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"^Georgia Injunction Biil.
i thc exclusion of our usual amount
I miscellaneous matter, we to-day
■® l b this important official docu.
*. His an exceedingly interesting
■ t of the history ° f th ® timCS ’
l pt , Aether it is sustained or
T rfl frequently be referred to, and,
Ljry Georgian should know its pro-
. generous Contributions.
I n response to a circular sent by the
Lc Beneficent Society, Messrs.
Le, Jenkins & Co., of New York,
Jar kindly interested themselves in
Iju matter, and obtained the follow-
^ generous contributions for the re-
[ e fof the suffering poor in our midst,
jlostof these subscribers are New
^(jk merchants, and we hope they
„ill be favorably remembered by mer-
Ll. this section, when pUr-
J cEising goods in that city. This con-
I'tribution comes just in the nick of
l ttae. Many families in our midst were
r the very last morsels ot
I friod and starvation was staring them
These contributions were received
I'Trith feelings of deep gratitude. Hpw
thankful this whole community should
I be that our Heavenly Father has put in
l'the hearts of these kind men, to relieve
poor, who are so
lirairay from thein. The following is
| me correspondence referred to : /
New York, April 9, ’67.
| Hr. ¥. D. Hoyt, Treasurer, Koine, Ga. :
l we have the pleasure of
I landing you a certificate of deposit of
1 the East Kiver National Bank for $585
lOO, amount of subscriptions to the
1 Home. Beneficent Society, as per list at-
I(ached. These firms, although most
[ have contributed to the general fund,
l orSouthern Relief, very cheerfully sub
scribed to’yours. • We remain,
Yours truly,
Moore, -Jenkins & Co.
Yew York, April 2, ’67.
In response to the accompanying cir-
Icular, and in consideration of the to
tal destruction of property during the
war, followed by a!n entire failure of
[crops in that section last year, we, the
Iwdersigned, cheerfully contribute the
1 tms annexed jo our names.
I Sore, Jenkins, & Co.,
J J. T.i J. G. Frost & Co.,
Stoughton, llay & Wearing
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!>, Wales & Co.
J. Macy & Sons
A L, De Camp
| Thog. Otis, LeRoy & Co.
M. Kesscr & Roony
Samuel Roosevelt & Co. ■
[ Buries & Frank
'Chichester & Co.
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Messrs. Turnley & ’ Gibbons have
placed upon our table a bottle of this
delightful perfUmery.
large and well selected assortment of
articles for the Toilet, among which
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precisely what they want They have
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exist in and of the said seceding States
at any time prior to their said attempt.
H- and a s they do now exist, or ever did
They have a of America 7 ° ther ° f the United States
ft S th ‘ 3 complainant further shdws
that the Congress of the tJ.nited States
reces? ' tho President of
inv R n, . te n i tates,deemin « ifc Expedi
ent that all laws of the said lately se
ceding States, respectively} tvliich had'
m any way sustained or countenanced
the said attempt should be annulled
and *• ---
tJtiiori itheii it attempts to withdraw
"therefrom’; and oiit of it when, in good
SmithandBranham.
The card of this law firm appears; ih
our columns. Maj. Chas. H. Smith,
late junior member of the well known
firm of Underwood & Smith, has asso 7
ciated with him Mr. Joel Branham, jr.,
late of Macon, Ga. Mr. B. was for five
years Solicitor General of the Macon
Circuit, and acquired an ehviable rep
utation as an able and diligent prosecu
tor—a sound lawyer; and an upright
Christian gentleman.
Maj. Smith is Jtco Well known in
this country, and ip the world of letters,
ft» need further identification.
This change in the old firm of Un
derwood & Smith, was occasioned by
the elevation of the Senior member to
the Bench of the Judicial Circuit.
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Forwarded Certificates Dep. E. R.
•t585 to ^ D. Hoyt, Rome, Ga.,
. M., J. & Co.
April 9,’67. ’
^The Bankrupt Act, with Marginal
v , Act, with Marginal
e s » and a full Analytical Index.’*
e are pleased to find that a work,
•j, P^Plet form, bearing the above ti-
e i as been gotten out by our fellow
ff nsman, C, N. Featherston. It saems
mve been prepared with great care,
4 13 rec °mmeded in the highest
uTr 8 t F80me the first lawyers -of
erg* ate ‘ C0n gratulate Mr. Feath*
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United States of Ahekica : .
To the Honorable the Justices of the
Supreme Court of the JJ. &
The State of Georgia, one of the
United States of America, bring this
its Biil of Complaint, in equity against
Edwin M. Stanton, a citizen, of Ohio,
Ulysses S. Grant, a citizen of Illinois,
and John Pope, a citizen of Illinois.—
And thereupon your orator, this com
plainant, complains and
Respectfully Shows :
That the said State of Georgia, hav
ing been originally peopled and organ
ized aa a Colony of the Kingdom of
Great Britain, did, on the 4th day of
July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and seventy
six, unite with twelve other Colonies of
the same Kingdom in the declaration
of.said Colonies independence and of
their separate existence as States, and
did, subsequently, unite with the said
twelve other States in Articles of Con
federation for the surer maintenance
of that declaration: that, after a pro
tracted conflict between the States so
confederated and Great Britain, to wit;
on the third day of September, in the
year one ; thousand seven hundred and
eighty-three, a treaty of peace was con
cluded between the said belligerents,
which was subsequently in due form
ratified, whereby iiis Britanic Majesty
acknowledged the said States so Con
federated as aforesaid—each State be
ing distinguished by its proper natne,
and among them this complainant, the
State of Georgia “to be free, sovereign
and independent States,” and relin-
guisbed all claims to the Government,
propriety and territorial rights of the
same, and every part thereof.”
That, subsequently, the thirteen
States which had thus achieved their
independence for the purpose of form
ing a more perfect Union, assembled in
convention an 1 adopted a Constitution
creating a Federal Government over
them all, touching such matters of gen
eral concern as wererby said Constitu
tion delegated to it, which said' Consti
tution was in duo form ratified, so that
it became binding upon all the said
States and all the people of the said
United States, and that the Govern
ment instituted in pursuance thereof
has continued to this daj. That in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one the State of Georgia and cer
tain other States, for causes by them, at
that time, deemed sufficient, proposed
and essayed to withdraw from the
Union formed by the Constitution afore
mentioned, and, so far os the same
could be effected by delegates chosen
by and representing the late mentioned
States, severally in Convention, did
avowedly so withdraw themselves.—
That the Executive and Legislative De
partments of the Government of the
United States, thereafter, and now. in
fact, administered by the remaining
States, denied the right of the said
States whic i had so essayed to with
draw from the Union, aiid which will
be hereafter referred to as the seceding
States, so to withdraw; and on this is
sue a civil war ensued.
That during the progress of such War
the Congress of the United States, by
resolution, and the President thereof,
by proclamation, repeatedly declared
in substance thht the Union formed
by said Constitution was indissoluable
by said action as the said seceding
States had taken; that suefi seceding
States were not then, or by any action
of their own could be, removed or
withdrawn from the said Union; that
such war so as aforesaid then progres
sing against them was not waged by
the Government of the United States
vindictively or for any purpose of con
quest or subjugation,but solely to main
tain the supremacy of the Federal Con
stitution and laws, and to preserve the
Union aforesaid by defeating and over
coming the aforesaid essay and attempt
to withdraw from the same. That
whilst the announcement so emanating
from the existing authorities of the
United States, apparently made in
good faith and for the purpose of open
ing a door for reconciliation and the
full restoration of the former relations
between the said seceding States and
the people thereof, and the Govern
ment of the United States, remained
unrecinded, the said seceding States
and all States and all persons whomso
ever then and theretofore so engaged in
armed resistance to the authority of
the laws of the United Stales, did, be
fore the 1st day; of June, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-five, lay down their arras and
make, to all intents and purposes, a
full and complete surrender of all their
military forces and means, of continu
ing any such resistance; and did, also,
bel fore the last, named day, make a per
fect submission to the authorities _ of
the United States, thereby establishing
as far as in their power, a condition of
periect peace and acquiesence in the
authority of the constituted official
'departments and agents of the United
States. As this complainant farther
shows tjiat, ever since the last-named
day. such peace, as last’ aforesaid, has
remained undisturbed and unbroken,
and now still exists; and that perfect
order and tranquility in this respect,
and entire obedience to the laws and
Government of the United States, and
of the local or State' authorities, Rave
existed and still esist throughout the
said lately seceded States, including
-the said State of Georgia, in as full and
perfect a manner as the same ever did
l -J id.* Mi,
should not longer be administered by
executive officers who had bfeen en
gaged in the actual prosecution of sue
War as last aforesaid, suspended SUcL
State officers'from their functions* ap
pointing provisional Governors for each
of.^qch lately seceding States, and
Amongst them in. the State of Georgia,
and through the instrumentality of such'
provisional Governors, did afford to the
electoral body of and in each' of said
lately seceding States; the opportunity,
by their representatives in convention
assembled, to re-adjust, in conformity
with the Constitution and laws of the
United States, the relations of such
lately seceding States with the States
from which such separation had been
so attempted, and with the common
Government, against which such resis
tance as last aforesaid bad been made.
And this complainant further shows
that,'by such a convention of the peo
ple of Georgia, fairly constituted under
the auspices aforesaid, and acting vol
untarily and freely, all prior ^cbnstitu
tions, laws, provisions, of laws,, ordi-
nancesand legislative enactments in
•any manner or degreee antagonistic to'
the authority of the United States, or
to the Government or laws 1 thereof, or
inconsistent with the perfect union of
all the States of the United States cf
America under the Constitution of the
United States, werre abrogated and an
nulled.
That a new Constitution of - the said
State of .Georgia was adopted by such
convention, declaring the Constitution,
laws and treaties of the United States
to be the supreme law, providing for
the State a Government strictly Repub
lican in form and ’ substance, agreeing
in its general features with those of oth
er States of the Union, and in all mate
rial respects identical with the State
constitutions, under which the people
of Georgia had lived in the Union lor
more than seventy years—that is to
say, during the whole period of said
Georgia’s existence as a State anterior
to the said attempt to withdraw from
such Union—save and' except' that
thereby slavery was acknowledged to
have been abolished, and was forever
thereafter prohibited within said State.
And this complainant further shows
that, afterwards and before the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and' sixty-six, the Governor,
or Chief Executive, and the legislative
officers of the said State of Georgia,
provided for in such new constitution,
to form and constitute these depart
ments in the government of said State,
were, as prescribed by the same consti
tution to form and constitute these de
partments in the government of said
^tate, were, as prescribed by the same
constitution, and in the usual and ac
customed manner, elected by the qual
ified voters of said State, and did ac
tually enter upon their respective of
fices and the performance of their re
spective official duties. That the judi
cial department of the said State of
Georgia, and the judges constituting
the same in office at its adoption were
recognized and continued by said new
constitution, due provision being there
in made for filling vacancies then ex
isting or thereafter to be open.
That time, a period preceding the
said first 'day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six, the gov
ernment of the State ot Georgia, in all
its departments so created or recog
nized by and under the said new con
stitution, has been and still is in the
full exercise of its functions, as the ac
tual and lawful government of the State
of Georgia, with the absolute consent
and aquiescence of all the people of
that State, and without doubt or ques
tion ot its authority by any of the citi-
izens or inhabitants of said State; that
during all the time last aforesaid the
said several departments constituting
the Government of the said State of
Georgia have acted in harmony and
concert, each and every one of them
including the said judicial department,
having uniformly, at all times, and on
numerous occasions, in solemn forms,
recognized the validity 61 the said last
mentioned constitution.
And this complainant further shows,
that in the interval between the adop
tion of such new constitution and the
next meeting of the Congress of the
United States, members of the Congress
for the said-State were duly elected • or
chosen and the provisional governor re
leased from duty, and the State, gov
ernment so organized and put in oper
ation as aforesaid in Georgia fully recog
nized by tbe Executive of the United
States, and that 6uch State government
has been continually so recognized to
the present time. .
That although the.Senators and
Representatives bo elected or chosen, as
last mentioned, to the Congress of the
United States have been, refused ad
mission to their seats, the State gov
ernment of Georgia, in its administra
tion of the internal domestic policy and
concerns of Georgia, has, daring tbe
entire term of the 39th Congress, been
undisturbed; that during that time the
State of Georgia has, in many impor r
tant particulars, beenrtreated by Con
gress and by the Executive Government
of the United as a State of the Union,
and now claims to be such State, and
to be entitled to all the rights and priv
ileges appertaining to that condition,
as w ell in the Federal relatiopB of such
State as in its local or State govern
ment; that since the adoption of such
new constitution the Government of the
United States has extended its postal,
revenue, and judicial systems over the
State of Georgia as in former . times*
and as now extended over other States;
has collected from thepeople of Geor
gia direct taxes imposed by the ilaws of
Cobgress, theretofore exacted, on States
as States; has presented to the said
Legislature of Georgia for consideration
and ratification, or rejection, amend
ments of the Constitution of the United
States proposed by Congress since the
surrender and submission aforesaid,
and also to the Legislatures of tho dth-
er States now represented in CoDgress;
that the ratification of some ef these
amendments by the Legislature
of Georgia has been accepted, while the
rejection of others has been treated, as
an offense. And this complainant
charges and respectfully insists, that a
StatAcahnot be in tbe Union for certain
purposes, «*nd one out of it fot other
purposes—‘in tbe Union for. taxation,
and out of it regarding representation
in the Union so far as its actions
may subserve the furtherance of par
ticular kiews and in terests, and out of
it’when’, in thfe eiercise of ail indepen-
1 dent judgment, its act of State fails to
promote: such vieffs or intereatsr-in the'
gross of the United .States, and . to par
ticipation by its duly chosen re'presenta
lives in the administration of the Fed
eral Government, until, by tbe preva
lence of more just and liberal counsels,
isch right should be voluntarily;conce-
e~d: provided, that as ruch 'State
Georgia could enjoy, without ipolesta-
•tion, its /taid corporate existence as a
iState, with the 'privileges of sClf-govern
meat in matters partaining to domes
tic State .policy not falling within the
cognizance of the Federal authorities.
But this complainant further shows,
that near.the termination of tbe Thirty-
'ninth Cingress an act was by the said
Congress passed and adopted* entitled
“An act to provide for tbe more efficient
government* of the rebel States,” in
which the State-of Georgia is expressly
named and included as a State belong
ing to the class so denounced; that
very soon after the organization of the
Fortieth Congress, when opened its
session on the same day that the sajd
preceding Congress expired, a supyle-
mentary act was adopted by said For
tieth Congress, entitled “An act sup
plementary of an act to provide for
.the more efficient government of tbe
rebel States;”, that each of* the said
acts .was, in. turn, when presepted to
his Excellency the President at the
proposes full compliance with, the Fed
eral Constitution and the laws enacted
U.pursuance thereof;-
This camplaiant farther shows, t^at
being sincerely adverse to further strife,
the State of Georgia had determined
to forego the unquestionable ngbt of its
electors to representation in the Con-
Unite,d States, according to the re-
quirements of the Constitution* Vetoed,
by him for the.reason by him assigned
-rUiat it violated the Constitution of
the United States; that the Congress,
in -professed conformity to the course
in that cose prescribed by the Consti
tution of the United Stales, reconsider
ed and passed each of the, aforesaid,
acts by the votes of two-thirds of the
members of each House present and
voting therein at. the respective times
of such reconsideration.
That, as complainant is informed and
believes, his Excellency Andrew John
son, President, as aforesaid, notwith
standing bis belief, clearly and strong
ly expressed to Congress in his veto
message on the occasion in that behalf
above mentioned, that such acts are
unconstitutional, deems it fit, under
existing circumstances, to interpose
no obstacle to the execution of such
acts, and to withhold no official orders
or action of the Executive Department
that may be needed to carry them in
to full effect and operations.
And the said complainant farther
shows that, by the said new constitu
tion of the State of Georgia, the whole
constittional and lawful authority of
said State in and over all matters and
subjects of State power or cognizance
is to* be exercised by certain elected
officers of said State, and no others^ but
the said elected officers chosen for' that
purpose; and that, by the provisions
of such constitution, the only persons
competent or qualified to vote or par
ticipate itt the election of said elected
officers are the free white male citizens
of said Stale, of tbe age of twenty-one
years or upward, who possess certain
minor qualifications as to local resi
dence and the payment of taxes; aud
thi3 complainant further shows that,
by the same constitution, no person is
competent to hold any office, in the
said State of Gfeorgia, or under its con
stitution or laws, who is not one of the
said electoral class of citizens of said
State; and this complainant further
shows that, os to the. competency and
qualifications of' persons to vote for or
participate in the election or appoint
ment of officers and to hold office , in
the said State and under its laws, the
constitution, and constitutional or fun
damental law of the said State of Geor
gia have been in precise conformity
with the said provisions in that behalf
of said new constitution, as above sta
ted, at all times Since the existence of
Georgia as one of tbe United States of
America. .. , -
And: the said complainant:further
shows that the said State of Georgia
now owns and possesses, and has in its
control and ^possession, through .the
agency of its said State officere sundry
large amounts of real and perSorial es-
tate, exceeding in value five.'millions
of dollars lawful money ot the United
States ; that amongst its real estate are
the following parcels of land—that is to
say, the parcel of land in Milledgevillej
in said Stale of Georgia, containing
twenty acres and upward, whereon is
situated the building knows as the
Siate Capitol, the value of which land
and building is one hundred thousand
dollars and upward; and, also, that
other parcels of- land in Milledgevillo
aforesaid, containing two acres and
upward, whereon is situated the buil
dings known as the Executive Mansion,
the value of which last mentioned
parcel: of land and building is fifty
thousand dollars and upward, and also
great variety of others real estate situa
ted in Said State of Georgia, and of per-
sonal estitle also is said State. .
And this complainant further shows
that at, and. long previously to, the
passage of the said act, of the Thirty-
ninth Congress, there were, ever have
been, and still are, in the said State of
Georgia, many thousand of black men
of African descent, being inhabitants of
the said State, above the age of twenty-
one y ears, and: in all respects - qualified
and competent, according to the terms
Of the. said afets of Congress, to vote
at any-and every election assumed to
be authorized or sanctioned by the
said'acts of Congress* or either of them;
and that no one of such black men*
nor any other black man, ever was, or
now is,'authorized by the constitution
or laws of the said state, or otherwise
to exercise or participate in any politi
cal power within said State, Jor under
ils constitution or laws.
And this complainant farther shows
that at, and previously to, the’passage
of the said act of the Thirty-ninth Con
gress, there tyere, and at all limps.Since
there have been, all still are, in tbe
,id State of Georgia, many, thousand
bf free white mule citizens of said State
6fGeorgia,inhabitnntsof the said State,
above the age of twenty one yea»s, and
in all respects competent and qualified
: yole at any and. all elections for offi
cere in said state under the constitution
dnd laws thereto, who, at aU these,
were, and still are, good, true and hon
est men, desirous of promoting the
interests of their country, firmly and
earnestly devoted to perpetrating the
Union of the United States, faithful to
the Constitution thereof, determined,
tio the best of their ability, to support
the same, and of good name and fame,
and never convicted or adjudged guilty
in any eburt or tribunal of any offense
whatever, who, nevertheless, could not
trutlifiilly take the oath or affirmation
prescribed in tbe first section . of the
said act so passed by the said Fortieth
Congress* and who are, therefore, by
from registration in reference to any
flection authorized ot s^betiohed by
the same acts, or either of them, and
frdtri votingat any such election.'
. And this complainant further fchows,
that the. intent and design of’the said
act of Congress, and each of them, as
manifestly.Inpears.by the. terms there
of, are to, Be set aside, am#ed and
wholly abolished tbe present existing
State of Georgia, and to caiise to be
erected and substituted in Its place and
stead,.within and upon the territory
now held and occupied by the said
State- of Georgia, and the exclusively
governing power in respect of all gov
ernmental or political authority within
or concerning such territory, *or con
cerning the property and persons there
m,- not delegated to the United States
by the Federal Constitution, another
distinct and hitherto unknown, State,
to be called and designated the State
of .Georgia, represented. and primarily
created by. a class of v.oters of electore
other than, and different from, the
class of voters and electors who, by
the fundamental law and constitotion
cf this complainant, the State of Geor
gia. have at ail times h.therto possessed
and exercised through their represen
tatives duty elected by themselves, the
State government, in and over the
territory aforesaid.
And this complainant further shows
that if the said acts are. Or either of
them is, putin force or carried into ex
ecution, the immediate effect thereof
must unavoidably be to consomme,
effectuate, and folly accomplish such
unlawful intent, and design as afore
said." ' . ■ .:
And, on information and belief this
complainant further shows,' [that tbe
President of the ‘United States : has
given out and declared that he intends
to pot the said act of Congress into
full and complete operation,, and to
execute the same in the State of Geor
gia, os well as in the other of the said
so called rebel States;: and has also
given out and .declared that he will so
put the said acts in operation and exe
cute the same by means of his official
directions in that behalf as such
President, issued through those official:
organs, officers and agents of the Ex-
xectitive Deparlment of the United
States, which, accordingto the practice
and nsa-re of said Executive Depart
ment would be the most appropriate
agencies in that behalf, if the said acta
of Congress were valid and constitu
tional, and has also given out; and de
clared that in conformitpwitb the tenor
of tbe said act of Congress he intends
to and will, from time to time, as occa
sion may seem to require for tbe pur
pose last aforesaid, detail and furnish
to each of the military officers assigned
to command the respective ditricts in
the said acts mantioned a sufficient
military force to enable, such officer to
carry info complete execution the di
rections of the said act.
.And this complainant further shows
that puis the said ;acts of Congress
into execution, as so threatened, would
overthrow and destroy this complain
ant’s corporate existence as a State of
tbe Union aforesaid, by depriving the
the said State of Georgia of all the
means and instrumentalities whereby
such corporate existence might, and
otherwise would be maintaiiied and up
held, and would deprive this oomplainj-
aut of its. property, real and personal,
aforesaid, and ot all laiyful or adequate
power or”means whereby to possess^
control, enjoy or protect said property
or any part thereof.
And this complainant further shows
that, according to tlie usage and prac
tices of the Executive Department, the
Secretary of War and Ulysses S. Grant,
Gemril of the Army, are the most ap
propriate and the chief officers and
agents of .that department, and - the
officers through whom'such official direc
tions of the President as ladt aforesaid,
and under whom such dirictiOns, of
lawful, would be carried into execution'
and enforced.
And this complainant further shows
that inasmuch as the President' of the
United States, though conscious of; the
unconstitutional, unlawful, unjust and
oppressive nature and design of said
acts, does .not think it fit in him, as the
C|iiqf.Executive, officer, of_ the Govern
ment, to abstain: from executing the
said’acts whilst they remain upim-
peached by any judicial court compe
tent, authoritatively, to advise him in
the premises; and inasmuch as, by con-
sequence, in the absence of such judi
cial action, foe whole physical power of
foe said Executive Department will; be
put in force .against the said. Slate of
Georgia to compel ita submission to the
acts aforesaid, this complainant,, the
said State of Georgia, is wholly without
adequate power otV resistance, or-any
other protection in the premises, . this|!
complainant claims and insists that^
such protection can be: aiid ought to
be afforded by the order and decree of
this honorable court in tbe premises,
and by its preliminary order and in
junction herein prayed for.
And this complainant further shows
that Edwin M. Stanton, a citizen of tbe
State of Ohio, is the Secretary of War
of the United States, and that Ulysses
S. Grant, the said General of the Army,
is a citizen of the State of Illinois.;
And, on information ar.d belief de
rived from acta and circumstances, this
complainant further shows that tbe
said Secretary bf War' and the said
Lieutenant General have each indica
ted and given it to be Understood that
he will issue, aiid cause to be fully, ex
ecuted by means of all power under
bis official control, all such orders and
directions as the President of the Uni
ted States may desire or direct to be
issued under or in pursuance of the
said acta of.Congress, or for the.purpose
of carrying the same acta into foil , ex
ecution and efleet according to the
tenor of the same. And this complain-.
by the order of this court in this behalf,
the said Secretary of War and foe said
General will so irsue such, orders and
cause such foil execution as last afore
said. . h ‘
And, on information and belief, this
complainant farther shows that* on foe
eleventh day of. March, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, seven, in
pursuance of such, his declared. intent,
the President of theiUnited States did.
cause to be issued by the said General
Ulysses S. Grant, from foe headquarters
of the Army, at Washington General
Ordbrs No. Ten, purporting to be for
the information and government of aU
concerned containig first, a copy of the
said act of the Thirty-ninth Congress;
and, secondly, an announcement thatjn
pursuance of the same act, the 'Presi
dent directed certain assignments,
among which was the following: ‘The
third district, consisting of tbe State of
Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, to be
commanded bv Major G; H. Thomas,
headquarters Montgomery, Alabama.
And that further, thereafter, and in
like pursuance of such intention, on
the fifteenth day of the same month,
March, the said President did cause to
be issued from the said headquarters,
by the said Gcneral"Grast, another
General Order, numbered eighteen,
whereby the following change in tbe
aforesaid assignment to the said third
district was made—that'is to say, that
Brevet Major General John Pope was
assigned to the command of the third
district of the States bf Georgia, Florida'
aud Alabama.
And, on information and belief, this
complainant shows that the said John
Pope, who is a citizen of the. State of
Illinois, has accepted. tho said, com
mand, and has given but and declared
that he intends to and will put in force
and fully execute the said acts of Con
gress within the State bf Gebrgia* as
well as in the other parts of the said
third district.-.
And this complaiitaitt apprehends
and believes that the President of the
United States; and the said Edwin, M.
Stanton, Ulysses S. Grant, and John
Pone’, acting by and tinder .the orders
and directions of the President in.that
behalf, will put the said acts of Con
gress in forefe vvithin the State of Geor-
tb.e “said’ act of Congress, preeluded gia* and thereto folly execute the satae
I
according to the intent and design of
the said acts as above ih the bill alleg
ed, and With the effect, and producing
the ruinous and destructives coitieqnen-
ces to this complainant above in this
complain stated, unless the putting
in force and execution of the said acts
of Congress be restrained, enjoined,
and prevented by this honorable ootirt
as is herein prayed; ...
And this complainant further shows,
and insists that'the said acts so respec-
”” *— ninth and
Ste'tes'
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each and every- provisions of . each of
them, was ami is,' in tenor, object, in-
tent,.design., and ,purpose, in.comj oti-
ble with, and tepuvnant to foe Con
stitution, jf the United Stales.,,^ii(j[
utterly unlawlul and v;oid.
And this com|>)aimin'Jartller L:t’st?
that fiejtii.er the Congress nor it.Vyei.u-
mentof the United States Las aiy
right, jiower or authority, by or under
the Coristitutiou of tlie United States,
or otherwisa^howsoever, to declare for
prescribe .theSalifications of electors
for elective o^^h^bffices of said State
of Georgia, o^^P^Qur || govcrn elec
tions for suctMR<nR9>r to constitute
a'Stale government in 3aid State, or to
annul, set aside, or disturb the s.aid_ex
isting constitution or government
thereof.' , * L "“
And this complainant further shows
that there is no adequate remedy in
the premises jn any, pourt of law, nqr
ih any court of equity, save in this hon
orable court; and that the threatened
injuries to this complainant, herein
above mentioned, will be committed
and perfected within the next five or
six months, and will be perfected, con-
sumated and absolutely Irreparable by
any competent power or authority, to
tbe entire destruction of the said State,
its government, and proprietary rights
aforesaid, unless foe execution of the
said acts of Congress be, as herein
prayed, for, restrained and preveuted'
by the preliminary order and injunc
tion of this honorable court and its de
cree in the premises.
. In consideration of the premises, and
inasmuch as the complainant has ho
remedy or law,' or any other effectual
remedy whatever, and to the end that,
by the order and injunction of this hon
orable court, in due form issuing pul of
and under foe seal thereof, directed to
the said Edwin M. Stanton, Ulysses &
Grant and John Pope, the said last
named three persons, and everyone of
them, liia'y, until the further order of
this court,'he enjoined and restrained
from issuing: any order, or doing or
permitting any act or thing whatever,
within or concerning the State of Geor
gia, which Js or may be directed, .or in
terms or effect, required of them or any
of them, by, or under the act of’the.
39th Congress, entitled “An act to pro
vide for the more efficient Government
of the rebel States.” or by, or under the
act of the 40th Congress, entitled “An
act supplemental to an act, to provide
for .the more efficient government , pf
the rebel States,” passed March the
second, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven, and to facilitate resto
ration; and that, by a like order and .in
junction. in like manner issuing and
directed, the said, last, named three per
sons may be enjoined and restrained
from making or issuing, any order, or
doing any thing for the. purpose of mak
ing’, or causing to be made, in or for
the State of Georgia, or any part there
of, any such . registration as is men
tioned in foe,act bf tbe 40th Congress,
entitled “An act supplemental to an
act, to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States, passed
March second, one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-seven, and to facilitate
restoration,” or for the purpose of ad
ministering, or causiiig io be adminis
tered in the said State of Georgia any.
oath or affirmation prescribed in the’
last mentioned act. or for the purpose
of bolding, or causing to be held in the
said;State of Georgia. any such elec
tion or elections as in said last
I . men
tioned act is or are prescribed or die
rected, or for foe purpose of making or
caustog to be made any return of ’ any
such election in or for foe State of
Georgia as iii the said last mentioned
act is referred to, or for the purpose of
ascertaining or.causing to be ascertain-'
ied the result of any such election, or
for ihe purpose of holding Or causing to
be held in the said State .of Georgia,
any such convention as in tbe last men-
tioned act is 'directed or referred to:
and that by, the order and decree of
this honorable court the said three per
sons last named may be perpetually re
strained and eujoined in all the re
spects aforesaid, and this complainant
may have'iuch further relief or such
other relief, or both, in the premises;
as to this honorable court shall seem
meet, and shall tie-agreeable to equi
ty. May it.please your honors to grant,
to this complainant the preliminary or
der and'injunction aforesaid, or the'
said one of them and also the writ of
suboena issuing out and under, the' seal
of tbe honorable court, directed to Ed
win M. .Stantoii, Ulysses S. Grant and
John Fope, commanding them and'
every one Of them at a certain day,
and under a certain penalty, to be
therein inserted, to be and appear be
fore your honors in ; this honorable
court, then and there to stand to, obey,
abide and perform such order and de
cree in the premises as to your honors
shall seem meet, and shall be agreeable
to equity, mai fil-iilorfy^ linoj*-,.,
And this complainant will every
pray; Sc.
Jeremiah S. Buck.
Solicitor for Complainant;
JeremiaH S. Black,
Robert i J. Brest,
EdBarUowan,
Charles O’Conor*
;.:0f Counsel:
District ok CoLumbIa, m ':
Charles J. J; Jenkins, being dlily
sivorn* says that he is the Gdvehnor of
the State of Georgia; duly elected io
that Office according to the Constitu
tion and laws of the said State, and is
nctw in the actual exercise of the lunc-
tions of said office; and he further says
that be hqs read the foregoing l?ill* of
complaint, and knows- the Contents
thereof; and be further says j that the
said bill is true of his own', personal
knowledge, except as to the matters
which are therein stated on informa
tion and'belief; and, as to tfcJise mate
ters, he believes it to be true. ■■■;.
. Subscribed and swore to before l
“this day of April. 1867.
The Supreme Court—The Georgia Bill
Filled.
i Washington. April I5V—'the Suprem
Court of the United States today re
fused to entertain the Mississippi .Bill
against the President, but allowed foe'
Georgia Bill. to. be filed,' as the same-
objection's did not apyly to the latter. ■
in ot hwMA ,"»m ]uj -•••
General Sickles—Important 1 ., Order*,
, «SiC* ..... ' ••. >
Charleston, April 15-—General Sic 1 *
kies’ order,, published, this ^morning,•
staying execution in civil suits, givfl
great satisfaction. , , ■ . , ' :i '' m
The-South Carolina newspaper, pub*
lisned at Columbia, has been purchased
by Nash,'and otber^bolored men,- and 1
will be conducted^ a conservative ffe- 1
gro organ.
. From the FlalnsJ ^ , ,,
N£w York, April 14.—A dispa'tcH
from Fort McPherson, Nebraska, states
that the mail party from Fort Kearney
near Fort.Laramie in charge of Si. Van
Raisey.'the government scout* has drp
rived with intelligence that a, seargent;
with twelve men of the second cavalry*;
were killed, .scalped and mutilated by
the Indians; eighteen miles east ot Fort
Reno, on the 9th.. None escaped.
• It ls feared the Crows will join thd
hostile Sioux, in which event Fort J*.
C. Smith will be in great danger.
From Hayti.
New York. April 15.—Letters from
Auxlayes Hayti,.March 2lst,states that
when the revolution broke out against
Jefford,. the country people attacked
the two but were repulsed by Jefford’a
batteries; Great fears of another at
tack- is entertained, and tbe impressjon
is prevalent that conflagration might
j Jachnel is flooded. ; with counterfeit ,
monev, eighteen pillions of which is
expected to arrive shortly* Several
persons have beeit* • arrested,for -pass! ng -
iL : ; ' 1 i'.u
N. Y Market*
New York. April 15—-Cottofi active
and strong. Sales two hundred .bales '
at 29. . Flour quiet arid uncliariged.—
Wheat active - and unchanged. Com J
active arid unchanged* Sales of 123,* >
000 bushels. Mixed Western .81.29 to
$1 32. Pork heavy., Mes§ $22 C8|.^
Rice dull and noitiinal.
New York, April, I.5-—ilor.ey easy
oti call. Money 6 to 6.on government
stock and collaterals. Discount 7 to 7£.
Gold 135| to I34|. Exchange dull at
Foreign Markets.
Liferpool. April 15.—Cotton actiyo •
and closed firm at authorized quota
tions. Uplands 12; Orleans 12^—sales
15,000 bales.
Charleston Market.
Charleston, April 15.—Cotton stea
dy. Sales 148 hales* Receipts 230*—
Middling 26.
Atlanta Medical College.
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J. this'Institution will commence on the
first Mondav ih May next*, and continue
until the last of Uie following August.'- •,
The Dissecting Room wilt be open on tbo
15th April for the study of Practical Anat
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Faculty j
A. MEANS, M. D., Professor of Medical
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D. C.IQ’KEEFJB, M* D., Professor of Prin
ciples and Practice <?f. Medicine.
W. F. WESTMORELAND, M. D.j Pro* |
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H. V. M. Miller, M. D., Professor of Ob
stetrics and Diseases of Women and Chil
dren.
E BEN HILLTER, M, D., Professor of
the Institutes of Medicine;
S. H. STQTJT, M. D./Prot&sor of Desci'p*
five, and Special Anatomy..
j. G. WESTMORELAND, M D.; Professor-
of Materia Medica and Theraptitics....
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GEORGIA,.Flovp County. : iob
W HEREAS’, John Robinson, administra-.1
tor of Gideon .Robinson, represents to ■
thecourt in his petition duly filed and en- j
teredon record that he has fully admistered
Gideon Robinson’s estate,
These are therefore to cite all persons eon-' '
icertied; kindred aiid creditors to show cause ;
if any they can wkw said administrator
should Hot Be discharged from his adminis
tration and receive letters of dismission on;
the. first Monday in November next; -
{Jiven under my hand and official signa
ture, this April 12, 18G7.
, . J.LAMBERTH,
aprl3’-6ni Ordinaiy.
GEOllGIA, Floyd. County.
J OHN ROBINSON, Guardian of Mary E.
Robinson, having applied to tlie Court
of Ordinary of said county for a discharge
from his Guardianship of Mary £. Robin
son’s person and property.
This is therefore to cite all persons con
cerned, to show cause, by filing objections in
in my office, why the said John Robinson
should not be discharged from his Guardian
ship of Mary E. Robinson, and receive
the usual letters of dismission. Given under
my official signature April 12th, 1807.
JESSE LAM BERTH,
aprill2-10d Ordinary.
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