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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION THE WEEKLY OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING!IINOVEMBER22. Tue Alabama CJohvektioh.—Tlio Ala bama Convention U «tUl hobbling over a proposition to reimburse loyal men for losses during the war. They had bettor drop all such discussions as that. The war between the Southern States and the Uni ted States authorities was one In which the citizens of each were recognized as bellig erents. The war was conducted in accord ance with the laws of war. In the indi vidual cases where this was not done, the offenders are answerable for their miscon duct. Let them be punished for these In fractions. But for losses sustained by the casualties of legitimate warfare, there is no remedy. The war is over. Letby-gones be by-gonei. Let the wounds of the dread ful past bo healed up. Wo pltty the intel ligence of the man who, for any cause whatever, would now re-open the old sgrea, and,stlr up bitterness aud strife among those who are henceforth to live to gether as citizens of one common Govern ment. Let loyal men go to work to recu perate their.fortunes. Let rebels do like wise, and let both Ignore past political dif- foranm—> uui*» thetir CfTbl CS to restore tllC State to peace and order. Do* this, and all will yet be well. The opposite course can but lead to the worst results. If there be a member in that Convention, who desires to become a benefactor of his race, and set the country an example worthy of emula tion through all time, let him devote his time and talents to the legitimate work be fore him. Let lilm prepare, or aid in pre paring a Constitution and State Govern ment under which decent men can live. This will rcstorc'thc State to the Union, and open up that once prosperous common wealth to immigration. Capital and skill will flow into the State, and in a few years there will be sucli a condition of prosperi ty, that everybody will be in a good humor, and disposed to forget and forgive the past. QT’The Wise-Pollard shooting affair presents two striking features ot what pas ses for chivalry in the region where it oc curred. In the first place, two men attack one, and in the next place they select the time when he lias a lady with him to share ills chance of being shot.— Cincinnati Com mercial. The mistake of the Commercial consists in estimating these young hot-blooded Wises and the eccentric, badly balanced Pollard as represcnttalvc men of the South. Pistols and Bowie knives arc the arguments only of a certain class of the South. THB STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONYEH TION. C3TA letter from a gentleman of posi tion, now in the North, to ono of our By the law of expediency, what Is right j prominent citizens, lias been placed at our to-day may bo wrong to-morrow. There j disposal. Its great length precludes the was a time, for instance, In the past pollt- publication of the document entire, hut it icalhlstory of Georgia, when it seemed ad- j contains many ideas we cannot withhold vlsable to hold a State Constitutional Con- from out readers. The letter Is dated ventlon. The restoration of the Union {Cambridge, Muss.. Nov. l$tii, 1S07. We seemed M a consummation devoutly to bo; GMOte: wished for.” It was thought wise and ex- At Last.—Wo have reliable information that Governor Jenkins has been ordered by General Pope to hold himself in readi ness to march at a moment’s notice. And the on-dit from the same source is that a shining light from Thomas county, who gained some little notoriety a short time since hy denouncing Ben. Hill as a ‘ fin ished demagogue,” is to bo his successor.— Journal and Messenger. The State will not suffer much, should the information prove *• reliable.” Fogy- ism has accomplished harm enough. It might be well to try a policy that promises a little more activity! Congress.—The Commercial's correspon dent, under date of the 18th, says: Many Republican Senators and Representatives now here, urge the propriety of adjourn ing sine die on Thursday next, thus termi nating the first session of the Fortieth Con gress, without transacting any further bus iness. They believed nothing can be done during the eight days, at the dose of which the session must expire, as they will have to commence dc novo outlie first Monday in December. They think it just as well not to attempt any thing in the meantime. A few of those who favor impeachment arc opposed to this, and tldnk they can lbreo articles through the House before the 1st of December. S3T The 1‘arD correspondent of the Chi cago Tribune asks: **( 'an any one disclose tile secret of Reuter's New York telegram ? Why are they persistently partial and dis colored? There bus scarcely been a tele gram for the past nine months—I mean the Queenstown and Southampton tele grams, not those of the Atlantic Cable —which 1ms not contained some two or three lines intended to create a prejudice against the Republican party; indeed,it may bo said against the Unlon. The tiling is cunningly done.** The same remarks will apply to the po litical tendency of the dispatches sent to Southern States from Washington. tar On Saturday last Special Order No, 495 was promulgated, wherein, by direc tion of the President, Major General Dan iel K. Sickles and Brigadier General H. It Scott are honorably mustered out of the military service of the United States, the order to take effect January 1,1868. Gen. Sickles still retains his rank as Col. of the 4-lth regiment of United States infantry. Gen. Scott, lately on duty In the Frced- men’s Bureau, was simply a volunteer, and is out of the service entirely, Gen. Sickles was the last Major General of volunteers to be mustered out. Elkctioxkrrixo.—The latest item is that Secretary Seward lias sent Bov. Mr. Haw ley, of Auburn, New York, to St. Thomas, to point out the advantages that will ac crue to the inhabitants of the island and of the Island 6f St. John, if they will vote In favor of transferring their allegtanco from Denmark to the United States. The West India squadron, under command of Com modore Palmer, will also be at St. Thomas, to aid In electioneering. Another Ticket.—A Presidential com bination is being urged by somo of the Philadelphia politicians, composed ofR. C. Wlnthrop. for President, and Ex-Sena tor Doolittle, for Vice-President. former status in the Government. The road to this consummation was not a pleas ant one. It was beset with hardships, it was not without a certain degree of peril. And yet it was the only one that was at all practicable. To stand still, was polit ical death. To turn back ami get up another rebellion, was maduess. To ad vance, imposed disabilities—perhaps hu miliation—but the goal was considered wortli the sacrifice. We advanced. A State Constitutional Convention has been called. It is an nounced to assemble in this city oii the 9th proximo. But the necessity for its assem bling has past. Its action lias been pre judged; its record already made up; and its legislation passed upon by the seif constituted, misnamed “Conservative*’ press of the .State. ••Democracy” (we use that term for want of a better’ word.) Inis resolved to be dissatisfied with any and everything which that Convention may do. It has decided to condemn any mcai however moderate, reasonable or conserv ative—which the Convention may propose; and to vote against any Constitution it may frame. And tills “Democracy” must rule. It Isolds its tenure of ofllec jure Divino. Therefore let the people r trace their steps. Let them “about face,” and make haste—yea indecent haste—to undo what they have done. Let them set their faces against any scheme of recon struction which does not promise bread and butter, and bring sweet incense to our God Dagon. Gen. Pope, you must revoke your Proc lamation, sir. Know you not that the in- rutiblo presence of this divine “Dem ocracy”—with whom all Time is one eter nal Now—has augured the very thoughts and purposes of each and every member of the Convention ? Know you not that this mongrel divinity hath decreed that the Convention shall do nothing but mischief? Dagon bath mercy upon whom lie will have mercy, and whom he will lie damnelh. Ho hath foreordained from all time, that this State Constitutional Convention ran. and shall, do nothing wise or temperate, or anything but what is execrable, be a “R-a-d-i-c-i-c-a-1 ” Convention. It is to be the very imjiersonilleation of the Pit. It is to deal out Confiscation, Disfranchise ment, and damnation generally. Such men as Judge Irwin, Dr. Angicr. Mr. Trammel. Dr. Miller. Judge Harris, and others anion, the first men In the State, are foreordained to go into madness, to rave and rant negrnphobia. and play the deuce generally! Seriously, flic course of a portion of the “Democratic” press since the result of the State election, has been ludicrous, if not disgusting. Beaten nt the election, they judge the action of the Convention in ad- of its organization; condemn its policy before its policy lias been made known; and discard the new Constitution before a line of it lias been promulgated! Why not wait and see what the Convention will do? Why not judgy It by its works/ And when, they shall have offered us a Constitution that is objectionable, there will be an opportunity afforded for voting it down. Till then, let us possess our souls In patience. There is a time for all things. Trial should precede conviction; and con viction before execution. The people—the registered voters of Georgia—have called a State Constitutional Convention. That there may bo some very bad men elected to that Convention we do not deny. There arc bad men everywhere, and they have a constituency everywhere. But that there are many good men elected to the Conven tion. we know. Let's wait and see the re sult. If it should please us, approve It; if not, condemn it. ELECTION* It is pleasant to think that Georgia lias ukcii the first legal step to the Union of our father*. And now if that Convention which will soon meet, will only act as sensible as the people have done. Georgia will soon occupy an enviable position among her sister States. THU OPPOSITION—COMING STRUGGLE. But our people have yet to pus** through critical trial. No matter how good a Con stitution you make for the people of the State—no matter how hard you lalior and toil to secure to the people their full rights in life, liberty, and property, there is a party in the State which will vote to reject that Constitution. Reconstruction, then, in Georgia lias yet to pu-s through a erUis. Those men who hate the Uni lo to people are looked upon as being liberal in tone and conservative in sentiment, and our State is believed to possess more ele ments of agricultural, mineral and manu facturing facilities than any State South of Mason and Dixlon’s line. So all the labor ing men of Georgia have to do is to work industriously, buy land, and In a few years they will find themselves possessed of a competency and surrounded with ull the Comforts of life. NO PREJUDICE Olt STRIFE. I hope Providence will guide your pro ceeding* In the arduous duties which you are soon to commence. In approaching the work, all prejudices and animosities should he laid aside. I know you have few of these as any men of my acquaint ance. Tiie work should be done so as to secure the equal rights of all tnen. This should be done without fear or favor. Old prejudices must give way before the great principles of this progressive age. Geor gia must not be a laggard in this age of progress. Liberty must have a eha k the career of despotism,and wisdom mn-t arrest the career of folly. With.the iuctlon must disappear the spirit en TELEGRAPHIC-INTELLIGENCE, i Constitution and laws of the State of From the New York l’rc*s Association, Alabama; that I am not excluded from Washington item*. j registering by any of the clauses in Hec- Wasiiingtox, Nov. 21.—Gen. Gregory j tion two of this article; tiiat I will never has been mustnred out of the service. Only i countenance or aid in the secession of tlds Gen. Howard remains of the volunteer j state from the United States; that I accept Generals. J the civil and political equ dity of all men. Attorney Chandler knows no reason w y , and agree not to attempt to deprive any Mr. Davis’ trial cannot proceed. j person or persons on account of race or The President has General Grant’s re- j color.or previous condition of any pnllti- port. j cal or civil rights or privileges, or immu- Judge Chase considers the United States | nltles. enjoyed hy any other class of men. ho-emen who hate the I nion. and " bgisydiuetion must (Reappear the spirit ci •ve Uarknos better than light, will wjvkivemlered jjy the late unhappy struggl » obstruct your labor* at every .-tcp. And j We must be one people, North, South. Eu 111 you must go on in the‘good work and | ju,West. We must be reconciled, V . iusti 111 you !<> your whole duty though :2i hotthi fail. DUTY OF Till; CONVEX"; H At the close of a bloody rebel gated by hostility to the Govern instituted by the desire to ] slavery, it belongs to you to pro* n!<- in that Constitution that the sacred prineiji the Declaration of Indepeiideii'-e si nil never again las violated. After -ii. h a ter rible struggle, the like of which has never been known in history, it is not too much to ask for safeguards for the future. The whole question must be definitely .settled NOW! POLICY CLEARLY INDICATE!*. Fortunately fur you. you have great landmarks to guide you. nod hy which you cannot, he led astray. The Nation, in its legislative capacity. h‘:i- given freedom to the slave; has guaranteed to 1dm civil rights, and placed tiie ballot iu ills hands. By those laws lie is invented with all the rights of citizenship. So. then, tiie main objects of the Convention will Iks clear. It s the very object of a C institution t< ure the rigid* of all; so to surround them with guards and protections that every lass and every individual may he safe rom the encroachments of others. ah:ty from Tin: tyranny of a majority. This, then, is the true principle of free Government. When thecqual rights of ull men are thus brought within the protec tion of the Constitution, the next step is to provide the requisite power for ensuring that protection. For it is well known that It is the disposition of man to rule brother, ar.d some men are uever so happy as when tyrauizing over their fellow-i And here it is that the true claim of the majority U found. It is by their will that the powers of Got eminent are to lie wield ed. but rights are iu the frame of Govern ment itself. RIGHTS AND l-OWKRS OF TIIK GOVERNMENT. We should he careful to distinguish be tween the rights and powers of Gov ernment. The first are as sacred iu the individual, as in the aggregate whole; the second only are yielded to the ajprity. The majority are merely the depositories of the power of the whole, to ute the will of tiie whole, as that will x pressed in the frame of the Govern* ;Ti lost !,, id j and West. We must be reconciled, must be friends. Around the Union the constellation of tiie States must center, like the stars of the Armament around their central sun, and from that Union we mu. catch a new Inspiration, a now life, and new glory. W. S. B. cut. C3TTIk* Oldo Statesman has taken the cen sus of the Democratic newspapers Iu Ohio, on the Senatorial question, and finds twen ty-eight for Judge Thurman, twelve for Yallandigham, and twelve neutral. Of those papers published iu tiie counties that gave Democratic majorities, twenty are for Thurman and nine for Ynllnndighnm. Official Notice of the Transfer of Alaska.—Tiie following is a copy of a telegram dated Victoria, Vancouver’s Is land. Nov. 10.1867: “To Hon. W. II. Howard, Secretary of State: “Beached Sitka 18th October. Transfer made same day. Protocol executed Octo ber 26. All well, and all satisfactory. -Lovki. 11. Rousseau.” BF*Thc news of the insurrection in Haytl is conArmed. On the 12th of October the scene in the legislative chambers was very motion made to relieve Montes, who is in a Cape Haytien dungeon. The members nil spoke in his defense. It Is stated that President Salnavc secretly incite*] a rab- ble of women and boys to nttackthe House of Assembly. This they did, hurling bricks, bottles, sticks, &e. The dwellings of many were stoned. The American Con sul was fired at, but escaped unhurt. An unanimous protest of the diplomatic corps has been presented against such scenes, and demanded of the government the pre vention of such outrages in the future. HP The Washington Intelligencer says the communication which appeared in Its columns over the signature of II. S« on Friday last, which maintained that the ad ditional session of the Fortieth Congress was illegal and unconstitutional, and which was attributed to the Attorney General Btanberry, was not written by him, but by a New England Republican In one of the departments, who has won a reputation as a constitutional lawyer. Mr. Btanberry himself, over his own signature, denies that he wrote the ooBounlcatlon, But I do not claim for a majority un limited and absolute power. Till* would !»<> tin* first step in downward progress of ty. Ina republican form of govern- L we must yield to a majority, but the irirv. in exercising the powers of the Government,must not transcend the rights or principles of that Government. SUGGESTIONS TO THE CONVENTION. How much further, then, you can safely go than Congress lias gone, is a question. And you will And tills question will come up in the Convention. One thing we can safely say. The Constitution should guar antee the civil and political rights of all men. A system of public schools should also lie established throughout the State, as far ns can lie, which would give the ele ments of a good English education to nil the children of tiie State. Education, to tiie children of the State, should lie ns free as tiie air or the water, without money and without price. But in the matter of education I know you are far in advance of myself, and fully alive to the importance of that great sub ject. How Air the Convention ought to go in disfranchisement Is a question. And it is an important question too. Ought the State to go beyond what Congress has already done? I would go os far us Con gress bus gone, if no further. NO CONFISCATION. The judicial system of the State will nlso need a careful re-modeling. Every trace of the old slave code should be wiped out. As for confiscation for tho bcncAtoftlie colored man, I am unqualifiedly opposed to it. I believo you agree with me in this. Tho colored man is now free, and he is Inured to labor and toil. By industry and economy he can soon purchase him a homo. If lie gets a home In this way, (ns many of them have already done) he will appreci ate It much more than if a farm was given to him by tiie Government. Lands are now cheap in Gcorgia,nnd now U the time for the colored man to secure homesteads. In ten years from tlds time, lands will bo worth treble what they arc now worth. When this political question Is finally settled, capital and immigration will flow Into our State. THE STATUS OF OEOROIA. No State South stands so fair with the Columbia, Texas, Nov. 18. In one respect, the people of this portion of Texas may congratulate themselves or their good luck tills year. They have escap ed yellow fever, while the epidemic maj be said to have raged all round them. This exemption Is something for which to be thankful. They can affoftl to forget the loss of their cotton crop. Industry and good seasons will repair that* The finest sugar plantations in the State are to be found in this county (Brazoria.) In fact it produces as much sugar as all the rest of the State. I have heard several gentlemen engaged in tiie saeharine busi ness, boast of the abundant yield and the superior quality of tills year’s crop, consequence of the utter failure of the cot ton crop, there will lie a much greater breadth of land planted in cane next year inn ever before. As the price of sugar is almost certain to remain up, those engaged in its produc tion have a flattering prospect of fair pro- But so hard is it for men to change the current of their past lives, that men here will plant cotton next year, in con siderable quantities, if they can get seed. Three consecutive crops of tiie caterpillar, it seems, will not change their allegiance to the fleecer king. Their tenacious ad herence to the defunct majesty—cotton—is remarkable, when it is remembered tiiat there are many crops which could be made to pay better than cotton ever did—tobacco lor example. Of the many immigrant trains wending their way towards Texas, few will come this low down. Long before coming this low, they will And situations that will suit them to a charm. This part of tho State has been only feebly reinforced by immi gration since the war. Last year sonic ex- tion was made to induce foreign immi grants to settle here, anil a few did so. The xperiment has not been successful. A (cntlenmu, not far from tills place, obtaln- d sonic forty or fifty Scotch Immigrants to perform plantation labor. They commuuc- •atlons about the last of January. By the middle of June, lie did not have a white laborer on Ids plantation. It is ex ceedingly hard for men to forget some tilings. But matters will certainly come to this complexion, before the country en ters on a high career of material prosperi ty. Prominent agriculturally, before they arc remarkably successful, will have to di minish their devotion to dead fossils of the past. Farming can never ngaiu be con ducted in anything approaching the scale and style that prevailed before emancipa tion. But It can be carried on. by change of |H>licy, with results as profitable as those which marked It before. Tiiat change will have to Ik* made. The past summer was too wet even for stoek to thrive to the l»est advantage. But stock-raising ha* been very profitable In tills part of the State, and still is. There Is very little said on political ques tions. We are still in tiie dark as to when the elcctiou for Convention will lie order ed. If the Convention, when assembled, is composed of good working material, with the action of some of the other States as a guide uud precedent, it can franio and submit a Constitution in comparatively a short time. Uov.l’ea8c£and*Judge Bell* were both formerly citizens ‘of tlds county, where they still have many friends. In fiict, the latter gentleman was born in the town from whence I date, and has several rela tives In the county. Judge B. is one of the ablest and most prominent men in the State, connected with the Republican party since the war. Before the war Judge Bell was a prominent politician. When tho State is reorganized, there U no doubt but that lie will occupy a conspicuous place in the councils of tho nation. But I think Texas politicians have shown much lesa anxiety on the subject of future oflicc hold ing, than lias been exhibited by the same class of gentlemen in older States. What the most prominent men in this part of the country seem to have mostly at heart is permanent peace, which they know is the only course to secure prosperity. bonds payable in specie, It Is stated that Mr. Stevens will support Secretary Seward’s West India purchases Senator Wade repudiates the remarks at tributed to him in Gen* Grunt’s disparage ment. Gen. Pope's registration expenses to Oc tober 1st. was ono hundred and seventy- live thousand dollars. Congress assembled nt noon. Hull Hoad Accident. Cincinnati, Nov. 21.— 1 The freight train ran into tiie rear of the Express train, due here nt 6 o’clock this morning, on tho Hum ilton and Dayton road, at Loekland. The rear cars were from Toledo, the last bein, the Toledo sleeping ear, in which four 1 dies and one nuiu w ere burned to (loath. Nearly tho whole train was burned. NorlH Carol! itti Election. Raleigh, Nov. 20.—The election went oft* very orderly to-day again. Tiie white.* voted heavily—nearly iinaniinou-ly Conservative ticket. 31 tiny voted against an Convention, but over three hundred whites who had registered, failed t< at all. About one thousand votes were east to-day, making two thousand for two day voting. The ballots are not yet counted, and tiie result is still unknown, but it thought the negroes have carried tiie city by two hundred and fifty majority. Alabama Conwlltutlonal Convention ^Montgomery. November 2).—ihe night x§ion of the Reconstruction Convention after a protracted contest, struck out, by vote of 53 to 32, the third clause of the second Section. [Tills clause disfranchised all who do not vote on the new Constitu tion.] This Article was perfected and the final vote deferred until to-morrow, nimlnippl Election. Memphis, Tknn., Nov. 20.—The success of the Convention in Mississippi is doubt- Richard II. Dana, the poet, was eighty Northern people as does Georgia. Our years old on the 16th Inst. ful. The IIUKMy-Ouff)* Prize right Chicago, Nov. 20.—Bnssy whipped Duf fy in one bund red and thirty-five rounds, Excciiw In Shipment of Ten San Francisco, Nov. 20.—The shipment of tea to New York, including that by the Great Republic, is one million pounds in excess of that of last year. 3Irs. Burdeli, of New York murder no- tericty, is plaintiff in a divorce suit. Foreign. London, November 20.—Parliament bus opened. Tiie Queen hopc3 Napoleon will avoid complications by an early withdrawal of the Roman expedition. She asks for money for the Ahyssian expedition. Fcuianistii, being suppressed in Ireland, has taken the form of organized violence and murder in England, where it must be suppressed by the fulfillment of law. Addresses from both Houses of Parlia ment to the Queen echo the Queen’; speech. England refuses a conference unless a distinct plan is first proposed Nearly all the members who spoke con demned Napoleon’s Roman expedition. Two thousand extra policemen and large number of troops are at 3Ianchcstcr to preserve peace pending the execution. AI atm mu t'onwtit lit Iona I Conven tion. Montgomery, Nov. 21.—The following 1 the article on the elective franchise as fi nally adopted by the Reconstruction Con dition as a part of the new Constitution: Article—Section First. Every male per son born in the United States, and every male person who lias been naturalized or who has legally declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, twenty-one years of age or upwards, who shall have resided in tills State six months next preceding the election, and three months in the county in which he offers to vote, except as hereafter provided, shall be deemed nn elector—Provided tiiat no sol dier, or sailor, or marine, in the military or naval service of the United States shall hereafter acquire a residence by reason of being stationed on duty In this State. Section Third. It shall bo tho duty of tiie General Assembly to provide from time to time for the registration of all election lists, Tho following classes of persons shall not be permitted to register: 1st, Those who during the rebellion Infilcted or caus ed to be infilcted any cruel or unusual punishment upon any soldier, sailor, ma rine, employee or citizen of the United States, or who in any other way violated the rules of civilized warfare. Second. Those who arc or may be dis franchised by tiie proposed Constitutional Amendment, known ns the Fourteenth Section, anil the acts of Congress passed March 2,1807, except sucli persons as have aided the plnn of Reconstruction proposed hy Congress and accept the political equal ity of all men before tho law—provided, the General Assembly shall havo power to remove the disabilities incurred under this last clause. Third. Those who slinll have been con victed of treason, embezzlement ot public funds, malpractice In ofllce, crime punish able by law with imprisonment in tho Penitentiary, or bribery. Fourth. No idiot or insane person shall be permitted to register or vote in tho State. Section Third. All persons before reg istering must take and subscribe tho fol lowing oath: I do solemnly swear or af firm, that I will support and maintain the And furthermore, that I will not. in any way, injure, or countenance In others, any attempt to injure any person or person* on account of past or present support of the Government of the United States, tiie laws of the United States.or the principles of the political and civil equality of all men. or of affiliation with any political party.” Resolutions wore adopted expressing entire satisfaction with the Military Ad ministration of 3fajor General John Pope, and tendering him the thunks ot the peo ple of Alabama* for the firm and impartial course which he has pursued. Three votes were given against the#e resolution*. Several branches of tho Constitution were considered and adopted, involving unimportant changes in the old Constitu tion. except tho creation of the olllee of Lieutenant Governor. The Convention will probably completo its work this week. Front Washington, Washington. Nov. 21.—Revenue to-day 8335,000. Customs for week ending tho 16th. 82,370.000. Special Treasury Agent. Randall, de parted to inspect fort entries In Texas. Wells is much better. Davis leaves Can ada to-day—goes from New Y'ork to Rich mond by steamer,arriving the 24th. Senate.—There ure several petitions, in cluding one from District negroes, com plaining of discharge on account of voting, and praying for relief. The Secretary is ordered to communicate :di documents and reports bearing on the repeal of the cotton tax. Sumner introduced a bill striking white from the District laws and ordinances. Edmonds introduced a resolution that debt, unless otherwise stated, is payable in ■oln. Senate adjourned to Monday. House.—The credentials of Butler, of Tennessee, were referred to the Election Committee. Pending report, Butler was ex cluded. The same proposition iu regard to Stokes and Miller was defeated. All the Tennessee delegation, except Butler, were Torn in. Robinson, of New York, intro duced u resolution impeaching 31inlster Adams for neglect of duty in failing to protect innocent Americans charged with Fcnlanlsm in England. House adjourned to 3Ionday. Washington, Nov. 21.—Blanc, of 3Iainc. renewed a resolution of inquiry in the House, regarding the repeal of the cotton tax, which was adopted. It is generally believed that the cotton tax will be repeal ed. Hon. David A. Wells, Commissioner of Revenue, has prepared a report favoring the repeal of the cotton tax. Wilson has announced in the House that the Judiciary will be ready 3touday to re port on impeachment. The discussion on referring the whole Tennessee delegation to the Election Com mittee. which was sprung by Democrats, elicited angry debate. The vote excluding Butler, on the roll being called, re sulted, veas 117, nays 38. The Democrats oted nay. No caucus to-night. Cincinnati, Nov. 21.—Three ladies, sis ters, named Morgan, wero killed at Loek- nnd. They liad tickets from Detroit to ouisvillc. North Carolina Election. Raleigh, Nov. 21.—The election returns show 019 majority for the Radicals in the city, ami from meagre returns from the county It is certain that the majority will he swelled to 800. Convention is curried in the county hy over 1500 votes. Jas. H. Harris leads the Radical ticket. Returns from other parts of the State are coming in slowly, but the Indications are that the Eastern portion of the State lias gone Rad ical by a large vote, and tho Western In many instances. It Is thought that Orange ouuty elects the Conservative ticket by a handsome mafority. Professor Hydren, one of the Radical candidates for that county, is beaten. Month Carolina Election*. Charleston, Nov. 21.—Returns from eight Court Houses show 3,745 black votes and 11 white votes cast. This will bo about the proportion throughout the State. Not one vote was cast against a Conven tion. A negto registrar who, in last August, violently arrested a white man, and incit ed the negroes to violence, has been sen tenced to six months’ hard labor. 83T Though Mr. Btanberry denies that tic wrote the opinion ngainst tiie extra ses sion of Congress, it is still asserted that the article came from the Attorney Gcueral's office, and that it reflects tiie views of both Mr. Btanberry mid 31r. Johnson on the subject. Hr The Natchez Democrat of the 22d ultimo states that a negro family of five persons, who were living In one of the numerous cabins of tiie coral, above the nuarantiue stations, wero attacked with disease lust week, and that in a short time died. The negro neighbors, after having buried tho lust inmate, set Arc to the cabin and destroyed it with all of its con tents. Prior to the war, the bank circula tion of Augusta, Georgia, amounted to nearly 810,000,000, all or which was well and profitably employed In legitimate trade. Now the available bank circulation about 8440,000. A memorial tablet for the American mon ument to “Artcmus Word” bo* . been pre pared in England.