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Newspaper Page Text•T* * alHSj^ : 4 • ;« - v -n.-y r 4 ->,v —P -;SBY & REID, Proprietors. The Family Journal.—News—Politics—Literature—Agriculture—Domestic Affairs. -—— — - - — ——- . . GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING established i826.i MACON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1869. YOL. XLIII.-NO. 57 g^rgia Telegraph Building, Macon. JUTES OP SUBSCRIPTION jV ,rTci.EaRAPH _ t or °. no ye& ••-S10 06 ^IrciEORtPH-for fix months ....a:. 5 00 .sorter periods One Dollar per month. ■ ■?. . <ruj-tVekkly Telkoraph—one year.. 4 00 M 4 *.., chi-Tbew Telkoraph—six m’ths 2 00 Wkkkot Telegraph—one year 3 00 IjjjUJJjJ weekly Telegraph—six months 1 50 ** tyPayable ahenyt in adcan«."5n nnolc an A Joh Printing **'^ vgEtiy executed at reasonable prices, remittances by mail with Postmaster’s certificate a - i c nnstitnlionalist and the Ghol- *■* “on a» rt Claiborne Cose. Editors Tdegraph: The writer's attention has htcly been called to an article in the Augusta Co-stitntionalist, of August 1st. in which his ccmmaidtlon to the Macon Telegraph, d-meil “R,” is copied and commented upon, jo these comments the writer desires to reply jjjflfcghjour columns. The Constitutionalist devotes over a column to the "Mississippi con- .jjjed election case,” cited in the writer’s fonner communication, to show that it is not a To do this, it claims that Messrs. Giolwn and Claiborne were elected for the ft# nation alone, and “that the great ques- whether they wore entitled to hold their jaijty drtue of that dection, so hdd during the of the Twenty-Fifth Congress, seas not ffiyiieated. la reply to this, attention is called to the fol- i*nsg extracts from the “Report of toe Com- aiitee on Elections” in this case. (Italicsbythe niter): ••In the course of the scrutiny and investiga- toa. the attention of the committee has been tilled to two points, which are supposed to com ped the only possible objections to the re tention of their seats by the sitting members. Tte first point is that clause of the writ issued bribe Governor, wherein the election is direct- iltobe held for two Representatives iu Con- to fill the vacancy, until superceded by tie members electedat the next regular election ® the first Monday and day following in No- wnlier next. The committee are (with one ex ertion) of opinion that in attempting to restrict lie term of service of members to be elected at tlie special election, ordared as before stated, fltbe next regular election in November, the Governor transcended his powers. The gentlc- ,a dected are members for the whole unexpired ira of the Twenty-fifth Congress, or they are f members at all. The question then recurs -lid that illegal and restricting clause in the nit invalidate the election? The committee :m almost unanimous in the opinion, that inas- iiehat the writ seas perfect in itself without that r'.nut, its being there does not invalidate the dec- tm held under it, but may fairly be rejected ... wrplwmge ; reject this as surplvssage, then tit writ is good and the objection amounts to kotbisg. But the second objection, which would seem to be more formidable, involves the question whether in the purview and meaning of the Con stitution such vacancy in the representation of the State had happened as would justify the Gov ernor in authorizing a special el«otion to fill it. ■On thKqncadon the committee were divided. A \i‘'joriig of them were of the opinion that a taean- r. uitud and such a vacancy as was pregnant aM all the evils which could arise from a taertn- (j tvjipeninq in any other manner; and as the lords of the Constitution are broad enongh to embrace the existing case, there is no good rea p'd why, in giving them a practical construc ts. they should not be considered applicable is affording a remedy in this case as well as those arising from death or resignation. The word “happen" made use of in the Con stitution is not necessarily confined to fortuitous orunforseen events, bnt is equally applicable to ill events, which by any means occur or come to piss, whether foreseen or not; and a9 in this e»se confessedly the vacancy existed, it may properly be said to have happened although tho Mans or drcnmstances by which it was brought itont may have been foreseen. With these tiers fortified by many others which might be Uvtinced, a majority of the committee have »?reed on the following resolutions and instruct 'd their chairman to report the same to the lonse: “fiesolved, That Samuel J. Gholson and John '• H. Claiborne, are duly elected members of the Twenty-fifth Congress, and as such entitled to their seats." , ' The Honse referred this snbject to the Com mittee on Elections, with the instructions con tained in the following resolution: “Resolved, That the Committee on Elections i>o instructed to report upon the certificates of election of Messrs. Claiborne and Gholson, the members elect from Mississippi, whether they ire members of tho Twenty-fifth Congress or Rot; and that said committee take into their consideration the proclamation of His Excel- lency, Charles Lynch, Governor of said State, *ad the writ of election issued in accordance said proclamation on the 13th day of June, :?*' ,5 and also the act of the Legislature of Mississippi entitled, an “Act to regulate elec- hans, approved March 2, 1833.” From the foregoing and the extracts from the B port, the committee, it seems were of opinion «d reported that a vacancy existed; that the Iseeutiva of tha State had the power to order an f wtion to fill such vacancy; that he did order ^election for this purpose ; that the clause in ^writ ordering such election, restricting the «na to the extra session alone were void—a nul- ~fi toil consequently the election would be for a unexpired term, and that Messrs. and Claiborne having been duly eleeted, * n> 'umbers for the whole unexpired term of the ^‘“’S-fiflh Congress. The House approved Jf feport of, and adopted the resolution report- {*“?• tho Committee of 'Elections, with the be- ~ttbttllessr8. Gholson and Claiborne -wcicOu- 2>fect«d mombers”/or the whole tin expired term {“*>» evident both from tho terms of the reso- •rioa itself, and the whole action of the House Sj® this question. It will be seen that the reso- ••-.s declares them “duly elected members of ^Twenty-fifth Congress." Now if the House j-tended to declare these gentlemen members extra session alone, why did it use words ;• *“ e same import as those which have always used to declare members elected for the *** term? The Constitutionalist bases its argument against this, upon Mr. John Wy Adams' speech against the resolution. Jw speeches of Messrs. Pennybacker, Le- P *od Underwood seem to have been over- Mr. Pennybacker says it seems to him the state of the facts given and the literal Rising of words, that it was self-evident that » vacancy had happened in this case as A contemplated by the constitution. Mr. ; ?uo argued that if Messrs. Gholson and Clai- ?*• were eleeted at all they weec elected mem- jV* r the ensuing two years. Mr. Underwood rj ^ election had been'conducted in strict ac-' withlaw, and that Messrs. Gholson and were duly elected. The time of their ;‘.'ion had not yet expired, and if theyhadbeen j-'anted to retain, their seats to this period, in *7 of the case he would confess that if objection was urged he would be puzzled to ‘ 11 sside. •jWn, the whole action of the Honse upon inestion shows conclusively that it adopted resolution of October 3d “with the view and . standing” that Messrs. Gholson and Clai- were thereby declared “duly elected mem- Jj fir the whole of the unexpired term. This :-v> • hed beyond controversy by the several j, mtions of ttie House concerning this case. resolution referring the case to the Com- JJJ fce of Elections instructs the Committee to f 1* ft “whether they are members of the’2,'th ftT? ornoL ” .,[ k' 1 * 9 0mm 'ttee reported that in the opinion . / ..j aa j°ritv thereof, these gentlemen were duly 1 hdU^ lltl . r * 25th CongTess, and enti- u J 10 their seats as such, which resolution the J. Gholson and John F. H. Claiborne were duly eleeted members of the Twenty-fifth Congress be rescinded, and that Messrs. Gholson and Claiborne are not duly elected members of the Twenty-fifty Congress'” This resolutiem distinctly and fully rescinds the resolution, of October 3rd, declaring Messrs. Gholson and Claiborne duly elected, and there by CLEARLY REVERSES A. FORMER DECISION OF THE same House at a previous session of the same Congress on the rights of msmtckrb to seats. ‘Will the Constitutionalist reconcile the forego ing with its “extra session alone” doctrines ? It calls attention to “B.’s" error in stating that Messrs. Prentiss and Word were the only Congressional candidates at the November elec tion, and cites the votes polled for Messrs. Ghoison and Claiborne as evidence that they wore candidates. Messrs. Gholson and Claiborne issned a circular to their constituents, saying that as they had been seated for tha whole term by the resolution of October 3d, they were not candidates for rc-dection at the November elec tion. This was published, Mr. Gholson says, id at least all the Democratic papers in the State ; and furthermore, he says he wrote at least a hundred letters to their friends in different parts of the State, telling them they were not candidates. In many connties they received no votes at the November election, although they had ma jorities at the July election—showing conclu sively that there was no general tum-out at the November election. These statements are all corroborated by the speeches and documents relating to this question. The writer’s state ment that Messrs. Prentiss and Word “received less than half the votes polled at that dection” is substantiated by the official reports of the elec tion in the second report of the Committee on Elections. Whole number votes polled for Governor... .27,485 Number of votes polled for Prentiss 13,651 Number of votes polled for Word 12,340 See House Documents, Second Session Twenty-fifth Congress. Report No. 370—pages six and seven. The Constitutionalist cites the case of Wilkes and Lnttrell, a controverted election case in the House of Commons in 1770, in support of its doctrine that the Legislature cannot “reopen!' the question of eligibility, in the case of the ex pelled negro members. In tho House of Lords this case was brought up, and it was moved “that this House would take into consideration the proceedings of the House of Commons, touching the incapacity of John Wilkes, Esq., whereby the electors of Middlesex were deprived of their free choice of a representative.” Lord Mansfield, in the course of his remarks upon the motion, said: “I avoid entering into the merits of the late election, from a conviction that your Lordships have no right to inquire into them” See Lord Campbell’s Lives of the Chief Justices of Eng land—volume 2, page 350 of the second Ameri can edition. If the Constitutionalist cites this case to show that no appeal lies from the decision of the House of Representatives in a contested elec tion case, to the Senate or the Supreme Court, then it is a very good, if not an authorative pre cedent. But U is not a precedent in this case, for the point in controversy is, “has the Legisla ture (each House respectively) the power to reseat the expelled negro members.” Neither Honse can call in question the action of the other with re gard to this snbj ect,for, by the Constitution, ‘ l eac7i House shall be the judge of the dection returns aiid qualifications of its own members”—a role so plain and so imperative that the precedent cited by tbe Constitutionalist is qnite unneces sary. In conclusion, the writer wishes to call the at tention of the Constitutionalist to the principal points of his former communication (which it publishes) which are repeated below in the form of interrogations. f 1. Has not the Legislature the potter to reg ulate “tho rules of its proceedings’’in contested election cases ? 2. Has the Legislature adopted the rule of “res judicata” ns a part of its code of proceed- nre in contested election cases ? 3. If not, then by what rule of parliamentary or fundamental law is the rule of “res judicata” rendered applicable to, and binding upon legis lative action? 4. If the rule of “res judicata” is not binding upon legislative action by reason of adoption or otherwise, has not the Legislature the power to reseat these expelled members ? 5. It it has the power is it not the duty of the Legislature, under all the circumstances of this case, to reseat them ? A truthful and comprehensive reply to these points will materially assist the people in form ing correct conclusions upon this vexed ques tion. B. Tbe New Man and Brother with the Yellow Skin. * What shall be done with the Chinese ? asks the Cincinnati Enquirer. That is a question the solution of which is more puzzling than any that has yet been before tne Radical party. Some say one thing, others the very reverse. The black men see the danger, and protest egainst being supplanted by the yellow men. The Radicals feel their feebleness without the negro vote. It will hardly do to say that the United States are no longer a refuge for the oppressed of every clime. Nor will it do to pass laws forbidding tbe Chinese to cope among us; for one of the clauses of the indict ment against George the Third—to bo fonnd in that instrument upon which the Radicals base the political and social equality of the races, was, that he refused to pass laws to encourage the migration of foreigners to the States. The Eastern manufacturers want cheaper labor than they now have, but are unwilling that the West ern farmers and mechanics ehall have cheaper tools through a lower tariff. Some of the loy ally pious, like the New York Independent, don’t like to consent to an irmption of Pagans among ns, fearful that the Christian religion ccurtOja.’t ciand the shock. Others, equally as pious, look upon tne whole •»««*<» «e one of God’s providences for the conversion of the Pagans to the true faith. Ben Wade thinks the Celestials should bo treated as well as the Dutch and Irish, against whom he seems to harbor spite. E. D. M., of the Gazette, confesses his inability to see through the Chinese millstone. Grant—well, give Grant a good cigar and a fast horse, and the Chinese may go to the grave yard, for what he cares. On the whole, the Chinese problem is a puzzler; but we_ think there is a good deal of needless borrowing of trouble on the subject. The Caterpillar in Thomas Comity. The Thomasville Enterprise of the 4th has the following:— ' From every quarter we hear the cry of Cater pillars, until the whole country seems nothing but caterpillars. When we walk around town, we find farmers from the country sitting or standing with lobgf faces,' talking about caterpil lars, and all agree that the - truth can 1 no longer be.djsguised. .The insect curse has arrived and already swarm in the cotton fields. The weather too, has changed from dry hot, to cool, cloudy and showery weather, as if to afford them facil ity. The heavy showers have lately been so frequent that the cotton stalks are casting their fruit, so that, between the heavy showers, rnst and caterpillars, the “fineprospect” is likely to be blighted. '” ••••' Let the farmers remember, when the plant ing season returns again, that they have been assailed with all these vicissitudes for three years in. the cultivation of Cotton, and learn that corn, bacon, rice, sugar cane, peas, potatoes, etc., are liable to none of these dangera and cultivated with much less labor and expense. We are surprised (says the New York Herald) that the Democratic journals have not noticed the assent of a colored man to their favorite dogma that this is a “white man’s government." At an Educational Convention recently held in Louisville, Ky., P t H. Clark, of Cincinnati, a negro, delivered an address in which he boldly took and eloquently maintained the ground that “this is a white man’s government” He said: I trust that I shall shock nobody’s prejudices alarm no person’s fears for my sanity, when I, a colored man, and a life-long agitator of colored men’s rights, declare as I now do, that this is a white man’s country. In all its wide spread grandeur of mountain, valley and plain, of river, the warm shores of the Gulf, this country belongs to the white man, to him and his heirs forever. It was a white man's ship burst through the gloom which had shrouded this continent from the eyes of the Old World for so many centimes, and it was a white man who first leaped upon the shore, claiming the new land for himself and his brethren. White men have conquered this continent. Its teeming fields, its mines, its wealth-producing industries, its thousand cities, belong to them. This is a white man’s civilization. ■ We gain enlightenment from a literature that, in all its varied departments—philosophy, theology, phy sics, mathematics, poetry and the drama—white men have been perfecting for three thousand years. This, too, is a white man’s government. Our Union of States, our guaranties of free thought and free speech, our method of enacting laws by men selected by the people—all these are his peculiar modes, and are the crystalized results of his politioal experience. In numbers, in in telligent energy, the white man stands at the head of all the races which have found a home in America. White men have come to ns by hundreds of thousands each year, my millions every ten years. They have, do, and will con trol the destinies of the people residing upon this continent. While the white race is the chief factor in the product of American civilization, there are also other factors, and these willhave their influence upon the final result. In the experiment of self-government, which we are making, other elements enter—elements which, if properly ap preciated, developed, and incorporated in the body politic, will make our nation freer, more powerful, more enduring, than ever was before known in the history of man. If neglected, des pised and degraded, in the same degree that you do these things,will the future of tho coun try fall short of the high destiny of which it is capable. To the white man is given the task of building the edifice of American nationality. The mate rials are here. To the eye of some they may seem incongruous, incapable of molding into compact and symmetrical forms, but with jus tice for a working tool, the rudest material will be smoothed into a proper shape, and.find its fitting place in the edifice. The white man has the power to work his will with tho people and institutions of this contin ent, and for the proper exercise of this tremen dous power he must answer at the tribunal of posterity and at the bar of God. If he con sents to let race prejudices sway his judgment and hinder his arm from doing the great work to which he is called, with a love of liberty and tbe fear of God, then truly shall the sins of the fathers be visited upon the children, and future generations shall bewail the folly of the fathers who permitted the craft of state to drift into ra pids which inevitably end at the cataract of des potism. Leaving out for the present a consideration of the proper treatment of the Indian, the Chi naman, only stopping to say that enlightenment and justice are the appliances needed in their case, I shall proceed to ask, what shall be done with the negro ? What will you do with us ? Here we are, five millions strong. Not just coming, as the Chinese are, bnt here now, and firmly seated. Here now, as we have been for centuries. Here now, as we will be for centu ries. Not foolishly fighting tbe rising tide of civilization, and perishing before it as the In dian does, but assimilating ourselves to it, and increasing in numbers. We live and grow in spite of slavery—in spite of ignorance. Not even the doctors of the census tables, “and they are worse than the cholera,” can kill us. We are told scornfully that “it is not meet to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs,” but even from the crumbs which fall from the great table, where the sons and daughters of America are fed, we gather life and strength.— We are a part of the American people. When Americans mourn we mourn. When Ameri cans rejoice we rejoice. We are an exist ing fact; we can’t bo ciphered out of the way. The American statesman or economist who forecasts the future of his countiy, and leaves ns out of the calculation, will fail wofully in his predictions. Here we are, then. What will ye do with us, ye white men of America, ye high priests of civilization ? A few centuries ago the question of what should be done with a subject race would be easily answered. The knife, the faggot and the club would make short work of them and their questions. Times and manners are milder. Yon have tried to answer my question by en slaving us. From 1C20 to 1863 we were your slaves, bought and sold like tho beast alongside of which we toiled. Tbe fierce fires of the civil war have melted our chains, and we are free, r.ud confront you with the old question, What will yon do with us? Your humanity forbids our massacre. The most outrageous Ku-Klux or New York rioter, would recoil before the task of slaughtering five millions of men and women. The re-establishment of slavery is an impos sibility. These millions of men who have learn ed the use of arms, who have learned to love liberty, and would be ready to use those arms, to preserve the liberty they love, they cannot bo re-enslaved. Universal massacre is possible, bnt slavery re-established is impossible. If you suggest that we be sent out of the country, that the General Government be turned into a vast colomzauuu that onr idle war ves sels be turned to use in triinnDorting us to our fatherland, wherever that is, then L reply that there are two insuperable difficulties in the way. One of these difficulties arises from the fact that we don’t want to go, which, in my opinion, is sufficient to settle the matter. But there is an other difficulty which would probably have more weight with you, and that is that you don’t want ns to go. You lore ns too well to part with ns. You love the millions of dollars which our indus try adds to Uie wealth of the country. The plan ter of the South wants us for laborers; the man ufacturer of the North wants us for customers, and neither can spare us. Our color and fea tures may not be pleasant to contemplate, bnt the greenbacks wo add to the national wealth are highly pleasant to the sighta nd to the pocket It is astonishing how rapidly tho answers to the question narrow themselves down to one, and that is the one dictated by true patriotism. Take us by the hand, educate us, raise U3 to the level of * citizenship, cast upon ns the high re sponsibilities of that condition, and you will do the best thing for ns and yourselves. By our vices we may be a curse to our country, by onr virtues we may jriove a blessing. * * * * Educate ns, ana yon not only enrich, but strengthen the State. It was the common school of Prussia which won the battle of Sa- dewa, and the Confederacy went down nnder the influence of the common schools of the North. Men still talk of classes that are born to rule —that they must direct, and the others obey. This may do in peaceful times. When the ocean is smooth, one competent man, with the rawest and least experienced of crews, may From Monroe County. The Monroe Advertiser of yesterday says: Crops continue to give the most flattering prospects. The weather, during the latter part of the week just past, was rainy, cloudy and un- propitious for cotton, and it was feared that a wet spell had set in which would cause it to slied its bloom and squares. Sunday and yesterday, however, were bright, sunshiny days, and the weed retains its vigorous appearanoe. There is nothing like rust or caterpillars to disturb the minds of planters in this section, and the yield will be very satisfactory if one is to judge from present appearances. The com crop may be considered as made, and, notwithstanding the drouth which occurred just at the critical period of its growth, it is thought that the yield will be considerably more than an average oae. In tho opinion of some of our oldesi farrnon, tho pres ent crop would have exceeded any in the hi •. tory of the coiinty, had the seasons been uniformly favorable. Planters are now busy pulling fodder. There are several brag cotton patches in the county. Dr. J. S. Lawton has five acres, said to bo extra good, which we learn ho intends to enter at the State Fair, in November. Mr. Jeff Hogan also has a very fine field, and we hear of several others who anticipate large yields from comparatively small areas. We are glad to note these evidences of agricultural develop ment. They are signs of coming prosperitry when every farmer's field will be extraordinay, in appearance and in yield. Indian Shxho.—The cool weather last week sent a number of visitors at the Spring to their respective homes—yet all the hotels continue to entertain a fair number of boarders. Several additional engagements have been made for rooms during this month, and a lively time is anticipated during the balance of the season. Cheering.—Reports reach ns from all sec tions of Butts county of the favorable pros pects of the cotton crop. Our planting friends are in excellent spirits. In some portions of the county the com crop was injured by the late dry spell, but the general yield will be above the average on the area planted. George W. Adams, Esq., has been eleeted President of the large and flourishing agricul tural club of Monroe county. Affairs in Tennessee. A dispatch from Nashville to the Louisville Courier-Journal, of the 8th, says: A close estimate as to the vote of the State will give Senter fully 60,000 majority. Even East Tenneer.ee, which everybody predicted would go handsomely for Stokes, gives Senter a majority of 2500. The Legislature will be overwhelmingly Conservative. The Senate will not contain a single Stokes Radical, while the House will have only about eleven or twelve of that stripe. There will he three or fonr Sen ter Republicans in the Senate, and perhaps about a dozen in the House. A straight-out Conservative will certainly be sent to the United States Senate, and the im pression now obtains that EmersonEtheridge is the coming man. Andy Johnson will fight des perately to secure the place, but the opposition against him will bo formidable. Etheridge will certainly be elected Speaker of the State Senate. Judging from the inklings already drawn out, tho loth amendment is not likely to pass the Legislature. GLIMPSES OF CUBA. How Havana Zooks to an American—TheFed- ing Evinced Over the JlebeUion—Anti-Ameri cans—An Episode of the Cuban War—The Beginning of the End. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE DAILY TELEGRAPH. Apalachicola, Fla., August 8, 1869. HAVANA, To American eyes and ears just now, is a queer plaoe. It was queer enough in olden days to find oneself fresh from Republican simplicity and Democratic plainness, suddenly shot into a great overgrown tangled maze of a city, whose every feature was the antipode of what one was accustomed to; where people neither eat, slept, rode, walked, smoked, talked, sung, listened, danced or died as sober Americans were in the habit of doing. From the cradle to the grave all differed, not slightly but broadly—differed in toto. But now the difference as of old exists with the super-added strangeness of military pomp, withont warlike enthusiasm, military rule without martial exactness and discipline; a sort of semi-barbarous fierceness and bravado being supposed to represent the warrior, while vindic tive blood-thirstiness and cruelty stand for valor and patriotism. Fora cold-blooded coward commend me to that class of Spaniards now fighting the battles of Spain in Cuba. In all of my experience dur ing our own late war—when, God knows, scenes of cruelty and horror were by no means rare—I can find no parallel in the worst of our's to the mildest types of their’s. The atrocities exceed belief. The distant reader, unfamiliar with such scenes, prone to believe that only in the imagination of fiends such barbarities exist, finds it impossible to give fall credence to tales of horror which give only in pale, bald out-lines an idea of the actual facts. The imbruited Ca- manche never graduated in a Spanish school for the practice of cruelty, or he could soon get his tribe wiped from the face of the earth. If, in ancient times, the terrors of the Inquisition were more to be dreaded than the severest tor tures which a fanatic’s mind could conjure np as belonging to Hell, the modem Spaniard has not lost the application of the old, while invent ing and improving upon it, carrying crnelty to a pitch never attained by the fercest zealot in the good old days when the cMef end and aim of man was to torture his brother man. If history ever gives np to the world the deeds done in the Isle de Cuba during this struggle, history will have pages blacker than those whereon are writ ten the horrors of the Inquisition or the mas sacre of St. Bartholomew. ANTI-AMESICAN Feeling grows stronger iay by day. It needs not that the press of the United States sym pathize with the Cuban!—that does not cause so much of it; few thereknow aught of these ut terances of good will tod hope. The American element which has thrown itself into this strug gle ; there is the rub. This is something which they can feel—the fact strikes them daily and hourly; goes home to^all of them; it is practical, earnest, real. It shows just how much sym pathy is felt for the Cuban cause—each man in his own proper person and at his own peril puts Fyom Brooks Comity. DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN—SEASONS AND CROPS— LAMENTABLE AFFRAY. Near Quitman, Brooks County, ) August 8, 1869.) Editors Tdegraph: On the 16th of last month, (July.) tho oldest citizen of this county, Mr. Elijah Beesley, died at his son’s residence after an illess of three weeks, at the age of 94. His mind was unimpaired and his memory good ( u P° n reoord W* feelings. "When, last January, for his age. I saw* and conversed with him a ! Hamilton put a little yacht load of men upon few months ago, and he could then walk two or i rocky beach, at Port Graranjo, few could three miles very well He was bom in Onslow ; iave imagined the number who were to come countv, North Carolina, if I mistake not, in ! after ttem * Th 0J were but sixty-five men— 1775, and he was 14 years of age when Wash-1 ^ first yacht load which left the Florida coast ington was first inaugurated. Bp was a good ; ^ ver y f flr from where I now write; but they citizen, always temporate, and he .lived by his | were speedily followed by larger bands of eager labor. His only son, now 64 years of age, is also j determined men—men who had stood the brunt a good citizen. * i of a score of battles—men whom no amount of Mr. Beesley removed to Buike county, Ga., i danger could turn back or cause to falter; and when young, where he married, and afterwards j it is this which brings on the American as he lived in Bullock, Irwin and Lowndes counties, . crosses a street in Havana, or enters a Cafe, or him a prisoner, made such successful interven. tionfor him that, instead of being executed privately, or publicly, he was cared for, and brought into a fair way of .recovery. And here, the story, to be like the novels, ought to stop. But truth must be told, and, though it is a blight upon the Majors reputation for gratitude, eta, he persists in not falling in love with his lovely benefactor—the blue, brown or black eyes, aforesaid, still enthralling him—for he believes in them. Time may give him back to his na tive land, hat time cannot wipe ont the wounds and imprisonment. From men of his command I learned that when .the news of his capture reached this country, every officer and man of his command who was here on sick or other leave, went into council, and left in a body for Cuba, resolved to get him back at all and every hazard. All who knew Hamilton will say God speed their efforts. THE* IXEUNG In Havana, of those who know best the resour ces of the Cubans, is that the final struggle is not far off. The Spanish leaders and troops are not in concert—there is no sense of trust in the one or respect in the other; and but a little time is needed to bring about a general disrup tion of the Spanish forces and a complete break down of Spanish power in the Island. The sooner the better, we piously ejaculate. Alta. Weekly' Resume of Foreign Affairs. PREPARED FOB THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH. ~ In Tnrin hald tha j “ omuoo w* tion of certain taxes and the extension of the f strolls in the Plaza; the black, ireful looks and manage a vessel; but when the storm beats The SrRAGUES are increasing their force on ! high, a trained crew is needed. Such storms their water power at Augusta, Me. The power ; sometimes assail the ship of state, and then it adopted on the 3d of October. The .=- v' 10n of February 5th, whereby these gentle- ( i »ere unseated is as follows : “t-oiYed, That the resolution of this House at that point is sufficient to drive 300,900 spin- I is important that every citizen be trained to dies. The old mill of 12,000 spindles, employ- ; love his country, and serve it efficiently, ing two hundred bancs, has been put in perfect j It is always safe and expedient to do right order, and wUl be running by October. The : and for Kentucky, or any other State, to refuse foundations of a new mill of 20,800 spindles, | to recognize the fact that the negro must be and to employ three hundred hands, are now educated, and his political economy recognized; being laid. Two other mills, one of 30,000 is not conversatism, bnt folly. True wisdom, and the other of 60,000 spindles, are soon to be true humanity, true patriotism dictate the pol- 'i.ptit; r Icy of education and slcvatioa of the negro. office of Judge of the Inferior Court some forty ! „ . . , years ago. the muttered curse—not over low or light—of The seasons have been fine here for some ( the Spaniard, be he citizen or soldier. You are time past, and crops of all kinds are qnite prom- jnade to feel it in every way possible, in all ising. The people seem well satisfied with the j bces and at all times> crop prospects at present, and they are hoping } that if the caterpillars should come here, that an episode of the was, crops will not be badly damaged, as it is now late | Doubtless pai tially familiar to many of your in the season. A large planter told me a day or , % . . , J ' two ago that he thought there was no proof of readers who have seen extracts from the Vox the worms being here yet j de Cuba Prensa and other papers relative to On Monday last, at a shop in this vioinity, a ; Hamilton, mentioned in the last paragraph. I fight unfortunately took phee between two : partia n y familiar, for the Cuban papers brothere-in-law, Mr. Wiley Patterson, and Mr. J 1 J T f. P. S. McRae, both I believe, respectable young knew only a portion of the story. I shall at- men. The latter used his keife and cut Mr. P. j tempt to give in detail the history of the gallant terribly in three or four places, which came Major's early struggles in behalf of Cuban in- very near causing his death, but Dr. Hitch was dependence; it jg enough to say that he was soon called, and it 13 now believed that the m- • r . ...... ■; jured man will recover. McRae married Pat- i ever in the van-that quietly and without pa- terson’8 sister, and domestic difficulties, I learn, • rade, scarcely known to be in the fight, he was brought about the quarrel and fight.' ; the soul of the revolt in more than one district. Subscriber. : uj 3 men wou i d follow him wherever he would lead them, and he would lead them wherever From Putnam County. The Eatonton Press and Messenger of the 10th danger was to be met and the enemy found, has the following: • Well, he lead them once too often—the old story Longevity in Putnam.—We think that this —rashness it is set down by those who knew portion of Middle Georgia is ahead of all the of it only as a military movement. How little world in most things, and kave good reasons for does tte world know of the secret springs which so believing. Certainly our table of ages will tTT . , , . ..... compare with any region where three scores *“°vemen! How few know what earned that and ten is man’s alloted period of life. For ex- dashing soldier too far at the attack of June ample—we are informed that there is one per- 16th. A few in his own command knew it was son in the county, in good health, oyer ninety- a des j re to die which made him, after winning five; two over ninety; three over eightv-five; ... .. „ , . ... „ seventeen over eighty, and forty , odd beyond the P oslUoa > throw h,mself almos - llteraU 7 oavonty. TLooa are all males, and as the ladles alone amongst a thousand of the enemy—an are a little squeemish on the subject, vre will enemy beaten back bnt still strong in prestige, not say anything as far as they are concerned, in nuin bers and in position, as some are not yet married and are not withont .. .V . . , bo p e , It was the old, old story. Some pair of eyes, Cotton.—There is certainly the finest pros- blue, black or brown had looked unkindly upon pect for a large yield of tho “fleecy staple” for him—some voicebelovedhadgrown chid or still; this year, that the planters have had. The and so when, he landed in February with his last stalks were never known to be as full of bolls as . . . , . . . . .r , at present, and they are maturing rapidly;— reinforcement he bounded to the saddle for There are some planters in Putnam, who, it is earnest work. And he had it. Deeds which said, already have enongh on the stalks to se- paled all of his exploits in our war—rash, wild, cure them a bale to the acre, hot on small desperate deeds all went safely, risk what he ple**4 till tbUbW *** Ihe«, tf* . the finest of spirits. "W® hear no complaints victory—pressing a strong sullen foe, he rushed from any quarter, but on the contrary, there into the very jaws of death and in tha midst of seems to'be a season of rejoicing among them. a thousand men, still fought on, on toward the Barbecue*-are being given, at which they meet „ tt„ ......... .. .» -sit . ,. and have a “jolly good time,” generally, which Spanish colors. He gained them but at the is one of the best evidences that they are per- moment when his men were rushing np to fectly satisfied with the condition of their farm- support him they saw him beat down as it were iEg interests. "t . by a mob. And when they reached him, for The first open bolls were shown ns on Satur* ... ,, . ,, . _* day, by Mr. Leonard, though Mr. Wilson in- with a yell of vengeance they went at the foe formed us a week before that he had some on and rented them—he lay mangled and bleeding, his place. We have also received.from Col W. little left of the dashing soldier who had rode T. Young several open bolls. The staple and appearance of the cotton is good, which shows that they were not forced open, but fully matured. Should the fine weather continue, it will' be as though proof against death mid harm. Bnt he was not dead. They bore him to his camp and for some ten days he lived on in a semi-un conscious state. One evening an attack was hard to estimatehow much cotton Putnam conn- > rr1ftdft npoa kjg camp—his men being unprepared ty will make tins year. ^ ^ driyea back men> ^ an £ oor or tw0f Chicago has a million dollar will case on trial the oamp was retaken, Hamilton’s body was not Mrs. Julia Newberry, widow of Walter N. New- to be found. Notes passed between the officers berry,'who died December 8, 1868, has just and Christian’ burialwas asked for the body, oTherV/e h^ton^SVt ***** made toat it should be pven. justice to herself, and deprivation of her rights Aweeklatent was said Hamilton was not dead; of dower. The estate is now valued at from that he was alive and improving, and would live. £2.000,000 to $3,000,000, and, by the law of ^ month passed; no further news of him, until dower, the widow is entitled to onothird, in- jeccujiy it is discovered, on the best authority, stead of the allowance made’in the will of $10,. 000 annually, and tho homestead. The case that he is alive, though a dose prisoner. thus becomes one of great magnitude, and its here the romance comes in like a noveL result will be locked for with interest beautiful girlj a relative of some official,. And A Great Britain'—In the English Parliament Mr. Bruce, Secretary of State for the Home Department, in his reply to an interpellation of Hr. Bourke, stated that Her Majesty’s govern ment would introduce a draft regarding the nat uralization of British subjects at the next ses sion of Parliament. The Harqnisof Harrington, Post-master Gen eral, replied to an inquiry of Mr. Bayley, that a proper reduction of the rates of postage between England and America would be taken into con sideration very soon by the government. Mr. Fortecsue, First Secretary for Ireland, made a communication to the Honse, stating that the administration, during the adjournment of Parliament would discuss the purchase of the Irish railways. A company is being organized for laying an Atlantic cable from Scotland across the Faroe Isles to Quebec. After its completion it will probably be purchased by the Post Depart ment. The Times strongly advocates the migration of the Chinese into the American Union, deem ing fruitless any attempt of stemming their fur ther influx. As the representatives of an an cient civilization, but lacking moral strength, they should be welcomed as co-founders of col onization, without being feared as a race which would/at some future day, control the destinies of toe nation. Twenty thousand people, headed by flying banners and bands of musio, paraded the streets of Limerick, Ireland, with a view of making a demonstration in favor of toe Fenians still im prisoned. A petition to Mr. Gladstone was adopted, ask ing for their release. Great enthusiasm prevailed, yet toe language of the speakers was moderate, and toe public peace was not disturbed. France.—The Press takes a hopefnl view of the parliamentary era which has just dawned upon France. The Emperor has yielded with a good deal of grace, without, in fact, sacrificing much of his arbitrary power. The Reform measures chiefly embrace the autonomy of the Senate and Corps Legislatif. They are now both granted the privilege of pro posing new laws, an important innovation, as hitherto they were only allowed to discuss-those brought forward by the Government. To make a law valid it most have passed both branches of the legislative power. The minis ters will deliberate under the presidency of toe Emperor. They are responsible for their own acts, but can be impeached only by the Senate; they may be members of either house of the Legislature. The latest cable telegrams report that Napo leon will soon issue a manifesto announcing, as the last act of his personal government, a re due- bear accursed fruit. And, like Jason’s fabulous warriors, sprung from a dragon’s tooth, who killed one another while grappling for the stone he had- thrown amongst them, Spain is raging against her own flesh and blood. Portugal.—Portugal has also caught ton ca ble fever. The Chambers have adopted a reso lution, favoring toe laying of sub-marine cables to and from that country. Austria.—The “Prease,” an ofiiciaF organ, declares that Baron von Beust, intends to-pub lish all diplomatic notes exchanged Vito’ Prussia in order to corroborate his assertions made to the Hungarian Delegation. Mr. Rovce was confirmed Consulof tho United States in Prague. Russia.—The Jews of toe Russian Empire in a body have addressed a petition to the Czar, praying for an extension of. their religious and educational privileges. The Academy of Sciences has proposed toe formation of a Commission foe discussing the introduction of a general • uniform system of weights and measures, within Russia. Sweden.—The marriage of the Heir presump tive of Denmark with Louisa, the heiress of the throne’of Sweden, was oelebreted. in Stock holm. This is-an event of political importance as toe Ring of Sweden will leave no male des cendants ; toe orown.of toe three northern king doms, Norwry, Sweden and Denmark-wiH there fore be worn by this royid couple one-day, thus realizing the idea long cherished in the hearts of the three nations,.of a Scandinavian Union, which will be powerful enough to form a' bul wark against the Russian Colossus. Turkey.—The differences between the Padi shah andhi3 vassal, the Vice-roy of Egypt, will be amicably settled. A note to Ishmael Pasha had’ been already prepared intimating that unless the Yiee-roy could satisfactorily explain his conduct, the Porte would revoke the privileges granted by the firman of 1841.. Jabno. Bum’s Doing—A Strange Tale. educational system in France. It is very doubtful whether these half meas ures will satisfy the French for any length of time, and there is even reason for believing that toe Emperor regrets already having made any concessions at all Should they fail to produce the desired effect, it is probable that Napoleon, leaning entirely on the army, will unchain the furies of war to restore the prestige of his Gov ernment by fresh laurels of victory. It is said that Prussia, apprehending such a result of the present liberal reforms, considers the situation a very grave one. Germany.—The official “Provinzial Corres- who pondenz” expresses its surprise at VonBenst’s statements, made to toe Hungarian Committee, in regard to Prussia. The paper denies that Austria has made any advances, declaring, at toe same time, that, if she really offered a sin cere friendship, Prussia would always be ready to meet her. A heart-rending disaster occurred in the coal districts, not far from Dresden, Saxony. Three hundred and twenty-one miners were killed in stantly by an explosion. The Prussian Government contemplates the digging of a canal, connecting toe North and Baltic Seas, as well as the laying of an Atlantic cable—establishing a direct communication with the United States. Great attention is now being generally paid to the question of develop ing the yet very deficient canal system of Ger many, so as to connect at least the six principal rivers, Danube, . Rhine, Oder, Elbe, Weserand Vistula. The Berlin “Boersen Zeitung,” speaking of the rumored taxation of United States bonds, four hundred millions of which are held abroad, thinks the news a mere manoeuvre of the Stock Exchange, and trusts that toe Republicans will remain faithful to their programme. Italy.—The scandal on account of toa Alleged bribes in regard to the tobacco monopoly is not yet at an end. The government meets with mortifying de feats, as the courts discharge all prisoners com plicated in the recent disturbances in Parma, Milan and Bologna. Cambray-Digny, Minister of Finances, against whom the shafts of toe op position are directed, has offeredhis resignation to Menabrea, but toe Premier declined to ac cept it. It is believed that toe (Ecumenical Council will be represented by from 550 to 600 prelates. Three hundred fathers of the church have apologized for not being able to proceed to Rome, assigning as their reasons, old age, bod ily defects and various other causes. Rome numbers according to too official cen sus published by toe priests, without any con trol of toe temporal authorities, 220,532 inhab itants. At toe celebration of a great festival in too ’Cathedral of Trani, Sicily, tho drapery caught fire and in the ensuing confusion sixteen persons were trampled to death and & great many wound ed. The fire was extinguished without diffi culty. t Spain.—The news from Spain are contra dictory. It seems as. if toe Carlist' risings were quelled. Don Carloais said to have reappeared in France. The Government makes light of the success of Don Carlos, but apprehends new movements in behalf of Alfonso, son of Queen Isabella, who, it is reported, shows dispositions to abdicate in his favor. Prince Henri de Bourbon^ who, on account of his radios! opinions, was seven times banished by Isabella, has received permission to return to Spain. What this land, blessed by Nature’s prodigal hand, is drifting to—with the contact ing interests of its inhabitants who, divided into Monarchists, Republicans, Isabellinos, Carlist?, and partisans of Alfonso, are arrayed against one another—God <ndy knows. Three centuriesrsf misrule have sown terrible seed, which now Whisky the cause f A Weil Wisher foe the Prosperity of our Sunny South. Madison.—k letter from Madison to a friend Bays : “The prospect of a considerable immi gration here this fall is very good. As a conse quence, land has advanced fifty per cent. The Iona drouth has injured bur crops. Still, we shall make a fair crop of cotton and oem.”—lb. Every young oeuple who desire to make a ’ start in Ufe mnat keeptwp bears in the v. f KJ, :,-j Forsyth, July 30,1869. I am eighty-four years of age. andaever to my knowledge, have I used a pint of ardent spir its throughout my long life ; and yet, no man, has ever drained a deeper or more bitter cup, because-of toe rum traffic than. I have done, I have been toe father of nine children, seven sons and two daughters. One poor sickly girl is all that remains to me now. I was once toe owner of two hundred acres of land; owed no man anything, but love and good works—now a little cottage with a small garden and cow pas ture is all my earthly wealth. My oldest son became a merchant; drink was fashionable at the time ; he became intemper ate, failed in business, and at the age of twenty- seven died of delirium tremens. My second son established a distillery, and at toe age of thirty-two, died a chained mainac, the inmate of a mad house—toe cause intemper ance. , , My third son under the influence of Jiquor, quarreled with his friend—sought revenge, shed blood and died on the gallows. My fourth son, after years of reforming and falling, finally perished in a snow storm. He was found a week after, with a half-emptied rum jug by his side. My fifth son—he was greatly beloved—a preacher of the Gospel, but rum dragged him from God’s altar, and laid him in the grave of a ' suicide. •. . .. . ’ My sixth son was for three years a clerk in toe city of New York, came home a wreck and in four weeks died of pulmonary consumption, in duced by intemperate habits. My seventh and last son, while intoxicated, fell from his horse and had his brains dashed ont. He died on the spot. My oldest daughter married a man who be came a sot. She struggled long with poverty and abuse ; hut finally gave way and. died of a broken heart My youngest and only remaining child is the sickly girl r mentioned, toe very last fragment of my once promising family. My poor wife bore long, with Christian forti tude, toe weight of her crushing woes; but na ture gave way at last, and I rejoiced, fee her sake, when she fell asleep in death. I have nothing personally to fear freax toe rum traffic, but four of my sons having left families, I fear for them. I am told to love my country. If my oonntry had loved me I might have been toe -father of nine living sons and daughters. Does.my coun try know that she is giving legal life and being to a system more ruthless—a muxtigrermore . deadly than the bloodiest sword of a foreign foe ? or toe most oppressive laws of a foreign power ? She is cherishing a fiend that is gloating upon toe best blood of her children andsending them to the judgment seat bereft of reason and devoid of hope. I am told to love my neighbor as myself. Father of Mercieshow can I love- him, who, for money, will rob father and mother of all that their hearts hold dear. I will love my country when she guards my interest and my life. I will love my neighbor whan he proves hu man. Till then, I. have no. love, because no hope. V But pardon me; pardon an old man - if he speaks warmly; let my fearful sufferings plead my excuse, and the magnitude of the evil it would overthrow.—Extract from Unde Sam’s Farm Fence. Editors Tdegraph : Hpping and. believing that the above will be- of benefit to many of your numerous readers, I’take pleasure in copy ing and sending it to- you, with some experi ence of toe writer. I am from a highly respectable and wealthy family; was raised a pious, temperate boy, un til I thought piyself too large to be controlled by a guardian. I became intemperate for a short while. I saw where I was drifting to, and resolved to live a. better boy. I prayed day and night that Almighty God might and would give me strength to resist toe temptation. It was granted, and-I joined the'Metoodist Church —was a member for several years; but, having become negligent in my duties, the devil soon discovered, and took advantage of me, by per suading me to.take my letter from the Church, which I did. A short time afterwards, having had my pook- ets filled, from the sale of a large cotton crop, I again commenced drinking, which I have not quit until this day. "When the war dosed, it loft me a handsome fortune;. seeing that it was wasting very rapidly, I resolved to many, thinking that the influence of a wife, might reclaim me, and keep me from ntter ruin and disgrace. My marriage-did not check me in the least. About eighteen months thereafter, I seduced toe best friend-1 had on earth, causing her utter rain, all #f which was done, under the influence of whisky, and the DeviL Do yon think there is any Heasten, for so vile a man ? I have Bpent all my property, exoept a small tract of land and a few stock, all of which are very poor, and to-day, I. am. ont of corn, bacon, &e., and have no money nor credit any where. Reader, bear in mind, this has been accomplished only though, or by whisky, as an instrument in the hands of the Devil Thousands of fathers and mothers are this day rejoicing over th6i» bright, manly boys and beautiful little daughters; bn’, ah, like me they may suffer—like me go down in sorrow to the ' graves if the monster destroyer continues to be fostered by the laws of our country. I am to-day an example for others to be warned by; there fore, take ye heed;, that yon don’t, like me, fall a prey to the greatest enemy to mankind. I stand to-day, a’ ruined, reckless, hopeless man. ' v.'A ' -j« i I , « and teedtoem w^-s^nw: wd forbear. .vs V ■■iBraKatiiMiMfiHHBHRMHM m