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SSE&Jsgg advertising. *s xUnta Uffl ; can *nbrd to paysifobMgJ St, Troop, Heard, Carroll—McDaniel, of Carroll. 38, Haralson, Polk, Paulding—S J Strick- land, of Paolding. ^ .. * S9, Cherokee,' Milton, Powytb—J T Ez- 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 itent in his service by ooatntot to'circnmstahces enjbin upon her ri BBWM5 strict and wi#e| a public virtni despondency: pis of the body j the maintenaml and education^ tercd. . ^ The demorafi a considerable are easily dial observer, rent great relaiaticf is, however, »1 intelligence, ii$ fluence will aril lishmeat of lam PeaoeretgftM ernmeat 0mmtfj public apd p from tMrafSi GUaebt JeaaefimNh. Campbell: JMSdg* a» i r. aqcmhm. nmgry'' . Wf' m , >■ * by JONES & WILLINGHAM. LA GRANGE, GEORGIA, F] V DECEMBER 22, J S&5 •TO BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION AND ADVERTISING* bne copy one year, • $4 00 flub of three copies one year, 10 00 Club of five copies one year 15 00 Single copy,........ ...;.... 10 Invariably in advance. Dgt All papers stopped at the end of the time ptid for if not previously renewed. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dollar and Fifty Cents per square of Ten Lines, for the first insertion, and Seventy-five Cents for c»cb subsequent insetion—payable in advance. Liberal deductions made on contracts for adver tisements running three months and longer. •r. MASONIC DIRECTORY. Yu I ou Lodge, No. 28, F«°. A**. 31.'. M EETS on the FIRST and THIRD FRIDAY EIGHTS in each month. R. A. T. RIDLEY, W.\ M.\ F. O. Rooem, Secretary. St, John’s caapter, If*. 11, M EETS on the SECOND a«>d FOURTH FRI DAY NIGHTS in each month. HENRY IlODGES, H.\ P.\ John G. Whitfield, Secretary. -- Schley Council, No. 14, M EETS on the FIRST and THIRD SATUR DAYS in each month, at 10 o'clock. A. M. JAMES A. LONG; T.-. I.-. K.-. 8.-. Hivnr Ho no eh, Secretary. Atlanta & West Point Rail-Road. GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent. Ol’TWAIU) Til AIV. | INWAHI) TKAIV. Leave Atlanta, (i.00 a.m., Leave West P T t 1.00 p.in. Jlrrive al Arrive at m. East.Point,.. . fi .25 Long Cane, .. 1.20 ‘ W Fttirtmrn, . 7.‘25 I.iitlrange,... 1 55 Palmetto,. .. .8 10 ! llogansville,.. ‘2 Newnan,.... . 9.56 Grantville 3.07 fJrantvillo,.. .10.21 Nuwnan,.*.. ... 3 52 llogan.-villo,. .11.06 Palmetto, .... 4.53 LaGrange,.. . 11.44 Fairburn 5 34 Long Cane,.. .11.44 Must Point,... 6.38 We*t Point... . 12 04 p.m.l Atlanta 7.03 DB. D. □. MORRISON. 1. J. CRAWFORD. MORRISON fa CRAWFORD, DRUGGISTS & APOTHECARIES, (West Side of the Public Square,) La Grange, Georgia, JJAVE now, and will constantly keep on band. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF DREGS AD D MEDIC LYES, PILOTS All) DtF-STlITS, OILS, VARXISHES, &C., And call the particular attention of the LADIES to their fine selection of Perfumery, Hair-Brushes, Combs, Tooth-Brushes, Ac. They also have on hand a good assortment of THE PUREST Ll$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 ^