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Odt h*r it*, wol rout uii a story from the pen ot - one of
the beat A meric to Writers, entitled
THE SCHOOLMASTER'S WOOING,
A Talk or Xkw England,
wh*ch we have n i hesitation in promoting odr reartnr*
witi tie one of tit : ttfit stories evfr Written t'.ir nwa
p iper QDiimui*’)d cu cruming ta h t Wsn the w >de
ly re •! and tir f itn.-d n store oi ‘he ‘ Mi inter> W •
mg.'* that of the Schoolmaster wiH not bo tea* worth)
of puffin- aUniuioii
Li-e (iinatrated,the Phrenological Journal. end the
Water Cure Je l. in >’ ii tie sou i je.tr tot •*.** Ou
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November tS—wlm*
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THE HIGH r WORD IN fllK M.IHHT PLACE
VPO KIT DICTION AHV of *vnoatma. echnte
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Iff.’ Uoie ot withdrawal. No entrance lor a leas turn
than ten w eeks.
Hoard from seven to ten dollar* per month, induct -
mg washing and lodging. Tiulioii und Board due at
ti nose ot *< ho. 1 Mr William Hagtoy will board at
$7, convenient to school.
it is ih* JeterM’iiatioii of the teachers to make tins
Institution second to none t a like kind in D orgiu •
ie althrd every possible lanlity h> young nu n and la
dies t<. p ... urea good education.
The constant nl.j-ct wilt be to tit the student for ‘tie
duties of an alter brie. sui<* thereiurv while system and
thoroughness are to be panimDarty car. I lor, the mor
al nature mum also ha watched and trained. Parents
or guardians sending Dn ir children or wards lA Dus
1*1“ *• may rest enured mat auUim K shall be uuutteo
w inch can contribute to their n etiarc, ami th.d the
atudMM sh HeisriM; un vr the walchiul care of thorn
wuo w.u pur m.marly look an hi* or her moral char
acter
Theeapericnceof the twichers warraats them in
saying t * young men whe wirh to prepare liieinselv.-s
th roughly for ivaHntiftbat they will mid advantage*
in ittia s- hool snrpaseed hynone, and w ill be traitud
for that parii. ular ohjert, ifdoc.red.
JAMKH II HUFF. / .
t’IIAIILH 11. it AMM A M \ rru,<, “‘
Cuaseta, Caattahovchee *.*unty. Da.
The sat'scrfhei (finwcny ofßUeralie, Harris ouaiy.
(in | tubes this mMlnul oi iforming Ins nends Mott
Mr. H mini is a regular graduate ot ..lie of the most ap
proved Colleges in the 1 mon. and has had five years
experience in teaching. He would say in candorto ail,
his old patrons Mist Mr Hamui has no supenor as a
teacher. J B, H
Re to ro nee—Re v K B. Teague, LaQrange. Heorgta;
Howard College, Marion, Ala ro.vJl—W‘2m
Valuable Plantation
FOB \ALfi.
HAVING determined to remove my plant
interests from thi* section, 1 offer for site
hi Mucojj counts . At* lyme 19
fjLT miloa anorh nf TliSltegee, on the Cubahatche*
Cret K7 containing
Sixteen Htmdred Acres,
about WO of which is now in cultivation, there up
on *le pint *- all nr essary outbuilding* for plamtPtoii
purposed, vs itli a well finished and comfortable dwell
ing mum with eirht room*, a beautiful country resi
dence. and the place is well supplied with good water
from two attcaian we is; the laud* are principally a
rich sandy lint *y noil, with ilm-e or four hundred acres
of black bottom land* on the <’u'>ahatclu?e reek,and
very rich. This is one of'the best plantations in the
C itton Vnl.ny country, (known form rly a Ih* Burr
Johnston Plantation ) Am person wishing to pur
chase such a plantation, woutd do wen to app.y soon,
to myaeif, in ruaksgee, for inform lion. I reier to
Robert A ‘ohuslon. Esq. in Tuskege*. or to Win. I*
Wood. A. Barton or George Jones on adjo urn* p.po
tations Iwi I sell the place at a very low price- fur
lands of-uch quality. Terms can be muds to fUit al
most any pur baser Possession Riven imnitdialciy.
There is an abundant supply of corn. bidder, and stock
of ln**s on the place. AMOei JOMIS.
Nov 2b w4t.
WAiSTt.O
- All SHINGLE BLOCKS (to square not less than
1 UU U a foot) deiiverwd in MuiJWl, for which a
fair price m <J*h will be given. Apply to
Ul7 wtf JOSEPH B WYNN.
SANFORD’S
LIVER LtVIGORATOR
NEVKR DEBI UTAH'S.
TT IS COMPOUNDED ENTIRELY from - l ums,and
X has become an established feet, a standard medicine
- approved by all that , have used it, and is re
sorted to with conli- M lienee in ail diseases for
Wtu* hlt is let (III) me mi ■■ ed
It haa cured thousauds with in the last two years
who had given up h<*|e of relief as numerous
unsolicited certificates ™ in my possession show.
The dose must Ik- adup- 00 ted to the temperament
of thaindividual taking .t and used in such quan
tities** to act gently on S dm bow els.
Let the dictates of your A Judgment guide you in
use of the LIVF.U /.Y- F/OORATOR, and it
will cure /.i per Qm- plaint. a, RU.IOVS At
tack*, Jj YSI'F. PSIA, m Chroma Utarrhaa,
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mr„. family M-iinucs fig II wall cure SICK
If FAIt A C// F, (as thousands can testify) m
twenty minutee, ts da two or thr rr Tea
epeumfulo an taint at coreiiKtßceiuMit oftbe
attack
AH aho tue it are ™ grrtng their testimony
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Chatliartic Pills,
COMPOUNDED FROM
Pare Vegetable ICxtract *, and pul np
In Ills** Cases, Air Tight, and will j
kreplnany Climate.
The FAMILY (A- _ thabtic Pii.l is a gen
tle out active Latham (Jtwinch the proprietor nas
used in his practice more . titan twenty years.
The constantly demand from those who
have long used the PILLS. . and the satisfaction which
•llexpressitiregardtotheirn use.has induced ineto put
them in the reach of alU*|j
Tins profession well know that different cliatlinrics
action different portions of. th bowel*
The FAMII.Y (A TII ARTII PILL
has,with due reference to ~ (his well established fart
b-,i* compounded from a M variety ofthe purest vege
table ejtumm, which act , alike on every part of Qir
alimentary canal, rutl are pj good and safe in all r as
es where a chatbartic is w needed. such a- 1)8-
ha*<.kmk*t* of th Hj.ei.pi
*•• i'ai.nh tw THe-Üback and loin*,
COHriVKNEi H. PAIN xn HoaexKas ovki
tub WHOLE BoJ, V. M front sudd ii cold, which
frequently, if neglected. aJ end iff a longcoursr-of F
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Purifier of the Blood, rw andinanydiMasestowhicti
flesh is heir, too numerous to mention in this adver
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Price 30 Cent*.
THE LIVER INVIGORATOR and FAMILY CA
THARTIC PILLS are retailed by Drugge ts gem rally
and sold wholesale und retail by the Trade In all the
large towns.
B. T. W. SAMFOHD, M. D.,
Manufacturar and Proprietor,
jonsl7— wdm. 13ft Broadway, New York
5 lie Cotento WeeUy limes,
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(Ounuih, tIKSDIV. F.E(EIir.U , IW.
The LitiKlJen Klewelln.
In uotioing aoute of lUo incidetits iu iho life of
Gol. TenniUe, cuipAidutv for Mayor of this oity, j
in yesterday's iutpression of the /Vines, allusion ]
wap mail# to the Into Hen. Flcwellen, Rather of
Dr. W.F. Flcwellen of C ilumbus. To hie daring 1
courage and genuine bravery, Col. TenniUe in in- i
debtedfor his life at the battle of Qttoaey. Hav
ing been saa eroly w .unded and atta. ked by an
Indian warri *r, Col. Tontiille would have been
forced to yioiU before the superior strength of bU
antagonist had not (ion. Fiewcllen rusliud to his
rescue and anted bis life. In thus pro tooting the
“scalp**of bis friend, Gen. Flewelleu was expos- J
ed to the deadly atm of the Indian's rifle which ‘
was levelled at hie breast.
The life of the*lndian atoned for his offence, i
audtioaerul FleWullcn beuriug his Comrade be
hind Imu on his horse escaped with him thr mgh
the thick urray of ‘ yelling savages $o the Amor-
iottn camp. This we . elievc is the true version
of this incident in the life of Col. Tcnnille, which j
reflects o much credit upon the conduct of his ]
friend Col. Flew, lluu, whose cutreslic# to mount
his horse bobimi him was only aceeptod by Col. j
Tennillo, when ho discovered that bis remon- !
straneos were unavailing, All honor to the gal
lant .lead and brave soldiers who shed their !
blood for our soil at the battle of Ottoaey, in the !
bloody camjiaigu of 1813.
Pardon of rtaolctv—Veto.
The veto of Gov. Drown to the hill pardoning j
William A. Choice for the murder of Calvin Webb j
is found in another column. The announcement j
of this veto created much excitement in the two ‘
branches aunmg the friends of Choice, and those i
who did not believe the authority was vested iu j
the Governor by the Constitution to veto bills of j
this character. Whatever may bo the merits of
the bill pardoning Wui. A. Choice, we do not |
propose uow to discuss it. J ustice may have de i
man led its passage. The question before the
Legislature seems to he, that the till pardoning
Choice is the law of the land without the sigua- !
turn of the Governor, ami that the Governor has j
trausceoned hi- authority. We think the bill par- j
dotting Choice requires the signature of the Gov- j
ornorbefore it becomes the law, aud iu the ab
sence of the Governor's signature the provisions j
of the bill cftmwt be carried into effect.
Tbo Constitution reads thus:
“See. 32 —Every veto, resolution or order, to j
wbieb Hie concnrrre* uj’ b.>th HoMt* may be Ue- i
cessary, except ou a quesiinu of adjourtunout, !
diiil b. |.WWIU4 I. :iu O.vonmr : uml b.f.,re I
it shaii tuku clleoi, be approved by him, or bmug
disapproved, may be repassed by two-thirds of
butk J/ou9m, according to tbe rules an t liuiila .
lions prescribed iu case of a bill.”
Had the U> uernl AentUy mot, withont a rcsii- j
lution requiring tbe “coucuntnccof both Houses” j
(bat is to suv,on.- house inviting and the other ue- [
ceptiog, ami proceeded to nnait the penalty ot a
scnjonce against a culprit, there is doubt iu our
mind as to iho authority of the Governor to veto !
its action.
Without reference to tbo case of Choice, we are ,
constrained to my that the pardoning power Is \
greatly abu*edby the Legislature. It was grunt- j
od to toe Legislature to interfere with the judg
ments of Courts only to prevent (heir execution
m cartes where addition*# evidence bad been div- i
covered aft* > the trial, which, iu all [irobaldlity,
would bavu changed the verdict of the jury. Ah
to “hasty, Inconsiderate” legislation, which it is
tbo province of the Governor to revise, wc think j
the cases of pardon might legitimately come uu- ,
lor that head. The legislator who chq resist tbe
cars of a weeping relative, the iutiuenoe of a ■
rtymp&tbuing crowd, the cry for mcroy, ihe-di- j
vine injuQsti'is him, is almost regarded a j
tieud in dinguise, with none of Hie warm impulses |
of a big heart.
The grave of the inif -nunate victim is hardly 1
dry fr'-m the weeping C a stricken wif*,erotbe ‘
‘footsteps of the murderer crush the delicate plant !
roared by her hand. The sorrows of the dead
are forgotten in the sympathy for the living. All
this is *id without reference to tho case of VVm. i
A. Choice, whomtlio Legislature in their wisdom.
and perhaps for good and sufficient reasons, have ’
seen fit to pardon.
£frrln the ranks of the volunteer companies :
ai Charlestown and Harper's Ferry are eight :
I'rintbrs from tho establishment of tbe Rich- ,
uiond Enquirer.
bill to extend the charter of the Plan- .
tors’ Dunk of Savannah has parsed both branches !
of the Georgia Legislature.
bill to amend tbe act incorporating the
Augusta Orphan Asylum, passed tho House of j
Representative* on Wednesday last.
Frorliunniioii of <ov VUse.
Visitor* to Ch orient Jim.
Governor Wise, of Virginia, ha> issued a pro
clamation, iu which, after stating that he has or
dered a military force to Charlestown, in view of ]
ithe execution of Captain Browu, and may prob- J
ably call lor further military aid, adds :
“Now, therefore, all persons are notified that i
the trains of the WitietoiMer and Potomac Rail- I
road Company are placed under orders of acting
Quartermaster and Commissary General Davis,
f„r impressment on the Ist, 2d. and 3d of Deecm- I
her next, lie will, under orders of Major Gone- .
ral Taliaferro, guard those trains for tho use and !
occupation of Virginia troops alone, aud permit I
no other transportation but for them. Aud tbe
citixens of this Common wealth arc warned to r
main at iiotnu and on guard or patrol duty on the -
second of Deceinl>er, and to abstnin from going
to Charlestown. Orders are issued to prevent ]
women and children, and stranger* ar hereby
cautioned that there will be danger to them in
approaching that place, or near it, on that day. !
If deemed necessary, martial law will be pro
claimed and enforced.'*
The (onfbutton of took.
The Confession of John E. Cook, one of John
Brown’s accomplices, now under seotcuee of ■
death, is published iu several of the northern pa
pers, It does not disclose any new fact of im- i
parlance, nor implicate any persons whose :
names have not already been mentioned iu con- j
nootion with the Harper's Ferry afluir. In re- j
gardlo the more prominent citixens of tho north \
he disclaims all knowledge which could iwpli- i
cate them.
Tho story of their journey from Kansas across
the country with a supply of Sharpe’s Rifles and i
ammunition, halting here and there, and finally
settling at Harper’s Ferry, is related, but devel
opes nothing new of importanco. The outsiders
who had any kuowledgo of Brown's operations,
were a few radical abolitionists, such as Fred
Douglas, aud, as Cook thinks, Gerrit Smith. All
that Cook says, apparently implicating them, is
as follows*
“He (Browu) con* to Harper's Ferry about
the last of Juue, though I did not see him until
*iiiteia July or the early part of August ; when
we met ou Sbenuudoub street, Harper's Ferry,
opposite Tearnuy's store. 1 do not know who
| were his aider.* or abettor*, hut have heard him
mention iu connection with it the name of Gerrit
j Smith of Now York, Howe, of Boston, and San
burn, and Tbaddeus Hyatt, ot New York city.
The attack at Harper's Ferry was made sooner
thao it was intended, owing to omo friends iu
Boston writing a letter finding lauß with tbe
management of Captain lb, and what to them
seemed his unnecessary expense and delay. I
do not know who those persona were, or bow far
they wore cognizant of his (Capt. B.'s) plans.—
But i do know that Dr. Howe gave Capt Browu
a breech loading carbine and a pair of muzzle
loading pistols, all of government manufacture.
They were left either at the house of Captain
THK UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SDYEHEIGNTY OF THE STATES.
Brown, or at the school house where most ol’ iho
anus where conveyed.
! A short time before tho attack on Harper's
j Ferry, Capt. Brown requested me to And out in
j some way, without creating suspicion, the nuui
! her of male slave* on or near the r>ade leading
j from the Ferry, lor a distance of eight or leu
’ miles, and to make such memoranda that would
| be unintelligible to others, hut in such a manner
1 that 1 could make ilplaiuto him and the rostot
the company.
The remainder of the confession relate* prin*>
! cipalty to the abortive attack ou llurper's Ferry.
1 Os his own participation in the tight, he says:
After going dowu opposite the Ferry, 1 asoou
: ded the mountain iu order to gel a better view
lof the position of our opponeuis. I saw that our
j party were completely surrounded, and 1 saw a
j body of oeu on High street tiring down upon
! them—they wore about a half a iniio distant
; from me—i thought 1 would draw their (ire upon
; myself? I therefore raised my rifle, took tho best
| aim that l could and tired. It had the desired
effect, tor the very instant the parti returned it.
Several shots wer ■ exchanged iho lust ouutbuy
tired at me cut a small limb I hud hold of just
below my baud, and gave me a fall of about til
J lovii feet, by which 1 was severely bruised and
j my flesh somewhat lacerated,
j Ho then narrates hi* subsequent movements,
after despairing ol'rescuing Brown und Ins con
federates. With Mcrrium uml otln r- they slept
I on the sido of the mountain beyond Brown’s
j house, until three o’clock uext morning, wkcu
| they ueut to the top of the mountain, and iu u
; few hours passed over to the opposite side, ro
j mained until dark, ami then escaped.
Those who desire t<>read tho entire document
; will have to procure a pamphlet copy, as it is
said to have been copy-righted aud published for
me bouetitof one of the wounded at Harper’s
i Kerry. The pith of it, given above, is taken
from what purports to be the confession, as pub
j lulled iu the New York Tribune.
in—i
l ilt. LOYLIIMIMt'S VETO IN TIIK IHDK K ( ASK.
Kxkcutiyic Dkpartmkst, [
Milledgeville, December 1, lab'J. j
To the Senute:
I I herewith return the bill entitled ati Act to
! pardon William A. t'Him t, ot the couuVy ot
j l-'ullou,now under sentence of death for the crime
of murder, without my sanction. ‘the KevontU
I Section of the Second Article of the Constitution
of this State, Is in these words: “lie ( the Gov
| ernor) shall have power to grant reprieves lbr
offisnee* agalhst the State, except in caso of im
| peacUtueiit, aud to graut pardons or to remit any
of a sentence, in all cases after conviction, except
for treason or murder, in which oases, he may
I respite the execution and make report thereof to
the next General Assembly, by whom a pardon
i may bo granted.” Looking to this Undated sec
tiou of the Constitutiou, l once doubled whether
the whole power to pardon, in cases of* murder
J and treasuu. wus uot voted exclusively in the
! General Assembly, ntid whether it was non snary
! to the passage ot such a bill, or its validity a* n
law. that it be submitted to tho Governor t*r bis
j approval, or whether be hod any duty to perform
! or any responsibility to incur, iu gi\ mg validity
Ito the enactment. But an i-xaminatioti of other
, nee lions of tbe Constitution, wlm b must be coti
’ -trued in coouection with tlie suction above qu
j tod, removes all doubt upon this question, aud
j satisfies uiy mind that it Is us umch the duty of
j the Governor to revise and approve or disap
prove a bill of tins character, as it is to sanction
or refuse to (audiou any other bill. It ia true,the
above section of the Constitution vests the par-
I douttig power iu cases of murder, in the General
Assembly; audit is ulso true that the Second
Section of the first Article of the t C"usftuHoii
i vests the entire legislative power in (tie General
Assembly. It Is in these words: “Tho legtsla
i live power shall no vested in two separate and
distinct brooches, to-wit: a Sun ate and House of
Keraeentalives, to be styled the General Assem
bly.” But those grouts of power to tho General
Assembly are aliko qualified by tho tenth and
eleventh Soctloo* of tho second article of tho Con
, Htitutien, which are in those words:
1 Section 10 He (the Governor) shall have tiio
! re vision of all bitin, passed by bot h Humes, be
- tore tbe same shall bucouio laws, but two (birds
of both Houses may pass a law. notwithstanding
1 hirt dissent, aud if any bill shall not bo returned
‘ by tho Governor within ftvo day* after it hath
■ bcou presented to him, tho same shall boa law.
j unless the General Assembly by their adjourn
ment wbftll prevent •* retir.
.Section II Efttry vote, resolution or order to
j which the concurrence of both ilourtes may f>e
iicccssary, except <n a |qusti<n of adjourn incut,
j shall be presented to the (foveruor: and before it
shall take effect bi- approved by him, or, ticing
! di-apnrovsd, may be by two thtiUsof
tioth Houses, acuordiug to tho rules and lit Lit
a. ti"ns prescribed in case of a bill.
| It therefore, this be a hill, ora rote, revolution
<r order of tbe General Assembly, to which the
! concurrence of both Houses is necessary, it is
| the duty of the Governor to revise it, aud approve
1 <*r disapprove it.
Tbe circumstances of tbe killing as detailed in
evidence in this caso, are substantially as fol
{ lows: Calvin Webb was a public officer in the
! city of Atlanta, and as such had in his hands a
’ bail process against Cheic-*, the prisoner, for ten
j dollars. Ou Iho night before the killing, he nu t
Choice, who, It was alleged, was about to leave
1 the State for New York, and informed him of tho
fact that he had the process in his hands, and de
* sired him to arrange for tho settlement of tho
I claim. Choice desired Webb to release him uj>-
I on bis promise that it should be arranged. Webb
j refused to do so, and some unpleasant words
! passed. About this time Col. Glenn stepped in
! to the room whefe th# parties were, and Choice
i asked him to stand ns surely for him Col. Green
1 agreed to see the debt paid, aLI with this Webb
1 expressed himself satisfied. After this, Choice
j who was at the time excited by (house of intox
icating liquors, cursed and abused Webb. Col.
Glenn interfered and prevented any difficulty-
I after which Webb left the room.
Next morning between ten and cloven o’clock
| Webb and another gentleman were walking the
{ struct some distance from the car shod in Atlanta,
and saw Choice a lew steps from them. Not a
word hud been spoken, when Choice presented a
pistol; Webb hogged him not to shoot. 11© im-
I’ mediately fired one shot, which did not takeefloct.
He again presented the pistol and fired a second
time. The ball entered the body of Webb, and
I he exclaimed, I am a dead man ; alter winch be
’ walked a few steps and fell dead. This sum-
I in ary of the substance of tbe facts connected with
j the killing, presents primu facie, a most unpro
J voiced and aggravated ease of murder. Tho d<?
1 ceased, on the night previous, had only diaehuig
j od his duty as a public officer; for this the ilclen
j dant had cursed and abused hirn, and on meeting
j him next day, without the slightest provocation,
| he drew his pistol and deliberately took the lilo ol
I the officer. If pardons are to be extended in su<b
i cases, what protection does the law afford to pub
| tic officers, and what encouragement have they
! faithfully to discharge their duties ? It is said,
; however, that tbe defendant, was insane at. the
] lime the act whs committed, and not, therefore,
i legally or morally responsible for his conduct.—
If tbe fact exists, the conclusion natuJuDy fol
j lowa ; Wus he insane? The law presumes that
| he was of sane Mind, till the contrary is proven,
: aud when the fact that the homicide was COM
| initted by him is established, the burden of prov
ing the insanity Is east upon tbe detondunl.—
j Evidence was introduced before the court and
jury who tried the case, to sustain this plea. The
’ learned and able Judge in u clear and forcible
• manner, expounded to tbe jury the rules of law
by which they were to Im governed iu tbe investF
| gation. They applied the evidence t< these rules
j of law, and by their verdict of guilty, decided
j that the plea of insanity has not been sustained.
After a --araful examination of the evidence in
the ease, and a long personal acquaintance with
| the defendant, I am satisfied that the decision is
correct, and that the insanity wss only the tmn
porary phrenty which Is produced by a fit of in
i toxlcation ; which by the express forms of our
’ statute is declared to be no excuso for any crime
at misdemeanor. It may havebeeu true tbet the
t defendant,on account of injuries received upon bis
* head some years since, had some predisposition to
I insanity, and that he was on that acconnt more
) easily excited by the use of intoxicating liquors,
i hut I entertain no doubt that the oxoessivo use of
j tbeso stimulants was the exciting and immediate
cause of mental derangement at the time of the
! killing. In n word, the defendant wn* drunk,
! and his reason was for the time dethroned by his
i intoxication. Ho was in the habit of indulging
j to excess, and on these occasions, ho is said by
the witnesses, to have been a very dangerous man.
I Since tho commission of this offence, he ha* been
’ confined in prison, and denied the privilege oi hi*
I former excesses, and it seems that nothing more
! has been heard of bis insanity. If on account of
] his wounds received years since, bis predisposl
l tioo to insnnity wan such, that excitement aloue
; would produce it, why have tbe exciting secnM
through which he has passed since his iutnrison
! merit and during his trial, failed to have that es
! feet? If on account of mental derangement pro.
i duced by bis own voluntary aot, ha i to ba ax-
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1859,
cused f,>r recklessly tukiug the life of an innocent
human being, und again turned loowu upon tho
Community: what gunrunty have wo that nuoth
er victim may not soou full by his hands in a
like fit of voluntary madness?
In determining a question of tho character of
the one now under oouodderation, I should Vie un
faithful to the high trust reposed in uio, if 1
should permit uty reason to Vie overcome by my
sympathies. No act of my life has been more
unpleasant than tho oue l now perform. No out*
has a higher appreciation of the character of the
relatives ot’ defendant, und no oue would more
sincerely rtyoice to bo able to soothe the feelings
us a mother, whoso heart, yioreed with anguish,
now languishes with untold grief. But if it were
proper lor mo, on this occasion, to he iu financed
by considerations of this nature, l should do
wrong were 1 to contemplate the sufferings on
one side, aiul retuse to look upon the picture of
misery on the other. A few mouths since, tbo
family of Webb, the deceased, were comfortable
und happy, ills wife and ltlllo children had tbe
care ami protection of a loud husband and a kind
father. But in a moment of time, by the cruel
act of the defendant, the wite a Widow, and the
children orphans, were left to mourn their irre
parable loss, and were thrown upon tho cold
euaruies of the world, almost, friendless aud pen
ny leas, to make their way through life as best
they t an. poor aud neglected. lipl duty forbids
that 1 should bo infiuciued y the contemplation
of this soeuo us misery on either side. Iho laws
must be vindicated aud crime must be punished,
or society cannot bo protected. And courts ami
jurtes must bo sustained in the admiuutration
and execution o! the criminal laws of the land,
or violence uml bloodshed will prevail to uu ex
tent that will excite und prompt our people to
take tho law into their own hands, iu the belief
that it is the only protection lell them. 1 urn not
unmindful, whim making this decision, that tho
pardon ug power is u necessary one iu every well
regutitled government, and that there are sumo
eases in which it ought to be exercised. As in
eases of purtisiity, prejudice, or highly excited
loeiiug* <>ii tlie par* of tho court or jury, by
whom the case was tried, jondeiing it highly pro
buhlo tout injustice was done llm defendant; or
on account, ol perjury or mistake on the part of
any of tho witnuusos tor the State, which is attcr
w.irds discovered, and which may have materi
ally influenced the verdict against the defendant ;
or m vuscs of cduvictioh upon such slight evi
donee that the miml is left in great do uut about
the guilt of the deteiidaut, or in cases of extreme !
youth; in these, and possibly a few other Install j
ccs, where injustice is likely to be done, aud when |
the remedy is no longer within the reach ot the |
| courts, tho humanity of our Constitution has j
wisely vested in auotlier department of the gov
ernment, ample power to prevent the injustice, by |
extending a pardon, and thus annulling tbo jmlg i
meat of u,c Court. But it should not be forgot- j
ten that this power is subject to bo greatly abus
ed, and that it was not tbe intention of thobu wbo
formed our Constitution that the verdict of Juries
and tho judgments of tho courts should be tndis
eriminnlely annulled by its exercise; und felons
cmvicted of atrocious crimes thereby turned
loose again upon tho fominuuity. Tho extension
of mercy to such offenders i the infliction of
cruelty and injustice upon socictl am also
aware that it is urged that the pardoning power
is u God like power and that it is noble to exer
cise it. But it should not ho forgotten, when tins
argument is urged, that God himself required ue
let.- than tho blood of bis own sou as jin’ atone
ment for sin, before he exercised the pardoning
power. “And without shedding of blood is no
remission,’’ is the language of ills eternal truth.
Gud has siud iu his revealed law that “the tour
den r shall surely be put to death.” “Moreover,
ye shall take no satiufactioi for tho life of a mur
derer, which is guilty of death : but he ahull he
) surely put to death.” “f> • ye shall uot pollute Iho
luud whurciu ye are; f( r blood it dohlclh the
1 .ed, uml the land canuot be cleansed of the
blood that is shod therein, but ly the blood of
him that hcd it.” If then w*. would respect the
revelations of God, und save our land from the
stain of innocent blood, we must execute the law
and punish the guilty. Some may say that the
stern truths of the Bible are not suited to the hu
manity and sympathy of tho present age. They
arc none tlie bs truths, however, ou tliut ac
count; aud it >n none the less certain that the
curse of God will rest upon that Ktate or nation,
which disregards them, aud that his blessings will
attend those who obey them.
JOSEPH E. BROWN
Thuatmknt or SlavTbe following is an
extract of u letter written t-y a northern gentle
man to his friend in the city of New York, and
published iu the New York Courier if; Enquirer;
Mont.tun uu v. Alii,, November 14.- -A few
days since 1 was ut tbo grave yard attending to
Iho tomb of a frnnd. aud while there a negro
funeral cam© in. The body was in a hoarse, ami
the pall bearers bad ou while fcoarls. A minister
preceded it, ami than came u handsome private
carriage with the owner of tho deceased— a lady ;
thou followed five more carriages, half u dozen
men on horseback, and one hundred men and
women, acquaintances, ‘iho hotly wus in u
mahogany coffin, and a mat bio stone is to bo pu
nt the grave. How long do you think it will
tako the Abolitionists to get up an inaurrectioii
where the slaves are treated in this way by their
owners, which is tbe case all over the Bouth ?
Post pouriik nt ol the nuiorlal Flection.
It will he seen from th© proceedings of tho
Legislature ou Kalurday, that the Senate bus re
Ciieud, by a vote of 18 to 14, u concur witli the
House resolution to go into the election of United
.States Senator, Tuesday next. This is regarded
as equivuiuui to a postponement of the oiection'ot
Senator for two y arn, uml is in striking contrast
with the precedent sot two yearn ago in the re
election of freoator Olay. Tho reason of this
change iu tho polioy of tbe State is too plain for
explanation. Senator Clay was unanimously
ro elected two yours in advance of the expiration
of histerm, because his unyielding States Rights
Democratic position met with decided approba
tion of tho Legislature.— Montgomery Adver
titer•
- —■— m-e —ii
Okntksnauy or Amriiicbn Mktiiohihm.—The
•me huudreth anniversary /if tho introduction of
.Methodism into th© United .States is to be appro
priately celebrated by that denomination, ‘iho
Chrintmn Advocate says:
The true eontennary of Methodism is the your
18(J0. Dr. Roberts, of Baltimore, has fully de
monstrated this fact from local as well as goner
al documents, and other evidence. Tbe late Lo
cal Preachers* Convention, at Baltimore, appoin
ted a committee to consult tlie general conference
respecting measures for itldue observance. It is
ii happy coincidence that tho general conference
meet in this grand epochal year, Tt will be not,
indeed, the centennial general conference, but it
will be the oentennary general conference.
fidCT* “.Suspioiou* characters” stand lint a bad
chance now in the Southern States. They are
arrested wherever they are found, and a muu who
eaunot give a pr pur account of himself ami
in found lurking about with no visible mean* us
support is apt to undergo a very strict examina
tion. This at least may rid us of many vuga
ponds too lazy to work aud depraved enough to
do mischief. —Mobile 11 njinter.
Gkoruxtow.h, Ga., Dee., A, 1859.
Agreeably to previous notice a respectable
portion of tho democracy of Quitman County,
met this day, at this place, for the purpose of ap
pointing delegates to the democratic Stale Con
vention to !> held in Milledgeville ou the Hth of
December, to ©loot delegates to the Charleston
(.yureulion.
On motion, John 11. Mitchenor, Esq., was call
ed to the chair and John hi. Riordan requested
to aot ns Secretary.
On motion, it wus resolved that the Hon. T. L,
Ouerry and K. (1. Morris, Ksq., be appointed del
egates to said Convention, aud on motion, it was
further lUnolvtd, that Messrs. Guerry and Mor
ris ho empowered, if they should thiuk it bust
for the harmony and well-being of tho Demo
cratic party, to vote for the postponement of said
Convention from the Bth inst., till the month of
March next, or some other proper time, und that
they bo authorised to remain as delegates with
power to act in tho Convention whenever it tuny
be held.
On motion, it was resolved that the proceed
ings of this meeting be published in tho 41Colum
bun Timm.”
The meeting then adjourned, tine die,
JOHN H. MITCUENKR,
Chairman.
Joint E. Riobdasi, Secretary.
At the municipal election held in Montgomery,
A* J< Noble wxi elected Mayor.
mtMRIM, WEDNESDAY, UKCKMIiFIt I, 18W
Democrat Ms Convent tun, -2d of March
The Democracy in this section are unanimous
as to the policy of tlie party in relation to the
two calls for n State Convention. They recog
nise only oue authority, to-wit: the Execu
tive Committee. Tho Legislature called the Con
vention four yearn ago, a* there was no Execu
tive Committee appointed, and then it wus de
layed until the lust of January. In 1852* the
Btuto Convention sat the last day of March. To ,
preserve harmony, to havo the whole party rep- j
resented, to prevent confusion aud the selection of I
two sets of delegates, the call of the Executive.
Committee should lie heeded.
This is the voice of the Augusta Conetiiution
alint, Savannah Exprenn, Dalton Timm, Lumpkin j
I'allodium, Cutbbcrt Reporter and a uiujnrily of j
the press iu tho State. The Cuthbert Reporter |
says :
“Our Representatives wore sent to Milledgeville
to mpko law* for us, not to select a cuudidate for
Bremdiut oi the L'uited States. The people wilt
attend to that when they get ready, and if they •
warn auy of tho present Representatives to act [
lor them in that Ukir.g, they will lie very apt to {
ask for then* service's. Ttiis has heon united a
working legislature. It must be emphatically so, j
as the members give us a very Hiymjivaut hint that |
they are willing to stay a whole day utter ad- j
journment und jix up lor the Churloslou Couveu- |
turn. It is uot their busiutas, it is uut one of j
their duties as legislators to tako steps in this
matter. And it does look presumptuous in thorn j
to attempt to hurry tho people through so iinpor- i
tuiH a business as will bo the prupuiutiou to par- ■
ticipate in tho Charleston Convention. Th© tat© j
of the Union hangs to a great extent upon what is j
doue at Charleston. The .South will demand an j
unequivocal recognition of her rights, ami a can
didate whose antecodeuw have uiways been right*
If we don’t get this, the Uouveuuou will proba
bly be broken up und the South will ruu her own
candidate.
Now, in matters of so groat Importance, lot no
one be able to say that tieorgia delegates wore
not fairly appointed. Let ample time be given
fur every county ill the .State to speak out. The
Executive Committee have done this, therefore,
let the people prepare to hold a Convention on the
,2d of March.
Choice Case lien. Illiics Bolt.
The correspondent of tho Savannah Republi
can give* Col. Holt, the Senator from Mu.-a-ogco,
the credit, of makiug tho best speech ol’ the ses
sion on the power us the Executive to veto bills
gruuling pardon to culprits, lie gives the fol
lowing epitome of his speech.
Mi*, licit, then said, thui he would reply to oue
poiul of the goal lonian from Fulton. Choice hud
been pardoned, it. muttered not by whut majority,
and tho Senate should sustuiu its decision. Thu
Constitution dietinctly declares that iho Governor
shall not havo the power to pardon. It gives to
him tho power to respite minor olienees. It does
uoi leave lo tho sympathies of oue man this pow- j
or to pardon, aud will it then give him tho power
to deny what it denies hiui the power to graut.
Here the Governor out©* into this Hall, with the
admission that he once doubted whether he hud
this power, and brings into your chamber the
evidence of his doubts. Tho gentleman from
Fulton contended that the pardoning power re
quired ihe same bill und course to he pursued us
all other hills ure passed. This Mr. 11. domed
and rend from the uonstilittinn. That instrument
declares that tho Legislature shall luive the pow
er to pardon, but does uot say, that it shull be
done, by Inti, resolution or otherwise. It does i
not proscribe tho mode by which these pardons }
shall lie granted. Thu custom hud been to do it
by bill, but (Lis custom was within the memory
ot man, und did not ihorelore alter the Constitu
tion.
He referred to Judge Story—This power to pnr
dun must l*e lodged iu one of the three distinct
branches of the Government; one, not three, nor
two, but our. Mr. Holt reviewed tho Constitu
tion, supporting ably the positions assumed by
the gentleman Item Chatham ami Troup.
“Law is a rule ut action” Ac : pardon is not
a law, an order, a resolution or a rule. No Sir, it 1
is, a reprieve, a forgiveness forffhe commission of
u wrong deed, not commanding or prohibiting,
which is n law. Pardon is not a law, but pardon
for the transgression of a law.
Mr. Holt, elaborated the idea of the Joint ac- j
tiou of both branches as iu cases of tlm elections
us u. fc>. Senate, Judges of tho iSuprctuu Court
Ac., Ac.
110 alluded to the fact that Governor Browu,
in his veto message interlined it with Urn asser
tion. that f'r.un his own personal knowledge of
Choice im thought the Legislature hud uo right j
to pardon Choice. 1 have uot attempted to ro- j
port Mr. Holt’s words, L have meagerly given bis
leading ideas. I would not, I could not, mar so i
hoaut.ilul an address by un attempt to syuopsixo
it. Critics more competent than youthful repor
ters have concurred in the opinion that It wus
certainly tho finest effort, of the Session, the most
purely logical, most beautifully t itching, and
soundest iu argument of any that has been mode
on this question. _
The Senate unit Cite Choice DHL
The Savannah Republican in an able article j
sustains the Executive in the exorcise of tho ve- j
to power under tho Constitution. The grant,the j
Republican contends, is clear, undin tho present ;
in.-tonco, has been “interpreted wisely.” Allu- j
ding to tho excitement attending the announce-!
ment of the vote, it gives tho following thrust to |
the Senators to-wit:
“It shows to what extravagance* evon wi*e |
and good men may be led when they allow them j
selves to be possessed bv a single idea or feeling.
There is a degree of excitement and ullruisui per
suading the debate, which, however creditable to
tho hearts of honorable Senators, is anything but
complimentary to their statesmanship.'’
The Lair B 11. Overby
At a meeting of the members of the bar of At
lanta, Hon. Win. Exzard in tbe ohair, resolutions
were adopted concerning tbe death of Hon.B. H.
Overby. We extract the following;
“Asa oitisou, our friend and brother occupied
no ordinary position ; he discharged all his so
cial duties in u manner to commuud the admira
tion of hi* neighbors und acquaintance*. We
may not intrude into tho sacred precincts of the
family circle; Hiiffico it that a* a husband und a
ftMher, he was ail that a wife or a child could de-
Mre. Asa muster ho wan kind and indulgunt,
perhaps to a fault—his faults all leuued to vir
tue’s aide.
But it wus a philanthropist und a Christian,
tbai the character ol our lamented Brother shown
forth in its loveliest a* pec Up—in its sublimest alti
tude. Jle was truly Hue friend of human kind;
the friend oi his Savior too. In early life he bu
, nine a mcuiti.tr of the MuUiodist Episcopal
Church, und gave himsuJl to tbe service of his
God and the duties of his holy religion, A* a
minister of the Gospel, he maintained a high po
sition among hi* brethren aud in all tho various
walk* of lifo, and in tbe turmoil* and conflicts of
professional strifo, ho was a living testimony of
tho truth of that religion ho professed. Though
he wus eloquent ut, the Bar, urgent, earnest, per
Ruasive ami convincing in the pulpit, his platform
efforts constituted, perhaps, his crowning glory,
us a public spou* or. Weii do the people ot Geor
gia, remember, when, in accordance with the
promptings of hi* wholo life ; in obedience to the
dictate* <f a philanthropy tho most unselfish, and
in a contest the most hopeless for personal ninbi-
tion, he comwntnd to raise th© banner of th© Tern- I
pefano© Rolorm in Georgia, and when from tho |
mountains to tho seaboard, hi* voice was heard I
pleading the cnuiie of the wretched nnd the litl- j
ton, with a *olt’ sacrificing earnentncM- a power j
and a constancy never witnessed in Georgia be
fore. Thoiio Scene* and those efforts cannot pass j
from die minds of the present generation,
Mr- Overby wa* twice married—in early life j
he Wii< united to tbo atniuhle, and piou* Assrnith ;
Thrasher, daughter of Mr. Barton Thrasher of I
Clarke county. Shortly after bis rernoral to this
city he wuc colled to mourn her death. He loave* I
three daughters and three sons, tho Issue of this I
marriage. Subsequently, he was married to Miss ,
I luabcth Haralson, the accomplished daughter
•f the late Honorable Hugh A. Haralson of Lu-
Grati; Georgia, who still survives him, nnd by i
wuoin ho leaves two children. To those stricken j
one* wo can offer no sympathy, no condolence,
adequate to meet the demand* upon them. Their I
lo.se is irreparable, though his gain tie eternal life.
Wo can hut commend to them the consolations of
that religion which ho professed, nnd which sus
tained hiu., and is alone equal to all thwir wants.
m- The Butnbridge Argus announce! the
death of Mr, Benjamin Kuisell,
rnatorlal Fleet lon or Alabama Fosltlon of Hon
John Forsyth
We clip the following extract from a letter ad
dressed to the editors of tho Montgomery A deer
titer by Hon. John Forsyth defining his position
upon the Senatorial question.We give It iu justice
to Mr.Forsyth, whose gallant bcuring in the con
test for hU favorite candidate for the Presidency
oannot hut oxcitc admiration, albeit it places him
almost alone in the democratic States Rights
ranks. Mr. Forsyth writes thus:
“If my position is worth stating at all, it is
being done fairly. In my first speech in the
Hourto on Tuesday lust, 1 distinctly defined my
relations to the Senatorial question. 1 said that
with tbe personalities of that contest I had noth
ing to do—(hat neither of the throe distinguished
gentlemen who were the promt dent candidates,
represented uiy views in the existing Southern
political crisis—that I was for ueithor tho House
of York, nor for that of Lancaster in the oontest,
and that at best, in the discharge of my responsi
bilities as an elector, I could ouly make a choice
of evils; and Anally, that my volo would he cast
with reference to tho defeat of that party whose
policy was disloyal to Democratic unity, and
whose uuconcealed purpose it was to rebel agaiust
the action of the Charleston Convention, unless
they could dictate the man and the platform, in
that body. In plain English, all this meant that
I could uot give my Democratic vote for Mr
Yancey, and that I was ready to vote for Fiti
patrick or Winston, according as tho one or tho
other was most available to boat Mr. Yancey.—
At the same time I expressed my regret that a
gentleman like Mr. Yancey,so endowed by na
ture with fine parts and shining talents, had pla
ced himself iu an attitnde not only to preclude
tho possibility of my vote being cast for him, but
which, in my judgment, if endorsed by Alabama
i and the South, would surely result in defeat, dis
aster, and dishonor to the South, the triumph
of Sewardism, aud a fresh cup of humiliation to
our Southern lips. Mr. Yancey himself, with r
manly frankness, has admitted to me, that enter
taining my views, I could not vote lor him—that
I ought uot to vote for him, nor would ho, for the
fake of iuy vote, have mo compromise my politi
cal integrity by so doing. Tboro spoke the true
gentleman.
If this position of mine, niukes either Gov.
Fitzpatrick or Gov. Winston “a Douglas man,”
you are welcome to all the profits of such an ar
gument. If when you say that lam a “Douglas
man,” you mean that 1 admire his splended cour
age, (so rare with our statesmen,) that I honor
his consistency, have unbounded faith in his
State Rights principles, and unswerviug political
integrity, aud believe him to bo the best, if not
the only man who can lead us to victory against
his aud our enemies, the Black Republicans, then
I must accept your application, offered, though
it be, as a reproach, but received und worn as an
honor. lam proud to stand by a public man
who has with a dauntless intrepidity, within two
years, breasted the storm of popular obloquy and
passion, in both sections of an exasperated Un
ion, upholding by the Light of bis own burning
cfiigicH iu the North, uml amid the howl of
“awttv with him'*—“crucify hm* at the South!”
the pillars of the constitution of his country, and
those great principles of American popular self
government, which must survive after tho boats
of the present controversy are long buried in tho
cold tomb of time. Fighting thus, our battle at
the North, vanquishing Lincoln and the “irre
pressible eontiiol,” against fearful odds, and with
a heroic ouergy and physical labor unparalleled
in political contests, uiuintuiniug that ours wus a
“white iuuu'b government,” and tha’ tbo negro
as a slave, held his divinely-appointed position
in our social and political system, he conquered
iu Illinois und rallied the Democratic Conserva
tism of tho Nurth to his victorious constitutional
and Stateß Rights banner.
Convention to Alter FonHUtntloa.
A bill for this purpose passed the House of 84 to
55. Kuch eouuty to have or.© delegate and thir
ty Beven counties having tho largest representa
tive population two delegates. Flection to be
hold (lie Ist Monday in May, and Convention to
assemble at the cupitol on the first Wednesday in
June, 1800.
AM AB^TKACT
Ofthe Proceedings ofthe 28th Bession of the Ala.
Conference of the M. K. Church, South, com
menced in Kufaula, Ala., on tho 30th day of
November, 1869.
Dirthop Kuvnmtugh took tho Chair and opened
the session with the reading of the Holy Scrip
lures, singing and prayer.
T. W. Dorman was elected Secretary, and Ja*.
A. Heard and J. A. Clement, assistants.
Tho Committee on Pnblic Worship, Bible
Cause, Sunday Schools, and Book Memoirs,
were appointed.
The uames of candidates for admission were
called, and seventeen reported thomselve*.
Dec. 1, 1859.
Thursday, 9 A. M. Conference met according
to appointment, Itishop Kavanaugb in thu Chair,
religious services by J. M. Jennings.
About 150 regular members appeared this mor
uiug, nnd took their seats.
The Bishop called forward tho candidates for
admission, also, the class of tbe second year, eli
gible to full connection, and Deacon’s orders, and
addressed them on their position and duties as
Ministers of the Gospel, and tbe responsibilities
they were about to assume. Tbo usual questions
prescribed by the Discipline, were asked aud an
swered accordingly.
Cotton Transportation on the Centrallßallroad
Office Central R. R. Cos., )
Savannah, Dec. 2. j
Editors Savannah Republican :
As many remarks have been made in various
quarters, concerning the incapacity of this Com
pany to carry tbe cotton crop to markot, I beg
you to publish the following statement:
1858. 1859.
September, 28,(105 17,532.
October 76,082 63,176.
November, 68,886 93,068.
172,972 173,776.
An extraordinary yrressure occurred during tb©
month of No vein tier, as planters and merchants
hold back their cotton in September and October.
Besides the 93,068 bales brought to Savannah in
November, there were transported to Millen for
Augusta, 2,046 hales, making a total transporta
tion of cotton in November, 65,214 bales, or over
a fifth of a year’s crop.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
R. R. CUYLKK, President.
Postmasters throughout the State, at.
whoso offices the Griffin “Empire State” has sub
scribers, are requested by its proprietors to fur
nigh idicm with a list of the name* of said subscrib
ers, as their books have all been consumed by tbo
late fire, aud they have no other means of ascer
taining who their subscribers are.
Hlstiop Kavanaugb.
This eminent Divine is at present in our city,
prodding over the meeting of the Alabama Con
ference. He preached on Kuuday morning last
at the Methodist Church, to a crowded bouse. It
was one of tbe most feeling and eloquent sermoun
we ever bad the pleasure of hearing. After the
regular Sfirvioes the Bishop went through tbe
solemn and impressive ceremony of ordaining
Deacons, a olas* of thirty four candidates. This
is said to be a larger number thun ever before or
dained at any oue meeting of the Conference.
In the afternoon, after a sermon from Dr.
Wiglitmau, with which every one who heard it
was much pleased, the Bishop assisted by a nuu
■ her ol’ Elders, ordained Elders, a oluss of about
twenty-five candidates, who thus consecrated
themselves to the office and work of the ministry.
. Eu/nuhi Spirit nf the Smith.
7r-if The Americas News of Ist inst., states
that Dr. L. li. Meroer died at his residonc© in
| Tori ell oounty on th© 26th alt.
An Importer.— A fellow calling himself H. A.
Taylor, but passing in other placs calling hlrn
-1 self H. A. Wise, nephow of Gov. Wise, made his
appearance as a Baptist preacher in Madison,Fla
I When among Methodists he claims to he a Meth
odist, and changes bis name as occasion de
mands. His business is that of a drummer for
IC. 11. Stapler, druggist, Baltimore. He is strong
ly suspected of being implicated in the Harper's
Kerry affair. He is about thirty years old, good
looking, oity bred, affable aud preaches very
flowery sermons. Th© Florid* p*pr§ warn tbe
people agalnti frim.
Democratic Meeting
CoLi'Mßt'S, Deo. fith, 1852.
At a mooting of a purlieu of tho Democratic
party of tho county of Muscogee,held this day at
tbo Court House, Dr. Alexander J. Robison wns
called to the chair, and Albor R. Lamar, Esq.,
requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, a committee of five wore appointed
consisting of Messrs. Porter Ingram, Dr. J. F.
Bozeman, John A. Jones, B. 11. Brown andP. H.
Colquitt, wbo, through their chairman, Dr. Boee
rnan, reported tho following resolutions, to-wit:
Whkrf.AS, The Democratic members of the
Legislature now in sossion, havo called a Conven
tion ofthe party to assemble in Milledgeville on
the Bth inst, for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the National Democratio Convention to
conveue in Charleston, in April next, and have in
vited the people to send delegates to the same;
and, whereas, the usage of tho party has placed
the authority to call a Convention of the same in a
State Central Executive Committee, and said
Committee have in no mauuur been delinquent in
the performance of this duty, hut havo issued a
call for a Convention to assemble at the Capitol,
on the 2d day of March uext, to soleot delegates to
the aforesaid National Democratio Convention, be
it therefore,
Revolved, That we regret this action on the
part of tbo Democratio members ofthe Legislature
us premature and unauthorized, and by reason of
the short uotice allowed, equivalent to a denial to
tho party of tho privilege of selecting thoir repre
sentatives with reference to the duties therein
involved. We do, therefore, respectfully protest
against this usurpation of authority on the part of
such Democratic members of the Legislature.
Reeofrcd, That we here) y request the demo
cratic members from Muscogeo county to with
hold thoir sanction to said Convention of tho Bth of
December, aud to protest against the authority
and obligation of the same.
Rmolvtd. That we rocognixe the power of tho
Central Exucutive Committee to call a Conven
tion of the Democratic party to select delegates
to the Charleston Convention, and approve of thoir
call for such assembly on the 2d day of March
next. First, bocauso it is a duty confided to them
by the last Democratic Convention of the Btate,
and is iu accordance with the long standing
usages of the party; secondly, because in view of
the extraordinary aud portentous events of tho
present, and the uncertain and loweriug aspect of
tho political future, it is both right and expedient
that the people should exercise the privilege of
selecting delegates to the Charleston
with exclusive reference to tbe uext Presidential
election, and who immediately retlect their opin
ions aud preferences ut the time (hat tho Nation
al Domocratio Convention shall assemble.
Revolved, That the Editors of tbe “Columbus
Times” be requested to invite a meeting of the
Democratic party of Muscogee eouuty, on the Ist
Tuesday in February next to elect delegates to tbe
Convention in Milledgeville, on the 2d of March
uext.
On motion, ths Columbus Timet and Federal
Union were requested to publish the proceedings
of the meeting.
A. J. ROBISON, Chairman.
A. R. Lamar, Secretary.
(ongrcsslonal.
Washington, Dec. 6.—ln the Senato, to-day,
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, offered a resolution pro
viding for tho appointment of a select committee
to enquire into the nature and consequences to
the General Government of the recent capture
of the United Stales Armory, at liarpor’a Ferry.
Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, gave notice of an
amendment, by providing, also, for an inquisition
into the nature of the recent capture of the
Frankfort Arsenal.
After the usual resolution, notifying tbe House
of its readiness to proceeddo business, the Senate
adjourned.
In the House nearly all the members wore pre
sent, nnd the voting for Fpeuker was commenced,
The vote on the first ballot was as follows:
Shermau, of Ohio, 66; Grow of Pennsylvania 43;
Bocock of Virginia, 86: and Botelar, of Virginia,
14. Twelve other members were voted for and
received each from Ito 5 votes. Grow then with
drew, not wishing to embarrass the Republicans,
who hud divided k their votes between him and
Sherman.
Mr. Clark of Missouri, offered tho following—
Whereas certain members of tho House, now in
nomination for Speaker, have endorsed and re
commended Helper’s “Impending Crisis,” be it
Resolved, That tho doctrines and sentiments
therein contained are insurrectionary and hostile
to tho dninostio peace and tranquility of the coun
try, and therefore, that no member of this House
who has endorsed or recommended it, is fit to be
Speaker of this House.
Several Republicans then arose to po’ntf of
Older, but were not successful in stopping Mr.
Clark, who poured a few hut shot into their rauks
Several then disclaimed for their party insurrec
tionary and dissolution of the Union sentiments.
There were lively times, hut good humor pre
vailed, and the House adjourned. The probabil
ity is that tbe slavery question will be discussed
in both Houses to morrow.
Arrival orhlnuuNblp*
Savannah, Dee. 5.
The steamships Montgomery from New York,
and tbe Commerce from Baltimore, arrived her©
to-day
Georgia Legislature.
IN SKNATK.
Monday Morning, 9 o’clock, Dec. 5.
Tbe Senate met. Mr. Printup moved to ro*
consider the action of the Senate whereby tbe bill
for the alteration of the statute of frauds was
lost, Tbe motion did not prevail. Uu motion
of Mr Barclay, it was ordered that all bills pass
ed by the Senate be transmitted forthwith to the
House of Representative* unless notice is given
of an intoution to mov© tbe next day for a re
consideration.
A bill to provide for the biennial elootion of a
Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb. Lost.
A bill to alter tbe Constitution so as to require
annual instead of biennial elections. Lost.
Mr. Johnson, of Clayton, offered a resolution
to prolong the session of the Legislature from
day to day uutil all the busiuess wus disposed of.
Un motiou it was made the special order of tho
day for to morrow.
Mr. Harris of Worth, offered a resolution that
the Comptroller General he requested tu report
at the next session of the Legislature the best
method of preventing frauds, and of se
curing returns on all taxable property of the
State.
special order— rAKUoa or ruitDY.
On motion of Mr. Lenoir tho hill for the pardon
of John Fundy of the county of G winnott,which
had been made the speoial order ofthe day, was
taken up.
Tbe testimony in tho case was road; also, ad
ditional testimony was presented by Mr. Lenoir
which was introduced on th© motion for anew
trial which was rend.
(The discussion is postponed.)
On the passage of the bill, tho yeas were 43,
nays 48. bo the bill was lost.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, December 6.
Tho House mot. Speaker Irwin in the Chair.—
Journal of Saturday read und approved.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER.
1. By Mr. Ely: Tho substitute from tho Mili
tary committee, loaning tho bonds of tbe State
to Mark A. Cooper, to the amount of$2IH),000 to
b© paid in fire arms, at the rate of $20,000 an
nually for ten years.
A debate occurred, in which Messrs. Colvard,
Lester. Smith of Br/ao, F.ly, Ector, Harris,
Hart ridge, and Fannin of Troup, took part.
ITbo motion was lost—66 to 72.
2. By Mr. Hartrldge: Tb© amendment offered
to the Military bill, that SIOO,OOO ba appropria*
PEYTOX H. COLQUITT,,)
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Number 50
ted for the purchase of arms, to be applied at the
discretion of the Governor.
Tho motion to reconsider,‘prevailed, yeas M—
nays 60.
NON-RESIDENTS.
■Mr. Price from the special committee reported
the hill and amendments relating to the giving in
of lands of non-ronidonts, for taxation. Laid on
th% tab to for the present.
UUXENa MONUMENT.
On motion us Mr. Screven, leave was granted to
withdraw the bill providing for the erection of a
new monument in tho oity of Kuvannah.
LtINATIO ASYLUM.
Mr. Screven moved that the report on
natic Asylum ho read.
On raotiou of Mr. Fannin of Morgan, 200 oop
pies were ordered to bo printed.
TREASURY REPORT.
Mr. Lowis of Greene, from the committee on
Finance, reported that the committee had ex~
amiuod the books of tbe Treasurer and Comp
troller General, and found the entries correot;
and the report of the Comptroller, made to the
Governor, Hustuiued by tho facts. Since the
dato us the Treasurer’s last Report, Oct. 20, ’59,
Amount received from all source* $807,736
“ paid out since 120,007
Balance $681,72$
On motion of Mr. Lewis 200 copies of the re
port were ordered to be printed.
EXTENDING THE SESSION.
On motion of Mr. Gibson of Richmond, the
resolution was taken up, authorising the speaker
to appoint a committee of three to join a similar
committee ou tho purl of tho Senate, to consider
and report on tho expediency of prolonging the
present sessiou beyond forty days. Messrs Gib
son of Ricbtnoud, Davis of Forsyth, aud Delony
of Clark, were appointed that Committee. The
resolution was ordered to bo taken forthwith to
the Seuato.
PARDON OP THOMAS C. WUITWORTH.
On motion of Mr. bprnyborry, the llooso took
up the bill to pardon Thomas 0. Whitworth now
under sentence of death in the county of Catoosa
for the murder of Hall. The evidence was read
at the Clerk's table. Mr. Echols presented the
potitiou of citizens of Chattooga conn y, asking
tbe pardon of tlie accused. Petitions of citizens
of Gwinnett and Walton, in favor of the accused,
were also presented.
Remarks were made by Messrs. Echols, Lewis
of Greene, Brown of Sumter, Sprayberry, Patten,
Alexander, and McDonald, of Lumpkin.
Un tho passage of the bill tbe ayes wore 81 and
the uuys 50. 8u tho hill passed.
VKEE PCKfIONH OF COLOR.
A message wus received from the Senate, by
Mr. West their Secretary, stating tbe passage of
a bill for the voluntary of free per
sons of color.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The House took up the bill requring non res
idents to givo iu their lands in the counties
where they lie. Several amendments bad been
proposed.
iho provisions of the bill are complicated
enough, imposing great labor on the Receivers,
and duties ou the Comptroller, which it will be
difficult aud expensive to perform.
Remark* were briefly made by Messrs. Ander
suM, David, Smith, ol liryau, brnith of Towns,
Broyles, Tatum and Williams of Muscogee.
Mr. Williams of Mnscugee, moved tbe indefi
nite postponement of the bill, and on that mo
tiou called the previous question, which was sus
tained. •
Thu maiu question was then put, which was
the indefinite postponent of tho k 77, —
nays fit. Hu the hill was lost.
When his name was called, Mr. Anderson of
Bibb, said that he should vote against tbe bill, as
the Comptroller had said it would involve
au expeuse oi $15,000.
Acts signed by tbe Governor.
20 An aot to prohibit persons from poisoning
fish in th© water courses oi Irwin county for the
purposu of killing fish.
21 To incorporate the Clark County Agricultu
ral Society, aud confer certain powers and immu
nities on the suine. .•
22. To define and enlarge the corporate privi
leges heretofore gruuted loth© First i’resbyteriaa
Church of Augusta.
23. To authorize tho administrators of the es
tate of Juuius Young, ben., to sell the property of
said estate aud make titles to the same.
24. To make valid all letters of administration
heretofore grunted by lue Ordiuury Courts of this
pifcau* whore wrilteu notice of such application
had not been given t th© court house door of said
county as required by law.
25. To allow Nicholas A. Long, ofthe State of
Florida, to obtain letters testamentary upon tbe
estate of John Long, deeeased, of Washington
county.
2(5. To authorize the administrators of William
Q. Anderson aud of Thomas Favor, deceased, to
sell lb© real estate of said deceased, aud lor othsr
purposes.
27* To incorporate the Lucy Cobb Institute,
for the education of young ladies, in the town of
Athens.
Also, a resolution to authorize the Governor to
subscribe for copies of laws in pamphlet form of
the present session.
28. To authorize guardians of insane persons to
be made parties to suits brought by deceased
guardians.
29. To protect and encourage the erection of ar
tificial fish ponds.
30. For the relief of securities Upon bonds of
substitute trustees, Ac.
31. To consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver
and Collector of Irwin county.
32. To repeal acts to regulate the tavern license
in the State so far as relates to th© county of
Wilcox.
33. To entitle the Receiver of Tax Returns of
Chatham to a compensation on extraordinary tax
levied by the Inferior Court ot said eounty.
34. To authorize the Justices of the Inferior
Court of Richmoud eouuty to levy an extra tax
the erection of public buildings.
85. For the roliot of John F. Jackson and oth
er persons therein montiuued.
38. To niter and amend the road laws of this
State so far as relates to the county of Harris.
37. To amuud au act to incorporate the town
of Fort Valley in tbe county of Houston.
33. To amend un act paasod by the General
Assembly for the yuar 1857, granting certain
powers and privileges to the Grtffiu Light Guards
ofthe city of Griffin.
39. For th© purpose of changing the time of
holding the Inferior Courts of Turrell county.
4li. To amend un act entitled an act to incorpo
rate the Columbus Having and Mutual Loan As
sociation, approved Ist ol March, 1866.
41. To reduce the sheriff's bond in the county
White.
42. To amend an act entitled au act to alter
and amend the road laws of this State so far as
relates to the oounty of Wayne.
43. To authorize A. 0. Trimble, administrator
of Andrew M. Hamilton, to sell tho ne
groes of his intestate on th© Ural Tuesday in Janu
ary uext.
44. To add thu county of Wilcox to the Second
Congressional District.
45. To legalize the marriage of Lawson Cody
and Fraud* E. Cody, aud for other purposes.
4(5. To confer other powers than those now
granted to the Augusta Orphan Asylum.
47. To authorize the Ordinary of Habersham
county to grant letters of guardiauship on tbo
estate of Busan J. Iluckett.
48. To preveut the sale of spiritous liquors
within the town of Fayetteville In Fayette ooun
ty, ouly on condition* therein uuuied.
49. For the relief of J. C. Smith, formerly of
Fayette now of Clayton county.
50. To alter ami amend the act incorporating
tho town of Linoolnton aud the several acts
amendatory thereof.
Bov IlnUHlon’K Message
A correspondent of the Galveston Newt, thus
writes from Austin, Texas ? ,
The Governor’s Message was received yester
day. It is indeed a very able document He
recommends a clear and unequivocal expression
of opinion upon th© issuer of Squatter Sovereign
ty. “Equality and security iu the Union, or in
dependence out of it,” bo *ay*, “should b© the
motto of every Southern State.”
This document is written with statesmanlike
views, and will undoubtedly dirtplease the Union
*avur* and supporters of Black Republicanism.
General llouMton arrived hero this morning.
ll© seems to be in fine health. It is rumored
that he will be a candidate for U. S. Senator.
More an ii. Q.
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