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Judicial Elections.
The Milledgeville Recorder contains
the official vote, as returned to the
Executive Department, of tho recent
judicial elections, from which we mako
the f, Rowing abstract:
Ocmulgec Circuit —lion. Augustus
Reese, elected Judge without opposi
tion.
For Solicitor General. —Bowdain
123 ; Keenan 302; Key 372 ; Blount
502.
Coweta Circwit. —lion. Hiram
Warner, elected Judge, and W. H.
Hulsey, Solicitor, without opposition.
Macon Circuit. —Hon. C. B. Cole
elected Judge without opposition.
For Solicitor General —Bass 521 ;
Simmons 800 ; Sneed 502.
South Western Circuit. —Forjudge
Strozier 441, Vason 222, Scarborough
334, Simms 211:
For Solicitor Goneral —Smith GlO,
Rutherford 459, Brown 5.
Pataula Circuit. —For Judge—1..
C. Bowers 628, J. T. Clarke 797.
For Solicitor General—S. W. Par.-,
ker 695, T. 11. Stewart 506, It. Barrett
101.
Flint Circuit. —For Solicitor Gen
eral —Anderson 483, Hall 466, Fitch
240, Carter 326, Aycock 2.
Blue Bridge Circuit. —For Solicitor
General—C. J. Wellborn 347, J. H.
Whirapy 452, W. D. Anderson 571
Five counties to bear from.
Cherokee. Circuit. —For Judge—J.
H. W. Johnson 1025, J. Milner 1052.
Catoosa to hear from.
Middle Circuit— -For Judge—W.
M. Gibson 926, J. S. Hook 837.
Northern Circuit. — E. 11. Fdmunds
elected Solicitor without opposition.
Southern Circuit. —Hon. A. 11.
Hansel elected Judge, and W. B. Ben l
nett, Solicitor General, without oppo
sition.
Eastern Circuit. —Hon.W. B.Flem
ing elected. Judge, and A. B. Smith
Solicitor without opposition.
Brunswick Circuit —Hon. Willliam
M. Sessions elected Judge without op
position.
Tallapoosa Circuit. —For Judge—
Harvey 1438, Terhuno 384, Feather
stone 1129. Campbell county to hear
from.
Contemptible.
The remains of one of the greatest
chieftains of tho age—Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnson —who fell, gallant
ly leading his legions to victory, on the
memorable battlefield of Shiloh, have
been reclaimed by the gallant State of
Texas. En route to Austin, thous
ands of the citizens of Galveston do
sired to pay their respects to all tint
remained of the renowned Captain, by
appropriate obsequies. These wero for
bidden by one Gen. Griffin, who do
mandod certain pledges of tho Mayor,
which could not be complied with. —-
An appeal was taken to General Sher
idan, who replied as follaws, which ev
idences his littleness of soul and base
ness of heart:
Sir, I respectfully decline to grant
your request. 1 huve too much regard
for the memory of tho bravo men who
died to preserve our Government, to
authorize Confederate demonstrations
over tho remains of any one who at
tempted to destroy it.
[Signed] P. 11. Sheridan,
Maj. Gen. U. S. A.
The New County of “ Dixie.’’ —
The Alabama Senate a few days ago
passed a bill creatine; anew county
from portions of Franklin. On a tno<
tion made by Mr. Lindsay to fill the
block, he said :
I now ask to adorn that noble circle
by placing in its centre a gem of rare
and peculiar value. A natno of glow
ing, though perhaps subdued, splendor,
commemorative of deeds gs valor and
renown, blended with the famo of he
roes, treasured in the melody of song,
and around which the hopes of mill
ions once fondly, fervently clustered.
It belongs to history, and dccends the
stream of time like some costly argosy,
laden with rich and glorious memories
to nwaken the sypathics or arrest tho
admiration of future ages. 1 desiro to
give to this new county tho name of
“ Dixie.”
Horrible ! Very.— Some cf the Rad
ical papers at the North arc shocked’
at the idea of a Turkish vessel firing
upon a body of people, among whom
were Cretan women and children, on
shore. They had no, sympathies for
those Southern women and children
of towns that were ruthlessly fired in
to for weeks and months together du
ring the late war, nor for those trains
of women and children who were fired
into on the Savannah and Charleston
railroad when escaping from Savannah,
by two Yankee batteries. Verily,‘‘tis
distance lends enchantment to the
view'”!— Macon Telegraph.
What Mr. Grcely Says.-' Mr. Grcc
ly, who has recently spent sovcral days
in Washington, briefly sums up the
result of his observations in an editoi
rial in the Tribune. On the subject ol
ynpeachment, he makes this state
ment : “ The idea of impeaching and
removing President Johnson has more
strength in tho House than we had
supposed, and seems to be gaining
supporters. However, it is not likely
to be definitely acted on at tho present
session.”
Office Removals. — Senator Cowan
in a speech in the Senate, said that so
far as regards the clamor about rctnov.
nls from office, he would state that the
President had at his disposal two thou*
sand four hundred and thirty-four oflL
ccs, and of this number had made but
four hundred and forty*six changes in
the way of removals. The State De
partment had three hundred and forty
and had made ten removals; tho Treas
ury nine hundred and seventy-three,
and one hundred and seventy.nine re*
aiovalf had been made.
SEMI-WEEKLY
(Enterprise
L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor.
THOMASVILLE, GA.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1867-
REV. JOSEPHUS ANDERSON
Delivered his first lecture last night
on Astronomy. Tho lecturer handled
his subject in a masterly manner, and
oft grew eloquent in his delineations.
The lecturer added to his already high
reputation as a speaker. Those who
were kept away by rain lost a treat
indeed. He will deliver his second,
lecture to night on Geology. Let
every one comb and'gfVe'Tlie lecturer
a full house. Wo pledge to them an
intellectual feast.
,v _
SUPERIOR COURT.
ilie adjourned term of the Superior
Court for Thomas, of wliiph notice was
given in the Enterprise, for the first
Monday in February, commenced its
session yesterday, lion. A. 11. Ilansell
presiding. Business has prevented us
so far from visiting the Bar, and hav.
ing no report, wo make no record of
the attendance upon tho same. We
will state, however, from having had
a glance at him in the dark last night
on his way from the dopot, that our
recent newly elected Solicitor General,
the talented W B. Bennett, Esq. of
Brooks, has arrived and will be found
at his post.
COUP D’ETAT.
Tho City Council at it; meeting last
night, performed as complete a coup
d’etat, as that, now anticipated by the
Congress of the United States. While
public expectation was on tip too to
learn which of the old contestants for
Marshal would be successful, an cm
tirely new candidate steps in and bears
off the victory, in the jrerson of Mr.
James A. Brooks. Mr. Spair was
slaughtered in the transaction, and
Mr. Atkinson snubbed.
NEWSPAPER IN VALDOSTA.
We bad the pleasure a few days ago
of meeting in our sanctum, Maj. i*. C.
Pcndloton, of Loundcs County, who
informed us that lie was perfecting
arrangements for tho publication of a
journal at Valdosta. This will be
gratifying intelligence to our friends
in Loundes, and we congratulate them
upon their good fortune. Major Pen
dleton has much experience in the
business, and is a gentleman of sound
practical views, lie has counted the
cost, examined the prospect and un
dertakes the task with his eyes open,
lie has our best wishes for his success.
ATLANTIC & GULF RAIL
ROAD EXTENSION.
Tho Savannah Herald says : “ It is
truly gratifying to learn that tho spee
dy building of the contemplated ex
tension of tho Atlantic & Gulf Rail
road from Thomasville to Buinbr <)gc,
may now be regarded as a fixed fact.”
Why so, brother lie raid'l Because
tho people of the County of Decatur
and town of Bainbridgo, propose to
subscribe §150,000 for tbe extension ?
Suppose they do subscribe that amount
where is tho money to coino from ?,
Wc do not suppose any county in this
section could tnuko that sum available,
for any purpose, at this time. Foreign
capital is timid just now, when tho
country is pronounced trembling upon
tbe crater of a volcano, nnd tbe public
mind is becoming gradually more and
more absorbed in anxiety for tho re
sult of tbe usurpation at Washington.
The storm is said to bo about to break
upon us with all its fury, nnd civil
war, at least in tho North, has still
another blow to strike in defense of
Republican Government. We suggest
these things that our Decatur, friends
may not bo disappointed, if. they do
not hoar tho “ iron horse” pulling and
snorting through thoir pine iorefts ns
soon as they have heretofore anticipa
ted. Wo know tho managers of. the
Gull Road will and.» all in tlu-ir power
for the extension ot the loud, but there
is a point beyond which human energy
cannot go.
THE lIAYLS LIBEL CASE.
Wc find in tho Savannah llerald
tho charge of Judge Fleming, to tho
Jury, in tho nbo-'o ease, which we
consider a very able document and
well worth perusal by every reader,
but altogether too voluminous for our
space. It will he remembered, how
ever, that llayes, tho defendant, was
placed in possession of tho fixtures of
the Savannah Republican, tho pro
perty of 31 r. F. W. Sims, by Gen.
Sherman, upon tho surrender of that
city, and that suit for libel was subse
quently entered against him by Hon.
S. Cohen, founded upon an article
published against him in the Republi
can. The Jury deliberated but 30
minutes and rendered a verdict of
guilty. Counsel moved for anew trial,
but wero overruled. Notice was then
given that an appeal would bo taken,
and thus the matter now stands.
“ RAYMOND’S POSITION.”
What is bis position ? Who cares
whether lie lias any pcsition or not,
and what weight would it have either
iu Congress or out of it ? Os all tho
members of a fanatical tyrannical Con
gress, the political “position” of Hen
ry J. Raymond, editor of tho New
York Times, and member of Congress,
is the most contemptible. Faithless
to every patriotic sentiment ho ever
uttered, he villified and abused the
party in power, until he found they
would not down at his bidding, when
he immediately showed the baseness
to fall upon his knees at their feet,
and besought them to admit him back
into favor. With scorn and contempt,
but pity for his weakness, the Radi
cals agreed to tolerate him, and he
then undertook to gain favor by sur
passing even them in the vileness, and
rigorous heartlessncs of his measures
against tho South—a people ho had,
only a short time before, advised to
reject the Constitutional Amendment,
and, by the by, which he is now em
dcavoring to Jorce upon them. This
is Henry J. RaymoncPs “ position,”
and one that will brand him torever
infamous. * * '
GEN. GRANT’S POSITION.
(The YoHp j Herald, says (Jene-
v*as of
.in Congress a few days ago, in conver
sation with leading Radicals, and
while in the Hou'se occupied the seat
of Boutwell. Tray was certainly in
bad jf the Herald tells the
trutfi, which.is doubted ; but the Com
mander of the United States Armies
is further represented as having, on
this occasion, expressed himself in fa
vor of tho Congressional policy, and
his presence there was occasioned by
the report that a bill was to be introi
duccd providing that he should bo ap
pointed Acting President iu cage of
the impeachment of President John
son. Allowance must be made for all
reports coming from the Herald.
SKATERS DROWNED.
The London Times gives a thrilling
account of a terrible disaster which
happened on the Ornamental Water
in Regents Paik recently. Several
thousands persons had been skating in
tho forenoon although the ice was re
garded as very unsale, on account of
its having been formed principally of
snow, About half past three oclock
in the afternoon, tho ice gave way and
split into fragments, floating about or
immersing about five hundred skaters
of both sexes, twenty of whom drown
ed. About 2900 persons, on the shore
were spectators of this horrible disas
ter, and these, together with the police
force, the ice guards and watermen,
rendered all the assistance in their
power, and to their prompt and effi
cient services is owing the fact that
so few were drowned, of so large a
number.
MAILS DISCONTINUED.
We regret to learn through the Sa
vannah papers that tho mails by the
water route, between that City and
Brunswick, and points on the East
Coast of Florida, have been discontin
ued. Wc sympathise with the people
of those sections and hope they will
not long bo left in the dink.
DEATH OP MAJ. HAYWARD.
The Tallahassee Sentinel records
the death of Maj. Richard Hayward,
in that city, on Tuesday night, the
30th ultimo, lie was ari old citizen
and distinguished through a long life
and residence in Tallahassee, for his
upright conduct, his patriotism and
strict moral integrity.
QUITMAN BANNER.
This ably conducted journal has te
cently been enlarged and otherwise
improved, and its densely filled co
lumns bears abundant ovidonco of the
prosperity, energy and ability of ils
editor and proprietor, Mr F. R. Fildes.
Wo learn from tho Banner that a
riot occurred among tho Freed men at
Quitman, on Saturday, the 26th ult.,
< occasioned by un attempt on the part
| of tho Marshal to arrest a colored man
i for drunkenness. 110 resisted Iho offi
cer and when assaulted, tied and made
liis escape, hut was brought back by
an armed mob, who threatened to be
vengod on tho officer. Tho difficulty
however, was finally settled without
violence and the mob dispersed.
. MACON CITIZEN.
While Eiost -of our exchanges are
bPiiig f'liV'ged'or iperoasing the num
ber of their issues, tins Citizen, from
sonio cause lies been-greatly reduced
in size, though looking as fresh as over.
Lb affords evidence that 31 aeon lias
more journals than can well bo sup
ported, at least upon a large scale, and
yet we hear that another daily is short
ly to bp published in the centraT city.
It won’t do, gentlemen—there is such
a thing as “crowding the monkey,'’
but it won't pay. No doubt you think
tho “ longest pole will knock down tho
persimmon,” and so it will, but some
of you who handle the poles, may have
the ill luck to get one across your
j heads. .Macon will hardly surpass the
| Telegraph, yet awhile, and unless that
is done, its enormous size and all ex
hausting columns, will übsorb all new
comers.
TALLAHASSEE FLORIDIAN.
This journal has, wo notice, been
reduced from a Tri-weekly to a Semi
weekly. Tho E/ofidian is one of the
best executed papers among our ex
changes. The typographical skill dis
played in its columns, reflects groat
credit upon the printers, whoso genius
shines forth in every lino and para
graph.
"Was Ashley Bribed? —A letter ;
was received in Washington on Friday \
from a Broker in New York, whose j
name and address can bo furnished, I
and who is vouched for as reliable, |
charging that tho sum of 850,000 was i
subscribed among Uio brokers in that
city to induce tho offering of impeach
ment resolutions in the House. The
letter refers to one broker who admits
having subscribed 85,000. It does
not appear that any money was ever
paid.
GEN. A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON.
The New Orleans Picayune has the
following on the procession which fol
lowed the remains of Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnston to the steamer, on
its departure from that city for Gal
veston :
“ No stranger could have supposed
that the plainly attired pall bearers
who walked beside the hearse were
generals high in rank and in reputa
tion —men who hadled armies to bat
tle and to victory; who had defended
cities and who had organized cam
paigns. Among them were several
who had been the friends and associ
ates of the deceased in the old army
of the United States, and some who
had been his lieutenants in the recent
war, and who stood beside him on that
fatal but glorious day which deprived
the Confederacy of his services. There
was Beauregard, the favorite son of
Louisiana, who immediately succeeded
him in command of the army; there
was Bragg, his energetic and indefati
gable chief of staff- there was Buck
ner, who so gallantly fulfilled the chief
tain’s orders, by the heroic but fruit
less defence at Donclson.
It is remarkable, too, that among
this distinguished assemblage, there
were three men, Beauregard, Bragg
and Hood, who had each in turn suc
ceeded to the command of the army
upon which the life an! the death of
its first leader seemed toimpressa pe
culiar character, and a sttange fatality
—an army, whose histoiy was illus
trated by so many heroic deeds and
so many signal misfortunes—an army
which seemed to have inherited its
heroism from his life, and its niisl’or.
tunes from his death.
Besides those just named, there
were present among tho pall bearers,
Gen. Richard Taylor, who achieved
the splendid victories of Mansfield and
Pleasant Hill; Gen. Harry T. Hayes,
who commanded the famous Louisiana
brigade in tho Army of Virginia;
Gen. Jas. Longstreet, whose name is
memorable as the commander of a corps
of Gen. Lee’s army, and who won dis«
tinction on so many battle fields, from
Virginia to Georgia, at Manassas and
at the second Manassas, at Gaines’
Mill, Frazer’s Farm, Chickamauga,
and at the Wilderness; Gen’l Jeff
Thompson, so renowned for his parti
san exploits in the West; Gen. It. L.
Gibson, who fought under the lament,
ed Johnston at Shiloli, and who led
his brigade of Louisiiniuns through
all the bloody battles in which the
Army of the West was engaged ; Gen.
Dabney 11. Maury, whose gallant de
fence of Mobile added & tinge of glory
to’the closing of the war.
* * * * Sc
The utmost decorum pervaded tho
masses of tho people who wore assem
bled on the sidewalks to witness the
procession , and tho feeling w s mani
fested to such an extent that the tran
sit of the street curs and other vehi
cles was stayed along tlie whole route.
When the coffin was transferred to the
ferry boat, many persons embarked
will) it, and numbers of others were
only prevented fiom doing so in con.
sequence of the incapacity of tho boat
to accommodate them.
[communicated.]
Hollywood Memorial Bazaar As
sociation.
Griffin, Jan. 25, 1867.
Maj. Cline:
Hear Sir :—Your kind
communication has just reached mo
in behalf el' Hollywood Association.
I hereby return my warmest thanks to
the energetic Committee of Ladies, and
also to the patriotic citizens of Thom
asvillo and Thomas County, for the
large sutu of four hundred and sixty
dollars, contributed in aid of tho ob
jects of the Association. Your remit
tance to Mrs. Webb meets with my
entire approbation. [ will have the
amount published very soon. I will
now express my heartfelt thanks to
you, Major, for the great interest you
have so kindly manifested in this great
cause. To the Editor of vour inter
esting -pupor, ami the writer of the
touching appeal published in it a short
while ago, 1 feel that both praise and
gratitude is duo. May success ever
attend' them. You are at liberty to
publish this note.
With great respect,
Mrs. Isaac Winship,
I’rcs’t 11. 31. B. Association,
Griffin, Georgia.
The President and the New Orleans
Riots. —“ Klu,” the Washington cor
respondent of tho New Orleans Cres
cent, telegraphs as follows :
All the efforts tending to implicate
tho Exeeutivo in the instigation of the
New Orleans riots have most signally
failed.
The committee on tho New Orleans
riots have, in effect, conceded tho
point that tho lamentable event was
caused entirely by those who most suf
fered by their part in it; and thus is
another link in the impeachment chain
broken.
fiss>“Tlto New York Herald’s Wash
ington correspondent, in some specti'
lotion upon the subject of reconstruc
tion, says:
“The President is immovable. An
intimate friend of his quotes a remark
that ho “will fight the Radicals until a
certain place freezed over, and then
fight them on the ice.”
Important Decision.
Mantgomery, Ala-, Jan. 24.—Chief
J ustiee Walker delivered an opinion
in tho Supreme Court reiterating that
the Suite was a de facto Government
under tho Confederacy. Guardians
and administrators, who invested in
Confederate bonds or received them in
good faith, and all kindred transact
tios, aro made valid by this decision.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND
HON. A. H. STEPHENS.
Highly Interesting Correspondence
Relative to Mr, Stephen’s Before
the Georgia Legislature.
The National Publishing Company
has just issued a work entitled “Alex
ander 11. Stephens, in Public and Pri
vate, with Letters and Speeches, Be.
fore, During and Since the War,” by
Henry Cleveland. In it wc find the
following exceedingly interesting cor
respondence, which has never before
been published. Mr. Cleveland says .
“We are informed by 3lr. Stephens
that no person had ever seen the let
ters of Mr. Lincoln to him until since
his return from Fort Warren in 1865,
except his private secretaries.” The
‘For yonr own eye*Of Mr. Lincoln has
been sacredly observed, as far as pcssi.
tile, so long as it was deemed at ail
necessary or proper.” The-letters are
as follows :
FROM MR. LINCOLN TO MR. STEPHEN*.
Springfield, 111., Nov, 30, ’6O.
Hon. A. 11. Stephens:
My Dear Sir : I have read in the
newspapers your speech recently de
livered (I think) before the Georgia
Legislature, or its assembled members.
If you have revised il, as is probable,
I shall bo much obliged if you will
send me a copy.
Yours very trullv,
A. Lincoln.
FROM MR. STEPHENS TO MR. LINCOLN.
Crawfordville, Ga., 14, Deo ’6O.
My Dear Sir : Your short and
polite note of the 30th ult., asking for
a revised copy of the speech to which
you refer, etc., was not received until
last night. The newspaper report of
the speech has never been revised by
me. The notes of the reporter were
submitted to me, and corrected to some
extent before being published, but not
so thoroughly as I could have wished.
The report was substantially correct.
If I bad any idea that it would have
been so extensively circulated as it lias
been, and been republished in so many
places tbroughoutthe country as it has
been, I should have prepared a copy
for the Press in the first instance. —
But I had no sue.i thought, and there
fore let the report go as it did. There
are several verbal inaccuracies in it,
but the main points appear sufficiently
clear for all practical purposes. Tho
country is certainly in great peril, and
no man ever had heavier or greater
responsibilities resting upon him than
you have in the present momentous
crisis.
Yours most respectfully,
Alex. 11. Stephens.
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Springfield,
Illinois.
REPLY OF MR. LINCOLN.
(For your own eve only.)
Springfield, 111., Dec. 22, ’6O.
lion. A. 11. Stephens :
My Dear Sir : Your obliging an.
swor to my short note is just received,
and for which please accept my thanks.
I fully appreciate the present peril the
country is in, and the weight of res
ponsibility on mo. Do the people of
the South really entertain fears that a
Bepublican Administration would, di
rectly or indirectly, interfere with their
slaves, or with them about their slaves?
If they do I wish to assure you, as
once a friend, and still, I hope pot an
enemy, that there is no cause for such
| fears. The South would bo in no more
danger in this respect, than it would
in tho days of Washington. 1 sup
pose, however, this does not meet the
(case. You think slavery is right, and
ought to be extended ; while we think
it is wrong, and ought to bo restricted.
That I suppose is the rub. It certain
ly is the only substantial difference be
tween us.
Yours, very truly,
A. Lincoln.
MR. STEPHENS TO MR. LINCOLN.
Crawfordville, Ga., Dec. 30, ’6O.
Dear Sir : Yours of the 22d instant
was received two days ago I hold it
and appreciate it as you intended.
Personally I am not your enemy—far
from it; and however widely wo may
differ politically, yet I trust wc both
have an earnest desire to preserve and
maintain tho Union of tho States, if it
can bo done upon the principles and
furtherance of tho objects for which it
was formed. It was with such feel
ings on my. part, that I suggested to
you in my former note tho heavy res
ponsibility now resting on you, and
with the same feelings I will now take
tho liberty of saying, in all frankness
and earnestness, that this great object
can never be attained by force. 'I bis
is my settled conviction. Consider
the opinion, weigh it, and pass upon
it for yourself. An erroronthis point
may lead to the most disastrous conse
quences. 1 will also say that in my
judgment the people of the South do
not entertain any fears that a Repub
lican Administration, or at least the
otic about to ho inaugurated, would at
tempt to interfere directly and imme
diately with slavery in the States
Their apprehension and disquietude
do not spring from that source. They
do not arise from the fact of the known
Anti Slavery opinions of the President
elect. Washington, Jefferson, and
other Presidents are generally admit
ted to have been Anti-Slavery in sen
timent. But in those days Anti-sla
very did not enter asjan element into
party organization.
Questions of other kinds, relating to
the foreign and domestic policy—com
merce, finance, and other legitimate
objects of the General Government—
were the basis of such associations in
their day. The privato opiniuns of
individuals upon the subject of Afri- ,
can Slavery, or the status of the negro
with us, wo were not looked to in tho
choice of Federal officers,'any more
than their views upon matters of relig
ion. or any other subject over which
the Government under the Constitu
tion had no control. But now this
subject which is confessedly on all
sides outside of the constitutional ac
tion of the Government, so far as the
States are concerned, is made the
“central idea” in the platlorm of
principles announced by the trium
phant party. The leading object
seems to be simply, and wantonly if
you please, to put the institutions of
nearly half the States under the ban
of public opinion and national con
demnation. This upon general prin
ciples, is quite enough of itself to
arouse a spirit not only of general in
dignation, but of revolt, on the part of
the proscribed. Let me illustrate. It
is generally conceded, by the Repub
licans even, that Congress cannot in
terfere with Slavery in tho States* It
is equally conceded that Congress can
not establish any form of religious
worship. Now suppose ttiat any one
of the present Christian Churches or
sects prevailed in all the Southern
States, but had no existeneo in any
one of the Northern States —uuder the
circumstances suppose the people of
the Northern States should organize
o political party—-not upon a foreign
or domestic policy, but with one leading
idea of condemnation of the doctrines
and tenets of that particular Church,
and with the avowed object of preven
ting its extension into the common
Territories, even after the highest ju
dicial tribunal of the land had decided
they had no such constitutional power!
And suppose that a party so organ
ized should carry a Presidential elec,
tion ! Is it not apparent that a gene
ral feeling of resistance to the success,
aims and objects of such a party would
necessarily and rightfully ensue ?
Would it not be the inevitable conse
quence ? And the more so, if possi
ble, from the admitted fact that it was
a matter beyond their control, and one
that ought not, in the spirit of comity
between co-Statcs, to attempt to med
dle with. I submit these thoughts to
you for your calm reflection. Wc at
the South do think African Slaveiy,
as it exists with us, both morally and
politically right. This opinion is
founded upon the inferiority of the
black race. You, however, and per
haps a majority of the North, think it
wrong. Admit the difference of opin
ion existed to a more general extent
among those who formed the Consti
tution, when it was made and adopted.
The changes have been iqairily on our
side. As parties were not formed on
this difference of opinion then, why
should they bo now ? The same dif
ference would of course exist in the
supposed case of religion. When par
ties or combinations of men, therefore,
so form themselves, must it not be as
sumed to arise not from reason or any
sense of justice, but from fanaticism?
The motive can spring from no other
source, and when men come under the
infltienoe of fanaticism, there is no tell
ing where their impulses or passions
may drive them.
This is what creates onr discontent
and apprehension. You will also al
low me to say that it is neither unnat
ural or unreasonable, especially when
we see the extent to which this reck
less spirit has already gone. Such,
for instance, as the avowed disregard
and breach of the Constitution, in the
passage of the statutes in a number of
the Northern States against tho rendi
tion of fugitives from service, and such
exhibitions of madness as the John
Brown raid into Virginia, which has
received so much sympathy from many,
and no open condemnation from any
of the leading men of the present
dominant palty. For a very clear
statement of the prevailing sentiment
of the most moderate men of the South
upon them, I refer you to tho speech
of Senator Nicholson, ot Tennesse,
which I enclose to you. Upon a re.
view of the whole, who can say that
the general discontent and apprehen
sion prevailing its not well founded ?
In addressing, you thus, I would
have you understand me as being not
a personal enemy bitt ax one who would
have you do what you can to save our
common country. A word “fitly spo
ken ’’ by you now would indeed be
“like apples of gold irr pictures of sil
ver.” 1 entreat you be not deceived
as to the nature and extent of the dan
ger, or ns to the remedy. Concilia
tion and harmony, in my judgment,
can never bo established by force. Nor
can tho Union, under the Constitution
be n&intaincd by force. The Union
Was formed by the consent of inde
pendent sovereign States. Ultimate
sovereignty still resides with them sep
arately which can be resumed, and
will be if their safety, tranquility and
security, iu their judgment, require
it. Under our system, as I view it,
there is no rightful power in the Gen
eral Government to coerce a State in
case any one of them should throw her
self upon her reserved rights, nnd re.
sume the full exercise of her sovereign
powers. Force may perpetuate a Un- j
ion. That depends upon tho contin
gencies of war. But such a Union
would not be the Union of the Consti
tution. It would be nothing short of
a consolidated despotism. Excuse me
for giv.ng you theso views. Excuse
the strong language used. Nothing
but the deep interests 1 feel in pros
pect of tho most a’arming. dangers j
now threatening our common country, |
could induce me to do it. Consider
well what I write, and let it have such
weight with you as, in your judg
ment, under all the responsibility rest- >
ing upon you, it merits.
Yours, respectfully,
Alexander 11. Stephens.
To lion. Abraham Lincoln, Spring- !
field, 111.
Collections for Mrs. Jefferson I>avi3
are being made in Mississippi. Clai
borne county subscribes 8684, Map
shall 8200, Kaukin 8100.
Proceedings of Council*
COUNCIL room,
Thomasville, Feb. 4th, 1867:
Council met in regular meeting.—’
Present Hon. 11. H. Harris, Mayor;
Aldermen lleid, Taylor, Bower, H-ati
sell, Hammond and DeWitt,
Robert 31. Bain, elected Publfe
’•Veigher, and Win. Cline, elected
Clerk and Treasurer, were qualified’
and took the oath ot office.
Aid. Ilansell reported on the part of
the Committee on Printing, moved
arid carried that the report be referred
back to the Committee for further in
vestigation.
The Committee appointed to inquire l
into the nuisance said to exist on the
hotel premises of E. J. Young, reporr
ted that under the circumstances the
nuisanse, if such it was, could not .be
abated. The report was read and
adopted by Council.
An account of Reid & DeWitt, for
five dollars, was presented and referred
to Finance Committee.
Gabriel Wilson’s account of one
dollar and forty cents for imprisoning
Miles was ordered tube paid.
Council then went into an election:
for Marshal, and on ballotting James
A. Brooks received five votes, Vaughn
one and Atkinson one; Brooks elected.-
A nuisance was reported on tho
premises of E. J. Young, where L.
Goldberg is now living. " Committee,
Reid, DeWitt and Ilansell.
On motion, the 3layor was autlio-'
rized to take charge of the 3laps and
Drafts of the Town, and have them
removed to his office.
The Committee on Ordinances was
directed to drafi an Ordinance to meet
the requirements of the law passed at
llie last session of the Legislature re.
lative to the sale of liquor in the Town
of Thomasville.
The new law for issuing bonds for
Railroad purposes—the subject of the
Mcßain arbitration—and the opening
and widening of Stephens street, were
taken up and severally discussed, but*
no special action taken.
Council then adjourned.
W3l. CLINE, Clerk.-
Cleveland’s Life of Stephens.
We have hesitated abont placing
the above caption to this work. It cair
hardly be called a biography. It does
not come up to the expectation which
the reader would naturally foim from
it3 title, and from the interesting ma
terial which tho life of such a man as
Alexander Hamilton Stephens would
afford. It could not be expected that?
we should have such a biography as
Boswell wrote of Johnson. But there
is much which the public had a right*
to expect, both in manner, matter and
style, which fails to satisfy even the
most ordinary reader. The work, how
ever, is a valuable collection of Mr.
Stephens’ speeches and letto.s, and
affords the means for an ample illuse
tration of Mr. Stephens’ political life’
and opinions, and should, therefore,-
have a place in every library.— Citron.-
4' Sentinel.
Arrest of Bradley. —This incendif
ary negro, who has been creating ale
the trouble among the freed men lately
ami who is said to have given advice'
to the men on the Delta plantation td*
shoot any one who attempted to ejects
them, was yesterday morning arrested
at the corner of Congress and Bull
streets by a corporal of the 16th U. S.
Infantry and conveyed to the Barracks,
where he is at present confined. Ho
is in military custody, where he wi!J
await further proceedings. It is to b.r
hoped such steps will be taken as will*
prevent a repetition of his mischievous
intermeddling with the freedmen, by
which ho has given much trouble both
to the military authorities, the Freed*-
men’s Bureau and the negroes- thenv--
selves.— Savannah Herald.
Tennessee. —Brownlow's militia hill
has passed the State Senate by a vote
of thirty-nine to twenty-three. The
Nashville Union <t: Dispatch says of
its passage in that body :
“ 1 luring the debate, a Radical mem
ber disclosed the object of the measure
in one brief and brutal sentence. He
said “ there had not been Mood enough
she<t.” With logiskitors who vote wil
der tho stimulus of such passions, ar
gument is fruitless, and comment upon
the proceeding unnecessary. Should
it bccomo tho liw, tho history of its
execution will be a disgrace to tho
civilization of the age,- aijd will fur.
nish talcs of horror at which humanity
will weep. Claverbouse and fiis troop
ers will have erme again. Into every
neighborhood will be sent an armed
body to enforce as law every licenso
that may suggest itself in the name of
loyaity.* Amid such arms, law will
not bo silent simply—it will be dead.”
hat the New York Times, charac
terizes as a “ coup (Petal,” is actually
now in piogress at Washington. The
Legislative body is usurping all the
powers ot the Federal government, it*
order to keep permanently in power
the political party now dominant in
Congress. \\ hat Louis Napoleon did
in I ranee, the Radical clique are do
ing now at Washington; they aro
striking a “coup d’etat, ’’ a revolutionary
.-Broke, at free institutions, becauso
they perform their office in opposing a
farrier to arbitrary, irresponsible power.
The friends of peace may well rouse
themselves to tho imminent danger of
the situation ; and try, ere it is too late,
to check by peaceful means the re
volutionary designs that threaten alike
tha prosperity, the freedom, and the
tranquility of our country.
The Sew York Tribune. —Greeley
announces that hereafter he will charge
one dollar and a half per line (not
square) for inserting advertisement* in
the M eekly Tribune. H-s expenses
l*st year were 8885,158 30, and bis
receipts 8909,418.89.