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DAWSON JOURNAL.
PAWPOJT fc'A, JULY 20, 1867
JMfiU Reading nstftf on errry jwyr.
Olii- Position.
Wo look upon the present condition
of onr country as ojtremely gloomy.
Every man of discretion, who is hon
estly seeking to advance th« common
inttreat, arts with the utmost caution
fmuce the springing of tho present
questions of the day’, it hns been our
hear felt desire to resist if possible, the
iinwl.olcsome cup which has been pre
sented to our lips. Now is not the
lime for us to harp ou the radicalism
of Southern men ; to embitter our fel
low-citizens against each other by in
discreet or knavish insinuations as to
tho honesty of Geogians who may hold
to views that aro contrary to our nrn.
l?ut wo led that our greatest duty at
prevent is to uuite our people, in order
that whatever action is to be taken by
them, may bo harmonious. 'ffVe are
unacquainted with the true motiv-s of
our own heart, if we do not Jovo
rur native Sunny South—if we do not
desire, above all thing* earthly to see
]>ence, and prosperity once more erowD
our noble commonwealth—the Em
pire Sta'e of tho South. Whether
prosperity or adversity be allotted us
in the future, wo expect to share it
with the p oplo of Georgia. The
loues of our ancesters sleep tWneahh
her soil, and, and heaven forbid: that
we should, by our actions, dishonor
their graves We feci, deeply,, the
great weight our action in the pnesont
crisis is calculated to have upon the
weal of this and coming generations
of countrymen. Hence the gtvutcau
tion which characterises our actions
upon tho questions of importance
which daily present themselves in the
jKilitical field.
After the registry lists are comple
ted, and wo have before us the propor
tionate strength of ilia true meu the
South, we will know whether or not
there m hopeof overthrowing the meas
ure with one mighty oflort. And if
this hope presents itself wo will w il
lingly unite *vhh Georgians insacrific
ing ijuietude for 3’ears, property, fran
chise, and everything else upon the al
tar of our country's lonor. We ap
preciate the patriotic fervor with which
some Georgians aro already exerting
themselves in opposition to the mens
nre, and we scorn those whose fanati
cism and prejudice lead them to im
pugn to us other than pure motives—
who would foully slander us with Rad
ical insinuations. Wo do cot believe
any who were brave enough to share
with us the dangers of battle in the
war, are become sufficiently blinded
by prejudice to accord to us nty\;vUer
than an honest d/yikoj* do our duty
o* pu'lic journalists.
, iUciito.
Secretary Seward has promulgated
hi* pronunciamontn, from which wo
learn that it is not the purpose of this
government to interfere with the affair#
of Mexico, unless in case of a direct
intu't to the United States. He says
Mexico must be “left alone” to work
out her wu salvation—from which we
would infer th&t no other power will be
permitted to have any Land in recon
itructing Mexico.
It’s a wonder the. unterrified Rads in
Congress are not endcavering to legis
late Mexico into the United States, and
get her primed to join in the salute at
the departure of the last vestige of repub
lican government, at the next Presiden
tial election. Surely old Thad baso’t
thought of this
In the mean >ime Mexico goes on j
with the slaughtering of foreigners
Fourteen more Imperial officers have
lately been executed, and they are
searching out and persecuting all who
sympathised with the cause of Maximil
ian.
Onlt A Hist. —Our frionds are re
minded that our eyeeight is still too
good to allow us to deceive ourselves
oy putting on green spectacles and
substituting shavings and chips for
“bread and collards” True, these
things are cheap now, but not enough
ao to be bought without money. Be
sides, the cash has to he paid for ev
erything used in printing news papers.
If any of those indebted to us, fail to
•ee the “pint,” let them call on ua and
the matter will be explained to t/ieir
•atisfaction,
The Tennessee Stokes.— The loy*j
•1 Stokes in a recent speech apostro- 1
phized thus:- “Ah, my colored
hearers, did you never receive title
la»h r A misguided negro, w hd\
thought Stokes wantod information, ‘
answered : “Yee/'by golly, you gty>
me lots of it whin I worked on
plantation neur Liberty.” Sadden 6ut}-
sidenee of Stokes.
The Republican ypagre.-sinDal Com
mittee** circular says they have twon
ty thousand Sowthcrn loyal names to
which documents are regularly sent
It says only money is needed to carry
the Southerns tales at the elections
provided for by Congress.
formnunVated.
I'lamination —Smith villc fnsti
title.
The examination at the clo.'c of the
Spring Term ol this Institute canto (11
on Monday and Tuesday of lest week.
A large nudianee wasin attendance.
On the first duv tho examination was
confined mostly to the Juveniios, as will
be seen from tho programme of exercis
es attached.
Although the first term of this school,
yet i’ was s perfect success. I am luld
that the pupils cumber ono hundred
and ten.
The characters of tho gon leroen in
charge—Prof’s. Harris and Twitty, meu
of large experience, and eminent quali
fications, left no room to doubt but that
it would be successful. To say that
scholars acquitted themselves handsome
ly, would not'be suffioicntly expressive
of full commendation, and I will only
add that the patrons are satisfied;
Tho exhibition and concert on Mon
day and Tuesday nights elicited bursts
of applauso frrm a large and delighted
audience. The declamations an \ com
positions were read and delivered with
remarkable deliberation, —distinctness
and self possession
-1 was particularly struck with a boy
apparently twelvo years of age, who
whilb declaiming, forgot some portion
of bis ppeeeh he stopped quietly, call
ed for his book„glaDCcd at it for a mo
ment, Ibid it down, and finished his
part without any show of trepidation.
The &11 session will commence on
the 4'th day of September. Parents de
siring to scDd their ohildrcn ofFlo school,
would Jo well toseloot thisschool. Tho
location heaithfurne9s,.and high toned
society of the town are considerations
well worth attention..
Programme or Exercises :
;Geography,. Spelling, Reading, Natural
Phylosophy,. Arithmetic, 2nd do, 2nd
iGaography Harkncss’’Lafin, Pcfinnr,
Smith's Grammar, Caesar, 2nd Natu
ral Phylosophy, Davies Algebra, 3d
Geography, Olendorfs Greek, (juack
cnbos’ Grammer, Roberson Agitemetis,
2nd Qhaoken bets’' Grammar,. Dodds
2nd Davies’ Algebra, Dodds’"
Geometry, 2bd Robinson’s Arithmetic,
and Astronomy.
Education.
THE VETO MESSAGE.
The President bus of coureo vetoed
tho last “supplemental” to the R-con
struotion Acts. Among many other
good tilings, the President says ;
“It seems Congress supposed that
thisbiil mightrequiro construction, and
they fix, therefore, the rule to be ap
plied. But whero is the construction
to corns from ? Certainly 110 one cun
be moro in want cf instruction than a
a soldier or an officer of ttauv.ny de
tailed ftp-sf civil service, perhaps Vhe
.luwt important in a State, with the
duties of which he is-altogether unfa
miliar. This bill says he shall not" be
bound in his action by tho opinion of
nr,y civil officer of the United States.
The duties of the office are altogether
civil, but when he asks for an opihion
he can only ask the opinion of another
military officer, who, perhaps, under
stands as little of his duties as he does
himself; and, as to his “action/ 1 he is
answerable to the military authority
alone. Strictly, no opinion of any civil
officer, other than a judge, has a bind
ing force.
But these mi itary appointees would
not be bound even by a judicial opin
ion. They might very well say, even
when their action is in conflict with the
Supreme Court of the Uuited States,
“That court is composed of civil offi
cers of the United States, and we aro
not bound to conform our action to I
any opinion of any such authority.”
This bill and the acts to which it ia
supplementary are all founded upon
tbe assumption that these ten commu
nities are not (States, anti that their ex
isting governments are not legal
Throughout the legislation /upon this
subject they are called “rebel States,”
and the vice of illegality is declared to
of pervade all of them. The obligation
consistency binds the legislative body
as well as the individuals who compose
it. It is now too late to say that these
ten political communities are not Stales
of this Union, Declarations to the
contrary made in these three acts are
contradicted again and gain by the re
peated acts of legislation enacted by
Congress from the year 1861 to tbe
year 18C7.
During that period, whilst those
States were m actual rebellion, and af
ter that rebellion was brought to a
close, they have been again and again
recognized as States of the Union.—
Representation has been apportioned
to them as They have been
divided into judicial districts, for the
holding of district and circuit courts of
the United States, as States oi\U e Un
ion only can be districted. The lusv
ict on this subject was passed July
23 lt>6o, bv which every oneof these
ten Stilus was ranged into districts
and cirlcuits.
They ij.avo been called upon by Con
gress td' act, through their ituree
upon ay lead two amendments to the
Constiyution of the United States. As
they have ratified oue aincud
meat, which required' tho vote of twen-1
ty seven States of (he Lniity-s : x then j
composing tho Union. When the re- j
quisite twenty-seven votes were given
in favor of that amendment— seven of;
which votes were givcu by seven ol
these ten Stales —it was proclaimed
to boa part ol the Constitution of the
United States, and slavery was declar
ed nu longer to-exist in the United
States, or any place subjeot to their
jurisdiction.
If these seven States wcio not legal
States of the Union, it follows, us tho
inevitable consequence, that ia soma oi
the States slavery yet ex’sts. It does
not exist in these seven States, for they
have abolished it, also, in their own
State coturi rations, but Kentucky not
having done so, it would still remain
in that State. But, in truth, if this
assumption that these States have no
lltgdl State governments be true, then
tho abolition of slavery by these illegal
governments binds no ono, for Con
gress now denies to these States the
power to abolish slavery, by denying
to them the power to elect a legal
State Legislature, or to frame a con
stitu'ion for any purpose, evon for
such a purpose as tho abolition of slav
e y.
As to tho other constitutional
amendment, having reference to suf
frage, it happens that these State haw
net accepted it. The 3»nscqponco is,
that it has Down been proclaimed or
understood, evon by Congress, to be a;
part of tho Constitution of the United j
States. The Senate of tho United,
States has repeatedly given its sane-;
tion to tho appointment of judges, dis-J
triet attorneys, and mar-dials for every
one of these States ; and yet, if they
are not legal States, not one of these
judges is authorized to hold a court.
So, too, both Houses of Congress have
passed'appropriation bills to pay all j
these judgos, attorneys, and officers-of
the United States tor exercising their
functions in these States. Again, in
the machinery of tho internal revenue
laws, all ofi these States are districted,
not as “Territories,” but as “States.”
Mr. Hill’s Speech ill Atlanta.
Regretting our inability to publish
this patriotic speech in full—on account
of its length—wo devote much of our
space this week to such extracts from
tho same as wc consider of most striking
importance.
Human governments, like everything
else human, naturally tend to decay
They can only be preserved by constant
watobfulncs?,.courage and adhcrenco to
corrcot principles. These remar '.s apply
with unusuai force to frefiyor'-Tufitnis,
whioh are the ip'W'mmcult of all to
maiutwr. "It we, the people of the
tTnitcd States, were the first in history
who had attempted the experiment of
living under a Dcmoctatic or llepuhli
can form of government, wc might be
excused if we failed to discover the svm--
toms of opprroaehing death, and to ap
ply the remedies to preservo our liberty
and the blessings wc have heretofore en
joyed. But wc are not the first who
hrwe made this experiment. Other
peoples and nations, lor thousands of
years,-have had commonwealths, R-cpub--
lics and Dbmocracies, which have risen
and fallen times almr st without number.
I but assort a great truth—one which
finds no contradiction or exception in ail
history—when I say that the groat
leading and substantial causes of the
decay of freedom iti all countries havo
never bccntlio same. How inexcusable
we be if we fail to discover the symp
toms, and how cowardly and recreant if
wc fail to apply the proper remedy to
prevent so foul a death l
No people ever commenced to build
up a free government under such favor
able auspices as wc.’ What a climate,
soil, variety of productions and material
resources do we possess; and what an
ancestry and what a conimrn struggle
for liberty did our fathers pass through I
Did any people ever before commence
with such advantages ? Home com
menced as a small city, and was des
pised by the barbarians around it. She
extended her power by her arms, and
increased, till at last she became mis
tress of the world. We commenced
with such a people, country and pro
ductions as no people ever had before,
and wo had fewer dissensions and ele
ments of discord than any people ever j
suffered from ; and Providence, as if to I
separate us from the crimes and coirupt- j
ing iufiuences of the old world, spread j
out this great continent before us, wi'h
the wide sea to sepp rate us from them,'
with no influence of monarchy and op
pressive systems to threaten or make
war upon us. If we fall, it will by our
own folly. What excuse can we render
to our posterity and to the world, if we
in this day, with the lessons of history
before us, allow free institutions to per
ish on this continent '( And our race
will have been the soonest run. We
have not yet lived a eentury. It is but
seventy-eight years sinee the Constitu-;
tion was formed, and but ninety-one '
years since independence was declared i
by our fathers, while the Commonwealth
of Rome lived four hundred years lie
furl'be measures which produc'd he rdo
cay were proposed. What a spectacle ?
The best people, the richest soil, tho
most valuable produc'ions, established, |
as if by the Providence of God, as a
new era in the history of the world—
and bidding fair to be the shortest, lived
of kuy free government in the history
of uatiobs!
There is do diflu-utty whatever—and I
assert it without fear of coniradiciion--
in discovering when and bow a nation b
Jyiug. I cannot now go into an analysts
of all the symptoms of national dujsny
and death. It is only important to pre
sent the leading one which controls' all
others—which existing, produce all
others, and which being remedied, cutes
all others. Then hear it : the great
sy laptuni of tho dec iy aud deaih of a
g versraent ia the di-regaid of the fun
iLraental law of that government.—
Whenever a people oomo totnut light-j
Iy tin ir own fa danten id law, they
have airivcd at the most dangerous point
that is possible, short of cmire destruc
tion, Republics, above all other kind
of governments, are maintained by re
spect for law. If the people of the
Lo t (J States fail to have a sacred ro
gard tir their own law—which is not
liko that of other nations-, to he ascer
tained by argument,, by decisions, or by
searching, but is a plain and wisely
written GonslUution—they will deserve
(he awful fate that awaits them; and ho
whqdisregards its plain language has no
excuse to shield himself from the infa
my of a traitor !. [Applause ] Old as
it is—trampled upon, torn and tattered
as it is—my themo to day is the Oorsti
turion of our couutry and for all our
.country. [Applause.] I charge before
Heaven and the American people this
day, that every evil by which we have
been afflicted is attributable directly to
tho violation of the Constitution. Tink
ers may work, quacks may prescribe,
and demagogues may deceive, but I- de
clare to you that there is no remedy for
us, and no hope to escape the-threaten
ed evils, but in adhering to the Consti
tution,
After proving the nocoustitationalUy
of the Reconstruction bill, he gives bis
reasons for opposing it at tho ballot-box,
as follows:
I object to the whole scheme, because
it is unconstitutional. A distinguished
man—pardon me, I ought to say a no
torious individual—said to me a few
days ago, that I ought not to waste time
*.O prove the uncanstitutionality of these
measures—a thing which every, mao,
woman and child in the country knew —
and yet ho was for accepting! He
srefee truthfully. That tottering, gray
haired eandidato in Reunsylvania for
perpetual infauiv,. who is building for
himself a monument of malignity that
will overtop the pyramids of Egynt, said
the Coustitution had nothing to do with
it. I. shall never get dona shuddering,
aud horrors will never coase to* rise up
in my mind, when I see men taking an
oath to support the Gonslitu'ion, and
then legislating to put in force measures
which are outbido of it. A great many ;
of our- own people flippantly say, tho I
Constitution is (Lad Then your rights,
and hopes for the future, and all hope
for your ohildrcn,.arc dead- I ask every
man, if the Coustitution iadead, whyarc
we always, every .day, and' at every new
step, required to take an oath to support
it ?'
NoW,-I affirm that thesemilitarv bills
are not only contrnry to the Constitu
tion, hut directly in the face of the am
nesty oath you were required to take af
!ter the surrender. Tho government j
thought proper, in accepting jour sub
mission, to take your oath to support'
tho Constitution of the United States;
and the Uuion of the Staton Why|
WAS thA»J\*th vuiT- ('-tftStitflv
tion was dead ?
But it is said the Constitution does
not apply to us. Then: don’t swear to
support it.
But it is said again that we are not in
the Union. Then why swenr to sup
port the Union of these 3 ates? What
•‘Uuion” does that, mean ? When you
took that oath, Was it the Uuion of tne
Northern States alone tba t you swore
to support?' What business have you
with that Union 1 No, it is the Union
of all the States known to the Consti
tution that you havo sworn to support.
But thev say thafenth was presetih
cd by the President, and that he is not
loyal. Then I must answer a fool ac *•
cording to his folly, and a traitor accord
ing to his treason.
What do they wish who passed these
bills -this military Juggernaut ? They
require overy man,who registers his name
to vote, to swear to support the Consti
tution, and'counsel and persuade others
to do so—and still it is said the CoDsti
tutitin has nothing to do with it! They
say tho scheme is outside of the Consti
tution, and yet in the process of carry
ing it out. they require an oath to sup
port the Constitution and to counsel and
persuade others to do bo !■ That is more
than Mr- Johnson over required in the
oath whicn he prescribed.
It is my business to support the Con
stitution,-and my duty and pleasure to
persuade others to do so. Somo of you
who favor the acceptance of the nilita- 1
,ry bills take an oath to this effect, and
still intend to vote for a convention!
which you admit to be ordered cnntrnri/
to tho Constitution ! How is this ? If
you have a conscience, I have said
enougn If you vote f<*r (be Conven
tion you are PERJURED ! [Tremen
dous applause ] O ! I pity the race of,
colored people who have never beeu |
taught what an oath is, nor whit the 1
Constitution means. They are drawn
up by a selfish conclave .cl traitor- to j
inflict a death-blow upon the life of the j
Republic by swearing them to a false- :
hood ! They are to begin their political
life by perjury to accomplish ’treason !
I would not visit the pcDaf'y upon!
them. They aro neither legally nor
morally responsible, but it i? you—cd- !
ucated, designing white man—who thus
devote yourselves to the unholy work
who are the guilty parties! You prate
about your loyalty ! I lock you iu the
eye and dencnuce you! [Applause.]
i You ure morally and legally perjured
i traitors! You perjure youselvcs and
perjure the peor negro to help your
treason! [immense applause] You
can’t escape it! You may boast of it
now, wb le passion is rife, but the time
will eorne when the very thought will
i wither yout sonl aud mako you hide
from the faced' mankind.
I shall dinrharge the ohlipatioanf tbe 1
amnesty oath. It required mo to sup
pert the Constitution and tho euiancipa
tion of tbe negro, and I do. I will not
bind ray sou! to anew slavery, to hell,
by violating if. I talk plainly, but 1
simply want to strike through the in
crustation of the hardcoid emscienoc,
and make men feci aud realize their true
situation.
I have proved that these military
bill violate the Constitution, and that
j u, in carrying them out, violate it and
your amo< sty oath aud your registry
oath. Aud what is your purpose if It
must be a great good you seek to induce
you t,» commit so much crime and folly.
iSometimcs men wink at. what is by
s riot technicalities wrong in tho indi
vidual, to aoaomblish anno great good
to tho public. Ido not recognize the
correctness ol such action ; hut what do
you propose by trampling upon the
Constitution und violating your own
solemn oaths T Is it. to savo the Stato
ami preserve liberty ? This is not the
object, hut the perfect is as infamous as
tiro mcasuro resorted to effect it. You
first propose to abrogate your Bute
governments by authority of the so-eall
ed Congress—a mere conclave of a por
tion of tho members of that body. By
whom is this dictated ? The principle
that whoever forms a government should
form it for themselves as well as for
othors, is a ccfreet oue f. but the men
who propose this ftvr us do not live in
any of the ten States to he affected by
their legislation. It is nut made to
suit cither black or white, or any other
class of our people, but to suit them
selves, while they arc not affected by it;
and if you act upon their proposition, iu
a manner to suit yourselves, you will
not be accepted by them ;; nay, you vio
late tho Constitution to subvert the gov
ernment. And by carrying out these
measures you disfranchise your own
people. * * * * *
But you say you are in favor of going
into tho Union, because if you do not
yout property will be confiscated. A
gentleman of this city a few days ago
said to me that he was in favor of
tho acceplrnco of these military bills
because he thought it the best we could
do. I said to him ‘‘You do not say
that for j ourself, nut for your brick
stores!” [Applause.]. But you are
iiot half so wise as you are knavish !
Y r ou would lose the Ghnatitutiou and
the country to save your bri.k stores,
then by your vory course you will Rose
your brick stores also ? lam ashamed
to talk or use argument about aoefibea
tion in time of peace !' I-t is- a pow
er,.not known to international law ex
cept as a war power, to be used only in
time of war,, upon au enemy’s good?!-
Confistaiion in time of peace is neith
er more nor less than robbery !
But you say they have got tho power
and they will exercise it, unless wc do
as they bid us.. And will you, in this
case, abandon your only protection ? It
is like going out into the highway and
surrendering j oar purse to the robber
to keep him from taking it.
* * * *
I tell you the American peoplo will
not always be deceived. They will
rise in defence of their Constitution,
and traitors will tremble. They who
'rallied three million strong to defeat
what they considered an armed' assault
ou the Gonstiution and Uuion, until a
few hundred traitors from behind the
masked batteiy of Congress'onal oaths
1 and deceptive pretentions of loyalty
'shall utterly baUcndown tbe Constitu
; tion and Union forever. I- warn you,
boastful, vindictive Radicals.. Joy !fe .
history of your own fathers, by every j
instinct of m mhood, by every right of 1
liberty and impulse of justice, the day
is coming when you will feel the power j
of an outruged and betrayed' people, j
[Applau-e.l! Go on confiscating ! Aw- J
rest without warrant or probable cause ;
destroy halms corpus ; deDy trial by ju
ry ; abrogate Slate governments ; defile
your own race, and flippantly say the
C; nstiltttion is dead! On, on with
your work of ruin, ye hell-born rioter-
in sacred things! but remember for all
these tbiogs the people will bring you
to judgement. [Prolonged applause ]
Ah !- what an issue you* ha ve made
for yourselves. Succeed rnd you de
stroy the Constitution! Fail, and you
havo covered tho land with mourning.
Succeed, and you bring ruin on your
selves aud all the country ! Fail, and
you bring infamy upon yourselves and
deluded followers!- Succed and yon are
the purjsred assassins of liberty ! Fail,
and you are defeated, despised traitors
forever. Y'e who aspire to the Radical
Governors and lodges of Georgia, I
point before you this day your destiny.
[Unbounded applause.]; You are but
oowards aDd knaves, and the time will
corns when you will call upon the rocks
and mountains to fall on you and the
darkness to hide you from aa outraged
people. [Applause.],
D >cs it do you good to trample on
tbe Constitution-*-deccive the Degrees
iand ruin the country? It may be
sweet now, but I tell you (be sulphuri
j ous fires of public infamy will Hover be
quenched on your spirits. [Applause.]
1 pity you fpOtn my soul. \Yould the
time had never come when I had to
stand upon Georgia’s soil and thus talk !
to Georgians. A struggle is coming.
It may be a long and a bloody one,
j and yru- who advocate tftifr w/ckcd
scheme will perish in it, unless the peo
plo now aruuso and cheek its contuiria
tion. Let every true lavv-loviog man
rally at once to tbe standard of the Con
stitution of the errantry. [Applause.}
Come. Do not abandon your riches.
Defend them. Talk for them, and if
need be, before God and the enuntry,
fight and die for them. [Enthusiastic
and prolonged applause ] . Dr not talk
or think of secession or disunion, but
come up to the good old platform op our
fathers—the Constitution. Let all,
North and South, come and swear be
fore God that we will abide by it in
good faith, and oppose everything that]
violates it. The man wiio loves the j
Constitution now, and is willing to live
and die for It, is my friend and brother,
though ho coroe from thr frozen peaks of
Mouut Washington ; ajd tho man who
is for trampling upon it is my enemy,
and I shall hold him so, though lie come
froia tho sunny clime of the orrange
and tbe cotton bloom. That is my is
sue.
Q bow sorry a creature is tho man
who cannot stand ap for the truth, when
the country Is in danger. There never
was such aD opportunity as now exists
for a mao to sh"W of wiiat t tuff he is
made. How Ja n you go about tho streets
aud say, “all is wrong, hut 1 cantiot
help it-’.’ You want courage, my fricDd !
You areaoovard! You lack courage
to tell the truth, and would soil your
birthright L a temporary mess of pot
t ige, < v n for a little bit of a J udgebLip
or a Bureau officers place.
But someone says, “Ilow will you
resist it!’ I will resist it first by ditap
proving it. If every body would do
that, it would be iffoeiuully resisted so
far as wc are eoncerneed. But the so*
called Congress has provided a covering
for itself in advance, under which to
hide from the odium attaching to this
sebtrno. It has provided that you can
voto either for or against a convention,
and again vote for or against whatever
constitution it may framo. It is sought
to mako us responsible for whatever
may be the consequences, and relieve
thira; After a while,, when you be
come alarmed at the rcsuHtq they will
say, “Wc did not do this;, we only
gave you a chance and you did it.”
But if we defeat this, it is said, mili
tary rule will continue. Certainly, un
til wicked men shall be driven from
power. But let it bo so. Gen.' Pope
seems to be a gentleman, and I infim'e
ly prefer his iulo to the rule of such men
as you will got under this scheme. Be
sides, the new government, if inaugura
ted, will not be able to live a day with
out military protection. It is safer to
be governed Ly power than by treach
ery. * * * *
1 advise you to register. There is no
dishonor in that. It is alarming your
self with an important power to be
wielded against the nrfarious sefaemo ;
but don’t vote for a Convention—don’t
go for anything whatever which is an
absent to the scheme, bat be against it
at every step Never go half way with
a traitor, nor compromise with treason
or robbery. If they hold a convention,
vote against ratification—vote against
all their measures and men, and indict
every oncjwho, under such void author
ity, invades your rights according to ex
isting State laws. Thai’s my policy.
Fight this scheme all the time. I have
no more idea of obeying Chan J-ohn
Hampden had of payiug sfiiptnoucy, be
cause I : have taken an oath to support
the Constitution, aud I intend' to keep
it.
This whole scheme is in violation of
all the issues of the war, all the promi
ses during its-progress, and all the terms
of the surrender. More than a hund
red thousand men abandoned Lee’s ar
my because they were assured that if
they laid down their arms they would be
iu the Uuion again with all their rights
as before. I knew tfie promise was
false, aud warned you against the seduc
tion of the Syren The people—the
soldiers of the United States—were j
then w Ring to In fill the obligation;
hut tho politicians intended to deceive |
vou. Such meras Sumner and Stereos
10 or inlend tc carry oa- the pi dge of
the nation. They would acknowledge
the independence of the Confederate j
States to-day, before tboy would agree I
to restore the old Union, even with slave
ry abolished I respect the Northern ;
man who honestly fought for the Cn- 1
ion, hut I despise the traitors whe uc- 1
dcr 'he name of the Uuion, have used ,
the Northern people to destroy the South , (
«rW uri'”' * ' l "-*troy the constitution, j
The people of the North tfiTie tiei n long
discovering this deception, hut they
will be compelled to see it before the j t
traitors can go much further in tl e r ,
work.
Balshazzar iu I’aris.
AlludiDg to the grand ooreroonios at
the Faris exposition, on the occasion of
tho Emperor's distribution of the prizes,
tho New York- Tribune says :
“One curious incident that occurred
just at this moment the cable, doubles.-
for fear of injuring the harmony of the
narrative, omits to mention. When Mr.
Hughes-, the inventor of the printing
telegraph, was called up to receive his
prize, the Emperor took his hand* mak
ing him an exception to all the other re.
cipients of medals. Mr. Hughes, as
he touched the Imperial finger, slipped
into the august palm of his serene High
ness a little bit of paper containing the
the last message received by the cable,
and printed by the machine for which
he was just being decorated. It contain
ed these words; ‘Maximilian is shot.
His last words were “Poor Carlotta!’
His Royal Serenity read the telegram
and immediately gave evidence nf a fear
ful agitation. His check blanched, his
hands trembled, and the diamonds on
tho Imperial garter quivered so in the
sunlight that a shout arose from tbe ad
miring multitude. AVhat Uie Emperor j
thought is, of course, not to be exactly
known. But we may eoi jecture that j
he heard, over all tbe shout* and music
above the booming of gußsand salvos
of artillery— the single cry as of a wo
man, yourg,beautiful andgood, answer
ing to the lant ery of her young hus
band-;- ‘Poor Carlotta P ‘Poor Maximil
ian !’ * * * That shot he shall for
ever hear, and that cry. His judgment
day is come, and all the pomp and
splendor that he can gather about him
shall not avail to hide him from him**
self.”’
Mr. W. L. Gordon, furnishos the Ma
rietta Journal with a receipt to those
afflicted with the gravel. He says:
“Take common Mullen leaf, boil a
strong tea and drink it when you wart
water, tea or coffee. Let it be your con
stant drrak for six or eight weeks, with
cream and sugar,, it makes an excellent
table tea-.
K I have been cured'of the worst spells
of gravel aud kidney affections, and have
beard of many other cases of cure by the
use of mullen tea.”
Dr. Robinson, of Bennington, Mich
igan, died on Sunday night of last
week, in consequence of sprinkling
chloroform on his pillow to produce
sleep.
When Horace Greeley’s nomination
for Jjie Austrian mission was sent to
tho Senate, Senator Tipton- said “no
inducement could cause him-to suoport
a bailer of Jeff. Davie ’’
The Pole, who inode the attempt od
the life of the Czar of Russia, has been
found guilty, with extenuating circum
stances, aud sentenced to hard labor
for life.
News imkl Ollier lWriaiM.-
In Texas the cnterpillars and army
worm aro doing great mischief.- 1
The recent continued ruins have
damaged materially tbe Texas
crop, w
Undo Sam is flush. He had fll jo;,
000,000 in his breeches pocket otff
day. ¥'
Torn Tlmtnb lisps. He «>#iaiUerr
himself Thumb pumkintb. /
Horace Greeley is writing hit,! ] t f o ft#
the New York Ledger. I
Mademoiselle Dejaret, a/ famous
Branch actress; aged sevent/y.fi V 0) j„.
among tbe recent theatrical/ importa-
I tions at New York.-
A Mrs. Warner was IR#-Rh of July
orator at Richmond, Wfj-., Ilrn p
j made tho national ttreltMU
| ously.
One of the female at Sar«~
toga appeared in sevfen different dres
ses on the first day after her arrival
I here:
The negro military eoropabies ofMtf
biio have be n ordered to disband by
the Chiel of Rqltt'e.
A Radical editor cries aloud, “UravV
the lines'” Well, Rad, pass one
around your neck, and we’ll draw it,
says the cheerful Prentice.
In some parishes in Louisiana many
freedmen- are dying of cholera. Fatal
cases have occurred at Vicksburg.
Tho Radicals refuse tb allow deser
‘ | ters to vote and' held- office in tbe
; North. If is a little singular, butthsy
\ scarcely allow anybody else to vote or
hold office ia tbe South.
' The Hawkinsville Dispatch sari=
The recent revival in the Baptist Choreb
resulted in the addition of twejrity-Dinsi
members—22 by baptism and seven by
, j letter- Among this number were sev
j e ral el ofir most influential citizens o£
j both sexes.
Tribute of Hcvpccli
/he committee appointed to prepare':
i a memoral, and resolutions expressive'
.of the feelings of this Lodge, in refer
ence to the death of our Brother John
j N. Wiseman, beg leave to make tbe fol
| lowing report:
■ 11 “*j vi esa, it pleased the Suprt-m#
Architect of the universe to transfer
fr. m (his Lodge to tbe celestial Lodge
above, our Brother John N. Wiseman,
who died from an accidental shot of Liu*
self ou the Bth day of May IBG7.
And whereas it is but just to bis meuw
ory, Shat we,- as a Lodge, should adopt
resolutions expressive of otfr feeling? at
inis dispensation of Divine Providence.-
Bo it therefore resolved, Ist Thai wo
tow with submission to tbe willofG"d>
trusting that in tho death of our Broth-'
er < the will of God is accomplished.
2nd. That in tho death of Brother
iscnian, the craft has lost a true and
worthy member—tho community a good,
ci'izcu—bis parents, an obedient s.ra.-
3d. db&t we loved hiuj for his many
virtue?; we esteemed him for his true
and nobFe character.
•Lh. That while we as a Lodge mourn
hrs dcath-~wc rejoice in tbe hope that
he is now at rest.
Lth That we ten ler to the bereaved
family our sympathies ; and as a testi
monial of our respect for his memory,
we wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty"days; and that the furniture
and jewels of our Lodge be draped ia
mourning for the same time.
6 h. That a blank page of our records
bo dedicated to his memory.
7th. That a copy he furnished tha
1 DaWhon Journal” for publication
and also that a eopy be sent to the fam*
ily of our deceased Brother.
Elijah BeiLrLowgß,
J. G F. C&a-rk,
J. B. A vent
MARKETS.
COTTON!—JuIy 23d.—Macon 20 cent*},
Mobile 22J > New Orleans 24i@25 ) iuguita
■u ; Savannah 55@20i; New York
j Liverpool' lofd.
MAHKitoT
! - Vec T Pawson, Ga., on the 21st ins!, by Ret.
T. T. Christian, Mr. J. G. Sabskr and Mrs,
i Kl.l7.tHf.Til Coza RT, all of Terrell ounty.
1~~ . ' _
J>'cw •: Itfvci'liseiients r
CAUTION.
I HAVE lost a note given by mtto the ad
ministrator of Elijah Tucker, deceased,
| All persons are hereby notified thi said note
: has been paid off.
J“ ! J22 ROBERT lARTm.
TO COTTON PLANtRS I
Colton Serf Mi, (iiii Rearing, Ac.
THE undersigned would ripectfnlly fa..
form tbe planters of SouthwedUeorgla, that
I am prepared to pat up tetei, in tbe best
manner, also wjiet and gins, and put
(hem in good running ordeif for screws T
have from 80 to 100 Dollars-the same for
Running-Gear. All work wrranted.
Can give as good reforcuci as the counties
of Lee, Terrell and SumterVord, and have
the advantage of ten yearsjtperienee in the
buoiness. Persons desltiittmy service* caa
address me at Smithville, jte county, f&a.
July 26, 3m - A. COTTON.
j . //A.VT.V/N V'/f.f Tt ||-,s B*l f,K.
YYTILLbe sold befove :he Court House
i ’ ■ door m the towiric Dawson Terrell
County, ou the fiist Tae.lay j n September
j next, withiu tho usual hors of sale, tbe Ho-
I tel, together \vilh the tw lota of ground and*
I all the outhouses and »f.urle D ances belong-
I mg thereto, situated ooihe west side of the
Public stjuave in «aid t,w n of Dawson—as
j property belonging to (re estate Sidney R.
j Smith, late of said cOHnr, deceased.
Terms cash. J u’n IS ViNo.Mta,
[ M. WAI.KSR,
1 jj26td A.ai’ra of S. B. Suiitit.