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i'HP. WEEKLY OPINION,
Wiur wk Think, Ac.—A subscriber In
Djide county wishes to know our opinion
of Col, Bollock, and whetbei or not the
Ofixion would support hlin for Governor?
Our opinion, based upon a rather brief
personal acqualncc, Is that Col. Bullock
Is a gentleman In every relation of life, and
that, If nominated, he would combine the
strength of the party; that ho would be
elected, and that be would All that high
ofllco with credit to the State. If nomina
ted, we shall certainly support him. We
regard him as fully competent to the posi
tion wherein his friends seek to place lilin.
And the same is true of other gentlemen
whoso names have been mentioned In con
nection with the ofllco of Governor.
ASPIRANT* FOR OFFICE-A WORD OF
WARNING.
The Opinion being an Independent ex
ponent of the Principles of tho Union or
Republican party, pledged to the personal
Interests of no man or set of men—seek
ing only to represent and promote the In
terests of the masses composing that party
—It is not unnatural that it should hnv
become the'medium of communication for
tho friends of various aspirants to Guber
natorial and other honors In admitting
these communications, wo have been gov
erned alone l»y a well known and gener
ally recognized rule of journalism. We
have endeavored to deal justly and impar
tially with all—whilst we have not enlist
ed in tho personal Interests of any candi
date. We hnv<* steadily refused to enter
Into combinations or form alliances that
would commit tills journal to the personal
interests of individual aspirants previous
to nomination. And in this we have suc
ceeded, as our readers will readily bear tes
timony.
Executive Committees of political I*i
ties are, In some sense, the appointed
Trustees of the parties they represent.
This has been a recognized rule in the po
litical taetlcs of all parties since the ei
political nominating Conventions. Alt
legitimate acts of an Executive Committee,
is, therefore, to all Intents and purposes,
the acts of the Party which*It represents.
Such Committees are cm;.<nvered to call
Conventions for the purpose of deciding
the nomination of candidates; and when
such nominations are fairly made, good
faith demands that each and every member
of the party support those nominations.
This U party tactics and discipline, without
which no organization can hope for :
cess.
We hope, therefore, that the action of the
Convention to-morrow, whatever that may
be, w ill be final as to the claims of con
tending candidates; and that there will be
no one disposed to bolt, merely because
their individual hopes may not be realized.
If there are, we give them fair warning
Hint the consequences of their temerity
will fall upon their own heads. The Re
publican party of Georgia is not depend
ent upon any one member for existence.
It could lose half dozen who now aspire to
leadership, and thrive only the better for
the riddance.
A Washington letter dated March 1st,
says: -If Mr. Johnson has any friends or
sup]K>rtcrs left in this city, they maintain
a singular reticence on the subject of Im
peachment, for scarcely a word is heard
anywhere in his favor. Even the rumors
that certain Senators were shaky on the
subject and would certainly vote against
the conviction of the President have all
died out, and the opinion Is almost unani
mous that tho Senate will eject Andrew
Johnson from the White Utilise, and Umt
he deserves to be so treated. The trial, on
account of its novelty, and in the expecta
tion that it may develop something un
locked for, Is awaited with deep Interest;
but nobody has the slightest apprehension
that it will give rise to any inconvenience
or trouble to any one except the great of
fender. The gamblers abandoned the
President two or three days ago, and, to
borrow tlielr language, be ‘sells very low.’
Indeed, a rumor was afloat In the city on
Saturday, that President Johnson and Sec
retary Stanton would both resign, and
thus solve the difficulty; but, of oourse,
this absurdity could be traced to no trust
worthy source. The Secretary still main
tains his almost sleepless vigilance over the
War Department, working there by day
and sleeping there by night, so that Gen.
Thomas may not seise the citadel In an un
guarded hour. Gen. Thomas wanders to
his office two or three times a day, and
says ft is all a kind of dream to him. 3fean-
while Congress Is making preparation for
the trial, arranging all the technical and
preliminary forms for the legal contest.
According to some reports, tho President
looks forward to his dethronement with
equanimity, and according to others, ho Is
considerably annoyed and chagrined at
the prospect of so speedy a termination
of lilt rule in the White House.” •
tar A dispatch from Austin, Texas, says:
Returns arc received from all the counties,
excepting twelve. Fifty-five thousand,
three hundred votes have been cast The
remaining counties will swell the aggre
gate to more than fifty-six thousand. The
Convention Is undoubtedly carried.
Aia Satisfied.—The action Of tho Con
vention in removing the future Rtate gov
ernment to Atlanta, meets the unanimous
approval and support of two-thirds of the
Press of the State, regardless of party pro*
dllectlons. w ,
HTA Connecticut paper publishes the
following among its notices of births: “In
Cornwall, Feb. 5, n son to John Krclche-
menn, (a Democratic gain.)”
Atlanta, March A. WG&
A gentleman signing hiipself “ As \ou
Like It,” comes out this morning in tho
Intelligencer, with a communication im
pugning the motives of the Republican
Central Committee, aluT misrepresenting
its action. It Is intended as a cunning
flank attack upon tho Reconstruction
movement which tho Individual who pen
ned It, and others of his class, have found
it impossible fairly to resist.
To ono not a member of tho Central
Committee, but deeply interested in the
success of the Union cause In Georgia, tlic
course taken by that Committee seems mod
erate, just and wise. It was regular
throughout, and in strict accordance with
the modes of party procedure everywhere.
The Committee believed .that the present
Constitutional Convention, elected by the
entire vote of the friends of Reconstruc
tion in every portion of tlic State, thor
oughly understanding the letter and spirit
ot the instrument just framed, all the tlrao
in closottnd constant communication with
the people, and knowing consequently the
wants and wishes of tlielr constituents,
was the best body to make the nomina
tions under tho Constitution. Therefore it
requested the Convention to nominate on
Saturday, flic 7tb Instant-
Iu this action the enemies of the Repub
lican cause see the defeat of tlielr schemes,
and tho overthrow of tlielr party. lathis
they behold plainly, as did Belshazzar in
Ids palace, “ the hand writing on the wall.”
They know tho members ofthe Convention
will make the nominations In the same
spirit of liberality and wisdom that lias
heretofore characterized their action. And
they know, too, that these nominations
thus made, will be triumphantly endorsed
by the people. Despairing of tlielr ability
directly to defeat the great Republican
host organized for battle, they endeavor to
sow dissension in their ranks. And to
effect tills, they resort to the contemptible
expedient of burping upon a slight verbal
alteration in the language of a resolution
adopted by tho Central Committee. It is
meet that this attempt should be made in
a Democratic sheet, which has always op
posed the Reconstruction movement, and
whose coin in ns have teemed with abuse
and misrepresentation ofthe Constitution
ul Convention. By all means let “As You
Like It” write again. If his article does
not tend to strengthen and consolidate the
friends of the Union cause, it will be
strange indeed. The enemy lias failed to
scale the walls of the Republican citadel.
He will stltl more disgracefully fail in ills
puny efforts to undermine them.
The allusion in tills Democratic document
to the “Augusta Mink.” shows just where
the writer lias been bit. lie is safe in ap
plying that name to a political opponent.
No one will ever retaliate by calling him
the same. The disagreeable odor which he
has diffused around him marks li’iii unmis
takably as belonging to another species,
which people with a decent respect for
their nostrils, are careful to avoid.
41 All’s Well that Ends Well.”
Dr. William W hitehead.
Tills gentleman, who is a representative
from the county of Butts, in the Georgia
Convention, is well known for his devo
tion to the Union during the late rebellion,
and for that devotion to the “old flag” sul-
fered shipwreck of all lie possessed. Dr.
Whitehead Is a Virginian by birtli, and
sprang from a family of greut respecta
bility and worth, ever sustaining a reputa
tion, uncompromising iu Ids devotion to
the caiite of freedom and the union of the
States in opposition to tho doctrine of Se
cession. To build up the broken down
condition of our once happy land, and re
store confluence to the distracted minds of
our people all over the country, the next
great object will be to select men who arc
both competent and honest to represent us
in Congress. 1 know no one in the 4th
district who Hilt nil those requisitions
nearer than Dr. Whitehead; as such it af
fords me,pleasure lu suggesting Ids name
os the mail every way adapted to the emer
gency and the times, and I know lils
fHends and th^ftlends of the Union In Ills
district, will stand .by him, believing that
In the hour of trial lie’will stand by them.
March 4,1808. SpauldIxo.
Comoiuaicated.],
bring him votes, but with CnL or muu
other iqiyi equally popular wljji tin;
as tlio'uatmtodoofQttWihJ& thelrj*:
of success l* gone.
-Mr. HOPKINS offbred an ordinance‘to
onlej point out the mode of payment of the fees
ifaic Jif/thn MoJ/eltorUcnpral of Georgia, and
for other purposes.
RkconMiTO lu A. flffT" * Mr. AKER MAN roso to } n pcfltft OfWder; 43htir nnmnilttod a communication
| RKroHTeo -JCXI’K!SRI.V roa TUB'HAlLYx IH’VqON. 1
BixTV-Tninn nay—sionxiNfo'xrs*ion.
Fuiday, March'.(», l$Gik
[A ludicrous blunder occurred hi our
reports of the proceedings Wednesday.
Hon. J, Ijf. Caldwell was reported as Jury
ing “asked permission to have Ate'speech
read from the Secretary’s desk, a«_ lie. was
unable to read it lilmself, owing to ujy
aflcctlon of the throat.” ,]
The fact» in the case arc these; 3Ir.
Caldwell aslfcd, at the request of others,
that the Secretary bo permitted to.read Mr
Walton’s speech, as that gent]email had
au affection of the throat. &e. The speeqh
was not 3Ir. Caldwell's, nor did iie know
anything of its contents. ,
We regret that the mistake occurred, \
it placed that estimable gentleman*. in
false ami ridiculous attitude before lb
public.] / • - .......
Convention opened with pi Ayer. Mr.r^r-
rottin tho Chair. •
Mr. CONLEY moved a • rccoiisidoratioiu
of tlic action of the Convention. yeitOiiter
in relatlou to the resolution of Mr. Milter,
on the question of redistricting the Ptotiv
A division was called, anil the yeas, nhcb
nays taken, when tliey stood fllwnny
Bolters.
We regret to learn that there are three or
four Republican delegates In the Conven
tion who threaten to disregard the action of
the Central Committee, by insisting that
every delegate ip the Convention who is
not ah outspoken and previously commit
ted Republican, shall be excluded from!
participation in the nominations, and their
places Ailed hjr hew comers. We hope, und
belicVe, that this ts only a passing feeling
of disappointment, and that the friends of
Republicanism will sink their personal
preferences, iu the general good and pros
perity of the party.
Wo bellcVe that, all things considered,
the tost action of the Central Committee
has been wise aud judicious, and wo call
upon all of our friends to abide by it.
Many Republicans.
51.
3Ir. BLOUNT spoke in opposition.to tluj
motion to reconsider.
. The motion to rceonsitU r pre vailed* WhI
the resolution was amended by > adding.
Harralsou and Spalding counties toAhotftk-
District, and taking Houston, and- .C'npv-
ford from.the. 2d and adding-It to
Au ordinance to e s tftblbli Cougi esAiotrok
Districts. rmtai
The people of Georgia bt.Con.veiitjiyyjST
sbled do ordain; That cohforqilngTp.
the Iasf'a'ppbrtioniiient of irtemhe’iVbf tTfC
House or Representative# of the United
States Congress, there shall be iu theMfrte-
of Georgia. Seven Congressional Districts
until clmhged by act of the Genera!‘As
sembly, viz: * *’
The First District shill include* the
counties of Chatham.. Bryan. Libe.qty,
McIntosh, Wayne, Glynn. Caindeji. Charl
ton, Ware. I’ieree, Appling, Tatnatk T»iil-
lock, Effingham. Seriven, Emanuel. Mont
gomery, Telfair, Coffee, „Cli«ch, Eaffmls,
Lowndes, Berrien, Irwin. J^p-
son. Brooks, Colouftt and Thomas’.
Tlife■'Second oistrlet shall 1neh/fle ! the
counties of Decatur, Early. Miller. WiMr.
Mitchell, Worth, Dooly, \YU<,'ux,' ) l*ut&4iti,
Chattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Sumter.
Webster, Stewart. Quitman, (Tav, CsiUioi’iu,
Randolph, Terrell. Jam* and 1 JOUgfft'tff.
The Third district Hindi include tliecotm-
ties of Musoogee. Schley, Taylor, Tjdppt.
Harris, Troup, Merriwether, HeanLUowu-
ta, Fayette, Clayton, CrttTblr, ftintpbJf!;
Houston and Crawford,.
The Fourth district shall include;th»-
countles of Upson, like. .Spaulding. Henry,
Newton, Butts, Monroe. BTbb, Twiggs.
Wilkinson, Baldwin, Jones, J’ispUf and
Putnam.
The Fifth district shall include the coun
ties of Washington, Jefferson, RiirkiyKh'h-
niond, Glasscock, Hancock, Warrefi. Co
lumbia, Lincoln, Wilkes, Taliaferro, Grebu,
Morgan, Oglethorpe and Elbert. ; • "
The Sixth district shall include the
counties tof Elbert, ..Milton,. Gwinnett,
Walton, Clark. Madison, Hart, Franklin.
Banks, Hall, Forsyth, Pickens, Dawson,
bumpkin. White, Mubcrsliauiy Rubum.
Towns, Union, Funn'imaml Gilmer.
The Seventh district shall be .composed
ofthe following counties; D.eKulb,.FulT
toh, Cobb. Polk, Floyd. Bartow, <'herdKec,
Gordon, Chattooga, -Walker, Witirriold.
Murrv, Catoosa and Dude. vtd. .
After some consideration the fcrdiniim c
was adopted.
Mr. HOTCHKISS moved that tH&rtiport
of the committee on Miscellaneous 'Mutter
bo taken up and adopted, with tlie lbllow*
Ingamendment. In the fifth lin&’Wtffite
ont the Words “on the.” and inievt. the
words “beginning 20th.” Adopted.
The following is tho roport:
Whereas, all theelvll officers Of tlie State
are only provisional until this Stutods
represented in Congress; and, ~ .p, .
Whereas, the interest of Georgia re
quires that all tho, civil inift'es'Jualrbc
oiled by loyal citizens, aeeoHIliigtttohepro*
visions of tiie Constitution lie lug; framed
by tils Convention, at thq£ui*liuta prucli-
enl moment, and for the purpose of avoM-
ing any unneessary delay of Idis’of tiine,
and useless exjien.se to tho SUfe: It U lir-
dained. that an election lift. iteld Imgiiquug
tUc‘2dthday of Ajirll, fat ,s\p:|i of^ceSjUs
may be designated by the CoimmuVong
General o| tiie District. 'farV#llbg'<Vh
ratification of the CoiistitutiofcMot the
election of Governor, members Gcu-
eral Assembly, Reii'resentatlVek to tiie
Congress of tiie United States,* nfiflWI'Othor
officers .to be elei’ted as pvoviikabln this
Constitution., ; ;j,.v i, ?jjW
And at said elections pn Urn. ratification
of the Constitution, and lor'uDVcnibrj
members of Congress, ■meffilM i S ,> ‘br the
General Assembly, and all oUien civil dill*
Andy Johnson’s organ, of tills mornlng r '
contains a communication, which In an at
tempt to be sarcastic, clearly admits that
the Democrats aro sktlsficd that tf Col. Bul
lock Is nominated- by our- party, that they
have no man ih the State of sufficient per
sonal popularity to beat him. To*run a
man on the new Constitution as a Demo
crat would be hopeless, and their only
clianco of success would be In finding
some gallant man whose personal reputa
tion, without regard to politics, would
eers, the qualification fof voter* shall,Ije
the same as prescribed by the, net or Con
gress, Know'n As : the Shcrhian TJlIV for
voters,«e-thoelection ontthk-rtuiiicatUm’bf
tho Constitution; and at all eleettens «n*
der the provlstohal government. And
3Injor General 31eado is rMpoetftilly re
quested to give the necessary orders to
carry into eflect tho foregoing mtoylstons,
and cause due returns to be imule and ccr-
tificatefLOf election to Issue by the proper
officers. And be It further ordained. That
the fegtilatlons established HV tor
voting upon-the r:ititleatHwk>Dllii<€Mtritl-
tutlon and fpr yotin«.atii4eqUwte under
tjte Provisional Government, slmll.apply
to the election of officer* os J AfbresAw. iTitd
thd persons so eietfted u shall eoVifihuetu
office till the regular succession-'provldeil
for after the year I8G8, and WMmw*
are elected and qualified. ■ .
Upon any voter ‘being challenged lip
shall take the following outh: ‘
-r;»Yoo ilaaolemnlyawearCorirfllmDtuat
you have been duly register^^grcppbly to
the acts of CxnigrMsriliaiAPp have not
prevented ‘brvenL or
dissuade any 1 person this
elctetloh; that if tho «on*ltJuU»n *por»
which the vote Is now *"* *“* ‘ * ‘ *
The CTIA1U iteoMcrt-thatit wo* necessa
ry to rosclud a rule of the House before
ibo projto8ltion could bo considered.
Mr. HOPKINS moved that the rule 1)0
ipeliidcd,
Mr. A KERMAN oppose# a suvponslon
of t
Mr. BI.Ol'XT also spoke against the
proposition.
The rules were not suspended.
• M v. DAVIS offered the follow Ing rcuolit-
•tloti:
Resolved, That copies of the CJpnsti
tutioji, framed by tills Convention, be sent
.by the Secretary, by mall, to each member
Dt the same.
Mr. HARRIS, of Chatham, offered the
following amendment to tho above: After
the word “Constitution, ’ insert tlic words
‘ordinances and resolutions,
Mr. TRAMMELL offered a former re
port of the Committee on Printing as a
substitute.
Mr. BRYANT favored giving the print
ing to the Reconstruction press,
3!v. WADDELL did notr think the Rc*
construction press had any pnrtfeuWr cjalm
upon the Convention.
Mr. McCAY offered the following amend
ment:
meirts
meats
the Pr
Me*
spokj;
‘State, he authorized - .
week, in their regular issue,gjftil tllh elec
tion. tin* Cimstitntidn rttlontedwv tlrts body;
and tiie General Assembly Is lierelfy *fte
•piiredlo appropriate money ToF a feaahn-
ablc eompen-atfon fqrtlds servjcc. • ;
On motion of Mr. BUYANTt thewhole
pnitter was referred to . the OpmmUtoe on
Printing, w ith iuHtructions to kaveuthous
sand copies printed. *,; v ‘ , ’ "i - 1r .
M Mr, TURNER asked tosugj^d.ttierulcfl
to take upa resolution calling on ; t|ie au
thorities at Washington* to haro^aOltd
copics Of the Constltntitm prliited 1 . i •'
The rules were suspended and tke reso
lution adopted. : ;r
Mr. ASH BURN offercd^ie iollowfi^i w
‘‘Resolved, That the President- ftppbj.rif 'a
committee of three to confer and aqtir J-, “‘
cert with the Mayor and.Clty CoumII
..
jrthe
: and Judicial'deparinienfi 4_.. _
Go.vermoent of tlic State, In ,acl!brdan».c
with the proposition, made by said city,
whose duty it shall bb. to see that thoac
commodations be 'Ample and In readiness
for ihe Legislature to be elected upuer the
Constitution we lmve framed, by the, time
to he fixed for its assemblage, and to su
perintend (as a cotnmlttbe; all necee^iry
•preparations for the convening of toaLeg-
blative, Executive and ' Judlcial 1 dfpArt-
nml when all necessary arrange-
ire completed, report the same to
visional Governor of the State. ’
s. AKERMAN’and DUNNIJfO
;ul list the motion. •
The rules were not susj»ciided.
3Ir. ROZAR oficrod a rcsolnilon relating 1
to jiersons unlawfully held in prison in the
State of Georgia.
AKERMAN and BLOUNT op-
j>o.«cd tiie motion to suspend the rules.
The rules were not suspended.
Mr. BENTLEY- ollbrcd tho following
resolution:
olved, That tlic 3Iayor and City
Council of Atlanta are entitled.to, and arc
hereby tendered the thanks of this Con
dition for tlielr kind attention In provhl-
ig a hall and other courtesies.
Tlic resolution was adopted. .
Mr. MARTIN of Habersham, asked a
suspension of tlic rules to tuko up tho fal
lowing resolution:
Resolved by this Convention, That Hie
General Tax Collectors in the State of
Georgia be, and they are hereby required
to take up from tiie holders all such scrip
or warrants as may lie presented to them,
and w hich have been Issued by the Pro-
■visional Governor and Comptroller Gener
al to jj.iy tlio members and officers of tills.
Convention jx;r diem and mileage', and the
contingent expenses of the same.
Resolved. The saidf Collectors have Ihe
tax moneys assessed by this Convention In
flier hands when such scrip or warrants
are presented. AdoptodU • * •
Mr. DAVIS oflered the fallowing reso
lution ; jli .*-_ ■‘■.'ill '
Resolved, That P. M. Shlcbley, Secretary,
A. E. Marshall, Asslsthqt, Secretary,
Jackson T. Taylof. JouraqiJUlng .Clerk of
this Convention, be alloi^c# .to .or.
nrarmnt* the sumo , udd(te9~qql>,cohijx)i}8n-'
tlon. resj^tlyclyv ^
Clerk ot the House bl’
Assistant Clerk, -And MburnfctHring'* CMtk
tliureof nt the l;tst *«ston of the General
AMOinhly. mi,I tli«t tll,*niUtln)reominlt-
tec nudlt their aeiiountk neesrUlnal/.' > '
,011 motion of Mr. AhKIuLAMr Itjvas
Referred to tlic Committee on jFInjiietn
Mr. BL’llSElT asked it yiitpiyiffon of
wo mica to oiler o re.olntloti ^ullou iu^ tbi’
Ucportcr of ihe dully iiUulUgtncer the .mil
of $300 for faithful and, toiti-loUc ierviees
rendered during tho aeaalon of thil Con
vention. * .l.uoau:!"!,
’Mr. Dt'.VAXT nioitiit to amend by Ih-
.acrtlnj the Ucportcr Kctv York
Herald. - -id ■»..!...tf., IT
Tho rules were not "nspehdct: ; '
On inotloittlie Convention adjourned to
0,'a o'clock to-morrow mornlBg.
Cuouau lUvAtiEs.—A letter . from
IIiiciioS Aycrawye: " Major General Aa-
liotli. Aiueriean Minister roaldcnt here, Is
lying very ill. and eertiiinly cannot Mir-
vlvc many days. Ho has long been an Inr
valid and (treat suQ’etet. Some of the chief
jud. c« mm lawyere, mul
etlial ifierehants of thee!
thus rtf the cholcni; Tlio
off In Buenoa Ayrei
persons. All work
thrtjo who depend
labor must suffer. ,
-cy the dead cannot
l(t,)travcs. Tlie. cni....,,- —
osnltals, and many, :nnaWoto . bao»rrt$d
»them, dlo alone til
Si
t®" The Brltl.'Ii SWI
iru that, durlna tlifcj;
&^ t t. y0 S Sh^mS 2 ^f®
hn-u,a»iah A# vt* I** aise statetl that, wliilc —
On motion of sir. M IIITEI.M, tms re under cultivation in Ireland hud,
port was referred hack to tlic coftlnilfteo t |, 0 cultivation of the rest Is better
with Instructions to report to tho Convon-; the crops larger by an nverneo or *ll
tlon on Monday next. 1 <*» » J’ car " ,an “>»y « «« W1MM1.
imhfiHAPiiic iM'Di.i.nifvrn.
. typin tho New Vor«c I'ress A«»oeiatlou.
V Coiifrctiioiml.
Washington, 3iarcli 4.—Senate.— 1 The
Chase, which was referred ton specialconv
inlttee.
A resolution erecting a warehouse at
Fortress Monroe was referred to tlio 31111*
tary Committee.
The Sergeant-at-Arms anuounccd the
impeachment managers.
The managers approached the bar. The
accompanying members arranged them
selves round on the back seats* Uolfax
was seated by Wade. Bingham read the
articles, Butler’s, which quotes largely
from tho President’s most stinging
speeches, causing a sensation. Tho Chair
said tho Senate will take action, and the
managers retired.
A resolution admitting to the galleries
by tickets was postponed,
A committee of three Senators was ap
pointed to notify tlic Chief Justice, and to
conduct him to the Vice President’s scat
torinorrow at one o’clock. Several votes
indicated a determination on the part of
the Senate to adhere to its rules notwith
standing Chnsc’sJetter.
The Senate adjourned.
Doiw«.—Immediately after meeting, 3Ir.
Jcneks proceeded to urge his article, do^
daring .that Impeachment would ho in
complete without charging criminal-In
tent. '* • • *
Tiie previous question failed to a secondly
and the article was lost,
o The House then went Into Cpmiuitteo of
tlio VHiole to proceed with the managers to
tha ^enkte tb present the articles.
The Democratic members remained iu
their seats. Tho others formed a proces
sion and paraded tiie Senate chamber. AV’
tcr ^etf rcUirn, the Tennnessco cbntestod
election case was taken up but postponed.
• Grant was directed to report the nuhib^r
of votes cast for and against tlic Alabatffii
Constitution, ~ . ,*f
-LThe 3!llitarj’ CommlF.cc reported a MU
fa/the protection of soldiers and sailors
tighinst clhim agents.
_ House/uljourncd.
■!'MlaoelIaneou«.
.The CKronicle supports'the Mississippi
Levee Agents^ apjdieatlon /or tlic Yazoo
Basin appropriation.
Two more impeachmeut articles are
pending.
The bill authorizing the Secretary .#f
-War to employ counsel to defend the re
construction officers has bccouic a lnw%by
the lapse of ten days. M n'
JudgaCha.se writes the Senate, expi*€s c '
ing in mild and somewhat indirect terms,
Ills non-concurrence in some of the yre-'
limlnary proceediwgs. bolding that when
the Senate sits for impeacliinent trial, it
sit* unquestionably us u court. The Jieii-
ate must necessarily recolvo , notice of in
tention to inijuxieli from the House, aud
articles of Imjvcachnionfc should only, lie
presented to a court of impeachment. • No
summons or other process should issue ex
cept froin tho organized court, and the
rules for tiie govornnieutof the proceedings
of tho court should be formed only by the
court itself.
3Ir. Chase finds himself Unable to come
to any other conclusions than the above,
but adds: “I am iufortned tlmt the Hcnato
lias proceeded upon other view's, and it is
not my purpose to contest wliat its. supe
rior wisdom may h ive directed.” .*
3Ir. Wade presided to-day during the ciir
tire proceedings. Tills probably settles the
question whether lie Will vote cm the final
Issue.
Farnsworth’s telegraph hill contains fif
teen sections, mostly devoted to the pro
tection of the public against fraud and in
justice from telegraph companies, agents
and operators. Tiie punWimoat is seVerc.
Tiie President recognized Jean Baptiste
Lawson, as Consul from France at iHeh-
mond; Adolfus Boder, as Consul from Aus
tria at New Orleans; Alexis Robert,;tit
Consul from tiie Pontifical States at New
Orleans; Carloe Helnslus. ns Vice Consul
of the Argentine Republic ut SuvaflUahi
Ga„ and for Us depemlemiev l)urien|
Brunswick and St. Marie. _ ,
;; $iipremo Court, Is still! ei»iiagidj(t|
■the McArdlc ense. Truudmll spoko tor
day?■’ Dudley Field follows. Tiie CMirt UH
low s twelve hours to each side. " . ^ 1
Rcvonuo to-day 81,055,000. *n;.
,.0t4d iiwthe Treasury §UW,‘25OAK)!0. . i |
Virginia Convention.' 1
Riciimpnd, March4,r-Jn tlic Convention,
resolutions approving lm()t*achnient ; were
adopted by a vote of 55 to ff.L < ,
A ttiajbrlty report pii^nfiragc was takfli.
up after, the other two report* had bcUri
defbated, the first claus6 giving 9iin)ligi!
all males over 21, am|'requiring j
In the State and three monitfis In Mm pqiml
ty to vote was adopted.
o: ;A caitcns of the Republfc;\ns ; WHV lki
heid to-nlgbt to consider disfruut.bisfc;UCff4
. »>•*«»» Carolina Copwonttofl,,!
, lUueiqn, March 4.-/flio C'unVantlrtalMt
night adopted the llellcf oKHilartco; It*
Madlnff features allow, dehtore to uaVoHsi
‘tenth annually on thuif^ebt,.i ■' t
To-day tho Conmilttoeon l’rlv'lodesuml
Election, reimrtcd In lliyor rtf omtliiff Mr)
William,, of Sampson, and’iliVthi'Kds'siiW
to a Mr. Hall. • n-r ]
' The artlclo on the COristttutloii;
by tlio Finance Committee, was'ionslilercd,
and pa>Kd Its'second :r*adlhj{. i r.-x |
- Among other provisions, it require*' tko
General Assembly to provide/ for.«tb4
prompt and rcgulaMpaynMUit •A[inUI*.|
on tho public debt, ereatps a .'pro*p*<tlv«
•Inking fund, and takes frAm the QetWrM
Artombly tho p3tvcr to«!oiitfo<!t"^f,'
debt duties. Tlio bomk of the ritato arc r t
par, unless tho same bill creating tlnrdelit
shall levy a special tax to pay tho Interest.
The consideration of an additional section
prohibiting the contracting of any new
debtrexcept by direct vote of the people,
was postponed for want of time.
South enroll mt convention.
CninLEStrtff; Match C— In the Cornell-
ll„.. nn or.ili.meo W US tl'(i
appropriating the Citadel, formerly the
£|$te ‘Military Acstlemy, for a rollcgr,
grammar and prlnmry seliools.
X section making .education compulso
ry passed alter an animated debate on the
proposition .Imposing a poll tax of one
dollar for educational purposes. It was
agreed that tlio penalty for non-payment
shall not bo. .deprivation of Hie rights of
suffrage.
Ullssliftippi Convention.
Jackson, March 4.—Nothing of interest
in the Cortvcritlbn to-day.
Maine ‘democratic <!oi»vcntlon. ^
BanGoiIjMb^ 3Iarch 4.—'Tiie Democratic
State Convention sustains Johnson, favors
greenbacks for bonds, ami Pendleton far
President,
.narylaud Legislature.
AnNatolis, 31 d^ 3fareli 4.—Four ballots
were last ^to-day, as follows: Earle, 27;
Tbon>4a,4^5; tho rest scattering.
Jfsw Yorlr.’Tfuatci.mf niccffouct.
N^wTfojuc, March 1 The municipal
elections generally in to Democratic
gMmb f»I//igii-j >
. Railroad Accident.
- Canandaigua, N. Y, March 4.—A train
rail off th8 track hear Gorham. The stove
Qjpd^'e jwrs, and many were badly burn-
**iii jc* u From Washington*
io Washington, , March 5.—Tho Court is
about organizing. No new features or de
velopments.
Republican Electing In Cobb Comity
, i. .: l . V. Mahilita, March 4,1SGS.
-.Umyadjournod meeting of the Union
Itepuffletojilrty' o f Cobb county, this day
£ipbtTir.ftSO>It«i 0 SP. Whig Chairman and
4hui«*r.*Bl(pwd6acrctary, Dr. Fletcher
Mid Adam *Tiftthum were unnnimously
Mb* it^S to ( the State Convention,
to be iieblln Atlanta, on Saturday, tlic 7th
tostentrfcr-the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Governor of the State of
Georgia.
' "Tihffanotfihg prtjHmblc an 1 resolutions
were the uhairtroously adopted :
- Wlriroat w<* citizens of Col»b county,
recognize jn Col. U. P. Farrow un able ad
vocate Of flic laws passed by the Fortieth
0>ngi*fcre,Afid kfiow'n ns tiie “ Reconstruc
tion Acts,” and of equal justice, and the
.CUitiEp principle Of tlio Republican party;
4ud* ..... .......
' YVlierea^ having Such faith in the ability,
fiWhiifterf and integrity of said Ilcnry i\
Foreowvwe Would look to him as tla; next
Goyqflpprof.tliar Stato of Georgia; therc-
St^dlvcd, Tliftt tve,‘ citizens of Cobh
smltyv unahUnonsly request our ilclegates
> BUpport his nomination for s*iid oilk
Guaa.aP* Siikuaud, Secretary..
^imf'lN 3IlM.KDOF.VnLK.—About
3*^ O’clock Mils morning, our city city w as
startled by the cry of fire! Tho bakery ot
3(rs. ilaug. on Wayne street, directi v ‘op
posite the Milleugevillc Hotel, was discov
ered to bo on lira (one of tiie range of
buhlingsoncekuownrt* HtwmVoJd Hotel).
Tke buildings Were of wood, and the
flames rapidly extended M*iiihwnrd, not
withstanding the exertions of tho lire com
pany. who were $oon on the spot with their
etiginc. Tiie Jewelry store of Mr. James
Supple was Boon iuvoived.and successively
tlio millinery establishment of Mrs. Lcj-
kins, tlio burlier simp on tho north-western
cofrier or.Waync and Green streets. These
buildings burned rapidly, ntul also some
small wooden buildings ndj tcent, down on
tlic, northern side ol Green street. Towards
the North, ou Wayne street, the jewelry
store of Mr.Miller, and tin*, confectionery
estnblishmlent of Mr. Conn, (which was
algo tho offiee of the Southern Express
Company,) und Mr. Hang’s shoe store, were
eousiiiucHl. Tho flames here encountered
thd’rtru-hroof bitlldings of Mr. Waitzfelder.
The solhl hrick wall anil excellent shite
yoof resisted the lurtiier encroachment of
tiie ,d< stray lug element in this direction,
and ut sunrhe all danger of further spread
o. tlic lire w'as at an end.
Wo.prp informed that tin: chief losers, by
reason Ofthe houses consumed, are 31 is.
D«gifatC.‘Mr. B* B. Brow n. and the estate of
A.AV* Cullwwav; There was some insu
rance on tho buildings, but w o do not know
teieamount. Cnpt. Cpnn lost only a por
tion of his stock of goods, and extricated
the Safa Of - tiie Express Company. We
Fmrn. hi* Insurance will probably cover his
Lmw ; , The bakery and Dixie Bur-
titoTOV«lrt*Uleliovtlon or i-juvclry. Wu
lwv* iw*qad*nitoMl »thiu wi„ tlm loss of
-Hi/. U'lkn* but lioptv for betnke. nml for
tlio Kike of tlic fair, tlin-e drar llttlu ••loves
ot bonnet*" tiro nil safe. 'J lie other losses
of pei'son*l property were, so tar ns wo
Ini vo heard, I neons klera Ide.
, Fortunalvly It was nraJm nmrnlng. Had
It been otherwise, thaflliltitef would have
heiti Mr (fit'ilter. •
Wo regret that Ilnmllton Brown (freid-
nian) was severely Injmvd liy no explosion
of gunpowder, while endeavoring to sun-
^ress^tliy.^laniea,—AWcrut Union—AVtni.
A IVokdkrful Htokv—A .Snake CVqtr.V
> na /Veat'. A'toiiwtrte.—The Bucyrus
1,■frt\|t(js|, ini, during the great mow
d qtmnn*t bjac, Went to a potato moil nil
rtjil’.qftqf' chairing away the
feUklajl into till'' moand, |,e
In the straw, In which
ct hull, wftioii lit- took to he a
iff or String, each as our wool men
hroutht tills in with the potatoes.
It bn the why’s cradle near the
.-.Jsfn ojher Just then sent him off
riergtjbor and contfimed nhont her
t. lie was gone an hour, ami when he
« turned, upon looklrig for' 1 !,Is hall, he
uMMtMd mttlvi-d Imetf Into'a piio of
g snake., many of which wore
pywarmth ortho li.fanfs body,
the Infant's
li _i i acti , aily enterwl
. , . A Cry Of alarm from tin; bny at-
MaaMd'tlM uttantlou of tho mother to
ward tlio cradle, who, lelslng the child,
sought to extricate Ihe reptile hot was too
■ WddbJtcausJly drew lt*'|f within tho
'VmouHi auil down its throat. I ir. Iti-
*ra1ja*jeht for. hat Tie h-ganh d the
aaa pwfMlIy hafndeiw. mill declined
giving the babe nwdlelm-. The child seems
unconscious of the singular accident, nml
the mother,declares that Its appotlto has
Increased, and In Its sleep It freqnentlv
r.lwr Ipndly. IVo hcllcve this Is Imagina-
Mtthl sk species of serpent or snake
does not hiss.