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DRUGGISTS 8l APOTHECARIES,
(TVcat Side of the Public Square,)
La Granite, Georgia,
J J.WE now, ami will constantly keep on hand.
A FULL ASSORT M ENT OK -
Dares atd aedichics
ril.TITS 4YD DYE.STIFFS
0.LS, VIRMSIitS, 1C.,
Andcall tfcc particular |attcntion of the LADIES
to (heir fine selection of
Perfumery,
Iliiir-Hruslies, Combs,
Tooth-llruaHew, Dec.
TV) uo have on hand a *m.d
THE I'lMIKfT
LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
fi^na^rKirriONS till*Al at ull bonr*cor-
ffftly a rut with tlipptitoh.
mokoan.
SON, „
ISO. K. HnRtsaN.
J. E. MORGAN k.
W H () L E S A L K A N D U E T A I L
SROCERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
LAGRANGE. GEORGIA,
For the Sale o i
Cotton, Tobacco, Wheat, Flour,
Uncoil, Lard, Dried Iruit,
Produce Generally.
We also Veep on hand a good assortment of
'Groceries of all Description*.
Will purchoae Cotton and all Gonntfy Prsaloee at
LIBERAL PRICES <hat u.«y be brought to us.
Georgia St at® Coaveatlw
October 30, 1865.
The Convention met and was opened with Prayer
bv Rev. Wm. Flinn.
Col. Anderson, or Chatham, from the Committee
of Five, appointed for that porpoee, presented the
followiag Memorial in reference to the pardon of
Political Priaooer»-*which wae uoanimoiuJy agreed
to:
Mtl.LCDOEVIt.EK. Oct. 30tb, ISG3
To Hit Excellency Andrew Juimom,
Prevident of the United Statu :
The delegate* of the Slate of Georgia, in Con
vention assembled,do earnestly invoke the Execu
tive clemency io behalf of Jefferson Davl* and
Alexander H. Slepbeos, and Jamea A Seddoa of
Virginia. A. G. McGrath of South Carolina, Alii
•on und David Yirtee of Florida, and H. W. Mer
cer, of Georgia, aow confined aa pc aonera, sign-
in rlv circumstanced.
Your Excellency ha* been pleased to rev fore Mr.
Stephens t<> bis liberty. He returns to the grateful
people of this State, aa a solemn pledge of the mag
nanimiry which rales the psblie council*; and bis
great name and influence will be potent to revive
the amity ol the past, and fructify the wise and
generous policy which yonr Excellency ha* inau
gurated. Emboldened by thi* example, impelled
by the purity of our motives, and stimulated by
tbe prayers of a numerous people, we appeal for
clemency lu behalf of the distinguished persona we
have named Restore than to liberty sod to the
embrace* of their families; translate them from
captivity to the light of freedom and hope, and
the gratitude of the prisoners will be mingled
with the joyful acclamations which shall ascend
to Heaven from the hearts of this people.
J. ff-ison Davis was elected to his high position
by our suff'iiges, and in response to our wishes.—
We imposed upon him a responsibility which be
did i.ot seek Originally opposed to the sectional
policy io which public opinion, with irtesistible
pow< r finally drove him, he became the exponent
of our principle* and Ibe leader of our cau>-«. IL-
aimply responded to the united voice of his sec
tion. If he then is guilty, so are we ; we were the
principals, he was our agent. Let uot the retribu
tion ol a mighty nation be visited upon bis bead,
while we, who u~gcd him to bis destiny.are suffer
ed to • scape. The liberul clemency of the govern
ment has been < Mended over us ; we breathe the
air and experience the blessings of freedom ; we
therefore ask that the leader, who. in response to
the democratic instinct* of hi* nature, the princi
ple-* of , is party, and the solieita.ions *>f hi* sec
tion. became the bead and front of our offending,
shall not now bo bruised for our iniquities, or
punished for our transgression*.
Mr. Davis was not Ibe leader t.f a feeble at.d
temporary insurrection ; be wa* the representa
tive ol great idea* and the exponent of piincples
which etirred and consolidated a i umeroua at d in
telligent people. Ibid people was not hi* dupe.—
They pursued the cause they adopted of their uwu
free will, and he did not draw them on. but fol
lowed after them. It is for this reason that we
uvnke the Executive clemency in his behalf. Hi*
frame i* fe* ble ; hi* health is delicate ; all brokeu
by the storm* of State ; h>- languishes out in cap
tivity a vicarious punishment for tbo uc's of bit
people. Thousand* of hearts are touched with bis
distress; thousands of pruyeis imrei <1 to Ilesven
lor his relief. We invoke in his behalf the gen
erous exercise of the prerogative to pardon which
the form and principles of the Constitution offer as
• beuifleriit instrument to a merciful Executive.—
We »,k the contiuuunee of that career of clemency
which your Excellency bur begun and w hich alone,
we earnestly believe, cm secure th* true unity
and laalit,w e rent ness of this nation, lhspenaing
our great Matter on h » r t'. \u«.
uansmi-ted to your count. ' men a* one of the be
net act or* of mankind Ibe tWutut.on of our
country renewed and fm tiii. d by your measure..
„i 1 „nce mure extend il» protection over a cou-
t Bled and happy people bonded a. it w,U be
upon consent and affection, and reeling. Uka
rrrut arch of the II-«'ens. equally upon all
Mr. Jenkins, from the Committee of Sixteen, *u
Received at Milledgevlle, Oct. 29th,
1865—By telegraph from Washington,
Oct. 28. To His Excellency Jus. Johnson:
Yonr several telegrams have been re
ceived. The President of the United
States cannot recognize the people of any
State as having resumed the relationsof
loyalty to the Union that admit, as legal
obligations, contracts or debts created on
them, to promote the war of the rebellion.
(Signed) William Seward.
The Message was referred to the Committee of
Sixteen, and the Coa\ cation adjourned till after-
soon.
At 3| o'clock the Convention met.
The following Message was received from tbo
Provisional Governor:
Be it ordained, That the sum of ten
dollars per day be paid to the President
of the Convention during 1 the term of the
session of this Convention; the sum of
five dollars per every twenty miles trav
eled coming to Miiledgeville and return
ing home; ur»d the sum of six dollars per
day be paid to each member of the Con
vention, and the same mileage; and the
sum of six dollars per day and tiie same
mileage to the door keeper, and messen
gers; and the sum of eight dollars per
day to the Secretary, and seven dollars
per day each to the Journalizing, Engross
ing and Enrolling Clerks.
Mr. Wright, of Coweta, offered the following—
which lies over:
Execctite Office, 1
Miiledgeville, Oct. 30th, I860 j
Gentlemen of the Convention : I Whereat, A diffeieno* of opinion exists
1 have the honor herewith to submit to , !,n on P the people of Georgians 10 the nb-
you, showing the amount of money receiv-! li -' :4,io,,s rating on them to pay the debt
ed and expended bv me since entering ! ,,f the S,atp . contracted for carrying on
upon the duties of my office: I 1,10 war ; a,,d whereas, part of the debt <d
Borrowed ol T. F. Metcalf, of Augusta. j this State contracted during the war, was
in gold.. $20,e00 00 fur other purposes about which there can
*!. t he T*?^ ‘ Ul f be no difference, as in case of that part
* which was made in payment for stock in
the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, which
stock is still the property of the State.
ccat. per annum,and payable in rold
on the 6th day of DecemU-r, 1866, or
the 1st day of Drcember, 18C7, at the
election of the Stale.
Borrowed of E. M Bruce A Co
“ “ Augusta Manufacturing
Company
Borrowed of J. M. Newby
“ “ C. F. McCuy
Cash of G. F. Crona. for Card* sold.. .
The gold received was sold at a piemi-
um of 46 j per ceut., making
Total,
10.000 00
ami that part which was in payment of
the salaries of Judges and other public
officers which was necessary to maintain
government and keep order at home lim
ing the war, and that part which was for
9 300 00 ! mo,,r . v meet the call of humanity upon
; the State.
$53.8t»u 00 1 Be if therefore Resulted, That a commit
The last sums named were received in tee of three be appointed to ascertain
a.oco 00
2.500 00
5.000 00
2,000 00
notes, or the 6 per cent imtes, which tiiey
represcut, and at the same per cent; the
above per cent upon each State issue be
ing gold value at the date of the issue.—
Provided, that each person or corporation
in this State, subscribing for stock, shall
pay into the treasury of the State two per
cent on the whole amount of stock taken
in specie, or the treasury notes of the U.
States 1 J ,l ■ * “ ■ • -
this State, and report to this Convention
by ordinance or otherwise.
The Presideat announced the following, ns the
Sepeeial Committee under the above revolution :
Messrs. Mathew*, of Oglethorpe ; Alexander, of
Thomas; ilarris, of Worth; McDaniel, of Wallen;
Uaosell, of Cobb; Atkinson, of Camden; Triee, ot
Talbot; Luffman, of Murray; Ilammond, of Ful*
■ZrtJZr? ""'7.V- ‘o' U ' i Anderson, ol Ch.-ham; Murphj. of Monroe;
l„ r,.|.v -, n,l He ? f" " f “”7 aU . 1 * "’.Hrer. of Richmond; Le.i. of Clrcene; TM*.
hereby authorized and required to is- i ...a ,, V, T
other purposes fhereiu
sue to such purchasers scrip f or ouc 8 | larc
for every one hundred dollars subscribed
and paid lor as aforesaid. That the trea
surer is hereby directed to mark “paid,”
and file away, all State bonds or notes and
certificates taken up as aforesaid, and
keep them snhject to the direction of the
General Assembly. And it shall be his
duty to keep a book of stock, in which
shall be entered the name «>f each person
or corporation taking stock, with the
seed, of Clay; Wright, of Dougherty, and Black,
of roit.
Mr. Wikle, cl Cas*, submitted the following:
The Committee of seveu to whom was
referred the message of his Excellency,
Jas. Johnson, and the documents accotii-
panyying it on the subject of dolton and
tobacco, purchased by the State, desiting
further information on that subject: It is
Resolved, That liis Excellency, the Gov-
currency, and are to be paid in currency,
and bear interest at the rate of 7 per cent,
per annum from the 6th of October, 1865,
payable out of the first available taxes
collected.
The expenditures are ns follows*:
Items in warrants in Comptroller General's re
port 8 4,050 00
Freight on public documents 10 00
H J. G. lYilliiims. temporary services, 25 (HI
Advanced to L. H. Briscoe, Secretary, 85 00
I). A. Oaraker, work and material,. . . 326 70
K. F. Williams, work on State Muuso
clock 40 00
E. D Brown, fur light wood furnished, 150 00
$4'.C*6
Jai. Johnson. Tro. Got. ol Ga.
Mr
Giles presented the following,
referred :
which was
AN ORDINANCE.
To declare valid certain sales and invest
ments made l>y and payments made to
Executors, Administratois, Guardians
and other Trustees in this Stute. j
what part of said debt was contracted
for the purpose of carrying on the war;
1 and wh it part for other purposes, and
! that said committee report the facts to
j tfie next General Assembly of this State
! for their action.
Mr. Rawls, of F.fflngham, offered the following
i —which lie* over :
j Whereas, By the misfortunes and rr-
| suits of the late war the people of Leor-
i gia have been, in a great measure, left
! moneyless, and many of them without any
| reasonable prospect at an early day of
j making money, and many, too, holders of
i large real estates, such as lands, which
; are, from the embarrassed condition of
the people dormant and likely to remain
! so for some time to come, to the owners
! <>f which it would be a great sacrifice to
force a sale of snclt property at this time
to meet the tax demands of the State and
cneral governments therefore
«>•<• omci uumn-MH imr oi*i«. i Resolved That this Convention most res
lie d ordained by the people of Georgia' pectlully recommend for the consideration
f the ensuing Legislature, and urge up-
*' *' passage of some bili Based
,r .e .. •••
_nd general government,
mu- rl . : until the pecuniary condition of the coiin-
passed since the adoption of the ordinance n bc|Jl . r t . lia i,l c . people to othei -
‘ I wise meet their, demands.
in Convention Assembled: That all saL-i-. i o — r.
and investments made Ly, and payments , o' 1 them the pass;
made to. Executors, administratori. /u *r, 1 noon the rn-dn ' f ;
‘J p ...»»» ! fmm the State ami
the Legislature of the State of Georgia, , |hp cllIl i Jiry
milled the following repo-1
commonly called the ordinance of sec s
sion, be and they are hereby declared val
id.
Wright, of Coweta, moved that the < om
Mr.
Thr Coastitutioa was furthtr considorrd. until
the hour of adjournment.
miltee of Sixteen be instructed to report by or
dinance, or otherwise, soon# mode, other than the
The C nnlniftec of 16, to whom was re- | GoVcr nor, of the appoint
rn*d the message o* the Provisional G»» v ’ j the officers and employees
Novkmbkr 1.
The Convention met at 9 i o'clock, and was open
ed with Prayer.
Mr Mathew*, of Oglethorpe, offered a resolu
tion in relation to the nle of the Western and At
Untc Railroad, but the Convention refused to
suspend the rules tor the purpose ol taking it up
ami Abandoned t.tmu, n.»'y _ | Resolve<1, t hat tne memorial w.*. * .«»- t Mf Mal j ar d. of Liberty, offered a resolution-
under consideration and direct me to r - j 0 f t | ie United States in btdialf of Jef-; lieir over _that no member of tbo Conven-
pu.t the following resolution: ft>rson D . ivi8 an d others, signed by the > m diera compensation after
- * J Tl,al thc President and attested by tbe &creUry , ^ of absence haB ^ granted, except said
leave of aWncc was granted in consequence ot
ment or the election of
ferted the message of the Provisional uov- • the ofnccr8 and employees of the YYeetern and A‘-
rrnor enclosing a communication bom | Unt5c Railroad.
B. i-vGen. Tillson, Assistant Commission i 0n mot{on of M r Ccnaa, of Baldwin, thc fol-
er of the Bureau ul Eict'dnien, K'ffngtcs ! j ow j n g was adopted:
' Resolved, That the memorial to the Pres-
,. r ot tne rsuren u ui j niuu, .., --- 0
and Abandoned Lands, have had the same
IM U'lp'IIdllWII IdMIl^ KIOCK, wllfl l he I "vwtu.il, * IIIO UAWIUItJ, vuv-
county of their residence, and a statement j ernor requested to communicate to this
of tlie kind of securities in which payment j Convention, if within his power to do so,
is received. And the treasurer is hereby l “ ,w H,,, «h money lias been drawn from
authorized to employ such number of clerks i tl ic Treasury of this State, with which to
to aid him in counting said securities, and j purchase tobacco, when, by whom, by
issuing said stock, and keeping said book, | what ai,d whose authority it was
as his Excellency, the Governor, may di- ! tIrawn . a » d >n what kind of currency it
rcct. * ' j Was drawn, whether State or Confederate
And be it further ordained, That such ' States money, bills or bonds; or what and
portion of the stock as mav remain unsold, ; of difierent kinds of money bills or bonds,
shall be the property of the State till ■ 1,uW mncl ' " f eacl > ki " d . and how much
sold, and the Stale, a*8 such stockholder. colt, » n amJ tobacco was purchased with
shall enjoy all the rights and privileges ! r l J»« >»o'iey of the State so drawn from the
of other stockholders, and may at all meet-j I leasury; the number ot bales and their
ings of the stockliolders be represented j wei « l,t . a,ld when al,d fr o«» whom it was
bv a commission appointed by the Gov- j purchased, and at what price, and wheth-
ernnr for that purpose er waa P a ‘ d ^' r ,n the same kind of cur-
And be it further ordained. That so ■ renL T. money or bonds, that was so drawn
j soon as five inilli >ns of dollars of suid i huDilliclreasnry, witliwhicbtopnrchaae
stork shall have been subscribed and 1 Close articles. How many agents were
paid fur, the stockholders, including the 1 mnph.yed to purchase the cotton and to-
State as such, until all the stock is taken j bai ‘ Cu *>«»■<■•>« referred to, and who they
be and are hereby declared to be a body j were * where they now reside, and
corporate and politic, by the name and ' Cien resided, and what compensation, and
style of the Western Atlantic Rail Road ! b,nv a,,d >» what it was paid, then and
Company, with all the l ights privileges cacb of them, and by whom, fur their ser-
and immunities of the Railroad a,.d Bank- j v * ctS > al1 ^ a ^ so what portion of the cot-
ing Company, except that said company \ ,UU 80 purchased by the State has been
shall have no banking privileges unless j 8y ^ d » aild b J' wlmin, and to whom sold,
hereafter given by the Legislature, and i when, at what price, and for what curren
tly stock held by individuals and corpor- ^ b w :, . s s °l d > and what amount of btate
at ions, as other Railroad stuck in the ! m °ney issuetl since the war, has been
State is taxed. i placed in tiie Treasury; and where and by
Audi're it further ordained, That as soon whom placed there, and what amount of
aR saul sum of five millions of dollars of j M, cli State money has been exchanged for
said stock is subscribed and paid for, it Confederate States bills or bonds, before
mid since it went into the Treasury; and
when and by whom, and with whom.—
And especially what Stute officers or offi
cials have made such exchange, and when
and with whom, and what amount each
State officer or ugent has thus exchanged,
and what use has been made by all such
officers or agents with the Confederate
money they thus acquired by such ex-
Dn motion of n
'rt(-*».. , , ' t r ' Dumes, of Columbia, the f..l-
tke subject oTltlfc ow— — »
ing to the State, shall have power to send
fur persons and papers, and compel the at
tendance of witnesses during its settings
On motion of Mr. Hook, of Washington, it was
Resolved, That the name of the Hon. A.
S. Cutts, delegate from the county of bnm-
tcr, be added to tiie committee of 16, ap
pointed this morning under the resolution
,,f Mr. Mathews, of Oglethorpe.
The Convention then further considered thc
Constitution, and adjourned till morning.
H me ,
Resolved, by the Convention!. That the
wise and liberal proposition of Brtg Oeu.
Tillson, Assistant Commissioner of the
Fteedmeu’s Bureau, to employ certain of
ficers of this SjjSt'e as agents of said Bu
of the Convention, be transmitted to the i
President of the United States.
On motion of Mr. DeGraffenreid, a Committee,
C*n*c One,
(•■( A I It
rent., to adjust difficulties between the j
white and colored people of this btate,. 8 ’ .. 0 f Troup-lo be styled the
Located on NdfU' side Tublic Fifuare, Gorham
fc ° Ul ^3. E. MORGAN A SOS
J O. TCCXKR-
be and the same is hereby ncceprcu, ®»u , “““ f " Hrpro vine the daily Jour- : u
it is hereby ordained by toe Convention, j du y o ‘ . p u blic Printer for 1 a
• (,., Gw. Justices of the Peace. Ordinaries | n.l before >ts submission to the I ubhc ,
sickness of h mself or family.
Dr. Ridley, <>f Troup, offered the following—
which lies over :
Resolved, That Messrs. R<*>noh J «.. of
Newton; Moreland, of Troup, and Keddtng,
of Harris, be, and the same are hereby
shall be the duty uf the Governor to give
notice fur 30 days in two or more news
papers in ttiis State, that an election will
be held at the capitol of the State, on a
day mentioned in said notice, for seven
directors to manage the affairs of said
Western &. Atlantic R. R. C<»., at which
election stockholders may vote in person
board of direcioV" ‘ fJ "‘uinea, That'‘s' w)
to elect all officers necessary i<» .
er management of the attaint of the com
pany, who shall hold their offices for one
vear, unless sooner removed for good
cause by the board of directors, and un- j
til their successors are elected and quali-
fied- i
And be it further ordained, That the j
meeting of the stockholders shall bean
nual for thc election : 1 Directors at At
lanta. ..
And be it further ordained. 1 hat said
sale of said road and its appurtenances
shall in no way effect any pledge or inort-
gage of the road heretofore made by the j
State, for any part of tier indebtedness,
but said company shall hold 6aid road
subject to all such liens or m -rtgages as
the State may have given, till the debt
intended to be secured thereby is entire
ly extinguished.
And be it further ordained, lhat no
part of said State bonds or treasury notes
issued since the 19th January 1861. shall
be received in payment for said stock, oi
f,,r any other purpose, unless they are
presented at thc treasury, within four
State, and for
named: %
Be it ordained by the people of the State
of Gmrgia, in Convention auembled, Hat
the General Assembly of this State is re
spectfully requested, at its first session un
der this constitution, and annually there
after, to make such appropriations and
provisions as may, in their judgment, be
necessary for the support and mainten
ance of the indigent widows add orphans
of deceased soldiers of this State.
Be it further ordained, That disabled
soldiers, who are without the means of
sopport, and whose disability is such aa
to reader them incompetent or unable to
make a living by their own exertions,
shall be entitled to tbe benefits of the pro
visions of tbe foregoing ordinance.
Mr.' Lawson offered the foQowiog—which was
taken tip and a&o£teff: _
AN ORDINANCE,
To legalize the contracts made by guar
dians, administrators, executors and
trustees, with the freedmen lor tbe ben
efit of their wards and estates and to
authorize said gaardians to make such
contracts until provided for by tbe leg
islature:
Be it ordained by the people of the State
of Georgia, in Convention assembled, That
all contracts made by guardians, admin*
istratofs, eiecutors and trustees, d’ith
freedmen and freedworneD, for fbe benefit
of their wards’ estates, be. and the samo
is hereby legalized; and that they be au
thorized to make such contracts, uutil pro
vided for by the Legislature.
Mr. Robinson, of Early, offered the following—
which li«* over i
Resolved, That this Convention recom
mend to the next General Assembly the
propriety of abolishing the penitentiary
system, and adopting some other mode of
punishment, better adapted to the wants
of the Country in its present condition.
Mr. Jcnkin* effcred tbe following— which was
adopted r
Resolved, That as soon as thc Conven
tion Las passed the Constitution of the
State, one thousand copies of the same be
printed for the use of tiie members of tbe
Convention.
Tbe Conventiou adjourned till morning.
November 4.
The Convention wm opened with Prayer by Rat.
Mr. Daly.
Furtber busrbcss waa suspended to allow Mr.
Chappell, of Muscogee, to offer thc following reso
lutions on the death of Hon. Hines Holt, a dele
gate from that county r
Resolved, That the members of the* Con
vention deeply lament the death of their
late associate in this body, the Hon. Hines
Holt, a delegate from thc Countv of u..~
- : That as a mark of
Tin; icix arm tut tot spatu ’w
c. B.nxT. w. n. Btaunti-u
DAY, BUSSELL fc Tl’UKLB,
GENERAL
AUCTION & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
(Corner of Broad ami Jackson Streets.)
Augusta, Georgia,
W ILL ATTEND TO THE PURCHASE AND
SALE OF
U kinds af C**4ft
Stacks, l!wod*,
Produce, RVSl Estate,
Merchandize of aR Minds,
Rones, Hides, he.
Particular attention paid to the SALE and
FORWARDING of COTTON.
Contienments solicited from all quarters.
Liberal Advances made on Consignments, and
prompt Kcmtitenccs made.
Rcier iu> Messrs. J. E. Morgan & Son *011 Mewp.
A. E Cot A Co ■ LaOrange. Ga- july28-6tn
E. H. BRUCE & UO-,
BANKERS AND COTTON FACTORS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
E. F. METCALFE fc CO.,
C91H1SSM* HI FOtWUDIN MERCHANTS,
V SiVANNAH, GA.
E* M. BRUCE, MORGAN At CO.,
COTTON FACTORS kFOtWlEMNC ItfttHANTS,
APALACHICOLA, FLA.
«W- Advances made on Consignments to
Yt ATTS. CRASH A CO . New York.
WATTS. GIVEN <1 CO . New Orteoiw,
W.C. WATTS & CO., Liverpool,Bag.
By sit her ef tht above Houses. *eptSi-3ai
that tiie Justices of the*Peace, Ordinaries j n.l before its submission to the Public rnmer tor j to thc next Legiulatur^ tl.T presentea at un. ». -- ----™ ^
..,„j u ll „ther civil officers or unofficial i publication. ., ! true condition of the finance* of the istate j inoIll | lS after the date of t .
citizen of this State, are hereby authoriz | On motion of Mr. Boyd, ol Lumpkin, tbe follow- ^ Geurgia _ w hat appropriations have j ment b y the Treasurer, as herein befo
, d to perform such services as may be ing was adopted: . . i been made, and for wliat purpose how !j dsreetc-d. to be made,
d. sigtmted bv suid agent in adjusting j Resolved, By the people of Georgia in , m0ch fur the military, and how much lor
difficulties between the white and color-1 Convention assembled, That onr Senators j ^ c ; v ji department of the State, since
population of this State, in maintain- ‘ an( j representative irt the next Congress
ing the police of the cuuutry, and other j of the United States be requested to urge
similar matters, whenever requested so . apo u thc proper authorities the early re-
- * - - J I 8U mption of ceiuing Gold in tne Branch
to act by suit! superintendent.
On motion of Judge Hook, of Washington, the Mint at Dabloncga, Ga
resolutions was amended aa follows, and the re
port adopted:
Mr. Jenkins, from the Committee of Sixteen,
reported an additional Article of the Constitution
1 a www|f*v*. • ^ t rrpot ICU
Provided, That nothing in this ordi- ^ich was discussed,
nance contained, shall be understood in i Qa motion of Mr. Hopkins. Hon. Wm. M. Bar
uny wise to indicate the view* of this i QCtt 0 f Virginia, wasr iuvited to a scat or. flic floor
Convention as to the character ot witness* j of the Conrenfiotf.
cs hereafter to be admitted in certain cas- Adjourned till morning.
es. It being the judgment of this body | '
that this is a matter of Legislature cog- October 31.
nizancc only. ! Tbe Convaotion met and was opened with 1 raj-
The following Message was received from His , er by tbe Rev " m - Flynn.
J. BIlOW-> MORGAN,
agent fob the
mail, luinffBi iugama a
FIRE & INLAND INSURANCE COMPANIES,
New Ywrjk.
Excellency thc Provisional Governor:
Executive Office, )
Mn.i.F.DGEviL! v, Oct. 28th, 1865. j
Gentlemen of the Convention:
On last eveuing I received the follow
ing telegram. Concurring in tbe justice
and propriety of tbe views therein con
tained, it is respectfully recommeuded,
that the action of the Convention couform
thereto. „ , „
J. Johnson, Prov. Gov. of Ga.
Received at Miiledgeville, Oct. 29th,
1865—Bv telegraph from Washington,
28—To Governor Johnson: ^
Your dispatch lias been received,
people of Georgia should #»ot besyUle on
moment, repudiating evCry Bing ® . .
of debt created for the purpose of aiding
the rebellion.against the Government o
the United States. „ .
It will not do to levy and collect taxes
from a State and people that „Afti. loyal
and Hi the Union, to pay * debt that was
pra..ilS i .i-in., ihoin nnt tberc-
aetlVttaa
ALKIANDBB STODilABT,
Gcavral Agn*. Mo. A Pme st -
“■■• .Pf .dse people ©f th«t Stato pf
Wtutrinfloenced,Witt eretfUdb*.
DJ VUv xav- v *• —
A Mt-asage was received from His Excellency
the Provisional Governor, covering correspondence
relative to the sale of the State's cotton.
On motion of Mr.Morgan, of Dougherty, a Com
mittce of three was appointed to call on the Pro
visional Governor of the State for copies of aR
communications between him and the Preside* of
the United States, and She Secretary of State re
lating to the public debt of Georgia.
Mr. Walker, of Liberty, offered the following—
lieawver » < “
Whereas, Rigid economy in the adnoim
i&tioo of public offices w ao element of
strength m republican gorernmentsi,
jteSdtved, That' the multiplication of
public offices ia coodcamed by tbe people
of Georgia. _ . .
That the Legislatwre be re-
Quested to fix the salariew of the t.fficer*
l^tbe Legislature, judicial and Executive
deDartmcnW-ttt oucb cumpeoa»tK>n m will
b- comoieiwwretewith fcbe aerncea re«
Sred.
U. Martin,of Habcrdta*,c«ercd |he foUowi-£
AN (MWIANCB, . .
Ytis civil and
oossUtiwd
the 1st of January, 1861; what amount
of bonds and treasury notes has been is
sued during the same penud of tune und
for what purpose; what investment ha e
been made by the State in cotton, »tock>
ar.d other securities, and by whose a
thority; and to set forth tiie condmut. and
character and resources upon which the
State may rely to pay such indebtedness,
and that such committee have P»wer to
send for persons and papers. And be U
further ordered, in case any member ot
this commute shah fail or refuse to serve,
the remainder of tbe committee shall have
power to fill the vacancy, and that tb.
next Legislature have power to make coni'
pensafiou for the services of said com
mittee.
The following was offered by Mr.^oben, of Chat-
Mr. CooX, of Macon, submitted the following re
solutions, which were laid on the tabl for the
present:
Resolved, That tbe convention do here
by approve of and ratify the action of
.^pli E Blown, late Governor of this State,
and of Provisional Governor James John
son in disavowing thc anthor.tv of the
arrent of the State in the sale of
bales of cotton in Savannah iu November
last
November 3.
TbeConvention met and was opened with Prayer.
The time of the Convention wa* occupied, dur
ing the morning session, on the Contitution, which
was gone through with and adopted.
Tbe Convention met at 3| P. M.
Mr. Chappell, of Muscogee, offered tbe follow
ing-which, on bia motion* was made the special
order for to morrow morning :
an ordinance.
Be it ordained by the people ot Oeorgia,
in Convention assembled, That all the
debts contracted or incurred by the btate
of Georgia, either as a separate State or
a* a member of the late partnersJup or
Confederacy of States, styled the Confed
erate States of America, for the purpose
of carrying on the late war of secession
against the United State# of America, or
fur the purpose of aiding, abetting or pi
.noting said War, in any way directly or
indirectly, be and tbe same are heraby de-
clared null and void, and the Legislature
is hereby prohibited forever from, in anj
way, acknowledging or paying the same
| debts, or an, « f-« P*»
mr
thirty days.
Resolved, That a committee of four mem
bers from this Convention be appointed
by the President to superintend tbo ar
rangements touching the remains of the
deceased, and to attend them from tb»
city to his late home in Muscogee county.
Resolved, That the members of tbe Con
vention will, in a body, attend thc remain#
of tbe deceased, from bis late lodging#
in this city, to tbe railroad depot.
Resolved, That a copy of these isola
tion# be transmitted by tbe Secretary of
the Convention to the fainilj of the de
ceased.
Eloquent add ressea, eulogistic of distinguish
ed deceased and in support of thc rosolutioai, were
made by Messrs. Cbappel and Jenkins; after which
the resolutions were adopted and the Coaventlon
adjourned till Monday morthtg.
New York, Oct. 22.—Tbe following des
patch is published in tbe Greenville Moun
taineer, dated Washington, Sept. 27, 186a.
Gov. B. F. Perry': I th^nk yon for your
dispatch of the 28th inst. I have to con
gratulate your Convention upon its har-
mouioos and successful attendance to tbe
Constitution. It afforded great gratifica
tion to all who favor a speedy restoration
of all the States iu the Union. Let this
work go on, and we w»! Soon be once
more a united and happy people, forget
ting the past and looking jvith confidence
to a harmoqious future.
rSienedl Andrew Johnson,
President United States.
ham. sad r*:erred to the Commit ee of Sixteen: ;
id present
i t¥ar w
in ersalMtt .oi .Uti#'
SMITH k 0»N*Akj
WAMEWHBfc A>» CIUlSMI KJACMATT*,
LAOBA»6l,6BO«GDf —
. ,'eni. il ttfiUMh '
OAg ka iaeaAaE k»»0»# OMAo, WFp«aimA«^t
F.#- .fwwsta ksfiif Mfdi*41 W*raL_ T _
afifttoxtiU wU’. ttesae ttturp thtm. Jk» on*2l-t;
K, aw—" w: ,* b ®
an ordinance
To provide f.»r the sale of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, i.
Be it ordained by the people of Georgia
in Convention assembled, That the vy es- j nave tne imuu. „ . gt
tern & Atlantic Railroad, with all its ap Jcgof tplegrams 8 ent by me on TndayU*
portenances, i# hereby vaJotNl at two mil- - tQ the Secretory of ^ta t ®» 8 l'- - , g tates
Hons two hundred thousaud dollars, and J , tbe p re 8ident of tho United States.
S' L i.,U,.h. re . of one huu- j u ” x f« telegram., aad U« repUe,
before c«i«Diniiuie*atea. ex _
. ,AN (MWIAJsCM,
im pprfb* altepsd
the
'Lolord. That Hi. BKellency, l>r»«l«- „,g ai, law for lh.t b “ C "“
i - ^.j t... an- 0 ,- nrovide for thc same, said _ *
an, part tlmraof, by any
mnnr'y, properly. *>«(» « »“ e "
, fatty kind t» that object.
2. Be it further ordawed,- That jno#-
Utuch as the annual income of the Stoto
before and during said war, from toxa
tion and other sources of revcn ”J’ J^..
amply sufficient for the ^
flinarv civil government of the ^tate, nno
f the plvment of all it. expenses, inc -
r ?A..ht were the offspring and re## 1 **
;• “ntWr i. .. therefore thc judgmect.
”U aaee and decree of U.i,
tpat all debts of 'be State ineorrml atir
- -SSLttfSVI?
itiuai Governor, be and he is hereby au
thorized and required to adopt such meas
ures and take* such action as will serve
and'protect (he interest of the btate in
said cotton.
The consideration of the Constitution of tbe
State was resumed ; and the Courentiou af'jutirn-
i-d. at 1P.M.
The Convention met agreeably to a jemrnrae
Tbe following Message from ,be Provisional Gov
ernor was read:
Executive Oitice,
Miiledgeville, Ga.. Uct, 31, 18G5. f
Gentlemen </the Convention:
I have the honor to transmit
dred dollars each, and it .hall be the duty
of the Treasurer of this State to advei tise
said road for sale, in all the paper, pub
lished in Ibis State for one month, allowiug
any and all citissetw of this State, and no
other persons, to take stock and to pay
for thc same either in specie or theTrcas-
ory note, off tb# United State., or in the
bond# of the State of Georgia, issued prior
to the 19tb of January, 1861, including
*1 no 000 100 of baud* issued after that
date wr stock in the Atlantic and Golf
railrddi it par; or in any of tiie bonds io-
soetf by the State after that time ait seven-
*»-five cent# is the 4otU#,or in a»y of tlm
Treasury poto# thoSia% knows aa the
8 par cent notes, payable in specie or *
per c6nt uonds, at seventy-five cento in tne
fluftaf nr in shy of the Treasury notes
known a# « fW ’ n
amdssmor • F«t ce#ihoad#, ai^H cento
in tbe dtolara* ot in any off (Aha goto# <»
siud ticulcd . • poepfl whor0 it
exi.ibit all tbe offi j ing on tbc .^J/.uSTshpwu by itspartial
t i.-ive iiad with the Gov- ; shall be satisfat- J narticolar
cial intercourse I_ ba „.i :ltillll tfJ ;iU ,i di rt interestccUur‘-»f that any particola
debt or debt/* were incurred for other pur-
tbe debt of Georgia
(Signed)
J. Johnson,
Prov. Gov. of Ga.
r&e Stotes vote#: and W
amin^snflWt««
[copv.] „
T,. IlisExeeHency, i»»« Pres '
idl " ,l L S 'm«id'te^>ct.he\r.rdebt.
sJld teeloce
slMHfkl U» t-»* jJSpb;, Prov. Gov. Ga.
.. nr tbe Consiitut'on was re-
■—
^atjoarnadaota-^Kig.
November 2.
TheCw.veotioawet.a4 was opened with Prayer
h-ilfl. Kr.lwwar. ' ■
On jnotion of Mr. Mathews, of Oglethorpe, the
IMIowIa* «•"****** 1 "
Resolved, That a committee of 16, one
froov-e«ch judicial district, be appointed
who are hereby instructed to take into
consideration tbe-ne«lr8sify of providing
'for tiie temporary organization of one or
more militia companiea ia''« f tcb county to
Qi'Ul til uGt'v* > • •
nust-s than that of carrying on, siding or
Lhcttin"' thc war, directly or indirectly.
3 Be it further ordained/ That *11 bill.,
bonds, note* i>r evideuce# of debt what
ever, issued by the State, payable only jo
Confederate currency, or on a contingency
or contingencies which have tieker hap
pened, and can now never happ^rt, have
ceased to be debts at all, eitbcriuwhote
or part, and are hereby wholly prohibiteo
from being paid, even thongb
issued for other purposes tbadtbat»
ryiug on tjie said war or aiding 0*
fishing it, directly ^ Af, or-
4. Be it further ordained-
dinance sh*H be part « State-
and fundamentollatvo ^ ^ following—
Mr . Cutto, to 3 ^ ,f iSSwi op sad sdoptod:
whieh. on hh “JJJJjwwaRCB
Mskiog ittbedaty «f
for the support o
orphans °*
One of the prominent member# of tbe
Sooth Carolina State Convention, recent
ly in session, wa# General McGowan, one
of the bravest of the Covfedsrate officers-
In a speech before that body be said:
It is not trae that South Carolina car-
ries a dagger underneath her yestmen s.
wetrt ont of tho Union with an open
hand and an open heart, and sba i# gnmg
back into tbe Union With an open hand
and an open heart. She ha* lost all her
material resource#, but she has not lost
her honor; and she returns to the ewter-
bood of Stole# wiM» fall determination to
be true and loysl in word *nd deed,
A Dispatch from N. York snj*’-
Ward Beecher yesterday dehver^ #
mon in which Im gave to h># ■•J,
endorsement of President J focbc ^ r .
his reconstruction pol ,c y» °r? f 2L >ot i 1 }n-
-i.ee «d
3S,sksS-ass
S£Si£$3S|s
be accorded an wit, whs it
•to eacnea orwonBy **** ^ ^ |Mto
Sassaalg
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