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gltitonicie and Sentinel
WEDNESDAY JUNE 21, 1876-
Tali 4FEBBO comity, it is said, will
go for John sox by an overwhelming
majority. b ___
Ocb Lincoln county correspondent
says that Johssoh stands head and
shoulders above any of the candidates
in Old Lincoln.
A thief has caused Henby Ward
Beecher to lose his silver. He lost hi*
character— something of less value—
some time ago.
McDuffie County has called a mass
meeting of citizens to select delegates to
the State Convention. When will there
be a call for a meeting in Richmond?
Mr. John H. James professes bis
ability to secure the delegation from
Fniton county. Local feeling may car
ry him through, but we doubt his suc
cess most capitally.
Mr. Stephens continues to gain
strength, but will not be able to take
his seat during the present session of
Congress. There is every reason to be
lieve that he will be able to go on next
December.
The Democrats of Muscogee county
are to hold a mass meeting in Columbus
for the purpose of selecting delegates to
the State Convention. Alack and alas !
are there no axe-grinders in the city of
Columbus to light the battles of the
country ? m
Somebody has written an epigram on
Brother Blaine, and makes “battle
o’er” rhyme with “conqueroar.” The
author of the uproar signs his screed
with the letter R. which, being the
inital of Railroads and of Rings, is very
appropriate. How would “Blainroar
next “Novemboar” do for another?
Mb. Bates, of the firm of Bates &
Locke, advertising agents, stated to a
reporter of the New York Express the
other day, that their firm was employed
by a person friendly to Gov. TilDen to
send puffs of that gentleman to newspa
pers throughout the country, to be pub
lished as reading matter and paid for by
the advertising agents.
This is a sample of the arithmetical
problems proposed at the Storey County
(Nev.) Teachers’ Institute: “A man
puts down a certain sum of money on
the corner of the ace, to take the trey, in
a 825 limit game. They both win
through. At the end of the deal he
finds that he has $57. How much did
he put down, and how much did he
win?”
The Cincinnati Enquirer alludes to
the United States District Attorney who
is now in attendance on the Convention
as Mr. Pharoh, of Georgia. The sound
is all right, but the orthography is all
wrong. The correct spelling is Faro,
and the proprietor of the name is said to
be the author of the well known two
card box. We beg the Enquirer to be
more careful iu future.
The Democrats of Indiana have a
tough citizen among them. His name
is Pettit, He is at present a Judge of
the Supreme Court, and has been nomi
nated for re-election. He got drunk the
other day, fought an inoffensive preach
er and used used billingsgate that
would have made a fish woman pale with
envy. He was promptly dropped from
the ticket by the State Executive Com
mittee.
The duelling mania is spreading in
Europe. A lieutenant of engineers and
an infantry captain in the Belgian army
have just fought about a lady, near
Ohent. The parties fired three times.
The captain, who was the insulted party,
was struck three times, once in the
thigh, once in the jaw, and the third
time he was shot through the heart. The
captain, Charles Van Hecke, was forty
five years of age, and the father of a
family.
Colonel Hardeman recently made a
speech in Rome. The Courier says :
“ He touched upon our domestic affairp,
and, speaking of our languishing indus
tries, suggested a more rigid economy
in everything, and, above all, the wis
dom of producing more at home than
we buy abroad. State politics was
briefly referred to, and in reference to
the riug, once so glibbily whispered
over the State by the Atlanta schemers,
ho avowed that if there was such a ring,
it found its head and centre in that city,
*nd was manipulated by the very men
who are most industriously deorying it.”
The Cincinnati Enquirer says the
meanest men in the Republican Nation
al Convention are the white men from
the South. Asa general thing they are
for sale, while the negroes from that
auction are filled with the grandeur of
profound convictions. It is said to be
quite difficult to purchase a colored del
egate, hut when one of Senator Jones'
silver brick-bats strikes a white man
from the South he surrenders and
squeaks for Conklixo. This is bad,
very bad, for the white delegates, and as
a good many of them are said to have
sold out to Morton before they left
home, it is also bad, very bad, for the
owner of the original inoarnadined un
derclothing. _ ||[
The Atlanta Commonwealth has pene
trated to the very core of the mystery of
the Johnson movement. Here is a sam
ple of the discoveries reported: “The
truth is, the Johnson movement means
mischief, and its inspiration is without
n motive for harmony, an emotion of
patriotism, or a hope of success. The
object is not to elect Johnson, or Reese,
or Hardeman, or James, but to beat
Gen. CpLQcrrr; and the programme is to
multiply candidates, draw off counties
here and there, as compliments, from
his support, break the majority, com
bine, trade, form the ring bring in a
‘dark horse’ and ‘save the party’ by a
compromise.” Tremble, circular con
spirators.
I„ the report of the American Iron and
Steel Association for 1875 it is shown
that, while the manufacture of pig iron
declined, when compared with the pre
vious year, the steel manufacture greatly
increased. Of Bessemer steel rails, the
manufacture advanced from 91,070 tons
in 1874 to 290,883 tons in 1875 ; of cruci
ble east steel, from 20,260 tons to
- tons; of open hearth steel, from 3,000 to
9,000 toos, and of all other steel, from
7,780 to 12,607 tons. At the same time
the pig iron manufacture declined from
2,654,558 tons to 2,266,551 tons. In ex
planation of this decrease in the iron
product and increase of the steel pro
duct, w* ire told that, for some time
past, especially in railway Ails, the man
ufacture has been changing from iron to
jsteel.
■Gknkrai. Grant has come out in a
new role. He was asked to eon tribute
a message to the children and yeath of
the United States for the centennial
lumber of the Philadelphia Sunday
SeJkooi Times. In due time the mes
sage ci>me as follows : “ My. advice to
4. Sand*/ Schools, no matter what de
- nomination, is’: Hold fast to the
“Bible as i*)e sheet-anchor of yonr
liberties ; wits precepts in yonr
• hearts, and pwUce them in yonr
To the influence of this book
are we indebted for all progress
4< made in true civilization, and to * IIS
.< we must look as our guide in tfce
-future. ‘ Righteousness eaalteth a
“ nation ; but siu is a reproach to any
* people.’ ” Candor compete us to *4-j
mit that the message is a good one, no
matter whence it comes, but we ace a
little astonished at finding General
Grant in the role of a Sunday School
teacher. The quotation from the Bible
which closes the message is very appro
priate and we have now no doubt that a
oertaiu gentleman can quote Scripture
lor his purposes.
.HeDUFFIE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The citizens of McDuffie couDiy be
longing to the Democratic party will
meet at the Court House, in Thomson,
on Tuesday, the 27th of Jane, for the
purpose of nominating (2) two delegates
to the Gubernatorial Convention to l>e
held in Atlanta, Augnst 2d. Also, if de
sired, (2) two delegates to the Congress
ional Convention of the Eighth Dis
trict, to be held in Thomson, Septem
ber 6th. Jno. B. Wilson,
Chairman Dem. Ex. Com.
warren c unty convention.
The Democrats of Warren county will
assemble in mass meeting at the Court
House, in Warrenton, at 11 o’clock, a.
m.; on the third Saturday, 15th July
next, for the purpose of reorganizing the
party in the county, and appointing del
egates to the Gubernatorial and Con
gressional Conventions. Patriotism de
mands the attendance of every Demo
crat. G. 8. Dtjßose,
Ohm’n Ex. Com. W. C.
THE RESULT AT CINCINNATI.
The telegraph informed ns yesterday
that the agony was over at Cincinnati
and that the Republican party had
found a nominee on the fifth ballot, in
Governor R. B. Hates, of Ohio. We
cannot say that we are at all surprised
at the result in view of the developments
of the past few days. Last Thursday
morning in an editorial review of the
situation at Cincinnati on Wednesday
night the Chronicle and Sentinel said:
“ Hayes seems to be regarded by all
“ parties as the man to unite upon in
“ the event that the Convention is forced
“ to fall back on a compromise candi
“ date. Next to Blaine perhaps Hayes
“ occupies the best position for being
“struck by Presidential lightning.”—
, The event has fally shown the correct
ness of our prediction. Mr. Hayes is
the nominee. The favorite is beaten,
as the favorite usually is, whether
on the turf or in political conventions,
and the “dark horse” has won. We do
not lay ciaim to any wonderful foresight
in forecasting the nomination of the
Ohio Governor. It was evident several
days before the assembling o*f the Con
vention that the contest would be be
tween Blaine, Morton, Conkling and
Bristow, with Hartranft, Hayes, Jew
ell and Wheeler as minor elements in
the struggle. Blaine was, of course,
considered the strongest man; so strong,
in fact, as to arouse the fear that he
would be nominated on the first
ballot. With Conkling and Bbis
tow Blaine is on very unfriendly terms
and it is not believed that particu
larly cordial relations* exist between
himself and the Senator from Indiaua.
It was not at all probable then that he
would get any support from the friends
of these geutlemoai, or that his friends
would render them any assistance.
Neither was it probable that the three,
though united in opposition to Blaise,
would agree to give the honor of a nomi
nation to either one of their own num
ber. In the event, therefore, of Blaine’s
failure it was evident that some of the
smaller men would be .chosen. Jewell
and Wheeler, of course, were out of
the question. Hartranft came from
the second State in the Union, and bad
a good record. But it was generally
believed that Don Cameron had been
made Secretary of War in consideration
of his promise to transfer the vote of
Pennsylvania to Senator Conkling after
the first ballot, and Hartranft was
damaged by the bargain. Hayes antag
onized no one. He had been discreet
and cautious, refusing to make any
combinations or to let his delegation
make any promises. He came from the
third State in the Union—an exceeding
ly doubtful State which he had just car
ried, after a tremendous struggle,
against the most popular man iu the
Democratic party. Naturally enough
then Hayes was regarded by every
one as the most suitable man for
a compromise candidate —and so the
“dark horse” won the prize.
The nominee is a man who has played
his part and won hia fame in State rath
er than national politios. During the
war he served iu the Union army and
rose to the rank of Brigadier-General.
He is reputed a gallant soldier but does
not seem to base shown any great skill
in military affairs. In 1867 ho was the
Republican nominee for Governor of
Ohio and was elected over Allen G.
Thurman, the Democratic candidate, by
about three thousand majority. In
1869 he was re-elected, defeating Geo.
H. Pendleton by seven thousand ma
jority. Last Fall he was nominated
against Gov. Allen, after being out of
politics for four years. Notwithstand
ing the fact that Gov. Allen polled a
lasger vote than any Democrat over re
ceived in Ohio he was defeated by five
thousand majority— Hayes owing his
election more to assistance received
from New York Democrats than to the
exertions of the Republicans or his own
populari y. He is said to be a man of
fine aepas and moderate in his views,
except on the .currency question. He is
a strong hard money inau and will lose
both Ohio and Indiana ne?t November.
The candidate for Vice-President is
William A. Wheeler, of New York, a
! man little known except in his own
j State. He has served in Congress for
j several years and is the author of the
\ Louisiana compromise,which passed the
House by the easting yote of Alexander
iH. Stephens. He will bring respecta
bility but not strength to the Repnbli.-
I can ticket. ___
TAKIYU UNITED STATES NOTES.
D. H. Mitchell, of Leavenworth,
Kansas, had $19,550 to his credit iu a
bank iu that city on the -28th of Febru
ary. Ou that day, to avoid paying ta*
| ou it, he drew the money in the shape
1 of United States legal tender notes from
| the hank, on his check, placed the notes
in an envelope, sealed it up, and de
i posited it in the vault of the bank as a
speeial deposit, for safe keeping. Three
! days afterwards he withdrew Urn pack
i a gc and redeposited the notes as an
ordinary credit. The county commis
sioners heard of the transaction, and
added 89,000 to his assessment as a
penalty, and he was taxed on the im
creased amount. He tiled a bill in
equitv against the commissioners to re
strain the collection of the tax, alleging
that, as his bank balance had been con
verted into United States notes which
I are not taxable, and were held in that
: form on the day bi property was to be
listed, be could not be taxed on them.
The Superior Court of Kansas dismissed
the bill, for the reason that a oourt of
justice sitting as a oourt of equity will
not lend its aid for the accomplishment
of any such purpose as escaping taxa
tion. The case went to the United
States Supreme Court, and that tribunal
affirms the decision of the Court below.
It says: “United States notes are ex
empt from taxation by or nuder State or
municipal authority, bat a court of
equity will not knowingly use its ex
* traordinary powers to promote any such
* as the plaintiff devised to escape
I his proportionate share of the burdens
i of taxation.”
Those who are accustomed to uybib®
! the esliilarating tipple called champagne
j will be interested in the intelligence that
j a New Tork grand jury W* returned in
dictttdfiii tf6bd WUW
chants for *al selling spunqus
| champagne. It is SM-A* sf California
wine at 81 a gallon and iie*3bam
j at $26 a case. The old bettSes,
yftjd cases of “Mumm A Co.'s"
j genuine champagne are used for putting
jup the spurious stuff, |nd the labels are
cleverly oounterfeited. For *£?od many
j years the United States baa been con
suming more champagne than all France
produced, and probably there are more
New York swindlers engaged in the lu
crative bnaineae of imitations.
There are forty negro women in the
penitentiary.
HER*CHBI, Y. JOHNSON.
We publish below a letter written to
ex-Gov. Johnson by some of his person
al and political friends, asking him if
he" would accept a nomination for Gov
ernor of Georgia, and the reply which
has been received. So # many silly and
malicious statements have been pub
lished concerning the letter addressed
to Gov. Johnson that those who were
credulous enough to believe them will
be surprised to find what manner of
thing it really is. It will be seen that
the simple question has been asked Gov.
Johnson: “Will yon allow an authori
tative statement that yon would accept
the nomination of the Democratic Con
vention of the Stats for the office of
Governor?” Governor Johnson replies,
in substance, that he would accept a
nomination. His position is clearly and
fnlly stated over his own signature. It
remains now for the people of Georgia
to say whether they desire his services
or whether they prefer someone of the
other distinguished gentlemen who are
candidates fot the office of Governor.
The following is the correspondence:
Hon. Herschel V. Johnson :
Dear Sir— When two parties divide
the State, striving for the success of op
posing principles, of necessity and with
patriotism the political offices, in which
the prevailing principle is to receive its
development, are the objects of conten
tion. Such a state of affairs has been
exhibited in the course of yonr own ca
reer, when the great Whig and Demo
cratic parties fought, under the leader
ship of their foremost men, over their
rival theories.
But when the State practically be
longs to one party, then contentions for
office become merely the strivings of in
dividuals for personal promotion, ad
vantage or distinction. Snob a condi
tion of things exists in the State now.
The undersigned ardently desire to
see a man borne into the office of Gov
ernor of Georgia by the spontaneous,
unsolicited movement of the people of
Georgia.
As it would be out of taste to speak of
your merits to your face, merely in the
way of aimless compliment, so it would
be weak, through fear of offending
against good taste, to refrain from so
speaking, when it is proper and to a pur
pose to do so. There are three or four
men in the State, recognized by all its
citizens as pre-eminent. While the peer
of any of this small number, your abil
ities and wisdom, coupled with vonr
purity of character, leave yon no equals
outside of these few, and place you far
above all other than they. The undersign
ed entertain the opinion that this pre-emi
nence should, on the one hand j repeive
its recognition in your unsought eleva
tion to the highest office in the gift of
the people of Georgia, and would, on
the other hand, be itself the best assur
ance that that office would be administer
ed, in its every branch and department,
wisely, patriotically, independently and
without favoritism.
The undersigned, firmly persuaded
that the sentiments and opinions herein
expressed are shared by the great mass
of their fellow-citizens of Georgia, earn
estly request yon to allow an authorita
tive statement that you would accept
the nomination of the Democratic Con
vention of the State for the office of
Governor.
Very respectfully,
C. J. Jenkins, Jas. S. Hook,
W. T. Wofford, H. H. Steiner,
Jos. B. Cumming, L. A. Dugas,
Geo. T. Barnes, S. N. Boughton,
J. C. 0. Black, R. B. Nisbet,
Jno. P. King, H. J. Lang,
And many others.
governor Johnson’s reply.
Sandy Grove, Bartow P. 0.. Ga. , \
June 15th, 1876. j
Messrs. C. J. Jenkins and many others:
Gentlemen Your communication
touching the candidacy for Governor of
Georgia, for the ensuing Executive
term, was received a few days ago,
whilst I was holding an adjourned term
of the Superior Court of Washington
county. Hence, I did not reply imme
diately.
You ask me to allow an authoritative
statement that I will accept the nomina
tion of the Democratic Convention of
the State for the office of Governor.
I recognize the right of the State to
command the services of any citizen
and his reciprocal obligation to obey,
unless prevented by paramount reasons.
Hence, if, contrary t.o my expectations, I
should be called upon by the people to
serve them in the Executive capacity, or
(to use your own language) if I should
be “borne into the office of Governor by
the spontaneous, unsolicited movement
of the people of Georgia,” I should act
not under the impulse of personal inter
est or ambition for that office, but solely
under that sense of duty which should
govern every patriotic citizen.
Having received numerous private
letters on the same subject and looking
to the same end, I take occasion to say
publicly, in reply to them, that I oannot
consent to be placed in the attitude of a
candidate for the nomination. I do not
desire the nomination, and, therefore, I
should deplore to be placed in such po
sition as might lead to divisions or in
crease the tendenoy to such divisions,
already so apparent. I would rather
“poHr oil upon the waters” than to be,
even unintentionally, instrumental in
swelling and infuriating its billows.
I have no aspiration for the office of
Governor. Its responsibilities, for the
next Executive term, as I see the prob
able future, are not such, even if I dis
trusted mi ability less than I do, as to
induce me to pourfc their assumption.
Much less would I covet the honor of sp
grave a trnst, at the peril of engender
ing seism, heartburning and strife. Be
assured, gentlemen, I shall be truly
gratified if the people of Georgia shall
seleot soy other on whom they may feel
safe in uep.&ejng these high duties. I
am quite sure teiero are many eminent
citizens frog? Ffcom speh g, gelpction can
be made.
It remains only for me to express to
the people of Georgia my profound
sense of obligation for the many dis
tinguished pvidences of their confidence
in the past. They jaaye honored me be
yond my deserts. I shall am be able
to discharge the debt of gratitude I owe
the®.
Accept, gentlemen, my grateful ac
knowledgemeat of the complimentary
terms which you are pleased to apply to
myself and the assurance of my sincere
regret that I so little deserve them.
I have the honor to be most respect
fully yonr obedient servant and fellow
citigen, Herschel Y. Johnson.
HON. AUGUSTUS REESE.
The following is the resolution pass
ed by a mass meeting of the people of
Morgan county:
“ Resolved, That while, through defer
ence to the well known aversion of onr
esteemed fellow-citizen, Hon. Augustus
Reese, to even the appearance of seeking
any office in the gift of the people, we
do not ‘recommend him as a suitable
candidate for Governor of Georgia/ yet,
without hia knowledge or eouaeflt, and
withont intending in a Of wanner ,q? in
the slightest degree to diaparags any of
the worthy and distinguished gentlemen
who have been named for the position,
we hereby declare that, in our judg
ment, all the qualifications required for
; Bje Chief Magistrate of the State are
harmquibusly blended in him, and sheuld
he be elected i£) that office in October
next, iiis sound, weii Laijnced mind, his
strong, practical common seuae, pis un
questionable integrity, and Indeed his
whole iife, public and private, afford the
strongest’ that he Will dis
charge its duties faithfully, hon
estly, in corrup tibly and depfesf^,lly-”
r - — _ ,J
Bristow’s tie vqry in
subordinate. Wilson, tkfi solicitor of
the Treasury, started to Cinetmudi te
work for his chiefs nomination, but
wordered by telegraph not to go. He
disobeyed instructions and has been at
the Convention an active worker in be
half of the Reform candidate. Of
coarse Mr. Bristow will be very angry j
| when h ears this gross disobe
j dience,
A SLIGHT JUSTAKB.
Mr. Ellison 8 Kbitt, of South Caro
lina, has written a letter to the Hews
and Courier advocating the nomination
of Governor Tilden at St. Louis. Mr.
Kbitt has an undoubted right to advo
cate the nomination of Mr. Tildkn or
any other person who may find favor in
hia eyes. But in blowing the horn of
his favorite he should be very careful
about his facts. He states in his letter,
apparently for the purpose of showing
that no Western man abonld receive the
nomination : “The Northwest is hope
lessly Republican save Indiana. In
“the campaign of 1872, Hendricks was
“elected Governor of that State by a
“small majority, rnnning ahead of his
“ticket; with him on the tioket Indiana
“is sure, without him it is extremely
“doubtful.” If Mr. Kkitt hasn’t forgot
ten what he has read in the News and Cou
rier he will, upon reflection, modify his
dogmatic assertion that “the Northwest
is hopelessly Republican, save Indiana.”
The last general election held in the
United States was in 1874. The fruit of
that election is found iu the presence of
a number of Democrats in the Senate
who have taken the plaoes of Republi
cans, and in a large Democratic majority
in House of Representatives. In
1872 Illinois elected only six Democratic
Congressmen to thirteen Republicans.
In 1874 Illinois elected twelve
Democrats to seven Republicans.—
Do these figures show that Illi
nois is . “ hopelessly Republican ?”
In 1872 Indiana elected three Democrats
and ten Republicans to Congress. In
1874 Indiana elected eight Democrats
and five Republicans. Is Indiana “hope
lessly Republican ?” In 1872 Michigan
sent an unbroken Republican delega
tion to Congress and elected a Republi
can Governor by nearly sixteen thousand
majority. In 1874 one-third of the dele
gation was Democratic and the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor was de
feated by barely sixteen hundred votes.
Is Michigan hopelessly Republican ?
In 1872 Ohio elected fourteen Republi
cans and six Democrats to CoDgress.
In 1874 Ohio elected thirteen Demo
crats and seven Republicans. In
1872 the Republican State ticket was
elected in Ohio by fourteen thou
sand majority. In 1874 the Democratic
State ticket was elected in Ohio by sev
enteen thousand majority. Is Ohio
“hopelessly Republican ” ? In 1872
Wisconsin gave a Republican majority
of eighteen thousand. In 1874 Wiscon
sin gave a Republican majority of only
eight hundred. Is Wisconsin “hope
lessly Republican”? No, Mr. Keitt,
the Northwes't is not hopelessly Repub
lican. A judicious nomination at St.
Louis will give nearly all these States'
to the Democracy. They will vote for
Bayard, Hancock, Hendricks, or
Church. Either one of these gentle
men can be elected President of the
United States.
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY'.
That garrulous old granny, Thurlow
Weed, talks and writes so much it is not
to be wondered at that he occasionally
tells a lie. In a recent newspaper arti
cle, however, he does not confine him
self to one but gives a choice collection
of falsehoods. Mr. Weed’s article stat
es in substance that at the beginning of
the war he called upon the elder Ben
nett in order to secune the Herald’s
support of President Lincoln’s adminis
tration. He found Mr. Bennett very
bitter on Mr. Lincoln and the other
Republican leaders — Greeley, Garrison,
Seward, Sumner & Co.—saying that
they, by irritating and exasperating
the South, had brought on the war, and
he was not disposed to render them any
assistance with the Herald. In order
to make him change his mind, and in
duce him to believe that the South and
Southern leaders were responsible for
the conflict, Mr. Weed asserted that in
1850, when the bill had passed Congress
admitting California into the Union as a
free State, Messrs. Stephens and
Toombs, of Georgia, and Clingman, of
North Carolina, had an interview with
President Taylor, and asked him to in
terpose his veto to preveat the territory
from entering the Union as a State.
Mr. Weed said the interview was stormy
there b®ng “threats of disunion on
one hand and of hanging on the other.”
Mr. Stephens, in a letter to the Herald
commenting upon this extraordinary
statement, says :
It is the only matter in this “ ohapter of
history ” that I wish at this time to notice ;
and the only notice I wish to take of it is to
assure Mr. Weed and all your readers that no
such interview of Messrs. Toombs, Clingman
and myself ever took place with General Tay
lor. How he and Mr. Hamlin conld have
been informed within ten minutes after of the
particulars of an interview which ndver occur
red Ido not know; but Ido know I never ask
ed General Taylor to veto any bill whatever
during his Administration. I know also, and
the records show it, that the bill permitting
CaUfori,ia to enter the Union as a free State
did not pass Congress until after General Tay
lor’s death ; I do, moreover, know that I and
my colleague, Mr, Toombs, favored the ad
mission of California as a free Btate under her
then Constitution during the whole of that
stormy session. This the records will also
show. We never raised an objection to the
admission of California on account of her
anti-slavery Constitution. In one of the
stormiest debates I ever heard in the House of
Representatives my colleague, Mr. Toombs,
said : “We do not oppoee California on ac
count of the anti-slavery clause in her Consti
tution. It was her right, and I am not pre
pared to say that she anted unwisely in its ex
ercise ; that is her business.” What he and I
maintained waß that the same rights which the
free people of California had exercised for
themselves iu forming their Constitution
should be equally secured to the free people
of other Territories of the United States whon
they came to form their Constitutions.
Mr. Stephens conclusively shows that
Weep’s “unwritten history” averages
abput tyo lief fo tjje fine. Mr.
Weed says be pbt&ijted hja ipfpifnation
from Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, ten
minutes after the close of the interview.
Perhaps he had better straighten out
the / tangle with the Senator from Maine,
or, as dead men tell no tales, the two
might combine to fix the falsehood on
Gep.epaf Taylor.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS S#LD.
Home Cases Brought to Mind by the Charge
Against Speaker Kerr.
[ Washington Correspondence to the St. Louis
f Times .]
Wm. Pitt jpessegtfen, in the zenith of
his power and fapje, sold for $lO,-
000, through a most ingenious scheme
aud by a most daring operator. Senator
Mortpn was quietly conveyed and made
over for 86,000. Mr. Ghas. Foster, of
Ohio, was knocked down by a shrewd
auctioneer to an innocent purchaser for
81,000. Sam Gox was retailed at the
same price. And on another occasion,
the most ludicrous of all, a sharp bum
mer sold the invincible Holman for SSOO.
Holman is celebrated as the Universal
.Objector, He objected te everything
and particularly to all private bills.
Three years ago a ®an was here with a
claim for additional compensation or re
lief for carrying mails. The bill had
gone through the committee and was in
fact a fair, square bill, an<J the BW 4®'
served relief.' But a bloodsucker happen
ed to get wind of it just before it was re
ported to the House. He hied to the
room of the claimant, who was all un
versed in the wicked ways of Washington.
The bloodsucker told him that there
was a member from Indiana who had
deteju>iue4 to object. It was near the
close of the session (jad an objection
would carry the bill over, 'f'he -claim
ant wanted his money. The blppdsucker
assured him that nobody but himself
conld control the member fro® Indiana .
And that it would take money to con
trol him at that! The claimant was
ignorant and the bloodsucker adroit.
Consequently five per cent, of the claim,
amounting to nearly $1,400, was paid to
the Dlowtiacslicr to “control Holman.
Probably Hot®*, tos?e? Yoald have
noticed the claim at ’ all, Add it if ter
ward transpired that the Oongre#fflßo
and it in charge, a Missourian, hau
explained it iil to -him, and he had
agreed Jo W V
bloodsucker dia fiOt know this, po ae |
employed a confederate —a woman and,
just as this the cal
endar the woman sailed Holjnan on - by
card and detained him with seme imagi
native gossip for fifteen or twenty
minntes, and by that time the thing was
done. Holman had been successfully
sold. And Holman knew no more about
it than he did what was going on at the
town of Seattle in Washington Territory.
HAYES ANI) WHEELER.
THE REPUBLICAN NAGS ON THE
TRACK.
The Agony Over—The Convention Y esterday
—Any Body to Beat Blaine—The Balloting
—A stampede to Hayes—The Dark Horse
Wins Wheeler for Vice-President A
Sketch of the Winning Animal.
Cincinnati, June 16. — The Convention
met this morning according to adjourn
ment and the balloting commenced. On
the first ballot the vote stood as fol
lows :
Total vote east 735
Necessary to a choice 377
Blaine - 285
Morton 124
Bristow 113
Conkling 99
Hayes 61
Hartranft 58
Jewell 11
Wheeler 3
The second ballot stood : Alabama,
Blaine 16, Bristow 4; Arkansas, Blaine
1, Morton 11; California, Blaine 6,
Conkling 3, Hayes 3; Colorado, Blaine
6; Connecticut, Blaine 2, Bristow 9,
Hayes 1; Delaware, Blaine 6; Florida,
Blaine 4, Morton 4; Georgia, Blaine 9,
Conkling 6, Mortpn 4; Illinois, Blaine
35, Brisiow 6, Conkling 1; Indiana, Mor
ton 30; lowa, Blaine 22; Kansas, Blaine
10; Kentucky, Bristow 24; Louisiana,
Blaine 3, Morton 12; Maine, Blaine 14;
Maryland, Blaine 16; Massachusetes,
Blaine 5, Bristow 18, Wheeler 3; Michi
gan, Blaine 8, Bristow 9, Conkling 1,
Hayes 4; Minnesota, Blaine 9, Wash
burne 1; Missiasippi, Blaine 1, Bristow
6, Conkling 3, Morton 6; Missouri,
Blaine 15, Bristow 2, Conkling 1,
Hayes 1, Morton 11; Nebraska, Blaine
6; Nevada, Conkling 2, Hartranft, 4;
New Hampshire, Blaine 7, Bristow 3;
New Jersey, Blaine 12, Hayes 6 ; New
York, Conkling 69; North Carolina,
Blaine 8, Bristow 1, Conkling 3, Hart
ranft 5, Morton 2; Ohio, Hayes 44; Ore
gon, Blaine 5 ; Pennsylvania, Hartranft,
53; Rhode Island, Blaine 2, Bristow 6;
Tennessee, Blaine 8, Bristow 8, Morton
8; Texas, Conkling 1, Morton 12 ; Ver
mont, Blaine 1, Bristow 8, Hayes 1;
Virginia, Blaine 14, Conkling 4, Mor
ton 4; West Virginia, Blaine 8; Hayes 2;
Wisconsin, Blaine 17. Bristow 2, Mor
ton 1; Arizona, Blaine 2; Dakota, Blaine
2; District of Columbia, Morton 2;
Idaho, Blaine 2 ; Montana, Blaine 1;
Hayes 1; New Mexico, Blaine 2 ; Utah,
Blaine 2; Wyoming Bristow 2; Wash
ington, Blaine 2.
Recapitulation*
Whole vote cast 757*
Necessary to a ohoioe 379
Blaine. 298
Bristow 114
MortoD HI
Conkling 93
Hayes 64
Hartranft 63
Wheeler 3
Washburen 1
Pennsylvania, upon being called for
the second ballot, asked time for con
sultation. The Chair decided that each
delegate from PeuDsylvania could oast his
vote as he choose. Great confusion pre
vailed over this ruling of the Cham
During the proceedings Mr. MoPhersop
said, referring to Mr. Uarwault, of Penn
sylvania, his colleague from Pittsburg,
that he dishonored himself by his. re
mark. Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, se
verely denounced the Chairman for
bringing into the area of their Conven
tion his personal differences. Subse
quently the Chairman disavowed any in
tention to abuse his powers and confess
ed that his colleague had irritated him
into a retort, but he withdrew his re
marks.
On the third ballot the vote stood:
Whole number of votes. . .755
Necessary to a choice 378
Blaine .] 293
Bristow. 121
Conkling.. 90
Hartranft 68
Hayes .- 67
Morton 113
Washburne 1
Wheeler... 2
On the fourth ballot the vote stood :
Whole number of votes 754
Necessary to a choice .378
Blaine 292
Bristow 126
Conkling..... 84
Hartranft 71
Hayes i 68
Morton 108
Washburne 3
Wheeler 2
The fifth ballot stood :
Whole number of votes 754
Necessary to a choice 378
Blaine 287
Bristow 114
Conkling 82
Hayes. 102
Hartranft 69
Morton 95
Washburne 3
Wheeler, 2
The sixth ballot stood as follows :
Whole number of votes 754
Necessary to a choice 378
Blaine 308
Bristow 11l
Conkling 81
Hartranft 50
Hayes. 113
Morton 85
Washburne 4
Wheeler.,, 2
The ballot in detail stood Alabama,
Blrine 17, Bristaw 3 ; Arkansas, Blaine 11,
Hayes 1; California, Blaine 0, Hayes 8;
Colorado, Blaine 6; Connecticut, Blaine
2, Bristow 7, Hayes 3; Delaware, Blaine 6;
Florida, Blaine 8; Georgia, Blaine 14,
Bristow 1; Illinois, Blaine 35, Bristow 5;
Hayes 22; Indiana, Bristow 52, Hayes
25, [immense and long continued ap
plause]; lowa, Blaine 22; when Kentuc
ky was called Gen Harlan withdrew Mr.
Bristow and the vote of Kentucry, 24, for
Hayes; Louisiania, Blaine 14, Hayes 2;
Maine, Blaine 14:, Maryland, Blaine
16; Massachussetts, Blaine 5, Hayes 21;
Michigan, Hayes 22; Blaine 9, Hayes 1;
Mississippi, ijayes lfi; Missouri, Blaine
20, Hayes 10; Nebraska, Blaine 6; Ne
vada, Hayes 6; New Hampshire, Blaine
7, Hayes 3; New Jersey, Blaine 12,
Hayes fi; New York, Hayes 61, Blaine jj;
North Carolina, Hayeb 20; Ohio, Hayes,
44; Oregon, Blaine 6; Pennsylvania,
"Blaine 34, Hayes 24; Rhode Island,
Blaine 2, Hayes 6; South Carolina,
Blaine 7, Hayes 7; Tennessee, Blaine 6,
Hayes 18; Texas, Blaine 1, Hayes 15;
Vermont, Hayes 10; Virginia, Blaine 14;
Hayes 8; West Virginia, Blaine 6; Hayes
4; Wisconsin, Blaiue lfi, Hayes 4; Arizo
na, Blaine 2; Bakotah, Blaine 2; Idaho,
Blaine 2; Utah, Blaine 2; Washington,
Blaine 1; Wyoming, Blaine 9.
Recapitulation.
Whole number of votes 756
Necessary to a choice 378
Blaine 351
Hayes 384
Bristow 21
So B. B. Hayes, of Ohio, was declar
ed the nominee of the National Repub
lican Convention for President of the
United Staley.
tpjje yice-JJre^euQy.
The nominations for Vice-President
were Stewart L. Woodford, of New
York; Gen. J. R. Hawley, of Connecti
cut; Fred. T. Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey, and Wm. A. Wheeler, of New
York. The roll was being called,
when New York was called Mr. Wood
ford took the platform and withdrew his
name. When Sonth Carolina had been
called, Mr. Wheeler having already re
ceived 366 votes, Mr. Kellogg, of Con
necticut, withdrew tjie fiapap of General
Hawley and moyed that Mr.
nomination be made unanimous, which
was agreed to. Mr. Wheeler’s nomina
tion was so declared.' The usual reso
lutions of thanks were passed and the
Convention adjojjrjjeq.
During thj? fifejfiipfttipgg for Vice-
President. Hoq. Marshall Jewell was
nominated by Gen. Hawley, and Gen,
HaWley was himself subsequently nomi
nated by Mr. Harlin, of Indiana, but as
the ballot proceeded both nominations
were withdrawn.
Blaine to Hayes and Hayes to Blaine.
Washington. June 16. —Mr. Blaine,
immediately after the reception of the
news of Hayes’ nomiiiation, sent a tele
gram to the' latter Congratulating him
upon his nomination and promising him
the yote of Main- 1 . Mr. Blaine con
versed with his friends very (molly and
without excitement tq-nighf upon t[ie
results of tfie Ccnyentiop. The follow
ing is the response of Hayes to Blaine s
congratulatory telegram :
Columbus, Ohio, June 16.— T0 Hon.
J. G. Blaine, Washington : Your kind
dispatch has touched me most deeply,
and I hardly know how to respond in
fitting terms. The assurance of yonr
Sympathy and BUDport nerves pip for
the fconfcat fn w}licfi r W fife about to
enter! With’ jrouf Returning "health and
strength I see ah omen of Republican
success. I trj®f that ull oi ybur
repeuf jUpeW Wilt efleediJy disappear,
and that you mi speedy restored
to your family and country. I send yon
my first dispatch since the nomination.
[Signed] H* B> Hayes.
Mr. Blaine appeared on the streets
after the nominations were announced,
and was heartily cheered as be passed
throngn crowd.
The Seiijuican Nominee fyr the pendency
—sketch ef the Life of Ru therford B. H>*-
Three times elected Goyemor and
twice a Mr. Hayes has
never yet cajhed either jftate or pistnet
by a heavy majority. 4 °f Qhio,
Mr. Haycß gained his academical educa
tion i/fthin fee Jijpite f)i that State,
commanded an Ohio regiment donng
the wat- and has passed hia entire pro
fessional life at the bar of the Btate. He
is now fifty-four years old, having been
bem at Delaware, 0., October 4, 1822.
He graduated at Kenyon College, Gam
bier, 0.-, and obtained his professional
education at the Cambridge Lav School.
The practice of his profession began in
Cincinnati in his thirty-fourth year,
when he received his first official posi
tion as City Solicitor, which he held till
the war broke out in 1861. Very near
its opening he enlisted in the Twenty
third Ohio Volunteers, and served with
the regiment till he received the com
mand of a brigade in 1864 His first
appointment was as major, his first pro
motion came within less than a year,
and in September of 1862 he held a com
mission as lieutenant-colonel, and was
in oommand of his regiment, which
he led. into the battle of South
Mountain. The Twenty-third regiment
formed at the time a part of General
Reno’s division—-its command devolv
ing upon General Cox, who afterwards
preceded General Hayes as Governor,
after the death of General Reno in ac
tion—operating as the right wing of the
Army of the Potomac. During the ac
tion Colonel Hayes received a severe
wound in the arm, but remained with his
regiment to the last, aud was the first
officer whose oommand established a
position at South Mountain. Two years
later he had become Brigadier-General
Hayes, when he received the Republican
nomination in the Second Ohio District,
a part of Hamilton county, and received,
home and army vote together, 3,098
majority over Jos. C. Butler, the Demo
cratic candidate. The Ohio delegation
to the Thirty-ninth Congress, in which
General Hayes took his seat December,
1865, was remarkable for its ability, and
included an unusual number of men
who have sinoe gained marked and un
usual distinction in the Republican
party. Mr. Robert C. Schenck, Mr.
Columbus Delano, Mr. John A. Bing
ham, Mr. James M. Ashley aud Mr.
Samuel Shellabarger were all members
of this delegation, and the extent and
variety of the talent by which Mr. Hayes
was surrounded doubtless had much to
do with the obscurity in which his term
was passed. He served on the Commit
tee on Private Land Claims and on the
Library Committee, and passed through
the important .reconstruction legislation
of the session with no greater distinction
than a vote given uniformly and on all
occasions for his party, and upon the
most liberal of the measures whioh was
presented in ‘this Congress by Mr.
Stevens—the resolution relating to at
torney test oaths—Mr. Hayes’ vote was
recorded in the negative. In the Fall of
1866 Mr. Hayes was a second time nomi
nated for Congress, and, running against
Theodore Cook, was elected by a some
what smaller majority than two years
before. The Fortieth Congress had,
however, held but one session when Mr.
Hayes was nominated as Governor by
the Republican party, and, accepting
the candidature, was elected over Allen
G. Thurman by a majority of 2,983 in a
total vote of 483,000, a close and narrow
escape from defeat, which Mr. Hayes
successfully repeated last Fall. Mr.
Hayes was a candidate for re
election at the close of his term
of office, but another nominee was
preferred, and it was no till 1869
that he was a second time placed at
the head of the Republican ticket in
Ohio. Meanwhile he busied himself in
politics and imade friends by various
means—one at least is hinted in a pub
lished letter from Murat Halstead and
Richard Smith, two gentlemen who have
not of late years conducted their corre
spondence in partnership, addressed to
Columbus Delanto, then, March 20,
1869, Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue, in which these two representatives
of a Republican press say, “The sugges
tion oornes to us through General
Hayes that we name certain persons to
occupy and administer f|ie internal reve
nue offices in this city,” and the twin
editors accordingly nominate four men,
“neither of us having any personal feel
ing in the matter.” It wasn’t strange
that Mr. Hayes, with ideas of this char
acter in regard to the manipulation of
Federal offices, and a highly serviceable
friend like Mr, Delano in office, should
have gained the nomination which he
had previously lost. He entered the
campaign with strong odds in his favor.
General Rosecrans was nominated by
the Democratic Convention which met
in July of that year, and at which Mr.
Pendleton’s name was peremptorily
withdrawn; the expected candidate re
fused the nomination, however, and at
a late date Mr. Pendleton was induced
to take the Democratic nomination.
Success was scarcely possible under the
circumstances, and General. Hayes car
ried the State by a majority of 7,518, or
about jane-third that of the-year before
on the State tieket. The next appear
ance of Mr. Hayes as a candidate was
last Fall. In the bitter and hard-fought
canvass which followed, Mr. Hayes was
successful, receiving a majority < f 5,544
over Mr. Allen. The duties of the
third term to which Mr. Hayes was
thus raised on an anti-third term plat
form, like the two terms that preceded
it, have been so far successfully ex
ecuted by Governor Hayes, without af
fording the slightest ground for com
ment, for observation or for reflection,
and Mr. Hayes enters the Presidential
contest the best figure-head which the
party oould furnish.
Humors of the Convention—Morten's Mpn
Qn the Cookout—They Capture a Prize.
[Cincinnati Enquirer .]
A well-dressed colored individual, with
mutton chop whiskers, eye-glasses, gold
headed cane and a marked distingue air,
was seen walking down the street yes
terday afternoon followed at a respect
ful distance by an admiring crowd of
boot-blacks, who seem to have caught
the all-pervading political fever and
with others came to the point of dropping
on every stranger as a delegate. As the
individual in question passed along
every head was turned and the fractional
remarks, “Delegate,” “Morton man,”
“Louisiana delegation,” were heard
from every knot of men along the line
of march. 4 s the stranger nested the
corner of Foqrth and Vine a pair of
Morton men, who had evidently scented
him from afar, shot round the corner
and with hurried ejaculations of “Louisi
ana 1 ’ and “Colored Delegate,” followed
and soon overtook the intended victim.
“Aha! got in, have you?” was the re
mark of Morton man No. 1, as he swung
along side the store clothes and took
the right arm of the colored individual.
“Aha ! got in?” remarked M. M. No. 2,
as he frozie to the left aru) and glanced
tenderly at the mutton-chop whiskers.
“Glad to see that you are on hand early,”
was the remark of M. M. No. I, which
was promptly re-echoed by M- M- No. 2
The subject of the attack seemed some
what surprised, apd the mutton-chop
whiskers switched wildly through the air
as he looked in amazement from one to
the other.
“Taking a stroll through the city, I
suppose,” said M. M. No. 1, without no
ticing the amazement of the victim.
“Taking a stroll through the city,” was
promptly re-echoed by M. MT No. 2.
“Delighted to see you looking so well,”
volunteered No. L “Delighted, I'm
sure,” said No. 2- “Lot’s of qs 'in
town, J tell you,” by No. 1. “Lots of
us,” 'by 2. ‘ “Us 2” was the ejacu
lated inquiry of the astonished peram
bulator, as he glared wildly from be
hind the eye glasses. “Yes, us—Mor
ton med, of course; don’t you under
stand, old fellow ?” said No. 1, as he
playfully and with child-like simplicity
poked the perambulator under the ''fifth
rib. “Of course us—Morton men,”
chimed in No. 2, as he reached for the
fourth rib. “Morton 3—, what of him?”
shot from the elliptical opening be
tween tjie mutton-chops. “Yes,” was
the unheeding response from No.
1, “we're all here; that is, all
now that you’ve got in. We’ve been
looking anxiously foy you, |or we knew
that you were opp of us. Y ou Loqiiqana
felloes ate al] iq qqr family, you know."
“All in the Morton family," came from
No. 2. “Lonisiana—oh ! sh ! yes, I
see,” came from the hero of the eye
glasses, and a gleam of intelligence
crept over the face, and the mutton
chop whiskers suddenly shot backward
toward the ears, as the intermediate *ow
of ivory seeded tq etengath
“Yes, we look to : yo*u as oUr strongest
assistants, our right-hand men ; in fact,
the delegation which shall give strength
and color to our party,” said No. 1.
“Yes,” said No. 2, “and we’vq happ look
ing for yon all day to fake you around
to the Morton headquarters. Beautiful
lunch tlierO, I tell ybu ; champagne, ba
con, sandwiches, boqrban, Btrawberry
short-eake, buttermilk 'nd lots o’ good
things.” “Ah 1” came from the hero of
the hour, as the side-whiskers again
shot backward and the lips came to
gether and parted with a significant
smack. “Ah ! Morton headquarters,
eh ! Champagne, did I
“Coui.se, coige on,” aud &ree pairs of
coat-tails indicated- three parallel lines
toward the ’nearest delegation room,
while the newsboys and street
loungers fqllqtfeq up again.’ “ Come
in; come right in. Allow m‘ti> assist you
up t}ie steps. Ah ! very hot; demned
hot, tiresome walking: have a fab ? here's
ope of t}je fcgulqr Motion fans,' you see ?
ah I allow me ta use it for you; ah 1
waiter, a bottle of champagne for this
gentleman, at once. This way, sah, this
way, private room, sah, private room,”
*!• mnetAP whiol- ■
auu uw ey6*
glasses and gold-headed cane, disap
peared up the Steps and into a gorgeous
ly furnished rodra, while the waiters
scurried about for champagne and s_and
wiches anu pepper
smelling-botties, and the newsboys and
the 4/temoon Gazette reporter and the
street foafefs looked vfistfqlly qp the
steps and crowded around tlie closed
window-shutters or applied their ears to
the keyhole in order to refresh them
selves with the sound of olinking glasses,
the popping of champagne corks or the
gurgle of the rosy claret as it flowed
down the Ethiopian throat. * * *
An hour later the door opened, and the
side-whiskers swayed into the doorway.
The eye-glasses swung neglected from
the button holes, the gold-headed cane
flew wildly through the air, and the eye
lids showed a tendency to droop.—
“Dou’t go yet, old fellow; don’t
go,” said M. M. No. L “Don’t go
yet,” pleaded M. M. No. 2. “Oh mus’
go, getlemen, mus’ go (hie). Y’ see 1
got to go. B’zness ’fore pleasure, you
know (hie); b’zuess ’fore pleasure. ” “Oh,
yes, yes, business before pleasure, of
course. Of course. You Louisiana fel
lows are so energetic. Working for
Morton, of course; working up the
Southern delegations, of course?” “Well,
no; y’ zee I aiut workiu’ for Mortpn;
I’m workin’ for Jones; so that’s whazzer
mazzer ’tb me. Got to git t’work.”
“Jones, get to work;” and the Hoosier
laborers in the Morton vineyard looked
dubiously at each oiher and at the side
whiskers and store clothes. “Jones,
yes, only firs’-class barber-shop in ’e
zity, high-toned zhavin’ palace, y’ zee,
firs’-class place; 'f you want to git zhav
ed come round.” “Then you ain’t a dele
gate at all?” simultaneously came from
the irate Hoosiers as they drew back in
chagrin and ill-eoucealed disgust. “Del’-
gate. What d’ye take me for? I’m a
gen’linan, I (hie) want yer t’ un’erstand.
I ain't no pol’tician nor Luzsany feller.
I’m a gen’lmau, I waut you to uu.’er
stand”—and the irate barber meandered
down the street, and in five minutes was
flourishing a razor over a “Del’gate’s”
lathered face in the “first-class shaving
saloon” of this city, while M. M. Nos. 1
and 2 were reflecting over the uncertain
ty of earthly affairs, especially in regard
to national politics as connected with
Southern “Del’gates.”
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Constitution—Superior Court—A Ileavv
Verdict—Georgia's Governor—Crops, Etc.
[Correspondence of the Atlanta Constitution. 1
TensipxjE, June 9.—News and things
of interest here are as the discouraged
young lady’s beaux, “scarce as hen’s
teeth.” Everybody in these times,
whioh are unanimously decided “hard
indeed,” are busy coiniug what monej
there is in their various avocations. A
great many of them read the Constitu
tion, a paper which would reflect credit
upon any city or State. Your columns
are a great medium of circulating gener
al news and current news throughout
every quarter of our Empire State. I
met with the welcome Constitution in
Sandersville, the metropolis of Wash
ington county.
The Superior Court
was in session amidst general complaint
that ’twas too busy a time to lose a
week from the crops to satisfy plaintiff's
and lawyers. About defendants we will
not speak, but lawyers were not so large
ly compensated for their weeks work.
Fees were not numerous. Besides the
local bar, we noticed Judge James S.
Hook, of Augusts, upon his old “stamp
ing grounds.” In the general confusion
of a Gubernatorial question, why should
not James S. Hook answer as ournext Ex
cellency ? Judge W. W. Montgomery,
now of Savannah, was also in attend
ance, and there was shining fees for the
Judge in the great Wilson vs. Riddle
case. The verdict in this case was for
ninety thousand dollars. When was
there a larger incumbrance imposed by
a Georgia jury? And we noticed the
presence of Thomas Whitaker, Esq.,
who, we think, was “to. the manner born,”
and who now ranks well in the Troup
county bar.
lion. Ilerscliel V. Johnson,
The Eastern Georgia favorite, was pre
siding, of course with almost unequalled
ability, and, as we pronounce it, with
vigor and yet an admirable kindness.
We do admire his patience. Now, is he
to be the in-coming Governor? We
heard him say “I hope not.” There
ought to be no objection to eleoting him
a National Senator. What State can
send a ticket which would rival H. V.
Johnson and Benjamin H. Hill? Judge
Johnson is sixty-three years old and in
good health, with an intellectual power
truly remarkable and a spirit of patriot
ism worthy of emulation, ’tis so sincere
and thoroughly unselfish. His address
on the closing of the Reconstructing
Convention at Milledgeville, in October,
1865, will endear him to the people of
his adored State,
Blit tile Choice
Of Washington county is that he shall
be our Governor. They would readily
join in the petition of the Milledgeville
people to him to consent to the nomina
tion. Then Johnson declining, who
next, as we heard a troubled electioneer
ing candidate say, “here the thing is
mightily mixed. Colquitt is a favorite
here, we think; there were several com
panies from this county in his brigade.
It is said that in the mixture of chances
this may be a good time for Col.
Wofford. Mr. Tames has good friends
here also, he has made a good name,
as all who know him admit he is
richly entitled to. The tiue Christian
virtues and high toned character joined
with the splendid liberality of this gen
tleman, places him high in the estima
tion of our people. • There is no section
of the State engaged in an honorable en
terprise-public or charitable enterprise
—that has not felt the aid of hia ample
means, Strange that every business
man, every man desiring light taxation,
every hanker, merchant, and every
planter, is not a unit for John H. James.
Col. Hal’d email,
A gentleman says, divides the strength
with the others; and .he ought, in fact,
for he is irreproachable, and the
Lowndes paper did him injustice in the
allusion to his chairmanship of the Ex
ecutive Committee, and inquiring jf he
postponed the day of tlqi nominating
convention to visit all parts of Georgia
canvassing. Col. IT has not, to’an equal
extent of other candidates, roefe around
to tie seen, but whenever seep fee im
presses, for he is a man of inteileot and
sound judgment. Whenever invited and
asked for. Col. Hardeman has not feared
to show himself and address his people.
They feel an interest in their probable
future officers, aud wish to know them,
and have themselves given Col. Harde
man’s appointments. Georgia v?jl( have
in other hands no rqore hrjlhant and dig
nified administration qf her public affairs
than Thomas Hardeman will give her.
And my Heaven direqt the wie.qst
choice, interest in the Dresidegfiftl UP4
Congressional qogiinqea yje[d to this
grave subject with Georgians,
Voi.TJJ.TBEB.
THE COMING COTTON CROP. .
Report of tbo Agricultural Department—A
Small Decrease in Acreage—Good Showing
for Georgia—Local Damage Done—Present
Condition of the Crop.
Washington, June 15. qupe re
turns of the Department of Agriculture
indicate a slighfreduction of tqe area in
cotton and Comparative late planting ;
good stands, except in case of too
planting or Ruined by inundation ; a
growth not up tft ike average for the
season; healthy and improving condition
and clean culture, with exemptions caus
ed by heavy rains, that stimulate growth
and prevent working. The largest local
reduction of area has been in Louisiana,
caused by overflow and wet weather in
the planting season. The next largest
is Tennessee, where the seqson’has been
cold and wot. In certain districts in
Texas there has been an effort to substi
tute corn for'cotton, but 'in one-fourth
of the counties there has beep, a positive
increase, and jn nearly half the remain
der no decrease, whife the enlargement
of the total area of arable crops is 'ap
idly Increasing. ’The'ffgqres'fcfe acreage
are as follows; North Carolina, 98; South
Carolina, 99; Georgia, 94; F-orida, 89;
Alabama, 100; Mississippi, 98; Louis
iana, 89; Texas, 100; Arkansas, IQQ; Ten
nessee, 95. The reduction Is equivalent
to about three per cent. In yirglnia
and North Carolina is some com
plaint of s.wods and small growth
cold bights, thought the plants are
healthy and the culture generally clean.
Thb late planting promises well in, South
Carolina; early seeding has been pro
ductive of OQCtT •sands. The condition
very high in Georgia—season
able rains, fine weather for work. and
abundant’labor having been very favor
able. A. drought at ike lime of planting
has affected uoliivation very unfavorably
in Florida. The stands are generally good
in Mississippi and Alabama, and the
plants healthy, though small. In Louis
iana the overflows have serionsly injured
the orop in exposed localities A
drought in some parts 94 Texas has been
injurious, ljhqpsgat~i| looking well in
4rkans£& ana Tennessee, except in
plahes injured by excessive rains and in
undations: The condition of the several
States is as follows; North Carolina, 101;
Soqth Carolina, 9s;. Georgia, 103; Flor
ida, tgjj Alabama, 94; Mississippi, Off;
Louisiana, 89; Texas, 90; Arkqn.Bfls, 05;
Tennessee, 9s,
THIS GEORGIA CANTABS.
General Gartrell Declines ta Run.
{Special Telegram to Chronicle and Sentinel .]
Atlanta, June 16. The Common
wealth extra of this evening and to-mor
row's paper* will contain a letter pub*
lisped by 'Gen. L. J. Gartrell, a promi
nent Democratic candidate for Govern
or. withdrawing from the canvass.
8- $ w.
m Ull.iA •-'-r-— 1 --.—"
A dispatch wpa received at Columbia
Tuesday, the Revenue De
partment that its officers in Gregnyille
county had made another raid upon il
licit distillers, in which 1,000 gallons of
mash, sixteen bushels of corn, two dis
tilleries, one copper still and one prison
er, bad been captured,
THE WORDS OF LOGAN.
SPEECH OP THE ILLINOIS SENA
TOR AT CINCINNATI.
HU Voice la Still for War—A Frantic FI a mi
ter of the Bloody Shirt—The South Must
Continue in Bondage—What We May Ex
pect After November.
Mr. President and Gentleman of the
National Convention :
I know not what I can say to you that
would be of benefit in directing your
minds in that duty which you are called
on to perform. You are the chosen rep
resentatives of the Republicans of the
United States, thus assembled here for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for President and Vice-President upon a
Republican platform, to be voted for at
the next November election by the Re
publicans of the United States. To
pass over all that has been done by this
party of ours which has been of advant
age to the whole of this great country,
and to enumerate the many things that
have inured to the benefit of civilized
man, would be a work that I cannot now
undertake. Our coming campaign, in
my judgment, however, is to be of no
ordinary character. We have the evi
dences now before us in the demonstia
tions that are being made by the op
ponents of the Republican party, suffi
cient to satisfy us that the time has
again come for every lover of liberty
and freedom in this land to buckle on
his armor and be ready for the fray.
[Applause.] That whioh has been
achieved by our afmies; that which
has been made aud perfected for the
benefit of mankind by the intellect
of our party, is before the country for
them to deoide whether or not that
which has been made so far a sucoess
shall be still continued as a success in
this land, or whether all the truits that
have been gathered by <he Republican
party and by their exertions shall be
destroyed. It is for you to say whether
that which we have added to the Consti
tution of the country shall be maintain
ed, and shall be carried out by the laws
that shall be made by the Legislative
Department of the Government, and
that can only be made by that Depart
ment of the Government in the hands of
the Republican party, or whether you
will turn it over to the hands of those
who will legislate in opposition to the
principles that have been embodied in
that Constitution by our amendments.
[Cheers.] To you, then, this has been
referred, so far as presenting to the
country a man that will stand on the
platform and carry out these principles.
Let there be then no uncertain sound in
the platform adopted by the Repub ■
can party here to-day. [Cheers. ]
It is not for me to indicate
what your committee shall report
or what you shall adopt, except to
say, as a Republican, let there be
no uncertain sound on any vital question
before the American people. [Cheers. ]
This is a Republican Convention, and
it should oDly be eaptnred by Republi
cans and supported and maintained only
by Republicans [Loud cheers.] I have
learned while being a Republican
that Republicanism in this land
means liberty, freedom, the enjoy
ment of happiness, the protection
under our laws aljke to every citizen in
the confines of this eouutry, let him
come from where he may. [Cheers.]
Will you tell me that we have power to
protect the Americau oitizen on the high
seas, or in foreign lands ? I say the
Government that has power to stretch
forth its strong arm to protect the
Americau citizen in foreign lands has
the power, and it is bound in duty, to
protect him sirs, the Govern
ment that will not allow an insult to its
flag from a foreign foe, or to an Ameri
can citizen from a foreign foe, but that
will allow citizens to be trampled under
foot and deprived of eaoli and every
right guaranteed to them by the Con
stitution of the land in whioh they
live—that will allow them to be
murdered, plundered and robbed,
is not a government of freedom
and equality before the law, [Applause.]
The way to protect Americau citizens iu
their rights, and 'in the enjoyment of
that which they are entitled to under
our Constitution, is to enforce the laws;
to make such laws as will draw a safe
guard around eaoh aud every one of
them, and place in the Presidential
chair the man that will execute those
laws for the benefit and protection of
every oitizen of the country. [Cheers. ]
The man who tells me that the four
millions of unfortunate men of our peo
ple who have been made freemen by tli9
voice and the strong arm and will of the
Republican* and Union men of the
land, that they shall not have their
rights protected the same as ours, but
that they may be a prey at any day or
time or in any place to the men who
themselves will commit ail kinds of
depredations aud frauds for the purpose
of driving them into acquiescence in
wrong or to muting against their friepds,
tells of something which mqs.t not hap
pen. It is our duty to see that this
shall not be dp.tia. Now, one word in
reference to the signs of the times.
What is it that we see and we hear all
above and around and about us to-day ?
Look at the enemies of the Republican
party in this land. Do they sing the
praises of the American Union? Do
they sing praises of the quiet acqui
escence in the law of the laud ?
Do they oome forward and defy the
enemies of civilisation and* freedom and
say, “Here we stand with the banner of
freedom in our hands and weint nd to
waive it over this land and sustain all that
indicates civilization ?” Do we not find
them there among the enemies of out
people—l meat the enemies of Repub
licanism ? We find to-day the men in
this land who failed of sucoess in over
turning tliia G o Y®rnmeint by force of
arm engaged, since they have had “ac
cess to, a certain extent, in au attempt to
destroy the Government in a different
manner. The destruction of this Gov
ernment is contemplated not by arms,
not hy force, but by capturing the Gov
ernment and then nullifying every law
and every amendment of the Constitu
tion that gives that protection t,<\ our
citizens that we ourselves said they
should have when we v.are battling to
preserve the Union. [Applause.] Now
what is, the Start ? Wiiat is the eam
, mencoraeut of this new revolution ?
What does it mean, and what is it ?
First, it is the assassination of the pri
vate character of every leading Republi
can in the land- f Cheers and applause.]
; The ffrtA ift Wdsr is the dark chamber
proceedings against the leading oiti
aeas of America. The dagger of
destruction is to be drawn and
plunged to the very vitals of the
men who stand firm against the storms
that have rolled against liberty and
freedom in this land. Sir, every mpn is
to be stricken down. Etevy wan is to be
destroyed, I care not who he is, and
when I gqy these, things I havo no refer
euue fp, any individual, to any person,
i but it means, as I said, that the com
mencement is the disintegration pud de
struction of the Republican party by aa
sqilipg the party %nff destroying every
map, who has been prominent within its
ranks. With their destruction then the
conquest is simple. It needs but a
mere movement on the works, and the
deed is accomplished. Sir, I say that
the men that stand firm ap,{f hpidij vin
dicate the rights of the people and the
principles of Republicanism, no matter
who they are, where they live, or where
they may live, the Republics party
should sustain thqse m.eu o fur as they
deserve being sqstafned. [Cheers.] 1
do not m ßa h % wqy of paying I
excuses to make for any one man
or set of mem but f mean that the rights
of the peefhc ithftuld be guarded as well
as the]} hhvu been guaranteed them.
In conclusion, let me say this: Giw a us)
a Republican platform; give us as can
didates for Presideut Yioe-Presi
dent men known •„- ] and> and 1
have a d d . Whether I am a
Sboq, oattle? Of UOt is immaterial. The
Ot\C ypq name is my inaD; the man you
name is the Republican standard bearer
and is the man who, will be elected
(great cheering). I dislike to, hear it
said rye can elect this man, bat can not
elect that one. The Republican party,
if it is true to itself, oan elect whoever
you nominate. You have collected to
gether aa wise men, as discreet men; in
your bauds is reposed the confidence of
the United States; whateveryour wisdom
shall decide the Republicans of this
country shonld be satisfied with and
should acquiesce in, and, in my. judg
ment, the Repnblicans having or
dered you together, fail to support your
nominations are not true Republicans.
[Cheery and cries of “Good,” “Good.”]
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Buffett’* Election—The Eaatont Queetlon— *
Excr-Jitiou ot the Asaawlii. (
Paris, June 17,-- The Republican or
gana consider Buffett’s election to a life
Henatcuahip place in the Senate in op
position to the Chamber of Deputies
and universal suffrage. The Conserva
tive organs say the eleotion was not hos
tile to the administration bat an act of
jnstice.
Belgrade, June 17.— The Roumanian
Government has arrested several Ser
vians. Servia sent ap, energetic protest
to Bucharest.
June 17.—Hassan,
the assassin of the Cabinet Ministers,
was hanged this morning. The Servian
Government’s decision in favor of peace
is opposed by the wishes of a whole
people. The position of Prince Milan
is becoming dangerous. The Porte will
complain of Austria allowing volunteers
to cross, the frontier. Hassan intended
ta kill Pont Pasha only, and while
killing he muttered something about
avenging the Sultan. The Spanish Sen
ate has adopted the religions toleration
danse by 13 to 40. Buffett’s election was,
the result of a coalition of the Bonapart
ista, Legitimists and the Left Qeut^e,
SOUTH CAROLINA,
PALMETTO NEWS LEAVES.
Whooping cough prevails in Marlboro.
Planting has been late, but both cot
ton and corn are looking well.
More small grain than usual is plant
ed in this section this year, and the
crop is very good.
Mrs. Nancy Pearson, of Marlboro,
died near Rennettsville, on Wednesday,
at an advanced age.
Columbia has a street organ run by a
woman without a monkey. Its political
proclivities is not known'.
Some enterprising citizens of Chester
are agitating the question of erecting a
door, sash and blind factory.
It is said there are six hundred
scholars attending Sunday Schools reg
uarly, within three miles of Mullins.
It is understood that ex-County Treas
urer McDevitt, of Edgefield, is still in
Columbia, but owing to indisposition, is
keeping close.
The Mars Bluff Ferry has no flat. An
occasional solitary horseman is disap
pointed and when he is not a preacher,
is apt to swehr.
Mr. John Watson, of Greenville, died
on Saturday, at the extreme age of 88
years, having been Ordinary of the Court
for twenty-five years.
Big fish are sometimes caught in the
Pee Dee; it is said a large mud pulled a
young man in the river not long ago—it
must have been the Centennial Mud.
The Abbeville stores now close at 6
o’clock in the afternoon, and the clerks
and employees both have the opportu
nity of enjoying themselves before dai^.
From Liberty Hill section cheering
accounts of crops. Everything is iu
splendid condition, corn and cotton
growing finely, well worked and no
grass.
There was a meeting of the citizens, on
the first Saturdav/in J une, in the vicinity
of Boyd’s Cross Road, Laurens county,
for the purpose of organizing a Demo
cratic Club.
Laurens is said to be the moat thorough
ly organized county in the State, and
there every young man is enrolled, and
if any young man refuses to join he is
known and spotted.
The Governor of the State, the Lieu
tenant-Governor, the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House,
are all absent in attendance at the Cin
cinnati Convention.
Thieves this year have been so numer
ous that on the plantation of Mr. D. C.
McKinlay they have slo'en such vast
quantities of corn that he will be 'com
pelled to buy before another season.
An observing farmer says the cotton
crop is 10 per cent, better than last
year; that 25 per cent, less goods have
been bought up to this time, and that
cotton will go down to 6 cents.
President Duncan, Superintendent
Davies and Mr. Coleman, of the Spartan
burg and Columbia Railroad, have ar
rived in Columbia after a survey of the
jroute. The conviots will soon be put to
work.
The committee on the Florence fair.
grounds aqd race course report progress.
The looation will be in tho immediate
vicinity of the town; and it is expected
that the grounds and buildings will be
ready in a few months.
Aleck, under seutenoe of death for the
murder of John Murphy, at Lynchburg,
will expiate his fearful crime upon the
gallows at Sumter, on Friday next, 16th.
He still declares his readiness to die—
having, as lie says, given up the world
and made his peace with God.
Mr. Charles Carson, living near Rich
ardsonville, has gathered four hundred
bushels of oats (Mexican oats, ha calls
them) from ten acres, without using a
particle of manure of any kind. Who
shall say there is not life in the old land
yet? He sowed 19 bushels upon tljese
ten acres.
Rev. Aaron Warner, D. D., who lately
died in Amherst, Massachusetts, at the
age of eighty-one, was a city missionary
in Charleston at the beginning of his
ministerial labors. He served there for
three years from 1819 to 1822, and then
preaoned a short time in Florida before
returning North
The Anderson Democratic Club -are
asking John R. Cochran, the Republi
can Senator of that county to resign, “to
the end that the good people of the coun
ty may be able to elect in his plane a de
oent, honest and capable man, who can
aud will represent the interests of the
people of the county,”
On Monday the Edgefield Grangers
met at the Pine House. Col. A. B.
Smedely, Lecturer of the National
Grange, was introduced by Gen. Gary
aqd spoke for an hour, and was followed
by State Lecturer Lipscomb. A sub
stantial dinner was spread and the day
passed off pleasantly.
The young ladies of Yorkville Fem ale
Institute will give an entertainment on
Thursday evening, 22d instant, at which
will be exhibited tableaux and p'jr/orm
ancejmf charades, interpersed w’.th good
mnaio. The entertainment is to be for
the benefit of a Rendiug Olub, which
the young ladies propose to organize.
News and Courier: Mr. John R. Miot,
of Columbia, was in the city yesterday
for the purpose of making arrangements
for the visit of the Mexican war veterans,
who will visit Charleston on the 28th.
Mr. Miot states that there are about
ninety-six of the veterans in the State,,
and that about forty of them will partici
pate in the Charleston Centennial.
The Columbia Female College has
©loaed its doors for the session, in con
sequence of the prevalence of typhoid
fever. Four oases broke out in the in
stitution, one of whioh proved fatal,
when Professor Janos deemed it better,
as there were only two weeks more for
study, to send the young ladies home.
Mr, Mordecai David, a citizen of Co
lumbia, was day before yesterday
brought before Trial Justice Marshall,
on a warrant issued at the instanoe of
one J. A. Hennyman, of Spartanburg,
charging him with disposing of watches
and jewelry entrusted to him for sale
upon commission and of the value of
SI,OOO. Mr. David waived an examina
tion, and gave bail in the sum of S2,OCKX.
A gentleman in Columbia the other
day said that previous to the Centennial
year, “corn bread” had been considered!
'the “staff of life,” but that now, inas
much as blackberries preponderate in
quantity and prico, serious thoughts
havo been entertained relative to revis
ing the maxim of the hoary past and al
lowing it to read “blackberries are the
staff of life.’*
An old man, who gave his name. as
Henderson, and said he was a citizen of
Horry oonnty, but from subsequent in
formation it is very likely he, was from
Lumberton, N. C., and bin name was
Barnes, sought relief the County
Commissioners, who sent him to the jail
to be taken care of until he could be
sent out to Um poor farm. Before he
could be swnt out to the poor farm it was
ascertained that he was somewhat de
mented, and he was kept in jail for pro
tection. He died in jail on last Monday
night, and was burned in the graveyard
by the take on Tuesday.
The citizens of Bennettsville ' iie ] d 8
meeting in that plsoe recent!-. f or the
purpose of inducing the sto.J K h, dd erß of
the Fayetteville and Flo- Railroad
to ehsnge Recourse o* the road so as to
run through Benq e ttsviile; and a com
mittee, was appointed to correspond with
the President and Directors in regard to
,ae mat(4. The President, Mr. Mo-
Ketbqa, States in reply that it would be
much ont of a direct line to go by way
of Bennettsville, but “hoped to see the
day when a branch line will intersect
with a convenient point on the road.”
Mr. McKethan expresses strong hope of
the road being completed at an early
day.
COTTON.
Th Crop in Texas.
Galveston, Texas, June 9, 1876.
To the President and Board of Di
rectors of the GaJweston Cotton Ex
change—Gentlemen : Your Committee
on Information and Statistics beg to
submit the following report. We sent
out on the 22d of May questions to two
hundred correspondents in Ninety coun
ties, and received only seventy-nine re
plies from forty-eight counties, dated
from the 26th of May to the Ist of Juu*.
First. The area of land planted in oot
ton in this State compares with last year
as follows : Sixteen counties reporting a
decrease of from 5 to 33} per cent.; sev
enteen counties reporting the same as,
last year; fifteen counties reporting an.
increase of from 5 to 33} percent.; the
land planted averaging abont the sam
as last year. Second and third : No
overflow or damage reported. Fourth.
The character of the weather for plant
ing this year compared with last year
is as follows : Twenty-two oonnties re
porting the same as last year; fifteen
counties report less favorable; eleven
counties report more favorable. Fifth.
Thirty-seven counties report the stand
of eotton good; five oonnties report fair;;
six counties report not good. Sixth.,
The ootton orop is reported in ten coun-.
ties to be as early as last year; four coun
ties two weeks earlier; thirty-fonr coun
ties about two weeks later. Seventh..
The labor in number and efficiency is.
fully as good as last year. Eighth. No
fertilizers are used in this State. Ninth.
The condition of the cotton orop is good,
but about two weeks late. Tenth. The
rains in the latter part of May have
been benefioial, generally improving the
prospects. Respectfully, John Focke,
Chairman: G. A. Hill, H. L Anderson,
GL W. Embrey, H. Dreier, Committee
on Information and Statistics.
