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JOHN B. GORDON,
or FULTON COUNTY.
JUDOE IRWIT* ADDRESS.
We publish elsewhere the mldrws of
Judge InwiN to the people of Georgia. It
is such a paper as mlgut 1* eipeeted to
emlnste from David iBWW-noWe. patri
otic, disinterested, direct, courteous, and
honest. For this address we have been
anxiously walling, feeling that courtesy
demanded that we should make no formal
announcement of our preferences, until
Judge inwix should first withdraw from tlio
contest. On this point, our mind has been
fully made up. We si,all enter the cam
paign In behalf of the now Constitution,
and of Joins 11. Goiidox for the office
of Chief Magistrate. In this, our duty Is
plain; our path Is clearly marked out; and
tills coure we Intend to follow, no matter
s hat may be the consequences, or how the
At we have had frequent occasion to re
mark upon previous occasions, the pro
posed new Constitution Is not the thing we
desired. It contains many defects, and
some glaring Inconsistencies with what we
conceive to be tbe true Principle* of Bo-
piihllcautsm. But taken as a whole, It Is a
tar bettor Instrument then we. et one time
during Its formation, had any reaaon to
devotion to the cause of Reconstruction
nothing of our earnest, consistent, persis
tent devotion to the cause of I’cacc, and to
the great Principles of Republican Gov
ernment, administered by capable, honest,
and patriotic men. In this contest, vve In
tend to know no party, bow to tlio behests
ol no caucus or Clique; but tnking thei pro
posed new Constitution as our Platform,
the Principles of free government and
Constitutional liberty as our guhlix we
shall advocate, to the best of our alillltj,
the election of the man whom we deem the
most capable of discharging the high and
responsible duties of Chief Magistrate. W «
shall endeavor to rise above mere party
leave passion ami prejudice behind, and k®
forward Independently of them all, to se
cure the one grand result—Reconstruction,
Civil Government, and a State administra
tion that will inspire the confidence and
buoy the hope* of our well nigh ruined
and desponding people.
POLITICAL FAITHS
AH political particTbave tiicJr good and
bad end; their good and bad principles uccu „„
and all have the same ,m*ng the uuat ltbcrfrt .'dud
In every contest, and ulpaUy. nJ J r T Ul0 whol * clvt i lze a
very nearly the same Pol. Real strategy to
insure lueeea. But no »a WtWilWCT)
of political governments over Witnessed
so vsst a difference In the doctrines ot two
polltlcsl parties, nor so greats difference
between tbe means employed to win In the
hopc’for. Under the elrenmstanees, U le contest, u Is now presented In tlio two
tlio beet we ctn get. Experience will, political parties In the South, and cspeclal-
however, serve to point out and correct IU i y when both parties clslm to have tho
‘anta; and ss a means to an end, the same object In view, vis: Tbs restoration
people of Georgia can do no better than to 0 f tbe late Slave States to their' prsetleal
adopt It But atovo all, let them see well relation! with the Federal Government
to It that the State administration be com- under tho Constitution of tlio United
posed of men Billy Identifled In Interest States.
with us; men who will not In obedience In this, ns In the other Soutliein States,
to pledges to ojnere partisan faction, abuse the two leading parties are subdivided Into
the cxiraordlnaiy power conferred by tills two others—thus forming two extreme
factions, tho Radical and the obetlnatoly
Conservative parties. The doctrines pf the
Instrument
We deny, moot emphatically, that the
extreme proscriptive wing of the Republi
can party—and which now seeka the pos
session of tho State under li—lethe author
of anything but the most extreme and ol>-
thlc may torn. WWyleld nothing 4n our. j cc tionable features of the new •Conltltn-
THE DUTY OF THE FRIENDS OF 0E0E01A.
That every citizen of this State Is in duty
bound to take some action upon all polit
ical questions that Involve the Interests of
the public, no one will pretend to deny.
That the questions before the people ol the
State, to lie decided ut the polls on the doth,
Is of the utmost Importance to tho whole
State, all admit—ami It remains with the
people to decide whether they will follow
their Interests or their passions and prej-
tidtefe*.
Every thinking man of Georgia knows,
or ought to know, that tho. paramount ob
ject to be obtained Is the Ratification of
tlio proposed Constitution, uml the conse
quent Civil Government and Relief offered
under it. The interests ot the people de
mand that we should have Civil stale
Government, under which ull the people
will be protected. Our people are poor,
very poor, and need Relief, and only
through tills Constitution can they get it.
We desire Immigration from the North
ern States, and Northern capital to cultl-
vate and improve our State. These we cau
never get until we have civil government.
We desire to select for ourselves Use men
who shall govern us. and administer the
affairs of our State. Tills we can never do
unless we have civil government, and If
we do not accept the offer now made to us
when will wo get another?
Men of all polltlcrl parties should look
well to this. The duty of every voter In
the State 1s now to do all in his |Hiwer to
secure civil government, and the pence
and prosperity consequent under It. Every
man should perform bis duty to himself
and tho State, by voting tar ratification.
grtVhcn tho Union men of Georgia
cannot bo permitted to vote for a man who
was a consistent Union man during the
war, who has been a Republican In princi
ple all his life, and who enjoys tho re
spect and confidence of men of all parties,
they will not be driven to tlio support of a
man, however honest, who Is made the
champion ol men who, In advanco of tho
passago of the ordlnanco of Sccosalon,
levied war against the Government, and
by every available means sought to plunge
the State Into civil war, anarchy and ruin.
Whilst these hlgli-handed measures were
going on In Augusta, John B. Ooanox
was at his home In North Georgia, quietly
attending to bis private business, and de
porting himself >1 become a loyal citizen of
the United States.
Gordon on Ghant.—In a speech to one
of the largoit and most enthusiastic meet
ings ever held In tills city,General John B.
Gordon complimented In very high terms
the distinguished commander of the army
of the United State*. Tho brave and great
can appreciate each other, and we believe
that General U. S. Ghant Is equally the
* admirer of Ooncrel John B* Qobdox.
Qf*An Intelligent freodman In this city
was heard to remark, alter reading General
Gordon'! letter addressed to a committee
of freedmen twelve months ago (and long
before the General bad any thought of bo
soming a candidate for office.) that he
would not vote ngalnst a man who could
give expression to such noble sentiments—
sentiments prompted by no desire to so-
cure the votes of colored men.
SioxirtCANT.—A distinguished Union
! man «f North Georgia, hearing of General
tlon. nad that wing of the Reconstruc
Ron party not been checked In their mad
career, by tbe more Intelligent and respon-
aible members of the Convention, under a
parliamentary rule adopted by that body
by which Its deliberation! were governed,
the new Constitution would have been
auch as no intelligent white man. or prop
erty holder would have been willing to
live. And now that thla name faction
seeks to ride Into power, as the special
champion of the Constitution, the honest
masses of all parties, and tho friends of
Reconstruction everywhere, will unite
upon a man whom they know t'* bean ad
vocate of all Uie good features In the new
Cunstltutlon. and If elected will faithfully
xecute It os tn entirety, without regard
to past party differences.
The honest masses of the Republican
perty. the Union men of tbe State, and the
Conservative liberal minded men of all
parties, will in this contest rlso shove
mere party lines, and seek only to es
tablish an administration under the
new Constitution thst will Inspire con
fidence, establish tbe great Principles of
Impartial Justice, and secure to Georgia
the rights and privileges of the Union.
Such men cannot target Rie fact that the
candidate of the Radical wing of the Re
publican party In this contest, wss
among the number In the Convention who
gave Ills voice and his vote in favor of a
proposition to disfranchise a large and re
spectable class of white men not disfran
chised by tlio terms of the Reconstruction
Acts of Congress. They cannot forget ffrnt
If some features of the Sherman Rlil are
harsh mid proacripUve, the faction of the
Reconstruction party represented by Col.
Ruddock actually sought to make a Con
stitution oven more Illiberal and proscrip
tive. Nor can they fall to remember the
wild, reckless, disgusting hunt for power
and plunder made by tills faction during
Rie session of the Convention—how they
sought to foist upon tho State a Provisional
Governor pledged to their interests—as If
they feared (as well they might) that the
people of Georgia, when left free to choose,
would not place them In absolute posses
sion of the State. At the Military Com
mander defeated them In tlielr drat scheme,
so will the People defeat them at the ballot
box on the doth of the present month.
first are easily surotnal up: First, the vaga
bondizing of the best character and Inlel-
leetof the whole South, by sweeping dis
franchisement, by a Ifltof their own leak
ing. Sbeontfc the deration of Rio 4gno-
rant negro to political equality wlRi tho
educated whites, and the elevation politi
cally of Riese same negroes over those who
are disfranchised; those who attempt to
ralso themselvei to the level of the negro,
by making bin their constant associate,
thrusting tliennelvcs n;»n Ills society atid
pandering to klm tar his vote. Third,
those who deslle to get into ofilelnl power
with theavowql intention of staying there
until they liav* enriched themselves by
stealing the curlings of tlio holiest work
ing people. Fuirtb, those who sock to put
Into offices of thist and emolument Igno
rant negroes artl mine ignorant and leas
honorable whit* men. and oppress the Iico-
pie with unjust ami partisan legislation,
and to close thoeoiirts against every man
ho does not orderin' their narrow politi
cal creeds, and jive ids silent assent to the
course of wroiif and min which they de
sire to run.
Such Is the Intentions of the Radical
wing of the Ro*ubRean party of Georgia,
tbe leaders of wlleli. In Ignorance, villainy,
mid low trlckdy. Imvu li .ver before Imd
equal* upou Rn earth, not even among the
bloodiest leaden of the French Revolution.
Mon without Irtercst In the soli or govern
ment, only so fir as they cun roll it. desti
tute of every principle of morality, truth,
or even oomnnn decency. Tills Is the
character of the men who would rule Mil'll
ruin Georgia If they could only get Uie
Cardan and mnllack.
The Columbus Enquirer, one of the old
Whig organs In Rita State, says: “We can-
uottthlnk that the cxtreuilsta hove gained
anything by lorclng Judge Irwin off the
track and bringing about the nomination
of Gen. Gordon in hie stead. They are
forced to admit that Uiclr own candidate,
of
be Ineligible to tho office of Governor,
•tend, remarked that, since he could not
. he permitted to rote for a true Union man
tor Governor, he would vote for an honest
tohd- and has accordingly declared his
punsota to rote for Ratification and Gw.
SSoTBToognoN.
of the privilege of bestowing upon
our somraaw dt doe* net take from t
privilege of hereby expremlng our t
turned upon you tenfold.
decision tbtaJudg. If-«U " dlifeharge of hi* dntle* ut ft
esaeer and Oration of AUante.
‘ The meeting then adjourned.
The meeting chm’n,
J. Upca«°», lWr
For years past, the people of tho South
have been regarded,
j/.cd world. To such
mrextent lias their ltbcralttj' br'stfitffftent
extended; to opeu has beeu their. flOclal
and political hospitality, tlmt r they haye
not only Induced many good uicu to local©
auioi)^ tlicui, but by tlielr extreme liber
ality, and xo°d nature, have harbored and
enriched gome of tlio most miserable
scoundrels that ever disgraced any com
munity upon tho face of the earth. They
have allowed a cla** of bad men to tithe
position amon;.? thorn and have aided them
In every way they could ash, and now
Uiosc Maine contemptible, low* dirty,
mongrel exeercccnce* of humanity, who
would sell their soul* to daunmUon for
a New England sixpence, aro smiting
tho very hand* that have protoctcd, fbd,
and enriched them.
When the war was threatened, these dirty
dogs were blatant, loud-mouthed disunion-
UU; preaching death and destruction to
ull the inhabitant* of Yankecdom—wero
ready to rush the South into the maelstrom
of .Secession, and rushed forward gladly to
take on oath to support the Oonfcdrnt©
Government, but only that they might
plunder it, for none of tills class fought
for It. f , ,
Ami mark their course since the close j>f
the war: Amid gloom and sorrow, the
star of the South went down, and the glory
these men had predicted for tlio Southern
people, passed away# No sooner lnul the
il ig ot a victorious enemy been set up ns
the National standard, Ilian these spittle-
licking. canker-soulcd spaniels rushed to
lt« bearers, and said in effect, •*Swear me;
I ran take any oath; purjury will not hurt
my conscience; I want plunder, and I will
degrade or ruin the people who have nur
tured me it I can only get position ami
plunder.** And now In many Instance*,
these puij d, thieving, self-debused ad
venturers are out for the minor civil Office*
of the South. This is the reward of grat
itude. God save the honest people ol tho
country from these vermin of a disordered
body politic!
___ crrpr* and cxcescs Into
the dominant National party ha* run
BuHt does not necessarily follow that
because the honest masse* of Georgia have
decided to ratify the Constitution* that
they havo likewise made up tlielr niiqdfl to
allow ccrtillii political hummers and Irre
sponsible adventurers to rldfl Into pdwor
upon a political organization which ha*
been thus prostituted to tbe worst of pur
poses. Consistent liopublicaft*, men who
aro Itcpubl1e*n8 from Principle, will vote
for the new Constitution; but they will
liot vote to placo the State iu tho baud* of
au Ignorant, vicious and irresponsible
clique who seek to use. the Parly which uev-
ci felt particularly honored by tlielr ad
hcrence. Tho Union men of Georgia aro
slow to trust the sincerity of men who,
having led off In a scheme to break lip the
Government, now seek to lead in the great
National Union Party of tlio country
Nor will they support the candidates for
high and responsible ofllcss who like para
sites have fasteueil them selves upon tho
party only to use the sumo as a lever to
elevate themselves to the five loaves ami ten
fishes.
OEN. GOBDOR AND THE COLORED PEOPLE.
ft’may not bo lui Interesting to the
colored people of Georgia, to know some
thing of the past history of this gentle
man toward themselves.
During the latter part of 18GG, the colored
people of Georgia were building a Church
and a School House for themselves at
Brunswick, where Gen. Gordon whs then
residing. Gen.Gordon contributed quite
llbcrully to aid them in tlielr work. In
the early part of 1807, he was a member of
tlio Grand Jury of that county, and advo
cated a pro rata distribution of all the
funds raised in the county Ibr educational
purposes, between the white and coloml
people of the county, each to have seper-
atc schools, lie also introduced a resolu
tion, which passed the Grand Jury, ap
pointing h committee to solicit from
Northern people, nhl for the purpose ot
educating the colored people of his county
In view of this course the colored Trus
tees of the Brunswick school wrote a let
ter to the General asking Ids advice upon
i their educational and jiolltical Interests.
POLITICAL CONSISTENCY—PARTY AND i Thu General replied quite at length, de-
PKINCIrLK. I cHnln". however, to give any |iolltlcnl acl-
— , vice. In this letter ho advised them tn
Consistency in politics is not a w,ml thorn-elves nr.d tlielr children, t<
adherence to mere partisan organlzn- | >;1V0 m „ncy and purchase
Rons alter those organization* have snh- j h01|ws nn ,j ,| ml) tn:1 u<- thu uselvc* rcs|iect-
served or defeated the objects for which I ^ M property holders, and Intelligent
1 they wore originally formed. When oiucr |n t |,|, tetter lie also advocates
ejof these contingencies happen; or when m) j t|ie|r r);lllts „ vcr) . particular, and tlielr
full protection under the law.
This was all done liwore the negro was
t organization, originally based upon great
On the other hand, we have the leaders amJ fiintlanu-ntal l'rincHilc^bccMntaprtis-
of the opposite extreme-men who seem tltuted to the re lish end. of corrupt and
never to have realized ttechange, wrought dcsijtnh.ff '»«•• hones men cannot longer
In Southern toele.y by the resul^f t.ie j re.mdn In^Wp U^. at^pre-
admitted to the prlvlli
the remotot Me
didatc for their
of the Ballot; and
e General had not
ur becoming a can
alter of
that they
war, and who cling to the raw. nnmnaic- “ * , „ ", / - didatc for their MtUnige.
ly refusing to realize and deal with facts mind who dare think for themwWm 5 men of. Wt . thid dimply as a mu
as they exist. Men w ho reem wnwililnD'! worth who would preserve their rc ' I infaVmaRon U. thefoloreil |ienple,ll
to enter the FetleXl (IJ.vernn.eat without; speet; men of Integrity who dare adhere | niav ^
carrvln" with them fragments of that to Principle In the face of *", 1 "* ,p0 ;J was tliei
Government which wo assayed to estahlhh ' sit Ion; men ol firmness 1 riablllty M ,
Charaeicr who would shape their conductL njgiifB | UM e I professed friend since he
In striet conformity to tlielr honost eonvle- | ^ | HWIB# „ ,.,,,,,11,isle.
(lions Ol DUTY, never (icrmit their judgment j
1h* enslaved or their energlc* paralysed
they
to enter the Federal uovernnieni wuuoui.
ir subutmiilal friend without a mo-
and one who ha- only become their
at Itiehinoud, ami which went down with
the Star of the South at Apomattox Court
U Midway between tlie.e two extreme, we to 1«- eiistavetl or their energies paralysed „ T1IE political futiike of THE SuUTH.’
have the representatives of tlial large, re- i by mere party catch »orils. It Is tin pro- j ■: t | M , tt | M , V( , option, R.e New Y'ork
sportable and truly Conseivatlrc Repulili- ' ' Inec ol the partisan the taetics or the m tiele which Is so np-
can party in the Southern States, wl«> dcu>.*n*ue-the role o the plundcrer-to ^Rde . he t .n - : we cannot for-
—m. niw.ii ml lost his political sentiments and aecom- u“||l I* oh-
served that there Is a larye and res|iertnble
class ol Republicans North, who under
stand anil appreciate oilr present Inmetablo
condition:
Wli.it llis ennnirr arris nl »l nr .iM l< fnin-
would gladly see the Union restored n|Kin : adjust Ids politleal
an enduring lauds, and tnuler an orcnnle ] modate Ills eonselence to the machinery of
Law which meics out Justice to every twin \ mere Tarty, w hen that Tarty has ceased to
regardless of rare, color or previous con- represent any tiling above or beyond the
Jt |J on , I avarice and cupidity of a mob of irreepon-
The leaders of this party are men wliosc j “U’lc place-hunters,
whole fives have been s[S‘iit In the servlco: Rut the easels still more aggravated
of tlielr fellow-men; whose moral, penpn-1 when a clique or factious combination of
hungry cormorants fasten themselves upon
a jaiRRcal party and assay to prostitute It
to their own base nnd selfish ends—to pack
Its Nominating Conventions, cut and dry
the proceedings of Its caucuses, all to the
end that certain individuals may come
into pissesslon of anil plnudor tho State
al and political records are Irreproachable,
and whose acts In all the past bear testi
mony of their devotion to liberty, free gov
ernment, and Rie general Interest and ha|>-
ptnessofall by whom they are surrounded.
And Uiclr doctrines are, to-day, w hat they
have always advocated, tho bru;uie*lliberty
to the citizen under the law.cooatctenl-wHIi iod libitum; and this procedure Is heighten
tbe public welfare and safety. od Into Impudence, w hen they undertake
RtiRock, It also amenable to the charge
giving aid and comfort to tho rebellion,
and that hit eligibility (If he Is really eli
gible) I* due simply to the circumstances
that lie never held office before the war.
It It, therefore, only n technicality that
makes the difference at respects eligibility
between Itlm and Irwin—Ricro la uo prin
ciple Involved In It. By the tame technic
ality, Gen.Gordon bat eligible as Bullock
or any other man In tbe State; and as tech
nicality, not principle, determines who
thull and who shall not ran, the most In
tense Union man In the State can ss con
sistently support General Gordon as
could have supported Irwin."
Citizkxs Mkktixo in Foot mi County,
At a Urge mooting of the eltlcena or For
syth county, at Cummlng on the Cth Inst,
the following TreambU and Resolutions
were unanimously edoptedt
• —vf.-aa. «- u-j. b*v* yon that they will not, in a/ew year*.
take away ’froth you tho tame liberties jtott
cdasjs candidate tor earn omen or uoreni- >renow voting to taka away fromjothei .?
“fteirtral"That this meeting, while ap- Look nttt.consider the terrible pfecWcnt
proving the Hon. David Irwlm meet deeply yon will have crtablUhcd, If you .plaqo Jo
depiorea the nnctaslt, whleh Impelled him power men who openly advocate tba d*t>
‘^tiS^rin, n£n Mm Sue of making Jolltical nomlete, ^ -
of btatowinijtpon him tbsbMtc|unct(r , nd , ntT , l ^ 1n p
confl- and tremble lest lb a few years Jtjie re
Jbd^ hb wisdom and ! turned upon yon tenfold. _ : h-re
S5c^U&^ * Hennr Wtab, wf Ahafenj
H«olwl IMmv-TM w* dywAil
the Bon. John
BIBHATOBIAL COHTEIT.
There axe very few men In this or any other
8t*te, who have such an ovlable political
anA jeraonal record a* Judge Inwix. It U
record that challenge* the admiration
A command* the respect of all honest
men of all former shades of political opin
ion* From the beginning to the close of
the rebellion, he wo* a quiet, consistent
Union man, a lover of tho old Constitution,
and of the Government authorized by It.
At the very time when Joskih E. Brown,
and Uiose now co-operating with him,
were sporting bluo cockades, seizing the
Forts and Afsenals of the United States
before Georgia had yet severed her con
nection with Union, Judge Irwin was
counseling moderation and peace, and
otherwise deporting himself as become an
Intelligent and loyal citizen of the -United
State*.
And yet, under a more technicality In
the Reconstruction Act* of Congress,
Judgo Irwin Is pronounced by the District
Military Commander, ineligible to the
office of Governor; and according to the
technicality, Gen. John B. Gordon
Is declared eligible to that high and re
sponsible office! Gen. Gordon Is, more
over. a gentleman of Irreproachable char
acter, and combines nil the personal, in
tellectual nnd political qualifications for
the position. Honest and sincere In hi*
convictions of duty, untrammeled by any
clique or combination of mere politicians
and place hunters; possessing the Instincts
of a gentleman; embodying the vory soul
of honor; open, frank and chivalrous In Ills
every deportment, both as a private citizen
and as a public leader, lie possesses a hold
upon the affections of the Southern people
which Is tho fortuno of but few men ever
to attain, and of fewer still to retain.
It Is not strange therefore, that tho Peo
ple of his State should, under the peculiar
circumstances of the ease, unite upon him.
and by acclamation proclaim lira their
standard bearer at tho ensuing election.
This Is no time to haggle over me re party
names. It Is not a time to sacrifice Princi
ple and country at the shrine of a conclave
of place-hunters. The friends of free gov
ernment, of law, of order, nnd of public
decency, will cast their suffrages, not In
conformity with mere party dictation, but
or men whom they knoto to be identifled
In Interest and sentiment with the honest
masses and the sorely pressed tnx payers
of the State. The friends of Education
will rally to the support of a man who
seeks not to make Education n mere hobby
wherupn to ride into office nnd into tho
Public Treasury; but who is, and ever has
been an open,conscientious and bold advo
cate of a system of Common Schools.
They will support men who are »rue Re
publican* iu prineipile, no matter by wlmt
political Mvnoniui they arc known in the
common parlance of the times. The Union
men of Georgia will support Gordon, Ihj-
causo they are willing to bury all imstdifr
ference* of opinion In tlielr dealings with
a mail who has deserved and won their
confidence, and who challenges tlielr ad-
uilratiou for integrity mid consistency of
character. The iriemU of the new Con
stitution will vote for Gordon, bccaiiitc
they Know that he will execute It faith
fully, and labor with the good and true
nicii of all parties for the future welfare,
prosperity anti greatness of our once great
and powerful, but now iiufor'iinate Com
monwealth.
It wmiii toineiliiwjf ■
the norms! nmt tutm
went reiumeil »o tin
enterprise «»I the *m
with confluence an.I
II of t
r JuUfin
Such arc the men and the doctrines l*o-
tween whom ami which the people are
called upon to choose on the MRlr Any Of
this month, and upon that cholm depend*
the futuro weal or woe of Georgia. If the
people choose the liberal. Conservative
party—the party thaw advocates the broad
est liberty and protection to all, under the
law, their ftiture prosperity and happiness
Is Insured; but if; on the other hand, they
should choose the party whose doctrines
are disfranchisement and plunde^ they
may sit down and fed satisfied that they
have only forged another link in thesliaek-
lesof slavery, that In time will bow them
down Into Uie dust. /. .-j/
Freemen of Georgia! support no man or
party, who would take awny a single right
of it )ia« been, il
iW'cu»ftili< * of thu « *•«. n«
Utai tins aoiiU'i* vi w.»r.
low, which the war create*
ml-niuu vl the aegrov*. »
qiitoUHcAtl .n ol any Shut
f weeping UUfr«n«hi*‘ went
longaliun an.l nlw»|utl,m «>
the arliltrnry aanalmuiu o
Cong re * when Unit ndlon
poM»ur in- el IU tljw»-thi
lore!
ig oi the Uoreni.
i,ir>. energy nn<t
ugMin go lor wan I
u etuioetltt that the
aImj. Very lunch
, unnuiU-il to tho
ull I'Mlculated to
«• wi«ely tbe prut*.
'I i) vi iMiU'H.ile ail*
ictlul
ft-rtam. That are cbcmfol dria, »M appointed Governor oIAIf^lflta
and cordtellF support tbe Hon. John B> on Saturday by Orneral Scliificlii, vie,
Gordon for tk, oBoo of Oovnrnor at the Governor Tlerpotlt, wliOse t,rm of , ojlico
-"U .K*rat.~wnt JndMIrwin.const expired.' H« tax
Ronal RbSy” »»d srrtl reffnlated govern- glnla since 1*0, He Is frotaJ
nient throuftnout the State to nnlta with was a Brerst Brigadier GennreUU
iSitefilKSo- - United Btateeamy.
tgTDr. n. V. M. Millzb, St' tL*.A& b
announced among the R*con.tracU*nta»4
of this District wko will vote to ratify I'M
•. „ th# new ConstUntton and for 0onDON>"for
aSMSUSnSOotornor. . .W
to denounce a* inconsistent tho represen
tatives or tho honest masses who declare
tlielr dissent from such a shameless prosti
tution of Trtneli Is.
Tho Republican party of Georgia was
designed ns an auxiliary to the cause of
Reconstruction and Constitutions! Gov-
nruuietit. It represented no new dogntai.
It embodied no articles of political fatth
not sanctioned and sustained by the
Fathers of tlio Republic. It sought only to
combine and utilize the practical teachings
of Hamilton, and Jay, aud Madison, with
the less objectionable and still vital Prin
ciples of Republicanism as promulgated
by jKvranaoN. Hznrt nnd LctiiuMak-
TtN. It sought to degrade end oppress
none, but to elevate nnd promote the
welfare of nil. It accepted Reconstruc
tion upon the basis of the Congressional
enactments, not because those enactment*
were, as a whole, wise and JudlelcUs; but
. botanne that seemed the only scheme
•Whereby tho Union might bo restored upon
*h, equitable and enduring bisi*. It Im
posed gomo linrtli conditions, bnC ns the
people of Georgia were not In a position
to olftr amendment*, they accepted the
VvU' With tho good, and trusted to Tlmo
and Experience to comet the defect* of a
Tlnn whleh w*» devised, only a* a moan*
to an end.
' Hio result of all has been a new Mate
Constitution upon which the People will
called upon to peso (heir verdict on the
Jfilh Instant.
; Flic Constitution, like those Oonjpre-
Mgrasi enactments, whteli called It Into tif- ,
MeMe, Is not without R( frulU; but the Tn* Asiiolkn Ti.a<.ki.v.-TIic t\ «.hlng-
K nplc will waive their omecUom In eome tan Cbnmlcla says: “Tlic momoh( General
IU minor features, ratify It, fctal tbna Grant received Information of w hat Uaa all
rpare themselves to take position Intlse Urn appearance of a doublo tragedy, be
♦MOkl Oovernment. They mvtihea, but, taUgraffised to General Meade to lose no
te, uuko their InfineMe frit In cor* time In frrretlng out the murders."
it* the? »nfmge; the
i thoohliM; the pro-
in tilt nr j a'cen<Uncy;
fwiuthcm action by
ilM not Fiilt IU pur*
c aiul other act* have
calculated to ford the pa »lou* and rc*ent
nuntt to which the war gave riic, iiutciwi of al
laying and removing thuiu. a» tlio nrc«a»Uiw« <4
the ca»o rctjnlrcd. We lmvo noiur lic»itate«| to
luiuu this act Ion of Uungtvft*, ut every at age
wtt.'re ro'OoDttraiue nnd prudent ncomcU timely
I i»pi*ortune.
* Rut thcru nre many thhijpt uliich, though had
in thciupulvt*B. can Ins made lietter only by bwlng
let alone, Time will correct thelrcrmn* amt mend
ttwir Ufiootis, much Imtter than any violent <
lo overthrew them. Ami thl. In pre-eminently the
ciue With Uie recon*truction action of tongrw*
Let the Southern Mtate* come into the I.’nlun under
Ut—tlicy will then resume their |iowett of «e|r>
govornmont, and can regulate their owu affairs
It theirUmstitution* do not suit them, they art
to amendment. If their Legislature* are out
Hi*# and prudent and Jnst In their notion, they
cuu sertil miters In their stcrnl. In States whare
the Id neks are in a majority, thu task of the whlL
will fie mere ardaoiu, aud thvir remedica tor evils
lesi Cusy of attaiumeut. But there ia m> n
why tin? blacks should be more uuited la. poliUoal
action than the whitc*, aud iho whiten ought to
Arid It as (usy to divide thu blacks, a* Uie b‘ *
do.to divide the whius."
This la wboleouie advice, ami we end ffo
no better thun te follow 1 It; not that we
would choose It If left to make, our own
laWa, but because It Is the best we can get.
If we uo not toko llila, we shall get wolree.
Therefore, let the lamplc rally te tile noti
fication of tho Constitution mid tbo delta*
of (be Tlundur party. Let every honest
nod true nun In tlio Stats lie up and doing
to defeat, at the polls, tlio enemies of. free
Government and the white race.
THE TEICK UPON THE COLORED MEN.
Tlw trlek played by the rrhite Radical
nmmigers. mi yesterday. In duping Rie
colored people out of tlielr pnrticiputlon In
tbe Nominating Convention, was a trick of
the lowest nnd most contemptible charac
ter. These Radicals have been pandering
to the colored |>eoplc for tlielr votes, have
Odd them that they were qualified for tbo
high Imnotsof clRzen*ld|i, with all it* In
cidental privileges, nnd that to the Radical
party alone, they were indebted for all till-,
and that If they would save for themselves
iIipm- rights, they must sup|K>rt the Its,Ileal
nominees. Tills bad been preached to tho
colored people by every Radical In tho
State, who have for months been educating
the negro In Uie Idea that be is just as well
qualified for office as tho white, and by so
doing the honest ambition of the colored
men ha* been excited, and now when ho
would grasp tho fruits ol tlielr teachings,
the Radicals throw him overboard, with a
mean attempt to deceive him, by the very
grossest misrepresentations.
This should be a good lesson for the col
ored men ol Georgia. It teaches them just *
what they may expect from tliolr pretended
friends, the Radicals. It is high time, that
such lessona as this, should teach the col
ored men that the Ra Jleals regard them at
good enough to vote, but not good enough
10 be voted for,
We like the Independence ofthoee col
ored men who have determined to noml-
hate and run tlielr own candidate!. This
to tho only course they hive left to mike *
themselves feltand respected by political
parties. If they continue to allow them
selves to bp driven es the tools of political *
potties, they never will be respected, nor
trill limy evor reach that position In the
nffalra t>( tbo nation, which they am striv
ing for. The secret of the success of the
White flmta la bis Independence, his reftianl
tota led as the pliant tool of partisan dema
gogues. If tbo colored men will Imitate
tkis svamptoi • tow sneaks will not hcreaf-
taf.lsad and dupe them.
Fun in Macon,—About
one o'clock Tuesday afternoon, n fire broke
out lit what la known as “Brldgn Bow," the
oldest business portion of tho city ofHa-
eon. A violent wind was blowing nt the
time, and before the flames could bo
iked, fourteen houses were destroyed.
• *“'—U estimated at **1,000, and