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Onioial Journal of the United States. Official Journal of the State of Georgia. Tbi Pimt wno can an win ernsi the 8 air or State tarxLT thxodbh eveet itoex. Will VnpicaTX tie Peixohms an the Paucr or the Brnr-ietE Paett, an Sre- foet m Nonians, State an Katioeal. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 21, 1870. Highly Anotlnf. ItwasTeiyamunng'tooee the Hon. Dun- Up Scott, Lieutenant of the Bryant Democracy, and the Hon. Milton A. Candler, overhauling the records, yesterday, to find out the amount of tax Governor Bullock hod paid. It is stated that they have declared the Governor "without visible means of support.” "Vive la “HIM U.” The publication, a few days since, of Mr. Woodbury's thrilling sketch, whereof " Miss Ln” was the' heroine; naturally provokes a curiosity.toknowmoreof the “facts" therein stated by that polished and fitsaile writer! Under these circumstances, the “plain, un varnished statement” of the Marshal of Chat tanooga, and the affidavit of an eye witness, (bath of which we publish this morning) will arrest the attention of the reader. They also establish the fact that Mr. Woodbury has very great merits os a writer of fiction 1 The bglilslsit. The Legislature met'yesterday, according to adjournment in February,.and adjourned until Wednesday of the present week. Under the circumstance, it could not have done otherwise. As a Provisional body, its officers and members, under the decision of Attorney General Hoar . in the Virginia case, could not proceed to any general legislation without first subscribing to the Test oath. Therefore, having performed those acta imposed by the Reconstruction lows, it con but await the action of Congress. We presume, however, that final action will be bail on the Georgia bill to-day.'' A Ilawdsome Story Spoiled. It was currently reported on the street yes terday, that Governor Ifnlloek had drawn npon the Georgia National Bank for Twenty Thou sand Dollars, within the lost few days; and that bis drafts hod been honored by the payment of funds belonging to the Western and Atlantic Railroad. It is understood that Treasurer An- gier telegraphed this statement to Washington, in the interest of the Bryant Democracy. Cashier Jones, of the Georgia National Bank, and Treasurer Harris, of the Western and At lantic Rftflmqri, telegraphed to John Rice, (now in Washington,) President of the bonk, a prompt denial of the accusation; thus spoil ing the last "canard” of the defeated and dis heartened recusants to the Republican party! The Bawibawi Alarmed. The Maryland Democracy is alarmed. They gravely assert that, undor the operations of the XVth Amendment, that the negroes will nntimately drivo ont all the whites, except the “incautious; ignorant, and indigent,” who will ultimately be “massacrecd by the negro, who will “rapidly return to his normal savage state;” that the “indolence and impudence of the negro," and “his savage natnre,” will give “him fonr-fold advautogo over the whites.” The political eqnality given to the negroes is to result in tbo destruction of the Union. The remedy tor. all this, according to the same anthority. Is for tbo neoro to vote the Democratic ticket, and place the Democracy in power. Copt. Bryant M a Clairvoyant I Mr. Bryant, in his special organ, (the Re publican,) eomos to tbo defense of Mr. CahV well agaiust what ho terms tbo assanlt of the presiding elders of the Methodist Church, in requesting the Reverend Mr. Caldwell to xc- resign his position in the Conference. Speak ing of Mr. Caldwell's record as a minister of the Gospel, Mr. Bryant says: We liave seen much of him, and we know hint to be an earnest Christian, warmly de voted to the Methodist Episcopal ChnrclL Mr. Bryant does not trouble himself to tell ns how he conld howip Mr. Caldwell to bo Christian; and we presume the statement is to be aeeepted as valid, withont troubling about the question as to how the astntc lender of the new Democracy manages to read the hearts and secret parjioses of men 1 Such inordinary powers ore rare in these latter days; and if Mr. Bryant's assumptions of om niscience are well founded, the day of miracles is not yet passed 1 A Masterly Speech. The speech of Senator Morton, of Indiana, on the Georgia case, delivered in the United States Senate on Thursday of last week, is mentioned by those who heard it as one of the most masterly efforts of his life. He reviewed the whole restrnction process in Georgia, and evinced a thorough and searching knowledge of all the local circumstances connected with the legislation of the Stats during the last five years. The Senator being paralyzed in one leg, and therefore unable to maintain a stand ing posture, was permitted to sit in bis choir; and yet his gestures were os perfect and com manding as though ho hod spoken in the usu al manner; and during tho whole time, the most profound and breathless silence prevail ed throughout the Senate Chamber. When he bad concluded, it was understood that Senator Edmunds would follow in a regular speech, reviewing the whole ground of Mor ton's argument; hut after a feeble effort of some thirty minutes, speaking under the most embarrassing circumstances, he abandoned the floor. This was not to be wondered at Few men in this or any other country, can hope to follow Mr. Morton and command the attention of the audience. The State Kouil. Tho last sensation with the ltrynnt Democ racy is the “rumor," ns they rati it --(confined it seems strictly to the circles of that faction) that the Legislature has it in contemplation to sell the State Rood. This Road, by tho way, seems to monopolize mnrli of the time and attention of Mr. Bry ant and his adherents. They are determined to be pleased with nothing that the Adminis tration may do, or can do, in reference to its management And since they are not permit ted to control it, or monopolise its offices, they would rather soo it pass into Ui« hands of a private corporation, even at a nominal valua tion, than to see it successfully ran in the in terests of tho State by a Republican Adminis tration ! - The Road was neTer more successfully or economically conducted than at present Well informed and unprejudiced minds, con cede this, independent, of Were party predic tions ; and the time is rapidly approaching when this fact will.be generally aeknowlcdged throughout the State. Nevertheless, Mr. Bry ant and those desperate politicians who con stitute his faction, must be permitted to growl. It would he cruel to deny them this last privi lege of desperato men! The luxury of on oc casional grunt at a successful rival, is one which nobody would deny the new leader of the new Democracy. MATBIMO.VY—ITS KAItCTITV. Adultery—Its Criminality adJeitPea- nlty. Whether regarded as a Maramcnt by the ra- Iiginists, or a mete civil contract by liberalists and free-thinkers, there is belonging and apper taining to marriage and BuobligaBons, a sanc tity not equaled by that of any other human institution. It is founded in the intuitive demands of hu manity whether considered os to its. mental, physical or moral natnre. The suggestion of the Creative Hind, that ‘fit is not good far man lobe alone,” is sustained by the judg ment of finite intellects. As time has record ed the experience of successive generations of men the institution has come to be regarded and cherished os the great moral purifier of society and the chief element of genuine civil ization. The libertinism of former generations was practiced in defiance of the avowed professions of principles which its votaries published to the world. That the condemnation of the moral and religious did net scout it out of Courts and the higher circles af society in the old country, was mainly due to the absence of the means of giving expression to their verdict. The privacy which rank (not under the sur- viliance of a free and unmuzzled press,) then enjoyed, contributed much to its immunity from that well deserved public reproof, that outraged society now administers without stint or hesitation. In our day, libertinism, well aware that it cannot hide itself from the Argus eyes of news mongers, has sought, and with a short-sighted policy yet seeks, to justify itself in the sugges tion of new social theories, and the invention of new religions dogmas! The poetic art has been pressed into its ser vice, end gross obscenities glossed over by the novel conceits of tho lecherous imaginations of wretched Don Juans. The Spiritualistic mania lias been subsidized to aid in the propagation of the so-calhxl doc trine of affinity! The vanity of Infidels and Atheists, has been flattered into a declaration of independence of the marital tie and its obligations, pervert ing the doctrine of inalienable rights these latter have dared to add. to the sin of their re bellion against Omnipotence, the crime of de fying the common sense of mankind! Flippant penny-a-liners and sensational journalists, have also lent substantial aid in the unholy, but stealthy warfare, that liber tinism, in our day, is waging against the most sacred of all human relationships. With a conceited and contemptible sophistry some of these, too, have presumed to insult the sense of propriety of intelligent men and women by naming Free-Loveism and the doctrine of Af finity in the catalogue of significant indica tions of social progress and an elevated hu manity! The free press of our day is circumventing the diabolical strategy of libertinism. As a faithful vidette, it gives warning of the move ments of this enemy of good morals and op ponent of healthy social progress. Public sentiment educated to a just appreciation of the dangers that threaten the very foundations of society, is resorting to firstiprinciplea to en sure its safety. The law of self-preservation, despite the omissions and gaps in the Municipal law, is asserting its inherent and original strength. Common sense dictates to civilized roan that the adulterer should be put to death. To this Holy Writ says. Amen 1 in the 10th verse of tbo twentieth chapter of Leviticus, “And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, oven he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death." Thus it is recorded that impunity to adul tery is opposed to tho law of God. The his torical lessons of the past ages of the world, as well as the smiting of the adulterer by. the of fended hnsband, which public sentiment of civilized society of the present day most cor dially approves, is in accordance with the Di vine law. “Abimelech threatened death to any of the men of Gorar who would thus insult the wife of Isaac. Judah condemned Tamar to be burnt on the supposed evidence of her having committed this crime. The Egyptian law maimed for life both of the offenders. The Locbrinns pnt opt both of the man’s eyes. The Germans placed the woman denuded among her kindred, shaved her heath OP!) caused her husband to bent her through tile city, The Gortynoeans crowned the man with wool to shame him. The Camaai obliged the woman to ride upon an ass, naked and booted at, and forever after called her in scorn “a rider upon on ass.” Bven the Romans, though very lax, and though permitting the husband to divorce his wife at pleasure, yet fortified by stntnte his property in her so long as ho recognized her as his wife. And the Jews punished with death both offenders,” Tho following from a sermon of the Rev. Charles B. Smytb, of the Eleventh Street Presbyterian Chnreh, New York, delivered on Sunday last, lias the ring of the true metal, and in this connection is appropriate. It re lieves the pulpit in part of the charge of in consistency on this important subject, which has heretofore done violence to the common sense of thinking people. It accounts for the absurdity of the present municipal law that now only provides for a remedy against the crime of adultery by a civil action for dam ages! It plainly indicates the dnty of the Legislative power to interpose anil command tho courts to inflict a just penalty where now the executioner, acting under anthority of natural (ind holy impulses, has to seek immu nity from punishment by a plea of insanity: THOU SHALT SOI OOUXOT ABUUEKX to pass that nations under the sway of modern civilization, professedly Christian, have not affixed that' son which I Of England may bo sufficient rto account for the same in all Christian lands?-He says that as “left to the feeble coercion of the spir itual court, according to the roles of the canon law—a law. which bos treated even adnltciy itself with a great degree of tonderoess nod' lenity, owing, perhaps, to tbe_oonstrained courts, therefore, take no _ crime of adultery, otherwise than as a private LAWS OH ABOI.TZBX. By a law enacted during the Commonwealth this crane is mode capital, but the same au thority says that “at the Restoration it was not thought proper to renew a law of such unfash ionable rigor.” The Court of Charles IL, it is well known to every reader of history, was most profligate; and such a law, consequently, would be by no means agreeable to law-makers, who were at the same time lawdireakets, since no man who is compos mentis desires to be his own executioner. Brethren, it is time now that oar law-makers should open their eyes to the fact that the judgments of God are true and righteous, and should attach tile proper penalty to the violation of the seventh com mandment The remembrance that so many men have in recent years fallen back upon their natural rights, and avenged their injured honor and ruined hopes and blighted bliss with their own hand, and been acquitted by honest juries appointed to try them on the charge of murder, and that their ver dicts have been approved by the people, should make them understand that mere tion of the elements of society, the per ception of the majority of ittfinkind, and the awkward or unskillful handling of the instru- Uttnts of civilization. ■ Freedom-'of discussion must and will per forin its hoh' mission.' While it vfiuerates nothing thatT-T ancient that will not bear the tp^t^f feiTestig»tion,1iV“ m tolerato-nothing _ ra.^he’tewonili^f is ?iL vc l > not.fonnded in .truth kowever,losonorelterns. th»t Uio re E rMcaUtion Is cognizance ofthe and supported by sound reasoning. Instances unfair, will not oommznd sttentton. There most be without number might, be cited to prove that, sneciilcriions. sod tin. to tos courteous spirit] driven by the power of a free press, the moral and religions, as well as the material progress of modem society cannot be arrested. to any man for the desolation which on artful seducer has made in his hitherto happy home. HIGHER LAw. We have oar statute law and our common law, but there is a higher law that rises above them all; and that higher law is the law of God—a law promulgated amidst the thunders and lightnings and other awe-inspiring indi cations of the presence with it of our God, who is a consuming fire to all workers of in- iqnity—a law, tho utterance of -which meets with a true and an exact echo in every manly heart, and says, “The adulterer and tho adul teress shall surely be put to death.” • fears provoked anti nursed by false, erroneous, or superficial observations of the leal cqadi- 8PISUT OF THE GEORGIA PR K8S [In malting up the Spirit chief »im i* accuracy, rules are read closely, made with a view of gi gist of Thee cither tai bracket*, or! ns. In no ease Where, tation is not fairly made, will we fail or refuse to make the demotion when attention is caBed tO-IE ~Oa the oontrary, it win always afford pleasure to make, any corrections of this kind.. A mere peevish assertion, rings through every avenue of the soul with tbo true ring of a precious coin that is not counterfeit, and elicits at once the unanimous acclaim of all tho faculties that such a com mand is right—right in the very nature of things—absolutely, eternally, unchangeably right fuljtt LICENSE. Let it not bo said that, in calling public at tention to this precept, wc ore overstepping the boundaries of propriety or decency. There is a license for the poet; a license for the stage; a license far the bar: a license for the witness box; a license for the writer of fiction; a license for the press, the multitudinous issues of which spread for and wide its printed mat ter, And place it ’neath every intelligent eye in the Land; and why should there not be a li cense for the pulpit to reiterate the commands of God, who is purer thou the heavens, and who is more fit than mortals arc to judge what it is proper to teach or decent to repeat ? Why should He pot have license to promul gate His own law to the creatures of His hand? Brethren, it is time for true modesty to take the place of that FA&SE MODESTY, which by her prudery, with cruel whip in hand, has driven virtue like an exile weeping from our land and peopled it largey with Fonricritos and free lovers. It is time for the pulpit to waken up on this question. It must do so if our country is to be kept from a fiite like that of Sodom and Gomorrah. The med ical faculty are arousing themselves and cry ing to the clergy to come and help than. Let the latter not hear their cry jn vain, nor re fuse to hearken to the call of God; “Cry aloed and spare not; show my people their transgressions.” The doctrine that a man should be allowed to violate the seventh commandment with im punity is absurd. It is opposed to the in stincts of human nature." The is one that pierces tho heart of the injured one with a poisoned arrow that seta his nerves on fire and consumes nil Ills joys And hopes. It wounds bis brain And sends his reason reeling. It meets a spontaneous, ungovern able, instantaneous resistance, which seeks the life ot tk offender, “mad or not mad.” Now, from the foci d^t fjod himself decreed dfqtji as tho punishment for adultery, it fol lows th$i PXUBIV Vim SATE UAL AND fBOIU PUNISH MENT For that crime. And if it is so, ho w comes it FREEDOM OF TUB PRESS. Religions Imposture vs* Civilisation. If the journals of the day * teem with the records of immorality and human suffering, they also herald the achievements of philan thropy, Eleemosynary, reformatoiy and puni tive institutions ore receiving the earnest at tention of the enlightened, benevolent- and public spirited. The ills and woes of men physical, moral and intellectual are suggestive of the necessity for remedies and preventives. Hence in no age of tho world have hospitals for the sick, asylums for the insane, alms houses for the poor, houses of reformation and correction for wayward youth, prisons for the punishment of felons, and educational in stitutions for the training of the children of the land, received bo much intelligent attention • been so successfully managed. If sophistical morality and blasphemy under the guise of social progress and religious re form intrude upon the public attention; if libertinism is boldly practiced under tho pre tence of refinement; if corrupt practices are unblushingly avowed; or if heartless capital tyrannically oppresses labor, let not the moral ist or patriot despair. For he can easily turn the very enginery that seemingly countenances these abuses against the insidious enemies of social purity, human progress and human rights. Immoralities and vicious practices, moral heterodoxy and blasphemous principles are no more rife and no more deleterious than form erly. But the knowledge of their existence is more diffused and their dangerous tendencies better understood. This knowledge and this intelligence ore the forces that stimulate to ac tivity the opponents of social and *mor.ft here sies. Did not me Frce-lovers so jiiiiimclessiy and openly advocate adultery and deny the obliga tions of matrimony, the sanctity and impor tance of the marriage ’relation might not be SO deeply jigprepsed npon the minds of the goodj&nd true, and the reasons tliat urge its protection and enforcement might bo ignored or forgotten. Mormon Polygamy and Oneida Omnigamy, the Spiritnolistic Doctrine of Sexual Affinities, and the Indiana Divorce Laws, by their teach ings and practices, and the exenses and oppor tunities thoy furnish for licentiousness and lib ertinism, have provoked'tho expression of the jnst indignation of enlightened ptififtu senti ment, that has too long borne with infractions of the most ancient and sacred of human in stitutions. The undermining by stealthy aj>- proaches of the corner-stone of civilized so ciety, is revolting to the common sense of en lightened man, and cannot much longer be permitted. There is a significance about the public in terest, in the McFarland trial now in progress in New York, that is well worth noting. This nnprecedented interest is due in part to the general and settled conviction that McFarland, whose happiness and most sacred rights were ruthlossly and deliberately sacrificed to gratify the unholy appetite of a seducer, did right to slay the adulterer! This conviotion is in ac cord with the Divine injunction, “The .adul terer shall be put to death! ” The general public curiosity in regard to the testimony in this case, docs not arise simply desire to unveil the immodesties and filthiness of t1*e libertine or to gratify a de graded imagination in gloating upon them; but the popular demand is that the horrors of Foumerism and the vile practices of Free-lov- ers be exposed, that they may receive the seal of public condemnation. The public interest is therefore intensified at every stage of this remarkable trial. . ..J.c The people are being educated by the expo sure of the moral enormities of Polygamy and Omnigamy, to tho point of approving and dc* mantling the enactment of laws that shall pro tect the sanctity of the marriage tie; and that will bring to swjft and xpentod punishment, those (Moral) felons in Utah and Oneida, that under the pretence of religious convictions, have too long been permitted to abuse the privileges of American citizenship, by insidi ously undermining the.yciy foundation of civ ilized society. No subject that largely occupies tho public attention or seriously agitates tbc popular mind, is destitute of philosophical and moral significance. Great social, religious or politi cal revolutions, before culminating in an crup- ion, require a preparatory accumulation of facts and ideas in the minds of men. Often the preparatory training of a people destined to assert great and important troths and prin ciples and pnt them in practice, requires the lifetime of many generations. Precept after precept, and example after ex’uopliv seein for long periods to be unheeded; and so for as the movements of society give indications of' im pressions made, they sometimes appear to have been as.futile as the. “casting: of pearls before swine.” The philanthropist often becomes desperate in view of the mourning of the thousands that “man's inhumanity to man*’ unrelentingly compels. The monftistgrows heart-sick oyer the apparent increase of vice and crime, de spite foe casuistry and the rapid and extensive diffusion of knowledge among the people. Hie friend of rational liberty jraxiqnsly notes ©very manifestation of licentiousness that is the pre lude of Anarchy and political Chaos. The advocate of freedom of tho press often finds hisfoith in its mission shaken or tottering, when it is subsidized, either directly or indi rectly, by political, eoroption,. political or so cial tyranny, immorality or irreligton. ' All sneh-have their misgivings, regrets; and Ruffe* B. Bullock. Governor Bullock was a citizen of "Georgia ten years before he entered the arena or polit ical life. Daring all this time, ho enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. His superior talents, energy and correct busi ness habits, opened the way to rapid promo tion in commercial life. As superintendent of one of the largest and wealthiest corporations in the United States, he evinced talentsjpfmre order, and made himself a power in the busi ness world. As President of one of the most important Railroad corporations in the State, he ranked high as a man of practical good sense, energy, and business probity.. Asa citizen and private gentleman, he commanded the respect and confidence of all who—knew him. A man of finished education and fine presence ; generous even to a fault; always ready to listen with patience and philanthropic- interest to the story of distress from the hum blest of his fellow men ; and a gentleman, both from instinct and culture, he did not foil to impress his character upon the community of which he was an honored and respected mem ber. Add to these qualities, and to this record, the fact that he was a staunch friend of the Union; that he was an early, firm and un flinching-advocate of the Congressional policy of reconstruction ; that he was a representa tive man of the commercial and business in terests of the State, and we have the true cretofhis promotion to the Executive Choir ofthe State. But this promotion was the signal for hoist ing those flood gates of personal abuse which has so degraded the politics of Georgia, and of which Governor Bullock has been made tho chief victim. Thenceforth, the Democratic editors and stump orators vied with each other in the bitterness and malignity of their per sonal invective; and they made haste to heap denunciations upon a man who, previous to entering the arena of politics, commanded their admonition and their praise! No other Executive has ever been the object of so many vile epithets. No other Governor wns ever so set upon by his politicatapponenta, with a" view of breaking his political influence. He lias been indirectly accused, by those par tisans, of every crime in the Decalogue; and yet in every instance where he or his friends have invited the most rigid scrutiny and inves tigation of the charges thus preferred, the in vestigation has cither been declined, or has re sulted in his triumphant acquittal! First, he was charged, through the newspaper press, and by a subordinate State official, with a mis appropriation of the Public money, in 18$R An investigation was demanded—was had—and resulted in the triumphant vindication of his personal and official character. And this, it should bo borne in mind, was done by a Demo cratic Legislature; a body of bitter partisan opponents, who sought every possible pretext for preferring articles of impeachment, in order to cripple his political influence at Washington. Nevertheless, the detraction continues; the unremitting slnicc of epithets and personal denunciation is still pouring in upon Governor ■Federations, and this Is to a coarteona spirit.] THE COLUMBUS ENQUIRED, (DEM.,) Still haunted, by the unique theories of Cal- hounism, says of the XVth Amendment and its enforcement in the Northern States: Doubtless the Supreme Court of the United States would decide that the Amendment strikes down or annuls conflicting State laws. But the officers of a State are net the adminis-' trators of Federal law; they have sworn to ex ecute the laws of their own State, and their action cannot be governed by any other au thority. It was no doubt the intention of the framere of the Federal Constitution—and comity among the members of the Federal compact requires it—that the several States should have an opportunity to make their laws conform to antagonistic constitutional pro visions adopted by the States in their federa tive capacity, before such new provisions should be enforced in their limits. But New York, New Jersey, California and other North ern States may not regard the 15th Amend ment as fairly and legally adopted, and may desire to await the judgment of the highest judicial tribunal upon that point. That, cer tainly, would be the course allowed and fa vored by the Federal Government, if it still regarded the rights of the States with the re spect and consideration formerly accorded to them. [These suggestions scfcm to belong to that category of predictions which located (lie first blood of the war of Secession on Northern soil. The seqnel did not verify this predic tion; nor will the future make good' the En quirer's prophesies about the enforcement of the XVth Amendment] . Co. to let their P the nec- a paltry ST* ip . per than a serpent’* tooth it is, UianMflj^niMtera THE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN (DEM.) Forgets—or effects not to know—that the XVth Amendment Is how a part of the Con stitution of the United States; and that the Era holds it “expedient** not to enforce the Constitution as it ictis, but the Constitution as it (now) is. A little fairness of statement would deprive the Republican of all its pre mises on this matter. THE ROME DAILY, (DEM.) In on article entitled “The Crowning Act,*’ thus descants: It appears, as wo all the while believed, that the Fifteenth Amendment is not after all to be the crowning outrage. The Morton supplementary bill, providing for the enforcement of tho provisions ofthe amendment, so for out Heroded Herod as to lay its odium completely in the shade. And now comes up another measure, introduced by Representative Hoar, and reported favorably npon by the committee on education and la bor, which goes as for beyond the other in usnrpatory powers, and mischievious devilty os the darkness or erebus eclipse that of the noon-day sun. Tho Fifteenth Amendment and the Morton bill, only invaded the right of public suffrage, purposed only to tamper with and control the ballot box, but this infamous scheme proposes to invade the scanctity of private families, to enter the sacred precints of home, to tamper with, mould and control the minds of our children. No schemes since the dark days of Barthol omew, when religions fanaticism entered the homes of the people, and deluged the streets of Paris with the blood of innocent women and children, has been conceived, fraught with so much that is dangerous to the pence and liberty of a people, as this miserable scheme of Hoar. [Perhaps our readers many be able to sec the point Wo cannot] THE LAGRANGE REPORTER, (DEM.,) A. fossilized Know Nothing print the echo of we to believe ? The editor or the correspondent ? Would it hot be well to let. one unfortunate misstatement cool be fore uttexing anotherdirectly its opposite? Z£he g?ainmar of the stanza is immaterial!] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL (DEM.) Has a lengthy tirade npon Senator Wilson, Gov. Scott of South Carolina, and the “ Rad ical Congress.** The article contains nothing very original. THE ROME COURIER, (DEM.) . In introducing to its readers on article from the New York Journal of Commerce, on the sub ject of Public Schools, says: The main evil that will accrue to the South from this matter will be the effect that parti son teaching will have upon the rising genera tion. Radical taskmasters will prescribe their lessons—Radical expounders will c-Yplaiu to them the texts—Radical schoolmarms will train their minds. Schools of disreputable Now England sharks that this measure will bring to our reluctant midst We can stand—because »ce have to do it. [The article of the Jonrnal of Commerce refers to the National appropriation for School purposes.] THE ROME DAILY (DEM.) Devotes its editorial space to. a. notice of tlic Rome Manufacturing Company. TIIE AUGUSTA CONSTITUTIONALIST, (DEM.) In allusion, wo presume, to the recent speech of Senator Hamilton, of Texas, says: Now, let the world be dumb as to the pre varications of General Pope. “Senator” Ham ilton, of Texas, has, by sublimcst mendacity, performed a miracle. He has anticipated the Ecumenical Council and made a Yankee Pope infallible. Viva Hamilton.! The “champion liar of the army ” has become u model of ve racity alongside the champion liar of the Texas trooly Ioil. To be the representative slanderer of cut-throats is something. To ont-lie ani mated creation is genius. If there were no other name on earth for slanderous falsehood, re might call it Hamiitou. THE COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, (DEM.) Discussing the Georgia Bill and its proposed Amendments, says: One feature of Pomeroy’s amendment which makes it acceptable to those extremists who conld not carry Williams’, is the fact that it mokes the Reconstruction laws of 1867-8 gov ern the election, thus disfranchising all who were disfranchised by those acts. They hope to carry the election by unfair and partial registration and infamous returns, as they did in 1868. It is understood that the effect of Pomeroy’s substitute, remanding the State to a “provis ional ” government and replacing it under the old Reconstruction laws, will bo to Vacate all offices filled by Legislative election. [The circumstances under which the Wil liams' amendment was defeated, ought, it would seem, to satisfy any rational mind as to which party will ultimately triumph in the Senate; and hence the Enquirer’s remarkp seem to be mere random shots of a routed party.] TIIE SAVANNAH NEWS, (DEM.) In the course of a lengthy editorial, says: Since the Radical party got control of the Government, we have recorded more cases of defalcation, official • swindling and villainy of one kind and another, than occurred previous ly in twenty years, but we cannot call to mind a single case in which the Government lias been indemnified by tho enforcement of for feiture of the bonds of the delinquent Radi cal office-holders are endorsed by Radical bondsmen, and as character, honesty or capac ity do not enter into the qualifications of Rad ical appointees to office, neither is pecuniary responsibility considered as a requisite qualili- Bullra*. T — - ■ . L rtnn. Hill, and at-nresejit the noisiest tending to weaken confidence in his integrity | P CTi “P s toe weakest) exponent of and uprightness as a Chief Magistrate. Speci- lications“aTe asked, investigation courted— all to no purpose. In the face of the fact that these insinuations are utterly groundless, thej are industriously echoed throughout the length and Iwendth of the State, and in the adjoining States; all for tho purpose of breaking lii$ power as a politician. ■ Is it not time tlrnt this' contemptible species of warfare should cease? Is it not wholly un worthy an intelligent, civilized people? Does it not show a mournful state of mental steril ity on the part of tho Opposition? To say that all Democrats participate in it, would be to slander them- To say that evory Demo cratic journal in the State, participates, more or less in it, would be unjust, if not untrue. And yet the fact Is patent that the active fac tion of the Democracy ignore argument, dis dain legitimate discussion, and seek only to wage a personal wurfore npon the Executive as the representative of the Republican partji If all othor evidences of the speedy dissolution of the “Democracy” (so called) were wanting, this alone ought to establish the fact that they are an organization without principles, an as sociation of bankrupt politicians, a mere con spiracy against fair elections! And now IVliat! Opposing -Reconstruction from the begin ning, throwing all possible obstacles in the way of its consummation, ; and repeatedly pre dicting its failure, the Democratic leaders Of Georgia are still working to make it a failure. Its success is tlieir downfall; its fhilnre, a pro longation of strife which desperate men always prefer to ithsolute defeat The passage of the Bingham Amendment (or other similar measure,) would renew tho strife of 1867-4; and, as the Democratic leaders have every thing to gain by such a stife, they bail it to preference to a settlement that would give the country peace and themselves obscurity. In this contest, they are using ^as decoys certain nomadic intermittent Republicans who have been disappointed, and who are ready to do the curiae work of any organiza tion (regardless of its principles,') that prom ises to reward their treachery ? Failing to make the impression npon Con gress that they represent anything in common with the interests or the Republican party to Georgia, these decoy leaders have recently modified their tootles, and now seek an open, undisguised affilmtion with the Democracy. This seems to have been the special mission of Messri Bryant and 'Angler to Georgia a few days since- a mission in which they succeeded .in so far as.theyJcut themselves entirely asun der frffifi^the Republicans, but which foiled in so for as they foiled .to get any bht Democrats to sign their petition to Congress! Two wen who at one time pretend' to affiliate with th* Republican organization fa: 1807, signed this petition—one in revenge against the party for not nominating him to Congress ; the other through a pique at a business rival who is fa active sympathy with the Adminstration. Tbs others were unvarnished Democrats. • But 'tho Bingham swindle - is no longer among the probabilities. It is dead already. The remaining hope of tiie Bryantites is to get the nfjei best thing. -What that may be, will transpire; wo presume* on Tuesday next. Jt may be the Pomeroy Amendment, or it may be the defeat ofthe bill entire, and a relapse to military rule. But to the “Democracy, 1 anything is preferable to a settlement. They fear that as the obseqnics of their political ca reer. They prefer an adjournment, delay, military rple, continued agitgtioi}, nnsettle- menfc— anythiog but the completion of recon- struetfoip jn accordance with the settled policy of Congress. - The Papal-authorities are keeping a close watch on the Mazzinisto, who are declared to be batching ah extensive conspiracy. modern Ku Kluxism in Georgia, thus ad dresses itself to the editor of the Era: We tell him and his infamous party of politi cal robbers that, if Bullock is empowered to call out his loyal militia, a measure advocated by the Era, there will be Jifly thousand Ku- Kluxes in Georgia in less than thirty days, if we are not greatly mistaken. [And yet tho Reporter don’t like to be called Ku Klnx; and it was only to humor a simple ton, that we now call it by the more enplione- ous name of “Democratic!”] Again; speaking of itself and the Ku Klnx Klan the Reporter saieth: If wc properly estimate the spirit and tem per of the people of Georgia, they will not sub mit to being robbed and assassinated, impris oned and murdered, at the fastenoe of every loyal “cuss” who may choos? to bring accusa tions on account of political differences of opinions against quiet and peaceable citizens. They will not submit to the scenes enacted in Arkansas by the carpet-bag Governor Clayton and his loyal militia without resistance. If wa are forced to self-defense, we say let there be fifty thousand Ku Klnxes in Georgia for that purpose. And again: Furthermore, we know something about the genuine Ku-Klnx and the Era doesn’t, and never will, and it simply makes an ass of it self when it talks of matters of which it is im possible for it to know anything of, and there are thousands of men in Georgia looking to see what fools the Era and its party are mak ing of themselves in their jabber about the Ku- Klux-Klan. [Then yon aro a Ku-Klux suro enough; and this by your own confession!] THE CUTHBERT APPEAL, (DEM.,) fa an exhortation to “Educate tho Negro’ says: We do not mean such education as is usu ally imparted by New England Marms, and in terested carpet-baggers. This consists of a tittle smattering from the books, and a vast amount prejudice and ill feeling which is sod ulously encouraged against their employers, and the owners of the soil. Such teaching can only result in a harvest of rain to all con cerned, WUwould urge the faithful preach ing of a pare gospel, and the establishment of first-class common schools,. presided over by men of the first intelligence, and finished edu cation. Nor do we regard this work os in any sense degrading to those engaged in it. [Tb© plain English of which seems fobs that, Although the “Democracy” is now, os it has ever been, vitally opposed to the educa tion of the negro, it would now educate the negro (since he must be educated) into all the old prejudices and dogmas of the party that has constantly opposed the extension of all civil and political rights to colored men.] The closing paragraph of the Appeals article is more sensible. It reads thus: We repeat then, let us have a system of common schools adapted to the wants of each race, and all unite in the commendable work of elevating the mental and moral condition of the large portion of the community who have lately-been invested with the rights of citizenship. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, (BRYANTDEM.) A few days since contained the following from one of its correspondents, (so said): I had an interview; *wo days since, with one of the negroes who have [Shade of Murry!] just returned., from Washing ton. I asked him if they accomplished anything in going, to' 'roe Capital To which he replied, that he did liot know, but they had carried their point, which was to de feat the Bingham amendment During ths conversation he had occasion to take ont his pocket book, and I remarked to. him that he seemed to fawp plenty .of money. “Oh, yes,” said he," with a' nod and a grin, •Tve got lota of it” npon which ho exhibited no small quantity—enough, I think,' to induce any ono to giro up profitable employment and wo lcaruei roa go to lobbying for Bollock, provulcj they SSSL were uot strictly oppos^ to bis feofion. Hour jL.L„. ^'.'l.o Vonner i lyojmbsed .. . I want to know who has to pay these negroes, with many others who ore lobbying for Bul lock? Poes Bullock do it with hjs own iqon- ey? We are all aware he does. not. cation for their seurities. It would seem that as the first is expected to steal it would be un fair to make the latter responsible. Indeed, it has come to be regarded almost us nu under stood UmU * i*»yal Radical hi vs a right to plunder either the Government or tlio~p«w*ple. and to commit any other little pecadillo, Mich os peijury and the like, with impunity, so long as he Is truly loyal to his party. [Wc look in vain for anything beyond mere assertion. There are no specifications.. Noth ing but general assertions.] TUB SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN (DEM.) Says of the McFarland trial: A New York jury is about to repeat the Al bany folly by acquitting McFarland, tho slay er of Richardson, on the ground of insanity. The Albany avenger of his wife’s dishonor was found to be insane at the moment of the deed, but perfectly sane the momont before, and im mediately after; and we suppose tliis is about the case with McFarland. Why this hypocri sy? Why not be honest at once and say the man was justifiable in the homicide, and not go hunting around for an excuse that is known to be false ? That is the square, straight for ward way of meeting the case without offense either to justice or good conscience. This in sanity plea is a most dangerous one, and, if carried much farther, will upset the entire fab ric of criminal jurisprudence. McFarland will assuredly bo acquitted—everybody believes that—then let it be done for an honest reason. If the law does not warrant such a verdict, the law is wrong,, and let it be changed, and made, what it purports to be, the “perfection of reason.” Laws that are so unreasonable and opposed to the instincts of humanity that they cannot be enforced, should never find a place on the statute book* Far better for .soci ety that they be repealed than persistently ig nored. THE MACON TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, (DEM.,) fa a long article- entitled “The War upon the Southern People,” says: We sec no other hope in the situation than that the mad excesses of the partisan slanders shall, in time, overburden Northern, credulity and react upon themselves. By and by they must reach a point heyond which they cannot go and retrogression follow. But we must come to tho reluctant conclusion that the war of the Radical party upon the South is eter nal—irreconcilable and unsparing. We can ne ver jhave peace but on the condition of “vot ing tho Radical ticket,” and that wc cannot do. So far from it, this system of malignant perse cution must consolidate the whole white race of tiie South, and we believe a large portion of the colored race also, in the bonds of an mdigi nant, though impassive, hostility to these per secutors. The sense of injustice and outrage ’ will sink deep into every generous mind. The miserable wretches who, for gain, make them selves tho tools of - the Nortnem Radicals in these insults upon a defenceless people, will sink deeper and deeper in the popular loathing, and become more and more powerless except os they may.be armed for destrnctionand mis chief by the Radical Congress. None of their followers not lost to all sense of truth and fair dealing can long abide them. The very atmosphere which surrounds them can breed only toads and serpents—the moral manhood of the South will meet their insults, injuries, and oppression with calm but unutterable con tempt [Charitysuggests that such sentiments ivs these proceed from a misconception of the real issues involved in the Georgia case.] THE MACON JOURNAL, (DEM.,) Which seems fond of irony and grim jokes, ex claims that, The stability of Ute Union trill hereafter depend upon Vte democracy. „ THE EMPIRE STATE, (REP.) Speakiug of the frauds practiced upon the colored voters of Georgia in tho Seymour and Blair canvass, says: Shortly after the last Presidential election, we happened in Macon, and after supper we took' a seat by tho fire in the reading room of one of the hotels. There was a number of persons present, and all engaged more or less, in conversation on clivers topics. After awhile, our attention was attracted by a conversation which sprung np between tyro inom from constitute the bulk of the white voters in the county; are divided l tho river eastern pari are in that i precinct^ is lesta near tkeriver, a 800 btocKSwSrff _ „ cinch When the election day arrived, a large crowd gathered at the precinct and waited and waited for the polls to bo opened, but were thus held in suspense until too late to go to Lumpkin, and were Uum informed tout., top, Justice of the Peace had concluded not to open the polls at aUL This, he said, was the result of an arrangement entered into by the whites to prevent Stewart county from giving a ma jority for Grant THE ROME DAILY, (DEM.) Referring to Hon. Foster Blodgett, says: *„ * * This infamous renegade is so ve contemptible that it would be difficult to spef of him in any other manner. It would do gross pervertion of language to do so. Blodgett is a claimant to a seat in tho United States Senate. Justice, we believe, also claims his services in the State Penitentiary. We are indifferent as to which place gets hun. [Wo respectfully submit whether such lan guage as this, used toward a political, oppo nent, is not presumptive evidence of very great mental sterility? It is certainly unworthy the stilted assumptions of a party claiming a mem bership of intelligent mem and a monopoly of ‘.‘all tho virtue and respectability l” Hold your ternpor, Mr. Daily! Yon are injuring yonr own cause— not Mr. Blodgett.] TIIE GRIFFIN GEORGIAN (DEM.) Kays “the Radical x)arty must be sustained at the expense of troth and honor.” [ That seems to be the Democratic idea of sustaining politi cal parties! ] TUE OKlFriN STAR (DEM. ) Is disgutiled with the peevishness and folly of those Democratic jonriials that are always making utterances which arc used against the party at Washington. TUe Stat sayw: If (lie inflation of these, country editors, oc casioned by having their weak ana puerile pro ductions telegraphed to Washington, is suffi cient reward for the damage they are doing the State, why, it is all right; bnt we confess we can’t see it through those spectacles. THE SAVANNAH NEWS (DEM.) Is lashing itself into a phrensy over, an imag inary conspiracy against “the interests of the State’ - and the Democratic faction, which it calls “The Atlanta Railroad Ring and Lobby whereof it says: This Ring, which includes most of the lead ing Radicals in the State, obtained tire - State endorsement of the bonds of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad to the amount of $15,000 in gold per mile. To bribe this swindle through the Legislature, it was necessary, we arc reliably informed, to expend over one hun dred thousand dollars wori* of these bonds, which are now in the hands of the said lead ing Radicals who exerted their influence in the Legislature. The balance of the $750,000 worth of endorsed bonds Issued on the comple tion of the first fifty miles of road, have nearly all been otherwise disposed of, most of them having been hypothecated to* obtain the iron for the fifty miles of road. The “millions of Northern capital” we hear so much about is all gammon—none of it, more than has been nec essary for personal and traveling expenses of the agents of tho Ring, has found its way to Georgia. Now the Ring desires to obtain the endorsement by the State of second mortgage bonds for $10,000 per mile on the fifty miles road already built. Tho same Ring desire to sell the Atlanta Opera House to the State for the small sum of $500,000. They also expect to close out their operations in Georgia by a purchase of the State Road at a nominal price. THE FORSYTH ADVERTISER (DEM.) Is still growling about tho XVth Amendment, and asks “Will this [Amendment] bo tho end of this frand?” [“This” in a demonstrative adjectivo pronoun; hero rather promiscuously used!] THE MACON JOURNAL (DEM.) Says of the Legislature: Tho Solons at Atlanta are undoubtedly waiting for permission from their acknowl edged masters at Washington, to proceed with business. Our legislators aro uncertain yet is to who they belong to. Expecting the question of ownership to be settled to-day, they have concluded to keep quiet nntil to morrow. TheAtianta Constitution copies with great oiHarticlefrom the “Columbus Enqui re reference to the grossly false statement :h appeared in that paper a few days since, to a negro wedding, the disclaimer and retraction put forth Bryant Organ, we had tho charity to • that the article, as it originally ap- inthat paper, was a thoughtless at tempt at wit by a subordinate who has upon several occasions, made loose statements f order to gratityn But we now see 1 ' Barone*-U, wMrti one of its sttbonSnuteg attempted to create. The Constitution of the next day (18th) copied the above paragraph, and made the fol lowing comment: We presume the oigan means ciniuns when it uses aimnus. A.very grave personal charge against the Local of tins paper is directly con veyed in the above words. The reference to this paper is not clear, fa order that there may be no possible misconstruction of a very serious matter, the editor of the Radical organ is politely requested to state explicitly what he meant by the language used. [The reproduction by The Constitution, in so conspicuous a manner, of an article of the nature of that copied from the Columbus En quirer, was, under all the circumstances, in very bad baste. It certainly had the effect to reopen a controversy otherwise settled by the prompt and manly withdrawal of the charges made in the local columns of that paper. And the position of The Constitution was all tho more singular, in view of the fact that one of its Proprietors had expressed a determination to discharge from his . . employ the subordinate whose false statement made the correction necessary. And yet, we do.not believe that either the Editor of The Constitution or its Proprietors, would knowingly do anything- calculated to deepen the false impression sougbtto be cren- ted by its Local’s unfortunate attempt at wit, at the expense of a private family; and we feel authorized to say that it was-not the intention of the writer of that particular passage in tho Enx, to convey a contrary impression.]. which wo learned that one resided in Stewart —._i_ j»w Artiui- i u Mitchell county. nferetice A to~ the recent election* and the manner in which the election was managed in their respective counties? The Stewart county man. said that in his connty, Lumpkin, the county town, is on tho divid- between the waters of the «m t I- experienced, bnt remarkably consistent sheet tko eastern part of the county—that says: ' about Lumpkin the land . is generally poor By the way, is it not rather shabby on the ridge land, settled up by poor white men, who THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (DRYANT DEM.) Of the 8th inst, contained, iu its local colnrns, the following announcement: Marriage iu High I-ifc. -We noticed quite a number of the XV Amendment riding out yes terday evening in carriages. Tho occasion of their hilarity was the marriage of two Ameri cans of African ’scent Upon inqnity we learned that tho conple were Ben. Cooper and Annie Hardeman, and were married at the First colored, Babtist chnrch by Rev. Francis QnarloK. Ben. and Annie, with their friends, went to Governor Bullock’s residence, where they were entertained by Mrs. B. with a fine supper. Lost night the couplo left for, Macon. In its Evening Edition oQttie same day. The Constitution contained this retraction: Correction—We aro pleased to correct a mat ter that, wre confess, much as we condemn the Radical administration that is uiling our State, wc were loth to believe to be true. Our local stated, in this morning’s issue, that Mrs. Governor BuUock had entertained the negro couple that were married last night. Ho was misinformed. Mrs. Bullock, we learn, is in Albion, New York, with her children, and therefore tho statement was incorrect We regret that this injustice has been done. We have no sympathy with Radicalism, or ap proval of its heresies, but wo never intention ally and erroneously invaded the sanctities of private life. Wc, therefore, very cheerfully rectify this misstatement The local columns ofthe Era of the I0U&, con tained this paragraph: The Pricked Donkey Writes.—The surpris ing local of The Constitution (a sweetrsceuted cove he is) gets out of its “allusion to the ne gro weddin” by claiming that he got his in formation from “a reporter for the New Era.” The scribbler knew this was untrue when he \yrofcc it The New Era has but one reporter and the scribbler for The Constitution has not spoken to that one since he (the afore said scribbler) hadhis flanks pungently tickled by said reporter some months ago. .Hence, it is scarcely probable that the renowned wit and truthful chronioler of our cotemporary over the way, eotftd have gotten from titat source the incredible story which he retailed and which his superior had to withdraw. t In the Editorial column of The Constitution of the lath, this.paragraph appeared: Will our catempororics who have published the statement relative to the reception given a ne gro couple at Governor Bullock’s residence, and have not published our correction, do so and oblige ns. In the news column (“Spirit of the Georgia Press”) of the Era of the 14th, this item ap peared: - * THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (BRYANT. DEM. ) Requests its coteiuporarics to copy its corec- tion of its own statement about the colored' wedding party. [This is manly.] In its evening edition of the 16th, the fol lowing appeai-s, touted oh adopted editorial matter: JYo X#fro Social Bptalifyfor Them.—The Savannah Republican says. The Atlanta Con stitution. assorted, one day last week, that Mrs* Bullock liad entertained, at tho Gover nor’s residence, a newly married negro couple, and took it back in its nest issue, as a mis take. Whereupon tho New Era says:; •This paragraph will, of course, be indu*triou*ly Modern Joamatiam. Modem Journalism is an improvement up on that of former times. Its aims and the de tails of its management are much changed. Formerly an individual junta or associ ation having an interest to subserve or an idea to propagate^ purchased presses and types and mounted upon the editorial tripod, some one or more individuals;' who were expected to- oracularly utter opinions and manufacture to* order facts to suit each case. Much stress wns laid upon tho importune** of the editorial office and tho individual oc cupying it was regarded as the impersonation of the junta or clique, whose chosen champion he was. It was expected of him, as the organ of the party, to do most of their lying, cursing and fighting, as necessity might require. Hence, the press of a former generation often teemed with personalities that would now disgrace the editorial profession. . The days when the newspapers recorded what Prentice or Father Ritchie had said, and commented extensively upon their expressions for no other reason than because Prentice or FatheT'Ritchie uttered them, are past and gone. ^ * The inviduatity of the journalist is now los” sight of, and intelligent readers rarely inquire who are the editors of a paper. Most of tbe best patronized and most influential modern journals do not herald the name of any one of its editors to the world. Why? Because the great mass of readers of newspapers wish to do their own thinking. They desire to know the current news, and lire pleased to meet with comments npon it. They wish to know what. public policy is agitating_ the people. They are on the qui rice as to what new social, moral, or religious ideas the busy brains of ournowactivo world arc concocting. They aro desirous of reading arguments, whether sophistical or philosophical upon all the topics that are of public or social interest Bfit they care not to know who dishes out the news which they read, in the morning paper. It is a matter of indifference to them whether editor No. 1 or editor No. 2 has re ported them and furnished the copy to the paper. They wash always to know whether the Management of the paper Is such as to insure reliability in tho report of facts. They patronize newspapers, not editors, nowa days! While thoy wish to know what thoughts are- springing up in men’s minds, what pleasan tries ate. arising iu men s imagination, what arguments are suggested for and against a so cial or political proposition, they care not to know who utters them. • They mean to do their own thinking, and do not care for their judgment to be biased by a knowledge of tho name (be it little or big) of tbe person that writes. It is in obedience to this improved intelli gence among the people, that stump oratory does not now attract as much attention ns in former times. The masses of our day are more independent thinkers than their predecessors Modem journalism has become a great pro fession. Tbe details of the management of ono of our metropolitan journals, at whoso head appeals no editor's name, would astonish the residents of provincial localities conld they get an insight into it, The Managing Editor, who directs and as signs the work of tho whole editorial staff, may not for months write a line of copy. The Principal Editor, who often writes tho leaders, but by no means always, is responsible for the literary merits of whatever is put in the paper, and him authority to reject any article offered, cither wholly or in part. It is said that the Managing Editor of one- of the leading newspapers in New York, re ceived a salary of twenty-five thousand dollars a year, though his name never appeared at th<* head of its columns as such. In every thoroughly organized corps, there should bo a news clipper—a man that not only can dip tbe news with judgment, but knows what is news. Then there should be an editor whose prin cipal duty is to over look the local news de partment, and ufidcr him a corps of reporters whose argus eyes penetrate hi every direction and every where, that items interesting to tho public may be fbond. Thus it is seen that the demands of the public have so changed tho character of jour nalism, that no single man can perform the editorial work required to be done bn a" first- class daily newspaper. ' As one man cannot do it, ono man should not arrogate to himself the credit of'doing it . aD. Hence in more than one particular, the impersonality of a daily journal is a matter of taste as well as judg ment, founded upon the increased intelligence ofthe great mass of fae readers ftf newspapers. tho State. feeufetiioa which The Constitution made in it* cyehing edition of e same day.” To which the Columbus Enquirer aptly re plies: “We did not copy the paragraph; and therefore iuive no correction to make. But the anxiety of the New Era to have the correction circulated puzzles us. Does it mean to say that a Radical official,'owing his office to negro votes, fools outraged or indignant, at a report tliat a negro couplo hod been entertained at his house? la this the measure.of Ifadical. grat itude for the services rif the negro—of Radical sincerity iu claiming ‘equality ’ fot tho negro— of Radical respect for a race whose exclusion from office is made tho pretext for remanding Georgia to a provisional and military govern ment?” The news columns (“Spirit of .the Georgia Press”) of the Era of the 17th announced that; ' International Coinage. Hon. William D. Kelly, of Pennsylania, on behalf of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures,-reported a bill on the 13th, to promote the establishment of a metri cal system of international coinage, by enact ing “that the gold 'hereafter coined by the United States shall contain for each dollar of denominational value one and one-half gram mes of pure gold, and shall weigh for each dollar one and two-thirds grammes, the pro portion of alloy to tho entire weight being thus kept as one to ten.” The bill also pro vides “that such coins shall have stamped upon them, in addition to other devices, their weight in grammes, and the inscription, ‘uine-teutlis finq.*”