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National Republican., 1880-03-09
An Antl-Sherman Feeling in Georgia.
ATLANTA. GA. Fob. 90 1880

To The Editor of The National Republican:
Snt: am native Republican and desire to
furnish to your columns some information re-
gnrding tho sentiments and actions of my
party in this State. A few days since Camden
county held its primary convention and
elected two representatives to the State con-
ventiOn, which convcnes April 81 in this city.
The convention, before elccting its Representa-
tives was addressed by Colonel Thomas NJ
Blodgett in rather long but very interesting
speech, setting forth in very bitter terms his
contempt for the Hon. John Sherman. After
be finished he offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously passed:
WHEREAS, The Hon. John Sherman has an.
nOunCed his name for Presidential hOn0rs ANA has
endeayorod to control the Republicans Of the
South by appointing to Federal positions the bascst
and vilesL Of men, political trCkstcrR, dishonest
wirc-pulers and, above all, men who have no
Ghnractero or standing in tho community in which
they reside therefore, he il
Res0lGed First that the Republicans of Camden
county disnpprOve of his course and condemn with
censure his dsgraccful actions. Second, that we
have not forgotten the manner in whice Sherman
acted toward the Republicans of South Carolina
aud Louisiana in deserving them in the dark hour
of need aud leaving thnm 10 the mercy OF their
political ndverSar.eS. Third thnt we use our best
eudcayOrs % circulate the action OF this COuven-
ton through the entire state, and urge friends
aud those friendly with our party to support for
this high and most dSting glishel office the strong.
est aud most substantial man known to the Amcrl-
can pcOpu-GcncrUl T. :. Grant Fourth that the
delegates 10 the STATE convention instructed to
use every honorable means in their power to select
delegates TO Chicago who viii advocate with On.
thuSiOsn the nomination of General Grant ana IN
the event Of his declining. to support Senator
Roscoe GOneling, Of New York Rs their second
choice and IN no event must they vote for any one
who Is In the least favorable TO John sherman for
We believe him to be untruo to his party principles
and unworthy the support OF an honest Repub
lcan.
Bodgatt has been q very warm supporter of
sherman, and when ho deserts his cause be-
licve that it will be impossible for Sherman to
carry the Georgia delegation. Bodgctt is q
young but very active aud Intelligent poll.
tiCiuu, having been constant companion Of
his deceased father, tho Hon Foster Blolgett,
who was the best organizer and shrowdest
known to the political history of
Georgia. In "a few weeks Mr.. Editor, l will
prove conclusively to your mind that General
Grant will control the solid Georgia delega.
tiOu TO Clicapo l. O. d.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
FROM THE GUILE.
Heyolts and Rumors of ReyoIts.

HAVANA, March SIN San Domingo, on
February 20, an insurrection broke out in tho
South. General Antonio Costello, the leader
of the insurgents, was killed, with six Of his
companions. In the capital slxtocn persons
implicated in the movement were under ar
rest aud, il was expected, would he executed,
The government wus master Of tho situation,
and Mt the lust advices, February 29, all was
quiet politically, while business was active,
The latest advices from liayti indicate that
troubles were gathering for President Salo'
mon, although no definite OF trustworthy in.
formation has yet come to hand as to their
character and importance. Both chambers
were In session.
All recent reports Of the state of aiIairs In
Venezuela are vague aud uncertain, owing to
tho suppression of communications by tho
government, Nevertheless IL was positively
known that tho city Bolivar had pronounced
against the existing government aud had a
strong force to back mp its revolt President
Guznan Blanc1 was we'll prepared for the cou-
Aict, but considerable doubt was felt with re-
gard to the fidelity Of other sections Of the
republic,
National Republican., 1880-03-09
POLITICAL.
Maine's Response to GarceIon.

BANGOR, March s.-Brewer, Hampdon, New.
port, Pitts6eld and Milford all elected Repub-
lcan town officers to-day. Piscataquis county,
Dover, Foxcroft and Milo went Republican.
Sangerville, always heretofore Democratic,
elects full Republican and anti.couuting-out
ticket. Atkinson, before Democratic, elects Il
full Republican ticket.
BELFAST March S.-Hon. William b. Swan,
Republican, was reelected mayor to-day.
BIDDEFoRD, March S.-.Charlcs NJ. Moses,
Republican,, was elected mayor. The Demo-
Gratis carried the city last year.
BANGOR, March 8.--W. II. Brown, Rcpubli.
can, was re rejected mayor to-day. Tho Re-
publicans carry four out of seven wards and
two others are very close.
AUGUSTA March SIN the city election to-
day Peleg o. Vickery, Republican, was elected
mayor by 534 majority. Tho Republicans
carry every ward. The Democrats and Green
hackers both had candidates in the field.
NORTH BERwIcK March S.-The Green
backers to-day elected every town officer.
FREEPoRT March 8,-Ropublican town
officers were elected here to-day.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
PenmsylvnnIA RIot nrIbery Cnsca.

HARRISBURG, March s-The riot bribery
cases came up at 2 o'clock to-day, Judges
Pearson and Henderson on tho bench. Messrs.
Brewster Mann, Cassidy, Hess Lamberton,
Albright, Weiss Hall, Jordan aud Armstrong
counse for defense, aud Messrs. Holinger
district attorney, J. W, Simouton, Matt Car.
penter i. B. Gowen, Jere Black, j. c. Nc.
AlarnGy and George Irwin, counsel for tho
Commonwealth, were all present, In the cases
of tho Commonwealth vs. Charles B, Salter
aud Jesse Il. Crawford, charged with corrupt
solicitation, pleas of guilty were entered by
tho defendants. William IL, Kcmble entered
u plea Of guilty aud protested that he never
did conupty oler any money or thing Of
value TO either or any of the persons named in
the bill of indictment, Judge Pearson scri-
Ously doubted the legality of this form Of plea,
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Another Man wants promotion.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March g. 1850.


To he Editor of The National Republican,;
STR The boom for the retirement of army
officers has again been started. This time
Lieutenant Colonel Emory Upton claims the
honor Of putting the ball in motion by inscrt.
ing in the last number of tho united SerricO an
article headed Facts in Favor Of Compulsory
Retirement" The Lieutenant. Colonel cites q
great many facts" TO suit his views, but he
omits to state the great aud overwhelming
"luct." ono which lies at the bottom Of his zeal
to reform the army, and that is If II compulsory
bill Is passed he Lioutcnant- Colonel Upton)
will become II colonel of artillery. 1t was not
expected that Colonel Upton would state any
"iUcts" in his article that did not support his
cause. He consequently fails to give the
names Of officers over sixty years of ago who
distinguished themselves neither does lie give
us the names Of younger officers who did not
distinguish themselves vixen they had Il
chance. lIe fails to cuumoratc the humorous
young officers who failed during our last war,
nor does he mention the gallant Sumner, the
ChiYalrous Hcintzlcman and many others who.
though over the charmed age, distinguished
themselves greatly. The fIct is, Mr.. Editor,
it is nothing but seliishness which actuates the
advocates of mpusory retirement. They
seek promotion ut the expense of officers who
have seen longer and better service than them.
selves. The present law for retirement is II
good one. So ouG as an oAlcer Is competent
mentally and physically, to discharge his
duties efficiently he is retained. Officers now
holding high rank won it In the field
or in the discharge of important staff duties
Should Il great war break out now, who would
the country call to command her armies ?
Would it be General Sherman, sixty years of
age, or Colonel Upton? These young men
who are clamoring for compulsory retirement
have already been rewarded to the full extent
of their services.
Colonel Upton graduated in 1861 at West
Point, aud nov, after only nineteen years Of
service, stands at The head of the lieutenant.
coOncs Of the artillery, and is the youngest
officer Of that grade, and still ho is not happy.
The American people just having gone through
tremendous civil war, feel that they arc as
well qualified to judge of thoir military or.
ganizuiOus ms he is But why contine
compulsory retirement 10 the army? Why
not pass II law that no man shall be eligible
to sit in Congress who is over sixty.two? No
doubt but what Il large number Of ambitions
young statesmen could be found to favor such
II law, and to step into the shoes Of our grave
aud reverend seniors of the Senate aud the
House. See the effect of compulsory rotiru-
ment on the navy. Some Of the hest minds
aud ablost men of large experience are laid
aside by law at siXty.two, aud their services
are lost to the Government. No other gov
crnment in the world ever perpetrnted such
folly rs to slaughter by wholesale its best SER
wants. CIVIC.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Federal Election Laws Sustained.

A decision WAS rendered in the United
States Supreme Court yesterday in the cuse of
Albert SiebOld ct al., election judges of the
State OF Maryland Indicted, tried and con-
viCtod in the United States Circuit court for
the district of Maryland, at tho November
term, 1873, upon the charge Of doing acts
unauthorized by the State laws and by tho
laws of the Unitod States, and interfering
with supervisors Of election and United States
Deputy marshals in the performance of their
(tho lutters) duties. Tho petitioners here
pray for writs ofhabeas corpus and certiorari
in order TO bring their cases before this COURT
on tho ground that the statutes under
which they were indicted generally
known rs the Federal elections laws)
are unconstitutional and void. This
court in Gn elaborate opinion by Justice
Bradley, ailirms the constitutionnlity and
validity of the statutes in question, sustsins
the jurisdiction OF the Circuit court under
those statutes, aud denies tho writs of hubcss
corpus and ccrtiorar prayed for. In the case
of tx parte Clarke, election judge in tho city
of Cincinnati, involving, substantially tho
same question, viz, the constitutionality OF
the Federal election laws the court refers TO
its opiuiou in tho Maryland case ms decisive
of all the questions raised, anl orders tho
prisoner remandod to tho custody of the United
States marshal. Justice Field delivered II dis
scntiug opinion covering both cases.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
British Parliament 60 be Disso,vod

LONDON, March s.-In the House of Lords
to-day the Irish relief bill was read third
time. The bill, therefore. has now passed
both Houses of Parliament.
Lord Bcdconsficld said when tho Chancellor
had made his financial statement in the House
of Commons, which he hopes to do Mt once,
and when arrangements behtting the occasion
arc complete, the queen would be advised to
dissolve Parliament.
The news of the dissolution created great
excitement in the provinces. Immediately
after its announcement Mr.. Parncl was tee-
graphed to return.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
The DEATH of !" rrIend syIscs.n

Hon, George Sykes who died recently IN
Mansfield township, New Jersey, was an ex.
member of Congress from the Second district.
Ho served in the Tw0nty'eighth aud Twenty
ninth Congresses, lsi3 to lSi7, aud was aboard
tho Princeton, in 1874 when the Poaccmaser
gun exploded and killed, Secretaries Upsher
aud Gilmer, lie also served in the House OF
Assembly in 1877, '75 aud 40. Al the timo
of his death he WIS scventy.oight years of
ago. He was born of Quaker parents, near
Sykesyillc, aud was best known In Washing.
ton rs "Frieud Sykes the Quaker member Of
Congress" lie used "lhee' aud chou for
you in conversation, aud was general
lavOrte, both officially aud socially.
National Republican., 1880-03-09

The plea was then withdrawn until to-mor.
row or Wednesday afternoon. In William +.
Rumbergcr's case plea Of guilty was entered.
Christian Longs case was continued until
tomorrow morning on account of the sickness
of the defendant. Subsequently Mr.. Herr
counsel for Mr. Kembe, entered u plea of
guilty, but with leave of tho court files this
protest: That this thing is not be con.
structed into an admission that the defendant
did corrupty offer any money or thing of
value to any of the persons named in this bill
OF Indictment" The court accepted this plea,
and Kemble's case was thus disposed of with
out the asked.for delay. The court then ad-
Joutncd the case until tomorrow at o'clock.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
BlacIlmnIIIng In The District.

The following bill for the punishment of
extortion aud Matchmaking in the District of
Columbia was introduced in the House yester.
day by Mr., Covert, OF New York aud referred
to the Judiciary Committee:
That from and after tho passage OF this act every
person who shall, IN the District Of Columbia,
either verbally or by written or printed COM
muuicaton threaten 10 accuse another of any
OhausG against the laws Of any Stte or of the
United states, or of ANY act involving moral ter.
p,ude with intent thereby tp eNtou mpncy, prop
urty or other pcCumUry benefit whatever, shall
upon conviction be sentenced TO suffer imprisIu-
mont In the pcuigeutiary for term not less than
one nor more than ten years,
National Republican., 1880-03-09
The Telegram War,

OMAHA, March Sin accordance with the
order of the local and the United States courts
General Superintendent uumstone, of the
Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company, to-day
took possession Of the Atlantic & Pacific wires,
lately seized by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, aud re-establishcd connections. No
resistance was offered on the part of the Union
Pacific Company.
In view of the above, the Atlantic & Pacific
Telegraph Company have issued the following
order:
Our property on the Union Pacific railway hay.
ing been restored to us by order of the local and
United States courts, our connections have been
re.established and business will be accepted for
oil points OH that railway us heretofore.
A. Is, CHANDLER, Sup't.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Confedernto Courtesy,
9 EdIlor Of TNs NalIonM RepuLIIean.

10 me Edtt0r OF me NdtiOHW RepHJttcdM
A lady, whose Republican sympathies were
thoroughly aroused by case which needed
pecuniary aid, was assured bya Republican
member of tho House that If sho would pre-.
sont the case to Senators, he would personally
aid such a work in the House. With such en-.
couragomcnt from a nobohearted man, the
lady began her work of sending IN her cards
seeing Senators and receiving contributions
quietly aud without the observation of any
of the Democratic guardians Of the public
welfare But, "onoo upon time" Angus
Cameron sent out 80 with his name subscribed
was engaged, unable to come out, but sent the
needful. 10 tho lady's next card came the
request from Senator Sharon that she would
send in her business. Proceeding to fold the
papers, the yigilnt scrgoant'at.Nrms insisted
upon seeing them before he could allow them
to be taken in, After seeing their purpose,
National Republican., 1880-03-09
A Murderer AlIoved to E,cnno,

CINCINNATI, March Son Saturday night
Logansport, Ind, jail for the murder of John
Raymond Jackson, of Brooklyn, N. Y, last
September, finding four doors between him
and liberty closed, but not locked quickly
mado his way out, carefully closing the doors
after him. lle has not since been heard from,
although q reward has been offered for his
body, dead or alive. Much excitement pro.
walls, and tho officials are severely criticized
for the negligence which permitted his escape.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Another Cremation caso.

PHrLA DELPHIA, March s.--A special dis.
patch from Washington, Pa, says instructions
have been received by tho Lcmoyue cxoc-
utors from Professor Felix Adler, of New York
city, for the cremation of n friend. The fires
wero started in tho crematory to-day. The
cremation will take place on Tuesday. No
further information can be obtained now
NEW YORK, March S.--Dr Samuel Hahn,
thirty.ninc years Of age and a Hungarian by
birth, is the person who is TO bo crCmatcd at
Washington, Pa, tomorrow lie died in this
city on Saturday of ferysipelas
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Hayps Charges Not Sustained.

YANKroN, d. r.. March s.-The fourth
case against DR.. Livingston, Indian Agent Mt
Grow Creek, charged with crookedness by
the Hayt-Hammond dynasty, WIS concluded
to-day in the United States Court. The jury
was ont three days and finally disagreed.
Eleven were for returning special verdict
that the defendant had mado n technical
violation Of the law, but was innocent of any
intent to defraud the Government or iudi-
viluals. The twelfth man stood for uncon-
ditional acquittal. There are three moro in
dictments pending,
National Republican., 1880-03-09
A Democratic DarISey in the Governm ent
MoON.PIle.

A bill has beon introduced by a Democratic
member, and is now pending in tho DCmO-
cratic House of representatives,, which is the
joint inspiration of timber thieves and their
attorneys. The bill Is said to have the support
of majority of tho members of that body;
but whether this is true or not II certainly
has for its sponsors and advocates some very
prominent Democratic leaders For its mere
introduction Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, Is re-
spOnsible, but how IL received the approval of
the Committee on Public Lands is yet to be
explained, 1t IS not our purpose to charge
Mr.. Herbert with any attempt at wrong do.
ing; he was doubtless used as an instrument
by those who are to share tho plumber when
tho theft is accomplished aud he was doubt
less selected for the reason that numerous
prosecutions have been sot on foot in his State
for insignificant deprGdutiOns, when the tim.
bGr was actually needed and used for the per.
sOnal wants of the pc0ple-his constituents;
but the bill for which he is responsible was
intended for different purpose and diff
fereut class Of Offenders, aud is so drafted as
to protect tho great timber.thicyes of the
Northwest where millions of dollars worth of
Government timber have been stolen and sold
to enrich ring of adyGnturers in Minnesota
aud others against whom suits arc now pend
ing TO compel them to disgorgc. The Herbert
bill osteusbly intended to protect settlers
who have trespassed where necessity almost
compelled them, is artfully framed, with The
design of protecting tho spectators who have
bcem made rich by Systematic wholesale
robbery of the public lands, and, as part of
tho scheme, proposes TO reduce the price of
the best lands from $3.50 por acre to 81 .25,
aud gives u clean bill of health to the ring and
their co.conspiptors. If tho Secretary
of the Interior can spare few moments
from the study of civilservco rules he would
do well to give his attention to this branch of
his business.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
P4RNELL IN M0NTRE4E.
Tho Most Enthusiastic Reception Yet Re
ceiyed.

CeiYed.
MONTREAL, March S.-Mossrs. Pirncll and
Dillon arrived tonight fiom Toronto They
we're met at Vandrcuil twenty miles west of
this city, by Mr.. McNamee, president of the
St. PatriGk's Society, and others. When Par.
nell stepped fran tho train he was received
with vociierous cheers from an immense
crowd. IIo was then placed in n splendiily
equipped sleigh drawn by four white horses
aud escorted to ST, Llwronce Hall Hotel by n
torchlight procession, consisting of various
Catholic societies. On reaching McGill street
tho crowd Embarrassed tho horses and at
tached ropes to the carriage aud drew II the
remainder OF tho distance amidst frantic
cheers of the multitude. At the hotel Parnell
met with a perfect ovation. He will hold a
reception tomorrow in the hotel, aud In the
evening lecture at the Theatre Royal. Par
nell and Dillon state that their reception Mt
Montreal was superior 10 anything since their
arrival on this continent.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
NnInlmliIlnms.

Tho President sent the following nomiua.
tious TO the Senate Yesterday;
Observation-Disclosures X. Nil ward, at Lex.
ington, Ky,i George II. Fullerton, Brockton,
Mass.
Promotions In the Nlyy--Ensign SImuel C.
Lamley, OF North Carolina, to be master midi
shipmuu; +. II, Sherman, Of Missouri, to DO
ensign.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Have the IndInns Anv R,cbtsq

On tho 2tth ult. THE NATIONAL REPUBLI-
CAN gavo its views on the subject of the In
dian Territory and the prospective action of
Congress thcreupon. Since then a bill has
been reported TO tho House which fully
justilics the spprchonsous INDUCED at that
time. 1t is not practicable now TO give the
full text tho bill or to treat its provisions as
thoroughly as they merit Suffice for the
present that brief synopsis Is presented. OF
the thirty-sevou sections IL contains thorc are
twoEtythree which provide for the establish
ment ofa United States court under the treaties
of 1896, which are subject tosurious objections,
especially that portion Which rclutcs to the
extent of its Jurisdiction, which largely tran
sceuds tho limit of tho treaties which are
claimed to authorize IT.. 1t is held that four
teen sections are without u shadow of warrant
either In treaty or law-eleven of which are
not obligatory until ratified by the councils of
the natives affected BY its provisions. Two of
these unwarruntcd sections, thirty.fvc and
thirty-six, to which the consent of the Indian
councils arc not required, provide the manner
in which an Indian can ALLEVIATE himself at
will from his nation and become citizen of
the United States upon his own affidavit Of
competency to support himself, etc, aud
which authorize the Secretary Of the Interior
TO pay to such persons their lands and funds
held in trust for tho Nation.
1t unreasonable TO suppose that the Indian
councils are suicidal enough to ratify provis,
ions such rs section 34 for Instance which
closes with these words provided that moth
ing hercinbefore contained shall b. construed to
prevent the pre.emption laws Of tho United
States from applying TO the lands authorized
herein to bo sold" This means that after 100
acres of the Indians own lands have been par
cced out to him, and the remainder he is led to
suppose will be sold and the proceeds placed to
his credit, that any one could claim them un.
der the preemption and homestead acts. In
this way it is left a matter of mere desperate
chance that one acre Of his land will be sold
for his own benefit.
Who can doubt tho wisdom shown in the
work Of these lawmakers when viewed in
the light ofcoonies already organized to march
within the borders of the Indian Territory
1t would seem mere chld's play to ask that
the Indians shall consent to such proposition.
Why is not the consent of the Indian required
to the Offering up of their members upon
the altar Of United States citizenship, or
for that matter, to tho enlarged Jurisdiction
of tho court established by this bill? 1t is
difficult to ascertain from It's confused terms
just what Is the intention of the bill, or to dis
cover in what manner tho condition of the
people of tho Indian Territory is to be inn
proved by any such measure. The rights of
the Indians seem to demand, under tho trea-
ties and promises of the Government, that no
change shall be made without their consent.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
The Meston.O,Lcary Match.

SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-Tho Weston.
0'Leary walking match began this morning.
There was a small attendance at the start
Both men are In excellent condition.
SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-There was Il
good attendance at the walking match to.
night. At s:50 p. m. OLeary completed his
hundredth mile and left tho track. Weston
continued walking, and at o'clock had scored
eighty.six miles.
National Republican., 1880-03-09
Chlnese ror the South.

Sr. LOUIS, March s.-Hon. Henry F. schar-
rett, a planter of Pass Christian, Miss, is now
here, and says that In view of tho negro exc.
dus from the South and tho disturbed con.
dition of things in his section, tho planters
have considered the question to some extent
of attempting to obtain Chinese laborers. Cor.
respOndence has already been had with ono
of the Chinese companies and probably some
Cinnamon will be set to work in Southern
Mississippi in q few weeks.