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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUKE 20, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
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••Tlie Savior of the South."
General Gordon still lards bis harangue
with laudation and glorification of himself
tor saying th© South. And for this wonder
ful piece of statesmanship he demands that
the people shall pay him with the Governor
ship.
It so happens that when ho wua spreadir g
his plumes in this w ay some years since,
Governor Brown fell afoul of him and
plucked out all of his tail feathers and
razeed his comb down to tho quick. This
performance took place in the columns of
the General's present organ, and we repro
duce it in full iu another column. It will
repay a careful perusal.
Governor Brown charges that the Gener
al, so far from awing the South, betrayed
the Democratic party by a trade with sun
dry Republican politicians. What is of
more interest, he proves it by incontestable
facts. Ho fixes upon him “the weight of
enormous political guilt.*'
It may be remembered in tlii* connection
that some people of South Car >lina settled
the General's supposed claim with a silver
• service.
Louisians, it seems, failed to chip in her
proportion. Governor Brown’s article
makes it very clear and conclusive that the
State of Georgia, if she owes General Gor
don anything, it is her undying protest
against the great wrong ho imposed upon
her, in common with tho other States of the
South.
Somebody was fearfully swindled in this
transaction, and it was not tho NoitU or
the Republican party.
Another totter from the Oeneral.
The Ibtter published below' was sent to n
gentleman in an adjoining county. He is
amused at this effort to coax him into a
movement with which he has no sympathy
or respeot, and he, being a plain, honest
farmer, desires tho Tklbobapb to say in
reply, that he and his 'kin, friends and
neighbors propose to support Mr. B.icon,
[COXriDKVTIAL.]
mUDQtrASTKBB OoRDOW C EXTRA I. OAMI'AlOX
Committee, Room No. 2. Bboad Street, At-
lavta.0*.. June 4th, lWS.—My Peer 8ir: I have
Nome reason for hoping tbet I will secure your
support to the pending campaign—euch reaaon aa
tuu Justified me In eddrcaalng you tide personal
latter. If 1 waa aver worthy of the friendship and
confidence of tbe people of Georgia, t au every
whit aa worthy aa 1 ever waa. If you can find it
eonaiateut with your plaaaure and aenae of duty to
give ma your support, and I earnestly hope yon
can, I urge you to make that support prompt ami
earnest. I have many friends in your county, but
they are not well organized, and my compeUtor
has a compact and wall organized following In al
most every section, if my friend* will onty get to
gether and organize, they will have no trouble in
carrying the county (or tue. May I not rely ou you
to do ail in your power for me in this direction?
assure you it will be highly appreciated. I will be
grataful for a line from you in reply to this. Yours
sincerely, J. D. Goepox,
lx the campaign in tho Seventh district,
when General Gordon ho tight to ■u.*h be.
Felton with hie declamation, tbe Doctor
wee elected by hie large*! majority, not
withstanding it waa circulated over the
dUtriot that be had murdered hi* flr.t wife
and whipped the second one. Will not
inch .Undent incrente Bacon's etrengtb
among the honorable votora of Georgia?
Tin* will recall General Gordon's cam
paign: "Do yon think I contd mold public
opinion aekod an axpiring politician of
veteran in the pretension. "Perhaps you
might," said the other; "oonio of the
stories yon introduced in yoor speech
stemed a little mouldy.”
WHO OWNS IT?
Coneral Gor.ion on Mr. 11111.
EditorTEi.Kin.ru: Your timely rebnke
to the Atlanta Constitution, which stated,
on "good nuthority,” that a two-third,
interest in the TELEoB.rn was owned by
the Central road, and which explained the
"milk in tho cocoanut,” Looks to mind the
status of the Constitution. It h&a a moot
peculiar mode of management— published
and authorized editorially which it 1* yonr
duty to publish after this attack on yonr
paper. If yon choose to do so, you can
And all yon desire, in a legislative investi
gation which waa hod in the yenrlH7G. Let
ms copy from the sworn testimony. Gov
ernor Brown on the eland: Mr. McDauiel,
(the present Governor), chairman—"Go on.
Governor, and state to whom yon paid any
sum. of money." Answer—"I have
already stated that we paid $5,000 to the
Constitution. We paid it more than any of
the others, because it was located at the
capitid. and we thought it would wield
mure influence in cnlightning (!) public
opinion, and give the case more
weight in our” favor. * * I gave
also money to one who ditd before
he reported the disposition of all of it. He
told me he paid $1,000 of it to a gentleman
as an attorney nnd $1,000 to certain news
papers. He Lad no connection with any
member of the Legislature, end I advised
him never to use a dime of the money to
buy a glass of liquor for any one ef them.”
Happy legislator-, to be so tenderly cared
for in the presence of temptation! I com
mend it to the temperance people of Geor
gia oa a most extraordinary precaution!
Let us put Mr, I W. Avery on the stand
next. Examined by Mr. McDaniel—"Do
you know anything of the nse of money to
procure the passage of a resolution indors
ing the lease through the Legislature of
1871?”
Aus.—"Mr. W. A. Hemphill told me he
received $5,000 for the position the Conali-
tntion had taken in support of the lease
from H. I. Kimball."
Who did he say paid him the money?”
Answer—"Mr. H. I. Kimball.” • •
"At a subsequent tiino when the papers
were savagely attacking Mr. Hemphill lie
expressed some apprehension about this
matter getting out, aud said ho was going
to see Governor llrow n and Mr. l’eters and
have it hushed up. When the Common
wealth made these charges they mentioned
me aa a witness who could provo the fact.
Mr. Hemphill ceme to me to give him a
denial i?) of the charges ngainst him, so far
as 1 could not substantiate them. 1 drew
up a letter from him to me, nnd also one
from me to him, in which 1 stated all I
knew of tho matter and left it with him for
publication. Next nioruing there appeared
m my letter the interpolation of a sentence
disowning the Kimball matter. 1 went to
Hemphill nnd a-ked him about it He
gave me this explanation; lie and Colonel
Finch had read this letter over together and
Colonel Finch suggested that sentence
ought to he in it Mr. Hemphill wrote it
with a pencil, and then tried to find me.
Not finding me he rnbbed it ont, but not sol
that the priutor could not read it.”
Now, Mr. Editor, "beat that in Georgy,’
if yon cun.
Let ns put Sir. Hemphill on the stand
Mr. Hemphill sworn: * I)id yon ever re
ceive money from Governor llrown or anyl
meantime I can bring the Constitution for
ward to show s muco later attack, which
under the circumstanoes was unpsrdon
ab. If the Txuuibaph keeps a file of the
Constitution, look in its issue of January
Blth, 1877. Governor Colquitt had been
inaugurated tbe day before, and hisaddrts*
also appears in the same paper. Mr. Hill
was a candidate for the Senate, to lie elect
ed or defeated within a few days. General
Gordon was writing letters to members of
the Legislature to procure his defeat, as Mr.
Hill informed perribna still living. Hav
ing used poor Governor Smith in
the convict lease matter until
they had no further use for him, he was
tossed aside—a "sucked orange." The
Kirkwood ring were protendedly for ID.
Norwood, but circumstances would indicate
they also failed him. Tbe Kirkwood syn
dicate were openly against Mr. Hill. Just
at this juncture an interview with General
Gordon appeared in the New Orleans
Democrat. 1 find the copy of it in tbe
Constitution, already mentioned:
“Washington, D. C., January 9.—I had
an interview with General Gordon lost
night, in which ho remarked, in a reply to a
question, that he regarded Ben Hi'r*’ atti
tude before the country as moat deplorable
and calculated to demoralize to some ex
tent the sentiment of the Democratic party
at a crisis when unity in council, in firm
ness of line, are needed more than ever
before in oar history. Ho would
not say he knew of his own
knowledge that Hill’s attitude was one oi
hostility or disaffection towards the cause
of the party, bnt lie said it was exceedingly
unfortunate that Mr. Hill's action in some
ins aacts in the past h id laid a'foundution
for tbe r. ports aud rumors concerning hi-
I resent designs which now fill the columns
of the press The General added, ho did
not feel at liberty to give free expression
to his opinions touching Mr. Hill's attitude
for tho reason, if he should do so, it might
bo construed ns an interference by hmi in
the Senatorial contest now pending in
Georgia; therefore he could go no furthir
than to say Mr. Hill’s attitude was un
fortunate for himself and deplorable fer tV
Democratic party,” Buell, the correspond
ent, added: “The Baltimore American ol
this morning has nn article declaring that
the Democrats cannot depend on Hill to
sustain their programme, closing with
these words: ‘Hill thinks hohas been badly
treated by the Democracy of bis State, and
in Congress, and is ripe to revolt.’ ’’
Mr. Editor, a more insidious attack was
never concocted for a despicable purpose.
Mr. Hill had been sent to Congress by an
overwhelming vote to fill Garnett McMil
lan's place. As the writer knows, person
ally, from those who were in position to
speak, Mr. Hill was in daily conference with
Mr. llewitt and other leaders of ibe party
to devise some remedy lor tho disruption
which would attend a violent inauguration
of either Mr. Hayes or Mr. Titden, nnd
there was never a time in Mr. Hill’s history
when ho was so tUttere 1 by their confi
dence. John B. Gordon—even then plotting
with Huntington, ready to push Hunting-
ton’s infamous bill three days afterwards,
which he owned ns hit* bill, aud thought hi
eat commodity, namely—a newepape” puff. I
Whenever the trumpets began to blow over
Georgia's illustrious Senator in the North-1
WAS LAM AH A LOBBYIST :
A False Friend aud uu L'i Just Charge.
' 'eVero Ti-ttioVsni’s horn in Geor-1 Editor Teleobaph: General Gordon has
gin swelled the echo, nil of which grew out t'^e^conrict^Yease "‘hi*
of a well arranged supper or dinner in {nents shout the convict lease, his
Washington or Atlanta. So ranch for so Uonor impeached and his statements
much b Plain Talk. I £*»»««» hi. he false from Supreme
GENERAL GORDON
Is lie lt. allr Gallant?
Court records. Hedged About in the Hunt
ington matter, driven to tho wall by ofldcial
reports, he now says, Tom Scott employed
lobbyists and was seeking to defraud the
Gkxeiial Gosiion admitted his failure as
a saw miller in Colnmbns. It was a good
place (or such an admission. A couple of
dtixena of that place paid near a hundred
thousand dollars lot this failure.
H1IltKDS AND PATCHES.
This world Is fell of dtMppoiatni.au. ''Hem
ms” cried s fire-ysar old girl. "1 started to nuke
my doll a bonnet sad It! com# ont a pair of pants,
—picayune.
At a Franck restaurant: "Hera, waiter, tt
tomethistntbot is not quits as (rash as the one
you bed last Sunday.’* -Pardon t Monsieur,
tho very same I"— Exchange.
-What, forty cents for e tittle can of French sar-
dluoe like that’.” exclaimed a lady at a flak store
yesterday. -Yea, mom," replied th# dealer. 'Too
eat this Canadian fishery has cut off our French
nardioe supply, and the price has ils."—PIU*.
burf Chronicle.
-Katrina, yon most practice more economy,
•aid her mUtreee. aa she no'lerd a rad-hot fir#
tho kitchen #love. "Vet. I do tt,” said the glrL
"Yon have fire enough in th# stove to keep until
morning,’* t» piled the lady. •Hole all recht;
barn der coal and I #ava mo dec man-bee. Dot’#
foot •eononmin.”—National Weekly.
-Well, Hobby, said young Feather!?, es the for
mer entered tho stora. -whet can I do for you this
Madisonian. , , „, - ,, , ,
We have been prompted to ask the above ° l °. U jf “« ,on " “ d V®. 1 “ tl P ea
question by reading a Hlenogrnphic report > luntinut°n to defeat it Now, let us go
It General Gordon’s speech at Valdosta on j 1 *® Congressional Record, the only o&-
tbe 14th. Xn it we find more to criticise, yea, «'“> «P“J 4 of the proceedings m Congress,
condemn, than in any politicsl speech that and *** he has not belied one of Georgia s
we have read in years ‘xhia speech smacks brilliant sons aad slandered him be-
wore of tbe low mouthingsof a mountebank fo *® the People of the State.
tlmn the exalted utternnefs of a cbivahous B A ow ! I** 1 ? lntro *
gentleman whossks the votes of the hon- du< * d » bil * >“ the forty-fourth Congress,
est people of the State for the highest of- «? cond %»«»>. defraud the taxpayer*
fleo in their gift. For willful mUreprcsen- }° ar •* Teleoiuph pointed out
tstion, disgisting demagoguery, arrogan the spot, and Huntington s opinion of the
boastfulness, the speech stands without * ‘® ott “ d of th< ? men ”^o advocated his
parallel. Even the heat of a political cam-1 question. That bill was de-
psign will not excu.e tbe contemptible l’ ir °°Bh tho patriotism of Senator
harangue accredited to this man, “who will Cockrell, Senator Wallace, both Democrats,
do many things to get votes.” and Senator Sherman, Republican.
In order that onr readers may have s J* J ?*“}?’ dls * lnct proposi-
feeble conception < f the dingus* ing depth M on the tax-payers unu to
to which this gallant general has fallen we l,t, *P *^ e Huntington. Look
have clipped a few aentences as they ap- on (P°8 e 44th CongressioD, second
rear in Lih speech reported by a reliable *©* b Jon, for the proof, end read Den. Gor-
stcnozrapher “ 0I18 » *P* ec “ which you will hud in the ap-
He first disgraces the church to which he pepdjx.fts he kept hi* remark* out of the
belongs, by saying: debate for some purpose. When tho Con-
“I get religion every dav. I feel like say* 1 ©btution reiterate* the old tale that Gordon
ing at these meetings, *seVvice8 will be con- was ^ om 1° 4bo record to
tinned this afternoon and night.’*’ 8ee * here J*® h*htmg every man in
Ho then harp* on his war record, aud I Georgia who pays tax to thegeuerul govern-
usks in the most insinuating manner: meat Constitution knows it to be
“I want to ask you a question. Which I That Gen. Gordon should falsi*
would you take for exemplars for yonr I nobodv is surprised; since he told a
sons a* a man ol grand character, the old I juost unblushing falsehood to Col. Joel Ab*
Ninth tieoigiu man who didn't resign, the I Billups, aud has made fune stat* meats
foot-sore, hungry*, lame man who sUjitd ( (wovlct Icms nntil it biSQiii him
there hnd let hi-* bones bleach on the battle* I * s H h»meless and desperate. Now it
fields of his country rather than to desert been charged that General Gordon
his banner and bis comrades? Which is I b>ught the tax-payers in the Forty-fifth
the gtauriej^ men, the Ninth Georgian I Dongress, in the interest of Hantiugtou.
ho Gluhih arm or ltg and his blood on I The convict lessec.Gonlon, rises up and says:
c butt!. flolJ of Virginia, or the adjutant but I was fighting Tom Scott," and
lio retired st tiie first fire?" | the Constitution echoes, *‘ies, but he waft
\Vt»y does General Gordon continue tore-1 ^Bhting Tom Scott," Now go to the Record
.r to this? There can be hut one inter* I * u , r proof aud 1 will show you by such
•rctutioii of lii* language and motive—that I ^Bnesses as A lieu G. Thurman, Bayard,
Major lit con dc sorted ids post without an 1 "“V* Beck and Edmunds, that both have
honorable < xerox*. Major Bacon ha* said l tbe mont deliberate and unqualified
iu his (Gordon’s) presence that if he in8lnu.‘ , f aM . 8tatem « nts . Uot ouly in , to
sited that he wan not fully and honorably I Hunungton, bnt in regurd to the vote in
justified in pursuing ibis course, he was a I question
base liar. General Gordon pocket* his
pride and prostitutes his manhood by re-
Iu tba Forty-fifth Congress, Allen G.
Thurman introduced a bill, to “force the
endure just as ’on? a*
b.11, No. 942, which t-cii
incorporate tho TexaK.iv-MW • U'T\
; >any and to aid in iu Co-
Look on page 3fio3 of .is
ord, Jh 8 Cong?e„^fun l J
Now yon will - desire ra ? "fcJ
advocated that hill t0 l cno *
Constitution and John' B ch , «
denounced as a lobby scheme 7^°" H
oil tho 14th inst Gen c
"Huntington nnd Tom ScotftU 0 ? *•
ing to build a railroad the
cific railroad. Huntington „^ n , her "
but the right of way, aSd S “tt'i ? 0th -
dorsement and fifty milltoe U i
you reckon John Go d ncouU v, L ;t I
ten to silence his tongne?” M
msn is shameless! Look in tt , T 1
«{d see who advocated the Tett H
which waa not con*id« red in XM p| °l
mouths after HuntingronwM aT' J ‘1
the passage of tbe Thurman bilf f t? Ud I
is not L Q 0. Lamar? xv. fcce ill
men, this is the man that mL"l e 2 , M|
indirectly sUndorato h,p J
tue pit into which hshai fj,.!u , if "M
ing Huntington. Let Ifr r ^
“The object of tht bil i. ;?"
time of building "tho radrou,) 61 ' 61,1 1
wators of the Misrissippi to ' 11 '
the 1 acifio Coast, and to mi-ko "t,
compleiion. The length of toJi ? , 01 J
strutted w fourteen hundred miw
amount of bonds to bo i-mw) , 0 bi : 11
party does not exceed $31,7 41 is,
*.18,3
ofth^Te' Z,idt0 i 1 a , ' 0 " it ' ,ith ,l,e StSeH
of the Ireasury $20,(X)0, of its owe lii
for every completed mile. These tj
are to run fifty years and to
coin. • • fo the Northern
government has given a landgranTcf J
seven millions of acres of land T„7
oivinV ‘? flc “ ud «>« Central Puedl i,
Uo t ll ‘ Ild 8 r ante of fifty milliansof
d.e J T x d P } a“i ut ,Joi '“ rH -
the Texas I aeitlc is far below that cmel
Uie other two Allow me to state tl X
IU, ltat * dl "suit to theSodf
Hero f.illows an elnborsto estiiLute of L
reseurces yet undrveloped in the Sod
the^war * " f ,h " de ’’ ,n,ct >"« c»n-«dl
inooTno « property, etc.,- and rioe«l
tboiiu!! .u'" vorJ " : Trt«*i 1 J
sought this measure 1 1 *7
peuting these base insinuations. Captain I Tacifio railroads to pay a part of their an-
John T. Wingfield, of Washington, u mem-1 nnal ««nings Into the treasury to aid the
1 , .0- .■ 1- -P. . .t I tux-puyers iu payiLg the annual interest nn
tho bouila leaned to those roads to build
them. He introduced the same bill ia the
Forty.fourth Congress, but the excitement
over the Hayes aud Tilden election pushed
it aside. John B. Gordon slso introduced
in .. cjuld luv, ■
ill elleot on any section or au, iuifj
her of the Ninth Georgia and one of the
ino-t honorable men in the State, says:
'The armies of tbo South had tot a
braver, a truer, a gamer soldier than the
stripling who held the sdjutancy of onr
gallant old Ninth Georgia; and it is a
shame, a pitiable shame, that because our I Huutmgtdb s bill to defeat it, os wa»
hoy comrade did not wear stars or answer I "hown in IUrin talk > article of Sunday
the luldress of General, that ho should I in the JPsMobapb. On M.rch 12th,
. the lease l oiiHMUiy to infinenua the posi
tion of your piqlfcr on the lease question he
■>tothe IjegislutU'e in 1871?" Answer—
‘No, sir.” Quettion—"Did you ever re
ceive money trom Governor Brown or nnj
one connected with the road pending that
mntter and its connection wish it?” Auswer
Yes, sir." Ouestiou—“Did you over re
oeive any money from H. 1. Kimball in con.
neotion with the lease and the mutters be
fore the Legislature?” Answer—“1 have
received money." Question—“Will yon
state tbe amount?" Answer—“I do uot re
member the amount. T received money
from both Nidts.” Here it is, Mr. Editor!
Dugnld Datgetty, 1 believe, sold his sword
for money—but Mr. Hemphill is ahead u(
Walt, r Scott’s famous warrior (who tradod
with only one faction) in selling his news
paper weapon to both sidesl No wonder
the paper is able to run a Governor's cam
paign uml pledge itself to "make it even”
to those who are slso willing to sell their
swords for money! lty Mr. Walsh—"Did
you present any hills, Mr. Hemphill, at so
much a line?” Answer—“No, sir.”
l)y Mr. Feoptes—"Who ilid you make
ont j our accounts agaiust?"
Answer—"When 1 wanted money 1 called
on them."
By Mr. Walsh—"1 understand you to
any It is a newspaper custom to accept mon
ey for publishing communications upon
great public questions?"
Answer—“1 say I think so; Idon't know,
cannot tell you wbat other newspapers
do!”
Next day the following appeared editori
al!}: "We re|uat the assertion heretofore
unde that no man, set of men, company or
corporation shall advocate through our col
umns per«mat interests without p aying,
and paying well for it!"
Now, Mr. Editor, it is doing some extra
ordinary work (or General Gordon or his
backers, and the General says he has no
money, aud didn't have fifty cents when
he started for Europe; so it is dear some
body i, doing w lot of advertising of their
champion trick clown, and '‘paying, un i
paying well for it.’"Governor McDaniel cun
testify to all these facts. Mr. Hemp
hill wselexamimd on ihe 19th of February,,
187B, Ju-t ten y«ars ago. There
is no dodging that plain statement of tin ir
manner of doing business. They did uot
intond to iueult yon by charging you with
being corrupted by the money of tbe Cen
tral railroad. If the Central road will
make a bid up that war, see how the "cat
will jump.” Huntington waa found in
their columua in the year 1878, and they
were charged with handling his money in
tbe same way they handled Governor
rn V nitil Kinitmll'BnintiAV- Tlinv "nnt
vote for him. His release from tho regi
went was os honorable us the truest
bravery could ask. Uo was sent homo to
die and the very fact that ho accepted
and worked in the department
home is indisputable proof
his loyalty to the South, if ho had d'sired
' , or if be had not sought the place he held,
nor have done a thing under the circum
stances he conld have staid at home, for he
was physically unable lo perform any ser
vice, and tho brave soldiers of the Niutb
Senate anil the causes that toil to it, be
said, referring to his opponents:
"They think be got to gambling nnd get
ting drunk and into riotous living; that is
what they think ho did.”
"They" do not think any snob thing, and
have never made aneb charge. Tboy d<
think that tho salary of a United Stoles
Brown's and Kimball's money. They "cut
quite a figure"—wanted to challenge some
body, and did Bend a belligerent demand
for “retraction,” etc., which melted off be
fore the evidence, like “butter before the
sun.” "If yon would he willing to have
Plain Talk probe the matter, I will say now
that somebody is "paying and paying well''
for their advocacy of General Gordon, and
point you to their peculiar journalistic eth
ics aa proof of tbe same. If Mr. Wadley
hod been willing to go with the Constitution
against the Railroad Commission tall, the
Constitution would have "printed all he
needed,” and just "called on him for
money when they need-d it." Boweaay!
How natural! "The milk in the cocoanut!”
And the que.-tion now arisee, who did con
vert them from a furious advocacy of the
commi-ei»n to a most malignant opposition?
It i« notorious that they flopped about oa
quickly ta Senator Gordon banded over the
seat in Ihe Senate to bis successor. N .w
who "paid and paid well" f.,r it? L t
us bo|ie nobody disobeyed iuntrnvtious » .,
lmnded mi min rs a "drop of liquor” wbiti
the hill was hanging fire in Atlanta butt
fall.
OEXEKAI. OOEDON ON MB. BILL.
There has been mnch said altoul slander
ing Mr. Hill, and the Constitution has been
stabbing Ben Hill in the back to make th-
people of Georgia reject ium ns Senator
Why ? Because Gortlon would Vie so over-
stowed, becunsa hia sophomorio orator}
would bo "4 hU water” beside Hill’s gifts c't
logic and eloquence, nnd because ho desired
to crush him iu his native State. It wa-
rumored that Gordon disowned thc
interview when taxed with it. Dies-
sour soul, he will deny nnything
Look at his denial of the convict lease
look at his denial to Joel Abbott Billings
Look at bis denial to Mr. Stephens about
uenaus snpervisors! Look at his betrays:
of IV. A. Ilnff, yonr townsman!! Did yon
know, Mr. Editor, ho actually placed his
signature to iir. Huff s recommendation us
marshal of Georgia, unsolicited, nnd thm
spent every energy of hia nature to defeat
him? This ia true. Mr. Huff was actual!}
the marshal in tho stead of Fit/.iimous
ind lieforo Lis nominatiou could reach th<
Scnato General Gordon induced all but
three members of the Georgia deli gallon to
go with him in n body to President Hayes
to defeat him, that a brother of Railroad
Commissioner Trammell might get tho posi
tion? Ask Mr. llulf for the protest which
General Gordon presented to tho President,
•vl.ieti protest Mr. Hayes very kindly
handed to Mr. Huff himself, that he might
see who bad treated him so unfairly. Why
dal Gen.Gordon do it? Not because he hated
Huff, but beoauso he listed ILU uml sought
to defeat Mr. Hill'a recommendation nnd
hia friend. What plea did he urge upon Mr.
Hayes to defeat Mr. Hill’s friend?
Now listen; "Because Mr. Huff had,
among his recommembitioUH a few Repub
lican names, who thought him qualified for
the office, if u Democrat mast havo it.”
The recommendation of s Republican to mode against him, he said:
a Republican'Preaident was treason in the
eyes of General Gordon, although it was
generally conceded tbe Ooncnd sought to
have cx-M trshal hiuytlio made the snper- not worth anything.”
visor of catena. Mr. Stephen* charged it
ou liiui aud us usual he denied! Readers
of the Tkuiubai’II. he will deny anything!
ils degraded Mr. Half in the eyes of Mr.
Hayes, uml marshalled his friends iu a
body to go with him to defeat a m.n who
a ho was actually the uppoin'ee, and his
name ready to he sent iu to the henate oa
• he following day. A living witness is
ready to testify that Mr. Hayes in
formed him that “Huff was appointed.
Gen. Gordon then concluded he had
aufely “fixed” Hill, and defeated Huff,
and when President Hayes took the “hit in
hia teeth" sent for a friend' of Mr.
Stephens's, and told him to say io Mr.
St-phens that ho should appoint his friend
Fit/aimons. Even then, Gen. Gordon
did not stop his peraeontion. Charges
were presented in the Senate to throw out
the appointee, which were made by same
active henchmen of the General, and
which Senator Hill defeated, liecsuse the
Republican Senators saw uml rceogniznl
tbe injustice of Gen. Gordon. Mr. Hull
ban, "
1878, Mr. Thurman brought the funding
bill before tbe Senate. From that time un
til April 8th, 1878, Huntington's agents and
„„ „„ J Huntington's money fought it-day after
docs not tovo Gn» B-con and will not J “/- L *t Mr. Thurman explain hia bill:
now bo branded os a coward. Compan)
\ bn* not forgot its beardless adjutant, I
and it is cruel falsehood to publish hh I
“Ihegovernment loaned to tbe Union IV
cifio railroad in bond* running thirty j ears
'ind Inuring interest nt six per cent.
I er annum. $27,23ti,512, omitt ng cents,
thirty yes * mu-rest on that amount would
be Sin,funking tbe amount due to
the govt ri.n.eut, for the government pays
the annual interest on tin *e bonds, at the
maturity th* roof $70,202,235. if the govern
ment should receive uo reimbursement of
the interest thu* paid. By one of the sec-
turns of the original act the government
fully approve and endorso everything that I WAH entitled to 5 ner cent, of the net turn-
their adjutant did. I Hay, and ihe flTen o? to V e B FP Ue “ t0 •*»*•'*» reimbursement
my company say, that A^jiitant lhooo ^ M°thet not, il ww eatitled to half tbe
ought to have resigued, nnd they lave not I ftcc ? uu * * luck said compuny may have
\ word of censure for him. I havo seen 1 * l g Hl nst the government for transportation
Qua Bacon when danger was in every I °* troops, material, etc. Deducting these
breeze and death st.dked everywhere, inu there will rvmuia due t<”
there is not a drop of cowuid blood in his I tb « government the sum of $50,
veins.'* I 2<k>,« 00. from the Union 1‘aeitic Company.
It is tho most shameful cowardice for I *®*P*£$ to the Central Pacific, the case
General Gordon to continue to msko such I ' H The government loan to it wa
reference* to this matter that Le himsell '*}***** on that deht wi
loes not believe. r,e $80,140,244, making a debt of $77*005,
In»peaking of hU resignation from the J 04 * .Tho probable relmbumment would
be about $15,000,100—ou reimbursement
and truuHpurtution—leaving due, at the
mntutit) of the debt, $f»2, ( .W.« ( 8u4, which,
added to tbe Union Pacific debt, makes h
gmud aggregate of $H0.219,b7\), which will
be due iu the years 1K05 and 18'JO. This is
without counting interest on the iuU rcsi
which the government actually pays. By
Senator, aix thousand dollars a year, w*h I A, Kuvernratnt gsve np its
sufficient to keep even General Gordon's I Parity of lien to the find mortgage crod
family in very comfortable style, and there I amounting to precisely the same sun
is not an nnpnjudhtd man in the State If“ e government loon, which is now u
who believe* Gen. Gordon's assertions to | **'* n parsmount to^tbo claim of the goverm
the contrary.
menu This makes oue
Beferr ( ng to himself and tbe :charges I 8feVt nt y millions
hundred and
„ of debt, to
say nothing of tho debt iuferior to
A fellow who stole wsgons, saddles, 1 4he government's claim. These rail road a
killed bis grandmother, butchered his j n receipt of income*, a* no other mil*
neighbor's gees© iu th© ni^ht, his word is I roHti companiea are in receipt of, and iu-
etead of repaying the government they
A matt who would make such a speech, I d* v *de among their own shareholders the
with no more to sustain it than General I Portion of their net earning*, th^
Gordon has, should not be believed to any I Unum 1 acifio pa)ing 8 per cent on it*
considerable extent, and when ho plants 1 nominal stock nnd th© Crntrnl Pacific 10
hia hand on hi* heart and wall* hi* eyea to I P e * < * nt :” **®hl Congrtsa “re
heaven, and mukea a solemn declaration in I H **'’»=d tu© power to alter or amend or re*
cs*nbictlon with such misrepresentation, I p^-l this act at any time, a* the original
he but adds to his shame. 1 1), “ phimly set forth in thu set which gmnt-
Gt iicral Gordon said further, “nbat be tbo k “ n ' M CtoristUncy echoed
had been accused of trying to steal ti M tbU ststemont. It was shown conclusively
State road, but didn’t know whether Major 1 p^greas held th© control, by tbe acts
Bacon made tbe charge or not." It in time I °* ***- ® n ** t4, to compel these compunii*
to call»li.ilt on siKh nitoicnresentotion I to 1 >U 7 ft tiuosfibln sum as raimbunie-
General Gonion knows, as well as any I , “ fn S «»» »lter, amend and even
other living man, that Major lUcoa never I rrp»*l tliese set*. Senator Morgan sgr-od
made such * charge, .ml intelligent poop t I “j* 0 . h°l Mitohill, of Oregon, tbe chairman
mast have • secret losth'ng for the man I “ JJ* railroad committee, to whom
(thongh he be their clioi e,) that dud* Ja I Oonld gsve moru-y “without stint’ sf-w
with the troth with sneb carelessness. month* before, if Huntington told Colton
He sg-iin charged that Major Bacon wa-1 the troth, nnd John B. Gordon and Qor-
opposea to primaries, when our peopR tlon'. organs admit the correctness of Hunt-
know that he sold in Madison that he was >t>K‘o«i» «pn«» in l»*t Hnnday’a ConsUtu-
hcartily and sincerely in favor of them I ^ wn * Here it was. The ablest lawyer* in
Such mi.repre«n«.Jo. are wilful and in «be United State, on on. .ide, and Hnnt-
excoaable, and a man who would be guilty >ngton* mony and Hnnringtonto agenuon
of the oountry, I would not'advocsUkl
lo'tTV 1 o 111 iuf , u "V new We and pro»wi|
in the Bontb, uud gi ve to tbo people of J
aeoiion the assnraoco that in ibis - J
Union, their material interests are coo J
.1 aI1 / ptomoted, and they ore to
" tlle sfiluro, full participant! in it* bJ
**, glory iuid pro-pt-rity." 1
Now, Mr, E itor, you havo tbe C n_-4
sioual authority for this statenient. £1
in Forty-fifth Congress, second ho
page 31169, for that closing sentence.
Hero wo havo Lamar vs. Gordon. u «
we nave a Southern enU-rprisn mlTo.’.J
by one to help tho »South and Huntin^.l
Retest tbe South! Tlio Non ]
railroad* dotermim d to allow no tfovtl
"°® "Wit unless they controlled it,,
w til'i *, om ^rott died tbe whole ttiy i
vobbjed up by Huntington aud the it
1 uciflc, which called itself the Soai
Pacific in that struggle. These are f*
aud the South own* no line to tbe hJ
to-day becuuse Huntington's montx T
frattil the Texas Pacific advocat'd tj
tor Lumar, A. H. Stephens, Got«J
l>r»wu and others. Yet this cbu'Utzo-d
political chameleon—Huntington'i “md
rises before • Hontbern aadiffl
Hud ask*. “What could
Gordon br.ve gotten for his silence?’’ _
him wbat he got for defeating it? Ask M
what he got for helping HuntuigtoD t»5f
the riiuiiu -n funding bill? Judg* 1*1
wmxl and Colonel Pi iutup were told he]
$li.,ooo - if j have It#* figures comet J
thtm for tbe exact sum. To shtltevl
u-.ito A ' or ^ t ^ or Huntington, he indirictlydeuel
Z?\i ® eor ®tary L-im-r aud A. 11. iuqh<f
U Hear the latter: “A liberalized ciuhJ
would greatly tend to relieve tba wodul
sHttions of the country—out such iullartiJ
are a mere drop in the buck. t m * >4
nUiwlntiling the Bomb, omnpaxedikkl
building of the Tex u* Pacific. At l4
twenty State* would immediately t dlj
quickening impul-o uml would Ibrob v
rejuvenated vitality. Besidfi tbe inew
vslne o. land in tbe State* we*t el tbe Mi
issippi-e’ihe increased value to Alula*
Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, th* Csrl
ua*, Virginia and MisHUslppi woald *»■
to figure* that would * mile w if
could Ih» given. Ten mil lions spent ill
enterprise like the '1 exaa Pacific would tr
one thousand million*. There would©
a great busim-s* revival to tbe SooJ
Immigrations which has heretofore Rla’-«
the South, would be invited 1*c*omJ
facilities never enjoyed before iu this i
lion." Now hire arv the fset-*:
These State* have tio railroad 1«
John B. Gordon be)t>ed lluntingtou W f
feat it. I
The South bn* uo grand trunk tiilru
because of llontingtou'* money, w*d ^
Gould'* muti'-y used through Char* -
‘‘Alitcbell of Origin."
The Tvxs* Pacific was defeated by »g
to wrboiu the government bad giy«-o 1*1
in money and a* many ruillioasj
land, and who now owns what the ** 1
would have owned in her own right bat J
Huntington's money u.-*d in coring
legislators.
Now, I aak, is Lucius Lamsr a o'P
lobbyist? Wo* Alexander Ht« phrt ^
Hcott lobbyist? The Constitution sni|
11 Gordon are forc«d to rook* them i
corrupt men, to offer an excure lor
trayai of trust. John B. G rdou ns* ^
sought to defraud the tsx|»*y f r^ of '
money Huntington and Jay G. , 1
taxpayers, but aciudly helped to dew.!
tKK»r old South of au enteipriK© twt r
fully belonged to her. Pi-H* Ta1
by Gen. VI wiuuu W J* A jmtn, mm i mu .tiv vwiiAi iu ujo r^ccuum kumi, At uc mu ■ r —o —*“*»” -—*— ——-y — — *»»»»-
fumiah yon with an original letter of Geo./do such things to get votes, he may do a I •’jniuent and Huntington seeking to avoid
great many thlnafftLat will work an Injnrj h 1 *® lament! Time and space do not si
tu Georgia, should he be exalted to ihel *“* • <®Uer explanation in tBi* srticle.
Isuppose.the original protest presented -of them is too steeped in nnworthiuuoi t« 'he other siili-1 To do what? Thnfman at
ton. Gordon to Sir lla}e*, and lean Ibe called to the retentive chair. If he will I tomptiog lo uvasome money to the gov-
Beraiast Aid how I* ev.rjthlnj op at the hooeer* ready to do aomething tremcmlon* in the
“Allri(h<.l|uie. 1 beat* Mates Clan toll me that ) l( at of its late admiration ot Senator Hill,
ihe Anomed .boat yoa l*«t ntstrt. -I# that *o?” becanse it think* there I* «ome imliucal
wfcl*p<t«t rrettertj. tomllr. over the coaiter. capital to be made ot it at the preotbL A
“And whet AM roar toaaeyr -ffhe «id ttus CUni j friend call, attention to a ffpccch medeby
meet hare ww eowthtof whet dtoa't asm with General Gordon on “Joeeph'a coot at Ihe
htf. I nsl to git a .pool at Fo. so alum ud a! Delano banquet,” which I hope to forward
Gordon, calling on a Georgia member to
go to Mr. lUyca to defeat Mr. Huff. Never
once did thie man who (truck at Mr. Ilnff
from *ncb an elevation explain to Mr.
Hull that he wiabed to withdraw hi* name
from hi* recommendation, which he placed
there withont Mr. Huff'* solicitation. Never
onee did he inform him b) note or telegram
that he wa* oblig'd to anpnort unu body
ebe, hat he cubbed him in IVaihington
MCiaily because Mr. Huff would attnbnte
hi* appointment to Senator Hill a* lii*
frirn-1 and advocate. Tbat’a tho stole of
lighting he doe* iu politic*. Yon have a
lair example in hi* (she repr-nenUtiou of
tin- ruaavn be gave a* to whs he and Major
B.-c m do not jointly iliscm.* together. He
slabbed hi* opponent, a* lo* circniir secret
ltuerpnb.'iihed in the Tnadui *bow*,jn«t
a* be stabbed Mr. IliU iu the in erview with
Buell He wa* afraid Mr. HU1 would go to the
■S ntte, and he primed a newapaper Bohe
mian to do the dirty wotk. 1 have no
doubt bnt he ixatigeted tbe ding in the
Baltimore American, quoted by BuelL Gen.
Gordon hud a fashion of dining and win
ing a tot of ncatpvqter alUcht**, whenev
er he wished to HI tbe pie** with hi* viaws
> hew* cottar Lalton*.”—New York hum.
(aa ha circulated Lia son Hugh'a appoint-
moot aa a»«i»unt doorkeeper) and the at-
to you if he Unde it in a few oaja. In the! toch.n paid for the “grab” in thur readi
pooition he sees*.
tveer.
further than to suy thatlmtb i'lllon and
Hnmington, the president* of these tso
road*, had silirned that the tint morguge
Imnito, on which the taxpayer* had no
claim, would Cover the ***t-ts of both
road* at the end of the thirty
year*, nnd therefore the taxpayer*
would have nothing; the roads iu'thc
m> an’ime Coining their million* every year
for distribution to the railroad magnate*,
who hail passed the law* of ’C2 and Y>4
through Congrets by the most gigantic cor
ruption known to American legislation.
For two mnnili* the battle waged in the
Unite.! State* rteuste, and John I). Gordon
we* range 1 on the side of Juy Gould and
Huntington, with “Slitehell, of Oregon," u
name tout i* inf tiunna in legislation, it one-
half that to said of him i* true. The vote
wa* taken on tbe eighth day of April, and
John Gordon registered hi* vote with
Mitchell.
Now, i* there any Tom Scott in this?
I* there any Tcxa* Pacific in this?
When Gordon exerts** that vote on such _
plea, has be uot belied himself, as proven
Considerable success has already boon at- by tha official record? It is not my - barge,
Uin«l in introdndDg the Ameiiaan brook nor is it the charge of any man in Geonn*.
* * I.S V.-.**f*W I l-M I SLs ff _ .1 L,a k.lse. ..I a a 111
Nut Ulad. Nor Kzd.
Ton zzng s littli* totig to <l*y,
Iiwm not Mid, tt iu not gftjr,
Tbo very tbenio wu ntgb oatwors;
Two loim met. u lover* m*y.
They b*«l not met ->lo» >r*terd*y—
They uiut not meet agzln—till mom.
And did tb*y me«t agzin, my d*n>f
Did ruternins com* nnd find them her*
To ••• vfficb o.h*r*« eye* *g*in?
Af**. on ti*«t >mi are not clrsr.
For bc*rw will *btft *• wind* will i
And l>v« t.*Mb veer like any vene!
Ab. no! I tiiluk some emUen craze,
hsuur bltUr «|iue t * f. U tbrir deye.
Whet wu tb«t t.letnuve minor for?
Kowura ts^eiber lia tbelr ways.
Kcwote. |« baua, tbe lover atr*ve,
Ferbzpe tbe Udy comes no more!
Fo »trange the number* sob end •well;
bo. there's no nunleg whet befell;
Il le the *weete«t aoeg you iin<l
Nut **•!. nod yet—1 cvnnot tell—
Not filed, and yet—’ll* very well—
Like love, like Ufa. Ills enjihtngf
- -Mecrn Ulna’s Megszlne.
Connomptlon Cured.
An old I'byelcUn, retired from inrfic*.
had placed in bl* band* by aa ladi* » B
ry the foruinUof * *ituple vegrUbleIHJW'JI
■,«edy and permanent cur* of cotwuwpro^f
cbltie, ceurrb, Mtbma and all throe! *** * 1
ffetJ**?!*; a!d*> * !>«>■((>*• and radical eare^JJ
voua debility aud ell nervouacunpU^t*. w J
Ing Weted ita wonderful curative power*'■Tl
aandz of caeca, bar felt 1» b»e duty **
hi own t» bia fellow aufferera. Zclu*t*d
motive and a deetre to relieve butn*n • d -'* -
will eend free of charge, to all a bo a
recipe. In (ivrroan, French and kufiUh* J
dirertions for prepartufi end netoj- y.-gTh
by sddreeein* with eUrnp. naml*«l**** *7 I
A X*>yee. lto Foe era’ ltiock. U ter, »•J
Cheap ana Interior Forea* t’ 1 ** 1 " J
will inevitably disappoint yon, and
even tbe few cento asked for them dajJJ
numerous porous plaster* ohn4W'*ml
('■peine ITaatora alone merit
They have worf tbrir ireat popuUntyewV/J
pie. and gained tbe voluntary todto«e"j*' -
medkel prufrMion, by their
pow* , and by that ouly. Wh*» i
your Kuunl ■$,**!n*t worthier i»lutiuw»*
leading nature, am b as *X.bpdHn "
“Capucin," -vbptoiclne," etc., a*
rairaubls aid hmisMs
wun*. sad Me that tt t»~*.to* ''“r.
trout in Norway.
1 bnt the feet of hi* betrayal of traat, wUl