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VOLUME X.
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER IS. 1869.
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BY THEODORE BLOIS
t :lTV ANI> COUNTY fatNWt.
iv. T. TII0MP80S, - EDITOR.
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IN APYANON
H AVANNAH.
FRIDAY, NOVBMBBB18. 1869.
by telegraph.
North Star Safe—Disaster at Bea.
New York, Npv. 17.—The steamer
Sorih Star got a shore on the French
Keys on the 39th nit., when seven days
out ftom New York, but got off without
assistant:, ami proceeded on her voyage.
On the 2d ins!., the schooner C. S.
t'eursleo ol Jacksonville bound to Phila
delphia, capsized when five days out.—
Tho Captain, bis wife and five seamen
were lost. Oeorgo .Stalleriy, seaman was
saved and has arrived in Boston.
Markets.
Havre, Oct. 31.—Cotton stifT-sales for
four days 8,700 bales. Strict Middling Or
leans 105f. Stock 40,000 bales.
New York, Nov. 17,—The ootton mar
ket was heavy. Sales 4,000 bales, the
marked closed easier but unohanged.—
Middling Uplands \l%e. Flour heavy;
Bales 12,000 bb’.s. Wheat—sales 26,000
bushels, at a decline ol 1 s 2c. White
$1.47. Corn declining—sales 12,000 bush
els; Yellow 1.02; White 99 a 1.01. Tur
pentine dull. Rosin firm at 1.55 a 1-60.
Rico firm, at 3.75 a 4.50.
Moan.!, Nor. 17.—Bales or cotton to-day 3,000
bales, with an improved demand; Middlings 10%
Closed quiet but steady.
New Orleans, Nov. 16.—Sales of cotton
to day 9,500 bales. Tho market was un
changed.
Ten dwellings in the lourth district were
burnt to-day; it is supposed to be the
work of incendiariee.
Texas News.
The Legislature have organized; The
Houstonites have elected their legielstive
officers. Li. Hogan was badly wounded
in a battlo with the Indiana, ou the 4th iq-
Biant, in which tho latter were defeated.
Death or Ex-Governor Gilmer.—Ex-
Governor Georoe R. Gilmrr died afhia
residence in Lexington, Ga., on Wednes
day morning Isbi, after a lingering illness.
United States Circuit Oopvt.
SECOND DAY.
Judges Wayne and Nicol, presiding.—
Thursday, Nov. 17th.
United States v». Nicholas D. Brown,
J. B. Ragebta and Michael Aouira,
charged with Piracy.
Elisha Harris, recalled.—Prisoner was
shown a map of Georgia, and indicated the
.pet on Jekyl Island where he cow the
prfaujima. It placo ullod olDO
Hills. He started for Cumberland Island
on the 29th, and got on board the Wander
er alter the cargo was landed. No one
lives on Jokyl Island except Mr. John
DuBignon. Saw some one Irom the ves
sel, whom he took to be him, but did,not
think he was present when the slaves were
pat ashore. Recognized a large yawl boat
as belonging to Mr. DuB. Jokyl Island ia
in Glynn county. Did not ace Capt Corrie
on the beach.
The witness was asked if he held con
versation, while on the island, with any
other whilo men, and if oo, to repeat tho
pubstance, to which the counsel for the de
fendants objected as being entirely irrele
vant to the case, as the general declara
tions of peraons could not be admittod
with a view to criminate the prisoners,
neilher necessary even to give a totality to
the evidence. The Judge, however, over
ruled tho objection, and the witness con
tinued. '
I left the Wanderer and went on the
beach, and had a general conversation with
Brooke about going ovar to the island from
Cumberland. Talked about the habits of
tho negroes, whom B. said were savages,
brougot over from the Congo River.—
II. also mentioned the number of Blavee
■< four hundred and ninety. Aleo, had a
conversation with two Englishmen the
I day subsequent to the arrival. When I
went on shore I saw Regesta and ’Aguirm
with the negroes, but Brown, who went
by the name of Capt. Deony, was not at
the landing. Witneaa could not awesr
I that the pereone at the bar were the men;
their faces were familiar, but ho could
tearcely recognise them in their present
dress. Does not (eel eure, bnt thinks
they wore the same men he saw on the
beach with the negroes. Witnese remain
ed there part of Monday, the 29th, then
went to Clubbs’ house. Some of the crew
temained in the camp Tuesday, Wednee-
day and Thursday. Witness left Jekyl Is
land on Thursday, at which time the no-
ernes had not been taken away. Also,
left a number of white pereone with them j
among them were Messrs. John and
Henry DuBignon, Capt. Tucker, Mr.
Hrailalord, and Capt. Denny (Brown,) and
worneof the crew, including, bethought,
the priaonere at tha bar. The steamer
came from Savannah tn the island on
Thursday, after witness left. The negroes
west Irom the beach to the camp. Which
was situated almost on the beach. Did not
>ee the Steam tug Lamar. Saw a tug, bnt
did not knnw what it was. Does not know
bow Capt. Tucker, and others got there.
He found them thore when he went back to
'he Island. Saw Brown on the beach with
"'her persona. Did not see Brown talking
with the other prisoners. Witnese did not
Brown after ha left the Wanderer until
tbe following Thursday. Did not know,
°f his own knowledge, what become ol
[be priaonere, after they left the Is-
“hd. Did not, at any time have con-
v *raaiion with Brown. Had tome con-
[etaation with the other two prisoners,
“7 means ol signs. Tbe two prisoners did
»ot Speak English, but what ho supposed
be Spanish or Portuguese. Had no con-
’etsatioa with Brown, but saw him on the
Wanderer. When witness saw him on the
yetch did not see his heed uncovered, and
aid not know whether or not he was bald,
thought he had red whiskers. (Brown’s
1lt 'id whiskers are a deep black.) There
‘a another man there with red whiskers,
t-voai■ examined.—First .intimation wit-
had was by a conversation with Capt.
etrte, who subsequently told him that &
.'it of provisions and water had brought
ini there. Went on board Wanderor.
he did not appenr to,have provisions and
'•hr sufficient lor ao many peraons. Saw
hroyieiona shipped on board, nor on the
•eh in any quantity. He knew nothing
*™pt what Capt. C. told him—that if he
d " ot get in there he would have to go
■no L R °y«I- If he had had proviaions
'"'“jb and couaidered bia vessel sea-
■thy, would have gone to coael of Coba.
uneaa admitted that ho woe considerably
timed md excited bv the ecene on the
and took more notice of the negroes
•hof the crew. Would not have known
*rew i( h e me t them in theetreet.
aought the face, 0 f the prisoners were
mi| i«r, and that was whore be aaw them.
He was unwilling, a year ago, when the
thing wa* Iresh in his mind, to swear to the
identity of the priaonere, and waa not wil
ling to do eo now. Would not be willing to
peril their lives by swearing to their posi
tive identity.
Counsel for Prosecution.—Why do you
think these the seme men you saw on
Jekyl Island.
The counsel for the defence objected.
The proeecution had put a question to im
ply identity. He wished him to confine
himself to what the witness knew, and not
what he inferred.
Counsel for Prosecution,—Tie askedthe
question that the witness might be dis
tinctly understood. He wished to impress
upon the Court the fact that the witness
was well acquainted with the prisoners.—
He desired nothing but to elicit the truth.
He believed tbe witness had stated what
he honestly believed to be the truth, but it
must be apparent to all, that in the early
begining or this trial undue influences had
been brought to beer on some of the wit
nesses. He wanted the witnesses, jurors
and all concerned, at tbe olose of this trial,
to be able to walk out of the Court room
confident that they had done nothing in-
coneistent with their character ea men.—
He 'wished the witnese to explain the dis
crepance! in his testimony, when he states
hie belief that these are the men, but
would not swear to their indentity.
Counsel for defence regretted that the
prosecution had eeen proper to make the
charge he had. What evidence had he or
the court or any one to show that sny one
has had any thing to do with the witness.
No one han seen aught in the courso of the
trial to give qolor to such an imputation
or to affect the evidence in this cause. But
one witness had been examined, and not
one word had fallen from hie lips to author
ize any one to eay that any improper in-
influonees had been brought to bear on tho
witneaa Why then has conneel for the
prosecution thought proper to charge it.
Mr. Jackson.—I did not:
Mr. Owens.—That waa your language.
Bnt, Mr. O. would confine himself to the
iaeue. Had he drawn out any new facta,
the counsel would have a right to rebut
them, but he wae careful to confine him
self to tbe prosecutions’ own questions. He
was aware there was great laxity in these
matters, bocauae juries here have not the
same power as in County Cour.a. But the
impression made by words on the Court
wae quite different from that made on the
mind of a juror. His waa a plastic mind,
on which a blow would make an impres
sion. It was hie duty, as counsel for the
prisoners, to appeal to the Court, even at
risk of beln? thought* captious, whenever
he thought his client’s interests demanded
it. Whenever lie violated rules he would
submit to the ruling of the Court, but so
long as ha had the law in hia lavor he
would not give way. An explanation of
an explanation Ib not a rebuttal, and can
not be admitted on a re-examination.
Messrs. Jackson and Owens both read
authorities, and, after some discussion, tbe
Court finally decided in favor of tha latter
gentleman.
By the Court—Capt. Corrie commanded
the Wanderer. First gave hie name as
Cole, afterwards as Corrie. Came to him
at the light-house, (a: Clubb’s) and got
witness to go to Jeayl with him. Had con
versation with him on tho way about the
Wanderer, and other matters of no impor
tance. Corrie told witnese after they got
to DuBt.-jnon’e that ohe wae tho Wanderer-
When she was carried to Brunswick she
was put in charge of witness; He would
not awear that the negroes he aaw were
Africans; Has no knowledge of iwhere
they were brought from, except what he
got from Capt. Corrie, and a man named
Brooks told him. Never before aaw 400
negroes naked and in -the condition these
were in. From whet he heard and saw he
believed them to be Afrioana.
Capt. N. L. Costs—sworn (ia Captain of
Revenue Cutter Wm. Aikin.)—Saw the
prisoners. Brown and Agnira, at Charles
ton, wnile tbe Wanderer was in that port,
prior to her departure for the coast ot Ai
ries. The Wanderer left Charleston on
the 3d of July, regularly cleared at Cus
tom Houae. She Belonged partly to Capt.
Corrie. Wae told ao by Corrie himaelf.—
Saw the two prisoners passing to and from
tho vessel in a boat. Had known Captain
Corrioalong time. The Wanderer wae
built as a pleasure yacht. Was often: on
board of her, not alter she waa owned by
Capt. Corrie, but previously.
Crossed Examined — Saw Agnira pulling
ao oar in a boat. Afterwards aaw him on
board tbe Wanderer. Never saw tbe pris
oners before he saw them in Charleston'
nor aftorwarads. Do not know that these,
men went to eea in her. Capt. Come had
• largo acquaintance, and whilst the W.
was lying in Charleston, large numbers ot
persona of all' oounlries, were passing to
and from her. . _
Capt. N. Kiko, sworn—Is Captain of the
steamer St. Johns; runs between Savannah
and Florida. Has boon captain for several
years Has seen one of the prisoners be
fore—(pointed at Brown)—saw him in the
Court-house last spring. Made a remark
in the itreet that be bad brought up some
one who looked like one of the prisoners,
in hie boat. Thought it #aa in tho fore,
jart of December, 1858. The person al-
uded to got on at Jekyl creek—came out
in a boat. Pereone frequently get on board
at Jekyl creek. It is on the western aide
of the Island. Generally pass there in
the night. Would not bo certain about the
date, but thought it was 1st Monday in De
cember. Ho gave bis name as Wilson.
Capt. K. was hero requested to bring his
boat register into the court room, and t)te
examination was suspended to allow him
Examination resumed—He kept the
books himself. (The regieter showed it to
be the 30th November.) Mr. DuBignon
and hie friende usually get aboard the
eteamarfor Jokyl creek. Could not te|)
how often he stopped at this creek—eorae-
times two or three times a month ; some-
times not more than once in six mpntho.
Crost-examincd—Jekyl crook usual y
runs slow, and persons frequenthr get in
and out there who are captains and sailors
of coasters lying there. Would not swear
that Brown was the man ha brought np.
8aw another man in tho Court-houBe yea-
terday who looked very much liko hira.
The Ureas of tho man who Jfatne on board
was not so bad as to attract attawion.
Concluded on. Second Pegs.
The phyoteUni a’wndlng Seaator poaflaa
hreefortnally rt»ted *“ wrtljp*.
iut In tbe stomach, to relieve tberaeelvee flam
,„o profoeatoual leapoaalbffity oT a contradiction
which some of his friend* prompted. Senator Hoag
ies te improving, end crisis is oonddarsil a» past,
though care te stilt required. Mrs. Dongles is
gradually convalescing.
Avrican Trade
ton Traveler, speaking
trade of that port, state* that k
increasing, and that the import* from t
West Coast of Africa, and from Ca
Town, have been very large this year.
Tha receipts of wool, hides, goat skins,
palm oil, drugs, gmna, ice., have been
much in excess of last year. Tbta trade
employs dome of the finest vessels belong
ing to Boston.
tHtorglu Legislature.
Millsdoevili.e, Nov. 16th, 1759
SENATE.
Mr. Holt reported a bill to repeal the
peddling act.
Mr. Fulton—To abolish the Senatus
Academical.
A report from the Ordinary of Hall
county in regard to the eligibility of Mr.
Pool, the Senator from that county, wae
read.
Mt. Holt moved to lay on the table,
which wae carried.
On motion the rules was suspended and
the pay resolution, Irom the Houso taken
up, read and passed.
Mr. Paine—To appoint a committee to
examine the conqus returns. Adopted.
Mr. Merrill, of Carrol—To give Ordina
ries the power to compel the Executors,
A-ministrators and Guardians to msko
speedy settlement of estates in their hands.
Mr. Roberts, of Miller—To lay out a
new oounty from Decatur.
THIRL READ1NQ.
For the pardon of William A. Choice.
The report wee agreed to.
Mr. Paine said, I did think I would
simply vote for this bill without attempt
ing to advocate it. But, sir, the dictates
of my heart prompt me to say something
in behalf of the unfortunate youth, whose
pardon it seeks. Somo years . ago, I
boarded with the mother of Choice, and
when I remembet her kindness to me,
how, with a mother’s cares she watched
over me in sicknes and with woman’s
proverbial kindness, ministered to my
wants; when I think ol that mother
bowed down in sorrow, bathed in tears,
weeping over the sad fate of an unfortu
nate and only son, I would be regnant to
my feelings were I to romain silent on
this occasion. Gratitude is the coin with
which man paye hia dues to Heaven, and
it is Heaven’s command that we shall be
gratetul to our kind. While gratitude
softena my heart, it also awakens my
judgment, which tells me, 1 can vote lor
this pardon consistent with my duty as a
legislator.
From reading the testimony, I am con
vinced that Choice was insane, and I cere
not what was the cause of insanity—grant
that it was intemperance—grant that it
was the effect of the inebriating bowl—Btill
if he was insane, ho is not responsible for
the deed. It is true that the law has
wisely said that drunkeners shall ba no
excuse for crimo, amt it is a wise and
salutary rule—but when the brain has
been destroyed, and the person is insane,
the rule is different. Bui, sir, we are not
governed by the strict and frigod rules
which legal lore has thrown as a shield
around the judicial tribunal ; ,we, as the
representatives ol the sovereign power ol
the Slate, can decide this quection free
from all rules, and governed alone by tho
dictates of our consciences. Then, sir,
believing as I do that Choice was insane,
I would be doing a great wrong were I to
vole against his pardon, end should he
suffer the penalty of the Inw, I would feel,
air, that my hands were not altogether
free from bia blood. I have hoard it said
that Choice ought to be punished—why,
air, has he not been punised t When I
aaw him incarcerated in your Penitentiary,
loaded with chains, crushed in spirit*,
with hia irons eating into his flesh, and
the worm, which never dieth, eating into
his heart, I thought, air, that if I had my
choice, I had rather bo in the silent grave
with poor Webb, than to be hie slayer.
Has not been punished 7 Why is it no
punishment to lie in jail for months, load
ed with heavy irons, with the voice ol an
excited people, thirsting for his blood,
ringing in his ears—no, no, this is no
punishment. God protects ns all from
such, is my fervant prayer.
History tolls us of a Roman Senator,
who immortalized himself by signing, with
bis own hand, the death Warrants of his
sons—and as Consul sitting in judgment
on their execution. He, sir, may have
been a juat man, but surely he was a heart-
leas one. To be stern, unyielding, cold
end heartless, may have been virtues in
Roman Senators; but, air, our own warm
and genial clime must havo its effects.—
Georgia’s soil and Georgia’s sun must
have Ha generous influence, and muBt win
our hearts to mercy and to charity—mercy
to forgive, and charity to forget. Chotco
asks Tor mercy I Shall hia appeal be in
vain t Then, as we would wish mercy ex
tended to us on the last great day, so let us
this day, extend mercy to this unfortunate
youth. “ The quality of mercy is not
strained; it droppethae the gentle rain from
Heaven—it ie twice bieased, it blessoth him
who gives, and him that takes—'tie the
mightiest in the mightiest, and becomes
the throned raqnarch better than hia
crown.” Then, sir, if it bocomee tho
throned, monarch, how more becoming in
intelligent Senators, the representatives of
freemen. “Mercy ie an attribute of God,"
and the more mercy wo extend, the more
God-like ure we, and the more chance have
we for mercy beyond the grave.
l, air, as one of the representatives of
the sovereign people of Georgia, as far as
my voice can go, ahatl aay to this unfortu
nate young man—tby crime is forgiven
thee—go, and sin no more. I do hopo, sir,
he will be pardoned.
Mr. Miller felt that he stood upon this
floor as a Juror to act upon this case.
This was a final appeal made in the esse,
pnd feeling thus as Juror, it was his duty
to act upon tha ev dance ae adduced before
the Court where this unfortunate man had
been tried. No lunatic, idiot, insane per
son, or infant, can bo convicted of a crime.
With this testimony before him, before an
intelligent jury, it could certainly be
proved that Choice was, upon the day he
committed this crime, insane. It must be
incontestably proved, in a-case of murder,
that there was malice aforethought; was
this proved in ibis case;
This boy bed been thrown from a buggy,
and had his skull fractured, alter whiolt
for eix weeks he had been insane. Who
was tbe cause of that accident! wob it not
done in the inscrutable wisdom of Provi
dence which caused the accident. He re
ferred to the acts of “Him who went about
doing good,” artd showed that we were
strictly enjoined to show mercy. We are
to show justice; in showing this justice
he bad a reasonable doubt, and should
therefore vote for an unconditional pardon.
m, Jones, of Newton, appreciated the
motives which had prompted tbe remarks
of the gontleman Irom Teirair, but ha had
an unpleasant duty to perform. We stood
here ee jurors; this waa tbe high Court of
Appeals in Georgia, and our duty was to
review the testimony in the case and give
in our verdict. Mr. Jones—with but very
little hopes that the verdict of the Jury
would be sustained, appeals were never
made in vain to the legislature of Georgia;
he remembered but one ease where the
verdict of the Jury 1 had been sustained by
the legislature. Mr. J. read Judge Bull’s
charge. The injury which this young
man had received from the buggy throw
might have made him more liable to be in
toxicated by liquor, bnt we bear nothing
of this insanity until aftey the commission
of this crime. If tbe insanity was more
than that brought on by liqttfr, why did we
not hear of this insanity before or on the
trial f Why did hie counsel not introduce
witnesses to prove that this young man
waa insane after the cammiaeion of this
—-T-Tph- crime! He wanted the testimony to prove
Zr ,’iZ AfWcn thia insanity, and the Senate ought not to
threUinmoSft b ? .pi^to w *h.»r .ywp«by.
ment Choice wae taken away from tho
mob what did he do! Why go right to
sleep. Insane-men sleep but little; never
sleep except when tired nature bears them
down with irresistible force. The counsel
for this prisoner acre afraid to take tha
case to the Supreme Court, and that waa
the proper tribunal; but, instead of that,
these sagacious lawyers some before the
Senate and make appeals to the sympathy
of the Senators. The Senate has hereto-
fore been the refuge to which offenders
against the law atwava appeal with safe
ty-
Mr. Holt wished to say a few words in
reply to the Honorable gentleman from
Newton. Had he the voice, inclinations,
not of sympathy, but prompting! of justice
would lead him to aay much more than he
would be able to do to-day. He denied
that we were here in tbe capacity of jurors,
while ha admitted that we were here to ad
minister the law and justice. He insisted
that we must exercise the divine attribute
of meroy, but if twelve man were to be
drawn from the box of the Senate to decide
thia cess on the evidence there would be
such a reasonable doubt on their minds
•that they could not but be a verdict of ac
quittal. We are held responaibleat the bar
of the Omnipotent for sine of oom mission
and omission. To commit a crime thore
must be both intent or act. There conld be
no intent in the mind of one whose reason
waa gone. Murder, by the penal code, is
the killing of a person in the peace of the
State, by a person of sound memory and
discretion. The able and virtuous Judge
had made a great error. (Here, Col. Holt
read from tbe charge.) A mare palpable
error never fell from the lips of a Judge.
He did not intend to ignore the statute
which declares that drunkennesa •hall be
no excuse. Thia doctrine, laid down by
Judge Bull, contradicts the laws of Goa
and the laws of Georgia. The moment
that reason ie dethroned, that moment the
laws intervenes and eavs a lunatic or in
sane person cannot be convicted, (read
from a decision of the Supreme Court of
Tennessee.) The question is, did the set
f iroceed from sudden heat and passion or
rom a mature deliberation. What was
the mental*status of the accused! Col.
Holt now quoted from Lord Erskine, “It
ie not necessary that reason be hnrled fror.;
her eminence.”
Does the gentlemen consider himself
a sworn juror. What weight will he give
to the opinion of six physieiana, when one
on the other side wae not asked hie opin
ion as to sanity, had no doubt of Choice's
insanity. The prosecution introduced but
one witnBhs to prove that Choice was not
insane, eix phyaioisns who, at the first, in
the midat of excitement, wished a summa
ry execution of the law, when called to the
stand dared to give their evidence in the
midst of an excited community that
Choice was insane at the time when he
committee the act—in the face of the evi
dence of an honorable gentleman now a
Senator, Mr. Printup—in the face of the
evidence of Dr. Gordon lest year a Sen
ior—in the face of all the evidence which
waa direct and positive to prove tteM J
Choico had beon in a state of mental flQPlf
5* He knew nothing of either of the parties,
and waa doing only what be considered to
be hia duty. Where was Webb! Where
are his wife and children! What had Webb
done* Nothing but discharging bia doty as
an officer of the law. Up to tho time of
the commiaaion of this crime, we hear
nothing of iosanit" in Choice. Tho mo-
Reiman of Walton—A resolution that no now
matter ahatl tie Introduced titer the 33rd lost,
and that thia General Assembly adjourn on 1st Da
otmbar naxt. Not takan up.
Wlekar or Waahlngton—A Mil to oxampt ftom
lavy and aala ona negro aloeo.
Irwin or Washington—To erect t monument to
Oov. Jared Irwin In SanderiTlIle.
Causae ot Wobetor—To change tbe tlma of hold
Ingtho Inferior Court of Webster.
Wait of White—To ehango tho lino botwoon
Habersham and Whlta oounilaa.
Qtbaon of Richmond—Tu lavy a tax on all 'artl-
olae not manufkotnnd In this State and vanded by
Itinerant peddlare or eold by sample.
TBtao aiADitra or bilia.
To allow admlnlatratora ot W. Q. Andaraon, and
W. revere, to Ball certain preparty. Paaaed.
To reduce and aatabllih the rate or freight on
lime, nit, guano, and other fertilisers, carried over
Passed* * A * *° r effriouRurel purposes.—
To alter and amend the road lawe of thia State,
<o fitr aa relates to Oharokea and Columbia ooun-
tlee.
An amendment waa offered, to tho offset, this
law bo mada general.
Mr. Worloy moved the previous question, aa
“>tb" MU with amend
ments. The bill pused.
Xoaddlotaof L»ASm.sa—one, mum *um
Randolph to City oounty. Paired.
To repeal an act amandlng tha road laws of this
8tata, ao tkr as relates to Onffire oounty. Paired.
To pro tact tha lagaoy of W, R. Martin, decreed,
to the benefit or Jefferson Academy In Jaekaon
oounty. Paaaed.
To donate the bodies of all negro alavea and freo
negroee who are executed tn this State to the near
est Medical College where uld execution takes
order frequently and for a length of time
prior to tha commission of this crime.—
Out ot twenty-five witnesses at the trial
not one swore to tho sanity of Choice at
the time he committed the crime. Mr.
President and Senators, you will not hold
the advocates of this pardon bound to
prove the,insanity. Who doubts it! But
further, ee to a doubt, may if not ie frue
that reason mas dethroned 1 Will Sena
tors consign to tbe doom of the. gallows,
this young map. Ia there not a reasona
ble doubt in tno minds of all present as to
tha sanity of Choice. Will Senators throw
aside all rhese doubts and aay to tha peo
ple of Georgia, there wae one Senate
which gave them the pleasure of a public
execution. He entreated Senators ao to
act, ao to think ere they voted against thia
pardon, that they would not in after life, in
the solemn hours of reflection, when they
were verged upon the grave, have to regret
(ho act which consigned an insane boy to
tomb.
The mail is about to cloao, and I will
close this debate to-morrow.
HOUSE.
Tho House met pursuant to adjournment.
Smith ol Towns—Moved to reconsider
the bill, (lost yesterday) to appropriate
money to build a bridge over Spring Creek,
in Miller county. The motion prevailed
by one vote.
BILLS INTBODDCtD.
Tuggle of Campbell—To prescribe the
term tor which Tax Receiver* and Collec
tors shall hold their offices.
Worley of Cherokee—To regulate paper
currencv, and to prevent the circulation of
Bank bills of a less denomination than $10.
Lumpkin of Clarke—To incorporate Re
list Fire Company in Athens, and to ex
tend to it certain privileges.
Deicny of Clsrko—To declare the rights
oi husbands in the property of their de
ceased wives. Also, to provide for the
rendition of fugitive criminals.
Scriven ol Chstham—To amend the
several acta incorporating tha Savannah
and Albany, and the Atlantic and Gull
Railroad company, and to allow them to
construct certain branches.
Cullens ol Clay—To reimburse persons
in Early county, for preventing the spread
of small pox in Early and neighboring
counties.
Williams of Clinch—To apply the pro
visions of certain amendments of (he road
laws to Clinch county.
Lester of Cobb—To amend the bill le
galizing tbe suspensions of the Bank* of
this State.
Ely of Dougherty—To emend the law
pointing out the mods of collecting certain
debts therein mentioned.
Hart of Franklin—To Incorporate Indian Oraak
Baptist Church tu Franklin county.
Thrasher of Fulton—To incorporate “Oat# City
Gaarda," and grant them certain privileges.
Fain of Gilmer—To authorise the Inferior'Court
of Gllmur to levy an axtra'tax.
Kelly of Glasacock—To require ordlnarlel to de
mand of peraons getting marrtare license to file an
affidavit that the persona wishing to marry an
not firlt Corsica.
Lewis of Green—JTo amend certain acts In rela
tion to Inanranoe and Repress companies.
Lewis of Hanoook— To lend the bonds ot the
Stale to Mark A. Cooper, of Care oounty. Alao,
for tba more effectual carrying ont tha 13th section
4th article of the Constitution, and to provide for
the education of teachorr for this Stats. Also, for
tbs bettor protection of the morali of the youth of
this State. (TO prevent tbe sate of ardent eptrits
within thro® mllee of any Institution of learning
only on certain oondtttona, and to prevent any per
sona ftom playing games of ehanoe with minors.
Howell of Lowndes—To add oortaln parts of
Echole to Lonnies county.
Hopkins of McIntosh—A bill for relief of W.
Middleton of McIntosh oounty. [Allowing him
to paddle In the 1st Congressional District without
a license.)
Ector of Merrlwether—To exempt certain prop-
erty from levy and isle. Alao, for the encourage
ment of Volunteer Companies. [To levy 35 rents
on each free white male cttlsen who Ie not a mem
ber of eorae Volunteer Company—tbe earns tn be
kept separate ftom other government funds, and
to constitute a military fund, Ac.
McDonald of Morray-To lay out* new county
ftom tba counties of Cobb, Sees, Padding and
Cherokee. Aoworth to be the oonntj elte. Tbe
new oounty to be called Altoona.
Howoll of Milton— 1 To reduce tbe Sheriffs bead
In Milton oounty. „ . „ . „
Green of Uoaeton—To define tbe duties ot Rail
road agents. . , .
Jones of Mitchell—To protect the quiet poeeai-
sora of land! In certain cares. Also, to amend tfct
act incorporating the town of Camilla.
Dixon of Muscogeo—To Incorporate tba "Caorgla
Oreya,” of tbe city of Oolombna.
Williams of Mnscovae—To prescribe the snode in
which Jndgee eh all give their chaqfetp the Jsriare
Also, >o facilitate tbe rendition ot judgment,
against Sheriffs and thalr Swurltlre.' AJeo, to la.
crease the Salaries of the State Hones offers. AIv
so, to amend the lawe in ralattou to Jury feos.
Price of Plckcne—To compel all pereone owning
land in this State to nay tax on the mbs In tbe
oO'antj whor* tbo Ian ft H*a.
Tsvlor of Rendoli * *** *
ley Ioelitote.
Prescott of Beriyew—To prereot the killing of
Mr In Scrlveh county at certain seasons. Also,
to locorporate the town of Sylvan la la Scriven
county.
•st Medical OoUdgo where sa
place. Indefinitely postponed.
To r«gulaU tha fe«« of Jurors in Juatlooa Courts
tn Catoosa and Dade oounties. Paavo d.
^ To^lnoorporate “Floyd CvYtlry,” In Floyd coun-
To change tho time of holding the day of •lec
tion of County Offloeri. (Chung* from 1st Monday
to lit Wednesday In Jaduery.)
The yeaa and uayv being called, Mr. Hopkins, of
Molntoeli, mid that he wae In fiiror of this bill,
because, under the present arrangement, that
command* “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it
holy/' waa liable to be tlolated. Certainly, gen*
tlemen. who themnlree had no rererenoe for the
Rebhath, did not wlah to make those who had dli-
obey this Injunction of Holly Writ. He had
thought thle bill would pasa without a dissenting
toIoo. Yeaa, 91—naya 80. Bo the bill parsed.
(One member, in my hearing, remarked that this
▼ote waa a fair teat of the moral sentiment of thia
House. If thle be so morality haa a constitutional
majority in the Hones.)
To fix the amount of claim honda In the Juiti-
oes' Courts of this State. Lost
To incorporate the Katonton k Madison Railroad
oompany. Passed.
To authorize Samuel Irwin to practioe medicine
on the Ilydropathlo eyatem. Passed.
To alter the time of electing Tax Reoelrere and
Collectors In thle State. (Making their election bi
ennial, Instead of annual.) Pasted.
The House bill, to allow the State Treasurer to
make certain advances, was returned from the Sen
ate with an amendment, to make oertatn advances
to the Btate Printer.
The amendment was concurred in by the House.
Adjourned to o'clock to-morrow morning.
^ _ Nbmo.
The New York city Station will be held In
December next, when a Mayor, eight Aldermen,
twenty-fbur Councilman, ward oonstablee, and
school officers are to be elected. The New York
fSWnaaya:—“The struggle (promisee to be an ex-
citing one. Mr. Fernando Wood haa avowed hia
determination to be a candidate, and the Tammany
Hall leaders are looking fbr a candidate who can
defeat Fernando. It la understood that the Re
publicans, hoping to profit by the atrlfb between
•Fernando and Tammany, decline to enter Into any
•neh combination as that which secured Mr. Tle-
mann’n election two years ago. There (will, there
fore, according to present appearanoei, be three
candidates in the field."
Tax U. 8. House or Rxprksxntativx8.—The re
publicans are said to be confident of electing Mr.
Sherman, of Ohio, aa apeaker on the first ballot.—
They calculate on the oooperatlon of Messrs. Rey
nolds, Haekin and Clark, of New York; Schwarts
and Heckman, of Pennnaylvaula; Morris, of Illi
nois, and Adrian, of New Jersey, and other*. The
antl-Lecompton democrats named are only to be
conciliated, however, by the appointment of Mr.
Forney as clerk. There are, however, contradlc-
* on the auhjeot. Mr. Hoffman, of Ma-
io ran fbr Congress against Mr. Knnkel,
reported to be a candidate for the clerk-
sblp. ; , x
fixports of Mice and Lsnber.
From Bept. 1.
‘a Nov. 18,
1869.
roars exportxd to
Great Britain -
Bt. Johns A Halifax
West Indies
Other Foreign Ports
Total Foreign Pts
Maine.....
Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Ac...
New York.
^ItlmorcftlTorfolk
Charleston...-
New Orleans, Ac...
Other Ports
Total Coastwise...
Grand Total
818007
988046
198303
From Bept. 1,
*•" o Nov. 19.
1868.
0980 31012901
118383
1M10O
36333
801917
34400
744106
171141
Of Vtutlt Leading in *the SSud StaUt/or Ibreian
Boris :
New Orleans, Nev. 13..,
Mobile, Nov. 13. j..
Florida, Nov. 13
Savannah, Nov. 17
Charleston, Nov. 10..
New York, Nov 13
Other Ports, Nov 4...
TOtal . rerere....
Comparative Ncnsement
Of the foreign exports of Ootton from the United
Stales from &yt. 1. in tn* following years, to dote :
"V49. I8p*-'ft9. 1807^687
To Great Britain
To France...re..re....M
To other Tor’gn P'ti
ROCelpta
198669
110337
89309
311376
400374
Bill#on Ragland..... .9 <3>9)£Vl c. prem.
Bills on France .6 33.
S ilicon N. York,30to00days...Int uff—
Ills on N. York. 60 to 90 days...-
BlahtCbecka on New York
Bills on N. York, 1 to 6 days...
Bills on N. York, 1
.K disc’t.
COMMERCIAL RECORD.
Liverpool, not 3 I Havana, Nov
Weekly Be view of the Merkel.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 16, 188).
OOTTON—Arrived since Nov. 11. (tha date of our
last olrcnlar.) of Uplands, per Central Railroad,
33.388 bales; ftom Augusta and landings on the river*
831 bale*, and 394 bales from other eonroee—
total Uplands, 18,608 bales; of Bea Island#. 387 bags,
of which 36 bags were received by the Albany A
Golf Road. The export* during the week were: To
Liverpool, 9.660 bales Uplands j to Fleetwood, Eng..
1769bales Uplands; to New York, 80 bags Be
lands and 4,319 bales Uplands; to Provldcnoe, 968
bales Uplands; to Philadelphia. 348 bales Uplands;
to Baltimore. 360 bales Uplands, and te Charles
ton, 688 bales Uplands—making a total of 17,408
bales Uplands snd 89 bags Bea Islands, leaving a
stock on hand and on shipboard, not oleared,
60,693 balsa Uplands and 1767 bags Bea Islwde,
against 89964 bales Uplauds and 910 hags Be
lands, at thesamejmelasty^mr. ^ (
prtoea having advanced about Ho during the week,
and Good Middling ranging from UXQUKo. We
have but little variation te note In the market this
week. PrlcM, have ruled firm, and the sales have
been pretty heavy, footing 11,037 bales. Borne buy
ers have Insisted on concessions, but they have not
been made except In a few Instances, holders in
sisting, almost without exception, on fell prices,
•specially for the grades above Middling.
The sale# of the week were aa follows t On Fridai
1731 balea; on Saturday, 944 balsa; ou Monday, 174
»; on Tuesday* 1498 bales; on Wednesday, 384
bales, and on Thursday 3340 bales, at the subjoin#
particulars—30 at 6K, 8 at 71-16, 7 at TK. 7 at 9,4
at 9K, 63 at 10,89 at 101-16, 16 at 10*, 314 at 10tf.
161 at 10*. 607 at 10*. 63 at 1011-16,936 at 10*. 1349
at 10ft. 138 at 10 16-16,1463 at 11. It9 at 111-16, 86B
at UX. 67at 11 816.1748 at lltt. 78 at 111-16,410 gt
UK. 84 at UK. and 3 at llXi the market doelng
firm et the subjoined quotations:
Middling... ....lOXfclOX
Non.—It should bo borne In mind that the clas
sification to which oar quotations are Intended to
apply ta an aastmtlatton to that of Liverpool. The
cUssIfloationa of France, the Continental port*.
8pain, the North, Ao* call for higher grades, and
these command prices an HdM cent.above our
outside figures,
A comparison of the receipts of the United States
at this time, with the receipts at tbe earns time
last year, gives the following result-
increase at New Orleans
•• Mobile - 67 978
* “Texas 10.909 ^
- 163*199
Decrease at Florida.. * 4.918
•' " Bavaunah re 11.641
“ " Charleston 10.616
" “ Virginia and N. Carolina... 3,344 ^ ^
Total Increase ...re -183J
The shipments to foreign ports, to latest daU
compared with last year, show thuXollowlngresuUj
Increase to Great Britain .,..,.....18
•• '• Other foreign porte-re
Decrease to Franoe..
139.433
Total increase - 118.693
Tbe Hteck of Ootton on band in tbe United States
at this time, as oompared with the same time last
year, shows the following resnlti
Increase at New Orleans 69 984
“ Mobile - 37.894
“ Texas 1.003
—— 88,881
Decrease at Florida 4,304
•* Savannah 38,644
“Charleston.......... .
" $5
s 63*1,5! !§!!
Clean and bright ooPed with foil sup
, 10 to 18 days,.
FOR BELLING ltXOUANGK.
becks on Boston re : K V ot. prem.
becks on New York ...K “ ••
hecks on Philadelphia - \ “
hecks oa Baltimore M “ “
becks on Augusta par.
hecks on Mecon......re par.
hecks on Charleston per.
Showing the comparative Receipts. Exports and
Stacks of Cotton, >,t the port of Savannah, from
the 1st September to date in the following pears :
TltM. | RECEIPTS. | KXPORT8. | UTOOKg,
1866....
IK:::
I : nmnop:
^..jRiToSfS*
Imber Cutters' B'k
l Vi Railroad 8tock
ketass
* Mi .11 R’fi Block
187S,
41115
.4445 •
SUMS
.3873
648S0
Total Increase,
BIA IBLANDB-Tba market for Ion* itaplts
not tetri, opened jet though there haa hson Some
demand during the week, retailing In the rele of It
tnge- at tha .unjoined peitlculnre-et At Ifc kl At Si
7 at 23><, and Slat 140, Bo IttUo hat been done that
wa cannot offer quotation! with anj degree of cer
tainty, hut ftom what we can learn the market haa
opened on the bula of about tha follawlng figures*
Inferior * !&•!'
Common — wail
Common, with etante.
Clean anil brlibt ool’ed
Fine to ffxlra Fine.,
There eeemi to ba no difference made hj buyer*
between Roller tinned ttod McCarthy ginned cot
tons, and we have rn.de no dl.tlnctton In oar quo
tations. ^
HICK—Taere baa bean a fair demand this weak,
resulting In the aaleof 8OOca.ksatSK0>Xo- The
market ii'.oeea slightly In favor of tmyera, and tha
Mies mada hava been at fignree a little under our
quotation, of laat week. Receipts of tha week (Old
oaaka.
BACON—The market 1. a little bettor, and prtoea
are firm end slightly Improved, rented by advance.
In the Bret end Wret. We quote Ribbed Bide. U8
lift* 8hontdere9@eV>. Ham. nnehaaged. Meek,
are equal to deinend.
LARD—In harms, wo qaote prims llXet In krgs.
13X014.
(..HAY—The market Ie much firmer, and prices
have advanoed. Than hava been no arrivals of
Northern. OnecergoofXeetern,of UtSObailee, wex
told on the wharf tt *1 SO. From .tore, our quote
lions arefor Northern *1100110; for Hastens *150.
We note t good demend ftom the Interior.
OATB—In good demand et die for Feed end 70c
fbr Heed.
RYR—A felrdemendcontinue* et *135 V bnehel.
CORN—Receipt! have been heavier than for eev-
eral weeks put. end oonelderebl* sole* her* been
mede ftom wharf and depot it *1. F, om store we
quote *1100115. Stock* are equal to the demand-
CORN MXAL—lire advanoed end Ie eelllng ftom
•tore at *1 040110. Block* are becoming light.
FLOOR—Receipt! very light. Fricee are firm,
end we quote Bnper. in seek*, *0; In barrels, is 25;
Extra, in eaok,. *0 25; In barrel., *0 60; Family. In
•acke, *7; In barrel*. *707 50. Fancy brand, oom-'
mand higher prlcea.
MOLASSES—Tho cargo of the -Can. Kroteen,’
from Cardenas. Ie etlll held et Z4e.
COS FAR—A cargo ftom Rio la heldat I1V011XO.
according to quality and quantity.
LUMBER—Thore Ie no change tn note .luce oar
laat report. The mill. Juve about axhaaatad thalr
.apply of timber, and now seem to he finish lug up
their contract*, end determined not to tehe forther
order, until they have a better .apply ot timber,
which there I. no proepeot of nntll we have rain,
sun clout to raise tbe email streams adlaoent to tha
rivers.
W e reo.w our quotations, as we have no tranue*
lions to report which are not tmbraoed In them.
TIMBER—We hear ef but one arrival of Timber
daring the week, which te yet unsold. Owing to
the tow etale of the water courree and tha prerenre
or other hnatneea on the mined, the .apply ba.
been cutoff. Mill Timber la tn grant reqOMt; for
.hipping timber we have no Increased demand to
OtlOS.
FRK iGUTB-To Liverpool, we quota 16-33. Havre
%. To New York, by steam, for cotton, He* Rice,
61.7611 cask- Flour 40 cents V bW .; by sail, to do,
X for oottca. Rice, 61.36. Fiour 86 cents 11 bbi.
To Boston, by sail, Me tor eotton. To Frovidenoe
7-16* *
For lumber sod timber wa bear of only two char
ters for tha week; one veaBel taken for Klo, at f 18
under deck, and $16on. To St. Jago, $11.
BX0HANGK—Tine Bills oo the North are dis
counted by tbe Banks at interest to Interest and a
H per cent. Bight Drafts bn New York msy be
quoted at par to discount.
Tbe Banks continue to furnish Checks on North-
ttn cities in sums to suit purrhasere at X prem.
Largo sales Burling alffikX.
NBW S ^iS^%^.Wu^brt«.
stton, ZOO eajhf xlc*. lWbbie fionr, 182 bidet, IS
-940 bales upland ootton,
h flee Ilour.
wuieaestefWteM.
WHOLESALE PRICES-CUBHENT.
Artlelee.
BAUGINU—Dundee....,
Si?:
“*. *
FLOUR—t jerfine
SHAINj
ICwhibe......
sa:::
yard
|!3
*2
Tm
S; V- ...,M
-*w\
Total Great Britain
Other* Crouch "Forte,:
Other Foreign Porte. ....
TotalForelgn Porte
406&7 , (''..rere.*.
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