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WEDNESDAY. JULY 3.
THE ATLANTA DIFFICULTY HOW
IT ORIGINATED.
It io now oortain that two note of dele
gates from Fulton county will apply for
Boat* in the Htate Convention, which
meets in Atlanta to-morrow. Thin will
Ihi deplored hy all those who desire that
the action of the Convention shall bo
harmonious. If there over was a time
when the white people of tho South
should show a united front that time is
upon us now. The interests at stake are
too grave to be jeopardized by a split
among ourselves. Every friend of the
country and of the white race in tho
South, should bo willing to yield some
thing of his own personal predilections
for tho sake of the common good. It is
very rarely the case that wo can secure
the concurrence of every momberof the
party with our own peculiar views or
wishes. Men’s minds are differently
constituted, and hence it is not often the
case that there is entire unanimity upon
uny great question of State or of private
opinion.
Doubtless those gentlemen of the
Democratic party of Fulton who took
part in the meeting, held on Saturday
last,'thought the right and propriety of
their action was so clear and up pare tit
that it would receive the endorsement of
their party friends throughout the State.
Wo do not beliovo that tho leading
spirits in that movement desired to
throw a disturbing clement into tho
State Convention, or Mint thoyhavo boon
actuated in their conduct by other thnn
the purest motives. Yet tho effect of
their action will be, wo greatly fear, to
arouse the predj of members and
produce a degree*of excitement which
may put in peril tho unity of the party
in the State, ft is bccauso of this fear
that we have implored our friends in
Atlanta to settle this little controversy
among themselves, and not permit tho
angry footings which it has developed to
bo introduced into the Convention.
Without organization no party in this
country can proservo its power or its ex
istence. The macliiuory of the party is
essential to its stioooss. Tho agencies
in common use for tho preservation of
party unity arc National, State and
County Exooutivo Comuiittoos. Thoso
committees are usually entrusted with
the general control of tho party elements,
and more especially clothed with tho
powor to call meetings or conventions of
the party. When thoso mootings or con
ventions are thus called, moot and act,
their action is in every rospoot binding
upon the party—unless some fraud has
been practiced or some manifest advan
vantago taken by tho mooting or conven
tion, of tho great body of thoir constit
uents. When tho party acts and spoaks
through the regularly appointed agen
cies, every member is bound to yield his
acquiescence in that action, especially
upon a question of expediency, and
when no principle is involved. Without
this general ucquiosoonoo in tho notion
of party meetings, they would become
tho sport and dorision of all thoso who
might fail to havo (heir own peculiar
views and opinions adopted or endorsed.
As wo understand the Atlanta contro
versy, tho facts are about as follows: A
meeting of tho party was called by the
Chairman of tho County ExeoutivoCom
mittee, who was clothed with this powor
by tho tisago of the party, if not by tho
terms of his own appointment. No
question has boon raised as to tho legal
ity of tho original call. In accordance
with this call, a large number of tho
party met in county mooting-—a larger
number, perhaps, as is usual iu such
cases, failing to attend tho meeting.
A set of resolutions declaratory of tho
principles and views of the party wore
reported by a committoo appointed for
that purpose, and,after amomlmont, were
unanimously adopted.
A balloting for delegates to tho Stato
Convention was thon ordered. Each
party had its favorites and each had pre
pared printed tickets containing tho
names of thoso they desired elected.
After the balloting had commenced it
appeared that tho printed tickets of ono
party had been lost or stolen, and there
upon various motions for delay were
made and insisted upon. Those pro
voked resistance, and very soon tho
meeting became turbulent and unruly,
when tho friends of a straiglit-out Dem
ocratic nomination at, Baltimore with
drew, leaving the meeting with its or
ganization in the hands of thoir oppo
nents. Tho balloting was continued
and resulted in tho selection of a full
sot of delegates to tho State Convention.
Tho bolters then procured ft immbor
of signatures to an application which
was presented to the Chairman of tho
County Executive Committee, asking
him to call another meeting of the party,
alleging that the proceedings of the
first meeting did not express the popu
lar will, and charging that its action had
boon unfair and unjust.
The Chairman called together the
committee, and the whole matter was
submitted to their advice and action.
After considering the whole affair, a ma
jority of the Executive Committee re
fused to call another meeting, thereby
endorsing and approving of the action
of the previous county meeting, and
affirming tho election of delegates to tho
State Convention.
Here the matter might have been per
mitted to rest, but the bolters, not oon
tont with the decision of the hotly to
whom they had appealed for redress,
and utterly ignoring tho action of the
first legally called county mooting, de-
termined to have another mooting, and
issued a call for ouo to bo hold on Sat
urday last. That mooting was held, and
substantially adopted the platform of
principles passed by the first meeting,
but selected anew sot of delegates to
the State Convention.
Those two sets of delegates will apply
|or seats in the Convention, and that
body will be called upon to docido which
are entitled to procodonco. Wo nro sorry
this matter could not have boon settled
by tho Atlanta Democrats without a
reference to the State Convention. Wo
are not without hope that suoh settle
ment may yet be mado.
FREE TRADE -A NEW TICKET.
Our dispatches from New York bring
ns the not altogether unlooked for in
telligence that a few disgruntled sore
heads of tho Free Trodo persuftsion,
having failed to accomplish their objects
in tho Fifth Avenue caucus, have "set
up shop on their own hook,” and placed
in nomination for the Presidency W. S.
Groesbeek, of Ohio, with ono Frederick
Law Olmstead, of New York, for Vice-
President.
If we aro not very much mistaken in
tho character of the man, these Free
Trade sore-hoads have made a huge mis
take in placing Mr. Groesbeek on their
ticket. He is a gentleman of too much
good sense to be made a tool of by such
peoplo as Parke Goodwin and Wm. 0.
, Bryant. Besides, ho is a truo and tried
| Democrat of the old school, and knows
| too well that the men who place his
* name in nomination are actuated solely
I by a desire to confuse and divide Demo
cratic councils and action, and thereby
weaken the party in the approaching
Presidential canvass.
There is no man in the party who
would receive a more hearty support in
all sections of the country if he wore
the regularly chosen standard-bearer of
the Nomocracy. His name will bo
prominent at tho Baltimore Convention,
and if that body, when it assembles,
shall deem it advisahlo to run a straight
Democratic ticket, Mr. Oroesbock will
probably be seloctod as their standard
bearer. This attempt of tho Bryant-
Good win clique to forestall action at
Baltimore must, we think, havo been
made with tho view to weaken Mr.
Groesbeck with his Democratic friomls.
We havo no idea that Mr. G. will givo
any aid or countenance to this silly
movement.
Os Mr. Frederick Law Olmstoad wo
know nothing. Wo don’t remember
that we have ever heard of such a man.
We aro of the opinion that ho is of no
force whatever, and that his name will
add nothing to the strength of tho
movement whoso champion ho appoars
to bo.
We have long had serious doubts
whether thoso Free Trade enthusiasts,
Bryant, Goodwin, Wells, anil tho like—
would not prefer Grant for President
over any ono elso who would not tako
extreme ground on their favorite hobby.
They seem to have but ono idea in re
gard to reform in tho Government—that
idea is the delusion of froo trade. Tho
all pervading questions which aro now
absorbing public thought throughout
tho country they wholly ignore. It mat
ters little with these would-be loaders
whether our representative ltopublican
Government bo oonvortod into a een
tralizod despotism—whether tho func
tions of civil government bo orushod
under tho hool of military power—
whether tho people bo deprived of tho
protection given to them in tho inviola
bility of tlio habeas corpus —whether tho
rights of tho several States to regulate
their domestic affairs in thoir own way
shall lie denied and overthrown—whether
tho freedom of elections from tho inter
vention and force of Federal bayonets
shall lie maintained, and tho ballot
preserved pure and sacrod, as it was
handed down to us by our fathors—
whether tho liberty and tlio lifo of tho
oitizon is to bo placed at tho moroy of
military satraps noting under ordors
from a despotic Central Government.
Those groat questions soom of no im
portance to tho little oliquo of Bryant-
Goodwin froo-tradors.
But those old political fossils greatly
mistake tho oharaetor of tho great popu
lar revolution which is now shaking up
tlio very depths of party politics through
out tho length and breadth of tho land.
Woof tho South havo noithor timo or
inclination to discuss tho relative merits
of a tariff for protection to homo indus
try, or ono laid with a view to raiso rov
onuo nlono. Wlion tho Govorumont is
wrested from tho hands of those who
have converted it into a military impe
rialism—wlion tho rights of tho Statos
and tho liberties of tho eitizons aro so
onrod from tho intorvontion of Federal
dictation—when we havo driven from
power tile oorrupt ana viuaiouvo mou
who now persecute our pooplo and de
stroy our proporty, wo may thon, and
not till thon, begin to wranglo about
protective tariffs.
Thoso men whoso views aro so narrow
and contracted that thoy can soo no
abuse in tho fundamental cliaractor of
our Government, whilo tho pitiful tariff
question engrosses their wliolo thoughts,
are not tho mon who aro to bo loaders in
tho present great movomont which agi
tatos tho entire oountry. The littlo
handful of ff’reo Traders who are putting
on such airs just now will soon find that
thoy aro not of quite so much impor
tanoo as thoy evidently believe thom
solvos to bo. This last conceit of dic
tating a Democratic candidato will end
in a miserable failure.
Sinoo the abovo was writton we have
reoeivod by mail a full account of tho
Fifth Avenue mooting, which wo publish
elsewhere, and which fully oonfirms ou r
first viow in relation to the good faith of
the bolters’movomont. Ono of tho loading
spirits in tho Bryant-Goodwin meeting
declared unoquivocally, in tho Fifth
Avenue meeting, that ho would support
Grant rather than voto for Greeley.—
These ono-idoa mon havo but littlo influ
ence, and it is somewhat questionable
whotlior thoir support wonld not boa
positive injury to any cause they may
espouse. They certainly mistake the
feeling of tlio great body of tho pooplo
of this country if tlioy beliovo that the
tariff question is to be mado tlio loading
issue in tho approaching Presidential
canvass.
Upon tho whole, the Fiftli Avenue
mooting will bo productive of much
good. It will condense and strengthen
tho feeling against Grant, and bring
closer together all tho elements of oppo
sition to his re-election. It lias shown
that the most feasible and practicable
plan for concentrating tho opposition is
l>y tlio endorsement of the Cincinnati
ticket at Baltimore.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
Mysterious G.attioting of Unknown
Democrats at Leiig Branch —Opposi-
tion to Greeley Now anil Always.
Long Branch, June 20.— About thirty
gentlemen, representing tliemsolves as
Democrats, met hero to-day at noon, at
the Metropolitan Hotel.
Tho mooting was called for the pur
pose of placing a strict out-and-out
Democrat on tho Baltimore ticket, re
pudiating any endorsement of Horace
Greeley by tho Baltimore Convention,
and, in the event of the endorsement of
Horace Greeley at Baltimore, this com
mittee will coll a meeting of Democrats
for tho purpose of holding a National
Convention in tho West and nominating
a Democratic ticket. Tho meeting is
also reported to be in favor and working
in tho interest of Chari's Francis
Adams. Tho Hon. a S. Cox, who -is
stopping here, is regaining his health
and strength. He says he knows noth
ing of the meeting of these Democrats.
Well, if these "thirty gentlemen,
representing themselves as Democrats,"
intend to bolt tho Baltimore Convention
and put up a candidate of their own,
wo suggest to them tho name of George
Francis Train as ono well suited for their
purpose. But that gentleman is too
shrewd to accept thoir nomination un
less he receives in advance a written
pledge from each of tho thirty gentle
men that they will pot desert him when
the canvass becomes warm.
Verily, it seems that thero is to be no
end of Presidential candidates. Al
ready we have Woodhull, and Davis,
and Black, and Groesbeek, and Grant,
and Greeley, and now wo are threaten
ed by tho “ thirty gentleman” at Long
Branch with another.
The Fastest Toni on ItrooßD !
Goldsmith Maid Trots a Mile in 2:16}.
— Boston, June 19.—The Mystic Park
races were attended by a very large
crowd to-day. The great contest was
between Goldsmith Maid and Lucy,
mile heats, 3ins, to harness. In the
second heat Goldsmith Maid made the
fastest time over a mile track on record
—2:l6|.
Summary —Goldsmith Maid, 111.
Lucv, 22 2. Time, first heat—quarter,
36; half, 1:10; mile, 2:21. Second heat
—quarter, half, lK)7i; mile, 2:16|.
Third heat—quarter, 35; half, 1:10 ;
mile, 2:l9|f
THE ALABAMA DEMOCRACY.
The Democratic State Convention of
Alabama has, by a largo majority, de
clared in favor of Greeley and Brown.
Beloyv wo give the platform and the vote
upon its final adoption :
Mr. Porter, of Clarke, from Commit
teo on Resolutions made tho following
report:
Resolved, Ist, That, in tho opinion of
this Convention, under existing circum
starmes, the National Democratic Con
vention ought not to make nominations
in opposition to the nominations recent
ly made at Cincinnati. But this resolu
tion is not intended to instruct the dele
gates to be sent to Baltimore.
2d. That the Democrats and Con
servatives of Alabama will abido by the
aotion of tho National Domocratio Con
vention.
3d. That this Convention condemns,
as aliko demoralizing and dangerous to
good order and peace, all associations of
men formed to evado or violate the laws,
whether Stato or Federal. That it is
tho duty of ovory good eitizen to obey
the laws until repealed by the law-mak
ing powor (<fr decided to be unconstitu
tional by a Court of competent jurisdio
tion).
4th. That this Convention denounces,
as alarming to tho citizen and destruc
tive to constitutional liberty, tho use of
tlio military in the execution of tho laws,
on tho pretense of protecting tho free
dom of elections. That every person
who, by law, is entitled to vote, should
be permitted to exorcise this great priv
ilege of froomen, unsodueed by corrupt
influences, and unawod by power ; that
the parity of the ballot box is tho life of
republics.
Mr. Boyd moved to lay the first reso
lution on the table—yeas, 105 ; nave,
208.
Mr. Boyd offered tho following as a
substitute for tlio first resolution :
Resolved, That no instructions shall
bo given to the delegates to tho Balti
more Convention, bolioving they will
vote for aud sustain that policy which
the true interest of tho State demands,
and tho Democratic and Conservative
party of Alabama will endorse thoir ac
tion and abide by and- uphold tho de
cision of the National Democratic party
in Convention assembled.
Mr. Judge, of Montgomery, moved to
lay tlio resolution on tlio table. Oarriod
—yeas, 25(5; nays, 103.
Mr. Boyd offered tho following:
Resolved, That wo refer tlio whole
question of policy to be pursued in tho
ensuing contest by tho Democracy to the
Baltimore Convention—pledging our
selves to abide by its decision.
Gen. 11. J). Clayton, of Barbour, of
fered an amendment to the effect that it
is tlio souse of this Convention that the
Baltimore Convention should ratify the
nominations mado at Cincinnati.
Mr? Boyd and Gen. Clayton "both with
drew thoir resolutions, and tho previous
question on tho resolutions reported by
the committee was ordorod and carried.
Yeas, 287; nays, 85.
Tlioro was somo discussion of tho res
olutions pro and oon, when they were
adopted by the following vote: Yeas,2s4;
nays, 94, on tho first resolution, and the
others unanimously.
A QUESTION OP IDENTITY.
Editors Chronicle A- Sentinel :
Somo timo in tho latter part of tholato
war, when Governor Brown was fighting
tho Confederate Government, to furthor
his plans, ho purchased tho Savannah
Morning News, but as its then and pres
out editor, Col. W. T. Thompson, was too
truo a man to lend himsolf to a wioked
and ill-timeli orusado against tho Con
federacy, ho was suporsodod by a Mr. J.
Iluuloy Smith, who, day aftor day, penn
ed tho bitterest editorials against Presi
dent Davis and tho Govorumont of which
ho was tho head. Will you allow me to
inquire if the Mr. J. nonley Smith, who
iu of rxvmioTif rinn nf t.lin nilifora of tb«
Atlanta Sun, is tho same individual as
tho former anti-Davis, anti-Confodoracy
oditor of tho News f Probably my
friend, Colonol Thompson, who has ac
coss to tho silos of tho News, oan answer.
If I am not mistaken, Mr. A. R. Wat
son, another oditor of the Sun, was for
several yoars associated with Dr. Sam
Bard in tho editorial oonduot of tho
Atlanta New Era, when its course was
most bitterly Radical.
As tho Sun seomß to bo somowhat
heavy on the antecedents of Mr. Grooloy,
and as I presume tho political editorials
not signod “A. H. S.” are writton by
ono or tho other of thoso gentlemen, I
judge that they will not objeot to having
their political antocedonts looked into.
' Democrat.
Noth by Editob. —Wo are unable to
answer our correspondent’s inquiry in
regard t*Mr. J. Henley Smith. Wo wore
not in tho Stato at tho time ho refors to,
and cannot say whether Mr. Smith was
over engaged on tho Savannah Morniny
News. Wo havo a distinct recollection
that wo wore ongagod pretty olosoly at
tlio time with Gen. Grant and his frionds
in tho old Dominion.
Mr. Watson was, wo beliovo, for somo
timo on tho New Era as looal oditor.
We are not aware that ho had anything
to do with tho political oonduot of tho
paper.
Not a Republican Candidate —ln
(die condensation of “Georgia Items”
published in the Chronicle and Senti
nel, of Friday last, a paragraph appeared
stating that Mr. lv. H. Lampkinlmd an
nounced himself as the Republican can
didate for tho Legislature in Clarke
county. Although not intended, tho
pnragragh referred to misrepresents tho
polities of Mr. Lampkin, as wo are ad
vised by a letter from that gentleman,
and wo cheerfully correct tho statement.
The paragraph owes its origin to a
misapprehension of a card published in
tho Southern Watchman, over the signa
ture of Mr. Lampkin, hurriedly scanned
by our news oditor, who was nwaro that
the Democratic party of Clarke county
had solectod Dr. M. S. Durham as a
candidate for tho Legislature. With no
disposition to misrepresent the position
of Mr. Lampkin, wo publish his an
nouncement of candidature:
To the Voters of Clarke County :
Fellow-Citizens —As tho Reimblican
party will havo no candidato in tho hold
at the special election to bo held on tho
28tli inst., at the solicitation of many
friends, I announce myself as a candi
dato for the Legislature, and, if elected,
will do all in my power to advance the
best interests of the county.
Very respectfully,
Robert H. Lamtkin.
Injunction to Enjoin a Marriagu.—
Tho Greensboro Herald reports that a
somewhat unusual caso came before His
Honor, Judge Robinson, at Chambers,
on Tuesday last. A Mr. Dennis, from
Putnam county,* it appears, had ongaged
tho affections of a Miss Walker, of the
samo county, and had obtained a license
to marry hor, to which her parents wore
opposed. On tho ground that tho license
was obtainod by false representations in
regard to tho ago of tho lady and the
consent of her parents to hor marriage,
an injunction was prayed for restraining
the marriago, and also requiring him to
return the license. The application was
refused by the Judge, upon the ground
that he had no authority to enjoin the
marriage of parties who were of lawful
ago to contract marriage ; and these
persons were of lawful age ; and if the
license was fraudulently obtained from
the Ordinary, let him revoke or super
cede it.
Alabama Nominations. —The Demo
cratic State Convention of Alabama
made the following nominations : For
Governor, Thomas H. Herndon; for
Lieutenant-Governor, R H. Moren ; for
Secretary of State, J. J. Parker ; for
Attorney General, J. W. A. Sanford ;
for Auditor, E. P. Burnett ; for Treasu
rer, J. F. Grant; for Commissioner, E.
T. Comegys.
ATJGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1572.
OUR SPECIAL BALTIMORE COR
RESPONDENCE.
Evil Effects of the Cincinnati Conven
tion—The Free Trade Movement—Hot
Weather—Tho Georgians Who Did
Not See Greeley.
Baltimore, June 19, 1872.
Dear Chronicle <fc Sentinel :
Tho most unfortunate thing for the
Democratic party, and incidentally for
the country, was that there should have
been any Liberal Republican Convention
at all. Tho upshot of the Convention at
Cincinnati has been tho serious division of
Democracy without any very pronounced
disturbance of the Radical organization;
while, in case of Greeley’s nomination at
at Baltimore and probable defeat in No
vember, the Democratic party will go
to the “ domnition bow-wows.” Tho
hailing of Jefferson Davis by Groeloy
was a master-stroko of policy for
tho Radicals and a great blow
to the Democracy. That act of Gree
ley’s, misconceived at first by the
Union League blockheads, prevented
the trial and acquittal of Mr. Davis. It
also took away all cause of complaint
for tho barbarity of his imprisonment
and savod the North tho mortification
of fuiling to maintain in tho forum of
reason the verdict of treason pronounc
ed by the arbitrament of tho sword
How muoh the South owes Greeley for
bailing Jeff Davis, with this controlling
motive in view, I leave your readers to
judge for thomsolvos. How much tho
South will gain by hurrahing for “‘the
Philosopher,” and trying to put him in
power, we shall know better hereafter.
In my opinion, our pooplo havo walked
into the biggost sort of a trap, aud have
boon mainly lod tlioro by men who aro
tired of being out of olfice and cling to
anything desporato to revive their fallen
personal fortunes. Ax-grinding is a big
game in politics, but it is not always for
the public good, and nearly always leads
to judicial blindness,
If there had boon no Liboral Repub
lican Convention, tho Constitutional
Party opposed to Grant would havo boon
unbroken from one end of tlio Union to
tho othor, and victory would havo been
almost certain. Wo never wore so Htrong
and nothing was more cowardly and ab
surd than the assertion, so frequently
hoard, that wo could not stand another
defeat. If we could not stand another
defeat undor our owri banner, great
God, Jio\y are wo over going to stand a
Waterloo with Greeley for a leader I
9,'ho history of tho past, not very re
mote, was full of promise. The Democ
racy wore beaten into lint in 1840; but,
at the next election, Polk was returned
overwhelmingly. Again, in 1818, the
■ Democracy were terribly whipped; lmt
in 1852 l’ioreo wont into tlio White
llouso by a tremendous majority.—
Again, in 1856, Buchanan was olectod
against a combinod opposition of Whigs,
Abolitionists, Americans and Republi
cans. Tho chances in 1872 were just as
bright as in 1844, 1852 and in 1856. A
judicious nomination would havo pushed
Grant to tlio wall; or, failing to defeat
him personally, wo should havo had a
Congress to teach him discretion. Now,
wo are all at sea; and to tho compact
Radical host wo opposo a divided, frag
mentary and demoralized column. It
fills me wutli sadness to soo this wrote]led
state of things, and, thus feSling, I am
ready to curso tlio Cincinnati Convention
and its stupendous progeny.
Judging from tho papers, it would
seem that tho Baltimore Convention
will almost us closely rosomblo a packed
convention as a brickbat resembles a
brick. So well assured are tlio politi
cians boro of this virtual packing that
some of tliom figure at a two-thirds vote
for Grooloy on tlio first ballot. It looks
very like it ; but there’s many a slip
’twixt tho cup and the lip, you know.
Tho movomont I wroto about in my
last lotter, emanating from tho Freo
Trado Loaguo and the boltors from Cin
cinnati, will como to somo conclusion
on tho 20tli. I had an invitation to at
tend this secret conference, but can not
go. a powonui enort will do rnauu mi
put Cox, Groesbeck, Adams or Hancock
in tho hold, hoping thereby to give tho
Baltimore Convention an honorable
oscape from Groeloy. Os those, the most
available is Hancock, and, fora platform,
wliat more do we want than those noble
words of his in 1867, which rang like a
olarion over the land, and made light to
shine in the blackness of darkuess. I
mean these words :
“ The great principles of American
liberty arc still the lawful inheritance
of this people, and ever should be. The
right of trial by jury, f tie habeas corpus,
the liberty of the press, the freedom of
speech, the natural riyhts of persons
and the rights of property must be
preserved. ”
Greeley never uttered words as grand
as these ; and while Grooloy has, up to
a very recent date, warred against the
spirit and letter of tho Constitution and
been the advocate of every degradation of
tho South, Hancock sheathed his
sword in 1865 and has boon the friend
of liborty and tho South ever since, to
his great detriment os a soldier of tho
United Statos. Now, if tho party is so
far gone that only Greeley can read tho
funeral servico over it—let it go. But
how muoh better to strike a manly blow
under Hancock th!m to perish miserably
under Grooloy.
Tho hoot is vory groat. We havo had
tho thermometer as high as 92. Small
pox is as plentiful as blackberries. You
had bettor issue a proclamation to all
delegates, advising them to look out for
healthy vaccine matter and a doctor’s
lancet. The credentials of a sound dele
gate ought to boa good big scar or scab
on tho loft arm.
A paragraph is going tho rounds of
the press,, started, I boliovo, by tlio vera
cious New York Sun, that, a delegation
of Georgians, led by our friond, Stephen
D. Heard, Esq., called on Greeley, at
Now York, and promised him a majority
in tho Empire State of the South of
100,000. I learn, from tho best authori
ties, that there aro two statements in
tho above conspicuously inexact : First,
that tho delegation promised 100,000
majority ; and second, that they saw
Groolev at all. They did not soo Gree
ley and tlioy did not make that promise.
But the Sun says they did ; and does
not tho Sun shino for all—price two
cents ? Roundabout.
The Scales Balanced. —We cannot
see that tho boast of tho Grant party
that their candidate is supported by tho
best of the early abolitionists is well
founded. It looks as though the thing
was about oven on this score ; there is
about as much abolitionism, and that of
tho first water, on tho sido of Greeley as
there is on tho siilo of Grant. There is,
to begin with, Iloraco Greeley himself,
who was both as “ early” anil as late in
tho business as anybody olso, and who
did more in tlio cause than all tho rest
of thorn put together. Thou, thero is
Cassius M. Clay, whoso Foxtowu bowie
kuifo fight with the Turners would have
scared all tho abolitionism out of Gorritt
Smith and Womlell Phillips. Clay was
an abolitionist for twenty-fivo years in
tho heart of Kentucky which is a
slightly different thing from being an
abolitionist in the heart of Massachu
setts. Tho abolition element that stands
behind Mr. Greoloy, if not as largo, is
certainly quite as rospectablo as that
which stands behind Presidout Grunt;
and tho early abolitionism of Mr. Gree
ley liimsolf, contrasted with the early
Democracy of Grant, is onougli to bal
ance that account
As to “treason,” it is about six for
ono to half a dozen for the other. Grant
has Mosby, Col. Ewell, Hon. T. H. Gil
mer, ax-Gov. Wickliffo, of Louisiana;
and Alex. Stophens; while Greeley has
Imbodon, Beauregard, Longstreet, D.
H. Hill and Wright. In short, either
ticket is just as odious and just as hon
orable, from both stand-points, as the
other. Greeley is backed by enough
abolitionism to have excited a hundred
mobs twenty years ago, and Grant is
backed by enough “treason” to have
excited a' hundred mobs ton years ago.
— St. Louis Republican.
The Charlotte Despatch says: Tho
Hillsboro Militarv Academy is to be sold
on the 12th of July. This is a most val
uable piece of property. Colonel C. C.
Tow, the accomplished superintendent,
was killed at Sharpsburg, at the head of
tho 2d North Carolina regiment, and his
bodv was never recovered. Tho Colonel
had resigned in order to carry on his
school, and his resignation wag accepted.
He had it in his pocket on the fatal
morning of Sharpsburg, but would not
leave his regiment in presence of the
enemy.
* ......
The Borne Courier reports the wheat
crop good on the Coosa river. The boat,
on last Thursday, brought up 1,800
bushels ; expects 2,000 for the next trip,
and as much as they can bring on the
4th of July.
THE FIFTH AVENUE MEETING.
A Protracted Conference—No Action
Taken.
From the New York TVibwie wo clip
the following account of tho Fifth Ave
nue meeting :
Tho conference was convened at 2
o’clock, when, for somo. reason unex
plained, postponement was had until 3
o’clock, w hen an organization was effect
ed by the election of ex-Gov. J. D. Cox,
of Ohio, Chairman, Win. Cullen Bryant
and Gen. John A. Dix as Yice-Presi
dents, and Henry D. Lloyd as Secretary.
The sessions wore held in the dining
room facing on Twenty-fourth st. The
room was not crowded, less than 100 per
sons being in attendance. Among those
present were: Senator Carl Seimrz, Mo.;
Lyman Trumbull, 111.: J. D. Cox, Ohio;
Oswald Otteiidorfer, N. Y.; David A.
Wells, Conn.; Edw. Atkmson, Mass.;
Horace White, III.; Henry R. Watter
son, Ky.; Ex-Goy. Randolph, N. J.;
Senator Rice, Ark.; Henry W. Hilliard,
Ga.; B. H. Hill, Ga.; Wm. Dorsheimer,
N. Y.; Wm. M. Grosvenor, Mo.; Judgo
Stallo, Ohio; Julius Dexter, —■; Ex-
Rep. J. B. Grinnell, la.; Fitz Henry
Warren, Iowa; Wm. CAllen Bryant, N.
Y.; Chas. Nordhoff, N. ’Y.; Charlton T.
Lewis, N. Y.; Parke Godwin, N. Y.; J.
S. Moore, N. Y.; Hiram'Barney, N. Y.;
Isaac H. Bromley, Coni.; Ex-Governor
Salomon, Wis.; Gen. (.kiss, Penn.; Gen.
Bradley .T. Johnson, fa. ; J. B. Bald
win, C., Ya.; Ex-Hoe. A. 11. H.
Stuart, Ya.; Royal Phelps, N. Y.; Simon
Sterne, N. Y.; Mr. Little, N. J.; J. K.
Flanders, N. Y.; Tlieo. Bacon, N. Y.;
Robert P. Miuturu, N. Y.; Mahlon
Sands, N. Y.; Clms. H. Marshall, N. Y.;
Henry 1). Lloyd, N. Y.; Sen. Fowler,
Tonn.; E. L. Godkin, N. Y T .; David
Clarke, Conn.; Judge Brinkerhoff', Ohio;
Carl Danzer, Mo,; Sou. Stockton, N. J.;
Ex-Gov. Walker, Ya.; Emilius Rothe,
Ohio; Judge Oliver, Ohio; Gen. J. S.
Mannaduke, Mo.; Henry Sherwood, ;
Daniel P. Goodloe, N. C.; Ex-Gov Pills
bury, Maine;M. B. Lowry, Penn.; Gov.
Osborn, N. C.; Ex-Sen. L. S. Foster,
Conn.; Ex-Gov. English, Conn.; Mr.
Hatfield, N. Y.; Hiram Barney, N. Y.;
Edward Harris, R. I.; Judge David
Naar, N. J.; Edgar Randolph, N. J.; A.
W. Sedgwick, N. J.; John Forsyth, Ala.;
Gov. W. A. Graham, N. C ; Mr. Fessen
den, Conn.; Mr. Hay, Mo ; Isaac Butts,
N. Y.
Besides these wore a considerable
number from Now York and other adja
cent States, whoso names oarry no par
ticular significance, but who constituted,
as tho debates wont on, a marked and
not uuinfluential claque for the irrecon
cilableS.
After an informal talk to no particular
question, and without definite purpose,
Senator Trumbull delivered a careful
speech, advocating the uominoos of tho
Cincinnati Convention, endorsing Greo
loy and Brown amid enthusiastic ap
plause. Mr. Trumbull’s speech was
spoken of by those who heard it as of
singular force, pungoncy and compact
ness. It took empliatio ground for a
union on Greeley and Brown as tho only
possible moans of defeating Gen. Grant,
and accomplishing the ends for which
this conference proposed to be called ;
and reviewed at some length tho situa
tion throughout the country, as showing
how any other nominations wore now an
impossibility.
Senator Schurz moved that tho repre
sentatives of tho several Statos bo heard
in alphabetical ordor of States, which
being carried, Alabama was called.
The Hon. John Forsyth, editor of the
Mobilo Register, responded in behalf of
liis Stato. Ho spoke in favor of tlio Lib
oral movomont which found expression
at Cincinnati, endorsed emphatically its
tickot and platform, and pledged Ala
bama for Groeloy and Brown by a largo
majority. Mr. Forsyth was not without
some bitterness in his forms of expres
sion, and he allowed it to be cloarly un
derstood that Greeley and Brown wore
neither his first nor his second choice ;
that ho went for them not buoauso he
wanted thorn, but because it was tho only
resort left him.
.E.y.vSyuatet Rico followed as tho rep
rGSGUUItIVO OI Al XJLi LULU
same vein as Mr. Forsyth, endorsing
tho nominoos at Cincinnati, saying Ar
kansas would vote for Greeley and
Brown by a handsome majority.
Connecticut was represented by ox-
Goyernor English, ox-Senator Lafayette
S. Foster, the Hon. David A. Wells, and
the Hon. David Clark, the latter Chair
man of the Liberal Republican State
Committee Messrs. English and Foster
spoke in the same vein, advocating tho
principles enunciated at Cincinnati, en
dorsing its nominees, and prophesying
the easy success of the ticket in their
State. Tho Hon. David A. Wells, iu
a brief and guardod speech, said that he
was determined, under any circum
stances, not to support Grant, and
whether ho supported Mr. Greeley or
not depended vory materially as to
whether, in his opinion, Mr. Greeley
was the most favorable candidate. Mr.
Clark, on the oontrary, spoke enthusias
tically in favor of Greeley and Brown,
and the principles promulgated at Cin- ’
cinnati which they represent, and prom
ised that Connecticut wduld be carried
easily by at least from 7,000 to 10,000
majority.
Tho Hon. H. W. Hillierd spoke for
Georgia, representing tho feeling of the
people of his State as very strongly in
favor of the Cincinnati ticket. He mado
au eloquent appeal in favor of tho en
dorsement of Greoloy and Brown as tho
only hope of tho country and reform in
the administration of tho Goyornment.
Georgia, he said, was sure to givo tho
ticket an immenso majority.
Horace White,of tlio Chicago 1 Tr ibune,
spoke in glowing terms of tho prospects
of the Liberal ticket in Illinois. It was
not only sure of tho Democratic voto,
but was drawing very largely from tho
Republican party, and all. tho indica
tions were in its favor. He strongly
urged its ratification by tho Conference.
Gen. Fiiz Henry Warren then took
the floor in behalf of lowa. In an
earnest and forcible manner ho urged
union or Greeley and Brown as tho
most effective means of defeating Grant,
and expressed confidence that lowa
could bo carried for Greeley and Brown,
as opposed to Grant, by a good ma
jority.
Kentucky was next called, Mr. Henry
Watterson, editor of tho Louisville
Courier-Journal, being the speaker:—
He said that he spoke in behalf of tho
South, and, in an earnest and hearty ap
peal, implored a union on Greeley and
Brown as tho only moans for the eman
cipation of the South. He represented
Kentucky to be almost a unit in favor
of tho nominees of the Cincinnati Con
vention. His speech was conceded to
be ono of the most offeotivo and deter
mined efforts of tlio afternoon session.
Mr. Watterson also spoke for Tennessee,
tho Stato to which ho has always been
accredited until his assuming control,
since tho war, of tho Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Down to this point, and "indeed down
to the call of Massachusetts on the roll,
thero was ono unbroken series of declar
ations in favor of Greeley and Brown.
Sumo made no socret of tho fact that the
pill was a bitter ono, and had to them
not tho slightest resoinblance of sugar
coating ; others professed a hearty liking
for it from the outset ; hut all agreed in
declaring that tho Cincinnati ticket was
the only sign whereby to conquer. Fi
nally some littlo comfort camo for tho
irroconcilables.
Mr. Edward Atkinson appeared as tho
champion-iu-chief of Massachusetts. He
was opposed to Grant, condemned his
policy of Government; yet as strongly
as he opposed Grant, lie considered him
infinitely preferable to Greeley. Mr.
Greeley he wonld not touch under any
circumstances. In fact, were the issue
Greeley or Grant, he was free to admit
that he should support Grant, and
prophesied that Grant would carry Mas
sachusetts by a large majority.
The Hon. G. F. Pillsbury, of Maine,
spoke in behalf of his State. He mado
an earnest, enthusiastic appeal for union
on tho Cincinnati ticket and platform,
guaranteeing that with such a union
Maine oould be carried for Greeley and
Brown.
At this point a motion to adjourn until
8 o’clock was made and carried.
EVENING session.
The Convention reassembled at 8
o’clock. A gentleman from New York,
who evidently disliked the general tone
of the speeches as delivered in the order
of States, moved to abandon tho plan,
and have the meeting thrown open to
promiscuous speaking, urging that in
this wav the business could be facili
tated. This was opposed by gentlemen
from other States, and being put to a
vote, the motion was lost, and the call of
States resumed.
Several efforts had been made during
the meeting by several persons, without
success, to have a complote list of the
“invited guests” who were present road
for tho iijformation of the mooting. Bo-
fore the speaking was begun, General
Bradley T. Johnson, of Virginia, made a
motion to this effect, stating that ho and
others were desirous of knowing who
the gentlemen were with whom they wore
acting. The effort, however, was unsuc
cessful, the Chairman declaring Mr.
Johnson ouf of order.
The consequence was that no list of
members was read to the meeting, and
only a partial list of the most prominent
gentlemen present was obtained by the
reporters.
The first Stato called at tho evening
session was Mississippi, to which there
was no response.
Col. Wm. M. Grosvenor answered for
Missouri, speaking in the most eulogistic
terms of the Cincinnati Convention, its
platform aud its tickot, aud recommend
ing that the Conference should endorse
Greeley and Brown. He was proceeding
to tell what he had heard from other
States, when objection was made by
some who wished his remarks confined
to his own State. Tho speaker replied
t.kat ho supposed this to boa Conference
when each speaker was at liberty to ex
press his views on thq state of the can
vass and the prospects of success.
Being allowed to proceed, he said that
with the exception of the gentleman'
from Cincinnati and Judge Brinkerhoff,
he did not know a solitary Free-Trader
in tho West who was not entirely in
sympathy with the Liberal movement,
and in favor of Greeley and Brown.
They do not look upon Mr. Greeley in
this canvass as a Protectionist, that
question being left to tho Congress dis
tricts, and he having pledged himself to
carry out tho will of the people iu the
mattor. They desire to secure muoh
needed reform, and to accomplish this
at present they have but one hope, viz:
the success of Greeley and Brown.
[Great applauso. ]
Mr. Danzer, editor of a Ht. Louis
German paper, followed Col. Grosvenor,
taking strong ground against tho en
dorsement of tho Cincinnati ticket. He
considered Mr. Greeley tho worst man
that could possibly be nominated by any
party, and particularly by a party iu
favor of reform. Ho was confident the
ticket would secure but little support
from the Republican party, and that the
great body of German voters throughout
tho country would bo utterly opposed to
it. The speakeijproceeded at much length
to givo reasons why Mr. Greeley should
not bo endorsed.
Judgo David Naar, a Democratic edi
tor in Now Jersey, spoke for his State.
He said with no tickets in the field but
■ Grant and Greeley, Now Jersey wonld
go for Grant. Some of you, said he,
say it is best to go for Greeley to de
feat Grant, aud others say it is best to
go for Grant to defeat Greeley; but I
say it is best to nominate a good man on
a good platform, and submit it to the
country, and tho pooplo will fly to it
from one end of the country to the
other. The speaker concluded by criti
cising Mr. Greeley’s letter of accep
tance.
The Hon. Wm. Dorsheimer, of Buffalo,
said that lie had gone to Cincinnati,
and was perfectly satisfied wdtli tho re
sult. He endorsed in the most om
pliatio manner tlio nominees, consider
ing that they were tho only candidates
under which wo could expect reform and
purification of Government, ending his
discourse by a eulogy of Mr. Greoloy,
amid great applause.
SENATOR SOHURZ’S SPEECH.
The last speaker was Senator Scliurz,
who began his speech about a quarter
past 11, and spoke for noarly two hours.
In beginning he said that, if anything
like the earnestness and oloquonco and
energy which had been shown by Mr.
Bryant in his remarks had been mani
fested by him at Cincinnati, it would
have done great good ; if anything like
the energy shown by other gentlemen at
this meeting, or in getting it up, hadj
been shown at Cincinnati, the result
would havo .been very different; if half
the peoplo who were Vice-Presidents at
the Steiuway Hall meeting had been
present at Cincinnati they would not
havo had cause to meet hero. It was a
very essential thing in politics not only
for any new utterances. It was too late I
Mon must havo becomo convinced by
the consultations here, if not before,
that it was no longer possible to present
any ticket with a chance •of beating
Grant except the Greeley ticket.
Ho then wont on to present the great
considerations which moved him, with a
senso of duty, to support the Cincinnati
ticket. If lie were to consult merely his
personal feolings which ho shared in
common with others who had expressed
them there, if he felt at liberty to do
that it might be differeut. But he felt
that great public considerations imposed
a duty upon him and upon otliors which
they could not neglect or disregard.
There had been manifested throughout
tho South a disposition toward a thor
ough and sincere and permanent recon
ciliation of feeling through the success
of this movement. The hand of friend
ship and cordiality was outstretched by
tho men who had been fighting against
us during the war. They wore promptod
to this by the feeling that the Liberal Re
publican movement, was for the enfran
chisement of their people, and their
relief from an oppression no longer on
durablo. Any movement looking direct
ly or indirectly to tho re-election of
Grant, to tho continuance of that op
pression, would bo to strike back and
repel with insult thoso outstretched
hands. He, for ono, under no circum
stances and for no consideration, could
take any step looking directly or indi
rectly to the continuance of this Admin
istration, anil tho repelling of this ten
dency toward reconciliation between
North aud South.
Ho spoke next of tho intensity of
party despotism, which those only could
understand who had been compelled to
confront it in the Senate and in the
House, appealing in vain to men who
were known to believe in certain re
forms, but wlio did not dare to act upon
their convictions, because of that party
despotism ; a despotism which con
trolled committees; which suppressed
minority actions ; which whitewashed
tho most gross and offensive misdeeds ;
tliat he could not conceive that any re
form could possibly bo aided or harbor
ed so long as that despotism remained
unbroken; that the first necessity
with tho country was to break that
at once—tho first step toward tho
accomplishment of any reform what
ever ; that it would become immeas
urably stronger, if sustained and
ondorsod by the people, as it would be
on the re-election of President Grant
and tho existing power; that this again
seemed to him to impose upon every sin
cere reform or a duty not to bo avoided,
not to be neglected, and that under any
circumstances he could not, directly or
indirectly, contribute to the re-election
of the present Administration, and to
the continuance and strengthening of
that party despotism which it was the
first necessity to break up.
Some had advocated the nomination of
a Conservative ticket; he had » strong
leaning, to the direction of such move
ment, but felt at this time, with such
public interest at stako, men must seek,
not personal ideas, but practical good,
and tlm nearest practical good theyoould
accomplish.
Gen. Hchurz then argued at consider
able length the utter impossibility of
presenting anew ticket with the least
hope of success ; that oven that meeting,
it was plain, would by a considerable
majority declare against putting up a
new ticket; that there was no possibili*
ty that any such ticket, even if put up by
the mooting, could be adopted at Balti
more. If some movement of this kind
had been made immediately after the
Cincinnati nominations, it might have
had some weight; but it was of no use
to try to stir molten iron after it got
cold. He said, that even two weeks ago
he believed that he had deoeived him
self even in supposing, that any sueh
movement was possible, but that it was
very plain that it was not possible now.
lie concluded by saying that, since
there would bo no united notion at the
meeting, and that a large majority of
those present were not disposed to take
any notion looking toward anew ticket,
he would suggest that the Conference
should now adjourn sine die.
Mr. Cox made a few remarks, saying
that as those who were present would
undoubtedly be likely to act together in
future relations, either after this cam
paign or possibly during it, he'eamestly
deprecated any such sharpness of criti
cism or harshness of expression as
would tend te embarrass that hearty
and harmonious 00-operation of men
who thought alike.
The resolution was then adopted
unanimously.
At the conclusion of Senator Schurz’s
speech, Gov. Randolph offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted,
and the only action had by the Conven
tion during the whole session.
Resolved. That this Conference do
mew adjourn sine die without any furth-
er expression of opinion beyond thoso
had from the individual members, and
that the thanks of the Conference be
given to the President for his impartial
conduct of its business.
After tho conference had dispersed,
Judge Rollo, of Ohio, called a meeting
for to-day of those who were dissatisfied
with the result of yesterday.
JOHN B. GORDON.
A Temporary Alliance to Rescue the
Constitution no Dishonor.
The Now York Tribune, of tho 10th
instant, having announced that General
Gordon, General Bates, of Tennessee,
and otharprominent Southern gentlemen
had expressed sympathy with the Cin
nati movement and were favorable to
Greeley, General Gordon was inquired
of touching tho authority for such an
nouncement, as to him. Tho following
was received in reply to that inquiry :
Baltimore, May 24, 1872.
My Dear Sir —Your letter addressed
to me at New York is received ; aud I
hasten to give a frank to the
question it contains, since merely the
compliment conveyed iu tho request that
I define my position upon the matters
now absorbing the thoughts of Demo
crats, but the duty incumbent upon
every man in this crisis to sec that his
position is neither misunderstood nor
misrepresented, demand both frankness
and promptitude.
You ask me first, whether I have
“ declared for Greeley. ” I answer,
“No.”
You ask, also, if it bo true that I
“ favor his olectiou ?” If you mean by
this question to ascertain merely my
individual sentiments, I again answer
emphatically “ No.”
Surely I need not tell you liow gladly
I shall lend all the aid iu my power to
the support of a Democratic nominee,
upon a Democratic platform, if tlio as
sembled wisdom of the party, in Con
vention, shall decide upon a nomina
tion.
To elect such a ticket, upon such a
platform, would be to bring back life
again to tlio Republic, readjust the
ba'ances of Stato and Federal authority,
and restore to tho peoplo the Magna
Charta of their liberties. Indeed, were
I to consult my impulses alone, I should
ailviso a Democratic tickot, a Demo
cratic fight under Democratic banners,
oven though wo might not win a Demo
cratic victory.
But if you ask mo whether this be
wisdom—whether it be tho best mode
to secure in tho end the triumph of
Democratic principles and the freedom
of our Southern States from a military
despotism—l reply that this is a ques
tion which I cannot as yet —which no
"man can as yet—presumo to answer
categorioally, until tho situation, its re
sponsibilities, its opportunities and its
perils, have boen discussed by tho con
vention of delegates, not yet assembled.
But I will say brrelly, that I think it
is well to havo a National Convention.
It is more than well—it is vital that tho
party organize as a Democratic party I
It would be a national calamity—it would
boa crime against posterity to disband
an organization which, for seventy
yoars, has survived foreign and civil con
vulsions ; which lias now tlio proud sat
isfaction of seeing somo of its funda
mental principles recognized by the
wisest of its former antagonists, anil
whose history is tho history of whatever
is beneficent, patriotic, or glorious in
the political career of the country. Let
no Democrat—above all, no Southern
Democrat—talk of disbanding, so long
as there will lie need for tho party which
has always defended it.
Finally, lot mo express an earnest hope
that with tho freest discussion and most
candid avowal of opinions, no rash judg
ment may bo formed of tlio motives of
any. No man is infallible. All in tho
South seek, doubtless, tiro common
good. Thoy havo boen too recently pu
rified in tho fires of affliction to be other
than honest, and suffer too keenly now
to bo long in discussing tho best mode
that all onr strength lies in unity of ac
tion. Lot us not divide into detach
ments, alienated and embittered by con
troversies, previous to tho ansomblmg of
the Convention.
If it bo thought best in ordor to defeat
the destructive party to whoso misrule
the South owes her ruin, and from which
tho whole country suffers, to vote even
for Horaco Greeley, let no Democrat
strengthen tho hands of liis enemios by
declaring that ho will not heed tho voice
of his party. Most of us have been
soldiers! Let us remember wherein
lies tire might of armies. If tlio Con
vention shall say that victory and relief
can bo most surely won by uniting in
this battlo with nil who opposo Federal
usurpation, I, for ono, am ready to obey
its commands. And I should do so
without feeling that our standard had
been lowered, or our honor tarnishod by
thus locking shields, with former adver
saries, for a final charge. If •nly by the
temporary alliaueo of Democrats and
Liberals, the arch enemies of justice
and of freedom can be defeated, and
real, substantial benefit scoured to tho
country, what man will bo ashamed that
he sacrificed individual preferences or
personal feeling to rescuo the Constitu
tion and savo tho libortios of tho peoplo?
Vory truly yours,
J. B. Gordon.
LETTER PROM ATHENS.
Athns, Juno 20, 1872.
Editors Chronicle & Sentinel :
Tho Athenians seom quite determined
on building tlio Northeastern Railroad.
They are to have a meeting of directors
and stockholders on the 4th of July, in
the interest of this enterprise, when the
surveyor’s report will bo received and
acted upon, and the question as to route
will be settled. I think tho feeling at
present is in favor of tho Harmony
Grove ronto, but may bo changed by the
offer of groator inducements from the
Jeffersonians. Whicheverpays tho most
to tho enterprise I presume will decide
tho issue. Tho pooplo of Athens seem
wido awake in tho matter, and say the
road can and must bo built.
The chicken trade is at present quite
dull, owing to the busy time among
farmers, and tho ravages of oholera in
tho country above hero. This wide
spread diseaso has been so destructive
among fowls that I wonder every drug
storo is not provided with an antidote, or
a euro, where it exists. Butter and eggs
also seem to bo scarce, and these depart
ments of a usually active trade have
yielded to tho stagnation of the times.
Though the general trade of Athens, I
learn, since the Winter months, and up
to a few weeks ago, has been unusually
heavy, some of tho merchants say they
have done more business tl|e past Spring
than at any time before since tho war.
One gentleman informs me tliat from
sales of about sixty thousand dollars last
year, he only had about fifteen hundred
on his books, which he also regarded se
cure. If this be a sample qf the busi
ness operations of others, it certainly
gives an enviable reputation to this de
partment.
The crops of the surrounding country
have suffered somewhat for rain, though,
upder tho oiroumstanoos, are doing well.
They are now enjoying refreshing show
ers, with the promise of more ahead,
coming in the niok of time for the corn
crop.
Merchants say their sales of corn have
about ceased, owing to the heavy liar
vest of wheat and oats in the country,
and doubtless thoy would prefer it should
remain so, as they might resume the
trade of ante-bellum days, more profita
ble to them and to the planters.
Traveler.
Hog Law Sustained.— On Thursday
last, Gapt. W. T. Williams and Judge
L. T. Burwell secured a possessory war
rant against the Mayor and City Coun
cil of Rome for some hogs impounded
by the Deputy Marshal. The case was
heard by Justice P. J. Perry. The
question before the Court was, had the
City Council the right to take up and
impound non-resident hogs when found
running at large in the streets of the
city, and require their owners to pay
the charges imposed by the city. The
Court held that the City Council had
that right and dismissed the warrants.
In Atlanta, on Saturday morning, the
residence of T. J. Hightower, together
with most of tho furniture, was burned,
entailing a loss of 82,000 to $3,000 over
insurance, 1
NEW SERIES—VOL. XXV—NO. .27.
A PATRIARCHAL COUPLE.
Janies Cheek and Wife and Eighty
Grandchildren.
[From tho Jackson (Mo.) Cashbook.
Mr. James Cheek, Sr., who, with his
wife, lives a few miles west of Millor
ville, Missouri, on a tributary of Little
Whitewater, was born January 11, 1769,
near tho base of King Mountain, Gaston
comity, North Carolina. His wife was
born in 1774, in tho same vicinity. In
1794 they were married; that is, 78
years ago, and perhaps aro the only
living couple of whom as much can bo
said. In 1811 or 1812 they moved to the
vicinity of Bowling Green, Kentucky,
and there leaving his w ifo and family
under the px-otection of his newly formed
acquaintance, Mr. Cheek enlisted in
Jackson’s command and served under
him during tho war with the Creek In
dians, participating in the battles of
Tallaliatche, Talladega, Autosse, Emuc
fau, Horse Shoo Bend and others of less
note, being present when tho renowned
chief Weatherford surrendered and de
livered liis last sad speech. At the
closo of tlio war ho returned to his
family at Bowling Green, and shortly
after moved to this Stato and settled
near where lie and liis wife now live.
They raised a family of eleven children,
all of whom are now living—the
youngest, a daughter, being 42 yours
old.
All havo married and havo familie,s
except son, who is a maniac. The
ten families have reared one hundred
grand-cliildren—Bo ijtil! living. Twenty
three of these grand-children have mar
ried, forming twenty-three now families,
and have sixty children. Os thoso great
grandchildren, fifty are living, some of
them old enough to marry. This is a
remarkable family, remarkable for lon-'
gevity, honesty, frugality and industry.
Mr. Choelc was a farmer and stock
raisor, iu which honorable calling he has
been followed by all his posterity. It is
said Mr. Cheek, when in his prime, used
to take his hogs to the swamp to winter
them. When ho wished to drive lie
would take liis bundle with a change of
clothes, and yelling liallo-bolow-oli ah
wlio-wa in an unearthly tone peculiar to
himself, lie would start for the swamp,
his hogs squealing and frisking at his
heels. If other hogs interrupted his, lie
had but to utter liis peculiar yell,
which was as effectual in driving
them off as tlio onset of a mas
tiff would bo. In the evening ho would
select a suitable place to camp, and
throwing himself upon the ground would
yell as before and the hogs wonld imme
diately bed for. tho night, and often
thus, in tho coldest weather in Decem
ber, he spent the night without a blan
ket. No other man eoulil “ toll” his
hogs', and liis yell was sufficient to drive
a neighbor’s hogs from their accustomed
place of feeding.
This statement was mode by his son
and verified by his neighbors. I visited
tlio family a few days since. Tho old
man is very feeble, anil for tho last six
mouths has been deaf, blind and unable
to use his lower limbs. Up to that time
lie was spry enough, could walk a mile
without inconvenience, and do up tho
chores at homo.
His wife is able to do her work and
nurso her husband and insane son.
Wo live in a country bordering on the
swamps, inhabited by muskrats, ground
hogs, frogs, mosquitoes, tadpoles anil
fish, yet I doubt the ability of any other
portion of tho globe to produoo a family
that will compare favorably with this
ono.
Longfellow and Harry Bassett.
Tho following, from tho New York
Commercial Advertiser, will be of inter
est to tho lovers of tho turf iu this vicin
ity :
The forthcoming raco at Long Branch
for the Monmouth cup, announced for
the second day of the July meeting,
promises to be ono of unusual interest,
and will doubtless mark a memorable
opoch in tlio history of tho Amorican
turf. There aro twelve nominations for
the cup, nil good and tried horses, of
ating tlio several ont ri cs, 'i l'' w/l 14!iWffl
ciant to refer, in this connection, to two
of tho most prominent names—Col. D.
McDaniel’s ch. c. Harry Bassett, and
John Harpor’s lir. h. Longfellow—both
of which are of the number, and among
thoso that (barring accidents) will bo
certain to start in theYnce.
In point of pedigree it would bo diffi
cult to determine which of tlio two has
the priority. Both aro descended from
a long lino of illustrious ancestry, and,
from the time they were two years old,
each has had the care and tuition of an
experienced trainer. In their several
performances all of which, with but an
occasional exception, havo been remark
able, each has exhibited a marvelous de
gree of endurance, nervo force, muscu
lar power and indomitable courage.
Fear is not known to them, and it would
not be hazarding to assert that, if push
ed beyond their power of endurance,
rather than quail they would expend
their last effort, and die iu tho attempt,
martyrs to their unflinching pluck. With
such material, therefore, it is fair to
suppose that tho approaching race for
the Monmouth cup will be an extra or
dinary ono. That it will l>o witnessed
by and awaken tlio enthusiasm of thou-'
sands, is generally admitted, and that
it will bo hotly contested, ineli by inch,
and with a faster timo record than any
preceding race on tho American turf, it
is also fair to infer.
In reviewing some of the marked
events that have signalized and given
character to the American turf, we are
reminded of four of tho most iemarka
ble, each of which in return, became an
epoch in its history. These were tho
ever momorable contests between Eclipse
and Henry, Grey Eagle and Wagner,
Boston anil Fashion, and Peytoua and
Fashion, to say nothing of Lexington's
famous raco against timo at New
Orleans. These events will evor live
perennial in tho memory of those who
enjoyed the rare opportunity of wit
nessing them, and so powerful was the
impression tlioy created at tho timo that
gray- haired old men, tottering on the
verge of the grave, recur to them with
pleasure.
It is almost certain that tho raoa for
the Monmouth cup, at Long Branch,
will add a fifth epoch to the annals of
the American turf, and that Bassett and
Lougfellow, as contestants for the
honor, will bo instrumental in eclipsing
tho glories of its past history.
Political Crisis in Fkanoe.—Po
litical affairs in Franco apparently
are approaching a crisis. The inter
view "on Thursday between dele
gates of the Right and Thiers
leads to a complete rupture botwoen
that portion of the Assembly and the
President. Members of the Right to the
number of 350 have siueo held a meet
ing, at which speeches were made ex
pressing great irritation at the attitude
of the Chief Executive. It was resolved
to leave Thiers to rely entirely fur sup
port npon the Left. During tho session
of the Assembly on Friday delegates of
the Right were summoned by Duke
d’Aunuffe to a conference in tho com
mittee rooms. The members of the
Ministry tendered their resignation to
President Thiers, before the interview
with the Right, hut wore all per
suaded by the President to withdraw their
resignations with the single exception of
Larey, at the head of the Department of
Public Works, to whom it appears the
Right have offered inducements to per
sist in his determination. Delegates of
tho Left ore, in tho meantime, quiet
spectators of tho expeoted crisis in pub
lic affairs, but maintain an observant at
titude. It appears tho counter proposal
of France to Germany, in the matter of
tho early paymont of indemnity, to the
' latter, was not, as has been reported in
dispatches to Berlin, lint nevertheless is
favorable to a solution of negotiations
between tho two powers for the antici
pation of payment, and a gradual relief
of French soil from armed occupation is
expected on terms much the same as
already stated.
Executive Appointment. Haturday
Gov. Smith appointed the following dis
tinguished gentlemen as a Board of
Visitors, to attend tho Examination of
tho Senior Class at the University of
Georgia, at Athens, commencing July
11th and continuing until the 20th :
Hon. Edward J. Harden, Chatham
county ; Hon. Nelson Tift, of Dougher
ty ; Rev. J. R Mclntosh, of Muscogee ;
Professor B. Mallon, of Fulton ; Rev.
Dr. Luther M. Smith, of Newton ; Gen.
A. J. Hanscll, of Cobb ; Prof. John W.
Glenn, of Jackson; Colonel Geo. W.
Raines, of Richmond; Hon. James T.
Nisbet, of Bibb ; Hon. J. W. Harris, of
Bartow county.
Degree [Conferred on an Editor,
The degree of D. D. was conferred on
Rev. F. Milton Kennedy, editor South
ern Christian Advocate, by Trinity Col
lego, North Carolina, at its late com
mencement.
Congressmen at Large for Ala
bama. — In the Alabama State Demo
cratic Convention, at Montgomery, on
Friday, Gen. Alpheus Baker and Col.
J. J. Jolly were nominated as candidates
for Congressmen at Large.
State Lien for Taxes. —ln a caso re
cently tried at Walhalla, S. C., Judge
Orr decided that the State lien for taxes
attaches to each lot, parcel or tract of
land, and that the State cannot, there
fore, sell one parcel of land of a delin
quent tax-payer for taxes that might
have aocrued on another belonging to
the same person.
What the Atlanta Draymen Have
Sworn. —The Cdnstitution says the At
lanta draymen—some one hundred in
number—have agreed never to haul a
one-horse load for less than twenty-five
cents or a two-liorso load for less than
fifty cents. They have sworn never to
take a ten, fifteen or twenty cents ticket.
In future they say they will take no more
contracts, but only haul by the load.
Two hundred and fifty feet of lumber is
a one-horse load and five hundred feet a
two-horse load ; one hogshead of molas
ses, $1; hogshead of sugar, 75 cts.
Body Recovered. —Sunday morning
we gave an account of the drowning in
the oaual of a colored man, on the even
ing previous. Sunday his body was
recovered, and the drowned man was
identified as Pluto Chisolm, of this city.
Wo learn that when the boat commenced
sinking Chisolm made his escape to the
bank, but afterwards nobly plunged in
the canal to save a comrade and met his
own death. The body was found a short
distance this side of the old Powder
Works.
The Canal Homicide, —On Saturday
night tho Coroner held an inquest upon
the body of Benjalnin Bacon, who was
killed up the canal Saturday evening.
After hearing tho evidence the jury re
turned a verdict that the deceased had
been murdered by Henry Johnson.
Warrants were issued Saturday night
against Johnson, Henry Emory, Cyrus
Strickland and Alfred Calhoun. Yester
day evening the preliminary examina
tion commenced at tho City Hall, before
Justice Maher. Mr. A. D. Pioquet rep
resented Calhoun and Messrs. McLaws
it Onnnhl appeared for Johnson. Tho
investigation of Calhoun’s case was first
commenced, and was slowly progressing
at a late hour in tho evening.
Consolidated Railroad Line. —Wo
learn from tho Knoxville j Press and
Herald that ono of the results of recent
conferences among railroad magnates
has been a consolidation of the general
freight and passenger management of
the line of road from Bristol to New
Orleans. The lino comprises tho East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Road,
tho Mompliis and Charleston, to Grand
Junction ; Missiscippi Central, from
Grand Junction to Canton; tho New
Orleans and Great Northern, from
Canton to New Orleans. This now ur
rungomont, we understand, will go into
operation early in July, under tho con
trol of the Southern Railway Security
Vice -President and" Superintendent of
the Bast Tennesso, Virginia and Georgia
Road, is to bo the general superintend
ent of tho consolidated line from Bristol
to New Orleans.
Stamp Taxes Abolished.—A Wash
ington correspondent lias prepared tho
following epitomo of stamp taxes abol
ished by section 30 of the now tux law,
which takos effect on October Ist:
• TO RE ABOLISHED.
Contracts for insurance against acci
dental injuries.
Affidavits.
All agreements or contracts or renew
als of the same.
Appraisements, of value or damage,
or for any other purpose.
Assignments, of a lease, mortgage,
policy of insurance, or anything else.
Bills of Exchange, foreign, inland,
letters of credit, or anything of that
kind now taxed by stamps.
Bills of lading and receipts in tho
United States, or for anywhere else.
Bills of sale, of any kind.
Bonds of indemnification, of any kind.
Bond, admimistrator or guardian, or
anything that has the name of bond in
it, and now tdxod by stamps.
Brokers’ notes.
Certificates of measurement of any
thing.
Certificates of stock, profits, damage,
deposit or any other kind of certificates
now taxed by stamp.
Charter, or its renewal, or a charter
party of any kind.
All contracts or agreements.
Conveyance, or any. part of the work
conveying.
Endorsement of any negotiable or not
negotiable instruments.
Entry, for consumption, warehousing
or withdrawal.
Gaugers’ returns.
Insurance policies, contracts, tickets,
renewals, &e. (life, marine, inland and
fire).
Lease. All through tho lease list is
abolished.
Legal documents, Writ or other pro
cess, confession of judgment, cognovit,
uppeals, letters of administration, testa
mentary, &c.
Manifest at Custom House, or any
where else, or for any purpose.
Mortgage, of any kind.
Passage tickets, to any place in the
world.
Pawners’ checks.
Power of attorney for any purpose.
Probuto of will, of any kind.
Promissory nolo for anything.
Protest of any kind.
Quit claim deed.
Receipt. Now generally exempt, and
if included in present law in any case,
will be hereafter exempt.
Sheriff’s return.
Trust deed.
Warehouse receipt.
Warrant of attorney. »
Woigher’s return, of any character.
RETAINED.
The tax of 2 cents on checks, drafts
and orders, is all of schedule B that is
retained.
Revival in Girard. —A promising
revival of religion is in progress in tho
Baptist Church in Girard. On Monday
night there was a crowded house. Over
one hundred penitents knelt at the altar,
and two ladies professed conversion.
The pastor, Rev. Mr. Whipple, is assist
ed by Rev. Cincinnati^Thornton. Judg
ing by the interest awakened in this
Church and Wesley Chapel, it appears
that tho groat revival influence of 185 K,
when hundreds united with churches,
is returning. The impulse has not yet
extended to the larger churches, but it
is expected. —Columbus Sun, ‘list.
Killed. A letter from Anderson
county states tliat United States Deputy
Marshal M. F. Mitchell was killed in
Pickens county by illicit distillers of
whisky, who followed the Marshal and
his party about four miles to commit
the murder. Two other persons with
the Marshal at the time were wounded,
and a colored man, who was employed
at the place of the stilling, made his
escape uninjured. The murdered Mar
shal leaves a wife and children iu poor
circumstances. — Columbia(S. C.) Union.
Fourth op July Oration. —Dr. E.
M. Sheppard, aged 83 years, at the re
quest of citizens of Eufanla, Ala., has
consented to deliver an address at the
Opera House in that place, on the 4th of
July. He is the oldest man and about
the oldest inhabitant of the place.
The City Council of Rome has passed
an ordinance exempting from city taxa
tion for ten years all tho machinery
within the city propelled by steam or
water-power.