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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION THE WEEKLY OPINION. : . PRINCIPLE AND POLICY. “ An honest man ii the noblest work ol God.” True; but honesty.from motives of policy, is duplicity. It is an aggravated species of knavery. It Is the combination of the two most despicable traits in human character—hypocrisy and craftiness. No reprobate lias fallen so low—no creature Is so contemptible—as he who steals the live ry of Heaven in which the more effectually to serve the Devil. A man may be open and notoriously wicked—may be letcher- ous, blasphemous, trlckey, disgustingly profane, unscrupulous and Irreverent, and yet there Is hope of reform. Thu whole current of his life may be turned. lie may be a thief and yet reform; may be a drunk ard, and yet become exemplary in his habits; may be even a highway robber, and yet become a useful citizen, an eminent moralist, or unaffected Christian. But for the hypocrite, there Is no hope. His very mental constitution is such as precludes all possibility of reform. Ho Is not honest with his own heart. He is not true even to himself. He has no distinct ive traits of character; for his character is always assumed, and, therefore, an ever- changing one. He is consistent in noth ing. He is true to nothing. He is simply nobody. The meanest coward Is generally the great est bully. Conscious of the craven spirit witiiin him, he seeks to make up in bluster what lie lacks in courage. The half edu cated physician, who is constantly afraid you will suspect him of Ignorance, is the man to use all the technicalities of the pro fession. The conscious villain will lie ‘♦honest” from motives of policy. Ills aim Is to gain confidence. He has his price; in exchange for which he will barter his reputation for integrity—a reputation which he never deserved. A truly honest man, conscious of the rectitude of ills own purposes, has nothing to conceal. He despises what the world calls “policy.” He Is not afraid of the light, touching any portion of his personal or business character. Truth is his armour, and he fears no trick- ry. He scorns indi rection. People may dislike, hut they cun- not help respecting him. His influence is unbounded, even among ills enemies. His tory Is lull of such examples. In public life, few men have the moral courage to be strictly honest. 31 r. Ci.a y could not be President because lie would not dissemble. He had but one way of dealing with all men. How different with James Buch anan ! He could and did act a double part; he deceived both friend and foe, and reach ed the highest olllee within the gilt of the people, only that he might disgrace the position, and make himself odious witli both parties. Benedict Arnold was a man of “policy.” So of Aaron Burr. •James Gordon Bknnktt is a ‘’policy” man; Horace Gkki.ky.a man of Principle; both are sometimes mercilessly abused and mis represented, hut only one is ever respect ed—one will pass into honorable history; the other into ignominy. Tlte young man who would not sow' seeds for hitter rei>entnnce, should avoid that Chestcrlleldrean school of morals which would make men moral through selfish ness, honest through policy, and respectful and civil for purposes of deception. If men would do what they feel to beRUlirr;do this without regard to what “Mrs. Grun- day” will say. they would preserve tlieir self-respect, and command the respect and confidence of others. SHADOWS OF PERDITION-THEORBAT SO CIAL EVIL. Female virtue Is a crown of many Jew els. Like a diamond, it glitters above the ruins of the past. It is a memorial of woman, and a testimony of Heaven. Among all civilized people, a degree of reverence attaches to the sanctity ol woman. Her purity of character at once engages the res peel of the opposite sex. As the one ceases to cherish virtue, and as the other disregards It, retrogression Is the tendency of civilization. The brighest eras in the past, that of Pericles, in Greece, of Augustus, In Home, of Elizabeth, In England—were thoso In which woman, reaching the summit of moral sublimity, shone in the brightest habiliments of vir tue and grace. The glory of the first two is long since eclipsed, and their decline was preceded by a declension in the virtue of their women. Vico stealthily besieged the preeints of virtue—corruption grew rank in the hearts of the people, as under the sword of Alexander the bloom of Gre cian civilization dropped from its parent stein, to moulder on the’soil and in the light that had called it forth. The purity of government, joutlet -of law. nlcponcit ni literature, perfection of art. dl-apf*eared In that night of social corruption * which de scended upon thy.world. . ✓ Beeauso of the defilement of Dinah, by fcheehom* as thohgli she-were an tiar'O*. the sons of Jacob, to avt’iige rh*» wrong slew him and his people w th the sword. So scrupulous were tile Pagans in respect j to the Inviolability of the marital rite, that we read ot the ten year* wur of Hllrem. waged in its defence. In the violation of tills law rep»«ed the weakness of toe Tro jan cause, and Troy fell a victim to Its out raged saeredno*s and truth. To the Ho man. the very idea of vestal virgins guard ing the light in the P-iltadiiim *»f iih fid dly. augured’it* peri*etiiity‘. our own times—our own lives—are re plete with the evidences of woman’s Influ ence in the affairs ot tnen. Her true mis sion is to go forth Into the world, with Virtue as her shield. It is her olllee to res cue man .from the pitfalls that beset him. Her sympathies should sustain him in the struggle of life, developing Ids real man hood by her sweet and sacred companion ship. In this view she is as a llglit-liouse to the world, beaconing it over the break- j era that threaten to destroy, and the gulfs that yawn to submerge. There is no heaven so beautifully illuminated ns the heart of woman in which virtue as a star ’ appears the brightest of the galaxy. * here j U no hell so dark as that same heart when encircled by the serpent of Vice. With the beautiful and holy affections of being cor roded by Sin, It yields to the tempting sway of passion, until the purity of Heav en becomes tainted with the pollution of Death. Prostitution Is the worst fate ttiat ever yet befell woman. Like the sins j of Babylon, It is a stain made deeper by J the vengeance of Heaven. It is a feurful | chasm from which there ii no ladder of] ascension. Once fallen, the iiope of rising again is obscured in the gloom of night. I Despair is heard in the shrieking voice of Doom; and the beautiful flowers that grew upon the summit, lade to blossom not again. “ The Mother of Harlots” is writ ten by the world upon the brow, the cheek is inauticd with lust, the heart on fire with a flame baleful as Deatli and Inextinguish able as Ilell. Yet there is hope where the heart U not dead to the consciousness of guilt. There stands the admonition, “Go and sin no more.” In these times of general demoralization, with the corner-stones of society broken, with the vileness of human nature stirred to its festering depths, every species of vice and immorality, we fear, is r.n the in crease. Social restraits are withdrawn— more evil than good is cast upon the sur face. and the fortunes of war have convert ed affluence into want. Under thi* state of affairs, the tempter is.ever In quest of an innocent victim. Taff the weak and the wavering pause ere they take tin* fatal leap. Let the consequences he weighed before it is too late. There is blit one step between the horrors of Perdition and a Paradise of roses. Letter from Texas. Correspondence of Tiik Opinion.] Alleyton, Texas. Dec. 11.1SG7- If a correspondent writes only when something startling occurs, his letters will exhibit long intervals between dates. Peo ple may dislike to confess it, but they have an eager fondness for news that is surpris ing-unexpected. A great many readers relish the horrible. If they get through the columns ot a daily, without finding a murder or two, or at the least, a shooting or a cutting scrape, they throw the paper down In seeming disgust, dedal!ng that “it contains nothing.” Tills class of readers need not peruse this letter any further. 1 can’t gratify them, and am not sorry that I can’t. A serious crime, within your correspondent’s bailiwick, lias not been committed, lo these many days. Even the freed men. that class of citizens which absorbs so large a share of public attention and American stab- mansiiip, persist in behaving thcinsel with astonishing propriety, notwithstand ing their being petted and abused by turns, a system well calculated to injure and tier moralize well poised minds and characters. This was a place of considerable busi ness importance, whllo’lt was the termi nus of the Baffalo Bayou. Brazos and Co lorado railroad. The road having been ex tended to Columbus, on the west side of the Colorado, it must necessarily soon dwindle down to little better than the in significance of a way station. A good many immigrants, mostly Ger man, have already passed over tills road the present season, seeking homes further west, where numbers of tlieir country men are living in prosperity and plenty, the reward of their own industry. There are more Germans in Texas, probably, than in all the other Southern States combined, excepting perhaps Missouri, which having been a slaveholding State, may ho classed Southern. No people could he more de sirable, for none add more to the produc tive resources of a country, which is now the greatest of all desiderata with Texas. Yellow fever has entirely disappeared everywhere in the State. For several weeks past Galveston ami Houston iiav both been driving a heavy business. The travel through those places has not yet fully set in. It has been delayed later than usual on account of the epidemic. That having disappeared, we shall, nearly all of us, soon liegin to seu faces with which w were once familiar cast of the Mississippi. They will find, when they come, that Texans have lost none of tlieir old renown for generous hospitality. I mean when they penetrate beyond the great thorough fares. On these, here a* elsewhere, money is the lubrication that makes things work smooth and easy. * Tiic winter tint* far has been unu-ually mild for this latitude. We hayo* had only one Norther worth tfp* uaimv T|mt was onHhofilUih tilu and tie* cold snap did not ln*»t over lorry boors. We bad ice. however, about a* tttlek as paper. No order* Imve yet been made public, on the subject of ah election. If it Is post poned much longer, not a few of those dis franchised for participation In tin* late war. will have been transferred to another jmMietlon. Those silly, hot-headed young men. tlu* .Wises,’ did 'their full share to bring re proach on a name, formerly held in some repute in (Ids country, when they attacked Pollanl. in the unjustifiable manner they did in BalliiHotv.not toenll it by the perhaps more appropriate designation, cowardly. No matter what Pollard'* offense may have been; they are henceforth disgraced men. I had rather he a scullion than either ot them, on his lofty stilt-*. Insanity is the only plea tlieir counsel can safely offer. That might he sustained. Their course certainly betrayed somottdng of the kind. Iter. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Alabama Affairs* Montgomery. Dec. 13.—Nine Judicial and Ministerial oflicers have recently been removed to give place to Loyal Repilbll* cans. Five of Gen. Pope’s ap!*ointment* were extreme Republican members of the hue reconstruction Convention. A Conservative colored meeting last night organized a club. The whole affair was managed by the blacks. The colored speakers denounced the Bo-called carpet bag members of the Reconstruction Con vention. and declared that the colored peo ple were enemies to themselves if they any longer refused to heed the advice and counsel of their true mid tried friends—fbc old inhabitants of the South. Resolutions were adopted declaring In strong terms against the ratification of the Constitution, Louisiana Convention. New Orleans, Dec. 13.—The Conven tion adjourned last night until Monday, to give the Committees time to report. Large Robbery. 'iiilaDELPUIa, Dec. 13.—A Bank mes senger was robbed on the sjreetof two million dollars on Ids way to the Clearing House. The robbers were In a sleigh and drove oft* with the plunder. No arrests. Congressional. Washington, Dec. 13.—Senate.—The Finance Committee will report unfavora bly on Edmund Cooper’s confirmation as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate Judiciary Committee will report favorably on Senator Thomas, from Maryland. Tlie Board of Aldermen of New York passed a resolution approving Seward’s Danish purchases. Senator Wilson presented a memorial from John Warren, an American citizen in a British jail, charged with Fcnianism. The petition states that Warren was in New York when the crimes charged were committed. Mr. Sumnar presented the usual number of petitions, among them, one from thirty thousand Kentucky negro soldiers, pray ing for an equalization of bounties. A bill was presented proventlng polyg amy and other abuses in Utah. The memorial of the Chamber of Com merce relative to the resumption of specie payment was ordered to be printed. The bill repealing the cotton tax came up. Mr. Morrell thought it was a great mistake to act on the bill now. The whole tax question should cornu up at once. Mr. Johnson gave notice of a amend ment applying to this year’s crop. The bill was postponed. The resolution to adjourn on the 20th inst.. to the fltli prox. passed. Several financial bills were referred, and after an executive session the Senate ad journed to Monday. House.—After uiiimpor ant business the House went into Committee of tiie Whole and adjourned till Monday. Itllwcellanuou** , Forty employees of the Agricultural Department, mostly women, were missed, ami a huge number ill the other departments will be discharged soon. Great distress prevails in Consequence. Revenue receipts to-day $282,000. The National Convention of manufac turers and dealers in spirits, is not perfect ly harmonious. Most of the delegates from the East are under, or represent those who tire under seizure. The Western delegnti favor twenty-five cents per gallon, or tax on stills according to their capacity. The Eastern delegates are more interested in changes in the revenue oflicers than in changes in the law. It is represented that against fifty distilleries in New York be fore tiie tux, there are now over seven hundred, and it is admitted that all must in one way or another evade the tax or lose money. It is claimed outside of tiie facilities for feeding stock, that the West ern distillers have on advantage in freight but that Eastern shrewdness in evading tax ruins tiie Western distillers. Virginia Convention. Richmond, Dec. 13.—A communication was received from General Schofield, ap proving tiie ordinance fixing the pay ment of members and officers ol the Con vention. An ordinance was reported paying re porters of the Convention three dollars and thirty-three cents a page for debates ported. petition was received praying passage of a Homestead Law. .Judge Sneed, Republican, denounced it as a proposition for downright, robbery, and in opposition to thu Constitution of the United States, under which the Convention is acting. A motion to lay on the table was lo yea* 43; nays 12; and It was referred. A resolution appointing a computte memorialize Congress to allow the Fr men’- Bureau, in view of the destitution lit the State, to remain here fill recon*tr tioii Is completed* " as laid on the table, A resolution was adopted inviting Gen eral Orlando Brown and staff, of the Freed men’s Bureau, to vWt the floor. A tailored delegate offered a resolution to appoint a committee to wait on Gen s-choficld. and usk him to remove the pre sent State officers. and falling there, t to Washington fur the same purpose, or procure an amendment of the law so as to give the Convention the right to remove them, was laid on the table. The resolution of yesterday, relative to the Intimidation by disloyal land holder* ol* the loyal voters of Lite Republican tick et, an-1 an amendment to it relative to the iniimiti itioii of colored voters who voted the eon*evatlvo ticket, by other colored im-n. were called up, hut laid over till to morrow. Adjourned. Virginia Convention. Richmond. Dec. 14.—In the Convention tiie following resolution* of inquiry were offered: Of incorporating in the bill of rights a clause declaring all test oaths dia metrically opposed to tiie principles of Republican liberty; of establishing a sys tem of schools for the education of all classes; of allowing naturalized loreign- erstohold property alter one year's resi dence, and be eligible to State olllces after tlirce year’s residence in tiie State; of al>o- lishing capital and corporeal punishment for crime; of enfranchising all persons from whom It is in the power of tiie Con vention to remove existing disabilities. A resolution declaring nil debts contract- since Jan. 1st, 1800. in tiie purchase of slave*, null, was referred. e Chairman of the Finance Committee introduced a resolution that, whereas, there is about one hundred thousand dollars In the Treasury, and seven hundred thousand will In; required to pay the interest due January 1st. therefore, the Auditor and Treasurer are to suspend the payment of Interest until the Convention is satisfied there is money enough in the Treasury to pay tiie interest of Jan. 1st. The resolu tion was referred. The Committee on Finance introduced a resolution enquiring how tiie State Educa tional Fund lias been disposed of. Re- furred. Tiie resolution and amendment relative to intimidation of voters came up, but the Convention appeared determined not to go into political debate, and as a very long e had already taken place on the same lolution, the previous question was sus tained by a vote of 02 to 25, and tlte mat ter was referred to the Committee. Ad journed. The weather i* exceedingly cold here. A man froze to death in the suburbs of the city last night. Editor Attacked. Savannah. Dec. 14.—John E. Hayes, ed itor of the Republican, was attacked by Cliarlcs II. Hopkins this evening. Hayes was badly, but not dangerously hurt, by a blow on tiie head with a loaded whip. Washington Items* Washington, Dec. 14.—A mixed dele gation from Virginia and North and South Carolina visited Stevens yesterday, when the following was elicited ; Stevens regarded impeachment as a fail ure, and an evidence of the fickleness of public opinion. A Virginia delegate said the impeachment failure would work seri ously against Reconstruction. Stevens thought it could not fail to be otherwise, and mutual regrets were exchanged Nortli Carolina negro, Harris, said they would get along very well. The Northern whites were more frightened about negro suffrage than the Southern whites. Gov. Holden was the life-blood of the Republi can party in North Carolina. A Virginia delegate represented tlieir condition as critical, and unless Congress came to tlieir relief, their sufferings of tiie colored people and white Unionists would he terrible. Stevens favored the repeal of the clause requiring a majority of tho registered voters. The delegation thought that would do, but suggested a law empowering Conventions already called to establish provisional governments immediately.— Then, if the Constitution is defeated, they would have at least, loyal State oflicers. Mr. Stevens said lie had drawn up a bill with two or three beneficial provisions. One was to leave a majority to ufllrm or reject the Constitutions; another was that the present Conventions shall, as independ ent bodies, establish governments in lieu of District Commanders, as soon as the Constitutions were ready for submission to Congress. The delegation approved this. Mr. Stevens enquires whether old mas ters would he able to reduce the negroes from voting properly. Mr. Harris replied that the negroes were dependent on tlieir old masters for their daily bread. There was danger, but Mr. Harris hoped the negroes were capable of enduring great privation. Virginia delegate, Cooke, colored, said Mr. Harris’ remarks applied to ills district. Eight hundred in Richmond lost tlieir places, Mr. Stevens hoped tho whole Southern vote would be cast for the v Republic party. This would elect a Republican President, and in-urc triumphant rcci struction. Stanton is to have a full hearing heft the Senate Military Committee, to m President Johnson’s charges. National Bank circulation $209,753,000, The Treasury holds as security lor circu lation and Government deposit* $379,000,- 000. In addition to $1,500,000 already pro printed, $L2<KX000 additional is :i to cover Reconstruction expense* to Revenue receipts to-day &K15,000( for the week $2,253,000; for tiro year $tM,«M7.- OqO. BtXGHAMProN, X. Y.. Dec. 11.—Tlte thermometer fvas twenty-four dogn low zero this morning. New York. Dec. 14.—Three days from the Smifh arrived 1 ist flight. London, Dec. lb—A barrel pf (j exploded under the wall- of the pri ClarkeiiM all. where Del. Burke, was confin ed, and the wall* were blow it down. Twoj tv house, were shattered. *The lirennqi ai digging for tne ilead. * No prisoners e* allied. Forty men. women and child re were wounded. The man who lit the fm <. Iter, Hi—The Maude h . escaped. New Y< rived. The London News, in discussing tin* AI ubaina claims, says Seward’s difficulty wa gratuitously raised on Lord Stanley’s ae cession to olllee. The News hopes the ques tion will be settled before the Denim r its. whom it characterize* a* England’* bitter est enemies, come into power at Washing ton. A fire occurred thi* morning in a tene ment house on 2d Avenue, in which eleven persons lost their lives. Several inmates were injured by leaping from the windows of burning buildings. Cable Summary* The British troops had penetrated far into Abyssinia. The prospects are very fair for a successful campaign. Credited advices indicate that tho prisoners, in whoso behalf the expedition was under taken, are safe and well. A deputation of the English Bible So ciety presented Napoleon with a copy and an address. He responded, doclarlng ills first rule was to protect all religions. South American advices via Lisbon, re port tiie Pariguyans on *tho offensive with marked success. They stormed the Bra zilian camp, capturing fifteen hundred prisoners. The Brazilians defended tiie camp stubbornly, losing four thousaud in killed* wounded and prisoners. It is thought that the Clarkenwell out rage has ended Fenlanlsm. Large rewards have been offered for the apprehension of the guilty parties. Markets* New York, Dec. 1C.—Gold 1.31'^aL4D^. Stock strong; money 6a7: sterling 10>§; bonds old 74i; new 7J£; Tennessee G2jJf: Flour shade firmer; wheat la2 better; corn cent better; rye steady; oats firm; pork lower 21.10; lard drooping 12J£al3>j»; cotton quiet at 15J015&. London, Dec. 16.—Consols 92*£n92%. Bonds 71>£. Frankfort, Dec. 10.—Bonds 70J£. Liverpool, Dee. 10.—Cotton firmer and little doing; sales estimated 8,000 bales. Brcudstull* quiet. GEORGIA NT ATE UOSIVEXTIOY. SIXTH DAY. Monday, Dec. 10,1SG7. Convention called to order by the Chair man. Prayer by ltev. W. Pretty man.— Journal read and approved* Call of delegates, in alphabetical order, was made lor the introduction of matters for the consideration of tho Convention By Mr. ADKINS, Resolution declaring equal rigid* to all citizens, without dis tinction of race or color. By Mr. ASHBUKX, An ordinance in re lation to vacating tiie civil offices of tiie State or Territory of Georgia, and for other piir|>oses mentioned,ns follows: Sec. 1. Be it ordained by tho Represen tatives of the people of Georgia, in Con vention here assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of tho same, That all persons exercising authority un der the instrument knowu as tiie Constitu tion of Georgia, framed in 1805, by tho di rection of Andrew Johnson, acting Presi dent ol tiie United States, shall cease to ex ercise tlieir official authority, from and af ter tiie 1st day of January, 1808. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, Tlint all offices, executive, judicial, ministerial and municipal, be declared, anti they are hereby declared vacated after Jananary 1st, 1808, or until filled by Brevet Mai. Gen. John Pope, Military Governor of Georgia, or by a vote of this Convention, or an elec tion held by all the legal voters of Georgia. Mr. GOODWIN offered tiie following substitute: Jt is hereby declared the senso of tiie Convention, that under the Reconstruction law, under which this body is assembled, it is the right and the duty of tiie same not only to frame a civil government, and that to frame a civil government it is the right and duty ot this Convention to declare vacant all offices in tiie State, and either elect oflicers to 1111 the same by the action of the iieople in Convention hero assem bled, or by general election at tiie pre cincts of tiie Mate, as this body may deem best. Mr. RICHARDSON offered the follow ing substitute for Mr. Adkins' resolution: Resolved, That It is the duty of this Con vention to form a eonstiution ignoring all distinctions relative to the rights and privi leges and immunities of tlie citizen* of Georgia, except punishment for crime. By Mr. ROZAR, Resolution of thanks to the U. S. Government for tho unparalleled magnanimity which has been bestow’cd upon a conquered people, as tending to tiie promotion of harmony, peace and pros perity and everlasting union. By Mr. GIBSON, Resolution directing the Secretary to furnish llltecn copies of tiie New Era, daily, to each member. By Mr. BLODGETT, Resolved, That the per diem and milcagu of members of tlds Convention he the same as paid to tiie members of tho hist General Assembly of this State. By Mr. CAMPBELL, Resolution for the abolishment of imprisonment for debt. By Mr. FORT, Homestead Ordinance. By Mr. AKKRMAN, Resolution relative to printing postofficc address and place of lodging of cadi delegate. By Mr. McCOY, A resolution author- izng the appointment of a committee to inquire into and report upon the right of tlds Convention to legislate, by ordinance or otherwise. Adopted, and the following committee was appointed: II. T. MeCov. Foster Blodgett, N. P, IloielikN*. J. IE Caldwell, H. V. M. Miller.. R. 11. Wldtely. B. Conley, W. Shropshire. J.. I.. Dunning. A.T. Akerman. By Mr. .SMITH, a resolution inviting the Judges of the Supreme Court and of tiie Superior Courts to seats in thu Couvun*' tl,m. By Mr. AKERMAN,for recess from 10th of December to January 8th, with leave to! the standing committees to sit during the By Mr. DUNNING, ordinance elit . the sale of lottery ticket l lid* By Mr. DAVIS, an ordinance to afford •ermnnent relief to the people of Georgia. By Mr. STANFORD, an ordinance. t«. djnst Indebtedness created during the By Mr.GOODWIN, An ordinance to de- lare null and void an aet of tnc Legisla tor? of the State of Georgia “entitled an aet to change the name of ( a** county, an* for other purpose* therein mentioned.” By Mr. TRAY WICK, An ( ordinance t* extend the time of settlement of tax eo!- i lectors to March I t. 18G8. By Mr. SPEER, A resolution authorizing the printing of 300 copies of tho list of standing committees. By Mr. TURNER, An ordinance to pre vent the levy or sale of property in tho State under tax execution, and to grant further time for the collection of State or county taxes. By W. H. WHITEHEAD, An ordinance as follows: An Ordinance to allow each head of a family In Georgia a homestead, and to prevent the levy and sale of tho same, under any circumstance. Hereafter each head of a family In tills State shall be allowed to own a homestead, which shall consist of one hundred acres of land, with the dwelling house and other improvements thereon, if not exceeding tho value of fifteen hundred dollars; Pro vided. that none of the above lands l>o witldn the limits of city, town, or village; or in lieu of tho above land, real estate In a city, town, or village, not exceeding two thousand dollars. Tiie above named homestead shall bo ex empt from levy and sale by virtue of any process whatever under tho laws of this .State; nor shall any valid lien be created thereon, hut be for tho use and benefit of said fluidly through its head. By Mr. DEWES, an ordinance to post pone the collection of taxes. By 31 r. TURNER, an ordinance to pre vent tho levy or sale of property in this State, under tax executions, and to grant further time for the collection of State or County taxes. By 3Ir. DEWES, an ordinance to prevent the levy and sale of property in Georgia under executions founded on demands owing prior to June 1st, 1805.. By. Mr. MARTIN, an ordinance to re lieve the citizens of Habersham county from tiie payment of any county tax for the year 1807, over and above the sum of fitly per cent, on tiie State tax. By Mr. BRADLEY', Resolution relative to tiie conduct of delegates toward cacii other. By Mr. SAULTEU, An ordinance to abolish the County Courts of Georgia, and to transfer all judgments and suits pend ing to the other courts of tho State. By 3Ir. BIGBEE, An ordinance to ex tend the time of settlement by tux collect ors with the Comptroller and Treasurer. By 31 r. TURNER, A resolution provid ing for the printing of 300 copies of tho ordinance introduced by 3fr. Ashhurn, de claring civil offices vacant. By 31 r. WHITElT, An ordlnauco to al low each head of a family in Georgia a homestead, and to prevent the levy and gale of tlie same under any circumstances. Mr. BLOUNT, speaking to a question of privilege, referred to the occurrences on Friday last, in reference to the allotment of seats. Ill* explanation exonerated tho oflicers of tlie Convention from tlie charges of fraud etc., that had been uttered in a moment of excitement. 31r. AKERMAN moved that tho hours of meeting and adjournment should be 10 o’clock a. At., and 1:30 r. ai., until other wise ordered. Mr. TURNER opposed tlie proposition to adjourn at such an early hour. It would ho an aet of injustice to the constituency of delegates. Mr. BEDFORD favored tlie resolution. Short sessions of the Convention would enable committees to mature tlieir work, and thereby advance tlie work in tho Hall. The resolution as adopted provides for daily sessions from 10 o’clock a. ai. to 2 o’clock i*. ai. The following committees provided for by the rides of the Convention were then announced from tlie Secretary’s desk. Bill of Rights—G. W. Ashhurn, C. D. Davis. W. T. Gram?, W. L. 3Iarler, A. ti. Foster, C. H. Hopkins, L. L. Stanford. On Franchise—J. E. Bryant, Wesley Shropshire, N. L. Angler, I*. B. Bedford, E. S.Cobb, Preston Yates, J. L. Dunning. Legislative Department—11. L. McCoy. L. N. Trammell. J. E. Blount, H. V. 3*1. Miller, Philip 3Iartin, C. C. Richardson, G. P. Burnett. Executive Department—J. S. Bigley, A. T. Akerman, N. Griffin. H.G. Cole, J. L. Dunning, N. P. Hutchins, 31. A. Potts. Judiciary—A. T. Akerman, J. D. Wad dell, G. P. Burnett, II. T. McCoy, C. A. El lington, K. 11. Whltcly, A. L. Harris. Education—J. II. Caldwell, J. II. Flynn, 0.1L Walton. Thos, Gilbert, J. W. Tni- wick, H. 31. Turner, T. G. Campbell. Militia—II. V. 31. Miller, W. A. Fort, Fos ter Blodgett, A. W. Key, W. C. Lee* J. G. Gore. Relief—Jno. Harris. W. Dewes. W. L. Goodwiu. W. 11. Whitehead,!’, P. Suffuki, R. B. Bullock, A T. Akerman. Privileges and Elections— L. 31. Tram mell, Foster Blodgett, A. J. Cameron, \Y. F. Jordan, B. F. Powell, Thos. Gibson. S. A. Scott. Petitions—T. P. Safl’old, F. J. Speer, P, B. Bedford. J. R. Hudson, J. G. Maul, S. G. Field, ilcnj. Dtinnegan. Enrollment—W. A. Fort, 11. n. Chris tian, E. J. Higher, W. C. Smith, A. Bow den, C. Hooks. On Journal*—W. II. Wldtely, J. IT. King, S. Stanley, W. <’. Carson, A. 11. Harrison, F. < Bouden. J. L. Cutle-. Fiuaiiv?—W. Shropshire, Jo*. McWhor ter- J. W. Christian, A. G. Foster, G. G. Wilber. E.B. Martin. W. W. Ih-ues. Printing—A. L. Harris. F. J.Speer, J. L. Dunning, S. W. Beard, J.Jl.Flynn,.J. W.T. Catching, J. I>. Waddell, •'Auditing Committee—R. B. Bulloch, Chairman; M. Bell. J. IL Brncewt H, W. L. < lift. K. L. Houston, ,V. P. Edwards, J. T. Costln. Houston and Consolidation—II. V. 31. MUIor. J. HarrK G. W. Aiddmni. A T. Akermuti, II. T. McCoy, J. H. Caldwell, J. S. Big I we, J. E. Brsaiiu On motion it was ordered that 300 copies of the li.-r. ot Committees announced by the ■blent he printed for the use of ’dele- pit* A motion t«> «diuion*oll’ci On itiotn.li of Mr. A Mil ER. tin d to alio tiie jki . . n dire of shades to tlie east windows of the hall. Mr. ACKERMAN moved the Post Of fice aduret-s and place ol lodging of each delegate ho printed with the rule*and list of standing Committees. Mr. IlOPKINs moved that L. H Rob ert* have leave *»f a*-ei»ee. in ennseqnonco of illness in Id* family. Granted. Adjourned until lo oVIo-w to-morrow.