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paragrams.
—Yesterday, in New York, Gold was
quoted at Cotton, 29jc.
—The Missouri wheat crop this year is the
largest ever gathered iq the State.
—There is not a single organized Presby
terian or Episcopal Church in Texas, and
bat very few communicants of either church.
—The bill reducing the tax on whiskey
from two dollars per ghllon'to fifty dents is
now « 'aw-
—There have been but two days this sea
son when the thermometer at Nantucket has
been above 80 degrees.
—Miss Stebbins, the sculptress, who has
recently returped from Rome, is about to
open a studio, it is said, in New York.
—Germany consumes three hundred pnd
nineteen pounds of tobacco per inhabitant
per year.
—ln a shop window in the Hu Richelieu,
Paris, men's shirts are ticketed at three
thousand francs (six hundred dollars in gold)
the dozen.
—Three-wheeled wagons are the latest
novelty in the vehicle line. The driver’s
seat, separate from the wagon body, is over
the front wheel.
—The Gaulois, a new Pattis paper started
by Edmund About, Alexandre Duthas, jib,
and Henri de Pene, asserts that France will
“crumple up” Prussia next September, and
proceed to a general election in December.
—The beneficial effects of vaccination are
illustrated by some official statements lately
published in Great Britain. These Show
that by enforced vaccination small pox may
be almost eradicated.
—Quinn, being asked by a lady why there
were more women in the world than men,
replied, “It is in conformity with the other
arrangement of nature, madam—we always
see more of heaven than earth.
—People may tell you of your being unfit
for some peculiar occupation in life; but
heed them not—whatever employment you
follow with perseverance and assiduity, will
be found fit for you ; it will be your support
in youth and comfort in age.
—One of the best provisions in the bribery
bill of the English Parliament is that giving
the forfeited scat of a candidate convicted of
corruption to an untainted opponent polling
a fair number of votes. This would be a
corrective of liad tendencies and an incite
ment to good ones.
—Mrs. Lincoln expects, upon her arrival
in Euro;>e, to go directly to Scotland, where
she will spend some at the country scat of a
Scotch clergyman, an old friend of the
family. From there she will go to the south
of France, and spend the winter there, pro
baldy at Nice.
—A writer very correctly remarks, God
looks not at the oratory of your prayers,
how elegant they may be; nor at the
-geometry of your prayers, how long they
tnay bo; nor nt the arithmetic of your
prayers, how tunny they bo ; nor at the
logic of the prayers, how methodical they
may be ; but the sincerity of them He
looks at.
—People who have to open mineral water
bottles should be careful when urging out
the cork, to bold the neck of the bottle
away from them. A man in Pittsburg,
recently, had his eye put out by the cork
from one of these bottles. Cases of similar
character have been reported from time to
time.
—After seven days' delay a jury has been
secured at St. Paul, Minn., for the trial of
George L, Van Solen, on the charge of mur
dering Dr. Harcourt. The talesmen sum
moned altogether for the trial numbered three
hundred and twenty-two, three hundred and
twv of them being called forexamination us
to their fitness to go on the jury,
—Robert Beckley, living in Wyandotte,
Kansas, took his step-aoh, two years Old, out
to the suburbs of the town, on Sunday, the
26ih ultimo, aud deliberately killed him.
Beckley was arrested, aud it was feared that
the people in that vicinity would take the
law iu their own hands and lyncli him.
—By the terms of the decision just made
by the Law Court in Portland, Me., the
property in flint city, said to amount to
nearly $1,000,000 in value, belonging to the
heirs of the late Commodore Preble, has
been formally restored to them by the trustee,
Nathaniel F. Deering, Esq., according to the
terms of the will.
—The English mint coined no hew save
- reigns in 1867, and has coined ho half
crowns since 1851. The pieces of all de
nominations coined in 1867 were 10,800,000,
an extraordinarily small number. Old silver
coinage of tile nominal value- of £126,000
was purchased for £103,4.39 (ss. 6d. per
ounce) to be recoined.
—The explosive power of one ounce of
sodium, the metalloid of soda, is equal to
that of about twenty-five pounds of gun
powder, or two and a half pounds of nitro
glycerine. A spoonfal of Water coming in
contact with two hundred ounces of sodium,
would occasion an explosion equal to that
which would be occasioned by the ignition
of five, thousand pounds of powder, or the
concussion of five hundred pounds of nitro
glycerine.
—A Chicago newsboy of fifteen and a
Celtic widow ot thirty-five visited a justice of
the peace the other day, and were married.
The blushing bride was indignant at the
magnitude of the fees, quarreled with every*
liody, tier juvenile husband included, and
left the office alone iu a huff, her legal lord
aud master declaring he didn’t care so long
as be hud got a house and lot by the opera
tion.
—The highest mountain in the world is
the Ivy Gamin, 20,459 teet. The highest
peak iu the world is Mount Everett, 20,002
teet The highest permanently inhabited
place in the world is Ladak, 15,117 feet.
The greatest mountain height visited by
man is beyoud Ivy Gamin, 22,359 feet. The
highest point at which a mag. can ascend
without having his health seriously affected,
is 16,500 feet The highest balloon ascent
yet made is 40,000 feet.
—Two wealthy, enterprising gentlemen of
Harrison county, Ohio, have purchased a
township six miles square in Nebraska, of
Government land, and propose to convert the
whole into-one grand farm of 23,040 acres.
The intend to enclose it with a hedge of the
Osage orange twenty-four miles in length.
They will hire al! their labor, and use the
most improved agricultural machinery, in
tending to put the whole farm into wheat as
fast as possible. It will require about 20,090
bushels tor the seed of such a farm.
. —A French chemist informs the Academy
of Science that he has discovered a means
of fabricating real diamonds. His process
consists in vaporizing moken iron and con
densing the vapor in a peculiar tniujner,
When, as he says, the diamond ought to be
oat; of the products of the condensation. If
a current ot chlorine, he says, be made to
pass through. cast iron when in a stat* of
ltunon, perebiuride of iron is formed, which
disappears by evaporation, leaving the car
bon of the metal at liberty, in a crystalired
state. He does not «ay qheiher he has
actually tna.de a jewel; but M. Dumas,
th* Secretary of the Acaxiemy, says the ex
periment is worth trying ; whereupon, Once
a Week facetiously add*: “The experiment
will begin with vapor, so there is just the
possibility of its ending in smoke.”
NntionalHcpublifiin
A UGtVST A . <» A •
SATURDAY MORNWG...A....A«gust .8 18M
cr - - -W—A.
For PRESIDENT
Or the United States:
ULYSSES S. GJUVT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
Schuyler Colfax,
OF INDIANA.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
OF AUGUSTA, SA.
SUBSCRIBE FOR IT.
The present Presidential eampaigw in
volves more momentous consequences than
any previous political contest iu the history
of the country. The people of Georgia are
deeply interested iu the result, mid will
therefore, look forward to the developments
of the campaign with increasing interest.
The dissemination of reliable news, and of
sound constitutional views on the important
issues of the day are essential to the success
of the Republican parly.
To supply in a measure this need, we will
mail Tux National lIErqBLWAN for any
four months prior to January 1, 1869, at the
low rate of $1.50.
We appeal to the old supporters of (he
Republican to aid us in extending its
circulation. We pledge ourselves to devote
all our energy and ability to the success of
the great cause in which the Uuion Repub
lican Party is embarked; and to spare
neither labor nor expense in making Tub
National Rei'ublican a useful and reliable
newspaper.
Specimen copies sent free to any address.
UNPARALLELED 0 UTRA GE.
Wc arc informed that an unprovoked
murder by a white man, was committed on
Friday last upoisan unoffending freedman,
somewhere in the neighborhood of Davis
boro. The story goes, that while the freed
man was going along with a watermelon
on his shoulder', the white man demande’l
it of him, and the negro refusing to give it
up the white man struck him on the head
with the butt of a pistol, knocking his
brains out.
A coroner’s inqucsA. vtas held ’over the
deceased, when the vwdijf of the jury was,
“That deceased ctim«iS-> his death by
wounds inflicted on him by some person or
persons unknown."
The above from the Central Georgian,
at Sandersville, wc give to the public as a
specimen of how colored men are murdered
in the rlemwratie county of Washington. In
the same county, too, the murderer is as
well known as that the deed was perpetrated
—hence wc attach the finding of the coro
ner’s jury, “by sonic person pi- persons un
known,” to show,how the base aud wilful
murderer is attempted to Ire protected in
his atrocious crime by verdicts of juries.
How long will a Christian people tolerate
such deeds of atrocity and damning char
acter? And may not the '"nocent
upon whom they are perpetrated be expect
ed to strike in return ? As a faithful jour*
nitlist wc give publicity to the above, and
warn our people against the evil passions
that seem t<> rule the hour.
RALLY, REPUBLICANS!
Let Republicans everywhere remember
that, in addition to the State Republican
Convention, to be held in Atlanta on the
18th instant, there will be a grand Mass
Meeting of the Republicans of Georgia.
In every county, from tire mountains to the
gulf, delegations jure getting ready to go.
Let all go. There is room for every one -
The Gate City is open to all. It will be
made such a rallying time as has not been
known in .Georgia for yc’ars. Eminent
sjieakers will be there from abroad, to
address the meeting. In addition to the
other ceremonies, a ting will be presented
to the Club that produces the largest num.
ber of members. Which will be the
“Bunner"’ Club ? Let there be one tremen
dous rally and blazing demonstration for
Gramt and Colfax as the representatives
of National Republicanism.
“IMMEDIATE RESTORA TION."
The first plank in the Democratic plat
form asserts thus:
First—lmmediate restoration ot all the
States to their rights in the Union under the
Constitution, and of civil government to the
American people.
There is nothing more notorious than
Democratic opposition to “immediate restora
tion.’’ They have opposed it at every step.
They} first opposed Mr. Lincoln’s ten per
cent, restoration expedient; tlieu Johnson's
provisional arrangement, and then all the
Congressional legislation. . The Republicans
in Congress have thus far restored seven of
the rebel States to representation, and the
Democracy, in a body, voted against the
admission of every one of them ; and Vir
ginie, Texas and Mississippi are still Bure
stored, because the Democracy, who control
them, are opposed to it ; and the people
have to pay.the eost of supporting them ns
“Provisional Governments” in consequence
of Democratic opposition to their “imme
diate restoration.” *
. Once Wadi. Hampton and Bkavre
«Ard and Forrest were at the head of
rebel armies, Vaulakdioham was at the
head of the organization of American
Knighta, and Seymour's “friends” in New
York city were getting up a diversion in
favor of R. E. Lee. Wade Hampton A
Co., by a riot of fearful proportions in the
commercial metropolis. Now, Ware
Hampton, VaXLANDiGrtAM, and Seymour’s
friends meet in New York and nominate a
Presidential ticket, and President John
son, while his custom house and internal
revenue officers are being taxed to support
the ticket so nominated, sends a message
to Congress, in which he recalls the fact
that these parties were “alike engaged in
the rebellion." *
“N 777.1 IPS.”
Hou, T. W. Green, a prominent Indiana
democrat, repudiates Seymoub and Blair,
and supports Grant and Colfax.
Hon. P. 11. Sibley, a member of the
Democratic State Committee, California, has
written a letter in favor of Grant and
Colfax.
Hon. Thomas N. Stillwell, Johnson
republican, ex-member of Congress from
Indiana, is working like a beaver for Grant.
•
jSEXKtai.E.—Some,of tljc old rebel lead
ers are not so blind that they can not see a
hole through a ladder, as in the case with
the new rebel leaders --Blur, for instance.
Mr. A. 11. Stephens considers slavery dead,
and the “corner-stone’’knocked out. There
fore he does not endorse the Democratic
programme of revolutionizing the South
and reestablishing slavery. His ideas are
more peaceful and practical. He says: “It
would take a standing army to maintain
slavery in the South, if wc were to make
peace to-day, guaranteeing to-the South al;
their former privileges. I never was an
abolitionist —not even what could be called
anti-slavery; but I tried to judge fairly
and honestly, and it became patent to my
early in the rebellion that the North
and South could never live in peace with
each other except as one nation, and that
without slavery,” Some of the Southern
press are crying out for deliverance from
their Democratic “friends.” Like Mr,
Stephens, they do not want to go through
another war for a “lost cause” which would
be still lost though their arms might be
victorious. * •
a ♦ *■
What is the Matter '! —The Democratic
nominations fall dead in New England.
There is no enthusiasm awakened by them.
In Boston two or three ratification meetings
have been called but failed to “conic off,”
and the next call postpones the ratification
to the middle of August—a procrastination
equalled only by Horatio’s delay in accept
ing the nomination. The Boston Journal
thinks the democrats generally feel like the
chairman of a democratic meeting in South
Borton, when he first heard of the nomina
tions. First he was “surprised,” then he
“was alarmed” (that was probably when he
heard of Blair's nomination!)' and finally
he said to himself, “It’s all up with us !
The democratic party has whipped itself !”
That feeling is epidemic in the democratic
ranks. It is more fatal than the small-pox
or plague. . *
♦*•-
Admiral Semmes, the pirate, in a speech
nt Mobile, endorsing the nomination of
Seymour and Blais, concluded in these
words: “And now, fellow-citizens, I have
come here to declare that I ha\e given in
my allegiance, heart-anJ soul, to the old flag,
provided we can restore the old flag again
to be the representative of the principles of
the Constitution, which we will be able to
effect by the election of Seymour aud
Blair." Comment on such language is un
necessary. Blair is a (it representative of
the rebels.
Mild and Conciliatory.—Mr. Cobb, of
Georgia, is a fair specimen of the unrecon
structed rebels whom the democrats wish
to restore to power in the South. This wild
mannered democrat is anxious to Cud “some
blasting word that will write infamy upon
the foreheads” of Southern loyalists, and
bury them “under the mudsills of hell.” 1
Such aspirations ought to entitle him to
to peculiar distinction in any community.—
Loyalists no doubt duly appreciate his good
wishes. *
'»*" - ■*•*- —-«
The Svi’hhme Court and the Recon
struction Acts.—The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times writes
to that paper that “it is ascertained that
during his trip to Richmond, Chief Justice
Chase remarked that the. Republicans in
Congress were needlessly alarmed pver the
necessity of passing the bill to interfere
with the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
in Reconstruction matters, as the majority
arc favorable to them, and, are now, to a
decision sustaining the constitutionality of
all the Reconstruction Acts.”
♦♦♦-
lx General Blair's farewell order to his
army corps, he lecominended confiscating
the property of the Southern people, and
dividing it among . the, Northern soldiers.
Now he complains because the Southern
rebels are not allowed to rule the country.
Then he thought the Southerners should be
stripped of their properly. Now he (hreatens
a revolution against laws that deprive promi
nent traitors of office-holding, *
That Seymour knew who had been se
lected by Preston and Wade llami’to’x for
Vice Presidential candidate is, perhaps,
hinted at by his statement tlmt he should be
dishonored by taking a place on the ticket.
If Jthis was his meaning, the cut was hardly
less unkind than that of Johnson in bis
veto message, when he recalls the fact that
Democrats in New York, “alike with those
in Virginia, participated in the rebellion.”
There has just been made another im
portant change iu European geography-
Austria henceforth disappears from the list
■of sovereign States, aud its place is taken
by the “Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.”
There is no risk in predicting that we shall
not have to wait long for additional changes,
both as regards Austria and other States.
-
The Associated Press. correspondent tit
Atlanta tried to make us believe that the
election of Joshua Hill to the United States
Senate was a Democratic triumph. The
statement we print this morning, that Mr.
Hill has written a letter promising to stump
Georgia for Grant aud Colfax, proves the
first report to be false. — N. F. Tribuue.
—ln digging a foundation i« Saji Fran
cisco, a heavy barrel was exhumed,and great
was the excitemet when it became rumored,
that a barrel of gold dnst had been hidden
there some twenty years ago. When opened
it proved to be full of very putrid flour.
—ln connection with the rutuor that
Rothschild intend to purchase Jerusalem,
have himself proclaimed King of Palestine,
a German feuil’etoniete asks: “What is the
difference between Rothschild *nd Solomons
Soiomou was King of the Jews, and Roth
s hild is the Jew of the Kings.”
[Communicated.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Mr. Editor: The Democracy appear just
now to be very much exercised on the sub
ject of Municipal authority, and extremely
anxious to get rid of the appointees of Gen.
Pope. They very innocently propose iu one
case that as the military government has
ceased, that our present worthy City Council
should cease with it, aud that the old mem
bers should now take their place. The fact
that the old Council, as it is called, was
elected to serve a certain time, which has
expired, stems to be no obstacle, for though
they know the old Council, if put in office
now, would really be no Council, or have
any legal authority under the Charter of the
City, they insist that the Legislature conld,
by its action, legalize such a body to serve
to the next regular Charter election. This
"may be good Democratic logic, but it is not
common sense. If the Legislature can
legalize a Council, not elected, to serve till
April, 1869, why can it not legalize the
appointees of Gen. Pope who were appointed
to serve to that time ?
The stupidity of the present agitation, if
it succeeds in placing t>r reinstating the old
Council in power, is obvious enough, and
the credit of the city, now so much harped
on, would not be much improved. I doubt
if any of the old members would, if restored
to power, loan the city a dollar on their own
endorscuieiit of the city bonds.
If an election be the result, they might
perhaps elect a “white man's'" Council, but
for one, I think it very doubtful.
Serio Ludrico.
The Georgia Legislature.
Atlanta, Ga., August 6, 1868.
SENATE.
x The Governor sent in a message approving
a joint resolution suspending levies and sales
under execution.
The Senate resumed the unfinished busi
ness of yesterday, which was the considera
tion of the report of the minority of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Hungerford, having the floor, ad
dressed the Senate at some length in oppo
sition to the adpption of the report, and on
concluding, called for the previous question.
Upon tho question of the adoption of the
minority report, tho yeas and nays were
required to be recorded, and are yeas 18,
nays 22.
Upon the adoption of the minority report,
the yeas and nays were required to be
recorded, and are yeas 22, nays 18.
On a call of the yeas and nays, Mr. Mc-
Whorter was in doubt as to whether he
should vo)e. Mr. Candler raised the point
of order, and the President declared that the
Senator had the right to cast his vote.
The Senate took a recess of five minutes,
when, on reassembling, on motion, the Senate
repaired to the hall of the House of Repre
sentatives for the purpose of electing State
House officers and State Printer. On motion,
the Senate repaired to their chamber. Atten
tion was called to the House proceedings as
to result of election.
house.
Mr. Duncan introduced the evidence in the
case of the contested seat of Fyall, of Macon
county, which, without being read, was
referred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
A bill to fix the salaries of the Judge and
Solicitor of the Second Senatorial District.
A resolution that all applications to prac
tice medicine without license be referred to
a special committee of five physicians.
Adopted..
A bill to rojieal au act for the relief of
certain officers of the late Confederate army.
By Mr. Shumate —A bill to reorganize the
municipal government of the city of
Augusta.
A Bill to be entitled, An Act to reorganize
the Municipal Government of the City of
Augusta.
Whereas, The present Mayor and City
Council of Augusta were appointed by
military authority, which authority has
. ceased t'o act. - •
Section" 1. The General Assembly of the
titale of Georgia do enact, That an election
for Mayor and Members of Council of said
city be held on Wednesday, the 2d day cf
next, in the manner established
by law and the ordinances of said city, as
they were or force on the*lst day of April,
1866. .
Sec. 2. The officers so elected shall con
tinue to hold their offices until the regular
■annual election in April, 1869, and until
their successors arc elected aud qualified.
Sec. 3. A registry of voters shall be.
opened at the City Hall In said" city on the
fifth day after the passage of this act, and
continue open until 2 o’clock p. tn., on Sat
urday, the 29th of August, 1868, from 9
.o’clock a. m., until 2 o’clock p. m., of each
day, except Sunday, under the supervision
•pl John 0. Snead, J udge of the City Court of
said city, William R. MeLaws, now, or lately
Judge of the County Court of Richmond
county, Ellary M. Brayton, Ordinary of said
county, William Doyle, formerly sheriff of
said county, ami Robert A- Harper, any two
or more of whom may act, and shall require
each (Uid every one of them applying for
registry to take the oath heretofore prescribed
for voters in tho city of Augusta. And every
one under the age of sixty yeftrs to pay a tax
of ouomollar before receiving his certificate
rof registry.
Sec. 4. The comm'tssidnfers named in the
preceding s&tidu shall appoint the superiu
leudUuts of ti>e-election in the several wards,
end give public notice of such appointment
ten days before the election in all the public
gazettes of said city. *
Sec: 5. At said election the polls in each
ward shall be opened at 8-o’dock a. m., and
clpsed at 6 o’clock p. m.; and each voter
•shall, on voting, present his certificate of
registry, which shall be received by the man
agers and sealed np in the office of the Clerk
of Council.
Sxc. 6. The Commissioners of Registry
shall receive from the City Council a fair
compensation for the service rendered by
them respectively.
Ssc. 7. All future elections in said city,
niter the one herein appmuted, shall be held
on the second Monday in April, under exist
ing laws.
By Mr. Williams, of Morgan—A bill in
vitihg immigration to this State, and guar
anteeing them protection and encourage
ment
By Mt. Gullatt—A bill to amend an act
incorporating the Atlanta Street Railroad
Company,- and change the uanie to the
Atlanta Street Railroad and Banking Com
pany. . -
By Mr. Harper, of Terrell—A resolution
tendering the use of the Hall of Representa
tives to Rev. Mr. Day, to deliver a lecture.
The resolution was adopted.
By Mr. Parker—A bill to incorporate the
People’s Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Georgia.
By Mr. Duncan A bill to make uniform
all election tickets used at elections iu ibis ■
State.
By Mr. Price—A resolution that the Clerk
be requested to notify the Senate that the
House was now ready to meet iu joint
session for the purpose of proceeding to the
election of a Secretary of State, Comp -
troller General, Treasurer-, and Slate Printer.
The Clerk performed the duty assigned
him, nnd at 11 o'clock the Senate entered
the Rcpreceutativc Hall, aud the J’rcsident
of the Senate took the chair, when the two
Houaee in joint session proceeded to ballot
for a Secretary of State, with the following
result :
D. G. (Jotting received 103 votes; N, C.
Barnett received 90 votes; T. A. Swearin -
gin received 2 votes. D. G. Cutting having
received a majority of votes was aeclttred
elected.
The election of Comptroller General was
next in order, and resulted as follows:
Madison Bell received 102 votes ; Peter
son Thweatt received 89 votes.
Next in order was the election of.State
Treasurer, and resulted as.follows:
N- L. Angier received 101 votes ;
Williams received 92 votes,
. Dr. Angier was declared elected. .
The two Houses then proceeded to the
election of State Printer, with the following’
results:
Samuel Bard received 99 votes; J. W.
Burke received 93 votes; J. E. Bryant
received 1 vote ; Mr. Heid received 1 vote.
Samuel Bard, of the Daily New Era, was
declared elected Slate Printer.
The Senate then returned to its Chamber,
when the House adjourned to 10 o'clock to
morrow.
CAN THE SOUTHERN STATES DIS
FRANCHISE THEIR BLACKS UN
DER THE XlVtfi AMENDMENT?
It is generally but somewhat superficially
assumed that one effect of the XIVtU
Amendment is to place the power of the
Southern States to disfranchise the blacks
beyond and above the control over the
Federal Government and to invest the con
trol over the suffrage question more exclu
sively in the States than ever. Such a con
clusion is at least open to question. The
second clause does indeed clearly provide
that, when the right to vote for Federal or
State officers is “denied or in any way
abridged” by the State to any portion of its
adult male citizens on account of color, its
representation in Congsess shall be reduced.
This concedes the right of aSouthernStateto
prescribe who shall vote and to exclude
blacks, but this right every State had al
ways .exercised under that clause of the
Constitution which provides that the quali
fications of voters for Federal offices shall be
the same as those prescribed by the several
States for electors of the most numer
ous branch of tho State Legislature, and
in the clause which provides that “the
times, places, and manner of holding elec
tions for Senators and Representatives shall
be prescribed in each State by the Legisla
ture thereof.” la this respect, therefore, the
Fourteenth Amendment only recognizes the
control of each State over the suffrage
question to the same extent as it previously
existed. But the clause last above quoted is
still to be rendered consistent, with the pro
vision that Congress may, at any time, by
law, make or alter such regulations (viz : as
to the time, place and manner of holding
elections for Senators and Representatives)
“except as to the place of choosing Senators.”
This clause was held by Madison, the author,
and by other framers of the Constitution, to
make the admitted power of the States to
regulate the suffrage subordinate to the
higher power of Congress to make or alter
the State regulations. Opinion has been
divided on the question whether Madison was
right; but whatever the merits of the question
were before the amendment was passed,
they remain the same. The amendment
can not any more plainly aecognize the
power of the State in the first instance to
prescribe suffrage laws, and to confer and
withhold the ballot, whether accroding to
any distinction of color or race, or otherwise,
than the same right was recognized prior to
the amendment. Nobody disputes the
original control of the States over the suf
frage. But the amendment leaves intact
that section of Congress which gives an
appellate and-final control over the legisla
tion of the States in this regard to Congress.
Meanwhile, the first section of the amendment
makes the whole colored race citizens of the
United States, and this - of itself forms a
reason why Congress should not, and doubt
less would not, permit them to continue
disfranchised by any State. The amend
ment provides indeed that if they shall be
disfranchised, tho representation of the
State shall be reduced, even though the
State so enacts and Congress assents to its
action. But the assent of Congress is still
ndeessary, or the State can not disfranchise
its citizens.— N. Y. Tribune.
L . __ .......... M
OBITUARY.
Departed this life on Saturday, the 20th of
June, 1868, Deacon BENJAMIN BRANTLY,
in the seventy-seventh year of his age, leaving
n wife and five children to mourn.
Born in North Carolina, he removed, when a
young map, to Georgia, where he spent the
greater portion of his life, removing to Kansas
in IKS(J, and to this city during tlie war.
He was one of the founders of the Chronicle <t
Sentinel, of Augusta, Georgia, was the editor of
the Temperance. Banner, and, at one time, the
publisher of the Christian Index, of Georgia—
spending about forty years of his life in active
and prominent connection with the press.
He was a volunteer in the army of his coun
try, and'B.cßved as Licutcfiunt in the War of
1812. He was the intimate friend of many of
the great and good of this land, and served in
the Legislature of Kansas.
He was a Deacon of the First Baptist Church
of this city, and was most deeply interested in
all that concerned it to the hour of his death.
A good and true man—religious principle
controlled all the actions of his life. He died
full of years, and trusting to the merits of
Christ for Life and Salvation. “He rests from
his labors, his works they follow him.”
W. 11. Robekt, Pastor.
Little Kock, Arkansas, June 25th, 1868.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ORI) I N ARY.— THE OFFICE
HOL RS of tho ORDINARY of Richmond County
are from 9 a. in. to 1 p.m., and from 3 to 5 p. m.
daily, except Sunday.
SAMUEL LEVY,
auß—tf Ordinary.
GRAIN AND FLOUR SACKS!!
The old established
“Corn Exchange Bag Manufactory”
Is prepared to furnish GRAIN SACKS of any
desired siio or quality, and at short notice.
Also,
COTTON AND PAPER FLOUR SACKS
Neatly printed to order.
Information prompily furnished upon applica
tion. W. B. ASTEN A CO.,
je IT— 3m 25 Pearl Street, New York City.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
ROOMS OF STATE CENTRAL COM.)
Union Republicax Party or fit-, >
Augusta, Ga., July 14, 1868. J
MT* AT THE REQUEST OF MEMBERS
of the Central Committee, I hereby call a
State Convention of the Republican party of
Georgia, to assemble in ATLANTA, on T«e«d«y,
the 18th day of August next, for the purpose
of nominating Electors for Grant and Colfax.
The basis of representation will be the fame as
in the lower house of the General Assembly.
Republicans are requested to hold meetings in
their respective Congressional Districts, and
-nominate candidates for Congress.
FOSTER BLODGETT,
Chm’u State Cea. Committee.
Republican papers in this State will
please Copy? jyli—id
White Servant Wanted.
ANTED. IMMEDIATELY, A COMI’E
• • TENT WOMAN (German preferred) to
Cook and Wash for a family of three. penman.
Good reeommvivfations required.
Apply at 219 Bread street,
aagli—tf Augusta, Ga.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-
To Rent,
Booms in the new odd fellows
HALL BUILDING.
Terms—Jl2.so per Month, pgyablaiu sdvaffiee.
Possession given immediately.
Apply to
W. B. GRIFFIN,
auß—lw Corner Jackson and Ellis Streets.
LN BANKRUPTCY.
U. S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE, ?
Atlanta, Ga., August 6, 18fi8. (
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the
Bth day of July, A. D. 1868, a Warrant in
Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of
JOHN B HARRISON,
of Oxford, in tho county es Newton, and
Stateof Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bank
rupt on hia own petition, and that the payment of
any debts, and delivery of any property belonging
to such Bankrupt, to him, or for his use, and the
transfer of auy property by him, are foibiddenby
law ; that a meeting of the creditors of the said
Bankrupt , to prove their debts, and to choose one
or more Aoisiguees of his estate will bo held at a
Court of Bankruptcy, to bo holdeu at the Reg
isters office in (Jio Farrar Building, Griffin, Ga.,
before Alexander G. Murray, Register, on the
:<d day of September, A.D. 1868, at Bo’ clock p. m.
CHARLES H. ELYEA,
auß—lt U, f>. Dop. Marshal as Messenger.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
L United States for the Southern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of 1
THOMAS ADDISON, UN BANKRUPTCY
Bankrupt. J
To all whom it may concern : The under
signed hereby gives notice of his election as
Assignee of the estate of Thomas Addlsan, of
the city of Savannah, county of Chatham, and
State of Georgia, w ithin said District, who has
been affjudgcd a Bankrupt ppon his own peti
tion by the District Court of said District.
F. I) BARNARD,
anS—-taWSw Assignee.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the Southern District of
Georgia.
In the matter of )
Cobnei.ius R Hanlbiter >IN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt. )
To whom it may concern: The undersigned
hereby gives noticed .his appointment as As
signee of the estate and effects of the above
named Bankrupt.
Dated at Savannah, Ga..this Gtli day of August,
A. D. 1568. JOHN S. HIGGINS,
auß-law3w ■ Assignee.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for tho Southern District of
Georgia.
In tho matter of )
EPHRAIM EHRLICH, >IN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt. J
To ail whom it may concern: The under
signed hereby gives notice of his'election as
Assignee of Ephraim Ehrlich, of the. city of
Savannah, county of Chatham, and State of
Georgia, within said District, who has been
adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own petition by
the Distric t Court of said District.
F. 11. BARNARD,
auß-law3w Assignee.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
1 United States for tho Southern District of
Georgia.
. In tho matter of )
JOS.M HAYWOOD, Lin BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt., j
To "all whom it may concern: The under
signed hereby gives notice of his election us
Assignee of Joseph M. Haywood, of the city of
Savannah, county' of Chafhaui, and State of
Georgia, within said District, who has been
adjudged a Bankrupt upon his own petition by
the District Court pf said District.
F. H. BARNARD,
auß-law3w Assignee.
ZSTOTICJE?
Having this day disposed of my
entire stock of MILLINERY and FANCY.
GOODS to Mrs. C. A. HICKS, of Burke comity,
I olieerfully recommend her to my former friends
mid patrons.
1 will be found at my Old Stand, where parties
indebted tome will please call and settle their
accounts.
Mtts. M- L. PRITCHARD
Having this day purchased from
Mis. PRITCHARD her entire stock of
MILLINERY and FANCY GOOES, I will cany
on the business as before.
Mils. C. A. HICKS,
ang7— Iw of Burke County, Ga.
Selling off at Cost.
Mrs. M. TWEEDY
OFFERS HER ENTIRE STOCK OF
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
CONSISNING OF
BONNETS,
HATS,
FLOWERS, and
RIBBONS,
With a variety of other articles too tedious to
mention, at and below cost, in .order to make
room for her Itell Stock, at
Sls BROAD hFRIiEi'.
an4-lw Opposite Central Hotel.
To Bent.
PROM THE FIRST OF OCTOBER NEXT
A that Desirable Dwelling on the S. W. corner
of Broad and Kollock streets, lately occupied by
Frank R. Miller, Esq. It contain- nine rooms,
with an abundance of closets and other con
veniences, besides b Water Closet aid Bath
Room, and has also Gas in most of the rooms.
Apply to R. S. AGNEiy,
jy3lt—lm 360 Broad st.
Assignee’s Sale.
STATE OF GEORGIA—
Oglethorpe County.
Pursuant to an order from the Hon. A. G.
Foster, Register in Bankruptcy for the District of
Georgia, will be sold, at the Court House door at
Lexington, fa said county, op the first TUESDAY
in September next, between the usual hours of
sale, eighty acres of Land in said county, adjoin
ing lands of David Graham and James Cunning
ham,. with a frame Dwelling thereon.
Also, a small Office Lot iu said Lexington, now
occupied by Dr. B. V. Wellingham as a Doctor
shop, 20 feet by 10, adjoining G. F. Platt’s Store
Lot, ami ethers.
Also, the House and Lot in said Lexington now
occupied by said Wellingham and family as a
dwelling, containing one acre, more or Igls,
owned not long ago by Th os. S. Gresham, aud
sold by him to said (Vellingham, being once
owned by George R. Gilmer.
Also, eight hundred and thirty acres of land in
said county, on Broad River, adjoining lands of
James Mattox, William Stovall, and lands owned
by Nathan Mattox at the time of his death. All
of said real estate sold as tlie property of B. V.
Wellingham, bankrupt, for the benefit of Ins
creditors, free from incumbrances.
Terms cash. . BENJ. F. HARDEMAN, -
aug7—td Assignee,
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OOUTIIBRN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA, SS. '
O la Bankruptcy, at Macun, this Ist day of
August, A. D,, 1868.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of his up
pointmeut as assignee of JONATHAN T. FA '
KKLL.nf Midway, in Mie county of Baldwin, and '
Stateof Georgia,’ within said District, who has
liecu adjudged a Bankrupt upon hie own petition ;
by the District Court of said District. • '
au4-law»w JOSEPH E. MURRAY.
NATIONAL
FREEDMAN’S
AND
TRUST COMPANY,
o
ChHrtereil by Act of
—i —o~—•
OFFIUCRS :
Jr W. ALVORD, President.
LEWIS CLEPRANE, First Vice Pre a W,„,
D. W. ANDERSON, Second Vico S L
DANIEL L. EATON, Actuaiy“ lre!|l "’»t, I
SAM L. HARRIS, General Inspo tor.
Banking House, Pennsylvania Avenu. I
of 19th street, Washington, D. V. . ’ cot,!l I
BRANCH AT AUGUSTA, m, I
Ml 111 WIM ST.
Open every day—Sundays and Holiiisn
cepted—from 9 a. in. t 0.2 p. m., and Sai,,?' I
evenings from 6 to 8 p. m. 8 '! I
DEPOSITS OF ANY AMOUNT
FIVE CENTS UPWARDS Up
CEIVED FROM ANY
PERSON.
Deposits can always be withdrawn witlwut
tice. Dojiosita in specie are repaid in
All other deposits are repaid in "GremS":
or National Bank Bills.
Interest payable fa July, November and Hurt
fa each year, and by special rule on dei w J
of SSO and upwards remaining j n
least thirty days.
All the profits belong to the depositors,
Branches have been established in tbe'priQ
pal cities from New York to New Orleans gi
accounts can be transferred from one Branch
another without charge' or intorruptin<> th
teres t.
Tho Institution has on deposit over s7sl)(i»
and this Branch has ou deposit oversl3 000 ’
We draw exchange on New York, and all the
prominent Southern cities, at tho lowest rata
Drafts on Now York, are payable at the Bank
ing House of Jay Cooke & Co.
Government Drafts on Savannah, Charleston
Washington and New York, also Bank Drafe
and Certificates of Deposit cashed at tho lowest
rates.
Gold, Silver and Government Securities bought
and sold.
Investments are only made in Securities of
the Unitoil States. GEO. 11. HARRIS,
Chairman Advisory Committee
ROBERT T. KENT,
- i ■ Sccrotarj.
SAM L. HARRIS,
Gen'l Inspector & Act. Cashier.
jy2s—dAwtf
Official.
HxAD’yas Thibo Mii.itabv District,
(Departmentof Georgia,Florida <6Alabama,'
Atlanta, Ga., July 30, 1863.
General Ordcre. No, 108.
I. The several States comprising this Military
District, having by Solemn acts of their Assem
blies conformed to the requisitions of the acts of
Congress, which became a law Juno 25, 1868,
and civil government having been inaugurated
in each, tlie military power vested in tho District
comuiaader by tho Reconstruction laws, by the
provisions of these laws ceases to exist; and
hereafter all orders issued from these Head
quarters and bearing upon tho rights of person!
and property, will have iu the several States of
Georgia, Alabama and Florida only such lorn
as may be given to them by the Court and
Legislatures of tho respective States.
11. —To conform to the changed conditiml
affairs, tho coUimandors of the several sei
Districts, hereafter to be dexignated as Districts,’
• will, without delay, withdraw all detachments»f
troops, whether infantry or cavalry, and evN»
1 trate their command as hereinafter directed.
111. In the District of Georgia the ■ following
. posts will be occupied:
Dahlonega—One company of Infantry.
Savannah—Two companies of Infantry.
Atlanta—Seven tom panics of Infantry.
The above posts will bo occupied by the 16th
Regiment of Infantry, whoso Colonel will
designate tho companies, and also assign tb»
Lieutenant Colonel to the post of Atlanta, ssd
the Major in Savannah.
IV. —ln the District of Alabama, tho poetst»
be occupied will be—
Mobile—Two companies of Infantry.
Huntsville —Eight companies of Infantry.
These posts will ba gurrieoned by the Si
Regiment of Infantry, Brevet Brigadier Gonen.
Thomas IL huger commanding, who is here!)
assigned to the command of tbe District
! Alabama, with headquarters at Huntsville.
Tho Colonel commanding will assign th
Licntcnart Colonel to the post of Buntsvillt
and the Major to the post of Mobile.
The lAthllegiment of Infantry, Brev. Brigadier
General 0. L. Shepherd commanding, wills
soon as practicable, after tho receipt of tte
order, bo concentrated at Mobile, with a viwt’
i its transfer to Texas, in compliance with onto
: received from she War Department. «
Ou relieving Brevet Brigadier General 0.1
Shepherd of the command of. the District d
Alabama, Brevet Brigadier General Rugcr wil
also relieve him of the duties as Assists
Commissioner Bureau Refugees, Freedmen »>
Abamluugd Lauds, and continue to discharge
duties pending the action of tho Ctunmissiow
of tho Bureau.
.Company (1, sth Cavalry, now atMotrtgoiW!
on receipt of this order, will be put on route M
Atlanta, Ga., where, on its arrival, it will,i»
conjunction with Company C, sth Cavalry,
tho escort and guard of the Major General Com
manding, and will report direct to these bexF
quarters.
i V.—ln the District of Florida the posts tri*
ocupied by the companies of the 7th Regiment ’
Infantry will bo
St. Augustine—Two companies.
Tampa Bay—Two companies.
Jacksonville— ix companies.
The headquarter:/ of tho llegiurcut and ,kl '
District will bn at fit. Augustine, and the Uvlen'’
commanding will assign the Lieutenant Colon*-
to the post of Jacksonville, and the Major to tM
es Tunapa Bay.
Vl.—Tho discontinuation of posts ami tb
cessation of control over .civil matters,
enable District commanders, and chiefs of- ™
Departments, to make largo reductions in
personal and material of their command)»
departments. AU unnecessary staff officers
clerical labxr, etc., will at onco be ordered to il»
companies, and every effort made to retro” 1 -
expenditures aud enforce economy. Inspcc tl . D ’
officers are instructed in their inspections to gi' l
special attention to the manner in which t J!
above is executed,, and to report any failure ■
comply with tho same.
By erder of Major General Mbadb:
8. F. BARSTOW, A. A.A.9-
Official: Gkpbce Meadk, A. D. CT
Postponed U. S. Marshal’s Sale-
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE Ob' A WK 1
of fieri faciashssued out of the honoratdo ■
Fifth Gircuit Court ot the United States for
Southern District of Georgia, ia favor of the
tiff, in- the following case, to-wit:
Hatch vs. the Bank of Commerce. I have le
upon as the property of the defendant th® “. (
of Commerce, part of lot of land number ten
Jekyl Tything, Derby Ward, togethef wiu
the improvements thereou, consisting of a. l ’®
iug, kuownasthe Bank of Commerce Build* -
situate, lyfaie, and being iu the city of Saw 11 ®
county of Chatham, and dtate of -Georgta. 1
will eell the same at public auction, at the ( 0
House, iu the city of Savannah. Chatham cou l '.
Georgia, mi the FIRST TUESDAY in SEI >IL
BER next, bet ween the lawful hours of sale-
Dated Savauuah, Ga , May 29th, 1868.
WAf. G. DICKSON,
aus—lawft U. 8. Marsba ■
QOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGLL ’’’
O - - ' • fui=
The undersigned hereby gives notice o
appointment as Assignee of the estate ot
LIAM H. PHILLII’S/of Macon, in the
of Bibb, and State Os Georgia, within sa>« ”
triet, who has becu adjudged a Bankrupt m ,
hix own petition by the Dtetrict Court oi •
District. . r . nnll st.
Dated at Mseon, Ga.. this Ist day ot A“-
A. D„ 1868. JOSEPH E. MURRAY;
ant-lawllw Assfenee. <
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OT OE O] ; G M'
In Bankruptcy, at Macon, this Ist m
Angus t, A. D., 1668. ,
The undersigned hereby gives
appointment as Assignee of HENK Y LL- ~f
fa theconrrttv of Bibb. and StaW ,
Georgia, within said District, who ba*
adjudged a BauJWupt upon his own petinv' ■
the Dtetrict Court of said district. ~
aaAlawDw JOsHl’H E.