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'rjBjteipS- _$r. oo . $3 00 < Advaxcs. ..$2 00 i first« t influent, c roue u_tcd is llUsy Semi-Week. 20 10 16 »-• *a Pi tD »« ■s •'rfi $ Jp; 16 20 2S-| 35 iiS-: 50 l > 75 10 too .150 ■:■■■■■ ■* •-.-aav. ■ . -an■■ T'i'r;^-rrs=r■■t-tt-.r.n, = BY CAREY W. STYLES. Isibortas ©t i* 65 Per Annum W « ni VOL. 3. •W-.- 1 - ' = V AW9ANY, GEORGIA. MARCH 5, i inwitiwi. Rag., - be paid i. rttaeiueulfi vril i security. - J ►tlziug (hem, 16 111 bo allowed for oent will Abused merchants in t *llU>s.a* anfteulag prices i n porfoci accordance with tho letter And spirit of the la#. And' filially, as if to settle any question which could bo made in future on this point, the o ot Representatives pave their t by. u,unanimous vote, to the that reconstruction wal accora* id in Georgia by tho admission of representatives to - seats in tho louse. > Thus we havo tho laws of Congress; thu sanction ol Gen. Grant, who was ntado responsible lor the administra tion of tho law, to ilia declaration of ade ; the proclamation of the _ it;'aud thu solemn action ol the House of Representatives, all in efleot declaring that Georgia is now a recognized Stalo in the liiiioa, on an , ,1 f.wgat Advertisements, i Wei equallooting with her sister States. The only su ' $4 00 $ tt sale, sad letters of Administration.. only statements whicli 1 have seen or heard, intended to show that tho organization of the State Govern ment was not legal, and void, is ■ ns the paper addressed to I for diam’s firom 4 00 4 00 6 00 sloBablors 18.1M, Id Congress, wilhout date, by Governor K. li llullock. Tile sum ol this state ment is, that the memhere of tlieLeg- -- - .. - . nn islatnre elect were not rcqnirod by .“fin nod 6 00 ({ en. Moade to tuke what ie known as ~ o „„ llt)lu teat oalh „ but wero 0 „ 0H , cd (0 take their seats on taking tho oath pro" scribed by the constitution of the ■4 Creditors... , , M b additional. Si alb. 4 00 3 00 4 00 7 00 7 3 Cl ■ 8 ol 3 10 fe moot be aocompa- rUl sol appear. &o., by Administrators, Ex- limns, are requited by law to first Tuesday in the month, be- of 10 in the forenoon and 8 ai the Court Houdo in tho _. je properly ie situated. >ee* sales must be given in a 40 days pveviou* to tho day of r tho solo of personal properly i iu like wanner 10 days previous e debtors and evediiovs of au-cs- > be published 40 days. ifipliesUt iappHoation will be snndo to tho “ y for leavo to sell land, etc., i two month*. 4' ‘ - *• t letters it Administration, pic., must be published,30days jn from Administration, month- *—for dismis'iion ffomGunrdian- ) days. ■. w»*v f foreclosure of Mortgage must be monthly for four months—for es- g lost papers, for the ftill space oi -for compelling (Ules from Hx- nialraters, whcr« bond lias e deceased, the f ill spAce of ll&SSfe sullicicnt answer to this to about the time the Lcgisla. corgia Was being organized, liullack called the intention of Gonerai Monde to this subject, and iusisted that the members ol tbu Leg islature should be required to take tho “test oath.” General Meado de layed his decision until hu could con sul: (ion. Grant. Ceu. Grant had al ready consulted the honorable oliair- man and other mumbcis of the recon struction committee iu a similar case iu Louisiana. The result was, iuslruo- tiona Irons Geu. Grant that the lest oatbpiiuld not be uppUeo to members of tbu' State Legislature. This has been thu uuiluriu decision and prac tice in all the reconstructed Stales ot tho South. These ( touts settle tho question of right on ibis subject. In Governor Bullock's testimony hu loro thu Reconstruction Uunmiiltcu, lie make's a similar question on the lu. gality of the organization, mid says that in his opinion, twunly'tivo or thirty members holding seals iu thu Legislature are ineligible in the four teenth mnoiidiiiunt. ALBANY NEWS «F AFFAIRS IS VEORtilA. is is thu tiiere opinion ot a singlo idual, whose legal duties have ouneclion with the subjeot. .n the other side, wo have the le gal lesliuiany of the members them selves, and id -; .uctivu legisla tive'bodit-Hi .they are members, that not om m < .ihc'r house was inel iglble under the fourteenth amend- menu - When tho Legislature was - Haase- Wee Wlioli tlio legislature was organ- Tlrt la toe lied lb July last, under the military We are permitted to • publish the Hawing brief and comprehensive lent and conelnsivo argument in ease ol Georgia, now under con- command of General Meade, the re" live Houses ol tlnf-Legislature, a careful-examination of each .Uieiubur as to their eligibility under section three, constitutional amend ment, ai tide fourteen, reported that they louml nono ineligible. It is worthy oi rcmnrk, that upon this question ol eligibility, of thu two hundred and seventeen members ol liie Legislature, and including the col ored members, who were then present lliero were only two dissenting voices ition by Congress: Honorsuls Ghaihsisn an.i hundred and seventeen ov rax Committee non: : • n, I presaut,l^ii s , —ftir Adkins who believed that 1 two ; thu nffad rs" o f Sennit r* being consul— 1 und I respecl susi careful lit) ou will agree I no precedent or par- (Jh li. llullock, holding hi» a,nd jK-rioi ming tho luno- - ( uader the oonstitll rJai government of tlin royed, and military vermneut he estah- n given by him for , and whicli aro at”, orted by testimony, i in three distinct people oi Geor-. igiblo mid Mr. Hig- beo who bclici’cd' that four Benators, who hiiil beeii relieved by Congresa were ineligible under tho fourteenth amendment of tho Constitution. Governor llullock at that lima in bis report to General Meado agread with Air. Iligbeo in opinion, that there wero four ineligible members, |iid ^lisagreed with General JHeado ant Idrea iind filtcen members of {hit General Assembly, whoso duty it was to know and determine tho tacts under tho law. Without any proper evidence to the contrary, it is to he presumed that tho members of the Legislature have faith fully performed their duties, and that .there-are nono now holding their seats that "All qualified electors and uone others, ahalTbe eligible to any oRoe tn this Bute unless disqualified by the constitution ot this Stale or by the Constitution of the United Butee."— If Ibis provision had been adopted it would have settled ail doubt. It was reported to the Convention firom » com mittco and ordered to be printed on the I4lh of January. On tho 14th of February, after discussion and propos* od amendments, the section was strick en out by a vote of 120 to 12. This tell tho constitution silentjtsto quali fications for holding oflico. The notion of the convention waa construed to mean that the aimple qualification oi elector waa not auffieienl. - It waa con tended that the right to hold office wit*, nherent in those who wero born eitl° zens; that it wss necessary to oonfer tbo right to hold otfioe by express provision on those who were born to slavery before they oouhl oxeroiso it; and that this had not only not been done in tho constitution, hut tho con vention hud rejected a plain proposi tion having that object. Thcso and "other faeU and argu ments were used to secure vote* tor the adoption of tbo constitution by tho poople, as well as to justify the aollon of tho Legisltturc iu the exclu sion ot oolored members. Lot us suppose, for the sake of tho argnment, that tbo d.eislou. of tbu Legislature is wrong, aud that the eon dilution rightly ooustruod makes every elector eligible to office. What is the proper remedy ? I answer with out hesitation or a doubt: In Goorgia, a* iu every republican Stale, tho only proper remedy tor this and all similar evils is in tbo billot and the Courts. These meaus aro as ample, and will bo as potent in Georgia at in olhor States. Both branches of the Legislature of Georgia have reoeully, in deferouco to tho opinion of those who ditfor with them on the question of.lho eligi bility of oolored oitizeus to hold offiuo under the constitution and laws of tbo State, passed the following resolution: “Whereas it is believed that ajudi- cial decision of the question ol the colored man’s right to hold oflioo in Georgia under the con- slilutiou now in force would restore thu Stste to tier proper position in the Union and givu quiet throughout tho State; aud whereas said question is one which the courts ol the State eau properly take coguiunoe ot; and whereas, we, the representatives of the people of Georgia, are uuwiliing that any effort should be spared on our part to bring about a slate ot peace and happiness to the people, and iieettlenientoftir.it- important ques tion; bu it, thercture, “Resolved by the Souuto and House of Representatives of J.he State of Georgia in General Assembly covened, That a case Involving the right of the colored man to hold office, shall, as soon as tho same can bo properly brought before the Supremo Court of the State, be.hoard and determined by said court, aud we believe that the veople ot the State will, as they have lerotoforo el ways done iu good faith abide the deoision of the highest judi cial tribunal of tho Slate, whouorereo declared,” This seems to be the only proper response which could have been given to liie charges of wrong wbion havo been brought against them horc. It shows a consciousness of right, and a desire at all times to abide by the con stitution and laws as they may be ex pounded by tho courts. But it is charged that tho laws of Goorgia are not faithfully executed; that they are resisted, that the offi cers aro unfaithful; that the disposi tion feeling, and treatment of the white people towards the black people and.towanis Republicans and Noith- ora- men, ia bad; that the people do not desire^maoe and Union; and that, consequently, there is a necessity and justification for the interposition oi Congress' aud tho reorganization of tho Slate. would ho disastrous to the interests of tho wholo people. Disorders would increase, capital would bo withdrew, improvements would cease, industry would l>o crippled, productions, in. comes, the prices of property, and llio ability to pay taxes would all be dl minuted; an^thepeoplo of tlid whole ' ‘IjMr Union would bo sufferers to somo ex tent 'With tho poople of Georgia. An examinaunn ofall flmts shows— laU That the law of Congress reoog- nitre Georgia a*'# 8tato in the Union, entttlod to representation in Congress and of necessity having equal rights with other Stales. 2d. That tlm, Action of tho Legists* ...... decision that colored men wero not, under the constitution and laws of Georgia, eligible to offieo, was a question, conned to their Jurisdiction attraction sots ol I for the admission resentation; .were *' .membors who gislaturo were r the constitui ot Ve are not faithfully pirim •(me is uupunish- us suppose, for liie sako the argumont, that there are four mem beni or even more, who are holding ~ lit scats ill violation of the tour- inlh amtmd'ment. What is the rem ody? Surely not the destruction of tho State government by. Congress, hot tmRllat%y. ]*ws wbiuli shall de prive the wholo people of Georgia of jicir fights under the Constitution, i charges I shall : on tho ex I of the gentle- _o time ..occupies lion of Governor I tor tho ro- ,f Geor- i id'.ovp-" mention : out by s ol b - . Amend “ (United i Govern- i with- d&Lvblish- _ S?&tU law, hull jjaa doubtless (JSffPveeifient'cor. aiiparcnWietei ‘ V of Georgia Vf itb j -*‘- ' C „ , aro ail t violation of the Constitution. _ u* Will bay gold, silver, bomK slock, linear, rent money, end discount (lomuieroLl pa ly the constitution, so lar as members - tbo Legislature were concerned; and if they have committed nn error In their judgement, it esu Only bo pro perly corrected by llio court, whose jndgomont, when pronounced, will bo tho law. 3d. That, according to tho most relinbto Official testimony, tho condi tion of sflairs iu Georgia,.considering tho oiroumstanoes which surrounded tho people, - and tho trials through which they havo passed, is bettor than the most ardent friend ot penoe could have expootod, and-is atUl improving. I have laid that the oase of Georgia now before Congress fdr consideration has no precedent or pnrallel. Will Co tigress make a precedent in the caso of Georgia which in luturo may bo used, by largo paity majori ties, in times of great political excite ment, to suspend or praolically destroy the government of any Slnto which shall stand in tho wsynf thoir policy or purposes Y Surely not, Local and tompc ...ry airora of gov ernment aro i .—ly oo.Tc .ed by pow ers providuu for that purpose In our admirable system. Violations ot fun damental law nroaptto become chroniu and inourable. Thu paul-is and the etatcement- looking to the welfare and Interests of tho wholo country and to the far distant far o, will rise above the atmoBphcro of sectional prjudices whicli has boon engendered by the war, and make it his pleasure, as‘ well as his most sacred duty, to nld in. uniting all the States onu all the peopleo uco more in bonds of pusco and. feelings ot friendship. g equal it being .. i tbom tiro people ofal Ithe Slates havo a com- moil interesl.in tho unitv, glory, and peipolhity of tho Amcnoan Union. Finally,if thu Status ot Georgia, asa Slate in tho Union, enlitlad to repre- si-iitalionin Oungresa, can ever be fixed beyond ooulrovuisy then it has already been done by acts which have been passed, and under whioh her represen tatives- havo boon admitted to the House. T.u. JonssTov. a. a. umixvtt. lust, Johnston &- Co. Cotton Faotors, WARE-HOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Oonstenmonts Solloitod. OFFICE Discount and Deposite. Collections attended lo and remittance PROMPTLY MADE ALBANY, GE0RUIA. There must be a lime whou errors re oured, when doubt and agitation must cease, when stability alia confi dence arc assufed, or discord would reign forever. Far Georgia that time his arrived. In thonamoof horgood people,and for tile Bake ot tho common interest harmonious Union, and perpetual pesos ot our common country, I ask that Congress will stand by tho law which recognises Georgia as a State in tlie Union, entitled to representation _ in Congress, ar.d on'an eqnit footing with her siBtor States. Very rcspcotfiilly, yonr obedient servant. Nei-son Tift. LAW O-AKOS. D. H, POPE, ' AT IAW '. ALBANY, GA. Will glt« prompt attention to any bmincBS entrusted to him, in all the Courts ol Dough- Tho testimony on “Thooondition ot •“5J9 1 ",'"***"""*"' L. r. 0, WARHBK sliaira iu Georgia” liss been printed. , such i enforce ment of tiro (JoustiuilibnVnd laws. ae will remove such members as are in eligible under the fourteenth amend ment of tbo Constitution. and I ask it as a matter of justice to< my State, that .every member of tho committee examine it carefully before any decided action is taken. Much of the testimony given against tho peo ple and State of Georgia carries on its taco evidence of prejudice, exagera- tion, and the promptings of evih.JLany of the statements are net only palpa bly false, but rodieulous. Oir the other hand, commcncing at igcltO of tho printed testimony, tho icial and sworn testimony of nearly a. J. WRIGHT, WRIGHT & WARREN, ATTOHtJEYS AT LAW. ALBANY, US VX/ILL practice in tho several Courts of TV Law and Equity in this V* VMW IlffiUll Ul tuu vwmwref"" . - -14. time ^occupies .Tho declaration-of tho Lcgiclature, ” ' that'colored men are not ebgibi* aa membors under tho constitution of Georgia, has been. denounced here and : as a violalion of .the condi- itation in Congress, a violation sto cowMthtion, and a Wrong 'cation, to the people of tho State. ; and The answer is—. : 1st, Neither tho reconstruction acts, nor the civil rights hill, nor- the four teenth amendment of tho Constitution require »uy State to provide that col. ored citizens shall be eligible-to office. Consequently, neither,the Constitution or the laws ol Congress have been vi olated. in this respect. 2nd; Tho constraction .jdteed upon tho convention wl ititiUion,lho tent, tiole'relating ,ijtt ... nfluenced by the Jim' framere. In lich fttmed the cos- seetiorfof- the ar» ise provided Bute sntl the Circali Courts of the United Slates loflhe Bltlo of Georgia. Also stteoinm given-ie COMMISSION ia BANKROPTCY. •' Albany, J*a. 1,.I860; 3jr one hundred judges of courts,'inayors of eities, and ehiefiy Republicans, cov ering all.'parts.of the State, is so uniform and consistent as to carry conyiclion ofiu truth to every unprej udiced mind. According to this testi mony, liie laws of Georgia aro faith fully and impartially executed; there is no resistance to the laws; the offi cers are faithful to their duties; the disposiliou, feeling, and treatment ol the people towards the blaok pcoplo and towards Republicans and North ern men is, as a general rale, kind and conciliatory; there is a universal de sire ior peace and a restoration of their proper relation to the States and Gov ernment of the Union; and that there is no necessity or justification for tho destrncliou of the present Govern ment of Georgia and the establishment of a military or prvirioud government. The condition of affaire bus — MEDICAL CARDS. Drs. Sims & McMillan, ■ —OFFICE IN— OHBSS'l BUZX.»SXe, *rd Door from Fro at, Uf Stair,, . , WushinKton St- Albany, Ga- j. e. McMillan, BefiiJeac,-, Socicly HI., 2doorsesit of Judge Vseen's. j»n29,I8C9.1y Reaideaco, Wnthini Pr. Benj. M. Cromwell o£m steadily improving since the establish.. mint of civil govc-mnent, and espe cially since tho Presidential eieclion, and there can be no douot that any to nubvert and reorga «to government “(mS Commission Mb THE i CO.. auwyfiousL BACON! r Albany. Ga. M. BAHHSTES • Proprietor. Pine Strooti Albanyi Georgia. -(»)- To the Planters of SOUTH WESTERN GEORGIA, DSU OMe# 0T«r Bagga & Stephen’s store. Albany, Jan. 4th, 18(H), if. Having recently completed this llotibc, and put It in condition for tho accommodation of « fsts,the Proprietor plrdgesliif«enrue>tlen- svara to giro nMinfneilnn. Ilis room* nre large and well ventilatoil ; hU (able Hindi In* Wa art now prepared It fetftt coDHtautly iupplinl with tlie Wst (iio market affords, 'and Ida servonlN aliall idwavH he prompt, polits and attentive. WST A Hack ia a1wnyn at (lie Depot on the n**rival of (rains, to convey pa«Kpngea to itic ilouse, and every convenience and comfoi acHiraldo is guaranteed. MKHHI0K DAIINils, . Proprietor. Jan 1— tf T his well known houbb im* bl boon refiUed and repidrmi, mid in now me of Uo NBATKHT IIOTULH in the'fltal#, and tho moat eonvoBient iu I lie city. The Hotel is supplied with everything the innrketn affords. Jons 6th, 1808. ly , O. Rust. T. II. Jounstox. B. a Lookkt. RUST, JOHNSTON * LOCKET, BAT STREET, Savannah 9 Q-a. made on consign- Liberal advances munta of Colton in Store, and nn Shipments to our Correspon dents in Now York and Liverpool. Attention given EXCLUSIVELY to the sale of Hon. Ill Jan 5-*]y Conalgnmanta Boltcltod. Jso. L. IIardsb w, W. Kiuklanu N.A.HAEDBE’SS0N(S5 00., C5)a>aaasaa UPaat&aaatpss , - ;'. And General Commission Merchants, (House Kstaulisiied ik 1830,) HO. 5 STODDARD'S UPPER RAHOB, BA Y'STREET, .- SAVANNAH, a A. Ruropesft JMrts.'sUd »lil hold Ootlon for Plsslere st Cheap rdlw of talers,t. 22 0m rt»AMB, U1SSI0N MERCHANTS. BROWN’S HOTEL l>o|»oi, ,3ni'Mi,Ua. l'roprirlitr*. In any Quantities to suit Pur chasers, at the LOWEST MARKET PRICES | I. B. UKUWN k HON, Msees, Sep,.24 1807 104.0m for os,h or approved psptr dot total fkU. Our fucimiM ers eqnsl lo 111, .MM, mi,I «« hid dtolltonc, to ecmpitUMto. Mr OOioto ortrBsggs kffitpVMi' am, Ws.lilnglon Bind, Albtay, G«. (lira a, • Cllli. ** 0.¥ CLARK t) C«. Albany, Jan 86lh tf Tho Promium Wator Drawor. THE CHEAPEST MOST OF —AND— DIIIMRI.K INVSMTON Tlill AliK I! THE REaVLAIl OLD OAKEN IllTKET, HOPE AND WIND1.E8N. Any sfaihl Mint onto carry Hit. wnlor from thto «toU can Ursw it os rcuDly nun giowii perioto.—Hehiriis inlo llio well ivitiiuct a totoVtoUITION or THU WINDI.RSS. buck kt;.i:mtiue itbki.im Eannot hurt a olillil, and I.ClillJ, oliiolcdn and (at proof. EVKRY WELL AND CISTERN OUGHT TO HAVE ONE 11 Caine aud see it work. TIIOS. A. H, HVANS, At (ho “Nows” Oflioo. Albany, Qa. Jan lit If CRUGER & CO. Macon. Ga To the Planters -OT— FOR TWENTY YEARS we hare totorrril you, we believe fsilhfully. Our suceeis da- peatls upon your prosperity ; lieuoo wo hue, lealously sought to promote your jnlereet and advance It by ever, means in our pow er. As Commission Merchants we again len der yon our sertloes, at our old aland, which has withstood the flames of a burning sonar# (it,net,y 1-roving its seeurtty), and than we hope to merit thavary iihoral patronage al ways glrsnus. Thi ‘ ' I|, contingent beneflla cowl Unto realty a’ he sale of cotton la our specialty. Wa flatter oumleee none can oxoal us. To old friends wo return thanks; lo new on», try Hi, we will try to please you. Usual accommodation! giren to enable you to stake a cror- TIIOS. HARDEMAN, Js,, • 0.0. SPARKS. Jan. lat—ftooi. • Metalic Burial Cases. A good Supply,of Metallo Burial Cases. ■ Bannora »Will do a flencrnl BANKING BUSINEHSI In all iia details, Bar olid Ball BXOlIAIffOi:, Mnko Collaalioiia, ' Buy Cotton on Ordma, - Maka Liberal Adraneaa on COTTON Shipped to our Meads in Saranaak,: Nay York; Urorpool,. Purchase FUatailoas Ac., on Order Hare For Sale iwvsxuicsrAMrs, FRACTION At. OVRRKNCT (Small lIIIU), NIC RBI, qe. Dec. 8 3/a. Mutual Aid —18 THE- , BEST, CHKAPENT, AND MOST RGUABLB IISTllR CO U N 7 Rif I For Sole by ■IIAW, Express A|rtt DENISOl S Condition Powders; w '.-N-r'. -*rok 3 HORSES. BDIBS, M Cattle and Hogs, Ars Iim-III.IIM for Comths, CoMa. Loss ol As- ^ twites, iti.io n„,m,i, Ysiio* w*»ss. "*es. ' Surf.ll, l.nnit Ps„,r, Colic, s*« « Msessm a lucldsnt hi tlisso snimsls. ■11 list (s rtslmod f.,r tli«n, If ^»sa -■ — Srs droll Isrs. UanatKlnredhy D, M. DENIBON, { f COLUMBUS, Oa. Also, W, A. V. ALLEN'S CELBftRATElt lU'lli EilN LINIMENT, By L. O, Shitw, Express Ageat, 4 ■' Jan Cth,'1869, ft mos. CARRIAGES & BUGGIES, WAGONS & HARNESS. I am tha agent for Ike TemUaeea Demur, eel Company ’of itew York, the Woodraf Concord, and tha Brattlehoro maaafhotortee and aa raoelring per ittealir erery, week Otmdsgea, ini- WXd^ ent 0,wh,4h ' ra -^ - It gnaranteee the full payment orn ary dnee, upon the death ar a me ‘?.S “J'.f 4 V nectary, c }Mkt of Utprofile, t 0 ha paid orer will ly days, or sooner, to the family of: Wagons, and Harnott- It popularize, the, Masonle lyltem of Life Insursnee, (whleh Is a nohie ehirityJbiTtis 40^^-*”- ‘*»any 'parson *»M ot ogaand jimnger. A •* fie PeoV Man's Friuplr aud ol,allonges -eomparlaon with all othoT of Life Assurance now eatnnt. From thane tad ether well kaowa.Mtah lilkrasots, end'ran All any order at abort a* lice, when deglred, at manufaotume prfiw with freight added.' ' . ' 1 ; - v Albany, Oa.. Jan 61b, 1 (•«!,. t an. mrnnoe now extant. Coma forward, and' eaomino It, Conatltu- Uaa, and Its liberal By Laws • - . OIBcore, Mt^tand Livery ON A CASH HAMS.