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THE WEEKLY SM. T . pIiIVOLP. T. GILBERT. TIIOS. t-II.BKRT A CO., PROPRIETORS. TERMS OF SIIBSIWIIOX. > n e year( In advance) $2.50 iv months, 41 1.50 CL UB BATES FOB ONE YEAR: übs of 3 copies to same post office, s2.2s each ' 5 “ “ “ “ 2.00 « n 10 “ “ “ “ 1.75 “ u 15 “ “ “ “ 1.50 “ ADVERTISING RATES: \ avert Dements inserted at $1 per square (ten lin . s or less, In small type,) flrstlnsertion,anil ■i/ty cents each subsequent insertion. TIES DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9 On! —A New York “Jenkins” says ;,[iss Kellogg, the prirna donna, “has a compact brow, and the manners of a ‘haut bolie’ lady of New England.” Restitution. —Bome lime since we published an article on Cliftand Piince, two ol the Carpet baggers who afflict Georgia. The printer failed to give the credit marked on copy. The ideas and language were those of the Editor of the Augusta Press. True.— Prentice says the honest men of the South have Iried to get along peaceably and harmoniously with the scalawags longer than patience could be expected to endure. It is very well to pour oil on the troubled waters, but wha 1 if the troubles ot the waters in crease when the petroleum has given on! V A novel mode of dunning, lately in troduced in New York, is to hire a chaise painted in llaming red letters, “Collector’s Chaise,” in which the col lector makes his daily rounds to the domicils of slow paying debtors. In very obstinate cases, aud when the debtor lives in a fashionable house, it is kept standing in front of the premises -rveral hours a day. John Whiting, a prominent man in financial circles in Alabama, died in' New York on tiie sth inst. Mr. Whit mg was for many years an officer of the State Bank of Alabama, and was after wards entrusted as Commissioner to compromise with debtors and wind up the affairs of the State Bank. At the time of his cjeatli lie was on a visit to New York to negotiate funds for the construction of the North Alabama Railroad. Alabama and West Florida.— The Legislature of Florida has adopted reso Intions authorizing the Governor to appoint three commissioners to nego tiate with the commissioners of Ala bama for the cession of West Florida to the latter State ; also authorizing an election to be held in that section of the State to test the popular will on the matter of annexation. The Legislature or ttie people of Florida, and the Con gross of the United Slates, are to ap prove the transfer before it can be re garded as final. Apfletons’ Jouknal. ln another column may he found the prospectus of anew Weekly Journal shortly to he issued by the famous publishers, the Messrs. Appletons, of New York. Their well known reliability and liberality ensures for this enterprise success from ils start. They will give what they promise, a journal unexceptionable in every department, and we are pleased to notice the fact that “Harpers’ Week ly,” and other papers of that stripe have awakened a rival that will either ruin them or compel them to elevate their standard in every respect. The Messrs. Appleton are above the petty sectionalisms and political jealousies of the day, and will give a journal catholic in literature and art. Release.— Tiie editor of the Mail, who has been maliciously confined for live days in the county jail upon the pretext that he was contemptuous of the the Circuit Court, hut who was confin ed simply front motives of personal and party malice, was released yesterday. In addition to being incarcerated five days, he was lined fifty dollars. With out his knowledge the fine was paid by the ladies of Montgomery, headed by Mrs. 15. 8. Bibb and Mrs. Dr. O. Bald win, through Gen. James 11. Clanton. The Clerk and Sheriff, both extreme Radicals from the North, were so heart ily ashamed of the conduct of the scala wag Judge, that they declined to charge for cost. The editor lias no fault to find with any one in connection with this matter except the man who is act in:: as Judge. I!-- feels the deepest gratitude for the kind sympathies of our citizens, ex pressed to him while in prison. While a concert and bail at St. Pat rick’s Hall, in Montreal, was in progress Wednesday night, two thousand per sons being present, a cry was raised tin dm roof was giving way. All rush ed to die street, but while the last were getting out it fell with a crash. Several person were injured, but it is thought nine were killed.’ V ii-rrible affair occurred at a Catho- j 1. >’.inch fair in Memphis Wednesday! UH’ht, in which Win. Rice, a well known sporting man, formerly of New Orleans, was stabbed and probably mor tally wounded by a drunken man named Tun McGrath, who was arrested after terrible resistance, only after being knocked senseless by the police, after three of them had been badly cut. Mc- Grath was committed to jail. I’husinai,. — 001. James Porter, an "Id and esteemed citizen of this place, sa )' s the Montgomery Mail, who for the ■ st two years has been in Brazil, ar rived home again night before last. He is looking remarkably well. We have uot had any conversation with Col. Porter, but learn that he has seen enough of Brazil to satisfy him that this is a better country than that, or any other, and he intends to remain here, bet those who may yet have a longing h> leave their native South for foreign 1 ‘hues and strange people, think a lit -I,e before making such an unfavorable m °ve. Col. Porter’s numerous friends "ere glad to take him by the hand. Robert Carter, who killed Kincannon ia Paulding county, was arrested recent ly in Selma, Ala. by the police of that ci| y, and taken to Rome where he was delivered to the Sheriff of Paulding ouiuty. Carter has been placed in the - i: hl at Atlanta for safe keeping until Court, Cotton at Various Points. —Mont- gomery last week received 427 bales ai >d shipped 1001; total receipts 35,730; st, ’Ck Feb. 6tli, 10,609. Shreveport, La., has received 54,075 b&1 «s; stock Jan. 27th, 6,466. Memphis has received 174,747 bales ; stock 23,407. Nashville has received 31,594 bales : st "ck Feb. stb, 4,718. Macon has received 51,914 bales; stock Feb. sth, 14,318. Charleston received 131,590; stock F eb. 4th, 22,226 ;Of Sea Islands re eved, 3,585 ; stock 1,357. Mew Orleans received 598,434 ; stock f 6b. 4th, 148,668. r Horrible.— Horace Greeley has been mttling the bones of Abraham Lincoln ln a lecture. VOL. X. NO MORE COURTS. It seems that the legal business of the entire State is dependent upon the Car pet bagger, Bullock. The Legislature passed a Jury Law, which his Express lency vetoed. The Senate sustained the veto. We have not seen this pro duction of the pen of Justice McKay, but suppose the reason for the veto,' was that the colored brother was not made a Juryman-grand, special and petit. The Courts of the State are es topped. No business can he accom plished. Clients, witnesses, prosecu tors, plaintiffs, and defendants, are put to expense and inconvenience, ihe bus iness of the country is deranged, and lawyers are in danger of starving if this state of things is continued. It looks very much like a waste of time and words to appeal to the Legis lature for anything sensible or honest; but we would remind the small fry, assembled at Atlanta, that a popular storm is gathering in their rear. It is not the province of Bullock to say who shall compose the juries of the country; hut it is the manifest duty of the Legis lature to enact a jury law, which will enable the business of the Courts to proceed, and the members of that body will greatly enhance themselves in popular estimation if they will proceed to pass such a law, the objections of Bullock to the contrary notwithstand ing. “Verbum Sap.” , Tub Superior Court—Juries Dis charged. — The Muscogee Superior Court, Judge Worrill presiding, assem bled at the Court House yesterday morn ing. Immediately after he had taken his seat, the Judge slated to the juries that the new constitution provided that jurors he selected from “upright and in telligent persons.” The Legislature, assembled under that constitution, had failed to pass a jury hill, though a carefully prepared one had been presented, but had authorized the Court last Fall to use the jurors drawn the previous Spring. Several of the Superior Court Judges had decided this act unconstitutional. He had not ex amined it with sufficient care to give an opinion upon this point, hut regarded it as having expired by limitation. An other hilt, as yet lias passed only the House of Representatives. Hence he had not the power of compelling the at tendance of jurors, and discharged them. Then in addressing the members of the bar, very briefly, he stated that some doubts had been expressed and found their way into public prints about the legality of his appointment. lie had none himself and upon consultation, some of the most distinguished lawyers in the State had declared the appoint ment legal. He was authorized to hold Court until his successor was appoint ed, aud would hear such cases as could he decided without a jury. At the sug gestion of Judge Crawford, the Court adjourned to 3 p. m., that counsel might have opportunity to examine aud decide upon the motions to he made. As there are no juries, tire session of the Court will doubtless be brief. Besides the full local bar in attendance, there were Cols. Mark Blandiord, of Marion, and Wm. Dougherty, of At lanta. Last afternoon motions were be ing argued. African M. E. Conference—Se cond Day. —We are indebted to Rev. E. L. Bailey, colored, for the following report of yesterday’s proceedings of the Conference in Asbury Chapel: Conference, Bishop Brown in the Chair, was opened by singing, and prayer by Rev. W. H. Nobles. The roll was called and minutes read and confirmed. On motion, Rev. Joshua Woodlan was elected Reporter for the Christian Recorder, and Rev. W. H. Nobles for the Missionary Recorder. Alter some remarks by the Bishop the Disciplinary Questions were taken up. Question 4, (letter I, page 94) of the New Discipline elicited quite a dis cussion between brethren C. Bradwcll, W. J. Gaines, and others. During the discussion the Bishop remarked mem bers should not provide themselves with such poor excuses for not raising money in answer to this question. Rev. 11. Strieklan was appointed by the Bishop to take charge of the money raised for the completion of Wilberforce University, and other edu cational purposes. On the question of the University there arose a discussion—why not have a University in Georgia—between breth ren R. B. Bailey of the Alabama, and T. G. Stewart of tlie Georgia Confer ence. The debate was participated in by a number. Brother Stewart re marked there would be a University in Georgia some time this year, or at least commenced. Dr. L. Pierce was invited within the bar and introduced to the Conference, and briefly addressed the body. The debate on Wilberforce was laid over until the Educational Committee reports. On motion, the following names were brought before the Conference to enter on probation: Benj. Washington, Wes ley Mapp, Larry Thomas, Uios. Daw son, Daniel Williams, Lacy Beck, Dan iel Brown, Elijah Penamau, Daniel McGee, Martin Johnson, Larkin Mathis, Jesscy Dinkins, Thos. S. Smith, Scipio 11. Robison, Henry Luster, Henry Rob ison, Henry Reding, George Hood, Branch Davies, Nelson Harris, Alfred Lonwoddy, Richard Mahone, E. 0. Alexander, A. Bruton, S. Ross, Wm. Pierce. All will be examined by a Committee. On motion Conference adjourned to 9 a. m. to day. A Scrap from Ante-bellum Histo ry .—The Baltimore Gazette revives an incident that General Dix —whose ly ranny during the war was hardly less atrocious limn that of Stanton whose supple tool lie was—should not forget in bis trans-Atlantic mouthing over the treason of the South. Towards the middle of December, IS6O, almost con temporaneously with the secession of South Carolina, he presented the ad dress and resolutions at a meeting bold in New York by the friends of the South the purpose of which, as stated in the New York Times of December 17 1860 (where the proceedings ap peared in full) was “to pursnade the South to postpone disunion. Os the temper and spirit ot the assemblage, an idea may be formed from the tenor ot one of General Dix’s resolutions, which thus began : ‘ “Resolved, That while we deplore the existing, excitement in the Southern Stales , we do not hesitate to say that there is just ground for it." Cotton at Galveston. —To January 28th the receipts were 87,918, against 37,796 the same time last year; 14,383 bales. THE WEEKLY SUN. From the Atlanta -Intelligencer. tIEOIUJIA LEtiISLATIUE. Friday, Feb. 5, 1869. SENATE. Tl*e Senate met this morning pur suant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Smith, of the 7th. ’ Roll being called, and quorum pre sent, the Secretary read the journal of yesterday. BILL RECONSIDERED. Mr. Burns—To reconsider ihe bill that a joint committee of two from the Senate, and three from the House be appointed to examine the penal laws, and report such amendments as they deem necessary, by hill, or otherwise. Motion to reconsider passed. Mr. Holcombe—That the bill he laid on the table. Laid on table. BILLS FIRST TIME. Mr. Speer—To amend section 3,496 of Irwin’s Code. Mr. Moore—To incorporate the At lanta Manufacturing Company for Acids aud other Fertilizers. BILL THIRD TIME. The violation of a written contract signed by employers or employees, in agricultural pursuits, declared to be a misdemeanor. Passed. This bill was debated at considerable length by Messrs. Smith ot the 36th, Brock, Adkins, Gignilliat, Morrell, Wooten, and Holcombe. Mr. Speer gave notice that he should move a reconsideration on to morrow. Senate adjourned. HOUSE. House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 a. fn. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Brantly. Journal of yesterday read. Mr. Scott, of Floyd, moved to recon sider so much of the journal of yester day as relates to the action of the House in regard to the resolution of Mr. Price, referring tire question of tine eligibility of negroes to office. Mr. Scott discussed the question of negro eligibility., and the position taken by the House, on yesterday. He said that the House ought not, and should not, refer a question to the courts which belongs imperatively to the House. By referring this question to the jtidi ciary, the House would degrade itself in allowing another branch of the gov ernment to decide who were eligible to seals on this floor, after this House had solemnly settled the question. The judgment of this House was final and conclusive on all the world. Congress threatens because she believes the Geor gia Legislature will yield to wrong. She sees that, we are frightened. But, in the language of one of Georgia’s bravest, noblest, and wisest statesman, I, for one, “am neither whipped nor fatigued ir.to a base compliance with iniquitous demands.” Went see to act as though we had the same power over constitutions that wo have over an es tray law. Mr. Morgan said, he did not regard this resolution of Mr. Price of much importance. That, if the courts should decide that negroes were or were not eligible to office in this Slate, it would not preclude the House from deciding then of the election and qualifications of its members, that so far as negro eli gibility to seats in this House, it was not res adjudicate and could not be ex amined by any court. Mr. O’Neal tried to set himself right. He thought the Democratic party was not in earnest, and thought the resolu tion was a mere pretense, and that if the Supreme Court should decide in favor of the negro the Democratic party would not abide the decision, hut was in favor of reconsideration, hoping something might be done. Mr. Rawls, thought the House was Ku-Kluxed. Had they committed mur der ? What were they afraid of, was it of loosing their nine dollars a day ? What else could they loose ? Mr. Tumliu called the previous ques tion. Lost. Mr. Shumate, said we had been charg ed with duplicity and dishonesty. Ho replied to the charge of O’Neal, oi Lown des ; said that we would abide by the decision of the Supreme Court. It was not a sham or pretense but a bonafide appeal to the court with an intention to abide by its decision. Mr. Phillips—We propose by this resolution to signify to Congress that we are willing that the courts of this State shall decide whether negroes elected to civil office in this State are eligible. The House has already deci ded that they are not eligible to seals on this floor, and that decision must stand. We cannot refer this question to the courts. Mr. Lane thought it best to refer the matter to the courts. Mr. Kelley, called the previous ques tion, which was sustained. The ayes and nays were called and were ayes 56, nays 76. So the motion to reconsider was lost.. Mr. Duncan—A resolution that the Senate and House adjourn on the 13th inst. A motion to suspend the rules to take up the resolution was lost. BILLS ON THIRD READING. Mr. Grimes —A bill that the act to provide for the levying a tax to pay the clerks and sheriffs in criminal cases he repealed so far as relates to Muscogee couuty. Mr. Bethune, of Talbot, moved to amend so as to secure vested rights under the act. Lost. The hill passed. House adjourned. Special to tlio Journal and Messenger. Atlanta, February 6. On the motion in the Senate to recon sider the bill passed yesterday to punish violations of contracts between employ er and employe, Mr. Holcombe favored, and Mr. Hinton opposed the motion, which was finally lost by a small major ity. The House resolution was taken up referring the question as to the eligibili ty of colored men to office in Georgia, to the Supreme Court. Mr. Speer proposed an amendment to the effect that the House and Senate pledge themselves to abide the decision of the Court. Mr. Candler called the previous ques tion when Mr. Adkin offered a subiti tate to expel the new issue and reseat the negroes at once. Mr. Burns excitedly rose, to discuss the proposition. He was violently op posed to Mr. Speer’s amendment. Bav ins sworn to support the Constitution, which declared the Legislature the sole iudge of the election and qualifications to its own members, he must oppose the reference of the matter to any other tribunal. (Applause in the galleries.) Mr. Adkins’ substitute was ruled out of order by the President. The call for the previous question not being sustained, the President ruled that no further action could he had on this matter to-day. The hill passed to pay Bird and Kolbe for artificial limbs. , . n A resolution waS adopted inviting D. W Lewis, of the Asrrieulntral Society to address the General . Assembly on agriculture aud immigration next Mon- The hill to allow conventional rate oi interest as bigli as ten percent, was lost. This bill was argued at length. Mr. Sparks made an earnest appeal, he favored the report of the committee, which was averse to the passage of the hill, believing, as he said, that money should be like all other commodities allowed to seek a market at its market value. Ho would have voted tor a bill repealing all restrictions upon the rate of interest. His position was well sus tained by some capital facts relative to advances made to planters, believing that were all restrictions removed for eign capital would more readily seek our markets. He was, as usual, earnest and impressive, and listened to with marked attention and respect. Mr. Anderson introduced a resolution to examine into business with a view to fixing an early day for adjournment. introduced a hill of 64 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16,T869. : sections to establish a system of com mon schools for the State. He moved to lay it. on the table without reading, and print 200 copies; which motion prevailed. Mr. Tumlin gave notice of a motion to reconsider. A few of the expelled colored mem bers—sick with hope deferred —are now lying about the pool, waiting for the troubling of the waters—the waters are indeed troubled, but there’s none will ! put them in. Georgia. Specials to the Louisville-Uourier Journal. EXIT GEORGIA. Georgia is to he expelled from Con gress. The Reconstruction Committee will on Saturday report a bill declaring that the State has not been properly re constructed and is not entitled to repre sentation in Congress for the reason that the State Legislature has expelled the colored members. Four of the six mem bers of the House from Georgia will sustain the forth coming report of the committee. THE BALL—NO NEGROES NEED AFFLY. It is now understood and authorita tively stated that Gen. Grant has con sented in deference to the wishes of his friends both here and elsewhere, to at tend the reception and ball proposed to be given in his honor in the Treasury building on the evening of the 4th prox. No negroes are to be admitted. THE M’ARDLE CASE. The well-known MeArdlc case will be argued in the United States Supreme Court about the middle of February. It had been previously fixed for Feb ruary sth, but Black consented to a postponement to accommodate Mat. Carpenter, who is counsel for tho Government. The question to be ar gued is, whether the law passed by Congress last year taking away the ap pellate jurisdiction from the Supreme Court is operative in this ease, which was pending m this Court at the time the law was passed. The McArdlecase, will be remembered, comes up ex parte from the lower court in Mississippi, where he, as a Vicksburg editor, was imprisoned by Gen. Ord by virtue of the military power conferred by the re construction acts. If the Supreme Court decide i hat t tie act of Congress is retroactive an.! unconstitutional, as applied to a ease already pending, then the court will have an opportunity to pronounce on the validity of military reconstruction. It was well understood at the time the act destroying the ap peltate jurisdiction of the court in ha beas corpus cases was passed that Con gress intended to prevent a decision on the great question involved in the pend ing McArdle case. Rich. “HE CAME FROM NEW JERSEY.” [By the Fat Contributor.] There was an amusing scene on hoard the Louisville mail boat the other ony. There was the usual conglomeration of passengers in the cabin just before the boat lauded, and mid the general hub bub of conversation a man remarked ineidentaly, “Now, in New Jersey, where I live.” — Instantly an old man, who had sat moodily and silently pondering by the stove lor some time, sprang to his feet and exclaimed “Stranger, are you from New .Lis. y?” “Yes.” “And willin’ to acknowledge it V “Yes, sir; proud on’t.” “Hurra, give us your hand,” cried the old man, fairly dancing with exul tation, “I’m from New Jersey, too, but never felt like declaring it afore. Shake! I’m an old man. I’ve traveled long and far. I’ve been in every city in this here West—steamboated on the Ohio aud Mississippi—been to Californy over the plains and around the Horn ; took a v’yage once to Liverpool; but in al my travels, hang me if this ain’t the first time 1 ever fleer’d a man acknowl edge that he kum from New Jersey. Boys,” turning to the xvliole asssembly, augmented by railroad runners, liack men, bootblacks, newsboys, and apple girls, for the boat had landed, “let’s all take a drink to New Jersey, the land of Freliughyson, Old Hyson, and Y’oung Hyson, Commodore Stockton, and Dan liice. Hip.” The Albany and Thomasville Road. —A correspondent ot the Macon Telegraph, writing from Albany, says : Four hundred hands are at work on the Albany and Thomasville railroad. A director informed me this morning that theyhad plenty of money subscribed to complete the road, and that there was no earthly doubt of its construction in a year or two. It will be fifty six miles long. But I fear it will be a hole in the bottom of our barrel as soon as it is finished. There is no question about the merchants and planters all around here going to Savannah, instead of Ma con, for their supplies. We sell goods in Macon now as low as we possibly can, and hence we, will be unable to compete with Savannah. The Week’s Receipts at New York and the Forts. —The New York Circular telegraphed yesterday, gives net receipts of the week 6,400 against 5,815 last week ; gross receipts 28,400 against 18,340 last week ; expoits to Great Britain 5030 against 1,380 last week ; to the continent 370 against 035 last week; sales of the week 41,880 against 18,111 last week ; stock in port 70,000 against 61,185 last week ; receipts for the week at all U. S. ports 67,000 against 86,517 last week. The Atlanta Era of Saturday, con tains the following announcement: Married, on Thursday afternoon, by Rev. Dr. H. Marshall, Mr. W. J. Simp son and Miss Jurnwalt, (“M’Jle Elliso” of the Varieties Theatre.) Mrs. S. ap peared upon the stage as usual, on the same evening, and did full justice to all the muses represented by her, notwith standing the event of her life which had just occurred. She takes a benefit next week, and we hope her friends will make it a profitable one. County Tax.— Ordinary Duer, in ac cordance with tho authority vested in him, and after careful consideration,has ordered that a tax of one hundred and sixty five (105) per cent he levied on the State Tax for county purposes, fif teen (15) per cent of which is for the support of county paupers. All shows, exhibitions, &c , are re quired to make contracts with the Ordi nary tor county taxes, the State lax is 40 cents on the hundred, or $4 on the thousand ; that of the county 06e on the hundred, or $6 GO on the thousand ; to gether $1 06 on the hundred, or $lO 60 on the thousand dollars. If all is col lected the county will receive some $40,000, but most probably from various causes, defaulters, double taxes, Ac., not much over $30,000 can be secured. This will fully restore the county credit, and considerably relieve its indebted ness. _ Gibraltar, once the special pride of England, abates in value, as the posses sion of it is seen to involve trouble, per haps war. The Eugiish journals are preparing the public mind for the sur render of the fortress This is because | u is foreseen that among the earliest i acts of regenerated Spain will be an at tempt to recover Gibraltar. REPOR r Os the Remarks of the Eon. Dunlap Scott , of,Floyd, on the motion made on Yesterday to Reconsider the Action of the House referring the Eligibility of Negroes to Office and Seats in the Legislature , to the Courts of the State: Mr. Scott, of Floyd, said he made the motion to reconsider the action of the House referring to the eligibility of negroes to office and seats on this floor, with reluctance, because he felt the im portance of the question. But feeling as he did in reference to the resolution under consideration, he felt he would be recreant to his sense of duty and to his conscience to remain silent because others did not speak. He had a duty to perform, and he should do it fearless ly, without regard to the threats of Congress, the taunts of members of this House or the approval or disapproval of friends. He was acting under the sol emn sanction of an oath. The preamble and resolution of Mr. Price means that the eligibility of ne groes to seats on this floor shall be re ferred to the Courts, or it is a farce—a meaningless thing. The preamble says that a reference of the the question of the colored man’s right to hold office under the Constitu tion would restore the State to her for mer position in the Union, and give quiet throughout the State; and that “said question is one which the Courts have cognizance of.” If it means any thing, it means that the Courts have “cognizance ot” the eligibility of ne groes to seats on this floor. It can’t refer to the rights of the colored clerk at Savannah, or to the rights of the col ored ordinary of Mclntosh, because it is not denied that the Courts have “cog nizance of” that question already ; and proceedings, under a writ of quo war ranto, have already been issued against White, colored clerk of Chatham, and no one denies that the proceedings have been legally instituted. It requires no action, therefore, to give the Courts cognizance of that question; and I re peat, that it must refer to the right of negroes to seats here, and that is the only question disturbing the “peace and quiet” of the country, aud the only one upon which Congress predicates its ac tion, or its right to interfere with the present status of the State of Georgia, that, then, is the question disturbing the “quiet” of the State, aud is the on ly question to which the resolution can refer. The gentleman fioin Lumpkin says it has no reference to their rights to seals here. I cannot permit this “Trojan horse” to be introduced into this hall without hurling on spear at its hollow sides. I will not, by my action, acknowledge the rigui ot me Courts to review our action, or me uuiliority of Congress to dictate terms io mis body on rights specially delegated to us t>y ihe Constitution. The Constitution says each House shall be the judge oi the election returns, and qualifications of its members.” This coiilers sole jurisdiction upon this House, and makes it imperative upon it Lo exercise it. The language is “ shall ,” not may. The jurisdiction is not traus leiruble—the Courts cannot assume it. When the matter of eligibility of ne groes was determined by this House last fall the question was settled by a tribunal from which there is no appeal under the Constitution. The matter became “res adjudicata" —the decision was final and conclusive, and incapable of revision, and binding upon all the world. Like the seal of Solomon, it has closed up the whole matter. There is no principle of our govern ment more important or better settled than that which limits the exeicise of a power to the department in which it is constitutionally deposited. The Legis lature cannot exercise judicial, nor the judicial legislative functions. l ids resolution seeks, if it means any ihing, io prostitute one co-ordinate and co i qual department of the State Gov ernment, to that of another. It is sub versive of the Constitution, aud if you sanction it you degrade the State ot Georgia, and if she submits to it with out a rebuke to us, never again can she wear the lofty look of conscious inde pendence. But it is said, Congress threatens and will put us back under the bayonet if we do not of our own accord submit.to this degredation. For one he would say in the language of one of Georgia’s noblest and wisest statesmen, that he was ‘■'•neither whipped nor fatigued into a base compliance with iniquitous de mands." Members here acting under the sanction of their oaths seem to think that they had the same power over tho constitution that they have over an es tray law. The Federal Government .has the brute force, if it is disposed to exercise it, to place us back under the mailed hand of the military, but if it does so it overrides right, justice aud the Constitution, and let tiie responsi bility rest upon it, and let us not be guilty of selfabasement. The way to check despotism was not to invite it by such legislation as is proposed—not by an acknowledgement of the right of Congress to legislate for us—not by tame submission to the mandates of un constitutional power, but by a bold as sertion of our rights, a manly effort to maintain them, and a solemn protest against the encroachments of despotism. We arc not spaniels that we should lick the hand that smites us. When King James, the Second, of England, actuated by the love of power, and with the desire to overturn the re ligion of the Realm, in disregard of law and the well settled rights of the peo ple, issued by royal proclamation, his infamous Declaration of Indulgence so offensive to ail Protesants, and ordered it to be read by tbe Bishops in all the Chapels and Churches of bis Kingdom, on the 20th day of May, 1688, it aroused a more fearful commotion than that which now agitates the public mind here. Bishops remonstrated—the peo ple remonstrated, but the King was un yielding. It was said none would dare incur the Royal displeasure at the peril of his life. The day arrived; the metropolis was in the wildest commotion; vast crowds, with beating hearts, hurried to the chap els to see what tbe bishops would do.— Wesley—the man of God —ascended the pulpit amid the hushed silence of that throng, and announced as his text these words: “Be it known unto thee, oh ! King, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.” The Royal power was defied, and principle vindicated in the act. It was the first act in the series of movements, which followed each other in rapid suc cession, that drove the tyrant James from his throne, and the inauguration of those glorious principles of English liberty that enter so largely iuto our American institutions. Following the example of this inspir ed man of God, let ns say to tbe oppres sor : “Be it kuown unto thee, ob ! Con gress, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship tbe golden image —negro domination —which thou bast set up." And if we do not, by our action, stay the mailed hand of despotism, we will at least preserve our manhood, aud transmit untarnished our honor. We have nothing to do with Congress. Our duty is to Georgia. Let us look alone to her interest—to the develop ment of her material resources; do what legislation is necessary for her interest, and go home. It is a mistake to think that we can control Congress. She will pay no attention to our action, unless we put the negro back here. Already one branch of that body has acted upon what is known as the 15th article of the Constitution of the United States, and adopted it, which confers the right to hold office upon the negro in all the States. It saw that some other consti tutional provision was necessary to cover up its villanies. What, then, is the use of our spend ing the time and money of the State in such useless legislation as this resolu tion proposes. For one, my action in regard to the eligibility of negroes to seats here is final ; I will never retract. [A most singular incident occurred while Mr. Scott was speaking under the resolution passed yesterday. He was limited to 15 minutes. Tcd minutes af ter he commenced, the clock in the hail stopped. Stood still 30 minutes, and started again, just as the speaker was closing, without the aid of human hands.] TEL EGRAPHIC. By Tellcgrapli from Europe. London, Feb. 8. —The news from Greece contradictory. Latest dispatch es say Seatnis has formed a Ministry and peace is assured. It is reported that the battle between the Turks and Montenegrines is author itatively denied. From Washington. Washington, Feb. 7. —Delegates to the Southern Press Convention on the 17th, will be entertained by the Mobile Board of Trade. Several Railroads have tendered complimentary passes to edi tors to and from Mobile. The Supreme Court affirmed the de cision of the Court below, requiring taxes to be paid in gold and silver. The Court holds that taxes are not in the nature of a debt or contract, and, there fore, a legal tender law don’t effect taxes. Senate—The Pacific Railroad Com mittee asked to be discharged from fur ther consideration of various proposi tions for aid. The Omnibus bill reported Saturday, covering all meritorious schemes now presented. House is considering the change in the election of Congressmen. The Reconstruction Committee did nothing. The Election Committee did nothing. Under regular call the following were introduced: regulating the fur trade; en couraging building steamships; relating to rights of loyalists of Alabama; author izing the President to appoint a com mission to revise the tariff declaring reciprocity treaties against the policy at this time; granting right of way to Memphis, El Paso and Pacific railroad; granting lands to New Orleans and Sel ma immigration association. Three bills were introduced regarding naturalization. Eldridge asked select committee to investigate outrages by the Arkansas Militia. Root objected. The copper tariff bill as amended by Senate was passed by 112 to 56. It goes to tbe President. A petition asking for protection for oyster trade from Virginia laws, as modified by Gen. Schofield, was pre sented. Recess. Revenue to-day $500,000. Senate —After proceedings reported at noon, the Constitutional amendment was resumed and discussed all day— only suspended to allow a vote on Ed munds’ resolution on Georgia’s Electo toral vote. Vote 34 to 11. This resolution provides that in de claring a vote that two results shall be announced —one counting and tlio oth er omitting Georgia’s vote, thus leaving the Georgia question open. Mrs. Surratt’s remains were delivered quietly to her family to day. Judge E. Jeffreys, one of Supreme Court Judges of Missisippi, presented to-day an address to the reconstruction committee iu behalf of himself and oth ers claiming to represent that the Judge and influential parties in the Repub lican party who opposed the adoption of the Constitution voted upon it in June last. Tiie address is in the nature of a protest and is a discussion of affairs in the State. He proposes a plan of restoration as follows: Ist. That Congress shall declare all the offices in the State vacant. 2. Provide for the appointment of a Provisional Governor with power to fill all the offices thus declared vacant, with power also to remove from office bis own appointees. 3. Provide that the Revised Consti tution shall be so modified or amended as to remove from it those features that are more proscriptive than as required by the Reconstruction laws of Congress. 4. Provides for an election, at the time designated by the proposed Con stitution, for bolding tbe annual elec tion for tbe ratification of the Constitu tion as amended, and for the election of all Slate, county and municipal offi cers. The President to-day made some ad ditional Consular and Naval nomina tions. Washington, Feb. 9.—House—After an ineffective effort to include Louis iana, passed tbe Senate concurrent reso lution, in regard to counting Georgia’s vote. The concurrent resolution don’t require the President’s signature. This action leaves Georgia’s status in the Union an open question. The President signed Dr. Mudd’s par don to-day. Senator White, of Maryland, visited the Attorney General iu behalf of Lieut. Baine, at the instance of a large num ber of Baltimore ladies. Senate discussed the amendments until half past 11 this a. m., and met again at 12. Now voting down various amendments to the original bill. House is discus-sing the postal tele graph. In tho Supreme Court the argument Texas vs. White is progressing. Senate—All day devoted to the suf frage amendment. Still in session. Mr. Vickers offered an amendment looking to the restoration to the exer cise of tho elective franchise of those who are now excluded by reason es par ticipation in tbe rebellion, winch was rejected. Ayes 21, nays 32. Those voting in the affirmative being Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dix on, Doolittle, Ferry, Fowler, Grimes, Harland, Hendricks, McCreary, Nor ton, Patterson, of Tennessee, Ramsay, Richards, Robertson, Sawyer, Trum bull, Van Winkle, Wickers, and Wil son. Tbe Constitutional Amendment, as it finally passed tbe Senate, reads, no discrimination shall be madß in the United States among tbe citizens of the United States in the exercise of the elective franchise or in the right to hold office in any State on account of race, color, nativity, property, education or creed. Vote 40 to 16. Goes to the House for concurrence. Several Senate amendments to the Consular Appropriation bill were re jected. The Committee on Banking and Cur renco have the floor Saturday to report the business on hand. Paine gave notice he would, to mor row, call up the bill for the relief of political disabilities reported by him from the Reeonstrnction Committee. House went into Committee on Army Appropriations. Recess. WED XESDAY HOBXIYO, FEB. 10. At the session of the Mississippi Press Convention, just closed at Holly Springs, J. Augustine Signiago, editor of the Grenada Sentinel, and a well known poet, waselectod President. Ye King of Pain. — Dr. Mcßride has been found guilty of dealing faro in Kentucky, and fined S6OO. In default of payment, be was sent to the work house to work it out at fifty cents per day. Booth’s Theatre. —The most suleu did edifice of the kind in the country was opened in New Y’ork last week. Booth played Romeo, and everything was as auspicious as tho manager and his many friends could wish. The Texas Convention on Thursday engrossed the ordinance submitting the Constitution to the people. It provides for tbe election of members of Congress and State officers on tbe first Monday in July. A motion to adjourn sine die for the purpose of defeating the adoption of the ordinance was voted down. The following personal advertisement is from the New York Herald : “If the party who took a fancy to my overcoat, was influenced by the inclemency of the weather, all right, but if by com mercial considerations, lam ready to negotiate for its return. John Broug ham, 325 West Fourteenth street.” Confederate Loan. —The mails by the Russia brought the news that on the London Stock Exchange there was a revived demand for the Confederate loan, which was quoted at 9 pounds 10 shillings. The idea that some recogni tion of these bonds may be given by the Anglo American commission lias brought about this renewed specula tion. Tiie preliminary examination of the negroes, charged with tbe murder of Frederick Broodbaker and Frederick Brickman, in Savannah, on the sth of December, (an account which we pub lished at the time,) took place in that city on Saturday last, and resulted iu the commital of the following negroes : William Floyd, Sampson Wiggins, Aleck Edwards, Jack Wiggins, John Williams, Isaac Brown, Nero Wil’iams, Ciesar Wiggins and Peter Bennett, for trial on a charge of murder. Fights Among the Faithful —A Nashville dispatch says: A personal renconter took place this morning at the Capitol between Comptroller Black burn and Representative Brown, wlio introduced a resolution yesterday upon the Comptroller for misappropriation of the Agricultural College Fund. The charge was without foundation, and resulted in Brown being severely thrashed. Another personal difficulty occurred between Mr. Mulroy, reporter of tiie Press and Times, and Mr. Cagle, of ihe House of Representatives. Cagle was the assailant, but came off second best. Tax Retckns of Muscogee County. —Mr. George Hungerford, Tax Re ceiver, has kindly furnished us with the following returns of the property of the county. We may say that the valua tions of land and considerable other property were returned, as a rule, about one half less than the amounts owners would think a reasonable price. About a third of the registered voters have re turned polls. No one can vote, until all taxes are paid. Below are the fig ures, to which we have subjoined those taken last year, that each one may see the increase or diminution. 1868. 1867. Polls of whites 970 1,020 “ blacks 460 667 Professions 61 ol Dentists 33 Photographists 2 2 Billiard Tables 7 7 Auctioneers, 2 1 White children between ages of 12 and 18 years 1,010 1,031 Deaf and Dumb 4 2 Total number of hands em ployed on farms 676 818 Numoer of acres of land 127,023 122,038 VALUATIONS 1868. 1867. Land $1,069,804 $1,193,067 (Jity Property 3,142,350 3,179,850 Money andsolventdehts.. 973,910 1,165,730 Merchandise ... 808,851 906 202 Shipping 9,400 22,000 Stocks and Bonds 272,355 196,705 Cotton Manufactories... 569,600 81,2.0 Iron Works 12,200 33,500 Household and Kitchen Furniture, above $300... 90,090 88,975 Plantation and Mechani cal tools above S3OO 1,300 3,9U0 Value of other property... 272,807 304,793 Aggregate value 7,212,007 7,225,852 Total value, after deduo ting S2OO, and including double taxes 7,872,807 7,083,236 Professions, polls, &c.,... 2,655 AMOUNTS DOUBLE TAXED BY DISTRICTS. Up Town ~..5402 270 Lower Town 268,435 Bozeman’s 91,374 McCrary’s 69,535 Upatoie 6,8 6 Steam Mill 18,731 Edward’s - 0,990 Total 856,981 Defaulters - 317 KREEDMEN’S PROPERTY. 1868. 1807. Acres of Land 1,044)4 401 Aggregate value $38,121 $27,925 Tax oh polls, &c., 516 667 The most important increase is in cot ton manufactories of $488,400. The state tax is 4-10 of 1 per cent Gbowth of Batimore —Glad to Hear It.— A Washington correspond ent of the New York Express says that by a recent census, the population of Baltimore is acertained to be 352,000 souls—an increase of 140,000 since 18(50, when the population was 212,000, A similar increase would send the popula tion to near 400,000 in 1870. The ratio of increase is 06 per cent, for the last eight years which is much higher than that of any other Atlantic city, with tbe exception of Brooklyn ; and Brooklvn, as every one is aware, is a suburb of New York and increases mainly from the overflow of that great metropolis. Works of internal improvement now in progress will connect Baltimore with Cleveland via Pittsburg and Cumber land, and with tho Shenandoah Valley via Winchester and Strasburg. Tbe Bremen line will be enlarged to lour steamers next spring—the piesent num ber being inadequate tor the trade. Coastwise, Baltimore has lines to Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, and New Orleans; via Havana, not to mention the lines to Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond, and the Northern lines to New York and Bos ton. The receipts of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad last year were about two millions of dollars, indicating a great trade with tbe West. The receipts of cotton and other Southern products for 1868 were far in excess of any former year. With the development of the South this trade will be still further augmented. The aggregate of foreign imports and exports at Baltimore is sev eral millions in excess, in 1868, of the aggregate in 1860. Pub. Doc. —We are indebted to the Hon. Jas. B. Beck, of Kentucky, for valuable public documents. NO. 49. Report Os the President of Eagle and I’henlx Manufacturing Company. We yield much of our space this morning to the reproduction of the in teresting report of the President of the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Com pany. We have had frequent occasion to refer to this enterprise, which reflects so much credit on the energy and sagacity of those who projected and have put it into successful operation. The report of the President bears out in every par ticular all tbe statements or predictions we have made. The immediate and continued success of this Company should induce a large investment of capital in similar works. It is said that there is considerable money in the coun try and we aro inclined to credit much that is said on tbe subject. Heretofore the holders of it have been afraid, and justly so, to invest their moneys in pure ly commercial transactions. The flue tuations of the currency and tbe uncer tainty about every tiling political and financial have made meu prudent even to the point of timidity. This Company now offers admirable oppor tunity for small investments and safe and speedy returns. They do not de sire that large capitalists should buy up the stock, hut rather that it should be divided out among as large a number of stockholders as possible. Tiffs will tend to diffuse a general and necessary inter est in enterprises of this character. We do not care to add anything to the very clear and satisfactory showing made by the President. It speaks for itself and may be fully understood by the most unskillful of men. We would add, however, with gratification, that the proposed stock is being rapidly taken, and the promise is good, that at no very distant day another Mill will add the hum of its machinery to the one that now stands a noble monument of the recuperative capacity of our people. Tlio l,«glslalnr« «f UeurKla. Some may have thought our picture of the Legislature too highly colored. If so listen to another. Tho editor of the Augusta Press went to Atlanta as a delegate to the Agricultural Conven tion. He took a look into things and wrote horn e as follows : We turn from the Convention com posed of men of age, experience, sagac ity, wisdom aud patriotism, to the Gen eral Assembly of Georgia, now in ses sion. The contrast in the personal ap pearance of the members of tbe two bodies is most striking. Our cheeks tingled for tbe honor of Georgia while viewiug the Representatives and com paring them with their predecessors. This is the most ordinary Legislature we ever had. Their acts do not atone for their looks. There are a few men of respectable capacity; but a sufficient number to leveu the whole. If we hear of anything but reckless extravagance and a compounding with corruption from this body,we shall be disappointed. But what of the Governor ? His least enemy has not colored too highly his official misconduct. Nothing but the interference of Congress can save him. On that thread he bangs all bis hopes. It is not the rights of the negroes spe cially, but to shield himself from the consequences of bis own acts, that he is urging that the Slate Government be overthrown. He is uo doubt bankrupt in funds, aud, as Joe Brown predicted, will bankrupt the State in two years, it permitted to have full sway. It is be lieved, and openly charged, that ho was given an interest in the Opera House to indemnify him for drawing and appro priating money for its completion with out authority or law. It is charged and believed that he owns the National Hotel, and hence his willingness to commute in money the amount the city would needs pay for the rent of a mansion. He owes the Nation al Bank of that city $17,000, and the officers caunot get a dime. Early in the last week, the Chronicle & Sentinel of this city, presented a bill for advertising, which the Comp troller General refused to audit, per ; baps because the Printing Fund had : been exhausted. Ou Wednesday, Dr. j Bard, of the New Era, presented a bill ] for similar services, and we are told j for a larger sum, and it was not i only promptly audited but ordered i paid, out of what Dr. Angier calls the “India Rubber Blanket Section.” We see by tho Era’s howling that the Treasurer has refused to pay this bill. Perhaps the “Blanket" fund is also ex j hausted. i We published yesterday morning Mr. Fort’s statement of how one of tho Governor’s most confidential officers obtained the payment of a claim which ; had before been refused, and how be was bilked out of one thousand dollars by tiie Gubernatorial Ring. The cor ruption of tbe Executive Department of Georgia, if common reports are to be [ relied on, smells to Heaven. Tiie House that Howard Built.— Gen. Howard, Chief of the late abomi nation known as the Freedman’s Bu reau, collected many thousand dollars ! and pretended to build a college for his colored brethren. The thing fell down unfortunately when lie was not insido of it. Horace Greeley lets into his brother Howard ns follows: The exposure of the flimsy structure of the Howard University, given in our Washington dispatches, is simply dis gusting. Here is a great public build ing so constructed that one architect | thinks it may possibly he used a year or two, if no weights are allowed on any but the lower floors and no jars are per 1 mitted. Another thinks it might stand j through the winter provided the bricks ! are soaked with oil and then painted, to keep tbe water from crumbling them down ; but that a frame building should be put up insul# tbe walls, to hold up the floors and roof! Finally, after further tests, both withdraw even these certifi cates to its comparative safety! Was there ever a more wretched exhibition of mismanagement and waste '/ Direct Steam Commtnication be tween the South and Europe.— Galveston has several steamers running to Liverpool. New Orleans can boast of quite a large fleet of the finest class of vessels. The “Liverpool Southern Steamship Company” is the name of one of the lines, which advertises eieht steamers ranging from 1100 to 1400 tons, for Liverpool direct. Then there is another to Hamburg, another lo Bre men, and another, again, to Liverpool —all of these latter touching at Havana out and home. There is also a line composed of one or more steamers between London and New Orleans, making five distinct lines to Europe, besides occasional arrivals, one from Cardiff arriving at New Or leans lately with a cargo of railroad iron. Mobile can boast of a single line to Liverpool. Savannah is quite largely represented. The “Georgia and Liverpool Line” is composed of seven steamers, sailing from Savannah on the Ist and 15th ot every month, and advertises to dispatch extra steamers to other European ports when sufficient inducement is offered. It has also the “Macgregor Line” to Liverpool. Charleston has a regularly organized line, called the “Charleston and Liver pool Steamship Line.” Baltimore has two European lines; one to Liverpool, composed of three steamers, and another to Bremen em ploying two more. Thus nearly every Southurn port of importance boasts of direct steam com munication with Europe at present.— Unfortunately, the vessels are all of for ■ eign build and owned abroad. —N. Y. Express, 4 th inst. From the Atlanta Intelligencer, 7th tnit. The following communication was read in the House on yesterday, and referred to tho Committed on Agricul ture : Atlanta, 6tli Feb., 1860. To the Eon. Mr. Me Whorttr , Speaker of the House of Representatives— Dear Sir : The meeting of the Agri cultural Society of the State which as sembled in this city on tho Ist inst., passed the following resolution, and agreeably to its terms I will communi cate it through you to the House over which you preside : Resolved, That this Convention rep resenting the great productive interests of Georgia, earnestly urge each member of the Legislature to volte the appro, priation of ($2500,) twenty five hun dred dollars already provided by law for the State Agricultural Society, and also vote for the passage of the Immi gration Bill and the mini of ten thou sand dollars (10,000) to carry out its provisions, and that tho Secretary com municate this resolution to the Presi dent and Speaker.” Though beyond tho limits of my instructions I shall be pardoned foi noting one or two facts which give peculiar significance to this action of the meeting. Iu it, there were fifty nine counties represented by over threo hundred and thirty delegates. I ap pend herewith the names of these coun ties, the number of Delegates from each, and the amount of taxes which they pay into the Treasury. If this table is closely examined it will be found that while the list embraces but little over one-third of the counties of the State they pay over two thirds of tho total net tax paid into the Treasury. The whole taxes of 1867 were $620,724. The taxes paid by tbe counties repre sented in this Convention were $433,- 144. It is true, too, as sustained by the undivided testimony of those who wit nessed its deliberations that tho men who composed the Convention were not only from the counties of the State tiie foremost in wealth and enterprise , but were themselves men—solid, prac tical, intelligent and able. And when the vote was taken on tbe adoption of the resolution the President directed that in consideration of the importance of the issue involved it should be taken by a division and when those who were in favor of the resolution were called upon to rise, it is believed that the whole Convention stood up, and that too with a rush. Those opposed to the resolution were not called to rise, for there was not a man to be seen in his seat, aud the President most properly declared that it was unanimously car ried. I do not doubt that these facts will have their due weight in the delibera tions which are finally to settle the question. Very respectfully, David W. Lewis, Secretary State Agricultural Society. African M, E. Conference, Bishop Brown, Presiding—Third Day.— We are again indebted to Rev. E. L. Bailey for the following report of the Confer ence, now in session at Asbury Chapel: Conference was opened by reading by the Bishop of the fourth chapter of Isaiah, singing the hymn, “Lord in the Morning,” aud prayer by Rev. Levi Wood. The roll was called and the minutes read and approved. On motion of Bro. 8. B. Jones, John McGehee was placed among the appli cants for admission; also Mahala Hardy, Lewis Dagus and George Reed. The report on Missions was taken up. Question (Letter I), page 94,) What for Missions ? elicited much discussion as to which way the reports should be made to the Conference. The Chair was sustained in his decision. Rev. H. M. Turnor was appointed to take charge of the funds. The minutes having been called for, it was ascertain ed that Rev. F. McLain had been ap pointed to that charge. A letter was read by Rev. H. M. Tur ner from J. Clarke Swayze, of Macon, opening the columns of his paper to tho Conference. On motion, the letter was received and Rev. 11. M. Turner ap pointed correspondent. Question Bth was taken up and dis posed of. A long discussion was brought forth upon the questiou whether William Price aud A. Brutan, coming from the M. E. Church South, should be received into this connection with their Confer ence credentials without a recommend ation of good standing from their church. It was feared that for frivolous causes they would change from one church to tho other. A motion to limit speakers to fifteen minutes was lost, i On motion the brethren were invited to speak for themselves, which they did. They wero endorsed by Bro. John Mc- Dougald. On motion, Conference pro ceeded with regular business. Question 9th was taken up and dis posed of. The report on Education was read but its consideration postponed until Thursday. On motion Rev. H. M. Turner was invited to address the Conference on “Ministerial Education” Wednesday evening at o’clock. Ho accepted the invitation. The Committee on Public Worship reported the following preaching ap pointments for tho evening: Asbury Chapel, Rev. Andrew McDow; First Baptist Church, Rev. David An derson; Shady Grove, Rev.. Elijah Pen amar. • Conference adjourned to 9 a. m. to flay. Heaviest Day of the Season.— Cotton was decidedly “lively” on Sat urday, aud the heaviest sales of the sea son were made, amounting to over five thousand five hundred bales, worth over a million dollars. Sales were made at thirty cents, hut the general prico was twenty eight and three quarters and twenty nine cents. Some cotton men were willing to risk their reputation as pi , In-ip, on Saturday, by prophesying tfe.t r. - on would bo up in the tbiui sr! i «ii k Suv. News. Tne Northern Democ,:ais How much aid we may expect from (lie Northern Democrats in a crusade agaiust negro suffrage may be inferred from the line of argument adoptel by the New York World, tire leading Dem ocratic journal of the North, in break ing ground against the ratification of fifteenth amendment—the ouo passed by the House of Representatives last Saturday. The World says: “If the experiment should prove to work well in the large number of States in which negroes now vote, the opposi tion would gradually dwindle, and there would be less and less fJisposition to disturb what has been done. If negro suffrage is a good thing, time will work steadily in favor of it, nnd its beneficial results will be as solid a security for its permanence as a change in the organic law. But if the experiment should prove mischievous or disastrous, it ought to be reversed ; and a constitu tional amendment should not hedge up the way of retreat from an unfortunate measure.” Political Disability.— The Sub Committee on Reconstruction, which has charge of tho subject of deciding up on those who are entitled to have their political disabilities removed, have de termined to embody them all in a bill, making in all several hundred, repre senting all the reconstructed States.— Washington Telegram. Several hundred, out of many thous ands, to be restored to privileges of which they are illegally restrained. Tho several hundred are expected to embracer Radicalism in its broadest form.
