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CONSTITUTIONALIST. AUGUSTA. Q-A. SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 7,1808 WILL THE SOUTH VOTE FOE PEESI DENT? If there be any considerable doubt as to tie tendency of the Southern vote in No vember, the ten territories stand but a Bdm chance of admission into the glorious Union. Some curious hocus-pocus rnay be ft ranged to admit and count an electoral Tote of outside satrapies, but, as the case ptstnds, without Congressional membership ft the Federation, so-called, they will be inquired to look on in dumb show, despite Joe Brown and loyal patronage. Legally, ftf course, they could not help elect a Presi dent, not having been consecrated by the Butler-Grant inquisition; but as legali ty is opposed to the modern doctrine of progress, it is by no means safe to assume that they will not vote for President out side the Union, just as they helped nomi nate Gen. Grant in the same abnormal sit uation. But, one thing may lie regarded With some certainty, and tliat'is, their vote fuust be certain for Grant, or out in the told they stay with Meade & Cos. The New York World has an inkling lhat some conspiracy is hatching with re gard to the vote of the South, ft is sur mised that matters can be licked into shape no as to allow an opening of ballot boxes, Jjut under such specious forms that the decision of the Southern districts will be Received, or not, according as it favors or [rejects the Man oil Horseback. Iu such an exigency, the Radical mag nates know not which way to turn. Ad mitting tlie South, they take immense risks of defeat in all but two States. Keeping Jier aloof, they damage themselves in the canvass before the Northern people and xeduce their chances in the loyal States. The farther they progress toward the event ful day of November, the deeper into the mire they are forced to plunge, and nothing short of gigantic fraud can extricate them, momentarily, from final and irretrievable disaster. For our part, we are prepared for another edition of Hulbeut; and it only remains to be seen how a bogus South ern election, so vitally affecting the North ern States, will be tolerated by those upon yvliom the fraud will fall like a thunderbolt. GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS. The Oregon election should prove a damper to the hopes ot General Grant and his clan. The Jate municipal election at Washington is hardly more consolatory. It is true that the Radicals succeeded in securing the Mayoralty by «*• meagre vote, but this triumph would not have been ac corded them, had every white voter done his full duty. From the record, we should judge that at least one thousand votes were lost to the Democracy from mere negli gence, while the Radicals not only polled their full vote, but actually dragooned many negroes whose titles were spurious. As it is, the City Council is Democratic, and Radicalism lias to acknowledge a loss of two thousand votes since the last elec tion. The same scenes were enacted at the National Capital with which we are so familiar in South Congo. Negroes - clog ging the polling booths in order to obstruct the whites; preconcerted l slowness on the part of the managers when the w hites of fered their ballots; and many other out rages which disgrace the civilization of the century. *< We learn from the National Intelligencer that no less than two thousand persons failed to register from disgust and appre hension. Nearly one thousand negroes voted who could not be rationally account ed for, and were permitted to hand in their tickets through the rascality and complici ty of their white brethren. Despite these impediments, the Intelligencer claims a very significant victory, in the main, and thus sums up: “ Notwithstanding all the uet. work ot fraud and wrong, tlte Jacobins stand defeated. “They had the eclat of General Gtaut’s pres ence here. “ They had that of the usurping and revolu tionary Congress. “They bad with then), or sympathizing with them, the Ganding army of dve or six thou sand Radical office-holders here. “ They held out to the people menaces ot se vere Congressional pains and penalties, should the white people assert tlie»r honor and prin ciple. By this means they paralyzed many of the more timid and credulous of oar citi zens. “ But alt in vain. There are. some shameful conditions of vassalage, under promise of re ward, .to which human nature revolts. The soldiers in' the city, of the regular army, were almost to a /nan against tha Radical operations here, who had at the head of their tickets the picture of General Grant, it was a Grant is sue. It was the first battle of the campaign af ter his nomination at Chicago. It is in con sistence with like results by Safes and cities upon surety that such nomination would take place. In them he will see the certain defeat of himself in November, and with it the final defeat of the Jacobin party.” Thus far, the campaign opened ad versely to Grant, even at his .oyyn head quarters. With a proper nominee at N>ejy York, the Democracy have every harbinger of coming glory, and llikam Ulysses will never sit in the Presidential chair, unless, indeed, he litis determined to win by revo lution. A peaceful verdict against him will, no doubt, suffice; for even his iron soul would hesitate at confronting the will of the People, which he pretends to rev erence as his only policy. " ALL THE MORALITY.” Tlis gods of Radicalism are all profane. Witness Wade with his mouth stuffed with abuses of the Almighty Name ; Trad Ste vens, who alluded to Jesos as “ that single individual;” Karl Schurz, who, a few years since, spoke of the Redeemer as “ the ideal gentleman beyond the skies, called by some people, God! 11 The divinities of Radi calism shock the religious as well as politi cal sense of the people. Radicalism, in its last analysis, is infidelity—infidelity to man and God. “ I won’t pay tor steaks as tough as these,” said an angry boarder, “ there’s no law to com jpel me—they’re not a legal tender.” IN BAD ODOR. The uuorale of the United States army, as far as some of the officers are concerned, must be exceedingly fishy. .We judge so, not only because a certain Lt. Col. J. M. Cutts, the brother-in-law of the late Stephen A. Douglas, was let off very ten derly for conduct which would impair the morality of a Sing-Sing establishment, but for the further reason, that even John W. Forney, alluding to this case, thinks the ethics of the service almost reduced to the quality of a conundrum. During the war, this man Cutts was dismissed from the service for an espionage so filthy that it must be nameless. As the Radical party grew more and more devoted to “ great moral ideas” and sought to in clude “all the decency” of the North, Cutts was forgiven and brevetted Lieut. Colonel. Since the war. this saviorof the National life” has been on duty in Louisiana, a loyal guardian ofSouthern barbarians. Forney may take a delight in showing up this in dividual, because, if we mistake not, he had a son in a somewhat similar predicament; but here is what the late Secretary of the United States Senate says of Cutts and the service. We quote from the Press : Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Cutts— and the country may be glad to know that his rank is two-thirds brevet, a captaincy in the 20th Infantry being his lineal com mission—was lately tried before a court martial sitting at New Orleans, whose pro ceedings and verdict excite both contempt and apprehension. The charge preferred against this brevet lieutenant colonel was conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen tleman. The specifications to support it, which were many, included gross drunken ness while on duty; the forcible seizure of whisky from the quarters of a brother offi cer; abuse of a surgeon, the abuse consist ing in an illegal and humiliating arrest ; indecent exposure of his |>ersoii before the enlisted men of his command, and other acts equally reprehensible. The court found the prisoner guilty of the specifica tions, a few immaterial words excepted, but not guilty of the cluirge, reducing it to conduct prejudicial to good order and mili tary discipline. It is difficult to find words that will characterize this finding. Wheth er the verdict was rendered through inten tion or by ignorance it hardly matters; in cither case it is too gross for excuse. The record, so far as published in the Army and Navy Journal, does not give the names of-the gentlemen—or shall we call them officers? —who composed this court, or we should take pleasure in publishing them for the general information of the country. It Is but due to Gen. Buchanan, the department commander, and an old offi cer of the army, to say that he broadly dis sented from tiie conclusions of the court, and only confirmed its sentence under pro test. The character of tlie service is in un doubted danger when half a dozen officers can be found who, from any cause, no mat ter what, could deliberately declare that the acts above related are not unbecoming an officer ora gentleman. Without any doubt, they would have been deemed unbe coming an enlisted man, and this convic tion forces the unpleasant inference that this remarkable verdict was a violation not only of ail sense of propriety, but of justice. What is an officer and a gentleman in the United States military service under the new regime? It would seem expedient that those who have at heart the honor and reputation of the service should in sonic emphatic manner repudiate this offensive imputation on their cloth, lest the diver sions of Cutts become a recognized amuse ment in the army. Really, the officers of the United States Army should blush to think that they have come under the pious rod of the author of the letter. We trust the ease is uot as bad as it seems to be. We hope the service will be purged of its pffensiveness. The fact is, since the South has ceased to be represented in the military and naval arms of tin? Government, they have, in a great measure, jtosf their tone and high standing. Once they were tfiP modest auxiliaries of true Republicanism; now they arc on record as the arrogant tools of despotism. If the army has become so de moralized as to shock my “dear Mr. For ney,” we no longer wonder that Hancocks are so angelically scarce and tyrants plen ty as blackberries. We no longer wonder that Grant’9 nomination falls dead and cold on the popular tmkH, vyliile the People everywhere hunger and thirst far some Great Civilian to lead them out of the Sipell of the barrack-room and the military Valley of Pry Bones. CHARMING FRANKNESS Tite New York Tribune sometimes blun ders upon honesty when Horace Gree ley’s brown-bread dinner lias not played him a trick like Senator Howard’s meal of green peas. Having recovered from the delirium of impeachment, Air. Greeley condescends t£> be quite candid. Writing of reconstruction, lie says; “The Republicans were absolutely compel! ed to enfranchise the Southern blacks, or sub mit to be expelled from power by the Southern whites. Rad they attempted to hid against the Democrats for the favor and support of the late rebels, they would inevitably have been beaten. Blood is thicker lhau water, apd the Demo crats and rebels would have outnumbered and ousted the Republicans as surely as that live are more than four.” Go, the negro was a mere make-shift, and all the pretty twaddle about “ manhood suf frage,” “equal rights,” etc., is reduced down hp an arithmetical calculation. Blood is thicker water with Democrats —for Mr. Greeley so —but it seems, from H. G.’s own showing, that lust of pow er is stronger with the Radicals than Llood, good name or anything else. the Baltimore “ Peyptff Weekly, 11 promises to publish a paper which “ implicates, "V more Ilian circumstantial, evidence, Jo Holt Edwin Stanton as accessories before the fact tq tlje assassination of Lincoln.” From this it jyoqld appear that the late lamented Abraham fell gutter the same eioud that shadowed the late lamented Asrbprn A party that has no belief in God would not mifld a little murder, now and then, especially when it is so easy lor the wolf to make out that th£ ) 8 a cut-throat. A Dead Dog.—Pikrpoint, late Governor of Virginia, by the grace of bayonets, has sunk very low. Dirt-eating seemed his appointment as Governor, but dirt-eating did not save him when the party tired of him. Kicked oat of office in East Virginia, he sneaks back to the Wfist, only to be kicked out of a Congressional nomination. Sic semper diabotis— down with the dirt eatersl [From the Mucon Telegraph. To the Democrats aud Conservatives of the State of Georgia. Rooms Central Executive Committee 7 of the Democratic Party of Oa., > Macon, Ga., June 4, 1868. j Fellow-Citizens: The Central Executive Committee, appointed jby order of the late Con servative Convention at Macon, was empower ed to call conventions of the Conservative par ty of Georgia as often as the same may be necessary. By virtue of that authority the committee have called a convention of the Democrats and Conservatives of this State, to be held in ihe city of Atlanta, on the 22d day ol next July. The object of the convention will be merely to ratify the nominations of can did ites for President anil Vice-President of the United States, which may be made by the National Democratic Convention at New York, and to nominate an electoral ticket for the State of Georgia. Such being the object, the State Convention, as a matter of course, must be alter, aud not. before, the nominations at New York. There was no special reason or necessit y for calling a .State Convention to meet before those nominations are made —and if it had been done, a convention after the Now York nominations being a necessity, there would be two conventions in a short time of each other, when one can be made to answer the purpose ol both. t be convention, besides ratifying the nomi nation which may be made at New York, and selecting an electoral ticket Iqr tiffs State, will be expected to adopt such measures as may lie necessary for the more perfect organization of the Democratic and Conservative party. The coining Presidential election promises to be more fiercely contested than any election of tin- kind which has occurred in this country.-- The issue ol the contest will be of immense consequence to (he Southern States. The ques tion involved will be whether all power shall be consolidated in Congress without cheek or restraint, or whether Ihe limitations to [lower, prescribed by the Constitution, shall be pre served. The. Radical parly will seek to per petuate the unlimited power which they now wield the Democrats and Conservatives to re strain the Government within Ihe limits pre scribed by the Constitution. Let us prepare tor this contest—let us meet in convention, in the city ol Atlanta, on the 22d day of July and consult together, and by contributions of material aid and otherwise, devise means to assist, in saving the constitu tional rights of the States from the vortex ol consolidation, and ourselves from its attend ant despotism. E. G. Cabaniss, Chairman Central Executive Committee, Dem ocratic Party. Democratic and Conservative papers, in this State, will please copy. J From the Louisville Journal. “ The Chase Movement.” If we may credit the telegraph, a number of prominent Democrats at Albany, inclu ding Governor ,Seymour, are “seriously considering the availability of Chief Justice Chase as a Democratic candidate for the Presidency.” The statement is hardly cred ible, yet it may tie true. It would uot per haps be very safe to positively deny any report concerning the projects of New York politicians, even of the Democratic cast; still we do not credit this report.— The imputed project appears to us to have none even of that narrow and shallow ex pediency which sometimes captivates the New York politicians. If, however, the report is true, weeanuot help thinking that the project will be quickly dropped. In “considering the availability of Chief Justice Chase as a Democratic candidate for the Presidency,” the first thing to be considered is whether or not he subscribes to the Democratic principles; and here we should think that a very short considera tion would suffice. A few months ago Chief Justice Chase was the acknowledged head of the Radical party, the favorite of Sumner, and Stevens, and Greely, and Phil lips, and Tilton, and Anna Dickinson and the rest; and it is not so much as pretend ed that, he has since recanted or will .re cant hereafter a single opinion which he then held. Vs respects principle and mea sures, he is now professedly as thorough paced a Radical as he ever was. It is true, he is not now the acknowledged head of his party; but this is due not to his aban donment, of its principles, but to his respect for his oath and lus character in the purely judicial office of President of the late court of impeachment, a fidelity to himself which ran counter to the passions and purposes of his party in the trial. His present degra dation from the headship of his party, a degradation indeed lar more honorable than the ele’-'atiou from which jt took him, is owing wholly to Ids party’s caprice. It has nothing to do with principle. As to. that, he remains unchanged. This is un disputed. Neither friend nor foe professes to believe the contrary. Here, in our opinion, the consideration of hi* availability as a Democratic candidate should end, and here, we venture to predict, it will end. The unavailability of a De mocratic candidate on the Radical platform may be readily shown both a priori and a posteriori. The occupancy of a common platform by the rival candidates would of course, imply that a vast majority of the people approve the platform ; but people who approve the platform will preter the candidate selected by its friends not the one selected by its enemies. iteuce, the Radical candidate on the Radical platform would be Inevitably chosen. This conclu sion is verified b» a striking instance in the recent history of New York herself. In 1805, the Democrats of New York selected as their candidate a gallant Major General, fresh ii’Oiii |jis inarch with Sherman to the sea, and, out. of the superabundance qf their political cleverness, put him on the Radical platform of the hour, insomuch that the dispute between the two parties was mainly as to which stood most squarely on the common (ieuluratiiffi of principles. The re sult was the defeat of the Democratic can didate by a majority of more than thirty thousand, with a Radical majority of seventy-two on joint ballot in the Legisla ture, though in the height of the war th» Democrats had ylepted Ilomtiu Seymour as Governor on a Democratic platform by a majority of more than ten thousand. Thus experience confirms the deduction of reason. Would the New York politicians defy both reason and experience by repeating the dis astrous experiment on a national scale? If tjjpy would, they have in their veins too much Bourbon blood to be safe counsellors in a crisis like the present. But we cannot believe that they v/oqki. For our own part, we regret that under the circumstances any Democrat has thought fit to mention Chief Justice Chase as a possible candidate of the Democ racy. It is unjust to both. It is especially unjust to the Democracy, whose weakness it falsely proclaims, at a time when public opinion is forming and may in some degree be shaped against us by the indiscreet and baseless proclamation. We hope that the whole matter will be promptly dropped. The Democrats certainly have nothing to gain by agitating it. Few things make up a family quarrel sooner than the Interfer ence of outsiders. If Chief Justice Chase is operating as a disintegrating element in the Radical party, which we very much doubt, hip .operations wiU be retarded instead of quickened by qin’ interference. Our policy is to let him alone. To talk gfitjaking him the Democratic candidate is at once ip cripple his influence over his followers and to confess our inability to elect a man of our own. it tends to weaken us and to strengthen the Radicals. It is suicidal. If we were disposed to support a Radical for the Presidency vye should have formally disbanded our party months ago, aucf suf fered the Radicals, relieved of the pressure of a hostile organization, to array theip sely/es into two opposite factions, when we might have selected the nominee of the least extreme, and effected his election ; put pow all talk of supporting a Radical noipipee js preposterous. We could not now elect g Radical, if we would ; and the manifesta tion of a willingness to do It serves only to diminish our ability to elect anybody. It nerves our adversaries aud unnerves our selves. Let the Chase movement, if there really is such a movement, pass into the exclu sive keeping of Mr. Chase and his follow ers. The Democracy is not its keeper. [Coiregpeqdence Mobile Tribune. The Tournament. New Orleans, May 30, 1868. Editors Mobile Tribune: The <* Tournament” has made this a stirring week at the Pair Grounds, but a dull enough one in the city. This affair, which was wisely got up to relieve some of the financial distress of our city, has been a brilliant success. The first day was the mule race, in which there were nine riders, all gentlemen of the Cbal mette Club. It was amusing to see them iu their mock jockey costumes, which comprised as many colors as “ Joseph’s coat.” Then, an other amusing feature was their grooms, also gentlemen of the same club, with their breasts adorned with different colored rosettes, to which a large sunflower would only bear a faint comparison. Tbe following pedigree ot these famous racing mules (!) may interest lovers of the ridiculous. Tbe mules were ac tually run, as named below : entries: 1— E. 11. R. enters A. B.’s mule Woman’s Rights, 41 years ok), by Horace Greeley, dam Anna Dickinson, by imp. unknown. Colors, bine and black. 2F. A. M. enters J. P. S’s mule Squint Eye, 43 years old, by Beast Butler, dam Silver Spoon by imn. Bottle. Colors, black and white. 3J. D. F. enters W. J. TL’s mule Lively Moke, 23 years old, by Johnny Thompson, dam Julian Phoebiana Constant! na Brown by Susan’s Sunday-Out.. Colors, white and white, with green sash. . 4H. G. M. otfers W. F. P.’s mule Water Fall, 5 years old, by Auge, dam Expensive by imp. False Hair. Colors, lilac aud lilac, with yellow sash. 5 —W. T. 8., enters J. L.’s mule Locomotive, 40 years old, by Steam, dam Rail by imp. Iron. Colors, red and white, with red sash. SN. C. F. Jr. enters W. N.’s mule Grey Back, 2 years old, Korn Fed, dam Sbortralion, i>v imp. Commissary. Colois, striped and striped. 7 11. G. enters T. A. S.’s mule Kn-Klux. 4 weeks old, by Southerner, dam Despot, by imp. Witch Burner. Colors, red and red. B.—W. F., Jr. enters H. E. W.’s mule Black and Tan, (i years old, by Radical, dam Miscege nation hy imp. Emancipation. Colors, blue and white, with white sash. O.—W. T. F. enters A. H. P.’s mule Carpet Bagger, 4 weeks old, by Contraband, darn Con vention, by imp. Puritan. Colors, black and orange. 10. —R. J. W, inters F. O. M.’s mule Gov ernor, 28 years old, by Plunderer, dam Swin dler, by Scalawag, out of Indiana. Colors, white and white. 11. H. H. B. enters P. L.’s mule Speculator, 60 years old, by Broker, dam Sbyloek, by imp. Thief. Colors, very fancy. Two entries* Impeachment and District. At torney, previously made bad been withdrawn, the. former probably holding bis head low in view ol the intelligence from Washington. The race was both exciting and amnsing, especially to the Judies, who were out by thou sands, and looked like so many detached por tions of a beautiful boqnet. Several of the riders were thrown, but not severely injured. “Speculator” won, as ot course lie would, especially 11 be was a Government speculator ! It is estimated that there were six or seven thousand people on the ground that day. A German Colont.— A correspondent of the New York Times writes from Columbia, S. C., as follows : A German Colony.— ln the district in which Columbia is situated— Richland—there is a small settlement of German farm-laborers, it is called Germantown, and is located 25 miles East of this city, upon the Wateree River. The beginning was made the first of last November, under the management of Mr. Hermann Leid ing, a native of Germany, and a resident of Charleston. The start was made with four families, and negro labor was hired to do some kinds of farm work. With twelve laborers they have put in for the present, -year’s crop, with abundant promise of good yields, over 200 acres, as follows: 80 acres In small grain, (wheat, oats and rye,) 70 acres in corn, 35 acres in cow peas, 15 acres in cotton, 11 acres in po tatoes (Irish and sweet.) These items go to inform the foreigner as to what our upland soil usually grows, it is the intention of Mr. Lehling ta> make this a to which he hopes by its success in a few years to attract to it as many laborers as can possibly be accom modated. Simitar movements are afoot—one in Pickens district and one in its incipieney in Newberry, immigration is the weapon with which the Caucasian proposes to contest the rulership oi the country with the African-. The contest cannot last many years ; and the darker and inferior race must go to the wall. This point has already had its influence upon the negroes in some parts of the State ; especially within twenty miles of this Germantown. In these localities negroes are joining political leagues with the whites, seeing that co-opera tion with the whites is the only chance for the existence ot- tbe blacks. Legislation need not attempt to interfere with this law of races. The Weather and the Crops.— For sever al weeks past the weather iu this latitude was dry and hot, so much so that the field crops of corn and the gardens began to Buffer from the drouth. But, yesterday, we were favored with a copious and refreshing season, which we think, was pretty genera). In portions of Sumter and Schley counties, through which we passed, the crops looked well, and many planters had commenced harvesting their wheat which gave promise ot a good yield, except in cases where their seed had been badly mixed. There is a difference often days in the ripening of the bearded wheat aud the common, aud hence the difficulty of reaping, when both kinds are sown together. This mixed wheat was imported into Amerieus last yearand sold by one of our merchants, probably without his knowledge, but with serious damage to the planter who happened la- buy of the mixed lot . — Amerieus Citizen, June 3d. CuofS.—The prospect now is that the wheat crop iu this section will be very slim and light. Corn is backward, and uot so promising as we have seen it at this season of the year. Colton is anything else but promising. The fruit crop promises, at least, an abundant yield, but we fear inequality will be very inferior. Clover and the grasses—their growth not very luxu riant. The crop of dog fennel was never more promising than at the present. The prospect of the weather now is that the seasons will be more propitious. But we hope to make enough, at least, to supply home consumption. [Cartersville Express. Crops.— There is much complaint of rust in wheat in this sectoiu, though we hear of some farmers who have suffered hut little injury.— Cotton is backward, but corn is doing well. From diligent inqnry we believe there is a much larger quantity ot corn and wheat plant ed in Talbot and ad joining counties than there was last year.— West Georgia Gazette. The Weather.— planters in this section he gin to,desire raiu. The copious floods of April and early May having been succeeded by very drying winds and liot sunshine, tbe surface of the ground is qnite baked. What we want now iit a gentle rain to moisten the earth aud let vegetation “ shoot, and continue to shoot. [ Covington Enterprise. The Weather and Crops.—The past week afforded suitable weather to the farmers to rid their corn and cotton of grass. On the sandy land the crops of corn would be profited by a moderate rain. In the immediate vicinity of the cUy vegetation needs a pluvial visit at this writing.— Bainbridge Argus. Cotton Squares.—We have seen a stalk of cotton two feet high, containing quite a num ber of Squares on it. This is the hrst we have seen this season. It was grown on the planta tion of Messrs. Cobh & Alien ol this piace. These gentlemen inform us that the *tailv ex hib(fpd ia a (Hiy aaffjpje of entire crop- A Fine Season.— A copious shotycr of yam fell in this place last T<W sda Y af MT u ‘mn, which greatly revived dropping vegetation. Ihe crops in this section are doing reiparkahiy well. Sumter (Lo.) Republican•Uh We regret to learn that the privatq residence of momas L. Wallace, near Ajlatoona, was en tirelv destroyed by fire a f eli f nights etnee. This SS/Ai * “ft tune to lose hi* house Bipcethp war. Hei living on the plantation of ' lls fat ' lL ‘ l wag also insured. The fire is supposed to have originated from a cooking stove^^ The New York Commercial Advertiser reports that in consequence of the high rents in Ne York, the Herald's corps poudents have taken rooms m Brooklyn for the season. Sweet Sixteen. i. Dear lady, when I look at one t’o lovely and so loved as you, From whose young lile has not yet gone The rose’s blush, the morning’s dew, I sigh to think of all the years Whose fading memories rise between This and the time when, long ago, I lost my heart to Sweet Sixteen. n. Prate as they may of wiser thought, Os cooler blood aud steadier brain, Os earnest wisdom, dearly bought By anxious care and saddening pain ; In iiil the years Old Time can bring, In all tbe longest life has seen, There are no hopes, no joys, no loves, So sweet as those of Sweet Sixteen. in. And though tbe charm may wear away, As roses fade, aud dews exhale; Though glossiest locks may turn to grey, And lairest checks grow wan and pale, Yet who can doubt those dearly loved, In lands of mortal eye unseen Beyond the stars, shall all regain The angel lines of Sweet Sixteen ? Rooms Central Executive Committee 7 of the Democratic Party of Ga., > Macon, Ga., June 4, 1868. ) Arrangements have been made by which del egates and visitors from Georgia to the Nation al Democratic Convention, to meet iu the city of New York, on the 4th day of July next, ciu go and Return for one fare, cither via Lynch burg of via Louisville. Fare lrom Atlanta, by either route, to New York, is $37. The fare going will lie required. Free return tickets must be procured from John B. Peck, Master of Transportation W. & A. R. R., At lanta. E. G. Cabaniss, Chairman Ceu. Ex. Com. Democratic and Conservative papers iu lliis State will please copy. Board of Trade- The Board of Trade met at the Masonic Hall, at 4 o’clock, yesterday afternoon, pur suant to previous notice —Edward Thomas, Esq., in the Chair, and W. J. Pollard, Esq., Secretary. The minutes of the Board of Directors were rend and approved. The Board effected a couple of changes in the constitution, by which an initiation fee of $5, and au annual dues of $5 is required of members, who arc also lo be. balloted for, and lined 50 cents when absent from regular meet ings ; and the Committee on Prices Current to be composed of seven members instead of live, as heretofore. These amendments were ratified hy this meeting. The Chair then appointed the following committees: Committee on Arbitration. —G. T. Jackson, J. J. Pearce, Jas. A. Gray, Jno. D. Butt, G. W. Crane. Committee on Commerce and Commercial Usages. —J. B. Walker, J. J. Cohen, Henry Meyers, Ctias. Kstes, Wm. Shear. Committee on Manufactures. —11. 11. Hick man, C. A. Pkitt, R. H. May, Wm. Stevenson, D. R. Wright. Committee cm Inland Trade and Internal Im provements.—.B. D. Heard, J. T. Bothwell, Jas. G. Bailie, H. F. Russell, Chas. G. Baker. Committee-.'on Accounts. —C. A. Rowland, J. W. Boues, Wm. Craig, Wm. E. Evans, W. 11. Warren. Committee on Prices Current. —Geo. R. Sibley, V. Ric'jards, W. F. Herring, Z. McCord, W. C. Barber, A. J. Smith, J. M. Clark, D. B. Plumb, H. E. Clarke. Tbe last lour names were added to the committee. On motion of Mr. Butt, it was resolved that the Board of Directors be instructed to define the duties ot the Secretary »n<l the Treasurer, the latter to be simply a disbursing officer, and the former to perform all the other duties re quired of a secretary and treasurer, with such salary as the Board may deem proper. He is also- to prepare a book and cause the constitu tion (o be written in it, get the members to ■sign the same, and issue certificates to all those who do. The meeting then adjourned. Groceries.— One of the linest stocks of sta ple and fancy groceries to be found in the South is at present in the store of Messrs. O’Dowd its Mulherin. Read their advertise ment and see if it is not as we say. Wiiat’s TnE Matter ?— A Radical journal in Atlanta, famous for keeping an open rear, thus explains the lack of editorial matter: We plead guilty to the charge, and will state, by way of explanation, that matters look a lit tle foggy just now, and we have been busily en gaged. in sounding lor the channel. We have known many a splendid craft wrecked by run ning in the log. We hope to be able to right up shortly, and again press forward with our usual vigor. The Chicago Tribune says that a muster of the thirty-two delegates from Illinois shows a majority who are opposed to Pendleton per sonally, and to his platform, and who, relieving themselves on the first and second ballot of the obligation of their instructions, will vote there after for any man who will be satisfactory to New York and New England. Yet More Arrests.— Yesterday afternoon some fifteen more arrests were made by the authorities at this post. All the parties were negroes but oue —that one a white woman whose name we did not hear. We heard the names of several of the negroes, but their names eouvey so little idea of any especial individu ality, that we will uot undertake to give them, it is thought that these arrests were made at the instance of Hannah Flournuy, the negress in whose house Ashburn was killed, and that the parties are to serve as witnesses. All of them, or nearly all, we are told, were employed in some capacity or other about the house or persons of the gentlemen now under arrest, at the time of the rnnrder. Many interesting questions are reported to have been asked yesterday, at Headquarters, ol these negroes—as to who they lived with— what happened at the house in which they were serving on the night of the Ashburn murder— whether any paint or blacking was in the wash bowls the next morning? Whether the gen tlemen were out uuusually late? Who they went out with, &c., &c. ? Showing a very “ loose” run on the very lowest class of circum stantial, and no run at all on any class ol posi tive evidence.— Columbus Enquirer. Murder.—On Sunday evening last, May 30th, Capt. Jewett McGinniss was killed by Walter Cheek, in Jasper county, near the line of Newton. Capt. McGinnis was living on a plantation adjoining the land owned by Cheek, and occupied by J. C. Bennett. Some difficul ty had arisen between the parties, resulting in mutual threats. Meeting at the time mention ed, Cheek being armed with a double-barrelled gun, after some angry words, discharged both barrels at McGinnis, 45 buckshot taking effect iu his breast! Check then left, and has not, as yet,'been qvrested.— Covington Enterprise. Many Americans have been astonished at the millions pf pounds of American cheese shipped to England, both for consumption there and for reshipuieut with English labels to this country. Most of it is from New York State. But it will surprise people more to know of the amount of butter annually made in this State. The Agricultural Society's report for 1866 shows a range of from 85,000,000 to 90,- 000,000 pounds of butter produced here every year, qnd yet the demand of the cities has to he supplied largely from Ohio, Pennsylvania and other dairy States. The quantity of milk sold has increased from 30,000,000 to 29,000,000 gallons within ten years, and the cheese from 38,000,000 to 72,000,000 pounds within the same time, while the butter production has fallen off. Because New York has a foreign market for her cheese, she should not neglect her home market for butter. Large as the production is, it should he larger, and easily could be. [ New York Times. The young lady who was frozen with horror, and subsequently melted into fears, was carried out and consigned to a watery grave, BY TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. Congressional. Washington, June 5. Senate.— Memorials from the California Mechanics Association, also from three thous and citizens of the Northwest, for eight hours work in government shops, were presented. Mr. Sherman’s bill relative to United States notes, which legtlized and made valid gold contracts herealter wits up; an amendment st.rikiug out hereafter was lost and the bill passed. The omutbus bill was up. Mr. Trumbull ex plained wbv Alabama was erased. Regarding Florida, w hich was added, Mr. Trumbull said Gen. Meade reported a majority for ttie consti tution of five thousand and fifty. Mr. Wilson moved to insert Alabama. Messrs. Sherman and Stewart favored the amendment. Mr. Mor ton favored the early admission of Alabama, but feared its insertion would jeopard the whole bill, and would vote against the amend ment, but would (avor a separate bill lor Ala bama’s immediate admission. Mr. Wilson denounced the provision under which Alabama voted, in harsh terms, as absurd. Quite a harsh debate arose among tbe Repub licans, who had lavored the clause requiring a majority of the registered voters to ratify the constitution. Without action flic Senate went into Executive Session and adjourned. Mr. Wade appointed Messrs. Trumbull, Wil liams and Drake, a committee of conference on the Arkansas bill. House. —After unimportant business the tax bill was resumed. Wood moved the commis sioner shall not appoint revenue officers in any district without consulting its Congressional representative. Rejected. Dawes opposed the bill as being injudicious and very improper at this time. Butler said when be believed wiiat would benefit bis party would not benefit tbe country lie would leave his party. | Cries from Demo crats, “ Don’t come on our side.” Bul ier opposed Ihe bill, and denied the right of Ougress to legislate any man in as head ol a department, Schenck said if Butlers’ views prevailed, the whole bill would be destroyed, lie approved the eoiilinuanee of tin- system allowing tbe President to make all appointments. Peters wanted the section stricken out. Me believed the bill was wrong in principle. The best way to prevent fraud was to reduce the whisky tax. Several members argued that tbe passage of tbe law would legislate Rollins out of olliee. Finally the sixth section, conferring the ap pointing power on Rollins, was stricken out — 64 to 45. Mr. Logan argued against bonded ware houses, and (avored a tax of 20 to 25 cents, col lectable at the worm of the still. Mr. Covode had a telegram from Ihe collector of his district, saying there was 1,900,- 000 gallons of spirits in bonded warehouses in his district, on which the owners could not pay the tax, as spirits were selling on the street ill $1 50. Alter further discussion, indicating wide di versity ol views regarding details, but no indi cation of .opposition to a reduction ol tbe whisky tax, the House took a recess to 7 o’clock. "Washington. Washington, June s—Noon. The first section ol the tax hill was amended so that the Commissioner can neither be re moved nor suspended except by the advice and with the consent of the Senate. The Com missioner’s salary is SO,OOO, and he will have unrestricted control of four thousand one hun dred and nine officials, whose salaries aggre gate $0,500,000, and who handle $200,000,000 per annum. Garfield, moving to strike out the section, denounced the proposition as aw fully monstrous. Washington, June 5—P. M. The President received Mr. Burlingame and the Chinese mission this morning. There was a full Cabinet meeting to-day. The President has nominated John H. Mill son United Slates Attorney for Virginia. Capt. John L. Worden, of Monitor notoriety, wia confirmed Commodore, and Commodore Thos. Turner was confirmed Rear Admiral. l 3 ermsylvania. Lancaster, June 5. Mr. Buchanan’s funeral was very imposing. There were many delegation* from abroad. The Masons assisted throughout, and their fu neral ceremonies accompanied the religious rites. On Saturday, previous to his decease, while giving directions to his executor regard ing b:s funeral, Mr. Buchanan said: “The principles of the Christian religion were in stilled into my youth, and from all I have ob served and experienced?in the long life Provi dence has vouchsafed to me, I have only be come more strengthened in my conviction of the Divine character of the Savior and the power of atonement through His redeeming grace and mercy.” Responding to the expressed hope that he might live to seethe country fully restored, Mr. Buchanan said : “ I have no fear of the future —posterity will do me full justice. I have always felt and still feel that I discharged every public duty imposed upon me conscien tiously. 1 have no regret lor any public act of my life, and history will vindicate ray memory from every unjust aspersion.” His last words were, “Oh, God Almighty, as thou wilt.” Canada. Montreal, June 5. The Fenian scare is increasing. A flying column ol four companies of regulars aud two battalions of volunteers, are here under orders to move at. a moment’s notice. At Quebec, volunteers are prepared in every respect for a campaign. A large force of regulars go to Prescott next week. At Alhlone, Canada, the Fenian sympathizers are jubilant. They expect an invasion before the 20th inst,. Two men have been arrested at Sweetsburg, with maps and papers, implicating them as Fenians. Malone, N. Y., June 5. Fenian fairs are lo be gotten up here and at St. Albans, to cover the movements of the Fe nians. Large quantities of arms are arriving here and elsewhere. Prominent Fenians say within this month they will have a large force and a sure footing in Canada. Ottawa, June 5. Authentic information has been received here of the transfer ol Fenian arms from St. Albans to points along the frontier. The order trans ferring three companies of rifles from Quebec to Ottawa lias been consummated. South America. New York, June 5, The Ocean Queen lias arrived with $1,200,000. The yellow lever kills two hundred daily at Lima. Business is suspended. Capt. Blake ly, inventor of the Blakely gun, his wife, and several prominent merchants are among the victims. JVEassachusetts. Worcester, June 5. Riotous demonstrations of shoemakers ou a strike were suppressed by constables. Atariue ]N ews. Savannah, June 5. Cleared—Steamship Wyoming, for Philadel phia; ship Parquot, lor Liverpool. Arrived—Brig Wautaga, from Philadelphia; schr. Horoyea, from Giblet Pori. Wilmington, June 5. Cleared—Ashland, for New York; Jas. A. Gary, for Baltimore. Markets. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. London, June 5 -Noou. Consols, ex-dividend, 94}£- Bonds, 72j£@ 72^. Liverpool, June s—Noon, Colton quiet; 6ales, 10,000 bales; (or the week, 54,000 bales; exports, 5,500. bales spec ulation, 4,000 bales; stock, 648,000, bales, of which 351,000 arc American. Corn, 355. fid. Old wheat, I2s, London, June S—Aftarnoos, Consols, 94%@93%. Liverpool, June s—Afternoon. Cotton afloat, 507,000 bales, whereof Ameri can 94,000. Flour dull. Lard, 67. Pork, 82@ 86. Tallow, 44@46. Paris, June 5. Increase in bullion, 11,500,000. Frankfort, June 5. Bonds, 77%. Liverpool, June s—Evening. Yam fabrics at Manchester steady. Bread stuffs and provisions unchanged. Turpentine, 38s. Od. New York, June s—Noon. Gold, 140. Old bonds, 12%; new, 13%. — Virginias, new, 58; ex-coupons, 58)-* ; Tenues sees, new, 73% ; ex-coupons, 73% ; North Car olines—new, 68% ; ex-coupons, 69% New York, June s—Noon. I lour s@loc. better. Wheat I@2e. better. — Corn Ic. better. Pork drooping at $27 50. Lard heavy at 16%(ir)lH. Cotton quiet and steady at 31. Freights dull. Turpentine rath er easier at 45. Rosii. in good request; com mon strained, $3 12. New York, June 5— P. M. Cotton dull; sales, 700 bales at 31. Flour closes quiet,; Southern, $9 t»s@ls. Wheat quiet. Corn steady; Western mixed—new, $1 old, 327 35. Lard firmer at 10%@18%. Gro curies quiet. Turpentine, 45@45%. Rosin, s3@7. Freights nominal. New York, June 5—P. M. ’62 coupons, 12. Tcnncssees—new, 72%; Virginias, 58; North Carolinas, 69%. Gold, 139%. Sterling inactive. New Orleans, June 5. Colton quiet and steady; middling, 29%; sales, 105; receipts, 275; exports, 1,183; sales week, 3,432; receipts, 1,036; exports—Liver pool, 1,182; coastwise, 889; stock, 17,401 bales. Sterling, 152%® 155. New York Sight, % pre mium. Gold, 140. Sugar and Molasses firm and unchanged. Flour dull; superfine, 38 25; choice, 312 50(<t!l0. Corn dull at 31 05. Oats dull at 78@80. Hay, $18(9)21. Pork dull at S2B 75. Bacon duli; shoulders, 13%; clear, 17%. Lard irregular; tierce, 18%; keg, 20%. Galveston bulletin of to-day gives the lollow ing cotton statement: Receipts week, 636; ex ports-all coastwise, 1,065; slock, 4,646; re ceipts for Ihe season at this port, 94,253 ; other TeXas ports, 11,532; exports—foreign, 56,525; coastwise, 44,614 bales. Baltimore, June 5. Cotton firm at 31%. Flour quiet; little bet ter feeling. Wheat firm; Maryland $2 65@ 2 80. Corn not active; white, $1 10@1 13; yellow, $1 18. Oats, 95. Rye, $1 87%@2. Pork dull at S2B 60@29. Bacon active ; shoulders, 14%P14%; rib sides, 10%<3)10%. Virginias inscribed, 48%(2>49; new, 57%t558. Georgia sixes, January and July, 95 bid, 96% asked. Mobile, June 5. Colton—no sales ; middling nominally 28% ; receipts, 20 bales ; sales of the week, 550 bales; receipts, 220 bales; exports, coastwise, Y t bale. ; slock, 13.098 bales. St. Louis, Jur.e 5. Flour very dull and unsettled ; sprit) g super fine, $7. Provisions heavy and lov ver- Mess pork, $27 50(328. Bacon—shoulders, 13; clear sides, 16%@t7. Lard nominal. Cincinnati, June 5. Provisions dull; no demand for any article ; prices nominal. Mess po; k, $27 75. Bacon— shoulders, 13; clear sUVs, 16%. Lard, 17%. Wilmington, June 5. Spirits Turpentine nominal at 40. Rosin buoyant ; strained, $2 20; No. 1, $4, pale, $6. Coti on—middling, 27. Tar advanced to 33 20. Charleston, June 5. Colton dull; sales, 22 bales ; middlings nomi nal at 29@29%; receipts, 44 bales. Savannah, June 5. Cotton quiet but firm ; sales, 200 bales ; mid dling, 30; receipts, 120 bales. Augusta Market. Okimok Duly Constitutionalist, f Friday, June SP. M. \ FINANCIAL— GOLD.—Buying at 138 and Belling ftLWO. SI LVER—Buying at 132 and Belling at 136. SECURITIES.—We quote Georgia Railroad Stock at 82)£. . COTTON. — Busincue in cotton has been extremely dull to-day, only 20 bales being Bold at 29e. for mid dlin';. Receipts, 19 bales. BACON—Stock light; Shoulders, 15X®16; B*. K. Sides, 17)(®18; C. It. Sides, 18)*; C. Bides, 18)4 ; Dry Balt Shoulders, 14>i ; Dry SaltC. R. Sidte, 17)4; llama, according to cut and quality, 18fij*i WHEAT—We quote white, $2 65@2 90; amber, $2 Cs@2 75 ; red, $2 10(5)2 GO. OATS—9O. CORN— Prime White, (1 22<@1 25, and Mixed, $1 20 from depot. CORN MEAL—Granite Mills Meal, $1 20 at whole sale, and $1 30 at retail. PEA MEAL—SI 40. FLOUR— Gianite Mills, sl3 60@15 60; at retail, $1 V barrel higher. PEAS—SI 20® 1 25. i— • -♦•*- Masonic Celebration—President John - son’s Letter.— The arrangements for the cele bration ot St. John’s Day by the Masonic fra ternity of Springfield, Mass., are progressing. Between fifteen and twenty encampments have signified their intention of participating in it,, and also many lodges. The letter of President Johnson, declining an invitation to be present* te os follows: Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., May 18, 1868—Dear Sir and Brother : I sincerely ve gret that public duties compel me to fore»y> lb» pleasure of complying with the kind invitation, ol the Masonic fraternity of Springfield to be presont with them at their grand Mason m cele bration on the 24tli proximo. This regret is. deepened by the pleasant, memory I retain of St. John’s Day of last, year, and thekj U( ]|y wel come and generous hospitality whf ch on that day 1 received at the hands ot‘ t v he Masonic brotherhood of Massachusetts. Yours, I'ra.ternall'y, Andre w Johnson. J. E. Coolidge, Esq., Corres’g Sec’y, <fcc. The National Typographical Union.— The following officers, says the Baltimore Gazette, have been elected Gy the National Ty pographical Union, now in session in Wash ington city: President, Robert 'JcKinnie, of New York Union No, 6. First Vice-President, Gerard Stith, of New Orleans Union N.o. 17. Second Vice- President, George W. McDon- • aid, of Chicago Union No. 10. Secretary find Treasurer, John Collins, of Cincinnati Union No. 3. Corresponding Secretary, Win. Turner, of Philadelphia Union No. 2. The New System of Medicink.— The chemical practice ot medicine, originated by Professor Scott, of the New York Medical University, is rapidly superceding the old sys tems. Many homoeopathic and allopathic phys- • icians are abandoning their former modes of treatment and adopting the new practice. What may seem almost incredible is, tb.?t diseases hitherto considered incurable by the faculty, arc curable by the remedies of the new school. Founded upon the principles of science and common sense, the reformed practice is to- . day revolutionizing the healing art, and becom ing firmly established as the true method of medication. — Commercial Advertiser. A French physician, Dr. Labordette, cic to have discovered a process for restoring ,i7T, drowned persons after an immersion of hour and more. Indeed, it is said Ufa ki proved effectual where the patieut ’ under water as much as six hours. Here tote?* fourteen minutes has been eonsid ored , G. “ , treme limit of liute during whic\, th« vimiL.rU can be. preserved without air, xn d m five minute* ot suffocation i 6 f at9 ] The C&8 * cess is not fnlly described i. D tbe account given of it in the French paper*, hut it seems to in volve the use ol an inurnment tor opening the wmdptpc, coupled with kneading and rubber the body. Further particulars will doubtless be published, sheeted the discovery prove to ha ol any practical, value. J v eto ha CtiUMGii Yroubles.—The Clark county (Via Journal says. ,* Lieutenant Cinnev ° n h !t TJ V ited i States Ar my, visited Berry- ' vtlle during the past week, and closed th* ’ Methodist Episcopal Church. Forthe Mat il two years a dispute has existed hetvJeenl SEES* * he Northem
