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NEWNAH, GEORGIA.
;i
Saturday Morning, February 8, 1868.
fSTWendell Phillips charges General Grant
wlfh' drunkenness,- and demands an investiga
tion before bis nomination for the Presidency
by the Radical party.
The Modification of “Order No. 49,’
by Major General Meade.
Heapq'es Third Militant District
Dep t of Georgia. AlaUtina and Florida.
Atlakta, Ga., February 2, ‘68
General Orders, No. 22.
Nnmerons applications haring been made to ,
Speech of Mr. J. S. Bigby of Coweta
on Relief.
The Intelligencer of Tuesday Morning re
ports the speech of the delegate from this
Georgia Unconstitutional
From the Atlanta Opinion.
THIRTY-SIXTH DAY
FEBRUARY 4
Convention the following communication from
! County made in the Convention the day pre- Jfoj. Gen. Meade:
! vions. We quote. 1 Hkadqcahters Thibd Militakt Distbict, J
• _ . . .. .ar-tL.t, fDep’t of Georgia, Florida and Alabama,
When the Conventon. in the first section .
it has been invested bv him in other spe
cific offects of value, now in his hands, or
has been fraudulently disposed ot by t e
Condition of C. C
The condition of thi
' — : rc, , , : ot Tne dim oi ngnis, aecianu a uiwmmuiw
provisions and theexecntion of General Orders. , To(e th;it protection to person and property is
No 49. senes of! 86, from these Headquartere, , r;ltnoiirit (]xi ty of governmu t, I supposed
gentleman at
IRTY-SIXTH DAY. } trustee who has valuable* specific assets, | nf *> n yesterday * as regardi # v CT j t -
ar i s ' n s'f ryl1 ’disposition ot ?j*® ' ^^Dcl^e^’^DTonns^ns^thiit^
property, which lie c. nverls to nis own, n , t U MeBO }ll (J r0 .
i iipe, or when the debt is due from a t urd
person to a trust estate, or where the debt
is against a corporation or corporations m
ardson. ! J)R. JOHN BULL’S
GREAT REMEDIES.
Office Assistant Adjutant General. ]
Atianta, Ga., Feb 3, 1808.
JgfThe assertion that the white people will
vote for the ratification of the Constitution to
b® framer] by the Menagerie, because R con
tains Repudiation, is a direct and insulting as
sault upon their intelligence and honesty. Let
those beware who make this charge, lest the
wish be considered father to the thought.
telegram reports Mrs Lincoln insane
A Good Thing.—The Alabama Conservative
Clubs have appointed committees to remain at
the different precincts throughout the State, to
challenge all illegal voters. These committees
are doing their full duty, and as the result of.
their labors it is stated that on the first day of
the election in Montgomery for members to
the Convention, over 8000 votes were polled,
while on last Tuesday, the first voting day on
the. Constitution, only 1400 were cast. News
from our sister State creates high hope that
the* infamous constitution onered for ratifica
tion will be rejected. If this bp the case, the
happy result will 1>@ directly traceable to the
thorough organization of the Alabama Conser
vatives. Let Georgians learn an important
leSBOir.
The Last Pea in the Dish.
Gen. Meade, in his letter to the Convention,
tells them-that the $30,000 which he will soon
pay.therbody, will be the last pea in the dfoh,
for a time at least. Hie greediness with which
it will be gobbled up is really refreshing ; but
still more refreshing to us is the gloom which
will overspread their countenances when it is
known that, like Jack Spratt and his wife, they
had “cleared the cloth and licked the platter
clean.” But so it is, and there is no use cry
ing over it. We think that it requires no pro
phet to foretell that the labors of the Conven
tion will soon terminate. .The motto will be
“ poor pay, short work.” For our part we
would prefer to have it read “no pay, no work.’
True as Steel.—There being no organized Con
servative Club, although numbers of Conserva
tives in Carroll, Messrs. Leroy and M. H. Broom,
of that county, have joined the Coweta Conser
vative Club. Their - reasons for so doing are that
they arc in favor of a white man’s government
and want the world to know it, and desire to
unite with those who are fighting under that
banner. The Conservative Club of this county
will cordially welcome all such members.
In this connection fre hope to he pardoned
for urging the Conservatives of Carroll to or
ganize a Club without delay. The time has
come when men should let their sentiments be
known. Besides it is a matter of great mo
ment that the Conservative strength in each
county should be ascertained. • —
It is Done.
Wednesday’s proceedings of the so-called
State Convention has caused us no-surprise.—
Last summer wheirilurbert was scattering his
circulars over the land, “ as thick as leaves in
Yallambrosa,” urging “.Convention and Re
lief,” we warned onr readers beware, that Re
pudiation, and nothing short of Repudiation,
would be the result of the assembling of a
Convention. Some, at least, thought different
ly, and went heart and soul for Convention,
and if Repudiation is constitutional they are
shipwrecked pecuniarily. And what is stranger
than all, thousands of the ignorant were; by
some of these men, frightened into voting for
Convention to save their property: Their own
child has become a fratricide. How wondrous-
ly foolish was the idea that a corrupt tree could
bring forth good fruit, or that the hitter foun
tain could bring forth the sweet waters. These
men who were so badly duped deserve sympa
thy only because of their extreme blindness.—
But, gentlemen, we have this to say, the door
of the Conservative party is wide open, and
“ while the lamp holds out to burn the_ vilest
sinner may return,” and if you will now come
in and do good work from now uutil success
crowns the efforts of the Conservatives to de
feat the infamous .Constitution to be presented
by your bantling for the ratification of the
registered voters, you may in all the future
remain in full fellowship.
But we thank God the hideous wrong of Re
pudiation can never he nursed into life. In
spite of Conventions, the Judiciary have the
right of deciding upon its constitutionality,
and we are loth to believe that any Judge in
this, the nineteeth century, can l>e found who
is willing to bow to tne storm of- corruption
and decide it constitutional! The contrary is
so manifestly true that the Courts will be forced
to decide that Repudiation is directly in viola
tion, of the clause of the Constitution which
prohibits any State, by Convention or Legisla
ture, passing any law impairing the obligation
of contracts. - ■ - - ■i-tc-
But we have high hope that .. the people,
without an appeal to the judiciary, will vote it
down. There is no sound or good reason in
law or morals for the perpetration of such in
justice. How can it be right to shield a pur
chaser, who has bought real estate and paid one-
third of its value, from paying the other two-
thirds ? Would such an act smack of honesty?
If the land bought is worth $3,000, and he has
paid one thousand, and he refuses, and is pro
tected in refusing, to pay the remaining $2,000,
has not the former owner of the property been
as much injured as if his debtor had paid him
his dues and afterwards by force robbed him
of the same amount ? What is the difference ?
If there is any it is so slight that we cannot
discern it. Again: how can it be right to pre
vent a creditor from collecting his just dues
from a debtor to whom he loaned money or
sold personal property, if that debtor has that
property in possession, or is otherwise able to
pay ? No, no, there can be no justice in such
measures, and the moral and religious senti
ments of the age revolt ai the very idea. We
cannot argue the question, whether it is right
for men to pay just debts if they possess the
ability ? As well attempt to prove the truth
of an axiom.
There is something so black and disgraceful
about Repudiation, that its advocates are
ashamed of their owu views; and well may
they be, for it will cling to them while life
lasts, and cause their heads to rest on un
easy pillows, because, perhaps, they are th«k
injured creditors, in their dying hour.
and being satisfied from reports and
tat ions that, in some
of the order have proved
an effect not designed
intention having been
and energetic action, the use, of official patron
age to obstruct, hinder, and delay reconstrnc
lion under the acts of Congress
directs that the aforesaid order be modified
read as follows:
I.—The giving of ail advertisements and I
other official publication heretofore or hereafter
to be provided for by State or Municipal laws
or ordinances, by the civil officers whose duty
it is to cause such publications to be made, is
prohibited, to such newspapers and such only,
as attempt to olwtruct in any manner tire civil
officers uppe in ted by the military officers in
this District in the discharge of their duties by
threat of Violence, of prosecution or other ;»en-
alty as soon as the military protection is with
drawn for acts pi rformed in their official ca
pacity.
IL If in any of the counties in either of the
State in this District, there be but one news-
papci published, civil officers, whose duty it is
to advertise in accordance with law, are au
thorized to advertise in sajdpaper regardless of
the provisions of paragraph 1 of this order.
III. — All officers in thi* Military District,
whether ixiilitnry or civil, and all boards of re
gistration, or other persons in the employment
of the United States under military jurisdic
tion are directed to give prompt attention to
the enforcemcntof this order. Opposition to
reconstruction, when conducted in a legitimate
manner, is not to be considered an offense ; but
will be so considered when accompanied by
violent and incendary articles threatening the
preservation of the peace, or by attempts to
obstruct civil officers, as indicated in paragraph
1 of this order. Should any civil officer vio
late the provisions of this order, the case will
be promptly reported to these Headquarters.
IV. —This order is not to be construed as af
fecting advertisements being published at the
date of the order, or prior to its receipt by the
civil officer who is affected thereby.
By order of Major General Meade:
R. C. Dkvm,
Assistant Adjutant General.
To confess that the perusal of the above
Order, modifying Order 49, afforded us pleasure,
is but to confess the truth. Order 22 is, in its
main provisions, simple naked justice—justice
to the Conservative press, justice to the Radical
press, justice to the officials, and justice to es
tates. Wc opine Gen. Meade breathed easier
when his Adjutant General had signed it.
Well do we recollect how certain parties in
this State rejoiced and disgraced themselves
over Order 49, because forsooth it would place
a few dollars in the pockets of themselves or
friends. As for ourselves we do not want money
if it is forcibly made at the expense of others.
We sought to keep cool. last August, although
the weather and Order 49 were very oppressive,
and we hope to be similarly successful now,
when the weather and Order 22 are of a very
coutrary nature.
Friends w ho stood by us when military rule
was grievous to be borne, will be kindly re
membered while life lasts. ~ -
The Newuan Herald, however, without a
great noise, suffered as much as any country
paper in the three States ; but we trusted in
the people, Provideuce and ourselves, and have
weathered the storm so far. , The officials, who
heretofore bail business connection with this
office are solicited to renew those relations,
which we believe were mutually satisfactory
and beneficial.
Communicated.
No.
Mr. Editor' This is my answer to the ques
tion asked by “Citizen” last week. Wood
thieves merit punishment just as richlj' as any
other thieves, and good citizens will, we have
not the least doubt, after having their atten
tion called to the matter, just as quickly refuse
to buy stolen wood as'stolen corn. Because a
negro will sell liglitwood worth ten. or fifteen
cents for five cents, is no reason why any one
should buy it, provided it is stolen. What
would the community say of a man who know
ing or believing a horse to be stolen, would
nevertheless buy him and secrete him from his
owner, because he purchased at half his value?
Well, while it is true, perhaps, that heretofore
our very best citizens have, without thinking
of the reaults, bought wood from those who
notoriously own no land, still the time has
come when their attention should be called to
the impropriety of such purchases. We can
not mistake the result. Sufferer.
the declaration of right?, was penned, there is
h,y reconstruct I a proposition introduced and supported by a j
1<{ <¥**« ">* n U s •r,,*” i.-^l
destroy the Tights which a certain class of the
I citizens of the State have ill, and to ceitain
species of property under the specious cry
relief. In one breath it is declared that pro
tection to property is the paramount duty of
Government, and in the uext breath it is as
serted that it is the policy of the Convention
to make war upon property. What do gentle
man meal ? Do they su p <se th t the honest
people of ttie State will hold them guiltless for
thus trifling with their most sacred rights ! Do
they suppose that any sane man will trust to
their theories when their practice is directly
in conflict ?
The relief we are tendered when reduced to
its analysis means robt>ery, nothing less. And
what is the difference in point of fact whether
a man is robl>ed upon the highway by force
and intimidation or in a Convention under the
guise of legislative sanction ? Is the robbery
any the h-s* odius in the one case than the
other.
The truth is I beiieve I have more respect
for the highwayman who boldly sallies forth
and accomplishes his purposes by a display of
arms than lor the m m who seeks by cun
ning devices to ciiect the same end under the
j cloak of a doubtful respectability. In the one
instance there is the charm of a reckless des
peration while in the other there is nothing
but the mean aud hateful chicanery of a cow
ardlj, moral deprevity.
We have the consolation of knowing, how
ever, that this hideous monster, repudiation
can never be nursed into life, while the judi
ciary remains unfettered and free. The un
broken current of decisions ot the highest
court in tne nation, the Supreme Court of the
United States, as well as those of the State Su
preme Court are against this monstrous out-
raue upon the riguts of the citizen. I he}
have uniformly held all legislative acts to be
null and void as being repugnant to the Con
stitution of the Uuited States, which impair
the obligation of contracts or deprive the cred
itor of a remedy for their enforcement.
Gentlemen say. however, that the time has
come for a grand jubilee, and we must have it.
For one, I desire no jubilee which is had at the
expense of honor and the sacrifice of principle
I do not wish to be an invited guest to a ban
quet intended to celebrate the robbery of wid
ows and beggary of orphans. I cannot keep
step to the music of the measure that despoils
mv neighbor of bis rights and plunders him of
bis just dues.
I hold my duty in this body to be the faith
ful protection of the people of the State in all
their rights of person and property to the best
of my ability. And lean readily see that when
the guaranties of the Constitution to species
of property are broken down the way is paved
for its overthrow as to other classes of property.
I regard it as the sheet anchor of our rights,
and I am for standing-by it.
While the above speaker was addressing the
Convention an alarm of fire was heard, which
caused considerable excitement, and it was
found neeessaiy to adjourn until the usual hour
next day.
Tuesday morning Mr. Bigby having the floor,
resumed his speech as follows:
At the time I suspended my remarks on yes
terday, I was proceeding to 6how, by authori
ty that any measure impaling the obligation
of a contract is repugnant to the Constitution
of the United Stares, and, therefore, void. I
am for standing by the Constitution. It is the
palladium of our safety, the bulwark of our
liberties, the sheet anchor of our safety. Cut
loose from its moorings and we are at sea with
out chart or com pass," and will irretrievably go
down in the political storm that now rages.—
I shall never give my support to any measure
that violates its provisions. I had rather See
this proud old Commonwealth wander as for
from her ancient Dibit in the Union as the
North pole from the track of the sun, than to
sanction any infraction of that sacred instru
ment. Geullemcn favoring repudiation how
ever seek to evade the provisions of the Con
stitution by incorporating into the State Con
stitution a clause denying jurisdiction to the
courts over any cause of action, claim, or de
mand that originated prior to the first day of
June, I860, which Constitution their judges
are to be sworn to support; and as their judges
are to be's. lccted by themselves, it is expected
they will, in the administration of the law, car
ry it into practical effect. What ! Are the
judges of the courts sworn to support two Con-
otmnlinHvinor inronsiisf1, ivrovisions ?
the loth of March proximo, to pay to the dis-
Imrsimr agent of the Convention the sum of
one-half of which will be available
i on or about the 10th inst. As this sum cora-
ri pletes the amount of the requisition approved
0 |- j of by my predecessor and myself, I take this
Occasion to say that after csurefully examining
the financial condition of the State, as left by
the out going provisional executive officer, to
gether with the demands to be met under the
heads of the civil lists and public institutions,
that I cannot feel myself authorized to sanc
tion any greater advance from the State Treas
ury fo'the Convention than is herein indicated,
and that I must request the co-operation ot the
Convention in conforming to this decision.
In coming to this decision, which is based on
providing lor the immediate and imperative
wants of the < oi»venti< n from the usual sources
of revenue, l.y the collection of taxes and net
proceeds of the State Road. I feel compelled to
decline appn ving or nnderi.-king any financial
scheme involving «he t-tx-*Ufc <»< t **° or
anticipating future revenue
Ver\ n-Mpi.tfr.Uv. your i\»'f sorv t,
<jro O Meade.
Maj Gen U S A.
Due
Communicated.
Notice-
stitutions embodying inconsistent provisions
Are their souls to be damned with perjury at
the time they are installed into office? Is the
integrity of the courts to be thus prostitued ?—
The Judiciary is the only hope of the country.
It is there that justice is dispensed alike to all
—the rich and the poor, the influential and un
influential And when we shall have lost con
fidence in the courts, it will be a dark future
for the State.
But gentlemen say that it is necessary to em
body repudiation in the Constitution in order
to secure its ratification. If the organic law to
be framed is to be so barren of merit—so dcsti-
illl A.ilA, v* A., A lU Vj xvwa • ; C A , • 1
Hon. J R. Parrott, President Constitutional | their corporate capacity. Except, also,
| where the debt, or contract, is set up by
of defense to any matter of which
com * b-u? jurisdiction, and said debt
more t debt due by the defend
ant to the piairitiff of which the courts
are denied jurisdiction. Ijjxcept, also,
where the debt is for real property sold
and not one-third, or more, of the pur
chase money has been paid, and the suit
is in the name of the vendor, and the said
property exists in the hands of the debtor,
who refused to deliver it back to the ven
der, or where it has been fraud uiently
dispesed of by the debtor to avoid judg
ment; and all debts due to charitable in
stitutions, institutions of learning, and
mechanics and laborers.
Aud in ali other cases, where the Leg
islature shall hereafter by a vote of a ma
jority of the members thereof, confer ju
risdiction on any court created by this
CfoustituttOU or by legislative enactment.
Provided, that jurisdictions over debts
for the purchase or hire of slaves, or over
debts, the credit of which w: s based on
slaves as property, shall not be conferred
•ju courts in this state.
See. — All contracts made, and not ex
ecuted during the late rebellion with the
intention and for the purpose of aidin
and encouraging said rebellion; or where
it was the purpose and intention t)f one
of the parties to such contract to aid or
encourage such rebellion, and that fact
was known to the other party, whether
said contract was made by any person or
corporation with the State or Confederate
States, or by a corporation with a natural
person, or between two or more natural
persons, are hereby declared to have been
and to be illegal; and all bonds, deeds,
promissory notes, bills or other evidences
of debt, made or executed by the parties
to such contract or either of them, in con
nection with such illegal contract, or as
the consideration, for or in furtherance
thereof, are hereby declared null and void,
and shall be so held in all the courts in
this State, when an attemptshall be made
to enforce any such contract, or give va
lidity to any such obligation or evidence
of debt. And in all cases when the de
fendant or any one interested in the event
of the suit will make a plea, supported by
his affidavit, that he has reason to believe
that the obligation or evidence of in
debtedness upon which the suit is predi
cated, or some part thereof, has beeu giv
en or used for the illegal purpose afore
said, the burden of proof shall be upon
the plaintiff to satisfy the court and jury
that the bond, deed, note, bill or other
evidences of indebtedness upon which
said suit is brought, is, or are not, nor is
any part thereof founded upon, or in any
way connected with, any such illegal con
tract, and has not been used in aid of the
rebellion; aud the date of such bond,
deed, note, bill or other evidences of in-
inaebteduess shall not be evidence that it
has or has not, since its date, been issued,
transferred or used in aid of the rebellion.
Sec. —. It shall be in the power of a
majority of the General Assembly to as
sess and collect upon all debts, judgments,
or causes of actions, when due, founded
on any contract made, or implied before
the first of June 1865, in the hands of
one in his own right, or trustee, agent, or
attorney of another, on or after the first
of January, 1868, a tax of not exceeding
twenty-five per cent, to be paid by the
creditor on pain of the forfeiture of the
debt, but chargeable by him, as to one-
THIRTY SEVENTH DAY.
Jav. Teh. 5, 1-S68.—The Convention
opened with —Parrott in ihe Chair.
The Journal was read.
ACTION ON REPUDIATION.
The report of the committ re, as amend
ed by the substitute of Mr. Bullock, was
then taken up for adoption, and the ayes
and navs having been called for, were
taken, when they stooi—ayes 82, nays
45. We quote the vote as follows:
Ayes—Alexander, Anderson, Ashburn,
Bedford, Beaird, Bowden of Campbell,
Bowden of Monroe, Blodgett, Blount,
Brjaut, Brown, Bracewell, Bradley, Bu
chan, Bullock, Burnett, Campbell, Car-
son, Catching, Casey, Caldwell, - Chatters,
Claiborne, Chambers, Cooper, Cobb of
Houston, Costin, Conley, Crayton, Davis,
Dinkins, Gibson, Gilbert, Goodwin, Gold
en, Guilford, Harris of Chatham, Harris
of Hancock, Higden, Hotchkiss, Hooks,
Iiowe, Jackson, Joiner, Jones, Jordan,
Lumpkin Maul!, McCay, Minor, Mc
Whorter, Moore of Columbia, Murphy,
Noble, Palmer, Pope, Potts, Prince, Rey
nolds, Bice, Bozar, Boberts, Bobertson,
Sikes, Seeley, Sherman, Smith of Charl
ton, Speer, Shumate, Supple, Stone,
Strickland, Tray wick, Turner, Walton,
Wallace, Welch, Whitaker, Whitehead
of Burke, Whiteley, Wooten—82.
Nays—Messrs. Akerman, Angier, Bald
win, Bell of Oglethorpe, Bell of Banks,
Bowers, Bigby, Bryson, Clift, Christian
of Early, Cole, Crane, Crawford, Crumley,
Cotting, Dunning, Dunegan', Ellington,
Fields, Flynn, Harland, Rigbee, Hudson,
Hutchcnson, King, Knox, Lott, Marler,
Matthews, Martin of Carroll, Martin of
Calhoun, McHan, Miller, Moore of White,
Saffolld, Shields, Smith of Thomas,
Shropshire, Stanford, Stanley, Trammell,
Williams, Woodey, Yeates—45.
While the names were being called W.
C. Lee said he did not want to vote as he
was somewhat involved, or he might say
interested. He was excused from voting.
P. Maddox said he was YOting against
his own interest by voting “no.”
T. P. Saffold owed thousands of dollars,
still he would vote “no” because he tho’t
it was to the interest of the eountry that
he should do so.
G. W. Ashburn asked if he (Saffold)
had or had not given h;s vote in favor of
Mr. Editor: Hie white men of the county • tute of ail those provisions that the fundamen- aQ d creditor; and
his professional interest as an attorney,
and that of his professional brethren in
the law.
T. P. Saffold replied that he was not a
collecting attorney; that he was not a shj'-
lock nor a friend of the shylocks
J. W. Trawick also voted against his
own interest in voting “no.”
. The following is the substitute of II.
B. Builock as amended and adopted :
Whereas, By the late disastrous war
;* | the people of Georgia have lost over four
hundred million dollars of taxable prop
erty, also a vast depreciation of real
estate and the total loss of foar years’ la
bor, thereby throwing into hopeless con
fusion the equitable relations of debtor
a small Deringer pistol) P asseL through
the right lung, producing a wol.j t £ at -
will in all probability prove fatai
patient freely expectorated blood thi .
out the day yesterday. It is belief
that the ball in entering the body carrit
with it a fragment of a heavy under
shirt worn at the time by Mr. Richardson,
and that said fragment is now lodged in
the lung. i
Mr Richardson remaius at the Ameri
can Hotel, where every necessary atten
tion is given him by the proprietors, and
others.
At six o'clock last evening, the condi -
tion of Mr. Richardson was still regarded
as extremely critical.—Inttllvjenctr 6.
Later.—Mr. Richardson died at 1
o’clock, Thursday evening.
BULL’S CEDRON BITTERS.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
Arkansas Heard. From.
TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL MEN.
From the A’lanta Intelfigencer.
The Richardson-Timoney Case,
The preliminary examination of this
case still continues before Judge Smith,
the whuic ot’yesterday being occupied in
it>, »■>•! nnly a part or gotteD
through with. Brown & Ifopo «nu so-
licitor General Hulsey appear for the
prosucution, and Gartrell & Jackson and
L J. Glenn and Son for the defense. Wc
learn that a large number of witnesses
are yet to be examined.
in the course of the investigation yes
terday the following correspondence was
read :
Marietta, Ga., Jan 31, 1868.
(J. C. Richardson, Member ot Convention:
Sir—I have just learned that you
called on Mr. Scruggs, editor of the Opin
ion. and demanded the name of the au
thor of the article signed “ Fulton Re
publican.” I am the man. I charged
yon with having voted with both hands
in a meeting where you had no right to
participate. I now repeat the charge and
can prove it.
If you have any desire to see me in re
lation to the article you will find me and
my friend Col. H. P. Farrow, at the
corner of Alabama and Whitehall streets,
in frontof James’ Bank office, at4 o’clock,
P. M., next MonJay.
E. McBarron Timoney.
col. farrow's note.
C. C. Richardson, Member of Convention,
Atlanta, Georgia:
Dear Sir—The appointment made for
me this afternoon at 4 o’clock, was made
without my knowledge or consent, and I
disapprove of it, and will not regard it.
Very respectfully, &c.,
Henry P. Farrow.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 3, 1868.
“oney Point, White Co., ; Ark., May 23, ’66.
John Bull—Dear Sir: Last February I
was in^oiusville purchasing drugs, and I go t
some of )vv, r Sarsaparilla and Cedron Bitters.
My son-iuq AW> who was with me in the
store, has beeMmvn with the rheumatism for
some time, comni» nce d on the Bitters, and soon
found his general Valth improved.
Dr. Gist, who has Ven in bad health, tried
them, and ho also improved.
Dr. Coffee, who has been in bad health for
several years—stomach and affected—improv
ed very much by the use of your Bitters, fo.
deed the Cedron Bitters has given you great
popularity in this settlement. I think I could:
sell a great quantity of your medicines this •
fall—especially of your Cedron Bittcrsand Sar
saparilla. Ship me via Memphis, care of Rick-
ett & Neely. Respectfully, C'. B. Walker.
Whereas, All, or nearly all, the in
half thereof, against the debtor, and col
lectable with the debt; Provided, that
this tax shall not be collected, if the debt
or cause of action, be abandoned or settled
without legal process, or if in judgment
be settled without levy and sales, and
provided further, this tax shall not be
levied so long as the courts of this State
shall not have jurisdiction of such debts
or causes of action.
II. That this ordinance be, and hereby
is adopted as part of the Constitution of
this State, and the Judiciary Committee
are instructed to alter the several sections
of their report giving jurisdiction to the
courts so as to fail to give jurisdiction in
the cases herein denied, and the Commit-
. ! mittee on Consolidation and Revision distri-
E. McBarron Timoney: Your note has
been received, and I called at the time
and place, but you was not in. Sir, your
article published in the Daily Opinion,
charging me with having taken part in
your caucus, is a roul lie, from the begin
ning to the end. Your., appointment to
meet in the public streets of a city, is evi
dence of your despiscabte cowardice. I
hereby charge you with ibeing a coward
and a liar, and leave you with such satis
faction as you desire. Communications
addressed to II. D. McDowell will receive
prompt attention. National Hotel.
Yoar obedient servant,
C. C. Richardson.
February 3.
Bull’s worm Destroyer.
To my U. States aud World-wide Readers,
I have received many testimonials from pro
fesrional ami medical men, as my almanac
and various publications have shown, all ,,f
which are genuine. The following letter from
a highly educated and popular physician in
Georgia, is certainly one of the most sensibfo
communications 1 have ever received. p r
Clement knows exactly what he speaks of, auj
his testimony deserves to he written in ]eii (r ,
of gold. Hear what the Doc tor says of BUII.'s
WORM DESTROYER:
Viliaxow, Walk hr Cocxty, Ga., i
June 29, 186(1. i
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: I have reeeniiv
given your “Worm Destroyer” several trials,
and find it wonderfully efficacious. It has not
failed in a single instance to have (lie wishd-
for effect. I am doing a pretty large country
practice, and have daily use for some article of
the kind. I am free to confess that I know of
no remedy recommended by the ablest author*
that is so certain and speedy in its effects. On
the contrary they are uncertain in the extreme
My object in writing to you is to find out upon,
what terms I can get the medicine directlv
from you. If I can get it upon easy terms, [
shall use a great deal of it. I am aware that
the use of such articles is contrary to the teach
ings and practice of a great majority of the
regular line of M. D. s, Gut I see no jiist cause
or good sense in discar- i ig a remedy which m
know to be efficient,simply because we maybe
ignorant- of its combination. For my part, I
shall make it a rule to use ali and any means
to alleviate suffering humanity which I maybe
able to command—not hesitating because some
one more ingenious than myself may have
learned its effects first, and secured the sole
right to use that knowledge. However, lam
by no means an advocate and supporter of the
thousands of worthless nostrums that Hood
the country, that purport to cure all manner
of disease to which human flesh is heir. Please
reply soon, and inform me of your l>est terms.
I ain. sir, most respectfully.
Julius P. Clement, M. D.
’S
expect the officers of the Conservative Club to hri law 01 the land ought to contain as not. , -— — . . .
appoint a committee, composed of good and : to c "‘“mend it to the favor of the great masses debtedn-.ss was based either directly or , bute this ordinance to its proper place in
true men, ft part of whoso duty it sltui, u | | Mitectly upon the proper^ destroy-j the Constitute.
remain at the polls from the time they are State by this nefarious scheme of robbery. fed or depreciated, while the amount 01 , ♦ "**"
opened until they are dosed, to challenge all ■ Yve are told that this necessity exists not on-1 indebtedness is held unuiminished: there
ly to secure ratification, but to save the people
of the State from bankruptcy and ruin. Ne
cessity is the plea of the thief and robber. In
From Savannah.
Savannah, Feb. 4. —A large negro
meeting was held at the African Church
to advocate C. H. Hopkins for the office
of Mayor, in place of Mayor Anderson,
now before the military commission. A
disturbance commenced outside with dis
orderly negroes resisting the police, who
attempted to arrest them. The negroes
drew pistols on the police, and the row
became general, but the police being rein
forced, drove off the rioters and captured
the ringleaders. Lieutenant Howard was
knocked off his horse, and his leg was
broken. Lieut. Beil was shot in the head
and leg. Several policemen and four or
five negroes were wounded, but none
killed.
The rioters are now dispersed, but
there is much excitement among them.
The military commission is still in ses
sion on Mayor’s case, and is still exam-
in nig witnesses.
illegal votes sought to be cast at the election
oh the question of the ratification or rejection
of the Constitution to be proposed by the Un-
fore
We, the people of Georgia in Conven- j
tion assembled, do solemnly ordain. That
Col. N. C. Barnett, Secretary of State.
It was seen from an order published last
week that Gen. Meade had removed Col. N. C.
. . , „ . _ Die name of necessity half the crimes which the of this ordi- ' Barnett from the office of Secretary of State,
constitutional Convention now m session. An- . disgrace humanity have been perpetrated. It from and alter tne passage . ,, , , ,, ,__, T> in
other Dart of their duty wHi be-to take a list of ! is never necessary to do wrong. The great
„n f ~ ; ruJe ot hfe is to do right; .stick to principle,
ali white men who vote for its ratification.- j Thig rule works W eH in all the relations of life.
Subsequent steps can be token to let the world j And well may we trust to' any consequences
nance,
know who they are. 1 favor no intimidation, j
but I want fairness in the management of the
election, and surely no fair man can object to
this, or to others giving publicity to the fact
that he favors repudiation and negro-suffrage.
For the information of the living, and. unborn
these facts should be put upon record.
Honesty.
Washington', Jan. SI.—President Johnson is
to declare to Great Britain the American ulti
matum. The tergiversations of Secretary Sew
ard is of avail no more. Another and higher
authority has determined trpon the course
which is to be pursued in respect to the claims
of the United States Government upon Great
Britain. I am authorized to state most confi
dentially and decisively that the legitimate de
mands which have been too meekly urged by
the Secretary of State upon the British Cabinet
are to be enforced at whatever hazard. The
new British Minister, Mr. Thornton, will pro
bably be presented to President Johnson on
■Tuesday. Although the addresses that are to
be exchanged between the President and Min
ister Thornton may be guarded and serene, the
fact yet remains that a speedy and satisfactory
response must be made by the British Govern
ment to the ultimatum of the Executive of the
United States, or else a declaration of war
against Great Britain must inevitably ensue.
*J. B. S.
that flow from a close adherence to principle.
If we fasten upon the Constitution we are to
frame this caucerous sore, this fungus growth
of robberv, what credit can we expect this
noble old State to have in the commercial marts
of the world? Sail we disgrace and dishonor
her simply to benefit a class of repiidiators,
who by adroit management have managed to
manufacture a sort-of public opinion in their
neighborhoods in favor of this hideous monster,
robbery. Such a foul line of policy ought to
be abhorent to every feeling of an honorable
manhood. Who are the men that are most I
clamorous for relief, and what are tbeir circurn- J
stances Are they not men who live as well as
the cause of bis removal:
Georgia,
Office Secretary of State.
Milledgeville, Jan. 2oth, 1868
Gen. Thomas H. Ruger:
General:—H. J. G. Williams, Esq., has pre
sented a document to me for my attestation to
4
no court in this State, shall have J The following letter to Gen. Huger will explain
jurisdiction to hear or determine any suit,
or render judgment in any case against
any resident of this State, upon any con
tract or agreement, made or entered into,
or upon any contract or agreement made
in renewal of a debt prior to the first day
of June, 1865, nor shall any court or your official signature as Provisional Governor
ministerial office of this State have juris- • of stat 'f of Jp eo Jf? a *
. . j. 1 l 11ns, under the obligations resting upon me,
diction or authority to enforce any such I j feel }t my duty rei5 pectfully to decline for the
judgment, execution or decree, rendered ; reasons following, to-wit:
1st. My official acts derive and receive their
authority only from the Constitution and Laws
of the State of Georgia, neither oT which re
cognizes an Executive not elected by the qual
ified voters of the State, under the provisions
or issued upoa any contract or agreement i
or renewal thereof, as aforesaid. Also
the accompanying resolution :
Resolved, That the Committee on Ju-
they ever'did ? Do thev not live in splendid ! diciary be and are hereby instructed to j and forms thereof.
, J _ i 1 ; ! 1 • it •_ j, I tin. Thp (Tnvpmi
Pending the trial of the editors of the Mem
phis Avalanche for contempt, Judge Hunter
had a squad of soldiers in the Court. The
lawyers remonstrated, and several of them left
the Court, saying they would not practice un
der such circumstances. Gen. Granger finally
ordered the troops away, and the Court ad
journed.
houses, ride in fine carriages, live luxuriously,
and clothe themselves in costly apparel ? Are
not their sons at the best institutions of learn
ing, taking collegiate courses, whiie their cred
itors are widows and orphans, with nothing
left them from the ravages of war save the
insert in this part of the Constitution
which defines the powers of the Judiciary
of this State, the following section : .
Sec. — No Court in this State shall
have jurisdiction to hear or determine
evidences of debt they hold? And in the van any su fo or render judgment in any case
of t.h?< cry of the repudiators we find the bank J ’ - - - : ~
men, men who at the close of the sui render,
had more cotton than any one else, more to
bacco. more foreign exchange, and more of all
descriptions of property of intrinsic value than
any one else. And still we find these men
eager for repudiation, willing that the poor and
unfortunate man who laid aside their bills
which they held for a valuable consideration
shall go unpaid, while they are to retain their
immense gains made by speculations during the
late terrible revolution. Gentlemen ought to
recollect that we live not for ourselves alone,
but for the generations that are to exceed us.
For one, I had rather live a beggar, and, when
I die, be shrouded in the winding -sheet that
charity shall furnish; than to roll in the lap of
affluence a legal robber.
Mr. Bigby proceeded at considerable length
to discuss the question, and concluded when
the time.&iloted to each member had expired.
against any resident of this State, upon
any coo tract or agreement, made or en
tered into, or upon any contract made in
renewal of a debt, existing prior to the
first day of June, 1865. Nor shall any
court or ministerial officer of this State
have jurisdiction or authority to enforce
any judgment, execution, or decree, ren
dered or issued upon any contract or
agreement, or renewnal thereof, prior to
said first day of June, 1865, except in
the following cases, in whioh the
and ministerial:officers shall have juris
diction and authority.
II. When the debt grows out of a trust
for the benefit of minors, and the trust
property is in the hands of the trustee^ or
2d. The Governor elected, qualified and in
stalled into office in accordance with the pro
visions of the Constitution and laws of the
State, having been deposed in contravention of
these, I hold that the State of Georgia is, for
the time being, left without a constitutional
Executive.
While I am disposed to perform the functions
and discharge the duties of my office promptly
and faithfully, I cannot disregard my obliga
tion and the Constitution under which I hold
that office.
Respectfully, &c.,
N. C. Barszit,
Secretary of State.
A Washington telegram of February 4tb,
says:
“ The cotton bill, as officially promulgated,
is as follows: That all cotton grown in the U.
courts States after the year 1867, shall be exempt
from internal tax; cotton imported from for
eign countries, -on and after November 1st,
1868, shall be exempt from dnty Approved
February 3, 1868. The anti-contraction bill id
a law by the lapse of ten days.
Circular.
Headq’rs Third Military District,
(Alabama, Georgia and Florida.)
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29, 1868.
General Orders, Nos. 6, 11 and 18, current se
ries, from these Headquarters, were issued to
give legal effect, temporarily as tberin specified,
to the ordinances of which copies were inserted
in said orders. Many inquiries have been
made by letter and otherwise to. the command
ing General as to the proper construction to
be put upon said ordinances, which he has
neither the leisure, nor is it hfo province to
answer. These ordinances, enforced by
his orders, are to bp deemed a part of the laws
of the State in which they were respectively
adopted and construed and enforced by the
courts accordingly.
By order of Major General Meade.
R. C. Drum,
Assistant Adjutant General.
A Good Reason for the Captain’s Faith.
READ THE CAPTAIN’S LETTER AND THE
LETTER FROM HIS MOTHER.
Benton Barracks, Mo., April 30,1806.
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Knowing the effi
ciency of your Sarsaparilla, and the healing
and beneficial qualities it possesses, I send you
the following statement of rxiy case.
I was wounded about two years ago—was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen month.-'.
Being moved so often, my wounds have net
healed yet. T have not sat up a moment since
I was wounded. I am shot through the hips.
My general health* is impaired, and I need 1
something to assist nature. 1 have more faith
in your Sarsaparilla than in anything else. I
wish that that is genuine. Please express me
half a dozen bottles, and oblige
Cxpr. O. P. Johnson, *
■ St. Lonis, Mo.
P. S.—The following was writted April 8IA.
1866, by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of Uapt.
Johnson.
Dr. Bull—Dear Sir: My husband, Dr. C. S.
Johnson was a skillful surgeon and physician
in Central New York, where he died, leaving
the above C. P. Johnson to my care. At thir
teen years of age he had a chronic diarrhea
and scrofula, for which I gave him your Sarsa
parilla. It cured him.* I have for ten years
recommended it to many in New York, Ohio
aud Iowa, for scrofula, fever sores, and general
debility. Perfect success has attended it. T’’
curve effected in tome cates of scrofula and fever ww
were abnoti miraculous. I am very anxious w r .
my son to again have recourse to your Sarsapa
rilla. He is fearful of getting a spurious a**. 1-
cle. hence his writing to you for it. ^ H'*
wounds we?e terrible, b'of 1 believe lie w:!l
cover. Respectfully,
Jennie Johnson.
Ikdispmeats.
MASONRY.
A LL kinds of Brick work, Plastering, Pa-
per Hanging, &c., done on short notice.
Also, special attention given to the fitting up
and erection of Tombs. Monuments, &c.
Thankful for past patronage, would respect
fully solicit a continuance of the same. Entire
satisfaction guaranteed.
Apply to JOHN LEDBETTER in person,
JULIUS ALLEN, Newnan, Ga.
feb. 8-tf. or J. A. BARRON, Hogansville,”
DR. JOHN BULL,
Manufacturer and Verifier of the Celebrated
SMITH’S ,rav
ID?
. for the ccre of
AGUE AiVD FEVLB
ESTRAY YOT1CE.
T AKEN up by Elisha Stephens, on his free
hold, in the 1139th District, G. M., Cowe
ta county, one yellow sided COW, marked with
crop and split in the right, and halt crop and
split in the left ear; white spot on the head ;
keen horns; abont ten years old. Appraised
to be worth $15. •
Said cow will be sold by the Sheriff at
Grantville, on Saturday, the 22d inst., if not
claimed by the owner.
Feb. 8-U. WM. GODSBERRY, C. L C,
CHILLS A YD FEVER-
The proprietor of this celebrated
justly claims for it a superiority over an
remedies ever offered to the public 0 a ' n( j
certain, speedy and permanent cure of p KhorL
Fever, orChills and Fever, whether of -
or long standing j efeT \ to bear
Western and South-western f°^ try ™ t ;on.
him Testimony to the truth of the ^ jf
that in no case whatever will it foil -^j
the directions are strictly followed an
out. In a great many cases a single
been sufficient for a cnre, and ■ '. per-
have been cured by a single bottle, wff v^
feet restoration to the general heaitn-. .
however, prudent, and in every ca*e m ^
tain to cure, if its use is continue?. fcas
doses for a week or two after the -■ „ an ri
been checked, more especially . me dicia e
long-standing cases. Usually, th . ffe ]gin,
will not require any aid to keep 1 eTf re
good order; should the patient,
quire a cathartic medicine, after a . °j e dose
three or four doses of the ' plli^
of BULL’S VEGETABLE FAMILi
will be sufficient. . . .
DR. JOHN BULL S Principal
No. 40, Cross Str*- ’
LOUISVILLE, E 1
All of the above remedi^Jor sale bj
Da. J.T. REESE, ^
•Jaunary 26-lv.