Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864, December 17, 1861, Image 2

Weekly chronicle & sentinel., December 17, 1861, Image 2

About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1861)

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (7.9 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 4

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

Newspaper Page Texttk Correspondence of lhe Chron. <#• Sent. gekeiul assemble. Mii.L*DGEVILLeJL>‘;C. fj, 1861. SENATE. Tbe Senate was engaged during the morning session until noon, in the discussion of Mr. Boyd’s bill to reduce the salaries of the State Road officers twenty-fire per cent Mr. Bell, the Senator from Forsyth, made a eapitel speech in favor of the passage of the bill, contending that reduction was demanded ty the [> , i and was right, and claiming also that for permanency of Republic*!* institutions, it was important not to make the salaries of any officer : high as to induce persons to seek it for the pay. This evii of office seeking had contributed greatly to the destruction of the old government, and we ought to be rid of it, as far as possible. * Mr. 11' <; also 8;-< *e forcibly, though briefly, in favor of his bill. Mr. Jack-on was in favor of reduction, but not in f V r of a general reduction of 25 per cent, as pt - dby the bill. He offered a substitute, pi. fur tho reduciiun'ot the pay of certain Bribed officers. *. i ... .... pro; oed g substitute, making a red n *i ..*l of 20 per cent on those officers receiv ing ta,ooo, or more, 15 per cent on those reeeiv ing '//c and less than fR.OOO, per cent on those rc'i i- Ing sl,' >O, and 10per cent on all others, exc: r t engine-drivers. Both th -• substitutes were lost, when Mr. (sordid pr dan emisculator, or a substitute dirretir.,.' t?.Governor to scrutinize the whole mutter cd have such reductions made as the nrcrußines of the times and exigencies of the Public 11 r vice would admit of—ana this bubsti toir , j ws cd, iic cs S3, nays IS. Tt>- fitenat then, on motion of Gen. Hansell, went into necret executive sesgiou ou the Judi ciary appointments heretofore made by his Ex cellency. Previous, however, to going in'o Executive Session, the Governor sent into the" Senate a communication in writing, on the subject of coast defence, which w..s not publicly read. In the afternoon, alter having the House bills read up, H e Senate again went into Executive session. no use. I’jiO llou consumed nearly the entire day on the public di ieiice bill, passed yesterday. Col. \VI : , proposed to reconsider the action of \ictuh ng to hear the Governor’s epeeu iiieorugo read, filio Speaker held the mo t oil t reconsider a motion out of order. It was th.-a . : iij.i R.‘d to reconsider the bill, which mo tion prevailed, and the bill, along w ith the Gover uoi'e iiiuMuge, v.a-< taken up. I did not hear the reading of l c me . age, but learn that it is a most arrogant and outrageous assumption on the part of tie. Governor to dictate to, and overawe, the Legislature, holding up the threat, as a sort of raw-head uud bloody bones matter, that the troops vviil: uljinil to a transfer, unless their officers be transferred w ith them. The truth is, am. lam not di .posod to shirk its exposion, that all the trouble about tins transfer arises from the clamors and threats ol Browu’a hirelings—the army of Jcv and Yankee Commissaries and Quartermas ters he has appointed, and their followers and de pendents. Tnese are the parties who desire, >hioug i then master, to prey ou the people, and “who bare to threaten the Representatives of the people. Rather than submit to these harpies, or to their master, in his usurpations, 1 would see the fchate sunk in the sea. The public salety is the pica of both tyrants and patriot. l , it iaßaid, and mo.it truly, that we ought not to disband in face of Ills enemy. To that I subscribe heartily—and would brat whip the Y ankees, aud (hen the Gov ernor and his minions. Rut if it be feasible to whip the Yankees and the Governor’s satellites at the on t me, ns I believe, then do that by all means. It we can’t beat the enemy without keep ing Brown’s otfieials in power, why then we must keep them in, us a matter of necessity. I do not believe tb.-it truepatriots will disband in face of the enemy, if left to their own honest impulses, and not subject to the machinations of those letches who prey on tho body politic, and who am swarming every where, now in this time of revolution and of public peril. Neither will a puiriotio legislator neglect the public defence Simply to vent I.ls sploeu on these creatures. But it stems to me the the troops may be transferred, not only without detriment to the public service, bn. with a positively good effect. These are re volutionary times, and we know uot what may be m store for us. Possibly the Governor, a second Roundhead, may disperse the Legislature, aud order 'ho election of anew and more subservient on Or possibly the Legislature, wrathful und defiant, may scoru and spurn tho Executive die tmi.■ ii. For mv part, I behove the Confederate Government, it the people will standby it against a hull headed Executive, is entirely competent to protect mid doteod us, and to conquer tne enemy effectually. It that Government is incapable or unwilling, as the action of Gov. Brown’s friends would indicate, then let ns say so, and, as Mr. Lester remarked in the House-to-day, set up on pur own hook. The House, iu Committee of the Whole, Judge Cochiau presiding, took up the sixth section us the rooOn.- idered defence bill, which after a lengthy debate, was amended by adopting Mr. Lester's substitute, which provides fov a transfer of the troops with their Colonel*, Lieutenant-Colonel*, Major*, Captaine, Lieutenant*, Sergeante and Cor p raff, and provides to keep) them in tho pay of the Btatc, till the expiration of their term of en listment, if the Coulcdeiate Government will not accept them on tho terms proposed. .1 ulgo Cochran desired the fourth section amended so as to provide tor the pay of troops, if tb*v disbanded on account of their Brigade aud Divisi u Commanders uot being accepted, which tie ih,-uvd to make a condition of their transfer. 111-; motion did not prevail—but Mr. Lester, after the amended bill parsed, introduced a resolution, ecoujv ug to promise, requesting the Confederate <! u i i• . ..jut to accept ttie services of Major Uen’l J --i and Brigadiers Harrison, Capers and Walker. it. solutions were introduced by several gentle men in reference to the Governor’s Message, uone of which prevailed but that of -Mr. Norwood, pro vi.luT for the appointment f n special Committee to inquire into it, nod roport whether there be any thing contained which demands the action of the House. A resolution of Mr. Smith of Brooks, askingtbe appointment of Lev. U. W. Thomas to a position iu the army —he huviug been the liist of h's keeu sccnti it ti .be to resign, out of the Navy, I believe ■ —WB adopted. The House "sssed a few bills, among them one to incorporate the Warehouse, Insurance and De posit Company in A martens —amended by Mr. Bfleou to incorporate a simitar one in Albany. The Atlanta Amateuts, W. H. Barnes, Manager, bad a splendid success lust night, and appear again to-night. Millepgkville, Dec. 7th. The Penate met at ton o’clock. President Bil hips in lh chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jlosely, Senator treat Spalding. The Senate listened to tho reading of the Gov ernor’s «xtra message, sent in yesterday, the same as that son; to the House ou Thursday. The Governor scut in aucthsr communication this I morning which on mot'-m of Mr. Jackson was ! take' up and read, beiug a senes of resolutions 1 adt pit n by the soldiers at Catap Harrison, pro testing ag.iuiot Uioir traveler to the Confederate Govorium i.t on any terms. They were referred to iht- ViihtArr Committee. The bon ale passed the House bill muting ad vauces to the Stai, Primers. Qu Mispev.-ion us the rules, on motion of Col. Scwnrc t: ■ Public DMence bill from the House wns read, and filly copies ordered to be printed— tho preamble b.log 1< . out, ou motion of Judge Gibson The Senate passed the House bill allowing the Gulf and Central Railroad to connect their tracks and to make un extension to Tybec. A'.so a bill allowing the payment of the war tax bv the State —by bonds to the amount of $3,000,- 000. The bill to define the liabilities cf Railroad companies for st ick killed was lost. The bill to extend the time for Tsx Collectors to make ihtar eeule.aentfl till next March, was passed. Ai.-.o—the bill incorporating the Direct Trade Company. Also -the House bill allowing free negroes and glares, »tio have gone into the military service, to eturu to the State. Also—the bill to allow the Inferior Court of • Whitfield county, to levy au extra tax, not to ex cetd fifty per cent, on the State Tax. Tne bill amendatory of the act incorporating Dalton, was lost. The Senate adopted the House resolution, re- i commending Her. C. W. Thomas to an appoint ment in the Confederate army. HODSE. The House was engaged mainly last night in discnsMug the amendment of the Senate to the Hospital appropriation bill, and rirtine SIOO,OOO of the net earoint « o‘ the State t oad, heretofore ap propnai- to the school fund, to tne Hospital Association. Mei-srs. Thomas, Mallard, Tatum, Lester, Whit tle. 'Juki -e and others opposed the amendment, which was sustained by Messrs. Render, Griffin ot Bevucu and Lee. by>s.:y. motion of Mr. Moore of Thomas, t. e bill w-- eferred to a special Committee to re port iu tae morning. Mr. Muore ciiicd up his resolutions in reference to the Georgia and Florida Boundary, and they were passed. ' USe P* !S<Hl s, 'eral bills of minor impor " !l> aturc of the nouse proceedings to-day was the utscussion o; CoL Hook’s C.ttonTurchase l e ; uyer ot ■ sustained bis bill with much .. ' u u >, tuax :g an elaborate und inter esting a. gnumt.i on the merits of the measure. The voung member from DeKalb, Mr. Milton A. Gaudier,ii f ed the bill, and made decidedly one ot the be-: speeches of the session. Col. Whit Ge. * f Macon, spoke against the bill as a most imprac cable, unjust and impolitic m#&9ure. Mr. Bloodworth, of PiijS, advocated the passage of the bill in a few cogent remarks. But before corn, rto a decision, the House adjourned for dinner In the afternoon, the House continued its con sideration of the Cotton Purchase Bill, and final ly passed it by a Tote of ayes 71. nays 55, which surprised every body. ** Mr. Whittle and Mr. Adams spoke against the bill this evenir c, aud Messrs. Dumas, of Monroe, Tatum and Judge Cochrane spoke in its favor.— YVhat will be the result in the Senate is uncertain, bn l if the bill pass it will notprobablv encounter a veto. Also, Col. I.ee’s resolutions declaring the sepa ratibn of the Confederate from the United States to be perpetual, final and irrevocable, and pledg ng Georgia to maintain the war till -indepen dence is secured. i iie Senate took up the Ilonse bill amendatory of the charter of the Macon A Brunswick Rail r -I, and ci.j-j elng the name thereof. The Judi ciary Commit -. recommended that the sth sec ion” of the bill be stricken out —a provision which iiohihitcd running the trains ou the road, except ov consent of the stockholders. fir. Seward moved to disagree to the report, in which he wa- sustained by Col. Vason, and op o -ed by Senators Gordon and Jackson. The ~m od was lost, wi ereupon Col. Seward moved o re commit the bill which—there being a tie — w r. i rr-ried by the casting vote of Judge Gibson, who w a presiding this morning, with his usual dignity and courteousness. Got. Mitabei introduced a resolution—referred ;o Miliary Committee—r-rqae.-dicg our Congres donal delegation to ha7c the pay of privates iu ci cased to 115 per month. Jn the afternoon the Senate took up the House substitute lor the Senate’s extortion bill, and after remarks by several Senators, refused to concur, but ordered the orniinal Senate bill to be re transmitted to the House forthwith. The Senate then took up Mr. Bell’s resolution, a-ning the Governor to appoint new Judges for all the Circuits and for the Supreme Bench. CoL Seward, Mr. Beil and Col. Mitchell advocated the doc.rine that all the offices were vacated by t e Convention and the new Constitution. Coi. Vason thought that the Judges were en titled—which I believe true —to hold on to their offices under the old Cousutution for the full term for winch they had been elected, and if new ones be appointed we should then have two sets of Judges. Without coming to any conclusion of the matter, the Senate, on Mr. Gordon’s motion, postponed final action on the resolutions till noon, Monday. MILLEDGETILLE, Dec. 0. SENATE. The Senate met at 3 0 o’clock. Prayer by Ilev. Mr. Moseley. Several House bills were read a second time, and referred. On motion of Mr. Iliilen, Chairman of the Mili tary Committee, the Public Defence bill of the House was referred to tho Military Committee, an I will doubtless eptee up to-morrow for thorough disc ssioa. Tho hill amendatory of the act incorporating tba town of Valdosta, so as to repeal a portion ref ring to Monroe, was taken up, and on mo tion of Judge Gibson, amended 60 as to incorpor ate the Summerville Academy in Richmond coun ty, and passed. Mr. Jacksou, of Whitfield, offered a resolution requesting our Congressional delegation to have an appropriation made to pay those persons who were engaged in taking the census of Georgia for 1860. The Senate then took up the special order, Mr. Bell’s resolutions declaring the offices of the Judges vacant, and requesting the Governor to make appointment a to fill such vacancies. Mr. Gordon uddressed the Senate in opposition to tho resolutions, 'nol ’-ing that neither tho Con vention which framed the new Constitution, nor the people who passed upon that Constitution, designed to vacate these offices. If that had been tho design of the Convention, that body could readily have so declared. He considered it also highly indelicato for the Senate to instruct the Governor us to his duty. lie thought it pro per to leave tho responsibility with the Governor, who was witling to take it. Mr. Kdlen also spoke warmly against the right of either the Senate or tho Governor to supercedo the present Judges. Mr. Bell supported the resolutions. He did not hold that tbe offices were vacated, but that tho Governor and Senate could supercedo the present incumbents if they saw proper. The resolutions were not indelicate, and not designed to force in structions on his Excellency, but simply to settle a matter on which there were grave doubts. Mr. Jackson and Gen. Hansell spoke in opposition to the resolutions, and Mr. Boyd and Col. Seward sustained them. On the passage of the resolutions the ayes and nays were recorded, and were ayes 13, nays 21. So they were lost, very properly I think, for 1 have no idea that any body could legally orrig'ut fully dispossess men of offices to which they had been regularly elected and lor which they had been regularly commissioned. They are entitled to hold for the term for which they were elected, to be removed only by impeachment—or by a revolutionary tribunal. Tbe Senate passed a resolution requesting our Senators and Representatives to have a law pas sed by the Confederate Congress, increasing the pay of our private soldiers to £ls per month, which would increase our annual expenses some twenty or twenty-five millions, per annum—quite an item, if tbe war is to continue, ns many imagine, for five years. The Senate met in the afternoon and read a few House bills, and then held a short Executive Session. After which Gen. Hansell introduced a resolution, which was adopted, requiring that all mileage charges be herculter published in the appendix to the journals. Mr. Bell offered a resolution that the General Assembly will adjourn sine'die on Saturday tho 14th inst., which ou motion of Col. Vabtm was laid on the table. HOI'SE. The House was in session Saturday night, for three hours, working away so as to'adjoinn on Saturday next. The bill to amend the military laws, so as to increase the pay of non-commissioned officers and privates and to decrease the pay of com missioned officers was lost. By leave, Col. Washington introduced a sepa rate bill providing for the raising of S6OO, over of revenue for 1862, iu deference to the opinion cf nu mbers who held that it was unconstitutional to provide for raising and disbusing revenue iu the same bill. Tho rules were suspended and the bill ineorpo rVing the Planters Insurance, Trusi aud Loan Company was taken ur> and passed. On motion of Judge Love the House went into Committee ot the whole. Judge Love in the Chair—on the General Appropriation bill. The ! biil ' ,T as considered by sections, and without per : tec-ting it, on motion of Mr. Adams the Commit- I tee rose aud reported progress, aud the House adjourned till Monday. The House this morning was engaged mainly in an effort to reconsider what many tear m y re sult in a grand corruption system if adopted, to wit: the Cotton Purchase Bill, of Col. Hook, of Washington. Mr Bigham made a powerful speech against the bill, and in tavor of reconsideration. Col. Hook followed iu an argument in favor of his bill. Mr. Lane, of Hancock, himself n large planter, i spoke against the bill, and urged reconsideration, as did also Col. Thomas, of Whitfield. Ou the motion to reconsider, the vote stood i ayes, CT, nays 67. Speaker Akin, after explaining the reasons for his voto, voted aye. But anew count was ordered, by consent, when the motion to reconsider was lost—ayes 6s, nays 70. The House reconsidered the amendatory Mil,ta- . ry bill of Mr. Barnes. During the alteruoon the House acted on sever al >B<- late bills. That branch refused to concur in the Senate amendment to the Hospital Aid Bill, which proposes to divert SIOO,OOO of the State Road earnings, heretofore appropiated to school purposes, and so the bill goes back to the upper House, when that body, I presume will re oed from its amendment, and thus the bill may pass. The House then in took up the General Appropriation Bill, but without perfect ing it. Adjourned till 7 P. M. Millkdgsville, Dec. 10 The Senate wasjopened with prayer by the Rev. i Dr. Adams. Several House bill*, mostly *f a local nature i were passed : Mr. Knlen chairman of the Military committee re ported a substitute to the bill transfering the j State troops to the Confederate Government.— The substitute is entitled a bill to provide for the defence of the State and to make' appropriations for the same ; and docs not propose to turn over I the troops to the Confederate Government. | Mr. Mosely presented resolutions passed at a public meeting of the citizens of Spaulding coun- I ty. The resolutions recommend that the State as ! sume the defence of her coasts. The resolutions were read. Mr. Vason cne of tbe Military committee sub mitted a Minority report, the object of which was to sustain the House bill Mr. Lewis moved to make the substitute aud the bill the special order for to-morrow. Lost. I On mot on of Mr. Lewis ihe Senate receded its amendment to the House bill appropriating $200,- : 000 to the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association which amendment set apart SIOO,OOO of the Pub lic Educational Fund of Georgia as half of the sum proposed to be raised for said Association. The Senate agreed to the House resolution fix ing on the 14th inst., as a day of adjournment.— i This will leave much necessary business ; and , many important bills unacted on. A discussion took place upon the majority re- ’ Sort of the military committee in which Messrs.: iansell: Lewis, Vason and others participated. Mr. Vason effered an amendment providing that before any of the Treasury notes be issned the Governor shall torn over the troops as a wboie to the Confederate Government. Lost. The question was then taken on tbe substitute of the Military committee by Yeas and Nays, and there were Yeas SO Nays 3, Messrs Alexander,! Mitchell, and Vason voting in the Negative. So the bill was passed. Messrs Bel), Boyd, Dyer, Echols and Stephens in veting in the affirmative coutenaed that the troops ought to have been first tendered to the Confederate Government and the people of Geor gia saved the burden of taxation to raise the £5,- 000,000 in the even; the Confederate Government accepted them. The Senate took up the House bill adopted ;n lieu of the Senate’s to punish and suppress extor tion, monopoly aud speculation in breadstuff's and other articles of prime necessary. • M . Harris of Hancock offered the following which was adopted : R solved by the Senate, the House concurring, that a committee of three from each House be ap pointed to reporta bilfco each hou3e, as a substi tute to both bills on extortion &c, and they be instructed to report at their earliest convenience. Iu tbe affWraoon the Senate met pursuant to ad journment. Messrs. Karris, Bell and Vason, were appointed a Committee of Conference with the House Com mittee in relation to the disagreement of the ex tortion bills. The t-enate’s substitute to the House bill turn- j ing over the State troops to the Confederate Gov j ernment was taken up. Mr. Hansell moved that the Senate insist on | tbeir substitni •. Carried. Mr. Gibson, Chartuan of the Committee on tho state of the Republic, reported against the resolu lion requesting our Senators and Representatives in Cougrees to use their influence to have a law passed to purchase by the Confederate Govern ment a portion of ;he cotton crop. The report wan agreed to and the resolution lost. Several House hills were then acted on, among the::: a bill to fix the amount of the bond of the Tax Receiver and Collector of Richmond county. Passed. HOUSE. T.ie House held a night sessiou on Monday night, aud was chiefly engaged in perfecting the Appropiation Bill. On Tuesday morning, after the usual opening exercises, a resolution was passed fixing the 14th as the day of adjournment. Leave of absence was cranted toseveral mem ber.-. for the remainder of the session. The bill providing for the public defence came up iu its tegular order. Several substitutes were offered, among them a substitute by Mr. Lester, of Cobb, prov luing that the regulations of the State forces shall comfona iu ail respects to those of the Confederate States, which was agreed to, and passed. Several private aud local bills were then dis posed of. A Uhl was then passed, alter considerable dis cussion, appropriating $25,000 to aid Professor Thoma.-.rey in the manufacture of salt. Several members desired to enter a protest against the bill to authorize the piAchase by ihe State of one-third of the Cottou Crop—their de sire was granted. The irenate returned to the House the bill to provide for the public defence, with a substitute. The House bill provided for the transfer of the State forces. Tho Senate substitute provides $5,000,>,00 for the public defence, and is silent in reference to the transfer. Judge Cochran moved to concur in the Senate amendment. Judge Love catted the previous question, and the House refused to concur iu the Seu.ato amendment - In tho afternoon session several bills of local and limited interest, were acted on. Among them was the “Dog I.uw,” which was indefinitely post poned or iu other words lost. A tue*sag was received from the Senate an nouncing the refusal to concur in tho House bill to provide for the public defence. On motion of Judge Cabincss, the message was taken up, and he moved to insist upon the action of the House. After an animated discussion, Mr. Hook moved to appoint a Committee of Conference, v.-hich mo tion was lost—the motto aof Juege Cabin era was passed- so lho hou.e adhered to its position, and there appears to bo no prospect of unanimity be- VWcen the two Houses. After acting on several local bills the House adjourned. Failing our usual Miileugeville correspondence, we condense tho proceedings of the Legislature from (he Daily Federal Union of Thursday: W cones®at, Dec. 11, 1861. —The Senate met at 10 o’clock A. j!., according to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Moseley. The Journal ot yesterday was read. HOUSE BILLS OV THEIE PASSAB3. A bill to incorpor . tho Planters Insurance Trust and Loan Company. On motion of Mr. Boyd, a personal liahil.tr cause was added, and the bill was passed. The Senate then listened to rending the House bills the second time. On motion of General Hansell, the General Ap propriation bill was reserved to the Finance Com mittee. The Senate took up the resolution in relation to the dispesition of the unfinished business of the present session, and laid it on the table the bal ance of the session. The Senate then adjourned till 8% o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho Senate met at the hoar of S}4 p. m., and at the request of the President, was called to order by Mr. Bell. On motion of Mr. Hansell, leave of absence wus granted to the Senator from the 41st. There being no business, the Senate adjourned till 10 o'clock to marrow morning. HOUSE— AFTERNOON SESSION. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1861.—The rules were sus pended, and a bill to allow the Inferior Courts to change the county lines of counties whose lines are proposed to be changed. This is Mr. Hook’s bill, and is one of the most impor ant measures of retrenchment proposed during the session. Dr. Cochrane argued that it will save a largo mass of class legislation with winch the calendar annually burdened. It leaves tlio matter to the voters oi the counties affected, aud provides that all ex penso incurred shall be paid by the county ac quiring additional territory. Ou ihe passage of the bill the ayes weie J>o and the n )js weie 50. Before the speaker had time to vote, the ayca and nays were called, and were ay as 56, nav- 65. f*o the bill was lost. Judge Cabciciss moved to take up the message of the .Senate asking n commUtco of conference on tho bill to prevent extortion. Mr. Whittle hoj v.’ it would not io b > taken up. He meant no disrtnpt h :.i the Senate, and was willing to extend ti. eta a vote of thanks for net agreeing to ihe action of the House. The motion to take up the message prevailed, and a commit tee c‘ conference was appointed. TUESDAY NIGHT SESSION. The House met at bait-past six. O.’ motion, the rule was suspended and a bill to be entitled an act to prescribe the bond of the Tax Receive! and Collector, and lor other pur pose:., v;a* taken np and read the first time. Also a Senate bill to be entitled an act to au thorize the Justices of the Inferior court to issue bonds and borrow money in certain cases. Also a Senate bill to be entitled an act to in corporate in the State of Georgia an Insurance comps :y to be called the Great Southern Insu rance company. On motion the rules were suspended for the purpose of reading ceriain bills a second time. The next order, the “W'onian’s Bill.” Mr. Can dler moved to make lho bill the special order for Friday next. Carried, A bill to incorporate the Confederate Fire and Marine Insurance company. Passed. The committee ou the state of the Republic re ported, through Judge Cochran, their chairman, a scries of resolutions memorali ing Congress in reference to the repeal or modification of the I Sequestration aet, which were made the special | order for Tfiilisday text. A bill to prescribe the duties ofordinaries. Jiost. A bill in make legal the a«i of the deputy clerks of Bu:ke county. Los;. A hill ti make further provision for the military defence of tiie State—authorizes the Governor to impress workmen, foundanes, or other property necessary to the public defence. Ou motion of Mr. Big an. it was indefinitely postponed. The rules were suspended and a bill to legalize the orders and judgments of ordinaries absent in the service, was taken up, and passed Also, a till to s i ike the names of attorneys from the bar, who fail to pay their professional tax. Passed. The message from the Senate was taken up, de clariu.: that the Senate adhere to their substitute to the bill for the public defence, and asking a committee of conference. Messrs. Cabaniss, Les ter, Hook, Burke, Norwood, Briscoe and Schley, were appointed ou the mid c mimutee. A bill to allow the Western A Atlantic Railroad to issuv eba-.ge bids. Amended so as to allow the issue of $150,000, and passed. The House adj. urued until to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock. Wednesday, December 11, 1861.—The House met at 9 o’clock. Pr.w r by Rev. Wm. Dumas, member from Monroe. The Journal of yesterday was read. Mr. Sir.:h cf Brooks moved to reconsider the bill to aliow the Western and Arlsnti Railroad te issue change bills. He wished to amend so as to ; require tbe Superintendent to issue them to the Treasurer of each county ia the State to tbe amount of SSOO, when called for in current bank bill*. The motion prevailed and the bill was ; taken up. Mr. Lester moved to strike out $160,000 and in sert $200,000. Mr. Bigham thought $160,000 was a plenty for : the purpose named. Mr. Bacon thought it was good faith toward those whose local change bills ned been defeated, to l give them the benefit of tbis bill, and he regretted that he had made the motion to fix the sum so ! low, last night. Mr. Black thought the provision for counties rather indefinite. Mr. Thomas thought there should be some pro vision against persons charging a premium for the bills—as change was in great demand. Mr Lane thought the trouble would be that j we would hare more shinplasters than we would want. Mr. Lesters amendment was agreed to. Mr. Hargroves caUed the prenous question, and the bill passed. Mr. Bigham moved to suspend the rules ;c amend the rule so as tc aliow the chair to sup* press unnecessary and irrelevant debate—icsfi Tbe rule was suspended and the following bihs were t iken np : A bill to allow the Palace Mills cf Coiutnbns to ■ issued change bills. Mr. Lee ofiered a substitute legalizing the issue of change bills already made. On motion, the bill was amended so as to legal lze all other issues made, and allow them to be retired. Mr. Whittle offered a proviso that no person or j corporation shall be eu’-iiled to the bench', of tbis j act who fail to redeem their bills on presents- j tion—agreed to. Mr. Adams offered an amendment preventing the re-issce of bills redeemed—agreed to. The bill as amended pissed. -The rule was suspended and a bill to charter the Macon Insurance Company was taken up.— Mr. Neal, of Columbia, offered an amendment ei tendirsrthe pro) sions of this bill to tbe Eastern j Georgia Insurance Company of Augusta. As ! amendment the bill passed. Mr. Eason, of Tattnall, offered a resolution me- I morializing our delegation in Congress to have | a mail line established from Bengal to Halcyon dale. i„e rules were suspended, and Senate amend ; ments to a bill amending the charter of theßruna- } W! ck & Florida Railroad, were concurred in. Tbe special order was a bill to alter the State Seal of Georgia. Pa-sed. A bill to protect soldiers in ihe service agam3t judgments in certa n cases. Provides that judg itt'.nt obtained while soldiers are absent, may be re-opeaed within thres months after return.— Passed. j A bill to make of force the revised Code oi j Georgia after January Ist, 1663. Amended to July Ist. 1562, and passed. A bill to e xempt certain property from levy aud sale. Extends to ..laves, and applies to debts con tracted alter January Ist, 1862. A motion to fill ihe blank was lost, and the bill w;.s laid ou tiie table for the balance of the ses sion. A bill t. incorporate a Steamship Company in Savannah. It provides a subscription of $200,000 by tbe State. Mr. Lee, of Muscogee, moved to strike out tne sections r.Gating to aid by lire State. Mr. Gibson advocated the bill, and opposed the motion. Judge Cochran proposed, iu view of the impor tance of the bill, that it be laid on the table for more mature consideration. Mr. Lea withdrew bis motion, and that of Judge Cocfc.an prevailed. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met at S o’clock. ’wave of absence was granted to Mr. Scott, of Stewart. The chair called attention to a large number of biils to change county lines, for which the general biii by Mr. Hook was substituted, and the substi tute we i lost. He asked the opinion of experi enced members us to the effect of this action on tbe various bills. Tfie chair decided thal the loss of tbe substitute killed all the others. Tne House took up a bill to amend the divorce laws. Lost. A bill to allow married women to deposit sums of mono,, earned by themselves or cfii’dieii in Savings ounks to tbe amount of SI,OOO. Passed A bill to fix the time ol meeting of tbe General Assembly, fixes it ou tfie fiist luesday in Novem ber ; paesi I. A bill for tqe benefit of persons hiring out slave, pr a dos for annulling contracts in certain cases —lost. A Si.III I amend the penal code ; passed. A b:li f. i the relief of ex ecutors, administrators, and guardians ; lost. A bill to authorize the Justices of the Inferior and Ordinary-Courts, to appoint an officer, ti open and close their courts, in tiiq absence of an officer; passed. A bill to consolidate the offices of Messenger ami Librarian. Amended so as to take effect after the term of ihe present officers shall expire, and lost. A bill to provide for the proof of wi.ls iu certain cases—passed. A bill to forfeit the charter of the L&Grange bank, and change its name, Ac. Mr. Bighorn offered a substitute changing tbe name to tho Cotton Planter’s Bank of Middle Georgia. Mr. Thrasher offered an amendment extending the provisions of the charter of the Atlanta bank to the Atlanta Banking and Inturance Company. Agreed to. ;ir. Washington moved to strike out the words “Cotton Planters.” Agreed to, and the bill pass ed, ayes 73, nays 23. House a-.ljourued t<* half past six this evening. SENATE —MORNING SESSION. Thursday, Dec. 12, 1861.—The Journal of yes terday was read. Mr. Harris moved to reconsider the action of the tieiute on yesterday, by which a bill was lest ‘o incorporate the Planters’ Insurance Trust and Loan Company. Carried. Mr. Gordon, chairman of the committee of con ference, on the bill to provide for the public de fence of Georgia, and t.o appropriate money there for, reported that after a protracted meeting the two committees had been unable to come to an ag-eement. Mr. Gordon moved that another committee of five be appointed, excluding any one who had served on the lormet ccommittec. Tbe motion prevailed. The reconsidered bill to incerporale the Plan ters Insurance Trust and Loan Company was ta ken up and passed. The President announced as the committe of conference under Mr. Gordon’s resolution, Messrs. Hansell, Moseiy, Echols, Furlow aud Dyer. A message was received from the House stating that the House asked for a committee of confer ence on the bill to provide for the public defence of the State, Ac. Mr. Lewis moved .hat. the Senate act upon no bills passed b” tbe House to-day. Curried. A bill to appropriate .$350,000 for the manufac ture and purchase of arms. Passed. A bill to appropriate money to pay certain debts contracted in behalf of the Lunatic Asylum. Passed Mr. Lewis moved to suspend the rule which had been adopted this morning, not to act on any matter passed by the House to-day. This object was to have the Senate act on the bill authorizing the raising by taxation of $600,000. Mr. Gibson raised a point of order. It was not constitutional to read a bill in both houses the same day. * Messrs. Lewis and Hansell took a different view, and maintained that that had been the unvarying practice of the Sonata. fi'he Chair said he had no doubt in regard to the meaning of the Constitution, tut would prefer to take the sense of the Senate on the same. When the question was put the Senate voted with the two dissenting vciccß, sustaining the views of the Constitution as maintained by Messrs. Hausell and Lewis. The bill to raise by taxation of the next fiscal year $600,000, was -.hen read the first time. The Senate took np the bill to suppress monop oly ar.d extortion as amended by the committee. Mr. Gordon opposed -be bill, and moved that* the bill lie on the table the balance of the session. The motion to postpone indefinitely was put end lost, ve - s 9, nays 22. Tbe bill as amended we? passed. Adjourned till 3% P. M. AFTESNOON SESSION. i The Senate met at o’clock and was called to order bj the President. BILLS ON THIIIR PASSAGE. A bill to incorporate the village of Summerville in the county of Richmond. Passed. A bill to encourage the manufacture of salt in the State. Tho biii appropriates $25,0C0 as a loan to any person or company for the manufacture of salt. Mr. Harris moved to strike out $25,000 and in sert $50,0)0, carried and the bill passed. A bill to encourage the improvement of stock. Applied to Richmond county only and passed. The Genera! appropriation bill was taken up. Tbiee i.n .dred dollars were appropriated to each of the commissioners appointed by the con vention to the sUvefcolding States. Also S2OO were ap ropriated to Major H. J. G. Williams enrolling clerk of the Convention. Also impropriations were made to the Profess ors aud Treasurer of the Georgia Military Insti tute at Marietta. The bid as amended was passed. A communication wag received from the resi dent clcroy declining to receive any compensa tion for opening the Senate and House of Repre sentatives wit ; prayer. The thanks of the Senate wero returned and the communication ordered to be spread on tbe Journal. The SeiK-te adjourned fill 7 o’clock, p. m. no USE—NIGHT SESSION. ] £W pdnlsdav December 11,1861.—A bill to pre vent the drawing oflotteriei in this Stats. Passed. A bil! to amend the ac’s in reference to the Public Printing—reduces the number of Laws to 4,000 and the number of Journals to 2,000 amend ed so as not to apply to the present session and passed. The committee from tbe joint committee of con ference cn the bill to provide for the public de fence, reported that the committee cannot agree. A hill to provide a tax on dogs. A motion to Say the biil and substitute on the table w.is lost. The motion was on the substitute ot Mr. Jack so: . I’ was laid on the table for the present. The House adjourned until 9 o’clock to morrow morning. TnrasrAT December 12. 1861.—Mr. Dever of Polk moved :o print 2,000 copies of the House bill on tbe public defence, that the action of this body may be fairly sot before the people cf this State. Mr. Thomas moved to strike out £ 000 and in sert 3,000_. Judge Love favored the motion to print, and the amendment of Mr., Norwood. The action of the House was misunderstood by the people. He ; had before him a letter in the Constitutionalist, written, as be assumed, from the floor of this House, by a correspondent of that paper, making j an outrageous attack upon tbe motives of mem : bers of the House, f The motion to prim prevailed. Mr. B ipbam then offered a r. solution that a ! commit: ee of conference be appointed. It was moved that the committee consist cf Jive— agreed to, and the chair appointed the fol lowing a- the committee. Big: am, B,ack, Felton, Judge Cochrane, Lee, j i Love, Washington. Tbe House then proceeded with the regular i order. EILLS OF A THIEO REA LI NO. Mr. Tatum moved to suspend the rule to take ; up a resolution to protract the session until Tues- , day next. Sir. Bloodworth opposed the motion. Mr. Tatum urged "the motion. It was a matter of justice and economy to finish up the business before the General Assembly. Mr. Hargroves hoped we would go on with the j business until Saturday and then protract theses- i sion if it be necessary. "* i Mr. Tatum withdrew the motion, and Mr. Wtshiugton moved to take up for a third reading a bill to provide $600,000 as a revenue for j next year. He thought the Senate would see the necessity of receding from the resolution, and ; consider it. The House then took up the Senate bills for ’ the first reading, and having disposed, of tb:.t or- ! der proceeded to SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING. A bill to iuerporate the Cottou Planters’ Bank of Georgia. Mr. Adams opposed the bill. It offered no se curity to bill holders, save cotton at S3O per bag, and {he planters’ note, provides that bills shall be redeemed twelve months after the blockade is raised. Judge Gibson, of Richmond, offered a section. That when the value of cotton is fully consumed in freights, storage, wharfage, insurance, Ac., the bank shall take possession of the cotton and re turn the planters' note, eudo: sod “fully satisfied.” Mr. Moore could not understand the amend ment ; did not be'ieve a member on the Hoot knew what it meant, unless it was designed to kill the bill. Judge Gibson explained the object of his amend ment—it was to secure interest, which was not named in the bill. Mr Whittle favored the bill and opposed the amendment. Judge Gibs m gallantly withdrew it. Mr. Candler hoped the persons desiring the relief propose lin the bill might have it. It would injure nobody hut those engaged iu the enterprise. Mr. Washington was in favor of the objects of the bill. But he thought it imperfect. He thought the public as well as the stockholders bad a direct interest in the mutter. Mr. More oder J an amendment, making the stockhslders liable tor double the amount of their stock, which was agreed to. Mr. Schley offered an amendment, providing that the bills shall be redeemable in Confederate Treasury notes, or gold and silver, when the bank shall have resumed payment. Ha yielded to a similar provision offered by Mr. Washington, as a substitute for the two sections, which was ■(greed to. Mr. Hook proceeded to present some objections to the bill, when the hour of adjournment arriv ed, and the House adjourned to three o’clock P. AFTERNOON SESSION. Tho House met at 3 o’clock. Mr. Moors of Thomas from the committee of conference the monopoly bill, made a report. They have upon the House bill with an amendment,'giving the jury discretion as to the cost of production, transportation, Ac. The rules were suspended and a Senate amend ment to a House bill to the Planter’s Insurance and Trust Company: was concurred in. The unfinished business of toe morning, Mr. Hook’s amendment to the bill to charier the'Cot ton Planter’s Bank, was taken The amend ment provides that agencies shall be established at any point where they arc desired. Mr. Hook withdrew the amendment, with the understanding that Sandersville be designated as one of the points where a branch shaU be established. Judge Gibson, of Chatham, offered an amend ment, extending the piovisions of the bill to the producers of soa island cotton. Mr. Hook moved to strike out tbo section re stricting the stockholders to producers of cottou. Mr. Kaiford called the previous question ; there being no quorum voting, the roll was called, and a quorum being found present, the call for the previous question was resumed, and again there was no quorum voting. A third division was about to be ma e when a call fov the ayes and nays was made and sustained, and the ayes were 39 nays 62. . _ Judge Gibson renewed his amendment iu refer ence to sea island cotton, which was changed to $45 per hale and accepted. Gross of Scriven moved to include Miller as a point where a branch shall be located. Thomas of Whitfield oposed it as unnecessary, and Mr. Gross withdrew his motion. Adams of Clark moved to strike out a portion of the twelfth section relating to the redemption of bills after a certain time. Mr. Hook offered a substitute, providing the time and mode of redeeming the bills, and the disposition of surplus profits. Mr. Whittle thought the public had little inter est iu the matter. Mr. Adams thought the public had a direct in terest in it. •• Hmitti of Brooks was willing so leave tho matter with the directors, Mr. Moore opposed tho substitute, and asked members to fight tho bill like men, and not. crush it with amendments. Mr. Norwood offered a provisio, that capital stock shall not be invested in building ships, Ac. Mr. Hook’s substitute was lost. The next vote was on Mr. Adam’s motion io strike out—lost Mr. Norwood presented some objections to the hill. Each bale—however full of trash or rocks— was worth s3d. There is no provision lor in spection. Stockholders are not obliged to de posit cotton where it will be under the charge of the directors. The previous question was called, nnd on the passage of the bill the ayes were 76, nays 25, On motion the report of the committee of con ference on the monopoly bid was taken up and the amendment proposed by them was concurred in. A bill to incorporate the Southern Insurance Company in Savannah —passed. A bill to authorise receivers under the seques tration act to bring suits—passed. 3 A bill to provide lor sale by assignees in certain case3—passed. A bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to fix the salary of tho Judge of the city court passed. A hill to amend an act regulating tho duty ol Attorney and Solicitor General—provides against receiving fees —passed. A bib to make valid an extra tax in Richmond county—passed. A hill to amend the act to compel the Judges of Superior courts to hold adjourned terms—leave it at the discretion of the Judge—paused. A bill to incorporate the Georgia Mutual Insu rance Company—passed. A memorial from Levi Russell to the Senate and House of Representatives tva3 taken up. Mr. Adams moved to lay the petition on the' table, which motion was not sustained, and the petition was read. It recites how his commission was ta ken from him and given to John S. Russell, Ac. It was referred to lue committee on Petitions. The House adjourned at 7 o’clock, P. M. From the Opelika Republic. Patrick ilcarj Agatutt Kltortiosierfi, Wo publish betow f,n extract from a speech made by the great orator ami patriot, Patrick Henry, against a su t instituted by a Scotchman, by the name of Hook, (who was charged with toryism in the days of the revolution.) The suit was brought by Hook for beef furnished the star ving soldiers who were in that memorable coac This case reminds us very much of scenes ■:, ■ are dady occurring in the Southern Confedi i . and is in striking contrast with the acts of ex ttoners of those times, who are jubilant over the success of our armies, while at the same time they arc sapping the very life-blood oftnepeop;-.; men who contribute (it may be, liberally) with one band to the support of our common cause, while the other is merged up to the shoulders in the pockets of the soldiers’ wives and chi Itireu, filching tko last dime that has the impress of the eagle upon it. This class of individuals ore doing more to the injury of the Southern Confederacy than Lincoln and his abolition followers, while the poor and the patriotic are bestowing tlnir Inst earned mite. Wirt, in his brilliant biography of the great orator, has given many instances or his eloquence. I give one in conclusion. A Scotchman named Hook, living in Campbell county, was suspected of being a Tory. Oa the occasion ot the joint in vasion of Cornwallis and Phillips, the American army was greatly distressed. A commissary named Venable took two of Mr. Hook’s steers, without his consent, to feed the starving soldiers. At the conclusion of the war a lawyer named Cowan advised Hook to prosecute Venable for trespass ir, the District Court of New London.— Veoabie etnp.oycd Pa rick Henry. The ca-.e was tried in the old” court bouse i.i New London. Mr. Henry depicted the distress of ..he American sol diers iu the most glowing colors, arid then asked where was the man “who bad an American heart, \ who would not have thrown open his fields, his barns, his cellars, tbs doors of his house, the por- ! tals of bis breast, lo havereeeived with open arms ) the meanest soldier in that little band of solders ? j Where is the man * There he stands ; but whether the heartof an American beats in bis bosom, yon, gentlemen, are to decide.” “He then,” says Wirt, “carried the jury by the powers of his im- I agination to the plains around Vork, the surrgn | dtr of which had followed shortly after the act i complained of. He depicted the surrender in the | most glowing end noble colors of his eloquence. The audience saw before their eyes toe buurdia j tionend dejection of the British as they marched ! out of the trenches—they saw the triumph which lighted up every patriotic face, and heard the I shouts of” victory and the cry of “Washington i and Liberty” as it rung and echoed through the American ranks and was reverberated from the hills and shorts of the neighboring river—“but hark ! what notes of discord are these which d>s turb the general joy and silence the acclamations of victory ? They are the notes of John Hook, hoarsely brawling through the American camp, ; beef ! beef ! beef /” The whole audience were convulsed. The clerk j of the court, uiiable to contain himself and un j willing to commit any breach of decorum in his ! place, rushed out of the court house and threw himself upon the grass in the violent paroxysm of-laughter, where h 6 was rolling, when Hook, with very different feelings, came out for relief into the yard. “Jemmy Steptoe,” he said to the i clerk, “ what ‘he devil aiis ye, mon *” Mr. Step | toe was only able to say that be could not help it. i “ Never mind ye,” said Hook, “ wait till Billy I Cowan gets up; he’ll show him the la.’” ;lr. Cowan was so overwhelmed tost he could scarce ly utter a word. The jury instantly returned a verdict against Hook. The people were highly excited, and H ok was obliged to leave theeomi"- ty to avoid a coat of tar and feathers. Cotton Seed joe Soap.— lt is said that cotton seed oil is equal, if no; superior, to the ordinary , refuse-grease for soap. The process is so simple that any housewife may with little trouble, make . the experiment. But as much cotton seed into a large sirotig iron pot, or wooden mortar, as can be mashed with a pestle, crush or mash them | well; then boil iu strong lye, and proceed as in | the usual way. As grease may be scarce next year, it may ba well to begin with experiments . before the grease is exhausted.— Home Journal. \ vc AUGUSTA, CiA.. TUESDAY MORMS6, |)EG. 1?, I*ol. OUR TERMS.—Sing’ e copit £2 per annum; three conies $5 : six copies ji ; ten copies sl6. Invariably in advance. No name Vvill tie enter ed on our subscription books unless the money accompanies the order. The notes of all specie paying banks taken at par. We employ no , travelling agents. WE ALWAYS stop the Chronicle A Senti nel at the end of the year, or the time for which it is paid, of whisk each subscriber will receive notice in the paper, so that if veu wish to con tinue it, it would be welito renew your subscrip tion at least two weeks before the time expires. WS CAN -7/ , tjjq address of a sub scriber unless lie gives us his/ormef as well as his present address. Required, as we are, iu the conduct of. orr I t - siuess, to par cash, and in view of the very great difficulty, and iutleeu almost- impossibility, of col lecting the vast number of Amounts now cue and open on our b oks, the undersigned, proprietors of the Augusta Chronic!e iff S.r'ine! and Oontsi iutiomlist, feel compelled to inform their friends and customers interested that, from and after the first of Deaembi r next, they will demand CASH IN ADVANCE, for ..II uotic. and advertisements of the following character, viz : Obituary, Funera and Estate Notices; Company and Military Or ders for Meetings, Drills, Ac., Wants, Losses and Findings; Exhibitions and Concert Notices; all country transient and foreign advertising ol whatever nature or character, except such as are sent by County Officers. Such cash advertise ments, as they appear, wid always be marked by an asterisk or star, ihus (*). Wa. S. Jones, James Gardner. Oou.rrr Erctions. — Those wishing tickets prin ted for the January election will please send the orders to the Chroniclf. iff Sentinel as soon as possible, accompanied by the cash. Price fifty cents par hundred. Personal. —We had the pleasure of welcoming yesterday Col. Thomas W. Thomas of the 15th regiment Georgia valunteers, now in camp near Centerville, V r a. Col. Thomas is in fine health and spirits, but, seems discourrg. and at the poor prospect of a fight with Federals. He gives cheer ing accounts o£ the spirit of the troops, aud the thorough preparations made to repel attack. Coi Thomas will rev o in a short time. Entertainment in Aid of the Charleston Suf ferers, — The Philharmonic Society will give an exhibition of tableaux with music, on Friday night next, for the benefit of our sister city, Charleston, now mourning over her desolation. We feel that extra efforts will bo made by the friends of the Association to make the proceeds of this entertainment worthy of the cause, while nothing will be wanting oa the part of the mem bers to render it a return in value. Persons desirous ot aiding the sufi'.rers, and yet not feeling able to subscribe ou the city list by leaving their smaller sums with Mrs. Vv r M. Eve, Mrs. Dortic, or Mrs. B. Bignon, will have the satisfaction of knowing that they will be safe ly transmitted for the intended benefaction. The concei t for the benefit of the Montgomery Guards, will talc solace, as before announced, or. Thursday night next. On both these occasions we shall look for such a liberal donation as will gladden the hearts of tho recipients. Liberality of the Presbyterian General As sembly.—During tho morning session of the As sembly yesterday, a collection of two hundred and thirty-one dollars was taken up for the relief of the Charleston sufferers. Keorg;la Kesourcce. We are always glad to give publicity to such communications as that of our friend J- 11. Gor don. The lime has come when the resources of the State mustbe developed—we have long known that they might be—but Providence has at last decreed that compulsion should bo employed, since human persuasion and demonstration have failed. No State on the continent, indeed wo may say no country on the globe can rival Georgia in the extent and variety of its productions. She is an empire in herself, comprising the productions of the temperate and torrid zones in the greatest perfection and abundance. No ifuit of the North which cannot bo grown in upper Georgia, no use ful production of the torrid zone, with a few ex ception, which cannot be grown near the south ern limits. Not a metal used in the arts or in mechanics, that cannot he found beneath her soil. Sven tin, the most rare of ores is found within the limits of Georgia, and will one day when the extraclion of it from the ore is facilitated, be of great value to our commerce. V< e do not doubt that Lincoln’s blockade wib eventuallybe of more benefit than harm to us. It Ia caused us to notice the neglected riches which ii at our feet iu lavish abundance, instead of looking for help and supplies to foreigners and enemies. It has prompted out people to exertions of which hitherto they have not deemed themselves capa ble, and to the manufacture of articles for which they have hern dependent on others. Though we may lose the market for cotton, we have other branches of indust y, which when developed, can make the people of Georgia one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations iu the world, and io their development, the discovery of abun ce of coal was absolutely requisite and ; has t made. Th l egislature of Florida is at a dead lock or. j the Senatorial question. Wc learn by the Tal lahassee News of ibe otb, that that body meets in ! joint convention every afternoon, and ballots fro,.i three to five times, but are now after seve ! ral days trial apparently os far from an election ! as they were on the first ballot. Appointments op the Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Chukcii —Tito At lanta Confederacy publishes the following list of j appointments made by the Conference, which closed its session on Monday : Atlanta Station. —Thomas Hutchins, Superin tendent. Columbus Circuit.—W. Merritt. Carroll Circuit.—John Thurman. DeKalb—G. V/. Morris. Hoard—G. Ilarlin. Marion—To be supplied. Meriwether —T. A. Garrison. Henry—H. G. Andrews. Randolph— J. A. Roper. Spalding—To bo supplied. Twiggs—J. N. Miller. II !I—Charier, Crumley. Palmetto—M . Steed. Newton—K. 0. Conner Gordon —0. Reeves. Walton—J. V/. Baker. Ocmulgee—C. Webb. Chattahoochee—J. ii. Watson. Hopewell—B. Moore. Walker Mission—To be supplied. Lowndes “ “ Paulding “ “ “ Missionaries—A. W. Mitchell, J. G. Mitchell, W. Paschal, J. Westwood, B. P. R?,-• rs j j> Turner, B. E. Bray. In the ral} —M. F, Bei« t, Ch tpMn ; C A McDonald, Captain ; M. *t. Westbrook, J. A par rabee. Not heara from, \7. Haislcn and Thomas Hearn. Left without appointment at his own rcquesi, E. L. Stephens. The LL. D. Dispensing Champagne.- The New York Herald’s W ashingtoD correspondent relates that while, at the late review of Lincoln’s troops, near Washington, the columns were passing in review, an officer rode up to Geu. ilcDoweii, tne i senior officer of the day, and informed him that i iiquors were being freely sold by a person from a i carriage on the ground, against all orders. The I General authorized the officer to have the offen der arrested. The officer took a squad of men with him, and started in pursuit ol the alleged vender of intoxicating drinks, and soon halted in front of a carriage containing a basket of Cbam- I pagne, the contents of which were being freely j dispensed by the proprietor thereof. The officer made inquiry as to the name ol the owner, and i wag informed that the proprietor of the team and I Champagne was Russell. “What Russeil ?” asked ! the officer. “Russell of the London Times.” “Are you selling this article ?” inquired the officer, ! B" ointiag to thff'Champagne. “Selling the devil ! I io you think *.keep a grogshop ?” responded i Russell. By this time the offirer began to “smell i a rat,” and quietly drsve away, finding out very I soon after that it was another person who was violating orders by seiiing liquors on the ground. Said person was accordingly arrested and placed i in the guardhouse. Still Upward.— lt will be delightful to pork I packers to learn that salt went up ui this city, on j yesterday to the snug little price of sls and sl3 1 per sack, and some dealers hold at S2O. Even at this price buyers say it is difficult to obtain. . {Atlanta Commonwealth. I Citizen* meeting. Augusta, Dec. 18th ISSI. i Pursuant to the cull of Ljjs Uoror. tho Mayor published ,n the morning papers a meeting of citizens convened at the Masonic Hal, at 12 o’clock I this d..y, for the adoption of measure a to afford 1 relief to the suffering citizens of Charleston, by I the recent most disastrous fire. On motion of Mr. John Bones, Hon. R. K. May, Mayor of the city was called io the Chair aud 1). R. Y\ right was appointed Secretary. The chairman briefly stated the object for which he had called the meeting—whereupon Judge Gould offered the following resolutions, which ho intro duced by a few pertiuent remurks. Resolved, That the citizens of Augusta have j learned, with heart-felt. regret, that our sister city of Charleston bas again been visited with a disastnous conflagration. Resolved, That we tender to these, who suffer by this calamity, our profoundest sympathy, in this hour of their distress. Resolved, That our citizens, one and all, be re j guested to contribute, -according to their ability, iu money or other articles, tor the relief of tile destitute and houseless, thus suddenly‘thrown ou the chanty of the world; and ilia; the Chairman of this meeting appoint a Committee of four, in j each Ward, to collect such contributions tort>x ; with.' Resolved, That said Committee t-.iv over, daisy, ; the amounts so collected to his Hot or the Mayor who is hereby requested to remit, them, at, once, to the Mayor of Charleston. Resolved, That the proceeding.-: of this meeting be . üblished iu the city paper's, aud a copy there of, duly certified, be forwarded by the Chairman toihe Mayor of Charleston. The resolution were unanimously adopted. Mr. Thos. T. Metcalf, offered Die following resolution which was also carried unanimously. Resolved, that a subscription he now opened i for all present to subscribe. In lers than half an hour, six thousand dollars ! was contributed. j Under the resolution of Judge Gould, the fol lowing Ward Committees were appointed. ; First Ward. —\V. W. Alexander, B. Bignon, ! W. S. Royal, 11. F. Russell. Second Ward.—G. T. Dortic, J. M. Newby, J. 0. Sneed, IX W. H. Doughty. Third Ward. —IV. C. Jessup, T. W. Chichester, H. H. Hickman, 11. Daly. Fourth Ward.—M. Wilkinson, J. T. Miller, J. A Ansley, Z. McCord. ' Ou motion, the meeting adjourned. K. It. Mat, Cbn. D. R. Weight, Sect. Wliat Augustalias Mono! We have been furnished by Mayor Mat with the following list of subscriptions obtained at the meeting yesterday for the relief of the Charleston sufferers. Thi3 is only a part of what Augusta is doing. The committee, we understand met with the most liberal responses from our citizens : T. S. Metcalf SI,OOO 00 B H. Warren 500 00 Alfred Baker 500 00 Augusta Factory 500 00 John A Thos. A. Bones 300 00 Bones, Brown & Cos 200 00 D. L. Adams 200 00 Piimizv A Clayton 200 00 Wm. J. Eve 100 00 Wm.J. Owens 100 00 J. M. Newby 100 00 Wm.J. Vason 100 00 Robert A. Allen '... 100 00 Robert E. Allen 10 J 00 G. 'l'. Dortic 100 00 Rev. W. H. Harrison 100 00 Edward Thomas 100 00 Wright A Alexander 100 00 Wilcox A Hand 100 00 Daniel H. Wilcox A Cos 100 00 Wilkinson A Fargo 100 00 Gray & Turley... 10i» 00 M. P. fcStovail 100 00 T. W. Chichester 100 00 Henry Moore 100 00 Charles DeLaigie 100 00 Robert H. May & Cos 100 00 John Davison : 100 00 Geo. Schley. 100 00 11. H. Cumming 100 00 H. F. Russell 100 00 J. G. Bailie & Bro 100 00 G. N. Wyman & Cos 100 00 Thos. Sweeney 100 00 J. S. Beau 50 00 J. A. Ansley 50 00 Henry Daley. 60 00 Wm. T. Gould ; 60 00 Charles Baker 6C 00 Rev. J. S. Lamar. 50 00 R. A. Jones 80 00 j 11. Oaflin 5 00 W. A. Bartlett 5 00 John Galvin 5 00 Cash S 00 Prev’ly Reported $6847 I D Kirkpatrick, $lO A Could, 380 Jno Foster, 10 Jackson, M. A V., tOO W B Griffin, 10 Hiciman, 11., & 0., 10 J | L C Dugas, 10 Lstes & Clark, 100 I E Pontont, 10 Roberts. C., A Cos., 100 |A P Bignon, ' 10 J P King, 100 I E Starnes, , 10 R Campbell, 100 fitllatch. 10 E Bnstin, 100 | Jno B Carter. 10 Mrs EH Tubman, 100 jB P Zimmerman, 10 Fleming & B, 100 I S B Robbins, 10 W C Jessup, JOO IJ N Freeman, 10 Doughty A Beall, 100 Baker A Caswell, 10 J Sibley, TOO J J Pearce, 10 Clayton & Kennedy, 100 Dr Collins, 5 S Clanton, “ lot) S H Oliver, 6 W Camming, 100 Dr Bandry, i> R A Reid, 100 CII Bourgwin, 5 R K Gardner, Jr., 50 N Scales, 5 Stovall, McL., A Cos., 50 Jno Carpenter, 5 J P Seize, 50 G Levi A Cos, 5 A P Robertson, 50 J N North, 5 Telegraph Cos., 50 Ed Galiaher, 5 Reese A Linton, 50 F C Whitehead, 5 S D Linton, 50 C S Plant, 5 :A VV Carmichael, 50 J TShewmake, 5 J W Horton, 50 Baldtvind & Reed, 5 Z McCord, 50 J Brislun, 5 A Johnston, 50 It Clark, 5 1) B Hack', 50 TS Comings,. 5 G M Thevv, 50 L Hu. lie & Cos, 5 W Shear, 50 G W Morgan, 5 J Miller, 50 Mrs Heney, 5 J B Bishop, 50 S Robinson, 6 Plumb A Leitncr, 50 |Wm Mackie, 5 Barry A Battey, 50 1 Mrs Wm Mackie, 5 Lamback A Cooper, 50 | Miss Mapkie, 5 Conley, Foice, Si Cos, 50 j Mrs Myers, 5 N K Butler, SO A W Walton, 5 Ii E Clark, 25 I C F Lewis, 5 Dr i P Ga: vin, 2 i \ J 8 Simmons, 5 W 8 Royal, 25 | Mrs JnoOdom, 5 j II B Plant, 25 I A W Walton, 5 i R J Bowe, 25 I WWMontgomery, 5 Cll Platt A Cos., 25 j W llaigli, 5 ' A Mularky, 25 jSo Siates Hotel, 5 ! Miss M Martin, 25 i J J Broom, 5 I J K,Hora, 25 H Rowky, 4 Van Winkle A S., 25 McDermot, a I W E Archer, 25 8 A Frain, 3 | J AA J Seize, 20 Beecher, 3 i J Nelson, . 20 Jasßraunou, 3 FII Cook, 20 L Loeser, g i li IS Sayre, 20 1 Thos Bowen, 2 60 j C Hall, 20 J P Allen, 2 A C Bean, 20 S Auffermau, 2 A D Williams, 20 Loven West, 2 Ramey & Storey, 20 Cornwell, 2 51 O Dowd, 20 C Harhjn, 2 R Schley, 20 M Clark, 2 T Richard A Son, 20 W A Ramsey, 2 W O Norrell, 20 Rev Mr Neely, 2 W Philips, 20 li Maher, 2 T McKenna, 20 Geo Mustin, 2 W Skinner, 20 HTPeav, 2 S A Christian, 14 A Faugbnan, 1 8 Miller, 15 L C Levy, 1 Rev A J Huntington, 15 E Kosentield, 1 Rogers A Bowen, 10 E Hicks, 1 Mayer A Morris, 10 C Simon, CMcLaien, 10 Gerald, l j A Batch, 10 IJ C Wilkins, 1 j Benjamin A Goodrich, 10 | P Blount, 1 W L» DavidsoD, 10 I Geo Crump, 1 J Kermey, 10 MrMullins, 1 W T Timmerman, 10 j Cash contribut- Mrs Josiah Sibley, 10 jed without name, 116 60 , The list of contributors in south half of Ward No. 2, will appear hereafter. Wp.ight A Alexandre. Tribute of licepcrt. Camp Satilla, Dec. 12, 1861. The following preamble and resolutions were adopted by the “ Rebel Defenders,” at a company meeting : Whereas, It has pleased Almighty (J.,d, in the , dispensation of His Providence, to visit our com pany with a sad bereavement, in removing from j oar midst three of our companions in arms, to ■ that Grand Army which composes the great fami l !y above, and :n.view of the many virtues and in estimable gifts of these, our compatriots, we de , sire to express our heart-felt sorrow at the loss i of those whose names shall live in our memories > when they themselves shall mingle with the dust. Be it therefore, Resolved, That we, in the death j of private W. A. Florence, Lieut. If. G. Moore -r.d Capt. F. L. Florence, have sustained a loss i which cannot easily be filled. Resolved, Thet we sympathize with tho families and relatives of these honored dead, and offer them our condolence in this their sad bereave ment. Resolved, That in honor of the many virtues f our deceased brethren, we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and that our liag be hang in black. Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions bo furnished to each family of the decease i, and that the Chronicle <fe Sentinel be requested to give the same an insertion in its columns. Lieut. J. M. Osborn, ) Sergt. J. D. Copeland, | Serut. Z. Jackson, ) Committee. T. i 'ERKINS, R. J. Robins, Dec. 11th, 1861. Wo learn that the loss of the Augusta Insurance j and Banking Company, by the Charleston fire, 1 will be about seventy thousand dollars, which J will doubtless be paid promptly. IVitsisTT' at \n GknsbXl fL-ei mblt—Fifth Day. .( long -' -I took place in the morning ses sion yeslu . u , iu lefercnce to sending delegates to other rC i his codies in the Confederate States. It was resotvei to semi representatives at present only to si;-, bodies as have formerly been in cor respondence with the Presbyteriau Church. A discussion also sprung up ru reference to the l organ.■ ution of an Executive Committee cu Fo; I c '£ n Missions, but no definite action was taken | on the subject. T here was r.o meeting in the afternoon, hut a night session was held; but the lateness of tue lioni of adjournment prevented our furnishing a synopsis of the proceedings for this morning * i issue. j Presbyterian General Assembly. —Tho even ! ing session of Monday wa.. spent chiefly in listen ! ing to interesting rddresses from Mr. Loughkidgk from the Creek 1 reekytery, Mr. Wright from the Choctaw Nation, and Mr. Williams, a returned African Missionary. A collection was taken up for Foreign Missions, amounting to $194. The Report of tho Committee on Foreign Missions was adopted. Yesterday morning (sixth day) Mr. Shylie in troduced a resolution that the General Assembly of the Confederate States discontinue the practice of the U. S. Presbyterian General Assembly, of holding anniversaries for the various objects of Christian benevolence. Action upon the resolu tion was postponed. A lengthy discussion ensued as io whether the Secretary of Foreign Missions should be elected by tho Committee or by the Genera! Assembly. - • It was decided that he should bo elected by the Asscmblv. The Report of the Standing Committee on Do mestic Missions was read aud a portion of it adop ted—action ou the remainder was postponed till tho night session. Presbyterian Gbnlral Assembly.— A portion of Tuesday night’s session was taken up with re marks of Dr. Jokes on Domestic Missions. Dr. Turner moved that the General Assembly request Dr. Jones to prepare a pastoral address to the colored people, which uotion was finally adopted. Yesterday morning the Committee on charters made a report recommending that application be made to some of (he Stale Legislatmes for acts of incorporation of Boards of Trustees empowering taem to hold property belon iug to the Chinch. Tho Committee on Foreign Missions again pre sented their report which had bean recommitted to them, with amendments —a portion was adopt, ed, locating the Permanent Committee oa For eign Mi-sions at Columbia, B. C. Action on the remainder of the report was deferred. A resolution was adopted fix ng the time for holding the next meeting of the Assembly, on tho first Thursday in May, 1862. Several cities were nominated as locutions lor holding tho next ses sion, but no choice was made. Presbyterian General Assembly. —At ti e morning session yeterduy, Thursday, Mr. Winn’s resolutions recommending the adoption of the Address to the Churches, reported and read by Rev. I)r. Tuoknwkll, and tor printing 3,000 copies ot tho same, Ac., were adopted. After some discuss ten, Memphis was, by vote, docided upon as the place tor holding the next meeting of the Assembly. Richmond was chosen as the location cf the Committee of Publication. I)r. Thorn well culled the attention of the As sembly to (lie resolution which recommend-i that all the Presbyteries shall carry on tbiir opera tions through the Central Committee. He pre ferred that it be stricken out. .after some dis cuision, the matter was postponed till the night session. At the close of the morning session, Dr. Din s made a feeling'allusion to the great calamitv in Charleston, and by request ot the Moderator, closed the session by making the care of the af flicted city Disburden of his prayer to tho Dis penser of things. Thursday Evening Session.— The Committee on Education asked the use of the time of the Assem bly for the purpose of holding a meeting on edu cation to-night, (Friday) which was granted. Dr. Thornwell withdrew his memorial to Con gress proposing mi nendment of the Co.'-. ;tu tion. Dr. McMullen, from the Committee to v.-hon was referred a papet for the closer union and com munion of Christians, presented an interesting report, which was put on the docket. A portion of the time was consumed in debate on the report of the Committee on Domestic Mis sions, the Assembly voting against stiif.iiout the article which recommeuds the Presbyteries acting through this central Committee. Tho Assembly will probably continue its ses sions till some time next week. I'resbtterian General Assemble.. —ln cne moi a i:ig session yesterday, a standing rule fur the General Assembly for the annual election of the members and officers of the Executive Committee was adopted. The committee on Education made a report, 1. 1 rough Dr. Lacv, embodying resolutions mid articles touching tho responsibility that rests on the Church to maintain for itself u picim, gift/ 1 and learned ministry ; that the. General Assembly appoint an Executive Committee to superintend the work of educating youug men fur the gospel: ministry ; calling upon the officers and member-, to aid all such young men as v. Dh to devote them j *«•'•»» *o ‘ho holy work of the gospel ministry ; I aj d that ihe Jirst Wednesday in December be I designated as a day ot special prayc-r for the j youths of our country. The resolutions with their j nrticles were taken up and acted upon scpaiately and their principal features adopted. It was. 1 decided that the operations of tins Executive Committee shonld be located at Memphis, Tenn Mr. Perrin, from the Standing Committee oi: Finance, made a report, which was adopted. Tiro Commitsee on Church Extension made a re port, in which was a resolution setting forth the importance of extending aid to feeble Churches in erecting Church edifices, aid that tho duties of tne Committee be assigned to the Commit* icon Domestic Missions,until otherwise ordered hy the General Assembly. Tho resolution was adoorid Fire ! Fire 11—There appears to boa diabolical I mtent outlie part of some persons nowin this city to Consign at least a portion of iiontgomi y Uo the fiam. i. Within the puatjwo , ns there have been seven attempts to Are bnildmvr ir j tne city or Vicinity, two of which have nrovedJ f. cce. Cui, and the destruction of a amount of t.iojitrty is the result. The- i„ t oni'J infernal viih.iny at the bottom of this nm’ter " which should bo ferreted out. We venture to say that if those who have applied the torch or those who have instigated others to make the ap plication, are discovered, the county wili be at no ex pence, either for their safe keeping, trial or execution. A ulrict adherence to the iaw is a-- siratsie in nearly all cases, but the w retches who could m a time like the present, exercise their maliguiiy, bv endeavoring to burn down the cif place themselveß beyond the pale of the law, arid’ arc entitled to none of its proteotiou. They ’havo no right to complain, if a short shrift, the first rope and the nearest tree, is their fate, woen di covered in tho commirsion of their ci ltaes. The greatest watchfulness should be exercised by our citizens, and the patrol guard bv made la. enough to give close attention to all parts of tin city. About 12 o’clock on Wednesday night jp, alarm of lire was given by policeman C. KcreVcN and John McCrayd, who had noticed an u'nisi 1 light shining through the window of the s-o-i ! house No. 90 Commerce street. Home villain 1 : effected an entrance through a baok window j had kindled a fire among rome bales of co Assistance was quickly rendered, without ser ..tr’ damage. Shortly before daylight yesterday morning the alarm bell was again sounded, and the fir.m quickly responded to the call. The fire w.rl found to proceed from the fine residence of Mr-’ , «. Dickerson, on the upper Wetumpka road, just beyond the city limits. The dwelling, to getber Wuh a aurge portion of the furniture? out houses, etc., were entirely destroyed. Mrs. D a loss is estimated at about $12,000, on which thcro was an insurance, as we understand, of onlv $3,000. We learn that the dwelling was fired in several places, and the inmates were allow?r scarcely tiine'to put on a portion of their clothing. At about two o’ci zh yesterday evening, the stable of B. B. Davis, corner of Bibb and Wilkin son streets wag fired, but the flames were extin guished without much damage. [Mont. Advertiser, 13 th. JJW. H. lluelbut.—This individual, whose con j tributions to the Edinburgh “Magazine” and the j Northern journals caused him to be classed among' i be most dangerous enemies ol the South, is yet j confined iu the county jail in this city. Huilbut was arrested iu May, we believe, in the State of Georgia, and claims to be a South Carolinian, acd a Southern man in bis sympathies. He is also endorsed, we understand, by one or two gen tleman of grr..t influence connected with the Gov ernment. Mr. Uurlbut is understood to be held ; by order of Gov. Letcher, acting under an act ofA the Convention authorizing the arrest and detenJ j tion of all parties—citizens of a State at war witW I the Commonwealth —whom he may suspect oP 1 hostile intentions against Virginia. Mr. W. H. KyrJ, of Augusta, Ga., who was ar rested several months ago upon suspicion, is also yet in the county jail.— Rich. £nquir«r.