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Southwestern Railroad.
tVM. HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS, Hup
| j( .,ve VTucnn 5.16 A. .If ; arrive at
hns U. 16 A. if *, beave tilln-bus 12 45 P.
y • airive at Macon 6 20 P M-
Leaves Macon 9 A V; arrives at Eu
fuula 5 30, P l! ;Juc»va;s liuf.iula 7 if>, A M ;
Ariivea at Jlacnild 60,'P M.
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(1 .ins 5 40 P. .V ; L ave Fort O .ius 7.05 A
U ; arrive at L'uOiberl 9.06 A. Jf.
Bacon dt W C'tri’U Railroad.
A J Wl'ir.E President.
u. WALKER, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Lei res Macon . . i . T3OA. M.
Arrive, at A'lanla . . . 1 57 P. M.
La.v.s Atlanta . . . 6 55 A. 11.
Arrives at Maoou . . • • 130 P. M.
NlriHT TRAIN.
I.e«ve« Macon . . • R 45 P M.
Arrives at Atlanta . - 4 SO A. M.
Leaves A Ituta . . 9 10 P. M
Arrives *1 Mason . . . 126A. M.
Western X Atlantic Railroad.
CAMPBELL WALLACE, Soph.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
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Arrive at Chattanooga . . 6.45 P. M.
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NIGHT TRAIN.
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Arrive at Clialtanooga . . 4.10 A M
Leave Cbstianooga . . 430 P. M.
Arrive at Ddton . . . 750 P. M.
Arriao at Atlanta . . . 1.41 A. M.
pushup ©ante.
DRS. HOONETT & PERRYMAN
HAYI.VU formed a eo-partuefship in tbe
practice of JAdicine, offer their Fro
ti esional services to the public, and as expe*
rianeed Physicians in all the branches of
their profession, confidently anticipate that
their former success trill insure a liberal share
es practice.
Hie caah system haring been established
In everything else, >ll bills will be considered
due aa soon as a case is dismissed.
Orrics—Until further notice, in the front
room of the “Journal" bniWrrg, upstairs.
W H. HODNKTT,
J L. D. I’KRRYMAIf.
Dawson, On , June I;tf
1)1. R. A. WAKNOCK,
OFFERS liis Profwwionii! services to ibe
ciiisena of Ghiekrtf*awharche« and its
vicinity. From ample experience in both
eiril and Military practice, he is prepared to
treat successfully, cases iu ever? denortmeot
of his profession. ' J* n j f
C. B. WOOTEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Dawson, Ga.
J«nl* 18«# ly
o. i ec«LiT wild c. clsvxlsji,
GURLEY & CLEVELAND,
A TTOHKEYS AT LAW,
AtiUora, tiakrr Counly . Go,
TITpIaNT & SON, ~
Bankers & Brokers,
(°fic, in Hr,t Antlouai Hank Building,)
o t> Cherry at.. MAC OS, GA.
TITIM, pfehnse iltd sell Bonds, Stocks,
Silver and BitJk notes, and make
D? «*etnipi.t§ for parties, »s thev tnav direct.
»‘■.ttrai-
SvifWlOfi’S HOTEL.
(0/>Jresits Tkt I'autngtr Dipot.)
ttACO*, . . VEOROII.
I ) ,,w open for the reception es visitors.
l bis ii* V ' # P®rcd lo expense in lueniahitig
tk-. .l ? Uew thtciuer.ont, and determined
nol i ' T“ bl " »«"* Be? stud be infer to
off.-r » U 1 feci confident that I can
m - T ol '* patrons and the public all that
*u wish in a Hotel. CaH aid nee me.
f eb ,„, 3 L ‘ BTINGTON,
Late of fort V vllay, Ga.
Dawson Business Directoiy,
Dry tinoda .71«>rr fia nt«.
PRATT, T. J. Dealer in all kinds of
Drv Goods. Main Street. ,«« .
OR It, HROWV At 4C07, Deaier7Tn
fhney end staple Drv OoOds, Ham at.’,
coder ‘‘Journal” Printing Office.
QIJE«ISt*» S. Mi X ItRO., Dealers
tj in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, 1
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Rate, Tronkg, Ac.,
3rd door from Hotel, Main et. ■< ■<* ,
I OYLLhS A LRIFFI.r Dealers
J in Staple Dry Goods and Groceries.
nOIJEKTS, J. VV. A CO., Deal
11 era in Fancy and Sl»ple ( Pry Goods,and
Groceries, North West corner Public Square.
KEPI.EB, VV. Dealer in Staph
and Fancy Dry Goods, Loyieas’ Block,
Main street.
PL’ETON, J. A., Dealer in Bacon,
Flour, Meal aud Provisions generally, at
Sharpe A Brown’s old stand, Miiu st.
ROOD, B. H., Dealer in Groceries and
Family suopltes generally, next door to
‘Journal” Office, Maiu st. .‘aatm • f
BEER X Grocery
auu J-‘rovision Dealer a, South side Pub
lic Square. i ,i,. enopal.moo t
t?ARI«VIWI A SHARPE, DeMem
I’ in Groceries and Provisions, opposite
r fb/Wc Square, Main autco >o tvorvq adt j
4 I.MAVDER A PARROTT,
xx. Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries and
Provisions, 2nd door from Hotel, Jfain st. •
IX7 OOTE.if, W*., Dealei in G.oce-
T T ries aud Pipvisionr, Loyless BlotL,
Main street.
LOIfLES«, J. E., Dealer in Groce
rioa and provisions, Jfain st.
«.. TH RiR * BRO., «ro
* cere and Commission .Merchants, Afaii.
/HfWeL y»*J»iawj Vt 9i(b AiovV IMl*f<at |
.7: vs- T's~: '.:~ar; —‘. r •'
XFrngcldf.
pnEITIIAH, C. A., Druggist an^ 1
V ) f'hytici.in. Ki'eps a good supply ot
Drugs and Medicine*, and prescribes lor all
the ilia that Ueh is heir to. At his old stand,
the Ned Drug Store, Main sf. !
: jS ..w I 1 >
Warehonae*.
FIIETO.M, J. A., at Sharpe A Brown's
old stand, Main street.
IOYEEB* X GHIFFIX, Ware
_j house aud C'omuiiseiun Merchants, J/aiir
sir l‘"t.
Sf llllny»ry.
HrIf.LUTISOV, 7IIW YfOf.-
VV El E t keeps cormitfntly on li.nH the
latest styles Ot Hats. Bonnet*, Drees Trim,
nriog*, &0., Loylcss Block, .Mini n.
AVala'li Itcpaiicr.
4 LLIEV, Jonvf P„ will repair
Wa'chrs, Clocks, .Tiwtlry, .l/n-ic llr.okr,
j Accn ißon*, Ac , always to be tvuml at Ins
old atarxl. on North ride of J'ubtio Ffjhare
Livery hfahlca.
rARSI ffl X SH 4RPE, Sale and
X Livcrv Stable, Hprees and Mules for
sale aud hire Horses boarded. Xorih eide
Public Square.
1 )BI.V( i:. ffi.« X J. IA . Sale and
X Livery Stable, aud deaigrs in Horse* and
Muirs. Carriugea, Bugeit* and Horse* for
hire. Horses boardeJ on reasonable leruis
at their new Stable on Main at..
•r tl* •i' c aira ys s • * tir.* ~.r
Tobucconisl.
LEWIS. W. TANARUS., Keeps constantly on
hand, all grades of Tobacco, at Alexan
der A Parrott’*, Main street.
Gunsmith.
SB ITU, J. G. S., Dealer in G uns.
Pistols, Caps, Cartridges, and aportirg
goods generally, Main st.
Sr loon- v t- '
W. 4 RIF, PATRICK, Dealer in fine
Wises aud Liquors, Cigars, Ac., Afoiust.
Tauitery and Shoe Shop.
LEE, W. W , Shoe Jfauulactory, on
South side Piiblic Square.
Cabinet Shop.
RAIJSHEISBJBKV, ROGERS A
CO., are prepared to make and repair
anything in the Furniture line. South side
Poblio rrjoare.
ORR, BROWN & 00.
—ARE—
SELLING GOODS
VEKir CHEAP!
.M | *6 • * ’’** J
Tet oar fYi«nd» remember tlint w c Veep *l
- on hand such a supply of GQODS aa
fbe times *a<f the place demand, which TTE
WILL * »irwwf
i- r I >mm U* ** m I M *6
Sell Ob ReasonaWe Terms,
Home-Made Shoes.
Os the befit article, at
ORR, BROWN & CO’S.
Dawson, may 28!h 1808 ; 3m.
B. A FuttTEU, JNO. D. HUDUINS.
PORTER & HUDGINS,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
PRODUCE AND ~ »
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
TUIKJD STREET,
(.Opposite Southern Express Office.)
JVCacon, Ga.
jtujc2s;3m
DAWSON, (* A-, TIIIJKSDA\,
GREAT fcAPxjJKCJrI
’" ’* OP 5 T
.« ' *'■ .1 m
Hon. Benjamin H. Hill,
-d”*** vrb (*•» itt Aon ..I .si tv •
so* .nil
AT TH E CITY HALL, AUGUST A,
Friday Evening, August 91.
Fellow .CwnutNe; To forget past
dia'crenecs, to unite iu averting present
erneiKeni'ies, with a vieY of swuring
futnre advantages, is the duty of all
people, the »nm of all wise steresmnn
ehip. When the Jute vsnr ended, bo
people never eo much needed the exer
fi?e of three virtues ue the Southern
people. Difficulties surrounded u«,
trial, enveloped ue, doubts arose on
every hand ; yet, our patience was such
ee uo people, in any previous history of
die world, ever exhibited. Wo were
inipoyerisheoi to a very large degree;
our tnaiiim were exhausted ; our pride
was humiliated ; our cause was gODc ;
our properly was g rne ; and even hope
tfisolf was almost gon*. We, had, then,
to gather up ffur wasted energies, to.
cupcrate our exhausted .'.length, and
esUibiis|i govermnen l again l h»« re
quired of us he most .trihing forbear
ance and conciliation, with all the
wisdom and firmness front the people
which they eould ever be expected to
ebisal ametAt vrj* IN > tlt .
There was one circumstance which
occurred, indeed siiniuhaneyusly with
tlie misfortune of bur sum nder, which
Was well etilcufaled to inspire us with
hope —if anything could ir spire hope
—and that was the marmot and the
terms of trie surrender. After four
yets of war, the struggle wassett'ed in
tMfieoFdanoe with the stipnlatio s
agieed spoti between ihe Generals
cotmiiandh'g the arraiea. These terms
we e noble were magnanimous
•they w ere tiian.y ; and permit me to
scv here tonight, and I f»y it with
pieaaure. could the terms granted by
Get). Grant to Gen Lee, at Appomat
tox £o»rt Housu, and by Gun Slicr
mau to Gen. Johnston tn North Caro
lina, hrfe beeti fairly complied with,
there would have f'eeu a very differ
ent state of things. Tneae people wcr»
to Jay down theirarms and Ui take
them up against the United States
Government again; to obey the hs«fc,
and fb live in j>e:ice and quiet, which
wat so ranch xleeired by ihe country
jadter the grvious warfare thiougb
which it had just passed. Jf ’.bene
terras had beer, cotnplb and witli,Tt miglit
have restored the Union intact, it
would have Ifelt thr» people in the sane
condition as they went into the war,
with simply, their Josses the hss. But
• beta was a certain clasa whom these
terms did riot suit. Congress, the Fn«
dent and the Judiciaiy would not en
dorse them as the tevirls which ehou’d
he exacted 4d “rebellious Slates ” Onr
people thought diey wwo restored to
the Unjon and to thoil rights; but
'hey were m etak n. Still, tbere w ere
the terms given by Gen. Grant - o Gen
Lee and by Gen Sherman to General
Johnston; and it must ever remain an
iyontir to the commander-* of la>th ano
mies, that they were bo quickly and !>o
kindly adjusted. But, unfortunate y,
thoy were not approved ; unfortunate
ly the honor which was displayed in
the field did not exist witn the politi
cians in the Cabinet; and they Look
upon themselves the revision of thsse
term*. And, fir-t, they exacted terms
which had never bien exacted before,
terms which were contrary to nil pre
cedent, Neverthelcs, these terras were
plausible enough, and wull calcnlated
to commend themselves to the South
ern people. These were the terms ex
acted by the Executive, Andrew John
son, who bad uorae into the Brosiden*
cy upon the death of Lincoln, lie
was not satisfied w;tth the stipulations
agreed upon between Get). Grant and
Gen Lee, aud between GeD. Sherman
and Gen. Johnston. 1 would remark
here that the tsrins to Gen. Lee Vere
limited to .Lee’enrmy; but tboee to
Gen. Joboston applied to the whole
country oust ol the Chattahoochee, and
“onn attei ward to all east of the Mia-
HSWH at Mmal luKU
Andy Johnaon, succeeding Mr. Lin
coln, was, as L have already said, not
au iaiisd with ibase ternta, and, there
fore, r quired otb-rs What wore
? He rcqu.red that the various
.State conventions must assemble and
frame tew eons iiutions; and at the
s.uit time he advised the einancipatiuU
ot our sluv s The first condition was
the calling «f the conventions and the
framing of new constitutions. W ell,
ihe South very r nudity yielded to that.
And hero I waqt thp colored people
particularly to unders and what lam
about to say. They have \ieeu in and
that they owe their Iroed tn to Lrn
co n’s Emaneipntion T’ro.jamution. Jt
(a not true. Even Mr Lincolu himself
did not ol tin this. Tliat was timp y
a war measure, »nd of eff.-et only du
ling the war. li the South had ac
cepted the t«thns of that proelaumtion,
she could have kept you all in slavery
to this day Blit they were nut accept,
ed ; ami at.tbe close of the war, wo
laid down our arms under the terms
agreed upon l-y the Generals of the
Armies Then came Andy Johnson’s
measures. He suid that he ,ih sired
that you should be eimonTpated. Weil
to this proposition the Southern people
very readily yielded; and there were
two eonditiorfi which reconciled them
to it First: whether tbe measure
was right inr wrong, whether it was
best l*°r whVte and ei.lorwd or not it
wai looked upofi as a natural conclu
sion of the war, and as a mea.TUTS of
economy. The (ither, and rn my judg
rucitt, the strotigebt reason tint recoo
cifed us to it Was the way in which you i
colored 'people behaved yourselves du-1
ring the war. Yes, the eobnrod people
belmved honorably, nobly, bravely and
tnfiy. Aownrd us during that struggle;
for while our fathers, rone, and broth
ers, were absent upon the ixittle-lreld,
they guarded our homes, made our
bread, and protected our interests.—
This conduct l>eg<>4 a feeling of kind
ness f*r the colored people w hich roc
•neil >d us to thsir em unci pvt With
these and some other eondVtions we
we oomplied We called oor Htate
(Vmventions and framod now f(insti
tutions, «n<l in this we declared that
slavery should never exist again. New
my colored friends, mark the point —-
Thut is what secured you your li'«o
--dom. In 1865, this emancipation
measure was made a part of the (lon
sfiftition in the manner and for the
reason which I have given you.
This emanci'-'stioD wag » new meas
ure with u*. Wo had never before en
countered it. We had here four mil*
lins of colored people as estimated.—
Now to all these freed om wa* to be
given as once. Why, even the Nor
thern people proposed only a gradual
cmauoipatinn, but bare, all at once,
suddenly, we gave you your freedom.—
WJiatwastobe the remilt? No man
oou'd tell. We eould not telT bow you
would behave yourselves, bow y’ou would
guided; whether unprincipled men would
tsie charge of you, und mished you.—
But these difficulties wore met at tbs
threshold. To your credit, colored pegs
pie, be it said, you behaved nobly; you
remained quirt; you remained true
to the country; you went to work quiet
ly and peacoabl;; you exhibited a do
cile temperaaieut, and a pleating, grat
ifying willingness* to war. Ju this you
relieved the question of half of its trou
bles.
The next thing required of us by
Ml. Johnson, was the repudia'ion of the
Confederate debt. This we abtl com
plied with. In addition to these meas
ures, be also olaim*d the right tn par
don our people. Niw I, claim that tire
tonus agreed upon at Appomattox Court
H'-u*e settled that question, arid roleivi
ed all the people from the necessity of
any oardfin, bat Sir. Johnson dawned
thn pardoning power—pardoing some ot
the rebels, as we were ealled, and leav
ing outhers ou', Well, we comolird
with this also. We were required to
take an noth to support the (3 institution
and the emancipation of the slaves. —
The people took this oath reftdi’y and
in good faith, and they have kept it ia
good faith.
Here, then wo hal two pets of term*:
Ist, the Anuy temi“, and 2-1 the leitn*
of the executive Dcpsrtrocnt*. wiih both
of which our psopie complied; atnl
what was the result? Thus far we had
bccoire involved in no Bilious and fli -ul
ties—nothing had leea rtqu red of us
which was inconsistent with the rights
and honor ts an overpowered peopl«-
We bad tnsnagtd this question wisely
the people aid statenaien bad proved
themselves equal to the nuiergeucy.—
Weil, what was the result? Under the
existiug rttte of things we began to pros
per. Laud increased iu value, proper
ty of all kinds isc tssed in value,
while the colored people were getiti g
the highest wage, paid to any ctsse of
lab-rers on earih. Evt-vythiug sceoicd
to grow brighter—the field* to bloom
mine beautifully sod all begun to pros
peraridto hope. How prospcious we
were in I860! When the close or the
year carnc and contract* had to be made
tor the ensuing year, hand, in South-
western Georgia were paid as high as
$l5O per year, besides being found.—
1 repeat it, such prices were unheard
of before for labor. Why, not a einglo
laborer iu the North get aa much; and
it was almost double wbat they got in
their factories. Everybody locked for
ward to the future with faith and hope.
Hut suddenly, another class came for
ward with new requirements. The po
liiicaos, the ltadicals, not satisfied with
the terms given us by Grant and Sher
man, aud Dy Johnson, must have terms
also. They said that IVesident Jubuson
had no right to offer terms. Well, at
■once tbe proaperity of the S«.utb com
menced tumbling, and the couutry was
ruined. The (Jongrera denied us every
privilege guaranteed by tbe Uui *n; it
imposed taxation and every burden up*
on us poselble, yet refused us retrasen.
Sutton. Tt imposed a tas, first of three
cents per lb on our cotton and then of
two and a half cents —a tax which struck
at white and black atikff. We soon be
came a ruiti«d aud an impoverished
peop'c, but we stood these Leary tex
es, and readily couip!i and with their
terms; and not only did wc tolerate all
this; but wc sto'd, abo, tbe robberies
of th» tlieives who went about the ditto
try stealing all the C ofederate proper,
erty they oculd lay their bauds upon.-*
Yes, we bore it a I —tbe Army, the
Ex(cutlvs,and tbe Congress,,nal terO's)
and, wTsc tbaD all, we bore the t+glies
too. Tbe«e were liho the locusts of
Egypt, almost as numerous and iufi iite
ly meaner. Well, Cougrcss said it
must settle the question of reconstrnc- (
tiou. It gave us the Constitution
Amendment No. 1-1, and said we must
adopt that. That Amendment contain
ed four ideas; ore of them was glv’ r g
the right of oiiix'nsbip to all the people.
Now this was altogether unßteei-sary,
fpr it is ever to ba remembered,
and it cannot, dare not be disputed, that
we had already secured vou colored
Eeople your freedom, in 1805, ss 1 have
store »aid to you. Yes, tbe B'.ate of
Goorgia had granted you your freedom
long b.fore Ocugress bad required it of
us; aad y*t you will hear people goio g
about the country saying Congress gate
the coUred people their freedom; ft
did no such thing We gave it to you
first. Well that requirement was
objectionable, because we had already
done this.
I Th# second requirement," then, MAS
1 fbst all who were exclded Jmki the priv
ilege of the bAllot'tHvjfshnuM be exclu
ded from representation Weerulffnot
secede to this, ihhuglr by some slight
Amendment to this, though by aoifre
slight Amendment to tbd ©onetifbtioft
we might hate met even that ptoinfc
The third requirement was that “reb
el debt,” as-they enllcd ir, was Hi be
repudiated sod fhs United Bft'es tibbt
'to be paid; Why put this in the
I Amendment? We had already repndi
j sted out debt, and by going back ihta
j the Union, we were helping to pay it!
; debt, l»y paying the taxas impoeed tip
‘ on, us and the mos-c ennrmftus taX»
es to the roguea
j “Now c lorcd people, if you will ]i4<jt>
, to me, you will find that I qua your best
friend—why, 1 am vtorth a thousapjj
such men to you as Bullock, Blodgett,
! and Bryatif; for they wilt drfeelvp yo,u-,-
| I never will Very weTl, Tho fourt,lj
: and last requireuient.of ffie'Constitution
'al Amendment aDd fliat’ iij why' it wa*
1 ohj otjd and the only reason why the
, South made a point bgait)st'n--was tlye
| exclusion of almost every entflli
geut man in the South even from th*
humblest tffite, 'Why' ntldfrr that
I Aaieudment, you eould not baVe made
that whole-souled, pure ahd iluble patri
or, Uhailos J. Jenkins, a Justice of tlio
Peace or a UotiStable iu your e -luncy.- -
II a»k the colored people w»3 that rigb ?
! Was it right? After all that we had'
! done—after all (tut we had complied
j with, was it right te exclude such met)
l as Urawferd, Starnos, J tikius, every i
I educatetl uian, thousands of the best,
! and wisest men of your State, frOm
! every office in the State? I ask you,
Colored men, was it right to lot you vote,
j and to keep the whipj man ; frofn voting,
for do Other rets.n thau bcCaute be
bad been a leader in tbe wai? Tbis
wan the first point which impitged on
Southern honor. VVc bad gi anted
cheerfully everything el.-re with lmptßiik
tt; boruc patiently everything el.e «x
--acled of us; but when the miserable
K-idieal CoOEres*, wtawb has eaul we
will tax )t»u anti ya deny your repre
sentation, and now said you must dis
grace yourself by liislrtnthiaing JD5 Ul '
«)wu people, the whoJu bomb rose up as
quo man, au.i said, that we wid not do.
j Upon the r>j*ctioD of tbi-t measure,
Congreve proposed new leruis, known as
the itecouetruction Measure* ot 1867.
Now, remember, colored mow, how pros
perous y-u were tu 1866, hew bigh yi*u
Were paid for your ialioT. Well, in
March, 1867, this wicked, nefarious
measure, tmown as the Ucooneiruction
1 Bill wa# adopted by GuugreM. From
that <u«merit the country commenced
going down. Up to that lime, use col
ored people wt m docile, iudusUlDU.*;
tiue to Uitir “o and uiaatvr*/* and kind
g iod feoiiugt raigued ou ail sides. VV e
hegau tu uuagiaiulaLe ourscive# that
emancipation Wan the best thing for us.
But from this moment -confidence was
.truck down, prosperity oeaoud, Nor tlx -
urn capital stopped coming hclo y and
vary boon attar we were luu-uuuoed tu
(bat tneauest, most couiumptaoio of ail
earthly thugs, called “carptl bagger* >
H'hai do.* this measure pro pus* to do?
It excludes tbe truest men ot the BoulL
truui holding rllicc, or vo'iug, while iv
cloihes, bay fuur millions ul ouiored peo
ple, with tho right to vote. VV hat a
held was opeuid here for these luonstros
iiits, the Freni men’s Bureau aud Wt«
carpet-baggers ? These people coaulu
ded (hat tiny oould got something ul
the ISjuth—the wisest of ihe white yoo
ple are excluded, said they, lrotu hold
ing office, and the colored people have
the right to Vote, bo they became office
seeker# and tdliee-bo-duls. Those ca -
pot baggers, humuitrt, and spuou-suial
ers had noth ng to do with Giant or
fchcrmuu ; they never were ou tho bat
tle-field; aud never did auy good any
where. Bat they saw this lino opening
at tho South, aid down they cauic.—
And this is one of the first objectu ns to
this JTeeoustruotiuu measure, .hat it put
such trash upon us.
Well, they came here, and then what
did they do / They got you colored peo
ple into their Loyal Leagues, took you
into dark placiH, where (be people who
had been your friends, vtkoui you bad
been raised with, couldn’t talk lo you ;
and where these vile earpetr-baggers
taught you a feeling of hatred against
tbe {Southern people. Unfortunately,
you went >u, many of you, and tiuw sue
iho result, liuder their fltwiyy, how
property has fulUu; how wages have
fallen ; bow ooi.tiJeuee isdestioyed ; how
business is ruined I lu a word, the
amount of the pecuniary injury sustain
ed by the Snuiboru ‘pippin wuuld fiaj’
the debt of every man, WoitU), and
child in the JStuificrn 8 ales. Wage's
are cut d>w n—they a r e polfcalf as much
as they were iu 18C7— white flic colC
depco between tbe itDplojcr and tLo 14-
borer is desiroyej. If it Lad ndt been
for these measures, wohld
Still reign teic, and buuflrellsHif* fiofir
lies might tow be erected over thesq
Southern States.
Bge I Lave dwelt top long uppu those
points, my fellow riia.ne; and to we
will pass un. 1 waul te make tw o ie
marks here, worth bowing im in iud, con
coming these IvecoßslrucpvU e.
'i’no brat is, tbs t tbe Nortbeiu lUdi
eaU, who tuatUTod and prepared them, 1
auunt, then.selves, that they are Ut.vob
suuuional. Not a itspectable laivyet
on the face oi this comment will jay, to
day, that they arc conatuutioual.
Tbe second is, that not a respectable
mail in the Siittsib, intended as a vietim
at these measures, sud it was (Jouvtnu
tienal ; it be slid, h* wu» a fit sol ject
luuatie asylum. I wrote to Ueq.
Grant, in behait of the people of the
South, when Tope said that a largo ma
yonty of tb# people ware in ffi or of
tuese measures, aud obaiUnged him, or
any honest man, to put bis baud tr^in
■ ■ ■
T kiVe rftttr lieaiM ah'TtiV"fffg<<ri't man
J ffcy’rtiMy n-
I iiavn never «t- nft .4 claimnif in sny
■’‘fffVhe hifvfi fesif. &iiine
: ma'B Tuay tiAto but if Ift
tfM* PdfllilTYHi’Jfj 'Mi “flft
T tSA
re'saeli nrert Hi Gil, nf S ssstNr CMiiifintf,
HnWen, of N ■ 1 (>ir"iiu» ( ' ah unmen
tWn«JWv> i'i i > •rrrgtjf; m ’
in nthi-r riian-t. ! did my h-st
Ao’bi'Wft tbcAi imfyi aiuA.ditrfWi’Vif-cWM'
AiitS fhsf tlrilf <ft*re
Ireli!, constitutions!,nnd jrrsf. .Not on'-
%out(? 'Vo' th". !nn A rrrt-fi, re"* j
»rtt.h4rf>i6K ?' 'Tlten’wWj m -rt^rlWUT
fhcWi N' Ttrrif Is ‘Vflisr fpfifiVffl
«fi«d ferB 1 ? Am.iiAitrt altbtffigf
un##frt<ifftDiitnal, urjlfrF/frti
Wf better-sd"fi k ftrrni ' ff<ir ftfiri fWhh
jjresH imglwifi shffffirtrirrx' wrffie "t"* 18
vfffhcr w#ftJb, if -foil h't a wVn ml 1
»rm Te wrll rent off yrdfr 1 |f#V>tl
Wfflf, stt tteiiy Iw if jurtr'let
’Min* out off yußi* smi, you tfcnorvc -<ti
have your head out off too "‘ThaUk
Hiltwi! i-fcsi ida**V«4 M Ahw
nrdrsw and tkn Southern perpdti 1 4ii<ffn*i
asecpVitiW o { ;t> tuo at* -jv*.-
1 I,rat'd m n, in whom you Lay? con
s'lmfls fa
wbo ? ti s vxouTi kpXjn.
would turn ft all m* fhfVJ
call spck Tieu ?_ ’
; 9 t-0 g-u.d them, Vijci.N? I bog
'' Vi P tr< ;
can cuaertrr.zr them, . hey cm and you
into their Loyal Leagues Tln-y Lav
deceived you, eh a'cl you, and ! c!rayed
you. They fq'.d me, as latc'p#'Tlqf.bD«r„
o imo'of thruH
fast as uideb bg/*o|cq tolfie IjT construe
iih tasasuro. as T was; and after tl.oy
were in Ihe TT i'oh iqcy fop
-oit-,! and b-(ray 11:o whole concern
Thi< was iliior* lpfennfti,-' Am 8 KeVl
w-n!! hav ed- n i I hen, 1 1 ugh p.-i
hays thry w< :i’ li.’t do il new Yet 1
beln-v that if ifit-y e--,M conic hack t--
(JiD rl-apeclabt* ', \v!,lcli fl *fhr\
once hold, tt • r w n!-! .’ • •’ , !! cl
iiT! h'f're tiro Hofii- g rs t >-m rr-jw*-
* in' sffd frFd ToY Yh# "pfiYMng*
But :l:o a 'rnoi arc J- to ’•aKxeJ. Tbet
lure go-.e ‘h fir and Wn f| « enrrer t thn
tfil>y cantiWtr giff" back' 1 ’ T wi»H tli'ey
c old I fe 1 i srr v f r f|em. »r ) Tv uM
ilit in r -it if they c- old ‘‘bring
fn rt Iff! uff ifeieitl dW'Yfcpertsncf Ufci
in aN'ofkTvliig'humiT,*' nfiw. I ; 'waffi
eve-4V’ boily-Vorcctric wdtt ns. F waff'
fvtrjbmJV ; t»vjM’n tis ifi (hJff’eftirtvsi. and
vrant eterybody irrffWe wflr |^-;f#^ o * R
&*yw<hir *nd BlaJr. I k«uw - thAt* 4»e
are’woiiVg to wintHive 1! »h*-*‘-Br*t tbs
!»#t hadirr-f •e iteffbnsH'wiwtffUefwq. beef
fhnwbi; bur I wsvituyxiJ'iilf te '♦av# *
#ha*s4« tho victory. ■T'he«* ‘re4s%e:tblf
RadfcaN havw Inkeu bsi'E ul) they r nin
i#-d yo* Tlioy put« Belief *iu thesi
Oonßtiin.ion, nnd when it w-w on ti
Wsshinpuim; lire Opwjrcf*»trut*k it o»t,-
*Fid the iAi-i r ffih 1 errsUircsat Atlanta,[
your w>-«alled LagisUtuto.'
which ns-ic.;* gross- s«f i shfcufc ir,-bsck
ed out also, and siruck it ont. I wouldn’t
give aujjtl.iug f r tie brains pf tlw* eul >f-- ;
e.j ipah who jopldu't U J how a Rtificai
t. Jls jffi oyrs hi. l u>«Vr <i* jn Lis coun
t bes.tf'w Jt ia jiis gait; he
shews it.,in bis c«.»i sVnl eVcn 1u lb»
swn gos bis arm* l His very fdiafffjV
pii lU rartb ;s n walxijVg'illusti aiTon cl
his neqiißess. ' lie ia/sisd to'llib CoT.-
eiituti)», to L'ln ry, to ihe tibita race
and yo the Wwk race—to < tcry class,
ci-ndijioß, and race undir tliV -’uti. feuifti
a schemo as this Beconstruc’ioD meas
ure cannot lu»t ! ; ought nSt" to last
Evt-jy wise iimn kri'owa ijiikl' The -id
iqicatce of the uioasyre. North Sird Soufi
know it. i mt-l’iuA'.ik Niiw York tfmrt
a Republican organ to dvy, an article
sayij g, iu fObkt.Bce, that the' cotfhtry
bad I t eo'tnj-i ut I this Ib'inn-truetini.
tr*.ub!#.)ff; ab3 tic while argnnxT'
-!; -wed ilia! tbe writer enrsidered it n
Liiure. I r Coaid Dlt be otherwise, fm
uuasaro fk iTlfga!, ! f;iic..nsfifunt>bar, nn
'tise, aY;d its jttst, Ft ; rt/nbited bf aud
“u-tsi icd by r b*- ry. Su.*h ft men«nrt
oeUli not last fotijt i» this e3at)fry And
n t . lily has it ! ihd. bur the can Hdate
j >f the party Wi?fi enifSrs'k *ft'*ca*»dfft
hi .1 I’i -i 1 -r.t. Ertry duy i,
maftir’g itis'ino"b : rfalpafils t deeply
regret that Gen. Grant has allowed him
seffto be used by thisparty Vouhnow
bow l sprSe V.f bijtr' at "tSa c-whajccc--
it.cnt of
be haff acfb'f fbuy, gcrifirtnssfy. Thai ‘
was -ndt ill. Even' aifPr'OoO'jfrijst* 'eSaf-
In?niV, ’♦vlihrr Presidetjf U :d)n
--(r tr 'senf Gefr. G-fsitrt ttifou|h the EtiliMf.
on a tour es observation, bn w«ut 'back
and made a report, in which heapokv ot
the people kindly and favorably, and
r.-eoiiim'rnflcd than we be admitted,
Toat w»» generous. 1 IVtd hw reiwuwed
tree to his posiiion, he* would have been
not only the chief ref Uie-eoriq*»eeor, but
! the idut of rtbe eonqueriwim-Gre write
xA »h« tete'bs- Rut, unionnuat»iy lot
-the tleteraG he was requsiod to retwula
at W a*ti»Bgtji,''wberß.Ue 1«U lihm AUv
baa da ofolin.ee m.ti«rwble «rea'rrroa>/tfi|
yxdjutiane. iRe vss yskf.>
Radicate ; and hr some t imt> in wae net
known wt.ick side he w.-nl j lake. Eji it
est Hp;i«als were made to bin to aland
i,y Kis poaitiou. I took thei' iiUuty trf
sppeilieg to bin m behalf es tktawhUe
people but wWuoiM auecees. UqitewJt
gri und tit faynr-oA the EftdlSkl pat iv,
aud uptn him k!ono,.iiotia It jtvireh- is
h- were to absndiin jt, net Jiyr
live hours, i had Loped that be vrgulil
have, the; wisdom tt>l pjiwciiie
com age to do what was. right; ami 1
never kuew any belter wrote
the letter about the l\ tr Ulfi-sc iu * lyoh
be atkn..w ladgt and t hat ge was d«ae: t Log
l-he l saw a letter tbe ether
day ftomxbo. Norali iu which tag writ- j
states that General Grant is- at, last
wskittg up to the knowiidge ts the tioct
that bn la»» been deceived by Siudi tuett
apAVft‘b\ttiu uuu oiiivrsj and. that
i r
■nan mi:w mimh mm? u
ttfj Ihlrjl talks sKSu footling dewa.
WrMi'.TW? uiakes rio 3j’fiireDCe how; wo
vrilf best thcdi i^itbow; dul T would lie
i'!#d te .et one w*bn pnee acted so woll
re-eno Ms character from the stam of
; llsdMlilte. r, °y •«' Tutr
These Radical., fsvs’no bore of «sr-
V*y?n i Their (dject in sdopG
misvffvff was, by giving tiffi
; fe | 0 carry ’tbs
PfeMMtftftlsAlM. They now ffiieoG
■ r they estin -t do ihat'. They find tbst
tbn- fufcwrd pctipbs are %itflng tAf Dea»-
oeraf-.e clubs, with hundreds in tbetn,
everywhere, And novr, finding that
'heir rrieks have been discovered, like
'to do Kofie.
I’l.ov are now trying to take away tb*
GiVUte from "both wWWImf WSeA,
In T ANARUS% bd-Wv prsaead k%l|l fffc
i’riving both white and black fm*i voting
ii this election What do you think of t߻fc
Tkoy eai*e nott-ing turitn? emcfrtd iB.o,
but for his vote—anrf #ofl(?Jiisf (O' sdtn
ffive the right to mu!e.. ercry
thiDg, that would vote tbfWf" m fi'MJ
buna the (amw kind of Mil h i been
ptfued: but, foffunvJely, Ibsrir,*6lVy
have a Southsrir man lor Governor, lijft
’Kibilb, whft i. a little beftef thwu nioit
of his party, and be vetoed it. ffctWV
■"m, aud I t , have mine fcoprs of
4i.s ftcovcry? WtH.tbey made s ’gflft
tils* about it, but th»j had to submit,
i’hey cannot frighten or b*f ’ tlf#
wMw-p.'opletWJ fbey find that
coliwcd yworrOe srs wsktrtg up te
theiv tviekednees. They are in s tem
tde bad b.tx In Ailvnta they have
»**n Tidl to ps*»s bill similar ffit*fllMs
-of Ylmdsand Albamff, oannot
P*.*. Boor Bryant says that several et
tbn Radimlsin- the Yss<e
turned BAmoerati!; «md ifdlkick will
oot bar* tn rJto
tbongh'l dou*44binklie would if be had *
vbancexr No, iu Georps they emofft
lake away from tbe . c*lered reih tRo
right Ao vote; you will h«we Ri*t yigb*;
•wit mark it—-mark wbtt.l telkynb”4Ry
kitfdinals wiU taken* awwy freffi ! ynn, If
they have the power, t:! ■' ’J si *<>• tew
Now,then, tbey are lyeSttegdeiperatV,
wbas'e- to he done ? Ib-grrsce anl shame
*re staring rtirm in th* face. JjTH tell
you wbst tbeir lean card wflL b«,
want to warn you peifsie- of it, They
ar» Bending emiissrin. over tbe oonotry
who arc eodouvoring to make the North
em peepln believe that we ore unwilling
<o live under tbe UoioD— that we aw
trying to get up another secession ; that
;t.e-Rjiiriv sf ’Ole. prevailing here yet.
Poor 5 Ucws l .ffiey could not charge
anything > f 1861 on me dbecaass L woe
tbeai a Union man. JW , a> , M .p
Yn>, they are doing ell they can s »i>
impress their fnhwduM.is fu tSo pwbßc
mind. I have seen n.y own speeches
ptrvorteil sud misquoted in tbe Nortbi
•rn p> pars; these wla oreatir. a have
telfgra.pfcfid tboir venetnous fslsebooda
shrnad, and everything that can benn*.
iured into the ahape of s “rebtlliot b
spirit/ 1 us thea call it,.is used t» make
tslae charges sgrin.t us. hisimpor
tant these ‘f brags sbouii be understood;
and J hope that these t» nt>di»etilty-»h
understand ing «ne. I knew that Imm
hut a pmin man ; hot I want to putthe
rn people on their guard agatMt
bese creatorea. -i me\ t tirntuifl
When y@u laid down your armalmd
took the oafh tn support the OhnsitMj
ti >n. yon meaut it in good
you could not support ff eagßr(s?j t >,«
.atlows of which tbonwelves, declared
t»«be‘unconstitutional. You ced‘d«*t
S’tpiiort them ted keep your. Oatbrndb
booust men ; because every am Who
tovk tbsl omh. te rapport the entfstfrw
tion of the ,Urutacki and then
support Jbrae measures, is gidlty ofpnr
iury Wl»yi£* Constitntion
is ono thing and Ktdical reconairtaotßm
i* anmber aud right opp*oita* tbiu«s
L ll4 can net support fcotb.i aflfisa eswafft
airship God and Mammon. Wfien I
-make tjtie charge* I mean it for. tbffk
people who voluntarily support and h*.
tend to teowyont thea*. tnteasuiea. If
ytHi iam njht, l dcui’kmeamycni ; but
if yiiu tpeumwwrig, i skv mean y O »..
1 »ui utvseii fyr restoring tb e 9 i/«eo
tu good Übh, aecoidine K> the Const*-
tutiuQ, -v-.d as .'Ur fathers made rs. I
was for. liiat in JbtiO. -1 eiitesad-4kf
.pvJi’io*i fiejd ip 18do, because J bailee
edtbat tbe cont«u.t then began would
result in ndissidutiou of the Uurcn r atsd
I wanted to give fyohio<ffjrt« te preve*4
it-, if .possible, I Ahetaase
a winorto ptplj’, uffil seoeeeiMh mm
accou.pushed. Tbeq,* Jig*, nqyJdlteO
took her goi’.tion OB tlat queati w. J
went With Ltr. Ther was no set7a#
woicb i c.uld render,which was nor at
her comm and,; and, as I professed to fee
til Bbo Liid UaM ..tjir 44r0014
b»v seamed myself ifjl uot this*
Sdjfeitjff kInJtVMHa M*mi
» as WW%4MAd«df<r«-
ti, our own sec u-,t, but when r&*
potbiy.ijj x-f J msdilways he whit ha
ywWßara
Biates *»s thatjoq aayyf, itOf^
: ' H»r a a-.-
P'njU.U.. H., m W h r e,s
s ‘)b-e t 9, au FP < ?' ; *di* e fjunptirvurop
rad that tbe colored roopi.
w J .It tree., \Vh<n 1 say ge«#
ftypt tbapoß'i, audyueno to keep i
vv'-ry utau o.f you wi.l agree with m*.
Jw MftLWA age JjMtg^
is'* ?ndTs_i;Lltßs to opr osihs, is.LLa. .
g i'ei! np ? a then * ItegiselvA
Ifuif !.is .-siiurs to XfirnSfiuS
'-l-'-t Union,’ to every file* tv rising
tv interest tbia.c: autry. Jfcg
ig qf the Union is oup-fltg. JigtJke
cmblfniaiicaj of tbc t
•be*gladly our banner, aud Nurtii ,nnd
T r..y" If “ alTlfr^p^JJJf