrive here to-morrow,
when the body will be deposited in a vault at
the Government Cemetery, and in a few days
will be secretly interred, in the presence of the
family, at Baltimore Cemetery, beside the re
mains of Junius Brutus Booth the senior.
There seems to be a disposition on the part of
many people here to get up a demonstration,
but the relatives of Booth bitterly oppose any
thing of the sort, and have arranged to inter
the remains secretly, as above stated. The
presence of Booth’s remains has been the topic
of conversation among all classes here, and has
been the sensation of the day. -■■SI
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Jotungs for Sunday.—No man eves achieved
great success who'didn’t believe be was equal to it.
Faith is vastly efficient. It .helps the working of
that brain marvelously, and does untold services to
those hands and that ingenious system of muscles.
If you want to do a thing, make, the starting point
faith, the basis courage, and the remainder work. If
you have made any reasonable selection as to pur
pose oraim, your success can hardly be' a matter of
doubt.
Never aeanmo to be better than others. If you
are so, it is all right, and there is no need of 1 as
sumption; if yon are not so it is'folly to shabbily
pretend. Itdoes'ntmakealionofacalf or a Sheep
by patting a lion’s akin on the same.
The difference of being good or ill-mannered, is
often as great as light and darkness. The same
word pleasantly or otherwise spoken, may cause
happiness or misery. It is much easier to most
people, and far better to be good-natured. The
more sunshine you can fling about you the better
alike for others and yourself. Hl-nature is a very
poor acquaintance to cultivate. He is universally
getting you into trouble and the soonerybn kick him
ont of doors the better. • j
Children are generally happy and contented if left
to their own resources. We have seen a boy extract
more fun ont of a jack-knife, spine stick and syard
of twine than his father out of a half dozen Fourth
of Julya. Let the boys and girls alone if you want
them to have a good time.
Almost everybody commends with enthusiasm
water as a beverage, and as soon as possible go to
swallowing coffee, tea, wine or something still more
snapfnl. We all abound in good advice—for other
people’s practice. < u
People who are not bo, often tell what they would
do if they were rich. Of course they would astonish
and gratify and bless the world with their good
works. Such people, it may be observed, exhibit a
tolerable degree of tenacity in holding on to’ the
“rocks” if they once get them within their grasp.
If anybody becomes the most mercenary of skin
flints and misers, it is your boaster of what he or
she would do with money—if they only had it.
What are commonly called arguments, are mostly
mere words. Mankind loves very mnch to talk, bnt
it doesn’t like to reason ,- at least it doesn’t reason.
This is not strange. It is so mnch easier to parade
words than to swing ideas—to be verbose than wise
—that the race naturally inclines to it. Exceptions
ont—and they are few enough—mankind is given to
the least efforts that will ensure a decent passage
through life. In some countries laziness is carried
to the artistic extent of being fed—the master hav
ing food conveyed to the month by the servant—
and some Of us think the thing very absurd. But
nine people in ten the world over would try on that
style of non-effort perpetually if they had the op
portunity. Words instead of ideas—nothing instead
of something; that’s the thing we all talk against
and sigh for.
Every little helps. Of course it does. Every lit
tle mean action helps to make a contemptible char
acter. The mischief of it is that too many are en
gaged in the unsavory business.
If we were to believe some people, the world is on
the eve of an everlasting smash, with especial refer
ence to our own great and growing country. The
fact is the world is in no danger of anything of the
sort. The only smash there is any real trouble about
is the little one put into brandy, and sometimes
drank too often by ambitions young men. But for
the world in general, and America in particular,
there is no more danger of the so-called smash than
there is that the sun will rise in the west, or man
kind ever survive the love of money and office.
Don’t compare a pretty lady to a ‘ blown roso.” If
she’s forty-five, however, and you’ve said it, let the
windy phrase blow on and expend itself.
Some people seem to think about all that is nec
essary to achieve success in literature is a ream of
paper, a pint of ink and a quarto dictionary. Let
them try on tho “achieve” and see what comes of it.
The goose sitting on chalk eggs would be nothing to
the result. _ . ; .
An Error having occurred in the premium list as
published yesterday, we reprint it corrected:
EXTRACT FROM THE PREMIUM IASI.
Where no restriction is imposed in this list con
fining the premium to articles of GEORGIA produo-
duction or manufacture, the competition is open to
all the States of the Union.
Suggestions and friendly criticisms, (addressed to
the Secretaiy at Atlanta,) are invited. In some of
the departments of the Premium list some articles
deserving encouragement have probably been omit
ted. If attention should be timely called to the
omission, provisions might yet be made for such.
essays.
Premium.
For the best essay on the cotton culture.... .810 00
For the best essay on the com culture 10 00
For the best essay on the labor system....... 10 00
For the beat essay on clover and grass culture 10 00
For the best essay on stock raising 10 00
For the best essay on deep ploughing. 10 00
For the best essay on the relation existing be
tween the mechanic and manufacturing in
terest of the South to that of agriculture.
Query: Do these industrial interests now
bear the proper relation, one to the other ?
If not so, why?. ........ 10 00
For the report of the best farm—to be decided
by the nett profits. The report mtrst give
a full statement of its management; the
value of the land per acre; the number of
acres in cultivation; the value of every ani
mal or article used in cultivation; the whole
expenditure of money for the year; what- of
eoCh from products was made; amount of
money received; and full details in every
respect 25 00
For the best experiment (set forth in an essay)
the object of which shall be to ascertain
the comparative merits of the various com-,
mercial fertilizers, the oomponent and rela
tive parts, and costs, and quantity of each
fertilizer used per acre; the mode of appli
cation ; the preparation, tillage and original
quality of the soil and all details necessary
to indicate the true value of each fertilizer, 25 00
Peeler Cotton -Dr. W. R. Alexander, agent for
the sale of the celebrated Peeler Cotton Seed, ar-
rivetfm our city a few days since and made a con
signment to Messrs. Lawton & Lawton of a large
quanity of these seed. These seed were raised by
Mr. J. H. Green, of Lonsiana, Who holds accounts
of sales of the premium bales of cotton sold in
New York at 67 cents per ponnd. This bale was
raised from the same seed now offered for sale.
Tho remainder of his large crop was sold by Messrs.
Foster, Guynn & Co., of New York, at 42 cents per
pound. The fact that Mr. Green having obtained
the seed directly from Mr. Peeler, and not having
planted any other cotton than Peeler on his place
last year; together with the price obtained for his
cotton in the market, is a sufficient guarantee of
their superiority over any other Peeler cottonseed
offered in the market. :l
Dr. Alexander comes well recommended and has
the most satisfactory evidence of the purity and gen
uineness of the seed be offers. He has appointed
the following well known and responsible firms
agents for the sale of. the seed at $5 00 per bushel
Messrs. Hardie & Robinson, Bolma, Ala.; Messrs.
Lawton & Lawton, Macon, Ga.; Messrs. Berry &
Co., Dome, Ga.
Dalton in a Whirl of Excitement—
John’s Honulain a Hass or Coal.
Considerable excitement has prevailed in onr
little city the past week, owing to the unearth
ing of a vast coal mine in John’s Mountain, a
few miles from Dalton. It appears that the
fact has been known for years, but only within
the past few days has it been made known.
Great masses of coal are reported for miles
around, and the lucky ones who have heretofore
owned the rocky hills adjacent are now buoyant,
with the hope of anticipated fortunes. The coal
Velocipedes—Macon has gone perfectly wild on
the subject of Velocipedes. In the vicinity of the
Express office yesterday, from the time the trains
from Savannah arrived with Halbert’s velocipede,
until late in the forenoon, a dense crowd of men
and boyB were congregated to witness the machine
work, and see it “skoot” from under those fellows
who thought they could mount it and dash right
along. Again in the afternoon another large crowd
assembled at tbe same place to see two new veloci
pedes just received, by Express, for the Hanlon
brothers now in the city. We learn, also, that some
of our business men have made up a pony-puree,
and ordered two or three more to be forwarded at
the earliest moment from New York. Even the lit
tle darkies on the streets are Infused with the sub
ject, as we saw one yesterday mount a hog’s back,
and seizing it by the ears-he darted off, shouting
“here’s your voesypeed.”
They are certainly a gnat institution to one who
wants to travel on horseback but don’t want to pay
any livery bills. The only trouble about them is,
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM ATLANTA.
Nothing of General Importance.
Fitzpatrick Released.
Special to the Macon Telegraph.]
: ' Atlanta, February 19th.
Senate.—In the Senate, to-day, the’hill to change
the time for the meeting of the General Assembly
to the first Monday in July, was reconsidered and
referred to the Judiciary Committee,
The special order of the day was the bill to cede
back from the State to the heirs of Samuel Mitchell,
the Railroad Park in the city of Atlanta.' The prop
erty is valued at 8300,000. The memorial complains
that the State has never used the same for railroad
purposes. " 1
The Western and Atlantic Railroad desirous of
being heard, the bill was referred back to the Oom-
mittee with ins tractions to report to-morrow. From
present indications the bill will pass the Senate.
House.—Mr. Morgan moved to reconsider the re-,
port of the Minority in- reference to the Bullock-
Angier imbroglio.
This question elicited a spirited and protracted
debate, which consumed most of the morning see-
skm.
The previous question was called, by Mr. Ander
son. The motion was lost—yeas 43, nays 81. Most
of the Republicans and a few of the Democrats
voting in the affirmativo.
Mr. Warren introduced a resolution to the effect
that the meeting in that Hall last night was dis
graceful, and providing also for the cleansing of the
same. :
A substitute for the resolution was offered by Mr.
Osgood and adopted, that henceforth the use of the
Hall should not be allowed to Republicans except
those who believe that the State has been recon
structed.
There is much comment npon the line of policy
pursued by Bard, editor of the New Era, last night.
He is generally sustained.
The City Council deemed it proper to release Fitz
patrick, and acquitted him of the charge of disturb
ing the peace. X ■ ■ ■ W.
Removal of the Capital to Milledge-
ville.
An Effort to Adjonrn on the 5th of
Darch, etc.
Specially Reported for the Telegraph.]
Atlanta, Ga., February 20.
Senate.—The resolution of the Honse appointing
a Committee for areferenco of the matter of 835,000
arid to have been expended without authority of
law, which was concurred in yesterday, was recon
sidered—yeas 18, nayB 12.
The bill to cede to the heirs of Samuel Mitchell
the lot known as the Railroad Park, was made the
special order for Wednesday next.
A bill similar to the House bill for hurrying about
a settlement between the late Treasurer Jones, and
he present Treasurer, was passed, yeas 20, najB 10.
House.—A report of the Committee to examine
into tho amount of interest paid by the present
Treasurer upon deposit funds, was read.
The amount paid the Treasurer upon private ac
count was 8330.
Mr. McComb introduced a bill to remove the capi-
tol to Milledgeville.
A resolution by the same member, that the pres
ent Legislature hold its next session at Milledge
ville, (three-fourths being necessary in order to sus
pend the rules in order to take it np,) failed by only
fourteen votes. It is supposed that this bill will be
eventually passed.
The report of the Committee on Adjournment, to
adjonrn on the 5th of March, sine die, was adopted.
The same report in the Senate was laid on the table.
The Finance Committee reported that Secretary
do Graffenried was not to blame for the claim col
lected of him of two thousand dollars for the estate
of Fort, for vaccine matter. Report adopted unan
imously.
The bill to aid the Memphis Branch Railroad was
passed. Also, a bill to appropriate money to edu
cate maimed soldiers. The bill to facilitate- co-part-
nerehip8»dis3olved by death, passed.
The bill to exempt manufacturing and mining
capital from taxation for five years, was made the
special order for Wednesday.
Tho Senate bill to amend the charter of the city of
Macon, in reference to municipal elections, passed.
W.
House—The Honse is considering the army ap
propriation bill.
The Honse considered the army appropriation
bill. All amendments reducing ordinary appropria
tions were agreed to. The following was adopted 1
as a substitute for the amendment reducing the
army: ’
“Until the army is reduced to twenty regiments
of infantry, five of cavalry and five of artillery, no
new commissions shall issue. Regiments shall be
consolidated as rapidly as the redaction of officers
permits. No appointments or promotions will be
allowed in any department of the army.” Bill
passed. This action defeats Butler’s amendment
discontinuing General of the army.
Conference report on naval affairs was adopted.
It forbids promotions or appointments until officers
are reduced to tbe required number.^ 1 _
The House took recess,' . , *v aMr..
Washington, February 20.—Senate.—The Senate
is squabbling over precedence of business.
A petition was presented from citizens of Virginia,
praying for the ratification of the Conventions Con
stitution and against relieving political disabilities.
The Tenure-of-Office repeal was resumed and dis
cussed to adjournment. Howe, in concluding, spoke
in opposition to the.repeaL . .. .r >
House.—The House is engaged on the New Mex
ico contested election case.
The New Mexico election contest resulted iu un
seating Cleave, who has occupied it during the en
tire session, and the seating of Chavis.
The rales were suspended and the constitutional
amendment taken np. An amendment forbidding
deprivation to vote; or hold office, on account Of
race, color, nativity, religion, creed, or previous con
dition of servitude, was adopted. The conatitu-,
tional amendment passed by a vote of 140 to 33. It
goes to the Senate for concurrence. C-olfax voted
aye.
House adjourned. 1 -
From Louisiana.
New Orleans, February 19.—The trouble brew
ing between the Cuban refugees and the Spanish
residents of this city Las led to a communication
from the Spanish Consul to the Governor, asking
his interference for the prevention of difficulties
which are likply to occur at any moment, and pledg
ing his own efforts for the prevention of a disturb-
ance of the peace. The matter was referred to the
Chief of Police.
The civil equality bill hangs fire , in the Senate.cn
the House amendments, the Senate refusing to con
cur in those providing that the act shall take effect .
on April 1st and that cases arising under it shall be
preferred in all the State Courts.
Both Houses are holding night sessions, in hope
of dispatching business, only eleven more days re
maining.
New Orleans, February 20.—A number of prom
inent Cuban refugees have addressed a protest to
the Governor against the charges made by the Span-:
ish Consul of a design on their part to provoke an
outbreak between themselves and the Spanish res
idents. They declare that, notwithstanding their
political opinions, the design to infringe npon the
laws in any manner, is wholly foreign to their char- ,
actor and intention.
A joint resolution was adopted in the House to
day, authorizing the Governor and Treasurer to hy
pothecate State bonds, whenever deemed necessary,
to provide for the payment of interest due on bonds,
at a rate of interest on such loan not to exceed 7 per
cent:
Notwithstanding it being lent, Mrs. Gladstone's
Marie Stuart and Queen Elizabeth engagement at
the Varieties Theatre is so successful as to be ex
tended two weeks. She goes home to St. Louis.
JanauHcheck opens on Monday in the same char
acters at the St. Charles.
is said to be of an excellent quality so far as .. ... ..._ . - . ..
tried. We fear the consequence of this suddon ***** they are, at first, very unmanageable, and their
outburst, for if the excitement continues every- j 086 can be acquired only by practice. It is very
body in town will be out “ boring for ile.” much like learning to skate or swim—yon mast get
[Dalton Citizen. the bang ’o the thing before yon can ride.
■tti I.C.S i ' jA'id sto.. it-. il vli/L'iTfikr'i.7'
From WasMnffton. •'
Washington, February 19.—The amendments to
the army appropriation bill authorizes the President
after March first, to consolidate infantry regiments
down to thirty, and consolidate tho artillery and
ordinance corps. Also to consolidate the quarter
master, subsisting and pay departments, and re
duce the staff as fast as the redaction of the army
will permit.
An amendment by Butler discontinuing the Gen
eral, but continuing the Lieut General of the army,
was adopted, 57 to 66.
In opposing the redaction, Garfield said that not
a day passed without petitions from Sonthem States
for more troops.
The Supreme Court, on a motion of Mr. Evarts
for a certificate of the division of the District Court
of Virginia, regarding the Davis case, was dismissed
on account of a nolpross in the Court below.
Gen. Imboden is here.
There was a full Cabinet to-day.
Mr. Thornton handed Seward the following dis
patch to-day from the British Government:
“ Inform Seward that orders have been given for
the release of Costillo and Warren.”'
Seward, in replying to the letter, urges protection
to persons of property in Cuba, and says: “At least
half of Hoff’s fleet is in Cuban water, andHoff has
been frequently and fully instructed to be vigilant
and active in extending every proper protection to
American interests.”
An application for habeas corpus, in favor of the
Tortugas prisoners, was postponed to-day at tbe in
stance of Evarts, who will not be ready until Friday
next, when the Court will hear the argument. ,
Sherman’s friends have purchased Grant's house 1
including furniture—possession given on the 5th of
March. ' • ■■ > ■ ■ •
General orders No. 6, orders Battery M., Second
Artillery, and Battery E., Third Artillery, to Baran-
cas, Florida; Eleventh, Twenty-first and Twenty-
fourth Infantry to Texas; six companies of the
Sixth Infantry, now in South Carolina, to Missouri:
Foriy-fourth Regiment to the First Military Dis
trict, to relieve the Eleventh Regiment.
The Reconstruction Committee were engaged to
day in considering the removal of disabilities.
Dahlgren visited Grant.
The new tax bill covers six hundred pages.
Demsey, of the firm of Dempsey & O’Toole, who
cow-hided Duncan, Patent Office Clerk, for evidence
regarding stationery contract, was fined two hun
dred dollars and imprisoned ten days.
Washington, February 20.—France no longer de
mands passports from American travelers or resi
dents. Seward, however, recommends naturalized
citizens to continue to carry them.
It seems that officials at the Capitol consider the
President’s signature unnecessary to the joint reso
lution proposing amendments to the Constitution.
The bill removing officers of Virginia and Missis
sippi leaves about thirty who cannot take the oath
of Jnly 2,1862, except those relieved of political
disabilities, and is a law without the President’s sig
nature.
The copper tariff bill ia due on Monday.
The Reconstruction Committee is in regular ses
sion, but has cot acted on the Senate’s amendments
to the bill removing political disabilities passed on
Monday. The erasures recently alluded to were
both made by individual members of tbe committee,
or by the Bub-committee. The whole bill will be
overhauled in full by the committee before it is pre
sented to the Honse. \ \
The President has nominated Geo. W. Summers
Postmaster at Augusta.
Congressional.
Washington, February 19.—Senate—The bill re
garding Farragut’s capture at New Orleans was
passed, and goes to the President.
The bill allowing one hundred and ninety thou
sand dollars to the destroyers of the cruiser, Ala
bama, was passed, and goes to tbe President.
A bill was introduced repealing the law fixing Gen
eral's headquarters at Washington, and compelling
the President to issue military order* through him.
The Indian Appropriation was considered to ad
journment
Southern Press Convention.
Mobile, February 19.—The Southern Press Con
vention to-day re-elected A. R. Lamar, of Georgia,
President; M. J. Williams, of Alabama, Vice Presi
dent; A. W. Reese, of Georgia, Secretary and
Treasurer; J. A Englehart, of North Carolina; F.
W. Dawson, of South Carolina; James Gardner, of
Georgia; W. J. Ramage, of Tennessee; W. W.
Screws, of Alabama; J. Armstrong, of Mississippi—
Directors. The Board of Directors is authorized to
contract for the best system of news attainable.
The Board of Trade and citizens of Mobile have
been profuse in their hospitality to the Press Con
vention.
General Hews.
Wilmington, February 19.—There was a mass
meeting at the theatre this evening, to hear an able
address by Mr. Richard Wevallick, on the rights of
labor. The views of the National Union, as set
forth by Mr. Wevellick, meet with great favor in
tins section.
Key West, Fla., February 20.—The Peruvian
Iron Clads have arrived.
Memphis, February 20—The Arkansas militia
man who killed Davis, near Mound City, was arrest
ed on Monday, courtmartialed on Tuesday, and shot
on Wednesday.
Chicago, February 20—The Assembly, by a vote
of 50 to 30 has passed a bill restoring capital punish
ment.
Baltimore, February 20.—Charles E. Gambrel],
an extensive manufacturer is dead—aged 64 years.
Philadelphia, February 20.—It is reported that <
the cashier of the Fourth National Bank of tins city
is a defaulter for 810,000 and has fled. There was
a slight run only on the bank to-day.
Marine Disaster.
Wilmington, February 19.—The schooner, Sam’l
Eddy, Capt J. G. Cathcart, from Georgetown, S. O.,
for New York, with lumber for the Government ia
ashore on Frying Pan Shoals at the month of Cape
Fear River, and water logged. It is thought she
will go to pieces. To-night the Captain and crew
were taken to Smithville, N. C.
Hew York Finances.
New York, February 20.—Monday will be a gen
eral holiday in financial and commercial circles.
Money is very firm, yet offerings large. The banks
and money lenders are anxious to make interest
over to Tuesday. Extreme rates, 4ttf7; the buik
of the transactions are 5 to 6. The bank statement
is regarded as unfavorable. The losses in specie
are attributable to the groat demand for customs
during the week. Tho heavy decrease in deposits is
attributable to the falling off in loans of specie and
legal tenders. ,
From Cuba.
Havana, February 19.—Ports without custom
houses are proclaimed closed.
The insurgents have burned the railroad between
LaCoruicas and Mansanilo. The fourteenth col
umn has arrived from Eayano with one thousand
women and children as refugees. The troops were
harras3ed the entire route by the insurgents.
Havana, February 20.—The Government is equip
ping a floatiUa to attack Guanaga, where the Insur
gents are fortified and have brass cannon mounted
by Americans.
The Rebel expedition effected a landing at Co
chinos.
Baldy Smith declines the Consul Generalship.
The Chasseurs have arrived.
The Diaro says Ceapedes and a great part of the
Rebels are within the jurisdiction of Holquin.
The Spaniards in arms are seventy thousand.
Holquin on the 7th was in connection with the
troops. ; ’
The rebels are surrounded in the town, and the
mails captured. The troops have recaptured Meme-
caragu. ■
Foreign New*.
Madrid, February 19.—A decree has been issued
establishing a uniform legal jurisdiction, abolishing
ecclesiastical courts, and modifying financial ad
ministration in tho colonies.
Paris, February 19.—The Conference met. The
reply of Greece is satisfactory. A resolution was
adopted whereby the great power* reserve to them
selves the right to protect the Jives, property and
interests of the Christian inhabitants. Turkey’s
representatives signed the protocol. The Confer
ence was then dissolved.
London, February 20.—The papers on the rejec
tion of the Alabama treaty: Tbe Standard (conserv
ative) regrets the rejection, and says advances for a
new treaty most come from the United States; that
England is now unfettered from her past eoneesaiao
and will hereafter only treat on term* of abeolata
equality. ThaTuaeeeays: “Tbe treaty which testified
England’s amity ta a faflure, but does cot endanger
the peaceful relatione of the two countries, but will
rather servo as a warning for tire new Convention.”
The Poet (conservative) regrets the rejection, only
on account of the delay.
