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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL by PERRYMAN & fuCKER. Jjtooa aSUdiln ionnul, Published Every Thursday. j'KßJUS—Strictly in Advance. Three months 00 75 Si* months >1 25 On* year M 00 Rate* of •Advertising : One dollar per square of ten lines for the first insertion, slid Seventy-five dents per square for each subsequent insertion, not ex ceeding three. Oae square three months f 8 00 ons square six months 12 00 One square one year 20 00 Two squares three months 12 00 Two squares six months 18 00 Two squares one year. 80 00 Fourth of a column three moths 80 00 Fourth of a column six mouths 50 00 Half column three moths 45 00 Half column six months 70 00 One column three months 70 00 On* column six months 100 00 Liberal Deductions Jttade on Contract Legal Advertising. Sheriff’s Sale., per levy, $2 50 Mortgage Fi Fa Sales per square 6 00 Citations for Letters of Administration, 3 00 •* “ “ Guardianship, 800 Dismision from Apministration 6 00 “ Guardianship, 4 00 Application for leave to sell land, 0 00 Safes of Land, per square,. * 00 dries of Perishable Propcrtv per squ’r, 8 00 No l ices to Debtor* ami Creditors 3 50 Foreclosure of Mortgage, per square, 2 00 Kstray Notices, thirty days, 4 00 Jloit tl'ork of every description e»e cniedwith neatuess and dispatch, at moderate rites. RAIL - ROAD GUIDE (••nlliwaleni Railroad. Wit. UOI.T, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS. Sup Leave Maenn 5.15 A. At ; srrive at Go'em huu 11.15 A. At ; Leive G’oln-bus 12 45 P. At ; at rive at Macon fi 20 P At. Leaves Macon 8 A At ; arrives at Eu (aula 5 30, P M ; Leaves Euf.tula 7 20, A 11 ; Arrives at ilacmi 4 50, P M. ALBANY BRANCH Leaves Suiidiville 1 46, P M ; Arrives at Albany 8 11, P M; Leaves Albany 9 35, A M; Arrives at Smith villa 11, A M. Leave Cuthbert, 3 57 P M. ; arrive at Fort G tins 5 40 P. Jf ; le ave Fort Gains 7 05 A Jf.artive at Duthlocrt 9.05 A. At. iHacoii «fc VTc'tcni Railroad. A A. WIUrF. President. ]!. WALKER, Superintendent. PAY I'ASSESCJKR TKAIN. Leaves Macon . . . 7 80 A. M. Arrives at Atlanta . • . 1 57 P. M. Leaves Atlanta . . . 6 55 A. 11. Arrives at Macon . . . 1 30 P. M. NIGHT TRAIN. Leaves Macon . . . 8 45 P. M. Arrives at Atlanta • . 4 50 A. M. Leaves Atlanta • • 8 10 P. M. Anivea at Macon • . • 125A. M. Western & Atlantic Railroad. CAMPBELL WALLACE, Sup’t. pay passenger train. Leave Atlanta . . • 845A. M. Leave Dalton .... 2.30 P. M. Arrive at Chattanooga • . 5.2a P. M. Leave Chattanooga . . 8.20 A. M. Artirs at Atlanta . . . 12.05 P. M. NIGHT TRAIN. Leave Atlanta . . . 7 00 P. M. Arrive at Chattanooga . . 4.10 A M Leave Ci'atianoog* . . 4 30 P. M. Arrive at Delton . . . 7 50 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta . . , 1 41 A. M. gusitttjSiS <6arAs. DRS. HODNETT & PERRYMAN HaVLVG formed a co-pa rtner.'hip in the practice of Jfedicine, offer their Pro- IVasional services to the public, and as expe rienced Physicians in all the branches tbeir profession, confidently anticipate that their former success will insure a liberal share of practice. The cash system having been established in everything else, all bills will be considered duo as soon as a case is dismissed. Orricx—Until further notice, in the front room of tho “Journal” building, upstairs. W. H. BODNKTT, J L. D. PERRYMAN. Daweon, Qa , June l;t| DR. It. X WARNOCK, Ot FERIa his Professional srrvices to the citizens of Chickasawhatchee and its viainily. From ample experience in both citril and Military practice, he is prepared to treat successfully, cases in every denartment of hi* profession. ' jin]6’Cßif C. B. WOOTEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, liateson, Ga. J*nl« 18(58 It ®. i gcm.it wild c. clitilan, GURLEY & CLEVELAND, A TTORiYEVS A T LA IP, •Vlffonf, Itakfr C’oienltfi Ga. I. ll PLANT & SON, Rankers & ISrokers, (Office in Tiret National Bank Building,) Ent.„nee on Cherry st.. MACON, GA. WU't purchase and sell Bonds, Stocks, ." Gold, Silver and Bank notes, and make investments for parties, as tliev may direct. I. C. Plant, Morris Kitchcm, New York, Koriht B. Plant. june4Sm BVrNTGON’S hotel (Opposite The Paeeenger Depot.) ttACOT, - - orORCIt. J ® open for the reception of visitors. ~ Having spared no expense in furnishing this Bouse new throughout, and determined that the Table and Bar ahall be inferior to n "°* in ths South, I feel confident that I can °k F eWI patrons and the public all that •hey can wish in a Hotel. CMH and see me. J. 1,. BYINGTON, febJOßna {.ate of Port Valley, Ga. Dawson Business Directory, Dry Goods HI ore tin nits. I )RATT, T. .1. Dealer in all kinds of 1 Dry G oods. Main Street. OK R, ItltO W N * CO., D. alersTn Fancy and Staple Drv Goods, Mam st., under “Journal” Printing Office. SI ESC 1,, S. HI. A ItltO., Dealers in Foreign and Domeatlc Dry Goods, Cothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, &0., 3rd door from Hotel, Main st. IOVEESS * GltirFlH, Dealers J in Staple Drv Goods and Groceries. nOKEKTA, .fi. W. <V CO., Deal- IA era In Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,and Groceries, North West corner Public Square. ]) EE *• l„ ES, XV. .Tl., Dealer in ,S’ aple and Faucy Dry Goods, Loyless 1 Block, Main street. PULTOH, J. A., Dealer in Btcon, Flour. Meal and Provisions generally, at Sharpe & Brown’s old stand, M tin st. HOOD, B. 11., Dealer in Groceries and Familv Mioolies generally, next door to 'Journal” Office, Main st. fAREER & SIMMONS, Grocery VT and Provision Dealeis, South side P ub lie Square. A MS Alt fti, Dealers in Groceries and Provisions, opposite /’uhlic Square, Main st. A LLXAHDER A. PARROTT, x A Dealers in Dry Goods, Cvroeeries and Provisions, 2nd door from lintel, lift in st. \I/OOTE.H, Will., Deale, in Groce v T ries and Jhovtsions, Loyless Block, Main street. loYEiES***, J. E., Dealer in Groce A rie-* and Provisions, Jfain st. T 1.. Tl< Kill A BKO., Gro -11 • cers and Commission J/.-rcbauts, Jfain Street, Druggist. f t IJCATII ,4 *l, C A., Druggist and Physician. Keep* a good supply ot Dings and Medicines, and prescribes lor all the ills that (i sh is heir to. At his old stand, the Red Ding Store, Main st. Wit lehoMses. PULTON, ,B. A., at Sharpe & Brown’s 1 old stand, Main street. IOYEESS ft GiRIFFINi, ’Whip .j house and Commission Merchants, Jfain street. HlilliiK't-r. WU,ET.4HISt»N, iMESS HIOL II EEC, keeps constantly on hand the latest styles of Ha's, Bonne's, Dress Trim tilings, Ac , Loyless Block, Jfiin st. AA'ateh licptlirer. VIXEN, JOIST P., will repair Watches, Cloeks, Jewelry, Jfu-ic Books, Acco U ; ons, Ac , always to fie fount} at his old stand, on Notil, side of Public Square Livery klnblcs. P.IRHI'HI & MS tSS3»E, R.le and 1. Livery Stable, Horses and Mules for sale and hire Horses boarded. North side Public Square. | )It l.\CE, V G. at .1. K. , Sale and l Livery Stable, and dealeis in Horses and Mulis. Carriages, Buggies arid Horses for hire. Horses boa tiled on reasonable uruis at their new Stable on Main at. Tobaccojiist. I EAVES, AA r . TANARUS., Keeps constantly on J hand, nil grades of Tobacco, at Alexan der A Parrott’s, Main street. Gutiymith. SMITH, J. O. S, Dealer in Gtins, _ Pistols, Cape, Cartiidges, and spotting goods gene ally, Main st. Snluon. WARI>, PAIKICK, Dealer in fine VV Wines and Liquois, Cigars, &c , J/iiiist. Tannery and Mioc Shop. LKIC, W. W., Shoe A/mulactorv, on South side Public Square. Cabinet §liop. R AHMUi.tBGKU, KOGEUS & CO., are prepared to make and tepair anything in the Furniture line. South side Public square. HEwSSTca FACTORS and Commissi on Me r cli ant s, OFFICi No 3 Stoddard’s Lower Range, July 30 tl SAVANNAH GA- Correspondent at Dawson, Ga., S. Tt VY KSTO.N D. It. Adams, Os Eatonton, Ga. H. K. W’nshburn, Os Savannah, Ga. A A. Adams, (Jt Amerieus, Ga. From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. great speech OF HOIK. ROBEKT TOOMBS AT Atlanta, Ga., July 23, 1868. Mr Toombs, alter thanking the aud ience for their kin ly gseotings. and congrutulat ng tho country upon tho presence on the occasion of so great and I enthusias ie it multitude of her het-t cit izens, proceeded to any hut few na tions have vvhol y escaped the rnv.ges and ruin of war usually inflicted by the insolent and triumphant invaders; few l er s nli, the sterner and hitter corse of I c j v il w 'nr. The histories of the great- I est and the most enduring nations of the earth are tilled with defeats ns well as victor ee, sufferings as well ag happiness, shame and reproach as well as honor and glory Puritioati n in the crucible of adversity, in the tiery ftirnace of indivi toui and national suf ferings, seems to be the price of the penalty of national greatness Through this testralion have passed the nations whose power and genius have govern ed, whose es atence has blessed, and w hose wisdom still guides aud directs the world ; through this testration have passed the ilustrious men whose names have passed tho illustrious meg DAWSON, yrln.se until-8 li.r o lioon cillinnizeti !> y mtttikind, tho masters of fortune and the fntes, the favorites of ull the gods, the few immortal names which were not born to die. The heroic struggles of the great and the good, tho brave and true men of the world, in nil ages and countries, in the face of the great est and •asters, in behalf of home and country and (he rights of mankind, are the noblest legacies left by the past to tho present general ion ot men; they are trophic* of which poor humanity may we I he proud--trophies worthy to be laid at the leet of Jehovah T hat is a bright page in Homan his tory which narrates that when thou sands of her most gallant and distin guished youths were slain, her veteran legi ns broken and scattered, and 'be victorious enemy was marching upon her capital, marking their pathway by tiro and sword, with nothing to re'ard his progress but a stern old warrior and patriot wh se chief resources lay in his unconquerable wilj..the Homan Senate met and first ordered propitia tory secrilic s to the gods and then voted the thanks of Home to the de feated leader of her armies for no 1 de spairing of the Republic From that hour th • star of Hannibal “culminated from the Equator.” Ihe people im bibed the spirit of the conxerip lathers; courage and hope drove out tear and despair, und Home was Baved. Men and women o'. Georgia, you, too, de serve the thanks of your c umtry for tne evidence you give this day that you have not despaired of the Repub lic, tnough despoiled, plundered, and manacled, your spiiits are unbroken and that you yet have heart and mpe to make new sacriti es, ye-, all sacri fi, es to regain your lost liberties anu t . redeem your country from bondage, ft has rarely happ lied in he annals of time that any people were ever call ed Uj on to gr.ipple with so gteal a cri sis as that which is now impend ng over the people of the Confederate Slates. Alter aga Int but unsucces lul conflict in the noblest and ho iest cause loi which patriot t lood was ever shed—the cause ot inalienable rights of man, the liberty of a free people, and the sovereignty ot tne Sta es—nt the end ot four years these people fund th .mselves surrend tred to vic torious foes whose armies embraced ail colors, and tongues, and races of men under the sun, tigli ing under the flag ol the United States The terms which were granted to the vanquished neither won their gra itude nor excit ed ti eir admiration Trio manner in w hich th se terrnsJiuve been observed has even t xcited the indignation of the biave and the generous w tioee conduct courage, and blood achieved the con quest. ’Those w hose b aoes glittered m tne foremost ranks of tho 'Federal army on tho battle tie.d, with a yet higner and nobler courage, scorn the base uses to which the victory has been applied, and now demand that the rights of the vanquished shall be respected that these wrongs shall be redressed, and that justice shall bo done. This means peace—-honorable peace —peace built upon the deep founda tions of eternal justice. This demand came none too soon for the piublic saf ■ ty. Ihe avenging Nemesis winch fol lows in the train of conquest is already confronting the viotois in the shape of the Kudieul party. Horn in sectional ha-red, which it has ever assidious |y cultivated; nurtured by the evil pas sions which that hatred engendeis, reared to is present dangerous pro por-ions by the lawlessness et civil war an J ihe general disorders of tho times, this monster has become the great danger to the whole common wealth. Its thirst for power and plun der bus not even been fatigued, much less appeased, by its tyrannies, i s rob beries, and its ruin ofthe South ; there fore, to gratify these unholy passions it has conspired to seize supreme pow er by trend and foice, and to erect a military despotism upon the rums of c, nst'tiitional liberty. Jo oppose thess dangers, the Democracy of the United S ates recently met in the city of New York, aud with them also assembled the represen atives of millions ol citi zens, who hitherto claimed no special alliance with that party as a political orguniza ion. It and men have conspired to overthrow Irt e Constitutions ; good men hwvu united to preset ve them, and, under too flag ol tho Democracy, invite your co operation The Democracy have arranged this faction heioru the grand i que» o the nation for high crimes and misdemean ors. Y«m are itusem led as a part ol that grand inquest to hear ihecba ges, specltlcalions ant proofs, and to give true deliverance bmweeli the criminals and the conn ry. lhe declaration of pi iucip es adopted by tho Convention t.as tho great merit ot clearness and cer ainty upon all the issues which are h.», Iv to enter into tbe political canvass. It gives on no uncettaio sound, the old SSmbboletlis of liberty ate again pioccluimed us living principles; what* wver else may he lost, ‘ tho supremacy ol the civil over the military power,’’ • Magna Chart, r,” trial by jury, the Constitution have survived tue conflict ol arms, and still live, at least, in tho heart of the Democratic party 'I liese are principles wh ch concern the col )ec iv * body of the w fade people. I will not altemp , on tt,is occasion, to review ail the questions of principle and policy submitted by the Conven tion to the judgment of the people, but shall confine my elf mainly to the ex amination and defense of the one w hich most vitally aftec s your interest nnd the happiness of your posterity. We have now bu; small concern with the questions arising out of the public debt, except so far as the mode of pay merit may effect tho general industry of the country, and we prefer to leave ah disputed questiun» wm, those who ■ contracted the debt. / The one great question which with you awu'lowcd up tho rest wag the va lidity of a series of edicts commonly known a* the Congressional plan ol re construction. The recognition of these measures by the Democratic party was impossible. Every Democrat in both Houses of Congress had voted against them and declared them unconstitu tional and void ; the Democrats in nil the State Legislatures, in local conven tions, and in every form of party ac tion, had stamped them with just con demnntion ; yet, although die country had a right to expect it, the unani mous declaration of the National Con vention that these “acts” (so-called) were usurpations, unconstitutional, revolutionary nod void, sent a thrill of j y ti rough the millions of hear sand brought counties- blessings upon the bends of the noble representatives of the feci less and Ind mailable Democra cy. The n-tirpi rs until then, had hoped that these gigantic wrongs, be- ing once uecurnpli.-hed, might find se curity in their magnitude, or toleration in the pretended dangers of their erad ication. This grand declaration of the Democracy di.-pe’s a I such illusions. Let it be confirmed by the pe pie of lie United States, and all the.-e mis erable nto kerica called reconstructed States, erected by fraud and force again-.' the consent of the people and in defiance ot the Constitution, will [ ass away—| erish without u struggle. Tl is plan leaves no room for differ ence of opinion nr action among patri ots, wlne is immediate evils tail wi h crushing weight up n you, sis ultimate effects will “equally disastrous to con stitutional liber y and free uovernni nt in every prt of the Republic. It eor. tains no principle, or policy, no pur pose or ohj et to commend it to your approval, nothing to mitigate your B'ernest hostility to all of its provisions In the ten States subject to their oper ation th se edicts defeat all the right ful purposes 'o set-arc with govern merits w. re in ti'uYed omon; men, nbo ish all securities to fife, liberty and properly, all rights, all remedies, all laws whatsoever, fitter civil or milita ry. The Constitution and ins* of the United States, the aws of nations, tho Constitutions and laws of the States all fuii before them, and they erect in lieu thereof a ape ties of military despotism hitherto rare in the annals cf human crime ; a military tbs potism freed from th forms of rni itary udministiution, and without the r. - straiuts of military or any o her law whatever, organ zed anarchy upheld an! adm nistereil by bayonets.’ These aie neither llie ordinary nr appropri ate iimlrumentalities lor the construction ot reconstruction of good Rocei n.iienl; that re sult would be wholly iticoceisun' with the g-Hnd design of the an:hoi solt ; is pyramid ol iniquitlrs. 2’me g,aiid de-ign ii ilie pres ervation and perpetuation of despotic power in the hamis of the present dominant faction in the United Stales. The difficulties in (lie wav of this great work were not fully appre ciated, or, peiliaps, foie.-een iu its inception. Its authors seemed clearly to perceive that no umouut of tyranny or torture, reward, or punishments could induce the white popula tion of the Iriomh lo c insumate the ruin of public liberty. The <Aper inieut in Ttnnessee had demonstrated that white men who had faltered at the commission ot no other politi cal crime recoiled from patricade. It became necessary toirnpiove even oil that inly mod el of a perfi ct commonwealth whitbihe Ilid ical party had, as yet, constructed. Its main delect rested at its foundation ; a sufficient r.mount of ignorance, vice and pauperism could not be luuna among the meanest ofthe white race toin-urelts secuiity. These w ic to be found in unlimited supply among ihe ne gro race. Therefore, absolute negro supre macy was decreed to be the comer sioue ol the Cong essional plan of reconstruction, the foundation rock of Radical despotism. The simplest and most direct mode of reaching negro supremacy iu the “iate rebel States,” au ione it. entiie harmony with the genius ol ihe plan, would have been to have eulrtn chised all of the negro aud disfranchised all ol the white race. But it was determined by the assembled wisdom of the paity that the plan (ould gain iu safety w hat ii lost in simplicity and bold ness, by tempering audacity with craft, ami force with fraud. Hence they endeavored to combine the while and the black elements in Buch proportions as would give color lo the claims ol assent to the plan by the white, witaout endangering the complete aßcendan cy if lire black lace. This was a point ol great importance, and of some difficulty ; all the complex machii.eiy of tile edicts was adopted for adjustment. Tins solution was sought in giving suftiage to all of the blacks, and a limited puitiou ol the white people. Tne natural rule of exclusion would seem to have been, to have excluded the leaders ot the Civil war, the civil and military ollioors who gui led, drected, and upheld ibe Govern mcni, and the boldest and bin vest ol its de lond ra Such men had cer,aiuly the heat chilli to be inscribed on this “roll of honor.’ While many such names are to be found on’ it not a s ngleotie was placed there for those reas. ns Neither Mr. Davis nor Gen. Lee ate excluded by reason ol tbeir propositions in, or sei v ces, to the Ootifeuerate States ; they are excluded solely ou the additional ground that thev held ofli e under the Uuited Slates bclore die war; the rule being that the bold j„.. ol some S ate or Federal office beloie the war is a necessary ingredient of disfranchise' meul It seems to h .ve been considered lha this rule would include a class softie early nu m.rous to p.eseivr neg.o ascendancy, and at the fame lime, sufficiently virtuous and tntel- I teut to be unfit ms tumeuts ot tyranny But to provide against me possioilily ol any mistake on this decisive qu- anon ol numbers, or any other unforeseen difficulties or oin s- Sions Which might binder, delay, or defeat ttie read/.toon ol the hopes of its authors, “this nlan ’ was protected against tho dangers which constitutionally beset ordioary iegi.-la tion I< was placed under the special guar dianship of is fathers, the leg.suHVe and par - merit decreed that its po.t.le, “Hae the gates of hell, should be always open, during the parturition of this monster. Taieniat soltci mde has been fully vma.e.ied b, the result, ft has cost two extra sessions of Congress and man* supplemental bill* to perfect the scheme Other difficulties en.bairase, and “this plan” of reconstruction. The president lieu already declared his opposition <■" “ m able and elabora e veto messages. The: command of the military forces of the Un < ■ aud the nower of appointing executive officers the mstruments pLe.l in his hands by tb. b0,.- Sou to iosme the faithful exeeut.ou ol the laws were wrested from him, aud be waa in effect deposed. The Supreme Court mtgh. be called ou to examine into tnc cor.fo mny ,f these edicts to the organic law ; .1 seemed reluctant 'o admit, that, die CaMtirutlnn was either dead or dorntan', and therefore it was not to be trusted with this question; the agents of reconstruction were invested with judicial as well as ex ocutive power, and com manded to refuse obedience to all interference with their acts by soy civil sulhoiity who ever. The Courts were closrd. Congress et - acts, expounds and executes the law?, and be comes the embodiment of a perfect despot ism the apology put fortli for these mens ires by their authors i«, that ‘the late rebel States’ are not under the United States ; that they are conquered .provinces, and that, therefore, Congress has the absolute right to govern them according to its own will and p'easure, without any other restraint except that which may bo imposed upon them by the lawsof nations This involves tho prop osition upon which ilia; be inq o*ed upon them by the laws of nati ms.— '1 ins involves the proposition upon which ulono these measures can bo austrined, that Congress is the solo ex ponent of the will of tho conquering people, and may rightfully make, ex pound, and execute all laws which they may deem necessary and proper enforcing that will the rights to w hich. just war give? birth belong to tho nation Every nation exerc’scs these, as well as ail other rights she may possess, ace rding to the forms of prescribed by herself. The rights ol the nation cannot be exeercis and by any one person, or any number of p, rsotm what-ver, except by authority confer red by the nation. All the perious of Congress are de rived fiom the constitution of the Uni ted State a, and all of is acts, whether intendel to operate within or without its limits, whether over the corquerors or the conquered, rest upon no other legitimate authority. The laws of na tions cannot change the organ c law of the conqu r..rs, The organic l&w of the Uuited States confers no executive or judical power on Congress; its exer cise of either is mere usurpation, bind ing upon no persons whatever. If ihe will of the conqueror be truly tho only law of the conquered people, the same law requires that wiil to be legally de cs red. The judicial tribuala alone have the right to deciJe*ut)un the validi ty of these acts, whether or not they arc liws, and the power is conferred upon the President “to take care that the laws be fathfully executed.” These acts annul the powers ol these two co ordinate and partments of the Qovtrment, aud are therefore unconstitutional and void, at-.d bnir g voi 1 they cannot declare the will of the nation, and are theroforc equally condemned ty the laws of na tions It is not true that none but ley al cit z us can claim the ben lit of the laws of the ro quering nation. The traitor can < nly be tried according to the laws of tho country claiming his al legiance ; the pirate, though the declared enemy ot all mankind, can only bo tried and punished according to the laws pre l-eribid by the country of bis captors. j Thus ir is clear that if the Constitution •if the United States gives no rights to the “late rebel States,” it certainly pla ces serious impediments iu the path of Radical tyranny. This effort of th - Radical party to es cap: the obligr'ions of the Constitution strips them of til pretence of justifica tion for the war. The posaitioo assum ed by them and tbe whole war party in tha North was that the Uuiou was in dissoluble by tho terms of the c impact for any cr.u cs whatever, and that, any »Dd all efforts to dissolve it were merely insurrec ion and rebellion, which subject ed ail who aided and abetted thorn to the pains and p mal ies of treason, and C.rgrrss dcc’ared their of j ct« and pur poses in waging war against us in tbe following resolution : “ Resolved , That the war is not waged on our party in any spirit of oppression, or for auy pur p >so of conquest, or for interfering with tbe rights or established institutions of these States, but to de fend and maintain the supremacy of tho Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity and rights of the several States unimpaired ’, This resolution was adopted unani mously. It is the only justification of tha vrar which has ever been off red to the public by the Government of the United States. It is but a logical con clusion from tbe cardinal principles ol •he war party. If the late civil war wa; only a rebellion it did not annul the Coustitut on and laws of tho Uuited Sra es iu the Con fed era e States. Tney were neither dormant, displaced or sus- I>euded. Their exetcise was simply re sisted by i legal violence, and upon tho suppression ot this illegal violence, tl ry were as much the supremo laws of Geuigiass of Mawsaebuiotln, they were mas lull lorce aud opperation at the end as in the begtuing of (be war. This tneory was uuiversady announced aud accepted by the Government and people of the United States during the war, aud seems to be still adhered to by its xecutivc and judicial departments Under it 11 a.tors, odd Da punished, tut punisbmeut ohly by tho judgmeut of their peers acd according lo the laws of •he land. These laws secnrtd them trials—spetd v, publ c, -.mpaiiial triale-- trials by jo J itidictnicni f .und in t e district where the alleged crimes wero committed, under it ooufiscatious might take place, but confiscations after inal and convicttoD, coutiscatious aceor- Utug to the laws ol the land. Iu short, According to this theory, the Uu.on was Ui-V r dissolved, it was alr.aiy eous uot ed and needed no reconstruction. But the Radical party did need it. Its iucompetenoj, its oorrujtion, its venality, its tyrantes, its treaohery to the Caucasian race, its patronage ol vice and fraud, of crimes and ciimmals, its crimes against humanity in its eff rts to RuUcrt a.l the safeguards < f pets yual security, and lo uproot the foundations I free government, had strictly forfeited all its claims to public confidence- It then dctirminod to hold the supreme p .vver in ite of the people. 1 hes* I const- uction edicts wepc the first fruit s lof this wicked conspiisoy, tiT* boldest experiment upon the ititclligenco and patriotism es the people. It is true the timo was inauspicious, hostiiitie bad ceased, tho acquesoenee of the people of the South in the existing ot things was oompl'teand universal. The laws of the United States ware os safely admin istered aud as quietly obeyed as they had ever been before tbe war ; Conven tions had been called, what are called State Constitutions were formed under the dictation of the Federal authorities, and made to oonform to the new order of things, aud was aequisced in the peo ple Elections had beoc held, Senator* and Representatives were elected and uent to Oongre-s, and tho work of estab lishing “practical rel.ti ms” seemed accomplished. There appeared to be no impediment in tbe way of restoring the Union, except this Ilid ctl faction ft, was very plainly perceived that., however niuoh this geneial pacification might benefit the country, it would be death to Kudioalism, nut a singlj elec turial from this faction ciul i be safely counted ou from tho Futomac to tea liio (iraude. Tbe North was faltering, tho South was los’, in the extremity of their fortunes the conspirators, having the absolute control of both branches of Congress, dettrmiued to iuu or rum the Republic. It. was difficult to find a pretext sufficient to warrent the strio- ttonl policy winch their necessities de rnaudod. They were compelled to seize upon a street riot between a few negroes and white men at New Orleans wt.ioh occured some) eight mouths before, as the sole justification for tli6 subver sion not ouly of the existing government aud a 1 tbe laws of Louisiana, but alsi tbe governments anil laws of nine other States aguiust wham they could nut even find the excuse of an assault aud bat'ery upou a loya* Alric.tn. The edicts are issued, ten States are pro.laimed conquered provinces, and the will of Congress declared to be th ir only law. i have already cluwu yuu that what evi r may be the rights of the conquerors over the conquered people, these rights belong to the eoiitjuoring nation—not to any parieular branch of ihe Government which they may have established—aud chat these lights can only be exercised according to the fundamental law of such people, mat ihe fundamental law—the Goustitution of the Uuited States—docs not these powers upou Congress, aud that the attempt by (J ingress to exercise them is a sheer usurpation, imposing no obligation upon either the conquerors or tbe eoLqucred to übey tbeso arbitrary edicts I propose, in the next j lace, to inquire what arc the rights of the conquerors over conquered pc >ple, by the laws of nations. Tbe assumption by this ignor ant and infamous faction, au i their still more ignorant and infumous allies in the South, that conquest alone places the lives, liberties, b nor and property of the vatquishcd at tbe absolute dispo sal of tho conquerors, has dj other fiundation than the baseness nod turpi tudo of its advocates, and ts a Itbt 1 upon Nature and Nature's God. It is neither sustained by principle or authority, aud is condemned by all just men und ap proved writers upon tne laws of nations, 1 rorn Cicero to James Longs treat, and excluding the latter, there is »" |,ruJtco current ut authority against this, wicked perversion of public law. To ame the excep ituis a painful one, not that he is unyautboiity upon this sub j -ot, but bccauso I would nut have him tarnish his own laurels. I respect his Courage, honor his davutioDS to a just cause, aud regret his errors. It is true that there have heretofore been wars, sod such may occur again, whero the principle contended tor by these conspi rators and their allies may be justly ap plied, and I wish to save the exception to tbe general principle tor the bench; of iboje whose crimes oserve, and whose conduct provokes lis rigid enlorccmeni. Such arc the rights ol war (not of peace} agnust pirates and robbers, and other outlaws, whose atrocities mark them as cn uii sos the human race, and exclude them, by the ludgcmcut of mankind, from tbe ben- fits of the ivws of nations. What condemnation, what punishment couli ho greuv enough lor those oom mundeiß of our aiatlas, th so lead, is of our c .uusels wno thus cUaruclcrizcd the late war among the States? What lower deep can they find in this world or tbe next. The liws of nations, though wanting iu tuo certain y of municipal laws by i lesson of rui horttative tut ;r rotation, ate H<t 1 iawr, they ate the ltwa ot nations and ot G and ; divtue laws, the rock of ages is their corner stone, and the golden ruie is Ui.ir standard aud exponent. Th y fix limi ts lo tLe rights of conquest, and cstabiuh ruhsfor luu government ot the cot queued beyond which he can uitpass, without placing himself out stdo of their protection. Tbt* ruie measures his rights by ‘-the justice of bis cause, aud h s necessary aelt-ioteuse. j 'L’uu wot id had no need to be told by j the wise and good in nos Greece and j liirne, by Put! udoil aud Groiius, Hur- i latnaiqui, Vattei, and all other approved I publicist's, “that tie who eugag s in war I and rivt-s all ot his ju*t rtghts from the ■ justice ot LisjCauie, and itat wuoever, loerefere, lakes up aims withoui just | cause, can have no lights whiltvor; that every act of hostility (e commits is I an act of ii justice p* (Va te, book 3, chap. 11) that ail of his victories are | murders, and that ail ot his acquisitions arc robberies.” That “it is curtain that j no conquest ever auihonied a conqueror j to govern any people lyi auuieally.” j (Butlamsrqui, p. II) That “the most J absolute sovereignty gives no right to oppress those who nave sutrend fed ; ’ tuat ‘.the most absolute ctnqueror must govern hs o nqu s s accord ng to the ends f r vvhica c.v 1 g vernmeuts were o.tabiished' among tn .n. (^Vattt 1, bool; I 3, cb»}>. 13.) Yol. 11l No, SO. J hat “piiv*to ptrprty is tot to so zrd by ibo victors.” That «*il dc* pntisin is unlawful, wrong, wicked aa imposes no obligation of obodieno* upon any boman beins;’’ finally that “r«*ia tance to tyrants is obedience to God.” These are but tbe teachings of reason and revelation, tho clear utterance of nature and nafure’sGod, ringing through ail climes and centuries, and proclaim ing justice as * suproma law binding upon both uien and nation*. Lrs us b iro no more of th so treaahorou* bab blings about the rights of the conqueror, from those who dared not defend hi* cause, and who seek to cover up their own sham ful apostacy by libels on the benefactor* of the human race and im putations upon the wisdom, justice and goodness of the living Gad. Tbe rights of tbe conqneror being thus shown to be limited by the justice of his cause sad his necessary self defense, let’us exam ine for * moment how stood tha question of right between us and our opponents. The Federal Congress, from tbe first day of the war to this hour, has never made au allegation of wrong or "Infhry committed by us against tho United States; they place their justification of the war solely upon tbe ground" jtotMro sought to withdraw from thetJnßn. This was true, and we bold, justifiabie.- I‘a*-ing over, for tho sake of not reviving o’d animosities, the causes of separation which we alleged justified arid demand ed i , it is salficLnt to say tl nt tl claws of tiations, as expounded by the D.da ritieu of Independence, fully jultified the seceding States in cstablLhrog for themselves anew and independent gov ernment. Tho crime, if auy, wa* com mitted by tboso who made war topreveot the exercise of this right, a right clearly admitted by all parties before tbe oonr puct. 1 the Uniuu was lormea. Secondly, the States were sovereign aud indepen dent at the tunc of the iormatiou of tbe coufederati m, and did not surrender their sovereignty or independence ty the Constitution. Ido not intend lo repeat tho arguments on this poiot which I have so often made before yog. My object on this occasion being dblj to show that w_ have not committed any such crimes by withdrawing peaceably from the American Ur-Lnas should put under the “banucr of tho empire aud exclude us from tho benefit of the laws of nations. Tha right of each State to judge Lr it.se.f if tho infraction ol tho CjU titu ion, and tkn mods aud tnauoerof redress, was plainly affirmed by Mr. J,ff rson iu the first of atcries of resolutions drawn by him ana adopted tic Kentucky Legislature iu 1798. The resolution was accepted as a true exj.Lnatiou of the Constitution, from 1801 to the beginning of tbe Ist* war, by the grear maj irity of the Amer ican paople It was incorporated in tho Deni, era ioNat.onal platform from 1844 to 18GD, and repeatedly sanctioned by large in > j rities of the people. Can it then be said that, for the exercise if this right thus affirmed and sanctioned by the law. of nations, we are justly oon— demne ito the deprivation of all oivil rigli b, ou'lawry, and chains, aud that c josum matron of all evi s, negro suj r- m aey over us.' Yet this is the proposition which the Rad ca.s and must establt b W »oey can justify namcal rule in tho S.:uth, and thetr C o-gr s ional edicts. I have thus shown that fhete rocisures can derive no justifioatioo, support, or apology from ei her Ibe Constitution of the United States, the laws of nations, or the acts of tho peojls of the Coe fed erate States ; they stand, therefore, in tbtir naked def rmi'.y, open to the in dignant g *5 of ull honest weD, Tyran* uy an 1 malice exhausted their ingenuity in the conception. 13y the aid cf a mil itary dictator, ctnaten ly fitted to execute tbem through the agency of bayonets, stuff.-d ballot-boxes fraudulent registiiee and returns, they have accomplished their appointed work. A mockery, cap led the OoLs itution of the State of Georgia, lias been imposed upon the pc plo, which makes all good govern ment impossible as long sr it stands. An ignorant and unprincipled adventu rer has been installed under it as tho Chief Magistrate ofthe State, clothed with imperial power over the interests aud destinies of this people, who is aB ready prostituting the power and patron age best .wed on him for that purpose, in buying posts of Ijooor and trust for his c -opperatora, in corrupting the ju diciary iu rewarding pr fligato followers j i.i atiempiitig io imimidate aud debauch, the pe.-j.’e themselves in order t> per petuate the faction to whore base meas ures alone he owes his e.evasion. All these, and many more such wrongs, have been infiic’ed upon you without your consent Your content a lone ca« give the least validity to the usurp ations Let no power on earth wring that consent from your manly bosoms. Take no counsel of fear—it is the meanest of masters, spurn tbs tempta tions of office and goid from the pol luted hands of your oppre'sorp, he who I olds his own sepulchre, at the price of t'ties : chains, owns a heraaoof shame. AH honor to the National Democracy who br.va rben iu their might to strike off th. se f. t ere from your limbs. Y’ou, oteand all, owe it to tlem, to yourselves your posterity, and your country, to rush to tbeir standard, aud labor with them in this great, work of deliveran-a and liberty. They have thrown widd the portals of admission; “forgetting all past differences of opinion, they in-* vi'e all to unite in the present great struggle for the libertios of the people.” Come, unite Wfth them, Y r our eouatrjr says come—duty sa;s come—liberty says come—the c >untry is in danger let every freeman hasten to the rescue. . The D.esident of the Loyal L-agA* !in E ! ytown, Albatre, is {p.jail fptt [dealing bacon.