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NEWHAN, GEORGIA.
Saturday Wonring, December 21. 18G7.
No Paper next Week.
Ah printers enjoy rest aud the festivities of
Christmas a* well as other men, no paper will
he issued from this offkr neat week. A merry
Christmas to all of our readers.
J#r The Freedmcn's Bureau law expires in
July by limitation.
gur^'ho extra pay to employees of the Gov
ernment voted last year amounted to $731,000.
gif' A resolution passed the House of Repre
sentatives, by a strict party vote of Til to 32,
on Monday, delaring that the Radical party
would not take a step backward on the recon
struction measure.
We rejoice that the conspirators at the Capi
tol thus defv their constituents. Ike people
will yet teach them some sense.
j this. Congress has ruined the country by ma-
! king a pot of the negro, and Georgia for the
last seven years has legislated for the debtor,
and it does sca m to us this question of relief
j should be settled permanently, and those relieved
| who can and should be relieved, and those who
can and should pay, made to do it. Why agi
tate the question forever and keep the people
in a tumult? Stay laws only aggravate the
evil If homesteads can be enlarged without
violating the Constitution, and the people de
mand such enlargement, let the tiring be done
and the question hushed. It is getting high
time that those who tan pay should be handed
over to creditors for settlement, and creditors
should, at the hazard of losing the respect of
all fair men. be liberal, just and magnanimous
m those settlements. The idea of a sweeping
total repudiation is absnrd and cannot be ac
complished, because repudiation is violative of
the Constitution of the United States, and the
people should know it and act upon it. Our
advice to the debtor class is. to make settle
ments of their debts at as eaily a day as possi
ble, and not wait for the creditors to Irave stay-
laws and ordinances declared unconstitutional,
for if creditors are forced to this expense they
may become exasperated, and demand every
cent due them.
Assault on an Editor.
JOHN E. HAYES A1TACKKI) IX IIIS OFFICE BT TWO
Georgia Unconstitutional Convention.
r Late advices indicate that the Abyssin
ian expedition will prove a success. The
English troops have penetrated far into Abys
sinian, and there are high probabilities that
the British subjects in whose behalf an expe
dition was undertaken will be secured and re
leased from the unlawful imprisonment by the
Abyssinian King.
Isaac Scott for sixteen yearfj Presi
dent of the Macon and Western Railroad, died
in his f»7th year, after a very brief illness, in
New York on Friday December 13th. His re
mains will be brought to Macon for interment.
Santa Clans.
In answer to the enquiry why it is that Santa
Claus is said to bring delightful presents to
children every Christmas, wc state: Many
years, long years ago, there lived a good min
ister named Claudius, who was very fond of
children, and always carried with him in his
journeyings such things as were most apt to
please them, and which he gave in great pro
fusion. As all men now living will some day
do, he died. After death the Catholic Church
declared him a Saint. So every Christmas
morning such presents as fond parents presen
ted to their children, Saint Claudius wa3 de
clared to have brought. In the lapse of time
the name was corrupted to Santa Claus.
White Men of Coweta.
Your attention is invited to the address of
your delegates to the late Macon Conservative
Convention. The result of the labors of that
Convention has been placed before you. Will
you ratify it? Have you lost all interest in
the welfare of your State? Are you content
to remain unorganized and see Georgia pass
under negro rule ? We don’t believe it, hence
we shall expect to see scores of you here to
participate in the meeting to be held on the 1st
Tuesday in January. Give the influence of
your presence to a good cause. Genl. A. R.
Wright, of Augusta and other prominent men
are expected to be present, and address you.
SONS OF BEVEXCE ASSESSOR HOPKINS.
SEVENTH DAY.
Djiccresa 17th.—The Convention met pnr-
! suan#tb adjournment, and was opened with
The editor of the Savannah Republican was j prayer by Rev. George Huffen.
Will Gen. Pope Remove Gov. Jenkins?
The resolution of the Unconstitutional Con
vention, petitioning Gen. Tope to appoint a
Provisional Governor, or, in other words, to
remove Gov. Jenkins, will be found in another
column. Will Gen. Tope—will the Military
Commander grant the petition contained in the
resolution ? We believe that he will not.
1st. There are no solid reasons for such ac
tion.
2d. Every sane man must see that the mem
bers of the Convention who voted for the res
olution did not do it for the good of the coun
try, but the spoils ; and we are loth to believe
that Gen. Pope will lend a helping hand to
such men.
3d. An overwhelming majority of even the
registered voters of Georgia are opposed to
Gov. Jenkins’ removal. The eighty thousand
white men who did not vote, added to those
who did elect the members opposing the reso
lution, would outnumber the constituents of
those favoring the resolution at least three to
one, and Gen. Tope will hesitate before outra
ging the wishes of three-fourths the registered
voters of this State.
For these reasons we confidently expect Gen.
Pope to refuse to issue an order removing
Georgia's beloved Executive.
We can find no word adequate to proper ex
pression of opinion of white men—Georgians
—who would, in the face of the world, ask a
General from another State to remove by force
from the Gubernatorial Chair Charles J. Jen
kins, who was elected to fill it by the mi tram
melled voice of the legal white voters of Geor
gia. The act cannot be truthfully character
ized by any language now knowu to this gene
ration. We leave the crime and its perpetrators
to posterity.
Major General Pope,
WHAT HIS BROTHER OFFICERS THINK
OF HIM AND ARE WILLING TO SWEAR
TO.
From the mass of official correspondence con
cerning the case of Fitz John Porter, who, a
year or two ago, was dismissed the service by a
Court Martial, on charges preferred by Pope,
commanding the U. S. Army at tLe second
battle of Manassa, and recently communicated
to Congress, we select a letter written to Gen.
Grant by Gen. Wra. B Franklin. It speaks
for itself, and in very plain English, regarding
the character of the gentleman who now lords
it over the oppressed inhabitants of Georgia,
Alabama and Florida. We need not tell our
readers who Gen. Franklin, Gen. Thomas and
(Ten. Reynolds are, they being well known
corps commanders in the Federal army.
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 21, 18G7.
jIij Dear Grant: Fitz John Porter writes me
to ask that I will do something to aid him in
getting a re-hearing of his case. All that I
can do is to write you and give you the reasons
why I think it will be an act of justice to give
him the opportunity to clear himself from the
terrible imputation now resting upon him.
I saw Porter in 1'ope’s company the day after
the latter's defeat at Bull Run, and afterwards,
until we arrived in front of Washington. I
know they were on very cordial terms, and
that Pope on some occasions advised with him
confidentially. I talked a good deal myself
with Pope, and I think that if Ire had at that
time any feeling that Porter had acted badly, I
would have learned it then ; but I had no sus
picion that he felt aggrieved bv anything that
Porter or any one who was then near him had
done. At Fairfax Court House the day that
we arrived at Washington, I noticed that Tope
was particularly in good spirits and cordial
with Porter. 1 have therefore always thought
that the attack upon Porter was the result of
an afterthought, and that the charges were not
original with Pope.
During the trial I thought it proper to in
form Porter that Gens. J. F. Reynolds, George
H. Thomas, and myself, would, if requested,
go before the Court and swear that we would
not believe Pope or Roberts under oath. I had
consulted Gen. Reynolds before I made the pro
position. He consented to go himself, aud tlio’t
that Gen. Thomas would have no hesitation in
giving such testimony. I was myself well
convinced of Gen. Thomas' opinion of Pope's
veracity from what I had often heard him say
before the war. Porter declined to call us up
to give this evidence, on the ground that the
Court appeared so well, that he did not wish
to irritate the Court by any attempt to break
down the evidence of the principal prosecutors.
The sequel showed that he made a serious mis
take.
But I think that the most equitable reason
for a review of Porter’s case is this: The Judge
Advocate General, Holt, was the Judge Advo
cate of the Court. That was right enough.—
But no one will deny that a Judge Advocate of
a Military Court, when a prisoner is defended
by able counsel, becomes to a great extent the
prosecutor, and as such necessarily is biased
agaiust the prisoner. To say that Gen. Holt
was prejudiced against Porter, is merely to say
that he is like other men, and that he was so
prejudiced the whole proceeding shows. Wheth
er it is better or worse for the course of justice
that the Judge Advocate should be prejudiced
has nothing to do with the question.
But an abstract of the proceedings and find
ing and sentence of the Court had to be made
by the Judge Advocate General for presentation
to the President of the United States, upon
which (for be necessarily could not read the
evidence) he was to make up his mind as to
the guilt or innocence of the accused. Was it
right, proper, or decent, that this abstract
should be made up by the very man who had
done his best to convict the prisoner? Did not
attacked in his office Saturday night last, by
two sons of Charles H. Hopkins, on account of
an editorial in the Republican severely com
menting or> tire course of Hopk ins Sr. Hayes'
injuries were of such a serious charater that
his assailants have been imprisoned to await
their termination The Savannah community
deeply sympathise with Hayes.
ACCOUNT FROM THE REPUBLICAN OTTICR.
“ If the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence and catch
With his surcease success ? ? t ? ”
During the last November term of the United
States District Court a “ True Bill” was return
ed against Charles H. Hopkins, the Assessor of
Internal Revenue fur this Collection District,
for the crime of perjury. The members of the
grand jury who found this indictment, not-
withstanning the fact that the original panel
had been cleansed through the sewer of an ex-
pdrgatorr oath, are too highly esteerad by their
fellow-citizens to need any defence. They
doubtlessly acted conscientiously ; and no one
but an irredeemable ass clouts that tiieir action
was based upon satisfactory evidence.
Previous to the mooting of this criminal
; prevention, the elec tors, actual and putative
of Savannah, had selected this same Govern
ment official as a Delegate to the Atlanta Con-
■ ventron. Taking into consideration his ante
cedents as developed in this recent investiga
tion, the selection was not especially flattering
to the discretion of the District. RepuHicsare
liable, however, to be misrepresented—particu
larly when in the progress of reconstruction.
Being such a delegate, although no trust was
imposed, or reposed—being such a representa
tive with at least a color of authority. Mr.
Hopkinsf public record, past and present, was
the legitimate subject of journalistic criticism.
Mr. Hayes, the Editor of this paper, in the ex
ercise of his prerogative as a journalist, chose
, to refer to the record of this quasi public man.
Perhaps Mr. Hayes differed wrth him politically
—perhaps he thought that any one who would
prescribe his fellow citizens for an offence of
which he had been himself guilty, was not the
most desirable advocate of the interests of the
Commonwealth. It is immaterial. He only
expressed an opinion, which was certainly a
right as sacred as the right to change an opin
ion.
For this presumption about half-past five
o’clock, on Saturday afternoon, two cowardly
ruffians named Charles H. Hopkins, Jr., and
Robert Hopkins walked, into the business of
fice of the Republican and sainted the editor
and proprietor, Mr. John E. Haves. The form
er held out liis hand and Mr. Hayes took it,
and they shook hands. He retained a firm
grasp of Mr. Hayes’ right hand, after passing
the salutations of the evening, and with his
left hand struck Mr. Hayes in the face, at the
same time using the most profane and abusive
language. After striking Mr. Hayes, he puiied
him round, and the other scoundrel, his
brother, Robert Hopkins, struck that gentle
man a blow on his head with the loaded end of
a whip, which caused a severe scalp wound, and
felled him on the floor. As he fell several
more blows were struck by both parties, and
when on the floor they kicked him, accompa
nying their assault by abusive and profane
language.
The blow upon the head stunned Mr. Hayes
for a moment, but recovering, be told a negro
boy who was in the office, to call for help. As
the boy was about to run up stairs, one of
them told him not to stir to call anybody, or
he would mash his head. Breaking away Irotn
them wounded, and bleeding profusely, Mr.
Hayes ran to the front dour, the murderous
villains pursuing and beating him with the
whip. Their victim managed to escape to the
street, and sought refuge in the store of Mr.
Hone, a few doors above the Republican office.
Having accomplished his purpose, one of the
intended murderers put his instrument of death
under his coat and walked away. The elder
one remained to heap the vilest abuse upon
the victim of the cowardly outrage.
Mr. Hayes w;is taken to his residence, and
the medical skill of Drs. King anil Bulloch
called to his assistance. The skull was not
fractured; but the blow cut a flesh wound
about three inches in length, and into the
bone. He is severely bruised about the body,
and suffers from concussion of the brain.
The extreme cowardliness of the assault will
be seen when w’e state that these persons stood
on the corner of Bull street and remained there
until they saw eveiy person connected with
the office leave for the evening, and then came
in to do the murderous work, when Mr. Hayes
was aloue in the office. Fortunately a negro
boy was present, who witnessed the whole af
fair.
• In the evening a warrant .w r as issued by
Justice Marsh for (heir arrest, and about eight
o’clock they appeared at that Magistrate’s of
fice, and were plaeed under bonds of three
thousand dollars each to answer to a charge of
assault with intent to murder.
Yesterday Mr. Hayes was in such a critical
condition that the affidavit of Dr. King was
taken to that effect. In the afternoon he was
still worse, and Alderman Frauk Gue arrested
the two men, and had them committed to jail,
by Justice Russel 1, to await the result of Mr.
such a proceeding prevent the President from ! Hayes’ injuries. Mr. Gue m<*t
result
them on
Relief.
This word has been used so often of late,
and with such questionable designs on the part
of many, that it has become suggestive of
mingled-mercy and injustice. Relief extended
to the widow and orphan, and the old feeble
men robbed oPall but a remnant of their pro
perty by emancipation, is mercy ; and he who
would sell the humble homes of these classes
should receive the frowns and indignant rebuke
of the community. But to such persons all
just and legal relief should he extended, and
their creditors should in all cases in settlements
with them be liberal to magnanimity. This is
so, and no humane man can gainsay it.
But there is another class who clamor for
relief, but do not merit it. They have a suffi
ciency of property wherewith to pay all of
their just debts, and retain enough for the pro
per and decent support of their families. To
enable such men to keep what in law and mor
als belongs to their creditors, is sheer injustice.
They have no claims upon the leniency of leg
islators or creditors, and why should such men
he included in stay or relief laws ? Theae can
be no reason for it.
We, in our heart, abhor Shylocks, who turn
a deaf ear to appeals for mercy, and would be
unmoved at the distresses of the aged, the
widow and orphans. While this is true, that
man is no better than a Sbylock who can pay
his just and fair debts, and thereby not deprive
his family of a home and living, but trill not
do it.
The folly of legislating exclusively for one
class of citizens all men should have seen ete
learning and extenuating circumstances, or
finding out anything weak in the evidence, if
any such there were? Did he not, in tact, j
take away any chance from Porter which he
might have had, had a cool, unbiased person,
of legal knowledge, made this abstract instead
of Gen. Holt?
The whole business seems to me like a pros
ecuting attorney passing sentence upon a pris
oner in a civil court, immediately after the
speeches of counsel. I think the fact that Mr.
Lincoln had only Gen Holt’s abstract to guide
him in making up an opinion on the proceed
ings of that court is enough to invalidate the
whole thing. "
It has been said, and perhaps with truth,
that there is no precedent to guide in this mat
ter. It may be said with equal truth, that
never since the trial of Admiral Byr.g was in
justice so without precedent done. " I think
that there never was a more appropriate oppor
tunity for going beyond precedent, and estab
lishing the fact that no matter how or by
whom flagrant injustice is done, you, when
the power is in vour hands, will see the right
done.
For my part. I know that Porter was as loy
al as the most loyal soldier now dead, and that
no thought of treason or disaffection entered
his brain. He was a victim of Pope’s failure
in Virginia, anefit seems to me he has remain
ed a victim long enough. You will, in my
opinion, do an act which will not be the least
among those which will make up your fame if
you will lend your weight towards giving Por
ter the opportunity to retrieve his character as
citizen and soldier.
I am truly your friend,
W. B. Franklin.
Gen. U. S. Grant, Commanding Army of the
United States.
Official copy:
E. D. Townsend, Ass’t Adj. General.
Bay
street, and took them into custody. OnSatur
! day night Robert Hopkins told Lieutenant
Wray that he had no part in the affair that
he did not arrive at the office until it was all
over.
Mr. Hayes was in a very critical condition
last night, and suffering extremely from faint
ing fits and convulsions.
The Menagerie Stay Law.—The following
is the ordinance reported by Mr. Peters, of
Lawrence, and passed, by the Alabama Uncon
stitutional Convention :
ax ordinance to stay the collection of debts.
Be it ordained by the people of Alabama in
Convention assembled, That when a writ of
execution, venditioni exponas, or other legal
process, requiring the sale of property, shall
be or has been issued from any court in this
State, it is made the duty of the officer to
whom delivered tor collection, to return the
said writ or other process to the proper court,
with bis endorsement thereon, “ Returned by
operation of Law,” dated and signed by him.
This ordinance to remain in full force until
the first day of January, 1869: Provided, This
ordinance shall not apply to the judgments in
favor of laborers or mechanics rendered since
July 21st, 1865.
The above ordinance wag adopted by yeas
49, uavs 21.
From the Montgomery Advertiser, 12th.
The Montgomery Council of U. L. A.
Denounces the Radical Constitution.
CALL UPON TnE COLORED LEAGUERS TO AID IN DE
FEATING IT.
Montgomery Council, U L. A., )
Montgomery, Dec. 11, 1867- J
At a regular meeting of the Montgomery
Council Union Loyal League, it was resolved
on motion,
That whereas, the delegares to the Consti
tutional Convention of this State have gone
far beyond the purview of their duties aud in
structions as delegates, and have passed a Con
stitution for the State of Alabama, disfranchi
sing and proscribing a large portion of the most
intelligent and law-abiding citizens of Alabama,
and characterized in every feature by a fiendish
motive of revenge and hatred—
1. Therefore lie it resolved, That in the
opinion of this Council, the said Constitution
is an infamous fraud upon the rights of the
people of this State, and will if ratified, inevit
ably result in the debasement of the white
race, and destruction of the black.
2. That we cannot consistently with our ob
ligations as members of the Union Loyal
League of America, give aid or support in any
maimer whatever to this nefarious scheme to
destroy at one fell swoop the peace, happiness
and prosperity, for all time to come, of the
whole people of the State of Alabama.
3. That we as Union Republicans and as
members of the Montgomery Council, U. L.
of America, call on all law-abiding and Union
loving colored men of Alabama to unite with
us in our efforts to defeat the adoption of this
Constitution, which embodies principles danger
ous to the Constitutional liberty, promotive of
Civil War between the two races and destruc
tive of all the ends of good government.
4. That we denounce as contemptible an ef
fort on the part of a few of the members of this
Council (who are mere political adventures) to
break up the same, because they have failed to
make it subservient to their vile political
schemes.
5. That the Secretary be ordered to furnish
a copy of these resolutiona to the various city
papers for publication. Resolutions passed
unanimously.
A true copy of the minutes of the Council.
Taos. Butting, Sec. pro tem.
The Journal of yesterday was read and ap
proved.
J. D. Waddell offered a resolution tendering
a seat to the Hon. Ji-shua Hill, during his stay
in the city.
H. K. McCoy, chairman of the special com
mittee of ten, appointed to inquire as to the
Legislative power of the Convention, reported
as follows:
“All Ordinances ot other matter of a Legis
lative character already introduced and pend
ing, are hereby indifinitely postponed, ami in
future no ordinance or other matter of said
character, not necesarily connected with the
fundamental law. shall be entertained by the
Convention: Provided, that the foregoing shall
not apply to matter touching the general relief
of the people of the State. ”
C. ('. Richardson moved to postpone the con
sideration of this rt*pui t till 10a. m. to-morrow.
II. M. Turner, negro, thought it au impor
tant measure, and moved to have 200 copies
printed.
W. H. Whitely opposed printing and favored
adoption of report.
T P. Saffold said the Convention had assem
bled to form organic laws for the State—it was
not called to legislate—be hoped the Conven
tion would keep in view that fact, and adopt
the report.
J. L. Dunning objected to printing, which
would produce unne*ossary discussion; lie fa
vored the report. because irrelevant matter
should be rrded out.
J. E. Bryant moved to amend by striking
out pining. Carried.
J. E B-iouut said p<»t*tp« men wart of the ques
tion would cost tlic Suite $110,000. ami asked
if delegates were wiring to face constituents
they bad thus taxed.
The question of postponement w;is submit
ted; the s-'iu,d being doubtful, the yeas and
nays were ordered. The Secretary proceeding
with the call, A iron Alpeoria Bradley, negro,
rose to a p -int of order, and said that be was
of opinion that the yeas and nays could nut be
allied after the sound had been taken—the
point was not sustained.
The Secretary proceeded with the call, and
again Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, rose to
inquire the effect of voting “yes.”
L. M. Trammell rose to a point of order; no
delegate could interrupt the call except upon
the sound of his name. The President ex
plained. and Bradley sat down.
A. M. Turner, negro, asked for an explana
tion of the question. The President explained.
J. L. Dunning rose to a question of privilege;
stated that he did not at first understand the
questiou as explained by the Chair, and asked
permission to change his vote.
Motion to postpone was lost— yeas 73, nays
75.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, said be was
really sorry of the necessity for rising again,
but he must make a motion to lay the report
on the table; its consideration now would be
violative of a rule, requiring all matter to lie
on the table one day. The motion “ to lay on
the table ” was lost—yeas 75, nay-s 78.
C. C. Richardson moved for a division of the
question. Decided not in order, and L. N.
Trammell called for the previous question.—
The call was sustained and the report adopted.
W. W. Whitehead, of Butts, introduced a
resolution in regard to delegates holding seats
contested, which was referred to Committee on
Elections.
The regular order was taken up and the roll
called for the introduction of new matter.—
Several ordinances, kc., were introduced in re
gard to relief, privileges, franchise, and the
Privisional Government of Georgia.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, introduced a
resolution to prevent discrimination by com
mon carriers on account of color.
R. H. Whitely said the ordinance was of a
legislative character, and could not be enter
tained.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, said the
question involved was one of great importance
and must , be incorporated in the organic law
of the State ; it had reference to an oppression
which was intolerable, aud if persisted in would
bring on war.
The President decided the ordinance in order.
G. P. Burnett introduced a resolution declar
ing that this has been, is, and should be a
white man’s government. [Applause and ex
citement. It was a bomb shell.]
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, said that this
resolution was violative of the Civil Right's
Bill and the Constitutional Amendment; it
was applauded, but the applause came from
those who sought to break up the Government,
and that its entertainment would be an insult
to the powers that be.
C. C. Richardson rose to a point of order.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, said that he
was making a point, and that two points could
not be made at tue same time, and continued
to speak.
C. C. Richardson moved to suspend the rule,
that the resolution might be expunged from
the Journal of the Convention.
L. M. Trammell regretted that the question
involved should have been sprung, and asked
C. C. Richardson to withdraw his motion that
the resolution might hike its regular course,
and be referred to the appropriate committee.
C. C. Richardson said he did not introduce
the resolution, but that he wanted to vote upon
it—“not that he loved the white less, but be
cause he loved the imag'e of his God more.”
"H. M. Turner, negro, wanted to vote upon
the question, and allied for the yeas and nays.
T. G. Campbell, negro, wanted the Conven
tion to show to the world its condemnation of
such measures.
G. F. Burnett said he would withdraw the
resolution.
H. M. Turner, negro, said the resolution
could not be withdrawn.
J. L. Dunning said it could not be withdrawn.
H. K. McCoy thought it could, and so the
President decided.
J. H. Caldwell offered the following:
“ We the representatives of the people of
Georgia, assembled in Convention under the
authority of the Congress of the United States,
with a desire to restore loyalty, harmony and
tranquility among the people, and to secure for
our State her proper place in the Union by
representation in Congress; respectfully repre
sent to the General Commanding this District,
that to insure these great blessings for our
selves and our posterity, it is essential that the
officials who exercise the civil functions of the
Provisional Government of the State of Geor
gia as recognized by Congress, shall be loyal to
the Government of t£e United States, and ac
ceptable to a majority of the people of the
State.
We. the representatives of that majority, are
now striving to overcome the obstacles in the
path of restoration to civil law, and, therefore,
respectfully petition the General commanding
this District, that a ^Provisional Governor be
appointed who will assist in this great work,
aud do recommend for this appointment the
Eon. R. B. Bulloch, of Richmond county.”
J. H. Caldwell asked the special attention of
reporters and delegates. He considered the
resolution important, but not extreme. He
was not an extreme man ;
one, but was anxious to see Georgia restored.
He had favored every measure proposed for
reconstruction since June, 1865, to the present
hour. He loved Georgia, her rocks, her hills,
her valleys and her mountains; he loved them
all, and it was for Georgia’s interest he desired
to see some man Provisional Governor of Geor
gia not opposed to reconstruction. He respect
ed Governor Jenkins, who had been uniformly
courteous toward him, but it was important to
have a Governor favorable to reconstruction.
A. Akermun greatly regretted that such a
resolution had l>een introduced. It sprung in
quiries too suddenly. Its passage would be an
unnecessary interference with the rights and
privileges of Gen. Pope, who, he had no doubt,
was watchful of the Provisional Governor’s
administration. He had listened to the speech
favoring the resolution, but had not heard a
single argument. He allied for the indictment
against Gov. Jerkins ; fairness required that
charges should be preferred before removal was
made; it was a right to which friend and foe
are entitled. He said that a removal would
derange the whole civil government, and it
would be better, as it was only for a short time,
to allow Gov. Jenkins to remain in office. He
also objected to the person named in the reso
lution, who was unknowu to the people as a
statesman, and that a due regard to public
opinion was necessary. He would make no
charge, vet it was reported that a combination
had been formed to secure office, and that the
1 passage of this resolution would be a demon
stration of it. To illnstmte purity of purpose
required disinterestedness of action.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, negro, followed;
but the hour for adjournment having arrived,
the President so anrmuuced. and declared the
Convention adjourned tiiyOo’clock to-morrow.
EIGHTH DAY.
December 18.—The Convention met pursuant
to adjournment, and was opened with prayer
by J. H. Caldwell.
The journal was read, and the' President an
nounced that the first thing in order was the
unfinished business of yesterday, which was
the consideration of the petition offered by J.
H. Caldwell, recommending the removal o f
Governor Jenkins, ami that Aaron Alpeoria
Bradley, negro, h;id the floor.
Aaron rose and asked if the call of the roll
for introduction of new matter was not first in
order? The chair answered in the negative,
and Aaron proceeded to say :
He would begin, where he left off, in
enumerating the reasons why Governor Jenk
ins should not remain in the executive chair.
The Governor hod never taken the test oath,
and therefore ought to be removed. He claim
ed that the advocates of the measure repre
sented 69.000 constituents, and its opponents
only 36,000, and declared the majority should
rule.
He said General Pope had been recreant to
his trust; he had not discharged his duty in
such a manner as to advance the eaiiFC of re
construction. That none but rebels could get
employment on the State Road.
Foster Blodgett advocated the measure, not
on account of any enmity against Governor
Jenkins, but because the Governor was an im
pediment to reconstruction, and beaiuse R. B.
Bullock was a leyal roan, iu favor of recon
struction.
Mr. Saffold here rose to a point of order.—
The resolution of Mr. Caldwell were, he claim
ed, not proper matter for consideration, under
the resolution reported from the committee of
ten, and adopted yesterday—but was not sus
tained by the Chair.
J. R. Parrott thought much irrelevant mat
ter had been discussed. Governor Jenkins had
done much to impede reconstruction, yet it did
not become the Convention to dictate to Gen.
Pope; nor would he make apolitical caucus of
the Convention. It bad assembled for a spe
cific purpose, and should confine itself thereto.
Their friends at Washington and the great re
publican {silty were anxiously expecting a re
port of their action, and it was important that
the Convention shonid proceed with its legiti
mate business. He alleged Unit tbe only ob
ject of the measure was to secure office, and
moved to postpone the consideration of the
mater until tbe 8th of January, 1808.
J. L. Dunning said such a recommendation
would be improper—Gen. Pope was responsible
and could act for himself.
J. E. Bryant deprecated the assault made
upon Gen. Pope by Aron Alpeoria Bradley, (ne
gro.) The Republican party owed much to
Gen. Pope, who had in defiance of the Execu
tive, executed the will of Congress. He ar-
.gued the necessity of the measure, to insure
success in the approaching campaign. Their
enemies, he said, were powerful and well or
ganized. Gov. Jenkins was their tool ; lie was
associated with those who had murdered his
brother and friends at Andersonville, by syste
matic cruelty.
T. P. Saffold said, the Convention had bet
ter attend to its own business. He was a Geor
gian—elected by negroes and therefore partly
represented the 69,000; bnt the proposition
under consideration was not made in their in
terest- ; it was for office—for spoils—(a sound
from Aaron Alpeoria Bradley (negro)—“the
Conqueror was entitled to them”)—and if
adopted would impede reconstruction (a sound
again from Aaron Alpeoria Bradley (negro)
“hear, hear, hear!) that this effort to secure
office by hungry, lean aspirants was disgusting.
C. H. Prince, said he was from New England
and wanted the spirit of new England to pre
vail—he fought with, the Union army and was
opposed to Governors and Ex-Governors, who
has called out the Militia in 1805 to oppose the
advance of the Union army.
A. W. Holcombe said, the sole cause of trou
ble in tbe Convention was the presence of in
terlope: s. He had gone into it determined to
control his prejudices and oppose everything
calculated to array the whites and blacks
against each other. (Aaron Alpeoria Bradley,
nagro, said it was not in order to allude to race
or color.) He affirmed that the people of Geor
gia were, earnestly in favor of reconstruction
and reconciliation, but that they did not want
for Governor a man unknown; they would not
give to such man, unable to wield a barlow, a
broad axe to hue out the brains and prosperity
of Georgia. He moved to amend by recom
mending the removal of General Pope, stating
that he had no charge to make against General
Pope, but that he considered the proposed
measure a censure upon the General, and that
he offered the amendment that delegates might
vote distinctly.
H. K. McCoy said, the great burden of the
reconstruction party was the charge, that its
object was office and spoils, and that the mea
sure proposed justified the charge ; for its real
object was to get possession of the State Road.
J. H. Caldwell said he was in favor of meas
ures, not men, and characterized the attack
made upon Gen. Pope as infamous.
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley, (negro,) said he
wanted no man to aill him infamous. He
moved to adjourn, and requestd the friends of
the measure to meet at 7 1-2 o’clock.
The motion was lost, and L. N. Trammell
rose to correct an assertion, that none but rebel
soldiers could get employment on the State
Road. He asserted most positively that
9-10ths of the men now employed upon that
Road were Union men, who endorsed the re
construction acts, many of whom were Union
soldiers, and others who deserted Georgia when
the war commenced, and who did not return
until it had ended. He said that the only
qualification required by the Superintendent
was competency.
Foster Blodgett called for the previous ques
tion, which was upon the motion to postpone,
made by J. R Parrot. The call was sustained,
and upon this motion the yeas were 77 \ nays,
78.
J. H. Caldwell then moved to divide the
question, that a vote might be taken upon the
first part of the proposition; this was allowed.
He then moved the adoption of the first part
of the proposition, to wit:
“ We, the representatives of that majority,
are now striving to overcome the obstacles in
the path of restoration to civil law, and there
fore respectfuliy petition the General com
manding this District that a Provisional Gov
ernor be appointed who will assist in the great
work.”
Upon this question the yeas and nays were
called for, with the following, result, the negro
delegates voting yea:
Yeas—Adkins, Alexander, Anderson, Angier,
Ashbum, Bentley, Beaird, Baldwin, J. Beil. J.
C. Bowden, Blodgett, Bryant, Brown, Brace well,
would punish no Bryson, Bradley, Campbell, Carson, Catching,
1 Cassey, Caldwell. Clift, I. W. Christian, Chat
ters, Claiborne, Chambers, S. A. Cobb, Cost in,
Conley, Crane, Crayton, Crumbley, Cotting,
Davis, Daley, Dinkins, Dunning, Dunnegan,
Edwards, Ellington, Gibson, Gilbert, Goodwin,
Goulding, Guilford, Hall, N. H Harrison, Hig-
bee, Higden. Hopkins, Jackson, Joiner, Jones,
Knox, Lee, Linder, Lumpkin, Madden, Mad
den, Maddox, Maul, Minor, M. Moore, R.
Moore, Murphy, Nea, Noble, Palmer, rape.
Potts, Powell. Prince, Reynolds. Rice, Richard
son, Roxar, Robertson, Sikes, Shields, Seeley,
Sherman, Stewart, Supple, Stone, Strickland,
Turner. Walton, Wallace. Welch, Whitaker,
Robert Whitehead, W. H. Whitehead, Whitley,
Williams, Woodey, Yeates.
Nays—Akerman, Bedford, Madison Bell, A.
Bowden, Bowers, Bigby, Blount, Buchan, Bur
net, Cameron. H. H. Christian, Cooper, E. S.
Cobb, Cole, Crawford, Cutter, Dews, Fields,
Flynn, Fort, A. G. Foster, T. J. Foster, Goves,
Griffin, Harland A. L. Harris, A. H. Harrison,
Hotchkiss, Houston, Holcomb, Hooks, Howe’
Hudson, Hutcheson. Jordan, Kees, Krog, Lott]
Marler, Mathews, E. B. Martin, C C. Mai tin,
Thilip I*. Martin. McCoy. Miller, McWhorter,
Saffold. Sanlter. F. M. Smith. W. C. Smith, N.
C. Smith, Speer, Shropshire, Shumate, Stan
ford, Stanley, Trammell. Traywick. Waddell.
On motion of Foster Blodgett, the Conven
tion then adjouf&ed until ten o’clock to-mor
row morning.
Ninth day.
The resolution recommending the appoint
ment of R. B. Bulloch. Provisional Governor
was passed by a vjite of 81 to 59. .several mem
bers were excused from voting.
The pay of members and officers was fixed at
the same as received by members and officers
of last Legislature.
The committee on finance recommended the
passage of the following resolution.
“ Resolved, That the Convention request the
Governor to exercise the power given him by
existing laws to suspend the collection of taxes,
if iu his judgment- the same am be done with
out injuring the credit of the State.”
The resolution was adopted.
A letter from Genl. Pope was read, states
that he would pass an order requiring the
Treasurer to pay the members of the
Convention although the Reconstruction act
requires a special"tdx to be laid and collected
for that purpose.
J. E. Blomit offered the following;
“ Whereas, The report is common that Wal
ter L. Clift and Isaac Seeley, of the county of
Chatham, J. E. Bryant, of the county of Rich
mond, J T. Costiu, of the county of Talbot,
and II. M. Turner, of the county of Bibb, were
not citizens of Georgia twelve months previous
to the election for delegates to the Convention;
Be it Resolved, That the Commitee on Privi
leges and Elect;,,,,* be instructed to inquire in
to the right of the gentlemen named to seats
in this Convention, and repoi-t pm-i*- «c- ri
sible the result of their investigation.
C. C. Richardson offered a substitute for the
resolution offered by J. E. Blount, instruct
ing the same committee to inquire into tbe
the right of J. E. Blount, instructing the same
committee to inquire into the right of J. E.
Blount to hold his seat.
Notice was given that several other seats
would be eoJrtestsd.
Joseph Atkins introduced an ordinance to
secure impartial suffrage in the election for
ratification of the Constitution.
On motion of C. C. Bichardson, the Secre
tary was instructed to communicate to Geueral
Pope the action of the Convention in regard to
the appointment of a Provisional Governor.
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED pj^
Students are thoroughly r> r «^ ,
Class in College, efficient teachii«5? nr ‘?
, business. 15 or piacti^
Tuition hom $3 to $;> per n,.-rou ,
Advance if practicable. f ksir w j;.
Deductions are made for protracts ■ ,
Board furnished by the Principal ‘ *?$***■
month. Provisions taken in exchan^ * °
DANIEL WALKER V
Newnan, Dec. 14, 1867-tf. Brin.
Ptt
BOW DO]\r
COLLEGIJTE
Bowdon, Carroll County,
MaJ. JXO. M. RICHARDSON
Tub next Term will begin on IVor'n
January 15th, 1868. Wednes %
The Departments of Instruction nre Fnei ■
Mathematics, Engineering, Book-Keeping ,
Languages. ^
Tlicourse ire thorough and extensive
young men can here get a good practical ^
/ton, fitting them for the active duties
8t it? 3 C ° St ’ I>erhapS ’ thnn els ewbe ie in
TCILION FOR SPRING TERM OF SIX MONTH
Collegiate Department (in advance)... *3*
Engineering ;
Commercial
. mcideut al expenses charg.
flea^rBoard in private families $12 to
per month. W. Ti COLQUITT
Dec. 7-Ira. Secretary Board of T
35$
life
the
$18
BOARDING
house.
this method r/
prepared to
A Marvelous Story.—Mr. Edward Parsons,
just returned from Montana, tells the editor of
the Leavnworth Commercial a marvelous storv:
Last July himself and four companions, while
exploring the head waters of the Yellow stone,
came upon an Indian mound, surmounted by
a huge stone. Dislodging this stone and sev
eral others, they found themselves in an Indian
catacomb, the skeletons of thirty warriors.—
Lying beside the bones were numerous orna
ments, among them many twisted circles of
gold. Some of these were of unnsal size,
weighing one and a half or two pounds. What
chiefly attracted attention was a massive basin
or kettle that occupied the center of the apart
ment. This massive article proved to be pure
gold, and was so heavy that the party had
great difficulty in removing it from its resting
place and bringing it into the upper air. The
adventurers were enabled, by means of their
axes, to sever the mass into portable pieces,
landen with which the party turned tbeir steps
homeward, having themselves to walk the
greater part of the way to give {relief to their
burdened animals. The whole amount of gold
was brought to Helena, and Mr. Edward Par
sons calculated that his share of the treasure
amounted to al>oufc S21.000. the whole bulk
being at least $100,000 in value.
“ Do draw up the curtain mother,” said a
little - child from her trundle-bed “for I want
the eyes of Heaven to keep watching me all
the night. If I wake up I love to look at
them ; if I don’t wake np they still look on
me.”
lino Iherfemaifc
School for Boys and Girls.
The Spring Term of the Fourth Annual Ses
sion will begin
Monday, January 13th, 1868.
Mathematics are taught upon the principles
of common sense : thus educating the student
to depend upon reason in every transaction,
and not so much upon memory.
English Grammar and English Composition
are rendered comparatively easy by the use of
diagrams, black-boards and daily exercises.
The Classics are taught upon the mode
adopted by the best Colleges throughout the
land.
RATES OF TUITION.
Spelling, Reading, Mental Arith
metic and 1st Geography $2 00 per month.
Spelling. Reading, Rudiments
of Arithmetic, 2d Geogra
phy and Clark’s 1st Gram
mar - - - - - 3 00 “ “
Definer, Reading, Practical
Arithmetic, Algebra. Geom
etry, &c., Clark’s Practical
Grammar, Composition,
Rhetoric and the Classics 4 00 “ 11
g^TTo be paid quarterly.
A liberal deduction for payments at the
beginning of the Term.
Students charged from time of entrance to
close of Term, except for protracted illness.
The undersigned takes
forming the public that she
accomodate a limited number of Boarders on
moderate terms. The subscriber hopes by ,
strict attention to the necessities and comfort,
of her patrons, to merit a liberal proportion
of the public patronage.
For further particulars apply at mv residence
opposite the Baptist Church.
mrs a. e. McKinley.
Newnan, Ga., Dec. 7,1367—tf.
Administrator’s Sale.
E Y VIRTUE of an order of the Court ,;:
Ordinary of Coweta county, will be sod
before the Cout-housc door in Newnan, uii
county, within the legal hours of sale, on th,
first Tuesday in February, 1868, one hundred
and fifteen acres, more or less, of lot of foni
No. 36, in the seventh district of said count;
(widow’s dower excepted.)
Also, by virtue of au order from said Court,
will be sold before tbe Court-House door in,
Campbellton, Campbell county, between tht
legal hours of sale, on the liist Tuesday in
March, 1868, three town lots, situate in the
town of Palmetto, in said count: of Campbell
All of the above described property sold for
tbe benefit of the heirs and creditors of T. D
Watkins, deceased. Terms cash.
Dec. 14-tilt. JA8. P. BCEW8TER, Adm'r,.
Coweta Sheriff’s Sale.
On the first Tuesday in January next,
MLL be sold before the Court Hour
V f doer in Newnan, Coweta county, with
in the legal hours of sale, the following pro
perty, to-wit:
One bale of lint cotton, weighing 518 pound!,
more or less, marked 8 B, and eighteen hun
dred pounds, more or less, of seed cotton:
levied on as the property of John A Shank, to
satisfy a fi fa issued from the County Court of
Coweta county in favor of M. Saloshin k Co,
vs said Shank. Property pointed cut by plain
tiff’s agent.
Seven hundred and fifty-five pounds of seed
cotton : levied on as the property of Moses
Pate (colored), by virtue of a fi fa issuer! Iron:
the County Court of Coweta county in favor
of Wra U Anderson vs said Pate. Property
pointed out by plaintiff.
Fifteen barrels of corn, more or less: levied
on as the property of Janies Bilbo, by virtu*
of distress warrant sued out by Wm S Beadles,
administrator of Jos Beadles, deceased, vs said
Dec. 21-3t.
W. 8. BEADLES.
IN STORE
AND TO
ARRIVE.
10,000 lbs. clear Bacon Sides;
5,000 lbs. Bulk Sides;
2,000 lbs. Lard;
300 sack3 Virginia Salt;
100 “ Liverpool “
20,000 lbs. best Family Flour;
2,000 lbs. best Hemlock Sole Leather;
1,000 lbs. Smoking Tobacco, all Brands;
1,000 lbs. Maccoboy Snuff;
15 boxes fine Chewing Tobacco;
50 boxes Cheese;
25 bbls. ABC Sugar;
6 bag3 best Rio Coffee;
10*bbls. fine Syrup ;
10* 11 Molasses;
1,000 lbs. Rice;
5,000 lbs. Castings;
40 ,,£e g s Nails.
I also Lave a complete Stock of everything
kept in a First Class FAMILY GROCERY,
which will be sold out at a very small profit at
mv old stand on Bay Street.
Dec. 21-tf. P. A. POWERS.
Bilbo. Property poin
ted c
ut by plaintiff.
5 bottles lloll. Gin
1
; lbs. Pepper,
1 “ Grape Brandy 2 j “ Race Ginger,
129 lbs. Tobacco,
4
u Starch,
4 pair Boots,
8
“ Rosin Soap,
18 sacks Table Salt,
T3
Pipe3,
4 patent Axes,
4i Colgate Soap,
536 lbs. Rice,
1
Cyprus Bucket,
11 “ Tea,
4 cans Powder,
g
pair Cotton Card!
30
Shite Pencils,
2 decks Cards,
60
Pen Holders,
5 Padlocks,
1
Horse Brush,
24 paper Tacks,
4
setsBuggy Fellows
3.j ibs. Spice,
2
Tea Ketties,
240 “■ Tire Iron,
3
Boilers,
324% “ Swede “
8
Ink Stands,
19 “ Band “
2
Foot Tubs,
15 “ Rope,
2
Measures,
pair Trace Chain*.
8£ quires cap Paper,
6$ u Note “
o
2
Shovels,
1 Billiard Table,
o
•J
Spades,
one Livery Stable and
Lot
situated near tb»
Depot, in the town of NevvnaD, ana now occu
pied by W. H. Gearrald, and one two horn
Hack : all levied on as the property of Hftrj
Orr, by virtue of an attachment !i fa i« a ^
from the Superior Court of Coweta coaoiy,•-
favor of Tolleson Kirby vs said Orr. Proper
ty pointetFout at date of attachment by niiiU-
tiff.
GEO. H. CAKMICAL, Sh'ff.
December 7th, 1867.
B Y
Executors’ Sale.
VIRTUE of the la3t will and testament
of Samuel Grantland, late of Upson coun
ty, deceased, will be sold before the Court-
House door in Carrollton, Carroll county, Ga.,
within the legal hour^* of sale, On -the first
Tuesday in February next, lot of land No. 267
(two hundred and sixty-seven), in the sixth
(6th) district of Carroll county. The land is
of good quality but unimproved.
Terms—One-fourth cash, and remainder on
a credit of one and two years. Titles to be
made after the iast payment.
WALTON H. SMITH, / Exec ._,
YOUNG J. LONG. j ^ SCC ”*
December 21-tds.
At the seme time and place trill be sold theftBctnf]
property, lo-irit: m
One buggy: levied on as the property of >
W Bolton, to satisfy costs that bave^ accrue
in various executions vs said T W Bolton-
One Merchant Mill in the 1st district of 6o*
eta county, located at or ne°r fAnoia, y eor E'*_
levied on as the property . B- BndS es ’^
satisfy one tax fi fa for 1866 said Bridge-
Levy made and returned to me by acousta j i--
G. M. WALKER, Dept-Shff-
December 7tb, 1867,
DRUGS--DRUG&
Just in front of the Court-House you will
DR. EDWARD SMITH’S
Drug Store,
where can be had anything in the DrugI-»“
the lowest Cash rates. Keeps consfanfiy
hand best Unexplosive Kerosene Oil, ^
and Chimneys, Fine Toilet Soaps. V - ^
Stationery, Tobacco (good Smoking f or
cents per pound,) fine Brandies an r
for medicinal purposes, Sooa, Btarcn, iL
Concentrated Lye—in short everythin?, -
kept in a First Class Drug Store. Arnu^
fresh, everything having been purcniLt , ,
the last twelve months. Friends au t j^
lie generally specially solicited tO'-.
amine Tor themselves. L L ’ t
i
T WO months after date application will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Heard
county for leave to sell all tbe rear estate be
longing to Rjbert Boggus, late of said county,
deceased. It- H. BOGGUS, Exec’r.
December 14-2m.
Wiiojam J- Winkles /
vs. ,
Sabah A. Winkles. )
Rule to Perfect Service-
GEORGIA, Carroll County.
Superior Court, October Term, 1
| Libel for Divorce-
It appearing to the Court, by the r ^ u w pe
the Sheriff, that the Defendant is eAr ing
found in tbe county; and it further P
that she is not in the State. nerfee tc<J
Ordered, therefore, That service - cr
by publication of this order once a
four months, as required by]^• tvR ct0> t ,
Granted. LUCIUS H. FEATHEBS1D » c
Geo. W. Austin, PI ft "s Att y- 0 f this
Coit 1 ™ “ teCt ‘TmI’cHEVUCle*
December 14-4m.-°