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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XX ^BUSHED V?ERY THURSDAY BY jM.pWINE^L, Proprietor. ijubsoription. frhroo Monthl. .........Ono Dollar. Blx Month., ^. Dollar. rr-,lv. Month ••••Four Dollars ^VARIABLY IN ADVANCE A. I. 1IAHUIN UardlB^tUarkius, DRY GOODS I • > i 'J ffl; gates oi Advertising. Ins Square (ten’linos or lois. Minion,) t Insertion, One Dollar and Fifty Cents. ,b lubmquont oontlnunnoo, Ono Dol or. l liboraKaiBbount’to;thpB<f who advortiso tbs year. iBSSBiisfo & DAY-SCHOOL. "MRS. MoOLENDON ri(111 open aDoir-dlng „ hand Day School at the, j^iio In Cave Spring, on MONDAY, JANUARY lot, 1808. ring engaged tho sorviooa, of oxpe'rjeno- itcacnofs in each department, nml designs , tike poriopol, lritarojt In tho young la- n$m dlho publlSgonornlly, %e rate, of tho rit term oonilatlhS bf W* months, na fol- I'llltn la Prlmhry. Ol*;a.'...;....*10, JO o " Hlghor bronchos 20 00 o « French,'.... ....10 00 a Latin.. ..10 00 ■« Drarflng,.i..M......M.i.....lO 00 > Ifuile with uso of Plano,.i,.i„.'...;...2S 00' Board, payable half In adranceyln-- Thi above rotes nro to bo paid In; curren- crlta equlvdlont. Lights extra. f : Cave Spring, Oot, 21, 1800....tf New Hard ware Store. lills k Paiicbcii, (Next door to Nowlin’s Drug Store.) ROME, GAv ’ i JE announoe to the publlo our Intention I to devoto . ourselves to a Hardware Islneis EXCLUSIVELY. A long expert |co In the wants of the trado, and ,tho do- wo [rmlnatlon to soil at .low rates, will; ■lit, ensurousa fair sharo of patronage, f HILLS A PANOHEN. Imui x. nabs I j. snruovn fanoiiex, Oct. 50. ...tf. I'. M. GATES TVITn i B. SELIGIAfl, UlOLESALB A RETAIL DEALER IN STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS* BOOTS AND SHOES, H A T9, NOTHING, mM ' OMBERG’S OLD STAND. IbROAD ST. j ROME, GA. Je underalgnod. would , respectfully in- ft he*h° H* en * ■ thld ciiyand vicinity PERMANENTLY Bklcd laltnsolf in this city. My facilities UJ C ® that I am gratified in saying that will find it to their interest to pmoa call before purchasing >lsowhero. laanklul for the liberal patronage horoto- i extended, I would respectfully ask for Pntinuanco of thpj same. Motto,—Quick p *na small profits. |ug, 3i tf, 6. B. SELIGMAK. J. i. WRIGHT; i-TT RNEY AT LAW, ROMElGA'. Will Buy and Soil, Country Produce OR SELL ON' 0 0MM-- anything consigned to thd: lOODS i mm , ,QR PROVISIONS. eBoom brio'dobJ bolow tho old j5B0- Btota IHHjBH Post Oflloo Building, or R. J. Johnson's old store, on k ;• Broad Sree, - • Rome, Ga RuniuiiNou—All tho old oltlions of Romo Aug. 81. T 0. 0 ...tf... eoiMto < datook of° 00 * V * 118 ° la|,g0 ’“ u<1 wo 'l DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, VARNISHES, DYE STUFFS,: pAtentmedioines, PERFUMERY, &c. . Wo Intcnd'to tnako It to tiro Interest of Physicians & Dealers generally IS. Wo aro prepared to sail goods ianat any point this lido of tko ', as wo rocoivo our goods direot to buy of Its choapor than Ohio river, at............ , from tho manUOaoturoa, Our motto— It WARD. ^with; t 1. j. 4 v j BROAD ST. j' ROME, GA. WHOLESALE and 1 RETAIL Quick Sales and Small profits, Tho very beet of Wines and Liquors constatly on hand, at whothinle and retail. Also a CHOICE WINE for Baommontal Purposoa. You will oortalnly flud It to your advan tage to give u« a aall boforo purohnsllig elsewhere." Call at . . McGuire a piNson’s oldsTan'd,; On Broad Street, Rome, Ga,, Oot.6 ...3m.... DEALER IN FANCY & STAPLE GOODS. Queens Ware, Grocei’ies, yi j. Tin and Glass Ware, • Nails, and Glasal I * Boots, Shoes and Hats, . ■ Ready-rMade Clothing, . Gentlemen’s F.i.’.v.ihiag Goods, Perfumery, tfcc., <ftc. Aug31, ...tf... n. t. nAitanovE €oUeii & Hargrove, m in AND ¥ COMMISSION MERCHANTS. BROAD ST., ROME, GA. All Oonstgnraents will rocoivo prompt at tention. 4 Aug31. ...3m J AM now read^ to card good, clean Wool __ in nioo fino Rolls. I rocoivo and deliver the same at tho storo of Cohon <fc Hargrove. Aug31...3m. J. J. COHEN. , T. W. ALEXANDER, ATT RNEY AT LAW; ROME, GA. H AVING roturnod to Romo, win resume tho practice of hiB profesnion in all ranches. Offioo at‘his old stand. Aug.31. v ...tf.. PACIFIC HOTEL, 170j 172j 174 &^176’Grc0nwich St, (one BqtMnp waaT ov unoADivAY.) Between Covrtlandl ani Dey'SUi., Ntio Yorji, John Patten, Jr., Prop’r T HE PACIFIC ^QTEL iB woll and wldoly known, t?;tho. travblling pi^bliq. r The lo cation iB’Ospeoially Buitablo to merebantfl and buaino88 monj it is in eleso proximity to the bunlnoBB part of the City—1b on tho highway of Southern and .Woatorn travel—apa adja- oont to all tho prinoiptll.Roilroad and Steam boat depots. v' ’ Tho Paoifio has liboraP accomodation for over 300 guests) 'it id woll furniBhcd, and pessesBos every modern improvoraont for the comfort .and ontertainment of its inmates. Tho rooms are spacious and woll von til ated: 7 * irovidod with gas and yv^tor j theattoudance b prompt 1 and rcspectmlVAnu tlio tablo.is. gonorously provided with every delicacy of tho season. and loto'nde to Identify himself thoroughly with tho interests of^Lis houae. With long exporlanoe as o,hotcl.koopor, ho trusts, by moderate charges and a liberal poltoy, to maintain tho favorable reputation of tho Pa- ^‘pardons; a,pp,l08ll ‘ i " f ^ SP ^' jOfSco oppoSito tho Olioioo Hotei. 3m«.i tei. |°AD STREET, ROME, GA. I j- c, RAWLINS, Popti 10 and fro ” ^P’Dapot Aug31...tX Ift!*’' ' '. ,."p.V*MVW‘n. IHARVEY & SCOTT. pORNEYS AT LAW,: | B - ROiD BTItEET, 'ROME,' r GA. ’ »8M - maintain °'1?. ^To irtvoht : bVo'rohdi’ge'.'by Hook- men, tho coaoho. of the Hotel are owned by tho proprlotfir. J - JV — v . V TATTXT ■Dkmrtm.t r.ut: iWjir/i* oot.6’o5-ly -JOHN PATTEN, Jr, a:X. oMDEiia. . . nviXTv ■ ■■■ nfg U73W, ij.ii 1 ., ^. o.’nouon qmRoma v, I ■ :| WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ifo) Verandah Home, Broad Street. ’ ROME, GA., Koon constantly on band and for sale at WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, STAPLE; AND FANCY, Family Groceries Quoonswaro, School Books r Hardware, BtaUonory f Cutlory, Boots A Shoes. * Tiu W^aro, Hats & Caps. Notions, Eto., oto. PAINTS, OIIjS, AND DYESTUFFS. j&ti* Barter for all Country Froduoo. Rooclve Produce on consignment with od> ranecment8. Will give attention to orders from customers. ; . COME AND BEE OUR GOODS. Aug. 31. ...If... ■JJAVING resumed my old business again ,.jSohool_an' this placo, I lako ploasuro In stat ing to my friends and tko publlo gonorally that I havo on hand and rooolvlng, a largo assortment of Miscellaneous n LETTER, NOTE AND OAp’ PAPER, ENVELOPES, PEN8, INK, SLATES, PEN HOLDERS, PENCILS, Ink Stands, Blank Books, Wall Papering, eto., etc., etc.. Sahool Teachers and Country Morobanta ipplled on reasonable terms. 6opl28„.tf, HENRY A. SMITH- OnOINANOBS ADOPTED. Mr. Outts of Sumter; Mr. l’reslderit, I bog loavo to introduoe an ordinanoes An ordinance making It the duty ^of the Qoneml Assembly of tho 3tntwof Georgia, tb prcivldo for tho support of Indigent widows and orphdn/of do- ' oeased soldiers of this State, 'and for other purposes therein named: ed, shall bo entitled to a now ally thereafter, to make such appropri ations and provisions as inny, ,in their , judgment, bo necessary for the support and maintenance of the Indl- gent widows and orphans of ^deceased soldiers of this State.;, ■ t :.jJ< Bo it further ordainedi That .disabled soldiers, who are without the means of support and whose disability is such as to.rondor them inaompotont or unable to make a living by .their own exer tions, shall be entitled to the. benefits of the provisions of tho foregoing ordi- nunoe., Mr. Butts i Mr. President, 1 movo to take up that ordinance, t The ordinance was taken up and adopted. voi time Prom frouipPJBBpa ■ mltted.by affidavit by hdtii parties that suoh good and meritorious ,defende ex ists,. and that suoh application for a now trlal or appeal shall bo made with in twelve months after, tho adoption of this ordlnan’oo. Mr. Lawson i Mr. President, I offer the iallotviug ordlnahoe t AN ORDINANCE, To legalise the oontraots made By guar dians, administrators, exeoutors and trusteosi with the freedmen, for the fully requested and authorized, upon benefit of tholr wards and States, the faith and credit o_f the tJtato of and to authorize said guardians to make suoh oontraots until, provided for by the Legislature. Bo il ordained by thcj>cople qf the Stale of Qeoryia, in Convention assembled:—That all oontraots made by guardians, ad> inlnistrators, executors and trusteos, with freedmen and' freedwamen, for the benefit of their Words, estates, bo and the same is hereby legalized; and that they be authorized to make suoh oontraots, until provided for by the Legislature, \ Mr. Lawson: Mr. President—1 move to take up that ordinanoe. Tho ordinance was taken up and adopted. An Oumnanoo introduced by Mr. Row ard, of Cass, and adopted, 'Ho pre vent the levy and sale of the property of dobtors under execution until tho adjournment of the first session of the next Legislature, or until the Legislature shall otherwise direct if before that time. “Be it ordained by the people of Geor gia, in 'Convention assembled, That tlioro shall bo no levy or sale of prop erly of defendants in this Slate under execution founded oh any execution, jlieigement, order or docreo, except exe cutions for oost or rules agsinst officers for money, and except in cases where defendants reside without the State have absconded, are absoonding, or are about to remove tholr property without tho limits of any county In this State, until the adjournment of the first ses> sion of the next Legislature, or until the Legislature shall otherwise direot If before that time, 2. Be it further ordained, Any offloer or other person violating this ordinanoe, shnll bo guilty of trespass, and liable to he sued in any court of this State, hav ing proper jurisdiction,, and the mea sure of damages shall be the injury re sulting to the injured party, by reason of said trespass. 3. Be it. further ordained, That the statutes of limitation now of foroe in this State, be and the snme is hecoby suspended in all cases affeoted by this ordinance, until the adjournment of tho first session of the next Legislature, or until the Legislature shall otherwise direot if before that time. 4. And be it further ordained, That the statute of-limitation in all cases, civil and criminal, be and the samo aro hereby deolared to have been supanded from tho 19th of January, 1861, and jab. n. VMMUiXa. r.H. samnt-EY JAS B FLEMMING & GO,, /&A Manufacturers of and ' Dcclora tn ovory^dcscrlp- Saddlery and Haraess Good^ ROME, GA. E1V GOODS constantly arrivihg. IVo are determined to sell low for cnBh.— .. ill barter lorBoof, Horse, Mulo m Shoop SKINS, and all kinds of Country Produoo. Ropairlng done In.the best style and witk' ios and carriages alto trlm- Sopt28....tf, , -The " following resolution ns amended below, passed the Convention on Monday, It was reoommonded by the Committee of sixteen : Resolved bylrthe Cotivontipri,' That the wise nn'd liberal proposition of Brigadier General : Tilison, Assistant Commissioner of the Preodmen's Bu- roau, to employ aertaiu offloers of this State ns agents of said Bureau to iwijust difficulties between the white and ooi- dis]iatoh. Buggii Payne,6rav«s % Cq. IVholcsale and Retail Dealers in WINES/LIQUORS & CIGARS ALSO, FAMILY SUPPLIES, j zar-The highost. prioos paid for. Countify. Produce, at Yciser A Reese’s old -Stand Broad Bt„ Rome, Ga. ■ . . „ : ' Aug7..8m.: VII n- ■5 Hefal, MHI AND CLAIM AGBN.T,. BROAD STREET, ROME, GEORGIA. . • Bepi.14.,, . ; ...tfe. UD0 LPH wurlitzee, -IMPORTER k WHOLESALE DEALER IN .. AN.D BM OK JIB, S’ . AB.TICB E8 r NO. 123 MAIN STREET, . Oinoinnati, O. 'ObtO'. ; . ' ," 8 y „,-8tn.;..’ D.y appeal, .on affidavit that lie was Una r votdably absent from tho .ootirt At the ■ in b% hdifof Jefthrsoh Davis ami T A&imtto H. Stephens, and of James A. Soddon Yoiwvor sMicwra, -w.* ifiK ol Georgia, now oorifinfcd ah 1 prisoners in Poi;t J?ulaski; and of all other pris- rittSti oners similarly Your Excellency has,boon' pleased to restore Mr. Stephens to his liberty; Ho returns to the grateful pooplo'of hi State as a solemn pledge of tho magna- AN ORDINANCE. To requestund authorize the Provisional Governor of Georgia, to borrow on’ tho credit of this State, a suffiaient; sum of money to pay what may be due on the oivll'list, and-what may beosme duo thereon, until by tho oolleotion of taxes tho Stnto may-dla. pense with loans, aiid to extend the power to;the Governor to be eleuted by tUe-people in a oortaih oontin- gbnoyr. ’ ” The people, ef Georgia, by (heir delegates in Convention assembled, do hereby, declare anrf.lenfatn, That the Provisional Gov ernor of this State, be and he is respoot- nlmlty whiah rules theipubllo oounaiUj find his great name and influence will potent to revive tho amity of tho past, and to fructify tho wiso and Of a numerous peoplo; wo oppoal fm olemonoy in behalf,of tho distinguished ty to the light offrecdoffi'midof Eope, and the,gratitude oftho prisoners will bo mingled with.-the Joyful .aoelama. tions which shall asoond to heuvep from tho hearts of •>,« ■ - Georgia, to negotiate a loan or loans of money, or United Stales currenoy, suffl elont in amount to repay the - tempo rary loans made by liim ns reported to tho Convention, and to pay whatever is due on the oivil list of the polltioal year, 1805, as also to pay whatever may beooma due on the . civil list - for the polltioal year 18G0, inclusive of appro priations for the support of the Lunatic Asylum, and other government pur' poses, until tho State of Georgia, by collection of taxes, to bo imposed -n Pi M M I*., A t- M- TnMinin 1 AM W ... . .JtHe HE Jefi'erson Davis was -elevated' to his hlgh-positloh by our -sufiVages; and 'in response to. our wishes.,; 'Wo imposed upon, him a rosponsibilUy whioh he did not seek. Originally opposed to the Beotional policy to whleb publio opin ion, .with irroststlble power - finally .drove him, ho became the exponent of ' mr by lho*groOs ■|iogiigehoe!tof.faS§?'^ .employee of ; the ; spaf - t ;.,1*^311 sons oooupying ihp aft for damages sustainod uegligonoo of thoiagoU «. Oue jvhb is omployci casaMKr road, and tho rond'is liAblo To’hlm'for damages suslttlnodiby the nogllgonoe of ..ffi’roadTborh ali n8 liabIli{)? , fob > ' 1 iw!R^ reoofved by the’etoployeesiof Ih^rood, and requirihgiibmDlby risk of oaoh other’egr nottholawinKentuoiiy. ... ... S. An engineer is tho'lawfuI:agdht‘bf the road, and tho,road’will beheld snonsthle Pni*' M- m-.v,-: n„8. the shall oontinue.Untilroivil government is until-'the Legislature shall otherwise direot." hereafter by the Legislature, and other resouroes of the State, shall be enabled without embarrassment to dispense With a resort to temporary loans) the money so borrowed to be deposited in' the Treasury and to be .paid out by Executive Warrant as is provided by- existing laws. A:td be it further ordained by authority .aforesaid, That should the Provisional Governor, from any oause, full to make a suffiaient loan or loans to effectuate' tlie intention of this ordinanoe, that then the Governor, to be eleatod by tbe people as li U successor to all tho.Exoou. tive power of the State government, be und he is hereby empowered to make from time to lime, such loan 01 loans for the servioa of tho State of Georgia, as is herein oontemplutcd, and that the bonds whereon such may ho Idaued, shall be countersigned by the Governor,, - , And be it further ordained, That to faoiliiate the nogotiatlon ot suoh loan, in suoh sums and at suoh -times as the' wants of the State may require for the purposos aforesaid; tlio Governor is hereby authorized and required, to sign mid issue sUch drafts, notes or bonds, oountersigiied by the Treasurer, and payable at suoh, time?, and on suoh terms, ond'in suoh ourrenoy-ns may he deemed by him tdost eondUoive.to the eonvenienoe and interest of the State. Provided, that no obligation shall be contracted by him for a less tlme-to' run tlian twelve months, or for' a lon ger time than five years; and provided ulso, that on short securities not longer than twelve months to run, not ex ceeding a rate often (101 per cent per annum shall be allowed; and provuled further, that if said loan or any part of it, bo raised on bonds of more than one year to run, said bonds shall boar in terest. at the rate of seven (-7) per oont, payable half yearly, whion shall not ex ceed in the whole, tho sum of $500,000, and shall not be sold-at a discount on the par value of more than' ten per cent. And it is further provided, that this ordinanoe shall not he construed ed by tbe Seoretary of the Convention, to restrict or ’aontrol- tho legislature, 'in -be; transmitted to,tho -President af the ored people of this State, and to main - tain the police of the country, be and tho same is hereby accepted, and it is hereby ordained by this Convention, ggly ‘he Jqstir-- ^ «->«• that tho Justices of tho Peace, Ordi naries and all other oivil Officers or un official citizens of this State, are hereby authorized to perform suoh services as may be designated l>ysaid‘agenf in ad" justing diffloulties bntWeen the white, and qolored'population oTthis State, in maintaining the polioe of the country, and other similar matters; - whenever requested so-to aot by said superintend dent..' , Mr. Hook, of Washingtont "Mr. President—I beg leave td Introdndo the fdlloWiag amendment: - Provided that nothing- ip this ordi nance oontftlned,-shall be -understood in any wise to indioate.the.vievs of this Conven tion as to the oharaoter of wit nesses hereafter to he admitted in Per tain oases. Itbeing tho judgment of this body-thftt-thisTsft matter of Legis lative cognizance only. • " " , ■' AN ORDINANCE. and pjje| Be it.ordained by the.people of Georgia fit Convention assembled, Tlmt fill tho uoi nml cnlne nf nvaAiif/SM * nrlmmlafi'ntnn and! ministerial officers, had,, dbhh and tpeffohp'edV-and made bpnafide, and! in; 'aiiiuii'.a'maa.a B — -1 •••.'Jam .«1^p Iho exercise of a sound disorotion in making any loan for tho foregoing pur poses, or any other want of tho Slate Whereas, many portions of-Ibis State are unprotootod by tho immediate pres ence of any- of the' military foroos of the United States, and there exists an Uneasiness in the publlo mind,.under the Apprehension' that oivil order may bo disturbed by evil minded persons assooiating themselves together, or otherwise, for purposes of violenoo, and- that the law may be obstructed in its exeoution, -for want of adequate policy ferae to enable-the oiyil offioers of tne State to enforoe the same; And whereas; this feeling-of insecurity .tends greatly to retard-tbe resumption and proseou- tiou of the various peaceful nnd indus trial pursuits of the people necessary for their prosperity " and happiness; therefore,' . - , v ; p ! i Besolved, by the people of Georgiafin Con vention assembled: ThPt his Exooiienoyi the'Governor, be, and is hereby' ear nestly requested te provide, by procla mation to the people of Georgia, to be issuqd as early as ■ practicable, for the formation;in every cotinty In thieState, Of one or more' militia or" voltihteer companies, to.aot as .a police foroe-to- suppress violenoo, to preserve order, and to aid the civil offioers of thisStbte in' the'enforoement of the laws .therisdf, under snoh-regulations,-odnsistent with* the Constitution and law's of the-United States, and of this State, as ho may pro-' saribe;. and that suoh organizations as-, may be made, under this resolution, to; subsist Until’- -othorwisb presided by. law;- "" Beeolvedy Sedokdly, That the- foregoing preamble ftnd'resolutions be signed by the President and Seoretar;- ~ r lu, ~ — tSIteSShSsag our prinolples and tho leader,ol ou oause. Ho simply, responded to th L united voioe of his section. If lib then is guilty,’so aro We; we woro the prinoi- pals-he was oar agent, Let not the retribution of u mighty nation bo visit, ed upon his hbad, while we, who urged Uim to hts destiny are suffered to esoape, The liberal; clemonoy -of -tlie government, has been extended,.over us; we breathe the air and. experlenoi the blessings of freedom; we tnerofoi-L ask that the leador who in responso to tho domporatlo instinots of his nature, the prinolples of his party and the. solicitations of ills soot ion, becamo the hend nnd front of our ofi'enditig shall not be bruised for our iniquities or puns islied for our transgression!. . Mr. Davis- was not the loader of a feeble and tem porary insurrection; ho was tbe repre sentative of groat ideas, and the expo, nent of principles whioh stirred and consolidated a numerous and iutolll- "unt people. This people was not ids lupo; they pursued the oouise whioh they adopted of their oijn Iroo will, and ho did not draw them on, but fob. lowed after thorn. It is for thoso reiii- sons that Wo invoke the executive' olemenoy in his behalf, Hts frame is feeble; his health-is delicate; all broken by the storms of State, ho languishes out in captivity a vicarious punishment for tlie aots.of his popple. Tbousuuds of hearts are touched .with his distress; thousands of: prayers nsoend .to heaven for his relief.' Wo invoke in-ins behalf the generous exeroiso 1 of the proroga. live to pardon whioh. tho form and principles of the constitution offer as a benefioent instrument to a moroifut Exeoutlvo, . - , . ........^-.1. Wo ask tho continuance -of that: aareer of olemonoy whioh your Exoel- lenoy has begun, and whioh alone, wo earnestly believe, oan seoure the true unity and lasting greatness of this nation. Dispensing that meroy which is inoulouted by the example of our great Master on high, your nnmo will lo transmitted to your oounlrymen us ou'o' of tho benbfaotors of mankind. Tlio constitution of our country,’ re newed and fortified- by your: measures, will onoo more extend its protection over a contented and happy people, founded, as it will be, upon consent and affection and resting, like the groat arch of heaven, equally upon all,. Besolved, 'i'hat-tlie '.foregoing memo rial signed by the President;-and attest- Unitod Stale,.' hold said elections on Saturelay tlio 25th inst., arid that the members eleot- ed a9 aforesaid, be allowed to take thoir soatsat the earliest practicable day after the General Assembly shall con vene, under.lhe same rules and regulr tions ns if ,they Wore .elected oti the do first aforesaid. " And be il further ordained, That three hundred copies of this ordinanoe be printod for.tho ,use of the merilbors of; this Convention. :o ali railroads. The C following: ' ’ : I A railroad is resnon sovbral months to got tl. immense quahtilv'lofdfti now on hand. The rails ,5re mitdi ,iand are shipped off ns gi $?'■! jiijgflii;, -(-' —..- r..!’. - r%, Bouthcrn States’ Stocks uud-Bonds in London; , ; ig of tho holders'of Southern HHHHHHE . ... v-harUoa* ;ieSst^h n J^r'' iD ' Sta ‘ 0 -' St00k3I> ^ Tlio chairman-slated that tho. o^ofits’ of the mbetingi-were- to oroiito .somb channeitiireugh whioh^the bondhold-, the States themselfes .’an' opportunity of lehrning tho wishes-of thblr oreditbra and’negotlatiog. for suoh arr'angomopts as- wouW,restore their credit, ; . Hemten-. .tioneu tho indebtedness, of some cot the Stales to bondholders as follows i Sou”' Carolina, £700,000; Missouri, £5;00( 000; Tennessee, £800.000 ;’ do. guarr toed, £3,300,000 ;, North,Oftrpllnm ii i q p 0 do, 0 oob fvt&iarsiiLa islaUiv, £1,100,000. Total, To these figures tiro, to least £2,000,000 to rr pities, oountio SMBT not (include tho bonds of Mississippi, -whishj with tho ovrears,- how ambling ing to £4,000,000, must be pqid sqmb poot of a reciijicrativb' process p? tho. South. . Ho helfeved %o. froedmen’ would work- if 'property treated. If h'o hot hts, ljfnoo ,would, be Ituppliba, with Europoan -immigration, -Tho Amorloans were not a slothfol noonlo, nor wotrid they altow-th’oso about tuohf to be suoh,:,.; .. . % • it ■ ■ Beyond tho appointment ,ofhft bom- mittoe-to represent tho bond holders, the meeting took no' practical stops'tb-.' ward soourfiig payment of tho doblB-.* TlioBas,s. Representation^ The following table, demonstrates the' n'eoessity of ,» oonstMtitionpl -ttmoijck ■tho several States would be', ehtitlod tb on a:white basis, whioh' oorrdsponds.to 'tho-basis of notual voters; tho second column gives tho nurab’or thlb States will have on the basis tff population, novV that tlVe nogvdQB are 1 till counted the-third, colnmn tho present number, or tho threo-fifths negro basis, Whito Whole'/fifth b'E Ogy- It is understood that the Presi dent has direoted that all pardons aro not called.for,qt the Department of' Stato within 0110 waek after .they are ready for deli Very, Will bo forwarded to the Governors of their rospootive States, ,, ... Dbleware; -" T' ' : ;1 T " Maryland, - 4 0 5 1 Ya-A fW.jYa.fi : ; 13 11. S'CMmfr ’2 .'-■■■ 6' l'‘ Georgia, 5 9 - 7’ ’< Florida,'" - 1 1 -V 'fflss&r* , r h. Louisiana, ’ 3 . ‘ 0 ’ M'Ef.ViNa' of the •LEOisLATUru::—The. Legislature Will assemble at Milledgev vlUo on the lift Monday in DOoember .next, wliioh is -tho 4th day of 'the. m’o’n’th.’ " ■ , j.’.V-- . :U:v/ -.-jirif-, •ji.>’./„ ; t U'd" 51 ^ Iho'Crinventlon,. the’ term ofrbffioe.of (sep.; .7- ' 9 8 ;j Mlssoulq 9 : 9 , ff — ictjiH • ' Total, : 60 - iotf ' , 184 of this married Miss' Preston, of '! the salmo-lady -With' - 1 -— oprrespohdenoe' durii

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, November 16, 1865, Image 1