Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-25

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notable events Of last week was the very able
speech delivered last Tuesday night by Senator
Jones. The reputation of the speaker had
attracted large concourse of the best and
most respectable citizens among whom were
numerous ladies, while sprinkled through the
audience were seseral prominent Republicans
1t was noticeable from the commencement of
the address that perfect sympathy existed
between the speaker and his hearers, and the
earnest and close attention given to his re-
marks was the best tribute paid to his ability
and eloquence.
! The various topics discussed were handled in
! q vigorous. mastery style, and the impressive
manner or Senator Jones gave weight and
| force 70 his arguments. His impeachment of
| the Republican party was strong and unan-
| swerable, and, during their arraignment he
asked the following pertinent questions:
What claim, ask, has the Republican party
| to the suffrage Of this people? What has it
| done for them either here or at Washingtone
16 6lnaugurated and maintained for years sys-
| tenn OF local government-corrupt, ignorant
and wasteful-under which no decent man
wanted to live. 1t barded the black men
| against the white men, and kept up and still
Keeps up for party purposes. race prejudices
| and animosities. It relies upon the blindness
| and ignorance OF the colored people for sup
| port, and, after outragiug for years the feel
| lngs OF the white race, it impeaches their 10y.
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| lick the hand that smote them, insulted and
| robbed them. say very frankly that so long
as the colored people in this State keep banded
now, that the interests, the honor and safety of
| the State demand that the whites remain
united"
He analyzed the evidence upon which Gen.
| Finley was deprived of his seat ami from a
| legal stand point clearly demonstrated the
| glarlng injustice of the methods adopted by
the majority of the Committee on Elections to
| accomplish that gross outrage.
His eulogy uDon the aims, teachings and
| achievements of the Democratic party, with
| which the address closed was received with
| frequent and hearty applause and was an ant
and dt conclusion to his admirable address
Senator Jones is a favorite in this city, and
| is always sure of a warm and hospitable re-
| ception. His massive frame and rugged
physique give promise Of many years of
future service and usefulness. During the re.
mainder of the campaign he will speak at va
rious places in the State, and wherever he ap-
pears his blows are powerful, giving new cour-
age to the faithful, and rousing the Iapgards TO
a sense of their duty.
If there ever was a man in this State who
has labored long and assiduously TO fan
the embers of sectional discord and to keep
open the wounds of the war. that man is Hora
ito Bisbee. If any man has manifested a hatred
OF the South and its people, shown frequently
and in the most vindictive manner, that man
is Horatio Bisbee During his career as United
States District Attorney, his whole conduct was
that OF tyrant and merciless prosecutor, and
sired, hundreds aud hundreds of the citizens of
Florida would have languished for yea S in
Northern prisons And yet this man. with his
whole heart reekng still with gall
and bitterness, this man who want
ed ''a stronger government that
would invest him with the power to oppress
the weak and the helpless, this man who has
illustrated his respect for 1.-THE free ballot and
fair count" of which he fippautly prates. by
depriving the people of this district of their
honestly and legally elected representative;
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effrOntery, dared to criticise Senator Jones'
speech ''as opening the questions OF the civil
war and appealing to the passions rather than
to the reason of his hearers Had such an
expression been addressed to an audience of
intelligent whites instead of one composed al
most entirely of ignorant blacks, it would have
been met with shout OF contemptuous de-
rision.
According to the report Of his speech he also
made an appeal to the Confederates present
Could presumption go any fartherS A response
to this appeal will be made on the seventh Of
next month, and it will be significantly unani-
nous.
The reasons given for throwing out the votes
OF seventy 1--WE foreign born citizens among
them that of the Mayor Of this city, who has
voted in this State for more than twenty wears
were scarcely satisfactory to those gentlemen,
who, having been warned in due season. will
be provided with all that is requisite at the
coming election. They wonder at his powers
or discrimination in being enabled to single out
with unerriDg sagacity, those adopted citizens
alone who voted against him, for disfranchise-
ment. while he retained such as were his sup
porters.
His explanation Of the motives for the re-
moval or Colonel Jay were doubtless ingenious
and plausible enough, but they were not sufi-
cient to satisfy the many friends of the ex-
postmaster, who will indicate in a very en-
phatic manner their sense of the conduct of
Colonel Bisbee, by Withdrawing the assistance
formerly given to that individual
A Arumor, said to spring from reliable Republi-
can sources, prevails to the effect that Jaw Huh
bell could only afford to invest the paltry SUM
of one thousand dollars in the very dubious
prospect of Bisbee's success The Colonel's
recent visit TO washington, after the result in 4
Ohio, is said to have resulted in complete
water-haul. IL this be so, he is in hard row
for stumps. The government officials in this
district will be required to pony up" and when
this source dries up, Colonel Bisbee will be
forced to do what, it is said, he only does when
absolutely necessary, and then with extreme
reluctance, dip his hands into his own pockets.
This should not be considered a hardship how
ever, by man who vulgarly boasts that he
pays taxes on more property in Florida than
Finley. Davidson, Call and Jones all put to-
gether."
While there can be but little doubt of Colonel
Bisbee's defeat, it is the duty of all Conserva-
tive voters to see that he is threshed so soundIv
and completely that his future political aspira-
tions shall receive a complete quietus and that
his friends will be forced to recognize in him
hereafter dead duck and a sUick of rotten
timber. Let him be piled away in the store
room that contains the rubbish of the ReDubIi-
can party as piece OF useless and unsound
property.
To accomplish this result the work to be done
by General Finley friends during the next two
weeks should be thorough and effective The
long-roll should be beaten in every county and
every man should be required to be at his most
or duty. Every legal voter must be registered
and must deposit his ballot. All doubtful
voters should be seen and urged to re gard mat
ters from your standpoint. Arrangements
must be made to bring all feeble and distant
voters to the polls, and all the necessary stems
should he taken tn avoid Ioca hv uao,Iaot -
apathy. Although this is an of year there
should be no want Of energy, interest or
effort on our part, and there should not be any
dlm1Eutlon in the vote of the party. The COM
ing election should not only indicate the
Democrats Of this district but should admin
lister stern and deserved rebuke to Bisbee
The splendid success achieved in Ohio will not |
or Itself elect our candidate without the proper |
EFFORT on our part, and If we rely upon that |
alone for success we may have cause bitterly |
to rue our inertness. The glorious triumph in |
Ohio, and that expected in other States must |
be indorsed and emphasized by similar results |
here, and the South must maintain her usual |
ment.
Mr. Campbell, the manager of that fine |
hotel, the st. James, has returned and will |
soon commence the task of putting his estab- |
lishment in order for the approaching season. |
There are seen upon the streets also numerous |
dandlly dressed negro walters in readiness for /
the hotel to open These parties vibrate be- |
tween the North and South, finding employ |
ment at the former section during the summer. |
and returning South for the winter.
The rainfall has been very heavy for seve-
raj days past, and the usual annual average |
will be reached. This will also insure an
abundance Of water on the upper st. Johns |
for the purposes Of transportation.
The fast express train from Charleston to 4
this city, via Savannah, presents a very hand
some appearance, composed as it is Of seven |
elegant sleepers and passenger cars, with the
usual smoking, baggage. mail and express cars,
all drawn by powerful locomotive
IL Is expected that on or about the first of
November trains leaving Atlanta early in the
morning will reach Jacksonville in time for the
usual hour of supper. Thus we progress, and
every arrangement is being made for the COM
fort and accommodation of the immense influx
of travel that is expected.
The large arrivals Of our summer wanderers
furnish fresh victims for the remorseless den
que, that seldom fails to pay its respects to |
new comers. Were it not for the alment thus
provided, the malady would soon disappear
as most Of the residents have already expe-
Tienced one or more attacks. W. II. b.
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Likely to be Lynched.
GRAND FORKS, D. T., October A.-Yes-
terday Charles Lusbane, negro barber, met
s Norwegian girl on the road and ravished |
her In most brutal manner. He then rode
about mile, entered the house of Conduc-
tor Sam Barbank, of the Manitoba Railroad,
and outraged Mrs. Barbank A party Of
threshers, who had witnessed the attack on
the girl, started 10 pursuit, and at Barbank's
house killed his horse, but the negro brute
escaped, h0uriehing q knife. Two parties
are now in pursuit and the negro will un-
don uhtadlv "a lvpahad ~ oauOhf