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LETTER FROM HON. JOSEPH E. BROWN -
HE ADVISES A FIRM POLICY —THE FEAR
OF TROUBLE WILL COMPEL WEALTHY
REPUBLICANS TO DO RIGHT —A SHRINK
ING ATTITUDE WILL ENCOURAGE THEIR
LAWLESSNESS.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 30, 1876.
Hon. Joseph E. Brown: Having con
fidence in your judgment and iu youi
Molitical foresight and sagacity, and
being satisfied that you possess in u
very high degree the confidence and
respect or our people, who are in
every emergency anxious to know
your opinions and to have your coun
sel, we respectfully ask you to give
us, for publication, your views of the
present political situation.
Very respectfully,
Campbell Wallace,C. C. Hammock,
Clarke Howell, John Stephens,
O. A. Lochrane, Geo.-W. Parrott,
R. F. Maddox, A. B. Culberson,
John H. Thorn, A. M. Perkerson,
James R. Wylie, O. C. Carroll,
Hoke Smith.
Gnv. Brown’. Reply.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 30, 1876.
Gentlemen —l have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of yotn
communication, asking my views up
on the present political situuion. iu
reply I nave tostate that I do not en
tertain the shadow of a doubt that
Tilden and Hendricks were legally
and fairly elected President and Vice
President of the United States at
the election held on the 7th of No
vetubes last.
An effort has been made by the
Radicals by a false and fraudulent
canvass of the votes iu South Caro
lina. Florida and Louisiana to count
in Hayes and Wheeler, and thus get
the advantage of ttie Governor's cer
tificate and the seal of the State to
enough votes to make a majority for
their candidates. In this way they
expected to getthe benefit of a prima
facie case, and they iutendeu to
throw obstacles in the way of any re
buttal to their prima fade right to
tile inauguration of their candi
dates.
The result in Oregon has changed
even this, and given to the Demo
cratic candidates, who are in fact
fairly elected, the advantage of the
primafacie case. This has uo doubt
very much frustrated the plans
of the Radicals, and causes
them no little trouble. But there
have been indications of a pur
pose on their part to have the
President of the Heuate, in violation
of all u-iage and of every Known
rule, to ussume the jurisdiction to
himself to make the count and de
dare the result in the presence 01
the two houses of Congress, when
the constitution only authorizes him.
as the presiding officer of the Senate,
to open the returns in the presence
of tue two houses. It does not say
thut they shall be counted by him,
and I believe tne usage for three
quarters of a century has been to
euuut them by tellers appointed by
the respective houses. In other
words, the two houses of Congress
have the jurisdiction to count the
vote and declare the result, and
neither the presiding officer of the
Senate nor House, nor tue two com
bined, hus any such power.
I know that serious fears are enter
tained that the leading spirits of tile
Radical party at Washington have
determined to so conduct the can
vass of the votes as wrongfully to
declare Hayes and Wheeler elected,
and then inaugurate Gov. Hayes
President by military force. Tuis
canuot be done, as all intelligent
citizens kuow, without reckless dis
regard of the constitution and laws
of the United States,and a revolution
and change of our system of govern
ment. Whenever a candidate wiio
received a minority of the votes cast
at an election, and who has been
counted iu by the most shameless
und unblushing fraud and unfairness,
shall have been inaugurated as Pres
ident of the United States and in
vested with all the iK) wets of that po
sition by military force, our govern
ment cea3es to be a republic, and we
become the subjects of military de
potism.
lam aware it has been said, in
such an event there should be no re
sistance offered either by the people
or the legally elected coudidutes,
but that we should bubrnit to the
outrage and vote the party perpetra
ting it out of power at the next elec
tion. In other words, we should dis
regard the purity of the ballot box
and abide tne military usurpation.
But if such usurpation should be
successful and should be acquiesced
in, what reasonable hope can any in
telligent person have of a better re
sult at a subsequent election. Hav
ing succeeded by the use of such
means, the party in power would
strengthen its military force, and ir
necessary, renew the frauds and du
plicate them again and again, at
the subsequent election, and sustain
their own announcement of the re
sult by the use of the military.
Should the people of the United
States submit patiently and peace
ably to military usurpation on the
present occasion, it is mere mock
ery to talk of the peaceful remedy of
the ballot box in the future. History
shows that power once usurped by
military force is never surrendered
but at the point of the bayonet.
But you may ask me what should
be done in such an emergency. My
reply is, everything possible should
be done peaceably to avert the ca
lamity. And I have no doubt by the
proper mean 9 it can be done.
It is a fact which cannot, I sup
pose, be denied, that in the Northern
Stateßtbe Republican party is pos
sessed of the larger portion of the
wealth of that section. The largest
bankers, brokers, manufacturers,
bondholders, &c.. are generally Re
publicans, and they have a heavy pe
cuniary interest at stake in maintain
ing the peace and prosperity of ttie
country. Ou the other hand there
may be an association of politicians
belonging to that party at Washing
ton who would prefer civil war to a
surrender or power.
If the Democratic party should
quietlj back down, and permit itself
to be bullied ; and its candidates who
were legally elected to be set aside,
and the candidates defeated by them
inaugurated by military power, the
large class of wealthy persons
above mentioned, while they might
disapprove the act, would uot trouble
themselves to make any decided de
monstrations or their disapproval.
They would leave their leaders to
manage ttie government, while they
gave attention to their own private
interests. But if the Democracy
stand firmlv by their rights in every
section of the Union, and let it be
distinctly known that they intend to
maintain them, the intelligent and
wealthy class of Republicans North,
t i say nothing of all other persons
loving peace and good order, would
loubtiess unite in compelling their
leaders to respect the popular will,
ind would reruse to sustain them iu
revolution and military usurpation.
I cannot entertain a doubt that a
very large majority of the intelligent
people of the North of both parties,
who have read the evidence and the
iifferent publications in refeienee to
the canvass of the votes in Florida
and Louisiana, believe iu their hearts
rhat the Republican canvassing
boards have decided most unjustly,
and perpetrated a gross fraud and
outrage upon the country. 1 feel en
tirely satisfied that the developments
which have already been made in
Florida, and which will be made be
fore the time for the inauguration of
the President, will be such as to
cause all fair-minded men to admit
that the State gave an honest major
ity for Tilden and Hendricks. With
these convictions resting upon the
minds of tile intelligent people of the
North of both parties, they will not
sustain the action of a few ambitious
and selfish leaders at Washington, if
they attempt to set aside the popular
verdict and usurp the govern meat by
military force, if. in the opinion of
the people, it becomes necessary, to
avert, such a calamity as civil war or
deadly sttife, they will make such
demonstrations of their disapproba
tion as will convince their Represent
atives in Congress that such a course
cannot command their approval and
support.
My judgment, therefore, is that the
Democracy of the North, conscious
as they are, that their candidates tri
urn [filed Jn the late election and were
fairly ami honestly elected, should
staud firmly by them and see that,
they are inaugurated and placed in
the full possession of all the authori
ty and lights resulting from such
election. There should be no hesita
iiot>, no flinching and no backing
down on their part. Let the North
ern Democrats take this course earn
estly and resolutely, and ttie Demo
crats of the South will stand by them,
and there will be no bloodshed, no
war, no usurpation arid no military
revolution. Bur, the will of ttie peo
ple as expressed at the ballot-box
will be carried out. and peace and
prosperity will be restored. The
very fact that the couuiry is deter
mined uot to submit to military usur
pation, if the determination is fully
understood and realized, will avert
the usurpation.
In that event, President Tilden,
who is an able lawyer and statesman,
and who was brought up in the old
-ehool of the great statesmen who
founded, and for many years adminis
tered the government, will naturally,
during his administration, do all in
his power to bring it back into the
old channels. He will make the mil
itary, in time of peace, subordinate
to the civil authority, and he will re
store local self-government to those
States wheretberight has been taken
from them by fraud and military
usurpation, and by the end of lii.s
four years term we shall have return
ed to tlie old landmarks of the
fathers. There will then be no more
use of the army of the United States
to control elections or to aid in se
curing a fraudulent count of the votes
cast. And we will no more see the
military used to prevent the assem
blage of the legally elected Legisla
ture of a State.
Every person acquainted with popular
opinion in the Southern Suites must ad
mit that there is a unanimity of sentiment
upon this is-,ue which is without precc
dent or parallel. Few candid persons
deny that the grossest frauds have been
perpetrated in South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana, by the Radicals, to secure
the votes of those S.ates for their candi
dates, in defiance of the popular,will as
legally and peaceably expressed at the
ballot box.
We believe Tilden and Hendricks are
liiirly elected, and that die people of the
United Slates should see to it that they
are inaugurated. We are satisfied our
Democratic brethren in the Northern
States concur with us in this opinion; and
that they are readv lo stand by and vin
dicatethe richt. What then should be
our course in litis crisis, w hen the future
existence of republican government bangs
in the balance? Ardently desiring a peace
ful solution of the difficulty, we should
do no rash act. We should be quiet, dig
niffed and cautious. Bui should be firm
and true We should sacrifice upon the
altar of patriotism all personal interest
and ambition which conflict with duty.
And we should have but a single reply to
all inquires after our position. Which re
ply,expressive of our firm resolve, should
be this: “We have confidence in the
Northern Democracy. We leave them .
decide this issue. And we will during
the emergency,stand by them witli im
movable firmneiss, be the consequences
what they may. , , , . T .
This reply assumes, no leadership, it
puts the South in her proper position.
It fully accords with popular sentiment.
It will not be misunderstood. And it
will require no explanation.
Verv respectfully, your fellow-citizen.
Joseph E. brown.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
NO DANGER OF IJIMHOIATE WAR.
London, Jan. 1. —A summary of dis
patches from the East dispels the
fear of immediate war. Russia is not
in a condition to carry out her
threats, nor is Turkey in a condition
to withhold guarantees of the reforms
demanded.
COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1877.
Til Kit K WILL UK AN IIONKVr <OINT.
WEAKENING OF THE REPUBLICAN CON
SPIRACY.
Correspondence N.Y.Suu.l
Washington, Dec. 27.—There will
be no war. The woman that hesitates
is lost. The Republican confederates
hesitates. They will lose.
The questlou is arithmetical as
well as Presidential. If Mr. Morton
succeeds in whipping iuto party
traces every Republican Senator, Mr.
Hayes will be declared President. If
nine Rpublieau Seuators value con
science and country higberthan par
ty, the will of the people will bo re
spected, and Mr. Tilden will be
peaceably inaugurated.
Niue Republican Senators—that is
the question. There are twenty
nine Democratic members iu the
Senate; the other forty-six were all
elected either as Independents or Re
publicans. It the Republican Con
federates 1030 but nine members, the
Conservatives will have a majority
of the Senate, a majority that could
immediately displace Mr. Ferry; a
majority against which the conspira
cy could never succeed. The Presi
dential problem, therefore, practical
ly resolves itself into the simple
question whether those needed tune
Senators will be forthcoming. My
answer, based upon close observa
tion, direct information, and person
al conversation with members of
the Senate, is that these nine will be
found on the right side when they
are really needed.
Put down Roscoe Conklingfor one.
Though carefully bent upon avoid
ing any public avowulof his position,
there is not the slightest reason to
doubt, what that position will be. It.
wilt be in favor of honor and huuesty
and on the side of the law and
Constitution. It will be for the right
of Cungress to scrutinize the Elec
toral returns and reject those that
are fraudulent. It will lie against
the [lower of either tae Vice-Presi
dent or the Returning Boards to
make a President. Those wtio en
joy the confidence of Seuator Couk
liug know perfectly well that these
are his views, though he has obvious
reasons for keepiug them iu reserve
until the proper time urrives.
Put down James G. Blaine as an
other, I seeun iucrediblestniie. What,
Jim Blaiue, of Maine! 1 know where
of I speak. Strange us it may or
must appear, the two most conspicu
ous men to thwart the conspiracy
and to preveut tue counting iu of Mr.
Hayes will be his two most prominent
rivals for the nomination —will lie two
men who liuve totally different
motives and characters, who are
themselves not friends, but old and
unrelenting enemies. Ido not speak
of Blaine witli the same degree of
positiveuess with which I speak of
Oonkliug, for the simple reason that
the one is more uucertain than the
other. But to-day, from trust
worthy information, it seems proba
ble that Blaine will take Mr. Conk
ling's position iu favor of an honest
euuut. I shall atilvze his motives
some other time. Suffice it to-day that
they are suuud, ami tuat if he does
take that position, the generous
American people will be likely to for
give aud forget eertaiu transactions,
at present neither fully explained
nor fully examined.
There will be no difficulty about
seven followers if Conkling and
Blaiue take the lead. It is thought
more than probable, almost certain,
thut Senator Robertson of South Car
olina, Alcorn of Mississippi, aud
Hamilton of Texas will be among
them. It is known that Senator
Jones of Nevada entertains the pro
foundest admiration for the ability
and character of Mr. Conkling, and
it is probable that Mr. Jones, as well
as Ins colleague. Mr. Sharon, and
such meu as Harvey, Hitchcock,
Wadieigh, Christiancy, Paddock,
Burnside, Dawes, aq i even Edmunds
aud Frelinghuys/n, would be strong
ly influenced by Mr, Conkliug’s
views.
But the greatest influence, after
all, in favor of peaceable ittaugura
of Mr. Tilden, is the force of public
opinion, the silent but salient power
of right, the daily iucreasiug evi
dence of the monstrous fraud com
mitted by the new confederates iu
order to count ia Hayes?
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Getting Kvcn with Conkling.
Special to the Loaiaville Courier-Journal.]
Washington, Dee. 29.—Mr. Duel],
Commissioner of Patents, has resign
ed, hut it is understood that the re
signation was compulsory. It is
tiased, ostensibly, on the discovery
of some irregularities in the adminis
tration of me Patent Office, bu 1
there is nothing known to impeach
the Commissioner. Mr. Dueii is
known as an intimate personal and
political friend ofSeuator Conkling,
and iiis removal is viewed as a com
inencemeuceraent of a war on that
Senator by the Hayes cabal to pun
ish liis failure to join their conspira
cy.
SOME STRANGE REPORTS.
Some strange reports are in circu
lation to-uiglit to the effect that the
conspiracy, of which Zicb. Chandler
is the head, is running the Govern
ment without regard to President
Grant; and that General An
derson, of the Returning Board,
when here did not euil on
Grant, or Collector Casey, but made
all his arrangements with Chandler,
Cameron and Morton ; aud that An
derson came here to get orders from
the War Department to the com
manding officer at New Orleans to
aid the Metropolitan police in pre
venting the inauguration of Gov.
Nicholls;aud that these orders were
given without consulting the Presi
dent; und that the clique above
named distrusts Grant on tne Louisi
ana question, because of the impli
cation respecting Louisiana contain
ed in Mr. Hewitt’s report of his in
terview with the President, aud by
reason of remarks lately made by
the President to his friends, that the
Louisiana business was rotton, and
that the vote should be thrown out.
These reports are current to-day in
circles usually well posted. There is
another report—to the effect that a
commissioner has been dispatched to
Ohio todemand of Gov. Hayes wheth
ier he intends to put Gen, Bristow in
his Cabinet.
Anti-Gamblers’ Movement.
Washington, January I.— A mass
j meeting of anti-gamblers at Lincoln
! Hall appointed a committee to have
\ the keepers of gambling houses in
dicted. All the houses have been
closed for ten days past, in anticipa
tion of this movement.
LOUISIANA.
THE SITUATION AT NEW ORLEANS.
Two l.egflslaturea OrgranUrd.
THE RADICALS HUP PORT ED 111
FEDERAL BAYONET*.
New Orleans, Jan. I.— One hundred
and fifty Metropolitans are in the
State House. Only those holding cer
tificates of the returning board will
be admitted.
Warmouth is trying for a coalition
to have himself elected Speaker over
Hahn.
The members declared elected by
the Democratic Committee have been
commissioned by Gov. McEnery.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
New York, Jan. I.—A New Orleans
special to the Herald says the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature
met in seoret caucus yesterday morn
ing, when over tifty were present and
discussed the policy to be pursued in
view of its assembling to-day. The
point at issue was whether they
should refuse to go into the de facto
Legislature, organize outside aLegis
luture,a separate House, including the
eounted-out members, or whether
those members returned by the re
turning board should accept their
certificates and make the con est in
side tho city. The more partisan
members urged the former course,
while the country representation,
which is more conservative in tone,
favored the latter. It was finally de
cided that the duly returned mem
bers should accept tb *ir certificates,
and that the members, both without
certificates, should to-day proceed
to the State House in a body and de
mand admission. Upon a portion
being refused, the others will enter
and take their seats prepared to
make a desperato and exhaustive
contest in behalf of their counted
out Congress.
Louis Bush was unanimously
agreed upon as the Democratic can
didate for Speaker.
Another caucus was appointed for
last night.
THE DEMOCRATS BY TUE PEOPLE OF
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Jan. I.—At this hour
(ll)there are no indications or trouble.
A heavy force of police with side
arms are on duty at the State House.
Gov. Kellogg and Packard are be
sieged this morning by polititicai
friends.
Nearly all tho Republican members
of the Legislature are already in the
building, while tho Democratic
members are in caucus at the Demo
cratic headquarters on Canal street,
and as far as known have not agreed
upon a programme.
Whether the Clerk of the House
will call tho roll furnished by the
Secretary of State, is the problem
which none are able to solve. But
should he refuse, the Republican
members would call upon members
to perform that duty.
United States troops are under
Adams at their quarters, and United
States Marshal Pitkin is at bis offioe
iu the Custom House, winch is con
nected with the State House by tele
graph wire, ready for any emergency.
No one apprehends trouble, un
less brought about by some unfor
seen occurrence.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Democratic members, who
have been in caucus, have sent a
committee to see if the State House
is still barricaded, and if so, they
will refuse to go to the House, aud
will, as soon as a hall can be secured,
proceed to organizo a Legislature, at
which Clerk Trezsvant will officiate
in calling the roll.
A considerable crowd is congre
gating at the corner of St. Charles
and Canal streets, near the Demo
cratic headquarters, but there is lit
tle excitement.
THIRD DISPATCH.
About noon the Democratic Com
mitteeo called at the State House and
asked that the barricades and police
be removed, which Gov. Kellogg de
clined. aud the Democrats withdrew.
At 12:30 p. m. the Clerk of the House
made a similar demand, which was
likewise refused, and he refused to
call the roll; whereupon Louis
Saner, member from Avoyelles, call
ed the House to order, at the request
of Secretary of State Deslonde, and
called the roll. Sixty-eight members
answered, making a quotum. With
out administering the oath to mem
bers, nominations for Speaker were
announced and ex-Govs. Hohn and
Warmouth were put in nomination.
The vote was taken by ayes and
nayes. Hohn received fifty-three,
was declared elected and took the
chair.
A Senate was principally organ
ized by Lieut. Gov. Antoine, with
more than a quorum.
During these proceedings about
five hundred persons were arrested
on Boyal and St. Louis streets, in
front and on the side of the State
House, who cheered the Democratic
Committee when it emerged from the
i State House ; but beyond this there
; was no noisy demonstration.
The Democrats have gone to St.
| Patrick’s Hall to organize their Leg
| islature.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
The Democratic Legislature met at
i St. Patrick’s Hall—the Senate in the
1 ladies parlor—and was called to
order by Senator Ogden holding over.
It numbers 19, including 9 holding
over Senators answered to their
names—the number required for a
quorum; and the Democrats cl hn
that another, who is sick, will act
with them, making about 20, nbout
seventeen of whom there is no con
test.
The House was called to order
about 1 o’clock by Clerk Trezovant,
and sixty-one answered to their
names on tho list as called, which
being more than a quorum, the name
of Louis Bush was put in nomina
tion for Speaker and he was elected.
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NORTH CAROLINA SPEAKS.
GOV. VANCE INAUGURATED.
HE DEFINES THE TRUE COURSE OF THE
SOUTH.
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Raleigh, Jan. I.—The Inauguration
of Gov. Vance passed off quietly. A
large crowd was in attendance; his
address was applauded to the echo.
Alluding to the National affairs, he
said: “I conceive our situation to be
critical in the extreme. Our only re
liance now is upon tho moderation
and patriotism of Congress. If the
representatives of the people and of
the States be ablo to rnako a peaca
ble and constitutional solution of the
difficulty which the country now
finds itself, and there should be an
attempt, as is threatened, to inaugu
rate the candidate not fairly elected,
one of two things will happen ; either
the majority of the American people
will quietlyfeubmit to a great wrong,
involving the destinies of the Consti
tution, or there will be a|resort to vi
olence. Let us look things in the
face. •
Tho circumstances of North Caro
lina, as well as of the Southern States
generally, imparitively demand that
she should uot be forward in this
matter. More than all things else,
except good government, we need
peace. In common with the consti
tutional party in the North, we think
we have fairly elected our candidate
for President. Upon that party, and
uotjupon ourselves, devolves the
propriety and the duty of taking the
needed steps towards securing the
right of the majority; but let it not
be supposed that we arc indifferent
to their action or decline to
come to the front because less
entitled to do, so than others.
We have been by the desolation of
war purged of rashness by the fires
of revolution; and sobered both by
public calamity and private sorrow
as we have been, we yet cherish the
love of liberty in our hearts.
As the mouth-piece of a million
people, I believe I can with proprie
ty say for them that North Carolina
may confidently be relied upon to
sustain that portion of the people of
the United States which shall con
vince us that it is struggling for
the constitution, the laws and public
justice, which arc the life and the
soul of the American Union. On the
one hand, we do not wish it
to be understood that we are ready
or willing to embark in revolution,
nor on the other band that we are
willing to quietly submit to any out
rage that physical force, directed by
party zeal may see fit to impose—the
one course tending to provoke vio
lence, and the other to invite oppres
sion. We do wish it understood that
we will follow the lead of the consti
tutional men of the North. Show
the law, ami it will suffice for us.
Ho reserves an expression of his
views on State policy for his message
to the General Assembly.
TELEGRAPHIC NUMMARY.
New Yoke. Jan. I.—Commadore
Vanderbilt has had several fainting
fits within two days. Ho has not
been informed of the dis
aster.
Cable special says a Cremation So
ciety of 400 members has been formed
at Brussels.
Queen Victoria will be proclaimed
Empress of India at Delhi to-day.
Chicago, Jan. I.—The Trunk lines
have advanced rates on grain and
fourth class freight five cents.
Oswego. Jan. J.—No trains left here
this morning, on account of snow.
WEATHER INDICATIONS. '*"
Wae Depatment, Of- 1
fice of the Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, D. C., Jan. 1, 1877.)
Customary signals are ordered this
morning at Savannah, Charleston,
Wilmington, Cape Lookout, Cape
Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Cape Henry,
Norfolk and Cape May.
For South Atlantic and Eastern
Gulf Stales, rising barometer, north
erly to westerly winds, slightly
warmer and clear or clearing weath
er will prevail,except lower tempera
ture along the South Atlantic coast.
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Barnes at Washington.
Washington, January I.—Barnes,
i the New Orleans telegraph manager,
has arrived hero. He is in very loose
! custody at Willard’s, and does not
I seem to scare well.
Winter Your Cows.
| lam prepred to take care of Cows for
the winter, on a good cane Pasture, and
plenty of Hay. at Times office.
nov3o tf G. M. Brian.
GOVERNOR TILDEN.
HIS ADMIRABLE ADDRESS TO HIS SUCCES
SOR.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. l.—Lucius
Robinson was inducted Governor of
this State to-day. The retiring Gov.
Tilden addressed him as follows:
Mn. Robinson: The people of tho
State havo given you a distinguished
evidence of thoir confidence in choos
ing you for their Chief Magistrate
upon a vote so unexampled. In that
testimony I cordially ooncur, with
out assuming to add to its value. It
is to mo a great trust of this
commonwealth to one whose
valuable co-operation I have expe
rienced, and whose care furnishes
such assurance of his purpose to
prosecute the work to which I have
conserved two years of official service
and three previous years of my pri
vate life, to recall the government of
this State to the pure condition in
which it was a generation ago,(as you
and I knew it to be, to remove a fun
gus which the evil times had over
spread its adraiuistration and legis;
lation; t to lighten the intolerable
burdens upon the people, to im
prove institutions and laws; to
systematically call into the civil
service whether by appointment
or election, men of highest
ideas of official life, of better
training, more general culture, thus
utilizing aotors inferior in the .arts
of political competition, but super
ior in capacities for public useful
ness. These are noble objects. They
had to be possessed through stormy
conflicts with selfish interests and fix
ed habits. Our support was an unfal
tering trust in the people. If the pros
pect of real reform could be made
visible, our inspiration was a belief
that nothing worth saving could be
lost if only our work did not fail.
[Applause.] The scrutiny of all can- '
did men may safely be challenged as |
to what has been already accom- j
plished; wasteful and corrupt sys-1
terns destroyed ; State taxation re- j
duced one-half; new remedies f or |
official malversation enacted; the;
management of the public works and
prisons reorganized, and commis
sions preliminary to other reforms j
instituted.
These are valuable* results, but
there are others even moro impor
tant. The standard of official conduct
has been elevated, and with it the
ideas, motives and influences which
surround official lifo as with an at
mosphere. The public suspicien of
legislative venality is disappearing,
and the lobbies are distanced. The
chief Executive and administrative
trusts of the State have been commit
ted to gentlemen who are eminent
not only for personal probity, but
for capacity and high ideas of official
duty. A general reform in the civil
service has thus been realized, which
could not be the product of a mere
system, or any mere legislation with
out the effective co-operation of the
men conducting the actual adminis
tration.
I have traced these results, ap
proved by the people at the last two
elections in this State, because they
encourage the aspirations of the
community for a better government,
and tend to inspire a noble ambition
in all rising men to compete for hon
ors and power by appealing to the
best moral forces of human society.
As ah example, the results are infi
nitely important.
GOV. HAVEN' COUNIN.
AN INCIDENT OF THE ASHTABULA DISAS
TER.
Erie, Pa., Jan. 1.-Au Ashtabula
special to the New York Dispatch
mentions the following incident of
the Railroad accident: Miss Mary
Barchard, of Fayetteville, Vermont,
and cousin to Gov. Hayes, was on the
illfated train. Tho uncle from whom
Gov. Hayes infieritßd most of his for
tune,also.willed Miss Barchard $20,000
Three years were allowed in which
to settle up tho estate and divide the
property, which having expired, Miss
Barchaid was on her way to take
formal possession of her property.
Her name does not appear in the list
of the saved, and she was probably
killed. Hor destination was Elyria,
Ohio. _
THE PRESIDENT'S EEOEPTION.
Washington, Jan. I.—The usual
official reception of the President
was held to-day, and among officials,
tho diplomatic corps, army and navy
officers, there was a large attend
ance. The general public, who were
received at one o’clock were slimly
represented, there being at that
hour a furious snow storm prevail
ing, thu3 preventing hundreds from
availing themselves of the opportuni
ty of paying their respects to the
Chief Magistrate on the occasion of
his last official reception as Presi
dent.
The usual rputine was observed,
and the display made by the diplo
mats and the officers, of the army
and navy was highly attractive. The
toilets of the ladies were superb.
Mrs. Grant was visited, by several
ladies, including Mrs. Sartori3 and
Mrs. Fred Grant. The state parlors
were elaborately decorated, and dis
pite the terrible storm without, there
was a scene of brilliancy and anima
tion within the mansion that has
rarely ever been eclipsed.
LAWYERS.
Thomas J. Chappell,
Attorney at Ziaw.
OFFICE OVKRII9 BROAD STREET,
roluntimß, Gn.
marcU9 tf
REESE CRAWFORD. J. M. McNEILL.
Crawford & McNeill,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
12# Brood it., Columbus, fit.
Jsnlft
■JJt’L B. HATOBBB. ft H. 4OBTOKX*
HATCHER & GOETCHIUS
AUanifiFS ftnd (nsftMiltrs *1 Lsw.
Pr settee In Mete and Vsdsrsl Courts.
Omen—B7 Brosd stiset, over Wittieh k Kls
ol'l Jewelry Rtors. (sepl_ly
HINES DOZIER,
Attorney at Zjaw
Ilitmilfon, Am.
tl'lLL practice in the Oi. . *ftho©cJass Ctf
"" or anywhere else.
Mr. G. A. B. Do*ier will he found in my ottos
on and after October Ist. 1675, and wfll assist in
all collections and work entrusted.
■p26 ly
CAREY I. THORNTON War. F. WILLIAM A.
Thornton & Williams,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ANT*
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
OFFICE UP STAIRS OVER THE STORE OF
C. fi. HOCUBTRABBER, Broad street.
Will practice in the counties of Harris, Talbot.
Taylor, Marion, Chattahoochee and Stewart, and
in the Supreme Court of the State, District and
Circuit Courts of the United States; also in fhs
counties of Lee and Russell, Ala.
Will also give special attention to the purchase
and sale of Real Estate, Examination of Titles
and Conveyancing. Also, to Renting and Collee
tion of Rents. _ _ norli tf
Joseph F. Pou,
Attorney A t'ouiwellor ut Law.
OFFICJi weat side Broad street over store ol
W. H. Robsrts k 00. Practices in State and
Federal Courts. AdTlce and aerxicea tendered to
Administrator!, Eieontora, Ouardiana, ke. Spe
cialty made of Conveyancing, Examining Titles,
Ac., In Georgia, or anywhere In the United
States. All Bcsrsrvss promptly attended to,
fM dtf
J. D. Rorso. W. W MaPKALi,.
RAMBO & MACKALL,
Attorney* at Idtw,
Office in Burma’ Building. Columbus, §a.
ujhl eod&wly
THORNTON & GRIMES,
Attorneys at law.
OFFICE over AbaU * Co.'s, eornsr of Broad
snd St. Clair s t rests, jltunbus, Oa.
jnl6 1y
GRIGSBY E. THOMAS,
Attorney at Law
Columbus, 6a.
Offioe over 0. E. Hochatmaer’*.
Jan 12 tf
IJO\EL C. LEVY, Jr.,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Commissioner of Deeds N. Y. and other States.
Offioe oYer Georgia Tome Bank.
ESTATES.—SpeciaI attention to keeping ftotm
rste ftceounts, vouchers, Ac., and making an
nual returns for Guardians, Administrators
and Executors. g*p29-ly
Lee MoLester,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ICUEVA. GA.
In Inparior Courts and Court# of Ordinary, will
be aasistad by Joseph F. Pou, Esq., without sxire
charge i. my alien is.
a- rJIOMPT ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS.
O. CALHOUN,
ATTORNEY ATLAW,
ticneva, Ga.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE 008818
the Chattahoochee Circuit.
Special attention given to Collection*. He 1*
Corresponding Agent for the Geneaal Collecting
Agencies of New York end Savannah. Therefore
hi* facilities for pursuing that branch of the pro*
eesion is unsurpassed by any lawyer in the
State. oet2l tf
11. F. HARRELL,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity
LUMPKIN, GA.
gar Special attention given to CoUcetton# anti'
remittances promptly made. novl-tf
R, .1. MOSEN
Attorney at Law.
OFFICE over Georgia Home Insurance Com
puny.
Office hour* from Ist October to Ist June, 10 to
4 p. m : aeplO ly
W. L. LATHAM.
Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ga.
\Xj ILL practice in the eountiee of the Cbatia.
VY boochee Circuit.
GRAND OPENING.
WE WILL OX THURSDAY NEXT, OPEN OUB
Fall and Winter itock of MILLINERY, ke..
Embracing all the paraphernalia of a la
dy's wardrobe. Having considera
bly increased onr store-room we
have a larger and more com
plete stock than ever
before.
MRS. COLYIX k MISS. DONNELLY.
octß-ood3m 100 Broad Street.
Insurance and Real Estate Agency.
os*o4 No. I, Crawford street, with
DR. E. JT. KIRKSCEY.
IAM PBEPAREED TO INSURE TOUR LITE
or property. Gin Houses sod Contents In
sured with safe eompsnles.
Also: Reel Estete in sU its b ranch M prompter
attended to. __
w. r. tu,
ootis Bra insurance and Heat Estst* Aft.
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