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lailg CJepj|; L. CLAYLAND,] [J- B. BUMBLE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 26, 1865. PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE CON TENTION. Tu THK REAPERS OE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH. ■Wo take pleasure in announcing'to our read ers, and the people of Georgia generally, that we have made complete arrangements to secure a full report and publication of the proceedings and debates of the approaching State conven tion. Mr. A. E. Marshall—whose proficiency as a phonographic reporter, has been well estab lished for years at our national and State capi tals—will be at the head of a competent corps of assistants, to mate up the reports. We do not contemplate the publication of a mere synopsis, and have made our arrangements accordingly. Of the ability of our reportorial corps to give verbatim reports of the action of the convention, and of the remarks of members, from day to day, we presume the public have no doubt; and we feel the utmost confidence our new and superior facilities will enable us to present them without delay or abridgement, and in an acceptable In order to avoid curtailment, the daily Tele graph will be enlarged as occasion may require —if necessary, to the extent of eight pages of the present size. The outlay necessary to accomplish the pur pose named will necessarily be a heavy one. We believe, however, the records of such an import ant body should'be full, and that the public will regard the enterprise with sufficient favor to in duce at least a partial return for the expenditure- The proceedings of this body will be fraught with greater interest to the people of Georgia, than those of any deliberative body that has ever assembled in the State. The propriety,and great importance, of placing them on record, cannot be doubted. We shall aim to do this, and trust the public will not fail to embrace the op portunity of becoming daily advised of the pro gress their delegates are making. . Our terms to subscribers will continue as here tofore. Agents and friends will confer a favor by inviting attention to this new feature in the history of the Telegraph. We shall issue no prospectus, but trust that the above statement will suffice to invite public approval and sup port to the enterprise. , THE CONVENTION. Those who witnessed the organization of the Convention of the sovereignty, of Geor gia, yesterday, will not soon forget the im pressive character of the occasion. The unu sual circumstances under which the body was convened—the grave questions which every observer knew would be presented speedily for consideration—and the earnest ap pearance of the delegates, all contributed to the solemnity of the scene; and' we feel con fident no deliberative body ever assembled in the State which excelled the present con vention in ability, earnestness, integrity and patriotism. ' -ce lt will be seen that the delegates from near ly all the counties were in attendance. The proceedings attending the organization-were unavoidably lengthy, but were characterized throrghout with the greatest decorum. The administration of the oath was conducted in the most deliberate and solemn manner— each delegate -responding personally to the impressive {enunciation of Judge i Harris. Among the delegates were seen many of the first minds of the State—men whose names are familiar in the past political history of Georgia. That they will at once address themselves to the important work assigned them by a confiding constituency, we cannot doubt, and that the public weal may be ad vanced by] their deliberations, is now the prayer of all. | Our reporters will remain in attendance upon the sessions of the convention, and the readers of the Telegraph may expect the publication of full reports daily., HON. H. V. JOHNSON. In the selection of a presiding officer the State convention was extremely fortunate, and did honor to itself as a body as well as to the gentlemen called to that responsible position. It was supposed that Hon. Chas. J. Jenkins would be called to the place, but that gentleman refused to allow his name to be used, and announced that of Hon. H. Y. Johnson, who was elected with great unani mity. This action of the convention was un doubtedly wise. Gov. Johnson has a nation al reputation, and his selection will be hailed with pleasure in every section of the Union. On the floor, Judge Jenkins will be of emi nently more service, than he could possibly have been in the chair. Able, calm, dispas sionate, energetic, his opinions and efforts will undoubtedly contribute largely to the harmony and wisdom of the convention, and consequently to the general good. We heard many expressions of pleasure at the result of the organization, both among delegates and visitors. MILITARY VISITORS. Maj. Gens. Steadman and Wilson were among the visitors at the capital yesterday. Both were highly pleased with the important proceedings that occurred. Gen. S. is “at home” in such scenes—they are familiar to him; and we observed he entered into the spirit of the occasion with the greatest zest. GOV. JOHNSON’S MESSAGE. This document appears at length in our re port of the proceedings of the convention.— It will be found emminently practical in the statements made as to the general condition of State affairs, and decided in the conclusion as to what disposition should be made of the State debt In Luck.—Among the fortunate aspirants in Milledgeville yesterday, we found our friend Hancock, of the Sumter Republican, who was honored with the position of first assistant Secretary. The readers of his paper may miss him from his journal a short time, but we feel confident he will do the State a good service in his new position. |^~The press, North and South, are largely represented at Milledgeville. Representa tives from Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Macon,, New York and Cincinnati journals, are in attendance upon the convention, and that body may expect to have its proceedings well ventilated. LETTER FROM ATLANTA. From our Special Correspondent] Atlanta, Oct,, 24,1865. I find the latter day Phoenix rising with extraordinary speed from 4s ashes and mins. Everywhere the busy sounds of hammer and saw are heard. Its dusty, noisy streets in<]i- cate great enterprise and industry. A few months ago, its shanties and wooden store houses straggled all over the place, but a more sensible spirit of improvement has been at work lately. Beautiful storehouses of elegant design and substantial material, have been erected and are filled to repletion with goods of all characters. In my opinion the present necessities of - the country that Atlanta supplies, can be more than furnished by the amount of stock and material on hand. There is evidently not a sufficient amount 'of business for the quantity of supply here at the present. A more healthful growth will be beneficial to the city and its future prosperity. ; As I made the transit through the contin uous battle field that extends from Nashville tothis place, a wonderfully varied panorama of thought passed through my mind. Over the desolate and hideous field of Stone River,' my eyes wandered eagerly tracing the scenes and points familiar on those sanguinary days, when that marplot of the late revolution— Bragg—who was never equal to any cgtremC emergency, irrevocably lost the key point of bis department, and hopelessly lost the pres tige of the Army op Tennessee. Off to the left, my eyes hesitatingly wan dered to trace the “cedars,” where Genera; Breckenridge was ordered with his brave and noble Kentuckians to do herculean duty, that giants would have failed to consummate. There, over that rocky ravine, the biiive and’ lion-hearted man charged with liis veterans and strewed the slope with his gallant and n oumed dead heroes. Now, as well as then - how plain the impression remains, that this charge was ordered that the gallant general might be destroyed. He obeyed orders, he charged, he won, he retreated, and yet lives, loved and honored as a brave soldier should' b-L With inexpressible feelings of relief, as well as of mingled pleasure and pain, I viewed the innumerable hill tops and mountain crests and fortified lines, that whilom bristled with fearful rows of hideous black-mouthed and powder-burnt cannon, and whose roars made horrible discord over the echoing face of the now peaceful though almost hopelessly deso late and blackened land. From those emi nences—Lookout mountain, Missionary Ridge,' Ringgold, Rocky Face, Resaca, and through the ravines and over the hill slopes ®f. ihe- Oostenaula and Etowah, how often I have viewed the destructive missiles of war hew ing fearful devastation in their path, arid how inexpressibly glad I am now that aflT]ie scenes lie quietly and peaceful beneath this mild October sun, and earnestly I pray that never more may hostile shot or sound echo through their glens or over their slopes again. Cousin Nourma. ( The Great Kentucky Oil Well. The fact of a large oil well having been struck on Crocus creek, Ky., has become widely known. Crocus creek is a small afflu ent of the Cumberland river, in Cumberland county, near the Tennessee line. The fol lowing contains some interesing facts in rela-' tion to this “strike:” “Borkesvtlle, Ky., Oct. 12.—I arrived here on Saturday evening on my way to Ten nessee, but learned that the great oil well on Crocus creek, having flowed but one day, was to be pumped this morning, I concluded to go up and see the experiment. When the pump tube was put in, the well began to flow, and during the hour employed in setting the tube mounted in a jet six feet above the end of the pipe. “You can perhaps imagine the task it was' to put in joint after joint in a perfect shower of oil. The workingmen were completely deluged—not a dry thread on them after the first five minutes. Every little while they were compelled to come out, and get breath. “At least 50 barrels of oil were dashed over men, derricks, and surroundings during the hour. At the end of this time the pipes were connected, and the oil began to flow, in a two inch stream, into the tank. This was at 121-2 o’clock. At six this evening the flow con-' tinues at the same rate. “Oct. 13.—Crocus creek well still flowing —800 barrels per day. Execution of Henry C. Macgruder.—• Thi3 solemn event, which had been anticipa ted with variant feelings by the friends of the condemned and by the people of Ken : tacky at large, took "place yesterday at the military prison in this city.' We shall offer no comment upon the righteousness of the death-sentence against young Macgruder.— In the trial accorded him, he was most ably defended by General Whitaker—perhaps few criminals ever had superior legal advantages. He was also permitted to invoke the most powerful outside influence. But none of these privileges availed him. About two o’clock p. m., Magruder's moth er, sister, two cousins, and aunt visited him at the prison, and embraced him for' tlie last time this side of the grave. The parting with his mother is said to have been deeply affecting. During the day, and up to.his last moment he was attended by his faithful coun sel, General Whitaker, and Father Brady, his spiritual adviser. He did not converse freely upon the subject of his trial. In alluding to bis fate, he said to General Whitaker: “’Tis hard, but I reckon it is fair.” Just before the fatal hour, he avowed that he entertained malice toward no one, and exhibited perfect serenity of mind and feature.—Louisville Journal, 21st. Terrible Tragedy in Illinois—Forty Per sons Poisoned. We hear of an awful tragedy that trans pired last week in the town of Shiioh, Ran dolph county, Illinois. It appears that two physicians, Drs. Campbell and Minner, of that place, recently sent to the drug store of A. A. Anderson, in Chester, for a quantity of calomel. In one day the medicine was ad ministered to forty patients, when it was dis covered that with the calomel there was mixed corrosive sublimate, a violent poison. All of the patients were taken with alarming symptons, and in the case of seven of them the result had proved fatal at the date of our advices, and it was feared that others would not survive. Among those whose death en sued were a family named Mellinger consist ing of man, wife and child. A sister of Dr. Campbell, an intelligent and interesting young lady, died in a few hours after taking the dose prescribed by her brother. The calomel containing the poison was put up in the ordinary way, and had not been tampered with after leaving the store of a wholesale druggiBt in St. Louis, by whom it was imported from England. The presence of corrosive sublimate was probably due to a culpable carelessness, rather than design, at the laboratory of the Manufacturer. If this hypothesis is correct, h is justifying to think of the pooibla coamifvmmm hi other parts of the cosnbry.—M. trim JtpntWean. rtO*. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST DAY. -jj £ ^ \ HttaLEDoifH^E, GA. V-f| Heclnp^y, Oct$>35,1865.; . $Tl*;hofl of $2 jo’clnibic.iMeffdiap, having cdmef&ceJfcling te*-tli#-*p&elrtniatrmi of His Excellency, James Johnson, Provisional Gov ernor of Georgia, the delegates elect, assem bled in tlie Hall of the House of Representa tives. The Speaker’s chair ,wgs,<>4eupted by Judge Iverson L. Harris, and his Excellency Onv .Tnhngnn Gov. Johnson: T^lip ; hou§e will .come to order. As Provisional Governor of the State of Georgia,! did heretofore, by procla mation, order and direct that an election for delegates for a convention of the people of the State'.of Georgia, should be held on the first Wednesday of the present month. By virtue of the same authority, I did further order arid direct,' that tlfe delegates thus 1 elected /should theraft'er assefrible at 12 bcloclc,' me ridian,’ in city’^df Aliltedgirville’ on the forirth' Wednesday'of ’thismbiith.' ‘ That'day and that hour having now arrived, 1 1'shall, gentleman, withyhhr assistance, proceed to organize this 'body for ■ deliberation, ; arid for the dispatch ofesuch business as- irifty^ come before to -Thefflrst business in order will be the call bf-counties, and the members elect present-will please respond by- giving their names to the- Secretary.. The Secretary will now proceed to call the counties.!! ottn -■ -1 Mr. lL. EL Briscos, the Governor’s i private Secretary, proceeded with-aicall of the coun ties, and’ther-following delegates elect re- ^ppridodfr Ihfituh .alwjttfS tusi iwrT 1 • Appling—Daniel G Hojfes, Frederick Douglass. . Maker—Vi D Williams, Isaac H Heard. , Maldwin—A H Kenan, B. B DcGraffenreid. ,Minks—Wm Turk, J L'Jordan. 'liiati !-;:■> ’■ 'Marlow—J. R,,Parrottj J.K. Wikle, N. Howard. ■"■Men-iep—W E Smith, F S Williams. Mibb—G MLoganj! G’Holt, C B Cole, i iBrooks—WJff Tharp, Wm Hudson. Mryan—H E Smith, F S Williams. Mullock—R McRone, S Brewster. Mutts—John Bqrpott, U> Watson. .., .y/ 1 Burke—Malcolm Jones, RT Jones,ZE.T Lawson. Cott<rah^-GcoWCanlcy, Henty H&ys.-.oiol : • Camden—D C Scarlett EN Atkinson^,, f, Campbell—Vi A Turner, S G Johnson. CarrM—E B Martin, W W-.Merrell,. Charles MBbt v ■>- . JLsr . J- •*- Catoosa—Edward Fowler, Wm Henry: Charlton—3 C Smith, J F Mattox, , Chattahoochee—D H Burts, WmBaglcy. Chatham—Solombh Coheri, Thos'. E Lloyd, Ed-' ward C Anderson. . - : Chattooga—J 0 Scott, and a tie., Cherokee—Jus 6 Doda, W C Puckett, J E Cov ington. 1«: • - - - Clark—Y L G Harris, J H Christy, J C Johnson Clay—R A Turnlpseed; A D Womack.- •!« ' '* •' Clayton—3 O.EUtngtou, Hole., Clinch -, , Cobb—A J Hansel!, D Irwin, Wm Anderson. Coffee—Matt Ashley, Roan- Pafford., . Colquitt-B C WatkinB, F Clark. 1 Columbia—James Jones, O 8’ Shockley, V M -l< '’ilrlN.'l — -.lir.lM-n , h'lLlr-j CoxccUt—Vl Vi Thomas, W F Wright, I E8m!th. uCcaiaford—TXSimmonsbA W Gibson.' ’ Madpr-3yi: CuryetomE D Graham*. Dawson—A J Logan, D P Monroe. irwltl'll-lru .1 DO XWfnJfc—HX Woottan.M A, Candiej.. .Dooly—F K Lewis, Wm Roberts. ' ■ \Dougherty—3 G Wright, Henry Morgan. • ' Marlij—Ji II Robinson, Joel W Perry. Effingham—MRawles, JGMorrill, is. . .. Jllbert—Vl H Adams, J S Lamar,, i . cEmanncl— . ' Fanning—Johu'B Dickey, Jotn-M Powell. It i . 'liiyege-rJohn Huic, P H Brasswell, . ! '■•Floyd—R D ‘Harvey, Robt H More, T J Davis. I Forefflh—Vi B Bell; Stepens Clements. - * *'■!. .. Franklin-r-S Gunnels, J M Freeman. , . Fidloh—Nj Hammond; JTWhitaker, Geo W 'Aaairt '‘•tie Mil ,.i. ,n ,t . inn.h I n.- i-. ‘'Gilmer—B B Quillian, C A Ellington , , , ■Glasscock— ' A ' ‘ 1 ..Glynn—James Cooper; Verbenas Dart. . Gordon—G M Thompson, James Hariand, James KosrerA ' Green—Y P Kingj.M WLewis, N M Crawford. Gwinnett—R D Winn, J T Simmons, JW Baxter. Habersham—Phillip Martin, Wm Grant Hall—3 N Dorsey, D Welchel, S Cfraser. Hancock—S Lawrence, C W DuBosc, D Harris. Harrdlsone—3uB. Williams, Fletcher Thompson. Harris—E C Hood, AW Redding, H DWilliams. Hart—Win'Bowers',“Jas Allen. Heard—B D Johnson, W M K Watts. Henry—E B Arnold, John Hill, C T Zachry. Houston—Eli Wdrren, John '• -M : Giles, Chas T Goode. -, ■- tit .. , , »{, . . * •> ‘Jncin—John B Dormancy, Jacob Young. iv Jackson—‘Vi S Thompson, J B 8 Davis, W L Mar- ler. u-.iiejj • • ’ in-jur,.- : .. Jasper—Henry. C Glover, Wm F Jordan. Jefferson—H V Johnson, George Stapleton. ■ Johnson—Jeremiah Parker, Noah Tison, . Jones—Jas H Blount, Dr Ridley. Laurens—Nathan Tuckery Robert Robinson. . Lee—George Kimbron, Vi Newsom. ^ 'Liberty—John B Mallard, H F Hdrne. . Lincoln—J W Barksdale, John Dnnn. ' Loumdes—P C Pendleton, Col Manning. Lumpkin—Wierd Boyd, II W Riley. Macon—Phillip Cook, L M Felton, 3fadison—G Nash, D W Chandler. Marion—M L Bivins, G Vi McDuffie. 4 J .McIntosh—Jas R Middleton, Armand Lepils. Merri aether—O Warner, J L Dixon, F M Brantly.. ■ Mider—Isaac Bnsh, Isaac E Bower. Milton—O P Skelton, Wm Rogers. .. .... Mitchell—Israel Maples, J A McGregor. Jfonroe—EG Cabnniss, Wm It Murphy r John Shannon,, j,, , • Mimlgoriiery— ' Morgan—Joshua Hill, Thomas P Snffold. ., Murray—W Luffman, B E Parker. Muscogee—Vi Williams,'A H Chappell, Hines »’» ILL- (npijUi :■■ . - : e. ■. .■ Xcicton—P Reynolds, J J, Floyd, J A Stewart. Dylcthor/ie—W Willingham, wB Brightwell, J D Slatthews. ' Moulding—S L Strickland, J H Weaver. Pickens—Silomo C4oode, P. B McCutchen. "uplercerr-Q H Hopkins, GMT Waye. . i Mike—W D Alexander, Giles Driver;' Molk—J A Blance,' Joel Brewer. - 7' .. Pulaski—J L Warren, Norman McDuffie. Putnam—D R'Adams, R C Humber. • ■ Quitman—J T Turner, B H Rice. Mabun—G J King, G M Netheriand. Randolph—Morgan Callaway, L C Sale. .Michrppnd-rC J Jenkins, Jno P King,. A C Walk er! , ‘ Schley—C B Hudsonl J C'Lasseter. h-J . <- ■ ' Scrieen—Geo R Black, R W Lovett ,,,. \ MpaldingMf A q- Doyal, D H Johnson. StewaH—E F Kirksey, J L WimberlyJM Glllti. Sumpter—A S Cntts, W,W Barlow,W Brady. Talbot—M Bethnne, Wm Holines, Z B Trice. 'Taliafei'ro—3-A 8tephens,-S- Harris.-yjT.. f : Tatnall—, ... Taylor—A ETrilUy, L C McCrary. . 1 = -’l- ■ Telfair—A JrCamertra, Dnncan McRae. Terrell—C B Wooten, D'A Cochran. Thomas—3 L Seward, J R Alexander, A T Mcln- ■ Towns—Jnd‘^ i Howarj Jrio P Kelly. Troup—J'B Hfli/R'A TRidley, N L Atkinson. Twiggs—Ira E Dnpree, Lewis Sdomon. . XTnionr—' '• ‘ : ;Vpsonr-3oelMatthews,O.CBhatman. ... t TValker—Lawson Black, T E Patton, ,T Parker. Wallcm—H D McDaniel, J' D Sorrcll, JW'irt-' old. Ware— , Warmr-^J bl Roberts, N C Bacon. ■Si WashingUm—J S ,Hook, L .Matthews,D E Cam ming. Wayne—3 D Bumps, Jas Highsmith. Webster—Sampson Bell, C R Moore, White—A F Underwood,' Isaac B Oakes. 1 Whitfield—J F B Jackson', 3 M Richardson, D Talliaferro. Wilcox—Stephen Bowen, D Johnson; Wilkes—G G Norman, W M Reese. WiQciason—J T Hudson. R J Cochran. Worth—Wm A Harris, Jas M Rouse. - -Tire secretary announced that-a'quorum was present to » !nrii Govebnob -Johnson s Gentlemen, I am in structed to administer to you, before .enter ing upon tbh discharge .qf your duties, an oath—the amnesty path, which has already .been taken by you. The Honorable Iverson L. Harris, judge of the Qcmulgee circuit, will administer the oath. Tlie Secretary will call thelist arid'the members will come forward and take upon themselves the obli gation. /Judge Harris then administered thfe amnes ty oath to the members present, in bodies of eight, as follows : * t ¥tju, and each of you/cfo solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that you .will henceforth faithfully support, protect and §efend the Constitution of the United States, ‘And the union of the States thereunder ; and pint you will, in like manner, abide By and Muthfully support all laws and proclamations which have been -made during the existing rebellion, with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So help you God ! ” povF.Rsou Johnson.: The next business in order, gentlemen, will'be the 'selection of a permanent Eresideat of .the .Convention. The election will be by ballqjh.and a majority of the whole -number pf .ballots will be necessa- ry to axsRneri] A HI - ■* ! Mr. Jenkins : I beg to nominate, for the office of President of the Convention, Hon. Herschell Yv Johnson,- of the county of Jeffer son. Mr. Habhis, of Worth: I' nominate Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, of Kichmond county, for the same position. The latter nomination was withdrawn. Mr. Kenan : X inovethat Hon. Herschell Y. Johnson be elected President af this Conven tion by acclamation. Gov. Johnson : . Gentlemen will please re member that it has been announced by the Chair, that the election will be by ballot, and that a majority of the ballots will be neces sary to a choice; but, if there is no objection, the election can take place by acclamation. Mr. Chappell : I much prefer that the election should be by. ballot, and I trust the Convention will so decide. I think it due to the body that a Convention assembled to delibe rate upon the most important matters that could come before any body, should have all its proceedings characterized by the utmost solemnity. It is familiar. to this Convention, that elections by acclamation usually take place- in party conventions, or in county meetings, but this-is a . body in point of so lemnity far. above such bodies, and I prefer that the election -should take place in the manner the Governor has designated. : . Gov. Johnson : Does thegentleman object? . Mr. Chappell : I do object. Gov. Johnson : Objection being raised, the election will proceed by ballot. • Mr. Kenan : I move that we elect trine We. That is the usual way in which elections have been made by the Georgia legislature. Gov. Johnson put the question, and the motion prevailed. The Secretary then called the list of members, and the vote was announced, as fcllows: Herschell Y. Johnson, 245; Charles J. Jenkins, 27. Gov. Johnson: The Hon. H. Y. Johnson having received a majority of the whole vote cast, he is hereby declared elected president of the convention. Mb. Kenan : I more that without any fur ther ceremony the Hori. H. V. Johnson be re quested to take his seat as president of the convention. ' 1 The motion prevailed, when Mri Johnson was welcomed to' his seat by Gov. Johnson, amid the applause of the body. The Pbesident: gentlemen of the Con vention—Please accept my grateful acknow ledgments for this evidence of your kindness and confidence. I regret that I cannot pro mise any great efficiency as your presiding officer, for I can bring to my aid neither ex' perience nor natural adaptation for the dis charge of the duties assigned me. I will, however, do the very best I can, relying upon your generosity to forgive error, and sustain me in the maintenance of order and deco- l-um. . ■ We are convened under extraordinary cir cumstances, and charged with grave and re sponsible trusts. The past, with its scenes of chastisement and of sorrow—the present, with its stem and tangible realities, admon ish us to act with caution and wisdom. It is not for me to say what you ought or ought not to do. That is your province. Upon you rests the responsibility to a confiding con stituency. . I may be permitted, however, to suggest that the duty of. the Convention is clearly indicated by surrounding circum stances. Let us do what those circumstances indicate. Let us do nothing more, lest, by attempting too much, we should engender schism and excitement, and hazard the use fulness of our deliberations. Wc cannot cor rect or cure the errors of the past; but it is our duly, as far as possible, to rescue our selves and our posterity from their conse quences. Let us address ouraelves to the task with the dignity of manly purpose, humbly relying upon the Father of Light to illumine our understandings. . .... Gentlemen, renewing the expression of my gratitude, invoking- a spirit of conciliation, harmony and patriotism, and bespeaking your support and your indulgence, I announce the Convention as organized, and prepared to enter upon the performance of its duties. Gov. Johnson and Judge I. L. Harris with drew.. .'Ji ; The Convention then proceeded to the elec tion of a Secretary. Messrs. SBffold, Peeples, Waddell, Walker and Harrison, were placed in nomination. On the first ballot the result was as follows: Saffold, 60; Walker, .14; Waddell, 102’;- Peeples, 47; Harrison,' 5; Williams, 4. - * • ,-eht. -Lj B.-;i ■ There being no choice by a majority vote, the Convention then proceeded to a second ballot, with the following result: Waddell, 154; Peeples, 38; Saffold,'62. Mr. James D., Waddell, of Polk county, having received a majority of all the votes .cast, was declared elected, and appeared and- was qualified by the administration of an oath similar to that administered to the dele gates, and the customary oath of office. Mr. Habkis : I propose as a candidate for Messenger to this body, the name of my old friend Jesse Oslin, and move that he be cho sen by acclamation. The motion prevailed. Mr. Wm. H. Robebt, of-Baldwin, was elec- ted Doorkeeper by acclamation. Mr. Jenkins : I offer the following resolu tion : Festival, That the President appoint a committee of 16; one from each judicial dis- strict, to prepare and report business for this Convention. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Floyd : I tnove that a committee of three be appointed by the President, to wait, on his Excellency, the Governor, and inform him that the Convention is organized and ready to receive any communication he may desire to make. The motion was carried. Messrs. Floyd, Hansell and Chappell were appointed that committee. Mr. Mallard : I meve that a committee of 3 be appointed by the chair to make arrange ments for opening tlie daily sessions of the body with prayer. The motion was carried. Messrs. Mallard, Cabaniss and Cole were ap- - pointed that committee. TUd committee appointed to wait on bis Excellency, reported that they had perform ed that duty, and that the Governor would submit a communication in writing immedi! ately. Tlie Governor sent in the following mes sage : Gentlemen of the Convention : .The circumstances under which you have assembled, make it proper in my judgment, that you should have set before you a sum mary' of the financial condition of the State, that you may be the better prepared to give appropriate directions to Executive officers touching the discharge of important duties necessary to be performed before the Legisla- ture will assemble. Upon entering on the duties of my office I ascertained from a source deemed reliable, that the cotton which had been previously purchased by"the State, had either been captured or consumed by fire; and that all of the assests the State held abroad, had been drawn against to the full extent of their value. The Western & Atlantic Railroad yielded us no income, and the stock belonging to the State in Banks, and other Railroads were en- tircly^jrmvailablc. Our charitable Institu- tidhiq^Bfccademy for the blind at the city ofMactfflPHd the Lunatic Asylum at this place, were without funds and are now com pelled to resort to such Credit as they may obtain to procure supplies necessary tor the maintenance of their unfortunate inmate*.— The Penitentiary with its shops and machine ry, has been nearly .destroyed—to such an extent, as to render it wholly inadequate to accomplish the purpose designed—and neat;' ly all of the convicts have either escaped or been discharged. It will he necessary therefore to make some provisions to carry into effect the judgments of tlie courts against certain criminals for of fences committed in violation of existing laws, or which may be committed, until new laws shall be made prescribing new penalties and other modes of inflicting punishment for crime. "During the progress of the war, the West ern & Atlantic Railroad was alternately de stroyed and rebuilt by the contending armies, until by the operation of last spring it final ly fell into the possession of the military au thorities of the United States. By them it was temporarily repaired and put in running order, and by them retained until about the 25th of lost month, when it was turned over to the State upon certain terms and condi tions proposed by the United States. Most of the depots on the road, and the workshops on it, are to be repaired or rebuilt; many cross ties to bo furnished and much of the iron to be relaid. The bridges over the streams were found to be frail and liable to be swept off by the first heavy freshets. Such being the case the superintendent and directors did not hesitate with my approval to enter into contracts for the immediate construction of permanent and substantial bridges. They are fourteen in number, and by the terms of the contracts are to be completed by the 15th of December next. The rolling stock on the road being insufficient, the superintendent and directors purchased of the United States nine engines and about one hundred cars.— This outlay cannot be met by the proceeds of the road, but will require, it is estimated, more than a half million of dollars. I have caused some repairs to be put upon the State House and the Executive Mansion. These will require further appropriations, to replenish and put them in proper order. Having no available assets with which to pay the mileage of the members of the Conven tion or tlieirtper diem, I borrowed on the faith of the State, from citizens of Augusta, about the sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be used by tbs Convention for that purpose. Special contracts have been made with the citizens lending the money, to which con tracts I invite your attention and respectful ly ask that they be approved and that pro visions be made to meet them promptly. Since our last electioiffor members to the Congress of the United States, a new ap portionment Rcpresentativeshas been made under the Census Returns of 1860; and by that apportionment the number allotted to the State of Georgia, is reduced to seven. It being desirable that Representatives should be elected at as early a day as practicable, it will be proper that the Convention shall by resolution or otherwise, divide the State into the requisite number of Districts and order that the election for members to Congress be held on the same day as that on which the Governor and members of the General As sembly may be directed to be holden. The changes which the war and its results have made in our property, population and resources, suggest that some corresponding changes or modifications be made in the or ganic law, fixing the basis and the mode of representation in each branch of the General Assembly. To approximate perfect justice on this subject, is, under the most favorable circumstances, almost impossible; but with us, at present, it is still more difficult, because of the want of accurate statistical informa tion. For the purpose of aiding you in per forming this delicate task, I have procured for the use of tlie Convention “Vol. Popula tion” of the census of 1860, and which will be furnished when desired. Within the past few years we have made several experiments on our judicial system. These experiments, I think, have demonstra ted that the judges should be independent of the Executive, and that sound policy and the wholesome administration of law, require thatthc Governor be deprived of the appoint ment of all judicial functionaries. The ad ministration of justice will, under the new condition of society, require that the organic law be so made, as to allow the Legislature to establish inferior tribunals in each county with jurisdiction over certain classes of civil and criminal causes. The. sessions of such courts should be frequent, so as to dispatch business without delay, and should be held subject to legislation from time to time, as the public exigencies might require. In this connection I cannot forbear earn estly recoilllnending to your deliberate con sideration, the propriety of ordaining that the Supreme Court, shall hold its sessions at one place, and that one place shall be the seat of Government for tlie State. The ad vantages resulting from it will be many amd great. It will better secure the convenience of suitors, and approximate more nearly in distributing justice to each man’s door. It will add consequence to our Capital, give more dignity to the Court, and more authori ty to tlieir decisions. The public debt ot the State as reported by the Comptroller amounts to about 20,818,525 dollars. Of this sum 2.667,750 dollars, were contracted prior to the commencement of the war, the balance about 18,135,776 dollar* du.l ring its existence. On the amount incurred previous to hostilities there is now due and unpaid, about the sum of 284,000 dollars.— The liabilities incurred before the war is In every sense :i debt, and the State is bound by every consideration of good faith and public morality so to regard it, and to make pro vision for tlie prompt and faithful discharge of such liability. No reasonable doubt can be entained that such will be her pleasure and her action. But the debt created daring tho war, stands on a very different basis. It is of no legal or morel obligation because it was created to_ aid. iji tlie prosecution of a war of rebellion against tlie United States. The purpose Sought to fee accomplished was unccnstitutionab and all who participated in anywise in the : effort to sever tlie coun try, were violators of law and can there fore set up no claim either legal or equita ble for money advanced or for services rendered. Furthermore these contracts, from which a liabilty * is said to result were ma'de'htith Georgia in reyolt—with Georgia as' h • member of the 'Confederate States Government. The Government to. which she then belonged, has been over thrown, and with Its overthrow, all Confed erate debts became' extinct. Georgia as a component part of it, m> longer exists and her debts then incurred, have in like manner been extinguished. She is now no longer in revolt. She is one of the States of the Fed eral Union,-ampin her return to reconcilia tion, her'-allegiince to the^ Government -re quires that the act of secession be cancelled, and all other acts done arid performed in aid of the rebellion be declared void and of none effect. The ultimate redemption of the cur- remyyboth State and Confederate, was made dependent in fact, and in terms upon the re sult of the fatal struggle. No one expected payinentif finally defeated in our efforts to secure independence, and therefore no plight ed faith is violated by a refusal on the part of Georgia to assume to pay ari indebtedness dependent on the issue. The currency and the cause flourished together while in life,’ and now that the cause nas no louger a be ing, the currency that sustained it may well lie interred in the same gra^ei, ..a To call a refusal on the part of the State to acknowledge or pay these extinct demands repudiation,,is but a perversion of the use of language, and presents an appearance of an attempt to sustain and uphold a desperate cause by a resotP*to odious words and oppro brious epithets. Our burdens are already great and our strength greatly diminished. The as sumption of . such a debt will, still add to our weakness, impair our credit; increase our taxes, deter immigration, prevent capital from seeking an investment among us and will embarrass us hi a /variety pf ways for years to come. ]7V. ' V i- , !'/.. .To transfer this great question to the Leg islature will be considered as a quasi endorse ment of its justice. The Legislature will have its own peculiar burdens to bear, and will be pressed with business beyond that of any one that has assembled in our day/ It will be charged with framing and passing tax laws, police laws, . penal laws laws relating to contracts, and to all the manifold relations of life. Such subjects. will be sufficient to. consume the time and the talents of tlie most able and industrious qf men, and the public welfare will demand that, to these subjects, the members of tlie Legislature shall give their earnest, best and undivided efforts. Let not that body, when in session, be beseiged, from day to’ day, by claimants and their agents arid attorneys, urging the assumption, in whole or in part, of these unconstitutional demands. Let the hope of reward in such efforts be entirely cut off; let this overflow ing fountain of corruption be now and for ever dried up; arid let the fecord of your action on this subject discourage, in the fu ture, all premature efforts to Overthrow long and well established Government. In a word, ordain solemnly and deliberately, that no Legislature, now or hereafter, shall, directly or indirectly, in whole or in parti assume to pay, in any manner, these demands, uncon stitutional in their creation, and many of them without even the countenance' of equity to support them. The events of this year will constitute an ere in history. ’ Slavery has been abolished in these States. • Georgia, in Convention, is called upon to put on record an acknowl edgment of the accomplished fact, to give as surance to mankind that involuntary servi tude shall not hereafter, in any form, or by virtue of any device, exist within her bor ders ; to enjoin on succeeding legislators that they shall guard by law the community from the evils of sudden emancipation; shall se cure those emerging from bondage, in the enjoyment of their legal rights; and shall protect the humble, the ignorant and the weak from wrong and aggression. Such are some of the unforeseen anct wondeful results of the war. In passing through this revolu tion, our chastisements have been severe, and our calamities have been heavy; but we should do well to remember, that this great change is of Him, who does all things wisely, and “according to' the counsels of His will.” ! J. Johnson, Prov. Gov. of Ga. After the reading of tlie message, the Con vention then adjourned until 9 1-2 o’clock to-morrow. • : .. Frtneral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of Mr. Edward C. Legriel and family, and of Mr. Chas. Campbell and family ,are invited to attend the fundcrnl of Mr. Legriel, from his residence on Mulberry Street, at o’clock this, Thursday, afternoon, oct 26-lt NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THEATRE. CHARLES NESBITT, Lessee & Manager. S. II. VERNEY,........... Stage Manager. THE 8ECOND WEEK OF THE WREN DRAMATIC COMBINATION. FOURTH NIGHT OF THE SECOND WEEK. . Comedy and Farce. ' ELLLA WBEN NESBITT, AS' THE MARCHIONESS DE VILLAFRANCA. Thursday Evening, Oct. 26, 1865, Will bepresented for the first time in Macon, the beautifnl and laughable Comedy in two acta entitled THE ELIXIR OF YOUTH, OR, THE MAGIC MARRIAGE-. WALTER BENN, as...‘.Count Rafail De VfflanL LOUIS MORRISON, as Ascanio. GEO. WREN, as....BaronTonibioDcPompolino. MISS EMMA FORREST, as Finetta. ELLA WREN NESBITT as The Marchioness De Yillafranca. 80NG. ,ltr.-Junes Collins. BEAUTIFUL DANCE -Miss Rose Wood, To conclude with the laughable Farco of the DEAD SHOT. For character* see small bill*. PRICES OF ADMISSION: Parquitte Dress Circle $1 00. Gallery : ; 50. Good order will be strictly maintained. The seats in the Dress Circle are numbered and can be reserved, between the hours of 10 A. JI. •and 1 P. M. The Theatre has been completely cleaned and renovated. Doors open at 7j£. Performance to commence at 8 o’clock. octSfi-lt Administrator's Sale. U NDER an order from the Ordinary of Bibb county, Go-^will be sold, between the usual hours of sale, on Wednesday the 8th day of No vember next, ot public outrery, in front of the Auction store of Messrs. Findlay & Kenrick, in Macon, Go-, three horses, one mule, and oue top buggy, as perishable property, belonging to the estate of James Meora, late of said county dec’d. B. S. LANIER, Ex’r, oct26-10t* Act. Tern. Adm’r. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS A. P. a. HARRIS, GROCERIES, DRY GOODS AXD Commission ^Merchant. TAKE NOTICE. M Y STOCK OF GROCERIES are now beginning to come in, and I can promise my friends and the public generally, that a call upon me will nev er be regretted; for with a large and well selected stock of GROCERIES, LIQUORS & DRY GOODS, I will be able to fill the whole of their bills with- out giving them the trouble of going all over tht market. , I will al60 state, that in addition to my regular business I will be glad to receive any CONSIGNMENTS ON COMMISSION, Or on storage; and to all who favor me with con signments of any description, I promise Full and Satisfactory Returns. A. P. G. HARRIS, Old firm of Dunlap & Harris, afterwards Harris & Dense. Beferencest—Any of the merchants of Macon, oct 26-3m [oct 14] L. P. STRONG & SONS, WOULD respectfully inform their friends and the pnblic generally, that they have opened at their old stand (on Seccond street, two doors from Cherry) a large and well selected stock bf : Boots and Shoes, Which they offer as low as any honse in the city. oct26-lm* NAILS, NAILS, NAILS. A CONSIGNMENT OF 12d NAILS In Store and for sale by - oct26-3t* JEWETT & SNIDER. _ SEXTON WASTED. A SOBER, reliable COLORED MAN, wanted as Sexton forMulberry Street MethodiBtChnreb. Apply at once to JAMES I. SNIDER, oct27-2t* at Jewett & Snider’s. LTJMT3ER- 10,000 FEET SEASONED INCH BOARDS. FOR SALE BY oct26-lt* FINDLAY & KENRICK. Notice to Debtors am! Creditors. A LL persons indebted to the estate of Ricbard Xi Bnnn, late of Bibb connty, deceased, are re quired to make immediate payment and those hav ing claims to render them in terms of the law, to the undersigned. FRANCES BRINN, oct26-w40d* Administratrix. BOARDING. BOARDING AND LODGING can be obtained for FOUR SINGLE GENTLEMEN, and EIGHT day boarders,- by immediate application. Honse on the Hill, 2d door from Dr. Hammond’s resi dence. JAS. H. WHITE. oct26-I2t* Sole Leather, A GOOD LOT OF SOLE LEATHER, For sale by SINGLETON & HUNT. ALL STYLES OF BOOTS, SHOES, AND HATS, At Wholesale and Retail by SINGLETON & HUNT. * REPAIRING ; Neatly done by SINGLETON & HUNT, oct26-2t Opposite Lanier House. Journal <fc Messenger copy. EORGIA— Bibb Coosty.—Whereas Thomas VJT J. Lane applies to the undersigned for letters of administration, upon the estate of James F. Gamble late of said connty deceased. All persons interested are required to be and appear at the court of Ordinary, on the first Monday in Decem ber next, to show cause, if any they have, wby lettere of administration shonld not be granted ap plicant. Given nndcr my hand and official signa ture. WSI. Jf. RILEY, oct26-wS0d* Ordinary. /J EORGIA—Bibb county. — Whereas John VJT O’Neal applies to the undersigned for Letters ot Guardianship of the person and property of Mary Rogers and William Rogers orphan minors or Daniel Rogers deceased. All persons interested are required to be and ap- pearat the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in December next, to show cause if any thev have why letters of Guardianship should not be granted the applicant Given under my hand and official signature. WM. M. RILEY, oct28-w30d* Ordinary. a EORGLA—Bibb County.—Sixty days afterthe date hereof, application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell all the property, both real and personal belonging to the estate of George R. Hunter, late of 6aid connty, deceased. MARY S. HUNTER, oct 20-lawCOdt Administratrix. p EORGIA—Bibb County.—Sixty days after VJT the date hereof, application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of said county for leave to sell all the property, both real and personal, be longing to the estate of Richard Brinn late of said connty deceased. FRANCES BRINN, oct 26-law-60d Administratrix. Administrator’s Sale. < B Y virtue oi an order from the Ordinary of Bibb county, will bo sold on Saturday, the itli dav November next, at the late residence of John H. Dunlap deceased, about three miles from the city of Macon, at 10 o’clock A M., on the Houston road, the following property, to-wit: Horses, mules,cattle.household and kitchen furniture. Sold as the property of John H. Dunlap deceased, for the benefit of tho heirs and creditors of deceased. EUGENIA C. DUNLAP, oct26-9tt Administratrix. Mechanics. We wish to hire each a Painter, Trimmer and Blacksmith. \\l HITE MEN preferred. None need apply but V Y those of good moral character, and are first class mechanics. Steady employment and good wages will he given. WILDER & DUNN, oct26-lt? Forsyth, Ga. For Rent. O NE dwelling near Female Colege containing C rooms, kitchen, smoke house, stable and car riage house, good well of water, and large garden. Also, one dwelling containing 7 rooms, kitchen, smoke house, stable, carriage house and good well of warter, good garden, the house is furnished with gas. Possession given to either honse imme- diatcly, Also a house with five rooms. oct26-lt* G. JI BLAKIj