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Newspaper Page Text- 1M* Hjjgqgjgia ISegfelg suib Soiu-sK.i" & 3lfei-;;niijec fSSK^IfH * MmUHBt !*»liy *«1 K«^>kly. zara UxtUKcre fa publlifco' . *xf« ,i bUkdaj, and weekly ever} o liint ta dttlrvnd by carrlert fa the «ttj «r Bailed pok/^i lm w *ub*enb«r* at fl mi awmth, tlM tut three tawnUu, f» tor siz ■- ^utta. tf fiO a year. fr* Wmir It mailed to subscriber*. p»«Uyf >•», at IS a year and Cl tor da month* •.» amtent ndwttaameiitt will betikcn at on« ioltrptr eqoara of mb Unra or Ipm (or thi fm IiiaertioQ, and fifty eenta for each subtf* laent Intertlon Liberal rate* to contractor* Oaly klr.>:le column adverasemsote waaiac for tha Weakly. 4J2 coTctsantcatfotu. Intended for pubffflattna aaotk be accompanied by the anier'e nsint aud addrwae, not tor pubUsaUoa, but a* at ar, Icaee of food fid Ul ta^MSnd comxtanicatlone will not ba retu«red tamependenoe containing important newt wad dissuasions of linn* topic*, it anliciutl •at MB*! be brief and be written u/»on bii toe aid*of tb* paper, to bare attention, ymlttanoea thonld ba made by Epreas, Mon*) Order, or Restate rod Let:«*r. Mi eoB>aor.:.~aJoa* should be addre-wed ta KtCON miSBAFB AND KESSEK5ES The white Republicans in Georgia will have to play second-fiddle to the black ones, or they will toon find their occupa tion gone. The bitterness that ia springing up between them is of a character not to be easily allayed. The Northern and one accord speak of terms free from bitl him the fame he hot though differing in opi honesty and ability. The Pennsylvania sh< tion indorsed Beaver Cameron Jaoobin ticket w! ■oppressed enthusiasm. Beaver and hie bote are m digestion it not good. Ex-Coeoebmhae Cm, of takes a lively view of the future of He must be connected with Grant in Mexican ventures. Cake'* enthusiasm over the geetleneee of the Greater* U evi dently of the earth, earthy. Bekatob Baca recently peeped In on the trie! of the star route rogaet in Washing ton. The old Scotchman could not be more delighted than he would be by see ing those “highly moral" Jaooblna dressed out in full Bing Bing regimentals. Enrroa Ham oomea smiling to tba front, literally trembling with enthusiasm for the Gainesville nominee. Nevertheless, he in sists on betring from Mr. Stephen* in the matter. It is reasonable to ask help from that quarter, bnt unreasonable to expect it. Tmaa ia something strikingly natural in tho modetty with whioh England insist* on nring the Turkish troops as mercena ries in policing one of tbs provinces of the Sublime Porte. The demand is oheeky enough to do credit to a New England Jaoobin. “Allah HnAkImr"-God fa Great. The above is the caption of a very ably written article In the Wesleyan Christian Advocate of the 12th. We would publish it entire if our space would permit. We shall not attempt anything like a reply to Ua full serpe. The Wesleyan is of the opinion that the preseut troubles in Egypt, tvduced to their last analysis, amount to little, if anything, more than the raising of the standard of Christianity against that of Mohammedanism. If it were re duced to a struggle between the crescent and the cross, there Is but little question as to the position every Chilstisu inau and nation would assume. The moral support Euglaud would receive would ex cel iu unanimity and extent any demon stration of opinion and seutiment devel oped in modern times. Hut such, we sp preliend, la not the case. Our kq^Yledge of Egyptian affairs is Imperfect, biflbri the best Information we cau get, the troubles that exist atAresent are attribu table to a carp«abi^^UmiimtraUon oi’ Egyptian linanccs^H^and has been largely accountabjfllrthis. * The writer of the article in ^Ktlon admits that tne Interest on bonJi held by her people against the Eg£ian government aud her canal have some- ulnlng her policy. Over and beyond Wohdeb if Robeeon has any peoQniarj intercet iu Bsn Butler's supposed piratical expedition. He and Butler would un doubtedly make first-class pirates. Robe son’s naval skill and personal character naturally suggest him as the fellow to command Ben’* piratical craft. Tnxaa ia some confusion in the seventh end ninth districts. Home of people support Stephens and Felton; some support Stephen* and Bpeer; others will vote for Gartrell and Clements; and yet others for Gartreil and Candler. Oh t what a mixer waa the Atlanta Jeffersonian convention I OiMEavATioa. for a number of years, Iced* ns to the conclusion that there is hot Utt!e wisdom and still less money in a strike. Foroe is ntither a wise nor a proper element in the adjusting of wages, and the labor unions will some diy recou nt** the truth of the statement. Gobbi* rejoices greatly over the pro spective defeat of Parson Massey, the Vir- gi&is galvanised Democrat. Well, we have no tears to shed for hie defeat, and no re joicings to make over his triumph. It is «aongh for oa to know that be ia not a Democrat, and to deplore the "Jefferso nian" folly of his nomination. Tan announcement that the consulate at Tripoli baa been aboliahed and that Con sul Robeson has arrived safe at Melts, leads ua to the reflection that if Consul Robeson ia Uke the Congressmen, of nemo, be ought to have been abolished with the consulate. Two Robesons, Uke the New Jersey pirate, are more than any country ean comfortably endure. Braaazna of bribing a jury in Ike star roots eases, Mr. Carpenter exclaims: “Ood in heaven 1 can such things be in a free country P' Yet, even in this land of publie libraries and poUeemsn, such thing* ean he. If Mr. Carpenter really was ignorant of this tut, the defense made an awful mlstako ia selecting saoh Incompetent Thi papers are Ailed daily with reports ofvioleooe. Crime is on the increase ever the country. Tbs people seem to be only pertiaUy awake to the necessity of maintaining law and preserving order. The signs of the Rome are very bad. Let aUgood citizens arouse themselves to a proper appreciation of their duty to so ciety, and let them discharge it without fear, favor or affection. Taaaa is no State platform for Georgia Democrats to stand upon, ao the Demo crats of sack county should have c their own. Thera are important q Bastions that wiU come op for settlement by tho next Legislature, and the people should not hesitate to take position on them. Ike State platform was left ailect on all these questions for a weak and inglorious pur pose, bat county platforms should be made to speak out. “Emu Vor.ua, of Red Bluff, Cal, waa so mortified by her sweetheart's apearance as ar. aesthete at an entertainment that her mind became disordered, and the died af ter suffering Intern* mental agony." Only a few days ago a man in Cincinnati jailed for stealing sunflowers. And *till the eirde of Oarer's evil influence goes on widening and expanding; Omar and the toy pistol should both be suppressed. It le eomrwhet important for Gen. Gar - trail to state what he proposes to do with the convicts when he destroys the present convict system. If Gov. Colquitt decent Pardon all of them before his term is out, hr. enccseeor will here to take som- nite position oa the question. It is idle. in the eighth district against tU D e- crat e u Ai„nm. We shall not be able to soft > ■> ut him, and ao we are compelled to hope he will taka the will for the dead. Sets lei nrd —hjret te heir knit M en;- • t> Lt • ■ i.t to as dangerou a coran. Uil) f.* •• * n City. Wc shoold • l**-t U> r of att*« *•** [-> pro as she n the long run sho will auck every drop of blood from the financial veins of Egypt, just as sho has done in India. If Jer purpose Is to carry the standards of tho cross into the strongholds of Mohammedanism, why is U that she has so long imposed that moral scab upon the Christianity at.d civilization of Europe—the Turkish Empire? No man will deny that tho "sick man" would long since have been driven back iuto Asia, if not destroyed untlre'.y, but for British influence. This has for years supported the tottering Ottoman power. England has been abided for this policy, and Justly too. England is not fighting tho battles of Christianity. She is illustrating "tho Christian's thirst for gold." She Is pursuing the same policy that forces the opium of India upou tho Chlncso, when these peo ple, though heathen, through embassies are supplicating Christian England t<- spate their race from this lerrlblo infliction. In tho dust they bavo begged her not to force the poisonous drug upon them, aud to show the fearful results or iu use have presented the statistics, col lected by the Chinese government, show ing the tens of thousands of victims that yearly fall a prey to this worso than Mo hammedan curse. To their pleadings she turns a deaf ear. The cultivation of the poppy and the sale of opium give employment aud income to her subjects lu India. From the port of opium alw also derives a largo government revenue. China furnishes her principal market. Her people arc forced to buy it. If tho Chinese govern aieut, Iu viow of the great evil and wrong thus Inflicted upon its people, resorts to rcpretelve measures, Euglaud sends a fleet to Chineso waters, just as she did to Alexandria, and at the cannon's mouth forces death and damna tion upou these people. It matters not to her If tout of thousands of them go down yearly to uullmely graves, at tlw result of the moral pestilence she sows broadcast amongst them. Perishable wealth to her outweighs aud outlives hetthen immor tality, aud while the harvest of death goes ou, sho gathers in the gold that pov ertjrand suffering can lily spare to sa tiate the Infernal appetite created by lie: cupidity, aud fostered by all of her great reeourcee. It were well if the motives that influenced her were higher aud uo- bier. We cannot discoror that they are. Uer policy is one of trade, ol gain. For this, her men-of-war are to be seen In every harbor on tie globe, aud her sol dlers are so distributed that the beating of her reveille sends the roll of her drums around the world. Uer diplomatists al ternately cajole and bully the ualious of the earth iuto submission to her plans and policy, and these concentre in the one Idea of gold. The Arab ift Egypt wearies under bis treadmill life the same as does a Christian Englishman. Uo seeks the fruit of his la bor In Use comforts of life and accomplishment of accumulation, Just as other men. Year by yearlbe remorseless tax gatherer deprives him of all but meagre subsistence, aud in despair be de- termlnts to measure arms with tho impe rious mistress of the world. If bo fails, be Is but spared a life of misery. Death to him is preferable to an endless night of tyranny and oppression. We admire his spirit. We Invoke for him that success the downtrodden and op pressed always deserve when, frenzied by the exactions of power, the god of battles luvoked. Would that the Prophet could give the Arab victory in Egypt. How to Get Kid of Him 1'rcsUkQt Arthur's appointment of W. W. A*- v as minbter to Rome In place of the lament ed George P. Manh will generally te consider ed a mistake. The death of hr. Marsh ■ notional calamity. So objection Is mad* to Mr. Astoeberauseof hi* wealth, but forth* lack of qaallUce which should be essential for •o Important a position. HU public career U limited to a couple of years’ experience In the heaale of Xew York, and hi* claims oa the par ty to a steady support of Mr. Conklins in ItU last unfortunate canvass! for r« election to the seat be resigned. Mr. A>b>r came promt, oettily before the country through acanvw lor CooKrta*. la which he 1* represented l have expended ITO.iu*. but he was beaten In Republican district Socially, the principal objection to Mr. Aster U his servile imitation of English speech, radorn* and man; American minister abroad, it U urged, should beaa American gentleman, not *i Imitation ef another nationality. The above paragraph, from tba Ban Francisco Call, doubtless correctly voice* public opinion as to th* appointment question. It would be foolish to suppose that it has caused any excitement, or even much comment of any sort. There ora few things to which the people cf the United State* give teas allwoUoo than to the character of iu reprrsenUUoQ in for eign countries. They neither know nor ear* who wpceaent the country abroad. There was a tins when they took mom prlda ta the manner la which the eouatry r.»*l i in power this once honorable servlet has degenerated to such a degree as to carry with Ua appointments no Idea of worth or honorable distinction. With such men aa Lincoln, Grant, Hayes and'Anhur in the Presidential office, uo rcaronable per son could expect that foreign appoint ments would bo filled by very high types of officials. Tho truth of the matter is, the diplomatic corps of the couutry, dur ing the time of which we have spokeu, would have done discredit to Mexico, Central America, or ar.y of the seml-clvillzed South American States. Ap pointments to foreign service bavo been madd simply as rewards for party service, with no reference whatever to the good of tbe country. In this depsitwent of ad ministration, as in all others, no higher motive than that of rewarding some po- >cal trickster for past services or of buy leg up some new Influence for future emergencies, Las possessed tbe Washing ton authorities since 1801. Since that time the appointing power has been "on the make," and we doubt not appoint ments have been sold ofumer than they have been made because of any fitness in tbe person for tbe station to wbicb bo bas been appointed. For Instance, there is poor, lying, silly- billy Badeau! Who supposes that he ever disgraced a consulship in Europe be cause of auy promise that he ever gave of usefulness, either in such an office as that or In any other? Everybody knows that bo was put on the diplomatic pay-rolls Just because be was one of Grant's crea tures—on e of his scurviest ones, at that, Then there is James Longstrect—a bold, blunt soldier, but no more suited for consulship than for Pope of Romo or rep resentative of the Prophet at Mecca. Tbe people of Georgia know why Longstrect was thought entitled to a foreign mission. But we have not the space for going through the long roll of fourth-rate un worthies tbst misrepresent this country abroad. W. Waldorf Astor is perhaps no better id no worso than the average, wealth certa'.nly makes him no better, though such a consideration as that doubt less has great weight with a President of Arthur's ihapo aud characteristics. The snobbishness of the appointee was cer tainly a point In his favor. Arthur is dandy of tho Oscar Wilde variety—one wlio parts both his hair and Ids intellect in the middle; and it Is the most natural tlurg In the world that he should take to suobbish animals liko W. Waldcrf Astor. Aster’s affectation of cockney ways, bfth In dress, habits and pronunciation, commends him to tlu President and his coterie. His administration is pro-Eug- would rather salute the English flag ban follow up such a bold and straightforward foreign policy as would induce foreign nations to think It worth tho while to salute the flag of his own country. The truth of the business ir, Astor is not seut to Rome to represent the United States at the Italian court. Tim office Is doubtless the reward of some service that has been already rendered, or that has been promised; and the fact of his unfitness for the position by reason of his habits and mental characteristics, had nothing whatever to do with the ap- polutmeut. We are bound to do tbe President the Justice te say that we do not believe the appo.ntracnt was rnado because of the unfitness or the appointee, though it la notorious that It was made spate of such uulitncas. To be wealthy aud au English Uunky besides, constitute high qualifications for office with Guilean' President. If he were at all disposed to consider the interests and honor or the Uultcd States In forclgu couutrles, Lowell would long ago have been recalled from rim Court of St. James, and tbe office, that disgraced by him, would have been filled by a man. Lowell Is actually afraid espouse tbe Just cause of a citizen or the United States In Great Britain. Ills •mall consideration whether this is due to Indifference or to cowardice. It Is wick edly shameful, In either event, that the Uulted States should be represented tho most important of alt Its diplomatic stations by a creature who iuvariably takes sides against Americans when they become the victims of foreign oppression. W. Waldorf Astor will do no worse tltau that. 1! he has uo fitness whatever for tbe position to which he has been ap pointed, be will have to exert himself, he has never done before, to make half bad a record as Minister Lowell. Tbe San Francisco Call ought to try a change of dynasty at Washington. That is tbe only way to get rid of tbe Astors, tho Lowells, the Uadeaus and the rest of the unrepresentative cattle. I Msec the Jacobins "The ftjslarjr Grab Tb# Macon TzLK.ium acknowledte* that Mr. Stephens "did not vote for tbe bark salary Srab," but Insists that be would have done If be bad been a member of Congress at time. Tb* TzuoaAra. w* trust, would convict a man of murder who had simply made a threat after another man had perpe trated tbe deed r Mr. mephens has a clear alibi In this case.—Jfarfcff* Journal. The Journal does not state tbe matter fairly. It ia true that Mr. Stephens "did not vote for the back salary grab," but why ? Was it because be was opposed it? It was a physical Impossibility him to vote for a measure In the House when be was absent, and, if our memory does sot fail us, not a member of the Congress that passed tbe bill. That, however, Is immaterial. It is well-knowu that be indorsed It, and that he took the earliest opportunity to say so, on the floor of the House. He went out of way to indorse tbe beck pey grab, when tbe people were almost unanimously denouncing It, aud did so publicly lo a speech on the floor Congress. He seemed actually to afraid that tbe people might think agreed with them unless be puOlicJy dared his approval of the grab, nude uo "threat** concerning it, but unhesitatingly indorsed it. The Clarion was mistaken In saying that be voted lor the bill; but if be would hare voted wrong bad be done so, his "alibi" him no good, because be earnestly and unqualifiedly sustained tbe measure, the speech of which we hare spoken. This is written with no Intention Iona- tagouize Mr. Btepbens because of his po sition oo tbst question. It b a small matter to ua that the papers wl bounced Senator Norwood for favoring tbe measure find oo wordr of eraaare for Mr. BupUm's position oa tba question. 11 tbe "alibi" salts them, we hare no rea son to complain. Wa do not know that Viking; Ilutler. The telegraph dispatches bring us news this morning from Ben Butler of the most Inflammatory character. Time was when Bsn claimed a large share of our attention, and required cons'snt watching all hands, but that was In tbe old troublous era, r.ow vanished, let us hope, forever. Of late, however, and late, iu this instance, is Intended to cover a pe riod of years anywhere between a decade and a generation, the old roguo has dropped from public notice, appearing only to run for tbe governorship of Mazsa- chuaetts whenever a vacancy occurred, and always with tbe same desirable re suit. Ou the present occasion he bobs up suddenly as tho purchaser of "a long, low, black, iraticat looking vessel," built to carry a heavy armament and a Urge crew ~ men. This vessel, which was pur chased iu Halifax, has sailed for Mada gascar ostensibly, and competent sailors have gone to meet her. The situation is full of danger aud enshrouded with doubt. We know that Ben's lucllualion has carried him upon long cruises as boss of a private yacht, and that more than once he has been further than half seas over. But where to and for what has be planned th>s new ven ture ? Has the vision of King Arthur treading the deck of a war vessel, his flag, his own dear flag, proudly flying from the masthead, inflamed the mind of tbe old Massachusetts buccaneer? Does tbe memory of the good old days, when other folks’* wealth could be had for the tak- lug, come over him like a schoolboy dream, and has an irresistible desire to re new them seized upon him ? It looks very much that way, and verity there never was a better time for the resurrec tion of the olden Impulses. Thera is President Barrios knocking about the country trying to give awsy a small kingdom to anybody that will help him keep bis own; lie prints the situation, be ft known, In glowing colors. Mountains of silver and gold, valleys where sparkle the ruby, tho topaz and the diamond, all lie within that little realm of Guatemala, and such things have always appealed power- folly to Ben. A spot where gold aud ail ver can be obtained, even though they bo already moulded into spoons, and jewels, oven though they bavo to be tcru from ladies' fiugers and picked from their settings, have a wonderful Influence upon his imagination. It may be, therefore, that with the aid of his good ship he intends to surrouud the republic of Gua temala and hive his riches. Or better still, there Is Egypt—"booty and beauty," "loot" and the harems. Ben always was a Uaicm-scaretn kind of a fellow sod has had varied experiences in crescent cities. We have no idea In tho world that he In tends helping Arabl Bey; that would Im ply a fight with the English, and Ben never relished the Idea of fighting any body even on land. Nor do we Imagine that ho has any ulterior designs on tho Suez canal, the only weak point in England 1 long line. Ben once got into a canal near Richmond and received ducouragment enough for this century; it Is evident to even bis warmest admirers that Ben is done with canals. No, tho destination of the old Viking is evidently Egypt, aud his object loot. The highly colored plates published by the illustrated London Jour nals, the gorgeous panoramas ot household ipods, gold and silverware, Jewels and Jewelry piled up In and about the streets ot Alexandria, have proved too much for the old mxn. He is off to the war. Uo is going to become an "Ameri can mercenary” and help check tho riot In Egyptian cities, while all the world, through tho agency of special correspon dents, pats him on the back. And If they pat hard enough some of tho neighbors are goiug to hear the Jlnjle of pocketed metal, or we have erred in our prognosti cation. might peril the existence of the entire government. The members of tbe Pennsylvania leagues deny the existence of any move ment to commit them to any party. They are thoroughly right. Any leader sue- peeled of such designs should be promptly deposed. No man, workingman or pro- fesslooal, calf so humiliate himself as to his vote, wltere tho interest of au or ganization may demand, regardless of tbe principle at stake. This must inevita bly be the results, should trades unions become political, aud for this reason, the movement In Pennsylvania is of tho ut most importance, and watch id with in lento interest. The Nova Scotians have kindly put this government oo notice. These fellows have worked off a fine piece of irouy on tbe republic. Of what use Is tbe notice that lkn's good ship has sailed. Is It possible that these people really sap. pose the American navy Is in a condition to attack an armed vessel, much lass go out to ie% alter It? Usd they given us earlier notice, and an opportunity to Rrm bn. crew something might have been accomplished, but now, alas! it is forever too late. Tbe has sailed and oar Secretary of State does not speak the English language with dearness enough to let Arabl know by wire the true situation. Political Tr»«le League*. No little exdtcment has been crested In Pennsylvania recently over tbe report that tbe leaders of tbe various trades unions bad been bought up by polUldans for party ends. The scheme was simply this: On the night of the meeting ef the union tbe ball waa to be packed with men who-could be rellM on, and the voting would be a mere farce. Trade* unions, labor league*, working- men's assodatlons, and a number of nml lar organizations, seem to have become an established fact m tbe organization American labor. .There seems to be everywhere a disposition on tbe part workingmen to form combinations. The common Idea la that tbe purpose is to pro tect labor against capital. Tbe original Idea in all these organizations was to mutually protect and promote some In fant Industry. By combining strength they could advance' mutual Interests against foreign or sectional competition. The idea was a natural one, and a good one, so long as It was confined to purposes ot commerce or manufacture. But in these later days the original idea of tbe organization has entirely disap peared, or almost entirely. In the Intro duction of a political elementjhe original Idea has been neglected and tbe old objects abandoned. It was a bad move for the socteliee, and has worked nothing but evil. When a band of men dub them selves together, demanding as tbeir right legislation which pertains exclusively them, they virtually put a premium on their suffrages. There Is no ooe class of citizens that can control legislation, was never designed that then should he. And when any band of area seeks ao organize themselves aa to bold the balance ot power In their own hands, they wrong to their own suffrage, and Injury to tho suffrages of others. It ia proatHut- log the porpoaa of tbe organization to wee It lor Aha promotion of political power, must be evident to every thinking man that should each calling In life follow the example of thres mao, there would ue* Tbe I'hantfn In ibe faculty of the mate Uulrerelty. At tlie last session of the board of truktees of the State University, tho Rev. Dr. Speer, prof6ssor of belles-lettres, was asked to resign. Ho In turn asked twelve months' time aud was granted six. This action has been seized upon by his son, Emory Speer, a candidate for Congress iu the ninth district, aud with the assistance of certain presses favorable to his aspira tions, lias been sought to be made a polit ical issue. This U unjust to the trustees, and the Rev. Dr. Speer does himself au Injustice when he permits, in silence, such use to bo made of this circumstance. must be admitted that the trustees of the university are iu proper guardians. They are selected to look alter tbe interests of the institution. Some of them, many of them, are gradu ates of tbe university. All ot them are geutlemen of distinction, influence and position and of such intelligence as ren ders them capable of administering the affairs of tbe university in a way satisfac tory to the people who are interested In IU success. A tew facU will quickly and completely do awsy with this attempt to manufacture political capital out of a necessary change in the pcrtonnel of the faculty ot tho university. For some years Dr. Speer has not given satisfaction to tbe board of trustees. It was not considered that he was an ac complished belles lettres scholar, and tt was known that he was of a disposition too inert and self-indulgent to take to se- work and bard study. His reading bad been directed more in theological than general channels, aud his pupils on commencement occasions did themselves but poor credit in written and declamato ry exercises. In addition, it was claimed that the professor of belles lettres had ex. ercised freely tho privilege of granting ex cuses to students without submitting these matters to the faculty, thus unset- ling the discipline of tbe university. In fact, Dr. Speer, who Is a thinker rather than ,a student, and was without experi ence as a teacher, fell below the standard erected by bis Immediate predecessor. Hence, his removal was considered to be uecessary to the advancement ol tho uni- vetslty. It had no po’dtlcal significance what ever, and Emory Bpccr might aa well attempt io raise the cry of political perse cution, because there are lawyers in Geor gia who aspire to ll.e scat upon tbe bench of tho Supremo Court now filled by his uncle. The action of tho'board of trustees was takeu when there wss an unusually large attendance and was unanimous. There are thirty-six trustees, but there is seldom if ever a full meeting of the board, ihla occasion there were eighteen preseut, when nine constitutes at all limes a quo rum to transact business. It is tiue that Emory Bpeer was not present, but if be had been, the conclusion would not have been altered. Governor Brown and Mr. Stephens were also ab sent, but they were not glvlug so much attention to the university as to other aud foreign matters. It Is uot likely that they could have avertci action that was considered imperatively necessary for the welfare of the university. Nor is It pos sible that the action can be set aside by letters from matriculants and alumni, or the protests of Emory Speer and hi. organa. Wo have gathered the facts pro- seated from an Intelligent and perfectly reliable source, and have given them for tbe benefit of tboae who may bo misin formed by tbe publications to which we have referred. The people of Georgia demand that rite university shall be divorced from politics and sectarianism, two things which have heretofore militated against Ua advance ment, and It is tbe duty of the board of trustees to see that this demand,is com plied with in spirit and In lett:r. Geor gia has grown beyond tbe time when tbe grand juries of a few counties political campaign and a few gen* tie men In Athens at commencement apportioned tne political offices of the State. Ol late there have been healthy indications that tba university Is about take a uew lease on life aud usefulness, and all ot its friends are cheered at the prospect. Emory Speer may so play his pro. gramme as to raise a prejudice and cap lure a few voters among the Ignorant aud thoughtless, bat tbe board of trustees will be sustained by the thoughtful and re sponsible people ofthe State, In all efforts to raise tbe standard of scholarship la tbe State University. Dr. Speer bears tbe license of a powerful denomination to do great and good work. He hat the ability, aud tbe field Ilea broad and fallow before him. It is not his fault that he not a successful teacher. He has tbe good wishes of all who know him in hia true calling, and it will be bis fault if be la not a great preacher. comprehend. Our dependence upor 1 West Is only equalled by our folly In suffering such a state of things to exist. ’ Is easier, however, to point out a dla- le than to provide a remedy. The remedy for this deplorable condi tion of (.fairs, in our opinion, Is to be found iu diversified farming, tbe employ ment of tbe idle consumers and the proper employment of time. If our planters would utilize time with proper energy, and work six days in the week as other people do, and as inspira tion and nrture directs, they would ac- compll&hjust cne-third more than they do. In order to do this, there must be in telligent forethought iu the arrangement of work—work for the snnshine aud work for the shower. This can be easily ar ranged. It is done on every well regula ted farm. It will require system and promptness la execution. The employment of non-producers, whenever possible, is a necessity to .all true success. Idle consumers are drones in the community and leeches upon the industry of those who do work. The curse of our large plantation system of to day is the Increasing number of Idlers, who proy upon the industry and prosperity of the proprietor. AU the evils wulch fol lowed emancipation have not yet been re moved, although our labor system is rap idly adjusting itself to the new order oi things. When thi* diffimlty Is nvermmPi as It will be in time, auotber step toward Independence will bavo been accom plished. Diversified farming is rapidly coming into vogue, and its blessing! are already visible. Tho area in wheat alone In the Southern States this year shows an In crease of over 800,000 acres, as compared with 1881, while almost an equal increase noted In the acreage oi corn and oats. This, in itself, means a great deal. It not only Indicates au increase In the pro duction of cereals, but It means more home-made bacon, and less imported provender for live stock. In our own immediate vicinity, the cul tivation of hay and peas for forage has not only diminished the amount of sales for Western hay, but it bas retained at home vast amount of money which otherwise would have been sent to other markets. It has supplied, to a large extent, the home demand, and incited other farmers to turn their attention to this industry. The cent session of tho Stato Agricultural So ciety bas stimulated the desire for a change from the "all cotton plan," and a tide Is settiog In that will completely rev olutionize our planting interests. Better management In our farming operations will hasten the day of our deliverance. The estimated decreaso In tho amount necessary to meet the provision bills or this year is from $35,000,000 to $40,000,- 000. With this vast amount retained at home for home investment, and with the moral 'utluence It will have upon the Southern people, a long stride will have been made towards complete independ ence, upon tbe part of the South, of the provision markets of tbe Wont. Ib.-MU'Tp.b-U » teMU theater- .ri,, WIow „ co.p,)^ of utorlMlait&p. U ft K 0*tt Mr.|, llt jirowbo 11 r.k,umlIthor fitrpbm mo* b. Witu<n ion u IU »p- oat M low Mr* U> mpfoM, tb. < t**-. M la op« bw tnctth aid ud>!<«BMa«tlil. UttUmU, «lj wnkUfBMa. tsbooUtUib. piopMlii— comDt.v. e? •!! ~^illau unit., lUn would b. . .Wbl—HM formed wbfch Our Felly anil (he Remedy. The dependence of the South upon the West for her supply of provisions baa always been a mystery to the casual ob server, and after he has investigated her •ell and Incomparable climate, be more confounded than ever. The extent of ber dependence bas nev er been realized, even by ber own people. They are utterly astonished when tbe true facte and figure* are presented them. They say it la impossible for the South to endure the annual drain which these facte reveal. Tbe total amount of money exoended by tbe Southern States during last sea son, according to the statistics prepared by the Manufacturer'* lUcord, for provisions, was nearly $200,1 This vast amount went into tb* cofiera tbe Western speculators and farmers. The exact figures of the Record are: For wheat, $5&jMOJ»0; for corn, $50j»0j)00 for baccu, forage, etc., $72,000,000. This amount equals two-thirds of tba value of our cotton crop—tba highest esdmatebo- Ing $900JXXV)00 for tba stain crop, wooder these figure* awaken alarm and astonishment. Mow wa bare sustained this heavy annual lorn and reached any degree cf prosperity is a qoastloa difficult pending. It u probable that the door i been opened to deserters and sneaks this bill equal in number to the bon- penstoners. In this thing alone, we may read how the North and West advance in material prosperity, beyond the South. The South helping t« distribute in these sections a hundred millions of dollars per annum with a prospect of a heavy increase. Tli* Mur Konle Thlavea. From the inception of the atar route in vestigation until quite recently Dorsey, Brady aud the other thieves have exhib ited a brazen composure that indicated confidence iu their acquittal. But Mr. Merrick has succeeded in ranking so strong a case against them that they begin exhibit indications of apprehension. The judgo seems disposed to do his duty arid to rule according to law. The ex posure of Brady's newspaper scheme* has deatrojed that agency, and after all the Jury may not be fixed. It Is possible that conviction may come. Hence the publication of the Dorsey letter to Garfield. At tbe inception of this dirty business Brady had pub lished the "My dear Hubbell letter from Garfield, begging money from Brsdv, and now Dorsey makes pub lic a letter which Is said to hare been the Joint production of himself and Ar thur. And it further leaks out that Dor- ■'7 loaned Garfield many thousands of ulisrs to coudnet the campaign. Tho parly can scarcely stand a vrrdict ot guilty. It cannot bogin to stand the puu- isbmtnt of Dorsey and Brady, the men who stole the money to make Garfield President, and who are the intimate chums of bis successor In office. These disclosures only afford new evi dence of the fact that Garfield was happy in tho time if not in the manner of bis death. Ills record could not have been bolstered Into respectability even by tbe audacious management of Blaine, would have beta a failure iu every re spect. In view of the facts that havo been mado public, in this investigation, it would seem that some of our Southern orators have bounded beyond the extreme limit of gush In comparing tbe characters of Ben Hill and Garfield. They bid but a single quality in common—intellect— and the ono bad prostituted this to the basest of political uses. Garfield's suf ferings and death were deplorable, bfft this cannot awaken a sincere admiration for his character, which has been tom to tatters by bis political associates. SInnjr Slllllon* Store The cash required to meet tbe pension roll yearly, now amounts to tho enormous sum of one buudred millions of dollars. Though a Democratic Congress passed what is known as the arrear ages of pen sions bill, tbe Republican party gets the credit of distributing this money, which is contributed by all of the lax-payers, amongst the people of one section or tbo country. Aud this give# tho Republics party a grip on tbe Northern voter tbst the Democrats will find difficult to break. Mr. Rice, a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio, iu tbe forty-sixth Congress, championed the bill towhicl, we bave referred. It was one of tbe idea- of which Ohio politicians are so prolific. It was to make Ohio, which is a Ropubli can State, a Democratic one. What was the result? The Ohio sol diers pocketed the pension and voted against Oen. Ewing, who bad been a dis tinguished Union soldier, in favor of Charles Foster, who stayed at home and made money by peddling coon-skins, aud selling soldiers' wives cheap calico at enormous prices. But Ohio and tbo North are not yet satisfied with the pen sion roll. It dees not draw sufficient funds from tbe public treasury. During every session of Congress efforts are made to put hospital nursrs arid employes aud civilians on tbe pension roll. Aud it pyrhsps but a question of time before this may bo accomplished. During the last session a bill was passed which will call for many millions more. It provides that all deserters from tbe Federal aro> and all men not honorably discharge •ball be entitled to the benefits of the pension. At ths close of the war there were many soldiers who, in tbelr but* get home, left their commands before they were formally mustered out, and who were reported as deserters because absent from the muster-out. As tbe House passed the bill It provided that no soldier technically a deserter, who served for less than three months, should be entitled the beuefitq of the act. Tbe Senate amended this provision, striking oat "three” and inserting "twelve." A con ference waa ordered, and it agreed upon requiring that a soldier must have served six mouths to become entitled to tbe ben efits to wbicb honorably discharged men are entitled. Mr. Bntterwortb, in tbe House, and Mr. Logan, In tb* Senate, re ported tbe agreement upon six months tbe requisite term of service, but through an unexplained error the bill was en grossed with the word "twelve" In place of six, and tbe bill is now a law in that form. It bas been suggested that this error, wbicb cau be corrected when Con gress meets, does not disapp dm the claim agents, wbo may hope to see it passed tbe form Ant adopted in tbe House, that would furnish them with a much larger number of clients than tbe bill passed, or as it was recommended for pas •age by the conference committee. Tbe blackguard Lutterworth was ably seconded In procuring tbe passage of fbe bill by oue Julius Cwsar Burrows, of Mich igan, a man whose only dlatnctloo Is fierce and unquenchable bale for ibe South, and a coarse, deep voice. This last ba and hia bis admirers consider tstentr About tbe time that Julius Cenar was bullying "Bonny" Chalmers about tbe Fort Pillow bnslnaas, it was reported about Waabirgtoo that Julius Cesar would be benefited by tbe passage ot tbe bill, for tbe reason that be bad dodged out of tbe army wltbo u a furlough and bad forgotten to return. Be this as may, tba bill as passed another raid upon tbe treasury. I claimed that those already justly entitled to pensions are not provided for. Thou sands of pension MUs er claims tho House by means of the agencies re ferred to by the Time*. The fact will excite but little unfavora ble comment, even on the part tf Demo crats. Beu Hill s spirit does not poucss our party leaders. Tbe same to called Democratic statesmen that denounced him for seeking the expulsion of Kellogg and for unveiling Virginia’s political .'Jo hanna will welcome tho Louisiana scab and its pollutions into the House. Noth* log is to be hoped from "the Independent Bepublleans" lu whom tbe 7line* takes so much blissful comfort. Tbe woods may be full of them, as it intimates, but they will never get far enough out of tbo woods to be of any service in ridding pub lic life of such knaves as Kellogg. Almost little ia to bo expected of tbe imbe cile, trading, cowardly, compromising spirit of that Jeffersonian Democracy which survives Mr. Hill, aud which dis honors its lineage in more States than Georgia. Here, at lsast, there was hope in the courage, ability and aggressiveness of tho great man that sleeps gloriously In our State; and the sorrow of a personal bereavement la intensified by the reflec tion that the statesmanship that survives him is the statesmanship in which Kellogg trusted, and by means of which he was saved. Wtint Ravol and Whet Snreu Kellonc- Ravin* got John Kelly "fixed" In New York, •Repudtator" Mahono "fixed" in Virginia, Fort Pillow Chalmers "fixed" In Mlwtaippi, tbo Arthur stalwarts are about to "fix" William Pitt Kellogg for Louisiana and give a liberal share of the assessment robbery to promote his election to Congress. Is It surprising that the woods are full of Independent Republican* who believe that Republicanism mutt perish, unless it shall havo some higher aim than spolis 1—Philadelphia TinM The Time» is one ot the fairest and most respectable of the anti-machine Re publican Ouruais cf the North. Having some reap* for its own reputation aud some regard the interests and honor of the couutry, Is nccetsarlly shocked at the earnestues Arthur and bis co workers to keep Kellogg iu office. Th*- more preference for such a man Is exceed ingly disgraceful; but whon to that preference ia added the purpose to devot* part of the proceeds of llw assessment robbery of Jay Uubbelt to accomplish that shameful result, it Is Impossible to properly characterize the proceeding. Tim open use of funds, gotten by tbe robbery of office-holders, to corrupt Louisiana voters to the point of voting for a creature liko Kellogg it sufficient to excite both InUignallou and alarm throughout the country. It ia a well-recognized truth that only in the purity ot the elective franchise there ai y hope for the permanence ol fro' institutions in the United States. A gov eminent, such aa the one which now op press* and disgrace* tbe people, may bo maintained for years, even when Its su tborltles are corrupt and mercenary. Our institutions may for years survive tbo mellbHl* which continue lu office such men as Kellogg, Arthur, Sherman, Grant aud Dorsey; but sooner or later It doomed to go down In darkness, under Use weight ot its own iniquities. There is a sort ot Pharisaical opinion abroad In tbe United States that the exist ence of our government, uuder its pro cut form, Is esseutiat to the well-being the universe. There Is a sort of mock-pioua opinion abroad In tbe land that the Almighty canr.ot get along very conveniently without tho American Re public, and tbaltbera Is something of guarantee of its perpetuity lu tbo fact Us being a supposed - harbor of refuge for tbe oppressed millions of Europe.” The folly of tbe ono opinion is only surpassed by tbeunpiousness ofthe other. Tbe vigor of Us frame m*7 enable It to survive for yet many year* and meet its doom far In the future, yet that doom Is Juat as sure as that effort must follow cause. There is no respect of persons of na tions with Go J. Corruption breeds death In human sjatems not more surely than governmental systems. It is a Just law and an Irrevocable one. There escape for this government from the just doom that has overtaken less corrupt gov ernments in tbe past, except In sincere and permanent amendment. Tho prrteni authorities at Washington art perhaps as corrupt as any that have cursed the country since 1b81. The J •co bin party Is more unscrupulous than ever before. It has groan wiser In wickedness as it has grown older in crime. Kellogg is one of Us ornaments. There are in him d-ptbs of smooth-tongued vil lainy that cannot be sounded, is one tbe last of the carpet-bsg brood, that came upon tbe South, after tbe war, as the vertniu came upon Egypt in tbe days of Col. Pharaoh. He bas survived until now through tbe Immense vitsilty of his pbenominal wickedness, be elected to Congrats by means of Hab- bell's corruption fund, and tbe debauch ery of -be country will go oo. There was a time when Kellogg might have been tent out from tbe Senate of tbe United States In disgrace to well-deserved and Infamous obsenrfty. Tbe people cf this country bave ooi forgotten tbe brave and unwearied labor* cf our heroic Hill, to cast this embodiment of personal and political pollution oat of tbe Senate, and they doubtless remember, too, bow bit terly be wee opposed and bow completely be was thwarted by men calling them selves Democrats. Kellogg triumphed then through tbe cowsrdi *e or dkbc n> «ty of Democrats. Through tbelr defect km the [mots of Mr. Hill were unavailing; and Kellogg bis Infamous term rf ,>• r,a- oolbethrt jl.wldof Privilege ot Si-prewnlatiVM, We have been no liulo surprh^l to see disposition, ou tho part .»f many of our Congressmen, to apologize for th»-ir vote, on this or that question, when th-v I *vo happened not to be ou the popular - tie. If they can honestly aud truly e»y!liat they voted for auy given measure h?c ..use their unbiased Judgment prompted 11>ein to do so, then we can see no reason why they should seek to excuse their action. When the people elect a msu to as im portant a position as that of Congressman they are supposed lo choose a man In who™ honesty and capacity they have confidence. He is nominated and elected by a party, whose general policy auil principles are laid down. In accepting a nomination he adopts thoso principles and Is elected as tbelr representative. Any gross neglect or violation of them de serves censure at tbe bands of his constit uents. But, iu the course of every sess’on, there comes before the House, business Which bos no partisan cbaractor, meas ures which hare no connection with party politics proper. These are measures which call forth the qualities of the statesman, and not the mechanical action ofthe machine politician. In all such questions it is the right, and more than thought—It Is the duty ol a representa tive to exerclso bis own Judgment. It Is to ba supposed that lit bis position he will be far better acquainted with the question In all its bearings and lelarions than his critics, who study it only on Its surface. If devoting hia time and alteutinn to political measures, he is uot belter pre pared to Judge of tbe expediency or Inex pediency of any given measure, be Is cer tainly not competent to represent a peo pie. Outside of general party principles we think It ^detracting from th-: dignity of the oflict^d robbing the man ol hi*, abil ity for usefulnvsi, to send him forth hand icapped by innumerable iu»t;uctIor,s. The result Is the rendering of the man a mere machine, Incapable of expressing a view or bis own, and unable to make a manly assertion. It Is no difficult ta«k to drift with pop ular opinion. The cheapest demagogue may fire the public mlud by appcalli and pandering to its own fits'res. But i brave man. a statesman, who, seeing tbe evil ahead, bears the brunt of popular disapproval, lie is the highest ana most usciut man who, in the face of popular opinion, stands fast by his convictions, who stems the ride or popular sentiment, rather ths pursue tbe easier task of floating with It at the sacrifice of hts own Independence. How memorable an instance do we have of this In the case orilou. L. Q. G. Lamar. Having formed ills opinion, In tbe free of the Senate and Legislature o Mississippi, be refused to prostitute hi convictions to his Interest. He pre forred rather to resign tba- to be a mere tigure-beaJ, a dummy subject to the changing whims of a caprk populace. It is needless to stato tbe result. True manliness and independent ms go unappreciated, and Lamar from th day to this baa had a far wider scope influence than he could ever havo Im had be flinched. To those Congreum* wbo are reeking to excuse and palliate, wo commend tbe course rf L. Q 0. Lamer. If they have acted bowsriy, tw v honesty will be their vindicatio n A lxdy recently ncrateUd her arm with a pin, barely breaking tho sklo. Violent inflammation resulted, producing lockjaw. The amount of reel cossedatee in one pin has never been ealcalated. Tb* i teaoher who seats himself on thee arranged, np-tnraed point, and tk» t wbo encounters it half hidden ia the folds ot the basque, ia but standing oa tbe •bora of its wide spread r pacitiee. IU power ot breaking lo3M at inopportune moments, and of working its way into the anatomy of tbe infant is unexplored. E.. a Arab!, with all the calm, dignified passhe- neea of the Fattens race, cent sit with complacency on its aggressive end. Might ws not then say truly that tbo pin U mightier than the peo. tiKowncoxx Bavzxt was r« c illy roam ing in thin port o t <f fiti puhiJeel vine yard. 11m apptured to be altogether loo#. Tnimacs is to bo a GejrgU institu. tion nolens tolens, Alfred Pasba has raid it, and the people must perform accept the decree. Boston, the bote of Sullivan and "cul- »naw,“ has rest • 1 tb* ;e:fectioa of flenkyl— in openly rtjoiettg that It hie been pronounced English. A party •>( suiuuu r J11 • at:» i * • . / .1 "U breaU.iv, lu:idi v l« ) • . 1 ■ t, five o'clock dinner, t« a, ant midnight •upper. They thought u U.*ir boumten •t 4jr. I Aiw.t two o'clock Itmmi Mfthttal iliru, » restored them to health. Mr. But- dark- of the American H<» tv, Loa-U, Ma»*j -- • ri.-It Imj keep* a supply of ihla valui. for gneate »any hs|i« u to be in Lie, and that he •• •it u I . z iif. '• •* I 1 I 'it wtfy ef the highest vain* In i e» mental end perrons as lesded by skk fienrfecbt, dy» :.u..o.abcd \. m. .