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TDESBAT MORNING, JAM ARY 11,
Pub. Doc. —We are indebted to Sen
ator Casserly, of California, for a copy
of his able speech against the iniquity
known as the Georgia Bill.
Editorial Accession.— Gen. Jones
M. Withers, has become editorially con.
nected with that staunch journal, the
Mobile Tribune.
It is thought that the present lowa j
Legislature will not he recognized by
the courts as a legal body, there being j
not a Smith in either llou3e.
Bullock Takes Charge of Virginia
—The Native Virginian says: Bullock,
Governor ‘‘so called” of Georgia, said
in Lynchburg, a few days ago that Vir
ginia would not be admitted this winter.
Death. — A Richmond dispatch of the
Vh inst., says, Hon. Win L. Goggin,
lonuer member of Congiess, lV.>m Vir
giuia, and the VVnig caudiiiau lor Gov
i rnor in 165!), died on 4i.ii insl.
Corn was selling in Nasuviiie last
Saturday at one dollar per bushel, sack
ed and delivered at the depot for ship,
men t.
The Alabama Legislature —The
Montgomery Mail suys “this body re
sumes its labors to morrow. How long i
it will remain in session,*nd how much
more of the public money it w ill squan
der, it is impossible to conjecture.”
Each nn mbtr of Congress gets 3,150
pounds of Agricultural Report, 981
pounds of Patent Office Repott, and
1,134 pounds of Congressional Globe.—
For these, sold for waste papei at five
cents a pound, he will receive $363,
quite a snug little sum.
Doing Well.—The Savannah Re
puolican says: It will be seen by our
marine news that the firm of Joseph A.
Roberts & Cos., ycsteeday cleared and
sailed seven vessels coastwise —all
loaded with full and valuable cargoes.
This is the largest number by a single
house this season.
Accidental Killing—An employee
of John Robinson’s Circus, was killed at
Albany, in this State, on Friday, last.
Two of the men were playing with a
pistol when it was accidentally dis
charged, resulting in the death of one
of them.
Left.—Abram Smith, one of the ex
pelled negro members, left Columbus
Sunday morning to take his seat in the
Legislature as a Representative from
this county. The Legislature met yes
terday. Abe had on a suit of new black
clothes.
Fou Atlanta.—A number of lawyers
left for Atlanta Sunday to attend the
session of the Supreme court. Among
them were Oen. Benning, Col. Blanford,
Judge Crawford, Col. Ramsey, J. M.
Russell, Esq., T. W. Grimes, Esq., and
others.
Tiik Gas Comuany.—By reference to
notice it will be seen that a dividend of
four per cent, has been declared from
the earnings of the past six montus;
also that the price of gas has been re
duced to #8 50 per thousand feet.
Gin House Burned.— The gin house
of Wm. Brooks was destroyed by fire
Sunday night. The supposition is the
burning was tho work of an incendiary.
The location is Russell county, Ala.,
some four miles from this city. All the
machinery was destroyed, and with it
all the corn and fodder of the farm. No
cotton was in it. No insurance, we are
told.
Another Richmond in the Field.
—We were informed on yesterday by a
party well posted in politics, tlmt coi.
R L Mott is a candidate for U. S Sen
ator before the Legislature.
We have no hesitation in saying that
he w uld make a belter Senator thau
n , man of his party yet named in that
c. .injection.
Dull.—Trade was very dull yester
day. All merchants had to do was to
sun themselves, kick boot heels against
bricks and talk of the length of time
people had been on the road—some 40
days from St. Louis. There are 15,000
bales of cotton in the warehouses worth
over a million and a half ; yet business
is dud. This is the normal condition of
affairs the first two weeks of January.
Lectures to Colored Ministers.
Judge M. J. Welborn, pastor of several
Baptist churches in this neighborhood,
aud Rev. J. H DeVotie, D. D , pastor
of the Baptist church in this city, have
in hi urated a sories ol lectures to be do
liv. red every Tuesday night in the col
ored Baptist church, on Front street
I'iiey are designed to instruct and en
lighten the colored preachers that they
may he the better able to address aud
lead their congregations. It is a work
which will accomplish good. All freed
men who desire can attend these lec
tures. The gentlemen named are to al
ternate every Tuesday. It would be
well if pastors all over tbe South would
adopt this plan.
Confirmations at the Episcopal
Church.— Bishop Beckwith on Sunday
preached able sermons in the Episcopal
church in the morning and evening.—
At night the subject was—" A spiritual
nature necessary to discern spiritual
things, and faith the main faculty ot the
soul.” After its delivery the rite of
confirmation was performed. There
were 2(5 candidates, seven or eight of
whom were men. Among them were
Aid. Colzey and Dr. Pleasants. Another
candidate was confirmed yesterday,
making the total number 27. The church
was crowded on both occasions.
Council Last Night —Grant and
Porter absent.
Appointed a committee (Colzey, Kedd
and Bivins) to report on a town clock.
Resolved to put new railing on Lower
Bridge. Reported 15 out ot 16 market
stalls at $lO each and resolved to let
Nos. 1 and 2 at SB, and keep No. 1 va
cant. Refused two notes. Withdrew
wood ordinance. Treasurer reported
some SIO,OOO taxes unpaid. Appointed
committee (Chipley, Barden and Salis
bury) to consult about prepayment of
freights on M. &W. P. R. R. Resolv
ed, that unpaid business be reported to
the Mayor on 15th; to meet, after Feb.
1, on Ist and 3d Mondays in each month;
elected B. F. Coleman assessor, vice P.
A. Clayton resigned; talked about cem
etery, streets and apple stands; made
“apple standers” and hucksters pay a
license of sls per quarter; passed ac
counts, referred others and adjourned.
Official proceedings to-morrow.
VOL. XI.
Confederate Officebs for the
Egyptian Service.— The New York
Sun says:
Among the ex Confederate Generals
who have sailed for Cairo to enter upon
tneir important commands, are the well
known “old regulars” Sibley, the in
ventor of the tentor of the tent of that
name, and Loring, once of the Mounted
Rifles. Negotiations are going on with
many others, and it is likely that fifty
or sixty more gentlemen, famed as en
gineers, artillery, cavalry, and infantry
officers, will be en route to Egypt, there
to reap honors, fame, and fortune in the
great Eastern conflict soon to arouse
the attention of the world.
Duel in Savannah.— The Adver
j tiser »»ys : A party of four gentlemen
| arrived in this city last Thursday even
ing from an interior town on the line
of the Central Railroad, not far from
Savannah, the name of which we sup
press by request of one of the parties
concerned, and yesterday morning,
bright and early, found them across the
river on the Carolina side, where two
shots were exchanged, one of the prin
cipals receiving s severe flesh wound
in the, shoulder. He was attended by
a physician of this city, and was suffi
ciently able, together with the entire
party, to leave on last night’s train
The matter was kept wonderfully quiet
until ail was over, and only by accident
did we hear ot it. Both gentlemen are
pretty well known in Savannah. The
difficulty originated from a private quar
rel.
Who Was the Second Washing
ton ? —The Mobile Register is responsi
ble for the following telling hit:
Who was the second Washington ?'
The Radicals say it was Edwin M.
Stanton.
It couldn’t have been Stanton, for
when Thad. Stevens died they said it
was Stevens.
It couldn’t have been Stevens, for
when Abe Lincoln died they said it was
Lincoln.
It couldn’t have been Lincoln, for
when John Brown died they said it was
Brown.
It couldn’t have been Brown—well,
it’s no use running the thing into the
ground after running it up the gallows;
—who was the second Washington ?
Sad Accident.— lt is with unfeigned
sorrow, we announce the death, by
drowning, on Tuesday last, of our uui
versally esteemed young friend, C’apt.
Julian McKenzie, son of our old fellow
citizen, Mr. Andrew McKenzie. The
circumstances as near as we can learn,
were—that he was standing on the
guard of the steamer Julia St. Clair,
and when her bows struck the shore, at
Bristol’s landing, the sudden concussion
precipitated him into the water. His
heavy clothes prevented him from
swimming, and the waters ofthe Chat
tahoochee overwhelmed,as true a heart
as ever pulsated.
The deceased was the last Captain of
the Eufaula Light Artillery, and on
many fields left the impress of his guns
on the solid lines of the enemy.— Eufau
la News.
lanta"'\Ke Targes? an J AV
our river, was sold yesterday to the
Central R. R. line for $12,000. She
was built in Pittsburg, a little over two
years ago, at a cost of $35,000. In
calking her not long since, not an indi
cation of rot could be discovered. She
is a side wheel steamer, of 150 feet
length in deck, 24 feet beam, and 5£ feet
hole. Her engines were thoroughly
tested Sunday in presence of United
States Inspector Rogers. The boilers
stood without the least leak a pressure
of 213 pounds to the square inch, three
pounds greater than was tried at New
Orleans two years ago. This is equiva
lent to 140 pounds of steam. For ordi
nary running only 135, or less, are re
quired. The boilers could have sus
tained a much greater pressure, but the
Inspector did not wish to have his
guage broken. The steamer will be
put at once into active service. She is
a handsome craft and the cheapest pur
chase ever made upon our river.
The Ocean Yacht Race.—Hon. Mr.
Asbury, after a great deal of backing
and filling, has at last consented to an
ocean race between bis yacht Cambria
and Mr. James Gordon Bennett's yacht
Dauntless. The arrangements provide
for both vessels sailing on July 4th,
1870, from the Old Head of liinsale, and
the first that arrives at Sandy Hook is
to receive a prize of two hundred and
fifty pounds sterling, or $1,250. The
Old Head of Kinsale is a promontory
projecting three miles into the Atlantic,
and is situated four and a quarter miles
.-outhwest of the borough and seaport
town of Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.
On the Old Head of Kinsale there is a
fixed light at an elevation of 241 feet.
Capt. Dan Fnv.—The Eufaula News
says : "We regret to learn that this
gentleman is very sick at Bainbridge,
Ga., and doubts entertained of his re
covery. We trust his case may not be
as bad as represented, and that soon
again we will see the oldest Captain ot
the Chattahoochee holding in his hand
a lease of at least twenty more years of
life.”
Henry Ward Beecher has entered
again directly into the editorial field,
and assumes the leadership in the new
religious paper at New York, the Chris
tian Union. It is to be Evangelical,
but not sectarian, and as Mr. Beecher
says, “seek to interpret the Bible rather
as a rule of life than as a book of doc
trines.”
Sad Accident. During Christmas
Mr Mitchell, Deputy Marshal of the city,
was run over by the accommodation
train and horribly uiangied. Though
severely injured, we understand that
hopes are retained of his recovery.
Opelika Era.
River Captains. —The Atlanta, we
understand, is to be commanded by
Capt. 8. J. Whitesides. Capt. Charley
Brockway takes charge of the St.
Clair, and Capt. Geo. Whitesides re
tains the rule over the Baudy Moore.
Watch ’Em. — There are ever so
many railroad bummers in the city with
their pockets full of “rocks.” They
propose to buy up the Legislature to se
cure the passage of the Railroad Omni
bus Bill and bankrupt the State.—Mont
gomery Advertiser.
The Athens (Tenn.) Post says the
heaviest fall of snow at that place since
1843, fell on Saturday night and Sun
day, January Ist and 2d. The average
depth was six inches. The Post says
the people nearer the mountains report
an average of twelve inches.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
JCDUE STEPHENS’ LETTER.
We present below a masterly letter
from Judge Linton Stephens, upon the
! political situation in Georgia, and which
was published in the Atlanta Constitu
tion of Saturday last. In the midst of
the truckling and time-serving policy
which has been thrust upon our people,
it is refreshing to read after a man
whose head is clear, and whose heart
does not fail him in the face of difficul
j ties. With a logic that is coldly inex
orable, he knocks down the puny and
j timid counsels of the doubters, and
makes the duty of Georgia so plain and
imperative, that argument cannot over
turn his positions, or cavil detract from
their strength.
This letter has thrilled our heart to
its core, and feeling that we could not
do our people or the State greater ser
vice, we have yielded the space in our
editorial column to it. If Judge Ste
phens has made a mistake, it was in not
putting forth his letter before the pro
fessional politicians had time to tinker
with a people sorely tried by political
adversity and vicissitudes:
Sparta, Jan. 3d, 1870,
Dunlap Scull, Esq., Rome , Oa.:
My Dear Sir —Your very courteous
and interesting letter of the 39th Decern
her was received day beiore yesterday.
Yesterday was so busy a day that I had
no time to write even a line ; and to-day
we have no mail.
White Ihave very strong convictions
j as to the course winch our people ought
| to pux'sue, I have not the least expecta
tions ot seeing my views adopted ; and
| an effort to carry them out would proba
; bly only produce additional mischief. I
j have, therefore, never given publication
Ito toy views; but at the same time, I
j have never concealed them. 1 will give
j them to you, as you requested them;
but from waul of time rnuoi confine my
self to tne barest outlines without the
j reasons which support them.
\ My iundamentai idea is that it is folly
and self destruction to take any action
jin obedience to dictation. Ido not pio
j pose forcible resistance, tor that would
) be equally foolish and destructive, but
| what I deplore and deprecate io any ac
• lion of ours done in obedience to dicta
| tiou. Our enemies dare not accomplish
: their infamous purposes by their own
: action alone. Some co-operation on
the part ot the intelligence of the State
has been their necessity from the begin
ning. It is still their necessity. Our
misiortune is that this necessity has
been realized by them, and not by us.
Their whole legislation betrays their
unmistakable appreciation of it. —
They have not dared, and will not
dare, to make a Constitution or
government for us directly —by their
own sole action—hut have directed, and
will direct all their action to the
end of conpelling us to act for ourselves
in their way. The results are claimed
by them as our work, and would not be
tolerated by the country—by the mass
of the Northern people—on any other
basis. They could not maintain them
selves before the country six mouths in
making and breaking State govern
ments, carried on solely by a eombina
tion of negroes, scalawags and carpet
baggers, while all the intelligence and
virtue of the people should be standing
aloof and acting on the announced res
olution to touch not, taste not, handle
not, the unclean thing. This position,
if taken with unanimity and firmness,
and dignity, on our part, and supported
by temperate but strong and statesman
like expositions of the enormities inflict
ed on all constitutional liberty through
us as the mere point of commencement, j
would do more than anything else to
make a revelation of the true situation
to the people ofthe North. To suppose
actuated uy’a men) ’splm Oi :w-itmoo
malice, is simply to make an egregious
mistake. If they saw the truth, it
would alarm them and change their
course not so much to do justice to us
as to preserve themselves. They do not
see it. This position on our part, sus
tained as I have indicated, would
give us an immense moral power, and
would sow the seeds of reformation and
redemption. We ought to never torget
that moral honor is all that is really lett
to us now. But we should also re
member, that in the end it is the great
est of all powers in the government of
mandkind. Men are governed at least
by ideas—not always right ideas by any
means—but always by ideas of some
kind. One great point in statesman
ship, next in importance to the forma
tion and recommendation of right ideas
—is the presentation of ideas in lights
which will strike and lead masses of
men. In doing this action, positions
taken and maintained through suffering
and sacrifice, are far more effective than
words. Speech and writing are only
auxiliary forces—very important, in
| deed, but only auxiliary. The main
j power lies in positions taken and main
i tained in the presentation of right issues.
If our own sound material had all stood
I aloof from reconstruction, refusing to
i participate in it or touch it, and protest-
ed against it as an overthrow of the
Constitution and of republican Govern
mcnt.tbe nefarious scheme would have
broken down long ago and the old con
stitutional constituencies of the South
would have been allowed to reconstruct j
themselves. While the chances of this j
result are greatly diminished by the past j
co-operation into which we have been j
beguiled and entrapped, still its only irn
possibility is in the want of harmonious
action in the right course among men
who desire the preservation of liberty
and good government. lam thorough
ly satisfied, however, that this harmo .
nious action can not, as yet, be obtain i
ed even in our own State, to say noth
ing of the other Southern States. To be
successful it would have to be general.
True, the example of Georgia alone in
that position would have tremendous
force, because it would produce terrible
embarrassment in the Radical camp;
and it might, therefore, prove conta
gious to our companions in distress. A
State where the sound element of popu
lation should all stand in that position,
would be as troublesome to the Radicals
as the elephant was to the man who won
i him. But, as I have said before, I re
gard such a position as impossible to be
secured for our own State ; and, there
fore, Ido not propose it. I know it is j
the nature of man to temporize, and re- j
sort to paliations, and because it is their
nature, I do not expect them to rise
above it. Our friends are already point
ing back to past non action as a fatal
mistake. The real mistake w r as in
abandoning it 100 soon. They voted on
the question of ratification, and thereby
relieved Congress from the embarrass
ment of sanctioning a Constitution and
government formed by negroes, scala
wags, and carpet baggers, without any
participation on the part of the intelli
gence and respectability of the State
But I must close, and 1 do so with a
feeling that 1 really had done just as
well not to begin.
With a high appreciation of the mo
tives which seem to have actuated you
in your public course, and with good
wishes for your personal welfare, and
high hopes that you may realize the
brilliant career which your beginning
has promised to your country, I am
yours very truly,
Linton Stephens.
Ben Wade, the ex senator and ex
war horse, who thought last year that
he would be President in place of John
son and in place ot Grant, has now
turned up in Washington as a lobby
agent. He hasealready got a job in this
business, and, of course, it is a job in
volving a large appropriation and subsi
dy for a truly patriotic scheme. He
is now ready— not as a war horse, but
as a lobby horse—to receive further or
ders in his line, postaee paid and cash
strictly in advance. — New York World.
Cotton at Montgomery.— Received
past week 1,101; total receipts 59,367;
stock Friday, Jan. 7th, 10,978.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1870.
Immigration—Laborers.
We are in receipt of a letter from the
“Union Land Company,” located at
No. 4 Broad street, New York, from
which we make the following extract
for the benefit of those desiring to try
white labor in any capacity :
For several mouths past we have been
engaged in the work of laying before
the Northern people and the people of
Europe, the advantages possessed by the
South, compared with the West and
Northwest, as a place in which to settle.
Through the press and by printed circu
lars, we have reached vast numbers of
people in the North and in Europe, and
now we are in constant receipt of letters
and have innumberabie applications in
person from families, single men and
single women, desiring to go South and
locate. Mechanics, farm hands, parties
to work farms on Bhares, house ser
vants, male and fern tie, Railroad hands,
etc. We can now supply an unlimited j
quantity, and if population is the true j
wealth of a country, as has been aptly ;
said, .the Southern people should co
operate with us in procuring tire indus
trious and enterprising classes above
enumerated.
The statement is made in the letter
that the Company is permitted to refer
to Gen. Hampton, Gen. Clanton and
Father Ryan. Endorsements from
either or all of these gentlemen named,
are entirely satisfactory to the Southern
people.
Treasury Angier’s Report. —The
annual report of the Treasurer of Geor
gia, prepared for the Legislature, has
been printed. The Atlanta Constitu
tion makes the following synopsis of,
and exliacts from it:
The receipts from August 11, 1868,
to December 31,1869, have been $2,781,-
713 93; the payments, $3,360,353 15,
leaving cash on nand $471,461 78.
The total public debt is $6,014,500. —
The taxable property oi the State, ex
clusive oi Railroads, Banking, Express
and Insurance Companies, is $300,000,-
000. The estimated income of the
Slate tor 1870, is $1,345,000; the usual
expenses, not counting interest on the
public debt, $500,000, leaving $845,000
to pay interest and reduce the debt.
The State Road paid $20,000 in Au
gust, 1868; $35,000 per month to Onto
ber, 1869, nothing lor October, Novem
ber and December.
The amount of $37,341 69 has been
drawn by warrants by Governor Bui
lock, which the Treasurer has rclused
to pay believing them illegal. Os this
$13,780 78 was for advertising proeia
mations ; $875, for Supreme Court re
ports ; $340 for two extra employees in
the Penitentiary; $650 to li. P. Far
row for services in the case of Georgia
vs. U. S. Grantand others iu the United
States Supreme Court; $3,750 for ser
vices of B. P. H. Atkinson, W. H. Scott,
A. Flesh, J. R. VV. Johnson, and Mar
shall De Gratfenried iu the Executive
office ; SSOO for extra services of J. L.
Conley, State Librarian ; S3BO for ser
vices ot S. VV. Btaird, employee in
State Library; $7lO 50 to J. G. W.
Mills for services in investigating law
lessness; $1,531 30 to L. L>. IlarrisoD
for 3,553 copies of rules of the Superior
Court; $350 each to L. J. Gartrell aud
L. J. Hopkins for legal services ; $4,000
to W. R. D. Moss ior reward in arrest
ing fugitives from Justice.
We give the following concluding ex
tract from the report:
During the past year my attention
has frequently been called to the Ster
ling Bonds ot the State of Georgia. I
made thorough examination of ail the
Bond books in my possession, but could
find no record of any such bonds. I
have very recently learned by a letter,
in response to my inquiries, received
from the President of the National Bank
of the Republic. New York, dated De
states) “thirty oi mese oUuuo, xuw
each, payable interest at five per cent,
and principal when due in London.
These bonds were due iu September,
1868, and yet, so far as I am informed,
remain unpaid. I called the attention
of Gov. Bullock to this fact when I last
saw him in October, 1868.” 1 have re- ,
cently learned by letter from United j
States Corporation and Arrears Com j
mittee of London, besides the principal j
as stated above, there is due on said
bonds £3,000 interest, making in all j
£lB 000. There are strong reasons why
our’foreign credit should remain good,
and I would recommend an appropria
tion and early payment of both princi
pal and interest.
But for the sale of two hundred and
sixty five thousand five hundred dollars
($365,500) of the seven per cent Mort
gage Bonds Western and Atlantic Rail
road, specially set apart to fund all State
bonds tailing due before 1871, and inter
est thereon prior to March lvth, 1860,
there would be no necessity of a call for
the further issue;-and 1 should not now
advise this course were there funds in the
Treasury to meet these matured bonds
independent of expenses that can not be
deferred. Under these circumstances I
I would recommend that the State issue
i a third series of seven per cent. Western
aud Atlantic Railroad Mortgage Bonds
of the denomination of SSOO each to the
amount of $265,000, to he used only in
lunding bonds due prior to 1871; aud 1
would 'urther recommend that the Act
i of March 12, 1866, so far as it requires
! all interest prior to that date to be tund
j e and into new bonds, ,be repealed. This
i would be treating all Federal currency
I bondholders alike, and in conformity
with the statutes.
The unpaid Convention Certificates j
(not exceeding ten thousand dollars) is j
a cause of much complaint, and 1 would |
respectfully advise an early appropria- j
tion to cover this amount. |
1 beg to be allowed to urge upon the
General Assembly the necessity of being j
very specific in their appropriations, \
doing away with all laws that have a
doubtful or uncertain construction, that !
there may be no possibility of a contlict
of opinion between the different Depart
ments. . ,
The Debt Statement shows only $1.)4,-
250 State Bonds falling due next year,
and the entire bonded indebtedness less
than seven millions dollars. Ihe radid
increase in the price and value ot reai
estate, and the productions of the soil
yielding a tine profit to the husbandman,
both combine to cause a general increase
in substantial wealth and taxable prop
erty ; so it is thought without any in
-1 crease of the rate of taxation, with an
economical administration, and judi
cious use of the funds of the State Road,
the State’s indebtedness can be promptly
met without further resort to funding.
The history of several of our sister
I States since the war, in the rapid in
crease of their State debt, and the low
price of their bonds, should be a warn
ing to Georgia ; Honesty and Patriot
ism should stay the hand of Avarice,
and “Wisdom, Justice and Moderation”
’ be stamped on every act.
Most respeclually submitted.
N. L Angikk
Treasurer of Georgia.
The New Hampshire Democracy
stand as firm as the granite hills ot their
State, as will be seen by the following :
Concord, N. H.. Jan. s. —The Dem
ocratic State Convention renominated
Gen. John Bedell for Governor and
Gen. W. L Donohue for Railroad Com
misiioner.
The resolutions express abiding faith
in the principles of the party and oppo
sition to centralization; denounce the
action of Congress in relation to Geor
gia ; exact honesty and fidelity in gov
eminent officials; denounce monopo
lii-s as unjust and prejudicial to national
progress; declare centralization and
monopoly twin instruments of evil; that
all contracts, bonds and securities should
be taxed, and that the debt not other
wise specified should be paid in curren
cy- ,
The Talladega (Ala.) Reporter says
! there was a heavy fall of snow at that
j place on Saturday, Jan. Ist.
TELEGRAPHIC.
By Telegraph from Europe.
Paris, Jan 10.—The. report that the
Pope will allow no discussion on infalli
bility, unless sure of favorable results,
i is confirmed.
Madrid, Jan. 10.—The crisis is over.
Ruiero, President of the Cortez, accep
ted the ministery of the interior; Pete
minister ot marine; Sagosto minister
of State.
From Washington.
Washington, Jan. 10.—The original
strikers here hold out; their places are
partially filled ; strikers are praying for
wet weather.
No committees in the House. Many
bills introduced, including one from
Payne to reconstruct Virginia.
Senate.—Various petitions; many
for recognizing Cuba and the Typo
graphical Union, also a petition for pos
tage on telegraph.
Maj. Gen. Chas. H. Smith, command
ing 19th Infantry, succeeds Mower in
Louisiana.
Gen. Ayres succeeds Smith in com
mand of the 19th Infautry at Little
Rock.
Gen. Reynolds assumes command of
the 25th Infantry, vice Mower, still
however, retaining command of Texas.
Revenue 678,000.
Bare quorum in House.
Plaine’s vote ordering vote on main
question considered important. The
bill in question admits Virginia with
out additional conditions.
The following nominations were made:
T. Biddle, Consul General Havana; Geo.
B. Peck, Revenue Collector tor the 3d
North Carolina District; Holmes H.
Enomous, Michigan Judge, vice Wit
hey who declined.
Virginia and the general condition of
the South, discussed in both Houses.
In the Senate Stewart, Warner,
Safyerand Fowler, advocated Virginia’s
admission. Sumner, Wilson, Howaid
and Pomeroy, suggested obstacles.—
Warner wanted to go into Alabama
with amnesty in one hand and a halter
in the other ; wanted to pardon rebels
but hang murderers, howler wanted
to substitute Bible for halter.
Fowler defended Tennessee against
alleged slanders of her Congressional
delegation and Brownlow.
House—Bill admitting Virginia dis
cussed.
Bingham demanded the previous
question. The demand was sustained
and the reconsideration of the vote or
dering the main question moved ; vote
76 to 76. Speaker voted “no.” Main
question up, but the morning hour ex j
piring, the matter went over.
Sawyer confirmed for the Ninth Ju
dicial Circuit.
San Domingo treaty was received by
the Senate and referred to Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Error found in the vote on main ques
tion on Virginia’s admission. The
Speaker withdrew his vote, aud the
subsequent vote stood, yeas 66, nays 80,
and the bill went over.
From South Carolina.
Charleston, Jan. 10.—The steamer
Anna, which was arrested on last Wed
nesday by the U. S. Marshal, at the iu
effect having been made by the counsel
for the steamer with the coucurjeace of
the U. 8. District Attorney, as
was found to substantiate the violation
of the neutrality laws. The Anna
leaves to-night for Nassau.
From California.
San Francisco, Jan. 10. —Derry beat
Dion for the diamond cue aud SI,OOO.
Dion made 1,492 point.
From Nashville.
Nashville, Jan. 10.—Constitutional
Convention organized; JohuO. Brown,
Confederate General, elected Chairman
unanimously.
The Tennessee River Improve
ments. —We make the following extract
from the report of Brig. Gen. A. A.
Humphreys, Chief Engineer U. S. A.,
for the year ending 31st Dec., 1869.
Referring to the work of improving the
navigation of the upper Tennessee
river, he says:
“During the present season (1869,) j
the work upon this improvement has j
been at the three points between Chat
tanooga and Decatur, where the chief j
impediments to steamboat navigation in
that part of the river are found—Tumb
ling Shoals, the Suck and the Pot. A
contract has been entered into and the
work at the Suck has been prosecuted
as vigorously as the stage of the water
during the season permitted, and it is
hoped that all the work required at these
points will be completed this year.
“The officer in charge renews his re
commendation for an appropriation of
$500,000 towards the enlargement of the
old canal between Lamb’s and Camp
bell’s ferries as being of the first impor
tance in connection with the removal
of the obstacles for the navigation of the
river, and asks for the sum ol SIO,OOO
for additional surveys for the purpose
of forming estimates of the cost of canals
around the Elk River and Little Muscle
Shoals.
Amount allowed to Tennessee River
Improvement:
From appropriation July, 1868 I 1 85,000 00
From appropriation April, 1809 40,500 00
Total $198,600 00
Expended during the fiscal year $ 15,209 19
Balance on Land July Ist, 1869 $110,290 31
Congressional Apfortinment un
der THE New Census.— The New
York World says:
Assuming that the present number of
Representatives will be retained as a
basis of apportionment, the New Eng
land States will lose six Representatives,
the Middle State saven,while the West
ern States will gain fourteen and the
Southern States four. This prospect is,
of course, harrowing to the New Eng
land Radicals, and they will exert ail
their energies to retain their present
numerical representation in Congress,
though they thereby greatly increase
that of the West and South. Their
plan is to increase the number of mem
hers of the House to three hundred—a
plan of very doubtful expediency. The
House eveu now, with several States
unrepresented, is an unwieldy body.
An increase in its numbers would make
it still more so. Experience shows that \
the efficiency of a deliberative body is
in inverse ratio to its size beyond acer
tain limit—this limit, of course, varying
with the character of the members.
Proof of this is found in the acknowl
edged fact that measures are much more
thoroughly discussed in the Senate than
in the House ; also, that in the former
body there is much more play of indi
viduality than in the latter. There is,
however, much to be said on each side
of the subject, and probobly will be said
when it comes directly before Congress.
“Who’s that gentleman, my little
man ?” was asked of an urchin.
“That one with the spike tailed coat?”
“Yes,” was the response.
“Why, he’s a brevet uncle of mine.”
“How’s that?” was asked.
“Because he’s engaged to my aunt
Mary.”
WEDNESDAY HORNING, JAN. 12.
MATTERS IN ATLANTA.
Up to the time of this writing—three
o’clock p. m.—we have nothing from
Atlanta, save such as follows : Though
Bullock can send the grindings of the
“Slander Mill” iar and wide, whenever
he so desires, the agent of the associated
press has not considered the subject of
sufficient importance to transmit pro
ceedings to the Press. From the Atlanta
Intelligencer of Sunday, we learn that a
correspondence has been held between
Bullock, Farrow and Terry. Bullock
submits to Farrow the letter of Judge
Cabaniss, Chairman of the State Demo
cratic Committee, giving his opinion as
to the scope and bearing of the oath
prescribed by the Morton bill. Upon
this Farrow gives an opinion, a sweep
ing opinion, just such a one as is held
by the extreme Radicals in Congress—
to the effect that from Governor down
to Road Commissioners, all are excluded
from participating in Legislative action
who gave even comfort or sympathy to
the Confederacy. Terry endorses this
opinion as “the correct exposition of
the law;” warns the Democratic mem
bers against the taking of the oath, and
threatens them with prosecutions for
perjury. Bullock also issues orders,
endorsed by Terry, prescribing the
mode of proceeding in the organization
of the two houses. He appoints the
secretaries, and orders to be present a
U. S. Commissioner to administer the
oath and to keep a record of the same.
Everything was fixed on Sunday, up to
the severest radical and military stand
ard. A special to the Montgomery Ad
vertiser gives us a glance at the first
! day’s proceedings. It says :
The Senate met at 12 M. and was
called to order by Mr. Mills, the Clerk.
The Secretary read names of those elec
ted under Meade’s order, including the
notorious Aaron Alpeoria Bradley and
20 olher niggers. A Btrong effort by
the Radicals to intimidate the Demo
crats irom taking the oath, which tail
ed; strong protest made by the Demo
crats against the outrage. Conly was
elected President. Radical majority in
the Senate 4 to 6. House called to order
by Harris, Secretary, 23 niggers answer
ed to their names. Caldwell was elect
ed Speaker pro tern, and the Radicals
refused to allow him to take the Chair.
Bryant was then elected and made a
most desperate light to obtain chair,
but was prevented by Sergeant-at-Arms
and others, la of Bry
ant’s act, he was ordered to be arrest
ed, but resisted attempt—pistols were
drawn and a fearful tumult ensued.
Quieted by a strong effort of the Demo
crats and Conservatives the House ad
journed at 4 o’clock half organized.
General Assembly meets at 10 o’clock
to morrow morning. Bullock is en
deavoring to carry things with a high
hand —much excitement in the city.
The opinion is that Bullock has gone
too far to succeed—hopes are entertain
ed that the House will be moderate.
Speech of Conly intensely radical
and vindictive—asserted supremacy of
Republicans in the United States and
intended to have Georgia Radical iu
politics. Lively times expected.
There are some points of importance
in that. Iu the nrst place the Radicals
hold the Senate, as we have always said
they would. They elected Conley, the
bosom friend of Bullock, and a greater
scamp than he, by long odds. In place
of being divided the Senate is Radical,
extreme Radical by a very decided and
Caldwell it seems has taken tne oaca
track and has broken with Bullock.—
But for this he would have been allowed
to take the chair. Bryant had no busi
ness there, for he is a Federal Postmas
ter at Augusta. At this point we rest,
trusting to get further particulars by the
Atlanta mail.
Later.— The Macon mail brought us
nothing, but wo give elsewhere extracts
from the Atlanta Constitution, showing
up the disgraceful and disgusting farce,
as also a special telegram which gives
the situation up to last night. It ap
pears that Bryant and Caldwell, are act
ing in concert, and against Bullock.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley is on the
ground, he who was expelled for his in
famy. A special to the Savannah News
says the opinion of Farrow will be mod
ified in favor of all who will agree to
support Bullock.
The situation is not yet sufficiently
developed for comments, if time and
space would permit.
A CIITXGi: OF WEAPONS.
When the Radical inquisitors conclu
ded to make the first reconstruction of I
the South, the head Devils, Thad. Ste ;
vens and Forney proposed to come with
“Torch and Turpentine.” That is
hardly correct, they proposed to send
other people with those mild restora
tives. Now that we are to undergo a
second infliction, one Willard Warner,
a bummer and camp follower, who is
known as a Senator from Alabama,
proposes to come, with an amnesty bill
in one hand and a halter in the other.
Senator Fowler, in the amiability of his
heart, proposes to substitute the Bible
for the halter. We are much obliged
to Fowler, but if the Bible is to be the
Yankee Bible, such as is expounded by
Beecher, Butler & Cos., we would prefer
the amnesty bill with all of its degrad
ing oaths and concessions, and if we
are to have any choice in the matter
would take the halter, or even a little
“torch and turpentine” in preference !o
either.
Chattahoochee National Bank. —
At a meeting of the Stockholders of the
Chattahoochee National Bank, held
yesterday, the following Board of Di
rectors were re elected for the ensuing
year: R. L. Mott, G. P. Swift, Joseph
Kyle, S. H. Hill and H. H. Epping.
At a subsequent meeting R. H. Ep
ping was re elected President, and H.
W. Edwards re-appointed Cashier.
A dividend was declared of five dol
lars per share from the earnings of the
j,ast six mouths.
Arrived. —Rev. O. L. Smith, D. D.,
pastor of St. Luke’s Methodist Church,
arrived in the city per the steamer Fry,
at midnight on Monday. His family
came with him. Yesterday he was only
installed into the parsonage and pasto
rate. He is a gentleman seemingly of
some fifty years of age, has been a Pro
fessor in Emory College and President
of the Wesleyan Female Institute, at
Macon, and is described as an accomp
lished scholar and forcible preacher.
Laborers —A number still lingers
at the corner of Broad street and Battle
Row, waiting for employers to offer
them exorbitant wages. Parties to
get them are offering them anything.—
We overheard yesterday the following
conversation: Overseer “Here’s a negro
that wants $170.” Employer. “Give
it to him, promise everything, but re
member to keep books closer.” Ane
gro had better accept fair wages than
extravagant promises. Reports come
from all quarters of the difficulty of get-
L ng negroes to work.
Correspondence of the San and Times.
EDITORIAL. HASH.
Plate Seven.
BY SIDNEY HERBERT.
Sublime to Ridiculous.—We have
long been familiar with the beautiful
hymn commencing with these hues :
“Soldiers of Christ, arise
And gird on your armor.”
But we discovered to day, for the first
time, iu tho Methodist Hymn Book, a
hymn commencing thus:
“Racers of Christ, arise.”
Placed in comparison with tin- above
named hymn it is simply ridiculous.—
Take the second verse for example :
“ ’Tis true, the race is sharp ;
But then, it is not long;
Each racer soon will take his harp,
And vmrble Zion’s songs.”
We think the writer of this irash has
wabbled through from races of what
; might be called anything but a song of
Zion.
Where’s the Variation ? Miss
Emma Anthony says:
“Men and women are not only both
animals, but they belong the same spe
cies. Dress them alike, and you cau
; not tell the difference.” Get out, Su
san ! Don’t tell that yarn to the marry
ners.
How about the Methodist preacher
who said : “God created man first, and
j then made woman with a slight varia
i tion ;” and a good brother of the church
responded : “Thank God for the varia
tion.” Now there seems to be a “slight
variation" in the statements of these two
persons. From the fact that Susan is
not married and the minister was, we
are inclined to think he is right aud the
old maid wrung. Get married, Mias
Susan, and you will fiud that we men
are “animals” of another breed, “much
| ly if not more so,” as Artemus Ward
used to say, as for being dressed like
the women, we object to such an out
rage upon our rights. Do you think we
will give up our tight pants, bob tailed
! coats, and schooner-toed boots, that
j show off our natural forms, aud make
dromedaries of ourselves with grecian
bends, chignons and double breasted (?)
pads? Spare us from such an awful fate,
sweet Susan, and we will cheerfully
give you the ballot, and subscribe for
the Revolution.
Tns Secrets of Masonry —Old
Zach Wheeler was quite a character in
his time, being a clever, easy going,
confiding man, who managed to let
everybody cheat him out of his iuberi- j
ted estates. Just as the last farm was
about to slip out of bis hands, lie sue j
ceeded in raising the money to lilt the!
mortgage. Aaron Remetj a prominent
mason, accompanied him to the Regis j
ter’s office, which was in a neighboring
town. As they were riding along on
horseback, so Aaron says, Zteh, in a
confiding manner, said :
“Now Aaron, we are here, all alone, |
and I want you to toll me the secrets of i
Masonry.”
“ 1 can’t Ztch, they would kill me.” j
“ Why, no they won’t, they’ll never
find it out.”
“ Yes, they will, you’ll tell of it.”
“ No, I swear I won’t.”
“ Well, if you’ll ride close along side |
of me, and put your hand under my j
thigh, and take the oath I’ll administer, j
I’ll tell you the secrets of masonry.”
Zach was not slow to comply ; and a
most powerful, “iron clad oath” was
Sli’pil’M'frjedjtud taken.
“ Well,” said Aaron, with muck so !
lemnity and secrecy,” in the first place, J
we masons combine together to cheat
everybody, as much as we can. This is
the first grand secret.
“ The second is like unto it. When j
we can’t find anybody else to cheat we ]
cheat each other, but as little as we
can.”
“ Well,” exclaimed Zach, with evi
dent surprise, “ I swear I’ll join. I wish
I had done it twenty years ago—l
might have been a rich man afore now.”
Os all the exposes of masonry which
we have seen, this has just as much
sense as any, and is quite as truthful.
Whatever of secrecy may attach to the
inner workings of the lodges of this an
cient order, the grand system of benev
olence which it carries on is no secret;
for he who runs may read its noble and
beneficieut workings wherever sickness,
sorrow, or suffering in any form, comes
to the household of its members.
Clayton, Ala.
! City Items Generally—Good many
cotton wagons yesterday. Trade is
I improving. Tbe Council proceedings
! published to-day show the full action of
\ that body. Hucksters are those who
vend vegetables and country produce,
and are required to pay a license tax of
$3 per quarter—Apple sellers, who have
stands, are included in this class. Fed
dlars are such as sell merchandise on
the streets. A license tax of sls per
quarter is required of them. The Treas
urer, E. E. Yonge, reported following
taxes unpaid for 1869, and asked advice
of Finance Committe about collecting
it, as parties had put him off on various
excuses: Real estate $8,236; Taxes on
sales to October Ist, $866; Licenses
$1400; total $10,502. Advice was post
poned. The auction sales yesterday
were largely attended, especially the
furniture of C. S. Harrison & Cos. Pros
pects favorable for rain. City hands
yesterday were busy cleaning ditches
on principal streets.
Cherry Pectoral Troches are a
new article, just out, for the cure of
coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis,
etc., prepared by the old aud well
! known house of Rushton & Cos., New
| York City, for the last thirty years or
more, located under the Astor House
:on Broadway and Barclay streets. —
| Their preparations have obtained a
I world wide reputation, and this article
will be found superior to any in market,
very pleasant to take, none of those
| offensive, nauseating cubebs in them.
! Druggsits sell them.
Dr. A. B. Dunagan. —We refer
readers to the card of this gentleman,
| who makes quite a number of diseases,
i from which many suffer greatly, his
! specialty. No cure no pay is his rule.
Those who wish to see him should
have orders at drug store of J. I. Grif
fin, 88 Broad street.
Price nr- sil.mu.m —Juniper shing
les were In ought to Columbus yester
day by steamers from Riceo’s Bluff, to
the number of 54,000. They were sold
at $5 per thousand. Ordinary pine
shingles bring $3. The former last
much longer.
Mayorality of Memphis. For
6ome three weeks past a very heated
contest has been conducted by the
friends of two aspirants, for the office of
Mayor in Memphis. John Johnson,
backed by the Appeal, as his defender,
and Coi. Walker, backed by the Ava
lanche. The principal objection urged
to Mr. Johnson was that he was a Brit
ish subject. The election came off on
Friday last and Johnson was elected,
beating his competitor, Walker, 1,526
votes—nearly two to one. The vote
stood—Johnson 3,203, Walker 1679. A
third candidate, Lyon, received 148.
; Johnson’s majority over all is 1378, —a
heavy majority, considering the odds
! against him. He is certainly a popular
man in Memphis.
NO. 45.
From tho Atlanta Constitution.
THE GEORUIA I.EGISI.ATIUE
Terrible Excitement—Bryant Ordered to
j be Arrested—Pistols Drawn—Appeal
| to General Terry to Decide—Bryant
Elected Speaker pro tern , but not al
lowed to Act—Great Cheering in the
Gallery and House.
senate.
Atlanta, Jan 10.
At 12 o’clock, m., J. G. W. Mills,
I Secretary pro tem, in accordance
with Governor Bullock’s order, called
I the Senate together.
Prayer by Rev. Wesley Pretty man.
John L. Oonley, Librarian, read the
Proclamation oi Gov. Bullock conven
ing the Legislature, aud that appointing
i J. G. W. Mills to organize the Senate,
and tile order of Geu. Meade.
The names of Senators were then
i called according to Districts, when the
following came forward aud took the
; oath prescribed, before Judge W. 15.
| Smith, United Slates Commissioner:
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, (colored), Ist
j District ; T GCampbell, Sr., (colored),
I 3d District; J M Colman, 4th District.
When the call reached Hie sth Dis
trict. Senator Colman called for the
reading of Attorney Genera! Farmw’s
Opinion as to the construction ot the :
oath.
Senator Candler objected, but Mr
Mills decided that he was not entitled
to be heard as he had not been quali- i
' tied.
| After the reading of the Opinion, the 1
I call was resumed, and A Corbitt, Sena
| lor from the sth District, qualified ; and j
j Joshua Griffin, 6th ; M C Smith, 7lh ; R
T Nesbit, 9ih ; C B Wooten, 11th ; W
| 15 Jones, 13th ; John J Collier, 14th ; J
Waller T McArthur, 15th ; 11 Hicks, !
16th ; McWhorter Hungerford, 17th ;
Benjamin Conley, 18Ui ; George Wat ]
lace, (colored,) 30th; William Griffin,
21st; T J Speer, 22d ; W J Anderson,
23d ; B B Hinton, 24th ; E I Higbee,
35th ; A D Nunnally, 26th ; John Har
ris, 27th ; W F Jot dan, 28th; Josialt
Sherman, 29th ; J H McWhorter, 30th ;
;W F Bowers, 31st; J C Richardson, !
32d ; A M St ing l r, 33d ; M A Candler, j
34th ; W T Winn, 85th ; W C Smith, !
36th; W W Merrell, 37th; Walter |
Brock, 38tli; A W Holcombe, 39th ;C j
J Wellborn, 40tli; John Dickey, 41st;
John T Burns, 42d ; Jo :1 C Fain, 43d.
Messrs. E D Graham, from the 3d, 15
F Bruton, from the Bth, F O Welch,
from the 10th, C R Moore, from the 12:h,
and B R McCutchin, from the 44th, did
not appear and qualify.
Joseph Adkins, Seuator from the 19th,
killed by a member of his own party,
leaves a vacant seat, which was draped
in mourning, and served as a text for
Rev. Wesley Prettyman aud Benjamin
Oonley, President ofthe Senate.
As the name of each Senator was
called, he stepped up to the desk and
road out the following oath, which he
sinned and affirmed according to his
faith :
Georgia Fulton County :
Ido solemnly swear, that 1 have never held
the office or exercised the duties of a Senator
or Representative in Congress, nor been a
memberofthe Legislature of any stateofthe
i nited States, nor held any civil office created
by law for the administration of any general
law of a State, or for the administration of jus
tice In any State, or under the laws of the
United States, nor held any office in the mili
tary or naval service of the United States, and
thereafter enaaged in insurrection or rebell
ion against the United States, or gave aid or
comfort to its enemies, or rendered, except in
consequence of direct, physical force, any sup
port or aid to any Insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, nor held any offloe
under, or given any support to any Govern
ment of any kind organized or acting in hos
tility to the United States, or levying war
against the United States. So help me God.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,)
this of 1870. \
T. G. Campbell, Sr., (colored), seemed
to be the representative leader of the
Radical hosts. As Senators Collier,
Anderson, Hinton, Candler, Winn,
Holcombe, Wellborn, and Wooten, were
in the act of taking the oath, Campbell
would interrupt them by reading a prin
ted protest against their eligibility.
Senator Candler in vain interrogated
Senator Candler protested aga'iflsi'TulYh
and wished to know who was responsi
ble for them, as it was clearly a viola
tion of the sth section of the bill under
which the present Senate met.
W. L Hubbard, acting as Sergeant
at Arms, started with tbe intention of
arresting Senator Candler. At this
juncture great confusion ensued. The
Senate galleries applauded Candler, and
a few sturdy Senators gathered around
the Senator. No arrest wae made.
Several motions to adjourn were made
hut the President, pro tern, Mills, re
fused to entertain them. He would not
entertain any motions except those
coming from Bullock Republicans.
\ President pro tern., Mills announced
j that the election of President of the
I Senate was in order.
Senator Speer nominated Benjamin
i Conley, and
Senator Candler nominated C B Woot
ten.
The farce of polling votes was gone
\ through with, aud Mills announced the
i vote as standing—Conley, 23 ; Woot
ten, 11.
J G VV Mills was nominated for Sec
retary of the Senate. The cards already
being stocked, no one opposed him, and
I he announced himself elected.
President, pro lem., Mills appointed
Senators Wootten, Candler and Smith,
i of the 7th, to conduct President Conley
to his seat.
The Senate then adjourned until ten
o’clock to morrow morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called to order at the
hour of 12 o’clock by A. L Harris (of
Ohio), as Clerk, pro tern., by virtue of
Gov. Bullock’s proclamation.
Said Harris, containing in his capac
ious self the offices of Supervisor and
Master of Transportation of the State
Road, as well as Clerk and Chairman ol
the House, and swelling therewith al
most to bursting, announced the procla
mation of the Governor would be read.
Whereupon, a negro, one T. P. Baird,
member from Richmond county, pro
ceeded to read that document. This
paper finished, the farce proceeded, and
the said Clerk, etc., directed the said
Baird to read the order of the “Provi
sional Governor,” regulating the organ
ization of the House. Then by the same
parties to the drama, the “election or
der” of Gen. Meade, dated June 23,
1868.
Again fell the hammer of the Huge
Commedian, and he ordered the calling
of the Roll of Members.
Mr. Scott, of Floyd, rose to ask his
Impotancy a question for information.
It was, “will the members take the oath
to support the Constitution of Georgia?”
Caldwell, of Troup, called Mr. Scott
to order, and Harris ruled that Scottj
was out of order.
Scott then asked if he would be allow
ed to enter his protest then, or await
the organization of the House.
Harris said no protest would uow be
allowed.
The name of Isham Radish, of Ap
pling, was then called, and he came
forward to take the oath.
Here a huge Sambo desired to assort
that the bottom rail was on top, but
Harris said the gentleman must come to j
order, as no motion would be enter
tained by the Chair (?) until members 1
were qualified.
Judge Black, U. 8. Commissioner,
appeared now upon the scene.
Capt, Scott, of Floyd, arose to ask if
the Chair (?) would entertain an objec
-1 tion to members coming forward to \
qualify, on the ground of their removal
from the State, acceptance of other
office, etc. The Chair, not being posted
by his ring master, Blodgett, on that
point, resorted to a silent tongue, aud
said he would not answer the question.
P. M. Sheibly then read the oath to
Radish, and he was qualified.
Mr. George, of Baker, was called, but
did not appear.
Peter O’Neal, (colored,) of Baldwin,
was qualified.
HARRIS ASSERTS HIS DIGNITY.
C. C. Duncan, of Houston, suggested
he propriety of qualifying sevoral at a
ime. Harris tartly replied, “The Chair
will attend to the organization of the
House.”
A protest by Peter O’Nial was off.ti
ed against the qualification of Radish,
and it was read by Baird.
Bell, of Banks, upon his qualification,
asked for a reading ot the consuueliou
of the Georgia bill by tho General C Oil!
manding.
Whereupon Baird commenced to read
those long documents, when Mr. Bry
ant, of Richmond, objected to it. liar
ris called him to order, aud Bryant de
clared that Harris had no authority to
be where he was.
Harris ordered the Sergeant at-Arms
to arrest Bryant. Gteat i xciteuient. —
Bryant refused to be at tested, aud de
clared that this was an attempt to inti
midate a member.
Hinton and Blodgett’s Bon were the
parties attempting to arrest Bryaut.
A uegro near by drew a pistol on Bty
ant.
After several excited harangues among
the Radicals, Price of Lumpkin, appeal
ed to the Democrats to keep quiet.
Order was restored at length, Bryant
quieted down, pale with rage, and nurs
ing wrath against the other taction of
the party.
Oh, degenerate day ! Oil, lost liberty!
When cornfield niggers and imported
scalawags thus disgrace the halls of
Georgia legislation, where Troup amt
Toombs and Stephens have leut the
powers of their genius to give pres'ige
to this great Commonwealth.
The proclamation was then read, and
the name of Thomas Paulk wan called,
and he was qualified.
O’Neal then made another protest,
and amid much laughter withdrew it.
terrible row among the radicals
Bryant then despite Die huge Hatris,
arose, and addressing the House, nomi
nated J H Caldwell as chairman of the
meeting.
This motion was carried with itu
mense applause.
Bryant then took Caldwell by the
arm, and started with him to the Chair.
Up rushed Hinton and Blodgett’s son,
and Bryaut stopped back. Caldwell
went on a space,but his knees failed him,
and tho sight of Harris’ corpulency
scared him off.
Scott, of Floyd, then nominated J E
Bryant, of Richmond, as Chairman pro.
tem. This was carried, and Bryant,
mounting a chair, (for Harris ami bis
coadjutors kept him off the Speaker’s
stand,) and a motion to adjourn to 10
a m , to morrow was made and cai
ried, and Bryaut declared the House
adjourned. He then appointed J II
Caldwell, Dunlap Scott, ami Osgood, oi
Chatham, to wait upon Gen. Terry.
Bryant then requested the members
not to go away until Gen Terry could
be heard from.
Harris, clinging to his tabula in non
fragium, then directed his right hand
nigger, Baird, to proceed with the roll.
The Democrats, vigilant and w atch
ful, kept cool on their side ofthe House.
Geu Young was seen passing around
among tho Democrats assisting them
with his counsels.
H M Turner, (colored), J Fitzpatrick,
and J E J Franks, of Bibb, w’crc then
qualified under the Harris regime.
Then W M Hall, of Bullock, M Clai
borne, (colored), of Burke, came for
ward, and, being unaccustomed to the
Sacred Writings, instructed how to
swear by that Holy Book.
Then John Warren, (colored), of
Burke. John A Madden didn’t appear.
Then T M llarkuess, of Butts. Pro
test against him by Peter O’Neal, the
great luminary of the Bullock faction.
Then A S Fowler, of Catoosa.
The committee returned and reported
that Gen Terry refused to have any
thing to do with it.
The Bullock faction thus prevailing
over the Bryant faction, and the roll
being called, then appeared members
and qualified as follows:
Chatham—C K Osgood, James Porter,
and James M Sims.
Campbell—U S Zellars.
Cass or Bartow —F M Ford.
Hou Capt Scott, Chairman, of the
Committee appointed by Bryant, to
wait on Gen Terry, returned and offered
to deliver Gen Terry's message. Har
lis wouldn’t hcarhim, saying there had
been no committee appointed by tho
House.
Chattahoochee—Wm A McDougald.
Charlton—F M Smith.
Chattooga—C C Cleghorn.
Calhoun—F L Pepper.
Cherokee—N P Perkins.
Clark—M Davis (c) and A Richard
son (c).
sworn in, moved'to übjuum •••«
o’clock to morrow. Harris told him he
was out of order; he would e ntertain no
motions. Cleghorn was a Democrat,
and Harris, with the caution of a man
out of his element, and “tearing tho
Greeks bringing presents,” reversed his
own ruling. He was not aware that
Cleghorn was after his dinner, as
his own corporosity seemed to bo pro
vided for a week’s seige. Capt. Scott,
who delights in putting the spurs to
Harris, reminded him that he was re
versing his own ruling; but, like the
mule in the circus, he kicked, kept si
lent and wouldn’t go.
Clinch—G. Castinger.
Columbia —J. M. Rice and Romulus
Moore. . , „ ~
Coweta—F. M. Scroggius aud P. Se
well.
Cobb—M. D. Anderson aud N. N.
Qober.
Colquitt—W. W. Watkins.
Crawford —Wm. G. Vinson.
Dawson—J. L. Perkins.
Dade—Jas. C. Nisbet.
DeKalb —W. H. Clarke.
Decatur —John Higdon.
Dougherty—P. Joiner and A. H
Reed.
Early—ll. C. Fryer.
Echols—R. W. Philips.
Elbert —U. O. Tate.
Fannin —A. Hearn.
Floyd—D. Scott and M. Ballanger.
When Capt. Scott took the oath, 1>
asked before signing the affidavit,
whether the Chair rukd that it was
necessary for him to sign in order to be
enrolled as a member.
Harris ruled it was, aud Scott signed
under protest.
Franklin—J. A. Harrison.
Fulton—E. M Taliaferro, ,1. K. Gul
latt, and V. P. Sisson.
Gilmer—James M. Ellis.
Glascock—J. 11. Nunn.
Glynn
Gordon—lt. A. Donaldson.
Greene—lt. L. McWhorter and A
Colby. , _
Gwinnett —Louis Nash and R. M
Paiks.
Habersham—W. S. Erwin.
Hall-David Whelcliel.
Hancock—W. H. Harrison, (col)and
Bowers, (col.)
Haralson—W. N. Williams.
Here the House adjourned until to
morrow morning at 10 o’clock.
The Negro Exodusfrom Virginia.
—Commodore Matthew F. Maury has
published a letter in the Virginia papers
on the departure of colored persons
from that State. lie offerß the follow
ing, calculations :
"The public press states that there
are now in Virginia two agents, one
calling for 5,000, the other for 15,000
able bodied negroes to go South. Let
us suppose that these twenty thousand
able bodied men go—and probably a
1 larger number in the aggregate than
that will go, for there are undoubtedly
numerous agents at work sending thorn
' '“The life long services ot an able
bodied negro man were, before the war,
valued at from SI,OOO to sl,4oo—let us
[ ca ]i it SI,OOO. With the exodusol these
twenty thousand laborers the Stato
loses $20,000,000 of its industrial capi
j tab Before the war such an exodus
would have lett $20,000,000 in its stead.
Now the loss is total and complete.—
Nothing is left but the old,l he feeble and
infirm, who were dependent upon these
able-bodied men, and whom those who
remain have to care for.
“Yes they left something more be
hind • they left the lands they have
been cultivating to be turned out into
‘old fields,’ to become waste and grow
up with pine, briars and scrub, and
thUB, by increasing the area of unculti
vated lands, diminish the marketable
value of real estate iu Virginia.”
Prentice hits Forney as follows :
Forney, in the Philadelphia Press,
says the ex Queen of Spain will appear
in history as “Isabella the Bad.” She
and Forney will make a pretty pair on
the same page of history—she as Isa
bella the bad” and be as “Forney the
Sight Worse.”