, 1865-11-24
Af1nifs in Southwestern Georgia.

counties In this section indicates, howeye
that few thousand votes were cast In tt
State for Mr. Stephens, notwithstanding h
decltnation. Judge jenkins WIS, rs I la,
before had occasion to say, strongly oppose
to accession and though he quietly acqu
esced IN the decision of the Convention ,
1851, his friends have a1l the while know
| that lie never ceases to regret the rerol,
torary course Of the South. His pos,tIo
through The war US the head OF the Judiclar
Of the State removed him from the field {
conflict, and he very rarely spoke publfcl
upon any Of the questions In Issue. While h
was not an avowcd unionlst, like Joshua Hil
| he was very far from being disuuioulst or
hearty supporter Of tho rebellion. He il on
OF The ablest and wisest men of the Soutt
has reached the mature age Of sixty year
and In all his private relations is without II
proach. His eleetion does not 20 much ezpre.
Tie sentiment Of the people, who would hav
preferred war man, az The judgment of n
politicians on the necessities Of IN situa.ios
When he Is allowed to assume tho duties c
| his Office, he will, doubt not, discharp
them with yigor and On o national basis. Hj
election makes vacancy on the suprem
bench, for which there are already half
dozen candidates, Of whom the most nroml
nent are tho Provisional Governor johnson
Ex-Governor Hesahel v. johnson. and Juilp
1Tcrson L. Harris, OF AIlIledsey11le. tn
choise is with the Legislature.
AEAnEn OF CONGRESS.
Columbus Is in the Third Conere.siona
! District, composed Of the counties Of Muscc
gee, schley, Taylor, Talbot, Harris, Troup
Merawether, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, Cay
ton, Carroll, Campbell, Harrison and Pauld
Ing. In this District there were two caudl
datea, Col Hugh Buchanan, Of Covet
county, md Judge BENZ. Il. Bigham Of Trou1
. county. I belierc there was also third
though, as he could not take the test oath. h
scarcely received votes enough to eiye hi
name, much less to define his locality,
Mr.. Bigham has many times been men,
bcr of the Lower House Of the Lerialature
and generally occupied very important posi-
tions On the committees OF that body. He /:
now one Of the Superior Judges Of The State
Of the Atlanta circuit. He defined his posi-,
ton N = lengthy card, OF which the substance
is to The following paragraph:
NJ opposed the secees Ion OF Gcorgta from the
unionf hot !. nevtrfhe}ess, regret to see that nc
hare candidste lor Congress in This district who
comments himself x sAytnE he think ha can take
inE tor myself am not ready 10 write traitor ove1
the gave o. the hounzed dead. l would not, II
son 81 .s r. Dr 0 III t.
and substantial support Of tho President fe.erytnp
70 m5seh the msnlr right to dise1tuinate aud 10
thnE he Is WTong % Wiii ~, - ~ eonseaentonsly n
sacrifice pranciple; nor by nv ar :, ~ peM 1o "
mine, fountsnsuee the prescription OF INV man fr
pszt tSp SSpimons ,o u md rRs.f L. a slnsol1 Vasa
ray tns 9se o. our people shal oe my Eatc-"
Mt bucnanan Is lawyer, BY profession,
.sa wno ~ sslsea tNo terms IN the upper house
LILLY, ~ .IG Agsa.u1e. ne "as m original seces-
sioaist, s and entered the rebel army in April,
!eoi, Is lhird Lieutenant He rosc through
s9.. tse ,n.esmeaiato e1aaes 70 Lieutenant Colo
ne'ry ana a. the battle OF PaFtllion Station,
IN june, ls63; was SO scyerely wounded that
se,'aa WIS 'no9SnI ior monlns he could not re-
e hs ana ~ taSt ne ~as not able TO return
" n1e soH4oAnn !" nen tnc Confederate armies
s..0;u!,e us eafo contains the following
psl1ous pat1s1'pa' ......
ag not o. be a,ss Or improper TO state for The
mt se1ees md thronr d. 70 vi; " H.
Or 0eorEa, eutcrsd tufo fhe amy az 5hc nn5d..
rae saies: eesred in the amy Of Virginia, and did
snd - ~ ~ 70 1ns es3ss o. TIE South
stses 10 aS, VA escr passed hy H. Gonerrss ni
The Confederate suites. bv which ! conia he ~. ~
gut1ed to take mp nzs dnsing the whole struggle.
VIZ exempt By the laws q ibe Confederate staies:
ctriiuns 70 70 ths aH m.se Q! M toe exemption and
si1ed i6e 1sp 70 ~ ,ae 1as he ssnse
separate md distinct nationally pasesd sNsY. +
feel hat not responsible for tint failure Il any
way; ~ citizen. soldier and MN, did al 1
eoulo 10 ensure suoeees-
You sec, 1t was no question between q
unionist and a dlsanionist, but mere con-
test between two rebels OF course the one
turns have been received from but two Of tie
fifteen counties of the district. They piyea
large majority for Buchanan, aud thcir yer.
dict will not be reversed by the full vote OF
the district.
!. Col. Buchanan's county organ eays of him
from this State in intellect and cTery yirtue
that adorns the human character.h The
on which be f}nnrhf II 6ecesso,r :, ~. Gs h3s
views and fhcrrn1,or, he csntions1v otan-,,na ~
ttThe Southern State ara % onnossd o - nee1n
It the power dpes fsot r;phffnl,y e4sst any.
9hcre 10 force It nnon them Privnfctv x.
[k shaken III as a, Fhie LAWYER ~ n,,cJ yar. Nv
,onai character. - Aoe1 pe'
orurp rvc,,,,-a
1 1.i4os,
. ~ tne secona GongfesSaonal Dlstrict CON.
pIls11e 4, S me eAlfemo soutn*estern section Of
[ne atate-t"snIy-t"0 eo1nt1es-thete we're
tAeH .Mo w ocaanu'uates-oen' IAll Cooh ana Or.
). =. nlouot- hcn: Cook was originally op-
posea 70 secsaslon, pnt "en1 INTO Inc waf as
soou as ne staIe xent oat O. me union, and
.,I1aa g11atneo N II 70 Inc eno-Tecc'T1ng some
). ,.isns Fs.s "ou1as; ne "as one ol INC siienl
ufjrs.. rcasnnabiv veil 5isnosed toTard iha
sovernment- Dr. Blount opposed secession,
opposed the war, and now saws that Htbe
3lfy hope for The peace, happiness and pros-
Is 81 I'D Il
al support Of The Union and the President"
D. cotfse Gen. Cook is elected in this district.
tbough doubt II lie t'iu get more Than fifty
lines as many votes as his competitor!
In the South Congressional Dist1Iet-and
he Second, Third aud Fourth Districts, COM
Southwestern quarter Of the state-there.
seEc also hut two candidates, 50 far as
r know-Aon: X. q, Gabanfss, y ho cannot take
thc test oath, and Dr. A. J. Simmons, who
c can. nave seen none OF the retnrns, bnt
NJ Cabanlss u "1thouL Doubt, elected. lie
Was In the late convention, has long been
man q q local prominence, u gentleman Of
The old school, occupies sent on th6 bench |
o the superior Court, md talks quite senai- |
oiE oi me present condition OF affairs.
Mftnont waiting for the returns, eau
safely say that In The whole CT Southwestern
Georgia The minor elections have Invariably
zone g IN favor Of men Who heartily supported
-~- N-' N".A"S - sA-H- - - 6AAfttC NNNAh3
% whose favor TO make an exception. The
senator from the three counties Of which this |
g one vas an original secessiontst, as were
also both the representatives elect from this
so1nty, and all three arc elected By large ma
Foritics over the oppsing candidates.
MORAL or TIE x1rcr7oSs.
s,rcs +ba Conro,.,or .7,o,,r,os Iha- hoo
,sait;,t, ~ atSI4 nats oesa
~, eat,n9;os ~ ~ ae ~ as VI W
snunt;es nhcr9ver s 81, issna uaa 1meds -.
[he canyass for deleeates in HAD Conys snt,an'
|hr election Tesnftrd n fayor II men who sera
In 1871 and noninst fins. |