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IIAKTWKI<I IIART COUNTY, OA.s
Wpitiii'Mln) nornliiK. Jnnnnrjr 81, 1H77.
to" Hon. B. 11. llill was elected
United States Senator Friday. He re
ceived 117 votes.
to" The Electoral Bill passed the
House last Friday, and was signed by
the President on Monday. Under its
provisions, the counting of the electoral
vote in the joint session of ( ongress will
be commenced to-morrow, Thursday.
to" lion. John E. Pottle has been
re-oppointed Judge and Ska born Reebe,
Esq., of Hancock, Solicitor-General of
this Circuit, and Hon. GustavusJ. Orr
has been re-appointed State School Com
missioner. They were confirmed by the
Senate.
Now, that the Eighth and Ninth
Congressional Districts are made vacant
in Congress by death and transfer,
would it not be well for Governor Col
quitt to order an election at once ? as
the Democratic majority in the House
is very small and their presence is es
sential,
DF.ATU OF lION. A. 11. NItI’HKXN.
We regret to chronicle the death oi
Hou. A. 11. Stepu ens, our distinguish
ed and beloved Representative, lie
had been confined to his bed for some
time, but his physicians were not appre
hensive of his danger, although he was
cognizant that Death’s icy fingers were on
his brow. On the 29th of January he
breathed his last, dying, as it has been
prophecied, “ With His Armor On.”
Very few men in the United States have
enjoyed such a degree of confidence or
held so many honorable positions as he.
His mind was of the most comprehen
sive and logical order, linked with a
moral character as spotless as snow. It
is wonderful how such an insignificant
physical tenement could encompass an
intellect of such strength and energy.
The thoughts of the dying statesman
were filled with his mother, of whom he
frequently spoke. Taken all in all, we
“ shall never look upon his like again.”
A nation will be clad in the raiments
of mourning.
HON. BENJ4NIK IK. HILL'S NPKEt H.
Apropos, the following review of Mr.
Hill’s speech, (“the greatest effort of
his life”!), taken from the Savannah
Morning News, will be found to be in
teresting reading:
We live in an ago of conspiracies, of
“treason, stratagems, and spoils.” It
lias fallen to the press of the country
within the past year to expose many foul
conspiracies, and startling indeed have
been the villainies that have been brought
to light, but it has been reserved for the
beginning of the new national century
to develop one of the most astounding
and perfidious plots for the double pur
pose of ruining a self-sacrificing patriot
and the destruction of the American Re
public, that the infernal ingenuity of
Radical knaves and “ Democratic fools ”
ever conceived.
We have seen in some of our Georgia
exchanges mysterious allusions to this
crowning conspiracy of this wicked age,
but until we read in the Atlanta Tele
gram the stenographic report of Hon.
B. H. Hill’s speech, delivered before
the Georgia Legislature on Saturday
night, we were in utter ignorance of the
motives and extended ramifications of
the diabolical plot. Mr. Hill lays the
whole thing bare, and shows how it com
menced, with Wash McLean, of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and extended its
combinations until it involved the lead
ers of the Radical party, the leading or-
gans of that party, President Grant,
General Steadman, Judge Schley, one
Buell, a bohemian, and certain Deuio
cratic newspupers in Georgia and else
where.
The conspiratoiv bcpiii to have been
actuated by different motives, but the
common aim was, and still Is, the politi
cal overthrow of Hon. B. H. Hill, and
the destruction of his usefulness. Gen
eral Steadman bears animosity towards i
Mr. Hill, liecause Mr. liiLLsueeeenful-!
ly resisted his attempt to steal nine thou-1
sand bales of cotton from an Augusta
merchant now deceased, refusing a hun
dred thousand dollars bribe offered him
if he would withdraw from the case;
McLean is hostile to Mr. Hill because
of his (McLean’s) j>ersonal friendship
for General Steadman ; Judge Schley
is opposed to Mr. Hill because a de
ceased brother was interested in the
af'orsesuid cotton case; General Grant
curses and raves against Mr. Hill be
cause through Mr. Hill’s statesmanship
he has been thwarted in his ambitious
design of making himself military dicta
tor; the Radical leaders and the Radical
press are seeking Mr. Hill’s political
ruin because of his memorable amnesty
speech, his defense of Andcrsonville, and
his far-seeing and adroit statesmanship
which, controlling the action of the
Democratic caucus at Washington, has
discomforted the Radical conspiracy, se
cured the triumph of Democracy and
saved the Republic.
The motives which have actuated“ cer
tain Democratic papers” in the North
and in the South are not so distinctly set
forth by Mr. Hill, and we' are left to
infer that their co-operation in the plot
is attributable either to their lack of
common-sense or to inate, natural cus
sedness.
Anvbodv else hut Mr. Hill would
have found it a rather difficult task to
combine all these discordant elements
and singular coincidences into one har
monious conspiracy, and find a comim n
motive for their union. But Mr. Hill,
in his three hours speech, makes the
whole thing as clear as the sunlight, and
demonstrates, to his own satisfaction at
least, that nine-tenths of the Radical
party, all the cotton thieves of the Union,
the whole power of the Administration,
with a considerable number of Demo
cratic fools and ingrates, are resolved
upon his destruction, and especially upon
his defeat for the United States Senate,
solely because he has singly and alone
defended and upheld the rights of the
South, saved Georgia time and again,
and finally preserved the Democratic
party and the Republic.
The speech, which is all about the
Hon. B. H. Hill and the conspiracy
against him, contains nothing new in
reference to the exciting polical ques
tions now agitating the country, and as
it would occupy almost our entire read
ing space we cannot make room for it in
our columns. It was stenographicnlly
reported by the editor of the Telegram,
and is given literally as it was delivered,
a circumstance which we apprehend will
render it much less adapted for circula
tion in Washington than Atlanta.
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
lion. J. J. Turnbull—The Convention—
Course of the Fulton Members—
Removnl of the Capital, Etc.
Atlanta, Ga. .January 24, 1877.
To the Editors of The Sun :
This is the first bright day wc have had
since 1 have been in Atlanta. The House
and galleries were crowded, ami we had
considerable debating on the Constitutional
Convention, lion. J. J. Turnbull, of
Banks, made a splendid speech in favor of
a Convention. The Fulton County mem
bers seem desirous of throwing all the ob
stacles in the way possible to defeat it.
Turnbull said be bad seen men around
Atlanta for the last five years whose busi
ness was figuring for the eventual payment
of about ten millions of fraudulent bonds.
If a Convention was held the probability is
that it would put an everlasting quietus to
them ; and that some spoke of moving the
Capital to Milledgeville—that was with the
people of the State. He bad nothing
against Atlanta, and was willing for the
Capital to remain here.
1 am an old sickly man, but expect to
live long enough to sec the day w hen Turn
hull can get any office in the gift of the peo
ple of Georgia that he wants, and I hope he
maybe our next Governor; and if he would
stump the State from the seaboard to the
mountains, all the politicians, rings and
cliques combined could not prevent him
from being elected.
Business in Atlanta is fearfully dull.
No amusements of any kind in the city.
The session will be apt to spin out the
forty days. There are so many new mem
bers and most of them have considerable
breath to spare, and are very liberal in
speaking upon every opportunity, llart is
one of the happy Counties that needs but
little legislation. If the Convention does.
its duty, 1 think the State can have a long
rest, and by giving Legislators a fixed
salary business will be done in a few days.
Youra truly, SeKKX.
(iinrruor Colquitt's Npoclal
from tht Atlanta Constitution.
If Governor Colquitt's whole administra
tion had to rest on the one special message
that he sent to the General Assembly on
yesterday, it would mark a lustrous page
in Georgia’s hisfory.
In that message our new Governor has
nobly redeemed the pledges that he made
in the canvass. As ** honesty ” was the
key-note of Smith's administration, so
“economy” will he the watchword of
Colquitt's administration. The work of
regeneration that Governor Smith began.
Governor Coiquitt will finish. Those who
believed, or atfected to believe, that there
would be negligence or complaisance in our
new administration, ami that the Governor
would lend too willing an ear to evil and
interested advisers, will find themselves
disappointed when they read the message
that we present this morning. This mes
sage shows thgjiiund of a master through
out—a dauntless unflinching hand—a hand
bent upon saving, even if heroic work be
needed to accomplish the salvation.
The particular and intimate knowledge
of the affairs of Slate that the Governor
displays in this message, shows a thorough
and conscientious study on his part, and
challenges the admiration of all who read
it. He has mapped out enough work to
give the Legislature employment for the
balance’ of the session, lie points out the
difficulties that we are under, and in a sa
gacious and specific manner the plain way
out of them. With a firm hand ne gathers
together all the -scattering attempts at re
trenchment. and runs them into a regular
and definite channel.
Governor Colquitt has in his message
discussed the gravest problems connected
with the financial administration of the
State. One specially commendable feature
is the frank directness with which he deals
with facts, presenting the true realities of
the State's condition in plain words and
actual light. Rising above technicalities
he goes to the substance of things and
bravely states truth however unwelcome.
11 is sincere dealing is admirable and cheer
ing. He aggregates the State's liabilities
correctly, including the indorsed bonds,
whose regularly falling interest is now
upon us. He punctures that sophistical
delusion of the floating debt; stating in
telligibly its real status, and sensibly pro
posing to fund it and locate it where it be
longs, viz : in the regular debt, instead of
inconveniently hiding it up under the fiction
of temporary loans. His whole compre
hension of this grave bond matter is clear,
precise and full. At one stroke he has
shown his thorough scrutiny and complete
mastery of the whole financial situation.
In looking into the leaks and excessive
expenditures, hahas exhibited a bold pen
etration. He tens with a refreshing frank
ness what offices are superfluous and what
disbursements are extravagant. With pa
tient industry, he has gone over the whole
field, scrutinizing every department, quo
ting precedents carefully searched for, and
giving sensible reason for every suggestion.
Nor is the paper demagogic in driving a
good thing into extremes. He especially
guards against parsimony and illiberally,
lie contends for a legitimate generosity and
justice of compensation, and an adhesion
to ail proj>er expenditures. The question
of reducing the judicial circuits is unan
swerably argued. The necessity of ap
praising property more justly and equally
and of collecting taxes more closely and
cheaply are presented with exceptional
clearness and force. These are all vital
questions. The need for making corpora
tions bear a juster share of their burdens
of the government than they now carry, is
another vital problem. Corporations, with
millions of dollars of property pay the
State a mere trifle of tax. while the farm
ers who create the wealth, pay a hundred
fold more tribute. This is a mighty, a col
lossal question, and it has yet to bo prop
erly solved.
The concluding allusions to the State’s
high position in comparison with other
States are fine, pertinent and well-timed.
In arguing the necessity for domestic re
trenchment. he yet keeps in mind our atti
tude of solid solvency and dignified pros
perity. This message will clo us good
everywhere. It will show that we value
our honor, and claim our commercial su
premacy, and yet seek domestic economy
and purification.
We have no doubt that the Legislature
will manfully back Gov. Colquitt in the
course he has marked out in this message.
The people will certainly back him. If he
receives the proper support he will make
his administration a glorious and prosper
ous one. the pride of Georgia, and the date
of anew career of loxv taxes, a perfect and
a full treasury.
The Electoral Bill.
Atlanta Constitution, 2 6th.
The debate in the Senate brought out the
weakness of the Ferryites. At almost
every point they were discomfitted. Mor
ton's speech was a failure. It made no im
pression on the Senate, lie was sick, but
| his cause was sicker. He was, however,
plucky. He charged that the bill was the
product of timidity—the intimidators being,
we suppose, Watterson's 100,000 unarmed
I petitioners. The bill was unconstitutional
| —of course. Hayes was elected—of course.
| The bill was a contrivance of which there
was no analogy, and would count in Til
den. That was all except a few r wavings
of the bloody shirt. Sherman’s remarks
were tame. Mr. Sargent and Simon Came
ron did the rest of the heavy work. The
latter made the longest speech of his Sena
torial career. It was nearly ten minutes
long, and its disjointed sentences kept the
Senate in a ripple of laughter. He really,
says one correspondent, made “a most
ridiculous ass of himself.*’ He said the
hill was "a Democratic measure,” and he
deplored the entry of Supreme Court J udges
into politics, because they would soon want
places for sons-in-law and brothers-in-law
•• like the rest of us." The old rascal haa
been there nearly fifty years.
On the other side of the question Mr.
Conkling made a groat speech. Mr. tre
linghuysen's effort was commonplace, lie
did remark that the commission could not
go behind the returns, but he did not say
which returns. The speeches of the long
night session have not reached us. Mr
Bayard's argument was doubtless one o!
his test efforts.
The session of the Senate lasted ill night,
the vote being taken at seven o’clock in
the morning. Yeas, 47; nays. 17. Let us
run over the list of negative votesi: Blame,
Bruce. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. CameJ
ron of Wisconsin, Clayton. Conover, Dor
sey. Eaton. Hamilton, llamlin, Ingalls,
Mitchell, Morton, Patterson, Sargent,
and West—l 7 all told. Seven of them are
carpet-baggers; Hipple-Mitchell has two
wives ; Blaine has his Mulligan ; Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, has been a public plun
derer nearly fifty years ; Sargent is a rail
road jobber; Cameron, of Wisconsin,
Hamlin, Morton and Sherman are extrem
ists ami revolutionists who have determ
ined to rule or ruin, to count Hayes in or
burst tlie machine—leaving out of the
whole lot only two men who have any pa
triotic hairs in their heads. Those two are
Messrs. Eaton and Ingalls. Mr. baton
believes the bill is unconstitutional. In
this respect he differs trom the best con
stitutional lawyers in the country, but he
differs honestly, and finds himself the only
Democrat on the minority side. Mr. In
galls is a Republican, but he has always
had credit for being a fair-minded ami con
scientious man. Blaine's vote is undoubt
edly a bid for the support of the ultra
wing of his party. He has doubtless de
cided to antagonise Conkling, and the bat-
tle for leadership has begun
The hill now goes to the House, and we
look for its passage under the operature of
the previous question before the close of
the present day. It should he a law to
morrow. For. on the first dav of Febru
ary next (Thursday), under the terms of
the bill, the count is to begin. A month
will then he afforded in which to complete
the count. It.can be accomplished to the
satisfaction of the people in half that time,
and we hope will be.
There can be no doubt of the passage of
the hill without amendment by die House.
We assume that the President will not care
to incur additional odium by refusing to
attach his signature to it. What then?
What are the chances? They are goal.
Tilden has 184 undisputed votes; Hayes
l(i. r ). There are 20 votes in dispute—7 from
South Carolina. 4 from Florida, 8 from
Louisiana and 1 from Oregon. Those votes
and only those are to he referred to tie
commission. If it gives one out of the
twenty to Tilden he is elected; if it di-
E rives Hayes of one vote out of the twenty
eis beaten. Every question that goes to
the commission must be decided in Hayes'
favor to elect him. He is- doomed. AWd
m ffir if Aliev vote out of tif
twenty is awarded to Tilden. that vote will
also elect Hendricks. Vive hi commission.
Iteintt of Interest.
It is said that the colored people of South
Carolina are paying their taxes promptly
Governor Hampton has applied for no loai
North, and says that he needs none.
The House of Representatives of fht
forty-fourth Congress stands to-day 14£
Democrats to 140 Republicans, despite all
the frauds inside and outside of returning
boards. Only 289 certificates have been is
sued. The other four consists of three from
New Hampshire, which elects in March,
and of one from the fourth district of Cal
ifornia, which is hung up in the Supreme
Court of that State. Giving the Republi
cans all four of the unissued certificates,
they will have but 144 to the Democrats’
14!). In no event can the Democratic ma
jority fall below five.
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