Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-11

oath last, Stausbury Bradshaw, coIored, Is not
the murderer, as he mas been in Jail at Elkton,
Nd, since that date for robbing Capt Holmes.
Georgia and RepudintiOn.
To the Editor Of the THE EVENING STAR:
WAsHINGroN, ID. c., Sept. 9, 1886.
In your issue OF yesterday ind the following
editorial paragraph:
ct is be hoped that the governing commits, OF
ton be laid before it. declaring mat the state Of
Georgia need not apply for the listing of OF
Ing upon her for her repudi tion olaer
indeotedness Th doubtful pract cabiiy fprosecu..
lug severe gn State la the Courts 10 enforce repay
men Of loan ieaves no better course open tor baanc-
Ing OLD scores than the one which the exchange Is
urged To pursue"
To this you will allow me to say:
LIST. the state OF Georgia has repudiated no
debts, and your structure upon her financial
I'd. What is debt? A contract, to be binding,
must have legal eriStence-it m ust be made by
"a party competent to contract, created in good
latin, and according To the Ter loci he socalled
bonds 10 which you refer have no binding force
upon the state OF Georgia, and Tor two reasons:
In the first place, they were authorized by a
legislature which the people OF Georgia had
next TO no part in choosing. 1t was imposed,
Tor the most part, Oh ignorant aud veual negroes,
and worse white men, VINO were never heard OF
in Georgia until they turned up AS Lawmakers
tor the state. 1t was, in iact the creature of
federal bayonets. and the right to sit in IL was
determined, not In the way prescribed by the
CONSULTATION and laws OF the staJe, but by "A COM
mittee Oi federal officers appointed Tor the pur-
pose by the federal military commander. Its
preliminary organization WAS actually pre-
sided over by creature OF said commander,
who did not 50 much as pretend TO be mem
Der OF the body. What honest man will say
that sucn legislature could bind anybody be-
sides its6lI?
Sd. 1he socalled bonds were issued In direct
violation OF the constitution and laws of the
state. SO palpably corrupt and shameful Was
the whole proceelin. that the state treasurer, u
republican. but au honest man, whose sigma.
ture the law made "a necessary condition to the
validity OF the bOlids refused To sign them,
But legal obstacles Were but a slight obstruction
10 men bent on plumber. They cured the fatal
de.ect by resorting TO u stamp ana liking
ydc Ytniite OF his name!
There may be ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS
some Of the New York sharpers who bought
these spurious bonds for song and are how
deianinx the state for her refusal TO recognize
tnem-Uut there are no innocent holders Oh such
securities. The united pre- IS OF the state openly
aud day alter day repuuiated the Infamous
conduct OF the srcalieu legislature, aud put all
the world Oh notice that Georgia would never
be bound Tor dollar OF the amount Her plea
10 ali suca claims Is non est Jdctuia, aud sue Is
lully sustained Ia it by every lawyer whose
opinion Is worthy OF respect, and by every lair.
minded man VINO understands the true history
vi the transaction. NO, Sir, Georgia IL no repu-
diator; she simply rejects AS her debt Luat
which she took no part la creating, and which
was created by others in deuauce OF law aud
common honesty. And may add, In proof OF
the Lofty dntmas that has ever characterized
TIER conduct, tuat notwithstanding the iIlegili-
that authorized the bonds in question and
oLners, and Tue wicked appropriation OF their
pfvceeds-for fraud and rascaIity marked the
wnoie procedure from beginning To eud-tue
state, since it came into tue possession and
control Of its own people, Jealous oI her tair
fame, accepted, and Is now paying interest on
miiilOuS VI bonds OF their creation, and In every
case where they were issued ia conformity TO
law.
from Your accustomed fairness 4, fino in Tue
brief article quoted, aud feel we'll assured that
IL was Inspired by imperfect in formation tue
subject. Ii anybody ~ Responsible Tor the oD-
legations creai ed by that hazardous conclave. e
Is tue United SLates-Georgia never.
aSu w ailow ms To ado mat whatever the
exchange may think or say in the matter
Georgia credit Is eyond their reach, and sue
W place her bonds, even in the northern mar
ket and at rs low a rate Of interest rs can any
other State In the Union. GEORGIAN.
Political Notes.
Congressional Nominal ons-Poindex terDuuu.
democrat, LIST ARKANSAS, (renominatedG Henry
l.. trALL pronlbltlontst, 4tn New York district;
Christian II. MicAei, prohibiLionist, 9th New
YORK district; Dr. II. y Heuuee, proniuitionisL.
2Sd New York; Vim. n. Mullen, labor reform,
North Carolina.
Representative Shaw carried both the Sd and
12tn districts Of baltimore county yesterday
over j. +. u Talbot in tue primaries.
The Nevada state democratic convention ct
Eiko yesterday endorsed the administration,
except OH Tue silver question, declared lOf the
rishts OF the laboring man and nominated tue
following LlckeI J. Al. Adams, renolninaled for
governor. aud 4. J. Bell for lieutenant governor;
Tor secretary VI slate, ]. A. Brady; for treasurer
Jeremiah schooling; Tor supreme judge, &. u.
belknAp.
coin timed, under the name OF the united labor
party, aud viii hold = convention on October
7lh, Tor The purpose OF nominating ci,y, con-
being made 70 get the greenbacLers In the com.
binatiun.
Toe democratic state committee OF Maine
to do his duty, and giving assurance that with
united and determined effort ''the state can be
wrssssd from the grip Ut the Blaine. Nancy
Zoe Taylor Or0thes began their great can.
VASES for governor OF Tennessee yesterday NJ
puUllcan speech, Robert following with Q visor-
Gus democratic argument.
The deadlock IA The second Wisconsin dis
ant changes In the voting. Yesterday was the
tenth day OF the struggle.
Al Harrisburg yesterday the Pennsylvania
prohtoitiOnlSt stats COMMITTEES selected A A
Stevens, Of Blair county, chairman, In place Of
h. D. Patton, who declined 70 serve because
has election BY the late convention was called
Col. William G. Beecher. son OF Rev. Henry
Ward, mas accepted the nomination for dlstrict
attorney II KING. county tBrooklyns n. Z. on
Ex.Postmsster Joseph Manlsy has been NOM
mated by the rspu0lcsns OF Augusta, Maine.
walker Blaine, In New York, yesterday az
pressed the belief that the republicans WALL
carey Maine ~ majority Of from e.000 70
1OVOO.
2ns Labor H~e,d OF Richmond, We, an-
nOuncoy that the committee o. the general
assembly Of the Knights Of Labor, which ~
tended the sosstous 0f the last Congress, and
VINO know who voted on each measure, aud
also know who lodged voting by purposeiy
apsouttug Themselves when = vote was 70 BE-
taken that would test their loyalty 70 labos. ~.
tue present Couyress be rstiruos except the
Hon. j. w. DanieL
d. J. n Godfrey ays there ms been no yellow