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of Carroll.
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The emancipation of slaves, heretofore
constituting a large item of property, the
unquestionable failure of the banks (with
few Exceptions) from cauSesbeybnd their
Control; thfe Otter #ortbfestftie&,’or great
depreciation * of many public, corporate
and prifatO seqnrilfav and various other
losses, have mat^aHy diminished the sub
jects of taxation. .
Even riod'ersto talktiod trill be felt
bardeasoaety byoOribipoVerrsOeid'ptkiOle.
t yohr strong mBri wdiis in the tented
far atfay from utqiW!fe(*tfed' wives’
ihildren, he cdlritfatod* tfifeir lands,
i their households/ * “
Eot I donbt par they will db^rfdllybW
any imposition pecessary to maintain
.g^i public mteMs& ond further
saspdnsioils'of 1affable frrttitotoobi and
dobfecharitfes; ^ - T . *
; The indebtsdnfesfi Of tbnStstoia com
paratively very-subtil. Sbs bwfcfoiwtf-
mpots<rfar exceeding in value its dntire
amount, and n ^r r P pftnr«w r though
gfgafly dinwniahsd; araratflfoygifrytffff-
observances' tuf when’ dtrtTdffiitfed
nsoal controlling- agcncied!*. jjdtf
» fiat of emancipfctioii; , w’nii9i*M
forded* riM*. itfaptored; afrflbdkh’
tie# unsettled ro bis' prirffoatf/atod
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to'circnmstahces enjbin upon her ri
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strict and wi#e|
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despondency:
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by JONES & WILLINGHAM.
LA GRANGE, GEORGIA, F]
V DECEMBER 22, J S&5
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Atlanta & West Point Rail-Road.
GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent.
Ol’TWAIU) Til AIV. |
INWAHI) TKAIV.
Leave Atlanta, (i.00 a.m.,
Leave West P T t
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Arrive at m.
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Fairburn
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Long Cane,..
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Must Point,...
6.38
We*t Point...
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Atlanta
7.03
DB. D. □. MORRISON. 1. J. CRAWFORD.
MORRISON fa CRAWFORD,
DRUGGISTS & APOTHECARIES,
(West Side of the Public Square,)
La Grange, Georgia,
JJAVE now, and will constantly keep on band.
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
DREGS AD D MEDIC LYES,
PILOTS All) DtF-STlITS,
OILS, VARXISHES, &C.,
And call the particular attention of the LADIES
to their fine selection of
Perfumery,
Hair-Brushes, Combs,
Tooth-Brushes, Ac.
They also have on hand a good assortment of
THE PUREST
Ll$UORS r OR MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
JpGr PRESCRIPTIONS filled at all hours cor
rectly and with dispatch. sept!5-tf
JXO. E. MORGAN. D. W. MORGAN.
J. E. MORGAN & SON,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.
Dr. Lfftlc
C AN be found at his Old Office, (Up Stairs) next
door to the Sims (louse. Residence, second
block, west of tht Square.
I’. S.—Persons having Medical Worand In-
triimcnts will please relurh them. jks une23 t
Dental
Card.
E. J. CRAVEN, Dentist, tenders his
protessional services to I he citizens
'of La Grange and surrounding fcotiii-
try. Office over A. E. Cox & Co.’s store.
All kii.ds of Produce taken in payment lor
work july24-lf
Albert Lehmann,
W ATC UAIA Iv E11 A N D .1E W EL F.R,
La Grange, Georgia.
WILL doal 1 work in limine ol business alt he
Shortest not .ice mid on reasonable terms, lleso-
licitsa liberal sha® ol the public patronage,
shop east Hideol t rte publiesqiiare. innyltf
GROCERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
LAGRANGE, GEORGIA,
For the Sale of
Cotton, Tobacco, Wheat, Flour,
Bacon, Lard, Dried Fruit,
Produce Generally.
Wc also keep on hand a good assortment of
Groceries of all Descriptions.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOV.
JENKINS.
Senators and Representatives :
I am here in obedience to the behest of
the people of Georgia, to assume the du
ties and responsibilities imposed by the
Constitution and laws of the State, upon
their.chief magistrate. Many of you
have, in the past, witnessed like scenes,
when some worthy son of the ancient
commonwealth was inaugurated to the
same position, provided with abundant
resources, garnered in successive years qf
prosperity, and charged by their skillful
use, to maintain her prestige and her
honor, and to press forward her illimita
ble progress to still higher achievements
in civilization. Then she was not inaptly
styled the Eiiipire State of the South.—
This significant epithet accorded, not ar
rogated, implied the possession in large
measure, of tbe elements and attributes
that combine to produce greatness in a
State. If extent of territory, Salubrity
of climate, fecundity of soil, mineral
wealth, manufacturing facilities and a
rapidly increasing, virtuous, intelligent
and enterprising population, vigorously
improving these physical advantages, be
reliable indicia, Georgia did no violence
to truth iu modestly accepting the dis
tinction.
But war—the reproach of Christian
civilization; the despoiler of the noblest
monuments of human progress—has swept
over her mountains and her plains, deso
lated her cities and hfer fields, wasted her
accumulated wealth, destroyed the labor
system wbehce it sprung, immolated
thousands of her strong men and her
brave youths, draped in mourning her
matrons and her maidens, and caused the
crest she erst wore so proudly, to droop
in temporary despondency. All honor to
her heroic dead, and sympathy imrrieas-
liberations, withoutfli&fob the Federal
Union must be a curaMpatead of a bless
ing. If the whole piMe,. repressing all
promptings of, pectitpat-'feeling and in
terest, will faith fully fkiisrve and obey the
Federal Coustititutio||QDming etenta fnay
lift the veil which nftD eovers recent de
monstrations of Providence, and disclose
to their rectified viritp^ in striking con
trast, ruin caused t(f human folly, and
renovation wrought ty Divine Wisdom.
After weeping that is# endured through
a long night of civila$rife, Joy may come
in the morning of retain.
Let not our people yield to discourage
ment in view of tht tardy progress of
reconstruction, or cf tb» ; suspicion snd
distrust so palpably Baaifaated towards
them. Sustained by ipscioas rectitude,
let them maintain witfehcalai and rbiolote
dignity tbe position 4bey have taken, and
await the result A tempest of unsur
passed fury ha$ swept over our land.—
The elements do not subside into their
normal quiet instantaneously with the
lull of the wind, the sleep of the lightning
and the hush of the thunder. The smoke
of a hundred battles does not vanish in a
moment. But the atmosphere will clear
ere long; those who cannot now SbiJ bow
men who recently fought wth such
desperation against the United States,
can so soou become its real citizens, will
then look at us through a rectified medium.
It will occur to tiiein that Valor »ud Tiiith
are twin sisters, born of magianimity,
whose womb ncvfrr did, nor ever CohceiVe
treachery. They will then remember and
appreciate the historical fact that the
State s now returning, never cuifederated
against the United States, until each for
herself had, in opeu day, aud in hearing
of all mankind, declared liersef separated
from that Power. Aud although they
will still hold that act wrongin principle,
Will purchoBe Cotton and all Country Produce at
LIHEKAL PRICES that niay be brought to us.
urable for the gentle sex, who bedow their and void in fact, they will find it no taint
Located on North side Public Square, Gorbam
& Swanson’s old stuud.
fiepilK-tf J. E. MORGAN & SON.
GOD Fit El) KENEIt,
Manufacturer of all Kinds of Furniture,
La Grange, Georgia,
LaGrange,. ..
Office, over S
phi office.
U. F. AKERS.
AttorneV at Law,
Georgia.
W. Moor,
in BU'll A- Ferrell'
dee J lm-
J. I.. MORGAN. A F CHISOLM.
MORGAN & CHISOLM,
GROCERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
La Grange, Georgia,
TT’EEP confdi»ntly*on hand a large and line sup-
JV ply ot GROCERIES, consisting of everything
lo that line.
Merchants from the country will find it to their
Intcrewt to call and ( exiunine. aug25 if
D. II. MORRISON,
(Late Surg"o:i of the C. S. Army,)
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
QFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES to
tng country.
Office nt. Morrison ,t Crawford's DrugStoio,
West side Public Square. scp22-3m
JOHN A. SPKKIt. DAN'l. X. STEER.
SPEED & SPEER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
La Grange, Georgia,
W ILL give prompt attentioifto nil busincra en
trusted to their care. Will attend the Courts
of the Coweta and Chattahoochee Circuits : also,
the Supreme Court ut .Atlanta and the United
States District Court at Marietta. septS-Sui*
MEDICAL CA11IX
DUS. LONG A WARE
H AVING resumed their co-partnership in tbe
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, respectfully
tender thoir services to the citizens of La Grange
and Troup couuty, in the practice of the various
branches of the medical profession.
J. A. LONG. M. D.
augl8-6m A. C. WARE. M. D.
SMITH & O’NEAL,
WAREHOUSE A.\D COflfflSSIOff MERCHAJTS,
LAGRANGE,GEORGIA,
W ILL receive and store COTTON, PRODUCE
and MERCHANDIZE. Also, BUY and
SELL Produce, Cotton. Corn. Bacon, Lard, Flour,
Meal, and all descriptions of Merchandize.
Warehouse nour the Depot. juty2S-tf
JOHN N. COOPER & CO.,
WAREHOUSE AND COJMISSIOX MERCHANTS,
AND DEALERS IN
toOCEMS, PROVISIONS, WINES' ANff
LIQUORS.
West side Public Square,
aug25tf La Grange, Ga.
J. BROWN MORGAN,
AGENT FOR THE
6ER9AJIA, HAIOVER, NIAGARA A RDPfBLIC
flRE & INLAND INSURANCE COMPANfES,
New York.
oct!3-6m
ALEXANDER STODDART,
General Agent, No. 6 Pine St.
E. M. BRUCE & CO.,
BANKERS AND CUTTON FACTORS,.
AUGUSTA, GA.
E. F. METCALFE & COi,
CGUUSSIO.1 AlfD FORWARDING MERCHANTS,
SaVaNNAH, g\c
E. M. BRUCE, MORGAN fa CO.,
; •".iit'kotl -» 1 •
kHU FACTOR? Ac FOR WARDING HERCHAfTa
-ja’ALAtisitoqti, itit
Advances made on Consignment* .(o' ,.
V*-■ p W3.WT1u Ruo., Averpool/Uh?:"
g **\*r-tf th^^bnpNtHnawffMTr T - »^22-Sn>
HE price of the LuOmig* ReporTe?R
WOULD respectfully inform his
• Id friends, nod the public jp-ner-
lully. that be is again engaged in
MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING
AI.I. tvl\r>? OF
FURNITU
(At his old Stand.)
LOW FOR CASH!
Xi 33
MET A LIC BURIAL CASES ar-1 WOOD UOE-
FINS. of all descriptions, alwavs kept on hand.
He also proposes to SAW TIMBER INTO LUM
BER on {shares. octl3-tf '
BIRD, LATIMER fa CO.,
Gr rocora
AND DEALERS IN’
COUNTRY PRODUCE AND FINE LIQUORS,
Fast side of Public Square,
LaG RANGE, GEORGIA.
W E are paving the highest market prices for
BACON 1
LARI)!
FLOUR!
PEAS !
CORN !
CORN MEAL!
BUTTER. Ac.
Persons wishing to Sell or Buy would, no doubt,
find it to their interest to aive us a call.
oct20-tf BIRD, LATIMER & CO.
)VM. F. SPALDING & BRO.
K EEP constantlv on hand a GENERAL AS
SORTMENT of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Boots and Sh'oes; Hats, Hardware, and Ready-
Made Clothing, &c,
Wc tender our sinaere thanks to our Fatrons
and Friends for their liberal patronage; and
would be pleased that all persons, wishing to pur
chase Goods in our line, Would call and e.'famiue
our Slock. No trouble lo show goods.
sept26-3m W. F. SPALDING & BRO.
OEOROIA
Home insurance ccmupany
Of Columbus, Ga.
CHARTERED IN 1859.
Si F. BOFE1H.IT, President.
D. F. W1LLC0X, Secretary
Capi tal, $350,000
Cash and Surplus, 70,000
JOHN C. WHITNER, Vcial Agent,
Atlanta, Georgia.
T HE undersigned is prepared to take risks in
the above reliable Southern Company on
reasoble terms. J. B. MORGAN,
sepl-ly At A. E. Cox & Co., L<aGrangQ.
J. H. WILLY,
Commission Merchant,
AlLDTi, GEORGIA,
O FFERS his services to his friends and the pub
lic, for the Sale of COTTON, PROVISIONS,
CORN and other PRODUCE, and for the filling-
of orders generally. From long experience, he
feels confident ol giving satisfaction in lb* man
agement of all business intrusted to him.
List of Prices-Current will be furnished to per
sons desiring it. at any time.
Refer to Messrs'. W. H.Sims &. Sons and James
Turner, LaGrange. novl7-3m
of duplicity. They will liok in vain
through all the sanguinary tiacea of war,
for the trial of the serpent. In due time,
consistency will command coi fidence; and
sincerity, like the diartbhdof the first
memories with the tears of affection.
These depressing reflections are in- |
dolged in no spirit of reproach or rbpin- i
ing. Such mischievous pastime can heal :
no wounds, repair no injuries. 1 sketch •
Georgia as she was and as she is, because, i water, will assuredly win its own recogni
fiotn her abject pffcSent, her glorious past ! tion. Then our too suspicious judges will
must be re-pr..duced, and excelled in the
future. T11ia day the mighty word of re
production begins. Its inception, so far
as depends upon governmental agency, is
./ETNA INSRUANCE COMPANY
OFHARTFORD, CONN.
.... $3,$00,439 93
CAStf A$D SfRPLtfo,..
rjpiIE undersigned is prepared to talfe RISX5 in.
tbe Above RELIABLE COMPANY on reason-
Vms."
able te
J. B: MORGAN',' Agfot.
Office in A. E. Cox A Co.’s store.
Notice TUis!
the SUBSCRIBER, thankful forpast^w*
Ym favors, and by a prompt attention to -R
JCLbdsinese,bones fora continuance bftbejOL
.-atne. .. .. ,• •• j-
Wartt BOM rraaptly.
TERal8-CAga. NO- WORK DELlYYRED
;l^TIi;.PAii) FOR.
8ept5-tr -%
on shbiH notice,
fful^dtf
hr Frfli
aid a lot of i
Hl prinV V> <
Mer, ip neat Btyle,
• ‘ ■ « •*> ,
WftLBK&AM- 4 COV
devolved upon us; and H were well that
we look the Herculeau task steadily in
the face.
1 advert to the desolation that now
broods over our beloved State, for tbe
Blither purpose of impressing u£on a
suffering and expectant constituency, the
peculiar embarrassments that beset the
services they demand of us. Whilst fliev
hope yet again to see “the wilderness and
tlie solitary place made glad for them,
and the desert rejoice and blossom as the
rose/’ let them remember that al! this is
the work of time. Let them near iu rriinu,
moreover, that whilst it is the duty of
government to protect and foster individ
ual enterprise, that isi itstdf the great re
productive agent which must lay’ under
contribution for the general weal the
forest and the axe, the soil :jud the plow,
the mine and the forge, the waterfall and
the loom, the locomotive thalt annihilates
space, and the steam that!hisses at the
burthens with which men stack to task its
latent power.
Then, Senators and Representatives,
fully appicciating the difficulties that en
compass us, modestly estimating our
ability to surmount them, relying upo# the
patient indulgence and just judgment of
a magnanimous constituency, and, above
all, trusting to a favoring Providence, let
us earnestly address ourselves to tbe work
before us, unappalled by its magnitude.
In the brief survey, appropriate to this
occasion, of the field of operation upon
which wc are entering, wc are led to con
sider firxt our federal relations, and sec
ondly our home interests. The Constitu
tion of the United States defines the
former, and the Constitution of the State
of Georgia indicates our duty concerning
the latter. In these two great charters of
liberty, there is no inherent cause of con
flict. -^s according to Republican theory
all Government is but popular agency, so
these instruments construed together pre
sent to the mind of the enquirer, a elfcar,
satisfactory division between the Govern
ments they severally institute, of al! the
powers necessary to the public exigencies.
Yet we atb admouished by history written
in blood, that conflict lias arisen in the
past. Originating partly in the too eager
advocacy of abstract theories, partly iff
the sectional Jealousies add antagonisms,
and enlisting the evil passions of human
ity, it waxed fiercer and fiercer as it pro
gressed in a srries of years, and culmin
ated in the attempted separation of some
of the American States from the remain
der. Memories of common sufferings and
common - tiiUmplis, acd anticipation of an
exalted destiny within the reach of a
united, but unattainable by a divided peo
ple, alike lost over men’s minds. Tbe
desire for triumph in the strife thus en
gendered, on both sides, speciously as
sumed the guise of patriotism, and inspired
men using a common Shibboleth with
mutual aversion. Five years since Rea
son abandoned, and the Sword assumed
the arbitrament. We opeD not that re
cord of violence—would that we could
stamp it with the seal of oblivion ! Now
,tbe wager of battle is over, and the
award is against us as parties to the is
sue, our whole People have risen* up, ac
cepted it as by the v?iTl of one man. What
valor failed to atfhieve, wisdom has
promptly renounced, and trnth herself has
set her signet to the attestation of the deed.
In the recent remodeling of their Con
stitution, the people of Georgia have ac
knowledged the Constitution, constitu
tional laws, and treaties of the United
States, as their supreme law: This means
something more than a yielding of a con
test, or an overture for restoration.* If
means fidelity to the supreme law in all
future legislative, executive, and judicial
action, and in all ibtdre movements of the
People en masse. It implies arieCognitioo
of duty to, and interest in the whdld.couih
try, as well' ss to and in the Stabs of
Georgia; It is, of coorse, predicated up-
dn a g'ediprocal obligation on the part of
tbo$e to whom tliiif pledge ip renewed —
The institution of flatfery, the fruitful
source (if discord in the past, ha* been
effectually eradicated from our social and
political systems. It can never again
marvel less at our approved fealty, than
| at their own tardiness in discovering it.
He the process of restoration long or
short, when consumated, cur attitude
will and must be that of strict fidelity to
[.the Union, of equality with ojt associates,
i and of dignity sustained by an Inner Sense
| of un viola ted integrity.
[ Turning our attention to subjects of
! State administration, appertaining more
j directly to the Service iipph which we are
entering, the mind involuntarily pauses
upon the changed relation between the
Caucasian and African iaces inhabiting
Georgia. iTow to secure the latter in the
positive enjoyment of the frSe&otn with
with the least possi
ttS bfetojr vf taf natiooalde-
is a problem full of perplexity (j taxing all
the energies of astute, upright intellect.
It is believed that the victors in the war,
by whom the change has been wr§ught,
and who took the initiative of the proCejss,
hate realized in full force its extensive
difficulties. Its solution has been alreacfy
partially, and ere long will possibly be
fully, devolved upon the States more im
mediately interested, aud better qualified
for the worx, by reason of their greater
familiarity with the characteristic traits
of the negro, and with tbe employments
in which he has been traiued, and to which
his steady adherence should be encour
aged. The transition from slavery to
freedom of a large class is not a novel
otiS in American history. In several of
the States it has been effected without
exterior intervention, by a process so
gradual, that no shock has been felt in
tbe labor system—no phrenzied impulse
imparted to tbe liberated class. Upon us
it has come like a sudden upheaving, the
terrific trembling aud distracted engulph-
ing of the earthquake, in volcanic local
ities. But however effected, aud by what
ever embarrassments encumbered, the
fact is accomplished—unalterably fixed
The realization that it is a $ is the first
step towards the proper adjustment of a
new system, and that, I apersuaded, is,
in its vast magnitude, its tremendous con
sequences, clearly impressed upon the
Souther# mind.
Any reference, in detail, to the action
demanded by the crisis would be inap
propriate to this occasion, and is rendered
unnecessary by the prudent forecast of
the ..Contention recently held, entrusting
to five gentlemen equally distinguished
for ability, experience and benevolence,
the work of preparing and digesting for
your consideration a system or code of
laws adapted to the exigencies of the new
situation. In it yon may find valuable
aid. I commend it to your seriods con
sideration.
At this tirtfe I proposejsnly a reference
to prominent points demanding attention,
ana general principles wbicb should gov
ern oar action. And first, I present to
you a well merited plea .in, behalf of. the
emancipated African. Hitherto the faith
ful bondsman of tbe race from whose per
sonal dominion he has just been disenthral I-
; ed, bu t upon whose benignity and jostice he
still depends for protection and advance
ment, he stands before you an object of
peculiar interest Happy in the past
bondage, which lightly taxed his physical
energies, abundantly supplied his wants,
as well in infancy and in old age, as in
vigorous manhood—as well in sickness as
in health—and which leaves him at ita
close iriheasarsbly elevated above the
cotemporary native of Africa, descended
from" tbe same ancestry, be looks anxious
ly to bis future, and -feels that it is still
measurably in the hands of the proprieta
ry race. It is undeniably true,* that
during all the years of bis enslavement,
be has been marvellously qniet» profoundly
Cd'ltedt fefrb'hw' Condition. And wbat
shift! be said St bis deporimbnt
tiie last balf decade of sad 1 memories
Wbil
field,
and
tended their
seYtftC
by tbe
since
neitUbr forded*
i
inconsistent in
(the natural result of a trai
ded'and so thorough), I take
witness tbat, in the main, bis bond net has
been praiseworthy, beyond all rational
expectation. Tell mb not of instances of
iusiirbordination as a slave, and of inde-
corum as a freedman, that have transpired
in certain localities, or characterised par
ticular individuals. These are eiceptional
cases, tlie general rale being quite other
wise. Do our own race render unvarying
obedience to the mandates of law ? Are
our own offspring, through the years of
minority, always subordinate to parental
authority? Shall; then; the less cultivated
African be held to a stricter accountabili
ty, or be judged by a higher standard of
moral rectitude ? Tell me not tbe race is
ungrateful. The assertion is against tbe
truth of tradition and experience. I here
declare that; in my judgment, their fidelity
in the pbat; apd their decorum finder the
4ij8treasu)g influences of the present* are
without a parallel in history, and establish
for them a strong claim upon oar favoring
patfohage. As tbe governing class, in
dividually and collectively, we bwe them
uubounded kindness, thorough protection,
incentives, by moral suasion, by appeals
to their interest, and by just legal re
straint, to do right, that they may do
well. Theit* rights of person and proper
ty should be made perfectly secure—so
secure that they may realize their free
dom and its benefits; and of it they should
be encouraged aud stimulated to make
benefit. To this end the Courts must be
opened to them, and they must be allowed,
in the assertion and defense therein of
their rights in civil snd criminal cases,
the testimony of their own race. As es
sential to their well being, they be
guarded, on the one hand, against the
crafty machinations of the designing, and,
ou the other, against the fatal delusion of
social aud political equality.
If there be any pseudo-pliilanthropists
who are inclined to iufuse into their minds
this unfriendly delusion, or to preach to
us tbe duty of entering upoD this level
ing process, let them open their mission
by pointing to examples* Assuredly,
there is not one to he found bfcneatb the
broad expanse of ohr Constitution. The
necessity of subordination and dependence
should he rivited on their convictions.—
Such degree of legal restraint as may be
requisite to this end, is enforced upon us,
by a Sudden change of relation, originated
neither by them nor by us; and, happily
for all parties, it need not conflict with
the unvarying observance of the law of
kindness, which felicitates intercourse be
tween equals, and causes the inferior to
recognize in his superior a benefactor.—
No less able thin formerly to fill their ac
customed departments of labor, they
should be made to realize tbat this is not
only compatible with, but an indispensa
ble condition of their altered dUUtis. If
won to the practice of honesty, sobriety
and iudustfy, they will be for us tbe best
l - 1 —• -*>*)_ v*» In t!u> Hna t
employers, the world can furnish, because
of the thorough acquaintance between
tbe Classes. 1 speak with reference to
the present, and the near future. Were
it now divulged that; in the changes to
be evolved by time, they arc deft'tinfccf to
attain such advancement that in their
daily intercourse, they shall look in tbe
face no superior, all philosophy, other
than Utopian—certainly all American .phi
losophy, as illustrated by practice—would
anticipate for them an antecedent trans
lation to other climes. Were 1 so pre-
8UmptnoiiB to predict for them each a
change, both of condition aud local hab
itation, all Southern American voices
would writeiH one loud acclaim “So mote
it be 1” But onr duty is with the present;
and ncompassed as it is with difficulties,
I say to you, Courage, Senators and Rep
resentatives; resolutely aud earnestly es
say to surmount them all. God is merci
ful I God is mighty! God, in his abounding
mercy, and in the plentitude of his might,
so dispose our fortunes and theirs that
each class shall bee to the other a blessing,
not a curse I
Tbe public property and State Institu
tions have suffered much from tbe positive
ravages, and indirect injuries of war.—-
The penitentiary edifice, although not en
tirely destroyed, has been so far consum
ed by fire as to render it both insecure
and insufficient for tbe purpoSe^ef its'erec-
tion.
Tbe Western and Atlantic railroad baa
been restored to the State authorities in a
dilapidated cbuditrion.itd trunk and bandi
es hastily and insufficiently repaired for
temporary nse, many of the buildings im
portant to.it, and essential to its success
ful operation, destroyed, sqd tbe rolling
stock rendered far below the exigenceis
of the service. * ’
Tbe soOrces of supply to tbe education
al insfitfctions fostered by tbe State have
been' dried; up, and new fountains most
be opened to nourish them. The Univer
sity, hitherto the nursery of Statesmen,
jnri&ts, educators, and ministers of reli
gion, founded add endowed by oar fore
fathers, and recognized by tbe convention
recently assembled in this Hall as the
foster child of the State, has. been of ne
cessity, closed tfufihg the ^rar. Although
bereft of former immediate resources with
out fault on tbeir part, the trustees,' rely
ing on the strength of their claim upon
tbe State recognized by the convention
as the basis of tbe Constitutional obliga
tion snperaddfod by them, have determin
ed to re-open the institution in January
next. : ■ - j ; ~
The Asylums for tub lunatic, tbC blind
and the deaf ^nd dumb, three most ben
eficent charities, and languishing for lack
of means:
Tbe
onr
frequented as
of .Almighty Go<3
ministrations
e blessing
overspreading and re
vivifying all earnest effort, Georgia will
illustrate the teaching of adversity; by
speedily achieving an enlarged prosperity.
Senators and Representatives, I trem
ble in view of the part assigned me iu
this work of renovation; and but for a
steadfast reliance on the source or all
wisdom and all power, I would this mo
ment relinquish the attempt. I can prom
ise you, and tfirotlgh you, our noble peo
ple, Dougbt but eiiiire, devotion to the
public interest, and faithfql effort to per
form tbe high obligation I am about, to
assume. Iu your appointed cooperation
I find a stay for my own weakness. The
fundamental law makes us co-laborers,
and, let us understand, in tbe beginning,
that mutual distrust, producing discord
ant counsels, will assuredly gender nuga
tory edr whole service, and disappoint
the just expectation of a confiding people.
Perfect agreement in the two departments
is not to be hoped. Toleration of indif
ference on particular points will promote
general harmony and co-operation. In-
tolerence will be the foreronner of,mis-
rifle. In this view of our relations, 1 ten
der you in advance my confidence. I in
voke yours iu return; and, anticipating a
cordial reciprocity, I have only to add,
God hklp us all! I am ready to take the
oath of office.
Georgia Legislature 180o-*G.
SENATE— OFFICERS Oti
Hon. William Gibson, President.
J. B. Weems Secretary.
F. T. Sneed, Assistant Secretary.
A. J. Cameron, Messenger.
G. W Anderson, .... Doorkeeper.
Dia.1 ,
1, Chatham, Sryan, Effiinghafli—Gfeo. S.
Owens, of Chatham.
2, Liberty, Tatnall, McIntosh—Alex W.
Daley, of Tatnall.
8; p p!ing—Silas Over-
4, Glynn,’Camden, Charltoh-N. J. Pat
terson, of Camdeh.
5, Coffee, Ware, Clinch—P. B- Bedford,
of Ware-
ff, fibbols, Lowndes, Berrien—0 L Smith,
of Echols.
1, Brooks, Thomas, Colquitt—B B Moore,
of Thomas.
8, Decatur, Mitchell, Miller—J E Bower,
of Miller. ,
9, Early, Calhoun, Baker—Jas Dickey,
of Calhoun.
10, Dongherty, Leo; Worth—PJStrozier,
of Albany:
11, Clay, Randolph, Terrell—0 P Beall,
of Cuthbert
T2, Stewart, Webster, Quitman—W Boyn
ton, of Stewart.
13, Sumter, Schley, Macon—-W A Black,
of Schley.
14, Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski—S D Fuller,
of Wilcox.
lb, Montgorrjery, Telfair, Irwin—T Wil
cox, of Tel fair:
16, Lauren.s Johnson, Emanuel—L Bar-
wick, of Emanuel.
17, Bulloch, Scriven, Burke—B R Mims,
of Scriven.
18, Richmond, Glasscock; Jefferson—Wm
Gibson, of Richmond.
19, Taliaferro, Warren, Greene—F P
Brown, of Taliaferro.
20, Baldwin, Hancock, Washington—L H
H Kenan, of Baldwin.
21, Twiggs, Wilkinsoti, Jones—E S Grif
fin, of Twiggs:
22, Bibb, Monroe, Pike—J J Gresham, of
Bibb.
23, Houston, Crawford, Taylor—T J Sim
mons, of Cirawford.
24, Marion, Chattahoochee, Moaco^pe—B
A Thornton,
25, Harris, Upson, Talbot—A W Rcd-
.. ding, of Harris'.
26, Spalding, Batts, Fayette—T M Car-
tor, of Bntt^^
27, Newton, WMRk, Clarke—J A Craw
ford,' of Clarke.
28, Jasper, Patrififcn, Morgan—D E But
ler, of Morgan.
29, Wilkes, Lincmn, Columbia—If R Ca
sey. of Colombia. >
Oglethorpe, Madison, Elbert — J S
(iholutonj of Madison.
Hart, Franklin, Habersham—J M
Freeman, of Franklin.
32, White, Lnmpkin, Dawson—J R Ras-
sell, of Dawson. . .
33, Hall, Banks, Johnson—W R Bell, of
Banks.
ti; Fwinnett,- DeKalb, Henry—F E Man-
son', of Henry.
35, Clayton, Fallon, Cobb—J F Johnson,
of Clayton.
36, Meriwether, Coweta, Campbell—W A
30,
4 vaaaMMT
> vl r'-onlM
j .d tnvuoH
4 ./!<*->•
MJ
It * '•f 7 - "
Chatham/ G P Harrison, P M Rnsself.
Chattahoochee: W McDonald.
Chattooga: F A Kirby. -
Cberokee: B CHardin, J J A Sharp.
Clarke: F W Adams, M S Durham.
Coffee: Wall.
Cobb: J O Gartrell, N B Green. . *
Columbia: B B Wilkerson, P G Morrow.
Colquitt: W W Watkins.
Coweta: J E Stallings, J W Tencb.
Crawford' T F Gibson.
Dade: E T Rodgers.
Dawson: John Hoekenhull.
DeKalb: J
TMcElroy.
Dooly! H Williams.
Dougherty: W J Taeion. <, <, . .
Decatur: T A Swearingen, B F Powell.
Early: J B Brown.
Echols: I T Carter.
Elbert: W H Mattox.
Effingham: J G Morel. ,
Emanuel: Roundtree.
Fannin: W Murphrey.
Forsyth: A W Johnston.
Fayette: W P Red wine.
Floyd: G W Thomas, W H Woods.
Fulton: T W J Hill, R F MaddoX.
Franklin! Thos M off ip.
Gilmer! C A Ellington.
Glasscock: J F Usry.
Glynn: U Dart, Sr. ,
Gordon: John W Stanton, Geo Harla&.
Greene: R L McWhorter, J W Swan.
Gwinnett: T H Mitchell, S Martin.
Habersham: JP Phillips.
HaralsoD; Walter Brock. •
Hartr E R .White.
Hall: J N Dorsey, C H Boyd.
Hancock; T J Smith, C W DuBose.
Harris: W J Hudson, F Hargett.
Henry: A J Clohd, Jno Johnson.
Heard: C J McDowell. ,
Houston: D M Bfo’wp, L B Alexpfider. „
Jackson! P F Hinton, J H D McRae.
Jasper ! E W Baynes.
Jefferson: Jas Stapleton-'
Johnson: James.Hicks.,
Jones: W T McCullough.
r — T^-uorf liooifiso*. . ,
Liberty: S A.Ffjwer.
Lowndes: S W Bake#..
Lumpkin: N F Howard. J 1
Lee: Sam’l Lindsay.
Lincoln: T S Humphreys.
McIntosh: T S Mallard.
Montgomery: J A Morris.
Macou: Thomas Dixon.
Madison! Jno N Montgolfier^.
Marion! WT.Hollis. . t * .
Meriwether! H P Tiicker, JA Render.
Miller: IsAac Bash. «
Milton: W T Grogan.
Mitchell: W A Byrd. (
Monroe! T B Cabiniss; 0 S ^Voodard. i
Morgan: Wm Woods. >, . • „
Muscogee: J*M Russell, R J Moses. *
Murray: John Oates. ,
Newton: A W tlv ins, JP Simms. *>?
Oglethorpe: J H McWhorter, W' W
. Davenport.
Paulding: Jos Ragsdale.'
Pickens: R B MeCutchens.
Pike: P H McDowell.
Polk: J LDoddA ' *
Piilaski: C C Kibbeo. r
Putnam: Thomas G Lawton.
Pierce: Johnson.
Quitman:, ,P. L Dozier,
Rabun; H Fingahnon.
Randolph: t C Sale.
Richmond; Geo T Barnes, C Sneed.
Stewart: N R Holliday, Joe Shaw.
Schley: H L French.
Screven: E B Gross.
Spalding: J D SleWftft
Sfrmptec: VT jRefeae, T D Spear.'
Tattnall ? Jafnes Stanfield.
Telfair: D W-- Cameron.-
Towns: A J Birch, „ .. ,
Talbot: R M Y^illfs, tfr B Hal/;
Taliaferro: jJ W Asbury.
Taylor: Robert SdaUdrett
Terrell: P L Willborn;
Troop: F A Frost, RAT Ridley. , 1
Thomas: W D Mitchell, Fletcher ifc
Qufeen. " * " •
Twiggs: Daniel G Hughs. V*
Unionr T M Hughes# ?
Upson: D W Womble.
Walker: E Mf Rhodes/J F Dixon,
Wayne r J t! Rutoph!
Webster: Picket.
Ware: D F Sumner. .
White: E F Starr.
Walton: J M Shephard, J F Robertson.*
Warren! E H Pottle. - ■*
Washington: T O Wicker, W G BobffOL
Whitfield: J A Glenn, M P Qaillafa.
Wilcox: D JohnSoff. " f
Wilkes: I McLendeff. v
Wilkinson: John Brsglff.
Worth: RGFonl ^