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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION
THE WEEKLY OPINION.
Justice, not Courtesy,—There is no
ftpecies of joornutistic warfare that is ut
once so annoying and disreputable as »»/•-
repreeentatlon. A conscientious and able
journalist, will scorn to misrepresent an
adversary, even when that may secure the
only possible way of rebutting a statement
or refuting an argument. In many In
stances timt have recently fallen under our
observation, these misrepresentations have
been wilful; in others, they have grown
out of carelessness, or want of capacity to
comprehend the real position assumed by
a sup posed opponent. Another species of
unfairness is the practice of certain Jour
nals in making garbled extracts, and so
framing comments thereon as to create an
entirely different impression from that in
tended by the author. If. In such cases,
critics would have the fairness to repro
duce tile article entire, upon which they
design commenting, the public mind could
not be misled, though perhaps, in some In
stances. the purpose of the critic might not
be subserved.
We do not charge the Savannah “Repub
lican” w ith cither of the offenses above
specified. But If the editor of that pa|>er
will take the trouble to compare our origi
nal articlu with Id* extracts from, and
comments upon the same, he can no; fail
to see that he has done both the Opinion
and General Porn gross injustice. A* jus
tice. (not even courtesy.) is all tlmt the
Opinion demands, we Iio|k! oui* esteemed
confrere will not hesitate to correct the
false impression which Ills article of the
•4th is so well calculated to make.
Ukn. Pope ani> thk Souk Heads.—'The
efforts of (idi. Popk to arrest the progress
and folly in the Alabama Convention,
meets the unqualified approbation of intel
ligent. and conscientious men everywhere.
His course in this particular is not only
approved but applauded by every man in
and adjoining States. Those
H0BAC8 OKEKLfcY AND HIS AUT0-BI0G- I
HAPHY.
Mr.GwtKLKY h publishing Ills auto-biog
raphy lu the New York Ledger. Hi* “Ite-
collections of a Busy Life,” are. in many
respects, very Interesting. They arc lull
of instruction to the young. The example
of ids work-day life, is worthy of imita
tion. The genius of his industry merit*
ad ml rut Ion. Those who arc ignorant of
the true character of Mr. Gjikklky and his
history, will hardly appreciate our e* I-
matt* of him. Discarding prejudice, bis
life, independent of Its political aspect, is
replete with Instruction. His knowledge,
not hounded by the limit of political sci
ence. is as extensive as the capacity of hi*
intellect Is enlarged, ills acquirements
arc as uneirctimscrihed as the prolific Holds
of science and literature. Mr.GiiKKi.EV, as a
public man, we do not propose to discuss;
our present purpose with him, neither in
volves nu approval nor condemnation ot
his political course. It is of the self-made,
successful representative Mr. Grkki.kv. we
would epettk. His auto-biography is an epi
tome ot these terms. It unveils the sccrctot
success. It reveals to our American youth
the hidden means through which a poor
boy, born among the granite hills of New
Hampshire, without fortune or fame, yet
relying upon the spirit of industry and
the genius of enterprise, struggling with
adversity, often Imlllcd, but never over
come, at length succeeds in raising him
self to prominence in the world of letters;
a man and a pit losopher, above reproach
in the purity of his character, and with
out a polluting stain on the ink-grit* ot
his life.
Looking to the law of success. young
men would do well to read in this unaffect
ed narrative the impress of its highest
style; and. taking example of the b'*son it
recites, press boldly forward with a firmer
faith in the accomplishment of tiie life-
task before them. So long as we adhere
to the form and spirit of the government
telegiiapiiic' i\ti:i.i.igi:n<i;,
Louisiana Convention,
New Orleans, Dec. 6.—In the Conven
tion a series of articles for incorporation in
the Constitution were offered and referred
to the Committee. On the schedule is an
eerloti of the South. The people have
been slow to develop the varied capacity
of thdr climate and soli. The stumer they
do mi, the better it will bo. Cotton, we
tear, has ceased to he a profitable product.
We would advise farmers, with the next
growing season, to Inaugurate an entire ordinance, of which the following ur
new system. Huise everything you con- tracts:
*iunc. Adopt tin* most approved ploughs; t The system of laws heretofore in use in
introduce labor-saving agricultural Implc- tbit State and known as the civil law sys-
ments; save, and judiciously apply all tern, together with all statutes enacted by
yonr barn-yard manures to the most worn previous Legislatures in accordance thorc-
piaoes on your firm*, ami our word for it, with, together with the revised statute.*,
-itoohl von have but little* to sell, by living law* and code of practice, arc hereby ahol-
wUhlu joursclvc*. you will soon become, DUed, and the common l.iw of England Is
lu a great mea-ure. independent of the ( adopted as the law of Louisiana; and all
wii.de world. statutes of a general nature, and not local
that kingdom, passed prior to the fourth
ar of the icign of King James, are also
I.eflci
Rincon
headed creatures who oppose Ida execution i instituted by our fathers, the surest road to
of a public measure, simply because they; preferment lies through those self-created
arc not its recognized leaders, oppose this! agencies by which we aspire to the accoin-
fts they do all his other acts. Gun, Ptn*K j pllshmunt of heroic almsl *TD thu* the
cannot hope to please those who ate de-j royal signet shall be placed upon out
termined not to be pleased, and we are! brows, and our title to success- ackimw l-
glad to know tlmt In* is content w’ith doing \ edged among men.
his duty.
The
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The Times (Conservative Republican) h
rather severe in it* stricture*. It says:
If the President had given
clear and reliable “inlbnnatioi
practical working of the l iw
-if he hud toid tin
In a government like ours, where hered
itary claim* to title is unknown, and w here
the regal power is vested in the yeomanry
of the country, the rank of nobility is
within the reach of every one. Our seif-
el veal by the da*
Congress
a* to the
a hi»'li he
the chtm
of the
"1’he
••t'thc peoph
j affect—
to political and civil society their enforce
ment. is producing, and w bat further evils
are apprehended from them; if be bad bil
lowed those statements by calm and judi
cious suggestions as to the "measures ” by
which their delects could be cured and the tr
evils which they threaten could he averted.
he would have complied milch more direct
ly with the injunctions of the Constitu
tion. aud would have commanded a much
more respectful and considerate hearing
from Congress. But he docs nothing of
of the. tlr*i
Of hi* conn
it invite* t.
tiie sort. He remains, remonstrates aud
contends with Congress, and denounces it
for the action it has ulre uly taken. More
over, everything which lie says in tills
message he has said before.
After summing up the counts lu Mr.
Johnson’s bill of Indictment against Con
gress, the same paper continues:
The effect of this portion of the Messege
will be to widen the breach between the
President and Congress, (If, indeed, that be
possible.) and to increase the chances tlmt
the action of the latter will lie as unwise
and inconsiderate as the words of the for
mer. The President could have done noth
ing more certain to ilestroy all chance of
his exerting a wholesome influence on
Congress than he has done In this vehe
ment and vlturpcraHve denunciation of the
action It lias already taken.
The writer concludes us follows:
As a whole, we regard the Message as the
least satisfactory—as, calculated at this
particular crisis In national affairs, to do
the least good and the most harm, of any
which President Johnson has sent Con
gress. R will contribute less than any
other to the restoration of a lieneefnl nut I
considerate temper, and willuo more tlinii' oili«
liny other to Increase ami confirm the ran-1.. . , ww ,
eor and acrimony of feeling from which Niurown 1 >1 Dions,
the country has suffered so much already. ,nn ~ n ♦*» thn
A stronger censure could not well lie pass
ed upon it.
The Tribune’s article opens ns follows:
At the moment wheu all patriots are
hoping for ii cessation of a political and
ytoiW-seciionul strife altcofiy too long per
sisted in and u restoration of calmness nnd
fraternity, Mr. Johnson Imrls a fresh fire
brand Into the face of tiie country. He
siiiiiiiions into new Activity and acrimony
oil the feuds nnd Imtes which good men
bad bulled were quieted, and challenge
realm. They are the class 1
have i i*en its statesmen, pbib
roe*, poet.* nnd scholar-*. T
that democratic theory of eip
the lore ot I lie, with wllieb «•’
eau boy. however humble I
sueeesstuUy Impressed. One
lessons lie reads in the l.i-tory
. is tiie promise with wbiel
prelcruicnr. such a-< would aspire above
the common beard. Mr. Greeley. in ills
life ami success. i» the representative of
tills class. The struggling aspirant for
worldly wealth and fame, ho points to the
record of a spirit, which though often
grown faint and weary as It batllud with
the rugged steeps, pursued Its steady way.
until the summit-peak was gained. It also
Illustrates the truth and wtalotn of that
Instructive moral. “ By the sweat of thy
brow thou shalt cat bread.”
A WORD TO OUR FARMERS.
We would impress the people of the
South with the importance of adopting a
change In their system of Agriculture, Im
peratively demanded by the necessity of
thu times. If they would prosper, as In
the past, the producing class must turn its
attention to the growth of all the essential
commodities of life. It is worse than idle
to assume tlmt the climate ami soli are not
adapted to the growth of cereals. Three-
fourths of the area hitherto given to cot
ton should he planted in corn, wheat, rye.
oats, potatoes, peas, and such vegetable ns
liter largely into the consumption of
sections. Our farmers should raise
They
1 more attention to the breeding of stock,
Wherever grass will grow, it should be
grown. As a source of Income, no
crop demanding so little labor,
produces so large a profit as hay.—
There Is scarcely a locality in North Geor
gia, where gra*» may not be profitably
produced. As a wheat section, it has not
! many superiors, if we may judge from tin*
\ crops of the present year. Her nirplu*.
! this season, commanded a high price in the
ran,will of Hie mlsi'li in vim-;, IhtIIoiw itril'e j \j MV york. LouWllle. nnil uihur murkeu.
already protracted beyoud reason uml tor' . . .... » ,
which there is mi longer a shadow of ex- ‘ ^* 1 * °rop w ill continue to be remu-
ciise. So untimely. s.» wantonly, u iekodiy nerative, we have every reason to believe,
baleful an appeal* to outworn prejudices Had the labor of the country been devoted
«1V 1*ry *' 1 U \Ve U *e I !'•' •l-«> ■ * v Indicated. Instead of to cotton.
Macon. <} *.. Di e. C. 1SU7.
A number of disappointed office seekers,
supernumerary politicians, ex-Gonfederate
(.‘oiumissloners. Conscription olHcers.liarm-
lesg adventurers, ami few simple minded
well meaning individuals, have met in eiln-
clave at this place, for the purjiose of do
ing something not yet deride*! upon.
Speeches have been made, resolution* pre
pared, committees formed, and other pre
liminaries entered into, after which it is
presumed something will be done, hut no
body seems to know what. It h is been
suggested that tills gathering may contem
plate the passage of an ordinance of Seces
sion. tiie appointment of a minister to
Coventry, or mayhap for the rejection of
the Ten Commandment*. It may be cither,
all. or none of these.' I cannot say. One
*peuker. wlio is reported by somebody in
the *• first day’s proceedings,” said the oli-
jeet of the gathering was, to “anticipate
the action of the Atlanta Convention,”
(meaning tiie State Constitutional Conven
tion); and it' this be so, they may favor us
with a draft, of a state Constitution in ac
cordance with the Reconstruction Acts of
Congress. A frivud of mine thinks this U
the rea* object of the gathering; and that
an effort will he made to induce the Con
stitutional Convention to disperse and ad
vise its constituency to vote for the recon
struction measures of Congress as ex
pounded and set forth by this Macon gath
ering.
One Mr. Hill—Benjamin 11. Hill, of Ath
ens—the same who. as the representative
of I’nioii men, voted lor an ordinance of
S<5co*sion in lSul. has been elected, ap
pointed, or lias vs#timed the position of
••President.” chairman, bead center or
chief cook and buttle wa*her of the cou-
n. A l fret
inter—tb
where
railed
Llit* kin
vixt that p
olumhu*.
ace and
•d Slatei
•tii in-
t i- not stated whetbe
responded. A Mr. Wright-a sor
Brigadier General in bellwm t ines—who.
in iHUl. exceiited a flank nmvenwAit upon
tin* then Governor of Georgia, to thu end
that lie might occupy one-half the Execu
tive chair; and. like Suncho Pan/,a. become
the Gov* l uor. not of an Island, hut of the
eastern hall* of a great State, is reported as
having opened Ids mouth and “Spake” ut
distressing length. A number of pop-gun
editors followed, and tiie “lirst day’s pro
ceedings” ended without music. Services
were to have been resumed yesterday; and
thus, I presume the “exercises” will be
continued, from day to day, until It shall
transpire wlmt the Constitutional Conven
tion. which assembles in yourclty on Mon
day next, “Is going to do.”
E. X. Rkb.
[Since the date of our correspondent’s
letter, the Macon Convention hss adjourn
ed. The proceedings of which will be
found among our telegraphic dispatches.
Opinion.)
Tknnkhskk Items.— The Chattanooga
Union of yesterday learns from parties
just from the upper end of the Stale, who
have had opportunities of ascertaining the
facts, that that section is full of grain,
wheat nnd corn, waiting for buyers and a
in the streams to he brought to \nar-
ke . Some of tiie finest cattle in the eoon-
. try are to be found among tiie mountains,
should give j q*j lcre u scarcity of money, but the peo
ple have what will bring money to ihel
pockets, and are watching an opportunity
to sell their products.
The same pajiersays:
A large drove of hog*. nl*out the heaviest
we have seen this sea.-on, were brought to
town yesterday, nnd found a ready sale
Col. Jackson bought them for shipment to
Atlanta, we believe, at seven unu a half
cents gross,
The Cumberland river is now navigable
to Nashville, in consequence of which
business is reviving in the -( iry of Rocks.”
Who Peddled tiik Mess vok?—The fact
tlmt the President’s Message was publish-
itilv uimrehcud - i ed #11 over the country, and freely e.om-
that its effect oil the action of the iloii>e «>n plncu of the fruitless return realised, our ! mi nted upon before it hud liven submitted
the Iinpcuuitiucnt question (which is the Slate and section would have, to-day, been | to Congress, created some indignation
special order for to-day) w ill be such as to • in n fm* more prosperous condition, j among the members of tlmt u>dv. Air.
pt-'r|)i'lii;ilii it, deplorable i-ll.TlM. I It U wiirw tlinii folly to oont'liMle tlmt Johnson’, kitchen cuhlnet ilony 'mv’lnj' bc-
wr. uroiiloy thou •no"" 1,1 *® B *i tin: South pun tnoiluie nntlitriK protiltahly, [ trayed tlielr trust, anil the qactluti It Htlil
l’rahlpnt Johiuon ailvoeutol that which poiton. A western frlpnil of our. being urged nt the cnpltol, "who soli I the
ho now so bitterly opitoaes, an) rice reran. „ | IO| ,hirln£ tlic war nilifrateil to Toxas. | Mcuape t" Of this suhjeet, the H'nslilnp.
tie cancltiilo, : ! and settled on a farm. Informed us that ton correspondent of tho New York Trl-
nt^nst^ltriinmnj^bnt^why'neeil'ivpf^llav- ,lt ' drst reuehed tliat State, the peo- | bitnesaysr
liig turned against those who elected him. I l ilp Hie section where lie located, advised i The parties who sold the President s mes-
how could he help turning his hack on I him that lie would have to abandon his j yesterday did not obtain ci»j. us at the
himselfy Wc leave the subj,H:L with on j MH tem of larni«ng-Hmt not even I'nnlnV.Vr. 1 !;. * T, T . ,n, ! lv i i, ‘‘ n1 '
avowal of our conviction that the Ptcsl- ... ^ , 'Ultb selling copies have rot tvceutly
dent— obstinate ns lie is—will regret liuv- * cnpri C0,,W l>0 l ,rortta hly grown in tlmt lo- ited the Executive Mausion. How they
ing littered this most perversa message. j callty; and as to vegetable*, they were so ; obpiiitvd the message Is now pieity well
—— ! far out of the question, that no gardens 'Hmerstood. and will be mmle public in u
Gi.tcrioN IK NSW Yo«« C.TY,-Mr, | woro b, The lUsr.onwlito new- '
Hoffman lias been re-electial Mayor of New cotm . r resolved, however, to test the crops rectly to the Preiideilt to withhold the
York by a large majority. Tiie vote slniuis j which he had been most accustomed to Message from puhlieaiion uutu it had beeii
as follow: growing in the ohU in tin* new *»!1 am! ^
lloft^mn (Tammany Detn.) - - * .^000i climate To his delight, at h.me*t time. thSt^^of i 'iMw “ ,H,n
Wood (Fernando Woml Item.) - - 2AOOO , .. .. ... . ,. ..... . •• • p»wge01. m«r.
Darling (Republican.) 1«.500 as blest wIth an abundant j
passing bl* place, alter the initnrl
Cotton in Coi.cmbi’h.— 1 The Enquirer of crop, bis neighbors were astonish*
SattmIny reports Cotton at 14 to 14j^ cents, success; yet in Ids example they i
a considerable advance from last quota- secret of their own improve m
tions. same facts are applicable to nlnm?
adopted as the laws of this State until re
pealed by future legislation.
it excepts the common law statutes and
imprisonment for debt, provides that no
person shall ever be arrested or imprisoned
for debt in this State; that tiie common law
as hereby adopted shall go into operation
and be in force within six months from the
promulgation of this constitution; that the
laws, public records, and all records of ju
dicial and legislative procedi tigs of this
State shall lm promulgated and preserved
In the English language only. All publi
cation of the same in any foreign language
Is hereby forever prohibited.
All legal papers, proceedings or contracts
drawn or preserved in uny other language
than the English, after the common law
goes into operation, shall be null and void.
Capital pmii'liincut in tin* State is here
by forever abolisiuMl.
A resolution that no company or corpo
ration, now existing. ur hereafter created
in tills State, shall make any distinction on
account of race or color in its rules or reg
ulations, was referred to the Committee on
Bill of Rights.
Congre«Hionnl*
Wasuixoton, Dee. 0.—.Senate.—'The res
olutions of the Louisiana Convent ion, ask
ing the repeal of the tax, was passed.
Several financial bills were presented
and referred.
The concurrent resolution that the Pres
ident’s message, in its allusion to recon
struction. was derogatory to the dignity
of Congress, was set for one o’clock Mon
day.
The Penute held a short executive session
and adjourned to Monday.
m«colIaueoii«.
The Senatorial caucus decided to retain
Mr. Kurnevas Secretary, and Mr. Brown
as Sergeaut-at-arms.
Internal Revenue from spirits during the
fiscal year ending June la.*t, twenty-eight
and a quarter millions dollars.
Grunt’s corrected e.-tinmte* for the army
reduce* the *uin to thirty-seven millions
of dollars.
The Cabinet* continued In session until
after two o’clock—all present.
Custom receipts from the 25th to the 30th
nit. Inclusive one million nine hundred
and eight thousand dollars.
Internal Revenue to-day six hundred
and twenty-four thousand dollars.
A private dispatch from New York says
a hanker on Wail street had twenty coun
terfelt one thousand dollar legal tenders
shoved on him this morning.
Tiie vote yesterday in the Senate on strik
ing the word “white” from the district
laws and ordinances, was strictly p.*rty.
indicating thftt the late elections have had
no effect on senatorial radicalism.
John S. Walton was confirmed as Treas
urer of the Branch Mint at New Orleans.
The proceedings In the House to-day In
dicate fifty-four for impuachment, and one
hundred and ten against It. On the Re
publican side of the House there Is fifty
majority opposed to impeachment.
Tiie order assigning Gen. Buchanan to
the command of tiie Sub-District of
Louisiana, is countermanded.
Opposition Convention.
Macon, Dec. 0.—The Conservative Con
vention finished its labors, and adjourned
at 11 o'clock this morning, alter adopting
pirited platform and preamide acknowl
edging our obligations to adhere to the
Union, support tiie general Government in
all legal and proper measures, and to cl-dm
from tiie government a due perto-manee
if it* reciprocal duty by extending to ii*.
Ill edminon with the people of the whole
country, that protection guaranteed by the
titutiou of our fathers; and that u
manly protest against Imd policy i.* the
veil as the right of every American
citizen. This wo may do without factious
ition to the Government or untimely
interruption of the public h ■ ny. .‘»i-
Icnce. tinder wrong, may in
an endorsement of it.
Resolve*!, 1, That we rue*
to fully sustain law and n
port eherlully nil constitutional mens
of the United States Government, aud
maintain the rights of all ciu*>e* under en
lightened and Hiteral laws.
Resolved, '2, That the people of Georgia
accept In good faith the legitimate results
of the late war. and renew their expres
sions Of allegiance to the union of the
Stales; and i\iterate their determination
to Liaintaiu inviolate the Constitution
J rained by their fathers.
Resolved, 3, That they protest dispas
sionate-}', yet firmly, against the so-called
reconstruction nets of Congress, and
against the vindictive pariiznn idmlnstrn-
tion of those nets ns wrong i ■ principle^
oppressive In action, and r«» * « to the
States of tiie South, as well n a nurtfiil to
tiie true welfare of every p >rtlon of the i
common country, and t-nd* directly, if
Intentionally, to - ,» r* * umtsuprema-
cy *»l tin? negro race to iii dates where
ed Inn
. our duty
and sup-
seeks to inflict upon the States of tiie South
bad government, os wrong not only to
both races In the South, and people of all
parts of the Union, but a crime agalust
elvilzation flr, d humanity which it is the
duty of all right minded men everywhere
to discountenance and condemn.
Resolved. A That we enter on record, in
the name, and on behalf of the people of
this State, our solemn protest against tiie
assembling of tho Convention which, we
affirm with evidence before us, lias been
ordered under pretense of votes illegally
authorized, forcibly procured, fraudulently
received and falsely counted, as wo believe;
and, in view of the solemn responsibilities
and Dstics Involved, we do hereby declare
that we will forever hold the work of from
lug a Constitution by such authority, with
Intent to he forced by military power on
tho free people of this ancient common
wealth, as a crime against our people,
against the continuance of free govern
ment. against the lad lot box, and against
the dignity nnd character of representa
tive institutions.
Resolutions Oth hnd 7tli provide for the
appointment of a Centra) Executive Com
mittee, whose President may call a con
vention of the Conservative party when
necessary, and indicate at the proper time
the policy best adapted to promote the
public good.
The 8th resolution reeommencs the Con
servatives to organize in every county
forthwith, aud report tiie organization to
the Executive Committee.
Tiie fitli resolution appoints Herschel V.
Johnson, A. II. Chappell, B. 11. Hill, War
ren Aiken, and T. L. Gucrry u Committee
to prepare and publish an address to the
people of Georgia and the United States,
setting forth tiie true sentiments of the
white race lu this State, tho deplorable
condition of the people, and the ruin which
the enforcement of the Reconstruction acts
will bring on all classes of the South.
Tiie preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted. Resolutions were
adopted thanking the North for its support
of the principles of free govemnent In the
late elections; aud the people of tlmt sec
tion for their timely aid in provisions, Ac.,
rendered the suffering people of the State
during tiie past year. The Convention was
harmonious, and adjourned in tho best of
spirits.
Paris, Dec. 7.—Rouhcr admitted a
slrablone.** to be united with Italy,
said it must never be obtained by the forci
ble taking of Rome. At the close of Ills
speech he favored a motion for interpola
tion of government regarding Italian af
fairs. Lost.
Cable Siimnmr) .
Kifty thousand persons were iu the fune
ral procession In honor of the executed
Manchester Fenians at Dublin.
Garibaldi has disappeared from Capr
Another Roman movement Is Apprehended.
Prince Napoleon meets Victor Emanuel
at Mmieza.
A French ministerial crisis is appre
hended In consequence of Roulier’s speech.
Menehria, in the Italian Chambers, an
nounced explanations from France regard
ing Uouher’s speech. Menebria added tlmt
Italy could only obtain Rome by the con
currence. of France and other European
powers.
Advices from China state that tea is
firmer.
markets.
Xkw York, Dec. 9,—Cotton quiet at 17^.
Freight*quiet. Stocks strong. Money?.
Gold 38%. Bonds—old 7X; new
Sterling steady.
Liverpool, Dec. 9, m.—Cotton quiet.—
Sales to-day estimated at 12,000 bales, mid
dling uplands bringing 7%: Orleans 8.—
Breadstuff) dull. Coru declining. Other
articles unchanged.
London, Dec. 9, Noon.—Consols 9213-10.
Bonds 70 15-18d.
Frank pout, Dec. 9.—Bonds 75?«.
Constitutional Convention.
EIIWT DAY.
Tiie Convention met at 11 o’clock this
morning.
Mr. Asiincnv. of Muscogee, was requested
to oeeuppy the Chair in order to effect an
organization, which he did, whim a motion
prevailed that the Honorable Foster
Blodgett, of Augusta, be chosen tempo
rary chairman, but a* lie wa* not present,
tho motion was reconsidered, and Judge
James L. Dunning, was elected in hh
stead.
The Chair then declared the Convention
ready for business.
On motion, Mr. W. F. Cuff, of .Savan
nah, was elected temporary Secretary, and
Mr. E. J. IIiuiiev, of the 25th Senatorial
District, was chosen Assistant Secretary.
On motion tho Secretary read to tin
Convention Major General Popk’h Conveu
thm Order of November 19th.
A motion was made, which prevail
ed. that the Secretary cull the roll—on*
hum!red-nnd thirty members answering to
their names.
It was then moved and seconded that tho
Convention adjourn until 12 o’clock to
morrow.
Pending this motion, much discussion
ensued, when a division was called for.
The Chair decided that the roll should be
called, and members should vote yea or nay,
which was done, and C2 voting lor and (14
against, the motion for adjournment was
lost.
A resolution was then Introduced, look
ing to a Permanent Organization, which
strongly opposed, and brought forth
much discussion.
On motion of Mr. Bryant, jhe resolution
was laid on the table.
The motion to adjourn ' vdock
to-morrow was again pm >y an
overwhelming vote.
THE CODE OF TBB 8TATE OF OEOSOIA.
Reported by Col. Jl. STciark, T. Jl. 11. Cobb,
and D. Irwin—Revised and corrected by
David Irwin,
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titioner or the business man,
Tito book will bo sold at the remarkable
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ly and substantially bound In sheep,
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The reputation of tho distinguished com
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The Florida Election.—The vote in
Florida, as for as heard from, stands for
Convention 13,097; agnfnatconvention 111;
Total 11,108.
ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE.
BY virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of DcKulb county, Georgia, will
be sold on the lirst Tuesday in February,
1808, at tiie Court House door. In the town
of Decatur. DeKnih county, between tho
legal hours of sale, lot ot land No. 227,
containing 110 acres, more or less, in the
15th district of DeKalb county, (with thu
exception of the widow’s dower.) Sold as
the property of WUliam B. Anderson, de
ceased, for thu benefit of tiie heirs ami
creditors. Terms of sale cash. This thu
7th day of December. 1807.
SARAH J. ANDERSON, Adm’x.
declO—wts Printer’s fee $5
EMMA 3. THOMPSON,) I.ibcl for Divorce in
v*. > Fulton Superior Court,
IIUGnL.TH03irSON,J returnable to the April
Term, 18113.
IT appearing to the Court by the return of the
Sheriff in tho above stated case that the defendant
Is not to be found inIthis comity: and it being
v. publication of a Ilulc for that purpose
until for four month* (in one of tho
unite* of tiiis city) previous to the next reg
.rTrrtn of this Court.
HAMMOND, MVN ATT A WEI,!.ISOItNE,
Hart Superior Court.
November tf, DM7. W. II. VENABLE, Clerk.
declO—\viw4nt
DANIEL E. McCUUUY,) Libcl^ft
JANE McCUIlItV.
IT appearing to the Court by the returns of the
Sheriff that thu defendant does not reside in thi*
county, ami it further appearing that site does not
unified that Mild defendant appear and mistver
nt the next Term of tills Court, else the case will
be considered in default and the plaintiff allowed
to proceed. Audit is further ordered that thi*
Hide he published in the Atlanta Opinion once a
month for lour mouth* prior to the next Term of
thi* Court..
Witness the Honorable William M. Jteeso, Judge
of said Court. Thi* .September 17th, istiT.
A true extract from the minutes of said Court.
This October mh.lSGT.
JAMES J.. JOHNSON,
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