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.. _ ^ j. i f-clini the oblinations of his oath. boMIy seats when they take the test oath were Speech of Mr* Stevens OH Reconstruct <L Ijr HMunuiii imiuo. s,.„ds»» f« r the Constitution and the referred to committee on Reconstruction. i • c-.id • c Mr. Sterens, of Pennsylvania, saia . right. The turbulent and revolutionary waves of fanaticism are impotent to move him. He, in effect, tells the rcvolution- ary party—the rebels—that Georgia and 1 ,H (J 5 . Alabama are States, not subjugated pro- To-morrow will be the last day of 18G5 v 'nces that the ancient land marks of NEW NAN, GEORGIA. Saturday Jtorning December 30, 1865. RELATIVE TO A MORE RIGID OBSERVACB A cat)diJ examination of the power OF THE test oath. ; and proper principles of recons ruction “ Mr. Hill, of Indiana, introduced the j ran be 0 flf tns j V e to no one, and may pos- following re?o!ution : sibly be profitable by exciting inquiry. Rest,Iced, That the act of July 2,1?>62, Q ne 0 f th c sugestions of the message, privileges. Our lathers repudiated the whole doctrine of the legal superiority ot families or races, and proclaimed the equality of all men before the law. Upon that they created a revolution and built the Republic. They were nre vented by slavery from perfecting the superstructure, whose foundation they had prescribing an oath to be taken and sub- wb j cb we are now considering, has special f^us broadly laid. For the sake of the —a j car remarkable for its radical chan- * onstiiutional law must not be ignored. . c ribed to by j-ersons elected or appointed rc p crence to this. Perhaps it is the prin- , pj n ; 0Il they consented to wait, but never g s and mil tragedies—a year in which ar ’d *hnt taxation and representation go j Ul 0 fg ce utide r the Government of the | c jp| e ni0J «t interesting to the people at relinquished the idea of its final comple- closcd, un successfully, the grandest, su l - hand in hand. Wc cail upon every lover p * n J tel States brfore entering upon the ( ^ * s The President assumes, what jion. The time to which they looked limest. most, hemic and, by many thought, his race to rally to the support ol duties of such offices, is of binding force uo one dout?!s, that the late rebel States f orwar d with anxiety has com the holiest effort ever made by man at President Johnson, and it America is a „d effect in all the departments of the j iave lost their constitutional relations to I duty to complete tlieir work. In this seuie year, the Pres- forever Cossack, the day will dawn public service, and should, in no instance, ]E3 WE »» -:o:- J. E. Jofc’KS. A. B. CATES. R. S. BURCn. JONES, GATES & CO., Are now established at the old g® It is revolution ident of the United States is slain in a ere * n which these radical rebels will dispensed with, theatre of the Capitol, while the chief be driven » n from their cherished ^ This resolution was passed by a vote of actor in this bloody drama, aiuid the positions \\ bite men to, the rescue. 126 to ;J2. * bcwildcrnn-ut of the audience, with bran- 1 * 1C President has erred in the pai-t he RELAT ive TO EXTENDING SUFFRAGE IN dishing knife and tragedian expression, '* r *-4^ now. J he issues f the contest THE DiST. OF COLUMBIA. “ Sic semper lyrannis—Virginia is aveng- are momentous. II the rebe.s are tri <. yj r WiEon ol Iowa, reported a bill cd,” escaped but lobe slain himself in umphant ten centuries will not suffice to 1 ^ ^ CoinUjittw> extending While these repair the rum. If sufficient strength is ^ of fl|lffrage in the District of added to the arm of the President to an effort at his capture, startling scenes were b* in Washington, he who was enacted in —Columbia. the chosen ! eHablc hini ,0 tnumph, every friend of ( ^ ^ th#t ; n a „ , aws prcscri . President of eight millions of Americans, is being pursued by Federal forces as a criminal, is soon captured, ironed and imprisoned in a gloomy fortress of the Old Dominion. Ere long, Magruder, Ferguson. Mirz and other# arc placed upon the scaffold for execution — while they, within five minutes’ time of the t judgment bar of the Eternal, proclaim tlieir innocence, declare themselves the j victims of the prejudices and passions of the h air, and profess their willingness for God to decide between them and their ! humanity will have cause for rejoicing and all will be well with us. bing the qualification of electors in the District of Columbia, the word “white” A Fine Turnip be, a, ’d tbe sarue * s hereby, stricken out; . Mr. William W. Moore of Carroll co., and, after the passage of this act, no per- has placed upon our Table a Turnip, sot. shall be disqualified by voting on ac- mcasuring 9 inches in diameter, and 27 cou,lt ol color, all acts of tor.giess aud inches in circumference. The weight of laws of Maryland in force in this District, it wl.en first drawn, was 7} lbs. Cat. , and all ordinances of the Corporations of any one beat this ? So far Carroll bears j Washington and Georgetown inconsistent the pului. accusers. We turn from these sad thong l.ls and n fleet with "’picture that .some of the deep wounds ftf the late conflict arc heal ing, while others less severe have already eieatriz. d Notwithstanding a portion— a ri volutionarv [ arty—have seized upon the seats ol ail the members of the House uf llepre. t tilalives of the Federal Legis lature, still vcison is again asserting her >w.;v. ami this Jacobin mob, ever delight- m- in |! c misery of that portion of the ivliit rice living in the South, will soon no overthrowII. and be ail object at which the s'uw linger of scorn will ever be pointed. Time, however, regardless of the chan ges, past, present and prospective, moves on The recollection of some of the mighty events of i860 is fast fading from the memories of the living. The blood, the tears and agonies o:‘ earth’s inhabi tants have been swept on by the strong current into rlie past, and before many moons shall wax and wane will be only the *• wonder of an hour.” We trust God, in his providence, will not again curse earth with another year accompanied with as ninny miseries as the year now closing, but will, during 1666, shower innumerable blessings on our distressed and unhappy people Freaks of Fanatics. The reader of the published reports 0! Congress must have noticed as a peculiar feature thereof, the number of bills intro duced proposing amendments to the Con stitution,or in violation ol that instrument, ami that the sole intention of the movers is to destroy or humiliate and degrade the Sun :li. They have manifested spirits meaner and nearer akin to hellish than uny existing . ntride the infernal regions. These fanatical Congressmen—these min isters of F dan. act as it tlieir whole duty co earth wa^ to praise the negro, insult The Greenville Advocate. We arc pleased to see on our tabic the ; first number of this paper. The median* 1 ical execution is excellent. The original j and selected articles arc of a high order. The Advocate is published weekly in Greenville, Ala., by Leatherwood & Stan ly. Terms $0 per annum. The Key Stone Is a Monthly Masonic Magazine, pub lished by W. R. Smith & Co., Raleigh. N. C. The December number is filled with choice reading matter. Terms $i> a year. Congressional Proceedings. December 18.—The joint committee have reported a resolution requesting Hon. E. M. Stanton to deliver an address upon the life and character of Abraham Lincoln in the Hall of the House of Rep resentatives, Monday 12th of hub. 12 M. Congress has voted §25000 to Mrs. Lincoln. herewith, are hereby repealed and an nulled. Mr. Eldridgc objected to the bill being reported. On motion of Mr. Wilson, tbe House suspended the rules for that purpose, and it was made the special order for the 10th of January next, lie said in reply to a question of order by Mr. Johnson, that so far as he (Wilson) was concerned, he would allow a reasonable opportunity for debate.” RELATIVE TO FREED MENS BUREAU. Senate, December 19.—“Mr. Doolittle introduced a bill in relation to the Freed- men’s Bureau, which authorizes the Pres ident to extend and maintain a branch of that Bureau in every State in which slaves have been emancipated by the operation? of the war or the amendment of the Con stitution, and also autorizes him to suspend its operations or withdraw the military forces from the States in which he is sat isfied that hostilities have ceased, the iu- surrection been suppressed and peace and order restored, and the civil authority es tablished, and the laws so modified as to procure equal protection to all persons in all their lights, without distinction of r..ce or color, including the right to make contracts, sue and be sued, and all the rights of property and personal liberty.— ! The bill was referred to the Committee on RELATIVE TO AMENDING TilK CONSTI TUTION. House, December 18.— Mr. Price of Iowa offered the following : “ Whereas, The public property and duty all require that the representatives of a ire 0 and loyal constituency should at | the opening of the first session of Con-j Mi ’ ,tjr > ^ ' x]rs - ‘ . . r .V -i 1 Mr. I runibull, gave notice'or a bill to gress. after the suppression of the rebe J-; ^ ^ ^ YVine frecUmc „’s Bu- ion, see that the rr.oru.au tloil UllU Ti U(l- the Union, and are incapable of represen- | t hi s Republic is not now made to Where they have Oil .hand a general assortment of Goods adapt- tation in Congress, except by permission s t a nd on their great principles, it has no I e( j j 0 f] ie wants of the Trade of the Government. honest foundation, and the Father of all T 1 t*.- . ,1 • ^ It matters but little, with this admis- ; men w ;n ; t to j ts centre If we In ;i( ^lltlOIl to their former Stock ot sion, whether you call them states out of. have not jet been sufficiently scourged the L nion and now conquered territories, | or our national sin to teach us to do jus- or assert that, because the Constitution ; t j ce a jj Q 0( J‘ S creatures, without dis- forbiu them to do what they did do, that tinction of race or color, we must expect they are therefore only dead to all nation- t]ie stin more hcavy vengeance of an al and political action, and will remain so 0 ff en( J e (j Father, still increasing his afHic- until the Government- shall breathe into fj 0 ns as He increased the severity of the them the breath of life anew, and permit pl a g U es of Egypt, until the tyrant con- Groceries and. Harcl-Ware, They now have on hand a new supply ot ’Apia; & pansy mr mom,- _ _ All kinds of Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods', them to occupy their former position, in sente d to do justice; and when that tyrant: Q ur fnends from the Country will find it to tlieir interest to give other words, that they are not out of the repented of his reluctant consent,.and' • . * ri-v ^ ~ -. r ^ Union, but only dead carcasses lying j attempted to re inslave the people, as our I US & tfiaL ^ |-1 C,C ' >• within the Union. In either case it is Southern tyrants are attempting to do! 7T r yrr p , p t> . p J GEORGIA—Coweta County, very plain that it requires the action of now, lie filled the Red Sea with broken AtldllUl CL VV.lt. It. h. I 0. Congress to enable them to form a State chariots, and drowned horses and strewed . „ ^ Government, and send representatives to ^[j C shores with dead carcasses. ! /”VX AND AFTER THIS DATE NO GOODS Congress. Nobody, I believe, pretends jj r _ Speaker, I tiust that the Republi-! \ s l’. v E\ r«<s or Rail Roml, will be ileliv- that with their old constitutions and frames of Government, they can be per muted to claim their old rights under the Constitution. They have torn their Constitutions into atoms and built on their foundations fabrics of a totally different character.— Dead men cannot raise themselves; dead states cannot restore their own existence 31r. Speaker, I tiust that the Republi , . , , , j ered nrctrl freights can party will not be alarmed at whai 1 :;o-l7-tf. am saying. I do not profess to speak their sentiments, nor must they be held responsible for them. I speak for myself and fake the responsibility, and will set tle with my intelligent constituents.— This is not a white man’s government in the exclusive sense in which it is used. To say so is political blasphemy ; for< it as it was. \V hose special duty is it to do i violates the fundamental principles of our it? In whom does the Constitution place i (} 0S p e l liberty. * * * * the power? Not in the judicial branch j How shameful these men of influence of the Government, for it only adjt^dicates : should mislead and misdirect the public and does not prescribe laws. Not in the ' mind They prof; i a j m this is the white Executive, for lie only executes and can- i man * s Government, and the whole coil of not make laws. Not in the Commander- . Copperheads rc-echo [hiss] the same sen- in-chicf ot the armies, for he can only j timents, and upstart jealous Republicans hold them under military rule until the join the cry. Is it any wonder that the sovereign legislative power of the con- j ignorant foreigners and illiterate natives queror shall give them law. 1 here is should learn tlrs doctrine, and he led to fortunately no difficulty in solving the are paid on tTie same. GEO. W. RA.MEV, Ac jST otice. Deputy CoZ-Lector's Office ) r.MTEn States Interval Revenue, ^ l!i» Division 4th District Ga. j P ARTIES are notified that the Oi-tobcr List for Licences lias been received at thi- - | office. The time for payment of this Tax will expire on the 10th of Jannar , IS06. I£gy“Office in the Court House. J. TV. MITCHELL. Dec. 30-17-2t. Asst. Dept. Collector. "’V^'OTiL'E is hereby gi on to all persons con- eerned that on the loth day of August, 1804, Nath; 111 Simms, late of Coweta county, departed this life intestate, and no person has applied for administration on the estate of said j Nathan Simms, and tiiat in terms of the law t. administration will be vested in the Clerk of j the Superior Court, or some other fit and pro- i per person, thirty days after the publication of ! this citation, unless some valid objection is i made to his appointment. Given under my hand and official signature, this 27th day of December, 1 Sii.o. Dec. :;0-17-o0d. I>. II. MITCHELL. Ord’rv. question. There are two provisions in the Constitution under one of which the case must fall. dispise nijd maltreat a w hole race of tlieir fellow men ? Sir, this doctrine of a white man’s Government is as atrotious as the infa- f he fourth article says, “ new States Inous sentiment that damned the late may be admitted by tbe Congress into Chief Justice to everlasting fire, this Union.” In my .judgment this is the controlling provision iu this case.— Unless the law of nations is a dead letter, 1ST otice. Office Internal Revenue,) Xtetcnan, Geon/iu. j EVEN’UE STAMPS of every class now on 20, l-Sij'i. | 1 hand at this office. All Notes. Receipts, j Deeds. Contracts, «tc.. that have been executed since the 30th of June, this year, must be j stamped. J. TV. MITCHELL, - j Dec. 30-1 7-2t. Stamp Agent for Coweta Co. ' GEQ11G1A—Coweta County. V XD ILK TV B. CALHOUN having applied to be appointed guardian of tbe pt-tfon null property of John Sims, a minor, resident of said county : This is to cite all persons concerned to be and appear at' the term of the Court of Ordi nary to be held next after the expiration of thirty days from the first publication of thi > notice, and show cause, if any they een, why said Andrew B. Calhoun should not be entrus ted with the guardiausl ip of the person’and property of John Sims. Witness mv hand and official signature, this B. II. MITCHELL, Ord’rv. December 30-17-30d. OXEN AND WAGON SALE. 2S0DFAX & WILSIN30ET AVE on hand and are now rcce large and well-solecled T WISil to sell two Yoke of Oxen and one two horse TVa- gon. -The same will be sold the m,.... first Tuesday in January next it not sooner disposed of. T. P. HILTON. December 30-17-11 mission of the States recently in arms against the Government, no poasible safe- reau, so as-to secure freedom to all per sons in the United States, and to protect A Leaf from dilatory. It may not be generally known that tlje late war between two acknowledged Provisional Governor James Johnson, of Notice to Debtors and Creditors belligerents, severed their original com- ■ Georgia, is an original secessionist, and pacts and broke all ties that bound them once occupied the rostrum with the late together. The future condition of the conquered power depends on the wi'l of the conquered. They must come, iu as I uuttle■ * „ 7- -Y ‘ remain as conquered pro-; is now, par excellence a l nion man. ivn o«aic», or against me uour, ...un, - r ~- — individual in the full enjoyment of | <mard should be left unprovided which - , . . , , . j 0 .* person and property, and to furnish him will prevent 111 the future a recurrence ol : v 1 the troubles of the past; and H7icmi», An attempt, to assume the rebefuebt in some'shape and repudiate the national debt in sonic manner, and also to pay for the slaves made lree, are among the probabilities of the future; | _ and. Hon. W. L. Yancey in a political meet ing at Columbus, Georgia, when bath Has yiuces. Congress—the Senate and House \ President Johnson been fooled? We of Representatives—with the concurrence do not think we are mistaken in the above; of the President, is the' only power that. but if we are, we call upon our Columbus can act on the matter. * * * j confreres to correct us. If they do not we rs.es«s then argues that Congress shall late it for granted ihal wc are cor should hold .he Souther., States as tern- j reel. \\ e only revert to tins to show .he til they form State Consti- i inconsistency of political men, or rather, is, should also perhaps, to show that some men’s minds A ll thr . Citrl'.r LL those indebted to 'he e-tote of John te of Campbell county deceas ed are requested to come forward and make payment,’ and those having dema ds against said estate will present them in terms of the Notice to Debtors ar_d Creditors V LL THOSE indebt d to the estate of .Jas. J. Beavers, late of Coweta STOCK OIF GOODS At their store on the Corner formerly occupied by Col. J J. Neely, Consisting in part of the following: STAPL15 and FANCY DI.Y GOODS’, DOMESTICS, FACTORY YARNS, •BEADY MADE CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, II ATS AND CAPS, r opinion there may be as to the actual adoption of the amendment at the. time, in consequence of the abnormal condition of some of tbe Legislatures that have rat . . , -i - tied it, there can be no doubt that we will preventing either ot all these tvouoles is . . j ^ 1 soon, probably before action could be had to so amend tbe Constitution-ol the L uiU a j _ ^ o Whereat, The most effectual way of. the means of tlieir vindication. 3Ir. Trumbull said: I desire to say, in our adoption of the Constitutional am nJiuont, j tones, and un bolishing slavery, whatever diversity ol j Xrid^TOte. ' The States ' do change—La Grange Reporter Dccem- should not be admitted in the Union an- 22,1865. ^ ^ til the Constitution of the United States^ Admissio n of "southern Members. The New York Times of the litii has ceased, are notified to come forwan payment, and all having demands against said estate will present them in Jerms of the law in such cases made an 1 provided. dec. 30-1 7-Ct. TVM. If. BEAVERS. Adni’r. ake i miu sl;.: dir Southern white men. An js tatcs as to preclude for ail time to come impartial observer could arrive at no mil der conclusion than that they acted as il the Government of the United States was established tor the express purpose of glorilying the African and of adding to the miseries ol the white trash. Earth has never witnessed so rich a heritage so .rrossly abused. Fanaticism never before in Congress, have the sanction of a suffi cient number of States to put aside the adoption beyond caval. I have never doubted that under the second section the following. Henry J. Raymond, the any or either ot these acts; therefore, be it Resolved, That io the opinion of the , ,. , T - , of the amendment it would be competent House the Constitution of the Lmteii r .- , ... for Congress to protect every person witb- States should be so amended, that no « . J . • 1 . , 11 in the 1 nited States in all the rights of State which has recently been 111 rcbcll . . . 0 - . person and property belonging to a tree ion agaiust the Government ought to be 1 / f J , .... .1 1 entitled to representation is so amended as to deprive them of the three filth slave representation. The. Re- publicans then will have a mnjorilj over j [hc Tillies> u , Republican Democrats and Son,hern men. He lien ; of Congre6a 0n „, e daJ bcforc proceeds:] .... . ’ yesterday tba, journal spoke as follows: the right of suf- J J “ The future allegiance of the late If.they should grant frage to persons of color, I think there would always be Union white men enough ' I' TVO MONTHS after date application will | I be made to the Or-'.inary of Coweta j county for ie.ve to sell the remaining portion of the land yet unsold, belonging to the est te j of John C. Perkins, late of said County, dc- : ceased. J,.F. COOK, Adni’r. December 30-17-2m. 3D3rcjse3 G-cccIe, K rn b racing Prints, Aipaceas, DeLaincs, Mcrinocs; Flannels. &c.; A large lot of fine Saddles, BLANKES and UMBRELLAS, TohaCCO, all grades, an.l Extra li.,e IIANANNA Seljars, A fina lot of w traitors who have been pardoned by the in the South, aided b, the blacks, ,0 di- President, ms, be as securely relied upon ride the representation, and thus continue 1 as lhat ol an - v t :l ' s 0 P e0 P e ' le the Republican ascendency. If the, South. There is no reason to d„„b; ,hat alter their election ' ihey have taken ,l,e oa.h of allegiance in , . „ . . t *1. I obiect of the bill, sought to produce sucl. ram, to so greatly ( unli l each State shall, by its Legislature , J. ^ . fc ^ tb#t action shou l d or other premier constituted authority ^ ^ tbis subjcct at an early day, adopted said amen menL. both for the purpose of quieting the ap- The ^OYe proposition wasi referred, ^ thc niind3 of uiany f rien d. without debate, to the feelect Committee \ V ^ by Jocal legislation or a on Reconstruction. J pubbc 5e „ti 1U ent in some of the States, j RELATIVE TO SECURING TO FREEDMEN tbe p ers , on 0 f the African race should continue to be oppressed, and, in fact, Congress ci,izeR ’ a,,d S . eCUre those r « htS in th<J would the representatives absolute good faith. They can have no retard civilization, or to reverse so utterly the order of God s creation. These men to-day stand out iu bold and defiant, re bellion against the best interest of man kind.” and against the decrees of God himself. Sumner and others are the authors of resolutions which, if passed and ratifud. will finally force negro suflrage upon us. Stevens and Bingham are the movers of THEIR RIGHTS. of the late slave States to about forty-five,! motive to break it. Nobody believes a and render them powerless for evil. It | renewal of rebellion possible It is not .. . on , u* fit that these Representatives and Sena- TOIIN J. HOOD having in proper torni ap- | is plain that this amendment mu_t be .. A plied to me for pamianent Letters ot Ad- ^-RAGGING AND ROPL; rnnsnmmateJ before the defunct States tors elect sIk-u < e exc u. e o | ministration on the estate of Thomas J. Wilson, , GEORGIA—Coweta County. To all whom il mag concern ILL! AM S. BEADLES having in proper OVENS, POTS, KETTLES, SPIDERS, form applied to me for permanent Let- j - Qyjg^ jjjbg • ter? of Administration on the estate ot Joseph 1 Beadles, late of said county, defeased : ri’6fkTPV V \ T] Q I'nf’KET AND This L to cite all and singnlar the creditors CROLRRR \ , -N A Lo, I ULiVi.i AN U and next of kin of .said deceased to he and : appear at my office within thc time allowed by j iaw, and show cause, if any they can, why | permanent Administration should not he gran- j deciasld Uliiim fJeadleS 0D thB 01 S:,ld POWDER, SHOT AND CAPS; Given uuder mv lined and offieiil signature Dec. 27th, IKGA. I! II. MITCHELL, Urd’y. SHOE PEGS arid SHOE TfiuEAD; December 30-17-30,1. SUGAR, COFFEE, CHEESE, MACK EREL, PICKLES, CANDLES; TABLE CUTLERY; PEPPER, GINGER, SPICE; GEORGTA—Coweta County. To all whom it mag concern : halls of national legislation merely as a j Me of said county, deceased: ! TIN WARE, ic., &c., &c. Having lost largely by the late war, and consummated before are adrijituJ ,„ be capable of Slate ae.ioe,. — —- ^ „ fUtt[sb \ be v, I TW, I. te e.,. .« aad -yhtar the i or it never can be. ^ * u . r . I and next of kin of said aecesisen, to be <*nd i _ . • • i n it should be done with the regular pains appear at my office within the time allowed | . • , .. .. Gov. Perry and Other Provisional Gov- , , - - d UDOn ! by law, and show cause, if any they can, why | finding it necessary to devote our attention ernors and orators proclaim that this is “ P ’ . I permanent administration should not be gran- with renewed energy to a business in which _ . -- rrv„ i their property and persons. 1 here is no ; te i to j 0 i, £1 j. Hood on the estate of said de- •• On motion of Mr. Loan, it was depr i ve 4 of true freedom, and for the j the white man s Government. The whole inJ dent punis hment known to j ceased. Resolved, That the Select Committee . nlirDOSe 0 f showing to those among whom | Copperhead party, pandering to t e rw-, book a3 cxc i usior , y roni p ] aces , repeat the .... of public trust. That exclusion is only incidental to some high penal conviction. i purpose of showing on Freediucti be instructed to inquire into 3 j avery kas heretofore existed that uuless est prejudices of the ignorant J 1 ide for real | cuekoo cry, ‘"This is the white man s the Fed- Government.” . Demagogues of all par- res,.Unions to prohibit all distinctions ot | tbe espod i c ncy of some immediate legis- t , by local legislation, provid, color under State or national laws. A ' ktion secur i H g to the freeduien and colored j fre ^J 0|u for lhei r former slaves, hill, introduced by Made, coolers the itilen8 6 f the States recently in rebellion, j . -1,1 bv viru Given under my hand and official signature, Dec. 23. 18C5. B. H. MITCHELL, Ord’rv. December 30-17 30d. elective franchise upon the negroes in the District of Columbia. Auotlier, iutio- ouced bv Sumner, provides tlTat wherever negroes constitute one sixth the popula tion, and an African is a party to the suit, the jury shall be one-half negroes A 1,0 I, r. by thc same being, provides a ini ui u.ting oath to be taken by us. in wircl, wc must swear to disregard differ- , i.c, s of color in our society. We for bear to enumerate more of the doings of tly in rebellion, | cnd Government will, by viruae eMts *he politic and civil rights of other citi- # authorUyr ^that they are fully zeus cf the United States, and that they T protected /> report by bill or otherwise.” ; RELATiyE T0 AMENDI >- G THE CONSTT- RELAxlVE TO EXTENDING THE ELECTIVE Tl'TlON. FRANCHISE BY CONGRESS. House, December 19.—“ A resolution Thornton, of Illinois, offered a ties, even thoee high is authority, grovel ing, shout, “This is the white man’s Government.” What is implied by this? That one 1 . , v . , , . . . 1 son. either actual or potential, i race ot men is to have the exclusive right j __ c p r :nl-< This test oath was originally intende be simply protective, not at all punit! It is no longer necessary for protect purposes, because there irj no longer t ct ... . . . respect that feeling which shrinks 1 forever to role tins nation, l»d to elere.se : ^ the exalKd sea(5 of , he Valio all acts of sovereignty, wtn'e all other “Mr. Thornton, of Illinois, offered a waS ado pted in the House by more than all acts ot sovereignty, wni-e an "‘T | Capitol to men so lately covered L preamble, setting forth certain priueiple> a two-thirds vote, to submit to the Legis- races and nations and colors are to c ! crown t0 treason, even thou as lying at the foundation of the Govern- j ature a f th e several States an amendment their subjects, and have no voice in ma tb now show nothing but loyalty. B ment, and eoucluding with a resolution t0 t he Constitution forever prohibiting the , king the laws and choosing t ic ru ers ^ j 0 ogh t uhat fgdinjg to be indulged at t declaring that any extension of the elec* a<suuipt i oa 0 f Confederate debt.” ! whom they are to be governed . M here- ^ : nteregts of the country, which i numerate more 01 me uotugs or , to persons in the States, “ REL A TI VE TO PENSIONS. i in does this differ from slavery except in ioU , ly call fer an early recons •: -. cruel brood-thirsty, heartless, fiend- , , \ , .. t, * - - -• * • -n *»-- • - m either by the act of the President or by tt t\ i*. io u i n u.vnca decree. ot -1, fanatics Suffiee it to say that everj «h.pl, is ealou aUrl ro insult and oppress of , be UniuJ Su , es „„ uM „ ar ruut, u„d It :ui pandemonium were rur e that in order to avoid eTery danger of con- struetior ? Does not this contradict all the . j g there any dignity involved in the ca v.-e hare heen long engaged, we are deter mined to spare no pains to please those who give U3 their patronage, both ns to the prices and quality of our goods. Dec. 2-12-tf. BRODXAX & WILKINSON. i’. P. f&ICK, clmngo Erolxcr, bUYS AMI SELLS Ivcr, Bank Notes TTncnrreiit Money, 3. Bonds, Gold Du.t, etc. r of Whitehall and Decatur Streets, LA NT A, GA. persons ( day of June, Tate of Coweta county, i iving hi- last «iil and tes- cic*'nt<7f rnereTn normru waniig House, December 19.—“ In the House,; • . . « . n , wnnM iustifv the continuance 1 I ever,- word is uttered Couyreas, would be an assumpuou ot s iniro-iuce l > bill lo double the ( distinctive prtnap^es 0 e 1 this suspension ol' the representative pnn departed tbu tifc le. e, ts and ever, word uttered ^ lhieb nothin ,, h the Con , til „ tio „ those who were made penrton- j ®f Independence! I ci,de, which is the very vital «“ <*\ no person haying - ers b, the easualities of ,b. h«t wm\ ^i^ZTuZt, Z P “dXheir j ^rilf^ 1 fiict it should be reforred ,0 the severs, -es and s^ htmors to j ' , rv,. ciinnn-cd to form an epoch m Civil i me ^re^iui.1.1, il . , r ; . _ : r,^i- r,r ■.%» Sur.«ari,.r U.-urt. -or some CUiiea A thp mnn^ation laws S( IAMS & CROOKSHANRS, A.VLl RETAIL DEALERS IX gnd Domestio Dry Good3, Eoots and. fchoss, Hats and Caps, Clothing, Fancy Gooi3 and Notions, Wo. 1 Commercial Building. Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GA. ffgg-Gcner d dealers in all kinds of produce. 23-lo-8m. ibled to concoct it it s. and were assem schemes u.aihst us. those schemes could not be more wicked and ruinous than i ,-e ''Toposed by Thad. Stevens, Chas. ; • r G. Co. ■ ... k r., d. however, that there is rim' shines out cheering- ]y aiuid the darkness. Andrew Johnson, l Th is resolution was laid on the table by a vote ot 111 to 40. RELATIVE TO ADMITTING SOUTHERN MEMBERS. J. W. RUCK Ell. to pay the amount out property.” of confiscated The trial of Gen. Mercer has been sus Resolutions declaring their rights to ‘ pended to await orders from Washington. 1 cause of a divine right to enjoy exclusive . ukus government. Before that time n wa~ ctb;g „ rea t magnanimity. Congress held that the right to rule was Tested in ^ t = deal with lh: , subject in the families, dynasties or races, not because of san)e spirit to complete the work soon, uperior intelligence or virtue, but be- j and restore the Republic to all its Larmo- *■ - • • 1 * — saJ glorious workirgs. the publication of this citation-, uuk-iS =o:r:e valid objection is made to his rtppo.utnieiit. Given under lntuhitud and oSicial sigamare, this 27th Decomber, lofij. Dec.30-17-S0J. B. II. MITCHELL. Ord rj. C1IAPJIAX A RICKfiK, W HOLES ALE GROCERS, CoramissioTi Nlerclxants and DEALERS IX WESTERN PRODUCE^ Whitehall Street Atlanta, Go. December 23-ld-dm.