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as slu* tlimiy-'it -l:<- flight, yet site was williujr to
trust him sikI <oui.de iu him. snisliol tli.it he was
actuated by the -est moii. es, ami that tlie love
they hoieeach oth r, would iiieivi.se aud fcrow
Strong,,! hs the; U'.oweaeh otlier better.
Iu a few mouth, thereafter. 1.1 Km Katun and
Horace King, were man a.-rd wife. Prosperity
smiled upon them, ami the com forts luxuries ard
eir-'vucrs of file, were theirs unstinted and unde
nted. •
j'.lien Kiiiff never inroot the early stiiiogles of her
yoiuifj woiiiHidiootl. and knew hy the lesson from
experi m o, that moral and intellectual worth was
not depend.*ul upon mere wealth 'I h it many no
ble hearts, and milch modest merit, were found
aiming liio.se wlnt made the least pretentious. Her
ears were ever ready to listen to the wants or sto
ries of those w ho sought her hospital mansion,
and her genetous hand made glad the hearts ot
many.
flliimu UK HOC RAT 10 PLATFORM
Head and Adopted iu Convention, in
Mew York, July 7, 1S68.
The Democratic parly, in National
Convention assembled, reposing its
trust in the intelligence, patriotism, anti
discriminating juslioe of tin* people,
standing upon the Constitution as the
louiuialioM and limitation oil he powers
ol the Government and ihe guarantee
ol (he liberties of the citizen, and rec
ognizing the questions of slavery ami
secession as having been settled for all
time to come hy the war or the volun
tary action ot the (Southern States in
constitutional convention assembled,
and never to he renewed or rcagitaled,
do, with the return of peace, demand.
!>i. The immediate restoration o'.
all the Stales to their rights in the Union
under Ihe Constitution, and of civil
government to the American people.
2d. Amnesty for all past political of
fences, and the regulation ot the elee-
live franchise iu the States by their cit
izens, and the payment of the public
tlehi of the United Stales as rapidly as
practicable.
•3d. All money drawn from the peo
ple by taxation, except so much as is
requisite for the necessities of the Gov
ernment economically administered, lo
be honestly applied to such payment,
and whe re tlie obligations ol the Gov
ernment do not expressly stale upon
their lace or ihe law under which they
were issued does not provide that they
shall be paid in coin, they ought in
right and justice to be paid in the- law-
iul money of the United States. [Thun
ders ol applause.J
4th. Equal taxation of every species
of properly, according to its real value,
including government I onds and other
public securities, [[tonewed cheering,
and cries of “read it .again.”]
-5th. Une currency fbr the- govern
ment an.I the people, the laborer and
the office-holder, life pensioner and ihe
soldier, (fie producer and lire bond
holder. (Great -cheering, and cries of
“read il again.”)
The fifth resolution was again read
and again ehecied.
Gili. Economy in the administration
of the government ; the reduction ol
iho si a tii bug anny ami uaw (he abol
ishment of ihe Freedman’s Bureau
[great cheers] and all political instru-
1 neniahiics designed lo secure negro
supremacy ; the simplification of the
system iiihI. dt-continuance of the in
quisitorial boards of assessing and co|-
b. iiug intern::! revenue, so that lire
burden ol taxation may be equalized
jukI lessened, the credit ol the govern
ment and the currency made good ;—
die repeal ot all euudihents for enroll
ing die Stale indiiia into national forces
in lime of peace, and a land tor reve
nue upon foreign imports, and such
equal luxation under'the internal reve
nue laws as will aHbrd incidental pro
tection to domestic manufacturers, and
as will, without impairing the revenue,
impost* the least burden upon, and best
piomole and encourage I lie great in
dustrial interests ol the country.
7th.- The reform of abuses in the ad
ministration, the expulsion of corrupt
men Irom office, the abrogation of use
less offices, the* restoration of rightful
authority to, and the independence of
1 he Executive and Judicial department
of the government, the sufiordination of
the military to the civil powi r, lo the
cad that the usurpations ol Congress
and the despotism of the sword may
cease.
8ih. Equal tights and protection for
naturalized and native-born citizens at
home and abroad. The assertion of
American nationality, which shall com
mand the rasped of foreign j rowers,
furnish an example and encouragement
to people struggling for national integ
rity, constitutional libeity, and indi
vidual rights, and the maintenance
of the rights of naturalized citizens
against the absolute doctrine of immu
table allegiance, and the claims of for
eign powers lo punish them for alleged
crime committed beyond their jurisdic
tion. [Applause.]
In demanding these measures and
.reforms, we arraign the Radical party
for its disregard of right, and the un
paralleled oppression and tyranny
which have marked its career.
After the most solemn and unani
mous pledge of both Houses of Con
gress to prosecute the war exclusively
for tlie maintenance of the Government,
and the preservation of the Union un
der the Constitution, it has repeatedly
violated that most sacred pledge under
which was rallied that noble volunteer
army which carried our fl ■>g to victory.
instead of restoring the Union, it has,
so far as was in its power, dissolved il,
and subjected ten States in a time of
profound peace to military despotism
and negro supremacy.
it h as nullified there the right of trial
by jury.
it inis abolished the writ of halieas
corpus—that most sacred writ of lib
erty.
It has overthrown tin* freedom of
speech and ol (he press.
li lias subslit uteri arbitrary, seizure
and arrests am! military trials and se-
papers and letters, without any speci
fication or notice or affidavit as requir
ed by the organic law,
It has converted the American Cap-
iial into a basilic.
It lias established a system of spies
and oHuaiid espionage to which no. eon-
sliitiiioual monarchy of Europe would
now dare to tes »rl.
jovernrnwiii, all prisoners held iu custody j any ot the male inhabitants of sacli State,
ii' by bonds for offences Against the civil i being twenty oue years of age, and eili-«
law. will be turned aver io the proper civ
il Authority. In tlie meaiilime .viiitt ol
IniLrnx corpus Irom United States 1 'ourts
will be respectfully obeyed and tbe decis-
/.hos of the United Stows, or iu auy way
.'bridged, except for pat!ieiparion in r«-
h.dlinn or other criTte, the Lasts of repre-
seutation.therein .-.h-IL be % reduced in the
ions eoiiforuipd to. Wills from Slate cumin 1 pi ©portion which tbe tiUinber ol such mnl©
will have respectful returns made. kittling
prisoners are field by anlborit.y of I lie Unit
ed Slates, and can only l,« released by
It fi ts aliolislied the right of Jqrpeal writs issued by the United State-; U.nuts
on important constitutional question?
to the supreme judicial tribunal, and
threatens u> cm tail or ifesimy its orig
inal jurisdiction, which is irrevocably
vested by the Constitution, while the
learned Chief Justice lias I teen subject
ed lo great and ailmcmus calumnies
merely because he would not prostitute
his high olfice lo the support of the
false and partisan charges preferied
against the President.
1 is corruption and extravagance have
exceeded anything known in history,
and by its frauds arid monopolies it hss
nearly doubled the burden of debt cre-
led during the war. It lias stripped
the President of his constitutional pow
er of appointment even of his own cab
inet.
Under its repeated assaults, the pil
lars of the government are rocking on
their base, and, should it succeed in
November next, and inaugurate its
President, we will meet as a subject
and conquered people amid Abe ruins
of liberty and the scattered fragments
of the Constitution ; and we do declare
and resolve, that, ever since the peo
ple of the United States threw of!' ail
subjugation to the British Crown, tlie
privilege and trust of suffrage have be
longed to the several States, and have
been granted, regulated and controll
ed exclusively by the political power of
each State, and any attempt by Con
gress, on any pretext whatever, to de
prive any State of this right, or inter
fere witii this exorcise, is a flagrant
usurpation of power which can find no
warrant in the Constitution, and, if
sanctioned by the people, will subvert
our form of government, and can only
end in a single, centralized, consolidat
ed government, in which the separate
existence of the Stales will be entirely
absorbed and an unqualified despotism
be established in place of a Federal
Union of equal State*.
That we regard the reconstruction
acts of Congress, so called, as usurpa
tions, unconstitutional, (evolutionary
and void.
That our soldiers and sailors, who
carried the flag of our country to vic
tory against a most gallant and deter
mined foe, must ever be gratefully rt-
tnembeied, and all the guarantees giv
en in their favor must be faithfully c;tr-
i ied into execution
That the public lands should be dis
tributed ns widely among the people as
possible, and should be disposed of,
either under the pre-emption of the
homestead taw, and sold in reasonable
quantities, and to 'none but actual oe-
J!y order -of Major GntieraJ Mend©:
S. F. BAILS TO W,
Acting Ass’t Adj’t General.
The following is the inaugural address
of G*>v. Bn I lock. To our mind Ini pre
sents no definite fine of policy, bid we see
that lie is thoroughly Radical in his ideas.
Felltnr Citizens, Sena Ion and Represent a
fires: We are assembled hero t<) day,un-
do.r the fostering care and protection of
our General Government.
Through its clemency, wo are permitted
to inaugurate a civil government I’m* our
State, that will supercede lire military
newer which has 1 een supreme in our
eil.d/.eiis shall hem to thw whole number of
male citizens Iweirly-om* years of age in
such oiale.
Sec. :i. No person shall he a Senator nr
Represent*live jo Congress, ,i r elector ol
Rresident juid Vice President, or hold any
office, civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, having
previously taken au oath, ns a member of
Uongress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State Le
gislature, or as au executive or judicial
officer of *ny>State, "to support the Con
stitution of the United Stiles, shill have
engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
the same, or given aid er comfort to the
enemies thereof. Ib.it Congress inay hy a
vote of two (birds of ouch House, remove
! anch disability.
| Sec. i. Thu validity of tlfo public debt
of tlie United States, authorized by law,
midst, sinco tbe failure of an attempt to j ijichuiiug debts incurred for payment of
establish the sovereignty of separate
States, in opposition to the Constitution
and Union, framed by the people of the
United Slates.
The misfortunes that have followed a
misapprehension of the abegianco due by
the individual citizen, hive become a part
of otir history', aud need cnly bo referred
to u bon there may bo danger of its repo
titiou.
Wo have good reason to congratulate
ourselves, that wo have so rapidly abau-
douod our erroneous opinions; and, that uu
der tlie benign influence of the liberal
laws of Congress, we have progressed suc
cessfully toward a restoration to our piop-
er place in the Union.
And especially should we rejoice, that
this has boon accomplished, notwitirstaml-
iug, that in the pursuit of a proper policy,
we have been distracted aud divided
amoug ourselves by the failure of the Na-
tional Executive to act in harmony with
the will of the people constitutionally ex
pressed.
Only twelve months ago, a number of
citizens assembled in this city and formed
a political organization in sympathy with
the principles and policy of a majority of
the people of the whole country, and to
day we witness what has been accom
plished through tbe agency of that patri
otic body—the Union Republican party.
A Constitution has been adoptod that
guarantees to all free aud universal edu
cation, equal political and rivil rights,
aud restores to us self government.
It should not be forgotten that thuCon
stitution has been framed by delegate;:
who wore elected uuder the law* which
gave the bondman tbe irresistible weapon
of the ballot.
The wisdom and menle ration with which
this privilege has been received should
overcome all prejudice, quiet ill fears, and
lead uh to appreciate the jus/ice of enfrau-
closing the ireedmau.
With a territory of mageitien:? propor-
ti.ms—unsurpassed in richness of natural
resources — we hive hut to apply omsefvet.
to its development to reap a boa»leon.-> rev
ward.
By uuited efforts in the eiihuveiyent of
civil law; securing to every one. the law
ful exotession ol their political opinions.
eupants, at thn minimum ot juice e?
lafeli.riied by the Government. IVhen j Inbor ; we will invite within our
grant?ol lands may fee deemed neces
sary tor the encouragement of impor
tant public improvements, ibe proceeds
of liie sale of such lauds, and not the
lands themselves, should be so applied.
That the President of the United
Elates, Andrew Jnhrvson, in exercising
tWe |vover of his high office in resisting
the aggressions ol Congress on the con
stitutional rights ol the Stales and the.
people, is entitled to the gratitude of
the whole American people, and on be
half of tin 1 Democratic party we tender
him our thanks lor his patriotic efffetl?
in that regard. (Great applause.)
Upon this platform, the Democratic
party npi>eal to every patriot, includ
ing all ihe conservative element and
all who desire to support the Constitu
tion and restore the Union, forgetting
all past differences of opinion, lo unite
with us in tire present great slrugcle
by Ihe liberties of the people, and that
to all such, to whatever party they may
have heretofore belonged, we extend
the right hand of fellowship, and hail
all such co-operuting with us as friends
and brothers.
Mr. Murphy moved the previous
question,* which was ordered with a
few dissenting voices. Some of the
delegates called bra re-reading.
Great cries of ‘‘question,” “ques
tion,” which wasjpul and adopted with
a few dissenting voices. Tlie Con
vention rose to its feet while cheering.
ImpaiTanl Tram Military Ifeutfqnsrler».
Hkadq’rs Timor Military District, )
Dop»rtm«nt*T)f' G»., Fla., ami Ala., >
Atlanta, Ga.. July 22, 1S6S. )
General Orders No. 103.
Whereas, official information lias been
received at these Headquarters front the
Governor elect of the State of Georgia,
that the Legislature of said State, cluctod
under the provisions of General Orders
3‘J aud 40, current scries, from these Head
quarters, has assembled and complied with
the requisitions of the act of Congreis,
which became « law June 25, 1SGS, enti
tled an act to admit the Stales of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Geor
gia, Alabama aud Florida, lo representa
tion in Congress; aud whereas said act
states that on compliance with the condii
fions therein set forth by any State, the
officers of said State, duly elected and
qualified under tha Constitution thereof,
shall he inaugurated without delay ; it is,
therefore, ordered,
I. That all civil officers, holding office
in the atate, whether by military appoint
muut or by lailuro to have successors qual
ified, shall promptly yield their office and
turn over lo their duly elected aud quaii
fled successors, all public property, ars
chives, books, records, &c., belonging to
the same.
II. Wheuever the military commander l
mitl (he enjoyment of the results <<l tbeii
b>x dels
an iocieased population to share wilh if-
the comforts of our climate, and Ihe uo.tllb
of our agricultural :md mioeial ^reduc
tions,
Humbly trusting in the suhaining grace
of I be Great Ruler of n- all. I nlicli en
deavor to perform tiie duties of the. high
position to which you have elected r,n*. hy
j* strict adherence to the provisions of'our
Constltrttion, and in such a manner as to
bring upon us Ilia blessing in a /mm•■*/«/
yrnijri s.itor pivsperitif.
, (1 am now prepared to receive the oath
of office from the Judicial Representative
of lh« United Elates )
Huh. -Judge Erskino then administered
the oath of office, upon which Mr. B. C'»n
ley. President of the Senate, who, upon
the. entrance of that body, took ihe chair,
reed the following procLarualion :
“Know ye, know yc,» 'i'f.+t Unfits I>
Bullock is hove by declared Governor of
the Slate of Georgia lor ihe term of :<>«;
years from the date prescribed by tiie
Constitution lor tbe commencement <»f bis
term God wive tho Governor and tire
Ctnomnmvealth of Georgia.”
THE COLUMBUS PRISONERS.
peiisioiib and bounties l^r services in sup-
pressing insurrection or rebellion, shall
not ho questioned. But neither the Unitod
States nor any State nball assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in ai<I of
insurrectivn or rebellion against the Unit
ed S'&tes, or auy claim for tho loss or
emancipation of any slave ; hut all such
debts, obligations and claims shall beheld
illegal aud void.
See. 5. The Congress shall have power
to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the
provisions of this article.
In tbe Senate the vote was as follows:
Yeah—Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Brad
ley, Brock, Bratton. Campbell, Coleman,
Conley, Covbirt, Dickey, Griffin of tho Gtb,
Griiliu of the 21st, Harris, Uigbee, Hun-
gerford, jone?, Jordan, Mcrrel], McWhor
ter, LLicbardson, Sherman, Smith of the
7th, Smith of tlie 3Cth, Speer, Stringer,
Wallace, Welch and Winn.—2S.
"Nats—Messrs. Anderson, Burns, Can
dler, Collier, Fain, Uieks, Hinton, IIoU
combs, McArtkar, McCetchou, Nisbct,
Nunnaily, Wclborne and Wooten.—14.
In tho House the vole was : •—*
Yeas—Messrs. Allen cf Hart, Allen of
Jasper, Ayer, Barnes, Beard, Belcher,
Bell, Bonnett, Betbnne, Briueon, Biyant,
Buchan, Burtz, Caldwell, Campbell, Car
penter, Carson, Chambers, CUiqoruc,
Glower, Colby, Cortin, (Junuingham, Dar-
noli, Davis, Ellis of Gilmer, Evans, Fitz-
patrick, Floyd, Franks, Fyall, Gardner,
Golden, llall of Glynn, Hall of Meriweth
er, Karen. Harrison of Hancock, Harden,
lligdon, Ilillyor, H'ddcn, Hooks, Hops
kina, Houston, Hughes, Joiner, Johnson
of Towns,' Lane* Lsmringer, Loe, Linder,
Lindsay, Long, ^mipkiu, McConaick.
Madden, Madison, Max well. Maul, Moore,
Nunl, OTNnal of Lo.wmlcs, O'Neal of Bald-
via, fts-.ood, Page, Perkins of Cherokee,
Perkins of l>awson, Porter, Pmddeu, Read.
Rice. Rkltardsna, Salter, Scroggins. Sew
ell, Sim?, Smith of Charlton, Smith of
Musofre.**, Stone, Strickland, 'i’urner. War
re.ti <»f Ji like, W.hWilliams ol If.ar-
: ft, Willis ,os <o ilarakou,' WilliaHis of
Morgan, Z-Ut-ra, ll.imj.i.on, IT.oesly.-^-U'-
NAY.s—M«*.'fif*. Anderson, Atkins. BaU
J au , ii.ii'QiW-. Bradford. Bjaarell. Brewn,
F.olt, Claike, • Mcgfi'm u, ('loud. ('.>bb,
t’l awfoiai, Drako. Diiu.'Xn, jCmviu, Ellis
nfpqialdiug, Felder, Fiflcaoimn. Flournoy,
|,\> v ,| Fov/Vor. Fryer, Gerrgo, Gobnr, Golf,
Gray, Gnfiatt, Hail ct Bulloch, Uarknrss,
of Franklin, Hurts, Harper of
HotnUo, H Kpci* ol Tuiia-ll. Hook, Htulsoji.
Humber, Vi-elloyg, Lytle, McCalloiigli.
Mi-D‘Uig;iid, Mallu-.ws, Mp.adov/H. Nash.
Ni: I‘ I. Nit«i». Parke, Popper, f'ljilfips,
1’ricv, Raluey. Rosser, Rmuph,
SeoU, Mbarhlctovd, Shorn ifo, BUimn. S .r-
r. li- 1 , Taliaferro, Tate, Tuiritiu, Tivrntp-
.:. e0, Vinson, Wdlbal. Wruaen of Qn*f-
nt«u. WebtiCl, Witebof, Williams of DoO-
iy, Dnoaldwn:—70.
'l’lim.R Nor V’oiMe-ssi':, Bullied,
McArthur, Moon, Paulk, Puuland. ILed-
diob, Rouse, Buiifth of Ooiiee, Smith ol
Ware, rfurreney, Air. Speaker, on the
j.i-oiiHi! lint he iiad no couHtitutioual right
to VC’lO.
OiiiU^NOR^ MESSAGE.
Serialn:s and Rep:tsentatires :
Congratulatin'?; ywn the Rcjuresenta-
tive.x of the People, up.iwlhe establishment
of Civil.rCfovtsrnnmoi, iru-l ihe fact that
Georgia !.: ou]rc nmre an integral portion
of our National Unity, we welcome the
intelligence which comes from nearly
every portion of on: State, of a bountiful
harvest to tt.e husbandman, and, as a con-
acqueuvcL geueiaf content and thrift among
our people,are uiuui ol our future prospCi-
'ty- .
The. Gnns.fitution,
A aow Constitution has been framed hy
('or delegates to the late Conveuiion, and
1 it ii your duty, is it will ho your pleasure,
to enact laws in harmony therewith.
Among its many admirable provisions,
attention is respectfully called to the fol
lowing changes in, and amendments of,
the Old Cousritution, some of which to
quire early legislation at your bauds.
Dei la rat ion af Fundamental Principles.
Article One, is the Declaration of Fun
damental principles.
Section Two of that Article recites that,
“All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, aud residents of thi« State,
aro hereby declared citizens of this State;
and no laws shajl bo made or enforced,
which shall abridge (ho privileges or itn
inanities of citizens of the Unitod Stales,
or of this State, or deny to any person
within its jurisdiction, the equal protection
of its laws. And it shall be the duty of
the General Assembly, by appropriate log
• ielation, to protect every person iu the due
enjoyment of tho righfi, privileges aud
immunities guaranteed in this section.”
This provision is in consonance with tho
law of Congress, which, fortunately for our
domestic tranquility, settles a question
which might have been a source of serious
trouble for us ana our children ; and shows,
conclusively, that there was no prospective
spirit on the part of the framers of the-
New Constitution, for, hy its provisions,
every citizen is folly pormittod to partici
pate with us in the govemmeut of our inter
state affairs.
Imprisonment for Deal Prohibited.
Their wisdom is further shown iu ihe
adoption of the Eighteenth Section of Ar
ticle One, Prohibiting Imprisonment for
Debt, and obliteration from our Code of
Laws that relic of the usurei’s power which
confined the unfortunate debtor in a felon's
ccfi.
Still furtlior, as an evidence of our eu
lightenniont and advancement in tbe scale
of humanity aud moral progress, by the
Twenty-second Section of the same Arti
cle. “Whipping, as a punishment for
crime, is abolished. The whipping post
will no lorger shock the sensibilities ®f
our citizens.
IjOiteriis Prohibited.
Another most, salutary provision is found
in Bocliou Twenty throe of the same Ar
tide, which enacts that “No Lottery shall
bo authorized, or sale of lottery tickets al
lowed in this fetate, and adequate penal
ties b.r such sale shall be provided by law.”
This section, iu my judgment, will be found
!•> he ,i great conservator of public morals,
and it becomes your duty t<> provide, by
appiopri.'itc legislation, adequate penalties
to prevent the continuance of this demor
alizing traffic.
Poll Tax.
-Beotian Twenty-nine of the same Arti-
e!.» proscribes “That no poll ts.X shall he
for ied except for EJuoithufeil porpor.es
ami Ktre.li tax shall not exceed one dollar
annually on each poll.” Tbe freedom <>f
the ballot box is in a measure insured by
thin provision, which prevents an excessive
tax upon each poll, and at the same rime
permits the voter to aid in promoting the
free school system, by contributions to
that loud.
Nof'a<rail. Vs i.lp
Beclion Thirty f bird provides that “Tire
State of Georgia shall ever remain a morn
her of lln\ American Union ; the pen pie
R-fllwaj 1 SRvrtitfut in CMWiia.
From an art«eh; in the Macoo • Telegraph,
beaded as .above, we Uko the following
extract:
Aneihor rnipoefaiit project is raid t<> be
on foot in the .-'hupe of a direct railway to
■ Atlanta from Station Nj. Id on tho Gout nil
! Railroad, through Slilledgoviile, on a n»ar-
j |y air line, to the “Cato City.” This
Tho following order from Headquarters, j S choove his never been lost sight of by the
nays the Atlanta Intelligencer of the 23d, j CVuttnl Kailroad ; and by materially
was handed oa yesterday hy Gn„. Sible.y, bridging tlie distance, will enable that
President ol the Court to try the “Colum- r6a ' 1 to compete uenre ruocess/u !y with the
„ .. , r n Georgia lino for the heavy trade of North
bus Prisoners, to Gen. Duun, the Judge | wn ( f wrj;ill , md Tonnossoe. This movo-
Advocate
HeaiKtH’s Third Miutahy Diktuht. j
Dopartmout of Ga.. Fla. aihI Ala., >
Atlanta, Ga , July 21, 1 2GS. y
Brel'. Dei". Gcu. C. CJ. Sibley, U. S. A.’
Pics’t Military Gamruitsion. :
General—In view of tho action of the
Legislature to-day, and tho probable itn
mediate admission of the State of Geor
gia, and consequent cessation of military
authority, the Commanding General di
rects that the Commission, of which you
are President, suspend all further proceed
ings in the trial of flio prisoners charged
with the murder of Ashburn. Tho prison
ers, however, will bo retained in custody
until further orders.
Very respect full)’, your oh’t sery't,
R. 0. Dm m. A. A. G. .
meut is intended to checkmate the Ma&on
A Brunswick road, and to maintain the
position iff Biivnmiith ss a shipping port
against JUuuavvick on the one hand and
Charleston on tho other. Wc have no
fears but all tbeso roads will Jo h good
business. A glance at the map will show
that .all are absolutely needed for the
convenience of tho counties through which
they will pass, and might to bo well sus
tained by way uf traffic and business alone
Mexican correspondence gives tbe de
tails oi the plan of annexation id the north
ran States of Mexico to the United States,
In which the governments of England,
Franco «i:d the United States are con
cerned. All soldiers’ claims against Mex
ico, ot whatever nationality, are to be sat
isfied on half payment by tho United
Pasftasc of the MtU Article hy Ihe GWfitt | States. The .assumption by. our govern
LegisDlare.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of' the Stale of Georgia :
That tire, amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, known as Article
Fourteen, proposed by the Thirty-ninth
Congress of the United States, and which
in substance is as follows :
ARTICf.E 14.
Sec. J. All |tfersf«i8 born or naturalized
iu ilia United States, and subject to tho
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United (States and of the Slate wherein
they reside. No State shall make or en
force any law which shall abridge the
privileges or iffliuiiDities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any State do
notified of the inauguration of the Stale
Government «Let, military authority nn-
uer the acts ot Congress, known as the Re-
cousbuctiou Laws, will be at an end in
said Slate; and it is made the dmy of the
crel slur chnmfeer inquisitions for con | sub-Disirict Commander to trauHcr eveiy-
Nlituitonal tribunal.
ii lia .< ilisregartlet! in tone of peace
the right of the people 10 be tree front
searf li Mini seizure
Il has enter**!I the post and telegraph
offices, and even tlie private rooms of
individuals, an 1 seized their private
of the sub-District of Georgia, is officially j ptive any person of life, liberty or proper
ty, without duo process of, law, nor <li*t>y
to my person within its juiindirtion tho
usual protection ol ilie law.
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be #pp«r
turned among tire several Stares according
to their respective, numbers, counting the
whole number oi per.-uns iu ccc.li Slate,
excluding Indiana not taxed. Bu* when
the right to vote at any election lor the
choice of eiectois foe Tresid«?nt and \ h*h.
President of t lie Unit ell States, represen
tatives in Congress, the executive anil ju
dicial officers of a State, or the. members
ibing appertaining to the government ot
said State to the proper civil officers, and
to 4 abstain in future, upon an\ pretext
whatever, from any interfere nee with or J
control over the civil autboritiea of the
Siafe, *>r tbe persons aud property of the
citizens thereof.
ill Ou the inauguration ot the civil' of the Legislature thereof, is denied to
mont of all tho just indebtedness of Mexi
co, ir. coisinderatioo of the transfer to the
Uuited States by Mexico of her northern
States, is confidently expected to bo tbe
result.
The railroad from Sblmu to Rome is
now within thirty miles of Rome, aud will
reach tho Georgia Ihte in about two weeks.
The Augusta papers aanouuco the death
of Benjamin Brantley, at Little Rock, Are
k.insas, on tho 25j.li nit. -Tho deceased
will ho remembered as the publisher of
the Christian Index, and tho Temperance
Banner, at l’cuftcld, Ga.
If the spring-pot forth no blossoms, in
summer there, will he no beautjs ft, *d in
au In to ii. no lieu. So, if you l*e trr4ii«l
away’: wiiiuiui. iuijuuvouu'ut, ripet* yeats
will be cou’emptible, and old age loisoja
hie.
Au «*ld Marqueian' chief “0 being told
by :i mis-innary. that in H. avert fheie was
oi: war, or hmriv.r, thir:K, or sirkuess, or
death, replied, “ThAt will be a good place
f.*r cowinds and fi.dke who are afraid to
ii.;b! and too lazy to climb bfcead-truit a*i'l
wucoatint trees,
The bog'ntay not be thoroughly pflitttJf
in aritbiueiic. but. when yon come to square
root he is thr.ix—the hog is.
thereof are a pit t. <>f the American Nat iOu ;
every citizen thereof owes paramount al-
legiaiice to the Constitution and Govern
ment ol the United State*;., ami tin law nr
ordinance of this State, in contravention
or subversion there-,f, shill ever hive any
binding force.” This sett fins..urbstantialiy
and definitively, i subject matter which
has been the truitfnl s-.uivco of our most
serious difficultiaa in peace and iu war.
Franchises Oral Elections.
Your attention is pariicrf Jly directed
to lli.it portion of Article Two—Fian-
chi.-es and Eloctioirs*—which presoiibcs
qualifications for Electors .tud recites that
the Elector “Shall have paid all legal tax
es, which may have been required of him,
and which he may have had an opportu
nity of paying, agreeable to law.”
This requirement has keen a part of our
Statutes for many years, hut ol late has
grown into disgust, It should l>e e.uforcod,
particularly since the Poll tax has been
made almost nominal, and within the abil
ity of Jill who esteem tlie franchise as the
especial privilege of a freeman.
It would, also, savo money to tho enmi
ty treasuries, as tho law allows, aud it is
the custom of the Sheriffs, to eharge for a
return of nulla bona upon Ji. fas. issued by
the Tax 'Collectors upon insolvent polls
placed in tho hands of the Sheriff for levy.
Tho provision is a good one, aud the Gen-
ora! Assembly should require the Superin
tendents and Managers of elections to en
force it strictly or striko it from the Code.
There has, also, been a judicious change
in tho oath to be administered to a cltaU
hinged voter, which, if enfcrcod. will # ina
tet injly improve tho parity cf the ballot.
Dueling.
Attention is directed to the puuishmcnt
necessary to ho prescribed for the viola
tion of Section Five of this Article, which
snyri that “No person who, after the adop
tion of this Constitution, boing a resident
of this State, shall engage itr a duel iu this
State or elsewhere, or shall send or accept
a challenge, or be aider or abetter iu such
a duel, shall vote or hdd office in this
Stale; and every such persou shall, also
be subject to such puniohmont a$ tbe law
may prescribe.”
Prohibiting Sale of Liquor.
There is uo provision 6? the Gor.sliiution
which embodies greater wisdom and sa
gacity than that contained in qlte Eighth
Section of this Article, which provides that
“The sale of intoxicating liquors on days
of election are prohibited,” ami it iseamest
ly rccoiaineodod lo your .attention as on©
requiring legislation that wilt effectually
prevent not only the sale, but f.cces*w to
this aciive agent, in fomenting couleutiou
anil bloodshed.
A’. u> GvvniuJt-
Article Three., Section Five, requires
that “No new county shall tic established,
except by a vote of tuo-tbirds off each
House, itor shall any county ho abolished,
except by two-thirds of each House; :,nd
after ihe qualified Voters of tbe coouty
: hall at au election held for the purpose $.*
decide.” This is an cmeoded article of
the old Constitution, and may be regard
ed an excellent provision, as many new
counties have been organized whose crem
tim» waft ot doubtful propriety, the taxm,
lion and revenue derived Irom them being
insufficient to pay the per diem and mile
age of their invuibei yin I he, General As
sembly. and therefore, provided offices idr
a-fuw persons without a coirespondin^ ad
vantage to the S f ate.
Vtiblh ataoi of A'Crnrufi.
Article Three. Section Si-, Paragraph
t ine.- The amendment to this section, as
compared wilh the old Constitution, re-
quito* that “The regular statement and ac
count of tbe receipt and expenditure »l ill
public money, shall be published from time
to time, with the laws passed by each ses
sion of tbe General Assembly,” and is wor
thy of special commendation.
The printed laws, heretofore, have not
contained tins valuable information, and
the people have not had an opportunity of
knowing lmw Ihe revenue of tho State has
been expended, save through the reports
of the Treasurer and Coinptndler General,
which hive not been aceassiblo lo the pub
tic at large. This mode of publication will
insure a more, general diffusion of the data
aud information wijh whic.h the reports
are usually filed and incidentally lead to a
more intimate knowledge of the laws
among our citizens, and a more dfferiini*.
uating economy in our disbursements.
Legislature,
Article Tliii'd, Section Six, Paragraph
Two. provides that “No vote, resolution,
law or order, shall pass granting a dona
tion or gratuity in favor of any person, ex
cept hy tho cnoeitrrance of two-thirds of
each branch of tbe General Assembly, nor
by any vote to a sectarian corporation or
association.” Tho prohibition from dos
uating in favor of sectarian as.-ociations is
an amendment tc- the old Const itution, and
one that would meet the favorable con&id
eration of our citizens.
Paragraph Three of the name Article
provides that, “No law or section of the
Code shall be amended or repealed by
mere reference to its title or to the uum
her of this section iu tbo Code, but the
amending or repealing act shall distinctly
and fully describe the law to be amended
or repealed, as well as tho alteration to be
made ; but this clause shall be construed
as directory only to tho Goneral Assem
bly.” This prevision subserves a wise
purpose, in that it prevouts hasty legisla
tion, Numbers of instances in previous
legislation have occurred where tho iden
tical law upon the statute book has been
re enacted, and sections of the Code, re
pealed by reference to number of the act,
the body of which had uo connection with
the matter intended to be legislated upon.
Judiciary.
Article Five. Ju Ibis, as in other Arti
cl os of our admirable Constitution, we no
tice the remarkable fact tho Convention,
distinctly representing “Universal Sutler-
ago.,” acted independently and with wis
dom and discernment for the benefit of the
people, and couservr.tized the government
which they were about tn establish, by re
ducing to a minimum the number of elec
tive officers, and increasing ton maximum
the length of the term of tbooriice*, which
wero to bo obiclivc or appointed. The
extension of the -term (*f Execu**
live and Judiciary, will lo beneficial in
tn.-uiy respects, and to a great extent, il
will have the effect of placing those two
departments of tho Government beyond
ihe inllner.ee of partisan politician:*.
The, Executive is c out rolled in ir.* • obc-
lioii by the dignified and ihovgitilttf m;ud
of tlir> Jdenate ; and in this cmuectiow. tire
imritre deliberation of the General Assem
bly is invited to the subject, of,Salaries, t*»
the end tlifit adequate compensation mz}
be provided for tho several offices of Judg
es ot the Supreme, Superior and District
Conifs, and for the Attorneys and Solici
tors General aud District Attorney* ; that
persons of character and capacity may bo
see.i.vd to till those ioqmitani p:,.-uh>h.s-~
fu deciding the cujnpKiisri'riou which should
attach, dun regard will bo had to tho in
comes which this class of protesstoonl gen
ricnien would acquire Hy their practice.
It i.: .dsn proper tbit their emoluments
should lie in proportion to the character,
ref'io'nsibility and dignity of the office.
'lire pro»'isi,nis “ihat the Court shall ren-
der judgment without thu verdict ol a jury
in all cases foniuied <*u civil emmet.where
iB issuable defense is not filed on oath,”
rt is believed will materially expedite the
business of tho Courts and kivo costs to
defendants.
District Judges atnl Attorneys.
* Be 'creation of county C,„, lllis g3^
snch counties is may re quir « ,,,7* •-
licitrie tlieir dtiiieis/’ Hy if,;.. * ? m
Odmaiissiouer:; may | >4 . create!
eau bo entrusted a portion a i h. a .’ t ’ , f W,, “ ,s
duller, securing efficacy and pro Ul ' lrti , f
aud U» tiiis connection remr ,,< “
rrertjow upon the subject of R f , ;|l | j C ‘ ,,,s ^
necessary to secure a practicable « *
Public High,rays. Y "
The efficieut y of the public l,rei ivv
a necessity ; our Road Lie- ,, ' s ‘
• , ||,, w j
i.tence are entirely disregarded 1
have the material for forking , mt
lem of improvement inroads v i;h I '
my, and the safety, condort, a r ,d
interest of tbe people as well
mauds of commerce require that y’.**
of internal improvements slmui,| ^ , |f '
gurated hy practical measures will,
cie.it and prompt penalties to insotg tf'
execution. ‘
Jurors.
Section Thirteen. Paragraph Tun
quires that “The General Assembly '.p '
provide by law for the selection of’,,.,
and intelligent persons foseive as ,
There shall ho no distinction bets-o-
classes of per^*us who compose g rtl ,V ,
petit juries. Jurors all receive d,.;!’! 1
conipeusatiou for tlmir services, to fo 1
scribed by law.” There should ^ f•
formity in tho compensation of j! ir ,,r
wall as in (he m >de of raising it. \y,' "
the juries have been paid is heretofore h"
counsel, and tho jury foe charged in f
bill of emits, in many iustances \i = i, |..."
has been known to receive tbe unrv:i. .
hlo yum of ten dollars for oo« day’s -
cc. This has had the elfcct. of
many persons to bo regularly in at[ ' e j’
aiice upon tlie sessions of Courts *»,'• '
caught upon juries, merely to receive tb,
pay for such services, and the reattl; C<
been that tho familiar faces of these rf- .
fessional jurors aro continuously nre-, ‘ |( ,:
in the jury box, and a uniform tharselet
of verdicts aro returned regardless of ti.
law and facts.
Under the preheat system, it often liar,,
pens that a juror and witness from £
same district return from the Court ;
one having realized five or ton dollar; •:.
other seveuty-five ceute, by one day's st
teution to the public service. Lr? jj,,
compensation bo commensurate with if e
service rendered, aud this evil will j,.
remedied.
fUlicf.
The provision of our Constitution nnrt?:
which the Courts were denied jurisdiction
in cases of action lor debts contracted prior
to the fij stday of June, 1€G5, having been
necessarily abrogated under the require,
merits of the laws of tJongrcss, your atte,
• ion is respectfully called to the pressi. ■>
necessity lor granting all tbe relief t« u«
people that may be in your power, undo;
the Constitution. The just expectation
tlie people cn this subject is puiiicirndy
well known to yourselves to make it ; .
neccasiry tor me to present arguments
their favor.
Horn esl ea d Err mt >/ i-„i.
A general law should ba framed at tk
earlfesl piaciieibie' iiic,m**nr providiog ; :
the set ting apart of Hru»esteoilg ea auilrr
ized in Article Seven of tlie Constitution,
aud thereby place beyoiwl the control
the gnspti.g ctfcditor a sin.iter anil a s.ij.
port b»r (tie families of those who, by :>«-
s;m of iiii-st:;[.on kiodeco.- t,> friends, r, •-
fortune, or lt*o disasters, oi the war, woui.l
ho Uilt liouteiess. I be Second Fafagiajii,
ol tins jest and humane Article sccuiestiid
indepeudent right oi property to trouivu
E'Ca* i.ilOM.
Article F«air requires that the (icnenl
Assembly, ul its first eegsioo. ■':b.ill pro Me
a thiirougb system of General Euttcatio,,
to be. forever tree Lo ill children ri iff
.State.”
A (licroogh auJ complete fv dt ui, *ai":
reasonably be expected from tbe lngiM:
lion of auv one session of the General < -
seinbly. With a territory so extcusui
and a population so widely »s pa rated -•
ours. i| school system muM te devired i)
meet, as near :::: possible the peculiar cn-
curnslances which surround us, and cm
only bo finally attained and perfected by
the light of careful investigation and after
some years «d experimental il
too, with i due regard to the ability of the
people to ro.-el the taxation necessary U
its support.
Great good has been acconrplislietl iu no;
midst, since tbo close of tlm war. by tl> p
earnest cffo» Is of self -sacrificing ladies an-i
Section Fo»r, Artr«J»Five, requires tbal gentlemen v-ho have been snstciusd
“there ahull be a District Judge and
District Attorney, for taxh Senatorial Dis
trict in this State.” This change - from
couuty to District Gouita, Judges ami At
torneys may be regarded as greatly sub
serving the public intercut. It reduces the
number of officials, seer,res a speedy ad
ministration of justice, reduces the expense
attendant upon pnyr.ioDt of jail fees ; and
tho provision for the payment of tho offi
cial salaries of the County tioiasary, instead
of the receipts from fines aiul forfeitures,
relieves these officials from tho charge of
undue influonen, in an anxiety to secure
convictions aiiu thereby increase tho einoi
mucuts ef their oSice. .The favorable at
tention of the Goucral Assembly is asked
for that paragraph of tho Constitution
which authorizes )*>ti to confer civil juris
diction upon_t!ms« Courts.
the likerahcoirtrHjUtioos o{ our friends i' 1
tin* Northern States.
Uuder well iegnlnted afu-ociatioBJ,
schools have I»eon estahli-hed in brp
itiimbers and with wonderful results, ai" :
it w recommended that a formal cxpr*'->
sion of oar gratitude bo given i*y a resoiu
lion ef the General Assembly.
It is also recommended as advisable lot
the State lo make an annual appropriati* 111
to these associations equal to tho aint.uB-
contribut.ed from abroad, to promote sw
enlarge lho system now so Bnccessfa!!}’
imsngur;itcd, while ive are preparing *
and porfe.cling a general Ireo school fdu
as indicated in the Coustitulion. Attcii**
tion is invited to the statement of Mr. b
D. Ware, on this subject, herewith t r,cS '
mittod.
The State University has received tii"
amount appropriated lor tho current yf
Courts of Ordinary. ...
Section Five, Paragraph EJovon, Article | an d is in a very flourishing and sHti> s ‘
Five, Section Five., Paragraph Two, pro- i tory condition, under the control ol i 3
vides that, “The Courts of Ordinary shall j able Faculty. ^
have snch power in relation to roads, biidg-j Tbe bnimfits of the runnificent 8 , '
es, ferrica, public buildings, paopers, conm I Mr. Peabody are now being enj°y ea ?
iv nPi*#rc tnndii. mwl r.fkar mat. ; our children under tho wise direction C( VI
J to it .by tho Board of Tiuatoes, who o- v -
| tho fund in charge.
Militia.
If it is doomed wise to estahlbb *
litia organization, it is hoped that these*
which aro to regulato it will be of snc '
character as to compel a perfect and •
monious organization, with anfficieof 1
cipline to mako tho force u9elnl and t iC
ivo.
County Officers.
In view of the great poverty of onr [■=•
pie, and of tho present effect of "
apart Homesteads, the Executive ul <Ej
with the ussistauco of the Treasurer
ty officers, county funds, and other mat
ters as shill be conferred on them by law.”
By Section Niue, “The Courts hereto
fore styled tbo “Inferior Courts’ aro hereby
abolished, -.and their unfinished basinets
aud the duties of the Justices thereof are
transferred to aneb tribunals as the Gen
eral Assembly may designate.” And Ar
ticle Eleven, under tbe head of “Laws iu
Geueral Operation.” Section Seven, re
cites that “Tbe hocks papers and proceed
ings of the Inferior Courts shall be trans
ferred to, and remain iu the control of the
Ordinaries, who shell perform the duties
of said Courts until otherwise provided by
law.” It is respectfully suggested that
eiit
early attention bo directed to this Para- I Comptroller, be authorized to (i! -
graph, to the end that Ordinaries may be j discretion as to tho kind and cbate c J ^
relieved from a large portion of tho duties ! bond to Lc £>iven by persons el ^ ^
thereby imposed epon them. Tlie Court J county offices to lb© end that, it
should, it is believed, be divested of mat j above reasons, tbe officer elect may " ^
ters iiot.gerniaiu to it; it is a Court creat j able t*« secure tbe character o! hod * * ^
©d for a particular purpose, and its duties j lofore required, the choice of tJ.e r^. ^
should be confined to the objects of Hs ere ! * ! 1 * 1 * L - '" ,CrtS
ation. Should the business heretofore [
transected by tho Justices of the Inferior'
Comt be entrusted to the Ordinary, he
would not he ililo to perform it in addition <
to (be duties heretofore pertaining to that i
office. It. may, also, be objected that with j of the General Assembly *n>. - , vtnt *je
they© additional services prescribod, tus! eeatitfe, bat this temporary dial* ■ ev a-
rmieh power is C'jute.i red on onn officer. 'I'he j is vastly more than balance^ oy
supervision of roads, Fridges, ferries, pub ” *“ * v “ •■■* , * , * / * at hnoe.
lie buddings, paupers, comity officers, coun
ty funds and tuxes, aud other matter, all
given to one man, is a subject that iuvites
criiicftm.
Under Sectioq Fiftcan, “The General
hall not :>« denied the. exorcises
duties of his office.
Public Buddings.
Tba roraaval of the Seat r.f Govern ^
! to the city of Atlanta will, for a
; casiou some fiiconvenieoee to iheroem
] to t* 16 * #
Assembly shall have power to provide for
veuience to the public at large. , j,
Uuder the arrangemont vofiiuteer^^
the liberal spirit of lb© citizens m A ’ . jJ#
the corporation took npou i«.**e« t0 H ‘, ^
suitable aud eat*s(actory buibbug* ® #Ji
comuiodatioue for the Seatot G*J ve '
As tbere is oo tiuished uuil«iitig '