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! ii-WBW mm. BY CAREY W. STYLES. inj'KMiir.B AI.TiAXT, GA-: till- PWlJc’* jtitlrt* wniuiulu. ^ SSd»^*> w ,| B |irinl («rre»|i»ndf*cr. Balow wc prim * eorrerponJcn w wliieli, > t thUjunelure, ia inrcste.l will, profound in* poftnnc, and will not f *'' ,0 « cilc 11,0 Je ® p cat^c—1 Ihraiighnnl Ihc euuulry. We cannot too cnrncetlj' eppcal lo our per. pie to weigh won the words of wisdom so sol. omntyipronounced by our Ilepresculalive, Mr. TiftI s $i»»6nd-poipt is one from which In can better survey the field, Ilian cnu il.ose o us who are less familiar with the tcmpor and purposes of the party in power, an,! as a Iried and faithful representative, we should uol lightly consider his views, or hastily reject Lis counsel. Painfully nssnred are we that many of our parly friends—the staunches! and truest of the “old guard”—will dNagrec with Col. Tift, aud make fierce war upon (be policy he has enunciated; but the lime has come for the marshaling of forces, and wc earnestly invoke grave thought, calm discussion, and wise eon. elusions. ci,al tribunal of the - clarcd.*’ This f-ceras to be the! bn' cooM imve been given U t which htTC been, brought. It rhc*ws a conscious**c*i u 7- lift -tire, at all times. !o*brl4 ly the ettnstituiioti md \9T*. as ibey may bs courts*” Intjjv. BullceV* “Reply,’ live l)opar<iin'til, Aslant i:W.>, directed to the UccoiiK'.ruction Commit* ice, nn«I prime 1 by order .pioting the above r«s»»lufi “This resolution, as is flhc House—after < D, he say!*.* well known to the tloiUiAUwXili. was adopto 1 by the legislature • ithoitl any intention on I wheff »vfr fo de- **fc-7 3U89 which &clvu get of wrong £ai:»-A them here rijrti*, an*! a de- »pound* l by the daisd Ex ecu* (la., Feb. 261 h. ieir pirl to abide Dawson, Ga., Nov. 18, 1869. Dear Sir :—The General Assembly, at its last session, adopted a joint resolution, sub mitting to the decision of the Supreme Court, the question ns to the right efthe c Iored man to hold office in Georgia That tribu nal has declared in favor of the disputed right. It is, I believe, generally understood that this resolution imports a pledge, on the part of the Legislature, lo bo governed by that decision in the cases of the colored men, who now claim seats in the legislative halls of the State. It requires not the gift of prophecy to for- 900 that a very grave question, growing out oi this slate of the case, will be presented for the consideration of the Legislature at its ap proaching session. Ne question of greater importance will probably engage the atten- tion of that body. Its determination may in* volYe all that is valuable in the way of gov ernment, remaining to the people of Georgia. If you will phrdon the reference to myself, I will say that I,'as a member of the Legisla ture, construed the constitution adversely to the eligibility of tlio colored man, and cast my vote in accordance with that view. Not only so; I opposed, with nil the power at my command, the passage of the resolution re ferring the question to the Supreme Court. 1 did this because, under the Constitution, which makes each JIouso the Judge of the, election returns and qualification of its mem-’ bers. I regarded the action of the Legisla ture as final and conclusive on the subject, llut the resolution was adopted. Tho dcci-* sion of tyeEuprejne Court has been render, ed. In view of these facts, it is not difficult to perceive that the position of the Legislature is one of responsibility and embarrassmen t. To ateer betwocn Scylla and Charybdis, to stand by a record made in honesty and good faii^t tn maintain that dignity and indepen dence which should characterise every leg islative body, on the one hand, and on the other, to cscapo the evils that further Con gressional interference would, probably cn— tnibohii people whfo hare already seen enough of the Moloch features of reconstruction, is a question of no easy solution. Believing that you feel an abiding iutcrest in this matter, and knowing that you, as a Representative in Congress, have made earn eat and faithful efforts to preserve the statu of Georgia, I take the liberty to suggest that a public commtmteation from you disclosing all tho faeta pertaining to this^uestion, within your knowledge, as well as any pled ges made or assurances given, may greatly facilitate,/if not influence, the action of the Legislature, in the premises. 1 am very respectfully, yours, C. B.Wootkit. lion. Nelson Tift, Albany, Ga. Albany, Ga., Nov. 30, 1809. Dear Sir i—As one of the Representatives of Georgia in Congress, I do not hesitate, in answer to yonr letter, to state such facts as iu uij ppfaian are necessary to a proper un derstanding of the present relation of Georgia o Congress. * j 1 t AiVer tha reconstruction of Georgia under the acts of Congress in July 1868, 4 and the admission of our Representatives to Congress both branehes of the Legislature of Georgia, undor their constitutional authority to judge of the election aud qualification cf members of their respective Houses, adjudged and de clared the colored members ineligible, and their places wero filled by tho eligible_candt- dates who had received the next highest num ber of votes. This action of the Legislature was denounced by (governor Bullock to Congress^ as revolu tionary and violative of the conditions upon which Georgia was admitted to representation in Ceftgtoss Under the Reconstruction Acts, whereupon our Senators were refused admis sion. to. Mu: Senate, and bills were Introduced in bt^hHons^ of Congress proposing various Subsequently a bill was agreed upop by the ft ierfds of this several bills, and' reported by the Chairman of the House^ Retbostruct Ion Comraitleh’(iir. Bailer) which combined the worst features of the hitt^iMribbs^f intro duce^,. jfl$«ombodied a military despotism for Georgia of the most malignant type. The passage of this bill was defeated and means the the Legislature of the Preamble and Resolu tion; to w^ieh you refer. ;f j. • • ■. , j h {7 j j The following extraote from the record will ■bow the opinion which (he friend's of Geor gia entertained of this action of the Legisla- ture/nnd the uM4haymadeoMt; In my published “statement to the Recon struction Committee of the House,” (Feb. 18, 1869) after setting forth the reasons upon which the Legislature had acted 1 in excluding the eelorid members, the “Statement” pro ceeds .*■ “Let ua suppose, for tha take of the argu ment, that the decision of the Legislature is wrong, and that the eonstitaiioa rightly eon. ■tried makes every elector eligible to office. Whit is the proper remedy! I answer without hesitation or a doubt .-/ In Georgia, Min every republican State,!tho only proper remedy for this and all similar evils la in tha ballot and tho courts, Thooo means are aa ample, and will be as potent in Georgia as in any other State. Both btunehoa of tho Legislature of Georgia r of colored citiwna ta hold of. ! constitution and tlo laws of Iho 1 tho following resolution: t'l-i , It is bdiered th»t a jadidit de ll qzes’.i.n of [fie, colored man’s t to hold aflics in Georgia under tlw cos. tiuttion - now in- force, Would restore the StlWliaWHidliHdMWUaM| of Gborjfn, orq unwilling that nny effort should bo spared on onrpart to bring Jdxrate stats of pcico and happiness to tho peoplo. «nd »lwMwi>wMWh«l isinoitsul owp: U itthcralin, SMA* UqSautte and House of Eepre- ssnUKres.o/jhi StaU of Georgia in General As sembly convened, That a case inrolring . tho light of the colored man to hold office, shall; as soon as tho same can ho properly brought boforathe Supreme Court of the 8«le,be heard and determined by said Court, .anti we believe that the people of the : Slate will, as thsy hare heretofore always done, in good Wi »hids ihvdcabtaofthe higkwC judi- ,y .licit tlrcirinn, if il ulioi Id be in the affir mative, so far as llieir o 13 tiieinbership is roiicoriivl. It Iw a fact uoti'iioarij public, that a very cui»sit|cr«l»le di rision of his polit ical party occurred upon the adoption of thin resolution—both wings, however, of that party declaring their inteution not to abide i.y such decisiou, unintain ug that their ac tion, no far ns their owu membership was Affected, was tiual aud una torable, aud one from which they would ne it recode. As there was nothing i i this resolution teudffirg^In any measure to b ring about a settle* meat of the matter at issue I declined to ap prove it, and it In now on tho table of the Uouie of representatives waiting further aetion.” In my “Rejoinder” to C avernor Bullock printed by order of the House—referring to this subject, I said.* “I disagree ontirely with Governor Bullock. I believe that the preamble and resclntion ex presses truly the motive and purposes of the Legislature who passed them, and they could not properly go farther or lo more under the circumstances. The Legis ature cannot refer I be question of the eligibility of members to their body to the Supreme.( ourt. because it is a question confided by the < onstitution to the Legislature, and the Court h as no jurisdiction. But when a case shall con e before the Su preme Court in the usual way, their decision will be an authoritative ex position of what the constitution really tneabs and is on this subject, and will, settle th< whole question, becauso, after that time, all persons, in the Legislature or out of it, wh<> takthe oath to support the constitution, oust accept that meaning Such was the meaning w! lich was given to the preamble and resolution of the Legisla ture by the friends of Georgia, among whom I include President Grant and several mem bers of the Republican part y in*Congress. To show still more cl carl] my own convic* tion that the Legislature had provided for a final settlement of our difficu ty with Congress, T. moke the following exlrac. from my address “To the Press and People o: Georgia,” which was published in the Albany Wews of April 23, 1869, and was general y copied by the Press of the State with wort s of approval: “There is now really but <^ne disturbing el ement between us and a majority of Congress: the right of colored men to i old office under our C9nstitutiou and laws. It was represent ed, and generally believed, (hat the Legisla ture acted in wilful violation of law in declar ing themTnellgible. The opinion and decis ion of Judge Schley in the case of the State vs. White, which was printed in the National Intelligencer and distribute d in Congress, modified, and in' some instance* changed, the prevalent opinion of the action of the Legis laturc. That ease will be decided by the Supreme Court of Georgia in June. The de- ciaion will settle the law oi that subject.— The people of Georgia will abide by it; Con gress will, in my opinion, b > satisfied of its justice—will admit the State o representation, aud thus will end our Fcder il troubles.” From these extracts it will bo perceived that the friends of Georgia iu Congress and elsewhere, understood the pi earablc and reso lution above quoted, as a sincere pledge of their future action, intended to settle (he im portant question in controvc sy between the Legislature and Congress by tho decision of our coarts, and thus to avoi 1 the (hroatenqd- 9hangc from civil to military Government in ourSlato. i If results should prove tha. I kavo misap prehended the purpose of th< Legislature ii? the passage of this preamble and* resolution, I shall ever regret that I hav< been the inno cent instrument of a misTepn mentation which involves the character and ho lor of roy Stale. But 1 will not doubt the result ’Thedecision of the court has been made. The people of iUergia arc an honorable ind law-abiding ^canple, and the pledge of th sir Representa- tiles will be performed. The constitutional power ol .(lie respective IUubcs of the Legislature t > judge of tho ejection and qualification of tl eir own-, mem bers, is never so concluded that errors of judgment may not be correcte*!. If a contes tant should be admitted to his seal upon the judgment of the Honse, tha. he was duly electedjUnd qualified, and it should subse quently appear that he was lisqualified, or that he'w as not the person ele ited, they have the power, and it would be th< ir duty to cor- ifeet their former decision. Tl iey are judges Of the law and the facts, and t tore is no legal appeal from thetr decision, j I do not deem it necessary t > disease pre cedents on this subject. Our entire history since the war has been withoi t precedent.— Placed outside of the proteotio x of the Con stitution—powerless to protect ourselves—we have accepted, and we must c tniinue to ae- cept,;wlat seems to bathe least of inevitable evils, *hli(fco:>fr«SS if satidk i that wa have cotnpUfed with the conditions >f the Recon. struction Acts. tyr.. Bullock and some ol bis politioal mdshave personal and political reasons »r defeating, if pqt^jble, any aetion of tha Legislature looking to a compli nice with their resolution.:;may. be their public professions, they have been n ting, and will continue to use their utmost el brts, to secure Congressional interference an I a re. organi- of the StaU Governmen , and they will permit :the; pretexU for inch action in removed, if they can avoid L They will, ifneceecary, sacrifice the people of Georgia to ^>Uin their ends. The mainUinence of our pr tsent Stats ganlxsllou, in my opinion, will depend jqiaa t he wisdom, patriotism, and self-sacrificing spirit of the members of the Legislntne.—^ They will not allow selfish wiiiffifitimij w nocrtsrrj •urifien to stood a tho ,»»y of IhoM -irho occupy tho leoto of the ex* * memhors, wffl donbtlti i tender their eomstolesre the] agleletnreCree the reeolutioa of expulsion, the neeeu*i7 hcUon is t hen prompUy npdn the ground thet it is inc implianeo with tl»jaw f and their pledge to a >ide by it, it “ relate the predictions n id j silence the ders cf our enemies, enl our Federal treaties, show lo oar eolored i itirene that we l“jV®‘ n S 10 do them jnstic i recording.t,; tho Uw, sad enehlt us to me ntrin e Stele which will proric e for cod frth interests of the people of. Georgia. I were a member of the legislature, in of our present condition, and the fa- t*nt darkness to a bright?? -and happier fu tare. Very Respectfully. Your Ohd*t S’tt., Nelsos Tire. To Ilex. C. B. Wootkx, Dawson, Ga. A Woman's Impressions of the Pair. That, as the Press generally concedes,-the Georgia Stale Fair was, as to numbers, a success, wc heartily agree. Bui wa ara^ot prepared to say that in minor considerations :t was a failure. That such aa amount of labor was obliged*to be performed within a short and specified time, waa to bo regretted,4- tc but Ibat the much abused Exeoative Com mit te accomplished so much, and did it so well, was wonderful. That the Fair would reach its ultimate enormous proportions was not generally expected. A few oditors urg ed upon the people the necessity of prepar ing for the reception of what proved over whelming numbers. The hotel keepers “stared aghast” as the resistless tide came surging in. They stretched their powers of accom modation to their utmoat limits, reduced the rate of fare, and for their inability to do more received the anathemas of the disap pointed. We hope they, with the livery stable men and other public fanctionaries received, some solid pecuniary recompense for all the abuse heaped on (hem. But the wretched Execu tive Committee I gentlemen whose valuable time aud services were given without any wish for, or prospect, of remuneration ! How shall the cavilers ever atone for the indigni ties heaped on them ! It was ungracicua to Macon, to say the least of it, for bar guests who came for benefit or amusement to turn aqd abuse her best and most generous efforts. Those who failed to find something to please, to interest or admire, must have been ex tremely unfortunate or absolutely stupid. It is generally conceded that the show w*s a good one ; the stock superior; the num ber and variety of articles in the domestic and industrial departments^ large and inter esting. There were many exquisite works of art. The Press has given the names of some artists of great merit. But among the oil paintings were several superbly finished master-pieces —we should call them—though they are the work of a woman’s hand, and her name did not appear on them. Who that taw them can forget tho one from Dante'* Inferno 7 And just below it Jeremiah lamenting over the ruin* of Jeruialam, tho latter hung in a miserable Ught which was ruinous to the effect. What a pity that the skillful hand which guided brush and chisel so deftly should hare laid them aside. We hope the fair Athenian will shake off this lethargy and coutinue to benefit and eharm the world of art by the genius which is accorded to so few of her sex. On6 of the most perfect gems of art we saw was a group of three Ilendt of Norses.— We would gladly recall the recollection of many beautiful pictures but timeaadapiace forbid. The Potrait of a gentleman, done with pen and ink was excellent, and grjsaE(gxes^mbled a steel engraving. From skillful hand we had a Stalk wfi CaUan in wax, a Phantom Boquet all beto kening great t*5tj^jti$y$$lndu3trj in their creator. Tlib spi wq remei patieppe rious Atlanta Cvn* ituiion! It was a fatal blun der. He ought have made invaluable sugges tions. As it i a. we are left to mourii the in ability of the best American authority to give satisfacti on to this doughty Knight of the quill. Tioe the coat of mail might not have weighed like Goliath’s, of Gath, “five thousand sh kels of brass,” nor did the lances points :ompare with the head of Go liath’s spear which weighed six hundred shekels of irot. Nevertheless the lances “of laths” answei ed the purpose to the less cap. Jion of thesp< ctators, and the amiable read- er will bear it mind the fact that Goliath was said to be ten and a half feet in height—he was some tsl er and more powerful than '•Earnest,* wb ch should partially reconcile us to.’.the comparative lightness of modern armor. But it would be well for future com petitors to bei r the genuine antique “target of brass” belt r«cn their shoulders, aud re member that t ie attacks of “Earnest” are made from the rear. What the “i aan named Cornfield’ true Southern *ri we can only say as the noblestllomBi o them all said at the close of las able an< s ml-stiring address, “God bless you ..the State, *nd t w! one which tho oourta rly take cognisance of; r representatives of the people turc interests of Georgia 1 would remove the '--•i for 9 oi; Congress State 'Government, by complying the pledge of tho Legistatu: one cap regret more'dee sly than I do, condition of thwHnited States, condition' of tho State of Georgia, in my opinion justifies tha advice I its given. £do. not dea >air of tho fu ll-Unavoidable evils mro sverruled for good. Let us make a virtie pf necessity trust lo that wise and m srcifal frovi** dcnce, who will guide us through ! the pres. fry were as fine as evincing great mce—as did the va- and tatting—highly ilFin woman but so little lo Vftleave them to be described appreciative. Tho quilts were besutimt. We can admire thoroughly sympathise with that econo- iby of means and time which gathers up the little scraps, and at odd moments, fashions the tasteful and comfortable patchwork quilt, chair or eushion, but own to but little admiration of the taste or economy of pur* chasing yards of bright colored material and. entting it up into straggling nondescript fig ures that would give a botanist the horrors and insure a nightmare to the hapless sleep, er. But we must not llhger here, though it is womanly to feel an interest iu little things. There was a splendid display of musical instruments. But sad to say there seemed neither time nor room to do the manufacturers justice* As an advertising medium the Fair was splendid, and we trust the exhibitors will be remunerated for their trouble by the sale of many instruments. . That|iiWer cornet band was splendid, aa was Snooks AjCkastain’s superb furniture which was in close proximity. Atlanta wps well represented and is quite near enough to Al bany to receive heavy orders in the furni ture line from our people. We have had dealings with Mr Snooks and find him oblig ing and reliable. Mr. Chastain*s splendid set on exhibition speaks for the enterprise of his house. The department of mechanics sad. labor saving machinery, agricultural implements, etc., is too large and too important to be merely touched on. Yet we may be excused for stopping a moment to admire a I stperior washing machine exhibited by Mr. Waters, of Atlanta, which particularly interests those of us who are at the merey of unreliable and >. , . extortionate Uoadramk * A public Unndry radical, would be » benefaction to Albany, end in energetio bends, guided by good judgment, weald be immeeeely profitable to tbe mu* eger end setlsSectory to the community.— Bat wo eenpot terry boro, there ii too etrong etidebeeringnetowards tbe amphitheatre, where fast stock is on exhibition. A woman’s impressions here would be of little tsIdo to tbs “lord's of afsatlon,- but ;we here aa eye for the besstifid whether in. horse flesh or hnmM--Here.we were highly pleased. Of the Tournament more has already been aejd Otau wa, pleating or profitable. It was, we befitre,* the most attraetire feature of the Fair! A Was eVineed by the thousands who r r\cdi thorough drenching, SA4 eel through i-e most mulish of mulo shows,. .waiting for the entranoo of tho Knights. It had bees said that one hundred and fif ty would engage in the tilt, and whether it was intended or ndt,.ihe withdrawal np to Tuesday morning of all bat twenty-two in alt, and erentueity of sit "but three from sections, was a higgoomplhnent tei thetfriing of the Albany Knights. Of the rode on Friday yicteftjithw di«l to in cur the ridicu le of this very witty correspond ent we cannot imagine. We are sorry for the said “max,’ but our impression is that lie won bia title, ind bis spurs, on n‘more botly contested fielc than the arena of a mimic Tournament. The time Ls not bo far distant that we have teen able to forget when fair women and bT we men looked with livelier interest to tbe cool courage and good right arm of the Mq or, than could he aroused on a gala day at a I'ournament. Who ia Ear; test? and where was he when the Yanks were so a much more interesting, and so much i tore closely watched than they were at the F lir T But there x ere Yanks at tbo Fair who are beginning to n ake themselves, by their corres pondence, (fol lowing in Earnest’s wake) of the liveliest p< ssible interest to Georgians. Here the po >r Executive Committee catch it again. They were invited. Well, we say nothing of tha [, it is like the Fair—too big to be handled. ’ 'hey came. We buried the hatchet for tie very first time, and thought the discipline would .be wholesome for us. -We were gttests at the same house, and sat at tie feet of a very Gamaliel ‘had in r -potation among all the people” especially in Yankee land. A ven erable patriar ih in appearance, white hatred and long bean ed. We blessed our stars that so good an oi portunity was offered to over come, even in the smallest degree, our aver sion to these f< reigners, these peoplo from far oountry wbo Irqd come down to view tho laud. Venera fbn for bid age was one of our earliest lei Sons. We looked at the gray headed old ma t and thought he wronged us but he did it h oncstly. lie stirred up strife among people- -not brethren, we were never that—bat he tl ought it right. He has come to seg us with kindly intent, and wo beini on Georgia soil krill' extend to him an Ami hospitality. C ur brothers have been mur- d< red but thcii slay er is safe under our tents. S< we never sa d war, nor plate, nor dia- m mds, nor spo >ns, one time ; and only sug- ? i sted in the h :aring of this Solon of the ribunc, that 1 tichard Cccur de Leon might have made an unfortunate Selection of a horse in bringing Kil latrick to Macon. Wo did oar best to be i miablc and were flushed with success in our mdertaking. Regretted not having an opt ortunity to bid the wise old man of the Tril unc adieu—abetter opportu nity may never offer, so we say it now—a Dieu commende. He is moro merciful than man. Wo hear 1 and thought wc understood your remarks v hile you were with us. Our expectations, li te the Fair, were “a failure.” We read your c< rrespondcncc, wc understand and appreciate rou ; and some pleasing little incidents occur to us, like this; When gentlemen rem irked.at the table that our Nortncrn visits: s had .come to sec us as we are, another gei tleman asked, “but will they have the honest • to speak of things as they find them ?” 8 don abswered, “Yes, sir, nnd they will do it.’ Do) they? Then we wish they would spea,: and^not write. We understoo 1 Mr. Robinson to sny he was glad that lu came to Georgia, that he was pleased wit! the apfOirance of the peo ple and country that he was astonished aud delighted at the recuperative powers of the South, and that tis friends had expressed themselves in a ituilar manner. His cor respondence doe i not read thusly. Wa h»J not thought of oi r women as extravagant in dress, aud do no altri: utc the display to the abundant cotton :rop. But the Yankees have an eye to the cot iou and know its influence 1s wide and pow« rftol. We can only say for the women of tl e South, that they dress, as they do everythi ig else, to please their hus bands and fathexs. The men here have no higher ideal of b innan perfection than their mothers, wives, i ,nJ sisters. And nothing that human ingei uity can invent or honest labor acquire is t oo good for their Lares and Penates. They »re an economical people, oxpending.vetjf 1 ittle in law-suits, libels and divorces. Not a woman on the Fairground ever|harangued < crowd of ruffians or stood up for women’s lights The only fast wo man present i as imported, and she had to ride a velocip :de to give us an idea of the fastness of thq w >men of New York. Of the noblqst, the dearest, the best of all the Fair we can tot say one word. They were there, e»de ir to us as when they wore the gr»y. Scarred veterans, brave men, scalawags anil nent in that was there in t| and where,we party in Oeoi and Halbert suddenly disaj collection off WHEBE Ay e ice Til ey ?—It has been, says the Colon bus San, the boast of Radicalism t lu t it bad a party large in number, respectability and influence in Georgia. Some may have believed this boost, for he reason that Radicals do holiTall the paying offices in the State. , Rut they,hold their coininis sions by the fr indolent figures oi IIul- bert and tbo jb ijonets oi Meade. Last tack I the people of Georgia wero represented at tbe Fair: The exhibition was one of which Georgia has reason to l e proud- It extorted admiration fro; n every Northern visi tor upon the 'round, including the But there were no carpet-baggers promi- enso crowd. Cuffee capacity of waiting driver. Bnt was this great Radical ? Bullock, Brown ipeared suddenly and as Where in that .y or thirty thousand men from all Warts of the State, where oh 1 where, wi. i the great radical par- tf* Tho failure Wf the radical party to make an appci ranee was too much for Forney. He • ent home and told his |>eopfe that Bi lock is the radical par ty in Georgia, vhich is tW greatest told. Outside of ind favorites of this l no radical party in there ever be. J \ the Knight of the Bed Borai the Knight sfoauwiiiu, 1 sWliswijahmah- the Knight of the selves. Splendid riderx of most knightlj seeming. This was to have been one of lie pleasing than profii table features of tbe Fair, bnt why it should have been rendered tho in* nocent canoe of sock a display of spiteful ridicule Is “beyond onr k«s». In the Knight# of Albany we had a * personal interest, they were from - on* own section and men of standing at home. They entered the lists to compete in horsemanship for. the prists offered; paid tho spectators the detent respect to order what were considered taste ful and appropriate costumes, the characters were selected and the costumes ordered with out regard lo expense, from on* considered Ihebesi authority, on historical outfits on the American Continent How unfortunate that they did£oi consult one “Earnest” of the i at In a bteach of promise case ih Liverpool th presiding lodge de livered: himself of two aphorisms Worthy of pres rvation. The aefend- ,’s counsel k ring signed that the ’ had a loci r escape from one who proved so constant, the judge remarked that what the woman lpsea is the man as hji ought to be.” After wards, there v is a debate as to the advisability of: marriage of a man of 49 and a girl of !0, his .lordship marked, “that s man ia as old aa looks.” Who i this Solomon ? His sayings are realty wise, and senten tious a»~ We surnuiler/onif editorial sptce. to-d»y •« Womkai&I resuous of Oa Fair,” sad important corr ipondencB between CoL Wsates, and Hon. ifelaon Tift. Fr**iu tht- Mavou Telegraph & Mt-wengt-r. Proceedings af ibe Agricultural So ciety iu Session at the Fair Groauds, Saturday, Nor. 20th. Society called to order by the Pres ident. On call lor business there waa some debate on minor points, when Colonel Hood introduced the following resolu tions, which weie unanimously passed : Resolved, That tho Preside it and Vice Presidents of the Slate Agricultu ral Society shall be e.r offlcio members of the Executive Committee. Resolved, That the Executive Com mittee shall consist of three members from each Congressional District, who shall be chosen by the President— Seven-, i( each Congressional District is represented, shall constitute a quo rum , and eleven, if the districts are not represented. Resolved, That it shall bo tho duty of all tile members ol tho Executive Committee to meet at least seven days before the opening of the State Fair, to superintend and direct the arrange ments ; and in case any member of the Committee shall be absent without written excuse, lie shall be considered to have vacated his office, and it shall be tho duty of the members to appoint and fill the vacancy. Resolved, That the sum of four dol lars per diem be paid to each member of the Executive Committee, to defray iiis expenses while iu attendance on the duties of his office. Resolved further, That no man shall be appointed a member of this com mittee whtf is not a member of the County Society, provided there be one in the county in which he resides at the time of his appointment. The next business in order was the election of officers. Col. Yancy was nominated for President. Also, Col. B. G. Locket. Seme gentleman announc ed that Col. Locket had authorized him to withdraw his name if brought be fore the Society. On the ballot Col. Yancey was elected President. The following gentlemen were elect ed Vioo Presidents by acclamation : 1st Congressional District—William Schley. 2d Congressional District— B. G. Locket. 3d Congressional District Felton. 4th Congressional District—II. D. Capers. 5tli Congressional District—Joel Billups. 6th Congressional District—D. C. Bai ron. 7th Congressional District—C. W. Howard. Col. David W. Lewis was then nominated tor Secretary and unani mously elected. Win. Ilazleburst, of Macon, was unanimously elected Trea surer. The report of the Secretary, who acted as Treasurer during tho past year, was then read and referred to an auditing committee, composed of Messrs. Obear, Nutting anil Browne, of Macon, Moved by General Wright that a committee of three bo appointed to re vise and amend the Constitution and By-Laws, and to report at the next meeting of the Society. Passed. Committee—A It Wright, Chair man, C. W. Howard, Arthur Hood. The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted: VVitKUEAS, We are iuformed that the mercantile interests of Savannah nre desirous of sending the Hon. Ed. C. Anderson, to the cbtlon marts of Western Europe as a special ageut to encourage direct trade with Savannah, and the investment of foreign capital throughout the State of Georgia; therefore, Resolved, That the Georgia State Agricultural Society hails this move with great gratification, and ask for the Hou. Mr. Anderson tbe courtesies of tlie Agricultural Societies and Cot ton Supply Associations of all coun tries that lie may visit. Resolved, That the Hon. Mr. An» derson be requested by the President of this Society to report to him, for the use of the Society, all information that he may deem beneficial to the Agri cultural and Manufacturing interests of this State, and that the President furnish him with any information con cerning tbe resources of tbe State of Georgia, and the inducement of foreign capital lo locale here. At the conclusion of the reading of the resolution introduced by Mr. llow- ard, with respect to Mr. Anderson’s visit to Europe, some one asked if Mr. Anderson was not a Director in tbe Central Railroad, and if so, he would like to have tbe tact stated before the vote on it was taken, Resolution of Gen. W m. M. Browne: Resolved, That a committee of three members of the Society be appointed to visit tbe Legislature of "Georgia and use tbeir influence to obtain an’ and in . , - - a 2- nculture. Gen. W.-M. Bbown-e, , Hon. Wm. Schley, Mayob Hglsey, Atlanta, were appointed that committee. Resolved, That the Secretary be re quired annually to submit a report ot his actings and doings, and snch re commendations and suggestions as ho may deem the interests of the Society reqnire. Mr Obear, of Macon, introdneed the fclIowing:resolulion. Resolved, That the salary of the Secretary be increased to three thous and dollars, and that he be required to employ e recording Secretary at such salary asjie may agree upon. No further basinets, the Society ad' jonrned, subject ta to the call oi the President. Albany Retail Prices Current. fdllK KCTED WEEK I. l'._ BACON. 2'2h(aS2o ii GRAIN. Meal 1 000 * 1 000.11 R„ r£L::...: i26®im unuui.ui, ju :sg(5vio 9 0 BKEF 8(.«\10 BUTTER, Country EGGS lOfuSO 35<UV10 SYRUP *^400,80 PORK Pickled ,31:00 Fresh LARD *10 00 —@2« 50c 4O0CO BEEF.'. ; 8©10 WAX ~3O0 CORN MEAL 1.60® PEAS—stock -1.250 97 ^500 COTTON GOODS. 2.200 23025 18®25 18035 11020 „9@35 Drills ^22025 20025 ,10®‘20 CANDLES. 00075 22025 Tallow 10® PEACHES—in season - 1.50 Apples—green 1.50 FLOUR. Superfine—per sack 100 lbs 5.00 Extra—per “ “ “ .5.50 Extra Family—per sock 100 lbs... 00006.50 GRAIN. Corn 1.250 Oats 75(//>1.00 GUN POWDER 50075 “ *• per bbl. 4.25 HAY. Northern—per 100 lb? 2.5002.75 Southern— •* “ “ HIDES 160 LEATHER. Sole 40050 Upper ..~75 *1 •••••••••............. Harness «(i5 CalfSkins—per doz TALLOW ijOO.OO 8010 WOOL—per lb 28030 IRON. Bar... 9010 Nail Rod 12A014 Steel—Cast 25030 Steel—plow Nails—per keg KEROS1NE—per gallon - 130 8.00010.00 75 LIME—per bbl 3.500 MACKEREL—per bbl Half bbl 20.00027.00 10.00014.00 Kitt MOLASSES Syrup 3.0004.00 60075 ... 65090 SUGAR. Brown 1857:21 Crushed 22 Clarified 22 RICE 12 J 0 SALT—per sack SOAP—bar, per lb TOBACCO. Low Grades—per lb 2.5003.00 '*<*>'•* ....500)75 Medium Fine l.OU 01.50 TEA-per lb 2 OO02j25 CHICKENS Eggs—per dozen 40050 40050 New Advertisements. Tlft’sJIall - JOHN TEMPLETON, - Dikxvioh Friday & Saturday* Dec. 3d aud 4th. THE GREATEST SENSATION!! -riCknowlidged the most nelerl jierformanoeN by all the Southern favorites! ALICE VA2STE, The Star of the South !! MAY TEMPLETON, the Greatest Juvenile Tt.lent in the World! CLARA WfLDMAN, .Sensation Vocalist. I5ABEL VANE, Pro- term Artiste. M1&S' £OMERN, Commcdienne. . Templeton! Wildman! Horton! etc., etc. ^ Popular prices; commence at 7:30 each night. Tickets at hotels and resorts. Re member, the Ladies’ Gala Nights and Un equaled Attractions! [dec3—It ALBANY CHAPTER NO. 15. |*“1ALLED Meeting on Momlmy Evening next, at o'clock, for work. By orJer IL I*. *W. C. H. Cooper, Secretary. Dec 3d, 1869 appropriation for the Society, am all respects protect the interest ot Col. Cubby “ax Hone.”—It was onr good fortune, while at Macon hut week, to be a guest of Col Cliaby, of tbe Telegraph So Messenger, at 'Wood lawn,’ the name ot bis beautiful retreat in Vineville. Here we found a wann and cordial hospitality from oar edi torial brother and his amiable and ac complished lady, that makes one feel at home and unrestrained. Surround ed by all the comforts of an elegant home and a happy family, Col C. leaves the cares sod toils ol daily edi torial labor to find a . retreat for rest and domestic pleasure at ‘Woodlawn,’ embowered in a cluster of natural growth far receding from the street, where quietness and serenity reign.— May his latter days be happily spent in his beautiful home, and be becomes • beloved and for his domestic virtues as well as for his public service* as an able journalist.—Lagrange Reporter. 'A splendid lot of Ladies Cloaks, at LA P’s. GEORGIA—Mitchell County. Will be sold before the Court House door, ilk the town of Camilla, in said county, on the first Tuesday in January next, within the legal tours of sale, the following property, to«wit: Twenty-fire acres of land, it being the res idence of Leroy Harrell, dec’d. Sold by or der of Court, and for the benefit of the heirs of said deceased. Terms cash. STEPHEN E. MALOY. Dec 3, 18G9td GEORGIA—Mitchell County. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to tlie Court of Ordinary of said county for let tun of dismission on the estate of B. D. Me Blrain, within the time prescribed by law. THEOPHELUS JOHNSON, Dec 3, 1869—4Od Administrator. GEORGIA—Worth County. Julias C. Trawiek has applied for’ exemp tion of personalty and setting apart and ral- ivttion of homestead; and I will pan upon the same at 10 o’clock, a. m., on the lllh day at December at my office. This 30th day of November, 1869, J. W. BO USE. f Dee 3,18**S—2t Ordinal y. In th* District Court of the Unifid States, for the Southern District of Georgia. „ In tbe matter of ) IsBunamcr W*T P. HOLLEY, Bankrupt. J No. 383, T HE Mid Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all Us defats provable trader the Bankrupt ^et of March 2d, 1887, notice ia hereby given to all persons Interested to appear ^>n the Zlat day of the jjrayer of the said petition o? the BankrnptahouU mut'd. i McFHJSEUON, Clerk. JAMI Dwwmber* lSO-Jt GEORGIA—Douanutrr Csnrr. Whereas, Edmond P. Bswooa applies to me tar permanent letters or Administration up- on'tbo estate ef Mary Gibbs, late of said county, deceased. These an therefore lo cite aad admonish 1 all aud singular the creditors and iiexl of kin of said deeaased, to be aod appear at my of- flea vitkin Ike time prescribed" b j U», and •Jew eaaie, if any tkay can, wky said Ie-ters skould not be granted. Ifrec iwd. R. WILDER, Ordinary. THE CIRCUS OF THE PERIOD] STONE & MURRAY Mf WilllFxhibit in Albany Tuesday, December 7th, | Exhibitions Afternoon n nil I\j<r||f W ^ 7 ' X: At Welch &> Mitchell’s Book and Jewelry Iiis long experience, as a leading houses of (his coun entrusted to his care, will b< GEORGIA, MUeheU Countybs sold bmera tho Court Hesse door oa the 1st Taes- 2t months credit. Dec 3d.l8C9—td. . tho other half JOHN G. SAPP, .thoroughly educated and practical workman, in try aad Europe, will prove n sufficient guaranies Ibn - faithfully performed, anil at prices adapted lo Ibelisf*- rati Chronometers^ Independent Time Keepers Watches £ i Cleaned/Repaped, and Warranted to Keep Good Tiffitl ‘ i ii 1 >j XETITELRy REPAIRED AND PVT IS RUNNING ORDER. \i All work delivered prom >tly at the time agreed upon, and satisfaction guaranteed*1 cry Instance. 1 TERMS, CASH UPON DELIVERY. '• ll'j'jlt! * Visitors are welcome at any hour they may be pleased to call, and a «hare of p ronago is most respectfully toileted. ’ ,A,, WM. oirIicieitoin" & SOI inONIATED SOLUBLE SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LI C ONTAINING 50 per cent. SOLUBLE in water—8 p Magnesia, Ac., Ac. “Forais ii COTTON, and of all of Bene Phosphates—of which 12 per cent. « cent, ot Ammonia, 3 per cent. «( Potash, Sa *P‘ u U^Kl ng the essential elements of” WHEAT, COR^t _ which are rrmored from the soil in every Cereals To This Fertilizer thoroughly tained os forming.the elements the truly /vegetable part of the pi FOOD,” which' (various crops m uniformity, containing tbe ▼«' any other similar man are offe Send far Pamphlet*, -:0:- rioulturists Combines the various chemical constituents, of a first-class fertilizer, and absolut ely required^ t plant, and restore to the soil the elements of uiiw may hare drawn from il, and which can Uersh^- ibie properties claimed tor it, and at a LfcSa ’ la this market. ’tied Put up in strong. Bags, of 1C7 lbs. h a COMMENCING AT - and 7: !t' O'CLOCK. Admission $1 Oiil lcYi*oi i SoJ This is the only First-Classs Circus that will visit Albany THIS SEASON! As ihc enormous rates charged by the new owners of (ho railroad for tran^portiBw r cusps prohibits (hem from traveling on it, Slone nnd Murray pay this year a Uji , vance over the price of last season, whioh, added lo the necessary expense of giriBK tk performances, amounts to about S1,800 per day. Tho Artistes of Stone A Murray’* Cirous receive more money for their servieta tku J united salaries of any four troupes in America. This will probably be the oulv ty] opportunity theplovers of cireus amusements will ever have "of witnessing i n 0 *ne exl tion the marvelous performances of so large a number of super-eminent ptiuestniu, ■ nasts nnd acrobats, aa the troupe 8tone & Murray now possess surpasses iu extent • * riety of talent any similar company ever seen in this or any other country, aud Ut by the proprietors of rival institutions to bo unparngoned. Read tills ffdlat:—Mile. Emilio Henrietta Cooke, the Premier Equestrienne of J world, the most gifted and daring Lady Rider ever seen in any ago or country, fro* I principal Amphitheatres of Europe, and the Great Jolm Henry CookJ The acknowledged CIIAMriON RIDER of Ihc Universe, (late of Cook’s Royal Cirenl European fame^i whose extraordinary talents command the largest, salary ever paid uF Artist engaged in the vocation of amusing the public. ‘ LeJEUNE BURTE, tho Champion Baroback llurdle Rider, Mile. JKANKTTK ELIT tlie Graceful and Dashing Tight-Itope Danseuse. MURRAY and IIUTl’HIN80N, the P less Acrobats ! The Novel Feats and Athletic Exercises of these skillful pcrronnenJi won for them a world-wide fame in every quarter or the Globe. The HNOIY BHiTI Benjamin, William and Alfred, the Unequaled Postures and Equilibrists. Mr. STONE, the popular Clown and Humorist, who has the happy faculty of blendiii amusing will*, the ludicrous, without approaching coarseness or vulgarity. Mr. CHA1 BLISS, and his Wonderful Compeer. Mr. ROBERT JOHNSON, the two best Tumi the world. The TALLEN BROTHERS, PAUL and JEROME, the .SViisatinufill Gymnasts, from the Hippodrome, Paris. MISS EMILY COOKE, the Superb! Maheyo Equestrienue. SIGNOR COLUMBUS, tho Amazing Italian Cimtortios MASTER GEORGE COOKE, the Artistic Protean Equestrian. Mr. WILLIAM P.UU the Champion SomersaultjRider. Mr. WILLIAM KENNEDY, the Grotesque' Mr. BURT LEE, the ChaYnpion Lenpor and A T auller. BARRY & REEVES, theC Pantomimits. ULKIG DANSEFF, the Russian Athlete. Mr. 11 LOCK WOD, the It Paucratist. HERR DREJ^EL, the Modern Hercules. LUDORFF ft RENTEZ, the 1 trifying Funambulists. J The above artistes will be aided by a large force of auxiliary talent, supeMtMj Hutchinson’s Acting Dogs, Murray’s Trained Horses, Den Stone’s Comic Moles, ud f KU-KLUX PANTAMORPH8. Stone tfc Murray’sICirous I Will exhibit in AMERICUS, Monday, Deoember 0th ; ALBANY, Tuesday, DeeemUt It! CUTHBERT, Wednesday, December 8th; FORT GAINES, Thursday. Dtoembw r EUFAULa, Friday, December 10th; DAWSON, Saturday, December lith. November 26th, 1869.—8t 21! ID “W JL JEh ID PAG A eontolniag full directions and Certificates. IfMecu. oci i;ni' \f theycMtUt diStanW) may diflVjreiRT. I u aed emmlam, cad belier. Uwi» will be a trtst ‘■'““j} ' i0< gstj* - „ — ... ..uuD oa UUTXOH, wkh valuable reiulu. b/ the SJ. eOinitj, of Ihh St«te. to all of a ion I refer: DrWw. Miaoa. Ca|U. n. B-ylou. Bin » ^ Bq. awl oUwn. w - * Afir.TjqX.KVILLE, ('• , awl did cat bare an acre of ground roiubletu^w , SSaES&wiigiSfe. xy fertilizer that will realize^ to one hg*** A c Yoois Respectfully, (signea; Joced, without any fertilizer, al yet tbe result fc *90 LBS. SEED WJ Thus it provea to bs a good article, done, ia a gqoJ investment. (X VO* FOR SALE BT Nov. 28, 1869-tm. Civraette,Q^ is at prenent oolg wjnaUed by TWO of i banwnnm. I ant not quite through plcaing,uu tobOpifV*a Ik^a iriS ■^IliltnllullllAn. iVn nhw.al Iracccliw icmlt. lean, tie manures. I am ooi quite tbrougn — . j SriSd rmnn^ L ^ Bevpectfolly, (oifneu; was. OBioHTOSe* soS^ pJ Sola Mnnnlaolnrara, 1 :iOlffiBTJ.BACOX*'» i l w r,»r|