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VOL. III.] NEWNAN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25,1S68. * [NO 20.
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S. P. THURMAN.
m GOODS! NEW GOODS!!
WE are now receiving our Fall and Winter
Stock of
IDIEl^r GOODS.
Th, Ladies especially are invited to call and
gamine our stock of
prints, bleached and unhleach’d
Domesticks, Bedticking, &,c.
In Press Goods we have in part,
Hi/ks, French Merinos, French
Poplins, Alpaccas, De
La ins, &c,
\V.. also keep a large stock of
Fross Bullous, Ribbons,
Belts and Belting.
Wr also keep a splendid stock of
Ready Maclo Clotliin;
J. W. SPENCE.
S. P. THURMAN & CO.,
Manufacturers
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
Candies and Confectionaries,
Greenville Str., Newnan, Ga.
Communicated.
Observer of the Times.
In these times that try men’s souls, the
question often arises, What bad the South
better do? We see that onr greatest men
often differ ia their Mews, and when thev differ
South had their names enrolled with this party From the Atlanta Daily Opinion.
North, when not one of this party had bis vote Georgia Unconstitutional Convention,
enrolled with the South. Little did these
Southern men then think that they were tying
themselves down and raising up masters to
rule over them. At that day and time this
, Banner of Liberty was warning the people
it is not strange that common men like myself r. .u , , , , - c
fe ' | Sooth and North where they would land if
they did not change their course.
Already in the broad light of the nineteenth j
century, in the face of open day, a party has
Call in
to show
PIECE ©SOSS,
]!: i-ing the very latest styles.
Hats, Shoes and. Boots.
Also a very large stock of
gents furnishing goods,
such as
Fine White Shirts,
Neckties, &c., &c.
g£g-All sold cheap for CASH.
d examine for yourselves. No trouble
mods.
JOE WEILL,
Masonic Building. Greenville St.,
Kept. 2S-tf. Newnan, Ga.
I*, w. .1. ECHOLS,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.,
1 \F.\LKU in all kinds of Agricultural Im-
t ; t plcnients and Machinery, and agent for
1 uncr L. Fuiory & Son's
“UNIVERSAIL” COTTON GIN
COAnDEnSER.
Railway &, Lever Horse Powers,
And Ingcrsoll's
IlnitU Colton Press,
We are manufacturing and receiving our
FAlL k WINTER STOCK
Candies, Pickles,
Nuts, Raisin ?l
Mackerel, Cheese,
Crackers, Sugars,
Coffee, etc., etc.,
To which we ask the attention! of the
WHOLESALE and RETAIL TRADE.
We will wholesale Candies to Confectioners
as cheap as they can purchase the same article
in any Southern market. Determined- to ex
tend our wholesale business, we pledge our-
sclvcs to refund the money paid us for Candies
which do not give satisfaction.
Mr Thurman having an experience of six
teen years as a manufacturer of Candies, Hat
ters himself that he understands his business,
and Inis no superior as a manufacturer in the
.Southern States.
The attention of the ladies particularly and
the citizens generally is called to the fact that
we keep constantly on hand a supply of
should differ from them.
I was, perhaps, as strongly opposed to se- i
cession as any man South or North, but was i
willing to be subject to the powers that be, j
and did all I could to bold up the South. The *
motto that I thought I and all others enlisted
under was that the poor man had as much at
stake as the rich man—that if the South went
down we would all go down together. The
South has gone down, and the question now is
in what wav shall we now act to do the most
TWENTY SECOND DAY.
Jan*. IT.—Mr. Miller moved the suspension
of the rules, and the adoption of a resolution
for the printing of the Militia report.
Mr. Potts moved a suspension of the rules,
which was agreed to. when the same gentle
man offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention do unani
mously tender their thanks to General Meade,
Military Commander of the Third Military
I District for the cotirs^ie has pursued in re-
got in power in the .North that is binding us | ?ar d to reconstruction"
down with cords, while some of our laws are . 31r. Harris inoted that the resolution be laid
tving us fast with threads, and forging the | on tb e table. Lost.
chains, if not already forged, that are to bind ! Tiie res ?L tion w * 9 adc P ted > a fe ' T ^legates
the labor, the sweat, and the toil of mind and j Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Brown,
body of this generation and of generations ‘ of Henry county, and Mr. Cotting, of Wilkes,
vet to come. They are f* be ground down in President Parrott laid the following letter
hopeless poverty bhneath the chariot wheels ! hefore the Convention, which was read:
justice to a down-trodde-n people? We had a j of a privileged class in this country. Before ! New I.oxdox. Jan. 3, 186?.
Convention, and what did they do for us?- | thig take8 lace sboald not we rather adopt j H °°’ H ' Starkweather, Washington:
Tbeygave some relief to the banks, repudiated thelan . ua > e of Patrick Henw in one of bis r • F b^ness correspendents m
. ♦ ine ian o ua o'- 01 1 AtriCh. nen.j, in one oi uia Georgia inform ns that the Convention, before
e negro and the State dent, v which "as no ! matchless orations, referring to tie clanking of : its temporary adjournment, took such action
doubt contrary to the Constitution of Georgia j the cbfl j lis (hat were to biud the limbs of the on t!ie -'abject of debts as will tend “ to stop
and the Constitution of the United States,) ] patriots of his daj>w ho said with that thrilling ! FI collections, and render the selling of any- j
eloquence with which he was so gifted, “ Give
me liberty or give me death.’ 7
of means in the State Treasury or for other
reasons, i am not at present advised.
I shall use my best efforts to secure, without
delay, the means of paying the incidental ex
penses of the Convention, and at least a por
tion of the per diem and mileage of the mem
bers. * '
If I find, on investigation, that any funds
v hich should be in the State Treasury have
been placed beyond my reach. I may deem it
necessary to suspend temporarily the payment
of a portion of the current salaries of all offi
cers who receive their pay either from the
Slate Treasury or the State Road.
Yon will perceive from the facts above stated
that it is out of my power, at present, to com-*
j ply wi h the request of the Convention, much
as I desire to do so. Ia Meu of granting this
authority, 1 respectfully request that the requi
sition of your disbursing agent may be sent to
me Rr my approval that I may see that such
| funds of the idtate as may become available he
i properly distributed according L> the public
necessities.
I am, sir, very respeetfiiUy,
Your obedient servant,
Geo. G. Meadk,
M.aj. Gen. Commanding.
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(often lines or space equivalent,) for first inser •
tion, and 75 cents for each subsequent in
sertion. •
Monthly or semi-monthly advertisements
inserted at the same rates as for new advertise
ments. n*#h insertion.
Liberal arrangements will be made with
those advertising by the quarter or year.
All transient advertisroents must be paid
for when handed in.
The money for advertiseing due after th*
first insertion.
SCHEDULE OF THE A. & W. P. R. R,
* L. P. GRANT. Superintendent.
Leave Atlanta - - -
- - - 7 00 A. M,
Arrive at Newnan -
- - - 920 “
Arrive at West Point
- - - 12 A. If.
I-eare West Point - -
- - - 12 40 pm
Arrive at Newnan- -
- - - 3 20 “
Arrive at Atlanta - -
* - - 6 30 “
then tell the people it is unconstitutional to
repudiate any other debt. This was, as we
look at^f, doing an unconstitutional act, and
theD tnrning right around and saying we can’t
do another. Had we not better adopt the lan
guage of Hon. B. H. Hill. He says: “We
beseech the South let those who demand the
Citizens Meeting in Carroll.
j thing on credit unsate ; indeed, it would be un
safe to sell for cash unless the money was de
manded before the delivery of the goods.”
We quote from our correspondents letter.—
They are a large and responsible bouse, .and
are now receiving a large cargo of 1401 tons
of Guano at Savannah, which we have impor
ted for them from the Pacific ocean. They
have this year supplied the planters with Gu
ano on the credit of their crops. Low prices
and other difficulties have almost discouraged
them, and interfered very mueh with our cor
respondents’ collections.
RS8
"We know we can please you. We say wliat
we mean and mean what we say.
October 19-Gtn.
Southern Branch
M rnTn Vi A T
iiuMij
STOVE WORKS,
HSnEW YORK.
F. M\ RICHARDSON.
L. V. SANFORD
The attention of Planters needing Machine
ry for (Sinning Cotton, is called to the above,
Ti.i Universal" Cotton Gin and Condenser.
1 can recommend ns superior to all others,
"bile the power for running the Gin, and the
•’res. for packing the Colton, is all that can
he desired.
UVU'l'' ••••? j live and price circulars furnish
ed on application in person or by letter.
P. W. J. ECHOLS,
Dealer in Agricultural Implements
and Machinery,
* 10-r.m. Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga.
BOOTS A \I» SHOES.
I WOULD respectfully an-
i nounc-e to the citizens of
N wnnn and vicinity that 1 have
urrd the services of
xYZz-. JXT. XI. I1EJESE,
:m>st accomplished workman. T invite all,
" crefnre. to cali, assuring them they can now
eve their Boors and Shoes made in the most
Mshionabie style. All 1 ask,to convince, is a
lair trial.
Sr..^Repairing neatly and promptly done.
U-jT’Odiee on East side of Public Square,
■'r'vnan. Ga. [July lo-tf.j
RICHARDSON & SANFORD,
WIIOT.ESALK AND RETAIL DEAT ERS IN
Stoves, Howlow-Ware, Block
Tin, Tin Plate, S'lieet lion,
and Tinners’ Findings,
Lamps; Cutlery, House F urnisli-
ing Goods of every descrip
tion, Plated and Brit-
ania AVare, &c.,
KEYSTONE BLOCK, WHITEHALL STREET,
ATLANTA, GA. .
They would call special attention to .their,
large and varied stock of
COOKING STOVES,
of the latest and most approved patents.
Call and examine their stock.
Carrollton. Ga., Jan. 7th, 4808.
In accordance with previous notice, the Con-
foul wrong bear also the turpitude of inflict- I servativc citizens of Carrol! met to-day at the
ing it. Do not take upon yourselves the Court-House.
crime of oppression. Do not give the murder- Hon. B. D. Thomasson being called to the
ous host the fiendish gratification of pointing , Chair, and Oscar L. Reese requested to act as
at you in your woe the finger of scorn, and
saying: Do not blame us; we only left the
whole question to you, and you did it.” I say,
let us never in our Conventions do any more
such acts—no, never.
But in the language of our President's late j re L John B McDaniel, Ellis Stafford, W W
.Message, where he refers to the Act of the I Fitz > J °hn Smith, Henry S Chance, William
22d of July, 1861, where Congress declaied. by j Rupe, Mm Johnson, Thomas Chandler, L C
almost a unanimous vote, that the purpose of j McCalinon, who retired and soon returned with
the war should be to preserve the Union, and j tbe following preamble and resolutions:
not interfere with the rights of the States, &c. j Whereas, the Conservative party of this
He says that this act or vote of Congress drew j State, through delegates met in Convention in
thousands of true men in the South, and hun- | °* Macon on the 5th day of December
dreds of thousands in the North into the army. | last > and > aftcr nature deliberation, with great
Having given that assurance in the extremity | unanimity adopted a platform of principles, ; spirits 0 f the Georgia Convention, we venture
of our peril, the violation of it now. in the day ! and declared the line of policy to be pursued j to call your attention to this subject, and ask,
of our power, would be a rude rending of that i b Y 9ai(1 P art J, inviting all friends of constitu- | i f consistent, that you will place the matter to
, „ . . ° , . . , . , , i which we have reference in a proper light be-
good faith which holds the moral world to- Mona, liberty to co-operate in tne support and j fore aRy g ent j eman 0 f t [ ie P .,ion party.
maintenance of the same; and whereas, it is j * Respectfully yours,
proper for the people of each county to give j William A. IIacn.
some public expression of their views in re- ^ ~
r 1 j The Convention tnen went into Committee
gard to the same, therefore i 0 f (i ie Whole on the Bill of Rights.
Be it Resolved by the Conservative party of j Mr. Seeley moved that a rule be adopted
Carroll county, That we heartily approve and | limking speakers iu Committee of the Whole
endorse the action of said Convention, and
The favor with which the proposition to
Secretary, the object of the meeting was ex- i forbid, in the new Constitution, the legal col-
plained by Henrv F. Merrell, Esq. • i ] f ct5t \ n 0t d , ehtS Was received hy the Uonven -
,, , , tion, has thoroughly alarmed our correspon-
Upon motion, the following named gentle- I dentSj and tbej ha ; e withdrawn an order for
men were appointed as a committee to prepare 3000 tons to be imported next year, which they
j business for the meeting, to-wit: Henry F Mer- gove us about the.first of November.
•Independent of any selfish convictions that
might warp our judgment, we certainly think
that no community or people in the condition
of th? Southern population, can afford to make
it so perfectly unsafe for any person or busi
ness firm to give them credit,
us that no argument is needed
wisdom of establishing rather than destroying
credit at the South.
As it is not impossible that the counsel of
such men as Senator Wilson, Judge Chase, and
j others, would be greatly heeded by the leading
getber. Our country would cease to have any
j claim upon the confidence of men. It would
! make the war not only a failure, but a farce.
: This language of the President, applied to
j Congress, I suppose all good men in the South
j will say is true orthodox doctrine.
! Then let us see how the same orthodox doc-
| triuc will appl}- to the South. The motto of
j the leading secessionists of the South, who
I ruled our country at that time, xfas that every
Tollar in iKo Co*.Ak1v*»*o^ vroo atcxHxr, anil
that the poor man had as much at stake as
the rich man—that if the South went down we
would all go together. This motto drew
thousands into the army of the South. We
believe now, with the President, if in the hour
of our trouble we drop our motto, it makes
our acts of no effect and our motto a perfect
fraud. Y'et some of our greatest men, after
eight-tenths of the property of the South has
been repudiated, keep crying out that it is
against the Constitution of Georgia and the
Constitution .of the United States to repudiate
any more.
I am no lawyer and know but little about
law, but we had an unprecedented war and
we lirrd a Convention that repudiated the negro
and State debt, which we suppose was all un-
[Oct.26-6m. I constitutional. The North did not object to
' but required it. They said it was unconstitu
tional for the State to raise money’ to sup
port a rebellion. We, by our acts in Conven
tion, have agreed to the North’s construction,
and we cannot believe now, after they’ have
decided it was wrong and we have assented to
it, that they would tuz-n right around and say
it “was right for a company of men or an indi
vidual to raise money for the same purpose
that they have condemned in a State. We
believe our Convention could have framed our
W. FLOYD.
VW. B. W. DENT,
MANUFACTUTKR OF ALL KINDS OF
TIN WARE,
and dealer in
All kinds of Country Produce taken in ex
change.
SaTWill duplicate any Atlanta bill given to
merchants. " [April 27-tf.
Saddlery muf Harness
EMPORIUM.
G. C. ROGERS,
t‘2d door below Moore & Marsh,
posite U. States and American Hotels, ]
'Decatur-St Atlanta, Ga.,
Has on hand the largest and finest stock of
SADDLES of any house in the State. Also
•'HullAGE and BUGdY' HARNESS. HARD-
■'ARE for evey thing In his line, for the supply
: Saddlers and Harness-Makers, including a
-ter stock and bett/r variety of BUCKLES ev-
“ r brought to Atlanta.
i Prices more reasonable and Stock more com-
>’• t; than auy in the"city of Atlanta.
^Carriages und Buggies of the most ap-
pwved style and finish on hand, and made to
° m, T at prices as favorable as can be obtained
>k s ew York.
G. H. & A. W. FORCE
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS & SHOES.
WHITE ALL STREET,
ATI, A XT A - - - GEORGIA.
Keep on band the largest and best selected
stock in Atlanta, and will sell to Country
merchants at New York prices with freight ad- Q ons timtion so as to have repudiated all the
ded Nov. 30,lStx-ly. , , , ,
! debts made in the 8Rate to support the war.—
™ .-nrmrero nneF ; We believe this would have pleased the North,
L'AWAYS.BUGGIES j And at some future time we could have fixed it
AN D PLANTATION j to suit all cases. This would have given some
Was Q21K*.—The Manufactory of A. T. , relief to our people, and looked like we intea -
FINNEY", on Forsyth street, Atlanta, Ga., is ded standing up to our motto,
daily turning out substantially finished and j j 0 not believe all debts should berepudia-
tashionalne work, to which the attention of all i ,
wishing to purchase, is respectfully invited.— j but only such as was made and spent in
Several Pleasure Vehicles and a number of 1 defence of our country, including all debts
Plantation M agons are completed, arid vill he : made ' for negro property, except a moderate
disposed of at reasonable figures. Orders will j . L, , ,,,
be promptly filled and are respectfully solicited, j b >re. The debt for a negro never should have
Charges moderate and all work warranted. | been allowed to enter our Courts further than
Manufactory and Warerooms on Forsylh-st. j a moderate hire. As little as I think of Thad.
Atlanta. Ga.. nearly opposite the Opera Hall. • T , ,. -,.,131 , ,
• , » - ** * Stevens. I believe it he had been asked wnen
April b-l2m. • „ ,
1 the negro was set free, what becomes ot a
debt owing for him, he would have said it was
dead except his hire. Such cases may be al
lowed to come up in our Courts, but we be
lieve no such unjust cases will ever be allowed
to enter the Courts ot Heaven.
I will now quote a few lines from the Ban
ner of Liberty, printed at this time in the city
of New York. It says : “ Let us look over the
water, where titles ot nobility and privileged
classes reign supreme. Late Engh’sn papers
bring us the appalling intelligence that there
are now in that country one million of con
firmed paupers, and a half million, more on
the utmost verge of pauperism. Y’et England
claims to be the richest country on the face of
the earth. The privileged classes there roll
in wealth and splendor, while this enormous
amount of pauperism exists. Like causes
produce like effects, and to our saame be it
said, we have a party in this country advoea-
THOMAS A. GRACE,
IVcwnaxi G-a.,
Insurance Agent for the following Companies :
.ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY’,
Hartford, Connecticut.
URANCE CO.,
KNICKERBOCKER LIFE IN:
New York.
EUFAULA HOME FIRE INSURANCE
Eufaula, Ala.
CO..
-ETNA FRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Hartford, Connecticut.
UNDERWRITERS 7 FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
New Y'ork.
OGLETHORPE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Savannah, Georgia.
Julv 23-47-tf.
ETrise*, give m* a **U. *21-12m i September 7
CLARK, JOXES & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS
AXI>—
General Commission Merchants,
iVo. 1, Stoddard s Lower Lange,
Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia.
g© 1 ’Liberal advances made on Consign
ments.
Jgajp’Money deposited with Major G. M. Han-
vey to pay the tax on all Cotton shipped to us.
ting and defending with all the power of the
pen and press the seif-same measures lua,
have brought ruin and desolation on that once
happy and contented peasantry of r.ngland. ’
In the above quoted lines the Banner no
doubt alludes to Congress. But while Con
gress is binding us down with cords, we may
in many instances be tying the cords fast with
threads. In the days of the Kansas Constitu
tion. when the South was organizing secret
societies all over the land, when mauy in the
to five minutes.
Mr. Akerman opposed the proposition. He
pledge to the principles and policy thereby ; would jot submit to have discussion abridged,
enunciated our hearty support. j without objections. The opinion expressed
| here should have an influence out of this Hall,
rr!l ni in *i janB Bp peciM imt rnnn/»
Resolved, That the goy“ rnTT >“"t of the Uni
tea mates is a milec man's government, organ
ized by white men for white men, and should
be administered alone by while men, in accor
dance with the Constitution, and which, in
our judgment, will be promotive of the best
interests of both races; therefore, every at
tempt to establish negro supremacy in the
Southern States, from whatever source it may
come, should meet the prompt and decided
condemnation of every friend of good govern
ment.
Resolved, That our thanks are due and are
hereby tendered to Andrew Johnson, President
of the United States, for his able, manly and
unanswerable exposition and vindication of
the Constitution of the United States, and for
the removal of Gen. Pope, who seemed actua
ted in all his official conduct by a settled pur
pose to oppress and tyrannize over a helpless
md down-trodden people.
Resolved, That we regard the Convention
Mr. Waddell offered a resolution requesting
the Federal Authorities to-make advances for
the payment of the expenses of the Conven-
[ tion.
Mr. Bryant and .Mr. Dunning opposed the
resolution. The rules were not suspended.
Mr. Whitehead, of Butts, moved to suspend
the rules, so as to allow the introduction of a
resolution to provide for an examination of the
State Treasury by a Committee of the Con
vention.
Mr. Whitely opposed the resolution.
Mr. Bryant frvored the resolution. He con
sidered it the duty of the Convention to make
such an examination.
.Mr. Blount opposed the resolution. lie
thought the commanding General had taken
the prop' r view of the matter in his letter just
read, and had given assurances that the inter
ests of the Convention and of the State would
be attended to. With this he was content.
Mr Richardson favored and Mr. Prince op
posed the motion. While the latter was ad
dressing the Convention. Messrs. Blount and
Bedford were suddenly discovered to be en
gaged in an exciting conversation, which some
of the observers feared tor a moment might
It appears to j result in a personal encounter. After being
to prove the ! separated both gentlemen apologized to the
Convention, and fortunately the unpleasant
little episode was happily adjusted.
The resolution of Mr. Whitehead wag laid
on the table
On motion of Mr. Bryant, the report of the
Committee on Printing was laid on the table
and made the special-order for Monday.
Mr. Ashbnrn moved that the Convention go
into Committee of the Whole on the Bill of
Rights.
Mr. Bryant moved to adjourn. Lost.
The Convention then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr. Conley in the Chair.
Section 9 and 10 of the Constitution of 1865
were adopted without change or debate.
Sec. 8. Perfect freedom of religious senti
ment be and the same is hereby secured, and
no inhabitant of this State shall ever be mo
lested in person or property, nor prohibited
from holding any public office or trust on ac
count of his religious opinion ; but the liberty
of conscience herebv secured shall not be sp
GEORGIA RAIL ROAD.
E. W. COLE, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGKR TRAIN.
Leave Atlanta
.5 15 A M
Arrive at Augusta
.6.00 P. M
Leave Augusta
.6.30 A. M.
Arrive at Atlanta
.6.00 P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN
heave Atlanta
6.20 P. M.
Arrive at Augusta
3.15 A. M.
Leave- Augusta
8.00 P. M.
Arrive at Atlanta....,
5.00 A. M
IN' STORE
AND TO
ns JlTII ‘K in r .orul Ilf Cfolrt not rnnrx.~.1 - , _ ...
right of the majority to place a gag upon the or justify practices inconsistent with the peace
minority. or safety of the people.
Mr. Blount took the same view, and argued Sec. 9. Freedom of speech and freedom of
at length condemning the resolution. The the press are inherent elements of political
adoption of such a rule would be the death liberty. But while every citizen may freely
knell of the Convention, and he appealed to speak, or write, or print on any subject, he
the majority to refrain from passing it. He j shall be responsible for the abuse of the liberty,
wanted lull and free discussion. | Section 10 was reported by the Committee
The motion was withdrawn. i as follows:
Mr. Parrott moved that the rules of the! “ In all prosecutions for indictment for libels
House of Representatives in Congress for the the truth may be given in evidence, and the
government of that body in Committee of the
Whole, be adopted as the rule of this Conven
tion. Agreed to.
The order of the day being the considera
tion of the Bill of Rights,
Mr. Whitely moved to strike out the 5th
section. Lost.
The section was then adopted as follows:—
“The punishment of all frauds shall he provi
ded by law.”
Section 6, on motion, was amended so as to
read ns follows: “The writ of habeas corpus
shall not be suspended unless in case of rebel
lion or invasion, the public safety require it. 77
Section I was next_ considered, and after a
number of amendments were offered, and re-
jury shall have the right to determine the law
and the facts.”
Mr. Bryant moved to strike out the words
“the law and.”
Several substitutes were offered, and after
much discussion the Committee rose and the
Convention adjourned.
Gen. Meade and Relief.
Headquarters Third Military District,
(Dep t Georgia, Florida and Alabama,)
Atlanta, Ga.,’ January 16, 1868.
General Order So. 11.
I. Whereas, The Constitutional Convention
lately assembled in the city of Atlanta, as an j marks by several gentlemen, on motion of Mr. j °f Uie State ot Georgia, now in session in1 thig
illegal and unconstitutional assembly; and j Akermanthe section was amended so as to j ct ty, r. uopti-.l on tne IJthdnyof Occem ,ei’, 180/,
0 . . ... ! re-ul as follows- “ Mention 7 A well recmlated the ^Bowing preamble and ordinance:
that the bribe which their recent actions indi- j , . f 1 “Whereas, The question of affortlino' some
, i militia being necessary to the security ot a . ; * , M ~ t, . ” , » ,
cate they intend to offer to the people, termed ; free people ; the right ' of tbe peop i e to keep re,iet to the people of Georgia from the bur-
Relief,” for the purpose of inducing them to and bear arms shall not be infringed ; but the dcn imRbredness which Is now oppressing
insulting to their t General Assembly shall have the power to them, is hxely to be acted upon; and whereas,
“ 1 ' | large amounts ot property are now levied on
ARRIVE.
10,000 lbs. clear Bacon Sides;
5.000 lbs. Bilik Sides;
2,000 B*s. Lard;
300 sacks Virginia Salt;
100 “ Liverpool “
20,000 lbs. best Family Flour;
2,000 lbs. best Hemioek Sole Leather;
1,000 lbs. Smoking Tobacco, all Brands
1,000 Ilts. Muccoboy Snuff;
15 boxes fine Chewing Tobacco;
50 boxes Cheese;
25 bids. ABC Sugar ;
6 bags best Rio Coffee;
10 bbis. fine Syrup;
10 “ Molasses;
1,000 lbs. Rice;
5,000 lbs. Castings;
40 kegs Nails.
I also have a complete Stock of everything
kept in a First Class FAMILY GROCERY,
which will he sold out at a very small profit at
my old stand on Bay Street.
Dec. 21-tf. ‘ p. A. POWERS.
F. PIIIHIZY & CO.,
Cotton Factors
—AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,.
AUGUSTA. GA.,
Will continue the Cotton Business in all its
branches^at^tji^New Fire Proof Ware-Hou.i«
BAGGING, ROPE, &c„
Furnished at lowest market price.
gigj^Liberal Cash advances also made.
FERDINAND PHINIZY, Y
C. H. PIIINIZY, X
J. M. BURDELL. J
[September 14-tf.
accept negro supremacy, is
intelligence and their manhood, and should be
spurned and rejected by every true Georgian
with scorn and defiance.
Moved and seconded that the editors of the
Newnan nerald and Atlanta Intelligencer be
requested to publish these proceeding, and
that a copy of the same be sent to the Conser
vative Central Committee.
Being no further business, the meeting ad
journed sine die.
B. D. Thomasson, Chairman.
Oscar L. Reese, Secretary.
Farewell Visit to Gov. Jenkin3.
It being understood that onr honest and
patriotic Chief Magistrate, having been driven
from the position to which he had been
called by the people, by military force, would
leave our city on Frida}- for Augusta, the citi
zens of Milledcevflle turned out en masse to
visit him on Thursday night. The campus in
front of the Executive Mansion was filled with
citizens. The Governor appearing upon the
front step3 of the Mansion was greeted with
three cheers by the people. Tbe Mayor of the
citv. Mr. T. Newell, in a short but appropriate
address informed the Governor that his neigh
bors and feilow-citiz c ns had come to take an
affectionate leave of him for the present, and
also to testify their unqualified approbation of
his conduct as Governor of Georgia. Gov.
Jenkins thanked the citizens for their approval
of his conduct, and then in a speech of con
siderable length, told his audience herw hard
he had endeavored to get on in peace with
the military commanders : that he had received
letters fiom every part of the State asking him
to hold on to tbe office as long as possible.—
He said that he had submitted to many things
that were very humiliating and disagreeable
to him for the sake of the people of Georgia,
and it was only when asked to do what his
conscience and his oath of office forbade that
he refused. He said he belived Gen. Meade
was doing what he bt-lieved to be his duty,
and that his conduct towards him had been
marked by great politeness and courtesy. The
Governor exhorted the people to stand firm in.
defence of their constitutional rights, and trust
to Providence and a returning sense of justice
in their countrymen to vindicate ts~ir wrongs.
The vast crowd was greatly affected by tbis
address of their beloved Governor, and retired
to their homes more than ever impressed with
admiration of their patriotic Governor, and
with loathing and detestanon of tyrany.
[Federal Union. 21?.'.
oe enuuea to me oenents wmcn may oe con-
s granted Messrs. Buch- fcrre<1 on ollier debtors by the future action of
ster, of Morgan, Yeates th > 3 Convention ; Therefore
“ Be it ordained bv the people of Georg’a
execution issued from any court of tbis State,
shall be suspended until this Convention 3i1a.Il
have taken or refuse to take final action upon
the matter of Relief; and that all sales under
execution in violation of this ordinance shall
be null and void, and of no effect.”
II. Therefore, by virtue of tbe plenary pow
ers vested bv the Reconstruction Acts of Con-
POWELL & STALLINGS,
A.ttor noys at Xj a w
NEWNAN, GA.,
W ILL practice in the several Courts of Law
and Equity in the Tallapoosa and Cow
eta Circuits, and in the United States District
Court for the State of Georgia.
Special attsntion given to the compropaising^
and collecting of Old Claims, and Administra
tion, Conveyancing, &c.
All business entrusted to them will receive
prompt and faithful attention.
JOHN W. POWELL, J. E. STALLINGS,
Newnan, Ga. Senoia, Ga.
March 9-1 2m.
prescribe bv law the manner in which arms... „ , , ,
shall be borne bv private persons.” I and "bout to be sacrificed at sheriff s sale;
Whereupon the cominittde rose and reported j ana w b erea? > debtors in such cases should
proore s s ’ I be entitled to the benefits which may be con
Leave of absence was
and Bi-'bv “Be it ordained by the people
Mr. Harris from the Committee on Printing, ! in Convention assembled, and it is hereby ur-
made th? following report: i ,3ai , ned b J authority of the same, That from
The Committee on Printing, to whom was j and afte , r J ,p , P assa S e of this ordinance, all
referred the resolution directing the employ- Ierien whuh have been or ma * be made ander
ment of three competent reporters, to report
the proceedings of tbis Convention, and to !
provide for publication of the same in one or j
more papers of Atlanta, and to furnish dele- !
gates with a copy of the same, beg leave to ;
report that:
Three phonographic reporters have been j
engaged from New York, and left that city for ! . ,. f . ,
Atlanta on the 16tb, and will, in ail proba- “r 33 m he Commanding General of the Thtrd |
bility, commence their duties next Monday.—
The committee determined, and recommend,
that the daily proceedings be published in the
New Era and Opinion, and that one copy of
each paper be furnished each delegate during
the session.
The committee would, also, report that the 1
daily Job Printing of the Convention is order
ed to be equally divided between the offices of ; , ,, ,
the New Era and Opinion. sha11 not a ™ ]y
Respectfully submitted,
A. L. Harris,
Chairman Committee on Printing.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
COOK & JONES,
Grocers, Commission Merchants
AND AGENTS FOR THE
PIEDMONT REAL ESTATE
INSiBAUCE COMPACT,
Authorized Capital of $1,000,000.
—ALSO FOR—
JAMES RIVER INSURANCE C03IPANY
Chartered Capital $1,500,000.
jgjgfOffice on LaGrange street, near Dough
erty’s Hotel, Newnan, Ga. [July 6-tf.
F. corrX
C0H7E0TZ@BEBT
FANCY GROCERIES,
.Whitehall Str., West Side,
(A few doors from Alabama Street^
ATLANTA, GA.
WINES, BRANDIES,
LIQUORS, CORDIALS,
TEA, SUGARS, COFFEE,
CANDIES, PRESERVES;
CRACKERS, BUTTER,
CHEESE, HAMS,
BEEF, RICE, &c.,
TWENTY-THIRD DAY.
Jan. 13.—The President laid before tbe Con
vention the following letter from the Command
ing General:
Headquarters Third Military District, )
(Georgia, Alabama and Florida.) >- (Dap
Atlanta, Ga., January 17, 1868. J
Hon. J. R. Parrott, President of the Constitu- General Orders, No. 12.
Military District, and for the temporary relief!
of the people of Georgia,
It. is ordered, That said ordinance shall,
f-om this date, be "deemed to have taken effect
in said State, and shall continue in full force
and validity until said Convention «hall have
taken or refused to take final action upon the
matter of Relief or until further orders from
the-e Headquarters: Provided, That tbis order FRUITS, NUTS, CURRANTS, RAISINS, PIPES,
all not apply to executions issued or to be j SEGARS, SNUFF, &e.
issued on judgments in favor of laborers or i fffrT’ountry Merchants supplied at N. York
mechanics for services rendered since July ; prices. [Nov. 2-3m.
21st, 1865, nor to executions for the collection j
of taxes.
By order of Major General Meade.
R. C. Drum, A. A. G.
Official: C. P. Emokt. A. D. C.
Gen. Meade and State Officers.
Headq’es. Third Military District, )
ft. Georgia Florida and Alabama. r
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17. 1868. )
tional Convention of Georgia :
Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of a copy of your resolution, adopt
ed on the 15th mst., by the Convention of
which you are President, requesting me to or
der tbe Treasurer of the State of Georgia to
deposit in the hand? of Hon N. L. Angier, tbe
disbursing agent of the Convention, subject to
its order, funds sufficient to pay all the expen
ses of the Convention.
I have tbis day received information from
the Treasurer that there is no funds in the
Treasury at Milledgeville. I have also been
recently informed that some of the public in
stitutions of tbe State ha'-e been suffering on
account of the non-payment of the appropria
tions for their support. Whether this failure
of payment has been on account of the want
I. John T. Bums, Comptroller of the State
of Georgia, having declined to respect the in
structions of, and failed to co-operate with,
the Major General Commanding the Third
Military District, is hereby removed from of
fice.
II. Captain Charles Wheaton, 33d Infantry
U. S. Army, is hereby detailed for duty in the
District of Georgia as Comptroller of the State
of Georgia. He will repair without delay to
Milledgeville Georgia, and enter upon the dis
charge of the duties devolving upon him, sub
ject to instructions from these Headquarters.
By order of Major General Meade.
R. C. Drum, A. A. G.
A negro has been nominated as a candidate
for Congress ia the 4th District of Alabama.
WARE-HOUSE
COIMISSIONBUSINESS.
H AYING changed my location, and taken
charge of
W. B. Berry’s Fire-Proof Ware-House,
I will give my personal attention to business
at that House, the ensuing season. This
Ware-Hou3e is disconnected with any other
building, and is, therefore, secure from fire or
iginating elsewhere.
I have ample and and excellent Storage,,
respectfully solicit a liberal share of patronage
from my old friends and the public generally.
Strict attention will be given to the sale of
any Cotton entrusted to my eare. Charges
moderate. HUGH BREWSTER.
August 3-tf.
T WO months after date application will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Heard
county for leave to sell all the real estate be
longing to Robert Boggus, late of said county,
deceased. R. H. BOGGUS, Exec'r."
December 14-2m.