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THE SUN. MV IISURI t’TWSR.—One copy, on* year, |l.st ; tix 75 rent*, invariably in adrance, A DVR RTISIXO. — On* tquars, Jlret inttrHon, (on* inch). ll.OUj thfh subsequent insertion, 75 cent*. Liberal deductions mtul* to advertiser*, according to th* spare amt tunc that i* occupied. TERMS-Transient advertisement*. Cash; contract advertisement* must he settled monthly. f for announcing candidates /•'ire Dollars—in rafuiMj/ in adrancr. Ohituar*/ ft otters, exceeding tier lines, tributes of re. speet. and all personal communications, or matters of individual interest, will he charged for at regular rates Xotice* of marriages, of deaths and of a religious character are requested and will he inserted free. Short newsy cominuuio&tions are solicited; hut we art not responsible for the rictus of correspondent*. 1/R ECU Ell J Med ILL, Editors and I‘ublishers. 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. mTm Th h To the Workinv Class —\\'arc now prepared to furnish all clauses with constant employment at home the whole of the time or for their spare moments. Business new. light and profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from 30 cents to $3 pei evening. and a proportional sum by devoting their whole time to the business. Bovs and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see this notice may send their address, and test the business, we make this unparalleled offer: To such as arc not satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of WTfting. Full particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on, and a copy of Home and Fireside, one of the largest and best Illustrated Publications, all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, ad dress, George Stinson & Cos.. Portland, Maine. 23 (GEORGIA— HART COUNTY. VA I hereby consent for my wife, Naney J. Tyner, to become a public or free tracier, under and accord ing to the laws of this State. This 27th day of Jan uary, 1877, 23-26 JAMES A. TYNER. Old papers for sale at this office. THE HARTWELL MINSTRELS!! WILL GIVE AN EXHIBITION 1 IN THE COURT nOUSE SATURDAY NIGHT, FEB. 3D, 1877. The performance will consist of Farm, Fancy Dance*. Neero Melmlies. Serio-Comic Kong*. 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