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The Nort! m npwspaprf^ mail jailed
t)Q Saturday'
—Bishop
ularedlhatn
be allowed
gregatich.
' Cincinnati, has de-, ------jr
•| ZZ fedha^ Will
he women (Aids cou4| [
—It has beau ascertained ’that fifty-
three out of-fifty-six young mbn who will
vote in Cairo, Ill., for the first time next
November will support Hancock,
_ —Lord Brougham, once when he was
in a facetious mood,‘being asked to define'
—alawyer,-said: “Alawyer is a learned
gentleman who ie;cues-your,es
yonr ehe’mies^aid'keeps It
; —Last Saturday~igTIrs. SaralfiMarBle
was about to leave Lenoir, N. £., oh a-
a visit, and her friends aud relatives i'ere
gethered around to hid her farewell, ’ her
sister-in-law, a vdry large woman, throw
ing her arm around her, embraced her,
but with such force that she broke on If of
her ribs. 1 ' * ' J
—The rush of Americans from Europe
has commenced, and from now until 'Oc
tober the incoming steamers will be
crowded. It is very difticull'iu*l5ver ool
to secure a passage by any popular ine
prior to that time, and the majority of
those who have bertlis engaged are the
possessors of excursion tickets.
Blaine Counting Noses—A govern
ment official, says the Washington Cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, who
has just returned from-Maine brings hack
word that a complete and very accurate
canvass of the State has been made under
Senator Blaine’s direction, and that these
figures give the Republicans 7,500'majori-
ty. j
Indiana.—The Nashville American
says the New York Times gives up the
contest in Indiana. Whenever a paper
begins to whine about the use of money
by the other side it confesses defeat. The
Times says Mr. English is laboring se
cretly and effectively in his own way, and
that it is not a question between honest
argument and Mr. English’s money. In
terpreted, that simply means beaten ^nd
offering the explanation beforehand.
—A workingman in Glasgow, whoso
wife is a confirmed anif violent drunkard,
has hit upon a novel device for pacifying
her and protecting himself and his family.
In the morning he passes a chain around
her ankles as she lies in bed, and secures
the chain with a padlock. He then goes
forth to his daily work. On returning in
the evening, lie releases his captive and
allows her to remain at liberty until
morning, when he chains her up again.
The neighbors have seen fit to interfere
and to have him arrested, but as his wife
has acknowledged his persistent kindness
to her in the face of her own glaring mis
conduct, the magistrate has dismissed
him after admonisl ins him.
publ
moon,
ihe De:
Wewjlip^he
changes—mostly wTorwbpd. They forget
to state that this effort *wi$s directed to
the “refractory minority,” and that they
spurned the “old man eloquent’s" last
appeal.
John - ' Bran tly, who was ‘carried to
Savannah from Johnson county on charge
of illicit distilling, was discharged, mere
' being no evidence against him. The in
justice and wrong done this gentleman
cannot Be too severely reprobated. ~
■lyiTii all the prudence that. can be ex
erted by tbe wise men of the Domocracy
to lieal the breach oeused by the guberna
torial scramble, we fear some indiscreet
partisan will yet carry their personalism
into theelection of members of the legis
lature. We see this disposition cropping
out in some directions, as, for instance, the
following from the Sparta Ishmaelite:
If the nominee for Senator in the twen
tieth district should be in favor of sending
Joseph E. Brown to the United States
Senate, we do not intend to support him
The Joint Discussion.—It is suggest
ed that the local committees at the vari
ous points where joint discussions- are to
take place between Mr. Norwood and
Governor Colquitt and others, so arrange
as to make the speaking come off at con
venient hours for those desiring to visit
the points alluded to. Let tbe time for
the speaking be arranged to meet the
schedules of the trains.
Gen. R. W. Cassjvell, of Louisville,
Ga., has been .endorsed by his local bar,
and spoken of by others, as the successor
of Hon. H. V. Johnson, deceased.
Hon. W. L. Lane, of Worth county,
was nominated in the 10th senatorial
district, at Albany, on the 24th inst.
The following item has been going the
rounds of the Norwood press for the past
two or three weeks:
—The crown Princess of Prussia (Queen
Victoria’s eldest daughter), is said to be
now the most popular woman in Germa
ny. She would have gained the good
will of the Berlin population twenty
years ago had she not held, with invinci
ble tenacity, to the idea of an English
establishment at Potsdam. She wished
to retain her servants and to introduce the
English style of household management.
But only a few English sailors, with an
officer, who form the crew of the minia
ture man o* war on the Havel, are left to
represent English service.
Washington McLean.—A Long
Branch telegram of the 25tb, says it -is
thought that Washington McLean, editor
of tbe Cincinnati Enquirer., whose life
has been despaired ot for several days,
will recover. Mr. McLean is suffering
from a combination of diseases—acute
Bright’s disease of the kidneys, a disor
dered lung and blood poisoning, whifcb
has somewhat* afleeted the brain. Dr.
Hunter says his' pilfenf is ‘dttimds seized
with spells of dilirium, when it is almost
Impossible tp^alm him, thopgb-his condi
tion was thought critical, last night, iir.
McLean dressed himself, this morning,
and in tbe absence of the nurse and fami
ly stole dow tairs and took a seaton tlie
piazza. The proceeding alarmed the at
tending physicians, who did not succeed
in persuading their patient to return to
his room for several hours. Drs. Hunter
and Metcalfe think there is every chance
of McLean’s recovery could he be safely
removed to his home in Cincinnati.
Interesting Experiments.—The
Northwestern Lumberman mentions an
experiment which many have important
results for lumbermen and grist-millers.
Sawdust and bran were compressed at
little cost into a space which will much
reduce tbe cost cf their transportation.
Into a block of compressed sawdust an
eight-penny nail was driven so firmly tliat
it broke in tbe attempt to draw- it.' Yet
the block was easily friable. Three pecks
of bran were compressed into a roll si:
inches long by six inches in diainater,
capable of enduring roach handling, yet
easily broken up by the fingers. The pro
cess wiU.probabIy bring sawdust largely
into use for bedding horses, and will re
duce tbe cost of bran to consumers dis-
ant from tbe mills,
The Color Line at Saratoc a.-*A
Saratoga dispatch to the New York Trib
une says: “All Saratoga is talking of an
incident which happened last Friday
night. Two young colored men. one- a
student in Howard university at Washing
ton, the other attending school at Denni
son university, Ohio, went into an ice
cream saloon kept by a man named Ains
worth, and called for ice-cream. A wait
er pointed to an apartment in the rear,
and asked the men to walk in there.
They refused, and maintained the right
to remain where they were. The propri
etor then came to v them, told them that
he did not entertain colored people in that
room, and ordered them out. They again
refused, and the proprietor threatened to
call a policeman. They sat two or three
minutes awaiting results, when Ainswojth
came back with a heavy cane in his hand,
took hold of one q! tbe men, jerked liim
out of his seat, and pushed him toward
the door. Tbe man who was seized snatch
ed the cane from his assailant, and during
the struggle Ainsworth’s eye was blacken
ed, but whether intentionally or by acci
dent is not shown. Ainsworth says that
he has kept a hotel, and knows how to' do
such things, and that- he has neverallow-
cd colored people to bo served in his
parlors.”
Wicked for Clergymen.
Rev.' , Washington, D. C., writes:
**1 believe it to be all wrong and even
wicked for clergymen and. other public
men to be led into giving testimonials to
quack doctors or vile stufls called medi
cines, but when a really meritorious arti
cle made of valuable remedies known to
all, physicians use and trust in daily, we
should freely commend it. I therefore
cheerfully and heartily commend Hop
Bitters for the good they have done me
and my friends, firmly believing they
have no equal for family usru I will'not
do without them.”—Two York Baptist
Weekly, aug!8
Dr. H. V. Miller is making the name of
Norwood reverberate in the mountains.
This is one of their “facts” by which
they hope to carry the State for Norwood.
Dr. Miller declares that he has not made
a speech at all in the present campaign;
that he did not leave the city with the
intention of speaking in the mountains.
The whole thing was hatched out of the
fertile imagination of the Norwood au
thorities. This “fact” is about as true as
many other of the reports going the rounds
of their papers. There is a great deal of
thunder, but very little lightning. The
grand old mountains remain in perfect
stillness, so far as the reverberation of
Norwood notes is concerned.
From the McDuflie Journal: We
learn that there is not a Norwood man in
the Dealing district, out of a voting popu
lation of 250. And yet the followers of
the “committee of eleven” say they can’t
find a Colquitt man. They aint looking
for one, much.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: For
the sake of outsiders I would beg you to
answer the following question: “Do you
represent the sentiment of a majority of
your readers?” I think not. I would
like to know also if you endorse Joe
Brown for the Senate?
Yours, Andrew Crawford.
Question first—As to the majority we
can tell with more certainty after the
votes are counted; but have now no
doubt whatever, that a large majority of
votes will be cast for Gov. Colquitt. Be
the majority one way or the other, ortr
persuasion is strong that the proper po
sition for the re-establishment of Demo
cratic harmony, (if it be a possible thing)
is the support of Colquitt. He had the too
resolute preference of very nearly two-
thirds of the nominating convention, and,
in our opinion, there has been nothing
in his personal character or administra
tion to demand or to justify that inexor
able hostility to him as a candidate,which
defeated a nomination rather than give it
to him.
Question second—The “endorsement of
Joe Brown” is none of our business.
That devolves neither npon us nor upon
Governor Colquitt. Tbe constitutions of
the State and of the United States, have
vested the duty exclusively in the-'General
Assembly, and we are sorry to see a dis
position to make tlie election of Senator
a popular election—a movement at war
with the whole theory of our governmen
tal system. -If we were a member of the
legislature, we should not vote for Gov
ernor Brown for Senator unless, after a
careful review of all candidates in the
field, we should conclude him jo be the
best and safest representative of the sov
ereignty of Georgia in the Senate, then
obtainable. But if, nevertheless, a ma
jority of the assembly should differ from
us in our estimate of Governor Brown,
we should still stick to the assembly, and
not bolt because of the difference in opin*
ion. We should try to live through it,
and take the best and most encouraging
view of the facts. If there is any other
sensible or practicable course, to pursue,
we fail to appreciate it.
Here isthe way “things are workirv
in one of the Republican strongholds of
western New York. A letter to the
Democratic State committee from Judge
W. H. Henderson, of Cattaraugus, N. Y.,
says:
“In 1870 in no one of thirty-three towns
of this county was there a Democratic
club or a Tilden organization of any kind
or name. In 1880, at mid-summer, and
before the doors of your committee-room
were opened, in all tlie villages and in
many of the more rural townships large
Hancock and English clabs were formed
and organized, and soon every election
district in tlie county will boast of its
Hancock and English club. In every
neighborhood there are Republicans who
never acted with us before now advocating
the election of Hancock. As a specimen
brick, in the adjoining town we had forty-
eight votes for governor last fall, and a
Hancock club was orgauized there the
otlicr night with ninety-six names on tbe
roll at the start. I know of .not a single
voter in the county who acted with us in
1870 that is not now for Hapccck.
^ the State for a governor, and if they failed
to make one by a majority of the popular
vote, the legislature could have supplied
the omission. The public man, accus
tomed to meet all Democrats as friends,
would not have been placed in the unwel
come position of battling against them as
the champion, of a chosen alternative, it
self unsatisfactory. We believe the peo
ple would have settled the matter with
less division and excitement than they will
do it now, if the people settle it at all.
But viewing.the situation as it was,
aud as it now stands, we are compelled to
think that the test course is to conceuter
on Colquitt as far as we may.
A letter from Macon to a prominent
citizen of Atlanta, says: “Xine-tentlis of
the people of Macon and Bibb county are
anti-Colquitt, and we don’t know what
to think of tlie action of our dailies, un
less they are subsidized.”
“Subsidized!” subsidized! Ah! that's
the word they apply to “bargain and
sale,” aud rneaus swapping principles for
pelf.—Seaport Appeal.
There can be no other warrant for such
charges than the suggestion of a corrupt
mind. The position of the Telegraph is
dictated solely and regretfully by the miost
intelligent judgment we can exercise of
the Democratic future of Georgia, In
forty years of editorial life, the editor of
the Telegraph never received a penny
in the way of reward for any course of
political thought or action.
Sherman’s letters commit him to noth
ing worse than a warm desire to escape
responsibility in the contcropIatcd.Haycs
usurpation.
Colonel Harde:
We'^jreisftially sy
asons whiSi Induce
man to okpline^ny p'adl picture
f tiiis Ivueiitable^StadB caftans. Noth
ing is to ne-won by 7t^f promise to the
future of Georgia, whoso solemn charge
it was to guide her destiny in accordance
with her motto: 1 Itcisdom, justice, and
moderationAll these granSi qualities
seem to haveitcen 'forgotten by the late
Georgia convention,
there was wilfuluess. Instead of justice,
injustice was rampant. Instead of mod
eration, fierce words came from flaming
lips. _
We believe that Colonel Hardeman,
stands blameless in respect to the unhappy
issue of this personal warfare. He stood
ready at all times-to retire his own claims
in the interests of general harmony, aud
we think liis attitude, to-day, would per
haps be far more conducive to harmony
than the course which events have taken.
The convention, being unable to agree on
a candidate, might have left the question
just where it was—with no nomination or
pretended nomination. With no attempt
by party enginery of committee-men and
stump-speakers, designed to marshal the
party against political enemies, to have
crystallized tlicir ill-advised dissensions
into intestine war.
Then the people might have rummaged
on which was'po&pbnrtl.
A communication from E. T. Byington,.
sefcreUry Fort Yaltty NorwooibCl®, vFas* ® al ^ c ^ ® a
_ l -A comimfeicAtioh-Tiem Dr. Demis, rof. jnJd&J.he
Instead oif Wtotorn,- I«di»««rwas-referred-to4he-finauce com-
Tlic poinmitt.ee nn business, Messrs.
Hawkins, Hardeman, Avery (proxy for
Shumate and NewmanXfuade* ttsn
tlfroUgh' Colonel HaWkiuS, Umim
-follows:
Democratic ExecutJtf*/ ContinftWe.
A meeting of tfio SajjnDehmcraMc ex
ecutive committee -wxiW.Wjaat tbe break
fast room of the KijntSft HtS^se yesterday
at 1 o'clock. CotfL.N.Tr|mmell, chair
man, presided. &9L. 1? »
Mr. J. II. MitcfiW; of Pilfo county, ten
dered his resaUjgQ^Rfih'lfcSRidSfi)bei^ action
the orders i
Ruger, ' coi
lie South, 1
Q,*as iluthbld, Iq
The Colquitt Rally en Triday Night.
Up to the present moment tlie support
ers of our worthy governor have remain
ed passive, in the hope that tlie noise and
pother of his opponents would subside,
and no public discussion become necessa
ry. But tills forbearance has beeu con
strued into a confession of weakness, aud
hence the demonstration alluded to. And
right nobly did the gallant Democracy
respond to the call. Despite the pealing
thunder and falling rain, a goodly num
ber of the best citizens of Macou braved
the darkness and unpropitiou3 elements,
and by their presence evinced their sym
pathy with the action of the majority of
the convention, and the people of Geor
gia. It was a graceful act to place that
old ,, Roman, whose name is
honesty, Hon. L. N. Whittle, in the chair,
and the preliminary remarks that he
made, counselling his fellow citizens to
stand by the good and pore Colquitt, aud
defend him from the -ruthless attacks of
his enemies, were eminently appo
site and just. The speakers, too, acquitt
ed themselves handsomely, and by their
lucid arguments and the logic of incon
trovertible facts, spiked every guu of the
opposition.
There is not a solitary charge or insin
uation against the integrity of Gov. Col
quitt’s administration that has uot been
triumphantly refuted. To err Is human.
Aud we . do not pretend to say tliat he
made no mistakes whilst guiding the helm
of the ship of State through the stormy
period during which he has held office.
But the errors committed were insig
nificant, and did not emanate from the
heart. We believe him to be scrupulously
conscientious in all things and full of the
milk of human kindness.
_ _ tnm have been harder to get than ever.
Tbeaddress~ iff Colonel Stewart showed 1 frteTO&fSi
him to be an adroit and experienced
stump orator, calm, imperturbable,-and
ever ready to meet every interruption and
all tbe exigencies of debate. Hia defense
of the governor was most conclusive. Nor
did he' fail to show that Mr. Norwood
would have enough to do from henceforth
until the election to vindicate himself from
the damaging statements which were go
ing the rounds against him.
The maiden effort of Mr. Walter B. Hill,
also, as a political sneaker, like everything
that proceeds from that talented young
barrister, was bold, incisive and, at times,
really eloquent. • j
Many Were the reasons be adduced why
the people should continue to give an
earnest support to their able and much
slandered chief magistrate, and featful
was his arraignment of Mr. Norwood.
The senator, ere this, has doubtless found
out to his cost what are the perils of a
candidate for office before the people.
True dr not true, these chaiges must be a
source Of unspeakable humiliation to the
gentleman, and we are sorry for liim.
Both speakers were cheered to tbe echo,
and the meeting adjourned after appoint
ing an' Admirable campaign central-
committee, and pledging itself to
promote, by every honorable means, the
success of our national standard bearers,
Hancock and English.
The Colquitt men are now fairly
aroused, and-despite sensational tele
grams and letters published elsewhere,
will carry Bibb county by a handsome
majority for tbe choice of the majority of
the convention and the people of Geor
gia.
The Athens Banner, the Independent
organ of tbe ninth district, says it will
publish some extracts from Gov. Smith’s*
speech, recently delivered in Columbus,
and remarks:
Take it all in all, it Is about the strong
est presentation yet made of the case
against Gov. Colquitt.
We agree with the editor, that it is far
more dignified than the efforts ofthe would-
be Governor,at Atlanta or Savannah. And
yet Gov. Smith did not present a single
charge but what was promptly answered,
and thoroughly explained by Gov. Col
quitt in bis recent letter. If the Banner
would deal fair, let it publish Gov. Col
quitt’s reply, and then we will be willing
to submit the whole controversy to a just
public for their decision. . If this is the
strongest presentation that can be made,
why not submit both documents to your
readers! Will the Banner do this! Of
course not. It is the plan decided upon
by the Norwood papers to admit nothing
in their columns, but that which Js in
favor of their own candidate. This con
duct exhibits but little confidence in their
subscribers.
No one can tako Dr. Tutt’s Fills and
remain long unwell. They increase the
powers of digestion, and excite the absorb
ents to action. The old stereotyped opin
ion that calomel must be used “to carry
off tlie bile,” has given away before the
light of science. The vegetable kingdom
furnishes a remedy free from ai! deleteri
ous effects. Such are Tutt’s Fills.
aug24-lw
adoption of the following resolutions:
Whereas, Since the last meeting of
this committee, a member thereof* i Hon.
Miles W. Lewis, of the county of Greene,
who was then in vigorous health, lias
been suddenly removed by death;. . '
llesolved, That iu the death ofthe said
Hon. M. W. .Lewis, this committee lias
lost a valuable membei, society a worthy
citizen, and tlie State an able, patriotic
and influential sou. , For years he has
been one of the prominent men of Geor
gia, distinguished for Integrity, public
spirit and capacity. We profoundly : re
gret his.decease, and pay this tribute; to
a memory of worth aud excellence.
Besotted, That these resolutions - be
published, andthat a copy be sent to his
family. ji. :
Which werpunanimously adopted. ‘
2. The committee recommend the- fol
lowing resolutions: • I vi
It being the opinion of this committee
’.hat the majority rule should obtain in
nominations for State officers, but in or
der that the will of the people may be ex
pressed on the subject; therefore, [
Besotted, That the next election; of
delegates to a State convention be by pri
mary elections;
Besotted further, That in said primary
each voter indorse on his ballot his choice,
majority rule, or two-thirds rule, andthat
the executive committee of each couiity
forward the number of votes east for each
rule to the State executive committee for
consolidation, and that whichsoever ride,
has a majority of the votes so indorsed in
the State, shall be recommended to lfo'J
.convention as the rule for the uoininat oii
of State officers.
Which resolutions were adopted.
3. The committee recommended that
the Democratic newspapers of the St ite
be requested to revise the electoral tickej,
in order that some slight errors now ex
isting may bs corrected. Which was
agreed to.
4. The committee recommended that
a committee of fire be appointed to issue
an address to the people of the State’on
national issues and the support of the
claims of Hancock and English.
Tlie chairman appointed the following
committee: -Willis A. Hawkins, R. | J.
Moses, Tyler M, Peeples, Arthur II. Gray,
Win. T. Newman. . ' J
The appointment of a finance conimit-
tee was recommended ami' agreed to, aiud
the chairman appointed the following
committee:
A. D. Abrams, LaGrange; W. M. Low
ry* of Atlanta; S. M. Inman, 1 ‘Of‘Atlanta;
B. E. Crane, pf Atlanta; Johp White, of
Athens; Wilberforce Daniel, of Atigus'
J. L. Hardeman, of Macon., 1 ' j
Ou nlotion of Mr. Shumkte,it was— ^
Besotted, That the chaWS an appoint a
member to fill the vacancy caused by
death of Hon. Miles W.' Lewis, and
other vacancy that may‘occur by resij
tion or otherwise until the coni 1
meets again.
Tlie ciiairman appointed Hon. Fi
H. Coley, of Wilkes county, a inembu
the committee in place of Colonel Le
deceased. • x ’
On motion of Mr. Newman, the g
man was authorized to appoint a tie
er for the committee. 1 '
William U. Patterson, cashier Citizens
Bank of Atlanta, was appointed.
The committee adjourned subject to the
call ot the ciiairman.—Atlanta' Constitu
tion of the 201 h.
Gherman Letters.
August 20.—The “.
ck,” published by
fonlains his correspo
of Decem.'
the cours
to the pubiT
iVor, December 28, was
ten.-Sherman. The latter
wrote "December 4th, granting General
ritcatton fcir^rleaveroft'ab
1 CaAndcltfry ana Ins lelte
jbwifcg All<6iQuaj‘(tke on!’
ones) In |^g.Hral affaire.—Rnferrillg-t.0
enf to hire, Uiwurii tb»mwlwyM***
recommended . the* -They aie*not nitlttaryv-T~dislrkc very
much tffiiye -omYypiffierfrpiscd iu coi cert
with tueTegislatlve ooay, out orders (om.
ing from the President have to he obeyed-:
They fprm a bad ’nreeedeut, but thus far
have prevtareff”h coHisltirt of arms be
tween the iqflamed partisans.”
The letter from .General Hancock (not
included In'the ‘correspondence) expres-'
ses so'me-nueaslrfess on account of a news-'
pader report Which he had seen, I'statirig
that he was to.be ordered firom New York,
and which appears to have furnished; an
occasiqu Tor the following letter from
GeneraUSherman: '
“Headquarters Army of nife lJxiT-
ed States, Washington, D. C;*.JDe-
cember,187(i.—My Bear General: Best
your peace of mind may be disturbed by
a fooliin report, bandied in the newspa
pers about your being : oiidered from New
York,-I (will tell you that there is not bne
. word of. truth in it. Neither the Fresi
dent nor the secretary of war has ever! in
timated td me such a propose,;and I know
I h'ave never said a word or written a syl
lable to that effect.. I see in the Bepubll-
can, of St. Louis, that : not only was the
order made, but I destroyed it and tore
OuS the leaves of the record book contain
ing the copy. The whole thing was,
and is, an invention' py somebody
who wanted to create d sensation. The
same is true about John Sherman’s (in
triguing to be President of the Senate,
that lie might be President ad interim. 'Ke
lias thld me that he ba3 ijeVer heard
th* subject broached; that he would hot
accept the place, as lie preferred to be
what he is now, chairmati of the Senate
committee on finance.”’The letter con
cludes : “No serious changes in the com*
mand are being contemplated, and -when
they are, you may be sure that I will give
vou.flie.earlicst notice. Inhere are men on
mischief intent, who would gladly sow
seeds of discontent among us Of the
army.” Truly your friend,
(Signed] W. T. SHERMAN]
• This letter is followed by the Caronde-
lfet lettbr, to wliicli'Gen. Shnrman replied,
as follows:. '* .
“Headquarters of' * the UNnpD
January 2, 1877—'Gen. W. S. Hancock,
ew York—Bear General: I did liotjre-
live yoiir pmst interesting letter of De-
ber 2Stli, froiii Carondelet, Mo., fill
terday. I am very glad to,have your
ws in extenso upon a subject of such
.vital importance. Our standard opinions
are mostly formed Qn the practice of (mr
predecessors. But a great change was
’riiade,after tlie close of tlie civil war»by
the amendments to the constitution, giving
^ to fredd slaves certain civil and poIUtcal
•rights, dnd empowering Congress to make
laws necessary to tlie enforcement; of
these rights. This power is new and
absolute,' and ‘Congress has enacted
laws with which we are not
yet familiar and accustomed. [See pates
348, 84‘.) aud 350 Revised‘Statutes, section
1080, edition 1873-4]. As a matter of fi J
I dislike to have our anny used in th
ch'il “conflicts, hut the President has tlie
lawful right to use the army and navy;
bill for
oved by
’gmfcnt, all-
. - .. „ jr disorder
m connection with tlie|presi<Rfoi4al ern-
broglio. I feel certain tlut th^Zhal gov
ernments in South Carolfca amr*Louis-
ipna will-be decided by the same meau3
hicji (fctennines who is to be the next
Tesfdehtrof the United States. I tliere-
fore (with tlie consent and approval of ty
The remainder of the letter relates td the
disposition of the troops to he ordered
back from the South.
UNCLE JIM’S NEW HORSE
l -i .. «rt- • •
How Me Stayed in Cialuegville on Fri
day, and His Adventures by tbe
Way. 1
' It don’t take' Un'cle Jim very long to
resurrect another equine carcass' when he
loses his steed. Scarcely had the buz
zards gouged out the remaining eye of his
last Bucephalus when lie hies into ,the
country aud returns with a steed wor
thy of his taste. This last acquisition is
a dark bay, where' the hair.isn’t' rub-
bed off, and is constructed after the dia
gram of a fine-tooth comb. His tail lias
been gnawed oft’ by some hroigry calf,
he is hump-backed and hip-shotten,lias
a cancer ou the back and the iuilamma- 1
tory rheumatism;- and would iuake a
striking sign-board for some bone facto
ry. His hoofs are at least nine indies
long, and turn up at tip end like they
had been cnee barbecued. There ain’t
meat enough on that horse to fatten -a
n.usqulto. We don’t believe he’s dieted
at auythibg but chestnut bark in overfif-
ly years. From tbis'fact as soon as Uncle
Jim pranced into town like a dyspeptic
.cyclone the Lazy Club convened and
dubbed his new purchase Tanner, t Alec
Ifoebuck sayg.j?udge Gilliam don’t weigh
nothing but a pajr of ragged pants and a
court lipuse key; i;pd we don’t suppose
thattliis equine Tanner wyuld put down
tbe scales at more, than a bridle-bit and a
few leather strings—besides that sore'on
bis bock. Where Uncle Jim keep3 his
horse manufactory the boys would like? to
know. In the past few years he has own
ed five steeds that doubtless did cavalry
service in the Revobitionary war.
They were then condemned by the gov
ernment aud sold to; some grave-yard.
The. buzzards refusing, to touch- them,
knowing |faey wflujd starve to deatji while
picking tl;e.bongs, these old animals mail-
aged somehow to exist until again brought
Jqto requisition by our, aged friend.
••headquarters oi ajue as Uncle. Jim got his new ani-
nr. .9 Vr™ J*! m®l lie started to Gainesville on Friday.
J bn Brow-res sure Oun at Hi
iday ruiJprs ot a tragedy
ijm were«g|artf ib& city, ifr
TelegraphiccommUHcations having-been
brought into play, soon laid bare the fact
for us. As near as can be ascertained,
two white men—Mack and Frank Dykes,
lost their lives in an attempt to commit
an outrage npon an old darkev. John
/ °«Wonience.
English Capital Seeking Investment.
“It is said that there are £200,000,000
-Of British capital now waiting opportunity
for investment. That is to say, the'pro
fits and accuminulatcd savings of the in
habitants of these islands duriug the last,
few years are estimated at this enormous
total; and during that time sound invest
ments yielding anything like a good tc-
be had at prices that will give much mqre
than three and a half per cent., and even
preference and ordinary stocks are only
purchasable at prices that yield.a fradtiou
more.
In time we shall no doubt have plenty
of new projects; and it is a moial certain
ty that m the course of the next few
years we shall have a repetitiofi of the
‘old, old story’ of clever decoys and plun
dered dupes. If the British invester were
not made to be the prey of tlie spoiler, )ic
would strike out courses of his own.
There is an happy laok ofinitiative,begot
ten of a habit of waiting to be led and
guided instead of striking out paths, -which
-is probably more conspicuous among
those who- have money to invest than
those who are without it. The ciy
Among thfem tof a new field for invest
ment is as clamorous at this moment as
was ever the cry. of the despot of old for
tlie invention ‘ of a new pleasure. -We
hope there is more chance of a satisfacto
ry answer in tbe modem case than there
was in tbe ancient.”—Mete York World,
The Republicans of Vermont are tear
ing the State upside-down lest the Demo
crats may reduce the old Republican ma
jority. Their State election will take
place before that of Maine. A Vermont
correspondent of the BoatonTterald hojds
forth as follows:
“It is estimated that during the few
days remaining uot less -than a total of
1,000 political speeches will be made
throughout the State. It is the idea of
managers on both aides to have
oue -or more meetings in every city
and town, irrespective of those
which had already been held- TheDein-
ocrats feel that they will make an effec
tive reduction in the majority of 14,23S
wbicli was thrown for Hayes iu 1870, and
it is an indisputable fact tliat tbe Republi
cans are very much of the same way (of
thinking. The enthusiasm for Ilaucock
is very great among the Democrats of tlie
time-honored sort, and it is apparent that
the Republican soldier element .of the
State is cordially for-him.
In the town of II ardwick, for instance,
where tlie Democratic vote two years ago
was only seventy-tlnee, there is now a
a Hancock club of ICO voters. So it is in
Newport, where the Democrats bad only
100 votes votes two years ago, there is
now a Hancock organization of 200. Con
cerning the general result of the natioiial
election the Deuioerats are kept confident
by cheering reports from the New York
headquarters, aud Col. Hooker keeps up
the spirit 'of the Republicans * by their as
surance from the national committee that
Garfield'will sweep tlie country.
The nomination of English in Connec
ticut fills tbe Democratic heart in Ver
mont with a confidence that at least one
New England State will go for Hancock
and perhaps two, if Frank Jones should
be nominated for governor in New Hamp
shire. The Republicans have finished
a canvass of the State, tlie last of the
towns having reported to-day. I have
been unable to obtain the official result,
but understand, from Ji source that ought
to be reliable that it indicates a loss i of
nearly 6,000 from the majority cast for
Hayes In 1878. * 1
Glad to See lint,—The Marquis
Tseug, tbe Chinese plenipotentiary, wnen
he arrived at Berlin the other day, went
through some odd courtesies with Li
Fong Pao, tlie Chinese ambassador to
Germany. On arriving at the hotel the
two gentlemen began their formal Asiatic
salutations. They folded -their hands,
fell on their knees, and threw themselves
on the ground with outstretched arms.
The members of the two embassies sa
inted each other in the same manner, and
then they all exchanged their visiting
cards, which are strips of red paper a foot
long and half a food broad.
sincerjty. As to tbe presidential election,
we are, in Jno manner required to take
tlie least act’6n, but recognize him!as
President, whom 'lawfully appointed .of
ficers declare to be such person. I hope
and pray that Congress will agree jon
some method before the day and hour ar
rive. But ixa case of a failure to elect
by or before tlie 4lh fjfMprch, there wijl
be a vacancy in botli the office of Presi
dent and Vice-President, in which event
the president' of the Senate becomes
President pro tempore, and a new 'elec
tion will have to be held, under ihe
law of 1792. [See title S, chapter 1 1,
pages 21, 22, 23 of the Revised‘Statu'
It is well We should compare notes ,
agree before the crisis is upon us; but I sliv-
cerelykope we may pass this ordeal safely
and peacefully. I will be pleased I to
hear from you at any' tinfe. J
[Signed.] W.'T. Sherman:
The next letter published is from Gen
eral Hancock to General Sherman, dated
New Yoik, Januaiy 2. It is as follows a
“General IV.T. Sherman; United States
Arms/, Washington, B. U.—General: An
anonymous communication to‘the secret
tary of war, dated Louisville, December
20,1870, reached ihy Headquarters on the
27th of that month, from the office of fie
adjutant general of the army. It repre
sents that'in the ‘contemplated uprising of
the people to 4ntorcc the inauguratioroof
Tilden and Hendricks, the ■depot at Jef
fersonville is to be seized, and is expected
to arm -and clothe an Indiana army]of
Democrats.’ The endorsement on
communication, made at the United Si
headquarters, dated December 20, 18JG,
is as follows: ‘Official copy referred|to
Major General \V. S. Han
cock, commanding the division !of
tlie Atlantic, who may draw a company
from General Ruger, commanding the de
partment of the South, and post it at Jef
fersonville depot, with orders to protect it
against any danger.'- The terms of the
endorsement imply the exercise of discre
tion on my part, which leads ine to write
you before taking action. In my judg
ment, there is no danger Of-the kind the
anonymous communication sets forth, or
other kinds at the Jeffersonville depot, to
justify the movement of troops to tuat
place. Such a movement, it seems' to
ine, would involve unnecessary expense,
anil would treite or increase the appre
hension, for which there is no real foun
dation. There-are no arms or ammuni
tion at the Jeffersonville depot, andi if
such force as is referred to can be raised
for rebellious purposes, It is not likely
that it would begin by seizilig
the depot of army * uniforms, and,
therefore, if there are any grounds
for the action of the government, I see
no danger in the delay which will result
from this presentation of the subject [to
you. If, however, in your better judg
ment, the company should bo sent tl
it shall be promptly done, as soon as you
notify me to that- eflfect. As I baVe al
ready said, I do not act at once because,
in your instructions, you say I ‘may’ send
a .company there, which I construe as
leaving it somewhat discretionary with
me. I returned on the 31st of December
from 8t. Louis. I am, very truly yours,
“[Signed.] W. S. Hancock, :
Major General Commanding.’!
On tlie 19th of January, Gen. Han
cock wrote to <4en. Sherman that he liad
been so busy that-be bad “nbt yet written
as he intended.” In reply to the ac
knowledgment of tills letter ' from Ca
rondelet, he says:
“I wished to notice simply ybur refer
ence to the revised statutes, and one or
two other points, in a brief way. I will
do so yet, but nbt to-day, as I am house
hunting.
“Hie proposition for the joint commis
sion insures a peaceful solntiou ofthe
Presidential election if it becomes a law,
and in my opinion gives it to Gov. Hayes
—chances he did not have before. I have
considered that Mr. Tiideil’s chances
were impregnable, uot so Mr. Hendricks.
Now, it seems to me that Gov. Hayes haa
something more than ab equal chance,
but definite results cannot be foreshad
owed. Fortunately, trouble need not be
provided against by the use of the army,
should the bill become a law. If
tbe bill passes, and Gen. Grant
vetoes it, Mr. Tiiden’s chances
will be stronger than before. Certainly
if he and his friends support the meas
ure, public opinion will strengthen his
position. The danger in the compromise
question or joint commission plan, is that
the defeated candidate might appeal to
tlie Supreme Court on the grounds of ille
gal and unconstitutional decisions. I am
very truly yours, W. S. Hancock.
The first day he made Crawford, the next
Col. Pope’s; two more, by bard driving,
carried him to Athens. Ten days after
he left Lexington found him sale and
sound, within seven miles of bis destina
tion, anil getting out bis old spelling bii
be read with pride tbe sentence:
“Friday is as lucky a day as atiy othe
But just at this auspicious piemen
crash was beard, and. oueqf his bu|
wbeels’dropped to pieces with tbe dry i
Thus was bis cherished theory again I
niolislied. He cared not- for the inconvc
nience, for with a chesnufrail and a hicko
ry withe, he, in ten minutes, makes
good a wheel as Tucker or any one el
but the idea of his Friday’s start ag
coming to au untimely end was.mort:
ing, to. say the least. But Uncle Jin
not the niau to grieve over spilt milk. Jl
a few moments lie had a bran new wheel
made out of an inclined rai!, the old q
being strapped behind Ids buggy likj
wheel or fortune, aiffi was moving towai
Gainesville at tne lightning speed of five
hours a mile. He says he didn’t mind tlie
accident so bad as the sympathizing re
marks of the mountaiu lioosicrs he passed,
such as: , -
“Don’t ’low them gambling implemehts
in this county, old man!” ■ !
i “What do per ax tor spinning-wheels ;
my fieri ?”
“Hello 1 Got a nqw patent tliar, hev ye.?
What’s a fam’ly rite worth?”
“Itidiu’ on a rail, is ye? Boys, fetch Out
the tar and feathers.”
“Mister, what saw-mill you draggin’
that fog to?”
“Captain, you carry in’ that rail, along
to feed your - boss on ter night?”
Starting to the next Centennial, are
you?” < n ■
“Markin’ off another railroad, eh?”
“Mister,’ I’ve got a good billy g(iat'
at home I’d like to swap for that turn
out.”
“By jingo,.I’ll bet that old mania go
ing through tlie country lecturing in favi
of no fence! He’s advertised.”
“Judge, what railroad you are coin’ [to
sell that locomotive to?”
Uncle Jim spoke not a.word, but lie
looked concentrated blue blazes. At
nooir on tbe fourth day after the -break
down, he drove into Gainesville.
He Iras his wheel tieibup, and says bn
pest Friday week he intends to stirt
again for Gaiuesvillee.—Oglethorpe Echo
The Wrong Leg.—The Portland
Advertiser tells tlie following story:
Therfe was art eminent sergeant-at-law
some years ago who had a cork leg which
was a triumph of artistic deception. None
but Iris intimates knew for certain ‘which
was‘tbe sham limb. A wild young wag
of tlie “utter bar,” wlio koew the sergeant
pretty Well, once thought to utilize
knowledge of tlie sergeant’s secret to t
in a green, uewly-fieilged young barris' _
The sergeant 'was addressing a ‘special
jury at Westminster in his usual earnest
and Vehement style, and the wag whis
pered to Iris neighbor: “You see h‘
hot old - Buzfius is over his cil_,
now, M bet you a sovereign Pll run this
pin into his leg up to the head, and lie’ll
never notice it, he’s so absorbed in his
case. He’s a most extraordinary mart'in
that way.” This was more than the
greenhorn cduld swallow, sdlic took tlie
bet The wag took a laige pin from his’
waistcoat, and leaning, forward drove; it
up to the liead iutb the sergeant’s leg. ! A
yeH that froze tlio blood of all wlio heard
it, that made the hair of the jury stand
oh end arid' caused the judge’s wig almost
to. fail off, ran through the court. “By
JoVe! it’s-thewrong leg, and I’ve lost Uiy
money,” exclaimed the dismayed ahd
conscience-stricken wag, quite regardless
of the pain he had inflicted upon the
learned sergeant.
The Future Qi een of England,
The Londoii correspoudeBt of the Boston
Herald, writing -of- the recent grand fair
at Kensington house, 'says: “I-hare seen
her royal highness more than once, but
never admired her so much as when die
came up the steps surrounded by her shy-
little daughters. No wonder the English
love and revere the Dapish Princess who
has made so good a wife and mother.
What man would not die for Alexandra,
as he-saw-her* -leading- her three little
^rls, the personification of all that is
almost' clung to. their mother’s skirts.as
they mounted in* a group to the terrafce,
dad in their simple blue dresses.
Tlie Princess of Wales wore an exquis
ite costume of heliotrope silk, shot with
;old and trimmed with white Jace; in aer
land she carried a large bouquet of camel-
ias and other white flowers. She ac
knowledged the sweeping courtesies of
some of the ladies and the respectful salu
tations o| the crowd of visitors with a dig
nity in which (here was no trace of stiff
ness. Her sweet face, still fresh rind al
most girlish, despite of her wifehood and
maternity, made all other 'beauties’ seem
pale or'common beside her, for it is truth,
and not flattery, to say that tlie princess
remains the prettiest woman in England.’.
When you vlstt or leave New York
city, top at the Grand Union Hotel, op
posite the Grand Central Depot. Euro
pean plan. Rooms reduced to $1.00 and
upwards. Restaurant unsurpassed at
moderate prices. Street cars, stages and
elevated railroad to all parts of the city;
May ll.-e.o.d., 1 yr.
Lyon’s Patented Heel Stiffener is the
only invention that will make old boots
straight as new. Ini
And Stilt They Come.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger}—
There was it grand mass meeting of the
citizens of Twiggs: About seventy-five
met at Jeffersonville yesterday to'seiid
delegates to. the senatorial convention ’ at
Gordon. A resolution was intrpdueed
aud carried, instructing the delegates to
accept no man in the Gordon convention
who is opposed to the re-election of G6v.
Colquitt: .
It is Wilkinson coqnty's time to name
her mau for Senator, provided he he a
Democrat, and the duty of Twiggs and
Jones counties is to endorse her candidate.
she has already named E. J. Massey, ahd
as a citizen of Twiggs county I feel in
honor bound to support him, whether
he is for Colquitt, Brown or Norwood,
and the.“tagging” of Twiggs county deje-
;ates with that 'resolution is a gratuitous
insult to Wilkinson county and her can-:
didate, and will create discord in the con
vention Sinless Jones county secs to it that
.oi anairs we have need of your aiU-iw
i ttat y , ou meet us at the
“K* tbl ? evening at S o’clock.
Shall it be sard that all of our leaders
have deserted us? mauers
A. G. Butts, "
E. P. Taylor,
— hi S~B*Pjaee,~ —«
C- E. Campbell,
-N> M. HodginSj and Olliers.
Maqon, Aug, 2?, 1880.
Brown by name.
— About fire '
edge ofGum Swamp, lives John Brown,
a respectable and respected colored man. ^ ~ -—
What were his oflhnre. ---Tin ■ n * eur *'Butts. E. P. Taylor, S.
upon Thursday night, with all the lights «»»***■*■“ “ JfE -\* ToUr f a
out, the old man sat up in. his lonely
cabin, awaiting the approach of a body of
men, who had threatened to whip him.
While thus awaiting he heard stealthy
footsteps upon the outside and . then the
tramp of a crowd. ,
The hour had come and the man felt
his danger. Arming himself with a heavi
ly loaded shotgun he crouched in a cor
ner, and waited. Without a word of
warning pistol ; shots came through the
door and the blows of heavy instruments
fell upon it. There was no demand for
surrender, no chance to explain or. im
plore; a murderous crowd was upon him,
and desperation was bom in his heart
There, in the night, the crowd and the
man confronted each other, with only a
fra[l door between, one crushing down the
division, the other crouching in a • dark
comer, with his burning eyes fixed upon
the door, and his finger upon his trigger.
It was a picture soon to change; with one
last crash the door fell in and the
crowd pressed forward. ■ At that instant a
dark form within stood upright and two
sheets of flame leaped forth into the
night; the crowd scattered right and fell,
leaving the two brothers upon the thresh
old, with their brains scattered in every
direction. The next instant a dark form
glided across them from within, anil was
lost in the night. He fled, but no one
blamed him for his defense, and the coro-
ltersjury which assembled around tbe
defid, justified the killing.
Correcting a Correction.
A prominent merchant in Macon writes:
“Another county heard from! At a pri
mary election held in Wilkinson county
Sat uni ay a Norwoodman was nominated.
Some of them tried to get him to say ‘ iie
would support Joe Brown, but • he "said:
“Gentlemen, I am against both Colquitt
and Jce Brown.”—Atlanta Post.
Messrs. Editors: Seeing the above in
tbe Herald of this evening, forces me to
ask that you put these few lines in your
paper, that tlie people may knowhow old
.Wilkinson stands. She is almost solid
for Colquitt. The man selected on last
Saturday to represent the people iu the
next general assembly, Mr. Benjamin
Fordham, is a Colquitt man, had bis tick
ets beaded “Colquit.” I am Colquitt,
and most all the county is for Colquitt.
This is not another county heard frdm,
but from Old Wilkinson.
• Editors Telegraph and Messenger ,* As
the above, which appeared in your paper
of yesterday, may create a wrong impres
sion upon the minds of some of your rea
ders, I respectfully ask that you give pub
lication to this. The election of last Sat
urday, to which “Old Wilkinson” refers,
was a primary, held for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the Senate and
House of Representatives. One of the
tickets was headed “Colquitt ticket,” and
ou it Col. R. L. Storey was the cand'date
for tlie Senate, and Mr. B. Fordham for
tlie House. On the other ticket Dr. E. I.
Massey was the candidate for the Senate,
while for the House there were two can
didates, Dr. D. R. Fluker and I. W. Da
vis. The vote stood: For the Senate—
Massey, 019; Storey, 597; majority against
candidates on Colquitt ticket, 22. For
Representative-i-Forilham, 560; Fluker,
473; Davis, 19S; majority against candi
date on Colquitt ticket, 111; hjs plurality
over opponent having highest vote; JB7.
Tiiis-is the result, as officially declared,'
and from it our readers can decide wheth
er Wilkinson county is for or against Col-
quitt. Yours respectfully,« . |
A Norwood Man:
t .
communication.
Editors Telegraph .and Messenger:
Our attention has been called to. the card
of V7. S. Whittaker, in your issue of yes-,
terday, relative to tbe Senator from this
district, in wliich the following language
fo employed: “It bas become very ‘appa
rent that the rumors which have beeq,
freely circulated, fo the effect that efforts
would be made to send delegate* frpiu
Bibb and Monroe, determined to ignore
any suggestion that 'may He made by the
county qf Pike, and to nominate no can
didate but such as will bind himself to
never vote for Joseph E. Brown for Uni
ted States Senator, are true.” , i
Therefore, Mr. Whittaker says He with
draws from tlie race, leaving the impres
sion that Pike would present his name to
the convention for nomination, as tlie
choice of the county. 1 I ;
We deem it our duty as delegates, rep
resenting the county of Pike, to ask space
iri your paper, in which Mr. Whittakfir’s
card appeared, to say that the delegation
from Pike haye never contemplated flie
idea of presenting Mr. Whittaker’s name
to the convention.
T. E. Murpaey, ;
“ E. F. Dupree,
Pike Delegates^ .
Garland Head never was for Whitta
ker. • L
P. S.—J.E. Madden, who resides in tjhe
western portion of [he county, has fioj.
seen Mr: Whittaker’S card, but will en
dorse the above. . “ I
Tovidy and "admirable in woman! The justice prevails for Wilkinson county.
Princesses Victoria, Louise and. Maude Respectfully, C. A. 1\
Southerner and Appeal please copy.
British Food and Trade.
An interesting statement bas lately
been published in the Journal of the Sta
tistical Society on the quantity of wheat
imported and grown in England during
twenty-eight harvest years, from 1852 to
1878. During the first eight of these
years foreign imports supplied 26 per cent,
or the total national consumption of wheat;
dining the next eight years, 40 cent.; dur
ing theTiext eight yeans, 48 per cent.; and
during the last three years of the period,
57 per cent.
The minimum of imports was three
million quarters in 1854-55; the maxi
mum, including the harvest year not yet
closed, was 14[ million quartern in 1877-
78. The highest yiehl from British fields
was nearly 17 million quarters in 1863-
C4j the lowest is five million quarters for
the late disastrous autumn. These fig
ures would seem effectually to dispose of
the question, if it is a question, whether
England is again likely to return to pro
tection. When more than half of the
most necessary food ot the people has
been supplied from abroad, it is absurd
to imagine that restrictions will be our
upon the means by which it is obtaiueiL
vor of this’date, staringlhS thJJS
s 1 P oHa “! atlairs . we have need
°u y a l e ad ~ d bCg J0U 1vi!i ,,ieet
us at the court-house this eveiiin-” hnn
been received, and while I would "ladfo
advise at any time with my friends in
Bibb, who have so often honored mo with
their confidence, I confess iu this instructs
my inability to give you a satisfactory re
sponse. The condition of the Democrat
ic party m Georgia is indeed deplorable,
and Will require tbe patriotic efforts of
the respective w.ings to restore it to a
healthy state. It is useless now to dis
cuss upon whom rests the responsibility
of this disaffection and division. Tlie
fact of disruption is upon us, and while
we stop to enqu're who are blameworthy,
the seeds of discord and dissolution are
taking root and will, speedily mature a
harvest of injury to our material indus
tries and of damaging results to our body
politic.
I assure you I -was sorely troubled at
the result of our State convention. I was
pained, that the majority, at the- risk of
dividing the Democratic p.arty, should
press (in tbe _ face of an oppo
sition so determined and represent
ing so large an element of Demo
cratic strength),' their single candi
date, when so many good men—true
Democrats—bad been offered them, who
would have commanded the united sup
port of tbe organization. I was pained
that the minority, after the failure of the
convention to mane a nomiuatiort, did
not plant themselves on their Record in
that body, and patiently await tbe judg
ment of the people and their verdict upon
whom rested the responsibility of disor
ganization arid disruption, rather than
follow the suggestive result of the ac
tion ofthe majority, to-wft: a recommen
dation of one of their ring, to the peo
ple, as a candidate for governor. Thus
far I think both the majority and
minority- delegations were at fault—
neither risiug do the irop&femcc and
danger of the situation, aud neither evin
cing that spirit .of patriotic sacrifice that
was necessary to save the party from the
dangers that environedit. The conse
quence is—the.party With no. regular ap
pointed head—is divideddrito factions, in
which' jealousies,.-dislikes arid personal
isms arq entering; .which will estrange
them for yearsumdiperhaps.sesnU in final
disiuptidiw..Ihe:3V»q^K- of tlie party,
(even theirowwfsoUufen^iweri* riniated
by the.majoiity, w bus they adjourned the
convention Wiliioia.ai; noounathci, when
a nomination was dri their ‘pssrer at any
time, had they manifested a spirit of com
promise and not - restricted themselves and
the conventionrtau the one mair.pjatfomi.
Disaffection resulted from this course,
and as the majority bad. nullified by their
acts their own resolution to nominate un
der the two-thirils rule, tlie minority fol
lowing the example of disorganization,
thus set them, reconiiuendcd also a candi
date of their own, thereby' giving us
two candidates; neither of them “the reg
ular appointed standard bearer of tlie par
ty.” While I did not syinpathiro with the
majority, nor approve their course. I
was deeply impressed with the conviction
that it was unwise and unfortunate for
the minority to place before the people a
candidate. Iff widened the breach the
majority had made, and gave tbe old par
ty over to discordant factions and un
friendly elements. I desired and urged a
different colirse of action, for I saw little
hope of electing tlie candidate of the mi
nority, and therefore saw no necessity of
jeopardizing tlie life of the party by fol
lowing the unwise and dangerous exam
ple of the majority.
As was sajdbya •distinguished Geor
gian, in reference.to the action of the na
tional Democratic party that ' split in
Charleston, bringing disaster upon its
Cause, and revolution upon the people,
“the action of the convention, instead of
stopping tlie break in tiie levee, only made
it deeper and wider,” and 1 fear with
him, that “notliiugbuta subsidence ofthe
waters (of passion and strife) will ever
arrest it.” God grant that there is patri
otism enough left among the people to
still those waters and allay tlie storm.
I adopt the language of Georgia'* great
commoner in I860 as my own on this oc
casion. “hi tins state of things, so far as
I am concerned, I am satisfied tlie best
course I can take is to leave (ho whole
matter with-those who have itudertakep
the management of tlie crisis. Should it
turn otit well, no one will be more re
joiced than myself. Sllbulil it turn out
badly, I shall fendeaver to do whatever
the dictates ol patriotism may point out,
whenever an occasion shall ariso when 1
see any prospect of doing any good. At
this time I see none. l expeef, therefore,
in this contest, to be perfectly silent. I
see no good to be accomplished by any
word that I can say. Tlie popular fever
must run its course. I do not wish any
one to be influenced- by my views, one
way or the other;” for deprecating as I do
personalities in a political campaign, and
especially between men of the same party
organization, I could riot consistently
enter into a canvass where it has' al
ready shown itself embittering feelings
that should never exist, and estrang
ing relations that should be none
other than fraternal.' I have no heari for
such service, and shall therefore not en
gage in it. I love peace, and am no
friend.to discord andj$3trifc. Hating run
in tlie convention, and having been voted
for by some of the minority delegations,
whose generous and constant support 1
shall never forget. I can oniy say they
will bear testimonv to the fact tliat I was
willing, at any time, to retire' to secure a
harmonious nomination. I did not want
division in the party. I had worked loo
arduously and too long with other good
aud true men to place it In power to see
it broken into fragments, its unity des
troyed, its power weakened, its existence
threatened. “My destiny is with the
party.” In the dark days of reconstruc
tion, when good men doubted and bold
oues hesitated, I enlisted wider its banner,
and from that day until tlie present,
“whenever duty required me to speak I
have not been silent, whether in legisla
tive hails or the hustings, whether before
party, friends” or military rulers, . I have-
espoused its principles and men, and I
am not disposed to despair of it now in
ite hour of gloom, but will cling the closer
to it, earnestly praying that the patriotic
recollections ofthe past will silence the
dissensions of tbe present, and unite its
warring factions iri tbe bonds of a close
union iu the future.
I am, gentlemen, with great regard,
your obedient servant,
Thos. Hardeman.
Too Much for Even a Goat.—The
Boston Journal says: A troublesome old
marsh goat which has been the pest ofthe
neighborhood in which he has foraged
around the past twenty years, ended his
vicious career in a somewhat tragic man
ner last Tuesday noon. lie crawled
through a broken fence down in Brook-
liue street and ate up a tin-pailfullof
plaster of Farts which bad just been mix
ed up by a mason, who was plugging up a
fitsurt in a cellar wall. A few moments
after bis stolen lunch he commenced act
ing in a funny manner; he blinked fierce
ly, and his under jaw swung from right-
io left with .terrific swiftness. Then,
.with a furious bellow of agony, lie went
ibrough a kitchen window, searing a ser
vant girl on to a hot stove, making his
egress through a screen door into the back
yard. Then with a wild glare in his eye
and a hot steak-broiler dangling from his
horns, he made mad strides for the Back
Bay and plunged at once and forever be
neath the waters ot the Charles.
—No fragment of the great Bibb county
meteor has ever been found.