The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, March 26, 1869, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVjjJLJSMfi *XXtn* up » ••:«* J*-»iiu ;#«w <y nw'- ' -. • t -j; rf , .... ..rf» •-•<i • a;ti 1 p'nj' , ,l . *j"V MORNING. MARCKf6J r i«Bc' NEW SERIES- No 30. M. mVINELL, Prop *• _ ; .*ko*b ates 0 j3 E ^ H ^ T T •* m/e T '". 2 JO Six Mouthy*.—-it* -•-‘*«**-^ 25 n ‘ r ' e Jv!SjS5T* .adtStoe- f; ..,‘,1 of Fi visor more en. copy will .•* fur- ‘'isss.Ws.^ i&ttsz lh ‘ ; . J .,.r«ftl.«ecent* pe r »- M DWISBUr ; Proprietor. i WiAL ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 ,f Land by Adn.-mistrator*. Exoctors or c;].M of ttirfl( | bv hwrtobe held on ,"arJmnj. are r^? month, between the ll ‘« “ n ‘( £“ in tLe- orenoon and three in the i ‘"“ rS Om!at the Court House in the county in *''^u'thl xironertvis situated. ’T iXu£*e«ete» must be given in » puV 'i.'uizette property ntust^ a.estate, ,i *«•. »»*t kij« » s ! ,, r , ffl Administration, monthly .ix .Ste-V''’ frora Gu “ rJmnsl f „- the forecioeeure of Mortgages mart Jl.liblished monthly for four months--for e«- * h - J5i» ordered, at theTollowing MieR^SiTes per lrV^often lines or less $3 0» tSfi* Mortice/:fs.-ies. •ax C«U*efeK<is»lM. pee levy.-"- 1 , „„ Citations for letters of AdounistMtion- * ®* Citat'oiei fnrlettersdt Guardianship.! -• * 00 Votiee ot anpliopUfH for/liainufiop front • • mjtramiii... ——— w lc ot Land, persqtiare,-. c of perishable proparty* 10 duyf ~gr?*T ? o'ocdosrr7'oFM”orUw^httjrsqif»fi. . n advertising his wife, (in advance) 10 0 PU12MD l l V JfoflftAMfc JOarch 23 •tsrFlovd Superior* Court j«acefl its yesterAV'-^ 2 L l>’. Li 5rfaiJud g e Pope, of the At'iintrf; <3^0011. The point was raised t'i?Wi W.W «?«** wa3 ,,pool'd, that there was no legal author ity T„ r Judge Pope to' preside here at pres ent. oa the ground that the Rome Circuit i, not provideJ-withoi- -Judge, and eonse- ,|iiently the Circuit uot organized. Judge j *,,p, decided that-the point was pot well taken: hut that any Judge of the Superior i.'ouitis-legallyicoinpetenlVo hold court ia any cAliity ill The State. i hut part of his charge to the Grand J a j v that we heard was good, and becoming a pattLf'iN eitizen. He .adverted -to -the tact that to a large extent the prevalence of mime iu Georgia is duo to the failure of tirund Juries to faithfully aud fully perform the : r important duties. The only attorney from a distance, wham we noticed, was,Lieu. Ren. II. Hill, A)®? - C 1). Forsythe .'■'olicitor, at lazuli, lucM ijar present- 8nJ „- ,s n PI* ytinS. & The following Ts.tfe Grind Jury sworn in for the firs, week ol tfiis term: ' 0iI G>:i> S Black, Foreman. * . 1! 1) Price,' 1 * i- : *“ 9 WufVMflum, - -! .I!i:• McKinney, -- * B M StziAlcLiid, .1 \ Dempsey. James A] Walter, J. 1). Fnrd. E-Ja- Hanson, J^y,}afngl.iH ft'.I.IferfflAJS&ey, fl(i 1 CEOKCIA LEUISLATJBE. ' ‘ SXNATEr-AFTuBJiOON SESSION.- . : - Tuesday, March 15,1869. A large number Of local bills were dis- ptfied of. The conaideration of the bill to exempt 'rom taxation ail capital, foreign, domestic, &e., was amended and passed. The amendment provides that capital uow or hereafter invested in factories’ now established, shall not be exempted from taxation. A bill to appropriate mon ey due schools aud colleges lor the education of indigent main ei soldiers was amended and passed. bi)i to amend 12ih seetinn of act eet- tiug apart homesteads was passed. A bill to amend an act incorporating Eorestville, Floyd county, was passed. A bill to iucorporate the Georgia Meth odist Mutuni Life Insurance Company was passed. A bill to amend act incorporating Cave Spring, Floyd county, was passed. A bill to change the lines between the t counties of Polk and Haralson was. passed. DOUSE—AYTEItNOON SESSIOtf. The 15th amendment was taken up. it being the special order for the ailernoon, at 3 o’clock. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, rose to a point pffor- Jer, and said no motion had been made to 1 suspend the roles to take up the 15th amendment. Tho Chair overruled the point. - Several speeches were made for and against, after which the previous question was called and sustained, - and the main question put, which was adopted: Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Ayer, Belcher, *** Bethuno, Carpenter of Hancock, Caison, Chambers, Clarke, Clower, Cloud, Cunning ham, Darnell, Donaldson, Ellis of Spalding, Erwin,Evans; Ford, GBokge, Gober, Gray, Greiger, Gullptt, Hall of Glynn, Hamilton, Harper of Sumter, Harris, Heard^ Holden, Hooks, Kellogg, Kytlo, Lane, Lrag, Lee, McArthur, Madden, Matthews, Maxwell, Nesbit, Osgood, Parks of Gwinnett, Barks of Greene, Perkins of Dawson, Price, Rawles, Rouse, Humph, Sewell, Shumate, Smith of Macon, Smith of Coffee, Smith of Telfair, Taliafero, Watkins, Williams of Dooley, Zellers, Zeluar—62. Nays—Messrs. Ballauger, Brown, Butt, Bradford, Barts, Gleghorn, Cobb, Crawford, Drake, Fineannon, Fitzpatrick, 'Flournoy, Fowler, Frank?, Goff; Grimes, Harkness, Harrison, Hill, Hillyer, Hitchcock, Hook, Hughes, Humber, Kimbrough, Kedy, Mc Combs, McCullough, Madison, Meadows, Morgan, Nash, Nunc, O’Neal, Penland, Pepper, Phillips, Rosser, Scruggins, Scott of Floyd, Sisson; Sorrell, Ttrmliu, Turnip- seed, Tweedy, Walthal, WruTen, Ware, Wilcher, Wilcox, Wilson—51. Tho extreme Radicals refused to vote at all. \V C Penny, tiahriel Jones, II II Porter, - S W Vann, U S Zubcr, i: R Duke. E. Mercks, G W F Lamkin, jr., Comer; J W Fuuderburke, J W Gilliam, Jarirei Davis. Cost of IVertUixers to be Ocduetrd. The Toll i-.vind’leMfaWtVWY K '.A : Ro8j^s to nur Irieiid, J ulaii \, Pqiiky)f boRc COUQ ty, will'bj interesting to all plsnt rjl ifiS'ndT'previouvty know tftat [’ertilizera, accijydmg to the Internal Ke^eoui^ LawJavrS pi J ipefif^ehar*ii Vuptn the^peiiseaiccounl: Tueasuey Depaetment, j Office tjfil nmeSaS JtS’TiSijE. Washington. March, 3, lStill. ) Sir Hf l-hpR’ ta : yoar’s’Kf the 1 i5th ult , ih.it the e.«t nf fertilisers purchased by a firmer and iuadl^' | Jpiu / iu aqyyevr of iu- ■•iin , in iy be deducted from income if that, vear. iTaaexpehse oCbiHin^ss, if neverbe- fore deducted. 1 - ‘Til haul Rftvpactfnlly, "j • i 5,v V S? K - AV Rollins, Commissioiilr' ./ri/tin .1. 7’r'T-, Totrit, Go. t.iKOHtHAr tRClatATOR K; .Thuksday'; March 18. House—ArrsKNooN session. .Xu incorporate the Angus tit and Hart well Railroad. Passed. To IScorp'orate the town bf Bjw.dith in Carroll county. Passed. . .1 - l f° incorporate the Atlanta Savings Benk. Passed. ’. ,‘ ',F. " *1 HOUSE—NIGHT SESSION. , Besjlutioa instructing all Railroad Com panies applying tor State aid, to beToportcd - u^by the Supeririterident of Peblc Works. .Thanks to lion. R. L. MoWhorter. •Speaker of the HotiSe; Hon. W-TV FklbgV. Spelter pm tan.; and M. A., Harden luudv B. Oarringt-iu, Clerks. Adopted. Bill to exempt from taxation rill .Kcapital, invested in ..manufaetui;rs. VTudefinitciy- postponed * *** ,*> ™- Hall, of Glynn, presented an argu ment. a.^a protest against the passage nf The Bruuswiek.aiid Albany Railroad bill. Or- dered-an Hi entered oir »# ouriinf. The Speaker lliiide a few remarks to the Hausiaind-adjouraed that body : sf«te Hie. An Ai-r Compauison.—Speaking of <jen - Grant’s brave start ^-reticence,” and sudden yielding to ! Sumner k Co., an "old -alt says It reminds Um. of an iucideut: At sea once, ho saw a lore-and-aft schooner earning down'tqwqirds-him in a very, awk ward nianiier, and yawing abouf as. -if there was uo i>ne at,the helm.-: As xeonns IS Was iieirxmqtfch tt'siAiak ' to -hm-, he haded, ,wlm' conniiauds tiiupet. Atthisiunimous,La groen-.'ookiug , “ ("bowing himself on the heel ? ®J*Bea cut, '.“J' uudpitopk. j^^ht.shy.Rtno. ^ajich for me”.—Matm up. ‘ »**ni*i i mi: n- fi Wl a od“h: Nothingmlae.. -xw "--d • ■: >*«■•• “ After some discussioif "the preyiou.v.ques- : Ini the House Me.- ilubianji bf-Indiana, tion called, and on that ‘the yeif aud introduced.n bill, dividing Texas Sato three I'^dre-Ayeas'-dl’ ri^re 5j, ap^ previou«ti iStntasm- Kelerredotu tiio- Keconstrtictiod .!:’ Committee. < li {*»•• « • !• - ! uMr. Dawes introdueeda resolution' regu- itingrtl.o. uo:npensalmu-:foiihtestants. ■ Tile IIdui'u edjMtruodr- bay»rereJ- i yeas question sustained. The friends of MiUodgevillo here left the llalljynvilje the. .Ifqg—,w/tlp)nt n . ((u-i-uni X fight nceurring a 1 —it this. t<s»* Setw-—n two repress -tatives .: che : urc^s;lAlp' Hr-ase -idp-iryi'-d in qrert 'tdei a*ud. eaafii-don. -il-.f^ “'l> , - •• u ; - - Inn •»; ■’’‘ :r 1 7 1 1! Tllp.It^bfA.Y, jfafi’lt 18- , A uiqtien to reconsider , action oi,' the Senate oh the resolution to ratify the Jpth auieuduicut was pavsed by 17 ayes to 14 nays. ’ Motion to adcpt waS los by tho following Tote:' 1 Yeas—Messrs. AdkiiieT Brutoii, Cofller,- Griffin (2lst), Hnngcrford;' Jordan, Met--. Tell,’ McCn'chen, Nesbitt, Siiiiih (7th). Wei born, Welch, Winn—1_3. . Najs—Messrs. Audbrsih. Boivers," Wednesday, March 17. A number of local bills acted on, among which were A bill to incorporate the Vans Valley Manufacturing C impauy. Passed. -A. bill .to. incorporate the Cherokee Loin and'Buildiing Association was lost A bill to repeal an act to educate the in digent maimed soldiers of Georgia; • was passi d. HOUSE. Mr. Mccullough moved to 'reconsider the action of the. House relating to tho ap pointment ofCommissioners to investigate the purehase of the Rome Railroad- Mr. Flournoy, was opposed to reconsideration, and moved to lay the motion on the table. The yeas and nays were required, and were—yeas 49, lays 66. Tho vote was taken on the motion to re consider, aud it prevailed. Mr Flournoy said it was proper that members should consider well their action in this matter. What .will you say to constituents when you return, if you buy this road. M. O’Neal—we will tell them that wc have left the purchase of this road to such men as Campbell Wallace and A. H. Ste phens; and if they think it is for the inter est of tin- State, they will report it to the uext Legislature, to bo ratified. WaubWt 4»Uttha»*lthoj-pad.now. ijtil Mr. Sparks moved to amend by adding^ thft^agjeifidfWpfCflbZ'Wadle^tHhdfW"®^ Holt. . - . 'q Mr.^Crawford -spoke in favor of this rm?ndmppt, . m Kiiu.ii If: Bhillips offered an amendment that these: Commissioners ure to tike ‘no- steps that will bind the State until their action ha? been returned to the Geueral Assem bly. Agreed to. The previous question was euled and sustained, aud Mr Sparks amondmdet was ruled out. . The yeas and nays being required, were 62 yea , 58 nays. Evening Session. A bill to authorise the bringing on of an election fox members of Congress : this State on the' first vlohday in May next was passed. r ' ' 1 The special order of the eveniug being the adoption of the 15th ameudmdfit, was taken up. Mr. Burns moved to postpone indefinite After a dismission by Messrs. Nunnally and Smith,of the 7 th, the motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas—Messrs. Adkins, Rad.; Bowers. Rad.: Burns, Dem.; Candler,Dem.;.Colman Rad.; Griffin (6th) Rad.; Hnrris, RaL: Uigbeo, Rad.; Hungorford, Rad; Jones; Rad.; Me Author, Dem., McWhorter, Rad.; Nunnally, Dem^ Sherman. Rad.; Speer, lUd., Welch, RiSL; Wooten. Dem.v«-J7, Nays—Messrs.. Adams, Dem., Brock, Ran., Brutan, Rad.; Collier, Dem ; Corbitt f Rad., Fain, Dem., utaimm, Dem., Griffin (21at) Rad; Hinton; Dem.; Jordan, Rad.; Lester, Dam-; MoCutcheon, Dem.; ■ Moore, Dem.: -Neshitt, DemT Smith. (7 th) Rad.; Wellborn,, Dedt^Winn, D*iu-—17,- , . The Prosideut voted yen..- - Yeas— Rads. 12, Democrats 5; "Mr- President,’ Rad.—18. : sjn Nays—Radicals 6. Democrats 11—17. To amend the act setting apart home steads. Passed, . . The House rcsolutpjns appointing Col.. B. Rulbert. Major 'OHhpbdl WalLecRon, rend—said purchase not to bo binding un til . the commissioners treporf to tlrc Henera} Assembly, and that body ratify ,it, the .com- missioners reciving onlj jUieir-nctmd expen- ses--w*» eonenrred iut A biU to Change the lines between the oonptlejq^Bartoir ’ftnd.Polk, “ * ^ . , -I The Senate resolution providng for the purchase of the capitol building was taken A mCssage fftnu the House was fCceivcd,, aunounciugthe passagu- ofii rcsyihil-Jh' ex- tonding the'seiteion ‘nnt’fl^ sf.’V.’tiiiiAht, token'npaud concurred in. "’ .. A bi!l to aihCnd section SB' of the^’CoSe, so ns to make the fiscal jiki codShiencp cn the 1st of'January and chd’flS tHfc’Slst^ol December, agdHleCltfmgfhe pteeitt ; &'<!al year to commence from tfflHirbf Janiary', 1869, was passed.' * GaLVKTOM, tfaceh :16:»-"'Hl*l Mataui:- ras Obscrcator, of the 6th,’ says a cjurief has. afrjjvcd.briqsfngnnwg.nf the defeat of Vardt;', whfA m -bl.ip.dHe?s and niiurage, li^IBlhrif 0 “(’"Ck-.^’-ttriuecs.'-posiritio at Supsc,., / Aftti J a coudM^uigfg^hqHRtr.y^n j gas shamefully retreated into ; the, woodsy* leaving tlie^fju covered, with dead' Hen. Cott'ijp vtgjiconsjy. gnqsued,.jcuinpletnly: de- featgigIlia;,, - :q»-.if .,t • Washington, March, Di.—Tim Senate Judiciary Couiuiittee are e«|ually divided on the bill-uqforcing.tho'Aineiidment, and en- fvrciug: Repuhlii-afp Govermtot-itt Georgifa ani iiaye^undi) npjr.eOJmuieudatiDU. but fa .vored pa# n)»udnie'ii rasing ii i-lausu j SMS» Courts cone •mvlsimrarCauTts. jurisdictio-rwr 'iViii.-.ix ; iutrvdured a hill continuing the .eoUcctiqq fertliacdjtctttwu*! depratrhytidltb ,frrpdniep’#,BurCituuhtiJ>I8d7. --.wit. i V Tenure-of-Officc reautnelandrdiseusfod to a iiournment. I|[ Iu the House the Indian appropriation^ ibiUiratk madc spoeiul order flr 1 to-ti Or-. w. Xhp omissions' -iu- the 'appfopriation'' ’Kill were discussed atgrost length. Daring the dtseussioiii Sohemck charged BUtlCr with say ing, what: die knew tS) :l bd 'iijiirife'". Butler .retorted, saying that -hie I(fiai* ; 8cheoeiVins Substance of the Speech Made by Hon. Sc "“’ of Fl0 - Vl1 - J*ithc ■JBhaoof, Biphiliim'in of iAt'iCkor- gia Legislature, on the 13th of March; 1869, on his motion to recasisiUer the action ■;itf.lhe Bouse hi adopting the fifteenth ..iut.-Wmeiit to the ■ Constitution of-the l.’/litej Stole*. v hionli ’ imv.lTEl) BY. HttYAil (JISUJUIEE FOB THE . 1 ■ ATLANTA INTELLIGENCES; •*! - •' A bill to extend the hidt>r the 1 Stife to larid hnts. iDTbS’cellsquy glKw Cut ; of But- the Alabama and GKtfeWiiipgf ' Riili’rtad jler-’slAivan^'t ^ihenck fekd high Cadrage to if — IT ‘ .l-otMq - - : HOU8B. ; ’ J| 4i:.i -w. The purchase of the Capitol building,'Be ing unfinished husiuesj,«was taken up. i:.-i AftCTsom#disoussidh -.‘ !; ; '' ' ■ • - ‘ Air. Scott, of Floyd.’moved'to pbstjUiie indefinitely. ' Tbe yeas nnd nays being re quired; were 64 yeas, 57 toys, *0 the reso lution was indefinite^- postponed.-: ‘ A; bill to bring OH an eleetion for mein bers of the 41st Congress iri Miry next was A resolution that tho hour of adjourn ment sine die be set at ten o’clock P. MV was adopted- — -1- —— (atuid'upifiw. the whipkey iiog;‘to8'"finally the Wkfedemnmittod-wSre rtStdiW'fey adjoint resslufioni • vii.S - si • ’-li v J 0 i .in- li, The jiill 1 extending the-tiiiie fob’tho remov [al of Virginia officcfs'Was'' takeh 'frSrt’the 1 ble ana Tefeweil ivrtfeijddfeiary’ Com mittee. -dw (lei. h »* t o* - Adjourned - ml -• 1 • In tlio Houso the‘Colhmitree oa' Foreign : Aftairs considered Cuba and San Domingo to-day, it was decided to call ou the Execu tive fur recent KffurltiatiSn, and feke.^9 ac- tioh until the idformation is received. . The President nominated Mrs. Van Lew, as Post Mistress at Richmond. , ., 1 * The - f ehort'tliat the India ns had qaptur- Washington, March 17.—Jw the House the Election Committee introduced .a reso lution that where tho Committee reported contestants disqualified Stem! disloyalty, uo further action be had except by : order- of the House, and that disloyal .contestants have no j ay. , Omissions in tho appropriation bill *ere discussed.. Butler charged that the omis- sions resulted from bribery. The Reconstruction Committee, consider ed the Missjssippi.case..: No action. -. The Senate memorial from tho loyal citi zens shows the frightful condition of affairs ip that State worse since Grant’s election, and praying for. a provisional government and a division of the State. The Judiciiry Committee reported the Georgia bill, with amendment . Also, rev ported on the credentials of,HU1.and. Mil ler, with recommendation that they .lie on the table. Cincinnati. March 17.—The .annual hog-packihg statement of the West shows a decrease in numbers of 316,000; increase on 1 the averilgfc weight of 51 p'ouuds—in crease in tiie lard yield 3} pounds. Ag gravate decrease ot.the,crop.- 8i, pef cent.. Net decrease.in larj 92,000. Havana, March jlt- 1 —Ramlolph Paul, lately of Confederate service, eqmmands, 1,500 insurgents in 3agna. Troops, are p ess’mg to the interior, aud are endeavor ing to restore eSihinunfcathiii betvreep Jfar- evi tas’and Puerto; ^Principe. . The _gpv@tn,-> ment reports frequent skirmishes, iu which insurgents are damaged. A transport lias arrived fr^pf Barcelona with,.),100 troops,, Carl Meyer, formerly of tho Federal, apmy, hiri been irrcsted, chirged: with attempting to carry a r giment to Negrito. Many, of Negrito’s officers have been captured,and shut, and many arrests , of citizens. Many wealthy capitalists arc preparing to emi grate. Washington, March 18.—The ’'House is considering the 'Pennsylvania' cbptestett; iilectibu' cSsfc/"' ; : *-* i *; ' au . 1 ■> The EteHtioiHOenimittce will consider the' Louisiana cirsfe tomorrow. • : • • ’ ’f- The Recohstrhctioh Committee ’ has cori- sidered the Georgia case,and standssi? for and eir agniflst: ’ ' "With vegflrfetiy Missisiiippi 'the’ {J6fnf -of.’ difference is whether Grant ori the Ctoveii- titm shall appoint the P Brovisrewal Ui»Vpr-_ nor. ism cl ststfi j« u »w The Supreme Court, on Wednesday,wrjl argue the Great Missouri tesi oath case— Drake for ML-'SOTii, Montgomery Blair and ex-Attoruey General.Erartsfor Frank : P. Blair, Jr. - ' * In the Senate-the -HR selling the Chat tanooga RolFog Mills passed. - ‘ 1 - ’ ’ The Reconstruction Committee will re port a bill extending the timefor : the ’ re moval of ineligible officers with an amend 3 meat e tending »x*ensiorrito Missimippinnd Texas. •• * * s l-' :; 1 * 1 Havaea, Maroh 18.—Yesterday imroyl rumors of unimportant engagements- Troops have just been sent to Remedies. Two Mexioans arrived at Marfieiiicjto 1 wfe been imprisoned on suspicion of being reb-) el officers -Baricades haviy jSBK b at Murteara. Minis- Cortcs not to ioforce Howard to jthe, department -of,. 'Until General Howard arrives .Ggpergl Mower will command. The first militair ■district iv added to the; division* of' thfe At lautiei * f ri -•«*.;■: ’ *■ ■•••» lo flcinmi'i Johnson depaxtsifor home on Thursday-. Full Gabinet toMay. iii.Jlua.-iJo The new. army, ordcr aindcr. preparaliqh independence, on BbreigoiRelationSi' tiu ows iiivJ-ffr- A bill reorganizing the Nary ss*s.prs3ed. „■ Tenure. nf-ORinn—hiii- aud discussed to adjournment without ; iictiori’. J! y ;v 7-.' -a cf The president rcsoumicuded several Na val otScera for promotion. •»' ff*£S5 ,* The Senate confirmed a St: Louis pension Ittoe’ps thai ‘certaiii negroes wTH ienfe Vent the; United j States' at Hayti. and Sai Domingo, hut will have no share in' Federal 'offices in the^bntlL ' -..J d 7, ' , toSjsk Oai,EA.N9, l Ma(ehUw^rrA dispkteh fronv Jefferson, Texas; says:. Northeastern Texas, has declared for A. J. Hamilton and W, Gray,' for Governor and Lien- tenant Governor. The Jefferson J'mptecutc, a Conservative papery, hoists the ticket, and claiflisto hayethe support ot.Ieading men bfal parties. m-l^auirr.'M ■ .-i'f—:t'fi »0 *03*11 . .Madrid,MarckPi.—Gen. -Priin announ ced in Cortes that (he Monarchists were prepared with their candiatc for the Spanish throne aud would soon publish his name. j.ilA.VANAj March 17.—The ftoct hr Cnbi watershas been reinforced..- . .Markets. v N(js\V Youk, Mareii 18.—Stocks unset- tied and dull. Money easy at 7. Exchange 8 3i4. Gold 31 1-8,, ,62)s 20. North Caro lina’s, old, ,62. l r 2; new,57 3 4.. Virginia's ax,-cuup.ous.57 ,l J;,new,62 asked. Tennes see ox.coupons 661-2; levees 63. Flour; 10 tpla.better, Wheat, unchanged-. Coni dnjl and unchanged. Mess pork firm; new .'■ness §32. laird, steam drooping: keg' 19 1-8. CottopaduU^t 231-2. Livebp >oi), MiUch.l8.-—Noan.—Cotton opgued ,doll;nplands 12 1-2; Orleans 143-8; sales ey^iniated at 6,0«l0 bales. ’ - JJaH Havana. March IS.—Sugar dull; No 12,8 %2 to ; 9 j 1 -8, Sterling 2Bffi.a«d*ll>*>g Washington. ^ViAaillNqTqb',,Marcll)9.—.’the monthly: report of the Djeparlmout of Agriculture for February. shows that konus ihave in- creased alio fitly in most of the. Western and Southern Btata, bat very little in (he Mid dle and Eastern tates; not enough to keep pace with the increased papal iii m-in the Atlantic and syaboart). States. Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and the Pacific Coast State ex hibit a larger iucieasc. Mn. Speakeb : Lmove torec.ihsidcr thc ac'ion'of the Hoosaon yesterday in adopt ing Che 15th Amendment to the - Constitu tion of the United States, engrafting the doctrine of negro suffrage, with all its con sequent evils, upon the Federal Constitu tion, from uo captious spirit, but Jrom an 1 1 coavictiou that it is wrong in theory, tionary in its tendency, ruinous in its ion. aud destructive of the fundamen iciples of a republic of States. Like tlouian from Cobb, (Mr. Anderson,) ■iug with him as to the propriety snru, lam keenly sensible of the responsibility the hour iniposes; and, like , That the number is not eqnal<to the vTe'ujaml is shtnyi by a gen eral though small adyance.)n prices. The. nereaseof mules is also shown .in compari- on with tho rapid aggregation of popula tion, and the range of prices .appear to be higher than lust year. The returns of ox en'and other cattle point to ,a positive de crease irf New Jersey, Maryland, North CaroirnuJ Florida,' Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, the diminution amount ing to five-DerUBtfi^if thfila'tlcr States, in which in milch ouws a reduction Is reported. In Texas,'Ohio', Ilfiriois and some Southern States, a 1 generil increase in the prices 0 eat<le is reported.' A reduction in the nuni : her of sheep' apficars'td be general,' the only exception being Rhode Island, Tennessee, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas and the P 'pific States; theldss eaii hbt be much lea than, ten -per 'cent In some States it is placed at- one hundred 'per ceut. or more; The prices of sheep havo declined slightly; in oertain sections, and advanced in others. In distriete -where-'ineriiio'dtook ‘monopolizes' sheep Walks the' decline is general. In soqie sections a heavy return bfSwine' eoroborates thoso of last tall, showing the comparative number of fattened hogs, and marks a deci ded reduction, amonling to 15 per oenfc-in c^fpe^laffi^yijnetoaaiid; 25 or 30 pcr cent,, aw) net, unfrequently of 59 or 60 percent-. An.inspection of tables - K show that the marked advance .was the re sult;..pot suly of.a reduction in numbers, but of speculation naturally caused by such a state of facts. Madbid, March een erected, and idalusia, Xerxes od and six wounde ter Sagosta advises isonscription.^ , u , mHiqO^W . W'asutNGaN‘ Matfch l(i.—Ah f order. lS|. just bbch' isined assigning' Sheridan' to the, division 'of the MisSbtiri, Halleek td (he*di vision of the Sonth, comprising the depart ment^ of the Soufb, J^poisiapaf the itafy district, and the Buites ..epmposuig the department of .the .Cumberland, _with headquarters at Louisville, -Thomas to tne ibpartment ..of Louisiana.; all the ports for the week-ending at the.lat- S a Van riali, Si’piihiipiiji^nre suggestive, and prjmiso’Ja verification qf the views of this jest dates, were 67,156 bales, making ’ the total wiptortina fy tfojs yasnn ),588,155 baits, which, as-compared- with tho reoeipts to the same.time Justysar (1,628.728 bales) shows a falB g.off to tho amount- of .40,628 bales. The stock on hand at all thoi ship ping ports is277,970 bales; -which added to him, I invoke wisdom from on high to gnide luo in tbe disouanon of this great question. It is aquestion frauglit with great consc quence for woe or weal to this country, and should therefore be considered maturely, wisely,dispsssiotately. Andes I have but ten minntes to,discussit, lean only briefly rofer. to-someoV the points of objection to theadOpuon Of thiS' >niCDdaient, without elaborating thowrgmiionti—In opposing the adoptfanWlMs’mflSflffi'oirySjwra! iy, and :ttie day before/ rgafe semW reaspns' -yrtiich actuated me. Tn the firet placoj it' is in op position to thtf'itiiblcr thbory of' ottf gbyern- mcnf, aS designed by its foniiclers. The government' was formed by , the several Shifes ds distitket; indep^rUbitt 'sovereign- ties.tmd iotended to 7 be a ' Republic of StirtSs—flkfrteveral ^Rtatbs' feserV-’- ^- righ't to re‘;ilate'' : thii ijuaition 'of for! thetiselves. This was the fundamental :principle' i, of their ; distinct independence. ThO tidoption of this amendment is a com plete surrender of this foundation idea of soVereigtoi- and i' delegation of it to the General Government. ' And the lnomept you delegate this rigbt,’yon’pIace it beyond yonb power ever to recall it It is a 'long stride towards the^ consolidation ’and cen tralization of tbo gbvernment. •TransfeyR,'and yon never can regain ^t- in opposition to the will of the ‘ masses of the Ndtthern people, those who are now- grinding yon under the ■ iron heel of op pression.-" ]*■’ < l u '. - -* It' ib the overthrow of alJ'Staterigjits, it swallows 'up’aH' Sfete r ‘sdverei^h^f Cen tralization leads to despotism, and despot ism will lead to reVolntiotTsopner or later, beennse' despotism has never been thrown off except at the-point of the bayonet, or cut loose by the'Sword,’-and I Tepeat that I beg yon; Representatives of Georgia, sons --of a'.nbMe: if patriotic'and gallant ancestry, conSideV; Ob, considet- well the disgrace which yon bring hfeen the Stilte of Georgia, in engrafting permanently this monstrous policy upon her. They ask you to accept it as theprice of^qfif.prbslTtption 1, They ask ybu’to accept W as the 'surrender of yonr patriotism and your fealty toyonr na tive State Ob', what a monstrous proposi tion.! And yet, some oft oar Representa tives in Washington are at this very mo ment knocking at the doors of Congress for admission to their seats, and : telegraphing to men in this State to. come np here and Ibbby wfththis Legislature, and influence us to adopt’this Amendment. Why, -men in every position, from Chief Justice down, have eome into this Hall, met'us in the gal lery, met ns' in the lobby, met ns on every street corner, thrown their anus around our necks, and said, “Com e np and support this proposition as the price' of jrour prostitu tion !” This is the plain English' of.-itT Oh 1 shame upon men who have experience —who are supposed to have statesmanship, and will attempt to take advantage of tne inexperience of this'Legislature by as kin" Fbe* tb 'vbfe ftfeRlfen: own infiuny! And wtien’ydh have dond.it, : bnd'yielded to all their requirements, perchance they will then address yon in-the language of another soulless tyrant; and give yon no more con solation in yonr disgrace then by saying to you— --Slavas, : lie down and kiss your chains. To tLe Union yield in qaiet.r . Were it hettlo&lc in roar veins, Stand it mutt—»e profit by it," I know that the idea entertained by many Democrats bn yesterday, when "they, voted foi this Amendment, was that the Republican party of Georgia were opposed to i*s ratification; that they desired its de feat. And I say this for the party, that they have played their game well and suc cessfully. They hava succeeded in getting many of you (o vote for this Amendment by shrewdly bolding out tq. you the idea that they -wore, themselves opposed ,to it I tell you, my frifnds, that their programme has beep tljift piipplyi enough of them to secure the adoption of the Amendment would vote with the Ijjwocrats,, whom they expected to support it,'lor the purpose, of casting the odinm of its'ratification upon the Democrat- iq party, and ^thereby forever close yonr moatjis from saying that they are far equal izing the races, and that.thoy had saddled negrosaffrage and negro equality,upon the e-.nntry. They-want.to shift the odinm which, rests upon them pf inaugurating no- gro pnffrago in tfiip country, , by, inducing yon to ddue up, and ratify the, miserable wo.lf 1 which'thpj. So well commenced. With their usual straicgy, they endeavor to fright en you into ebgrafting it upon the Federal Constitutidu, whioh ^ fhp supreme law of the Iiind.' Well may'they say'then, we,en-' grafted it upon the Stale Constitution and left it isf^nr power to repeal it^tl|r^r hut have incorpnrated it in tht &h'stitutipn of the' Uhited 1 States, and placed it beyond your control: . The idea that has influenced gentlemen ou this side of the House to vote for . this Amendment, is that it is necessary to nnr restoration in the’Uniun, and to a partici- and pation in tho blessings 'guaranteed by tho Canstitntion of ouYfath&rs'. But I ask the qnestion here, has Congress, has General Grant has the Radical party, North or South, proposed that this shonldbcji fiml- ity of this question ?, fiav3 they pfopoa^ the’adoption of this Amendment as a com promise, even? Have they anywhere said, “Let tbo Legislatures of the Southern States come up and adopt it, and we will at ±uo uaw hi, 1 .) . once admit them into'the Union as free, assigns General Halleek to the command of the stopkp in tiie interim: towns not includ- equal, independent States.” Where is the :T e “ i.iurn ed in tables^ of8Q,000 bales, moke a total -*• ’ - - - • « - - - . . declaration to thaUeffect? On the contrary, stock,pf 36Q.97Q'baler, or-51;92&-bales I have a Liter now in my possession, more tlian at I lie same time last year. Our 1 —nijsumim MBilil IISYSHIP atore n i-Sft _ the States now commandel by Thomas and Mende, n -jurties «:-ax-tf. •».- ** uy) hlntioStoriziS^^wS^SS’fMP^f r ‘- re! S" P° rl « independenoe. Referred to the Committee 201,861 bales, and ta domestic porta they have increased 39,769 bales over, last'.year. Thesq figures show, woll for cotton f and lC d .will give confidence to hdlders *®*The minstrels sajl- that' Colfax used Howe’s scales when. he had Nettie Wade, • hut didn't need anvlforher father .fiir. he’s Ben Wade. wis- : ihtclligejice and'patriotisn I have the utmost confidence, and who is, I am satisfied, anxious for the restoration of the country to peace, tiTofder, tTprosperity and to happiness. He says he asked the leading momhers of Congress to say, if Georgia would accept the new conditions—infamous would rceognize her as a State from the day pf her accepts no*.,, .' Thqy answer.unbesif ocally that they will not, that they ii to reserve ,to themselves the right to impose you at the thr.ffc M of your homes when whatever, conditions they see 'pTOpW upon the Southern Slates. Bat suppose that Congress did make the proposition which I have-already mentioned, would yon then accept it? Did she not, when she passed the §he^nan^£ellebar<.or bill, state that the acceptance of thosp measures aud the organization of the government under that' bill should be a finality, and were net near ly all the Southern State-governments or- .ganizeidgnder it ?; Mr. Speaker, suppose we are right, sup pose this? W liy then advocate This meas ure for the purpose of securing the admis sion of your Senators and Representatives to their seats in Corgress. and for the res toration of our State government to her proper position in the Union? Why should we act now ? I say, let this Legis- turc and all the Legislatures of the South ern States say to th : s Congress: -‘We will accept no terms from you; wa will ratily .amendments to tho Constitution; we H accept no-lnlls which yon may _ propose or adopt oy yonr Congress, so long as yon de-iy US)representation/’ j saj, let us sh iw our manhood by coming up squarely -to Congress and saying-to her: ‘‘You say we are n’ot.a State when it suits your purpose, yet, when yon desire a measure ratified, you submit it to ns—bat we will,uot oonsid- ejr if so Ipngas. "ou refuse, us represen ta- - Mr. Speaker, whatis.the use of Jail' this baste? We can aef'oh'this question at Qur next seasioyjust'as-well as now, and I assertthat "by treating Congress in this bold; dianly and independent manner; by tdlihg'her that we will never cons : der it until we get representation, we will exact fr in her at least respect, if not oar rights. I am opposed to ratification on another gionnff. When this Legislature was elect ed, it was ibr another purpose altogether. This question was not before the people. It is’a new qnestion and tie are acting npon ocr individual responsibility, and not on the authority of the people. - I say that we shdtd^ wait until the voice of fbe people is heard: It is said by some men, (and the gentleman from Lumpkin, Mr. Price, stated •it here yesterday,) that they were hereto as sist in the reconstruction of Georgia. . I say that is net my purpose here. I believe Georgia is entitled to all the privileges of rny other State, under the Constitution and the Lws. I.object tq the ratification of this Amendment on the ground tbat.it. is a abandonment'of the very fundamental principles of the Democratic party, on which wc were elected,.and I beg my Democratic friends to consider welt the serious respon sibility which they assnrne to themselves; by going in direct opposition to the will of the people in voting to saddle this infamy npon them.. Yonr action will fix it ootiand forever, because the. very day three-ipurths of iffie States ratify it, it. becomes the su preme law of .the land and is beyond . yonr control. Democrats say thejF'advocate its adoption because negro suffrage is already upon ns, and we will therefore pnt it ..on all the States.' This dees not change the morality of the question; If the principle is wrong, we should oppose and nbt indorse it. Mostrof the Northern States would not be seriously affected by it. The Northwest ern States have bat few negroes; Michigan and the other Northwestern States that rat ified this amendment scarcely feel the tread of a negro on their soil. The New England State that desire the adoption of these in- uitons measures, with bnt one exception, •T believe, have an educational qualification which will exclude nearly eTery negro from tihe. ballot, box. The real-State of New York base prop erty qualification, wh-ch would prevent nearly, every negro in the Southern States from voting. Indiana , and other States have,laws prohibiting the introduction or immigration,of, negroes within their bor ders. Consequcntlv,-they would be bnt little affected by this amendment Bnt the Southern Statej-izr nrany of which the ne gro element*predominates, might be greatly wronged.. In Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey, where'the issue of party is doubt ful, our friends might be rendered power less in their efforts to restore the supremacy -of the Constitution: Let ns throw no ob stacles in their way. But I am met with the diclaration that we. will be placed under military rule if we don’t ratify it. “Wo must do evil that good may come.” We must accept it as the price of oar liber- ion: I am reminded of an incident in .histoiy when “the red handed rnffians of the black kearted George”, were sweeping over the doomed country of Ireland. Her sons then as-ever dared to maintain their rights,their manhood,their honor, their liberty. Oneof the noblest of them was arrested while a t tempting to defend her rights by the de- ciminating tyrant who proposed to give him- his life if he would'-only betray his chival- rie. His mother—his noble patriotic mother was prerent, and kneeling at the feet of- the spoiler, implored him in the name of all that was sacred, to spare her son; for-he was all of consolation that was left to .her in this world. Bet as soon as she heard the-price at which that life—the only one on earth for her—could be pur chased—that treachery alone conld save it to hw she sprang to her feet, approached her-soo-and said: *tMy san, it you accept' tins proposition, may the milk which yon drank from my bosom and which gave you life, turo-to1 poison io’youT veins, -and may yourjongue .grow-black and withered .in yon^montvif you accept the foul condi- tiuus. Do not n.y child bring tins disgrace npon yonr country and upon your namejrat go and dh a thousand - deaths before yon cast such a disgrace upon yonr stainless race.” A noble sentiment uttered by a no- Jbe and a virtuous mother,and the response was equally 1 patriotic and noble: “Mother,” said thatprond-hearted boy, while stand ing upon the threshold of the grave, with the death of a barbarian awai ting him, “mother, rather, than prove treacherous to my comrades; rather than have the charge of treason resting.upon my name; rather thin 1 save my life at the price of the pros titution of my honor, I would die five thou sand deaths.” Glorious words, aud such as are ever treasured: up by that patriotic and unconquerable race. I tell you that young man’s memory and death liveto-day in the hearts of-his countrymen and coun trywomen, more immortal than the bright est page of history can make it, and his heroism will put all yonr policy to shame. Brave men,-stand- firm; scorn policy that compromises principle; itis degrading. De fy threats; sacrifice life,'every thing, sooner than yield th: stainless name handed down to you by jour valiant forefathers. Imitate that young martyr, aud let the mention of your names bring a tear to the eyes aid a throb to the hearts of coming ages.iustead ■'’ahlush'dfshame to theeheek. I tell you, that if von fasten this degra- .again: subjected . ... . tepotism-than hcreto- motbers that boreyou,will meet you return from this place of guilt, and,say to you: “My son, if you voted for this proposition, may :h: milk which you drew from my breast turn to poison in your veins, and rnay your longue grow black and with ered in yonr month, for easting such a stain upon the white people of this country.”- I tell you, this proposition has been brought up, at the close ofthesesiioa, with the- ex pectation that men.wight, ns they sometimes have done, .vote hastily. I cast uo reflec tions upon members—far be it from me to do so—-because I kuow men who vted for it hare true and pstrio ic hearts; but I.say I thhik they are mistaken, and I think they have acted hastily, while their inten tion has been good. I know they ar: as Jevoted to their country and to principle as I or any one else can be. I beg them, therefore, to turn a deaf car to those who, from impure motives, seek to have this measure ratified by their votcs.because they s inaugurated the disgrace, and i£> now to take a portion' til the Jftffieit&l arrangement, under tables, on infamy upon j ourselves- ' I see -.mem. who have been honored-by the highest positions in the gift of Geo gia, and, who, alter.sad- dling infamy and ruin upt-u the .State, and placed themselves beyond tile pale of respec tability, now seek, by ingenious argument, to make ns indorse what they .have lone, and thereby restore themselves to decency and respectabilify. , If we, Dcmoeratsjratify this Amendment, it will be a,day. never to he recalled without a blush of shame, and posterity will look back upon kas- thegeld- en age of the coward and. the slave. - Gospel Truth.—The MLsouri HyniUi 'am makes this strong point: •“Tbebnly reason hinted at by General Grant for 1 the ratification of the Amendment is the need of allaying* agitation. I» may be other things bcirg equal, that the country is bet ter without than with agitation; but admit ting that agitation would be allayed by the ratification of the Amendment, is it not equally certain that it would be allayed by its-rejection? It is hardly probable, if the proposed Amendment fails, that the ques tion of negro suffrage will assume any great prominence in the future: while, if it suc ceeds, and is wrong, it. will b6 the signal for an agitation'that will only end when the erroris retracted and the wrong undone.” Pass Him Abound.—A white man, calling himself Youngblood, has recently vic timized several of oar Methodist preachers by ^borrowing money fr:mthem. This ip-' dividual says he is originally from North Carolina, but more recently from Macon, Ga. By correspondence with parties in Macon, whom he gave as reference, it was ascertained that he was not known th'ere. He is short and thick set, and when be was in onr city wore the uniform of a Confeder ate soldier. He seems to appeal more to the sympathies of ministers than any one else, and eLimes to be a sort of hahf-way preacher. Let the press take him in hand Constitutionalist. •Jiszraccnil Scene at tlio lna'uguration Ball All agree that the Inauguration Ball,.” given in the Treasury Building, at Wash ington, was a .vulgar jam. We copy the following from the Intd'igcncer : At eleven o’cloc'c the supper rooms were thrown open, hut so great was the rush for something to eat that it is not possible that more than two-thirds of those who attended the hall caught even a' glimpse of the edi bles By 12 o’clock the crowd down stairs began to thin out, and when the guests r - paired to the dressing rooms, thinking to obtain ttieir wrappings and go home, there occurred a scene of confusion such as was never before witnessed at any ball or recep tion given in .Washington; and we doubt if it conld be possible to have worse manage ment in tho arrangement of cloak-rooms, than wast last night displayed at the inau guration ball. The coat rooms for gentlemen—two in number—were iu the attic story; colored attendants received the wrappings through an opening iu the door, gave checks, and laid hats and coats away, without regard to Atlanta Medieal College. Atlanta, March 15, 1869. At a meeting held by the Board of Trus tees of the Atlanta Medical College, this ar, the following gentlemen were elected Professors in said institution: 1. D.C. O’Keefe. M. D., Theory and Practice of Medicine. 2. H. V. M. Miller,M D. Clinical Medi- eine with diseases ot the chest. 3. W. F. Westmoreland, M. D., Theory and Practice of Surgery. 4. L. H. Orme, M. D., Clinical Surgery, with disea esof the Eyes and Ear. 5. J. G. ^’estmorel ind, M. D., Materia Medisa and Medical Jurisprudence. 6. Edwin S. Ray, M. D., Pharmacy and Toxicology. 7. J. 31. Johnson, M. D., Physiology and Pathology. 8. -Dr. Goodwyn, General and Analytic. -9.'W.'S. Armstrong/- M. D^-Anatomy, General aud .Microscopic. 10. J. M. Boring, 3L D., Obstetrics and diseases if women and children. The regular coarse , of lectures wil begin on the fit Monday tin May nex—1 Ere. The Virginia Radical Schism. The Kicfcmond Dispaf ch says that a num ber of gentlemen in Virginia, who compose the “talent and respectability” of the Re publican party in that State, have deter mined to presenta ticket of their own as fol lows: For Governor; Gen. Gilbert C. Walker, ot Norfolk; Lieutenant-Governor, John F. Lewis, of Rockingham: Atterney .General, James C. TayIor,of Montgomery. A very respectable' and cinsorvative ticket. General Walker is a Northern man who has invested largely in the State, and has resided in Norfolk since the war. He is an educated gentleman and lawyer,a man, of fine talents, generous disposition and courteous manners. John F. Lewis is a Virginian,and a thorough and true man. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the' late Mr. Botts, and stuck by him when friends were few; with tbit loyalfy peculiar to his nature,which made,even in crrof,his fidelity a virtue. James C. Taylor is a Virginia, and a lawyer cf great ability. He is a man of force and influence. Wc state these'facts of this ticket 1 as a matter of news. ’ Its formation is a consc- qucnce of the excesses of the ultras who met at Petersburg It is based on an inner line of ednsevatism compared with tie omcrand extremely destructive- point to which the Wells wing has advanced. In this view it maybe considered as a piece of good fortune that these men went so far;for their conduct has brought about the movement from the intelligent Republicans who are disposed to do something tosavethe State from utter ruin—ruin to white and b'ack which would inevitably follow the placing of the Wells ticket in power. windGW-silli, behind doors, and piles, two or three feet high, scattered ail. over the floor. ’Instead of placing the hats and coats accor ding to the numbers;0n them, and arrang- ing them by hundreds, as checks were given out,they were thrown together promiscu ously,-and piled here and there, without the least regard to the possibility of. finding them when eai cd for. About li o’clock' gentlemen began to fall into a line, in order td. give in their checks and receive their wrapping", and then tho stupidity' of: the management became at once apparent. The number of checks ranged from a unit to two thousand, and the first man who pre sented himself had to wait nntilall the coats conld he looked over, as the attendants', did not know where any particular number could be found. By, 12 o’clock there was a long line of gentlemen waiting in the vain hope of getting their coats, and as the num ber increased the confusion inside grew worse. Piles of clothing were knocked about, right and left; checks were lost and affairs assumed a hopeless aspect. .The im patient crowd at last broke through the lines, and filled the narrow hall to suffoca tion. Matters had by this time become se rious, and police were stationed to prevent any more coming in. Two men fainted and were dragged out, and the din and uproar of angry, excited voices wa3 deafening.— Curses, loud and deep, were hcafd' bn every side, and at one time a row was threatened. Sleinbers of the Committee were sent for, and the mode of giving ont the garments was changed. A policeman mounted a chair, and the numbers of the coats inside were called out, but matters were, notin the least Improved.' Hundreds became dis couraged, and left with handkcrchieis tied over their heals, and many of the ladies were obliged to go out iuto the sharp, frosty air^ with no protection from the cold but their thin dress skirts thrown over their shoulders In the ladies’ cloak rooms per sons were allowed to select their own gar ments. In consequence of this arrange ment, very common wrapping were ex changed for elegant opera cloaks, and sev eral ladies, lost everything they had placed in charge of the attendants. Hundreds of ladies waited hoars for their escorts, and as they were not informed of the reason <-f the delay, their anxiety was pitiable. Several overcome by fatigne and fright, fainted away. Many persons waited from eleven o’clock nntil five in the morning, hoping to find their clothing, and day-light found anxious crowds stationed at the doors of the rooms. The Fifteenth Amendment. We have little idea that this Amendment will beoome a pait of the Constitution. Twenty-eight States are necessary to the ratification. Forney, in one of his occa sional letters to the Phikdalphia 1’rcss, makes ont twenty-fivo States certain, and in those he counts Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. If ho gets the whole twenty-five, ho counts oa three more from the States of Ohio, Virginia, Mississippi and Texas. Too ma ny strings—some of them are bonud to snap.—Macon Telegraph. A Political Curiosity. In a late number of the New York Trib une we find the subjoined political cariosity from onr old friend, Colonel John A. Jones, of. this State. Years ago the Colonel took an active part in politics, bnt of late has been very quiet. His note to Greeley up set tho philosopher entirely, and he could only beg the Colonel to be quiet.—Augusta Constitutionalist. Mr. Greeley: You people of .the old free States, or of thp loyal State, if you covet a pretty designation, or of conquering Statei, if you seek glory, or of the truly pious States, if jou fincy lypoerisy, or of the greedy, avaricious; envious. * -raliguaiit 'totoi, if you can bear truth, nr, as Burns said to your antelope, “whatever title suits ye,” I say your people, of both pai ties, entirely mistake and misunderstand the pco-. pie of the South. We seceded because wc believed our section oppressed by the legislation of Con gress outside of the Con titntion. We sur rendered because wc were starved, and be cause we found the world against ns. If, before we seceded, we had known the'state of .facts' as they existed, there would have been no secession. Knowing them, as we have learned them, by sad ex perience, another attempt at separation will not be made by the Sonth. We have accepted the situation, such as it is. We feel no concern in the honor of the Government; we think that is gone beyond redemption, and docs not appertain to ns. We feel no concern in the interest of the country, disconnected with the ma terial interests of the South. We have no sympathies with any Federal party, Radi cal, Republican, Conservative or Democrat ic. We know the people Northwest, North, Northeast aud East, hate us with an intense, diabolical hatred, that is not sur passed by the hatred which the imps of hell bear to the angels of heaven. We don’t.care which party is in power. M e don’t care who is President. We don’t care who robs the Treasury. Our only care is to protect, prouiu'e and advance ont ma terial interests, and when our vote will count to cast it-fir the party that will do most ftr the material interest! of the South. The South duu’t want power, don’t want of fice; we want such legislation as will pro mote our interests. Wc did uot vote for Seymour and Blair. Wc voted for the New York platform. The men were as distasteful to us as Grant and Colfax. Rely on.it, the Southern vote is in the market for (ho highest brdder John A. Jones. Van Wert, Ga., February 4. j869. EaT'Ruskin, comparing the mushroom henses of the present day with those of an tiquity, calls attention to the fact that the bricks of Pompeii and Herculaneum are as sound uow as they were two thousand years ago,while those of modern houses can only last seventy years. The Shenandoah Valley (Virginia) wheat crop is said to be very promising, and the farmers there are jubilant, at accept -.lie i the American B@_Mr.Bccelier will n “call” he has received frou Prcsbyteiian Church at Montreal. Tho Montreal people offer him the same salary he is getting in Brocklyn.bat he dosen’t want to change. Besides, the Brooklyn folks would pay him twenty thousand a j year rather than let him go to Csuada — j Their theatre might shut upifthestm w ith drew, aud they know it. How Soldiers Meet.—The Paris True Kantuckian, speaking of the appearance.of John C. Breckinridge in that tow*,;’ “We particularly noticed the greeting between himself The last time tln-y mei cue! Hanson was ba'ily

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The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, March 26, 1869, Image 1