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la OvrtersviUe, Bmtow Cos., Ga., by
Samuel XT. Sniitli*
EDITOR ar.d PROPRIETOR.
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professional ca r ds.
JOHN W. WOFFORD,
Attorney at Law,
fiRTERSf HiliE. GEORGI 4.
office over curry* store,
Oct, 17. 1868. ' _ 1
Commercial Hofei, Cartersville, Ga.
by John c. martin:
Two story Brick ruilptno. comer r* r.po
Square and Market S'reeL Ea-t Si ie of E ilroad.
Rooms (toed snd comfortable.
Furnltnre'and'Beddintf new.
flood office *ti spacious Dim’vj Roooi
Ta hk« vtll he best that the market
sff-irds, and charge* nioderr t. . .
The Proprietor hope-, ny good attention to hnsin«g.
t n reeelre a liberal share or patronage I)ea ■l, ISOL
ATTORNEY'AT LAW
TC, C, BLACKBURN ’ wifi ,-mortice law in
the several courts of the Chc« osee Cir
cuit* Prompt attention )>iv< n to the Collec
tion of Claim*. Office at EUHARLEE. GA.
Nov. 20, 1«68. ; . K tvly
I?. WEMUttPHEY.
attorney at law*,
Cartersville, €?«.
WILL practice In the H>e Courts of Chc.iohee?Cir
cuit P'lrllenlHr attention*eiven to the o..lhcti«n
ot claims. Office Wi h Col. Abda Johnson. Oct. 1
DR. F. M. JOHNSON,
Dentist,
BF.SPKCT FULLY offers hia Ihofessi nal -■
services to the citizens of Oevtersviile
and vicinity. lie is prepared to do w«*rk , jjr
•n the latest and most improved style.
Teeth extract* 1 without pain, by means of narcotic
■pray.] Work all warranted. OiT'.ce ov,r J. Elsas
Store, CAaTSIibYU.LK.Ga. Keb. 20,186=1.— wsj»
JERE A. HOWARD,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, ga.
JOHN J. JONES,
Attorney at Law,
Cartersville, 6a.,
WILL atieiiJ proriyitjy to at] business en
trusted to his care. VVillpract-ce in the
Courts of Law.* aivd Equ.lty.in the Cherokee
Circuit. Special attention given to the collec
ti m of claims. Jan. 1, ISG6. ly
JOHN J, J 0 N Ei t
REil, ESTATE AGENT,
CARTERSVILLE. GA
I am authorlxe.l to sell, and have no hand peveral
Houses and Lots, and also numerous buildina lots tu l ie
town of Cartersvil e. Also several plantations of \ari
»iis9iz.‘stn Itartow county. Parlies desinnK to t»u v or
•ell will do well to cve ino a call. All <s".ate unicat toil*
promptly answered. July 17,1506,
S. H. FATILLO,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
ITTIU attend promptly to the Cottlny, Repair
\> ine and Makir.g Bovs’ and Me-.’s Clo l.mg. Est
O'ltce in bacs room of Blair As Bradshaw s store, j r
Cartersville, Q*.
THOMAS W DODD.
attorn e y a T L Aw,
CKDARTOWN, rOLX COUNTY, GA.
will practice law in the ievcrnl
Courts comprising the 1 u lajiQosa ( ircui. ,
also, Bartow and Floyd Counties. Pnrtic
ular atteution given to the collection of
claims. j an
w . n. MOIhYTCASTEE,
fVm Jewel lev and Watfh a»<3
Clock Repairer,
In the Front of A. A/ Skinner & Co’s store
Cartersville, Jan. 25
JAMES MH.REB,
Attorney at Law,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
■firTLli practice in the Courts of the Cherokee and ad
” joining Circuits, also the Supreme and District
Courts. Piompt attention given to business entrusted
to my care. August 21 8816.—wly
SAMUEL I\ JONES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cartersville, Ga.
PRACTICE in the Courts of the Cherokee
Circuit. Particular attention given to
the Cos lection of Claims. 01f.ee with Cajit.
J.J Jones. Nov. 2 ly
S- O’SHIELDS,
Fashionable Tailor ,
CARTERSVILLE. BARTOW COUNTY. GEORGIA.
*£> IS prepared to execute all kinds
of work in the Fashionable Tail* SPY
Jilt oring line, with neatness and in .LL
durable style. Over J. Elsas &Cos s store.
Cartersville, Jan. 23.
T W Milner, O H MiTncr.
MILNER & MILNER,
Attorneys at Law,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will attend promptly to business entrusted
to their care. jan. 15. ly
CALEB TOMPKINS, well
known for 20 years past, as a first
class WATCH CLOCK,
Jisal and JEWELLER F EPAIRER,
MANUFACTURER, has com
menced work one door North of his former old
stand,on the East side of the Railroad, Cau
tkrsyill*, Ga. Will sell Clocks and Watches
Warranted. Nov. 10. w'y
Two Dwelling Houses for sale, rent, lease,
or to exchange for Atlanta property, together
with everal residence and business lotse.
Georgia. Bartow County,
WILLIAM STEADMAN of said county has
applied to me for exemption of personalty and
setting apart and valuation of Homestead, and
I will pass upon the same, at roy office; in Car
tersville, on the 30th day of Jan’y, 1F69, at 10
o’clock, am, jan. 20, 1860.
J A HO WAR I), Ordinary B C,
Tlr ,
VOL. 7.
Kehenskx’sr Hou£<s.
(Located at railroad depot )
npHE undersigned having bought the entire
.X Direst ~f Dix Fletcher, Trustee for Lou-
Sil i * * I etc hr r, in the Kcnncsaw House*
au ; l the business Will be conduclev!, in the ft!-
’ ’ sr< ’ , i uotler the nrme and firm of' A'u'gastine
A. r .etcher 4- Frcyer. 'i'hankfut for past fa
vors and juitronage, they will strive to y ive the
utmost satisfaction to. alf fta*f,ons oftlie Ken
nesaw House. AUGUSTINE.. A. FLETCHER, .
Yf A prrTT a , fc. LfFREYEff
MARIEI TA. Jan. 12, o‘9.
1358.
AMEBIC AN BOTEL,
Alabama Street,
JrTT.jftFTj* 9 Oa.
Nearest House to the Passenger Depot.
WHITE & WHiTHQCK Proprietors.
w. and. wiieyi ciei h,
HAVING re-leaped and renovated tt>4*above TTotei,
*■* are prepared to eutei tain guests in a most eat-
Isutctn-yadtinticr. (Xt'irjti lair, aud vioderute. Our
ellort.s .v-iil be to pleage.
lW~ii*gtj*ge earned to aod Depot free of
charge. Af.rU 29. «-if
E. R. SASSEEN’, R. D, MAN’N,
Georgia. Tennessee.
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TUE OLD X i-NIN. AND GEORGIA
©. 8. S# V. 88i
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
•SASSKHiN & AIA N N 'Pfffarinters.
J. Wi F. BRYSON, J ,
ISAAC N. MANN, j UlfrkS.
January 1, ISCB. , ;* < t < y>nti|3 u;;
Uarloiv Superior <LosirJ--S<‘i>
tember Term, 1868.
GEORGIA, BARTOW COUNTY.
William Solomon vs. Yiios. 11. Llax.
Hale AH Si to Fcrcsioce ari
ffugre.
It appertring to the Court by the petition of
Wilham Solomon, (accompanied by Notes and
Mortgage Deed) that oil toe 17th day of J u !v.
lSliti, Thomas H. Leak, made am! tlojivjrcd
lus certain promissory A'cteV'in I'/.Siting, to
William Solomon, tyhyrebyJieflrpmisyd thirty
days alter the date tnereofi, t<> /dy William
Solomon, or beariyr, the sum of ,wu thousanrl
dol ars, for value received of f> r &—Money loan
ed—and afterwards to v.i' ; Ch' the j7th day
M September, ISG6, tlicC V Jd' Thomas 11.
Leak, made a..d delivered to William Solomon
ins certain o»ijerpromissory Note, jn writing!,
whereby, thirty day a after the date thereof, he
promised to pay Wiiiiam Solomon, or bearer,
the sum .of one hundred and five dollars, for
ve.iue received of him, arid afterwards, to’wit:
On.ti)e 19th day of Nuvejiib-r, fgGG, the
said Thomas li. l eak and yf. made
and delivered to WilHarn Sdiomor, their cei
t:tin prom.ssory Ab le, in writing, whereby,
thirty days alter the date thereof 11, v. or cith
er of them, promised to pay VVilJfam"Solomon,
or oruer, one thousand dollars, for value receiv
ed of him. ... •
And afterwards, tawit;, .On Lie 15th dav
ok December h«GG the II Leak
and M. A. 1. a . made and delivered to Wm.
y.ujsaau, Uiui* gtnin r ■ promiwruovy Note
in writing, v.lier by, thirty days after the date
therep., touy, or either pv.aiused to jm *
V> iiliatn ooKunou or the sirfu of one
tou.usunJ and fifty tUlllna, forAyulise ,received.
( :Ish loaned. And afterv.'ax'ds,to wit: On the
31st day of May, 18C7, the said Thomas 11.
Leak, made and delivered to William -Solomon
his certain other promissory Note, in writing,
whereby, on or before the first, dav of Decem
ber. l&ii’J, he promised to pay WiUiain Solo
mon, or hundred and
eiglitv-nme doiktrs', for value received. And
afteryvsrtls. to wit; On the Blsf day of May.
the said Thomas ij. Leak, the better
Insecure the. sjul prom|s«n*y Netrs, toxeculed.
and delivered to said William' Soiomon, bis
Deed of Mortgago, whereby vthe'saitl 'J’homas
11. Leak, Mortgaged to the said William Solo
mon, all that tract, or parcel of land lying in
the County of Bartow,.fourth District, lying on
the Western side of the Western eg, Atlantic
.Railroad, near toe town of Cartersville,, con
'ststing of sixty-fonraCres, more or less. TJie
same haviipj been port of the Estate of John
Leak, deceased, and pnrtcf the division of said
estate to the said Thomas H. Leak, and his
brother, Mo.-ts A, Leak, whose latter interest
was bought by said Thomas 11. Leak, with all
the rights, appurtenances to the same in any
manner belonging. And it further appearing tha
slid promissory notes remain unpaid; It is there
lore ordered, that the said Thomas Hi Leak, do
pay into Court.on or before the first day of (he
next term thereof, the principal, interest and
costs due on said ..Notes, or .show cange to the
contrary, (if any he fan,) and that on the fail
ure ol the said Thomas H. Leak so to do, the
equity ofredemp ion in and to said Mortgaged
premises, be forever thereafter barred and
foreclosed. A rrd it is further ordered that this
Rule be published hr the| Car}eijbvf) 1 vfExpriss.
once a month for four months, previous to the
next term of this Court, or served on the said
Thomas H, Leak, or his special Agent, or At
torney, at least three months previous to the
next term of this Court,
J. R. PARROTT, J. S. C. C, C,
A true transcript from the Minutes of Bar
tow Superior Court, 22nd Oct, ISG*<.
T A. WORD, Clerk.
Oct, 30th ISSS 4mlm, (S3O)
MULES! MULES I! MULES!!!
I have just received and will contin
ue to keep on hand, all the wintei’, a
fine lot oi‘ mules, which I will sell at
the very lowest market prices for Cash,
and Cash only. The mules can lie
seen at my plantation, four miles west
of Cartersville,’on the Etowali River.
Call and see my mules, 51 1 will charge
nothing for the sight.
AV. P. Milam.
Deft. 16th, IS6B—w2m.
GROCERIES
And
milE voiiWt respectfully Inform the eiti-
I zwS %f CarterCvlile and vknuty, that lie has open
ed a Store, one door below the Harness Shop of Messrs
Tb'npvson & Stocks, for the saic oi the übo\ carticles,
where he Intends to keep a
Full Stock of all Goods in his Line,
and hope;*, by fuir dealings and gentlemanly deport
ment, to xneiit & liberal share of public patronage.
J. G. M, MONTGOMERY,
fan 19 1 y Cartersvi/le , Ga.
CARTERSVILLE, SjARTOYv COUNTY, GA.. FEBRUARY 4. Si
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One Tliaawnil StiftNtVihctf
nanled *
V/e want OXL MotS (UD bona
Me SCRaCRIRERS for the CAR
TERS vILLE EXPRESS, and in or
der to }Tace it within reach of all, we
propose to adopt, in future, the fol
lowing rates:
One Copy one year in advance,
‘v paid within six months 2 £C
“ “ at end of year 3CO
’ The? above rules , will be strictly ob
served by us.
Old subscribers can availmeinselves
of our low rates, by paying up and!
paying btrielly in advance for another I
yeai*.
Let rt be distinctly understood that
XVt Q is uur advanced
rates.
Thoj above will not embrace any
transaction in ihe past, but will take
es 11 1 ficm this date.
sending us the
names of ten new. subscribers,, with
twenty dollars, will receive 'one'ropy \f
the Exxpre.au me year, ‘j'Fee 1 0/charge,
and the same for every
ten.
(From the National IntelliganceV, Jan. 18.
Tlte £uuh‘n(j UiocUuiiVdiou
rvicsNagA; old lie t.
Tiie President transmitted R e fol
lowing message to the ISeuaie yester
day :
'iu Ihe Scnale qf the United Slates:
The resolution adopted bit the stli f
iiisuint, requesting tfie pixsiclcnt “to'
transmit to the beuate a copy of any
proclamation of amnesty made by him
since the last adjournment of Congress
and also to communicate to the beliftte
j by wind authority of law the same, was j
j made,” has been received. ,I
i 1 accordingly transmit herewith a
I copy of a proclamation dated the 2oth ;
- day of December last. The authority
of law by which it wrys made is set |
forth in the proclamation itself, which J
expressly affirms, that it was issued !
‘‘by virtue of the power and nut horny
in me vested by tne Constitution, anti j
in the name of the sovereign people of'
the United States/’ and proclaims and
declares “unconstitutionally, and with
out reservation, to all and to every
person who directly or inthreetly par
ticipated in the late insurrection or re
beffion, a full pardon and amnesty for j
tlie offense of treason against tne United j
•States, or of adhering to their enemies
during the late civil war, with restoi a- ,
tion of all rights, find immu* i
nities under the Constitution, the !
laws which have been made' in pufsu- i
ance thereof.”
TiieEederal under- j
stood to be, and is regarded by the i
Executive, as the supreme law of the
land. The second section of article 1
second of that instrument, provides
that the President “shall have power
to grant reprieves and pardons for of
fenses against the United States, ex
cept ffi ease of impeachment.'’ The
proclamation of the 25th ultimo is in
strict accordance with the judicial ex
position of the authority thus conf'ei’-
red upon the Executive, and, as will
be seen by reference to the accompa
nying papers, is in conformity wi' h the
precedent established by Washington
in 1795, and followed by Presidents
Adams in 1800, Madison in 1815, and
Lincoln in 1893, and by the present
Executive in 1865 1867, and 1868.
Andrew Johnson.
Washington, D. C., Jaimil ry 18, 1869.
Tiie copies accompanying the Presi
dent’s answer to the Senate are as fol
iiows:
1. Proclamation of Goner J Y/ash
ingtou, dated tenth'day of July, seven
teen hundred and ninety-five, granting
to citizens who had been engaged in
insurrection (resistingcollt eiionof rete
enue on distilled spirits and stills) in
the western counties of Pennsylvania,
excepting certain classes described in,
proclamation, a genetnl pard nos all
treasons and other indictable oiil iises.
2. Proclamation of John Adams,
dated twenty-first day of 111 iy, eigh
teen hundred, granting full pardon to
all and every person (including
some excepted in Washington's proc
lamation ) engaged in said insun «■: ion;
whereby remedying and releasing unto !
all such persons all pains and penal
ties incurred, or supposed to be incur- i
red, for or on account of the premises, j
3. Proclamation of James Madison,!
dated sixth day of February, eighteen j
hundred and fifteen.
Certain foreigners, flying from the |
dangers of their own homes, a in! some
citizens of New Orleans, “forgetful of
their duty/’ had cooperated in forming
an establishment on the island of Bar
rataria, near the mouth of the river
Mississippi, for the purpose of a clan
destine and lawless trade. The Gov
ernment of the United States caused
the establishment to be broken up,
and proceeded to prosecute the offen
ders by indictment, etc.
For reasons set forth in the pie Ca
rnation, President Madison grants to’
the offenders a full pardon of ’all of
fenses committed against the law, or
touching intercomio 1 and commerce of
the United States with foreign na
tions; and Do President directs all
.suits, indictments paid Drosgcutioff for
fines, p’nalties, forfeitua'e, etc., to be
, disccntinued and released.
I 4. Proclamation 6? President Liii
, coin, dated eighth day of December,
1 eighteen hundred and slxty-tiiroe, fa
| miliar to the public, granting to all
I persons (certain classes excepted) who
| had participated in the rebellion, full
pardon and restoration of all rights so
P'ropuHy, except as to slaves, .ftn<l in
property cases wh, rh rights‘of third
parties fcliWf have iutarveuiNi
In This Mr. Eincoln
byjiting the provision in the
Constitution emjiowerii.g tht' iresidont
to grant rsgri. vesandpardfms. The hnv
t)! Congress downing etc,
and an dhoi'izmg .the Pi’esident to Jsstje
proclamaticm cfjiarObn r.ffd amnesty,
wuh’sucliexceptions as the Executive
may deem.projjer, is Then citerl. Mr.
Lmclon, referring to this act, adds: i
VTu .w ; i;o ( ■ -greysi. >ual deckmi
ti m lor limited .and conditional par
don at-, axis with wyll established ju
dicial expYsit ion of the pardoning pow
er; Therefore, *tc# % y
of, President Lincoln,
dated koth of. March’. 1864, defining
! 1U whi.drpersons are entitled to
benefits oilhorprecedingproclam,Dticti!.
6. Proclamation of PresidentJolin
spn, chitecliSOth May, 18Qp, similar to
j the -Lincoln proclamation of December
j 8, 1b63, patdoti and amuesly,
except ill' oases tlierein named.
.< • I Yoela math >n qf Presi dent" Jokn
son, datM'September 7, 1867. exßfid
i ’.Dgunll pardon to certain persons who
: in the rebellioiu The
proUamkthm extends, pardon to* -class
! cs mentioned who %erenot’ pardoned
iby .Ter ecmig procfarnauQns. g
8. Proclamatjom of President John
con of July 4, 1868, granting geii’eral
pardon and amnesty to persons engag
ed in tiie late rebellionf'twith certain
except ons and reservations.
Gov. Bullock’s Ilcply
TO THE . •
i IC-EPCJRT of TIIV TE EASDREIt
| < n _ AND
Treiisuimr 7 !!, Sicjoiisdcs’.
Ohoinnan and Members
| . o/ the -i \nance Committeiof the House
j Qt Pipreseylatires : ,
i Gentleaien : I have found the enclos
ed Report of the Treasurer published
I in the newspapers, and am advised by
j proceedings -of the House
j that this Report was- referred -.to your
committee: • 7,
Treasurer's Ofbjce.* I 1
Atlanta, January 21st, 1869. )
Iu the Honorable House of lleprtsenta
tices oj the Stale of Georgia:
In response to your resolution of
yesterday as follows: “Resolved that
N. L. .Ligkr, Treasurer .of this State,
be, and he is hereby requested to com
municate to this House, as early as
practicable, what amount of State
bonds have been issued since ho,came
into office, and whether of not the
same have been sold Or hypothecated
for money, borrowed, what amount of
bonds hnv e been sold, and at what
price, what amount has been hypothe
cated, and where, ho>v much money
has been borrowed by- the Btato on
i hypothecated bonds, how much monCy
1 has-been drawn upon the frith of the
j hypothecated bonds of this State, and
! by whom; what portion of the, amount
| so drawn has, been received into the
| Treasury of this State; what is the
j State cf the aceonhts at this tinio with
! the State of Georgia, and the party of
! parties with whim Thp Stane bpnds
i have been hypothecated; giving a full
and clear statement of all matters in
this resolution referred to.” I have
the honor tb report that on the 21st
day '.of September, 1868, his Excellency
Gov. Bullock and myself delivered to
the agent of the Fourth National Bank
of New York, a contract to place in
their possession one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars' ($1504)00) of the
seven per cent, bonds of tlip State, oh
or before the 15th day of November,
1868, u pon which contra eta as collater
al security, said bank advanced ub one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
cash. On the 6th October, 1868, sim
ilar contracts to Jbljy ; rmount Os sixty
thousand dollars were executed and
delivered to the agent of same bank,
upon which security said bank advanc
ed us forty thousand dollars ($40,000)
cash.
On the 17th day of November, 18C8.
there was prepared and forwarded
from this office, tbx hundred thousand
cloiiam (S6OU,OCQ,) new- seven per eent.
bonds pf the State of Georgia, dated
November Ist, 1868, signed Rufus B.
Bullock, Governor, David G. '.Cutting,
Secretary of State, coupons, signed*
by ihe Treasurer, to the Fourth Na
tional Bank) to early out that terms ffi
the contracts made to tbitm"September
21 sand October 6th, 1868, and to be
hypothecated for further ffiffiis of mom-’
'ey, to meet the interest on .the public
debt fallen and falling duo, andfor otiff
er purposes.
November 9th, 18GS, wc received by j
exprepj S2p,OOU an udvauc#. on. said |
builds. November 12th, $25,0.00 by
express, November 20tk $25,000 oh
draft of Governor Thilloek, NoVegiber
21st, $25,000 on draft of Governor Bul
lock, . December 7tb, $25,000 by express
December 12tb, by express,
and December 20th, $‘25,000 by express,
ail of which amounts were received into
the Treasury.
On the 23d day of December, 1868,
supposing a considerable amount ‘of
the new seven per cent, bonds had
been sold and desiring tb make a report
of them in my annua! report to the
overnor, I wrote to the Fourth Na
tional Dank, asking them, to ad;iso me
what amount of the new seven per
cent, bonds had been sold, and at what
price, and at the same time fosend me
a coHipiole.ctatement or account cur
rent of the State with the. bank. On
the 9th instant I received, a full state
ment of the account, and a letter, in
which was stated: “None of the W»,
seven per eent. bonds ha v e been sold,
it being considered unadviseable to do
| so, in consultation between ora Pred
| dent and Gov. Bollock, it being cdhsrd
* bred l>y many, that the Legislature
authorising them, Was an illegal body.”
Hexides creating themselves in the
account current with the various
Amounts gamed above, they also took
neuit lor a large amount, which I did
not know anything .ai out, and which
hid never reached the Treasury. Not
k nowing how to account for these cred-
I immediaiely, started on the eve of
ffistiffit) for New York, to get
a Tali explanation of them. Having
arrived in New York, I proceeded to
the Fourth National Bank, ands >und
tl;at Gov. Bullpek had drawn drafts to
the amount of thirty fee thousand dol
idi's (£35,000) (Copy of the drafts I
give below) which amount has never
been paid in nor reported to the Treas
ury by Gov. Bullock:
COPY Os FIRST DRAFT.
No.
New York, Oct. 29, 1868.
Fourth National Bank of the city of
New York, pay to the order of—
seventeen thousand dt 1-
lars. (Signed)
Runs B. Bullock,
$17,000 Governor of Georgia.
COPY OF SECOND DRAFT.
Nr.
Npv Y irk Dec. 3, 1868.
Fourth National Bank of the city of
New York, pay to the order of R. B.
Bullock, eight thousand dollars.—
Charge account State.
(Signed) it B. Bullock,
SB,OOO. Governor of Georgia.
COPY OF, THIRD fix AFT.
(Endorsed <pu back If. I. Kimball
A Cos.)
December 12, 1878.
Pay to the order of 11. I. Kimball
& Cos., ten thousand dollars and charge
same to the account of the State of
Georgia.
(Signed) Rufus B. Bullock.
Governor.
To the Fourth National Bank, New
York. By the Governor:
(Signed) Eugene Davis,
.Secretary jLAncntive Department.
December 14th, 1868, there was sold
of the 7percent, mortgage bonds S4O,
600, at 92 A, December 10th, SIO,OOO
at same price, Decembc-r 17th, $lO,-
000 at December 19 th, $4,000.
January 6th, $31,000 were sold at glfc.
January Ilth, $20,000 vvcresoldat 901.
January 15th, SSQ,QOO were sold at 80|.
Jauumy 16t.h, ;|74,ff00 at 60\c., mak
ing total amount of money realized
Toai sale of seven .per cent, mortgage
ounss, two hundred and sixteen
Thousand, eight hundred and eighty
dollars and sixty-nine cents '(216,880-
69) out of which the Fourth National
Bank, has paid coupons to, the amount
of about one hundred and hirty thous
and dollars (130.000,);.
The leitfu accompanying the account
; current, reports two notes iu addition
to contracts mention>d before, given
by Gov. Bullock, both -amounting to
five hundred and seventy thousand
dollars, ($570,090,) supposed to be giv
en as a security for money advanced
and to be advanced to meet the inter
est on the public debt.
Respectfully submitted,
N. L. Anoicr, Treasurer.
The statements made by the Honor
able Treasurer are bo insidious, and
his course, towards, and with, mysEf
so extraoi'dinaiy, for one in lus posi
■tion. That I feel it due,to myself, as a
citizen, as well as in my official capac
ity, to present to you certain facts
wh-kdi-wffi, I think, sustain the position
I now take, that tile action of the
Troasffier—a > subordinate official of
the Executive Department—amounts
to pai'ticij/ati- m in what would seem
to be it conspiracy against the Execu
tive.'
No one would go farther than my
self in sustaining the Treasurer in any
and all measurers which were necessa
ry for the protection of the Treasury
against fraud, speculation or unlawful
expenditure, and of this fact the pres
ent Treasurer has had ample evidence:
but I propose to submit for your con
sideration facts which tend to show
that the <:drupe, of the Treasurer is
prompted by other motives.
I found it necessary, in order to se
'cure ihe full completion of the capitol
Luilhiiig mni pubhe offices in time for
'the reception of the General Assembly,
to make certain advances of money to
.the Messrs. Kimball and obtain the
Lioi*y for such front the
Fourth National Bank upon my official
drafts. Ido not propose, however, in
This communication to argue the pro
priety of that course, but simply to
istate the fact.
. amounts were charged in
laoeoftnt Current with the State, and
i the bank was requested by me to send
the Treasurer a full statement of ac
count up to the Ist instant-
With the knowledge that such astate
raent had been forwarded, I arrived in
Atlanta on Sunday morning the 10th,
prepared to enter on Monday upon
the duty of making and completing;
my report to the General Assembly.
On Monday, therefore, at the usual
hour, I was at my office in the capi- !
tol, and invited the Treasurer and
Comptroller General to present their
respective reports.
The Comptroller General presented
his able reports, but the Treasurer was
not present. Upon inquiring of the
treasure’s clerk, his son, I was inform
ed that the Treasurer, bis father, had
“gone out of town for a day or two.”
Hia reply to my inquiry as to whether
Tie Treasurer would lie back in time
for the meeting of the Legislature,
was that he “did not know.”; . He fur
ther informed me tb;it;hfc father had
received the account current from New
York, and that he, the sou, was mak
ing out a report m accordance ivith his
faher’s instructions.
The report was presented to me on
j Tuesday, and as it made no mention
of the amounts charged by the bank
on my drafts, I decided not to make
any report Upon this matter until the
Treasurer’s return, when the accounts
and vouchers could be verified.
I did not learn until Friday, the 15th.
that ho had gone to New York, and
then only obtained the information by j
a letter from Washington D. C., which j
related some remarkable statements as !
having been there made by the Treas
urer.
I then sent for his son and present
ed him the letter, and asked him why '
he did not tell me frankly at first that
his father had gmie to New York.
He replied thaTYis “Father wanted
it kept entirely sapret, and did not
want any one to know where he had
gone.”
I further asked him that as his fath
er left Sunday night, after knowing!
that I was in the city all day, why, if
he was anxious for information, he did
not come to me.
The son replied that “Father had
his things all packed, and wanted to
visit Washington on some old business of
Ms own, and thought he would go any
how.”
About this time it was reported to
me that a person occupying intimate
personal relations to the Treasurer
had assured some member of the Gen
end Assembly, in a* semi-confidential
manner and in general terms; that if
adjotimmentcouid be prevented Angier
would bring home ample evidence for
impeachment of the Governor.”
The Treasurer returned on Sunday, j
the 17th, and on Tuesday morning,
the 19th, in response to my invitation, !
he called on me, and in the course of
the interview then had, after being in
formed of the facts touching the drafts,
and seeing the vouchers iu my posses
sion, and in response to my querry as
to why he should have taken the .stepn
which I had referred to, lie. after as
suring me of his confidence in my in
tegrity, used the following language:
“To be frank with you, as I desire to
be with every boy, I do not ti.ink you
have treated me with the court'esey
that is due to my office, and, besides, 1
understood that you were trying to
have the State put buck into military
government, and get all the power in
to your own hands. I was opposed to
till'-:, and and decided to fight you on it
in any way that I could.”
Upon my explaining to him his er
ror as to military government. Site., Ac.,
lie expressed lus respect; regard, Ac.,
and tne interview closed.
I then decided to prepare a report
of the action taken by my self in negotia
ting the loans, making the advance's to
secure the heating, lighting and fur
nishing of the public buildings, and
. submit it, together with a supplemen
. tai stulemuit from the Treasurer, to
(lie General Assembly.
On Wednesday, the 20th; the reso
lution was adopted,. to which the
Treasurer responds. On the morning
.of the 21st, the day following, my Sec
retary called on the Treasurer, and in
nay name stated to him that 1 had re
peatedly called for a copy of the ac
count current with our Bunk agent in
New York, and desired especially to
have it, and also that when lie comple
ted his report in response, to. the reso
lution, I would be pleased to see him
and the report before it was transmit
ted to the House. Tffe , Treasurer
promised to send the account current,
but refused either to call or exhibit his
report, saying: “The Governor has
not treated me with proper courtesy
until he finds it to his interest to do
so.”
The report was sent in before 12
o’clock the same day, and the account
was not handed to me until late in the
afternoon at the hotel. I therefore,
had no opportunity either to be.advis
ed of the nature of tbe report or to.
prepare a statement to accompany it.
The Treasurer states in this report,
referring to the drafts drawn by my
self: Not knowing how to account for
these credits, I immediately started,
on the eve of the 10th instant, for New
York, to get a full explanation of them.
As the Bank account, in at least one
of the cases, states specifically that the
draft was drawn by myself, and, as I
was at that timg,in Atlanta with the
Treasurer’s knowledge and accessible
to him, lie could have obtained “a full
explanation” without going to New
York.
The report further states that he
“found that Governor Bullock had
drawn to the amount 6f $35,000 which
amount has never been paid in or re
ported to the Treasuav by Governor
Buffo ck.”
This statement is made on the
twenty-first, notwithstanding that at
the interview on the morning of the
nineteenth, the Treasurer saw my
voucher i,and was entirely advised a3 to
the whole matter.
The published proceedings of the
House, as* given in the eveing papers of
the 21st, simply mention the 'Treasur
ers report as hat ing been referred to
the Committee, without publishing the
report in full. lam informed, howev
er, that the Treasurer’s Clerk— his
son—used very' considerable exertions
to cause the report to be published in
fuff in a morning paper, thus evincing
an inordinate desire to give the mat
ter a publicity which it would not have
obtained in the ordinary course of of
ficial proceedings.
j I respectfully submit to your Com
, mittee that the course pursued by the
Treasurer as herein stated inchoates a
malicious attempt to discredit the in
tegrity of the Executive, to tne end
that a partisan political movement in
opposition to the present administra
tion might be advanced.
I regret that the conduct of the
Treasurer, viewed in connection with
hia report, forces me to this eonclu
NO. 33.
I tion. Had be been at bis post at r
j time when his duty especially required
it, a full exhibit could have, and would
have, been made to (he General As
sembly accompanying my message.
Had be compik 1 with my 11 quesf
and presented to me his response to
the resolution, such exhibit could, and
would, then have h&wu made.
"W henevtr the Treasurer abandons
his present mistaken position, and pla
ees himself in proper official relations
with the Executive, as a subordinate
officer of this department of the Gov
ernment, full and complete reports
will be made to the General Assembly
covering the financial condition of Ihe
State, and of the transactions which
have been had under the authority of
the acts pa sed at the last session.
j The credit of our State is better, and
! our bonds sell for higher rate than
| those of any other Southern State.—
But I respectfully submit that this
credit cannot be maintained by per
j minting subordinate officials to ad
! vance their political views, or their
j personal opinions of what is demand
ed by “courtesy,” through insidious
; attacks upon the integrity of the Ex
ecutive.
Bures B. Bull ck, Governor.
Tkfasur k’s Officf, )
Atlan a, Ga., Jun’y j
To the Honorable Fpuincc Contmitce
of the Houss <f llqjrcscnlativcs: Your
communication of the 2Gfii inst, ash
ing a full explanation cf my course with
Gov. Bullock, received. In response to
your first inquiry, why I did not com
municate with him before going to
Now York, on the 10th, I would i tate
that from statements in the account
from the Fourth National Bank, re
ceived the day before, I considered
my own protection, and that of my se
curities, should see and confer with
said bank before communicating with
him, from the fact there was much
mystery in large amounts drawn from
said bank, to appearances involving
the Governor man unlawful use of
the funds of the State. This will ex
plain my son’s reticence, when intcro
, gated by the Governor, as to where
1 was. The account was already in
volved in a cloud I could not pene
etrate and, not knowing the bank offi
cers, I feared there might be further
mystery, should the Governor be ad
vised where I had gone. As an evi
dence of a part of the mystery, the
State of Georgia was, on the hlkli of
October, charged, in the money column,
with seventeen thousand dollars ($17,-
, UOU,) without stating to whose order,
or to whom paid, or what for. On
the 14th of Decern lor the State was
| charged “infonnsd draft #ent to Warh~
; ington,” ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
j without stating who drew it, to whom
! paid,or what for. NcticingtLeGevcrnpr
| reported alternately in Washington
j and the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
i York, with his private Secretary, I felt
! npprenensive that this money was
i nnding ventilation in a way not to
j reach the Treasury of Georgia, ami
I leave the natural inference that the
! money had reached the Treasury;
, thus making me and my securities re
i sponsible for what he had spent with
-5 out any authority in law. My suspi
j cions were further aroused from the
j seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000,)
1 stated above corresponding in amount
j with the private account of the Gov
ernor, with. a certain bank, and the
1 fact that one of his Secretaries present-
I ed me with the bank notice of the ma
: tilling of a four thousand dollar note
of the Governor, with the apparent in
tention of soliciting and testing wheth
er I would advance on the Governor’s
private account. These facts m eon-
I nection with the known extravagance
of the Executive Depart man t, Icon-'
akk rod more than ample ground for
[ my apprehensions and departure with
out seeing the Governor.
To your second inquiry “why you
did not, as requested by the Governor,
submit your report to him before send
ing it to the Legislature.” I have simply
to state, that the inquiry originated in
the House, the answer involving the
cohduct of the Governor. Under
these eireustances 1 considered the
rules of propriety and respect required
me first to report to where the inquiry
originated.
You “further desire to know if the
statements of Gov. Bullock contained
in the accompanying communication
to the Committee are true ?” His
first charge is ‘conspiring against the
Executive.” If he means by this, op
position to the usurpation of power,
and unlawful expenditure of the funds
of the State his charge is well sustain
ed. The Governor should know, that
no one has a right to use a cent of the 1
State’s money except by appropriation,
and a warrant drawn in. conformity
with law. If he can use thirty-five
thousand dollars, he can use five"hun
dred thousand. Still he has the ar
rogance to state, “no one would go
farther than myself in sustaining the
Treasurer, in any and all measures,
which were necessary for the protec
tion of the Treasury against fraud,
speculation, or unlawful expenditures,
and of this fact the present Treasurer
has had ample evidence.”
Tlic Governor knew when he penned
the above tbat I had made warfare on
several of his warrants, and refused
payment because of illegality; be fur
ther knows that lie urged me to pay
mileage to a subordinate clerk, w hick
he knew was “unlawful expenditure”
and downright robbery. He has em
ployey and paid three times as many,
clerks as has been customary in the
Executive Department, allowing some
frill, even extra, pay when they were
absent half the time. He issued a war
rant of two thousand dollars ($2,000-
00.) upon an account running from
1858 to 1803; which Gov. Jenkins and
the LegaJttturo of Ibtti, refused to
pay. lie advocated the paying of
Mi ssr4 Ena bail, twenty-live tllothhnd
dollars ($25,000) rent per annum fur
the Opera Building, and se«rud anx
ious I should lend my influence in that
direction, which led me to infer that
he was interested in the buildup, and
the unauthorized use of the amount
stated above, strengthens my conject
ures.
I 1 must say the Governor’s imagina
tion was very u uthful, and greatly m
iTor, and his vanity easily liatiered,
when he slated, I assured him of my
confidence in his integrity.
His statement is overrunning with
truth, that 1 was opposed to military
government under Ins dictation. Hav
ing opposed secession, and early and
patriotically entered the service of Re
construction, I expect to fight under
-fiat banner until corgi a is restored
to full participation in the General
Government, and purged of all politi
cal mountebanks. llis pretended
speech at Albion, N. Y., was a faint
chough unmistakable light, that finally
fondled and exploded through (Sum
ner’s battery at Washington.
The Governor must suppose me very
credulous, if he presumes, under the
oireumstuiu cs, 1 would regard the
receipt ho refers to, valid, especially
without any statement of account—
This receipt was an after-thought after
my departure, and would never have
made us appearance at the time it did
but for my absence. Why did tlio
Governor not account for the seventeen
thousand dollars ($17,000) he drew in
October. He returned to Atlauta af
ter that and occupied the same build
ing lor weak:-., where he s..w me daily
without reporting it, and finally made
his third visit to Washington and New
York since he has been Governor, keep
ing tins wliol' matter in profound si
lence, though we often conversed on
the monetary affairs of the State.
It is presumed the different depart
ments of the ISiate sbomd have some
knowledge of the whereabouts of the
other, but in violation of this rule, the
Governor has had three long intervals
of absence, the last forty-two ilaijt;, with
out the other departments knowing
the time of his departure, where to
address him, or the expected time of
his return, yet hose* ereJy censures and
reproves me, for an absence of only
seven days, looking after the security
>i the funds and credit of the State,
though the first and only absence sime
iny office was opened.
The Governor manifests some ap
prehension about the downfall of the
administration. I certainly desire that
he should, prove himself worthy to l>e
one of the main pillars, yet if he should
lull, I trust it will not be like Si mson’s,
but that the Temple of Liberty will
survive.
His efforts to excite the sympathy
of the llepublican party are so unfor
tunate and feebly drawn, that I shall
refrain from any comment further than
lo state, he attaches too much import
ance to my partisan influence, and I
am truly sorry iie has found it necessa
ry to resort to this weak subterfuge.
Certainly it is a poor way to produce
harmony and strength of party, to as
sault in pich asp rit even a “indxn'din
ale.” His Excellency need have no
doubt us to my position. Having been
an ardent supporter of General Grant,
I believe Ins incoming administration
will pi ove the pure patriot and übio
statesman, as ho was the military chief
tain of the Nation; destined to lead us
to as signal victory in the Cabinet as
he did m the held. Muy Lis arm that
was successfully raised to perpetuate
die Union of the (Stales, cru.dr out ev
ery effort, come they from oj ci. ides or
pietending fr onds, to pro;mi a lull
return of each subordinate to the Na
tional fold.
In my answers to the resolutions of
inquiries from the Bouse, i gave simp
ly a statement of fact* tu the question;
as propounded, leaving others to make
their own inferences, ami draw their
own deductions, if the truth hurts, no
one regrets more than 1, that Lis Ex
cellency has placed hii self in a situa
tion to feel its goaciings, anti his resor’s
to abuse and malevolence in ms efforts
to sustain himself, Such weapons are
sure to wound those who use them.—
if in my efforts to ward oil' these un
dignified assaults of the Executive, I
have used some sharpness, and caked
to aid, other developments, casting a
shadow on His Excellency. I trust
the indulgence of the Honorable Com
mittee will <:<cuH* the manner in which
I have used the weapons of truth call
ed forth by your inquires.
Respectfully submitted,
N. Li, Axqeer, Treasurer.
11 it and lit; tnor.
What secret is that which may be
warranted to keep in any climate V A
woman’s age.
The young poet whose feelings w( re
“wrought up” has been unable to re
new Ins stock.
“Whose son are you, my little boy T
"I ain’t nobody’s son; I’m .Mr. Tiomp
sen’s nephew, sir.”
An author ridiculing the idea of
ghosts, asks how a dead man can get
into a locked room. Probably with a
skeleton-key.
Two cousins, named Criekett, wero
married, last week, in Jefr'bison county.
W e are opposed to such cricket match
es.
Persons who ascend together in a
balloon may be the best friends in the
world at starting; but rarely fail during
their trip, to have high words, and
come to hard blows.
You may wish to get a wife without
a failing; but what it the lady, after
you had her, happens to be in want of
a husband of the same character.
The entire assets of a recent bank
rupt were nine children. The creditors
acted magnanimously and let him keen
them.
“Well, Mr. Tree, if you’re about lo
leave, I shall detain your- tiunk,” ex
claimed an incensed landlady to her
lodger, who was slightly in i iV^rs.