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t'lsr- GEORGIA PRESS. Sparta. Is exceptionally gay this sea son. She has on hand sisteen visiting young ladies. The little city is getting to be a popular summer resort. Mrs. A. S. Carmichael, of Sparta, is dead. Savannah is worried over false alarms. The new steamship -‘City of Augusta,” for the Ocean Steamship line, will not be launched until August. Miss Fannio Casey, of Augusta, will christen the new steamer. Savannah News: Yesterday morning Chloc Singleton, a colored woman, called at the office of Dr. Chisholm to have a severe cut in her a:m attended to. She stated that her children and a boy named Sam Roberts, colored, aged fifteen years, had a difficulty, and she interfered to save them from injury, when the belligerent Sam rushed at her fiercely with his little barlow knife, and gave her a lively swipe across the arm, making an ugly gash. After this brilliant achievement, Samuel incontinently took to his heels, and has not since been seen. The parties live in Reid's Row, a rather notorious locality. WabhkntON Clipper: There was once a man in this county who fasted one hun dred days, and the day on which he ex pressed a desire for something to eat lie asked for a piece of barbecued lanb. To get it, a messenger was sent on horseback some miles distant. Arrived at his desti nation, the horse dropped dead. The meat secured, he mounted another horse, and on reaching home horse No. 2 yielded up the ghost. These are facts, and we would give the gentleman’s name, hut our informant bad forgotten it. The Sumter Republican says: “The fact that nature only put one elbow in a man’s arm is sufficient to indicate that she never intended him to fasten the col lar button on the back of his shirt. Forsyth is building up very fast. The Advertiser gives a glowing description of the late commencement of Monroe Female College, which promises to be more flourishing than ever, despite the conflagration of the past year. Concern ing Col. Anderson’s address we clip the following: After the awarding of the diplomas by Dr. Hillyer, Col. Clifford Anderson, of Macon, was introduced by Dr. Lawton, and delivered one of the finest addresses we ever heard. His theme was “South ern Civilization,” and he defended the South and her writers, orators, statesmen and jurists. The address was profound yet pleasing, full of thought yet highly entertaining to all. For purity of thought, chasteness of language and elegance of diction, we know not a superior to Col. Anderson. The law, which is a jealous mistress, has not prevented him from be ing deeply versed in general literature: His speech was vastly enjoyed, the only criticism being that it was too short, about forty minutes being required for its de livery. Specimens of Crops.—Monroe Ad vertiser: Mr. W. H. Speer showed us, last week, a stalk of cotton about a foot and a half high, two feet aud a half across, and having ninety-four bolls, squares and blooms on it. It was a fine specimen of growing cotton. Mr. Speer planted it on the 7th of May, and on the oth of June saw two blooms. The land i3 old and manured with seventy-five pounds of guano to the acre. We are glad to learn that cotton gener ally is good. English Sparrows nr Augusta.— Chronicle and Constitutionalist: The English sparrows, of which a few speci mens were brought here some years ago, have multiplied so fast of late that in many portions of the city they are com plained of as a positive nuisance. Many citizens have found it necessary to close up the ornamental open-work on their residences to prevent the little chirpers from building their nests there, while they are a perfect terror to the horticulturist, as they destroy all his grasses and figs as fast as they ripen. Wherever the sparrows congregate that locality is given a wide berth by the rest of the feathered songsters, who are one by one driven off by these ugly little rascals. Rather Unusual.—Georgia Register. On the place of Mr. Gideon Goodwin, sit uated about eight miles west of Talbotton, a partridge and a hen laid their eggs in the same nest. In due course of time Mrs. Partridge decided it was time for her to settle down to business, and pa tiently began to incubate. The result was a fine brood of young partridges and one well developed chick. Old Mrs. Partridge must have been seriously shocked at the result of her labors, but was somewhat grieved when the chick was taken away from her. We have not heard the outcome of further efforts. The Talbotton railroad, the Register says, is every day receiving fresh acces sions of workers, the force now employed on the different sections numbering over two hundred hands. Messrs. Redd and Johnson are working in the field west of Major Smith’s houses, three miles from town, while a heavy force on the Talbot- tou end is only about half a mile distant. In about five weeks the entire road will be graded and ready for the crossties. Track laying will begin as soon as the grading is finished. The engine and cars will be ordered so a3 to be in readiness. The dwelling of Judge P. B. Wever, of Wadley, was struck by lightning recently. His bed-room was badly shattered, but fortunately the judge was absent. Sever al of the ladies were stunned, and one of them injured to some extent by the stroke. Wadley department Louisville Cour- ■ier: We bayn : just heard of the killingof Mr. Elisha Coleman in Emanuel county, somft twelve miles southeast of Wadley. It appears that there had been some diffi culty between Mr. Coleman and Sir. Lit Cress about some hogs on last Sunday. /Mr. Coleman passed the house of Mr. ‘Cros3, and was met by Mr. Aenon Cross, a son of Mr. Lit Cress, who asked Mr. Coleman if he did not wish to settle the difficulty with p’stols—whereupon he drew his pistol and shot Coleman several times. Coleman fell from his horse and died last night. The Cotton Caor.—Sumter Republi can: Up to this time it is conceded that the cotton fields present a better promise of a large yield than any season that has preceded. Farmers are unanimous in the opinion that the stand is very good, and that if the seasons continue favorable, the staple will he on the mantel early. Some report the cotton opening pretty fast, and that cotton picking may commence in earnest before August is half through. If too much rain docs not fall in the next two or three weeks, the warehouse men may begin their work. Rome has a juvenile colored military company, calling themselves the “Tom Thumb Blacks.” Rome Tribune: The custom of placing candidates’ names at the mast-heads of newspapers, and more particularly of prominent aud influential dailies, is fast passing away. Some of the country week lies, and a very few city papers, still cling to this old time-worn custom, while the mass of dailies prefer that their tone shall indicate their political status, rather than encumber their columns, for months with an array of names. In these days of heavy expense, space is generally consid ered too valuable to waste. Hon. A. II. Cox closed his Columbus speech as follows: if you see fit to send me to Congress I will go to the best of my ability. rCheers.j I believe I would like to go. ]Renewed cheers.] In fact I know I want to go. '[Loud cheers.l I have heard that the salary is ample, and as I have a small family, won’t insist on its increase. [Cheers.] -Vs I am fond of vindication, I want to vindicate myself. It has been hurled at me like a thunderbolt that I am too young. In answer to this I say first, I gau't help it, and it is not my fault, j Second, 1 am trying to grow older every , dav. Third, I am succeeding. Fourth, I ani afraid I will be much older than I am before I get to Congress. [Prolonged applause.]—Columbus Times. ; The trotting race between Rattler, Magnet, and Boaesetter, in Columbus on Sunday, was won by the former. Rat tler is the property of Henry C. Bussey. Magnet is owned by W. A. Swift, and Bonesetter by Col. Harrison, of Florence. No time was kept. ' Cotton is opening freely in all the fields around Wadley. The Presbyterians of Louisville are building a house of worship. The State horticultural convention meets in Atlanta on the 8d, 4tli and 5th ot August. A Challenge.—Snmter Republican: We present a table of the counties that have held conventions and selected dele gates as far as heard from in the Republi can office up to the evening of the 27th, and we will wager the Atlanta Constitu tion a box of fine cigars that our statement is nearer correct than the one published in that paper of Sunday, the 25th inst. On A Boom.—Savannah Neics: Cen tral stock yesterday bounced up to 89| bid, 00 asked. The canvass for governor has been so active and heated that it is entirely un certain how most of the delegates that have been elected stand as to the minor offices. Attorney-General Ely will proba- 1% be renominated. Mr. Speer will like ly he nominated for treasurer. There is no decided opposition to Mr. Wright tor comptroller-general. Secretary Barnett ought not to meet any opposition. Mysterious Disappearance.—Mc Duffie Journal: During the last week in May last, Dorsey Reid,a young man about 19 years old, aud nephew of Mr. L. C. Coleman, of this county, very mysteriously disappeared, and has not since been heard from. Atlanta correspondent of the Augusta Evening News: The census man has found a boy in Troup county who is only 12 years of age, but is married to a large, fine looking, buxom woman, and they are living peaceably and happily out on a farm. The boy is a very thrifty young man they say. Central railroad stock continues logo up. At Augusta it is quoted, 90\ bid, 92 asked. A Hotel on the Sand Hills—The Chronicle and Constitutionalist says; The long projected scheme of building an elegant hotel upon the Sand Hills may now he considered settled. Capital stock to the amount of $100,000 has oeen sub scribed, and at an early day a substantial structure suitable for the sanitary pur poses intended will adorn a spot already made very beautiful by nature and art. The accomplishment of this project is the filling of a want long felt. It should have been done years ago, and had it been done just after the war when money was plen tiful in some quarters and times flush everywhere, we should have shared with Aiken the honor of being a famous South ern sanitarium and the profit of having hundreds of wealthy strangers attracted to our city and vicinity. There is room enough for Aiken and Augusta in this generous rivalry and competition. Albany* is anxious to enjoy the benefits of river as well as rail transportation and is about to build a steamer for Flint river, which will cost about $10,000. The News says: The results arising from a trade along Flint river cannot be but advantageous to Albany. The river is navigable from Al bany down to the Gulf, and a trade once started .along the route, would, no doubt, in a short while, swell into mag nificent proportions. Our merchants would eucourage such an enterprise with that public spirit for which they are noted, and when once the river trade is started there can be but one result, and that re sult would be onward. A Painful Accident.—Albany News: Last Saturday, while Mr. J. D. Weston was superintending some work at his mill at Westonia, on the Brunswick and Albany railroad, a large piece of lumber was by some unforseen incident thrown from the butting saw, and fell with great force upon his left foot, caus ing au ugly wound, though by no means dangerous. Mr. Weston reached home Tuesday, and is now confined to hii room, where he may be for several days yet to come. He is doing well, and we trust to see his genial face on the streets soon again. Shipments of Wool.—Hawkinsville Dispatch: We are infonned by Mr. John Fann that there has been shipped from Hawkinsville this season, seventy- nine thousand and eight hundred pounds of wool. According to the tax receiver’s books of 18S0, the number of polls is 795. Total valuations of taxable property $068,0S2, au increase of $193,300 since last year. Senatorial Executive Committee. Southerner and Appeal: The members of the Democrattic executive committee of the 2lst Senatorial district will meet at the Brown House, in the city of Macon, on Saturday the 7th of August, to call a con vention to nominate a candidate for Sen ator, aud to arrange for the campaign. E. C. Grier, Chairman. July 15,1SS0. The committee are as follows: From Twiggs—Joseph Burkett, W. L. Solomon, Levi Gallemore, John Nelson, Robert Siappy, Jr. From Wilkinson—R. H. Carswell, S. J. Fountain, Lewis Lee, G. W. Wright, Dennis Dokc. From Jones—H. B. Ridley, R. V. Har deman, D. W. Lester, R. T. Gibson, E. C. Gibson. A Jubilation. —Southerner and Ap peal : When the delegates got home last Friday night, late though it was, a couple of anvils were at once procured, and a salute fired in honor of the nomination of Wilkinson’s choice, Hon. J. H. Blount. A Cool Headed Set.—The Appeal says: Our Irwinton gentlemen accepted no treats at the convention at Milledgeville except Seltzerr So they informed their brighter and better halves. Did the lat ter, usually so blindly trustful, appear in credulous? Well I should remark, from their remarks, their “hubbies” were as tonished/’ Plucky and Pointed.— Southerner and Appeal: The honorable, august, majestic, unapproachable and irreproach able board of this county passed an order removing the advertisements from the Southerner and Appeal to the Atlanta Constitution. The minds of this body must be poised on the most delicate pivot, to be swayed by such small influences. A petition signed by four names goes up from 1,500'voters, and they act upon it. To say the least ot our board, it is a mer ciful board, and if a man ask them for a fisli they will not -give him a stone but will give him two fish. Our popular sheriff', having learned from able counsel, that they have no right to change the me dium of advertising, will pay no attention to the order. The crops in Hancock county are said to bo better than for several years past. Killed.—Jesup Sentinel: Jack Mix, colored, ran away Monday with the wife j wash down and lodge on the Brandy Point spit, and eventually create a bank that only vessels of the lightest draft can cross. We trust Col. Freemont and the city authorities will givegrompt attention to this matter. If the harbor is to be in jured by the effort to improve it, were far better to return the appropriation and settle the dispute between Col. Nicholls and Senator Brown as to the honor of procuring it. • .... Col. Brady is again in trouble with his jetties. A strong crib was placed last week and sunk with many tons of stone, but the current was so strong that the iron bars and holts gave way and the crib turned np and out of position. Barn Burned. — Free Press: The bam of Dr. S. F. Stephens was set on fire on Monday last and completely de stroyed. Three mules in the lower apart ments made their escape. This is the second attempt the cowardly incendiary has made on Dr. Stephens’ property, and it would be a blessing from heaven if the perpetrator could he caught up with. There was nothing in the bam, and its demolition is the only loss. TitE Right Man in the Right Place.—Atlanta Post: Marshal Fitz simmons has appointed Eugene Ellis, of Sunday Gazette fame, deputy marshal for this district. In this appointment Mr. Fitzsimmons has shown his appreciation of true merit. With a few more such ap pointments the Red Oak affairs will cease. A Rapid Dental Operation.—Buena Vista Argus: Last Sunday afternoon two negroes, Joe Johnston and Bob Early, had a misunderstanding -and endeavored to settle it by fighting. During the affray Joe knocked Bob down twice with a stick and as Bob was rising the second time for the assault, Joe gave one of his skilled backhanded licks with his stick and knocked out only eleven of Bob’s teeth. It was a severe, but effectual and rapid dental operation, and Bob is living cheap ly now because his teeth are too scarce to chew well. Atlanta Post: As the freight came in to-day on the Georgia road, the caboose was shaken up by an Air-Line locomotive. As the locomotive was moving out, an open switch threw it unexpectedly over to the Georgia track, which it reached just as the caboose was passing. The engine barely invaded the Geoigia track sufficient to steer the caboose off, which was pulled along, one side bumping on the ties and the other about five feet higher sliding on the locomotive. It got past and came down with a hump just as it was brought to a stand still. A half dozen passengers from Decatur were aboard the caboose, every one of whom were convinced—for a moment at least—that their flight to heaven was imminent. Not one was hurt in the least. The train men got the caboose on, and came in after only twenty minutes delay. The correspondent of the Fort Valley Mirror writes thus of the Montezuma fair The Macon, Dooly and Houston county fair was held in Montezuma on the 22d and 23d inst. The fair was inaugurated by a good speech from Col. M. A. Smith, who welcomed the visitors in a very happy and appropriate style. Notwithstanding the drouth the sur rounding country had suffered, the display of produce was very good. The exhibit of Georgia raised stock was the most credita ble we have seen in some time. Mr. John Martin, Hon. L. M. Felton, Judge Sum- merford and Mr. W. J. Walker were the principal exhibitors of fine stock. The display in the tine arts was very creditable indeed, and showed that those who exe cuted the handiwork and painting pos sessed rare ability and talent. The white voters of Crawford county will hold an election on the fourth Satur day in August in the several precincts of the county, and vote directly for candi dates to the Senate and House of Repre sentatives. The revival of the Methodist church at Fort Valley still progresses, says the Mir ror. Bainbridge Democrat: We saw postal card from “Bill Arp” to the secre tary of the fair association, accepting an invitation to attend the next fall fair. He will interest the people two days with some good speeches. The Democrat says cotton is beginning to open rapidly in that section. Putting a Quietus on Threats.— Albany Advertiser: Mr. Williamson, of Tifton, was brought to the city yesterday under arrest, charged with assault with intent to kill a negro man. It seems that Mr. W. had become tired of hearing of threats made by the negro to take his life, and the other day coming up with his dusky foe, Mr. Williamson gave him a sound thrashing for his big threats. Mr. Williamson gave bond for $250, He has taught the darkey a good lesson and will suffer no barm himself. The Athens Banner puts in this shot for Hon. A. O. Bacon: It will devolve upon the next legisla ture to elect a Senator in place of Hon. J. B. Gordon, resigned. We respeitfully suggest the name of one of Georgia’s no blest sons, whose name graces the head of this article. Mr. Bacon is an A. M. of the University of Georgia, an accom plished scholar, and an eminent jurist. His distinguished services to the State In our legislature have demonstrated his ability to represent our commonwealth in the senate of the United States. As a parliamentarian he has no superior, and his powers as a skillful debater he has long ago established in the court room as well as in the legislature. He has always been faithful to the Democratic principles and the Democratic party, both in pros perity and adversity, Augusta is about to have a weekly religious newspaper, conducted by the colored Baptist ministers of the city. Death of Dr. Jones.—Evening News: Dr. Mansfield J. Jones died last night after a protracted illness. The doc tor was a man of considerable talent and of strong will. For a long time he has been a member of the city council of Au gusta, and'at the time of his death one of its most prominent members. A child was killed at Wadle^ by its nurse on Thursday last. The nurse es caped. Special to the N lies. LaGrange Reporter: Mr. Ben Dav enport has been planting soighum cane fifteen years in succession on tho same patch. He says the present crop is better than the first, The Reporter was the first weekly pa per in Georgia that hoisted the names of Hancock and English, and the first that published their portraits. Tho editor will be satisfied with a cabinet position—if he will not interfere with the aspirations of Hon. Ben.'Hill. The Color Line —Walton County Vi- delte: Dr. Hardeman reports a case of leprosy in his practice—subject, a negro woman on the plantation of Mr. J. Ilagan About one-half of her colored, ran away Monday with the wire nea r this place. About one-half of I of Luther West, a colored barber of this f ace an d hands have turned a3 white town. W est followed outlie next train . tljat of any white person, while the bal- and camo up with the parties at I. aycross • aace 0 f her person remains black. Sh6 yesterday The injured husband drew a ; experiences no inconvenience or pain pistol and fired tbree shots at Mix, killing f rom the change, and tho skin remains him. ire receive the above news just as perfectly smooth and soft. It is rather a we go to press. I phenomenal case. Houston Home Journal: Wc now fa- almost a Murder.—LaGrange Rc- vor the nomination of Gov. Colquitt, hut porter: Saturday evening last, while a we do not say, nor ever will, that we re- party of negro boys were playing base- gret that we opposed him in the firststages j ball in LaGrange, a difficulty occurred of the campaign. j which came near proviug fatal. Daring If Colquitt goes into the convention tlie progress of the game, for some cause next Wednesday with a clear majority of n °Y known, Zelie Hill and another at- thc delegates in his favor, he will un- tacked Bee Thornton, and were about to doubtedly be entitled to the nomination. ? IVC him a drubbing. Bee did not relish TnE prospects for an excellent cotton 1 tills idea at all, and so he pulled out a ~ nn in Un.-ci™, ‘ scven-sliooter,of the most diminutive kind, crop in Homtoo county, says the. Journal, and> putting £ t0 Zeke , s ]eft breastj fired ; Zeke was knocked down by the shot, and for a time was supposed to be mortally are very flattering. Gainesville Eagle: The tax receiv er’s book which has Just been completed shows tiie taxable property of Hall coun ty for 1880 to be $2,000,804; being an in crease over 1870 of $107,169. This is a most gratifying exhibit for our county, showing as it does that our people are at least reasonably prosperous. wounded. The powder burned his breast, and the ball could not be found. He is now out of bed, and bids fair to get well very soon although there is a bullet somewhere in the region of the heart. Thornton hid out lor awhile, but it is known where he is. Hill will not prose- 0CT t .„» coldly,planted j thirty-five acres in watermelons and six fb;- carrying concealed weapons. , acres in potatoes. On the first he netted J Death of an old and Respected $2,100 and on the latter $300. j Citizen.—Cuthbert Appeal: It is our Brunswick Harbor Improvements. 1 sad duty to-day to record the death of —The Sea Port Appeal says: There are Judge A. A. Gamble. He has suffered serious complaints about" the dredging for years from an affection of the bladder, process now going on in Turtle river. The which baffled the skill of the most t-mi- sand and mud raised is deposited on the nent physicians of the State, and which opposite side of the channel at the edge of terminated ids life on Monday morning the marsh, ar.d it is alleged by the pilots, last at 10 o’clock. Judge Gambia was one seamen aud port wardens "that it will of our best citizens and his death, though not unexpected, has cast a gloom of sad ness '’over our entire community. Our county has lost* a useful member, the church a pillar and an ornament. For fifty years he had been a consistent and upright member of the Presbyterian church, and more than thirty years a lead ing ruling elder of the same. His place is now vacant,yet will his many Christian virtue? live In the hearts and memories of loved ones and those with whom he asso ciated. To his family we tender our deepest sympathies’and trust the separa tion fa not eternal with any member thereof. Cuthbert Enterprise: The Appeal says: We learn that a telegraph line will soon be established between Cuthbert and Arlington. The new enterprise will be erected by Captain O. A. Horne, the cour- - teous and efficient operator at this point, whose private property it will be, and -under his individual control. This will prove a great benefit to the business men of Arlington, and, we hope prove satisfac tory to friend Horne as an investment. A few large worms, with small peaches attached, were sold in Dawson last week at 35 cents a peck. Merger University Agency.—Con stitution: Rev. G. A. Nunn ally, the able and popular pastor of the Rome Baptist church, has been again elected financial agent for Mercer University. He has de clined this position several times before, but the trustees, having confidence in his ability and fitness, still press the work upon him. It is not yet known that he will accept, but if he does, his talents and bu»iness]qualities and great popularity,will insure success. His church is unwilling to give him np, and then there are other places of honor and usefulness being ten dered him. Whichever cause he espouses will be fortunate in securing the services of one of the closest thinkers and readiest talkers in the State. Albany Advertiser: The delegates from Brooks telegraphed their people at home to-day to meet them at the train with the brass band to-night, and to make all the necessary preparations for giving Captain Turner a grand send-ofl'. They will make the welkin ring before they sutler themselves to be put to bed. As for Perliam, of the Free Press, his eyes will not close in sleep to-night; the town will have to sit up with him. GEORGIA. POLITICS. The Growing and Future Cotton Crops. “Cotton” says that the Liverpool deal ers are counting on 0,250,000 hales as the actual product of the year of 18S0. With no set-back, they are not likely to miss it much. Money will bring the cotton in almost any quantity. In 1869-70 the crop was 3,154,946 bales. In 1879-80 it will probably be about 5,600,000 bales. In the winter of 1809, when the crop was a little short of two and a half millions, we heard a large party of cotton growers and literary and business men discussing the situation gravely, and confidently assert that the highest product had.been reached, and the yield would diminish thereafter from year to year, owing to the growing inefficiency of labor. One of the planters said he would not pat his crop in market, so confident was he of an approaching cotton famine. But the crop has been steadily growing ever since with increasing rapidity. It passed five million bales last year, and will probably pass five millions and a half this year. Next year, with fair luck, it will pass six millions, and it is not im probable that the average increase may be about half a million a year for several years to come, without reducing the price to a point which will materially curtail the product. Cotton is the cheapest and most conve nient fibre for clothing; but there are many other uses to which it can be ap plied to great advantage, which will aid to check decline from a redundant sup ply. Furthermore, American cotton is better and more cheaply produced than the cotton of other lands, maintains its ground partially by decreasing the for eign growth, so that notwithstanding its yearly advance in volume, the future of the producer is probably more secure tjian that of any other form of agriculture. Still, the great point to be aimed at is economical production. No disregard of a sound plantation economy can possibly long sustain the competition in cotton prices, and a lack of that enterprise, ener gy and judgment which are essentia] con ditions of success in all other industrial pursuits. America will, probably, starve out cotton production in other countries, but, in doing so, will herself be more or less pinched. It is, at least, tolorably clear that tho American crop is not going to dwindle, but, on the contrary, increase rapidly from year to year (with the occa sional production of bad crops) ; so that by 1890 it will not be far from ten million bales, and beyond that decade wc may well leave things to take care of themselves. Seized By a Devil Fish. Mr. Beale, an Englishman, who recent ly had gone ashore on one of the Bonin islands to look for shells, noticed sudden ly at his feet an extraordinary looking animal crawling towards the su.rf, which it had evidently only just left. It was creeping on its eight legs, which, from their soft and flexible natuie, bent con siderably under the weight of its body, so that it was ifted by its effort a little above the rocks. It appeared much alarmed at seeing him, and made every effort to es cape. Mr. Beale endeavored to stop it by pressing on one of its legs with his foot, but, although he used considerable force for that purpose, its strength was so great that it several times liberated its limb, in spite of all the efforts he could employ on the wet and slippery rocks. He then laid hold with his hand of one of the tenta cles in which its limbs terminated, and held it firmly, so that it appeared as if the limb would be tom asunder by the united efforts of himself and the creature. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wish ing to disengage it from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly with its suck ers. This effort it effectually resisted; but the moment after the apparently en raged animal lifted its head, with its large projecting eyes, and suddenly sprang upon Mr. Beale’s arm, and loosening its hold of the rocks clang to it by means of its stickers with great power, endeavoring to get its beak, which could now be seen, between his arms in a position to bite. Mr. Beale was horrified when he found that this hideous animal had fixed it self so firmly on his arm. Its cold, slimy grasp jvas extremely sickening; and he called loudly to the captain, who released him by destroying his tormentor with a boat knife, which he accomplished by cutting away parts at a time. The Gubernatorial Outlook. The Seaport Appeal says: The Col quitt vote at the primaries was too large and too respectable to be sneezed at. Quite a number of good people voted for him, and here and there a sound Demo crat committed the same mistake. The story of Ephraim might be hurled at our wayward brothers, but the anecdote of the stubborn juror who couldn’t get tho eleven d—d fools to agree with him, might come back from some waggish Grady or blood-thirsty DuPont, so we’ll leave the whole question to the conven tion. The same paper also remarks that Col. Tom Hardeman has made a gallant fight for the nomination, and his speeches have been singularly tree from cant, demagogism and personal invective. It goes on also to add: “It is our delib erate opinion to day that he willunake the two-thirds on the third or fourth bal lot, and that his nomination will precip itate the fiercest contest ever known in Georgia. We are utterly in the dark as to the leadership of the opposing forces, but it has been so often stated that a strong man will be induced to take the field as an Independent, that we Lave come to recognize the prophecy as a fact' and to await the denouement with equanimity and the reserved rights of a free citizen. We lake no stock in the last suggestion, but on the contrary, believe that Gov. Colquitt or any other Democrat who is fairly nominated, will sweep the State. The Most Exciting^, Savage and Be* markable Political Contest Ever Known in the Annals of Georgia— Governor Colquitt, Single-Handed, Conquers the Field in a Bitter Battle. Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer. Atlanta, Ga., July 20,1880.—-On the 10th of June last I wrote the Cincinnati Enquirer that there was a lively time ahead for the Georgia politicians, and the gubernatorial contest would be a spicy struggle. My prophecy was true, only I did not predict a tithe of the truth. It lias been the most exciting, savage and re markable political contest ever known in the history of Georgia. It has been the sharpest and most aggressive political fight I ever read of. I( lias convulsed the State from centre to circumference. It has been conducted with an acrimony on one side phenomenal, even in politics, a moderation and popular support on the other most extraordinary. It has been a square tussle between the politicians and the people, with every device of partisan- ism on the' one side and the mqjesty of a virtuous, intelligent, conservative public sentiment on the other. It has been a campaign of aggressive slander so hot and fiery that the public receptivity for calum ny lias been fatigued to exhaustion. THE FIELD AGAINST COLQUITT. I wrote you that the aspirants were jGlov. Alfred H. Colquitt, the present exec- "utive; Hon. Thomas Hardeman, of Ma con; Hon. Rufus E. Le3ter, of Savannah; Gen. Lucius J. Gartrell, of Atlanta, and Judge Hiram Warner, of the supreme bench; and I told you further that Gov. Colquitt was the only one who had a gen eral following. This statement has been precisely verified. And it was discovered early in the battle with a result of a com bination of the field against Colquitt. The issue became Colquitt and anti-Col- quitt, and the victory in any county, if anti-Colquitt, went to the strongest man of the opposition. It would be difficult to conceive of an unfairer warfare. Col quitt had singlehanded to heat the field, and it was a wonderful demonstration of popular strength that he did it; LESTER’S FIGHT. Perhaps the best managed part of the battle was by the Lester party. Lester refused to go into the canvass and took high ground—that It was improper for him to canvassjor a nomination, but he sent his operators out. And a campaign Les ter Club was organized in Savannah, that had its finance, corresponding and execu tive committees, raised ample funds for work, and that flooded the State secretly with every species of hostile and scurri lous pamphlet against Colquitt. At the same time the Lester speakers handled Colquitt with entire personal courtesy. The Lester plan of campaign was asbrewd one. In all of the home counties that he count ed confidently upon carrying, the selec tion of delegates was brought on early with the object of making a show of strength, and getting up a boom for Les ter. Exaggerated estimates of his vote were kept stirring in the papers. His managers knew that the opposition ele ments against Colquitt would naturally gravitate to Colquitt’s strongest opponent. There is no doubt that the Lester cam paign has been a model of bold aggres- siveism. HARDEMAN. Hardeman’s canvass has been fair, as he was undoubtedly the strongest of the op position. And if Colquitt had been out of the way, Hardeman would have won the victory, .Hardeman has had no or ganization,‘"but has simply made a person al canvass, courteous, but very decided and outspoken. He has discussed Gov ernor Colquitt’s administration, criticising it adversely but legitimately, resorting to no improper methods, but making a fair, manly fight. His speeches have been elo quent and effective, and his vote flattering. His conduct has been such as to make him by all odd the strongest candidate in the next race. General Gartrell has made some excellent speeches, while Judge War ner has taken no active part in tne cam' paign. THE REAL ISSUE. There has been nothing in the conduct of the contest, so far as the opposition as pirants are concerned, that could explain the savage character of the campaign. The real issue has been deeper. Col quitt has never been on good terms with the politicians. His strength has been with the quiet, undemonstrative masses who take little active interest in politics unless aroused by some unusual induce ment. The county wire-workers have always been against him. The noisy, loafing clement about the towns and cities have always antagonized him. The bar rooms and their frequenters have fought him. In addition to this, when he came into office four years ago, there was an unprecedented number of applications for the offices. - at his disposal, and the result was the inevita ble disappointment of fully twelve hun dred men all over the State, who, with a few notable exceptions, have become hi3 zealous, unrelenting personal enemies. His wonderful hold upon the people has excited the envy' of tho leading public men with some exceptions. The inabili ty to use him lias made him odious to the pot-house partisans. His impregnable mo rality and identification with temperance, virtue aud religion, have been a standing rebuko to the avaricious and immoral. The bitter opposition that has thus been aggregated against this Simple godly gen tleman is something marvelous. And the result has been a warfare unparalleled in its fierceness, persistence and malignity, A CAMPAIGN OF SLANDEft. The history of politics will show no crusade of slander to surpass the one that has raged in Georgia against a good and able public man. Every invention of calumny lias been evoked against Col quitt. His Democratic fealty has been assaulted, his ability denied, his personal honesty assailed, his religion travestied. Tho opposition press has teemed with charges against him of every kind, affect ing his moral and official character. Cor ruption has been asserted against him in both personal and official matters. Eveiy act of his administration has been falsi fied and misrepresented. The variety of the attack upon him has only been equal ed by its malignity. COLQUITT—GORDON—BROWN. Even in the matter of the resignation of Senator Gordon and the appointment of cx-Goveraor Joseph E. Brown as United States Senator in his place for sev eral weeks’ service, the charge of bargain and sale was sprung. Governor Brown bad been a reconstructionist as a matter of necessity, though for years he had been a Democrat, doing valuable Democratic sendee. The occurrence was promptly seized by tlic enemies of Colquitt and Brown to raise a storm, and to the un thinking it looked from the noisy clamor that Colquitt was gone, and his unpopu larity overwhelming. Long years ago, back in days about 1840, Governor Col quitt’s father, the famous Walter T. Col quitt, broke from the existing political or ganization in power, and originated the present Democratic party in Georgia, The conflict was furious. The trio of Colquitt, Cooperand Black was as fa mous and ringing in that day as the Col quitt, Gordon and Brown trio of to-day. The assaults upon the integrity of Col quitt, Gordon and Brown have brought them on the hustings to crush out the foul aspersion. It has been a memo rable contest, and will be long recollee ted. THE FIRST BLOOD. In this exciting struggle between a good administration, representing the best civ ilization of the day, and all the antagonis tic elements of immorality and personal disgruntlement, the first blood was drawn for a short while from the Colquitt side. The hullaballoo over the Brown appoint- ment and the action of a number of coun ties that were anyhow for the other men seemed to indicate that the opposition would be victorious. But it was a short lived hope. The zeal and activity in the slanders aroused the State. The serene masses of the good men began to take an interest. Slowly the sluggish reserves came into action, and under the steady advance of an awakened people the oppo sition exhibited their real weakness. Both sides brought out their full strength. COLQUITT TRIUMPHANT. Such an arousement, of the people has not been seen in a century in Georgia. Men who have never taken any active part in politics have come to the front as leaders. Old chnrch deacons, who have hitherto pursued a serene course of passiv ity in the turbulent turmoil of political strife, turned out zealously in the cause of religion and morality, imperiled in its cherished exponent. Usually, few men turn out- to nominations. The popular voting is reserved for elections. This fight has had ail' the intense interest of an election. The ordinary county managers have been aghast to see the people taking the authority from their hands. Tricks and tickets have been set at naught. Town cliques, usually omnipotent, have been brushed out of power like cobweb3, and their manipulations punctured like empty hubbies. In Richmond county over two thousand votes were polled, of which Colquitt got nearly twelve hundred ma jority. In numbers of counties a thousand men turned out to select nominating dele gates. Such a primary expression of the voice of the people has never before been given in the State’s political annals. When the people began to speak, it was one continuous thundertone of popular in dorsement for the slandered Colquitt. In the middle of - the fight a new and frightful slander was spit upon the air, just when a majority of the important counties were to act. It was the the last shot of the calumniators. A man named Paine fathered this aspersion. It but made Colquitt more votes. The people, thoroughly aroused, rolled up in every county increased majorities for the intre pid Colquitt. The speeches made by Col quitt and Gordon are among., the finest and most effective specimens of hustings oratory ever heard in Georgia. They were invited to all parts of the State. Im mense gatherings met them wherever they were announced. Both are striking ly handsome men, both possessed of mag netic personal presence, both captivating public speakers, both individuals of exalt ed Christian piety, and both were brilliant and successful soldiers. The enthusiasm they created was unbounded. The victo ries in some of the oounties were ex traordinary. In the powerful county of Burke, where Lester was born, the tough est struggle of the campaign re sulted in a solid delegation for Col quitt. The wealthy and influential county of Houston, Hardeman’s strong hold, chose a fervent Colquitt delegation. Even Meriwether county, the life-long home of the venerable Judge Warner, without an effort gave a majority of dis trict delegates spontaneously for Colquitt. In the Qppulous county of Washington, at an early meeting called to select men for the convention to choose presidential del egates, advantage was taken of a small meeting to select anti-Colquitt delegates against the protest of the Colquitt men. The unauthorized action aroused pub lic indignation. Another meeting was cajled, and a Colquitt ticket chosen by a vote of 345 out of 500. TIIE RESULT. Giving a summary of the result of this lively campaign, we find that out of 330 delegates Colquitt has 212, Hardeman 4S and Lester 40, the rest scattering. There are but 20 more delegates to be chosen, and Colquitt will get the most of them. Single-handed he has whipped the field. He nor his friends have ever uttered a word against any other aspirant. Rely ing on the merits of the man and his ad ministration, under an unparalleled war fare of slanderous and vindictive op position, Governor Colquitt has won the the most bril.iant political and personal victory in the history of the great common wealth. Georgian. Mr. English’s Letter ef Acceptance. Indianapolis, July 30.—Hon. Wm. H. English transmitted the following let ter of acceptance of the nomination as candidate for Vice President to the com mittee of notification to-day ; To Uon. Jno. JF. Stevenson, president of the contention, Hon. Jno. P. Stockton, chairman, and other members of the com mittee of notification—^Gentlemen : I have now. tiie honor to reply to your let ter of the 13th inst., informing me that I was unanimously nominatedfor Vice Pres ident of the United States by the late Democratic national convention which as sembled at Cincinnati. As foreshadowed in the verbal remarks made by me at the time of your letter, I have now to say that I accept the high trust with a realizing sense of its responsibility, and am pro foundly grateful for the honor conferred. I accept the nomination upon the plat form of principles adopted by the conven tion, which I cordially approve, and I ac cept it quite as much because of my faith in the wisdom and patriotism of the great statesman and soldier nominated on the same ticket for President of the United States. His eminent services to his country, his fidelity to the constitu tion, union and laws, his clear perception of the correct principles ot government, as taught by Jefferson, his scrupulous care to keep the militaiy in strict subser vience to the civil authority, his high re gard for civil liberty, personal rights and the rights of property, his acknowledged ability in civil as well as military affairs, and his puie and blameless life, all point to him as a man worthy of the confidence of the people. Not only a brave soldier, a great, wise man and pure patriot, but a prudent, painstaking, practical man, of unquestioned honesty, trusted often with important public duties and always faithful to every trust, and in the full me ridian of a ripe and vigorous manhood, he is, in my judgment, suited for the highest position on earth. Not only is he the right man for the place, but the time has come when the best interest of the country requires that the party which has monopolized the general government for the last twenty years shall yield. It was a grievous wrong to every voter and our system of self government, which should never be forgotten or for given, that many of the men now in office were put there because of corrupt partisan services, thus defeating the fairly and legally expressed will of the majority; and the hypocrisy of the professions of that'party in favor of civil service re form was shown by placing such men in office. The msney of the people, taken out of the public treasury by these men, for services often poorly performed or not performed at all, is bein'? used in vast sums, with the knowledge and pre sumed sanction of the administra tion, to control elections, and even members of the cabinet are strolling about the country making partisan speeches, instead of being in their depart ments at Washington discharging the public duties for which they are paid by the people. But with all their cleverness and ability discriminating men will no doubt read between the lines of their speeches that their paramount hope and aim is to keep themselves or their satellites four years longer in office; that perpetuating the power of chronic Federal office-hold ers four years longer will not benefit the millions of men and women who held no office but earn their daily bread by honest industry. This contest is in fact between the people, endeavoring to retain the po litical power which rightfully belongs to them, and to restore the pure, simple, economical government of our fathers, on one side, and a hundred thousand Fed eral office holders and their backers, pam pered with place and power, and deter mined to retain them at all hazards, on the other. Hence the constant assump tion of new and dangerous powers by tho. general government un der the rule of the Republican party, the effort to build upwlm they call a strong government, the interference with home rule and with the admininistra- tion of justice in the courts of tho several States, the interference with elections, through the medium of partisan Federal office holders, in putting their party in power. Oar success would bury beyond resurrection sectional jealousies and hatreds which have so long been the chief stock in trade of pestiferous demagogues, and in no other way can this be so effectually accom plished. It would reassure good feeling between all sections, and m&e them in fact, as well as in name, one people. The only rivalry then, would be in the race for development, the elevation of, l ,u* .„i_. i>r mnnan ngnls, the pro motion of education, morality, religion, liberty, and all that would tend to make us foremost in human progress. I am, with great respect, very truly yours, Wm. H. English. Gen. Hancock’s Letter of Acceptance. New York, July 30.—The following is Gen. Hancock’s letter of acceptance: Governor's Island, New York City, July 30—Gentlemen : I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of July 13th, 1880, apprising'me formally of my nomination to the office of President of the United States, by the national Democratic Convention, lately assembled in Cincinnati. I accept the nomination with grateful appreciation of the confi dence reposed in me. The principles of the convention are those I am authorized to maintain in the future. The thirteenth, fourteenth- -' r ' A and fifteenth amend-- to the' constitution of ths United States, embodying the results .. fP r , the union, are inviolable. If called to the presidency I should deem it my duty to resist with all or my power any attempt to impair tho toll force and effect of the constitution, which in every article, section and amend ment^ the supreme law of the land. The constitution lorms the basis of the gov ernment of the United States. The pow ers granted by it to the legislative, execu tive and judicial departments define and limit the authority of the general govern ment. The powers not delegated to the United States by the constitution nor pro hibited by it to the States belong to the States respectively or to the people in gen era^ and the State governments,"each act ing in its own sphere, without trenching upon the lawful jurisdiction of the general government, con stitute this union. This union, equip ping the general government with general powers and the State governments with State powers for purposes local to the States, is a policy the foundations of which were laid in the profoundest wisdom. This is the union our fathers made and which has been respected abroad and so beneficent at home. Tried by blood and fire, it stands to-day a model form of free popular government—a practical system which, rightly administered, has been, and will continue to be, the admiration of the world—may we not say, the wonder of the world. The unity of government which consti tutes us one people is justly dear to us. It Is the main pillar, in the edifice of-our real independence—the support of our peace, safety and prosperity, and of that liberty we so highly prize, "and intend, at every hazard, to preserve. But no form of government, however carefully devised —no principles, however sound—will pro tect the rights of the people unless their administration is laithful and efficient. It is a vital principle in our system that neither fraud nor force must he allowed to subvert the rights of the people. The bayonet is not a fit instrument for collect ing the votes of freemen. Itisonlybya free vote, free ballot and fair count, that the people can rule in fact, as required by the theory of our government. Take this foundation away, and the whole structure falls. Public office is a trust, not a bounty be stowed upon the holder. No incompetent or dishonest person should ever be en trusted with it; or if appointed he should be promptly ejected. The basis of a sub stantial, practical civil service reform must first be established by the people in filling the elective offices., If they fix a high standard of qualification for office and sternly reject corrupt and incompetent men, the result will be decisive ingivem- ing the action of the servants whom they entrust with the appointing power. The war for the Union was successfully closed more than fifteen years ago. All classes of our people must share alike in the blessings of the Union, and are equal ly concerned to, its. perpetuity and in a proper administration of public afiairs. We are in a state of profound peace. Hence forth, let it be our purpose to elevate friendship, and bear no animosity against our fellow citizens. Our material inter ests, varied, and progressive, demand our constant and united efforts. A sedulous and scrupulous care of the public credit, together with a wise management of our government expenditures, should be main tained in order that the latter may be lightly burdened and that persons may be protected in their right to the fruits of their own industry. The time has come to enjoy the substantial benefits of recon ciliation—as one people, we have their in terests at heart. If elected, I shall, with divine favor, labor with what ability I possess to dis charge my duties. I am, most respect fully, Winfield S. Hancock, To John W. Stevenson, president of the convention; Hon. Jno. P. Stockton, chairman, and others of- the committee of the national Democratic convention, tion with coming events. The capitol is in my jurisdiction also, but I am sub- ordinate and not on the spot, and if I were, so also you would be my superior m authority for there is the station of the generai-m-chief. On the principle that a regularly elected President's term of office expires with the March 3 (of which I have no* the slightest doubt) and which laws bearing on the subject uniformly recoe- nize, and to consideration of the possibil ity that a lawfully elected President may not appear until the 5th of March, a great deal of responsibility may necessarily fall upon you. You hold over. You" will nave power and prestige to support you. ihe secretary of war, too, probably holds over; but if no President appears he mhy not be able to exercise the functions .in the name of the President, for his proper arts are those of a known superior—a law- tul President. You act on your own responsibility, and by virtue of a commis sion only restricted by the law. The sec retary of war is tho mouthpiece of a Pres ident; yon are not. Gen. Hancock’s Letter to Gen. Sherman. New York,August 1.—The TForld this morning will publish the following, writ ten In reply to two letters on the situation received from Gen. Sherman: Carondelet P. O., St. Louis, Dec. 2S, 1S76.—My* Dear General: Your favor of the 4th inst. reached me in New York on the Oth, the day before I left for tiie West. I intended to reply to it be fore leaving, but the cares incident to my departure interfered. Then again, since my arrival here, I hare been so occupied with personal affairs of a business nature, that I have deferred writing from day to day, until this moment; and now I find myself in debt to you another letter. In acknowledgment of your favor of the 17th, received a few days since, I have concluded to leave here oh the 29th (to morrow), so that I may be expected in New York on the Slst inst. It has been cold and dreary since my arrival here. I have worked “like a Turk” (I presume that means hard work) in the country, in making fences, cutting down trees, repairing buildings, etc., and I am at least able to say that St. Louis is the coldest place in winter,as it is the hot test in summer, of anyplace that I have encountered in a temperate zone. I have known St. Louis iu December to have genial weather throughout the month, but this time December has been frigid, and the river has been frozen more solid than I have ever known it. When I heard the rumor that I was or dered to the Pacific coast I .thought it probably true, aud considering' the past discussion on the subject the possibilities seemed to me to point that way. Had it been true I should of course have presen ted no complaint nor made resistance of any kind. I would hare gone quickly if not prepared to go promptly. I certainly would have been relieved from any res ponsibility and anxiety concerning Presidential matters which may fall to those near the throne or in authority within the next four months, as well a's from incidents ormatters which I could not control, and action concerning which I might not approve. I was not exactly prepared to go to the Pacific, however, and 1 therefore felt re lieved when I received your note inform ing me there was no truth to the rumors. Then I did not wish to appear to be es caping from responsibilities and possiblo dangers which may cluster around mili- tarycommanders in the East, especially to the critical period fast approaching. “All’s well that ends well.” The whole matter ol the presidency seems to me to be simple and to admit of a peaceful solu tion. The machinery for such a contin gency as threatens to present itself has been all carefully prepared. It only re quires lubrication, owing to disuse. The army should have nothing to with the election or inauguration of Presidents. The people elect the President; Congress declares in joint session who he is; we of the army have only to obey his mandates, and are protected in so doing only so far as they may be lawful. Our commissions express that. _ I like Jefferson’s way of in auguration—it suits our system. He rode alone on horseback to the capitol, tied his horse to the rail fence, entered and was mansion and took possession. He Inau gurated himself simply by taking the oath of office. Th ration to our * ’event, and public officials may add to the pageant by assembling troops and banners, out all that only comes properly after the inauguration—not before—and it is not part of it. Our system does not provide that one President should in augurate another. There might be dan ger in that, and it was studiously left out If neither candidate has a constitution al majority of the electoral college or the Senate and Honse, on the occasion of tho count, do not unite in declaring the same person, legally elected by tho people, there is a lawful machinery already pro vided to meet that contingency and decide the question peacefully. It has not been recently used (no occasion presenting itself) but our forefathers provided it. It has been exercised, and has been recog nized and submitted to as lawful on every hand. That machinery would probably elect Mr. Tilden President and Mr. Wheeler Vice-President. That would be right enough; for the law provides that in case of a failure to elect duly by the people, the House shall immediately elect a President, and the Senate a Vice-Presi dent. Some tribunal must decide wheth er the people have duly elected a President. I presume, of course, that it is to the joint affirmative action of the Senate and House—for why are they present to wit ness the count if not to see that it is fair and just? If a failure to agree arises be tween the two bodies, there can be no lawful affirmative decision that the peo ple have elected a President, and the House must then proceed to act—not the Senate. The Senate elects Vice Presi dents, not Presidents. Doubtless to the case of failure by the House to elect a President by the 4th of March, the presi dent of the Senate (if there he one) would be the legitimate person to exercise presi dential authority for the time being, or un til the appearance of a lawful President, or for the time laid down in the constitu tion. Such courses would he peaceful and, I have firm belief, lawful. I have no doubt Governor Hayes would make an excellent President. I have met him and know of him. For a brief peri od lie served under my command, but, as the matter stands, I can’t see any like lihood of his being duly declared elected by the people, unless the Senate aud Honse come to be in accord as to that fact, and the House would, of course, not otherwise elect him. What the people want is a peaceful determination of this matter, as fair a determination as possi ble, and a lawful one. Ne other determi nation could stand the test. The coun try, if not plunged into a revolution, would become poorer day by day; busi- would languish and onr bonds would come home to find a depreciated market. I was not to favor of the military action in Soutli Carolina recently, and it Gen. Ruger had telegraphed to nie or asked for advice, I would have advised him not, under any circumstances, to allow him self or his troops to determine who were the lawful members of a State legisla ture. I could not have given him better advice than to refer him to the special message of the President in the case of Louisiana, some time before; but to South Carolina he had the question settled by a decision of the Supreme Court of the State, the highest tribunal which had acted on the question, so tliat his line of duty seemed even to be clearer than in the action in the Louisiana case. If tho Federal court had interfered and over ruled the decision of tiie State court, there might have been a doubt, certainly; but the Federal court only interfered to com plicate, not to. decide or overrule, Anyhow, it is no business of the army to enter upon such questions, and, even if it might he so, in any event if the civil au thority is supreme, as- the constitution declares it to be, the South Carolina case was one to which the army had a plain duty. Had Gen. Ruger asked me for advice and if I had given it, I should of course have notified you of my action immedi ately, so that it could have been promptly overruled if it should have been deemed advisable by you or others superior in au thority. Gen. Ruger did not ask for my advice and I inferred from that and other facts that he did not desire it, or that, be ing in direct communication with my military superiors at the seat of govern ment, who were nearer to him in time and distance than I was, he deemed it un necessary. As Gen. Ruger had the ulti mate responsibility of action, and had really the greater danger to confront to the final action in the matter, I did not venture to embarrass him by suggestions. He was a department commander and the lawful head of the military administra tion within the limits of the department; but besides I knew that he had been called to Washington for consul tation before taking command and was probably aware of the views of the administra’ion towards the civil affairs in his command. I knew that he was in direct communication with my su periors in authority in reference to the delicate subjects presented - for his con sideration, or had ideas of liis own, which he believed to be sufficiently to accord with the views of our common superiors to enable him to act ntelligently, accord ing to his judgment, and without sugges tions from those not on the spot, and not as fully acquainted with the facts as himself. He desired, too, to be free to act, as he had eventually far the greater responsibility; and so the matter was governed as be tween him and myself. As I have been writing this freely" to you I may still further unbosom myself by stating that I have not thought it lawful or wise to use Federal troops to such matters as have transpired east of the Mississippi within the last few months, save so far as they may be brought into action under that ar ticle of the constitution which contem plates meeting armed resistance^ or the invasion of a State more pow erful than the State authorities can subdue by ordinary processes, and then only when requested by the legislature, or, if it could not be convened in session, by the governor; and when the Presiden* of the United States intervenes in that manner it is a state of war, not peace. The army is laboring under disadvan tages, and has been used unlawfully at times in the judgment of the people (iu mine certainly), and we have' lost a great deal of the kindly feeling which the com munity at large ence felt for us. “It is time to st op and unload. “Officers in command of troops often find it difficult to act wisely and safely when their supe riors in authority have different views of the law from theirs and when legislation has sanctioned an action seemingly in con flict with the fundamental law, and they generally defer to the known judgment of their superiors. Officers of the army are so regarded in such great crises and are held to such responsibility, especially those at or near the head of it, that it is necessary on such mo mentous occasions to dare to determine for themselves what is lawful and what is not lawful under our system. JLI the military authorities should be invoked, as might possibly be the case in such ex ceptional times, when there exists such divergent views as to the correct result, the army will suffer from its past actions, if it has acted wrongfully. Our regular .wo^then * «* v 1 /VA(4einlir as tail’ OQ 11 Ofl —Since last year 20j miles of sewage ’ 0 f the charter. But you are placed to an ex drains have been made to Memphis. ceptionally important position inconuec- ov—m certainly, as far as lies their power, legally and with righteous intent, aid to defend the right, which to us is the laws and the institu tions which they represent. It is a well- meaning institution, and it would be well if it should have an opportunity to be rec ognized as a bulwark in support of the rights of the people and ofthe law. I am truly yours, [Signed] Winfield S. Hancock. To General W. T. Sherman, commander of the army of the United States, Wash ington, D. C. h ■Hi