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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION.
CHE WEEKLY OPINION.
TUESDAY ilfOBWIiHO. MABCH t*.
F OB OOTEBH#B,
DAVID IRWIN,
or COBB COUNTV.
JL’DOK Irwih's Czun.-It wilt be seen
by the card of Uon. David Ibwin, pub-
llshed elsewhere, tbit that gentleman has
consented to become a aartdlitnte for the
office of Governor. Judge Iuwi* pledges
himself, if elected, to “administer the gov
ernment according to the Constttunlon
and laws,” etc. It is understood that the
Constitution here alluded to, It the new
Constitution, now presented to the People
for notification. Judge Irwin it agontlc-
manof high character, a Union man, a
Conservative Kepubliean, and an advocate
of Reconstruction under the Acta of Con
gress.
jarWc have taken down the name of Col,
IIum-ock and substituted that of Honorable
David Irwin, for Governor. We hnve
done this after mature deliberation, and for
reasons which will tie made known through
these columns in due season.
We shall enter this canvass with all the
energy and zeal of our nature; and whilst
wo expect to maintain that dignity and
self respect which enlightened journalism
should, under all circumstances, preserve,
we shall avail of every honorable means
and spare no labor, time or expense in
securing the election of a man to the office
of Governor, whom Georgians of every
condition and of all shades of political
opinions can trust. Tills is a fearful crisis
In the hl tory of our noble old Common
wealth, and It behooves every man of what
ever party, to yield mere temporary self
aggrandisement, and work for the good of
the State. We have made heavy sacrifices
—almost ruinous personal sacrifices—in
the advocacy of Eeconstructlon.«*For the
election of Judge Irwin and the salvation
of the State, we are prepared to make still
further sacrifices, and shall not hesitate to
do so when necessary. Add we shall do
tliis, too, without the hope of reward (br
iber than that which will be shared In
common with every other voter of Geor-
gla.
The Si.ano-whaSokrs.—A paper from
which you can extract neither news, gossip
or an idea, is very uninteresting company,
especially to a compiler for the dally press.
It suggests the idea of waste, misdirected
energies, mistaken calling, or all combined.
Von calculate the amount of money ex
pended In the blank material, the amount
of capital employed in rendering it useless
for anything but waste paper, and wonder
w hy the man who thus wastes his timo In
doing worse than nothing, does not turn
his wits to better account by learning, and
then sticking to some honest trade—that
of a black-smith for instance.
Under the old system of polities in Geor
gia, every cross road politician or village
statesman, who could summons the requi
site amount of cash or command a modest
credit, louml it necessary to Imvo an “or
gan,” and tile possession of an organ im
plied the custody of an organ grinder also;
said “organ” and Its grinder being a sort
of herald or vanguard of the modest preten
sions and laudable aspiration of him who
possessed both.
Wherefore, we find at nearly overy little
village or neighborhood In Georgia, one or
more newspapers, each acting In the lauda
ble capacity of slang-Whanger to Its pat
ron. Occasionally we meet with an Inde
pendent, able, outspoken country journal,
like the Dalton Republican; tut as a rule
they are generally stale, flat. Insipid, timid,
servilo, contemptible, quite innocent of
brains and destitute of eTcn a respectable
personal appearance.
We have such a specimen before us now.
It contains a paragraph, taken ftom a Me
tropolitan Journnl, printed some eight
hundred miles distant, bearing date two
months ago, and relating to a murder sim
ilar to any which may be read of almost
any morning in the New Vork dallies.
Tills and such like stuff fills Its news
columns. Its “miscellaneous” department
is occupied almost exclusively with third
rate newspaper poetry, and very Indiffer
ent school-girl composition l about
“Spring,” the peculiarities of tube roses,
the “philosophy of kissing,”'tad tho dis
tressingly sad condition of single blessed
ness. 1(8 editorial columns—by which we
mean those columns reserved for tho orig
inal ideas of the editor—are well filled with
the fashionable epithets of the day, such as
“scullawag,” “hell-spawn,” “skunk,” and
other expletives usually accepted In cor-
tain circles as the highest evidence of “vir
tue, intelligence, respectability,” cultiva
ted taste, etc.
Interesting to All Secret Societies.
A Convention of Christians, wherein Is to
be represented most of the Statos of the
Union, has been called to meet at Tltts-
burg, Pennsylvania, on the 6th of May
next. This Convention Is to represent the
Interests of [icrsoni In all Christian de
nominations opposed to secret societies.—
Senator Wilson, or Massachusetts, has
promised to prepare a paper on the “action}
of the secret orders on Christian civilize,
tlon." ^ ^
Sensidls Neoro.—A few brainless white
men In Oeorgls who are aspiring .to posi
tion far above their depth, ahould profit by
the example of a negro In North Carolina,
who had received the nomination for Con
gress from his district. The negro In
question was an educated man, but declined
the nomination, bocaute, as he asserted,
the American people were .“not yet pre
pared to sec negroes on the floor of the Na
tional Legislature.”
ALABAMA—MR. STEVENS' FLANK MOVE
MENT.
Tho present political condition of Alft-
barnn ls anomalous. - Under the provisions
of tho Reconstruction law,ond of the or
dinances ofthe proposed new; Constitution
of that State, mi election was held nearly
two months ago,- at which the people re
jected the new Constitution, and threw the
State back under Military Rule. Tho
election was hud strictly In accordance
with the law, which required a majority of
the registered votes fand not of tho votes
actually east) to ratify tho new Constitu
tion. A majority of the registered voters
dhl not approve of tho Coustitutlon, and
as the most effective means of decllaring
their opposition, they remained away from
the polls, 'filey wi le entitled to do this
by tlio law, and they did It.
Since then the Reconstruction law lias
been so amended os that a majority of the
votes cast at the election, is to decide the
question of ratification. But tho amend
ment comes In too late to save Alahama,
unless a new election he ordered in that
State.
Under these circumstances Mr. Stevens
proposes a sort of political flank move
ment by which Alabama may bo admitted
to tho Union, contrary to tho law under
which she decided not to come In. lie pro
poses to repudiate openly the provisions of
the law, and take her Ip anyhow! This Is
simply a fraud; and it Is none the less a
fraud for having Its origin with the “loyal
lion of Lancaster.” To thus impose upon
the people, of Alabama a Constitution
which they- havo distinctly rejected, tran
scends flic usual limit of nnserupitlousncss
According to the law, Alubama Is already
under Military Rule, having no claims or
pretensions to civil government whatever.
What lsto bo her future, no one can con
jecture. ^ -
THE PxjOPLE WILL RATIFY.
Tito Constitution will be ratified. It will
bo ratified by Republicans. It will be
ratified by the more conservative and
moderate mbu of the Democratic party.
It will be ratifiedthe laborer, who re-
cognizes In its prov islous.Jprotection ofliis
class. It will be ratified by tho capital IsL
who regards tills as the only practical
method of restoring peace, quiet and con
fidence. It will be ratified by the friends
of the Union who accept tills ns tlio first
opportunity of restoring Georgia to lior
former position in the Government,
will be ratified by tbe lovers of Law and
Order, who see In Its provisions tlio only
method of escaping Military Rule., It"w ill
lie ratified by the friends of Education,
who recognize its wholesome provisions
for Common Schools.
Hundreds of ballots will lie east for
Ratification from tlio ranks of those who.
up to this time, have consistently opposed
Reconstruction. It was only yesterday,
tiiat a prominent Democrat was heard to
say that, although lli-rouM not and would
not vote for Col. niilloek lor Governor, lie
would most.certainly vote for Ratification.
There are hundreds, nay thousands of Ids
party who will do likewise. With him,
and all such, Ratification is one thing;
the Republican ticket another tiling. We
lave no feara for Ratification.
Hon, Jack Hell, Again.
We have It from reliable authority that
R. B. Bullock, Ksq., of Augusta, whose
name Is mentioned In connection witli tlio
position of Governor of Georgia, ami who
will be recollected as a member of the-Au-
gusta ring” in the late negro-radical Con
vention which was In session liure, told the
lion. Jack licit, big buck negro from Ogle-
thorp. county-, and brother member of the
Convention, to go homo anil run for the
Leaitlalwe, and to Induce as many other
negroes ns ho could to do the same; that If
he [Bullock] could get fifty negroes elected
to that body lie could easily control It upon
being elected Governor. Upon this, the
Hon. Jack Bell immediately issued a circu
lar to Ids constituents. That circular was
we published some days ago.
We. copy the above from the local col
umn of the Intelligencer of this morning.
The editor asserts that lie speaks from “re
liable authorityNow, wo demand this
-authority,” undue further state, that ir
the charges hereinabove made are true, it.
B. Bullock's name will eomc down from
our columns, and tho Influence of the
Ofinion, Whatever that may be, will in
future be given against him.
East or thR Oconee.”—'Ye find the
following rather significant paragraph In
the Macon Telegritpli of Sunday:
We feel constrained to say that tho spe
cial dispatch to tlio Augusta Chronicle from
tills city, announcing the nomination of
Judge llecso. on the motion of a certain
member of the committee, docs not accord
with tlic facta os they appear on the min
utes.
When somebody found that he was sim
ply nobody, so far as the prospects of hit
nomination was concerned, did he seek octal
«Ith Judge Reese by pretending that he
secured him the nomination t
ENCLOSE, AND THEN PRONE ODI.
There has never been a time, In the his
tory of Georgia, when the politics and
political parties of the state, were so un
defined and undelio. as at present.
Ami there has ncvei, uuen a time, before
nor since the tumultuous days of Seces
sion, when tlicro were such vital interests
at stake—such important results awaiting
the action other People—as now.
The attempt on tlio part ot certain lead
ers of a political organization In 1SC0 to
ride rough-shod into power, produced
civil war, laid waste the whole Southern
land, and transferred Georgia from a
position of proud equality lu Die Union,
to that of a conquered province, a mere
dependency, without law, without com
merce, without government, and almost
without the elements of Society Itself.
That has been eight years since. We
lave all lived much in that comparatively
brief space of time. ' Our expcrtouccs have
been severe, bitter, vividly excruciating.
But it remains to be seen, even yet, whether
they have been purifying and profitable,
Tlio problem of self-government, is yet to
be solved in the successful example of die
United States; arid Georgia and her
Southern associates in misfortune, will play
an Importaut part In the approaching con
test.
The prelimlnnryqucs' ion now presented to
Georgians Is, Will you ratify the new Con
stitution, re-establish Civil Government
based upon Republican Principles, take
your stand within die Union, end there do
battle for Constitutional Liberty; or will
you reject this Constitution, fasten upon
yourselves and your children after you the
iron heel Ilf Military Despotism, and con
tinue the mere foot ball of contending po
litical factions til die Federal Govern
ment?
‘ Look at It ns we will, turn It oyer as we
may,.(Xfi Is the only practical Issue pre
sented in onr Impending State election. It
is a qiieatlon of 1 jfe or death—of political
life or death.
The new Constitution lias Its faults. All
candid minds aduilt the fact. It was fram
ed by a body, many members of which,
have no Interest in common with Georgia.
iVc'bave always admitted that fact. And
yet, taken ns a whole. It Is a very good
Constitution—one which, it properly ad
ministered, will restore the State to her
former Independence, prosperity and
"power in the Union. As a means
to an end, if for no higher reason, we
should ratify it. But, in tills connec
tion, we should see well to It that the
men whom we select to administer this nc
Government be botli honest and capable,
without regard to mere party lines oraflil-
iatlves. We should vote formcn whom
know, men whose Interests are identified
with our own, men who have our confi
dence. But in every instance, we should
not fail to vote for Ratification. Let us
first enclose the premises by some sort of
Civil Government and tie'll go to work and
prune out Its defects.
There are but two points lu the issue
made up. 1st Ratification ;-rattfication as
the only mcansofthrowingoff a VnssAluge
which la rapidly deuinrilMng our people
and lowering their sin I of self respect,
•hi. Good mid cap.il, to administer
tills new Govcrnmcn - niifcst men who
will not seek to enhance their person ill for
tunes at die hazard ot ruining, the State;
'npuhlc men, who have the wisdom to di
rect the ship of State to the haven of peace
and quietude.
On Dit.—That Chief Justice Onset will
grow In popularity wltfi the Republican
party just in proportion as the extremists
of that party grow odious; that lie wih
yet be the nominee of the Chicago Conven
tion; (Lathe will receive the united sup.
port of all moderate men of ail parties,
and that ho will be the next President of
the United States.
the part of the Democratic bon:itortv,we
notice that the Dtraocrats. are votin'- - -
body question*., -the Repu
member* divide as their jttdj
them: the Datftocratt sUm^
Which i aide Show* partlssnablp i
York Tribunt.- it *
It would appear, ftom tho above, that
Chief Justice Chase is notalone Ihijlado"
RATIFICATION BUT NOT BANKRUPTCY.
When Congress enacted the Reconstruc
tion law, a large and highly TespeetabhJ
class of white men in Georgia accepted the
terms therein offered as the best that could
bo had under the dlrcumstances. They
did not approve a measure which disfran
chised intelligent white men, and enfran
chised all black men regardless of their In
ability to comprehend the simplest princi
ples of self government. But they ac
cepted the Plan of Congress as a choice of
evils; and, having nothing In view but
the ultimate good of the State, they went
honestly to work In the interests of Recon
struction.
The result was a Constitutional Conven
tion wherein thirty-three negroes were ad
mitted to seats. Had the white men of the
State acted in harmony in this great work,
waived their ob|cct!on to certain features of
the law, and not permitted themselves mis
led by Ben. IliU and his associate Dema
gogues, there would not havo been a single
negro in that Convention, much less negro
convicts fresh from the prisons of other
States. With the Hillltes, and with them
alone, rests tho responsibility for. much
that was disgusting In that Convention.—
As it turned out, the Convention numbered
some as able, good, and true men as ever
sat In a deliberative body; and these sue*
ceeded in overcoming the many obstacles
thrown In their way, and have given us a
very respectable Con*.itutlon.
That Constitution is now* submitted to
the voters of Georgia for their ratification,
and they will as certainly ratify it iis that
the election will be hold; not that that in
strument is without defect*, but that its
ratification is the only means left ns of re
storing Georgia to Civil Government, and
to tho rights and privileges of the Union,
It is but a stepping stone to better things—
a means to an end—and will be accepted
by tbe honest masses of Geprgia as their
first opportunity to place themselves where
they will not be at the mercy of Northern
politicians and domestic demagogues. At
present. Georgia is a mere foot ball, to be
kicked about by the contending political
factions in the Federal Governffipht. Hav
ing been kicked and cuffed. lnto ; terms by
Andy Johnson for mere partisan purposes,
she has since undergone the same process
by a Congressional faction. Between the
twp, she has fared badly. Her people now
propose to disregard tho leadership.of that
party and of those men who brought her
Into this humiliating condition, (by. their
rasii acts in 1801.) and return to tbe Uiiiiuii
wherein they can make their influence felt
In behalf of Constitutional Liberty.
But there is one very important matter
not to be overlooked lu this campaign. It
does not follow that because Georgian* are
willing to see the State Government and
the State Road fall into the hands of a clan
of ignorant adventurers—men. without
character, without respectable talent?,
and without home or local huhita<
tlon. Thoy will turn their backs
upon all such blatant demagogues
ns Bkn Hill and be equally carefhl
not to deliver tho remains of the proud
old State into the hands of ignorant and
irrcsponible political bummers from New
England. New England is a fine country.
We honor her people for their intelligence,
morality and love of liberty. But Jtfew
England, like other localities, has its share
of political vagrants, and to keep these
vagabonds out of our State Treasury, Is
certainly no reproach uponjfew England
or its respectable inhabitants.
Bkttrk Lkakn in Ti.Mis!r-There are some
tilings wiiich certain individuals connected
with the Republican party in Georgia,
Uayo not yetlcarped, hut which they to ill
learn in time:
1. They will.learn that carpet-baggers
and Boston negroes, who are nominating
each other to office, are not of the People,
do not represent the People, have not the
confideneeuf the People, nor will they bo
supported In their modest pretentions by
the People of Georgia*
2. Two or three men, without record,
without character, without btains, without
moral worth, without home or local habi
tation, do not cohftltutc the Republican or
reconstruction party of Georgia, nor will
that organization be dictated to by them.
3. That whilst the people Of (Georgia are
anxious that Northern romp and high
inindud, honorable, industrious, working
men from all Motion*, should come to this
State,and share .with them tfie future of (lie
State! thoy are pot willing (o entrust the
Aiture of Georgia exclusively to newly
imported Office seekers who are a libel up
on Northern society, and a reproach to any
community'. ’
• 4. That whilst the Republicans in Geor
gia,'and a large portion of those who are
not R^plIcAnt, have' made up their minds
to vote for Ratification, they will not vote
Tor every oerpet-bagger and office seeker
who may. seek to ride Into'tuition on tho
new Constitution; but w|ll, If necessary,
divide their tlcket.rather than beoome In
strumental In putting Into' liffioo men who
have not a s
lions (bey aspire to. ,,, r
II. M.TUBNXK IK Trouble/—Tho Macon
Telegraph of yesterday leartis that among
the disciplinary cases hrotfght before tlio
^ftlcah Couferehco now In session 1 In that
city, " as that of Klder ILM< Turner, who
oraa hauled over th,coals for dragging the
„ , was nauien ovariuscoais lor uragging mu
$ WW' mw. '?'**■ #f
.. r .« .i ruMAAmfln ^iniifnrtL^ wo narti’ rmlltici. .
r.SiMAtisr+fiTIpN/ta 3353?$StfOW*
ional Di»T.—TlnrMacoDiTnIegraphOf yos-
tehMyVbntpjMthe following' item t (• It It
reported thit the teiaWiRojl tKblate Con
ventiou rjUsetMqfljlHjA.fte B?? 1 '
I nation el Samuel Gone, fiir Uongrcsg, will
Tn*N and Now.—A paper In tills State
which, up to sometime in July lssti advo
cated Reconstruction under tbe Congress
ional enactments, now has the impudence
to say of the present advocates of Ratifi
cation : _.
Forgetful of tbe ignominy of their own
position—of their desertion of their-Own
race, and their own State, and of their own
South, in becoming, the advocates of the
infamous Congressional Reconstruction
measures, and of their fUl Into the em
braces ot, and alliance with, tbe negro-rad
ical party of their own State, .sooh men
havo indeed fallen too low for their opin
ions to exercise any influence over the
white race within the wide limits of Geor
gia.
Right clever, that!
Now hear what the same “Sir Oracle”
said on the 19th of J ply last:
We claim to be si observant of What Is
passing In Georgia. In regard to recon
struction as Mr. Hill, and we again, utter
It, ss our deliberate eonvlatlon, that the
cull for a Convention will be responded to
In tlio affirmative at the polls, by an over
whelming majority. * • ». The or
ganization, then, of a > party, (the Demo
cratic party) in Georgia,, whoso principal
In its platlorm Is iw Convention, nnd
structlon measures,.
» » This charge ojf„‘jKri«ry'’ is (lit
merest lalderdath when applied: to tlios®
who, upon the Convention Issue, think, anil
termination to do right, ovcn agalnrt‘party hold a Convention In this cttjr>OB tha Mth
discipline. Instant, to put another man Into the field.”
plank
which makes its first fight upon that Issue,
we look upon os sn organization predes
tined to defeat, (Vital which consequences
will follow that will place onr good old.
Georgia commonwealth find lierpeoplo .In
the condition of Tennessee, If not a worse
degraded end humiliating one.
That doe< pretty well! ! Farther'bn, In
his comments upon Ben. HiU's speech, i the
same editor says of Ben’s charge ef. perjury
against those who advocate reconstruction
under Vie "Inf: mous Congrcsslonjt!.recon-
efrnnflnn minmirM!*’. " '. * 1
die
thOSCL
T jk,«na
will net differently from
Men who live in gUsihoures should he
carcfdl how they throw rtmcif l
Bkkchkr anp tux Rads.—Say* the New
VorkSun:' , *V. j.h ‘ 3 . « ‘
Since the delivery of hi* ipeeqli In faVor
of Gen. LeeYcoIfeiro Mr. Beecher ha* bean
ffalniiif?E°lden opinions from ail, sort* joT
men south or Matoh and Dlxbn*aline, “llow
beautified sound the words of honest Mr.
Beecher, do* says tho Charleston Courttr,
Our impression, has xlwky* hieth, tbft
education was one til" the, plank*
Republican party. It seems, however* that
Mr. Dana. Bkn Byrum, And other apos
tate Democrats oppose tbe educattip pf
any but the negroes of the South.
MR. CHASE AND III9 RBVILERS.
Wendell PniLLira—the fanatical van
guard of the Extremists—has opened lire
upon Chief Justice Chase. The provoca
tion to this assault, U Mr, Chase** refusal
to substitute a political platform for the
laws of the United States nnd the rules of
evidence by which the Courts In this coun
try have always been governed. In other
words, Mr. Chase undertakes to do his
simple duty—nothing more, nothing less—
and in consideration for which, Phillips
pelts him with rotten eggs. Mr. Phillips
thinks the Chief .Tustice opposed to Im
peachment. because that officer desires that
Mr. Johnson shall have an impartial trial.
This is not the first instance of pure and
upright men being set upon by a hungry
pack of thrives ami plunderers, merely be
cause they dreaded tlirir influence. Cer
tain members of the Republican party set
upon Mr. Greeley last spring, because he
went upon Mr. IJavis* ball bond. Tho
grog-shop bullies and Small beer politicians
of Sing Sing once set upon Henry Warp
Bkkciiku in a similar manner, because he
spoke » friendly word for Gen. Lee and the
College of which he is President. Gen.
James Lonostkket was onne denounced as
a recreant by a little ignorant bomb-proof
editor, for having advocated reconstruction
under the Sherman Bill. Gen. Bkaurk-
cjard was denounced through certain Jour
nals last summer, because lie expressed the
opinion tlmt the United States would never
again be disturbed by Ordinances of Scces- -
slon.
Such tilings must be. Human nature
will creep out occasionally. Wendell
Phillips wants Johnson impeached—Im
peached right away, some morning before
brenkfast—In order that Ben. Wadk and
the hungry pack of extremists, may dis
pense the Government patronage during
the ensuing Presidential election. Mr.
Chase refuses to lend Ids high office and
hlmtelf to the base purposes ot the plqn-
der-scekers; ergo Mr. Chase Is "traitor”
and whatnot. The American people—the
honest masses of all parties and creeds—*re
Solicitous only that this impeachment
business shall not transcend the hounds of
decency, and tlmt Mr. Johnson shall have
Afairand impartial trial. Mr. Chase, as
the Chief Judicial officer of the Govern
ment, will, we apprenend, continue to re
spond to this sentiment, and maintain the
honor nnd dignity of the laws, regardless
of the yelping curs at his heels.
The Test.—The founders of this Govern
ment, living in an advanced age of.the
world, possessed greater wisdom and fore
sight than the authors of any former Re
public. They were familiar with the the
ories of Pluto, tlu* practical operations, ami
final issues in the governments of Athens,
Lacedemon and Carthage, each of which
were based upon the Republican idea.—
Accepting the best and rejecting the more
objectionable features in these, they start
ed out with the noble design of instituting
for us a system free from the dangers tlmt
beset Its predecessors. Their object was
to establish, in its true sense, the fiinda-
mcntal right of self-government. In view
of the defects staring them in the lace,
they readily beheld the necessity of ineor-
porating some vital principle in addition
to those Inherent in their predecessors.—
TUdr work, they intended, should be an
enduring monument to the right of self-
government. With the discernment of
philosophers they traced in other Repub
lics the causes of tlicir dccHiK*.
In that of Athens, the several models
before them, there appeared the least de
fect; but iu this they rightfully behold
serious dangers and objections. The sov
ereignty, here as elsewhere, was vested in
the government instead of the people,
they also fulled to establish distinct lines
between the several departments of gov
ernment. Appreciating the validity autf
value of such division in a government, the
corner stones of which were to be law and
liberty, they deemed it the part of wisdom
to define, In their wrlten Constitution, the
mutual, yet independent relations which
tlio several departments should- sustain to
each other. When they had completed
their chart Incorporating this new and es
sential feature in the system of Republican
Government, they believed tlmt they bad
achieved for their posterity a 1 heritage no
other people had enjoyed, and tlmt It was
bequeathed as never to give rise, to any
doubtful construction.
The Issue fm*-been raised, and to-day,
we witness In the Federal oapltol a scene
w!|leh Is'not very confirmatory of the high
hopes of.our aneostern. It remains to be
seen what the result will bo. The conflict
U the same In which all past Republics
have perished. Ours may possess sufficient
v ( rtue and vitality to withstand the throos
of passion and the fury of party spirit
WOMEN AND POLITICS.
A writer in one of the organ* of the ex
treme lunatic wing of the late “Demo
cratic” party, exhorts tho ladies of Geor
gia to enter tho arena of partisan politic#,
and cast their influence with Bbn Hill and
nnti-Ratiflcatlon. From this we Infer that
said writer (whoever he is), would not on
ly willingly see hi$ mother, wife or daugh
ter enter the muddy cess-pool of partisan
politics, but w ould even encourage her to
do so. If ho.would not, then he is insin
cere ; bccau.:e he advocates a measure
which he conceives to bo calculated to
lower tho character of w'oman, and from
which all well bred ladles Instinctively
shrink with disgust and horror. Very few*
men who are familiar w ith tlio partisan In
trigues of the day, would willingly see JiU
w ife or daughter becomo an active partici
pant in such things; and we doubt eVen
w bother there are many “ladies” In Geor
gia who would feel themselves particularly
elevated by the society of those Northern
viragoes who have unsexed themselves for
the purpose of “casting thtir Influence”
in the popular elections of the day.
Tub Constitution and Usury.—An
Obstructionist paper In this State, speaking
of the Relief measurcof tho Constitutional
Convention, says:
It is perfectly well settled and thorough
ly known, that the so-called relief meas
ures enacted by the mulattoes will not af
ford substantial relief to a single man in
the State. The instigators of this plot
have not been informed by their masters
at Washington that the Congress will not
ratify the relief clauses ot the Georgia
Constitution.
If there were any arguments needed to
refuto the stupid asssuniptlons of this stu
pid editor, wo might point to the course of
that ablo lawyer and high-toned gentle
man of Elbert, (Mr. Akkkman,) who voted
against the Constitution upon the ground
that It does provide for Relief, and upon
the Assurances which he had received that
Congress would “ratify the relief clftdW'
<>l that Coo»tltutldn.
Another member (Mr. BxLl,of Banka,)
voted against the adoption of the Consti
tution as a whole, and for no other reason,
as he assigned, than that it contained a
Relief clause, and hisfUll knowledge of the
fact that Congress would “ ratify the relief
clauses ” of the new Constitution.
The truth is, there are ten thousand
white voters in Georgia who will cast their
ballots for Ratification, for the Identical
reason which was assigned by Messrs. Ak
kkman and Bkll for voting against its
adoption; and no man in his sense* can be
made to believe that Congress will take
any cognizance of the Relief clause* what
ever, except to ratify the Constitution as a
whole. __
The Ilian Strikes.—The new Constitu
tion of Georgia provides for a liberal ays-
tem of Common Schools. It provide*
for tho education of the children of the
mechanic, the day laborer, the poor man,
the unfortunate man who Is unable to
educate them himself. It provides for the
education of the orphan—the child whose
father was sacrificed in the Confederate
armies. And this clause in the new
Constitution eslls forth the strongest
anathemas from tho “aristocratic” Ren.
IIlll and Ills “aristocratic” followers. Pity
such persons could not transform a Re
public into an Oligarchy, and mako
what they arc pleased to term the “com
mon herd” their footstool. They ought to
go to Austria, provided always that they
could find a “respectable” place somewhere
among tho “upper crust” of the Austrian
nolleam. Their Ideas are hardly suited to
the theorloa of liemocratic Government,
such as obtain in this country.”
yy Thad. Stevens reminds us of tho
Irishman that was arraigned for murder,
who on being asked whether guilty or not,
responded, as told by hi* counsel. In tbe
negative. During the examination of
witnesses, pro and eou, repeatedly became
very much excited according as the evi
dence tended to favor or convict. At
length whilst an Importaut witness was
giving in his testimony, the bearing of
which he could not exuctly divine, the ex
cited prisoner rising to his feet, exclaimed
“now I am and now I ain’t.”
Stevens prescribes for Alabama. She
rejects his prescription, and now he denies
his own medicine.
which’with, anarchy and rulii threaten to
Mai the fate of the American Republic.
JypQB Irwin in Noth Grokqia.—Tlie
Dalton Republican supports the |rwln
ticket. It says: “ We wish It to be ‘dis
tinctly underetood that the tiame of the
Uon. David Irwin is not at the head of our
columns as a party man. We run him be-
iktlW wo believe that he Is a true patriot-^-
an honest man—well calculated. In every
particular, to promote theibest interests of
the 8tate and the country at large. Honest
men ever)*where can give him their cheers
Ail support.”
^kn. Uni’s Si»rkcu.-^\>^ notice that the
Democratic papers are circulating their
fodlish document. Have they reflected se
riously upon the consequence* pf such
leadership? If anything were wonting to
insure th* death of that, party, it la tlio
leadership of Ben. Hill.
When impudence httd’, stppldlty
reign In high places, wisdom ShU ‘virtue
are at a low ebb.
Irwin and Rbksk.— 1 The Augusta Re
publican—one of the “official papera” in
this State, and mouth piece of the Repub
lican party In that section, says of Judge
Irwin’s candidacy:
Thus the Democracy have two candl-
datus, and two Judges to choose between,
and jioaslbly before the election comes off,
they may have half a dozen. The more the
merrier for us. Somehow, the nomination
ot the Democratic Executive does not
seem to carry with It much authority, as
it is repudiated thus early.
Too . Fast.—Thu Macon Telegraph, of
this morning says: “ As the Atlanta Intel-
tfyencfcr and the Associated Press reporter
,110% e both announced tfie acceptance by
Jodge Reese, of the nomination for Gov
ernor, It may not be amiss to say that up
to thta date no answer has been received
by tbe Executive Committee to the official
notification addressed to him,”
To Hon. W. C. Lkb, of Clayton^-Wo
havo caroAilly noticed your couree as dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention ftom
VUyton county, and believing that you
will truly represent tlie Union Reconstruc
tion party, we respectfully request that
you become a candidate for. the Legisla
ture at the ensuing April election.
■ M.wt Ventre.
Editors IUlksskd.—Messrs. Qallaway
and (kudpbelljsdltora ot tin Memphis Ava
lanche!' IHlra been released ftpto prison,
wherein they lied been’Incarcerated by or
der of one Judge Hunter.