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Santljem Hccofifcr.
voting iu the affirmative. How admirably
this language describes bis own conduct in
Regard to the war lie waged against the
Smith in 1861.
liEAffl OF A >1 EM tEtl.
About 12 o’clock oil Fliday, ML Mc
Donald of Carroll, an no need the death of
William Herrington. Esq., late Repre
MILLEDGEVILLE:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, .1863.
A NOTABLE CONTRAST.
Even by the admission of tlieir enemies,
the Step taken by the Southern people to
establish their sepaiate nationality and
independence, is a clear, fundamental
right. It is a uile of evidence, that the
admissions of a party against himself may
he introduced by the opposite pprty, if he
think proper to avail himself of the privi
lege. President Lincoln’s statements and
opinions have long ceased to command re
spcct, wherever he has an interested mo
tive to subserve. Since his advent to pow
er, he has shown himself reckless in states
manship, and devoid of all sense of moral
obligation. There was a time, however,
when it may he supposed that his judg
ment was free from any such sinister influ
ences. By reference to the Appendix to
the Congressional Globe, 1st Session 30tli
Congress, p. 94, a speech from Abraham
Lincoln, then a Representative from Illi
nois, may be seen, delivered on 12tli Jan
uary, 1848, from which the following is an
extract:
“Any people, any where, Icing inclined
and having the power, have a rig]tt to rise
up and shake oil the existing Government,
and form a new one that suits them better.
This is a most valuable, a most sacred
right—a right, which we hope and believe
is to liberate the woihl. Nor is this right
confined to cases in which the whole peo
ple, of an existing Government may choose
to exercise it. Any portion of such a peo
pie that can, may levolutionize and make
their own of so much of the territory as they
inhabit. More than this, a. majority of
any portion of such people may revolu
tionize,, putting down a minority intermin
gled w ith or near about them, who may op
pose their movements, it is a quality of
revolutions not to go by old lines or old
laws; but to break up both and make new
ones.”
The speech quoted from, was made on
the question of referring 1'resident Polk s
message to various appropriate commit
tees. On the 22il December, 1617, (see
Globe vol. IS, p. hi,) Mr. Lincoln submit
ted a preamble and resolution, calliug on
the President as to eight points touching
the locality of the spot where the first
blood was drawn in the Mexican war. As
these enquiries were altogether frivolous,
and show the chaiactcr ol the mover, we
copy the resolution entire as a specimen of
Yankee quibbling.
“llcsotvid by the Houseoj Hr present a~
fires, That the President of the United
States,*be respectfully requested to inform
this House—
1. Whether the spot ou which the blood
of our citizens was shed, as in his message
declared, was or was not within the terri-
tory of Spain, at least after the treaty ol
]$19, until the Mexican revolution.
2. Whether that spot is or i£ not, within
the territory which was w rested from Spain
by the revolutionary Government of Alexs
ico.
3. Whether that spot is or is not, within
a settlement of people, which settlement
has existed ever since long before the
Texas revolution, and until its inhabitants
fled before the approach ol the United
States army.
4. Whether that settlement is or is not,
isolated fioin any and all other settlements
by the Gulf and the Rio Grande on the
South and West, and by wide uninhabited
regions on the North and East.
5. Whether the people of that settles
ment, or a majority of them, or any of
them, have ever submitted (hemselves to
the government or laws ol Texas, or of the
United States, by consent or by compul
sion, either by accepting oflice, or voting
at elections, or paying tax, or serving on
juries, or having process served upon them,
or. in any other way.
6. Whether the people of that settle
ment, uid or did not, ilee fiom the ap
proach of the United States’ aiiny, leaving
unprotected their houses and their grow
ing crops, befoft the blood was shed, as in
the messages staled? and whether the
first blood, so shed, was or was not shed
within the enclosure of one of the people
who had thus fled from it.
7. Whether our citiztns, whose blood
was shed, as iu Iiis messages declared,
were or were not, at that time, armed of
ficers and soldiers, sent into that settle
ment by the military order of I he Presi
dent, through the Secretary of War. -
8. Whether the military force of the U.
States, was or was not so sent into that
settlement, after Gen. Taylor had more
than once intimated to the War Depart
ment, that in his opinion, no such move
ment was necessary to the defeucu or pro
tection of Texas.”
It is not necessary to pursue the fale of
this resolution through the routine of pro
ceedings. Mr. Lincoln opposed tbe Mexi
can War in all its phases, llis vote in
one instance only, will he noticed here,
which settles his political affinities. On
the ‘id of January, ISIS, (*ee Gong. Globe,
vol. IS, p. 9b ) Mr. Houston of Delaware,
offered a resolution of thanks to Maj. Gen.
Taylor, to which an amendment was offer
cd by Mr. Evans of Maryland,* specially
approving the capitulation of Monteray,
which Mr. Ashimui of Massaehuseots pro
posed to amend by adding the words “in a
war unnecessarily and unconstitutionally
begun by the President of the U. States.”
(>n adopting this last amendment, the yeas
w ere 85 and fbe nays 8J,—Mr. Lincoln
In the speech alluded to, of 12th Janu-j sentative from Terrell comity, which uiel-
ary, 1848, (Oong. Globe, vol. 18, p. 156,); anciioly event occurred at his lodging in
Mr. Lincoln admonished President Polk,'; this city, on 19th inst.
to remember “that he sits where Washing- j Resolutions of condolence, were offered
j ton sat, and answering as Washington j by Mr. Brock of Harris, which were se-
| W( >uld have answered.” he should respond j eonded by Mr. Russedl of Muscogee, in a
fairly as to the facts indicated in his reso brief eulogy upon-the virtues of the deceas-
lutiun. Mr. Lincoln theu proceeds : ( ed, who was an holiest, kind hearted man,
I ••But it lie could not, or would not, if on and who met death with Christian compo-
preteuce or no pretence, he refused to do sure.
it, lie (Mr. L.) would then he, tully convinsj reso ] n tion8 were adopted without a
ced, ot what he had more than suspected, d j SS8n ti n g voice, and sent immediately to
that the President was deeply conscious of | 6 ... , ■ J .
being in the way iu this matter; that he ; the Senate, after which the. House ad
felt the blood, of this u ar, like the blood of journed until 10 o’clock the next morning.
Abel, was crying from tbe ground against. -*
him; that originally he must have had j GEORGI V HOSPI TAL RELIEF,
some strong moficc—what it was he could j The Rev j A q Clark, from the Ex-
ntit now stop t*» enquire — for involving the • m ... t r. ■ tt
-two want ms tn tear; that? having that mo- } ^ °
live, he had trusted to avoid the scrutiny I pital Relief Association, made his third
of his own conduct by directing the atten-J Annual Report in the Representative Hall,
tion of the nation, by fixing the public eye j ou Monday, l(Sth inst. It was a docu-
upon the military glory—that rainbow, |nen j. 0 |* considerable lengtli, «n»l carefully
that vises in shvtvers t>f blood—that sor . r
pelit'n eve dial cl.arnisW to destroy; and ! prepared, showing the disposition of SI .0,
thus calculating, had plunged into this j 000 which had been confided to the Asso-
war, until disappointed as to the rase by j ciation for the current year. The items of
which Mexico could be subdued, he found j HX j >eil( ]it ure were properly classified, and
himself at last he knew not where:' | ^ ^ reHcf afforded in clothing, iu Hos
After saying that President Polk had j j)Ual gtores: iu Wayside Homes, &c. The
acteu “like one in the half insane excito J od j eers and a g eU ( 6 w i, 0 performed service
ment of a fevered dream, ..nd alter noti this field of bumauitv were duly com
cing his contradictory pretences, at one , |ncU(]ed> As t he Report will be printed
time alleging that the war is waged for (he f by ofder #f U)e LeKis i atm . e , the public will
good of Mexico, to prevent foreign inter j hm |ho op|M>rtanity 0 , knowing its whole
fere nee;” at another, that ,t was to obtain con{eutg , Uter the close of tbe war , these
indemnity; at another be had disparaged ReportsJromtiiue to time, will be looked
Gen. Scott for saying, when the vvar be- tu with lres!l WKst, aud w0 advise all
gan, that peace could not be conquered in j ^ pogsesfi copieg to preserve them for
future refereuce. Another generation will
prize such favors eveu more highly than
the
j preseat. if
TAX VALUE OF LAND,
1863.
less than four or five months,” and then
the President* “came to Congress with a
long and elaborate message, in which lie
did riot express even an imaginary concep
tion ot his own as to when it would termi
nate,”—after making a variety of such From tlio Comptroller General’s Report
points ou the President, Mr. Lincoln con-j we have arranged a table, showing ten
eluded his remarkable speech as follows; counties in Georgia in which the tax value
“How was this ( Was it not true, as lie
had said before, that Mr. Polk was lost—
that he did not know where he was—that
he did not know what to do ! lie was not
satisfied with any position. He forgot to
take up the points that arose most obvious
ly, out of what lie did not say. All this
went to show that he was most completely
bewildered, and he (Mr.L) should he most
happy to be assured that there was not
something about his conscience that was
more harrassiug than ail his menial perplex
ttus.”
We have drawn these passages from old
records, as applicable iu a very extraor
dinary degree to the position iu which Mr.
Lincoln npw finds himself, sitting where
Washington sat,”, and answering as Wash
ington never would have answered ! We
have marked certain words in italics which
carry theii own significance, and pall like
doom on his wicked “conscience” and
“mental pcrjtle.itlies." The patriot l’olk Troup,
sleeps in the grave of a faithful President, Monroe,
while his abolition toriuciiter has dishon-
ored the exalted station, and is now trem
bling between the vengeance ol man and
the retribution of Heaven.
on laud was
highest,
and ten iu
which i
was lowest,
1863 :
ou an average per
acre, foi
Counties.
Highest.
Counties.
Lowest.
\. Fulton,
$17.36
Charlton.
$0 76
2. Bartow,
J6.37
Wayne,
0.78
3. Muscogee,
14.89
Irwin
1.02
4. Floyd,
J4.70
Tattnall,
1.03
5. Catoosa.
14.42
Appling,
1.07
6. Dougherty, 14.10
Coffee,
1.09
7. .Lee,
13 77
Montgomery, 1.10
6. Dade,
13.46
Telfair,
1.22
9. Polk,
13.16
Colquitt,
1.51
JO. Gordon,
13.01,
r Rabun,
1.55
TAX
VALuJ
^OF SLAVES.
We have
selected
from the returns ol
1863, ten couutics giving iu the largest
•Slave property, and ten giving in tbe
smallest, in Georgia, as follows :
Counties.
Burke,
Houston,
Counties.
Fannin.
Colquitt,
Union,
CCL GAliTRELL’S SPEECH.
By providential cause, the reporting ed
itor did not hear the speech of the Hon.
Thomas,
Richmond,
Hancock,
Meriwether,
Coweta,
Largest.
$12*143,925
14.224,900
1*179.246
l5,06o,8(j(i * Towns,
9,224,350 Gilmer,
d, 52*202
' 8,278,250
8,058,275
7.972,000
7.750,960
Rabun,
Pickens,
Dawson,
Pierce.
Luiupkin,
Smallest.
§ 98,310
123,260
125.220
107,7 JO
170,728
190,350
257,190
275,700
319,935
321,780
Total, $93,632,994
$2,050,180
On Monday, 16th inst., William II.
Lucius J. Gaiituell, in the Representa Ciawford, Esq., appeared and took his
live Hall, ou Thursday evening, t2th inst., seat in the Legislature as a llepreseuta-
but he has been informed that it was mark- live from Decatur county. The lateness
ed by ability, and a zealous support of the of his arrival was owing to the fact that
administration of President Davis. he did not hear of his election until the
lie defended the impressment law, as a ^h inst., while he was serving as a private
wise and proper measure, though its pro- ,n Htl Artillery Company on the coast of
visions had been misunderstood, and its P lui i ( 1 a. Mr. C. is a grand nephew of the
execution iu many instances, had been ^ 011 ' ^m. II. Crawford, who was Sccreta-
abused by incompetent agents. The Sec* ^ ie Iioasuiy under the admiuistra-
retary of War, had given instructions, that *‘ on I lesidcnt Monroe, from 1S17 to
where families had only enough agricultu-, 1^-^-
ml products for their own use, and only Tlte Legislature contains many officers
sufficient live stock to answer domestic ^ ie fiom a Brigadier General to
purposes, they should not be interfered Captains; but so far as we kuow, the
with by tbe impressing officer. Representative from Decatur is the only
0.1. 0 at trull, was it, favor of taxing tiro 1>lri ( v « ,# ""‘“"f * M * “"V « f
nrorierty of tiro country, to any extent, to i >" d l’ orl, "P* t ' le soli(ar . v ca * e wl > icl '
... ... ... , . , question can be raised as to his eligibility
maintain the public credit, aud to reduce ... . “ J
. . ... ,.,, , , , under the Constitution, unless thev are all
the entire circulation ol Confederate J rca- . J
iii,. “militia officers:
suiy notes. He regarded the latter as pre-j m
ferahle. to Bank issues, and would iu the n<>N. JOSEPH HENRY LUMPKIN,
end, he equal to coin, as every acre of J^nd, When the Supreme Court of Georgia,
every slave, and all other property in the | wati otgatl fe ed i„ iS jj, this distinguished
Confederate States, was pledged for theii | jurist was elected one of the Judges, and
redemption. As long as President Davis j aftl5 ,. U o U >pIcLing eighteen years of service,
and his doctiines had influence, there |,j s U ouiinatiou to a fotutfi term of six
would never he such a thing as lepudia- years, has heeii unanimously confirmed by
Buu* ihe Senate. Wo briefly noticed tbe fact
We learn that tbe whole speech of Col.j j n oul . l aw t f and now take oceasiou to add*
Gartrell, was cheering iu its tone, and re-| diat Ihe appoinlnient of no one else, could
fiected much credit on his intellect and j | (ave gjveu equal saljcJaciiotj to the Bar
patriotism. We regret that we aieuiifihle| a „ d people yj (by State, Long may his
to give an outline, or the chief points, ow
ing to our absence from the Hall. Like
Gen. Toombs and Col. King, who preceded
him, several evenings ago, he paid a grace
fill tribute to the Ladies of Georgia, and of
the whole Confederacy. He was in favor
of plaehig all men capable of hearing
arms, oil active duty, ami of filling the
Quartermasters’, the Connnissarys’ and
other officer* of like kind, with disabled
soldiers, and with men over conscript age.
In ibis way, several thousand soldiers
could he added to the army, to meet the
foe ou any field.
GAMBLERS.
Mr. Gaulden of Liberty, introduced a
bill iu tbe Senate, to abolish the evils ol
gaining, iu which was a provision, that
professional gamblers should be whipped,
similar to a late acfof the Virginia Legis
lature. Mr. Gauldeu supported the bill iu
a speech of considerable length ou Friday;
but it was rejected.
life be spared to the country, to.adorn its
highest tribunal. Chief Just ice. Marshall
eauie to the Pencil in ISO I, and died in
1835, at the age of eighty years, an illuss
trious Southern citizen, amiable expounder
of the constitution. May Judge Lumpkin
have a career uot less extensive, as we
know that in other respects* it will be as
honorable and useful.
13^ The Hon. John C. Nicoll died at
Savuunah on 10th inst., aged about 70
years. He was formerly U. S. Judge for
tiie District of Georgia, but promptly re
signed when the State seceded. At the
time of his death he held the office of Con
federate States Attorney for tho District.
The Georgia Baptist Convention,
through the Rev. J. H. Campbell, has pre
sented a memorial to the Legislature, ask
ing an annual appropriation of $300,000
for the eduentinu of the orphans of deceas
ed eoldiersf
DESTITUTE COUNTIES. -
The hill which passed the House to pro
vide support for certain Counties, directs
the Quarter Master Geueral of the State
to furnish corn, which is to he paid for out
of the fund of $2,500,000 appropriated for
indigent soldiers families,*to the following
counties :
Catoosa, 8,000 bushels; Dade, S,00u ;
Gilmer, 8,000; Fantiin, 8,000; Union,
8,000 ; Murray, 7 000 ; Chattooga, 6,000 ;
Towns, 4,000 ; Habersham, 4,000 ; Daw
son, 3,000 ; Rabun, 3,000 ; White. 3,000;
Lumpkin, 3,000 ; Dickens, 3 000; Walker,
1,000.—’Dotal, 77,000 bushels.
Some of these counties were overrun by
the enemy, and stripped of nearly all the
provisions they contained, lu'ali of them
the corn was blighted by early frost, which
occurred about the middle of September,
while most of the. ears were in the milk.
We are glad that partial relief has been
extended, aud hope that no portion of the
State will be allowed to suffer for food.
TITHING LAW.
On Friday, the Governor sent a special
message to the Legislature, in which he
analysed the practical effects of the tax in
kind, the rotting aud waste of provisions
and forage, and recommended tbe adop
tion of a joint resolution, calling on our
members of Congress to have the law re
pealed, so as to compel the Government to
pay for its supplies in open market, &c.
The message was referred to a committee.
THE CURRENCY.
The bill introduced by Mr. Adams, ma
king it penal for any person to refuse Con
federate notes in payment of debts, wai
lost in the House on Thursday. Next
morning,* a motion was made to reconsider,
which called forth leinarks from Messrs.
Wallace, Stephens, Matthews and Elam.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
VOID MARRIAGES.
Another bill to legalise the marriage of
fiist cousins, was introduced by Mr. Gresh
am on Friday. Isaac It. Hall, and Sarah
E. standing in this relation, were
married 14th May, 1863, and the hill is for
their benefit. §1655 of the Code says:
“Persons related by consanguinity, within
the fourth degree of the civil law, are pro
hibited from intermarrying.’*
TAX COLLECTOR ROBBED.
Mr. Rawls, has introduced a bill, to re
lieve B. D. Morgan, Tax Collector of Ef
fingham county, from liability for S600 tax
money, of which lie was robbed by garot-
ters in Savannah.
DEADLY WEAPONS.
Mr. S mitli, of Tattnall, has introduced a
bill to repeal §4413 of the Code, which
forbids the carrying of deadly weapons on
the person, unless exposed to view.
LiP 3 On the 8th February, 1861, Capt.
Miller Grieve, Jr., issued the firsthand
bill or advertisement, for raising troops
after the secession of Georgia: -‘Wanted,
two thousand able bodied men for the ser
vice of the Stale of Georgia, to serve for
five years, unless, sooner discharged by
competent authority. Said recruits are
needed for such defensive service, as the
public security in tins, or neighboring
States, may demand.”
This call was handsomely responded to,
and formed the nucleus of the First Geor
gia Regulars, in which Regiment Capt.
Grieve has held a commission from the
time it was organised, and has shared the
perils of many a battle field. At Manas
sas, he was wounded, hut still contin
ued ou active duty. This gallant young
bflicer is now in our city, ou a brief visit
to his parents.
Within the last few days, we have also
had the pleasure of seeing Capt. Charles
Conn of the “Myrick Volunteers,” 45th
Georgia, whose first commander, Col. Har
deman, is now Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
» . ^- •
GF 3 The main business of (he Session,
is maturing through the action of Commit
tees. Not having room for speeches, or
for even the ordinary outline of proceed
ings by our Reporter, we give only a brief
notice of the most interesting measures.
C5P James Gard.vek, Esq., lias sold the
offices of tlte Constitutionalist and South
ern Field "and Fireside, *to Messrs. J- L.
Stockton &Oo., who aie recommended by
him, as solid and worthy successors. We
regret that Mr. Gardner lias deemed it ne
cessary to sever his connection with the
press. Ilis marked enterprise, intelligence
and courtesy, have received universal re
spect.
Ul^ The Legislature of Mississippi has
has elected J. W. 0. Watson of Marshall
county, Confederate States Senator, in
place of the Hon. James Phelan.
LATEST NEWS.
The Federal columns destined for Tex ’
as, have been driven «asl of the Missis
sippi, and the expedition is abandoned.
From heavy firing heard, it is believed
that our men have attacked Port Hudson.
Gen. Hardee, with Polk’s corps, occu
pies Lookout Mountain.
Wheeler has captured 300 prisoners at
Marysville. 'Due enemy’s loss iu killed
and wounded was 100. Our loss was 5
killed and 12 wounded.
On 21st inst., 100 prisoners, arrived at
Atlanta, from Burnside’s rear guard.
Twenty shells were thrown into Charles
ton, ou 21st inst., striking four or five
buildings. A colored woman was killed,
and a white person slightly injured. Fir
ing on Sumter is continued without any
known casualties.
The enemy, in barges, made an attack
on Sumter, ou the night of the 19th, but
were repulsed without loss on our side. It
was probably a mere feint to ascertain our
preparation.
Movements m East Tennessee are be
coming daily more critical to the enemy.
An intercepted letter states that Burnside
confesses that lie has but ten days rations
for his army.
Sherman has crossed the Tennessee at
at White’s Ferry, and is said to be moving
towafd Rome with 20,000 men.
Our batteries ou Lookout still hold the
railroad. It is said that the enemy is dig
ging and fortifying on a large scale, re
solved to dislodge our troops, even it he
has to destroy the mountain !
Longstreet is said to hold Knoxville.
There has been active skirmishing between
the pickets, and some casualties.
Genl. Green of Taylor’s army, after a
stubborn fight on 5th inst., near Alexan
dria, routed Franklin’s division, captured
their scores and 600 prisoners. Weitzel’s
Division has been routed by Gen. Taylor
near Opelou»as.
The Federal expedition to Matagorda
Bay, has been wrecked. Seven tranports,
driven on shore, were captured with all oil
board. Gen. Banks, who accompanied the
fleet, has not been heard from.
The Sunny South, a Y'ankee steamer,
with 1,300 bales of cotton, was destroyed
by fire, near Island No. 10, on the Missis
sippi. Thirty persons, including 8 ladies,
were drowned in tiying to reach the shore.
of
^ GEORGIA LfWISLATIRE,
SENATE.
The roll of the Di.-tticts was called, and
Jho following bills were piesented ;
Mr. Bacon, a hi]i for the relief 0 f
tnus I>. Walker; to enable him to act
the Executor of the Estate ol II. A. Walk
er.
Mr. Wright, a hill to repeaT that portion
the 22S7tb Sectiou of the Code, which
prohibits tire creation of trusts for male
persons of sane mind.
Mr. Whitaker, to incorporate the Spald
ing Savings’ Bank.
Mr. Pottle, -to incorporate Mt. Gilead
Camp Ground. This raised a discussion-
motio.u uot to receive it, lost.
Mr. Reid, to amend the ISTSth paragraph
of the Code, which relates to the arre.st
•and sale gf manumitted slaves—-half of ilitj
proceeds to go to the informer.
Mr. Ezzacd. to legalize the acts of per
sons employed by Ordinaries who are* in
the army. »
Mr. Lay71, to increase the pay of the’
Stale House officers ; also a biff f or t h e
relief of Edward O’Bryue.
Mr. Mabry, to change and fix the times
for holding the,Superior Courts of Flovd
Polk, Paulding and Campbell comities.’
A House resolution, authorizing t(, e
Governor to buy for the use of indigent
soldiers’families, the tax in Carroll
other counties.
NEWS SUMMARY.
..Capt. D. H. Todd of the Vicksburg
tymy, has lately been in Atlanta. He and
all his relatives, except his sister, Mrs.
President Lincoln, are warm friends of the
South.
..Gen. Meade reports, that he captured
at Kelly r s Ford, on 7th inst., over 800 Con
federates, and among them 4 Colonels, 3
Lieutenant-colonels and many other offi
cers.
-.Gen. Hood arrived in Richmond, on
17th inst., in fine spirits, and sufficiently
recovered from his wound, as to take the
field again.
-.The Richmond Sentinel states, that
our loss in killed, wounded and missing,
at the battle of Kelly’s Ford, was about
1,000, while the loss ot the enemy, was 1,
000 in killed and wounded alone.
. .Gen. Banks, with a fleet of 20 vessels,
and 3 gun-boats, has sailed from New Or
leans, for a destination unknown.
..The 54th Mass. (Negro) Regt., lias
lost more than 400 by sickness since it ar
rived opposite Charleston, about 10 months
ago.
..The Y'ankee General, Buell,lias been
acquitted of the charges against him.
. .Beast Butler, takes command of the
Depatment of Virginia and North Caro
lina.
..Twenty-four of Morgan’s men lately
made their escape from Camp Douglas,
near Chicago, by tunneling under the wall.
..A suit of steel armor has lately been
found iu Jefferson county, Florida. It is
impenetrable to musket or rifle balls, and
is supposed to have belonged to a Spanish
Knight, 350 years ago.
..Meade’s official report of the battle of
Gettysburg, states the Federal loss, in
three days, was 2,900 killed, 16,793
wounded, and 6,000 missing.
..Geo. W. L ane, formerly a Judge of
the circuit court iu Alabama, who went off
with the enemy from 11 uutsville, died af
Louisville, on 10th inst.
..Henry Ward Beecher, has returned
to New York, from his tour iu Great Brit
ain. where he gave many lectures and ad
dresses, as foolish as those he had deliver
ed at home, against the “rebellion.”
A bill to alter the Gllth Section of the
Code, fixes tln^ rate of compensation tn
each hand at $250 instead of $100. The
bill passed.
A bill to amend the Code in relation to
distribution uf Estates. Last.
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution in referenda to providing for the
education oforphans-of soldiers Also »o
consider the matter of raisiug salaries.
Al.-o tho resolution on Salt and Iron
tlieir supply and transportation.
Mr. Chambers introduced a bill to re
organize the militia of Georgia.
Mr. Speer, to change the time of holding
the inferior Courts of Pike county.
Mr. Pottle, a resolution, expressive of
the confidence of the people and Geueral
Assembly of Georgia in the unselfish de
votion and enlightened patriotism of the
President of the Confederate States.
Mr. Lloyd, to amend tlte 3480th and
1617:h section of the Code. Aiso, to au
thorize the Ordinary of each county to ap
point a public administrator to take charge
of unrepresented estates,
Mr. Ramsay, to change the rank of the
Adjutant ami Inspector General—makes
the rank that of a Major General.
Mr. Sprabe.rry, to define and prescribe
the exemption of public officers from con
scription.
Mr. Watkins, to restrict the distillation of
ardent spirits.
Mr. Gaulden, to amend the oath of tax
payers.
Bills on Third Reatli/i".
The bill to change tho time of holding
the Superior Court iu the counties of Polk,
Paulding, Floyd and Campbell, passed.
To amend the charter of the city Griffin.
To prescribe the mode of estimating ad
vances made by parents to children.
House bill to legalize the adjournments
of courts by the clerks in certain cases.
To allow the collection of money on ex
ecutions where the plaintiff is willing to
take Confederate money, and the defen
dant is uot in the iniiicary service. All of
the above bills passed.
The following bills were lost.
For the relief of N. S. Walker, of Put
nam county. Also, to require the negroes
of refugees to be employed ia agriculture.
Gen. Charles Clark was inaugurat
ed Governor of Mississippi on 16th inst.,
to succeed Gov. I’ettus.
DR. HOLMES.
W r e take pleasure in calling attention to
the Medical Card of Dr. James Holmes’,
late of Darien, Ga. Dr. H. having been
driven from his home by the enemy, offers
his service the citizens of our city and
county. He has been a practising- physi-
ciau for life last thirty-seven years, and
can bring to bear in his profession, age,
skill and experience. W T e cordially re-
commend, filmAo those of our citizens who
may desire his services.
- Longstreet is repoited to be in the vi
cinity of Knoxville, advancing to the con
fusion of Burnside.
For tho Recorder.
THE CURRENCY.
The late plan proposed by the Bank
Convention at Augusta, is ebusidered by
persons who are couversant with moneta
ry concerns, as the best yet projected. The
Confederate Government should take it
iuto ctitisiJeratioii aud act upon it at once.
I here is but one inconvenience attached
to the plan, and it is this : That persons
of moderate means may not have it in
their power to purchase and hold an amount
of Bonds, tbe interest of which shall be
equal to their annual tax. Some arrange
ment can be made with the several States
to obviate this difficulty aud prevent such
persons from paying a high price for cou
pons to those who may hold Bonds on
speculation. MERCATOR.
Sparta, November 20, 1863.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills Introduced.
By Mr. Kennedy, a bill to amend tbe
12tb and 7th Sections of the Code.
Mr. Smith of Laurens, a bill to organize
a mounted police in each county of tbe
State, to keep down insurrections, arrest
deserters Ac.
Mr. Oates, a bill in reference to tbe
town commissioners of Spring Place.
Mr. Edwards of Paulding, a bill to in
crease the Tax on Express companies.
Also, a hill to amend 7S6th Sectiou of
the Code.
Mr. Devcr, a bill to provide for the pun
ishment of Receivers and Collectors of
Tax Returns.
Mr. Mitchell of Pulaski, a bill to change
the line between Dooly and Pulaski
counties.
Mr. Barnes, a hill to ameud an act to
charter and incorporate a Bank in the city
of Augusta, Ac.
Mr. M oore, a bill for the relief of Thom
as comity.
Mr. Faulk, a hill for the relief of W. T.
Zachary.
Mr. Cooper, a bill to extend the time
foj- the collection of taxes in Walker
county.
Mr. Wiggins, a bill to allow the Ordi
nary of Wayne comity, to draw the com
mon school fund due said county for 1S62.
Mr. Jackson of Whitfield, a bill to
incorjiorato the Confederate Coal Mining
Company of Dade county.
Mr. Ogletree, a hill to make entries of
continuances in the hand-writing of the
Judge or Justices wlio preside, prima f a ~
vie evidence in certain cases.
' Mr. Dever, a hill to prevent the circnla*
tion of change hills not authorised by law-
Mr. Lawson, a bill to appoint three
commissioners for the Deaf and Dumb
Asvlum, and to appropriate three thousam-i
dollars for the benefit of said instituvi° u -
Mr. Brown of Houston, a bill to increase
the fees of Ordinaries in this State.
Mr. Overstreet of Emanuel, to »u*
tliorizo the Ordinary of Emanuel, to keep
his office at his own residence or at t ie
county site.
Also, a hill to repeal an act in reference
to Ordinaries and Clerks ot the Supcr* or
and Inferior Courts, being require ‘J
keep their offices at the county site. * n
open every day but Sunday.
Mr. Hill, a bill to regulate the mannei
of disposing of writs of certiorari foun
upon writs of habeas corpus and.p 0sSeS6 °
ry warrants. *
Also, a bill to authorise Admhiistra
Executors and Guardians to employ c0 ^
sel to prosecute offenders when ,n .
opinion the testate, iutestate or m ,n
came to his or her death by violence.
Also, a bill to carry into effect so m
of the second section, 4th article, as
late* to Divorces. j;,,»of
Also, a bill to provide for the ficdni e
Grand, Petit, and Talles J«*>« . n •
Mr. Whitehead of Burke, a bill to