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Relief.
The communication of “Justice’ in to
day's paper, upon t Lis subject, will amply
repay a careful perusal.
We arc sorry to find that “Justice
taken a one-sided view of the question.
The repuJiators would pay nothing. Oar
correspondent would demand ‘dl. True
justice lies between them.
We are wedded to no plan—we ib favor
juat, c(|uitablc and equal “relief,’’ and will'
freely grant the use of our columns fora
fair discussion of the subject.
Radical (aunts (n Atlanta.
The Radicals held a caucus on Wednes
day night, to consider the situation, alter
the decisive indications in tbe House of
Representatives that the negro lnuujhcrs
would la* UB seated. The Constitution
Hi-veral im-fostiary upco-liea were ina-fo,
looking to rwtiansneflofac'Jon witli force.
Prominent among them were Adkins urnl
Fitzpatrick's. TUe sentiments of Use form
er are already well known. Fiupatrick
sai lhe was seut here by the ‘-pierod men
the while men did not elect him —and he
to stand by them till he died. It
anybody wanted to light, ho wasoready;
let them try it. The colored men had as
lntleh right, and more, to seats on this
floor than tbo Democrats, forthey (the
Democrats) had all perjured themselves
in taking their seat*. lie denounced
Brown, because be had said in a speech
“negroes could not hokl olliee;” was down
on any inan who said a t.egro was not in
every way ns good as a white man, and
wound op by declaring that lit* looked for
a little lighting to-morrow.
The negro Sims wasaluosomewhat ram
pant, favoring resistance to the action of
tin- Legislature; he considered it revoin
tionnry and there was i»ul <mo way to meet
it that was w ith force.
it they mi bin i tied to tins, tlie next thing
would be to take them froln their wives.
Wo presume he was referring to the Re
publicans, as his “talk” was about their
not standing up to the negro as they
should
Turner and <'ostin made speeches advis
ing their eoloreil friends to take tilings
cool!) but thought it was “powerful
hard.”
I arrow and O’Neal follow ed iu tbo same
strain. Turner wanted the Kepubiieatf
members to leave tbe House with the oust
ed negroes, farrow wantsd the (Senate to
adjoin n and burst up the ooneorn. It
was announced that application had Igien
made to the Governor aud the military,
and there was no remedy no oue had the
power to Interfere. All the discussion en
nod on a resolution offered by foster
Blodgett, which reads, as near as ean bo
remembered, as follows :
Whereas, The vlonstitutiou of the United
Stales and the GonstiUitlon of the State of
Georgia recognize no distinetion on »<■
counl of race or color, or as to any man's
holding Ollier-; and,
Whereas, The llouseol f epreseutatives
propone, In violation of these ( institutions,
hi turn out of thnii seats legally elected
iiioiiiliors on that ground ; therefore bo it
Jirxolvut, That we opt«r our protest aud
appeal to Congress.
lull) Answered.
The editor of the Journal A Messenger,
says that he approve* the acceptance by
Judge dole, of the appointment of Judge,
tendered him by the “Express agent.’’
Ile also favors the acceptance, if tendered
to them, by Judges Worrull and Flemming
of commissions I'or their respective cir
cuits. These admissions on the part of
our eotemporary settles the point in issue
between us. We were anxious that Judge
Warner should accept the commission as
.1 udge of the Supreme Court and for tlie
very same reasons which tlie Journal A
Missinipr gives, why lie favors the accept
ance of Judges Cole, Worrall and Flem
ming: “Because they are good and true
“men, who will do their whole duty under
“the law to all who ask justice at their
hands.”
is not an intelligent man in Geor
gia who does not know that Judge War
ner "is a good and true man, who will do
his whole duty,“and that he is one of the
very best J mists in the Mouth.
As to the attempt to degrade Judge
Warner, dial is a question to be Bottled by
him alone. If his love of country and pat
riotic devotion to his Suite is so strong as
to enable hint to overcome this personal ob
jection to his acceptance of the oflico,
surely the editor of the. Journal tic Mes
senger might yield his opposition.
Nut Negroes.
It seems that. Board, Belcher, Fyall and
Davis,who have heretofore been classed as
colored members of the House of Repre
sentatives, now deny the soft impeachment
and claim to be white men. Hence it was
that their names were stricken from the
hill which declares curtain parties ineli
gible.
The question presented by this claim of
white race, will, we presume, be investi
gated as soon as the House disposes of
those who do not deny their color.
An Old Roorback Revived.
The white liverod braggart, who re
cently attempted totix the guilt of his own
defalcation it) the disbursement of the
Senate’s contingent fund upon his own
aged relative —he wlioeontrols my “t wo pa
pers, boih daily,’ the dirty dog Forney,
in a public speech, made at Allentown,
Pennsylvania, on Saturday last, reiterated
the .statement, made last winter in the
Washington (Vt-ronich, and which was
then branded as a falsehood—that when
the army of General Lee surrendered to
General-Grant, the “Confederate officers
were overwhelmed with gratitude and sur
prise” at the liberal terms offered by Gen
eral Grant, andt>o expressed themselves to
General Meade.
This statement has lieon repeatedly and
authoritatively denied by officers who were
present, and now Forney repeats it and
says: “/ have this statement from Con
trol Meath himself.” While we have
little respect either for the honesty or in
telligence of General Meade, we cannot
bring our minds to the holies that he
could have made such a grossly false state
ment. If he has the slightest regard for
his reputation as a man of veracity (of
which we have grave doubts),he should take
the earliest opportunity to brand, as it de
serves, this infamous attempt to blacken
the character of an honorable though
vanquished foe.
Tin* Sulphur Springs l on Termer.
A number of sensational paragraphs are
going the round* of the papers at this time
in relation to the assemblage at the White
Sulphur Springs, Va,, oi licus. Rosecraua,
l #eo, Hoouregard and others with Sandy
Stuart, Alex. Stephens, Ex-Gov. Pickens
and a tew other distinguished Southern
statesmen. s
We attach uo importance whatever to
this meeting, and have no inlormatiou
wlrich would warrant the belief that any
political movement its contemplated. It is
unite natural that General Rnaccr&ns, hav
ing a thirty days' leave of absence before
entering upon bis Mexican mission, should
have sought recreation at the Virginia
Springs, more especially after hearing
that his okl companion in arms aud alier
ward opponent in the Southwestern Vir
ginia campaign was at the White Sulphur.
brant's Campaign of 1961.
\1 ititary e fruit'shero have been somewhat
agitaunt by the declaration that the articles
recently nnWished in a Sew York paper
(the il'i rid). criticising iGeneral Urant's
military career, were written bv one of his
corps commanders. —ffilaitelphia iYesi.
The articles alluded to by the Washing
ton correspondent of the 1 Vets are written
with great force, and betray such accurate
information in regard not only to the
general movements of General Grant's
army, but of the several suldivisions of
that army and its division and corps com
manders, as to lend notch force to the
speculation of the Washington quid tames.
They are, by long odds, the most valu
able contributions to the true history of the
Virginia campaign of Isff that has yet
licen written, and will be relied on by the
future historian oi the war as furnishing
the most valuable and intelligent narrative
of that campaign.
These articles are evidently the produc
tion of an officer of high rank hituseif or
who held intimate staff relations with those
who were in daily cotnmuuieaiion with the
Commanding General. They have had a
most damaging effect upon Grant’s repu
tation as a great tactician, and show con
clusively tlutt lie blundered into the cam
paign against l>ee without auy iixed plan
or settled order for the movement of the
vast army under liis command.
Last yearCali&rnia produced :t4,000,1* to
gallons of wine.
Saxony, no larger than Connecticut,
keeps 5,500,000 sheep.
The Chinese to Dig the (.raves for the
Negroes.
The Radicals oi tbe Mouth pretend that
they are the best friends of the negroes, and
have deluded them intotbesupportof those
very measures which must ultimately end
iu their own destruction. Under pretence of
doing even and exact justice to the very
race that they themselves brought from
Africa and sold, giving warranty titles,
to Southern planters, they have lured
them to support, as tlie law of the land,
an amendment to the Constitution, which
extends the right of full citizenship not to
the negro race only (which they would have
done if they had a friendly regard lor the
negroes themselves), but to every race and
color. But the Radicals care nothing for
the negroes, hut only want to use them to
carry out their designs, and further
their interests by the introduction of
Chinese cheap labor. This is quite
evident, and Southern negroes ought to
understand it. Burlingame, that areh-
Radieal from Boston, has induced a score
ot prominent China pig-tail mandarins to
come over to this country —has feasted
them in Washington and New York and in
Boston. The Radical Congress Ins received
them with great honors, and gave them
scats in the Labs of Congress, and made
speeches to them, telling them that they
wanted free intercourse with them. The
Radies! Congress has appropriated millions
of dollars to aid steamship lines from Cali
fornia to China. More than thirty thou
sand Chinese have already come over, and
are at work on the Union Pacific Railroad
i —workingchcaper than any other people,
and driving them out from this and other
I licit)* <>f labor. But this thirty thousand
' are the merest handful of what will come
j so soon as this Railroad is finished, and
they ean reach the Mouth. The New York
Tribune says:
That (Tbilisi Is a vast country, very dense
ly peopled, the civilized world has long
known; though there has always been a
lurking suspicion that her mini tiers were
largely over estimated. The highest esti
mate of forty years ago was IGS.OOO.yoo;
birtj l hough millions perished by the sword
or lainine during her recent civil war, her
rulers have returns carefully collected for
taxing purposes w hich make the present
aggregate 411, 000, nut). 'This must be con
siderably more titan one-third of the
human race.
This is the country, containing four hun
dred and fourteen millions of copper faced
Chim e —mdre than one third of all the
inhabitants of the world - that is to flood
the American Continent with cheap labor.
Negroes were formerly held as slaves in
all of the Northern States —Massachusetts
and Connecticut and New York and New
Jersey. Emigrants from the old World
workedchcapor than they could. The Nort
hern people could get work done cheaper by
employing foreigners who were compelled to
find themselves, than to own thoir labor.
Negro labor that they wore compelled by
law to feed and clothe, so they sold the
negrm sto the South. Thescfbrcignemi
gralili who drove the negroes from the
North could not, get work in their own
country—could not make a living there
on account, of the density of population—
the .gr at numbers that crowded their
lamb, aud, therefore, came to America.
But the European population is only about
half that of China. Now what will tbo
negroes do when these hordes of copper
colored Chinese swarm into this country ?
Those pigtailed Chinese work as well as
any people ion the earth. They have al
ready driven white Irishmen, heretofore
considered Ihe best railroad hands
in the world, from the railroads in
California. They arc celebrated as cooks,
washers, honors, gardeners, field-hands and
barbers. These can live on less than any
other known people.' They consider one
pound of baoon a week, and a pint of rice
per day, luxurious living for laborers,
and they cat rats and puppies in pies, and
frog§, and snakes and bird’s nests. Now
what wifi Ihe negroes do when t hese pig
tailed Chinese come here to compete with
them lor work ! They will starve, and
the Radicals will contract with these same
Chinese to .dig,their graves at a quarter
of a dollar ahead.
The I’olltlial Campaign—Radical Pros
pects North and South.
The following extracts from the Herald's
Washington correspondence shows’ that the
Radicals have at last made She discovery that
the black votes in the South cannot ho re
lied on for the candidates of their party.
The Southern press, while it was opposed
on principle to the enfranchisement, of the
blacks, foretold, soon after the passage of
the Reconstruction Acts, the very results
which Radiouls now admit are unfait ac
compli We of the South knew that the
great mass of the negro population was too
unlettered and ignorant to understand or
intelligently appreciate the privileges and
duties which the military hills cast upon
them. The intelligent, ruhug class in the
Southern States felt confident of their
ability to influence and control the colored
vote as soon as the influence of the bayonet
and its legitimate brood of unprincipled
and seditious carpet bag adventurers were
removed.
The Southern people have never oppos
ed universal negro suffrage because they
feared that their ballots would he
east against them. Their opposition
was based upon higher grounds. They
knew, from life-long association and close
eoutaet with that faee, that they were
not qualified, either by birth, education or
training, to use intelligently the mighty
powers which the unrestricted ballot
clothed them with. They felt that the
sudden ami violent enfranchisement of this
ignorant and, in many respects, semi-bar
barous population would tend to weaken
the foundations of our representative sys
tem, and iu the eud lead to the overthrow
of fro* govermui nt.
If the people of the South could have
been capable of smothering their convic
tions of duty aud of right—if they could
have yielded their love of country and of
constitutional government for the base and
ignoble purpose of securing sectional or
even political power, they would have
hailed with pleasure the passage of the
Sheriuan-Sheilabarger bills. These bills
placed in their hands the votes of nearly
*Tot),WO people, who they know were too
ignorant to vole intelligently, and whose i
very condition of utter dependence upon
the whites was a continued guaranty that
they would be controlled by the superior
intelligence of the property-holding raee. j
To the lasting credit and eternal honor -
ol tie' South the future historian will re i
cord this fact. Tim a recently subdued J
aud impoverished people, largely in the j
minority in the Government, threatened
with further and continued persecutions, 1
nobly refused to accept a power offered
through the ignorance of their oppressors, (
by which their ability to influence and con- ,
trol the General 1 .legislation of the country ;
would have beet) increased and forever se
cured.
Ihe questrou, then, of negro enfran
chisement was one which, under ordinary
circumstances, or which, if left to the de
cision of men iudifferent to the perpetuity
of(Joustituticnal Representative Govern
ment, had strongclaims tor recognition and
approval. The Radical Jacobins could not
or would not correctly estimate Southern
character. They believed that they could
safely rest the success of their scheme upon
the impoverished and destitute condition
of the Southern States. They knew that
the greatest terror to a people who had onee
eujoyed the blessings of free government
would the imposition of an unrestricted
military tyranny over them.. They hoped
and confidently expeeted that we would
gladly accept any terms of reconstruction
which might be offered rather than, by
refusing them, invite a continuation of
Radical oppression and uiiitary misrule,
i Our people not only resisted in the faee
of continued threats of farther wrongs and
outrages, but also in the conviction that by
accepting the military reconstruction they
i were provided with an element of local and
sectional strength which would greatly ia-
I crease their poiiteal power in the Govern
j The Sorth, or at least the Radical
North.eould not or would not understand
j ‘hat the opposition of the South to uni
j versa] negro suffrage was founded upon
, principle. They believed or pretended to
believe that our opposition sprung from a
| conviction of our inability to control the
! negro vote and our prejudice against the
race. They now see very plainly, what was
at the time quite as apparent to the South
ern whites, that the great body of the ne
gro vote in all the Southern States will be
controlled )>y the whites. The Herald s
correspondent at Washington has advan
tages for ascertaining the true condition
of affairs here, which will give great weight
to his declarations on (his point. The
Radicals have at last discovered that the
negro vote has slipped through their fin
gers. But we intended merely to call at
tention to tlie Hirald's statements and not
to endorse them. The views presented in
regard to affairs at the North, correspond
very accurately with other information
from these sections.
The Hecahl says .-
“Ail the advices received here recently
from the South represent carpet-bagism as
on its death bed. With the exception,of
Florida and South Carolina all the South
ern States are conceded as certain to go
for Seymour and Blair. The Radical
organizations in the reconstructed regions
arc dwindling away rapidly, and de
fection has reached their very stronghold
with such alarming results that the carpet
bugheruesscenothingbutruinahead. They
have discovered their great weakness in tbe
very spot where they looked for an impreg
nable tower of strength. The negroes
whom they relied upon as their right arm
of power have become disgusted and pro
claim that the white Radical is 'a greater
enemy to them than the white rebels who
wtTe lately their masters. The most in
telligent blacks, therefore, have determined
to join hands with their old masters and
thus drive away the carpet bag adventur
ers from the South to their native element.
This repudiation of Radicalism by the
colored citizens is overwhelming the Re-
publican leaders of the South, and conse
quently they arc beginning to realize that
they have been caught in their
Own trap. Several shrewd Republi
cans who haVe just returned from
different parts of the South admit that
Sambo lias turned the tables upon them
completely and that now their only hope
of success is in the North. This last hope
seems not to have a very firm hold of them
either, judging by the manner in which
they write to their friends in this city. The
corrcsitonde.nce sent here from different
States in the East and West by Radical
stumpers and managers is of the most de
sponding character. They admit that
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio are lost
to Grant and Oolfax beyond redemption,
and one of chan declares that Illinois will
go the same way unless the strongest ef
forts are made to save it. Logan’s defeat
as Congressman at large from the State is
spoken of as certain,but tho electoral tick
et,it is urged, may Le carried by clever en
gineering. The most sanguine Republican
L have seen here from Colfax’s State only
figures nii a Republican majority of three
thousand in Indiana. This Republican
is one.ol'the most shrewd and influential
politicians in the State of Indiana. In
fact the impression is very general here
now that, Seymour and Blair will be elect
ed by a very decisive majority, not on ac
count of any groat popularity of their own
but because the people of the country arc
determined to have a change anyhow.”
Member from Richmond.
Major J. B. Gumming having received
the highest vote on the Democratic ticket
at the late elee’.ion for members of the
Legislature, he becomes one of the mem
bers from Richmond if Beard is unseated.
It is somewhat strauge that Beard never
discovered that he was a white man until
it became manifest that the House would
eject all tlie colored members.
• Judge Speer.
The friends of this gentleman have pro
posed him as a candidate, for Congress in
tho 4th District. .) udge Speer is a man
of sterling integrity of character, a sound
lawyer and an able advocate. lie has con
siderable experience in parliamentary af
fairs, and would make a good Represent
ative.
Jude Speer entered the army early in
April, 1801, as a private in the 2d Geor
gia BattaNion, and won bin way to honora
ble distinction, having risen to the com
mand of the Kith Georgia'Regiment. The
Gray Backs will gi’vo him a hearty sup
port.
j Congressional Convention In tlie sth
District.
We have received several inquiries’ in re
lation to the proposed Convention in this
District, Most of our friends think that the
day suggested by the State Executive
Committee—the Sth of September—too
early. Wc are inclined to think, ourselves,
that a postponement of our action until a
later day would be best.
We must not, however, think, of repeat
ing the blunder of the last canvass. We
must run a candidate— a good man—and
elect hint. ,
Second Congressional District.
Wo notice that the name of Gen. Phil.
Cook, of Macon oouuty, has been suggest
ed as a suitable candidate for Congress
from the Second District. Gen, Cook was
elected to a seat in the -10th Congress, bat
has been excluded from its occupancy by
the Washington Jacobins.
Without disparagement to the claims of
other gentlemen in the District, we state,
what we believe to lie the general feeling
of the Democracy of the State, that Gen-
Cook's services, both in the field and in the
State Councils, entitle him to the warm
supporfcof ltia District. No better man
can be found in the State.
Radical Klretoral Ticket Broken.
The Savannah News & Herald pub
lishes the following dispatch :
New Port, Yt., August 20, 1808.
Henry liriijhnm, Exq■, davannah, (Ja. •
1 cannot Oo a candidate for any office.
Publish. Aaron Wilbur.
The New* says:
"(Jot. Wilbur Is mi "ontorprising, public
spirited, and successful businessman, and
has been for many years a resident of Sa
vannah, with whose interests and pros
perity lie is thoroughly identities. Though
au original Union man and acting with
the Republican party,'we think we may
safely say that lie is not in sympathy with'
the Negro-Radical revolutionary and dis
organizing party who, under pretence of
devotion to the Union, are endeavoring to
perpetuate their ill gotten political -su
premacy in Gedvgia.'’
No September Session of Congress.
The following, from the Washington
cor respondent of the "Tribune,'’ may bo
considered scmi-ulUeia!:
“Telegrams have been sent hence to
Northern and .Southern newspapers, re
porting that letters which have been re
ceived here indicate that Congress will
meet in September to take action alTecting
tlie Southern States. The sources from
w Inch these reports emanate arc about the
last in tin; world to he informed of lire in
tentions of the majority of Congress, and
it is needless to say that (litre is not one
word of truth hi the stories thus put
afloat.”
This is a great misfortune to the Derno
craetic party. We had hoped that we
would have had a Congressional storm in
September, The time would be so appro
priate, and the effect on the Democratic
party all that could be desired.
LETTKR FROM MADISON’.
Madison, Ga., August 25, liitiS.
Misers. Editors : Permit me to write
you from this great iniand station of
aatiawagisui, aud report the progress of
affairs. We are moving on in the old
fashion, with no other evidence of im
provement beyond the rumored conversion
of several of our grand scalawags from the
errors of Radicalism to the true gospel
light of sound Democracy. These rumors
are not without foundation, and we believe
are to work good for us. Office is well
enough to seek, but it sets bad on the
stomach when one fails to get it.
On last night, by the invitation of our
youug men, we had an address from Coi.
11. D. Capers, of Eaton ton. whieh has
given us all food for thought, and is the
theme of constant, eulogy. This young
gentleman, young though bald andgray,
is one of the promising lights oi our land.
He meets the issues of the day in a calm
spirit, with the eloquence of his native
land, with die energy of his nature, and
with the philosophy of a Christian philan
thropist. The young men of'Madison
must ever be under obligations to Colonel
Capers, it’ they remember and practice the
maxims of his speech.
IVe are in great anxiety about our Con
gressional nomination. What say you to
Pottle, of Warren?
Our skies are clouded and the farmers
croaking as usual, but with fair prospects. !
More anon. Cracker.
The salt springs at Onondaga, N. Y.,
produced 7,*19.'»,0te * bushels of salt during
the year 1807.
Tax on Cotton to be Renewed.
The Utica Herald (Radical) states the
financial condition of the country as fol
lows :
“It i- estimated that Kurope holds from
£700,000,000 to $000,000,000 of our bonds,
mostly taken at about seventy cents on
the dollar iu liquidation of balance* against
ns in trade—our imports, for the last few
years, exceeding our exports by that
amount, if things continue iu this way,
either our foreign indebtedness must in
crease or vve must pay the balance against
ns in gold. As foreigners have already
trusted us. about as much as they feel safe
in doing—owing to tho fears they entertain
of ohr repudiating our debts, by allowing
the Democratic party to come into power
aud carry out the ruinous policy indicated
by their platform and their principal
speakers—it follows that specie alone will
be accepted by them in the future for the
excess of our imports ov&r oar exports;
and as our coin arid bullion do not excels!
the total of yi>o,i.u<),ouo to 300,000,001), it will
readily bo seen that we cahoot long con
tinue our excessive iniftortations on the
.strength of our precious metals, as ope or
two years must exhaust them and leave
our treasury vaults empty. Minus both
I credit and cash, we shall be compelled to
keep our imports down tj thepoiut of our
exports, making the latter balance the
former. But, to keep even, we must do
better thau this—we must make our ex
ports exceed tbe value o£ cur imports by
at least foO.OOojA*) a year—or a sum suffi
cient to pay the interest on our foreign
debt; oilier wuse we si all be continually
using up our specie for this purpose-*
process which will, in a few years, empty
our treasuries iD paying interest alone,
without in the least diminishing the priu
! eipal of our indebtedness. Thus, it is self
evident that, without some change of eoui
: mercial policy, bankruptcy and ruin must
| inevitably overtake us, sooner or later.”
This exposition, coining front a Radical
source, is remarkable for its clearness and
candor. But it by no means tells the
whole truth. “The balances,” or dif
ferences between the amount of exports
and imports-the surplus productions of the
country and its wants—“for the last few
years” of Radical misrule and extrava
gance is not represented by one-half of the
sum stated at from $700,000,000 to SOOO,-
000,000 of our bonds, mostly taken at about
seventy cents on the dollar in liquidation ,”
“that Europe holds.” Gold is shipped
tothc yearly amount, of over one hundred
miflions of dollars. The exports of gold
from the city of New York alone for the
last six months are about fifty millions of dol
lars. For the balance which results, after all
the gold shipments of the country have been,
made, tbe European kindly takes payment
in Governmentbonds, at tbe value of seven
ty dollars for every one hundred dollars,
thereby realizing the handsome little dis
count of thirty dollars on every hundred,
IN liquidation of the account, and upon
this they get an annual interest of six per
cent in gold.
It is true, as the Herald says, “foreign
ers have already trusted us about as much
as they feel safe in doing,” and have got
ten at thirty per cent discount, about half
of the bonded obligations of the Govern
ment, under Radical mismanagement. If,in
the past four years of Radical rule, Europe
takes half of the Government bonds, how
long would it take for them to own the
whole of it, getting it at thirty per cent dis
count in the hap of trade? Tbo gold interest
paid Europe would purchase an hundred
millions a year. Such profits are all that
could bo desired by the most avaricious
note-shaver in any quarter of tho globe.
Nine per cent, per annum in gold and a
shave of thirty per cent, on a gold bond
having from two to five years to run, ought
to satisfy any usurer. The truth is Radi
cal policy, and not a fear of prospective
Democratic rule, has glutted European
markets. Europe knows our resources.
They see what we annually produce and
what we export as a surplus ; they see the
reckless extravagance of consecutive Radi
cal Congresses, which is increasing the
National debt instead of diminishing it;
and they know that this country—no
country—can stand it; hence they feel
“that they have trusted us about as much
as they feel safe in doing.”
’The. Herald proposes to remedy these
evils—not by reducing Government ex
penditures; but “to extricate us from this
dilemma by reducing our imports, aud if
possible increasing our exports, while en
couraging labor and production,” by in
creasing the tariff so “as to discourage as
much as possible the importation of man
ufactured goods and the exportation of
raw materials.” Plainly this is nothing
more than to increase the tax on goods
brought from other countries, already
enormous, and higher than with any other
of the great commercial countries of the
world, and to tax wheat, corn, tobacco,
petroleum, rosin, cotton, rice and other
“raw materials.”
This proposition simply means that if
tlie Radical party carry the next election
they will not only increase the profits of
manufacturers to an exclusive monopoly (by
taxation, which the farmers will have to
pay, but will cheapen the price of wheat,
corn, cotton, aud other productions to the
manufacturers by imposing taxes on all
productions that are intended to be shipped
to foreign markets. This policy toward tlie
farmers of tSe West and South is precisely
identical with that now enforced by Great
Britain toward India, and by Spain to
ward Cuba. Tbe laboring population- the
consumers—will be compelled to bear the
whole expenses of tho Government. We
repeat, it is saying to the farmers and
laborers of Georgia, you must sell your
cotton to New England manufacturers
cheaper than to any OLe else, and
if you sell (o any one else, you
you must pay the Government for the
privilege ; aud to the farmer of Ohio, you
must buy New England manufactured
goods at their (n ice*, or pay a penalty for
the privilege of wearing anything else. To
both West and the South, it is a saying
that you must pay tlie National debt, or
give the manufacturers profits large
enough to let them'pay it, aud make them
rich beside.
To the shipping interest it is saying that
the most of your business arises from the
transportation of raw products. You must
reduce the tonnage of your ships, and look
solely for business, to transporting what
ever of raw materials comes from abroad,
and to the amount of surplus manulactur
ed goods exported.
This is the Radical programme. The
farmers of Georgia may surely calculate
that if the Radical party succeed in Novem
ber—-Tin-; TAX ON COTTON WILL BE RE
STORED.
W bat Co*gms can do In September.
The Cincinnati Gazette, under the above
caption, advocates the re-assembling of
Congress in September for the following
reasons:
First—To receive notice of the ratifica
tion of the 14th Amendment to the Consti
tution ratified by Georgia, “tjre last State
whose approval was necessary to place the
ratification beyond a cavil.”
Second—To reduce the representatives
and electoral vote of Kentucky two and
Maryland one, on account of the disfran
chisement of negr&es in those States. The
Gazcttt says:
i ‘ ‘Tlie last section of the!' ourteentli Article
\ says that ‘Congress shall have power to
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro-
I visions of this article.’ If Con-, ress
1 should meet in November, it can tied no
: more proper or prod table subject for its
I immediate attention than obedience to
i this constitutional requirement. Ktntuckv
and Maryland white amir may be as good
as any other white men, hut they are cer
tainly- no better. Lot us stop giving them
extra power.”
Well! how is Congress to enforce it
without anew census, and re-districting
these States? Does not this foreshadow that
the votes of these loyal States,in the Presi
dential election are to be rejected by Ben.
Wade’s Congress ?
This, however, is the affair of “Loyal
States. But there is another little matter
whieh concerns the late so-called Rebel
States—now undoubtedly in the Union by
Radical reconstruction if they were ever
out—under the Reconstruction Acts. Ail
the negroes, scalawags and earpef-baggers
vote, but the basis of representation both
in Congress arid in the Electoral College
has not been altered. of
“all (the) other persons” are represented.
Two-fifths of the colored population are
without representation. Does the Gazette
propose to do “equal justice?” If Ken
tucky and Maryland are to be reduced
because the negroes are not allowed to vote
ought not the vote of the Reconstructed
States so-called, be increased because all
the negroes are now voting? Georgia
would be entitled to two additional votes ‘
W ill Congress give them to her ? And,
again, if Maryland and Kentucky is to be
reconstructed, why not Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois? Came, Mr .Gazette, equalise your
Radieal justice.
[FOR TLI CBEOKICLE A SJOmiilL ]
Relief, “Ac.
Messrs. Editors: —You state (hat one of t
your objects in writing upon the above
subject is to “elicit comment and discus
sion upon this vital question.” Wc have
had much of late from the stump and
press in favor of the poor (?) debtor clans.
I like fair play; I desire to see both sides ;
represented—the creditor class has quite a
ppor showing in regard to the influences i
and wire-pulling now going on to secure 1
the repudiation of all old debts under the j
specious name of “relief,” “equitable ad- ,
justments,” &e.
You-are down upon stay laws—think)
they do much harm. I think differen'ly. I
IV hen I was a boy and went bathing with '
others older and stronger than myself, j
they would duck me ; but they didn t do j
all the dueking at once, but gave me a j
minute to get my breath and gather my j
strength between each dueking, or I would j
have drowned ; hut as it was, I passed
through the ordeal and am living yet.
One of my neighbors this year had an old
horse, and ten bushels of wheat that he
wanted ground into flour; but he was
wise enough to carry two bushels at a time,
and old Dobbin still lives ; *bu t if he had
thrown the ten bushels upon old Dobbin’s
back at one time, old Dobbin would have
been sailing through the air long before
this 1 but the secret of the whole matter
is, many debtors do not want the wheat
carried to mill at all, but wish it to remain
just, where it is. The principle upon which
the stay law is based is nothing new in
theory or practice , and has saved thou
sands of debtors from ruin. Let me illus
trate : Often before the war when the
time for payment came, and the creditor
went after his money —for he generally
had to go—the debtor would say, I have
been unfortunate this year ; a portion of
my property bad died, or my servants have
hud much sickness, or drought has ruined
my crop, or a storm has torn me up root
and branch, or something else has hap
pened ; just wait another year- -give me a
fair showing and you shall have your
money. Thevreditor goes hpme without
a dollar—the debtor makes a big crop and
works out his temporal'salvation. Bat our
stay law arrangement has been badly
managed.
After the late unfortunate war, the first
stay law—l write from memory —requiring
the payment of one-lburth anuually ol
debts, gave general satisfaction within the
bounds of my acquaintances, and debtors
began to prepare to pay oft'their old scores,
thinking themselves highly favored; but,
unfortunately, before the creditor could
get the first installment, after waiting
patiently all through the war, the stay
law was changed, putting off still further
any payment whatever. The idea now,
for the first time, flashed generally upon
the minds of debtors that, perhaps, after
all, old debts would be repudiated entirely,
and they have been clamorous fer it ever
since. It is a result that many of them
i very much desire, independently of their
ability to pay, though they do not use the
: term repudiation —it is an ugly name.
It is said that the credit system before
tbe war was based upon Ham’s shoulders;
| but I think the foundation entirely too
| narrow for the superstructure reared there
i upon. The foundation upon which the
j debtor relied, was labor , land, market and
his honor. Has demoralization swept
I away the last plank ? The next, market,
still exists : Cotton sells now for three or
I five times more than it could command be
fore the war —and greenbacks are a legal
I tender ; here tho debtor has a decided ad-
I vantage, Debtors still own their land,
| and the genial showers cf Heaven are still
poured copiously down upon mother earth.
The first plank labor still exists, and must
eoncinue to txist so long as men need food
and raiment. Many farmers inform me
that they can now run their farms cheaper
than ever, and are making more money
j than they ever did before. Not one
debtor in every fifty expected to sell a slave
to pay off his indebtedness—then iu the
name of everything just and equitable,
why should a creditor be put off with the
poor pittance of one fifth due him ?
It is said that land and other property
have depreciated in value. True, but this
depreciation will not be permanent; it has
grown out of anarchy and tbe confusion
caused by the late storm of revolution that
has swept the land ; tho country has ridt
yet had time to right itself, and never will
under Radical despotism; for any man
that has a thimbleful of brains must, see
clearly that the present sneaks who com
pose the Congress oftho United States»care
nothing about the welfare of tbe country—
carp nothing about the whites or blacks—
care nothing about anything but Radical
votes, that they may hold on to office and
fatten upon the public Treasury. Do they
care for anything else? If so, where is the
proof'? But.'thanks to God, there is vi
tality in the nation yet. Crowing, expanding
Democracy is proof of it. Soon we shall
have wholesome laws--a government in
harmony with the great principles of the
Constitution our fathers framed—then
property will more than gain back its
depreciation—the white man will flourish
and the negro grow fat—peace and pros
perity will once more smile upon this
country, now cursed, doubly cursed, by
Radical misrule.
But to the subject: We hear much
about the impoverished debtor class ; but
creditors that once furnished them with
ready cash, to make them what they now
are, are branded as sbylocks, vultures,
cormorants, &c. Is this all the pay they
are to receive for the toil and sweat of past
years? It is really the creditor class that
needs sympathy, or something stronger,
“relief.” I do not know how it is in the
cities, hut in tlie country the debtor class
owns the bulk of property; and there is noth
thing strange in this : before the war they
purcliased lard and stock, built mills and
ditched swamps, lengthened their cords
and strengthened their stakes, with the
money of their creditors and still hold this
property, while the poor creditor, in many
cases, owns scarcely nothing save the
promise of his creditor to pay. Let me
illustrate : since the war I saw a creditor
go to a wealthy debtor that was running
thirty plows —while the creditor was only
able to rim two—and ask him to pay a small
sum that was doubly earned. Did the
creditor get a red cent ? No—he only got
a laZy smile, with the remark, “I must
wait and sec what tlie Legislature is going
to do fur me”—and a short time after, this
debtor bought two more adjoining farms ! !
Who needs relief?
But again: in your late editorials upon
this subject you have entirely overlooked
one very important item. Nearly every
man within the range of my acquaintance,
that wa9 largely in debt, has smuggled his
property, aud never expects to pay a cred
itor one red cent; but a guilty conscience
is weak in faith and fearful, and though
they stand behind a rampart of falsehoods,
false "deeds, false conveyances of property,
yet they have doubts, and desire the Leg
islature to make the lock a little stronger,
and consequently are clamorous for relief!
Well, I am willing to admit that they need
relief, but such as this world cannot give.
There is another Gass of debtors who are
able to pay all their dues and still cultivate •
their broad fields and sail in their fine car
riages, that care but little about relief; but,
of course, are sufficiently grateful to accept
it, if tendered. Upon this last effiss the
poor unfortunate creditors base their main
dependence—and stilj you proposd so take
away four-fifths of that! Who needs re
lief?
| There is still another class of debtors,
! who regard their honor and virtue infinitc
f ly more than property, who are not able to
j pay their debts, They will not smuggle If
i they go to the wall. This class need relief—
this is small —this class will at last lied a
j home in Paradise, while many others will
i go down to that “ ancient institution” pre
pared for the .punishment of those who
love the world better than they love virtue.
Yet! propose to give the creditor, by
legal enactment, only one-filth that is due
him—how does this tally with the Consti
tution ? It expressly declares that no State
shall pass a “law impairing tho oil iff at ion
of contracts.” Is it Constitutional to de
j stroy four-fifths of the vitality of an obli
| gation? If we violate this great charter of
rights when it suits our purpose, wherein
: are we better than the Radicals? Is it
not their violations of the Constitution that
have done so much injury? Shall we
pursue a course that will send a polluted
stream of demoralization through all future
• generations in order that a few may not
only hold a competency for their families,
but may continue to bask in the honor aud
glory of wealth, as in the dayfe of yore?
Again, in one of vour late editorials you
slyly hinted that debtors would not vote
with any party that doesmot promise relief.
Here is the secret of the Whole matter —
this caused the negro Convention to incor
porate relief in their State Constitution.
They wanted the votes and influence of the
wealthy debtor class, and now you propose
indirectly to do the s*mie! Let laws affect
ing the rights and property qf subjects be
based upon principles as firm as the pillars
of Heaven and that will outlive time.'*
Whenever our laws become based upon
mere political expediency to catch votes, it
will be high, time to convert our Republic
into a Monarchy. M hen Greece and Rome
were poor and virtuous thev flourished;
but finally they lost their virtue and with
it their liberty and prosperity? Shall we
drift along the same current that led them
to ruin ?, Justice.
Jefferson County, Ga.
A colored man in Washington eity re
cently was lectured by a Radieal politician
for becoming “restive in the traees.” The
colored man replied:
“Under your teaching we have alienated
from us the mass of the white people North
as well as South ; you have got the offices i
and emoluments, while we have done the I
work and stand out in the cold. For one, j
I am done with you.’
Front, the Atlanta bitclligenecr ,
Georgia Legislature.
senate.
WEBXMDiv, August 26.—T1i0 Senate
ruet pursuant to adjournment, nnil was
opened w ith prayer by Rev Mr Smith of
the 7th District.
Mr Smith, of the 7th, moved to suspend
the rules in order 10 lake up, for a second
reading, the House bill lo provide for .the
election of a Mayor and Board of Alder
men ofthecity of Savannah; aUo a bill in
troduced by the Senator from the 3sih, on
thq same subject, and made the special or
der for to-nrorrow at 11 o’clock. The mo
tion was agreed to aud the bills real.
The Senate took up the message of the
House on the resolution encouraging emi
gration for the purpose of developing the
mineral resources and water power of the
State, and concurred in the same.
Mr Wooten moved to suspend the rules
for the purpose of taking up tne bill of the
House for the relief of the Treasurer and
Comptroller General, which was agreed to.
The bill was taken up and passed.
The Senate resumed the unfinished busi
ness of yesterday, which was theconsider
ati nos the bill to alter and amend the
usury laws of this State.
Mr Welbortt having the floor resumed
his argument. lie read from the Code the
sections sought to be repealed. He asked
if this would benefit the people, ihi9 being
the primary object of all legislation. It
was said by the friends of the bill that the
striking out would bring money liera. Ho
thought that ive could hardly pay now the
principal, not speaking of the interest. It
is urged for us tu borrow ourselves rich.
It seemed to him that onr greatest mis
take in the past was we have borrowed too
much.
Mr Fain followed Mr Wellborn, In favor I
of the hill.
Mr Adkins followed, also iu favor of the i
passage of the MU.
Mr lUntou spoke in opposition at length.
'ihe rules were suspended, and Mr Los- |
ter introduced a resolution in reference to ,
the Bank of Savannah. Has reference to |
surrendering the charter.
The previous question was called for on
the bill be lore the Senate and sustained.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and
nays were required, and are yeas 17;
nays 18.
On motion of Mr Candler, Mr I.estor
was added to the Judiciary Committee.
The Senate then adjourned until four
o’clock p. m.
HOUSE.
The House met. Prayer by ltev. Mr
Spillman.
Mr Hall,' of Meriwether, introduced a
resolution, to. introduce no new* matter
after Monday next, Ac. Not taken up.
CALL OP OOTJN'fIES.
By Mr Shumate - A bill to amend the
charter of Atlanta Medical College.
By Mr Walthall—A bill entitled an act
to aryeud an act, to incorporate the Georgia
and Western Railroad.
By Sir Salter —An act to establish a .State
Police.
By Mr Williams, of Morgan—An act to,
provent trespass of stock upon.the lauds
of others.
By Mr Colby—To allow county officers
to advertise in any paper they may select.
Mr Hall, of Glynn—To In crease salary
of Principal ol Georgia Penitentiary shoe
shop.
Mr Reid—To extend timo and change
the manner of holding elections.
|[M r Madison—To repeal section 1166 and
14ti7 of the Code.
Mr Turner—To make eight limits a day’s
labor.
Mr Strickland—To regulate the license
for retailing spirituous liquors iu Pauld
ing county.
MrSo,otl, from the Committee on Privi
leges and Flections,rose to make a minority
report.
Mr Hillyer introduced the following
resolution:
Whereas, The dignity of this House
has been compromised, and individuals
greatly insulted by the officious conduct of
persons commonly called “Lobbyists,” by
intruding themselves ou this floor, active
ly circulating around among members,
during the session, yesterday and on other
days, seeking to instruct members and to
influence votes, unbecoming gentlemen,
both in and out of the House, by mis
representation ani by poor or good
whiskey, red drops aud Savannah sega.s;
and whereas, it greatly interferes with
honest, fair legislation of olden times,
besides a very great annoyance; And
whereas, it has been the cause of much cor
ruption in other States. Bo it therefore
Resolved, That no person in that capaci
ty, by profession, influence, or intimida
tion, shall be allowed insid etlie baud' this
House, either oa invitation or by ticket
from the Speaker, and that in other re
spects the rules of this House be rigidly
enforced. Not taken up.
Resolution by Stone (negro)—
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee
be, and they, are hereby respectfully, in
structed to report a bill to compel physi
cians to answer all calls, night or day, for
the poor and rich, both alike, and if the
party so calling them refuse to pay, he
shali bo considered a heretic, and worse
than an infidel, and tho Doctor shall have
power to take property and sell it to pay
himself. If the Doctor refuses logo to an
swer the call he shall be considered as
committing a great crime against human
ity and worse than a heretic or infidel.
My Bryant rose to a point of order—that
a minority could not report till the major
ity had reported:
Mr Scott replied: The majority could
have met—had been invited to meet, but
they would not do so. The majority of
the committee, iie was satisfied, never in
tended to report. If the majority never
saw fit to report, should the minority nev
er report? He claimed this*wis a ques
tion of privilege, and we had a right to
take it up at any time.
The Chair decided this a privileged
question, and could be taken up at any
time. Six weeks had been allowed, and
the majority had sufficient time to report.
He ruled the minority .could offer their re
port.
Mr Rico appealed from tho decision of
the Chair.
Mr Scott tailed the previous question on
Mr Rice’s motion, and called for tho yeas
and nays. *
The call for tho ayes and nays was with
drawn.
Upon a division tho ayes were 102, nays
31.
Mr Scott then presented the following
minority report, which was read :
We, the undersigned, members of the
Coinmißeeon Privileges and Flections, to
whose consideration was referred a resolu
tion of tliis House to inquire into the eli
gibility of F H Fyall, a member of this
House from the county of Macon, beg
leave to make the following report :
Ist. Upon an investigation of the case of
said Fyall, and an examination of evi
dence, we find that said Fyall was not,
previous to tho election of members of the
General Assembly, held on the 20th, 21st,
22d, and 2.'id days of April, IKiIS, a citizen
of Macon county, but a citizen of tho
county of Bibb ; and that said Fyall has
not, since said election, resided in said
county of Mac-on, but iu the county of
Bibb ; and that said Fyall is at present a
citizen of the county of Bibb, and for the
above reasons is not eligible to his seat as
a member of the House under the Consti
uti ou of tips .State.
2d. We furthermore find that said F H
Fyall is a free person of color, and for this
reason is not, under the Constitution of
this Stale, nor any law thereof, eligible to
his sect upon this floor. Aud for the rea
sons above stated, tho undersigned ro
speetlully recommend that said Fyall bo
declared ineligible to his seat as a mem
ber of tins body, and be immediately re
moved therefrom.
In making this report, the undersigned
would respectfully submit their reasons
for making the same liel'ore final action
was taken thereon by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. During the first
week of the session of this body the reso
lution of the House looking to the eligi
bility of said FyaU was referred to this
Committee for their investigation. Effort
after effort lias been made by the under
signed members of said Committee to
bring said investigation to a close and re
port the same to this House. The disposi
tion of a majority of the Committee seems
to be to prevent an investigation, rather
than make one, as required by the resolu
tion of this House. Satisfied in our own
minds that the matter will never reach a
conclusion before the Committee, we deem
it but just to ourselves to make this tie
port. *
AU of which js regpoctfully anbrnittod.
Dunlav Scout,
T. M. Darkness,
John Lons,
William D. Anulksox,
P. H. Hbassell,
W. P. Pi 11C£, .
When Mr. Duncan introduced as a sub
stitute the resolutions offered by Mr. Tmn
lin, of Handoiph, a few days since, declar
ing all the negro memhers ineligible.
Mr Bryant raised a point of order, that
the minority report should He over till the
majority should report.
Speaker decided point of order not well
taken.
Mr Bryant raised further point of order,
that the question was settled by a former
resolution adopted* by this House, de
claring all members eligible, and that
having been decided, this question could
not bo ontertainod again.
Mr Harper rose to an explanation, that
the gentleman from Richmond knew that
the report,which heas ciiairman bad made
a report, was solely on the question of
eligibility of members underthe 3dSection
11th Article of the United States Constitu- i
tion.
Mr Shumate sustained Mr Harper's ex- i
planation.
Mr Bryant insisted on hiS point of order, j
Mr Harper read from the journal of the j
ISth of July, jlfe said the gentleman front i
Richmond could not bamboozle any hotly !
in this House, not even the negroes.
Mr O'Neal of Lowndes, sustained in a I
forcible speeoh, the point of order raised
by Mr Bryant, insisting that this matter <
had been up before the House and had |
been settled.
Mr Shu mate replied saying, Mr O'Neal j
had grossly misrepresented the report of
the Committee. His position was that the !
investigation had been conducted under j
the 3d Section and 14th article of the Cion- !
stitutional Amendment- |
Mr Caldwell rose ton personal explana
tion. His object in offering a resolution to
reier all the papers relative to the eligibil
’ itv of members, was that it was a disturb
ing question, and ha wished to relieve the
House of the matter, and wished to throw
the responsibility on the commanding
General. He was a man of peace; wanted
to he on terms of peace with all bis fel
low-. He did nut believe Gen. Meade had
aßy right to’ throw this responsibility on
this House.
The Speaker ruled that the point taken
by the gentleman from Richmond was not
well taken. After which he requested the
Speaker pro tern. to preside, as he, the
Speaker, wished to take a plate of soup
(hasty f)
Air Price, Speaker pro tern., assumed the
Chair.
Mr Bethune, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections made a
report.
On motion of Mr Duncan, the report of
Mr Bethune was laid on the table by ayes,
82; nays, 52.
Mr Scott was about to make a s>peech,
when tbequestkjuarose, “should the mem
bers charged with ineligibility lie qllowed
to vote, each separately ou ihe question of
tin* other’* eligibility.”
The Speaker pro. lem,, Mr. Price, said
he but conformed to the ruling of the
Speaker eleet, wliou he decided that as a
class the members now on trial for ineli
gibility should not vote on the eligibility
ol others. *
An appeal was taken from the (leciaiou
Os the Chain.
The Chair was sustained by a vote of 90
to 20.
The House adjourned to 9 a. m. to-mor
row.
SENATE.
Thursday, August 27, 18G8.—The Sen
ate met pursuant to adjournment, and was
opeued with prayer by the Rev Mr Tra
wick.
Mr Wooten moved to reconsider so much
of the journal of yesterday as relates to
the rejection of the bill to amend the usury
laws.of this State. He urged that inas
much as tho opponents to tho bill had been
listened to patiently, the friends of the
measuro now wished tin equal hearing,
and further that ho believed that a large
part of the votes were in favor of the law
being amended.
The Senate then took up the special or
der, which was tho bill to provide tor the
election of a Mayor ami Aldermen of the
city of Savannah.
1 This bill requires an election to beheld
for Mayor and Aldermen tu Savannah ou
| the first Tuesday iu December, requiring
all voters to bo registerod, aud to reside iu
I the city three months,
i Mr Higbee otlered, ns a substitute, a bill
providing for elections iu ail cities in this
I State.
The Chair deckled the substitute in or
der.
Objection was made on the ground that
it did not apply to oue particular city.
Mr Higbee read tho bill himself.
Mr Higbee’s motion not receiving a sec
ond, was not acted upon.
The bill was read, and Mr Smith, of the
7tb, moved the adoption of tbe amend
ment as offered by Mr Lester.
Mr Brock moved to amend by striking
out tho words “two ballot-boxes,” aud in
sert “three ballot-boxes.”
The previous question was called for and
sustained.
The amendment of Mr Brock was agreed
to.
The amendment of Mr Lester as amend
ed was agreed to.
On the passage of tho bill the yeas and
nays were called for, and stands: yeas, 33;
nays, 7.
Mr Burns moved its immediate trans
mission.
Mr Campbell sail! he opposed the mo
tion, as he wished to reconsider; and if the
ballot-boxes are in one building, the black
folks will have no chance to vote; and if
they are not allowed to vote, they will fight,
sir ! Ile warned Senators to be careful
bow they act All classes are affected by
it. His whole speech was a warning to
prevent war, and lie did not want it.
(“ Blood, logo, blood l")
Mr Brook said he had consulted two dis
tinguished Senators on the floor now, and
both Republicans, and they were satisfied
with the provision to put ihree boxes in
stead of two. So with tho Democrats;
hence he offered the amendment. The
blacks can vole at any of the three win
dows in tho courthouse; hence, if the peo
ple are satisfied iu Savannah, both parties
agree on it, why should we object? Mr
Campbell wants a reconsideration, and if
he did get it his proposition would fall
to the ground, These gentlemen say that
the colored men there shall vote, aud he
was glad of it.
Mr Harris followed, and could see no
reason why it should be transmitted im
mediately.
Mr Smith, of the 7th, followed in favor
of tho motion. He stated, in Lhe course of
liis remarks, that instead of tho black peo
ple—and tho Senator from the 2d included
—trying to prevent the bloodshed spoken
of in Savannah, they arotryiugto incite it.
Mr Adkins wanted the protest entered
on the minutes.
The motion was then put on the previous
question and tho yeas and nays called.
Those voting in tbe'affirmative were :
Anderson, Brock, Brut ton, Burns,
Candler, Collins, Corbitt, Fain, Griffin
(tith), Griffin (2lst), Hinton, Holcombe,
Hungerford, Jordan, L«ster, Merrill, Mc-
Arthur, McWhorter, MoCutchen, Moore,
Nunnally, Richard, Smith (7th), Smith
(35th), Speer, Wallace, Wellborn, Welch,
Winn, Wooten,
Nays—Adkins, Bowers, Campbell, Col
umn,’ Harris, Higbee aud Sherman.
There being two-thirds majority the bill
was ordered transmitted forthwith.
The Senate then resumed the unfinished
business, which wa» the consideration of
the bill concerning the usury law's.
Mr Winn having the floor concluded his
argument.
Mr Holcombe followed in a few practi
cal remarks, pending which the Senate ad
journed until 1 o’clock, P M.
HOUSE.
House met. Prayer by the Rev Mr
Spillman.
Mr Rice moved to reconsider the recep
tion of the minority report, ou tho eligi
bility of members, in lieu of the majority
report.
Mi*Scott raised the poiut of order that
this being a part of the unfinished busi
ness of yesterday, it was not now in order
to reconsider it.
Chair ruled point not well taken. He
defended the action of toe majority of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr Ellis, of Spalding, raised the point of
•rder that when a member was on trial,
parliamentary law required him to retire.
Mr Phillips seconded Mr Eilis’ point.
Speaker ruled, as no one was on trial,
the poiut of order was not woll taken
the simple question before tho House was
a motion to reconsidor, and he should hold
speakers strictly to the rule.
Mr Rico resumed—aud after a few re
marks, yielded the floor to Mr Bethnuo,
Chairman of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections—who said the facts stated
in the minority report were not true. lie
insisted that the majority had not had time
to make a report.
Mr Scott rose to an explanation, saying
that the minority disclaimed any intention
to reflect upon the conduct of tho Chair
man. He advised the colored members, if
the wero turned out, to take up their hats
and retire quietly, aud go home and go to
work (a gentleman at my side remarked
for Grant and Colfax).
Mr Harper, of Terrell, said it was an ef
fort to bring up and decide upon the con
stitutional question as to the eligibility of
negroes to office—which question the ma
jority of the committee had tried to stave
off. The evidence before the committee as
to the eligibility of Fyall on the ground or
non-residence was withering and suffi
cient to turn him out, had it been reportod
on.
This was an effort on the part of tlie
Committee to shield themselves from the
imputation of shirking their duty. A re
consideration was wrong, if there was no
good reason for it. Let this case go on.
Let ns meet the issue and decide the ques
tion. He did not wish to do anything un
fair, or that had the least semblance of un-
fairness.
Mr Bryant said Fyall was not a negro.
MrTuinlin, of Randolph, said that the
question before the House, to-day, is ono
of vital importance to every black man
and to every white man on this floor, and
throughout the State of Georgia. Sir, it is
a constitutional question, and one which
I hope will bo discussed deliberately by
members on both sides of this House, and
while undergoing an investigation I do
hope that the greatest order will be ad
hered to bv members on this floor, aud
espeeia ly by any spectator outside.
This question, sir, is one of greater mag
nitude than any tlgit was ever before any
legislative body in this State. It is one in
which every black man, evory white man,
woman and child throughout the State of
Georgia is deeply interested. It is one, sir,
that should be settled at once to-day.—
Therefore, let Georgians come up like
honest men, like true aud good men, and
have the nerve to cast their votes either
for or agamst the eligibility of the colored
men. Will you do it? Georgians, have
you got the nerve to do your duty ? If so,
come up and settle this question now.
I Wo are here consuming the people’s
money; the wheels of this body are com
i plelely clogged until this question is da
! termined. Therefore, come up, and let us
determine the matter now, so that we pan
go forward to transact such business as
1 may be necessary tor the interest and
j prosperity of both faces.
J j cajl lor the previous question, and do
| hope that no Georgian will vole to recTm
i siderthe minority report,
The vote was—ayes, 83 j pays, 53,.
Mr Bethune moved to reconsider laying
| the majority report of the Committee on
the table. He did so, he said, that he
might offer the following amendment:
i “That the question of the eligibility of
colored persons to seats in this House, be
submitted to the Supreme Court,, that this
i House do appoint a committee of three to
wait upon the Judges of said Court, and
obtain their opinions and report without
delay, pledging ourselves quietly to abide
their decision.’’ Ho spuke at length in
fa vor of his motion.
Mr Flournoy replied—He did not sup
pose there was any danger of bloodshed.
If members believe negroes are ineligible
to seats on this floor, come np like men,
face the music, and say so. If otherwise,
let us say so. We are sole judges, aud
cannot get rid of it if we would:
Mr I’rloe moved to suspend order, and
take up the special order of the day, viz;
the bill to lend the aid of the State to the
Air Line Railroad.
Mr Gullatt moved to make it special
order tor 10 o’clock, a. in., Monday next,
which motion prevailed,
Mr o’N«il renamed
Mr Shumate avqse to a point of order,
that the motion which was under discus
sion was outof order.
The Speaker decided the point well
taken,
An appeal was taken, and the House
sustained i he Speaker.
Mr Scott resumed the discussion
of the question of yesterday, to
wjt; discussion on the adoption of
the substitute for the minority re
port offered yesterday. He said before
proceeding to discuss the merits of the
question he would read a rule which he
had been requested to read, and would
submit It lo the Chair without debate. The
point is, the rule that during discussion
on the ease of any member charged with
ineligibility, he should retire during the
discussion.
Chair said each member on trial could be
heard and then retire.
Mr O’Neal moved to to sever the cases.
Mr Lee favored the severance, as did Mr
Bryant.
Mr Scott if the negroes were
ineligible to office, it was due to him quel
his party who had framed this Constitu
tion.
Mr Bryant said there was oue member
ineludedin the resolution who claimed Pi
have but one-eighth negro blood in him.
Mr Scon signified his willingness to al
low Beard, Fyail, Belcher, and Davis to
be excepted from the general charge in the
resolution under debate.
So 24 colored members were included in
the resolution.
Mr Scott rose again. He has been very
often interrupted. He said: Wjtb hint if
was no subject of passion—it was a ques
tion us conscience. Let us sit down to
getber and consult, as citizens of the same
country, who have a common interest and
a common destiny.
How shall we still the angry waves of
passion and as lisncst, conscientious men
sustain, tfio | UWs of the country, be
true to tlie Stale of vour birth f Tbe
questiou is this, argue it calmly, djs
pasionately ; he had no prejudice against
the negro who ist)bedteot to tho law, to
tlio Constitution. He bad no partisan
motives, desired but one thing, the good
of his country, the maintenance of the
Constitution aud maintenancettf tho oaths
of members of this House.
Mr Shumate rose to a point of order,
thatthe Speaker having decided that the
parties under trial should be heard, and
thetf retire.
Mr Scott hoped tire colored mem
bers would remain and hear hint, for,
said he, God knows my heart, I sym
pathize with the negro.
Mr Sims (colored), said he hoped they
would be allowed to reuiaiu ; he wished
to hear that man and answer him.
Mr Scott -The conferring of the right to
sue aud be sued gives no political rights.
Tho emancipation proclamation simply
declares negroes free persons of oolor. We
do not deny this; but we do deny their
right to sit herd anil legislate for white peo
ple. The civil rights bill does not give
them the right to bold office.
Chief Justice Svvayne decided, In Ken
tucky, under the Civil Rights Bill, that it
gave' negroes no political rights. Every
Radical, who in Congress voted to pass this
bill over the President’s veto, denied that it
gave them any political rights whatever.
It simply gave negroes the right to make
contracts, to sue aud bo sued, and to testify
in Court. Congress found ft necessary to
Cass, iu tbe District of Columbia, where it
as exclusive jurisdiction, an enabling act
before negroes could vote in that District.
After investing them with the right to vote
they still fbu and it necessary to pass a bill
to give them the right to hold office in the
District. The Reconstruction Acts give
negroes the right lo vote, and the right to
. lioid but one office—viz .—to be Registrars
—and even to do this it required a Supple
mentary Act,
T’hese things were a’l done by Radicals.
The Democrats cannot be charged with
them.
A, motion was made to extend the ses
sion to 2 o’clock, but three-fourths not so
voting, it was not taken up. The 14th
Article determines nothing as to their
right. If it ever has been ratified, which
lie doubted, it determines nothing as to
the negro’s political rights.
The resolution to extend the session U>
1J o’clock, p. nr., which was amended so
as not to adjourn till Mr Scott concluded
his speech. He continued, that the Con
stitution cop es the Civil Rights bill and
the 14th amendment, and coolers no rights
that these Acts do not.
(fln read from the speech of J E Brown,
who says our Constitution does not confer
on negroes the right to hold office, but
simply to vote.)
Mr Turner (colored) asked if Mr Scott
was willing to follow Uov. Brown.
Mr Scott replied: Have you not followed
under his (Brown’s) tiauuer?
Mr Scott said Gov Brown has been recog
nized as a leader by the Republicans, and
they cannot blame me for quoting him.
Gen Pop© assigued negroes to tlie position
of Registrars, and Congress had to pass an
act to ratify Pope’s doings.
If the Constitution of tlie United States;
H the Shernmu-Shellabargor Rill did not
confer upon the negro the right to hold
office, whence did tlie late Convention get
the right to confer it upon them? Your
acknowledged leader says you have none.
At the time of tlie election, tho Fourteenth
Article, which gives you civil rights, was
not adopted. 'I lie 1,648 th section of the
Codo defines the rights of citizens to vote
and hold office.
Having closed his argument, Mr Scott
for 15 or 20 minutes indulged in a speci
men of genuine oratory, which should not
be mutilated by a synopsis.
At its conclusion the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Friday, August 28, 1868.—The Senate
met pursuant to adjournment, and was
opened with prayer by Rev Mr Smith, of
the 7th District.
The rules were suspended on motion of
Mr I.ester, and n resolution in reference
to a surrender of charter of Bank of Sa
vannah was introduced aud referred to
Committee on tbe Judiciary.
Mr Welch introduced a resolution that
the Governor be authorized to furnish
four copies to each county of Hiue9’ forms.
Referred to a special committee.
The Senate took up the special order,
which was the consideration of the bill re
organizing the municipal government of
the city of Augusta.
A message being received from the Gov
ernor which he desired considered in Ex
ecutive session..
Mr Speer moved that the Senate go into
Executive session, which was agreed to.
The doors being open, the death of the
Hon Mr Moon, of Madison county, was
announced from the House, and the Sen
ate, after the passaged'appropriate resolu
tions, adjourned in respect to bis memory
until 10 o’clock Monday morning.
The Senate confirmed Neal B Knight as
Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit, and II P
Farrow as Attorney General.
HOUSE
The House met. Prayer by Rev A E
Cloud.
A memorial from tho Ladies’ Cemetery
Association of Jonesboro, was presented
by Mr Cloyd, of Clayton. It was read,
and referred to a special Committee of live.
A resolution to pay committee clerks
was read and adopted.
Tho House resumed the consideration
of the resolution relative to the eligibility
of members.
Mr Bryant rose and signified that he
represented Colby, negro member from
Green. He said tins was a quostiuu of
constitutional law and of political import
ance.
Mr Bryant followed up his argument,
winding up with a glowing compliment
.o President Lineoln, etc.
At the close of his speech Mr Bethune
offered lhe following ;
J icsolved, That in view of the doubts
resting on the minds of many, in regard to
the question of negroes holding office in
this State under the new Constitution, and
being no judicial decision settling the
question, and it being important that this
question should be settled at as early a
day as practicable after sufficient time has
beon given for investigation, and desiring
all light that can be shed upon this great
issue ; therefore, this House postpone fur
ther action on lhe amendment before the
House, and being now diseussod, until
the next meeting of the General Assembly,
aud that the Judges of the Supreme Court
be requested to give their opinion in writ
ing to this branch of the General As
sembly at its next meeting, and that the
Clork of this House do furnish each of the
Judges of the Supreme Court with a copy
of so much of the journals of this House
as will enable them dearly to comprefo nd
the question under consideration without
delay.
Mr Price rose to a question of privilege
aud ottered the following :
Whereas, Intelligence of the death of
the Hon J B Moon, Representative from
Madison county, has been communicated
to tbe House ; And whereas, it becomes
us as individuals anti as members of this
branch of the General Assembly of which
the deceased was lately a fellow member,
to bow submissively to the will of that
Providence which has so inscrutably de
prived us of his society and assistance,
which has deprived his constituents of a
worthy Representative op this lloor, and
which has removed from the bosom of his
family a beloved husband and father. Be
it therefore
Resolved by the House of Representatives,
That as a body, we deplore the death of
the Hon J B Moon, liepresentati ve from
the county of Madison, and cheerfully
record our appreciation of his modest
worth, his high integrity and sterling vir
tues as a man, a citizen and a Represent
ative.
Resolved,, That we tender to the stricken
widow and bereaved children of the de
ceased our sinoerest condolence.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House
transmit to the family of the deceased a
oopy of the foregoing preamble and res
olutions.
Resolved , That the House of Represent
atives do now adjourn until to-morrow
morning at 9 tVclock, in honor of the
memory us me deceased.
Mr Brice, upon offering his resolutions,
made the following remarks i
Mr Speaker : I rise, sir, to discharge a
sacred privilege—to announce to this
branch of the General Assembly the death
of one of its members—the Hon J B Moon,
Representative from the county of Mad
ison. Whilst there are others here who have
known the deceased tong and wed, 1 de
sire, sir, to contribute my humble meed
to his memory.
The preamble and resolutions which I
have introduced are intended tor no mean
ingless compliment to the memory of him
who was lately our fellow-member. They
are sustained by those in both branches of
this General Assembly, some of whom are
to-day upon the western slope of life.
They have gathered about me this morn
ing, and spoke to me of his many virtues
his modest deportment ofolaraeter—his
stern integrity. That he never unsuccess
fully appealed to his fellow-citizens for
any position he desired in life, lo which
their suffrage could elevate him. It was
not my privilege to have met him in the
busy thoroughfare, or in the tranquility of
his domestic life, but it was my pleasure
to have known him here for a few days
before ho was called from our midst, and
when I looked iuto big kind and genial
countenance, and took his baud in mine,
I felt and knew that \ held in my palm
the hand of an honest man—“the noblest
work of God.”
Representatives, whilst we have been
engaged in transacting the business which
qur people sent us here to perforin—-seem
ing to forget the thing of the great future,
U> which we are all hastening—God,in His
infinite wisdom, has seen proper to send
His messenger suddenly into bur midst
and in site ns to witness the grand tableaux
af death ! A solemn pantomime wherein
one but lately with us is performing his
part. Why are we thus disturbed? Tbe
Supreme Ruler of the Universe has seen
fit for wise and good purposes, to make us
halt and contemplate the final issue of
life ! He woiffd have us discharge our
duties in view of the account we must
give to Him, when we are called to pass
from this earthly sta.e of existence. He
calls upon us to emulate the many virtues
of our deceased friend, who was till recent
ly travelling with ns, and of whom it was
said to me this morning that he had never
In his life been known tQ take tbe name of
his Creator in vain.
Let us keep before us those many traits
of his noble character which commended
him 80 highly £o his family and oouniry.
Lot me admonish you, Representatives
to cease for the hour the strife of angry de
bate —the bi -kerings which have been en
gendered by the discussion of great party
measures—and consider the great subject
of peace, to which our minds are now in
vited. Let us emulate him whose death
we now lament, aud so live that when the
summons meets us m join that innumera
ble c travail which halts one night-time in
this vale of tears, then strikes its white
touts lor the morning march to “that
bourne from whence no traveller returns,”
we, 100, may be prepared.
At ti.e close of this speech, |the House
adjourned till 9a. m. to-morrow.
Fractional currency, _ executed so cun
ningly as to defy detection by experts, is
circulating freely.
Horrible Outrage—’Shooting ov
Jonathan Sheffield By Negroes— An
rest and Committal of Two of' Them
■—At 9} o clock Tuesday night a negro
man qtuetly entered the Grocery store of
Mr. Jonathan Sheffield located near the
VineviUe branch on the Cotton Avenue
road. lie priced several articles but
without buying anything, walked out Mr!
S- immediately dosed up his house and
couiuiencod making preparations to go to
bed. In a few minutes he heard a ran
the window, and. going there, asked wh'at
was wanted. The reply was, “1 want ten
cents worth ol tobacco ” Mr. Sheffield said
he had closed hts house and would not
again open it. But the man outside in
sisted upon his tetting him have it.
At last Mr. S. pickedup a piece es to
bacco, opened the window and was in the
act of handing it to the customer, when he
seized him by the artn and endeavored to
drag him through the window. Mr. Shef
field pulled back with all his strength ami
prevented this, in the meantime crying for
help. While the struggle was going on,
another negro came up with a pistol in his
hand. Putting the weapon against hu
side, he fired, and lodged the ball in his
body. The man holding his arm then re
leased his hold and both fled. Mr. S. saw
four or five other negroes on the outside
looking on, and who belonged to the same
party. The whole party immediately fled
around the house, and went off.
j The cries of Mr. Sheffield soon aroused
the neighborhood. Drs, Nottingham and
Fitzgerald were summoned, who examined
the .wound, found the ball lodged in the
liver, and pronounced it mortal.
Yesterday morning the Police received
information from a man who saw the mur
derers, tho night before, and who pointed
out three of them then lounging around
the markethouse. They were at once ar
rested and gave their names as Amos
Gartnan.Levi Jenkins and Roliert Whitus.
Taking them before Mr. Sheffield, accom
panied by Justice Burnett, Mr. S. recog
nized and swore positively that Amos Car
man was the man who entered the store
and afterward came to the window and
seized him by the arm. lie also fully ree
ograzed Levi Jenkins as the man who shot
him. He said he could not identify Robert
Whitus. They were all three committed
j to the Guardhouse to await the result of
the wound. At the time we write there is
no prospect of his recovery.
These murderers, together with three
others, came up from Americas last Satur
day and were at once spotted by the Police,
as bad characters.
This is one of the most horrible and
fiendish outrages ever perpetrated in
Macon. It is enough to make the blood
run cold. Mr. Sheffield is a quiet, up
right, honorable youug man almost thirty
years old. He had no family. He is well
known to our grocery merchants, who all
speak well of him as a good man and citi
zen.
P. S. Mr. Sheffield died yesterday af
ternoon.—Jour. & Mess., Tith.
Serious Affair in Twiggs.— lt will
be remembered that about two weeks ago
a fight occurred in Twiggs county' between
a R adieal and Deinocratie freedman, in
which the former was killed, and that a
gang of negroes belonging to tho Union
League in that county violently entered
the residence of Mr. 11. T. Smith in searoh
of the negro who had done the killing.
Mr. Smith assured the searching party
that the man was not in his house and he
did not want them to enter. They retired
for a while and then returned, demanding
the search. By the earnest appeals of his
wife, and to prevent a fight, in which he
would be overpowered, Mr. S. submitted
to the outrage, but told tbe party he would
have them arrested. They made the
search, and Mr. Smith sued out a warrant
for their arrest and it was placed in the
hands of the Sheriff for execution. So, on
Monday last Sheriff Beckham proceeded lo
execute the warrant, but the negroes hav
ing heard of the aotion of Mr. Smith, and
knowing there was a-warrant out for their
arrest determined to resist it, and com
menced arming for that purpose. The
Sheriff proceeded, with great caution and
earnestly endeavored to jireveut a light.
But when he came upon the party they
expressed their determination to resist him,
and one of the negroes shot at one ol' the
Sheriff’s posse, wounding him in the face,
and the negroes were then fired upon anil
one was killed and another wounded. Ten
of the party resisting were arrested and
are now lodged in jail. We learn, also,
that serious trouble was anticipated in
Marion to-day.
The above statements were made to us
by a party from Twiggs,and are believed to
be substantially oorrect. Macon Tele
graph.
Negroes on the Rampage.— lt seems
that some companies of armed negroes
barricaded all the approaches leading to
the house ot N. Heyward, Esq., on (Jom
bahoe, refusing to allow any negroes to
work under $1.50 a day. Mr. Heyward
reported the matter to the civil authori
ties, at Walterboro’; but they were unable
to afford him any aid. lie then applied to
the Colonel commanding the post for aid,
which he could not give, as his instruc
tions were to do nothing without first tele
graphing to Charleston. On Sunday one
of these companies constituted themselves
a court for the purpose of trying a negro,
who had given information of their organ
ization. They sentenced him to be bung,
and proceeding to earry out their threats,
tho leaders ol this negro company went
around collecting then-forces, and proceed
ed to Mr. Lowndes’ plantation. They
asked Mr. Campbell, the agent of tlie
place, for the negro, saying that as soon
as they would get through with him they
would attend to the overseer. Dr. E.
Bissell reported the matter to tho civil au
thorities, and troops were sent. On their
way down to the place they were fired on
by the negroes, but succeeded in capturing
some fourteen of the rioters. N * one was
hurt as far as could be learned. Charles
ton iSercurffi
Where are Thev^Going.-*During yes
terday afternoon fully’ one hundred armed
negroes passed through this city. They
came in from the South and West, am l
were moving in an easterly direction, and
occasionally, ouly one or two- They were
armed with muskets, rifles and shot guns.
Where are they going, and what are they
about ‘{-Mama \Telegraph.
The Guand Masonic Conclave. —The
Triennial C<?Delave of the Grand Encamp
ment Knights Templar of the United
States and the General Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the United States, will take
place at St. Louis on the loth September.
The Knights Templar of this jurisdic
tion have been for several weeks past per
fecting arrangements lo visit St. Louis and
join in the festivities and imposing cere
monies incident to the Conclave.
Every arrangement is now completed,
and the Sir Knights of Washing too, Bal
timore, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
New York will attend the Conclave in
large numbers, and wili meet at some point
on tbe route to St. Louis, arriving these
in a body.
The Sir Knights of Washington will
leave this city on the 4:30 train on Friday,
September 11 th, arriving in St. Louis on
the following Sunday evening. It is un
derstood that cvei jr Sir Knight will take
his uniform with mtp.— National Intelli
gencer.
Changes! Changes ! -.)lany change.,
of prominent men have-oecurrcd in every
county of Northeast Georgia since the
nomination of Seymour and fl air. We
could give their names and residences, hut
abstain from doing so, because we know ii
to be unpleasant to some gentlemen to
have their names thus paraded in the
newspapers. The persons to whom we
refer, are gentlemen of high position and
extensive influence. They do not simply
bring a vote apiece to swell the Democrat
ic ranks, but control scores and hundreds.
One gentleman the other day, who has
been claimed as a Radical, and who was a
tower of strength to them at the late elec
tion, assured us that the Chicago platform
is as hateful to him as to any of us, and
that he will sustain Seymour and Blair,
and carry at least two hundred votos with
him.
There are not a few isolated cases of this
sort, hut, as before remarked, they are
numerous in every county we have heard
from.— Athens ( (in. ) Watchman, Aug. 25.
Josh Billings on Grasshoppers.—
The following will fit in any grasshopper and
locality: “The Bible sez : ‘The grass
hopper is a burden,’ and I never knn the
Bible to say anything that wasn’t so.
When the grasshopper begins to live they
are very small,, 1“.: o’a bit!*’ while there
gets to he plenty of u.etn Me y only live
one year once, and then go back and begin
again. Their best gait is a hop, and with
the wind on their quarters they can make
some good time They arc a sure krop to
raise, hut some years they raise more than
others. I have seeu some fields so full of
them that you couldn’t stick another gras
hopper in, unless you sharped him tow a
pint. When they get so plenty they are
apt to start, and then they hecuui a t ravelin
famine, and leave the road they take as
barren as the inside of a country church
during a week day. Grasshoppers don’t
seem to be actually necessary for our hap
piness, hut that may he —we don’t even
know what we want most. I don’t want
grasshoppers entirely out, not if they are
a blessing, but I have thought (to myself)
if they would let grass and cornstalks he
aud pitch into the burdocks and Canady
thistles, just to encourage the fight, and
wouldn’t care a cuss if they both got fi
nally licked. But my best judgment would
be to bet on the grasshoppers.’’
The sulphur mines of Italy produce 300,-
000 tons per annum.
Forty thousand tons of fossil ivory aro
annually procured in New Siberia.
There are 341 manufacturers of artifical
teeth in Parish.
Brazil exported 2,450,753 bags of coffee
in 1867.
