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1* tjttih^rdnqc ‘■'Reptnrict. ft j- 0- 'WILI.INQUAM, ElUTOn. taJ22£, r .^S°“ u°r. ,0 >2? , “, ooutiiolng latorntlugS lmportaut Now*, ooltelted from any quarter, ■uwtrthat^u. eoamiot undertake to ro- L4 grange. nrowm, kkiiiu tin it, isun. For Concwsa : or COWETA. Eltgtlilltty of Negroes to Hold Ofllcc. IB OEOROU A 0OVEHI' 10N bTATE? A Oforgla l'rcii Convention. Two wockR ago wo urged the importance ol' a convention of the press of thin Stulo. One or lSducntlou of the Negroes. When the war ended and the emancipation of the negrocb wuh an established fact, all good and two of our contemporaries thought enough of : pure men and women in the Boulli felt the i the buggOHtion to mention it; but nono of them ' portance and necessity of educating tho negroes. Acoording to tho terms of tho Federal Consti tution, Georgia is a sovereign Stato or sho is no Stato at all. Admitting tho reconstruction laws of Congress to bo Constitutional and correct in principle, Georgia is still a sovereign State. Being a eovoreign 8tate, tho Congress of tho U. States has no more right to dictate the local legislation of Georgia than it has to dictato for Now York, Masnachusetto or Ohio. The now Constitution of Georgia was forced upon the people at the point of tho bayonet upon tho terms of the re construction laws of Congress, and the State has med sufficiently impressed with its impor taneo to urge tho matter in very strong terms.-— For this apparent iudiffofonoo wo account for it in two ways: The daily phpors are independent of tho weekly preqs, bocauso there is not the I samo want of unitbrmity of prices among them I that thero is among the weekly papers. To their ’ credit bo it said, with a fow exceptions, they havo adopted uniform prices for advertising, and stick to thorn. Not ro with tho weekly With them it was a question of civilization and humanity, of Christianity and self-interest- for all understood that the more intelligent tho ne groes wore tho better citizens they would be and J,ho better laborers they would bocomo as frood- mon. But at that time the white people of the South were so impoverished that they could do nothing for thorn. They were not able to odu- cato their own children. Just at this crisis po litical emissaries were sent down atuong the press. They publish nearly tho same ratos of | blacks of the South, wearing tho garb of religion, advertising; but, unfortunately for the dignity I th® purpose of building churches aud ostab- of tho profession, too many of them don't stick j lishing schools more in tho interests of partisan- up to their published ratos, but receive work for l° r the political ascendancy or a certain almost any price they can get. We havo soon | Phl’ty, than for any real good intondodfor tlio no- Romo of their bills for advertising which show a j Sroos. Those so-called churches and schools very low appreciation of tho value of certain w °ro umdo instrumental thereby in arraying the journals as advertising mediums by their own- J negaocs against tho whito poople, whereby tho crs. They don’t want to enter into any combi- I P oor negroes havo been made tho sufferers. If nation. ! these churches and schools bad boon coufiuod to . ...„ ...... As Httlo as the jhiily press think of it, some ! legitimate purposes-for the religious aud moral boon readmitted into tho Union Vim thatCon" I »t the weekly papers in tho Btiito which adver- j wolfuro of the nogroo. only-tho whites of tho South stitution and upon those terms, aud is, therefore, j tiso m vniuously cheap, injure not only their would havo co-operated heartily and earnoatly in according to tho reconstruction laws of Con- J °' vn buainess, but they thus injuro tho trade of tho good work. By tho rascality of these emis- groeB, a sovoreigu State, invested with all the i the press generally. Ink* up certain weekly j saiies the two inoeswero thrown into antagonism rights aud immunities thnt belong to other i papers in a radius of a hundred rnilos of Atlan- , with each other, end were, to a great extent, Biatco of tho Union. Uenee, if Congress can , ,n ’ auJ 1116 rea<lcl ' will dud in them tho utlvcr- - made bitter enoiuies. Ilenco, it was, to somo intorfero with the laws of this State, it can rou- i tisementa of merchants who never put a Itno in , degree, disreputable for a white man or woman dsr nugatory tho laws of Now York, Massaohu. j tUt:ir Iocr1 r rrBS - 1)0111 tho Atlanta journals , to teach a negro school. Thereby tho negroes 80tt« or Ohio as wolL RCe ^ m ^ bo? Because those weekly I have boon groat lasers by tho operations af these The new Conotituticn of Georgia boing tho | P A P* ro » of tbcm with scarcely a cirouln-! political schools aud churches and tho Freed- omanation from, and the production of, tho ro- ] B10n o£ 300 > wiu 1,1110 odvortigemonts for a ncm- j men's Bureau. construction lows of Congress, fraudulently 10,11 r ric0 to fl " n P "P*co, representing their j By tho Constitution of Georgia tho negroes forced upon tho people though It be, at tho ’ " ' ' ~ point of the bayonet, against the will of the truly legal voters of the Stato, under the circulation to bo 800 or 1000! Tho guUMo mcr- j are made citizens and tax-payors. That Consti- chAnt is caught by the bait of a large circulation i tution makes it obligator}' on the Legislature to Mr. Fi lrt 1 ’# Resolution. nwiug is tho joint resolutic Price, of mmpkin, in regard to tho eligibility of negroes to hold offloo in tho Btato, which has boon passed by both Houses: Resolved by the Smote and House qf Representa tives of the State qf Georgia, hi General Assembly convened, That a case involving tho r’ght of a colored man to hold office, shall, iih soon as tho same van Im, mropcrlv brought before the Su premo Uodrt n? flic State, bo hoard and deter mined bv said Court, and we beUevo that tho people or the Stato will, as they have heretofore always douo, in-good faith, abido tho doeisioh of the highest Judicial tribuuul of tho State, whet* over bo doefared. A case from Chatham couuty irt iu process ot preparation to be brought beforo the Supremo Court, involving tho right of the negro oleeted Clerk of tho Superior Court to hold tho same.— Thoro is but ono mau on tho Supreme bench tho people havo any confidence in, and that is Judge Warner. Chief Justice Brown, howover, is pledged to decide against tho negro holding of- fco, if wo rightly remember the import of a flpocch ho mado at Marietta, and in the mountains of North Georgia, last spring, in support of tho adoption of the now Constitution, iu which he argued that the nogro did not havo tho right to hold offloo uudor its provisions. But whether ho entertains tho same views now that tho Constitution has been adopted, and ho rewarded for l»is offbrta in its bolmlf by Vicing appointed Chief Justice, is a matter af great un certainty as all know who know the man and his vascillftting record. Self being tho figure head of all hie ambition, place aud power the ul tima thulc of his aspiration, regarding th% Radi cal party as supremo, it is difficult to diviuo what will be bis decision. When lu> was going beforo tho people urging them to adopt, tho new Constitution, he was working for au object.— That object boing attained, it is presumed that be still has another object iu view. Wlmt that is, is unknown. Be it what it may, that object will control bis decision in a case of tho sort. We shall “ wait with timely pationco” to see dictates of conscience, wo aro to bo punished criminals: and the expulsion of the negroes from the Legislature in conformity to tho new • Constitution with which the Stato was re-admit- ted into~the Union, And tho oaths of members of the Legislature, as such, is made the excuse (f pretext for the high-handed outrage and low pricon, thinks ho can roach tho whole j establish free schools for all classes, to bo bus- auspioes and direction of Congress, and the peo- ! countr J’ m » dozen of these papers for the same j tained by taxation. Tho United States Govern- plo of tho State peaceably acquiescing to the j P rico ho would havo to P»y his homo papers, | nient proposes to ostablish schools for tho bene- forco of military powor and tho circumstances | which would make his business known to five . fit of tho froodmen. Every building erected for of their political condition, Congress shows a timos tho number of readers. Therefore, tho j such purpose is so much gained for tho Stato of vindictiveness of spirit, and a vituperativeness j daily press ought to see, if they don't hoc it, the Georgia, and every whito man iu the State should ! what wo shall soo iu regal'd to tho vexed ques- of temper, disgraceful to the civilization of tho • importance of a convention of the Stato press, give over}' possible encouragement to the estab- tiou. age, in its deeire to remand the Stato back to respectably conducted journals, whothcr daily 1 liahmont of such schools iu every community as ] The following is the dobato in tho Senate on military Government because nor people did not ' or weok l v ’ "'ould bo glml to adopt a uniform, , long as the Federal Government will continue j Tuesday last on a motion to reconsidor tho ne- vote in the lute Presidential election according t,lir * ind equitable scliedulo of prices for adver- j to build them. It is a matter of dollars and j tiou of that body the previous day in adopting to its views. For having voted acoording to th<> und adhere to them, and thus let every j cents with ns, and wo should try to get all the Mr. Prico’a resolution in regard tho eligibili- pnper stand upon its own merits us an advortis- school houses built by tlio U. S. Government wo , ty of nogrooa to hold offloo. Wo copy from the ing medium. | cuu, because it will bo so much money contrib- 1 Constitution: Tho truth is, candidly stated, there ore too 1 ufccd to the people’s treasury—so much relief to j Mr. Merrill moved to reconsider the action of many papers in Georgia without merit as to tho tax-payors, the tax payers of tho North, aud ; Senate yesterday, referring tho eligibility u l . , . .• . . . , c , of colored men to hold office, to the Supreme editorial ability or mechanical excellence, or charitable associations, assist in tho work of cc.- ^ our t 1 business enterprise. Too many aro conducted ; ucating those they have sot free. i The President vacated his scat, calling Mr. by the starvation process of tilling their columns j Our true policy is to enter into the work of os- ! Winn to tho chair, dor consideration in Congress to re-reconstmet 1 tllUof ‘*°“P aavortising, regardless of justice to j tablishiug tkoso schools. Let our own Southern j the State; and wo aro called upon to re-seat the i ^ ltdr rc ader;a, who would prefer good reading j people, who profess to be the best friouds oi the ( uioutative speech in favor of reconsideration, nogroes— men ineligible under tho Constitution m| dtor to cheap advertisements. Such news-j nogioce, engage in tho schools, and endeavor to Mr. Burns followed iu a stirring, patriotic, and paper men do not scorn to comprehend thnt divest them entirely of all political influences.— ! pungent effort iu favor of reconsideration, fewer advertisements, at living prices, fair aud j If the proper steps are taken, we can so control j opposoVuho^motion to reconsider',' 'ml f^rol oquiLaluo to all parties, with more reading mat- j tho schools as to make them a real benefit to the ! marks, and moved to lay the motion to re- ter, is moro profitable to them and make their negroes instead of a’political curse, and a cause • considor on tlio table. The votes stood yeas journals more respoctable and influential. j of antagonism of races as they are too off© i j J.j}.’, * 17, tho motion to table did not pre- Every man has tho right to place his own j made. Every school established by tho U. S. estimate upon bis own labor; but competent Government, we repeat, is so much gain to us, business men, engaged in the same profession, and a relief to tax-payers, and a real benefit to should havo the pride to elevate their vocation | all. No discrimination can bo made iu the above tho standard of those who feel no pride | school fund of tho State; and this being so every in tlieir profession, and have not the ability to i one must see the importance of encouraging all opposed to the resolutions, make it respectable. Journalism should bo ole- I the schools intended for the real benefit of the Wellborn, opposed reconsideration in a YHted. It should bo placed upon as high a ! negroes. ; factious speech Bpaiklmg with good sens •, , , „ 1 , 1 b I having possession ot tho floor at the hour ut ad- standard ot excellence as possible. In no other : Lieut. H. L. Haskell has boon addressed by journment. way can it bo made to wield tho power for good ; parties from this and Meriwether county in re- that its mission demands. It ought to bo con- 1 feroneo to this subject. He did New Advertisements. Ovorgla, Troup County. OnnmAMY’s Orrton, February 10, IflflO. G EOHOE LEONOHD Hu#applied for oxomption of p»«r- Nonnlty, and I will puns upon thn muno, at 11 o’clocli, n. ni., on tlio 'J2d day of Fobruary 1869. febia-at-fl f»o H. H. CAltV OnHuary. GUANON, I’lIomlPltATlCW, H'llllt’l’Il.lMEUH, Hnl»> iii qunuiiticR to null, by fobia-am A. llEYPEN, Atlanta, fla. CU8T TUB tmi \l»PiMT An£ flil BB8TI •IAS. W. HAltUlSON, Bnrbor, 1 N1MHMH tils old fVtends and customoni thnt he hns RE- bl) HIM 1IAHBKK HUOP, at tlio old stund, North or^ht fl'-Vt A: Auiohh' Store, nud in now prtipaml to CUT HA1H 111 the Vcrv liitonl nlvlou ut uw\n»l' - * Civu him a fall. I will aolt, on tho first Tuesday in March next, at ajjll pntillo outcry, hol'oro tho Court House door in La JUil.Oruugo, if not sold invviously nt private sale, all the property or real cstato 1 have in said city of LaOranao— couhIsUum of the lot nud dwclUtiK house where I recently lived, together with several other vacant aero tote. Any person deal ring to mnke iuvcHtmruts of this kind will do woll to attend tho sale. For further information call i D. o. Porroli, [fobia-ati v. j. moore. ttcorgln, Troup County. Co cut OF Ordinary, Feb. 8th, 1869. J OSEPH W. CLARK aud THOR. A. DOUDIE, Admlnie- tratory, and KLIZA R. SMITH, Aduiitiintratrix, on th Estate of N. N. Smith, late of said Couuty, docooaod, gtv. notice thnt. on the tlrnt Monday in April next, they will apply to tills Court for leave to Hull the real estate of said decoosed: Those nre, therefore, to elto nud admonish nil concerned to be and appear nt my OfHceto show cause, If any thev have, why an order should not bo granted at the April term of this Court. II. H. CAltV, fobH'OO-fO Ordinary. UOU VNSNTLL1!: TANN EU Y rniHS TANNERY is now in full and complete ope ratio X —receiving hides to be tanned on shares, or the hint est market price will bo paid for them. The proprietors haviug secured As Gnod ii Tanner as thoro is in the State, they respectfully Hullrlt tho Patronago of the surroundiug country. Hogansvillw, (t«.. Feb. 12. lSCoT—ira OLANTON k TIIJAUN. "Sr CREAT SOUTHERN FREICHT LINE k f Wo-c* ■«. VKA VlCA.mt.MVOM. THBOUOII lur.I.H Oil- L.VB1NG AND TllKOUGII C'AllH, MANHATTAN, CHAMPION, CHAKLESTON, IAMES ADDER, MAGNOLIA. SARAGOSSA, Leaving Charlaston and New York on TUEflDAYB, THURSDAYS and tkVTVRDAYS. Shipper* of Cl>Wo» and Receiver# of Goods are guaranteed as Low llatea as by auy competing lUmto, aud HAVING Ul* TIME. ■ ■aniNam-Miaeai OseMMmI «** CVsa t. RAILROAD AOKNTR at all principal points to South CnroWna, Georgia, Alabama and Tennesaeo will glvo THROUGH BILLSLADING AND PA8BA0E TlOKKm *AN k CO.,) Agents of flteammrrs JAMEd A DOER k CO.,) Aitents of Steamer* at *ARY, ^ at New York. RAVEN EL k CO., j Charleston, 8. C. W. T. J. O. WOODWARD, 1 Southern Traveling, Freight 1 and Fnaimgc Agents. feb!2-8m of their owu making—as a bargain to buy off' further reconstruction of the State by Congress. Tho said new Constitution of the State de clares that each House of tho Georgia Legisla ture “shall bo tho judge of the election returns and qualifications of its owu members.” The 11th article of that Constitution re-enacts that “all sets passed by any legislative body, sitting in this State as such, since the 19th of January, 1861, including that body of laws known as the Code of Georgia, and the acts amendatory thereof, as passed siuce that time, which said Code is embodied in the printed book known as Irwin’s Code,” Ac., See. Therefore, all laws pertaining to the right of holding office theretofore enacted, were thus re-enacted, and, consequently, de- Mr. Chandler, made a strong, effective nud lowerful effort in opposition to reconsider, fol- owed by Mr. Hinton, in favor, iu a pointed ipeecb. The President resumed his seat. Ir. Brock, favored reconsideration, but was RHODES The old and long oalablishcd 8TANDA11D MANURE. uniform In quality, always reliable, >xceBod by auy in True Fertilizing Principle. Sold under a binding legal guarantee of purity ami free dom from adulteration. t Used an»l approved by the moat successful crop.growere, and preferred by many to Peruvian Guano. For sate hv frhiatf WITHERSPOON k BWANSt »N*. AGENT’S WANTED FOR SECRETS OF THE GREAT CITY, .1 Work dete.riptive.nf the. Virtues and Vires, the M'/itieits, Miseries and Crimes of Xew York City. I F you wish tokuow how Fortunes are made and tent in n day; how Hhrewd Men are ruined in Wall Street ; how countrymen arc swindled by Sharpen*; how Ministers and Merchants ore Black-nailed; liow Datioe Halls and Concert Saloons are managed; how Gambling Homes and Lotteries are Conducted; how StoSi and OQ Coa&pnntei Origiuate amt how the Bubbloa Bund, road this work. work of tho kind published. Price Only $vi 7,'» Per Copy. n»T Send for Circulars and see. our terms, and a full do. srnption of the work. Address, JONES BROTHERS k CO.. Atlauta, Georgia. eugnivii 1869.. a and sell at $2 7a p«-i SPRING UWPORTATION 1869. i. MILLINERY ANO STRAW GOOOS. * l>lie prives negroes of the right to hold office under the present Constitution. This being the organic law of tho land, which the members of the Leg islature are sworn to support, wlmt is the neces sity of wasting their time, thus unnecessarily nb- fibTbiffeL the i;.\..ph-’s money, in discussing a question already settled by the Constitution of the State ? trolled by men capable of understanding aud 1 their letters and has forgotten their addresses.— j appreciating the true objects of journalistic He is the assistant superintendent of froodmeu’s j duty. Sucli men will not engage iu the business | schools in Georgia. Letters addressed to lsimut | aud attempt to compete with thoso who aro ! Columbus. Ga., will receive prompt reply. He ; until for the vocation, who, with little dingy has just finished the erection of an academy at ■ sheets, bedaubed with a wilderness of inky Columbus, an account of tho inauguration cere- blackness, presenting to a circumscribed public monies of which we publish in another column. I nothiug but a muss of specimens of every second- tinting. in Atlanta, if all we Yll.MSTHOXCi C 2:17 and 23U Haiti: Hit It i nun c, 11. M. 00TT1NQHAM, WARE’S DRUG STORE! AUGUSTUS C. WARE, DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY, North 8ldo Public Square, LnGrungr, Georgia. JUST RECKIVKDi ASPARAGUS- BUSH BEANS— Six Woeka or Mohawk, Heal Spooklcd ValanUue, * Brown Bpooklad Valontlna, Early Yellow Six Weak*, Newington Wonder. China White, RUNNTXG BEANS— Lima and Wrcu’a Egg. BEETS— Philadelphia Early Turnip Rootod, Extra Early Tnrnip Rooted, Early Blood Red, Bllenlan Sugar. BORECOLE— German Kalo. CABBAGE— • Red Dutch, (for pickling.) Drumhead, (largo lot) Drumhead Savor, French Ox Heart, Early Sugar Loaf, Green Glazod, Early York, Flat Dutlifc CABOTS- I»ng Orange, Early Horn. CAULIFLOWER— Fjtr!^- Asia tic. CELERY— Largo White. CORN— Evergreen Sugar. Atiatua Early. CUCUSTOER- Loug Groen Tnrkey, Early Frame, Whito Spine. EiO PLANT— Large Early. Purple. LETTUCE— Early Cabbage, Ice rsbbog*'. MELON—(water)— Mountain Sweet Water. CANTKLEUPE— FROST, HALL & CO., QROOERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Xorth .Side I'ublir Square, I.nGrniiKr... Ocorgl. H AVE JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING: 40 BARREIJi EARLY ROSE POTATOES, NEW ORLEANS SYRUP*. ATOll CO., ioru Struct, Mary In »t*l, Tbi*< seems to bo one of tho most thri “Things aro workiu, hear be true. It would seem the miasmatic stench of corruption rises to the very heavens from thnt city. The “devil’s to pay" among the faithful. Political gre< d draws in the public money like a double-suction pump. “The sen tinel on the watch tower” has forgotten his busi ness. Corruption is running riot. It is the last Radical grab at the people’s money. Atlanta t irns out to be a little pocket edition of \Vush- Bul- Angier ndopliug u fair and equitable schctlulo of j ‘ wolvo or tbirtcen miles from LaGrougc, and ; tr J' iu 81" fl sUt off tl>» politual burgltua. Two prices for work, determined to adhere to them. | contains some two or three hundred inhabitants. ‘ ol tho Keprcsentatives in tuo Legislature voted Tho daily and weekly press aro equally inter- j A ljrr K e tru,le is rftrrit ' d °» thor6 in fiff oco rics, ested in this matter. We have printers’ unions,A produce, &c., and is an extensive cotton market, we havo workingmens’ associations, all called ! 11 number of bales ol which have been forth by the necessity of mutual protection and ! sapped from there this winter. Being sur- the advancement of their spheres of labor.— i rounded by an excellent scope of country inlmb- IVhy should not the press be so organized ? J i^d by a thrifty and wealthy population, mostly The foregoing remarks, hurriedly written, are j composed of extensive cotton planters, makes thrown out to the meinb rs of the Georgia press ' ifc one of tlR ‘ lnost active little towns in Georgia, Thia quibbling and squirming under the * h ftn d font ot type they can scrape up. throats of Congress, by members of the Logis- : wo w i«h to see is, u convention of all the 1 latnre, shows a decided want of back-bone, of j mem hers of tho Georgia press who are desirous ... r , . T . . , , , . r*',f v in nnint i»f nnlitioal inh-imir. of placing journalism upon a higher standard of tie towns m estorn Georgia. It is located on n • 1 1 ” j excellence and upon a better pecuniary basis J the Atlanta & West Point Railroad, in this conn-| l^k is squandering tho public money nervo and moral courage the people are not pre pared to expect from men who had the courage I last September to carry out the provisions of the j bogus Constitution they swore to support. Are members afraid of losing their seats by the ac tion of Congress in regard to Georgia that they daro not do their duty? If thero be such, let them resign—for they are unfit to represent a free people. If they lmvo not the manhood to stand up to the right in behalf of the people of Georgia, whom they essay to represent, in the hour of peril, let them so acknowledge, go home and ne\crft 0 ain essoy to bocomo the representa- | ^ ere ftny force in them we would be clad ^ fture ground within two hundred yards of the I i’ ar the public are now informed, Dr. Sum I tives of ft bravo aud honest people. Georgians i 3 . ’ . , not i vj , „ Bolll ,.. ..,1.. for io onl , ol . i Bard is the solo person interested in tho hand- oral H.wi,iW«i'uthoC,mMorat.!SSrvioowUUan!utli. they would take au interest m the matter by • rtl ;P ot bnviug solil reoentlj lor SollU to °nr old some 1)ro fl te of the stntc w01 .i t- If he alone had <■’ 'l”’ l»tleut«—ull tho kiiirihidr nuddng » fyoraklu agreeiug upon a time and place far the proposed friend, John T. Carter, Esq., who will become a ’ been interested at the time of tho election, all l IinL a erout doiil nl H ot.- laial iu tho hnspitals. for themselves as State Printer. It is said mem bers of the Legislatures are trying to purchase the legal opinions of professional men in favor of large claims. Listen to wlmt tho Augusta Press says in re gard to the public printing: “If we are not grossly misinformed, there nre i John p„ r ,„, * 0: „ .vV.Tmmmi, dark transactions connected with tho election of j gkntlkmkn: I iu»v« rfcoivod your Irtt. Public Printer by the General Assembly, which i Decnnhor, 1866, culling my uttfiitiou to yoi ■1, .1 * ..I.,-In. VI..1.1 no wist ,vm) TitunnvG itmnovs, v O 1 V t on (l S II K ll Ribbons, IIO.VNKT CHAPES. SILKS AM) SATI.VS, Illusions, Blonds, Lioos, Ruohes, Nett3 A Velvets, FRENCH FLOWERS AND FEATHERS. Straw Bonnets and Ladies’ IIats, tStmclowns »iii<f Nlmhrr lloocb*. ^IIHK lurRPut Ntm’k of Milllnory Goodwin thin country, 1 mid uiutciualted in oboini vari.-ty, whii-h wo offer ut liricoH that will defy rompotition. aa~ ORDERS KOHOITKII. _ DAnuvs PROPHYLACTIC FLUID. I Utter from //on. Mer. If. Stephens, of Gtoryip. f'luwronnvn.r.F,, Ga.. h-pt. 29th, 1H68. art Ink; of littte WOll UH 1110(11- i. while itu Hpw ialitloH nro morit icon without it ter ten yoara, and ran afford to havo It aliould hr nt it. ALEX. H. STEPHENS. The ’Wonderful Family Mnllcliic. from the Surgeon General of the late Confederate RlCIlM for consideration. If onr contemporaries think | Peal estate there seems to he very valuable—an j will not hear exposure to the light of day. _ So j ‘“‘VinAt eU«2rt\ January 14th. 1H6 . AM .; of tlir 1.7th of • (Darby h l*ru- Grot i Citn -true and honest Georgians—despise truckling legislators. They spurn men who would trem blingly kneel before tlio Jacobins of Congress to eonvent * OU- save their places. If members of the Legisla- : ture have sworn to support the Constitution of tho State—though it ia not of tlio people -let them stand by it as men. If Congress deter- I mines to rule us by tho mailed hand of the mil- 1 | would have been right. Or, if ho had united The Prnlnnd Clniu •re two churches, one hotel, four dry i with » company of gentlemen in no wise con- , . , . , ‘ uected with tho Legislature, there would have res and groceries combined, one gro- been Bom0 precedent therefor. This claim has been tho subject of much dis cussion in tlio Legislature during tho present .. _ . , , session. Tlio amount is $*25,000. In I860 . ary, because our legislators choose to observe , Jo8cph E . ]irowu , tUo Governor of Georgia, their oaths, 1° Congress do its.xront; but, never! | , llm)W gmlH preparatory to secession, but ,,,lw " ,< ; ever!!! Iet C ' M ’ r «‘' 1 > e S>Kl' 1 t or «. repre- : the debt not having boon paid, tlio claim is Renting the tmo sovereignty of Georgia, dishoa-1 preBent ed for payment, and it has elicited a good deal of discussion, aud consumed too much of or themselves and misrepresent our people by going back upon their oaths, committing per jury by acknowledging themselves wrong in ex pelling tho negroes from the Legislature, who wore .clearly ineligible under the Constitution. ■Since.writing tho foregoing, the news roaches us that the House resolution of Mr. Price, of Lumpkin, referring the eligibility of negroes to iiold office to the Supreme Court was passed by tho Senate on Monday. Thus that question has been re-opened unnecessarily to harass and dis tract the public for time indefinite almost. As far the eligibility of negroes to seats in tho General Assembly is concerned, the question is settled resident thereof. The goods stores ami groceries cuiuuiuoo, uuu gru- ■ buen Bom0 precedent eery store exclusively, one dry goods store cxclu- j “Wo assert that there was a combination of sively, one drug store, one blacksmith and different interests entered into to elect Dr. Bard, carriage shop, one tannery, and two bar rooms. f‘ n ' ltEr ; . Imd thllt 1:lttor Rentlenmn was re- ... * , 1 . , • „ , I luctantly compelled to compromise away a large All these business houses aro well Idled and i fiunk of the profits to secure his success, seem to bo thriving. Several new stores havo I “John E. Bryant, claiming to represent Rich- been erected within tho past two years. Our mond couuty; J. M. ltice, a non-resident, claim friends have been trying to get a new county, but owing to the fact that it requires a two-tliirds vote of both Houses of the Legislature to create one, and the further fact there is a decided feel ing in that body and among the people of the ►State against having any more new counties, they have not yet succeeded. As far as this paper is concerned it is not willing to give up such good citizenship. Ono of the most interesting features of IIo- gansvillo is tho High School which is now in tho the time of the Legislature, when it should have been disposed of like all other debts contracted for the purpose of sustaining the Into Conled- eraoy. It is a principle in law that tho pre paration for the consummation or commission of a crime is a part of tho act itself. It follows, therefore, that when Joseph E. Brown, in I860, purchased Penlnnd’s arms, for the purpose of establishing or enforcing tho act of secession, J tido of successful operation, under the super- it was u part of the crime of secession as seces- j vision of Prof. Geo. 0. Looney, yet a young man, sion is made a orime by Federal authority, and I whose reputation as an educator is surpassed by of right ought to be repudiated as all other debts ! few, if any in tho State. He is assisted by Mr. . . ... which havo boon mado to carry on tlio war by | J. H. Covin, Mrs. Crawley in the literary do- iytio ouKtitution. As to their holding civil the late Southern Confederacy have been repa- 1 partmeut, while Mrs. Thompson presides with offices, the right, or denial of the right, in thn | diatod# j gignnl ability over that of music. We had tho Constitution, to bo members of the Legislature, , j g ft lna tt er 0 f r0 grot that so many of the J pleasure of being present on Friday oveuing sett es t at question a ho, we think. \\ e are j Democratic members of the Legislature have I last and witnessed the oxercises of the school— sorry t at t io Legislature had not the manliness j been so weak-kneed us to desire to pay this debt. . Seventy-five Bcholiu^'arc already in attendance, to stic to tho settlement, and refuse^ to open the j ^ f fcn6r dft y 8 a go tho Supreme Court decided a I and it is confidenly expected that the school will a cahc against a poor widow whose husband i reach one hundred in a few days, had been killed on the State Itoad during ! Mr. Looney is a fine teacher, a self-Riado man the war because the It o a d had been en- and deserves unbounded praise for bis efforts in gaged iu carrying materials of war for the j behalf of ft high standard of touching. Be ore Confederate Government, though ht the time I the blackboard, with an interesting class in al- tho man was killed the Itoad was not so engaged.) I gebra, he caunot be surpassed. His manner is Whon a citizen of onr own State seeks payment | kind, firm, dignifiod, winning and impressing— for debts made by tho Confederate authorities, giving not tho least embarrassment to the pupils, the Legislature don't hesitate to repwliale; but j His style of imparting instruction gives interest let a man from tho North produce a debt con- 1 and beauty to the subject. The discipline of question again. But for the want of true moral courage an issue has boon ro-opened to bedevil tho people for a year or two longer. Bullock’s Financial Ieeeoulabities. —We hear nothing from the investigation of Bullock’s financial irregularities. Has the matter been hushed up ? It is said a bargain has been mado. Bullock has promised to stop reconstruction if Ilia case is passed over by the Legislature; and members, obnoxious to the test oath, will not bo troubled in regard to holding their scats in the Legislature. Is this true? Aro political bar gains and sales tho order of the day in Atlanta ? Every breeze from Atlanta bears upon it the stench of corruption, if all we hear bo true. Where aro Dunlap Scott, of Floyd, Nuu- nally, Holcombe, Candler and others, that they do not see to it that Bullock's peculations are .thoroughly exposed? They are the men tho people look to as the defenders of the State and xyf Jhe treasury. The Railroad to Columbus.—The Enquirer published onr articlo of last week on this sub ject, and promised to give its views in regard to the enterprise. Wo have anxiously looked to see what it has to say. We hope to hear from the Sun, too. Wo also hone to hear from the Harris county folks. This is an important mat ter to those interested. We shall have much to esy in regard to it. The Middle Gboboian. —Thia paper edited with great ability prior to the war, by A. P. Burr, since died, is resuscitated by Mr. 8. B. Barr the son, who will publish it semi- weekly. It is a large sheet, well printed, gives evidence of in dustry. We wish our yonng friend every pos- i success, and he will receive It, as he will deserve if. traded by the same authority, and at once a score of Legislators, Democrats, too, are ready and anxious to recognize the debt and to vote for its payment. These very arms, perhaps, wero employed in taking Fort Pulaski, which actually brought on the war. In order to bolstor up this claim distinguished members of the bar havo been sought to give their legal opinion in favor of the claim. Wo have positive authority for stating that lion. B. H. Hill was approached and offered a fee to give his opinion in regard to its justness—the friends of Ponland hoping, no doubt, that the fee would influence him to give a favorable opinion; but, true to himself, his State and his foliow-oitizens, he refused to accept the foe or to give his opin ion-replying tlrnt he did not practice beforo the legislative bar of the State, having received no license therefor—that ho believed the practice to be Illegal, illicit and corrupting in all its ten dencies. Tho Legislature has spent enough of tho money of the people on this Ponland claim, when it should have received the same treatment as all other Confederate claims receive at their hands. The Constitution calls Mr. Wooten “the Henry Clay of tho General Assembly,” and 44 Chandler the 4 Chatham’ of the Senate. ” What does it call our j Mack ? tho school is perfect. He regai'fk 1 every student as a lady or gentleman until ho discovers differ ently, and then such aro no longer students of bis school. Wo might say much more in praise of this school, but space ut present forbids, ex cept to say that it is an institution that would re flect credit upon any community in Georgia. Wo hope to visit Hogansville oftenor and be come better acquainted with its enterprising citi zens, when wo shall again refer more particular ly to tho various enterprises of the town. j£t8r* There is one man in tho Georgia House of Representatives who dared to represent the true sentiments of Georgians in regard to the resolution of Mr. Price submitting the negro eligibility question to the Supreme Conrt, in an able and fearless speech. His name is Dunlap Scott and represents Floyd county. We pub lish a report of his remarks. Three cheers for Dunlap Scott J 2&P We are glad to learn that Gen. John C. Broekenridge is at present in Baltimore, having returned to his native country under the protec tion of the President’s late amnesty proclama tion. par The Presidont siguod tho pardon of Dr. Mudd, now at the Dry Tortagas as an accom plice in the Assassination of President. Lincoln. to represent Columbia c ouuty, and Prince, tiro specially named in the iniquitous contract, as beneficiaries of this work. Who will deny that tho papers woro signed, and in less than twenty-four hours thereafter Bryant and Rice, as members of tho Legislature, voted money into their own pockel, by fulfilling their part of the agreement in voting for Dr. Bard and against Mr. J. W. Burke? If they had voted for Mr. Burko he would havo been elected—so, it is clear, these corruptionists elected themselvesl 44 Their conduct in this matter is a flagrant violation of law—it is a disgrace to tlio State, and should be ventilated and properly punished. 44 Let the people have a copy of the ooutract? Let us have light and a purging of tho Legisla ture of these traffickers in the honor of Georgia. We call upon Dr. Bard—who promises a full ex pose of “the misunderstanding" between tlio Governor and Treasurer—to ventilate this mat ter also. He can, if ho will, a tale unfold that would surprise honest men." Fifteenth Amendment. Tlio following - is the text of the fifteenth amendment proposed to be made to the Federal Constitution. It has passed the House by a large vote, and was put through in a hurry. The (Senate is not so hasty, and the bill is pending before that body: “ Section 1. The rights of any citizen of the United States shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or any States, by reason of race, or color, or previous condition of slavery of any citizen or class of citizens of tho United States. ” “ Section 2. The Congress shall havo power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro visions of this article.” It is proposed to submit tho foregoing to the State Legislatures already elected with no refer ence to the moasuro by tho votos of the people. An offort is being made to submit it to con ventions of the people of each State. Since writing the above we find tho following proceedings in the Senate on Tuesday. We copy from Associated Press Dispatches: 14 During the contest over the suffrage amend ment to the Constitution, Mr. Vickers offered an amendment, looking to the exercise of tho elective franchise of those who are now excluded by reason of participation in tho rebellion, whieh was rejected by yeas 21, nays 32; those voting in the affirmative being Messrs. Bayard, Buokalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fowlor, Fer ry, Grimes, Harlan, Hendricks, McCreary, Nor ton, Patterson, of Tennessee, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sawyer, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickors, and Wilson. The Constitutional Amendment, as it finally passed the Senate, reads: No discrimination shall be made in the United States among citi zens of the United States, in the exercise of the Elective Franchise, or in the right to hold office, in any State, on account of race, color, nativity, property, education, or creed. Vote, 40 to 16. It goes to tho House for concurrence. f[3SF There is a bill before the Legislators which proposes tho establishment of a new Ju dicial Circuit, to be called the Atlanta Circuit, composed of Fulton, DeRalb and Clayton coun ties. unpoetfully, _ SAMUEL PRESTON MOOliE, M. D. Tlie Astonislilng T>txinfrrtant. Emroy C'oi.Lok, Oxford, Ga.. Di*c. 28th, 1868. Prof. Dariiy—Dear Sir:—Having not boon eofioRi'J ter many yearn in tlio active flatten of the Medical ProfenHlon. I am only nnp*M*ftefMlly acquainted with the clnlmn of your Prophylactic Fluid, Imtain well acquainted with itn chem ical elements. White, therefore, I cannot speak experimentally of the value of the compound, yet the (Uninfecting and Therapeu tic proportion of tho agents employed in itn comport firm, together with the well known reputation of itn dKeovorcr, as u cliemint, authorize me to regard itn merit* an of a high order—on the whole it niunt bo connidered an a valua ble contribution to tlio elann of articles to which it belong*. * - my rwr itjudf , dear nir, yours, respectfully, A. MEANS, M.D., LL.D. A Perfect Pain Killer, WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE,) Staunton, Va., Juti. I), i860, f n I wan President of tho LaOmnge eorgia, I uned your Prophylactic Fluid in tho Cofiego with decided suooesa. Both aa a dis infectant and ana remedy ter noron and burns, etc., it wan eilleacioun and proved to bo what it is reproaentod. Even* family and public Inatitution ought to have it 1 wink you great hucccbh in the sale of it. WILLIAM A. HARRIS, D.D., Proa. W. F. Collego, Staunton, Va. Never wan thoro a family medicine ao highly recom mended an thin. Try it. nnd you will never regret it Lot every country merohaut visiting N. York thia 8prin« put this article on his lint. But don’t wait—order itatonce. And bo wo might till this entire paper with recommeuda- tiouH from tho very beat men in tlio country. Druggtet or Country Merchant baa it for sale. Orders fillod by the Proprietor febia Pine Apple. MUSTARD— White and black. OKRA— Tall, and Dwarf. ONION— Silver Skin. Htnihburg, (long yellow.) PARSLEY— Flirted. PARSNIP— Fine Sugar. PEAS— Landreth’n Extra Early, l*rg« White Marrowfat, Dwarf Blue Iui|«<riAl, Early Fraino, Tom Thumb, Eugenic. PEPPER— Caycunc, I Argo Span teh Swcot BelL RADISH— Long Scarlet, Golden Olnbo. Red Turnip Rooted. White Turnip Kootedl SALSIFY— Or Oyster Plant. SPINACH— Round Dutch, Savoy Leaved. SQUASH— Early Rush. Ixug Green, Marrow. TOMATO— Tilde n. Kfye’a Prolific, Cook’d Favorite, I^irge Smooth Red, TURNIP— Early Flat Dutch and Red Top. POTATO— Early Goodrich, (Lnndreth'n.) Whut I3i*position Uiillocli Mude UNACCOUNTED FOR FUNDS. ;luaiou that if tanners wish to get their HiipplieH at ILmsoimblc Prices, 10 CAR LOADS CORN* 50 DDLS. NEW ORLEANS and REFINED SUGARS* •Z.l C ASKS RULE SHOULDERS, lOO TONS OF GUANO. (<»i All of Iter ate we ART GALLERY. TF MW. 'MZ MB JE MJ GC ML ~MT MJ M* T rwMwuz eit.iiiiru r r rwMwm-z ■irmiiiKm PHOTOGRAPHS, (Plain and colored—all aizcH and atyloft.) Ferrotypes, Ambrotypea, 8tereosoopes, Ohromos, Ao. To those living in LaGrangc and its immediate vicinity, it would wiem a work Hupererogation to itpeak of the many advantagcH and facilities con nected with thin Gallery over any sim ilar cHtnhllHhmeutH iu the oouutrv However, for the information and benefit of those MaUinu In the adjacent counties it is deemed proper to idwUuii some, of tho advantages claimed for this Gallery: The proprietor established himself in the city In 18511- lias devoted his whole time and attention to the business! laboring, studying and striving to ezeri. Ho lias, within the lust two years, constructed the most superior SKY light and side light, and supplied the Gallery with the latest nnd best Cameras Aparatus and fixtures: indeed, has all the modem appli- nucer possessed by tho emporiums of the larger cities As to the real merit of my work, thnt will ho OMded by my hundreds, thousands of patrons. I fear uot the decision. PRICES: (As all well know, my i>rloes aro remarkably low.) PliotogmiiliN, per dozen 94 qq half *» ;;; # no (Imperial size,) per dozon ti 00 _ 44 44 naif »* O 00 Ferrotypes, (richly colored and mounted on neat card,):» for J, j qq Ambrotypea, (iu good case) 7ft P. PBOPHITT. Cbronioa. A 7/ 0T kif*t received and unauimonaly pronounced the most beautiful, moat auperb, lot oi pictures ever offered iu LaQraugo. p. PBOPHITT. Stereoscope*. W FINE collection just in and for sale by Photograph Bftl ■pnOTOORATH ALBUMS, FBAM_ JL —rosewood, gilt, black walnut scrow eyes for hanging picturos, etc. Gallery Open Every bay, opod light, make flno pictures when tho rain is pouring down, rooms all comfortable, stove# red hoi all tho time. I have but ono aim—one purpoee—namely: To do finer work, and more \> erk, for lower prices, than any other mau in Georgia. I love my profeaalon, and pursue it with an indescribablo pleasure. Gallery at the Old Stand, opposite the Baptist Church. . ^>. PROPHITT. A variety) th cord and •ROPHITT. , except the GUANO, whieh we propose to SELL ON TIME, , at prices very little above tho GA8II PRICES. [ FROST. HALL k (XX TAKE TIMELY NOTICE! wont, the roming season, 4,000 BUSHELS NICE DRIED PEELERM6ACHEH, * *'“* CNl’KELKD •“ ’ 44 APPLE*. ’ 44 ItliAC KUERRIE8, • 44 PITTED CEElCltlES, wiTT pay ter th* above h> Groceries nr the CASH.— fid brihg alD ol your- Irtiifete. FROST, HALL, k FOi 1,500 500 200 MOO JOHN N. COOPER, 1 COTTON WAKEH«UBE, GROCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, |Wo,t Side of the Public Square, | I Urorgl*, j gu’sU Ed&w Vtok? 0 ** n “ J ' Un t0n,l * nm, ’ nU ‘ oAu - J Gnuno! Guano!! Gimno!!! they must buy Boon, aud pay the CASH, an no man kuowH I . what tiecnmeH of hin money whon they buy on CREDIT, I A “liNT for Wilcox, Gibbs k Co.’b Manipulated GUANO, and pay tho exorbitant prices now charged. In fact, this ; JOHN N. COOPER, advauoo IiunIucbm in a luwl oue, on will be seen from Bub I lock’s report. BosidoH, tho Stay and IIomeBteail Law a are I ^ uow enforced: and, without arrangements can be made ho | »h to overrule them, we will havo to olo«e on tho lien buab neHH but to such parties an ton make a good lien with good security we will soil, or for CASH ONLY. We have 1 baud aud to arrive— Bull! Salt!! T AM, also, agent for the Virginia BALT Works. A JOHN N. COOPER. 30 CASKS BULK MEAT, 4,000 BU8HEL8 CORN, 500 “ OATS, (good seed.) «0 BARRELS SYRUP, (Assorted,) 10 40 BARRELS SUGAR, (all gradca.) 30 •* POTATOES, 5,000 LBS. FLOUR, No. 1, (warranted.) Hardware, Woodenware, Hollowware, Crookery, EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY LINE. Soliciting all to call and examine before buying, we re main.youra, T. J. THORNTON k SON. February fith-ly M. O. MARKHAM, ► otsi memet LEATHER, CALF SKINS, SHOE FINDINGS, AC., Empire Block, Whitehall Street, At la n ta, Georgia JanuaryTO-asq-lm W. «T. MALONE, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, H AS ro-ononed hi* "hop, two doom above tho Poet Office, North of the public equare, where ho invites "*“ '•W cimtemow who want flue, Hubatantial and cheao which he wil] guarantee to bo good in every n-Bpert. *“ “ * jalfl-to hi* old work, r _ . ^ >u Every effort will be made to glve^saUafaction! 0 NI Liinut r load Alabama LIME on ITew Orleans Syrup nntl Hngsrs •T° OKOCEHiEk A U T “* w ‘’" "hurt (tocE a “H W which wlU be COM WW FOR CAHH. JOHN M. COOPER. L. K COX, GROCER AND CONFECTIONER, (North Side Publio Sqiuro,) U Georgia. Groceries. •pAMILY GROCERIES, of aU kinds, for sale by L. 8. COX. Confect loner lee. ■J^VERYTHINO, in the Confectionary Hne, for aale by L. 8. COX. _ Frail*. 0 R Brt?by’ C0C0ANtrre * M klndB of FRUITS, for U ,>y L. B. COX. Toye, 4 LARGE aud selected stock of TOYS, for sale bv L 3. COX. Shoe-Findings. gHOE-FINDINGS, of every description, for aale by Cake. J^nESH CAKE, constantly on hand and for nig bj Lnnch. Home*tends the Order of the Day. T A Jtea^ W nI?i^JI;“t , nS 0 . nn i 7 H ' ,rv * yor ’ °ut Home- I evullSJ Dd doaI, of Lteid Surveying, ilnSSSf*# ’* tb cornsetneae and disjatch. jauJT-4t* p ^ OpEpt, C. S f