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TELEGRAPHIC.
Western Union Telegraph.
Special to the Enterprise.
The Radical Mass Conven
tion at Richmond.
Much Dissension and almost
a Bloody Row!
Richmond, Aug. I.—This morn
ing at an early hour, the neighborhood
of the African Church was filled by
about 8000 blacks, awaiting the open
ing of the doors, and the streets were
alive with others coming to the place
appointed for the meeting of the Con
vention. The Rapublican headquar
ters and the hotels looked lively with
politicians arranging matters for the
day.
At 11 o’clock the doors of the
Church were opened, and the building
was instantly filled; still leaving about
2000 blacks outside. Up to this time
very few of the white Republicans, re
cently appointed by County Conven
tions had" made their appearance.
The whites present, about fifty in
number, being chiefly delegates who
had attended the April Convention, a
motion was made inside to adjourn to
the Capitol Square, and the crowd out
aide mistaking it to be carried, hurried
off for that point.
Mr. Jno. Hunnicutt made a short
•address to those inside in favor of ad
journing to the Square. He counsel
ed harmony in tne deliberations of the
body, for they were this day looked to
by the whole country, and by hundreds
of thousands of blacks whose fathers
had looked prayerfully forward to such
a day as this. The rebels of Rich
mond and their press, were looking
joyfully for a disturbance in the Con
vention, and he wanted them disap
pointed. As this was a Mass Conven
tion and he wanted all Republicans re
presented in it, those who could not
endorse tbe Republican platform adop
ted by the Convention of April might
go home, as they were not wanted
here. Any man who came here to
break up the Republican party in Vir
ginia, were scoundrels and hypocrites,
and would meet the odium they mer
ited.
Mayor Tucker of Alexandria, moved
the appointment of fifty able bodied
men to clear the ground, and keep or
der for the Convention at the Capitol
Square, which motion being carried
the Convention adjourned.
Those who first arrived at the Square
found a Conservative delegate address
ing about one thousand blacks, lie
protested against three or four men
ruling the Convention, or tho overaw
ing of the interior delegations by such
an immense crowd from Richmond.
The delegations would endorse the
April platform, if they could only hear
it. [A Voice] —you would have heard
it if you had only been hero in April.
An announcement was then made
that the Convention was assembling on
the other side of the Capitol, and some
of the audioncc left. Another Con
servative roso and commenced pro
testing against proscribing any man
now for his past political opinions.—
The Republican party was not, he said,
strong enough in the State to throw
away such aid—it was not strong
enough in the North either. Look at
Gen. Butler, who did moro than any
other man at the Charleston Conven
tion to bring on this war. A voice
feere cut the speaker short by announc
ing that the crowd must walk, around
to the other side, and it left en maSse,
jeering the speaker as it left.
On the othor side was present the
largest assemblage over seen in Rich
mond, with a considerable sprinkling
of whites, and a good deal of confu
sion ensued, caused by the immense
-erowd.
Mr. John Ilawxhurst, of Alexan
dria, was chosen temporary Chairman,
and Chas. Whittlesey, of Alexandria,
temporary Secretary. A recess of two
hours was had.
In the meantime the other wing had
printed and distributed tho following
handbill:—“ Republican State Con
vention. The delegates to the State
Convention of Unconditional Union
Men, called to meet in tho African
Church in this city, at 12 M. to-day,
will meet in the Hall of the House of
Delegates this evening, at 8 o’clock,
to perfect the organization of tho Re
publican party of Virginia. Every
delegate is requested to be prompt in
attendance. None other than regu
larly appointed delegates will bo ad
mitted into the Hall.”
During the recess several short ad
dresses were made, all of them relat
ing to the course of Rotts and his
clique, and the proposed Convention
called by the hand bill. Rotts was
denounced as desiring to make the
Republican party of the State subser
vient to his party or break it up.—•
There wero loud cries for Rotts, and
a proposition made to send and invite
him to explain his position, but it
failed.
The Committee on permanent offi
cers reported in favor of appointing
all the old officers of the April Con
vention, and recommended that the
platform of that Convention bo adop
ted witheut alteration.
Tho report as to tho offioers was
.Adopted, and Mr. Jno. Ilawxhurst was
declared permanent Chairman.
The recommendation as to the plat
form, gave rise to an excited debate.
Mr. Dutts of Norfolk said, if this
Convention, which was termed a Mass
Meeting, adopted the platform, it would
%ave nothing to do but to go home,
«nd if they did that, then the meeting
&eld by the other wing to-night, call
ing itself a Convention, would remain
in session two or three days, adopt a
platform, appoint an Executive Com
mittee, and the Republicans would go
into the campaign with two parties,
-which .would be ruinous.
He was followed by the Rev. J. W.
Hunnicutt, who urged the propriety
of adjourning until to-morrow, at 10
o’clock, in order to give the other Wing’
who had not attended this meeting
time to come, and if they would not
come in, the blame would be upon
themselves.
Several motions were made to ad
journ and failed. Great confusion
reigned around the speaker’s stand.
Messrs. Baker and Sterling both at
tempted to address the body—Baker
declaring he would speak as the meet
ing had adjourned, and Sterling tak
ing the opposite.
The colored Sergeant-at-Arms seiz
ed Raker to put him oft, and a row
seemed iminent.
The platform was adopted without
a dissenting voico and the meeting
was declared to he adjourned until 10
o’clock, to-morrow morning.
The platform drawn up by Mr. Botts
and which was unanimously approved
by the Conservative wing of the party
last night, asserts that secession is a
crime, advocates free speech without
licentiousness, the payment of the pub
lic debt, and repudiation of the Con
federate debt, a liberal system of in
ternal improvement. The following is
the last paragraph, 10th—General
amnesty, and restoration to all civil
and political rights to the rank and
file of the army and to the great body
of tho people, who were misled and
seduced into the war by moro artful
and wicked men, or who wero forced
by the conscription, or otherwise ; but
exclusion from all political power here
after, to those who wore instrumental,
either by speaking, writing or preachi
ing, in bringing on the war.
To-night the appointed meeting or
Republican Convention at the Capitol
di-1 not take place. In its stead a
number of the members of to-day’s
Convention appeared and organized a
meeting in the Hall of the House of
Delegates. Fields Cook, colored, in
the Chair. Several speeches w-ere
made, complaining of the action of the
Convention to-day as hurried and un
fair.
Rerkly, colored Radical, denounced
the convention, said the country dele
gations were crowded out by the Rich,
mond delegation, said it was no con
vention and should not he called so,
he wanted to hear what Mr. Rotts had
to say, he did not intend nor did the
colored people intend to be lead by
Mr. Ilunnicut, or Mr. Rotts or any
one else who wantod to use them for
the purposo of getting office. Mr.
Rotts declined to address the meeting
to.night but will do so to-morrow.
Gen. Pope’s Removal Prgeri.
Washington, Aug. 1. —A delega
tion of Alabamians waited on the Pre
sident a few evenings since and urged
tho removal of Gen. Pope, on the
ground that his administration of af
fairs in District No. 3, was equally as
obnoxious as Sheridan’s The Presi
dent merely stated that he would make
a note of grievances.
Admiral Farragut has arrived at
Cherbourg and assumed command of
tho European Squadrou.
In the Surratt trial to-day Mr. Mer
rick resumed and concluded tho argu.
men t for defence.
Sheridan's Military Axe.
New Orleans, Aug. I.—Sheridan’s
order leaves ono in each board of the
original Council on the old board, one
in upper and four in the lowor, elected
on the Republican ticket. Os the now
appointments two in the upper and
three in the lower board aro of mixed
blood, one in the lower puro nigger,
and ono doubtful. None of the col
ored appointees belong to tho newly
enfranchised. They aro free citizens
of the Stato of Louisiana. „
Upon the recommendation of Gov.
Flanders, Gen. Sheridan appoints the
Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of
Luke Charles, Coloasien Parish.
From Tennessee.
Memphis, Aug. 1, 4 P. M.— So far
the cloction has progressed quietly,
and there is no fear of any disturbance.
Nothing as to the result can be ascer.
tained.
Murkels, &C.
New York, Aug. I.—The Henry
Chauncoy from Aspinwnll lias arrived,
bringing $1,8(17,312 in specie. Cot
ton less active, and very firm ; sales of
1000 kales; Flour dull—Southern
common to clioico new 12.00 a IG.
In the Now York market flour is dull
and the demand light; Corn nlvanc
ing and scarce, sales of No. 1, at 78c.
in bulk, and 80e., to arrive; Cotton
firmorand no improvement in prices;
middling2Li, holders generally asking
2Qo; Bacon, Shoulders, 12J, Sides
14i —15J a 1G for clear Sides; Lard
dull at 1,2 J.
London, Aug. I.—Noon.—Tho ten
dency for all securities is better, ns a
fooling that tho approaching war spirit
between Franco and Prussia is dcclin
ing. Consols 941, Bonds 72|.
Liverpool, Aug. I—Noou —Cptton
quiet and steady, sales 10,000 bales.
Freedom of the Frees. —Gen. Pope
issued an order from Head Qu&rturs,
Atlanta, .Tune 3d, in which appears
tho following clause :
It is tho duty of tho military autho
rities in this District to sccuro to tho
people the utmost freedom of spcoch
and of tho press, consistent with law ;
not to restrain either. No satisfactory
exocution of tho late acts of Congress
is practicable unless this freedom is
secured and its exorcise protected by
tho usual legal means.
REGISTRATION IN FULTON
COUNTY, GA.
Whites, . . 1,841
Blacks, , . 1,691
White mnj. 4.03
Jloutljern (Enterprise
7 Tsemi weekly. )
L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor.
THOMASVILLE, GA.:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 18G7.
SOLDIERS’ WIDOWS AND
ORPHANS.
Mrs. Isaac Winship, lately of At
lanta, now of Griffin, who has labored
so faithfully, and been so indefatiga.
ble in the cause of the Confederate
soldior and his family, writes under
date of tho 26th of July, ult., speak
ing of tho region extending from Grif
fin to Atlanta—
“We have some soldiers’ widows
and their children left by'the war,
without any means of support what
ever. They arc worthy and deserving
ladies, but they will never bog. They
would work and- make a support, but
there is nothing for them to do in this
community at this time. Wc under
stand here that your Planters will be
blessed with overflowing cribs this
season ; and he that giveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord. If they would
give only one bushel of corn each to
these soldiers’ widows, it would afford
them a great deal of assistance, and
make many a sad heart to rc joicc.”
We do not think it necessary to add
another word to the appeal. Tho
corn can be left at any of the Depots
along the A & G. R. R., secured in
bag, box or barrel, and addressed to
“Mrs. Isaac Winship, Griffin, Ga.,
care of Express Agents.”
ANOTHER RECONSTRUC
TIONIST REPENTED.
Col. Carey W. Styles, formerly edi
tor of the Quitman Banner, soon after
the Blackshear Convention, addressed
a communication to the Savannah Re>
publican , in which he stated that he
“ teas on the reconstruction line,” un
der tho reconstruction measures of
Congress. The Savannah Weirs A
Herald of the 29th ultimo, contains
another letter from Col. Styles, in
which ho rccanla and says :
“Since then the nefarious scheme
has assumed such hideous proportions,
that self-respect and a due regard for
the rights and opinions of true men
everywhere, have changed iny views
and compelled me to go back to first
principles.”
lie pays a glowing tributo to the
letters and speeches of lion. B. IP
Ilill, and says “lie knows no respecta
ble white man who intends to be a
party to the crime of destroying the
Constitution and subverting the Go
vernment.”
We desire to hear from Col. Styles’
former partner in the Quitman Banner,
on the same subject. Out with it Mr.
Fildes ? Are you still on tho Black
shear Convention Platfohm.
A “LOYAL GEORGIAN” DE
FUNCT-
The “ Loyal (icon/inn,” published
by one Bryan, a Radical, at Augusta,
Ga., to cheat and delude the colored
people of the State, “caved iu” a few
days ago, for want of patronage. The
editor said he had done all in his pow
er to save it, but his funds failed and
the paper was on the point of going
down, when a number of “Union
friends” “ camo to his aid” and the
“Loyal Georgian ” gave up the glirat.
What a glorious achievement! In its
stead however, tho editor’s “Union
friends,” bavo started another paper
called the “National Republican,” and
pitying the poverty of the editor of the
Georgian, who failed so signally to
get his living by slandering honest
people and cheating the poor ignorant
blacks, gavo him a small position in
the new paper. Many of the colored
people in Thomas county wero deceiv
ed into subscribing for the “ Loyal
Georgian,” and wo told them it was
a cheat and a swindle. Wonder if any
of them got tho value of their money?
They have paid their subscriptions for
twelve months doubtless, and now the
paper has failed and they are swindled
out of six months subscription.
Let other Radicals tako warning
Bogus loyalty don’t thrive in Georgia.
It may be bolstered up lor a while by
tiling to the North and to the South,
by contributions from tho ignorant
blacks, obtained through tho Freed
men’s Bureau, and small donations of
stealages by Congress, &0., Ac., but
must inevitably fall.
EDUCATION OF THE COL
ORED PEOPLE.
The people of Monroe County, Ga.,
have held a mooting and passed reso
lutions, inaugurating the movo of edu
cating the colored people by Southern
white teachers. This is a good move,
let other counties follow her example,
and the colored people will not long
bo left to tho influence of mercenary
Radicals.
ANOTHER REMOVAL.
The royal military ape, who now
rules over tho sth District, known as
I’hil Sheridan, has removed Governor
Throckmorton of Texas. He is deter
mined that his oup ot iniquity shall be
full to the brim agaiust the coming
day of wrath.
REV. JOSEPHUS ANDERSON.
The honorable degree of I). D. was
conferred upon this eminent divine by
Oxford College at its recent commence,
ment.
NO NOON DISPATCHES.
Tho operator informs us that he is
unablo to open communication on the
line to-day and thinks it is down be
tween this point and Savannah.
GRANT FOR PRESIDENT.
The Republican General Committee
of New York, on Tuesday last, nomi
nated Gen. Grant for President, as
the choice of the party. The follow
ing article from the New York Tri
bune will show what Iloraoo Greeley
thinks of it, and prove to the South
one important fact, that Greeley and
his wing of the party will not co-oper
ate with tho extreme or Radical Re
publicans, in the coming Presidential
campaign:
Soup Societies and tho Presi
dency.
Os course, nobody thinks a nomina
tion "by the Union Republican Com
mittee of the least intrinsic importance.
The Committee is a Soup Society, dis.
sering from others in this respect, that
it does not give soup, but asks for it.
Every member now presents his ladle
to Gen. Gnjnt, and will remain in an
attitude of eagerness and hunger;
which is piteous to behold. Such a
nomination has not much national in
fluence; tho Hack-drivers might as
well pass resolutions of thanks to
George Washington for Iris services in
the revolution, or a committee repre
senting the l’ie-sellers declare their
entire confidence in the correctness of
the multiplication table.
People would believe that two and
two are four, evei if the Pie-men de
nied it, and Gen Grant’s popularity is
not the 1 -asr. increased by the fact that
the Soup Committee believe in it. —
Tho nominatioj, therefore, would not
be worth notice were it not for the
fact that it Was prompted by Thurlow
Weed. Ilis approvd of Gen. Grant
is one of those extraordinary events
which needs be loored into, arid that
the Committee gavi “three enthusias
tic cheers for Gen Grant and Thur
low Weed,” should cause the hero of
Richmond great measiness. It is a
sinister combinatiin. Shall wc next
hear of t.lireo cheeß for Abraham Lin
coln arid Vallandijham?
Dreadful would be the fate of the
General Commaniing the armies of
the United Statcsshould be fall into
the hands of Weed, as Oliver
Twist into the chtchcs of Fagin, the-
Jew. We all kiow what Mr. Weed,
will do with the General if lie catches
him. Just as Fagin tried to make
Oliver a thief. Mr. Weed will seek to
turn Grant i nt) One of those non-des
cript party .'coders who are half Dem
ocratic, half Republican, and wholly
detestable. lie will turn the Gene
ral’s unlfoim inside out; lie will array
him in blue and gray, ho will make
him anew after his own image; so
we shall lave a virtuous soldier ob
jecting to the conduct of the war, a
patriot whoso highest ambition is of
fice, and a statesman whose noblest
policy is to make the people forget
that principle is greater than expedi
ency.
Gen. Grant,bound in chains by his
conqueror, willie led through tho land
as one of the tnphies of the Forlorn
Hope. Mr. Wed will turn trium
phantly to the Democrats, and say,
“Have we doncyou no service, then T
Can you regard as any longer as rene
gades without i flucnce, and deserters
who can’t fight See what wo have
brought you!” The chained lion will
be patted on th head by Vullandig
liam, and cmbaccd by Doolittle.—
Woodward, of lennsylvania, will pare
the lion’s claws Jessie Bright will pull
his toetli, and loratio Seymour clap
on tho muzzle. Having thus secured
themselves from any sudden remorse
or insubordinatim of the lion, Mr.
Weed will monrr, upon his back; Val.
lundigharo, Tilon, Thomas B. Sey
mour, Sunset (ox, Samuel Randall,
William B. ltee- and James Brooks,
will get up belaid, and with Janies
W. Wall of NewJorsey, hanging to
the tail, tho whoo party will set off on
a trot to Washinfcn. Wc don’t think
they would ever reach it; tho load
would be too hotry.
Jotr Davis’ Apiearanco and Ro
eeption at tb Theater Royal,
Montreal.
Montreal, Julylo,lßG7.—For some
da)a past the cit has again been tilled
with strangers cming from all parts
of the country in pursuit of pleasure,
'file southwest seres to be well repre
sented by the mto wealthy ex-Oon
tederates.
Last evening i was announced that
“ex-Prcsident Dims wou and bo at tho
Theater Royal towitness tho perfor
mance for the beefit of his suffering
country.” I refirrod to tho bills and
found that the “Rivals” and “Ilis
Last Legs” wore to be played for the
benefit oi’ the Southern Relief Associ
ation.
Tho perfornanie commenced with
Sheridan’s coned|f on tho “Rivals,’’ !
and at the close d’ the first act, Mr.
Davis, accompmitil by his young son
and threo female aemhers of his fam- :
ily, quietly enter el and took scats iu
tho dress circle. The theatre was ;
densely crowded dth tho “elite” of
tho city, and no s<Sner were the Davis
party seen than tio entire audience, i
from the pit to the private box, rose
and cheered at th«top of their voices
for “Jefferson Dvis.” Then came
calls for the “Bhnio Blue Flag," j
“Dixie” and othr staudard rebel
songs. The ordestra gavo them
“Dixie” amid chcrs. One of the
more excitable Jan Bulls shouted so.
as to bo heard abffe tho tumult, “Wo
shall live to seo jie South a nation
yot,” at which tfero was a fervent
“amen.”
Mr. Davis Guriy rose to his feet
and bowed his acknowledgements, and
then sat down, "his was tho sigual
for another uutbust, and tho excite
ment continued. It was nearly half
an hour before th(audiencc was suf
ficiently calmed dwn so that the play
could proceed.—4 UtmM.
[for the southern enterprise.]
TO THE MEN OF COLOR IN
THOMAS COUNTY.
Number 7.
Towards the end of the last century,
the Yankees, after cool calculation and
cyphering, came to the conclusion that
it was most to their interest to sell
what negroes they had on hand, and
substitute white labor in their stead.
Up to about 1808, when the slave trade
ceased in this country, very few manu
factories of any kind had been estab
lished in the United States ; but what
few there were, were established in
Yankeedom. Having got quietly and
peaceably rid of their slaves, and the
money snugly at home and deposited
with tho “old woman,” (lor at that
time the Yankees had not invented
their thief proof safes; the ladies did
not spend from fifty to five hundred
dollars at one shopping; and they were
-generally considered very safe deposi
tories for “surplus,” even under Yan
kee economy and thrift.) Before that
time the linens and woollens consumed
in the United States were all procured
irons England, and millions of dollars
went to that country annually to pur.
chase these supplies. The Cotton and
llice of the Southern States were re
mitted to pay for them. Now, how
nice, thought the Yankee, it would be,
to take the money aforesaid and estab
lish certain cotton and woollen manu>
factories, stop foreign importations of
these materials, and thus get the cot
ton of the South and the wool of tho
West at our own price and sell them
our manufactures at the same. No
sooner said than done, for they are an
enterprising people. Up went their
six and seven story manufactories—
white operatives are introduced, mostly
foreigners—hut they had not the slight
est use for the labor of tho colored man
or for one of his family. Indeed they
had so abused and villified him far an
idle, lying, thieving, and altogether
good for nothing scamp, that the poor
est and meanest of their foreign oper
atives would not work alongside of
him, or at the satjie bench with him,
and often not in tbe same lious-. —
These are facts which no well informed
Yankee of the present time will deny.
And as to voting at the public elec
tions, the writer of these articles has
seen innocent, well-behaved colored
men run from oft the election ground
at the North, by a rabble mob ; not for
voting, or offering to vote, but merely
for coming about there at such a time.
I ask the Colored Man who may read
this, if lie ever saw or heard of such
an outrage upon liis color at the South ?
The writer never has.
Well, the next turn of your affec
tionate and loving follow citizens at
the North was (after they had sold you
and been paid for you,) to send North
ern emissaries down South, who would
sneak among you, visit your cabins by
stealth at night, detail to you large
budgets of lies, advise you to robbery,
murder, and other enormous villainies,
not from any injuries that they could
complain of as having been received at
the hands of your owners, but from
pure Puritanical malice against the
Southerner and an innate desire to
commit wickedness and faithfully serve
their master the devil.
Os course the white man at tho
South could know but little of all this.
The writer is aware of your relative
condition to the white man, Northerner
or Southerner, at that time ; lie is well
aware, that the veriest scoundrel that
ever picked a pocket or robbed an hon
est man's entry at home, and would as
soon swear to a lie as tell the truth,
might visit you, and afterwajds by his
iics and false oaths, put you iu tho
wrong and you had no redress, be
cause your oath could not be taken
against his. But all this is altered
now. You can tell your tale without
fear. You can expose their enormous
villainies. You can tell the truth and
the whole truth, only taking care that
you tell nothing but tho truth. I won.
dor that some of you have not made
astounding revelations already. More
in tho next paper.
Your affectionate
Uncle Ben.
Spicy Correspondence Between
Admiral Sommes and Gen.
Brisbin.
A Rad to a Reb Greeting.
Lexington, Ky., July 18, 1867.
Raphael Sonnies, Editor Bulletin,
Pirate, Traitor, Spc.
Sm : —Some one has sent me a copy
of your paper, in which you devote
nearly a whole column to my Into
speech in Lexington, Kentucky. You
think me “incendiary, wicked, bad,
and a party ri.anon the Fourth of July.’
What right have you, a vile wretch,
living by the grace of God nnd the
mercy of a too humane Government,
to take a loyal man to task for what
he may see tit to say ? Have you so
soon forgotten your crimes, or are you
insane enough to believe that they are
lorgotten among men, and that treason,
after all, is not to bo punished? For
tho sake of your soul, l beg you not to
forget tho past, nor bo unmindful of
tho future, for (he day is coming when
you and Forrest will both be called to
a just account for your misdeeds.—
l’iratest and butchers of innocent men
cannot long live in America unhung.
Be constantly prepared, for you know
not tho day nor the hour when the
righteous Judge will come to do jus
tice. Being a Christian man, when
your trouble is great, and deep tribu
lation is upon you, send for me, and 1
will come and do all l can to prepare
you for your end ; though I tell you
frankly, 1 believe no earthly interces
sion can save you from the hottest hell
in damnation. You fear “such men’’
as 1 am, will “ rise to power ’’ on th
shoulders of the blacks. When you
recollect your awful guilt, and that by
the laws of nations you are an outlaw,
well may your coward concience make
you fear such an event. You say such
men as l instigate the negroes to do
lawless acta. You, a pirate and a
traitor, are a pretty fellow to talk
about instigators of lawless acts. The
devil rebuking sin would be a mild
comparison. I have always advised
the negroes to be law-abiding, quiet,
sober, industrious and peaceful, and
shall continue to do so. They have
no occasion to take the law into their
own hands, and when they do, I shall
as much condemn them as I do you.
We, who are their friends, by the help
of God and a Radical Congress, will,
in good time, in a legal way, properly
punish you and all their enemies and
the enemies of the Republic, and in
the meantime the negroes will be qui
et, orderly and industrious citizens.
Yours truly,
Jas. S. Brisbin, U. S. A.
ADMIRAL BKMMES’ REPLY.
Jus. S. Brisbin, b. «S. A.
Sir —In former times, when a per
son, who had the honor of signing L.
S. A. after his name, felt aggrieved,
he addressed a private note to the
party who he supposed meant to offend
him. Such a note from you would
have found a ready response at my
hands. This was a rule in the old
service, where the uniform was a guar
anty that the wearer of it was a gen.
tleman. What changes the birth of
the “New Nation” may have brought
about airong those who now wear
shoulder-straps I am unable to say.—
As you have departed from this rule,
I am constrained to regard you as one
of those new men of the army, whose
education has been defective; though
I know nothing of your antecedents,
never having heard of your name or
fame until I read the incendiary speech
delivered by you to the blacks, at Lex
ington, Ky., the other day. Having
voluntarily placed yourself without the
pale of gentlemen, by assaulting me,
personally, through the newspapers,
there is no other resource left me—
unless you should hereafter change
your mind- -but to reply to you thro’
the same channel. I do live, I hope,
by the grace of God, but not by the
mercy of the government of which you
speak, since I purchased my persoual
safety with a consideration wh-ch has
long since been paid to, and enjoyed
by the other contracting party, to-wit:
the laying down of try arms, and the
disbandoriment of niv troops. There
are, no doubt, j lonty of such creatures
as yourself, who would be glad of the,
opportunity to disgrace the govern
ment under which they live, by coun
self-Dg it to dishonor ; but I have tho
satisfaction of believing that there arc
other men- in the United States army
besides the canaille of Vho Brisbin or
der, who “run” the Freedmen’s Bu
reau, affiliate with negroes for sinister
purposes, 1 and strike at everything
gentle in the land, in compliance with
the base instincts with which an in
scrutable Providenac has created them.
But I am wasting words on such nice
fellows as yourself/ and so, if you will
permit me, I will close our correspon
dence by telling you that, in my judg
ment, no officer of the United States
army, who entertained the sentiments
of honor which should characterize a
noble proffession, could have wri’tcn
the coarse and slanderous attack upon
my character which you have had the
distinction of producing, for the grati
fication of a certain class of black,
guards with* whom, probably; yon as
sociate. Raphael Semmes.
Faithful Portrait and good Advice
Mr. lltlHs description of Yankee
emissaries and their Southern friends,
and his advice to the colored people
with reference to such individuals, are
so just and graphic, that they aro en
titled to a place by' themselves, not
withstanding the entire speech has ap
peared in' our columns. — Telegraph.
“I am willing, anxious, to welcome
among us good and true men from tho
North, who conic to build up our
country and add to its prosperity. 1
wish they would come in multitudes.
They will find us friends. But when
I sec the low, dingy creatures —hatch,
ed from tho venomous eggs of treason
—coming here as mere adventurers to
get offices through negro votes —to
ride into power on the deluded negro’s
shoulders—and creeping into secret
leagues with negroes and a few retie
gade Southern whites, and talking flip
pantly about disfranchising the wisest
and best me# of the land, because they
know it is the only possible chance for
knaves and fools like themselves to get
place, I can but feel ashamed that such
monsters aro to be considered as be
longing to the human species. I warn
you, my colored friends, if you would
be respectable in society,or prosperous
iu your purse, or decent in your feel
ings to avoid all such people. They
will hug ycu and call you friend, nnd
talk about your friends, but they will
pull you down to degradation, to son
row, to poverty, and to shame. They
have white skins with black hearts,
and will ruin your characters if you
associate with them. They are crea
tor. s born of political accidency and
treasonable conspiracy, and are the
enemies of all good governments and
of all decent people.”
Maximilian’s Will.—l have al
ready announced to yon that tho tes"
tamentary executor of tho Emperor
Maximilian was Count Francois Zichy.
I now learn that there is a second
Count Haddik. Concerning the wilts
of the Emperor Maximilian and the
Empress Carlotta some information of
a precise nature has reached me, which
cannot tail to exoitc the highe-t inter
est. From what I learn which, of
course, I cannot guarantee, although
I have it from the best source, two
wills perfectly aoulagom. wetc drawn
by the Emperor aud Empress. Each
ot them in case there was no issue of
the marriage leaves all the property to'
the survivor. Thus, Maximiliatvbeing
dead, his fortune, estunited at froral
ten to twelve millions of florins only
calculating his property at Miramar,
Lacorma, and the artistic wealth col*
leted there, revert to the Empress Oar*
lotta. The will of Maximilian is thero
to attest it
But now comes the strange affair.
It is asserted that the Empress Car
lotta’s will, written with her own hand,
and which Was carefully locked up in
one of the looms at Miramar, has
suddenly disappeard nobody knows
how. or where. From that circum
stance it results that, as the Empress
Carlotta has no will and is not in a
state to make one, soeing the almost
complete absence of her meotal foeul*-
ties, all her fortune, including th* part
coming from her husband, the Empe
ror Maximilian, and which l owghfr in
justice, after her death, to revert to
the Austrian imperial family, will now
legally fall to the royal one of Belgium
— Vienna Cor. Paris Liberie, July 10.
OFFICE MM.& Ml.I
Thomasvii.le, July 30, 1867.
AN instalment of Ten Dollars on eacli slmre
of Stock subscribed tj South Georgia A.
Florida Rail Road Company, is hereby called
for, payable at the Treasurer’* Office, on or
before the first day of November, 1867.
15 v order of the lioard of Director*.
It. 11. HARDAWAY,
Aug 2-3 m . Sec'y 4’ Treaij'r.
BEEF! BEEF!
AFTER Satm-dav, August 3rd, I shall ho
. compelled to demand Cash for all Beef
sold at the Market. I cannot furnish the Mar
ket unless I do adopt this system, as I must
pay cash for all I buy. I feel thankful to the
citizens of Thomasville for their liberal pat
ronage, and regret that stern necessity forces
me to close my books against further credit.
JAMES A. EZELL.
Ang 2 It
SSO REWARD!
AN attempt having been made on the 21st
iust., to set lire to the wooden building
occupied as a Saddler's Shop bv Mr. Charles
Mem, a reward of FIFTY DOLLARS it*
hereby offered to any person who will furnish
evidence sufficient to convict the would be in
cendiary : • Aud a standing reward of Fifty
Dollars is hereby offered to any person who
may detect the perpetrator of any such attempt
iu future, with evidence to convict the party.
By order of the Mayor and Domicile
\VM. CLINE., V C.
Thomasville, Aug 2 3tw
TO AUL PERSONS
IHTTERESTED l
riVIIIS is (o certify, that a New Road has
A been petitioned for by D. C. Mclntyre
and others, commencing 2t*i miles from Thom
asville, on tho Magnolia Road, and running ti»
the (Jrooverville and Tallahassee Road, about
t hree quarters of a mile from the Georgia and
Florida State line, and the same Ims been re
viewed by Commissioners appointed for that
purpose. Tfiey report the contemplated Road
would be of much public utility and conve
nience.
If no good excuse is shown within thirty
days from this date, why said Road should not
be made a Public Road, tire sane will finally
be granted by the Honorable Inferior Court.
LEBBEUS DEKLE,
Aug 2-30d C. I. C.T. 0.
G KOItR I A—Thomas County
Court of Ordinary, duly 27, 1867.
WHEREAS, Henry Copeland, Administra
tor on the estate of Thomas (f. Harviu.dec’d.,
makes application by Petition to this Court
for letters of Dismission from said estate
All persons interested are therefore notified to
file their objections in Said Court, otherwise
said letters will he granted in terms of the law.
H. H. TOOKE,
Aug2-fiin Ordinary.
ATTENTION FIREMEN]
ATTEND a Special Meeting of Neptune
Fire Company, at the Mayor’s Office, on
Friday Evening next, 8 o’clock, Aug. 3.
By order of
G. A. JEFFERS,
L. Drki.k, Sec'y-. Foreman.
July 30 _ . 2t
STREET WORK.
Notice is hereby given, to all persons in.tho
Town of Thomasville who arte liable by
Ordinance to work the streets, and have not.
paid this year's tax in Men thereof, to he and
appear at the corner of Donald Muc.l.euifs
Store, on Friday, tho Dth of August next, nt 7
o'clock, A. M., with shovel, spado, hoe, pick,
or other instrument fit for use to do street
work. By order ol Mayor and Council:
J. R. REID,
Jury 30 2t Chairman St. Com
UNITED STATES
HTEfiUL Mil TIX IQTICE
fpiHE Annual List ot Taxes on Incomes, Sue
1 cessions, Legacies, Carriages, Watches,
Plate, ; also the monthly assessments on
inlmufuctniing, Ac.; also the Special Taxor
Incense on Professions for tins- it!i Division,
Ist District Georgia,have been received by me
and have become due aiul puyaldc, and on all
said taxes not paid within twenty days from
the date of this notice,tho penalties prescribed
by the law will be eufoUced-
Special attention is cited to the act in regard
to special tax on License.
For the convenience of Tax Payers in Thom
as comity, arrangement has been made W'th
Judge H. 11. Took.-, so that said Taxes ran ho
paid to him.
HENRY F. MARBEIT,
July 30 2tv Deputy Col'r.
Some taxes for 186-1 and 1865, are still un
paid. Said taxes with the penalties erui also
lie paid to Judge Tooke, aud the addiliounl
cost* of distraint and sale thereby lie saved.
\V F. M YHBKTT, 1). C.
KEOIHiI.V-Thainai County.
ALL persons interested are notified that!
will apply to the honorable Court of Ordin
ary of said County, on the First Monday in
October next, for an ordt-i authorizing me to
sell at private sale, the wild uncultivated lands
belonging to Thornes J. Walke*. decent,*.
HENRY H. SL»NTOBI\
July 30 COd Adm't.
GEORGIA—Thwnns C'anwty.
SIXTY days nfler date the undersmtiad will
apply to the Court of Ordinary of Them**
County, for leave to sell the Real Estate of L.
Scales, tale of said County, deceased.
M C SMITH,
July 30 lid I’ob. Adm’l,
GEORGIA Thomas Oitntr
SIXTY dnvs after date the undersigned will
apply to the Court of Ordinary of aaid CAnntr.
for leave In sell the Real Estate of Fraitri*
K curse, late of mid County, deceased
M. C. SMITH. ,
July 30-60d Pub. Adm'r.
GEORG lA—Thomas ( **at;
SI XT Y days after date the undersigned will
apply to the Com t of Ordinary of aaid County,
f,.r leas- lo sell the R.-al Estate of Elizabeth
Stephen*, late of said Conuty.dcenaaed
if. C. SMITH.
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