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About Tri-weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-1877 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1868)
/: * CONSTITUTIONALIST. ATJGHJSTA. «A. SUNDAY MORNING. AUG. 16.1868 THE BEOOIL.. Horace Greeley has his moments of de pression. Having shown to his heart’s con tent that the nomination of Seymour defeated \he Democratic party; that Blair’s policy had utterly ruined it; that the utterances —distorted in every instance —of conspicuous Southern orators had de stroyed what little vitality was left after Seymour and Blair had finished their sepulchral task— Horace Greeley has been seized with a genuine fit of bines and now confesses that Grant’s election is by no means sure and, to elect him at all, the hardest k'rnl of work is supremely neces sary. So, all the fuss and fury, the exult ant shout of triumph and the strident laugh of security pass away, and the cold gibbering of melancholy calculation is as sumed. It is like the thin patter of rain after the thunder-storm and betokens that there was but little of earnest confidence amid the jargon and racket which were so vociferously kept up. In the same proportion that Greeley grows lugubrious, the Democratic journals become eager and animated. The World darted upon its antagonist the minute he slunk away, and expedited his retreat with a vigorous visa tergo —a terrible fire in the rear. Alluding to Greeley’s discomfiture, it says: “ We are neither pleased nor sorry that the Republican leaders have at last a real izing sense of their weakness and insecuri ty. Activity will no more save them than supineness, so it matters little whether they prosecute their campaign in a sanguine spirit of confidence or with the spasmodic energy of desperatjpn. In fact, everything they have done for the last ten months is a gympton of decrepitude, but most of all the nomination of such a man as Gen. Grant. Why did they go out of their party to nominate Mm? Simply because their party had so sunk in public confidence that they had no hope of success with any of their old leaders. But the nomination of Grant has not helped them. In every election which has been held since it was determin ed on, the party has lost ground. And now, after slighting all their old leaders for a neophyte, aDd found that he is a weak can didate, they begin to feel the necessity of casting aside all that is most character Stic in their policy. Observe how, in the fol lowing paragraphs, the Tribune attempts to befog and snift the issue : ‘“This is the real and only question,’ says Frank Blair. ‘lt is idle to talk of bonds, greenbacks, gold, the public faith, and the pub lic credit. We must have a President who will execute the will of the people by trampling into dust the usurpations of Congress known as the reconstruction acts. I wish to stand before the convention upon this issue, but it is one which embraces everything else' “ Frank was entirely right; this is the real and only question ; this does embrace every thing else. Shall the constitutional amend ment. now solemnly incorporated in the foun dation of all our law, remain V For this amendment is the Congressional plan of recon struction. The subsequent measures were adopted in order to secure the success of the amendment; and now that the amendment has become a part of the Constitution, and is so proclaimed by the Secretary of State, the mili tary bills are of no further effect; they pass out of existence. Military rule at the South, in all the States which have adopted the amendment, is at an end. It was never intended to be more than temporary, and Its aim having been ac complished, it ceased. “The real issue now before the people, that which they must decide at the next Presidential election, is—Shall the fourteenth amendment stand as a part of the fundamental law of the land ?” “ Out of the general wreck of the recon struction policy of Congress, the Tribune deems it useless to try to save anything but the new constitutional amendment. It therefore represents the stability of that amendment as the chief, and, so far as re gards reconstruction, the sole issue of the canvass. We will not stop to remark on the dishonesty of this representation ; our object is merely to call attention to the groat ‘change of base’ which the fears of the 'Tribune impel it to attempt. There is nothing in ‘the fourteenth amendment’ which forbids the exclusion of every South ern negro from the ballot box. If they are excluded, the States will have proportion ally fewer representatives in the lower branch of Congress, but the amendment permits them to regulate the elective fran chise as they please. The fact that the Tribune tries to retreat to the position its party occupied before the reconstruction acts were passed, is a significant indication of their great unpopularity, and such a con fession of weakness as we did not expect from that quarter.” New England Morality.— The Herald says the individuals who represent the cul ture and intellect of New England have “no fixed principle in morals.” It avers that, “ like the pagans of former times, they have their gods many and their lords many, and on the summit of their Olympus Theo dore Parker occupies a place of equal prominence with Jesus Christ.” Df, Profundis. —Washburnf,, Grant’s keepef, is-thus reported prior to the ad journment of Congress: “ He desired an adjournment at the earliest possible moment, for if they went on at the rale they were going, the Government would have neither money nor credit left.” And yet, a repetition of roguery is con sidered by some men “ tire only hope of the country.” Grant on Warmoutii.—The New York correspondent of the Charleston Courier states that Gen. Grant, some months since, said to a gentleman from New Orleans, “ This Warmoutii, this and and scoundrel, I had to kick him out of the army at Vicks burg as a common liar.” The Negro’s Friend.—Burton, a large, portly, oily-tongued Yankee, who has been in charge of the “ Buro ” in Southeast Ala bama for a year or two, left Eufaula recent ly with his pockets full of money fraudu lently obtained from the too-trusting ne groes of that section. The Georgia Railroad. —The Journal and: Messenger thus speaks of the Georgia Railroad: *• A recent trip over Ibis road gives ns the pleasure to state that it is in excellent condi tion, and reflects great credit upon Col. E. W. Cole, the efficient Superintendent. We noticed a beautiful passenger car ou the line, inanulac lured at the company’s shop in Augusta. It is of modern style, having anew elevated roof, whit side ventilation. On the trip we met with two ol the most gentlemanly conductors in America—Messrs. Hicks and Purcel.” The compliments paid to the road and its ollicers are richly merited. In this connec tion, we wish to offer a slighL tribute to Mr. Johnson, Master of Transportation. There does not exist a more worthy, effi cient, modest, obliging and devoted man and official than Mr. Johnson. He is the most quiet person imaginable, but lie is the soul of the machine. Ilis very solitude is “ the supreme of power. ’Tis might half-slumbering on its own right arm.” llow it is Manufactured.— Grant’s “enthusiastic receptions” are thus con cocted. The Cincinnati Gazette gave a glowing account of a large and enthusi astic meeting at Van Wert, Ohio. Three thousand people were declared to lie pre sent. The Van Wert Times copies the Gazette's letter, and significantly adds: “Everybody here knows that there lias been no sucli meeting in this county.” ’Rah for Grant and Colfax. A Dead Failure. —Warmoutii’s cam paign document is a dead failure at the North. “ Rebel outrages” are well enough in their way, but “Radical taxation” ab sorbs public attention. If it took millions of money to put the carpet-baggers in power, the loyal masses are anxious to know how many millions will lie required to maintain them. Trooly Loil Judge. —John Elliott, the lately appointed scalawag Judge of the Circuit Court of the Mobile Judicial Dis trict was arrestetkpn the streets of Mobile last week, for being drunk and disorderly, and caged in the calaboose to sober down. “ Detestable Copperhead !”—Col. M. \t. Downil, colonel of the Ist regiment of Minnesota Infantry, is President of a Dem ocratic Club at Cedar Keys, Florida. Out upon the Copperhead! A Very Decided Straw.—We publish another significant article from the New York Herald. Bennett secs the way of the wind. l t i Our New York Correspondence. New York, August 10. The campaign again progresses with vigor in behalf of the Democratic nomi nees. The letter of Gov. Seymour has given a more positive tone to the councils of the Democratic committees; and the discovery which the Radical clamor has made patent, that nothing but Democratic success is necessary to overturn the carpet bag “governments” in the Southern States is giving a calm and cheerful spirit to the Democratic masses, which is having good effect. It is pleasant to discover that noth ing is required but. to withdraw the bayo nets upon which Mr. Bullock’s government rests to have it come down rattling about his ears. With a Democratic President and a majority of both Houses in Congress, it will be as idle to attempt to perpetuate the carpet-bag dynasties as to endeavor to en force the Maine liquor law in our large cities. They will sink out of sight and make scarcely a ripple in going down.— That which has not the support of the dominant public opinion in any community (and which is dominant is often in a numeri cal minority) cannot be sustained for any considerable period of time. THE RADICALS FRIGHTENED. The Radical committees are in a state of great trepidation. Gen. Grant, who ex pected to prolong his Western tour into December, has been solicited to return to Washington forthwith, and it is now an nounced that he will be in Washington about the first of September. The state of the canvass requires immediate attention at his hands. He is found to be everywhere falling behind. The Radicals are much leis anxious to bet on Grant than they were two weeks ago. PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE CARPET-HAG GOVERNMENTS. The demand for troops from Louisiana, to “maintain the laws,” does not contro vert the idea which I last week advanced, that “ rebel outrages,” as Radical stock-in trade, were “ played out.’’ “ Governor ” Warmonth’s “ eali ” is merely for the pur pose of “cornering” President Johnson; to compel him to recognize or repudiate, by some official act, the “carpet-bag'” State governments. If he a fiord the usurp ing “ Qjvcrnors ” such military aid as they may need for the temporary maintenance of their thrones, Congress will not re-assem ble in September; otherwise, it probably will. At this writing it would appear that Mr. Johnson is completely overawed, and, back ed by the opinion of Mr. Evarts, Ins new Radical Attorney General, will give the carpet-bag Governors all the military aid he can command ; or, rather the matter will be left wholly in the hands of the Rad ical Secretary of War. It is true, we have rumors this morning that Mr. Johnson is disposed to rebel against the thraldom im posed upon him, and take to himself an en tirely new 'Cabinet. But this is too good to be true, and.l can scarce'y credit it as yet. A cattle plague. We are having a small panic amdng beef eaters] caused by reports of the extensive prevalence of a cattle plague at the West, and the assertion that a number of diseased cattle have been sent to this city and killed and eaten. The facts are, however, only two lots of infected cattle have arrived up to this time; of these, thirty-one head were actually sold for consumption, but stopped lief >re they reached the retailer’s stall; the balance are being tried up for tallow. A number have died en route, all of which go into tallow. The development of this “cattle plague” is the in the form of a peculiar insect or tick, called in South America the earapato, having the appear ance of huge warts, and cover all parts of the cattle which cannot lie reached by its horns or teeth. The railroad managers and the proprietors of the cattle yards arc making great efforts to prevent the bring ing forward of any more diseased cattle. We are not, therefore, in any immediate danger of being poisoned with diseased beef. '~~~ The origin of this plague, like that of the cattle plague which prevailed in England, is believed by the most thoughtful observ ers' to lie in theextreme hardships to which cattle are subjected in being gotten to market; just as plagues have arisen among human beings who have suffered from fam ine or the demoralizing influences of long wars. The Texas cattle which reach this city are driven five days over arid plains, without food or water! And they are of ten several days without food or water, from the time they are shipped at Buffalo or Pittsbug, to this market. New York and vicinity consumes per week an average of nearly six thousand head of beeves, about twentv-flve thousand sheep and lambs, and twenty thousand swine; and to keep up this great supply from sources, very few of which are nearer than the Ohio Valley, extending thence to Texas, is a work of great importance, and often involves neces sary privation to the animals ; bat long fa miliarity with the hardships they endure causes many to regard them witli indiffer ence, and permit the existence of many that might be easily removed. Our Legislature, last winter attempted to interfere in behalf of the dumb sufferers by prescribing that they should he fed and watered at suitable intervals, but with little result. The ex citement tiiat lias occurred may, however, induce a momentary reform. AN U NDERGUOUND RAILROAD —PERHAPS. Some days ago the books were opened for subscriptions to the underground rail way in this city—the City Central, as it is called—and which, owing to the action of the Legislature last year, is as much a cer tainty as anything which is altogether iu the future can he. According to the terms of the charter, the sum of $3,000,000 to its stock must .have been subscribed ere tlie construction may be commenced. Money, it is said, is lying idle in New York await ing an investment, and this, then, is per haps a favorable time for obtaining sub scribers, who, indeed, are coming forward rapidly, and doubtless the desired sum will readily be obtained. Capital is wary—an assertion become trite from oft repeti tion, and as capitalists seem willing and ready to invest iu this new and great enter prise, we may conclude the battle won. “Not so new, however, is the subject. Some years have passed since it was first broach ed, and, like all new ideas, it met with bit ter opposition, but its advocates steadily gained upon those adverse to the scheme. This, indeed, is not to lie wondered at, for tlie wants of the ‘rapidly increasing popu lation of the city imperatively demand the accomplishment of an enterprise like this, and where such is tlie case, men are usually found who possess sufficient energy and in telligence to meet those wants. Every one who lias traveled upon the horse cars—and who has not V—can testify to the crowding, jostling, jamming, pushing and squeezing almost-to-snfi'ocation process which is un dergone every morning and repeated every evening—a process certainly most uncom fortable to all masculines—to feminines al together insupportable and to their hoops absolutely fatal. Os tlie poor, over driven horses we say nothing, that being the pecu liar province of Mr. Bcrgh, and one which we will, in consequence, not intrude ujion. Time was when these cars were a great in stitution and truly admirable, but the day has passed when they sufficed to accommo date the thronging hundreds who crowd upon them. No power less than steam will satisfy the growing demands of the rapidly increasing population. Not only is the packing and squeezing process above referred to a source of great discomfort, but the time consumed by those who, living in the upper portion of the eily, transact their business in the lower part, is a serious evil, and one felt more sensibly every year. At Lhe present rate an hour is required to reach the lower part of the city by those who reside in tlie upper, even when ihe weather is fair aud there is no deten tion from accumulations of suow, etc.—de tentions so apt to occur in a climate such is this, where winter reigris three-fourths us the time. Upon the completion of the underground railway not more than ten minutes will be requisite to accomplish this distance, and even the most ignorant can ap preciate the difference between ten minutes and an hour. As usual upon the com mencement of any great enterprise, num bers have declared the impossibility thereof, but these are being reduced to silence by the reports of able engineers and men of science, who have for a year or two past made thorough investigation of the subject. There is no doubt, also, that the proposed method of travel by steam will be greatly preferable in an economical point af view. This is too obvious to require anyrleinon stration. The wear and tear of horse flesh upon the surface roads is immense, and tlie cost of feeding and stabling is also very heavy. So much so as to greatly detract from tlie profits of the roads, if wc" may credit the assertions of those having charge of their financial matters. The underground railway of London has proved a perfect success, and there is no reason why the one contemplated here should not prove equally so. For horse cars there will always he a de mand, but. the time is fast coming when they must be accessory only to a more economical and a more rapid mode of travel and one capable of transporting a far greater number of persons. There can be no doubt that the surface roads have increased the travel on the routes through which they run, and it will readily be fore seen that the construction of a road afford ing greatly superior advantages will pro portionately increase the numbers who will avail themselves of these advantages and induce many who yearly migrate to Brook lyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, and the other suburbs as being nearer to their places of business, to remain upon the island. View ed under another aspect also, the contem plated enterprise will prove a public benefit, and that is by enabling the poorer clasess who are now crowded together in tene mant houses to remove farther out into a purer atmosphere, while the buildings which they at present occupy, and which are in reality nuisances, can bo knocked away to he replaced by business houses. Many there are, of course, who seem to love filth for its own sake—such will re main qs they are; —but a cheap, rapid and certain mode of transit \yotjld enable those who desire better things to obtain them. That the railroad in question will cost a large amount of money, and that the obsta cles to be overcome are formidable mo one can deny, but science bus demonstrated that its construction is perfectly practi cable, and there is every assurance to capitalists that the Investment will be a paying one. The Board of Directors is composed of some of the most inlluential and enterprising men in the city. Accord ing to the charter, it is to be finished as Forty-second street in three years, and to the Harlem river in five. The capital stock is fixed at 110.000,000, shares SI,OOO each. Willoughby. [Special Correspondence Baltimore Gazette. From Washington, Letter from One Simon Wolf, of Boston., in Defense of Grant's Order Expelling the Jews—lndignation of the Israelites in Wash ington— They Repudiate. Mr. Wolf as a Representative—lie is Placed in a Dilemma. Washington, August 11,1868. The Israelites of this city are fearfully indignant with a brother Jew, one Simon Wolf, late of Washington, but now of Bos ton, for a letter which lias appeared over his signature in the Boston Iranscripl, and which was written in reply to a letter in the Boston Post, signed “ Ajax.” Mr. Wolf is well known in this city, and lienee his vindication of, or apology for Gen. Grant’s order banishing all Jews from his com mand is duly appreciated by the Israelites here. In his letter to the Transcript Mr. Wolf says: “The General, in a moment of just indignation, and in an hour of great peril, issued this order, never contemplating any wrong against honest, patriotic Jewish American citizens. The order never harm ed any one—not even in thought,—except those whom we as Jews despise and hold iu contempt.” At another point Mr. Wolf, who now undertakes to speak for the re spectable portion of the Jewish people, says: “ The General never meant then, since or now to proscribe the Jews because they were such, but simply to banish from his camp the lazmtroni who infected it.” The large and highly respectable Jewish population of the National Capital, embrac ing as it does many of the leading men in professional and mercantile pursuits, enter their earuest protest against Mr. Simon Wolf’s assumed representative capacity, and they have requested your correspond ent to call Mr. Wolf ’s attention to a pamph let entitled “An Address on the Life and Services of the Rev. Isaac Leeser, pro nounced by Simon Wolf, under the auspices of Elijah Lodge, No. 60, I. O. B. 8., at the Jewish Synagogue, Washington City, ou Sunday, March 16, 1868,” (less than live months since.) In speaking of Mr. Leeser iu this address this same Mr. Simon Wolf said “ he was deeply pained that his fellow-citizens should so far forget their wonted fairness that they even bore patiently the infamous order of a celebrated general, which banished free American citizens from loyal ground—an order worthv of a Hapsburg or a Bomba, but never of an American general in the nineteenth century. Nothing that trans pired during the war caused more indigna tion or deserved more lasting execration.” Such was Mr. Simon Wolf’s opinion of General Grant and his military order on the !sth March last—an order which he now says was only aimed at the “lazzaroni!” which infested the general’s camp—only against such Jews as Mr. Wolf “despises and holds in contempt.” The Israelites of ibis city insist that if Mr. Wolf was honest in his “Address" iu the synagogue in March, the opinions he now puts forth are false and cast reproach upon the people he assumes to represent; and if honest now, he defiled their sanctuary in March, slan dered the living and libeled the memory of tlie dead. Which horn of the dilemm t will Mr. Wolf select? E. [From the New York Herald. Tho Radicals and the People—Prospects for the Presidency. Oregon is normally a Republican State, but this year it has gone completely over to the Democrats. In the previous election it had about its usual Repnlican majority, giving that decision on political issues that is natural with' a population supplied in a great degree from regions having the most active sympathy with the Radical spirit; yet this year it gives an unmistakably definite majority the other side. This is a very significant fact in an election in such a State, coining immediately after the party with which it usually acts lias put its Presidential candidates in tlie field. Ken tucky is another State whose people have recently given formal expression to their political predilections. The election in this State lias taken place since the naming of the Presidential candidates on both sides, and Kentucky not only goes for the Demo crats—we should expect that—but it goes their way by such an overwhelming ma jority as indicates that other political opin ions have hardly force enough thereto keep themselves alive. Here, then, are two States that have gone to the Democrats af ter their people have been able to perceive the drift of Presidential movements. One is an old slave State, not, however, the most fiercely Detnoe'-atic of the slave States even in the olden times—a State that did not nominally go witli the South iu tlie war, but had its sympathies that way, yet was thought to be safely enough organized to do better. for the Republicans than iu previous years. The other is a free North ern State, peopled by that sort of communi ty that our political history shows is al ways the readiest to be aggressive, to take side of any party that calls itself the party of progress, and that is naturally much less susceptible of conservative influences than older communities. From these Tacts of the situation it is evident that the popular impulse against the Radicals, which began two years ago and seemed to Cslminate in the fifty thou sand majority igainst that party in the Empire State, has yet lost none of its mo mentum. It was deeper than most men thought. It had fast hold upon the ulti mate convictions of each man, and thus be came the positive purpose of the mass, and it is doubtful ifithere Is any power to stop its progrtStTnominations tiave had no effect upon it. The sudden recognition of (he Radicals that they had goue too far in their assaults on everything dear to the people, and their consequent halt, came too late, The promise of honest govern ment that thev make in presenting the name of Grant, the assurance that their fu ture views of national necessities shall be taken from the standpoint of the command er who saved the country—all this is quite unheeded. So }« the threat from the other side, given with the name of Seymour, that everything shall be construed in favor of the men who endeavored to break the Government to pieces. Popular will goes forward 5-blind to all, conscious only of its stored up determination.— Individuals are nothing. There is no charm in any name. The contest of great principles must be carried to its final result. Such is the popular temper. Only the deepest sense of the outrages against the country and its laws, as well as against humanity practiced by the Radical leaders, could have brought the people to this mood and wrought the conviction that no otl\er danger is so go at as for that party to con tinue in power. Perhaps, also, there is an other thought active in the case. There is "a widespread uneasiness under the burden of taxation involved by the debt; and though both parties tend towards repudiation, ttie people will have their revenge on the men who made the debt, and who therefore put the country In position to require repudia tion. Revolutions always repudiate the debts of civil war. Such repudiation is the basis of compromise, for neither one side nor the other will conscut to repay money borrowed to put it down. Repudiation is, then, Very likely the ultimate bourne of this impulse against the Republicans, and >ye shall yet see a Congress elected strictly to repudiate the debt. 111 the meantime the same impulse must act consistently in sweeping Republicanism from power at all intermediate points, of whieh the Presiden cy is a very important one, It seems consistent with all the fHets, therefore, that the reaction against the Radical legislation and reconstruction shall go on as it began, sweeping State after State, and finally sweeping the nation and giving us another President like Pierce— only instead of poor Pierce it will be silly Seymour. Regarding the characters of the two candidates, it readily occurs that the parties have respectively got the wrong men. Seymour is the creature who should be in the hands of the Radicals—a pitiful tool to be used as Pierce was used by the Southern Radicals, into whose hands he fell—and Grant should stand at the head of the advancing Democracy, to wreak its relentless will against Radical power. But taking the men as they are and the situa tion as it is, we can only hope that to whichever side victory inclines it will give no doubtful voice. Let the decision be positive—one side or the other—for therein is our only safety. From an election that either one side or the other can by any ingenuity dispute we will have a civil war. Some of the Southern States are preparing for this possibility in making laws to take the vote for President from Democratic communities and give it to Radical Legis latures. Should the Republican candidate be elected only in virtue of these manoeu vres it will take another war to put down the protest against him. Should the elec tion turn on any one of many such contin gencies peace will be farther away than ever, and, therefore, it is to be hoped the Northern people themselves will make the decision absolute. A writer iu the Congregationahst proposes a remedy for sleeping iu church. He says: “ Take a piece of horse-radish root, of good size and a finger’s length, to the sanctuary, and the moment the sermon begins put a piece in your mouth about the size of a common corn, bite and moisten it thoroughly wiib the saliva, and the eyes will not only easily be kept open, but a tearful attention will also be promoted, to the exclusion of drowsiness, till the sermon ends.” The political campaign in Indiana is now fairly open. Benator Hendricks has taken the stump in his own behalf. Carl Bchurz is stump ing the State for Grant and Colfax, [ From the Atlanta Intelligencer. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Thursday, August 13. SENATE. N The Senate met pursuaut to adjournment ami was opened with prayer by the Kev. M. Pretty man. We omitted to mention in our report ofjycs terday’a proceedings, after executive session, that Mr. McArthur moved to suspend tlie rules, which being agreed to, he reported a resolu tion, the House concurring, authorizing the Governor to order an election for representa tives lor the counties of Telfair and Irwin. The same was agreed to and ordered to be trans mitted lortbwitb. Mr. lligbee moved to go into executive ses sion. Mr. Nuuually opposed tbe motion lor the reason that it was time the unfinished business was disposed of, (Bradley case,) and besides, it was his opiniou that all were ready to vote. Senators bad said that if one could show any precedent, heretofore established, thev would vote on the subject, and we have cited to in stances precisely parallel. Mr. Smith, of the 36th, said that he had come here to vote one way or the other ou this vexed question, and lie hoped the motion would not prevail. Mr. Adkins hoped the motion would prevail, as it would give others lime to look into the testimony, besides there was a feeling of over swiftness manifested here. The Chair. Tbe question is is upon whether we go into executive session or not. Mr. Adkins. Welt, sir, 1 hope we will go in- session, and dispose of the busi ness there. The Senate refused to sustain Mr. Higbec’s motion—yeas, 18 ; nays, lit. Tbe Senate resumed the unfinished business, which was whether the decision of the Chair in tlie Bradley case having been confirmed as tlie judgment of the Senate, should he reversed. The decision ot tlie Chair was that as the Sena tor had resigned, therefore the case was no longer before tlie Senate. Mr. Campbell lollowed in a lenglljy speech, attacking the case as cited iu the United States Senate as far as regards tlie eligibility of Gen. Shields, and insisted that the decision of the Chair was just and equitable. Mr. Adkins followed and urged the claims of the Senator from the Ist to eligibility, etc. It was as absurd as propositions in Geometry, if we prove it. Tbe President was bound to re cognize the Governor’s message announcing tbe resignation. Mr. Brock said lie had examined the authori ties, and lie was convinced that the precedent had been established also in the lower House, and lie would vote different from tbe way lie had heretofore done. So you understand my position. Let it go on the record that Bradley is ineligible, so that it will he seen for years to come, let it be a fixed and csrtain fact that A. Alpeora Bradley cau never hold a scat here for ever. Mr. Smith, of tlie 30th, concurred iu Mr. Brock’s opinion. The Senate reconsidered tlie decision of tlie Chair. The majority and tlie minority reports were then read. Mr. Candler called for tlie previous question, which was sustained ; tbe same being the adop tion of tbe minority report, whereupon the yeas and nays were required, and are—yeas, 5 ; nays, 30. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Adkins, Campbell, Lligbee, Sherman, Wallace. Those voting in tlie negative are : Messrs. Anderson, Brock, Brnton, Burns, Candler, Collier, Corbitt, Dicitey, Fain, Gra ham, Griffin, (218 t District,) Harris. Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, Merrill, McArthur, McCutchen, McWhorter, Moore, Nisbet, Nun lialy, Richardson, Smith, (7th District,) Smith, (36th District,) Speer, Stringer, Welborn, Winn, Wooten, The majority rc port was then adopted which declares Bradley ineligible. It was adopted by the sound. Nays hut few. Mr. McArthur introduced a resolution in effect seating Mr. Lester. Objection was made to action on the same because the lilies had not been suspended. The objection was sus tained. The Senate then went into executive session, after which the Senate adjourned. ROUSE. House met. Prayer by Her. Mr. Knott. The model pro tern. Speaker, Mr. Hudson, in tbc Chair. A bill to pay certain claims against W. <fc A. Railroad was reconsidered and referred to Judiciary Committee. Senate resolution to order elections iu Tel fair and Irwin counties concurred in. nri.LS ON THIRD READING. To incorporate the town of Trion. Passed. To allow Dr. Richards to practice medicine. Lost. To incorporate the ■Citizens Bank of Dalton. Passed. To fix the pay of grand and petit jurors and baliffs. Referred to Judiciary Committee. To levy an extra tax sufficient to pay each maimed soldier SOO per annum. Laid on the table. To exempt James Goode, of Newton county, from taxation. Lost. To encourage internal improvements on rail roads and manufactures. Lost, To 1 educe sheriff's bond iu Clay county. Withdrawn. To declare all laws passed since June, 1865, valid till repealed. Referred to Judiciary Com mittee. To deprive the mayor and marshal of Val dosta of fees. Passed. To define the liabilities ot all insurance com panies in this State. Referred to Judiciary Committee, For relief of people of this State—no levies shall tie made on executions for debts made prior to June, 1865. One-third to be paid an nually till all is paid. Referred to Special Com mittee on Relief. To change rules of evideuce—allows prison ers to make statements on their trial; sueli statements not to be under oath, and to have only such weight as the jury may he inclined •to give them. Passed. The Committee on Public Buildings made the following report: The Committee on Public Buildings, to whom was referred the memorial from the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Milledgeville, praying this Legislature lor the removal ol the seat oi Government back to the said city, recommend that no further action lie taken on the memo rial of the Mayor and Alderman of the oily of Milledgeville, than to authorize the appoint ment of a sub-committee of four, from the Com mittee ou Public Build ngr, to proceed to Mil ledgeville under sueli instructions as this House may deem proper. Not takeu up. The most of the morning session was spent in reading hills a second time. Mr. Lee, of Newton, offered the following : Whereas, The City Council of Atlanta hits complied witli its obligation to supply suffi cient buildings for the State government, there, fore Resolved , That Atlanta lie the permanent seat of government ot Georgia, and that the com mittee to visit the Penitentiary he instructed to inquire into the practicability of removing the Penitentiary from the city of Milledgeville to the Stone Mountiau or Rome other point con venient to the seat of government. House adjourned to 10 o’clock, a. rn., to-mor row. Br.ow the Hewgao I—Aaron Alpooria’s an nouncement, a poster 12x18, runs thus : OGEEECnEESI HALLY! RALLY!! “ For your altars and your fires ; [ Isn't that incendiary P\ For the green graves of > our sires ; For God and your naLive land.” THE YEAR OF JUBILEE HAS COME! Every man, woman and child must go out to the great political CAMP MEETING! AT station no. 1, Gulf Road, Bryan county, Saturday, 29th, and Sunday, August 30tb, 1868. Also, AT BLACKSHEAR, Wednesday, September 'id. BgfEach beginning at 10 o’clock, a. in., for Speaking and Preaching ; aDd Pray for General Grant and Colfax ; and A. ALPEORIA BRADLEV, For Congress. good men and women are invited. Called by A. A. Bradley. The Chicagoans encourage races between milk wagons, and call them aquatic sports. BY TELEGRAPH. | .Special to the Constitutional ist. FROM ATLANTA. Atlanta, August 14. In the Senate a sealed communication was received from the Governor, with a request to consider it in secret session > also, a document requesting tlie repeal of section 1021 of the Code. The repeal puls the Public Printer elect in office immediately. In executive session the nominations were confirmed of Associate fudges of the Supreme Court. 11. K. McCay, 8 years, aud Hiram Warner 4 years. For the Northern Circuit Garnett Andrews, of Wilkes comity, Judge, and John Mathews, of Madison, as Solicitor. In the Macon Circuit Carlton B. Crfll, of Bihli, Judge, and Ezekiel W. Crocker, of Twiggs, as Solicitor. Pataula Circuit, S. W'ise Poiker, of Clay county, Solicitor. Southern Circuit, J. R. Alexander, of Thom as, Judge, and W. B. Rennet, of Brooks, as Solicitor. Campbell, colored, moved to reconsider the ease of Bradley. He urged, iuHengthy and em phatic remarks, the reconsideration, and he hoped the Senate would excuse Ills warmth, as the case was near to him as n colored man, and was also near to the white race. If Bradley was sent forth upon the world with this foul impu tation resting upon him, he would he met by the sympathies of ninety-two thousand voters of a downtrodden race. Campbell was still cavorting when the Senate adjourned. In the House a nil in her of local mid private hills were introduced. Aaron Alpeoria (negro), the “irrepressible,” appeared on the floor and created quite a seept salion— offensive at that. Mr. Rtimph called him a convicted felon, in a resolution instructing the Messenger to eject this black nuisance. Mr. Bryant didn’t want few, eoz Aaron’s little indiscretion happened twenty years ago. A point of order was raised by Mr. Scott, who asked if a seal had ever been tendered the individual. Mr. Phillips, of Echols, inquired if it was not tlie Speaker’s duty to put Bradley out without a resolution. The Speaker said there was no rule, but thought any one obnoxious to the House ought not to he allowed on the floor. A vote was taken to suspend the rules for the purpose of entertaining Mr. KiinqdTa reso lution. It was lost by 85 to 35. Mr. Turner didn’t want to vote, and termed tilt: proposition “insignificant.” Bradley, at last, walked out,, evidently dis gusted with the lower House. Mr. Powell offered a resolution stopping the “ dead-heads ” on the State Road. The House adjourned until Wednesday next, when the Augusta municipal bill comes up for a third reading. I entertain reasonable hope o success. f Associated Press Dispatches. W ashington. Washington, August 14—Noon. Stevens’ remains, with three passenger cars for the escort, left, fur Lancaster at 10 o’clock. The Secretary ot the Interior has decided fa vorably to MeGarraharn and ad versely to the New Idria Quicksilver Company. This is a liard blow on Senators Stewart, Conness and Nye, who had been active in the New Idria in terest. The local land oflletiee>of California have been Instructed to hold MeGarraharn lands out ot market until flirt her action of Congress. Washington, August 14 -P. M. It is understood that Secretary Browning said, in connection with the MeGarraharn and New Idria decision, that he could understand why Senator Conness should be si> active in the matter, as the decision affected his Stale and constituents ; but he was at a loss for the motive which made Stewart and Nye so zealous. The Cabinet was full, except Welles, Randall and Schofield. Roseneranz leaves next week. Evarts decides that temporary appointments for the New Orleans collectorsbip and Alaska officials can he made at once. There are sixteen applicants for the Now Or leans eolleetorshlp. The Cabinet continued in session until 8 o’clock. Seward’s trip improved bis health. It is stated that Rollins, at the earnest solici tation of prominent Republican*, hns deter mined to retain the Revenue Cominissionership until after the election. Revenue to-day, $415,000. Rev. Mr. Gurley, formerly Chaplain of the Senate, is seriously sick at Clifton Springs. Regulations concerning the tax on tobacco and cigars were issued to-day, and cover forty two pamphlet pages. Tobacco bonded before July liOth may be withdrawn for consumption upon payment of the new tax, and without being repacked. It may he removed for export without payment of tax or repacking under regulations heretofore in force upon order from the collector in charge of exports at the port of shipment. Until stamps are prepared, tobacco and its products must be inspected and brand ed by a tobacco inspector under regulations heretofore prevailing, before being removed for consumption or gale. A company of Butler Zouaves, when marching to relieve the guard over Stevens’ dead body, fired a volley down Twenty-first, street in response to a sjone hurled at them. A colored waiter standing in the door of a res idence was shot through the thigh. Th a Ex press says : “ When they reached the Capitol some disagreement rose between themselves, and they had a regular free fight.” The Star, after speaking of the tiring and its results, says: “A large crowd immediately gathered, and for a time there was every prospect of a serious disturbance, but the -police on duty, ns well as the reserve#, appearing in loreaprompt ly, by surrounding the Zouaves, checked fur ther proceedings, and when order waa restored allowed them to proceed.” The President lias recognized Frederick Wil helm Ilanewinekle Consul of the North Ger man Confederation at Richmond ; Charles Otto Witte Consul \it Charleston, S. C.; Johannes Kruttsehmitt Consul at. New Orleans ; Enrique Ainsel Spanish Consul at Key West; Manuel Deßoolva Y. Albert Vice-Consul ol Spain at Savannah, Ga. Greorgia. Atlanta, August 14. The following nominations of the Governor i were confirmed by the Senate : Judges of the Supreme Court, H. K. McCay 8 years Hi ram Warner 4 years. Campbell (negro) moved to reconsider llie action of the Senate on the minority report in the ease of the expelled negro Senator Bradley. He predicted il Bradley was sent forth on the world with this fonl inqwtation on him, he would be met by llie sympathies of 92,000 voters of bis downlroddeu race. The time would come when the bones of Campbell would rise in judgment against the men who perpetrated such injustice on an innocent man and brought about such calamities. Cotton blows in this vicinity are well devel oped, and the staple of superior quality. Missouri. St. Louis, August 14. Two men, who rented a house near the Ex press office, had a package addressed to them purporting to contain a large amount of money. The messenger who delivered the package was knocked senseless, chloroformed and robbed'of 97,000. The robbers escaped. IST ew Y ork. New York, August 14. Custom House officials seized the sloop Four Brothers and broken up the system of smug gling cigars from Havana in steamer’s hold. Vessels were found filled with cigar boxes sew ed up iu canvas bags. IN’orth. Carolina. Kalbioh, August 14. ,The Democratic Convention adjourned to day at 2 o’clock. Tlie torch-light procession last night exceed ed anything in brilliancy ever seen in this city. It was supposed that 3 000 persons were in the procession, and a number of speeches were made. The number of actual delegates In at tendance exceeded a thousand. It was the moßi grand and imposing political gathering In this State since 1840. The convention endorsed the nominees und platform of the National Democratic Conven tion unanimously. Several strong resolutions in reference to State officers were also adopted T. J. Jarvis, Esq., of the First District, and Major John Hughes, of Newberne, of tho Se cond District, were elected Presidential electors iu their respective districts. The other electors will be selected by their districts in future. Tlie influence of the convention is regarded by its friends to hive been most happy and ex tensive. Sontli Carolina. Columbia, August 14. A veto by tlie Governor of the Radical mea sures ol the Legislature creuted Intense leeling among the extreme members. There is a breach between the Radical and moderate Re publicans. Intelligence received here indicates the arm ing of negroes in different portions of the State, with threats of violence. The leaders publicly say there are captains on every planta tion. The whites anticipate serious trouble. The Governor lias failed to make a loan of one hundred aud twenty thousand dollars. The members are grumbling because the peo ple talk of refusing to pay taxes. foreign. [ry tub cable. J London, August 14. All the journals comment ou Stevens’ death. The Times, after recounting Steveus’ promi nent connection with the recent impeachment project and his views relative to the payment of 5-20 bonds, concludes : “ Tho duath of Thud due* Stevens is not now a public loss. His im peachment policy was of incalculable injury to his political party, and tlie financial dishonesty which he encouraged dies with him. He was a fanatic, a hitter and sell-willed man, hut not mean or deceitful. He is the last of the lead ing Americans who had the courage to rlso above political partizunship.” The Morning Telegraph lias the following : “ Stevens was neither good, wise nor gener ous, but in his time did signal service, and with all his limits he merits the famous phrase. ■ That was a man.’ ”. The Daily News concludes : " Tho death of Stevens leaves no important place unfilled, either in the lead of his party or in tho coun cils of the nation.” Canada. Toronto, August 14. Sixteen sporliug men were arrested to-day lor alleged implication iu the ludiaua Express robberies. JVlarino News. Wilmington, August 14. Cleared —Pioneer, for Philadelphia. Markets. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. London, August 14—Noon. Consols, 03%. Bonds, 71%. Liverpool, August 14— Noon. Cotton opened firm, lint unchanged; esti mated sales, 12,000 ; sales week, 89,000 ; ex ports, 15,000; speculation, 5,000; stock, 577,- 000, of whieh 240,000 bales are American.— Breadstuff's quiet. m ti Livbucool, August 14—Afternoon. Man cheater udvieeg favorable. "UooV and Yarns firme>- at better prices. Cotton afloat for Liverpool, 716,000 bales, of which 7,000 bale# are American. Breadstuff's heavy. Lard quiet at 66*. Common Rosin, ss. Sd. Turpentine, 275. Od. Liverpool, August 14—Evening. Cotton firmer and active, but not quotably higher; sales, 15,000 bales. Corn easier. Mess Pork dull. Bacon advanced; 10s. Gd. Frankfort, August 14. Bonds, 75%. • Paris, August 14. Bullion increased four million francs. New York, August 14—Noon. Gold, 147%. Sterling, 9%. Money, B@4. — '62 coupons, 1-1% ; North Carolina, 72% ; Vir ginia, 53; Tennessee, 63. New York, August 14—P. M. Money hardening. Governments heavy at a decline; some eases fully 1 cent; old, 14%® 14%; new, 8%; Ten-forties, 8%, Sterling quiet at 9%®9%. Gold lower; closed at 147 Border Stale bonds heavy and lower. New York, August 14—Noon. Flour active and firm for low grades. Wheat unchanged. Corn active and le better. Mess Pork, S2B 70. Lard quiet; steam, 18%® 19. Cotton quiet and firm at 29%. Turpentine, 45@45%. Rosin steady; strained common, $2 95. Freights dull. Nnw York, August 14— V. M. Colton less active and unchanged ; sales, 850 bales. Flour steady, with a moderate lmsineßS ; superfine, $7 40®8 25; common to fair extra Southern, $9 30®10 60. Wheat dull and de clining; white Slate, $2 75®3. Corn active at lc. advance; doses quiol; mixed Western, ?l 14®1 18; white Western, *1 25. Oats dull and declining. Mess Pork lower; §9B SO® 28 75. Lard quiet; kettle, 19® 19%, Whisky easier. Groceries dull. Turpentine, 45@46. — Rosin, $2 90@7. Freights lower; corn, 4%. Baltimore, August 14. Cotton quiet. Flour firm. Red wheat, §2 70 ®2 77. Corn firm ; white, §1 15® 1 20. Rye firm at 50. Provisions unchanged. Virginia sixes, old inscribed, 46%®47 ; coupons, 1867, 45@45%. Cincinnati, August 14. Flour firm. Corn firmer at 96®97. Whisky unchanged. Mess Pork, §2B 75@30. Bacon — shoulders, 13%®13% ; clear sides, 17%. Lard, 18%@19. . St. Lours, August 14. Mess Pork quiet at §3O. Bacon easier; shoulders, 13%®13% ; clear sides, 17%. Lard, 19%®20. Whisky heavy at §1 20. Louisville, August 14. Flour—superfine, 97. Mess Pork, 129. Lard, 18%@19. Bacon—shoulders, 14 ; clear sides, 17%. Whisky, «1 30. Wilmington, August 14. Spirits turpentine, 41 ; New York casks, 42. Rosins—lower grades active nnd in better de mand ; strained, $2 10; No. 2, 92 20. Tar nil vanced 25c ; firm at 93 25. Mobile, August 14. Cotton—Sales, 140 bales, reported on a basis of 25% for low middling; holders generally refuse this rate; receipts, 1; exports, none; receipts for the week, 9 bales ; sales, 270; ex ■ ports—coaslwisc, 253; foreign, none; (stock, 3,847 bales. Accounts from the iuterior are conflicting, but as a general rule are not favorable. New Orleans, August 14. Cotton dull; middling, nominally, 29; sales, I new bale, classing middling, weight 5(30, at 34%, lor Liverpool; receipts, 18 bales; sales of the week, 223 Iwles; receipts, 64 bales ; net 8 hales new; total, 185 bales; exports to New York, 177 hales; stock, 1,525 bales. Sterling and New York Sight firm and unchanged.— Gold, 140%. Cuba Sugar, Nos. 12 and 18, 12% (2113%. Molasses nominally unchanged. Flour dull and nominal ; superfine, $8 50@8 75; choice, sll@l4. Corn, 91 10@1 15; stock light. Oats dull at 65@67. Hay, $26@27 from store; none on landing. Bran, 1125; stock light. Mess Pork, 931. Bacon quiet; Shoulders, 13%@14 ; clear sides, 17%@18. Lard firm at 19@21%. Savannah, August 14. Cotton firm but quiet; middling, 28%@29 ; no sales; receipts, 79 bales; receipts for the week, 100; exports coastwise, 292; stock, 1,938. The weather is very cool, with strong winds from the Northeast. Charleston, August 14. Receipts of the week, 546 bales; sales, 160 bales; ex ts, coastwise, 1,182 bales; stock, 2,238 bales. ’
