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\h f BY JONES & WILLINGHAM. LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1866. VOLUME XXII.—NUMBER 6. Me parang* pparter. KlTKS f>T SUBSCRIPTION AND ADVERTISING. fat copy one year • Club of three copie* one year, flub of «ve copies ope year Single copy,.......••••;• •• Invariably in aavance. pg- All paper* stopped at tbe end of the time paid for if not previously renewed. inserted at the rales of One 15 00 10 Advertisement foliar and Fifty Cents pei square i f Ten Lin-g. fbrfbeflrst insertion, and Seventy-five Cents for •fth subsequent inse tinn— paj able in advance. Liberal deductions made on contracts for adver- fententwnnninn three months and longer a__ ■ . MASONIC DIRECTORY. DR. D. H. MORRISON. j. j, CRAWFORD. MORRISON & CRAWFORD, $4oo DRUGGISTS & APOTHECARIES, 10 00 ’ (West Side of the Public Square.) La Grange, Georgia, PJAVEdow. and will conttantly keep oil hand. A FULL ASSORT M EXT OF DREGS ASD ULIMIIYLS, PADIS \\\i DYE.STIFFS* Union Lodge, No. 28, F.\ A*’. M.\ If BETS on the FIRST and THIRD FRIDAY' Jyl NIGHTS in each month. W It JONES, \V.*. M -. L. Pirrs, Secretary. St. JohnN Chapter, No. 11, M EETS on th<-SECOND and FOURTH FRI DAY NIGHTS in each month. I F. COX. II. . P.*. John G.'VniTHEt-D. Sccr tiny. v Sclalev Council, No. 1 i, M EETS oil th-- FIRST and THIRD SATUR DAY'S ill each month, at 10 o'clock A. M. JAMES A. LONG, T.\ I K.-. S.. Hexrt IlomtKS, Secretary. Atlanta &; West Point Rail-Goad. GEORGE G HULL. Nui>criiite.h(l*-nt.. OCTWtRt*TRAIN INVV.tUll TRAIN. leave Atlant*. 6 00 a.tn L> tree \V< st P’t 100pm. j\rrire nt Et*( Point. .. <i -5 Fairborn 7.25 Palmetto 8 10 Nevnitn 95(1 Gnntvilh',... It) 21 Hupui'ville... I l oti UGrange, ... 11.44 hong Cane, ..11.44 Arrive at 'ace. . 1.20 l.aOr it'/e.. i Hnjriuigville (It iintviile... Newutn... I’almdto, . Fairborn.... East Point,. WestTpint. . .12 04 p.tn. Atlanta. 1 55 2 :’.*J 3.07 3 52 4 53 5 34 t; .f 7 03 PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS. Dr. Little C AN lie found at bis Old Oflice, (Up Stairs) next door to the Sims House. Residence, second block. west of the Square. 1*. 8.—Pet sons having Medical Worand In- trutncnls will please return them. jks une23-t Tailoring. ' All \YE have this day removed our e-tablisb- u ment to the second floor of •* Sterling’s llall" JB. building, first door on the left side. Thankful for the liberal patronage extended t<* hi, wc hope to met it a continuance of the same. jaolfl-tr LOVELACE .V ROWE. / Dental Card* E. J. CRAVEN. Dentist, tenders his pTolessional services to the citizens of La Grange anil surround.ng coun try. Office over A. E. Cox & Co.'s store All kinds of Produce taken in payment tor work _ _ july24-tf Albert Lcliiiiiinn, \VATCI1.\IAK.KR AND JEWELER, ’ . Krange, Georgia. loall ivork iu ' ' .me c* business aithe Shortest totic'” ’ reasottaldeterms, lleso- licitsa libera, ^uarc ot the public patronage, •hop east side ot t tic publicsquare. may lit OILS, YtKWSHIS. AC., And call the particula - ati ntion of the LADIES j to their fine selection of I Perfumery, llair-Brushes, Cohibs, Tootli-Brush^s, k * -• I They ajso have on hand a good assof urn nt of ! T II E PUREST ; LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Ip&Sr PRESCRIPTIONS filled at all hours c*>r- j rectly and witli dispatch. septI5-tf j 'NO. K.’moIIGaN. II. w. MORGAN. I J. E. MORGAN A. SON, n H 0 I E S A I. E A ND RE T A I L GROCERS 3. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, LA GKANGi:. GEORGIA, For the S n, 1 o of Cotton, Tobacco, Wheat, Flour. Bacon, Lanl, Dried Fruit, Produce Generally. I We also keep on hand a sr*o<i assortment of j Groceries of all Descriptions. i Wili purchi se (.’niton and all Country Produce at I LIBERAL PRICES that may !«• brought to us. f o m e O u e Located on North side & Swanson’* old stand, sep 22-If , I oft All! Public Square, Gorham Written for the Reporter ] TIME. BT I.ORAINE. The New Year’s bells have ceased to ring. Eighteen hundred and sixty-six is speeding on, Time with his swift, his rapid wing Will soon whisper. •• ’tis gone—’tis gone!” Swiftly Tim. - is speeding. Swiftly speeding on. Lite’s sad cares unheeding— Going, going—gone! The present hoar is Time; ’tis going And soon, soon will its moment' be o'er. And though the sea of Time keeps flowing. The waves now passing, return no more. Swiftly Time is flying, Fast lading away 1 Ever, ever dying. Is to-day—to-day ! The saitt wheel ot Tim„ j- n t play. Bearing us rapidly to our doom ; Nothing can his silent course delay— IL It bear 9s to the tomb—to the tomb! Swiltly, Time is flowing ; Our moments soou o'er Sigh sadly while going, ** We'll return no more.” Remorseless Titne! O. thou warp of life. We would not thy onward flight delay: But armed by Christ for Earthly strife. Bravely would wc battle through the day Swiltly. 1 inm is reaping ; I ho noble, the brave Ere long will bo sleeping ’ In the grave—(be grave! Rapidly. Time is passing away. And (ast dying is our fleeting breath* Each hour brings us nearer to decay, And whispers sadly “’tisdeath—’tis death!’ Swiftly Time is stealing , Our very life’ breath. Its sad march is pealing, •• On to death—to death !’’ MILLEDGEVLXE, JAN. 30, 1866. £ MILLEDGEV1LLE, FFB. 2, 1866. Condensed from the Macs Telegraph.] THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. IS SENATE. U^S'ftatc met at 10 o'clock, A. P iW^iy Rev. Mr. Yarborough. he Judiciary Committee reported a bill M — Remarks of Mr. Tencb, Of Coiceta, on the bill to change the. name of Barlow bade to Cass. Mr. Speaker: Being probably Ihcyonng- i est member of this House, it would no w . . doubt be to my interest to say but litllu After the General, Assembly re-conven- |.to organize a County Court in each of the i on any subject, much less on one of local ed at 3\ o’clock, p m., Mr. Stewart* of | cUULtios of the State—the Court provided interest only. I was told by a friend who Spalding, withdrew the name of Cincinna- j for :n the F reed men s code. j has had experience in legislation, never tus Peepes, Esq. Hon. 0. L Smith tose j KH to require non-residents to have i t«» oppose a local bill unless the interests and stated that he was authorized and re- their lands register* d in the counties in j n f m y constituents would suffer by its which said land lies. Passed. j passage. I considered this good advice, Bill to increase the salary of the Super- j and determined to profit thereby. But’, intendent of the Western and Atlantic j njr, I rnust husatd popularity now by mak- Railroad. ^ J ing a remark or two in opposition to the On motion of Mr. Moore, the sum of j bill just read. A fe w yeats ago, the name quested by Mr. Gartrell to withdraw his name unconditionally. On the first v< ting, lion. II. Y. Johnson teceived 152 votes, aud was declared duly elected. The Senate retire*! to the chamber and the House adjourned. The Senate having resumed the con sideration of business, passed the bill to make advanct-B to ufflino amt members of the General Assembly, and then ad journed M1I.LEDGEVILI.E, JAN. 31, 1866. 1 he Fenati Prayer by Rev. The CoMimittet, rnents reported a IX SENATE. met at 10 o’clock, A M. : Lovick Pierce, 0. I), on Intel rial Improve- j bill to raise the salary ! $6,000 was stricken out and $5,000 inset t- ed. The bill then passed. The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. House met at 9 o’clock, a. nt. Prayer by the Chapla'n, and the Journal read. NF.W MATTER. Mr. Cook, of Irwin, a bill to provide for the payment of certain executive and ju dicial officers. The bill applies to Gover nor, Comptroller-General, Secretary ot State. Solicitors, See. Also, a bill to attl hot ize the Governor to issue bonds of the State fur certain purpi isos. Mr. McYY hotter, of Greene, a bill to regulate and ptoteet the mechanical in terests of the Slate. Mr. Gartrell of Cobb a bill ti urge of the Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Kail road to $6,000. The Homestead bill, being a special or- j der, was taken up and discussed. The i bill, as introduced by Mr. Strozh r, pro- ! P ,,st s exempt from "levy and sale a home , trim< . s c „mmitted d.t- | ,, - i,r, i | ‘-* 8 of , val,,e ' K,: ' J ll V 8 , . wo 8U,, ■ j l ing the late war, when such persons can st.tntes have bta-n pnposed, the first pro- i,, 0Wi to tlu . sat.sfaeuon of the Court j vidtng that sin li hont( shall not exceed in , | r , ( j ! value $1,500; tin* second substitute re- I ported by the Judiciary Committee, pro- ! vides that such Jiome shall not exceed The Small Poi.—The most’infei'esting subject to our citizens now, is the pro gress of that loathsome disease,^thesmall pox. It is thoroughly epidefoictil. "Itbse been mainly confined to the negroes, bat is now gathering stienglh among tho whites, so that no man of either race, sus ceptible to its influences, can feel himself secure, without much precaution. Vaccination is the best safeguard against it; but the viruB of the eruption is not all alike. That of Htrumous, or sera- fujoufl, person, o* persons of venerial taints, is of doubtful value; and we un derstand also that the virus, (or vaccine matter) of the negro is net so efScadions in application to the' whites as that df their own congeners. In other words, that the efficacy of vaccination depends on the source whence the viruB is derived' —a fact which, wo imagine, helps tosoow that the negro is not of the same race as his white felloW-citiieu. - • • • t It is impossible to tell how many ne- m..,, .. *v., 3 u»*.iu luta groes have died of this disease since it nmre lutiduhlc purpose fban any either of, ^ 8 . a PP ea ^ anc 6 here. The reported' bills of its mortality do not discover the' whole extent of it. Colored men are seen everyday on the streets covered with the pustules,and they pass every where among our population, strewing the disease in all quarters. Many of them, having no friends, have wandered into the suburban woods and, poor creatures! died there without any one to administer to their necessities. Jt is shocking to think of this “inhumani ty of man to man.”—Mobile Tribune. ; of Ohj*s county, in (bis State, was changed j to Bartow. Now a member front that | County propost s to change again its name I to Cass. \\ by was its name changed in i i br fiist instance ? Watt !l int-ic-lj l*j gratify a whim of the member from the j county at that time? Was it done to [while away an idle hour of the General Assembly? No. sir; it was done fora J E MORGANA SON h' WILL GODFKKD KENER, I ManuladurtT of all Kinds of Furniture, | La Grange, (ieorgia, WOULD respectfully inform hi* [ old friend!, and the public gene?' | ally, that he is again engaged i MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING AU. tints Or- FUniV ITURE I (At his old Stand.) I Low FOR CASH! W-r-n Tine declares our days to be o'er. At.'i our souls are from Earth-life riven. May we join the holy nng. Is' choir Auil sing praises to (».«1 in Heaven. owililv. Time is speeding, Ever spe. tliug on, Life's sad cares unheeding, Going, going—gone! (jrteuvilli, Ga. lh Notice This! THE SUBSCRIBER, thankful for pnst^a. favor*, and by a prompt attention to .business.hopes for i continuance ot the iM ooe. Catting and (York Done Promptly. VIRUS-CASH NO WORK DELIVERED jHTILI’AID FOR. & iept5-tf GILBERT FORBES; JOHN G Oil FI A M, 4RQCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, (South-West Corner Public Square,) LaGrange, Georgia. jMli-tf. MF.T.vl.l m .. l.vt. *. AiMas* a .1 \\ t tt )D t'(YF- FIof all descriptions, always kept on hand. He also proposes to SAW TIMBER INTO LUM BER oti .■'hare*. oet!3-tf ~S^Uim ; ylNSUMNCE COMPANY, NO. 119 BR O A TJ W A V , IS'ew-T ork* Tnxution and Representation, j Tin.: Aiuei ican colonies did not complain ! of the emouni of taxes imposed upon them \ by tin- mot her country. This was not the j cause of the war of IY7G. It was the \ principle involved that led to the war— the colonies very properly claiming that ! taxation without representation was tin-, just and tyr.inieal, and, therefure, ought j to be resisted. Had tlu* colonies been re- j presented in tlie British Parliament, the ' Revolutionary war would never Ji^.x-e oc- ! curred. \\ l.wt Loan! ifal e/v.islHie»:cy Is ilifipluy ed by tin* Radicals in Congress—descen dants of some of the men who participate ted ill the Struggle—when they exclude the Representatives of eleven sovereign States—*tot colonies —front the nationa’ $4,000 in value. Pending tin* discttss.on of the bill the j Senate adjourned till 10 o’clock to-mor- i row. i IIO USE OF BET RECENT A TI VES. j House met at 'J o’clock. Prayer by the Chaplain. New matter was caliel for, and thefol-l lowing bills were introduced. Mr. Harrison, of Chat'iam, a bill to on- j courage the development of the Agricul tural interests of the State, and assist the j Georgia Land aud Ocean Navigation Company of Savannah. It provides for j the endorsement of the Governor upon the ] bonds of said company t< the amount of! two millions of dollars. Also, a bill to j amend an act entitled an act to incorpo rate the Central Railroad and Banking Company. This bill regulates the nun- ; tier of voting and extends the chatter for ! Banking purposes for thirty years. J ■ air. Hudson, of Catoosa, a I ill to en- i courage the arrest and conviction of horse thieves. Mr. Rogers, of Hade, a bill to legalize certain marriages in tlii** I* «n n>*> that whilst civil law whs suspended mar riage licenses were issued to ■certain tier- sons who were duly married and continue to live as man and wife. Mr. McWhorter, of Greene, a 1 *il! to j they had witm sues whose evidence would acquit them. I Mr. Byington, of Clayton, a bill to de fine the liabilities of railroads and express companies in certain eases. Mr. .Situs, of Bartow, a bill to exempt from taxation, the present year, those counties overrun by the enemy. Senate bit! for tin* relief ul persons on recognizances. Passed. • Bills changed the titne for drawitig ju rors for Superiors Conits. Passed. Bill to authorize and empower Judges of the Superior Courts to hold special terms lor the trial of etiminals. Passed. HOUSE BILLS OS THIRD READING A bill to alter paragraph 1,242, chapter 2, of tin* Code. Passed Bill to compensate Ordinaries for ad- rniiHst**!ing the Amnesty oath. Tabled for the present. Bill to change the tinn* of holding In ferior Conits front 2nd Monday in January to 1st Monday in January Passed. Bill to fix tin* terms of Judges of the Superior Courts and to fix their salati«*s. Lost, llo* bill proposed ten years and $2,506 salary- Bill to incorporate the Ge( rgia and Ala bama Railroad Company. Passed. Bills wore thf'ii lead a second time. 1 l»o 12 .,«•!*( (lit ii iv ij'Mii ii* »|. MILI.EPGEYJLLE, FEB. 3, 1866. these. It was done by the common con- j sent, tin* universal wish of that body, and j was ratified by every Georgian to keep j in the tm rnery <■( men the name of one, [ whom alas i is no more, as long as the i county itself should ■ risf, as long as the j balmy months of spring should open in all j their pristine beauty the flowerets on her j azure bill-tops, and clothe in robes of j emerald her lovely valli* s In the language < f our Octogenarian Chief, (Gov. Jenkins,) war, the reproach of chi istiatt civilization, Inis swept over out hcictofdie happy land; it did not blow by with the gentle warmth nf the South, but rushed over us with the withering, hurtling Mast of a simoon, but in its fear ful pathway, stood with form erect and brow undaunted, defying its it. most fury, tii«* her The ColoreV) Troops. — Interesting Sta-‘ tisfics.—Tlife.report of Assistant Adjutant General \V. \7. Foster, chief of the bureau for colored troops, shows that, during the war, 186.057 negroes were placed in the army. Of this number 68,178 were lost from various causes. The largest num- the gallant, the God like Bar- i her nf colored t mops in the service at any tow. Fn teely did be grapple with the j Bute was 123,156 on the 15tb of July, storm-king; with tin* band of a giant he 1865, the date at which the mustering in grasped him, but alas ! “d ath rode upon ; °f the negro soldiers wa« stopped.' At tig' sulphury sime,” and the merciless, this pciiod they numbered one hundred pale faced horseman tlimuicred heedlessly twi ty regiments of infantry, with an ag- ovi-i tin body of our hero. To "illustrate i greg^tc of 98,938- men; twelve regiments pour- : "f heavy artillery, 15,662; ten batteries i, and [ light artillery, 1,311; and seven regiments i cavalry, 7,245 men. The number already musP ie I >'tit or tinder orders for that pur- pose is 33,034, and the aggregate remain- ing iii the service at the present time is 1 | 85.824 Since June 1st, 1863, 2,318 white j flict rs have been appointed to command | in the colored organization. The whole I number of claims lot compensation, on ac- j count of the enlistment, ol slaves in the • j set vice of the United States, filed with j boards in Delaware and Maryland, is ,<t, the brave w.inioi ? Will you, at Ibis | 3.971-4 compensation varying in amount Georgia’’ and preserve* her honor, he cd out his life Mood, pure and watt i as Cue crimson life-tide *L>wly ebbed, It* ' turned his eves to heaven, anti then upon , his ctiititades, and defiantly cried, “they ! have killed me, hoys, hut never iv«* tip tin* field.” Where is the Georgian—in ■ what nook or cranny does lie hide himself, w hose heart, at the sound of those words, (iocs not thiol) wildly, and whose blood docs not rush to the extremities with a foie** almost painful? Have you so soon forgotten the good man, the zealous patii- I'nsh on hard, .. Bonds, Mortgage: Total Assets, ... Ac . .$ 118,985 66 ..1,466,115 27 I .eg is these full pr eminent Ik*me, and pass laws requiring ! SU! M H ‘ ,,d t,,e collection laws of the State j disfrai closed citizens to bear their January 1st. 1868 ..portion of the burthens of the Guv-j Mr ° r H vnn . a 11111 lf) alter and and now have '*> '••■*-* —■ «t- ! amend the 586 section of Part 1st of t! W. O. TUGGLE. Attorney at Law, LGraxoe, Georgia. ?flce with C. F. Akers flec23-t f C. F. AKERS. Attornev at I .aw, ^Graxge, Georgia. S. W. Moore’#. Office, Office in Bull A Farrell’: d**el-l m* J. L. MORGAN, Attorney at Law, ^Grange, ....... Ge. kders to lion. IIowei.lCons. Macon, Georgia ; . *1- Gartkkll. Atlanta. Georgia ; Hon. O ~WU.»uil lion. Bknja*jn (1. Uux, LoGrange. over Di YVare & Long's. dec‘2’2. ditol A. SrKKR. - TJ.N’-L X. SREKR. 1 SPEER & SfrfcER, attorneys at law, L® Grange, Georgia, U7ILL givg prompt attention to all business cn- trostud to .their care. Will attend the Court JjKCoveut antf Chattahoochee Circuits : nlsn | yyafretne Court at Atiauta aud the I y^bawict Court at Marietta. •Capital S350.000 Cash and Surplus .* .... 70.000 JOHN C. WHITNER. Special Ag*nt. Atlanta. Georgia. MIE undersigned is prepnr-d to take risks in the aliove relial'le Soul ierii Company on reaeoble terms. J B. dORGAN. aepl-ly At IV. Jarl>ot.’s. LaGrntige. also. United s»'pt8-3m* medical card. k +n&p* lnv<1 fe WABB Pd .iLT SU:,1,f d their co-partnership in the “KACTfCE OF MEDICINE, respectfully | J** weir services to the ciiizcus of La Grange I county, in the practice of the various cf the medical protession. to.,,,. J. A. LONG M. D. SzSHt*" ' A. C. WARE, II. D. t SMITH & O’NEAL, - AMD COrniSSIOlt DEKCBMTS, * ^Agrange, Georgia, merchandize. '. .81.585,100 93 LIABILITIES : Capital jL’t'k, $1,000,000 Ou Surplus, $.tS5,100 v*3 Unadjusted Losses, $,)3.032 GG fer“ No other Liabilities. THOMAS W. BIKD8ALL. President. 0. G. CARTER. Vice-I’resideut. R L. 11 A\nocK, Secretary. D. YlcMILLAN, Agent decl LnGrange. (ieorgia. GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE COMPANY Oi Columbus, Ga. CHARTERED IN 1S59. to have tax gatli- <*rt*rs busy at work among an impover- ! ished people! , And vet, in their Fourth ■ of July orations they prate flippantly i about the tyr.diny of tl«* British Govern ment! Away with all such miserable by- j pocrisy! Bt;t it i3 said that they will, after a ! while, admit the Southern delegates.— j How? As their fathers provided they j should be admitted, by taking an oath to 1 support 'he Constitution of the United; States? They ate.riot satisfied witli this, but d* ?lat:* their intention to enforce an odius test oath which they knew *>o white man will iakoT— and which being a war i tiH’astm*, ought .now to be repeaUd j There is no use in talking about admit- Talbot, a bill to •'Inatig'* the counties of Talbot ting Southern Representatives, until that; buds sold for taxes. Code. Mr. Willis, of the line between and Meriwether. BILLS BASS ED. A bill to define the duties of persons mining fences and for the keeping of the sante. A bill f >r the relief of all persons who were bona fide soldiers in the late Con federate army, who .are charged with crimes during the existence of the late war, in carrying out orders of superior ((fficers. A bill to make owners and possesors of mischievous dogs liable for damages. A bill to authorize the redemption of D. F. J. F. BOZtntY, President. WILI.COX, Secretary T THOMAS S. McKEE, 4*1 StrAORTCREiR AS» DEALER IS SADDLES, BRIDIES AND MARTIN ALES, IIALM -S. COLLARS AND LEATHER. Kings ——- **ttrru|.s. epurs RnckleP. Bite, and dt..w. tsiiw k j Mow'tn-s. ami Druntnei.ts : Sad diiT s bilk and Felt Sa.idl. ~ “ ’ ' Bugay. Twig and w Blaitkcts-; Carriage. I . : , - --- -agon Whips. Also Trunk Locks and fthoe Thread. Harne*** warranted 12 tr.outli*. East side of the Public Sqm re, La di c!5-ly Grange. Gqoivia.. U. F. SPALDING fc BKO. A RE coo-tantlv receiving secessions to their already Varied and Select Stock Of ' Goods, which they offer to the Public t reduced prices *®?_COTTON, PRODUCE a‘o/lADIEF^cSjARS ceived and for sale js cheap as the cheapest. jan5-lm W. F. SPALDING i BRO. ‘ Also. BUY' and dere°’ t °' > '^ 0rn ^ acon * 1 - ar ^* Flour, t 1 descriptions of Merchandize, ■fcjgywc near the Depot. july28-tf ^° BN N * CJOOPER fc CO., AID (XHIIOsgios BtCIUTS, AM> JKA1.EKS HJ E8 « PROVISIONS, wines and . *« UiJUORS. \ side Public Square, JU.fir«nge, Ga. ^ER| & H. WTLL-Y, on Merchant, . >«*■ * Sqm »» James *r-■- bm»V8«. 2ETNA INSRUANCE CXJMPANY OFHARTFORD, CONN. CASH ATD Sl’RPLlS, » T HE undersigned is prepared to take RISKS in the aboveKELIABLE COMPANY ou reason able terms. J. B. MORGAN, Agent. Mp29-6m Office in W. C. Jarboe’s store. J. BROWN MORGAN; AGENT FOR THE wwm, uuvtat, mem a utfbuc FIRE & INLAND INSURANCE COMPANIES, Nepv York. »ER octl3-flm Housed and Lota for Sale, jts and tody fiaiabed. >M attnaled sut other «a Ijt'e West, No. C Pioa>. J’lo ’the Public 1 For Wear *ept22-tf I»>r Sjjanai MORGAK *8C«. ath is rcpcr.kd nr modified. , Will Coti- gress do cither? Wc tliink it wffl l>*_* mod ified before long, and possibly repealed by the next Congress.’ _ , In tin* meantime, what is to become of the mail service and how is the revenue to bi collected? ,, . Tlu* Secretary of the Treasury has urg ed Congress to repeal it so far as tin* rev enue officers are concerned, alleging that it is .impossible to collect the revenue so long 4*8 the test oath is enforced. If peo ple cannot be found to collect the taxes win can take that oat It, how do the Radi cals expect members of Congress to do it? The truth is, it is not at all necessary to the public safety—never was intended as a permanent rule, but simply as a war nn asure, and tin* Radicals only seek to enforce it now to benefit tlieir party, re- gaidless‘of-4h«* wrong they aie petpetra- iii,.r against the constitutional rights of the pen) le of eleven States!—Athens Watchman. The House morrow. adjourned till 9 o’clock, tt LV SEN A TE. The Senate met at 10 o’clock, A. M. Prayer by Rev Mr Yarborou h. Mr Butler in trial treed a bill providing 1 lor furnishing each maimed soldier in the j Confederal** cans**, f.at needed it, with art ' artificial arm or leg. at the State’s cx- • pens**. Also, n bill to alter the law al- * lowing rnatried women to deposit rrcsrrey j in savings’ banks. Mr. Oteshem, u hill to al!er section | 320 of the Code, in relation to hail. Also, a bill to prescribe the m< de by which pri- j vato corporations may he chartered, j .Mr .Moore reported ;t hill to prescribe j b l an, -n th , and regulate the relation of parent and j child among pet sons of color. Also, a bil’ to preset ibe and regulate the relation of! j to til **:*11 \ day, reproach his memory by chang ing the name nf Bulow counts ? Why does the gentleman wish tne passage of tlu* bill ? An* inoi.'* sacrifices demanded f us? Ate not Biownlow, the Radicals * I--*! ....jt’e « i.*Sy K * r Kv«l Willi lltl- inari gore, that they cty out for tin* good name of the deni? Must Georgia still throw carcasses (•> (in* insatiate beasts? Has sin* not sufficiently appeased their vota*'ious appetites with the bodies of her innocent citizens, that she must insult the j off jn (}ie f((Iluwintf pot , tic strai - n; was awarded upon 733. Of these claims, 294 lu\(- 1 ><*(■ n rejected l»y the cotnmissiou as not being well founded, and the re mainder are still before the board. Tho total amount of compensation awarded .fH'ii !.s $2id,9di>, TWUlil^'Ovo oIminuS have In i n paid, am'otintifig in tlie aggre gate t<* $6,900. leaving 708 claims unpaid, amounting to $206,000 „ Give it to Him.—A Baltimore paper goes memories of her fallen.heroes, until their .evelh d night and day fiercest carnivals over which death Butler has resigned. What a pity! No j longer from the immortal Fortress radiate those brilliant beams that drew all coh- j trabands to himself; no longer does that j beacon glare that'lit .the flame in widows’ homes and made young orphaned rebels weep; no longer shall that pious mind revise the forms aud prescribe the ritual for disloyal churches and interpret for oporks charge and sabre cut^as! ministers the word of God, nor that hand forest cak win n the lightning i of relentless grasp cleanse a'tars of un- wreath:? itself in Im id hands around its J hallowed gifts and ornaments too costly sturdy limbs. They will never cast a ! a,irl bright for temples of hHmanity; no vote for a measure that savors of reproach j longer shall King Cotton weep his sceptre .f one of the bravest and ! governed by a hand of mail; no more phosphorescent remains turns restlessly in tin* ted caverns in which they repose? Representatives, 1 hope you will not vote for the bill. 1 knew yon will not I see around me men. many of them who have for fouHong yea: in tin* ever piesided — men who have stood amongst howling shot and shrieking shell, against tt i one husband made of one w c celebrated. th AN‘*t;: c " Radical Movement—It will la- seen by the .proceedings of tbe U. states Senate that the rad'eals in that body are determined that the negroes on the coast, who hold lands under tbe orders issued by Gen. Sherman,- shall -retain possession of the same for three years. The order issued by Gen. Sherman was a war order. The war being over, that order and its provisions should now be considered null and vo d. The power assumed by Con gress to give the negroes, on those lands the privilege of retaining them, is uncon stitutional. It is wrong. ‘Congress has no more right to legislate opon any mat ters of this fend in Georgia, than it has to'legislate upon such matters in New York or any other State. It should be tbe great aim of efir Na tional Legislators to heal the wounds caused by the war, instead of tearing them open afresh; to remove all causes of irri tation, instead of adding to them. When such a course is adopted, we sha I witness an era of prosperity never before enjoyed by any nation. Until that time arrives, we shall -be in s continaal turmoil and ex- .citenuent—a condition highly injnrtons to any nation and destructive to its beet in- terest and its own growth. [Chronicle & SadvuA. ^ eflitor pjsblisbed a long lea- OD . “ A rival paper r»n the f?** ^PMMe fen* foeohtrudiug Ins family matters upon the public* \ MILLEDGEV1LLE, FEB. I, 1866. IN SENA TE. The Senate met at 10 o’clock. Prayer J | by Rev. Mr. Yarborough, ol the Methodist j Church. Mr. Carter, a bill to amend the laws regulating the administration of the es tates of deceased persons, in certain cases therein mentioned. A message, was received from his Ex- cellenc}', transmitting the report of the Superintendent of the Western and At lantic Railroad. One hundred copies of the message and report ordered to be printed. * The unfinished business, being the homestead hill, was taken np arid discuss cd at length, and passed. The provisions of the bill, as passed, are the same as those contained in the original bill of Mr- StroziiT, excepting that the value of the home must not exceed $2,500: If worth more, the safne to be sold aud the debtor to receive $2,500 from the proceeds—the balance to go to the creditor. If the homestead contained water or s'earn ma chinery, it should be jexempt, provided the same w^s not worth more than $2,500. The bill dots not preclude the payment of taxes. The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 9 o’clock a. ru. Prayer by the Chaplain. Mr. Brooks, of Habersham, moved to reconsider the action of the Honse on a bill altering tbe time for holding cer tain elections. The motion prevailed. Mr. Ridley, of Troop, introduced a bill to prevent persons from enticing away laborers from their employers. , A preseage ’wss received from his Ex cellency on flte Subject of the Western & Atlantic BaHroad. .The same was taken up and read, jfbd "rSferreji to the Commit tee on Finance, with Tdiiructions to re port a bill 4o carry out the fo^pnunenda- tions of the Governor. BILLS ON TBI3D BEADING Bill to alter section 2,827 of the Code, in relation to the oalh of grand jurors.— Lo«L Bill to alter section 4,596 and 4,697 of the* Code. Passed. Bill to legalize tbe marriage of first confine. Passed.. Honse adjourned. lusbaiid atal wife among in rsoss of color. I ,0 ntennury . . It preset! Its that where a person hash*** n i r,{ country’s defenders. And, sir, j e^ail quail the timid woman of disloyal before I wouH vote for this bill, I would heart before the vengeance of that nether support one proposing to change the name I no more shall New England preach- ( i Georgia. :>S much as I love its fioutrd, j « r 6 rejoice over the spoils of a wicked foe. to that of Baitow. Then, if we can do j Sutler has resigned ! His sclfappropri- no more than has already been done to ! “ting hand has been withdrawn, and perpetuate his name and his fame, his ser- j Southern rebels hilariously stent, insur- vices and hi* worth, for the sake of the I gent spoons peep from their biding places honor of the Stiite, and that peace may 1 ~ ‘ L e J ‘~ I ~ be unto Iti.~. ashes, let us do no less, living with more th wife, a choice sltali be whom IIiHrtiage shall l BILLS ON Tirttl) READING Bill for the relief of securities, or crim- ; tiiul ((ends, where the p**rsotts accused j could not, on account of tlu* condition of j the country, be brought to trial. Passed. ; Bill to compensate clerks and ordinaries | f**r administering the amnesty oath.— i Laid on the table for the present. The Senate adjourned till 101 o’clock, Monday morning. But tr.-av(.* him alone in bis elorv. For 1 ttl<- be 1! reck if you'll let bim sloop on, In tbe -rare where Cmi ftihi a/t.i laid b.Ui.” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 9 o’clock, a. ru.— 1 Prayer by the Chaplain Fir. PottlrC of Warren, moved to recon- ; srler so much of the action of the House i as relates to the use of duplicates of plats j and grants as evidence iu coat ts of this i State. The motion prevailed. rtocsH nn.is on thicd se-.di.vg. B’li to prohibit concnbiuaga among the j blacks of this State. Referred to joint j committee on Freedman’s Code. • Bill to prevent persons ft uni inducing > fr**cdmen to abandon Passed. Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, introduced a bill for the relief of indigent widows and orphans of soldiers, and otner indigent persons. Bill to re-establish the Vandorn lien.— Passed. The use of the hall was granted to Rev. C. B King, to make an address on the subject of the introduction into the State of white laborers. House adjourned till 9 o'clock Monday morning. The Old Whig Party. We have seen it intimated by a South ern newspaper that the Whig party, in allowing titeir political organization to be merged in the Republican party led the way to tin* late war. If we cati ho p**tmilted to defend the dead (torn unjust accusation withoutdraw- ihg ( ii t;s the virtuous indignation of the old enemies of the late Whigs, we will veture to insinuate, in the most respect ful and deferential manner, that the old Whig party was never responsible in any w .y or shape for any war that was ever fought in this country, except, possibly, their contracts.— j the War of the Revolution. This war they got np and fought through, but all and tinkle with fiendish joy; rebellious carpets unroll their gandy colors, and revolutional pianos thump their demon note. A Gallant Letter.—The annexed letter breathes the true spirit of gallantry and reconciliation, and its sentiments will be hailed with delight by our people: Headq’r8 District New:?krn, > Newbern, N. C., Jan. 13, 1866. J Mr. George McKnight: Sir: The Colonel commanding tbe Dis trict directs me to inform yon, m reply to your communication of this date, respect ing your proposition for the benefit of tbe widow of “Stonewall” Jackson, that tbe United States military authorities can never object to a charitable action. AU soldiers owe a tribute to gallantry and honor. It is to be presumed that every officer of this command will esteem it a snb8i qui-nt wars they had nothing to do privilege to be permitted to engage with Don’t be Discouraged.—Young man, don’t be discouraged if you find it hard work and little pay. Work is honorable, and industry will certainly have its re ward- At present the man who is out of debt, and making a bare support, is well off. Don 5 * be discouraged because you cant’ get married just now, and take a wife’s cares and troubles on yout^sboul- dera, in addition to your owd. Wait a little longer. Honesty and industry will soon pat you in a position .to .get a girl who will, divide your, joys and your sor rows. At any rate,-don’t lie discouraged because your wages are small—.the con dition of the country requires every busi ness man to practice economy. Yon sbutWd do the same thing. Work on—a brighter day will dawn on yonr efforts, and your labor be crowned with a fruition of all reasonable hopes and expectations. with except the fighting, which it was considered was all they were good for. In tin* last war with England men of that party, afterwards called YV’higs, fou lit by sea and land, and were after-' tjt^your obedient servant, wards called British Whigs for their ' 1 you in the assistance Uf a lady whose husband was so respected and so re nowned. I have the nonor to be, very respectful- pains. To the Mexican war they were opposed, but when it was begun theyl went and fought rt out, and were after wards denounced as Mexican sympathiz ers. Harrison was a British Whig, and Taylor a Yankee Abolitionist, of coursel What else had they a right to expect?— The late civil war was .opposed by the Southern Whigs to the tnom»*f>t of its in ception. Being began, they went in and fought it to the end. No Whig held an important place in the Cabinet of the Confederacy;, tbe great Whig statesmen were left out in the cold, -the YY higs in the rank and file were as plenty as hJack berries. So far from the Whig party Itefng in any way responsible for the -.ivil war, it hs8 always been a conservative, Union party, and produced the great Union statesmen wlio kept the Union from fall ing to pieces before. We won’t say who Was responsible for tlie dissolution of tbe Union. Nobody, we suppose. It just! fell to pieces itself. Wo have pot the temerity to accuse any party,, ot that crime; only we say tbe YVbigs didu’t do it. -H. B. Eius, Acting Assistant Adjutant General. —— m »i ^ • » The Editorial Tfeadqcix^—Tbe Homo rnal thus describes the editors bur dens: It is one bf the hardships of our profes sion that its working wheels—brains and In-ai t—are not allowed to lag for sickness, or stop for calamity or sorrow, The Judge may.adjourn his court, tbe school and the work-shop may close shatters, Hie mourner may veil his features, and turn friend and stranger from the door, but the journalist must forget beffow to morrow the sorrows of to-day, mutftlrifie gaily and freshly aa a news monger, on the trifle of the lionr, whatever burden has beeu laid on that same hour by Prov idence, or his brains a$ a mao. It woo- times ti iee and mocks as tbe world that reads what 18 thus written sropM •ever dream of. The public looka Opdllibf ed*" tor’s labors ps the. lpdisn did man that.was cutting hay.. He .finally gave his opinion that it was "easy t® the white man mow.*