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POLITICAL.
The present number of the Field and
h'uxtiida contains valuable mutter. The
communication of l)r. (loss on medical
.scienc is ably written and of the highest
interest.
V\ hen the national democracy repents
as Mr. Thurman says, o! sectionalism,
State rights and Calhouuisin, and pled
ges itself to the broad patriotism of
Washington-the democracy of Jefferson
and the nationalism of Jackson, it will
deserve success, but not until the pur
gation is complete.
Wade Hampton said in the Senate
that the South, especially Lnuisaiiu and
South Carolina, were deeply indebted
to President Hayes for tie 1 restoration
of local self-government; that, he had
the right to veto the bills lately acted
upon, and that appropriations should
■not be wit lihehl from the support of the
army as necessary fo the south as the
north.
The democrats in Ohio nominated
hen. Kwing against Foster in the hope
liiat his Oreeuback bias would secure
the support of that party. But it was
made of sterner stuff and the Croen
backers have nominated their own tick
et and there is danger that the demo
crats iiave uleannted the hard money
faction of the democracy. An anima
ted campaign, the progress of which
will be watched with interest by the
u hole country is now opening in Ohio.
Where is the danger to-day? Gentle
men, it is not in tiie men that iiave sur
vived the war, but in the men who are
dd to-day and who were in their teens
when tin* fearful lesson of war was read.
The men who are 25 or 30 to-day know
nothing of that terrible experience, (t
is the men who were in their baby
clothes or just out of their cradle when
ihe great lesson was God-given to the
men in 18GI. They hold the balance to
day.— Praia II 'mil ('ll Chillin'': recent
tifntech .
The democracy of Georgia is not as
harmonious as it should be. There are
divisions, caused by the independent
movement in the mountains, which
must he healed to insure success. In
the election of all the officers to be cho
sen, party harmony must prevail. True
men must stand shoulder to shoulder,
lest, bad men again assume control of
our public affairs.— Albany New.
"You would have Georgia solid. \o
independent thought or action, hut
bound by cliques and rings, controlled
by an organized head centre of the par
ly.
•‘Bayonets at the pul's; hmneombe
in the eon noils of the nut ion; a dicta
tor knocking at the golden gate;
Hie republic tottering to it- fall: the ef
fete monarchies of the old w orld smil
ing softly in their sleeves. Tisa pret
ty picture of freedom after a century of
experiment.’’—■ Democrat.
Now, if this stalwart wiil add sec
tionalism, under the guise of “state
rights,” as the moving cause of afl our
woes in IS3'_\ 3Set), 18(10 and now, tin*
picture will be complete anti the reason
apparent w by “a dictator is knujjflH|
at fhtyuklcn gate.” '
MARIETTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY JUNE 12, 1879
thousands of negroes are in camps on
the Mississippi waiting transportation
—that many are returning but niore'are
going—that they sacrifice property, no
matter what its value if they can realize
S3O, a fund, if is believed by them am
ply sufficient. Thousands are looking
for free transportation—free mules—
free lands and free There is no
mistaking the fact that the movement
is one of magnitude and the question is
now seriously discussed up and down
tiie Mississippi “where can we get a
substitute for their labor ?”
The Macon Central Georgia Weekly
says that during the war Hon. Henry
Wattersou was editor of a paper called
the Southern Confederacy, and that one
Sunday afternoon, while in a tit of des
peration. Ic* was with difficulty restrain
ed from throwing himself into the Oe
mulgec from “Lover's Leap.” This is
a story we never heard before on the
now distinguished editor of the Louis
ville Conrier.Jonral.
Before meditating upon iiis bath in
the Oeiuulgee lie edited a dingy little
sheet in Marietta known as the Chatta
nooga Rebel.
When Gen. Sherman occuppied At
lanta with the Federal army,anxious for
peace-anxious to terminate tin* desola
tion of war, he engaged Mr. Win. King
to carry a message to Gov. Brown and
Mr.Stephens with a view to the resto_
ration of peace; not between Georgia
and tiie Union, but between the Union
and the Southern States and on a basis
looking, on the one hand to the pre
servation of the Union and on rhe oth
er to the restoration of all the rights of
the Southern people. Mr. King thinks
the rejection of the overture by Gover
nor Brown w as a groat blunder : but, it
was the same blunder that Jeff Davis
and Ren Mil! committed afterwards at
Fortress Monroe when the same terms
were offered and rejected. The facts is
the whole secession movement, from
the time conception in the brain
of Calhoun, up to its collapse was noth
ing but a series of political blunders;
blunders which will never cease until
history records the end of the reign of
the Bourbon dynasty.
At the last session of the Georgia leg
islature two measures were introduced
of more or less interest to the State at
large. These were a bill to lay a direct
tax on dogs and another to tax whiskey
ad valorem after the manner of the
Mo fist register. These bills will come
up before the legislature at its coining
session in July on a final reading, and
will pass or be lost. We see from the
Atlanta Constitution that Hon. Gustavus
J.Orr. State School Commissioner, has
been actively interesting himself in fa
vor of both these measures, as it is pro
posed to *dve tin* proceeds of the reve-
nue IVoiWtIICUL
fund of Me
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lies : yet, as the ease stands, she buys
more from either Great Britian, i ranee
or Germany, than from the United
States. For the first time in her histo
ry, she proposes to have an internation
al exhibition, and for the tirst time the
United States has an opportunity to
give evidence of its great resources, un
der the best circumstauees and where
competition can onl.v come from abroad.
It would seem as if some little time
should be given during the present ses
sion to subjects as important a- Mexi
can exhibition. It is to take place in a
few months, and should the invitation
to co-operate be accepted, there villbe
none too much time in which to prepare.
Some energetic, experienced men shorn!
be selected and funds enough appropri
ated to secure sueli an exhibit, as w ill
result in convincing the Mexicans that
it is largely to their advantage to trade
with this country, where articles are
better made cost less, can be delivered
more promptly, and at a lower charge
for freight than from any othe. Will
not some public-spirited members act
upon this suggestion! —Xational View.
A Hong Kong, China dispatch says:-
General Grant’s visit absorbs public at
tention everywhere. His party reach
ed Hong Kong on the evening of April
30th. The ship was immediately board
ed by U. S. Consuls Mosby, of Hong
Kong: Lincoln, of Canton: Charge
d’ Affairs Holcombe, and deputations of
citizens of various countries, including
Japan. The same evening the visitors
preeeeded to the U. S. Ship Ashuelot,
where they were received with a salute
of twenty-one guns. After partaking
of refreshments they went ashore in
the colonial government launch, and
renewed salutes from the Ashuelot and
the Japanese corvette Nishin. They
were received at a decorated landing
pier by Governor Henuessy and staff,
members of the legislative council, head
of the military and naval service, guard
of honor, and a multitude of America
European anil Chinese spectators, and
were escorted to government houses.
A public reception to Gen. Grant, a state
dinner, etc., followed the next three
days. They were received at Canton
May G. by the consular officials,and con
ducted to the Viceoroy’s yamen, three
miles from the point ot embarkation.
At least one hundred thousand persons
witnessed the lettle procession. The
visitors were greeted by the Viceroy
attendant officers with great form and
ceremony. Artillery salutes were tired
and troops were stationed in every a
vailable locality. The visitors partook
of a luncheon, consisting of eighty
courses, which were served in rapid
succession. A Yokohama dispatch says:
Preparations continue for the reception
of Gen. Grant on a grand scale. The
entire party will be invited to leave the
Ashuelot, and take up quarters on board
the Japanese flagship as guests of liis
imperial majesty. The present expecta
jtion is that rant will proceed by
from
Brough K
ui .>ol# Nothing
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enl, reach the Jap
anese seat of government before July.
OUR NEW YORkTeTTER.
New Yokk, June Gth 1875).
Notwithstanding;the fact that ill this
age of travel, grgw>eople from abroad
arc imjlonger a raWty i 1
SranHin:
Mrufacturing
pthe nation
Inties of coti-
L fo be very
Uf to impede
■with foreign
Apart from his world-wide literary
reputation, the Duke is a blueblood,
among tiie bluebloods, his rank and an
cestry running back into the dark ages
and his titles of nobilty numbering
nearly twenty. Beside all this, the
Queen of En gland and Empress of India
is his sons mother-in-law, and bis
wealth is enormous. One would hard
ly suspect so much greatness to lurk in
the small framed man with gray-rod
hair and whiskers, high cheek-bones
and thoroughly Scotch aspect who was*
met by a crow dof the curious as he
disembarked from tiie Scythia last
week. His stay in New Aorkwas lim
ited to cne day and he is now enjoying
the hospitality of the Governor-General
of Canada and his royal wite.
It will be remembered that I devoted
a letter, a couple of months ago, to the
great Woodruff scientific expedition
wli ieh was to have started from this
por t last month. The failure to secure
sufficient members to cover the vast ex
penses of the undertaking prevented its
execution as proposed, and this week its
energetic projector and head, Mr.
James O. Woodruff, died in this city
from acute brain disease, induced by
overwork in connection with his favor
ite scheme. Mr. Woodruff was a re
markable embodiment of courage and
persistency. He seemed to know no
such word as discouragement, and after
the failure of this attempt, in which he
had put a great deal of money, he at
once set about organizing anew expe
dition, similar in principle, but better
guarded to insure against contingen
cies. There is a good prospect of suc
cess for this later scheme, under the
management of Mr. Arthur B. Vroal,
who was Mr. Woodruff’s able associate
in the former enterprise, and who sur
vives to carry into effect the useful and
magnificent plan to which Mr. Wood
ruff" gave his life.
Coaching as a pastime is an exotic in
America, but it seems to have taken a
pretty firm hold and bids fair to be
come something of a national institu
tion. It was generally supposed that
the fever would be a short one, and that
last year would witness its peaceful de
cease; but the Coaching Club’s first pa
rade of the present season, which took
place on Thursday last, gave proof that
quite the contrary is the case. On that
day, eleven elegant drags formed in
line at Madison square, and with four
impatient blooded horses in front of
each, and the tops filled with gaily
dressed members of the club, and dain
tily attired ladies, the parade present
ed a brilliant picture. Probably S(SO,
000 would be a low valuation of the
participating teams.
Any attempt to chronicle even the
series of the ordinary crimes in New
York would exclude every other topic
trom my letter and would become pret
ty tedious reading. 1 must mention,
however, two cases that have been dis
posed of this week, which are notewor
thy, both from their similarity, and
their terrible nature. A woman disap
pointed in love was the criminal in each
case, and the instrument of revenge in
either was a bowlful of vitriol thrown
by the “woman scorned” into the face
ot the unsuspecting victim. Both men
were terribly burned and disfigured for
lile, and each lost the sight of an eye.
Both women were promptly tried and
convicted. One was sentenced to five
years and the other to one year in the
penitentiary, which result will, it is
the recurrence of this