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Jbnmait Itralir. 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.