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JOURNAL AND MESSENGER CLISBY & JONES, Pbopbietobs. THE FAMILY JOURNAL—NEWS—POLITICS—LITERATURE—AGRICULTURE—DOMESTIC NEWS, Etc.—PRICE $2.00 PER ANNUM. GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING ESTABLISHED 18‘?6 MACOK, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1880. VOLUME NO—DV KISSES. BY BOSK HABTWICK THOBPE. Little child, when twilight shadows Close the western gates of gold, Then those loving am^ of mother’s Tenderly about thee fold. Over lip. and cheek, and forehead, Like a shower caresses fall; For a mother’s kiss at twilight Is the sweetest kiss of all. Pretty maiden at the gateway, Shy, sweet face and downcast eye, Two white, trembling hands imprisoned, IIow the golden moments fly 1 Lips that softly press thy forehead, All the rosy blushes call; For a lover’s kiss at twilight Is the fondest kiss of all. nappy wife, thy noble husband, More than half a lover yet— For those sunny hours of wooing Are too sweet to soon forget— On thy smiling lips uplifted, Full of love his kisses fall, For a husband’s kiss at parting Is the dearest kiss of all. Weary mother, little children With their dimpled hands so fair, Passing over cheek and forehead, Soothe away all pain and care. Lead your doubting heait to heaven, Where no dreary shadows fall, For the kiss of sinless childhood Is the purest kiss of all. THE GYPSY’S WARNING. The little village of San Pablo, which lies three leagues distant from Madrid, was once the residence of many proud and opulent families who have long since passed away from earth. Among mule teers, shepherds and water-carriers, one would hardly look for old Spanish gran dees, and San Pablo is now only popu lated by an ignoble race. At the period of which we write there lived in San Pablo, oue Count Rodrigo de Rivas, who claimed to be descended from that Bivas who was called the thunderbolt of Spain, on account of his military ex ploits. The count was in the 32d year of his age, had been educated abroad, and only returned to his country at the death ot his father, who bequeathed to him vast es tates in the southern part of Spain, which made him one of the wealthiest nobles in the kingdom. He was tall, well-formed, with a pleasing countenance, with which was blended great resolution. It was said of him that he was never known to evince the least trepidation under any circum stances that ever occurred. Just as he was quitting Germany for his home, he ’chanced to meet Senor Ruiz, who was abroad with his family, and he almost in stantly became enamored with his beauti ful daughter Julia. For months the count had impatiently awaited the return ofSo- nor Ruiz to Spain, and at length he heard of the arrival of the lovely girl whose image was so indelibly impressed on his heart. The sun wa3 shining cheerily, and the birds were singing blithely along the road side, as the count rode forward to Madrid on his trusty mule, richly adorned with silver trappings. As he came to a turn in the road there stalked out of a clump of bushes tjie figure of a woman in strange attire. Her dress was so fantastic that he reined up his mule suddenly and gazed at her in surprise. Her face was swarthy, and upon her head she wore a yellow and red tin ban, while her skirt, which was green and short, was rent in many places. She displayed a pair of bright blue stock ings, and her feet were encased in red mo rocco slippers. “Upon my word 1” ejaculated the count, “this is certainly a strange being.” Before, however, he could reflect fur- thur, the woman approached him, and _ craved permission to tell his fortune. “A gypsy ?” he cried. “Let me see your hand,” said the wom an, without appearing to notice his re mark. The count regarded her attentively and then laughed. “Nay, nay, my woman, I am no believ er in these matters; but you, like your race, are poor, I suppose; therefore, take this,”' and he tossed a peso, which she quickly picked out of the dust. Turning to him slie said: “But I would see the palm of your hand, noble sir, even though you may rid icule my calling.” “There it is then,” replied the count, as he ungloved bis hand and extended it to ward the gypsy. The dark-eyed hag gazed intently at the count’s hand for some miuutcs, then looked up in his face, and laughing* said: “’Tis ever the same with handsome and gay men. Love, love, always love. I will tell you that you can not believe, but I warn you, beware of the raven,” and before the count could question she darted among the trees, and he saw her tattered finery disappear in the forest. “Beware of the raven,” quoth the count. “What raven? What can the creature mean? Ah! it is one of their tricks; it has no significance at all,” and be pricked his mule with one spur and rode forward humming a ba'lad, all the while thinking of the beautiful Julia. The sun was sinking behind the hori zon as he gained the suburbs of the city. Suddenly his mule made a plunge, and, losing her footing, came to the ground with her rider. “A bad omen,” muttered the count, as he rose unhurt and gazed at the mule, which was almost instantly on her feet again. She had always been a remarka bly sure-footed beast, and the count, who was not without a certain tinge of super stition, appeared uncertain whether to proceed or retrace his way. As he stood dangling liis bridle in his hand, his eyes caught sight of an old public house by the wayside. > “We’ll tarry here for the night,” he said, and leading the animal, he walked towards the building. The house in question was of large di mensions, the windows few and small, and were set deep within the thickness of the wall. Immediately over the portal hung a weather-lieaten sign, announcing the house as the Raven Inn. For an in stant the count hesitated, as the gipsy’s warning came to his m'nd; but the feel ing passed off instantly, and pulling the bell, he awaited the opening of the heavy court-yard doors. The count was tired and required rest, and as he was determined not to enter the city that night, one place was as good as anc-tber to tarry in. Had he knowH the reputation of the Raven he doubtless would have sought other lodg ings. So long had he been absent from his country that many local events had transpired of which he knew nothing, and one of the .most noted occurrences had . been the trial of Antonio Hernandez (’he proprietor of the Raven) for murder, and his acquittal of the same. But, notwith standing Hernandez saved his life through the exertions of his advocate, Ills charac ter was entirely lost and the business of this house almost destroyed, for few peo ple believed in his innocence, and mothers pointed him out to their children as a murderer. Years before it appeared that a rich guest had been murdered in his bed, and the landlord was suspected and arrested. The circumstance made a great stir, for the murdered man was well con nected and widely known. Every one who valued his reputation shunned the society of Hernandez, and his house be came a( last the resort of contrabandists from the frontier and the low characters who infested the city. Impatient at the long delay in answer ing the summon, the count jerked the bell rope vigorously, dud at length the host, followed by a pale girl (the only domestic in the house) showed them selves. With many profound bows and apolo gies for the delay, Hernandez took the mule to the stable, while the count fol lowed the girl, whose name was Isabella, to the interior of the place. There was something so gantle and interesting about the girl that the count found himself gaz ing after her wherever she went. He fan cied there was a sadness in her face, and her large eyes sought his as if she would have spoken to him. But the appearance or Antonio Hernandez put a stop to the effort that Isabella was meditating in the nobleman’s behalf, for the landlord never for an instant left the girl alone in the count’s presence. Once or twice, when the count yawned as if he were tired, Isabella turned her eyes mournfully up on him as if to beseech him not to retire to bed. The count noticed the look, but could not interpret its significance, and during the evening he saw her no more. A feeling of weariness at length overcoming him, the count arose from his seat in the quaint old parlor and signified his inten tion of seeing his room. Hernandez at once secured a lamp and escorted the count up stairs, ushered him into a large ghostly chamber, in which every article of the cumbrous furniture was deepencdjiy age to funereal blackness Two large mirrors adorned the walls, and by their reflection seemed to stretch out the dimensions of the dreary apartment to a boundless extent. This was the room in which the terrible murder was committed, and it was never occupied, save when some dark deed was to be done. The landlord placed the lamp upon the table, and wishing his guest good-night, went out and shut the door. The count turned the kev, and then by the dim light of the lamp sur veyed the apartment. It was so gloomy that he turned and walked to the window, supposing that it looked on the street. He was disappointed to find that it opened on a small neglected yatd, filled with coarse vegetation and some mouldering tim ber. The moon was partially obscured by clouds, but ever and anon threw a flicker ing light upon the desolate scene. A vague presentiment of evil stole over the count, and his mind became gloomy. “Beware of the Raven.” The words of the sibyl kept recurring to his memory. Could the warning of the witch have been pro phetic? The count would have left the room but for a certain sense t f shame the act would engender. “Pshaw!” he cried, and leaned out the window to snuff the air. As he did so he caught the sound of a suppressed hiss. He listened attentively, and it came again. Casting liis eyes through the darkness, he endeavored to discover from whence the noise proceeded, but lie could see nothing, and it was only when be raised his eyes upward toward a small window directly over his head that he discovered the figure of Isabella by the struggling light oi the moon. She was gesticulating towards him, but the moon was so frequently hidden be hind dark clouds that he could not for some time guess her import. Suddenly the great orb came out into the clear sky, and the count could see the girl plainly. She was two stories -above him, and he could not hear the words distinctly, for she spoke in such a low voice, and, after she had warned him, she quickly disappeared. “For tbt love of the Virgin, do not go to bed, senor,” she said. “Antonio Her nandez is my uncle, bnt he is a bad man, and if you go to sleep, senor, you may never see the light of the world again. Don’t betray me, for my uncle would kill me if he knew I had spoken these words. Adieu!” The count felt beneath liis girdle and instinctively laid his hand upon the hilt of his dagger. Then he walked to his chamber door, turned the key and un locked it, intending to look out into the corridor, but, to his surprise, he found it was fastened upon the outside—and he was a prisoner. He tried to force it open, but it resisted all his efforts. He sat down, and leaning his head upon his hand, began to meditate. As he did so tlie oil in the lamp became exhausted, and the light went out. He felt a strong conviction that some unseen danger hov ered near, and that which was suspicion became a certainty. Nothing remained now but to await the attack, and sell his life as dearly as possible. The thoughts of the beautiful Julia often occurred to bis mind. It was to see her again that he became involved in his present condition. He thought, too, of the gypsy, and won dered what order of being she wa9 to forecast the peril that should befall him. The clouds began to break away from the face of the heavens aud the count was enabled to see more clearly about the chamber. He heard the clocks in the city toll the hour of midnight, but all de sire for sleep had left him and he was very vigilaut. Approaching the bed, he pulled down one of the pillows and disarranged the covering, throwing it in a sort of a heap, as if a person was reposing there. Then he walked over the room and stood with his back to the wall, watching the cham ber door, screened from the immediate sight of those who might seek an entrance there by a tall chair which he placed be fore him. While thus upon the alert, a large mir ror close upon his right gave a click like the lock of a pistol, and then flew open at the touch of some person behind it. The heavy frame work of this antique orna ment rested against the chair and conceal ed the count from view. Notwithstand ing cold drops of perspiration stood upon his brow, he was perfectly calm. In the mirror upon the opposite wall the count could see the mutlled figure of the land lord with a knife in one hand and a lamp in the other, step from the wall. Cau tiously he approached the bed and raised the weapon in the act to strike, satisfied that he only had U> contend with a single adversary, wheii the count rushed from his concealment and sprang upon his ene my, dagger in hand. A brief but desperate struggle ensued, in which the count twice struck the land lord with his dagger; but by a dexterous movement Hernandez eluded the grasp of the infuriated nobleman, and, jumping into the wall, pulled the mirror after him. For a moment the count could scarcely believe he had lost his foe, audit was only by looking at the mirror as it fitted close to the wall that he could realize that the landlord had escaped. He went to the window and called for assistance, but there were few persons abroad at that hour of the night, and the window of the room was far from the street. He went to the door and used all his efforts to force it open without success. Exhausted in the unavailing attempt, he sat down to wait the break of day. Hour after hour passed away, and at length the welcome gray dawn began to appear. Presently his ear caught the sound of a light step, and he heard a holt fall from the outside, then the door opened and Isabella stood before him. She certainly looked beautiful as she walked into the room, clad in a sim ple white robe without any adornment. “Thank you, thank you,” cried the count, “I shall not forget the service you have done me, and if I crave a kiss it is in token of the love which I bear for one who has been the means of preparing me TTTS OFFICIAL ACTS DEFENDED, to defend my life.” I Isabella bowed her head and *he count kissed her on the forehead. “You know all that has happened ? ” questioned the count. “Yes, senor,” she replied. “My uncle is seriously wounded, but the contraban dists carried him off to the frontier before daybreak. Senor, now that you are safe and free to depart will you do me the fa vor to conceal this matter ? You have dangerously wounded my uncle, and I heard Jose, the chief of the contrabandist gang, say that if Antonio reached Segovia alive he would be much surprised.’” The count was thoughtful for a few minutes, then he asked: “Why, my dear girl, do you desire to shield this wretch ? Certainly, not because he is your relation. You do not love him, for last night you said he would surely kill you if he knew you had betrayed him.” •‘Listen, senor, and I will explain,” said the girl. “Antonio Hern andez is the only brother of my mother. When she died he took me to his home, and brought me up after his rough fashion. He’rosed to be long to Jose’s gang. If he didn’t treat me with affection, neither did he beat me. Once he saved my life—periling his life to save mine. I was at the bottom of the sea when he dived and brought me to the surface again, and the water was full of sharks, too. Great sea monsters, senor. Certainly he must have cared something for me, or he would have allowed me to be eaten up.” She looked up in his eyes with a pleading expression as she spoke, and the count ‘drew her near him and again kissed her brow. “For your sake, I make the promise,” he replied : “but with this condition, that your uncle never returns to Madrid.” At that moment there was a jingle of spurs in the court, and a call for Isabella. The count descended the stairway with her, and at the landing met a swarthy fellow, with a face half concealed in a slouch hat, who called Isabella aside and spoke to her in a low and rapid tone. This done he jumped upon liis mule and galloped quickly away. The girl stood leaning against the door way with her cheeks blanched and hands tightly clasped, while great tears rolled down her cheeks. Divining at once the cause, the count approached and said: “You have had bad news, I fear?” ‘He died before they reached the mountains,” she replied. “Jose sent me word. Alas! alas!” and she wept bit terly. The count endeavored to soothe her grief, and made inquiries as to her future life. “I am alone in the world now,” she sobbed. “I will see that you are cared for,” he said, and will send a kind person to you before night. Come, cheer up; all will be well.” That day Isabella was removed to the convent of Saint Ursula, and placed at the school under the care’ of the kind sis ters. Count de Bivas sought the beautiful Julia aud learned that, by a dreadful ac cident, she had been horribly burned and disfigured, aud was then lying upon abed of sickness from- which she might never rise again. The shock was so great to him that he started upon his travels once more. Six months later he was at Andorra, on the Spanish frontier, when he came across a band of contrabandists, who were com ing down from the. Pyrenees. One fellow, who had a peculiar limp his gait, caught his eye, and he thought there was something familiar in his face. The man pulled his cap over his eyes, and was has tening by, when the count sprang to his side and put his hand on his shoulder. “You are Antonio Hernandez, formerly keeper of the Raven Inn,” cried the Count de Bivas. “Aud you are Count de Bivas,” was the reply. “We won’t mention the past.” said the count; “but tell me, why you sent word to that poor girl that you were dead ?” “Well, senor,” replied the ruffian, “I was tired of playing landlord where I coaid gather no pesos. I longed again for my old life, and I didn’t want to be both ered with women. I know all you have done for the girl, senor. Little passes in the cities that Jose’s gang do not get cor rectly. Now let us say adieu, with the hope we may never meet again,” and the ruffian doffed his cap in derision, and hur ried on after his companions. A sudden change came over the count. He hurried back to Madrid, and sought the convent of St. Ursula, where he had a long interview with Isabella, and before the orange buds bloomed again, in the garden of the de Bivas mansion ’ at San Pablo, Isabella became a countess, and The Speech of Governor Alfred If. Colquitt, Delivered at DeGive’s Op era House, in Atlanta, on Friday Night, May 28th. Ladies and Gentlemen: At all times, in such a government as ours, the official should be made to know and feel that he is a public servant. Sad will be the day when, in a republican country, this ] ‘ ciple shall be ignored or disregai Would to heaven that in all the history of this country, the public servant could be made to feel that he is responsible for his conduct. But, my fellow citizens, there is a very wide discrimination between offi cial responsibility on the one hand and unreasoning and despotic exaction on the other. There is a very essential differ ence between the trusted agent and the servile minion, between the servant and the slave. For many months, for some reason that has puzzled me to divine, I have been the object of unsparing anclbit- ter attack. It seems to have been the conclusion of these assailants that I was not a servant, but a slave; that I was not a trustee i agent, but a sen ile dog. As Georgians aud as fellow-citizens of the same com monwealth, men whose destinies and the destinies of whose families are embarked upon the same boat, do you not think, la dies and gentlemen, it would have been better and wiser that these citizens should have given their aid, counsel and sympa thy to those entrusted with public office and the administration of public affairs ? He is interested; you are interested; but these enemies who have assailed me from every quarter seem to have regarded their responsibility different and mine different, for they have lost no occasion to make me the mark of their criticism and censure, instead of giving me the benefit of their wise counsel and sympathy. Do you not think I had a right to claim that? Do you not think if they were prompted by pure and patriotic motives, instead of assailing me from anibush, instead of attempting to degrade the honor of the State through its highest functionary, they would have been found by his side to aid him in the best execu tion of his great public trust ? It is a de lightful thing to have the good opinion of your fellow-men, but there is a purer and sublimer joy than that! It is the joy that arises out of the consciousness that you deserve that good opinion, know that I deserve it. [Applause.] The public press and men who are disposed to censure me may say what they please, but, like the persecuted Huguenot, I can say with the greatest emphasis: “I have done nothing to deserve death; I have done nothing to ask pardon.” [Great ap plause.] I propose to refer to some of the acts and some of the results of my administra tion; and to refer to some of the criticisms which have oeen made upon it. How slight, how frivolous very many of them are, you yourselves will perceive when I mention them. ABSENTEEISM. It is said that I am frequently absent from my office. It is said that I cannot be found there—that is the exaggerated charge—when gentlemen come here to the capital upon public business. Well, my fellow-citizens, from the very first years when I had a conception of the re sponsibilities of a public officer, and espe cially of the chief officer of this State, ! have had this idea of his duty: that he should not merely have a statistical knowledge of the State and of its people, but that, by coming nearer to them, face to face with them and in close sympathy with them, he should learn and know what were their sentiments, feelings and needs. [Applause.] Hence it is that I have visited agricultural fairs, and agricultural conventions, and rail road conventions. We know that the wealth of this state of ours, as well as that of any other state essentially agricultural, is dependent upon the resouices, and upon the prosperity of the producers of the country, the owners and tillers of the soil. [Applause.] You can all well remem ber a degree of despondency aud almost of despair, had settled upon the country when the great change came over the labor of the south. To the best of my ability, as my friend, Colonel Livingston, the presiding officer to-night and the vice-president of the State agri cultural association, who has been with me on many of those occasions, can testify, in conventions and on the bustlings, I have woiked for them. I have had any power or influence, it has been constantly exerted to raise the drooping hopes and energies of the farmers of the country, and cheer them with the prospect of the better time com ing. [Applause.] I never was a vain man. Perhaps one of the greatest difficulties I have had in my life has been a disposition the happy wife of a man whose life she to shrink from public notice, rather than had been instrumental in preserving. AMERICAN MACHINERY. Foreign Millers becking to Discover the Causes of the Superiority of American Clour- Over sivty millers and represen tatives of milling interests arrived Tuesday afternoon on the steamer Bothnia and were escorted to the St. Nicholas hotel by the reception com mittee sent by the commissioners of the Millers’International Convention, which is to be held at Cincinnati, May 31. The party includes millers from Great Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The party, under the guidance of the reception committee, yesterday visited High Bridge, the grain elevator, and inspected the ele vated railroads and various places of in to invite it. I have had very little regard for that affectation of dignity and self consequence that many a mau in his office thinks he possesses, when he sits down in a big arm-chair and supposes that his society must be sought for; who seems to say to the world, “here is your governor; here is your man of consequence 1” ABOUT ATTENDING SUNDAY-SCnOOLS. But it has been said again that I have gone about too much to Sunday-schools. [Applause.] Yes! I believe in Sunday- schools! [Applause.] I believe in the religion which instituted them; I believe in the philantliropy that bids them God speed; I believe in the statesmanship which teaches that it is better to train forty young men to be virtuous and relig ious than to train one for tbe gallows! [Applause.] You know bow often this tauut ha3 been thrown into my teeth; you know how it is that almost day by day it terest. A Tribune reporter found Messrs. Thayer and Throop, of the reception com- _ . mittee, last evening engaged in prepara- has been made, and now you hear through tions for starting this morning forNiagara the public press and on the streets insinu- Falls. Mr. Thayer said that the Cincin- , atious about “the Christian governor.” My nati convention is the first of the kind ; fellow-citizens, has it come to this, at this ever held in the country, and has attract- late day in the progress of Christianity ed much attention among millers in Eng- 1 and civilization that it is to be made land and throughout Europe. “Ameri- 1 a matter of tauni. if a man in high can investors,” be added, “have pushed ’ public position should recognize the Bu- forward so rapidly during the last few . prenie Ruler of the universe? [Applause.] years all kinds of milling machinery, that For thirty years of my life I have been ac- the United Slates has been able to pro- | customed to visit Sunday-schools, and oo- diiM 9 mnnTi finpr rrrnrlp nf flmir tlian Kn_ racinnallv **ni«T£rftr nlGetiU£?S• ,, rLailulltCT duce a much finer grade of flour than Eu- casionally “nigger meetings.” [Laughter ropean millers. English millers wish to ’ and applause.] Why use that as a charge? examine the means by which this superi- ! Did they suppose that when I assumed ority is reached, with a view of adopting the office of governor I should feel that I them in their own manufacture. They | was in too proud, too high, too dignified a prefer to make their own flour rather than position to condescend to recognize my to import it, if they can produce the same responsibility to God? [Applause.] You grade, and do so as cheaply. They will see how it is drifting. You see how often exhibit milling machinery of their own ; these taunts are made, aud even now in for which they claim superiority. While certain journals that could be named the a large portion of the wheat is grown here, they say, there is no reason why the Hour should be made here.” “Will not the American trade suffer if be sanctified in the esteem of all. the English millers manufacture their plause] own flour?” was asked. “No,” replied Mr. Thayer, who is a dialect ot the Bible is being prostituted to the use of these men in order to degrade the followers of that religion that should H| [Ap- Ladics and gentlemen is it generous in my opponents to force me in such a forum large dealer in flour; “we wish to be libe- as this to uncover and defend motives so “What will be the iesult of tlie'Cincin- nati convention?” disregard the professions of a life-time and give them up, or defend myself upon the ‘It will facilitate the introduction of hustings against the reproach ofPharisee- American milling machinery in Europe, ism? Oh! how I recoil from this discus- particularly in England, where much of sion, so ruthlessly forced upon me! But I the miiliDg is yet done in a primitive way. shall not shrink from it, as it would evince It will also doubtless cause the introduc tion of some English machinery m this country; hut the result will be largely in favor of American interests.” After re maining a few days at the exhibition the party will make a tour pf the West and a craven spirit—a moral cowardice of which I hope I am incapable. I have heard it said, “the governor is too good a man to make this an issue in the cam- of his duty to himself and to God; and asked less notice to himself until this charge began to be hissed between the teeth of men. In the vciy streets of this city a gentleman walking along had occa sion to say to another, “I thank God’j for such, or such a thing, mentioning what it was. The other could not miss the chance and said: “You must have been to one of Colquitt’s Sunday-schools, you thank God so glibly!” Now, I might as well be frank here as elsewhere, because I know I am in the presence "of men and women who are just and reasonable, and to them I say that all the pcltiDgs of this pitiless storm of iron hail will not cause me to de viate the thousandth part of an inch from the line that I have proposed for myself. [Prolonged applause.] MISSIONS OF PEACE. I refer now to another matter. I am said to go out of the State too much “You go ont of the State too much. Yeu went to New York once or twice, and to Pennsylvania once; and to Cincinnati once;” and I do not know how many oth er places I have been made to go and places that I never saw in my life. My fellow citizens, four years of my- life were given to camp and field, and fire and blood, and toil and suffering. It was a vain struggle; our cause was lost. We sought to vindicate our own State’s right of self-government along with others by a resort to arms. We were defeated We were hopelessly overwhelmed There are some old soldiers here to-night who marched with me. To day I know their testimony in the face of this crowd would be that I was neither a laggard nor a dastard in that day. [Ap plause.] I felt from first to last in that stupenuous trouble that the South was the injured party, aud was placed on the de fensive by an aggressive and unreasoning spirit that I often dread will yet carry wretchedness and woe to every hearth stone on this continent. Never, by word or an act of my life, have I surrendered this belief, nor been guilty of one tergiv ersation iu all my connection with the dreadful controversy. If such insignificant things as my public speeches on too many occasions have been remembered, I appeal to them for proof that I have not been a traitor to one hope or enterprise that could have righted the great wrong that the South has had to sutler. But I am not ashamed to avow here to-night—I rejoice to say it—that I have been for peace and the interests of peace, from the moment I saw that our efforts had failed to vindi cate our claims by the last resort. Never shall those who know me or care to speak to me, have it to say that I have fanned the flame of civil discord merely to be consistent and to keep alive the aliena tions aud hatreds of sections, when the sublimest heroism had to yield the point and confess that the cause was lost. [Ap plause.] While we are figuring away to see how little liberty aud law we can get along with, I see my way clear to say, “let us have peace.” You may have heard that formula before and many times 1 know, but I meant it and mean it. So it hap pened that I visited the North, from Vir ginia to New York, and said to all who listened to me that we lied stopped fight ing; that in the South there was peace; that in the South there was fraternity; that slavery had passed away forever; that the colored people were prosperous and happy. I told them also that our doors were thrown opCH, and our hearts, too, wide as the gates of the East, to every Northern man who came to see us or to dwell in peace among us. [Continued applause.] Say, here, right now, if I wa3 wrong In all this and misrepresented you? Say if you ;rudge the time while, in my feeble way, [was doing all this? If the verdict of these, my home people, whom I believe to be just aud generous, be against me, I know if there was an appeal to the peo ple among whom I went, a response would come saying, “a prophet is not without honor save in his own countiy.” [Ap plause.] NOBTIIEASTERN RAILROAD BONDS. Another matter: and I hope you will bear with me, because, my friends, for nearly four years I have had to wait pa tiently undvr misconstruction and misrep resentation. I have never written a line for the public, or spoken a word for the public, during the long and weary years of suffering and wounded sensibilities which have nearly crushed my heart. Bear with me to-night. I am charged with signing the Northeastern railroad bonds—I did sign them. Some say I signed them too quick—some say I signed them too slow—while others say I ought not to have signed them at all. I have - to be impaled between those conflicting opin ions. I shall not now go into this discus sion with tedious minuteness. It is enough to remind you that this en tire subject was investigated, and how searching that inquiry wa3 I need not go into the facts to show. There never was or could be a more complete vindication of my motives. There was delay in signing these bond3 but personal reasons had nothing to do ■with this. It was for the public interest. But when that delay was about to work irreparable injury to a public enterprise, and to citizens of our own State who had invested their means, then it was that I acted. To have postponed the matter till the assembling of the legislature, would have been tantamount to the sacrifice of the interest of the entire property. But fora higher motive even than this I signed these bonds. The plighted faith aud honor of Georgia were pledged that this act should he performed, and I was determined that these should not be tar nished in my hands. [Applause.] The future will vindicate the wisdom of this act, and the large enhancement in values and in the taxable property of a most interesting portion of the State will confirm the unanimous approbation of the measure. SEASONS FOB THE CLAMOB. There was as much unreasonable cen sure and opposition arising out of this just and beneficial act, as for anything else for which, my administration stands charge able. I do confess to you that there is a mys tery about this hostility that I may not be able to unravel, or it may be that I could not with becoming delicacy allude to, If I attempted its solution. But it will not be improper to give this as one of the causes of this extraordinary hostility—that in the dispensing of the patronage which the constitution left in my hands, I was, from the very nature of things, obliged to please a very few and offend very many. I had no sooner taken my seat as exec utive of the State than applications for office came in a deluge. Often a score of names would be on file seeking the vCey same place. For the most part, very largely predominating, I can truthfully say, these names were those of worthy and meritorious gentlemen. Without excep tion almost, the pay of the office sought was an object.. Very many of these gen tlemen were my friends, and let it suffice now to say that they will never know what pain it cost me in every instance to decide against any one of them. As sim ple, and almost as silly as it sounds to say that ten or twenty men could not have bestowed upon them the same office, yet this feat of hocus-pocus your humble speaker was expected to achieve,for it was hardly ever the case that more than one out v of any number of applicants any paign. He is not going to do that.” There j for an office was conciliated or went away is not a reading, intelligent man in the • pleased. Those who were disappointed Northwest, visiting some of the wheat- State of Georgia but knows that no man I returned to their homes bearing with . • « V S _ _ - ■ - SM A — M it. A I 2 V— A * SVi AHA A n An >A —A ^ nAm A n AI A IfM A n i AM* growing lands. has gone along more modestly in the line them a sense of personal affront. They felt that it was incumbent upon them to avenge the wrong which they imagined they had suffered at my hands. This was not the case, however, in every instance. There were notable exceptions I am glad, to say. I could name individuals who were big enough, magnanimous euough, and lofty enough, to appreciate my posi tion and cherish no hard feeling against me. But scattered over the State there were many who nursed their resentment and who could never be induced to see that my'administration was entitled to either favor or quarter. If I appointed friends to office, the charge was made that I was narrowing down to my own petty personal uses, the prerogative of my position. If I appoint ed enemies, I was reproached for carry ing about with me a poverty-stricken soul, utterly destitute of all manly revenges ant chivalric malice. RESULTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION. Now let ns look tor a moment to the results that have followed my administra tion of gie affaire ot the State. When I came into office we were bor rowing money to meet current expenses and pay interest. This was incident, in a great measnre, to the poverty and disor der which followed the war as well as to the systematic effort which had been made by certain defeated parties to bring our credit into disrepute when it would do us the most harm. We were carrying a floating debt from year to year of from $300,000 to $350,000, and were borrowers. I sought the advice of the late Dr. Boze man, a very high authority on all ques tions of finance and who had been connec ted with our treasury department. I felt the greatest reluctance to favoring or ad vising the increase of the rate of taxation, and sought from him a solution of our trouble. He frankly told me he knew of but one way to get out of debt when in, and that was to put your hand in your pocket and pay out. There was nothing left for me to do but to go to work saving all I could and gathering iu every out standing claim to which the State was en titled. The rate of taxation has not in creased. How well do we know that if this had occurred those who have been standing guard over my administration would have cried out to you, and given you warning of the burdens I was placing on your shoulders. [Applause.] As I said, the rate of taxation has been re duced. This, too, has been done in the face of increased aud extraordinary ex penses. The expenses of the constitu tional convention—the expense of two sessions of the legislature—the provisions jnadc for supplying limbs to our maimed soldiers, were unusual and unexpected charges upon our treasury. All this load of expense has been discharged—tbe float ing debt has been absorbed—the interest on the public debt has been promptly paid, and, stranger than all, there remains an unexpended fund in the treasury for paying debts in anticipation of their ma turity. OUB STANDING AS A STATE. How does the State of Georgia staud, my friends? Has her fame been tarnished? Has she been disgraced? Does she occupy a position less honored among her sister States than when I went into office? Have lowered her proud State banner? Has it trailed in the dust in my hands? It would not become me to speak of these things if I were not arraigned and put ou the defensive. Every citizen who goes to New York, the general centre and mart of trade, and every man who went to Ciucin- nati on this recent trip, will bear me out that Georgia was spoken of in New York and in Cincinnati as the leading State of the South, and abreast with the best States of this Union. [Applause]. Now then, my friends, what have we suffered or lost? Our taxes are as low, our people are a3 happy, our State as high in honor as can be said of any other com monwealth in this Union, is there any reason then for censure or complaint? [Ap plause]. It has been hinted by those who can al low me no credit for anything that the merit I here claim for my administration is due alone to legislative action. I would be the last man to withhold from a co-or dinate branch of the government any credit that was due it for patriotic service. But the stubborn truth is, that, no fore sight of the legislature could have antici pated the results of efforts that I was for tunate enough to succeed in making in be half of the financial interests of the State. By those efforts we have all been gainers in the round sum of nearly a half million of dollars, which have gone to the relief of the taxpayers of Georgia, and the eleva tion of her financial credit and standing. [Applause.] “BABGAIN AND SALE.” Let us now come down to a recent event. [Applause.] Bargain and sale! Bargain and sale by Gen. Gordon, the soldier, the Christian, the patriot; by ex-Gov. Brown, the statesman, the public-spirited citizen, and, in spite of all objection, the Demo crat—aud the governor of Geoigia for whom a majority of eighty thousand voters have made themselves responsible. [Ap plause.] These three men, it is hinted and suggested, have united and combined in a bargain and sale, the one for the benefit of the other. I used, a few days ago, some pretty emphatic language about this matter. It was uuusual for me to do it, but let me ask you, the very humblest among you, tlie most Christian-spirited man among you—ah! yes, I might ask these tender, gracious, amiable women here to-night: suppose some one comes to your teetli and says, “You have disgraced yourself; you have dishonored yourself by a gross impropriety ?” • Do you think you would, lady or gentleman, sit down and say to him, “Come, now, my friend; take a seat aud let us argue it?” and go into the old system of reasoning major and minor, aud your conclusion to show that you were not corrupt ? Do you think you would do that ? There is not a woman here who would do it. [Laughter and applause.] Reputation—a man’s good name—it is hrs birthright, and no man will tamely submit to be bereaved of it so long as he has courage to resent it, or power to re venge it. [Applause.] ■ Well, there are some friends of mine, who talked to me on the subject of my making a speech here to-night; good friends who have insisted that I should be calm; who said “possess your soul in patience,” and I had quotations from men who don’t ordinarily quote scripture at all. [Laughter.] Why these friends of mine certainly forget that, if I should say very little, then it would be said by these detractors: “There is one of tlie softest, mildest, most amiable, good-for-nothing, miik-and-cider fellows you ever saw?” [Laughter and applause.] They are in the habit of insinuating it now. They say to you: “I do not say anything about his integrity—oh, no!—but he does not know how to say‘no!’” Well I know how to say it to myself. For a number of years I hare been saying it to my appetites, to my passions, to . a nature prone to do wrong. I have said “no” to them a thou sand—vea, ten thousand times. I confess that it is painful for me to say “no” to a friend! [Applause.] If I have offended in this it is because I have been more considerate of their feelings than of my own. And yet, if you were to ask any of these gentlemen to make specifica tions where 1 ought to have said “no” when I said “yes,” they could not tell you to save their lives. Why do they sav this ? I say it is for this reason, that they im agine that a man with a rude, brusque speech and manner, and with the little emphasis of.an oath to what hejsays—they for men to throw to the breeze the “bloody think that that man has got grit in him, 1 shirt” in Maine and Ohio, but here it is that he is a firm man. They don’t seem quite a different matter. to concede that it is possible to be affable in liis'discourse, aud yet be self-reliant in his actions. But since I took the responsibility of Governor Brown’s appointment, without asking advice at every street comer and from the first man I happened to meet, it seems I have far more self-will than fairly belongs to one governor, and should be toned down in that regard. What is my duty in the case of an appointment ? It is, as far as I am capable of discerning the spirit, the capabilities, the faithfulness of men,to put the best men in place—men who can be relied on to preserve the hon or and the interests of the State of Geor gia. Keep in mind the factvthat of all of the chaiges that have been made on this subject, no one has gone far enough to say that Governor Brown is not capa ble, and that he wonld not be as faithful now to his trust a3 anybody in Georgia. [Applause.] If he is as capable as any body, why should lie not be appointed? Yes, the larger majority of the people of Georgia, if they were to speak their hearts, would say if the rights of Georgia were at stake or the interest of our citizens were imperiled by national legislation, they would feel that no man in Georgia could better uphold those interests than Joe Brown. [Long and contiued applause.] I know that is the sentiment of the State, and that being the case, ought I not to have appointed him, and put him where he could render the services, if the ser vices are needed. [Applause.] Oh, yes; but they, say: “You ought not to have done it, for Joe Brown went in for the reconstruction measures, and Joe Brown voted for Grant in ISOS and for Bullock in 1S6S.” That was twelve years ago. He voted for them twelve years ago, and we voted for Greeley eight years ago. When we have done penance for voting for a man who never was a Democrat, certainly twelve years ought to be enough for Governor Brown to do penance for Jvoting for a man who never was anything else but a Democrat until lie was nominated. [Applause.] I see some Methodists here to-night. They will remember the old rule we used to have in the Methodist church—six months probation. You might take up tlie most debauched sinner who came from the slimes and gutters, and after six months probation, walking in the path aright, the doors of the church were tlirowu wide open and he was taken in, and he took bread aud wine with us, and talked with us in class meeting. Tell me now the rule in the Democratic church ? How many months, how many years, do you require of Governor Brown? Twelve yeais ago he cast two ballots, the only ballots of his life not cast for the Democracy. For twelve years, from the highest office to the low est, he has gone up regularly with a democratic ballot and voted it. You would say to him “no, stand back, twelve years is not sufficient to reconcile him; he not is a Democrat.” I remember when we were struggling with the great odds that were against us. We rejoiced whenever one ofthese men quit the Republican party and came into the Democratic party, be cause we thought we were weakening the opposition and because we saw when the brains of tbeir party came from them into ours tlie fate of that party was sealed. Thus feeling we all rejoiced at the acces sion of Governor Brown. If he has not won his claim to a place in the Democratic rarty, it would be well for some others to regin to look into their title. I say the appointment was right from these consid erations—it was right from another con sideration. I appointed him as a Demo crat, standing on a Democratic platfonn, adhering to democratic principles and as a man as steadfast to Democratic faith as the most violent of those who assail me, and to-night I call them to account, and say. that in making this test they are vio lating Democratic principles, and one of tho . rules prescribed by the highest authority in the party for fixing its mem bership. [Applaiise.] I said but just a little while ago that in trying to represent you, I told the people of the North that we were friendly; that we had no war to make on tha union; that dead issues were buried with us; that we had started on a new era; that we were trying to give to every man in the State of Georgia his just rights under the administration of the law. Is that your faith, gentlemen, or not? Is that the faith of the State of Georgia? Did I misrepre sent it when I made that statement ? The response of these objectors to this is this: “Yes; you did right. You ought to have told them that when you went North; hut when you come home we want it under stood that they are not buried—that we in tend to keep up these issues and that the men who were in favor of the recon struction measures shall never be consid ered as Democrats. Therefore, we are right in proscribing men who at any time voted the Republican ticket or went in for reconstruction measures.” Now, do you remember the St. Louis convention? Do you remember the reso lutions that were passed and ratified by the Democracy of this whole country? Let me read an extract to you. It is not long, ladies, but I desire to read it in order to remind those gentlemen who claim that no man who ever went for reconstruction measures is worthy to be a member of the Democratic party and hold office in it. Hear what the Democratic party says: “For the Democracy of the whole coun try”—Georgia had representatives there; all the Democrats of all these States had representatives there—“for the Democracy of the whole country, we do here reaffirm our faith in the permanency of the federal union, and our devotion to the constitu tion,-with the amendments.” Now, then, I am called upon to say that Gov. Brown is not a Democrat, is not to be trusted, be cause he accepted the amendments which the national Democratic party said they were devoted to. [Applause.] I stood upon the Democratic platform, believing that when we said these issues were all over that we spoke the truth. I don’t believe that these friends in conven tion were speaking a lie with a view to deceive the North. The effect of this appointment with the Democrats of the North and West will be felt. You will hear of it. It may be that your passion will he kept alive, and your prejudices excited, hut the time will come wheu the responses irom these States North and West will show you that it is the highest evidence to them that the war issues are no more' alive in the South. [Applause.] But I must not do Governor Brown the grievous injustice to close this reference to him without recalling in this presence a memorable incident. But a few short years ago, little more than three, this whole country stood iu breathless suspense at the effort that was made to pervert a vote of the people in as stupendous an issue as a presidential election. Great and well cal- Pardon me, ladies and gentleman, if I should refer to what is purely a personal matter, not the motive for my action, ’tis true, hut as an incident which enhanced my gratification in bestowing upon Gov ernor Brown this appointment. I well remember the time wheu the concentra tion of hostile influences were so over whelming that it seemed I must be over borne, I returned night after night to my home to find my wife in tears, and my children cowering, as it seemed, under some dreadful calamity. Friends of oth er days walked by and withheld the word of solace or the supporting smile. Of all the leading spirits in iny party aud State, of those who lead or make public opin ion, I hardly had a syllable that expressed confidence, or suggested an aigument of defense. Singly, and almost alone, I was enduring the pelting of the storm. Then it was that there walked calmly and firm ly into my office the farm of Joseph E. Brown, who, with imperturbable face, ex tended his hand to me and said, “Here is my hand, and I am come to give you all tlie aid and sympathy in my power.” [Prolonged applause.] It is not, perhaps, exactly lit to allude t-o this here, but my life has been an open one to the people of Georgia. But it is said that there was a bargain— I believe the charge is being modified now. At first it was 'insinuated that a sum of money might have been paid to somebody. Well, “Christian governor,” as they tauntingly say I am, the man is not living on the face of this earth, who can come to my face and offer me a bribe! [Ap plause.] They say, “no, no, I don’t mean to say anything about money, but there was a sort of understanding, sort of baigain and trade.” For what should I trade? For Gov. Brown’s influence? I had it before they say I bought it. He w.-amy friend, anil I had every assurance that he would be with me in the election before tbe appointment was made. Why, then, should I buy him ? Why ? For the puipose of tlie argument they say that we have been en emies, that up to the very day of this change of Senators we had been personal enemies, but by some hocus-pocus we came together, and I got Brown’s influ ence, and Brown goes to the Senate, and Gordon gets a ride on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. If there is anything mysterious in this transaction I don’t know it. It is said that Gordon ought not to have resigned just before the ad journment of 'Congress. Suppose that he ought not. He did; and there was the vacancy, and I was bound to fill it. But they say: “Oh, yes; he is a great personal friend of yonrs, and you are bound to know the reason for it.” Well, he gives You have read his interview, ana he will be here in a few days himself, anil if you have any charges to make, make them to his teeth. But he did resign, and I had nothing else to do but to fill the vacancy. It was filled, and I have given you the reason why it was filled aud the reasons why I selected the man I did. You have read General Gordon’s interview, and he gives his reasons for resigning. Audi say that he could not have chosen any time and saved me from these attacks. Indeed, I would rather have made the issue and met it now, than to have him wait until after the adjournment of Con gress. They have said m their chaiges that-he ought not to have- resigned until after Congress adjourned, and then there would have been a vacancy until the leg islature met. Suppose that should have been the case, there would have been applications from all over the State of Georgia, from the friends of leading gen tlemen, urging me to appoint this one, and that one, and the other one. Suppose had responded and said; “No, gen tlemen, I do not propose to appoint any- by, because Congress is not in session and there is m> reason why I should appoint anybody?” They would have said that Georgia was entitled, to-her full represen tation and influeuce the same in vacation as in session; that Georgia was entitled to influence in the departments and before the President then as well as when Con gress was in session. That would have been urged on me, and if I had withheld and still said I would not do it, then the blow would have struck me on a more tender point. They wonld. have said I did not make the appointment because I wanted,to hold it open until the legisla ture met, that I myself might be a candi date. If I had had a choice as to the time when this thing should have occurred, I would have selected this as the time when it would save, as much censure as any other time. , Then, again, if I had selected one of half a dozen applicants, the others would have said: “Look at such a governorl There was no reason to fill the vacancy, but he has put us in a pet to give him the inside track and leave us five at a disad vantage.” Now, gentlemen, I leave you to decide whether I would have escaped censure in any aspect of tlie case. The emergency came, and, I say again, I was willing to act upon it. [Applause.] CONCLUSION. I have gone through with these things and I shall detain you no longer. T was born in Georgia. My father, from his earliest boyhood and manhood, received from the people of this state the tokens of Us confidence and support as long as he lived. His ashes lie buried now in her soil. From the time I entered public life have been honored with the confidence, * ' respect aud love of the entire people of Georgia, with the exception of the few brief year-’, since I have been the execu tive here—and would to God that tho memory and bitterness and suffering of those years were obliterated forever and forever! [Applause.] There has never been a day of my life iu public in private, that I would not have gone as lar as tho bravest, as far as the oldest or the youngest, in the defense of the honor of my native State, and the prosperity and happiness of the people of the State! Never! [Applause.] I look nowhere else for a home. When my days are spent, if God shall give me conscous- ness in my last hours, and I should have a request to make of those who stand around my bedside, it would he to leave a blessing upon my children, and bid them to love Georgia, defend Geoigia and stand by Georgia as their grandfather and father had done. [Great and prolonged applause]. —A great many ships have unhappily been lost this year in the Atlantic Ocean, and the fragment of a vessel’s stem which has just been picked up on the Irish coast, and is supposed to be aportion of the miss ing school-ship Atalauta, may prove to have belonged to some other unfortunate bark. The mournful statement is, how ever, made that all hopes are now given up of the safety of the Atalanta by the British admiralty, and that the searches wasted, coughing himself to death, to Flor- ida,to staud guard for us in the last chance, it was feared, we were ever to have to discontinued. —The statistics of suicide in France gain the control of this government. Then 1 show that nearly 6,000 persons committed it was we trusted him, cheered him with 1 suicide last year throughout France, which “god speed,” and gloried in his game re- * gives a percentage about double that of sistanco to tbe pack of political burglars 1 England; and of these Paris had far more who were about to steal the keys of the 1 than her legitimate proportion. The government from our liands. Then lie Parisiau suicides stand to those of London was all right. But now, when to crush in respect of numbers, as seven or eight U> me, when to stab me through his sides is one, distributed according to age. ~ The the object, the cry is “away with him,” he ‘ suicidal time of life is still between represents no Democrat iu Georgia. We twenty-one and forty. Four men destroy think it a cruel as well as a wicked thing themselves to one woman. - ■UHHH