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Newspaper Page Text3? tfritgn# mib ffitsaanger FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 13S0. Origin of the Two-Thirds Rule. A Bit ok History. A number of interesting articles have recently been published in relation to the origin of the two-thirds rule. Its motive, and the date of its first application to con- “Counterfeiting.” remarks the Dan- ventions, have doubtless been correctly EDITORIAL GLIMPSES- EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE bury News, “lrn finally got down to where it really concerns us. Bogus ten-cent pieces are afloat.” —Tanner knows little about grammar. When he sits down to the table he says: “Please pass that air bread and that air butter, and I’d like some of tliat air pud ding.” —Senator Edmunds writes from Bur lington, Yt.: “I am doing all my health aud strength will allow for the good cause, which I most earnestly hope will tri umph.” —Colonel Tom Scott improves slightly, and he has much more pleasure thau he used to have when he was busy with rail road affairs. But he is far from being a well man. —A free trademan says to a protection ist: “You plunder the majority for the benefit of the minority in order that the whole community may be isolated from the world;' —The Philadelphia Bulletin says that a lady wearing a muslin mask has been noticed bathing at Cape May. The amount of clothes that some people can straggle around in is certainly astounding. —The Charleston A’eics (Dem.) com pares the result of Republican rule in South Carolina with that of the Demo crats. The average yearly State taxation from ISOS to 1S76 was $1,2S9,505; from 1670 to 1S70, $480,S34. —“Mark Twain” thinks that every steamboats should be compelled to carry in a conspicuous place the following no tice : “In case of disaster do not waste precious time in meddling with the life boats—they are out of order.” —The frigate L’Original sank in ninety feet of water before Quebec 124 years ago. Lately she was broken up with dy namite, other means of moving her hav ing fai'ed. Her oak was as sound as ever, but her iron was rusted completely away. —Last December the London Peabody fund of §2,500,000 had grown to S3,500,- 000.- The trustees up to that time had housed 9,905 persons iu 2,355 separate dwellings. The average weekly earnings of the head of each family in a Peabody house were $0, the average rent $1, and a single room fifty cents. A RuinED Snow.—Pennsylvania pa pers state that Boyd & Peter’s circus has been utterly ruined by the odium con tracted through the fiendish conduct of its employes toward a little girl some time ago in Somerset cour.ty, in that State. Thai portion of it which is not in jail is wandering through Armstrong county, aiyl the paraphernalia is expected soon to fall into the hands of the sheriff. A Quick Reply.—For many years Moses, a negro, was a servant the Univer sity of Alabama, and waited on the stu dents very faithfully; but he was a most notorious hypocrite. lie was on that ac count commonly called “Preach” among the boys. One day he was passing a crowd of students when one of them called to him, “I say, Preach, what are yon going to do when Satan gets yon?” “Wait on students,” was the ready reply. —Senators Wade Hampton and Z. B. Vance spoke at a Democratic ratification meeting in Staunton, Ya., on Monday, and we are told by the correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch that .“constant roars of applause were kept up, except when the pathetic appeals of the Senators from the Carolinas to Virginians not to force the hated Republican rule again upon the South brought a solemn bush upon the vast assembly, and some tears to the eyes of many.” —It was so common for Freeman to whip his wife, at Memphis, that the neigh bors paid little attention to the bruises which she constantly bore. She never complained of them, and was seemingly resigned. But a few days ago a pistol shot was heard in her house, and her hus band was found with a bullet in his head. “I concluded that I’d stood it long enough,” she said, “and, Lordy sakes, wasn’t he surprised when I hauled out my pistol and popped at him 1” Removing tie Obelisk’s Founda tion Stones.—The men employed in re moving the foundation stones of tbo obe lisk from the steamer Dessouk at the foot of Fifty-first street, were busy all day Tuesday. The four stones which were discharged on Saturday were carried to the site of the obelisk in Central Park. The others will be removed as fast as they are taken from the steamer, so that when the obelisk shall be landed the foundation will be completed. About fifteen of the smaller stones were landed on Tuesday. Visitors were not admitted, as it was dan gerous for strangers to enter the steamer’s hold while the stones were removing. Tiie Cause of Ottawa’s Trepida- tion.—The Toronto Globe says two large cans of nitro-glyccrine are buried in the vacant lot in Ottawa where it is proposed to construct the new union depot. They were placed there for safety at the time when the waterworks aqueduct was being constructed, and were never used. The precise locality in which they were buried has been forgotten. The problem now is how to find and carry away the glycerine without causing a small earth quake. Tiie Bubied Workmen.—The coffer dam at the shaft at the Hudson river tun- nel to recover the bodies of the men buried beneath the fallen roof of the connect ing chamber has proved unsuccessful. It Was found that after the dam had bean excavated to a depth of about fifteen feet the water rose in the inclosure and enter ed in such a volume that a rotary pump system was found inadequate to carry it away. At first it was supposed the water came from a sewer in the .vicinity, but when the tide came iu the bottom of the dam became again flooded. The plan of sinking a caisson in the dam and thus forcing up earth and water by compressed air is suggested. Lofty Buildings.—Ground in the bu siness part of New York is yearly becom ing more valuable, and as a consequence buildings are being constructed of more lofty proportions, In order to gain room Without paying out fortunes for a few ad ditional square feet of ground. The Bank of the Republic and the First National Bank are now erecting at the northeast corner of Wall street and Broadway, a nine-story building, independent of a thirteen-foot basement, at a cost of $450,- 000, whilst the London, Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company Is complying a building corner of William and Pine streets at a cost of $300,000, which will rise ten stories above the basement. given. But its origin, from the authority we.quote (Barber's History of the United States, publislwd in 1828), occurred in the notorious Hartford convention, iu Con necticut, in 1S14. It will be remembered that, during the second war with Great Britain, the people of the United States were divided into two political parties, one condemning and the other approving the war. The opposition was greatest in the New England States. A convention of delegates from those States met at Hartford on December 15th, 1814, and sat nearly three weeks with closed .doors. After their adjournment, the convention published an address, charging the national government with pursuing measures hostile to interests of New England, and recommending amend ments to the Federal constitution. These alterations consisted of seven articles. First, that representatives and direct taxes shall bo apportioned to the number of free persons; secondly, that no new State shall be admitted into the Union without the concurrence of two thirds of both houses; thirdly, that Con gress shall not have power to lay an embargo for more thau sixty days; fourtldy, that Congress shall not interdict commercial intercourse Without the concur rence of two-thirds of both houses; fifthly, that war shall not be declared without the concurrence of a similar majority; sixthly, that no person who shall be hereafter naturalized, shall lie eligible as a member of tbo Senate or House of Representatives, or hold any civil office under the authori ty of the U nited States; aud seventhly, that no person shall be elected twice to the Presidency, nor the President be elected from the same State two terms in succes sion. The committee in charge of these altera tions, which were to be submitted to Con gress, arrived that the news 1 in Washington city the day s of peace was received. The j We had barely got through exchanging — . _ , the compliments of the craft to the retlr-1 Atlanta, August o.lSSO.—The work ing editor and his successor, of the Atli- j of ^ convention yesterday foreshadowed ens Banner, before we have an adieu ^thing save the apparently invincible de- 1 termination of the friends of the three from Dr. E. D. Newton, the successor of Dr. H. H. Carlton. The Banner is to be published by Messrs. Chapman Ingraham, of the Washington Gazette. The boys have made a good paper in Washington, and will, no doubt, sustain their character as journalists in their new field. We wish them abundant success. To-moruow at twelve o’clock the long fast will be over. Dr. Tanner can inhale the odor of a plate of soup without the eye of his watchers upon him. Of what benefit this abstinence from food is to be to the woild, is not very clearly apprehended by the average citizen. It is now stated upon the authority of Gen. J. B. Steadman, somewhat known in Georgia, that the infamous E. M. Stanton did not want to hang cx-President Jeff Davis. It was not that there was any compassion in the heart of this blood thirsty demon that he did not want Jeff Davis hung, but because it would have brought sudden destruction to the perpe trators. The hanging of Wirz and poor Mrs. Surratt preyed upon Ills conscience until, as everybody believes, he .died by bis own band. Beyond doubt he was more responsible than any man that lived for the “horrors of Andersonville” (so- called), and the future historian will so chronicle the fact. Gen. Steadman was fearful that if he asserted that there ever was any compassion in this ferocious be ing he wouldn’t he believed, so he has kept this fact a secret until now. One of the most attractive places we visited on our recent trip was Cleveland, proposed amendments were submitted to ! Ohio, situated on Lake Erie. Like the several States, and rejected bv all ex- Natchez, Cleveland on the hill is a great the several States, and rejected by all ex cept Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Remarks.—We find the foregoing on onr desk without a name, but in a famil iar handwriting, and copy it as a bit ot history, having, it may be, a hearing on tbc two-thirds rule as afterwards adopted by Democratic national conventions, and from thence transferred to State and county bodies of the same character. In all cases it was intended to give a mi nority a veto power. As to national Democratic conventions, we repeat, the rule was conceded by the non-slavehold- .. . , ... . „. . , , ,, i . mense. Occupying a central position on ing States simply for the purpose of 1 throwing the slavery question out of party politics. It was not a legitimate party question, because the constitution had settled it, and thrown it out of national politics. It was a subject vital to the South, but wholly sentimental and speculative in the North; and it was impossible that political co-operation between the sec tions could be secured on any other ba sis than that of the constitution itself— positive non-interference. The two- thirds rule enabled the Southern States to protect themselves on this point, and this power of self-protection was essential to common party interests. Therefore, it was conceded and was incorporated into pirty usage. But there is now no exclusive sectional or party interest demanding the continu ance of this rule,and we think it might well he abandoned. Some of our State con temporaries—with a view to giving a per sonal bearing to this question—have rep resented us as in favor of abandoning the rule as to pending contentions; but we have expressly excepted these, because they have been called with the under standing that the rale would be main tained. We refer only to future conven tions, in respect to which the question has been raised and decided in primary meetings. The point is not of overwhelm ing importance. The two-thirds rule can doubtless still be maintained as party usage without material injury. But as a matter of fact, we believe its influence is unfavorable to party harmony aim mere is now no good reason for the rale. We think it encourages factious intrigue—dark horses and surprises, and tends to defeat the popular will. The Outlook. There is a great deal of confidence, feigned and unfeigned, among the politi cians as the canvass warms. The Gar field canvass Is itself a “confidence game,” but very hollow. The “little joker” him self is not there, and the fact is he is not to be found in many States in this great country. On the other hand, in the States “certain for Garfield,” the Democrats are beginning to count the other way with in creasing assurance. In Ohio the Demo crats are gathering hope and confidence every day. They say they will reduce the Republican majority largely, or annihilate it. They are gaining new adherents every day. There is apparently a reasonable diance for carrying Illinois. In Pennsyl vania the accessions for Hancock are very numerous, and many of the leading Dem ocrats believe that State' will go for Hancock. Indiana, after a thorough can vass, 13 believed to be perfectly secure. The outlook, so far, is exceedingly cheer ful. Southern Farmer’s Monthly for August.—This admirable agricultural journal for August is on our table, filled with all manner of good things. For southern and middle Georgia fanners, there is no publication issued that meets the demand as this, and it should be found in every household? Remember that wc furnish our mam moth weekly of sixty-four columns and Farmers' Monthly, for $3.50 per annum. Showing Himself. Gen. Garfield is now traveling round the country showing himself, and all agree that it’s a poor show, but no charge for it. The Herald says it’s the universal remark that few men have talked oftener and said less in the same time. At the Sockdolager Valley station, on a long downgrade of the through line to Destruction, Garfield made a short speech which had more point in it. A few of the Republican neighbors had gathered there and were robbing their eyes and yawning when the train slowed up. Garfield, from the rear platform, said: “Ab, gentlemen, you are up early, and it’s ‘an early bird that catches the worm.’ I, myself, am a worm—a poor worm—a guilty, weak and helpless worm, as the hymn-book says, in short metre. I am blamed because I sold myself out once to the Credit Mobllier for $329, and once to De Golyer for $5,000. Bat, gentlemen, it was a fall price. It was all that was offered, and, in candor, am compelled to say it was all I was worth at that time. But, gentlemen, when you have elected me President of these ^United States, I shall be a bigger, worm and sell for bigger prices. Then, When you get out of jour beds early to datch me, as I pass by, you will find a fatter worm anil well worth capture. I bid you good morning and leave you my blessing.” improvement on Cleveland under the hill. Some of the finest buildings to be found in the State are located in this beautiful city. And this is especially true of the resi dences. The public squares are kept in elegant order, and at night they are lighted by electricity, which adds manifold charms to these delightful resorts. These places are crowded every night with all classes of people, and a stranger is aston ished at the decorum and good behavior of the vast crowds that go surging about him. The business transacted here is im- the great highways between New York and Chicago, Cleveland is destined to be the great city of the lake region. A Mr. Orton, of Wisconsin, a whilom Democrat, has announced himself in fa vor of Garfield, because Garfield .is a free trader. No doubt Orton had reference to the free trade carried on.with Oakes Ames. Mr. Garfield was quite free in that trans action as well as with DeGolyer.' Since the announcement of chairman Jewell that his bag was full, many hun gry Republicans of Georgia are getting up some terrible outrages in this section, in order to get some of the old man’s money. Alas! Georgia is given over to reprobacy of mind, and no money will be spent in this State by Mr. Jewell or bis party. They have none to waste on such a for lorn hope. Daddy Norcross has done the deed. Tke Radical split into white aud colored departments has swept away ev ery vestige of expectation from this quar ter. There is no need of spending any more money in the South by Jewell and bis parly. The Doubtful States. At Democratic headquarters in New York City on Thursday, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were strongly represented by leading politicians, such as George H. Pendleton, Senator McDonald, Lewis B. Parsons and oth ers, who felt sure of carrying all those States for Hancock, and gave strong rea sons for Hw»tr confidence. Pan# - * 10 very confident of Ohio. On the other hand, the Philadelphia Times (independent) laughs at these boasts, and says Ohio is as certain for Gar field as Indiana is for Hancock. The one is as settled Republican as the other is settled Democratic. But no State can be considered settled one way or the other, which, with a voting population of 700,- 000, claims majorities of about one per cent. It is anybody’s State who has got the best candidate and the ablest sup porters. Bibb county, with a majority of fifty would not be considered sure either way. So Ohio amid be carried for Han cock if the Democrats worked for it, because they give the most urgent reasons, founded in the public necessities, why the State should vote with the Democrats. Among the visitors of Hancock was the Hon. Dennis Hannifin, from Camp Hancock: “I wanted to see you, general,” observed Mr. Hannifin, “and tell you what I thought. I done as much as ary d—n man at that convention for yon, and now, by G—d, all you got to do is to keep your mouth sbnt and let them paper men alone. You was nominated on your name and reputation, and you are going to run like a prairie fire, you bet!” “Thank you,” replied the general. “Where are you from ?” “I came from old Camp Hancock. It’s Bismarck, now, and a growing town. We have got 20,000 population, though the census only gives ns 1,400. But they took the census when the voters was in the brush. If you want a census of Bismarck you got to take it on election day. Just remember that, general.” “I’m very much interested in the North west,” said the general. “How are the crops ?” “They’re coming up like a fellow with fours. Oh! yes, the crops are all right, but what I came here for is politics. I ain't no sand hill; I walked across Dako ta Territory when the only crops was In dians, and they 'can kick from soda to hock. It don’t disturb me. You’re go ing to be President, and I want to give you some advice. Frontiersmen are nat ural politicians, and they can tell how things are going.” “What do they think about it?” asked Hancock. “They think you’ll carry every d—n State in the Union except Iowa. There’s some donbt about Iowa. Them Swede3 think they must vote for the administra tion, and you can’t break their hand. You’ll get all the rest to a dead certainty, only you want to hold your cards so these fellows can’t see the face. Don’t make any speeches. Deal right level with the table, and the pot’s youm every flip.” most prominent candidates for governor to stand by them to the last. With this feel ing abroad among the delegates, it was certainly an act of the greatest wisdom to re-enaet the two-tliirdsruleintheselection of candidates. Otherwise, the minority would probably HAVE WITHDRAWN in a body from the convention. The res olution by Mr. Walsh, of Richmond, recommending to future conventions the adoption of the majority rule, was lost by only twenty votes, and should have been passed. We understand that a reconsid eration will be moved to-day, when, is is be hoped, the opposition to the measure will be overcome. Surely, ceteris paribus if a mere plurality at the ballot box will elect a legislator, a clear majority of auy convention should be competent to name him as a candidate. Majorities in general represent the will of the people—minori ties, the preference of a faction or factions only. But, in the present instance, the whole canvass was conducted on the direct assumption that the two-thirds rule would be enforced, and hence an attempt to abro gate it by the Colquitt delegates, because they are in the majority, would have hopelessly divided the Democratic party, —Eugenie visited Napoleon’s Malmai- son at St. Helena. Longwood House, originally a farm belonging to the East India company, and prior to its being Na poleon’s prison the residence of the Lieu tenant-Governor of the island, has suffer ed so much degradation, dilapidation, and so many vicissitudes that it bears not the slightest resemblance to its former self. The drawing room, the dining room, the bath room, of the ex-Emperor have been by turns converted into stables and grana ries, into barns and threshing floors. It was neither water tight nor wind proof in Napoleon's lime, and wbat remains of it is a veritable cave of the winds. and resulted in the disruption of the convention. At 0:30 a. m. the convention will meet again and proceed to business if the com mittee on credentials are ready to report, which, however, Is doubtful. Unless by the vigorous application of the “CALL FOB THE PREVIOUS QUESTION” •in the several discussions which may be espected, we do not think that a ballot can be readied before the afternoon session. Five hundred delegates, scores of whom are never satisfied when not lis tening to the sound of their own voices on the floor, are hard to control, and will consume time, despite the ruling of the most decided and experienced presiding officer. CHEERFUL AND CALM.' At this writing (8 a. m.) the friends of Col. Hardeman are hopeful and firm. They have received several accessions to tlieir ranks and intend to leave no stone unturned to achieve the success of their favorite. Many predict that Colquitt will weaken after a few ballots have demon strated that he cannot secure a two-thirds majority. But his friends scout the idea and declare they will stand by him to the bitter end. The whole situation is in tensely interesting, aud it is useless to de ny the fact that the candidates are all anx ious and uneasy. The antagonisms in the convention are far more deep seated and irreconcilable than is usual in such as semblages. Indeed it has been a person al fight throughout, and this makes it in finitely more difficult to compose differ ences and effect a harmonious nomination. We believe, however, there is patriotism enough in the convention to accomplish the task. Private aims and personal con siderations should not be allowed to im peril the safety of the country -and bring defeat upon the only conservative oigauir zation in the Union. 9:30 A. M., August 5,18S0. The convention reassembled promptly at the appointed hour. On the report of the committee on rules an animated dis cussion sprang up on a motion of Hon. D. B. Harrell to strike out the following re commendation: “No rote shall be counted for any person whose name has not been previously placed in nomination for the office voted for.” Judge Harrell and Mr. Watson, of Mc Duffie, spoke earnestly in opposition and Judge David Yason, a member of the committee, advocated the adoptiion of the above rule. Further debate was cut oil by the adoption of a demand for the pre vious question and a call of the counties resulted in the adoption of the rule in question by a vote of 197 to 134. This could not be considered as a test tote of the strength of either party as there was some breaking on both sides. Next came up the motion to strike out the rule “that no vote shall be counted for any candidate whose consent to run has not been avouched by the delegate who presents his name.” The vote by counties was 191 to retain the rule against 145 for striking out, so the rules as reported \vn™ adopted wuu- 0u lrx^ 1 Ai{3erson, of Bibb, made the GREAT SPEECH OF THE DAY on a motion offered by him pledging every delegate to support tbs nomination of the convention. This effort alone is suffi cient to stamp Judge Anderson as one of the most brilliant orators and profoundest statesmen Georgia has ever produced. He fairly electrified his hearers and carried the house by storm. The adoption of the two rales above mentioned created much dissatisfaction, but so strong is the desire for harmony that the motion of Mr. Anderson was passed with hardly a dissenting voice. Then came the announcement of can didates. Here we close for the mail and send herewith the proceedings of the sec ond day to 1:30 p. m. Will telegraph fur ther information. H. H. J. Atlanta, August 5,1SS0. The convention met pursuant to ad journment at 0:30 a. m., and was called to order by Hon. Mr. Trammell. The exer cises opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Ross, of Houston county. The reading of the journal was dispensed with. Mr. Lawson, of Burke, chairman of the committee on rales, submitted a report through Mr. Bloodwortb, of said commit tee, adopting the rales of the last legisla ture, with some qualifications. Judge Harrell objected to one rale which de barred voting on every name not put in nomination, and that no delegate is al lowed to nominate any citizen without bis special consent. Judge Harrell (Les ter) opposed the rule in a speech marked with patriotism and power. Mr. Watson, of McDuffie (anti-Colquitt), also opposed the rule with words full of fire and deter mination, saying that he'for one was here to nominate a governor, and was not wedded to tbo interests of any man. Judge Yason (Colquitt) advocated the rale. The previous question was called for and put, when it seemed by the sound that the nays had it. Judge Harrell called for a call of counties, and Colonel Cliflord Anderson demanded a division of the question. So the vote was taken first in the rule proposed that no votes be counted by the convention for any name for any office, which was not put in nom ination previously. The vote was 195 nays and 134 yeas. This was very nearly a test vote. The question then came up on the sec ond part of the motion, which was to strike out the rale submitted, to-wit: That no delegate shall be permitted to put any name in nomination before the convention, unless he will state that it is by the consent oi the . person nominated. Tke roll of courties was had again, and the vote stood—nays 101, yeas 145J. The report was then adopted as a whole. Mr. Livingston, of Newton, chairman of the committee on credentials, submitted a report as follows on the counties of Chattahoochee, Clinch, Meriwether, Washington anil Wilkinson, recommend ing from the county of Chattahoochee that Messrs. Adams aud Wooldridgp be seated; Messrs. J^L. Sweat and J. Sim mons from Clinch; Messrs. Bevill, Rowe, Reveler and F. J. Williams from Meri wether;'Messrs. Pringle, J. W. Gilmer, Jas. R. Hines, E. R. Taliafero from Wash ington. Sir. Jemison, of Bibb, then moved to reconsider the actioa of the convention in adopting the rules above acted on. The chair ruled the motion out of order, and a fierce debate arose in which Messrs. Adams, of Chatham, Livingston, Howell, Carlton, Jemison and Preston participated. Mr. Jemison appealed from the decision of the chair. Mr. Lawson moved to table the appeal, which was done. Mr. Caldwell moved to take up the nom- i inatiou of governor. The chair stated the * order of business, as follows: Nomination of governor, secretary of State, attorney * regarded as one of the most finished anil general, comptroller, treasurer, presiden- powerful arguments that ever illustrated tial electors, State executive committee, the upper house ot the national Jegisla and miscellaneous business. The chair- ture. indeed it was a superb effoijt and man ordered the regular" order to pro- j well nigh faultless iivconception, rhetoric ceed. Colonel Anderson, of Bibb, made a pa triotic speech on the union of the party, and meved that all the delegates should pledge tnemselves to sustain the nominee of the convention. He said that he wa3 not prepared to see the old and time-hon- oied principle of the Democratic party overthrown, as he had seen done here; that he never expected to see the tirno- honored principle of the office seeking the man, and not the man the office, be thus destroyed. Colonel Anderson then exhort ed the convention to preserve the spirit of liamiony; that preference was not a lack of harmony; that they may remain here a week without being agreed, and yet not be divided; that; though he intended to stand by his preference as long as was right, yet he intended to do his duty to the State aud people; that he hoped no word would fall from his lips intended to injure any one; that his .senses would fail him first, and his lips not speak the words of reason. Mr. Warren (Lester) also declared that he and his section would support the nomination of the convention, and that he seconded the motion. Mr. Newman said he hoped the’ motion would pass. Mr. Walsh, (Colquitt) of Richmond, said he was a Democrat and devoted to the parly, but that the position was anomalous; that the people had already decided whom they desired for their governor; that he was from a county which returned 1,100 majority for Colquitt, and thus he was op posed to the motion. Mr. Head, of Har ris, said he would cast his vote against Colquitt, and that no convention could bind his personal vote. Mr. Jemison also spoke on the question. The motion was then adopted with two or three dissenting votes. Mr. Smith, of Oglethorpe, moved that the convention go into a nomination of governor. Mr. Stewart, of Spaulding, rose, and in a speech of some length, put the name of A. H. Colquitt before the convention. [Applause.] Mr. Brown, of Fulton, presented the name of L. J. Gartrell, saying that no name should be presented before the peo ple which would invite dissension in the party. Mr. Anderson, of Bibb, said he rose to nominate a man so well known to all Dem ocrats that his name is almost a household word with the Democracy. I will speak it loudly. It is the name of Thos. Harde man. He went to the front in defense of his country’and his voice was the first to com fort his people in the hourfof defeat and tri al. It was largely due to his efforts that the terms of reconstruction were modified for His tongue in early life was touched with the fire of eloquence, and this gift was always devoted to the service ot his country. All honor to this son of Geor gia. If high honor and devotion to right and duty in behalf of the country can count for anything, then Col. Hardeman deserves the reward of his devotion. His life has been devoted to the service of the leople, and they speak his name with lonor aud will hail his election with de light. That he had no words of dispar agement for any other candidate, but that the duty of the convention was to select a man who will harmonize the party. Hardeman is the man, and when you go home the people will say well done good and faithtul servants. [Applause and calls for Hardeman.] Hou. Mr. Norwood, of Chatham, said he had few words to say; that if he could speak as he would the wand of a fairy would be necessaiy to touch his lips and turn each word a jewel to do him honor. ” speak the name of Rufus E. Lester. [Long aud continued applause.] There must be a magic in this name if thus you greet it. He has fought, too, for his coun- tiy; he has seen his comrades fall beside him like the mower’s grass. When you approach the character of Rufus E. Les ter he is like the mountain, small in the distance, hut you will find it founded in granite and his head and his heart above the storm. His twelve years of service have been as able a3 any man’s iu the State, and above the shadow of a suspi cion of wrong. He is every inch a man. No suspicion has ever been cast on hhn. He is a man among men, without stain or reproach. [Applause, cheers and wav ing of hats and handkerchiefs, continuing for five minutes after Mr. Norwood had concluded, swelling again and again in full, deep volume.] Mr. Vasou, of Dougherty, rose and spoke in behalf of the interest of A. H. Colquitt, saying that the time had come oim^Yu&eoifi£ ant of Jesus could Mr. Jarvis, of Gordon, then put iu nom ination the name of Judge Hiram War ner, saying that -in this case the office would seek tbo man, and not the man the -office. [Applause.] Mr. McCrary, of Hart, seconded the nomination of L. J. Gartrell. Mr. Perry, of Hall, seconded the nomi nation of R. E Lester. Mr. Peary, of Meriwether, seconded the nomination of Judge Warner. This speech was received with much good feel ing and kiukness towards the old Roman. The convention then proceeded to the nomination of a governor, the delegates voting by counties, each county scoring the number of votes fixed by law as their right for their favorite candidate. TUF FIRST U ALLOT was taken in great silence, as the excite ment was too intense for expression. The roll was called by Colonel Mark Harden, in his clear, powerful voice, each leader answering for his county, as it wa3 sounded on the roll. The vote on the first ballot stood: Colquitt 209?, Lester 5SJ, Harde man 54 5-0, Warner 11, Gartrell 17J. Governor Colquitt has received a large complimentary vote. It is said that large defections will be made to Hardeman and the other opposing candidates on the suc ceeding ballots. Tho Colquitt men are confident, but so, also, are the friends of the other candidates, who say that Col quitt will never again reach his present vote. The amvention took a recess till-3 o’clock. Caholynn. Atlanta, August C, 1SS0. A DEADLOCK. When the convention adjourned after the gas had been lit yesterday afternoon there was every indication that a nomina tion for governor would be difficult, if not impossible. This opinion has been strengthened by the action of the several caucuses last night. Colquitt’s friends declare that they will never surrender— that tho people have spoken overwhelm ingly at the ballot box, and it is their mis sion and duty to cany into effect the pop ular verdict. The supporters of HARDEMAN AND LESTER evince an equally determined spirit. They say that they have the gravest objections to the present administration—believe it weak and inefficient—assert that the gov ernor has already virtually served out the constitutional limit of his office, and de clare they will die in the “last ditch” rather than renominate him. “They have come here to stay and there will bo no break in their ranks.” To an equal extent 13 the same feeling expressed by the compact little following of Gen. Gartrell and the forlorn' hope pf Judge Warner. Indeed, we have never seen as much bitterness developed even in the contests of avowed political enemies, audit bodes no good to the Democratic party. ONE GLEAM OF SUNSHINE flashed athwart the convention, however, when the motion of Judge Anderson of Bibb, which binds every delegate to sup port the nominee, was passed,after a most eloquent appeal from that gentleman, with hardly a dissenting voice. In this connection it is deeply to be re gretted that the stenographer of *tbe con vention failed to reproduce in bis report the admirable speech of Mr. Anderson iq the interest of harmony and conciliation It was replete with noble sentiments and patriotic and statesmanlike views, and even had it been pronounced in the Sen ate of the United States would be justly and elocution. Whether lus STRONG APPEAL will bear fruit in a harmonious nom inatiou, remains to be seen At present the "outlook is gloomy. Yet why should this be so? Is there not patriotism sufficient in this grand and representative gathering of the estates of the realm to sink personal dif ferences and predilections, and save the country? We shall see. To remand the decision back to the people would he a fatal error. It would at once break up the regular Democratic organization, let slip A THOUSAND INDEPENDENTS all over the State, furnish the Radicals with their long coveted opportunity to get into power tgain, stir up feuds and strife world without end, and inaugurate chaos and confusion at once. This state of things is infinitely to be dreaded and might even result in the loss of£eorgia to Hancock and English. Who can prescribe any limit to the selfishness of frail humanity ? Remove the brakes, let the spectacle be presented of a hundred scrub races in each county for every office from constable to the highest in the gift of the people, let the negro vote be sought and subsided by scheming office seekers, summon from their holes and hiding places the pestiferous carpet-baggers and Radical leaders again, and there would be practical pandemonium in this fair land. In the name of justice, common sense and all that is dear to us, we trust therefore that the CONVENTION WILL NOT ADJOURN without making a nomination. All eyes are anxiously turned upon the meeting of the convention this morning, and some predict there will be important breaks and changes. -But as stated there are no maaifest indications of any such result, and just now the “deadlock” seems as impregnable as ever. 9 A. m. August 6, 18S0.—The con vention came together promptly, and the balloting was resumed and continued to the close of the eleventh ballot, without any material change. Dr. Carlton, of Clarke, then asked leave to introduce a resolution appointing a committee of conference, to he composed of two members from the friends of each candidate, who should be charged with the duty of selecting from a list of twenty-five distinguished citizens, which lie held in his hand, a candidate who would be accepta ble to all the people of Georgia. The doctor supported his resolution with, an earnest speech. He was followed, in reply, by MB. WALSH, OF RICHMOND, in a very emphatic strain. He declared that the people of Georgia, by nearly a vote of two-thirds of her sons, had decided that Alfred H. Colquitt was their choice for governor, and his friends would not leave Atlanta until he had been nom inated. The gentleman concluded by moving to table the resolution, which was done amid the vociferous cheers of the Colquitt men. Afterwards, Mr. Watson, of McDuffie, renewed the resolution of Dr. Carlton, in substance, and supported it with a BINGING SPEECH, ' which was repeatedly applauded, and created a storm of enthusiasm among the anti-Colquittites. The young man was really eloquent, and made a strong pre sentation of the case of the party who are opposed to the present incumbent. Many came forward and shook hands with him when he concluded. This resolution, also, after having been subjected to a vote by the sound, was, upon a call of the counties, rejected by a strictly partisan test vote of the conven tion. We are sorry to say that the temper, of the convention, as we write (12 m.), is excited and unfavoraole to a peaceful solution of the questions at issue. The minority seems unconquerably opposed to Gov. Colquitt, while his friends, who are largely in the majority, declare that it is unreasonable that they should be required to yield to a mere faction, and thus de feat the expressed will of the people. And thus the matter stands and is likely to remain. We never saw such a stub born adhesion to candidates, and so much of the purely personal mixed up in any contest. When the result of the thirteenth ballot was announced, Mr. Sweat, of Clinch, of fered a resolution to call another PRIMARY ELECTION in all the counties of the State on the 2Stli instant, and a State convention on the 1st of September for the propose of selecting aatadM^g r for fflyeraor, and that the didates for State officers immediately. This was rejected by a vita voce vote. Another ballot was then taken with about the same result, when Mr. Warren, of Chatham, arose and said the minority had made several propositions which had all been rejected, but anxious to promote the cause of peace and harmony he would now urge Gov. Colquitt’s friends, in a spirit of compromise, to submit the name of any other citizen they might see fit to centre upon for governor, and the minori ty would support him. Mr. Ross, of Houston, quickly suggest ed the name oi Alfred H. Colquitt. Again a motion to lay on the table Mr. Warren’s resolution was adopted, the vote being taken by the sound. As we write, the FIFTEENTH BALLOT is progressing, without the slightest hope of any result. The situation of affairs at this time is exceedingly critical and causes just anxiety to every true Demo crat. The delegates are angrj’, excited and impatient. A rumor is in circulation that as a dernier ressort the majority will suspend the two-thirds rule and elect Col qnitt. Another, that they will pass a reso lution to drop the lowest candidate after each ballot, thus, in this instance, also se curing the nomination of the governor. These reports greatly intensify the ex citement, and the convention, after the fifteenth ballot, adjourned until 3 a. m., in no very peaceable mood. We cannot vouch for the truth of any of these rumors. The minority seem anxious to effect a nomination for governor, and are willing to take any man that may be suggested save the present incumbent. But it is an swered by their opponents, that there is neither sense nor propriety in the de mand; that a small minority should be made to yield to the will of a heavy ma jority. And so the matter stands, aud Democratic unity and success are placed in the greatest jeopardy. II. II. J. Third Dar; Atlanta, August 0, I860. Thu convention met at 0 a. in., and was opened with prayer. The chairman or ganized the body aud the regular business of balloting was resumed. TENTH BALLOT. ’.The roll of counties was called and the vote, 350 in toto, stood much as before. Colquitt*210,4-15, Lester 619-iO, Harde man 50 5-0,'Ghrtrell 16$,Warner 104. No nomination. ELEVENTH BALLOT. The vote stood 352 in toto. Colquitt 210 5-6, Lester 61 0-20 Hardeman 52 5-6, Gartrell 16$. Two more than the number of delegates. The speaker stated there was a mistake somewhere. Hon. H. H. Carlton '(Lester) rose and moved that a committee of two friends of each candidate go out and consult aud se lect from the patriots of Georgia some^ man who will harmonize the party. Mr. Carlton then proceeded in a speech of elo quent patriotism, asked for harmony and presented a list of twenty-five names of the best'and purest men in Georgia, from which the convention could make their selection. [Great applause.] Hr. Walsh, of Richmond, said: “We have anticipated this proposition and are prepared to answer it. We are here to nominate Alfred H. Colquitt and' we will stay here till Christmas but we will do it.” [Applause from all parts of the house. Great confusion]. Mr. Shumate, of Whitfield, then moved to table tke motion, which was done. TWELFTH BALLOT. The call of counties was resumed and the vote stood upon the summing up: Colquitt 200 13-30, Lester 62 17-30, Har- deman 50$, Gartrell 16$, Warner 11. Total 350. No nomination. 1 Mr. Watson (Lester) of McDuffie, rose and said he would make a motion similar to that of Mr. Carlton; that lie was here for the good of Geoigia, aud not to be bulldozed. That he had heard boasts of generosity when there was no generosity, harmony when there was no harmony; that if any body left the convention it would _ be the Colquitt party; that if they wished to divide the party we would stand by her till she went down; and if she did, we’d “Nail to her mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the God of storms, The lightning and the gale.” The resolution read as follows: Resolved, That a committee * of two from each candidate, Colquitt, Lester, Hardeman, Gartrell and Warner, be ap- be appointed to retire and select from the list exhibited, or any other sound Demo crat in Georgia, a man to offer to this convention for nomination. The follow ing was the list exhibited: General Lawton, General Jacksen, T. M. Norwood, J. B. Cumming, J. C. C, Black, J. M. Smith, M. H. Blanford, PJ W. Alexander, M. J. Crawford, A. O. Bacon, Clifford Anderson, H. G. Tomer, Jas. Jackson, Augustus Reese, George Hillyer, G. T. Barnes, H. D. McDaniel; W. H. Dabney, A. J. McIntyre, A. Dl Hammond, M. A. Candler, D. E. Butler, John I. Hall, R. P. Trippc, T. G. Law-j son, Dr. H. V. M. Miller, A. H. Stephens N. J. Hammond, J. H. Blount. Mr. Aikin, of Bartow, also spoke in be half of harmony and for the good of the party. Mr. Walsh (Colquitt) then moved to table the motion. On this the call of counties was demanded, and the vote stood, to table 205J, against tabling 144§. Mr. Jemison then said that the state ment in the Constitution that tho Lester, Hardeman, Gartrell anti Warner men meant to defeat Colquitt or break up the convention was untrue. They would stay there till a man was nominated who would harmonize the party. . [Applause.] Cries then arose from all parts of the house of “ballot, ballot.” All parties seem to be resolved never to yield one inch of their ground. THIRTEENTH BALLOT. The thirteenth ballot was ordered, and the vote stood at the end of the call: Colquitt 209 13-30, Lester 011-16, Harde man 52|, Gartrell 174, Warner 9|. There is no diance. Colquitt has not increased in strength from the first. The conveution is at a deadlock. Colonel Sweat (uninstructed), of Clinch, said that there seemed to be no hopes of harmony, aud offered a resolution that primary elections be held in each district of the counties, on the 2Sth inst., to select delegates to a convention to nominate a governor to be held ou the 1st day of Sep tember, and that the convention go into the selection of State house officers in stantly. Mr. Lawson (Colquitt), of Burke, moved to table the resolution, which was done, and the balloting ordered to proceed. FOURTEENTH BALLOT. Colquitt207 3-15, Lester 58 2-15, Harde man 60?, Gartrell 18, Warner 6. Total 300. No nomination. The chair stated that there was prolia- bly a mistake in the count, as Heard county was counted for Hardeman, and might be for Colquitt. - Mr. Warren (Lester), of Chatham, said that the minority have made overtures of harmony to the friends of Colquitt, and now they were ready to hear from the other side, and that they would accept any man who would harmonize the party, dic tated by the majority. Mr. Ross, (Colquitt) of Houston, rose and said the majority presented the name of Alfred H. Colquitt. [Applause and hisses.] Mr. Livingston (Colquitt) said they had no proposition to make but that if the other party wanted to mention a man, why name him, and then the point will he considered, but that they were here to nominate A. H. Colquitt. [Applause, mingled with hisses, whenever Colquitt’s name is mentioned.] Mr. Howell (Lester) rose,hut Mr. Law- son (Colquitt) objected to tbe gentleman saying anytbiDg, and the chair sustained the objection. FIFTEENTH BALLOT. The call of counties was resumed and resulted: Colquitt, 2091-5; Lester, 6113-30; Hardeman, 51; Gartrell, 2C$; Warner, S. Total, S50. The convention then adjourned till 3 p. m. There has been no result arriyed at, and the convention seems to be as far from nomination as when the first vote was sounded. The minority has made every concession short of accepting Col quitt as governor, even so far as to declare themselves willing to support auy other name dictated by the Colqnitt faction, terest of ail the candidates" “during'tfie intermission, and something decis ive may be looked for at the afternoon session. Fourth Day. Atlanta, August 7,1SS0. The afternoon session of the conven tion yesterday made no sensible impres sion upoh the deadlock, which continues. Gov. Colquitt’s vote on tbe nineteenth and last ballot reached 21123410, which is only a gain of two or three votes on the first. The convention adjourned until 0 a. m. to-day, after taking four ballots only. Nothing of importance occurred during tbe session save the introduction by GENERAL IMBODEN, of a resolution that the friends of the four opposing candidates appoint each one committeeman, to meet five others to be selected by the supporters of General •Colquitt, who shall confer together and present the name of some Georgian, whom the convention shall pledge itself to nom inate by acclamation. The general fol lowed up his resolution with a strong ap peal in its behalf, but as usual it was met with the sternest opposition. Col. Nolan, of Henry county, who moved to lay oh the table, said this was the same voice in a different dress. “I see,” he* ex claimed, “THE HAND OF ESAU, but it i3 the voice of Jacob. We have, again and again, presented the name of an individual of blameless and spotless reputation, and yon will not take him.” : Pending the motion by Mr. Duncan to amend by striking out the words which Excluded fronUhe proposition the names of the candidates now before the conven tion (which meant the selection of Gov. Colquitt) General Tmboden, perceiving the drift of the amendment, withdrew his resolution. The convention, wkifch was greatly excited, refused to continue the balloting, and, as stated above, adjourned till 9 a. m. Saturday. ' THE SITUATION Js full of gloom and anxiety to patriotic, conservative Democrats. The contest has erystalized into a vindictive and heated personal struggle for the supremocy be tween the contending parties. The rninor- ity stand by their several candidates as tbe best method of holding them together, but are prepared at a word to break ranks and fuse upon any one who can most effectually continue the Colquitt fight. That man has not yet been designated, and THEIR HOPE is that tbe opposition will yield, and Consent to go ’ outside of the convention for a nominee. In that event they will all come unanimously to him. The paramount object is the defeat of Colquitt; It is now a foregone conclusion, so acrimonious is the temper of the dele gates, that neither our fellow citizen, COL. HARDEMAN, • Mr. Lester, Gen. Gartrell, or any other name presented - by the minority, can be ckoeen. Tbe friends of. Hardeman have adhered to him in serried phalanx, and will continue to do so as long as the shadow of a hope remains. Their ad mirable devotion is deserving of this par ticular mention. . THE OUTLOOK TO-DAY. 1 The several caucuses wore held in strict sectesy and with closed doors last night, none but delegates being admitted, i Under this ruling your correspondent was excluded from the Hardeman consulta tion and knows nothing personally at this hour ot what was done there, or in any of the other conferences. But the air is filled with rumors, some of which we will pro ceed to repeat without endorsement. It is said that Governor Colquitt has been strongly advised by influential friends - to come into the convention this morning, and after repeating his previous assurance that be did not desire a re-elec tion, but merely a vindication at tha hands of the people, thank the convention for that satisfactory endorsement which their overwhelming and repeated ballots had bestowed upon him, in no uncertain language, and then WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE. This would be a ten strike for harmony and unity. But would Gov. Brown and all the office-holders under the adminis tration consent to such a movement? Aud is the governor himself prepared to make the sacrifice on the altar of his country, or is he required to do it at this juncture ? These are pertinent inquiries, but we refrain from comment, and simply give the rumor. Another report equally startling is current, to the effect that Governor Brown has said that if, at this critical mo ment, COL. HARDEMAN WILL WITHDRAW, without the slightest bargain of any kind in the premises with the friends of Gen eral Colquitt, so great would be their gratitude, tbat he would be assured of the gubernatorial succession at the end of two years, almost without serious op position. Whether the colonel has heard the jre- port, and what he thinks of it, we know not. * STILL ANOTHER. There is yet another on dit, that in the event of the withdrawal of Colquitt or any compromise between the contending fac tions, HON. ^CLIFFORD ANDERSON would ■ be nominated for govemer by ac clamation. If this could be fairly aud satisfactorily brought about, we can only say there would be a general love feast and pacification all along the Democratic line. And this would be the result, also, if any other patriotic citizen outside was made the unanimous choice of the con vention. But the Colquitt meu doggedly hold their ground, claiming to represent a large majority of the State, and we see no prospect cf a nomination at tills time. There are other rumors, also, to the ef fect that the two-thirds rule will be sus pended and a nomination made by a ma jority vote, or through a resort to tbe plan of dropping tbe lowest candidate af ter each ballot. But the hour for the as sembling of the convention has arrived, and these notes will be concluded upon its floor. IN SESSION AGAIN. After prayer and tbe usual prelim inaries, the convention renewed the vot ing with perfect sang froid, and there was nothing to disclose the exciting scenes which were soon to follow. Two ballots, the twentieth and twenty-first, were ta ken,'still with no material change in tho result, when Col. W. A. Reid, of Putnam, _ a Colqnitt man, iri a strong address de clared that, while the preferences of his <’onstifn°nts were for that candidate, when the lime arrived that it was evi dently impossible to nominate him ha should vote for any other citizen selected, from the people of Georgia. The speaker then concluded by presenting the name of JUDGE LAWSON, OF PUTNAM, as a compromise candidate. Judge Reid was loudly applauded. Then ensued' a stirring and excited debate for hours upon the merits of the several candidates, in which there was much bitterness and feeling displayed. Many speeches were made, a report of which, as nearly as pos sible, will be found elsewhere by another attache of tbe Telegraph, but tbe most telling effort of them all was tbe address of HON. CLIFFORD ANDERSON in reply to Mr. Preston, of Jasper. Mr. Anderson showed that the charge that he was acting inconsistently by supporting Col. Hardeman when in a minority of the convention was untrue, because the cir cumstances were totally different. It was manifest tbat a very large number of tbe people of Georgia were irreconcilably op posed to tbe present incumbent and had strong objections to urge against him. In tbe case of Col. BLOUNT not a solitary delegate at the Milledgeville convention had aught to say save in favor of his record as a private. gentleman and. .public servant. It was merely a question of section, and the convention did finally arrive at a harmonious conclusion. He justified his position on that occasion, and would act in the same manner now if the caftesjvere parallel. ..AUka^ame time he.. Gov. Colqnitt, Mr. Lester or auy other candidate before the convention, but would cheerfully support any one of them if the nominee of the party. Mr. Anderson contrasted the action, of the Cincinnati convention with the course of thi3 body, and concluded with a most powerful and earnest appeal for harmony. The speech of ex-Senator Norwood, also, was a noble and splendid produc tion. He, too, showed tbe terrible re sults and disintegration of the Democrat ic party that will inevitably follow if this convention should adjourn without a nomination. But the leader is referred, to another column in this issue, in which/ a reporter, who wilt return to your dty this afternoon, will have time to describe all the exciting scenes in this, so far, the field-day of the convention. The body adjourned after one more ballot, the 22a, until 3:30 p. m. There was no marked change in the result, save that 2$ votes were cast for Judge Lawson. There is no pronounced sign as yet of a break in tbe deadlock, which continues. We close for the train. H. H. J. Proceedings of the Convention. AFTERNOON SESSION OF FRIDAY. The convention met at three and was called to order by the chairman. Mr. Harrell, of "Webster (Lester, but uninstructed), rose and moved a suspen sion of tbe rules in order to introduce a. resolution. Mr. Harrell was about to speak on bis motion, wnen a Colquitt man objected and called for the reading of the. resolution without remark. The chair (Colquitt) ruled that the resolroons be read as amended, when Mr. Hairell said he would submit to the unheard-of gener osity displayed throughout the whole ses sion, and declined to read the resolution, on these terms. The voting was then resumed. The SIXTEENTH BALLOT resulted as before—Colquitt 205 4-15, Les ter 617-30, Hardeman 53, Gartrell 21$, Warner 0—total 350. SEVENTEENTH BALLOT. Colquitt 209 24-30, Lester 59 11-15, Hardeman 49$, Warner 11, Gartrell 20. Total 350. No nomination. EIGHTEENTH BALLOT. Colquitt 209 13-30, Lester 63 18-30, Hardeman 30, Warner 3$, Gartrell 11$. Total 350. No nomination. Here one impatient delegate moved to adjourn sine die, as he wanted io see hia wife and babies. NINETEENTH BALLOT. Colquitt 211 23-30, Lester 5811-15. Hardeman 51, Warner 15$. Total 350, No nomination. Col. Imboden rose and asked for a suspension of the rules in order to intro- ' duce a resolution that the couveution ad journ till eight p. m., and that a commit tee be appointed to present the name to the convention of any Georgian not here tofore nominated before this convention, said committee to consist cf five of Col quitt’s friends and one from each of the other candidates. Mr. Imboden spoke in eloquent terms of the dangers threatening the Democratic party, and implored the help of ail true lovers of the people. Mr. Duncan (Colquitt) moved to amend by leaving out the words excluding from the compromise the names now before the convention. Mr. Imboden withdrew his resolution entire, and on motion the convention ad journed till nine a. m. to-morrow. Carolyns. 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