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paraguams. —Yesterday, in New York, Gold was "quoted at 1.44 J, Cotton, 30Jc. —The salary of the Kiqgof the Sandwich Islandiris $45,000 a year. ; —The two Bremen and Baltimore Meuniers are really paying affairs. •—Kossuth is writing the history ol Hun gary in twelve volumes. —Which is the most to be pitied—a pen sive lady, or an expensive one? —John Brougham has made $20,000 by the “Lottery of Life." . Lucky J.ohu 1 —Robert Lincoln is already very success ful as.a lawyer in Chicago. —Prince Napoleon has the best cooks in Paris. He keeps six of them. —The journeymen tailors of New York haved organized for a strike. —A slight shock of earthquake was felt on the 24tb, in San Francisco. —President Johnson is reported ill from the effects of the miasma around the White House. '—The Italian Senate has ratified the Con vention made with the tobacco manufac turers. and adjourned. —James Russel! Lowell, the poet, is about as great a smoker as Grant, the next President. —The Union Pacific Railroad at Sherman is 8,200 feet above the sea level. Nearer the sky than any other railroad on the earth. —The land of teachers and traders — China. Every child of ten year* old can read and write Chinese. —The Ohio Slate Journal states that there are 1,200 Grant clubs organized in that State. —ls the Republicans carry Wisconsin this Fali, Matt. 11. Carpenter will become United States Senator in place of Mr. Doolittle. —Queen Victoria’s clrief cook gets $3,G00 a year in gold, with the privilege of taking four apprentices, who pay him S6OO a year for his instructions. —Real estate in New York is almost at a dead halt at present. The auctioneers are not making money enough to to pay for clerk hire. —An ex-Confederatc refuses to take oath to support the Constitution, because he says he has all he can do to support his wife and family. —One of the last generation of Mrs. Partington thinks it is not unnatural that a member of on editorial corps should be a dead head. —Some enterprising Philadelphian has taken out a patent for the manufacture of wooden shirt bosoms and collars, the mate rial being the same as that now used in “papering’’ rooms. —The past sixty days have been unusu ally prolific of criminal deeds in New York. During that brief period, eleven murders, sixty-two murderous assaults, and twenty suicides, besides the usual complement of minor outrages, have been chronicled. —King William of Prussia came across a .bust of himself in a shop at Ems, crowned with laurel. Going in, he said to the shop keeper: “Take off the poor man’s head dress; he does not like to see himself made such a show." * —An English civil engineer proposes that when rain clouds hover over any district requiring rain, a good volley shall be fired from heavy guns, which, he says, will have the effect of shaking the rain out of the atmosphere. —The assessment of property of all kinds in Queen Anne county, Eastern Shere of Maryland, just made, gives eight millions and a half to the whites, and one hundred thousand to the blacks, who constitute more than half the population. —The acquisition of Sonora and Chihu ahua by the United States will give us a railroad route from Brunswick Bay, on the coast of Georgia, 800 miles shorter than any other, and- over a snowless region and through North Texas. Mr. Seward would wipe out many ugly figures against him by • such an acquisition. —General Butler has gained a certain fame from the charge that he stole spoons, and now the same accusation is raised against Frank Blair by the Raleigh Stand- That paper says that Frank stole -..Jlpbons in North Carolina. We believe that nc had the liveliest bummers in all Shot man's army. —Some four or five years ago, T. M. Kellogg commenced the business of print ing the inside of country newspapers in New York city. The plan seemed to take with our rural friends, until he now prints • one hundred and three, located in all the States of the Northwest, So that Demo cratic papers, Republican papers, and al! sorts of papers, go to their readers with the same matter on two of their pages. —Prof. George J. Adler, the well known lexicographer, died in New York a few days since. Prof. Adler was by birth a German, but educated in this country. He graduated at the University of the City of New York in 1844, and in 1816 was appointed Professor of the German language in that institution, which chair he held until 1854. He was a . hard-worfing student always, aud much [ esteemed for his learning and his virtues. —Goethe’s mother said of herself: “Order and quiet are my characteristics. I dispatch at once what I have to do, the most disa greeable always first, and I gulp down the devil without looking at him. 1 always seek out what is good in people, and leave what is bad to him who made mankind, and knows how to round off the angles.” —lls versus 225. These are the caba listic figures destined to fatigue the eyes of newspaper readers in the coming fall. The meaning is, that a select 11 of the best English cricketers are to sail from Liverpool on the 2d of next mouth, for New York, meet in athletic contest select Amerir-" n 99 cricketers. Better this than l*" une '"oose the dogs of war. ..ving loose • —An editor in G . , . fined for sellin " erman J b £ n v A space tn his editorial col hell »' c»lanc, of the Hamburg gambling bo,,’- at. Blanc has filled the space he • ght with startling accounts of the heavy losses which the bank was reported to have sustained ; these accounts were, of course, entirely fictitious, and only destined to attract the gudgeons to Hamburg. —The trial of the California steam plow, which took place at San Francisco on , Saturday, is pronounced a success. The machine moved along at about the usual speed of a horse, cutting the earth six inches in depth, casting the weeds on one side, and leaving the ground as if dug with a spade. There was a large attendance of witness the trial. —The Hon. Samuel J,- Tilden, of New York, was once spinning an apparently interesting yarn to President Jackson, in the course of which he spoke of the oyster as pleasant to eat, though repulsive to look at. The President, who was perhaps a trifle bored, here interrupted, and taking his spectacle from his nose, quaintly observed : “ Therejpas one thing to be said in favor of the oyster, and that was it knew when to NationalHepubltcan _ au °Usta. oa. SATURDAY 2n,jss- For* PRESIDENT Or the United States: ULYSSES S. GRANT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT: Schuyler Colfax. Os INDIANA. Republican Electoral Ticket* STATE AT URGE. Electors. Alternates. A. T. AKERMAN, D. A. WALKER, H. P. FARROW, C. H. HOPKINS. DISTRICTS. I. Aaron Wilbur, E. E. Howard. 2. E. R. Harden, S. F. Salter. 3. E. J. Higbee, I. R. Thomas. 4. W.H. WiiiTsnuAD, 11. Glover. 5. J. E. Bryant, F. J. Robinson. 6. J. Fain, J- S. Clement. 7. W. W. Boyd, F. A. King. OUR PAPER. The present Presidential campaign in volves more momentous consequences than any previous political contest in the history of the country. The people of Georgia are deeply interested in the result, and 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 arc essential to the success of the Republican party. To supply in a measure this need, we will mail The National Republican from now to January 1, 1860, at the low rate of $1.50. We appeal to the old supporters of the 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 Union Repub lican Party is embarked; and to spare neither labor nor expense in making The National Republican a useful and reliable newspaper. Specimen copies sent free to any address GOV. BROWNS*GREAT SPEECH. Wc shall publish, to-morrow morning, the great speech of ex-Govcrnor .Brown, delivered at Atlanta on the 18th. It is ; perhaps, the ablest effort of his life. The issues of the campaign arc met with the wisdom ot a practical statesman and the courage of a soldier. Those Democrats who dare exhibit the courage to read it will sec how slanderous are the charges that it is either incendiary or violent in tone. —-—♦♦♦ Troubled.—Our neighbor ol the Consti* tutionalist is troubled because “ every illustrated paper published in New York is a campaign paper for Grant.” The statement is true, and the fact is one of the best evi dences that the great popular heart of the North is not in sympathy with the Democ racy. In the days when the old Democracy was a power in the land, all the romic illustrations were favorable to that party. but now, that Democrats have become the Ku Klux ghosts of Confederate grave-yards, they are only fit to be caricatured for the amusement of the party that is in full har mony with the patriotic aspirations of the people. Simeon’s Enterprise.—Sim. Atkinson, of the Banner, is attempting to astonish the Athenians, and win their applause for his wonderful enterprise in getting a lot of old wood-cuts from the papers of New- York, and palming them off on his unso phisticated readers as new. In the Banner of the 28th, he has a caricature which he says represents the friends of Gov. Brown congratulating him on his appointment as Chief Justice of Georgia. The picture is an old ouo, and, to us, it looks like the devil and his agents congratulating a certain New Hampshire carpet-bagger known as S. A. Atkinson, for his advocacy of the rc-opening of the inhuman African slave trade, in the Augusta Dispatch, some ten years since. Specimen of Democratic Kinbnivss.—A few days since, ns wo learn on undoubted authority, about fifty men surrounded the Jailor of Columbia county, at Appling, and took from hid person the keys to the jail. The mob at once proceeded to the prison, took one of the colored inmates out, and without further ceremony, hung him. Such acts of murder are not infrequent, and yet the Democratic press and the Democratic pulpit have no words of rebuke for their authors. Blustering Bob. We learn that the blustering braggart, Toombs, was in Atlanta, a day or two since, in his normal state — drunk. When in this city, his friends had to take charge of, and smuggle him out of town. None to Lapse.—Bob. Toombs, in bis Cedar Town speech, on the 25th, spoke of the “lapse of virtue in the people.” Bob’s virtue hasn't “ lapsed”—he.nevcr was the possessor of the article. REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMH TEE. llon. Foster Blodgett, Chairman. Hon. Benjamin Conlky, Treasurer. W. H. Watson, Esq, Secretary. First District— C. 11. Hopkiua, J. )V. O’Neal, T. G. Campbell, Sr. W. A. Golden. Second District—John Murphy, R. H. Whiteley, W. P. Pierec, Phillip Joiner. Third District — J. 11. Caldwell, Marion Bethune, J. T. Costin, Tbos. Tuggle. Fourth District —John Harris, J. Clarke Swayze, Jefferson Long, George Wallace. Fifth District—J. E. Bryant, T. P. Saf fold, John Bowles, W. J. White'. Sixth District— John A. Wimpy, W. T. Crane, C. A. Ellington, Madison Davis. Seventh District — Samuel Bard, P. M. Sheibley, P. L. Gudger, H. O. Hoyt. |®r*We have just discovered, says an ex change, why the Copperheads make such a fuss about Grant’s name. It is because it is not C. S. Grant instead of U. S. The former would suit them exactly. THE RETURN OF THE MILITARY PROBABLE. The rebellious attitude assumed by the Ku Klux in the House of Representatives of Georgia, within live weeks after the announcement of the cessation of military authority in the State, gives vitality’ to an inquiry as to whether such withdrawal was not premature. It will be remcm bcred that the iron grasp of the soldier was not relinquished until alter the present Legislature had solemnly ratified the Fourteenth Article- of the Constitution, and accepted certain modifications es the Constitution of the State. Twenty-eight colored members participated in this ratification of the amendment and accept ance of the modifications of the State instrument. Without their assent this result could not have been attained, and the military would have retained full swing. Now, the Ku Klux members spit upon their official obligations and openly defy the laws of the State and Nation. We understand they quote the Drcd Scott decision, which declared that the “negro possesses no right which the white man is bound to respect.” These Solons certainly forget that this political decision, together with its author, has long since been buried in the grave of human slavery. In endorsing this defunct dictum the Georgia Democracy not only repudiate subsequent decisions of the Supreme Court? the Fourteenth Article, but likewise the amendment making freedom universal and the late slaves citizens. They not only repudiate the Congressional plan, but Johnson’s plan also. We have stated that if these colored men had not been admitted to seats guar anteed to them by the Government, the Constitutional Amendment could not have been adopted; and if that Amendment had not been adopted, our Representatives would not have been admitted, nor the troops withdrawn. It follows, too, if these members arc not now entitled to seats, they were not then ; if they were not then, the Fourteenth Article has not been legally ratified. This being the case, the Demo crats have been guilty of a fraud to secure the removal of the military, and are now guilty of open revolution to destroy the State Government they are sworn to sup port. The Atlanta Constitution says that in a Republican caucus Hon. Foster Blodgett', Chairman of the Republican State Cen tral Committee, introduced the following resolution: Whereas, The Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Georgia recognize no dirtinction on aoeount of race or color, or as to any man’s holding office ; and Whereas, the House of Representatives pro pose, in violation of this Constitution, to turn out of their seats legally elected members on that ground. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we enter our protest and ap peal to Congress. Wc arc not advised of the truthfulness of the Constitution’s report; but every one knows that the statements in the preamble arc correct, and the remedy proposed the proper one. Mr. Blodgett has suggested the only peaceable remedy; for, however ready the Ku Klux may be to shoot harm less blades and unprotected Union men, they- will hesitate before meeting in hostile array the gallant “Ixiys in blue.” If we again have military' law in Georgia, the people will have the reckless Democratic leaders to thank. A WHITE NAN'S GOVERNMENT. The Hon. W. H. Wadsworth, of Ken tucky, a supporter of McClellan in 1864, thus effectually disposes of the Democratic cry that the supporters of Grant propose to a Black Mau’s Government, by showing that the Republican party has given us the only white man’s government we ever had. Cal. Wadsworth says: The Democratic party wants a white man’s government. The Republican party has given us the only white man’s govern ment wo ever had. Before slavery was abol ithed, we had a black man’s government. Slavery controlled the government. The black man skid who should and who should not be President. Tlie blXck man drew Pierce and Polk from their obscurity, and placed them in the Presidential chair. The black man made the war with Mexico ; he repealed the Missouri Compromise, and gave us the Kansas and Nebraska troubles ; and finally the black man tore the Union in pieces, and caused the war in which the blood of out children was shed. The black man’s government made the debt about which alt this clamor is raised by the Demo cratic leaders. It is true the black man did not do these things of his own volition. He bad no speech in the matter, but as soon as he was placed in a position to speak he said huzza for the United States. [Great ap plause.] Now, it is a white man’s govern ment, with no more voting for men not allowed to vote for themselves. We got this white man’s government by fighting for it. We got it through shot and shell, through fatigue and starvation, and imprisonment: through lingering deaths in Andersonville prison pens—-by the blood which animated the brains of soldiers you see spattered upon this flag. [The speaker referred to the flag of Colonel Glovers regiment, and which was unfurled on his left. The stains of the blood and brains of a young man who was killed by a shell while carrying the flag, io the Army of the Potomac, were still plainly Visible.] Ah, let that speak while I am silent! Made his Mark,—Hon. J. N Morris, at a recent enthusiatic reception of Gen. Grant, among other things, said : Washington never made a speech, Jack son never made one, Taylor never did ; but they all made their mark, aa you have. [Rousing cheers.] By your integrity, your valor, your coolness on the battle field, you have made yourself famous. [Cheers]. General Jackson attempted to suppress a rebellion in its incipency. Y’ou succeeded in suppressing a gigantic, one. [Continuous cheers].. You served your country in the army, and took your rise from our State ; hence we claim you. You have been availed, as all men have been ; you have been calumniated by but there are patriotic hearts enough in this nation to save you, to raise you to the higest position in the land." —Mrs. E. Cady Stanton, speaking of Charlotte Cushman, whom she recently met at Secretary Seward’s House in Auburn, says: “She was richly dressed in a black and white silk, aud her gray hair was taste fully arranged without dye or head dress. It is a great step toward freedom when woman has the right to grow old, and feel herself no longer bound to seem young when she is not.” (From the Atlanta Constitution. The Georgia Legislature* • Atlanta, August 27, 1868. sbnate. The Senate met at 10 o’clock. The Journal was read and approved. Mr. Wooton moved to reconsider so much of the proceedings of yesterday as refer»ed to the repeal of the usury laws. He reviewed the arguments in favor of a repeal of these laws in an able speech. Mr. Winn followed in favor ot repeal, and read the opinion of Judge Lampkin. The hour of 11 being the time-assigned for taking up the Savannah Municipal bill, on motion of Mr. Hinton it was read. This bill requires an election to be held for Mayor and Aldermen in Savannah, on the first Tuesday in December, requiring all voters to be registered, and to reside in the city three months. Mr. Higbee moved another bill as a sub stitute, which he read. Mr. Candler objected to receiving this as a substitute, on the ground that it is different subject matter—ana because he is offering it as a substitute for a bill that has pasted the House, and is now before this House for its action. Mr. Lester—The House bill is a special bill; the one offered by Mr. Higbee is a general bill, and should not be received as a substitute. Mr. Adkins hoped that this bill would be received as a substitute, as it embraced all the cities, and was of general interest. Mr. Smith, 7th —As there is no second to the substitute, it can not be entertained. Mr. Adkins seconded Mr. Higbee's substi tute. Mr. Smith, of the 7th —I think the point of order is well taken ; this bill should not be received us a substitute to the House bill, because it is a general bill. All the citizens want their election at different times, and I agree with the gentleman that it contains different subject matter, and therefore cannot be made a substitute for the House bill. Mr. Harris —I am candid about that. I am not in favor of Mr. Higbee’s bill: yet I can see no reason why it should be received as a substitute for the House bill. Mr. Merrill gave the same reasons and favored the substitute. Mr. Higbee withdrew his substitute. Mr. Brock offered an amendment to the House bill, authorizing three precincts in Savannah. Mr. Holcombe moved the previous ques tion on the whole bill. The main question was ordered, and the vote taken on Mr. Brock’s amendment, and it was adopted. The bill was then read us amended. Mr. Fain called the yeas and nays. The bill was, as amended, passed. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs- Anderson, Brock, Burton, Burns, Candler, Collier, Corbitt, Fain, Graham, Griffin, of the 6th, Griffin, of the 21et, Har ris, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Hungerford, Jordan, Lester, Merrill, Me Arthur, Mc- Cutchen, McWhorter, Moore, Nunnally, Richardson, Smith, of the 7th, Smith, of the 36th, Speer, Wallace, Welborn, Welch, Winn, Wooten. Nays—Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Camp bell, Coleman, Dickey, Higbee, Sherman. Campbell gave notice that he would move to reconsider, and said that three precincts were not enough to hold the election in Savannah, and that it would certainly bring on a collision. The black man knew his rights and would maintain them, even if it did bring on a conflict. The gentleman (Mr. Brock) said that he had consulted all the friends of this bill, both Democrats and Republicans. He did not consult me. I claim to be .interested in this bill, and the people there, and I think that there is not a sufficient number of precincts to allow my people to vote. Mr. Brock. I did not think it was neces sary to consult the gentleman. lam informed that there is sufficient room for every one to vote. The previous question was called. Mr. Adkins, (excited). I enter my solemn protest against the action of the Senate. Mr. Harris—l voted for this bill, and I hope that it will not be transmitted to cut off a reconsideration. I want it discussed to see if it should be done. 1 want the citizens of Savannah to have their election so as to be satisfied with it. Mr. Smith—l cannot see why the Senator , from the 2d can make any objections to the bill. The friends of the bill designated only two precincts for the purpose of giving 1 the colored men a chance. They increased r it to three. I think that the Senator in his remarks was attempting to get up a dis turbance with the colored men. It is not the , first time that his remarks would tend to that . point. He need not make such remarks to the bad blood of his race. There is liber ality in this bill, and justice, and the Senator is very much like Ben Hill, he talks very much about fighting bait never fights, and I would advise him to desist. Campbell, (negro) rose to a privileged question. I am a peace man, and only spoke as to what would result the passage of the bill. Mr. Adkins wanted bis protest entered on the minutes. The motion was then put on-the previous question, and the yeas and nays called. Those voting in the affirmative wore: Anderson, Brock, Brutton, Burns, Cand ler, Collins, Corbitt, Fain, Griffin, (6th),' Griftin, (21st), Hinton, Holcombe, Hunger ford, Jordan, Lester, Morrell, McArthur, McWhorter, McCutchen, Moore, Nunnally, Richardson, Smith (7th), Smith (3Gth"), Speer, Wallace, Wellborn, Welch, Winn, Wooten. Nays—Adkins, Bowers, Campbell, Col man, Harris, Higbee, and Sherman. The bill to repeal the usury laws was again taken up. Mr. Winn had the floor for three minutes. Mr- Holcombe was opposed to the recon sideration of the bill. The hour.of adjournment having arrived, the Senate adjourned till 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Hotse. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The journal of yesterday was read and confirmed. Mr. Rice moved a reconsideration of so mueh of the journal as related to the deci sion of the Chair in reference to prohibiting members involved from voting. Mr. Scott arose to a point of order, stating that the proceedings of yesterday came under the head of unfinished business, and that a motion to reconsider was out of order. The Chair ruled that the point was .well taken. Mr. Ellis raised a point of order that the parties arraigned were uot allowed,. under the decision of Jefferson’s Manual, to remain present during the discussion of their cases. The Chair ruled that the point would be decided upon as the cases came up for final action. Mr. Rice renewed his motion to reconsider. He stated that the report of the majority, on yesterday, was not a proper one, us al! the bad not considered if. Mr. Bethune said that he wanted the minority report reconsidered, because the facts stated therein were not true. The members of the minority report were impa tient, and wished to make a report without the consent of the majority. I know you have a majority ; pass upon it as you choose. I advise the colored meu to submit to what ever action the House may deem proper. Take your hats and go home and abide the issue until such time as your rights shall be recognized. (He turned and addressed them particularly.) Mr. Harper, of Terrell, said that the gen tleman who has just taken his seat remarked that the minority of the committee had been impatient, and wanted to shirk the matter. On the Other hand, the majority had dodged the constitutional question on the case. There was no excuse for reconsideration ; let the issue be met in a manly manner. He considered this question of vital importance to the State. Mr. Tumlin rose and spoke as follows: The question before the House to-day is one of vital importance to every black man and to every white man on this floor and throughout the State of Georgia. Sir, it is a constitutional question, and one which I hope will be discussed deliberately by mem bers on both sides of this House ; and while undergoing an investigation, I do hope that the greatest order will be adhered to by members on this floor, and especially by any spectators outside. This question, sir, is of greater magnitude than any that was ever before any legislative body in this State. It is one in which every black man, every white man, woman and child throughout the State ol Georgia is deeply interested. It is one, sir, that should • be settled at onoe, today. Therefore, let Georgians come up like honest men, like I true men and good men, and have the nerve to cast their votes either for or against the . eligibility of these colored men. Will you do it? Georgians, have you got the nerve to do your duty ? If so, come up and settle this question now, right now. We are here consuming the people’s money; the wheels i of this body are completely clogged until this question is determined. Therefore come up and let us determine the matter now, so that we can go forward to transact such ; business as may be necessary for the interest i and prosperity of both races. I call for the , previous question, and do hope that no i Georgian will vote to reconsider the minority report. The call was sustained, when the yeas and nays were ordered, resulting as follows: yeas 53, nays 85. Mr. Bethune desired a reconsideration for the purpose of offering an amendment for the appointment of a committee of three to present the question of eligibility to the Supreme Court. He wanted the question settled. This was the most expeditious plan to pursue. It had to be settled some day ; and if colored men are not legally and constitutionally entitled to seats on this floor, he was willing to turn them out. Peace was what the country wanted. Mr. Flournoy said he did not suppose there was a man in the House prepared or disposed to resist any one in the conscientious dis charge of a sacred duty. Nor did he appre hend violence or bloodshed. But if it could not be avoided except by shirking the issues before the House, then let it come, for we had no right to avoid the discharge of a i plain delegated duty. Let us act strictly in , accordance with the written law of the coun i try, and if war comes out of such action, let • us appeal to a just God to defend the«right> i The power of the Jjegislature over this ■ matter was higher than all the Courts. Even should the reconsideration prevail and t the Supreme Court decide that the arraigned , parties are entitled to seats on the floor, that will not reinstate them. It will only apply to county officers, etc., and not to members of the Legislature. The House could not reconsider, because it was not the 1 province of the Supreme Court to touch 1 the question, under the- Constitution, 1 which empowers this Assembly to de -5 termino the eligibility of its members, t Why not come up like men, and vote 1 according to the dictates of conscience and 1 the provisions of law ? t He who does not is 1 wanting in manhood. “ Each House shall 1 be the judge of the returns and qualifica- > tions of its own members.” The Supreme > Court has nothing whatever to do with the t question of eligibility as regards members upon this floor. I repeat, therefore, that - the House cannot reconsider its action of 1 yesterday, for the purpose of submitting to r the Supreme Court the right of colored members to seats, as, by the Constitution of the State, the eligibility of members can be 1 determined alone by the House, and that if the Supreme Court of Georgia should I decide that negroes are entitled to hold office in this State, it could not affect, in I any way, their rights to seats in the State ! Legislature, as that question has, by the 1 Constitution, which is higher than the Supreme Court, been left solely to each r branch of the Legislature to determine for e itself- Mr. Price moved to take up the special ? order of to-day, which was a bill proposing 1 to give aid to the Air Line Railroad. 8 Mr. Bryant moved to postpone until to morrow morning, 11 o’clock. t Mr. Price rose in opposition to postpone- 3 ‘ ment. The bill was of great importance to the State. The pecuniary interests of the 9 State were of far more importance than , the unseating of members. r Mr. Gullatt moved -to postpone until Monday morning, 11 o’clock. Carried- [ Mr. Shumate rose to a point of order. The , point was that one motion to reconsider the 5 action of the House upon the minority report involved the whole question, both of receiving , the minority report, the substitute in lieu thereof, and the laying on the table the re- . port of Mr. Bethune, because if the motion had prevailed, the whole record would have been reversed upon that subject, and placed back precisely where it was when the mi - nority report was first presented. There ’ fore tliis second motion to reconsider is out of order. The Speaker ruled that when the House refused to reconsider the minority report, it involved the whole question. The decision was sustained, which put the matter back just as it stood on the Journals. Mr. Scott. Under your ruling, I believe I have the floor, Mr. O’Neal inquired whether there was a particular case before the House. If so, what case ? The Speaker (Mr. Price). The twenty-six colored members of the House. Mr. O'Neal. Then I move a division. Mr. Scott. Every case is involved alike in the question of eligibility .on account of color. Mr. Bryant. Mr- Fyall claims to be a white man, and we can not investigate his case properly withoht severing. Mr. Scott. If there is a doubtful instance among the twenty-six, I am willing that his case be considered separately. Mr. Turner. Have the negroes ever ben edited the State of Georgia $100,000? Mr. Scott—l don’t know that free negroes ever benefitted Georgia one cent. The slates have. I call for the previous ques tion on whether there shall be division. A motion was made to strike off the names of all who claimed to be white men. (Done by general consent). Mr. O Neal—There are four of such, I believe. Davis claimed to be only one eighth negro. Mr. Turner, (colored), (addressing Davis] “Sit down ; don’t make yourself a jack to be gulled by white people.” Fyall, Belcher and Beard also claimed the same status. This reduced the number of negroes embraced in the pending question to 22. Mr. Bryant hoped the gentleman from Floyd would not again be interrupted. Mr. Scott—l thank the gentleman from Richmond. It is the first sensible speech be has made on this floor. A message from the Senate was received concurring in the House hill making some amendments relative to the election of Mayor and a Board of Aidermen of the City of Savannah. A message from the • Governor was received, stating that ho had signed the bill encouraging emmigration in this State. Mr. Lee, of Newton, moved that the House extend the time for adjournment to 2 o’clock, for the purpose of allowing the gentleman from Floyd to finish his speech, which motion, on suspending the rales, prevailed. Mr. Scott then proceeded with his argu ment. , Mr. Bryant asked the gentleman from FJoyd, during his speech, in which he was quoting Brow n’s remarks on negroes hold ing office, if ho (Mr. Scott) was willing hereafter to abide by the decision of Chief Justice Brown ? Mr. Scott—“l do no‘. wish to inject such stuff into my speech.” [Ho alluded to Bryant.] Mr. Bryant—‘‘Well, I don’t wish to bring in such stuff into my speech.” Mr. Scott—“l hope you will notl do not wish to be so disgraced.” Mr. Turner (col.)—I do not recognize Gov. Brown as my criterian. Mr. Scott —The colored member is more honest than others of his party. He don’t take Brown as high authority. [ln the concluding remarks of Mr. Scott, he far surpassed the most sanguine ex pectations of his Democratic friends, in his eloquent and forcible arguments.] At the conclusion of this able speech, the House adjourned. __ SPECIAL NOTICES. Jfcg"- SPECIAL NOTICE.—A MEETING of GRANT CLUB NO. 1 will bo hold at the City Hail on MONDAY EVENING, August 31st, at 8 o’clock p. m. All Republicans' are requested to be present. By order of the Vico President. G. B. SNOWDEN, au2B—3t Secretary. ORDINARY. —THE OFFICE HOURS of the ORDINARY of Richmond County arc from 9 a. m. to Ip. m., and from 3 to 5 p. m. daily, except Sunday. SAMUEL LEVY, auS—tf Ordinary. GRAIN AND FLOUR SACKS!! The old established “Corn Exchange Bag Manufactory” Is prepared to furnish GRAIN SACKS of any desired size or quality, and at short notice. Also, COTTON AND PAPER FLOUR SACKS Neatly printed to order. Information promptly furnished upon applica tion. W. B. ASTEN A CO., je 17—3 m 25 Pearl Street, New York City. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE. 1 United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of ) THOMAS J DAVIS, >IN BANKRUPTCY Bankrupt. ) No. 81. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all his debts provable under the Bankrupt Act of march 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the sth day of Beptember,lßi : B, at 1(1 o’clock in the forenoon, at chambers of the said District Court, before Alexander G Murray Esq., one of the Reg isters of the said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Reg ister’s office, in the city of Griffin, Georgia, and show cause why the-prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not'be granted. Aud further notice is given that the second aud third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, r -, Judge of said District Court, and the (• seal thereof, this 27th day of August, 1868. W. B. SMITH, au29—lt Clerk. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of* I SAMUEL R. WEE MS, ) In Bankruptcy Bankrupt. J No. 236. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all his debts prova ble under the Bank t-upt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 1 Ith day ol September, 1868, at 10 o’clock a. m., at chambers of the said District Court, before Alexander G Murray, One of the Registers of the said Cburt in Bankruptcy, at the Register’s office, in the city of Griffin, Ga., and show cause why the prayer of the said peti tion of the Bankrupt should not be granted. And further notice is given that the second and third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, |wai..J Judge of said District Couit, and. the seal thereof, this 27th day of August, 1868. W. B. SMITH, au29—law2w* Clerk. IN THE DISTRICT COURT* OF THE United States for the Northern District of ■Georgia. In the matter of ) IN BANKRUPTCY. ALLEN J. JONES, ) Bankrupt. J , No. 223. The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all his debts prova ble under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 22d day of September, 1868, at io o’clock a. m.. at chambers of said District Court, before Charles G. McKinley, Esq., one the Registers of said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Register's office in the city (of Newnan, Georgia, and show cause why the prayer of the said petition of the Bankrupt should not be grunted. And further notice is given that the second and third meeting of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness, the Honorable John Erskine, [seal.] Judge of said Court, this 27th day of August. 1868. W. B. SMITH, au29—lt Clerk. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Northern District of Georgia. In the matter of * ] WILLIAM G. HERRIN, I-IN BANKRUPTCY Bankrupt. J No. 217 The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Court for a discharge from all his debts prova ble under the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to appear on the 16th day qf September, 1868,at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, at chambers of the said District Court, before Chas G McKinley, one of the Registers of the said Court in Bankruptcy,at the Register’s office in the city of Newnan, Ga., and show cause why the prayer of the said peti tion of the Bankrupt should not be granted. And further notice is given that the second and third meetings of creditors will be held at the same time and place. Witness the Honorable John Erskine, [seal.] Judge of said Court, this 27th day of August, 1868. W. B. SMITH, au29—law2w Clerk. • IST otice. Mr. WM. G. TYSON’S CONNECTION with the firm of BARBER, LATHROP A CO. ceased on the 20th of August, 1868. WM. C. BARBER and C, A. LATHROP arc alone authorised to settle any claims for or against the said firm. au’T—3t BARBER, LATHROP A CO. THE FIGHT!! GREAT NATIONAL DEPOT FOR MEDALS, LANTERNS, FLAGS H FIREWORKS, g •Z and all CAMPAIGN GOODS. o CARD, 25 VARIETIES, $1.50.£ I.YOA BROTHERS (h C 5 No. 23 Courtlandt street, M New York. w Sample card, 25 kinds, $2.50, and circulars. au2G—it NOTICE To Retailers of Spirituous Liquors. Retailers of spirituous liquors whoee County License have expired, or who have not yet taken out sueh license, are hereby notified that they must renew or take out the same forthwith, or they will be dealt with accord' ing to law. SAMUEL LEVY, < an 25 —lOt Ordinary Richmond County. NEW Official. , ’W Proclamations ® X x ' w k" BY THE GOVERNOR. Executive Decaiitment, 1 Atlanta, Ga., August 25th, 1868. I ■yTTHEREAS, AT THE APRIL TERM OF vv the Superior Court, held in and for the county of Jasper, in said State, A. D. 1868 Green Pearson was tried and convicted of the offence of murder, and was then and there, by the presiding Judge of said Court, sentenced’ to bo executed by hanging by the neck until dead on the 12th day of Juno thereafter; and whereas’ the said convict, heretofore, on the 6th day o ’s June, A. D. 1868, was respited by his Excellency Thus. H; Huger, Provisional Governor of this State, until the meeting of the Legislature, that the General Assembly might take such action in the case as might scorn to them proper; and whereas, in the meantime, by the adoption of the present Constitution of thia State, the “power to grant reprieves and pardons, to commute penal, ties, and to remit any part of a sentence for offences against the State, except in cases of impeachment," has been, and is now, vested in the Governor of this State, by the Constitution there of; and whereas, by a careful examination of the testimony taken on said trial, it is doubt ful whether or not tho homicide charged to have been committed by said convict amounted to murder, or manslaughter merely; and it appear ing, also, that a great provocation was given by the deceased: Tktrtjore, By the power and authority in me vested by the Constitution of this State, I hereby commute the said sentence of capital punishment so passed upon said Green Pearson, as aforesaid, to imprisonment at hard labor in the Peniten tiary of this State, for and during his natural life; and it is hereby ordered that the Principal Keeper of the said Penitentiary forthwith cause the said Green Pearson to bo convoyed to and confined in said Penitentiary, in pursuance of of and compliance with the commuted sentence aforesaid. Given under my hand and Seal of the Executive Department, at the Capitol in Atlanta, the day aud year above written. RUFUS B. BULLOCK. By tho Governor: Governor. B. B. DbGbaffknbeid, Sec’y Ex. Department. au29—3t Executive Department, ) Atlanta, Ga., August 26, 1868. $ To the Sheriff, or his Lawful Deputy, of Muscogee County: WHEREAS, AT THE EEBRUARY AD JOURNED TERM, A. D., 1868, of tho Superior Court held in and for said county, John -Simpson was tried for, and convicted of, the crime of murder, and was therefor, then and there, by tho presiding Judge of said Court, sentenced to bo executed by hanging by the neck until dead, on tho 10th day of April there after ; and whereas, on tho 3d day of April, A. D., 1868, the execution of the sentence so passed as aforesaid, upon the said John Simpson, was respited by his Excellency, Thomas R. Huger, Provisional Governor of this State, until the meeting of the Legislature thereof, that the General Assembly might take such action in the ease as should to them seem proper; and whereas, in the meantime, by the adoption of tho present Constitution of this State, and by authority thereof, the “power to grant reprieves and par dons, to commute penalties, and to remit any part of a sentence for offences against the State, except in eases of impeachment,” has been, and now is, vested in the Governor of this State; and whereas, it has been made to appear that a number of tho jurymen who tried tha case have since declared, that had certain testimony been produced on tho trial, which was afterwards discovered to exist, tho verdict would have been materially changed ; and whereas, new evidence has been discovered since the said trial aud con viction, which, if it had boon produced upon tho trial, would have shown either that the homicide was justifiable, or at most, manslaughter : Thertrort, Believing that the said John Simp; son is entitled to tho full benefit of all tho testi mony in his behalf, I, by the power and authority in me vested by tho Constitution of this State, do hereby commute the sr’d sentence of capital punishment, so passed upon the said John Simp son as aforesaid, to imprisonment at hard labor in the Penitentiary of this State, for and during his natural life ; and it is hereby ordered that the Principal Keeper of the said Penitentiary forthwith cause tho said John Simpson to bo conveyed to and confined in said Penitentiary, in pursuance of and in accordance with the com muted sentence aforesaid. Given under my hand and Seal of the Execu tive Department, in tho Capitol, at tho city of Atlanta, tho day and year above written. RUFUS B. BULLOCK, By tho Governor: Governor. B. B. DEGnAFFENREin, Sec’y Ex. Department. au29—3t IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That ou the 31st day of March, A. D. 1868, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of JOHN J. ENGLISH, of Forsyth, in the county of Monroe, and Stateof Georgia,who lias been adjudged a Bankrupt ou his own petition; and that the payment of any debts and delivery of any property belonging to such Bank rupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of the said Bankrupt, to prove their debts, aud to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to beholden at the Register’solfice in the Court House, at the city of Mason, Bibb comity, Ga., before Alexander G. Murray, Regis ter, on the 24th day of September, A. D. 1868, at 2 o’clock p. m WM. G. DICKSON, au29—lt U. 8. Marshal as Messenger. IN BANKRUPTCY ~ THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE: That on the 11th day of August, A. D., 1868, a War rant ni Bankruptcy was issued against the es tate of SMITH A DANIEL, of the city of Columbus, county of Mnscogee. and State of Georgia, who have been adjudged Bankrupts on their own petition, and that the payment of any debts, and delivery of any property belonging to such Bankrupts, to them, or for their use,and the transfer of any property by them, are forbidden by law; that a meeting at the creditors of said Bankrupts, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assig nees of their estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Register’s office in Newnan Ga., before Charles G. McKin ley, Register, on the JBthdayof September, A. D. 1868, at 9 o'clock a. m. WM. G. DICKSON, _aul9-l t U.S. Marshal as Messenger. ~IN BANKRUPTCY. THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE : That on the 31st day of March, A. u. 1868, a Warrant iu Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of JOHN A. ALEXANDER, of Forsyth, in the count/of Monroe, and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt on his own petition, and that the payment of auy debts, and delivery of any property belonging to such Bankrupt, to him, or for bis use. and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of said Bank rupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more Assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the Regis ter's office, iu the Court House, in the city of Macon, Bibb county Ga., before Alexander G. Murray, Register, on the 24th day of Septem ber, A. D. 1868, at 3 o’clock p. m. WM. G. DICKSON, au29 —It U. 8. Marshal as Messenger. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE United States for the Northern District ol Georgia. In the matter of 1 JOHN S. FLOYD, (IN BANKRUPTCY Bankrupt. J No. 182 The said Bankrupt having petitioned the Coer for a discharge from all his debts provable unue the Bankrupt Act of March 2d, 1867, qotice i hereby given to all persons interested to uppeare the 1 »>th day of September, 1868. at 10 o’clock in tn forenoon, at Chamber* of the said District Low’ • before Charles G. McKinley, one of the Regietew of the said Conrt in Bankruptcy, at the Register* office, in the eity of Newnan, Georgia, and snow cause why the prayev of the said petition ot tn Bankrupt should not be granted. And fnrtne notice is hereby given that the second and wire meetings of creditors will lie held ht the sain time and place. „ , . Witness the Honorable John Erskine, [siau Judge of said Court, this 0 L AngneQ 1868. W. B SMITH, au2V—law2w " Clerk-