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'’’l H. SMITH, p'.iiitor and Proprietor.
’'•(orsviHc, €■«». JTlil.v !^KS.
S t o in o*o i* a o y .
: 3R PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
/. OF:AT i 0 SEYMOUR,
O/ Jl'etc I'orli.
T VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
«//. FRANCIS P. BLAIR,
Os Missouri
But: I’Ps>iCK\rv. —We hoist to our
• Tist-I.rad, this week, the nnmes of the
! oi. I !••« vtio Seymour, ofNew York,
■ : of tlie United States, and
t; Ml. I it ncis P. IT lair, of Missouri,
■ r Vice President, at the approaching
!’,!! Election. We felly r.iul freely
ndorsf the Platform of Principles a
’->ptctl hy tfrr Bite. National Democratic
veirtroir assembled in the rity ol
\ w York, and upon which they a!i<jn
''lemseivcs. We see in these nominees
• -u! this platform more to hope for than
■ i viv arid all other measures hereto
,r;> (*r now offered to the American
< >ople for their rejection or acceptance.
We see the triumph of Conservatism
o er I? idiealism —of the Constitution of
i ir Fathers over the Rule-or-Ruin pol
•y ol the dominant party in power —
. t Truth over Error—of Reason over
M hliipss —and of Liberty over Op
r ssion. We see a returning sense
f the peop’e of this great Republic of
t' • dangers riiatr now so eminently
threaten the overthrow of our Govern
■ • ot and the substitution of a moil
. ■ c'i v or despotism in its stead.
The nomination ol these two patri
t.is and statesmen for the highest posi*
•ions in the gift of the greatest nation
w on earth, is hailed with acclama
tion* of j■ • y by true men of all former
trties from the Lakes to the Rio
Grande. The platlorm upon which
ihev stand breathes the true republican
- >irit of *7“. and every clause beats re.
-pnnsive to the sentiments and princi
• ,!('« of that great instrument known
nil distinguished as the Constitution of
: 1 iiited S’ates.
Upon it. we plant our hopes, and to
is great hearers we pledge our support
•nd good will. With them we expect
•o rise or fall, sink nr swim, live or
he : and we call upon every tine A
aerica’i citizen—-true f*>• himself—his
'tod —lds rare ami his country, to rally
coder itie banner ofSeyir.onr and Blair,
nd give them such support as will
t itimphanllv elect them to the posi*
i >ns for which they are candidates,
• and thereby si cure for yourselves and
\ our children tlie protection of life,
1 hiwty and projerlv, and the over*
■ row and demolition of the parry now
• iniggling to impoverish and enslave
I V,r further particulars of the lives
•-’!:«! i haraeter ->l these two great men,
>• <• refr our rea-lers to short sketches
• I the same to he fouml on the first
• l/o of this paper; to which turn and
I :i(l.
(tinnt and BSiioli al Shiloli.
All that has ever lieen said, says llie
Quito v (Illinois) Herald, of the fight
■ Shiloh, wc believe entireties to (ten.
Burl! the honor ol rescuing the Fcder
-1 armv from the jaws of a most terri
;'c ‘ii feat. A Federal soldier who
i rNcipated in the hot work of tl at
i 'Oic.ra’de field says that during the
v. h.-tlf engagement Graft was inglori
u~!y tirnnk. ami thafon Sunday cven
liuT'. aider the firing had' ceased, and
G n. Buell had disposed of his forces
t•» r the work of the succeeding day r
ito II sought and obtained an inter*
to w xvjth (Jrant, at which the follow
:• g ••onversation took place :
(Jcnrr.il Buell —“Well, sir. is lilts
1 display of \our generalship: two
-1 irds of your arms retiring sit.ee dav-
Vt bring almost massacred by a su
i rior enemy, and the remainder wan*
erring leisurely al mg the banks of the
I'ciinessee ?” (Alluding to Genera!
Wallace's division, which comprised
' early one-third ot Grant’s army, and
Vol not seen the enemy during the
da V.) ft ;' " j
“Will, Geoerah” rejilied Grant. —
' f did the host I could. I was not
i\p< etlny. this atlaek, and Wallaee has
i■(’gleet-ob either to move on the cue
lev’s fiat.k or come to my assistance.”
General Buell—“You are aware of
and < eiuse proximity of the enemy, why
,;, d >mi dispatch Wallace on a wild
: <u>s.- chase while the enemy was con
'•''titrating in your front ? ofcsidcs, sir.
' u. \* all ace denies having received
1 v orders from you during the day. —
And onw, Grant, if that is the
!>• st \ <ni ran do, God help the soldiers
IQ< ed under your charge, for from
“ a{ l ,Mn see you are not worth the
i ""d r that would blow you to ll ll.
£ v El-President Pikkce drew up
’•he i> niocr u,e‘phitforiH.
We learn IY-.ni - the Rhine Courier
• hat Mr. Win. Bradley, aged about six*
v-three years, and an esteemed riti
z-'ll ol Floyd county, died at the resi
irnre of Dr. W. J. Taiill, at Mtssion
trv Station in that countv on the 12tl:
iiist. lie was a good Christian, and
spent several years of his life as a col
porteur.
Congress has passed the “Edmund’s
Hill.” regulating the Electorial College.
This bill excludes the Southern States
from participating in the [’resiiierti a 1
Election. It is doubtful about its|re
reiving a two thirds vote over a Pres
idential veto,
TSse Radical Steam Torture
Ilox at Fort Pulaski'.'
When we republished, a iow days
since, from the Washington National
Intelligencer, a statement that Instru
ments of Torture hud been applied, in
Furl PutasKi, to tlie government wit
nesses in the Ashburn ease, we did it
entirely upon the responsibility of that
paper, and with an honest incredulity
of the whole thing.
Ii seemed to u» impossible of b’eliel
that torture should lie applied to wit
nesses in legal or military investigation
under the authority ol the United State?
Govei nincnt. in the i Dili Century of
the Christian era. But incredible as
fliiis horrid stigma upon civilization,
Christianity and republicanism may ap
pear, we are compelled to believe it,
and that the dungeons of Fort Pulaski
have reverberated with the half stifled
groans and screams of victims tortured
by a contrivance brought there for the
purpose, in order “to make them tell the
truth," or in other words give stub
testimony as was desired by the pros
ecutors.
l:i conversation with one of the most
eminent citizens of Macon yesterday,
ho assured us that General Mead ex
plained to him in Atlanta, week before
last, tlie whole modus operandi of this
instrument ol torture. Meade describ
ed it as a box sufficiently capacious to
admit the victim, and'then arranged for
compression bv screws, by which a
force could be brought upon the pris
oner sufficient lb “squeeze the breath
out ol him.” It was also provided
with a steam apparatus connected with
the throttling box by pipes, and upon
turning a fosset jets of steam were
thrown in, which added materially to
the anguish of suffocation. This ma
chine was appl ted to threamf the wit
nesses — Balls. Marshal and a- negto
with entire efficacy—the negro gave in
in a moment, and cried out that lie
would swear anything if they would
only let him out of that miss*.
The Yregoing is the statement of a
leading c :izen of Maci n -a man whose
word nobody doubts—as to what was
voluntarily said it; his hearing by Gen.
Meadfe-himself. Are more words wan
ted !>v way of improvement ? Is it
possible to add to the force of tbalacls
ihemselvesi.n showing the depth of
degredation to which radical rule has
brought the American -government.—
Macon 'fetlcgraph,
mm Mb- mam. ,
Galveston, Texas- July 17.—0n
the evening ol the loih.a riot commence
cd at Milliean,< n the Central Railroad,
in this state. A party of about twenty *•
five in grocs, led i>y a white school teach
er and a negro preacher named Brooks,
attempted to hang a man named Wnt.
Holliday. White citizens prevented the
execution, and headed by the shrilf and
bureau agent attemped to suppress tlie
mob, which resulted in the death of
ten or twelve npgroes.
On the 1 Gil l the numbers increased
on both sides. Skirmishing occurred
during tlie day. The casualties are
estimated at twenty-five. A small bo
il} - of troops arrived fate lost night,
and dispersed the rioters, killing three
negroes. 'I lie latter, numbering 300
to 500, had fortified themselves three
miles from Mullican, and refused to lay
down their arms until the troops dis
persed them. The entire loss is fifiv
or sixty. The difficulty is said to
have arisen from suspicion that a ne
gro member of tl e ioyal league had
been hung, but who has since been
found.
'J'oo Mrcti I*it av k it.— J’lte Radii als
of the Alabama legislature on Monday
elected an old negro preacher Cliaplain
of the House ot Representatives. On
Tuesday moriii ’g, says the Golumhus
Enquirer, he opened the session of
the House with prayer, and prayed for
about two hours ui a stretch. This
was undoubtedly pretty heavy for a
hot day, but it kept tiie impatient leg*
islators out of mischief for a time, and'
possibly put some of them in a better
frame ol mind for the day’s work.—
But the majority of tin Radical mem
bers couldn’t see it in that light. No
sooner had the colored Chaplain con
cluded, than Mr. Strobaeh, white Rad
ical, offered a resolution requesting;
ihe Chaplain to curtail his prayers—
This brought up Callaway, negro del
egate from Mobile, who denounced the
proposition as curtailing the freedom
of religious liberty, ano moved to lay
it on the table. But the white Rads
passed the resolution, and the Chap
bun will have to curtail accordingly.—
If he should refuse to pray for such a
set at all, be would save himself a con
siderable amount of “love’s laber
lost.”
Tut: Congressional Legislature;
—The assemblage, now convened in
Atlanta, and miscalled the Georgia Leg
islature, did nothing ol interest on Fri
day and Saturday, except to deeide that
they would not purge themselves with
Meade’s pills. Both Houses decided
by clear majorities that every member
ol their respective bodies was elligible
under the Constitution and laws appli
cable to the ease. This is a triumph of
justice and common sense that hurts
radicalism very much, and, probably
will prevent Joe Brown and Blodgett
from being sent to the Foiled States
Se n ate
‘Brick’ lVaieroy comes out hot and
strong (or Seymour and Blair,
T »e Slew#..
A N»mv York banker has his life
injured for 8150,000.
The Radical coffin in Georgra-—ihai
sweat-box at Fort Pulask'i.
Twenty-two cases of- sun-stroke in
Baltimore - oir-'Riursday,
Gen. Joe Johnson lias taken a cot tag-s
--at Newport for the season.
Yale College is a millionare, and
686,000 over.
Grant badges" are a drug in the New
York market.
Twenty cases of sun-stroke in Cin
cinnati on Thursday.
Mrs. Hooker, wife of “Fighting
J*je,” UYUuul.
“I*>ed muslins.” fur summer wear.
a:e ami enured in New York.
Next President, Seymour is 57 year
and next Vice-lHecideiit Blair is 4R
years of age.
The local of the Constitutionalist
has a nine pound beet, scut fr.nn Barn
well District. S C.
The Sheriff ofTliomas cour.ty, while
separating two belligi rents, was shot
and mortally wounded on Thursday
last.
Thom'S F. Morris, banker of wall
street, on. Thursday was Bi.tlerized to
the time 0ff821,100 in bonds.
SScnor Romero, the Mexican m mister
at Washington, lias taken an American
bride —a Washington City belle.
Senator Conncss, of California, is
about to marry into Butler’s family. He
is ambitious of beastly honors,
A man died in Griffin on Saturday
from the effects of sun-stroke received
the day before in Atlanta.
The thermomcterEs being at 100 in
Louisvill, It; s not dtHered foiMt, £HI coup
le from commiling matrimony during
the past week.
General Howell Cobb spoke in Ath
ens with gnat effect, on briday night,
to a verv large and enthusiastic audt.
cure,
Babcock, promiiienl Radical and a
“City Father” ol St. Louis, comes out
for St } mour and Blair.'
Four hundred terrapins arrived, at
Savannah a few days since, from Lem
on Island. 'J hey vvere shipped .North
at 83,50 per dozen.
Gov Jenkins and family are at Hal
ifax, No w a Scotia. Ex-President Da
vis and family arc: expected there very
soon.
Grandmother Grerly says that Sey
mour and Blair cannot be l « iten by di -
riding them.
“Gad-ites” is the classical name re
cently given to those young ladies who
spin much .-treeanw
It cost the white tax payers of South
Carolina 89,966, to elect Sawyer, scal
awag, to the 11. S. Senate.
Mrs. E. Watkins, and iMtssrs.
Wool folk <s• Anderson, have
held for postage in the Savannah Post
Office,
Provisional Comptroller Gen. W hea
ton was in Macon yesterday, stopping
at Brown’s Hotel,
Ail Atlanta correspondent, of the
Radical paper at Augusta says that sev
eral of “the colored Republicans” will
vote against the Constitutional Amend
ment.
Captain J. E. Elliot, a well kn»wn
Montgomery printer, was “sun-struck”
Saturday afternoon. He will recover,
though.
A buggy, tlie body of which is made
out of a single piece of india rubber,
has been turned out in Bridgeport,
Connecticut. Two thousand dollars
was refused for it.
The Gridin delegation to the Dem
ocratic mass-meeting al Atlanta, intend
flanking the ’otels by carrying their
own rations.
'bite “dons” of*he University of Ga.
have a printing press to teach a class
the “art preservative” and also to sup
ply "the wants of the University.”
Fifty persons in New York, six in
.Brook y.n, three in Jersey City, cigtit
,ti Newark. New Jersey, and five in
He Navy Yard, died on Thursday ol
sun stroke.
tfgpFive hundred Mormons arrived
in New York from England, on Mon
day, and more arc soon to arrive.
More Land —Specials say tiiab
Seward lias purchased Sutiora and Seir
alva, and negotiated a treaty of com.
me ire between the United States and
China with Bur’ingame.
Georgia post masters are assessed
from §5 to §SO by the Radicals rt
Washington in order to raise campaign
funis.
A Georgia planter is suing, a Dr.
Steele, of Winstead, Connecticut, for a
valuable horse stolen during Sherman’s
march.
Fred I) Higlus refuses to stump for
Grant.
T 'Jsf* The mail matter handled at the
New Postothce amounts to ninety-five
tuns, making two hundred wagon loads
each day ; 250,000 latiers are dispatch
ed each day.
The Washingtonians have been torch
lighting over Seymour and Blair’s
nomination. They had speeches from
Gen. Toombs, and our gallant young
Iriend, G iruett Andrews, Jr.
'Die carnet sack and scalawag mem
bers of the Legislature Improved the
shining hour of last Saturday’s ad
journment, by having their one shirt
and pair ol socks washed.
There were two hundred and fifty
deaths from the cflect of the extreme
heat in New York for the three days
ending July lfith.
Grant is kept out -West by l.is train
ers to get, and keep him sober. He
was drinking at a 2:10 pace towards
the monkeys.
The Charleston Courier «avs the
average death of negroes in South
Carolina, occuring from - accident of
fire-arms, are about five every week.
'The work on the new opera house at
Atlanta, is being rushed rap wily for
ward.
We are indebted to the Macon Jour.
A Mess, for most ol our news items.
Georgia Legisfuturc.
Tuesday, July ’l .
senate.
The t-'enatc met pursuant W» adjourn nont’
nnti opened with prayer by the Kev. Mr. Hin
ton, oi the Senate.
A message whs received from the Governor,
which w is taken Up and read.
.fyh, V isin moved that the resolution re
. oiled by hi n l>e taken up.
jMr. Merrill reported a resolution as a sub
sist ute ;
tic it resolved by Hie Senate and House of
k*presentaties in dleasrut- Assembly met,
1 !iat the amendment to the Constitution of
the baited States, proposed hy the 39th Con
gress, and known a.-- article -14, be and the
-snie is hereby rati lied ;.s a part of the Con-
-t lotion of ihe United Ht ites, anal also upon
this further fundamental, condition, lo wit:
(This is the article striking our r di if.) .
Mr, ( andler offered a substitute, in sub
stance, that the Message of the Governor; and
all matters pe, taining to the 14th amend
‘ ment. be referred to the Judiciary Committee
: ;o be ap[)ointed. who will report at as early a
I day ns practicable.
1 Campbell, negro. o| posed M - Candler’s
substitute' on grounds of delay We
were here for tbe purpose of putting Georgia
back into the Union once more. Thejeforc;
delay ol any kind short and be ignored, and not
iinpungniug the motives ol the gent, his own
min, I, no doubt, will convince him that such
a measure is fraught with danger. There is
not a senator here v ho loves his country and
Ii is tier interests at stake, but who should feel
it Slits duty to cast hiJ vote for tlie amendment,
Ue called upon every n ember of this House
to show, by our acts, that we arc loyal t» the,
’govei nment, and desire to live under the pro
tection of the same; to secure tbe blessings
of the po 'pie at large, »n equitable judiciary
system aml promote peace and harmony,
Mr Brock sard he would not detain the
House long. He did not believe that th re
was a Republican here (and some Democrats),
who had not made up the;* minds to vote for
tbe amen 'ment. ’J he gentleman who had
offered th s resolution the other day wished
us to hasten matters, a d now lie wishes to
have it delayed. He wishes this matter to b*
referred to the Judiciary Committee tor tlie
reason rf,delay, and let them investigate, the
matter in a subject winch has been before the
country for months,
He closed by calling the prev'&us question,
which was sustained.
Tlie resoluti nos Mr. Candler was lost.
The resolution of Mr. Merrill was then put
and passed—yeas 28, nays '4.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Bradley, Brock.
Biutton, Campbell, Coleman, Cotilev, Cor
bitt, Liekey, Crifliu, of the 16th, Grilfin of the
21st, Harris, Higbee, Hungcrfort, Jones.
Joid; n, Merrill. McWhort r. Richardson,
Sherman. Smith, of the 17lh, Smith of the
3 : tli, Speer, Stringer, Wall ce, Welch and
Whin,
Those voting in ilie negative are Messrs;
Anderson, ‘Burns, Candler, Collier, Fain,
Hicks, Hinton. Holcombe, McAuthur, Mc-
CuUhcn, IVi. bet. \unnally, Welborne, and
VV >otcr,
Mr. Hinton reported a resolution that four
Senators be added to the Committee on In
vestigating ihe charges against Aaron Alpeoria
B rad icy,
Mr,. Adkins thought the Senators had bet
ter go on auc! transact business, instead of still
harboring this prejudice against airotinei'race,
this was persecution, liutning more —still if
i was necessary to have this matter investiga
ted he was willing, but he. thought that the-
Committee, already appointed sufficient.
Ali. Hinton raid tn >t it was due the Sena
tor (rum the Ist, to have these charges inves
tigated, He learned that it was a matter of
impossibility to get the inajori y of this Com
mittee together, and hence lie thought that
by an addition to the number, action can be
h id in some manner.
Mr. Annually offered a substitute in sub
stance that inasmuch as the Committee ap
pointed, have tailed to make a report in the
of A. A. Bra ley. that the fchnate pro
ceed at once to investigate the charges.
Mr. Adkins moved lmt the Committee he
discharged, ad the natter referred to the
Committee on J‘nvileget>aiid Kiections v;h*n *
appointed.
M - . Candler urged that the ma ter be inves- ,
tiy.it eel at once. 11c gave notice in the con*
elusion et his remarks that tdieiv was owe way
tile Senate could reach the i use. A resolution
would he introduced, charging that a felon was
sitting in your midst, and the proof introduced,
arid Senators should vote accordi g to the 1
oaths they had t ken.
Mr, Nunn illy; withdrew his reso'ution.
The resolution of • r. Hinton, and the mo
tion or Mr. Adkins were laid on the table.. I
Mr. Smith reported a resolution that die
Senate meet at 9 o’clock and adjourn at
1 o’clock.
Various amendments were offered, but the
original resolution was adopted.
Mr, We born offer and a resolution that per
sons interested in contested clcctior S be invi
ted lu seats on the floor.
Mr- Spear moved to lay the same on the ta
ble, whicti was lost. The resolut on was
agreed to.
Mr, ll.gheeoffered a r s dution th.ta com
•nrittoc ot three from the Senate and Ihe Irom
the House, be appointed to wait upon the
Governor c ect -and no ify him.that the two
Houses will be rea y to inaugurate him Gov
ernor at such time as may suit his conven
ience, in the Hall ot Representatives.
On motion ot' Mr. Burns, the Senate pro
ceeded to elect a Picsident pro fern., which
resulted in the election ot the ilon, C, B. Woo
ten.
Mr. Smith of the Seventh, reported a reso
lution that a certified copy.of the action of tire
Legislature on the Fourteenth Amendment be.
forwarded by the Provisional Governor-to the
President of the United State-and Secretary
of State, 'i’nc same was agreed to.
Mr. Wooten reported a resolution that the
action of the Senate in reference to rcconstrur
tion he transmitted by the S crctary, through
Gov. Bullock, to Gen Meade. Objection be
ing made, the same was withdrawn.
By permission, Mr Spea* and Mr. Ander
son were relieved from serving on the com
mittee appointed on the Bradley case, and
Messrs. Merrill and Fain appointed in their
’stead.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
9 o’clock to-morrow.
HOUSE.
House met —Prayer by R v Mr
Reso ution of Mr. Bell, ol Banks, .ta,fare ish
each member with one copy, of Judge Irwin’s
Revised Code and other hooks, was adopted.
The following message was received from
His Excellency the Provisional Governor,
throug*. Mr. Detiralfenried, his Secretary.
J\lr, Speaker : I am directed by his Excel
lency the Provisional Governor, to transmit to
the House of Representatives a communica
tion in writing with accompanying docu
ments.
Ollice of the Provisional Governor of Georgia I
At anta, Jaly. 2t. JSdk. f
To the Senate and House of Represent ices ;
The following communication from the
Commanding General of this District, is re
spectfully transmitted for tiie information of
the General Assnnbly •
Headquarters Tiii-d Mg'tary. District, I
Department of Georgia, Fieri U. ami Al.hami. V
Ai.. anta .July 2*), ISGB. j
Hon. R, ti. Bullock. Provisional Governor of
Georgia ;
Governor —llhave the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 18th instant,
advising,cm that a committee of the House of
Representatives had waited on you verbally
informed you “that ihe House, having made
a careful investigati n into the eligibility of its
members, have decided, by a vote of tliellousr,
that all persons now in their sea s are e igi
ble,”
I have already acknowledged the receipt of
yotir letti r-of the I All. reporting the action of
the Senate on the same subject.
I have now to advise ar.d ins'ruct you that
each Hnu-e, having complied with the requiieuieuts < f
c-mnjunic*li«iii of the S’h ins'., hr exiitniokig int<>
rul de t ill.|f or. the eligibility of their utetnbars un
der the arts "t Congres-, and the F Tirtesuth Article,
i. ongtituliomtl Attiejjdiiient. I hue* no farther opposi
tion to make to the proc«fiing ba the bn ineis for
attic 1 ! they we e called together, «s l eonsW.r theta
legally org nixed f om the Is h initant, the date of
action of he House.
Very respectful y,your obedient terrant,
GEO. G. YKVDK.
M*j >r General b S. A.
By tbeprov's'ons of the act of tlungrese entitled an
act to mtuiit the States of N nth Caro ins, South Car
otin-, Louisiana, Oeorgi a, Alabama, and F.oritla to
i iuCongiess, passe i J,.ne i.‘>th, ISISJ,
are leqiiired to duly raliiy ilie .iuu udmeat to tne
Conatitulion proposed by the 89th Congress and
known as article i4. and by solemn, public aitdeclare
the assent of the dale to that poi tiou of the said act
of Cong css which makes null and void the first and
thirl sub-divisions of seeti >n 17 of lliebih article of
the S;a e Constitution, except the proviso to tne Ist
sib and usi ns before the State shall be entitled and ad-
I ui lied to lepiesentition inLongitss as a State of the
C.iion.
Uop.es of the said act of Congress, and of the said
pr •posed amendment, to the UousUtuiion, are herewith
t_iu.sui.tted.
EUFU3 B. BOLLOCK,
Jrovisioual Uoveruor.
After- it and the coumoLication of General Meade
was reed,. .Mr. La.e, ojE Brooks, offeted the following
leaotution ;.
I-an■ lceil, by t e Senate and House ojßtprerenda
titte'of.th* SateofUeo gin. That ihe ame-.Uinei.ts to
tie U-mdi utiun ot the Curled Suites known as Article
Fo irieeo, p oposod by tne Thirty-Ninth Congress of
the Uculea Etates, and. which Is in substance, as fol
lows, (here sae the I-t an article) be, and hereby is, rat
ified by the B.ate oi Ge rgia.
i Mr. Crawford oppose, tne adoption, and in a forci
ble and impressive sptech defined Ins opposition,
i lie wasitspouetd to by Air. U’AJta), who favored ifs
adoption.
Atthecloreofhisremarks.be called the previous
qu-stiun. which was put, and the vote taken oy ayes
and nays.
i Tin sj who voted in the pftirmntive Rre :
i Ye.,6—4le»srs. A den of liari. Allen of Ju«p-r, Ayer,
Barnes, Beard, lb.lclier, Be , Bennett, Beihune. Brin
son. Bryant, Buch man, Bun.., Ua d*e I, Campbel 1 , Car
pentcr, uarsoii, Oiambere, Claiborne, Closer, Colby,
Costin, Cunningham, Darnell, D.ivis, .Ellis, Evans,
| Fiupat-riifc, Floyd, Franks, Jyail, Gantne-, Golden,
Half o G ynn, Hail of Meriwether, Hamilton, II iren,
Daiiis ou of Hancock, Harden, Higdon, ll.llyer, lloi
deli, H oks, Hopk.ns, Houston, Hughes, Joiner, John
s u ol Towns, Lane. Lastingn, Lee, Linder, Lindsay,
I Long, Lum, k.n, McCormick, Madden, Madison. M ix
-1 wen, Maul, Moore, N-al. O'Neal of Lowndes, O’Neil of
b duwin, Osgood. Page, Perkins of Dawson, Perkins ol
Che okee, Porter, Prudden, Bead, ltice, HichirrisoD,
I Saittr, ttcioggins, Sewell, Biuis, Siniih of Charlton,
Smith of stone, Stiick laid, Turner. Tweedy
Warren of Dork-, Wat. Ins. Will inns, of llarrus,
W illiam, of Uarrwlson, W illiamg of Morgan, Zella. s
Ares S9,
j Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Atkins, Ballanger. Ba-nuni
I Brauio and, Biasst.ll, Brown, bult, Olarke, Ciegiiorn,
Cloud, Cobh, Crawford, Drake, Duncan, Flits, oi
tp u ding, Darwir, Felder, Fincauon, Flournoy, Ford,
• Jow ler, i iy<.r, George, Uuber, Go'l, G#ay, Gullatt,
Ball, H&rkuoes, llarrisson of Franklin, Harriss Harp
er ol i erreli, Jlook,Hudson. Humber, Kellogg, Kvtle,
i MeCuUougb, McDougald,. Matthews, Meadows. Nash,
■ Nisbet, Nunn, l’arke, Pepper, Phillijis, Price, Kainey,
Bawls. lies er, Humph, Scott, Seales, Shackelford,
Shumate, Sisson, Sorrtlls, Taliaferro, Tate, Turnlin
I Turnip eed, Vinson, Wailh&t, Wa-ren cf yritman,
' W tlchet, Williams of Dooly—Nays 70,
| Resolved, That a Committee of live be ap
pointed by tlie Speaker, to join such Commit
tee as the Senate may appoin . to wait upon
ilis excellency F. li, Bullock, Provisional
Governor, and inform him that this House has
duly ratified the amendment to the Constitu
tion of the United States, proposed by the 39ih
Congress and known as article 14th, and that
tins house has also declared its assent to the
I fundamental conditi ns imposed on this State
' and annexed thereto by an act of Congress.
I And that both branches of the General As--
s inb'.v, will, at such time as he may designate
be ready t> inaugerete the Governor elect.
I And that the Clerk of this House, transmit
forthwith to the Senate a copy of this resolu
tion, and request Ihe c ncurrcuce of that body,
Adopted.
I Messrs. Bethune of Talbot, Williams of l)oo
ly, Johnson of Towns. Mathews of Houst n,
Neal of Warren, wore appoint ctdhe Commit
tee on the part of the House.
Mr T uinlin, of rando ph, offered the follow
ing resolution :
Resolved, That we respectfully and carn
| cstly peti ion the G’ongriss of the United
States to remove from every.citizen of Georgia
irrespective of party association, the disabilities
imposed by the third section of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, known as Article Fourteen.
It was taken up—vote 4'.* to GO, fit requir
es three-fourths to suspt nd the rules, which
must be done in order to act upon a resolution
the same day it is offered.)
Turner (t.egro) offered a resolution instruct
ing the commiiee of five to make arrangements
to inaugerate the Governor in some other
place than the Hall Os the House,
Adopted, and the House adjourned to 4 p, m
AN ELEGANT NIMBKK.
i'lie publishers have sent us the Ju
ly number —the first of the new volume
—rl Burke's Weekly for Boys • and
(iirls. It is enlarged and much itir
proved, and is now, bey .Mid all ques
tion, the best of the Juvenile publica
tions of this country. The present
number, contains 25 beautiful engrav
ings and 128 columns ofchioee reading
matter, nearly all original. Every boy
and girl in the country might to take it
Terms 82 a year. Specimen copies
sent free on application to the publish*
crs,
J. W. Burke & Cos., M&con, Ga.
■ -♦«•»#•
Nor Dead. —It was annouced, a few
days ago, that Col. \\ m, E. Edwards.
Republican member elect to Congress,
from the 3d District, was dead. This
announcement was premature, else his
ghost, like the Danes’ is “revisiting
the glimpses of the moon,” Either he
or it was in our office yesterihy, and
which ever it was seemed to have health
enmigh aboard io stay above ground
long after bis or its party s-hall have
been gathered to the tomb of the Cap*
ulets, — At Constitution.
Major Glass, Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Lynchburg, \ a.,
District, has withdrawn from the con
test, on the ground that it is wisest to
induce negro candidates to take the
field in districts where the colored pop
ulation preponderates. We fail to &ee
it.
The indications are that Aaron Al
peoria Bradley, the notorious thief and
convict, will be ousted from the seat
which he disgraces ir, the Georgia Sen
ate. The charge offelony is again pre
ferred and a special committee compos
ed of Nunnally, lligby. Campbell,
Speer and Winn, appointed to investi
gate the matter.
A great deal of excitement prevails in
Alpharetta, Milton county, in conse
quence cf gold discoveries near that
place. A company i» already engaged
in testing and. prospecting. Several
lots liava been leased within a mile ot
the town. The new gold belt extends
entirely across the county from east to
west and running north as far as Mari
etta,
There is a rumor afloat in the city
that the dogs that used to guard the
house of Colonel Shepherd, father in
law to Dr. Kirkscey, one ofllie Co
lumbus prisoners, have been sent for
by Mr. Whitley, government dctecli-ve,
for the purpose of testifying, as to
whether thev barked or not in the
night of the 30th of March last. They
might to know, and we trust they will
owe the truth without looking for any
reward in this life.— Atlanta /fitelli
£M(cr.
From Washington.
Washington, July 18. —Quoting
Gen, Jackson in support of his views,
ami arguing ilrat by the present sys
tem the will of the majority of the peo
ple is liable to be defeated in their
choice, the President, creating, favors
the election of Slate Senators by the
poop!# instead of by State Legislatures,
and limited instead of life-tenure Su
preme Judges; and pointing out the
interest the-ChiefJusticeand Vice Pres-
ident have in.cases of Presidential im
peachment, the President closes his ar
gument as follows :
••Time, observation and experience
have confirmed these convictions : and
as a matter of public duty, ami with a
deep sense of my constitutional obliga
tion to recommend to the consideration
of Congress such measures as l deem
necessary and expedient; 1 submit the
accompanying propositions, and urge,
their adoption and submission to the
judgment of the people.”
lie proposes the lollowing amend
ments to the Constitution :
'Phe Presidential term shall be six
years. The States shall be divided
into equal Districts, corresponding with
the number of Representatives and Sen
ators in Congress, and each District
shall count as one vote fori President
and Vjce-Pfec*dent' respectively—the
person in each District receiving high
est number of votes from voters quali
fied to vote for popular branch of tate
Legislature within said district, receiv
iug the vote ol the District. These
facts shall be certified to Governors of
States, Senators in Congress from such
State, to President ofSenate and Speak
erofthe fTnise. The Federal Con
gress shall be in session on the second
Monday in Oct. 1868, and every six
years thereafter, and President of Sen
ate both Houses present shall open and
count the votes. Peisons receiving
the highest numbers shall be President
and \ r ive President respectively if they
live a majority of votes cast; otherl
-a second election occurs be
tween the two highest for each office.
If at the second, election, both receive a
number of votes of District candidates
receiving highest number of votes in
the largest number of States, shall be
President. The same rules apply to
Vice President, but in case a second
election is necessary for V.ce President
but not for President, then the Senate
shall elect a Vice President from the
two candidates receiving the highest
number of votes of Districts.
No President or Vice President
shall be eligible for a second term.
In case of the President’s removal
from any cause, the office devolves on
the Vice President ; and in case ofitlie
Vice Presibent’sfe removal, the Presis
dential office devolves-on the Secreta
ry of State— following whom, as suc
cessors, come Secretaries of the Treas
ury, War, Navy, Interior, Postmaster
General, and Attorney General, who
shall exercise the functions of theoflice
until the disability is removed ar anew
election held.
The Senate of the United Slates
shall he. composed of two Senators from
each State, choseu by electors of State
Legislatures, to hold six years, each
Senator holding one vote,
Judges of Supreme and Inferior
Courts shall hold twelve years- 'Phe
President, after the adoption of the
[imposed amendment, shall divide the
Judges into three classes —expiring the
fourth, sixth and twelfth year—so that
one third may be chosen every fourth
ve?r.
Senate of South Carolina after rati
fication ol 14th article presents appli
cation,
Georgia and Mississippi’s Conven
tions applications for loans was post
poned indefinitely.
Bill requiring 500 feet span bridges
over navigable streams, after provoking
considerable discussion as to useless
and danger of such bridges, and reports
from Iriends of bill that opposition was
stimulated by two railroad companies
which desired to build cheap bridges
over the Ohio, it was postponed.
Bill protecting naturalized citizens
abroad was discussed to executive ses
sion, and adjourned.
In tlfe House 90 days were allowed
Election Committee to investigate dis
loyalty in Missouri contested election.
Louisiana representatives are Vidal,
Syplicr, Newshim, Marr. and Black
burn ; anJ from South Carolina, Rep
resentatives Goss and Whitmore were
seated.
TarifFbill re-committed to Ways and
Means Committee, which kills it for
this session.
Funding bill resumed'and discussed
to adjournment.
Among the rejections to-day was
Collector Smyth, as Minister to Aus
tria.
Mr. Burlingame, Minister from Chi
na, gave the I’ress a grand dinner. It
was a handsome afi>ir.
Grand ratification of.New York nom
inations progressing:
From Washington.
Washington, July 21. —The Senate
resumed its session till midnight.
The Mil itary bill passed reduces ar,
my to 30,0Ql). Thxee infantry and
one cavalry regiments shall be colered.
Musters mil all except West Point
Band; It gives 1.000 Springfield rifles
to each Congressional District, upon
condition that Seeritary of War is sat
isfied with loyalty of militia. The
last provision excited sharp debate;
Drake saying that if he had his way he
would arm every loyal man in the
Southern Slates with a Springfield rifle
and cartriges ad limitum , and so far as
he was concerned lie was perfectly wil
ling for it to he “written on this bill that
these armies were intended for the pro
tection of the loyal men at the polls.
rite corner, stone of anew church
was laid in Atlanta on Friday, by the
Masonic Fraternity of the State of G-a.
The church is to be a branch of the Af
rican M. E. Church, South. Il is to
be a handsome and commodious brick
building. Addresses were delivered
by Judge Lawrence, Grand High Priest
of the Masonic Fraternity, and Rev.
Mr. Kimball of the M, E. Church in
»Jjat eiiv.
THE NEWS.
Ths Columbus prisoners have been
released from close confinement.
The latest definition of man—a
telegram—iuvoiorous animal,
Fashion prescribes coral jewelry as
the correct.thing for Summer wear.
There w«s a-horse-whipping exhi
bition in Savannah Wednesday last..
Columbus is to have anew ware
house with capacity for IG,OOO bales
of cotton.
Twenty-one men and one horse died
from sun stroke in New York, on Wed
nesday last.
Capt. J. J. Wright, ex-Federal offi
cer. was killed by lightning cm Thurs
day at ChaUaunooga.
Bishop Quintan! collected $4.0.000
in England lor the Southern Episco
pal College.
Oswalt, Meade’s Deputy Marshal
of Rome, who killed Wood, lias been
sent to the Penitentiary for five years.
Judge John W, iooper, formerly
Judge of the Cerokee Circuit, died in
Dade county on the 16th iust.
P. 11. Mayer editor of the Hands
boro (Miss.) Democrat, shot and killed
! B. H. Orr, scalawag, on the Dili ilist.
Arson, infanticide, murder and bur
glary give quite a Chicago complexion
to Cuihbert.
Complete returns from all but three
j counties in Mississippi show the mon
grel Constitution defeated by 11,149.
| The American press paid the Cable
Company 870,000 for dispatches last
year —the British press only paid §7,~
100,
McDuffie, a Montgomery policeman,
was found lying in the street on Thurs
day night with his arm broken, ami a
smashed bead und.fa.ee,
Joshua Morse, the Murderer of.edi
tor Thomas, of the Choctaw (AJa)
Herald, has been nominated unani
mously, as a Grant elector in that
State-
The Montgomery Mail, very prop
erly reports th» proceedings of the so
called legislature of that State, under
the head of “Congressional Legisla
ture.”
An affray on the 14th inst., at Wal
terborowgh, S. C., betweru Messrs.
Clarence EisliDurne and W, 11. Bellin
ger, resulted in the scriou% wounding
of both parlies.
A Missouri correspondent of the
Talbotton Gazette, writes that flour
will be shipped (font St. Louis to Geor
gia this season, at lrum $8 to 10 per
barrel.
Between now and September Ist,
two hundred male and female employ
ees will be dismissed from the Treas
ury Department.
Col, Chas. Hopkins, ol Savannah,
appears as a claimant of Bradley’s seat
in the Senate on the strength of fifteen
negro votes received at the late elec
tion.
lion, James L. Seward, Messrs.
Bard, Bryant. Brown, Bradley Cos.,
are raising a terrific howl over the so
cial proscription which Gens. Cobb
and Toombs recommends that they
be visited with.
Fiom the Albany (Ga.,) Tri-Week
ly News we learn that the jail of Irwin
county, Georgia, was set on fire and
burned to the ground last week, and
that the negro who- killed young
Lukes, being confined in it at the time,
perished in the flames.
To raise watermelons without seed :
After the vine is about two leet long
cover it at a point intermediate be
tween the loot. After it has taken
root where it is covered divide the
vine belween the old and new root. —
The result will be that the melons
will be-seedlpss.
On Saturday morning, last a Savan
nah constable attempted to arrest a ne
gro named Samuel Miller. The ar
rest was eflee'ed, but before the negro
could be taken off a number of negroes
came up and rescued him* The con
stable returned with reinforcements
and succeeded in carry ing<him to jail.
On Monday last the daughter of s>
farmer living near Griffin, was stolen
or enticed away from her father’s
premises by a negro of bad character
known in that section as Jeff. House.
The parties are believed to have gone
to Atlanta.
Handsome and elegant presents, in
the shade of silver tea-services, were
nude respectively to Mr. Martin 11.
Dooly, Road Master, and Mr. John
B. Peck, M ister ol Transportation of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, on
last Wednesday night, by the employ
ees of the Road.
The Columbus Sun announces a
meeting of the stockholders of the Mo
bile and Giraru Railroad at the office
of the Company on Saturday, the 18th
instant. The object of the meeting is
to consider the matter of laying the
track, and how to get money to do
it.
A large mass meeting of the Democ
racy of Bibb was held in the City
Hall in Macon on the 11th fertile pur
pose of selecting delegates to the State
Democratic Convention to be held in
Atlanta on the 23d. Twenty-five del
egates were appointed.
The following is a list of the Geor
gians who have had their disabilities
removed by Congress in the laic bill
passed : P. M. B. Young, it. W.
Bell. 11. H. Took, Walter Brock, W.
C. Daniel, W. T. Ma t n t J,hn W.
11. Underwood. Arguslu* R. Wright
and C. E. Broyles.
The body cf a negro man was taken
from the Chattahoochee river, oppo
site Columbus, by a party of negroes,
on last Sunday afternoon. The body
was so much decomposed by the ac
tion of the water that it was impossi
ble to identify, it.
A difficulty occurred in Brunswick
on Tuesday last between two colored
men. Caesar Dunham shot Sambo
James with a pistol, depositing the
load in his bowels inflicting an ortal
wound. Dunham made bis escape
and has n >t yet been apprehended.
50,000.
Fifty Thousand
Bushels Wheat
Wanted!:
FIVE IIUNDItEU
an and
10 EKSfflt&l I0»
WHEAT!!
Ho every one who
Wants
I WILL FURNISH THEM AT THE
LOWEST CASH PRICES. AND TAKE
WHEAT AT $2.00 A BUSHEL
REA® MY Propositions, 10-wit:
I will furnish a number one Concord or
Side Spring-Buggy for Eighty Hufhcls wheat.
A No, one End'Spiting Buggy for Eighty
five bushels wheat, Some running higher and
some lower.
Fur one hundred and sixty bu-hels wheat I
will furnish <i No. I 11 ockaway, room for four
pe-sons.
For two hnndrcd bnshcls wheat I will furn
ish a IVo. '.six seated Korkaway.
Come one, come all. ] ran furnish any ityl*
or finish desired, having live hundred at my
command.
I will also furnish for 100 luslteU wh«*t a
splendid Buggy Harness.
An excellent Double Harness for eighteen
bushels wheat.
A superb Carriage Harness for twenty-thr«a-.
bushels wheat.
These propositions to continue until (hr Uh.
da/ of July proximo.
R. H. JON ES.
CARTERSVIUE, GA,
Juno 10, ’6B.
OASIiIS AIITD
CASKETS.
BY
Erwin and Johes.
WE HAVE IN STORE A GOOD AB’
sortment ot Metalic Burial Cases or
Coffins. As some erroneous impressions !>ava_
gone out about prices, wc will giye price list,
which you will find approximate old figurt*
for them.
Case B 33 inches $ 28
C 39 “ 36
“ D 45 <• 45
“ E 61 “ 60
“ G 64 « M
“ H 68 « 85
*• I Vi " 9*
“ I, 74 “ 100
“ M 76 “ 10a
Wc do not charge above thosa figures.
ERWIN & JONES.
* ‘arlersvillr, Jan. 31st, 1868-1 v•
CAPITOL DRUG STORE"
L. 11. BRADFIELD,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST
And dealer !n Paints, OH a and Dyestuffs Keep*
constantly on hand a complete assortment of every
thing usually found In a First Store.
Alin, sole Agent for Dr. O. S. Frophitl'i celebrated
Family Medicines ; to-wlt:
PR IPIIITT’S LI VKK MIDICISfI.
PKOPIIITT’S PAIN' KIM, IT,
PROPHirT’S ANTI-BILLIOUS TILLS
Tli© excellent remedies of O. S. Trophic, M. D.
need no reeoimn cinlatlon. Their well known power
In removing the diseases peeuliar to our Southern
climate, having already established for them an envia
ble reputation in Georgia and the adjoining State?.—
As the majority of persons living in the South are
pre-dlsposed. to disease of th# Liver, it Is granted bf
all intelligent physician* that most of the pain* anil
aches of our people are due U*. organic or functional
derangement of that Important organ. Proptiilt
Anti-Billi >us Pills and Liver Medicine strike directly
at tlie root of the evil. They cure the Liver, which.,
In niue cases out of ten, ia-at the bottom of the Coughs,
Dyspepsias, Colics, Sick Headache, Ilheumatlca Con
stipations, Menstrual ob-tructions, etc., »o eomaton,
among our people. Earache, Toothache, Acute Ilhou
matism, Neuralgia and bodily pains of every kind, nee
before Prophlu'* Pain Kill It like chaff be'or* th*
wind L. H. BRADHELIJ,
Proprietor of Capitol Drugstore,
Sole Agent for Pfophitth* Celebrated Farailv Medicines
june 19, ts. Whitehall street. At anta.
Two months after date, application will be made
to the Court of Ordinary of Bartow County, Georgia,
at the first regular Term after expiration of two
Months from this Notice, for leave to sell the Land* be
longing to the estate of .tames Woff urd, late of laid,
County Deceased, for the benefit of the heir* of «*id
Deceased.
CAMILLIA M. WOFFORD-Adm i*
With Uie Will annexed."f J AMES MTUKFORD Pee
June ‘doth 2m