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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1870)
THE WEEKLY OOHSHTUTIONALIBI WEDNESDAY MORNING. JAN. 5, 1870 Club RktN for the Weekly Constitution* ollst. That every one may oe enabled to sub scribe, and receive t he benefits of a live Jour nal, we offer the following liberal terms to Clubs ; 1 Copy per year - - - - $3 00 3 Copies per year - - - - 760 5 Copies per year - - - - 12 -00 10 Copies per year - - - - 20 00 We trust that every subscriber to the paper will aid us in adding to our list. OHOPS AND CURRENT NEW3. Our subscribers and friends In the coun try will confer a favor on us and our nu merous readers by sending us items as to crop prospects and general news in their different sections. We trust that each subscriber will consider himself a special correspondent for the Constitu tionalist, and thereby add to the Interest of the paper. JOINING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. That staunch Democratic organ, the Htchmoml Enquirer awl Examiner, never willingly went Into the WalUkii move ment; and since the culmination of this movement has been so insulting to Vir ginia, it has grown weary of inglorious concessions, and now speaks winged words, which, though too late, perchance, for any practicable purpose, are at least most grat ifying to thopc whose hearts still yoarn over the Old Dominion. The Enquirer and Examiner has been lls'cnlng curiously to the cuckoo cry, Inviting Democrats to join the Republican party. It sees some objec tions to this subtle programme, and gives ▼ent to them. To do this, It Is necessary to rehearse some of the memorable events of the past, and the application is as true to Georgia as to Virginia. It should never be forgotten that Lin coln’s election was a purely sectional one; that, alarmed at its significance, the South seceded and warred against its transgres sions. That war was ruthless on the part Os the North, and, In some particulars, of isolated atrocity. Under “ Republican ” auspices, our children have been killed, our towns burned, our substance destroyed. When the war ceased, so far ns actual com bat is concerned, crucifixion of the souls of Southern men and women l>egan, not to speak of filthy schemes of plunder. Guar antees were demanded by this same “ lie publican” party and acquiesced In, such guarantees as we had better have died than surrendered. Depths of humiliation and degradation were sounded that no man would have deemed possible for a proud people; and as each depth was sounded, a lower deep was opened uj» for exploration. Into that black pit Georgia has gone too far even, but Virginia ventured when Geor gia slirauk back In tardy horror. With this record of iufamy, perfidy and coward ice, the “ Republle.au” party has the audacity to Intreat Virginia Democrats to Join them, “to hoist their flag, to cheer their standards, to keep step to their music.” To this Invitation, let the Enquir er and Examiner answer for Virginia.— Thus: “ Now, wouldn’t we be hypocrites If we “did this thing? How om we do It on n “ clean stomach ? “ But wo are told that after a while the “job will pay. We arc admonished that “ parties are dead; that principle has gone “ glimmering; that we must put on a good “ time and look after • practical results. “ That is, we art* gravely advised that we “must, physically overpowered, Income “•?<*«« in spirit lit order to procure the “ loaves and Ashes of this world. That is the role of the present race of VI r* “glnians—certainly a right pitiable and “ humiliating conclusion for a right manly “ and high spirited people. ' •“Put money In your purse’—that Is all “ that is left us; and dou’t be pulllngabout “ honor, and self-respect, and principles. “Manhood Is a poor thiug to set against “ the flesh-pots of the Republican party. « We must develop our material resources, “ and If we can procure cheap water trans “ portation by the sale of our souls, it is “ contumacious and idiotic to waver about “ closing the bargain. “ We have a prejudice against General “Butler; but General Bntler will givens “ spoons and soup If we cheer hhn; and all “ ‘live’ people will put the past behind them “ and get the soup. “ And then there still remains a question : “ suppose we should not get the soup after “ all ?” Speaking for such true Georgians as we very humbly reproseat In the capacity of a public Journalist, we say no more concession, no more degradation, no more encouragement gs perfidy , no licking of Beast Butler's Monde. Let alt future responsibility rest upon those who have dishonored their trust and sought only to reduce us to their own vile level, by oar own act at that. If in the game of politics we an* powerless to con tend with Congressional knaves, let n« abandon the contest and permit them to have full swing fbr a season. So long sa we coquet with them, they have new lease of life and we are thrust lower and lower into the abyss, and then taunted w'th the ' exultant cry “ Down you go, lb■»», ami by your own lolly 1 Scramble up again and Ist a* allow you how hi play the etuHihllnii tool perpetually I" If thsrw are any im n aexluua to niaiutaln tins little gone for Yankee auiuaemeMl, they can go ahead The country Is free In lb «t eg tent Hut (lure are n*her* whu bare never yet gon» 4oWu Into the chasm and never will; and there are others who were In-1 veigled down onet, but will not, In spite of coaxing or threatening, go down again. We want none of Beast Butler’s soup. There are stolen spoons In it—and poison, too. The Radicals arc monstrous rogues, but they cannot easily steal our sun, oar clime, our soil—and, God guard ns! they will never plunder ns of self-respect, unless, indeed, we ourselves consent to bet our sonls against the devil’s fricassee. Let us commend ourselves to oar .daily avoca tions with redoubled zeal, and, so far as possible, contract the lines of trade with the North. If they put the screws to us, let us put some screws to them. The turn pike road to a Yankee Radical’s heart is through his pocket-book. We must war against his pocket-book. Practical people say that this is not feasible. It would be feasible enough if there was a surplus of public virtue; but, though we be forced to traffic with their merchants, we need not, at the same time, lake the physic pre scribed by their Congress—a patent medi cine called Butler'ii ho up. WHAT SHOULD THE LEGISLATURE DO? Some of our contemporaries earnestly argue in favor of a full representation of the Democratic members of the Legisla ture, and Confidently assert that, even after a purge, there will remain enough of anti-Radicals to defeat Mr. Titmouse Bul lock and his nefarious schemes. Those who take th s view premise, to begin with, that any other bourse of action would be a virtual surrender of supreme control to “His Excellency.” The Atlanta Constitu tion has been figuring, and finds that, drastic as may be the Mokton Bill, 13 Democrats will stand proof against its per ambulating pill influences, in the Senate, to 25 “Republicans,” so called. Os these Re publicans arc said to be eminently Conser vative, while the others are hostile to the Bullock regime. A combination of these elements will Insure Bullock’s overthrow. It Is true onr Atlanta contemporary reckons sanguinely upon such a coalition. Wc hope he Is not trusting his eggs to a bad basket; but we fear so. In the House, our esteemed contemporary estimates that there are 10 vacancies, leav ing 165 to organize. At least 80 of these are Judged to be eligible Democrats. The computation is that, ont of 162 members 77 are Democrats. Two vacancies, those of Lons and Nunn, will be filled by two Democrats. Os the original “ Republican ” vote, 71, but 65 will answer. Os these, 64 voted for Blqdoett. It is supposed that a higher figure can never be readied, aed so, the Democrats and moderate “ Republi cans” will be omnipotent, if acting In con cert. Our contemporary gives other par ticulars. We quote: "At the organization of the House In 1868, a Democrat was elected Clerk by 5 majori ty over a leading Republican, Hardin re celvinir 83 votes. “Since then. In filling vacancies, 5 Demo crats have been sworn in as members. By death and resignation, the Radical vote has been lessened, it is said, 9 members.” Tho summation Is very plausible and we do not propose, at this time, to pick flaws In it. On the contrary, we give this view of the question as decidedly the most favorable wc have yet seen. Now let us look at the other side. An able writer in the Telegraph and Mes nenger counsels the members of the Legisla ture to refuse to take either oath prescribed by Congress. Thus refusing, the Legisla ture would cease to exist, and Congress would be forced to change our form of gov ernment In Its own way, and solely on Its own responsibility. Fortifying the point made, this writer says: “ Let them not resign their seatH In the “ Legislature, but simply refuse to take the “ oaths that are prescribed for them, and “ return home to their families, and let “ Grant, at the request of Bullock, send “ an army and a navy to reconstruct the “ State and let. him And our Legislature “ and all of our people at their homes, “ peaceably and quietly attending to their “ lawful business, as the people have been “ doing ever since the close of the war, the “ Infamous falsehoods of Bullock and “ others to the contrary notwithstanding.” Again ; It is shown that the act of Con gress does not require theelectlon of anoth er Legislature, in case this Assembly should ref Use to act. A further outrage would be necessary, and, if an election should lie In sisted upon, we might give them such ou one as they little dream of. The writer thus concludes: “ If Cougress Is determined to destroy the “ States, and all the State governments, the “ sooner we know It the better for them. 1 We may as well cease to try to conform “to the wishes of this Congress; we can “ never do It. We have In good faith, ever “ since the close of the war, strove to do It, “to no purpose. Let them have their own “ way In their eflbrta to destroy constitu " tioual government and the liberties of the '• people ; we are powerless to stop them in “ their mad career. Do not, I Insist, let us j “aid them In the performance of so unhal- I “lowed a deed, nor In any way seem to j “ ronnteuance It. It !* needless fbr us to say that our per sonal sympathies are heartily with this last { proposition; but as good aud true men honestly differ on the question, which Is ! open to rontroveray, we prefer to await the assembling of the Legislature Then, If our voice la heeded, nothing will be done Inconsistent with the honor of Georgia— no, not If Congress should thunder an * the lieavcu* fall 111 n Kusn lUuauil**.-- Home of our wire workers may •’«is» tio thwarl lli’i.mas, by airatcgy, lu i doubtful legislature; but they hit ll much discourage theiMi {'oh nkmi's WkuiiKM, with money la worth a w thief mss of srlnnms written on routed , rail 'l'li wuiy notes THE NEW YEAR. So much has been said of the passing away of one year and the advent of anoth er, that ltttle Is left for originality in the premises, and repetition Is generally a stale and unprofitable task. For Georgia, the new year opens inauspicious!y, because it heralds au apparent continuance of a wicked triumph of her foes. What can we do but hope that this wickedness will perish with 1870? With the demolition of what was rescued from the wreck by Geor gia, a malignant Congress has pat the cap stone upon the sullen monument erected to the overthrow of Constitutional law. There Is little else to be done, and that lit tle is now of easy accomplishment, for the People are slaves or fools. It is unneces sary to recite the monstrous steps in this progressive and hideous wrong which 1870 has brought to so terrible a development. It is a gloomy thought that many thous ands of men, this day, literally have no country, and that many thousands more are forced to be ashamed of the one they call their own. The people, like the im prisoned Titan of Vesuvius, groan under the pressure of the mountain, but the mountain stands inexorable and heedless. It was the belief of the ancients that Ence ladus would, one day, arise from his fiery lair, and stand forth victorious over the volcanic oppression of his prison-house; and some have recognized the uprising of Italy under Victor Emanuel as the mo dern version of the old mytliologic legend. It may be that our giant will shake the walls of his tomb and stalk abroad in aw ful majesty. It may be that 1870 will wit ness this resurrection from the grave and from the entfails of burning despotism. But the probabilities are all the other way. Faithful men are treading upon the lava which has crusted above dead cities and rained civilizations and eclip||d faith, and they hear the roar of the caged Titan of American Republicanism deep in the bow els of despair. We fear that 1870 will see no restoration of onr past glories; but, to use the glowing language of a contempora ry, “ the sun of 1869, which blazed for the "last time upon the Wien columns of “ Athens, and upon the “ Roman forum, “ has passed, to Its final setting over the “ mins of the fairest and stateliest tem “ pie that man has ever erected bn the “ earth to civil liberty.” If we yield a truce to this sad thought, it is to turn from our country’s imposture to whatever is noble and true In our State; and, thus contemplatively turning, we see much to assure- us, much to make us proud, much to encourage us, even under the satrapy of Terry and the new ordeal of 1870. It may be idle to send a Happy New Year to ourreaders; but it is permitted to wish them an honorable one. EAST AND WEST. Eastern journals still continue to abuse the >Vest and threaten to withdraw the patronage of their section as they have withdrawn their “ drummers.” The Phila delphia North American leads 'the van in this attack and charges all the evils of the East to the bullyiug and grasping spirit of the West. Prospective annihilation of American shipping is traced to Western influences; also the employment of foreign sailors in preference to Americans. We quote some choice paragraphs from this bitter Pennsylvania controversialist: “These Western journals all talk as glibly of Western “ supremacy” as though the thing were beyond dispute or danger. The West rules, but not because of any 1 supremacy.’ It is solely on account of brass. The whole weight of the income tax falls oil the East, and the West is op posed to its redaction or repeal, because twice that amount is demanded fi>r West ern subsidies. The Post Office Department, sinks five millions of dollars annually be cause its revenues are squandered in unne cessary mail service at the West, running duplicate routes everywhere, to please every ambitious village that sets up for a metro polis ;to help every land speculator who has unoccupied farms and unbuilt houses to sell, and to busy up tho revenues of every railway built through a desert or a wilderness to ‘ develop’the country. The mail service at the East pays well ami yields a large surplus, that ought to be ap plied to the work of sustaining ocetn mail lines oi our own; instead of which the money Is taken and millions more added to It to build np the Interior. “ Pennsylvania has been nsed as a bug bear all through the West, and now it be hooves her to fight her own battle. We must combine with such Interests and such sections as will help us. and combat those that are against ns. We want protection for our Industry and for our commerce.— So does the Sou h. So does New England. So does New York. So does California.— The whole civilized world does not centre In the few ctle* at the West that kill pigs and speculate In breadstuff!*. How this condition of affairs has been brought about through Western influences passes the comprehension of unbiased out siders. Has not New England predomi nance In the Cabinet? Is she not supreme In the councils of the “nation?” Have not the six New Eugland States, with 600,000 inhabitants less than N‘w York, 1 toehe Seuators to New York’s too t Is not every New England Senator a native of the soil? Has she not carpet-bag emissaries In great preponderance from the South and West ? Has she not used the stupid West to make sure of reconstruction in the South, to the end that Western supremacy In the next decade should be turned to duat and ashes ? Has she uot used the West to demolish the benefits which would other wise have accrued from the next census? This looks like “ Western supremacy ” with a vengeance. Hay rather It la the most atuphl page in Western history, and des tined to grow more and iflore stupid, If the duet rife* of consolidation settle I by the war are mu applied to New England so a* , to reduce her power, according to consoll- i dated population, fully oue half. Hi ill, w are glad to see that some among , tile tsma file Western r* presell I*ll VMS are I* glnulug to op. ii their eyee. If the Ifeni ocratlu tiiluoiliy In Congress hod any lead 1 ere of any conseqnence, they could make effective use of the had blood stirring be tween the sections beyond us. But they are a poor set of sticks, without plans, sa gacity, individuality, or pluck. The Louis ville Courier-Journal glances around the arena and falls to find a single Democrat in the Senate or House possessing qualifi cations for leadership. Our brilliant con temporary says: “In 1854, when the Kansas-Nebraska “ measure was before Congress, the Senate “ turned to Stephen A. Douglas, and the “ House of Representatives to Stephens, of “ Georgia, as naturally and as cheerfully as “ if the two had been appointed by regular “ commission to lead the Democratic forces “ There was at that time a more equal divis “ ion of parties than there is at present, and “ the debates were enlivened by flashes of “ wit and eloquence, which we hear no “ longer. In its place we have the bullying “blackguardism of Ben Butler, and the “ brittle and senseless radicalism of Drake. “ The majority carries itself with a swagger. “ The minority makes a feeble and querulous “ opposition. The words ‘ rebel ’ and ‘ trait “ or ’ and ‘ loyalty,’ meaningless as they are, “ and unworthy, possess a potent influence “ yet. They are bandied about freely by “ the Radicals, and the Democrats prefer to “ dodge than to defy them ; and this timor “ ous policy only encourages the freer use “ of the really harmless mock heroics.” If the South had a chance to send some of her chosen great men to Congress, there would be a rattling of dry bones among the loyal. But the entrance of honest states men into the Senate or House is of all things most dreadful to the contemplation of the Radical rogues who rule the roost. They hate the South, but they fear her, too. They hope by extorting infamous conces sions to so corrupt our people that there never shall be incorruptible or high-minded men returned from this part of the coun try. Pending this atrocity, Is It not the bet ter part for us to preserve the purity of our character as well as the lofty standard of our statesmanship. Let the East and the West, grapple; it is coming to that. Then our true opportunity shall begin. When that day of sectional battle shall have come, as come it must, the South will stand in a position to conquer by division of her ene mies, or, if she be for sale, can command the highest bidding of two tremendous and unrelenting rivals. GOOD ADVICE. This paragraph from the Columbus En quirer seems, under the circumstances, sound advice s . “ If the Democratic members should find, “ after taking counsel together at Atlanta, “ that they will be able (notwithstanding “ the ‘ purging ’ demanded) to prevent the “consummation of the outrages contem “ plated, weshall not regret their remaining “ In their seats and doing effective battle for “their principles and their constitutional “ rights. But they ought to be sure of their “ own strength, as well as that of the “ enemy, before they make the experiment. “ And they should also be very sure that “ they are not going to participate iu the “commission of those outrages by offering “ an unavailing opoosition, followed by “acquiescence, instead of taking at once “ the decided course that would throw the “ entire responsibility upon the right party.” HIGH JINKS AT ATLANTA. The Constitution has an article, with sen sational head lines, showing that Bullock has discharged Hulbert for certain acts of rivalry; that Hulbert will run for the United States Senate; and that the Radical party has been" bifurcated” in consequence. We publish the article in another column, and, while we are not surprised at certain of its revelations, we are yet suspicious that Bullock and Hulbert fully understand one another and that a first-class trap is being set for the so-called Legislature.— Messieurs, it looks like bifurcation, but it is probably a second edition of sharp and quick strategy. Personal. —A writer In the Telegraph and Messenger, claiming to be a personal friend of Mr. H ill, thus compares him with ex-Governor Brown : “There have been two political leaders in Georgia since the war—Mr. Hill and ex- Governor Brown. The former actuated by patriotic motives, sought to lead the Demo cratic party along a path of safety back to the shelter of the Constitution; but unfor tunately he was not equal to -he tas!.. The latter, prompted by the most unworthy considerations, yet sustained by remarkable sagacity and uncommon ability, has suc ceeded in placing the Radical party in un disputed power in Georgia. The one hrs led a good cause unwisely ; the other has crowned a bad cause with victory. It is difficult to say which has done the moie harm—the one by his bad lead in a good cause, or the other by his good lead in a bad cause.” It probably makes little difference one way or the other. Cougress would have cheated a participating South all the same, had Joe Brown never existed and Ben Hill never spoken. We make no special reproaches. The oue way to have brought matters to a swift and prompt issue was discarded by our people in 1865-66, and they are suffering for their expediency pro gramme. Early In the Reconstruction busi ness, the Constitutionalist warned the South that If she touched pitch it would defile her; but nothing would satisfy the sovereigns but pitching in, “ lr."—lf hell free***, the devil will learn how to skate. And If “moderate Repub licans ” become as incorruptible as Cato, the Georgia I legislature may make But,- um’k squirm Having very cautiously larded his discourse with any queutlty of slippery “ Its," a correspoudent of the 7Us c and Messenger will uot tie surprised If iho coming legislature should Impeach i lli'Msm * lusuari of sleeting him Senator If— White Slaves.— Six hundred factory girls in Dover, N. H., are on a strike. The female operators at Lowell have sent mes i sages of sympathy and support. Miss Col lins, the chief speaker, says, “in old times the girls were treated like human beings, but lately the cotton kings had become more avaricioos, and in their wild rush for wealth had forgotten all honor and forsaken every feeling of humanity." She adds that “the factory girls are worse off than the black women of the South /” Very sorry for you, girls; but your hus bands, lovers, brothers, fathers, etc., have brought you into bondage in order that black womeu might be free. You have only received the wages of abolition. They are bitter. A Bad Dose. —Every Federal soldier in Georgia costs the North aboat $2,000 per annum. Hence a military government is better for us than a Bullock chaos. The North would wince at a satrap Reconstruc tion which costs them much, but she rath er likes a carpet-bag regime which costs her nothing, and for which the people of the State have to pay. Beside this, under a military government stealing is mod erate, while under carpet-bag domination It is limitless. When Bullock gets firmly in.his seat, look out for a carpet-bag inva sion—every man of the horde robbed from the gibbet. Strong Testimony. —As far back as 1859, Cornelius Wendell, who bribed United States Senators enough to save Andrew Johnson from impeachment, was a noted Congressional lobbyist. We know for certain that, in 1859, he substantially declared as follows: “ I can easily secure the votes of many Northern Congressmen, for money ; but I have never yet been able to buy a Southern man." A majority of Northern rogues and cor ruptionists have contrived to get the upper hand in Congress, and, masked in loyalty, they fear the entrance of honest meu from the South. Here is the secret of Recon struction in a nut-shell: It is the Paradise of Thieves guarded by a deluded and de bauched People. Hedging. —lt is now asserted that the Democratic press of Georgia secured the passage of the Morton Bill. The person who records this charge exclaims, in the same breath : “ Our hands are dean of any evil remits which may follow /” Is it necessary to remind this person that these words were substantially used, many years ago, by Pontius Pilate, who thus endeavored to purge h's soul of the guilt of the Saviour’s condemnation ? The breed of Pilate is still extant. Had some of his modern representatives existed in the days of the Redeemer, they would, at first-, have counselled unconditional submission to the stultifications demanded by the rabble, and, failing in this baseness, hounded Him to his sour cross with the yelp of hypo crites and the apology of sneaks. “ I hope to see the time when every man in this country may have the power to ex press his own opinion, to follow whom he pleases, to vote as he likes, and to have his vote counted without molestatiofi, or hin drance, or insult. If we can only unite in maintaining the public faith and credit, our political differences will not be of much ac count.” Considering that Ulysses is doing his level best to beat back this millennium, we think his chances of seeing what he hopes to see are very slim and unpromising. If maintaining public faith is to precede the reign of peace, the President-General should set better examples at once. But even aP. U. S. can twaddle betimes. Hoar’s Rejection. —The rejection of Mr. Hoar for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court was somewhat complicated. The carpet-bag Senators turned the scales against him, because he favored Yerger a little and because he asserted that the con sent of a State is necessary for the purchase of the ground of a National Cemetery. So, the fellows who fraudulently represent the destruction of State Rights killed Hoar’s pretensions, while the Radicals who desire to throttle the Supreme Court favored him. There’s a little hitch somewhere.' The carpet-baggers want money, perhaps.— Where is Cornelius Wendell ? Gloomy. —A New York correspondent Os the Charleston Courier thus writes of the foreboding of business men : “ Nolens nolens, they look upon the future as datk and doubting, and withdrawing from the strife before the imaginary storm breaks loose over their heads. They take shelter while vet there is time, and are un willing to risk their capital any longer. These are ugly facts, but they are true nevertheless.” Now, friends, you have a good chance to precipitate that atorm. Cut off the enemy’s communications. Do this with unanimity and firmness, and Reconstruction will burst like a beefs bladder. Wimpy. —The World's Washington cor respondent says: “ The Treasury officers engaged in de tective service emphatically deny that they have ever employed the Hon. Mr. Wimpy, Radical M. C., from Georgia, whose corres; pondence in reference to counterfeit money was published some days since, and has exposed him to the gravest Imputations.” That may be; but he has, like a smart fellow, given a token of “ loyalty” which will yet win him a foreign consulate, or something fat, from his admiring friends at the National Capitol. Satispactorv.—The editor of the New York Sun, at one time Htanton's Assist ant In the War Department, thus testifies concerning his principal: “ The imagery of the Old Testament was familiar io him, and Me often undesignodty used it In Illustration or military occur rences during the war. He Mimmt inetine tireig in ike firesenee of (hot in huurfnafi'firs, mid that right mu it aheays triumph ai List hteauss us that presenceiV Wall, hs has furnished a r*ry striking cg» ample us his lusllnellvc belief. (From the Atlanta Constitution. Let the Radicals Beware How They Oust the Democrats from the Legisla ture. if any persou shall by force, vio lence or fraud, Wilfully binder or Inter apt auy person elected-from taking either ot the oaths or or from participating in tbe Senate or Hod e of Representatives, after having taken one of said oaths or affirmations and ©the; wise complied with this act, he shall be deemed guilty of felony, may be tried therefor by the C'rcult or District Court of the United St’tes for the District of Georgia in which „.,e offense is committed, and shall be p-'iished by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than two, nor more than tea years, and the jurisdiction shall be sole aud exclusive.” _ [Section 5fA of Georgia Bill. The above section was put into the Geor gia bill in the abundance of caution and p’entitude of venom to prevent ihe Demo c ts from excluding the negroes from the Legislature. It was the excessive out-crop ing of Radical hostility. But hate is always short sighted. A re lentless Congress over-reached itself. The above sections applies as well to Radicals who would displace legal Democratic mem bers as to Democrats. Let Governor Bullock and bis creatures beware how they seek by force, violence or fraud to wilfully hinder or interrupt Dem oc.-ts from taking the prescribed oaths, or y part cipatiug in the legislative proceedings, or an ind : clment for felony in Judge Er skine’s court x/ill be the result. Let them watch well their proscriptive tendencies. Let our Democrats feel that this section of an odious bill furnishes them unexpectedly and unintentionally the strongest sort of protection against Radi cal machinations. Let the Radicals remember also that an error in construing the law of disability will not save them. The very act of wrongful exclusion means. prima facie force or fraud. And teu years’ labor in the pen itentiary don’t compensate for the luxury of illegally triggering a Democrat out of the Legislature. [From the New York WojJi}. ~i Ohio and the Fifteenth Amendment. The Radicals in Ohio appear to be des tined to experience serious trouble in regard to the Fifteenth Amendment. The last Leg islature rejected it, and now the Radicals, although claiming everywhere else that when a Legislature has once voted upon the amendment all power of the State over it ends, have been making great preparation to rescind the action of the last Legislature and indorse it at the next session. The party at best ha? a very doubtful majority to base this proposed action upon. The Radical majority in the Senate, counting two reformers who were elected by Demo cratic votes, is only one. Senator Russell, one of the Radical Senators, recently died leaving the body a tie, even counting the two reformers as Republicans. Then, again, tie President has appointed Mr. Potts, another Radical Senator, Govern or of Montana. His district is so close that the leaders of the party dare not risk au election, fearing that his successor will be a Democrat. To lose the Fifteenth Amendment is to Ipse the power of the Radicals to assume from Washington full control of the elec tion machinery throughout the country ■-nder the plea of enforcing the amend ment. The leaders thus far insist that Potts shall decline the Governorship of Montana and let Ashiev remain. But this Governorship is considered a good thing, and Poits cares more about it than he does the Fifteenth Amendment. This, of course, enrages Senator Sherman, from that State, who threatens to prevent Potts’ confirma tion if he does not have his name with drawn. This shows the determination of the party to put the amendment through, and gives something of an idea to what ex tent they will go in interference with the elections in the several States to enforce it if it is adopted. It will be seen that Ohio is not in a very pleasant or amicable con dition for the Radical party, in the endorse ment of the schemes of that party. Tiie Proposed $1,200,000,000 4J4 per cent. Loan. —lt is stated that a bill, pre pared by Secretary Boutwell, will be soon submitted to Congress for carrying oat the views expressed in his annual report in reference to the proposed Government loan. The bill provides that the loan be made in three classes, ot four huudred millions ($400,000,000) each ; the first to be payable in fifteen years, and required to be paid in twenty years ; the second payable in twenty years, aud required to be paid in twenty five years ; and the third class payable in twenty-five years, and required to be paid in thirty years. The bill also provides that the principal and interest shall be made payable in coin; that the bonds known as five-twenty bonds shall be received in ex change for the new bonds ; that the princi pal be payable in this country, and the in terest payable either in the United State? Os '.n Europe, as the subscribers to the loan nay desire ; that the rite of interest shall not exceed 4 % per cent, per annum ; that .he subscribers in Europe shall receive their ‘nterest at London, Paris, Berlin or Frr.ik fort, as they may select; that the loans, both p -ineipal and interest, shall be free from all taxes, deduction or abatements of any sort, unless it shall be thought wise to subject c'tizens of the United States to such tax upon the income from bonds as is imposed by the laws of the United States upon in come derived from other investments. Bullock and Sickles. —ln sending the official papers in the case of Governor Bul lock, of Georgia, to the Senate, the Presi dent sent a letter from a Georgiru lady, charging the Governor with certain ex tremely immoral and disreputable prac tices. It seems to be generally accepted at Washington that positions of Profit and h >nor in the party of great moral ideas be lo ig of right to those who can furnish proof that they have committed either adultry or murder—the former being, per haps, the most popular and creditable of fe ise. General Grant knew that the accu sation of indecent practices would be the best possible recommendation of the Gov ernor to the Radical Senate, and therefore he sent this letter referred to, as a convinc ing proof of the em'ueut loyalty of the Georgian Bollock. It ia understood that the friends of Sickles are ea.i'estly search ing for letters from General Sickles’ former courtesan friends, shoeing his peculiar *e lario is with them. If these arc produced, his confirmation as Minister to Spain may be regarded as certain.— N. 7 World. The Atlanta Constitution reports that on Monday, two negroes, unknown, were run over on tin 'isle Road, near Cbattauooga, amt killed by freight trains, haimosed that they were stealing a ride. On Wednesday, a negro woman walked off the platform, while the ears were In motion, four miles this side of Chattanooga, ami oroks her neck. The City (‘ouni'll of Macoll have pas».d an ordinance laving street drummer • Hw, Immli# yifjf lib* $ pi'uliH/jt i'/Mi
